>> what are you doing? >> this is a great spot for selfie. >> i don't agree with you on that. >> you guys are completely insane, i love it. >> ashley, you are chasing an important jersey story. before you tell us about it want to introduce her friend and guest

chaser today, adam geller, polster, jersey guy, you are one of the key pollsters for the president-elect. welcome. >> thank you, it's great to be thank you, it's great to be here. >> we will need expertise on this story. >> ashley, you are chasing midget mill. what you got? >> on standing in the section in new jersey that some call the holy grail of weird and j. one of the the small wonders of the state. part of new jersey's midget bill has been squashed, no pun intended. just as controversial as the name itself, midget has talked about by not several villages destroyed by hurricane irene in 2011. these properties were roped off by, caution tape and it looks like a different looks like a different place out here, there deb demolition cruise behind me. >> this company strategically hand-picked people to come in and work with care, love, and sensitivity really because we are very sensitive about it.

>> melissa prides herself on growing up in midgetville and living at her grandmother's home. >> the name midgetville means with the house being small may be in short it's in the middle of nowhere and this is our home. >> but what is next is what many of the neighbors wants to know. the council brought the property with $1.25 million bond. the area itself is small so neighbors say the homes being torn down account for one quarter of midgetville. >> i guess the neighbors want it i'm no real estate expert, and i'm not entirely comfortable with the name midgetville, but that aside, is that even in a we are to try to market something to someone. >> let's do a poll.

>> i think maybe we should have kept it. every state needs a little weirdness and it. >> we have plenty of that. >> what is underneath an overpass. who wants to live there? >> say a prayer for this family devastating news that they lost their home right before christmas. the fire broke out at 5:00 a.m. wednesday morning. you can see the footage of the firefighters working to stop the fire. no details on the condition of the family are what sparked the fire. >> a firefighter one above and beyond to save man's best friend. a building caught fire and he saved a bunch of people as well as a if the 1-year-old man and his dog. the man went to the hospital for serious injury and the dog at collapse shortly after being rescued. one of the firefighters saw this and immediately began performing cpr and saved the dogs life.

a local reporter hosted the video online with the caption nobody gets left behind. the pope was was brought to an animal hospital where he is said to be in stable condition. >> take a look at this video. in the ec smoke billowing out behind me on wednesday afternoon. it happened on midtown east in the building you see is a hospital. and why you on first avenue is going extensive work on the wing. massive flames and rubbed it from the roof of the structure just afternoon shooting thick black smoke. the construction workers came out of the building. i spoke to the general foreman who explained to me what happened.

>> we're doing a fire inspection and stole the pipe and it was activated. >> so it seems to me everything that was supposed to happen happen. >> the sand pipe working properly in the quick response of the nypd the fire was under control quickly. miraculously no one was harmed. there are no patients in this wing of the hospital because it was currently under construction >> guys, the governors up to his old tricks. >> this time there's a bill that's going to be pushed through the senate that will allow governor christie to write a book and then profit from it while his governor. right now the law says that the income that governor who makes 175,000 dollars to your cannot write a book and book and take the profits. but he wants a legislator to

take change the law. in exchange he is offering to let judicial salaries and all the judicial appointments go up by four percent. he's offering to have the legislative staff salaries go from 110,000 to 140,000, and across-the-board cost of the tax payers could be millions. so jen thank you for joining me on chasing news. i think i've characterizes the right way, this is effectively they governor trading taxpayer dollars in exchange for a bill that would allow him to enrich himself on a book he's going to write. >> look, this is on the gas tax on -- the vast majority of our residents are paying more in taxes and finding it hard to make ends meet. and then the they wave the bill

they want to raise the salary of the prosecutor judges, legislative staff, staff, executive staff. in light of what we have just a i can imagine casting a vote to give judges a hundred 65000 and give prosecutors a hundred 80000, the income the median income is 50,000 dollars ear for a family. >> is this just abuse of power? what are your feelings on this mess? >> look, i think i think the governor should be able to write a book but i think it has to happen after he's done. >> i'm going to be live streaming on thursday morning. i'll be there at the statehouse which i understand are public and we'll see. what what you think, does this happen? >> i think if this was an idea that they felt would be met by a big embrace of the general public they would be trying to ram it through a four-day. >> on your way to this committee

