>> reporter: the mile square city, a foot or two deep in water in this area. a water main break making a real mess of things. water pressure just getting back to normal across hoboken for hours flooding several blocks and stopping water service throughout the city. >> a 24-inch value at 8:30 this morning. >> a few residents had to be rescued. the emergency truck sunk at the site. they were quickly ushered to dry ground safely. been a lazy sunday proved challenging as residents hauled home cases of water but couldn't do anything about basic necessities of life. >> can't shower. there's not a lot of food options open in hoboken either. >> many bars and restaurants were closed. >> sunday brunch is a big deal especially with football. the fact we're closed is pretty bad. >> the city mobilized, trucks full of fresh water for residents, some who maintained a sense of humor. >> no bathrooms, no showers. >> we've got the hudson river. >> on what's usually busy washington street, the challenge of serving a thirsty crowd met by some never-say-day bar owner who is scramb

city. it clearly shows images of times square and what looks ke a bomb. city leaders say this is old video repurposed to look like some new sort of threat on new york city. they say it is not. more on that coming up at 6:00. >>> plus, it's one week away from the macy's thanksgiving day parade in new york city. what they are telling people to do and how they are ensuring people feel safe while they are there. live in the satellite center, morning. >>> good morning. i'm nicole jacobs live in salem for day four of the phillip chisholm trial who -- chism trial who decided he did want to be present during the trial. yesterday he sat through some of the most compelling evidence to date, surveillance video from inside danvers high school that shows him following colleen ritzer inside of the bathroom and putting on gloves. he stayed there for 11 minutes. during that time, prosecutors say he raped and murdered ritzer. coming up 6:00, we'll show you what the ooh video detailed murder. morning. >>> former subway spokesman jared fogel is said to be sentenced today on

times square in new york city. it is no doubt aimed to capitalize on the fear and anxiety after friday's attacks and major developments breaking here in paris as well. french officials now saying that today's deadly terror raid by security forces in nearby saint denis uncovered an apparent terror cell they believe was ready to launch new attacks. there is a lot to get to on both sides of the atlantic. starting in new york with nbc's stephanie gosk. >> reporter: the latest video calls for suicide bombers. at the end, a chilling montage at times square, and a suggestion that new york city could be a target. the footage of times square is from april and isis has threatened new york city before. this new video has been topped with fresh images, since the paris bombing. >> the idea is that now you've seen what we do. now understand that we saying this the most effective technique, you don't even have to be with us and if you live in these countries, this is what you need to do and here is a suggested target. >> reporter

showing images of new york city's times square. the city in turn..stepping up its police presence... nats: nyc police nats?. the heightened alert not just in the states but overseas to europe... sot: if we start shooting you're in the cross fire the belgian prime minister extending the terror alert there for another week - after 4 days of lockdown in brussels..as the hunt for the 8th paris attacker continues. with europe on edge... president obama meets with ench president francois hollande at the white house today. the pair will discuss how to ramp-up the fight against isis extremists. obama sot: "us will cont. to lead coalition. verbatim: the family of a texas teenager who was arrested after bringing a homemade clock to school is seeking apologies and millions in compensation. ahmed mohamed was arrested two months ago in irving, texas when he brought a homemade cllck to school. his teacher thought it was a bomb. ahmed's family is now asking for written apologies from the school district, the mayor, and the lice chief along with 15

it includes images of time square in new york city.e want to stress these images were originally published in april of this year. there are no new details or plans of a plot right now. senior law enforcement officials in new york city tell nbc news there is no new specific threat, information. there is, however, much to discuss on this point. i want to bring back nbc news terrorism analyst evan coleman, cal perry. you've also spent a number of years overseas. and a number of different areas covering these stories. when you see this video, cal, what does it say to you that it is so pointed? >> so, i see this as a video that makes it very clear. we talk about isis as a social media savvy group. well, i think they've graduated into being media savvy. they're clearly -- on what people are really worried about. and this has been a banner day for isis propaganda. we started the day by talking about this monthly magazine, which put out this photo of the purported, they say, the bomb that they use to bring down that russian airliner. and then

