jonathan dientz, from new york's wnbc has more. >> reporter: if the suspect was able to build and place the pipe bombs -- investigators say this tape of an nypd test shows the kind of damage that would have been done. the 27-year-old suspect is jose pimentel. police say he had spoken about wanting to bomb u.s. soldiers returning home and nypd police cars. >> the suspect was a so-called lone wolf. motivated by his own resentment of the presence of american troops in iraq and afghanistan. >> reporter: police say pimentel learned how to build bombs by reading al qaeda's-inspired magazine. officials showed off some of the materials, materials allegedly acquired as stores like home depot and they showed a photo of pimentel allegedly trying to mix powder. police say they've been watching him with the help of an informant. first, when the naturalized american expressed radical views in upstate schenectady and later when he returned home to harlem. >> the nypd has been keeping track of pimentel since may of 2009 and more intensely in recent weeks as he acted on violence. >> officials say piment

if you're watching us on wnbc 4 in new york, see artwork drawn from nature using straw, mud and other earthly goods. at sticks and stones. that's your "early today" event of the day. where do you get sticks and stones from -- >> in the bronx. exactly. central park. that's how it works here. >>> here's an early look at headlines in entertainment. where there's smoke there's fire, demi moore announced she's ending her six-year marriage to ashton kutcher. rumors have recently swirled about the couple's relationship after several tabloid stories documenting cusp esh's alleged infidelity. the most poignant part of a statement released by moore, she says as a woman, mother and wife, there are certain vows i hold sacred and it is in this spirit i have chosen to move forward with my life. >>> elsewhere at the box office, the much-awaited debut of the twilight saga, "breaking down" is expected to cruise to the top spot with blockbuster earnings this weekend. expectations could push as high as $130 million. >>> teen heart throb vampires and werewolves not your thing, bill? >> yeah. this is more

. >>> wnbc 4 new york in teaneck a kosher deli has given away 2,000 hot meals to families struggling without heat or power. lucky to have electricity in the wake of last weekend's east coast snowstorm, the owner wanted to share his good fortun by making the generous offers and in turn customers say they'll be loyal customers after the power comes back. >>> i'm lynn berry and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> 4:28 is the time right now. we have 46 chilly degrees here in the nation's capitol. good morning to you t. i'm joe krebs. >> i'm eun yang. police are investigating a violent crash on prince george's county on route 50 in bowie. a man swerved to avoid hitting a deer. that forced a driver of an suv behind him to swerve and crash into a tree. the woman in the suv was hurt when a pile of tools hit her, including a table saw. her name and condition are not being released at this time. part of route 50 is closed while crews clear the debris. no word on when it will reopen. >>> a man faces the prospect of life in prison without the pos

. >>> this comes to us from wnbc 4 new york in nutley, new jersey, one very lucky dog survival story is worthy of a cat's nine lives. last month this 1-year-old beagle mix was living in an animal shelter in alabama where dogs that aren't adopted are euthanized in a gas chamber. incredibly, this death-defying pup found an air pocket and survived. a rescue group brought the dog to new jersey where he was adopted. he was named daniel after the brave biblical character who survived the lion's den. that's great there. >>> i'm lynn berry. this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> mexico city is hoping to cut out some competition. 1,162 hair dressers came together to try and set the guinness world record for the most people cutting hair simultaneously. the goal was to get over 1,000 stylists out for what they hope is also a good training employer size. the snipping lasted just 17 minutes and still has to be certified by guinness officials. >>> shoppers in china are bringing italian luxury a little closer to home. called little italy, this new shop

. >>> this comes to us from wnbc 4 new york in nutley, new jersey, one very lucky dog survival storyrthy of a cat's nine lives. last month this 1-year-old beagle mix was living in an animal shelter in alabama where dogs that aren't adopted are euthanized in a gas chamber. incredibly, this death-defying pup found an air pocket and survived. a rescue group brought the dog to new jersey where he was adopted. he was named daniel after the brave biblical character who survived the lion's den. that's great there. >>> i'm lynn berry. this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> 4:28 is our time right now. 62 warm degrees here in the nation's capital. kind of drisly rain out there as well. good morning. i'm joe krebs. >> a little damp out there. i'm angie goff, in for eun yang. welcome to "news 4 today." it is tuesday, november 29th. >>> in the news today, the man suspected in the disappearance of a maryland woman in aruba will be released from jail. gary giordano has been held there for more than three months since his traveling companion robyn gardn

