al jazeera" is next. >>> edward snowden did help the "new york times" keep the public informed on what i consider to be very important matters. >> i would say it is the most secretive white house that i have ever been involved in covering. >> during the run-up to the iraq war, abramson was the d.c. bureau chief for the paper, which she says ransom seriously flawed stories. >> we were, i think, not diligent enough. >> i talk to her about the future of the paper and about accusations that the paper is too far left. welcome to "talk to al jazeera," jill. >> thanks so much, john. >> tell us what it's like to be the editor of "the new york times" for the last couple of years. did you dream about this? >> it's something i have dreamed about since i've been a professional journalist. i never expected that i would actually have this job, but some part of me always, yes, certainly dreamed of working for "the new york times." i grew up here in manhattan. my family actually had two home delivery subscriptions to ""the times"," because my mother was a passionate puzzler, but she couldn't stan

new york city, vowing to fight inequality. we will play highlights including the legendary artist and activist harry belafonte. stop and frisk in theonly the change iceberg of fixing a dickensian system. >> a national broadcast exclusive. lynne stewart is freed from prison after a federal judge ordered her compassionate release. >> did you think this day would come? yes, butw or other, not as wonderful, or suddenly. it is bursting on me. in the dungeons, and here i am in my beloved new york. lynne stewart. we will speak to her about her time in prison as she battled cancer. all of that and more coming up. to democracy now, democracy now.org, the war and peace report. negotiators from the south sudan ethiopiat arrived in on wednesday after two weeks of violence that has left over 1,000 dead and tens of thousands displaced. both sides have signed on to a ceasefire but clashes continue. the south sudan government has declared a state of emergency in two states where rebels are in control of the capital. south sudan foreign minister, barnaba marial benjamin, said his government is rea

jenkins covering the party sdmeen a local new york city hang out called bounce. and rick leventhal in is miami. >> yes. yes. rubbing it in. >> rocking it out. >> ainsley, hello. happy new year >> hey bill, hey, elizabeth. you're doing such a great job. happy new year, this is how our bodies feel. it's so cold, so much fun. we have a great family from north carolina a fellow carolina girl. you brought your daughters? >> i did. it's wonderful. we're enjoying ourselves. >> are you freeze something >> we have lots of hand warmers. >> is it worth it? would you do it again? >> yes. worth it. >> what is the best part? >> probably being so close to the artists. it's amazing seeing them so close. >> you're in front of the stage. >> are you having snun >> yes. so much fun. >> happy new year, girls! >> ainsley always goes for carolina crowd. >> she does. >> a little bit of home here in new york. >> i love she warms our heart. you're having a good time, ainsley. now time to check in with griff jenkins. right? he's at bounce. hay, griff. >> hey. it's heating up here in bounce. i'm with talia. peop

of new york and la guardia as well. alexander field is there right now. alexander, a lot of flight cancellations. that has been the story that has been pervasive. we learned that jet blue has adopted an entering strategy to clear the backlog in reducing the flights. tell us what they have decided to do. >> there a few factors at play. everyone is trying to fix the problem. let me break it down. we are at la guardia airport. the lines in yellow are the flights that are delayed. there 3400 flights that are delayed. jet blue is out of the northeast and the weather greatly affected them and new rules concerning the amount of rest that pilots are required to get has stopped them from offering more flights at this time. they want to catch up and restore the service fully. sort of an interesting approach. overnight tonight, they will start to camp up and the service will be restored by 3:00 tomorrow afternoon. this will give a chance to let the pilots rest and service their equipment. it does mean that if you thought you were going to be on a jet blue flight into or out of new york, you w

. and there's a new man in charge of new york city but will mayor bill de blasio keep the current controversial stop and frisk program in place or make major changes we've got a report from the big apple coming up and before you ship or receive that new digital package here how the n.s.a. might be getting your mail before you do plus encrypting your e-mail might become a bit more challenging now that the n.s.a. is racing to stay three steps ahead of you by building quantum of computers that's later in the show. it's friday january third four pm in washington d.c. i'm meghan lopez and you are watching r.t. well we begin this hour with a closer look at the u.s. drone program its effect of miss and its future new estimates released by the bureau of investigative journalism the long war journal and the new america foundation are shedding light on just how expansive unmanned aerial vehicle strikes have been since two thousand and two in all or even a total of four hundred sixty one air strikes in pakistan yemen and somalia resulting in some three thousand five hundred twenty deaths of

short out here in new york. yesterday's high in the city was 54 degrees. today's high just 10 degrees. marlie hall is here in new york with that. and good morning, marley. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. we haven't seen temperatures like this in 20 years, and this morning, millions of americans are coping with the brutal cold. it's so cold it embarrassed minnesota. frost is forming on people's faces. >> it's just a natural way of life four. you just live with it and put on another bundle of clothes and come on out. >> reporter: what may be a natural life in embarrassed is unnatural for the rest of us. >> very cold. >> reporter: a polar vortex is bringing cold air and biting winds from the north pole. forecasters say about 147 million americans are in a deep freeze. the cold air has been racing south and east. here in new york city, temperatures plummeted more than 40 degrees in the last 24 hours. the weather is partly to blame for jetblue's decision monday to ground all of its planes coming into and out of new york and boston. this couple found out their flight was canc

