we are creating a new new york. we are already seeing it materialize all throughout the state coming out of the ground we can see it and touch it. at the early generations before us are powerfully built state, we will leave our children estatee even stronger. long after we are gone, our physical accomplishments will be undeniable legacies giving ourhm children and her children's children, the economic infrastructure to be locally competitive. back must keep going. master ajit over $50 billion completing the long-overdue site access project to new island third track, for restorations in the bronx. an ambitious new empire station complex in manhattan, replacing the torture of the old and station. amtrak easily said that. but, in the same time as we do that, let's keep our struck finger safe read the banning repeat offenders from the npa. [applause]. subway cars could not be feeding grounds for predators. we want people to take mass transits. our right in that desire, improving mass transit to make it work. but you hav

york city, outside of new york city. there was a lot of concern. there was a lot of fear. there was a sense of what the unknown could bring. i think a lot of neighbors were furious with max for agreeing to do this, but over time, i think most of those townspeople and community residents were won over, but not at the beginning. >> our guest is david farber. we will get to your calls in a moment. first, look at one of the moments that became part of the counterculture movement. miles northeast of here. woodstock, new york was a bohemian community. a lot of musicians lived there off and on, including bob dylan, richie havens, van morrison. they call the company woodstock ventures. they started looking for a place for the festival. they could not find a place in woodstock that was large enough. they found an industrial park in the town of wallkill. they started advertising. they started creating art installations and everything was going smoothly. the locals found that what they were doing and it wasn't going to be a 50,000

so in that first week, "the new york times," "the new york post," new york "daily news" did all cover the civil rights, but it was buried news. it was not prominent for front-page news. "the village voice" did major stories on the stonewall riots and had reporters on the scene, even trapped inside the bar during the riots. and those were much more significant stories. but it was really the alternative press and the lgbt press that covered the riots more sympathetically, more comprehensively. and those are the stories that historians rely on along with oral histories, police reports, and photographs for rounding out the picture of what happened that week. >> and one of those, the documentary of lily vansens which we are hosting, our host is micro stine, joining us from greenwich village, and author of "rethinking the gay and lesbian movement: in city of sister and brotherly love" as we talk about stonewall, the riots. 50 years ago, a turning point for the lgbtq community. tom is on the phone from flint, michigan. good morning. >> caller: good morning to both of you gentlemen and to all

new york. new york. new york, new york. i want to wake up new york, new york. i want to wake up in new york, new york. i want to wake upina new york, new york. i want to wake up in a city that doesn't sleep. and find i am a number one. top of the list. king of the hill. a number one. these little town blues! are melting away. i'm gonna make a brand new start of it. in old new york. and... ifi new start of it. in old new york. and... if i can make it there. i'm gonna make it anywhere. it's up to you, new york, new york. new york! cheering and applause. celebrations in times square as the united states, the east coast of the united states, the east coast of the united states, brings in the new year. we saw that waterford crystal ball dropped to mark 2020 had begun. music was auld lang syne and then very quickly into frank sinatra's new york, new york, of course, you can see the mayor their greeting people, there is i can see the mayor their greeting people, there is! million people packed into the square and millions around the united states watching as well. you

new york is from recognized. now yield one minute to a valued member of the foreign affairs committee, the gentleman from maryland, mr. trone. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. trone: thank you. to an today in opposition unnecessary war with iran and resolution.his today, the question before us american people more safe or less safe after the killing of qassem soleimani? as a member of the foreign affairs committee, i have ignificant concerns about the administration's inability to answer this question and coherent strategy to avoid war and keep us safe. have seen nopeople evidence that killing soleimani imminent sult of an threat. no evidence of a discernible our policy an for forward.an moving the questions of war and peace are the most fundamental of the before this ome congress. they require deliberate and decisionmaking. this action by the administration was not that. colleagues to vote in favor of this resolution. i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new

