. >> reporter: police says 19-year-old trevor bickford slashed two officers in the head just outside a security checkpoint and attempted to injure a third before one of them shot him in the shoulder. >> there is no ongoing threat. we believe this was a sole individual at this time. there's nothing to indicate otherwise. >> reporter: sources say bickford had already been placed an fbi terror watch list after self-radicalizing online. and in a notebook found after the attack, bickford wanted to join islamic extremists fighting overseas. he traveled to the city by train from his home late last week, spending the night before the attack at a homeless shelter. sources also say the bomb squad bed roll in a wooded area in nearby queens believed to belong to bickford. >> this could have been so much worse. >> without a doubt. if he would have gotten his hands on firearms, it would have been a whole different equation both in terms of loss of life but also in the fear that was spread when an incident like this happens. >> that was nancy chen reporting. >>> actor jeremy renner remains in criti

as a result of that investigation, bickford was placed on a terrorist watch list. that last point is important, because we know bickford traveled to new york city by train. that would not have triggered any kind of terrorist watch list had he chosen to fly here to new york city. he traveled by train, he checked into a lower eastside hotel and then struck a police officer with that machete on the head, he struck a second officer, a third officer on the scene fired his service weapon injuring his shoulder. those three officers are expected to make a recovery. we're learning more about the suspect and still waiting to learn more details about what was his motivation to do this. we should also mention, bickford has not been formally charged yet and it's not clear yet to us if he has retained a lawyer. more and more, a fuller picture emerging about this attack. >> alarming weapon when you look at that picture. >> important new details there. gloria, appreciate it. >>> joining us now is andrew mccabe. when we listened to what we just learned from gloria, in terms of thin

fbi agents were seen at bickford's family home earlier today.k in new york, police say there is no longer a threat. >> we believe this was a sole individual at this time. there's nothing to indicate otherwise. >> reporter: a violent act just moments before the new year, for a city already battling a crime surge. >> kathy joins us live from times square. i learn you just learned what the suspect wrote in his diary? >> reporter: gotty, that's right. the suspect was prepared to die in that attack. he wanted to send his belongings to others and where he wanted to be buried. gadi? >> thank you. >>> in california tonight, first responders are still trying to rescue people trapped in flood waters. dozens of rescues have played out all day today, and there is at least one fatality. priscilla thompson has late details. >> it's going to be quite a while. >> reporter: motorists stranded on top of vehicles, with rescuers trying to reach them by air, water, and land. vehicles submerged, first responders wading through dangerous waters and breaking into cars

let me tell you what else we're learning about trevor bickford 19 years old from wells, maine. he traveled here last week on the train. that's all according to law enforcement sources. we've also learned that trevor bickford had been added to the terror watch list after the fbi held an interview with him and started an investigation after his mother and his grandmother reported their concern after he expressed a desire to travel to afghanistan. he said he wanted to die for his religion and expressed a desire to join the taliban. we've also learned that during this attack trevor bickford was the carrying a backpack which contained a handwritten diary. he ditched the backpack near the scene at times square. in it he wrote about the same desires, wanted to travel abroad and join the taliban. now law enforcement officials also telling us that the u.s. attorney here in new york has been weighing whether or not to press federal charges against bickford. that, of course, remains to be seen. he traveled here to this area where i'm standing right now which on new year's eve was just bei

bickford now facing two counts. he was charged by the nypd.cing two counts of attempted murder of a police officer and also two counts of attempted assault. we've yet to see if the fbi or the federal government is going to charge him. that investigation will still very much be ongoing. >> thank you very much for that report. let's bring in our chief intelligence analyst john miller and andrew mccabe. andrew, let's begin with the idaho killings. police say more information will be unsealed once the suspect is actually back in idaho. we're also hearing from his family for the first time. what do you make of these new details emerging now? >> well, wolf, we're about to learn a lot more about exactly what law enforcement knows about this suspect. according to idaho law, they're not allowed to share those details until the affidavit that accompanies the indictment is unsealed. that happens when the suspect is presented in court in idaho and the charges are read to him. that will happen after he completes his hearing in pennsylvania and is transport

i was just shocked. >> reporter: investigators believe bickford arrived on thursday via amtrak. those travels not tripping any watch list databases and checked into a hotel on manhattan's lower east side. on saturday he checked out carrying a bag that authorities say he later discarded creating a handwritten diary bickford wrote in the diary, quote, this will likely be my last entry. that evening he traveled to times square and according to police approached a checkpoint where officers checked bags for weapons or suspicious items. >> unprovoked a 19-year-old male approached an officer and attempted to strike him over the head with a machete. one of the officers fired their service weapon striking the subject in the shoulder. >> reporter: all three officers have been released from the hospital and are being hailed as heroes. >> truly impressive to see what they do every day. this is where the officers were attacked at. people were entering to try to go into times square. police stopping them if you had bags or bringing anything inside. it is here where the man with this knife att

