tell us more about this part of paris. what is it like? markus: this part of paris is called goutte-d'or. it is pretty densely populated. there is a large immigrant presence. there are a lot of immigrants in this area. i think it is fair to say that this area has been on edge ever since the charlie hebdo attacks once year ago -- one year ago and also since the november attacks. it is not lost on any of the locals that this comes on the first anniversary of the charlie hebdo -- , we seemrry, markus to be having some trouble hearing you with the wind. tell us again what kind of police presence there is at the moment. have shut down the entire streets through goutte-d'or. they have been asking people to move back progressively as they have been investigating whether or not what appears to be an explosive is indeed an explosive device. police are still looking into that. the police officers that i have been speaking to say they are still looking into that, and that is why they do not want any civilians, essentially, close to the scene. genie:

after the paris attacks. they have records of the trips of the two men made to hungary. they believe one is a belgian national. they are not sure if the other is a belgian national. they have a lot of questions on the trajectory of the two guys. they only put out the notice on december 4th. that was several weeks after the attacks. they would have plenty of time to get a long way away from belgium. >> so interesting. paul, we are talking about -- you are describing a funded, plotted plan conspiracy with cross border travel with many individuals, right? hotel rooms rented. bomb making factories in apartments in brussels. you see the attempted attack on the paris police station yesterday. a guy with a fake bomb belt with a meat cleaver and printed out picture of isis. shot deadly police on the anniversary of "charlie hebdo." we have isis plotted attacks and isis inspired attacks. in many ways, that inspirational attack is challenging for authorities. >> reporter: very, very challenging because how will you tell

attacks were providing orders from brussels to the paris attackers in paris. their pictures were put out on december 4th by belgian authorities to try and trap these men down. but at that time they hadn't established their identities. now they are close to establishing. >> what does that mean when you are investigating something like this where you know there are two guys. how do you know there are two but you don't know who they are exactly? how does it work is this. >> well they established these fake ids to go and probably pick up some of the attackers and established they probably used those same cards to wire money to the ring leader on the ground here in paris during the attacks. but all they had was this fake belgian id credit carard and cc footage. they have to do a lot more investigation. they are on the cusp of that now. but these men are considered armed and dangerous. there is concern they could plot follow-up attacks. i was told there were more senior in the conspiracy. how do they know this? because they managed to listen in to some of the commun

paris is still on edge." there is a close shot of the individual who was gunned down in the police station. you see that same photo in the british newspaper as well, in an article that was running on the front page of their online version. clearly the foreign press is preoccupied with what seems to be an ongoing security threat. molly: i am sure the french newspaper is penning an unusual ly emotional editorial. >> he said the same. the attacker had suicide like gestures, and reminded us, as if it were necessary, that fewer risk is but an idle dream. you get that sense of fatigue, sadness. it certainly is what many perceive is the feeling after what seems like you have another person, another would be attack, another attack thwarted. molly: we have "the economist" looking at how france has changed since the january attacks. >> the heading on this article, i find it very interesting, using words to suggest that there was a france before charlie, one after. the one before was more carefree and fun-loving, and th

but judging from the run ways in paris. >> stealing from the paris run way, oscar red carpet is nothing new, j-lo it and sarah jess parker took this off the catalog. >> i think i went on about 20 seconds after it was in paris, so i begged. >> she have to do much begging. >> one that we're not -- jada pinkett-smith says she will not attend as a protest for the of diversity in the oscar nominations. >> this isn't the first time a skipped an awards show in protest. we went through our archives back to 1989 and th when will made a statement by boycotting the grammys. >> we boycotted the grammys, we feel it was a slap in the face. >> taking on the zbramys over not broadcasting the rap category. >> we felt our music was important enough to be on this show. ironically it was just last week that his wife jada will not attend this week's oscars. >> they don't know anything about rap music and our boycott was to open their eyes to are rap music so that next year some rapper will be able to perform on the grammys. >> this year the duo won the grammy for their hit "parents after sitting out telecas

when the carnival's over, we can finish our vacation in paris. >> paris? >> he knew i always wanted to go to paris. >> you can't just leave me here. >> he said, listen, when you come to meet me in paris, i need you to bring this bag with you. >> i didn't ask about the bag, because when roy's panicky or trying to get something done and you're in the way of that, then he gets upset with you. he left me a thousand dollars. he was out of the room within, less than ten minutes. he said to me, well, i'll see you in paris. i was in shock that he left so quickly. did he really leave me? did he really just leave me here? i'm in panama all alone. the bag was like, not even registering yet. because at that moment, i was thinking, did he take my return ticket home? it wasn't there. and then i look at the bag. i pick it up. i notice that it's heavy. there's nothing in it. i'm wondering, what is this weight to it? it could have been anything. guns. a bomb. any type of drug. i don't know. i had a suspicion it was something illegal. >> when you come to meet me in paris, i

