officer deprimo signed for his purchase and the two shook hands. jennifer foster, a tourist from arizona, watched as deprimo gave the man a brand new pair of boots. >> this man's face lit up like it was christmas and like he had just been given literally a million dollars. >> news 4 has learned that the man in the picture is a veteran who was at one time homeless. sources say he often panhandles in time square and was placed in veterans housing sometime in the past year. it's not clear if he still has a place to live. whatever the man's situation, officer deprimo is humbled that he'll have the image of that moment forever. >> when i look at the picture i'm very happy that i'll be able to carry that with me the rest of my career. again, it's a very humbling experience for me. >> and officer larry deprimo will be on the "today" show later this morning. that will be a must-see. here once again is nbc meteorologist bill karins. >> i mentioned it's going to rain and rain and rain. how much rain is the question. the storm is focused and the heaviest rain

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a tourist snapped the picture and our john miller talked to officer deprimo today. >> i went up to him i said, "buddy, where are your socks? where are your shoes? and he's like, "it's okay, officer, i never had a pair of shoes." and it took me back a few. >> reporter: people just don't do this kind of thing because it occurred to them out of a bolt of lightning. you're a father or your mother said something to you a long time ago that you've carried with you. do you know what that is? >> the true inspiration was my grandfather, and he told me when i was much younger, if you're going to do something, do it 100%. and do it or don't do it at all. and i think that stuck with me my entire life. >> pelley: john miller will have more of his interview with officer diprimeau first thing tomorrow on "cbs this morning." one of america's greatest warships was almost lost. we'll meet the men who saved it next. to breathe, i thought those days might be over. so my doctor prescribed symbicort. it helps significantly improve my lung function starting within five minutes. symbicort doesn't replace a re

we're going to talk, live, to officer larry deprimo. incredible story. >> cannot wait for that. >>> let's get to the florida lottery murder trial. as amy said, the judge lashed out at defendant dee dee moore, for trying to send some sort of secret code to the jury. he called it her final warning. abc's linsey davis has more on that. >> reporter: dee dee moore is on the verge of getting kicked out of her own murder trial. >> ms. moore, i have cautioned you throughout these proceedings. >> reporter: in court thursday, it seemed that the judge had had enough. issuing the 40-year-old a final warning. accusing moore of using face expression to communicate with jurors. >> think i'm going to warn you for the last time. >> reporter: for a third day, jurors also saw moore crying again in court. this time, as prosecutors played this audiotape of her, allegedly asking a friend to lie to the police. moore is on trial for killing this man, abraham shakespeare, and then, covering it up. prosecutors say she befriended him after he won millions in a st

it shows officer larry deprimo offering a kinds gesture to a stranger. >> i asked him where his shoesand he said he never had a pair of shoes. >> this week, this picture went viral getting viewed more than one and a half million times and the boots the officer gave the man were brand new. he'd gone into shoe store to buy them. >> he said he was interested in buying the shoes for the homeless man. >> the 25 year old officer just two years on the job brought a pair of socks and boots priced at $99 but they gave him a discount priced at 49.50. >> when i brought out the shoes, it was smiles ear to ear. it was amazing reaction from the tour that's took the picture? . >> honestly, i think that his mom did something right. >> the identity of the man is not known. the photo begs the question what would we do next time we see a person in need of clothes or shoes. >> he keeps the receipt in his pocket to reminds him that times are tough. >> he never had a pair of shoes. >> the officer received a common dags and a pair -- commendation and a pair of cuff links from the police commissioner. >> tha

officer deprimo is a good reason why.he sudden celebrity might be making officer deprimo a little uncomfortable. he said he did what any other officener this city would do, that the men and women of the nypd are doing this kind of thing every day. savannah? >> reporter: >> but it's great to see. stephanie gosk, thank you. officer larry deprimo is here with us along with jennifer foster, the tour whoist captured the image of kindness. good morning to both of you. you sort of met the other night, in the same space, but this is first time you have gotten to talk. you shared quite a moment together. >> absolutely. >> yes, we did. >> see you chatting, a little friendship forming here? >> definitely. >> we decided that we were best frerngsds y-- best friends, yes >> yes. >> you are an nypd officer and see sad things every day. you run across need. what was it about this that made you want to do something? >> the two things that stuck out in my mind is how cold it was and this was the most polite gentleman i ever met and i knew