trevor bickford is under custody at bellevue hospital.each of attempted murder of a police officer and attempted assault are recommended. how close was the attack to the crowds gathered for new year's eve? >> the thing is, anderson, he was just a couple blocks from the crowds inside the times square secure area. but it was along here on 8th avenue just blocks from where you were on saturday night where thousands of people were gathered. walking the streets, trying to get access into times square because right here, this is where police say this happened. this is where the security checkpoint was for people to go inside times square. there are still signs up here that tell people who were trying to come inside what they can bring in, what they can't bring in, backpacks. this is something the suspect had. this is where police say he attacked the two officers. one officer firing at him, shooting him in the shoulder. then the suspect dropping his knife here. >> get back. >> move, move! >> reporter: new information tonight about trevor bickfor

so far the suspect, trevor bickford, has not been charged formally. we also -- it is also not clear to us just yet whether he has retained a lawyer. law enforcement sources telling us investigators are seeking search warrants to look into his phone and other online activities. they are making a recovery and i should just note should this be deemed as a terror a being at that, it would mean that there was an attempted terror attack at one of the most crowded and popular events here in new york city on one of the biggest nights of the year, new year's eve. there is a massive police presence every year in the area of times square and even though mayor eric adams said last night there is no credible threat to the city of new york right now, certainly we will be looking to learn more about the suspect and exactly the motivation behind his attack. gloria pasmino in new york. cnn. >>> the suspect in the killings of four university of idaho students plans to waive extradition from his home state of pennsylvania. the lawyer for 28-year-old bryan kohberger says

bickford lives on alpine drive, according to neighbors. bickford graduated from wells high school in 2022. i'll says the suspect has two brothers. all of the boys were wrestlers described them as a kind family. he says. the big words are quiet and keep to themselves. my son andrew went to high school with the boys. they weren't really close. they weren't close friends or whatever, but waltzes, you know, really small school system so you know, everybody kind of knows everybody's community members say the news was a shock . a woman who lives nearby says she wonders why the suspect committed the crime. this is insane. i'm like blown away to think so close from home that so on would like go all the way to new york. and come at these crimes. law enforcement officers continue to investigate trying to figure out a motive if it was a terror incident in wells asia, read. bart began its new service scheduled today, making some changes in the early morning and night. time barred added for morning trains into transit start trains to start in daly city

. >> reporter: police say 19-year-old trevor bickford slashed two officers in the head just outside a security checkpoint and attempted to injure a third before one of them shot him in the shoulder. >> there is no ongoing threat. we believe this was a sole individual at this time. there's nothing to indicate otherwise. >> reporter: sources say bickford had already been placed on an f.b.i. terror watch list after self-radicalizing online. and in a notebook fund after the attack he wrote of wanting to join islamic extremists fighting overseas. he traveled to the city from his home in wells, maine, late last week, spend, the night before the aarby queens believed to beg to bickford. this could have been so much worse. >> without a doubt. if he had got his hands on firearms it would have been a whole different equation, both in terms of loss of life but also in the fear that was spread when an incident like this happens. >> reporter: while the suspect remains in the hospital, the officers injured are recovering at home tonight. two of them are rookies. one had just graduated from the poli

one of the officers fired their gun, hitting bickford in the shoulder. the nypd shared this image of the weapon used in the attack. the incident sent panicked revellers running from the scene for security. it's being investigated as a possible terror incident. due to the method of the attack and online postings allegedly made by the suspect. investigators say the recent online posts are indicative of islamic radicalization. aaron katersky leads us off from new york city. >> reporter: tonight, authorities are racing to unravel the most serious potential incident of terrorism in times square.f new year's ev- three officers attacked by a man wielding a knife. those officers firing back and striking the suspect in the houlder. >> we have an officer stabbed at the location. >> reporter: a terror attack on new year's eve, a highly secure event, has long been feared. this one happening just outside the security perimeter, less than two hours before midnight. >> unprovoked, a 19-year-old male approached an officer and attempted to strike him over the head with a

fbi agents were seen at bickford's family home, according to our nbc affiliate news center maine. back in new york, police say there is no longer a threat. >> we believe this was a sole individual at this time. nothing to indicate otherwise. >> reporter: a violent act just moments before the new year for a city already battling a crime surge. all three injured officers were rushed to the hospital, but we've learned that as of sunday morning, all of them had been released and are now recovering. back to you. >> okay, thank you, kat any. >>> all right. with just two weeks left in the season, several teams in the nfl battled for play-off position. >> pickett, flush, pressured, throws and caught by harris for the touchdown! >> kenny pickett connected with najee harris for the go ahead score late against the ravens. the steelers stay alive in the play-off hunt with a come-from-behind win , 16-13. the seahawks and jets were paying to keep the postseason alive. seattle picked off mike white twice. the seahawks win it, 23-6. >>> and the jets are eliminated with a loss while division rival

