Killed. and they do appear to have been quite effective. more than 20 people kill canned, but that s a lot less than the some 170 who were in the hotel. they were held by the bway by forces by other countries including american security agencies and came to try to rescue the guests in the hotel. kira simmons who is in mali for us where that siege took place yesterday. crowds gathered here in paris yesterday to mark one week since the deadly terror attacks to pay tribute to those who were killed. we ll have more on what we re learning about the victims after this. well, this is a first. at&t and directv are now one. so get ready to laugh here and cry here. scream over here and freak out over there! and maybe go back to laughing here. and crying there. try not to laugh here though, it s rude.
mali one american was among the victims. and one week after the attack that took 120 lives, there s ceremonies across the city to remember the victims. we continue our coverage of what is global story of terrorism. let us get details on the news breaking overnight. a security lockdown overnight. as i mentioned, the belgin government is raised to it s highest level. the belgin prime minister said it was based on intelligence but didn t share details. he said that several gunmen w h withwith guns and bombs could hatch the in several places. reuters reporting that at least one of the men is can suspected of scouting locations for the terror attacks. heavily armed police are patrolling the streets. the subway is closed until at least tomorrow. they are telling police to avoid large gatherings. joining me live from brussels. good morning, claudia, what can you tell us. reporter: well, brussels is completely unrecognizable today. i m in the city center behind me, you can consid
another busy morning. in every way it keeps going. you look at the front page of washington post. the air strikes against syria, devastating. that s where we re going to start. russia continues air strikes. this morning there are unconfirmed reports of a fresh wave of raids. the they met at the u.n. and had this to say. we agreed that the military should get into contact very soon. we all want syria democrat you can, united, secular, syria which is a home for all ethnic and confessional groups whose rights are guaranteed but we have some differences as far how to get there. it is one thing obviously, to be targeting isil. we re concerned if that is not what s happening. we also agreed it s imperative to find a solution to this conflict and to avoid escalating it in any way. meanwhile, the russian defense ministry released video of its own claiming terrorist targets were destroyed in a bombing. yesterday ashton carter joined secretary kerry joining motivations in
Eastern ukraine, it remains a tragic scene of lives cut short. the bodies in the bed are exposed to the elements and covered by plastic sheets if at all. strewn across the six mile site is the luggage, a child s pink suitcase, guide books for exotic destinations never reached. joining me from eastern ukraine is kira simmons. what are you seeing? reporter: that s right, alex. at the crash site in donetsk, the militia are being accused to not allow international investigators to get close. they are absolutely denying it. they are accusing the militia of destroying evidence and making it difficult to cover the bodies. some already accuse of causing
good morning, everyone here s what s happening. a group of investigators trying to return to the crash scene of mh-17 in eastern ukraine. a team of europeans was allowed to examine the debris friday for 75 minutes before being forced out bymen. this morning the ukrainian government says russian separatists took 38 bodies from the crash scene to a morgue in donetsk. they indicate the plane was shut down by a surface to aramis ill from an area launched by russian-backed separatists in eastern ukraine. here in the u.s., makeshift memorials outside the dutch and malaysian embassies in washington, d.c. attracting many people, including one woman from the netherlands. it s horrible. and these are people they have nothing to do. it s very unfair. and there s no words to describe the injustice that has been done to the people they leave behind. the 298 people on board that flight came from 12 nations, most from the netherlands, malaysia and australia. one woman with dual citizens