Transcripts For WABC Eyewitness News 20151115 : comparemela.

Transcripts For WABC Eyewitness News 20151115

Where a hail of bullets rained down terror days before. Tonight French Police report fireworks set off the frenzy. We have to act. There may be somebody with a gun. We just have to see. Reporter a day of false alarms had parisians on edge as investigators launch an International Manhunt for 26yearold. Police believe the French National born in brussels rented the black volkswagon used. There was shooting for 10 minutes without stopping. Reporter is he from a family of terrorists, officials report he is one of three brothers with blood on his hands. One died in the attack. The other was arrested today. Six other suspect s in belgium have also been captured. In France Police have recovered a second car used in the killings and inside found three assault rifles. Isis has claimed responsibility for the attacks and today were told there was advanced warning. Iraqs foreign minister says senior iraqi intelligence officials warned france along with other Coalition Nations of imminent assaults from isis. Most of the victims have been identified including American College student noemi gonzalez, a 23yearold design student from cal state long beach who was having the time of her life. I feel lost. Sadness. It was my only daughter. As for the advanced warning, were learning the information was passed along just one day before the attacks and without many specifics. So it may have been too little too late for authorities to adequately protect all those victims. Here at home beefed up in the wake of those attacks in paris. Included on that list, metlife stadium. Here at metlife stadium, procedures. Out of an abundance of caution its increased law outside. All nfl stadiums throughout the country today. We see fans being padded down as there are more Police Officers here to and heavily armed vehicles. The Emergency Response unit posted in the parking lot. The league also says all nfl clubs use mandatory metal detector screenings and adds theyve been and the fbi which ive informed them of no nfl threats against stadiums. Fans say what theyre seeing here today is a necessary precaution. Theres definitely a lot been the state department has set up hot line. 18884074747. New york citys French Catholic Community offers prayers this morning for victims of the paris attacks. Parishioners came together at the church of notre dame at the morning side heights neighborhood. The church is the center of the frenchspeaking Catholic Community here. It is a feeling of deep sorrow. Sympathy. And really, people who have a wonderful heart. And i was really moved because it was so sincere. The notre dame parish includes french citizens and Roman Catholics of west african heritage. In light of the dreadful attacks in paris is the u. S. Prepared to respond to the isis strategy of coordinated and planned attacks outside the middle east. New york senior senator says yes. We have tools to deal with this. Particularly intelligence, reconnaissance, drones, air strikes. We should increase all four of those. The senator schumer said the same Intelligence Networks and military Technology Used to defeat alqaeda can be applied to the fight against isis. Coming up at 6 00, senator schumer will the latest in the investigation and more on the american response to the attacks. Stay with Eyewitness News for continuing coverage of the paris attacks. Were updating on facebook, twitter and on our web site, abc7ny. Com. Much more ahead. Right now police are investigating a deadly shooting in jersey city. President obama meets with summit that is dominated by the recent terror attacks in paris. Weatherwise beautiful sunday out there and a pretty pleasant evening with temperatures in the mid 50s. Another Murder Investigation underway in jersey city. Police responded to a shooting at a mini market this afternoon. A man was fatally shot inside. This is the 18th murder in jersey city this year. The terror attacks in paris are dominating the agenda at the g20 summit in turkey. Leaders began the conference with a moment of silence this morning. President obama said while the meeting is generally a forum for economic issues, the events on friday have sharpened focus on combatting terrorism. The killing of innocent people based on a twisted ideology is an attack not just on france, not just on turkey, but its an attack on the civilized world. President obama met with the russian president during that meeting today. He did not provide details of the on the need for a cease fire in syria and syrianled political transition in the country. In the wake of the attacks in paris the nypd has stepped up its presence to keep us safe. This Morning Police commissioner bill bratton said while new york city has the best antiterrorism forces in the country, the department can still learn from fridays tragic events. We have to be prepared to defend when an attack occurs. It will happen here. In our case were going to learn from this event that reinforcing the idea that you dont stay outside waiting as police. You have to get in. Commissioner bratton said fridays attacks may have presented a new type challenge. The attackers may have communicated through encrypted messages that cannot be monitored. Were going to shift gears now, talk about a gorgeous fall day. Is this what you would this was very close to seasonable. Tomorrow will be the best day weatherwise of the week. Of course we have to waste that on a monday. But youll see what i mean after you see the 7day forecast. We head outside right now. Empire state building lit up in classic colors. Beautiful, beautiful sunset out there tonight. Temperature right now, 56. Wind coming in from the west at 5. High got up to 58 which is several degrees above normal. It was a chilly morning though. The low getting down to 39 right around sunrise. Normal high for this time of year, 54 for the middle of november. 