drink, drink, drink and we're gonna have a great city landmark and drink, drink and let the toasts start. we're gonna have a new city landmark. let every city make it and we've got lots of heart. >> next speaker. >> how you doing, my name is clyde, speaking on behalf of the family sam jordan's bar, 4004 third street. this has been a long effort, everybody has been involved in this. we really appreciate what you guys are doing and the efforts being brought forth for this institution because so many people have come through that door. recently i found out legendary mayor jordan used to come and tend bar, move all the bartenders out, it was such a social gathering place, any and everybody was welcome. today we still make those efforts, feeding the homeless, picking up cards within the community, everybody is welcome there. everybody. we turn away nobody. if you come there you'll see we never turn away anybody. we really just pushing forward and hopefully this thing will come through and we can make the land mark status. i know sam jordan would be very proud, i mean just smiling in his grave to this day to know thi

one is a child sheek conviktd of plotting to blow up new york city landmark autos 12 hostages have beenilled since the start of the effort yesterday. 100 others were freed. the fate of three dozen others is unknown at this hour. >> it's official. the flu is here. the cdc weekly flu activity map shows california in yellow meaning the flu is taking hold right now. states shaded red have the highest activity. green states, lower levels. how the bay area is responding. >> teresa is usually punk twal when it comes to getting the flu vaccine. >> this year, i've been busy and decided when i saw your talk, i said i need to go in to get the flu shot. this is one illness we can do. we better have our health. >> recipients are 60% less likely to have to the doctor for influenza. this year's flu season is earlier than normal and the dominant strain tends to make people more sick. doctors are reminding patients who are parents not to forget about themselves. the 8-year-old roman nathan's parents brought him, his brother, and sister so the victim faem could get vaccinated. >> they poke a needle on yo

one of them the so-called blind sheikh convict haved of plotting to blow up landmarks here in new york city. investigators say he also has ties to the first world trade center bombing of 1993. "the fox report's" chief meteorologist jonathan hunt tonight live on the story in our new york newsroom. jonathan, the militants are giving more details on the hostage they claim to hold. what's happening? >> yeah. bill, through the this standoff. the militants have been communicating through an african news agency called ani. and tonight they told that agency that they still hold at that gas facility a total of 7 hostage. the nationality breakdown is this. three belgians. three americans. one japanese citizen and one from britain. meantime the standoff continues. -- holding those hostage they say they still have. >> what about this offer to swap hostage for prisoners? >> this came from the leader of this group. he is not, we believe, actually at that gas facility. his name is mac tar bell mock tar. he is the one eyed algerian terrorist. he wants to get out of prison here. two terrorists who are being

new yorkers saying goodbye to the beloved boardwalk go. demolition begin today after the hundred year old structure suffered major damage from super storm sandy. the boardwalk has been the city's most recognizable landmark jamie: some volunteers are launching new effort to help victims of sandy. they are trying to save thousands of treasured photos that were damaged during the storm. anna is live with a heartwarming story. >> reporter: each week, album restoration efforts sets a collection center to bring damaged pictures and digital artists are keeping memories alive. >> we can replace our homes and jobs and clothes but one of the things we can't replace is photographs. >> they have recruited volunteers as far away as israel and ukraine. they are using new technology to remove mud stains and watermarks to restore the photos even reconstructing missing parts. >> the process of fixing something for me fulfilling and satisfying. you look at the above and after, it's a great feeling to see something restored. >> reporter: this couple here rode out the storm in their house in oceanside. their basement completely flooded saturating. >> everything the moment i saw this white album and i closed my eyes, don't