bickford seen a short time later arriving at the hospital. >> one officer, eight-year veteran suffered a laceration to the head the second officer who graduated the police academy on friday was also struck in the head, resulting in a skull fracture, and large laceration. >> reporter: all three officers have been released from the hospital that rookie cop identified as paul kossilino. >> in good spirits aay understood his role saved new yorkers lives today. >> reporter: and bickford arrived in new york cicity by amtrak thursday. adding he had a backpack that included personal writings, terrorist propaganda, a pocket knife and $200 in cash from his hospital bed this weekend authorities say he made a pro-jihadi statement just weeks ago law enforcement officials say federal agents in maine interviewed bickford after a relative warned he was expressing revolutionary support for ids slam sunday achgts went to bickford's family home in maine officials also say they got ahold of the suspect's diary in it he describes talking about being prepared to die in this attack even described where he wa

on sunday the fbi tells nbc news agents went to bickford's family home in maine. say they also got a hold of the suspect's diary and in that diary he talks about being prepared to kai in the attack, talking about where he wanted to be buried. police believe he acted alone. so there is no longer a threat. jacob? ger a >> we are pulling for the officers.threat jacob? >> we are pu thank you. ing for the officers >>> meantime, it's a busy travel day for millions of americans >>> meantime, it's a busy travel day for millions of american and frustrations are already high airports and highways facing a airports and highways facing a post-holiday surge o post-holiday surge on the heels of last week's mass of last week's mass cancellations with southwest cancellations with southwest airlines now saying its operations have returned to airlines now saying its operations have returned to normal normal. dylan is standing by with the dylan is standing by with the forecast and its impact on the forecast and its impact on the holiday travel rush. holiday travel rush. first, nbc's

fbi agents were seen at bickford's family home, according to our nbc affiliate news center maine. back in new york, police say there is no longer a threat. >> we believe this was a sole visit at this time there is nothing to indicate otherwise. >> reporter: a violent act just moments before the new year for a city already battling a crime surge. all three injured officers were rushed to the hospital, but we've learned that as of sunday morning, all of them have been released and are now recovering. back to you. >> kathy, thank you. >>> now to heavy rain in northern california that has killed at least one person who was trapped in his car by floodwaters. tens of thousands are still without power after historic rainfall and 60-mile-per-hour wind gusts the storm triggered by what experts call an atmospheric river. our savannah sellers explains. >> reporter: it's a weather event, and when it's severe, it can be catastrophic. it's not a hurricane or a tornado. it's called an atmospheric river, but what exactly is that? an atmospheric river is a narrow current of wind that carries plume

so far, the suspect, trevor bickford, has not been charged formally.e also -- it is also not clear to us just yet whether or not he has retained a lawyer. now, law enforcement sources telling us investigators are seeking search warrants to look into his phone and other online activities. those three police officers that were injured near the times square celebration are making a recovery, and i should just note that if this should be -- should this be deemed as a terror attack, it would mean that there was an attempted terror attack at one of the most crowded and popular events here in new york city on one of the biggest nights of the year, new year's eve. there is a massive police presence every year in the area of times square. and even though mayor eric adams said that there is no credible threat to the city of new york right now, certainly we will be looking to learn more about the suspect and exactly the motivation behind his attack. gloria pazmino in new york, cnn. >>> a storm system that's causing life-threatening flooding in the western u.s. is

attorney of new york in the southern district was weighing whether or not to charge bickford with any federal offenses. more what we know of the suspect. we know he traveled here on saturday on an amtrak train and traveled here to the area on new year's eve. he was carrying a backpack, which included in its content a handwritten diary where he wrote about his sddesire to travel to afghanistan, join the taliban and willingness to die for his religion. now, as we know from the investigation and what police tell us, he approached one of the security checkpoints around the perimeter here of times square. that's where he approached that police officer striking him on the head with a machete's he struck a second officer, a third officer fired his weapon, injurininjure ing bickford in the shoulder and he continues to recover in the hospital. we are awaiting the possible motivation what exactly drove bickford to do this, and what more we can learn about why this happened. abby? >> and gloria, what is the latest on the condition of those officers that were injured in this attack? >> reporter:

his name is trevor bickford, 19 years old from near portland, maine. fbi, he was being monitored by the counterterrorism task force for islamic extremist ties. they say bickford initiated the attack just about eight blocks from times square times square on new year's eve. this was at a security checkpoint during celebration time. police say he pulled out a machete-style knife, started swinging, those three officers injured, two sent to the hospital after being stabbed. bickford was sent to the hospital after an officer shot him in the shoulder. >> it just goes to show you, if it's not the first day, it could be your last day. the actions police officers must take every day are life-threatening situations. >> yesterday investigators visited bickford's family in wells main near portland, the southern part of maine. neighbor say they were surprised to hear about this. listen. >> it's hard to believe, i was just shocked. it's a very small community, and you think, did this really just happen here? >> this is insane. i'm blown away to think so close to home

