we have served midtown and its residents for nearly seven years. midtown is a unique story. it's one in which affordable housing community has basically grown there for over four decades in a lease agreement with the city and when that lease termination, that notice was handed down on christmas eve, it really up ended a lot of conversations that were happening in order to make sure these residents were not displaced. we'd like to thank supervisor breed for your comments today. you show a commitment to midtown. as an act of good faith, we'd like to ask the mayor's office of housing in the future to rescind the termination of this lease, which is up coming on january 31. it's a situation at which as a act of good faith it could allow these conversations to ensure displacement doesn't happen in the future and make sure there is continued tenant involvement as well through the midtown board of directors so that there is faith in the community that exists there and hopefully it can be preserved in the future so we can continue to have a diverse community living in the western add

they have worked tirelessly over many, many years overseeing midtown. i want to thank all board members for their dedication and time. i'm passionate and committed about making sure the midtown residents, many of them who are friends and people who are not my biological family, but i consider family, people that i care about, who live in midtown. i'm committed to making sure that each and every resident is treated fairly, that the five principles passed by this board of supervisors are followed and midtown park apartments restoration is successful. this will be a very difficult process. ultimately, my goal is to make sure no resident of midtown is displaced. we all know the horrible history of san francisco because of the mistakes of the san francisco redevelopment agency and we are making the appropriate changes necessary to deal with this situation. i'm not just here as a supervisor to bring this to your attention, but as a member of this community. i shop at the same grocery stores, i go to the same cleaners. whether i'm supervisor or not, i will con

they have worked tirelessly over many, many years overseeing midtown. i want to thank all board members for their dedication and time. i'm passionate and committed about making sure the midtown residents, many of them who are friends and people who are not my biological family, but i consider family, people that i care about, who live in midtown. i'm committed to making sure that each and every resident is treated fairly, that the five principles passed by this board of supervisors are followed and midtown park apartments restoration is successful. this will be a very difficult process. ultimately, my goal is to make sure no resident of midtown is displaced. we all know the horrible history of san francisco because

my name is ruefus watkins and i'm with midtown park apartments. just to follow up with supervisor breed is that we would -- we had a termination notice sent to the midtown park apartments talking about they was -- the termination letter that responded that our leases were up january 31. we request of supervisor breed and she is trying, we would like to have a collective body just to have mayor's offer the housing to rescind the termination lease so we could have negotiations. at the moment we don't have fruitful negotiations so we need to have that termination and rescind the termination lease notice so we can go back to fruitful negotiations. it's a three party system with the city as well as with the tenants as well as with supervisors, as you are the ones who put this bill together. i have handouts for everyone and i wanted to recognize that -- you can tell midtown park apartments is recognized here today in force, but again, we 'd like to have, as a collective body, to rescind the termination notice so we can go back to fruitful negotiations.

midtown park apartments is a diverse community. it's still the bastian of diversity in the mid and western addition. after the 1960s, redevelopment, a lot of people can attest what happened in the 1960s. so, now midtown apartment apartments is like the crown jewel of that and we are still -- and we are -- the reason why we want the mayor's office of housing to rescind the termination notice lease that's coming up january 31st is to negotiate -- fruitful negotiations. at the moment we are having difficulties and our supervisor breed as well as we just got finished with the collective board to get their help. so, we are asking with -- if you can to help us to rescind the termination notice and to get back to fruitful negotiations and as a sustainable group, midtown park apartments. i wanted to say thank you for the opportunity. i have information here and, again, thank you. >> thank you. and if you give any materials to our commission secretary, monica, she can -- >>> okay, thank you. >> any other members of the public wish to commen

super bowl, and as you said, an additional litter sent to the office of former mayor rudy giuliani in midtownan. so at this time we're talking about a suspicious white powdery substance. that's how it's being described to us. a younld have the joint terrorism task force responding, of course, to the scene at this time. they're calling this a routine matter that they would be looking into under any circumstance but especially now with heightened attention, let's say to put it mildly, around the super bowl that's happening on sunday, just days away. therefore, they're going to be testing the substance to see what it is, try to determine whether there's anything to be worried about, whether this is actually a hoax, and, of course, track down the source of the letters, who sent them. that is a part of what they're looking at. wolf? >> susan, hold on a minute. tom fuentes is with us. if someone thinks this is cute fun and does this, sends sort of a powder, let's say not a dangerous powder, in these kinds of lit irs to the hotels near the site of the super bowl and to rudy giuliani, that's major cr

