new york city's mayor michael bloomberg is leaving, too, after more than a decade at city hall. >> new york city has never been stronger than it is today, and i think it's fair to say that our future has never been brighter. >> reporter: in the final speech of the term, he said his city today is drastically different from the one he took glover i think it's safe to say that it's clear that the golden age of the suburb is over, and it is being replaced by a new urban renaissance redefining the future. >> reporter: violence, governmental dysfunction, decay. in the 1970s new york lost more than 10% of its population. it was a center of a growing trend of cities around the country where middle class residents were fleeing fast to the suburbs. >> if you want to change the world, run for mayor. >> i, michael r. bloomberg do solemnly swear... >> ly after the september 11th attacks he took over investing . it would be his legacy and inspiration to other metropolitan areas around the country. today crime is way down in new york. perhaps in part due to a tough and controversial policing policy c

said bobby jindal is laying groundwork for himself. >>> it took 12 years, but new york mayor michael bloombergs weekend update debut on "saturday night live" and just a week before he leaves office. >> what's next for you, mayor bloomberg? >> i'll be fulfilling a life-long dream of enjoying a soda on a nonsmoking beach. >> you don't have another job lined up? >> i applied to teach spanish at a few universities but i've been told my accent isn't quite bueno. >> de blasio made headlines himself. >>> more politicians are getting into the "duck dynasty" debate. they are offering to connect the family to new producers this they're dropped by a&e. that's your morning dish of "scrambled politics". >>> joining me is washington post reporter david macnemore. senator joe mancian is saying, there could be a delay to the individual mandate. >> what's concerning to democrats and others who are up for re-election next year, if this program does not get enough enrollees, younger, healthier enrollees, to offset those who might need more premiums over time, it could collapse. could be higher premiums for every

and my mayor michael bloomberg will officially leave office today after more than a decade as mayor of new york city but even though he's on his way out he won't be leaving without a legacy and one part of that legacy will be defined by his reputation as the king of big bans bloomberg initiated bans on everything from east cigarettes to big gulp so to us for a look back on more of those blacklisted goods here's artie's perry and boring new york city mayor michael bloomberg is shutting his office door in city hall for the last time today to some the mayor's legacy will be remembered as an advocate for public help others say he has launched an attack on civil liberties i'll take a look back at some of the mayor's blacklisting highlights. in two thousand to causing massive public uproar mayor bloomberg told everyone to put their butts out for good and restaurants and bars during his third term that ban extended to most outdoor areas and building entrances this year new york also became the first major city to forbid the sale of tobacco to anyone under twenty one continuing with this trend

michael bloomberg vowed to put $12 million and he did.he other side was gun rights groups led by the nra. >> president obama and mayor bloomberg are pushing gun control, but police say they are wrong. 71% said obama's gun ban will have zero effect on violent crime. listen to the police instead of listening to obama and bloomberg. >> support for stricter measures began to slip despite permanent appeals from the newtown families went nowhere. in mid-april, they brought eight measures to the floor, but with newtown families looking on, every one fell short and a bipartisan amendment and a measure favored by some 90% of americans. >> we will return home now, disappointed, but not defeated. we return home with a determination that change will happen. maybe not today, but it will happen. >> although the effort stalled in congress, legislative efforts picked up steam on the local level, particularly in blue states governed by democrats. these were among the states that tightened laws. nearly two dozen executive actions were designed to improve i

critics say outgoing three-term mayor michael bloomberg is partly to blame but the city is spending morehan it ever has on shelters. >> reporter: you new mayor bill deblasio, who will be sworn in tomorrow, will be targeting homelessness. the number of homeless is the largest it has been since the great depression. 62,000 live in shelters. 22,000 are children. >> raising small children would be tough for any single mom. daniel is doing it without a home. >> when your hom homeless, it ps on 20 times more pressure. >> this is where they're standing with 90 other families, a city in th shelter in the bro. >> it's infested and not well-kept. >> reporter: the number of homeless people in new york city has risen 20%: advocates blame the recession. >> do you agree or disagree with me-- >> reporter: and outgoing mayor michael bloomberg. >> there is literally no permanent housing assistance to help homeless children and families move from shelters into their own homes. >> reporter: critics say he abandoned housing policies for the homeless and mate cuts in state and federal funding opting to expan

