popular line in new york city. one of the busiest transportation hubs in the country. a suspect is in custody and that suspect was the only person injured in that explosion. >> bill: we get word from the white house president trump has been briefed on this and reports the f.b.i. is investigating it as a possible terror attack. the former nypd commissioner bill bratton on television an hour ago saying he sees so far there is evidence suggesting this appears to be isis-inspired. this is what he said on that. >> preliminary information from police services, i emphasize they're preliminary and subject to change. it is a man in his middle 20s probably. possibly from bangladesh, been in the country about seven year who supposedly was setting the device up in the name of isis, definitely a terrorist attack, definitely intended. >> sandra: rick leventhal at the scene in mid town manhattan. good morning to you. i remind everyone this happened at 7:30 a.m. eastern time was the first report of that explosion happening. that is prime rush hour especially in mid town manhattan. >> heavily armed

square, here in the heart of new york city. an nypd source tells cnn a man wearing a homemade device attempted to detonate it, but it either malfunctioned or did not go off as planned. that suspect is now in custody. >> all right. we have a team to have reporters covering this story for us. cnn's brynn gingras here. our crime and justice reporter, shimon prokupecz on the phone. let's go first to brynn for the very latest that we know. >> we know this went off, some sort of device, though, as you said, not as planned or malfunctioned in some way. that's according to nypd sources. somewhere in the port authority. now, let's remember, the port authority is made up of bus terminals and subways here in new york city and it stretches several avenues. so it's large. precisely where this took place, we're not quite sure. but we do know that the device was on a person, that man, and that man was injured and is now is in police custody. i was told from a source they saw him on a stretcher, he was alive. that is something that they are going to be talking about, talking to right now. as far as

been briefed on the situation. new york city mayor bill de blasio says it appears the man was acting alone and there is no further threat. >> this was an attempted terrorist attack. thank god the perpetrator did not achieve his ultimate goals. thank god our first responders were there so quickly to address the situation, to make sure people were safe. thank god the only injuries we know at this point were minor. >> it was an effectively low-tech device. there were several injuries, we hope minor. and it was handled extraordinarily well. there was a disruption in train service and bus service while a sweep was being done. let's go back to work. we're not going to allow them to disrupt us. that's exactly what they want. >> this morning's incident comes six weeks after a truck driver deliberately plowed down a bike path in lower manhattan, killing eight people. chris jansing joins us live on the scene outside the port authority bus terminal, which is the largest bus terminal in the nation. i look at what's unfolded this morning and think of all the people that ask us, do you like living

frigid times square. new york city planning tightest new year's eve security after terror attacks in the city. isis now putting out propaganda like this threatening to kill drunk people celebrating new year's eve around the world, saying wait for us. welcome, everybody, i'm adam shapiro. "risk & reward" starts right now. [sirens] . >> approximately 7:20 this morning we had a terror related incident. >> a bomb in the subway station which is many ways one of our worst nightmares. >> no additional known incidents at this time. >> isis sent a message two weeks ago saying we will see you in new york for christmas soon. >> thank god the perpetrator did not achieve his ultimate goal. >> this is the most resilient place on earth, we've proven it over and over again. we proved it on 9/11 and prove it again today. >> we are new yorkers, we don't live in fear. adam: new york city is on high alert after this chilling christmas threat was followed by the attack on port authority earlier this month that left four people injured. isis is releasing this gruesome propaganda promising to kill peopl

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. allison gormly is going to check out the situation regarding the homeless in new york city as new york city is now under a code blue, meaning the tops are getting the homeless off the streets into shelters, it that is cold. but first, we'll check win dan zarrow, who has all the forecast details. dan? what do you say. dan. bill, the problem is cold it will get but it is going to be cold for long. i don't see a warm-up until the fourth of jn railroad acor the tenth of january. a week enough to two week of extreme cold. remember, it is not just the cold, but the wind. tonight, potentially dangerous windchills may fall below zer roy by the morning. >> let me ask you. how far back do you have to go in terms of record cold? each reporting site is a little bit different. it is central park you have to go back to 2005 to find a streak of eight consebtive below freezing days but newark airport. you have to go back even further then in south jersey back to the 70's. >> what about snow too dolled know see? the big artic high will push the storm front out to sea but still a chance we see some

