new york new york 8.4 million people call the city home. >> it's snowing hard in central park and 20 in midtown and snowfall one to two feet and saying we could have snow hour. >> the coldest winter in 81 years and coincides with a grim reality. more people in new york city are homeless today than at any point since the 1930s. floors. >> it's really difficult once you find ways to just get through day-to-day from finding clothing to finding shelter to finding where you will eat. >> today it's hectic because of the snow outside and not a places for us to sleep now and everybody is kind of coming in. >> in just a decade the number of people living in new york's homeless shelters has nearly doubled and reaching 60,000 a night last year. it's a homelessness crisis unprecedented in any city. >> what we see today, the homeless that we see, the exodus from this city, families doubling, tripling up, the rent sky rocketing, this has been a crisis that has been cooking for 20 years. >> why are so many in new york homeless? this week fault lines looks at the forces that are displacing thousands

the new york phil harmonic famously played in north korea -- the new york philharmonic famously played in north korea. despite where we are now, i think that was a door opening statement. charlie: matter what conflict there exists between nations -- no matter what conflict there exists between nations, we can always come together? alan: exactly. it was possible for the new york and to show up in pyongyang they were able to do what they do at the new york philharmonic and is communicated with the people. it was a select audience, to be fair. people from a complete different culture and background. there was a moment of true, human connection. charlie: they used to have at the state department, u.s. state ambassadors of goodwill. they would sponsor all of these things. maybe it is a better idea that it doesn't come from the u.s. government, but from cultural institutions like the new york .hilharmonic it does seem like a good idea, because culture has the capacity to transcend politics. at the same time, politics is about culture. alan: it is inextricably connected. i think it is a more

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rosanna: leave it up to miss new york. >> why are you proud to be from new york? >> rosanna: i love the diversity and we can do anything attitude, we'll rise above and we'll be in to the very last breath. greg: wow. >> amen. greg: give me something. anything. >> what is your definition of success? >> greg: my deaf finition of success, such as do not have success and there such as for america. >> such as. rosanna: give him the crown. greg: thank you so such. >> thank you for having me. rosanna: we'll keep your eyes on the look out for you. >> yes. rosanna: now does steve harvey do that one? >> we have no idea. i assume so. greg: that is something we should have researched. >> it is okay. greg: thank you, miss new york. rosanna: do you have a boyfriend? greg: he's here. mr. new york. rosanna: we are asking because we have the love brokers here. greg: valentine's day is just around the corner. it is february 14th. it is a sunday night. >> let him know. rosanna: we have advice coming up. we are going to find love for ines rosales if it is the last thing that we do. we

very close shave west of new york city. already 37 in monticello and colder air starting to filter in. so you had the north wind working, knocking numbers down through the evening as the rain redevelops and then it's after midnight especially in that 2:00 to 4:00 a.m. timeframe when we have the change over to heavy wet snow. snow, wind, big wet flakes coming in during the morning hours. then a major improvement by midday as the sun comes back. the initial rounds of rain are starting to get in here. steadier rain going in to eastern suffolk county and you have rain over ocean county right now. the actual low is still coming out of northern florida and with a jet digging down south and this big high offshore it's being channeled up the coast and the reason why we've seen a change today is there's definitely a trend where this low is a little closer to the coast so we get in to the heavier precipitation. the way it involves is rain is developing this evening. then the rain is going over to wet snow. from northwest to southeast

particularly in new york. that's a prime target, you know, for terrorists. >> reporter: senator chuck schumer, a vocal opponent of this proposed cut said in light of recent attacks in paris and san bernardino, california, extremists continue to become more dangerous. we'll hear from the senator and mayor de blasio and the fire and police commissioners at a big press conference at 1pp. police headquarters later on. >> kat, thanks very much. >>> right now, police are a tourist in the face leaving him unconscious with a fractured skull. it happened around 3:30 monday afternoon in front of of the staten island ferry terminal in lower manhattan. a woman approached the tourist from arkansas and tried to sell him fake tickets to the statue of liberty. when he dee lined, another man came up and punched him. the pair then ran off. >>> yale university trying to figure out who may have been exposed to a student with bacterial meningitis. the student is still in the hospital, expected to recover. the university is working