why do i think the government, the same michael bloomberg that says we can't have salt, you have to askhe have smoke. smoking is dumb but people want to smoke. why do i think this is none of his business? >> because mayor bloomberg is taking on a new title once retiring which will be doctor bloomberg. it's just heavy handedness. that is now mayor bloomberg functioned from the beginning. let's take soda. the new york supreme court ruled against soda ban saying this same new york board of health exceeded legal authorities. so again, these, this new york board of health appointees from the mayor, very activist in way of thinking and they do not believe parents can make, and their health care providers can make the best decision for their children? of course, parents are outraged. >> they do have an opt out. >> but the opt out is only on religious grounds and medical grounds but if you are opposed to it, which i know many homeo pathic doctors agree with that, creates a problem. it should be left in the hands of the parents. >> i have friends that are very holistic in health and beliefs i co

she admitted sending letters to michael bloomberg and the offices of gun control organization located in northwest d.c. she was arrested in june after she tried to frame her ex- husband for the crime. she faces a maximum of 18 years .n prison >> eric cantor has promised a vote this week on legislation named for a leesburg girl. she made a big mark with her fight against cancer. the kids first research act would push $126 million in unused federal election funds towards pediatric cancer research. it is named for this little girl, gabriella miller, an activist for cancer patients up until her death in october. the legislation has strong bipartisan support. >> general motors has made history by naming a woman as its new ceo. she'll be the first woman to read -- lead a major automaker when she takes over next month. she started as an intern is now the head of product development. another first, the kennedy center made history by naming its first female president. she will become president in september. she will succeed michael kaiser after 13 years in the post. she's a present of the chic

why do i think the government, the same michael bloomberg that says we can't have salt, you have to askhe restaurant, you can't smoke. smoking is dumb but people want to smoke. same guy tells us how much coke we can buy. why do i think it is none of his business? >> i think mayor bloomberg is taking on a new title once he retires, dr. bloomberg. he may have his own show by then. it's the heavy-handedness. this is how mayor bloomberg has functioned from the beginning. when you look at it, for example, let's take the soda ban. the new york supreme court ruled against the soda ban saying the same new york board of health that approved it exceeded its legal authority. saying the new york board of health, they are all appointees from the mayor, activist in their way of thinking and they don't believe parents can make the best decisions for their children. of course parents are outraged. >> to be fair, they do have an opt out. most parents won't hear about this. go ahead, mercedes. >> the opt out is on religious and medical grounds, but if you are philosophically opposed to it -- >> i am. >>

michael bloomberg blamed the circumstance on chance. bill de blasio said it came down to policy, and it should be changed. >> shelter are preparing for christmas. charitable are at their highest. they are looking at a dip in giving coming after the hol says. >> lynn louis, director of the picture the homeless, and the executive director of the national coalition for the homeless, jerry. >> let me start with you in washington. homelessness with families is on the rise. why? >> because housing is becoming less and less affordable. for families that are homeless, it is an economic problem. there was just a study last week from harvard finding that 27% of all renters, not just folks struggling with homelessness, but everyone renting, is paying half their income on housing. it squeezes out the budget and household for basic necessities. >> housing has been expense v for years. people suffered paying the bills. why, now, are we seeing high numbers of homelessness? >> housing costs are out of control. they are part - part of the findings from

great state of new york on january 1 bill deblasio becomes the mayor of new york which means michael bloombergs one more new year's eve as mayor and from what i understand he's going all out this new year's eve. [ laughter ] but what will -- [ applause ] surprisingly good shape. what will life be like in new york without a billionaire in zmarg for more we go to the resident deranged millionaire mr. john hodgman. welcome to the program. >> thank you. >> jon: thank you for joining us. >> it's great to be here and now goodbye. >> jon: where are you going? what? >> i'm leaving new york forever, john, when i heard that this six foot five sandinists yette was coming it our city goodbye. >> jon:. >> i'll all right i'll stay. after everything the wealthy have done for you mayor bloomberg understands. >> if we do get every billionaire around here it would be a good send. they would pay a lot of taxes, spend a lot of money in the stores and restaurants and create a big chunk of our economy and we take tax revenues from those people to help people throughout the entire rest of spectrum. >> we billionaire

