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: a beautiful apartment. >> yeah. ernie: what would you have in there? >> a dog. ernie: okay. how about you? if you didn't have to worry about money, what would you buy? >> a chartered airplane. ernie: would you fly it? >> yeah. ernie: be a pilot, too? where would you fly to? >> dominican republic. ernie: have a nice trip. thank you, bye. i want to hear what you have to say. give me your opinion. put it there on facebook. that's it for now. thank you very much for joining us. i'm ernie anastos. from all of us in studio 5 and our control room upstairs, john k., give us a big wave, thanks for being a part of the broadcast. have a great night. we'll see you tomorrow. >> russ: a wheelbarrow. money would be no object. ernie: you need a wagon to push it. meet the moore's! we're the moore family, and as you can see, we need an internet that can do more. we do more games, and more streaming. so we need more speed. that's why we switched to time warner cable. now we can connect more devices, at the same time. hi grandma and grandpa! ha, look at that! [laughs] time warner cable even has

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ernie: welcome back. tonight we're featuring two around the world with an organization based on their background as actors. >> what you did tonight was you gave an incredible gift. ernie: it's called disair zara aina and kids are doing more than they could have imagined because of this program. i want you to meet the co-founders of this wonderful program. good to have you here. bryce, gentleman's guide to love and murder, and lucas, the country girl, and you're such accomplished actors. you're giving back in a unique way. i love this. you're giving people a chance to really improve who are at risk. the young kids need it. tell me about this. >> lucas and i know the stage is a powerful place. it's a place where you can discover a lot about yourself and what it feels like to be applauded for who you are. wanted to give that to kids in madagascar. we run an after-school program there that services 45 at risk children. we pay their tuition, their healthcare. we take the obstacles out of their way to keep them

ernie: do you walk or stand? >> i walk. ernie: you do walk. >> i do. ernie: why? >> get there quicker. >> walk. ernie: why? >> i get more exercise that way. i don't want to just stand there and go down. >> i walk up. i'm scared of stairs. ernie: so you walk? moves faster and you're not afraid. >> yeah. ernie: be careful on there. >> it's slippery. >> i do both. ernie: why? >> we have escalators at hunter. so i kind of -- if there's space or -- i walk. ernie: depends on the circumstances. you do both. you? >> both, also. ernie: how about? >> i run up and down it. ernie: you run up and down. you don't even walk. >> no. get to my class faster. i don't want to be late. ernie: do you stand there or walk on the escalator? >> i stand there. i'm lucky to get on there to begin with. ernie: once you're on, you're not moving. >> i'm not moving. ernie: you stand there. >> yes. ernie: safe rides. nice seeing you. bye. >>> i want to hear what you think. join me on facebook right now, okay? thanks for joining us. for all of us here, i'm ernie anastos in studio 5. and our control

but, ernie -- ernie: who's got the upper hand? russ: you know what? ernie: hard to figure out. russ: it's hard to figure simply because none of them have done what they're supposed to do. if you asked me from a giants perspective, the giants are 5 and 7. as we said yesterday, they should be 9 and 3. for 58 minutes, they were winning those games. for 59 minutes and change. so, you know, they're alive again. to me, they play the dolphins monday night in miami. as far as i'm concerned with because they will know what on sunday. so either they're going to say, hey, maybe we need to win to keep pace, or we need to win to move into first place by ourselves. bottom line is they are alive again. you only get so many chances. coughlin said yesterday we'll win when we deserve to win. we're sick and tired of losing. so do something about it. ernie: things are heating up. things are heating up. a little biz ball with the mets. what's going on? russ: ben is a target. he's a utility player. they want him to play the in infield. there were reports they offered him 50 million, a $60 million de

ernie: that's terrific. >> it was really wonderful. ernie: nice. the grandparents at least know that the children are in a home environment. it's familiarity and it's comfort. >> exactly. it's familiar and comfortable and they know the grandmother's eye is really on them. they have to do their work. ernie: and you have a lot of services that you provide, a real support group. >> oh, yes, we do. we have a special program for children during the summer, just the month before they go back to school in august at orchard beach in the bronx. it's catered. approximately 200 backpacks, really good backpacks full of all the supplies they'll need for the entire school year. and the grandparents are there. they have a picnic on the side. it's wonderful. it sponsored by our great friends and angels at st. francis. ernie: we thank you so much for helping us out. good subject. good grandparenting to everybody. >> thank you. ernie: thanks for joining us. happy holidays to you. >> happy holidays to you. thank you. ernie: get ready. i have a question for you. it's

