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Paris Remembers "Charlie Hebdo" Attack Victims; Trump Questions Cruz's Citizenship; World Leaders Skeptical of North Korea's H-bomb Claims; Year of Terror for Paris. Aired 6-6:30a ET

Aired January 07, 2016 - 06:00   ET

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DONALD TRUMP (R), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: Everybody tells me he had a joint passport.

[05:58:38] WOLF BLITZER, CNN ANCHOR: He had a Canadian birth certificate, because he was born in Canada.

SEN. TED CRUZ (R-TX), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: The son of a U.S. citizen born abroad is a natural-born citizen.

DANA BASH, CNN CHIEF POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT: But it's never been tested.

TRUMP: I'd go and seek a declaratory judgment if I was Ted.

CRUZ: This is a non-issue.

JOHN BERMAN, CNN ANCHOR: South Korea launching propaganda broadcasts into North Korea.

JOSH EARNEST, WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY: The initial analysis that's been conducted is not consistent with North Korean claims of a successful hydrogen bomb test.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: North Korea is moving ever closer to a deliverable nuclear warhead.

JIM BITTERMANN, CNN CHIEF EUROPEAN CORRESPONDENT: The gunmen went into the office during the editorial meeting.

CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR, CNN CHIEF INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: It marks one year since the deadly terror attack.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I think it has changed.

BITTERMANN: It was an attack on the very fundamental right of freedom of expression.

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ANNOUNCER: This is NEW DAY with Chris Cuomo, Alisyn Camerota and Michaela Pereira. CHRIS CUOMO, CNN ANCHOR: Good morning, welcome to your NEW DAY.

It is Thursday, January 7, 6 a.m. in the east. Alisyn and Mick are in New York. We are here in Paris, a city and a country forever changed by the terrorism that started a year ago today. That's when 12 people were killed in a terror attack at the offices of "Charlie Hebdo." And then just two months ago, a series of coordinated attacks targeting anyone, murdering 130 and injuring hundreds more. The investigation into both attacks not over. Authorities believe there may be parts of the terror teams right here in Paris.

We're going to bring you breaking information and the heartbreak of the Parisians, remembering the victims and how things have changed because of the global war on terror, Alisyn.

ALISYN CAMEROTA, CNN ANCHOR: OK, Chris. We'll be with you all morning from there as you're bring interviews about how they are marking it a year later.

So back here at home, we begin with Donald Trump continuing to fan the flames of doubt over Ted Cruz's citizenship. The Republican frontrunner suggesting that Senator Ted Cruz, who is leading in Iowa, go before a judge to determine whether or not he qualifies as a natural-born citizen. Trump claims that Cruz could have a, quote, "big problem" if he wants to be president.

Trump spoke one-on-one with CNN's Wolf Blitzer. Here it is.

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WOLF BLITZER, CNN ANCHOR: Let's talk about another issue in the news right now. Senator Ted Cruz, he's your main rival in Iowa, according to the polls right now. All of a sudden, this whole issues of the fact that he was born in Canada has come up, whether or not he's a natural-born citizen. You know, the Constitution says no person other except a natural-born citizen shall be eligible to the office of president. Do you believe Senator Ted Cruz is a natural- born citizen.

TRUMP: I don't know, to be honest, and I like him a lot. And I don't like the issue. I don't like even bringing it up. And, you know, it wasn't me that brought it up. It was "The Washington Post" doing an interview...

BLITZER: They asked you...

Trump: One of the questions they asked me was this question. And, YOU KNOW, they went with it, and I wasn't very aggressive with the answer, except one thing. You can't have somebody running if the Democrats are going to, at some point -- and one of them threatened to bring a suit a long time ago.

But how can you have a nominee running, you know, against a Democrat, whoever it maybe, probably Hillary Clinton, because she'll probably escape the e-mail problem, which is disgusting if she's able to. Because other people from doing far less had very, very major consequences. It's been terrible, but it's probably going to be Hillary.

So how do you run against the Democrat, whoever it may be, and you have this hanging over your head if they bring a lawsuit? A lawsuit would take two or three years.

BLITZER: He says he's a natural-born citizen because his mother was U.S.-born, a U.S. citizen, and as a result, he's a natural-born citizen.

