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. >> stephen: did you have a go-to george michael song you would corps graph? >> i would dance to "i want your sex." not appropriate at all. (laughter) >> stephen: did you make it? i made captain. convincing. you must have been convincing! how did you go from that, like, team at school to the abt? how did you get into ballet then? >> i had that same coach at the middle school drill team. she said, you have the physique of a ballerina and a lot of potential, so i went to the boys' and girls' club where they were offering free ballet classes, took my first class there. i trained for four years and a.b.t. took me into the company. i was 17 when i moved to new york and joined the studio company, 19 when i joined the main company. >> stephen: as the first african-american principal ballerina for a.b.t. and one of the only african-american prima ballerinas in the world, did you feel a cultural burden in achieving this? >> i've always felt very comfortable and it's felt very organic for me to speak about race because i understand the importance of bringing more so it'
. >> stephen: did you have a go-to george michael song you would corps graph? >> i would dance to "i want your sex." not appropriate at all. (laughter) >> stephen: did you make it? i made captain. convincing. you must have been convincing! how did you go from that, like, team at school to the abt? how did you get into ballet then? >> i had that same coach at the middle school drill team. she said, you have the physique of a ballerina and a lot of potential, so...
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jonathan kicked a soccer ball while he was playing george michael's careless whisper on his sax phone was discovered on youtube. you can catch jimmy kimmel live right after abc 7 news at 11:00. >> i love the picture of george michael in the background. and the fact that he chose a song that clearly came out much before his time. >> that's true. that's got to take a lot of practice. >> spencer is checking our weather. >> gorgeous, in fact. fall has arrived in a big way. >> fall has arrived in summer fashion. and we like it. well, most of us do. here's a look at doppler 7 hd. a little push at us during the evening. at the moment, we're looking at blue skies from our rooftop camera here at abc 7. we see low clouds returning overnight. there will be warmer days ahead and it will be sucher like at the beaches. on we go. satellite radar ensuring large ridge of high pressure that's briding in here. that will be a dominant feature of the next seven days. it's a quiet fall pattern, those disturbances are headed directly into the bay area. notice the temperatures will peek over the next few day
jonathan kicked a soccer ball while he was playing george michael's careless whisper on his sax phone was discovered on youtube. you can catch jimmy kimmel live right after abc 7 news at 11:00. >> i love the picture of george michael in the background. and the fact that he chose a song that clearly came out much before his time. >> that's true. that's got to take a lot of practice. >> spencer is checking our weather. >> gorgeous, in fact. fall has arrived in a big way....
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musically colorful, powerful, literal decades in the universe saying you had run dmc, beastie boys, george michaelel jackson. a big shout out. kennedy: he did one of your videos. >> the design for adidas. but it is in the '80s like universe. it's feels like, sounds like, looks like, but is it? and in this universe there are superheroes, but they have all terrier motives. you want me to save the city, you have to pay me. the only do the white people. all people fighting. >> i love that. i think it is fantastic. you have always been in your head, but from back when ll cool j, the beastie boys, who did you prefer back in? >> that's aa good question. i like public enemy, chuck d. chuck d. >> that is where he got. >> but i never really got into recording hip-hop artists. my is -- greatest influence is the cold crush for him sees. i changed my name from these ed to dmc to be like grandmaster cast because he was gmc. our whole dominance was because one day of were going to meet them and we want to impress them. >> quick question. which changed music more, rapper's delight or nirvana smells like teen spir
musically colorful, powerful, literal decades in the universe saying you had run dmc, beastie boys, george michaelel jackson. a big shout out. kennedy: he did one of your videos. >> the design for adidas. but it is in the '80s like universe. it's feels like, sounds like, looks like, but is it? and in this universe there are superheroes, but they have all terrier motives. you want me to save the city, you have to pay me. the only do the white people. all people fighting. >> i love...
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. >> george michael. >> i love george michael. >> is this when he was with wham or post-wham? >> i'm not sure. >> we always talk about that moment in beverly hills whenever he -- >> that's the name of this. >> no, that's not what this is. >> what's this? >> this is faith. >> i like sex too. i mean, the song. >> even the song, i want your sex. we'll play that next time, okay, ms. cougar? [laughter] >> speaking of cougars, i was out with this guy last are night. [laughter] >> what did i do? >> yeah. we supported steve weatherford. do you have pictures or no? >> i do have. i'll bring them up -- >> well, while you guys were partying -- >> what were you doing? >> jumping the turnstile. >> i paid it back when i got to my destination. >> why were you doing that? >> well, there was such a long line, and the turnstile wasn't working, the train -- >> you jumped it? >> three times when i got there. swiped it extra, so all is good. i'm even with the mta, actually, they owe me one. >> so what are you going to do, jump another turnstile? >> no, it was an emergency. >> did you rip your pants
. >> george michael. >> i love george michael. >> is this when he was with wham or post-wham? >> i'm not sure. >> we always talk about that moment in beverly hills whenever he -- >> that's the name of this. >> no, that's not what this is. >> what's this? >> this is faith. >> i like sex too. i mean, the song. >> even the song, i want your sex. we'll play that next time, okay, ms. cougar? [laughter] >> speaking of cougars, i...