the snow will go as far as new york city and in portions of new jersey. in western sections, it should remain pretty much in the clear. the county is shaded in pink and that's in nassau and sussex county. we have a winter weather advisory. we go into new york city in the jersey shore with rockland and the snowfall totals tonight we get closer to the city with later amounts in western new jersey in the hudson valley. for the next few days, we stay unsettled so we will see scattered snow showers. temperatures remain cold throughout the week with highs in the 30s. that is a check at the weather. >> christina is here with a traffic up eight. >> we are seeing a couple of instances this morning so let's get right to it. the overturned truck is on in overturning the ramp will be shut down here . it's definitely something to keep in mind. we will see a closure of the manhattan bound tunnel for some construction. they want to keep that in mind until further notice as i will wrap up soon. let's go outside i will bring you to the new jersey turnpike. things are look

. >> hello, new york. tonight david spade, derek hough, cousin sal, all new >>> in tonight's health alert, troubling news about some of the most commonly prescribed heartburn medications. a new study shows prilosec and others may be linked to a higher risk of dementia. scientists caution more research is needed. >>> new tonight, apple's next big announcement will reportedly be for something small. according to reports, the company is said to release a new the iphone 5 se will feature a smaller screen but equipped with the latest technology in the iphone 6s. >> now officially need a scorecard to keep up with them. >>> rob powers always has score cards. >> we tune in to some local college basketball. we've got baseball to talk about as well. straight ahead, sure sounds like met pitcher matt harvey wants to stick around for a while. we'll hear from him. plus the rangers' rick nash has been out for a i do everything on the internet. but, it's kind of slow. i just downloaded 600 photos in 60 seconds. that's ser

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regis new york. we right now are in the royal suite. price is $25,000 a night and it's designed to look like a european masterpiece. this hotel is home to the king cole bar where the bloody mary was invented. was the first skyscraper ever built in manhattan which means beautiful central park views. >> the newest met can afford to buy one of those hotels. rob powers up next with sports. the rest of us have to pitch a tent in the backyard. >>> also ahead, how long does (harold) looks like australia. (rob) i'm telling you, it's a western omelette. (jeremy) fellas! (harold) hey! what you got there? (jeremy) a new york lottery scratch-off game. you know, for fun. even here. oh, look. it's carol. (harold) that is how you get to be senior associate supervisor. (avo) take a break from the excpected. >>> there they go. no elevators need ed tonight. they took part in an annual tradition, running up one of new york city's most famous all 86 floors. our very own rob powers and amy freeze once again took part. how long did it take you? >> i have no

new york. greg: you it. greg: awesome song, row snap. rosanna: so much. my college roommate loved this song. brings me back to college. oh, lordy. okay. oh. the dog. okay. sorry about that, rosanna. you lack at the west side. we had an accident here on the set of good day new york. this is our new friend. rosanna: what is it about this set that all dogs must let everything go when they come here. greg: this is a beautiful dog, a puppy, we have. he is a little puppy. hes not totally house broken income why yeah. he did it on your side. greg: he did it on a towel. good for you, joseph. good for you. joseph is going to be in the puppy bowl during the seasoner bowl on animal planet. ji okay. that is nice. half -- rosanna: with what? why do you say that? wrap. rosanna: i have learned that over the years. i have gotten threats from pit bull owners. i said in the past. not all of them. this is a swisse suite one. did. it is okay. rosanna: and we get a new towel because it row nan has put up with a lot

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york and just questioning, if your environment is insane, which i find new york to be, if it's illogical, if it just doesn't - it's not logical, this. people say that new york is like the bumblebee, there is no reason why the bumblebee should be able to fly >>> i was listening to that, have i been blind, et cetera. >> i've walked these streets in the wealth and poverty, in the diamond market, they just rolled out for me. there's so of wealth in this city and there's-- so much wealth and poverty, they co-exist right next to each other. you can see people sitting down to a $400 bottle of wine and lookout the window and see an old woman eating out of the garage can. the disparity and the income gap is like this in the world, but in new york everybody is right up against each other living together. you have to do a lot of convincing of yourself that you're - you know, somehow justify your lifestyle to be able to live as accessively-- excessively as you do and taking advantage of all the material pleasures that are here and not give assistance - basically stepping over bodies to get into prad

