Just past 8 30 in manhattans popular chelsea neighborhood. People out strolling suddenly running for cover. Debris everywhere. Building alarms blaring. Within moments, Law Enforcement descending on 23rd street. Theres units saying there was an explosion from a garbage pail. Have units stay off the block. Reporter the force of the explosion blowing out windows in buildings and cars, and glass and shrapnel blowing into the street, responders leading injured into ambulances. Investigators begin sifting through the debris. The bomb placed next to this dumpster now a heap of twitted metal. This was an intentional act. Reporter then word that second suspicious device had been found just four blocks north. Two former new York State Troopers patrolling on foot, finding this Pressure Cooker. As Authorities Say they have not found a link to international terrorism. Was it a political motivation, personal motivation . What was it . We dont know that yet. Reporter i spoke with the fire commissione
They had public asking for help. This is ahmad as you saw on the stretcher being loaded in. That was the explosion you saw taking place in connection in new york and explosion near a charity race, seaside park, new jersey earlier that day and other suspicious devices. Also a second bombing early this morning in new jersey. New york city mayor bill owe, it was terrorism. We have a strong presence because of United Nations assembly. Rahamis last known address stabbed nine people at a minnesota mall saturday. 22yearold adon attack people at the cross roads mall in st. Cloud. They say he made a reference to allah and asked at least one person if they were muslim before he attacked. Nine stabbed three take ton the hospital. Injuries. He was shot and killed by an off duty officer. Fbi calling it a potential act of terrorism. Officers arrived on the scene and found a man with a gunshot wound, man taken to umc been involved and does not appear to be random. Authorities are asking you to call c
New yorks chelsea neighborhood. Brook silva bragga cbs in man hat a right now. Rapidly developing investigation, cbs news has learned the man wanted for the bombings here in new york, in new jersey, has been taken into custody after a shootout with police. Authorities say bombing suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami is in custody after shooting a Police Officer in linden, new jersey respect sources tell cbs news the naturalized u. S. Citizen from afghanistan seen in Surveillance Video from saturday bombing in the chelsea section in manhattan. Extremely fortunate and grateful nobody was killed. Reporter the search for Ahmad Khan Rahami comes afro booth detonate add bomb overnight in elizabeth, one of five devices fawn near a train station. Speculation from the Elizabeth Police department is that they were not timed to go off so, therefore, whether they were being investigated, or followed, that they were disposed of in a garbage can in the very hasty manor. Police also took five people into custod
So well certainly have our fair share of scattered showers and storms, localized downpours throughout the day. Temperatures upper 70s to near 80 degrees. A warm and humid start. Well keep that humidity around as we go throughout the day. Warm week ahead of us here. We break out of the rain today, and we go for 80plus tomorrow. Look like that will stick around throughout much of the work week, although we do turn it down as we get into the weekend. Main threat with these storms today localized downpours. A few storms may have gust yeah winds. More on that in forecast ahead. Sarah time now for fast track traffic with Kris Anderson in for danielle gersh. Kris good morning. The roadways wet, so take your time this morning. The expressway, traffic moving smoothly. Lets go to the maps. Still early. Not a lot to talk about. Ten minutes from the split up to the tunnel. Looking good if youre south as well as 3, 24 and 95 connecting with 128. No slowdowns to report. Pike is clear, looking good.
Moments, and the big surprises, and some from the red carpet. Thats all ahead in the skinny on this monday, september 19th. From abc news, this is world news now. Good morning, im diane macedo. Im kendis gibson. Just after midnight, another device exploded in new jersey a bomb squad was trying to disarm five devices found in a backpack when one of them went off. A Amtrak Service temporary suspended overnight, and the fbi working to disconnect the other four devices. Investigators detained five after they were pulled over. No one has been charge pd. Saturday, the pipe bomb going shore, during a Marine Charity event. No one was hurt. That same day, a suspect shot dead after nine people were stabbed inside a minnesota mall. Back to the new york bombing, brian ross has the latest on efforts to make an arrest in this case, and a lot of new developments here. Reporter as authorities hunt for a bomber on the loose, the most important clue could be the device that did not explode, a Pressure C