TRUMP: Well, I hope he's right. I don't -- you know, I want to win this thing fair and square. I don't want to win on this point. What the Democrats are saying, though, is he had a passport.

BLITZER: He says he didn't.

TRUMP: Well, he had a Canadian passport.

BLITZER: His aides say he didn't have a passport.

TRUMP: Well, I've heard that...

BLITZER: He may have been eligible for a Canadian...

TRUMP: I think that's wonderful if he didn't. And I never understood how he did. But everybody tells me he had a joint passport.

BLITZER: He had a Canadian birth certificate, because he was born in Canada.

TRUMP: Well, here's what I think, what I think I'd do. What I think I'd do, I'd go and seek a declaratory judgment if I was Ted.

BLITZER: What does that mean?

TRUMP: It means you go to court.

BLITZER: Which court?

TRUMP: You go to federal court to ask for what's called a declaratory judgment. You go in seeking the decision of the court without a court case. You go right in. You go before a judge; you do it quickly. It can go quickly. Declaratory judgment. It's very good. I've used it on numerous occasions. I've been pretty good with it, actually. So when there's a doubt -- because there's a doubt.

What Ted doesn't want to happen is he doesn't want to be in there -- I mean, I think I'm going to win. I'm leading in every poll by a lot. But I have a lot of friends in the Republican Party -- I have a lot of friends all over the place, all right.

If Ted should eke it out -- and I hope that doesn't happen -- and he's got this cloud over his head, I don't think it's going to be possible for him to do very well. I don't think it's actually possible for the Republicans to let it happen, because he'll have this cloud. So what you do is go in immediately like tomorrow, this

afternoon. You go to federal court; you ask for a declaratory judgment. That's -- you want the court to rule. And once the court rules, you have your decision.

BLITZER: But that could take a long time for the court to...

TRUMP: No, I don't think a declaratory judgment -- a declaratory...

BLITZER: I don't think the -- the Supreme Court has never really ruled on what is a natural-born citizen.

TRUMP: That's the problem. There's this doubt. People have doubt.

Again, this was not my suggestion. I didn't bring this up. A reporter asked me the question. But the Democrats have brought it up. And you had somebody, a congressman, say, "No matter what happens, we're going to be suing on this matter." That's a tough matter for Ted.

Again, I didn't bring it up, Wolf. This is brought up, and this was asked to me as a question. It's not the first time it's been asked, but it's being asked by -- by a lot of different people to a lot of different people that are running.

BLITZER: Because you know your critics are saying you're doing to Ted Cruz what you tried to do to President Obama, where he was born, his birth certificate...

TRUMP: Who knows about Obama?

BLITZER: His mother was a U.S. citizen-born in Kansas. Was he a natural-born citizen?

TRUMP: Who knows? Who knows? Who cares right now? We're talking about something else, OK. I mean, I have my own theory on Obama. Someday I'll write a book. I'll do another book, and it will do very successfully.

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MICHAELA PEREIRA, CNN ANCHOR: Meanwhile, Senator Ted Cruz finally defending his American citizenship. He's calling Trump's issues a non-issue and made it clear he has never had a Canadian passport. Here's his response to CNN's chief political correspondent, Dana Bash.

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BASH: Speaking of the Constitution, you may have heard that Donald Trump is bringing up the fact that you were in born in Canada and saying that, if you're the Republican nominee it could be held up in the court for two years.

[06:05:04] You're a constitutional scholar. You've argued before the Supreme Court. Why do you think, on the legal basis, he's wrong?

CRUZ: Well, look, the legal issue is straightforward. The son of a U.S. citizen born abroad is a natural-born citizen.

BASH: But it's never been tested. You know full well, because you've done it on other issues.

CRUZ: Listen, the Constitution and laws of the United States are straightforward. The very first Congress defined the child of a U.S. citizen born abroad as a natural-born citizen.

And by the way, many of those members of Congress were framers at the Constitutional Convention.

At the end of the day, this is a non-issue. But you know, my response, as you and I were talking about this a minute ago, I tweeted a link to a video of Fonzie jumping a shark.

You know, I'm not going to engage in this. And the reason is simple. There are far too many serious issues facing this country. Last night, North Korea claims to have tested a hydrogen bomb.

What the American people are looking for is who's prepared to be commander in chief. Who has the seriousness? Who has the judgment? Who has the knowledge? Who has the clarity of vision, the strength and resolve?

