this is kelly's father, ray kelly. he is new york's top cop. the nypd's police commissioner. sunny hostin is on the case. what we've read and all the new york papers, this young woman says she met greg kelly in manhattan on the street last october, went for drinks, went to her offers and that's where she says he raped her. she told police her boyfriend got angry when he found out about it. he confronted the commissioner. how are they investigating this since kelly is the son of ray kelly? >> well, it's actually the new york county district attorney's office, better known as the manhattan d.a.'s office now conducting the investigation. that is somewhat unusual in the sense you usually have the new york city police department investigate a case, and then have that case sort of gift

kelly whose father is new york police commissioner ray kelly has not been charged. a woman reported the alleged sex assault three months after the alleged incident. that can make prosecution tough. >> in most cases it's a head said-she said. when you combine that with a late reporting you don't have

jonathan, the commissioner, ray kelly, he's going to be answering reporter questions any minute from y questions about his son, greg kelly? >> his spokesman has said not to take any questions on this investigation because the police department has stepped aside, rekuzed itself. everything is being handled by the manhattan d.a.'s office. we expect they'll ask emotionally how he's holding up with his son, a well-known anchor man here in new york, front and center in the news for other reasons. because the woman stepped forward claiming he raped her three months ago and she went to the police just in the last week to raise that allegation and now, they're looking into it. there are a lot of questions and right now, investigators have told us not much corroboration to the story, to suggest or show a forcible attack, but the investigation is continuing. no one is denying that was an encounter the two met, went back to a room in a law office for this alleged encounter, but what happened up there right now is a he said she said matter and investigators are trying to get to the fact facts as

. >>> ray kelly's son is getting a lot of attention today.k city tv news ank sir being accused of rape, but is there enough evidence to press charges? susan kand yacht hey a look at the investigation. >> you see the stories again. you know what i mean? they're out there. it will never go away. >> local morning tv newsman greg kelly twhaen familiar anchor desk landing in the headlines himself after a woman accused him of date rape. kill, whose father is new york commissioner ray kelly, has not been charged pap woman walked into a police station this week to report the alleged sex assault. tleep mon three months after the incident. that legal experts say can make prosecution tough. >> it's a he said/she said. combine that with a late reporting you don't have photographs ever injuries. you don't have a rape kit. you have no corroborating evidence. >> reporter: cnn learned the woman allegedly told authorities she was star struck when she met kelly by chance and the two exchanged flirty text messages before getting together for drinks at a popular

let's play a little bit of how it's playing out on new york television. >> commissioner ray kelly makingis first public appearance today since his son was accused of raping a woman. the district attorney's office is investigating the case. and no charges have been filed. >> okay. i could not hear that in my ear. i hope the audience could hear it. essentially because this guy is an anchor in new york and because he's the police commissioner's son, there's already been three stories about this in "the new york times." again no charges have been filed. does that make you uneasy? >> it makes me uneasy. i feel that this is such a difficult area because so often historically women have been afraid to come forward. they have been afraid to press charges. because they won't be believed. because they will be besmirched. that's over here. and then there's the specifics of this cases which are the old rule in journalism used to be, you don't do a story unless charges have been filed in this instance. and then "the new york post," now we're going to get into a battle of "the new york post" defending

. >> reporter: at police headquarters, commissioner ray kelly, show off some of the technology being used to safeguard revelers. when will you booth a sigh of are leaf? >> probably about 8:00 sunday morning. >> reporter: security hoar is incredibly tight. roads are blocked off, spectators and their bags are being searched while the rest of the world watches this on television. but let me tell you, it's pretty cool to be here,. >> mitchell: seth doane hanging out with lady gaga in times square. happy new year, my friend. a big raise for low-paid workers in one of america's most expensive cities. >> mitchell: minimum wage workers in nine states will get pay raises. at 5.15 an hour, georgia and wyoming have the lowest minimum wage. but of as john blackstone tells us, san francisco is topping them all. >> reporter: low-paid workers in san francisco were already getting the highest minimum wage in the country, but for those at the bottom of the pay scale, the boost to $10.24 an hour breaks a barrier. is that a ridiculous sum for a minimum wage? >> no, because the cost of living is very di

