industry of women in reset, pulitzer prize winning historian reports are on the history of new york city's bellevue hospital. and jason recalls the life of elizabeth smith who o invent modern science of cryptology in woman who smashed codes in hit refresh, microsoft ceo weigh withs on reinvention and 2017 list pulitzer prize winning amy gold seen looks at community caused by closing of a gm plant in janesville. two days before christmas of 2008 that this general motor os plant closed down, something is that was just unprecedented, and had this town and very hazard for people o get their heads around but this time was going to be different. >> and i knew that no place i was going to pick would be exactly like every place in the country. but as much as possible it seemed to me a good idea to pick a community many which the pattern of job losses matched the broad pattern of job losses in the great recession. so nationally jobs that didn't require much formal education that was surgery true of these autoa worker jobs. and many this broadly in janesville more women than men lost jobs but there's a sense

the incident happened just before 6:30 last night in the corner of dutton and bellevue avenues. police found a 61-year-old man with stab wounds to the neck when they arrived. they were unable to locate the attacker but surveillance cameras were able to capture a picture of him. police say the victim is suffering from a life-threatening injury. (catherine) in the east bay... at least five buildings have been damaged in a series of fires in antioch... tonight--- firefighters say they believe they were arson. (grant) kron 4's lydia pantazes brings us up to speed on the investigation. (lydia)firefighters believe these fires are suspicious because they all happened at about the same time in the same area.this structure behind me is one of the buildings that burned thursday night.and it's not the first time this has happened here. (take)just before 10 last night, the fire department received reports of a structure fire.while on their way to this fire, firefighters got reports of several more fires all within a few blocks of the same area of a street. there were also three homes on fir

. >> reporter: at the brief encounter cafe in bellevue washington, that meant a lot this week. after his usual breakfast a regular left behind a note telling the staff when he was 7 he washed dishes and his mom cooked at a diner just like it. >> good job there, sir deal. >> reporter: then he signed a $3,000 tip for the staff and wished them all a better christmas. >> very excited. the boys back there are like, no way, no way. >> reporter: another secret santa in mill wood, new jersey. someone paid off $49,000 in lay away items for strangers. kimberly green had put things aside for her nine grandchildren. >> whoever it is, i'm grateful. like they're blessed. they've blessed a lot of people. >> reporter: and a lot of people made one girl's wish come true in ed inberg texas. a teacher posted a little girl's letter to santa asking for a ball, food, and a blanket. the school now flooded with donations. giving coming in all forms this holiday season. in shawnee, kansas, this police officer handing out cash instead of tickets. >> i would like to give you that. >> thank you. >> reporte

there is something out i think the best well this is now me sources from places like china russia and bellevue sit in a few areas that says in relevant data and we come up with a woman who is mean she is also each one of three it work you know when we're all separate investigation which is lead to separate out ones were able to hash out. a quick recap our top stories here on al-jazeera south africa's president jacob zuma has called on the ruling a.n.c. party to unite as members gather to choose a new leader the african national congress is deeply divided though over who should replace suma who is stepping down from the role of. the fifty fourth national conference is taking place at a time when i want him and he's at a crossroads. why do we identify cooperate. as posing as serious threats to the a n c we also need to look at in ten ten weeks we've seen organizations protesters in tel aviv are once again calling for the resignation of the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is under investigation of a corruption allegations he's accused of accepting gifts from wealthy businessmen he denie

formally presented with those five terrorism charges presented against him not in a courtroom but at bellevue hospital with the judge joining him in his guarded room via live video conference. ullah still hospitalized after the bomb fizzled didn't detonate as planned. he told authorities he wanted to blow as many up as possible punishing for isis overseas. he waived his miranda rights after arrest and told them he began watching isis videos three years ago 2014 three years after admitted into the u.s. thanks to family chain migration after his uncle won visa lottery and got his mother and siblings into the u.s. before turning 21. ullah told investigators he reserved online how to build a bomb and built it in brooklyn apartment two to three weeks ago. then he set it up in podesta passageway port authority busy monday morning to try to maximize casualties. the investigation isn't over. the focus is on who else may have helped and known or might be plotting to pick up where ullah left off. >> our investigation is ongoing. we do not stop because we have an individual who is charged. our initial a

