Today, terror in new york. With matt lauer in studio 1a in Rockefeller Plaza and savannah guthrie, live in tribeca. Good morning everyone, welcome to this split edition of today on wednesday morning, im matt lauer in studio 1a. Savannah is the the scene of this deadly attack in Lower Manhattan where an otherwise quiet halloween evening was turned into a night of chaos and carnage, savannah. It was, this was a neighborhood that was about to be full of kids trick or tre treating and enjoy the holiday. In a moment, everything changed. We have new information just this morning, matt, and i want to get to the latest on the investigation. As we know, eight people were killed, 11 seriously injured. This makes this the first deadly terror attack in new york city since. Sayfullo saipou, he drove his truck right on to a bike path, going nearly a mile before being shot by police. Hes under close yard in a hospital this morning. He is expected to survive. We have now learned that he entered the u.
Good afternoon the being sorry on action news is the latest on the deadly attack in new york city. And right now the fbi is combing the scene near the World Trade Center where a man drove a rental truck on a bike path killing 11 people. And the suspect is out of surgery after police shot him during his rampage. He referred to the Islamic State in a hand written note and they have recovered many evidence from his new jersey apartment. Dann cuellar is live from new york. Reporter right now at this hour. Hundreds of detectives are going upp down west side highway in the shadow of the World Trade Center trying to pick up every piece of video to pick up the timeline of the terror attack and learns that the suspected terrorist was planning for for a number of weeks and hand written notes written in arabic that explains this. Fbi and nypd investigators comb through the horrific crime scene and that they have interviewed the terrorist. They are not releasing anything they have learned from him
From nbc news, this is a special split edition of today terror in new york with matt lauer in studio 1a in Rockefeller Plaza and Savannah Guthrie live in tribeca. And good morning, everyone, it is 7 00 out on the west coast on a wednesday morning, im matt lawner studio 1a, savannah is down in Lower Manhattan at the scene of that event, halloween evening was unfolding casually, it turned into an afternoon and evening of chaos and carn annual. Its a terrible scene down there, good morning. Reporter it is, it all ended about a block from where im standing. This is a neighborhood you mentioned would have been filled with trick or treaters, kids getting out of school in that moment the unthinkable happened. We want to get right to the latest in this investigation. As you know, eight people were killed, 11 seriously injured, making it the first degree deadly terrorist attack on new york city since 9 11, 2001. Heres what we know, the suspect has been identified as Sayfullo Saipov, a 29yearold
His motive. Im kenny choi. Im michelle griego. Cbs reporter meg oliver is live in manhattan with the latest. Reporter 24 hours later as you can see, streets are still blocked off around the scene of the deadly attack. Meantime, investigators say the suspect bragged from his hospital bed about the rampage saying he would have continued driving down the street if he hadnt crashed into that school bus. The mangled rental truck used to mow down people on a bike path still sits on a street in lower manhattan. Investigators want to know if the alleged driver Sayfullo Habibullaevic saipov had any accomplices in planning his deadly rampage. Cbs news has learned he told police he did it for isis and that he was pleased with the results. It appears that mr. Saipov had been planning this for a number of weeks. He did this in the name of isis. Reporter President Trump says his administration is coordinating between federal and local agencies. To investigate the attack and to further investigate th
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