wnbc is sourcing that report about the note tonight to law enforcement officials. now, the nypd and the fbi have opened what they're describing as a joint investigation into today's attack. we'll have more on what that means in just a moment. but there are still some basic unanswered questions. we don't yet know what brought this suspect from florida to new jersey and how long he had been in the tri-state area. we also don't know the details of how this new york city police officer came upon and stopped the perpetrator. we don't know exactly why the perpetrator got out of his rented truck in the first place, which gave that police officer a clear opportunity to shoot him. new york police commissioner james o'neill noted that in an issue of the isis magazine that came out a couple of years ago, isis not only gave detailed instructions to its followers to use trucks to kill pedestrians, they specifically suggested a gathering like, as you see on your screen here, new york's macy's thanksgiving day parade as a good target for terrorists to target in a vehicle-borne at

wnbc reports saipov is believed to have been staying recently in new jersey. he believe he rented the truck used in today's attack from a home depot in passaic, new jersey. nbc news reports the suspect rented that truck at around 2:00 p.m. today, then drove straight to manhattan to carry out the attack. the attack happened just past 3:00 p.m. new jersey advanced media reports late tonight authorities surrounded a block in paterson, new jersey, in a parking lot at a home depot in pa ssaic, new jersey. police also surrounded a mosque in new jersey. officials are calling this an act of terror, based on the mode of the attack and what the suspect said when he got out of the truck. in the past hour, wnbc is reporting that in addition to all of that, a note was found in the suspect's truck, and according to wnbc, that note claims that the driver, the suspect in the attack had done what he did for isis. wnbc is sourcing that report about the note tonight to law enforcement officials. now, the nypd and the fbi have opened what they're describing as a joint investigati

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of course, wnbc, cbs, fox, we could talk about all of them. all of these reporters at these stations in new york. >> yeah. and actually, a lot of cities have reporters who go, who use it as step ups. people here in new york city, they love this city so much. most of them covered 9/11, they covered every tragedy that has struck here. they know the city, they live in it. it's where we turned to get the information on this because they were all over it and feeling it from the inside out. having said that, we're looking at the big picture here. we have our president tweeting, quite frankly, divisively. the governor is talking about resilience and not standing up to terror. but the bottom line is, eight people are dead and a lot of people are absolutely terrified. and i don't want to gloss over that part of the story because the right thing to say is that we have to stand up to terror and the terrorists have failed. they didn't. they killed eight people. and there are many injured. and there was a mile-long massacre on the west side of new york cit

. >> and wnbc spoke to people in paterson, new jersey, spoke to somebody who apparently knew something about him. let's listen to what we know. >> he did not apparently go to the mosque around the corner very much. people here who are very faithful, who do go to the mosque who talk about peace and love for the united states say that they saw him maybe once or twice in the mosque that's just a few yards away from me, but they would see him in front of the building where he lives. this brick small apartment building where he would socialize with several others. they believe they were all talking the language of uzbekistan which, of course, has its own language at this point. >> wnbc's brian thompson in paterson, new jersey. how do we process all this information? he's not, as jeremy said, this is not a guy who came in recently. he's not a guy who would have been subject -- he would have been vetted if he had a green card. and would not have been subject to a travel ban. how do we make sense of this? >> first of all, we know he came in 2010 before the islamic state became the islamic stat

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just minutes ago sources told our sister station wnbc there was a note left behind in that rented truck there. the note said, this was done for isis. in terror attack has killed eight people and injured 11 more. >>> the terrorist stopped when the suspect ran into a school bus and was shot by a police officer. the suspect out of surgery. this is a look above one of the known residences of the suspect. 29-year-old sayfullo saipov. a home in new jersey. pasaic new jersey. the mugshot out of missouri where i was arrested on a misdemeanor charge. we don't know when this arrest happened yet. but we do know he has been in the u.s. since 2010 on a green card. he gritted from uzbekistan. we are following the story and of course have the latest on the investigation next on nbc nightly news. >> lester holt continues the coverage. see you at 6:00. thanks for joining us. >> bye. >>> a eight people are dead, a dozen more injured as a truck barrels through the bike lane in the shadow of the world trade center. >> this was an act of terror and a particularly cowardly act of terror. >> the driver plowin

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smith spent more than a decade on wnbc here in new york winning an emmy award for her work in 1958 and she became a champion for those who couldn't read, raising $37 million for the cause of adult literacy. liz smith was 94 years old. >> there is a new feline queen ruling the internet. the two-faced cat from argentina has two different colorings on her face and over 42,000 followers. that is not confirmed whether she is a true camera, the condition she's named after which an organism is composed of different zygotes before birth, or a calico cat having two different colors. the fans are happy the owner is there to capture the cuteness. so cool to see that image there. you can see how she has so many followers. >> that is the cool est cat i've ever seen. my goodness. time for our first check of the weather with bill karins. >> freaky, the blue eye is beautiful. the other -- >> one side. little crazy. >> all right. the big weather story of the day is the pacific northwest. the winds are howling this evening and the heavy rain at the high elevations. this will be the big weather story all

