Our goal, as ive said many times is to degrade and ultimately destroy this barbaric terrorist organization. We have been following every Development Today here and in paris. We to want begin with news 4s chief investigative reporter, jonathan deeds and the terror suspects behind the attacks. Reporter working around the clock to close down the support network. They expanded their network, arresting extremists trying to prevent the next attack. We know now a lot more about who they say carried out the paris attacks. In cities across france, over 100 raids, weapons were seized, launcher. But the alleged master mind of the paris attacks remains for now, out of reach in syria. Alongside fellow isis fighters. His name is abdelhamid abaaoud. Hes a radical clerk who lived in the same brussels neighborhoods where three brothers tied to the bombers lived. One brother remains a fugitive. Investigators believe he drove some of the bombers to the targets. In a car loaded with ak47s. His brother was
Angels, says he doesnt mind. I can say i saw the pope. Reporter meanwhile in parts of central park north and east of the security perimeter, life went on as normal even as word spread those selfie sticks that more and more people use to hold their phones are banned for those catching a glimpse of the pope. Theyre banning these for people who are behind the barricades to see the pope. If theyre not banning the phones, then whats the difference . Reporter back live now, the selfie sticks one of many security precautions that Security Officials are taking in advance of the papal visit. Coming up at 6 00, well hear from Police Commissioner bill brat bratton. Well also hear from new yorkers who plan to skip town because they think all of this is just too much. Were coming up live at 6 00 as well. So we want to talk about security again, security being a large concern in the days ahead. We want to bring in chief reporter Jonathan Dietz to bring us up on this. Jonathan, youve been checking th
24 to 48 hours to get a good grip on who and what is involved. And if you remember, we have seen in other shootings, you know, there are manhunts that crisscross the country in france as they search for these suspects which started out in one section of the country, and part. Bdo hebdo. If you have a french passport, you can go to other countries and a major concern, major investigation. As you were saying in all their countries, theyre probably ramping up as well, you know, looking at their intelligence right now on heightened alert. It must be an incredible fear surrounding nations. Incredible concern in terms of whos responsible, what connections do they have . Was there a central of course. And were they ordered . Were they acting on their own . Are there any ties . Look, we have seen certainly the isis leaders in syria reaching attempting to make direct contact with operatives in countries like france, like britain, even here in the u. S. And there has been all sorts of communicat
H third suspect faces arraignment friday. This is a nightmare over six years. Our family and i have been through a lot of grief and trauma hallelujah. Hallelujah. Reporter relief mixing with grief from the School Board President s face. Jonelle melton has not been forgotten at the red bank middle school. She is a great loss and continues to be a great loss, and deeply missed. Deeply missed. And nou w the Prosecutor Says that he never really considered this to be a cold case. I has been active for six years, and said that the biggest challenge when i asked him about it is that simply being able to identify the three suspects who had broken into the wrong apartment. Live in freehold, im brian thompson. Thank you, and mou no the weather and the rain getting steadier and steadier all afternoon. Here, and storm 4 team janice huff is tracking it. Yes, we have hours to go, and the heavier showers are pushing through the area over the last few hour, and causing quite a bit of a mess out there,
Passenger plane last month that killed 224 people. Russian Officials Saying their tests showed a little more than 2 pounds of explosive, tnt, used to make the bomb. The test shows the bomb was produced outside of russia. They didnt or couldnt get any further details about how specifically they knew that but, of course, isis had claimed responsibility for this crash and not only in written statements but as well as video and audio messages that they posted online directly afterwards. Russian pres tent Vladimir Putin vowing to hunt down those responsible. There is no statute of limitations for this. We need to know all of their names. Were going to look for them everywhere. Wherever theyre hiding, we will find them in any place on earth and punish them. The Islamic State said that was retaliation for russias air attacks against isis. They issued a threat against putin vowing to target him at specifically what that means and where. Whether it is in russia or his physical address, were not