. >> i can't let new york city represent this, i represent the entire state of new york, why don'tt the kids in scenectity and syracuse and -- >> i do, i think we should get full day pre-k up and running in new york city and use it as a model for the rest of the state. we need to move forward and pay for it, a tax on the wealthy is a reliable way to do it, at this point it's the only plan that could be put on the table to achieve it. >> what are you going to do? you need the state to sign off? >> i believe the governor truly cares about this issue. i have a longstanding relationship with him. if the people believe in an idea, that's what carries the day, obviously this was a centerpiece of my campaign. we won with a very strong margin on this platform. you've seen incredible results in the public opinion poll that say people say pre-k is fundamentally necessary for our school systems to work better, for our kids to be able to be ready for the future. for parents who are stressed more than ever, absolutely crucial. >> but all the arguments, you persuaded me, i think we persuaded a l

blacks and latinos were stopped at a lower rate than they commit crime in new york city. but because it was used with such at a high rate as plai expd earlier, pushing new york cops to reel in the statistics, i wouldn't expect it happening in other cities. >> our communities are chiming in on how to improve the policy >> linda, what can we do to make it better, building between the communities of color and the nypd right now. >> our community organizing in new york city has set precedence nationally. it was after a meeting that erik holder had with mayor debassio that he announced that he would be adding religion and national origin to the federal guidance. i want to remind people that in the community safety act which is legislation passed in 2013, that was part of our legislation to add those categories. we are making national headlines, and we're changing national policies. >> i want to bring up something that you mentioned earlier since we're talking about the future. earlier you mentioned that this stop and frisk in your communities it does not have just an immediate

new york city is getting hit with the biggest snowfall of the season in the greater new york city area. don lemon is right in the middle of it all. don, new york is obviously a city of 8 million people. so there's a lot at stake when this much snow, this kind of snowstorm, reaches the metropolitan area. >> a lot of people affected by this, wolf. the issue is, you know, we've seen a lot of snowfall lately. a lot of ice. and then it gets piled up here and people can't really get to where they're going or it's very difficult. look at that. i mean, this is a mountain of ice and snow. and people getting around. where are you from again? this guy just walked by our live shot. where are you from? >> i'm from england. >> are you nuts? >> no, maddogs in england go out in the winter snow. >> good luck. take the snow back to england with you. you can see that guy is running around out here. some of the tourist who is are out and about, they're fine, but people are having to get to where they're going, they're working, they're commuting, it's a little bit tough. wolf, i want to show you this is wh

he tweeted, how dar new york city mayor's office and new york city schools throw us under the bus. i could never run new york city but i know when it is time to keep children home from school. the chancellor is being criticized for this comment. >> we never made the calls on snow days until the morning of. many, many people complained about that. if you had to leave your home to get to work, it was an imposition. it was all kinds of issues. then, we decided to try to do it the night before. because this storm was so unpredictable and what we heard last night is not what we saw this morning. coming down here, it has totally stopped snowing. it is absolutely a beautiful day out there right now. >> hours later, you cancel the town hall meeting in brooklyn because of, quote, implement weather. what are your thoughts on this? >> the forecast part. we were saying very heavy snow, morning rush-hour. the national weather service was saying it. everyone was screaming it. the national weather service was saying, don't be on the roads if you don't have to. thats wa the information de blasio wa

new york city mayor's office and new york city schools would close schools. rm. mayor de blasio is defending his call to keep the schools open saying new york city doesn't shut down when there is adversity. he also responded to roker's criticism. >> i respect al roker a lot, watched him on tv for many, many years. it's a different thing to run a city than to give the weather on tv. so i am comfortable with our decision-making and we just got off the phone with the national weather service. again, i respect all the meteorologists out there, but the one i respect the most is called the national weather service. and this did -- and they just affirmed to us on the call before we came out to you that this went faster and heavier than their projections last night. >> well, that response made roker even more outraged. he then tweeted how dare new york city mayor's office and new york city schools throw national weather service under the school bus. forecast was on time and on the money. mr. mayor, i could never run new york city, but i know when it's time to keep kid

