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And we've 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. there's also heightened alert right here at home tonight. the nypd saying they've deployed more counterterror officers on the ...

A good for more hours to make initial assessments. we'll hear if there's ties to tear r. right now it's too early to conclude. >> shepard: it is. whether we say it doesn't 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 i've seen. >> yeah, we saw this in france. the christmas market in berlin. we've seen a pattern of vehicle attacks and being called to be used by terr...

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 don't know the motive but a deliberate attack, a distribute driving down the street is a criminal act if you are deliberately running people over. that's a criminal act. it's not whether or not it is an accident. if it's that deliberate, that long of a stretch along the sidewalk controlling that vehicle, you have a deliberate criminal act. then we say who would want to mow down random citizens? and we ...

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. >> i think there is a sliding doors element here. diana died at 36. meghan comes into the scene at 36. ...

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 trade center. >> a military man has been arrested in ottawa. joshua boyle facing charges of assault and ...