new york. we have people who would like to make us part of a terrorist example. we pray for the women and men in uniform. may god keep them safe wherever they are. [applause] we shall overcome, my friends. we always do. we are the great state of new york. thank you for those inspirational words. let's think the pastor for his inspiration. rabbi, i want you to know i speak for all the people of the state of new york when i tell you we stand in solidarity and love with you and your community. it is appalling and defensive what has happened. respond with its full might and capacity because what happened to you and your community is intolerable. we will not stand for it. we will defend you. [applause] let's acknowledge some special guests. we had madison. let's give her a round of applause. [applause] our lieutenant governor, who has been a tremendous partner to you and me. she has been all over the state. that's give her a round of applause. [applause] member tom.bly [applause] general.ttorney our

old sick and die with justice will come after proceedings in new york a finished a process that could take up to 2 months. our correspondent pablo us is following the trial from new york and he sent us this assessment after day one harvey weinstein was once the king of hollywood the much lauded producers kingdom began to crumble though back in 2017 when it was revealed in the u.s. media that there were dozens of accusations of sexual misconduct against him out of a group that me to movement and that brings us up to 2020 and the trial which began in new york on my. in the trial there are 2 women who are accusing harvey weinstein of 5 charges in total among them a rape and predatory sexual assault and he could be sent to prison for life if he is actually found guilty of these charges prosecutors also want to show that there is a pattern of behavior in harvey weinstein over the past couple of decades and for the reason the prosecution are bringing in other women who have accused him of sexual assault what's also been quite dramatic on this 1st day of the trial is that across the country

this is a caricature of andrew green, known as the father of greater new york. i'm from new york. i've never heard of him. did you know much about him before? >> no, we didn't. >> that's when i started to go down the rabbit hole. they learned that this guy, their great-great-great-uncle andrew green, was born in 1820 in an area known as green hill in worcester, massachusetts. >> he had 10 brothers and sisters. his father was a lawyer. they were well-off but not rich. >> 300 miles south of kennebunkport here in manhattan, historian mike miscione has pieced together the story of lisa and john's ancestor and how he left his mark here in the big apple. and while there's no skyscraper, highway, or airport named after him, it turns out there really ought to be. >> he was largely responsible for creating the institutions that transformed new york into a world-class city. >> mike explains that, as a teenager, andrew green left massachusetts and moved to new york city. >> he worked as a clerk at a dry-goods operation, and, eventually, he decided to settle upon a career of law and came into

set to begin in new york. fox news's laura engle at the manhattan courthouse with all details. laura? reporter: melissa, harvey weinstein facing charges on both coasts as the district attorney in los angeles announcing those charges today, that weinstein will face assault and rape charges in cases that date back to 2013. >> we believe the evidence will show that the defendant used his power and influence to gain access to his victims and then committed violent crimes against them. >> all this happening just hours after weinstein made his first court appearance of the year in lower manhattan as jury selection set to get underway tomorrow morning in the new york case, marking a significant moment for the nearly 90 women who have come forward since october of '77, accusing wine -- october of 2017 accusing weinstein of sexual misconduct. he arrived at federal court with a walker and appearing to need assistance. these charges revolve around different alleged incidents with women in 2006 and 2013. prosecutors in l.

its destination was new york captain i've had his copilot. radio operator vita corba flight engineer polar dia back there. crew wanted to attempt the nonstop journey and they modify plane. the plane had actually been designed only for continental flights but there are always been a vision of using it for long haul flights and the trip across the atlantic showcased this vision. 25 hours after takeoff the fucker foot f.w. $200.00 reached new york an airplane with a swastika flying over floyd bennett field in the american metropolis. it was a perfectly states propaganda move. a direct flight between berlin and new york it seemed to solidify the connection and the german atlantic pioneers was celebrated as heroes. but soon after world war 2 eradicated civil aviation. at learned 6 flights during the 2nd world war once again airplanes were carrying bombs instead of passengers and yes i'm sure proof is no real professionalization of transatlantic flights took place amazingly during the 2nd world war a lot of sort of. more planes built in the us and