joining us here at the table, officer larry deprimo.all been talking about this story since it was in the paper. cop bought homeless guy shoes. heart and sole. why did you do it? there are many homeless people on the streets of new york. many cold nights. why this man? >> biggest two things that night, it was extremely cold out and this gentleman didn't even have a pair of socks on. and you could see the blisters from like 10, 15 feet away. >> how bad were they? >> probably about the size of my palm. and i don't know how he wasn't in pain. but he wasn't bothering anybody. just walking, you know. he had his own agenda. he was a gentleman when i had spoken to him. and i knew i had to help him. >> have you ever done this before? >> i mean, as a police officer, you do things like this all the time. and i think that's what a lot of people haven't really noticed but are starting to notice, which is great. but nothing that's ever gotten this much attention. >> as a police officer in new york, how are you trained to deal with the homeless popul

officer larry deprimo was walking a beat in times square.a frigid mid november night. >> i had two pairs of winter socks on and my combat boots and my feet were still cold. i was standing on west 44th and broadway and i heard somebody laughing. >> they were laughing at a homeless man, barefoot on the freezing pavement. >> you could just see the blisters, you know. he was just walking on the bottoms of his feet there. it upset me. i went up to him and said, where are your socks? where are your shoes? he's like, it's okay, officer. i never had a pair of shoes. >> so he ran two blocks to this shoe store. the store's surveillance camera captured the scene. >> he didn't say, listen, give me the cheapest shoes you've got or anything? >> absolutely not. first thing like i said, it's cold. the cheap shoes wouldn't have done anything. you know, it's a once in a lifetime thing. he's going to have those boots for a long time. i said give me the best you got. >> we guessed on the size and ended up choosing these. >> hose cano was the manager on duty. >>

officer larry deprimo using his hard earned money bought the man heavy socks and boots.ral after being posted on the nypd facebook page. 10,500 users have liked it. not only did the 25-year-old police officer purchase the best boots in the store he's seen putting them on the man. he said it's the least he could do. >> he was an elderly gentleman. his hands were shaking. i knelt down and helped him put the socks and the boots on and he started walking on his way. it was a great moment for the both of us. >> a tourist capturing the touching moment. >> he did not see us, he did not see me an had boots in his hand and i heard him quite clearly say, i have these size 12 all weather boots for you, let's take care of you. and the gentleman sat down against the wall, and i'm telling you his face lit up and he smiled. >> what a neat moment. for the deed new york city police commissioner ray kelly giving officer deprimo special cufflinks. the officer says they should be in a glass case somewhere but he tells me he wants to carry them around for a while because he can't stop starin

larry deprimo is becoming the face of the holiday spirit.t in his vest to remind him even when things get tough others have it worse. officer deprimo opening his own wallet for the warpest socks and -- the warmest socks and boots he could find. he knelt down to help the man put the socks and boots on his feet. >> he was an elderly gentleman and his hand were shaking. i knelt down and helped him and helped him back up an was on his way. it was a good moment for both of us. >> he did not see us. he did not see me. he had boots in his hands. i heard him quite clear say i have these all weather boots for you. let's take care of you. the gentleman sat down against the wall. and i'm telling you his face lit up and he smiled. >> reporter: the police commissioner ray kelly giving deprimo special cuff links. >> all i did was buy a pair of boots. but i think the biggest thing is people helping people. that's the biggest thing we can take away from this. >> reporter: after being placed on the nypd facebook page, $30,000 users have liked that. megyn: th

a tourist snapped this photo of 25-year-old officer larry deprimo as he helped a homeless man put onts that the officer had just paid for. the nypd posted the picture on its facebook page and the snapshot has half a million likes and has been shared more than 188,000 times. officer deprimo spoke with brooke baldwin this morning about why he stopped to help. >> it was extremely cold out, and this gentleman didn't even have a pair of socks on. and you could see the blisters from, like, 10, 15 feet away. >> how bad? >> probably about the size of my palm. and just, you know, i don't know how he wasn't in pain, but he wasn't bothering anybody, just walking, you know, he had his own agenda and very -- he was a gentleman when i had spoken to him. i knew i had to help him. he was extremely thankful, he had a smile from ear to ear, which is something i'll never forget. and he said, you know, thank you, officer. he said, god bless you and be safe out there. and just kept on going on his way. i asked him for -- if he can'ted a cup of coffee and food, but he didn't want to and he kept on going.

. >>> and nypd police officer hair re deprimo is getting a lot of attention for all good reasons fora homeless man a pair of boots. he was on the "today" show this morning. >> the two things that stick out in my mind that night, how cold it was and this was the most polite gentleman i had met and i had to help him. >> after another week of budget negotiations, the message to the nation seems to be we are stuck at square one and that is one of the problems for the obama administration. joining me here in the studio is mark landher white house correspondent for "the new york times." margaret carlson for the bloomberg view and national correspondent chris. thank you very much for being with us. we could use officer deprimo to solve some of the budget problems, christmas spirit and the powerball couple from missouri, amazing couple who one was laid off, the other just finally got a job and now they've got more than $200 million. >> yeah. >> before taxes. >> the cheerful part of the news. >> emphasize that. >> let's move to the other part. >> margaret, for the uncheerful part of the news.

