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Picture and how the u.s. is actually approaching the war on terror on the continent, many argue there need to be changes. soldiers have been telling us, america's current strategy, remember they are out there every day getting ambushed and attacked on a fairly regular basis, they say america's current strategy is not working when it comes to the fight against terror in this zone in africa and west africa. we did go to the ambush sight, the october 4 ambush sight. you get a sense of appreciation for the terrain. at times, it is open. at times you have dense forests. when the soldiers approach t...

New york. it happened hours before the busy halloween parade. the city is gearing up for a marathon on sunday as well as next week's mayoral election. governor andrew cuomo is assuring people there is no broader threat to be concerned about. >> there's no evidence that suggests a wider plot or a wider scheme. but, the actions of one individual, who meant to cause pain and harm and probably death and the resulting terror. that was the purpose. >> president trump is, of course, from new york city. his wife, melania was in new york city when it happened. he e added, i ordered homeland security to...

Attacks and seeing the attack that takes the path of least resistance. putting training materials online discussing this attack. we start on the london bridge attack earlier this year. this follows that exact same model. it is a high-impact attack that takes advantage of the as a r e vulnerabilities of an attack. he drove a truck in new york city and attacked individuals for 16 blocks before he was stopped. he couldn't go further. that is unbelievable. you think about the high impact of that style of attack with very little planning, renting a truck. it's, you know, doing preattack surveillanc...

Style of attacks. november 2015, terrorist attacks. that is difficult to carry out and seemed to evolve into this truck ramming style. we often make the differentiation between isis. does it matter? >> inspired or directed is part of the investigative process. understanding, did someone order him to do this or radicalized by online social media? radicalized by someone he is an associate with? was he disenfranchised with the american dream. he won the lottery. what happened? what was the pivot that caused this individual to cause this destruction in new york city? as for the attack itself, ther...

Drone operations to that location. why is it important? because niger is at a an nexus terror. the government needs to reassess how they are approaching the war on terror here. >> fantastic reporting from arwa damon in niger. thanks. a teacher in california is recovering after she was held hostage by a parent for nearly seven hours. the man barged into his child's elementary school in riverside near los angeles. he punched a male teacher before taking a female teacher hostage. officers shot the suspect and freed the teacher. she was taken to the hospital as precaution. the condition of the p...