her new job -- head of one of new york's largest and most respected homeless-service agencies for women and children, called win. christine, nice to see you. >> thank you. >> so, your new job -- what's it like? >> seven weeks in, and it's amazing. you know, we at win are the largest provider of shelter and permanent housing to homeless families in new york. we house 4,700 people a night, 2,700 of whom are children. and the staff at win -- they're on the front lines every day, trying to help these families children. >> and when you talk about families, the women who are there -- most of them are single mothers. >> oh, yeah. 90 to 95 on any given time of our heads of households are single women with children. and you know what's really important? 40% of those women, when they enter our shelters, are working. so this idea that some people might have that homeless people aren't working or are lazy or whatever -- farthest from the truth. 40% are working but were unable to stay in their homes. >> right. and perhaps they're not working full time, perhaps they're working for minimum wage. >> ex

" headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne marie green. the northeast is experiencing a winter blast this morning, the same storm that brought devastation to the south and mid-west. a dangerous combination of snow and ice is coating areas from pennsylvania to maine. areas farther south are experiencing heavy rain. the massive storm system has forced many rivers in the plains to swell. flash flooding remains a concern and at least 47 people have died over the past few days in events ranging from blizzards to tornadoes. don champion is here in new york. don, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. here in new york city the dominated by rain and a little bit of mixed precip takes. as you mentioned, elsewhere in the northeast, people who have been deeming with unseasonably warm temperatures are now bundleing up and pulling out their shovels. snow and freezing rain swept through parts of the northeast overnight as a major winter storm system marches across the country. ahead of the storm,

so, you know, and buckley clearly was worried about the dissent of new york -- descent of new york into disorder. and he addressed that specific issue. if you think, because lindsay was constantly bringing this up, if you think that what i'm talking about is trampling on rights, wait until you see what happens when crime gets out of control in new york. >> can i ask you both something else, and we'll conclude. it hasn't come up yet, we have another anniversary this year, the moynihan report. do either of you have any hope that we can check the unraveling of the family? which has -- >> yes. well, first of all, lindsay buried moynihan for the second time. we all know what the response to moynihan in '65. four years later when nixon is elected, he makes daniel patrick moynihan his urban adviser and tries to revive this idea. lindsay comes out and says the notion that illegitimacy and the breakdown of the family causes crime is ridiculous. helps to bury moynihan's report for the second time. we are, you know, fred, you can say much more about in this. we are at the point now where we are be

stay up to date with the news 4 new york app. you can see the latest forecast, use our interactive radar, and set the weather page as your home screen. the news 4 new york app for iphone is available in the app store right now. >> raphael, thank you. >>> now to an i-team exclusive. an ugly turf battle is brewing in brooklyn over garbage. >> activists have launched a campaign to get a family owned business tossed out of the neighborhood, and the owners are crying foul. sarah wallace investigating the >> we're being harassed. we're being bullied and defamed. >> reporter: anthony says he's tired of having his family owned business, brooklyn transfer, trashed by a components who don't want a garbage transfer plant in this changing east williamsburg neighborhood. >> this is where the city wanted us. none of the municipal waste stays in the facility. as fast as it comes in is as fast as it goes out. >> reporter: the firm took over the plant in 2010. one of its biggest contracts is with new york city's sanitation depa rtment and the are

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live in greenburg, i'm bruce beck, news 4, new york. pat, back to you. >> bruce, appreciate that update. this story is developing at this hour. they are still obviously looking for the suspects in this case, we will bring you the latest on air and online at nbcnewyork.com. >>> turning now to the final goodbyes for an american hero. nypd detective joseph lemm lost his life in a suicide bombing in afghanistan. he was an officer, a soldier, a loving father and husband. and right now, his family and his family on the force are struggling to say goodbye. news 4's tracie strahan is at his funeral is taking place. >> reporter: gus, we just heard a very touching eulogy from inside of st. patrick's cathedral that was broadcast from speakers that were placed outside and it was for everyone here to hear the tribute to the man who you said was a loving father, a loving soldier and a good man to be behind. and now, he is being remembered for his tributes and his service to new york and the nation. it takes a shot lo to shut down fifth avenue but it