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my children, kiara and dante, who gained so much from our new york city public schools but who first experienced all that could be in pre-k. i did not know it at the time, but it seemed to me that a seed was being planted. i told my children i saw them growing and blossoming. i started to realize that every child deserves that. [applause] mayor de blasio: i tell you that story of generation after generation to tell you that for all of us, the changes we hope for in our city, our town and our country, they should come from not only our hearts that our own personal experience. you should communicate to the people that we talked to from what we have seen with our own eyes, what we have experienced. my kids got that pre-k opportunity. i started saying to myself, if it makes such a difference, if it is the beginning, the strong start, why should it not be for everyone? could we do that? could we do that? when i ran for mayor of this city, i said very clearly that we have to do something that we have never done before in new york city. we need to give pre-k to every single child. [ap

a location where his adult sons were living, new york city. the grants moved into a home in the upper east side of manhattan. their children lived nearby. , youenjoyed a few years could say out of the limelight. they enjoyed the winter in new york city with family and summers with the entire family and their new jersey cartage. -- cottage. when grant arrived back from his tour he was in need of a income. that was ahead scratcher for most people because he was a general and a president, and people wonder why he did not have a pension. when grantit turns out he had gs military pension to take the presidency. at the end of his residency there was no pension. -- presidency there was no pension. he spent a lot of money on a world tour. buck,n, ulysses junior, he was born in ohio, buck had gotten involved in wall street. he got his father involved in they farmed a firm, with a man named ferdinand ward. they named the firm grant and ward. investments went well for a while. the early 1880's were a comfortable time. money was coming in. everything started to collapse in the final year of

. >> harris: fox news alert, an investigation underway hours after an attempted terror attack in new york city at the height of morning rush hour. that explosion went off just blocks from a busy times square. and it set off panic as you can imagine inside an underground passageway in the subway system. police say the suspect had a pipe bomb strapped to his body when it went off. that explosion temporarily shut down one of the nation's largest transportation hubs and brought the streets above to a standstill. this is "outnumbered." i'm harris faulkner. few today, the host of kennedy on fox business network, kennedy. and fox news contributor lisa boothe. former national security advisor under presidents bush and obama gillian turner. and "outnumbered" today, former press secretary under president george w. bush, ari fleischer is here. i'm glad you're here. a lot of good news, bad news, hard news. >> ari: typical day. >> harris: we will work through it. the mayor of new york city is calling today's explosion and attempted terror attack. here's a picture of the alleged bomber. the image was released

morning to you, new york police confirm explosion in if area 42nd and 8th avenue new york city around port authority bus terminal brings tens of thousands of commuters into city latest news is this reportedly a single male suspect had a device strapped to him, it went off exploded on sway platform the man injured being requested. fortunate it did not go off as train was in motion, under a deep tunnel, that is probably the only positive that we can drag out of this. liz following this more details moments. >> the incident had an immediate affect on stock futures up 50 points before the incident, then we dropped to a minus 35 minus 10, now pretty much a recovery, we are up 40 points at the opening bell, there was no impact at all on bitcoin, that is about as volatile market you can get no impact, futures trading began yesterday on cbo global marketplace started 15,000 as there are now the price is around 16,000 dollars. of them bitcoin perhaps gained some respectability now that traded on established exchange price action huge up and down moves, it is i believe you the latest highly dis

an explosive in the heart of new york city police say the twenty seven year old suspect moore a homemade pipe bomb attached to his body when it detonated in one of the city's busiest transport hubs he survived and is now in custody also coming up a mission accomplished russian president vladimir putin declares victory in syria and announces a partial withdrawal of russian troops and do what trump did that was the message today from israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu to the european union over jerusalem the response from brussels thanks but no day. plus political leaders here in berlin are being warned that they are the target of chinese cyber spotters germany's intelligence service says that china is using the social networking site linked in to spy on thousands of german officials. i bring golf it's good to have you with a star ninety eight twenty seven year old man is in police custody after detonating an explosive device in new york city's port authority bus terminal officials say that he was inspired by so-called islamic state and that he learned to make the pipe bomb

all of the greyhound buses and other buses that are coming in to new york city that's that's where they they are located out and at this time we're hearing that there has been some kind of last in that bus station now the new york city police department is telling us that that the trains in the area are being evacuated and that is that is the most free recent update that we have from the new york city police department that the a train. the other trains that are in that area that go to a tavern on forty second street are being evacuated in response to this blast and we are hearing the blast as somehow you know it came from a bus station but as of yet it's not clear that this is very close to times square times square is just one block away from this location times square located on seventh and eighth seventh and forty second street so this is this is the in of the center of midtown manhattan this is a place where a lot of tourists who come into the city come from they come from the buses though the buses that come over from new jersey in the morning it's a it's just this place is j