BASH: Just on the issue of the passport?

CRUZ: What passport?

BASH: Donald Trump is suggesting, saying that you had a Canadian passport.

CRUZ: It's not true.

BASH: It's false?

CRUZ: Yes.

BASH: You never had a Canadian passport?

CRUZ: No. And of course not.

BASH: In your entire life?

CRUZ: Of course not. No.

BASH: And you're sure? You asked your mother? You asked your dad? You never had one?

CRUZ: Yes, I'm sure.

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CAMEROTA: All right. With just 25 days away from the Iowa caucuses, what will voters make of the Ted Cruz citizenship issue?

Here to discuss, CNN political analyst and presidential campaign correspondent for "The New York Times," Maggie Haberman; and CNN political commentator and Washington correspondent for "The New Yorker," Ryan Lizza.

Great to have both of you.

Maggie, let's start with you. Yesterday, when we were talking on the show, this felt like one of -- just another one of Donald Trump's insinuations against a rival.

Today, it feels different. And the reason it feels different is because John McCain, the previous GOP nominee, has given it some legitimacy. Listen to what John McCain said about Ted Cruz's citizenship. Listen to this.

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SEN. JOHN MCCAIN (R), ARIZONA: I do not know the answer to that/ I know it came up in my race, because I was born in Panama, but I was born in the canal zone, which is a territory. Barry Goldwater was born in Arizona when it was a territory when he ran in 1964.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: But you were born on a base, too, weren't you?

MCCAIN: Yes it's a U.S. military base.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes.

MCCAIN: That's different from being born on foreign soil. So I think there is a question. I am not a constitutional scholar on that, but I think worth looking into. I don't think it's illegitimate to look into it.

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CAMEROTA; Maggie, "I think it's worth looking into. It's not an illegitimate issue."

MAGGIE HABERMAN, CNN POLITICAL ANALYST: I think it's worth, when you are a senator running for president, sometimes not to have the majority of your colleagues just like you. Senator John McCain does not like Ted Cruz. And I think that is a lot of what you are seeing here.

Look, you could also make the argument that John McCain has a primary in his state. He is well aware of where the Republican Party base is.

But I think this is personal for McCain. I think he's making a point. I think he thinks that Ted Cruz has been a destructive force within the Senate. He's been pretty clear about that. And I think that's a lot of where this is coming from. But to your point, yes it gifts it lift; it gives it oxygen. It

keeps it going for another day. I think there is a risk to Trump in this fight, in terms of overreaching on it. I do think it could splash back. Ted Cruz...

CAMEROTA; How could it be overreaching for Donald Trump? He never -- there's never any blowback for his overreach.

HABERMAN: I think it depend -- I think you -- there have been moments where we have seen a little bit blowback and something has intervened and made a difference.

So yes, I do not think you have seen a significant dip in Trump's support. I think it's different when you're three weeks out from Iowa. I think Cruz is everybody's second choice, for the most part, in Iowa, for a number of different candidates. So I don't -- I don't think this is quite the same as, say, attacking Ben Carson, whose, I think, support was weaker. I think Ted Cruz has real antibodies with the conservative base. But I also don't think Ted Cruz wants to be talking about this for two days, and he is.

CAMEROTA: Absolutely. Ryan, is this just the chickens coming home to roost for Ted Cruz, or is it more?

RYAN LIZZA, CNN POLITICAL COMMENTATOR: Look, I don't think so. I mean, I think this is Donald Trump, frankly, panicking. He's done two things this week that suggest he's very, very concerned about Ted Cruz's rise in Iowa.

I know Trump, as he said with Wolf, he said he's ahead in all the polls, well, look at the average polls in Iowa. Trump is not the leader anymore. Ted Cruz is. And so what has Trump done this week? He's put $2 million in ads on the airwaves, something he said he wasn't going to do. He suggested earlier he didn't need to do because his support was so strong. And now, he's going after Cruz on his citizenship, trying to paint this guy as something that's other than a real American.

It didn't start with the citizenship -- excuse me, it didn't start with his citizenship question. It started earlier about Trump talking about Cruz being from Cuba. And saying what kind of an evangelical is from Cuba, whatever that means. He's been saying that at rallies. That's been a regular talking point for the last couple of weeks.

