there being none, i ask those in favor of the election of the honorable andrew m. cuomo as president of this electoral college to signify so by saying aye. opposed. i declare the honorable andrew m. cuomo of westchester county unanimously elected as president of this electoral college. [applause] will the president please come forward to accept the chair and the gavel. >> thank you very much, good afternoon to all of you. first, madam secretary of state, let's give her a big round of applause for convening this meeting. [applause] >> it is my pleasure to me side over this very important constitutional function. the electoral college, as you know, is the mechanism by which this country makes one of the most important decisions which is the election of the president. we are also honored to be at this proceeding with many elected officials from all across the state, important citizen, involved citizens from all across the state and one very special new yorker who we all call friend, former president william jefferson clinton. it's my honor to welcome him here today. -- appl

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. >> watching andrew cuomo in new york and more progressive on other issues. >> andrew cuomo appearing with bernie sanders talking about free in-state tuition. our chris cuomo sat down with bernie sanders. he was asking him about how he thinks the democrats should face donald trump going forward. listen to what bernie says on the challenges of dealing with donald trump. >> media always likes to jump two months in advance. i don't want to repeat it, but the republicans treated president obama shamelessly and outrageously. then to expect we're going to do the right thing. we'll see. >> what the gop did on the day that president obama was inaugurated, they sat down and said our strategy will be we will be on instruct, obstruct, obstruct. we will do everything we can to make sure he accomplishes as little as possible. we will go to the american people. this guy did not accomplish anything. vote for us. that's not what we do. >> i'm not sure i understand what bernie is saying. >> democrats don't understand. there is no lack of passion in the democratic party to oppose donald trump. what the

. >> right now we're awaiting a press conference from new york governor andrew cuomo. we'll bring that to you live as it happens. meantime, demonstrators are gathering at battery park in new york to protest president trump's immigration ban. jessica schneider is there joining us live. >> reporter: we saw these hundreds taking their messages to jfk yesterday. now theyhavemoved their message right here to battery park. take a look at this scene around me. this has just kicked off. they're right here on the banks of new york harbor overlooking the statue of liberty and ellis island. this was the welcoming point for thousands of people when they first came to this people and now people are gathering here to send that message. they say no ban, no wall. one person i spoke with who is out here rallying is here holding her sign. this issue, this ban against seven countries is very personal for you because of your connection to refugees. >> yes. my family came from sri lanka. there was a huge genocide of the people here and my cousins came on refugee status. this ban is person

the president-elect is also expected to meet with new york governor andrew cuomo. last night he was in washington with vice president-elect mike pence. pence tweeted, snuck? a dance with karen backstage tonight. couldn't wait for the inaugural balls to begin tomorrow. trump talked to the crowd of international diplomats about the man they are likely to be working with. the secretary of state nominee rex tillerson. >> we have a man i wanted from the beginning in rex tillerson. the lights are bright but i know he's out there. thank you very much. thank you, rex. i think it's covered, he's coming into a country, takes the oil, comes into another country -- it's tough dealing with these politicians, right? >> "usa today" says donald trump's inaugural speech could be less than 20 minutes long and could reference the make america great again platform. >>> and new polls show president-elect donald trump coming into office with low approval ratings. the new nbc news/wall street journal poll gives him a positive opinion rating of 38% with negative feelings at 48%. approval

that means we don't really know what we're doing. >> reporter: new york governor andrew cuomo entered the fray, announcing that 2.7 million of his state's residents were at risk of losing coverage. he even broke them down by >> the ayes have 51. the nays are 48. >> reporter: two hours later, senate republicans voted to start the repeal process. >> we're legislatively at a disadvantage. they have all the cards. >> reporter: new york democrat joe crowley -- >> they've done absolutely nothing to help advance the cause of health care, insurance and premiums in this country when they had the opportunity to do it. now they have all the power. let's see what they do with it now. >> reporter: a poll taken after the election, 26% of americans say they want the law repealed. 17% say they want it scaled back. 19% want it kept as is. and 30% say expand the law. so it's clear that no matter what happens, at least half the country is going to be pretty unhappy. >>> former president george w. bush once referred to himself as the decider in chief. president-elect donald trump may soon be using the #t