heart of new york city. a failed pipe bombing a wake-up call and does the post-9/11 status quo need to be re-examined? we ask a former top intelligence official at the nypd next. ♪ when heartburn hits fight back fast with tums chewy bites. fast relief in every bite. crunchy outside. chewy inside. tum tum tum tum tums chewy bites. >> a failed terror attack in the art of new york city has law enforcement officials across the country on high alert. 27-year-old akayed ullah has been charged with federal terrorism offenses every detonate a pipe bombing in underground subway passage during the morning rush hour. he told investigators he, quote, did it for the islamic state. nate silver served as director of intelligence analysis for the new york city police department. welcome. glad to have you here because you predicted this would happen 15 years ago. i give you credit for that. you were saying you did a paper called the radicalization, homegrown radicalization and we've seen in the last 15 months in new york alone three cases like that. what is going on >> it is unfortunate when you'r

following a terror-related incident in the heart of new york city this morning a 27-year-old bangladeshi national set up a explosive device and attempted to create massive destruction but thankfully only three people suffered non-life-threatening injuries. the big question, will they keep this up. what will they do about it? i'm trish regan, welcome to "the intelligence report." this according to reports was ininspired by isis and he has been in our country seven years. has he always been rad can and if so, why the heck was here? terrorism expert dr. sebastian gorka joining me in just a minute. >>> we're keeping an eye on on the alabama senate race and spending reform. i want to head to connell mcshane. this is horrible news on the latest who this terrorist was and what he is telling authorities because he is in custody now. hi, connell. reporter: hey there, trish. akayed ullah was living in brooklyn for some years. he was working as new york city cab driver, a job he gave up in 2015. he was originally from bangladesh. if you're working towards a motive we're working for clar

targeted the largest transit have been new york city. jillian: he used chain migration to come to the us seven years ago. he bought the botched pipe bomb online and planned to do it in the name of isis. rob: police forming his home in brooklyn searching for new clues, todd pyro live outside manhattan. what do we know about the motives? >> reporter: that is the question, it is quiet here now but investigators spent yesterday pouring over every single detail of the suspected terrorist's life, his -- he lifted the us in 2011 from bangladesh on chain migration visa available for those in the us. he was a licensed, the license was not renewed after 2015. he was inspired by isis but did not appear to have direct contact with the group and likely acted alone. he was upset with the way muslims have been treated by the us and recent israeli actions in gaza and became radicalized by islamic state media. a lawyer spoke about the attempted terror attack but ended up condemning law enforcement. >> we are heartbroken by the violence targeted at our city today and allegations being made against

was the key to opportunity. it bothered me that new york city was the greatest city owner make me that it's public k-12 education was not the model of the world. i wanted to do something about that problem. i used to say to my husband that when there was a section of the new york times you look like an audience that remembers when there was a b section i would say the problem in the a section were hard to solve. the problem in the b section seemed solvable to me. i now have a different view that those b section problems, the politics of it make it very hard. i thought k-12 education was in the of significant reform. i knew that from being a student in the school system and from reading the b section where every day there was a story about kids not getting the education they deserved and are entitled to. so i decided to run for office, it was a crazy idea at the time. i lost my first election although it was the closest race and then in 1999 i won. i benefited from good timing. i became chair of the education committee. it was an incredible honor. i did not realize it was such a sleepy

dependent upon me to set the record straight. ♪ heather: good morning from new york city, quite a different scene, a couple hours after this show, "fox and friends" first, thank you for joining us on tuesday morning. let's get to that fox news alert. new information about support a 40 bomber who targeted the biggest transit hub in new york city, a bangladeshi native use chain migration to come to the us seven years ago and build a pipe bomb online and planned to do it in the name of isis. police swarming his home searching for new clues and that is where we find todd pyro life. why do we know, what do we know about his motive at the time, there are some discrepancies in things he said. >> a lot of things we will get to in a moment but you described the scene outside our building on avenue of the americas, a similarly eerie quiet seen in this neighborhood. a much different scene yesterday as investigators poured over every detail of this terrorist's like to get efforts to the questions, he lived here in brooklyn after entering the us in 2011 from bangladesh on a chain migration visa availabl

