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the nypd on high alert because of an old video rereleased tonight by isis. good evening at 11:00. i'm sade baderinwa. >> and i'm bill ritter. we're expecting a news conference any minute now from new york city authorities including the police commissioner. the news conference in response to this regurgitated isis propaganda video with pictures of new york city posted last spring, now posted again with new images from the paris attacks. not a new video but certainly new worries. >> here's a live picture from the times square precinct where the news conference will take place any moment. josh einiger in times square right now where security is tight. >> it isn't everyday police commissioner bill bratton schedules a press conference at 11:00 at night. security as high as can be, with isis trying yet again to intimidate new yorkers. >> reporter: a week now before thanksgiving and tonight was the
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and sounds of the holidays become impossible to ignore, from the unveiling at the windows at bloomingdale's to the first rockette show. the season has officially kicked off. the nypd now showing unprecedented muscle. paramilitary cops in the most visible of places. for a city well accustomed to counterterrorism, it's still pretty jarring from sharon. >> scary that they're standing there with guns like that. >> reporter: but in the wake of the massacre in paris, now there's something else that will scare you. isis rereleased a propaganda video that first showed up online in april which includes images of times square and herald square. if something does happen nypd says hundreds of highly trained cops are ready and tens of thousands of others
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ready to back them up. >> i'm told police commissioner extraordinarily important to show up here. on his own in public in times square to make the case there was no threat, nothing to be concerned about. we're expecting to hear from him any minute. he'll show up at that podium and when that happens we'll bring it to you. josh einiger, channel 7 eyewitness news. now to those dramatic and chilling new pictures of the terrorists turning the streets of paris in to killing fields. eyewitness news reporter jim dolan in paris with that story and the latest on a deadly and dramatic search today for terror suspects. >> how frightening is this, it took less than a week after the worst terrorist attack on french soil since world war ii, for the authorities to uncover a heavily armed cell of terrorists ready to strike all over again. they disrupted that cell. they are certain of that.
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don't know is if they caught the guy they were looking for. >> an your knees you can hear the police shouting in french, and show me your back. in the rough and tumble suburb of paris. it was about to get much rougher. a barrage of gunfire between police and suspected terrorists kept people pinned down in their homes for hours today as there were so many explosions, people were wondering if their homes would collapse beneath them. >> boom, boom, boom. >> reporter: i jumped out of bed, he says. opened my window and put my head outside. police yelled no, shut the window. hunting the most wanted man in europe, 27-year-old abdelhamid abaaoud, the man police say planned and executed the deadly attacks here in paris last friday.
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another terror cell ready to strike. the french prosecutor said with the weaponry they had and analyst militaristic organizational structure, the group was preparing. the daily mail published photographs from last friday's shooting. in one you can see the shooter opening fire in to a crowded cafe. another, a woman runs inside for her life and after the gunman returns to look over the cafe and leaves, other women get up and run when they feel the coast is clear. >> listening now to the mayor and police commissioner bratton at times square. >> it's important to note that there is no credible and specific threat against new york city. nypd has been working very, very closely with the fbi and our other federal partners. i repeat, there's no specific and credible threat against new york city. it's crucial that
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business recognizing the nypd is providing extraordinary protection to the people of the city. 35,000 members strong. and just in this last week we've initiated the first wave of our new critical response command which will grow to 500-plus officers specifically dedicated to antiterrorism activities. these officers who have been assigned in the last months will be specifically trained, equipped, and armed to handle any terrorist threat. and be part of our overall efforts of the nypd to prevent terrorism in coordination with our federal partners. the people of new york city can rest assured that extraordinary efforts are being made every single day to keep them safe. this is the finest police force in this nation.
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police force has protected this city against terrorist threats and it will continue to do so. i want to say one other thing. remind all new york ers we can depend on the nypd and at the same time every resident of this city can help the nypd. we have a phrase. if you see something, say something. that phrase is very meaningful. if you see something you think is suspicious, a package left unattended, or if you hear information that you believe the nypd should have, please immediately call 911 or alert a police officer. that kind of information, those leads can be very, very helpful to the nypd and help them do the good work they do. with that i'm proud to introduce our commissioner, bill bratton. >> thank you, mr. mayor. echoing the mayor 's comments that there is, as we
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city in america that is better prepared to defend and protect against a terrorist attack. we work tirelessly to ensure that, continuously upgrading capabilities and our systems. the events of today that have raised concern being quite frankly there is nothing new about that video. new york obviously remains one of the top terrorist targets in the world. that video, our review of it, it looks like has been produced, a mismash of videos, one in august directed against germany, one in october directed against israel, and 19 seconds of about a 5-and-a-half-minute video released today at seas of new york. in new york we understand that we are a terrorist target. it reflects the importance of the city.