we are learning more about that suspect, trevor bickford as you said, who law enforcement officers said traveled here last week and approached the area on saturday, new year's eve and tried to get into this area where i'm standing right now, which was highly secured because of the new year's eve celebration. he approached one of the security checkpoints and he approached a police officer and tried to attack him with a machete and that's when a third officer on the scene fired a shot and injured the suspect trevor bickford in his shoulder. we're learning that trevor bickford was carrying a diary where he had handwritten notes wanting to join the taliban in afghanistan and expressed a desire to die as a martyr. law enforcement sources telling us they're trying to figure out at the u.s. southern district here in new york whether he will be charged federally or state law. the manhattan district attorney also looking into this. >> do we know anything about the suspect's condition -- or the officers' conditions i should say? >> the suspect is recovering in the hospital but the three officers

york city police officers with a machete near times square on new year's eve. 19-year-old trevor bickford also on the fbi terror watch list as a possible islamic extremist pier at "the new york post" reports he targeted officers as "enemy of the state." let's bring in retired nypd inspector and founder of ops. great to see you. a lot to talk about. first of all this attack on the police officers in new york city come i want to play a little piece of sound from mayor eric adams and what he said about the attack. let's take a listen. >> one of the offices heard from the police commissioner and i a few days ago at his graduation. it just goes to show you thursday could be the last day the actions the police officers must take every day on life-threatening situations. >> anita: so, of course, that is true. everybody knows that but the question here is if this had to happen the suspect 19-year-old trevor bickford was on the terror watch list. the fbi knew he had been radicalized because his aunt told him he would he wanted to go fight with taliban overseas. should the fbi been watching him mor

on saturday night, bickford pulled out this machete's down knife and started swinging, cutting threeofficers . the targeted attack happened just blocks away from new year's eve celebrations in times square. one officer and eight year veterans suffered a laceration laceration to the head. the second officer who graduated the police academy on friday struck in the head, resulting in a skull fracture and large laceration. we're also learning that the suspects own family called police on him back in december, telling investigators that he was constantly online searching about the taliban and was planning to travel to afghanistan. end quote wanted to die for his religion. new york mayor eric adams, who spent more than 20 years in the nypd, speak king about the attack. he's officers responded in an admirable professional manner and all the officers involved. and i must say that even after the incident took place of the responding officers, make sure the scene was under control labor union that serves active and retired nypd detectives said in a tweet quote detectives and fellow cops face g

. >> reporter: trevor bickford now facing two counts of attempting to murder police officers and two counts of attempted assault. >> unprovoked, a 19-year-old male approached an officer and attempted to strike him over the head with a machete. the male then struck two additional officers in the head. >> move, move. >> reporter: the attack happened just outside the perimeter where police were screening new year's eve revelers, who scattered for safety. >> there's a ton of police officers running towards the scene that was like -- there ker dryouthe scene, bo the tib marttry bickford appeared on an fbi radar after his mother reported her son's drift to jihadist ideology. and we've learned tonight the fbi interviewed the suspect, determined he wanted to fight for the cause overseas. so, he was flagged for international travel. nothing to stop him from broading a train to new york and carrying out an attack right here, but authorities are increasingly confident was motivated by islamic extremism. whit? >> aaron katersky, thank >>> turning now to ukraine, delivering a massive blow on russ

he knew why he was doing it. >> reporter: bickford allegedly confessing. newly unsealed court records quoting him saying, "i wanted to kill an officer in uniform. i saw the officer and waited until he was alone. i said allahu akbar. i walked up and hit him over the head. i charged another officer, but dropped the knife and i tried to get the police officer's gun, but couldn't." the suspect was taken into custody after being shot in the shoulder by police. today, appearing before a judge virtually from his hospital bed. the mayor praising those officers. >> those officers discharged one round. concerned about the safety of h immediately terminated the threat. >> reporter: those officers are continuing their recovery tonight, and david, the suspect is being held without bail. david? >> our investigative reporter aaron katersky. aaron, thank you. >>> now to kentucky tonight, and as all of this chaos continues to play out in washington on the hill, a striking image of bipartisanship elsewhere. president biden and senator mitch mcconnell together bruj in bridge

and then bickford pulled out a machete style knife. you see it there on your screen and started swinging, slashing three police officers. one officer and eight year veterans suffered a laceration laceration to the head. the second officer who graduated the police academy on friday was also struck in the head, resulting in a skull fracture and large laceration. three officers are recovering. we are learning that police say bickford is a violent islamic extremists who had been on the fbi's radar for weeks. he carried a handwritten diary, which expressed his desire to join the taliban in afghanistan and die as a martyr. oakland police are investigating a double shooting where one person was killed and another person was hurt. police say one man with a gunshot wound was found on international boulevard near the martin luther king jr branch of the oakland public library. paramedics tried to revive him, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. a second man who was also shot at that location arrived at the hospital a short time later, and he'

