facebook founder mark zuckerberg announced the birth of his first child.hat's not the only big announcement he shared today. >>> now to a shake up at the dining table. it's no secret too much salt can be bad for your health leading to high blood pressure, stroke, heart attacks. today a new rule, the fist of its kind went into effect in new york to encourage people to cut their salt intake. as rehema ellis tells us, it could spread to your city, too. >> there is a lot of shaking going on in american restaurants. and now new york city requires that menus show it. because too much saltle lead s to heart attacks, strokes and high blood pressure. >> it's important and maybe will make them put less sodium in items. >> reporter: so now chain restaurants must post what some call a shaker of shame on any item with more than the recommended daily allowance of soed yum. 2300 milligrams, about a teaspoon. chipotle's chicken burrito has over 2400 mill fwrams of sodium in just one serving. subway's spicy italian sandwich has almost 3,000 milligrams, and t g i friday's n

. >> facebook founder mark zuckerberg's baby comes with a $45 billion pledge. how he plans to help the less fortunate for the rest of his life. plus, surveillance video shows what appears to be a steelers fan stealing. we'll tell you how police say he pulled off the crime and we'll explain how to avoid becoming a victim this holiday season. mmm... nothing like johnsonville breakfast sausage. delicious and packaged with nothing to hide. no secrets. just like our family. well there is one. folks, i'm not your grandma. just a handsome kind hearted drifter who wandrered in years ago and stayed for all the yummy sausage. feel bad about lying. nap time. i got her. seriously? i feel like i just woke up. ha ha ha! fully cooked johnsonville breakfast sausage. we don't make sausage. we make family. and sausage. >> facebook founder mark zuckerberg is a new dad and giving away most of his wealth. landon dowdy is here with details in the business news. this story is grabbing a lot of buzz. actually the letter is very sweet. >> it is. big chunk of change we're talking about.

facebook founder mark zuckerberg is speaking out in support of muslims in his community, writing "i want you to know you are always welcome here and that we will fight to peaceful and safe environment for you." and, after trump lashed out at time magazine for snubbing him as its person of the year... ... time is striking back... taunting trump with this never-before-seen blooper reel from a recent photo shoot. and "the donald" is getting a lot of attention in iowa. in west des moines this large sign was hard to miss along jordan creek parkway. the homeowner says he isn't for or against trump.. he just wants to get people thinking... 3:20:16:26-3:20:31:19 "we gotta get past this thing where everybody is scared to talk, we've got some serious issues with the economy. we got some serious issues...we can't view issues whether or not we are going to get votes or not, we got to start thinking about them as actual issues." what inspired him to put the sign up was ross perot, who campaigned as a independent he says that trump reminds him big mouth. republican candidate marco rubio spoke in west

mark zuckerberg becomes a dad. how he is vowing to make his >>> welcome back. facebook founder mark zuckerberg has a new title: dad. >> and he and his wife priscilla announced yesterday that their daughter arrived. they post add letter on facebook where they pledged to give away 929% of their forth all, which is about $45 billion at the moment. the two have created a charity to handle the money which they say will, quote, advance human potential and promote equality for all children in the next generation. >>> dining out might just be getting a little bit more festive in boston. >> thanks to three restaurants who are now charging a hospitality fee. your server. the restaurants say that the money is used to even the money gap between what wait staff and those in the kitchen make. that's happening in the central street cafi, gotham and the soon to be open casa verde. >>> coming up, hanging out with tom brady. >> how you can get to try out with the q b for just 10 bucks. >>> if you have ever dreamed getting on the filmed with tom brady, we have your chance. >> that's right. the pa

