one of the guests is being hailed as a hero. joseph gluck, he talked with cnn telling us that he threw a coffee table at the suspect and wrote down his license plate number before he fled. and that's a good thing because the car was electronically tagged as it drove across the george washington bridge and into harlem. that's where police caught up with him, as you can see in this nypd video. police apprehending thomas. they say he was covered in blood. prosecutors at his arraignment would later say that he also smelled of bleach, indicating that he was trying to cover up a crime. cnn talked with a pastor and longtime friend of thomas' who defended thomas, saying that he isn't a terrorist, and he's not a violent person. in monsey, new york, i'm alison kosik. now back to you. >> thanks, alison. the brutal nature of the attack is striking a chord with jewish communities around the world. cnn's oren liebermann has reaction from israel.