number of bridges connecting the two countries in that part of the world, or one of them called rainbow bridge, and in the last hour or so we got details of an explosion, a vehicle exploded. on that bridge, since then we have had social media statements from the fbi and authorities in canada and the us saying they are investigated, it's a fluid situation. in the last few minutes we have a few more details coming to us from our partner cbs news, media organisations around the world have partnerships to work together, the bbc works with cbs news in the us, they are reporting that two people are dead following the suspected vehicle explosion on the suspected vehicle explosion on the rainbow bridge. in the last few minutes, we heard from the first time for an eyewitness sent to us by our partners cbs news to stop it is a pretty clear description of what this man claims to have seen the stop this lesson. my this man claims to have seen the stop this lesson.— stop this lesson. my wife and i were walkin: on stop this lesson. my wife and i were walking on main _ stop this lesson. my wife and i were wa

this rainbow bridge there, one of the bridges, that connects the two.e area, as any border crossing in any country on earth would be. there is a series of bridges and and crossings or pinch points between the two countries, which is why any incident of any description at all at one of these points, clearly, is sensitive, and clearly would lead to investigations from a number of agencies. we have heard that police, local and federal, fbi, are all beginning their investigations into exactly what happened. you can see there, high police presence there on the scene. as for details, we know initially, reports coming through of an incident involving a vehicle and that was it. then an explosion involving that vehicle on the bridge there, rainbow bridge, and then from that eyewitness in the last few minutes, some more details. a car travelling at high speed, crashing into something at the bridge crossing there. and then that leading to a large explosion. we are continuing to be in contact with our partners at cbs news in the us. we are also continuing to try to

we will continue to monitor those headlines coming out of the rainbow bridge. dways, particularly here in ontario. more details ahead. this is bloomberg. ♪ the power goes out and we still have wifi to do our homework. and that's a good thing? great in my book! who are you? no power? no problem. introducing storm-ready wifi. now you can stay reliably connected through power outages with unlimited cellular data and up to 4 hours of battery back-up to keep you online. only from xfinity. home of the xfinity dear moms and dads, what you have achieved here today is going to help us and our futures. it is why we're coming up on stage to collect your diplomas. mom, love you always. vo: when you graduate, they graduate. visit finishyourdiploma.org to find free and supportive adult education centers near you. romaine: monitoring developments at the u.s.-canadian border on the northeast portion. the rainbow bridge, a popular crossing to get into niagara falls, is now closed. all border crossings in the niagara region closed as authorities investigate a car that was on fire

rainbow bridge, whirlpool bring, queenston bridge. additional measures are being contemplated at all border crossings across the country. we are taking this seriously and i will have to excuse myself to get further updates. >> we should also point out that the president, joe biden, who is traveling to nantucket for the thanksgiving holiday has been briefed on the situation. we understand that top-level officials in both the united states and canada are going over all the latest details as they try to sort out exactly what happened at the rainbow bridge. i want to discuss with former deputy director of national intelligence. when you look at the details that we're getting about this incident, what stands out to you? >> well, i think that the way that john miller is really approaching this and andrew mccabe is exactly the right way. i used to be in charge of new analyst training at cia and one of the things we teach new analysts is to not just go to your assumptions right away but to really piece through the facts at hand slowly and met

a car on rainbow bridge.is reporting is being investigated as an attempted terrorist attack. nypd will give you an update this afternoon at a prearranged security briefing ahead of tomorrow's thanksgiving day parade, the macy's parade. gerri willis, you have eyewitness testimony here, liz? >> just to go over basics here, just hours ago we heard about the incident originally. we thought a terror attack, described as an incident at the new york-canadian border, at the rainbow bridge very close to niagra falls. as a result the tsa is operating at a hyper security posture. the explosion resulted in the death after two people. a border patrol officer was injured. original reports of the begin it was explosion of a car which was packed with explosives and then a fire ensued. you've been showing viewers picture of the fire in the upper right corner. the pair were driving from the u.s. in the direction of canada, trying to drive to the customs and border patrol building. here the sound. this is an eyewitness account

