some of the hatred, the absolute hatred is coming from these areas. what do you think? well, there are mosques that actually have been under surveillance for very good reason in this country. there are mosques that have been tied to large terrorist attacks and abroad. to paint with a broad brush and say an entire faith should be under scrutiny that s problematic. the british are considering shutting down the mosques there, as well, because of the level of radicalism. there are guidelines. for example, in new york city, there are the hand-shoe guidelines to try to make sure they protect rights of freedom of expression and religion and watch what is going on at the same time. there has been plotting in mosques on u.s. soil that have led to attacks. including the first world trade center attack. if you re looking at what counterterrorism units across
major cities are in quite geographically diverse places. you have grenoble which is sort of south-central france. you have toulouse which is southwestern france and cale right in the north of france close to the english channel. what we understand, there are extensive police raids involving their specialist counterterrorism units, r.a.i.d. unit. these are specialist police forces used to and trained in counterterrorism measures. they re very usually heavily armed, have sophisticated equipment. going in in large numbers. toulous, may be 200 police involved in the raid there. viewers remember toulou srktoul the scene of an attack in 2012, mira radicalized, inspired by al qaeda went on a gun rampage at a
in penn station, grand central, times square, the barclay s center, madison square garden. we increase that presence with two purposes, one, to reassure the public if they were worried that the police are out there and ready to respond, and, two, to make it apparent to anyone thinking about anything that the police were out there and equipped to respond. i think we did both tonight. and, don, i also want to point out that new york city has one of the most sophisticated counterterrori counterterrorism units in the world. new york city will be reaching out to its french counter parts in the coming hours and days. and new york city s mayor spoke out as well, saying that new yorkers hearts go out to the people of france and new yorkers stand in solidarity with the people of france. let me ask you, you have been about town not only in times square. as we look there, it doesn t
as to what their condition may be or how many specifically there may be. though in a meeting with the russian foreign minister, sergey lavrov, secretary of state john kerry condemned the attacks. it is time for the bleeding in syria to stop. it is time to deprive the terrorists of any single kilometer in which to hide. it is time that we come together to help the syrian people embark on the difficult but extraordinarilyimperative of rebuilding their country. reporter: the secretary of state will also meet the iranian foreign minister this evening. he ll head the g-20 meeting and join president obama there tomorrow. rich, thank you very much. so meanwhile, of course, the united states is also on high alert. major american cities now stepping up their security in the wake of the paris terror attacks. here in new york, counterterrorism units are deploying around tourist landmarks. law enforcement officials stress that there are no specific
see for yourself at t-mobile.com/coverage. cnn national correspondent jason carole is live in times square where security is being tightened tonight. speaking to nypd, jason you are in the heart of new york city in times square. tell us what is it like? we have seen a heightened state of alert out here. and the officers that we ve seen, right in the middle of times square. you spoke to john miller about the nypd activating several counterterrorism units like the hercules team. these are officers who are highly trained and highly armed.