Wreckage from airasia flight 8501. The block boxes have still not been located. An arctic blast hundreds of millions of americans facing dangerously cold temperatures as the country remains in the midst which a deep freeze. Welcome to al jazeera. Im del walters. Authorities in france trying to track down suspects that carried out the bloody attacks in paris. They say the brothers is that reef and kouachi are at large. Several have been detained in this investigation. French officials and Paris Holding a moment of silence. We are tracking developments, but we he begin with dana lewis live in paris this morning. What can you tell us about the latest developments and the whereabouts of the suspects . Well, del, it is one of the many developing and breaking events as we continue to cover this story. There are so many things going on on the ground here, but that is the latest report. It is coming that about less than 100 miles to the north of paris in an area that a gas station owner report
Saying that both leaders of britain and germany have jointly called. They called the french president to offer their support after this deadly gun attack. On the in paris. Were listening to David Cameron saying that the level of alert in the u. K. Right now is severe, which is just one level below one step below critical. And television agencies watching event in paris very carefully. Theyre vigilant but the message theyre seeking to convey is that events in paris this gun attack is an attack on the values that we all hold dear, he said values by which we stand values of freedom of the press freedom in general. And so thats really the sentiment weve heard from leaders from around the world. U. S. President barack obama said he stands in solidarity with the french people condemning what he described as horrific shooting. U. N. Chief ban kimoon saying the same thing. This is what weve heard from leaders around the world and political leaders in france as well. Perhaps a sense of everyone
And we begin in paris where a manhunt is underway in the heart of the french capitol. Investigators are searching for three gunmen suspected of attack that took place in central paris. Near several iconic landmarks like the eiffel tower. Amateur footage film the attack. A Police Officer is shot at point blank range. Nugenter french the men are heard to shout we have avenged the prophet muhammad, weve avenged charb. Its an act of exceptional barbarity. The newspaper that stands for freedom of expression against journalists who are determined to live their ideas. The president announced that france was on its highest state of alert. We have launched a series of measures following this act of aggression to find the perpetrators that would be hunted for as long as necessary. As bullets from fired bystanders cowered behind parked cars. Three marked men at the Head Quarters of charlie hebdeo. They shot at anything that was inside. I just got a glimpse. I saw people on the roof just across wh
[church bells] [church bells] [church bells] the bells go back as late as 1681 as the bells toll across paris, france. Hans nichols gives us perspective this morning from a different part of paris. This is an Ongoing Investigation with two men at large the 18yearold turned himself in over night. Where are we right now in finding these two killers . [applause] good morning, there are local reports im outside the offices of charliehebdo. In the northeast of france there are reports that the two remaining outstanding suspects the two brothers that they have been spotted at a gas station in the northeast of france close to the belgian border. Overnight, theyre pictures were released of there has been a nationwide manhunt and this is still very much a search that is ongoing. At the same time, there is a search on a cultural level for answers that perhaps that there might not be easy solutions for this. How does france heal and out as france integrate its population and how do they move on f
You may think of soldiers and firefighters but those who brought satire for a living these attacks come as somewhat less of a surprise the drawings line the walls in the Cartoon Art Museum and like the ones that may have sparked the terrorist attack. Its just an awful day for cartoonists and reporters and editors. He knows the emotional response a cartoon can get. Its a visual medium and more effective in a lot of ways than the written word. And this is terrible. The terror you want to be able to tell the story. They know that intimidation has a long history. Soviet union controls information. Who are they trying to eliminate . The journalists the people that speak the truth the senator rosenthal hopes the tactic wont work. This hash tag is trending world wide. For hundreds of thousands of people theyre holding pens the center for investigative reporting holding its own voice. We said lets do it this way with an image. If only theyd fought back with cartoons. Why guns . President obama