. >> reporter: police say 19-year-old trevor bickford slashed two officers in the head just outside aoint and attempted to injure a third before one of them shot him in the shoulder. >> there is no ongoing threat. we believe this was a sole individual. at this time there's nothing to indicate otherwise. >> reporter: sources say bickford had already been placed on an fbi terror watch list after self-radicalizing online. and in a notebook found after the attack, wrote of wanting to join islamic extremists fighting overseas. he traveled to the city by train from his home in wells, maine, late last week, spending the night before the attack at a homeless shelter. sources also say the bomb squad recovered a bag with food and a bed roll in a wooded area in nearby queens, believed to belong to bickford. >> this could have been so much worse. >> without a doubt, if he had got his hands on firearms, it would have been a whole different equation both in terms of loss of life, but also in the fear that was spread when an incident like this happens. >> reporter: while the suspect remains in the h

bickford was put on an fbi watch list after relatives reported concerning behavior but managed to avoidetection as he traveled by train to new york. >>> still ahead, one more update on buffalo bills safety damar hamlin who suffered cardiac arrest during monday night's game against the cincinnati bengals. >>> plus a missile strike takes out dozens of russian soldiers. a live report is next. the tightness, stinging... the pain. emerge tremfyant®. with tremfyaya®, most people sw 90% clearer skin at 16 weeks. the majoririty of people saw 9% clearer skin even at 5 years. serious allergic reactions may occur. tremfya® may increase your risk of infections and lower your ability to fight them. tell your doctor if you have an infection or symptoms or if you had a vaccine or plan to. emerge tremfyant®. with tremfya®. ask your doctor about tremfya® today. >>> russia is acknowledging dozens of its troops have been killed in one of the deadliest attacks in the war in ukraine. the russian defense ministry says u.s. made himar rockets hit a temporary barracks in the donetsk region killing 63 soldiers.

bickford was sent to the hospital after an officer shot him in the shoulder.rge washington program reports that the peak of what they call jihadist activism originating in the united states is between 2014 and 2016. however, law enforcement still continues to track cases along with g.w. the good news, the officers expected to make a full recovery. rich? >> rich: thanks, david. molly? >> now to a fox weather alert. severs storm threaten the southeast. forecasters are warning that flash flooding and tornadoes are possible. the highest chance of severe storms over parts of texas, arkansas and louisiana before then shifting in the days to come. >> a travel nightmare unfolding in florida where we're watching the live feeds from airports spread across both of florida's coast. what are we seeing? a lot of nothing. that's because the airways over florida are so busy on this final day of the holiday travel season, it has hours long delays racked up as jets are grounded. charles watson is live with the breaking details. charles? >> good afternoon, rich. really busy up t

investigators say the suspect, 19-year-old trevor bickford of maine, was allegedly wielding a machete. he swung at their heads before being shot in the shoulder and taken into custody. officials tell nbc news the suspect likely arrived in new york city by an amtrak on thursday. he had a backpack with personal writings, what authorities called terrorist propaganda, a pocketknife and $200 in cash. in mid-december, he was interviewed by federal law enforcement after being alerted by a concerned relative. kathy park is in times square with the latest. the officers are out of the hospital and they're recovering. what do we know about the suspect's condition right now? >> reporter: yeah, steven, so our producer was able to make some calls a few moments ago and we know that trevor bickford currently is still being held at the hospital right now. right now we don't have any sort of timeline on when he will be released. we also know that charges are pending. a lot of things still fluid. meanwhile, the investigation is still ongoing and over the last 24 hours, we got some new details about the

bickford pulled out a machete style knife. three injuries., investigators visited his home near portland, maine. a lot of people stunned by this news but right now the priority, edward, his for authorities to investigate and see if they will classify this as an official act of terrorism. suddenly a scary situation, good news, edward, all three of these officers expected to make a full recovery. >> edward: stunning no one was killed. i appreciate it, david spunt, thank you. if the suspect was on the fbi's radar, let's turn to former fbi investigator bill daley on why the red flags were missed. what do you think happened? >> hi, edward. people put on a watch list, there's kind of a hierarchy. people who present an immediate threat and those people who present perhaps more distant threat. it means that they are there and if the name comes in to some other investigation, they may raise the profile of that person up. in this case, i believe what happened last summer when his relatives, some relatives called authority saying they were very much con

law enforcement sources identified the 19 year old suspect as trevor bickford. the fbi is searching the suspect's home in maine, as investigators are poring over writings that sources tell abc news indicate a recent radicalization and i want to be clear that the fbi through the joint terrorism task forces working very closely with them. to determine the nature of this attack. and we will run every lead to ground attack on the officers blocks from the ball drop left new year's eve revelers terrified down, calm down because everyone edge skin and david rogowski were in line to get inside times square when they heard the gunshots shooting and i was trying to get out of there as quick as possible. like somebody's trying to shoot us, you know as many people as possible another mass shooting. last month on force. mint sources say thesuspect's mother ncneeras to authorities. she gravating towards dangerous islamist ideologies. before new year's eve, the nypd noted in a security bulletin that jihadist websites had been calling for attacks and advocating a range of low t

