our david lee miller is there, david lee, any reduction in the rocket fire? >> reporter:-- we're having audio problems with david lee miller. as soon as we work out the technical difficulty of course we'll bring him back. we're been hearing a lot and you just heard me mention about the iron dome. and here is more on that. we've gathered key facts about the weapons system. interdesigned to intercept short ranging missile threat. an israeli company raphael advanced defense began developing iron dome nearly six years ago and the united states helped pay for it by providing 2.5 million dollars to buy additional iron dome systems parts. and now, we've been able to work out that technical problem with david lee miller. let's go back out, again, i mentioned it's early monday morning. well, we're going to go back and forth. it's very he difficult when you're in that kind of a zone there, it's early, it's dark, and we're trying to work through the technical difficulties there. but we've had to see him don protective gear the past few days, a lot of of action where davi

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correspondent david lee miller reports from southern israel tonight. >> reporter: for the 1400 airstrikesisraeli forces take an toll on militants in gaza and the civilian population. among the latest targets, a sports stadium that israel says was used as a launching site for rockets and the international media center. that israel says militants used for communications. palestinians say the death toll in gaza has now reached more than 100. half of them are zillians.

. >> a nor'easter hitting the area hard again with snow, rain and high linds of david lee miller has the latest from long beach, new york this morning ro. are by mid afternoon, the wind had picked up -- and high winds. >> david lee miller has the latest from long beach, new york this morning. >> reporter: by mid afternoon, the win had picked up. the storm moving its way up the atlantic coast is expected to bring rain and wet snow to new jersey and new york. more than half a million people are still without power following last week's storm. now, there is fear that number will rise. new york mayor michael bloomberg warned those without power to be cautious how they heat their homes. >> if you remain in your home, please do not use gas ranges or ovens to stay warm. that is not only a serious fire hazard, the fumes it releases can kill you. >> reporter: federal officials are helping thousands left homeless by the first storm but despite the risks caused by the nor'easter, there are still those who refuse to be evacuated. >> i don't think there is any more fears. this is it. this is it. i

>> shannon: david lee miller live in israel. thank you.going to look at the reasons that israel is striking back against gaza furiously right now. national security correspondent jennifer griffin puts the story in per speculative. >> the gaza conflict may be phase one as they prepare for strike against iran nuclear program. conventioconventional wisdom isy will strike back. >> our problem is not our border with gaza, but other country's boarder with gaza. access of the arms that come from iran through sudan. among rockets fired at us come directly from iran. we know the hamster rorrist trained with iranians. strong connection. >> they can reach tel aviv and jerusalem from gaza. in the past year, they smuggled components for the rocket through tunnels from each of the desert to gaza. >> they are iranian made. 100 of them were imported via sudan. this only took one provocation for israel to go in and wipe out the rockets and the launchers. >> that provocation came on november 14. when hamas fired rocket at israel. now 30,000 israeli reserve

david lee miller live early friday morning, not far from the gaza border in israel. describe what's there tonight. >> that's right. we're two miles from the border. it's 2:00 o'clock in the morning. overhead i can hear what sounds like israeli aircraft. over my shoulder off in the distance you can see the lights of gaza. throughout the past several hours, we have seen and heard several israeli air strikes. from our position here, we literally felt the ground shake. israeli officials say they have hit as many as seven underground medium range missile launch sites. they have also say they hit a generator that had provided electricity to the home of palestinian prime minister. they also hit a police station, as well as several smuggling tunnels and as you mentioned, it is now reported that there are 19 palestinians dead. among them, four children. some as young as ten months old. the militants, however, continue to fire their rockets. as many as 300 in the direction of israel. nearly half of them have been intercepted by the israeli missile defense system. nevertheless,

back to you. >> a tenuous truce fire, david lee miller on the ground for us in israel. david lee, thank you. despite the cease-fire, three u.s. navy assault ships are standing by in case americans need to be evacuated from the region. the u.s. iwo jima, uss new york. and uss gun stan hall were headed home to new york folk, virginia when the fighting broke out between israel and hamas involved gaza. they are now stationed off the coast of israel near the greek island of crete. well, u.n. ambassador susan rice just answered questions for the first time about her comments about the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. and she is responding to republic lawmakers who say that she is not qualified to be secretary of state. that's coming up on "the fox report." black friday's here. do you think walmart can get you a great deal on the items you want? i don't know! let's go see. vizio 60" smart led for $688. that's a $310 savings. that is amazing! the first and only place to shop this black friday. savings start at 8pm thursday, more electronics at 10pm. walmart. you can sta

