as far as george steinbrenner, the foundation, how did it all come about? >> well, in 1982, my father, george fuchs and george steinbrenner were at a funeral for a police officer and the flag was being handed to the family and mr. steinbrenner said to my father, what happens when it comes time for college for these children? we need to help these children. and so he said we need to start a foundation, and he raised money and he'd give it away. this is how it started in '82. and it's been the -- the yankees helping us which are our biggest contributors, and then our donors who send in money and that's how it all started, and it's been -- we have over l00 children that we cover. >> wow. i was going to ask you that. how many -- >> we cover the nypd, the new york, connecticut, and new jersey state troopers. all police in connecticut, all police in long island. >> how does the foundation raise money? you mentioned, of course, members of the team, but how else? >> well, we do -- it's all through pretty much personal contacts. as we all know, george steinbrenner wa

officer ramos will get help for college from a charity founded by the late new york yankees owner george steinbrenner. new tonight -- the gunman's family is talking publicly. his sister and aunt describe him as deeply troubled -- and suicidal. the speaker"we give our condolences to the family." the family did not answer questions about a phone call brinsley made to his mother on saturday - not long before the shooting. communities across the u.s. - including san francisco - have seen their share of protests against police. but that's a far cry from the ambush of officers. san francisco's police chief says that he and his officers are grieving for the two officers and their families he says his officers are now on a heightened alert, but he believes people in san francisco stand behind the department. speake the speaknew speaker>> he issued the proclamation for marin, mendocino, san mateo and ventura counties. those counties got severe damage to roads and highways because of flooding, and erosion. the declaration directs caltrans to formally request immediate federal assistance. there was a special ho

founded by late new york yankees owner george steinbrenner that will pay for their education of the sons here. joining me on the phone from the silver shield foundation is casey. this is tremendous. i was reading about this. what you all do and what you have done but let me begin. have you spoken with the ramos family? >> no, i have not. i don't speak with the family until it comes time for them to send us the bills and i walk her through some of the steps of how some other assistance. >> i see. why don't you take me back to how this foundation started. i ready that steinbrenner had seen a number of children at a funeral of a fallen police officer here in new york and that moment changed things for him. >> actually, my father and george steinbrenner were at a funeral and they were handing a flag to the family and he said what happens when it comes time for college for these children. we need to help them so he said we need to start a foundation and raise money and give it away and that's how it started in 1982 and we've now supported over 800 children under our caring wing. >> 800 childr

george steinbrenner's silver shield organization has paid for the education of fallen officers over the last 30 years. the other officer had no children. >> >> coming up, we speak with bay area law enforcement about the tragedy in new york city. the message they are sending to their fallen brothers tonight. >> >> today is the official start of winter. king tides are back. water flooded some low lying coastal areas just this morning. kristina randone is live with more on the problems already being caused. >> reporter: high tide peaked around 10:15 this morning at the golden gate bridge. you can see some of the effects left behind by that puddle right there, but at this hour, it's low tide. still, earlier, it caused some minor flooding in marin county. the sun was shining down on the first day of winter. winter soltice means king tides are back. >> it's so close to the boulevard. it's incredible. >> reporter: some say the waves were unimpressive. >> you call it king tide? i wouldn't call it king tide, maybe prince tide. >> >> reporter: it caused puddles to form fast and drain slow. the ex

showing their support for the murdered officers and their families foundation founded by late george steinbrenneror college for the two sons of rafael ramos. football teams playing tribute to the officers. yesterday the jets nick mangold wearing nypd hat as he took the field and giants coach tom coffman wearing both a black strip and a peace sign on his shirt. and straight ahead. north korea making new threats against the united states. and this time threatening the white house, the pentagon, and the entire u.s. mainland. ambassador john bolt goes "on the record." no rain and a general mess. severe storms threatening to turn the night before christmas into a real nightmare. the latest on the storm's path next. >>> this is a fox news alert. snow, rain, yes, lots of rain. and gusty winds, severe storms threatening to holiday travel into a nightmare for millions across the country. scott williams is tracking the storm. scott, can i tell you right now it has rained cats and dogs here in washington. >> well, that's right, greta. more rain expected your way. fake a look at the national radar. several t