80 was your record in 1993. Sun setting at 4 38. 57 at teat teterboro. You have temperatures in the low 50s north and west. 55, poughkeepsie. Low 50s on the island. The jersey shore. This is our stream lines that show you which way the wind is blowing. Were getting a southwesterly wind on the north side. Thats why we warm things up during the day today. Colder air lurking to our north. This is going to seep through the Hudson Valley and down through new england late tomorrow night in to the day on tuesday. And thats why this week is going to be kind of a roller coaster ride in the temperature department. In the meantime though tomorrow is going to be a great day. Theres where we call that backdoor cold front sinking in from new england. Behind that, significantly cooler on tuesday. Below normal for this time of the year. Only getting up to 52. Some locations north and west might not even get out of the 40s and thats despite a lot of sunshine. It wont quite feel the part. It will be pretty chilly out there. There could be as this system approaches from the west. Before that happens the warmth tries to return wednesday in to thursday ahead of that cold front. Heres your accuweather forecast for tonight. Clear, not as chilly. Were down to about 47 in midtown. Even in the suburbs, a lot of suburbs not getting down in to the 30s like they did last night. As we head in to the day tomorrow, nice and warm, plenty of sunshine. The high getting tomorrow chillier. Thats when that backdoor cold front moves on by. 30 to 35 degrees in the outlying areas. Heres your accuweather 7day forecast. Tuesday. The high only getting in to the low 50s despite a lot of sunshine. It turns cloudier a little bit milder. There could be rain coming in Late Wednesday night. I think the Daylight Hours of wednesday would be dry. Then thursday turns stormy. Its windy. Its rainy out there but warm. The high getting up to 66. There could even be localized flooding particularly for the thursday evening commute. 58. Next week. 55 and 56 for saturday and sunday thursday is kind of our big ticket weather item for the week. Kind of a windswept rainstorm out there. Making the most of small spaces here in new york city. Youve seen how many people are willing to squeeze in to 200 and 300 square foot apartments. Turns out there are many families choosing to live small. Workers at one manhattan Architecture Firm showed Shirleen Allicot how they design those tight quarters. A client came to us and said i have this tiny apartment. Its been like a tumbled down bachelor pad for years. Reporter she says the client did not mince words. I think he and his friend had been bunking for years. Reporter their challenge to have a former bachelor turn 425 square feet to a comfortable space for his wife and child. They work very long hours. They travel a lot. Its a married couple. But when they come home they want some place thats calm, that feels like a retreat. Reporter that means every surface has to do double duty. Because we have a staircase we were able to tuck the bathroom in to great storage. Reporter therefore a wall is not just a wall and a coffee table can also serve as a dining table. You can pull out the futon and that night its a bedroom. Reporter in the kitchen hidden drawers and cabinets offer function and a minimal istic feel. Up the stairs, what was a cross space for storage now serves as a bedroom for high ceilings. There was no windows. So that brings so much light in to a small space. Reporter hartman says not every unit is going to have these bones and this floor height but the fact that a family of three can live here teaches an important lesson. Shirleen allicot, Eyewitness News. I need to remember that. If youd like to see more on our coverage of tiny homes, you can head to abc7ny. If you live in a small space, show us how youve organized your space. Laura behnke is next with sports. The entire country stands with paris right now. That includes the American Sports world where today the games may [ inaudible ] honored france then at the meadowlands the giants and patriots got things started with a moment of silence. Around t meet the moores were the moore family, and were always looking for ways to enjoy more. So we called Time Warner Cable and got even more than we expected. Call now to get more. More speed. Like, 300 meg. More tv shows and movies on demand. More places to make more unlimited calls. Call now. For 89. 99 a month, youll get 100 meg ultra fast internet, hundreds of hd channels, and unlimited calling to international destinations. We find more good things every day more ways to watch more shows. On more wifi connected devices in our house. Time warner cable made switching easy with a one hour arrival window. They even made sure all of our connections were up and running before they left. Why settle for less, when you can get more call now. For a limited time, get a free trial of showtime for one year, and ask how you could get a 300 reward card. Busy day, busy night for workers at the garden. Laura behnke . It certainly is. We may be an ocean away from paris and our sporting events may be continued to play as normal but there is no real normal after acts of violence occur, even games that are played for pure across the country all thoughts were on france including Madison Square garden. Kevin seraphin carved paris in to his hair. There was game. In addition to the starspangled banner they also anthem. New orleans had the Anthony Davis led everyone with 36 points. The knicks begin their comeback. Carmelo anthony, 29 points from new york. 4point