andrew cuomo getting ready to propose raising the >> for everybody, not just fast-food workers. a bit of a change from the past couple months. good morning, how are you? i am very nice, we were having a conversation with mike and ines about who was having the best day because mike was stuck at jury duty. but he did get to sleep in. he was bragging about how great his day was, how relaxing but ines won. we will see if she can show the pictures she had. went to the beach yesterday, great day. >> meteorologist: it started out the took awhile to get going and that is okay, got some sun in there. a lot of folks enjoying the last few days of summer even though unofficially comes to a close, certainly doesn't feel like it today. this is not a beach day. we have some wet weather around the tristate region, spotty showers, widespread across the majority of the tristate including long island, connecticut, lower hudson valley and more to the southwest. these are not just showers but heavier thundershowers in the area, plenty of lightning and thunder for a while in the city yesterday, ran for a l

are priests, nones and brothers here. there will be dignitaries. governor andrew cuomo, the governor of new york is here, mayor bill de blasio is out front along with new york senator chuck schumer all waiting to greet the pope. they are just moving some buses here out of the way. hopefully they'll get out of the way. we wouldn't want our view blocked. it looks like the pope mobile is slowly getting under way and going to make its way down fifth avenue. lester? >> we are about seven stories up. it's interesting to hear the roar of the crowds below us as he begins to make that several-block movement up to st. patrick's cathedral. as we noted, these crowds and the security is unlike anything we've seen. you may see in the background, eight foot tall fences erected now. something we've never seen even during times like this with the u.n. general assembly in town and other dignitaries. it is an incredible security apparatus here. that pope mobile providing an amazing view for the crowds he will encounter. tom brokaw is with me watching this compare this to anything you've seen. >> i've b

governor andrew cuomo. concerns about the cost of this overhaul, the programs represent $186 million annually, many educationalal advocates says that should be reinvested in the teachers instead. we're live in the section of the bronx, tracy strahan, news 4 new york. >>> dozens of first responders are in washington today fighting for an extension of the act. and they have a big name backing them up. long time supporter and formally daily show hoes jon stewart joined them outside the capitol building. they are calling for a permanent extension of the 9/11 health and compensation act that bill provided benefits to those who got sick working at the site. it is due to expire soon unless caulk acts. >> why is it incumbent upon our first responders to have to consistently push to get the benefits that are coming to them, purely for their acts of valor in a wartime situation? this is insanity. >> stewart and those first respond lers meet with members of the house and senate today. >>> and tonight's gop presidential debate, look for some candidates to target donald trump. the real estate mog

puerto rico. clinton's visit comes as andrew cuomo will go to puerto rico focussing on their debt crisis. joe torres will travel to puerto rico. his reports begin on monday. >>> new at 11, rescue efforts suspended for a whale tangled in a net. it was spotted in the water today. crews will pick up the search in the morning. if they are successful, it would be unprecedented. experts say there has never been a rescue of a tangled blue whale before. hope they're able to save him. >> let's hope it's the first. >>> we got quite a crowd out here. >> it's a nice night for a crowd. >> it's only appropriate after this amazing summer we string together a flawless labor day holiday weekend. here's the crowd outside of eye witness news on the west side. they've all come out on a beautiful friday night as we gear up for a wonderful weekend. humidity starting to drop and they are excited. our temperature tonight is at 75 degrees. humidity about 60% and we have an east wind at 12 miles per hour. the pressure is on the rise and the high today 85 degrees. have a great weekend everyone. 79 degrees t

that we need a fourth new york/new york agreement, and so both andrew cuomo and bill de blasio need to step up and commit to those 30,000 units. that's what's gonna make a difference on our streets. >> the number of homeless under giuliani -- de blasio said it went up 40%. it went up dramatically under mayor bloomberg. >> under both, yeah. off. mudslinging. you said, "asking giuliani for advice on homelessness is like asking bill cosby to pour your wife a drink." did you regret saying that or... >> a part of me does, but part of me doesn't. you know, for giuliani to rear his head now and say that he has the solution to homelessness and continues to say that the solution is to chase people out of sight, it's just preposterous. you know, we're interested in solutions, not chasing people to the outer boroughs. >> so let's talk about solutions. there are all sorts of vacant buildings in this city that the city owns. why don't we get them to build affordable housing? give it to developers -- only affordable housing -- and get people a place to live? >> well, it's great that you keyed in on