he is lawrence deprimo, an unfailingly polite 25-year-old who still lives with his mom and dad. >> so i was like, buddy, where's your socks, where's your shoes? he said, i never had a pair of socks or shoes, officer, but god bless you. i knew right then i needed to help him. >> reporter: when you presented him with the boots what was his reaction? >> he couldn't believe it. he was this is too much officer. god bless you, be safe, everything. like i said, almost like you gave him $1 million. >> reporter: officer deprimo doesn't know anything about the man he helped or what's become of him, but he keeps the receipt for the $75 he spent on the boots in his bulletproof vest, a reminder for all of us about the pervasiveness of need and potential for compassion. dan harris, abc new, new york. >> just a pure act of kindness. >> and he heard -- just before he got the boots, he heard someone chuckle at the homeless guy on the street. he said, what are you kidding me? went over and got the boots. and even the store he went to, the manager there used his employee discount to get the boots a litt

it was just inspiring. >> officer deprimo went to this skechers to get the man boots.e had to run back outside to ask him his size. 12. he offered his employee discount to the officer. >> we realized this is a cop on the beat. he's just passing by. and it came naturally for us to try to want to help, make the best out of the situation. >> officer deprimo never found out the name of the man he helped but remembers his reaction. >> he looked me right in the face and a smile went from ear to ear. again he said god bless me and be safe. i couldn't believe it was coming out of his mouth. such a small gesture, he was so appreciative. >> the officer says he keeps the receipt in his bulletproof vest as a reminder of those less fortunate. >> with all this attention what dowel dow hope comes out of it? >> if it pushes someone go out and do another act of kindness, i'll sleep well tonight. >> makes you stop and think. >>> good morning. i'm deb feyerick in for carol costello. stories we are watching right now for you in the "newsroom." train in new jersey is derailed after a bridg

it shows officer larry deprimo offering a kind gesture to a man who had no shoes. >> i went up to hime are your shoes. he said it's okay officer i never had a pair of shoes. god bless you. >> reporter: this week the photo which tourist posted on the nypd's facebook page went viral getting viewed more than 1.5 million times. and the boots the officer gave the man were brand new. he had gone into this shoe store to buy them. >> he said he was interested in buying shoes for the homeless man outside. he didn't know his size or what he needed. >> reporter: the 25-year-old officer two years on the job bought a pair of socks and a warm pair of boots priced at $99 but the store gave the officer an employee discount, 49.50. >> he said i love the police. when i brought out the shoes there was a smile ear to ear. it was absolutely amazing. >> reporter: reaction from the tourist who took the picture? >> honestly, his mom did something right. >> reporter: the identity of the man with new boots is not known. the photo poses a challenge for all of us asking what would we do the next time we see a le

he is lawrence deprimo, a polite 25-year-old who still lives with his mom and dad. >> my mom i said,where's your socks, where's your shoes? he said, i never had socks or shoes, but god bless you. and i knew i had to help him. >> reporter: when you presented him with the boots, what was his reaction? >> he couldn't believe it, he was like, this is too much, god bless you and be safe and everything. it was almost like you gave him a million dollars. >> reporter: the officer doesn't know anything about the man he helped or what's become of him, but he keeps the receipt for the $75 he spent on those boots in his bulletproof vest. a reminder for all of us about the pervasiveness of need and the potential for compassion. dan harris, abc news, new york. >> and that officer must live with two very proud parents. we thank you for watching. we're always here at abcnews.com and "nightline" will be along later. we hope to see you back here to close out the week tomorrow night. good night. >>> next, get ready for a soaking. live team coverage of the second of three storms. >> also three things oa

lawrence deprimo, 25 years old.ss a hopeless man, one of the nights very cold here and bought him a pair of shoes for $100 at the sketchers score. socks and put the socks and shoes on this man's feet. who was suffering out in the cold. it was captured by another law enforcement officer who was here visiting from arizona. isn't that -- >> eric: it's gone viral. >> kimberly: they posted it on facebook. >> dana: i have seen amazing kindness from the nypd to people a hopeless man with altercation. they treated him with kindness. >> eric: move forward. we didn't get to a story in the story. dianne feinstein, the senator from california, decided to make a push from the left to bring gitmo detainees back to u.s. soil and closed down gitmo. important and dangerous story. supreme ruled that the detainees are the enemy combatants and can be detained. one thing. the second is do we want the terrorists with the american citizens in our prisons? we need to interrogate them. >> dana: a fourth, there was a law passed that says the

remember it. 3 f2 >>> bueno, yo he estado allÍ we have gotten to know the police officer, lawrence deprimo. he'll be on line on "today" tomorrow from the studio. today ann curry reports from new zealand, where she has traveled to film "the hobbit," one of the years's most anticipated films. it turns out there is enough intrigue and drama behind the scenes to rival what unfolds a the screen. so that's next week on "rock center." from all the folks who worked so hard to bring you tonight's broadcast, thanks for joining us. i hope you'll join us tomorrow night for "nbc nightly news." your local news begins now. >>>

