response should be. we have the capacity to believe in our destiny and nothing will deter us. let's gather together and long live the republic and france. >> we've been listening to the french president hollande as he said that the freedom message should be the response from france as a nation. it will be a day of national mourning. the whole republic has been attacked for freedom of expression. he is encouraging unity of all citizens. nothing can divide us. senior foreign affairs correspondent greg palkott live for us now with the very latest. >> here in paris listening to their president and also paying their respects right here we're looking at a makeshift memorial that's been set up by the people here in honor of the people who were killed in this brutal attack just a couple hours ago. we were just on one side of the police cordon. it happened about a block away.