friend stephen barnett who is director of the national institute for early education research at rutgers university good to see you steve >>good to see you >>early childhood education matters because? >>because it's the first step on a path to success and because it's important in its own right as a valuable time in a child's life and it also intersects with providing childcare so parents can work >>you and your colleagues did a very comprehensive study it was called the apples study. what was it? why did that matter? >>well apples is a study of what's probably the highest quality preschool program on the planet. which is in what are called the abbot districts in new jersey >>abbot? 31 districts? >>31. about a quarter of the kids in new jersey vast majority of low income and minority children >>right >>and it's court ordered >>court ordered just go back it's all the way back to the originally robinson versus k hill case then became known as the abbot case this is a case brought really before the supreme court saying that children in certain school districts that were poorer deserve the same quote u

how rutgers university saved hundreds of thousands of dollars simply by doing away with trays in theirformer colwyn cop accused of murder this afternoon. just hours after telling the nbc 10 investigators she was afraid her exboyfriend might kill her, she was dead. >> valerie morrow's teenage daughter was shot and wounded. investigators say stephen rozniakowski skikilled her mond night and then the woman's husband shot him. harry hairston has talked to a city leader about police response in her city. >> live right now in colwyn. harry? >> reporter: as we reported earlier this year, rozniakowski, stephen rozniakowski was arrested and charged with 75 counts of stalking a woman over in plymouth township but still remained on the force right here at the colwyn police department packing his gun. this council member says that should not be happening. >> for the last few years our number one crime has been domestic violence. >> reporter: council member tells me the colwyn mayor and the police chief showed little concern for women by keeping stephen rozniakowski on the police force. >> you have

our panel steven barnett director of the national institute for early education research at rutgers university kimberly baxter mclain president and ceo foundation for newark's future molly dunn executive director of preschool advantage and finally cecilia zalkind executive director of advocates for children of new jersey cecilia you were just telling us you've been with us many times over the years this is not your 30th anniversary at this great organization? >>[laughter] it is i started there while i was still in law school. >>well it is wonderful. by the way tell folks what that organization is and why it matters so much >>well advocates for children of new jersey is a state based child advocacy organization in newark and we look at many issues related to child well being including early education specifically preschool >>so let's start with you on this one. didn't new jersey pass a law in 2008? and what did that law say? and why are we still dealing with the fact that that law was supposed to deal with lots of children who weren't getting the pre-k they needed? >>well in 2008 the new jersey

researchers from rutgers university found the county's hardest hit by sandy had a 22% increase in hearttacks and 31% higher death rate within a month of the storm. that's compared to other counties throughout the state. researchers believe that blocked roads stopped some people from getting medical attention and some evacuated residents left the area without bringing their medications with them. the result of the study could help hospitals prepare for future weather disasters. >>> this time of the year a lot of people, maybe everybody wants to head someplace warm for vacation but the newest hot spot is beyond cold. explorers and thrill seek is are flocking to the mountains of antarctica. it's a fully serviced all inclusive get away. guests live in double walled tents that are specially heated by the 24-hour sunlight. the cost for the breath-taking antarctic experience runs about 400 bucks a night. >>> next, a holiday shopping treat for dozens of children in philadelphia. how business tried to make christmas a little bit brighter for the kids in our area and for other kids across the cou

you may recall a bear mauled a rutgers university student back in september. >> and still ahead on fox 29 news at 6:00 o'clock -- >> a local family puts up an amazing light display but they say it's not just for show. the reasons behind this extravagant scene. >> peco workers are spreading in serious holiday cheer. how they're helping local families. >> keith. >> dawn, the cowboys haven't lost on the road this year. but how do we show them they're not welcome in our house? we simplify the game plan later in sports. >> after a cold and wintry week we're talking nice changes in the forecast. a warmup. we'll get a check of the seven day and also see how it looks for that eagles game on sunday. >> all right. and a young girl's cab ride that had cops hot on her tale. she paid the driver $1,300 for the long drive. tonight at 10:00 where she was trying to that made get ready for some german engineered holiday excitement. at the volkswagen sign-then-drive event. right now, for practically just your signature, you could drive home for the holidays in a new volkswagen. like the sporty, advanced