that's what's going to happen to andrew cuomo. pulled out the earned income tax credit.ood stamps, welfare programs. we have disability insurance, okay? they have exploded in recent years. many of the rules and regs have been lifted. so there's no -- work time, subsidies amounts, what constitutes injuries for disability. >> 14 million on disability if disability was a state. the eighth largest state of the united states. >> so what you want to do is create incentives to work, not to not work. that's the main thing. i fear -- casey mulligan has done a lot of work on this. it includes obamacare, by the way. all these so-called small entitlements are creating incentives not to work. i think it's wrong for the person. i think work is a virtue, to be honest with you. and people are a lot happier when they do work. the finnish thing, we kicked this around in the states, universal income. i basically don't like it. i'll be interested to see how the experiment works. finland is not the united states. >> tiny country. >> tiny place. are they creating disincentives not to work? th

new york governor andrew cuomo said that closing the plant will protect the safety of new yorkers ande was proud to announce that it will close 14 years ahead of schedule. >>> with just a few days left in office, u.s. president barack obama is offering successor donald trump some words of caution about climate change. obama made his appeal in an opinion piece for the journal "science" titled "the irreversible momentum of clean energy." in it, obama says efforts to fight climate change and spur economic growth can coexist. he notes carbon dioxide emissions from the u.s. energy sector fell 9.5% between 2008 and 2015 while the economy grew by more than 10%. obama also writes that american businesses are reducing greenhouse gas emissions and shifting to renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power. obama describes the impact of climate change as increasingly and disturbingly clear. he callsls global momentum to tackle the problem irreversible, citing the paris agreement that took effect in 2016. president-elect donald trump has called global warming a hoax and hinted that the u.s

governor andrew cuomo is proposing free tuition for families who earn $1250,000 or less. if approved, it would start this year. it is similar to the ideas pitched during bernie sander's bid for the white house. steve: the temperatures right now are mainly in the 40's, a bit mild. showers north and west of town, moving into northern montgomery county and frederick county. all of this moves to the east. ther northwest d.c., northern edge of the capital beltway over the next hour or so, but nothing amounting to a hell lot. -- expect roadways you have late-night travel plans. 40's, the, middle wind out of the west at five. tomorrow morning, mild, considering the time of year, lower 40's bethesda, 41 fairfax, manassas just about 40 degrees. grab your sunglasses by the afternoon. the sunshine will reappear and it will feel wonderful, high temperatures in the middle 50's. then, gusty wind, upwards of 25 miles per hour, adding a next her children the air. we will not see temperatures in the middle 50's much longer. big changes on the way for the day thursday. futurecast, quiet an

today, president-elect donald trump is in new york, that is not of him that is new york governor andrew cuomo who he met with today. they focused on issues concerning new york state including cuomo's ambitious plans to input grade and rebuild br airports in new york city and around the state and also the they talked about the affordable care act >> he was knowledgeable about the issues on the affordable care act. my sense was he understood exactly what i was saying. and the magnitude of what i was saying, 3 million insured people would be a problem. we talked about state control. and to me, it's more a question of resources as long as the federal government is providing the resources, so we make sure the progress we've made isn't lost >> the trump administration has been cleared that repealing the affordable care act has been a priority and a republican led congress has already got the ball rolling on that. >>> the president-elect will be back in washington, dc tomorrow. trump and vice president elect pence are scheduled to participate in a wrench laying ceremony at arlington national cemeter

