allison gormly has the story. allison, a do you go?ter: the results of the monument commission are in and the christopher co almost statute will stay right where it is. the decision came five months after the city boggan looking into what de blasio called symbols of hit on city's property. the commission concluded that none of the statutes will be removed entirely. 1:00 andre who which is the italian american one voice coalition fought for the columbus statute. well, it was actually, i have to say, it was bittersweet row action. because they did say that the statute is going to stay which is food but important ifly they are going to recommend putting these up which i don't think is very good. >> with you there is a catch. it is will be added to the columbus statute explaining the success and falls. other statutes that were reviewed such as theodore roosevelt. mayor de blasio said on wnyc friday morning the absence of those views and that balance, i think, has been a mistake. >> i think pit is inappropriate and you have to do that with

allison gormly has the full story. allison, what do you got for us? reporter: governor-elect has called it a national disgris and looking to do something about it. according to the report a receiptor sent from the team to the new jersey transit executive director asking multiple senior em plo cross to step down. while it is normal for a new administration to want their own people, we spoke to democratic strategists andre richardson to fund out if this type of request is normal. >> i don't think it is normal. i think in this situation, it is deked. you have to try something new. like i said. the entire first term just to fix it. maybe even longer. new jersey ran sit is considered by many to be in crisis mode facing shores with the staffing and equipment. train delays are dally and commuter express the frustration regularly on social media. >> the governor, the republican candidate, they both said they would tear it down and start over again. the moral is back. the department had head has been run inefficiency. so i think it is mandatory that he does th

am allison gormly reporting for "chasing news." bill: thank you, allison.'s check in with fox's lauren blanchard for more on the story. reporter: a rapid plunge has been delivering gusty winds and rough surf all along the east coast. >> very cold. i can't feel my nose. reporter: from vehicles stuck in the snow in new jersey. what do you say to the people out driving if. >> reporter: to mail carriers in new england reporting blizzard-like conditions slowing them down as they work to make important deliveries like medication. >> you company see anything at all. it is hard to work in this. we'll go out and try. reporter: all as brutal winter storm norm as the bomb cyclone is now blasting the northeast with heavy snow, hi winds, and bitter cold. >> it is cold. i am from ithaca. he is cold. reporter: the system has already left tens of thousands without power has canceled thousands of flights, and has claimed lives. this as the south is now dealing with frigid temperatures after the storm wednesday. meanwhile with 70 miles per hour winds forecast along the coast

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allison gormly is going to spos due to the guys in charge of making those sounds come to life with your favorite movie. allison, what do you got into when you think of movie production. what comes to mind? producers, directors what about articlists. the reproduction of every day sound and you may have assumed that noise is lake door opening. or leaves crunching. ties quiet to hear when the artists and mix per come in to play. they work at epp ink in north vail, new jersey. marco creates a the sound and later adds it to the scene. marco is responsible for the heels and the devil wears grad. yes. he puts on a 513 pair of heels and walk ance the stage while it seems fun, the job can be labor-intensive. >> more difficult part when you need to pick up heavy objection and make loud sounds so its the car door and you need to throw it on the ground while you know what shall which have to do that four to five to ten times to get a proper sound. marco has worked on over 500 films tin v shows including the wolf wall street. the hulk. "the aviator." and empire. all the items surrounding the stage a

allison gormly has the full story. n, what do you got for us. >> new york city mayor bill deblass sy yo-yo announced new york city filed a lawsuit against multiple companies. accoring a press release the aim is to hold prescription opioid manufacturers and distribute accountable for their part in the city's ongoing deadly epidemic. the suit which named companies like johnson and jon and pharmaseeks to over a half billion dollars for future costs the city will n'dour combat this epidemic. >> who is getting away with bloody murder right now? it is a big approval rating suit call company. that is what is going on. the people who created the crisis are getting away with it. >> the release states that morning know, died in 2016 from opioid overdoses than homicides and car accidents combined. we spoke to glen regan who is a mother of recovering addict and co-founder of a relapse prevention program called lud and clear about the lawsuit. >> they should be held account whether it is giving money to the cities in order to pay fo

i am allison gormly reporting for "chasing news." bill: thank you, allison. all right.'s bring in the a plus panel to break down and talk about? j transit. it can't get any worse? i am joined by the attorney and columnist for law and crime. welcome, good see you. >> thank you, bill. bill: dennis penney is leash the program coordinator at rutgers. got see you. nice to see you. bill: lauren craig is back. lauren is newark's ambassador. always guide. i will start with you. really? millennial. they don't want to work hard. >> that's the layist lambist excuse i ever heard. you cannot blame an entire generation for not working. it seems to me that the people in charge are doing something seriously wrong if they cannot get good people to staff these jobs. >> i am millennial, too. i am 35. >> yeah. >> basically kits my fault. >> you know, like i said said, i know what i had to do. but obviously, you can do it overnight, a little beth more stressful. maybe you offered a little bit better pay they find the quality of people or maybe. >> they razz proposing the 9% increase. the ra

the seat and a mother of a dog who was killed about the ms-13 gang she win unattendeddance and allison gormly has the full story. alley on, what do you got? >> president donald trump will be delivering the first state of the union address tuesday day ie has said won't be going. representative whis democn grans offended by president trump's rhetoric and >> i represent a number of different groups in my disstrib and i one of them and i just done feel i should be part of that. several other b boycotting true of the union address. more than 60 boycotted trump's inauguration last yearlong island woman who e lens will be attending the state of the yun address as a evelyn ruderies ge daughter was killed by ms-13 in 2016 and president trump is drawing attention to gang cracks down on illegal immigration. i am allison gormlhasing news." bill: ok. a charities for you tonight. big news. long serving congressman rodney from new jersey's 11th district who was chairman of the house appropriations committee announced earlier he would retire from congress at in the of this term. now, rodney has been in that