governor andrew cuomo. a stray bullet hit the aide in his head. he's listed in grave condition. as many as 2 million people were expected to watch the parade which celebrates caribbean culture. >>> now developments on the migrant crisis in europe. today thousands of migrants staged a protest. they demanded to be transferred to athens and moved elsewhere. britain and france pledge to take tens of thousands of people seeking asylum. >>> taking a live look at reagan national tonight where there's a petition to change the airport's name. the website credo action started the campaign to turn it back to the original name, washington national. the petition calls on house speaker john boehner to change the name so the dc airport honors a local president, much like president obama did when changing mt. mckinley to represent alaskan culture. >>> the latest tropical storm in the atlantic is losing steam. grace is spinning between africa and south america. the storm's maximum sustained winds hit about 50 miles per hour today and they're not expected to get any stronger. a new and controversial

that's really if andrew cuomo ponies up money housing. we need 30,000 units of supportive housing. that will get homeless people with mental illness off the seat. >> 40% of homeless people are suffering with mental illness or substance abuse. >> thank you. >>> another september 11 has passed for another year many of the lights object jersey city's empty sky memorial are still out. the 9/11 tribute was dedicated in 2010, but the lighting system was damaged by superstorm sandy nearly three years ago. cbs2's chistine sloan is demanding answers why this problem has not been fixed. >> reporter: the names of 746 new jersey residents killed during the attacks on september 11th etched on the stainless steel walls of the empty sky memorial inside liberty state park. it's hard not to cry when you walk along the pathway that directly points to ground zero. >> i got called in to work. >> yeah. >> reporter: we have been here on the last three anniversaries. we noticed this year again some of the lights along the pathway are out or covered with boards. you can see it clearly in some of our vide

. juliet: the news many workers want to hear, andrew cuomo's ready to give it to the. ben: he will announce his support for a minimum-wage increase of $15 an hour across-the-board for new york state workers. teresa priolo has details for us. >> this marks the second time in three month that governor cuomo will make an appearance with joe biden. today they are reportedly talking about the way issue of hiking the minimum wage, announcing a significant increase not only for fast-food workers but also a proposal for to see the same change occur on the federal level too. it is the announcement so many have been waiting for. with vice president by his side governor andrew cuomo is expected to propose $15 per hour statewide minimum wage first taking effect in the city and eventually roll out statewide. the proposal causes of the state's acting labor commissioner to greenlight a raise for fast-food workers to $15 an hour. the state during minimum-wage is $8.75. dari: increase to $9 this new year's eve and the labor commissioner can implement the height on his own, and across the board incr

catholic church. quoting now a statement from the governor of new york, andrew cuomo, on the arrival of the people's pope, and i'm quoting. it's a tremendous honor to welcome pope francis to new york state both in his teachings and travels around his the globe. he inspired countless people to live with kindness for one another. to reach out for help, and help those who are in need. these are ideals that are also deeply entwined in the spirit of new york and i, the governor, writing, am honored that the holy father is including our state in his first trip to new york city. on behalf of all new yorkers, the governor says, i'm proud to receive him with open arms and i hope his visit will be peaceful and rewarding. as we all do. so we're expecting that the taxi won't take long. they pretty much cleared out the deck out at john f. kennedy. if you know anything the international flights are getting revved up to head out. there's so many heading in dpleskly around the country. air traffic in the new york city area is awful this time of day with five airports in the region and so much traffic i

this evening at st. patrick's cathedral. he will be greeted by new york governor andrew cuomo, bill de blasio and monsignor robert richie. big changes start tonight for anyone trying to get around philadelphia for the world meeting of families and the pope's upcoming visit. tonight at 10:00, several exits along the vine street spaex will close. the 23rd street exit, the ben exit will remain closed until monday morning. the secure vehicle perimeter starts tonight at 10:00. drivers won't be able to park their cars on the street even if you bought nose placards from the city that helped you escape getted towed. officials say all cars must be moved into city garages or out of the area. for anyone using public transit, the septa stations on your screen close tonight at 10:00, suburban station on the regional rail line, the fifth and 159 street stops on the market frankfurt line, city hall on the broad street line and the 15th street trolley stop. they will remain closed through the weekend and will reopen on monday. we just gave you a lot of information. here's an easy way to get a look

people. new york governor andrew cuomo, former secretary of state henry kissinger, and new york mayor bill de blasio. in a speech, the mope made another reference to the sex abuse scandal, saying he accompanies them in their time of pain. he said to the sisters in this country i love you and that meant a lot to them. lester, back to you. >> anne thompson, thanks. let's go 20 blocks north where the pope is staying for the night on manhattan's upper east side. ron allen is there. what's the scene like? >> reporter: it is quite something. there's a huge army of new york city police, you can see behind me there. the townhouse where the pope is staying is down the street 50 yards from where i am standing in the darkness over there. there was a huge police operation a few minutes ago, a large motorcade came up into the area. it is unclear whether the pope is there or not, getting back to this area, there are no crowds here at all, purely a police security operation. crowds were here earlier today. once the prayer service got under way at saint patrick's cathedral not far from here, the crow