. >> the wild paris fashion show. smith's oscar diversity controversy, our oscar show boycott, our "e.t" flash back. >> and broadway hamilton, we'll tell you why stars are so upset from oprah to beyonce. >> she did your walk. it was almost as good. >> now our 35th season, this is "entertainment tonight." we talking to liam's brother. >>> we're just days away from a live debate w megan kelly which should be huge for the ratings. >> huge, as donald would say. the donald has be making a lot of noise that he actually might drop out debate rather than face megan. trump versus kelly's round two. >> i'm not a fan of megan she probably doesn't like me, and that's okay, she just better be fair. >> if trump says that he's going to make china be fair on trade, he seems profoundly petrified of megan kelley. >> trump says megan kelley should not be allowed moderate the debate. >> who even heard of her before th debate? >> you call women you don't like fat pigs, dogs, slobs and disgusting animals. >> what i say is what i say. and h

paris police, already on edge, shut down the neighborhood and sacre coeur around noon paris time, telling shops to close and people to go home...while a robot checked for a suicide belt on the body of the man who stormed a police station with a knife shouting allahu akbar or god is great in arabic. the explosives were fake. at the paris police headquarters this morning, president francois hollande was paying tribute to the security services, on the one-year anniversary of the attack on the satirical magazine charlie hebdo. the country is still under a state of emergency after the terrorist attacks in november that left 130 dead. now, another attack in the french capital... that police are investigating as terrorism. s/ kelly cobiella/ nbc news/ london, england :48-1:12 "but the interior ministry says he was the only person involved in this attack. they're not looking for other suspects, but it is officially now a terrorism investigation. back to you." yesterday a special edition of it's in honor of the one-year anniversary of the terror attacks at its paris office. the controversial cover

it completely lit up the paris night sky. now let's turn to gorgeous gd. here it's all about the cape. capes no matter where you go give off a very regal feel. but this was gold and translucent, so it really gave off a feminine breath of fle air, gorgeous. >> it was perfect for the after party 2 as they twerked their way on instagram. past oscar winner gwyneth was amongst the stars on h taking in the fashion show and the girls were on point. >> scanning the paris run ways, i could definitely see charlese models. not only does she have the perfect shoulders forthis, but days. this black versace gleans the nominee lady gaga. it's edgy but classy. >> the trend from versaci is showing skin and interesting detail. >> now we all know j-law is the dior girl, probably wearing something couture. paris. >> stealing from the paris run way, the oscar red carpet is nothing new, j-lo did it and sarah jessica parker took this off the chanel catalog. >> i think i went on about 20 seconds after it was in paris, so i begged. >> she must have to do much begging. >> she gets

not far from this very square in paris. this is the place de la republique, only a few blocks away from the bataclan, the concert hall where many of the 130 people were killed and more than 300 people injured in the attack. so it's a very somber mood. we see there the president hollande and ann hidalgo, the mayor of paris and prime minister to the right. standing at attention in front of the various memorials here. including that plaque you mentioned which has been unveiled by the dignitaries. and that plaque is in front of a tree, an oak tree planted especially to memorialize the victims. now, we're going to have a little musical interlude here and expect to see some speeches and what not later on in the day, lynda. >> jim, of course, this time last year, more than a million people, including many world leaders marched through the streets of paris in a show of solidarity. just explain for us how many people you expect to come out to the various events today and have you seen any foreign leaders? >> reporter: well, there wo

we will leave you with a look at the tragic events in paris. the capital was shaking, but the french spirit remains strong. shaken, butal was the french spirit remains strong. [music plays] [singing] >> welcome. ais is a resident -- renovation project. this marks is 500 years since the king came to the throne, also his most famous military success. we start this edition on a personal note to read i am here in what used to be the bedroom of king francis i's official , who enjoyed not only close proximity to the king's chambers around the corner, but also called one of the most luxurious and ornate palaces of the times. he was not a man of taste in addition, he was also a military chief. powerted by the constant wars with his swarm enemy, the emperor king charles v. >> in 1515, there was little to indicate that king francis would become the king of france. francis was 20 years and four months old. it happened without issue. his successor, his cousin, also died without an heir. when louis died on the first of january, he was left only a minor cous

patrick: the annual paris plunge is that 1:16 this afternoon at paris mountain state park if you want to go for a nice cool dip. it might not be too bad. dale: the water has not had a chance to get really cold yet. allyson: yes, it has. dale: cold but nothing like an maine. it will be colder this weekend. allyson: i am a wimp. any colder than 60 degrees. patrick: so don't go to paris mountain. allyson: i want to do the plunge. patrick: let's take a look at the morning headlines. >> it is a special time right now. allyson: state champions now orange ball champions -- orange bowl champions. the tigers are not done yet. patrick: they will take on the alabama crimson tide.

