ernie: it's a cool look. russ: cool? ernie: he likes it. ernie: russ: he's a flamboyant guy and being flamboyant off the field and on the field. he's a tremendous, tremendous athlete. you can pretty well bet the mortgage he's going to be the mvp of the league. he wanted to say, listen, i'm just talking about myself as a quarterback. he didn't want it to come out as as we said, the minute anybody mentions race, i don't care if it's sports, it's a spark. and a spark that could ignite a flame. i think he was wise to clarify himself. ernie: talk about it now. let me ask you do you think this is like behind him now and talk about the game? russ: i think it was wise for him to say it off the bat last night simply because tonight's media day. ernie: get moving. russ: somebody will ask a question. he can say i answered. let's move on and get to the business of playing football. ernie: let's talk about baseball. yankees getting a pretty strong curve ball. what happened? russ: i wouldn't call it a curve ball. it's a knock-down pitch. when i heard the

ernie: welcome back. for a long time, mobile devices have been seen as a distraction in the classrooms. the thought was that kids would than pay attention if given the choice. but more schools are turning the distractions into tools that will help the learning process. liz dahlem takes a closer look in tonight's feature story. >> forget the pencil and paper. some students and teachers are turning to smartphones in the classroom. >> as the student starts talking, you just record it. >> reporter: tom is an assistant professor of education technology at pace university. he teaches future teachers and uses apps to help support the writing process. >> you use the mobile device to record the student's spoken response to the prompt initially. and what they get then is if they record it, they can tribe it, for example, or increasingly they have these kind of -- they have apps that will just automatically tribe stuff for you. >> and there's google docs, a document sharing app. >> it allows us to add comments. is p

ernie: how about you? >> probably a beach house. ernie: you, too. ernie: a little different. a little cooler? >> a little cooler. ernie: what would you choose? >> mountains. together. how about you? >> beach house for sure. ernie: you get the two ladies. that's great. hang out. bye! >>> wherever you are, i hope you've had a nice labor day. thank you for joining us. i'm ernie anastos. from all of us in studio 5 and our control room, we thank you for being a part of our broadcast. have a wonderful evening and we'll see you tomorrow. >> beach house. ernie: i knew that. dunkin' donuts' dark roast coffee is deliciously roasted for a bold start and smooth finish. for a limited time, ddperks members can get any size dark roast coffee for 99 cents. ddperks. that's loyalty. america runs on dunkin'. good morning. what can i get for you? a medium hot coffee, cream and two sugars, please? two sugars -- sounds good. at dunkin', we make your coffee just the way you like it.

and it looked bad for ernie. and so finally nearly a year after the murders, the alameda county d.a. made the decision to roll the dice. it was february 2009. kimberly olson was at home with ernie in their las vegas apartment. >> there was a knock on the door. and ernie answered the door. and i came out, and there was fbi agents with guns drawn. >> reporter: ernie shearer was charged with two counts of murder. and kimberly olson thought the whole world had gone crazy. >> he was a poker player, and he had made his mistakes, obviously, with the woman in his life. but that's a very far jump from being a poker player to murdering your parents. >> reporter: but back home in north carolina when adrienne salomon heard about ernie's arrest -- did you believe that he could have done such a thing? >> i believed that he could have. and for me, that was enough. >> reporter: a date was set for a trial based on circumstantial evidence. even though that mystery dna at the crime scene was never identified. even though not one pi

ernie: rest. that was a good one. >> yes. ernie: you tired? >> always tired. ernie: always tired. rest would be the word. >> that would be the word. in new york, you can never get enough rest. it's loud and it's always fast. so can never get enough rest. ernie: get some rest, okay? >> chocolate. ernie: chocolate. good chocolate lover? >> of course. everyone is, right? ernie: let's try you guys. what do you think? what is it? >> free time. ernie: free time. we all need that. >> yes, we do. >> coffee. ernie: enough coffee. and you're holding it right there. >> exactly. ernie: still asking the question. what about you? >> oh, so i can never get enough of sleep. there's always something to do or fix. someone is always calling or there's so much things to do, that the sleep time is so little. ernie: you need the sleep. >> thank you. i know that. i'm going to go home and try to get some rest. ernie: get some rest. nice to see you. bye-bye. >> i just love talking to everybody out there. that's it for now. thank you very much for joining us. i'm ernie anastos here in studio 5 and our cont

ernie: louisiana. >> 66%. ernie: not good. >> not at all. ernie: what should people do? talk to lawmakers? push for this? education? this is what we're trying to do here. how do we make changes? >> this is the tough issue. stand up for yourself. women need to do that. it's not just about women. it's about families. women in many cases are the primary wage earner. so this isn't just a woman's issue. talking about it is good. let's look at how the power of social media can really change things. if a dialogue starts and a momentum builds, it might help in washington to have somebody listen. ernie: we hope so. you've given us a lot of good information and things to think about. come back soon and we'll have some positive news. thank you for joining us today. let's talk about some of the other things we're looking at in the news happening right now. three people have died. 57 have become sick after legionnaires' disease outbreak in the bronx. investigators say that they have found the bacteria at water cooling towers at lincoln hospital. the concourse plaza mall and the opera