he is now in bellevue hospital being treated. what is the most important information to get from him right now? >> john, absolutely the most critical question is, who did you do this with? we think right now that he was a lone wolf, because remember he's claimed allegiance to isis, was this directed or inspired is going to be the question. >> when we say lone wolf is it ever completely alone, never had any help, no one ever saw you, no one knew anything? >> we want to determine that no one gave him material support. the inspiration he can get off the internet. since 9/11, fully one half of the folks that have become radicalized were u.s. citizens. he came from bangladesh, but we want to determine was there a support network anywhere else or able to stay underneath the radar and do this on his own. >> the president is talking about immigration policy, if immigration policy were different this guy would not have gotten in. one key thing we don't know where the radicalization happened. >> right. i agree. i think it's much too early

he is in bellevue hospital in serious condition at this hour with burns on his hands and stomach. he also wounded seven passerby's according to police. officials say he did tell them that this act was revenge against the u.s. for bombing isis in the middle east. take a look at the shocking surveillance tape of the confusion, of the smoke, and that he is, as people were walking down the walkway, they say he had the palms track pugh his chest with velcro and zip ties. when it went off, police call a low-tech bomb made for a broken christmas lights, sugar, 9-volth heads. he admits that he watched isis propaganda videos, and he learned how to make the bomb online on the internet. new york city police commissioner james o'neill. >> he had wounds to his body. the investigation of the scene of the case, this mail was wearing an improvised, low-tech, explosive device attached to his body. he intentionally detonated that device. >> ullah originally came from bangladesh in seven years ago with his parents and four siblings are not so called change chain migration vesey of where you have to

the suspect is under close watch at bellevue hospital where he is being treated for burns and lacerations. a law enforcement source telling cnn the suspect had pledged allegiance to isis and that he was motivated by recent actions in gaza, most recently investigators say ullah worked near the port authority doing electrical work along with his brother. he had been licensed to drive a taxi in new york, but it's unclear if he ever did. his license expired in 2016. ullah is a permanent legal resident who came to the united states in 2011 to join family members already living in new york. this attack comes just over a month after an isis sympathizer killed eight people driving a bus down a busy new york bike path. and tonight, new questions about security levels in new york's transportation hubs. >> listen, we have almost 3,000 transit cops that work in the subway system every day. we have the strategic response group. we have the critical response command. all parts of the system are patrolled. >> this is new york. the reality is that we are a target. by many who would like to make a stateme

serious wounds where he is treated at bellevue hospital nearby. other commuters only suffered minor injuries. trish, you brought up key questions out there, authorities do not believe there were coconspirators working with akayed ullah and that is something we need clarity on. the city of new york is all but back to normal here in the afternoon. the traffic is flowing. the subways are working again. some of the stops are being bypassed around 42nd street. that is all expected to be all but back to normal by the evening rush. governor cuomo, the governor of new york announced we should be on the lookout for enhanced security measures for number of different places. he specifically mentioned airports, bridges and tunnels and mass transit systems, places like mass transit like the port authority bus terminal. that is where we are as investigation continues here in manhattan and the suspect's home out in brooklyn. back to you. trish: connell mcshare. joining me with more, fox news security strategist and author of the best-selling book, "defeating. >>

serious lacerations and burns to his hands and abdomen, he is now being held under police watch at bellevue hospital, three other people were injured but very minor injuries, headaches and ears ringing from the blast that took place in that underground passageway between port authority and times square. >> harris: those are concussion related injury, most people recover fully. what about the arrest? >> according to the port authority police officers union, there were four port authority police officers who took down the suspect, jack collins, sean gallagher, drew preston and anthony manford but this was a massive response from multiple agencies including the fda, and the nypd and multiple divisions. counterterrorism division and heavy armor from the strategic response group and critical response command which were also sent to other transit hubs and other locations across the city as soon as this event happened, the fbi police also assisting here and with the investigation which has led them to homes connected to the suspect or his family or friends, the collection of evidence also includes

the subsector was placed in custody and transported to bellevue hospital. >> we do want to mention three other people were injured in all of this and are also being treated, but those injuries are described as more of a ringing in the ears and headaches after being around the scene of the explosion. some evidence bags being removed from the scene, which is again very active with nypd, fbi counterterrorism teams. some streets and portions of its area and bus terminal have been reopened. the port authority is for the nation's busiest bus terminal, plus the holiday season well underway when extra tourists and travelers. the florida port authority officials are being crowded with helping to bring this guy down and prevent further injury and chaos. but as of right now, we do have a lot of officers still here on the scene. obviously as you can see here behind me, they are still working the investigation. we will bring you more as we get it here from the scene. back to you guys. >> melissa: thank you. >> jon: meantime, president trump was briefed on the situation in new york city at the white h

