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more than one-fourth of roads in east jersey city had at least one pass with the snowplow, and most residents, like maryellen, pushing snow into the street. later maryellen was pushing the snow where it should go, which should please the mayor. hardly something you want to put in a tourist brochure. >> and that's the situation around new york tonight. now rob mietta joins us with a look ahead at the conditions and a new storm promising to bring a lot of rain to the bay area. rob? >> that's right, tom, by this time tomorrow night we will see heavy rain moving into the bay area. let's first see what's heading ofl to the east coast right now. the snow has shut down, but it's a case of bone-chilling cold. we have wind chill factors in the teens right now around manhattan, the radarin f lyal drawing out around the northeast. nothing showing on our local radar, but the north coast already seeing some heavy rain, and this is a powerful weather system that will pack both wind and some very heavy rains for the coastal mountains. we'll walk you tlhrough the timing of this incoming storm and what it mea

cutting essential services like police and fire departments as revenues are drying up cities like camden new jersey which is the second most dangerous city in the united states so one poverty rates and unemployment are on the rise is making cuts to essential services really the right answer next for the first time in history a private company has successfully launched a spacecraft into orbit and then guided it back to earth. so what does that mean for nasa and the future of commercial space travel and discuss that with jeffrey manber commercial space pioneer that's going to be at the end of the show but now let's move on to our top story. earlier this week obama announced a deal on the tax cuts that has led democrats and progressives reeling with anger the compromise would extend all the tax cuts that are set to expire on december thirty first most importantly those for the wealthy which the president has for months not to do in return republicans will allow long term unemployment benefits through the end of next year and also includes a one year payroll tax holiday for working couples tax breaks f

>> know, they live in jersey city. >> larry: so how did you know the kid? >> i knew his parents before he was born. we flew pigeons -- >> larry: what is aplastic aneem mea? >> what he needs is a bone marrow transplant. he has these horrific fevers that go over 105 every day. there's no way he can stay in the hospital. he's an awesome little kid. >> so he needs a match? >> yes. >> larry: have people tried? have they offered? >> a month ago i believe we had a rally and we had like 600 people that came out because it's very rare in the african-american and spanish community that we ever get any don lors. >> larry: so you need a black donor, right? >> no, he's a puerto rican child. >> larry: what if somebody wants to try? >> well, i believe we gave your producers the number. >> larry: you can call that number and try to help this young 8-year-old friend of mike's. mike spent three years in prison. we spoke with him back in 1994 in indiana while he was serving his sentence for rape. >> expect the good, expect the worse. when the good happenses, it happens. but i

>> no, they live in jersey city. >> larry: how did you meet the kid?knew his parents before he was born. >> larry: what is aplastic anemia? >> it's a -- basically what he needs is a bone marrow transplant. because he has these horrific fevers that gopher over 105 every day. there's no way he can stay at home. he stays in the hospital. he's an awesome little kid. >> larry: so they need a match? >> yes. >> larry: have people offered? have they tried? >> yes. i believe we had a month ago, we had a rally, and we had like 600 people came out. it's very rare in the african-american and spanish community that we ever get any donors. >> larry: so you need a black donor, right? >> no, he's a puerto rican child. >> larry: probably has to be la dino then? >> i don't understand it. we'll just hope that somebody -- >> larry: what if somebody's watching now that wants to offer to try? >> i believe we gave your producers the number. >> larry: you can call that number, and try to help this young 8-year-old friend of mike. mike spent three years in prison. we spoke to

this isn't an isolated situation the city of detroit has become a complete wasteland other cities in new jersey and california and other states have also laid off firefighters and police so is there any way to stop the demise of cities across america or is this what it will take to clean some of them up or to discuss it with me as eileen norcross senior research fellow at the center at george mason university and thanks so much for joining me thank you now with this situation in camden here i mean out of nine new jersey municipalities granted transitionally they saved the largest portion of that one hundred fifty nine million dollars in available funding. so how do they come to the point where now they're saying if they have to lay off half of their police force it's an excellent question and camden's financial problems predate the recession it lost a manufacturing base last century they have been receiving state aid for many decades and they have been able sorted out and as you know they continue to get state aid and yet they're still finding they have to make these kind of drastic cuts but wh

