Announcer live where you live, this is abc 7 news. Terror in new york. I see people running and screaming. A driver plows through packs of people. Hes in the bike lane. Now eight are dead. You could tell that theyre not here no more. The deadliest terror attack in new york since 9 11. We have been tested before. Tonight the city is standing strong. New yorkers do not give in. Good evening. Im dan ashley. And im dion lim. At least 11 more people were injured, and that includes suspect sayfullo saipov, who was shot by an officer. Abc News Reporter maggie ruehle is in new york with the latest. Reporter dan and dion, that truck traveled a full ten cities blocked barreling down the sidewalk until it finally came to a stop just a couple of blocks from us here. Now were seeing a Massive Police presence in downtown manhattan. New yorks halloween parade. Tens of thousands of people out in the streets defying an act of terror. We know that this action was intended to break our spirit. Reporter t
Announcer live where you live, this is abc 7 news. Terror in new york. I see people running and screaming. A driver plows through packs of people. Hes in the bike lane. Now eight are dead. You could tell that theyre not here no more. The deadliest terror attack in new york since 9 11. We have been tested before. Tonight the city is standing strong. New yorkers do not give in. Good evening. Im dan ashley. And im dion lim. At least 11 more people were injured, and that includes suspect sayfullo saipov, who was shot by an officer. Abc News Reporter maggie ruehle is in new york with the latest. Reporter dan and dion, that truck traveled a full ten cities blocked barreling down the sidewalk until it finally came to a stop just a couple of blocks from us here. Now were seeing a Massive Police presence in downtown manhattan. New yorks halloween parade. Tens of thousands of people out in the streets defying an act of terror. We know that this action was intended to break our spirit. Reporter t
Police presence in downtown manhattan. New yorks halloween parade. Tens of thousands of people out in the streets defying an act of terror. We know that this action was intended to break our spirit. Reporter this man accused of turning a truck into a deadly weapon. Weve got multiple casualties. This is a mass casualty situation here. Reporter in the middle of a Sunny Afternoon the rental truck deliberately hitting pedestrians and bicyclists, plowing 3 4 of a mile toward ground zero. Only coming to a stop after hitting a school bus. Suspect th the vehicle. I saw a guy he had two guns on him and he was just running in the street. Reporter fake firearms, a paintball and a pellet gun. Witnesses say the suspect shouting allahu akbar. I start hearing ten gunshots, one after another, very fast. Zbla Uniformed Police officer assigned to the first precinct confronted the subject and shot him in the abdomen. Reporter the suspect was transported to a hospital along with many innocent victims. Som
Looking for possible criminal activity but nothing was found. I think the police are doing the best they can. It is an issue. I think its an issue throughout the county. Reporter the search was reassuring for a lot of neighbors since it was just last month when Fairfax County police recovered human remains in the same area. Police believe it was gang related so the search today was just another example of officers taking every precaution to keep neighbors safe. I think in general its super safe around here. Theres just little pockets, little areas reporter now the principal sent an email and a news letter out to parents letting them know about the Police Activity in the area but reassuring them that it had nothing to do with the middle school. Reporting live here in Fairfax County, megan fitzgerald, news4. Thank you. We continue to follow some breaking news from silver spring. These are live pictures from chopper 4. One person is in custody in what appears to be spring. This is happeni
Election, or people sick of it . The early signs are it looks as though it wont be dissimilar to what we had in 2013. The truth is, in 2013, the turnout was low, around 30 . It looks as though it will be another relatively low turnout election. John, thank you so much. Much more to come for you, that is it for the moment. It is time now for hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. South africas anc was once seen as an inspirational model for africa. Now its becoming a watchword for infighting, cronyism, corruption and the dangers of one party rule. President jacob zuma stands accused of abusing his power notjust by his enemies but by many erstwhile anc colleagues. My guest today, fikile mbalula, was made Police Minister in a recent controversial cabinet sha keup. As the scandals pile up, are we witnessing the slow death of the anc . Fikile mbalula, in cape town, welcome to hardtalk. Lets begin with a simple question, there is no doubt the anc government is in crisis, who do yo