ruehl picks up the coverage. she's got the latest details on the explosion in new york city near times square in the subway by the port authority bus terminal. >> thanks so much, mika, thanks, joe. we are following this news out of midtown manhattan. an explosion gone off inside the port authority bus terminal. it is being investigated as a terrorist attack. reports are still preliminary. but police tell nbc that a man carried an improvised explosion v device into the terminal but the device went off prematurely. a senior official with the nypd tells nbc that one person is in custody. that person was apparently injured. but there are no reports of any other serious injuries or deaths, thankfully. the fib has now joined the nypd and the bomb squad to investigate the scene along 42nd street just south of timings square. think about how crowded it is there. you got to remember this happened right at the height of rush hour. as thousands of people were headed to work coming in and out of that terminal. joining me now by phone from the scene is nbc producer adam reese. adam, talk us there w

the larkspur ferry december 18th. >>> i want to show you something i'm watching here in new york city. reports of an explosion in times square. the nypd is responding to reports of an explosion of unknown origin at 42nd street and 8th avenue in manhattan. some of the subway lines in new york city being evacuated right now and not running. so this is very new information. i'm going to be tracking, finding out more information here at the live desk. as soon as we have better details, i will pass those along, so stay tuned for that. reggie and natasha, back to you. >>> a word of warning from a nobel prize winner from the u.s., why he believes the future of scientific discovery is at stake. >>> a chance to meet the oakland raiders and get their autographs. all takes is a good deed. first this morning's "tech bytes." >>> in today's "tech bytes" today is green monday. it's not nearly as popular as cyber monday there are lots of new online sales and deals. >> amazon, target, walmart and ebay offering discounts on tech gadgets. tvs and speakers are up to 60% off. >>> in case you missed it facebook app

the most devastating fires in recent new york city history. >> this is the worst fire tragedy we have seen in this city in at least a quarter century. >> reporter: fire officials say it started on the first floor and quickly spread to all five flirs of the nearly 100-year-old building. windows on some of the top floors were smashed and blackened. firefighters responded within three minutes. they immediately extended their ladders to help residents on every floor. witnesses say even before help arrived people inside were scrambling to climb down. >> they were trying to get everybody out, but people on the fire escape were already trying to get down on their own. that's how fast it was. >> reporter: complicating a rescue effort for more than 150 firefighters who responded, the weather. the weather at the time was in the low teens, single digits with the windchill. many of those who had to rush out of their homes were forced to flee without fully getting dressed. >> it was like freezing point. it was worse for people who weren't dressed appropriately, no shoes or any of that. >> rep

rush hour. new york city failed suicide bomber. breaking news here. the new york bombing suspect told officials he was inspired by isis and that he chose the new york city subway because of its christmas-themed posters. also invoking isis stripes in europe against holiday markets. he injured himself and three others after detonating a pipe bomb in a underground subway passageway at the port authority near time square. this is the third terror attack in new york city since september 2016. and now this. the failed suicide bomber entered the u.s. on a chain migration visa because he had family ties here. it has been called an abused back door into the u.s. that president trump wants to shut. we've got the details and more. also, this story for you. to the special election showdown in alabama. the polls all over the map on the senate race between republican roy moore and democrat doug jones. the vote is tomorrow. we break down the latest fox results on who is in the lead. now, this race could affect tax reform and your with all the. and bitcoin stock prices rocketing higher as future trading begins but prices around the world are all over the map. now bearing down

bill: new york city bouncing back immediately after another terror attack. this time it was foiled by new yorkers, right back to normal, some say, is this new normal? some politics saying that cory booker. from new jersey not only will run for president in 2020 but be the president. we'll break it down for you. >> ever been out on road in a public place and needed to use the bathroom to be told by whoever was working there, that is only for employees. a new bill proposed in new jersey that would change that. real break it down for you, i am bill spadea, this is "chasing news." >> new york city endured another terror attack, this time got of ththeballot of the balloted was foild, the suspect is being charged he is in trouble. there a debate to how far the charges should go and how this suspect, should be treated. we have a lot to break down on legal side. how it is impacts and what the muslim community is saying about it we start with as with ashley. >> new york city bombing suspect, ullah was charged with federal terrorism charges tuesday, still being treated at bellevue hospital.