. >> they live in jersey city. >> larry: how did you meet the kid. >> i knew his parents before he wasew pigeons since we were a little kid. >> larry: what is aplastic anem anemia. >> basically what he needs is a bone marrow transplant because he has these horrific fevers that go over 105 every day. and there's no way he can stay at home, he has to stay in the hospital. >> larry: so he needs a match? >> yes. >> larry: have people tried? >> yes, a month ago we had a rally and we had like 600 people came out. because it's very rare in the african-american and spanish community that you're able to get any donors. >> larry: so you need a black donor? >> no, he's a puerto rican child. >> larry: he probably has to be latino then. >> i just hope that somebody can get a match. >> larry: what if somebody's watching now that wants to be able to try? >> we gave the number. >> larry: you can call this number to help this 8-year-old friend of mike. eight years in prison, we spoke to him back in 1994 in indianas sentence for rape. >> i expect the good and accept the bad. if someone puts me in here a

he got rid of 1300 state workers and drastically reduced funding to new jersey's cities, counties andncial problems. and he is still facing fore$10 billion definite knit-- deficit next year. long term the situation is much, much worse. >> okay, let's talk about the pension obligations. >> sure. 46 billion unfunded liability for pensions, 66 billion unfunded for health care liability. >> yes, sir. >> reporter: that's a lot of money. that's a lot of money even for the federal government. >> that's a lot of money. >> reporter: and there are people who think it's worse. >> yeah, i think that is an optimistic view. listen, at this point, if it's worse, what is the difference. i mean it's bad enough as it is, so what is the difference. i mean now we're talking about money that none of us can really get our arms around. >> reporter: there is unsustainable, right. >> totally unsustainable. we have a benefit problem. it's not an income problem from the state, it's a benefit problem. and so we've got to change the benefitsth what is the reaction to that. >> depends where you sit. the general pu

a spotlight on a city that's struggling like many others across the u.s. camden new jersey it's a place where people have a hard time getting a hot meal and have little hope for a better future if they see a child going to travel to camden for a look at life in this new jersey town. ruins turning hundreds of homes into shattered garbage. just two hours away from manhattan a city pleads with. this is the most broke town in the u.s. with up to thirty five percent of families living in poverty if you're happy would be economy can you raise your hand. of the most dangerous. this town does not want any cameras to be witness to it's just talking about economy. where jobs here along nonexistent up to forty percent of those living here have no income because of the escalating unemployment rate in camden more people on the corners more people on the street more people looking for an alternative way for

anywhere from new jersey, new york city, all the way into maine. ch of that snow has already fallen in new jersey. new york city still picking up a couple more inches throughout the next couple of hours. boston still going to get another half foot. for maine, the bulk of it's still yet to come. that's going to be a problem throughout much of the day. please be careful if you plan to be driving outside. hopefully you don't have to be outside through today. now back to you, rob and mike. >> all right, ava, thanks a lot. >>> as mentioned the storm system also left its mark on the southeast over the christmas weekend. historic snowfalls there. >> that's left an enormous amount of holiday travelers stuck in their tracks. as abc's david kerley reports, that's only part of the story in philadelphia. >> reporter: well, this winter wallop is making it difficult to get home from the holidays. flights have been canceled all up and down the east coast corridor. and it's not just the airlines. the roads are treacherous as well. and in the south too. this is virg

host: jersey city, new jersey. you are watching from across the river. caller: bloomberg is the best man for a better job. the tea party people should learn from him. should listen to him. this gentleman who just called, already made a judgment. bloomberg digging if he could fit into the tea party, if the tea party could fit into bloomberg, he would be a tremendous force. the tea partiers could benefit from health care reform just passed by democrats. i am a democrat, never voted otherwise. i would step out and i would vote for bloomberg. but again, the tea party is an interesting force but they need to learn. they needed to let go of some of the hard and fast notions they have and learn, tax cuts for millionaires don't benefit the average tea partiers. they suffer from the same problems in health care and there is already talk about reforming what we have. i pay $500 a month, $600,000 a year for health insurance and that i never use. -- $6,000 a year for health insurance that i never use. and there was a public option, compounded, 80% de not use health