rallying with hundreds of new yorkers in east new york in brooklyn. people here are demanding half of the new houses built here are affordable to them. >> push them out because the rent is so high they can't afford it. the mayor michael bloomberg the city lost a third of apartments families. >> what we see now are effects of 20 years of housing policy, 20 years of people little by little being pushed out. no attempt to house these human beings. >> and homelessness, the number is rising everyday. >> homelessness right here. >> they are getting pushed out of state. >> new york city under the bloomberg administration eliminated entirely the permanent housing programs which were designed to help homeless families and children leave the shelter system. >> under bloomberg the number of people in homeless shelters each 54,000. >> essentially what we have it was a massive social experiment that if you take away permanent housing assistance from the needy children and families in the city what will happen? >> no good jobs. >> everyday in this city people are l

"today in new york's" katherine creag is in east new york where the shooting happened. a shooting that the officer claimed in court was a terrible accident. >> reporter: he always maintained that, michael, that it was an accident. as for the verdict, residents, some of them here at the pink houses where that shooting happened, they expressed surprise. as you mentioned, michael, peter liang buried his face in his hands. the jury convicted him on manslaughter and official misconduct in the death of akai gurley. the shooting happened in november of 2014. on patrol with his partner in the pipg nk houses. he always said it was an accident. the bullet ricocheted and killed gurley who had no weapon on him. jurors deliberated for 17 hours over three days. we heard from the district attorney in brooklyn and also a juror. >> i have family and it was a very tough decision. >> there's no message here. this has nothing to do with ferguson or staten island or baltimore or cleveland or any other place. this has to do with who are we here in brooklyn. what do we stand for. >> as for li

we'll leave you with the sights and sounds of new york city's chinese new year celebration. hundreds welcomed the arrival of the year of the monkey yesterday in new york city's chinatown. for the first time ever the city's public schools closed for the lunar new year. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green.

in the new york state assembly and served a term as new york attorney general. he also served a term in the u.s. senate, beating out alexander hamilton's father-in-law. 1800, when thomas jefferson was elected president of the united states, aaron burr became vice president. here he is during his time in office. in spite of his fine beginnings, by the time of his marriage to eliza, he was celebrated, even notorious, rather than distinguished. trouble began in 1800 41 he ran for governor of new york. he was defeated in part because of slurs about his characters disseminated by his political rival, alexander hamilton. he lost. the election, hamilton said something derogatory about aaron burr at a private dinner party. -- aaronback to erin burr and you all know what happened. challenged hamilton to a duel. they fought on the dueling grounds across the river. burr shot hamilton in the abdomen. dammartin died the next day. burr's reputation never recovered. between 1804 and 1807, he made a quasilegal attempt to seize spanish lands of mexico and what is now the souther

the bus left new york city. was on its way to the mohegan sun casino when it spun out in madison yesterday. 36 people were hurt, many of them taken to yale/new haven hospital for surgery. >> a number of the injuries were thoracic, a number of bone fractures. >> the bus driver told police he was trying to merge in the right road and into the metal barrier. >> to decision 2016 now, a big night in the race for the white house. polls are open in the new hampshire primary as we speak, this is a critical state for candidates to declare victory in. brian thompson is in manchester talking with voters tonight. i'm sure they have a lot to say, brian. >> boy, do they ever have a lot to say. and they have been voting here, a steady stream going by, you see them right now in this polling place, the volunteers manning the stands right there. and, of course, you don't have to win here to move on. the definition of doing well is in the mind of the beholder, for some, as we saw in iowa, it seems likely there will be no tomorrow.