rooftops for safety and security. >> as margaret said, boston, new york and the eastern sea board are all about to get rain. after that, single digit temperatures. alexander steel has her eyes on the system's movement. >> this is not your average arctic outbreak. what we have is a piece of the polar vortex, the coldest air of the northern hemisphere. this is rarefied air coming. take a look at the windchills. tomorrow afternoon, game time in green bay, 14 below is what it will feel like. duluth to minneapolis, by sunday night, 45 below. 40 below in minneapolis to 55. this is incredibly cold. the coldest crux of the air is monday and tuesday. give you perspective on monday, one of the coldist days, anchorage, alaska, 32. international falls, 15 below, colder an anchorage. chicago, air temperature 11 below. st. louis will be two. 30 degrees colder than anchorage. atlanta, georgia, 25 colder than anchorage, alaska. airport troubles at chicago, denver and los angeles sunday as well as new york and washington and atlanta because of low clouds. martin? >> thanks. we are glad some people are mak

for pileups in new york, maryland and pennsylvania. >> cars are just spinning out. this is ridiculous. >> reporter: but in green bay, the cold didn't keep tens of thousands of fans away from the packers/49ers game. >> wisconsin natives. we can't help it. >> reporter: the fans are ready but it will be dangerously cold. 5 degrees at game time. it will feel like minus 15. but the coldest air is still yet to come. tomorrow with the windchill it will feel like 50 degrees below zero. >> reporter: the arctic blast is headed east where icestorm warnings have been issued in virginia, maryland and d.c. >> reporter: with wind gusts topping 35 miles an hour, windchills are dropping below 40 below zero. how cold is that? well, the smithsonian says that is colder than it is on mars. and mars is a lot further away from the sun than we are. >> kevin tibbles in minneapolis, thanks. weather channel meteorologist mike seidel is in indianapolis where it has been snowing for more than 12 hours. mike? >> reporter: good evening. we saw nearly a foot of snow so far and now they've almost hit their seasonal a

year. the mayor of los angeles' leadership ended over the summer. new york city's mayor michael bloomberg is leaving, too, after more than a decade at city hall. >> new york city has never been stronger than it is today, and i think it's fair to say that our future has never been brighter. >> reporter: in the final speech of the term, he said his city today is drastically different from the one he took glover i think it's safe to say that it's clear that the golden age of the suburb is over, and it is being replaced by a new urban renaissance redefining the future. >> reporter: violence, governmental dysfunction, decay. in the 1970s new york lost more than 10% of its population. it was a center of a growing trend of cities around the country where middle class residents were fleeing fast to the suburbs. >> if you want to change the world, run for mayor. >> i, michael r. bloomberg do solemnly swear... >> ly after the september 11th attacks he took over investing . it would be his legacy and inspiration to other metropolitan areas around the country. today crime is way down in new

from them, there's just no chance that was an al qaeda attack. >> "the new york times" under heavy pressure because of an article about the assassination of the atmosphere christopher stevens in benghazi. we will present our findings tonight. >>> there on governor romney's knee is his adopted grandson, who is an african-american. >> another msnbc person has to apologize for personal remarks. why does this continue to happen? laura ingraham has some thoughts. >>> let the plantation call new york city be the city of god. >> the plantation? a very liberal man is sworn in as the new mayor of gotham, amidst all kinds of far left rhetoric. >> we are called to put an end to economic and social inequalities. >> charles pratthammer on that. >>> caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone. "the factor" begins right now. >>> hi, i'm bill o'reilly. happy new year. thanks for watching us tonight. the straight story about the murders in benghazi, that is the subject of this evening's talking points memo. over the christmas break, "the new york times" ran an investigative report about how at

mayor of new york, bill de blasio, announces the city will settle a long-running legal battle over stop and frisk. they agreed to reforms ordered by a federal judge. since 2002, innocent new yorkers have been subject did -- subjected to more than 4 million stop and frisk. wallacewright and actor shawn. >> were always speaking through other people and my characters usually don't represent my thoughts, but represent the things i'm criticizing will stop >> wally shawn is just back from result were he staged a private performance of his play " designated mourner" for the journalists glenn greenwald and friends. while he brought the plate to brazil, since glenn has not returned to the united states into broke the edward snowden story, concerned he would be arrested if he came back. all of that and more coming up. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. -- united states is accused o has accused >> today we are one month past the december 31 completion date that the executive council agreed upon for the removal of the most dangerous chemical an

the first winter storm of 2014 moving away from new york city but not after dumping several inches of snow in the big apple. the snow had its biggest impact in new england. there are reports of at least two feet of snow in massachusetts, and the storm stranding thousands of airline passengers. much of the east coast being crippled by the storm. erika pitzi is in new york where the roads are the major story, but we begin with john in boston. and the wind is making it feel like it is well below zero. >> you know, dell it is, and it has warmed up in just the last hour. the temperature was around 11 or 12 degrees, but the wind chill makes it feel below zero. let me show you around where we are. this is the finishing line pretty much of the boston marathon over there. so you can tell exactly where we are. and look at the place. there is hardly really anybody here. there is more traffic than there was earlier, that is true, but i'm afraid there is an awful lot of snow on the ground and the number of snowplows and people working to clear this stuff really outnumbering the people who are h

