through an enormous swath of upstate new york that had been taken from the dutch. massachusetts said, this nuance -- belongs to us. there was a big controversy. the compromise was everyone by way of compensation, massachusetts will hold land title to this vast area under dispute. it happened that massachusetts-based land companies were given by the commonwealth the right to settle those zones and did so, and organized villages on the move with entire groups of people from one town, moving out to this vast area of contested land in new york, led by their clergyman to create new england style villages in upstate new york. this is why so many of the towns in that region resemble those in new england. fast-forward to the creation of the northwest territory and the ohio territory, and you run into the same problem. that blue bit of their the lake in ohio around cleveland -- that is the western reserve, of connecticut. if you match it up, that is connecticut's strip. connecticut based land companies ended up settling the section known as the western reserve. if you look today, pull out your bran

the spying dates back to 1998. in upstate new york, twelve protesters, including former cia analyst ray mcgovern have been arrested after blockading the main entrance of hancock air

great lakes for the second straight day, causing havoc from indiana to parts of upstate new york. some areas could see up to three feet before the storm is over. demarco morgan is in hamburg, new york, outside buffalo with the latest on the brutal conditions. reporter: that is the sound of cold air moving behind and alberta clipper. the weather system is blowing up the warmer than average great lakes, picking up high winds and snow. plows the littelfle to quell the storm. sarah is out training for her first marathon has said she will not be sidelined by a squall. >> you are constantly aware of traffic, getting hit by a car, falling on your -- you know. it's exciting. reporter: blizzard conditions led to a 40 vehicle pileup on indiana. another pilot on i 70 involved 13 vehicles. times. lines. >> apparently i could not see reporter: buffalo got two feet of snow since tuesday it is affecting more today. 6-9 inches by the end of the week. parts of upstate new york and see three feet of snow. alyx: a much different story here at home. did you see photos of that car on facebook earlier? jaso

came from upstate new york and they got stuck with their heavy rain. which, what is going on right now? richard: leon, this is the kind of night when you need a front loader to plow out the gasoline station. look at this, we talk about drifting, look at that. that is snow that is frozen on the roof. i'm not going to get under there, but that will cause issues. that is another thing, wondering what it is like for a lot of thatngs that have roofs may collapse from the weight of the snow. here are the guys from upstate new york. what are you doing? the plow trucks get out so they can do their job clearing the roads. looks like they are trying to refuel now. just getting them out. richard: this is an interesting exercise. insulating us, keeping us warm so we can get out there and get the next plow out. richard: that's amazing, i feel like i'm in science class, warm by being in the snow. >> looks like our next victim over there is stuck. richard: are you working overnight? >> we are not working, this is volunteer, but we will keep helping people as long as we are able. richard: thank yo

cheek. >> after a 10 hour ordeal in upstate new york more than a dozen miners were trapped 900 feet underground, and the big story is the court appearance for a chester county man accused of sexually assaulting a young family matter, "action news" was there as charles robinson walked out a courtroom room. he was arrested on new year's eve his 60th birthday for sexually molesting the victim. now police want to know if there are more victims outs there. john rawlins has the latest. >> reporter: there was a preliminary hearing scheduled for this morning, and it was expected we would hear specific testimony as far as specific allegations including corruption of a minor indecent assault and indecent exposure but that did not occur. >> defend charles robinson was in no mood to answer questions on charges that he sexually abused a female family member over the series of years and at one point struck out at a photographer's camera as he left court. >> earlier the 60-year-old opted to wave his right to a hearing. >> he waived his preliminary hearing on seven of eight countses, one was a crim