of new yorkmayor city, michael bloomberg, said the city wants to pay tribute to the anti-apartheid leaderwho was laid to rest on sunday. globe,o from across the one's country is naming part of their city after him. and they are calling for one avenue in chicago to be renamed mandela road. and there is a campaign for festival square to be changed to mandela square. demonstrated by this list which is available on the nelson mandela foundation website, there are already hundreds of roads, parks, and schools madiba's- bearing name, including the nelson mandela in school in mali. available onns are the map. contributing by adding the names of things in their area that have been named after the peace prize winner. indian web users have been elfies, as part of their day for a day -- gay for a reinstate part of a code that was dean to criminalize homosexuality. the momentum seems to be gaining ground. they have been posting messages to social networks, posting their outrage. peoplere some well-known . they have slammed the ideas that these activities between consenting same-sex people are illegal

e-cigarettes - meaning they can't puff on them indoors or in public place, it has the consent of michael bloomberg. no smoke comes out of the e-cigarettes, just a vapour. four states incueded indoors to include e-cigarettes. >> the u.s. makes nearly 2 billion pounds of poly-steyr een packaging. as techno's tells anchor john siegenthaler there could be a solution growing under our fight. >> every cubic inch of the soil is teaming with mi sillium. >> a walk through the woods in green island in new york is with pleasure. when with two 30-year-old geniouses you are sure to stumble on something scientific lick complex. >> we use corn husks and mushrooms as a resin and combine them together and grow them in a mould to make packaging. >> do you grow mushrooms. >> we keep miss ill yim. where it makes root structure. the conkept of using mushroom roots was inspired when i saw them holding wood chips together. >> it takes seven days for a product to grow from beginning to completion. why is this important. what is the problem with poly-steyro foam >> they are developing home insulation. >> welcome to the ti

. >> a texas woman pled guilty today to sending ricin laced letters to president obama and michael bloomberg. prosecutors say before her arrest in june. shannon ryu richardson. a powdery substance that can cause respiratory failure. >> following a developing story out of montgomery county tonight where a private tutor is accused of sexually abusing a student. police worry there could be more young victims. >> i'm kristin fisher and i'm outside the germantown home of a private tutor and coach who was arrested this morning and charged with sexually abusing one of his students, a teenage girl. his name is daniel, he is 30 years old and he first got on their radar last month of a montgomery county school official notified police. he was never a school employee. he was a private tutor and coach, hired by parents. he live ed at this home. for now, detectives say they only know of one victim, but worried there may with more. >> certainly given the number of years and the number of high school students that he has come in contact with, we consider that a possibility. >> i tried to talk to the one pe

new numbers from "the new york times" show that michael bloomberg spent a good chunk of his own changen office. according to the "times" bloomberg doled out around $650 million of his own money in connection with his job as mayor. stamps.com is the best. to help secure retirements and protect financial futures. to help communities recover and rebuild. for companies going from garage to global. on the ground, in the air, even into space. we repaid every dollar america lent us. and gave america back a profit. we're here to keep our promises. to help you realize a better tomorrow. from the families of aig, happy holidays. >>> police in michigan are looking to youtube for clues about the whereabouts of a medical resident missing since december the 5th. >> hi, baby. good night. it's talika. it is a little past midnight and i just wanted to tell you about my day. >> 30-year-old dr. talika patrick was last seen right there. this surveillance video on the night of december 5th. her car was later found on an interstate ditch nearby in indiana. police say the videos which show patrick singing to

mayor michael bloomberg and political chief ray kelly say it's because of stop and frisk and operationw cut targetting people. focussing on people, crews, drug cannings. turns out to be effective. >> in brownsville there's a different way of thinking. this is one of new york's violent neighbourhoods, home to the streets and online. >> shandook used to run with a crew. >> i was looking forward to it. every day i got up and found any way of being violent. i got into it. >> he served a total of 15 years in prison. then he got out, clean and married. now he works with community leaders stopping boys from getting into gang violence. >> who is doing the work. it's going on daily, in total to the communities, the mothers, the children. going up in the schools. >> when a 1-year-old boy was shot in brownsville the n.y.p.d. had no leads. within a few hours locals led them to the shooter. >> the intersection is known as the belly of the beast, surrounded by seven different housing developments and street crews living in and around the area. the app mosty is so strong, but if you wind up on the wr