ernie: no? >> i think you can find the perfect person, but there's not only one person for everyone. i have it right here. ernie: you feel the same way. >> hand in hand with her. ernie: how did you find each other? >> 33 years ago. ernie: still going strong. do you think everyone can find someone that's just right for them? >> no. some people are too picky. there's a person mate. you have to be realistic. ernie: i like the way you think. not too picky. >> i'm married 48 years. i think everybody should be able to do that. ernie: so you think there's someone for everyone? yes. ernie: perfect or just -- >> i wouldn't say perfect. no one's perfect. ernie: but the right person? >> yeah. good person. ernie: good. i'm glad you're happy. >> i'm glad to meet you. ernie: thank you, bye-bye. >>> great response. that guy was funny. not too picky. that's it for now. thank you for joining us i'm ernie anastos. from all of us in studio 5 and our control room, we thank you for being a part of our broadcast. do

, thankfully, but ernie's parents. ernie scherer jr. and his wife charlene abendroth murdered. found dead in their own house which was in an upscale country club right across the san francisco bay from adrian's hotel. and now, of course, the house was a crime scene where even the season lead detective scott dudek was horrified by what he saw. >> it was probably the most gruesome brutal homicide scene i've ever seen. >> it was march 14th, 2008, when the call came in. a country club employee had seen what looked like a body through the scherer's window. detective kirsten tucker was one of the first on the scene. >> as i approached the front door of the home, i could smell the odor of decay and blood from quite a distance away. >> and inside was like a war zone. blood everywhere. and the battered bodies of two people who had clearly fought for their lives. >> the bodies had suffered extensive, extensive injuries. >> it wasn't just the odor that told investigators the bodies had been here a while. >> there was a week's wor

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ernie: sure. russ: in fairness to matt harvey, his feelings after today's game to me were understandable and his issue was because if you look at the back pages of both local news and the post, bladder up and inside the post, there's a couple of real doozies. they were showing a list of other headlines. in fairness to matt harvey, you can say you've got to have a thick skin and he's in a major market. it's a serious medical -- fortunately, it isn't more serious than a bladder infection or blood clot. suppose it was. i could understand him being upset. ernie: you've got to deal with it. how about the rest of the mets? how did they do? russ: nobody did well. they lost 12-1. you lose 12-1, what do you expect? they were sleeping with the fish. that's what they were doing. ernie: get ready for sunday. russ: get ready for sunday. ernie: okay, russ chlt . everybody does it now. people walk around and say how how are you? do they really want to know? are they interested? a lot of street reaction coming up

, thankfully, but ernie's parents. ere ernie scherer jr. and his wife charlene abendroth murdered. found dead in their own house which was in an upscale country club right across the san francisco bay from adrian's hotel. and now, of course, the house was a crime scene where even the season lead detective scott dudek was horrified by what he saw. >> it was probably the most gruesome brutal homicide scene i've ever seen. >> it was march 14th, 2008, when the call came in. a country club employee had seen what looked like a body through the scherer's window. detective kirsten tucker was one of the first on the scene. >> as i approached the front door of the home, i could smell the odor of decay and blood from quite a distance away. >> and inside was like a war zone. blood everywhere. and the battered bodies of two people who had clearly fought for their lives. >> the bodies had suffered extensive, extensive injuries. >> it wasn't just the odor that told investigators the bodies had been here a while. >> there was a week's

ernie: nighttime. >> sleep. ernie: really? you're an owl. >> when i say nighttime, 7:00, 8:00, 9:00. i go to sleep at any time. ernie: so you go to bed early and wake up early? ernie: you? >> i'm a morning person. i like my morning cup of coffee. >> i like midday. ernie: why? >> that's when i have the most energy, a good time to get the workout, the middle of my work ernie: midday is good for you. what about you? >> evenings. you get the second wind and just keep powering through and get through your work. >> my favorite time of day is 4:00 in the afternoon. ernie: why? >> that's when i get started. we get going. ernie: 4:00. got a little time. how about you? >> 12:00. so i can stay up and watch movies at night. tcm. ernie: that's your routine. unbelievable. >> because i'm retired. ernie: you? favorite time of day? >> anytime. doesn't matter. ernie: you like it all. >> all. i do. ernie: every moment? >> every moment. ernie: that's the way to live it. take care, guys. bye. nice to see you. that was a great question. we had a lo