york if i can make it there i'll make it anywhere it's up to you, new york new york new york, new york i want to wake up in that city that doesn't sleep and find i'm king of the hill a number-one man of the hour go on, doll, take your spot. all these little town blues are melting away right through the very heart of it in old new york if i can make it there i'll make it (cheering) it's up to you new york, new york new york. i'd like another jack daniel's. (applause, whooping) ("new york, new york" playing) happy birthday, frank. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org what has he got? if not himself then he has naught he truly feels and not the words of one who kneels the record shows i took the blows and did it my... way... (cheering wildly, whistling) my way. right now on siouand news (terror attacks)president obama addresses the nation following wednesday's massacre in san bernardino.(burglar in is arrested after breaking into a home this morning. now he's being held without bond. (siouxland youth chorus)it's the siouxland youth chorus.. t

new york became the crucial financial backer to the movement. >> the new york campaign was very integrated, although african-americans were at the forefront. >> the fight in new york back then in many ways parallels our lives here today. lack of school integration, jobs, affordable housing, anger over treatment by police. sound familiar? in 1964 at the height of the campaign, 400,000 new york city school children boycotted class to demand this. it transformed our city in meaningful ways. it brought progress and paved the way for other equality movements to come. feeling feeling that life really changed. by the end of the decade, you have a lot going on in new york in terms of civil rights. also gay rights with stonewall in 1969. >> we asked what she sees in new york that was born of this crucial time in our city. >> one thing we can take comfort in is with every generation of inequality and challenges, there's new generations of activists who are fighting against those conditions. >> a look at our city during the civil rights era, arthur chi'en, fox 5 news. ernie: thank you very much for t

rockefeller center this is news 4 new york. new details about a father accused of stabbing his wife and kidnapping the couple's 3-year-old daughter. >>> from street closures to security. what you need to know ahead of tomorrow's legendary christmas tree lighting here at rockefeller center. >>> breaking news. shots fired a massive manhunt and streets shut down right now. good evening. i'm chuck scarborough. >> i'm natalie pasquarella. lights, sirens, officers everywhere is what is happening in one part of brooklyn right now. police are on the hunt for a man with a gun. >> it started with reports of shots fired and then things got even scarier. checkey beckford has the latest. >> reporter: we're a block away from where this occurred. this is as close as police will allow us to get. you see the flashing police lights as to the investigation in toe the police-involved shooting continues late in toe a swath of officer and detectives descended on an area three blocks wide tuesday evening after police say an officer opened fire on an

new york city about an inch. that really looks like it's holding true to be the swath of the heaviest rainfall. satellite and radar. more precipitation to come. direction. face. you're going to watch them change from the snow, to now that will continue to make its push to the north. the future cast will show us, morning commute, wet weather out there. still icy well north. you go north of 287, that's where the icy spots will be. 11:00a.m., spots of heavy rain move through the area. it's all done by the time you get to your evening commute tomorrow. for travel tomorrow, it's the extra caution. it's the morning commute that will be a problem out there. wednesday, you're 52 degrees. looking pretty good out there. keep in mind, even tomorrow afternoon, you're at 51 degrees. the temperatures will be warming up. >> it's been a good run. got it while we could. thanks lonnie. >> one of new york's bravest goes to the head of the class. david real asked his girlfriend, a kindergarten teacher to marry him. >> he had natalie

in new york city. back to you. >> katherine creag, thank you. >>> new this morning, police have identified the man wanted for allegedly killing his ex-girlfriend in the bronx. the fatal shooting was breaking news yesterday morning on "today in new york." investigators now released a picture of the suspected gunman. 30-year-old tyrone low. police say he shot 29-year-old shoshane rattigan in her home. rattigan's 6-year-old son was home at the time. he was not hurt. >>> happening today, mayor de blasio plans to push for the renewal of the zadroga act at a economy committee meeting. we're hearing congress may be extending ae program for 9/11 responders. it will run out of money next year if lawmakers don't act soon. >>> on long island, people in suffolk county, you'll be paying a little more for recreation in the new year because starting january 1, an increase will go into effect for fees for parks and beaches. you'll also pay for more hunting and camping. most fees only going up about a dollar or two. la