roughly one in 8 new york city residents is jews for centuries new york has been a refuge for jews from a little world this city is home to the biggest jewish community outside of israel that's why rising anti-semitism here is particularly unsettling jewish advocacy groups are saying the phenomenon is that surprising as it is complex because the sources of these recent at the semitic attacks here in the united states are multiple but they're not all coming from white supremacists or white nationalists they're also coming from street attacks in new york. by young african-americans they're coming from black hebrews what seems to be constant is a sense that there's a copycat phenomenon now it's become sort of more involved. to go after jews who are identifiable on the streets. back in town heights rooney's friends see they will back down the chance that your heat is stronger than he cheated and there it tempers. level has a new government ending a 3 month power vacuum triggered by mass demonstrations against the country's ruling elite the new prime minister and his cabinet must urgently co

a "new york times" report detailing an script by john bolt p. the national security advisor claims the president told him in august he wanted to keep withholding military aid in you crane until it helped with a probe into democrats including joe biden. a source with direct knowledge of the manuscript confirming to cnn "the times" description is accurate. >> bolton's description directly undercuts a key defense that the push to investigate the bidens were unrelated. here's a white house lawyer on the senate floor on saturday. >> there's simply no evidence anywhere that president trump ever linked security assistance to any investigations. >> before "the times" disclosures republican leaders were confident they could defeat the vote for witnesses. now three gop sources tell cnn that is far less certain. white house correspondent jeremy diamond has more for us. >> reporter: good morning, alison and laura. president trump's defense team will >> narrator: their second day of making arguments on the senate floor of the impeachment trial of president t

we are creating a new new york. and we are already seeing it materialize all throughout the state, coming out of the ground where you can see it and touch it. as the early generations before us loved to say powerfully-built state, we will leave our children a state even stronger. long after we are gone, our physical accomplishments will be undeniable legacies giving our children and our children's children the economic infrastructu infrastructure to be globally competitive. we must keep going. downstate, we must continue investing in mass transit with the largest mta capital plan in history. over $50 billion. completing the long overdue east side access project. a new long island railroad third track. four new metro stations in the bronx. replacing the torment and torture of the old penn station. amtrak hates when i say that. but at the same time as we do that, let's keep our strap hangers safe by banning repeat sex offenders from the mta. subway cars should not be feeding grounds for predators. we want people to ta

fed and everyone around new york gets a lot of money because they are in proximity to the new york fed and that's the way the world works of course the new york fed is the one in charge of the repo interventions at the moment they do say now that there is going to last through the tax season because they have another new excuse it was supposed to last for 24 hours and then 48 hours and then 72 hours then a few weeks and then a few months and now it's going to last until at least april they say and we also covered back in may remember representative brad sherman of california he's a congressman from out there he said about bitcoin that big point we must stop it now because what they're trying to do is replace the new york fed for exactly this sort of thing is what he was forecasting is that we need to control the settlements layer and the u.s. dollar is the settlements layer when people say oh you know the you know oil is priced in euro's and that's a threat to the dollar that's not the threat this threat is the settlements layer so all trade for oil has to settle through the new york f

"the new york times" will drop a new story every day. if they have this manuscript, every day they will drop a story. we need to stay in the same spot. we are not trying to break the rules to make a decision about this. let's get all the information. the white house did a pretty amazing job today being able to lay the case out. this is not only not relevant, but it's also something that they have a response to. >> shannon: "the washington post" with the headline, "if john bolton doesn't testify, a cover up." i'm not sure we can say we know that. we have anonymous people talking to "the new york times." if the senate does not allow him to testify, we will see one thing with crystal clarity, it will not be a trial at all. it will be a blatant, shameful cover-up that will go down and history as an unforgivable disgrace spirit >> with the house is saying, with the house manager is saying, he senate should do the trial like the house didn't. the house did not run a fair process. they did not do their homework or the background. if they would'

candidate for the mayor of new york city. she joins us tonight. you joined us tonight to chronicle the decline the decline of new york. this seems like a quantum leap in the wrong direction. >> look, this is an overhaul that no state in america has seen in a matter of fact, you name one incident but so many more we can talk about. in christmas eve come you saw the illegal immigrant driving unlicensed who killed a mother of three. he left the scene, was caught, they released him back into the streets. we have a number of people assaulted including a police officer, orthodox jewish women who were assaulted and admitted hate crime paired we saw a woman in the streets of new york cityh punched out. all these individuals released and two of the three of them were rearrested in the same week. that's what's happening in the state of new york under a very bad law that needs to be fixed, and it needs to be fixed immediately. here in albany we are pushing for that, those changes. the governor has not given us a straight answer. he sayi

