METROFOCUS to Feature ISIS Threat to NYC, Tonight on THIRTEEN

In light of the ISIS threat to NYC, tonight's MetroFocus lineup has been changed. See below for the latest episode information.

Thursday, November 19 at 5:00 p.m. on WLIW21, 5:30 p.m. on NJTV and 6:00 p.m. on THIRTEEN
Following a new video by ISIS that appears to threaten an attack in New York City, MetroFocus is bringing you insight from homeland security experts about the measures officials are taking to keep us safe.

We'll have Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton outlining her plan to defeat ISIS in an address to the Council on Foreign Relations. And we speak with former 9/11 NYPD Commissioner Bernie Kerik and former Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs Philip J. Crowley, a leading analyst on homeland security issues.

Friday, November 20 at 5:00 p.m. on WLIW21, 5:30 p.m. on NJTV and 6:00 p.m. on THIRTEEN
Law enforcement officials say 90 percent of the firearms seized in connection with New York City crimes come by way of what's called the Iron Pipeline from Virginia, Georgia, Florida and other states linked by the Interstate 95. Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson tells us how he's aiming to dismantle the operation.

Plus, this Sunday marks 52 years since lee Harvey Oswald shot and killed President John F. Kennedy. A report then found Oswald acted alone but a recent poll shows nearly a third of Americans aren't convinced. We discuss the conspiracy with Gerald Posner, author of the 1993 best-seller "Case Closed: Lee Harvey Oswald and the Assassination of JFK."

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