ernie: that's hard to do. >> it is. ernie: got a big family? >> very big. ernie: that's tough. how about you? >> remember everyone's phone numbers. ernie: phone numbers. >> can't remember them. everybody has a cell phone. ernie: it's all in there. >> that's right. ernie: you like to remember the day you came to america? how long ago was that? >> oh, my god, half a century. about 35 years. ernie: nice. maybe something you forget -- >> i can't remember what i want to remember. >> my parents. ernie: remember your parents. that's a good one. >> that's what i've got to always remembering your parents. >> i would like to always remember my grandmother. she passed away about 10 years ago. always remember her. ernie: do you try and think about that often? >> yes. especially around christmas. there's ornaments we made together as children. i never want to forget that. ernie: i wish i could remember what? >> people's names. ernie: there's a trick to that. a little association. >> word association. i know. >> my phone. i always forget about it. ernie: you leave it somewhere? >> always. er

ernie: less homeless. >> better parking. ernie: better parking. i think a lot of people would agree with that. what would be missing? that? >> a little more holiday spirit. spirit. >> for sure. ernie: if there's one thing, >> i know the traffic has increased by 18 percent. ernie: less traffic? >> be wonderful if we had less traffic. london and new york are terrible. new york's gotten to the point where it's hurting us. ernie: traffic, traffic. we got everything going on. what's missing? >> a little space. that's all. >> a little more space. a little more room. >> a little elbow space. >> look at each other and say hello. everyone is looking at their feet. it's very impersonal. ernie: we need to get -- >> a little more personal. ernie: that's what's missing. stop the phones. >> absolutely. put them down for a minute. walk like you're interested. ernie: you enjoy your walk. nice seeing you. bye-bye! snrush >> i want to hear what you have to say. you can join me on facebook anytime. that's it for now. thank you very much for joining us. i'm ernie ana

ernie. ernie: what did you enjoy? >> just the whole place, the atmosphere and the people are so friendly. ernie: what is it do for you when you go back to homeland, germany? >> it's just an understanding of where we all began. ernie: did you ask a lot of questions and take pictures? >> they all speak perfect english. >> with trinidad. if a family trip planned for the summer. ernie: is this your first trip back there? are you looking forward to it? would you want to see? >> just where my grandfather grew up in his family. ernie: it's beautiful. enjoy your trip. it's nice seeing you. bye bye. >> thank you. ernie: that's it for now. i'm earning enough to send there still time to enjoy the holiday show in the botanical garden at the bronx. for all of us here i'm ernie and i for this. from all of us in the control room, have a good night. >> "fox 5 news" isn't over prettied want to connect to great stories people and engage "fox 5's" pay both -- facebook twitter and youtube pages go to fox 11 y..com for news and stories yo

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ernie: i know. a lot of the restrictions have been lifted, but it's not normal. >> you can't fly there just for you can't just say i want to soak in some rays and sip some drinks. you still have to have one of several enumerated reasons for going. it's usually educational, a religious group, a humanitarian or -- ernie: there's a list of them. >> right. you can't just pick up and go. so -- ernie: but it's opening up as we know. things are still unsettled. we know that politically in many ways. how long -- when it opens up, what will u.s. have on cuba? take. i want to make sure any concessions that our government gives to a communist nation are prefaced on them making concessions for their people. in other words, when the human rights violations stop, when people stop being incarcerated for speaking against the government, that's when i'd like to see us wholeheartedly come in all those dollars go to the government. it's a tough tradeoff. as things change, then i think that we'll step it up. in terms o

i'm ernie anastos. for all of us in studio 5, our control room, john k., give us a wave, thanks for being part of tomorrow night. favorite place? russ: the old neighborhood brooklyn. dunkin's new sweet black pepper bacon sandwich, with double the slices of caramelized crispy pepper bacon. it's the bacon experience you've been waiting for. bacon up. catch holiday-cookie cheer on the tip of your tongue with dunkin' donuts' holiday- cookie-flavored coffees. from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m., enjoy any medium latte