so it's not just the rainbow bridge that's involved, it's the queenstown bridge, peace bridge and the bridge as well. anybody trying to get across the border right now, between canada and new york is likely going to find those border crossings at least for the moment closed. again, according to channel 4 in buffalo, this vehicle had transited the bridge from canada and was at the u.s. customs checkpoint which you see there in this video when it exploded. again, we are just in the early stages of this. we don't have any official confirmation from any of the major agencies other than there was a vehicle explosion. we don't yet know what the nature of it was, was this a bomb, was it something else that happened, was this a terrorist attack, was this some other kind of an event. we don't know any of that just yet. but we are going to continue watching it. >> gillian: this as well, the governor of new york, kathy hochul, says in a statement she is on her way or is imminently travelling to buffalo, going to meet with law enforcement and emergency responders there to talk about this and get

when you cross any of the bridges from the united states to canada, whether the rainbow bridge or the peace bridge, you would go through and it was very quick. they would say, where are you from? you would say, buffalo. they would say, go ahead. later you needed a passport once terrorism became an issue. if there was a problem, they sent you to a secondary location for a second screening, whether looking at paperwork or looking at what you're bringing into the united states. it was never a big deal to go between the u.s. and canada. this is worrisome for those of us who grew up in the area. >> no question about that. i want to point out for our viewers, several border crossings in that area. all four border crossings between the united states and canada near niagara falls have been shut down as investigators work through the scene. we got word from cnn's paula newton that canadian prime minister justin trudeau has been briefed on the situation. essentially the prime minister's office saying they're in contact with u.s. officials. they are fully engaged offering all necessary support.

still unclear whether or not anything more than the rainbow bridge is closed. it's also kind of strange that, fran, we are looking at live pictures here of what looks like the aftermath, you see some debris in the road, what looks like a fire hose across the road, but no activity other than this. i don't know if everybody has been evacuated from that area until explosives and hazmat teams come in or not. but we have seen in the past -- if you are targeting something with a vehicle-born improvised explosive device, it's a landmark type of target. to do it at a border crossing seems a little unusual and wonder, was the vehicle destined for somewhere else, they felt they were trapped, they decided to go for what they could, they pulled the trigger on it, were they coming in from canada, were they in the united states, does it seem to you like a customs kiosk at an international bridge would be a logical target? >> no, and so again, this is why i say we'll get more information as we get, you know, as law enforcement is further into the investigation. it may very we

this is the rainbow bridge. we're looking at these live pictures right now this is niagra falls, new york. this is the bridge, the crossing between the united states and canada. then again our own alexis mcadams from fox news channel confirming with very high level sources this was an attempted terrorist attack. it was a vehicle that was headed to canada from new york state but it was filled with explosives. two people in the car dead and one border patrol officer was injured. new york governor kathy hochul is en route to the scene right now. she right now working with the fbi joint terrorism task force. i'm reading directly from her office and a tweet and a post on x, excuse me. she is saying that new york state police are also involved. they are closely monitoring all points of entry to new york. to buffalo and will start to work with emergency responders. we're also seeing it looks like new york state senator chuck schumer also releasing a quick note here saying that they are closely monitoring the situation o

there was a vehicle explosion at the rainbow bridge crossing.ave been briefed by the minister of public safety and the nsia and transport canada, all fully engaged in providing the necessary support. there are a lot of questions. we are following up to try to get as many answers as rapidly as possible. we are in close contact with u.s. officials and will continue to work closely with them. we will continue to be engaged and provide updates. object i can give right now is there are four border crossings that are now closed. additional measures are being contemplated and activated at all border crossings across the country. we are taking this extraordinarily seriously. mr. speaker, i will have to excuse myself now to get further updates and work on this very serious situation. thank yo mr. speaker. >> justin trudeau speaking to parliament. let's bring in gary donahue in washington watching reaction for us. can we clear up what we think happened and in which direction this vehicle was traveling? >> the car seems to have been traveling from canada i