in staten island new york, david lee miller, fox news. >>> local runners speak out about the decision to cancel the new york city marathon. harris rosenswag was planning to run with a blind friend who traveled from new zealand to participate in the race. harris says he's still going to new york and meet up with his friend. >> maybe we'll take a run in central park or try to enjoy no, nobody city for what it's -- new york city for what it's worth. >> this is the first time the marathon has ever been canceled. it was even held after 9/11. >>> tonight new jersey governor chris christie ordered 12 counties to ration gas to ease long lines. drivers with odd numbered license plates can only buy fuel on odd numbered days and vice versa. many gas stations are still shut down from power outages or being out of gas. fox's rick levinthal has the storm. >> reporter: several days after hurricane sandy drivers in the storm stricken northeast continue to struggle to fill up their gas tanks. people waiting in lines that stretch for miles at the few gas stations that have both fuel and power still. >>

david lee miller in the south of israel for us. first jennifer griffin live at the state department. how long does secretary clinton say she plans to stay in the middle east? >> well, her aides say she will be home for thanksgiving. so that's not very long. she plans to leave tomorrow night. they also say this is not her last peace mission. she will still be making other attempts and other trips overseas as secretary of state. her meeting with prime minister benjamin netanyahu just ended, we're told, and from the body language earlier tonight when they spoke, it didn't look like they were on the verge of a deal. >> it is essential to deescalate the situation in gaza. the rocket attacks from terrorist organizations inside gaza on israeli cities and towns must end and a broader calm restored. >> no country can tolerate a wanton attack on its civilians. now, if there is a possibility of achieving the long-term solution to this problem through diplomatic means, we'd prefer that. but if not, i'm sure you understand that israel will have

david lee miller is live near the southern israel border with the very latest. david lee? >> hi, rick. israeli air strikes have continued with the intensity increasing in the last 24 hours. the latest figures are that 238 targets in gaza have been destroyed. among those targets, they've gone after rockets, rocket launchers, smuggling tunnel, headquarters of the palestinian prime minister, and there is also been a targeted assassination of a top hamas military leader. the death toll now stands at 45 palestinians killed. 350 wounded and three israelis killed. also in the last 24 hours, the rocket fire from gaza has continued. one of those rockets targeting tel aviv. it was shot down by the israeli military's defense system, iron dome. the rocket was shot down bay newly installed battery. there are now five of these iron dome batteries in israel. they just added a fifth one. people in tel aviv watched on their in their balconies looking up in the sky as the interceptor soared overhead, destroying the rocket. they say the success rate of the iron dome system is now at 85%. it

david lee miller is live on the front lines. david lee? >> reporter: that is right. we're short distance from the border and over my shoulder, perhaps you can make out the iron dome missile defense system. during the last several hours, israel has continued to pound the gaza strip. there have been more than 200 air strikes and there have been rocket launching sites and the prime minister and a police station. there is also a report now that the israeli defense forces have implemented another targeted assassination going after another hamas commander. the death tomorrow is up to 45 palestinians killed and 350 bounded. so far three israeli have been killed. also in the last 24 hours, dozens and dozens of rockets have been fired from gaza by militants headed into iz israel. one was targeting tel aviv. a newly installed defense system shot down that rocket. residents of tel aviv watched on their balconies and they cheered as the rock was shot down. the success rate is now an incredible 85% according to israeli defense officials. the system has saved countless lives and m