>> live from pier 3 in san francisco and new york, welcome to the late edition of "bloomberg west," where we cover the global technology and media companies that are reshaping our world. i'm emily chang. our focus is on innovation, technology, and the future of business. let's get straight to the run house. a service designed by the guy who helped to make the ipod. now he is selling nest labs to google for more than $3 billion. charter makes its move, offering to buy its major rival, time warner cable, for a massive sum, over $60 billion. and it is the check-in app that many had given up on, but now foursquare is telling you what is nearby and giving you ads on the spot. we speak to the ceo about the turnaround. first up, google is buying nest labs in an all cash deal, still subject to regulators. it is part of google's push deeper into devices. nest was founded in 2010 by former apple executive tony fadell and matt rogers. our senior west coast correspondent jon erlichman has been following this story from l.a.. as i mentioned, fadell and his cofounder --nest feels like apple. i

affects the lives and health of low income renters in new york city. coming up, on "earth focus." >> people can't pay 150% of their income in rent. deals are going bad because, um, owners thought the ceiling was higher than it is. >> these groups were coming into the bronx with just huge amounts of money, you know? and there was this perception that real estate in new york was never going to go bust. >> there were certainly many people that were buying the building site unseen. there's no doubt about that. they were buying a building in new york city, and, for them, that was park avenue and 79th street. many of these people had never been to the bronx, so they had no idea what park avenue and 179th street looked like. >> the environment i'm living in is, for my health, and not only for my health but for my kids, is not healthy. if i had the money, i would not be living here, but then again, being that i don't have the money, i'm willing to fight for what i have. this is what i have, and this is what i'm going to go for. >> the housing foreclosure crisis 5 years ago was one of th

. >> well, what about new york's democratic governor andrew cuomo who got into trouble for saying this? >> and if they are the extreme conservatives, they have no place in the state of new york. >> so this -- >> because that's not who new yorkers are. >> that's gotten plenty of coverage on fox, but barely been mentioned by msnbc or cnn or the "new york times." >> andrew cuomo's shocking comments about extreme conservatives like those who oppose abortion rights having no place in his state. >> i think cuomo had a bad choice of words, but he did not say conservative. you all are conservative and i don't think it suggests you should leave the state. >> bob mcdonald drew heavy coverage after he and his wooich were indicted for accepting lavish gifts from businessmen receiving favors from the state. >> mcdonald was riding high and being touted as a presidential contender. now, bob mcdonald is hoping to retire instead of facing a maximum of 30 years in prison. >> i have to say, what was he thinking? what were they thinking? >> but "the washington post" has been reporting these details f

evening, amid all of this, a deadly small plane crash in snowy colorado. while in new york city, a jet skidding off an icy runway. shutting down a major airport. and this deep freeze about to worsen. when you walk out the door, windchills in some places, more than 50 below. >>> also tonight, the high rise terror. the fire breaking out, the father tweeting from the 26th floor, trapped with his 2-year-old son. >>> deadly road rage. investigators searching across several states tonight for the driver they say opened fire on another. the victim had just called 911. >>> and who really has the edge in america? the self-described tiger mom is back tonight. no play dates, no sleepovers, and now, why she argues, certain groups have what it takes. do you agree? >>> good evening and it's great to have you with us on a sunday night. the map behind me says it all this evening. if you thought it was cold, just look at what's coming. windchills this week, more than 50 degrees below zero. minneapolis, minus 52 this week. all the way down to atlanta, where it will feel like minus 12. a small plane

had revealed say he should be given clemency. editorials in "the new york times" and britain's "the guardi guardian" say that snowden's disclosures about the united states' sweeping espionage program did more good than harm. a judge ruled the program was program unconstitutional. >>> another major secret has been revealed. in harrisburg, sapennsylvania. >> the much anticipated unveiling of the pennsylvania farm show's butter sculpture. >> yeah. the 1,000-pound sculpture celebrates 60 years of the farm show. farm show milkshake. this year's theme -- "shake, rattle, and roll." hit song from 1954. coincidentally the same year the pennsylvania farm show unveiled its now-famous milkshake. >> pretty complex. >> that's butter? >> it's butter. i'm told you don't eat it. >> well what do you do? >> you probably wouldn't want to. somebody made the point in the meeting today that probably lots of people sneezed on this. i can only imagine. it's on display, right? >> i can imagine little kids -- >> my son would never go near it, he would destroy it. >> what if it gets hot? the. >> i guess they d

