that we were at the new york state museum with our campers and we're here to see just the exhibits of new york state natural history animals of the past and future indian. records and things the museum normally closes at five every night that we're able to be here tonight because volunteers from the museum have come back late at night open the doors for us a lot of scrimmage and. that one single digit but. yeah. i live in queens new york. and i don't come every year but i started coming here when i was two years old so i basically grew up here i've been coming with my older brother chris but my older brother having experience just it's hard you know he doesn't really go outside during the day it's hard to i can go out with people during the nighttime because either people have school or work so well you know he's either inside all the time or you know they just pull for walks so when he comes here just he's able to do whatever he wants to do you know he has something to do he's occupied you know he has friends. on the next hour right here. you know we didn't. like get. to move back. t

time in five years that new york has funded these in the shutdown for the last time this happened in january it cost new york state $55,000 per day. the smithsonian institute 90 museumsgoing to be open through the first of the year with the exception of christmas day. smithsonian is using funds from last year to keep operations running for the huge holiday crowds. if your plans include going to a parker museum over the next several days, your best bet is to check the website and make sure they will stay open and keep in mind certain facilities like restrooms and shops might be closed. arthel: a good point. thank you. mike: network, the partial government shutdown will not impact military operations that many of us look forward to every christmas. norad will be santa tracking on christmas eve. military personnel that helped operate the program are supported by about 1500 volunteers and they will continue the christmas eve tradition despite the gridlock in washington. no ba humbug there. santa tracking was on. arthel: that's a good thing because i am waiting for santa. what is he bringing you? mike: hopefully not a lump of coal. maybe a deal on the government, i don't

new york state. last time the state-funded the sites during the january 2018 shutdown, it cost $65,000 per day. if your plans include going to a parker museumhe next several days your best bet is check the website, make sure they will be open and keep in mind certain facilities like restrooms and shops might be closed. mike: thanks very much. that does it for us. we will be back here at 4:00 eastern for more news. arthel: right now the journal editorial report is up next after a quick break, stay tuned. managing my type 2 diabetes wasn't my top priority. until i held her. i found my tresiba® reason. now i'm doing more to lower my a1c. once daily tresiba® controls blood sugar for 24 hours for powerful a1c reduction. tresiba® is a long-acting insulin used to control high blood sugar in adults with diabetes. don't use tresiba® to treat diabetic ketoacidosis, during episodes of low blood sugar, or if you are allergic to any of its ingredients. don't share needles or insulin pens. don't reuse needles. the most common side effect is low blood sugar, which may cause dizziness, sweating, confusion, and headache. check your blood sugar. low blood su

but some parks and museums are finding the money to stay open. new york state is ponying up the cash to keep ellis island and the statue of liberty open. it is the third time in five years new york has funded the attractions during a shutdown. the last time this happened in january it cost new york about $65,000 a day. smithsonian institute's 19 museums in new york and d.c. will also stay open. they are running on funds from last year. and in case you were concerned, one 63-year-old tradition will continue regardless of the partial shutdown. norad will still be tracking santa's sleigh ride using satellites radar and jet fighters and of course special santa cameras to track him as he makes his way around the world. the department of defense runs norad is not subject to the partial shutdown but the santa tracker program is mostly run by volunteers, anyway. jon? jon: that's important. >> it is. jon: thank you. >>> meantime, more changes to the u.s. national security team. fox news learning special u.s. envoy for the antiisis coalition brett mcgurk is resigning. he

there will also be a family- friendly event that same day at the state railroad museum in sacramento. >>> new this morning, new yorkcnn reopen during the night. they were shut down by a bomb threat. the police evacuated the area after a man called the cable network last night and said pipe bombs were placed throughout the time warner building. police and security guards swept in, checked the building, and the live show that was being telecast at the time went off air. the cnn went to a taped program for about half an hour before the all clear was given. the network euro was also evacuated back in october as you remember. there was a package with an explosive device down. >>> we have some shocking the video to share with you from l.a. it shows a homeless man pushing a pedestrian in oncoming traffic. for we show it to you we will warn that some people might find the video hard to watch. having been -- that having beset on the left had -- left side of your screen you can see i man standing up and pushing a man into the past the cement part of a truck in the street. we possibly out there for certain reasons. the victim