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aren't familiar with the new york city subway system, first of all, it's essentially like a sidewalk, but it's covered on all sides and it connects two avenues or partings of the subway, but explain to people just the lack of -- there's nothing you go through when you walk into the subway? there's no metal detectors or nothing like that? >> no. there's really no metal deeb detectors. if they operated a system or anywhere else you would get nobody in the system. there's millions that go through the system. but poppy, i want to touch on one thing that matt said earlier and that is, there may be other devices out there. you know, i've heard some political pundits say, there is no specific threats right now in the city or new york. you know, there is a credible threat to this country, it may not be specific to new york city but there is a credible threat by isis, al qaeda and these other radical islamic groups, this guy being one probably and just to that point, people have to be extremely careful, cautious, vigilant, pay attention to where you are, to the people around you, especially i

after what happened today in new york. a failed terrorist attack in "new york times." >> the -- failed terror attack in new york city. there is increased concern about a looming attack here. >> it will happen at some point. it's too easy. >> the front lines in the battle against terrorism acknowledge washington, d.c. is a tantalizing target for would-be terrorists. >> there are few options. >> if you are willing to die, that really takes it off the charts. >> the city is crowded with the visitors but they won't let an attack deter them. >> anybody is vulnerable but you can't sto despite the concerns the local authorities say they know of no credible threat here in the nation's capital. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. michelle: thank you. >> you can get breaking news by signing up to text alerts at wjla.com/text. michelle: "7 on your side" with a crime alert after a woman says she was attacked by a man she thought was a driver for hire. this happened yesterday. the woman says the woman pulled the car over and he attacked her when she screamed for help. they are working to confirm details including used an app to

>>> 6:00 a.m. and we continue following that breaking news out of new york city's times square. you just heard that special report. i want to go over the latest information we have as we have been tracking this throughout the morning. i also want to show you the live images coming in. they have at least one male suspect in police custody and he was injured. we just learned seconds ago that speck was from bangladesh and had been living in the u.s. for about seven years and did have a pipe bomb on his person. apart from that police are now saying there were no other injuries so that is a bit of good news considering, and these are images from new york that i've been watching all morning long and i can tell you, you see some cars starting to come through the area but for the most part that area has been evacuated throughout the morning and we have seen a ton of people just trying to get out of that area, times square, where so many tourists are consistently in that area and you can see right now starting to pick up a little bit more traffic there. the good news is that situation is und

terror attack in the new york city subway system. it is not just the conservative big apple, but pretty much across the country. any major transit hub whether at a big locale or not, they are learning a lot more about the suspected bomber. they darn near pulled it off. >> the suspect reported that they were inspired by the isis call to commit terror attacks during the christmas holiday. they were walking in the subway car when they saw a holiday poster and that set them off. to explode his device. the suspect is it former delivery cab driver from brooklyn, came to this country from bangladesh. his name is akayed ullah. he arrived in the united states seven years ago on a so-called chain immigration visa, a visa that president trump wants to end because it allows family members to enter the country. ullah after the bomb, burns on his arms and stomach from the pipe bomb that was attached to his body to velcro and subtype. three passerby's also wounded. one woman was temporarily deaf and dizzy. the smoke and haze, they call the device unsophisticated and small, but say ullah made it

. >> plus a horrific fire kills 12 in new york city, the fatal mistake that let flames barrel through the building trapping people upstairs. >> and the best of the best hit the ice in san jose, meet the young bay area skaters making their first appearance as a u.s. figure skate -- at the u.s. figure skating championship. of mind as new year's preparations kick into high an francisco: >> closed captioning for this newscast is sponsored by living spaces. >>> safety and security are top of mind as new year's preparations kick into high gear. >> san francisco officials are taking extra precautions after that florida terror plot on pier 39. kpix5's andria borba is live on the embarcadero with what you can expect. >> reporter: mayor london breed said san francisco is a well oiled machine when it comes to large public events like new year's eve, but she and others say the city is still on high alert. 14.21.29.27 we w t there it's the busiest night of the year in san francisco and not just for new year's eve revelers. >> while everyone else is having a good time, this city, some amazing people in

located about four hours north of new york city, and has a population of about 27,000. with the help of our spectrum cable partners, for the next 75 minutes we will learn about the city's history, including its connection to civil war and american president ulysses s. grant. we begin our special feature on the battlefield that changed the tide in the revolutionary war. >> the "new york times magazine" said the battles for saratoga were the most important battles thought in the entire world in the last 1000 years, because they resulted in the general's surrender. it was the first time ever in world history that a british army surrendered. we are currently located at freeman's farm. this is one of the places at saratoga national historical park where the battles of saratoga were fought in 1777 during the american war for independence. saratoga national historical park today consists of about 3400 acres. as as established in 1948, park within the national park service system. army had ae british plan in order to defeat the american rebellion. the plan was that they would have an ar