in new york city, this is "the five." tensions growing between the u.s. and to run after a rainy and backed militants try to storm the american embassy in baghdad. the attack ending when the militia left the scene after just two days. the trump administration responded by sending hundreds of troops. some outlets slamming the president is even trying to label the incident as trump's benghazi. here's a look at some of the coverage. >> you've got them stoking anti-americanism, giving an advantage to iran. speak of this goes back to a release strategic decision that the president made. >> this is certainly not helpful. >> these are tough times and one worries whether the administration has the sort of horse power and brainpower to deal with them. >> dana: and msnbc piling on, calling the embassy attacked trump's benghazi. other outlets under fire for labeling the iranian backed militants as just protesters. to "the new york times" is also facing similar criticism for describing the attackers as mourners. a former benghazi tea

here in new york. we begin with breaking news for you because there has been this deadly stampede erupting at the funeral procession for iran's top general. iran state media reports that 35 people have been killed and dozens more hurt. look at your tv screen right now at all of the people who have turned out for the procession of this slain general, qassem soleimani. these are live pictures. as you can see the number of mourners turning out for the commanders burial is massive but has been postponed because of this stampede. now the leader of iran's revolutionary guard is vowing to, quote, set ablaze locations where americans and their allies live after iran's parliament voted to designate u.s. forces as terrorists. cnn has a new interview with iran's foreign minister where he blasts president trump, he insists america's days in the middle east are numbered. he talks about how iran will respond to all of it. so we will bring you that in just moments. >>> this comes as the trump administration struggles

the humpback whales that have established a feeding ground in new york city. reporter: every summer the humpback whales migrate here in search of food, and are now believed to have strayed as far as the busy shipping lanes of new york harbor. celia ackerman works for the gotham whales conservation group, and is out here almost every day on the look-out for humpbacks. celia: the humpback whales have recovered significantly since the heyday of commercial whaling, because of that protection, and our waters now are also cleaner than they've been in decades. >> two whales s right next to eh other, starboard side, right-hand side. reporter: then we see the first two whales spouting. a sign that they're on the hunt. the whale-watchers are then also treated to a pod of young dolphins. a key prey for both dolphins and humpback whales is menhaden. it's an oily forage fish that is inin rich supply in these wate. what looks like rain hitting the water is actually a dense school of fish. the menhaden often cluster in such concentrations that they can be easily spotted from

that's the "cbs weekend news" for this saturday. i'm omar villafranca in new york. thanks for joining us. good night. >>> live from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix 5 news. >>> the green bay packers are here and so are their fans, ready for tomorrow's showdown with the 49er faithful. plus, the predictions sera scientists made the days before the avalanche at alpine meadows. >> we want justice. >> and mother of seven killed by a hit-and-run driver. have family and friends are trying to generate leads for investigators and thousands take to the streets across the bay area. the overarching message of this 2020 women's march. good evening, the stage is set at levi stadium. we are less than 24 hours away from the big nfc championship showdown between the 49ers and the green bay packers. it is not just the teams preparing for the showdown, so are their fans. we are at a packers pep rally in palo alto. hello, betty. >> one of the few people sporting red here at the patio in palo alto, because this is of course a packers pep rally. take a look inside, the fans are pum

in new york we created a record amount of new affordable housing by increasing city funding. by attracting more private capital. and by knocking down barriers to construction of affordable housing, including antiquated zoning restrictions. we can make progress like that across this country by increasing funding for low-income housing tax credits and other federal financing. and by helping cities take action. we'll reward cities that are doing the best work to reduce restrictive zoning and other barriers to affordable housing and we'll create intendtifics to incentives to fight economic and racial segregation by building more affordable housing in neighborhoods with higher average incomes and near to schools and mass transit. we'll also help more people who want to make the step from renting to owning by providing assistance with down payments through loans and by encouraging lenders to provide mortgages for low-cost homes. but the fact is, many families are just one crisis away from losing the homes that they already have. that's part two of our housing plan. preventing evict