kelly whose father is new york police commissioner ray kelly has not been charged. woman reported the alleged sex assault three months after the alleged incident. that can make prosecution tough. >> in most cases it's a head said-she said. when you combine that with a late reporting you don't have photographs of injuries. you don't have a rape kit. you have no corroborating evidence. >> reporter: the woman told authorities she was star struck when she met kelly by chance and they exchanged text messages before getting together for drinks. she invited him to her law office and the two had sex. she was woozy and unwilling. >> knowing there was alcohol involved doesn't qualify to make you physically helpless. the police and the prosecutors will be looking at all of the circumstances. >> reporter: the allegation may be further harmed by her account to authorities that she and kelly left together and later exchanged nonconfrontational messages. former sex crimes prosecutor says that alleged contact may make it difficult to prove rape. >> she continued to communicate with

as i mentioned, greg is the son of new york new york city'se commissioner ray kelly. n's district attorney's office reports it's taken over the investigation to avoid a possible conflict of interest. greg kelly's attorney tells fox news and i quote: mr. kelly strenuously denies any wrongdoing of any kind and is fully cooperating with the district attorney's investigation. we know that the district attorney's investigation will prove mr. kelly's innocence. the father of the american girl rescued from somali kidnappers describes what it was like to finally talk to his daughter. his words coming up. plus, the raid could give us a better idea of how the united states military plans to change its strategy in the face of major budget cuts. details ahead. and who sent 35 pounds of cocaine to the united nations? was that you? i wouldn't do that. pay the check? no, i wouldn't use that single miles credit card. hey, aren't you... shhh. i'm researchg a role. today's special... the capital one venture card. you earn double miles on every purchase. impressive. chalk is a lost mediu

today, police commissioner ray kelly is likely to face questions publicly for the first time about anof rape against his son. earlier this week, a woman accused greg kelly of sexually assaulting her and getting her pregnant. kelly is an anchor on fox's "good day new york" in new york city. kelly denies any wrongdoing and has not been charged with any crime. the police commissioner who has led the city's police department for a decade is expected to speak to the press after a promotion ceremony later this -- later today. >>> the secret service is investigating an arizona police officer because of a photo the officer posted on facebook. the picture showed seven men, some of them armed, holding up an obama t-shirt riddled with bullet holes. officials in the peoria, arizona, police department also investigating the photo. one of the suspects was identified as a high school student. the secret service says individuals have a right to free speech, but they're still looking into the photo. >>> arizona governor jan brewer has released the letter she gave to president obama earlier this week.

his dad, ray kelly is in charge of nearly 40,000 cops. including the detectives at the 13th precinct who yesterday, i accused his son, greg kelly, a local fox anchor man, of raping her. the case has been turned over to investigators that work for the new york district attorney's office. >> sounds like they did the right thing. they went to the district attorney's office and had the d.a.'s investigators look at the case. >> reporter: the come told police she met the anchorman at a manhattan party in october. she took him to her law office where she claims she was assaulted. why did she continue to speak and text with him on the phone? before the alleged attack was reported, her boyfriend became outraged and talked to the police commissioner at an event. >> it will be a he said, she said situation. it's extremely important for the police to do a very tight timeline around both the commissioner's son and the alleged victim. >> reporter: the 43-year-old cohost of fox tv's "good day new york" tells abc news through his attorney kelly strenuousl

his dad, ray kelly, is in charge of nearly 40,000 cops, including the detectives at the 13th precinct. who yesterday heard from a woman who accuses his son, greg kelly, a local fox anchorman, once named most eligible news man in the country of raping her. the case has been turned over to investigators that work for the new york district attorney's office. >> sounds like they did the right thing. they went to the district attorney's office and had the d.a.'s investigators look at the case. instead of nypd. >> reporter: the woman identified only as working in a new york attorney's office told police she met the anchorman at a manhattan party in october. she took him to her law office where she claims she was assaulted. there are yeses to be answered by it took so long to report. and why she continued to speak and text with him on the phone? before the alleged attack was reported, her boyfriend became outraged and talked to the police commissioner at an event. chief kelly trying to avoid the scene, asked him to write a letter. >> it will be a he said, she said situation. it's extremely i

