>> the latest trend. people marrying themselves. >> we put a lot harsher on women to marry themselves. >> it is a little crazy, yes, a little bit nuts. ♪ ♪ >> hey, what are you doing? >> it is not what you hear on the news every night. ♪ ♪ >> i'm sure that my parents are very proud at this moment. [laughter] ♪ ♪

♪ ♪ >> no marriage prospects, no problem. >> are you talking about me personally? [laughter] >> i meant in general. [laughter] >> the latest hottest trend is matrimony called sologamy, people marrying themselves. there is even a woman that data in my hometown of new york city. erica anderson. this picture is from facebook. she i have never heard someone say there is nothing

wrong with being single. and another tweet says marrying oneself is avoiding the worstnn their wedding day. there is a website called i married me.com. i spoke to jeffrey gardi about this. >> they say you know, i don't have to marry just any person. why not marry the best candidate who is myself. especially if i can get someone else. >> so i wanted to try it out and so i went through the process of marrying myself. i asked some guy in new york. he said well, do what you want. >> what do you think?

>> you just think it's crazy, don't you? >> it's a little crazy. a little bit nuts. >> then i went shopping for engagement rings. i went to this jewelry store. my favorite was a $40,000 diamond ring. and then i thought about it a little bit more and thought, well, maybe not. there is a candy bar on east 63, i went inside and bought myself a ring pop. that was my engagement ring. then i proposed to myself. ♪ ♪ >> were you nervous? >> it went very well. ♪ ♪

>> this is such a beautiful ring. ♪ ♪ >> then i went dress shopping on east 58th street. i walked inside and tried three different options for wedding dresses. >> i am saying yes to the stress. this is the one i'm getting married in. >> then it was time to do the procession. i did that. ♪ ♪ >> with this ring i thee wed. >> there i go, i'm married to myself. i just married myself. ♪ ♪ >> that's delicious. i love this ring. it's the best ring ever.

>> thank you. [laughter] ♪ ♪ >> don't you worry. >> check out this alligator that was chilling at the bottom of the pool. the family freaked out and called the authorities. then he tried to pull out the alligator with this rope. and they made a second attempt to do it again. >> they slowly dragged him out of the pool. >> take a look at this photo of a massive fraud, a man in texas. according to the south texas hunting association facebook,

this is a giant bullfrog from last wednesday. but the spokesman a spokesman says that the photo is a little bit misleading, it is an optical illusion. it's similar to what fishermen do when they hold up prize fish. it is a big frog. ♪ ♪ >> it has many people sparking controversy on social media among animal rights activists. it has also become a finger-pointing game on who is to blame for the bears that. i retrace the steps. this man says that he saw the bear across the street and then he made his way to the front yard. >> when i came out the door, it was right here. >> then he called police because he was afraid of the 400-pound bear was going to make his way

further. he made his way into another neighbor's yard. but what has many outraged is reportedly the union beach police tried to figure out what to do and then reached out to the environmental protection agency and the police were told that they do not work on the weekends. sadly for the bear, this road was a dead end. >> blocked the road off, you try to keep people away. the officer showed up. they were telling everyone to back up. and then the next thing you know the fish and wildlife say shut the lights off, get the people out of the area. but now they let it go. it is the officers of. >> the union beach police said

in regards to the killing of this bear that the decision was not made lightly. since that time, fish and wildlife has released a statement in which they advised the union beach police to euthanize the bear as though they felt like they were putting someone's life in danger. but another neighbor said that they believe that they really had no choice. >> you have to take into consideration that this bear was in north jersey. so to make it all the way down here, you know, who knows if he's going to be in your backyard when the kids go out and play or the bear will tear your dog apart. you have to think of it as a wild animal. >> i'm hoping that that 400-pound bear did not go to waste. >> a lot of people have not seen bears before.

and then the cops are freaking out. they will say okay, i will keep an eye on it. >> i heard that there is a rap song that came out this weekend. >> it is called do you work with dep. ♪ >> well played. thank you, actually. ♪ ♪ >> there is a place that looks like time for god. this deserted village, 19th century factory town turned mountain resort and i went there

last week and there was a gloom of a rainy day to find the secrets that it was hiding. >> i felt like i was the only one here. >> it's nice to meet you. >> nice to meet you. >> dan is the director of our planning and environmental services. he is one of the few permanent residence. he moved there with his wife 25 years ago to supervise the restoration. >> our family was taking bets on how long the we would last. some people thought two weeks. >> this deserted village is anything but. it is open to the public. over 100,000 people have come to visit. and yes, they still have to pay

rent. >> it is quiet and dark. >> it was first settled by an englishman. it gets its name from a gentleman that took over the property. he turned it into a mountain resort but ultimately lost favor when a little thing called the jersey shore became popular. i heard that the town had ghost stories including one of three girls that went off into the woods only never to return. >> that is a minor story. i have been here 25 years. >> the deserted village is a fine place to go to escape the 21st century for a little bit. even if the guy behind much of the restoration is perfectly fine in 2017. >> i love to live in this area. but we often say would have been nice to go back for an hour, when you are doing the restoration in the planning,

should it look like this or that -- it would be nice to see what it looks like. >> so you want to go back in time because you are a perfectionist enact. >> i guess you could say that. ♪ ♪ >> how big is it? >> it is huge. >> does size matter? >> it matters and