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see you tomorrow. >> facebook founder mark zuckerberg has status update he is now a dad. zuckerberg and his wife welcoming the baby max a little girl with a letter to their new daughter posted on facebook. in that letter he lays out a plan to change world ask how he planning on sharing his wealth to do. mark zuckerbergs brand new dad. it's a girl and her name is max. >> he along with his wife shared facebook but that's not all they are sharing. we will give 99 percent of our facebook shares currently about 45 billion to join many others in improving this world for the next generation. he says we're committed to doing our small part to help create this world for all children. we can do this work only because we have a strong global community behind us building facebook has created resources generation. every member of the facebook community is playing a part in this work. >> the zuckerbergs are not alone. many billionaires now giving away much of their wealth warren buffet along with bill and me li linda gates started giving pledge encourage billionaires to give ma rt joe o

. >>> plus, big news for facebook founder mark zuckerberg. why the birth of his daughter is coming with a $45 billion promise. >>> more steady rain falling in parts of our area today. when we'll see a break and what's in store for the weekend, that's just ahead. >>> a new national poll shows a big change in the republican presidential race. donald trump still leads, but senators marco rubio and ted cruz are surging. nbc's hallie jackson has the latest on decision 2016. >> reporter: this morning, a shakeup of sorts in the standings. still dominating the republican race? donald trump. but the newest national poll shows marco rubio edging out ben carson for the second place spot. carson tying ted cruz, up three points to third. >> can anyone here kick field goals? >> reporter: all smiles in alabama, rubio faced a fired-up crowd, one of his biggest yet coming off his best fund-raising month yet according to a campaign aide who tells nbc news rubio is on track to raise $15 million by the iowa caucus. >> i'm the only one running for president that'

so as you see there, one of the most popular free apps is of course facebook and now facebook founder mark zuckerberg back. >> he and his wife have announced the baby gift to end all baby gifts and we're all recipients. the story from abc's cecilia vega. >> reporter: the proud parents announcing the birth of their little girl max where else but on facebook. and with that photo of a beaming young family a letter to our daughter. "max, we love you and feel a great responsibility to leave the world a better place for and you all children. and to do that a promise." mark zuckerberg and priscilla chan will give away 99% of their facebook shares, today worth about $45 billion. one of the world's most influential techies now on a two-month apaerpaternity leave writing to little max, we wish your life filled with the same joy and hope you give us. we can't wait to see what you bring to this world. love mom and dad. >> we all say congratulations to them. and of course we're celebrating our own facebook milestone this morning. thanks to you we have passed 1 million likes. >> whoo. >> jack is celebrating. >> oh

max. >>> facebook founder mark zuckerberg is now a dad. it looks like his daughter won't be inheriting his billions. zuckerberg announced the birth of his baby girl "max" on his facebook page about 4 p.m. and posted this picture of the to give away 99% of his facebook shares during his lifetime. they are currently worth about $45 billion. he says that the money will be used to promote "equality" for all children in the next generation. following in the footsteps of bill gates and also warren buffett. >> congrats to them. >> photo of a baby snoozing on a shopping mall santa has gone viral this holiday season. >> now his family is telling the story of how exactly it happened. this picture shows the child catching some sleep. the 6-month-old fell asleep waiting in line. they considered leaving but santa had another idea. >> laid zeke on his chest. i cried. it was just the sest thing i had ever seen. >> his parents shared the photo on facebook and thousands shared it overnight. what makes the moment even more touching is thathis life got off to

mark zuckerberg pledges to donate most of his wealth to charity. why is he being criticized? >>> we have eva longoria and thank you notes. it's a great show. facebook founder "mark zuckerberg" is on the defensive tonight. this comes after critics questioned the way he and his wife are donating their >>> mark zuckerberg is on the defensive tonight after critics questioned the way he and his wife are donating their fortune. they are donating 99% of their facebook stock. they set up a limited liability company instead of a non-profit. he says it gives them flexibility on how to spend the money. but critics believe they can profit from it. >>> the chipotle e. coli outbreak is growing. people if three more states say they got sick from the food. the cases in illinois, maryland, and pennsylvania. that brings the total number of states in the outbreaks to nine. the question is still what is making people sick. the company says it will overhaul the food safety procedures. the outbreak is taking a bite out of chipotle's bottom line. the giants lose out on another top star. we'll tell you who it is. sports is next. good evening.... geraud moncure' here in the comcas

