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Here as it is every year with law enforcement on the ground. there are 200 vehicle blocking trucks on cross streets. they are sanitation vehicles filled with sand to stop vehicle attacks like have been seen. there are 1200 security cameras, detectives in hotels, part of an elaborate security system. security seems to vanish in the background and all they look at is that ball. yasmin? >> thank you, stephanie gosk. happy new year. dont get stuck in a pen. come back, everybody. coming up, we have...

Violent vehicle attacks in washington dc and use the sinister image showing the capital building through the windshield of a car. the terror group writing harvest time has come in your homes. run them over with a truck or car coming at you. jillian: a man suspected of fighting isis attack is behind bars accused of shooting up a synagogue. police say the ohio man was inspired by the october massacre in pittsburgh where 11 people died in a mass shooting at the tree of life synagogue. joseph taken ...

Appeared to have no secondary attack planned as its often the case of these vehicle attacks. no weapons, no knives, no explosives with him in the car. today president trump tweeted about the attack, saying, "another terrorist attack in london. these animals are crazy and must be dealt with through toughness and strength." the suspect has not been named but he is believed to be 29. not believed to have been known to counter terrorism belief. no nor is he cooperating with officers. they say he is ...

Of mental illness or issue obviously at its heart problem with the individuals psychology. then there is other factors contributing to this. because, obviously, somebody has to turn violent for law enforcement or individual to really do something about it. and you know, one of the things that we have seen and this is terrorism potentially here as well online creating a community where online reaction is radican occurring. tech companies need to be more vigilant track cacing down on that. part of...

Record of her them. he is -- if he was mentally ill are motivated by something linked to terrorism, the terrorist groups, do they care? they are looking for people who are unstable in any way. whether this person is pledging allegiance to them, whether they are inspired by the attention that someone gets for carrying out one of these vehicle attacks, it feels like an easy way to get a lot of notoriety. >> there are certainly plenty of psychopaths and sociopaths, deranged individuals who have bee...

And weve just confirmed the name of the suspect allegedly behind the wheel, 25-year-old alek minassian. but as we have said so far, we do not know his motive. there were so many victims in this case because, david, it happened in a very busy area of toronto. but also in front of so many eyewitnesses and surveillance cameras, now all part of the investigation. david? >> pouring through the video at this hour. tom llamas leading us off tonight. tom, our thanks to you. theres also heightened aler...

A good for more hours to make initial assessments. well hear if theres ties to tear r. right now its too early to conclude. >> shepard: it is. whether we say it doesnt affect the course of human events in any way. i will sea remembering the tragic and horrific events of the south of france, tara and a -- again, these are pictures from a short time ago. a large truck on the sidewalk and just terrorizing people in 1 of the most beautiful spots ive seen. >> yeah, we saw this in france. the christma...

Sort of between england and the u.s. if way we deal with guns. so we see vehicle attacks in ottawa before, vehicle attacks in canada. >> yes. >> if it is -- i think your reporting is spot on, we dont know the motive but a deliberate attack, a distribute driving down the street is a criminal act if you are deliberately running people over. thats a criminal act. its not whether or not it is an accident. if its that deliberate, that long of a stretch along the sidewalk controlling that vehicle, you...

Stop vehicle attacks, have armed patrols and airport staff security to prevent any incident. they will even have police dogs on high alert as over 100,000 visitors are expected to descend on the city to celebrate the joyous occasion. >> we are search dog teams trained in accordance with police guidelines, regularly assessed to make sure that they are licensed and fit for service. >> reporter: meanwhile long time royal biography andrew morton says princess diana would approve of the marriage. >> ...

The mayor of new york announcing plans to install more than 1,500 protective barriers in heavily traveled areas of the city to guard against vehicle attacks. the thick metal posts will replace concrete barriers that went up after two such attacks in the city last year. security measures respond to a disturbing but growing trend as cars being used as lethal weapons by terrorists. nearly a dozen were injured when a man drove down a rented pickup truck down a busy bicycle path near the world trad...