So many countries about this holiday season. since the sydney attack by the gunman claiming isis affiliation, australia very much on edge. an attack is likely. we don t know when and how an attack may come but we do know that there are people with the intent and the capability to carry out further attacks. reporter: the sydney gunman, the latest in a series of attacks, often by people with violent background and mental illness. we have to consider that isis is a magnet for the diluted and mentally ill who associated themselves. as soon as they put the banner of isis behind it, it has greater repercussions in terms of the gravity of their actions that they are taking. reporter: security now being increased across france after three attacks in the past three
The two officers on this specific site. tonight, the mayor is saying that they are asking for public buildings and also for landmarks to dim their lights at 9:00 again out of the respect of the officers. many are calling for healing and reflection and despite what you ve heard from the police and the mayor s office, publicly they are trying, the mayor is trying in many ways to bridge that gap at a time when many on the street fear it could still be very wise in public z what are they saying about joe biden coming to that funeral on saturday and paying his respect obviously on behalf of the obama administration? reporter: well, it shows, of course, the tragedy that happened here and why it may have happened goes well beyond new york city and brooklyn. the fact that the vice president is coming, officer ramos funeral on saturday is expected to be a major event in which many, many people will want to
Security breach, dozens of weapons including ak-47s and loaded handguns, smuggled on board passenger planes. our aviation correspondent is here with me. she is working this story. this is shocking stuff. it absolutely is. we re talking about a five-man operation according to prosecutors. you said it right off the top. this is a boies. busy airport. the world s busiest airport. they say this operation involved an airline worker abusing their access to the airport and then using commercial planes to smuggle guns. some of them loaded. 153 firearms recovered. smuggled on board nearly 20 commercial passenger planes from atlantic to new york. that according to federal investigators. they put gugs on the plane this time them could have easily put a bomb on one of those planes. reporter: here s how authorities say it ham.
There. thank you. now to the scene of the latest protest journal way right now in new york city. miguel is there. tell us where you are and what s going on. reporter: we are at fifth avenue headed north. the number of protesters here may be 500. they are staying on the sidewalk. let me give you an idea. let s go all the way up. we can give you an idea of how many protesters are here. they walked down fifth avenue to again with. this is shopping central this time of the year here. so they are sending a message that the system in general, not only the law enforcement and the justice system, the economic system here is also broken. and they want to see change. about 500 protesters, i can say, probably as many police along this route as well. some of them in riot helmets and face shields. they are walking along the
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