transformed in to a hotel complex. that's the word tonight from governor andrew cuomo who announced a 75-year lease deal with the landmark property. the transformation project is expected to create about 3700 jobs. the $265 billion hotel complex will pay homage to the airport's golden jet age era. pretty cool. >>> the port authority tonight delaying a vote on a plan to in manhattan. the proposed multibillion dollar project has put commissioners at odds. a plan was presented but a vote was not taken and will likely be delayed at least one month. some board members voiced specific objections while others said they haven't had enough time to review the plan. >>> fruits and vegetables, we know some important keys to a good diet but some veggies can put on the pounds. researchers at harvard who found people who regularly ate starchy vegetables like corn, peas, potatoes, they gained weight, raising blood glucose making you more hungry. those that helped aid in weight loss included apples, cauliflower, pears. >>> a busy 12 days for the giants. they kicked off week 3 of the nfl season at the mea

to launch a campaign based on attacking hillary clinton. >> reporter: new york governor andrew cuomo compared biden's thought process now to that of his father, when mario cuomo pondered a presidential run in 1992. >> even as his son, we could talk about it, but it is a personal decision. because you have to want to do this with all your heart and soul. >> reporter: the woman running on the republican side, carly fiorina, polling fourth in new hampshire, learned she's included in the next gop debate. many in fiorina's party would rather not face joe biden in the fall. >> he has this personal narrative. the fact he lost his son. i think he has a likability factor. when he's able to connect with voters. this isn't something that hillary clinton lacks. >> reporter: biden backers are pressuring him to run. >> 2016. >> i'm riding with biden. >> i'm definitely riding with biden. >> reporter: insiders say the vp is not definite about what he wants to do. and they say biden has a bit more time. the democrats' first debate is still more than a month away. from washington, steve handelsm

governor andrew cuomo had some complications after the surgery in may. in a statement her spokeswoman said lee has not had reconstruction surgery but he is statement. >>> coming up on eye witness news at 11, in the spirit of the subway series, a 91-year-old >>> boy, was it a beautiful end to the weekend. >> end of summer. >> end of summer, tear in my eye. >> we're moving forward but do we have anything to look forward to? >> i know you have a lot to cover this week but the weather department will stay out of your way. very quiet on the weather front this week as we head outside right now and check out a nice view towards midtown, manhattan. this is from our camera in astoria, queens. 67 and it looks so crisp and clear. it's a really nice air mass that came. the wind shifted and it brought in the drier air and the clearer air. it doesn't look as hazy. 81 was the high in newark. that was the only place that got up above 80. high pressure situated to the north during the day tomorrow. we'll ensure dry weather around here. it develops an on shore over the parts of the middle atlantic. the

we go, we have an update for you on the financial crisis in puerto rico. new york governor andrew cuomo announced plans to lead a delegation to the island, and we will be joining him during that trip -- alongside him, i should say. the governor will meet with local officials to discuss the puerto rican government's ongoing economic challenges and healthcare crisis. puerto rico's governor, alejandro garc^a padilla, invited the group, and we will, of course, bring you special reports from the island. lastly, how about a look at the "tiempo" community calendar for this week? today in manhattan -- do you need a good laugh? you can go see a one-man show by saulo garc^a, a latino comedian. the production is called... that gets underway at 2:30. it's a comedy about life of immigrants who decided to say in the u.s. also continuing today in manhattan, the 15th anniversary new york international salsa congress dance and music festival. it's a mouthful, but it's a good time. it's going on now at the wyndham new york hotel located at 481 8th avenue. the event has latin dance workshops, live p

thing, taking video of this moment. you can see new york governor andrew cuomo there with the pope, as well. now talking to mayor de blasio. senator schumer here, as well. and i don't know if you can hear at home and we hope you can, just the sheer amount of excitement, the bells tolling here at the cathedral. and i have to say, given the scale of who this is, that the new york city police department has done a phenomenal job in allowing people up close to this pope, but making sure that this is a safe event, terry. >> they have. they have let people come in in the most secure way possible. they are trying to get out of the way. a very professional force. and as you point out, this is a pope who likes to get close to people. in bu has aries, he did not hobnob with the rich and powerful. he liked to be in the barrios and the ghettos. in this instance, he's got to meet the mayor, the governor, the rich and powerful at the cathedral there, but no question, the construction workers off to the side who helped rebuild this cathedral. the high school students that have been waving to us as yo