sometimes square, radio city, grand central. in part because of this. the latest threat video from isis. most of the video we won't show, a video that appears to call for suicide attacks. times square among the images shown. >> at the same time, americans are asking are we the next target? isis seems to be saying yes. >> top security officials call the tape nothing more than a general threat. propaganda. some images recycled. but its release comes in the fallout in paris. the fbi quickly issued a statement saying there is no specific threat. the nypd issued one too there is no current threat to the scene at this time. we will remain at a heightened since 9/11, groups like al qaeda and now isis have threatened new york. and there have been numerous past plots, like the times squ@be bomb plot and the subway case. to this summer's homegrown group in new york and new jersey where some are accused of talk about trying to get assault weapons for attack. earlier this week, isis issued a different video calling for attacks on washington, d.c. the general threat

promising attacks in this video showing images of new york city's times square, the city in turn stepping up its police presence. as this heightened alert remains global today president obama is set to meet with french president francois hollande but the french president might leave empty-handed. president is showing no signs of expanding the u.s. strategy in the middle east and now western europe even though he's under pressure to do so from france. kendis, reena, back to you. >> stephanie ramos, steph, thanks so much. >>> a possible new clue in the hunt for an eighth suspect in the paris attacks. >> a suicide belt turning up in the suburb of that city. did it belong to salah abdeslam, who is still on the run? authorities say his cell phone signal was pinging in the very same suburb late at night after the attacks. he was last seen in brussels, belgium. >> of course, that city which is the headquarters of nato and the european union on lockdown this morning for a fourth consecutive day. s.w.a.t. teams in masks swarming the neighborhood where that eighth suspect lived. officials imposing

. >>> archaeologists are excitedly looking into a pest of our city's past unearthed at washington square park. city workers were replacing a water main near the park when bones. they say they date back to the 19th century. now, that find isn't unusual, since washington square was a burial place for the poor, but the archaeologists and anthropologists definitely want to find out more about the story behind the find. >> very cool. >>> a signed manuscript drafted by abraham lincoln six weeks before his assassination scored big bucks the an auction. the autographed document, which has the final part of lincoln's second inaugural address sold for $2.2 million last night right here in new york. now, that is more than two times >> all right. >>> up next on news 4, new york, camels, sheep and a donkey, oh, my. some of the stars of radio >>> yet another sign the holiday season is upon us. >> the radio city christmas spectacular kicking things off today. the rockets welcomed camels, sheep, a donkey to the theater for the first day of rehearsal. card nam timothy dolan was there as well to bless the

a new isis propaganda video makes threats against some specific new york city locations. times square, herald squarks and central park. city leaders say, though, there's no specific threat. >>> police are looking for a man who robbed a 72-year-old woman in her apartment building in the bronx. he sprayed something in her face and then threw her to the ground. >>> the consumer product safety commission says over the past four years, home depot sold more than two dozen recalled items. we posted details on our website, nbcnewyork.com. >>> and today, uber will deliver a wellness package and a flu shot administered by a registered nurse. the service is available from 11:00 until 3:00 today in new york, jersey city, and hoboken. darlene and i want to stress your uber driver will not be giving you a flu shot. it will be a registered nurse. >> but dave, you and i have an appoint appointment. i'm administering your flu shot at 10:30. >> you're late. i just used the app during commercial. nice to see you. but my clicker arm is a little sore right now. excuse me if we don't click appropriately du

city. there are videos of times square and the shopping area at herald square. u know something might happen you take precautions to make sure it doesn't. new york city is ready. washington, d.c. has been warned. but you know, the isis fighters, they have three ways of attacking according to this video, that's car bomb, it's sniper, the sharpshooter, and the suicide vest. and in that video you see someone putting the bombs together. and in one of them, one does have ball bearings. that's a big concern. >> deb, behind us, we see the mayor coming up and the police commissioner. here is mayor bill de blasio of new york city. >> as you know, a video was released earlier today by isis portraying scenes of new york city, portraying scenes of times square where we are now and herald square, in an obvious attempt to intimidate the people of new york city. i'm here this evening with commissioner bratton and other leaders of our police department and the men and women of our department who patrol times square to make very, very clear that the people of new york city will n