new york at 77.8%. about one in every five students now leaves high school without a diploma. >>> the nation's largest public housing authority is not prepared to handle emergencies or disasters. that warning from new york city comptroller scott stringer who says the 400,000 people that live in public housing in new york might be at risk. eyewitness news reporter mallory hoff has the story. >> reporter: the housing authority has failed to learn lessons from superstorm sandy and is unprepared for the next major emergency. that's what controller scott stringer says an audit of nycha discovered. >> the storm was terrible. but nycha's response was worse. fast forward to today, i am nycha is prepared for the next big storm. and the answer, sadly, track tragically and unbeliever -- tragically and unbelievably, no. >> reporter: no emergency contact information for 80% of tenants that use wheelchairs. no emergency plan in place and no one designated to be in charge in an emergency. >> it's scary. >> nycha's res

don champion here in new york, thank you, don. turning to politics now, with a sizable lead in a number of polls, druch is turning his attention towards a potential opponent in the general election, hillary clinton. the democratic front runner drew trump's fire when during saturday's debate, she said, isis uses video of trump's speeches to recruit followers. on mon, trump responded. >> the last person that she wants to run against is me, believe me. pbelieve me. ro to the the light the gop front runner delivered a full attack on clinton, saying her comments link him to isis are flat out lies. >> she's terrible. she's terrible. donald trump is on video and isis is using him on the video to recruit. and it turned out to be a lie. cease a liar. >> reporter: a spokesperson for clinton says the candidate did not have a particular video in mind when she made the comment during saturday's debate. but her campaign says she won't apologize. trump's attacks on clinton monday went from political to personal and beyond him he questioned her a

new york got capman from the cincinnati red. police are investigating allegations of domestic violence against chapman. he allegedly choked his girlfriend and fired a gun into a garage. he was not charged. meadow lark lemon is being remembered for his skill on the basketball court and his ability to make people smile. lemon, who led the barn storming harlem globe trotters died at the age of 83. this basketball hall of famer. [ music playing ] >> reporter: during his heyday in the '70s, there was arguably no more well known and beloved athlete in the world. [ music playing ] he starred in commercials and on saturday morning tv. >> that's why i am your leader. i think of those things. >> reporter: but it was on the court that the man referred to by some as the clown prince of basketball reigned supreme. meadow lark lemon made it look so easy the hook shot. the pass the comic routine. the great wilt chamberlain calls meadowlark the most sensational, awesome, incredible basketball player he'd ever seen. after watching a news reel wh

new york schools remained open. now, we will head to los angeles in a minute but eyewitness news reporter n.j. burkett begins our team coverage larch for us in for the -- live for us in fort greene, brooklyn. >> reporter: one threat, two different responses. nypd commissioner bill bratton said authorities in los angeles panicked in what he described today, quote, as a significant overreaction. parents in brooklyn aren't so sure about that. most parents and children we met had no idea about the threat. although they were pleased to hear it was dismissed as a hoax, many were surprised at

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>>> now on "today in new york," an act of arson. a home under construction goes up in flames, and investigators believe that this is connected to a series of arson attacks in that area. >> out of the dark, tens of thousands now seeing the light again this morning after a major power outage overnight. >>> and the president in primetime. a rare oval office address to the nation on the heels of the san bernardino shooting massacre. "today in new york" at 10:00. i'm pat battle. >> i'm gus rosen dale dale. a couple developments on that story this morning. first, we'll check in with erica grow in the weather center. beautiful weather continuing. >> absolutely. check out our different our temperatures are just from the last time you saw me. 36 in newburgh. 32 in sussex. keep in mind, just an hour or two ago, these temperatures were still in the 20s. right now it's 46 degrees in downtown new york. we're looking at temperatures rising very rapidly. but we still have fog up in poughkeepsie. zero visibility. everyone else is clearing out just

good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at "cbs news" headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie 14. on this full first day of winter we begin with wet. out west, it's what you might expect this time of year, a storm bringing heavy rain, flash floods and highway mountain snow. in essential eastern parts of the country, instead of saying ho, ho, ho, santa may be saying, hot, hot, hot. today, most locations from the plains to the east coast will be up to 20 degrees above average. this could be the warmest christmas on railroad for several cities. don champion is here in new york, where on christmas eve, you maybe have to dust off your santa shorts? >> that's right. good morning, anne-marie, it seems weird to be bundled up with a hat, glove and scarf. many places, record amounts of snow last winter could see record high temperatures, this week, dashing any hopes of a white christmas. snow in the west, warm in the east. parts of the country are experiencing weather extremes. >> there is a lot of snow and we have what we have right now. >> reporter:

you can see the back ems approaching new york city. we've had thunderstorms over the east end over the past hour. now there's heavy rain over upper manhattan, bergen county, fort lee, over into rockland and westchester and fairfield county. futurescan showing that within an hour the back edge of moving into fairfield county and suffolk county. we're going from downpours to drizzle after midnight, and the street flooding will subside. good news for your morning travel but lingering low visibility will be a problem. we are obviously still on track for 70s being at 64 now. the record high is 63. there won't be much drama break that at midnight. the question is do we get that all-time december high of 75. we have a real shot. so we'll talk about the christmas eve and day forecast. we've got more record warmth on the road but always shot of chill and maybe a wintry icy mix down the road. temperatures. it's an up and down seven-day accuweather forecast. >>> from the roads to the airports, no matter how you were trying to get around it was an

lawmakers. >>> good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. >>> the potential for historic flooding in the midwest threatens to swamp hundreds of homes and it stems from the massive storm system that killed at least 56 people as it moved across the united states. days of downpours in the midwest have caused rivers to swell. flooding threatens about 18 million americans. it is blamed for at least 13 deaths in missouri alone. rivers, including the mississippi, could reach historic levels in the next couple of days. don champion is in new york. don, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. right now, officials are monitoring 19 levees that are considered vulnerable. the floods have already shut down highways and led to widespread evacuation. >> missouri is in the midst of a very historic and dangerous flooding event. >> reporter: missouri governor jay nixon called in the national guard, as the state grapples with deadly flooding. volunteers throughout st. louis worked late tuesday night laying out sandba

the new york post reports, starting today, restaurants in new york city must warn customers of dishes loaded with salt. the restaurant affects people nationwide. than 4300 milligrams of sodium. >> the average adult new yorkers consume more sodium every day than recommended. >> harry potter tension is linked to other diseases. the 2016 calendar featuring 13 women wearing clothes, but one. the calendar aims to focus on accomplishments rather than their body. previously they were famous for featuring barely clothed supermodels. coming up, a huge do nation was made in one of its famous red kettles. . >>> on the "cbs moneywatch," cyber monday rings up record sales and the salvation army gets a huge surprise. but first a cyber attack targeting kids. jill wagner is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, jill. >> good morning, anne-marie. congress congress based v-tech was hacked. information of 5 million customers information may be stolen. they didn't say how many people were acted until yesterday. the database includes names, birth dates and genders and e-mail add

york. >>> a new york city. 34-year-old wayne roach was charged in the. prosecutors say rhodes exposed himself while sitting in his car near the school monday afternoon. the 10-year veteran was suspended from the force without pay. the mild but messy system that's over us. dave price sheer to is here to let us know. >> we're trying to rush that radar out of the way, but it doesn't look like it's going to go anywhere. we're seeing soggy conditions for the rockefeller tree lighting. here's what we know. new york reporting about a third of an inch, . we do have and getting them out and back into the sky. keep in mind this system already showing a bit of a dry patch. we'll have your full hour by lighting coming up in just a few minutes. >>> if the summit speaker, as you know yesterday, was kruptd on charges. he is asked if he can now take a crack. >> this behind me was sheldon silver silver's within minutes of his conviction, lfs a legacy in the. even more questions about cleaning up the state capitol. ztz the >> the fact that a jury found sheldon guilty is p

the new york-new jersey area led the way with 86 reported incidents. steve: closing arguments set for monday in the manslaughter trial william porter, the first of six officers to stand trial in the death of freddie gray who suffered a severe spinal cord injury and died after being transported in the back of a police van. the defense rested today after porter's lawyers said he checked on gray and did not see any injuries. prosecutors say he was negligent for not calling for medical help and failing to put gray in a seat belt. dari: on long island, a judge has denied bail for former suffolk county police chief there arrested earlier this week. james burk beat up a suspect who broke into his suv and stole pornography and other items and forced other officers to cover it up. burk pled not guilty. if convicted, he could face more than five years behind bars. steve: new york recommending an overhaul of common core. jodi goldberg went to a long island school district that has opted out of the controversial curriculum >> we don't feel we need to compromise wh