for you and all children. " and with that, a promise not just to their daughter but to facebook founder mark zuckerberg and his wife priscilla chan pledging to give away 99% of their facebook shares, the value -- a mind blowing $45 billion. mark zuckerberg: having this child has made us think about all of the things that should be improved in the world for her whole generation. priscilla: we need to make sure there are investments in progams that ensure that the future isn' t going to be like today. the future is going to be better than today. cecilia: the investments they' re promising? in education, medical research, internet access, community building. and the potential impact? life changing. >> whenever this kind of a gift take note. they say if he did it, why can' t i. cecilia: the new parents hopeful for the future of their new little girl and the world she' ll grow up in, writing -- "we wish you a life filled with the same love, hope and joy you give us. we can' t wait to see what you bring to this world. love, mom and dad." erin: speaking of babies, the website baby center has released a new li

and baby makes three for facebook founder mark zuckerberg and his wife priscilla. >> they announced her by posting a letter to their newborn daughter on facebook, of course. >> maxima zuckerberg. that's a great name. i love that. born early next week. she's max for short. i love that strong name. >> and in the letter to their little girl was a blockbuster announcement. the company is donating 99% of their wealth to charitable causes. that, by the way, is about $45 billion. >> the initial focus of what they're calling the chan zuckerberg initiative is on education, disease, and building strong communities. >> reporter: zuckerberg says he plans to remain facebook's ceo for a long, long time. >> kudos to them. what a great gesture, i have to say. a lot of people are wealthy but don't make the effort as they have and they're truly changing the world. >> following the gates' lead i guess. >>> rambo getting ready to storm your tv screen. a series is in the works with sylvester stallone as producer. >> it's not known whether stallo stallone, who starred in the "rambo" movies will be seen in th

. >>> facebook founder mark zuckerberg announced the birth of his baby girl. they named her max. he and his wife added an open letter to their daughter, explaining the world they hope she grows up in. he also revealed plans to eventually give away 99% of his facebook stock. currently, it is worth $45 billion. rather generous. >>> let's get a look at our forecast. lonnie quinn standing by. we could be in for a bit of a wet commute tomorrow. >> yeah, i think probably the evening commute would be a little bit more problematic, as far as the wet weather goes. the morning commute will have problems out there, but i think it might be heavier in the afternoon. a lot of wet pavement out there. rain has been falling on again, off again all day. thankfully none of the temperatures anywhere are below the freezing mark. i have got a 39 coming in from mark up in pleasant valley. one of the coldest readings i could find anywhere. right now, what i see in new york city, i don't see much, because we're socked in. it's 47 degrees as of right now. high temp was around quarter of one in the afterno

. >> also, facebook founder mark zuckerberg introduces his new baby girl, and says, she's changing his world, so he wants to change ours. his generous announcement, that's next. >>> take a look at this, very close call for an application officer, in kentucky. there it is. goodness, that officer was driving down the road when a deer suddenly slams into the hood of his car and flips right over. now,mazingly that deer just kind of shook it off and got back up and ran away into the woods. now officers' car didn't fair quite as well, it suffered some damage to the front headlight. but oh, goodness, poor dear. well, mark zuckerberg and his wife are advancing their philanthropic work, inspired by their newborn daughter giving 99% of their facebook stock to charity witness news reporter jan carabeo tells us more about the generous donation. >> in a touching letter to their newborn daughter, post today facebook on tuesday, mark zuckerberg, and his wife, doctor priscilla chan, pledged to donate 99% of their facebook shares roughly $45 billion to charity over the course of their lives. the goal t