catherine: paris has once again been a taxi-free zone. taxi drivers say they are unhappy about what they see as unfair competition from ride- sharing services like uber. they have been, over has been ordered to pay a fine -- uber has been ordered to pay a fine of 1.2 million euros. some taxi drivers want authorities to ban those kinds of services altogether. international diplomatic matters now. the picture of who will be attending peace talks on friday is starting to come together. russia announced earlier that the current syrian foreign minister will be in geneva to represent president assad's regime at the united nations-sponsored meeting. members of the opposition met today to decide whether to attend. they say they will not make a final decision until wednesday. a leader of a kurdish faction said he is unaware of any kurds being invited to the table. it is a new chapter in tehran's relations with europe, those are the words of iran's president as he arrives for a landmark state visit to paris earlier. fasano hung is through his -- ha

genie: this is live from paris ." i'm genie4 godula. these are the headlines. the french president begins a week of tribute to the victims of the charlie hebdo attacks in paris. 17 people were killed in january of last year, the first of two deadly attacks that book ended 2015. allies of saudi arabia follow the kingdom's lead, scaling back diplomatic ties with iran. angryut relations after protesters ransacked the saudi embassy in iran. violence sparked by the saudi execution of a prominent shiite cleric. congress,ma bypasses pushing through new executive measures to try and help control gun violence in the united states. up this hour, in business, taking some of the shine off the newest innovations in technology. we will be looking at why it might be a gloomy opening to the consumer electronics show in las vegas. former u.s. president bill clinton has made his first solo appearance campaigning for his wife, and former secretary of state, hillary clinton. that and more on the way. first, our top story. this thursday will mark the one-year anniversary of the att

hotel at the disneyland paris amusement park. and the world health organization raises the alarm over the zika outbreak. it's as four million people in north and south america are at risk from the virus. which has been linked to birth defects. sarah: welcome to the program. rouhani has hailed a new relationship with france. rouhani was speaking at a palace in paris where he met with french president holland. the two oversaw the signing of around 20 trade deals that are said to be worth around $30 billion euros. this is a historic visit for rouhani who is on the second leg of a four-day european trip, meeting leaders of government and business for the first time since sanctions against his country were lifted. let's bring in our correspondent who is standing by for us in paris. break down these deals for us. what exactly was agreed to today? reporter: there were a lot of different deals really. in different areas, in agriculture, in telecommunications, in transport and the overall volume of them was tens of billions of euros. one

but paris remains on edge. a state of emergency will remain in place until the end of february at least. the incident and a police station here in the north of paris reveals two things. it shows that police forces are on high alert. they are quick to react. it didn't take them a long time to put this part of town under lockdown. secondly, it shows that paris is still very much a city on edge. a lot of parisians do believe that the first anniversary of the attacks on "charlie hebdo" marked the beginning of a new era, dominated by security can turns, and era where france will have to deal with of the threat of homegrown terrorism. sarah: that was our correspondent reporting in paris there. in the libya, at least 50 people have been killed in a massive truck bombing. some reports for the death toll significantly higher than even that. the attack targeted a police training center and all of the dead are said to be police officers. it is libya's worst bomb attack since the fall of moammar gadhafi in 2011. no group h

we're going to put gabrielle: plus, more than a month since the paris terror attacks. troops continue to patrol the streets. >> i would say the state of health care is constantly in flux. nigel: we take a closer look at health care, showing you surprising numbers. john: a live picture from anderson, bright sunshine but it is cold outside. current temperatures 40 degrees with a northeast breeze making i will be right back. gabrielle: there is a look at your from the south carolina education lottery. pick 3, 0, 8, 4. days after the paris attacks, senators came together for a top-secret briefing on the terrorist threat... marco rubio was missing - fundraising in california instead. two weeks later, terrorists struck again in san bernardino... and where was marco? fundraising again in new orleans. rubio has missed important national security hearings and missed more total votes than any other senator. politics first: that's the rubio way. right to rise usa this week marks one year since gabrielle: this week marks one year since terrorists stormed charlie hebdo and a kosher

