>> there was a really big crowds rally here. >> don't you think this is totally patronizing? >> stop being ridiculous. ♪ ♪ >> what are you doing? ♪ ♪

bill: before we get started, jessica has a special guest teaser. >> rounding up the news of a new jersey, we go to this website. the editor, gene randall, is a princeton university graduate and a contestant on america's top model. >> welcome, jane. >> that is great. >> you have a story that i guess, i spent a lot of time on your story. >> i'm honored, i really am. >> how did you hear about it? >> there was a really big crowd throughout here. >> i was totally moved. >> what you like about it?

>> at 4 feet tall, she is a fearless girl and she is not taking any seat. [laughter] ♪ double knockout. >> to have something that is specifically poignant for women is really cool. >> is empowering. >> it is the brainchild of one of the biggest asset managers in the world. state street global advisors. they are in the middle of bowling green state park. they have a campaign calling for more companies to be a part of their board of directors. >> it is based on the fact that diverse teams make better decisions. >> of course i had to check it out. it is not unusual for the area since the charging bull has been here since 1989.

people go there thinking that they will get some luck from touching it. >> i'm not going to do that. [laughter] >> it's weird. >> i have heard that you have been there as well. >> i have been there. >> so i had to ask people their to touch the bull or see the girl. >> the girl or the bull. [laughter] >> and so you have to tell me, will you check it out reign is it is expected to stay longer even all of the attraction. bill: let me ask you what you feel about this. is it dismissive about women? >> i think it is an empowering visual, but in time it will not give people on the board of directors. >> it could get that one person to apply for one of those jobs.

she actually put her name in the hat. >> i'm sorry. >> maybe it could inspire gross to major in math. some of the backgrounds that allows them to have these careers that are high income earning. there is an income earning gap. >> it is extremely empowering for little girls. the little girl is facing that bull. >> i don't understand the love, and i don't understand the hate. >> i find it patronizing. >> you are patronizing with your patronizing comment. >> i feel guilty saying is doctor so-and-so there. it's the one that is your inherent sexism. that is your problem.

>> don't you think that this is totally patronizing to women? >> is is an empowering thing. but i will say one thing about modeling. it is one industry, you would be making much less than i would is a woman. >> certainly a wage gap. >> we are good. ♪ ♪ >> and oklahoma photographer sharing images of three young girls in spreading awareness of cancer. she introduced these three girls who are all battling cancer at the time. she took a photo of the girls together who actually did not know one another. three years later she re-created the photo and all three of the girls are now cancer free.

this was shared on facebook on tuesday. >> ashley. >> michael? >> shocking, i know. i will just keep rapping. ♪ don't worry, girls, you make pregnant look great. one is me and i'm going to keep my cool. i've got 99 problems and the giraffe is one. that's all, i'm done. [cheers] [applause] ♪ ♪ >> i am so sick of this stupid giraffe. >> i have a deal for you. how does this sound? a big developer get to build a big high-rise and doesn't pay any taxes to a local school. instead, you and all of the taxpayers of new jersey are part

of that. >> basically the city has seen a huge development boom. and now a local property tax owner and some others in trenton are saying that they forgot to stop. >> we just want to call attention to the fact that none of the abatements pay school taxes to the school proffers. >> a group showed up in full smart mode at the city council meeting last night. they had a sarcastic surprise party with party hats, balloons, and the abatement cake of shame. it is the 70th tax break of his administration. >> i am hoping that humor can do this where hard work has failed.

>> when you and i pay our property taxes, most of that goes to pay for local schools. the city takes all the money. they get zero. and these tax breaks are not designed to spur development. and it's getting harder and harder to justify it. i took a little tour of the area just to get a sense of this town and how it is struggling to attract private investment. >> here's something that you do not expect to see in a city so desperate for private investment. ♪ ♪ and here are some real estate listings in this area. three bedrooms, 4795 per month. and this apartment $3000 per

month. >> it is really nice of starbucks to build a location here. >> is a free administration a bateman. >> they will pay $1.4 million per year in taxes. if they pay full property taxes, they pay more than $3 million per year. but you have that, right? >> they say in his defense they are granting five-year abatements in the booming areas of jersey city. and they are asking for more concessions from developers. >> they cannot help to think about the complete hypocrisy on the part of the homeowners. they have not had a reassessment since 1988. >> he is the biggest hypocrite of all of them.

it is assessed at 115,000. come on. they are not paying their fair share. >> jersey city is now the new new york city. yes, there needs to be a couple of abatements. it is a beautiful city with what is going on. >> i do not sympathize but i understand the position with new york city right across the river. but he really should be thinking about the little guy. >> my issue is i think that they're getting away with something. have you only pay taxes on 105? i would give them all the credit in the world. who is bringing in the new development of high crime problems? ♪ ♪ >> homemade airplanes. the 70-year-old man was flying

his plane, and it skidded off the runway here. he was the only person on the plane escaping with minor confusion and it did look a little bit windy for that kind of claim that he is lying today. >> as we see thursday midafternoon, 60 some odd degrees in trenton, and yet we are going to get maybe overnight .