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now you can count on news 4 to changing weather with our nbc 4 new york app. download the nbc 4 new york app on the app store now. >>> it does seem that we are talking more and more about slashings here in the city. and we do have others to tell you about. this time a teen was attacked out of nowhere in brooklyn. >> reporter: the 18-year-old was walking right here in the area minding his own business when suddenly a man and a woman snuck up behind him and quickly demanded all of his money. he tried to run away and that's when they slashed him in the face. a stunning attack on this block, an 18-year-old slashed on the left cheek with a sharp blade. another slashing makes headlines. i live around here and my child goes to school. i feel really bad. >> reporter: you don't have to tell this worker about slashings in the city. he's a victim and returned to work today after being slashed earlier this month. >> he opened the door and he have the knife and got him from there. >> reporter: the nypd says there have been 567 stabbings and slashings this year, up 21%. sev

abc news, new york. >> and there's still more ahead. >>> now new york's number one news, channel 8, eyewitness news. >>> dmx's brush with death. new information about what happened when the rapper was discovered lifeless in a motel parking lot, and a five month old puppy thrown from a moving car, and we hear from the woman that helped save it. >>> and good evening at 5:00 o'clock i'm diana williams with sade baderinwa. cancellations and delays on one of the east river tunnels used for commute, it's out of service due to signal problems. we have a crew on the way, and we'll continue to bring you new information as it comes in. now to the weather, so back in the forecast center, and it could be a big problem for the morning commute. coastal flood warnings still in effect for many areas already dealing with flooding. lee goldberg has more. actually down a little looking to the south, and i got a tweet from staten island saying there's already light snow, so already snow showers moving in, but thankfully the numbers are still above freezing, so somewhere wet woods, and no snow yet in the hudson va

n track the weather any time with the news4 new york app. tap the news4 logo in the corner and select the weather tab. >>> jury expected to begin deciding the fate of an nypd officer on trial for shooting and killing a brooklyn man. we spent the morning in court in downtown brooklyn. >> reporter: some pretty dramatic moments from peter liang's defense attorney upstairs. robert brown maintained that the rookie crop followed protocol in the moments after the man was shot. he held up an empty glock to illustrate how much pressure or lack there of it takes to activate the trigger. both sides actually agree that peter liang did not intend to kill gurley in 2014. but he argu d that the prosecution was weak on facts in the case and failed to meet its burden of proof particularly of the rookie cop handling his weapon. during tearful testimony on monday, officer liang says he did not have the trigger on his glock when it went off. the district attorney held up an empty glok in his left hand and argued a gun can go off just like that and that the slig

we don't see it in new york city. we've been looking at mosquitoes in new york city carefully ever since we first encountered west nile, and we don't see that mosquito. >> but some of that spraying has its own side effects and medical implications, right? >> well, we -- we, mostly with west nile virus, engineer our screenings so that we reduce the possibility that people are exposed to it when we're spraying, and we're gonna be looking at the right way that we would spray for the aedes mosquito if we needed to. you saw the spraying on the streets of rio? >> well, i can see that people would feel a little unnerved by it. >> i did a little, to be honest. >> but the fact is that there are two main ways that we're gonna contain this until we have a vaccine. one is by giving people advice how to protect themselves from bites, and the other is by controlling the vector. and spraying is the key way that we have to control the vector. >> that's the bottom line. >> so i think, overall, people should feel reassured that the bra

more south and west of new york city. more on that coastal flooding in just a moment with jeff smith. we'll have much more and we'll make sense of the 7-day accuweather forecast in just a few minutes. >>> now to our reporters outside. lee said long island getting hit the hardest, especially on the east end. many schools closed because of this. >> the east end of long island seems to be the lucky one the storm, for example, friday they were the hardest hit. the kids were off from school and today the kids off from school once again. we did talk to some people who say they don't mind it. >> reporter: there are very few of us who look at all this snow and think pay day, but for plow truck drivers all this snow means good money. >> definitely. when it snows, i've got two at home who say let it snow. >> this is great. i love it. get to make some money. go plow. >> reporter: they have been busy on the east end of long island which also took the brunt of the storm just three days ago. conditions got treacherous as the full force

he loves new york. he plans on staying here. any trade rumors we keep hearing involving carmelo are far-fetched. he's in control. there are other moves to be made. if i was jeff teague, who the knicks are enamored with, phil is in a tricky spot. he wants to improve the team. ernie: they're trying to build a future. >> he could fit in financially and with the system. they're talking about two players for one where they bring the knicks like this guy. whether they have enough to get him, that's the big question. the knicks are not going to trade draft picks like they did for many years. ernie: got a lot of action going on. thursday deadline. we'll see what happens. want to talk about baseball. matt harvey. i love it. spring training. >> kicks off this week. matt harvey was in camp talking a little this week about his future with the mets. he's got this contract. he was paid $4 million, which is undervalued. he's under control until 2018. he says whatever comes up is gonna come up. ernie: kind of lukewarm. what did you make of that