with senator sanders at his side, andrew cuomo unveiled a plan for low income families, the estimatedost to taxpayers $163 million by 2019. >>> today is fat cat wednesday, in the uk. this is when ceos earn more been today, than the average worker will earn for the entire year. >>> gas prices at the pump expected to hit a five year high. what is p haing in japan could be great news for u.s. investors, check in with karen who is watching your money this morning. >> reporter: good morning. all eyes on the dow hitting 20,000 points but in fact p japanese market gets their first. it's about 400 points shy off 20,000, you might say the dow is closer, if you look at the market today a move of 500 moiz in one session, it may take out that key level. tell you about pricing going up elsewhere. that is gas prices prepare for the highest level since 2012, remember when you used to pay $2.50 per gallon, expecting to hit that again this year, from $2.16 average we're pay last year. opec cutting back production at the start of this year. in total expected to cost drivers about $52 billion more this

who jumped out to say we oppose this and will do whatever it takes to stop it are from virginia, andrew cuomom new york. these are moderate democrats. these are not lefty. they sense the mood of democratic voters that even this sort of here is our better plan to work with you and trump approach is unacceptable. >> dickerson: interesting also donald trump met with union leaders. some supporting hillary clinton. he said i have roads and bridges to sell you. let's build them. that was a reach in. let me ask you about the affordable care act. donald trump says he wants something cheap, covering everyone, better and won't touch entitlements. that's a tall order. a lot of republicans feel that's a tall order. how nervous -- how does this get worked out between what donald trump wants and realistic. >> he has adopted president owe guam a's promises but not the means to get there. can you find different means. have they said look i don't think it's right for the government to be involved in healthcare. it's not the government responsible to make sure people have health coverage. that would be a philo

new york governor andrew cuomo announced the new state regulations yesterday. coinciding with the women's marches around the world. there was concern that women would lose access to the services if obamacare is repealed. the state's new measures ensure insurance companies will continue to not charge co-pays or deductibles for contraceptive drugs and devices. coverage for abortion services that ae medically necessary will also be cost free. next on kron four news weekend. new pictures and video released by nasa. we'll take a closer look at pluto next here's a live look at yosemite this morning. here's a look at the kron 4 radar. we are seeing a lot of scattered showers right now. for the weekned. it's the chinese new year flower fair in san francisco. come out and enjoy dancing, music and more. it's all happening in chinatown from 9 to 6. the event is free to attend. >> marty:take a look at this. nasa has relesed this breath- taking video from pluto. it's actually a compilation of more than 100 high resolution images taken by nasa's new horizon spacecraft. the i

president-elect donald trump plans to meet with new york governor andrew cuomo today.mo is a democrat an possible 2020 white house contender. over on capitol hill the fight over the affordable care act will take center stage. abc's lana zak reports from washington, d.c. >> we have great respect for your countries. >> reporter: at a d.c. dinner with foreign diplomats mr. trump joked about his confirmation hearings and rex tillerson. >> takes the oil, goes to another country. [laughter] >> politicians. we're going to be so incredible. >> reporter: today the senate takes up another cabinet nominee, congressman tom price for health and human services amid growing concern about the potential repeal of obamacare. >> representative price's approach is moving us in exactly the wrong direction. >> reporter: the congressional budget office estimates 18 million people could lose their insurance: meanwhile in an interview with fox news mr. trump discussed his tweeting habits something he previously said he loved. >> i don't like tweeting. i have other things i could be doing. but

tonight new york governor andrew cuomo tweeted i have directed the port authority to jointly explore all legal options to assist anyone detained at new york airports. at dallas/fort worth international airport 50 people were detained. a crowd of protesters, some who have family members being held, showed upholding signs chanting set them free and u.s.a., u.s.a. a protest tonight near the portland international airport in response to the executive order. there were about 100 people marching in and around the airport holding signs and chanting. they said the president's order divides the country and does not reflect the values of america. closer to our area, a similar scene at dulles international airport, which has been packed with demonstrators for hours. vi mcauliffe announced at least one family, including two children, are being held at dulles tonight. >> reporter: a tough time hearing you. bear with me. i am here at dulles airport in the international arrivals area. as you can see behind me there are hundreds of protesters. they have been calling for the end of trump's executive