. >>> wnbc 4 new york in teaneck a kosher deli has given away 2,000 hot meals to families struggling without heat or power. lucky to have electricity in the wake of last weekend's east coast snowstorm, the owner wanted to share his good fortun by making the generous offers and in turn customers say they'll be loyal customers after the power comes back. >>> i'm lynn berry and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >> good morning, everyone. it turned out to be a nice day today. yesterday we had the thick fog in some of the suburbs. today, that's not the case. there might be a little bit, but won't be as bad as yesterday. 34 in in ned rid. 37 in parktofpblet today, a mix of sun and clouds. a nice day. high temperature right around 61. when we come back, we'll check the forecast going into the weekend. for now, to the news desk. >> thank you, tony. 4:57, hoe degrees here on tv hill. coming up -- a new group is joining occupy wall street, why u.s. veterans are now speaking out. >> an independent panel review will be released today on a shooting

. >>> this comes to us from wnbc 4 new york in nutley, new jersey, one very lucky dog survival story is worthy of a cat's nine lives. last month this 1-year-old beagle mix was living in an animal shelter in alabama where dogs that aren't adopted are euthanized in a gas chamber. incredibly, this death-defying pup found an air pocket and survived. a rescue group brought the dog to new jersey where he was adopted. he was named daniel after the brave biblical character who survived the lion's den. that's great there. >>> i'm lynn berry. this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. it is another mile start on this two-step. temperatures are around 68 -- it start.les staa mild is heavier rain down in virginia is moving our direction -- this heavier rain is moving. let's look at the forecast for today appear rain showers are likely. it gets heavier during the middle of the day. high temperature between 60 and 65. we'll come back and check the forecast for the rest of the week.

. >>> if you're watching us on wnbc 24 toledo, ohio, discover an ancient civilization's understanding of the life and the afterlife at egyptian experience secrets of the tomb. >> thank, bill. >>> now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. justin beeber is looking to make it official and he has been dna tested. tmz reports bieber took a very controlled dna test with a solid chain of custody that will be hard for any lawyer to challenge. the website reports teen bieber will not settle and vows to sue his accuser and her lawyers when he proves is he not the daddy. >>> england's inquiry into phone-hacking heard testimony from hugh grant monday who said it's time to stand up to the bullying of the tabloids. he accused newspapers of learning information about his personal life only someone listening in on his phone could know. >>> and finally, not content to be paid for her normal 30-second fiat tv ad spots. jennifer lopez is accused of the most brazen product placement ever for her onstage routine with a car during sunday's american music awards. john legend, ac

. >>> this comes to us from wnbc 4 new york where a nearby kosher deli is serving up the perfect dish for a community left in the dark. for the past two days the store has given out over 2,000 hot meals to families struggling without heat or power. lucky to have electricity in the wake of last weekend's east coast snowstorm, the owner wanted to share his good fortune by making the generous offers and in turn residents say they will be loyal customers after the power comes back. such a nice guy. >>> i'm lynn berry and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> saudi officials are looking to change time with one building. the construction of the royal mecca clock on the second largest skyscraper in the world is looking to replace greenwich time due to start ticking today in saudi arabia, islamic scholars want the clock to eclipse england's big ben clock as official time. officials are calling it mecca time. >>> two tiny leopard cubs are safe in cambodia after floodwaters apparently caused their mother to flee. a fisherman found three newborn ca

wnbc has more. >> reporter: if the suspect was able to build and place the pipe bombs, investigators say this tape of an nypd test shows the kind of damage that would have been done. the 27-year-old suspect is jose pimintel, police say he had spoken about wanting to bomb u.s. soldiers returning home and nypd police cars. >> the suspect was a so-called lone wolf. motivated by his own resentiments of the presence of american troops in iraq and afghanistan. >> police say pimintel learned how to build bombs by reading al qaeda's inspired magazine. officials showed off some materials, pipes and timers, materials allegedly acquired at stores like home depot and they showed photo of the suspect allegedly trying to mix powder. first when the naturalized american expressed radical views. >> the nypd has been keeping track of the suspect since may of 2009 when he talked about violence and more intensely, in recent weeks, as he acted on it. >> officials say pimintel was a follower of radical cleric. the fbi and prosecutors chose not to take this case, with some sources say an informant played a