can the children in the city of newark, the city of patterson, the city of jersey city, the city of trenton, and for god sake, the city of camden, can they say that? those parents can't. in the main, they cannot. and that is at the core of our failure. but those parents dream of the same thing that my parents dreamed of for me, but because of a system that does not nurture those children, does not educate those children, does not draw out their potential for it to be exploited, for it to be developed, it is simply a system that is there to serve the adults, not to serve the children. each and every day in those cities in my state and others, the worst schools are continuing to be allowed to operate without any effort systemically to fix them. it is time for us to stand up and demand that the teachers, the principals and the administrators truly do what the teacher's union says they do every day, putting the children first. it's for the kids, you understand. well, it is time for us to hold them to that test. if we don't do it, if we don't change what is happening in our mediocre and poor-per

. >> reporter: joan and frederick mann headed to the hospital from their jersey city home.nute ride stretched to over an hour and a half. and the baby simply wouldn't wait. >> my wife said, we're about to have a baby. she didn't say, i'm about to have this baby and -- right now, at this very second. >> right. well i feel like the head is coming out. that was the next moment. >> i turned and i looked at my wife. and she had the baby in her arms. and it was one of the most -- just amazing experiences. >> reporter: and in oakland, maine, 25-year-old hillary pratt and her sister-in-law, were on their way to the hospital. it would be a cab ride they would never forget. >> oh, my gosh. it's coming. >> oh, my god. it's coming. >> it is coming. >> oh, my god! >> i really didn't want to deliver him in the cab. >> the baby is crying. >> yep. it's crying. >> apparently, he wanted her to deliver him, i guess. like i said, it was pretty much like, one split-second and he was here. >> reporter: the healthy baby boy, named kielan, has an appropriate nickname. snowflake. >> while i was del

in jersey city 23 in. snow has fallen over the course of this storm let's click one more, this might be central park. 20 in. in central park over the holiday weekend of a lot of snow has fallen ill looks like they're starting to get a breather. nonetheless, ran on the way. we had a link to this at www.kron4.com. but you're in the bay area, its grand that we're focusing on its 30 falling, the city is dry but that will change. >> speaking of snow, this year is as well. honeyed zero plenty on the 50, more to come, winter storm warning in effect for 4:00 today. more than 2 ft. of snow with the storm system up over the higher elevations. storm tracker 4 shares is showers to the north bay, moving on into the peninsula as well. rate around santa rosa, run a park, petaluma starting to pick out some raindrops around the golden gate bridge, flash flood watch in effect from marin, sonoma, napa. periods of heavy rain three-quarters of an inch to an inch per hour. with this amount of rain there's potential for small st

this week it was camden, new jersey, laying off several hundred employees. another survey found 87% of the city finance officers said that they were less able to meet the city's fiscal needs in 2010 than a year before. the outlook for states is just as dire, especially considering that federal stimulus dollars which many states have used to partially fund budget gaps, will run out after 2012. states will face an estimated $300 billion budget shortfall for 2011 and 2012, and the extent to which states and municipalities are facing unfunded public employee pensions is truly staggering. a pew center on the states report oust this year's -- out of this year -- out this year pegs it at a $1 trillion gap -- that's to be able to pay pensions. during this downturn cities