today, president-elect donald trump is in new york, that is not of him that is new york governor andrew cuomomet with today. they focused on issues concerning new york state including cuomo's ambitious plans to input grade and rebuild br

what new york governor andrew cuomo is proposing for two and four-year degree are for state klemps for low and middle income families. sounds great. but it's one part of paying for an education. that is our cover story "the cost of college." >> if you come from any family earning $125,000 or less, the state will provide free tuition. >> the average cost of tuition at a public college nationwide is approaching $10,000. at private schools it's more than $33,000. but that's only part of the actual cost. room and board averages more than $10,000 at public klemps and even larger expense in tuition. nearlies 12ds,000 at private schools. more than 20 million americans attend private or universities and many taking on massive debt. in 1996 the average college student graduated with nearly $13,000 in loans. the 2016 graduates that number nearly tripled. >> it should be a wake-up call to this nation if you really want to be competitive globally we have to have the best educ e educated work force. >> so is governor cuomo right? a senior foley oh at the manhattan institute and co-author and sarah

told the group trump by the way is heading back to new york tonight for a meeting with governor andrew cuomorow and he is being talked about as a potential democratic candidate for president in 2020. russian president putin latched out today at the obama administration calling them worse than prostitutes, those his words for spreading false rumors to under mind donald trump's legitimacy that again putin's words. the russian leader told journalists that russia did not collect compromising information on donald trump when trump visited moscow in 2013. a white house spokesman says it sounds like the trump people sent putin their talking points. be sure to stay with action news for continuing coverage of donald trump's inauguration this friday arc shun news actions brian taff and sharrie williams are heading to washington for all the events leading up to the swearing in and the ceremonies and the parades to follow, you can see the reports from the nation's capitol beginning tomorrow on action news at 4:00. 4:00 p.m. it was inauguration day for newly elected firms across the state of pennsylvania

. >> reporter: new york governor andrew cuomo entered the fray, announcing that 2.7 million of his state's residents were at risk of losing coverage. he even broke them down by county. >> the ayes have 51. the nays are 48. >> reporter: two hours later senate republicans voted to start the repeal process. >> we're legislatively at a disadvantage. they have all the cards. ep joe crowley. >> they've done absolutely nothing to help advance the cause of health care insurance and premiums in this country when they had the opportunity to do it. now they have all the power. let's see what they do with it now. >> elliott: so nancy, with this fight now squarely in the court of public opinion, where exactly does the american public stand? >> reporter: well, americans are all over the map, josh. take a look at this recent kaiser family foundation poll taken right after the election. 26% of americans say they want the law repealed. 17% say they want it scale back. 19% want it kept as is, and 30% say expand the law. so it's clear that no matter what happens, josh, at least half the country is going to b

. >>> new york governor andrew cuomo wants college to be free at state colleges in new york state.ed this plan yesterday joined by vermont senator bernie sanders. free tuition had been a signature issue for sanders when he ran for president last year but there's some limits on who would be eligible for the benefit. you'd have to be a state resident and you would also have to come from a family that makes less than $125,000 a year. and the idea still would have to get by the state legislature. >> 4:54 and new this morning, someone stabbed a young woman in the face several times in west philadelphia. that story is coming up at 5:00 a.m. >> next up, a pennsylvania wax museum is closing up shop. what gives you -- which gives you the chance if you're interested to buy a little american history. >> ♪ looks like we're still a man short. not anymore. gus! the second most famous groundhog in pennsylvania. let's hit the ice. whoaaa! take the shot! (buzzer) that shot was one in a million. so's this. all the money millionaire edition, new from the pennsylvania lottery. with five top prizes of