ernie: you're good. >> restaurant. ernie: you did it. let's find out how good a speller you are. >> restaurant. ernie: you know, a lot of people have gotten it right. >> restaurant. ernie: can you spell it? >> restaurant. is that what you said? ernie: no. you're right. congratulations. >> restaurant. a lot of people can't spell it. >> i'm a new yorker. ernie: so you know. >> restaurant. ernie: that's excellent. how did you learn how to spell that? >> i went to school. ernie: are you a good speller? >> i hope so. ernie: can you spell restaurant? >> restaurant. ernie: you're a good speller. >> all right. that's it? ernie: that's it. >> restaurant. ernie: there you go. now you got it. thank you. >>> all right. going to a restaurant right now. that's it for now. us. i'm ernie anastos. from all of us in studio 5 and our control room, we wave to you. big john up there. thanks for being a part of our broadcast. have a wonderful night and we'll restaurant. you didn't have a problem with >> that's it? ernie: that was funny. you can't beat new yor

ernie: you look good. >> i know. ernie: bye! >> by the way, you if want to see this again, go to my facebook page and check it out. thank you for joining us. i'm ernie anastos. from all of us in studio 5 and our control room, thanks for being a part of our broadcast. have a wonderful night. see you tomorrow. how often do you go on that scale? russ: every day. i'm a runner. ernie: check it out. exactly. how about you, nick? nick: once every one to two weeks. pumpkin excitement is back at dunkin'. pick up your favorite pumpkin-flavored baked treats and beverages, like the new pumpkin macchiato before pumpkin season is over. here in vineland, home of progresso, we figured out how to get rich ingredients like bacon into 22 light soups, so if you want 100 calories or less per serving without giving up rich flavor do what we do...make it progresso. this moment is perfect in every way just like my kid gooey...flaky...happy. toaster strudel. you couldn' t do anything about that driver running that red light. you couldn' t do anything ab

ernie: good information. >> pleasure to be here. ernie: thank you for being here. we'd like to see you here. keep your eyes healthy and open. thanks so much. being on the computer, i have an interesting question for you about that. check this out. what do you enjoy the most when you're on the computer? is it shopping? e-mail? something else? your answers are coming up. join us for breast cancer awareness week starting monday here at 6:00. from the advancements in treatment, new ideas for attacking this disease, and fashion that helps patients and survivors' self-esteem. that's next week, our special at 6:00. next, russ joins me with derrick okay. so everyone is saying, "hey! you gotta get fios!" well fios is a 100 percent fiber optic network, so you can get 100% out of all your devices. fios has it. so if you need more streaming for more devices, fios gives you options with the fastest internet and wi-fi available from 50 to 500 mpbs. and we're not just talking downloads. we're talking equal upload speeds, too. you can upload your favorite videos up to 5x faster th

ernie: yeah. it's a getaway. >> it's exciting and it's a day out and a night out. >> i would say in theatres. it's more fun. you see a bigger screen. the surroundsound is amazing. ernie: that's interesting. >> i'd rather the big screen. if it's a quiet sleepy movie, i'd rather see it at home. ernie: it's expensive >> ridiculous. especially if you don't like the movie. ernie: it's expensive. you'd rather see it at home? >> and it's standing in light. they don't let you come in when it's freezing into the giant lobby. ernie: what do you like about it? >> you have a chance to get out, to see some people. i don't know. it's more -- it's -- ernie: it's a social thing when you go out. >> yes. yes. ernie: do you talk to people when you go to the theatre? >> sometimes you do. most of the time we do. ernie: sometimes talk to people. >> yeah. ernie: it's like going out and having a party somewhere. >> right. ernie: a lot of people don't talk to anybody. you like talking. here you are talking to me. enjoy th

ernie: just want to get there. how about you? ernie: why not a cruise ship? >> i don't love cruising. >> you get everything with a cruise. everything. recreation, the food, cruise. >> go down to the caribbean. ernie: take a cruise or fly? >> i would fly somewhere. i wouldn't take a cruise. >> i choose always fly. ernie: why? >> i think it's faster. ernie: easier. >> yeah. easier. i don't like to stay too long. ernie: let's ask the question. what would you do? >> i would take a plane. i'd fly. ernie: you want to fly. tell me why. >> fast. get there quickly. ernie: you don't waste any time. how about you guys? >> i want to fly. go further. ernie: how about you? >> i would want to fly. i don't want to throw up on the cruise. >> a cruise. ernie: have you been on cruises? >> no. ernie: but you'd like to try it? >> yes. ernie: what would you like about it? >> the fact that you're like on a city when you're on the boat. some of the boats are gorgeous. they have a bar, and you can go shopping and there are a lot of activities. ernie: swimming pools and entertainment.