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understanding that the city places great importance on the safety of new yorkers and the almost 16 million visitors who come to the city. as we move in to this time of year of great celebration and great activity in new york, the thanksgiving day parade, the lighting of the christmas tree in rockefeller center, the holiday celebrations that will bring millions in to this city, people can feel comfortable coming in to this city enjoying themselves, celebrate, be aware, but do not be afraid. the nypd will protect you. the nypd working in close close cooperation with the fbi and other government colleagues, and with the great, great assistance of the residents of this great city that we will keep it safe. we cannot be intimidated. and that's what terrorists seek to do. they seek to create fear. they seek to intimidate. we will not
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will not live in fear. thank you. >> you've been listening to mayor de blasio and police commissioner bratton who just said we will not live in fear. there is no threat. this is a regurgitated tape with nothing new says the commissioner and we should go about says the mayor our normal business. but still an extraordinary new conference at 11:00 in times square by both the mayor and commissioner of the nypd trying to calm fears of new yorkers after the paris attacks. turning now to other news of the night, new at 11:00, a local restaurant in new jersey selling a lot more than hot wings. a secret menu offering up drugs to go. four employees now under arrest tonight after police swept in. eyewitness news reporter aj ross in englewood. >> this is a very well known fast food restaurant here in the
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heart of inglewood and tonight its doors are closed after a collaborative effort between the department of health and police led to a major bust. four employees working were arrested for selling drugs, untaxed tobacco products, as well as a host of stolen property. >> i've had my suspicions. but i try to keep as far away from it as possible. >> reporter: an epicenter of problems is how police describe crown fish and chicken, a staple investigators say was a magnet for crime. anonymous tips prompted the health department to send a minor here saturday to buy cigarettes. when police followed up with a raid days later what they uncovered was much more than secret recipes. >> literally thousands and thousands of pieces of drug paraphernalia not only related to marijuana but also crack cocaine. >> reporter: in all detectives recovered over 100 bags of marijuana.
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in addition to other drug paraphernalia, stolen electronics and 16,000 untaxed tobacco products from out of state. police arrested these four store employees tuesday who they discovered were undocumented immigrants from bangladesh, along with recovering $20 ,000 in cash. it's a huge bust neighbors say is already making a huge difference in this small community. >> do you see an improvement? >> this is ours. >> every day when i came home from work, usually have to walk in the street just to get by. now i walk down the street, i can walk on the sidewalk. >> of course there's no one on the corner. it's empty. it's quiet. and that's what we need. >> police say this investigation is ongoing and more arrests and charges could be pending. live tonight in new jersey, aj ross, channel 7 eyewitness news. drunk and dangerous. a woman arrest ed after cops say
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new at 11:00, a bizarre story. a woman drunk steals a taxi cab parked in front of an nypd precinct. >> the passenger was out of control and thus began quite a ride in a stolen taxi. >> mapping it all out for us, here's eyewitness news reporter stacey sager. >> reporter: 50-year-old ronald dazier has been driving a cab in new york city for 15 years now, seeing plenty of drunk passengers, but none who have actually tried to steal his cab. according to a criminal complaint, that's exactly what happened after 27-year-old real estate broker and a female companion got in to his cab in
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the wee hours of friday morning. it all started when he picked up the two women here on washington street and little west they asked to go to 23rd and lex. that's when they got a bit hazy. >> they don't know where they're going. >> reporter: new destination, 21st and 1st. according to ronald, when he stopped here at 21st and first, the two women actually got out of his cab and tried to get in to another taxi until he warned that cabbie they were drunk. then he says it was 51st and first, and you get the picture. in an effort to help them he diverted the trip to the 13th precinct. but just as they got out, tabares got in, stealing the cab. then she was nabbed by police just five blocks up. ronald's bad night didn't end there. >> they throw up twice in my car. twice. >> did they ever pay the fare.
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never paid the fare. >> reporter: she will be paying for her alleged mistake. she's now charged with grand larceny and dwi and she's due in criminal court on thursday. in midtown, stacey sager, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> told you it was a bizarre story. way. evening commute is much worse than the morning commute. >> no doubt about it. more like driz zle then it gets steadier during the afternoon. mild. such a great night. meanwhile we're think ing holiday season because the empire state building is lit in christmas colors. we're at 57 right now. wind is out of the southeast. humidity increasing. barometer still high. high today 58. 5 degrees above average. still on pace for the warmest november on record. more than halfway through. there are your sunrise and sunset times on a rainy thursday. average rainfall through the 18th, 2 and 1/3rd inches. we're running a deficit over an inch and a half. we'll carve in to that a little bit tomorrow. only drizzle by dawn.
