he did yell allahu akbar when he was and preended. reporter: the president tweeted about ways happening in new york city. this is the full quote. in new york city it looks like another attack by a very sick and deranged person. law enforcement is following this closely. not in the usa! the president tweeting saying it looks like another attack by a very sick and deranged person. law enforcement is following this closely. then in all caps the. not in the usa! in the last 45 minutes fox's justice department producer confirmed not only is federal law enforcement involved, it's a joint fbi-nypd investigation. if the fbi is investigating this as terrorism, the federal law enforcement confirmed the driver when he got out of that home depot rental truck was yelling alloyelling -- was yelling allau akbar. liz: steve, 29-year-old suspect, two handguns. they recovered a paintball gun and bb gun. we need your reaction to that. the new york city mayor and governor said new york city is a city of freedom and democracy and it is a target. >> if the

described by police, running around, shouting, according to multiple witnesses allahu akbar, which is "god is great" in arabic. being taken down by police. we believe in this area, he was running around. you see police. this is the west side highway, southbound lanes. that would be northbound lanes of the west side highway. because of the way the shadows are going. this is the scene in that neighborhood that appears to be southbound traffic. southbound traffic pretty much gridlock in lower manhattan, getting up to one of the bridges. this is a chopper from wnyw, the fox chopper. you can see in this intersection, i am not sure which intersection but i know that is southbound lanes of the west side highway. you can see the shadows going away from the screen. they are telling me. >> to cross the street to help the kids. we walked over, i see a home depot pickup truck mashed into a street post. two people laying on the ground with sheets covered. they appeared to look like they had been run over. >> were they in the middle of the west side highway or the edge? stick with they were in the

>> can you confirm that the suspect said "allahu akbar" or anything to that effect? if so, is that the only indication that this might be an act of terrorism? >> yeah, he did make a statement when he exited the vehicle, and if you just look at the m.o. of the attack, that's consistent with what's been going on. so that along with the statement has enabled us to label this a terrorist event. no, not right now. >> do you have his nationality? was there any intelligence leading up to this if it was something in the works? >> yeah, again, two hours old. we'll update you as we go on. lenny? >> who is in charge of the investigation? >> it's being conducted jointly with the nypd and the fbi. [ inaudible question ] >> from florida? i'm not going to go into that. yep, john? [ inaudible question ] >> john, not right now, no. yes? >> were you able to secure the west side highway path -- >> after the times square incident, i talked about this, any incident that happens in new york or happens in the country or happens around the world, we have to learn from that so of course we'r

witnesses say he was shouting "allahu akbar!" again, meaning as we unfortunately all now know god is great in arabic. he was running through traffic carrying weapons, police now say at least two of them were a bb gun and a paint ball gun. a police officer on the scene shot the terrorist. shot him in the abdomen, he's been taken to a nearby hospital. authorities say they are they have no reason to believe there are other individuals involved in this attack, according to law enforcement authorities. they say halloween festivities including a parade in lower manhattan will go on tonight, but of course with heightened security. president trump tweeted "in new york city. it looks like another sick attack by a deranged person. law enforcement is following this closely. not in the u.s.a.! we must not allow isis to return to our country after defeating them in the east. reporter: security is tight in this area. not far from the world trade center and the freedom tower. the parade which is just a few blocks to the north of here. we heard

authorities say he was reportedly shouting "allahu akbar. "tonight, this picture of the suspect, obtain bid abc news. she in custody at this hour. and abc's gio benitez leads us off from the scene. >> reporter: tonight, terror in downtown manhattan. this man accused of turning a truck into a deadly weapon. >> we've got multiple casualties. mass casualty situation here. >> reporter: at 3:05 p.m., a white truck plowing into pedestrians, killing at least eight. eye witnesses saying the driver mowed through a popular bike path, hitting more pelds and cyclists, slamming into cars and crumpling bikes. at least 15 more injured as he barrelled through roughly three-quarters of a mile. his truck colliding with a school bus. >> he kept doing all the way down, full speed. and then the next thing, all i heard was, like, nine, ten gunshots. >> reporter: this cell phone video showing the driver limping after getting out of the truck, its front end completely smashed. he's 408ding what turned out to be two fake guns. sources telling abc news he shouted "al