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ernie: yes, indeed. the good luck charm gift shop in ridgewood, queens, is one of five convenience stores across the big apple that sold the winning second prize. we've got some winners here, which is nice. nick: one of them was not me. ernie: better luck next time. you bought a bunch of tickets. nick: and the office pool. it was the office pool. ernie: that will keep going. you never know. got to be in it to win it. we've got some nice temperatures tomorrow? getting close to my age. nick: really? ernie: you said 50 tomorrow, right? that's another number. we're going to be talking about a warmup. that's the good news. a little rain will be coming our way. colder air is going to return, but it's january. that's supposed to happen. ernie: we can't complain. so nice. nick: was nice this morning. ernie: just a dusting. felt like a winter scene. nick: about time we can say a trace of snow fell. it hasn't happened in new york city today -- or this season. there it is. a trace officially. 37 the high. 22 the lo

ernie: why? >> i'm too busy. ernie: how many do you eat a day? >> two. ernie: two a day. breakfast? >> and dinner. no lunch. >> lunch and dinner. ernie: lunch and dinner. no breakfast? >> nope. every day. ernie: tell me about this. routine? >> i started eating breakfast. it gave me more energy. i started including it. i had more energy during the day. hour. i skip lunch most of the time. i probably eat around 4:00. then i have dinner. so, no. ernie: does that work out for you, two meals a day? >> it's healthier at my age. ernie: how many meals? >> two a day. >> breakfast and dinner. ernie: you skip lunch? >> i snack. ernie: you snack. what do you do? >> five meals a day. ernie: five a day. >> yes. ernie: how come five? >> i run a lot. ernie: you're a snacker. >> all day long. ernie: so you don't have three meals a day. just snack all the time. that's healthy sometimes. good for you. i don't know. i'm not sure. what do you do? >> as much as i can eat, i eat. ernie: five, six meals a day? >> as much as i can get down. ernie: you don't have a routine? >> only when i'm hungry. this is o

ernie: thank you for that. joining me to talk further about this is my special guest, the deputy director of riders alliance. thanks for being here. transit commuters are fed up. it's power outages, it's delays, overcrowding. there's a story every day. i'm sure you hear about it. >> absolutely. we've been hearing from riders for well over a year now. we started collecting stories from riders, subway horror stories, and here we are a year later and we're hearing the same stories. ernie: i'm sure you hear it. a lot of people say they fear for losing their jobs, getting to work late. there are stress issues. it's affecting everyday living. that's another thing we're hearing constantly. i've had folks tell me i was late to a job interview. i'm thinking of moving the trains have gotten so bad. ernie: it's not during the week. it's on weekends. they're having repairs being done. they shut down from 10:00 to 5:00 for different lines. it's ongoing all the time. >> absolutely. one of our concerns is the subway system ne

ernie: right. maybe you should try it. >> all right. ernie: take the risk. it might work out. >> thank you. ernie: thank you, teacher. >> i'd take off to europe on my own and run around, which i'm not used to doing. i never did it on my own. ernie: would you worry? >> sure i do. >> i'd move to new york. it's a big risk. isn't it? ernie: i don't know. it can happen here. ernie: what about you? what would you do? >> probably move to mongolia, risk. ernie: i like that. very positive. how about you? what would you do? >> we're cut from the same cloth. i would move to another country where i don't speak the same language. ernie: it would be risky but fun. it might be exciting. and successful. success to all of you guys. don't worry. >> thank you. ernie: go for it. that's it for now. thank you for joining us. i'm ernie anastos. from all of us, we thank you for being a part of our broadcast. have a great night. see you again tomorrow. introducing dunkin's new fruit smoothies. perfectly blended with real fruit and low-fat yogurt. it's a delicious choice you can feel

go to facebook.com/ernie anastos. ernie: okay. answer this now. in the city, how far can you walk before you need to take public transportation? >> depends on the weather. ernie: the weather. of course. >> so in the winter, probably 25 blocks. ernie: wow. you could walk a long time. >> yeah. but i take bus everywhere that i go because it's too cold. ernie: how far can you walk? >> i can keep walking. i got my hoofs. ernie: you can go the distance. >> i like the cold weather. ernie: you don't mind it? >> i don't mind it. ernie: how far can you walk? >> to tribeca. ernie: you can walk to tribeca from here? to brooklyn? >> we're new yorkers. we love it. ernie: what's the longest distance you've walked before you needed to take a cab or subway? >> about 30 blocks. ernie: 30 blocks. i think we're used to it in new york. >> prefer it actually. ernie: if you're carrying things, it makes a difference. >> it does. ernie: if you're not carrying anything, how many blocks did you say? >> maybe 15. ernie: you're a good walker. >> thank you. ernie: you enjoy it