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news 4's michael george is live in seabright with more on a michael? >> reporter: rob, here in seabright, they've been dealing with street flooding throughout the day. that water's receded. the problem isn't rain. the rain's actually stopped. it's the powerful wind that you can see as i'm standing here. this storm has caused problems across the jersey shore. most communities including sea bright so nothing worse than nor flooding. >> thank god there wasn't a hurricane. there's a little flooding, but everybody got their cars out. everything's cool. >> reporter: in wildwood, powerful waves brought a two-story home right off its foundation. >> we saw docks blowing by. what else -- >> a house. >> house go by. >> reporter: in grassy sound, waterfront residents saw the water creep closer and closer to their homes. others experienced powerful winds. in monmouth beach, sand berm built to keep the water at bay were slowly torn down by the waves. >> i'm worried, but i hadn't seen it yesterday. i feel a little bit better today seeing it now. >> reporter: in seasi
news 4's michael george is live in seabright with more on a michael? >> reporter: rob, here in seabright, they've been dealing with street flooding throughout the day. that water's receded. the problem isn't rain. the rain's actually stopped. it's the powerful wind that you can see as i'm standing here. this storm has caused problems across the jersey shore. most communities including sea bright so nothing worse than nor flooding. >> thank god there wasn't a hurricane. there's a...
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michael george is live tonight in washington heights with the details. michael? >> reporter: well, natalie, take a look at this. the back window of this car completely smashed out. this has happened to about a dozen other cars on this same block. is this a prank? an attempted robbery? nobody seems to know. neighbors here understandably a frustrating and costly act of vandalism. neighbors living near amsterdam and 190th street woke up to find someone had smashed the windows to 10 to 15 cars. this car was untouched but he's furious about what happened. >> i think that's terrible. that's thousands of dollars worth of money that was being spent. >> reporter: up and down the sidewalk, there are piles of broken glass. pedro rodriguez found his car windows broken, too. he's not sure who did it and why. he told us -- they didn't steal anything, they just did it for no reason. neighbors believe this was meant to be a prank. but no one here is laughing. >> they should be arrested. this costs a lot of money. people work. to feed their family. for somebody to come and do thi
michael george is live tonight in washington heights with the details. michael? >> reporter: well, natalie, take a look at this. the back window of this car completely smashed out. this has happened to about a dozen other cars on this same block. is this a prank? an attempted robbery? nobody seems to know. neighbors here understandably a frustrating and costly act of vandalism. neighbors living near amsterdam and 190th street woke up to find someone had smashed the windows to 10 to 15...
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everybody's talking about this game, news 4's michael george is at citi field, michael. >> reporter: well rob, the world series kicks off in just about eight hours, no matter what happens tonight, on friday, the series comes here to citifield, and we got to see something special take place just a few minutes ago. as we speak, they are spray painting the words world series on to citifield, this is a sight fans have been waiting to see. crews are getting the field ready for friday, including banners with the words national league champions on the mets dugout. now we've been talking with the workers here at citifield, they're as excited as the fans, and even three days early, fans are already here buying gear for the game. for a long time fan like you, how big is this moment? >> as big as it gets. you know, your whole life you wait for something like this. its been 29 years. so you know, this is it. >>> and this is new video that just came into us, this is mr. met, performing meet the mets with the melt opera, so yes, this city has officially gone mets crazy. again the met opera and mr.
everybody's talking about this game, news 4's michael george is at citi field, michael. >> reporter: well rob, the world series kicks off in just about eight hours, no matter what happens tonight, on friday, the series comes here to citifield, and we got to see something special take place just a few minutes ago. as we speak, they are spray painting the words world series on to citifield, this is a sight fans have been waiting to see. crews are getting the field ready for friday,...
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michael george is in bridgeport with those details and more. michael? >> reporter: well, shiba, the suspect appeared in court just a short time ago, and now we're learning new details about the crime, including a claim that the suspect actually laughed at the victim after she dove out of that moving car to escape. a 17-year-old dodged from a moving car to escape a sexual assault. this surveillance video has now be seen nationwide. but news4 has learned new details about what you don't see in this video. >> it started out pretty simple. hey, it's cold outside, wouldn't you like a ride to school. and it turned into this. >> prosecutors say convicted felon tiwana randall stopped to give the girl a ride to school. she grabbed her breast. the 17-year-old then jumped from >> we'll get her the help she needs to get this behind her. >> brandon reportedly made a u-turn and laughed at the teen victim who escaped with only bumps and bruises. randall claims she only pulled the victim's hair, and that's because two or three dollars was missing from the console cup.
michael george is in bridgeport with those details and more. michael? >> reporter: well, shiba, the suspect appeared in court just a short time ago, and now we're learning new details about the crime, including a claim that the suspect actually laughed at the victim after she dove out of that moving car to escape. a 17-year-old dodged from a moving car to escape a sexual assault. this surveillance video has now be seen nationwide. but news4 has learned new details about what you don't see...
