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We are learning more tonight after a car drove into the side of Chabad Lubavitch Headquarters in Brooklyn, according to NYPD. According to police on the scene, officers arrived and found a gray car, which had collided into the bottom entrance door of the building. According to the NYPD, the operator of the car was taken into custody. An investigation is currently ongoing as the identity of the individual who rammed the synagogue is currently unknown. Our partners at FOX 5 New York have a reporter on the scene, and LiveNOW is bringing you all of the latest updates.

We are getting more information this week as President Donald Trump says that his administration will cut funding to sanctuary cities beginning next month. This comes after a federal judge denied the Trump administration's attempt to cut funding to sanctuary jurisdictions in April 2025. LiveNOW’s Mike Pache is speaking with FOX 5 New York’s Morgan McKay as leaders of sanctuary jurisdictions say their communities are safer because immigrants feel they can communicate with local police without fear of deportation. 

We are learning more after there was a police-involved shooting inside a hospital in Brooklyn. According to a law enforcement source, shots were reportedly fired inside New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital on 6th Street. We are getting an update from law enforcement officials in New York City this evening as they announced the death of the suspect involved.

New York representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez gave comments on the ICE-involved shooting in Minneapolis, Minnesota today, calling the shooting "criminal" and "murder" while on the steps of Capitol Hill.

New York City is preparing for one of its most crowded New Year’s Eve lineups yet, with hotels, rooftops, and cocktail lounges rolling out open bars, skyline views, and late night dance floors. As NYC prepares for the countdown to 2026, we are learning more about the 3,000 pounds of confetti that will be released at midnight on New Year's Eve. We are hearing that the confetti will include thousands of wishes from people who have submitted them. LiveNOW’s Shawna Khalafi is learning more about this week’s celebrations with Jennifer Williams, a sports reporter for FOX 5 News in New York.

TMZ calls in to give an update on the murder cases in the killings of Rob Reiner and Michelle Reiner, as their son Nick Reiner appeared in court today on charges for the murder.

Officials released new information, video and photos of a person of interest in the investigation of a mass shooting at Brown University in which two people have been killed, and at least eight others sent to the hospital in critical condition. There is also a $50,000 reward to the public for any information that may lead to the suspect's capture.

During a press conference in the Oval Office for awarding border patrol agents, President Trump responded to a question about his Truth Social post that was denounced by multiple GOP lawmakers as inappropriate in the wake of Reiner's killing this weekend.

The morning after it was reported that Rob Reiner and his wife were murdered in their Los Angeles area home, President Trump posted a reaction on Truth Social that appeared to blame Reiner's death on his dislike of President Trump. Trump's post drew criticism from multiple sides of the political aisle.

Officials in the active shooter situation at Brown University have released more information: two dead, eight in critical condition, a suspect not in custody described as a male wearing "black" who exited the campus in the Hope Street area.

A mother who claims her son was barricaded in a university building on campus at Brown in Rhode Island called into LiveNOW from FOX to discuss an active shooting situation in which multiple are reported shot with at least two dead.

The annual Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony has taken place in New York, signaling the unofficial start of the holiday season in America’s busiest city. The first tree was raised in 1931 and for more than 90 years since, the star-studded event has drawn performers and massive crowds to New York City for one of the nation's most beloved holiday traditions. LiveNOW’s Shawna Khalafi is speaking with Fox 5 New York’s Richard Giacovas who is live on the ground as the celebrations get started.

Caught on camera in the middle of the day in New York City, a repeat sex offender was arrested for slapping and grabbing a young woman. The man had been arrested before over 15 times.