mayor michael bloomberg turned on the lights that illuminated a dazzling display of 45,000 multicolored led lights. it's a 76-foot spruce tree from connecticut. it is part of a ceremony that dates back to 1933. this tree you see here will be on display till january 7. afterward it is will be milled into lumber and it will be donated to habitat for humanity. >>> the holiday decorations are up inside the white house. first lady michele obama helped usher in the christmas season with the help of members of the military. but the event will be remembered by some for the behavior of the first pooches. beau and sonny. sonny encountered 2-year-old crystyn at the ceremony. she was fine. her parents took in in stride. >> he hit me and bumped me. >> she is fine. she is an alabama-text girl. alabama dad, texas mom. so we recover quick. >> she's tough. that's right. the first lady tugged sonny's leash and tried to remain composed. she was unfazed by the knockdown. she tried to feed the white house's -- she even tried to feed beau candy. >>> saying grace sold for a record $46 million at sotheby's auc

mayor michael bloomberg and commissioner ray kelly say it's because of zero tolerance and stop and friskd operation crew cut. >> focussing attention on people and hot groups, gangs and drug crews turns out to be effective. >> in brownsville there's a different way of thinking. this is a violent neighbourhood. home to gangs on the streets and online. >> shandook ran with a crew called the bloods. >> i was looking forward to it. i got up and found a way of being violence, i could. >> he turned a total of 15 years in prison. he got out, got clean and got married. and worked with community leaders trying to stop boys getting into gang violence. >> it's talking to the communities, mothers, children. going the school. >> when a 1-year-old boy was shot dead in brownsville three months ago the n.y.p.d. had no leads. within a few hours locals introduced them to the shooter. this intersection is surrounded by developments and a lot of crews in and around the area. >> the animosity is so strong that if you wind up you are walking into trouble. it's a concept call occupy the corners. >> community le

i think it's fair to say our future has never been brighter. >> that was new york city mayor michael bloombergmoments ago delivering his last major speech in office after three terms. but it was a comment bloomberg made yesterday that may have a longer lasting impact on his legacy, one that provided a stark contrast with his successor. on tuesday, the mayor was asked about a "new york times" series profiling an 11-year-old homeless girl who lives in a small room at a brooklyn homeless shelter with her unemployed mother, her stepfather, and seven brothers and sisters. "times" reporter andrea elliott offered a window into her life, sleeping with her siblings on rotting mattresses and at night using a mop bucket as a toilet. the mayor addressing the plight told "the new york observer," this kid was dealt a bad hand. i don't know quite why, that's just the way god works. sometimes some of us are lucky, and some of us are not. while bloomberg's comments are difficult to stomach coming from the richest elected politician in the world, they are distressing because of the tacid acceptance of the situa

a former actress says she sent letters laced with a toxin to president obama and michael bloomberg. she was arrested in june and investigators say she was trying to pin the crime on her e estranged husband. the bletters contain ricin. she faces after 18 years in prison. she said she learned how to make the toxin honestly. >>> the first woman to lead a major car company will officially take over at general motors next month. gm named mary barra as its new ceo. she rose through the ranks during a 33-year career with the company. she is moving up after heading gm's product development and quality control she is making history at the 100-year-old company. as bisi onilere said it's rare >> reporter: the fortune 500 countries here in the u.s., only 21 are headed by females. the highest ranking is the head of hughlet packard, meg witman who took over during some tough times at the company. in the top 500, maryland houston who is the ceo of lockheed martin. total revenues in 2012, $25 billion. the head of xerox corporation is also a woman. her name is ursa lynn burns. >> denise morrison is

outgoing mayor michael bloomberg plans to spend the time with his family. mayor-elect bill de blasio will be sworn in at a frift ceremony a minute after the ball drops. >> here at home preparations are under way for the big night on the water front in san francisco. crews are busy on two barges preparing fireworks for the show. 200,000 people are expected to watch the 15-minute fireworks show at the stroke of midnight. hotels in downtown san francisco as you might imagine are all booked up. forget about getting that room. the restaurants are booked as well. >>> public transit will run extra service to help you get where you need to go. b.a.r.t. will have extra trains until 3:00 a.m. so you have to pay normal fares. caltrain is offering free rides and the last leaves the city at 2:15 a.m. muni is offering free rides, some lines until 5:00 a.m. sam trans will let people ride for 3 between 8:00 and 5:00 tomorrow morning. bga offers free rides and extended hours on the rail and service between fremont and san jose. if you are still looking for something to do t

out-going mayor michael bloomberg flipped the switch. the 75-year-old norway spruce was donated by a couple in connecticut. it weighs about 12 tons. the tree is decorated with 45-thousand l-e-d lights and a nearly ten foot wide swarovski crystal star on top. the tree will be on display until january seventh. and the holiday season glistening around the bay area with lights and displays. these are pictures a viewer sent us from brentwood. we want to see how you are getting in the holiday spirit. share your holiday lights photos with us on facebook. or email us at breaking news at kron-4 dot com. we will share them throughout the newscast and on our facebook page. we're getting you in the holiday spirit. with another offs we'll take you live all around the bay, bringing you the spectacular holiday light displays, tree lightings and holidays festivities. buseskron 4's amazing holiday lights, friday night december 13th. at 9pm. a fresh layer of snow and below freezing temperatures covered colorado. mountain areas reported up to three feet of

