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security around the globe, saying they're ready in case isis hits again. i'm bill ritter. >> i'm sade baderinwa. everywhere there's a crowd it seems there are also heavily armed cops. commissioner bill bratton calling islamic state terror a new reality. >> now another crisis, governors of 25 states defying the law and saying they don't want syrian refugees after one got in to paris posing as a refugee. >> eyewitness news reporter jim dolan is in pair what is the mourning and response happening there. >> they're still out there. at least two but most certainly more than that who helped plan and execute the deadly assault on paris. where are they? what do they have planned next?
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france, in belgium, in syria. the war on isis ratcheted up on monday. in brussels they thought they had the lone escaped gunman trapped but he was not there. many arrested made there france, 23 arrests, computers and hard drives seized but also rifles, bullet-proof vests and a rocket launcher. president hollande said terror will not win out here. >> isil is the face of evil. our goal as i've said many times is to degrade and ultimately destroy this barbaric terrorist organization. >> their agenda is to skill. plain and simp
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>> reporter: no one has to tell jalene guzman that. >> it's been very scary but we faced this in new york. as hard as it is you just have to keep going. >> reporter: ms. guzman is from elmwood park, new jersey but she was here in paris leaving the soccer stadium when attacks there started friday night. >> i was in the middle of such a panic. all i remember in my head are just running and seeing people falling but people just running on top of each other because we're just trying to run for our lives. >> she said she wants to finish her semester here in paris. she's made good friends. she doesn't want to leave. she admits she is a little spooked by what happened. she's not alone. a whole country spooked by what's happened here. jim dolan, channel 7 eyewitness news.
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attack in paris, a lot more security tonight at the barclays center for the barclays say they work closely both visible and behind the scenes. tonight we saw the nypd deploy officers with a new critical response command unit they're heavily armed and specially trained to respond to attacks. >> we operate on the assumption if we have one of these attacks, their intention is to kill everybody they get their hands on. we'll move very quickly to move in to stop that threat. >> the nypd will also be sending teams to paris this week to learn everything they can about the suicide vest and technology used by the attackers. tonight isis issuing a capital. an isis fighter in iraq vow s to attack washington,
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d.c. like paris. the mayor of dc city is always at a heightened level of security and ready to respond. meanwhile a growing backlash tonight across the u.s. against syrian refugees after it was revealed one of the terrorists likely came in to france as a refugee. saying they don't want syrian refugees in their states. governor cuomo reflecting existing federal law, says states do not have a right to ban refugees. in connecticut governor malloy supports accepting refugees. governor christie says he's wait ing for more information on the vetting process. president obama says it's un-american to block syrian refugees who will be heavily vetted before entering this country. governors claim terrorists will infiltrate the u.s. by hiding among the refugees. >> anyway you can do a background check of someone living in syria is absolutely ridiculous. these are dangerous times.
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the people want to admit it or not and we want to keep mississippi out of that war. >> immigration experts questioning the legality of governors blocking refugees. homeland security say the refugees go through an intense multivetting process that takes up to two years. we invite you to stay with eyewitness news and abc news for the continuing coverage of the terror attacks in paris. we'll have the latest on abc7ny and on our facebook and twitter pages. new information about a delivery man on his bike crushed when a tree fell on him. tonight questions about why workers who were cutting down the tree failed to reportedly block off the area. we're hearing from folks who saw the horrifying scene. lucy yang on the scene in park slope, brooklyn. >> most new york customers don't pay much attention to their delivery man but this guy residents in red hook tell me he was a friendly part of their community, always racing to their homes to get the food delivered as quickly as possible.
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tonight he's in the hospital fighting for his life. >> reporter: he was a popular delivery man bringing chinese food takeout to this red hook community when disaster struck. i was like, i heard the guy it >> reporter: we're told the worker. his loved ones rushing from newscopter7 you could see his crushed bike underneath. >> hardworking sweet by and everything. everybody liked him. always said hi, how you doing? okay, i gotta go. real nice person . >> reporter: the accident happened around 1:00 monday afternoon along this path which cuts through coffee park. the parks department confirms an outside contractor was in the process of removing trees damaged from superstorm sandy when one fell on top of the victim. the big question tonight, why wasn't this path closed off?
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>> there seems to be negligence on behalf of the contractor who were working with only two they did not caution off the area. >> reporter: the restaurant ling gee closed shortly after the accident. this fellow delivery man said they crossed paths on their bikes just seconds before the horrible accident. >> he passed me. then i heard the noise and i looked back. he was on the floor. >> did you hear anyone saying watch out, tree is falling down? >> i didn't hear anything. >> so there are conflicting accounts tonight as to whether or not those workers issued a warning before the tree fell down. it's also not clear if the man would have understood what they were saying to him. we're also learning residents say that when crews remove trees from different areas of the park a few days ago, they did block off that section of the park. we're live outside methodist hospital in park slope, lucy yang, channel 7 eyewitness news.