a deadly high-rise fire in new york city, one person was killed and several others were killed in midtown manhattan, this happened yesterday morning, one young victim described the terrifying scene as dozens escaped the scene. investigators will be on the scene all day trying to determine the cause. >>> the family of a three-year- old girl has filed a wrongful death against a dentist after a dental procedure. she was given an overdose during four root canals. she went into cardiac arrest. according to the lawsuit, he needed a doctor to perform cpr and she slipped into a coma and died over the weekend. >>> the senate is set to vote on president obama's pick to head the reserve. janet is currently the federal's vice-chair. she would be the first woman to chair the central bank and would replace ben bernanke after his term expires at the end of the month. >>> they are seeking long time unemployment benefits. democrats want to extend the emergency benefits and republicans want to explore new options including a new extension of those benefits. >>> well, there is a recovery state economy where

this three-alarm fire started on the 20th floor of the midtown building around 11:00 this morning. smeeng flames could be seen shooting out of the building. at least seven other residents were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. 200 new york city firefighters responded to this call. >>> president obama is back in washington after two weeks in hawaii for the holidays. the president and his two daughters stepped off air force one after an overnight flight to joint base andrews. first lady michele obama is staying in hawaii a few extra days to celebrate her 50th birthday with friend. back to work for congress. republicans plan to challenge parts of the president's health care law. the house will address the nsa spying program. democrats will press to raise the minimum wage. tomorrow the senate is also expected to vote on a three month extension of long term unemployment benefits. >>> temperatures above freezing for most of us right now but get ready. ready. they are going to my dad has aor afib.brillation, he has the most common kind... ...it's not caused by a heart valve probl

if you can't attend, you can still apply for a job through the midtown employment group. >>> 4:34. today montgomery county will try to work out a new snag in a design plan for the purple line station in bethesda. the county has been working for months to convince the owners of the apex building on wisconsin avenue to demolish the building so a station can be built beneath it. the plan would allow for a bigger purple line station. but it would make transferring between the purple and red lines difficult. passengers would have to take two elevators in order to change trains. the county council will discuss alternatives at a discussion today. >>> the recount begins today in a special election that will decide who controls the virginia senate. as of now, democrat lynnwood lewis leads republican wayne coleman by nine votes in the race for ralph northam's senate seat. if lewis wins, the senate will be split 20/20. northam would cast the vote on ties. he is a democrat. >>> d.c. delegate eleanor holmes norton will respond to what she calls republicans' war on women. she will try remove a p

>> well, i left midtown at 1:30, an hour or two too late. and it was -- i wasn't going anywhere, and i pulled in and walked up to cumberland boulevard. and two hours, got about 3 and a half or 4 miles to a friend's house. and halfway there, there was a music store, and they were inviting people in and pouring them coffee. and that was a great outpouring of help, halfway there. >> what was the government doing? >> they should have had trucks on the road like they do on the road before it happened, so that when it started freezing, they could have had the sand. that's common sense. >> how about the schools? >> my best friend, they called her at 12:00, saying they were leaving at 2:00 and, she didn't get here until midnight. her child was 8 hours past closing. >> appreciate it. >> i may need you to back up so i can get into the roadway. >> good luck, thanks, don, appreciate it. and so del, you can see people are trying to get out and sort of reliving the nightmare, which was 48 hours ago here. and obviously the governor and the mayor on defense

this is midtown south and midtown south, obviously, is huge. >>> all right, at the world economic forumt is gathering a full head of steam. in the last hour, liz claman spoke to john chambers, and she asked the cisco chief his take on the global economy. >> reasonably good. we're in a quiet period, not a comment about cisco, but the u.s. is pretty much what we outlined before capital spending, reasonably good in the enterprise and commercial markets, that's what i'm hearing from our peers. europe, or northern europe, improving a little bit. some challenges in the emerging markets. the wall street journal said it best, the emerging markets are in for a bumpy ride. everybody said it was unique to ciscoment once again, we're the canary in the coal mine. cheryl: all right. as world leaders gather in the alps, they often tend to to look inward, and what did they see? is only a tiny percentage of people at the table are women. and liz claman is one of them. she has what's called media leader status at davos. liz, it appears davos has gone backwards when it comes to women participating. liz: i

