bill: new jersey's governor-elect bill murphy has new mission. >> he wants to legalize recreational marijuana saying he is a good thing for the garden state, but he is having a little bit of resistance from some of the fellow democrats in the legislature and a new report out of ucla in california saying that our area has some of the most segregated schools in the entire country. i am bill spadea, this is "chasing news." we got a story today about a new study, there is always a study to tell you something. this one tells us that the schools in new jersey are among the most segregated, talking about along racial lines of anywhere else in the country. the study was commissioned by a group in princeton and done by the civil rights group at the university of california in l.a.

i am joined now by gary orfield who's the professor at ucla who did the study. welcome to "chasing news". how are you? well, i have to ask you. >> the reaction was so what. >> basically what the court said was a half century ago that segregated schools in inherently unequal because they are not segregated by race, but also by poverty, by the nature of the curriculum and segregated by the likelihood and going to college and level of competition and the whole system of -- bill: can i ask you something? on that, wouldn't it have everything to do with economics. if you look at the makeups of new jersey. you got camden and newark that have a very, very high concentration of minority

population. so you don't have a real mix in the city that would stand to reason they will reflect that? >> well, you got residential segregation that is serious. you got division of the metros into many separate school districts and nobody is doing almost anything to overcome it. there are lots of things that can overcome it. bill: doesn't it stand to reason that segregating is something that is forced that people want and people forced into the area and not allowed access it seems to me you are being misleading on the conclusion of the support? >> well, we have just no evidence over the last 50 years that people of color prefer to be segregated. we have a lot of evidence that whites tend to be segregating themselves and you know, it is not, it is twice for some people and not choice for others and

compelled and results in discrimination. i got to leave it there. i appreciate you joining me today. >> good to be with you. bill: all right. let's bring in the a plus panel to break this down. jennette, good to see you. olivia, you are the ceo and the founder of dna. so i hear this. obviously, economic plays a major role in it, and you talked off air about this and in newark in particular, you got 25% of the kids not graduating high school and what did you think about the point he said though he talked about a different race and the desire to be segregated or not be segregated, is that true? >> yeah. i am not sure. a group looking to be segregated. i think the points talking about and one group remembers the

other had it over time. well, i think, the conclusion of the story was more about what should we do to change those and some social support i think. >> a negative, though. we have done stories on this show about folks in harlem that say you know what? we don't want this whole thing. we like the idea and they said it. we look the idea of black culture and being among people. that is a bad sign, well, here is what i think it is not a good thing is when kids in newark and camden and the urban school districts are trapped there and they are failing and cannot get out. i think the logical conclusion of this whole study is that we should have school of choice. kids in urban areas should be able to choose. >> do you agree that before he turns national friend of oprah. cory booker used to talk about school of choice.

that was not good enough. >> what do you think? >> it seems simple to me. >> you have parents the opportunity to choose and a little bit of a concept of this and the charter school and great, and so, i answer, i think school is a better system. i would like to have the option to have them. >> you pay the tax anyway. right. >> i think, you know. honestly this comes up all the time. still got this disparity of wealth that you got the higher end income towns that are paying the schools. yeah, it is classical. we have seen bipartisan legislation come up year after year that would allow school of choice in new jersey in the urban areas we are talking about but this problems the teacher's unions are staunchly opposed to this. that is why nothing has gotten anywhere. we are being held hostage by the teacher's union. we have a new governor coming up. we'll see what happens. thank you. >> thanks.

bill: new jersey's governor-elect has a mission. his mission is to raise taxes and legalize recreational marijuana. it is one of the ways he wants to generate revenue to pay for all of the campaign promises. the question is -- what would legal marijuana look like in the garden state. ashley johnson has the full story. what do you got? >> new jersey governor-elect promised to localize recreational marijuana over the age of 21 within the first 100 days in office. murphy is counting on $300 million in sales tax. >> state senator produced a recreational cannabis bill. >> all are 21 older and agreed to live here or not. so any number of different benefits first of all and we are going to have resources and by not arresting people and closing roadways off and not enough marijuana and not to mention the enormous economics impact creating all the jobs. >> senator cory booker introduce the landmark bill to legalize on federal level.