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[applause] today that same kid from jersey city is still doing what he loves.never wanted to do anything but make people hum. so thank you, jerry, for doing just that. [applause] jerry wanted to make people hum. bill wanted to make them open their eyes and make them move. the youngest of 12 children, bill's parents were mige rant workers, poorer than poor who made a living picking fruits and vegetables up and down the east coast. early on, bill struggled to find his identity in a segregated world where he often felt he didn't belong. then he began to dance. he likes to say that a good dancer has heart, guts, strength, intelligence and personality. he's been blessed with plenty of each. as the cofounder of the bill t. jones arnie zain dance company bill has earned widespread acclaim in the hyper competitive world of modern dance all while battling poverty and homophobia and racism. his unique performances have always been provocative, challenging audiences to confront important issues in a way that is captivating, agitating, and extremely personal. to date he ha

heaviest snow, tonight through tomorrow but blizzard conditions in new york city and in new jersey with over a foot expected through boston. temperatures tomorrow will be in the upper 20s to near 30s for d.c. it's dry in the middle of the country and a new storm system will take aim on our neck of the woods. we'll have a break tomorrow. i'll tell you what to expect for our weather coming up a little later. >>> back here, shoppers were able to return to the malls today to take advantage of those active sales. you can see it was packed with shoppers. economists say it's a good sign that the economy is recovering. tomas has more from hillsdale mall in san mateo. >> if you are looking for deals on clothing, jewelry or toys, today is the day retailers are offering more for your money. mary is hoping it's a rule and not the exception. >> i realize that i spent a little more. more parties and more spending and more projects. things are feeling better this year. >> after christmas sales account for a large portion of many retailers' income. he believes sales are a little slack. >> the national

can the children in the city of newark, the city of paterson, the city of jersey city, the city of trenton, for god's sake, the city of camden, can they say that? those parents can't. they cannot come and that is at the core of our failure. that those parents dream of the same things that my parents dreamed of for me. but because of a system that does not nurture those children, does not educate those children, does not draw out their potential, for it to be exploited, for it to be developed. it is, it is simply a system that is there to serve the adults, not to serve the children. each and every day in those cities in my state, and others, the worst schools are continuing to be about to operate without any effort, systemically, to fix them. it is time for us to stand up and demand that the teachers, the principals and the administrators truly do what the teachers union say they do everyday, putting the children first. it's for the kids, you understand. well, it's time for us to hold them to that task. if we don't do it, if we don't change what's happening in our mediocre and our poor perf

a gliz -- blizzard warning remains in affect for new york city and parts of new jersey that could see 20 inches of snow by tomorrow morning. more than 1400 flights were canceled out of new york city's three major airports alone leaving thousands of post christmas travelers stuck for now. u.s. airways has canceled 110 flights for tomorrow and other airlines don't expect normal operations to resume until tuesday. it was a frustrating day at the airport for many. >> we were supposed to leave at 5:30, and they are opening up new reservation for tomorrow morning. >> they have given us a flight for tomorrow morning, but then they said don't count on it. >> they canceled service from new york to maine and bus companies halted routes up and down the coast. they declared a snow emergency and urged people to stay off the roads. it was so bad the nfl rescheduled tonight's philadelphia eagles game against the minnesota vikings for tuesday. >>> and the grounded planes on the east coast caused a domino affect that stretched all the way to san francisco international airport. that's where johnal sto

>> yeah, i think the general idea, chris, like the unsolved murder of four women in atlantic city, new jersey, about three or four years ago, they thought perhaps these unaccounted for women may have been prostitutes. that doesn't necessarily there to be the case. as you know from your reporter, the first thing they have to do is identify these four female victims and then they have to find out who and what they had in common to start this case. >> police in new york are also working with officials in atlantic city and i think partly because they thought one of these women might have been this missing escort, four prostitutes there in new jersey were killed back in 2004. so, will they, at this point, stop looking for a connection there? >> no. i think they have to. chris, i mean, four dead women in two different locations not that far removed from each other. investigators don't like coincidences and that can't necessarily be a coincidence. but they're going to be looking at dna, they're going to be looking at dental records and, chris, interestingly enough, they also will have some forensic

means is we're going to see a widespread swath of around two feet of snow from the jersey store straight through new york city, long island, connecticut, all the way up to providence and boston. >> mitchell: you were telling me earlier the effects of the storm would be felt far into florida. how so? >> this is such a huge storm and it's got such a strong wind field that it's drilling and driving down very cold air into florida and overnight tonight we have hard freeze warnings and freeze warnings in effect for central and northern florida. temperatures will dive well into the 20s overnight tonight. >> mitchell: thank you, jeff. >> you're welcome. >> mitchell: in bad weather is also having an impact at shopping malls. so much that so that one analyst is predicting the blizzard could cut post-christmas shopping by as much as 50%. jay dough is live in times square here in manhattan. not exactly sunny and warm, jay, good evening to you. >> reporter: this is a critical week for the retail industry and kicked off with a storm that kept many shoppers at home. but not everyone. with a major blizzard threatening shopp