>> the beacons are a form of transmitter that the nfl is installing in various areas around midtown, what they do is wirilessly kpaun kate using a technology called bluetooth with your smart phone. so if you've downloaded an app for the nfl and you walk within let's say 10, 20, 30 feet of one of these transmitters, it will wake up your phone and sen you an alert, if you have consented, that is, to receive these alerts. and the alerts might tell you to walk down the street so go see the vince lombardi trophy, to go to the fourth floor of macy's to get nfl merchandise or to go see the toboggan run in midtown manhattan. there is a vart of information it can give to you. but basically it worked on a technology that almost all of us have in modern smart phones today. and if you have the right app, then that means that the nfl can communicate with you. >> and you're saying that it's not just the super bowl, that there are other stadiums an other cities an other leagues rolling this technology out? >> absolutely. think of the nfl and the super bowl this week as the first real big test of th

a sea of people from all over the world packed in the midtown manhattan to see that crystal ball drop. many arrived 12 hours or more in advance to scope out their spot. >> not a great way to ring in the new year. a powerful strain of the flu suddenly making a comeback in california. betty tells us it is not too late to get vaccinated. >> the number of patients showing up at bay area hospitals, including this kaiser permanente in san jose with flu-like symptoms has jumped in the last week. and most of them are suffering from the swine flu. the nasty virus known as h1n1 that caused a worldwide pandemic is making a comeback. the cdc says that same swine flu strain is making up the majority of cases nationwide. >> there's fear about it because of the attention it gathered in 2009. but that particular type of flu virus isn't anymore serious than the other types. >> this year's vaccine protects against the swine flu. doctors say it causes more illness in children, young adults, and healthy middle-aged people. the california department of public health says now is the time to get vaccinated.

this is columbus circle here in midtown manhattan. and cars are still going pretty slow. so people are still just taking it a little slow overnight road closures everything is now open, including jfk international airport. that is certainly good news for travelers. all flights might get back hopefully in and out of jfk it closed at 6:00 this morning, and now it is open. and that is certainly good news. >> erika pitzi joining us live from new york. thank you very much. >>> the snow has moved on but colder air could be moving in. dave warren joins us with that part of the story. >> yeah, that fresh coating of snow on the ground, bitter cold temperatures tonight, factor in the wind, wind chill warnings in effect, the orange color there, those will be expiring today as the snow clears out. this was overnight last night. dark blue color indicating that heavy band of snow. and all the way up through boston, close to the coast had the most snow. now the snow is gone, but the temperatures have dropped. down below zero for the actual air temperatures. when you factor in that wind

>> dylan dreyer midtown, thanks. >>> there is a terrible tragedy north of the border in quebec, a massive fire tore through a senior center there, killing at least three elderly residents. tonight dozens more are still unaccounted for and are sadly feared dead. and as the investigation there continues, it's raising questions about the escape plans at senior centers and nursing homes across this country. our report tonight from nbc's john yang. >> reporter: when the fire chief arrived on the scene early this morning, it was, he said, a ball of fire, total conflagration. neighbors heard cries for help from balconies. flames whipped by high winds and sub-zero temperatures. the chief called it a night from hell. daylight revealed smoldering wreckage encrusted in ice. this man drove all night from montreal and fears his 99-year-old mother didn't make it out. >> my motto, she is blind. she is handicapped. she moved this person first, okay, and she is still there. i can't believe it. >> reporter: officials say most of the 52 residents were older than 75. only five could get around on their own.

