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Law enforcement sources identifying the 19-year-old suspect as trevor bickford. the fbi is searching the suspects home in maine today as investigators are poring over writings that sources tell abc news indicate a recent radicalization. >> i want to be clear that the fbi through the joint terrorism task force is working very closely with them to determine the nature of this attack and we will run every lead to ground. >> reporter: the attack on the officers blocks from the ball drop left new yea...

Investigators say the recent online posts are indicative of islamic radicalization. aaron katersky leads us off from new york city. >> reporter: tonight, authorities are racing to unravel the most serious potential incident of terrorism in times square.f new years ev- three officers attacked by a man wielding a knife. those officers firing back and striking the suspect in the houlder. >> we have an officer stabbed at the location. >> reporter: a terror attack on new years eve, a highly secure ev...

Significance. and thats how someone can be radicalized so quickly. in that radicalization, in that ideology is there a violent tendency here? is there something that is in furtherance of a violent act? thats what investigators are looking for right now to tie all this together. >> celebrations like this one in times square have long been seen as soft targets. clearly there was a lot of security around. fortunately there was, but does any of this change how these events should be safeguarded by p...

The new years eve event in times square? his own family had given him up over the last month and somebody to be looked at with ideation. so the investigation into his computers, his phone, radicalization, we should have and facing an investigation to let us know what occurred here and lets the public know. the danger as we move on and say, well, this could have been worse but thank god it was not worse. what we need to see and not to blame anybody but to fix it so we are better going forward. >>...

U.S. forces and their allies killed at least 686 Islamic State suspects in Iraq and Syria in 2022, according to the U.S. Central Command.

This threat has not gone away. what does this tell us about the ease with which this could happen, online radicalization and a plan comes together quickly or an intent to act. >> jim, what this reminds us of is that you can make incredible progress overseas defeating a particular terrorist enemy, but its almost impossible to defeat an ideology. even one as toxic and violent as radical islamic extremism. we know whether its the context of the taliban, al qaeda or isis, its the same sort of thing,...

Of him being table do that he plans an attack here. its the family members who always know, the mother, the wife, the children, so we do want to promote them coming forward. they then talked to him, but he hasnt done anything. he may have -- he obviously lied to them and so they cant make an arrest. not even new york city has the capacity to follow everyone who is showing signs of violence or showing signs of radicalization. this is a case that well learn more and in particular what im looking f...

Ground that we once did. im worried we will see more of this, especially in these young children who need mental help and mental therapy. it allows my dad when i was 13 years old. fortunately, my mom got us into therapy or who knows what would have happened if we didnt have that. >> emily: you bring up a good point and it is important, radicalization, that is what it is peer that is what they have to investigate. who are these predators who are finding vulnerable young men and really seizing the...

U.S. forces and their allies killed at least 686 Islamic State suspects in Iraq and Syria in 2022, according to the U.S. Central Command.

He did all of this to get house leadership. it might be steve scalise. youre dealing with extremists fighting with extremists to be more extremist accordions remissed base. i say this without any hyperbole. youre dealing with folks who are in the republican party. how does a democracy sustain itself in one of the two political parties is committed to radicalization, extremism, conspiracy theories, white supremacy, political violence, and allows people like viktor orban of hungry, who see him and...