sources telling abc news the suspect screamed "allahu akbar." abc news reporting that the suspect is identified as 29-year-old man from florida. the truck which was a rental from home depot hit a school bus after running down the bike path hurting two adults and two children there. >> today there is a loss of innocent life in lower manhattan. dead and injured going about their days enjoying the sun. greatest magnitude. >> president trump tweeting new york city, looks like another attack by aic sick and deranged person. law enforcement following this closely. not in the usa, he says. despite the horrifying number of the people kill and injured here it could have been far worse. an officer stationed nearby stopped the carnage moments after it began. we'll continue to monitor for the latest. nancy chen, abc7 news. michelle: a lot of folks calling that heroic officer a hero tonight. this statement coming from the d.c. police department. they said as a law enforcement agency responsible for protecting the nation's capitol we are actively working in c

akbar, allahu akbar, during this incident. which is now leading authorities to believe that this is as a result that this is now a terrorism case and i'm just getting an update now that the fbi istakingoverthiscase because it appears now that this is terrorism. >> the arabic chant allahu akbar, god is great. sometimes said under the most beautiful of circumstances and too often we hear it being said in moments like this. general clapper, when you were director of national intelligence, you had afternoons like the one that the director of national intelligence dan coats is having right now. what goes through your mind? and what are the actions that you're ordering the intelligence agencies to take? >> well, one incident that comes to mind by the boston marathon attack. and of course the first reports as we've seen here very graphically always some confusion and inconsistency. one key thing, i think, though, will happen is whether this person was on anyone's radar scope, either the fbi and/or nypd. and then, of course, the ques

case publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity said witnesses told police the attacker yelled, allahu akbar! god is great in arabic, as he got out of the truck. >> a lots of females screamed and thought it was halloween. it was an eerie scream. there was one female that i saw she must have seen it happen. >> it was an act of terror a particularly cowardly act of terror, aimed at innocent civilians. aimed at people going about their lives. who had no idea what was going to hit them.>> there is no evidence to some the suggest a wider plot or scheme. >> we understand he was in a rented truck from home depot in jersey city. just west of new york city across the hudson river. the attack happened a few blocks of the world trade center site and memorial. and near a community college and high school. president donald j. trump has been briefed on the attack. on twitter, president donald trump called it another attack by a very sick and deranged person and declared, not in the u.s.a. cities around the globe have been on alert against attacks by extremists in vehicles. the islamic state has been

allahu akbar. >> allahu akbar. >> i'm going to take the proper steps that i need to take to keep myself some good brothers instead of insulating myself around the people who i used to deal with who do things that i don't agree with anymore. >> at the end of the service, i witness something quite moving. kareem is approached by brother after brother. some new faces and others old friends. >> i'm inspired, man. i'm just glad to be able to be here, man. >> he even bumps into some men who, like him, have served time. the men immediately welcome kareem into the fold. >> when it's fitness, i got a partner. >> that's what i mean. i need that. >> it seems the new brotherhood is forming fast. >> when you turn your life and heart around, the sky's the limit. the brother is next. it's his time to shine. we're more than confident it's going to be beautiful. brother kareem, and it's no dream. >> islam gives their life meaning and their life meaning is that mission to uplift others. it's about raising people up, making them better, making them better people. >> so this was the first time you've been

suspected attacker taken down by police, law enforcement screaming allahu akbar after the crash. major story developing that could be the deadliest terror attack in new york city since 9/11. we have it all covered. >> announcer: "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening it's kind of attack law enforcement here have feared and expected, using a tactic become all too common around the world, a truck as a deadly weapon. mayor of new york city calling attack an act of terror. driver speeding down a bike path in lower manhattan, using truck to barrel over everyone and everything in his way and apparently cause as much carnage as he could. at least eight people dead, over a dozen more injured this halloween night. as parents and children head out trick or treating, authorities on high alert. heard from new york's governor a short time ago. >> the new terrorist tactic, which they've called for publicly, are these lone wolves who commit an act of terror. we're not going to let them win. >> we have it all covered tonight, including details just coming in on the suspected attack

