a terror warning piece about how the chatter going into the holidays and all the pro-isis forums and the different jihadi cyber points of gathering was just off the charts. in fact, they were sending around a couple weeks ago a photo, a doctored image of santa claus next to dynamite in time square and saying that we meet at christmas in new york soon. this is not surprising that somebody may have self-radicalized and acted on instructions passed along from the islamic state to all its adherents. bill: we ll wait to confirm some facts with the press conference. port authority has bus lines to come in from new jersey. if you think about the truck terror from halloween, he came in from new jersey, you think about the pipe bomb that hit chelsea saturday night. he came in from new jersey. september of 2016.
we re back with the latest. the fbi, the nypd now investigating this deadly truck terror. the president, homeland security now briefed. so, let s get back to gio benitez at the scene for us tonight. gio? reporter: that s right, david. the acting head of homeland security has been briefed on this apparent act of terror is now working with the fbi and local authorities. police say at least eight people were killed. another 13 injured here. the alleged attacker, just 29 years old. police shot him and then took him into custody. david? all right, gio benitez on the scene for us tonight. i m david muir. we ll have much more on nightline and tomorrow morning on good morning america. and, of course, i hope to see you right back here tomorrow night. from all of us here, have a good evening, safe halloween. good night.
to cover. instead they say he went to the g 20 summit and he was supposed to be sitting next to the argentine first lady and desert, he wandered over and headed talking to vladimir putin. go to the summit to meet vladimir putin and apparently that is now aikins he received. donald trump heading to the pentagon to truck terror. the national security team briefing the commander-in-chief on the fight against isis and global deployment of our troops the meeting coming hours after donald trump tapped a new army secretary, a gulf war veteran and retired army lieutenant colonel who currently works as vice president of the us defense contracting company. you must now be approved by the senate. reporter: the supreme court will allow the travel ban with some exceptions, the administration cannot block grandparents, aunts and uncles and other relatives in the us.