and then we do obama and a wildly successful chant of restaurants in new york city called the meat ball shop we don't have a kitchen in our studio but the guys were kind enough to whip up some of the signature meatballs for me i will taste one and then get into the end of. oh she was borders a source a classic tomato sauce very simple burger and with this is cheese little cheese keep it kosher. a jewel of a nice little spicy touch a little kick. for company. how did this all happen for you we we both worked in restaurants and for kids actually together we screwed got our first restaurant get together when we were thirteen fourteen years old and we were delivering the good food on the upper east side ironically the handle café delicious if you are a vegetable who wants to be i've been so so you know we we had decided that you know about four and a half years ago that we were going to open up a restaurant together we couldn't figure out a concept that that we both wanted to do we really were having a very very hard time. i knew that dan ultimately wanted to do the only one for him f

here in new york or what we expect to happen today in new york. our next guest is the leading sponsor of medical marijuana bill that's been stalled in the new york senate. let's bring in new york state assembly member richard gottfried. the governor is reportedly going to take a step that doesn't need the state legislature. i assume that's nod good enough for considering you have a bill that would amplify its use even more. >> well, he's taking a step implementing what the legislature did in 1980. you know, thousand -- turns of thousands of new yorkers have -- suffer with really serious medical conditions that whose suffering could be relieved and whose lives could be -- could be made longer if new york would catch up with the 20 other states that recognize the legitimacy of the medical use of marijuana. you know, the fact that governor coke m cuomo who has been re-examining his position on this issue for a couple of years now has now put his stature in support of the

new york. the link over on the day. india's deputy consul general in new york was indicted by a us federal grand jury on accusations that she exploited her indian born housekeeper and nanny allegedly making her work or in a hundred hours a week from ok to like about it i'd be set for much of india's green stems from the circumstances of her rocks which are seen as unnecessarily healy be barack today was allowed to return home and care compromise of india and arrived in new delhi on friday nights been acting united states requested the karate leave the country. he asked washington to retired diplomats and u s embassy in new delhi. the state department said it would comply. although with deep regret. bought up. across morocco have held prayers for rain falling or west but the country skiing. team obama to sixty asked members of different states to pray for rain after curing reports that twenty fourteen is expected to be in especially dry a year for the north african nation. the king is well known for promoting numerous renovations of jewish heritage sites and helping jewish moroccans

. >> this is fox news all-american new year. welcome to the cross roads of the world. new york city's times square. more than a million revellers around the world expected to join us here for the biggest party of the year. >> that's right, bob. >> you got it, baby. >> in under three hours the famous crystal ball will drop ringing in 2014 right here in new york city. but around the globe, the party is already underway. in australia, aussies welcoming the year with a spectacular fireworks display over sydney harbor. >> in hong kong, this is a pyrotechnic show over the famed victoria arc. >> in dubai, fireworks exploded from the largest sty skooi scraper. >> we left out something. >> what? >> china. >> china. >> let me explain why it is. china doesn't have new years until february. those are called the year of the snake this year. we import everything from china, right. >> a lot of things. >> we do not want to import the year of the snake for us. >> what do you want to call it. >> the year of the good looking woman. >> you are a good looking woman and i want to get you your next husband.

storm is the first real test for new york's newest mayor. >> fairer, more just, more progressive place. >> very fluffy snow, almost like styrofoam. >> hillary clinton's last tweet of 2013 called on congress to restore jobless benefits. >> does it make sense to borrow from china to give it to the unemployed in america? >> 2014 needs to be your -- >> this is a time for people to step up and do the right thing. >> happy new year. >>> yes, january has just began and the first blizzard of 2014 bearing down on the northeast as you look here live at braintree, massachusetts, south of boston. we have estimates of up to 100 million people could be impacted with snarled traffic and delayed flights. and we will have more on that winter storm coming up. but we do begin today with a political triumph that will profoundly change the lives of over 6 million americans starting today. and millions more over the coming year. after yesterday's holiday, today is the first working day of the affordable care act. and from politicos to humanitarians, many are keeping score. on new year's day, the obama