s personnel removed the perpetrated to bellevue hospital where they're being treated now three other people that were in proximity of the explosion removed themselves two of them took themselves to mt sinai west one to mt sinai queens all with minor injuries that are consistent with big in the area of the explosion that is ringing in the years and headache so we have three minor injuries to people that were in that corridor and serious injuries so the perpetrator that's at this time. thank you as the commissioner the both of them the mayor and the governor both said earlier this morning we received an alert a potion that happened in the tunnel and immediately the m.t.a. in the transit authority shut down the lines on the on the eighth avenue line they'd see the many of them were rerouted i will tell you right now they are all back the only destruction we have right now is that on both the seventh avenue line as well as the eighth avenue a line where by passing the time for a forty second street corridor and also the shuttle between grand central and times square is currently shut dow

we know that he's been hurt at bellevue. we don't know, for example, what may have motivated or inspired him, i believe. nor, for example, if he said something or what specifically he said before apparently setting off that bomb, pete. >> reporter: no, we don't know yet, but all that will come out in the coming hours. i wouldn't expect to know all that much detail so quickly on. it's been less than three hours since this happened. i think a couple things are notable here. first of all, hallie, the city is back to normal pretty much. the subway systems are running again, the transport system is running, so new york is really taking this in stride. the second thing is that it's obvious that the man who carried this out really didn't know what he was doing. and that is the fortunate thing. the pipe bomb that he apparently constructed was fortunately not -- he didn't do a lot of things that he could have done to make it more effective. and that is a good thing. he was burned on his hands and abdomen, they say. now, we heard conf

we confirmed he is in custody in bellevue hospital. just to give you a mood of things as people are still trying to get by to work. this has really shut down this main grid. this really serious transit area at this hour. people are coming by. people are looking. people are asking officers questions. >> all right, morgan radford. let's bring in nbc's anne thompson also live at the scene. an anne, as we look at these pictures, we can still see people in the streets. are businesses open around that? it's 9:30 in the morning on monday december 11th. this is a very busy time in new york city. >> stephanie, let me show you a scene that you would never see on a typical monday morning at 9:30. this is 8th avenue. it is free of traffic. and i am about two blocks south of where morgan is. and there, that awning that you see on left-hand side of your screen, that's the entrance to the port authority. it's in there, that's where that explosion happened. the police have done a really great job of controlling access to this area. you can only get he

dan will talk about that is the subject was placed in custody and transported to bellevue hospital. immediate police response included members of the transit emergency service division, bomb squad, counterterrorism mta police, troopers and the fbi joint terrorist attacks is. in addition, the n.y.p.d. response group were assigned to other key transportation hubs and other locations around the city with precautionary measures. this was captured on transit system video. a thorough background investigation into akyed is being conducted and we are asking anyone who may have any information about the individual to call the terror hot line. as the governor said in the mayor said, we are new yorkers. we don't live in fear. if you see something that doesn't look right, come forward, give us a chance to investigate. dan will talk about the injuries now. >> thank you. as the police commissioner mentioned -- stuart: at the details as 27-year-old young man who was wearing a device that he made himself. he says he was intentionally detonated on a subway platform or a 7:20 this morning right in th

the suspect is at bellevue hospital. three other people that were in proximity of the explosion removed themselves. two of them took themselves to mt. sinai west, one to mt. sinai queens all with minor injuries consistent with being in the area of the explosion. that is ringing in the ears and headache. we have three minor injuries to people that were in that corridor and serious injuries to the perpetrator. that's it at this time. >> thank you. as the commissioners have both said and the mayor and governor we received the alert of the explosion that happened in the tunnel and immediately the mta and transit authority shut down the lines on the 8th avenue line, the c, d, e. many rerouted. i will tell you right now they are all back. the only disruption we have right now is that on both the 7th avenue line as well as the 8th avenue line we're by passing the time square and 42nd street corridor and the shuttle between grand central and time square is shut down. we expect it to be back and normal by this evening's rush hour

our ems personnel removed the perpetrator to bellevue hospital, where they're being treated now. three other people that were in proximity of the explosion removed themselves. two of them took themselves to mt. sinai west, one to mt. sinai queens, all the minor injuries that are consistent with being in the area of the explosion. that is, ringing in the ears and headaches. so we have three minor injuries to people that were in that corridor. and serious injuries to the perpetrator. that's it at this time. >> thank you. as the commissioners have both said and the mayor and the governor both said, earlier this morning, we received an alert of the explosion that happened in the tunnel. and immediately, the mta and the transit authority shut down the lines on the eighth avenue line, the a, the c, the e. many of them were re-routed. i will tell you right now, they are all back. the only disruption we have right now is that on both the 7th avenue line, as well as the 8th avenue line, we're bypassing the times square 42nd street corridor. and also, the shuttle between grand central and