i'm ashleigh banfield in new york city, beautiful new york city. -- >> ashleigh, we're going to takeou -- this is third street. this is the closest street to the capital. and third street is covered in snow. we just saw the first set of snowplows go by today. we haven't seen them in hours. so no wonder the federal government is closed, the roads are in terrible condition. also, dulles airport, all the runways are shutdown as is true national airport, reagan airport. the runways are open at baltimore-washington airport, however most of the flights are canceled. as we said the federal government is closed. the capital building, there are supposed to be hearings going on today. everything is basically on standstill today. the white house briefing has been canceled too. just take a look at how heavy this snow is. kind of dangerous. i'm sure that would hurt, but we do have a lot of people out here today. the reality is for as dangerous as the snowstorm is throughout the country, it can be a little bit fun here in washington, ashleigh. >> i don't know if you can see or hear me. i don't kno

it will move into philadelphia and new york city and finally up into new england overnight. at least another 3 to 5 inches for all of those big cities, on top of the slop that's there now, because for a while in the big cities, it either sleeted or it rained. it's going to refreeze, big cities down to about 25 degrees tonight. so black ice under the snow, so you can't see it before you fall on it. so, get home, stay there, and try not to go out. >> all right. thank you very much. >>> well, the storm has been barreling up the east coast. north carolina alone has more than 100,000 people that doesn't have power. charlotte, one of the hardest hit cities in the nation. david mattingly is there tonight with the latest. >> reporter: caught in a vicious cycle, a second day of heavy snow in north carolina keeps people at home again, while crews try to dig out and reopen roads. one aggravating lesson apparently learned, there was no repeat of wednesday night's gridlock that jammed many motorists in the cold in raleigh. north carolina governor pat mccrory using the national guard to ma

city. tisch's has worked closely with the past mayors to improve new york city's image. ped kick off the new york times square makeover. so far, his efforts seem to be working. new york had 54 million visitors in 2013. the regency sold out for super bowl weekend about a month before it even opened. it is not just about keeping hotels full. tisch says tourism is critical for the new york economy. >> it is about the jobs. it is about the ability for visitors to come and spend money so we can hire more new yorkers. if you look in new york, thousands of people are making a living in some aspect of travel and tourism. we want to bring in the international travelers. that is extremely important. they stay longer and spend more money here. >> since 1970, the regency has been home to the power breakfasts. business leaders and politicians convene every morning over coffee to get their day started. >> you look at the history of the power breakfast. it was started by my father. >> your father and your uncle. >> right. these were the times new york city were in very dark financial sh

by the time we are said and done 8 to 12 and i'm thinking 8 to 12 for new york city. rk get up to 6 to 8 inches by 10:00 a.m. this morning and only an inch or two right now. another batch will come later. the bull's-eye around hartford to huge travel impact. a lot of people driven in the new york city area the last couple of storms but you haven't driven in what you're about to. it's going to snow a lot harder. the airports probably closed in new york and philadelphia as we go throughout the morning. >>> coming up on the top of the hour on "morning joe" the debt ceiling may be over but the republican compromise may have ignited another firestorm and why ted cruz is calling out the minority. >>> come back as we hover over the water cooler. great stuff coming up. [announcer] word is getting out. purina dog chow light & healthy is a deliciously tender and crunchy kibble blend. with 20% fewer calories than purina dog chow. isn't it time you discovered the lighter side of dog chow. purina dog chow light & healthy. like a ramen noodle- every-night budget. she thought allstat

transportation and has written a link about this phenomenon as well as its potential dangers in his new book smart city big data civic akers' and the quest for a new utopia and he joins us from our new york studios anthony walker. hi tom great to be here thanks for joining us let's start with you what what gets somebody so interested in animated about urban planning issues that they dig in and write a brilliant book like this. well i was recently graduated student from rutgers university back in one thousand nine hundred four and i had my degree in urban studies but my first job out of college actually was in the telecommunications industry i worked eighteen t. in south plainfield new jersey at the headquarters of there just launched an internet service called world net and i got to see the internet basically spinning up first hand and sometimes i would work the overnight tech support shift and a friend of mine down the hall would bring me into the control room and they had this big map almost like the map from the movie war games or you know what you might imagine a nasa mission control kind of scene

the one hundred percent long term answer either that has a lot of you know it's hard to live in new york city in many ways so i don't come at this from a zero zero everyone must live how i live in new york city and live in an apartment i mean i don't think that's the answer from for probably for most people but i do think there's something wrong with the way we sort of a covert expanded and and people are really starting to to move and corporate america is starting to move in every every moving part that response to something like this is on the move because everything moves in cycles it's remarkably gallagher thanks so much for big and for right ankle. back to sears and other conversations and great minds go to our website at conversations with great minds. does the media lead us so we lead the media. by the scene pushes you to in the hallway your party has a goal. questions that no one is asking with the guests that you deserve answers from it's all on politics only on our t.v. . play. play. play. play play play. play the lead . roles in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want. t

