. >> crazy morning at citifield involving terry collins and sandy alderson. we have the mets story in a moment. plus jason pierre paul lobbies to play for the football giants. we'll here from the man known as jpp. who will start as quarterback for the jets after ryan fitzpatrick and geno smith were hurt last week. >>> all right, i know you got a chance to speak to jason pierre paul but you'll start what happened at citifield. >> yes, indeed. fresh off a national league pennant mets manager terry collins was rewarded with a new two year contract at 66 years of age the oldest skipper in major league baseball is still as fiery as ever. >> you know we all want to win the world series. we didn't. but that doesn't take away what we accomplished in the season and that was tremendous excitement in citifield and a team that we think in the future has got a freight chance to win. so thank you so much for this opportunity and we're going to move forward and starting two days ago prepare for successful 2016 season. >> after today's press conference it was a scary moment

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sandy alderson. serious. there was a press conference held at citi field today to announce the new two-year deal we mentioned yesterday for terry collins. following -- towards the end, he was talking to some writers, sandy alderson was, and he fainted. ernie: what happened? russ: he just -- apparently what the end result was, he didn't eat breakfast. it was hot in there. he fainted. ems came. i spoke with the mets. he's back in his office working. ernie: that's good. glad he's all right. he was there for a good reason. russ: i think it was a very good reason. some people might want to dispute it. terry collins got a new two-year deal. it was i think well deserved. i think he's done a good job. he certainly was in the big show this year, albeit didn't end -- ernie: a lot of people didn't expect them to get to the series. russ: he made it clear the two-year deal isn't based on just 2015. >> this is an expression of our appreciation and our confidence not just because of 2015, but because of the whole body of wo

this is the scene just after sandy alderson went down. the mets say he skipped breakfast this morning and he'd been sitting under the hot lites and fell -- lights and fell over when talking with reporters who helped guide his ground harder than he did. a contract extension was held for manager terry collins and put a bow on the season that ended in the world series. here's alderson before he went down. >> 29 teams go home unhappy. and -- in some ways i think the 29th team goes home the unhappiest of all. >> a year ago sandy and i sat up here and we said that it was time to win. and we meant that. >> reporter: back to sandy alderson now. he was checked out immediately and he was given the a-ok. we're told he's fine. he went right back to work on next baseball season. we'll have more on eyewitness news at 6:00. on what was anything but a normal workday sade. at citi field. >>> thank you. a busy day today on the federal corruption trial of former new york assembly speaker sheldon silver, cancer doctor robert taub took the stand today testify

that was the beginning of a domino effect with moves made by sandy alderson to change the offensive complexion of the mets. >> tom: he is more likely to get the curveball, as a veteran hitter, he will adjust to the cutter. is not part of the pennant winning kansas city royals in 2014 was coming back from tommy johns. they have b blt in as the season has gone on. he is peaking here in the postseason. big swing by johnson, strike one. >> harold: b btle of the bullpen is nono what you want to get into with kansas city. >> joe: the astros found that out, the blue jays found that out, and the mets have alreaeady found that out. a 1-1. that's popped up, right side, foul ball. hosmer. let's go to the 11th. 2. an eagle on the back nine. a new sports car in your gagage. making a wise investment. all good reasons for a steak dinner. taco bell's new boss wraps. a double portion of steak, loaded up and grilled to go. it's a whole new take on steak. [bong] hey, mom! i'm moving out! what do you mean? well, after all a man juju needs his car and a wireless p pn he can afford. dear, look at your brother! he s