[06:10:02] So he's attacking Cruz as Cuban and not religious in the way that some of the Iowa evangelicals are. And now, of course, he's running with this idea that maybe Cruz isn't eligible to be president and reminding everyone that he was born in Canada.

I was also very surprised by McCain giving this a little life. It is true that there's some doubt about the constitutional question, because the Supreme Court has never had had a case where they've had to weigh in on this. But, you know, most constitutional scholars think that Cruz is correct on this, that he is a natural-born citizen. CAMEROTA: You know, and Cruz, Maggie, has taken a sort of

lighthearted approach to this, thus far, where he sent out a tweet, where he showed Fonzie jumping the shark, alluding to what Trump was doing. Does he need to take a different approach now?

HABERMAN: I think, actually -- I thought where he ended up in the interview with Dana was the right way to go, which is that there is -- and probably where I think his voters are going to see him, which is there are many more important issues that are important to voters, not where I was born.

Ted Cruz has a bit of a habit of reading the stage directions out loud. So he was talking about how he had tweeted, "Yes, I tweeted a link to this." And yes, he did, and that was supposed to be dismissive. Right.

But I think that he -- I think that, generally speaking, I think this is the right direction. I think that -- look, Cruz has a plan. One of the things that has struck a lot of donors, even people who are not supportive of Ted Cruz over the last two years, is he has been going around making his case for his candidacy, that he has throughout had a plan, and he has had a path, and he's been pretty clear about what he's going to do.

He is clearly sticking to that. Trump is trying to throw him off. I agree with Ryan, that I think that Trump is aware that Cruz is a real threat in Iowa, and he's concerned about it. And that's what you're seeing.

CAMEROTA: Ryan, the White House seems to be taking a bit of perverse pleasure in this argument. Here is how press secretary Josh Earnest, how he classified it yesterday.

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JOSH EARNEST, CNN WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY: It would be quite ironic, if after seven or eight years of drama around the president's birth certificate, if Republican primary voters were to choose Senator Cruz as their nominee, somebody who actually wasn't born in the United States and ONLY 18 months ago renounced his Canadian citizenship.

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CAMEROTA: So Ryan, now John McCain has talked about it. Donald Trump obviously talks about it. The White House is talking about it. Does this thing have legs?

LIZZA: It certainly does. We're talking about it at the top of the show, right?

And look, let's be honest. This is the genius of Donald Trump in this campaign, is he knows how to give oxygen to a peripheral issue. And he said that the issue was raised by "The Washington Post." Maybe it was, but you know, I was at a rally with Trump the other day, and he went on about this issue. No -- no reporter asked him at that rally about it, and he was bringing it up on his own. But then, of course, he pretends that he's just asking the question. He loves Ted Cruz.

I think in certain points, just in terms of the Cruz/Trump matchup, Cruz has to decide whether he's going to stick to this strategy of not engaging or if the attacks get so serious that he does need to respond. You know, in politics, usually, you want to -- you don't want to let allegations hang out there without a response.

CAMEROTA: Yes.

LIZZA: And I think if Trump keeps this up, Cruz is going to feel some pressure to show that he's -- you know, he's tough enough to strike back.

CAMEROTA: Right.

LIZZA: And sort of move off the strategy of only hugging Donald Trump.

CAMEROTA: Ryan, Maggie, thanks so much for breaking it all down for us. Great to see both of you.

LIZZA: Thank you.

CAMEROTA: Be sure to tune in tonight. President Obama will join Anderson Cooper for an exclusive live town hall event on guns in America. The president will discuss his executive action on guns this week. He will also take questions from a live studio audience. That's a town hall on guns in America with President Obama, moderated by Anderson. Tonight, 8 p.m. Eastern, only here on CNN -- Michaela.

PEREIRA: The Obama administration and several world leaders disputing North Korea's claims that it tested a hydrogen bomb. But the U.S., South Korea and Japan are all promising a strong response to what they are calling the rogue nation's reckless behavior. Now South Korea is planning to resume its propaganda broadcasts across the border.

CNN's Will Ripley joins us now on the phone from the North Korean capital of Pyongyang. He's the only American journalist in that city.

Will, what can you tell us?