ernie: nice message. ernie: why do you choose that? >> because i came from a good -- ernie: i like that. i'm happy to hear the good news. let's ask the question. what would your t-shirt say? >> relax. you're going to be fine. ernie: okay. that's a good message. why do you choose that? >> i think some people get caught up in whatever is going on with their lives. they're like what else do i do? i'm stuck in this job or my family. you're going to be fine. time. ernie: i like that. say it one more time. >> relax. you're gonna be fine. ernie: we're all going to be fine. have a great day. nice to see you. >> thank you so much. ernie: take care. a pleasure. stay positive, right? that's it for now. thank you very much for joining us. i'm ernie anastos. for all of us in studio 5 and our control room, thank everybody, john, give us a big wave. thanks for being part of the broadcast. have a wonderful night. we'll see you tomorrow. what would be on your t-shirt, nick: i'd like to have one i could change it and put the your holidays. for a limited

ernie: hi. welcome back, everyone. we are continuing to keep an eye bernardino, california, the scene of the country's latest mass shooting. at least 14 people are dead, 14 wounded, when as many as three gunmen entered a social services building. they opened fire there. police believe the suspects escaped and the search go them continues at this hour. so far, police say they have nothing to indicate it was an act of foreign terrorism. we'll have another update shortly. keep it here on fox 5. nick is joining us right now on a lighter note. they're going to light the tree at rockefeller center. we heard jen talking about security in place. weather-wise, a little rain? nick: there's the threat of a couple of showers this evening, but the worst is over. that's going to be a good sign for the festivities this evening. the temperature has been moving up. we're up to 55. that's our new high for the day humidity is high at 93 percent. mid 50s new york city eastward. montauk, 57. 50 at bridgeport. 55 at the jersey shore. here a

but, ernie says it is okay because he has plenty of time to fly. he plans to still do it when he is 100. "well if i'm still walking. all the boys around here think well why not. i feel perfect, i really do feel perfect." in order to fly, ernie must pass an aviation medical exams every two years, and he says he passed his last e em with flyingngcolors. it's and you're watching cbs 2 this morning... moing...coming up next... next...the famous politican and commedian who are both becoming known for doing finds fewer americans have high-speed internet at home. home.pew research center found high costs of broadband internet connections -- and the convenience of smart- for the shift.researchers say 67 percent of americans have high-speed internet at home. that's compared to 70 percent in 20-13 -- about a three-percent drop in two years. the national retail federation says 10-percent of holiday shoppers wait until at least december 23-rd to buy last minute-gifts. minute-gifts.and with that in mind -- starbucks is prepping for record gift card purchase on

i'm joe, this is ernie. we're here to help you. >> reporter: 15% to % of law country have crisis intervention training programs >> suicide, do you know if she's taken an overdose? >> reporter: ernie stevens ss he helped start the one here in san antonio. that was the call i hated most. there's an individual at this house that has schizophrenia, that's hearing voices, he's talking about suicide. >> reporter: all that changed, officer stevens says, after he reluctantly attended a week-long crisis intervention training class and met a woman with a schizophrenic son. >> she said, one day one of you officers will have to come to me house and you might have to shoot and kill my son. i want you to know that's okay because i want you to go home safe to your family. we made a pact, asked the chief to start a mental health unit to help family members like her. >> reporter: according to a survey by the police exetive research foru new recruits typically spend 60 hours learning who handle a gun, only eight hours learnin

. >> reporter: meet patron joe and ernie stevens. they respond to emotionally disturbed persons anywhere in the city. >> i pmise you i'm not like any police officer that you've probably ever met. >> reporter: today it's a young woman who called 911 contemplating suicide. >> have you ever attempted suicide in the past? >> no. i don't even know how to do it. >> no. >> reporter: these officers are experts in what's called crisis intervention training. >> would you say that you really don't want to die but you want the pain to stop? >> yeah. >> okay, okay. >> i don't want to leave my kid. >> are youilling to get some help today? >> yeah. >> reporter: this woman agrees to get help. it's all part of a pioneering program where the mentally ill are diverted out of jails and into treatment. how is your approach different from the average cop, if you will? >> we're in plain clothes, unmarked car. we walk in, it's not i'm officer i'm joe, this is ernie. we're here to help you. >> reporter: 15% to 20% of law enforcement agencies in the country h

