bill: columbus day around the corner, mayor de blasio is having an event, and being boycotted by an italian-american group in new york, saying he is a fake italian. >> no more disrespect. bill: the mad man that killed so many in las vegas. may have had other plans, including a concert attended by former president barack obama's daughter malia and trick or

trump. that is donald trump as a pirate. wait until you see. >> all your weather and and headlines coming up, i am bill spadea. this is "chasing news." bill: ashley johnson with the story. >> protesters with a think thank sit along columbus circle. fighting to keep the statue in its place. >> we're for saving the statue of christopher columbus. right across the street on the pedestal there, is not just a united state hero, he is a world hero. reporter: controversy began over

a month ago when mayor de blasio commissioned a 90 day task force to examine controversial statues in the city that symbolized ha hate. be removed because of the history of brutality toward native americans. protesters i spoke with say manien t don't know the history. >> redefend the statue of christopher columbus, it represents the italian re renaissance. >> thursday evening dozens vowed to boycott the american reception at gracie mansion. refuse to attend. >> it would be hypocritical for us to go to the gala.

does not want to come out. we feel that he should have shown leadership and just said that the statue will remain. but he is playing the political game of forming a panel, which is going to happen to release their findings after election day. reporter: nypd is guarding the statue 24/7. for fear of vandalism. ashley thompson, reporting for "chasing news." bill: thank you. >> all right, i want to bring in an iconic entertainer, former star of "saturday night live," proud italian american, joe piscopo. welcome back to "chasing news" how are you. >> crazy day, they called. they sa said chat with your old buddy bill spadea, i am locked and loaded. bill: appreciate it. >> what is going on, de blasio being attacked as a fake

italian. what is happening, what is your role? >> well, i heard they will take the commission in new york industry. columbus statue down. put up in 18. >>, they raised -- in 1892, the immigrants raised nickeled and dimes, pennies to build that statue, symbol of the italian-american, then. the count speaker in new york city, and mayor de blasio now, form a commission to should we stake the chat eudown, i'm -- statue down, i'm telling you it ain't gonna happen. we got invited to go to gracie mansion, we respectfully decline, because we feel like, oh, you invite us, oh, there is joe, or there is chad, hey, aren't the italians great, take down columbus, that is not fair. bill: do you expect there to be

a battle over this on columbus day, you are going to be at the parade. >> i don't think that anything will happen until monday, if they decide to take the stoot a ststat duedown, you will see a o arms at our radio shows, the italian men and women standing up for our rights. bill: i'm with you, joe thank you. >> are a find italian-american. bill: as you are, we'll talk soon. >> all right, bring in a plus panel to weigh in on this remember wayne smith is here. always good to see, jannette hoffman and bob be -- bianci . janet i start with you, what do you think? this seems to be nuts. >> political correctness run

among, this is such a insult to the italian-american community, i am enraged. this is typical de blasio. he does not want to take a position so he forms a commission to look at the statue, which is bologna, then sesays,no we'll keep the statue. bill: is this about de blasio. >> it is an affront to the italian-american community, this may be the thing italians finally wake up, we're tired of being whipping post of media and brand as bob mob people -- retired as being brandedda mob people. this is very important to our community we're going to fight for this. and rightfully so, when are people going to be sensitive to the italian-americans.

i say now is the time, this is the stake in the ground. bill: mr. mayor, you lead a city, is this fair little bit simp of de blasio. >> i'm not going to answer that, bill. i would never disrespect any group that has contributed to this great country, the challenge for us, we discuss history, and there are some flaws in every human beinning tt create -- human being that creates this fine of discussion. >> we can learn from history. bill: yese yes or no, statue, sr go. >> i don't live in new york. bill: come on. >> i got to leave it there. bill: people are still reeling

and recovering from the horrific massacre that took place only a few days ago in las vegas, more details are emerging about what happened and the man behind it. carolyn schively from fox has hor details. >> hunt for answers underway, investigator say that paddock's motive is still unclear. >> we're thinkingure we having attacks. >> fire official hold a debrea debreach. capitaldebreach. >> people would show up at hotels, where they were shot by the time that information got to relayed out, police and fire, it was there is say shooter aat this location, where there was not. reporter: as investigator continue their probe, foxconn firms two months before sunday massacre a man named stephen paddock believed to be the gunman booked a hotel room in chicago overlooking site where a