and new york city mayor announces the forecast is not a concern and schools could stay open. here is al robinger's forecast. >> heading into new york, new jersey into parts of new england we're talking from 6 to 9 inches 3 to 6 inches as well. >> despite warnings new york city mayor chose to keep schools open anyway. a decision left parents, students and teachers outraged we had the governor declaring a state of emergency telling foam stay off the roads and the mayor telling you to go to school. mayor defended his decision blaming the national weather service. >> we knew based on reports of the national weather service we could have as little as three inches of snow on the ground by the time kids walked into the door of the schools and could have more. we could have 4 or 5, or more. it was a grave situation >> assume the best. that is the best. assume the worst will not happen. don't plan accordingly. that did not sit too well with al robinger who began an eyesy mayor with the mayor over twitter. we're live in new york city now in what was snow, now, it's freezing rain outside

why does new york city have school? s, new york city public schools should have been closed however, no one is forcing parents to send their kids to school. cops won't track you down. and take a look at this, this is peedmont dupont circle. under a few inches of snow, empty streets as people enjoy eggnog at home, i presume. and what you are shown earlier. >> skiers out there, innovative ways to get around, and this is in blacks burg virginia. rachel writes casualty skiing down the streets. and tony, look at this. >> what is that? >> this is a time lapse video from brian. he is in norton, virginia, they got about seven-inches of snow there, and they are going to get more later, and it looks more than that, though, but perhaps it is the wind there, and also you have this facebook page that was started in charlotte for people to get help, megan writes my huhs and two-year-old daughter are stuck at charlotte airport, he is concerned about running out of diapers, food, etc. and you also have people having some sympathy for th

i was fascinated by cities and the idea that technology was going to become almost the new railroads you know fiber optic lines connecting cities to something that i really wanted to learn about and i basically spent the next twenty years studying and you've certainly done well. in your book is both. optimistic and cautionary and i'd like to explore both of those threads first of all of the optimistic are you talk about the air of new smart cities there are. some that the wall for example the plan it valley and towards your goal the cons of techno city and kenya it's on go in south korea there's some actual people are actually creating or at least trying to create really genuinely smart cities low carbon footprint all these kind of tell me about those what are what is a smart city. well you know smart city at the most basic level is a city where new digital technologies are being used to address these timeless her problems like traffic crime waste disposal in urban planning the term smart often gets bandied about to describe a whole bunch of progressive policies like bike lanes or gro

new york city's controversial tactic and why the new mayor is putting a halt to the fight against stop and frisk. >> it can be stig mattizing. you are viewed as a criminal because of how you are and the way you look >> a terror alert ahead of the sochi olympics. airlines on the look out for toothpaste - a possible bomb-making ingredient. >> there is more to it. we return to a story about a haitian teacher and an extraordinary generous gift from an "america tonight" viewer. >> good evening, i'm joie chen. many american cities face the same challenge - finding and stopping the biggest threats to innocent citizens, especially the ones that may be hiding among them. many police departments around the country look to the controversial, but until now codified in policy tactic used by new york city pd called stop and frisk. it was a tactic aimed at making the streets safer, but unfairly they've abusively targeted people of colour. the practice hit home close to home for the brand new mayor, who promised to take action. our indepth look at crime and punishment. sara hoy finds he's taken the fi

city's cleanup efforts. it was his decision to keep new york city public schools open. adline reads, "parents enraged as schools stay open during dangerous blizzard." the head of the teachers union wrote, "having students, parent, and staff traveling in these conditions was unwarranted." and new york city assembly woman said expecting children to travel through heavy snow, sleet, and ice at the same time the city is urging residents to stay off the road is nonsensical. so why would the new mayor court such vitriol? there are a couple reasons. >> there are huge numbers of parents for whom the consistency of the school schedule is absolutely necessary. they are going to work. they have no choice if they can't get their kid to school, they don't have another option. there are a huge number of option for whom their kid getting to school also means their child will have a good meal. and in some cases two meals. and so the fact is it's a very big deal to a lot of parents. >> for many children in new york city, something as basic as a hot meal in the winter is not guaranteed. n