meeting stop by the radio show, new jersey 11.5 it on thursday morning. i'll be live streaming and were using the #, no book deal. that just captures the essence of the corruption. >> i can hear you. >> that's how works. >> ladies and gentlemen tell me if you think this is a romantic proposal or a little crazy. a from mobile alabama propose to his fiancée in an interesting way. he enlisted the help of a local police department, had, had him pull over called the fiancée and as he pulled out officers had their tasers outgoing toward the man and write down then he got on his knee and propose. she said yes number but it plotted. i don't how romantic it was but he got himself a future wife. >> this proposal really enforces that all i want for christmas is

you. this couple for north carolina looks like they're taking a cute little holiday picture with santa went the guy gets down on one knee. some people might find this adorable i have two issues with this proposal. number one, i know she was surprised, but mike were talking, she doesn't seem all that excited. number two, i know it's santa, but she never gets off his lap once the engagement does happen. so a santa really that comfortable? it's over confusing. but merry christmas happy holidays to this couple, hope it works out okay. >> new jersey transit a big meeting today, they solved all the problems the trains are on time, the buses are in time and their profitable. >> make sure you're not dreaming. i'm in newark right outside the transit headquarters and the

video speaks for itself. roll the tape. tape. here's video of a bus going the wrong way on the exit ramp on the garden state parkway. there many safety issues affecting the transit. federal officials actually audited angie transit found dozens of violations. that was was months before the fatal crash in hoboken. so i came to the meeting because i wanted to know what they would be doing about this. i asked executive director steve. >> what grade would you give angie transit for safety. >> there's been a discussion about us being in, don't think were in crisis, i think we are working very hard to make this railroad as safe as possible. >> would you give yourself and ask question. >> it no not all. >> a d? >> so they got an incomplete. >> i think an incomplete would be definitely the accurate grade

there. nj transit bus to talk about positive train control which is a brake mechanism for trains but there's no plans to make buses safer. also the vice chairman is stepping down, i asked him what the biggest transportation issue is for nj transit moving forward. >> there is no more important project than the gateway project. none. >> meanwhile lives are at risk every day. and he. and he doesn't think that the priority. these guys are shameful. so, incomplete, that's my take away. more to come more to come. >> my advice is to drive. >> be careful of the buses. >> we are on a journey today to save one life if we can, heroin use and drug abuse in general is going up and up. >> what were looking to do is offer you a full scholarship to come to our program for full 30

day stay free of

>> i heard you were out looking for me kind of scared me but deep down inside i knew it was a godsend.

>> on monday brought you the story of tj. he's from new jersey, a college graduate, 33 years, 33 years old. found himself using drugs recreationally in college. >> when the he was arrested at my kitchen the officers let me know it was heroin. >> he found himself homeless a year and half ago in philadelphia panhandling of the ben franklin bridge just for his next score. he has a contact with his family who love him one him back. so i got contact with his sister we decided got talk to them. that snowball turned into a boulder very quickly. a treatment center contact to me, they got contacted me, they got on the phone with me the president told me if we could find this to they would give him a full scholarship to their treatment facility. seven days of detox, 30 days of treatment at the rehab facility, but we have to find a and he had

to agree to go. was started as two people turn into six. tj's mother, uncle, and -- and j, jj was a former drug addict and they both turned their lives around. jay does drug reform in new jersey. we went out and couldn't find him. went all of his spots. we end up almost given up, the sun is coming out for the day, and we make a wrong turn in the car that we are inches nose like weight, we missed our turn and he said will turn around. and he said will turn around. that street, 200 yards in front of me was tj holding a sign up and panhandling. >> how are you question what. >> we convinced him to talk so we sat down in a circle, i'm not sure if he knew an intervention was coming but it did right

away. >> were looking to offer you a full scholarship to come to our program for 30 days free of charge and that we want to set you up with housing after that and continue treatment. >> when can i leave? >> right now. >> really? we weren't sure is going to happen but a five minute minute window is what i hear from all the attics you don't have any drugs in your pocket, you didn't just do drugs are not high, it's not it's not that often that five minute window happens and he was in that five minute window but he was willing and agreed to go and we took him there. and he went to detox and is a detox right now. >> he's going to be transferring to a treatment center in a day or two. it's finishing up his detox in new jersey. >> i got some amazing messages and reflection from the rake take teen we put together to find tj. >> is a were the family and you treated us like family and it means so much. i have high hopes for him. and there's only one way to go and it's up.