jersey. sorry, fans, you're dreaming in the city. number 4. ivy league can't hang with syracuse.soccer. jonathan specter. look at the heading. kyler banking in the half court. tennessee winners over mid- tennessee. number 1. weird night for steven grey at gonzaga. hit his first threes of the night and never scored another point. >> what's going on? >> i guess he must have come out of the game. 43-point lead. zags cruise to beat eastern washington for the 23rd straight time. and 30 out of the last 31 games. if i'm the ad of eastern washington i would probably say let's schedule somebody else. let's take gonzaga off the schedule. >> if you hit 18 you're doing okay. if do you that every night you're fine. >> your first six shots i'm done for the night. >> and traveling. >> we will be right back. captions by: caption [ mom ] my son only wanted one toy this year. i want a robosan 4000. [ mom ] the one no one could get. toy stores are reporting long lines and empty shelves. a robosan 4000. [ mom ] and i mean no one. so i did most of my holiday shopping on citi specials. with the money

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i have to wear the jersey that's not really suited to but, they have a great team we had to cities thats at the jersey felt a little itchy but managed to keep it on anyway. >> are extended forecast a very powerful storm said to have the bay area this weekend. was he quite a bit of rain falls several inches as a matter of fact. talk more about that coming up all of today's stories more about that coming up all of today's stories coming up after this break. chevy's giving you more. like a 100,000 mile/5-year powertrain warranty. that's 40,000 miles more than ford. and now we're giving you our best offer of the year. 0% apr financing... plus $1,500 holiday allowance... plus no monthly payments until spring. on most chevy models. but hurry, because your chance to get our best offer of the season ends soon. see your local chevy dealer now. now at 6:30 p.m. tonight big stories in one big block of news, more cruz, more story is right now our top story. our top story tonight at big storms that impact the bay area. if i will start to see rain but into saturday very heavy rainfall going to push i

jersey. sorry, fans, you're dreaming in the city. number 4. ivy league can't hang with syracuse. traveling. orange win big. >> number 3 exclusive soccer. jonathan specter. look at the heading. kyler banking in the half court. tennessee winners over mid- tennessee. number 1. weird night for steven grey at gonzaga. hit his first threes of the night and never scored another point. >> what's going on? >> i guess he must have come out of the game. 43-point lead. zags cruise to beat eastern washington for the 23rd straight time. and 30 out of the last 31 games. if i'm the ad of eastern washington i would probably say let's schedule somebody else. let's take gonzaga off the schedule. >> if you hit 18 you're doing okay. if do you that every night you're fine. >> your first ♪ ♪ you can find your feet and you can find your way ♪ ♪ you can find yourself in bed at the end of the day ♪ ♪ you can find some fun on a tropical isthmus ♪ ♪but you'll never find my... ♪ you can find it in your heart to be patient with me ♪ ♪ you can find a new star for the top of the tree ♪ ♪ i don't mean to be coy

because for some, at this inner- city school in newark, new jersey, he's all the santa they're goingare you going to do with him? >> take him home! >> reporter: you're going to take him home? >> of course! >> reporter: what are you going to do with him at home? >> i'm going to put him in my bed and go to sleep. >> reporter: at eight years old, justin has a deeper understanding of the holiday spirit than many adults ever will. >> thank you! >> reporter: what feels better, the presents you get or all these bears that you give? >> the bears that i give. i don't know why. >> reporter: three years ago, when he was five, justin got to thinking... >> i was wondering if everyone in the world had a bear like mine. >> throw me a bear? >> reporter: when his father told him, "no, they don't." justin started raising enough money to give away 1,000 bears to needy and sick kids each holiday season. it's fun? >> it's fun, yeah, to go around and give bears to less-fortunate children. >> reporter: it's something his father can do nothing but marvel at. >> whatever he does, he's just got a big heart. h

