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Four ships for the breaching sanctions on the regime. Three of those ships fly north korean colors. The flag of the fourth ship is not clear. North korea has defied u. N. Sanctions and restrictions in the past. Now a north Korean Defector tells cnn the regime has a sophisticated Smuggling Network and can easily trade in banned goods. Cnns brian todd has this report for us. We have new information tonight from this defector on exactly how kim jong uns regime gets weapons and other banned material...

York city puppy named bear gave his new from mom quite the scare this week. after the six month old got loose from his collar and ended up in new jersey, via the hudson river. nbcs steven ramos has more. >> meet bear, a leon burger bernese mountain dog mix, originally from montana. he is training to be a service dog with a wolf family on new yorks upper west side. but the training was put on hold this weekend. >> he took, off ran down the block and somebody else tried to grab him. >> allen was w...

Terror attacks right here in new york. the halloween attack, the truck incident in lower manhattan that killed eight people. and just earlier this month, when a young man detonated a bomb in the subway system, just a few blocks away from here. that is why were going to see a stepped up police presence, in and around times square. there will be more uniformed officers, police officers with heavy weapons and more dogs. this entire area where im standing several blocks north, south, east and west w...

Last confetti was swept up. that means more uniformed police officers, more police officers carrying heavy weapons and more dogs. where im standing right here including several blocks north, south, east and west is going to be shut down to traffic starting relatively early on sunday morning. there will be 12 access points for spectators who want to come in to view the ball drop, ring in 2018. those are going to see teams of police officers. theyre going to see bomb sniffing dogs, police officers...

>> hey there. the new years eve celebration here in times square is an iconic event. its a massive security challenge. this is something the nypd has been preparing for since the confetti was swept up after last years celebration. thats according to the police commissioner. we will see a stepped up number of police officers this year. where im standing right here, including several blocks north, south, east and west, it will be shut down to vehicular traffic starting relatively early on sunday m...

Times square. that means more uniformed police officers. more police officers carrying help weapons and more dogs. where im standing, several blocks north, south, east and west is going to be shut down to vehicular traffic starting relatively early on sunday morning. there will be 12 access points for spectators who want to come in and enter this area to view the ball drop and ring in 2018. those spectators are going to see teams of police officers, theyre going to smetal detectors, theyre going...

Police officers, more uniformed police and police carrying heavy weapons and dogs, and this area where i am standing right now, several blocks north, and it will be shut down to vehicular traffic. the spectators will see, as i said, teams of police officers and bomb-sniffing dogs and metal detecters and police with the ability to detect radiological material. for the first time "the new york times" is saying for the first time there will be reflectors along buildings to help locate a shooter, an...

General of the united states laying it out, it was scathing. i said earlier it was like if there was ever a come to jesus moment for any law enforcement agency in the country, its this one. as protesters said and folks i talked to this afternoon said, the problem is, you walk three blocks north, youre in another municipality that looks and behaves just like ferguson. go to the south and the same thing. >> one more item on this report i want to take a second with. the use of dogs. theres an obvio...

Allowed to build an islamic center near ground zero? most of ground zero is still under construction nine years after the worst disaster. it is an open pit, open wound. it is hallowed ground. not for away, take a look, two blocks north, one block east on park place is where the islam ik center and mosque would be built. 15 stories, $100 million, thats the plan. community center like a ymca, say its backers, with a 100-seat auditorium, gym, prayer center, to promote interfaith understanding and p...

Voices on the right behind the plan for the center. should a group of muslims be allowed to build an islamic center near ground zero? most of ground zero is still under construction nine years after the worst disaster. it is an open pit, open wound. it is hal owed ground. take a look, two blocks north, one block east on park place is where the islamic center and mosque would be built. 15 stories, $100 million, thats the plan. community center like a ymca, say its backers, with a 100-seat audit...