. >>> i'm megyn kelly live in new york city. and tonight. new bombshells tonight in what's looking like an effort to destroy the man who could beat hillary clinton. is this woman telling the truth? >> mayor zimmer. >> plus a well known hollywood actress forced out of a job after having the nerve to back a tea party candidate. she'll join us live with what happened behind the scenes. >>> and one of the darlings of the democratic party gets caught playing fast and loose with the facts on her resume. the kelley file starts now. >>> and breaking tonight a new jersey mayor refusing to answer our questions after she joins in on what is looking like an effort to kill the presidential chances of the man who might be able to beat hillary clinton. >> that was hoboken mayor dawn zimmer running from our camera and refusing our interview request. after she appeared on two main stream cable shows this weekend. claiming that his lieutenant governor told her that hurricane sandy relief funds would not be forthcoming unless the mayor backed her redevelopment project favored by the governor. here's

the port authority in new york and saying create a traffic jam because the mayor of fort lee -- >> i would rather not get into politics. benefit to give him the of the doubt, i think the whole thing is a crazy. the truth will come out one way or the other. i was stuck in that traffic for 3.5 hours. i was yelling and screaming. i think at the end of the day, oris tough to run a country a state. some things fall through the cracks. i am glad he made an immediate decision and terminated those involved. >> does it matter to 2016? >> we don't know. if yesterday was the end, people will move forward. every politician is going to have some things in the closet that will come out in an election. those will move on and be news for a minute. standpoint,litical was yesterday the right kind of apology? he couldes out clean, be even better off because he stood up and gave reporters all the time in the world and said "i am sorry." i will take the blame. some people said they wanted obama to do that when it came to obamacare. say i am sad. >> obama took it on the chin for health care, he came out a

, the smoocthers aftr the ball reached midnight. speaking of over the top, we go beyond new york. it was an unprecedented display in the city of dubai. this is known for the glamour and everything huge including the tallest skyscraper on the planet set another record. it's amazing to watch. they put on the largest fireworks show ever according to guinness. the 30-minute display featured a half million fireworks launched from 400 different places synchronized by 100 computers. incredible. big ben helped londoners usher in the new year with their own display, but the celebration much more than sight and sounds. how about smell? it included peach-flavored snow and confetti and orange-scented bubbles that came down. anyway, in paris, of course you have to have your champagne. you are in france. they watched the flashing aisle tower. in some ways that might be cooler than new york. let's go to berlin where hundreds of thousands gathered in 2014. police had to close the gates to the party about three hours before midnight. let's go to greece, one of the most iconic spots in the world. the

greenwald and those of the new york times and washington post who have reported on the snowden files are protected. the first amendment to the u.s. constitution guarantees freedom of the press. there is no such protection in britain, the home base of the guardian. the paper's alan russberger was journalism. >> do you love this country? yes. >> andrew parker the head of mi-five, the country's domestic spy agency, says, it is the gift they need to evade us and strike at will. when the committee tried to get parker to testify to back that up with evidence, he simply refused to appear. right wing papers which styled themselves as protectors of have it rights in the u.k. and opponents of government overreach were less critical about what the cameron government is doing than what they were about the guardian reporting it and glen greenwald's partner was taken into custody at heathrow airport and held, for 11 hours, because he was carrying usb files containing encrypted files of the snowden material. >> it doesn't stop the spying, all it does is give them a huge black eye in the world. make

. in boston for us. thanks. in new york state the governor has declared a state of emergency and authorities are warning people to stay off the roads. albany expecting as much as 18 inches with wind chills of 15 to 20 below. new york city could get anywhere from 6-12 inches of snow. it would be the first test for the new mayor who was sworn and just wednesday. to the east of new york city, long island is under a blizzard warning until friday afternoon. that is where will he is breathing ailments. how cold is it for you? >> good morning. the story, i think, is the cold. the colder temperatures. we have several inches of snow on the ground and as you can see, it blows the snow around. they can be occasional wind gusts which necessitate the blizzard warning. it is about how frigid it feels. in many cases these are temperatures people have not felt in many years and that is across many different states affected by the storm. that is why this storm bills different from so many others. that is why it is harder for so many of the road crews and the officials who are trying to keep up wi

kill norovirus for the rest of the cruise. terrell brown, cbs news, new york. >>> police are trying to determine why a teenager shout and killed two people at a columbia, maryland, shopping mall southwest of baltimore. the mall opens today for the first time since the attack. susan mcginnis is there with the latest. susan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. there will be a strong police presence here when the mall reopens at 1:00 p.m. this afternoon. a motive for this crime continues to baffle police. they're still trying to figure out why this 19-year-old arrived here by taxi at 10:15, saturday morning, waited an hour, and started shooting. the mall in columbia will be back open for business this afternoon two days after a shooting left two people dead including the suspected gunman. >> nothing's going to go back to normal. we always understand that. our job is to make sure this cornerstone of our community is open as soon as possible. >> reporter: police say 19-year-old darion aguilar came in and killed t ed brianna benl and tyler johnson, both employees. >> you

nightmare for folks. take a look at this, this is a scene in new york city, which could see as much of a foot of snow. the snow will be followed by another round of freezing cold temperatures, which could last for several days, john joins us live now from new york's station, he is bundled up as he should be. john, this weather is already having a big effect on people's travel plans. >> you better not be laughing by the way. today now you are back, and i am standing here in the freezing gold outside penn station, this storm is huge. it is called the, i 95 storm. it starts from miami and goes all the way to the north. places from virginia up through washington, d.c. and even into -- are effected by this huge storm. i flow that my own daughters college for example has no classes today in virginia as far south as virginia, and here just a bit north of washington, d.c., where we with are in new york we are learning that the whole of the government in the capitol has been closed down, no one is working there today. they have all been set home, and as you come up the country, the governors are

