outside just one of the 20 blood donation centers in the city was 300 yards long. by the end of the first day, without issuing an appeal for donors, 200 had volunteered at this center alone, four times the normal number. doctors have seen people come out spontaneously to give blood in the past in the attacks of the charlie hebdo, the crash at the concorde, but never, never, they say like this. 36-year-old who lived in 15 years in france not far away from where the terrorist attacks took place, was on her way to lay flower at the memorial but she decided on the spur of the moment to do something on a much more practical level. some people are at the hospital right now in serious conditions. and i was just thinking, what can i do? reporter: betty ash whose parents came from algeria said she was just shocked at the brutality of the attacks. when i saw the images, the
fleeing syria. now we want to give you a look at the states that have stated they are willing to accept syrian refugees. not very many. u.s. president barack obama has also weighed in, calling suggestions that there should be a religious test for refugees shameful. out of the more than two dozen u.s. gov mores who say they are opposed to letting syrian refugees into their states all but one happened to be republican. our dana bash takes a look at the debate and who is weighing in. we cannot let them come into this country, period. reporter: it s a sentiment spreading like wildfire now in both parties. no syrian refugees in the u.s. we can t have another problem. and this could be one of the great trojan horses. reporter: governors across the country are now taking matters into their own hands, closing their state borders from alabama to arkansas to indiana, michigan, and more. i am now request that the president and federal government