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Background here is that there has been concern in belgium about some of the restrictions put on the police in terms of when they can go in and conduct raids, but i don't think it's established that these restrictions played a big impass. >> paul cruickshank, thank you for taking the time to call in. i appreciate that. officials have also revealed the encryption apps that they believe some of these paris terrorists used in the days before the onslaught on november 13th. officials say these kill rs used apps you probably have on your phone. investigators can see that because of the encryption ...

Was planning as they communicated online? that's why one of the words you've heard most in the past several weeks has been encryption. and we heard it again today as cnn broke the news that the paris terrorists they used encrypted messaging apps to plot those coordinated massacres. cnn justice reporter evan perez he's in new york. evan, how did investigators determine that the terrorists in paris used these popular encryption apps? >> jim, the apps in particular they're focused on are a couple very popular especially in the middle east. and isis hads encouraged its own supporters to use. one o...

Work with us on these encryption issues. the end to end encryption issues. and the manufacturing of devices with the encryption issues. it's not about asking. i mean, the federal government's been asking. there have been d.a.s across the country who have been asking. to help them help us to stay safe. so if it's not about asking, is it only going to come through legislation and is that even possible by now? >> that could be the case. because you talked to a lot of these companies and they say, look, if we allow access, who's going to be the authority on this? right? it's the privacy versus pro...

In the san bernardino and certainly did not make any of the pipe bombs found in the home. as you remember, there were 19 of them found in the house. some of them were incomplete. as well as the three that did not -- that failed to go off at the inland regional center where the terrorist attack occurred. >> an important development in that story. evan, thanks. other breaking news we're following this hour, encryption apps appear to have helped the paris attackers carry out their plan that left 130 people dead, hundreds wounded. investigators are now looking into the attacks. they say they do ...

>> reporter: back here in france of course there has to be real concern about what could be happening at charles de gaulle international. it's a hub not only for many people in this country but for many american airlines as well that come to europe, john. >> martin savidge for us in paris with the new reporting from that city. thanks so much, martin. joined now by cnn terrorism analyst paul cruickshank. let me start with the president today. president obama trying to reassure the nation. he said there's no specific or credible intelligence indicating a plot now against the u.s. but when you're...