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Thousands have flooded Times Square where record crowds will mark New Year's Eve without restrictions under a blanket of fog and rain after years of pandemic-ruined celebrations.
Thousands of people crowd the area around times square, hoping to get a peek at the ball drop. and he commended their actions the way they responded, and how they proceeded to work even after the incident took place. >> one of the officers heard from the police commissioner and i just a few days ago at his graduation. which just goes to show you, the actions police officers must take every day are life-threatening situations. >> reporter: now, we are waiting to learn more about that 19-year-old subject -- suspect i should say. this is an ongoing investigation. both the fbi and the joint terror...
Information that the suspect was showing signs of home grown violent, extremist behavior. i mean, i'm sorry, how many times are we going to learn after the fact that they were watching the person, only watching them after they commit the attack. it's ridiculous. i look forward to hearing more information. carley: absolutely. this was a very dangerous situation, and it looks like this one, unfortunately, has legs, the worst kind you can imagine. if he had some sort of jihadist posting on social media, now the fbi say that he was known to them. he goes from maine to new york and swings a machete...
Newsroom. i'm paula reed in washington in for fredricka whitfield. we begin with a machete attack on three police officers in times square. the attack unfolded outside a security screening zone set up for last night's festivities. police say the man wielding the machete was just 19 years old. fortunately, all three officers injured are in stable condition. cnn's correspondent is following this story from new york city. gloria, what else do we know about this violent attack? >> reporter: certainly a trosh f -- terrifying attack for these three officers. one of the officers just graduating the...
The festivities start Saturday at 10 p.m. with live entertainment leading up to the ball drop, and fireworks at midnight.