Welcome to today on what is already a very busy wednesday morning. Weve got breaking news as were coming on the air at this hour. A largescale Police Operation aimed at the mastermind of the terror attacks on paris, abdelhamid abaaoud. Officials initially believed he was in syria, but clearly there is some suspicion he could in fact be very close by, possibly on the outskirts of paris. Want to give you an idea of where this is all happening. Its in saintdenis, a suburb north of paris in some apartments that are actually about a mile from the soccer stadium that was attacked on friday. At least two people have been killed. Seven others arrested. The siege lasting about seven hours. Police say at least five officers have been wounded as well. Lets get right to nbcs chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel in that neighborhood this morning. Richard, good morning, what are you seeing and hearing . Good morning, savannah. That raid took place on the street behind me. Officials say they hav
In the apartment blew up a suicide vest. Police ordered residents to stay inside. Anyone who approached was told that no Uncertain Terms to back away. Neighbors, many of them muslim immigrants, were evacuated by police and searched. We stopped this resident who was rushing down the street. He said in arabic that he had witnessed the whole thing. I saws the raid. Twenty cars passed by here. Then five minutes later, the shooting started he said. You heard the gunfire i ask. I saw it with my eyes he said. Meanwhile, the police focused on one apartment on the third floor of this building. That neighbors say is the apartment where the raids targets were holed up. The main target Officials Say was abdelhamid abaaoud, the man they describe as the mastermind behind the paris attacks. A belgium national, he had gone to syria to join isis. As day was breaking, the raids seem to be winding down. But explosions echoed through the streets. Its common in situations like this for police to use grenad
The iowa state patrol has some driving tips to avoid a sticky situation in the snow. First. Troopers say you should check your headlights and tire tread before heading out. And when you are out. Keep a light foot on the pedal. And avoid using cruise control. Finally. Be sure to pack a car charger. Blanket. And water. In case you get stuck along the road. A chase through des moines left a squad car damaged. And a suspect on the run. It started in the one thousand block of southeast king avenue. Around 3 am. Officers tried to pull over a van. But it sped off. At times topping 70 miles per hour. During the pursuit. A squad car struck a utility pole. The officer was not injured. Police later found the van abandoned at 2nd avenue and center street. Police say theyre following up a few leads. But no arrests have been made. Des Moines Police are looking for a driver who crashed into a home. Then took off. This happened in the 29 hundred block of east grand avenue. Around 2 this morning. Polic
Travel weather. What driving conditions will be like today as you head out for thanksgiving. And why it could get messy later in the day. Accident charges. A des moines man is facing serious charges in an accident that killed his passenger. Why one Attorney Says theres a chance he could avoid jail time. Its thursday, november 26th. First on 13. A driver involved in a deadly des moines crash is being held on a 6 hundred thousand dollars bond. He faces two counts of vehicular homicide. But a legal expert says he has a good chance of beating tte charges. Channel 13s Aaron Brilbeck has more. Troy mure junior is charged with vehicular homicide by reckless driving; vehicular homicide by operating while intoxicated; and owi. Mure was driving monday morning perez. When he slammed into a tree. Killing perez. Mures mother says her son told her he was being chased by people in a gray cadillac who had flashed a gun at him. And thats what led to the crash. Mrs. Mure says her son had been receiving
Do that this season. Extra equipment. Body cameras are outfitting officers across the country. Well show you how an Iowa Fire Department is following a similar lead. Refugee crisis. Nearly half other u s governors say Syrian Refugees arent welcome in their states. Hear why the issue is personal for one iowan. Its wednesday, november 18th. First on thirteen. A Major Development in the aftermath of the paris attacks that killed 129 people. The suspected mastermind of the attacks is the target of a police raid this morning. This is a look at the northern paris suburb. Where the raids are taking place. Police say 2 suspected terrorists are dead. Along with 1 civilian. At least 3 officers were hurt. Several arrests have also been made. Its unclear if the mastermind was among them. But officials do say he was in a nearby apartment. One of the people who carried out the attacks claimed to be a syrian refugee. That allowed him to get into france. But instead of fleeing violence. He caused it.