jersey drinking age was 21 and new york was 18, so a lot of jersey people used to come up to new york. so we had a lively group of bands that played in those clubs. >> john's got a great memory. everything he said really helps give us that picture of what things were really like at that time. i want to follow up on what he said about the hog farm. the ways in which the promoters and some of the people the promoters brought in helped set that tone and create the possibility of woodstock working so well. there wasn't enough food, there wasn't enough water at first. traffic conditions were absurd. but they made some really good decisions. michael lange and artie corn if he would chose to align themselves with the hog farm. these were people who knew how to take care of other people. these were true counter culturists. these were not members of youth culture coming out of suburban basements or living with mom and dad. these were people who really committed by the mid '60s to creating an alternative wall. tom and lisa law were two of the members of that. lisa law is one of those people who

the israeli aircraft history association in new york the south african consulate in new york and the benevolent association and all of this was to protest the invasion of grenada and apartheid in south africa, the occupation of southbank and the us banking for the contras and the regime in el salvador. so the first thing that threw me was the range of the audacious terrorist activities. the second thing were personal stories of the participants and the women themselves. and i will just mention three of them. the daughter of a veterinarian turn of an episcopal priest in austin texas where she was brought up and went to saint stephen's and admitted to brown but decided to go to berkeley and came back to the university of texas wound up a circuitous route and became what was described as the only member of the black liberation army the quartermaster buying guns the episcopal gal from texas less likely for suspicions they and the militants and is able to buy weapons in multiple states. she got picked up 19734 by 1000 rounds of ammunition which is a federal offense then sent to women's fe

the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. engel: it's my pleasure to yield a magic minute to the speak ore they have house, the gentlewoman from california, ms. pelosi. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is reck spiesed. the speaker: i thank the gentleman for yielding and thank him for his leadership in bringing this to express our concern about the president's actions. i salute him and thank the support on the other side of the aisle for this legislation. as we know, last week, the trump administration conducted a provocative and disproportionate military air strike targeting high level iranian military officials and he did so without consulting congress. when i first heard from the administration, the secretary of defense, and the chairman of the joint chiefs, i said how -- why did you not consult congress in this change in approach? and they said because we had to keep this close. we had to keep this close. you had to keep it close? from the gang of eight? the leadership of the congress? we had to keep it close becau

smiles, everyone has one, it is -- >> cl floss check. >> same with "new york times," "new york times" their editorial endorsement and an endorsement is an endorsement for a candidate, but not as valuable as it once was, the point in article of spot oall of these candidates are about most progressive field that democrats have ever mit put forward, all f them whether klobuchar or bloomberg or biden, they see the government as center of american life. >> do i have three hours for this one. >> we do, we'll step aside. >> let me read one sentence, she speaks eloquently of how the economic system is rigged against the all but yetiest weat americans, i think to my what kind of con, job is this, this country, forget they were talking about someone, this country, we're a land of opportunity. i am from orlando, george who runs disney world he started at a bus buye busboy at contesh co, i can name so many people who started from the bottom, they are very. >> there is no root up the ladder any longer it says. >> a lie, the word -- are you kidding me? >> they said that next president will shape th

in new york. his accusers rallying outside. australia.adly wildfire dozens of american firefighters joining the battle we're on the front lines. >> everything is just gone we've got nothing. >> tonight, the desperate mission to rescue the animals. what we're now learning about a texas mother's final moments, chilling new twists suggesting her close friend was out to steal her baby and the suspect's ex-boyfriend his shocked reaction when police showed him the infant's photo. >>> and deadly attack on an american family in mexico. the boy killed the motive a mystery. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening there are late breaking developments in the aftermath from the american air strike on iran's most powerful general the new memo sending chaotic signals tonight about whether u.s. troops are preparing to exit iraq, as thousands more troops are deploying to the region it was another day of bitter threat from the white house and teheran as iranians came out in mass t