life, pro traditional marriage, they're not welcome in the state of new york, yet he still wants my hard earned tax dollars. i am not alone, and that is coming up on this edition, tonight of hannity. >> are we fired up today? >> andrew cuomo calls out extreme conservatives. >> they have no place in new york. that's not who new yorkers are. >> we hit the streets of new york to get reaction to his comments. >> i think the governor is off base. >> the lovable liberal tackles the top five. >> don't you ever talk about me. don't you open your mouth about the best. >> tonight you the viewers get the unique opportunity to ask me anything you want. no topic will be offlimits. megan mcdowell is here with the first installment of #asksean. >>> and our great, great american panel revisits some of the greatest meltdowns of all time. >>> in texas, wendy davis is caught lying about her private life. ann coulter is here to react to the growing controversy in the lone star state. >>> new york governor andrew cuomo is trying to backtrack tonight after making these rourkes. listen. >> who are they? a

dancing up here. new york is great. >> and what's the best part of being here with all these people? >> i think just the excitement. it's something you don't get to experience if you watch it on tv or if you're celebrating with a small group of friends. the amount of people that are here tonight is incredible. and like he said they're from all over the world. so we've, like, made new friends while we're here. >> thank you, guys. stay warm. have fun. like you hear them say, people are here from all -- [ cheers ] they are here from all over the world. at least a million people here to celebrate new year's eve. and it's just a great atmosphere. it's a great party. we're all dancing away down here anderson and kathy. >> thanks. by the warks ally, all during that kathdthy is tell me how lame i am. i promise i will never ask anybody for a new year's celebration. when he is here -- >> i can't wait for you to hit him with the hard question, hey, mclamore, with your groundbreaking cd what is your new year's resolution? i hope it's to eat new carbs. >> i have a lot of things. >> are you rocking it

flights canceled sunday, thousands more today. alexandra field is live at new york's jfk airport, where one jet loaded with passengers actually skidded off the runway, alexandra? >> reporter: that's right, christine. a delta flight had landed here at jfk. the pilot said he was turning from the runway to the taxiway when the plane skidded right into a snow bank. 32 people were on board. no one was hurt, but the plane had to be towed from the runway. after that, jfk shut down for a couple of hours so those runways could be deiced. in aspen, colorado, over the weekend, investigators say high winds led to a deadly plane crash. the co-pilot of a small plane was killed when that plane tried to land at the aspen, colorado, airport. and in chicago, icy temperatures and blizzard-like conditions have forced the cancellation of half of all flights going into and out of chicago's o'hare international airport. all of these issues creating a ripple effect for passengers across the country. this morning the website flightaware.com is reporting that already more than 2,300 flights have been canceled fo

america. i'm morgan radford live from new york city. >>> syria talks in geneva are on and off as they try to get both sides working on humanitarian aid in the city of homs. >>> they are digging their heels in. demonstrators in ukraine reject the president's offer and vow to keep on going. >>> a gunman that shot and killed two mall workers before shooting himself has been identified. >>> unfortunately, the super bowl is being plaid in new jersey, unfortunately. >> there you have it, folks. the battle line has been drawn, and that line is the hudson river. new jersey wants the world to know the super bowl isn't happening in new york. >>> just moments ago the united nations mediator gave an update on the ongoing syria peace talks in geneva. he says he will meet jointly with two of the syrian parties on monday. let's listen to what he had to say. >> in the morning we had discussed humanitarian issues. we talked a great deal about heal health. you know, that the center of the city has been under siege for a very, very long time, and now i hope that we're approaching a solution for at least the

new york to maine about the size and scope of the storm put officials on high alert. new york governor andrew cuomo. >> mother nature is starting the new year showing us who's in charge. >> reporter: massachusetts governor patrick. >> the temperatures will be extreme. and that's a serious hazard. >> reporter: across the northeast into new england the sweeping storm is upsetting travel plans. delays and cancellations rule the flight boards at new york's laguardia and logan which expects to shut down later tonight. in maine, hard hit by a recent ice storm, plows and shovels dig in. same scene in neighboring new hampshire. >> i try to get out early, get it knocked down. >> reporter: in rhode island, a rapid freeze triggered water main breaks. >> had some flooding damage, icing. the road was lifted up because there is about a foot of frost. >> reporter: by contrast, niagara falls is a picture of beauty. further south in new york city, cleanup crews are at the ready. back in metro boston -- >> the flooding has already started to take effect. >> reporter: coastal flooding on the south shore

