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retaliation. french fighter jets dropping at least 20 bombs on isis targets in syria, taking aim at a command post, a weapons warehouse and a terrorist training camp. and there's word this morning of a string of police raids across france. >>> u.s. stock futures are down this morning after big losses on friday. the terror attacks in paris are adding to investor fears. before the opening bell today, the new york stock exchange will observe a minute of silence to honor the victims. >>> a show of respect for the victims of the paris attacks. the flags flying at half-staff at the white house and other federal buildings until thursday. those are some of our top stories on this monday, november 16th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning to you. we begin with the terror attack that stunned france and the world. so many innocent lives cut short by a handful of cold-blooded killers. >> french bombers took aim at isis overnight as the search continues for a french national accused of playing a key role in the assault. marci gonzales joining us live now from paris. good

the paris attacks from isis headquarters in syria. carrying out the direct orders of top isis leaders, who have set up a new unit to launch terror attacks in the west, with recruits separated into brigades by their nationality and language skills. >> this was planning a complicated operation, infiltrating trained personnel to do it and pulling it off across borders. >> reporter: the isis mastermind sent one of its attackers from syria, posing as a refugee, presenting this forged passport to greek officials just five weeks ago, and then making his way across europe to paris. other attackers were hand-picked in the mastermind's hometown in that brussels neighborhood of molenbeek, where he traveled often. narrowly escaping a police raid just this past january before he returned to syria. >> the mastermind selects and trains and motivates the suicide bombers, but he never kills himself. >> reporter: french authorities say they have no advance word of the attack, but at least two of the gunmen were known to french intelligence, and one of them had actually been charged with terror-connecte

they don't know how he managed to spend the past year traveling back and forth between syria and europe undetected. >> when they cross at those border points, eu passport holders are not always checked very carefully. >> reporter: investigators also looking into the background of abaaoud's cousin, hasna aitboulahcen, holed up in that same apartment with him when she detonated her suicide belt. police certain this terror cell was planning another attack, a follow-up to last week's horror, a part of which was caught on this surveillance video obtained by the daily mail, showing a gunman aiming at people at this cafe. his gun finally jamming before anyone here could be killed. but of course that wasn't the case at the other bars and restaurants police say were targeted by that same gunman, salah abdeslam. this morning investigators are still looking for him and one other suspect. kendis and reena. >> all right. marci gonzalez reporting there from paris. >>> isis has put out another propaganda video threatening the u.s. on the heels of the parisian attacks. this time they're vowing t

coordination in the battle against isis in syria and iraq. officials in russia and france say they intend to work together as the attacks enter their fifth day. abc's martha raddatz reports from iraq. >> reporter: withering air strikes on isis targets in syria. russian aircraft flying 65 missions, claiming to have destroyed numerous isis oil depots and command centers, as the french aircraft carrier charles de gaulle moves closer to the syrian coast, packed with firepower. in the last 48 hours, destroying six major targets. but here in iraq and in syria, where the u.s. has been conducting thousands of air strikes, the u.s. military expressing concerns over russia's tactics. a military spokesman calling those large-scale bombing runs, with so-called dumb bombs, antiquated, suggesting the russians have little regard for civilians below. here in iraq, isis still controls large swaths of territory, including the second largest city of mosul. those air strikes have done little to dislodge the terrorists there. martha raddatz, abc news, erbil. >>> another note about isis. a new image has

president enlisting russia's help in fighting isis and a potential game-changer for the war in syria and what this now means for u.s.-led efforts against violent extremists. >>> security breach at the white house. another fence jumper, this time with an american flag wrapped around his shoulders. disturbing the first family during thanksgiving dinner and causing a lockdown for hours. >>> and they're off. shoppers already in the stores as black friday once again starts early. so is shopping really best as a contact sport, or can you get the same deals from the comforts of your home? >>> and attention shoppers. if you're headed to target today, some extra special deals for you like tickets to kyle's bar mitzvah. the creative collection of ads that might have some black friday shoppers scratching their head in "the mix" on this friday, november 27th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning, everyone, on this thanksgiving day after. black friday. >> yes, what do we say happy black friday day? >> yeah, get your laptop ready for deals. >> exactly. hopefully you h

has indicated he does not plan to dramatically change u.s. goals in iraq and syria. >>> and speaking of the president, he is vowing to get to the bottom of reports that intelligence reports on isis wheis actually doctored. at issue is whether analysts at central command or centcom as it's known painted a more optimistic picture of u.s. victories over the terror group. >> i don't want intelligence shaded by politics. i don't want it shaded by the desire to tell a feel good story. we can't make good policy unless we've got good accurate, hard headed clear-eyed intelligence. >> the head of centcom says he never ordered or suggested reports be altered to sweeten the intelligence. >>> the governor of indiana is facing a federal lawsuit over his attempts to block syrian refugees from settling in the states. republican mike pence suspended the resettlement of syrians following the paris terror attack. the lawsuit says that is violates the equal protection clause of the constitution because indiana accepts refugees from other countries. >>> police in new orleans have arrested a man for a sho

on syria since identifying specific threats from the islamic state against french interests. german chancellor angela merkel promising to stand by france saying it will do everything possible to prevent attacks like those that is devastated paris nearly two weeks ago. and merkel met wh the french president yesterday and today hollande takes his case for international action against isis to russia where he meets with president vladimir putin. of course, he was in washington, d.c. where president obama vowed to intensify the offensive against isis. >> now to a bombshell from the pentagon stemming from the deadly u.s. air strike on a hospital. several u.s. service members suspended after an investigation found the attack was mainly a result of avoidable human error. with more here's abc's martha raddatz. >> reporter: the 3,000-page report found a cascade of errors, technical, mechanical procedural, and human. the ground controller and crew of the ac-130 that destroyed a hospital and obliterated 30 innocent lives. >> this was a tragic but avoidable accident caused primarily by human err