we have a guide to unusual outings in new york city. christina: "star wars" has awakened the box office. it made another 38 million yesterday and is on pace to make 500 million domestically in 10 days. that will shatter jurassic world's record of half a billion in 17 days. >>> all right. dinner and a movie. this is a nice thing to do with someone on the weekend. sometimes you want more. christal young begins our look at some of the more unique things you can do in new york. >> reporter: from the lights show in front of sax to the tree at rockefeller center, there are so many fun things to do during them are unique? sushi rocks on east 39th is turning the concept of dinner theatre on its ear. >> i've had people come up to me and say i've never experienced anything like this. that's when i knew that we nailed it. >> reporter: you're treated to a free live show, born to rock. it's a nightly spectacle where waiters and waitresses take orders before morphing into the night's stars. >> it's the city of dreams. we're making it happen. >> it do

town load the new 4/new york on your mobile app. the next hour starts right now. >>> today a hero's funeral takes place in manhattan, an emotional sendoff for an nypd detective who died in afghanistan. >>> plus a dire warning, concerns that deadly flooding could get even worse. >>> and new information about the crime that shocked a long eye land community. a quick arrest in a deadly stabbing. "today in new york" starts now. >>> good morning. wednesday, december 30. i'm michael gargiulo. >> and i'm kerry barrett in for darlene. >> chris cimino here with the forecast. just a difference from what we >> no ice or snow to worry about. temperatures close to the city upper 30s to around 40, which is close to where the normal high should be. you can see north and west, a little chillier. newburgh 34. but these folks were in the 20s yesterday morning. so again, a morning that will feature a lot of clouds, some areas of fog. visibility seems to be an issue to the west of us. or morristown oig quarter of a mile. as the air mixes up, visibility

a 25-year-old man has been arrested for plotting a new year's eve attack in upstate new york all in the name of isis. i am trish regan, welcome, everyone, to "the intelligence report." i want to go to these pictures we are getting in from dubai right now where there is a fire happening at a luxury hotel in dubai. the blaze is running up, you can see this, all these stories, reports say 40 stories right now. this is a 63-story luxury hotel. it's located right next to the tallest building in the world there in dubai, and it has 200 rooms, over 60 apartments. now, this blaze began just before new year's eve fireworks display was about to go off in the city, and according to reports it is now being evacuated, and people are also being moved out of the dubai mall located nearby. reports say it started on the 20th floor. ited. we've got a lot of questions. joining me right now, retired colonel ralph peters and former fbi agent robert standing. colonel peters, this is happening on new year's eve, it's happening just hours before a big fireworks display was supposed to go off, and it's happenin

out of new york now, we are hearing that the new york police department is investigating what it says it believes to be a h x hoax. a hoax in the way of an e-mail that went to the superintendent in the new york city school system, apparently receiving an e-mail similar and i will quote almost exact ly the same one a that was received by other locals specifically the los angeles area. that is what the police commissioner in new york bill brattin is saying at this time, and he is saying that the police are not considering the new york threat sent to the new york school superintendent as a credible threat, but he said that he does believe that the e-mail that the new york commissioner received in fact also originated overseas. this is what might be specific. the language that was used does not lend itself to a jihadist initiative as allah is not spell ed with a capital a, according to the commissioner of police there in new york. he is working with the joint terrorism task force and the los angeles police on this threat. they are using this as an opportunity to work together to generate

he turns up in new york city. running counterfeit coin for a consortium of merchants jeremiah hilton escapes and is hidden by black fishermen around the harbor for few days before he can get back on a freight to new york. that was seen as undermining america trade with haiti the first black newspaper hailed jeremiah hilton because he undermined the of black republic. he struggles for a while as he tries to shoot get a head like everyone else. and he does establish himself and has the close link with the insurance company and the insurance companies. and as they find out there new associations jeremiah hilton specialized over insuring votes then send them to the ocean and then claiming insurance on them. as they had come to an arrangement that any cargo that had a link to jeremiah hilton would be insured by them but he manages to get around that. in very clever ways. he has established himself in new york city where every heather businessman does as they enter ago that of real-estate frenzy. at the sky rocket every