i'm in paris. tensions are high after an apparent attack at a police station thwarting an isis sympathizer. and breaking news related to the november attacks here in paris. 130 lost their liver, hundreds more injured. authorities now finding new clues on the fugitive terrorist responsible for carrying out those attacks here in paris. we'll give you details ahead alisyn. >> first president obama making his case for executive action on guns in a town hall meeting right here on cnn. the president facing his critics and blasting conspiracy theorists who came he's trying to take everyone's guns. did he win over any skeptics? michelle kosinski live at the white house. >> the goal was strong voices on both sides of the issue not yelling and battling out but having a real discussion. i don't think there is any argument about that is what this was. some people had some compelling personal story, the president got personal too. but he also had strong words for his opponents. >> president obama addressed a cr

you are watching live from paris on "france 24." find givingecutors her prince of one of the paris attackers at a brussels apartment he had been using as a hideout. forced to resign, the chief of police in the german city of cologne takes early retirement for failing to stop sexual attacks on new year's eve. -- those accomplished are the words of the mexican president as he tweets the news that the fugitive drug kingpin they call el chapo has been recaptured. tom: good evening could we go developing new story out of egypt where gunmen are reported to have opened fire attentions of a hotel in the red sea resort. the attackers arrived reportedly by sea in order to carry out that assault and the russian news agency says that 2 foreign tourists have been injured there in the attack. let's get the latest from our correspondent in cairo. here is what he told us. reporter: we are getting unconfirmed reports that at least three gunmen in this attack on this hotel, in the red sea resort, unconfirmed reports that one of the attackers was wear

the so-called eighth paris attacker. on the run ever since the paris attacks. french source with knowledge of the investigation say that in 2013, it is believed he travelled to syria in the company of the man and that man is who is believed to have blown himself up. it is also believed that ge lel attar knew the paris attackers. this is a complicated web of relationships with the paris attackers. interesting to note, authorities say when he was arrested in morocco, he made his way from syria to turkey to german and belgium and then to the netherlands before getting to morocco. questions by authorities as to how he made that journey undetected. >> and how to fund it all, too. i know they are looking into that as well. erin, thank you. >>> details of the security surrounding el chapo and mexican authorities are not taking chances. the drug lord is being guarded by dogs trained to detect his scent. there are hundreds of cameras and no blind spots like the ones that helped facilitate his escape in the summer. motion sensors are also in place. that is great as long

jacky rowland joins us from paris. we are expecting them to be making a statement shortly, aren't we? >> reporter: yes, we are. the meeting -- it was a three-hour working meeting that took place over lunch, has wrapped up now, and we are expecting those two ministers, the u.s. secretary of defense and the french defense minister to step up to those microphones and address reporters about some of the themes that they have been discussing. certainly the objective of this meeting was to find ways of accelerating and intensifying the fight against isil, and they will have been looking at ways of better coordinating their efforts, sharing information, and crucially, training forces on the ground, but they the iraqi army or the kurdish peshmerga fighters, because essentially air strikes alone, targeting supply routes, financing, et cetera will not ultimately defeat isil because the battle on the ground clearly is the crucial part, and that part of the campaign is very much being raged by as i said the iraqi army, kurdish pes

none of us went to paris with the belief, we're going to get the two degrees centigrade hold that is necessary to prevent a tipping point. we understood that. but what we also understood was that if you have 200 nations all coming up with a plan, all agreeing to reduce, all moving toward alternative, renewable, you know, clean energy, the message to the marketplace at large is unmistakable. the message of paris is that the time is now to undertake a permanent transition, to a new and low-carben energy future for the world. and i can tell you from the evidence that i see, this message is being heard around integrated into policies by prime ministers, governors, mayors, all around the world. by energy corporations and investors, by innovators and entrepreneurs, and by consumers and civil society. and we have to now stay vigilant to keep the pressure on here in the united states and around the world, to formally adopt the agreement, take the bold and innovative steps, and transition to cleaner energy sources. and to pursue every opportunity we can, to cut carbon pollution, including by