music festival, lollapalooza was taking place, but paddock did not show up in chicago. another news report, said that gunman appears to have reserved places in boston, specifically hotels around boston fenway park. >> we're aware of the media reports, because this is an ongoing investigation i'm not speaking more to it. reporter: they confirm wednesday that paddock rented a room in las vegas in september. a round time that life is beautiful alternative music festival was taking place, paddock had no criminal history and no outward signs of extremist ideology, sheriff in las vegas opening questions, whether haddock had help, "fox x news. bill: thank you. >> i want to bring in expert. former fbi and dea, choinin jois

on "chasing news," one thing came out paddock, the killer in las vegas rented rooms near lollapalooza, a music even that attracts hundreds of thousands of people. in august former president's daughter malia obama, now that the president's daughter is mentioned does that involve secret service. >> secret service are involved. they are already working with all homeland security and local police departments. to be able to express and share how they set up a national special security event, that is when president comes to town, that is when sniper on rooftops and buildings are checked and dog sniffing bombs, background checks. that is what is shaping. bill: to that point, if the killer had decided to act at lollapalooza with malia obama there, could it have been prevented because of secret

service. >> yes, parts of their process to screen all buildings, to have snipers on rooftops, and able to be close by, and in terms of you know armed agent, so, if anybody if secret service had been there and done a pressure have a lens -- resurveillance, and done a sweep. bill: do you think that secret service present there is maybe what scared him away. >> that is possible, this is somebody we're learning more about him, it possible he knew what he was doing, he could have known or read something, and changed hid plan. bill: okay, bob thank you. >> coming up on "chasing news," trick or trump. that is right, trump as a pirate, wait until you see this. and da danno with your weather. >> we have more warm on the way, and a few rain drops, i'll have your forecast coming up.

bill: welcome back to "chasing news," i am bill spadea, we have more show coming up, we'll get to your weather in a bit, but first a story. i thought at least one holiday would be devoid of politics, halloween coming up, but not so fast, a professor concondition state university -- in in connecticut state university, has an anti-trump display.

a pirate, there are russian sailors, and even james comey as a skeleton and a daca kid walking the plank. professor matthew. it is quite a display, i imagine, you are getting some feedback? >> i am getting a good bit of feedback. you know, you were talking about halloween, hoping to have a holiday that did not involve politics, halloween is one of my favorite, i like spooky, i think things are right now spooky in the country. bill: did i describe it correctly, try to hit points that i saw, is it supposed to be anti-trump, have you done this before. >> it is, this is my view, halloween, i am a political constitutional historian, i do talk on political history, this is just another median to get a message out, so, you know, last

year and aftermath of elect, day after the election i thought, boy, american ship of state has gone off course, what came next was a private ship, that is -- pirate ship that is how i feel about trump, and his cabinet, they are pirates pillaging the nation. bill: are they both upset, happy? >> anti-trump people are thrilled with it. and they love it they believe that it is truthful and represents everything that is going on in our nation. as you said it was you know, a james comey walking plank, bordered by two russian sailors and a daca child. bill: whe what do your neighbors think? >> my neighbors love me, we get along well, this is you know, do i do this, have done it before? i have done political displays for years, people look forward to it.

bill: have you tweeted it is tagged donald trump. >> not yet, but i am planning to. bill: all right, take that idea for free, professor thank you for joining me. >> thank you very much. bill: all right, i want to bring back our panel, we're joined once again by mayor smith, remember good to have you hire, jannette. and former prosecutor, jannette. what do you think? my take away is we're politicizing halloween. >> you can't take yourself too seriously, i don't think that the professor does. he has a first amendment right to do that, i think this is tacky, i am glad i don't live next to him, but a plus for creativity, and he is on the news, his message is getting out. bill: wayne. >> i love it. >> bob. >> he is in a language lin a lof tradition, if you know anything

about our history, political sat satiric in a creative way. i applaud his creativity, whether you like trump or not. bill: don't you think it justified highwa how far left or institutions have become, he -- >> he has a. >> russian thing is -- >> i mean. >> he didn't say he talked about it in the classroom. bill: a valid point. >> i am sure he does. >> come on, he is on tv as professor for central connecticut state university, if i am someone conservative leaningy would not take his class. >> this crazy, that we're -- this is liberalism, there are cover professors. bill: they were dom -- do dominn