there is not one construction crew in this city in new jersey or in connecticut that's going to liftr down there, nobody. not going to get built. so what do you think about our smart and dumb selections? please email us at bill o'reilly -- i'm sorry, at o'reilly at foxnews.com. also, our new poll question on the web site, should we show you violent events like that shooting in florida or ignore them? we will give you the results on monday. finally my newspaper column this week is entitled the very liberal christmas. it's posted on bill o'reilly.com and available in fine papers coast to coast. pinheads and patriots on deck tonight starring the latest l.a. laker guy? kind of. stick around for this one. you won't be sorry. i have asthma. and en my symptoms came back i'd get this tightness in my chest. so i went back to my doctor again. we chose symbicort to help control my asthma symptoms all day and night. [ man ] symbicort improves my lung function, starting within 15 minutes. symbicort will not replace a rescue inhaler startifor sudden symptoms.. it is a combination of two medicines

. >> reporter: there is no rest for the elizabeth, new jersey, pd. their city'sblizzard, close to 32 inches of snow has meant continuous back-breaking work. can you believe what you're seeing? >> this is pretty awesome over here. there's nowhere to put the snow. we've been at it over 24 hours. plowing, rescuing people from disabled vehicles, towing. >> reporter: there are roads blocked by dead cars. stuck cars too numerous to count, passable streets a gamble many people are risking. bmw, rear-wheel drive, great car? >> really bad for snow. >> reporter: even the plows are spinning their wheels in the deep drifts. now what are you going to do? >> i'm going to unstick myself. >> reporter: a task easier said than done. and every buried block you look down is the same story. >> it would be nice if they'd just stay home. >> so glad i moved back here from the south. it's been a good welcome. kind of crazy. we should mention for travelers out there, the new york's three main airports are at least partially open as is boston's airport as well. call ahead and check. it's g

a blizzard warning remains in effect for new york city as well as parts of new jersey which could see 20 inches of snow by this morning. flights cancelled out of new york city's three airports. other airlines don't expect to resume normal operations until tuesday. it was a frustrating wait at the airport for many. >> supposed to leave at 5:30 this afternoon? >> yep. >> make reservation force 11:00 tomorrow morning. >> they've given us a flight for 8:00 tomorrow morning but said don't count on it. >> amtrak cancelled train service from new york to maine and bus companies that halted routes up and down the east coast. in philadelphia, the mayor declared a snow emergency and urged people to stay off the roads. it was so bad the nfl rescheduled last night's eagles/vikings game until tuesday out of concern for public safety. those nightmares travel all the way to bay area airports. some stranded passengers here told it could be days before they get home. terry mcsweeney joins us live from sfo with more on this post-christmas travel nightmare. we already have cancellations this morning. rig

a blizzard warning remains today in new york city along with parts of new jersey which could see up to0 inches of snow by tomorrow morning. more than 1400 flights were cancelled out of new york's three major airports alone leaving thousands of post-christmas trafficers stuck for now. u.s. airways cancelled 110 flights today and other airlines don't expect normal operations to resume until tomorrow. it was a frustrating day at the airport for many. >> supposed to leave 5:30 this afternoon. made reservations for 11:00 tomorrow morning. >> gave us a flight for 8:00 tomorrow morning but don't count on it. >> amtrak cancelled train service from new york to maine and bus companies have halted routes up and down the east coast. in philadelphia, the mayor declared a snow emergency and you urged people to stay off the roads. it was so bad, the nfl rescheduled last night's philadelphia/eagles game for tuesday. flight cancellations are affecting travelers at sfo as well. john allston reports. >> with all flights to the northeast cancelled, the jetblue ticket counter at sfo looked like a ghost tow