new york is from recognized. now yield one minute to a valued member of the foreign affairs committee, the gentleman from maryland, mr. trone. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. trone: thank you. to an today in opposition unnecessary war with iran and resolution.his today, the question before us american people more safe or less safe after the killing of qassem soleimani? as a member of the foreign affairs committee, i have ignificant concerns about the administration's inability to answer this question and coherent strategy to avoid war and keep us safe. have seen nopeople evidence that killing soleimani imminent sult of an threat. no evidence of a discernible our policy an for forward.an moving the questions of war and peace are the most fundamental of the before this ome congress. they require deliberate and decisionmaking. this action by the administration was not that. colleagues to vote in favor of this resolution. i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new

drone strike also coming up the trial of former film producer harvey weinstein begins in new york he's facing charges of rape and sexual assault there as 2 new sex crimes charges are filed los angeles and australians count the cost of the bushfires in the appeal for funds to help save their unique wildlife but the government warns the danger is not yet. i'm called aspen welcome to the program amid fears of an armed conflict between their 2 nations the leaders of iran and the united states engage in a war of words 1st president donald trump threatening to hit as many as $52.00 iranian targets if iran were to tally its for the assassination of general so money and now president assad rouhani has tweeted back saying quote never threaten the iranian nation in tehran huge crowds turned out for the funeral of the general and others killed in the u.s. drone strike. another crowd in coleman saying goodbye to general has sam soleimani the latest stop in an unprecedented funeral tour of iran. earlier in the capital tehran supreme leader ayatollah ali how many weeping over the remains of iran's t

in that first week, the new york times, new york post, new york daily news all covered the stonewall riots. it was buried news. the village voice did major coverage. they had reporters on the scene and even trapped inside the bar during the riots. it was really the alternative press and lgbt press that covered the riots more sympathetically, more comprehensively. those are the stories that historians rely on along with oral histories, police reports, and photographs for rounding out the picture of what happened that week. >> >> one of those is the documentary of the leave and cents. our guest is mark stein. he is the author of rethinking the gay and lesbian movement. as we talk about stonewall, the riots, 50 years ago, a turning point for the lgbtq community. tom is on the phone. >> >> good morning to both of you gentlemen and to all of the viewers. this will be pretty brief. just a little context. i am a navy veteran, gay navy veteran. grew up in a very much catholic household. this issue is portrayed many different ways by many different folks and corners of society. what it really

richard cantu, abc news, new york. >> our thanks to richard there. we'll continue following those developments. >>> now to the weather. severe storms are threatening millions of americans today. >> a system carrying heavy rain stretches from the gulf to the mid-atlantic coasts with flash flood watches in effect in a number of areas. a winter storm brought good news for colorado skiers. one resort was hit with 9 inches of fresh powder. here's abc's steve osunsami. >> reporter: the storm in the south is bringing heavy rains, flash floods, and dangerously wet roads. in the suburbs north of atlanta, this semi trailer that was hauling more than 22 tons slid off the road and crashed into this gas station parking lot. this surveillance camera was rolling and people there say it sounded like an explosion. when they looked up, 10 vehicles were damaged. >> boom! i don't have words for it. and i'm like, oh gosh, what's that? >> reporter: in wyoming this dash camera video shows another truck crashing on interstate 25 near cheyenne on wednesday during this same s

good night from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. juksz r juksz >>> new developments in the impeachment probe, former national security adviser, john bolton says he's willing to testify in the impeachment trial if he's subpoenaed. senate republicans seem to be split over whether he should appear. >>> plus, confusion over the status of american troops in iraq this morning. the pentagon says an american general's letter suggesting there are plans to pull forces out of iraq was a quote mistake. >>> and former film producer harvey weinstein gets hit with brand new criminal charges just as his trial gets underway here in new york. >>> good morning, everybody. it is tuesday, january 7th. i'm yasmin vossoughian. alongside ayman mohyeldin, we begin with the significant development involving former national security adviser john bolton that could impact republicans' impeachment strategy. in a statement posted just yesterday, bolton says he's now willing to testify in the senate impeachment trial if in fact he's subpoenaed. he writes in part t