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the nypd just releasing surveillance images of two suspects wanted for stabbing a teenager at a subway stop in brooklyn. police say the suspects robbed two young men at knifepoint in the highlands section late today. the suspects punched a 20-year-old victim then stabbed a 17 -year-old twice. the suspects got away on foot. the victims are in stable condition. a stabbing in brooklyn to a shooting. two people shot in canarsie, both then near a bus stop, apparently shot for no reason. cops looking for the gunmen who shot them both. josh einiger at the 69 precinct with the latest. >> just in the past half hour the father of one of the victims came by here to talk to detectives with the 69 squad, claiming his son did not know his attacker and that his only crime was to wait for a bus when someone for some reason opened fire. >> reporter: police spent hours tonight trying to piece together this sudden outbreak of violence. >> i heard about three gunshots go off.
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>> reporter: gunshots at the height of rush hour as a 44-year-old man was waiting for the bus but found himself in the crossfire. >> it was crazy. >> after ward i see people running. >> reporter: police believe the shooting was targeted at one of the victims, a 21-year-old man hit in the leg. other victims minding his own business when he took a bullet in the chest. police searched for surveillance video but said despite several cameras in the area none captured this shooting. they're hoping witnesses will come forward to help them crack this case. >> the world is not as safe as you think it is. >> both victims are expected to survive their injuries. in the meantime police have not said if they have a suspect or even a motive in this case. live outside the 69 precinct station house in canarsie, josh einiger, channel 7 eyewitness news. we have shocking new video tonight showing a man viciously beaten with a bat. just got
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victim. landing several blows. it happened early sunday morning in the mount hope section. a third man can be seen yelling at the victim. all appear to be wearing security uniforms. that victim in the hospital. a bad bet for daily fantasy sports. a judge denying a request from the two largest websites to block the attempt to shut them down. draftkings and fanduel sought a restraining order against schneiderman. straight ahead on eyewitness news at 11:00, a plane filled with puppies bound for new york. these adorable dogs escaping death and tonight we'll show you how you can give them a loving home. >> a tragic tale becomes one man's second chance. a badly burned firefighter gets a new face right here in new york. >> i'm meteorologist lee goldberg. near 70 in spots today. we're now down to 54.
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new at 11:00, a second chance at life. 100 adorable puppies once slated to be euthanized now saved from animal shelters in california. the small breed dogs arriving by plane to long island about an hour ago. joe torres tweeted this photo of the few pups on their cross-country journey. he was there when they landed in farmingdale. >> it was a six-hour journey for about 100 small breed dogs who traveled not only from los angeles but from death to life. >> unfortunately the fate of these dogs, many of them faced euthanasia in municipal shelters in california. >> reporter: is the city shelters were overcrowded by the small breed dogs. to free up the much needed space in the shelters and to spare the dogs' lives, the wings of rescue plane picked up the pups and brought them to long island.
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shelter workers transferred the jet lagged dogs on to the animal league's two mobile adoption units. >> then we take them back to north shore where they'll be fed, watered, and rest for the evening. then tomorrow we start up with the grooming, the vetting. >> reporter: the mission now of course is to find loving homes for these new arrivals which include chihuahuas, terriers, and other small breeds. >> we're excited we're starting our season of thanks with this first rescue here tonight. and bringing these hundred dogs in. >> reporter: and there are more on the way. another 250 dogs, cats, kittens, puppies of all shapes and sizes will be here in the next few days from places like georgia, virginia, and tennessee. they'll all be ready for adoption next week. in farmingdale, joe torres, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> a lot of loving homes out there. if you want to know how you can adopt one of those pups, you can find a link on abc7ny.com.