priests. >> i want to talk about as serious story, we brought you last week the story of of a brx teenager who killed a fellow student in the classroom, a 15-year-old stabbed to death, young man accused of committing this act is in custody, diana with the story. >> over a week since dennis learned her 15-year-old son had been stabbed to death in his bronx high school. thurure -- conversation. a moment she described like a movie. >> i ran from work. see my son, now getting carried to the ambulance. >> her son's killer, told police he snapped after being bullied for weeks with antigay slurs, department of education is investigating and police have charged him with murder, as a-year-old questionnaire

surfaced with 92% of teachers at school, and 89 percent of students say, they observed bullying ubut miss dennis wants to make clear her son is the victim. >> my son is full of life. if he was being bullied, i am not saying that is right for anyone to bully anyone, but also not right for nobody to anyone to take someone else's life. reporter: ruben stein citizen family lawyer. >> the require that schools have with bullying with regard to dealing with that issue. which we don't know if they were followed in this school. reporter: family said they are considering filing a laws after their son's funeral, on saturday, october 14 at castle hill funeral harder parlor. bill: all right, bring back our panel to weigh in, a couple things come to mind, and bob, with you.

prosecutor, the claims are that kid was bullied, and called named. slurs about being gay. and hispanic, but to resort this this level, then question is, where were met rally detectors -- where were the metal detectors. >> this is a law enforcement conundumconundrum. they get a more liberal posture, i care about protection of the students, if they had a metal detector this would have not happened. bill: let me ask you, as a mayor, a poll came out 53% of teachers in school district said they witnessed bullying in this school that number of north 9% . in 2015 mayor de blasio had another commission, and took metal detectors out. >> there is challenging for a mayor, sometimes you have to follow your instinct. i would always cut on the side

of safety. so, i would probably if we had data that suggested there was violent i would keep the metal detectors. >> this is bigger than metal detectors, no parent should have to send their kid to school where they don't feel they are safe. this is a reason that i am ad vo cat for school ios -- advocate for school choice. bill: whole discussion with bullying, does that down play the fact that a mid was commitd. >> it is a murder, it is not appropriate if you are bullied or harassed to stab another person, mayor de blasio, does owe report o report responsibile fact that those kids are in care and custody. the city when they are in school. >> board of education is responsible for ensuring safety

of kids in school. >> player also in board of education, you know as well as i do, have a sim bioticrelationship. >> there should be law. bill: he did do something, they did something and removed metal detectors, wayne thank you. always appreciate it jannette, bob, thank you. >> check in with meteorologists jadan zarrow. >> with a look at your local weather, it is a warm forecast. how about those 80s today, the heat, humid ey humidity will coi think temperatures will be above normal for the week at least, and autumn chill on hold. other story is rain to the forecast. a few showers here and there tonight, better chance for steady rain around columbus day holiday, this is where tropical storm nate comes into play, that could enhance our rain. your forecast for tonight, few areas of rain.

maybe an embedded downpour or rum else was thund-- rumble of thunder, this will be mild. for friday, i think that daytime hours will remain dry. i'm not going to rule out a shower, saturday will be shining star of weekend, partly su sees, highs in lower 80s, we'll stay dry, only potential issue a brisk wind over twiec 25 miles n hour. >> coming up on."chasing news" our headline including an nfl super star, sure put his

bill: welcome back to "chasing news," i am bill spadea. a look at more headlines we're chaiting. chasing. >> carolina linea panther cam newton lost his side big with yogurt forever comments about eye female reporter, he was

asked about his route, newton said it was funny to hear a female ask about routes. >> danon called newton's comments sexist and disparaging to women. >> organizer banned prop weapon from this years and all futur futevent. we are sorry, we know many people incorporate props into their custume. >> 10,000 people are to dress as zombies for the walk, that set agaiarecord for largest zombie . >> and nick cannon is not going to say sorry to a new jersey catholic school, in lakewood accused canon of violating terms of his contract, demanding he apologize for using offensive language, they asked him to avoid vulgarity and sexual

conduct at saturday's homecoming show. >> that is a look at some headlines we're chasing today. bill: thank you for joining us on "chasing news," another

>> live from center city in philadelphia this is fox 29 news at 11:00. startling wake up call in the middle of the night. son found an intruder in his mother's home. did he not wait for police to take action. thank you for joining us i'm lucy noland. the invader tried to hide next to the bed but that game of hide gone seek did not end well for him. fox 29's shawnette wilson live now in wilmington. shawnette. >> reporter: lucy, the map was actually visiting his mother from washington, d