. >> reporter: panic as fire breaks out in the 42-story high rise in the heart of midtown new york. one resident, a man who goes by the name mikey atwall, his wife nadia and 2-year-old son, trapped inside. atwall live tweeting their desperate situation. first posting this photo of the smoke, with the caption, quote, stuck on building on 26th floor, building on fire. firefighters rushing to the scene to battle the blaze. the smoke engulfing parts of the building. atwall, a scientist and professor, livesover the 26th floor. minutes later, tweelts, still stuck. too much smoke on hallways. el say tomorrows not working. standing in balcony with wife and 2-year-old. more than 133 fire fighters responded to the fire. take a look at the charred remains. it is believed it started right at the 20th floor or so of this apartment building. we spoke with nadia atwall about their ordeal. >> the smoke is so intense and silent. and we put right away wet towels inside our door. that was really the moment where i was seriously scared to death. >> reporter: the atwalls and other residents rescued by f

. >>> just as thousands of fans were flocking to midtown manhattan ahead of the games, some robbers were pulling off a brazen heist. they smashed a display case at cartier right around lunchtime yesterday and made off with 16 expensive watches. those watches are worth more than $700,000. then the five bandits disappeared. the hunt for them continues. >>> it may be difficult to fly in or out of denver this morning. overnight dozens of flights canceled because of the latest snowstorm. officials say they have plenty of equipment there to clean the runways and parking lots and also say the airline has a chance to move their planes to other cities so denver's problems should not affect other cities. >>> schools remain closed in the atlanta area for the third straight day after that deadly ice storm paralyzed parts of the south stranding dreiers and schoolchildren. all the cars and trucks abandoned along georgia's roadways have finally been moved and the governor there is now acknowledging that he should have shut things down much earlier saying he takes full responsibility. >>> the surviving

the three alarm fire started around 11:00 this morning in a 20th floor midtown apartment.he 27-year-old man was killed in the blaze. tonight a 32-year-old male is hospitalized in stable condition. six others suffered minor injuries. the cause of that fire is still under investigation tonight. >>> coming up tonight on wusa9 back to work for the president, the holiday vacation all over. >> and scary moments for passengers aboard a plane tryi >>> overseas this weekend more than 50 people are dead after violence in iraq. at least 34 people were killed sunday in fighting in ramadi and fallujah. in baghdad a series of bombs went off in shiite neighborhoods killing at least 20 people there. >>> president obama and daughters sasha and malia returned to a wet and rainy washington this morning. the first family had been on a two week vacation in hawaii. first lady michelle obama stayed behind to spend time with friends. mrs. obama turns 50 january 17th. the white house party is now planned for january 18th. >>> runways at new york's jfk airport were closed this morning after a plane

investigation. 200 new york city firefighters responded to the three alarm fire on the 20th floor of a midtown building this morning. one person was critically injured in this and seven residents and firefighters were treated for minor injuries. >>> a stray flash drive led to an emergency landing today in cans sass city, missouri. an american airlines flight was diverted when someone found the drive in the plane's bathroom. p investigators did a complete search and deemed the plane safe. a kansas city airport spokesman says all potential threats are taken very seriously. >>> the winter olympics in sochi, russia, begin in just over a month. president vladimir putin has promised to games will be the safest in olympic history. but with two recent terror attacks just a few hundred miles away there is concern in sochi. nbc'sry charred engel reports. >> reporter: we are now in sochi with just about one month to go before this city will host the winter olympics and security concerns will vrd started to overshadow these games. there have been two recent terrorist attacks not here in sochi but a few hu

let's go out on the plaza at 30 rock in midtown manhattan to check in with al roker on where this storm is headed, perhaps, tonight into the morning hours. al, good evening. >> good evening, brian. as you know, they work nonstop, 24/7 to keep this clear. you can see the streets are snow covered, because the snow is coming down more than an inch an hour. so far, central park receiving 5 inches of snow. northeastern philadelphia 10.5 inches. reagan national 2.1, breaking a snow drought set back in 2006. here's the latest. here's where we see this storm going. all right. it's going to continue to deepen right now with snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour. overnight tonight it strengthens, it deepens, it becomes what we call a weather bomb, almost, if you will. so that there are blizzard conditions, gusts of 50 miles per hour. bitterly cold arctic air will start funneling in. and as it continues to make its way up the coast by tomorrow morning, gusty winds, the snow ends, but it's going to be blowing and drifting. single digit temperatures. sub-zero windchills. snowfall amounts this is