most of the skin is gone and one theory, though, from a rutgers university professor says it could just be a bottlenose dolphin. so, maybe not a dinosaur. >> that would be disappointing. >>> it's a weather mess in california. we'll show you how a powerful storm is causing some big headaches out there. plus, what new jersey voters think about their governor making a run for president. you might be surprised by some of the new poll results. webuyanycar.com has helped thousands of people let go of all the hassle that comes with selling or trading in. we make selling your car, truck or suv, fast, safe and fair with three simple steps: one -- get your free online valuation. two -- drive to your local car-buying center. three -- walk out with a check in as little as thirty minutes. buying cars is all we do. all makes and models and no dealership pressure we'll even settle your loan or lease. so, don't wait. get your free online valuation now at webuyanycar.com. >>> another accuser has stepped forward with allegations of bill cosby. this woman has a famous background and her allegations are la

in september, a rutgers university student was mauled to dental by a bear after he took pictures of ithis cell phone and officials say reports of a aggressive bears in parts of new jersey are on the rise. >> the philadelphia parking authority says its curb side kiosk are once again accepting credit cards for street parking that happened after a weekend of confusion that actually spread into today. our bruce gordon is live in old city with the story and, bruce, i have to tell you, i'm thinking very few people carry cash for parking these days. >> reporter: it's considered rather old school, lucy. no question about that. but when wireless transmission troubles caused kiosks like this one all over the city to stop accepting credit card payments, lots of drivers were left with a parallel parking pickle. we all know moving to cash less society. so what happens when parking kiosks designed to accept bang, credit and debit cards don't? we scramble for change. little aggravating? >> bleep. >> the malfunction that left the kiosks accepting only cash or increasingly rare ppa smart cards was not

one theory comes from a rutgers university professor who thinks it could simply be a bottlenose dolphin. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz. >> and i'll bet that nor'easter is responsible for washing it onshore. stirring things up in the ocean. we've had bands of snow as a result of that nor'easter. during the day today, lot of places getting snow that haven't had it so far this season. cold and windy throughout the area. yesterday, today, tomorrow. a dry weekend. the nor'easter will be out of here. we're finally able to see, well, we had a little burst of snow even in south philly earlier this afternoon. right now it's 35 degrees. winds 15 miles an hour. feels like it's 26 degrees on exposed skin. the air temperature, that's the concern here. not just the air, but the ground right under that area where it's measured. 32 degrees in allentown. pottstown. 33 in trenton, mt. holly. 31 in glassboro, new jersey. already below the freezing mark. right at freezing in millville and atlantic city. so with nightfall, there's moisture on the

. >>> a former rutgers university student is accused of setting a fire in a school building last week that forced the evacuation of more than 200 students taking a final exam. he was charged with arson. prosecutors say he set the fire last saturday in the classroom at rutgers bush campus, in middlesex county. no one was hurt. >>> happening now, the coast guard cutter dependable is returning at this hour to cape may following a 60-day deployment. they have been on patrol. during their deployment they have carried out search and rescue missions, intercepted drug smugglers, confiscating nearly a million dollars worth of cocaine. thanks to local families and the american red cross, coast guard recruits at jersey shore are feeling more at home for the holidays. families hosted more than 300 recruits for christmas celebrations yesterday. they are going through boot camp in cape may. we were there when josh, a recruit from florida, found out some exciting news. >> i'm having a baby. i'm so excited. it blew me away. what a christmas present. >> he is going to be a dad. this is the 33rd year f

. >>> you may remember a rutgers university student who was malled to death by a bear in north jersey back in september. patel was attacked after he snapped cell phone pictures of the bear. >>> from our delaware bureau, the check is in the mail for hundreds. about to receive their portion of a major mortgage settlement, more than 200 delaware residents will receive direct payments of about $1200. all of them have mortgages with one of these companies or sub sid ye sub sasidiaries and lost their e to foreclosure. ed by biden says our financial system only works when every plays by the rules and there must be accountability when the rules are broken. >>> nbc 10 driving along the ac expressway in hamilton township earlier where we found snowflakes falling. nothing major, but it is what is headed this way. that is cause for concern tonight. we have first alert for tonight and all the way through wednesday for this slow moving nor'easter. flooding rain, gusty winds, of course the greatest winds at the shore. and a wintry mix to the north and west and eventually perhaps a change totally to