greg kelly, son of new york police commissioner ray kelly, accused of rape, was not on the air. while there was no direct information, the program did cover the story. seven minutes into the newscast. >> a woman came forward to nypd detectives tuesday, and claimed that kelly attacked her on october 8th. >> reporter: kelly, a war veteran and former fox news channel white house correspondent, has made no comment or appearances. since the allegation became public. the attorney denies any wrongdoing and is confident that the investigation will prove mr. kelly's innocence. his accuser is around 30 years old, a paralegal who works at a law firm where she is well regarded. but while it's too early to draw conclusion, multiple sources say, there are significant questions about some portions of the accuser's story. multiple sources have told abc news that there were a series of text messages between the woman and greg kelly after the alleged incident. prosecutors are attempting to determine whether anything said in those text message, incriminates or vindicates kelly. abc news told inves

. >> reporter: and the son of nypd commissioner ray kelly. now greg kelly is off the air, dealing with what could be the toughest story of his life -- a rape allegation. kelly denies the charges. we know the district attorney's investigation will prove mr. kelly's innocence, his lawyer says. >> a nightmare scenario. >> reporter: this week the woman went to the 13th precinct to file her rape claim against kelly. she claims in october she met him on the street and they went out drinking at a downtown bar. she said kelly went back to her empty law offices and it was there, she claims, the sex assault occurred. sources close to the investigation say there are text messages after that night between the woman and kelly. legal experts say that could raise questions about credibility. >> there was communication after the fact. she apparently, according to her own words, blacked out, so she really doesn't know what happened that night. i can't imagine the d.a. wanting or being able to do anything with this case. >> reporter: the new york d.a. is headi

and if you talk to ray kelly, he'll say there have been numerous other attempts to harm america sincenot disagree that afghanistan was clearly more justifiable. my main argument in the book is we shouldn't have gone into afghanistan and the policy pursuing there doesn't prevent terror safe havens. bl bl osama bin laden was not even in afghanistan. he was in pakistan. >> he wasn't sitting around watching television. >> the underwear bomber. should we send nato to greenwich or darian? i'm not making the argument we should not vigorously pursue people trying to get us. i'm saying the strategy we are pursuing now by having 23-year-olds running around doing -- look. my younger brother is a bronze star medal winner infantry platoon leader. some of my closest friends are soldiers. so i talk to them and this is not just my own observations. i won't out my brother telling me this stuff but folks tell me this stuff and they say, you know, we know we're not actually making a difference or making -- >> i agree with you. >> wasn't that strategy laid on day one of the invasion of afghanistan? when

kelly@foxnews.com. new controversy for the tsa over a major safety scare that one u.s. airport. agents find what looks like two pipe bombs during an x-raybout it's what they did or did not do with those objects that has many people concerned. rick? >> this story sounds worse than it might be. agents followed protocol. but when there is a shift change it turns out the term crew should let the late crew know about the suspicious pipes in the bin. a man's bag goes through the x-ray machine but tsa agents spot these. what appear to be springs inside, so a supervisor is called to questions the passenger who says these are for homeopathic medicine. they are set aside in a screening area with the other con cities skated stuff and sit there until 3:00 p.m. until the afternoon crew arrives. the bomb squad takes them away and confirms they are not a threat. the tsa says the on problem involves a lack of communication during the shift change. these devices were spotted during the screening and deemed safe. the tsa said the pipes weren't allowed on the plane because they looked like bombs. the port authority police department tells me lack of notif

kelly beginning at 6:00 p.m. eastern time. >>> diplomatic tensions are rising between the united states and egypt. egypt is refuse to go let transportation secretary rayam lahood and at least two other americans placed on a no fly list, now republican senator john mccain from arizona weighing in. >> i have contacted the egyptian authorities. our ambassador is working and egyptians have to understand that this is a very serious issue as far as our relationship is concerned and ultimately, could be a serious issue as far as the amount of aid we extend to them. >> heather: ray lahood says his son is safe. sam lahood heads an organization with ties to republican congressional leaders. he was in egypt to oversee the recent parliamentary elections. >> gregg: turning to iran, inspection from the united nations nuclear watchdog getting underway. the six-member team begin ago crucial three-day visit trying to find out if the real purpose of iran's nuclear program is to build an atomic bomb. the tensions are still rising. their visit met by a new threat from top iranian officials. steve has more. >> this visit comes amid tighter sanctions against iran and threa