condition after a fire broke out on the twenty eighth goal of the playwrights apartment building in midtown manhattan around two hundred flights like to respond it as the flames spread to nearby apartments. my resident when the team. on the twentieth first arriving in its got here on the five minutes. and this is going to go to war in the sand. the smoke condition the lenovo and twenty four and one or more what if. chauncey seat in such fine spray celts the dusting to do is stay in toulouse in with the help many of the votes of the way we tried to get advice too stay warm in these types of buildings starting point is that one. high rise building it's all going to my attention. the incidence of my knee injuries in the blaze which took place just a few blocks from times square because of the fire is still under investigation celebrity criminal roni peaks is being given its final send off to north london on the house get away last month due to ill health biggs his funeral was attended one year is hell's angels. in addition to cross back and full of mulch this and on the celebrities going throu

uk officials including tiny plan at midtown to pay tribute to sharon. david cameron described him as one of them it's significant because it is rainy street he said as prime minister me to re think on to the actual two stations in the sea to peace and to petition the street too fast at six am on about sharon's in appearance. i think the guy to come was talking about the three different elements people to israel the mitre influence he had in ninety four tag. when israel became a study and had the independence in nineteen sixty seven to six they will need a seventy three. jin young people. the story pivots coolest thing is helpful to cheer on was that of the front line conservative member of commonwealth how from the shadows legacy is that i use. when he was regarded as a statesman. connie has bluetooth and costly to waste a few of the attack. i think many people in the well to recognize that the fact that the israelis withdrew kenny goss asked for nothing in return. and the meeting the sacraments which as i said caused an enormous domestic problems. i kn

. >>> new york city fire crews are looking for the cause of a fire that sparked right in midtown manhattanhe man who died got trapped in a stairwell. he was identified as 27-year- old play wright daniel mcclong who was recently married. seven others were injured. the apartment was empty at the time the fire broke out. >>> thousands of people are fleeing the iraqi city of belusia. as militants fight those mill -- militants that took over the city. which has gained control and other major areas. u.s. secretary of state john kerry said the u.s. will help the government but will not send troops. >> we have an interest in helping the legitimate and elected government. be able to push back against the terrorists. this is a fight that is bigger than just iraq. >> and baghdad today a series of bags in shiite neighborhoods killed eight people. >>> pope francis will travel to the middle east this spring to deliver a message of peace and cooperation. the pontiff announced today that he will travel during a three day trip in may. he plans to meet with both the palestinian and iranian president. it'll

two critically injured after three-alarm fire started on the 20th floor of a midtown building. fire department spokes man says it is not clear if they are trapped. and it is legal in 20 states so why is new york now joining in on the pot parade. the push to allow medical marijuana coming up. will it be different in 2014? ♪ [ male announcer ] this is the story of the little room over the pizza place at 315 chestnut street. the modest first floor bedroom in tallinn, estonia and the dusty basement at 1406 35th street. it is the story of the old dining room table at 25th and hoffman avenue. the southbound bus barreling down i-95. ...and the second floor above the strip mall at roble and el camino. ♪ this magic moment it is the story of where every great idea begins. ♪ so different and so new where those with endless vision and an equal amount of audaciousness believed they had the power to do more. time and time again. ♪ and then, it happened at dell, we're honored to be part of some of the world's great stories. stories that began much the same way ours did. in a little dorm room

i talk today a hotel manager in midtown and he called it a bust.ty. and rick is right. he said the town is told they will cash in. and not that many do in the end. >> it happens that way. >> unless they are in new orleans. >> growing outrage over obama's no nominee for a top civil rights leader after he helped get a cop's killer charge overturn. >> a man stuck is in the snow came to help. the story in a moment. >> new video from northern italy. amanda knox's and accomplice had their trial yesterday and the man involved was stopped and arrested for being outside of the area. >> daniel falkner was killed during a traffic stop. the man responsible was dgiven the death penalty and then it was overturned by his lawyer. now that lawyer has been appointed by obama the head a civil rights department. we have our panel here and good to see you both. >> good to see you. >> do you agree or disagree with the nomination? >> well, i support the nomination in the process. the widow has every do that, am in danger of not being able to take advantage of the six ame

