. >> today gilbert taylor is stepping down after a well respected career with the new york city governmentecided it is time to move on and will be ms. . you may not know who i am speaking of the key is the commissioner of the department of homeless services and is stepping down at the end of the year. so headed to washington square park it seems the latest promising can i was just six -- speaking to the people here. >> with extra baggage. >> they made them throw out the rocking chair? >> but the main problem with homelessness is affordable housing. with care from the homeless. >> 54% of renters and one-third spend more than and 50%. we have lost between 2002 and 2012. with those to rental units. >> natalie is are not enough affordable housing but the government doesn't do enough to enforce the laws behind affordable housing. >> so the mayor finally discovers the crisis. was teetoo preoccupied with the horse-drawn carriages? >> and then to that point. >> politics 101. then you fire the guy who is in charge. it is incredibly hard to your answer. >> i asked but they actually call the rise of

gilbert taylor departure comings four months after another top official announced her resignation. >> it could soon cost you more to buy a home or new car. fed is expected to announce whether interest rates are going up. seems as though that hike is likely. >> all right good morning everybody. i'm ben simmoneau. >> and i'm juliet huddy thanks so much for joining us today over to mike lets talk about this weather that we've been experiencing. balmy. >> record high and cooler air yesterday with a cold front that was workings i way by, now we're really feeling it this morning so warmer temps with high temps in 60s they're done. done for a while here. we've got 48 down at central park. 47 in newark. 37 degrees in u.s. is accident sam thing for you in monticello with a clear sky. how much did your temps change a lot? it is 20 degrees cooler than 24 hours ago in sussex. 14 degrees cooler in central park and 15 degrees cooler in montauk but again we have a mainly clear sky. so there will be a plenty of sun sheen of course not up for oughts 45 minutes. but it's coming to you. tomorrow clouds

commissioner gilbert taylor resigning. mayor de blasio announced less than an hour ago that the current organizational structure, which is two decades old will be retooled. >>> and our top story this half hour, a mystery after the death of an elderly woman in brooklyn. she lived at a senior citizen's high-rise in brownsville. died of natural causes but a funeral home worker quickly cast doubt on that finding after discovering a stab wound. >> eyewitness news report ersan saner sandra bookman live with the story. >> reporter: it was the funeral director here at caribbean funeral services who essentially discovered that myrtle mckenny in fact was murdered. >> that means they're not doing their job properly. >> woodson house resident herbert reece's reaction to news that a neighbor's death in her sixth floor apartment is now being classified a homicide more than a month after initially being deemed natural. >> a stab wound to the neck, bruising around the face, and three broken ribs which were not easily detectable. >> the ny

. >> reporter: announcing the resignation of gilbert taylor, mayor de blasio is calling for a 90-day review of the city's efforts which will be headed by steve banks and deputy mayor anthony shores. >> some of the new tools are working but we have to improve upon them, look for new solutions to figure out the best organizational structures to make it all work. >> the mayor and his administration have been cried sizeed for the -- criticize the for the handling of the problem. his previous deputy mayor resigned and he must find a new services. >> we are highly committed. >> reporter: the mayor points out the need for restructuring because it has been in place 20 years and does not meet the current needs. reporting live, tim fleischer, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> tim, thank you. >>> we are following breaking news right now. two big problems for long island railroad commuters. westbound service is temporarily suspended on the babylon branch because of signal problems in freeport. on the ronkonkoma branch, a truck hit a vehicle near the bethpage station there. commuters should expect di

gilbert taylor. out of a job now. rosanna: 58000 people living in homeless shelters. fox5 is that in station this morning. some of the homeless go there for shelter. what is going on, carried. >> reporter: this is the second shakeup. deputy mayor shut down. now another top official has resigned. >> we have seen a new face of homelessness. a new set of challenges. >> reporter: another top position. gilbert taylor is resigning the mayor has also taken a 90 day review. >> we recognize the homeless situation as it persists. we have to evaluate whether the current structures make sense. and what kind of changes we can make. >> right now they are newly 58000 people living in homeless shelters. another 3000 on the streets. the number will increase by about 200 next year. homelessness has increased by about 4000 people. >> i would argue, we need to catch up with the reality. >> the mayor has been criticized with a surge of homelessness. heather mcdonald is with advocates of viewing it as a housing issue. homelessness is not a housing issue. it is a mental health issue. >> rep