today commemorations were held in honor of the victims in paris. what the attacks ended last january, 17 people were dead, including three police officers. today, french president francois hollande honored the sacrifices made by police. >> ladies and gentlemen, you protect the french nation. you protect also the french way of life, our freedom and little precisely this freedom which the terrorists wanted to attack because our culture, our joy inspires only hatred in them. >> president hollande said in the wake of november's terror attacks, the job of the police is unprecedented. he promised to strengthen security with 5,000 extra police posts. >>> war requires on wall street where stocks just started trading and the do you is down. it is all because of what is happening in china. trading there was suspended after stocks slid 7%. analysts say investors are largely reacting to the chinese government devaluing the yuan and signals that the economy may be doing worse than expected. >>> emergency crews rescued miners trapped overnight in upstate new yor

host: this is life from paris. i'm "france 24." the main syrian opposition group will join the peace talks in geneva. they end their boycott after receiving u.n. and u.s. guarantees. peace talks began earlier in geneva. fresh troops faced allegations of child sex abuse in africa. brazil is losing the battle against the zika virus. the president has called for a national effort to eradicate the mosquito that carries it. you very much for being with us. the latest on the syrian peace taalks. the rebels say they will attend. it has emerged the main rebel group has had assurances from the u.s. and the u.n. over humanitarian aids in terms of the cease-fire. these images -- taken before the decision was made. the meeting as face-to-face between al-assad and the u.n. envoy. the opposition declared they are coming to geneva for the, to participate. so, i'm just telling you that. [laughter] >> she is giving me an information, as you can imagine. i have been hearing rumors and information already. we heard them many times. havei will react t

it was not a glidepath to agreement in paris. we came out of that, i came out of that meeting convinced of the need to revive a strong coalition being put together in durban in 2011. before this was agreed to end the e.u. pulled together a coalition of progress of developing countries from latin america and that was very important. our main focus, working with the biggest developing countries, the e.u. had done something really important that coalition had been divided with voices somewhat silenced and i went to free copy two or three weeks before very much with the view that the coalition needed to be revived. i was worried see that there were certainly some in the overall group of countries who very much preferred the minimal agreement, a few sketchedes to the filled out through negotiations over guidelines, we were concerned about the architectural change, the firewall was so ingrained in countries how that was going to go in the end. idol takeoff factors and then stop. i think critical factors in getting this done in the end,

jim bitter man, cnn, paris. >>> u.s. authorities have arrested two refugees from iraq, one in texas, one in california on terror-real estated charges. the 24-year-old man living in houston is charged with attempting to provide material support to isis. and the 23-year-old man in sacramento, california, is accused of lying to immigration officials after he allegedly traveled to syria in 2013 to fight for terror groups. >>> a series of sexual assaults and robberies in cologne, germany, is escalating tensions. we'll have more on the investigation and what's behind it specifically right after this. >>> and welcome back to our viewers here in the united states and around the world, this is "cnn newsroom" live from atlanta. i'm natalie allen with our top stories. u.s. president barack obama spent more than an hour thursday night laying out his case for stricter gun laws. gun rights advocates pressed the president on how he's working to make america safer. mr. obama said he is not trying to take guns away from law abiding owner

jacky rowland joins us live from paris. was anyone else involved in this incident? >> not as far as reknow. i can tell you now that the incident is over. you can probably see behind me that the traffic is moving normally again in the 18t 18th district in the north of paris. a few moments ago, the police lifted the security cordon and reopened roads. they had closed off quite a large area around the police station. there was initially this fear that the attacker might have been wearing an explosive vest. the bomb quad were able to establish in fact there weren't any explosives there and in fact what he was wearing appeared to be some kind of a fake explosives. they did search and carry out routine checks afterwards. one can never assume to the attacker was necessarily alone but on this occasion, it seemed an individual was isolated and it was carried out by one person. the reason that he was shot dead rather than immobilized in some way was because the police could see from the police station that he appeared to be wearing this explosive vest, which is why it was tho

i'm genie godula in paris. these are the headlines. saudi arabia cuts diplomatic ties with iran after its embassy in tyrone is firebombed by -- in tehran is firebombed by an angry mob protesting the killing of a shiite cleric. --di arabia says it is also the neighboring country says it is also cutting ties with iran. sweden is trying to control the unprecedented number of migrants coming in. it slapped new id checks on trains, buses, and fairies erries coming- f from denmark. the worst start to the year for the chinese markets. trading had to be suspended after shares plunged. the details coming up in our business update. a trial in paris today that is like something out of a soap opera is linked to multigenerational inheritance squabble in one of the biggest art-dealing dynasties in the world. that and more on the way, but first, our top story. first, saudi arabia has cut diplomatic ties with its long-standing regional rival, iran, over the storming of the saudi embassy some 24 hours earlier. the last time diplomatic ties between the