a million people were just steps away celebrating when 19-year-old trevor bigford of maine -- bickford started swinging. it's a pretty big knife they found at the scene. he struck two officers in the head including that rookie cop who had just started on the job. both of those officers suffered from head injuries, and the third the officer was also treated, but all are expected to be okay, thankfully. mayor adams tweeting out that the officers are in stable condition and that the attacker is in good custody saying their response is an example of the professionalism of the nypd officers who give so much for our city every single day. we can tell you one of the officers who was responding did shoot that suspect in the shoulder. that suspect was taken to a hospital where he's being questioned. he's expected to be okay, but there's there's still so many unanswered questions, and we're still waiting to see what was found in his car that he drove to new york city in from maine. rich: alexis mcadams, thank you. molly: we are bringing in retired nypd lieutenant joe cardinale. happy new year to

trevor bickford is still in the hospital after officers shot him in the shoulder.w out of the hospital. a florida bartender getting a pretty big pat on the back from police for tackling a crazed gunman. the man rushed the gunman who put a woman in a head lock and then fired six shots. now, thankfully the bartender managed to pry the gun away before anyone was hurt. the county sheriff's office giving him an award for saving lives. and those your headlines. we're going to send it out to janice. >> janice: hello, ashley. we are talking about a big storm system not only bringing the threat for severe storms but also heavy snow. take a look at the maps. by the way. record warmth for parts of the east. 60's in new york tomorrow. very cold air behind the system almost blizzard conditions for parts of the northern plains. then we also have a tornado warn storm parts of kentucky. middle tennessee, potential for severe weather. hail, damaging winds and tornadoes today. there is the storm threat from the gulf coast across the mississippi and tennessee river valley up toward t

i mean, 19 years old, his name is trevor bickford from if maine.sounding hand that, so it makes sense that this conversion to islam was something that just happened, but now mayor adams has said there are no credible threats to new yorkers at this time, and he attacked these three police officers, one of them received a skull fracture, another one a major machete the cut to the head, if you can believe it. the -- this happened in times square last night during the busiest night in new york city. it could have been much worse, but these police were able to secure this scene, and they also shot him mt. shoulder, i believe. so he is likely in the hospital right now and in police custody. lawrence: i look bard to the investigation and -- forward to the investigation and interrogation as well as seeing who he is linked to, who inspired him, are there more home grown terrors in this country that are in the these chat rooms with more to come? i would like to know that information. todd: with that, it has been a great four hours to kick off your 2023. than

investigators are look at 19-year-old trevor bickford's online postings, some of which suggest he mayadicalized. >>> former pope benedict xvi is lying in state at st. peter's basilica at the vatican until his funeral thursday. benedict died saturday at age 95. he res glooind 2013 because of poor health. >>> and this is one of the nuttier unusual finds by the tsa in 2022. the agency discovered gun parts in two jars of jif peanut butter at jfk airport last month. the tsa called it a ot s smuggli. for more download the cbs news app on your cell phone or co ected tv. i'm courtney kealy, cbs news, new york. >>> the new year begins with a bang. and winter wallop. a return to traditions after covid surge. big celebrations packed with crowds. >> we just want a happy 2023. >> from new york to seattle. >> i'm charlie de mar in times square where the revelers are gone but an investigation into a nearby attack is now under way. >>> in california relentless rain. flash floods drenched celebrations. san francisco gets swamped. in the sierras the snowfall measured in feet. [ speaking non-english ] >

trevor bickford from maine pulled out a machete-style knife and started swinging. three officers were injured and sent to the hospital. bickford was sent to hospital after an officer returned fire and shot him in the shoulder. and new year's day investigator visited the 19-year-old's family in wells maine not far from portland where neighbors were stunned by this news. >> is just kind of hard to believe. i have was shocked. this is a very small community, and you think, did this really just happen here? >> this is insane. i am, like, blown away to think so close to home that someone would go all the way to new york and commit these crimes. >> the officers are expected to make a full recovery. that's the good news. the investigation continues as law enforcement probes whether or not to officially classify this as a terror incident for technical purposes. molly? >> molly: the early part of an investigation still unfolding. david spunt, thank you. for more on how law enforcement officials are responding to this case, we will speak with the national vice president of t

and as you said, the suspect has been identified as 19-year-old trevor bickford of maine. and our affiliate in maine actually saw fbi agents at his family home yesterday. so we should be getting some more information hopefully in the next coming hours. we do know, according to authorities, that he made his way to the new york city area on thursday via amtrak. and when he arrived, we know that they were able to apprehend a couple of his belongings, including a backpack. inside that backpack included personal writings, terrorist propaganda. he also had cash in that bag as well as a pocket knife. meanwhile, he was already on the radar of law enforcement. a relative of his tipped off authorities several weeks ago. so they've been tracking him for several weeks now. but obviously there's still so many questions about what compelled him, what motivated him to carry out this attack. right now officials are saying that he was the lone attacker, and there is no threat here in the new york city area. but later on this morning, we anticipate hearing more about whether or not he will