david lee miller reports that a scramble is on to get peace talks going. >> reporter: there have beenver 700 rockets fired into israel. the american finance iron dome stopping several missells sunday, at least two bound for telaviv. all along the border, there are platoons waiting for the order. israel is ready to expand its operation. while on a three day asian tour, speaking from bangkok, president obama spoke about the right for people to defend themselves but warned. >> they are much more at risk of being wounded. >> reporter: there are 10,000 rockets still in gaza. on fox news sunday, two senators weighing in from washington. >> i don't think the israelis really want a ground war. if sending ground troops in is the only way of cleaning out these nests of rockets being fired at them. you can't blame them for doing it. >> reporter: u.n. secretary moon is expected to arrive in cairo on sunday. and a delegation of arab ministers is expected to visit gaza on tuesday all in a bid to end the conflict before more lives are lost. along the israel-gaza border, david lee miller. >>> anderso

david lee miller continues our team fox coverage long beach on long island. what about the people still trying to recover david lee all over the area? >> shepard, imagine waiting a week for the lights to come back on. they finally do and then this, the lights are out again. take a look at this road in long beach about one block from the atlantic ocean. you can see the streetlights are on. the lights are on. nursing home, thanks to a generator. all the lights are out now there are crews out on the street still trying to repair the lights. there were crews here trying to remove sand a short time ago. everyone agrees because of this storm, a difficult situation was made much worse. listen. >> a lot more difficult. the sand is getting heavier. the guys that are working outside, it's difficult to work because it's cold. they are getting wet. not enough ponchos. not enough bags. we could use a little bit of help. >> and now this, shepard. we just got word that the death toll from the twin storms now 41 people and that's just in new york city. shepard? >> shepard: j

>> shepard: david lee miller live in jerusalem tonight. domestic issues here at home and republic leaders say we are now in more danger of falling off the fiscal cliff on new year's day. that would mean automatic spending cuts and the expiration of tax cuts for most americans. president obama sent his top negotiator to the treasury secretary. tim geithner to capitol hill today. he met with leaders of both parties. republicans say they made no progress. and surprise, each party blames the other. >> the democrats have yet to get serious about real spending cuts. and, secondly, no substantive progress has been made in the talks between the white house and the house over the last two weeks. >> republicans know where we stand. we have said it, we have said it, we have said it so many times the president said the same thing. it's been weeks, at least two weeks since we met at the white house and are still waiting for a serious offer from the republics. >> shepard: after his meeting with secretary geithner the senate minority leader mitch mcconne

david lee miller, thank you for update from the region. eric get to you first. have been looking at this. you a map. >> eric: take the telestrator. this is very important. david lee pointed things out. here is what is going on. israel put a flotilla barricade up so no arms could come in west bank. sorry, in the gaza strip via the water. what is happening is the arms are coming through egypt in tunnels. coming literally through the country of egypt. the problem is they are coming from iran. in to egypt. in to the tums and in the gaza strip. they are shot from gaza to tel aviv. david lee mentioned today, but tell avive has seen missiles and jerusalem here, tel aviv here. the missiles are going this way. the issue here, this is hamas. hamas is a terrorist organization who are targeting population, civilian population centers within israel. that's why israel is retaliating with so many strikes back to the gaza strip. hezbollah and palestinians are more than willing to violate some geneva act, war crimes targeting the civilians. >> dana: they will. we want bob's take

david lee miller is part of our team who is live in southern israel tonight. david lee? >> shepherd, we are 15 miles from the gaza border. this evening there was a great deal of unease and confusion. it was a city of half a million. the greater metropolitan area is skiing lantly -- is significantly higher than that. they fired a rocket that landed within the city limits. authorities are not releasing precise details. there were no injuries and they are not releasing that information because they do not want to give targeting instructions to the militants. the weapon involved believed to be an iranian-made rocket. one of the rockets smuggled into the gaza strip. earlier the israelis said they had destroyed most of those weapons. meanwhile there were as you mentioned three israeli fatalities today. this in a city 15 miles from gaza. the dead two men and one woman seriously hurt a child. on the palestinian side, the death toll now stands at least 15 who have been killed. among them the hamas military commander. today his funeral was held in gaza. thousands and thousands pou