holdings on new york city are of course vast and include such collections as the archive of the new york times, records of the waldorf-astoria and a mysterious collection called new york city miscellaneous 1640 to 1975. but it is the painstaking work of historians and scholars that brings the contents of those collections the life and into public discourse. the room meticulously researched books like "'greater gotham" and so we are thrilled to welcome you back to the library to share the first of your research with us and to moderate the conversation we are honored to have another historian, writer and scholar, jelani cobb. through his pieces of the new yorker where he's a staff writer, he provides a steady stream of emotional nourishment to many of us seeking to understand to today's political client climate. bringing a perspective that puts events in the context of our long american life and i have to say jelani, the piece you wrote yesterday on what happened in las vegas was my morning nourishment today so thank you for that. jelani as the race the library stage on many occasions, interviewing people of all words and the rapper timberland. he gave an outstanding lecture at the colema

fitting song to start the show. that is a live shot of new york city. all eyes were on alabama overnight. a very busy one. let's get to that fox news alert. and upset in alabama and democrat doug jones is declared the winner against republican roy more in a very tight race for the senate but roy more refusing to concede saying it is not over yet. in montgomery, alabama the latest. this would be the first democrat in two decades. >> that is right. more than that. in a conventional election cycle in alabama many would have said a victory for a democrat in a statewide election would have been impossible but this campaign was far from conventional. this is a solidly red's date and democrat doug jones has become the first member of his party to be elected to the senate from alabama in 25 years. >> there are issues of healthcare and jobs and the economy, we try to make sure this campaign was about finding common ground and reaching across and getting things done for the people. >> reporter: the biggest factor bringing about his victory were the allegations of sexual impropriety facin

bill: deadliest fire in 27 years in new york city claimed 12 people's lives. >> screaming. that is how we knew. people were screaming. fire, help. we knew. >> we have team chaser coverage. we'll break it down tonight. and freezing cold weather. how long is this going to last? and the year in hollywood, breakups, scandals and mishaps. we have the whole year in preview today. i am bill spadea, this is "chasing news." the deadliest fire in 27 years in new york city has bronx families looking for shelter and recovering from the loss of loved up withs. a terrible, terrible, terrible tragedy. i want to start with ashley johnson. ashley, what do you got for us? >> what caused the deadliest fire in new york city's history in more than 25 years. heartbreaking. >> do you think this is such a tragedy. how could it happen so close to new year's? it breaks your heart. then, those poor kids died. >> the racing fire in the bronx apartment complex near 180th and prospect avenue took the lives of four men, four women, four children as young as one years old. friday, investigators say the fire start

him that spring of 2003. the rest is history. >> q&a, tonight at 8:00 on c-span. month, new york city bill de blasio was a headline speaker at an event hosted by the political activist group progress iowa. he talked about changes taking place across the political landscape, and what he called the beginning of a progressive era. this is almost 40 minutes. mayor de blasio: thank you. thank you so much, everybody. this is a very nice evening we are having. i just want to say at the beginning, i love progress iowa. everyone in this room means business, cares, is here to make a difference. i did not hear any fear or trepidation, any depression. i hear people ready to fight and win. [applause] mayor de blasio: it is a very good time to be alive. it is a good time to be a progressive. things are about to change. we are here together, at the beginning of what will be a new era. let me thank everyone at progress iowa. i want to thank matt. matt is doing amazing work organizing this. let's give them a round of applause. [applause] mayor de blasio: melissa, morgan, mark, moving forward all the time.

to go to harris faulkner and the power seat. >> harris: a pipe bomb detonated in a new york city subway passage between times square and the port authority bus terminal. one of the busiest transit hubs in the world during the morning rush hour today. that explosion injured three people and the suspected bomber and caused commuter chaos, filling the passageway with smoke, while it was crowded with morning commuters and sent many running for the exits as you may imagine. authorities say the suspect as of 27-year-old bangladeshi man who had an explosive device strapped to his body and may have set off that device by accident. a photo from the scene posted to twitter shows a bearded man crumbled on the ground -- crumpled on the ground, i should say, his shirt apparently blown off and the police officer holding a man's hands behind his back. while acknowledging this could have been much worse, new yorkers must not bow down to terror. >> if the reality turns out better than the initial expectation and fear -- this is new york, the reality is that we are a target by many who would like to make