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really minor issue s for the morning commute. the steadiest is in the afternoon. first part of tomorrow night, might last longer than 10:00 east of new york city. balmy tomorrow. in the 60s . light rain coast. gusty winds can go to 30 at times. about an inch of rain on average. maybe a little more. for the plan ner, drizzle early. lighter rain, more widespread by midday. gusty winds in the afternoon. heavier rain in the afternoon right on the commute time and in to tomorrow evening. right now radar and satellite, couple sprinkles developing over northwest new jersey. there are steadier showers to the west. the heavier rain waits till afternoon and has to come all the way up here from the carolinas. watch the futurecast here. spotty light rain and drizzle. nothing terribly heavy. it's more widespread by midday. rain intensity shouldn't be too bad. we're getting pockets of moderate if not heavier rainfall in to the evening hours. maybe a bit of rain or thunder south and east of new york city.
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is over the east end and shifting away by early friday morning. so it's windy and wet, 64 tomorrow. friday, any early sun. turning colder over the weekend. breezy and mild, 7:00 patchy light rain, drizzle. 59. up to 64 and getting windy tomorrow. warmer. afternoon. in to the first part of tomorrow night is when the rain is heaviest. your 7-day saturday, clouds and sunshine. on sunday, an early shower. colder in to early next week. then we're going to warm it up and i like how it's looking for holiday travel on getaway wednesday. bill evans will have an update tomorrow morning. coming up next, is the key to a happier relationship more sex? the answer may surprise you. or not. plus, a nuew -- plus, a new video of a tour bus with no brakes and out of control. first, let's listen to jimmy kimmel and who he's got on the show tonight and goodbye.
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a story tonight that is both heartbreaking and in the best sense of the word, amazing. the long married mother and father of former nfl football quarterback doug flutie dying other. flutie posting on facebook this photo of his parents, saying, quoting, they say you can die of a broken heart, and i believe it. the 1984 heisman trophy winner said his father died of a heart attack and less than an hour later his mother also had a the two were married for 56 years. dramatic new video of a runaway tour bus loaded with
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control down a crowded street. the speeding bus hit a bicycle and other vehicles before crashing in to a construction site. we just got this video from the san francisco bus lake union square area. nearly two dozen people were hurt. the driver claims his brakes failed. here's one for you in tonight's health alert. does having more sex make you happier? a new study found having more sex does make people happier but to a point. researchers found couples who have sex once a week were just as happy as couples who with had sex several days a week. people who increased their frequency of sex to once a week were happier than those who tripled their income. >> if you do both you're really happen. [ -- you're really happy. [ laughter ] the results are in. we've got all the details for you plus the nets trying to do something they haven't done since last weekend.
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if the nets should win two in a row, they'd have to have calls to break them up. >> maybe a parade. something like that . last night the mets took down the first place hawks in a last second win over atlanta. tonight they're trying to take that momentum with them on the road and win back-to-back games for the first time this season. the nets were keeping it close in the 1st half. off the inbounds, jefferson the steal. in for the one handed dunk. nets would lead at the break. batum finish would 23 points. hornets up by 4. another good night by thaddeus young. a 3-point game but the hornets would then pull away late. jeremy lin a big reason why. the former knick with a really weird haircut. mine 9 points in the 4th. the nets fall. major league baseball awards got interesting today with the winners of the tightest race revealed for the best
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pitchers in the league. jake arrieta was a force in the second half of the season. he finished with an amazing .75 e.r.a. in his final 15 starts as he led chicago to the nlcs. arrieta beat out dodgers co-aces zach greinke and clayton kershaw. in the american league it was dallas keuchel. the astros bearded star had 2.48 e.r.a. all season. enough to easily beat david price who finished in second place in the voting. he may have had surgery just five days ago but ryan fitzpatrick is not expected to miss a beat for the jets who traveled to houston on sunday. gang green's quarterback on the field with the team where he did some throwing but different practice as he does recover from that surgery to repair a torn ligament in his nonthrowing thumb. fitzpatrick is expected to do more work tomorrow as he works his way back to game form but the qb is confident he's going to play on sunday.
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unexpected in there. things are on schedule right now. >> fitz is able to come back and be able to perform at a high level and play then obviously he'll go this weekend. tomorrow night it's an eastern conference finals rematch hockey style as the red hot rangers arrive in tampa to face the team that knocked them out of the stanley cup playoffs last year. the lightning. this time the blue shirts are the ones on a role. new york off to its best start in franchise history. they've won nine straight and earned at least a point in 13 straight games. >> this early in the year i understand we're trying to improve and fine tune our game but at the same time win games. there's a lot of positive but our group is pretty focused at the same time. tiger woods insists his playing career is not over but his post playing career possibly has already started. today the former top ranked golfer in the world was named assistant captain for next year's united states ryder cup team but if
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