they didn t commit suicide but they waited to be arrested. they wanted to make some kind of perverse statement. these guys had a getaway car, they had a plan to get away from the scene barbara starr is our pentagon correspondent, she s getting new information. wolf one of the questions in the united states is what now? with the french raising their security levels to the highest level of alert, what about the united states? a senior official from the department of homeland security has told me the following. he says that dhs is closely monitoring the unfolding events in paris and they remain in contact with their french counterparts. he also says that dhs, and i quote, will not hesitate to adjust our security posture as appropriate to protect the american people.