nbc news is reporting he shouted allahu akbar during the attack. moments ago, mayor bill de blasio appeared with the governor and investigators to update the investigation and to calm the nation. >> we have lived with this before. we felt the pain before. we feel the pain today. but we go forward together and we go forward stronger than ever. we're not going to let them win. >> now, there is supposed to be a major halloween parade in new york city tonight. we are told it will go on with extra security. but today's incident absolutely making parents around the country a little more wary about getting outside later tonight. our jackie benson is in georgetown tonight checking out security there. she'll have a live report coming up. leon, wendy, that is the very latest here at the live desk. now let's send it back to you guys. >> all right, thank you, mark. >>> a huge fun ral procession followed a fire truck that carried a casket today of a fallen prince george's county fire fighter. president and assistant chief john burns, he died suddenly from a med

great reporter, he doesn't miss a report, that he is reporting now that the perpetrator did yell "allahuar!" as soon as he was captured. >> yeah. david: it took two bullets to stop him. seems to be at the very least, this was an active perpetrator. this was no accident. >> lord no, it was no accident. we're seeing a changing face of evil. in my business now i have to be concerned about bombs and knives and guns and now trucks, and now snipers and soon, drones. and, you know, not too long ago the fbi, jttf in new york city stopped an attack much more serious than this one having intelligence. that is the key to this stuff, do we have intelligence? this case we did not. fortunately one of the finest police departments in the world is new york city. they can respond to these things and limit damage. but without, some kind of a information that gets to the right authorities you can't stop these things. we have to be very vigilant very careful in our every day business. david: danny, forgive me for interrupting. these are live shots of some injured carted in ambulances and being taken off. th

pellet guns at the scene and two accounts now from law enforcement and witnesses of the yelling of allahu akhbar. >> we've seen terrorists around the world use fake guns, real guns. we've seen they will use hoax bombs as well. we've seen the vehicle attacks. this guy was clearly suicidal. he knew he would be confronted by the police if he is mowing everybody down. he knows he's holding handguns. he knows what police officers will do in a situation like that. they'll shoot they will. so is he an inspired actor? on the internet? i think that's very likely. we don't know. is he a one off guy, not a directed attack by a real direct connection to isis or al qaeda? more likely it is an inspired attack. a lone mad dog doing this attack. i think they're on his game here. they'll be interviewing him and he'll be singing like he's a broadway play because he's trying to tell them why did he there and give all his reasons. that's why he's yelling in the street, his reasons for his mass murder. >> you're speaking to not only the potential motive but also what we know about the suspect. limited at this

radicalized by most people but he does not happen in the fact you see a tad these two men shouting allahu akbar which sort of. cans also to indicate that this was a. had islamic terrorism. and is a bad mood say reporting for us from paris thank you thank you. now on sundays when does legal action by and shaky start to the season continued against how to belly with interim coach release and you're replacing sacked predecessor carlo ancelotti in the dug out by and raced into an early lead thanks to a month's homo's header on ten minutes. doubled by its lead just after half time but the defending champions failed to close out the game well in school twice within five minutes through andre duda and salomon kalou to snatch a comeback two two draw. and on a saturday newly promoted hanover travelled to gladbach the visitors have been at the season surprise package remaining undefeated in their first six bundesliga matches but bloodbath were reeling from a six one defeat to dortmund last weekend and looking to bounce back in front of their home crowd. kind of a made the fans wait for the answer k

when someone yells allahu akbar in public, when somebody mows down pedestrians. following the advice of the isis isis -- i'm convinced this was an isis attack. >> bret: looking at the web of connections this guy may have had. >> we want to know if anyone else, is anyone else involved, if further conspiracy? with the halloween parade tonight, also this is near the marathon sunday. i know they are scrubbing everything they have right now to ensure there is no one else connected. >> bret: how significant that he is still alive? many times, we've seen the attacker get killed or kill himself. he was shot, we are told by a police officer but he's been treated. >> law enforcement, prosecution, intelligent standpoint, very important. because of the information in his head. when the boston bomber was shot and killed, we lost that intelligence of what he was doing, radicalizing. direction from raqqa, syria, pakistan? he has a lot of information in his head to, and that's the kind of information we will be getting to the bottom of through interrogation. >> bret: i know it's