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news 4's michael george is live in university heights with startling the new details. michael? >> reporter: chuck, very startling. police say the mother actually threw her baby girl from way up there, the top floor of this apartment building. and that raised regular flags for police because she also lost a baby boy in 2008. now they're reopening the case. unthinkable. that's what neighbors said after we told them police are investigating a second baby's death involving 33-year-old mother jennifer berry. >> it's so horrible just to think about it. it's your kid. i don't see any mother doing that to their child. >> reporter: berry is already under arrest for allegedly throwing her newborn from the seventh floor of this bronx apartment. now the west chester d.a. is reopening a case from seven years ago when berry lost a 2-week-old baby boy. the medical examiner ruled it natural causes from sudden infant death syndrome. but now investigators are looking again. >> i'm sorry to hear that. i just hope they get to the bottom of it. >> reporter: no one answered atteberry's home in yonke
news 4's michael george is live in university heights with startling the new details. michael? >> reporter: chuck, very startling. police say the mother actually threw her baby girl from way up there, the top floor of this apartment building. and that raised regular flags for police because she also lost a baby boy in 2008. now they're reopening the case. unthinkable. that's what neighbors said after we told them police are investigating a second baby's death involving 33-year-old mother...
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let's go to michael george now with more on this -- sibila, three members of the a costa family were charged with resisting arrest and assault, but now they're saying that was police brutality. just a few minutes ago, i spoke with nypd officials, and they say they are used to the incident. cell phone video shows officers struggling to arrest two people. the video is dark and it's hard to make out what's happening. but but. i wasn't doing anything wrong. i'm wheer my family. they will were there to represent a. darrell and his brother were also charged in connection with a burglary. they claim all the charges are false and they're considering suing for. they claim they are innocent. >> this video was only released this afternoon. we provided it to the nypd in the last nine minutes so they haven't had time michael george, news4, new york. >>> new at 6:00, the nypd. avenue and 33rd street shortly after responsive. he. >>> an apple employee is. the 24-year-old group and. they were working in the apple center in the queens mall. he then used them as gift cards. the profit was spent $2 mil
let's go to michael george now with more on this -- sibila, three members of the a costa family were charged with resisting arrest and assault, but now they're saying that was police brutality. just a few minutes ago, i spoke with nypd officials, and they say they are used to the incident. cell phone video shows officers struggling to arrest two people. the video is dark and it's hard to make out what's happening. but but. i wasn't doing anything wrong. i'm wheer my family. they will were there...
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news 4's michael george is live in seaside heights with more tonight. michael. >> reporter: well, rob, we're on the boardwalk here, and we want to show you what the water looks like right now. some powerful waves out there. this is causing problems for boaters. and yes, there are people going out on boats. you can see, actually, there are people out here on the beach as well who want to get a look at these powerful waves. now, the rain has died down over the last few hours. the wind is really the issue right now. that said, people are still on guard. powerful waves and strong winds. in seaside park, rescuers had to help a boat to safety after their engine died, and this isn't the kind of day where you want to be trapped on the water. at some homes, rising waters are creeping up, but no reports of flooding yet. th nobois is something people are used to here, but every time a storm like this hits, it mak residents nervous. >> i'm worried, but i'm -- i hadn't seen it yesterday, so i feel a little bit better today, seeing it now. >> reporter: on monmouth bea
news 4's michael george is live in seaside heights with more tonight. michael. >> reporter: well, rob, we're on the boardwalk here, and we want to show you what the water looks like right now. some powerful waves out there. this is causing problems for boaters. and yes, there are people going out on boats. you can see, actually, there are people out here on the beach as well who want to get a look at these powerful waves. now, the rain has died down over the last few hours. the wind is...
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michael george is in bridgeport where the woman police say was driving that car is due in court, michael. >> reporter: rob, any minute now we expect 38-year-old randall to be arraigned. it's the first time we'll see and potentially hear from the woman who abducted a teenage girl and sexually assaulted her. its been seen nationwide now. it shows the 17-year-old victim diving out of a moving car to escape her abductor. fortunately she wasn't seriously hurt. randall offered the teen a ride to school and immediately after getting in the car, randall grabbed at her, she's charged with a sexual assault, unwelcomed restraint and reckless endangerment. its had parents concerned. randall was caught saturday thanks to a huge number of things from the community. they thank the community for all the tips. wallace learned that randall has a long criminal history of robbery and selling drugs. live in bridgeport, connecticut, michael george, news 4 new york. >>> there is a man hunt in new jersey right now for a restaurant worker accused of killing his estranged girlfriend and her four-year-old son. thi
michael george is in bridgeport where the woman police say was driving that car is due in court, michael. >> reporter: rob, any minute now we expect 38-year-old randall to be arraigned. it's the first time we'll see and potentially hear from the woman who abducted a teenage girl and sexually assaulted her. its been seen nationwide now. it shows the 17-year-old victim diving out of a moving car to escape her abductor. fortunately she wasn't seriously hurt. randall offered the teen a ride...
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michael george has the details. >> westchester community college basketball coach celebrated with his team last year after winning today police arrested him and charged him with fixing the grades of his players. >> i thought it was messed up. a lot of students here turned their backs and he played favorites and changed it for them. >> an inspection found that he forged transcript to get ain't students into universities across the country. investigators say he faked courses students never took and gave them grade they never earned. >> i guess he had good intentions for his students but he could have been applied bet were giving them more tutoring time, letting them pay attention to their grades. >> most of the students involved have now been expelled. the westchester community college is cooperating with the investigation. they canceled both the men's and women's basketball season and student's opinions are split. >> it's right that they do that. >> a lot of people are upset that they can't play basketball. >> the coach is currently free 4 investigates visited his home today. no one an
michael george has the details. >> westchester community college basketball coach celebrated with his team last year after winning today police arrested him and charged him with fixing the grades of his players. >> i thought it was messed up. a lot of students here turned their backs and he played favorites and changed it for them. >> an inspection found that he forged transcript to get ain't students into universities across the country. investigators say he faked courses...