the rainbow, bridge and niagara falls just before noon on wednesday. but despite the violent explosion caused by the impact and reports of a suitcase being found, it loves some media to rush or call the crash. a terrorist at initial quince of explosive devices being found at the scene have since been retracted. while there has also been conflicting reports on the exact location of the crash. officials are now confirming it was on the us side of the border. new york governor kathy herschel commented on the video of the incident and noticed that the car was going, i'm extraordinarily high rate of speed before it went flying in an absolutely. so real scene, canadian prime minister, just intrude out, also commented on the crash. this is obviously a very serious situation and i, agra falls, are a lot of questions and we are following up to try and get as many answers as rapidly as possible. we are in close contact with us officials and we'll continue to work closely with them. in addition to the 2 passengers who were killed in the accident, law enforcement

f b i finds no evidence of a terror attack in his investigation of a vehicle explosion on the rainbow bridge, which connects the us and canada. according to the governor of new york. as idea of attacks and gaza press on the start of the much anticipated for a truce between israel and the last that includes the prisoner's office delayed until friday, as according to is around the national security council. she also had more than $5350.00 in, in children have already been reported. lead shield of a tall among children and secret. unicef cries fell over the imminent danger of leave till after that makes in gaza. as the humanitarian group calls for access to water and sanitation for children, a local doctor share some distressing details with us. in the last night we have received many patients in a critical condition from the known. this includes children that have legs amputated or on conscience when they retest. most of these children can tell us who they are. in relatives of hostages, still held by hamas to take to the streets of tel aviv expressing mixed feelings over the truth is only 50 o

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>> we're learning more about that car crash near the rainbow bridge in niagara falls on wednesday. officials say curt and monica villani both died after their car appeared to go airborne over a median and then into a border checkpoint agra falls. police are now trying to figure out what caused that car to speed and go airborne. tara lynch has more about the victims and where the investigation stands right now. >> the rainbow bridge is back open in niagara falls just days after a fiery crash here we're learning more about the victims and the legacy they leave behind are also hearing from investigators about the car that was involved and what led up to that crash. one thing too. >> piecing together a scene. >> when you have an go and get all you can go from there. obviously that's not what we have in this situation. >> that's major obstacle right now. >> kerr and monica villani were identified as the victims in a tragic rainbow bridge crash on wednesday. both were 53 years old and the couple lived on grand island. officials say they were traveling from the seneca niagara casino in a

they are reverse engineering this and another dane data point, was that car entered rainbow bridge and attempted to make a u-turn, this would marry up with what gerri willis just said, sounds to me like joyride gone bad, they go the on the bridge, that bridge is long, you know it well. david: you know it is, but it isn't there are other bridges, i have walked across that bridge. i used to travel on those bridges, a beautiful view, but, you can walk it in about 15 or 20 minutes not like george washington bridge. >> my point is, it has commented of a car to -- kmcapacity of a car to build up speed, that might have occurred, does not sound like, according to witness that art car sp smoke that there was detonation. just off of data points we have, take a step back, i'm leaning away from terrorism. david: forensics will not be easy it of the blown to smitherrines, not a lot of stuff they can get from bodies. >> they will reverse en engineer this off data points, they have, hopefully i.d. the two people in car and the plates, if it comes back to something stolen, you look at two guys, if you

side of the rainbow bridge. shutting down all four bridges in the region linking the two countries. a silver mercedes reportedly traveling as fast as 100 miles per hour bursting into flaming after it hit a concrete barrier. two people in the car killed. trevor ault is on the scene. >>> breaking news just coming in from israel on a possible delay in that planned cease-fire and release of dozens of hostages. 50 women and children expected to be part of the deal. a 3-year-old american girl is thought to be among those who will be freed. her family now awaiting word. late word today about the high stakes negotiations going down to the wire. and after israel claimed hamas was running a command center under gaza's biggest hospital, matt gutman with the idf, as they go inside the tunnel underneath. >> i'm not sure if that side is completely secure yet. >> was there a command center as israel claimed? >>> security top of mind with millions on the move on this the day before thanksgiving. crowded roads, packed airports, and what is expected to be the busiest day for tsa in history. gio benit