developed by rutgers university, the high-tech inspector is able to provide more comprehensive checks bridges than human counterparts can do alone. on your nbc 10 mobile app, find out how the robot works and when it might be checking the bridges in your town. it's a digital exclusive story from our partners. >>> the bridgegate scandal plagued governor chris christie for months. we're all aware of it but was he actually involved in that's the big question. the details of a new investigation. >>> plus, the new jersey officials who could be facie ii indictments. >>> rain is moving across the area tonight. it will get heavy for at least a part of your weekend. i'm tracking the latest plus a bigger storm for next week. >>> students across philadelphia ditch class and hit the streets. next, find out why they're protesting and why some students played dead in their high school hallways. >>> this is nbc 10 news. >>> the next generation of deep space exploration is here with today's successful launch of nasa's orion space capsule. jay gray reports on what's been an exciting, important and emot

. >>> and cafeteria savings, what rutgers university cut to save hundreds of thousands of dollars. >> next year you'll see a calorie couldn't the for alcoholic drinks at some restaurants. new labeling rules from the food and drug administration require chains with more than 20 outlets to list calories for alcohol on their menus. the rules don't apply to drinks ordered at the bar or those not listed on the menu. those rules go into effect next november. >>> finding a doctor of any kind can be a difficult process. many of us depend on referrals from friends or family. now, according to a new report, a lot of people are shopping blindly for their care. a study by health care incentives improvements institute says a majority of states, 40 total, received an "f" when it came to the amount of information available to the public about doctors. the study says because consumers are sharing more of the health costs it's difficult to be objective and find useful information on the quality of doctors in the nation. >>> from our delaware bureau, one high school is swinging open its doors for holid

around the country are weighing in on the case, including these criminal justice students at rutgers university. kyle reardon hopes to become a police officer. >> there's already a distrust. when you add a racial component, it's like it's never going to work in that area. >> missouri's governor called up about 2200 members of the national guard to help keep the peace after the grand jury decision. the extra guard members are expected to return to normal duty today. >>> it's 6:32. a person is being treated at mass general hospital in boston with a suspected case of ebola virus. >> the hospital says the patient meets the cdc criteria having traveled to an area where ebola is present. now that patient is showing some potential symptoms of the virus. nikki burdine joins us from the newsroom with more. nikki, good morning. >> reporter: that's right. we don't have any specific details about the patience, but doctors say they are in good spirits and in stable condition. the patient was admitted to mass general hospital yesterday afternoon. doctors said in a press conference the patient does meet crite

comes from a rutgers university professor and the professor said, i don't think it's a dinosaur.d be a bottlenose dolphin. >> i hope it's a dolphin. pretty scary otherwise. >>> let's head now to new york for a look on what's ahead on "today" show this morning. >> for that we say good morning to matt lauer and savannah guthrie. good morning, guys. >> good to see you both. coming up, talking more about the deadly storm that is lashing california. this is leading to mudslides, new flooding and evacuations overnight. and the rain and wind could intensify today. al's going to have the latest on that. >>> also ahead, mark wahlberg comes to studio 1a and talk about his new movie and dramatic weight loss for that role and why he is speaking a parden for a 26-year-old criminal conviction. >>> ice buckets, selfies, celebrities, the biggest pop culture moments of 2014 courtesy of "people" magazine when we see you here in a couple minutes on a friday edition of "today". >> that selfie was famous. >> you will have to take a selfie, too, it will go viral. >> appreciate your confidence, christi

president's district attorney votional from philadelphia julian professor of psychology at rutgers universityhor of the fourth coming book, the soul fallacy. so, professor, begin with you, and this says that most americans are traditional. they do believe the bible narrative of the birth of jesus. are you prized. >> i'm not surprised at all, bill. these numbers have been around for a long time. we know that the u.s. is an unusually religious country given how wealthy we are. so not surprised at all. i have to sigh what saddens me though as a scientist and educator is that not more people believe in global warming, evidence logs or, you know, the effectiveness of vaccines, for example. but not surprised, no. >> okay. is it foolish in your opinion that people, for example, believe in the virgin birth? is that fool hardy? >> i wouldn't say it's foolish. i believe it's not much evidence in my opinion that it actually happened. >> it's a matter of faith. if you believe that jesus was god, certainly god can do anything because god created the world. if he wanted son virgin birth god can do anything