new york city, of course, is full of history. looking into another piece of our city's past unearthed at washington square park. city workers were replacing a water main near the park when they found two burial vaultings s and bones. an archaeologist says the remains date back to the 19th century. >> intact coffins. on the tops of the coffins are coffin plates. those are metal plates that are inscribed with the name and the date of the person who is interred in the coffin. >> washington square was a burial place for the poor, so it's not unusual that this vault was found right next to it, but ark chaeologists are working with the city to dig up more information about the site. >> amazing. >> it is amazing. >>> well, this morning on long island, nassau veterans coliseum begins its $130 million makeover. a ground-breaking ceremony is planned in uniondale. the former home of the islanders will be scaled down a bit. it'll be surrounded by a new shopping and entertainment complex. itno's set to open around the end of next year. >>> former rutgers football player eric le grand is publicly expressing his appreci

and remain safe. >> reporter: yesterday hundreds of officers put on a show of force in times square, the city's counterterrorism response command, the critical response group the hercules team standing at the ready in sometimes square and in other key locations throughout the city. after the knicks play today at msg, the rangers then have a games. security has been increased but specifics weren't discussed. they say they are here to help. >> normally we do our normal patrols. but we heard about what happened tragically in paris. it is always good to have extra eyes and ears, just in case, god forbid. but nypd and other agencies they always have everything under control. >> reporter: also playing today the giants at met life stadium. increased there as well. new jersey state police say they are sending a number of troopers there. live in midtown, kristen thorn, channel 11 news. >>> thank you so much. >>> coming up on sunday morning continuing coverage of the place across the globe, remembering the victims in the attacks in paris. denver, colorado city hall was adorned with the flag of france. >>

city could be a target. the 23509age of times square is from april and isis has threatened new york city before. this new video has been topped with fresh images since the paris bombing. >> the idea is now you've seen what we do. now understand we say this is the most effective technique. you don't even have to be with us, and if you live in these countries, this is what you need to do, and here's a suggested target. >> reporter: the nearly 5-minute video which nbc news has chosen not to show in its entirety, congratulates the islamic state for the deadly paris attacks. using clips of french president hole lnsd and images of fighter jets bombing. >> there's no doubt there's a message here aimed at the united states and at france, as well. the fact that no place is safe. >> reporter: in the days following the paris attacks, u.s. cities have been on high alert. especially new york. which announced a new counterterrorism strike force on monday. >> some of what we have to also be constantly focused on is not only significant areas such as times square, or many of the tourist attractions, our stadium

showing images of new york city's times square. the city in turn..stepping up its police presence... the heightened alert not just in the states but overseas to europe... the belgian prime minister extending the terror alert there for another week - after 4 days of lockdown in brussels..as the hunt for the 8th paris attacker continues. president obama meets with french president francois hollande at the white house today. the pair will discuss how to ramp-up the fight against isis extremists. " we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: yesterday ended up being a pretty nice day in the afternoon with plenty of sunshine and highs in the mid 40s. today we are in for a lot more of the same, except this time we should be a bit warmer! the skies today will be partly cloudy with a breezy southeast wind and highs in the low 50s. overnight tonight we are going to become overcast and stay breezy, so low temperatures should stay fairly mild at 40 degrees. wednesday is going to be a cloudy day with light

york, places like times square and central park and even showing taxis in places like herald square. the city officials say there's no credible or specific threat against the city. we did see an increased presence here this morning trying to instill confidence in everyone in the area. we even saw at some point office officers in tactical gear standing guard. commissioner bratton says it's a mismatch of the goal of creating fear. >> that video is nothing new. been there, done that. it appears to be a very hastily produced document which contains previously viewed video. >> it's meant to sell a product. the product is fear. could it happen here? of course it could. but that's because it could happen anywhere. are we better prepared here than most, if not all other places? the answer is to that is yes. >> reporter: as you can imagine, the video raised eyebrows because of the release just days after the attack in paris. mayor bill de blasio very defiant yesterday saying new yorkers will not be intimidated and announcing the beefing up of the counterterrorism units by the end of the year with 500