was met by new york governor andrew cuomo, senator chuck schumer and new york city mayor bill de blasio, who reportedly had some back and forth with the pontiff in italian. inside the cathedral, a crowd of about 2400 joined him for evening vespers service. on his way up the aisle, the pope paused to bless 17-year-old stephanie of white plains new york, sitting in her wheelchair. and during his remarks, he received huge applause when he said this to the religious women of the united states -- religion women and nuns of the united states. >> translator: what indeed, what would the church be without you? and to tell you that i love you very much. >> and another jam-packed schedule for the pope today in new york. his day will include a visit to the u.n. general assembly, a trip to ground zero, a profession through central park, and an evening mass at madison square garden. >>> earlier in the day, in washington, pope francis walked onto the balcony of the west front of the u.s. capitol, having just become the first pope in history to address a joint session of congress. it was a speec

new york governor andrew cuomo is fighting for his life this morning. kerry guabe was walking in brooklyn with his brother and his friends hours before the west indian day parade when bullets started flying. the 43-year-old was struck in the head. police say a gang related dispute is to blame. governor cuomo hailing his work for the public. >> a man who was giving back to his community. it's a reminder that the violence, the violence has to stop. >> guabe is in critical condition this morning. >>> vice president joe biden looking very presidential on labor day. crowds screaming for a white house bid as hillary clinton just tries to keep her head above water. peter ducey is live in washington for the latest from the campaign trail. >> good morning. the vice president seems to be keeping the door open for a 2016 run. the only office in the land higher than the one he's had for the last six plus years. this weekend, joe biden visited pennsylvania, always a swing state, and he was very well received by a crowd of union members. >> you'll have to talk to my wife about that. i've got t

will be on duty at coney island and brighton beach, bronx. >>> now to the shooting of andrew cuomo's first deputy. shots rang out near the celebration and parade. kimberly richard sonned is drive son is -- richardson is live. >> reporter: i spoke with carey's good friend, kevin, who was with the 43-year-old when the bullets started flying. kevin said at first he had no idea carey had been shot. >> carey gabay is a rising star, a harvard educated lawyer, governor cuomo's first deputy council. he left a big impression on many who had the pleasure of working with him. >> early this morning carey was caught in the middle of a gunfight. he was hit in the head with a stray bullet as he walked around bedford at 3:30. i speak exclusively with his best friend, kevin, by phone who was with carey on bedford. he said they were walking behind a float that was part of the j'ouvert celebration. >> we had a group of four guys. we ran into the park ing lot and ducked down. we were in separate places. there was about 20 shots that rang out. after 20 shots about 5 seconds lapsed and someone said someone got

by chris christie and andrew cuomo. in a joint letter to president obama the governors request a federal grand to pay half of the estimated $20 billion price tag. the two states and port authority pick up the rest of the tab. they coming right back. oh, stay on that one. [changes channel] sometimes it's hard to catch all your favorite shows. you're killing me, dad. give me that, please. with time warner cable's enhanced dvr, you can. record up to 6 shows at the same time. plus, you can record in one room and watch in another. p so you can enjoy tv on your schedule. welcome to the future. yes, welcome. get over 200 hd channels, internet, and unlimited calling for $89.99 a month. time warner cable. anything. anywhere. anytime. anyone. spread the delicious taste you know and love. hershey' s is mine, yours, our chocolate spreads. >> from fox 5 news this is "good day wake-up". ben: a beautiful sight, the 9/11 memorial downtown lower manhattan, the son about the come up, the weather today will be simply divine. the pope will visit this location a little later this ahead. mike woods as

he makes it on time but standing right in front of the cathedral you can see governor andrew cuomo and mayor bill dada -- dablazio and you have school students hoping to greet the pontiff and in the neon vest are construction workers who took part in restoring the cathedral, $177 million cost, three-year project, they had to rush to finish the job, add extra shifts and work on saturdays but got it done three months early and this is what the pope will see when he arrives in a few minutes a cathedral that has not looked this good in 40 years. >> that is interesting and i'm getting a bit of information about bill de blasio, the mayor of new york and his relationship with the catholic church, i think that is an interesting story and jonathan or patrick maybe you want to take that. >> so mayor de blasio and they may not be the best of friends, one is a liberal democratic and one has been a more conservative person and someone who opposed the affordable care act but they have become fast friends since mayor de blasio took office and were on statin island of what took place with the police t

translator. they share a common heritage, andrew cuomo and the pope, both of italian dissent. >> and both catholic. >> good point. >> and now he's saying hello to senator chuck schumer. >> and mayor de blasio there to welcome the pope into new york city and new york state. so there will be a ceremony here. and the people -- let's see if i can get a look over my shoulder here. almost every single person flanking the front door of the cathedral, both the workers who restore the cathedral to its splended gory e glory. they've all got their cameras out. they're all recording this moment for prosperity in their phones. >> this is a once in a lifetime opportunity, the once of a lifetime shot they're going to get and they're not taking any chances. there he is waving to the crowds out there as he hears the cheers, the joy. look at that. >> a brief shot. this is the contemporary shot of crowds now. it's a whole bunch of people and a whole bunch of arms in the air with cell phones. >> there's cardinal dolan again. i certainly hope that he's yorkers can give, you know, just being a new yorker