from indiana to parts of upstate new york. some areas could see up to three feet before the storm is over. demarco morgan is near buffalo new york with more on the brutal conditions. take package that s the sound of thunder snow ( tuesday in buffalo. cold air moving behind an alberta clipper (weather system is blowing across the warmer-than- average great lakes... kicking up high winds and snow. watertown lsm the heavy snowfall enveloping roads. people with shovels and fighting a losing battle, too. vo wed0059 sara mckloskey is out training for her first marathon... and said she won )t be sidelined-p&by a squall.-p&wed0059 @32 "you re constantly-p&aware of traffic, getting hit by a car, falling on your --you know. i find an excuse not to do it, then i ll just build up excuses not to go." west harrison, in blizzard conditions led to a 40 vehicle pileup along interstate 74 in eastern indiana. richmond, in another pileup on eye-70 involved 13 vehicles. mos tue0301 @54 "i got hit about five different times, i got bumped around pretty good in there." vo wed0060 crash 34 in niagara county,

rae. 17 miners trapped nearly 80 stories below ground in upstate new york were brought to safety this morning. abc's marci gonzalez has " -- the sounds - of relief - after nearly ten hours anxiously waiting.... 17 miners - trapped nearly 900 feet below ground in upstate new york... all finally safe - on solid ground. sot: they persevere the best way that they could the group-p-as just starting their shift at the deepest salt mine in the country- near ithaca.. when the elevator they were in - somehow stopped working. nat gfx: cage is stuck 850 feet down with people on it. the miners- huddling together for warmth - as local fire and police rushed in to help... nat gfx 12:28 man power needed to backfill out in lansing on a rope rescue. using this crane to ground...lifting several workers at a time -to the surface. sot "we practice mine evacs regularly every year so that practice is coming into play today" despite being shaken - and freezing - the miners waited ere at the scene... nat cheering until the last of their coworkers were rescued. sot 9:05:26 ththr spirits are trem

slippery along the great lakes and upstate new york. >>> next up this morning -- a new twist in the case against bill cosby, he's facing his first criminal charges of sexuxu assault after allegations made by dozens of women. >> now, there's a new legal battle, it involves cosby's wife. abc's mara schiavocampo has the story. >> reporter: the criminal case against billllosby playing out in the court of public opinion. after the 78-year-old comedian appeared in court, facing a felony charge of aggravated indecent assault. >> reopening this case was our duty. >> reporter: prosecutors saying cosby sexually assaulted andrea constand in 2004, after giving her pills and alcohol at his suburban philadelphia home. now, cosby's attorney making the charge. >> i have faith in the justice system. >> reporter: and some of cosby's other accusers, also reacting to the criminal charge. >> i just started to cry. i think they were tears of relief, tears of joy and tears of validation. >> reporter: more than 50 women have come forward, claiming cosby sexually assaulted, drugged or raped them, which he h

rescue effort is underway in upstate new york where 17 mine workers are trapped in an elevator shaft. in the workers are 800 feet down and have been there since last night. emily: right now the red sox are working to remove graffiti from the number of an iconic team legend. someone scrawled in black ink or paint on johnny pesky' s number 6, outside of fenway park. it' s not clear when this happened but photos of the vandalism surfaced online last night. right now we' re getting new information about the allegations that forced a high school principal off the job. the eye' s erika tarantal joins us with the disturbing allegations. erica a police report, obtained : by newscenter5, is shedding new light on accusations of inappropriate behavior by edward rozmiarek. he resigned from swampscott high last month, after school officials say he engaged in the misconduct through his school computer at times during the school day. the police report states an adult decoy posing as a 13-year-old girl from new york was in an internet chat room when she was contacted by rozmiarek. most of the

upstate new york to a threat on a big city in germany. to unprecedented security in times square. the mixed feelings as the world welcomes 2016. >>> up in flames. the fire in a high rise hotel, fear and smoke spread through the 66-story building. the injuries, evacuations and investigation. >>> holiday misery. levels. the deadly and rare wintertime flooding. the property damage and the relief in the forecast. >>> and later, airline hero. the pilot who didn't have to turn the entire plane around because he saw upset passengers in the terminal who missed his flight but did he make a u-turn and he really saved the day. it's friday, january 1st. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning on this new year's day, i'm lauren lyster. >> i'm phillip mena. happy new year. >> happy new year to you. >> we spent this new year's hanging out here at work. >> we did. we have the party favors to prove it. we should ring in the new year with 2016. >> did not stop the celebrations and it won't stop the celebrations, us being here at work. >> let's keep it going. i'm sure the