facebook founder mark zuckerberg and his wife priscilla chan their facebook shares, the value, a mind-blowing $45 billion. >> having this child has made us think about all of the things that should be improved in the world for her whole generation. >> we need to make sure that there are investments in programs that ensure that the future isn't going to be like today. the future is going to be better than today. >> reporter: the investments they're promising, in education, medical research, internet access, community building and the potential impact? life-changing. >> whenever this kind of a gift is made other philanthropists take note. they say, if he did it, why can't i? >> reporter: the new parents hopeful for the future of their little girl and the world she'll grow up in writing, we wish you a life filled with the same love, hope and joy you give us. we can't wait to see what you bring to this world. love, mom and dad. zuckerberg also announcing that he's taking a two-month when that $45 billion donation is complete, it will be larger than the bill and melinda gates foundation. little ma

facebook founder mark zuckerberg is a new dad. he is giving away most of his wealth. yesterday on face bok he and his wife announced the birth of their daughter max. the baby was born last week. the couple posted a letter pledging to give 99% of their facebook shares to charity over the course of their lifetime. the shares are worth roughly 45 billion. >>> rain, mist, fog, we've got it all during the day. we're starting off with fog, low clouds and misty conditions. very little wind and temperatures that are on the warm side. right now in philadelphia, it's 52 degrees with fog at philadelphia international starting to thicken. we're running 5 degrees warmer than yesterday. temperatures will stay in the 50s. it will get close to 60 degrees and will brighten up so we'll have a better view of the city. that's looking at the city from the adventure aquarium with the fog, not much to see at this hour. the temperatures not bad. 52 degrees in philadelphia. we're about 20 degrees warmer than normal for this time of year. the warm air will stay. but the rain returns to the are

facebook founder mark zuckerberg and his wife announced the birth of their daughter, max. zuckerberg made the announcement on his facebook page. the post did not say when max was born, but we know she arrived last week. along with the birth announcement was a letter to her about the world they hope she grows up in. in it, mom and dad say they'll give 99% of their facebook shares to make the world a better place for her and all children. that's $45 billion. expected to go to improving health, education, technology, and reducing poverty. >> max zuckerberg, very nice. zuckerberg's fortune has its roots in a college dorm room at harvard. that's where the next story begins. >> this time, three berkeley students not looking to connect people but to heal them. garvin thomas is here with tonight's bay area proud. >> lack of experience isn't always a bad thing in business. it's people -- it's the people not rooted in the way things have always been done who are best at seeing how they can be done better. that certainly looks and sounds like it was the case for three recent berkeley

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. >>> facebook founder mark zuckerberg makes a staggering announcement about his plans for charity while announcing a very personal event, that and more when "action news" continues tonight. >>> the the united states is stepping up the phytogenesis is. the pentagon says that the military will deploy a special operations force to iraq. but it has details the the number of troops in the new mission. defense secretary ash carter would only tell a congressional pan toll day that the size would be more than 50. carter left no doubt this is a crucial operation. >> we're at war. we're using the might of the finest fighting force the world has ever known. tens of thousands of u.s. personnel are operate nothing broader middle east region, more are on the way. >> carter told the house arms services commit thee that the ops will conduct raid, free hostages, gather intelligence and capture isis in iraq ape syria. >>> chicago mayor rahm emmanuel fired police superintendent gary mccarthey today. it is in response to the mounting pressure asking for change. yesterday officer jason van dyke who was char

facebook founder mark zuckerberg and his wife priscilla made two big announcement the first is the arrivaler max. the second is what they plan to do with their sizable fortune. zuckerberg says he plans to give away 99 percent of the couple's facebook shares to fight disease improve education and build stronger communities. maybe a little bill gates and warren buffet there, right a few guys in missouri got into the christmas spirit star wars style though. they positioned storm trooper action figures at various stages do make it look like they were actually helping to set up their christmas tree. the troopers set up the stand raised the tree and even prepared to review the instructions and finally unveiled the tree to, who, darth vader himself. they have seen 700,000 shares for this on their facebook page. and finally, this is a good one its a donkey, a lot of donkey found his way into the back of a police cruiser. the animal is seen walking around in norman, oklahoma and the owner is nowhere to be found many one resident said the donkey could stay on their land until they found the owner. t