meanwhile, the new york yankees through late owner george steinbrenner's silver shoulder have pledgedy for the he had cases of office ramos's two children, one in college and the other, just 13 right now. officer win jon lu had no children. there were those like espn recorder who seemed to use this occasion to criticize the on and off field protest in recent weeks of the eric garner and police. he tweeted, when is the protest about the murder of two ny police officers? that tweet has been deleted. one new york jet sheldon richardson who in recent weeks has been critical of law enforcement in the michael brown and eric garner cases said this regarding the officers'murders: i am with the peaceful protests and stuff like that, defending your rights. >> that's not the way to go. murdering innocent cops. >> it is not uncommon for cause. we saw it recently when many players took stands against the shootings of eric garner and michael brown and while nobody will deny the players their first amendment rights to speak out, such actions may not sit well with team owners or sponsors. if you want

showing their support for the murdered officers and their families foundation founded by late george steinbrenner will help pay for college for the two sons of rafael ramos. football teams playing tribute to the officers. yesterday the jets nick mangold wearing nypd hat as he took the field and giants coach tom coffman wearing both a black strip and a peace sign on his shirt. and straight ahead. north korea making new threats against the united states. and this time threatening the white house, the pentagon, and the entire u.s. mainland. ambassador john bolt goes "on the record." no rain and a general mess. severe storms threatening to turn the night before christmas into a real nightmare. the latest on the storm's path next. cialis is also the only daily ed tablet approved to treat symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medicines, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, as it may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. do not drink alcohol in excess. side effects may i

if you would like to donate to george steinbrenner's silver shield foundation, send a check to the address on your screen. >>> police in florida expected to release new information in the shooting death of another officer there near tampa bay. tarpon springs officer charles kondek.ing to a noise complaint early sunday morning when he was shot and killed by a fugitive trying to evade the law. he once served more than five years on the new york police department but direct detectives say his death was not related to the killing you of the two nypd officers. he leaves behind five children. the suspect under arrest and facing first-degree murder charges. the police will hold a news conference later today. >>> the other big story today, north korea issuing new threats against the u.s. after the sony cyber attack, warning of strikes against the white house, pentagon and whole united states mainland. this as the white house now under fire here at home because the president referring to the cyber attack not as terrorism, but cyber vandalism. >> you know, i don't think it was an act of war. i think

the nets wore it before their game and yankees quoted george steinbrenner's silver shield foundation ramos had two sons one is in college. the other is just 13. >>> bad weather threatens holiday travel. this morning southern california is under a high wind warning. the winds uprooted trees. some crashed down on cars and property. in colorado roads are white. they could see up to 2 feet of snow. by christmas morning more could face the unwelcome weather. parts of the northeast and northwest could see heavily potentially damaging rain. >>> the historic decision to reopen diplomatic relations with cuba is almost certain to change millions of cuban lives. scott pelley has been reporting from havana. on "60 minutes" last night he looks at how closer ties could lead to an online revolution on the island. >> only 5% of cubans are connected to the world wide web. it's about the lowest percentage on earth. in a new agreement america added an exception to the embargo. u.s. internet technology. >> this could be a game-changer down the line. >> reporter: jeff is a top diplomat in havana. >> the

the new york yankees through late owner george steinbrenners silver shield foundation pledged to payor the educations of the officer's two children, one already in college and the other just 13 right now. the other officer had no children. espn reporter used this occasion to criticize the on and off field protests of the eric garner and michael brown killing by police sweeted: >> one new york jet sheldon richardson who has been sharply critical of law enforcement said this: >> >> we saw lebron james wear that shirt on the court and it became controversial. this decision to support the nypd doesn't seem controversial. >> it is and it's not. it's been controversial in the sense that there were a lot of tweets sent out right after the offense happened over the weekend saying i belt you the millionaire that's won't come out with nypd hats on now. >> some did. >> kareem abdul-jabbar tweeted out. a message, so definitely a conversation starter. >> sierra leone is clamping down on unsafe burials, saying they may be responsible for up to 70% of new ebola infections. the virus has killed more