. >> we are reporting based on sources talking to wnbc is that the manhattan d.a.'s office next week is planning on giving this to a grand jury. so whether they are seated or not already we don't know but they would take the case next week. this is a case that we think at least in part revolves around a woman who is an actress that people might know. she was on boardwalk empire. she says that in 2010 she met harvey weinstein at a hotel. they ran into each other. he offered her a ride home and that led to what she calls a rape. then she says it happened again a little bit later that year also in 2010 that he also raped her so twice. we believe that that is what they have been investigating. police have certainly confirmed that they have been looking into that case involving that actress. he may or may not be in the state. last week the head of chief of detectives here in new york said he believes he is in arizona right now. that's where we think he had gone for treatment. he said he wanted to seek help. >> and also the news in the new yorker that exisraeli spies were

she was also well-known to ff viewers tv viewers in new york city on wnbc. she died of natural causes. >>> new this morning, microsoft founder bill gates is personally donating $100 million of his fortune to help fund research into cures for dementia and alzheimer's disease. the donation is personal and not part of the bill and melinda gates foundation. gates says he is optimistic that treatments can be found, even if they may be more than a decade away. >>> your life could depend on your gender if you suffer cardiac arrest in public. a new study by doctors at the university of pennsylvania found that men are more likely than women to get cpr from a stranger. the study analyzed 20,000 cases where people of both sexes got emergency care from a stranger. the exact reason for the difference isn't clear, but researchers say if physical differences are to blame, more effort needs to be made to educate people on how cpr can save lives. >>> well, new this morning, singer taylor swift is returning to philadelphia. the berks county native announced her upcoming tour

we'll take you to the air, our sister station wnbc, giving an aerial view of the sprawling crime scene stretching along the west side highway. the eight victims were hit and killed on bicycles on a bike path that actually runs adjacent to the hudson river. a popular area among tourists. on a day like yesterday when it was sunny, a beautiful fall day, typically see a lot of people biking, running, jogging, enjoying the siepghts and sound of the city. this played out yesterday around 3:00 in an area that's popular. there are several schools here including a community college and high school. in fact, some schools were dismiss i dismissing just as the terror attack was beginning. some students ran as fast as they could, afraid of what was going on, seeing that man holding what appeared to be two real handguns in his hand. more from a witness who stood and watched in disbelief -- >> it happened out of nowhere. i was walking down the street, a normal day. multiple gunshots, one after another. completely unexpected. >> reporter: investigators are doing everything they can to learn as much as

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we're joined now by wnbc chief investigative reporter jonathan dienst. jonathan, this occurs in close proximity to the world trade center. deadliest terror attack in new york city since 9/11. >> the suspect, they say he drove that van, as ron said around 2:00 into new york city. and that he was targeting not only pedestrians and bikers along that path, but he also targeted a school bus that he saw according to police that was filled with disabled children. and he smashed the vehicle broadside right into the side of that school bus, injuring at least three of the disabled children on that van. and that's what eventually stopped the vehicle. then he got out with those two guns and began shouting and running through the highway traffic with the paint ball gun, as you described until police officers who happened to be on the scene opened fire, shooting him in the midsection. he was taken to bellevue medical center where he was -- they tried to question him. the initial feedback we got now is he refused to say anything. they're still working on that. in the m

we have learned from our colleagues at wnbc in new york that this building was empty because of renovationst were going on there. so, fire fighters are trying to attack this from outside. we are hearing from fire not try to go in this building. again, this is on 144th street and broadway just north of harlem. very large fire happening there this evening. stay with running a small business is demanding. stay with and that's why small business owners need more. like internet that's up to the challenge. the gig-speed network from comcast business gives you more. with speeds up to 20 times faster than the average. that means powering more devices, more video conferencing, and more downloads in seconds, not minutes. get fast internet and add phone and tv for only $24.90 more per month. america's largest gig-speed network to give small businesses more. call 1-800-501-6000 today. >>> the bowie state bull daugds have been called a maryland all-star team and they're living up to all thatoo as carol maloney reports, tomorrow is a big day for bowie. as this team filled with local players hosts its fir

our affiliate wnbc-tv here today spoke to freand of ta friend ofo said they went to the intrepid, they hopped on bikes and went downtown to lower manhattan when the attack occurred. the five men mentioned there who are the victims from argentina, they are all dead. there's a sixth man who remains hospitalized. the sixth person who died is a woman from belgium. and then there are two others who were unknown. but again, when you look at that list of victims, you see how people still come from all over the world to enjoy this city. >> anne thompson keeping an eye on that for us in front of bellevue hospital. thank you very much. >>> we want to talk about the political reaction at the white house with kristen welker. we are seeing the politics react. and you are seeing several politicians looking for a policy change. and the president is going after chuck schumer said to speak on the senate floor in a few minutes. and a news conference 20 minutes from now. take us through how we got to this point right now. with the president's tweets, with chuck schumer's response. >> reporter: hallie, al