here in new york city, long in the epicentre of drug use. heroin overdoses increased for four years. deaths outnumber homicide. tonight i'll tell you about a radical solution to addressing the prop that's proven effective in other countries, but is highly controversial. before i get to that i want you to hear some of what donald trump said about america's heroin epidemic after he won the primary. he begins by saying what he state. >> mr trump. please do something. the drugs, the heroin is pouring in. it's so cheap. there's so much of it. the kids are getting stuck and other people are getting stuck. we are going to end it. we are going to end it at the southern border. it's going to be over. >> it's nice to thing that building a wall at the mexican boarder as trump proposes would stop the flow of heroin to the united states, but the failure of the war on drugs convinced many people that law enforcement is not the answer to addressing america's drug problem. officials have turned to the softer side of battling drugs. it's an approach called h

news4 new york. >> thanks for that new information. >> right now, police are searching for the hit-and-run driver who kill add teenager in queens. the 16-year-old girl was crossing the street just after midnight. she was in the cross walk when a dark van hit her and then just kept on going. she was rushed to jamaica hospital where she later died. >>> the big move by twitter that could change which tweets you see first. we'll talk about that. dave? >> the snow story line seems to have subsided. but bitter cold air, dangerous temperatures coming our way. we'll tell you when they arrive all coming up in just a little >>> coming up today on "new york live," need an island escape? we'll take you to three restaurants that feel like tropical oasis. >>> and from dead pool, stopping by coming up on "new york live" at 12:30. in reality they're not. if a denture were to be put under a microscope, we can see all the bacteria that still exists on the denture, and that bacteria multiplies very rapidly. that's why dentists recommend cleaning with polident everyday. polident's unique micro clean formula w

you're in new york right now. >> i'm in new york. well, i moved here about 12 years ago and this is where i decided to live and raise a family. so i would say right now new york would be my fav. ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: nicely done. that. just don't ever come in second place in iowa. >> i won't. >> stephen: we started off as an improv group together. >> we did. >> stephen: did you enjoy the the improvisation? >> you know, i'm going to be really honest. i was always-- this is true. i'm not lying. steve, i could never keep up with him. he-- your mind is just so ridiculously fast. and i was more. ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: very nice of you to say. >> it's the god's honest truth. and i actually was really grateful for being in that group with you because i realized, "oh, that's why i can't do that." ( laughter ) acting and not that. >> stephen: do you know what i remember, do you know what i remember, one of the things i remember about you, other than you were a very gifted actor, is that between your freshman and che

york city, the new york attorney general's actions caused concern. the leagues' big investments and lucrative deals in fantasy sports were at stake. major league baseball may now end its deal with draftkings, if they don't comply with new y. and nfl commissioner roger goodell has also raised questions about daily fantasy sports. >> we see a big distinction between season-long fantasy and daily fantasy. i want to make sure there's proper consumer protections. that's important for us, and i think that's something that's missing from the current structure. >> bogdanich: there's the saying, "no harm, no foul." is that the case here? i mean, who's being harmed? >> well, the fact is we just don't know what's been going on in there, so our investigation is ongoing. it's clear to us that what they're doing is gambling, and there are people who have gambling addiction problems. and for them to contend it's not gambling, you can almost lure people who know they have gambling addiction problems into getting back involved in betting. and gambling addiction exper

here we are in new york. after she came to new york i noticed my mom's condition was improving. >> unbelievable. look here. every year i come here it's different. >> she was actually doing better, putting on makeup, going out socializing. >> still won't take my age away from me. >> the day of her birthday i actually invited over all of my friends please. >> make a wish! >> it was really fun. >> what about this? you didn't throw them -- you know which one i want you to throw? the one we took from the refrigerator. the most important thing for me, that you and andrew stay in school. all right? you know that. everything else is later. bye. >> there's no real way to get anything done with her micro managing i guess. i don't know. the way to put it. i mean, there's no way any of this stuff would have got out with her here. and it's all pretty much junk. >> our first priority was to get rid of the compost piles and we did that. that was probably the worst part of the job. the funny little issue where we hired some