in passageway below ground, the uspect is 27 years old, reported to be badly injured, but alive at bellevue hospital. appeared to be wearing low-level explosive device and was to pped of his clothes remove it, according to investigators. this incident prompted responses via tweet from several members f congress, including minority leader of the senate, chuck schumer, thankful for quick first e of new york responder community and the bomb this at the port authority morning. we learn more about what is startling reminder of why see something, say something campaign is important. of new york, grateful or nypd for quickly apprehending the subject at port authority. ive federal resources to keep us safe. responses from karen maloney, monitoring the situation at port authority, grateful for first responders and their swift response n. open phones go to in washington state, republican line. caller: hi. host: hi. c-span, nice to talk to you. i'm wondering, i'd like to state that hillary clinton was investigated because there was probable cause, okay. never not found innocent , okay. people wanted t

number four is san francisco, redwood city, south city, number five seattle, bellevue, everett. >>> today at 9:00, we'll talk to the executive director of bay area women against rape about why some people are doubting sexual assault victims. >>> and the conductor for the san francisco symphony charges just ahead of some special holiday performances. >>> plus we will talk to the actor as the holiday classic of christmas story prepares to go live. ♪[ music ] >>> welcome to monday, what a glittery glorious day. not a drop of rain to be had, but there is a dilemma. it's centered on star wars. you recognize the music. it is this. we have two little boys. they are seven and a half and nine. they have not seen any of the star wars films. i know we have a different view in your house. >> yes, my children have seen every one of them. >> right. >> we're a little different. >> that's okay. >> you have to wait until you're 13 to see those films. i saw return of the jedi in the theater when i was 8 years old. my dad spent half of it covering my eyes because it was kind of too much for me at that ten

and he spent eight years in the bellevue police department before landing in douglas county in 1995. he was promoted to sergeant in 2000 and elected to his current position in 2006. additionally, he served in the reserve for 26 years where he was activated four times, including two tours in the middle east. for the last 22 years, he has been promoting reserve for safe relationships in central washington. i'm thankful for his leadership and compassion and i urge my colleagues to join me in congratulating him relationship in on a successful career. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman from california is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, today nine million children are at risk of losing their access to health care and millions of parents losing sleep. as funding for the children's health insurance program expires. community health senters across the country are at risk of steep cuts, forcing them to lay off medical professionals

the leaders of germany's two biggest parties are in talks tonight hosted by the german president at bellevue palace right here in berlin it's taking place at this hour in the latest attempt to form a coalition government of the parties have actually been governing together for the past four years but these social democrats that been reluctant to renew that partnership now under pressure to end germany's political crisis they've agreed to come to the tape but the talks are unlikely to be smooth sailing our looks at the likely sticking points. the two get along well and respect each other. and her foreign minister. if it were just up to the c.d.u. chief and the former leader of the social democrats negotiations for the grand coalition would be rather straightforward but many s.p.d. members are still reeling from the poor election results they now want the conservatives to pay a high price for a new edition of a grand coalition one of the core demands is that the states spend more money on social welfare programs in a bid to combat old age poverty the s.p.d. wants to increase state pensions wit

be taking a closer look at what to expect from those coalition talks in the presidential palace at bellevue later in this program this is the w. news live from bill and still to come on the show giving would be migrants hope at home if they see a future for themselves there perhaps they will make the dangerous journey to europe now that at least at the heart of the summit between leaders of the un the african union will go live to abidjan with us on this now underway. well united states republican party is split about donald trump's tax cuts that's right bryan it's a cut to the tune of one point five trillion dollars over a decade and many even in his own party are uneasy about it now senate republicans have put forward new demands to cut the proposed tax rate even further from twenty two percent down to twenty percent critics say mainly the rich would benefit the bill was passed in a house vote two weeks ago and the senate is set to vote on the measure thursday night president trump promoted the legislation at an event and charles missouri on wednesday saying the plan was rocket fuel for t