david lee miller with the latest from jerusalem. >> reporter: according to the sunday times of london an israeli spy satellite spotted rocks that militanted in gaza fired at tel aviv in jerusalem. the israeli military is believed to have destroyed much of the stock spiel in the conflict. intelligence sources say the weapons shipment will likely be escorted by an iranian warship. the paper also says the cargo ship might contain longer range ballistic missiles to be deployed to in jaundfor use against israel. hamas says with the help of iran it will continue to try to rebuild its arsenal. workers in gaza are now rebuilding smuggling tunnels, two-thirds of which were destroyed by israeli airstrikes. according to the news agency iran prime minister called him to congratulate him on the great victory and said, "we stand by the pakistanan people." israel eased its gaza naval blockade and fishermen could cast their nets nautical six miles offshore, double the previous limit. in jerusalem, david lee miller, fox news. >>> from bangladesh a horrific factory fire broke out in the garment distric

let's get to david lee mill who is live in -- david lee miller who is live. there is word israelis want to see if hamas can force a truce. can actually make one happen. >> that's very possible, shepherd. at this hour the future of diplomacy remains very uncertain. what i can tell you for sure is that this air war today did intensity. today alone the militants in gaza fired more than 150 rockets into israel. one of them landed outside of the city of jerusalem in a palestinianville lienal. additionally another -- palestinian village and another landed in a tel aviv suburb. there were light injuries there. meanwhile, the south also came under repeated attacks. >> early this evening there was a loud blast and a rocket fired from gaza penetrated the apartment house. this is what is left of the bathroom. you can see the window destroyed. here is some of the concrete sheared off. take a look here. we are on the fifth floor. below me is the fourth floor. the rocket made its way one floor below. miraculously no one was injured. the occupants of the house made their wa

david lee miller reporting near gaza at the border and joins us live. david lee? >> at this hour, israel continues to prepare for that possible ground war. shortly before we went on the air, off in the distance we could hear what sounded like israeli tanks rolling in the direction of the border. now israel has approved the mobilization of 75,000 reservists. today alone, 150 rockets were fired from gaza. about half of them were intercepted by the entry missile defense system. as you mentioned, one of those rockets landed in jerusalem. residents there went running to bomb shelters, shelters that they have not used now for more than three decades. hamas also released a video of that rocket being fired. they said it was an iranian made rocket. many of them have already been destroyed by the israeli air force. also for the second straight day, tel aviv was hit. no injuries there as well. but after the sirens were heard wailing throughout the city, people went about their business as usual. one couple that we caught up with was getting married this evening and they took

>> david lee miller. egypt may be attempting to broker the talks. but the defense of hamas is already fueling calls here to cutoff billions in u.s. aid to that nation. security consult at the present time -- consultant says it is time to cut egypt off. welcome to the program. the argument is egypt is helping us. therefore keep paying them. you are not buying that? >> no, i am not buying it, stewart. what we have here in the most simple terms is a country that is being run by an islamist who fundamentally believes that hamas has the right to fire rockets into israel. the reason why he has openly gone on record and condemned israel for all of its actions and operations in gaza. they are carrying out operations to take out terrorist targets, and refuses to admit israel has any right to defend itself. we give over $2 billion a year to a country that is openly aligning itself to a terrorist organization. it is a fundamental problem, especially in one of the worst economies since the great depression. >> the argument goes on that if we cut them off now, t

>> shepard: david lee miller down along the tunnel for us. david lee, thanks a lot.f new york is defending his decision not to cancel the new york city marathon on sunday. electricity should downtown manhattan. they are telling us your power is back by saturday night at 11:00. marathon day they are good. there was a little damage along the marathon route which cuts through all five burrows of new york city. the president of the burrows of staten island reportedly said it's asinine to hold what he describes as a parade at a time like this. with the storm knocking out power and displacing so many people, getting hotel rooms in the new york city, new jersey area is nearly impossible. get this. the pittsburgh steelers apparently stuck ahead of sunday's game against the new york football giants, still no power at the hotel. the steelers had originally booked. the pittsburgh post gazette newspaper reports the team will travel to and from new jersey on the day of the game which is set for just after 4:00 eastern daylight time. then that night we familiar back. don't forget.