the attacker then got out of his van, stabbed and killed another woman and yelled "allahu akbar" beforeed him. in june 3, terrorist used a van to plow into pedestrians on the london bridge and then got out and began stabbing people in pubs and bars along the bridge. in all, seven were killed, 48 injured. in march, a british citizen who pledged allegiance to isis drove into pedestrians along the westminster bridge in central london, killing 4, injuring 50. that attacker got out of the vehicle and fatally stabbed an off-duty police officer before being shot and killed by police. we have also had deadly vehicle attacks in paris, sweden, berlin, and don't forget in this country last november when an ohio state student of somali descent plowed his car into a crowd of students and then stabbed him with a butcher knife, injuring 11. if the suspect shot and killed. of course the deadliest vehicle attack happened in july of 2016 in nice, france, when a tunisian national drove a large truck through a crowd of people celebrating bastille day, killing 86, injuring more than 500. recently, and isis

radicalized by move people but he does not happen in the pack you see it happening to him and shouting allahu akbar which sort of. cans also to indicate that this was a. had islamic terrorism. and is a bad mood say reporting for us from paris thank you. in sunday's been does a good action by and shaky start of the season continued against had to bury him with interim coach when he said you're replacing sacked. a lot in the dugout mind raced into an early lead thanks to a month's homo's header on ten minutes of eleven doubled buy ins lead just after halftime of the defending champions failed to close out the game twice within five minutes through andre dude at salomon kalou to snatch a comeback a two two draw on this now take a look at all the results so far this weekend while in sunday's late match lights it defeated struggling alone while earlier in the day beat hoffenheim three two as we saw and came back to draw with byron two two on saturday dortmund one in our blood or so one over and over to one frankfurt left it late against to go out to mark their first home win forsberg and minds sha

sources telling abc news the suspect screamed "allahu akbar."bc news reporting that the suspect is identified as 29-year-old man from florida. the truck which was a rental from home depot hit a school bus after running down the bike path hurting two adults and two children there. >> today there is a loss of innocent life in lower manhattan. dead and injured going about their days enjoying the sun.

there are reports that he had shouted allahu akbar at some point during this tragedy. we don't know yet. police weren't able to ask answer for us whether this person has a criminal history. was he arrested for anything before, any run-ins with the law. police officers a at this point are also checking for traffic cameras. they are checking and interviewing witnesses. they are also looking a a the what you're seeing in the center of your screen that rented home depot truck. where exactly did they rent it from, what type of information did he use to rent that. so this is just the tip of the iceberg of this investigation of 8 people dying, 15 others being injured. >> such a tragedy in new york city. nbc 10's harry hairston was already in new york city when this all happened at 3:00. he is now on the scene on the phone. when we last spoke with you not too long ago, there are a lot of people around you. you described the scene as chaotic. a lot going on. tell us what is going on where you are right now. >> right now, they may have removed that truck from the scene. there ar

it had children, at least three children inside, and the driver allegedly screamed allahu akbar while carrying two fake weapons. the suspect described as somebody who looks like he was of middle east origin and is being treated currently at bellevue hospital. but that is now the first report that somebody or that the driver of this rental truck was gming allahu akbar and allegedly did target that school bus. so, we now have people who have been mowed down on the bike path and we don't noef if any children were injured as a result of the crash into the school bus. we would also make the point the si again, the fbi joint terrorism task force joining the investigation along with the n.y.p.d. >> and, tom, thank you for that. and what we may be seeing is something that authorities also are constantly concerned about, an asymmetrical type attack if in fact that's what this was on a day that they were preparing for the massive security of a halloween parade, this happens a few blocks away. and what might be considered a less threatening area. i've done many, many, many, many miles on this bi