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. >>> the great people at the onion are having fun with out jog fair michael bloomberg.stop and kiss policy. >> the policy allows officers to kick anyone they think looks suspicious has been a subject of criticism for those who say it's a violation of privacy and breech of constitutional rights. >> every time i go out and i see a cop, i'm ready for him to come up and ask me questions and give me a little kiss just because of the color of my skin. i mean you don't see them kissing any pretty white ladies out here. >> and 80 years ago prohibition was officially repeeled. americans were able to drink legally again for the first time in 13 years, and to that we say cheers. and that's your morning's dish of scrambled politics. and now for the first look at politics, i'm joined by syndicated columnist bob franken. he is live in our washington bureau. perfect segue from the end of prohibition and lots of drinking to bob. >> smaert. what was a little known fact is while prohibition was on, the stop and kisses went way down. >> there you go. i can see how that would relate. let's

police commissioner ray kelly and mayor michael bloomberg stood behind the programs, insisting that they don't target anyone without a lead. polls show that the majority of new yorkers think the nypd treatment of muslims has been appropriate. >> i think the "not me" effect also ties in with whether or not they believe a search or surveillance is reasonable and whether or not you believe invasions of privacy are reasonable really depends upon the extent to which you believe that certain groups deserve to have their privacy violated, those are the "others." they're not me. >> we can't let this happen to this community because if we let it happen to muslims, you better guarantee it's going to become broader and it's going to happen to some other community along the line and we're going to remember and say damn if we would have done something when it was happening to muslims, this would never have happened. right now were not there yet. >> it's always acceptable when the costs are being borne by someone else. now all of a sudden there's some awareness socially that, oh wow, the nsa is actual

. >>> outgoing mayor michael bloomberg spent $650 million of his own money on campaigning, personal andssional travel, charity, all while taking only $1 per year salary while he was in office. monday he signed the bill banning the use of e-cigarettes in the city, and he heard from a woman protesting his antismoking campaign. >> good people disobey bad laws. >> okay. okay, thank you. we just don't permit smoking in public building. so, appreciate your comments. >> and that's going to do it for your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> and joining me now from new orleans for our first look at politics, "newsday"'s ellis henican. good morning, ellis. >> hey, veronica. how are you doing up there? >> good, good. you recently wrote an article on the nsa and edward snowden. and of course, the question, to spy or not to spy. you know, ellis, it's this question that not even the federal judiciary can answer. i wanted it get your take on what you make of those recent rulings. and also, what do you have to say about snowden declaring he's victorious here? >> well, boy, we sure will not be getti

meanwhile, outgoing mayor michael bloomberg is facing some questions over how he has handled this incidentthe "wall street journal" reports he was golfing in bermuda at the time of the crash and didn't leave the course until at least 1:00 p.m. local time. yesterday he visited victims in the hospital and said he was briefed about 30 minutes after the accident. the "new york daily news" quotes the mayor as saying "what can i do? i'm not a professional firefighter or a police officer. nothing i can do. all i can do is make sure that the right people from new york city, our police commissioner, fire commissioner and emergency management commissioner are there." >>> well, after nearly two months of battling negative headlines, the white house is looking to turn the page on obama care. today the president will kick off a new three-week campaign to refocus the public's attention to the positive aspects of the health care law. senior administration officials tell politico the white house will target different benefits of the law each day leading up to the december 23rd deadline to receive coverage

mayor michael bloomberg to run the lights wednesday night and salmon it's been held since nineteen thirty three. telling folks entry has forty five thousand lights covering the top to bottom. hello and welcome to the interview of course think and i'm home in georgia and the temperature is once again rising between russia and europe. in a statement. this cheese day nate and slammed what he called the use of excessive force against peaceful demonstrations in ukraine. most are in turn accused mate as interfering in ukrainian offense. his russian permanence to say canaveral speaking this wednesday. we lit the fuse it is not understand what they don't make these statements i cannot understand what secretary general rasmussen answers the question of whether or not russia is able to put its forces in ukraine is due to its total value who listens protests continued to roll ukraine over the president's decision to pull away from a landmark trade deal with the european union. what to make sense of the holy ukraine russia eu triangle. i enjoy each day on a distinguished analyst thomas while he is se

