melba is the president of the puerto rico's governor development bank. she's been a key player with creditors, bond holders and investors, but congress must clear a path for restructuring for chapter nine restructuring. >> realistically is anyone listening to anything you guys have to say, do they even care? >> you would be surprised. we are helpful. we can't say definitely it will happen. there are chances for it to happen. >> many streets in the city are looking run down, as businesses close and people are living in poverty. thousands are leaving the island for the u.s. mainland every month, looking for better opportunities, while basic necessities like electricity and water are at risk. we caught up with victor, the island's secretary of state. how concerned are you guys now? it seems like you are playing russian roulette? >> very concerned. >> what do you do if congress doesn't act. >> we have a plan to clean up the debt. we will continue the negotiations with creditors. we need the legal framework to do it. >> back in washington they ended the day w

. >>> coming up on "good day new york" this morning -- >> grammy and atony award winner melba moore will be here to >> time for four or facebook fan of the hour. it is lisa russo grossman. >> if you would like to be facebook fan of the hour, facebook.com/fox5ny. >> mike woods is here now with a look at forecast. mike, a lot of people will be heading to times square on thursday. we're wondering is it going to be dry? will we need to take umbrella and have to toss it because you can't take it to times square? >> you can't take it to times square. thank you very much. trying to get birthday thoughtouts. we have birthday shoutouts. knew year's looks pretty good for us. tonight into tomorrow, winter weather advisory goes into effect in purple shaded areas. looking potential of minor snow and ice accumulation. it is just getting cool ahead of us. 39 at central park. about 10 to 15 degrees cooler than it was 24 hours ago. partly to mostly cloudy skies. here you get peeks of sun earlier in the day the as low pressure continues to pull northeast it will bring in moisture and pull on top of cold a

. >> while green and his wife melba have found comfort through music so has their son isaiah. >> there's a huge void in our life, in our home, but all things considered he's doing very well. >> jimmy's son isaiah is hoping to become a saxapmonist. >> coming up, christa delcamp whipping up something good. >> finally feels more like christmas as we get into the weekend, but the cold weather won't last and of course we're tracking the wet weather as well. >> at sticks, "the force awakens," just hours from the premier. how theaters across new england are a man in north dakota is making some big life changes while he tries to raise awareness about homelessness. eric jungles is sleeping outside until christmas i've. in the meantime he's lending his condo to a homeless man. he said going out for a cold run helped inspire him. his goal is to raise more than $10,000 for the national alliance to end homelessness. >> a great idea there, and take a conditions there and that's what december usually looks like around here, but, boy, we are warm and rainy. >> i know. very unseasonable for this time of

here along with grammy and tony winning artist melba moore. tell us about this event. >> disco is my passion. i started in 1971 in new york. i started to have this new year's eve party. cathedral and malvo more. it will be eight hours long. 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. everything. ben: that is a really good deal. great music. >> unbelievable music. >> i will give you a little sample. brand new. a bunch of the things that were popular for me. kerry: you have been performing now for it early years. >> still get scared. once i get on, it is okay. [applause] kerry: that was awesome. ben: that was incredible. ben: we are not done. county times what you perform? love and happiness. >> versus 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. >> when the bars close, come to us. >> not forget it is the djs. in between we sing a few songs. >> tickets are available. island. at the back door of the el dorado. still to come this morning, we are talking about the best books kerry: we will be right caring for someone with alzheimer's means i am a lot of things. i am his sunshine. i am his

. >> reporter: melba is the president of the puerto rico's government development bank.he has been a key player in the negotiations with creditors, holders and investors, but says congress must clear a path for restructuring and chapter nine. >> realistically is anyone in congress listening to what you have to say, and do they care? >> you would be surprised. we are hope. -- hopeful. we can't say definitely will it happen. many industries are looking run down, as businesses close and people are living in poverty. thousands are leaving the island for the mainland every month, looking for better opportunities, while necessities like electricity and water are at risk. we caught up with victor suarez, the island's secretary of state. how concerned are you guys. ? seems like you are playing russian roulette. >> very concerned. what do you do if congress doesn't act? >> we have a plan to restructure debt. we will continue the negotiations. we need the legal framework to do it. >> in washington. governor, in his day before congress for a plea. >> this is a distress call. it is

. >> melba acosta is the president of puerto rico's government development bank, and she has been a key player in the negotiation with creditors and bond holders and investors, but she says that congress must clear a path restructure for chapter 9 bankruptcy protection. >> realistically, is anyone in congress listening to what you have to say, and do they even care? >> you would be surprised. we are hopeful, we can't say that it's definitely going to happen. but i think that there are chances for it to happen. >> many streets in the capital city are looking run down, as businesses close and people are living in extreme poverty. thousands are leaving the island for the u.s. mainland every month, looking for better opportunities, while basic necessities like electricity and water are at risk. we caught up with victor suarez, the island's secretary of state. >> it seems like you're playing russian roulette. >> very concerned. >> what do you do if congress doesn't act? >> we have our plan to structure our debt. and we will continue -- >> back in washington, governor garcia padilla ended his

lane from melba, idaho, experienced his premium increase to be over $900 per month for his family. even without preexisting conditions, his plan includes a $3,500 deductible. these cost increases come as individuals are paying more in taxes also as a result of obamacare. people may recall at the time of the debate the president stated again and again i can make a firm pledge that no family making less than $250,000 will see their taxes increase. not your income taxes, not your payroll taxes, not your capital gains taxes, not any of your taxes. you will not see any of your taxes increase one single dime. well, when we debated the bill, we pointed out that there were over a trillion dollars, maybe close to a trillion and a half dollars of new taxes, most of which were going to fall squarely on the middle class. and yet, during consideration of obamacare, the nonpartisan joint committee on taxation sent me a letter confirming that there were at least seven specific tax increases in the bill which would raise taxes on middle-income american families. according to c.b.o., obamacare will