authorities say he shouted allahu akbar during the assault and had a criminal record. in edmonton canada a 30 year old man is under investigation for ties to terrorism. police say he hit a police officer with a car outside a football game last night, and then stabbed the officer. later they say he mowed down four people in a separate attack. an isis flag was found in one of his vehicles. all of the victims are recovering. coming up next, chaos in spain. the violent crackdown on cattalans trying to vote for independence. >> quijano: police in spain today unleashed a violent crackdown on cattalans trying to vote for independence, jonathan vigliotti is following this in our london bureau. >> reporter: spanish riot police moved in after local catalonia police refused to crack down on voters across the region. some officers aggressively ripped people away from polling sites. others fired rubber bullets. catalonia police say more than 450 people were injured in the clashes. but this national show of force backed by the anti-independent spanish prime minister mariano rajoy wa

witnesses say he was holding two fake guns and screaming allahu akbar. an officer confronted him, shot him in the stomach. >> a u.s. counterterrorism official tells nbc news the intelligence community is unaware of any claims of responsibility in the attack at this time. we will keep working this story and we'll bring you updates right here on news4 and on the nbc washington app. >> a power struggle in puerto rico, 70 % of the people there still in the dark. more than one month after hurricane maria ravaged that region. tonight the governor of puerto rico is standing by his decision to cancel that $300 million contract with white fish energy out of montana to repair the power grid on the storm-battered island. there are also reports the fbi is investigating that contract as questions swirl over how a small-town company with only deal to begin with. >> and the coast guard is raising questions about the account of two women from hawaii who say they were adrift at sea for five months. their survival story made international headlines last week when the navy

he yelled allahu alaskbar as het out of the vehicle. >> it says that's what we in the public don't know. at this particular point, the fbi and joint terrorism task force does know a lot of these questions that you just asked. now the jttf, they are just not innen manhattan or in new york. there's over 100 of them around the country. i can tell you right now, there's communication being put out to all those different terrorism task forces not only describe whag occurred here, but also if there's any leads in their particular area that need to be followed up on. that's the key part of how we now communicate with these incidents in the united states. >> we don't know. you just heard john who was there saying that at the moment, the suspect appeared to be on the ground after he was shot and police were running across the street to a park thinking someone else might have been there. at the moment we understand this to likely be a single operator. but there are a lot of questions about this person. . lone wolf, motivation, that's all we have right now. >> we don't know two significant details

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out, he brandished two guns, one was a paint ball gun, the other a pellet gun and began yelling "allahu akbar!" the suspect shot by police and in an undisclosed hospital. we want to go to connell mcshane who is on the scene. reporter: charles, picking up what you're reporting to us this evening. we've had a terrorist attack in lower manhattan, not far from the world trade center. and witnesses that we've spoken, to the witness in that scene that you described tell us, one man did from looking at a footbridge above the scene earlier today, able to see two bodies covered in white sheets. another young man coming out of a local school saw a number of bikes mangled laying on the ground. i want to show you video obtained by colleagues at fox news and shot by a witness, and in this video we see a man who's alleged to be a perpetrator to the act of terrorism, not independently confirmed by fox that this is the man, but saw that man getting out of the white rented home depot pickup truck that you talked about. now this has been described by local officials as an act of terrorism. we'll get into

the man is reported to have shouted "allahu akhbar" before launching his attack.he mayor of barcelona says over 460 people have been injured by riot police sent to catalonia to stop people voting in a disputed independence referendum. the low—cost travel company, monarch, has been granted a 24—hour extension to its licence to sell package holidays. now on bbc news — sir viv richards, sir wes hall and david lloyd recall the impact west indian players made on the lancashire cricket league over the last 90 years. this is a story about small white towns and the biggest black stars. we are talking about the best players in the world. these guys were clamouring to come and play in lancashire league cricket. when east meets west. rainy east lancashire meeting the sunny west indies. what a marvellous stroke. for the biggest name ever to play in the lancashire league, it was a welcome to match. it was a special time in a home away from home. a story that starts with reticence and racism. he broke the barriers. they had been fed with the idea that black people are not reall