daniel is in bellevue, florida. line for democrats. daniel, go ahead. caller: thank you. speak sure to be able to with mr. blechman. contemporaries,e i'm 71 years plus. anyway, i called regarding this atter before many years ago when you were all were talking about nuclear warfare and incidentally, i'm old enough to remember the execution of my mother and how wept and she did, she wept. i don't know what her connection the rosenburgs was, but she as so upset those two were executed for having shared secrets with the russians. now what about governor allowed the ho north koreans posse from north called, whatever it is not a posse, but, you know, a and loop the in hard drives at los alamos, and addition to that, they took housands of tons of nuclear ground from the trinity side. just never been a satisfactory to me about that. i tell you one thing, the sniffling about donald trump, he's got nuclear weapons. individual e first president that utilized nuclear weapon was? of as a democrat, by name harry s. truman and god bless wish to hell nd i president trump would nuke the o

the gun magen official publication of the second amendment foundation he joins me live via skype from bellevue near seattle what do you make of president trump's concentration on mental health fair i mean did say that other countries have mental health problems other countries don't have a scale of of killings by guns do they. well no but the i think that they have problems with the killings by other means you know the nice truck attacked which was terrorism. so we i think president trim maybe really on to something there we've got to take a look at what drives these people to do this sort of thing there are ninety to one hundred million law abiding gun owners in this country who did not harm anybody on sunday and i think that this may be a new step but we can take a look at some of these things. you know the texas attorney general's on television this morning on a couple of different networks suggesting that this really is an example of somebody who violated existing laws against murder and and made him and yet those laws didn't stop him either so on the issue of how he might have been able t

however, at the hospital, at bellevue, he said i did a really good job with what i did, i would like a flag, police officers, to have in the room, and they said no. ainsley: that's disgusting. he has been planning this about a year. about two months ago he decided to use that truck so he could inflict the maximum amount of damage on the victims. he rented the truck on october 22nd, so a week ago to practice making turns so that he would get it right. on tuesday, he rente rented it r two hours with no intentions to ever return it. he took that truck and that's where it is. that's how it ended. brian: this is what the president said yesterday. he spoke a lot. happy as he asked to hang his isis flag in the hospital room. he killed 8 people, badly injured 12. should get the death penalty. he should get the death penalty. i'm not saying torture. there has to be a way for the terrorists feel they are in the promise land in our hospital. he complained about his wounds when he was in the wheelchair which he demanded while he was being read his rights. he is way too comfortable. keep in mind,

the fact that he's at bellevue hospital being treated with respect is a testament to this country. kennedy: what is law enforcement doing right? we talk so much about the failures of government and intelligence services when one of these guys is let go or engages in a deadly attack like this. but what are they doing right? >> it's important to underscore the fact that we can't regulate this. there is nothing that can stop someone from renting a truck and deciding to mow down people literally for 20 blocks. civic education is on a decline in the youth. a lot of people have forgotten who we are, what we stand for and what's important to us. and i think the only common values that are binding us together as we push out religion and pushed out caring for one another and being neighborly toward one another, the only ones holding us together are political correctness which is flimsy. there are people who are flailing. and they are look for a cause to fight for. we have seen a rash of young men who decided to pick up and fight for radical causes like isis. kennedy: there has to be somethi

so what we did was we called around and we found out that bellevue picked up some victims and also columbia down in the wall street area. as the day went on -- as a matter fact, that lady that is on the screen with the fbi, the lady with the black uniform on, she was with us in bellevue. what a sweetheart. she is one of the antiterrorist fbi agents. next thing you know, all the people there were cops. why do they have so many cops there? but they were all aces, absolutely wonderful people. >> sandra: it's nice to hear that, they are the best. do remember the last exchange that you had with her son, the last conversation? >> when i took him to work tuesday morning he had gotten a great amount of sleep all night long and we were going down hoboken -- to hoboken where he got the train, and we got hit with senior citizens, red lights, school buses. you are going to be late today, you're never going to get in on time and wouldn't you know it, he did. he says i don't think i'm going to ride the bike today, i have too many meetings. that made me feel good that he wouldn't be riding a bike, and the

said he felt good about what he had done and asked to display an isis flag in his hospital room at bellevue hospital. >> yeah, and pretty extraordinary detail there. look, right now all of this information that's basically contained in this complaint is coming from him. it shows just the extent and the amount of time that authorities have spent with him and how cooperative he has been. i mean, this is all coming from his mouth and what this complaint at this point is built on. and it's quite incredible, the fact that he would sit there and ask them for an isis flag. and, look, the fbi, the jttf, the nypd officers who do this, they kind of know what questions to ask and you can tell by the answers there the things they were asking him about his radicalization. this is a pretty extraordinary and it's very rare you see this because in a lot of these cases these guys don't survive. so to have this level of detail is quite spectacular. >> you know, phil, he sounds if you read this document, i don't know if you've had a chance to read it yet, he sounds almost proud about what he was doing. he was