sources sell fox news that that suspect 19 year old trevor bickford of maine is a violent islamic. extremists who had been on the fbi's radar for weeks. on saturday night, bickford pulled out this machete's down knife and started swinging, cutting three officers . the targeted attack happened just blocks away from new year's eve celebrations in times square. one officer and eight year veterans suffered a laceration laceration to the head. the second officer who graduated the police academy on friday was also struck in the head, resulting in a skull fracture and large laceration. we're also learning that the suspects own family called police on him back in december, telling investigators that he was constantly online searching about the taliban and was planning to travel to afghanistan. end quote wanted to die for his religion. new york mayor eric adams, who spent more than 20 years in the nypd, speak king about the attack. he's officers responded in an admirable professional manner and all the officers involved. and i must say that even after the incident took place of the respondi

trevor bickford attacked officers outside the celebrations in times square. sources say he could face federal prosecution if it was a paris attack. . >> he? he could be back in idaho as soon as tomorrow. he was arrested in pennsylvania three days ago. once he's back in idaho, investigators will be able to legally unseal the probable cause statement. that will reveal a lot of the details that we don't know yet. like how they were able to track down kohberger. why they thinkes the top prospect and who links him to that location where the college students were living. however, his attorney said he's innocent. >> fully cooperating with law enforcement agencies and seek the truth and promote his assumption of innocence. >> in november, the quadruple murder shook that small college down of moscow, idaho. that town hadn't seen a single murder in seven years. >>> crowds gathered at the vatican to pay respects to pope benedict. he died at the age of 95. the body is lying in state. poem frangs it is will reside over that funeral. the poem -- the pope has not resided ov

bickford remains hospitalized after police shot him in the shoulder.nity members in his hometown of wells, maine, say the news of his arrest is a shock. i just kind of hard to believe. i was just shocked. you know, it's um you know, walls is a very small community. and you think you know, did did. this really just happened here? law enforcement officers are still trying to figure out a motive. in this case, the man arrested in connection to the idaho college killings, is set to appear in court this week, and the attorney currently representing him, has said that his client would waive extradition from pennsylvania. brian co. burger was taken into custody last week in connection with those deadly stabbings. fox news down springer is in moscow, idaho, with the new details on how investigators zeroed in on the 28 year old suspect. days after his arrest. 28 year old brian cole burger is awaiting extradition to idaho, where he faces four counts of first degree murder in the slayings of four university of idaho students. he has been named as our suspect, and

one of the officers eventually shot bickford in the shoulder. he was known to federal agents and was interviewed mid-december after a really active alerted them to his revolutionary support to islam the injured officers are all out of the hospital and expected to recover. >>> turning to alabama where a ground and worker at the montgomery regional airport was killed in an industrial accident saturday according to a preliminary statement by the faa, the incident happened at an airline ramp near e-175. the employee worked for piedmont airlines a regional carrier for american airlines and the identity has not been released they're investigating. >>> let's turn now to the vatican where pope fwran sis began the new year praying for his predecessor. the public will have their chance today to pay respects to pope benedict xvi. the pope emeritus will lie in state until his historic funeral takes place on thursday. claudio, can you tell us more how benedict is being honored this week? >> reporter: good morning, brie and francis. pope benedict's body was m

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bickford, seen here a short time later, arriving at the hospital. >> one officer, an eight-year veteranter: all three officers have been released from the hospital. that rookie cop identified. >> he was in good spirits. he understood that his role saved lives of new yorkers today. >> reporter: law enforcement officials tell nbc news bickford arrived in new york city by amtrak on thursday, add heg had a backpack that included personal writings, terrorist propaganda, a pocket knife, and $200 in cash. from his hospital bed this weekend, authorities say he made a pro-jihadi statement. just weeks ago, law enforcement officials say federal l agents interviewed him in maine after finding he supported revolution support for islam. they went to his home in maine. >> that was nbc's kathy park reporting. time now for a look at a few of the morning papers across the country, the battle creek enquirer reports on gretchen whitmer being sworn in for a second term. it marks the first time democrats have full control of the state government for the first time in 40 years. during her remarks on the state

police are saying that 19 year old trevor bickford approached a checkpoint as where the police would check bags for weapons or suspicion, either suspicious items. they pulled out a machete style knife, and they say he started swinging, cutting three of the police officers. one officer and eight year veterans suffered a laceration laceration to the head. the second officer who graduated. the police academy on friday was also struck in the head, resulting in a skull fracture and large laceration. three police officers are recovering. now we're finding out the police say bickford is a violent islamic extremists who's been on the radar of the fbi for weeks. he was carrying a handwritten diary that expressed a desire to join the taliban in afghanistan and then die as a martyr. time now for 26 is suspect charged with the killings of four university of idaho college students is due to make his first court appearance tomorrow. police arrested 28 year old brian co. burger at the home of this parents and pennsylvania on friday. he's a criminology student has been charged with the deaths of the