city has declined. the hispanic or puerto rican population of new york city has declined. about having affordable housing so people whoever they are can live in new york city. and it's not just new york. d.c. used to be called chocolate city. chicago, they knocked down the cabrini green projects and now black people are stuck on the projects outside of chicago. >> sorry. isn't this something that has happened to in every generation to all sorts of different groups? little italy in new york has gotten smaller as parts of chinatown have grown and other neighborhoods have grown. one an area that used to be predominantly jewish then changes over to another ethnic group. you don't see this as something -- you think it's escalating? >> here's the difference, anderson. because those, they were moving up. when you had the ghettos in the lower east side, they wanted to move to long island. we're talking about historically black neighbors, harlem, bedford styvesant. it's not like -- it's totally different i think. >> there was an opinion piece in the times recently written by a man

our last city attorney a deny their shuffling things around like they do every year or so, so our new city attorney been francesco can i don't see here today but hopefully, she'll attend in the near future so you'll welcome her. we use the city attorney has sparely as possible but she has experience with the board of appeals so that's important. i think she'll be a great asset she worked with us on the america's cup appeal the hearing on late night transportation i brought up previously that was called by supervisor wiener. i have a file number now if you want it was just the request for hearing. it will be at land use on march 24th to until that agenda is finally published it can be changed and it's for the mta and bart and ac transit and all the transportation network company from the taxi industry. i know we had spoken about having a hearing here and implicit that's at your pleasure but i'll ask the commission to wait until that hearing is done to see what issues come up at this point, because i've asked supervisor wiener's office to be at the beginning the discussion so i hope to conti

i want to show you the scene at new york city. people were really going through obstacle courses and mountains of snow and slush. it's supposed to get worse and then there is another system coming through. this particular time though, more than 100 million people will be impacted by the catastrophic winter storm by the time it's over. we will take you through all of it. sit where you are if you are at home today or at work. we are going to get you up to date on everything. this storm crippled the entire southeast. it's pushing up the eastern seaboard and dumping a foot and a half of snow. new york city being blanketed by near blizzard conditions. >> you don't need to be in your car, don't use your car. many people heard many times, i asked you to keep telling people in the city how urgent it is to stay out of their cars. for their own safety and also to facilitate the ongoing clean up work of the sanitation department. >> that was the mayor of new york city's bill deblazio. more than 777,000 businesses. more than 6,000 flights can

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by 6:00 a.m., it's moving out of new york city, but then it lifts northward towards boston and new york city. with parts of maine seeing up to 6 inches as well. and then it comes through on saturday morning clipping new york city on saturday night. it should be a much lighter storm, though, as it moves into new england on saturday night, sunday morning. they're hoping for an early spring around here, brian, but i hear that's where you are in sochi. it's there with 60 degrees temperatures. >> and there you go talking about our next storm, meteorologist janice huff, thank you. >>> and if you're among the millions of people who have been in the path of this huge storm or any of the others, you may be seeing its big economic impact firsthand. our friends over at cnbc have their own term for it. frozenomics. nbc's katy tur is in ridgewood, new jersey, with more on that. katy, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. 12 inches, that's what they have had. bergen county has run out of salt. in fact they had to mix it with gravel just to spread it for this storm. $750,000 worth of salt fo

the one hundred percent long term answer either that has a lot of you know it's hard to live in new york city in many ways so i don't come at this from a oh every one must live how i live in new york city and live in an apartment i mean i don't think that's the answer for probably for most people but i do think there's something wrong with the way we thought of it over expanded and and and people are are really starting to to move and and corporate america is starting to move in every every moving part that response to something like this it's on the circuit anything moves in cycles it's remarkable e. gallagher thanks so much for being with us tonight and for running back to see news and other conversations and great minds go to our website had conversations with great minds. wealthy british style. sometimes. markets why not. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike stronger for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune in to conjure reports on our. i marinate join me on. that impartial and financial reporting commentary interview and much much. onl

two to four inches towards new york city. notice towards boston in through portland, maine, as much as eight inches of snow. this is a good little system making its wye through. it's not the only one. let's talk about timing. new york city, 10:00 a.m. or so the system will start to exit. hanging out in boston by noon, you'll see the snow exiting by evening through new england. by tomorrow morning, another system is out there. hey, look at the difference. we're talking rain this time. it could melt the snow that's starting to fall. it also means flooding concerns a as that works through. look at temperatures going way up. rain is going to feel so much better. when you have a clash of warm air and cold air, by the end of the week, we're going to be talking about the threat of severe weather. a lot going on, each system completely different from the one before. for now, here comes the snow. >> some haven't started to begin digging out their cars from the snow banks, they'll be glad rain is on the way. >> and piles of garbage beca