showing images of new york city's times square. the city in turn..stepping up its police presence... nats: nyc police nats?. the heightened alert not just in the states but overseas to europe... sot: if we start shooting you're in the cross fire the belgian prime minister extending the terror alert there for another week - after 4 days of lockdown in brussels..as the hunt for the 8th paris attacker continues. with europe on edge... president obama meets with french president francois hollande at the white house today. the pair will discuss how to ramp-up the fight against isis extremists. obama sot: "us will cont. to lead coalition. verbatim: one eastern iowa mayor says he wants to welcome syrian refugees. but some in town say they're not happy with that decision and plan to start a petition. here's a live look at . kaj will be back right after the break with a look at meteorologist kaj o'mara joins us now with your first alert forecast. plan on another decent day! if sun is your thing, you'll want to enjoy today, even when obscured

video threatening the city. >> we will not be intimidated and we will not live in fear. >> the police commissioner and the mayor held an unusually late news conference in times square last night. they said there are no credible terrorist threats against the city right now but the nypd is adding 500 officers to counterterrorism duty out of caution. >>> and the hunt for a man who opened fire near a brooklyn subway station during tuesday evening's rush hour. police released the video. of passengerrers, hitting two men. one was critically wounded and the other is in serious condition. >>> federal prosecutors rest their case in the corruption trial of former new york assembly speaker sheldon silver. he is accused of taking more than $4 million in bribes and kick backs disguised as legal fees. the trial is off today and tomorrow. and the defense is expected to put on a short case monday without testimony from silver. deliberations could start later that day. >>> and now over to john elliott for the forecast. >> thank you, chris. merky and mild out there. but unlike m and ms, those are not candy coated. it's going to be busy today, cloudy and 59 right now. and already hav

. >>> and a shocking discovery under washington square park. city workers found two burial vaults full of skeletal remains. crews were bigging up the ground to replace the old water main when they found the finding. our natalie pasquarella will >>> police in as bury park are trying to figure out who fired the stray bullet that graced an 8-year-old girl inside her home last night. 20-year-old donte allen started a gunfight with a police. during the exchange, the bullet skimmed casey's forehead as he was watching tv. allen was shot in the leg and arrested on attempted murder and weapons charges. >>> we're following the russian airliner disaster. evidence suggests that a bomb right it down. but russia and egypt say it's too early to make that call. nbc steve handleman has the latest. >> investigators are still looking for conclusive evidence that a bomb brought down the plane. the flight data recorder reveals an explosion but not a cause. the jet's tail blew off, but a catastrophic failure could have caused that. officials saying it's likely that isis

showing images of new york city's times square. the city in turn..stepping up its police presence... nats: nyc police nats?. the heightened alert not just in the states but overseas to europe... sot: (belgium officer) if we start shooting you're in the cross fire (can cut for time if needed??) the belgian prime minister extending the terror alert there for another weekek after 4 days of paris attacker continues. with europe on edge... president obama meets with french president francois hollande at the white house today. the pair will discuss how to ramp-up the fight against isis extremists. obama sot: "us will cont. to lead coalition. coming to sioux after they were hit especially hard by friday's winter storm. governor terry branstad has issued an emergency disaster declaration for sioux county. that allows state resources to be utilized for clean up and recovery. over the weekend, a transformer exploded leading to power outages in sioux center. the county also dealt with a water main break. both power and water have since been re