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chris glor yioso of our sister station wnbc joins us now. >> reporter: good morning.are waking up to a lower manhattan that looks much different than it did yesterday. behind me is zuccotti park, and you can see the cleaning crew members in the orange jackets. they have been power washing the park for some time now. yesterday this was a far different picture. tents galore were what you saw. around 1:00 this morning, the nypd came in with a mass show of force. they, in a sense, occupied the park themselves. they distributed a vacate order, a temporary vacate order, telling people they would be asked to leave the park or be arrested. they will be allowed back into the park at some point, but not with those tents and not with any permanent possessions laying on the ground. that, as you can imagine, not sitting well with the protesters, who are now regrouping, gathering not far from here on a different street corner in lower manhattan, where they are having a meeting to try and discuss exactly how they will regroup. the temporary vacate order did not give a time when they

for that we turn to wnbc's darlene rodriguez. >>> good morning, everybody. we begin with the child sex abuse scandal that shocked the nation. nbc's jay gray live at penn state with the latest. good morning, jay. >> reporter: good morning, darlene. another rough week at penn state. let's start with the details of students coming back. thousands will make their way back to state college today, coming back from thanksgiving break. a break for the students, but not necessarily for the controversy here. we also know that during that thanksgiving break, jerry sandusky seen on thursday, thanksgiving day, at one point with his wife dottie, a day after new accusations surfaced. two young boys currently under 18 years old, one of the accusers, according to sandusky's attorney, joe amendola, a member of sandusky's own family. he calls the allegations ridiculous and unfounded. and there are continued questions as the attorney general and a member of the penn state board of trustees, he didn't suggest that that group take a closer look at sandusky. and penn state played

wnbc is reporting from sources that it involved a lone suspect police have been watching since 2009.ined materials to build a pipe bomb and was plotting to attack targets in new york city. we'll monitor the news conference and >>> welcome back to "caught on camera." i'm contessa brewer. athletes and thrill seekers don't just put their own skills to the test, they challenge the laws of nature, too. in the next story a kite boarder stakes his life on the fickle wind and it lets him down hard. a pro kite boarder soars into the air and slams into solid steel. >> oh! >> i just saw my life flash in front of me. i started kite boarding 11 years ago when it first started. >> dimitri lives to fly. for wings he uses a kite in a relatively new sport called kite boarding. >> the appeal about this sport is the freedom. it's just like jumping and pure power house, but you are using nature to do that. >> the greek-born dimitri also flies to live. he's a pro and owner of a company that manufacturers and sells kite boards. >> i was very lucky to get into kite boarding, for myself and got sponsored by

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wnbc is reporting from sources that it involves a long-term investigation of a suspect described as ae who had the materials to build a bomb. we'll continue to bring developments as we get them. >>> now back to "caught on camera." >>> you may think criminals with deadly weapons are the greatest danger police officers face on the beat. but traffic incidents can be as dangerous, if not more so. in our next story, officers on highway patrol find themselves in harm's way. >> come on, hurry! hurry, hurry! come on, come on, let's go! >> on an icy interstate, a car is crushed between the police vehicle and a careening tractor trailer. >> i thought for sure the driver of that car would have been seriously injured, if not killed. >> february 13th, 2007. officers douglas eagler and bill allen report for duty at the erlanger, kentucky police department. at 7:00 p.m., the night is already wet and icy. >> when we started our shift, we had to use our flashlights to knock the ice off our overhead light bar. so we knew we were in for probably a long night. >> bad weather for drivers means hard and da

wnbc's investigator reporter is here with the latest. jonathan, the suspect was inspired by al qaeda propaganda but he didn't have any direct links to the group. correct? >> that's what authorities are saying. they are saying he was literally reading al qaeda's "inspire" magazine to learn about bomb formulas, how to build a bomb at home. he was in contact with an nypd informant and apparently traveled to home depot and some other stores picking up supplies that he thought could be used to build pipe bombs. authorities are saying, look, this is not a major terror plot targeting the city. he was only trying to build three or four pipe bombs, if you will. but nonetheless, they were concerned because he had a radical website that he created of his own calling for attacks on u.s. soldiers, voicing support for al qaeda, and they say he then went and took overt acts, positive steps in trying to obtain materials like the ones you are seeing here that were presented at a press conference last night to show the type of device he was trying to buil

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