-food industry will benefit from the $15 minimum wage. andrew cuomo announcing a new plan that could give the highest pace floor of any in the country. implications for small business is next. top headlines topping the wall street journal, and highlighting tensions between the airlines and airport authorities who regularly negotiate seeking lower fees and upgrades to facilities. lulu lemon has time to run, reporting earnings and the journal says the athletic apparel companies rebounding sharply and large stake remains a relative value in this force apparel world. as europe struggles to find a response to the migrant crisis small towns are getting ahead of big cities. we will be right back, stay with us. so you're a small business expert from at&t? yeah, give me a problem and i've got the solution. well, we have 30 years of customer records. our cloud can keep them safe and accessible anywhere. my drivers don't have time to fill out forms. tablets. keep it all digital. we're looking to double our deliveries. our fleet apps will find the fastest route. oh, and your boysenberry apple sc

proceeding here. >> lester? >> go ahead, ann. >> you can see we now see governor andrew cuomo, mayor bill de blasio coming towards the pope. and i believe that mayor giuliani behind -- between chuck schumer. >> we all go back to that day and none of that night following when the families were wandering the lower part of the city holding up pictures of their lost loved ones hoping that they had been lost in the crowd somehow. those are the moments that will linger with me, i think, forever. >> well, he speaks with such a message of compassion and all of the things he has said and what i certainly remember about those days of following the attack was how this hardened city just slowed down and people looked each other in the eye and they had those compassionate moments. i remember being on a subway there was a man with a stack of flyers looking for someone. we had a moment. normally on a new york city subway train he would haven't that but that was the kind of compassion reaching out to our fellow men that the pope has spoken so forcefully about in his calm way. >> lester, i think some

governor officials. andrew cuomo gave francis a cross cut from steel salvaged from the world trade center. >>> was we mention pope francis travels to philadelphia this morning. the pope will leave from kennedy airport and fly to philadelphia and from there off to the cathedral basilica of st. peter and paul. >> this will without a doubt be the highlight of the world meeting of family conference here in philadelphia. we can tell people this morning we saw them camping out near the parkway as early as 2:30 all in preparation for pope francis. he touches down at 9:30 here in philadelphia and will make his way over to the cathedral basilica of st. peter and pall. and about 4:30 this afternoon the pope will deliver his speech at independence hall. from the same lecturn president abraham lincoln used at the gettysburg address. and the festival of families, which will include r and b singer aretha franklin. security will be tight this weekend. a nearly five square mile secure screening process everyone must go through who enters this area. back here live sunday will wrap up also a jam pac

governor andrew cuomo and not just the outpouring of the fateful in the streets and those who want to get close, it's in the church pews, people who, members of the clergy, nuns, fryers reaching out to him wanting to make contact. >> well, if you consider, anderson, these are people who have devoted their lives to the priesthood or to the convent, to god in someway and so for them to be able to meet their pope must have an even added significance and certainly, i mean, you know, he needs to be protected from the crowds even within the church because people do reach out and try to hold on to him, especially. >> there was that electrifying, to me a highlight from the trip is after he speaks to congress, of course, he goes to have lunch in the catholic charities organization. he plunges into the crowd. you've got homeless people, you've got criminals, you've got people sick and he seemed to literally right from within and i have to say i was thinking as i watch that scene of the image in the center of the chapel of god creating adam, the first room where he was elected pope and adam i

charges. her mail handler was also arrested. juliet: the largest police union and governor andrew cuomo man of the year. they gave him four standing ovations during a ceremony last night. rate cards for bill deblasio. robert: that dukester is in. the big upset that the u.s. open. duke: wozniaki was stunned from the czech republic. at one point away from winning four times but came up with a winner to extend the match, failed to convert any of those four match points, 5-7-7-6. had not won at tour level until this week. unless you are living under a rock you know some big time tom brady news yesterday. and played the giants in the last preseason game. already scored may be the biggest win of his career. off the field, he knew this was his legacy. of federal judge, richard berman, his four game suspension, deflategate scandal, tom brady will be in the center unless he plays out of the shotgun. we always use the other's center. commissioner went too far. the nfl has already appealed the ruling. i talk to some of my friends who have been there before. one of my friends said this is wha

