world tour gathering the support of global leaders and france, he says, is not backing down. france and russia say they are united in the fight against terrorism. russian president vladimir putin pledged greater cooperation in his meeting with french president francois hollande. "terrorism is our enemy," hollande says. "we know it. it has a name. it's daesh, the islamic state." russia's naval ship moscow arrived off the coast of syria and deployed their air defense system but despite this cooperation, there is still no agreement on the role of syrian leader bashar al assad. nearly two weeks after the terrorist attacks in france and less than one week since radical terrorists stormed a hotel in mali the international community is organizing in the fight against terror. british prime minister david cameron worked to convince the british parliament to join the fight. >> the military advice, the diplomatic advice and the security advice all says yes that the risks of inaction are greater. >> reporter: and in brussels after several arrests, the threat of an attack is no longer considered imm

strikes against isis voting to extend the campaign into the new year. france intensified air strikes 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 obli

for both sides to deescalate tensions. >>> the president of france meets with german leader angela merkel today on international efforts to fight isis. yesterday francois hollande and president obama vowed to step up air strikes against the islamic terror group. they also agreed to bolster efforts to share intelligence on isis. >>> the new government in canada has announced plans to resettle 25,000 syrian refugees by february. the government says robust health and security screening will be completed overseas. their settlement of syrian refugees here in the u.s. has become a political issue with dozens of governors rejecting resettlement efforts. >>> hillary clinton is appeasing immigration activists by cleaning up her language a little bit. during a facebook chat with telemundo yesterday clinton said that her use of the term "illegal immigrants" earlier this month at a town hall in new hampshire was a poor choice of words in describing immigrants who are breaking the law by entering the u.s. she later went on to describe them as undocumented immigrants. and clinton's primary oppon

. disturbing new details about the woman in france surrounded by police who blew herself up. what she said moments before her death. >>> security alert. warnings to airline passengers as the thanksgiving travel season starts today. the longer lines and important advice before you take a trip. >>> and later, the sound of 1965. ♪ >> from the beatles to the rolling stones to bob dylan. how rockers 50 years ago gave america a brand new beat that is still making an impact today. it's a "world news now" special report on this friday november 20th. ♪ how we get around >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning, everyone. it is friday. i'm reena ninan. we're back on our regular desk. >> back on our regular desk after celebrating gma's 40th anniversary on the other desk. we have a stranger that's here with us. >> the gang's all reunited. >> the gang's all back. >> jack, deb, and brian's hand. >> yes. nice to have you back, brian. and it's good to be back. >>> it has been a week of heartbreaking news. really intense. we're going to begin actually with the latest

the french president declared france was at war with isis. >>> we're getting a chilly look at one of the attacks that unfolded last week. these stunning images from thedailymail.com shows a gunman in the upper left of your screen, opening fire and shooting out the windows of a restaurant. he walks away, reappears to point the gun at a woman but it does not fire. instead, it jams. after he moves on, you see the terrified woman popping up. her life spared. >>> this morning there are new calls for 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 thou

paris, france, or a suburb of, saint-denis, 30 minutes from the heart of paris. these live pictures coming in more than five hours after a massive police raid went down in this neighborhood. we're told now that five people have been arrested, three from inside an apartment, two from outside. a female suicide bomber deton e detonated her vest as police were closing in. all of this relating to the attacks that took place in paris on friday. >> as we watch the pictures of the streets of france, we wonders how this could impact the homeland in the united states. you can't help but wonder if this could happen in washington, d.c., or los angeles or -- >> absolutely -- >> tampa, florida. we're going to bring in -- earlier we spoke with former fbi special agent bradgat garrett w talked about what law enforcement are doing to secure the homeland. >> caller: one of the keys any time you're trying to determine if somebody's in a residence is what intelligence do you have that he's there? in other words, did neighbors call you, a source call you? what is the situation? what you try to do is tak

tributes at the 9/11 survive tree. among the speakers france's counsel general and former ambassador to france craig stapleton. >>> and the international manhunt intensifies for the alleged eighth attacker, we're hearing new details about the so-called mastermind behind the attacks. >> it comes as authorities believe one of the attackers posed as a refugee to slip in undetected to europe. abc's brian ross has the latest. >> reporter: he is only 27, but he's risen rapidly through the ranks of isis to mastermind some of their biggest terror plots in europe. in this propaganda video, abdelhamid abaaoud asks, is there anything better than jihadism, than martyrdom? officials believe he planned 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

latest from france this morning on "world news now." on the loose, a massive manhunt intensifying for one of the men accused of terrorizing paris. french authorities believe this 26-year-old led the team of attackers behind the deadly assault on restaurants and bars across the city. >>> swift 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 atta

teacher. born in india in 1918, tao moved to france as a young woman. she had early success in modeling for famed designers like coco chanel. when world war ii broke out, she found herself drawn into the resistance against nazi germany. it was then that she realized the power of positive change in teaching yoga to others. >> i didn't -- really and truly, the nicest thing i can accomplish is when somebody says they can't do something, and i show them they can. >> reporter: she toured the u.s. and even wrote over 300 film scripts. combining a career in show business with her love of yoga and call to social activism. she's walked with gandhi and martin luther king jr. she credits her uncle who raised her with teaching her compassion and acceptance. >> never look down on anybody. know that even a farmer may be illiterate in education but knows more about the soil than you do. so you're illiterate about the soil. >> reporter: what is your secret to success in life? >> so when i wake up in the morning, i say this is going to be the best day of my life. >> reporter: you really say that to your

. >> reporter: the uk is suspending all flights to and from the resort city. and now france has banned its nationals from visiting sharm el-sheik. airlines have now been given the go ahead to send evacuation flights to get roughly 20,000 british tourists back home. their luggage will follow in the coming days. egyptian authorities firing back saying these allegations only hurt their tourism. >> now that the black boxes are being analyzed all should wait to see what those provide. also pushing back is russia's foreign ministry saying the uk has yet to share any evidence that the plane was bombed. the white house saying the u.s. is taking a close look at airport security around the world. >> the obama administration is reviewing a number of different steps that we can take to enhance security for commercial flights bound for the united states from certain foreign airports. >> reporter: if it turns out it was a bomb, an isis affiliate in the sinai is a prime suspect. they've posted for a second time that they are responsible. stephanie ramos, abc news, washington. >>> all right. our thanks to