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it's very george michael of you. >> jimmy: it's a little careless whisper to myself. >> are you as harry down there as you are up here? >> jimmy: that's a personal question. but i am very hairy. >> i am not so hairy. i have always envied men. >> jimmy: me, too. the truth is having a beard is so much easier. you don't have to every -- sometimes i would have to shave twice in a day. >> you are that hairy all over? >> jimmy: i'm like nixon debate hairy. >> it really transforms you. selma did an amazing job as the bearded lady. you don't get to do that so often. >> jimmy: if anyone could pull that off you would be that person. >> i'm always saying can't we just do a hairy mole for this character and they won't go there. >> jimmy: maybe for halloween. do you dress up for halloween? >> i do but i have never done the hairy mole. >> jimmy: it's a new year. >> i will go as a complete hairy mole. >> jimmy: do you take your children to pumpkin patches in your area? >> i'm sure you do. how old is your little one? >> jimmy: she's 14 months old. we wanted to get a picture of her with a pumpkin. >> the
it's very george michael of you. >> jimmy: it's a little careless whisper to myself. >> are you as harry down there as you are up here? >> jimmy: that's a personal question. but i am very hairy. >> i am not so hairy. i have always envied men. >> jimmy: me, too. the truth is having a beard is so much easier. you don't have to every -- sometimes i would have to shave twice in a day. >> you are that hairy all over? >> jimmy: i'm like nixon debate hairy....
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michael george is in sleepy hold he with details. >> reporter: in a small park in the village of sleepy hollow, dozens of teens lit candles and came together to mourn the loss of a friend murdered a the age of 17. >> no one deserves to die at such a young age. >> reporter: known to friends as telly, stabbed in this park friday night. police arrested another teen just seven hours after the murder. investigators haven't said what led up to the stabbing, but friends tell us it was a fight. >> yeah, it was just a fight that, like, went to something else. >> reporter: telely had ly had moved away but was back visiting friends for homecoming. he was popular with friends and faculty at the school. so much so that they suspended saturday's game. >> we weren't ready to play that game. it's a very celebratory event. >> reporter: telly was an aspiring rap artist with dreams of making it big. dreams his friends say they wish they could have seen come true. >> he's never going to get married. he's never going to have kids. he's never going to have a job and go through life struggles. his life was cu
michael george is in sleepy hold he with details. >> reporter: in a small park in the village of sleepy hollow, dozens of teens lit candles and came together to mourn the loss of a friend murdered a the age of 17. >> no one deserves to die at such a young age. >> reporter: known to friends as telly, stabbed in this park friday night. police arrested another teen just seven hours after the murder. investigators haven't said what led up to the stabbing, but friends tell us it...
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your trihonda dealers remind you to put down your device >>> news4 michael george reports on the recent baehren counters. >> a hiker was walking through the woods here when he says a bear was chasing after him. but it has officials concerned because this is the most bear sightings in three weeks. >> you guys still have it shut down? >> reporter: people who live here are used to seeing bears and they're usually harmless. remember this video? a family of bears made a splash in nearby rockaway a few months ago. but now three separate groups of hikers report they were chased by a bear. in one case the bear stood on its hind legs and took a swing at a hiker. >> they're ramping up for the winter season and the hibernation season now, so they're hungry and they're looking for food. >> reporter: fish and wildlife services believe they caught the bear that chased hikers, and because of its aggressive behavior, they euthanized it. >> it's a shame the bear had to be euthanized. most of the time i like to see it trapped and released somewhere. >> reporter: but the park won't reopen until it's sure
your trihonda dealers remind you to put down your device >>> news4 michael george reports on the recent baehren counters. >> a hiker was walking through the woods here when he says a bear was chasing after him. but it has officials concerned because this is the most bear sightings in three weeks. >> you guys still have it shut down? >> reporter: people who live here are used to seeing bears and they're usually harmless. remember this video? a family of bears made a...
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news 4's michael george is live in bridgeport with more on this. michael? >> reporter: well, chuck, that teenager was walking right down the street here on her way to school when someone abducted her. now fortunately, she is okay because she made a split second decision to escape. and that escape was caught on video. watch this teenager tuck and roll out of a moving car. it was a risky move, but it helped her get away from a woman who was trying to abduct her. >> that's crazy. >> it's horrific for a female have to be jumping out of vehicles. >> reporter: we showed this video to neighbors in bridgeport. they could hardly believe it. >> you see the young girl. >> jumping out. >> jumps out right there. >> that's awful. because i think about my kids. especially my daughter. >> reporter: police say the 17-year-old was just walking to school at 7:00 in the morning. a woman in her 40s pulled up in this toyota yaris and lured the teen inside. the woman started grabbing at the teenager. that's when she jumped for it. >> it's hard. when females are going through bein
news 4's michael george is live in bridgeport with more on this. michael? >> reporter: well, chuck, that teenager was walking right down the street here on her way to school when someone abducted her. now fortunately, she is okay because she made a split second decision to escape. and that escape was caught on video. watch this teenager tuck and roll out of a moving car. it was a risky move, but it helped her get away from a woman who was trying to abduct her. >> that's crazy....