. >>> president-elect donald trump is going to meet today with new york governor andrew cuomo, a sitdown he hopes will help build new bridges and airports in his state. mr. trump attended a diplomat dinner last night. he said people are predicting record crowds for his his team is posting ads on facebook and twitter encouraging supporters to turn out. >>> a california man is in the hospital with third degree burns. he set himself on fire outside of trump hotel in washington, d.c. you can see the video shows the fire still burning after paramedics rushed him to the hospital. a source tells "the washington post" that the man is 40 years hold, that he used a lighter and slernt to start the fire. he was muttering trump's name. >>> the trump inauguration is drawing a record number of protests both in washington and here in the bay area. thousands expected to participate in so-called sister women's marches in the bay area this saturday. many protesters fear what a trump administration will mean for women's rights. >> i think women's rights need to be protected. i think women have the right to

president-elect donald trump meets today with new york governor andrew cuomo. g will be at the trump tower in new york. it is expected to focus on governor cuomo's plans to upgrade the bridges of new york, train stations and airports. the president-elect has said he wants to invest in improving infrastructure around the country. andrew cuomo by the way is a democrat and has been mentioned as a possible presidential candidate in 2020. >>> president-elect trump spoke last night at the chairman's global dinner in washington. about 500 people were there at that invitation only event, including international diplomats and major business leaders. trump praised vice president- elect mike pence. >> so much better when i picked him. i had a couple of beauties i could have picked. they were good too. but maybe it wouldn't have worked out. i want to thank mike and karen and thank all of the people in the room. >> the president-elect also predicted the turnout for his inauguration on friday will set a record. >>> secretary of state john kerry will not be going to the inaugu

we are following not only all of these concurrent confirmation hearings but andrew cuomo just coming down to the trump tower after meeting with the president elect. let's dip into that. >> the president elect is about to embark on policy setting for the nation. he scored eight the union and i want her has the contest conversation. we just finished our new york state budget. if you didn't allow the people of this state to deduct their state and local taxes. these, the affordable care act, if the affordable care act is ended, we have three million americans, three million new yorkers uninsured. and, that three million families. it would have a dramatic impact on the state and not just for those three million. we now live in a community where if you sneeze, i get sick, right? this is all about public health. so, some of the things to the affordable care act could have dramatic results on new york and if the federal government does make changes to obamacare, it is very important to protect the accomplishments that obamacare also brought to us. we discussed about the housing needs in new

andrew cuomo is launching aplan to make college free for families earning less than $125,000 a year.ning me now, robbie suave. he covers the college beat. welcome back. so free college sound expensive. and the conservative estimate of this program would cost the state of new york $163 million. is that every year? >> yeah, and they have no idea how they are going to pay for it. they haven't even attempted to answer that question it's t.b.d. kennedy: you have written you are sensitive to the needs of people trying to pay for college because as you point out, college has gotten very, very expensive. is the fix to shift the burden to taxpayers? >> so the interesting thing here, yes, it's a public universities are a state-run resource. taxpayers are forced to subsidize them. if they can't afford to send their kids to the colleges they are forced to pay for, what's the point. college should be more affordable. this is totally the wrong way to go about it. it's no smarter than the current idea to have the distorted loans on the front end and they can't pay it back down the line. people maki

in new york, governor andrew cuomo to post a plan to cover full tuition for any student whose familyd $25,000 per year in a state school. his proposal goes beyond hillary clinton's, who called for a series of incremental debt to reduce dude in debt and rain -- the cost of college. on the campaign trail, donald trump mentioned the government's current role. he also spoke of how two of the youngt problems facing people are the cost of college and the challenges of repaying student loans. here is the background. when a student federal loan program began, the goal was to give students reliable access to funds that would get them through college by deferring some of its costs until they had an income. most were paid within a few years, while the benefits lasted a lifetime. raisedcost of college ahead of inflation, the federal loan program morphed into something quite different. here's the argument. loans witht of the the college? president obama proposed a system for rating schools on afford ability that could be tied to eligibility for federal aid. colleges hated the idea and it was drop