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in staten island, new york, david lee miller, fox news. >> sandy prompted losing a crime, new york hasood news. the murder rate has dropped since the storm hit between monday morning and friday evening. the city's murder rate has fallen in recent years, 515 in 2011 and 536 in 2012. compare that to 1990 when there were more than 2200 murders. >>> in maryland, thousands are without power after the storm. almost 40% of gary county is still in the dark and they got more than 30 inches of snow. statewide, the number of power outages was 12,000 this afternoon, it could be several more days before the customers are back online. >>> and time for a check on the forecast. we're hearing a new powerful storm could hit the east coast next week. >> oh, boy. >> and turn to gwen tolbert in the weather center. gwen? >> reporter: that's right. i know nobody wants to hear. this. >> we're keeping our eye on the system that could bring a lot of heavy rainfall to areas of the east coast. let's begin with a look at the maps. we have cloudy skies outside. things are calm and quiet and we are keeping an eye on

fox's david lee miller has the latest now from long beach, new york. >> reporter: by midafternoon the wind had picked up and the rain along portions of the coast had turned to snow. work crews on new york's long beach still trying to clean up after last week's megastorm say the nor'easter has made their job more difficult. >> a lot more difficult. the sand is getting heavier. the guys that are working outside, it's cold and difficult to work. they're getting wet, not enough ponchos, bags. we could use a little bit of help. >> reporter: the storm moving its way up the atlantic coast is expected to bring rain and wet snow to new jersey and new york. more than half a million people are still without power following last week's storm. now there is fear that number will rise. new york mayor michael bloomberg warned those without power to be cautious how they heat their homes. >> if you remain in your homes, please do not use gas ranges or ovens to stay warm. that is not only a serious fire hazard. the fumes can kill you. >> reporter: work crews in new jersey have tried to rebuild damaged s

that's where we will find david lee miller in southern israel. what is the success rate of this iron dome system? >> reporter: harris, the system is very successful, so much so if you take a look over my shoulder, you can see the israeli military is resupplying one of batteries here in the city they used up all the missiles intercepting missiles at this location. when you talk about a success rate the figure that the military puts for the is 85%. another statistic, today militants fired 227 rockets into israel, 57 intercepted. you have to remember, the iron dome only shoots down rockets that are targeting population centers. as you mentioned, one of those rockets today was headed in the direction of tel aviv, it was shot down by the iron dome system, not just the iron dome system, it is worth mentioning it was a newly installed battery tested that the israelis just put into use and today, it proved its effectiveness. >> harris: first of all, i want everybody who is watching to understand there's a little delay, understandably, because of where yo

>> david lee miller reporting live from the israel-gaza border, david, thanks for that. the u.n.'s nuclear agency says iran is poised to double output of enriched uranium that could be used in a nuclear warhead. the report says that iran will be technically ready within days that ramp up production of enriched uranium at one facility, cut in half the time it takes to make enough to fuel a bomb. iran denies any interest in nuclear weapons. here at home, we're now about a month and a half away from the fiscal cliff, the massive tax hikes and spending cuts that threaten to push the economy back into recession. lawmakers in washington met with the president today in a first step to try to find a way back from the abyss. chief washington correspondent james rosen tells us how it went. >> with that, we're going to get to work. >> the president hosting leaders from both parties and chambers of congress at the roosevelt room and appears to be sticking to his guns on taxes for higher income earningsers, own obliquely reining in entitlement spending. >> my hope is this going to be the begin

fox's david lee miller is near the gaza border with more. >> reporter: for the third day in a row israelis ran for cover from rockets by pal standian militants. -- palestinian militants. more than 150 attacks were launched that caused panic and destruction but no fatalities. for the first time in the current conflict air raid sirens were heard in jerusalem where two rockets reportedly landed in an empty field in the outskirts of the city and for the second day in a row israel's largest city tel aviv came under attack. a rocket landed in an unpopulated area. the use of longer range rockets fired by palestinian militants has put more than 4 million israelis in the crosshairs. at this till a video cafe it was business as usual after -- tel aviv cafe it was business as usual as of the air raid sirens stopped. this tel aviv couple took wedding pictures outside an open bomb shelter. there were also funerals for three israelis killed during a rocket attack thursday. the death rises to 24. although there was talk of a brief ceasefire during a visit to gaza by the egyptian prime minister, the viole