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michael george is in the newsroom with new information. >> parents were furious when she showed them these videos first uncovered by news 4's i-team showing daycare workers getting rough with toddlers. one of the workers caught on camera is facing charges. 31-year-old teacher kelli dugan is indicted on charges of endangering te welfare of a child and child abuse. her lawyer said i'm surprised at the severity.of the indictment because the video doesn'teem toar support the charges. we are confident that once all presented, the charges against kell kelli will be dismissed. no charges were filed against a second daycare record, elizabeth gomez seen pushing a child to the ground. they run 17 schools across ntw jersey and fired five employees after we brought these videos to light. we were given a statement saying they notified authorities en ey found out about the video and add since learning of the incident we implemented a compehensive five-psiit plan to reinforce traffic training and safety and security. the parents of two children have fiowl a lawsuit against apple assa.lt. in the new
michael george is in the newsroom with new information. >> parents were furious when she showed them these videos first uncovered by news 4's i-team showing daycare workers getting rough with toddlers. one of the workers caught on camera is facing charges. 31-year-old teacher kelli dugan is indicted on charges of endangering te welfare of a child and child abuse. her lawyer said i'm surprised at the severity.of the indictment because the video doesn'teem toar support the charges. we are...
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. >> i'm michael george. this is one of the kkk flyers being left on door steps in new jey rsey, includ ng the home of a by racial family i. we're looking into who is >>> it lm the clue looks like the ku klux klan is trying to gain ground. >> now recruitment flyers are popping up in lyndhurst, new jersey. new tonight, news4's michael george tells us why the police say there's in reason to panic. >> a flyer, we found in someone's thrive way. >> i think it's disgusting. >> reporter: someone threw the same flyer on sara's doorstep. >> i thath was a prank. i didn't think it was still around. >> i am appalled. i can't believe in this day and age that something like this exists. >> reporter: lyndhurst police say that five people have filed complaints about kkk flyers thrown into driveways but he it is from llyndhurst. >> there is no one that i know of that believeses in their beliefs or values -- >> reporter: this isn't the first time it happened. the i-team discovered identical kkk flyers in long island earlier th
. >> i'm michael george. this is one of the kkk flyers being left on door steps in new jey rsey, includ ng the home of a by racial family i. we're looking into who is >>> it lm the clue looks like the ku klux klan is trying to gain ground. >> now recruitment flyers are popping up in lyndhurst, new jersey. new tonight, news4's michael george tells us why the police say there's in reason to panic. >> a flyer, we found in someone's thrive way. >> i think it's...
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michael george is in union scare near one of his most pular restaurants. >> reporter: this restaurant is part of the largest restaurant group yet to say no more tipping. it's a growing trend. we spoke with the sxefrpts about what it will cost you and we spoke with some food service workers who en't t o thrilled with the idea. are you a good tipper or bad tip sner pretty soon it won't matter at the union square cafe and 2 1 1 more restaurants. >> it's been an institution and dining out. >> reporter: the union square hospitality group which manages a dozen mostly high end restaurants is telling customers no more tipping. so next time you get the bill, there won't even be a lace to add the gratuity. >> i think that would be a relief not have to leave tips. know exactly what you're getting and how much you're paying for it. >> actually might be ale good idea fending on what costs are increased to cover that. >> reporter: danny meyer says he's doing this to even out pay for employees. while service and bartenders get tip, many other restaurant workers don't. quote, unfortunately, many of o
michael george is in union scare near one of his most pular restaurants. >> reporter: this restaurant is part of the largest restaurant group yet to say no more tipping. it's a growing trend. we spoke with the sxefrpts about what it will cost you and we spoke with some food service workers who en't t o thrilled with the idea. are you a good tipper or bad tip sner pretty soon it won't matter at the union square cafe and 2 1 1 more restaurants. >> it's been an institution and dining...
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. >> michael george has more on the case that has parents on edge. >> reporter: i just talked to the spokesperson for the bridgeport police department. he tells me as we speak they are trying to track down the whereabouts of this woman. they know she was able to lure the teen in to her car by offering her a ride to school. a desperate move. a teen dives out of a moving car to escape a woman trying to abduct her. police say they now know who the woman is. >> we are very hopeful that an arrest is imminent. >> reporter: investigators found the abductor's car in new haven and say they are close to arresting the woman behind the abduction attempt. >> i don't feel safe with my boys walking around here now. >> i'm sar scared. i have to be careful about my kids. >> it happened in broad delight as the 17-year-old was walking. she lured the teen in to the car by simply saying this, hey, it's cold out this morning, could i give you a ride to school? >> inside the car the woman started to fwrab at the teenager. she made a split-second decision to jump out of the car on to to the sidewalk. could
. >> michael george has more on the case that has parents on edge. >> reporter: i just talked to the spokesperson for the bridgeport police department. he tells me as we speak they are trying to track down the whereabouts of this woman. they know she was able to lure the teen in to her car by offering her a ride to school. a desperate move. a teen dives out of a moving car to escape a woman trying to abduct her. police say they now know who the woman is. >> we are very hopeful...