>> jan thompson at bellevue. assistant director for counterintelligence and security analyst ron zeladi. juan, first to you, the response from the president so different from george bush's response after 9/11. as far as we know, he has not called new york senators because george w. bush immediately called hillary clinton and chuck schumer, the two senators. to slam chuck schumer for ending that deal that was killed by a majority, he was listening to him. >> it's different for new york and the country, obviously. this is a serious terror attack, andrea, and part of the strategic response to a terrorist attack is showing national unity, also showing national resilience. if they see these attacks can prove divisive, if they can inject further political acrimony into the scene. and the reality that there are going to be questions in this case. but the first 30 years is probably not the time to return to the tactical, it's a moment for the strategic. >> jen, let's talk about when this terrorist came from uzbekistan. s

the suspect remains at bellevue hospital under heavy guard and has connection to people investigatored in the past but he was never the subject of any investigation. here live in new york city. dann cuellar, channel 6 "action news." back to you. >> thank you. >>> we are getting a first look at the hero police officer that stopped sayfullo saipov. and arrested him. that police officer ryan nash is the one that confronted the suspect and shot him in the stomach as he tried to get away. he is now out of surgery and reportedly commutecating with investigators. >>> president trump is calling for tougher immigration laws following the attack. on twitter claimed that the uzbekistan suspect came to the united states through visa lottery. it's unclear if that is true. and now fighting for immigration measures bases on merits. and now chuck schumer is fighting back saying he is cashing in on the tragedy. >> and you can learn more with the suspect, victims and nypd officer being hailed a hero on our website. >>> at sauder ton high school all students were sent home early after a threatening note

the suspect was transported to bellevue hospital. we are awaiting to hear an update on his condition today. obviously, he is in custody and under arrest. based on the investigation overnight, it appears that mr. saipov had been planning this for a number of weeks. he did this in the name of isis and along with the other items recovered at the scene was some notes that further indicate that. he appears to have followed almost exactly to a "t" the instructions that isis has put out in its social media channels before with instructions to their followers on how to carry out such an attack. at this point, we'll open it up for questions. >> [ inaudible question ] >> yeah, i may have talked about this yesterday, and it's a big city. you know, i know the bike path very well. i don't think there are any there at houston street or chambers street. we'll take a look at that now. i said yesterday that we learn from every event, not just in this city, but across the world. >> have you had a chance to talk to the suspect and what did he say? >> b

suspect was transported to bellevue hospital. we are awaiting to hear an update on his condition today. obviously he is in custody and under arrest. based on the investigation overnight, it appears that mr. saipov had been planning this for a number of weeks. he did this in the name of isis. and along with the other items recovered at the scene. he appears to have followed the instructions to a "t" that isis has put out with instructions on how to carry out such an attack. at this point, we'll open it up for questions. [ inaudible question ] >> the mayor talked about this yesterday. it's a big city. i know the bike path well. i don't think there are any there. so of course we're going to take a look at that now. i said yesterday that we learn from every event not just in this city but across the world. yeah? [ inaudible question ] bill or john? >> suspect was at the hospital and we are not going to go into his statements in any specificity. >> right there. [ inaudible question ] >> i'm going to let commissioner miller talk about

we do understand that the suspect that is in, we believe, bellevue hospital, was spoken to throughout the night before surgery, conceivably after surgery. it is reported by law enforcement sources he is cooperating to a point. what he is saying, what he is being asked, anything relevant, we do not know. but while that is happening at the hospital, i can report to you that approximately 1 1/2 blocks away, the primary crime scene, at least this morning, the truck, that was rented at the home depot in new jersey was still there. the crime scene is being processed. a very important aspect of this case. now, we also have learned more that it is believed that the suspect sayfullo saipov, was planning this attack for some time. authorities believe around 2:00 yesterday afternoon is when he went to the home depot in new jersey, rented the truck, the pickup truck, left his own vehicle there, crossed over the george washington bridge and into manhattan, executing this attack at 3:05 p.m. we also can report that investigators are looking at his social media. investigators have found social media