ernie: if you don't -- >> throw them out. ernie: what do you do? >> new ones. every once in a while we change them out. these are brand new. normally i resole them. ernie: it's a good shoe. >> very good. i don't want to throw them out. >> i throw them away. ernie: why don't you put soles and heels on them? >> i don't know. i just -- i really don't know. ernie: some people think they walk different. but i -- like older people, they do. >> i throw them out. give them to the thrift shop. ernie: you don't want to put heels and soles on them? ernie: why? i don't know. ernie: now you'll be thinking okay. what do you do? >> i throw it away. ernie: you do? >> yes. ernie: easy. efficient. ernie: which ones do you throw away and which do you keep? >> the sneakers that are run down, i throw away. anything i can salvage i keep. ernie: there are taps. why do you do that? >> it keeps them -- ernie: you save them. >> you don't scuff it. ernie: you don't throw them away. good for you. keep tapping. these boots were made for walking. thank you for joining us. for all of us in s

ernie: all right. here we go. friday night. good evening, everyone. i'm ernie anastos. we thank you very much for joining us. and the big story right now is the weather. let's get right to it. the big winter storm that's pounding much of the east coast is heading our way. it has been snowing in virginia and other states where the jackpot snowfall is expected. for us, there's uncertainty perhaps. let ps let's get to it. nick gregory is following the information with the very, very latest. nick: we're trying to get through the uncertainty to talk about where the snowfall amounts will add up. we'll be switching into gear to go more towards what we call now casting verse us relying on computer models. the storm is moving faster. the start time will be late tonight in new york city, probably close to midnight. heaviest saturday morning to shy morning. mixing in over eastern long island and over the south jersey shore. high winds, that's coming. 50 to 60-plus-mile-an-hour winds along the coast. that will create blizzard conditions. the coastal flooding is going to occur. we h

ernie: thank you. join us tomorrow as we look at how health officials predict epidemic when things like zika come up. how are they handled? that's tomorrow at 6:00. smoking causes 16 different types of cancer. ones that can kill you fast. ones that can take away life's most basic pleasures. there are 16 different types of cancer caused by smoking. you have one clear way to reduce your risk. you can quit smoking. ernie: 53 in new york city. nick will be along with a beautiful forecast coming up. here's what else is happening in the news. the white house says ballistic missile tests in iran did not violate their nuclear agreement. a spokesperson says they're trying to figure out if some diplomatic response is necessary. >> vice president joe biden is in israel for meetings with israeli and palestinian leaders. this comes as benjamin netanyahu president obama. israel says it doesn't want to campaign. charges will be brought against the nypd officer who killed an unarmed bronx teen in 2012. the police offi

ernie: a great idea. get into each neighborhood and make effective changes there to help people out. >> that's the goal. ernie: there's so many other things. i know hiv/aids epidemic is very important to the city and to the state. and there are many projects that are underway. your department is doing a lot, too. you have this play sure campaign which is really interesting. it's everywhere. talk about that. it's a little different. it's changed a bit. >> it's what we call sex positive positive. we know no matter how you're playing, that people need to be safe. no matter what your status is, there's a way to be safe. so this play sure campaign acknowledges that people are living in the fullest sense but also they need to be sure about what they're doing. >> we are. it's been retweeted by big celebrities and the most important thing is that we want to see fewer h.i.v. infections. in fact, i started in medicine when the epidemic was first declaring itself. i believe it's possible by the time i wind up my wor

ernie: as you said, we need the rain. nick: we do. ernie: thank you. coming up for you tonight, more on new york's homeless problem. we'll share some very important stories for you. our liz dahlem talks about the personal struggles of a homeless issues. >> tomorrow at 6:00, local community banks have always played an important role in helping small businesses and homeowners. now they're just disappearing. tomorrow we'll take a look at why it's happening and today's new way of banking. break. so everyone is saying, "hey! you gotta get fios!" well, fios is a 100 network to the home, fastest internet and in-home wi-fi available. and fios gives you big capacity too. so everyone in the house can get online. but the main reason to get fios? we're rated number 1 in customer satisfaction. ultimately, that's why. get 50 meg fios internet, tv & phone starting at $79.99 a month. plus get $300 back. hurry, offer ends september 19th. get out of the past. get fios. >> hands off the homeless. ernie: advocates protested in harlem saying the nypd is going too far and m

ernie: welcome back now. turning to the race for the white house, both hillary clinton and donald trump were back on the campaign trail today. clinton was here in new york meeting with nypd commissioner william bratton. she later spoke at the john jay school of criminal justice in manhattan. the topic, police relationships with the community that they baton rouge to milwaukee and across the country underscore how difficult and important the work is ahead of us. ernie: as for donald trump, he was in north carolina a day after announcing a major shakeup of his campaign team. north carolina's one of the many battleground states trump needs to win for the election. but the latest polls show that he trails in nearly all of them. >> well, one thing about voting that your income bracket doesn't tells us, the poor are all too often overlooked. >> you believe in the political process, that voting matters? >> of course. >> reporter: 27-year-old registered voter max cruz lives in the amsterdam houses. he grew up here. t