>>> aerial acrobats flying in the lead on the discovery of skeletal remains under washington square park. city workers found two burial vaults with the remains of more than a dozen people earlier this week. the vaults date back to the 19th century. crews were in the middle of digging up the ground to replace an old water main when they made the stunning find. >>> a boy who disappeared 13 years ago has been found alive and well more than 600 miles away. julian hernandez was 5 years old when he vanished from his home in 2002. julian's mother suspected the father took julian. they searched 13 years and then monday, the fbi called and said julian and his dad had been living under different names in cleveland, ohio. the discovery made when julian, now a high school senior was applying to college. >> theres with a discrepancy in the social security number and tax information. he then worked with his school and they discovered that who he was. >> reporter: the father is accuse of tampering with records ohio. the charges will follow in alabama. new hope for americans trying to lose weight. could it be

showing images of new york city's times square. the city in turn..stepping up its police presence... nats: nyc police nats?. the heightened alert not just in the states but overseas to europe... sot: (belgium officer) if we start shooting you're in needed??) the belgian prime minister extending the terror alert there for another week - after 4 days of lockdown in brussels..as the hunt for the 8th paris attacker continues. with europe on edge... president obama meets with french president francois hollande at the white house today. the pair will discuss how to ramp-up the fight against isis extremists. obama sot: "us will cont. to lead coalition. jessica rae: the sioux city school board has taken a big step to finalize plans for a new building to replace one of the oldest schools in the city ... bryant elementary. the district is inching closer to the approval of a 3 million dollar plan to replace the school. approximately 1 point two million dollars of those funds would be reimbursable by the city. the struggle to move forward with

square. in an obvious attempt to intimidate the people of new york city. i'm here this evening with commissioner bratton, other leaders of the police department and the men and women of our department who controlled time square to make very, very clear that the people of new york city will not be intimidated. we understand it is the goal of terrorists to intimidate and disrupt our democratic society. we will not submit to their wishes. people of new york city, as you can see, right now are going about the business even at this late hour. i want to encourage all new yorkers to continue to go about their business normally. it's important to note that there is no credible and specific threats against new york city. nypd has been working very, very closely with the f the i and other federal partners. i again repeat, there is no specific and credible threat against new york city. it's crucial that people go about the normal business recognizing that the nypd is providing extraordinary protection to the people 35,000 strong. justin this last week, we have initiat

. >>> we need to get live to times square now where you see bill de blasio, the mayor of new york city speaking. >> in times square where we are now and harold square, in an obvious attempt to intimidate the people of new york city, i'm here this evening with commissioner bratton and other leaders of our police department and the men and women of our department who patrol times square to make very clear that the people of new york city we understand it is the goal of terrorists to intimidate society. wishes. the people of new york city, as you can see right now, are going about their business even at this late hour. i want to encourage all new yorkers to continue to go about their business normally. it's important to note that there is no credible and york city. nypd has been working very, very closely with the fbi and our other federal partners. i again repeat there is no specific and credible threat against new york city. so it's crucial that people go about their normal business, providing extraordinary protection to the people of this city. 35,000 members strong. and just in this l

threat. >> reporter: they say they are always on high alert here in the city and have been on high alert since 9/11. times square where you see a number of heavily armed officers. these officers around the city have radiation detectors on their hips. they are there to detect change in radiation in case a dirty bomb is out there. they have hundreds of counter terrorism throughout the city. they say it is the most protected city in the world and they are standing by that. times square especially you saw in that isis propaganda video an image of gap in herald square. in 2010 there was an attempted bomb set off by a man in a car. it was stopped. a man saw smoke coming out of the car. they were able to work outsituation and not have anyone harmed. they are always prepared for something like this to happen in the city. there is a number of suspicious package alerts on a weekly basis. while this video is frightening and coming on the heels of the paris attack they want to stress that there is nothing new in this video. the images in the video are not new. the images of times square and of new york city are old. there i

also in paris - police briefly evacuated a city square this morning due to a security alerttauthohoties at the scene said there was a bomb threat at a metro station near the place de la republique. multiple entrances to that metro stationere shut down, but re-opened when police gave the all-clear. the a-c-l-u is suing the governor of indiana for halting syrian refugee resettlement in his state. state.the lawsuit filed says mike pence violated the equal protection clause in t t constitution when he suspened the programs last week.that's because pence allows refugees from other countries to come to indiana, but not those from syria.pence said in a recent editorial he's "deeply moved" by the plight of syrians.but that the federal government must close so-called "security gaps", before they there are confliliing reports this afternoon about the fate of two russian pilots whose jet was shot down by turkey early this morning.earlier reports indicated that one of the pilots was shot dead while trying ttland in their parachute after they ejected from the plane.but now a turkish official believe