other. both were taken to cincinnati been released. stories below ground in upstate new york have now been brought to safety.the group was just starting their shift when the elevator they were in somehow stopped working. using a crane to lower a basket below ground, crews lifted several workers at a time -to the surface. they persevere the best way that they could// it's impressive to see how well they managed the situation. situation. we're told they're all in good health.state officials are now investigating and operations are suspended in that part of the salt mine until the problem is fixed. a brief scare this afternoon in indian hill.emergency workers say a woman had a medical event and ran her car off the road and hit a tree. they say they had a tough time getting her out of the vehicle for treatment.clippinger drive stayed open while police investigated. there's a cincinnati connection to that armed takeover of a federal complex in oregon.9 on your side has learned cincinnati radio host pete santilli, who hosts the has joined the group.last night the town sheriff called a c

democrats. place on february 20th. 17 miners trapped nearly 80 stories below ground in upstate new york were safely rescued why they're being called "inspiring" this morning the el nino weather pattern has finally given us quite a bit of snow this winter... but in southern california they're dealing with flooding. but first... lindsey matherly will be back with your complete weather now forecast. announcer: "you're watching kolo 8 news dollars is up for grabs with the current powerball jackpot after there was no wednesdays drawing. so you can bet lines will be long to get your hands on a ticket for the next drawing. we'll all the lthe largest jackpot of any lottery game in u.s. history... just keeps getting bigger. as of 8:30 this morning the jackpot climbed to 700 million. at the time of last night's drawing the and now your kolo 8 hour-by-hour weather forecast with lindsey matherly. thursday: scattered snow showers, mainly before 11am. mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. chance of precipitation is 30%. little or no snow accum

area shows some lingering snow that happened in upstate new york and through new england -- but multiple cities were heavily impacted by blizzard conditions last night including washington d.c., philadelphia, new york city. and even though the storm has passed, that area of the country will continue to clean up for days. ............................... ...... heading back west now... we have plenty of snow happening in multiple areas near or around us -- including salt lake city and denver............................uan see we've had some highoudming over the state and to southern nevada... t we're going to continue to ahead...lhe the full forecast coming up later in the newscast.ariearie johnson > former clarkunty coissioner darwin lamb died this afternoon at his home in cedar city utah. darwin, who would have been 84 in april, fell at his home a few weeks ago and broke his hip. then he contracted pneumonia and was never able to recover. lamb was the last of what was once... a political dynasty in nevada. while he served on the county commission, his oldest brother floyd was a

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and southeast coast. roads could be slippery along the great lakes and upstate new york. >>> a new twist in the case against bill cosby, he's facing his first criminal charges of sexual assault. >> now, there's a new legal battle, it involves cosby's wife. abc's mara skov cam poe has the story. >> reporter: the criminal case against bill cosby playing out after the 78-year-old comedian felony charge of aggravated indecent assault. >> reopening this case was our duty. >> reporter: prosecutors saying constand in 2004, after giving her pills and alcohol at his suburban philadelphia home. now, cosby's attorney making the media rounds, vowing to fight what she calls an unjustified charge. >> i have faith in the justice system. >> reporter: and some of cosby's other accusers, also reacting to the criminal charge. >> i just started to cry. i think they were tears of of validation. >> reporter: more than 50 women have come forward, claiming cosby sexually assaulted, drugged or raped them, which he has consistently denied. his wife of 50 years, camille, always standing by his side. now, she