puerto rico is becoming a hot button political issue. happening tomorrow, a delegation led by andrew cuomo will head to puerto rico to discuss the territory's financial crisis. the governor is set to meet with local officials to talk about the ongoing health care and economic challenges. eye witness news anchor joe torres will be in puerto rico covering the visit. joe's reports begin on tomorrow right here on channel 7. you can follow him online at abc 7 ny. >>> their dream vacation became a nightmare. the couple from new jersey who experienced great joy and agony overseas. >>> no showers, no soap, no problem. the mit grad who made a clean break from traditional bathing and the strange spray he uses instead. >>> it may be the unofficial end of summer but we're not done >>> it's like a heat wave, huh? i was going to sing it but i thought i wouldn't. >> you can start singing if you want. how about we leave your mic on in the background. news. way. terrible. it won't feel that bad because the dew points and the humidities stay fairly low. as we head into tuesday and wednesday, that's wh

. we saw mayor de blasio with his son, whom the pope spoke to as well. andrew cuomo is there as well. senator chuck schumer. [ applause ] >> with the pope having exited the room we are going to take a very quick break. when we come back more on the pope's visit to new york as well as some other news that has taken place today. stay with us we'll be right back. everyone needs protein, every day. there are more than 20,000 different proteins in the human body. they fuel our energy, support our metabolism, amplify our performance and recovery. they're essential for good health. your body's best source for protein? gnc. now get the world's best protein formulas at an astounding price. buy any gnc protein powder and get 1 half off. everyone needs protein, every day. and now all gnc protein powders are buy 1, get 1 half off. only at gnc. same eyes. same laugh. and since she's had moderate alzheimer's disease, i've discovered we have the same fighting spirit, too. that's why i asked her doctor about new once-a-day namzaric™. vo: new namzaric is approved for moderate to severe alzheimer's

unclear if it was related to the call. >>> an aide to andrew cuomo was struck in the head by a stray bullet. police say the 43-year-old was possibly caught in gang cross fire. investigators are questioning witnesses and examining surveillance from the scene. so far, we are told no arrests have been made. we are going to speak live with governor cuomo coming up in the next hour. >>> the minnesota dentist who killed the beloved lion, cecil, and sparked anger worldwide is returning to work. we have a live look at his office in minnesota. we are joined live with more. what are we expecting? >> alisyn, protests. he's heading back to work after a month off the job following the revelation he killed cecil the lion. at least one animal rights group will be there to meet him at his office. considering the backlash we have seen online following the revelation that he killed cecil the lion, this crowd is expected to be animated and passionate, despite the threats he received online, the police department in bloomington, minnesota is not going to have a presence on hand to try to deter protester

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cathedral with her boyfriend, new york governor andrew cuomo. she recently learned she is cancer free. after vespers the pope took both of them aside for a special blessing. >> i am spiritual but not a really religious person. he pulled me out of the audience and gave me a special blessing. huge surprise. huge surprise. so wonderful. >> an aide for governor cuomo said he asked the pope to pray for his father, former governor mario cuomo who died earlier this year. he knew the governor was a >>> your top stories plus a patients across the country have spoken. they recently rated their care experience at over 3,500 hospitals nationwide in a survey conducted for the centers for medicare and medicaid services. fewer than 10% received 5 stars. among them was cancer treatment centers of america in philadelphia. learn more at cancercenter.com/eastern. cancer treatment centers of america. care that never quits. we thought we'd be ready. but demand for our cocktail bitters was huge. i could feel our deadlines racing towards us. we didn't need a loan. we needed short-term funding. fast. our ame

high. governor andrew cuomo set the pay raise yesterday. this would be 72% boost, forces many people into poverty when only getting 8.75. boosting that to 15. nicole: a big discussion. all businesses have a hard time when wages go up. here is look at headlines in today's edition of "wall street journal" we're talking about the ipo market. that continues without many tech first. technology share of initial public offerings has fallen to a seven-year low, voting poorly for investors who pumped billions of dollars into some of these start-ups. we're looking at general electric, nearing decision to relocating headquarters. plans to decide whether to move the headquarters of more than 40 years from connecticut. verizon's g90 video service targets millenials. go90, wasn't into that. not my thing. watch that on the phones and tablets via an app. it is all aimed at of course younger folks. lauren: everything is aimed at younger folks. nicole: i'm looking a the stock charts and the like to bet on that. >> the nation marks the 14th anniversary of the september 11th terrorist attacks. nearly 3,