involved in this explosion that happened there near the rainbow bridge. so they're going door-to-door and opening those doors, opening the trunks and checking to see what was in those vehicles, trying to talk to people there. so for all of these conflicting reports at this time, it's serious that they're canvassing around and going to the other areas like the nearby airport and trying to check in on those vehicles to piece this together at this time. >> trace: yeah, alexis, we'll get back to you as the news warrants. the faa says the buffalo new york airport is now closed for all international flights coming and going. let's bring in michael balboni, former new york state homeland security adviser. what is your take on that? clearly there's concern that this is not just a one-off incident at the bridge. >> so one thing that every security professional and emergency management professional knows is the first records at any scene are wrong. this weird things that happens. throughout my career, it's been so true. what is being done now, to find out what real

been travelling - seems to have been travelling from canada into the united states across the rainbow bridgethen explode in quite a dramatic way. now we are getting reports from our partner cbs and from other organisations that two people in that car died as a result of that explosion. we�*ve heard from a local hospital that someone else was treated for minor injuries, we think that may be one of the border agents or someone on the ground, not in the car. and what we know is that all those border crossings between canada and the us have not been closed. there are four bridges, rainbow bridge being one of them, and three others and that niagara falls area. they�*ve been closed in both directions. the fbi and local police are involved, thejoint terrorism task forces involved, and this conflicting lines coming out from officials, we�*ve had one official here in washington saying it looks more than a freak accident. but also we�*ve heard from another news organisation, this is nbc who is not one of our partners but a respected news organisation, suggesting that law enforcement have told them tha

and canada are, the rainbow bridge, peace bridge and other bridges, as well.nell, what are the key questions you have based on what we know about this incident, at least so far? >> well, we don't have the identity of the individuals that were in the car. considering the massive amount of damage, that may take some time. it may have to be dna, particularly if there is charred human remains. i worked in the medical examine're business and did forensic investigations for many years. these cases can take time to confirm the identity of the individuals. why they were traveling at such high rates of speed, how they were able to get that close actually is another question. i think the bigger takeaway, though, if you put a pin out, wolf, and look at what we have been talking about for the last couple of weeks is the threat environment. the threat environment has everyone pretty edgy. i would say that the american public should look at this incident at the bridge and see that their government, loegcal, state and federal are taking that threat environment seriously. dir

that was in response to a border scare at the rainbow bridge crossing with canada in niagara falls.tic flights were not affected by the fa paused all international arrivals and departures until the incident could be investigated. the fbi has concluded that the deadly car explosion wednesday morning at the rainbow bridge was not a terrorist act but rather a tragic incident. investigators believe a husband and wife had left the casino sometime before their vehicle crashed in a fireball near the border crossing. in full view of surveillance cameras. brynn gingras has the details. >> reporter: near governor kathy hochul saying there is no indication of a terrorist attack at this point in the investigation of that explosion that happened at the rainbow bridge crossing, the crossing between u.s. and canadian border. what we're learning from sources is that a vehicle was traveling on a local road on niagara falls at a high rate of speed, before it hit a curve went airborne and eventually collided and exploded, really, in a secondary screening at that border crossing. investigators from the

this security camera video capture the moment when it got driven at high speed crashed at the rainbow bridge border crossing oh my god, i but this is nearby, have described seeing a vehicle leap into the and bust into flames. and when airborne the vehicle begin to turn sideways and went under something overhead. and then it hit something over there. and my pro is just please don't let it any of the officers, you know, get hit over there. and then all of a sudden, black smoke, no explosion, we all heard the people in the building heard it, the metal on metal. then all of a sudden i saw the black smoke and then fire. hopefully she'll just call it the tragic incident and confirm the depths of the vehicle's driver and a passenger one us customs officer was also in judge the incident unfolded at a time of heightened security concerns around the world due to the conflict in the middle east. but new york state governor said there's no indication of a terrorist attack and we've been on high alert since october 7th. that's why it's so important for me to stand here and tell the world based on what we

