counterterrorism task force knew the 19-year-old suspect had been radicalized into islamic extremism and had been watching them for weeks leading up to the machete attack on three officers in times square on new year s eve. molly: furious city officials saying the world-famous ball drop would never have become a target if the fbi hadn t dropped a ball on its own. the failure is that this is the umpteenth time we have heard the fbi say this person is on our radar. if someone is under suspicion of terrorism, that s a good reason for them to follow someone. the wind as the radar screen turned into scrambling the fighter jets? molly: and moments ago police announcing the suspect is being charged with attempted murder. just as correspondent david spunt has these breaking details. david? molly, members of law enforcement always plan for every possible scenario, especially for an event and the like new year s eve. but there are questions about the readiness, especially becau
invest in more technology. it s a lot of decisions businesses will have to make this year. rich: and they have been major changes structurally in the u.s. economy since the pandemic, and after the pandemic you have businesses closing down town, opening up outside of downtown areas. here are smaller businesses that are in the core downtown areas. are they seeing a return? do you think this is a permanent shift outside the downtown? what can small business owners expect as they look to this changing landscape? i think you have to be really realistic. i live in downtown philadelphia. i walk around the city all the time. the numbers in philadelphia are that the back to office workers are back about 80% compared to pre-pandemic. you know what the reality is. more people are going to be working from home. you are not going to have the same amount of traffic you had before 2020. if you are operating a deli or a dry cleaner or a newsstand or really relying on that lunchtime crowd, you have