WILL RIPLEY, CNN CORRESPONDENT (via phone): Michaela, we just arrived a short while ago, and I can tell you on the ground here if these propaganda broadcasts from South Korea across the Demilitarized Zone in North Korea resume tomorrow as scheduled, that has -- this has the potential to really escalate the situation.

Because you'll recall over the summer, when South Korea turned on the loudspeakers, North Korea responded with artillery fire. It was a very tense situation. It required both sides to sit down on the border and have talks defused what could have potentially moved towards a greater conflict. There was talk of war. Of course, both sides certainly were not seriously considering going to war. They wanted to de-escalate the situation. [06:15:07] But given the context that the North is claiming that

they have tested successfully a hydrogen bomb, at the very least, a nuclear test, this is a very tense time here in North Korea.

As I said, we just arrived, I've been speaking with government officials and I'm on my way to a meeting with some additional government officials to get more context about the North Korean claim that this was a hydrogen bomb that was detonated.

They tell me we're going to be taken to a science center at some point somewhere tomorrow, where we will be speaking with people with close knowledge of the nuclear test to explain the science behind it. And why the North Koreans claim that this is a hydrogen bomb that was detonated.

This is in spite of the fact that you have the United States, South Korea, and other experts around the world disputing that this was, in fact, a hydrogen bomb. So we'll be on the ground here gathering as much information as we can from the North Korean perspective and passing it on to you as we learn it -- Alisyn.

CAMEROTA: Will, it is wonderful to have you on the ground there for this so important story. We'll check in with you throughout the program.

Meanwhile, we have breaking news and details are just coming in. There are rescue efforts under way at this hour for 17 salt miners who are stuck in an elevator about 900 feet below ground. The drama unfolding this morning at the Cargill Salt Mine in Lansing, New York. That's near Ithaca. Local media reports that the elevator malfunctioned. The workers are reportedly safe. They have blankets, heat packets and other supplies. A Cargill official telling a local radio station that no one is injured and emergency crews have been in constant communication with the workers. We'll keep you posted on this story.

PEREIRA: Also happening this morning, the world market is breaking for another bad day after China's stock market takes a dive again. All signs are pointing to a brutal open this morning on Wall Street. U.S. futures down sharply at this hour.

China's plunge so steep it triggered newly-implemented circuit breakers that were meant to sort of protect it and halted trading altogether after just a half hour. It's the second time this week that China suspended trading after a dramatic plunge. We'll keep an eye on this for you.

CAMEROTA: What goes up can go up even higher. The Powerball jackpot now in record territory after there was no winner in last night's $524 million drawing, Michaela. We still get another chance.

PEREIRA: We do.

CAMEROTA: The big prize for the next Powerball drawing is on Saturday. And it is soaring close to $675 million.

PEREIRA: Wow.

CAMEROTA: That is the biggest lottery jackpot in U.S. history. And it could get even bigger.

PEREIRA: It's going to, because we're going to get in on the pool.

CAMEROTA: Yes, we are.

PEREIRA: Don't let Christine Romans know. She thinks it's bad and desperate (ph).

CAMEROTA: Yes, I heard that.

All right. Let's go out to Chris, who is standing by in Paris for us this morning -- Chris.

CUOMO: All right. So, today as we all know, guys, is January 7. And this is a day that will live in infamy here in France.

A year ago, terrorists murdered 17 people, nearly wiping out the entire staff of the "Charlie Hebdo" magazine. It was an attack on that magazine, but it was also an attack on freedom, in a year that started with horror and would end with the worst attack in France since World War II. There's news on the investigation and on how life has changed here, maybe forever. We have it all ahead.

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[06:22:05] CUOMO: It has been one year to the day since terrorists wiped out nearly the entire staff of the French magazine "Charlie Hebdo." This is their new cover. They were not silenced. This is how they're going to mark the one year. They have an impression there of a God-like figure, and it says, "The assassin is still on the run." Another shot at religion, showing what they say is an immutable right to free speech.

The French president, Francois Hollande, the mayor of Paris both commemorating the tragic day, dedicating plaques at the "Charlie Hebdo" headquarters and at a nearby market. Remember, that's where four people were also murdered at a kosher market nearby.

Now, 2015 was one of the worst years in French modern history. Terror took lives. The question is: will it also take a way of life? Here's a look at the situation.