the mayor announced the resignation of gilbert taylor, the agency's commissioner of just two years, as well as a 90 day review. the restructuring comes as the mayor faces criticism for the rising number of homeless new yorkers. >> we recognize as the homelessness situation persists, as the challenge persists that we have to evaluate whether the current structures make sense and what kind of changes we can make. >> cbs 2 has been reporting on the homeless problem and bringing up issues to the mayor for months now. mayor de blasio says his administration is now actively >>> usually this time of the year there is at least some snow on the ground at our ski resorts. but not this year. and it's bad for business. at mountain view, the ski room is closed up, and the locker room is empty. same thing at malwa. a lot of people wondering when the warm stuff is going to go away. >>> look, when did it really start? we've had a mild season, if you will. remember, it was the warmest september in our history. the warmest november in our history, but 60 degrees in december? come on. it started on thurs

strategy in the past three months, the mayor announcing the commissioner of homeless services, gilbert taylor, resigning. the entire department will be restructured. taylor's boss quit in late summer, frustrated with the homeless problem. now mr. de blasio insists he is fully engaged in reducing homelessness. >> we recognize as the home alsoness situation persists that we have to evaluate whether the current structures make sense and what changes we can make to improve the work of these agencies. >> to that tend mayor sheas ordered a comprehensive review of the homeless programs. >>> police in virginia tonight trying to figure out how a homeless man kept his underground home under wraps right under the noses of police. the 25-year-old was arrested in fairfax after digging an underground cave and turning it into his home. area behind the fairfax police station. >>> the united nations will song be -- the united nations will soon be looking for a new secretary. next year companies will have the chance to openly interview candidates. the list will be shared regularly. secretary general moon's ter

the mayor's office confirming that gilbert taylor is resigning at year's end, this as the mayor faces sharp criticism for a rise in homelessness. the department is undergoing a bottom. that's what's happening now. nick is here. we got a little rain, but the warm weather is still with us. nick: we had record high temperatures today. they happened at 2:00, 3:00 in the morning in a lot of the area, but we've done it again. back in the 60s. could have been snow. nick: that's not coming anytime soon. we'll have chilly conditions for the weekend. as has been the case, when it turns chilly, it doesn't last. that will be the case as we head towards the weekend forecast. look at the new records. central park, 68. breaking the old record set a couple of years ago. 67 in 2008. only laguardia not having the record high. they were at 64. their record is 67. jfk, islip, bridgeport, all in the lower 60s. newark, 68. that was their new record. as we review the statistics for new york city, we'll find that temperatures made it to the high of 68. 58 the low. 43, 32, that's where we should average. that

gilbert taylor submitting his resignation. melissa russo spoke to mayor de blasio about it. >> i give gil taylor and everyone else that over the last few years, they got 22,000 people out of shelters and into housing. but we need that to go faster. >> the mayor now ordering a top-to-bottom reorganization of homeless services. also calling for better coordination. >>> this morning, new information on a story we've been following involving gunfire at the waldorf astoria hotel. police say a gunfired in someone's pocket at a wedding in june. shrapnel. he is charged with assault. >>> the operator of that runaway train in boston is now serving a 30-day unpaid suspension. this as officials decide on his future. massachusetts bay transit officials say david vast quez did not follow safety procedures when he left the train to fix a signal last week. that train took off with dozens of passengers on board. fortunately, nobody was injured. >>> well, railroad service on the ronkonkoma line is back to normal following an accident on the tra

gilbert taylor stepping down after two years in that job. currently there are nearly 58,000 people who live in homeless shelters and 3,000 more live on the streets. homelessness under bill deblasio has increased by 4,000 people. a number he has faced a lot of criticism for. >> we have tools that work but it will take time for those tools to have the full effect. >> i think he continued the fallacy of the advocates of viewing it as a housing issue. homelessness is not a housing issue, street homelessness, st. vagrancy is on mental-health ben: bill deblasio has ordered a 90 day review of homeless services, agencies and programs and says changes instructor will begin almost immediately. juliet: lamar odom being found unconscious top google list, he quips the attacks in paris. his saga fascinated people are not even sports fans because of his i can't believe i am saying this, his marriage to reality tv star chloe kardashian. the top five google searches are lamar odum, charlie hebdo, mobile game, movie jurassic world and paris. lamar odom topped

gilbert taylor the commissioner of the homeless services department is resigning after two years on the job. mayor de blasio has ordered a 90-day review of homeless services agencies and programs. currently there are nearly 58,000 people living in homeless shelters. more than 22,000 of them are children. another 3000 people live on the streets and the mayor forecast the number of homeless will increase by 200 next year. so far homelessness under de blasio has increased by about 4000 people. >> we have tools that work but it will take time for those tools to have the full effect. reporter: the mayor has been sharply criticized for the surge in homelessness and what his critics say was a failure to deal with the issue early on. kevin mcdonald is with manhattan institute, conservative think tank. >> i think he has continued the fallacy of the advocates of a housing issue. homelessness is not a housing issue. straight homelessness and street vagrancy is a mental health issue. reporter: councilman steven levin is the chair of the general welfare committee. he says the homeless problem worsen