. >>> well, rutgers university is changing the way it handles reports of sexual assaults. according to nj.com, students facing disciplinary action will go before an administrative board instead of a panel of faculty and students. rutgers also updating its code of conduct to include a new category covering relationship violence. the university led the state last year in the number of sexual assaults on campus. >>> pennsylvania governor-elect tom wolf says he will not use taxpayer money to cover the cost of his transition to harrisburg. wolf announced he'll raise private funds to pay for the process. he said donations will be capped at $50,000 and will be listed on his transition website. wolf said he'll also live in his home near york during his time as governor and he'll pay for security himself. >>> meanwhile, new jersey governor chris christie will make a stop in the battleground state of iowa next month. the governor's appearance at a conservative summit comes while he's weighing in a bid for the 2016 republican presidential nomination. christie made several visits to i

was washington bureau director of the naacp, graduate of rutgers university school of law. cedric alexander served as president of noble, national organization of black law enforcement executives, others appearing. and dr. rao alexander previously served as federal security director. ed commissioner of public safety, and chief of police in rochester new york, and law enforcement people for 50 years in florida and a doctoral degree in clinical writes university. and a familiar friend, laura murphy of the washington legislative office of the american civil liberties union, a position she has held on several occasions, the first woman, first african-american, longest serving head of the federal affairs operation in aclu's history. she received a bachelor's from bose lee college. it is the custom to swear in our witnesses if you would all please rise. do you affirm the testimony you are about to give before the subcommittee is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? all three witness's answer in the affirmative. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you, members of th

prior he was the washington bureau director of the naacp, graduate of harvard university and rutgers university school of law. thank you for being here today. dr. cedric alexander currently serves as president of noble the national organization of black law enforcement executives on whose behalf he is appearing. he is the deputy chief operating officer in charge of the office of public safety for dekalb county, georgia. dr. alexander previously served as transportation security administration, federal security director for dallas/ft. worth international airport, deputy commissioner of the office of public safety of the new york state division of criminal justice, and chief of plooy esin rochester, new york, law enforcement officer for 15 years in florida, a doctoral degree in clinical psychology from wright state university. dr. alexander, thank you. our next witness is a familiar friend laura murphy director of the washington legislative office of the american civil liberties union, a position she's held on several occasions. she is the first woman, first african-american, longest serving head

returning to academia part-time in 2000 two, he completed his masters and doctoral degrees at rutgers university in new jersey. since 2007, he has lived in the adirondack mountains of upstate new york. that is a very lucky thing. teaching global and military history in burlington. his book on american grand strategy during world war ii was the -- was published in january of 2014. he is currently working on a comparative study of universal military study and state for nation -- state formation. please welcome and he buchanan. and.dy you can [applause] >> thank you. it's great to be back here. as you heard from the little out of either, in the early 2000, when i decided to return to academia, for some odd reason, this is where i ended up. here.made very welcome it is amazing today how a times when i'm preparing a talk were thinking about a new topic how often i go back and look at my lectures i heard from those times. it's really great to be back here and an honor to speak to you all tonight. what i want to talk to you about knowledgeable military -- this is something that does not exist. america

michael is a husband, a father and professor of american studies at rutgers university. on a personal note i read three of professor rockland's books and enjoy each of them. this book, "navy crazy," is a most personal and colorful account and i can especially relate to it on three personal levels across three generations of my own family. my father served in the united states navy as of hospital corpsman at the end of world war ii and worked it tweet in the hospitals one in new york city and one in san diego and he used to tell me stories about what that work was like. and he was the first one to tell me about the right way, the wrong way, and the navy way. for myself i served as an officer in the united states navy for many years across three decades. i can tell you the navy i serve in is not the navy michael aaron rockland served in when he was on duty in japan but some things are familiar. when i was a young junior officer of once had to deal with a young sailor who jumped overboard in an attempt to end his own life. i remember talking to him afterwards and he kept sa