new york city leaders say they will not be intimidated by a new video showing images of times square. the video was released late yesterday as the city prepares for holiday events that attract 60 million visitors in the coming weeks. the video show what is appears to be a man assembling a suicide bomb. the nypd says the video is a mish-mash of old isis propaganda videos and no new threat. in a news conference just before midnight. they are monitoring any possible plots and urging everyone to remain vigilant. to do. they seek to create fear and intimidate. we will not be intimidated and we will not live in fear. >> police say they have added 500 officers to the counter terrorism unit in the wake of this new video, and earlier this week, isis also released a d.c. that came out just days after the paris attacks. >>> this morning, white house saysing president obama still plans to go to paris at the end of the month. the president is scheduled to attend a climate change conference. senior europeans officials say a suspected mastermind of the paris terrorist attacks is dead but they refuse

also new york city on alert after isis threatens time squares. overnight the french prime minister warned terrorists could be using chemicals weapons. >> nancy: he's urging the extension of a state of emergency. >> reporter: with the holiday season here millions of people will be heading to new york and officials are trying to make them feel safe. meanwhile we're getting a new look at the paris terror attack that has put much of the world on edge. >> the people of new york city will not be intimidated. >> standing shoulder to shoulder with his police commissioner the mayor of new york declared his city is safe despite a new video from isis that appears to include a threat specifically toward times square. >> it's important to note there's no credible and specific threat against new york city. nothing new about that video. new york obviously remains one of the top terrorist targets in the world. >> the video shows a montage of the popular tourist site with footage of the attack in paris that killed 129 people and injured more than 300. this mornin

now, it makes reference to times square new york city. re no details or plans of an actual plot. the video that shows footage of times square and isis has used this video before. we realize just this hour, you heard from the white house just this hour who said there's no incredible threat to the homeland and we're not showing the video because this could be isis looking for a propaganda score. we wanted to let you know those headlines are out there, but again, we're not showing this video for fear of playing into their propaganda. >>> now, let me go to the interview that i had with senator mark warner. senator warner, let me start with, if you were governor right now, would you be one of the governors that would ask for a pause or a halt to syrian refugees? >> no. the fact is, everybody ought to get their facts straight first. of course it's critically important that we keep americans safe. that's the most important thing we can do. and we clearly ought to review this refugee admission program, and see if there are ways that we can improve

city is a target. the statement goes on to say there is no credible specific threat to times square or anywhere else in the city. lester? >> stephanie gosk in times square. >>> let's bring in michael leader, from the natatnal count counter-teteorism center. michael, we heard stephanie say no credible threat. we've heard that before. yet we are reminded no one saw paris coming. give us an idea of how worried or concerned u.s. intelligence officials are. >> u.s. and western officials are extremely concerned, lester. because the fact is the sophistication of the plot, the breadth of the plot in paris, that was undetected. that is what scared people. they realize people could be motivated and inspired by isis and now we see that isis could operate with great sophistication unde the radar undetected. and that makes people scared because they don't know what they don't know. >> reporter: all right, michael, thank you. >>> the new video from isis comes hours after a daring predawn raid in a paris suburb to take out another cell ready to act. it is not clear whether the mastermind of last week's paris attacks

a new video of its own, on wednesday, a group posted a video that makes reference to time square in new york city as well as images of what looks to be explosive device. new york police are aware of no specific threat to that city. >> and in its english magazine islamic states will continue the attacks on various targets for retaliation against wait calls insults towards the profit mohammed and as well as retaliation against western air strikes. jim armstrong, wbz news. >>> as jim mentioned there was this video from isis threatening new york city, we have live pictures from times squares and expected to hear from commissioner bill brat ton and his thoughts on the videotape released by isis we will pass along more information. >>> and david, isis is using this photograph to make a frightening claim saying this is the bomb it used to blow up switch. russia confirmed it was a bomb that brought down the plane killing all 220 people onboard and russia is offering a 50 million-dollars reward. >> there is a show down in in the united states. expected to pass a major increasing screenings of refugees and