just yesterday the mayor announced the resignation of gilbert taylor. this comes amid criticism of the city's growing homeless problem. >> there are efforts to encourage people to not feel that they have to go to a shelter system to get help. i think that is clearly an area we want to look at. >> recommendations for changes will be presented to the mayor are the 90-day review of the homeless program. >>> tonight a lasting contribute to the memory of a fallen police officer in new jersey. a section of route 17 through waldwick will be dedicated to officer christopher goodell. there was a ceremony to unveil the sign for the christopher goodell memorial highway. he died when a tractor trailer hit his police car. >> he was a police officer for five years and he loved doing what he did and i hope that he will never be forgotten. >> he joined the waldwick police department after eight years with the marines. he was a graduate of waldwick high school. >>> lee, we are in the middle of december, right? >> that's what i heard. i am trying to con firm that. >> bre

mayor de blasio afternoon nounsing the current commissioner of homeless services gilbert taylor is resigning and the entire department will be restructured. this comes amid criticism of the growing homeless problem. the mayor wants to streamline the agencies to reduce the number of people that are homeless. >> we recognize as the homelessness situation persists as a challenge persists that we have to evaluated whether the current structures make sense and what kind of changes we can make to streamline and improve the work of helps agencies. >> well, the mayor has ordered a comprehensive operational review of the city's homeless programs. >>> well, we are a new hours away from the 5th g.o.p. debate taking place in last vying gas. many -- vegas. among many of the issues, national security. political reporter dave evans is here with what we can expect. dave. >> reporter: this debate is important for a lot of different reasons. voting begins in about six weeks and as you mentioned, the first to be held since terrorism became such a huge issue. also it's the last debate of the year for republican

commissioner gilbert taylor had been on the job for two years. >> we are at near record levels of homelessness. 2014. >> this is the policy director for the coalition of the homeless. the city estimates three to 4,000 people sleep on city streets. tonight alone, approximately 60,000 people will be sleeping >> i think a hot of homeless family -- lot of the homeless families face a huge gap between their incomes and the rents that are continuing to rise in new york city. >> reporter: private investigator bill stanton says new yorkers are turning to private security now more than ever. >> people are concerned about their safety, given the heightened threat level of terrorism, and what we're seeing in the city by way of this mayor's open door policy of the homeless. >> reporter: while mental illness and drug addiction are clear factors in the homeless epidemic, so is the need for more affordable housing. >> the problem is really diverse. there are individuals that are suffering on the streets, but there are families. there are individuals who are working hard and just can't make the rent. >> repor

overhaul mayor de blasio announcing the resignation of the agency's commissioner of only two years gilbert taylor and a 90-day review of the department's programs and services. >> we recognize that as the homelessness situation persists, as the challenge persists that we have to evaluate whether the current structures make sense and what kind of changes we can make to streamline and improve the

de blasio announced yesterday that the current commissioner of homeless services gilbert taylor is resigning and that the mayor wants to streamline and modernize homeless agencies to reduce the number of people. his boss quit in late summer frustrated over what she called the mayor's inability to deal with the homeless problem. >> we recognize as the homelessness situation persists that we have to evaluate whether the current structures make sense and what kind of changes we can make to improve the agencies. >> the mayor ordered a operational review of all of the city's homeless programs. >>> and police in virginia are trying to figure out how a homeless man kept his underground home under wraps and right under their noses. the 25-year-old was arrested in fairfax for digging an under ground cave and turning it into his home. the cave was 15 feet deep with two small rooms. it was discovered in a wood area just behind the fairfax police station. >>> 4:51. coming up on eyewitness this morning, another dangerous laser tack on a plane as it closed in on a local airport. how investigators are resp

gilbert taylor submitted his resignation. news 4's melissa russo broke the story yesterday. she also spoke to mayor de blasio about the departure. >> i give gil taylor and everyone at dhs credit for the fact that over the last to year, they got 22,000 people out of shelters and into better housing. but we need that to go even faster. >> the mayor has ordered a complete reorganization of the services. he's also calling for better >>> in this morning's cnbc money report, facebook sneaking into the restaurant review business. cnbc's landon dowdy joins us with these details and more. it's amazing how important yelp and the others are to people. >> exactly right. facebook is quietly testing a new feature to let users review local businesses. that could heat up the competition with the likes of yelp and angie's list. facebook says it has more than 50 million active business pages. >>> and retailers are feeling the heat, literally, over lost sales of winter clothes as warm weather hits most of the country, and especially along the east coast. macy's has already warned it will need t