there was a vehicle explosion at the rainbow bridge crossing. i've been briefed by the nsia and the minister of public safety. cbsa, rcmp and transport canada are fully engaged and providing the necessary support. a lot of questions and we're following up to try to get as many answers as rapidly as possible. >> edward: so you have two nations also looking into this. what is that coordination with local and state authorities? >> i can tell you this: i worked very closely with canada on past terrorism investigations with rcmp, with their different various agencies up there. they couldn't be a better friend to the united states. they're extremely professional. they are extremely good at what they do as well. i have full confidence the canadians are working directly with our people hand and hand. it will be a joint investigation. we need help from both sides of the border. >> edward: how quickly do you think this will be unravelled among law enforcement? we might not hear the information about it but among law enforcement to determine if this was a

the rainbow bridge will remain closed during the investigation. officials are increasing security. >>> black friday just days away. that signals the true start of the hectic holiday shopping season. and increased attention on retail crime. governor newsom has allocated grants to major cities in the state to crack down on retail crime. chp updated some of those operations today. it says so far officers have made 800 arrests and the law enforcement efforts have saved businesses about $5 million. san francisco is one of the cities that's seen big benefits from the governor's grants. its police department has increased patrols at hot spots like union square. we've talked about that. district attorney jenkins spoke today about the things her office is doing with the money, including appointing a specific attorney and investigator just for retail crime. >> what we will see is that the networks that are committing these crimes will be able to better be identified by this prosecutor and this investigator in our office so that we can ensure that we are con

we've identified that this is a local individual western new york or rainbow bridge is a main connection route between the us and canada. the incident little parties to close on the border crossings at a nearby apple for ours, leading to long delays for many people attempting to travel for the thanksgiving holiday. the. the finally science giving came early for 2 lemurs at a zoo in the us state of illinois when they were treated to a i. n. c. faced for the national holiday for a friends delighted visitors by perching on a dinner table to nibble on a variety of vegetarian snacks, including popcorn jelly beans and sweet potato pie, or wash down with apple juice this year, march the 10th anniversary of the brookfield sous annual lemur thanksgiving tradition, you're watching dw news, just remote at the top stories we're following for you this. our israel says it's not expecting any hostages to be released by from us until friday. at the earliest countries national security advisor say to deal with the militant group they've been delayed, although the reason why still remains unclear and the

two people died after a vehicle exploded at rainbow bridge, a crossing point along the border near niagaraesses say the car accelerated at a high speed — you can see it here in the very top of the frame — before hitting a fence and bursting into a ball of fire. four border crossings in the area were closed and the incident led to airport closures and other disruption, as the fbi took over the investigation. new york governor kathy hochul updated reporters earlier about what authorities know so far. there is no evidence at this time that this was a terrorist activity and that is what i want to make very clear to the public, just to calm everybody down. it is really important because based on what is happening in other parts of the world, everybody is on edge and this is an international border and we have always felt a vulnerability there, but this was a — i will not call it an accident, it has not been determined to have been an accident, you do not know whether the driver was intentional in how they drove. we do not know that. a shortwhile ago i spoke to viktoria hallikaar, spectrum news

we begin tonight with the major scare at the rainbow bridge connecting the u.s. and canada at niagara falls where today a speeding car hit a median, went airborne, then crashed into a checkpoint building, catching fire, exploding, and leaving two people in the car dead. fearing a possible terrorist attack, authorities closed the rainbow bridge and three other border crossings and imposed heightened security on both sides of the border. authorities searched that car and say there were no immediate signs of an explosive device. new york's governor saying there's no indication of a terror attack, but with tensions high in the middle east and so many americans traveling for thanksgiving, the crash near one of america's top tourist attractions comes at a time when the country and the world are on edge. emilie ikeda begins our coverage tonight. >> reporter: tonight, the fbi is investigating a fiery crash at the u.s./canada border. >> i've never seen anything like this. car just exploded. >> reporter: officials in both countries now on high alert. >> mr. speaker, this i