mass at madison square garden. and new york governor andrew cuomo met the pope yesterday, he's here with us this morning. governor, talk about what a special moment that was for you and what an historic moment this is for new york city. >> well, joe, thank you for having me. i'm a former altar boy and i went to a jesuit college. to meet the bone ispope is a th. to me this thrill, when you are in his presence, the realities exceed even the expectations, which are very, very high. it's not just catholics. that underestimates the message. his message is universal. he's saying to a world that is filled with clutter and irrelevancies, he's saying jesus was about love, finding common alities, not differences. to preach that to congress, to preach that to new york city, these complicated metropolises and say get it simple and remember what it's about, it's about doing good things together, it radiates with everyone. it really does. >> governor, we've been talking a lot about the spiritual this morning. you certainly did there. let's talk about the security. it's got to be a great challenge

environmental deterioration caused by human activity. >> as you look live there is andrew cuomo and senator chuck schumer there on the steps of st. patrick as we continue to look at live pictures from new york let's bring in judge andrew napalitano, ron fernier, senior political columnist of national journal and charles krauthammer. charles, you look at the events we saw in washington and now in new york as he's meeting bill deblasio, new york city mayor. it's a spectacle. something that people just come out to see. but it's also heartening for the 1.1 billion catholics in the world who see the leader of the church being welcomed in the u.s. >> what's quite remarkable is catholocism is one of the rare religious, world religions with a single leader. when it is a person like john paul or like pope francis who has a charismatic touch, a universal message who embodies so much it touches across religious lines. that's the effect he had today in congress and the effect he's had throughout hisle whole visit. what strikes everyone is the humility of this man, carrying on in the franciscan traditio

cathedral he was greeted by governor andrew cuomo and mayor bill de blasio. inside, that is where the magic happens. as he entered the center aisles, the holy father walked over to a handicapped teenager in a wheelchair, bending down, pressing his face to hers and blessing her. the crowd applauded. it was really a magical moment. >> the pope in his homily talked about the spirit of gratitude and the spirit of hard work, especially to those present with religious vocations. [ speak r foreign language ] >> reporter: an the pope has a full and jam-packed schedule. as we were saying about before. in a couple of hours, he'll leave this residence and he's going to head to the united nations where he will address the members of the general assembly and he's likely to focus, of course, on his theme of climate change and the refugee crisis, among others. then he'll head to the 9/11 memorial for a multifaith event, motorcade through central park and visit a catholic school in harlem and then tonight a mass at madison square garden. although he'll be in new york city less than 40 hours, and alre

president obama has not given them details of side agreements. new york governor andrew cuomo is prepared to support raising the state's minimum wage to $15 per hour. he will make the announcement today during an appearance with vice president joe biden. the state senate blocked a move earlier this year. pro football gets underway with the new england patriots taking on the pittsburgh steelers. tom: yes, yes! >> the nfl will bring in more than $12 billion according to the "wall street journal." revenue from corporate sponsorships is up 15% this year. brady is a think mr. little motivated to do well tonight? >> i would think so. tom: we are motivated to bring you a data check, particularly after the evaporation we saw yesterday. we bounce up again today. stay with bloomberg television and radio through the day to give you market updates. second screen, let's get through this quickly. gold, south. that is my headline today. recent support for gold. real will be ugly today. let's talk brazil. we will go to sÃo paulo in the next hour. olivia, this is back to january 2013. year in price. this is

today. did an event with andrew cuomo, mostly about the minimum wage. he also did an event, very interesting event about the testing of backlogged rape kits with attorney general loretta lynch and other top law enforcement officials. he did a bunch of appearances, different appearances today in new york city, but then, honestly, the highest profile one was that vice president biden tonight taped an appearance for the new late show at cbs starring steven colbert. the third ever episode of the new stephen colbert late show. the vice president's interview with stephen colbert was originally set to be embargoed until the show airs tonight after 11:00 p.m. eastern time. but it was really interesting thing on the news desk today. they'd told us that the vice president talked about whether or not he was going to run for president, but the -- the remarks, the remarks were supposedly embargoed and we were not allowed to say what he said. but, then, the white house cleared us, cleared after we'd been told there was an embargo. then the white house cleared us to tell you what the vice presi