. >> reporter: new york governor andrew cuomo, who pushed for the end of the year deadline, was on handor the grand opening. >> congratulations, you did it. >> thank you. >> reporter: you think it's a model for how nationally and other governments could get projects done? >> yes, i do. governments don't build. it's a different mindset, it's a different culture. leave it to the private sector companies, but let government lay out the overall goals. >> reporter: three new stops make up the roughly two-mile extension of the q-line. the final cost, a staggering $4.5 billion. >> digging a tunnel down a crowded road in manhattan is not that easy. >> reporter: other cities, including washington, d.c. and chicago, are struggling to update their aging transit systems to meet record ridership. u.s. infrastructure may help. but governor cuomo says translating that money into shovel-ready projects won't happen quickly. >> projects can take years to design, do the environmental impact statement and the community approval process. >> reporter: the american society of civil engineers awarded u.s. infr

governor andrew cuomo held a press conference and he says the lawyersand the detainees have the fullsupport of the state. listen . >> they have legal rights. they have rights to due process and equal protection rights. those rights can be asserted in a court of law. those rights have to be protect it. that is what the port authority, my counsel office, will provide the legal assistance to make sure people are having their legal rights represented. >> what you are seeing right now is a protest that started at 2:00 today at battery park in downtown manhattan. again, it's been an issue here in the city were protest are massive. the mayor, bill de blasio, has been no stranger to the criticism to donald trump and he has said earlier that there is just confusion. no guide that's given by the government as to how to follow president trump's travel ban and that and to the confusion and chaos. eric? >> thanks so much. >> brian and eric Ãoverseas, protesters in israel rally outside the us embassy in tel aviv. also voicing opposition to the president's travel ban saying the ancestors face civil

now new york governor andrew cuomo is saying that his office is doing everything it can to help people travelers get through the situation and manage the new set of circumstances. >> we have directed the port authority and my council's office to make sure that we are protecting the legal rights of any person detained at any of our airports, period. >> and donees of volunteer lawyers have been standing by inside the terminal to office legal assistance to those being detained, filing all the legal paper to help those being held from being deported. right here at jfk terminal four, we have more international flights expect today land today. the team of volunteered lawyers standing by ready to assist. we have another morning at jfk. clayton: we appreciate it. heather: from my understanding the islamic faith is not mentioned in any form in the executive order. >> everyone in airports that belong in my america, we love you and we welcome you. [cheers and applause] >> we also welcome you to the 23rd annual screen award. >> hollywood descending and a night mom dated -- nominated. >> repel bull

reporter: new york governor andrew cuomo is ordering changes to the state's healthcare insurance laws. he's ordering healthcare coverage for birth control. former president obama's pension will be nearly $208,000 for the coming year. that's about half of his presidential salary. he also gets expensed for travel, office expenses and healthcare coverage. the record hall for the inauguration for president trump surpasses obama's in 2009. judge jeanine: >> we have the new president, we have protesters in the streets. but some things never change. we have a great political panel to talk about the new regime. david avella is the president of go pack. he's here with me in washington. and we are joined by maryanne marsh. we have a new administration. let's talk about the fact that we have the president. he's done some work. and i'll start with you, maryou anne. he started to repeal parts of obamacare. what say you about that? >> well, obviously i'm opposed to that.mp but what you will see from donald trump, you will see ain flurry of executive orders to try to stop everything barack obama has

new york governor andrew cuomo helped inaugurate service on the long awaited second avenue subway this. that route brings much needed subway service to manhattan's upper eastside with three new stations along the way. officials hope to one day exend the route to cover the entire length of manhattan. the idea for subway under second avenue was first proposed back in the 1920s. >>> here's something you don't see every day. that's a whale taking a swim in new york city's east river. it was spotted yesterday by officials on a new york city police boat. it's not the first whale sighting in new york city. three humpback whales were seen last month in the hudson river. >>> still ahead on abc7 news at 11:00, we all have our own new year's's traditions and for one family, for the past few decades, it's involved hitting the road. >> and the new year offers several chances for rainfall. a couple isolated showers right now. a few damp road >>> many of us celebrate cherished holiday traditions. but if you want to sign up for the creative way the drose family rings in the new year, you better hit th