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dari: facebook founder mark zuckerberg is a new father and to celebrate his daughter's birthday, he is making an incredible pledge. steve: they are welcoming a baby girl, today they announced plans to begin giving away 99% of their facebook stock. dari: with a net worth of $45 billion, that money could do a lot of good for a lot of amazing act of generosity. reporter: former mayor mike bloomberg is weighing in. he is applauding the zuckerberg decision saying that 30 is the new 70. and what he means by that is this. people that are in their 30s and have the means should start to donate now instead of waiting until all age or death to do it. >> having this child has made us think about the whole generation >> becoming parents to a baby girl is having a profound impact on mark zuckerberg and his wife. the founder and chief executive on facebook and his wife posted a letter to their baby on facebook. they will be giving 99% of their facebook shares to charity and also private initiative that will hopefully make the world a better place. that adds up to about $45 billion and they plan on th

. >> facebook founder, mark zuckerberg has a status update. he's now a new dad. so zuckerberg who you see here and his new wife, welcoming a new baby girl, maxima. with a letter to her new daughter, posted on facebook, in this letter, he outlines a plan to change the world and how he's planning on sharing his wealth to do it. here's ryan to show you. >> reporter: mark zuckerberg is a brand new dad, it's a girl be and her name is max. he and his wife shared their status message on facebook. that's not all they're sharing, we will give 99 percent of our facebook shares, to improve generation, we are committed to doing a small part to help children. we can do this only because we have a strong global community behind us. building facebook has created resources to improve the world for the next generation, the you can isser bergs are not alone, many billionaires giving away much of their wealth. bill gates, encourages the millionaires to give the charity. uncountries. >> coming up in our next half if you're doing everything right but find it harder and harder while ou

. >>> facebook founder mark zuckerberg announcing two major events today, the first, the birth of his daughter max. the second is a massive charity initiative. zuckerberg and his wife priscilla are pledging to give away 99% of their facebook shares in their lifetime. right now that has a value of, get this, $45 billion. in a letter to the newborn to make the word a better place. >>> police officer is called to arrest a woman for shoplifting and then paying for her tab. this is officer michael a member of the police department and while investigating the shoplifting he learned the woman had stolen the items to bake a cake for her son so instead of arresting her, he paid for them. he says he didn't do it for the attention but saw an opportunity to help. nice job. >> today is giving tuesday, a day dedicated to helping others and has been around for three years. today fox 25's elizabeth hopkins met up with boston marathon bombing survivors who are paying it forward on giving it tuesday. >> reporter: you've likely seen it on twitter and on facebook. it's called giving tuesday, and it's giv

people have been posting about facebook founder and ceo, mark zuckerberg, giving away his wealth. , he and his wife, priscilla chan, as we reported here announced on december 1 they are in fact given away 99% of their facebook shares to create the chan zuckerberg initiative. however, mike, what they did not say is that they will be giving away money to facebook users. they are not. >> people keep posting on facebook, trying to win some of his money. the posts are usually status updates, and you have to use specific language and chevette hardy friends to become eligible to win 10% of his facebook shares. >> it is even prompted this meme shona unicorn saying, mark zuckerberg is giving away a magical unicorn if you post this picture. come on, folks, just because it's on the internet doesn't mean it's true and posting a facebook update does not call for you to wins on this money. >>> on the topic of charity, sasha baron cohen, you probably know him as the subject behind "borat" and "the dictator", he and his wife are helping syrian refugees. >> the current -- the couple is giving away