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america. i'm morgan radford live from new york city. >> digging out of the snow after a new year storm slams the north-east. at least 16 people were killed in blizzard-like conditions. the governors of new york and new jersey declared states of emergency. in boston temperatures are expected to reach zero degrees. the cold snap is not over, and reporters - forecasters say prepare for another blast. richelle carey has more. >> the first winter storm of 2014 delivered. almost 2 feet of sydney in parts of massachusetts, 18 in new york, and parts of ramont the wind chill made it fill like 29 below, cold enough to cause frostbite in half an hour. in maine, it's 45 below. >> i'm layered up. >> many major highways were closed. more than 10,000 flights across the u.s. were delayed or cancelled because of the storm. residents in new york city were asked to stay home and warm. shelters filled with many who normally slept on the streets. >> normally we open three times a day for meals, and a lot of guests leave afterwards. what we'll do is keep the doors open all day. it's too cold outside t

. >> hello, everyone. welcome to new york city. it is the morning after the night before. i know you all saw it. times square was rocking last night. and some of these people might just be waking up this morning. it's officially 2014, and it's january 1st, in case you missed it. there's a lot going on all around the country and right here in new york city, where it's 26 degrees. that's not bad considering where we're going. there's a lot of cold weather on the way for people all up and down. not only on the eastern seaboard but also in the midwest. i'll tell you what's on the way. i wans to get you up to speed on a brand new mayor sworn in in the big apple and why it means something to you even if you're in nebraska or california or hey, north dakota, warp up. we've got a big conversation come. first let's go to minneapolis where there's breaking news that happened in the last couple of hours. intense pictures of a building fire. this following a reported explosion. and here is what's so significant about this. several people as the ems reported to cnn live just moments ago are actua

bowl battle, one week away, don dahler says host new jersey believes new york is getting too much of the credit. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> glor: good evening, everyone, jeff glor with the western edition of the broadcast, and the bitter cold feels like a broken record. more arctic air is set to blast across the midwest, south and northeast this week. in chicago, where the temperatures are expected to reach 11 below tomorrow and not get above zero until wednesday, public school has already been canceled tomorrow, 400,000 students affected. this is royalton, minnesota, a blizzard is already on the ground there, a blizzard warning has been issued in four states, including minnesota, north dakota, south dakota, and iowa. the national weather service says this will be the most severe storm of the season. with more we are joined by eric fisher, chief meteorologist at our boston station wbz, and eric here we go again. >> it does sound like a broken record here, jeff, unbelievable cold, not a lot of falling snow but gusts of 50 miles per hour, a lot of bl

cover story of the new edition of bloomberg businessweek that hits the newsstands today. the new york jets owner's says ownersk will benefit -- say new york will benefit from the super bowl for years to come. we will take a look. and while we gear up for the super bowl, china is gearing up for the lunar new year. they are lighting up the cities, celebrating their most important festival. there you can see courses and swines, and some western characters. celebration kicks off tomorrow and lasts for 15 days. happy new year. ♪ day, super bowl just three days away, they claim they are going to generate nearly $600 million for the metro new york area, but not everyone is buying that. >> when we asked the nfl where they came up with the number, a company, ands then they will not tell you. none has comears, close to numbers like that. $200 million would be one third of what the nfl says, but others say it could be from zero to $100 million. they will be spending their money, but other things do not get spent on. people coming to hotel rooms, but then there are people who would come for other re

leap. to cross-talk iraqi afghan legacies i'm joined by my guest richard murphy in new york he is the former u.s. career ambassador to syria and currently an adjunct scholar at the middle east institute also in new york we have don de bar he is an anti-war activist and host of a daily radio program and in washington we cross to peter van buren he is a veteran of the u.s. state department who served in iraq and he's also author of we meant well how i helped lose the battle for the hearts and minds of the iraqi people gentlemen cross-talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage it peter if i go to you first in washington the blame game is raging again who lost iraq who lost afghanistan mr gates is a. memoir of his time in office is really getting a lot of people upset and probably rightfully so from a if you're in the white house and we have to look at what's going on in iraq now what obligation does the united states have to reintroduce itself in a greater military way not with troops not boots on the ground but what obligation does the

events around the world. djgx >> doug mills "new york times" white house photographer. what's the status of the relationship between the photographers now and the president? >> well it's been a rough couple months. there's been a lot of push back from the press obviously trying to get more access from the still photographers. and we had a meeting with jay carney and members of his staff and. it went really well. among the white house correspondents board of association, excuse me on the board of white house correspondent association, we had meeting with jay and laid out all of our concerns. i think we're moving forward. there's progress. they understand our gripes and complaints and obviously they have their own issues and we have had ours. the president wants it fixed. >> i got ron piece he wrote in december. it starts off "new york timeses" doug mills strode into jay carney's office with pile of pictures taken exclusively by president obama's official photographer at events the white house press corp. was forbidden to cover. this one mills said, this one too and this one and thi

in new york. marlie, good morning. >> reporter: anne-marie, governor chris christie still maintains he had nothing do with the traffic tampering, but this could be the biggest test of his political career. new jersey governor chris christie says he is outraged and deeply saddened that a member of his staff and associates were behind a major traffic jam at the george washington bridge last year. newly released e-mails and text messages reveal christie's deputy chief of staff bridget ann kelly sent an e-mail last summer saying time for traffic problems in ft. lee. david who was in top of the port authority of new jersey responded, got it. in secht, four lanes leading to the bridge were funneled into one toll booth. traffic was backed up for four days. kids were late to school and first responders were slowed down. >> who does that? who behaves that way? >> reporter: ft. lee mayor says it was for not endorsing christie in last year's election campaign. >> to make those decisions with venomous motivation is completely to me. >> this is a bruise that is not going to go away easily. >> ch