you can see the rainbow bridge right here. a border patrol officer was also injured. here is what happened, the incident involved explosion of a car said earlier to be packed with explosives. there are some questions about that. this was at the entrance to the bridge. fire ensues, the pair were driving in the direction of canada from the u.s. we've got an eyewitness account of that event. listen. >> it went airborne. the vehicle began to turn sideways and went under something overhead and then it hit something over there and my prayer was just, please don't let it any of the officers you know, get hit over there. then all of a sudden black smoke. no explosion. we all heard, the people in the building heard it, metal on metal. then all of a sudden i saw black smoke and then fire. >> reporter: so we're just getting information now in from alexis mcadams our reporter at fox. she is saying she talked to two high level law enforcement sources and they told her they believe two men in a stolen car were trying to cross into canada when they started driving erratically, went

this as the f b i buffalo field office is investigating a vehicle explosion at the rainbow bridge. a border crossing between the us and canada in niagara falls. the f. b. i is coordinating with our local state and federal law enforcement partners in this investigation. as this situation is very fluid, that's all we can say at this time. as cost wise and also our correspondence. rachel blevins. rachel, i'm, can you take us through the details of what we know so far? please, as well federal authorities here in the united states are currently investigating a vehicle explosion out a check point on the american side of the us, canada bridge and niagara falls, the f. b. i released a statement confirming that the agencies buffalo field office is investigating a vehicle explosion that took place at the rainbow bridge, but declined to comment further. knowing that the situation is currently very fluid . the incident occurred at 11 51 am local time. according to the niagara international transportation technology coalition. and i witness who was walking near the bridge, told the local nbc ne

cell on oxy, yesterday, i suspect a terrorist soc, is the cause of the vehicle explosion on the rainbow bridge which connects the us and canada. also ahead is there other troops press on with our invasion of gossip on the eve of a port date for a month? it does include a prison as well, plus more than 5350 hours to ensure and have already been reported. lead shield of a call. i'm on childrens secret. yulusef in christ follow the imminent dangers of lee. so epidemic thing does that is that you want to, terry, a group calls full access to volts on summit station for children, the local adult to share some distressing details. but this is from last night and we have received many patients in a critical condition from the know this increase children that have legs amputated or on conscience when they reach us. most of these children con, tell us who they are. not relatives of hostages still held by how boss, types of the streets of color be expressing mixed feelings over the truce as only 50 out of more than 200 competitions are expected to return home. the fear of everybody is that this will give

the president has been briefed on the vehicle explosion at the rainbow bridge port of entry. he and his team are closely following the developments. that continues tonight according to our sources at the white house. also tonight transportation secretary pete buttigieg says the travel alert system is operating at a heightened level of security. and i should also add this. we just got this within the last hour or so. maybe couple of hours. the governor of new york kathy hochul says the incident is at this point not believed to be an act of terrorism. that counters early reporting throughout the day. however this is important. the investigation is ongoing and until we learn the names of the suspects, not a lot can be known about their possible motivation. judge? >> evan corcoran, thanks so much. >>> politico is now reporting that house republicans are just weeks away from deciding whether to file for more formal articles of impeachment against president joe biden. there are just a few more interviews that need to have been first including of hunter himself. and hunter has a lot

we do have an update on that breaking ns from the niagara falls, where the bridge known as the rainbow bridge the fbi buffalo field office is now investigating an explosion on that bridge. in a statement, the fbi says it, quote, is coordinating with our local, state, and federal law enforcement partners in this investigation. we'll keep you posted on that. >>> pope francis meeting today with the families of israeli hostages and palestinians with loved ones trapped in gaza. we've got a live report from the vatican. >>> but first holding out hope, my next guest's agonizing wait to learn if her family members will be among the 50 freed hostages. you're watching "chris jansing reports" only on msnbc. g "chrisg reports" only on msnbc want a ne? a better plan is verizon. (vo) black friday starts now. turn any iphone in any condition into a new iphone 15 pro with titanium and ipad and apple watch se - all on us. only on verizon. whenever you're hungry, there's a deal on the subway app. buy one footlong, get one 50% off in the subway app today. now that's a deal worth celebrating. man, what are you d