ernie harburg is yip's son and biographer. the book, "who put the rainbow in the wizard of oz? yip harburg, lyricist." i met up with ernie harburg at the new york public library for performing arts at lincoln center years ago when they are exhibiting yip harburg's work. ernie harburg took me on a tour. >> the first place is business about words, and one of them is that the songs, when they were written back in those days, anyhow, always had a lyricist and a composer, and neither one of them wrote the song. they both wrote the song. however, in the english language, you know, you have "this is gershwin's song," or "this is" -- they usually say the composer's song. i've rarely ever heard somebody say, "this is yip harburg's song" or "ira gershwin's song." both of them would be wrong. the fact is, two people write a song. so i'm going to talk about yip's lyrics and then lyrics in the song. now the first thing we're looking at here is an expression really of yip's philosophy and background, which he brings to writing lyrics for th

. >> certainly, ernie. cost by's lawyers said they will mount a vigorous defense. he repeatedly denied any wrongdoing. >> so, sharon, what is going to happen next? >> we consulted with a number of lawyers. it is anybody's guess but they really do not expect this to go to trial. they're expecting actually a plea deal. we'll have to wait and see on that. if it were to go to trial i'm told by a number of attorneys that it would be highly unlikely for bill cosby to testify on his own behalf. >> there are a lot of other lawsuits pending as well. a lot of information from those depositions could come forward as well. they don't want to open a whole bag of worms by putting him on the stand should he say anything that would allow, you know, prosecutors to call other witnesses. >> okay. we have another thing to tell you about. this development as well. as for the timing of today's indictment, pennsylvania has a 12-year statute of limitations. since the crime is believed to have happened in 2004, charges had to be filed soon or not at all. meanwhile if this case does go to t

ernie? >> now, lisa, you've been covering in the story i know for a long time in this city. how is this going to affect, you know, the experience of the people who go out there to celebrate in times square? >> well, ernie, a lot of it for people who have come here before there's going to be 14 entry points and what they call the bow tie area, and then when people go through, they will be checked. they will also have radiation detectors with police, that's been done before. they'll be checked twice before they're actually allowed into the pens, but the biggest thing people are going to notice are the presence of officers, hundreds of them from this critical response command and also the emergency service unit. they'll have the long one gunses, they'll have the big weapons there, and they're out there in case they need to take action immediately to keep the public safe. >> always ready, that's for sure. thank you very much, lisa. joining me right now, we were just talking to audrey, because the weather is also something people are concerned about. security, of course, but what

deirdre: ernie, thank you. glad to have you with us. ernie boch joining me there. we'll continue because some lawmakers are calling for donald trump to quit the presidential race such as republican congressman david jolly. outspoken congressman will be joining charles payne this evening in 50, five zero minutes, 6:00 p.m. eastern time. you will not want to miss that. >>> critics are blasting donald trump that his proposal banning muslims violates u.s. and international law and never would be allowed by the courts. you heard one of his supporters and donors, ernie boch saying same thing. my legal panel is here. emily says the proposal is constitutional. alex ogle says it is not. emily, on what ground is the plan or anything at that looks like it constitutional? >> i would like to clarify, on technicality the constitution here does not directly apply and here's why. concept aside of what donald trump just proposed constitution applies to every citizen here in the united states and by the bill of rights it also protects even illegal immigrants. here donald trump's pla

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. >> yeah, but, you know, we've been talking a lot about this, ernie. the risk spread between junk bonds and risk free rates, does this come as that big of a surprise? >> not at all really. wif we've been in a situation where interest rates have fallen dramatically over a period of six years, very unusual. artificially driven low by quantitative easing, operation twist. basically zero interest rate policy. so there's been a quest for yield and a search for yield in the search field. investors have assumed more risk. this is not unusual. it started in the energy sector. we've noticed this for quite some time, and then in the last several months this has spilled over. that is, the spreads, high yield spreads widening out has spilled over into nonenergy credits. not just energy, not just capital spend ago soesh yated with energy, but also into some other areas. this is not a surprise. certainly liquidity issues certainly are paramount and will drive what goes on in the markets coming forward. >> even if you say it's not a big surprise, it is very, very eas