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a badly burned and disfigured firefighter. doctors here in new york performing the most extensive face transplant ever. a firefighter from mississippi ran in to a house fire 15 years ago. now he's had the most radical face transplant in the world. 26-hour surgery happened last august. dr. eduardo rodriguez just now going public. >> we had an emotional exchange when our team took him to macy's to buy clothes and for him it was so remarkable that no one stared at him, no one looked at him. >> can you imagine? 100 members of the surgery team. the donor, 26 -year-old david killed in a bicycle accident. his mom didn't hesitate to donate his face. one reason, her son's dream was always to become a firefighter. my honor tonight to mc a benefit for holocaust survivors. tens of thousands of them living in the new york area. a third living in poverty. tonight in
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midtown a benefit to raise money. the actor michael douglas was there. nobel peace prize winner. the group raising more than $30 million over the years to help survivors of the holocaust who are now living in poverty. lee was there with me. so emotional and >> very inspiring when you listen to him. i could have listened all night. turning now to weather. getting mild out . >> it was mild all day, now a you definitely morning. heavy coat tomorrow morning. outside tonight, beautiful manhattan. another day where november was just nowhere to be found in terms of normal temperatures in the low to mid 50s. some 15 degrees above the air is northeast wind at 10 to 20. that's a big change from the northwest wind we had which was mild all day. pressure on the rise. 67 in new york city. average, 54. we're still actually
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at that right now but headed down to our normal low of 42. there are your sunrise and sunset times. for a pretty sunny and bright tuesday. temperatures tumbling tonight. we fight for 50 degrees tomorrow. clouds will be gathering wednesday. i feel like that's a mainly dry day. then rain will come in on thursday. seasonable by friday. cool-down on sunday . 37, monticello. 46, cold springs. so the chill y air seeping down the hudson valley. long island, lower 50s. 54, belmar. 54 in newark. it's 38 in albany. coming right down the throughway on the northeast wind. 42 by morning. 30s, widespread in the suburbs and a chilly breeze. then only upper 40s and lower 50s during the afternoon despite the fact we have a lot of sunshine around. hard to tell there's a front around. you can look at the winds and for sure there's the front over cape may. chilly air coming in. it fends
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off most of these clouds tomorrow. you'll only see a couple high clouds from time to time. then we turn our attention to this huge storm over the middle of the country. this will really consolidate and we'll look at rain coming in the day during thursday. look at the numbers out the door tomorrow morning. 33, newburg. 40, islip. definitely a chilly morning tomorrow. a lot of sunshine and a pretty day but a lot cooler. here comes the clouds on wednesday. dry during the day. then we turn our attention to this rain which i think comes in late morning on thursday. clear and chilly tomorrow morning at 42. 30s in the suburbs. much cooler. sunshine for the most part. couple patchy high clouds and 52. you're looking at 14, 15 degrees cooler than today. 44 tomorrow night and partly cloudy skies. here's your 7-day. a lot of clouds on wednesday. thursday, i think that rain will spare the morning commute but it definitely gets in here mid to late morning. heaviest in the afternoon. could be spotty flooding for the evening commute. things will dry out on friday.
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look at sunday. 49 degrees. might be a sprinkle or flurry north and west. then we'll warm it up again for thanksgiving. bill evans will have an update on the forecast in the morning. >> flurry. that's all i can think about. coming up next, the word of the year and it isn't a word at all. >> and your morning cup of coffee. can it lead to a longer life? >> but first let's check in with our pal jimmy kimmel. >> liam hemsworth, tracy ellen ross, james bond himself, daniel craig is here. mashup monday with music from j now only ford offers $750 black friday bonus cash on select vehicles, on top of ford friends and neighbors pricing. that doesn't happen every day. make black friday hassle-free with low prices on ford cars, trucks and suvs. and get $750 dollars black friday bonus cash on select ford vehicles,
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drank more coffee had a lower risk of early death. the link was not as strong for people who had more than five cups a day. >> guilty. oxford dictionary announcing 2015's word of the year. except this is not even a word. it's an emoji. specifically the tears of joy face. oxford said the emojis exploded globally this year. they explore a core aspect of living in a digital world. it's found in 20% of all emoji use in the united states and united kingdom. rob powers up next with sports. >> i don't think i've ever used an emoji in my life. >> never? >> i've not used that one. let's talk football . he's been one of the giants' best players for a couple years now. the receiver lets us know his season is done. you'll hear cruz talk
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the rest of the season, mr. cruz is out. >> first we'd like to thank you for sending all your emojis. now we get to the injury. needs surgery. he needs to heal then he needs to sit out. victor cruz coming back from a knee injury ended up hurting his calf muscle and the long road back takes another detour. he'll have season ending surgery in a season that never really started for cruz making his announcement on the bleacher report website. >> i'm excited for that process and hope you guys don't lose faith in me because i haven't lost faith in myself. >> hasn't played since october of 2014. has a 5-year, $43 million contract. no date announced for the surgery. giants on their bye week. nfc east leaders at 5-5. let's get to baseball. it is awards week. the rookies of the year get things started tonight in american league, it's that guy. astros shortstop carlos correa. 22 home runs, 68 rbi, 14 stolen bases. big part
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appearance in a decade. youngest position player in the bigs. just turned 21. and we talked about the national league winner on eyewitness news at 6:00. kris bryant, unanimous choice. noah syndergaard fourth in the voting. terry collins a finalist in the national league. willie mays and yogi berra will be honored at the white house next week with the presidential medal of freedom. the nation's highest civilian award. there are among 17 recipients named. berra won 10 world series rings. he also served in the navy during world war ii. the ceremony comes up next tuesday. the iened allers -- the islanders back in brooklyn. the french national anthem, french flag and a pregame moment of silence after the attacks in paris, then hockey. the isles
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won 2-3. in california, heck of a game for john taveras. halak had 31 saves. college basketball now. st. john's back in action at home. this is the opening round of the maui classic so aloha. visitors up from maryland. red storm, 1-0. gives way to federico. couple of freshmen. st. john's up 9 at halftime. spin move and in then to finish things up, christian jones. st. john's 2-0. 75-53 win tonight for coach mullen. he's 2-0. u conn women opening their season tonight ranked number 1 in the nation playing at number 7 ohio state. gabby williams with the steal there. moriah jefferson with the basket. they outscore them 26-9.
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