fox news alert on an attempted terror attack in the heart of new york city. an explosion near times square at the height of rush hour this morning. and while the investigation is ongoing, the suspect is in custody. good monday morning to you. i'm jon scott. >> melissa: i melissa francis. new york city police commissioner says the 27-year-old man had accrued pipe bomb strapped to his body. that he detonated in an passageway near times square. that explosion caused smoke to fill the area packed with crowds of morning commuters. fortunately, only three people suffered minor injuries but the suspect identified as was also heard in the associated press is reporting that he was inspired by isis but didn't have direct contact with the terror group. laura ingle is live in new york city. >> definitely a scene of chaos and confusion here this morning. we are right outside of the port authority terminal. going to step out of the ways you can get a sense of where we are here. it is very active area was quickly evacuated in and around the port authority bus terminal this morning. as you mentione

protests in new york city. it's a game, the state of the country today when both sides, democrats and republicans can agree on something, that is rare, but both sides can agree on this. maria: certainly chuck schumer was a proponent of it. dagen: this goes back 20 years. congress in this country of knowledge that jerusalem is the capital of israel. this was in 1995 this happened. president clinton said the same day president bush and president obama said about recognizing jerusalem. if this is the underpinning of the foundation between the palestinians and israel is said they are. and the other arab nations don't have bigger problems whether islamic terrorism, threat of iran are bigger issues. train to visit the bigger issues. train tranter remains to be seen to take a hard stand. >> trinkets incredibly see the saudi's and israelis aligning. as iran is the common enemy. dagen:.the bigger issue. president trump still stands by the two state solution. this is a logical move bandit was dead. these protests are about something else. maria: will take a break with the big pressure the presi

station in the heart of new york city creating chaos during the morning commute. thanks for joining us, i'm kristen sze. right now, we know at least four people are hurt, including the suspect in this developing story. he is akayed ullah. just within the last hour we learned while the blast was intentional, the pipe bomb did not completely explode. abc news reporter linda lopez takes us through the terrifying morning in new york city. >> reporter: during the height of the morning rush hour, police evacuating the port authority bus terminal in new york city after reports of an explosion. a crude device set nated in the passageway passageway below ground at the largest bus terminal. >> hear about a bomb in a subway station, many ways one of our worst nightmares. >> reporter: one person is in custody, pour people injured including the suspect. >> this was an attempted terrorist attack. thank god the perpetrator did not achieve his ultimate goals. >> reporter: the suspect, according to sources, is 27-year-old man named akayed ullah from bangladesh. she he's been living in the u.s. for the

>>> this morning on "world news now," terror strikes new york city again. >> the explosion during rush hour caught on camera. you see there. the suspect with the bomb strapped to him now talking with police. we have new details coming in and our experts standing by live. >>> it's election day in alabama as voters go to the polls to vote for their new senator, so will it be democrat doug jones or republican roy moore? >>> and the national conversation about sexual misconduct. some of president trump's accusers are speaking out and asking congress to act, arguing that the president should not be immune. >>> and he doesn't work at the north pole, because he doesn't need to work amo at 6, this toy reviewer can retire after the fortune he has gained from posting youtube videos. we're all doing something wrong on this tuesday, december 12th as we find our career choices. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> 6 years old. >> millions of dollars on youtube videos, reviewing ytoys. >> i wasn't even potty trained at 6 years old, much less doing that. >> we don't have to share ever

the new year, cities from new york to san francisco will be on high alert to keep partygoers safe. america's news headquarters starts right now. and we begin with president trump gearing up for a busy week in washington after the holiday break as congressional leaders get set for wednesday meeting at the white house to talk about immigration and spending. right now president trump is relaxing at mar-a-lago estate in florida but not taking a break from twitter. as the president speaks out on issues here, at home and overseas. steve harringon is live in west palm beach not far from the president's home. i see you wearing a blazer, unlike us here in new york, a little jealous. to your point, what is the latest on president's response, a lot happening there in iran today? >> that's right, arthel. the president paying close attention to the protests across iran. he's been offering support for the demonstrators on a number of occasions and taking to twitter writing a short time ago, big protests in iran, the people are finally getting wise how money and wealth is stolen and squandered o

: thank you. lea: deadly fires sweeps through apartment building in new york city claiming the lives of 12 people including a baby. >> people were screaming, fire, help. >> this is the worst fire tragedy we have seen in this city in at least a quarter century. lea: mayor bill de blasio warning that new victims could be found as investigators search the building in the morning. united airlines passenger bumped for first class seat is firing back at congresswoman who took it. latest on war of words, you're watching fbn:am. lea: welcome back, let's get you caught up on what's happening now. new york city hit by residential fire last night. the fire spread through every floor of a five-story building, it happened in the bronx within matter of minutes killing 12 people. investigators are trying to figure out what caused the fire. alabama declaring doug jones winner of u.s. senate election, the state certified jones' win after judge rejected republican roy moore last-minute request to delay certification. the first democratic senate victory in alabama in a quarter century. and united airli