christina: this is ernie's last show of 2015, a great time to look back at the year that was, up next, the stories that made christina: 2015 will be remembered for a lot of things, record number of people ditched cable companies and chose to stream their entertainment. they have lost a combined $50 billion this year because of the dwindling subscribers. >> that is one story that define 2015. this year a lot in way of news, and business stories, ernie anastos talked about big stories of past year. reporter: joining me saragen sense the senior editor of world almanac, a great book. >> been around since 1868. reporter: incredible. >> nearly 150 years. reporter: wow, how do you decide on what makes you know this book? how do you get into it top stories. >> we have a big team of people that collaborate, we look at big evens of 2015, but also the things that we think will have a impact on 2016. lot going on, a new year ahead, let's talk about previous year. we have memories you know transpired. but you know there are top stories, you just compile them, we start with list. number one' the st

ernie: it's friday night. good evening, everyone. i'm ernie anastos. we thank you very much for joining us. timely story. we're exactly one week away from christmas, and today marks one of the busiest travel days of the year, especially at the airports. with the recent terror incidents here and abroad, there are new concerns regarding security issues. fox 5's jessica formoso is live at laguardia airport where she spoke to many travelers about the stepped up security. good evening to you. what's the mood look like there? >> hello, ernie. it could be a tough time when it comes to travel here. an estimated 38 million people will be flying this holiday season. and, of course, due to the attacks in paris and california, you will be thoroughly checked here at the airport. amber and her children have been traveling for 24 hours. their trip from abu dawb habi have had several checkpoints. >> they checked us twice >> reporter: robert strang says

ernie: and here we are. thursday night. good evening, everyone. i'm ernie anastos. we thank you very much for joining us, and we're always on top of the news and we're talking about it. we start tonight with a rally in queens. it was for a muslim man attacked in his store in astoria in what appears to be a hate crime. this is a community coming together to fight that kind of ugly behavior. lisa evers was there. she's joining us now with more on the story. >> good evening. many attack victims as you know would not want to speak out. a muslim store owners wants to thank people who came to his aid and community and make a plea for peace and understanding. muslim muslim. when he punched me, he told me i kill muslims. i was bleeding and in the hospital. >> reporter: you can see his black eye. that's one of the injuries he suffered when a florida man entered his food mart on saturday. the 55-year-old punched him while shouting anti-muslim slurs. he got emotional as he implored all american muslims not to be afraid. >> this is my country. i was in this country when i was 2

i'm ernie anastos. we thank you very much for joining us. there's a lot going on in the news tonight. we're staying on top of it, of course, and we start right now with the arrest of pharmaceutical ceo martin shkreli. he made news recently for drastically raising the prices for life saving drugs. tonight he is in trouble with the law, arrested on securities and fraud charges. our liz dahlem has been following the story all day. she's joining us li from the federal courthouse in downtown brooklyn with the latest. good evening to you, liz. >> reporter: ernie, good evening to you. martin shkreli apparently has been at this for a couple of years now and apparently he's gotten the new name of wall street greed. lots of people against what he

ernie smith turned 98 today, and took to the skys. smith's first pilot's license proudly hangs on the wall of the red oak, iowa airport and dated september 15th, 1942. smith says people ask him all the time what attracts him most about flying, smith: "a lot of people ask me this, how many landings have you ever made? i say hundreds, thousands, in the 70 years i've been one is the only one that counts," smith rents a plane at the red oak airport and says he plans to continue to fly even when he hits 100. in order to fly, every two years ernie has to pass an aviation medical exam. he says he passed his last exam with flying colors. (fred) (jenna) fred, what can we expect tonight? (fred) mostly cloudy skies and a few showers late. 2 line super: fred hexom fhexom@kcautv.c om (fred) the port neal welding company skycam hd shows mostly cloudy skies from theo chunk centre in downtown sioux city. the high today was 47 and the indicating more moisture in the air than previous days and the promise of a warmer overnight low. local temperatures a

i'm ernie anastos. we are talking certainly about the news tonight and donald trump's recent comments about muslims has caused strong backlash against the candidate. a petition now to ban him from traveling to great britain has reached 300,000 signatures. here in new york, there is a growing number of people expressing outrage. liz dahlem was at one such demonstration at city hall today joining us with it now. >> reporter: good evening. trump critics crowded the steps of city hall with one message. love trumps trump. they say trump's comment perpetuate hate with islamaphobia and they will not be tolerated. >> it is a rise in anti-muslim sentiment worse than the backlash experienced after september 11th. >> religious leaders and politicians denounced donald on muslims entering the united