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michael george is at the park with more. >> reporter: dog owners are worried about that. a dog dies mysteriously at the park. the owner worries the dog has been shot but now a source close to the investigation tells news 4 there's no evidence that dog was shot and in fact right now the cause of death of that dog is still unknown. this all started last night in central park right around 110th street and central park west. the owner was walking its dog when it collapsed and died. the owner saw a wound on the dog's head and thought it may have been shot. nypd detectives began searching central park for evidence of a shooter but didn't find anything and now a source tells news 4 that a veterinarian examined the dog's body and found no source of severe trauma. dog owners are relieved there are no signs of foul play. >> that's a very scary prospect. it's good to know that wasn't the case. >> that's good. at least we know that nobody is shooting dogs, right? >> reporter: the aspca will try to figure out exactly what happened and nypd continues to investigate. live in central par
michael george is at the park with more. >> reporter: dog owners are worried about that. a dog dies mysteriously at the park. the owner worries the dog has been shot but now a source close to the investigation tells news 4 there's no evidence that dog was shot and in fact right now the cause of death of that dog is still unknown. this all started last night in central park right around 110th street and central park west. the owner was walking its dog when it collapsed and died. the owner...
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here's abc's chief anchor george stephanopoulos. >> michael strahan! >> reporter: it's not always ease being michael strahan but he makes it seem that way. cracking us up on "good morning america." >> dance! >> reporter: bring the nose on "live with kelly and michael." hamming it up p th legions of fans. michael's day starts hours before the sun comes up. >> take a look at this. >> reporter: he rushes between two different studios to work on two different shows. three hours of live tv all before 10:00 a.m. somehow the guy's always in a good mood. >> thanks so much. nice to meet you. >> reporter: michael's newew book "wake unhappy," part memoir, part roadmap to happiness, starts with a much different look at the star. >> looking at this cover, you're smiling and happy. and you say, "wake unhappy." your smile. unhappy. i was not always happy. people say, he's doing this, that, has success, sports, other areas. but i wasn't h hpy a lot of the times i was having success. i have to change the way i wake up and approach every day, be excited about it. succes
here's abc's chief anchor george stephanopoulos. >> michael strahan! >> reporter: it's not always ease being michael strahan but he makes it seem that way. cracking us up on "good morning america." >> dance! >> reporter: bring the nose on "live with kelly and michael." hamming it up p th legions of fans. michael's day starts hours before the sun comes up. >> take a look at this. >> reporter: he rushes between two different studios to work...
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news 4's michael george is live with exclusive details. >> police urce tellse they believe these five boaters were fishing in t middle of the storm with the rain and wind coming down on top of them. look at how bad it is on the water. powerful waves. this is what the boaters were with dealing. we have video of the overturned boat. they were trapped in the waters of jamaica bay in complete darkness. it is likely no one found them but then an incdible stroke of luck. one managed to get to shore and climbed in front of an nypd operations center. he flagged down an officer and rescuers from the nypd and fdny were there in minutes. they managed to rescue all five but two are in critical condition. the water isery cold right now. there's some powerful waves and strong winds. these guys were in the water for some time. the other three boaters are suffering from exhaustion. they are expected to survive. right now two are fighting for their lives. but a very amazing stroke of luck the boater that saved himself and climbed up the shore managed to be where rescuers would be, just incredible. rig
news 4's michael george is live with exclusive details. >> police urce tellse they believe these five boaters were fishing in t middle of the storm with the rain and wind coming down on top of them. look at how bad it is on the water. powerful waves. this is what the boaters were with dealing. we have video of the overturned boat. they were trapped in the waters of jamaica bay in complete darkness. it is likely no one found them but then an incdible stroke of luck. one managed to get to...
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michael george is in elizabeth with the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: well, chuck, i spoke with the family, and right now they're at a loss. they have no idea why he died unexpectedly on the basketball court. and here at nixon's school, students and staff are just struggling to come to terms with this tragedy. a difficult day for kids at the patrick school in elizabeth. >> there was nothing that would give an indication that that would happen. >> reporter: classes were cancelled. instead students spent the morning with grief counselors, talking about the death of 14-year-old nixon geraldo. the principal says nixon was playing basketball with some friends while his mom was in a parent-teacher conference. there were no signs of a problem. all of a sudden nixon said he was dizzy. then he collapsed. >> everyone just heard a thump. and then he fell out. >> nixon never woke up. his aunt told us he had two great passions, basketball and his faith. >> he loved jesus. he loved to sing. so everything is in control, jesus is in control. >> reporter: even as they grieve, nixon's classm
michael george is in elizabeth with the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: well, chuck, i spoke with the family, and right now they're at a loss. they have no idea why he died unexpectedly on the basketball court. and here at nixon's school, students and staff are just struggling to come to terms with this tragedy. a difficult day for kids at the patrick school in elizabeth. >> there was nothing that would give an indication that that would happen. >> reporter: classes...
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michael george, news 4 new york. >>> former house speaker dennis hastert will plead guilty in a hush money case. his lawyer told a judge this morning he plans to have a written plea agreement monday. the 73-year-old is expected to return to court later this month to admit to charges that he lied to the feds about bank withdrawals. prosecutors say he used the money as payoffs. >>> after week of legal wrangling, oscar pistorius will be moved to house arrest next week. pistorius has served less than a year of his five year sentence for killing his girlfriend in 2013. he was acquitted of her murder but convicted of a lesser charge. however prosecutors are seeking a murder conviction in south africa's supreme court on november 3. >>> a handful of current and former owners of papa john's in the new york city area will have to dish out nearly half a million dollars in a wage theft case. new york's attorney general and the u.s. labor department made the announcement today. under the settlement, the four franchise owners who operated the popular chain in the bronx, brooklyn and queens must pa
michael george, news 4 new york. >>> former house speaker dennis hastert will plead guilty in a hush money case. his lawyer told a judge this morning he plans to have a written plea agreement monday. the 73-year-old is expected to return to court later this month to admit to charges that he lied to the feds about bank withdrawals. prosecutors say he used the money as payoffs. >>> after week of legal wrangling, oscar pistorius will be moved to house arrest next week. pistorius...
