meanwhile, a spokesman for mayor bloomburg says adding holidays for every religion is not feasible in a city as diverse as new york. >> lightning rooooouuuunnnndd. lightning round. >> he has a point. for this group you have to say for every group. >> look, 150 languages. why not 150 religions. >> there is no answer to that. >> look, the point is, christmas is a national holiday. >> it is for jewish holidays but there are so many jews in new york. there are far more jews than muslims in new york. and third, it is controversial because it is a fact. this is a -- jew day yaw christian country. >> not if kennedy can help it. >> by the way, it doesn't mean others are not welcome. atheists are welcome. >> no. not them. not on my watch. >> yes, yes. >> we will bleep that out. >> i want to make this clear because i can see this being cited as a nonsense point. the point is the origin is i'd logically. it is not a statement about who is welcome or not. everyone is welcome. i'd logically they are christian. >> and i am greek orthodox. why don't we get good friday off? we have a different easter

that is the news from the new york for bloomburg news. >> thank you, jane. a study fines airlines away the world are racking up big bucks from all the tack on fees and services they have provided with airlines on track to add $42 billion in extra revenue for fees from baggage check to frequent flying programs. half of the money comes from onboard sales of food and beverages, premium seat assignment and early boarding benefits. >> britain america has hit on a creative way on get passengers to pay attention to the safety demonstrations before each flight. ♪ i got some safety tips ♪ that you got to know >> they provided this video of what is glee goes airborne, and is called the safety dance, the first safety video set to music. passengers will see the video next month. leyla gulen, hope you are paying attention because they are audition opening dancers for future safety videos. >> are you staying here, you are staying here doing traffic. now the forecast on the day before halloween. >> now, good morning, everyone, it is 5:18 and light. the winds are at fairfie

mayor bloomburg has introduced a new health drive to help girls. age 7 to 12 with self-esteem.y of the week ads were posted on buses and subways featuring beaming nonprofessional models under the headline "i'm a girl. i'm beautiful the way i am." i used to wake up in the morning and say that. along with adjectives with caring, curious and creative. after school programs will soon follow. as new york magazine points out, quote, there is something slightly contradictory about the message. don't worry how you look. you look beautiful. i would agree if i knew what contradictory meant. those people at new york magazine, what a bunch of jerks. are you psyched your tax dollars are paying for this? >> yes, especially when i walk through every day with a bike rental gang people there that scare the you know what out of me. i do think girls suffer from self-esteem, but i worry about 10 to 15 and 20 years from now that the little boys pretty much ignored in society what about them? what about dealing with their self-esteem problems in the chat rooms. >> did you self-esteem growing up? >>

. >> an honor for new york city mayor michael bloomburg, named the recipient of the first ever genesis prize. he will take home a $1 million prize. >> israeli prime minister netanyahu will present the award in may. >> the small baptism planned this week for prince george. >> carol burnett honored for her humor. the coveted prize she was just awarded. >> unbelievable there was a pumpkin that big. >> the carver with his works of art. how he makes these massive creations. >> he is arguably the world's most famous baby. after his global debut, prince george is doing it again, but this time, the royal christening is touted as low key. he will be christened in a private 45 minister money at st. james palace. presiding over the ceremony, the archbishop of canterbury. >> she has been making people laugh for more than six decades and is taking home the nation's top comedy prize. she was honored with the mark twain prize. she was given a standing ovation. she is best remembered for her popular 1960's variety show. she captivated audience to the tune of 30 million per week. the kennedy center awa