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Thousands of people were gathered. walking the streets, trying to get access into times square because right here, this is where police say this happened. this is where the security checkpoint was for people to go inside times square. there are still signs up here that tell people who were trying to come inside what they can bring in, what they cant bring in, backpacks. this is something the suspect had. this is where police say he attacked the two officers. one officer firing at him, shooting h...

Celebrations in times square. police say the alleged suspect, 19-year-old trevor bickford of maine, first approached an officer just after 10:00 p.m. near a security checkpoint. investigators say the suspect was armed with a machete-type weapon that he used to strike two officers in the head. four officers ended up shooting him in the shoulder, and he was taken into custody. nbcs kathy park is in times square now with the latest on this one. kathy, obviously tons of people packed out there durin...

This attack? >> reporter: yeah. three police officers, abby, including a police rookie who had just graduated from the police academy last week. mayor eric adams extremely emotional when he spoke about those three officers the night of the attack. he commended their actions for the way that they responded. he highlighted the fact they were able to secure the area and ensure that everybody was going through that security checkpoint, despite the fact that they had just been under attack by this ma...

Train and did not trigger any kind of warning or red flag in this city. he traveled here to new york city on saturday. he checked into a hotel in the lower east side of manhattan and then he traveled here to the area of times square. one of the most recognizable spots in the world on one of the most watched evenings on new years eve. thousands of people were pouring into this area at the time. he approached a security checkpoint where he tried to attack these nypd officers striking one of them o...

Scene at times square. in it he wrote about the same desires, wanted to travel abroad and join the taliban. now law enforcement officials also telling us that the u.s. attorney here in new york has been weighing whether or not to press federal charges against bickford. that, of course, remains to be seen. he traveled here to this area where im standing right now which on new years eve was just being flooded by thousands of people. this attack took place several bloks away from here at a security...

From times square times square on new years eve. this was at a security checkpoint during celebration time. police say he pulled out a machete-style knife, started swinging, those three officers injured, two sent to the hospital after being stabbed. bickford was sent to the hospital after an officer shot him in the shoulder. >> it just goes to show you, if its not the first day, it could be your last day. the actions police officers must take every day are life-threatening situations. >> yesterd...

Cancellations, for holiday travelers last week. southwest airlines canceledrehan 42,000 flights to operate naon.b. >> brown: manny, thank you very much. of tonight, a man accused in the new years eve attack on three new york city police officers near times square has been arrested and charged with attempted murder. cbs nancy chen reports on whether the assault was terror related. >> everybody off the sidewalk now! >> reporter: tonight authorities continue to investigate how a man wielding a mach...

10:00 p.m. on new years eve blocks from times squares security checkpoint. bickford pulled out a machete style knife. three injuries. he was sent to the hospital after an officer shot him in the shoulder. on new years day, investigators visited his home near portland, maine. a lot of people stunned by this news but right now the priority, edward, his for authorities to investigate and see if they will classify this as an official act of terrorism. suddenly a scary situation, good news, edward, a...

New york city. what is the latest? >> reporter: thats right. just as crowded as you see it here in times square, that was the scene here last night as people were gathering to watch the new years eve ball drop. this happened on 56th street. several blocks away from the main location here in times square. but it happened right outside of a security checkpoint that everyone who was trying to get to this area, where i am now, needed to go through first in order to be screened for security. thats wh...

>> happy new year everyone. >> happy new year to everybody at home or if youre one of my fans watching in the math lab. >> 2022 is over hurrah. >> 2023 here we come. >> i hope everyones having a great time and that you had a new years that you cant fo forget. jon: a machete attack in new york city blocks from the times square new years eve celebration. the suspect a suspected islamic extremist. im jon scott and this is the "fox report". >> police say a 19-year-old man attacked three officers wit...