what he fails to recognize about new york city is new york city has been a city constantly re-energized by immigrants coming in, and their income is less and they work their way up. but probably the most unbiased of all polls, 60% of people surveyed believe the nation's economic system unfairly favors the wealthy. >> and they say the government should not get involved in this. that's the reality, the second part. andrea, people don't want to counter this equality argument because it seems like you're favoring the rich over the poor. >> because they do it under the guise of fairness, right? so if it was a third world country where there's only a handful of rich people and everybody else was impoverished, okay, that makes sense. that's not the case in the united states or new york city. 10 million people live in new york who make over $10 million a year. that's nothing. if many of these people leave in droves, you have major economic problems. who pays for the firefighters, the schools? he said, de blasio promises pre-k, so governor cuomo said i'll give you the money for it, and bill de b

you're looking live outside our building in new york city where there is a break in the snow right now. >> don't you just hate that? we've had enough. from the mid atlantic to new england, you could expect, sorry about this, several inches of snow today. but blizzard conditions are possible along coastal massachusetts all the way north to maine. those folks have to be careful. >> have to be careful. we are glad

here is a picture from just outside of new york city where they're just starting to dig out. and now it is raining. fox news rick reichmuth. >> megyn, you see this exploding across the south and overnight, all the pink bringing the really incredible breaking ice across parts of georgia and north carolina and then across the eastern seaboard. it turned into rain at one point today and that stopped snow from growing too much in places like philadelphia and new york, but not before philadelphia got almost ten inches of snow. putting them at their fifth snowiest season they have had on record. and i think we'll get a little more snow tonight. there is another snowstorm coming on monday. a smaller storm, but i think we'll see the snowfall totals go up. tonight's temperatures just below the freezing mark. so there is a lot of slush out there. that won't freeze things solid for the morning commute but it certainly will not help. there will be slick roads in the morning. that is also because you see the colder air filtering out here. snow in philadelphia, rain in philadelphia. we'll s

he was born and raised in the financial capital of the u.s., new york city but chose to open his company in san francisco. he founded the company with $8 million, and by the time he stepped down he turned the initial investment into $30 billion, making it the fourth-largest hedge fund in the world. his fortune is an estimated two point $6 million. not content with the golf course steyer reinvented himself as an activist. >> each week we take a look at the keystone pipeline or postal. >> he believes the ling the pipeline will escalate canadian oil. >> the question here was is this a chance to change our trajectory? is this the way to change the policy of energy? >> we caught up with his town in arkansas where he was looking at the oil spill. here is some just off the top of the water. it's sticky. it's extremely sticky. it smells awful. >> in march, 2013, a shallow underground pipeline owned by exxon runs down the residential street as you see in this video. >> the smell is unbelievable. look, there is oil. >> the oil flowed down the street through a drainage ditch. the crews had come fro

timing with the storm system is as we head into later this morning places like new york city will be snow. the snow will continue into portions of southern new england as well. including the city of boston. that is going to continue out here as we head into the early afternoon hours. most areas should see it winding down. as we head out this morning it could be tough. winter storm warnings in effect in kentucky, jersey and new york city area. accumulations forecast to be 5-8 inches. advisory across parts of the midwest and central plains because we have another storm that might be producing more areas of snow out there. that will be the next one to watch. i want to show you this animation. cold air dipping town yet again. >> punxsutawney was right. >>> hollywood mourning the death of phillip seymour hoffman. >> the bellhop told me i had a phone call and it was my sister calling to say my mother died. >> the oscar winner found dead in his new york city apartment. an apparent drug overdose. they found bags of heroin by his side. many celebrities reacting to the news. robert den narrow s

new york city with 4 inches. speaking of ice, philadelphia, we saw the pictures of all the power outages and trees down. a third of an inch of ice coating on the trees and branches and power lines. temperatures will stay cold over the next several days. so all that became slush today will become ice tonight. black ice will be a problem. roads that haven't been treated and sidewalks. this is through saturday. the temperatures remain pretty cold. even though the sun will be out over the weekend. then there's that weekend storm we're talking about. it'll start to develop over in the southwest between thursday and friday. as energy moves in off the pacific coast. they'll be getting snow here across the rockies up towards denver. then that energy moves into the central plains and the midwest. snow will begin in st. louis and chicago on saturday morning. and then it will start to move eastward. now, you've probably heard talk about a big storm with three feet of snow in the northeast. there will be a coastal low formin