. >> there is a fire going on in midtown. we have been noticing eye number of fires in the past couple of days now. >> thank you so much. >> all right. clearly mother nature is not messing around this week. alexandra steel now has a look at who is in for the worst of it. >> cold air continues to be the name of the game weatherwise. it is a piece of the polar puds puzzle. it is the coldest air in north america and it will be ours. we are going to watch it spread south and eastward. highs today 15 below today in e de deluth. m marquette to chicago. monday 50 degrees close to 50. colder than where we should be high of 13 below. we are going to shatter records for difffrebt reasons. heading toward tuesday 27 degrees below average. and low temperatures in atlanta single digits for the first time since 2003. so how cold is it? let's get perspective you know where anchorage is, 34 will be the high temperature on monday. minnesota will have a high of 16 below. chicago will be colder on monday. st. louis missouri will be colder. as wi

i'm connell mcshannon at the midtown studios.f the imus in the morning program over the last few years and we're going at it about all the subjects of the day. topics in this particular edition of blond on blond that you'll see here in a minute or two include a woman who wanted to sell her virginity a

the best of "imus in the morning" from new york city, i'm connell mcshane here from our studios in midtown get us started, in fact, the first two interviews today deal with the jfk assassination. jim lehrer was anchor on pbs for many years, but he's also been the author of a number of best-selling novels. his latest stas with a premise that's true, lehrer was there on the d president kennedy was assassinated,

it is an easier commute now from the far reaches of the i, east harlem to get to work in midtown.he upper eastern part of the island of manhattan, there is held accounting. there is a lot -- there is a lot of public housing or institutionalized housing. this could change things. >> that is already happening, we have seen new development creeping northward from the upper 80's side into yorkville east side into yorkville and east harlem. you will see rents and housing ike, more upward pressure because you have -- you a significant have eased the way to get to work. that is one of the drawbacks of the upper east side as you move east away from the lexington subway line. has hadvenue subway dozens of false starts and delays, that is why people call it the line that time forgot. richard sherman created a name for himself. now, he is taking on the super bowl media day by singing. experience the super bowl in style. private jets, penthouse suites, and exclusive parties. that is next. ♪ >> almost game day. four days until super bowl xlviii. layers got attention yesterday at media day. we

weighs in by sending drones in midtown to baghdad. my from moscow you're watching r t international with me and he said now a good to have you with us straight to our top story ready steady and only a month to go sochi is ticking the final boxes and it's winter olympics preparations artie's paul scott is there. these are confident that everything is on track. all the eleven venues have been completed built and tested to international standards on more than one occasion and all the transport networks including the high speed rail service between the coastal cluster and the mountain cluster are also up and running now there is still some work to be done but it's mainly superficial in terms of sprucing the city up so it looks nice come the opening ceremony on february the seventh what you can see behind me is the coastal cluster or the olympic village where six of the venues are housed where six of the venues are based including the fish stadium which is going to host the opening ceremony on february the seventh forty thousand lucky tick

it is being called the food and wine festival for football taking place in midtown manhattan. what is dubbed as the 50 yard lounge will feature food, music, and of course, football. will benklin becker there and he joins me now. thanks for being here. bowlus about this super event. the idea that you will do the 50 yard lounge. chows down during the super bowl. everyone is looking to put their signature tricks and stuff on the table. we created this 50 yard lounge and all the best from new york city are coming together and joining some sports stars and we public. >> for the how can people learn more? n plaza.ll be at one pen >> what kinds of things will you be featuring? latkes.m's normally 81hat you watching football as a child? >> i did not. they asked me to repeat something that my mom did. that is what i chose to do. i am doing a burger competition and doing this juicy loosey comes where the cheese oozing out of it. >> it is fast and casual but higher-end. high quality. >> what we are doing is the way people are eating nowadays is very and healthy. we decided to take the wh