ernie: it is friday night. we say good evening to you, i'm ernie anastos. we thank you very much for joining us this evening. a very busy day. we begin tonight with a community coming together in the face of islamaphobia, muslims denouncing violence and extremism and friends and neighbors showing solidarity. liz dahlem is in the newsroom with more on what's going on. >> congregants at one mosque in people know islam is not about or extremism. it's about peace and love. that message was clear when they opened the mosque doors to the community to pray. the islamic center was packed during friday prayer. timely. islamic extremism will not be tolerated. >> what happened in france is un-islamic. all muslims condemn that. >> reporter: one told me the religion has been hijacked by extremists, by the terrorists in paris and then by the shooters in san bernardino, california. this congregation wants to teach people what their religion is about. >> we have the social media. we have all kinds of reaching out to the people to show that these actions not are un-islamic,

ernie: it is monday night. good evening, everyone. i'm ernie anastos. we thank you very much for joining us, of course. we begin with a sad anniversary today marks three years since the tragedy in newtown. while people there quietly marked the day, others are using this moment to renew calls for tighter gun laws. sharon crowley is in the newsroom with one such call today right here in manhattan. good evening to you. >> reporter: good evening. flags in connecticut fly at half staff at state buildings to honor the memory of those killed at sandy hook elementary. and those who want to change gun laws in this country are making the nra. newtown, connecticut, marks a sad an rers -- anniversary today, the shooting at sandy hook elementary school. now they are asking congress to pass laws for gun violence. >> they're flowing like an infect infectious disease. >> malloy wants to make sure nobody on the no fly list can buy a gun in connecticut. >> if you cannot fly due to being on a government watch list, you should not be able to purchase a firearm while on tha

ernie: it is tuesday night. good evening, everyone. i'm ernie anastos. we thank you very much for joining us. we have a full show tonight. we're going to start off with that threat today against los angeles schools. it happened here in new york as well. but officials here dismissed the threat. los angeles did not and decided to shut down its entire school system. dan bowens is here to take a closer look at how it all went down. good evening to you. >> reporter: this was a implicated scenario playing out

ernie: it's tuesday. good evening, everyone. i'm ernie anastos. we thank you very much for joining us tonight. we're on top of the news, of course, and we're talking about it. we start this evening with the corruption trial of former new york assemblyman speaker sheldon speaker. a live guest will join me with valuable insight. first, sharon crowley talks about what that means. >> when you have an act of corruption like this, it reality violates the public trust. >> reporter: andrew cuomo says justice was done when a jury convicted sheldon silver of seven counts of federal corruption. the 71-year-old democrat from the lower east side is accused of taking bribes and pocketing millions in exchange for political favors. silver and dean skelos as well as governor cuomo were known as three men in a room, a reference to three powerbrokers negotiating key bills behind closed doors. skelos, the republican from long island, resigned his leadership post after his arrest. he and his son are now on trial

ernie: well, it's tuesday night. good evening, everyone. i'm ernie anastos. we thank you very much for joining us tonight. right on top of the news for you. and we are talking about it. we start this evening with a scary accident that could have hurt people on the upper east side or even worse. a facade came tumbling down off the high-rise sending bricks raining down on to the street below. dan bowens is live on first avenue tonight with more on what happened there. good evening, dan. >> reporter: these bricks fell more than 30 stories, crashing down on to the street below. it's a miracle, neighbors say, nobody was hurt. the contractor who was doing work at the building at 63rd and first avenue is being required to make major changes before this stretch of first avenue can be reopened. concerned more bricks might fall several blocks on the upper east side closed off to traffic for >> i was in my apartment about

ernie: it is wednesday night. good evening, everyone. i'm ernie anastos. thank you very much for joining us. we are following some breaking news out of california tonight. another deadly mass shooting, this time in san bernardino, 60 miles east of los angeles. up to three heavily armed gunmen opened fire at a social services facility there. fox 5's linda schmidt joins us with the latest on what's happening. hard to believe it's happened again, linda. >> reporter: once again. it's absolutely frightening. tonight president obama has been briefed on the mass shooting as authorities, as ernie said, are still searching for up to three gunmen. police say the gunmen walked into the inland regional center about 11:00 this morning california time. they started shooting. the center in san bernardino is a social services facility that thankfully the s.w.a.t. teams