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new york city transit buses they are operating on a holiday schedule as well as nj transit for new york city, though no bm 1 through bm 5 buses. beeline no service today, . as far as rail service goes everyone is on a limited service. are suspended today so enjoy that. more weather and traffic coming up on the 4s. >>> a child was one of three people hit by a car on christmas eve in nassau county that accident happening just before 10:00 in hicksville. police say a car jumped a car at old country and new bridge roads. this new video shows shoes lying in the street and also a look at that badly damaged car. an investigation shut down the busy intersection for several hours. at this point no word of any charges being filed against the driver. >>> in brooklyn a shocking development in a sexual assault investigation. police have arrested a 14-year-old boy for allegedly attacking a woman inside her apartment building in east flat bush. you can see that clear video of the suspect after the attack happened. authorities say the teen grabbed the 33-year-old woman from behind, sexual assaulted her

>>> news 4 new york begins with breaking news. dressed in black. >> the shots were being fired as they were pursuing the vehicle. >> the dramatic end to a hunt for a suspected mass murder in california. >> as if they were on a mission. >> tonight the final confrontation. the lives lost, and the overwhelming anguish. >> she was whispering because she didn't want to be heard. >> live team coverage of the shooting in san bernardino begins now. >> good evening. i'm chuck scarborough. >> and i'm natalie pasquarella. sibila has the night off. right now investigators say they cannot rule out terrorism in the shooting, an horrific act that gripped the country for much of the day. >> a few hours ago it took a dramatic turn. police shot and killed two heavily armed suspects. one was a woman. a third person has been detained. the death toll of the massacre stands at 14. 17 were wounded. >> calls to 911 started flooding in at around 11:00 a.m. pacific time. that's when police say gunmen stormed a center for people with developmental disabilities and holiday party. we are covering every angle of th

new york, new york new york, new york that never sleeps and find i'm a number one >>> frank sinatra on the charts so we're now less than 48 hours from 2016. >> and from where we're sitting square, preparations are shifting into high gear for the nation's biggest new year's eve bash. >> okay. so frank said it's the city that pretty like comatose there right now. and this morning we're going to find out that still you can get some of the best seats in the house in times square but for a price. here's abc's gio benitez. >> reporter: it's a view like no other. new year's eve and times square. this week the last of those 2,688 waterford crystal triangles added to that ball. and one last confetti check. and behind me people are writing pieces of confetti that will fall from the sky on new year's eve and way up there, 50 stories up, that's where the ball will drop. and restaurants here selling front row seats for big bucks. how big? at the olive garden a $400 ticket to their new year's eve party will get you multiple open bars and a full buffet. but as for those famous breadsticks -- >> both

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news4 new york. >> thank you. in just a few hours from now, pope france list deliver his traditional christmas message at the vatican. tonight at midnight mass, he spoke out against what he called society's intoxication with consumerism, pleasure and wealth. the pope made a point of including children in this year's mass. kids from countries he had visited placed bouquets around statues of baby jesus inside st. peter's basilica. entirety after our show. and there was also a traditional midnight mass at the church of the nativity in jesus' birth place, bethlehem. we're told the crowds of christian pilgrims have been thinner than usual because of the latest wave of israeli-palestinian violence there. there were reports of deadly clashes in other parts of the west bank but in bethlehem the celebration won't as scheduled. >>> tonight a new jersey family has their christmas back ask a good samaritan to thankful it all began with a thief breaking into their home and stealing jewelry and a brand new tv. ray is live in sa

mara schiavocampo, abc news, new york. >>> all right. coming up, the singing superstar trying to get her son to come home for christmas. >>> and sir paul's message to fans as the beatle music goes live for streaming. "the skinny" up next. >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. continues afte skinny, so skinny skinny, so skinny >>> the big mystery on january 4th will be answered on "gma." can't wait. >>> well, leading "the skinny," the material girl, like many parents, having some trouble with her teenage child. >> madonna was in a manhattan court yesterday and won a court order forcing her 15-year-old son to return home to the u.s. according to reports, she's in a custody battle with her ex-husband, guy ritchie. their son, rocco, apparently wants to live with daddy. >> the judge told richie's lawyer if the child wants to stay with his father, he must return to his mother first. >> he's all grown up. >> he's now 15 years old. >> where did the time go? >> i know, we're old. >> i wouldn't mess with madonn