in new york you can be a in new york you can be a new man >> by luck or design. the 50th annual grammy awards came at a moment when music sits proudly at the head of the pop culture table. thanks to beyonce's "formation" video and subsequent super bowl halftime performance, and kanye west's by every means possible rollout for his newest release "the life of pablo" featuring a madison square garden fashion show and a "saturday night live" performance, and a tweet storm, much on the minds of those there. >> and when i wake up, i recognize you're looking at me. >> so many of them fans of the rapper kendrick lamar beloved from the streets to the oval office jumping off from his "all album. >> thinking out loud. >> ed sheeran won best song for what looms as a generation defining track "thinking out loud," and then the pop unicorn herself picking up album of the year for "19. the entire night a showcase for superstars who thrived in the age of digital and streaming. >> adele is just a fascinating star. you know, you've got these deep and dark and sort of lonely songs a

. >>> good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. >>> president obama fired at senate who say they won't consider his nominee for replace antonin scalia of the supreme court. a funeral is planned for saturday. speaking in california yesterday, mr. obama said the constitution is clear and the >> there's no unwritten law that says that it can only be done on off years. that's not in the constitutional text. i'm amused when i hear people who claim to be strict interpreters of the constitution, suddenly reading into it a whole series of provisions that are not there. there is more than enough time for the senate to consider, in a thoughtful way, the record of a nominee that i presented and to make a decision. >> senator chuck grassley, chairman of the senate judiciary committee, which would hold hearings on the nominations is one of several republicans they might be open to doing just that, holding hearings. grassley said he would wait until the nomination is made before making any edition. >>>

new york and new yorkers are very lucky to have you. today. >> thank you. >> and we are coming right back with dance for pd. they offer specialized dance classes for people with parkinson's, their families, friends, and care partners. [ theme music plays ] >> welcome back to "new york viewpoint." i'm ken rosato. dance for pd is celebrating its 15th anniversary. it's a collaboration between the mark morris dance group and brooklyn parkinson's group. it enables people with parkinson's disease to experience the joys and benefits of dance -- all this while they also address concerns that relate to balance, motor skills, depression, and physical confidence. joining us today from dance for pd are maria portman kelly, the program coordinator, janelle barry, a teacher, and david buffam, an actor and painter who was diagnosed with parkinson's in 2008. nice to have you all here. >> thank you. >> tell us about the founding of the organization. >> well, in 2001, olie westheimer, who is the founder and executive director of brooklyn parkinson group,

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transcare ambulance serves portions of new york city. >> it's our duty to the people of new york to be ready to serve. >> reporter: transcare had contracts with hospitals in the bronx and manhattan. as they're phasing out, additional units including fdny paramedics are working overtime filling the gap. firefighters are helping out as well. >> it's 15 people out of a work force of about 11,000. it's nothing that puts a strain on the department. >> reporter: the extra work similar to what happens during a snowstorm. >> it's been absolutely seamless. our people are working very, very hard to make it work. back in white plains, knowing public safety had a plan b. >> that's very important. it's really important. >> reporter: transcare is still operating. >> we did reach out to transcare for comment, they have not responded. >>> coming up on news 4 at 6:00. the news 4 i-team reveals how easy it is for prisoners to smuggle cell phones into one of the largest and infamous jails in new york city. >>> calling a threat to a school may seem like a prank. lawmakers in connecticut are pushing for a

he was coming out of new york city as a guy who was born, raised in new york city. you are a new york city kid. >> yes. >> does that make things a little more advantageous? >> it does. any time you can talk about representing where you are from, a new york city kid playing in new york city, playing in the about. you look at shane, you know, obviously myself being from new york, him being from new york, that's an instant connection. >> you know the same delis. >> you say pursuit. just like new yorkers. >> yeah, yeah. so you have a guy like shane who has an unbelievable work ethics. he is such a perfectionist. he has gotten better and better every year and he is going to go down as one of the manhattan all-time greats. he didn't have any scholarship offers out of high school. >> right. that's the thing. things have definitely changed. things changed since you played at kentucky when guys were playing for four years. >> a now a cup of coffee. >> yeah. you have some older guys in there. 20 , 21 years old. your four year seniors. does it help you when you get into the to