staten island, new york, david lee miller, fox news. >>> tense moments in loudoun county, a school bus filled with students was involved in a crash with another vehicle on i- 95. it happened around 10:00 last night. 24 students and parents were on the bus. the good news, no one was hurt. >>> police have arrested a man they believe attacked two women. he's been identified as 19-year- old dimarco miles. investigators say he forced his way into a home on washington place northeast a week ago friday and tried to sexual assault her and stabbed her when she thought back. last friday police believe miles got into a dorm room at howard university and sexually assaulted another woman after pulling a knife. >>> a robbery suspect in clinton, police say he robbed a woman on the 8700 block of branch avenue. police say he made the woman drive him several blocks away and got out near regency parkway. if you know about the man or crime, call prince george's county police. >>> big game day for the skins. they'll try to break a two-game skid against the panthers today. we'll hear what players are saying

fox david lee miller has the latest. >> reporter: frantically searching for cover sirens jarring israelis throughout the day. israel's iron dome interceptor system shot down two rockets bound for tel aviv sunday night the strikes from hamas increasing in intensity. >> there are more significant rockets flying in terms of numbers and sequins coming in five at a time and not just randomly one or two here and there. >> reporter: firing back israel has been targeting the homes of suspected hamas militants in the gaza strip. this hit on a two story house. in the aftermath, children'sbodies are pulled from the rubble and at least 11 people killed. bloodshed is likely to raise international pressure to a cease-fire. on a 3-day asia tour streak bangkok president obama blamed mill faints for starting round of fighting. >> there's no country that would tolerate missiles raining down on its citizens from outside the borders. so, we are fully supportive of israel's right to defend itself from missiles landing on people's homes. >> reporter: president obama cautioning against a ground invasion in gaza

>> bret: david lee miller, in jerusalem.nk you. >>> still ahead -- hillary clinton is on her way out. we look at her time at state. first, are clinton's former senate colleagues willing to use the nuclear option? if we want to improve our schools... ... what should we invest in? maybe new buildings? what about updated equipment? they can help, but recent research shows... ... nothing transforms schools like investing in advanced teacher education. let's build a strong foundation. let's invest in our teachers so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. >> bret: senate majority leader harry reid has his finger on the nuclear button. not actual one but the so-called nuclear option. n the chamber that builds itself as the world's greatest deliberative body. correspondent doug mckelway has details from capitol hill. >> reporter: the cold war never got this hot. the threat of a retaliatory attack, mutually assured destruction made it unthinkable. in the senate, the unthinkable metaphor call nuclear option may happen when m

david lee miller on long beach, long island. thank you. the dust is settling after months of bitter battles and hard fought campaigns and now comes the hard part: the job of fixing the real problems our nation faces. the president will leave chicago for washington, dc, ready to start a second term, with the tough tasks ahead, 23 million americans are out of work or look for better jobs and the national debt stops $16 trillion and perhaps most pressing, preventing the fiscal cliff or the fall off of it, a combination of tax increases and spending cuts that will take effect if lawmakers do not strike a deal. washington, dc, so far, is deadlocked. with republics holding control of the house of representatives, the federal government is exactly just as divided as it has been for two years. last night 9 president stressed there is real work to do and he hinted he is willing to work across the political aisle. >> i am looking forward to reaching out and working with leaders of both parties to meet the challenges. we can only solve these together

brooklyn, new york, david lee miller, fox news. >>> and it's not so. the storm victims in new york and new jersey are dealing with the cleanup and recovery after sandy. they also facing the challenge of voting tomorrow. marianne rapheerty has more. >> reporter: nearly a week after sandy hit the east coast, power outages still plague parts of the northeast. that along with damaged and destroyed buildings could mean a lack of places for voters to cast their ballots. the new york city mayor michael bloomberg is working to ensure voters won't miss their opportunity to participate in this election. >> we'll do anything we can to help the board of elections. we have to make sure that everyone can vote. it's not going to be easy, but we'll work hard on that. >> reporter: officials are taking steps to ensure voter turnout. >> the polling places that are not destroyed and don't have power, you still go to your polling place. >> we'll have trucks set up there and you'll vote old school. the paper ballot and that means it's going to take us longer to count. every