all: (rea elias: now to that 45 billion dollar baby announcement - facebook founder mark zuckerberg promising to give away 99 percent of his shares to charity in a letter to his newborn daughter -- making investments in areas including eduction, health and equality -- abc's cecilia vega with more. " her name is max chan zuckerberg.. and the proud parents...beaming... announcing her to the world in a letter posted where else ?but on facebook... max, we love you and feel a great responsibility to leave the world a better place for you and all children and with that... a promise not just to their daughter... but to the world. his wife priscilla chan pledging to give away 99 percent of their facebook shares...the value... a mind blowing 45 billion dollars sot zuckerberg having this child has made us think about all of the things that should be imprved in the world for her whole generation pricilla: we need to make sure there are investments in progams that ensure the future isn't going to be like today. that it's going to be better the investments they're promising? in research... internet buildi

. >>> all right and facebook founder mark zuckerberg has a he is now a father. after they welcome baby with letter to daughter appropriately posted on facebook. in the letter he outlined the plan to change the world and he's planning to share his wealth to do it. ryan schulteis has more. mark zuckerberg a brand-new dad. it's a girl her name the max. he along with wife shared the status update on facebook but that's not all they are sharing. we will give 99% of face book shares 45 billion during our live to improve the world. we're committed to doing our small part to create this world for all children. we do this work only because we have a strong global community behind us. building facebook has created resources to improve the world for the next generation. every member of the face book community is playing a part in this work. the zuckerbergs are not alone. many billionaire are giving away melinda gate started the giving age. it started with 40 family but now including 137 pledger from 14 countries. ryan schulteis. 7news "today in new england." they will focus

. >>> that astounding $45 billion promise from facebook founder mark zuckerberg. the letter to his newborn daughter the world is reading. new details on why he's giving away 99% of his fortune to charity. why this could be the most important donation ever. over my head >>> and one onon one with kobe bryant opening up for the first time since announcing his retirement. are you really ready to let her go? >> a you ready to let her go? >> a many. i am. >> why kobe is hanging it now. what he did not accomplish on the court and who would really win in a matchup with michael jordan. the e clusive only on "gma" this morning. >>> and good morning, america. welcome back to robin. court time with kobe. i didn't know basketball was a girl. >> it's his first love and only love to this point and to give it up like he has, 17 times he's been an all-star. he's been in the league for 20 years, five nba championships and he's going to tell us why five is not enough. >> five is not enough. >> there is a reason why. >> he's at peace. >> he is certainly at peace. he's ready to move o

three-year-old girl was located with her dad accused of stabbing ben: big news from facebook founder mark zuckerberg does not plan to let all of his billions burn a hole in his pocket. he has more money than you could realistically spend not spend all that he has. he's going to give away 99% of it. juliet: pretty unbelievable. this story i love it. i love it. ben: it does renew for me -- humanity. >> people are tweeting saying you know he doesn't have enough money to pay rent but giving 99% of had his shares away. a huge deal. going to help a lot of people. a lot of people. ben: lots of money there. all right good morning everybody witness stand morning i'm ben simmoneau been juliet: i'm juliet huddy thank you for joining us. glenn hanser concert unbelievable and kick theater most stunning i've it ever seen people there so pleasant. they work so hard i want to give them a shoutout. >> but barclays center staff -- rumor. but yeah. >> it is fantastic. >> and then there's that. all right well you know what we're not starting out so good with our weather. not very pretty. rain across the tristate area.

. >>> that astounding $45 billion promise from facebook founder mark zuckerberg.is newborn daughter the world is reading. new details on why he's giving away 99% of his fortune to charity. why this could be the most important donation ever. ♪ over my head ♪ i'm out of my mind >>> and one-on-one with kobe bryant opening up for the first time since announcing his retirement. are you really ready to let her