. >> michael bloomberg is the founder and majority owner of bloomberg lp, the parent company of bloomberg. the gucci museum, you combined the foundation with the museum. why that such an usual situation? , youd a public foundation are able to do a lot more than in a private foundation. you have to respond to many more laws, you have to have certain percentages of money that you raise versus money coming from the income from an endowment or cash reserve fund, and actually after the museum opened, sandburgin 2004, mr. approached us and wanted to give us 20 $5,000. she could give us the money as a private foundation, but you cannot get a tax deduction for it. robust is a healthy and urbanization, but we did have a deficit. one of the challenges to address was to know longer have a deficit. it created an entity that would enable a structure that would enable one to receive money, and those who gave money to get tax deductions was key. so we got a new irs status, c3 charitable foundation, and we also received chi museum.s the nogu prior to that, the noguchi foundation which was the museum was

recorded history is one percenters now hold one fifth of all household income not only have the michael bloomberg and jamie diamond of the world survive the economic downturn but there's a rise in more than ever before hell the six family heirs of the wal-mart fortune are now worth more than the bottom forty percent of americans meanwhile i mean a college degree no longer guarantees you would job and more and more people are seen their benefits flashed and homes foreclosed upon but the lifestyles of the rich and famous couldn't be further removed from the reality unfolding across the nation. millions of dollars comes in handy when you want to private mercenary force at your disposal. at clark international the six man dime information is used for the most dangerous situations the most crowded rooms each man at a different point each responsible for a different area it's all about protecting the protectee. but sometimes the protect the need more than just manpower when it comes to security whether they're old or globe trotting the dangerously rich or full load. nothing like six fully loaded and ja

and this town's billionaire mayor, michael bloomberg will retire as well. that is good because he somehow doesn't understand that government bans the sale of big cu of soda and he said this. >> we are not winning anything. we are just shut entrancing that we want to show you how big the cup is. >> you're not showing us that, mr. mayor. government and thomas jefferson were right to show is that it ly grows. and we already must obey thousands of pages of rules. >> let's give everyone a big hand. [applaus >> is magician was told that he was in violation of the animal welfare act because he didn't have a disaster escape an for his rabbit. >> from now on come you cannot use your rabbit until you fill out papeork and pay the 40-dolr license fee and we willave to inspect your home. john: eisai these people thse things. >> but they don't laugh ever. it's beyond so you are on the naughty side of this. and actor vin song, from the nice side coming out in hollywood as a libertarian. and also fighting for people's rights to sell mistletoe. >> if people want to work, le

recorded history is one percenters now hold one fifth of all household income not only have the michael bloomberg and jamie diamond of the world survive the economic downturn but there is a rise in more than ever before how the six family heirs of the wal-mart fortune are now worth more than the bottom forty percent of americans meanwhile having a college degree no longer guarantees you would job and more and more people are seen their benefits flashed and homes. foreclosed upon but the lifestyles of the rich and famous couldn't be further removed from the reality unfolding across the nation because millions of dollars comes in handy when you want to private mercenary force at your disposal. that clark international the six man dime information is used for the most dangerous situations the most crowded rooms each man at a different point each responsible for a different area it's all about protecting the protectee. but sometimes the protect the more than just manpower when it comes to security whether they're old or globe trotting the dangerously rich or fully loaded. nothing like six fully loade

mayor michael bloomberg and his police commissioner have taken a lot of the credit but community leaders see it different. cath turner reports. ♪ >> reporter: new york's finest and newest. these 1171 graduating police officers are ready for the ever. >> if you compare this decade to the previous murder rate we can literally say we have saved more than 9200 liefs in the last two years. >> up until last su sunday there were 332 homicides in 2013 down from 2001, shootings down 32% in the same period. mayor bloomberg and his police chief ray kelly, because of operation crew cut, focuses on certain people. >> focusing on that those hot people and hot groups and gangs turns out to be very effectively. >> in brownsville this is a different way of thinking. this is one of new york's most violent neighborhoods. shane duke mcfater used to run with the bloods. >> every way of being violent i got into it. >> served 15 years in prison for several crimes, then he got out, got clean and got married. trying to stop boys from getting into gang violence. >> who's really doing the work? the people in the c