marriott just open a new location in midtown, the tallest building in new york city, 753 feet.aking with them. also, tom will be checking in the steve, a giant in private equity world from bain capital. he is a co-owner of the boston celtics, one of the big nba teams, most valuable franchises in front basketball. >> quite a show. "surveillance, coming up with tom keene and scarlet fu. we're not finished with "the pulse" yet. what have we got coming up? rich arewerful and here in davos. the most secure hotel. the only hotel with its own helipad. no getting in and lets you are invited. hans nichols was invited, looking inside what might be the most fortified hotel in davos. it is brand-new, inside peek is coming up next. ♪ >> welcome back, i am francine lacqua at the world economic forum. the mostin davos, only secure hotel will do. the intercontinental, bill this year. participants at the world economic forum can stay there for the first time. hans nichols had a tour. what was it like? >> there will be a lot of talk about forgers balance sheets, this is a fortress hotel. the pri

it is being called the food and wine festival for football starts tomorrow in midtown manhattan.es food, music, and football. lonny sweet is the founder of the connect group which is putting on the event. all responsibility falls to him and joining us also is nfl legend, to toll soup -- two-time super bowl champ and former new york giants linebacker carl banks joins us. i have to say that i have much more admiration for you as a player having been to the media day event at the prudential center in which all of the denver broncos are paraded around the room of about 600 frenzied media people with about 10,000 people in the stands with pay to watch this. >> very interesting now. it has become another revenue partnerse nfl and its and a way for fans to get closer. selling tickets to media day, i went to two super bowl's and we did not see a fan unless they snuck in with a member of the press. >> never saw a fan? >> no. they were outside media day or somehow snuck in the skies as members of the media. >> maybe they had to wear one of the starter jackets in order to convince someone t

if you're coming to town for the big game do stop by midtown for a few thrills and be prepared for long lines and a word or two from the locals who will want to engage in conversation about the game. [ yelling ] >> i did try to warn you. [ laughing ] >> you were right at home, weren't. >> you well -- >> you enjoyed yourself. >> it's my kind of thing. they wouldn't let me go tobogganing, though. >> you were game? >> believe me, i'm game. you know that. there were so many paying customers. but good news, if you're coming to jersey for the super bowl, the game is-- >> sunday. >> it's on sunday. no snow. we were very concerned, very, very concerned that nfl had picked the only winter city without a roof. >> hello. >> so far it looks as if it's not going to snow, good news. >> thank you. a look at the day's top stories when we come back. this is al jazeera america. primetime news. >> welcome to al jazeera america. >> stories that impact the world, affect the nation and touch your life. >> i'm back. i'm not going anywhere this time. >> only on al jazeera america. real reporting that brings yo

one person was killed several others were hurt in that apartment building fire and this is in midtownan. one person talked about it as dozens ran to get away from the flames. dozens of firefighters were treated for smoke inhalation from battling the flames and they will be there all day trying to figure out the cause. >> [inaudible] it got worse as we went down, i was really scared. i don't know if i could make it. >> several firefighters were treated for smoke inhalation. >> a u.s. ice breaker is now headed to help with the two boats currently stuck in the ice there. now the coast guards and ships left sidney australia and they are expected to leave there for two days and it's also about icy conditions. from china they were able to have more than one truck. >>> they are getting a lot of attention from some groups here in the bay area. >> i don't want to pay to see animals in cages. >> people protested outside of the zoo and they are working towards a new program. this they have taken years to obtain the proper permits and approvals but opponents say it will destroy an important wildl

lori: how difficult getting through midtown manhattan studios. >> i let that guy lead the way.g in midtown is not a problem. lori: how many gallons? >> gets 10 gallons to the mile. it is reverse. adam: this tire, pan into the tire. i want to show you all something. the tire is what five 1/2 feet. >> 66 inches tall and weighs 1200 pounds. lori: this is fun. all festivities leading up to super bowl sunday and teasing about research. actually women who are 46% of the viewers. obviously not more than half but that is more than women who view the grammys and some of the other big award shows. so that is saying something. adam: what lori is trying to say the super bowl is on fox at 6:30, right? lori: exactly. adam: cletus, sum up, denver? thank you. lori: all right. guess that just wraps up our hour. send it upstairs to ash and tracy. >> anything looks logical. with all the huge tires. >> with all due respect to lori, she looks like a peanut. >> thank you, guys. players like paste ton manning could pay up to $60,000 in taxes on their super bowl winnings. should the jock tax be elimin

