safety concerns for the saudi arabians who host the mecca. now 4,000 rescue personnel have been deployed along with 220 ambulances to help. we are getting reports of dozens of ambulances bringing the injured to hospital in the region. authorities well too aware that the pilgrimage is a target for terrorist groups as it has been in the past. the security this year for the hajj is particularly intense. we have been told they have 100,000 troops and counterterrorism units deployed. as we know, at present, a huge tragedy. the saudi civil defense confirming 220 people dead at least and 450 have been injured. back to you. thanks for that, becky. a new barrage of attacks from donald trump at an event in south carolina. he targeted most of his candidates. he speculated carly fiorina is broke and called hillary clinton
counterterrorism units are out across new york city this morning. the video warns of another 9/11 style attack and includes images of voirs isis atrocities in the world trade center attack. the nypd says there is no evidence of a credible threat. the video shows an assault by isis on 3,000-year-old city in iraq. the militants appear to use electric drills and saws to destroy art destroy art facts on a site. we are not able to verify the video. a recent attack in the northeast eastern part of the country reportedly left 18 afghan soldiers dead. officials say government forces were only able to retake the area after calling in reinforcements from the capital. it comes as spring fighting season begins in afghanistan and
increased some of its counterterrorism units and the presence of the counter terrorism units in some of the key locations around the city including you mentioned the french consulate. they want to make sure that if there s any issues these people are ready to respond. as far as things that are unseen wolf we know that the fbi has received the names of these suspects these three suspects that the french have identified and we know that within the next few hours we expect that there s going to be quite a bit of information that will be assembled including any information that the u.s. might be able to piece together on any contacts between these individuals and anyone else that the u.s. knows about. you can bet that in the next few hours they re going to know who they ve been emailing and who they ve been talking about on the phone and that is something they ll share with the french officials. if they have the names, evan, why are aren t they releasing the names and pictures?
probably in the 20s. i give a lot of credit to the people out here coming for the enormous party. certainly a lot of credit to the nypd officers who will be on the job tonight. let s talk about the nypd and security overall. is there any concern that tensions between the nypd and mayor are going to affect how smoothly things go tonight there? there may be some concern. we certainly aren t hearing a lot of people talk about it. you know you have governor andrew cuomo announcing an increased presence of security. the national guard are being called in. not necessarily here in times square but in other parts of the city, at the two airports laguardia and jfk and penn station. here in times square the security presence will be very similar to what it has been in years past. that is to say it s going to be formidable. there are thousands of patrol officers on the streets. you ll have counterterrorism units. bomb squads, bomb-sniffing dogs. they are right now conducting regular sweeps of
tonight. this year tens of thousands will be here to celebrate and there s even more variables at play. stephanie gosk is in times square. happy new year. happy new year s eve to you. i don t know if you can tell from the warmth of your studio chair, but it is very very cold here in times square. that s not going to stop people from pouring in. it s amazing every year times square goes through this amazing transformation. in this short period of time this crossroads in manhattan becomes this massive international party. you know it s interesting to be on the ground here. it s really this global melting pot, a kind of babal tower. everyone is from all over the world. now, on hand tonight and over the course of the next few hours, fktof course, will be thousands of extra police officers on duty to make sure this goes off smoothly and securely. there will be counterterrorism units, bomb squad, bomb-sniffing dogs and rooftop patrols.