one family shared emotional reunion at new york's jfk where according to andrew cuomo six people are still in detention. bryan llenas is live at jfk in new york with the latest. bryan? >> reporter: the situation is much more subdued than last night when 5,000 protesters were here at jfk terminal four. today it's all about the numbers. we're underscoring the confusion happening at airports all around the country. new numbers obtained by fox news say that were 48 people detained at jfk. you are looking at a man reunited with iranian brother and father held for 36 hours in detention, both came to visit to see a granddaughter born four days ago. this is a 50-year-old iraqi woman detained for 36 hours reunited with her family. and this video shows ali, an american citizen of 18 years embracing his 21-year-old new fiancee, they're set to marry in march, listen. >> we're not terrorists, she's 21-year-old most beautiful woman you will probably meet. initially they were bad, they handcuffed her, it's getting better now. she was crying for two days, as of today it's a little better. >> reporte

today governor andrew cuomo ensured that insurance companies will not continue to charge co-pays or deductiblesor contraceptive drugs and devices. coverage for abortion services that are medically necessary will also be free. the announcement came intentionally on the same day as the women's marches. >> the gulf states are bracing for more severe weather after half a dozen tornadoes took down power lines and decimated homes. at least four people died in mississippi. one woman searched for her mother. she was still alive in the hospital but her sister's boyfriend was killed. another couple survived the tornado. but most of their home was destroyed. >> just started shaking. i was hollering, it's a tornado. i thank god to be here still. as you can see -- >> our bed is up there. all the way up there. >> the twister so powerful, the mattress landed in a tree. it also ripped apart a billboard and threw cars at a dealership on top of each other. heavy rains in los angeles left giant heaps of mud in the streets, and crews are still working to clean that up. >>> rescuers today pulled nine survivors from

. >>> new york governor andrew cuomo is the latest politician to make a push for free tuition for middle and lower income families. today the governor unveiled a proposal called the excelsior scholarship plan. it would offer fru tuition legislators in the state would still need to approve it. when fully implemented in 2019, it would cost about $163 million. >>> now to some big news from the auto industry tonight. ford is scrapping plans to build a new billion dollar plant in mexico, saying it will expand operations in michigan and create hundreds >> reporter: the ford motor company kicking off the new year by putting a brakes on a $1.6 billion factory in mexico. instead the auto maker plans to invest $700 million to expand an existing plant in michigan which will manufacture new electric and autonomous vehicles. >> yes, they'll be built right here in flat rock. >> reporter: the announcement drew cheers from auto workers who learned the expansion would create 700 new jobs at the plant. >> i don't know if you can understand really the impact of this investment. this is equivalent to a new

. >>> new york governor andrew cuomo wants new york residents to attend state college for free. the democrat unveiled their plans alongside vermont senator, bernie sanders who of course pushed for free tuition during his unsuccessful presidential run and he promised free tuition for any family that earns less than $25,000 a year. >> the way this society said we'll pay for high school because you need high school. this society should say we are going to pay for college because you need college to be successful. >> cuomo wants the program to start this fall, and still needs to be approved by the new york state legislature. >>> starting today the u.s. army will have new physical fitness standards to match recruits with a career path, called the assessment path, and it tests muscular strength and power and speed. the scoring is gender neutral, both men and women are held to the same physical standards. that will be usioned to determine if a soldier qualifies for a certain job. it will be given to 85 thousand recruits each year. >>> nasa scientists once again found methane clouds on

