children to go -- not to be in paris during this day because it's going to be too difficult for them to remember this terrible attack. >> nonetheless, there were a number of people, probably several hundred people here. some of them victims and victims' families. some of the first responders who were here on that night one year ago. while we couldn't see their faces, in fact they asked us not to take pictures of their faces, we saw from the body language behind, people were quite emotional and embracing each other. it has been a somber, emotional time here, george. >> we can understand that, jim and everyone is different. some people can come and some don't want to be anywhere near it. let's go over to melissa bell at the republique where so many gathered to show their respects.