. >> thousands of people gathered on new york's long island today in a ceremony saying good-bye to a local landmark hit hard by super storm sandy. the cityan the process of tearing down it's boardwalk. an attraction that stood for nearly 100 years and provided generations worth of memories. >> very, very sad day. you know, as a child we played underneath it, as a teenager you gathered with your friends and as an adult you went here for peace. >> we know that today is the beginning of the real big comeback. and today is the day that we say good-bye to an old friend and we get ready to rebuild stronger, smarter and safer. >> as you know long beach wasn't the only area hit hard by souper storm sandy. the damage stretching from new jersey to new york to connecticut. the storm claiming lives, wiping out homes and ruining count less personal and treasured possessions, including family photographs. but now one group helping some of the victims restore precious memories. anna joins us to explain. anna, it sounds like this group is trying to help replace something that you think would be irreplaceable. >> each week care or res store rags efforts

one city is working to reconstruct a historic landmark, this time though they want to make it stronger. >> and abc2 is working for you with the very latest on this ongoing flu outbreak. we have new information this morning. what you need to know to keep yourself and your family safe from getting sick. >> news time right now eight minutes after 5:00 and as we head to break, everybody is getting into the spirit of the ravens heading out west. take a look at downtown baltimore. city hall is glowing purple. first it was the stencil and now they are lighting up the town purple. we'll be right back. what can we do with a brand new year, and a room that needs refreshing? we can work with a new collection of carpet that proves durable can be softer than ever. we can get for less and spread that softness even further. turns out, we can do even more than we thought we could. because this is the year of doing. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. roll out the new year with free whole home basic carpet installation on three rooms or more. we perfected the pastrami sandwich -- [ male announcer ] now at your neighborhood subway: the big hot pastrami melt. filled with h

. ♪ >>> in a city known for iconic building, grand central terminal is a jewel in new york's crown. the ornate landmarkus from the terminal's main floor. bill, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, charlie, gayle, norah. it's morning rush hour at grand central. this magnificent space is filled with people on the move, and it has been just about every day for the last 100 years. a couple of generations ago, this building almost fell to the wrecker's ball but it survived and is now in better shape than ever as it celebrates its centennial. you are welcome here, welcome to new york, welcome to the gateway to new york city. >> reporter: for 100 years grand central terminal has been the hub and heart of new york city. it's one of the largest and busiest spaces in new york. >> they're confusing out there with all the trains. >> we've got a whole bunch of trains. >> it's very big. it was one of the biggest interior spaces in new york. it's one of the large esst raild terminals in new york. >> reporter: he says the terminal not only transformed the city. >> what it did was really bring midtown manhattan to

city, utah. this week marks the 40th anniversary of roe v wade, the landmark supreme court ruling that established the right to abortion. a new poll coinciding with the anniversary shows a record 70% of americans oppose overturning roe v. wade. for the first time on record, a majority believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases. despite the apparent shift in public opinion, abortion rights remain under siege. last year saw u.s. states enact the second highest number of anti-choice restrictions in history. recent restrictions include a wave of state bans on abortion in later stages of pregnancy. here at the sundance film festival, a remarkable new film follows the only four doctors left in the u.s. to openly provide abortions in the third trimester. the film is called, "after tiller" after dr. george tiller, a man who performed the third trimester abortions despite constant threats and attacks from anti-abortion extremists. tiller's clinic was firebombed in 1985. eight years later, he survived an assassination attempt. then on may 31, 2009, dr. george tiller was gunned down by scott roeder while attending church in w

city using special guards to keep gulls away from the garbage. >>> and it's one of the most popular hikes in the bay area. amazing new photos of an iconic landmark crumbling in a matter of seconds. [ traffic passing ] ♪ [ music box: lullaby ] [ man on tv, indistinct ] ♪ [ lullaby continues ] [ baby coos ] [ man announcing ] millions are still exposed to the dangers... of secondhand smoke... and some of them can't do anything about it. ♪ [ continues ] [ gasping ] when the seagull problem at the san francisco dump got to be too much, recology called in sky and ground patrols. c-b-s 5 reporter spent the day >>> call them reinforcements. when the seagull problem at the san francisco dump got to be too much, recology called in ground and air patrols. cbs 5 reporter patrick sedillo spent the day with these unusual guards. >> reporter: for san franciscans, this is a familiar sight. seagulls hovering waiting to swoop in for ballpark leftovers. but the bigger problems are at the dump. >> we do bird control here for recology and our mission is to keep the seagulls from coming into the buildings and from interfering with the operators of the equipment. >>

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