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makovec will have a live update coming up. >> kennedy airport in new york shut down because of a powerful storm hitting the northeastern u.s. but here's a look at the scene this morning over new york's long island. parts of upstate new york got up to 18 inches forcing the closure of some highways. parts of massachusetts got up to 21 inches of new snow last night and this morning. the storm previously hit much of the midwest. more than 2300 flights have been canceled nationwide including dozens at the bay area's three major airport. this is a look at how big the storm is. it's estimated that one-third of the u.s. population has been or will be affected. we have team coverage this morning. meteorologist lawrence karnow is tracking the storm in the weather center. kiet do at san francisco airport for delays and cancellations. but let's start things off with cbs news' marlie hall live in new york. >> reporter: michelle, the first winter storm of the new year is pummeling the northeast with blizzard conditions and cold temperatures bringing many cities to a standstill. crews in boston

power for two decades, new york city officially handed the mayoral reins to bill de blasio. but that's not what grabbed headlines at yesterday's swearing in ceremony. it turned to the guy leading the oath of office. that would be bill clinton as his wife hillary looked on from feet away. in "the washington post," it isn't often that the swearing in of a new mayor of new york draws national television attention, but then it isn't every day you see a mayor sworn in with a former president of the united states and prospective presidential candidate on stage. are does the energy of the populist move go from here? michael tomaski is with the daily beast. michael, tayemy in the times today said until recently this was a love fest that was one sided. the cynics among us want to know what accounts for all of the love among de blasio and the clintons right now? >> well, i think they're mutually useful to each other. i think they like each other. de blasio did work on her first senate campaign in 2000. there's a lot of debate about what his role was, but he worked hard on that campaign. i think

>>> good morning, and welcome to "al jazeera america." i'm morgan bradford live from new york city. syria talks continue in geneva as prisoner exchanges top the agenda. both sides work to get humanitarian aid into homs. >>> they are digging in their heels. demonstrators in the ukraine reject the president's concession and vow to keep on going. >>> edward notice den tells a german television station that government spying helped big businesses right here in the u.s. >>> unfortunately, the super bowl is played in new jersey, unfortunately. >> here it comes. the battle line has been drawn, and that line appears to be the hudson river. new jersey wants the whole world to know the super bowl isn't happening in new york. >>> this in third day of peace talks they have not come to agreements. these are the first face-to-face meetings between the two sides of the conflict that killed 130,000 people since it began. the two sides have nots yet spoken directly to each other, but today's meeting focus on two items, prisoner exchange and how to get aid into homs. the united nations says it would

loews corporation and co-owner of the new york giants. he was born and raised in a new york family. in 1959, his family branched out and bought loews theaters. today the loews have billions of dollars in assets that generate billions of dollars in annual revenue with interest from everything in hotels, insurance, oil and gas, to theaters. jonathan tisch runs the company and is also the chairman of loews hotels. >> we made it guest friendly. >> he completed a massive luxury renovation of a flagship hotel that is near and dear to his heart. >> i grew up in this hotel. >> network has not stopped him from writing books. >> you get about six hours of sleep? >> 5-6 hours of sleep. you will get an e-mail from me early in the morning. >> i caught up with him at his team's home turf -- metlife stadium. ♪ >> it is incredible to be out here. how does it make you feel? >> pretty amazing. i think that my father and what he went through to afford us this opportunity to be partners with the giants. >> bob tisch fulfilled his lifelong dream when he bought a 50% stake for the giants. the team is valu

about in the park, a common sight in new york city. lots of dog walkers, joggers, a number of kids on sleds, a number of folks on skis as well. but about two or three hours ago, you'd be hard-pressed to find even a steely new yorker. you would have been hard-pressed to see one of them out, because it was just that cold. a different kind of cold. it was about 15 degrees before the wind started to blow. the snow stopped, the winds, they have died down. but the temperatures, as you just indicated, that's going to be the story moving forward. it is right now about 20 degrees, and that's before the gusts start up. but the travel disruptions, those persist for many. one of this country's largest and busiest airports, jfk international, shut down after 6:00 a.m. and remained closed for four or five hours. laguardia, newark, both of those saw major cancellations as well. all of those airports are open now. amtrak told its customers to expect some delays. you played some sound from new york city's new mayor, sworn in just a few moments after midnight on new year's day. this was his first ma