In both directions, major thoroughfare, takes people into the city and out to new jersey. Three lanes in each direction, sometimes four lanes. Next to that is a popular, wellknown, longestablished bike path. Its not a path. Its a Concrete Street but only for bikes. It is separated by a median between the West Side Highway and the bike path. There is a median in the middle with trees, sometimes just a curb but always a separation. To the right is the highway, to the left is the bike path. We are looking north. A truck got into that bike path and began mowing down pedestrians and bicyclists. The hudson river to the right, new jersey. These are all victims. At latest report from the authorities, this white truck, this home depot rental truck, not one driven by a home depot
trying to piece together what happened as you said, this does appear to be an Act Of Terror. Everything that the witnesses observed is consistent with an Act Of Terror. None of the authorities going on camera here at th
Chance to be briefed by the u. S. Pacific command and made his way over to the Pearl Harbor Memorial with the first lady. It will be interesting to see what that conversation was like after they had a chance to sort of absorb all that. Now, at the top of the agenda, of course, is lots that the president is going to try to get done here as he makes his way through asia. A number of important stops along the way and north korea and the threats theyre posing, and south korea. The president will be in search of a united front before going to china where hell try to get president xi to get together on pyongyang. Ivanka trump batting leadoff, giving a speech in tokyo on friday before having dinner with the Prime Minister of this country shinzo abe. Thats before the president s visit and the stops wont overlap, but white house officials acknowledge that hers is a value added element to the trip especially as she keeps the focus on women in business. Now, elizabeth. You made an important point
heavy weapons teams, explosive detection canines, our bomb squad, radiological and chemical sensors, counter surveillance teams, drone detection and mitigation, sand trucks and blocker vehicles, and additional cameras have been installed along the parade route. and let s talk about the numbers. the macy s thanksgiving day parade brings 8,000 participants, 5,000 volunteers, 16 character balloons, 40 novelty balloons, 28 floats, 12,000 cheerleaders, 12 marching bands, the radio city rockettes, and new balloons and fluids including the popular animated dog and baby shark on the flip. this also includes a new balloon of striker, and the police commissioner adding they not only have the officers you see but of course the ones you don t in the crowd come in the air, on tops of the buildings. they are looking for a good day in new york with great weather
even before the deaths of abu bakr al-baghdadi. this is a high-security event for us in the first place, we bring our a game, we bring our a team, so the developments for abu bakr al-baghdadi would obviously affect isis in that they have to readjust but not going to affect us in we were at highest levels? blocker vehicles, thousands of police are in position on and near marathon in and out of uniform and bomb-sniffing dogs without heavy weapon and also be escorting ferries and controlling water ways, the fbi says the most difficult to detect is lone wolf, it s important that if you see something, say something.
constant. officials in new york say since this past spring, there s been 40 propaganda posters. while the death of baghdadi may fuel cause for retaliation, the counter terrorism measures are in place. blocker vehicles to prevent cars from driving in crowds and bomb sniffing dogs will be out working giving more attention to subway stations. o neal says the most difficult is alone wolf. in some years, lone wolf attacks have been carried out like the attack on the west side highway in 2017 when a man drove a rented pickup to cyclists. police stymied bombing attempted in 2009, 2010 and it was in 2015. this is a product of what you re talking about. people following this propaganda