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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 suspect has no criminal record, but his recent behavior had alarmed his family enough that they contacted authorities.

Appearance is scheduled for tuesday and his attorney says he plans to waive an extradition hearing. >> begin this hour new york city were police say three officers are in stable condition after a machete attack last night at a new year's eve security checkpoint near times square. alexis mcadams is live in new york city and has the details. >> hi molly, thankfully those three nypd officers are recovering. we are learning the details of the teenage suspect investigators tell me drove all the way hear from maine. police calling him a violent islamic extremist the fbi says they have been following...

Measures. tonight three police officers are recovering after a man with aa machete attacked them. we have new video, of people fleeing for safety, as it all went down, and new images of the suspect in the moments after the attack. while this is nowhere near the type of coordinated attack authorities usually fear, investigators say the suspect was on their radar because of his jihadist online rants. >> reporter: just hours before the iconic ball drop in times square, a violent machete attack away from the celebration. >> we have a male -- >> reporter: armed with this large knife, several law en...

The man accused of killing a Rancho Cordova man with a machete attack will be charged with murder, according to an amended complaint filed by the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office.