. >> it was bitterly cold outside and the wind was whipping through the canyons in midtown. >>> dallasy and we have just gotten two pictures of live explosions. >> on 9/11 the fox news channel put a camera outside of the studio to show the country and the world that all of new york city was under attack. >> i've been at plenty of horrible things were people were dying but i've never been at a place where it was my people who were drieg and -- dying and it was my boss who said we want you to go to the roof and show pictures, because the view is comforting the nation and another plane is on its way to washington. >>> since the debut of the fox report in '99 and studio b. in 2002, cnn and msnbc has launched shows and each have failed. >> this is shepard smith reporting which will air every day at this time and this is the breaking hub for all of fox news channel. we call it the fox news desk. what we do in this room is try to vet what you are seeing on social media and other media sites and whenever breaking news happens, this team is here in this room along with dozens of others outside

during our interview in her midtown office, she talked about dealing with the obama white house. >> itis the most secretive white house i have ever been involved in covering. the obama administration has had seven criminal leak investigations. that is more than twice the number of any previous administration in our history. >> and you think this comes directly from the president? >> i would think that it would have to. i don't know that. but certainly enough attention has been focused on this issue that if he departed from the policies of his government i think we would know that at this point. >> so it makes it more difficult for the new york times to do its job in your opinion? >> absolutely it does. >> let's go back in administration if you can. you were in washington during the at least the first term of george w. bush. >> yes. >> was the media or the new york times misled by the bush administration when it came to the iraq war? >> yes we were, there's no doubt about that. >> were we fooled? >> we were i think not diligent enough. i don't know if we were purposefully fooled. i thin

and three nights of girl getaway at chic and newly renovated athena, manhattan, with the bustling midtownome of the city's iconic landmark and hot spots. you're crazy. >> you're also going to enjoy a breakfast at the popular restaurant and bar. round trip airfare is provided courtesy of delta vacations. >> you have to stop in here and see us when you get -- will you come say hi? >> yes. >> hoda will photo bomb you all over new york. >> i will. >> all right, ladies. congratulations. >> what are we doing today? >> what about our favorite thing? >> do we have time? >> no, we don't. >> no, we don't. >> don't stress. >>> just going with the flow. >> they have to wait. >> they have to wait. >>> our guys tell all panel tells you what is really going on in your man's mind. all this walking i've been doing is that it's given me time to reflect on some of life's biggest questions. like, if you could save hundreds on car insurance by making one simple call, why wouldn't you make that call? see, the only thing i can think of is that you can't get any... bars. ah, that's better. it's a beautiful view.

. >>> the search is on for bling bling bandits who told $750,000 in watches in midtown manhattan. this video from our sister station shows the scene: five bandits entered the store in broad daylight yesterday and used hammers to smash open a glass display case and made off with 16 expensive wrist wants worth more than $700,000. police are reviewing the security video but the robbers were wearing masks and they had gloves on. >> new this morning, microsoft founder bill gates could soon be replaced as company chairman and "usa today" is reporting that microsoft directors are holding meetings to replace bill gates so they would be without the two most recognizable features for the first time in 39 years. the c.e.o. is leaving when his replacement is named and that person will likely be an employees who joined in 1992 and is in charge of enterprise and cloud business. >> amazon is considering racing the price of the popular two-day shipping subscription saying they may have to raise the price of amazon prime from the country $79 a year by up to $40 more. this is because shipping costs

and standing by outside our studios in midtown manhattan to tell us how it feels. >> i was watching you on new year's eve. >> it is 9 degrees on my phone here, but if you look at that map you just showed, sean, negative six degrees with the wind. this is the sean hannity wet t-shirt contest, it's the conservative version. >> when did you do that? >> earlier. >> this bucket is full of water, we have our fox news t-shirt. it doesn't take long for the shirt to freeze. look at this, it's freezing already, can you tell. >> while that's getting frozen. >> we have a video of a man throwing water in the air, and it instantly is freezing. let's watch this. >> isn't that incredible? it's boiling water. >> and it becomes snow. >> right, and you know, we discovered this, it was a student, i was reading about this earlier, a student was making homemade ice cream and they realized the ice cream froze quickly when the milk was hot. >> i was watching you on new year's eve, i was wondering how at some point your mouth has to freeze and you can't speak. but that didn't happen. >> we toward the end of the