. >>> sandy alderson will not attend the g.m. meetings in florida this week for an unspecified medical procedure. the stand g.m. said he will respect sandy's privacy on this one not answering question. >>> could murphy stay in new york and lead the mets at the same time? cacheman down played interest because there's two offensive players at that position, so the mets will wait and see if he will accept their offer. they want him back, but if he leavings, they get an extra draft pick. >> j.p.p. looked good. >> he. did like we said in the locker room, he was confident and ready to get out there. he missed the guys and missed being out there. he played like it. but i.k? i just think in this case, it's over the line. >> the ref doesn't mind. >> that's right. just twist it. >> you have to play the game. >> best revenge is to win. >> shut them up. >> yes! >> play to win the game. we will be back in a minute. no matter how fast the markets change, at t. rowe price, our disciplined investment approach remains. we ask questions here. look

mets general manager sandy alderson collapsed while talking to reporters following the team's season-ending news conference but the good news is sandy will be just fine. this is a shot of sandy just mets press conference room. according to pr guru jay horowitz he didn't eat breakfast and got light headed with the hot lights. he was walking around and doing fine moments later and was cleared by the mets trainer. a short time earlier sandy talked about the pain that lingers following the mets defeat in the world series. >> when you do get to the world series and get that close, i think it hurts a little more knowing how close you got and didn't get there. 29 teams go home unhappy and in some ways i think the 29th team goes home the unhappiest of all. >> the mets also announced the two year contract extension for manager terry collin. we'll hear from the mets skipper coming up at 6:00. some intense moments today but all is fine in mets line and pennant resides in flush. >> thanks so much. >>> new at 5:00 violence erupts at a california college leaving five people injured and a suspect is dead.

and a scare involving mets' general manager sandy alderson. alderson collapsed briefly while talking with reporters during the mets end of the year news conference. so after fainting, alderson was able to get up and walk away. that's the good news. he stopped mid sentence and began to fall before people grabbed him. the 67-year-old alderson was down briefly before getting up and then joking quote so where were we? glad to hear he's fine. >>> the coast guard is looking into why a kayak was floating unmanned on long island sound. it was spotted by another boater off the eastern end of plum island. it was carrying pods and food but there was no sign of the owner. the search is being handled by coast guard units out of montauk and an aviation unit from cape cod. >>> this morning, authorities in illinois confirmed that the death of a police officer that sparked a search for killers was in fact a suicide. investigators described the death of lieutenant charles joseph gliniewicz as a carefully staged suicide. gliniewicz was found with fatal gunshot i

general manager sandy alderson at the annual meetings in florida this week, the team says he is undergoing unspecified medical procedure after suffering a fainting spell during a news conference at city feels. no indication the two are related. the mets would not comment on whether those situations where related. the mets said the procedure was originally scheduled for earlier doing their postseason run but was delayed when the team reached the world series cc sabathia will get a paycheck but that does not mean he will be in the starting rotation. the yankees are obligated to pay him a minimum of $30 million over the final two seasons of his contract but general manager brian cashman says the 35-year-old will have to earn a spot in the starting rotation. cc sabathia completed isn't about the hall rehab in rehab for alcohol abuse but the general manager says that is not binding decision. nick will be offered four weeks. injury before sunday's win over the jacksonville jaguars. and the jets will be at metlife stadium. we are watching rex ryan wright here. hills coach rex ryan picked up waive

says he is extremely confident the injured thumb -- scary moment it city field, general manager sandy alderson collapse when speaking at a news conference. c. said to not have breakfast and that combined with heat of tv lights caused him to collapse. he was quickly helped to his feet and joked about the incident but the 67-year-old was examined by the training staff, that is very good news. >> to announce a two year -- the first appearance in 15 years. the decision made in game 5 but the entire focus for another shot. >> you make a move, if it doesn't. and coaches and players, the organization and what we had to sacrifice to get to the world's ceres and looking inside and out of that. >> it is an incredible accomplishment and don't want to sugar coat it for fans. the last two teams standing. >> everybody running to keep talking about it. >> if you could win it world series -- >> they will be you may not be able to tell from the look on my face, but i'm very, very hungry. i need something that satiates my tum tum something with just enough protein to seek out my hunger and eliminate it. that's