ernie: he's a good boy. >> twice. ernie: are you in love now? >> yes. ernie: you are now? feel good? >> yes. >> many times. i love life. >> about six. ernie: six times. >> with wonderful men. yes. yes. i've been very fortunate. ernie: sounds wonderful. do you have someone now? >> no. ernie: going for no. 7? >> no. no. it's all over. ernie: that was it? six? that was the number. >> that was my number. ernie: six good ones. i'm going to keep asking my question. how many times have you been in love? >> five. ernie: five times. you know. how about you? >> two. ernie: two times. did it work out? >> of course i was married 41 years. ernie: how about you? how many times? >> two times. >> once. ernie: how many years? >> 36. ernie: let's see if he's still in love. your wife tells me she's been in love once. >> me, too. only to her. ernie: this is a nice couple. >> i think so. ernie: keep loving. bye, guys. see you later. makes the world go round. that's it for now. thank you very much for joining us. i'm ernie anastos in studio 5 and our control room upstairs. thank you for being a

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ernie: pay attention now. >> absolutely. ernie: say goodbye. >> bye. ernie: have a good day. love talking to the people out there. i want to hear from you on facebook. that's it for now. i'm ernie anastos here in the studio and studio 5 and our control room. wave to us, guys. thank you, boys. thank you for being a part of the broadcast every night. have a good night. [hold music playing] we at time warner cable, need to apologize to you. periods of free on hold elevator music when you call us. we're making a bunch of changes at time warner cable. including reducing how long you could wait on hold. now, we'll even call you back at a time that's convenient for you. our old on hold music, please check out our greatest hits at

ernie: you did it? >> yeah. ernie: it worked out for you? >> yeah. ernie: is this your bride? ernie: 43 years? you married for love? >> it's 46. ernie: be careful. he's in love. that's important, right? >> hopefully with me. ernie: so you married for love, not money? >> yeah. ernie: what if you married for money? >> i wouldn't be that happy. next time it's for money. >> i think the idea is for both. but i settled for love. i'm not sorry. ernie: what about you? >> i agree with her. ernie: love? >> absolutely. ernie: what about money? you need it? >> no. we're okay. we're okay. but we're married 48 years. ernie: married for love. nice story. more years. more good years. take care. nice to see you. thank you so much. have a great night. >>> good one. thanks for joining us. we thank you for being here. have a great night. we'll see you again tomorrow. great question. a lot of people really responded to that. you didn't have a penny? russ: she marry -- dunkin' donuts' unbelievable selection of breakfast sandwiches freshly made all day -- and now you can enjoy two english muffin egg

ernie: how did it work out? >> very well. very well. ernie: where did you go? >> went to costa rica and found a friend's recommendation and i searched it on the internet. ernie: online vacation. >> yes. >> i talk to my mom. she's the best travel agent. ernie: she figures it out? >> all of it. the best deals. i'd like to go to the bahamas. anywhere by the beach. white sands, turquoise waters. ernie: beach girl. love that. how would you plan a vacation? >> i'm a lazy person to begin with. i'd have someone else plan it and i'd just go. ernie: that's a nice way to go. >> yes. ernie: have a nice time. see you. bye! >> happy vacay wherever you go. that's it for now. i'm ernie anastos here in studio 5. thank you very much for joining us and our control room upstairs. thanks for being part of the broadcast. have a wonderful evening. we'll see you again tomorrow night. vacation time. like to plan your own? >> absolutely. >> yes. ernie: make the phone calls. nick: take control of it. ernie: flies his own plane, too. switch now, new york and get installed as early as toda

but not ernie.as the sun began to set, ernie and his buddies made their way back across to the street and claimed a table near the bar on the far side of the room. the booze did what ernie wanted it to. it dissolved him. soon, a couple of dozen war correspondents had him encircled, eager to hear a tailor too. from the little man everyone loved so much. at one point. the other famous ernie. this is hemingway, bellied up to the opposite end of the bar with a swagger of a lonely warlord, seemingly resentful of pyle's command of his hangers on, slap. hemingway stung the air with a heavy hand on the bar top, a grenade he carried with him just in case. pulled on the inside pocket of his field jacket. let's have a drink here. he spat from the corner of his bearded mouth. the bartender, baby sitting ernie and his buddies turned hemingway in motion for him. i'm ernest hemorrhoid. he roared across the room. the rich man's ernie pyle. he was such a jerk. was around 11:00 in between rounds of cocktails. air rai