by the jared center. that's what i call a win/win/win. now, upstate new york must remain an economic priority. the cold truth is that this state government shortchanged upstate new york for many years and that was short-sighted. not only are we one new york family, but we are one new york balance sheet, and upstate growth means a stronger economy for all. i propose -- [ applause ] i propose a record $20 billion economic development program to grow the momentum in upstate new york. one of the heavy costs for upstate businesses and citizens are the tolls that we impose on the new york state through-way. now as you know, the new york state through-way was paid off in 1996, but the tolls have continued. i propose we set aside $1 billion of our settlement funds as a reserve fund to maintain and improve the through-way system. it will also allow us to freeze tolls for all users until 2020. [ applause ] we can also cut tolls by half for all frequent users and, listen to this, eliminate all tolls for our agriculture sector, which has been struggling for many, many years. this will show upsta

us to the scene of the rescue in upstate new york. >> reporter: after ten hours trapped below ground, the ordeal ended as everyone had hoped. 17 workers in an upstate new york salt mine were rescued after huddling together in an elevator shaft in freezing temperatures. >> they did what they could do to keep each other warm and spirits up. >> reporter: overnight, blankets, water, heating pads and food were lowered to the men and shared this tight-knit community. >> everyone knows someone working there. >> reporter: working in the deepest salt mine in north america, 2,300 feet into the earth. they were stuck in the elevator 900 feet down. more than the height of the world famous 30 rockefeller center. a special crane with a basket was brought in and pulled the miners to safety. here at the lansing fire department just across the street from the mine, firefighters are specifically trained for just this type of crisis. >> everybody went home safe. it was a huge success. >> reporter: tonight, the nearly 100-year-old mine remains closed as investigators try to figure out what caused

new york back to the united states, and hree people are found dead inside a home near an upstate new york community college. police say two men and a woman were found dead inside a home near the state university of new york. two of the people killed were student athletes. one played baketball and one was a hockey layer. the third person was a former student of the university. this situation. i can tell you that a knife was recovered at the scene police are not officially ruling this a double murder-suicide -- saying which of the dead could be the person responsible. they say the cause remains under investigation. tonight -- democratic presidental candidates showed up for their final showdown before voters cast their ballots inn iowa. with the polls closing in -- hillary clinton and bernie sanders sharpened their attacks -- while highlighting their significant differences. briant mooar has the story. (super: charleston, ss :00-:06) in thhr final debate of this pre-election season, (sot hillary clinton / (d) presidential candidate :07-:17) "he voted to let guns go onto amtrak. guns go into national p

upstate new york saves more than a dozen miners trapped for hours. hundreds of feet underground. >>> paris on edge once again. this time a man with a knife wearing a suicide vest. >> new guidelines you might want to know about before taking the next bite of your lunch, coming up on midday. >> live, the news on nbc 6 south floriba starts now. >>> miners freed, a long night ordeal for 17 miners trapped in an upstate new york salt mine is finally over. we covered this as breaking news very early this morning right here on nbc 6. thanks for joining us this midday, everybody. i'm ericharryman. >> i'm sheli muniz. the video you're looking at, this was an all night affair. >> wow. >> several hours here. the men got stuck in an elevator this happened last night. >> yeah. nbc 6's kelly blanco joins us live in the studio. not only a long process in terms of being underground but getting them back up on to land, that was an incredible process in and of itself as well. >> that's right. all the miners have been hoisted to safety in anp operation that took some 11 hours. now you're taking a l

stories below ground in upstate new york are safe this afternoon. we brought you the story as breaking news on news 13 this morning. marcy reports, why the miners are being called inspiring. >> the sound of relief after waiting, 17 miners trapped 900 feet below ground in upstate new york all finally safe on solid ground. >> they persevered the best way they could. >> the group was just starting their shift at the deepest salt mine in the country when the elevator they were in stopped working. miners huddling together as fire and police rushed in to help. >> out in lancing. >> using this crane to lower a basket below ground lifting several workers to the surface. >> we practice mine evacuations regularly every year. that practice is coming in to play today. >> despite being shaken and freezing, the miners waited at scene until the last of their >> their spirits are tremendous. i don't know. i'm inspired by them to be quite honest with you. >> we are told they are all in good health. officials are now investigating and operations are suspended in that part of the salt mine until the caus