and heroin is out of his life, i believe that. >> i'm grateful that today he is save. i'm grateful that his mother was able to sleep soundly for the last couple of days. it was was a remarkable chance to reflect on that life. it's like that i is a former attic can relate to. it's nice to be reminded that i don't want that life anymore. >> this was one of the most beautiful moments not just of my career, but my life that i got to be a part of something so special. >> and his mother cannot muster up the strength to do a video but she spoke to's tj and he is super motivated and and ready to go to rehab. >> is going down a very long hard road on top of overcoming the power that heroin has there's a family here that really needs to heal. there's relationships that need to heal.

the lives and cheating that happened when drugs come into play, leaves a lot of damage behind. so hope they can all heal together. i'm really happy that they're taken the first step. >> i just lost a close friend to a heroin overdose, it's not just about getting them into treatment immediately and off the street, it's a long-term thing. it's going to be a constant battle. >> every a story i've done before this was a death in the family and i'm sitting with the family and their living talking about the deceased individual and i was thinking, maybe we can help somebody is in need that is alive right now. >> heroin use and drug abuse in general is going up and up and all the issues that people are concerned about, the problem is when people read this stuff there -- is so enroll high incomes of the story like this, when you can put a face in the family on these things it really emphasizes how important it is because these are not just numbers. >> the stories are not supposed to be easily digestible. they're supposed to make you feel uncomfortable. i'm invested in the story and with this family.

they invited me over for christmas dinner. i took a drive over to the detox center last night and i brought tj candy, i brought them cigarettes, things he needed, i give him a little note the bag that said, the whole world is behind you, stay strong we can't wait to see on the other side. i've been getting emails and and messages on facebook from people across the country's menu thousands of times already. if we can save another life by someone famous -- >> this is not your average whiskey bars. this is a creative director of the barn goes by the instagram nate, daddy do it all. >> have a little fun. if you want to make out some gold back corner knocking italy corner not mentally not to. >> okay this just got creepy.

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>> listen to this. on saturday a police officer get called to this residence, there there is a bunch of unruly donkeys in somebody's backyard. so they have to heard the donkeys out of the backyard back to where they belong, they described the donkeys is unruly of the first thing i thought of as i'm a republican pollster, i don't know any donkeys who are

truly. they're they're all unruly. do something, the police officer said there's four of them, notes in dispute and jill's time once a recount. >> i have been on a clean eating spree for the last month. i just scroll through instagram to look for food i know i can eat because why not. a girl has to have a bite. the other day i stumbled a picture covered in pineapple and avocado and i lost it. so in a moment of weakness a job out to soho to check it out. >> avocado and pineapple on a hot hot dog? >> it it's amazing. >> i ended up trying it. when i got there had much more experience than just eating a hotdog. >> i want to try it's the

perfect. >> michelle's is not your average whiskey bar. it's not doesn't have the stuffy financial guys in there, it's a really fun bar where all the cool kids come to hang out. celebrities, models, instagram, instagram influencers, all flocked there to get away from the life. >> that's a little creepy brett is one of the creative directors of the bar, he goes by the instagram name, daddy do it all. between his modeling career, being behind the bar and running the instagram account, he he really does do it all. get this, he used to be a personal butler and he's definitely the main reason why think people keep coming back. >> i want them to feel that they can make their own, obviously i have rules, were 21 and overcome i don't like jumping off the

window, but i want you to have a little fun. if you want to make out some girl in the back corner i'm not until you not to. if you get a make out some guy in guy in the other corner right after michael michael to tell you not to either. >> that's why the fellas love them but the ladies love him too. he is a model, he's covered in tattoos, he definitely rings the ladies into the bar but he also has more swag at delivering a dirty joke than anybody i've ever met. >> congratulations. >> the drink in the food are definitely the reason my people come to the bar so i had them take me behind the bar to stir up some daddy issues. >> that's the reason i came there, the hot talk so i had to try it.

>> they were delicious. like i told you, i'm trying to eat clean so i am had one bite. >> one bite. he went all he went all the way there for one bite. >> to satisfy the craving. >> i think my most hated term in 22016 is instagram influence. >> you get paid millions of dollars on a post. >> that was rohan's take away from the story. >> another great day of chasing news, thanks for weight watching. on thursday thursday i'll be live streaming on facebook from the state house as the politicians and the politically connected elitists are at it again. this time to get a book deal for (my hero zero by lemonheads)

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