the suspect was transported to bellevue hospital. we are awaiting to hear an update on his condition today. obviously he is in custody and under arrest. based on the investigation overnight, it appears mr. saipov had been planning this for a number of weeks. he did this in the name of isis and along with the other items recovered at the scene was some notes that further indicate that. he appears to have followed almost exactly to a "t" the instruction that is isis has put out in its social media channels before with instructions to their followers on how to carry out such an attack. at this point we'll open it up for questions. >> commissioner? >> yes? [ inaudible ] >> the mayor talked about this yesterday, and it's a big city. i know the bike path very well. of course we're going to take a look at that now. i said yesterday we learned from every even, not just in this city but across the world. yes? >> have you had a chance to talk to the suspect and what did he say? >> bill or john? >> the suspect was interviewed at the hospital, a

abc's gio benitez is outside bellevue hospital here in new york city where some of the victims were taken. good morning, gio. >> reporter: michael, good morning to you. five of the victims are here at this hospital. they are being treated right now. eight of them are over at another hospital nearby. this attack happening in the blink of an eye. among the dead five high school friends from argentina visiting new york city to celebrate their 30th graduation from high school. the home depot truck plowing into them as they took a group bike ride. >> we need buses to vestry and chambers. vestry and chambers. i got at least four on the ground here. >> reporter: more than a dozen injured and eight killed as first responders rushed to the mile-long crime scene in lower manhattan. >> i was able to see the bodies and three destroyed bicycles as well as all the police, firefighters, bomb squads, s.w.a.t. team arriving on the scene. >> oh, my god. oh, my god. >> reporter: six died on the scene. two at the hospital. one is a belgian national. this morning several victims are still clinging to life at

they are at bellevue hospital and new york presbyterian this morning and their injuries range from fair to critical. >> we know of the eight that were murdered. when i saw last night in the pictures, those bikes that so many rent, i thought immediately terrorists. we know that five of these argentine tourists were here to celebrate, jean, their 30-year high school reunion. >> reporter: that's exactly right. we are learning the identities very slowly of these victims, the ones that perished and the ones that did not make it, and five of them were argentinian citizens and they were here together celebrating their 30th high school reunion. we also know one of the victims was a belgian national. i think one of the most horrific things that we have learned, of the eight people that perished, six of them were killed on the spot as this man allegedly drove through that very popular bike path. >> thank you for the reporting. we will update you on the victims, those injured, and some in critical condition. let's go to shaw moan -- we are not naming this 29 national, because he's not one that sho

>> anne thompson there for us at bellevue. anne, thank you. >>> let's head across the hudson to paterson, new jersey, where ron allen is standing by. ron is outside the suspect's home. ron, what can you tell us? >> well, craig, it's quiet here now but the fbi have been very active overnight here searching the premises and the area to find out what they can about this suspect. we're in a very diverse neighborhood. paterson, new jersey, lies just across the river from manhattan. we understand the suspect drove over the george washington bridge and then down the west side highway. on a normal day you can do that in about a half hour, 45 minutes or so, depending on the traffic. most people here say they don't know him, have never seen him. he's only been in this community for a few months. he apparently arrived here from florida and from ohio before that. on a marriage license his occupation is listed as a truck driver. we believe he was married or is married and has three small children. we understand that the wife is in custody

the suspect was transported to bellevue hospital. we are awaiting to hear an update on his condition today. obviously he is in custody and under arrest. based on the investigation overnight, it appears that mr. saipov had been planning this for a number of weeks. he did this in the name of isis and along with the other items recovered at the scene was some notes that further indicate that. he appears to have followed almost exactly to a t. the instructions that isis has put out in a social media channel before with instructions to followers on how to carry out such an attack. at this point we will open up for questions. [inaudible] >> the mayor talked about this yesterday and it to big city. they know the bike path very well. of course, we are going to take a look at that now. i said yesterday we learned from our event not just in the city but around the world. [inaudible] >> dillard john. >> the suspect was interviewed at the hospital and we are not going to be a look to go into his statements in any specificity. >> i have a questio

habibullaevic saipov did have an encounter with police and was shot in the abdomen, he was taken to bellevue hospital where he is recovering, unclear whether they have been able to interrogate him this morning. live in patterson, new jersey, over to you. jillian: not the first incident where a vehicle has been turned into a murder machine. >> next guest has some ideas how to prevent it happening again. former member of israeli special operations aaron cohen joins us, good to see you but under circumstances like this, last time we spoke during the barcelona attack, we mentioned jersey barriers, are we in a situation where we really need those in every public area in every city in america? >> some type of vehicle approved stanchions along that walkway, couldn't have crashed into eight people and killed them. that is the reality. i one to talk about the measures used in israel and israel looked at its security, counterterrorism had to be it in israel, this is not the first time we have seen a particular murder. half a dozen of these when i was discussing the use, the fact is bill diblasio has t