they went public. >>> much of the northeast the great lakes, indiana, at an upstate new york are facing problems.>> reporter: that is the sound of thunder snow in buffalo. cold air moving behind in alberta clipper. a weather system is blowing across the warmer than average great lakes, picking up high winds and snow. plows did little to quell the snowfall. people with shovels and snowblowers seem to be fightg a losing battle. sarah mccluskey is out training for her first marathon and said she won't be sidelined by a & squall.>> we are constantly aware of traffic, getting hit by a car, falling on your, you know, it's exciting. if i don't do it, i will build up excuses not to go. >> reporr: conditions led to a 40 vehicle pileup in eastern another pileup on i 70 involved 13 vehicles. >> i got hit five different times. i got bumped around pretty good.>> reporter: in niagara county, drivers had a tough time keeping between the lines. >> i couldn't see the road and i missed the turn.>> reporter: buffalo has 2 feet of snow since tuesday. it is expected to get more snow today. up to 9 in

upstate new york, that will begin to wind down the area area low pressure with a clipper system .ea give us a few flourished tomorrow and then temperatures in the 30s . tonight partial clearing . as it gets closer to central and eastern ohio . just some white bursts of snow showers that do not maintain her composure their composure as they cross the state .. much more even come up to 1 inch snowfall max . tonight's 5 degrees, and the tomorrow back into the 20s, 22 . and things will be a lot this coastal system that there's a goodas turn into a nor'easter, for now it will stay south and farther west it would affect us with snowfall, looks pretty quiet thursday through sunday and then active again monday throughay wednesday next week . fox 8 the official school closing station with closings and delays on-air, online. . we start earlier than anybody else at 4:00 a.m.. >> today is a national popcorn day. >> whether you like salty and battery or sugary and sweet, we >> campbell's sweets factory is helping us to celebrate the national popcorn day .ee. they have the cheesy popcorn, andhe c

free after being trapped hundreds of feet underground for hours in upstate new york. more on the rescue. >>reporter: what started like any other day on the job ended with a massive rescue operation in upstate new york. those people are back above the deepest salt mine in the western hemisphere. distant cheers greet the last of the 17 salt miners rescued thursday morning pulled by cranes hundreds of feet below the surface. >> extremely happy to say they are safely out. all 17 that were stuck in the shaft and the elevator have been safely roomies -- removed. >> reporter: the elevator stopped working around 10 pm wednesday night and the last miner wasn't rescued until about 10 hours later. they were given radios, hand waited for help. good spirits. >> t(ey held together. they kept each other warm and kept each other's spirits up. it's impressive to see how well they managed the situation. >> reporter: the elevator stalled while going down the mine shaft about 40 miles outside of syracuse. underground. no one was hurt and officials say they were in constant communication with the tra

long robbery in upstate new york and a group of minors are pulled to safety, miners stuck hundreds of feet below ground and helping children whose parents died protecting philadelphia, a new scholarship for kids of fallen police officers. >>> now more on a woman shot in the face on new years eve, it happened in the may fair section while she was carrying groceries, vernon odom is live now with more information and surveillance video of the the suspect's car. >> reporter: we do have that good afternoon. the police are asking for the public's help to track down this attempted murder suspect who struck in broad daylight, on december 31st, the victim a 75-year-old grandmother. this is neighborhood surveillance video of the 75 may fair resident who was shot in the face in broad daylight on new years eve morning as she walked home from the supermarket. this is the white or silver nissan maxima that pulled up next to her and demanded money. >> he said do you want to get shot and she said no. and they wrestled over her handbag and he shot her point blank in the face, police want help findi

vermont, new hampshire and upstate new york. this is the tail end, it will push on by to the northeast. skies will brighten up nicely. combination of sun and clouds. it's damp early and then drying by afternoon. we'll see, again, breaks in the cloud cover here developing by midday. temperatures wise we have a normal high for this time of the year is 40 degrees, we're sitting at 43. it's another mild morning. allentown, 37. reading, 38. poconos, 35. 44 in millville. sea isle city, 43 degrees, the day planner, 40 by 10:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m., 50 degrees, partly sunny skies, 4:00 p.m., 47 look for a combination of sun and clouds, shooting for a high of 52. we'll talk much more about the ice-cold changes in the seven day when i see you in just a bit. >>> you can find the seven-day forecast and a live look at storm tracker 6 live double scan radar at any time on the website go to 6abc.com/weather. >>> 5:32. if you're waking up now, the criminal case could be in gemdy gemdy -- could be in jeopardy. bruce cast tore sent an e-mail to risa ferman, saying that the cosby could not be charged