. we are continuing to follow breaking news out of new york city. we want to take you there live as we have been. an explosion rocked an underground terminal close to times square, three blocks away. a senior new york police official says one person was taken into custody and suffered minor injuries after that explosion. it appeared to be a pipe bomb. no others were hurt. >> so, despite all the cars and trucks you are seeing and the rescue, it does not seem like a lot of people were injured underground, 42nd street, 8th avenue, the port authority terminal near times square. in the last five minutes, the nypd commissioner who now works for nbc news said on msnbc the blast was carried out by a man in his middle 20s, who detonated that device in the name of isis. this is a former nypd commissioner. nbc bay area is reaching out to local transit agencies. as we get another update, we will bring it to you. >>> developing in the south bay, the search is under way for the person who set a series of fires along 680. new this morning, overnight police activity in the area where the fires started

politics. thank you for sharing your day with us. a rush hour scare in new york city. a 27-year-old man with an ied strapped to his body detonates and thankfully the injuries are few and relatively minor. three women who accused donald trump of sexual harassment said it's not right that he called them liars and escapes accountability. most other republicans worry a moore win will cause severe damage to the national gop brand. >> i would rather see the republican win, but i hope that within would be a write in. i couldn't vote for roy moore. i didn't vote for roy moore. >> right now we begin the hour with developing news in new york city. authorities trying to learn everything they can about a man who tried to attack the new york city transit system this morning. it was around 7:20 and an improvised device went off in a bus terminal near time square causing minor injuries to three people near the perpetrator. he had the explosives attached to his and he survived the blast. >> this was an attempted terrorist attack. thank god the perpetrator did not achieve his ultimate goals. thank god o

included the explosion new york city, tax reform and the president change in policy to a knology jerusalem as the capital of israel. -- policy to acknowledge truth must the capital of israel. this is just over 15 minutes. >> good afternoon. this morning while new yorkers are making their way to work, a terrorist set off a pipe bomb strapped to his body in one of manhattan's busiest commuter hubs. under court authority officer jack collins apprehended the along with several other officers. these brave first responders are heroes. on behalf of the president and a grateful nation, we would like to commend them for their bravery. the needck underscores for congress to work with the president on immigration reforms that enhance our national security and public safety. we must protect our borders. we must ensure that individuals entering our country are not coming to do harm to our people and we must move to a merit-based system of immigration. additionally, this attack comes as our coalition continues to make great games against isis. still, there is more work to be done on the ground in the sh

the most progressive city council in new york city's history and the woman who helped lead the agenda, speaker melissa mark-viverito. she holds the second-most powerful post in new york city. >> 12 years ago when i was first sworn in as the first latina to represent my district of east harlem and the bronx, i try to process what that all men. i was a labor organizer, community activist. not a politician. amy: her term winds down at the end of this year due to term limits. we will look at how under melissa mark-viverito's sickrship, expanded paid leave, and municipal identification card for undocumented immigrants, and got mayor bill de blasio to agree to close the city's notorious rikers island jail. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. a "new york times" investigation has revealed how the department of homeland security is increasingly going global, with thousands of ice ages and thousands of tsa agents to point to more than 70 countries around the world. "the new york times" reports hundreds more

-span. mayorcer: new york city bill de blasio was the headline speaker at an event hosted by political activist group progress iowa. he talked about the changing political landscape and what he called the beginning of a progressive era. this was part of the group's annual holiday party in des moines. it is 35 minutes. [applause] mayor de blasio: thank you. thank you so much, everybody. this is a very nice evening we are having. thank you so much, everybody. this is a very nice evening we are having. i just want to say at the beginning, i love progress iowa. [applause] mayor de blasio: everyone in this move -- room means business, cares, is here to be a -- make a difference. i did not hear any fear or trepidation, any depression. i hear people ready to fight and win. [applause] it is a veryio: good time to be alive. it is a good time to be a progressive. things are about to change. , at theere together beginning of what will be a new era. let me think everyone -- thank everyone at progress iowa. let's give a round of applause. [applause] melissa,blasio: morgan, mark, moving fo