>> okay, are you ready? >> i was memorial day weekend? >> it was excellent. >> this bear is at the performing animal welfare society also known as p.a.w.s. he is a three-legged bear. ♪ ♪ >> check out this vending machine. that is the genius move by rick in wisconsin. >> that's delicious. pumps them out, high? >> they're only they are only open from 11:00 o'clock to

3:00 o'clock. they will hook you up. it is a cool, refrigerated vending machine in wisconsin. >> being a millennial is not easy. it's not just about knowing the right lingo and hash tags. >> this is a good place to come. >> they put up a blog post, the mecca of all things cool and millennial. talking about how cassette tapes are coming back. we're talking about the art of this. ♪ >> i decided that i wanted to be a cool millennial and i called up my generation friend.

>> you basically need a car load of stuff. >> i brought a little bit here today. >> i spent thousands of hours making mixed tapes. i have a box of the ones that people gave to me. it could be like a love letter, a way of exchanging things, friends of yours, you can make a mix tape for special occasions. ♪ ♪ >> this one belongs to someone anonymous. >> there's a lot of copulating rhythm.

>> what does it take to make one of these? >> so much thought. you kind of click and drag. a lot of hours of work. >> seriously, i am not that old. >> so it keeps the work flow and rhythm 2. >> yes. >> now you can do the next step up. you get some rhythm, work on the artwork a little bit. >> okay. >> you have to drop the needle. right on the fourth song. ♪ >> it's tricky, right? [laughter] >> if i'm being truthful, i'm never going to do it. >> if i'm being truthful, i will never do it again either.

and i haven't in a long time. [laughter] >> i don't know who actually wants to do this. >> pizza and transport. >> that's right, joining us now is radio host astra. >> i found new york's biggest slice and i wanted to share it with you guys. to make up is. 32 inches. >> how big is it? >> it is so big. >> it is huge and it is so good. >> does size matter? >> it matters and everything. let's be honest. >> so where is it?

>> it is located on broadway at a hundred and 11. the pizza is done on this. it is called jumbo pizza. for those of us that can handle the big things, jumbo slice is the way to go. >> especially for $4.75 a slice. >> if you look at the video, it is the wishes. i'm a huge fan. we all know how good it can be. this is definitely up there. >> does it have mushrooms? >> they do offer toppings, all of those that you can ever imagine. whatever you want. ♪ ♪

>> what is coming up next for you? >> i will have to go be on the radio, so make sure that you tune in monday through friday. >> astra is a fan of jumbo pizza. ♪ ♪ p://www.evertz.com>[a5df]

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>> how well do you know new jersey? there are fascinating parts of the state that can only be found if you look really hard. this is a northwest new jersey with a species of flower that

can only be found right here in new jersey and nowhere else on the planet. >> it is bright yellow. a very bright yellow. the branching on the leaves is opposite, which means that they come out at the same point. >> i came up to the people responsible. they are called the nature conservancy and they do a lot of work regarding plant and animal life. >> the area where it grows is very unique. and you get a seepage of water that is highly acidic. so it thrives in that environment alone.

>> make sure that you are paying attention if you are coming up here. the nature conservancy is also working to have dna testing done to have this classified and differentiated as a species of its own. if you want to learn more or see them for yourself, check out nature.org. please send me a tweet and you can always tweet our show at chasing news. ♪ ♪ >> i am the postproduction supervisor here at "chasing

news." you will find me taking photos, painting, running audio, hanging lights, you name it. and this is five things that you didn't know about me. >> oh, great. [laughter] >> number one, television production was not my first choice. i went to school for drawing and painting. basically i am applying those skills to this job. and number two, when i am not here i'm usually find my drone around the city. or you can find me taking photos. number three, people usually know that i have a camera in my hand. and i am documenting everything. chances are if you saw a photo of something that we did on an event they probably came from

that. and number four, my friends and i are very much into halloween. we love to dress up and have done. i like to create my costumes. and number five, i used to do a lot of local theater onstage and offstage. i even had a chance to meet the original blues brothers one day. so that is five things that you didn't know about me. call me anytime or follow the show at "chasing news." >> another great night of "chasing news", they give are watching. we will see you tomorrow. ♪

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