lead right here then there was seraphin. The offensive board plus the putback. Seraphin finished with 12 points in 14 minutes to help the knicks stay in front, which they did. Knicks win. Theyre now 56. It took an extra 20 games to get five wins last year for new york. With 13 games on the nfl schedule today, the league was taking no chances with security, upping the Police Presence at every stadium including metlife where there was a much anticipated game to be played between the giants and patriots. In addition to all that beefed up security, it affected the pregame scene at the meadowland where a french flag was on the field for a moment of silence and Damontre Moore taped up his arms in the color of the french flag. Keeping those in paris in their thoughts. The giants and patriots werent the only ones to honor france. There was a moment of silence before every game in the nfl including in st. Louis where the rams hosted the bears. There were also american servicemen and women on the field. While in philadelphia, also a moment of silence before the eagles hosted the dolphins and while there was a huge American Flag on the field, the stand. In baltimore that sentiment made it on to the field as the ravens took the the jaguars. Morgan cox running out of the tunnel with the french flag before they too held a moment of silence. Thats just a small sample of what we league and beyond today. Coming up at 6 00, well also recap the games and well keep you updated on the giants and patriots score as well. Well see you in a little bit. Quite a show of solidarity. Right now officials in france say they have launched a massive series of air strikes on the Islamic State groups defective capital in syria. The latest in paris. People are gathered across the area for vigils and quick recap of tonights top stories. A manhunt underway for a suspect wanted for involvement in the deadly terrorist attacks in paris. Police say the suspect is a French National and she is considered extremely dangerous. French officials target the Islamic State in syria with a series of air strikes destroying a jihadi Training Camp and a weapons warehouse. People here and around the world are pausing to remember the victims of those attacks in paris. Mourners placed flowers and candles outside the french consulate on manhattans upper east side. Good evening. Im sandra bookman. And im joe torres. People across the globe are paying tribute to the victims in the Member States of the European Union will join france in a moment of silence. Meanwhile security is tight in paris and right here in our area as well. People watching the giants take on the patriots right now will notice heightened security at metlife stadium. Officials will be on high alert wherever a large crowd is expected. We have a team of reporters covering events here. First Eyewitness News reporter lucy yang has got the latest developments on the investigation in to the attacks. Tonight france is responding with force. An air strike has been launched over syria. The french 10 other owned fighter jets were launched from the United Arab Emirates and from jordan and with help from the u. S. As france lashes out with air strikes. In paris mourners are clearly on edge. Today a false alarm sparked panic in paris as camera running from their lives, from the republic plaza, the site of a memorial honoring the victim of fridays attacks. French police with guns drawn determined the fireworks caused all that chaos. Investigators have launched an International Manhunt for this man, 26yearold salah abdeslam, a French National. Were learning one of the shooters, a 30yearold man, had been five years ago. We dont have enough people to follow all the suspects on their list. Take a look at this photo. This is the passport picture found on one of the attackers, refugee. He came through a greek island alone and unarmed. France and other Coalition Nations of an imminent attack one day before the assault on paris but was that enough information to have prevented all that innocent bloodshed . New yorkers continue to stand in solidarity with the people of paris tonight. Right now underway in brooklyn, an interfaith vigil organized by the borough president and members of the french community. Eyewitness News Reporter mallory hoff is in Carroll Gardens with more. As you can see here, things are now just getting started. Members of this Community Tell us their hearts are with their brothers and sisters in paris. Right now theyre preparing to hold an interfaith vigil and walk to show their support during this incredibly trying time. The event will begin here in carol park. It will end at the agnus Roman Catholic church. This regularly offers mass in french. Community leaders will express solidarity. French people, we need to walk together, with the jewish people, with the catholic people and show were not afraid. Members of this Community Telling us tonight they will do everything in their power to show their support during this incredibly trying time. You can see children and adults here tonight preparing to walk and show their love and support. Mallory hoff, channel 7 Eyewitness News. Members of the muslim faith joined peace activists in new jersey to express solidarity with the people of france and to call for an end to violence. The group gathered in jersey city to speak out against the attacks in paris. They say the assault is an afront to the teachings of islam. We believe in human rights. We believe in embracing your we are here today to express our solidarity and to say that we stand with the people of france and the families of those victims. The group says they hope dialogue will discourage acts of discrimination against muslims in the u. S

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