17 miners trapped nearly a hundred feet below ground in upstate new york are out safely. more on theez has dramatic rescue and why they are being called inspiring. marci: the sounds of relief after nearly 10 hours of anxiously waiting, 17 miners trapped nearly 900 feet below ground in upstate new york all on solid ground. >> they persevered the best way they could. encouraging to see how well they managed the situation. marci: the group was just starting their shift of the deepest salt mine in the country near ithaca when the elevator they were in some stop working. s huddling together for warmth as local fire and police rushed in to help. >> manpower needed. out in lansing, on a rope rescue. liftingsing this crane, several workers at a time to the surface. >> we practice evacuations regularly through the year and so that practice is coming into play today. marci: despite being shaken and freezing, the miners waited there at the scene until the last of their coworkers were rescued. spirits are tremendous. i just -- i don't know. i'm inspired by them, to be honest with you. marci:

thompson this is kolo 8 news now at nearly 80 stories below ground in upstate new york were brought to safety this morning. abc's marci gonzalez has more on their rescue and why they're being called "inspiring." the sounds of relief after nearly ten hours of anxiously waiting.... 17 miners - trapped nearly 900 feet below ground in upstate new york... all finally safe - on solid ground. they persevere the best way that they could. it's impressive to see how well they managed the sit. the group- was just starting their shift at the deepest salt mine in the country- near ithaca, when the elevator they were in - somehow stopped working. cage is stuck 850 feet down together for warmth - as local fire and police rushed in to help... man power needed to backfill out in lansing on a rope rescue. using this crane to lower a basket below ground ... lifting to see how well they managed the sit. the group- was just starting their shift at the deepest salt mine in the country- near ithaca, when the elevator they were in - somehow stopped working. cage is stuck 850 feet down with people on it. the m

is not, there are a few flurries drifting in from upstate new york and vermont. this is where the storm is, sitting down over the gulf coast states, it's way down there. but it's also being accompanied by quite a bit of warm air. with a that means, even though it's cold now, by the time the storm arrives it will be very ticky over central parts of new hampshire, even parts of southern new hampshire whether we get a mix or wet snow. and i think the indication here will be the higher you are in elevation and the intensity of the storm in terms of when it comes down the hardest, that will dictate when you get the as to. so the higher terrain in the monadnock region, lake sunapee stretch and into the heart of the lakes region, that's where up, while it will be mainly rain along the coast. somewhere between that messy mix, the exact timeline and much more straight ahead. tom: commitment 2016 now, with so many republican presidential candidates some of the focus has been take answer way from the democratic side. and the tightening race between hillary clinton and bernie sanders. when th

terrorist arrested in upstate new york to a threat on a big city in germany. to unprecedented security in times square. the mixed feelings as the world welcomes 2016. >> up in flames. the fire in a high rise hotel. fear and smoke spreading through the 66-story building. the injuries, evacuations and investigation. >> holiday misery. the mississippi river at record levels. the deadly and rare wintertime flooding. the property damage and the relief in the forecast. >>> and later, airline hero. the pilot who didn't have to turn the entire plane around because he saw upset passengers in the terminal who missed his flight, but he did make a u-turn and he really saved the day. it's friday, january 1st. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning on this new year's day. i'm lauren lyster. >> i'm phillip mena. happy new year. >> happy new year to you. >> absolutely. we spent this new year's hanging out here at work. >> we have the party favors to prove it. we should ring in the new year with 2016. >> that's right. did not stop the celebrations and it won't stop the cel