this isis video contains images of the city including times  square but authorities say the threatsally nothing new. and police are prepared. >> there is as we have repeated frequently, no city in america that is better prepared to defend and protect against a terrorist attack. we worked tirelessly to ensure that. >> on the issue of security here at home, congress will be taking an important vote later on today on a bill that would put in place stricter requirements for syrian refugees who seek asylum here in the u.s. republicans are pushing for changes after word that one of the paris attackers may have slipped into europe by posing as a syrian refugee. so now there's a debate in congress going on and the bill that will be voted on later today would require fbi background checks and also homeland security verification component as well. and we do expect the democrats will be voting no on that bill, but that critical vote will take place later on today. in our nation's capital. >> thank you for the update, alex. >>> 5:34. a woman from petaluma is in jail accused of a sex crime. the

city is a target. nbc east stephanie gosk has more. the latest isis video calls for suicide bombers. a chilling montage of time square suggesting new york city could be the target. this new video has been topped with pressure images since the paris bombing. >> now you have seen what we do. now understand that what we say this is the most effective technique. you don't even have to be with us. and if you live in these countries this is what you need to do and here is a suggested target. >> the nearly 5:00 video which nbc has chosen not to show its entirety congratulates islamic state for the deadly paris attacks. >> there is no doubt there is a message here aimed at the united states and it is france as well. the fact that no place is safe. >> in the days following the paris attacks u.s. cities have been on high alert. especially new york. which announces a new counterterrorism strike force on monday. >> we have also be consciously focused on is not only significant areas such as time square or many of the tourist tractions on stadiums and major events but the soft targets. >> late last night, new york city mayor, bil

. >>> reporter: heavily armed officers now stand guard in new york city's times square. the landmark is at the center of a new threat from isis. >> the people of new york city will not be intimidated. >> reporter: in a rare late night press conference wednesday, city officials called for vigilance. the threat came in a video released online by the terror group. it shows a suicide bomber preparing for an attack and footage of tourist sites and restaurants in times square. >> there was

jamie yuccas has the very latest from times square in new york city. reporter: heavily armed police and security officers are obvious and new york times square. the increased presence is in place at isis released a new -- video which is a suicide bomber preparing for an attack. week after the deadly attacks in paris that killed 129 people. while the beefed-up patrols and counterterrorism units are new, new york's top cops is the video is not. >> it appears to be a hastily produced document that contains previously viewed video. some of it is from a video in august directed against germany. adamant there is no new or specific threat to the city. they got the attention of those in time square. >> i am on this blog everyday at this time. i would say there is about one third of the people that are usually here. reporter: even tourists are aware. >> it suspicious of people he might not normally be. reporter: it's just another day post-9/11. mollie: the man french authorities believe was the mastermind of the deadly terror attacks in paris is dead. officials

heavily armed officers now stand guard in new york city's times square, landmark at center of the new threat from isis. >> the people of the new york city will not be intimidated. >> in a rare late night press conference wednesday, city officials called for vigilance, threat came in a video released by the terror group that shows a suicide bomber preparing for an attack and footage of the tourist sites and restaurants in times square. >> there is nothing new about that video. it looks like it has been hastily produced. it is a mix up of previous police video. we believe it is a compilation have of videos going back to one in august. >> reporter: in all about 19 seconds of old footage from around new york appears in the footage. the police officials say it rearms that the city remains ape top terrorist target. following friday's deadly attacks in paris, the nypd has beefed up patrols and dispatched a new counter terrorism unit. >> i want to encourage all new yorkers to continue to go about their business normally. >> reporter: in recent days isis has threatened a a attacks in washingto