. governor andrew cuomo has approved a $15 an hour minimum wage for fast food workers. keep in mind the current wage is 8.75. it will be phased over a six- year period. >>> pretty soon you'll be able to get more than just coffee for your k cups. now there will be k cups for campbell soup. it will be home style chicken or southwest style chicken right out of the machine. >> no tomato soup? that would be the best one. >>> it 16:22. one police officer -- it is 6:22. one police officer said the suspect looked enough like him to be a twin. a case of mistaken identity leads to an apology and one police officer being tripped of his badge and gun. >> new hope for victims of sexual assault after an announcement from the vice president. >> as we approach daybreak here in argueton, we -- in arlington, we prepare for the the first of many 9/11 memorial services here at the pentagon. we'll have details coming up. >> i'm first alert meteorologist erica grow. we are looking at a nice day. the schoolkids are going to head out to the bus without any trouble. temperatures in the 60s. and then we're going

girlfriend of the new york governor, andrew cuomo, celebrity chef sandra lee, says that she is now cancer-free and feeling good. she shared the news on "good morning america" today on abc. sandra lee said doctors diagnosed her with breast cancer earlier this year and last month an infection after her double mastectomy sent her back to the hospital. sandra lee said that she celebrated her recovery at the emmy awards on sunday. she walked the red carpet and said she was appropriately dressed in an all pink gown. good for her. >>> a group of world war ii veterans today made history as part of the first honor flight made up entirely of women. sever several nonprofit groups offer veterans free flights to washington, d.c. a local television station in cincinnati reports more than 140 vets flew from the cincinnati northern kentucky airport to the nation's capital. the vets will visit memorials, the world war ii, korean war an vietnam. >>> russia could be spreading its military might across syria. there is word today that russia is setting up two new military bases there to help out the country's

for the pope's visit. also here was governor andrew cuomo as well as the mayor bill dude blasio is here. inside the 9,000-pound doors here, opened as the pope arrived, the music from an 85-year-old organ played thousands cheered and the golden light from this newly refurbished cathedral spilled to the street without question a mag enough september scene as the pope entered the service here, to begin the prayer service underway right now, tony. >> i am really inclined to pause a moment and listen, maybe we'll do that if we have time at the end of our conversation here, jonathan. how many people would you expect are at tonight's service? >> reporter: it is close to 2500 people inside st. patrick's cathedral. most of them are members of clergy, different priests and nuns, brothers and sisters, there are some lay people here as well. as well as the leaders of several colleges within the archdiocese, this is am homebly that i that will be delivered in spinach. the pope an neat i hav native le directed at the clerk toy encourage them to to do their good work and not lose faith. >> what i

vice-president of the united states and andrew cuomo, the governor. and they're both pushing, both of them for $15 men minimum wage for workers. and remember, with andrew cuomo, it's for multi-tiered minimum wage when they might be hired in the more expensive new york city area in the outskirts. now that's not the case. and in the past world, that you argue is going to make a mess of things, right? >> well, absolutely. it's already done so in seattle, san francisco, and will in los angeles. it has in los angeles with hotel workers, already. there's nothing wrong with people increasing minimum wage but you have to understand when you increase it dramatically in this kind of draconian fashion up to $15 an hour, you're going to kill jobs. you're not helping working class people that are working for jobs and labor participation is low. we've got 6 1/2 million people working part-time and another 6 million out of the labor force that want a job now and the results from the initial research and again, seattle, san francisco and los angeles is that $15 at least kills the job. i don't know if

york state's governor cuomo, andrew cuomo, he's pushing for a $15 per hour minimum wage and that will be state-wide. sandra. what else have we got on this. ashley: $15 an hour. stuart: nonator what. sandra: across the board. you're talking about a major job killer. on mornings were maria, we were talking with an owner and he said all right, you're going to do that? i'll put machines up there for cashiers. this is how business will respond. be careful what you wish for. stuart: it's not good news? >> it's the worst news possible. it was the worst news when they talked about it, raising that ridiculous number of $15. they're going to take all of these fast-- mcdonald's and burger king, they'll put machines in and you won't have employees they can all sit home and collect unemployment because that's what we're doing now by putting in ridiculous requirements to have guys pay that kind of money. can't afford that. the minimum wage jobs are not supposed to be a career. let people work the job and build up not sitting there trying to get this because then we'll have seattle asking for less h

issue. a delegation led by andrew cuomo will head to puerto rico to discuss the territory's crisis. >>> eyewitness news anchor joe torrez will be in puerto rico covering governor cuomo's visit. joe's reports begin today right here on channel 7. you can also follow him online at abc7ny. >>> 5:39. you're never more than 7 minutes away from weather and traffic and bill evans with your accuweather forecast. >> we take a look from our camera at 4 times square down to staten island and out toward the harbor, toward coney island, a good morning with clear skies, a great day today. temperatures starting out in the low 70s. 71 in central park, we've got low humidities, we've got clear skies, bermuda high back to the great lakes. this front comes to us on thursday. today enjoy it. 78 degrees by the time we get to about 10:00. 84 lunchtime today, a great day, low humidity but it gets hot. 90 degrees this afternoon, a beautiful sunset. s there will be a few more weeks of really nice summer weather around which we'll talk about coming up next. we could have a record high tomorrow. weather and t