to ginobili joining the leadership committee, testifies a graduate of harvard university and rutgers university scule school of law. r. cedric alexander. they see deputy chief operating officer in charge of the office of public safety for dekalb. previously served as federal security director for delirt international airport. the office of public safety for the division of criminal justice and chief of police in rochester, new york. 15 years in florida. a doctoral degree. thank you. our next witness is a familiar friend. laura murphy. a boggs the civil lirkts union she has healed on several occasions. longest head of the federal affairs operation in the aclu's 94-year history. she received her bachelors from wellesley college. it is customary to swear in our witness. if you would all please rise. do you affirm the testimony you're about to give to the subcommittee is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help you god. thank you. let it be reflected all three witnesses answered in the affirmative and let me call it is a first witness wade henderson. >> thank you mr. chairman, s

later, he was elected mayor and i was in my freshman year at rutgers university.ollege after my first year and came back to washington to start my career. four years later, he appointed the tax appeal board. the next year, he made me chairman. i was 24 years old. that gave me a ticket into the world of commercial real estate. two years later, this administration agreed to build an office building in anacostia. i was 26 years old. that building became the foundation of my company, which today is now $4 billion. [applause] barry caught me to dream big. he gave me the opportunity to make those dreams come true. most of all, marion berry believed in me. my story is not unique. arry made washington, d.c. the mecca of a african american entrepreneurship. created the black middle class in washington, d c. city thatus in this is african-american, to have any wealth, owes that to marion barry as well. my company does business around the country, including places like new york city, miami and san francisco. when it comes to economic empowerment for african-americans, they a

university. of the united states. liz: he's not running for the president of rutgers.hat this means for wall street or other politicians exploring a 2016 run for the white house. senior correspondent charlie gasparino and fox news contributor anthony scaramucci. you spoke to jeb bush today? >> we corresponded. liz: and? >> i'm excited for him. a great opportunity. liz: he wants money, anthony. >> i'm ready to help him raise money. i'm a romney loyalist which he knows, we were on a show saying if jeb runs it's likely that governor romney will not run. i still think that's the case. jeb hasn't announced. if he does announce my guess is governor romney will not run. >> you know the inside talk what's going on between romney, between jeb bush. liz: christie. >> let's stick with jeb and romney. that would put you, if they both ran, that would put you in a difficult position. you believe they both won't run at the same time. >> i believe that will be the case. for the viewers' benefit, when you're in the fund-raising side you are never super on the inside, i want to fully di

rutgers board of trustees, and also, allowing more use of dna as crime evidence. >>> your time now 5:10. up next on "eyewitness news" this morning, an arrest in the murder of an auburn university football player. >> also, bill cosby breaks his silence, sort of, on the growing sex assault scandal. find out what he has to say about the media and its approach to this case. >>> and, losing weight could soon be as easy as adding a special ingredient to your food. we'll have the details ahead in the health watch. >> much milder weather today, but katie is tracking some rain in the forecast. details on that coming up. we'll be right back. >> auburn youth football player shot and killed early sunday morning at off campus apartment complex. there is a suspect in custody. mitchell girlfriends said he was arguing with someone. mikhail heart now behind bars, facing murder charges. >>> embroiled in a sex assault scandal, bill cosby breaks his silence in a brief interview. the entertainer told a reporter for the new york post, he expect black media to maintain a neutral mind. cosby did not talk directly about allegations he had drugged and raped more than two dozen women. whether asked how

secretary of state condoleezza rice had to bow out speaking at rutgers after students protested she was a war criminal. brandeis university invited human rights activist hole li to speak and receive an honorary degree and then rescinded the invitation over student protest. there was a specific university invited charles murray to give a talk, in this case not a commencement address and then backed out because murray and imminent american social science was too controversial. christine lagarde, first female head of the international monetary fund was invited to speak to the graduating class at smith, only to break out after students protested her support of imperialist and patriarchal regimes. on the pc campus, shouting down a controversial voice is not necessarily seen as an evil, but a virtue, a small group of close-minded students and faculty is all that is needed to cut off discussion on the grounds that their view, the correct view, is the only view. warning. trigger warning. this speech may contain traumatic subject matter for those who believe our colleges and universities have an obligation to foster a robust excha