attacked in the area and it was during the major celebrations with police say the 19-year-old trevor bickford of maine pulled out a machete style knife and started swinging he struck two officers in the head and injured a third nypd officer. what are those officers as a rookie cop who literally just got a job in new york city. all are expectcted to be okay investigators say this could be a possible terror attack, sources tell me the suspect's own family called the police on him back in december telling authorities he had been planning to travel to afghanistan and wanted to die for his religion and that obsession with the taliban. the machete attack added the center of a federal and state investigation. >> i would be clear for the fbi is working very closely with them to determine the nature of this attack and we will run every lead to ground. >> the ready those leads down right now, mayor adams tweeted this out saying the officers are recovering are an example what the nypd stands for, protected their community and putting their lives on the line every single day. >> the fellow officer is sub

trevor bickford was becoming radicalized. was still able to carry out his attack. recently the fbi warned of a growing threat by extremists advocated by the superiority of the white race. category agents believe the most likely to conduct mass casualty plots against civilians as we saw buffalo last may. fbi spokesperson says lone actors may decide to act quickly which makes it harder for law enforcement to detect and stop their plans. john. >> laura ingle. thanks. >> up next we will give you the stories from around the world including details on this highflying show playing for the first time ever in south america. ♪ 's red for unexpected events. for a brighter financial future. thanks. ahh pretzel and mustard... another great combo. (voya mnemonic.) voya. well planned. well invested. well protected. ♪ every search you make ♪ ♪ every click you take ♪ ♪ i'll be watching you ♪ - [narrator] the internet doesn't have to be so creepy, the duckduckgo app, lets you search and browse pria blocking most trackers all forf your search h

in midtown manhattan during the celebrations as thousands were gathering, knight trolled trevor bickford pulled out this machete style knife and started swinging according to police. he struck two officers right in the head and injured a third part one of the cops was just a rookie who just got on the job. all are expected to be okay. investigators say this could be a possible terror attack but suspect said that suspect's own family called the police on him back in december. telling at the receipt planning to travel to afghanistan and wanted to quote die for his religion. >> a 19-year-old mail approach an officer and attempted to strike him over the head with a machete. the mail then struck two additional in the head with in machete. it year veteran suffered a laceration to the head. the second officers who graduated the police academy on friday, was also struck in the head resulting in a skull fracture and a large laceration. mayor adams tweeting out there recovering example of what nypd stands for which is protecting this community. putting their lives on the line every civil day. >> i

trevor bickford also a faces three counts of attempted murder, as he should.ed the officers and tried to grab one's gun. he previously had been added to the fbi terror watch list for extremist behavior. he's currently being held without bail. >>> now to chicago where a shocking new watchdog report finds an apparent epidemic of school staff praying -- preying on students. last year investigators looked into almost 450 complaints of school workers engaging in inappropriate sexual behavior. in one shocking case, a special education teacher allegedly groomed an eighth grader. a rep for chicago public schools responding to the report saying, quote, we take seriously our responsibility to serve our families with integrity and to address individuals who breach cps policies and the public's trust. pete: you know, a hundred years ago we used to pray with students but, hey, now a hundred years later we get preying. emily: that's right. how unfortunate and terrible. we saw the first full moon of 2023 also known as a wolf moon last night. beautiful photo posted by rangers

authorities say trevor bickford was shot by another officer after the attack just blocks from times squareates in a mexican state prison just across the board from el paso were killed during a raid by armed gunmen sunday morning. 13 other people were wounded. officials say 24 inmates escaped. be sure to join mike emanuel at 6:00 p.m. eastern for a life special report. i am david spunt. happy new year. now back to "the five." ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> jesse: welcome back, everybody. time for the fastest. featuring our favorite viral videos of the year. first up, this connecticut mom is definitely not one tor. mess with. >> [screaming] >> grabbed the raccoon! >> jesse: wild surveillance video captured a mom fending off a reckoning that attacked her daughter. both are okay after getting rabies shots. not sure about the raccoon thats ioran away. tyrus, you know when you grab a can t by the back of the neck fr >> tyrus: or a small human. >> jesse: that was brave. >> tyrus: mom 101. mom instinct. not only did she take the animal off with one hand, she safely removed her daughter, corrected her the e right way

as you mentioned, the breaking news, trevor bickford, the 19-year-old suspect in the machete attack,ttempted murder and two counts of attempted assault. as you mentioned, this happened during a time when the streets of new york city, especially here in times square, were packed. there were tens of thousands of people when this all unfolded. in the last 24 hours, we learned a little bit more about this suspect. we know that he is from wells, maine. he was actually known to law enforcement. in fact, a relative of his alerted authorities couple weeks ago, so he was on their radar for several weeks now. meanwhile, he also shared pro-jihadist views while he was on his hospital bed. officials were also able to get ahold of personal items of his, including a backpack. in the backpack was terrorist propaganda and some cash and a pocketknife. they also found a diary of his. in that diary, he talked about being prepared to die in this attack. even talked about where he wanted to be buried and who he wanted his belongings to go to. still, a lot of questions about this individual. it is unclear