. >>> let's turn and get a first check o we have wnbc's dave price. good morning. >> nice to see you. a pleasure to be with you. we talk about warm temperatures for a good portion of the country, seeing >> in a little while, we'll talk about sloppy weather in the pacific northwest. >> thank you so much. >>> coming up, heading home. new video of the california family at the center of a harrowing ordeal in the amazon. attacked by pirates. missing for days. and eventually rescued. >>> i egypt's great pyramid, leading to a new mystery about one of the world's ancient wonders. we're there live. first, this is "today" on nbc. independent press says they're false. fear mongering. absurd. ralph northam went to vmi and was an army doctor for eight years. in richmond, dr. northam helped pass longer sentences for gang members and mandatory life sentences for violent sexual predators. ralph northam: i'm ralph northam, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad because i'm a pediatrician, and for ed gillespie to say i would tolerate anyone hurting a child is

we have wnbc's dave price. good morning. >> nice to see you. a pleasure to be with you. we talk about warm temperatures for a good portion of the country, seeing above-average highs with temps going from 10 to 15 degrees above where we would normally be. in new york city, 73 degrees today. that's the average high temperature in mid-september. september 21st to be exact. you can see, down to the carolinas, the numbers climb. and stretching back to the texas panhand panhandle, where we see temperatures climbing to 87 degrees and record highs possible. possible. that's a look ♪ if you're looking to save money on your medicare part d prescriptions, switch to walgreens. we make it easy to seize the day, so you can get more out of life and medicare part d. just walk right in for savings that will be the highlight of your day. walgreens has $0 copays on select plans and 100 points on prescriptions. so, swing by and save today. walgreens, at the corner of happy & healthy. >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. fog will disappear. with sunshine and scattered clouds, the

. >> jonathan deinst of wnbc, appreciate it. savannah? >> i'm joined by craig melvin, covering the viofhi terrifyinat go mni. >> good morning. we're learning a little more about those killed, about those who were hurt. we're also learning a little more about that hero nypd officer who stped up to likely prevent even moroohe >> five of the victims killed in the manhattan terror attack are from argentina. the group of friends was visiting frand were in new york city celebrati the 30th an verse riff thr chl graduati. >> traffic shut down. it's going to be a crime scene. >> the devastation could have been even worse if not for a quick-thinking nypd officer. >> uniform police officer confronted the subject and shot him in the abdomen. >> according to reports, ryan nash sprang into action, ending his rampage. new york city councilman joe borelli saying, calling him the hero cop. >> i was to commend the officer on post near the location who stopped the carnmes after itan >> just hours after the attack, resilient new yos attending the city's annu

we've got wnbc's dave price. >> nice to see you. and a pleasure to be with you this morning, as we talk about warm temperatures for a good portion of the country. seeing above average highs with temps going anywhere from 10-15 degrees above where we'd normally be. here in new york city, 73 today. that's the average high temperature in midseptember. september 21st, to be exact. you can see all the way down to the carolinas, those numbers continue to climb. as we head into saturday, look at that stretching all the way back to the texas panhandle where we see temperatures climbing to 87. and record highs possible. that's a quick look at our national maps. your local weather in exactly 30 seconds. that will be the highlight of your day. walgreens has $0 copays on select plans and 100 points on prescriptions. so, swing by and save today. walgreens, at the corner of happy & healthy. >>> good friday morning rksz i'm meteorologist, kari hall. we have seen rain moving through the bay area this morning. soggy for parts of the east bay. that a

. >> wnbc, jonathan, thank you very much. savannah. >>> i'm joined now by "today" national correspondent craig melvin who is covering the victims of this terrifying attack, good morning. >> good morning to you. we're learning a little bit more about those who were killed, about those who were hurt. we're also learning a little bit more about that hero nypd officer who stepped up to likely prevent even more bloodshed. >> reporter: five of the victims killed in the manhattan terror attack are from argentina. they were visiting and were in new york city celebrating the 30th anniversary of their high school graduation, another one of the people killed was from belgium. that's according to to the nation's foreign affairs minister. >> traffic's shut down on the west side highway at this time. it's going to be a crime scene. >> reporter: the devastation could have been even worse if not for quick-thinking nypd officer. >> the uniformed police officer assigned to the first precinct confronted the subject and shot him in the abdomen.

including two americans. 23-year-old nicholas cleves and 32-year-old darren drake, speaking with wnbce's father, devastated. >> he had everything. everything. >> reporter: also killed in tuesday's tragedy, five friends visiting from argentina, who traveled to new york to celebrate their 30th high school reunion. this video shows the men riding bikes along the path just minutes before the attack. 31-year-old belgium mother of two struck down during a visit to new york with her mother and sisters. her husband telling a belgium newspaper the loss is unbearable. last night, the fbi was looking for a man from uzbekistan, an associate of saipov. they found him and are interviewing him but are still asking the public for any information they may have. matt and savannah, back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> we're joined by the commissioner of the new york city police department. james o'neill. commission e good morning. we really appreciate you taking time and being here. >> thanks for coming in. >> let's start right there, as i understand it, your officers are questioning this uzbek man.