pinned by a semi dragged for 16 miles and a massive 40-car pileup. abc news exclusive. bill cosby s tv wife comes to his defense. what phylicia rashad is saying about the women who made those allegations as the comedian takes the stage for the first time in weeks, protesters lined up outside. on the edge of the those two climbers so close to history hitting a wall. the razor sharp edges battering their hands. one of them completely stuck. will he be able to go on? a true cliffhanger right now. and good morning, america. everyone on point this morning and this is the scene in paris right now. there have been raids going on at this hour and the hunt continues with one reported sighting of the gunman as gas station in northern france being sealed off by the police. french officials reporting several areeses but the gunmen still on the loose. after the worst attack in decades in france massive vigils overnight. so many people pouring into the streets to show their support
taken away by police. the comedian s response and the joke he made to one woman that some say went too far. and good morning, america. let s go right to the scene of that hostage standoff. a major operation unfolding right now. the gunmen holed up in a small printing business holding at least one hostage. police are communicating with them and it s all happening in a small village about 20 miles outside paris very near the major international airport. vans filled with police are heading into that town right now cutting off access to it. a message on city hall s website warning people to stay inside. one of the those schools on lockdown just 500 yards from the center of where all this is being happening and then another school the elementary students being evacuated. the teachers have been singing nurseries to the students to keep them calm being evacuated right now. full team coverage of this breaking story. abc s terry moran starts us off in paris. good morning, terry.
the patriots getting their defense together but their defense against deflate-gate, not the seahawks right now. this whole scandal is till going on and basically comes down to three words, their defense does i don t know. that s what we heard from quarterback tom brady as well as the patriots head coach, bill belichick saying he s learned more about inflating footballs since the scandal broke than he did in his first 40 years in the nfl. more from abc s susan saulny. reporter: this morning the latest controversy continues to rock the sports world. who let some of the air out of the new england patriots footballs during their championship victory over the indianapolis colts in violation of league rules. from superstar quarterback tom brady, a three-time super bowl champ who handled the ball over 40 times in the first half a full denial. i have no idea. i just wasn t obviously aware, have no explanation for it. reporter: their coach also denied any involvement basicall
telling colleges to stay away from his son. the fourth grade wowing them with his skills. lebron says it s too soon to make him heir to the throne. and we do say good morning, america. on this thursday morning, a lot to get to including two major developments in the war against isis. three big arrests in the u.s. men pledging their allegiance to the terrorist group in custody this morning. breaking overnight the executioner known as jihadi john has been identified. he s been the face of so many of those vicious isis videos. abc s brian ross with what we know right now. good morning, george. he s been the most wanted and reviled man on the planet. a senior u.s. official involved in the search for yahoo! this morning confirms to abc news that his name is mohammed emwazi. the bbc and the washington post are reporting this morning that emwazi is a native of kuwait who grew up in a well to do family in west london currently in his mid-20s has a degree in computer programmi
from his son. the fourth grade wowing them with his skills. lebron says it s too soon to make him heir to the throne. and we do say good morning, america. on this thursday morning, a lot to get to including two major developments in the war against isis. three big arrests in the u.s. men pledging their allegiance to the terrorist group in custody this morning. breaking overnight the executioner known as jihadi john has been identified. he s been the face of so many of those vicious isis videos. abc s brian ross with what we know right now. good morning, george. he s been the most wanted and reviled man on the planet. a senior u.s. official involved in the search for yahoo! this morning confirms to abc news that his name is mohammed emwazi. the bbc and the washington post are reporting this morning that emwazi is a native of kuwait who grew up in a well to do family in west london currently in his mid-20s has a degree in computer programming and went to syria to join i