. >> this happened at the rainbow bridge.ou can see images of law enforcement on the scene, a very heavy police presence. this is on the canadian side, apparently a vehicle entering into the united states exploded right at the border crossing from the united states -- from canada into the united states. the fbi buffalo field office is saying they are investigating a vehicle explosion at the rainbow bridge, which is a border crossing between the u.s. and canada in niagara falls, the fbi adding, as the situation is very fluid, that's all we can say at this time. i can tell you that the white house says they are monitoring the situation as well. the immediate question will be, whether this was a freak accident of some kind or whether this was a deliberate act of terrorism. that, of course, will be investigated by officials on the scene and a determination will be made. one would expect -- [ inaudible ] -- >>> all right. that was eamon javers reporting. we'll continue to follow this explosion at the rainbow bridge crossing betwee

. >>> this morning, the rainbow bridge crossing at the canadian/u.s. border remains closed after a fiery car crash, but there is no link to terrorism they say. you can see it on the screen, the speeding car is going airborne before it crash and exploded at the checkpoint. in the vehicle was a man and wife, and they both died. the borders and protection said they were injured at the time. >> reporter: they are trying to piece into what happened when a car crashed into a secondary check point at the u.s./canada border causing shutdown of one of of the four land crossings on the busiest day of the year. on video provided by law enforcement, you can see the car going at extreme rate of speed and jumping a curb and barrier. >> at first i saw something going airborne and i said, oh, my god, it is a car. it is flying through the air. >> reporter: they believe it is a 2022 bentley. the sources they the car coming from the u.s. side of the border from the rainbow bridge went through the initial checkpoint just before noon. passports and licenses were checked be

elizabeth: okay, that incident involving that major car crash on the rainbow bridge in knew ago a rahalls, the government of new york says it's not a terror incident, but this is happening on the eve of thanksgiving the amid record holiday travel. the faa as has had to deal with more near collisions and close calls between u.s. airplanes. look at this number this fiscal year, 23 close calls between u.s. airplanes at airports versus just 16 last fiscal year. grady trimble, he's going to try to cover a lot more at dulles international airport in virginia is. grady, what a night. >> reporter: it has been, liz. busy day already. it got even busier because of that incident in new york. i can tell you here at this particular airport it has been surprisingly calm to the point where flyers have come up the us asking why it's not busier. so i guess that's what it looks like when an airport is running smoothly. that's not to say it's been smooth everywhere in the country. take a look at the flightaware misery map. you can see around 2900 flights delayed across the country today. that's on top o

we're still waiting to see how soon this rainbow bridge behind me opens. we also have seen authorities out this morning doing some fact finding. so bottom line here, this was not an incident of terrorism. according to the fbi and but two lives have tragically been lost as a result of it. >> and just to clarify, do we know when the rainbow bridge will be back up and running? have we gotten an update there? i think we lost her audio. thank you so much for that report. >>> stay tuned to news central because when we come back, the qataris who brokered the hostage deal say the white house was in constant communication to get it done. we have details on the role that u.s. officials played to get it across the finish line. >>> and later, a new court filing shows the mayor of new york city has been accused of sexual assault. he joins a list of others also being accused ahead of the expiration of a key piece of legislation. more details on that straight ahead. >>> welcome back. i'm wolf blitzer in tel aviv, with just hours to go until the humanitarian pause kicks i

>> there's a lot of debris around this particular bridge, the rainbow bridge. are three other bridges in the area but they are still closed at the moment. >> gary, thank you for bringing us up to date on that story today. now the u.s. says it is treating a reported plot to kill six separatists on u.s. soil with utmost seriousness on wednesday. the financial times first reported the news, citing unnamed sources who said u.s. authorities thwarted a conspiracy to kill separatists and issued a warning to end dwhreasm 25rg9 of the plot was reportedly a new york-based lawyer for sikhs for justice, a group that calls for an independent sikh homeland in india. adrian watson said on wednesday it has been raised by the u.s. government with the indian government, including at the senior most levels. indian counterparts expressed surprise and concern. they stated that activity of this nature was not their policy. we have conveyed our expectation that anyone deemed responsible should be held accountable. panoon responded to the plot saying trks transnational terrorism and a

