White House Calls Missed Paris March a Mistake

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Where Was The U.S.?  The picture says it all. Germany’s Andrea Merkel, Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas all locked arms along with about 40 other world leaders in a gathering of millions in the Paris streets. But no Obama or Biden? The White House offered an explanation today, but as Andrea Mitchell reports, many are asking if this was a simple misstep or a true diplomatic faux-pas?     Learn More

Global Manhunt: Are More Involved?  The most-wanted woman in France was tracked through Turkey to an ISIS-controlled town in Syria, and new reports question if additional people were involved in last week’s terror attacks. Amid a persistent threat, France deployed 10,000 troops and police, including more security at Jewish schools. But many Jews are considering leaving France, unsure they can now live safely in the country.     Learn More

Charlie Hebdo’s Return  Two hostages emerged as heroes in France Friday: a Jew and a Muslim. Only one survived, but their stories of courage are being remembered in a city shocked by terrorism. And in defiance, the survivors of the attack on Charlie Hebdo are back at work under tight security, with an issue due this week. “You can kill our friends, but you can’t kill freedom of speech,” a senior editor said.     Learn More

U.S. On Alert  Attorney Gen. Eric Holder said the idea of lone-wolf style terror attacks are what “keeps me up most at night.” In light of the Paris attacks, security was boosted at federal buildings across the country and the TSA increased its random passenger searches in airports. In New York, police are on alert and are constantly changing their approach. NBC’s Stephanie Gosk has more from the city’s heavily-armed Hercules unit.     Learn More

CENTCOM Hack  For 30 minutes today, hackers successfully ambushed the military’s central command Twitter and YouTube accounts. They posted phone numbers of high-ranking officials and messages including “I love ISIS” and “We are coming.” While defense officials said no military secrets were compromised, the FBI has launched an investigation and some worry that other military social media sites are vulnerable.     Learn More

A New American Tradition?  One fan said it will be “bigger than the Super Bowl.” One hundred million people are expected to tune in to the highly-anticipated, revamped college football championship between Ohio State and Oregon tonight. The game could become a new national tradition, but can crowning a champion halt another time-honored tradition -- pride-fueled bickering among college football rivals?     Learn More

Honoring a Dream  Right before the 7.0 earthquake devastated Haiti five years ago, an American student on a mission trip texted her parents about how inspired she felt. “I want to move here and start an orphanage myself,” she wrote. Moments later, the quake hit and Britney Gengel was killed. But her dream lives on -- her parents have built an extraordinary home to foster Haiti’s future leaders.     Learn More