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officer larry deprimo appeared on "today" this morning along with the woman who took this photo whichl. the officer said what he saw that night was just unacceptable. >> the two things that really stuck out in my mind that night were just how cold it was and that this was the most polite gentleman i've ever met. i knew i had to help him. i really didn't think about the money. i just said, listen, there's an elderly man. he doesn't have shoes or socks on. i said i don't care what the price is. we've just got to help him out. >> they call them new york's finest for a reason. >>> runniwild animals running l on staten island in just a few minutes. >>> the hostess shutdown plant, you'll never guess what the deal includes. cnbc's mandy drury is here with what's moving your money. >> it looks like about $1.8 million have been earmarked as bonuses for managers overseeing the liquidation. the judge is basically saying that the group deserves the extra compensation because they're still working as they wind down operations. before we grab out the torches and pitchforks and say hey, why are the

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officer deprimo discussed his act of charity on fox and friend this morning. >> you get calls from allorld, people say thank you. you can't help but be humble about it. it is amazing people respect something i considered such a small helping hand. >> i love that. and those are your news headlines on the fox business network. back to ashley and tracy. guys, that is the sort of spirit i wish could prevail throughout the year. ashley: very much. if it wasn't for some tourists i think they were from arizona, took the pictures and sent them onto the police department we would have never have known. it is nice that story came out. tracy: yet a guy like that doesn't want you to know. >> he didn't do it for any publicity, absolutely. ashley: very humble. great stuff. arthel neville. thank you so much. >>> oil up for the second straight day and on track for its first monthly gain since august. phil flynn of price futures group deep in the pits of the cme with the very latest. phil, oil recovering from some losses overnight in asia. >> it really is. i think it is always fascinating to see what m

officer lawrence deprimo kneeling down on a cold night in new york last week to put new boots on a homeless man. the officer bought them after noticing the man was barefoot, talked to him for a while. the photo was viewed on facebook more than a million times. the officer keeps the receipt for the boots in his police jacket to remind him other people have it worse than he does. >> moment of kindness. >> not so kind. talk about kicking a guy when he's down. mitt romney was named the least influential person of 2012. it said nobody was inspired by him or voted for romney enthusiastically. the list is placed under the title "humor". >> ahead on "starting point" he's known as one of america's most well known pastors. his popular best seller is getting an update. rick warren is here to talk about the new "purpose-driven life." if you are one of the millions of men who have used androgel 1%, there's big news. presenting androgel 1.62%. both are used to treat men with low testosterone. androgel 1.62% is from the makers of the number one prescribed testosterone replacement therapy. it raises your t

lawrence deprimo, doing a wonderful thing for a homeless inn. > sense of compassion, one person for another leads to an makthat somehow makes everybody feels better about themselves and about each other. >> very good story. >>> and now to this story. you see a will the of unusual things here in new york, >>> all right. nora, a lot of clouds around the bay area this morning if you are heading out we have seen light scattered showers but things quiet now but that's likely going to change especially in the latter half of the day. cloudy skies over the bay bridge as we speak. hi-def doppler radar being quiet so far for the most part just some light showers showing up in the north bay but that storm system still on approach. that will be moving in later today and tonight. we are expecting some heavy rain. temperatures expected to be in the 60s today. stormy weather continuing right through the weekend. >>> this national weather report sponsored by kay jewellers. every kiss begins with kay. >> announcer: this national weather report sponsored by kay jewelers. every kiss begins with kay. local wea

. >> well, officer deprimo says many of his colleagues do the very same thing, similar acts routinely. very nice. thank you for watching everyone. i'm don lemon. mr. joe johns is in today for wolf blitzer. he's anchoring "the situation room." hey, joe. >>> thanks, don. happening now, president obama says he's keeping a list of who's naughty and who's nice in the fight to keep middle class taxes from going up. and asking the public for help in getting through to the ones he sees as naughty. the historic vote at the u.n. puts palestinian hopes for statehood back in the headlines. but will it bring their dream any closer to reality? i'll ask the palestinian prime minister. and if pictures don't lie, you may be watching a power ball winner learning the good news. but who is he? wolf blitzer's off. i'm joe johns. you're in "the situation room." >>> republicans and democrats now have just 32 days to make a deal or your taxes are going up and more than $1 trillion automatically will be cut from vital federal programs like defense, education and housing assistance. as referred to as the fisca