. >>> the mets say today sandy alderson will miss baseball's general manager meetings to undergo an unspecified medical procedure. obviously thoughts quickly go back to alderson's fainting spell last week but the mets say this procedure was scheduled and kept being pushed back. alderson has asked that specifics not be announced yet. mets will have his assistance man the meetings. >>> facing open revolt on campus because of the way he was handling rising racial tension, tim wolf, president of university of missouri, resigning today. coaching staff said they wouldn't suit up until wolf was out. now that he's resigned, football team is back at practice tomorrow. >>> finally from us, cool touchdown from the dickinson state-dakota state game over the weekend. trey boone, 186 yards rushing. the end zone and he sticks the landing. his team won 49-30. >> it's like he planned it that way. >> he may have planned it that way. >> he's nimble. >> and the guy just dove right up. i don't know how we missed that but you found it. [ laughter ] >> tonight on eyewitness news at 11:00, a cop has just moments to re

so much so that gm sandy alderson fainted at today's season-ending press conference. don't worry, sandy is doing fine. he didn't eat breakfast and was simply light-headed. meanwhile, manager terry collins is fired up after signing a two-year contract extension. >> when i walked in that clubhouse the other night after game five and you saw the disappointment on their faces, i don't think there is any question that there is going to return and to use that feeling experience this again as a motivational factor. well-deserved. >>> and now the stakes are higher than ever. that's what winning does for you. >> this is exciting. >> the pressure comes with winning. >> that's true. all right, bruce. thank you.

. >>> mets general manager sandy alderson is said to be doing it was supposed to announce terry collins' new contract. no real video of him going to the ground, but he's said to be doing okay. they say it's due to not eating breakfast and camera lights. >>> as i sat here last year and pronounced that we were going to win, again, that's the same goal we're going to have this year. our expectations are higher than last year. it is going to be fun to go meet that challenge. >> time for a quick break. when we return, one is looking to start, one is hoping to just play. the latest on juan fitzpatrick he said i could call him jpp. our cosmetics line was a hit. the orders were rushing in. i could feel our deadlines racing towards us. we didn't need a loan. we needed short-term funding fast. building 18 homes in 4 months? that was a leap. but i knew i could rely on american express to help me buy those building materials. amex helped me buy the inventory i needed. our amex helped us fill the orders. just like that. another step on the journey. will you be ready when growth presents itself? >>>

sandy alderson fainted while talking with reporters after the formal news conference was over. mets said he skipped breakfast and had been sitting under the hot lights. checked out by medical staff, he's okay. knowing there's work to do. >> 29 teams go home unhappy and in some ways i think the 29th team goes home the unhappiest of all. >> a year ago sandy and i sat up here and we said it was time to win. and we meant that. >>> if jason pierre-paul has his way he'll make his season debut this weekend but not his decision. he injured his hand in that fireworks accident. pierre-paul has been working hard to get back. he tries to convince the giant medical staff that he's ready to roll. >> i'm okay. skill set hasn't lost it so i'm out there doing what i can. hopefully i'll be out there sunday. >> nothing unusual about it when a guy in his position is in the condition he's in and prepares himself to play. that's what he's done. >>> as for the jets, it will be ryan fitzpatrick at quarterback against jacksonville. tore a thumb ligament last week but he was a full go at practice today

. >>> ready to roll without the mets' sandy alderson who will stay behind for a medical procedure. the mets say the procedure was scheduled and kept being pushed back by the met playoff run. >>> 15 newcomers on this year's hall of fame ballot released today. 32 guys total on the list headed by trevor hoffman, ken griffey, jr. a 13-time all star, 10-time gold glove award winner, 630 career home runs and of course mike piazza is back on the ballot this year. he fell just 28 votes shy last year. we'll know what happens soon. the results set to be announced january 6th. nothing like those hot summer days for the baseball hall of fame inductions.

. >>> ready to roll without the mets' sandy alderson who will stay behind for a medical procedure. the mets say the procedure was scheduled and kept being pushed back by the met playoff run. >>> 15 newcomers on this year's hall of fame ballot released today. 32 guys total on the list headed by trevor hoffman, ken griffey, jr. a 13-time all star, 10-time gold glove award winner, 630 career home runs and of course mike piazza is back on the ballot this year. he fell just 28 votes shy last year. we'll know what happens soon. the results set to be announced january 6th. nothing like those hot summer days for the baseball hall of fame inductions. griffey when junior was just a little kid. >> then they played together in seattle. >> fantastic. prognosticator thursday. >> we'll be right back. it's the holidays. and of course, everyone wants to get online at once. buy things. but slow internet makes it hard. that's why it's time to get fios. it has the fastest internet and wifi available. with speeds from 50 to 500 megs. and right now, you'll get 50 meg fios internet, tv and phone for 79.9