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nbc's michael george reports. >> reporter: there have been 13 cases of bears approaching or chasing humans in the last month. the bears in the park used to be scared of people, but something's changed and humans may be to blame. bears are a regular sight for people living nearby. >> loud noise will make them run into the woods, but they've never been aggressive. >> reporter: now hikers say bears are turning aggressive. in some cases chasing after people. more than a dozen cases in the last month. there have been some close calls. >> makes me kind of nervous, actually. now i definitely don't want to go in there. >> reporter: what's leading to the close encounters? fish and wildlife experts believe hikers are feeding bears. now the bears aren't scared of people anymore. >> probably a human issue. human beings have caused the bears to no longer be so frightened of them. >> reporter: bear encounters are on the rise across new jersey, moving closer to populated areas over the past 20 years. as a precaution the forest and nearby reservation are closed to the public. four bears have been euthaniz
nbc's michael george reports. >> reporter: there have been 13 cases of bears approaching or chasing humans in the last month. the bears in the park used to be scared of people, but something's changed and humans may be to blame. bears are a regular sight for people living nearby. >> loud noise will make them run into the woods, but they've never been aggressive. >> reporter: now hikers say bears are turning aggressive. in some cases chasing after people. more than a dozen...
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news 4's michael george has new information from tomkinsville. >> reporter: heartbreak and unanswered questions at the wake of marcos castillo, friends flanld members wonder did it have to happen? >> marcos is dead that building is 39 years it's been abandoned. they should have take it down a long time ago. >> reporter: marcos was playing in this abandoned building when he fell seven stories down an elevator shaft. the building has been sitting vacant for decades. but only now five days after marcos' death did crews finally start demolishing the building. >> what do you want the hear from the city right now? >> well, we want answers, you know. >> reporter: news 4 is trying to get those answers. we looked into city records and found the problems at this building were known months ago. back in january, it was acquired by shore holding uk. in june, a demolition request was filed. and just a few weeks ago the building prassed a predemolition inspection. the department of buildings tells us a contractor was providing plans for the demolition, making sure it was done safely. but marcos fell
news 4's michael george has new information from tomkinsville. >> reporter: heartbreak and unanswered questions at the wake of marcos castillo, friends flanld members wonder did it have to happen? >> marcos is dead that building is 39 years it's been abandoned. they should have take it down a long time ago. >> reporter: marcos was playing in this abandoned building when he fell seven stories down an elevator shaft. the building has been sitting vacant for decades. but only now...
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michael george is live in sleepy hollow with the details. michael? >> 15 jeer old todd robinson touched a lot of lives. the memorial is still going on and leaving sdand candles and flowers. the community is not used to tragedies like these. in a small park in the village of sleepy hollow, dozens of teens lit candles and came together to mourn the loss of a friend, murdered at the age of 17. >> no one deserves to die at such a young age. >> police arrested another teen. 16-year-old marotta. they haven't said what led up to the stabbing, but friends say it was just a fight. >> it was a fight that led to >> it could have been resolved. >> he was back visiting friends for homecoming and he was popular with staff. so much so that they suspended the homecoming game. >> we were not ready to play that game as a community. it's a celebration, homecoming. >> he was an aspiring rap artist and dreams his friends say they wish they could have seen come true. >> he's never going to get married or have kids or a job and go through life struggles. his life was shut
michael george is live in sleepy hollow with the details. michael? >> 15 jeer old todd robinson touched a lot of lives. the memorial is still going on and leaving sdand candles and flowers. the community is not used to tragedies like these. in a small park in the village of sleepy hollow, dozens of teens lit candles and came together to mourn the loss of a friend, murdered at the age of 17. >> no one deserves to die at such a young age. >> police arrested another teen....
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michael george is there with some kpub exuberant fans, i would imagine, michael. >> you can hear the excitement, loud. it's two hours away, and now hundreds of people are coming down here to watch the game f m citifield. the line started four hours before game time. they expect 700 people in this bar by the time the first pitch is thrown. fans tell us if they can't be i kansas city, this is the next best thing. crews spent t day painting the wo >rld series on the grass. they're laying out the banner and getting kansas city ready for the first home game, which is game 3 on friday. >>> >> i've seen it on tv and i can't wait. >> it's a great feeling. the more fans, the mer rirks erks rrks merrier. everyone on the mets side, let's go, mets. >> reporter: it seems like it's getting louder and louder in here. we're just two hours away. now we'll send it over to bruce beck in kansas city. >> reporter: michael, the moment has arrived and the two teams are embracing it. the mets and the royals in game 1 of the world series. we'll preview the fall classic coming up later in sports. >> we were j
michael george is there with some kpub exuberant fans, i would imagine, michael. >> you can hear the excitement, loud. it's two hours away, and now hundreds of people are coming down here to watch the game f m citifield. the line started four hours before game time. they expect 700 people in this bar by the time the first pitch is thrown. fans tell us if they can't be i kansas city, this is the next best thing. crews spent t day painting the wo >rld series on the grass. they're laying...