new york avenue andrew cuomo announced a new state regulations today coinciding with the women's marches around the world. some people are concerned they will lose access to the services if obama care is repealed. the states you measures ensures that insurance companies will continue to not charge copay are deductible for contraceptive drugs, devices, coverage for abortion services that are medically necessary will also be cost free. >>> former president george hw bush are proving after all he last week that the two are recovering nicely at houston methodist hospital there and 92- year-old former president was hospitalized for breathing difficulties from pneumonia. the bush family spokesperson says he is breathing well without medical assistance. he will likely remain in intensive care for few more days. former first lady barbara bush was hospitalized wednesday for bronchitis. she could be released as early as sunday. >>> for those who are going skiing this weekend or this week, there was quite a bit of snow in the sierra, maybe a bit too much. this picture was posted on squaw valley fac

restore order by shutting down the train that runs to the airport terminals, but the governor andrew cuomo reversed that decision saying people have a right to protest. here's part of a memo apple ceo tim cook sent to his employees, i have heard from many of you we are deeply concerned about the executive order, and it's not something we support. >> download the app for free and enable push alerts to get breaking news updates as they happen. >>> developing news out of antioch this morning. police are investigating a shooting that left a man in critical condition. it happened at 9:45 last night on the 35-year-old man from oakland is in critical but stable condition. >>> and searching for three men running from the scene of a double shooting. two girls were wounded during a party inside a senior center on merced boulevard yesterday. no word on what led to the gunfire. myrrh said. >>> the family of a woman that has been missing since last saturday will be back out today looking for her. the 18-year-old jenkins was driving her car when it plunged into the alameda creek last weekend. leslie bri

i don't know if you know him, andrew cuomo, funny looking guy. rnor cuomo hopes to make that state the first state in the country to make public clinclin colleges and universities tuition free. i think that's a great idea. >> what do you say to people who say instead of making me pay for your kid to go to college through taxes, get after the universities on the structure that's crippling it to again with. >> universities and colleges have to do a better job. but this business of you paying for everybody else, you're doing it today this. is called society, this is called democracy. you are now paying taxes so some kid can go to public school today. all i'm asking is that you pay a little more in taxes so somebody can go to college as well. but it's not just you. we have major corporation after major corporation not paying a nickel in federal income taxes. as warren buffett reminds us, you've got billionaires who pay an effective tax rate lower than their secretaries. we have the money to make public colleges and universities tuition free, i think i

andrew cuomo called me up. [laughter] very funny. he said that mario and i had a father and son relationship which said such weird things about him and -- andrew and mario. he said you're so cynical about politics, about politicians. why don't you ever write about anything positive? well, i didn't think i was all that cynical because i've always been kind of a romantic. but i said, what? he said, well, i have this welfare to work program up in the bronx. you want to come see it? and i did, and it was great, it was a really -- it still exists. it's called help. and from that day forward, i decided that every month or two just to clean my pallette of politics, i would written something i thought was really exciting. there are answers to all of our problems out there. there are. it's unfortunate that interest groups of the right and the left prevent us from thinking creatively about them. >> you know, the -- i think you're one of the few journalists that i know of who after an evolution of point of view and style and so on continues to -

. >>> today, president-elect donald trump will sit down with andrew cuomo, well-known democrat, possibly a 20-20 white house contender. his agenda plans to upgrade and rebuild bridges train stations and airports in new york city and elsewhere around the state. >>> last night, the president-elect was here in the district for a black tie invitation only dinner at the andrew melon auditorium held to introduce foreign diplomats to the incoming trump administration, about 500 guests in attendance for the evening. >>> 6:05, ever so closer to the big day. >>>oo friday, not a rain-out but it will be cloudy and rather cool. let's try to clear out what we did yesterday. the fog -- are you all right there? >> over these past 20 years, you can't do this before work. >> 47 at reagan national. dulles 44 degrees. bwi marshal 43. i got the hick cups. we're going to be in the 50's. fog and low clouds are out there it's a cold front coming through and once we get that through, the wind will shift out of the north and west, temperatures will eventually be in the arrows. through here, we'll eventually get s