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Going to be talking about certainly after this attack. they've been talking about it even before and this will amplify that. >> kelly cobiella, nbc news correspondent. thank you for your time. we appreciate it. as we go to break, our coverage continues. don't go anywhere. look at the scene in new york city union square. exchange students gathered for a vigil. they've broken the song in solidarity for the victims. ♪ ♪ when it comes to helping you reach your financial goals,t taking small, manageable steps can be an effective... and enjoyable approach... compared to the alteatives. push! i...

They will be of great assistance to you if that's something you want to check in on. joining me now on the phone, msnbc terror analyst, director middle east and north africa research and analysis. lathe, malcolm nance was talking about some of the characteristics of this attack. how it leads him to conclude about the capacity, if nothing else of the folks that carried this off. what's your sense? >> look, i mean, this was a highly coordinated attack from a lot of the jihadi videos i watch on a daily basis and the military manuals i read every day, this is essentially a copy of isis military ma...

About? what kind of number of people for in dined f kind of operation? >> well, it's going to be very -- we saw that "charlie hebdo" occurred in january. taking ten months after an attack like that and perhaps being inspired by the success of that, this cell would have to first acquire weapons on the black market. not just any kind of weapon. these are fully automatic military grade weapons which clearly they were carrying 240 or more round of ammunition per person. there's no way that they could go on a massacre of this capacity without that. >> but on the other hand, it's a question of count...

Emergency will be decided. a number of locations will be closed. some streets will be closed to traffic and there will be searchers made in the paris region. state of emergency is for the entire territory of france. the second is to close all the french borders. we need to make sure that no one can enter france to commit any act whatsoever. and we also want to make sure anyone who might have committed those heinous crimes can be apprehended if they try to leave france. it's a terrible drama -- trauma for france. and once again, we are under attack. we know where it's coming from. we know where...

Paris. so as we find out who was killed in this attack, i think the ages of those who lost their lives is going to really hit home, not just in paris but around the world. the other thing and i think you've said it perfectly. the refugee situation in europe is a once in a generation crisis. people are already saying some very hostile things on social media about refugees. as you pointed out, these are people who risked their lives to get away from exactly this kind of violence. it's important that we keep an eye on that in the coming days and weeks as well. >> susan, one of the things i'm thin...