some good news for anyone thinking of getting a new york city i.d. card. >>> we'll take you to the new york city school that is banning santa claus this christmas. >>> and sticking with the theme. somewhere there is a grinch or three. stealing one family's christmas decorations. stay with us. >>> have a tip for new york's biggest i-team. call 1-866-news-244 or e-mail tips >>> new york city municipal i.d. card will remain free next year and anybody who carries one will soon get access to more places. the guggenheim are among seven signed to offer a one-year free membership to i.d.nyc card holders. the program ames to provide undocumented new yorkers with an i.d. but partnerships of the mew zeism museums and institutions are attractive. >>> may soon be able to keep their pretreatment photos on their driver's licenses. state lawmakers are considering a bill inspired by a neptune woman who was forced to have her photo retaken after losing her hair to chemotherapy. the current law requires a new photo photoevery eight years. >>> the grinch has already sto

threats to new york and l.a. trigger the sudden closure of hundreds of southern california schools now being called a hoax. did l.a. officials overreact? is this the new normal after san bernardino? >>> fight night in vegas. trump versus cruz. cruz versus rubio. and fireworks on the strip, as national security takes center stage. >>> targeting brain cancer. a new device that's prolonging lives. doctors calling it the most promising treatment for brain tumors in years. >>> weather whiplash. record snow in the west. record heat in the east. businesses hit hard. >>> and a major lawsuit over a hugely popular line of hair care products endorsed by celebrities, now hundreds of women say it severely damaged their hair. "nightly news" begins right now. >>> good evening, i'm kate snow. in for lester tonight. it's being called unprecedented, the massive shutdown of the second largest school district in the nation because of a credible serious threat of a large scale attack, or so it was first described. over 900 schools cl

year. >> i love new york. i love times square. it was my lifetime dream to know this place. >> reporter: these friends from argentina secured their is spot this morning on 47th street and broadway. they know the wait will be long before they can start counting down. are you ready to stay? >> yes, we are prepared for this. >> reporter: for others who know they couldn't sit here for hours an wait for the ball drop, they took in times square in the wee hours of the morning before the crowds started to gather. >> it was so much fun, just to be in the midst of everything that is going on. it is like fun. it's new year's eve. have a good time. >> reporter: and the nypd wants to remind everyone, no big bags new york backpacks, lawn chairs will not be allowed in. gus and pat that group of friends from argentina, only have a little bag of cookies with them to snack on and their mobile phones and that's it >> katherine creag live in times square. at least they are in good spirits. trying to get to times square, anywhere

york's two professional teams fight one another in new jersey. >> new york versus new york. it's new yorkers versus new yorkers. >> yes. it's the best game. >> reporter: most who decided to one team. >> jets. yes. >> reporter: how they choose may not make sense. >> it's not my thing. i don't care what they do. do whatever they want. >> my father used to watch the giants. >> i'm an old brooklyn dodgers fans. i connect the jets. >> what time is it? >> reporter: 1:00 sunday. >> i'll probably be at the metropolitan museum or reading. >> reporter: when the most exciting whiteout take on a defense allowing the third fewest yards in football, most in the tri-state area won't be reading books or visiting the met. >> you have to invite everybody over and have tons of guacamole and beer. >> giants, no. they can watch from outside the door. >> i'm an absolute nut. i have the super bowl party. >> i'll be at home. best place to watch is at home. you can sit back and have as much beer as you want and get as many bathroom breaks as you need. games at met life. on sunday, the giants will be

she says she uses her phone to squeeze life in new york city. this is the christmas tree at the public library's main branch. >> if you've got an interesting pic, use the hash tag at twitter and instagram, and it might be selected as the social pik of the day. . >>> hi, theater lovers. i'm jackie reed with your new backstage pass to illusionists live on broadway. prepare to be amazed. witness the impossible when the world's seven greatest musicians come together on stage and perform mind-blowing, jaw-dropping, houdini-like magic. see it before it vanishes. for more behind the scenes on broadway, be sure to check on it >>> we have a status update here. facebook ceo mark zuckerberg is now a new dad. the birth of their baby girl they're naming max. maybe maxine, we're not sure. the parents pledged to devote 90% of their facebook shares to a lifetime of charity. if you're curious about that, that would be about 94 billion, with a b, dollars. >>> the apple watch could be a great gift this season, but >> reporter: doctors are using this in the treatme