along the israel-gaza border, david lee miller, fox news. >>> in other news of the world tonight, in turkey, a cameraman held by syrian government forces for 87 days is now back with his family. cameraman held tight to his wife as they were reunited. he told reporters it was very hard for him to talk because he didn't speak to anyone the entire time he was held. he did say he was not mistreated. there is no word about the whereabouts of the jordanian reporter captured with him as they were reporting in aleppo. >>> take a look at this. in australia, amateur photographer captured the image of this very large with our spout off the coast -- waterspout off the coast of new south wales. severe thunderstorms in the area caused some damage to homes on shore. >>> and in cairo, the new head of the egyptian coptic christian church was installed during a four-hour ceremony. the installation of the pope comes at a critical time in egypt's history, as the christian minority is seeing a surge in attacks since the uprising that overthrew hosni mubarak last year. christians make up between 6 and 10%

david lee miller, fox news. >>> we continue our coverage now with fox 5s paul wagner. he joining us live from staten island. homeland security secretary janet napolitano on the ground there late today touring the devastation, we understand. >> reporter: she was, will. she held a news briefing here a while ago. after her remarks, they opened it up for questions, and i asked her immediately, madame secretary, of all the damage you have seen from hurricane sandy, what is the worse and where does staten island rank in she said staten island ranks among the worse at the. to let me show what you is going here and this is the relief center. they set up a relief center for within gone who needs to come and make anything to make their lives bet or staten island. there is bottled water, hot foods, drinks, dry goods, cereal. many things in your pantry, toilet paper, diapers, clothing, meals ready to eat, coats, shoes, baby clothes. seeing people here coming through, trying on coats and shoes. any. when you go through staten island, you will see that there is a lot of belongings t

long beach, new york, david lee miller, fox news. >> that storm is causing headaches for some travels here in the bay area. thirty-one flights canceled between san francisco, new york, new jersey, and philadelphia. >>> people are camping tonight in walnut creek. the tent city is the new chick- fil-a on northeast street. the restaurant opens tomorrow morning and the first 100 customers will get a free meal every week for an entire year. peaceful protesters also plan to show up after tomorrow's grand opening. they're upset by the donations that they've made to antigay organizations. coming up, where you can now lays up your ice skates and enjoy a san francisco tradition. a noticeable cooling trend, meteorologist mark will let us know about the wet weather coming our way. >> boy, what a change weather- wise, where we were a couple of days ago. to whether where we are today. >> 10-20-degree drop off. and we have more as he had as we as we head into thursday and friday. right now, the maps on mystormtracker. primarily portion of the north bay, we do have some low fog hanging around. as far

david lee miller reporting live for us. president obama weighing in on the situation in the middle east while on a tour of east asian nations. the president insisting the first step toward lasting peace must be made by hamas. take a listen. >> we are serious about wanting to resolve this situation and create a genuine peace process, it starts with no more missiles being fired into israel's territory, and that then gives us the space to try to deal with these long-standing conflicts that exist. there are no short cuts to the hard work of trying to bring about what i think is the best option, two states living side by side in peace and security. >> the u.s. has called on leaders from egypt and turkey in hopes of convincing hamas to stop firing any more rockets into israel. so far no deal has been reached. >>> turning to the ongoing bloody conflict in sierra on israel's northern border, syrian are rebels are claiming they captured a key military base near the border with turkey. rebels are planning to cripple the border crossi

heather. >> heather: david lee miller reporting from staten island this evening.regg: a sign of hope and renewal today. one of new york city's hospitals forced to evacuate patients at the height of super storm sandy is finally reopening. this was one of the many emotional images showing a nurse carrying a newborn. today nyu lain come medical center says almost all practices are scheduled to open up on monday. seven back up generator there is failed during the storm surge on monday night, forcing the hospital to evacuate 300 patients. >>> coming up, we are breaking down the cost of super storm sandy, expected to be in the tens of billions of dollars and where exactly will all of that money come from? >> heather: back to the race for the white house. we are just three days from election day, both parties hitting the trail hard, especially in key battleground states like ohio. that's where nominees from both sides are spending part of the day encouraging their supporters to head out to the polls on tuesday. steve brown is live for us in mansfield, ohio, with the late