first, breaking news from the "new york times". the wait for what john bolton says he knows is over. for the first time, we hear what the former national security adviser says he saw and heard from president trump in the scandal of withholding military aid to ukraine. this new information comes courtesy of john bolton's upcoming book. the new york sometimes got their hands on a manuscript. this changes the equation of what could happen in the senate trial today. republican versus complained that there was no first person witness. now, according to this manuscript, there is. in just a few hours, the president's legal team will present more of its defense of the president, which as thus far has been almost entirely focused on denying what bolton claims happened. >> also developing this morning, the sudden shocking death of basketball legend kobe bryant. the 41-year-old former lakers star was killed in a helicopter crash near los angeles sunday, along with his 13-year-old daughter and seven others on board. federal crash investigators

howie: now kind of a related subject, "the new york times" bret stevens writes on jewish brilliance, quoted the study on intellectual superiority and pushes discredited ideas of racial superiority, stevens was not endorsing the study or author's view but mistake to cite it uncritically. stevens was argues that jews are superior, that was not his intent, but buck, took it way way? >> "the new york times" correction or addition to the story, well, he just cited this, he wasn't trying to argue that there's a differential in iq that favors jews over other groups, it was quite clear that seems like he was making the case and people that say maybe these are areas that should be more open to discussion, this is where you get to nuance essentially forbidden in the media, you can talk about the issues and he also made a mistake, and final -- howie: we are running out of time. >> bret stevens was trying to make a point and pluralism and column about jewish, intellectual superiority, but to talk about it like it's racial. >> bernie raised the most money but how much does that matter with 2 bill

rudy is a person, best mayor in the history of new york city by far, solved the crime problem in new york. it is unfair the way -- parnas probably contributed to the campaign along with tens of thousands of other people. this weekend i was taking pictures with hundreds of people. they contribute to the republican party and i stand there and take pictures and i look at somebody and say i wonder when that picture will be in the new york times or washington post or fox. it is one of those things. rudy is a high-quality person. >> white legal team? >> i don't want there to be a conflict. i would love to have rudy on my team. he could be a witness if this sham continues. i would love to have rudy on the team. rudy is on my team just so you understand. i would love to have him up there but he could have a conflict. it could be. rudy giuliani is somebody i think the press has been very unfair to. greatest mayor in the history of new york and one of the greatest crime fighters of the last hundred years and he hates to see what is happening because he knows corruption better than anybody. oka

it's monday, january 27th, 6:00 in new york. first, the huge revelation overnight in the impeachment trial of president trump which could change everything and that's not an overstatement. at least in terms of witnesses. and if it doesn't change everything, it begs the question, why not? because this morning there was reportedly a first-happened eyewitness that says the president directly linked investigation to the ukraine into the investigations, the bidens, that man is john bolton. this morning, the "new york times" reports in a draft manuscript, bolt him says he wanted to withhold military aid to ukraine until the ukrainians agreed to investigate the democrats, including joe biden. there it is, the link the president's defenders said did not exist. the witness that his defenders said the case lacked. so the key question this morning, will this convince four republicans they need to hear from bolton under oath. new reporting ahead. the president responded after midnight denying he ever said a thing with john bolton. but consi

we are looking at the floor of the new york stock exchange. gerri willis tracking all of the action when it comes to retail. hi, gerri. gerri: that's right. you have the good news story. i have the bad news story. bed, bath & beyond stock is tanking today. they disappointed with earnings and revenue and then said oh, you know that forecast we gave you for results, forget it, we are not going to match that. they have had 11 consecutive quarters of declining same store sales. just a horror for them. the ceo saying guess what, i'm going to come out with a turnaround plan but not until this coming spring. so investors not happy about this, as you can see from what the share price is doing. >>> macy's is also down on news it's closing 28 stores, plus one bloomingdale's store. they did announce a smaller than expected fall in same store sales but are paying the price today. >>> kohl's also down here, as you can see, 7%. they released holiday sales numbers that missed expectations, but just barely, and jc penney announced the same thing, but their sa