it's my favorite part of new york. i love -- i love when billy joel sings i don't care, chinatown or up on riverside. so it's just, just the new york vibe, you know. >> reporter: former mets reliever john franco was given the first two tickets to jerry seinfeld's show, the rest of us will have to wait until december 7th when the ticket goes on sale. live on the upper westside, news 4 new york. >> so jealous you got to do that story. i always wanted to meet jerry seinfeld, very cool. >>> all right. in today's money report. federal officials stepping in to help protect you from tell marketers. >> bill griffith from the global headquarters and a look at the markets, hi bill. >> hi guys, happy tuesday. first day of december, and this traditionally is the best month of the year for the stock market. who knew? it's what the traders affectionately called the santa claus rally, and it is under way today. open this morning. we're off those lows right now, but still a decent gain of 105 points to start off the last month of the

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and you know new york's finest are definitely new york's kindest. live from the bronx, sarah wallace, news 4 new york. >> still makes you nervous. >> with the lights flashing in the background, you never want to experience that. >>> still ahead on "news 4 new york" at 5:00, are you still one of those people who still has gifts to buy? >> no comment. >> you're not answering. you're not alone, right, jacque? >> reporter: yes, the clock is ticking for shoppers looking for last-minute gifts. i'm in see caucus with what they're facing tonight. >>> what would christmas be without the santa tracker? the folks at norad have him in their sights. we do as well. jersey shore for your holiday, we're going to show you what you meet the moore's! we're the moore family, and as you can see, we need an internet that can do more. we do more games, and more streaming. so we need more speed. that's why we switched to time warner cable. you can too. call now. now we can connect more devices, at the same time. the wifi in this house is amazing. so is my guacamole. hi gra

the bomb threat in new york city, too. brian ross, standing by. >>> also tonight, the showdown on the strip. donald trump, center stage, but with a different opponent right next to him. it comes after protesters inside the trump event, and the nazi salute. >>> the winter storm hitting nearly a dozen states. dangerous driving. and the airport chaos, just days before the holiday rush. >>> the american plumber, suing tonight, after selling his pickup truck to a texas dealer. only to have that truck and his of isis. >>> and, the great made in america christmas is back tonight. we're across this country. the first big idea revealed. shall we say, a tip of the hat? >>> good evening. and it's great to have you with us here on a tuesday night. and we begin with the fear that began early today on both sides of this country. for millions of school children and their parents. amid this climate of concern over terror. two threats, including bombs, assault weapons, grenades. one in los angeles. of course, san bernardino not far away. a

new york city's tree. a favorite holiday attraction standing tall over rockefeller center. >> two, one -- >> there it is. this year's rockefeller center christmas tree was lit for the first time last night. thousands of people packed the plaza to see the tree's 45,000 l.e.d. lights start shining. the tree will be lit every day through january 7th. we're looking at it right now. >> it's like five miles of lights, isn't it? it's crazy. >> something like 40,000 lights that are around that tree. it's so beautiful. and we get that front-row seat where we get tosee it go up, see it get decorated. >> look out the window. >> it's cool. >> and that's away from the crowds. really like that look. tree has some nice girth going on, which is nice for a christmas tree. girth is good on a christmas tree, i think it is. >>ak indeed. >> we got through the lying last night without any heavy duty rain. that's the good thing. just a little bit of drizzle out there and mist. it's gone. things are drying out. wind going to be t

york daily news" is not going to fix it. we have to fix it. >> are the immediate qua exacerbating, as the planned parenthood shootings? gayle trouter to contributes to several outlets. richard fowler, host of a syndicated radio show. what do you think of this cover? >> it's the same thing that "new york times" did. they took their editorial put it on the first page. they just did it with a more concise fashion, with one sentence being their thesis. it shows that many in the media assume that gun control will fix the mass shootings that we're having and the terrorist attacks. it's offensive to a lot of americans, because it feels like it's an attack on our first amendment right, but also the second amendment rights to make sure we can protect ourselves and our families. so richard, some conservative adopt at a timer saying thinks typical of at the media. and suggesting that those who disagree are smog abetting violence. where there's smoke there's fire. the shootings over the past two weeks say we have a large problem, and th