facebook founder mark zuckerberg and his wife announced the daughter of their daughter max with a post on facebook, of course. and in the post, the couple wrote an open letter to their new daughter, pledging to give 99% of their facebook shares and that breaks down to about $45 billion. this to pay for programs that personalize learn, cure disease, connect people and just build strong communities, all because they say the hope for the future they see in their daughter. just generous as you can imagine. >>> well, when we come back, a a woman says she hired a dog walker through an app but her beloved pup never made it home alive. it left her upset and devastated. we will tell you what happened to him. >>> plus, new details about the moments before a deadly plane crash in westchester county. it left a lot of questions. >>> and the moving message behind this photo, a birthday cake that's gone viral. >>> a little fog right now. but bill is telling us, don't worry, you will get to put the rain gear away soon enough. eyewitness news is coming right back. >>> but first, live midday new ss news

narrator: donate to goodwill where your donations help fund >>> facebook founder mark zuckerberg and his wife, priscilla chan, were in a giving mood after the birth of their daughter, so they decided to donate a fortune. $45 billion worth of facebook stock to charity. anna warner has the details. >> reporter: the philanthropic pledge was written in a letter to their daughter maxima, who was born last week. zuckerberg and his wife say they're committed to education, eradicating disease, and reducing poverty. >> having this child has made us think about all of the things that should be improved in the world for her whole generation. >> reporter: the birth of maxima chan zuckerberg prompted new parents mark and priscilla to write this letter. want you to grow up in a world better than ours today. our society has an obligation to invest now, to improve the lives of all those coming into this world." the couple plans to put 99% of their facebook shares over time into the chan-zuckerberg initiative. those publicly traded shares are currently worth about $45 billion. >> zuckerberg could ush

. >> reporter: facebook founder mark zuckerberg is speaking out in support of muslims in his communitying "i want you to know you are always welcome here and that we will fight to protect your rights and create a peaceful and safe environment for you." after trump lashed out at "time" magazine for snubbing him as its person of the year, "time" is striking back, taunting trump with this never before seen blooper reel from a recent photo shoot. the billionaire dodging a bald eagle. >> that was nbc's peter alexander reporting. >>> trump's rival ted cruz gave a foreign policy speech this morning in d.c. the texas senator told the heritage foundation that the obama administration issi ignorg the reality that america is under attack. elsewhere in the campaign trail a live look now at a west des moines, iowa, where marco rubio is holding a town hall with veterans. rubio says he's committed to veterans affairs because his older brother mario is an army veteran. >>> and we're following a developing story in the boston area. transit officials are trying to figure out what caused a train to take

. >>> facebook founder mark zuckerberg and his wife, priscilla chan, were in a giving mood after thehter, so they decided to donate a fortune. $45 billion worth of facebook stock to charity. anna warner has the details. >> reporter: the philanthropic pledge was written in a letter to their daughter maxima, who was born last week. zuckerberg and his wife say they're committed to education, eradicating disease, and reducing poverty. >> having this child has made us think about all of the things that should be improved in the world for her whole generation. >> reporter: the birth of maxima chan zuckerberg prompted new parents mark and priscilla to write this letter. "dear max, like all parents we want you to grow up in a world better than ours today. our society has an obligation to invest now, to improve the lives of all those coming into this world." the couple plans to put 99% of their facebook shares over time into the chan-zuckerberg initiative. those publicly traded shares are currently worth about $45 billion. >> zuckerberg could usher in a new era of philanthropy. if you look ar

and facebook founder mark zuckerberg pledges to give away billions of dollars of shares. the big change that inspired this big announcement. hello and welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm isha sesay, "newsroom l.a." starts right now. you never know who's going to be coming through your window at night. he's spending more u.s. special operation forces to carry out raids and capture isis leaders. u.s. correspondent jim schutto reports. >> after frequent white house denials that just troops would face combat in syria, today the president is orders dozens of u.s. special forces in combat roles, involving action with isis. >> these operators will be able to conduct raids, gather intelligence and capture isil leaders. >> is support forces will expand to 200. >> this force will conduct, will provide us additional intelligence that will make our operations more effective. >> part of the mission, raids like this within in northern iraq in october. a daring joint operation involving kurdish commandos and the u.s. army's delta force to free these isi