ernie: you can say it. russ: but it's a lot easier telling a kid what to do than it is telling a pro what to do. tom coughlin knew how to do that. the defensive coordinator has been here two years. he's highly thought of. if you bring in somebody new, what happens to the coordinators? what happens to the rest of the staff? are you going to rip apart everything? i don't think that needs to be done. this is a very difficult decision. it's not easy. ernie: let's see what happens. we have a lot of respect for coach tom coughlin. russ: his goodbye will be tomorrow at the training facility. ernie: we'll hear about that. thank you. all right, sir. it is a new year. do you say 2016 or 2 thourks it took joel silverman years to become a master dog trainer. but only a few commands to master depositing checks at chase atms. technology designed for you. so you can easily master when i lay in my tempur pedic contour then i slowly feel it start to kind of wrap itselft around me. my mind just kind of goes blank. then the n

and ernie answered the door. came out and there were fbi agents with guns drawn. >> reporter: ernie scherer was charged with two counts of murder. and kimberly olsen thought the whole world had gone crazy. >> he's a poker player and he had made his mistakes obviously with the women in his life. but that's a very far jump from being a poker player to murdering your parents. >> reporter: but back home in north carolina, when adrienne solomon heard about ernie's arrest -- did you believe he could have done such a thing? >> i believed he could have. and for me that was enough. >> reporter: a trial date set, based on circumstantial evidence. even though the mystery dna at the crime scene was never identified, even though not one piece of direct evidence connected ernie to any murder weapon or those mysterious nike footprints. remember, they were consistent with a size 12, and ernie wore 9 1/2 or 10. and you knew one of the lines that was coming had to be -- a defense attorney couldn't resist it -- if those shoes don't

ernie: that's nice. ernie: that's good. how about you? >> read a book. ernie: both of you. >> no. okay. you read yours, you read yours. ernie: okay. good reading. let's ask this group. what do you like to do before you fall asleep? >> read. ernie: you like to read. what about you? >> i check my mail. ernie: check your e-mails? >> yes. ernie: doesn't keep you awake? >> no. i check my gadgets. ernie: until you fall asleep. talk on the telephone and look at facebook. >> yes. a lot. ernie: then you go to sleep? >> yes. i look up my pictures. because i take a lot of pictures and post them on facebook and find some employment. ernie: that's nice. just before you go to sleep. on in my life at this time now. ernie: thank you. thank you. bye-bye. sleep well tonight. that's it for now. thank you very much for joining us. i'm ernie anastos here in studio 5 and our control room people. thanks for being a part of our broadcast. have a wonderful night. go mets! aha! oof! weee! slurp. mmmmmm. cinnamon. milk. cinna-milk. cinnamon toast crunch. crunch! crave those crazy squares. cinna-milk! in the

ernie: absolutely. russ: we drive people crazy. ernie: especially you. russ: i won't argue that at all. ernie: tomorrow is thanksgiving, as we know. do you have any family traditions? we'll hear about that right after the break. it's just a cough. if you could see your cough, you'd see just how far it can spread. robitussin dm max soothes your throat and delivers fast, powerful cough relief. robitussin dm max. because it's never just a cough. it's the holidays. which means a house full of people -- who all want to get online. so it's the perfect time for verizon fios. it has the fastest internet and wifi available. with speeds from 50 to 500 megs. and right now, you'll get 50 meg fios internet, tv and phone for 79.99 a month online for your first year. and with a 2 year agreement, we'll give you all the premium movie channels for a year. plus, 400 dollars back. so go online or call now. get out of the past. get fios. ernie: thanks for watching the news at 6:00. facebook. anastos. check it out. you can answer my daily positive questions. go to facebook.co

ernie: you do not. >> i do not. ernie: why do you not? >> well, perhaps i'm not in the mood. >> if it's healthy, i'll taste it. ernie: once in a while? >> yeah. once. i'm very careful. ernie: what do you like? >> chocolate. ernie: you get the free chocolate. do you sample the food? >> i usually do. ernie: you say it like you like to do that. why? >> you get to try food before you buy it. >> i don't eat free food. i'm scared it's not clean. i'm very careful. ernie: do you try the free food? >> it depends on where. a food court, i will. in the regular shopping center, no. ernie: you're careful. >> very careful. ernie: good treats? >> sometimes. ernie: sometimes, right? >> sometimes it's a mystery. ernie: mystery food. what do you do? do you try the food? >> yeah, because i'm greedy. ernie: do you have any favorite kind of food? >> no. ernie: you keep going back to the same place? >> no. ernie: you just line them up. try them all. >> once in a while. i see what it looks like, if it's fresh, frozen. ernie: you examine it a little. >> exactly.