shouting allahu akbar, god is great. looking to see if the two dozen or so men were directly involved in the deadly ambush that killed the four u.s. soldiers with the attackers all escaping on motorbikes. the video was provided to abc news by a former us military expert on west africa, the images reportedly recorded around the time of the attack near the village where it happened, the men speaking in local ethnic dialect. >> it says, if we capture them, what are we going to do with them, one of them says, we'll decapitate them. >> reporter: rudolph atallah spent years in the region for the u.s. military, and says the video was actually shot by the leader of the local militant group, named abu walid, who last year pledged allegiance to isis, >> he is certainly one of the high value individuals that the u.s. government is looking at. >> reporter: u.s. forces have been in niger for four years now, training local troops and waging a secret war against terrorists that also involved the cia. >> so are they taking risks? they a

and then started shouting allahu akbar. >> reporter: isis claiming responsibility. the attacker rushed at soldiers as they responded. this is where they shot and killed him. a different attack in edmonton, canada. watch as this car strikes a police officer, launching him 15 feet in the air. the suspect then getting out and stabbing his target before fleeing. the officer now recovering in the hospital. canadian authorities spotting the suec hours later in a u-haul truck. he fled again, hitting four pedestrians before overturning the truck and finally being detained. police say the isis type flag found in his car, a clue perhaps to his dark motive. >> it was determined that these incidents are being investigated as acts of terrorism. >> reporter: tom, although not connected, these lone wolf attacks, which we've seen so many of across europe, are linked in their motive to cause real terror and panic. >> thank you. >>> next to the clashes in voting booths in barcelona. terry moran with the latest for us. >> reporter: on the streets of barcelona today, a harsh crackdown.

the man turned against them, shouting, "allahu akbar, " at which point they shot him and he died shortlyon said in a tweet he was outraged by this "barbarous act," his heart went out to the families and friends of victims, and he saluted soldiers and police who acted with "cool efficiency". police are treating it as a terrorist attack, but there are plenty of question marks about the man and his motivation. translation: the individualwas killed by a soldier this afternoon. it seems this individual had several identities. i don't know any more, and i can't say more than that. french media report that the killer was in his 20s with a police record for petty offences. if so, that fits with a steady pattern of recent attacks in france carried out by individuals who seem to have a deep hatred of french authority aggravated by exposure to islamist ideas. hugh schofield, bbc news, paris. canadian police have arrested a somali refugee suspected of stabbing a police officer and injuring four pedestrians in the city of edmonton. a traffic police officer was hit by a car at high speed and then atta

witnesses say a man armed with a butcher knife shouted "allahu akbar," or "god is great" in arabic, before stabbing two young women to death. soldiers patrolling the station shot the attacker to death. in canada, the mayor of edmonton, alberta, says last night's attacks on a police officer and pedestrians was a lone wolf terrorist act. canadian police say they found an isis flag inside a car that rammed a barricade outside a football stadium and struck a police officer. the attacker then got out and stabbed him. later, in another part of edmonton, the same man drove a u-haul van into four pedestrians. police arrested the 30-year old driver after his van flipped over during a high speed chase. the officer's injuries are non- life threatening. no word yet on the others. president trump today seemed at odds with his secretary of state on north korea. a day after secretary rex tillerson confirmed for the first time the u.s. and north korea are in direct contact over its nuclear and missile programs, president trump said on twitter tillerson is "wasting his time trying to negotiate with little

the man is reported to have shouted "allahu akhbar" before launching his attack.panish government has defended the use of force by riot police sent to catalonia to stop people voting in a disputed independence referendum. the low—cost travel company, monarch, has been granted a 24—hour extension to its licence to sell package holidays. as the conservatives meet for their party conference, theresa may says the government will look again at student finance, after announcing a freeze in tuition fees in england. 0ur assistant political editor norman smith spoke earlier today to ryan shorthouse from the liberal conservative think tank bright blue to ask what the tuition fees announcement means for young people. it is going to mean a tax cut, basically, in effect. student graduates repaying their student loa ns graduates repaying their student loans will have more money in your pockets, so this is a way of helping young people with the gust of living ina tory young people with the gust of living in a tory way, a tax cut. compared to whatjeremy corbyn is offering, it is