right now recreational marijuana is legal in eight states and the industry picked to reach 20. 2 quadrillion in sales by 2021. well the colorado model work in the garden state? >> well, likely that the colorado model would work in new jersey. that is a question. much more urban developers and higher population density and all the neighbors around them. it is a huge population that is going to be served by legal marijuana. and then, i think, it's the long term impact on that and new york and maybe even pennsylvania to jump on the bandwagon if they see new jersey is getting a huge increase in tax dollars because of this. >> well, the bill would not allow for people to grow their own cannabis. i am ashley johnson, reporting for "chasing news." bill: thank you, ashley. all right. let's turn to a great story

locally in our area and allison gormly has chased down woman who has worked with and made the favorites. allison, what do you got? reporter: what do they have in common? well, they were created by bonnie ericsson. bonnie and her husband wade won a mascot business out of their home in brooklyn. she decided to move to new york to work in theater. i was prepared for when luck came my way. i had something to offer. that turned into an interview of a lifetime with none other than muppets creator. bonnie and jim work together on and off for around 20 years not only created miss piggy but waldorf eventually bonnie and her husband wade start tir own

business. we found a great spot for studio. >> we had bonnie's skills which are considerable. i became a business partner. >> and a photographer. >> there the company continued to create characters out of the second part of the business. >> we also go and visit the stadiums. we take a look at what the venue is. we want to know more about the audience and so i think it became a bit of a smart alec. >> during my visit with bonnie, she was tuning up the physically fanatic. we replaced, which become a

journey over the years where performing and we will do any repairs to the fabric we changed the hats because sometimes they are in uniform. >> thanks, allison. let's check out the headlines we are chasing for you tonight. reporter: it the start of new era for zimbabwe still recovering from the recent turmoil which results in the resignation of the president. he had served at zimbabwe's vice president. senator al franken holding the ground for now. opportunities to make changes ending on december 7. remember to review the needs before making any decisions about medicare option. if you need to make changes, now is the time do it. that is a look ated that he liens we are chasing today. bill: coming up on chasing news a renewed call to have armed police officers at our schools to row tk kids in the wake of increase in violence. and, dan zarrow will have the weather.

>> bill, here we are. halfway through the thanksgiving holiday weekend. so far so good. it has been quiet weather-wise. a bit cooler. we'll continue a warming trend into saturday and we have train to talk about and then another big cooldown. i will break down details for you in the forecast, coming up. bill: we got a bunch of wimps in our society. you got to be tough. something bad could happen. >> my hair is not my wardrobe. this is what i was born with. >> when it comes to covering today's topics, you got to hit it from all sides. this has been back and forth no matter how you see it. it is your opinion. we got your point of view covered. >> it is a big deal for some. >> "chasing news" with bill spadea, weeknights.

bill: welcome back to "chasing news." i am bill spadea. we have dan zarrow and the chilly forecast and a museum dedicated only to the bible. wait until you hear that story. but first, in the wake of a horrific shooting in california outside of a school leaving two students very severely injured there has been renewed call from

law enforcement professionals and advocates saying we got to do something about the soft targets in country. whether we're talking about malls or schools or churches something has to be done and everyone is weighing in. homeland security has been talking about it for long time because the threat is real. people are dying. now one senator in new york is saying it is time to have a bill that assigned police officers in the schools to make sure there is somebody in uniform and armed outside of that school to keep the kids safe. we have got senator joining us now. senator, you are proposing that there will be a cop at every single school in new york. do you think it is realistic given the current resource level in new york? >> well, certainly not in favor of taking resources away that have kept new york safe. we're talking about hiring new

police officers and if that means firing 1,000 new cops to protect our children and there is no price we can pay to make sure that our kids are safe. i think that it has to be delusional into thinking you can be able to protect our children by having what they call resource officers at public schools and other schools that are very nice people, not trained, not armed. >> senator, do you think it is a bit of a compromise in-between those folks? a lot of people now are talking about reciprocal right to carry. so the people who have the ability to carry a firearm can do it in places like new york and despite the gun laws. this is a compromise? >> first of all, i don't like to compromise in anyway. i think that was what this is about. in israel, for example, there are people, the guards, there are security individuals every school and people carry. so it is much easier to protect people and protect your children. >> i mean, it sounds like the right plan, but does it have any

chance of getting through the legislature? > yeah. i did agree the senator that is something needs to be done. i am not sure it's the best idea. i mean, unless you are going to

have metal detectors, i am not sure this is going to work. i mean, i don't think that every terrorist or whatever you call them is actually walking, you know, ak46 and so, anything positive i can see out this is a factor. one man responds. but i am not sure it is stopping. what do you think? we have talked about. after every tragedy come back to the same conclusion. we need more armed good guys than bad guys. to me, i didn't see a compromise, but i see it as middle ground between everyone carrying a firearm and no one. right.