the fbi is investigating a vehicle explosion near upstate new york at the rainbow bridge u.s.anada border crossing. they say the situation there is very fluid. what do we know about what happened? >> i think fluid is a good way to describe this as we're trying to get more information as to what happened there at the rainbow bridge. that is the bridge that connects u.s. and canada near niagra falls. the authorities there are saying that both sides of that bridge are shut down right now due to a crash, however, this is prompting federal response. we know that the fbi, the atf, they are on the scene investigating exactly what happened. authorities also saying that at the time of this incident, a car was trying to enter the u.s. through that crossing. limited details at this point. however, a colleague of ours, paul murphy, did talk to someone who is actually headed -- was there on vacation for the holiday with his family, was getting out of the parking lot in that area. and he described it as some sort of explosion that happened at that same time, said that there was smoke in the

side of the border on the rainbow bridge went through an initial checkpoint just before noon. passports and licenses were checked before the car was directed to another area for a secondary search. after the car went through the secondary checkpoint, an explosion occurred. authorities are investigating. >> this vehicle basically incinerated. nothing is left but the engine. the pieces are scattered over 13, 14 booths. so it is a large scene. >> reporter: authorities have not identified the driver, but law enforcement sources say the driver was a man traveling to canada with his wife to attend a concert by the rock group kiss. they went to a casino in the u.s. instead when that was canceled. the crash occurred sometime after the couple left the casino. the couple died in the accident. a border patrol employee in a booth was also injured. the fbi could be cluded the investigation saying no ties to terrorism or explosive material was found. >> we feel at this point that this might be just something that occurred. there is no larger picture here to look at. >> reporter: all movemen

husband and wife had left a casino sometime before the vehicle crashed in a fireball near the rainbow bridgessing in full view of surveillance cameras. brynn gingras has the latest. >> reporter: governor hochul saying there is no indication of a terrorist attack at this point in the investigation of that explosion that happened at the brai rainbow bridge crossing. what we're learning from sources is that vehicle was traveling on a local road in niagara falls at a very high rate of speed before it hit a curb, went airborne and then eventually collided and exploded really in the secondary screening. and investigators at the federal level, state level and local are looking at surveillance video in that area, getting the registration and tracing its movements to get a better sense of exactly what happened. the governor actually saying that the debris field of this explosion spans 13 or 14 booths and only an engine is left of that car. so that of course as you can imagine is making this investigation go a little slower because of the side of the debris field. but there does not seem to be any ind

that vehicle actually exploded on the rainbow bridge after hurtlingtually into america from canada this morning. if you haven't seen the pictures that are quit itit flew through the air at a high f rate of speed before bursting rg into flames right next to an immigration checkpointht nex. >> as you pointed out, judge, two people in the car died, at least one border patrol a official was injured. now, authoritiest quickly shutt down three other crossings connecting western new york and canadaot. and buffalo niagara international airport has been ffalo ni to international flights, according to the faa. t the fbi, we, we are told, is spearheading the investigatio ad, n into thise incident. and new york state and local authoritie s also on the scene. on th meanwhile, the nypd haes to send officers upstate to assist on the ground. on td yes, they willng o be beefing up security in and around new york city, pecially especially ahead of the thanksgiving holiday. meantime, over at the white ove press, secretary karine jean-pierre said this. onary kat has been briefed on the vehicle explosion at

however, rainbow bridge remains closed today as cleanup continues. a woman is accusing new york city mayor eric adams of sexually assaulting her 3 decades ago. according to a legal summons, the unnamed plaintiff in the case was allegedly sexually assaulted by adams. back in 1993, the 3 page filing does not contain details of the alleged assault, but it does name adams, the transit bureau of the new york police department and the new york police department guardians association. adams denies the assault. he says he does not remember meeting this woman. always a fun tradition. the macy's thanksgiving day parade drew thousands of spectators this year. but the iconic nearly 100 year-old tradition also drew protesters, pro-palestinian protesters disrupted parts of the procession blocking the route near west 55th street. it was one of several protests on the parade route. activists protesting climate change also disrupted the parade. police detain those protesters but have not said how many were in custody. all the while, the deal between israel and hamas

tara lynch has more about the victims and where the investigation stands right now. >> the rainbow bridgen in niagara falls just days after a fiery crash here we're learning more about the victims and the legacy they leave behind are