one of them still in critical condition at bellevue hospital where some of the survivors are tonight. you mentioned he's a uzbek national, he had lived in florida, in nearby new jersey. at this hour, authorities have surrounded an apartment where he is said to have lived with his wife and two children. in addition, they have surrounded a home depot store in nearby passaic, new jersey. he lived in paterson. the home depot store in passaic, new jersey. a vehicle driven to home depot where he rented the truck is surrounded. the bomb squad is there. they had a robot out. waiting to enter that vehicle until they were sure that the area was not booby trapped. as for the victims, five of the data from argentina. tourists into new york city, celebrating 30-year anniversary from the trade school. another said to be from belgian. the other two we don't know about. authorities say they expect to get more information in the morning. as for accomplices, authorities say, and they don't give us a reason, but they say they believe he acted alone, a bit of a lone wolf. if he had training by isis, they

one of those students critical at a trauma center at bellevue hospital in lower manhattan. investigators still working to find out if he acted in coordination with anyone else. and according to our sources and those of our intelligence correspondent catherine herridge, there is no indication yet that he was radicalized by any group overseas, whether he was radicalized online in some other way we don't yet know. as for accomplices, no indication, laura, not yet hour. >> laura: shep, thanks. attackers' background and how he got into this country is raising questions about the role radical islam played in the attack and also weather a visa program needs a major overhaul. here to discuss from boston robert spencer, director of the website jihad watch and from portland, oregon, author of the book demystifying islam, tackling the tough questions. gentlemen, it's good to see both of you on a very difficult night. harris, let's start with you. this man apparently had some allegiance to isis. notes found at the scene. cried out allahu akbar. truck attack after truck attack in europe

he was then shot in the abdomen by a police officer and taken to bellevue hospital. the suspect has been identified as a 29-year-old immigrant from uzbekistan who came to the united states in 2010. a note was reportedly found in the truck claiming he did this for isis. here is what new york city mayor bill de blasio said this afternoon. >> let me be clear. based on the information we have at this moment, this was an act of terror. and a particularly cowardly act of terror aimed at innocent civilians, aimed at people going about their lives who had no idea what was about to hit them. >> joining us now from the scene in lower manhattan is nbc's ron allen. ron, the police will have no problem getting eyewitnesses to this event. we've already seen some hand-held video that people have made in the aftermath, and plenty of eyewitnesses seem to be available. >> yes. and they're asking tonight for more video, more images, more to come forward because they want to piece together every single moment of this terrible incident. remember, the crime scene is about a mile long, alo

further the terrorist himself is at bellevue hospital. he was shot in the abdomen. one shot, ad cording to my sources, multiple sources. he underwent surgery and it's my understanding that he is being held there and will be held under heavy guard throughout the night until doctors release him further. did he say anything? all that we know of is he screamed "allahu akbar." one officer from the sixth precinct here said and i quote: we lit him up. they hit him once and afterwards multiple police sources tell me that he didn't say anything to us and we were in no mood to say anything to him. he went off to the hospital where he is now. the investigation continues, sean. still lots of questions. >> sean: shep, you and i have both covered way too many of these stories. and almost always there are early indications on social media. i have seen some of them tonight. i'm sure have you seen them. we haven't been able to confirm any though, correct? >> that's right. >> sean: all right. from the "new york post" standpoint, we will follow their story. shep, we will be getting ba

he's in bellevue hospital right now and to this point has refused to speak to investigators there. police say he acted alone and at this point in the investigation federal agents say they found no connection between the suspect and any terror organization. s. jay gray, nbc news, new york. >> reporter: thanks to jay. this investigation continues. the fbi taking the lead along with the new york police department. still a lot of information to try to gather and comb through. they'll be working through the night. at the same time at the behest of the mayor of new york city, life goes on in a sense here. we'll show you some video from new york halloween parade. the village halloween parade, the 44th year for this parade and it stepped off on time. the police department said they had no intention of cancelling that parade. they did, however, increase the and unseen police officers here in new york city. thousands of people participating in the parade here, and it was very much like what you'd expect to see from a halloween parade here in new york city. at the same time, i can't help but