a number of media outlets are reporting the suspect a man in his early 20s yelled allahu akbar beforehe attack. they are being investigated as terror attacks. but scary moment in canada and france this morning. eric: puerto rico going 10 days without power and running water amid hurricane maria's widespread devastation. the aid that has been sent, there are no questions of how much, but it's reaching people who desperately need it. there are reports of a lack of food, and clean water running out. reporter: gasoline as you can see is a precious commodity. people are getting all the gasoline they can. let me explain how the drill works. you have two lines. the line to the left of me is for uber drivers and government workers. line to the right is for regular people. it goes just about a mile. someone told me they are waiting in that line four hours to get up to the gas pump. the catch is that's an improvement from nine hours yesterday. >> it's kind of yo surreal. it feels like a bad dream. i'm still getting my head around it and praying every day it's over. reporter: the other place peo

terror officials say that when this man exited his rented vehicle from home depot, the man shouted "allahu akbar. the man began firing from a bb gun or pellet gun. he fired six shots he's been taken into custody, he's at bellevue hospital, the extent of his injuries are unknown. mayor bill de blasio will be speaking shortly meantime, as hard as it may be, we will turn our attention back to the markets after this brk. ayunedea for your heart... your joints... or your digestion... so why wouldn't you take something for the most important part of you... your brain. with an ingredient originally found in jellyfish, prevagen is now the number one selling brain health supplement in drug stores nationwide. prevagen. the name to remember. the amazing new iphone 8 is at at&t... and we know you'll love it. because we know you want more. more great camera features and more power. and more than just unlimited data, we give you unlimited plans with hbo included for life. because you deserve more entertainment. and more spokespeople. talking like this, saying the word more. at&t. it's time for more. am

witnesses and law enforcement officials say he shouted "allahu akbar" after exiting the vehicle.now is lorenzo vidino, the director of the program on extremism at george washington university. lorenzo, thank you for joining us. a single actor, a vehiclear attack using a rented truck. police say no evidence of a wider plot. what does that tell you about who or what is behind this? >> we obviously don't know details about this individual. i would say prima facie it's very similar to the dynamics we've seen in many european countries over the last couple years, the barcelona attack, stockholm, the berlin christmas market attack, a couple events in london where individuals rented trucks, stole trucks, used them in pedestrian areas, tried to kill as many people as possible, and then in this case, as in london or barcelona, getting out of the truck and then trying to attack in some cases with shooting, in some cases stabbing other pedestrians. in many cases this individuals who carried out the attacks were not linked operationally to isis. these were people who had received inspiration

screaming allahu akbar. they're trying to bring attention to their group and terror and to their political motiv motives. there may be no oftbvious connection there and the sheriff saying we don't see it. i don't know if you can totally rule it out. maybe they can because they know more than we do at the moment. from what we know, you can't rule it out. doesn't have to be there. it can be revenge. revenge is a very strong motive people discount often. who was shot. all people of a certain type. certain thing a shooter might have seen of something he hated. that has to be explored. the best way to do that is looking right inside of him and his papers and computers and home and his writings. and i think you're exactly right. it was probably very little talk. swat had very little time. did an explosive breach and engaged him quickly and no words out of him. >> jim, actually while you were just talking in the last few minutes, the las vegas police department has now released a picture of the companion they're lo

he is shouting allahu akhbar so that's indicative. i guess the question is, how do you -- how do we have a response that doesn't panic the public? >> we are talking about this offline a moment ago. the problem is, when something like this happens, and the news absolutely saturates. >> it is halloween. let's be realistic. a lot of parents are saying, are you kidding me? it is terrible news and you want it covered. that's what these guys are looking for and there's a balance out there. this is really, really a big challenge for the american people. how do we deal with it? how do we not terrorize people and keep people safe? new york city is having a halloween parade which is starting in 90 minutes and it is going ahead as far as i can tell. >> let me bring in someone who has dwelt this before. the halloween parade. there's always a parade in new york, of course. bill bratton, i don't know how much of that conversation you heard. this line here on the one hand. the nypd is gas as they've ever been in, they're as good as they've ever been