new york is a very unusual state. every once in a while a question crops up, why doesn't new york -- why doesn't upstate become to states and break away from new york city. new york city without newark state is like a lay without a stage. -- without new york state is like a play without a stage. lifestyle,s, the they are all very attractive, but they cost money. right now we are in tough straits economically. i think spending is out of control. i have always felt that in the legislature. i think there are a lot of mistakes being made. -- iwhat really bothers me will tell you what really bothers me is when you talk about the state of assembly could they hold the judicial system hostage. assembly will tell you that we are not giving judges a race unless we get a rage. that is fundamentally flawed and should not be that way. there is a lot of trouble in the legislature. people are gloating, it's great, the house is democrat, and the governor -- that is the worst thing that could happen to them. you know why? they have no

to new york city between 6:00 and 7:00. look how cold it is in the low 20s. flakes are still sticking. by 10:00, 11:00, we're mixing, still icy. still snowing in the cat skills, then overnight, the warm air takes over. and then it gets heavier tomorrow midday, look at the yellows and reside sweeping through here during the mid afternoon with a good soaking of a half inch to an inch of it's about an inch, inch and a half in new york city, parts of nassau county. and one to three north and west. they all get washed away because we're going to have a 1/2 inch to an inch of rainfall tomorrow afternoon. wind and rain, i want to highlight around 3:00. see those purples there. that's wind gusts at 50 miles per hour. the wind are going to howl tomorrow afternoon with the heavy rain. clouds break for sun on breezy. brisk on thursday. how about 50s over the upcoming weekend. i may not be warm enough with numbers over the weekend. it will be 55 degrees warmer next weekend than it was this weekend. something else, right. >> that is rem

. >>> now, new york's number one news. channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> guilty of manslaughter, a young new york cop tonight shocked when a jury delivers a guilty verdict for head deadly of an unarmed man. >> but first bundle up, it'll, getting colder. >> it's super cold out here. 72 on christmas eve, the second biggest snowstorm in new york city history, and maybe the years. the wind is biting. the camera is shivering. down to 19 in new york city, and the wind chill at 8. we're just getting started with the cold snap. wind chill watch in effect for northern new jersey, hudson saturday to sunday. the worst still in front of us. the park at 8, 1 in islip and the winds back off overnight. that's the only good news. the radar makes it look like it's snowing over central new jersey the last few hour, but not -- smoke from a fire, not snow showers. we're clear and quiet in terms of clouds right now. more rolling in tomorrow, but the coldest air coming in about 30 hours or so, late friday night into saturday morning. that's the po

hello, new york. tonight channing tatum, regina king. >>> in tonight's health alert, a well known u.s. college now requiring its students to wear fit bits. students at oral roberts university in oklahoma required to wear a fit bit to measure their daily exercise. it's included health in its curriculum since it opened. students used to track their activity manually. >>> new and encouraging details about former president jimmy carter's battle with cancer. the 91-year-old clearing another hurdle on his way to becoming cancer-free. a scan of his torso conducted last week found no signs of melanoma. a previous scan found the cancer that doctors discovered last summer in his brain was also gone. carter said the results look promising but added his doctors remain very cautious. >>> tonight eyewitness news is checking you in to the most check out the priciest luxury sarah spagnuolo, editor at large, takes us on a tour. >> here we are at the ty warner new york. this is new york city's most expensive suite. wha

that's a "good day new york." february 10th i'm rose scott toy. >> snowing right now in parts of mind. and it's cold as it should be on february 10th. tfnlg temps are dropping as we speak. mike woods is here he'll have details for you. >> huge night in new hampshire, donald trump got more than twice the number of votes as close fest rival. big, big, big win now sec place in iowa on the democratic side. >> bernie sanders defeated secretary of state hillary clinton, mr. sand sanders is coming to harlem this morning and having breakfast with the reverend al sharpton. you know momentarily we're expecting him. we've got a camera crew there. meanwhile deliberations resume in the trial of the nypd officer feater liang. refatal shot gurley in a brooklyn housing project he was on a routine patrol -- >> he said it was an accident it's with the jury now. also this -- self-driving car. >> you're so excited about this. >> the way we drove now is the way with did in 1915. this car does it all on its own a major decision from th