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CUOMO (voice-over): One year ago today, 60 rounds tear through the offices of "Charlie Hebdo" magazine. In just three minutes, 12 people are dead.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It was a slaughter. It was like a massacre.

CUOMO: The massacre, an attempt to silence the satirical magazine, notorious for printing controversial cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed.

(on camera): Do you think "Charlie Hebdo" should come back?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Definitely.

CUOMO (voice-over): A resolve masking utter shock as videos of the two suspects surfaced. Two brothers brandishing assault weapons, trained and evil. A police officer shot at point-blank range. One of the men shouting, "We've avenged the Prophet Mohammed." Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula claiming responsibility for the killings.

Two days later, a third terrorist taking hostages at a kosher market, killing four before being gunned down by police.

This just the start of one of the worst years in France's history. 2015 was marred by bloodshed, a string of attacks sweeping the country, the worst of it coordinated attacks on November 13. A team of terrorists armed with assault rifles and suicide vests targeted six locations across Paris.

(on camera): Who helped them? Who trained them, and who will take credit for this attack?

(voice-over): This time, masked gunmen senselessly kill in the name of ISIS, 130 people murdered in cold blood.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: We heard huge gunshots and lots of blasts coming through the window.

CUOMO: Coordinated attacks unfolding almost simultaneously on a Friday night. The French president attending a soccer match at Estade de France when explosions rocked the stadium.

Around the same time, gunmen unleash a hail of bullets on dozens enjoying a simple night out at local cafes and bars.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: When the people arrive, were covered with blood.

CUOMO: The deadliest attack of all taking place inside the Bataclan Concert Hall. Three attackers open fire as the band Eagles of Death Metal play on stage. Eighty-nine die at the scene, many trapped inside.

[06:25:16] In the chaos, a woman dangles from the window. French police storm the Bataclan, killing three of the shooters. In the aftermath, France a bastion of secular freedom now steeped in religious extremism, the usually open society gripped by fear in a state of emergency.

The fallout is felt across Europe. New Year's fireworks cancelled in Brussels amid a foiled terror plot. In Germany, two Munich rail stations evacuated. German authorities believe that ISIS may have been plotting a suicide attack to go off on New Year's Eve.

2015 came to a grim close, with authorities still racing to capture all involved in the Paris attacks. The tenth suspect would be arrested in Brussels, a 22-year-old Belgian citizen charged with terrorist murder.

The Paris attacks remarkable also for introducing a new terrorist tactic. The man who allegedly planned the attacks was on scene during the massacre, reportedly barking orders to kill.

Quick police work led to his hideout outside Paris, where a massive gun fight left him and his team riddled with bullets.

Now the man believed to be the ring leader may not have coordinated the attacks after all. The French interior minister investigating the dead man's links to known jihadists and connections with top ISIS operatives. European security officials tell CNN this man, a French militant, is believed to be claiming responsibility for the French attacks. Fabien Clain, his name worth revealing because he's still on the loose.

For most here in Paris, it seems as though they are frozen in the moment a year ago, when terror stormed a newsroom.

"Charlie Hebdo," however, has not been silenced, now, a proxy for the voice of French defiance. A special edition of their weekly magazine continuing to poke fun at religion. with a God-like caricature on the cover. The headline: "One year after, the assassin is still out there."

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CUOMO: Two things: one, there is breaking news on the investigation, the reach of this terror organization. The team that did this seems to be more expansive than was originally thought. And is really a worry of the European community in a broader sense. We're going to give you that information coming up.

The second thing, Mick, is that today is a very heavy for the people here. The French president was addressing the police. He's going to make changes. He's trying to get people together. But it is different here. They bounced back after "Charlie Hebdo," because it was a targeted attack.

What happened here in November made the people here in France, specifically in Paris, know that anybody is vulnerable at any time. And that really does shake you to the core.

PEREIRA: I was just about to say, that is the exact expression: shake you to the core. And I think it shook so many of us around the world to our core, as well.

All right, Chris. We'll be back with you shortly.

Twenty-seven minutes past the hour. President Obama, meanwhile, preparing to make the case for gun control directly with the American people. The president is going to participate in a live town hall tonight on CNN. His biggest nemesis on the gun control battle won't be showing up. That story, ahead on NEW DAY. (COMMERCIAL BREAK)