said whaaat! get ready for it. isis sent a cell from syria to the u.s. like it did in paris. >>> we're getting some new details this morning about a second terror plot that was supposed to bring even more death and destruction to paris. the french authorities believe it was supposed to be carried out just days after the first string of attacks by the same ringleader. and they also say another sleeper cell is still on the loose. we get more from abc's matt gutman. >> reporter: that paris attack ringleader, abdelhamid abaaoud, not only participated in the attacks, shooting up this restaurant, but also french prosecutors saying he and an accomplice planned a suicide attack on la defense, paris' wall street. that attack planned for november 18th or 19th, the day after s.w.a.t. teams cornered him north of paris. 5,000 bullets fired in this siege, finally killing him. [ explosion ] that explosion a still unidentified suicide bomber. the complicated web of attackers spinning wider. belgian authorities setting off an international manhunt for this man, mohamed abrini, who they say w

it claimed were air strikes on isis positions in syria. a spokesman says over the past few days, russian jets have carried out some 81 flights over syria. a bleak assessment on the possibility of peace between israel and the palestinians coming from president obama. he says a peace deal will not happen during his presidency. instead he hopes to persuade israel's prime minister to keep open the mere possibility of a two-state solution. benjamin netanyahu is set to visit washington next week. >>> now to the extreme weather in north texas. a tornado in fort worth tore a decorative roof covering off a bank building sending it crashing on to vehicles on the ground below. no injuries. not far away, there were lightning strikes but no damage was reported. >>> the denver area finally got its first measurable snowfall of the season about three weeks late. by afternoon, the sun melted it with overnight temperatures dipping below freezing. another wintry storm is hitting the west. justin povick is tracking it all. >> thanks and good morning to you, as well. big changes kicking in for the n

fight and train syria, this 15-year-old told me there are some people in the neighborhood who are terrorists, but that doesn't mean that everyone is. >> until police find abdeslam and the other men they believe are stalking this city waiting to attack, brussels will remain on high alert, reassessing the security threat every day taking no chances, martha raddatz, abc news, brussels. >> so now 200 miles to the south of there, authorities also remain on high alert in the city of paris. the mood across the city of light is the markedly somber. the hottest tourist spot, the eiffel tower was nearly deserted yesterday amid a heavy security presence. more than 1500 additional soldiers have been deployed across the city. >>> america is a nation on edge three days before thanksgiving. authorities from coast to coast stepping up security and screenings at airports and events. philips arenas in atlanta, the scene of yesterday's wwe survivor series match-up was the target of a potential isis threat. but the fbi says there of the no specific or credible information. it all has first responders

in the tiny persian gulf state of qatar hosts troops and aircraft targeting isis in syria and iraq. the first lady is set to deliver a speech at a world summit in qatar today, focusing on girls' education. >>> well, investigators are scrambling to piece together what went wrong over the skies of egypt as confusion emerges over the crash of the crowded russian passenger jet with 224 people on board. satellite imagery is offering new clues. we get more from abc's bonnie hunter. >> reporter: investigators are sorting through the wreckage at that crash site and the analysis of those black boxes is under way. the russian metrojet plane fell from the sky on saturday, and experts say the cockpit voice recorder could tell investigators what was going on in those final seconds as the airbus a-321 came apart. >> there was a bomb that went off. that bomb will be very clear -- clearly heard. if the airplane came apart, even the whooshing sound of the air will be apparent on the voice recorder. >> reporter: metrojet has been adamant that the plane had no technical issues, claiming that external

conflict in syria. netanyahu said he is optimistic for middle east peace. and a two-state solution. >> and i remain committed for peace of a two-state resolution, two nations and two peoples. >> reporter: josh earnest expressed skepticism that middle east peace can be achieved while president obama is in office. >> it's unlikely that talks in pursuit of the two-state collusion will begin in the next 14 months. >> reporter: the meeting came in the midst of another controversy. netanyahu's spokesman calling president obama anti-semitic on facebook. vice president biden condemning those remarks over the weekend saying there should be no tolerance for that kind of disrespect. >> megan hughes, appreciate it. >>> in response to its scandal, volkswagen is giving what it calls a goodwill package. to car owners. the company is giving them $2,000 in gift cards as a first step for regaining trust. more than 40,000 owners in the u.s. will receive offers. vw is working on a fix for the vehicles. >>> new development in the e. coli outbreak. with much of the closures in wisconsin and midwest. hea

shedding new light on his decision to send u.s. troops to syria. the president says that american forces will not be on the front lines in the fight against isis. instead, mr. obama says, this is an extension of what the u.s. is already doing. a defense department official says those troops begin arriving in the next few weeks. all are coming from the u.s. and are not already stationed in the region. >>> as republicans debate about the next debate, a brand-new poll shows ben carson is in the lead. take a look at the numbers here. carson is six points ahead of donald trump nationwide. marco rubio in third place with 11%, ted cruz and jeb bush rounding out the top five there. with your voice, your vote, here's abc's carolyn costello. >> reporter: the republican presidential candidates had seemed to be teaming up against the sponsors of primary debates trying to take more control over the process. campaign representatives composed a letter to television networks. an early draft listing these demands. at least 30 seconds of opening and closing statements. no gotcha lightning rounds, n