from the detroit tigers by sandy alderson and when he came to the offensively for new york. wild swing, it's been 40 at-bats since the last home run for for yoenis cespedes. last 28 games with nets he hit just .225, two home runs, ten rbis after just going off. 17 home runs over his first 41 games. he's trying to find his stroke again. 1-1. that's inthe right, a base hit. murphy will hold at second, two on, one out. tying runs are on. >> harold: slider got him but drives at any time other way. first time i've seen a ball down for him and he throws his hands. >> joe: now it's lucas duda. winning run at the plate. wade davis allowed three home runs during the season. duda hit 27. strike one. it's duda now with d'arnaud on deck and remember conforto has been taken out of this game. nieuwenhuis would follow d'arnaud. broken bat. that is caught. going off, yoenis cespedes and the game is over! yoenis cespedes just took off and he's doubled off on the soft line drive and now the royals are one win away from a world series championship. final tonight 5-3. and the game ends on a bas

collins the general manager sandy alderson will hold a final news conference at city field this morning. reports say they will announce new two year deal for the mets' skipper. collins led the club to its seasons and its first world series since the year 2000. he's also in the running for the baseball writers' manager of the year award. >>> time is 4:38 and you are never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic. beginning with meteorologist bill evans and the accuweather seven day forecast. >> let's take a look outside. we have ourselves a pretty morning and clear skies absolutely gorgeous today. we're going to be looking at a day where we see temperatures that will warm up again to near 70 degrees. it will be a beautiful day. this morning just a little jacket and sweater is all you need. and today we're also going to be looking at temperatures today that will start out very warm for this hour of the day. starting out at 58 degrees. and we're looking at clear skies with a little bit of a wind out of the north and kind of out of the southeast but these are very light wind. c

from the detroit tigers by sandy alderson and when he came to the mets everything changed offensivelybeen 40 at-bats since the last home run f for yoenis cespedes. last 28 games with nets he hit just .225, two home runs, ten rbis after just going off. 17 home runs over his first 41 games. he's trying to find his stroke again. 1-1. that's inthe right, a base hit. murphy will hold at second, two on, one out. tying runs are on. >> harold: slider got him but the fastball stays on it and drives at any time other way. first time i've seen a ball down for him and he throws his hands. >> joe: now it's lucas duda. winning run at the plate. wade davis allowed three home runs during the season. duda hit 27. he has one this post-season. strike one. it's duda now with d'arnaud on deck and remember conforto has been taken out of this game. nieuwenhuis would follow d'arnaud. broken bat. that is caught. going off, yoenis cespedes and the game is over! yoenis cespedes just took off and he's doubled off on the soft line drive and now the royals are one win away from a world series championship. final t

winning the national league pennant and a trip to the world series, collins and the general manager sandy alderson will hold a news conference, collins completed the season with the mets. the mets lost to the royals in the world series, we all know that in kansas city yesterday, the royal celebrated in style, city officials estimated half million fans packed the parade route to congratulate their team, kansas city's first world series title in 30 years. the mets open up the 2016 season where? in kansas city. the mets have to watch the royals get their rings next season. that hurts. on the ice rangers host the washington capitals at the garden, first period, let's pick it up off of a rebound. oscar lindbergh in the pocket for the goal here, 6 of the year making it 1-0. shirts tied at one, still in the first, kevin hayes flying in and on the back of the net, his third of the season makes it 2-1 rangers and second period, alex ovechkin can't handle a pass, is going to rip it past 4 and 3-1 lead your game winner as the rangers win 5-2 the final score, rangers down in first place in the metro division.