cochaired by michael bloomberg. he is the founder and majority majority holder of bloomberg lp.hat happens next? >> the significance is the fact that nine republicans voted with senate democrats to clear this. this was a bipartisan budget deal, about 63 billion dollars in relief for the sequester cuts. 62 billion in release. come to able to bipartisan consensus. house republicans pass with a large majority last week. this matters. anyway you look at it, anytime you can get bipartisanship in in a very partisan town right now, this is considered a positive thing and it takes the budget issue off the table for the next two years. a big problem recently. positive news from capitol hill. a small deal but a deal nonetheless. >> is it good to take it off the table for two years? steps thatit is good they passed this bill or the exact reasons that we just heard because we have not been able to do anything and the fact is that any bipartisan agreement, and this is more than what was expected either in the house are senate shows that they are starting to work together. .hat takes the unce

. >>> michael bloomberg will not be attending the new year's eve celebration in times square. >> 3, 2, 1, happy new year! >> but today spider-man appeared to help test the confetti. on tuesday night, a ton of confetti will rain down on the crowd. an estimated 1 million people will show up in person at times square, about about 1 billion people watching on television. >>> earlier today, officials announced sonia sotomayor will lead the countdown at times square and push the button to make the big crystal ball drop. the justice who hails from the bronx was called an inspiration from new yorkers. sotomayor is the third woman, and first latina to be appointed to the nation's highest court. >>> london's natural history museum with adult sleepovers. museum officials said they decided to hold the adual sleepover because of the response to similar events for children. >> it is exactly what i crept about. so it's perfect. >> i came with the lights on. i think it might be a little more airy with the lights on. >> looking forward to things coming alive tonight. >> this weekend's sleepover quickl

other guys with a surprise appearance with outgoing mayor michael bloomberg and paul mckarney.ond weekend. the hobbitt earned $31 million while the anchorman pulled in almost $27 million. american hustle and saving mr. banks both broke into the top five. mpx all right, a litt . >>> all right, a little love news here. dewayne wade may have to fit a wedding in. the two have been dating for several years now, so it may not be a surprise to a lot of you. we get a twist, though, from the usual celebrity relationship. union is actually ten years older than wade. and wade made the engagement public with three lovely words. she said yes. congrats to them. and three-time indy 500 winner is retiring. 2 1/2 months after suffering serious injuries in that crash right there. he is planning to stay in the sport that he loves. joe? >> yeah, fred. one of the most successful, colorful and well-known drivers in the world. and we will never see him race again because of that horrible crash back in october. you know, that krashl happened on the last lap of the race and his car went airborne and ex

. >> the two guys that deserve anything gets done here are you and michael bloomberg. >> thank you. >> i don't know that's going to help me in the future at a republican primary but thank you so much. >> probably won't help him either. won't help either one of you that i think you're great guys. >> still ahead on "morning joe" i step into the ring with iron mike tyson. i'm pretty strong. more "morning joe" when we come back. ♪ [ male announcer ] what kind of energy is so abundant, it can help provide the power for all this? natural gas. ♪ more than ever before, america's electricity is generated by it. exxonmobil uses advanced visualization and drilling technologies to produce natural gas... powering our lives... while reducing emissions by up to 60%. energy lives here. ♪ [ ship horn blows ] no, no, no! stop! humans. one day we're coming up with the theory of relativity, the next... not so much. but that's okay. you're covered with great ideas like optional better car replacement from liberty mutual insurance. total your car, and we give you the money to buy one a model year newer. le

. >> mayor michael bloomberg is the founder and majority owner of bloomberg lp, the parent company of bloomberg media. on to the idea of selling e- cigarettes, will they be regulated on a state-by-state basis? >> states are asserting to regulate them and get their hands around them. we want the regulation. as i stated before, i believe the biggest issues for electronic they being -- electronic vaping are the bigger items where consumers are filling the products with their own liquid nicotine's and ingredients and those types of items. we are looking for heavy regulation in that area. >> i want to thank you very much. jason cardiff, founder and cigirex from los angeles. have you ever gotten your child a gift and found that they were more interested in the actual packaging? i will tell you about a new charitable initiative that is based on that very concept. >> america's single-family homes represent the largest physical asset class in the world. are nowequity firms investors and hope to capitalize on historically low home prices in order to build america's first centralized rental hous