service department over all announcing the resignation of the agency's commissioner of only 2 years gilbert taylor and a 90 day review of the department's programs and services. we recognize as the homelessness situation persists as a challenge persists, that we have to evaluate whether the current structures make sense what kind of changes we can make to streamline and improve the work of these agencies. >>> comes as deblasio is under increasing scrutiny for the rising number of homeless new yorkers back in august the mayor blamed the media for inflating the problem when i asked about those accusations. >> i'm just not going to respond with the deepest respect because those conversations are never productive. >>> 58,000 people, 23,000 of them children living in the city's shelters 3,000 more living in the streets a has not been adequate in communicating. >>> i wish i explained earlier and better the shape of the problem, but you can't for a moment miss the fact that the 22,000 folks were moved out of shelter, you can't for a moment miss the fact the city is making major new investments to address

homeless service commissioner gilbert taylor has presided over the troubled department since de blasioday a full-scale restructuring of the department of homeless services will take place in the near future. >> homelessness continues to be a political problem for the de blasio administration. 58,000 people currently living in new york's homeless shelters. 23,000 of them children. the number has risen since the mayor took office. and of course, a lot of it has to do with the economy. but mike, you -- it's -- i can't believe we're reading this. you were just venting, as were you, as are a lot of new yorkers, about how many homeless people are not -- are on the streets every day. >> with their kids! >> -- with their kids and not in shelters where they can get taken care of, and the kids in school. >> i'm not a new yorker. department of state taxation. i am not a new yorker but i am here two or three nights a week. i don't vote here. but you can anecdotally see the rise in the homeless population in this city. it could cost him -- it could cost de blasio a second term. i would think. peopl

taylor, who battled hitchcock's birds. >> let the cartoon begin! >> osgood: gilbert lewis, peewee's king of cartoons. gregory walcott will be remembered best for starring in a movie that was one of the worst. >> you mean it came from up there? >> i want to create indisputable masterpiece once in my lifetime. >> osgood: christopher lee, your villains and vampires will never die. and neither will wes craven's creepy creations, he left us screaming this year. as will gunnar hanson who wielded that terrible chain saw in texas and died quietly on the coast of maine. burt shavitz kept bees quietly in the maine woods even after he became famous for the lip balm and beauty products he and his bees helped produce. he buzzed off this year. au revoir to paul prudhomme. he gave us cajun recipes to spice up our lives. chuck williams provided the cookware. i love to shop. >> osgood: put her stamp of approval on lots of things which could be personalized for free. farewell to betty willis who gave us this fabulous sign. who are you going to call? >> ghost busters! so long. she said it started folk music revolution.

dylan taylor was a white 20-year-old salt lake city man who was unarmed and shot and killed at the same time as the ferguson incident. but it never got the notoriety. gilbert collar was 80 south alabama student shot and killed by a black university of alabama officer. he was naked, so there is no chance you could say you is reaching for something. but the national media did not report it. what do you think would have been the storyline of the officer were white and the man tilled was black? would there be one reference to bull connor? probably. bobby dean night was shot and killed by a black south carolina deputy sheriff. there is a video of this. it did not make national news. anthony was shot and killed by a black officer but members of the local african-american community rallied around the officer because he was considered a tiller of the community while the victim was a career criminal. this is an interesting point. people in minority communities are tired of living in fear of criminals and this comports with my experience of a philadelphia police officer 30 years ago. worse than that are the erroneous allegations made in the media. if ferguson report

a big shake-up in the city's department of homeland services, gilbert taylor stepping down after two years in the job. there are 58,000 people living in homeless shelters, another 3,000 people live on the streets of the city, bill deblasio forecast the number will increase by 200 next year. homelessness, and sharply criticized for. >> we have schools that work, it >> continued the policy of the advocates, a housing issue, homelessness is not a housing issue, street homelessness, st. vagrancy is a mental health issue. juliet: bill deblasio ordered an idd review of homeless agencies and programs, changes instructor begin almost immediately. pilots on a new work bound jet got clashed with a green laser last night at 7:30, united airlines flight 15 vicki from raleigh, n.c. approach for landing. >> 1550, 3,000. got it about half a mile ago, 10:00 low. juliet: a retreat thousand feet, the plane landed safely. there have been 27,000 laser incidents which can completely obscure pilot's vision. and that is federal crime, the ben: surveillance video will help capture a do a suspected in the ro