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george: the other potential .idder is oracle remember, mark hurd, the ceo, is heading it a waiver from -- heading it away from i.t. but we do not know how larry will react to this. good and michaelave a relationship, so i do not see revenge or blocking going on here. a oracle's biggest competitor's sales force. that was george colony with emily chang. tune in tomorrow when "bloomberg the delllive from world conference. emily will be speaking to michael dell. there will be 350 jobs layoffs and announced for employees as early as tomorrow for espn. espn has lost customers due to court cutting. this follows disney's announcement in august that did not for the network meet earlier forecasts for the company. coming up, what to look for tomorrow from ebay. we will look ahead at the company's first report cents paypal. -- since paypal. ♪ cory: i'm cory johnson in for emily chang. this is "bloomberg west." satyanaat all of -- taking a personal hit. his compensation dropping. that is bad compared to the $84 million he made last year. only 8 million of these stock is based on 1.2 billion dollars. ebay will release its first order earnings for the first time since the split with paypal. ho
george: the other potential .idder is oracle remember, mark hurd, the ceo, is heading it a waiver from -- heading it away from i.t. but we do not know how larry will react to this. good and michaelave a relationship, so i do not see revenge or blocking going on here. a oracle's biggest competitor's sales force. that was george colony with emily chang. tune in tomorrow when "bloomberg the delllive from world conference. emily will be speaking to michael dell. there will be 350 jobs layoffs...
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. >>> beautiful skies, and a little bit of george michael.morning and thank you for waking up with us.>> wake me up before you go-go. coming up on 8:32 am on this wednesday morning. we will check in with our weather and traffic. we hope of rain but most of us did not get it.>> at least we did get a few rainbows. thank you for sending in those pictures. that is the end of this front. mostly cloudy and partly sunny this afternoon and cooler on the tents -- temperatures today. of the lake county, a little bit, and .01 through .04 covered it. this system died on the vine. when you're in a drought, it takes the system with a lot of power two of get that rain. -- to get that rain. remember we said this would not do much. the rainbow pictures have been spectacular. very nice. this system is almost through, but a few scattered showers around. maybe up toward santa rosa, windsor. a little bit around the american canyon, but it looks like more rainbows than rain. and san rafael, and any rain, it is very light. again, more for show. 50s on the temperatu
. >>> beautiful skies, and a little bit of george michael.morning and thank you for waking up with us.>> wake me up before you go-go. coming up on 8:32 am on this wednesday morning. we will check in with our weather and traffic. we hope of rain but most of us did not get it.>> at least we did get a few rainbows. thank you for sending in those pictures. that is the end of this front. mostly cloudy and partly sunny this afternoon and cooler on the tents -- temperatures today....
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michael george, news4 new york. >> we have a fan 4 gallery on nbc nbcnewyork.com. >>> downpours and possible flooding. that is what storm team 4 is tracking for you tonight. janice huff is here to tell you when you need to be ready. janice? see the light rain come in for the morning commute, but it's really not until the afternoon and evening commute that we'll start to see the heaviest rain. we're talking two and three inches possible in some areas. there will be a low with this system, maybe 50 miles an hour right along the coast and the possibility of coastal flooding as well. this moisture-soaked air mass is the same air mass that's flooding kansas city right now. it's raining there, but they're going to clear out there in time for the game or maybe just after the time. it should start to clear out there. here we are dry tonight. it's tomorrow morning when we'll start to see the first signs of rain coming in, light to moderate at best. buert during the afternoon is when we'll see the soaking rain coming through, there will be ponding of water on roads and it will be difficult driving in
michael george, news4 new york. >> we have a fan 4 gallery on nbc nbcnewyork.com. >>> downpours and possible flooding. that is what storm team 4 is tracking for you tonight. janice huff is here to tell you when you need to be ready. janice? see the light rain come in for the morning commute, but it's really not until the afternoon and evening commute that we'll start to see the heaviest rain. we're talking two and three inches possible in some areas. there will be a low with this...
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we are live in east harlem, michael george, news 4, new york. >>> tonight, a 2-year-old has become the fourth victim killed after a woman slammed her car into a group of people at a homecoming parade in oklahoma. >> the car with the crowd up there. >> the dispatcher rushed to get emergency crews to that scene after that car slammed into a crowd near the oklahoma state university campus. more than 40 people were hurt in this. some critically. stillwater police say the driver was alicia chambers arrested on duchlt i charges. the governor spoke about the strength of oklahomans. >> i heard one story of people lifting a car up to help people and pull them out from under it. helping those that had been injured, take them in their car to hospitals. >> a moment of silence for the victims was held before today's oklahoma state game against kansas. >>> we go to two big weather systems packing a punch. mexico assessing damage for at that time trisha. this is a time lapse image showing it slamming right into the couldn't interest i's coast and a separate system prompted flood watches from texas in
we are live in east harlem, michael george, news 4, new york. >>> tonight, a 2-year-old has become the fourth victim killed after a woman slammed her car into a group of people at a homecoming parade in oklahoma. >> the car with the crowd up there. >> the dispatcher rushed to get emergency crews to that scene after that car slammed into a crowd near the oklahoma state university campus. more than 40 people were hurt in this. some critically. stillwater police say the driver...