Plus, president ial cand dates weigh in on keeping america safe. That and much more, early today starts right now. Good morning. We started with latest on the terrorist strikes in paris. 12 aircraft, including ten fighter jets, dropped 20 bombs sunday fight local time. Officials with the French Defense Ministry Said the bombing targets included a command post, a arms depot an a training camp. It was carried out in cooperation with u. S. Forces. The French Interior minister announced an emergency meeting this friday to coordinate response to the attacks. Reuters reports police are conducting searches of suspected islate extremists across france at this very moment. Confirmed dead from fridays coordinated attacks 352 are wounded. 99 are in serious condition. Among them killed was a 23yearold calstate long beach student studying in paris during a semester abroad. Seven attackers are dead. A former official confirmed the name of one attacker an par, name of an her, defending them as 47 nat
Important and timely hearing. Im pleased that you are able to join us i have a long history in massachusetts and so happy to see his legacy move on to his niece. Todays hearing is relevant given the proximity to the conflict zone, social networking and the internet and the premier recruitment cools for terrorist gangs expanding far into europe and the United States. These are cheap and ineffective even for isil who has plentiful resources. They focus on various assets of the recruitment and communication strategy. This is what we must attack. Of course we need the cooperation of the transatlantic and regional partners. The National Counter Terrorism Center estimates that as of this month, as many as 12,000 individuals have travelled to syria since 2011 to support the armed militants there. This includes well over 1,000 citizens and more than 100 americans. Other estimates from the allies overseas expect these numbers to be higher. They are a prom ter for what may come. We must work clo
After pope francis describes the mass killing of armenians as genocide. Saudi arabia says it has carried out more than 1,000 airstrikes across yemen since the start of its campaign there. Eight civilians were killed in one of the most recent attacks. That was in the city of tise. It was, we are told loyal to the former president. Some of the fiercest fighting in the south where the houthis are trying to take the port city of aden. There has been resistance from lob tracksman in ib and in shabwa provinces. The explanation from the United Nations is that more than 600 people have been killed and more than 2000 have been injured in recent weeks. Saudi arabia saying it has killed more than 500 houthi fighters. Food and Water Supplies are dwindling. Prices are rocketing. Al jazeera met one family struggling in the capital, sanaa. Gerald tan has this report on how they are coping with the conflict all around. The backdrop of the seemingly quiet neighborhood in yemen capital, sanaa. But the m
The environment into their own hands. Saudi arabia is saying its carried out more than 1,000 airstrikes across yemen since the start of its campaign there. Eight civil yajz we understand were killed in one of the most recent attacks in the city of taiz. Some of the firstest fight something in the south where the houthis are trying to take the port city of aden. There has been resistance from local tribesmen there in ibb and in shabwa province. From the u. N. The estimate is more than 600 people have been killed and more than 2000 injured. Saudi arabia says it has killed more than 500 houthi fighters. Food and Water Supplies are dwindling. Prices skyrocketing. Al jazeeramet 1 family struggling inside sanaa. Here is gerald tan. Reporter the seemingly quiet neighborhood in sanaaa, the mountain is home to a base of the Republican Guard who back the houthis and has been targeted by the Saudiled Coalition related. Those who live close by say this no longer feel safe. We didnt know the war wo