This took place at the museum of the city of new york and is a little over an hour. To introduce John Tauranac could take the entire evening. John writes on new york architectural history. His books include many subjects including the Empire State Building. His other books include new york from the air, with great aerial photography. Other books include in central new york. There are others. John teaches at nyus school of professional studies. This spring his course is designed an architecture of public transportation. He does tors for the city museum. We welcome and enjoy his tors. His First Published map was undercover map of new york published by new york magazine. He was reader of the 19 he was creator of the 1979 new york subway map. It also included manhattan block by block. John tauranac. [applause] mr. Tauranac greetings. Im going to start with a bit of a digression. I want you to know that im an old fan of this institution. What he think was my favorite thing in the museum of
They say she was on her way to turkey where she planned to cross the border into syria. The criminal complaint filed in federal court indicates fbi agents intercepted her Online Communications with isis fighters in syria. One of the fighters allegedly asked her if she wanted to join a martyr dom operation. She allegedly replied a girl can only wish. In another posting she allegedly wrote if we truly knew the realities we would all be rushing to join our brothers in the front lines. Thomas lived with her mother in this house ironically decoratord with american flags. She was arrested there this morning. Her mother had no comment. Can you get off my door, please. Reporter thomas was also known as fatayat al khalif ya and young lionness. She allegedly posted these isis propaganda videos on her twitter account. The Court Appointed a federal defender today since she cant afford a lawyer. Shes being held without bail until her next Court Appearance next wednesday. On wednesday well be back i
Authorities took this philadelphia woman into custody before she could leave the country and tonight she faces federal charges and up to 15 years in prison, if quick. Friday night jims off im rick williams. The big story is the the arrest of Keonna Thomas who according to federal investigators had every intention of supporting isis by providing money, resources and henner self. Shes being held without bail as authorities investigate her connection to the terrorist organization. Action News Reporter dann cuellar is live outside the federal courthouse in center city with more on her arrest today, dann . Reporter rick, shes the third american all women in just the last two days to be accused of having links to the terror group isis. The feds say she was trying to join isis in syria to die as a mortar on the battle field. American flags the first thing you see at home of Keonna Thomas in the 800 block of north tenth street in Spring Garden but feds say the the 30 yearold who called herself
Eyewitness news. A home grown terror suspect is taken off the streets. Investigators paint a disturbing picture tonight of her desires to support a violent terror group. Good evening, im chris may. Natasha brown. Jessica is off. This is what we know tonight about this suspect. Her name is Keonna Thomas but the 30yearold goes by shes referred to herself as the Young Lionness. She took to twitter to show support of isis. Shes also accused of communicating with an isis fighter in syria. Eyewitness News Reporter david spunt is live outside the federal courthouse in center city with more. David . Reporter Chris Company on in a thomas is behind me under federal lock up much shes not going anywhere until her neck court appearance. Neighbors are very surprised about this after all this woman had american flags outside in front of her home but intelligence officials theyve been looking alt her for a long time. Exclusive video shows 30yearold Keonna Thomas walking out of her home and into a squa
Really remarkable how much warmer it is this morning, it is 55 degrees out there right now. Weve seen fifth degrees at this time in the morning, so this is huge change. But the winds are starting to pick up. And the showers have not yet ended. And you might be able to see couple of drops ending up on our lens here, as we take a look from campbells field at the ben franklin bridge, and some pretty gray skies beyond that. Now, as we take a look outside, this is on the neighborhood weathernet warning, 53 degrees, thats from the palmyra cove nature park in new jersey overlooking delaware into philadelphia, and couple of raindrops are going on out there. You can see them on storm scan3, as well. This is going to be a morning event. Pretty quickly get rid of the showers, then when they are gone we barely rapidly start to see the clearing begin. And the winds picking up, the wish will be get to go about 45 miles an hour, especially this morning. 59 degrees, out at the airport in philadelphia,