U S Jews plan smaller Hanukkah celebrations amid virus
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it. you re not able to see it from our vantage point. this is as close as we can take you as the scene is still very much guarded by authorities as they try to piece this investigation together. the main question here is exactly why this happened new york state authorities promising that they will get to the bottom of it. andrew cuomo already sending his hate crime task force to the scene to try to get that answer for this community that badly needs it, especially as it was coming together, celebrating hanukkah. our u.s. national correspondent, polo sandoval on the scene for us in monsey, new york. we ll continue to stay in touch with you as you reach out to authorities there. a short time ago my colleague, natalie allen asked how the jewish community is responding to what happened in monsey, new york. reporter: i got here before the crime scene was being established and had the opportunity to talk with first
driving across the bridge into new york city to harlem. that s where police caught up with thomas. we actually have a new york police department video of the police cars stopping thomass car and getting him out of the car as they arrest him. he was arraigned earlier today, given a $5 million bond. his next hearing is on friday. now, we did hear from a close friend and church pastor of thomas s who defended thomas, saying he s not a terrorist and he s not violent. warren siegel is with me now. we saw people today outside celebrating hanukkah, coming together, pushing through,
certain investigators are looking into that as a possibility, but, at this point, authorities, again, still in the early stages of this investigation. what we do know took place in the home behind me late last nig night, a man entered the home and injured several people with a knife. we do not what fueled or what led to this but we know the five individuals continue to recover from their injuries right now. when you step back and look at the broader context and the week many in the community have had, a short drive from new york city, it does remind us why there is so much concern among members of the jewish community. individuals have been approached and even attacked in various cases that we followed for the last eight days, they average about one a day, especially as these folks are coming together peacefully celebrating hanukkah and now, of course, one of those hanukkah celebrations taking a
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