from law enforcement officials, saying the attacker to get out of the truck, he was heard yelling "allahu," which is arabic for "god is great." that is the latest. the driver of a truck with a 29-year-old man who came to the u.s. in 2010. condition,ave according to some officials. he had rented that truck from new jersey. betty: home depot saying they cooperated with authorities. he came out with a pellet gun, which authorities thought initially was a real gun, which is why he was shot down. we will continue to monitor the comments coming out from the white house and anymore headlines on his condition. in the meantime, bitcoin a topic of conversation for the markets, surging for a record on the group plans the cme to announce a futures platform by the end of the year. i want to bring camilla russo. why was this so significant for bitcoin? >> it means traditional investors might come into the space. they had been largely in the sidelines, more than 500% this year. having a derivatives market might make it easier for them, once they get it going to seal the contract and have investment in t

young men with motorbikes and heavy weapons, shouting "allahu akbar," "god is great."ey are involved in the ambush. 20 of the attackers were killed and the rest escaped on motorbikes. the video is provided by a former u.s. military expert in west africa. the images reportedly sent around the time of the attack to residents of the village where it happened. the men speaking in local ethnic dialect. >> one says if we catch them, what will we do with them? one says we'll decapitate them. another guy says we'll fight them with weapons. >> reporter: the video was actually shot by the leader of the local militant group who is named abu ali, who last year pledged allegiance in another video to isis. >> he is certainly one of the high-value individuals that the u.s. government is looking at. >> reporter: u.s. forces have been in niger for four years now, waging a secret war against terrorists that also involves the cia. >> are they taking risks? they are. >> reporter: two senior u.s. intelligence officials tell abc news that the mission went from reconnaissance to kill or capt

he said if only he had shouted allahu akbar before he opened fire, nobody would be telling us to dishonorn, we need to figure out what the details are. and i know a lot of people are rushing out there and saying things. and, obviously, that will help get some play and coverage in the national media. but what the president is focused on, what the vice president is focused on is making sure that we are there for the first responders, the victims, showing them the support of the entire nation as we rally around them. you see people going to blood drives. the vice president was donating blood yesterday in the phoenix area. as we look at the president coming off of marine one, getting ready to board air force one, his message is going to be one of support. and now is not the time to be politicizing these actions. it's for us to get to the bottom of what was actually happening. ainsley: you're looking at a live picture of the president walking over to air force one to go to las vegas. and, of course, we'll take that live when he's there. brian: and getting the message out, have they done things

brian: orlando allahu akbar. we had a clue. they don't have that clue. ainsley: maybe they do.not a suicide note. maybe that's why out authorities are saying that they think he had a plan to escape. and part of that could have been relate to the fact that in the car, as adam just detailed they found 50 pounds of this explosive tanner right. while the sheriff was not in this particular instance was not candid about why they felt he had an escape plan, no suicide note and explosives in the car. that's what they are thinking. brian: 200 rounds shot in the hall. he also had rifles that jammed. maybe that explains it pause. someone said well he was putting a new magazine in there maybe this was the pause. un. ainsley: how about the guy underneath him. the guy says he got a knock on his door 1:30 in the morning the night before and said you need to turn down your country music. who is complaining? the guy upstairs. you turned it counsel, we appreciate that now you need to turn it off because is he complaining again. brian: one of the great assess of the president of the united states

victim's throat was slashed and the other stabbed in the stomach eyewitnesses say the assailant shouted allahu akbar prior to attacking the women he was gunned down by soldiers on patrol at the station i.a.s. claimed the attack in a statement by its propaganda agency. hundreds of thousands of shiite muslim pilgrims gathered in the iraqi city of karbala on sunday to mark the ashore a religious festival the annual holy day commemorates the killing of prophet muhammad's grandson a mom hussein in the seventh century his death eventual may lead to a deep split between islam shiite and sunni branches. pope francis has urged europeans not to fear unity and put aside nationalists and other self interests and the italian city of bologna and he said the european union was born out of the ashes of war to guarantee peace the part of also pressed his campaign for europe to open its doors to migrants during a visit to a migrant center francis insisted politicians work for the most marginalised people and not special interests. gay and lesbian couples in germany began tying the knot on sunday as the country'