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the cnn newsroom on this new year s day. we have a major development on that bizarre attack that unfolded near last night s new year s eve festivities in times square. three new york city police officers are recovering after an unprovoked attack by a man wielding a machete. multiple law enforcement sources tell us the 19-year-old suspect was carrying some of his writings and his radical views. what have you learned, gloria? that s right, pamela. good evening. we ve been trying to learn more about this suspect as you said, a 19-year-old man. we can now tell you he was, in fact, carrying a hand written dillry. in it he expressed his desire to join the taliban in afghanistan and die as a martyr. that s according to multiple law enforcement sources. now, investigators believe the suspect arrived in new york city on thursday and he checked into a hotel in the leer east side. investigators and sources also telling my colleague john miller that he traveled to times square on ....
life and legacy of the home run king. terrance moore, thank you very much for being on today. that wraps us up for this hour. jose diaz balart picks up msnbc s live coverage right now. and good morning. 10:00 a.m. eastern, 7:00 a.m. pacific. i m jose diaz balart. we have breaking news. we got word president biden will be delivering a speech tonight in washington d.c. nbc news chief white house correspondent kristen welker joins me with that. what do we know about this? jose, according to sources familiar with the president s plans tonight, he is going to deliver those remarks at 7:00 p.m. eastern at union station here in the nation s capitol and the focus is going to be democracy. we have heard him say this. he was at a campaign event in florida yesterday where he said democracy is on the ballot. now, in a release from the dnc, they previewed this by saying the president will address the threat of election deniers and those who seek to undermine faith in voting and ....
an escalation of the investigations into donald trump and his inner circle that would require approval from the highest levels of the justice department. sources are saying that monday s search at trump s residence in palm beach is part of doj s probe into his handling of presidential records. some of the documents were classified. cnn has learned that agents left mar-a-lago with additional boxes of items, and sources also tell cnn investigators visited trump s home previously, then meets with his attorneys about the material taken from the white house. trump wasn t there at the time of yesterday s search, however, but he definitely has plenty to say about it. let s start with cnn s leyla santiago live in palm beach, florida. what more are you learning about the fbi search? reporter: kate, i can tell you that here at mar-a-lago it s been pretty quiet. we still see some law enforcement at some of the entrances for mar-a-lago, and then out where we are right now, the br ....
warn you. we won t show the moment that walker is shot, but this footage is still disturbing and might be difficult for people to watch. here it is now. police say walker s car had been involved in a police chase the day before, but it s unclear what that traffic violation on monday was for when walker drove off, when they tried to pull him over. police also reported a gunshot from his car during their pursuit. you cannot see the angle of walker s vehicle or the gunshot. walker s family lawyer says it is unclear if he accidentally fired the gun. now, eventually police say walker ran from his car wearing a ski mask and officers say they first tried to use tasers on him which did not work. they eventually opened fire after police said walker stopped and appeared to turn quickly toward them. but just yesterday during a press conference, akron police chief made the crucial clarification that walker was unarmed at the moment of the shooting. as you could see in the video, ....
scrambling to cover the cost. and the swimmer defying the odds and inspiring america. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, everyone when it rains it pours, but rarely like this tonight, an unraveling emergency continues to unfold across swaths of the southwest as severe flooding leaves several areas under water or caked in mud. in texas, arizona, and new mexico fast rising floodwaters triggered some harrowing rescues and shut down major thoroughfares. dallas coming off its second longest dry spell ever, 67 straight days without rain only to now be facing what weather experts say is a 1,000-year flood east of dallas, storm totals approaching 15 inches downtown dallas more than 12 1/2. at dfw airport 7.8 inches of rain falling in just 3 hours. now even as the weather system moves eastward, rain is still in the forecast for some hard-hit areas. miguel almaguer has a look at what they re facing reporter: the record rainfall in citie ....