>> armed police officers that are trained so i look the general direction. they are all armed. >> i look the general direction that he is going in i am not sure is the most efficient use of resources and talking about metal detectors. there used to be metal detectors required at every new york city school. that is something we need. but i think most schools nowadays have complicated security system. >> there is a lot more now. keep yourself safe. thanks, guys. let's check in with dan zarrow for the chilly forecast. chilly forecast. meat god news here. mile temperatures high of 55 to maybe 90 degrees ain't going to last, though. another cold front tone way for sunday. temperatures will start to tumble. he pick up a brisk wind with wind gust in ex excess of 30 miles per hour. highs in the 40's on sunday and looks like we have another cold and potentially breezy day for monday before another warm-up takes over for the mild of next week. i am meteorologist dan zarrow. bill: thank you, dan. all right. check out the headlines we're chasing four tonight.

three people in los angeles lead police on a high-speed chase on thanksgiving. video shows a sedan. within of the suspectsupped out of the car and tried to hide on the roof of a building later surrendered to police. no injuries were reported. the new york giants not having a great thanksgiving in the thursday night game. washington had the lead in the third until the keckoff by jen kens tying up the game 10-10 that is what where the scoring ended for the gy lose the game in the fourth by another ten points scored by washington. with a, i the red scenes dug in. if you are within of those people who goes crazy when the neighbors deck rite early. you may want to think twice. a study from the journal reports suggest that's the sooner you light the crest mass tree. the hap area you will be. scientist saying the decorations evehicle sa strong feeling of childhood the earlier you put up, the locker it will last. that is a look at the headlines

we're chasing today. >> we got a lot more show coming up four tonight on "chasing news" how about this a museum dedicated to the bible?

bill; welcome to "chasing news". you have heard of every kind hoo see jam, aircraft, space travel, din dinosaurs everything. how about this? a museum dedicated to the bible. chris wallace has the story. chris? reporter: welcome to washington's newest attraction and it like nothing you have ever seen. the museum of the bible. inspiring, informative, downright interteening. summers the museum's president. >> it is where we are as a world right now. it is not engaging, interesting, interactive, then many people walk by it no matter how good it

is. reporter: yes there are 3100 item on display? many of them remarkable. from fragments of the dead sea scroll those hand written poems julia ward wrote in 1661 that became the words to the battle hymn of the republic. buts are a recre action of the road jesus walked in nazareth. they had v a perspective they never had before. wow, i see why he thought about the synagogue, olives. it take os and whole new meaning for them. reporter: there is even a ride. a fly poured that lets you soar over washington look for be aboutbly call in strips but what may be more surprisings the attitude. we're not there yet. it is not promoting any faith or denomination. and our goal is to get people engaged in the bible. to get them at les open it up to

take look at. still there is controversy about the museum broom the greene family that owns hobby lobby and the national christian foundation are the two biggest donors. they are what it says. they a donor. they have not tried to correct the project they have not tried to interject their personal points of view. at all. >> some critics say this museum is really an evangelical outpost to congress. >> yeah. that is a fun one. all got do is come in. if you are here an hour you realize it is mo. >> it is aization to bee rolled in the huge bronze doors that recre at the bible's printing flight of the first stage of den genesis though soaring trin of the religious images to the unique artifacts and immersive tech technology. one quarter of american families identfoy as evangelical. do this you think there is a big draw. there is going be a bigdry. we knee.

it is very wrong. up with us people come here. some think it is confident of their reaction. >> the bible is love it or hate. it is one of the great reads of al time. our goal is when you walk in the front door, it is that your jaw hits the ground. and you say, wow. wow. and when you leave, you say this may the greatest that i have ever been to. that is where we're at. bill: we can now say heard it all. how about this? the girl scouts of actually advised some parents to say don't let your kids be forced to hug relatives during the holidays specifically at christmas. now, the idea is that they want to prevent those kids from feeling obligation later en life. what does that even mean? we have gotten so wrapped were a being politically core re,

honestly with the lawsuits out there and the allegations with all of the people caught up in the tidal wave of sexual harassment, it sounds like people lost their mines. let me tull something. kids hugging relatives that is a good thing. don't let the forces of fear and political correctness ruin your holiday. you know who? your kids ought to hug grandma and grandma. that is a good thing. i hop you had great weekend. thanks for watching the show all week tim? hope you enjoy the thanksgiving holiday. we'll see you on monday.

♪ live from center city in philadelphia this is fox 29 news at 11:00. the registers rinking the credit cards swiping, the sounds of black friday deals experts say 164 million americans will do some shopping between thanksgiving and cyber monday. but where you shop and how well that's all changing. thanks for staying up with us. i'm chris o'connell. >> i'm dawn timmeney. last night we questioned if stores are kind of losing steam with big bargains online and dynamite deals lasting all week. hank flynn says the tradition isn't dead just yet. >> reporter: what did you buy your boyfriend hank. >> my boyfriend hank doesn't get anything. [ laughter ] >> i only shop for my several on black friday. >> reporter: rough sledding at cherry hill mall today. but when it's black friday shopping is a contact sport you better bring your a game. >> get my stuff