almost workforce in new york city public thank you. just. 2 years ago the golden globe awards were overshadowed by the allegations against harvey weinstein you may remember last night ceremony was different it was heavy on politics and climate change we're going to have more on that in just a moment 1st here's a look at last night's winners. the red carpet lit up with smiling celebrities and flashing cameras as the stars of hollywood gathered for the golden globes awards ceremony it's the 1st major red carpet event of 2020. 2 big surprise when it was director sam mendez film 1970 which won best drama beating favorites marriage story and joker. quentin tarantino's film once upon a time in hollywood when best comedy. own and in t.v. comedy quirky hit seriously bad skip the top prize while the show's triple talent writer producer and actress phoebe waller bridge to come the award for best comedy actress for what you believe is only one. thing to make it all to me that it will ruin my life. tom hanks won a lifetime achievement award for hi

in new york city but other places as well? >> we don't have a location in buffalo, justin new york, murray hill and east village. >> okay. i hope i can -- >> you are going to do it? really? you are not going to fight it? >> come on. chicken nugget. there you go. that is the spiciest one. >> i think i am okay. >> a little bit. >> wait two minutes. >> do i have superpowers? >> pretty impressive. >> the wall of flame. >> a little bit? okay. >> the last segment. you are on the radio today, just make sure you are watching sunday. all right. time now for happy hour. read this. i always wanted to say this on air. >> my mouth. >> funny or offensive, the controversy sparked by this billboard, bigfoot, fake news, they are together, this time the video, carly said, will be remembered. ♪ >> my mouth is burning but i'm going to try and get through this, live look at capitol hill right there. your favorite emoji could soon be on a license plate. lawmakers in vermont are considering a bill to allow the icons on vanity plates. >> we have al

he started, the mayor of new york and then became an independent. to have nonpartisan elections for mayor. he is a centrist. to figure out how to get things done and what works. like a lot of businessmen or business people, moves onto the next thing. >> host: was he effective in three terms as mayor of new york city? >> guest: i argue he made some big mistakes and he was a really good mayor for new york city. he brought the city out of two recessions. one after 9/11 and he created, stopped people from smoking in new york city. nobody believed that could happen. that became contagious around the world, he started 311 and added 700 acres of parks and launched a building boom in the city that is still going on, changed 40% of -- he did a lot of things that made the city better. stop and frisk was a problem. in the name of gun-control he caused so much suffering in the black and hispanic communities of the city. >> host: somewhat argue the crime rates really dropped during stop and frisk as well, and are rising back up. >> guest: yes, the crime rates di

the gentleman from new york. say that no t me one on this side needs to be lectured to about preserving america's role in the world. i just think that we don't think they should just be a blank check for war. let me mention a couple of things that i think are relevant here. he 2001 aumf passed after 9/11 authorizes counterterrorism operations. the 2002 aumf has nothing to do with counterterrorism operations, al qaeda, or isis. it specifically says the threat posed by iraq, not al qaeda, reference to al qaeda is in the findings not in the authorization. it does not need to be replaced because the 2001 aumf is still in the books. the administration would be -- has been clear with congress. the counterterrorism operations would not stop if the 2002 aumf is repealed. i would note that it is the president's recent actions in the middle east that have posed challenges to our efforts to defeat isis. the united states has had to cease operations against isis because our military is needed protection after soleimani strik

so what are we doing about it in new york city? what are we doing about it specifically as the nypd? first of all, we're ramping up our uniform presence in the city, particularly neighborhoods that have been targeted by anti-semitic violence. the first line of defense is our most valuable asset in the nypd and the fight against violent extremism. that's our highly trained, dedicated and extraordinarily diverse personnel of the nypd. they collectively make up our department and they make it stronger because the nypd has worked very hard for a long time to stand up a force of officers who reflect the city that they are charged with policing, and we're succeeding. in a majority minority city, the department is now a majority minority police force. with each subsequent graduating police academy class reinforcing that trend. we now have members of the service hailing from 161 different countries and 22,382 members who speak more than one language with 168 languages represented among them. that encourages -- is encouraged by the support