. >>> general manager of the new york mets sandy alderson will miss the annual general manager meeting for what the team is calling an unspecified medical procedure. he didn't want to make the details public and they insist this has nothing to do with the scare last week where alderson fainted during a news conference. alderson was supposed to have the procedure several weeks ago but had to be delayed when the mets made it to the world series. >>> it was 50 years ago today that new york city along with the entire northeast plunged in to darkness during a massive blackout. the outage started about 5:30 in the evening at a plant near niagara falls. the problem spread, knocking out power all the way from canada to new jersey. at one point 30 million people were without electricity. thousands were trapped in stalled subway cars and elevators. this all across new york city and the lights, they did not start coming back on in the five boroughs until anybody that's here no doubt remembers it. >> a huge spike in the birth rate nine months later too. >>> coming up, sea world in san diego tonigh

mets general manager sandy alderson collapsed. he was helped to his feet as you see and joked about the incident. the 67-year-old gm was examined by the team's training staff and is expected to be all right. alderson was there to announce a new two-year contract for manager terry collins, following the team's first world series appearance in 15 years. steve: and she is a superwoman on and off the court. serena williams posting this photo after writing how she chased down a guy who stole her cell phone. she says her senses kicked in and she knew he was up to no good. she received a standing ovation when she returned to her seat at the restaurant with her phone. dari: it's the information on the phone that's more valuable. steve: no one wants to lose their phone. dari: a long running food pantry in newark is looking for a new place to operate. steve: antwan lewis explains why it's being forced out of the church. >> reporter: for 27 years, they have run a food pantry. the church is being sold. a crushing blow to the people of this pa

dari: sandy alderson isn't in he's undergoing an unspecified medical procedure after suffering the fainting spell during a news conference at citi field last week. he is 67 years old. the mets say the procedure originally was scheduled to happen earlier during their post-season run, but it was delayed when they went to the world series. steve: seaworld is putting an end to killer whale shows by the year 2017. the announcement follows harsh criticism since the release of the documentary black fish which focuses on the treatment of orcas in captivity. they plan to offer a different experience, focusing on the killer whale's natural setting. dari: vw doing damage control. steve: what they plan to offer customers who bought not so clean diesel cars. dari: and a queens native could get an olympic gold medal she deserves following a major russian track stars. it's the holidays. which means a house full of people -- who all want to get online. so it's the perfect time for verizon fios. it has the fastest internet and wifi available. with speeds from 50 to 500 megs. and right now, you'll get 50 meg

a similarly scary scene in new york as sandy alderson fainted while he was talking to the media shortly after the conclusion of a formal news conference. there are still images from the episode that have made the rounds on social media. alderson on the ground after collapsing and then he was lifted back up to his feet by a couple of reporters. when it was all done, he took his jacket off, had a seat and jokingly said, so, where were we? apparently got lightheaded and went down. one final note, celtics in indiana to face the pacers. marcus smart will not play, he is nurse ago toe injury that he apparently suffered yesterday in practice. the c's have lost two straight, looking to get back on the winning track. hopefully they get through that. >> mark: hopefully. thee bond they bond as a team, right? so let's talk about more warm weather. >> kevin: i want to talk about cool weather first, only because that gillette stadium forecast for the kickoff on sunday. 48 for kickoff, so where is the warm weather, the next couple of days. 70 tomorrow, 73 friday. both days will chase records in the 70

. >>> well, new york mets' general manager sandy alderson is resting this afternoon after he collapsed during a news conference this morning. the 67-year-old briefly tainted while talking to reporters, he fell to the ground and had to be helped up. the mets say alderson did not eat breakfast and felt lightheaded under all the lights of the news conference. after collapsing he got up and asked reporters quote -- so where were we? the fainting episode overshadowed the announcement that terry collins will continue managing the team. collins signed a two year deal to stay with the mets in the dugout. today collins reiterated he went with his gut instead of his head when he kept matt five the year. >>> well, turning now to the race for president. a republican front runner and a democrat lagging behind in the polls were both in new hampshire today to be among the first to get their names on the ballot. a crowd of supporters greeted donald trump as he formally signed up for new presidential primary. which is the first in the nation. earlier, democrat martin o'malley also signed up. >> to me,