jersey. what about inside the city itself. five counties, over 300 square miles. were some places affected worse than others? >> right now, as we speak, we have situations in the south -- brooklyn area, staten island, western queens, particularly places where we see that people don't have mass transit -- you know, new york city is not all integrated with subways and buses, so people are almost a suburban existence dependent on their car. the other thing we learned is the 911 system was overwhelmed. this is a critical piece of information. we have some 50,000 calls on monday. only one in five, according to police were actually emergencies compared to 55,000 on september 11. >> suarez: how about now. if you feel a serious illness coming on this evening and you make a 911 call and you are on an outer borough side street, is somebody able to get to you? >> i think they're in much better shape. the people with kidney dialysis who have a daily relationship with a hospital, that's where neighborhood connection matters. >> suarez: the mayor's change in tone was striking t

see if maybe these crimes tie in to the death, the murders, of four prostitutes in atlantic city, new jersey. megyn: i want to ask you about shannon gilbert, the one you focused on in your report, whose picture you showed us. you reported that she did get away, that she called neighbors to complain or she called and said that he was trying to kill her and that she did get away. does that information come from him, the part about her getting away, or has that been independently verified? >> the information came from a neighbor. she knocked on a neighbor's house. as she knocked on the neighbor's house, the neighbor called the police, the neighbor reports that she then fled. that's the last time anybody saw her. she then fled. she was not seen again. megyn: was he interviewed by police that night, nerd, are police cargoo did they say anything about whether he has an alibi after the moments she fled the neighbor? >> you're talking about mr. brewer. >> yes. >> that's unclear. mr. brewer says she left because she was agitated and fled, presumably then went to the neighbor's house, after there, the

this whole thing may have some connection if you recall to four years ago, 2006 in atlantic city, new jerseyes were killed there. they are trying to tie all of this together because that killer in that case is also never been identified. we are talking four in knowledge and we have four more on long island. megyn: forecast calling for cloudy skies with a chance of a tall tale. one big city weather girl reporting a bogus story to police. what she pulled out of thin air that could land her in jail in "kelly's court." a police officer in a fight for his life. struggling with a burly suspect during a traffic stop on a dark road. you will never believe who came to his rescue. this is a must-see tape of the day. want a tax break? buy an alpaca. no joke. remember the cash for clunkers program? stossel live after this break on politicians' good intentions gone wrong. male announcer: introducing the world's first 100% custom, invisible, digital, and fully programmable hearing aid, loaded with today's most advanced hearing technologies, including our new soisticated noise reduction system. this amazin

anyone here that wants san francisco to follow in the path of other cities that have been traffic disasters. >> if you go to new jersey and if you go from washington, d.c. to new york you are paying tolls all the way. and you don't see a whole lot for it. but here you have options and the options will be better. >> reporter: that initial study found tolls could raise as much as $80 million yearly for county transit and infrastructure projects. the new study was set to focus on congestion crossings for motorists coming in from san mateo county. but the toll clock angered peninsula leaders who say it could cost their constituents up to $1,050 a year. >> i will be introducing legislation to prohibit local government from charging tolls at the border between cities. >> they are acting in an arrogant way. >> reporter: supervisors voted to study the toll. mayor gavin newsom who supported the first study today say tolls within the city's financial district will hurt the economic recovery. >> it's sending that message, wait a second now i have an additional tax. >> reporter: the vote today seeks federal funds for what could b

if these murders are somehow connected to the murders of four other prostitutes in atlantic city, new jersey, back in 2006. megyn, this story is developing. the news conference a little over an hour from right now. megyn: we'll be looking bard -- forward to that, trace, when it happens. again, one hour from right now. we'll be watching it, and we'll bring you updates as the police seem to be closing in on this case. >>> plus, a 1900-plus page spending bill cut down to this. one page. being held up here by senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. senate republicans pulling off a stunning victory last night. is this a sign of things to come? alan colmes weighs in on that. but first, a fiery harry reid on the floor yesterday. >> i can't accept the fact that people are saying why should we vote for this? it's got congressionally-directed spending in it. that's our job. that's what we're supposed to do. don't want to deal with a lot of flibbity-flab or mumbo-jumbo. sounds like you need to name your price. no gobbledy-gook? never. do i still get all the dagnabbit coverage i need? sure. we give you