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> a to wal-mart in california named lucky survived and a five year old girl that adopted him are very lucky to have him and if you ask how a dog overdosed on heroin, he ate the owners stash allegedly. >> who says that monks don't have a sense of humor? check this out in bolivia. the dog actually has a name. people love this dog. they have actually dressed him in traditional franciscan garb. and of course, the saint of all

this is the patron saint, saint francis. ♪ ♪ >> there you go. >> rodney dangerfield is known as a standup comedian. >> is also known as his favorites one-liners our favorite. >> i was an ugly baby. do you know how ugly i was? the obstetrician slapped my mother. >> keep your eye on that. >> in october his iconic catchphrase i don't get any respect was memorialized on the back wall of the cinema. >> i'm on location in new york.

it says is saying. >> it makes sense that the actor would be portrayed. but it is across the street from the apartment that he grew up in. it's right over on this corner in queens new york. when i found out that the mural could be taken down because his widow was not a big fan, i drove out to means asap so i could see for myself before it was too late. in my opinion it's a great journal but maybe i don't know anything. i decided to ask the locals. >> do like it? >> i don't know, i don't have an opinion one way or another. >> i think that i have personally seen better representations of him. >> it looks like him. >> what didn't you like about

it? >> he didn't think that it was a respectful depiction of him. >> i was not editing a picture in photoshop. in my opinion i got a pretty good result. >> it looks like rodney dangerfield. it looks pretty good. >> do you know where they got the picture from? >> the wife gave the artist a picture and $1000 to make this mural come together. but he did not like the end result. it turns out that they have really big plans for mr. dangerfield. >> i think that it is going to be rodney dangerfield and then there will be a plaque dedication in front of the restaurant. >> did you have any idea who he was? [inaudible]

>> when i check him out on google i found out. >> this is a sad state of affairs for comedy. and we need some help. ♪ ♪ >> michael. this is going to snow. >> as we speak, it is thursday, made afternoon. and yet we are going to get snow possibly overnight. what is going on? >> i get it. we have dealt with this exactly one month ago today. we are talking about temperatures in the 60s and 70s within 24 hours. well, it's going to happen

again. tomorrow is going to be one of those storms where you go to bed tonight, it is not that cold, you wake up tomorrow morning. you will see snow on the ground. there are going to be travel delays and it is going to come plus hard tomorrow tomorrow afternoon before it ends. >> my commute starts around 4:3. >> i think the lardy have a couple inches of snow on the ground. going right down toward interstate 80. i think that we are getting three to 6 inches of snow. the central part of the state is one of 3 inches. anytime after 5:00 o'clock or 6:00 o'clock, the southern part of the state you may have to wait until about 8:00 o'clock or 9:00 o'clock. central and northern new jersey, that is what we are going to see as far as most of the snow and that is when we will see most of the delays. >> i have my snuggie ready.

[laughter] >> i started making jewelry out of my house. i started teaching myself to do that and i went to college. then i did my bachelor's degree at jacksonville university in florida. >> this is a glass blower extraordinaire that showed me some of his work. >> is that for like a little kid or a wedding? >> it is lots of fun. >> when i started chatting with him i asked him if he knew where glassblowing came from. >> it started back in ancient rome. those are the worst people to pick it up and it is your breath that controls what you do to make it bigger and dinner and that is basically how you make a hollow vessel to be able to hold it.

>> i was like how do you milltown glass. >> the glasses melted. we get it through ice cubes and then i shall them in to the furnace and then by morning they are melted. >> of course, it is time for me to make something. i decided i would make a pint glass and i would choose my favorite color orange to show everyone. >> then i put some color in there to give it a swirl look. and now it is time for the blocking. >> we have a mold here. >> so nick is stepping in to fix my glass. >> come on, let's do that again. >> so it is time for me to take a breath.

>> i am so happy that i picked that color. >> this was extremely hard to view and i was really struggling. so then he took it from me. moment of truth, guys. >> you know, way better than what i thought. >> i know. >> i went to the island in italy where glassblowing originated. i put all of the little trinkets in it. i did not let it cool down properly. it was a sad day. very strict about that. >> mom was shot and killed in a test on valentine's day. >> it was approximately 6:00 o'clock. >> it is easy to back.

>> you know the drill. guys, we applaud, we tear, we introduce our guests. you.

♪ >> what? >> we have the chance to go behind the scenes at a local brewing company and create our own "chasing news" beer. a representative will be with us next week to tell us how we made it. >> even though the situation may not be one that feels good, god allows it to work out, unfortunately my son is diseased, and i am growing in a greater relationship with my other children. >> he is a christian minister the very his 21-year-old son last month. he was shot multiple times in the chest, killed on valentine's

day. >> the time was approximately 2:00 o'clock in the afternoon. i had a phone call from my son, informing me that he had been shot five times and that he was taken to the hospital and he was pronounced dead. >> prior to that he did two years in federal prison. in 2003 he change his life around and he got into his face and he built a relationship with his son. he wanted to teach his son to be a better man. so he is keeping it strong, his fate is keeping him alive. >> it is easy to go out and find who did it. and also wreak havoc. but it does not bring my son

back. and it causes the other family to feel the same way that i feel. now, we drove down to the end of the street. it was still unclear. >> we just got to the general area where he was killed. until i mean, i know how it is. >> once we got down there, we could not find anything. when we were down there i saw a sign for hope. i spoke with the philadelphia detective about this was working on the case. if anyone knows anything, please call 686-3334. >> i can't e

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