investigators also believe that bickford arrived in new york city on thursday and checked into a hotel in the lower east side. he then traveled to the times square area on new year s eve and that s when police tell us he approached one of the security checkpoints where thousands of people who were trying to get into the area were being screened for security. once at that point, bickford approached a police officer and tried to strike him with a machete. he struck him on the head, injuring him. he then struck a second officer. that is when a third officer, who was also on the scene, pulled out his service weapon and fired a gunshot. the suspect sustained a gunshot wound on his shoulder, and he is recovering at the hospital. now multiple law enforcement officials also tell us federal authorities at the u.s. attorney s office for the
officers on saturday had desires to join the taliban. they say it was written in a diary along with desires to die a martyr. the teenager is in custody after pulling out a machete in the attack on three officers near times square on new year s eve. they were treated at hospital and have since been released. police are still trying to determine what prompted the attack. it s not clear if the suspect viewed jihadist propaganda. he hadn t formally been charged with a crime as of sunday. a storm system that s causing life-threatening flooding in the western u.s. is moving east, putting more than 15 million people under winter weather alerts. at least two people have been killed by flooding in parts of california over the weekend. firefighters used a boat to rescue five people trapped in their cars on saturday night in a town south of los angeles. here s what one firefighter said about the flooding.
to oust the speaker. making matters more difficult for him, the group of nine lawmakers who pen the new letter does not include five other republicans who have already firmly voiced their opposition to mccarthy s speakership bid n total, mccarthy is only afford to lose just four republican votes and still be elected speaker. that number right now stands well north of that. three new york city police officers meanwhile are out of the hospital and thankfully recovering after they were tacked during celebrations in times square on new year s eve. investigators say the suspect in the attack was wielding a machete and approached officers shortly after 10:00 p.m. and swung at their heads before he was shot in the shoulder and then apprehended. they say federal agents interviewed him last month after a relate af lerted him to his
square. kevin mckacarthy s quest to become house speaker, and the time is running out before the vote. and a green light to treat an experimental drug for alzheimer s. that is what we re watching at this hour. hi, everyone, i m jessica dean in washington in for kate bolduan today. and we begin with new developments in the investigation into a machete attack near times square on new year s eve. cnn has learned that the 19-year-old suspect was added to a terrorist watch list more than two weeks before at tack. which injured three nypd officers. sourcing tell cnn fib agents interviewed the suspect in mid-december after family members grew more concerned about his plans to travel to afghanistan to join the taliban. we begin our coverage with cnn s gloria who is live in times square with the latest. and we learned the suspect was carrying a diary with him. what did authorities find inside? reporter: that is right, jessica. we ve been learning more about
i ll remember that chapter of my life forever. we laughed. we cried. we protected that progressive home & auto bundle day and night. we left our blood, sweat, and tears on that yard. well.jamie did anyway. we are learning disturbing new details about the suspect accused of attacking police with a machete in times square on new