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ernie: very nice. want you to come back and talk more about some of these win-win situations going on. thanks for joining us. have a great weekend. >> the other top story we're following is the looming new jersey transit strike. we're about 30 hours from that deadline. antwan lewis is in newark with an update on the talks. what do you know right now? what's happening? >> reporter: we can tell you both sides are talking, but no information has come out of the hilton. we'll stay on top of it. let me break down what it is they're discussing. let's take a look at video. if you look at the boards inside newark penn station, you can see trains are running as normal for now. but 4,000 rail workers are set to strike just after midnight on the union wants an 18.4 percent raise over seven years, pay retroactive back to 2011 and a 2-1/2 percent health insurance cap. new jersey transit is offering a 10.9 raise over seven years and employees contributing 20 percent to health insurance costs. the negotiations remain

ernie: go after what you want or? >> don't go for it at all. ernie: how about you? >> i was going to stay failure. he did a better job. ernie: your son's there for you. what do you think? >> if you can't go for what you want, go for what you wish for. ernie: have you done that? >> yes. but i didn't get my wish. ernie: you can keep trying. >> or you compromise. ernie: you don't want to do that. is that how you feel? >> no. ernie: you just go for it. >> sometimes you win. sometimes you learn. ernie: that's true. right. we all do. >> okay. ernie: thank you. bye-bye. >> a lot of lively spirit out there. that's it for now. thank you very much for joining us. i'm ernie anastos in studio 5 and upstairs in our control room. we wave to you big john. have a great weekend. thanks for being part of our broadcast. enjoy your weekend. we'll see you monday. what do you think? >> go for it or don't complain. [excited yelling] ah, yes! you can't stop it! aww...your mom liked my post. you're friends with my mother? whoa. another episode? definitely. we all use it differently. so why

ernie: for now. nick: won't have to worry about when we come back for you, we continuing if -- continue continue celebrating our ferries. a special live guest joins me in the studio. it's next. phil! oh no... (under his breath) hey man! hey peter. (unenthusiastic) oh... ha ha ha! joanne? is that you? it's me... you don't look a day over 70. am i right? r jingle jingle. if you're peter pan, you stay young forever. it's what you do. if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. you make me feel so young... it's what you do. you make me feel ernie: here we are. we are back for you. we're continuing our week long feature on new york's five boroughs. each has its own unique personality. you know that. a feel that makes it clear exactly where you are. and that's especially true of today's borough. antwan lewis hops on the ferry and takes us on a ride to staten island island. >> reporter: as the borough president, jim otto rebukes any suggestion they are the forgotten bo

ernie: does it exist? >> yes. more so than ever. ernie: really? >> yes. ernie: explain that. >> women are now have entered the workforce. they have more equality. ways they haven't in the past. ernie: how do you feel about that? >> i welcome the competition. it's america. >> i don't think there's so much competition. particularly in the home. i find there's a lot of equality. after a while, you know what you take care of. i know what i take care of. i know what my husband takes care of. >> physical fitness, yes. i like to go into group exercise and compete against the men to see if i can be as strong and endure as much. ernie: where else is there competition? >> i try not to have competition in the home. a happy marriage -- ernie: a little harmony. >> balance and harmony. that's right. ernie: how about in the world in general? >> i'm sure in the workplace there's plenty of competition. i'm a stay-at-home mom. it's been a while. thank you. ernie: thank you. nice to see you. >>> let me know what you think. join me on facebook. i appreciate that. for all of

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ernie: russ is off. >> hello. happy new year. ernie: and to you. this was tom coughlin's day to talk about stepping down as the giants coach. he had a lot to say. >> he did. tom coughlin won two super bowl championships over 12 years as head coach here. but what giants ownership did see was the losing the last three seasons. he was 12 and 20 over the last two seasons. i mention ownership because it's something coughlin did say at the podium when he was asked if he had any regrets during his career as giants head coach. here's what coach coughlin said. >> yeah. sure. there's always regrets. if this was 7 and 9, i would have been in the offices arguing like hell. how do you lose six games in 30 seconds and not be competitive. ernie: very interesting. what do you read into what he was saying? >> what i hear is a man that did he talks about going into their offices, john and steve's offices, the owners, and he would have fought for his job if he had another win. what i think tom coughlin did is he resigned to the fact that ownership wanted a change. er

but not ernie.as the sun began to set, ernie and his buddies made their way back across to the street and claimed a table near the bar on the far side of the room. the booze did what ernie wanted it to. it dissolved him. soon, a couple of dozen war correspondents had him encircled, eager to hear a tailor too. from the little man everyone loved so much. at one point. the other famous ernie. this is hemingway, bellied up to the opposite end of the bar with a swagger of a lonely warlord, seemingly resentful of pyle's command of his hangers on, slap. hemingway stung the air with a heavy hand on the bar top, a grenade he carried with him just in case. pulled on the inside pocket of his field jacket. let's have a drink here. he spat from the corner of his bearded mouth. the bartender, baby sitting ernie and his buddies turned hemingway in motion for him. i'm ernest hemorrhoid. he roared across the room. the rich man's ernie pyle. he was such a jerk. was around 11:00 in between rounds of cocktails. air rai