but it was a real struggle because i was an a student in the south bronx. phone it in. just show up and you're a student. to a middle class school, the high school of performing arts where i became a c student. and it was very difficult to catch up. but i wanted to get to college, so the only way to go to college was on an audition. so i don't know that i really was so-- i mean i loved theatre and i loved television and i loved stories. but it was really sort of, "how am i gonna get to college"? i was gonna get to college one way or another. and the only way i could get in was on an audition. much the same way african american boys go on sports scholarships to school. >> we're both puerto rican. we both grew up in new york. and both in a similar era. and we are a small people inside a big nation. and really in many ways an unknown one. but then there's a certain, a certain set of grace notes, that's our stuff. >> right. >> you know? it's not apparent to everybody. >> right, right. the struggle that my parents faced every day they actually would answer the phone saying,

celebrities attending a swanky party at the south bronx warehouse. bronx is burning with cars riddled with bullet holes. kendal jenner and adrian brody were there. there was a tweet, in south bronx under third ave bridge at an art party and eating roberta's pizza. the people less are not amused. it was for a good cause. it was thrown to get support for luxury condo towers. they are planning to build them in the area. the part wrangled many including one city council speaker who tweeted lack of empathy and lack of awareness are signs of an ailing society. who thought the bronx is burning theme was a good idea? i don't think you like the sight of cars with bullet holes in them. >> not the best. >> but they were just having fun. we know what that means. bronx is burning and it is like the old films of old new york, right? >> that's what it was. there are so many better reasons to hate these people. adrian brody and all of these people. >> what are the reasons? >> it is a miss appropriation. we will get mad at them for having a post apocalyptic party. it

. >> rob nelson is in the south bronx. rob. >> reporter: good even ing. this report that was released today looked at about 2,300 day care centers across new york city over the last three years. the number one violator was this day care right behind me, the bright side academy in the south bronx. as the report made very, very clear the problem is a whole lot bigger than just one building. >> the report found more than 2013, an average of eight per day care with brooklyn faring the worse. everything from disapair to failure to provide background checks on employees and workers untrained in life saving procedures. hundreds of centers are repeat offenders and still remain open. >> the system now stinks. >> state senators are now proposing legislation that would create a letter grade system for city day cares, similar to how restaurants are defined. >> you're seeing them around the city and i think it begs the question how safe are they. >> day care inspection records can be found online but the senators say they're difficult for parents to get to. senators s

as we speak right now, actually, ny is plant more trees in south bronx. >> reporter: some neighborhoods in the bronx have highest rates in the city of children suffering from asthma. those gathering here hope the trees planted will dlarn clean the environment. and here's a poem trees it starts off i think i shall never see a poem as lovely as a tree. this dedication about 100 yards away from where the latest tree was planted. back to you. >> here's a look what's coming >> a passenger had to get pulled from governor chris christie's fight. >> a school bus flips on its side after a crash in queens. you'll hear from those who rushed in hope. >>> tonight a credit card data breach at a popular hotel chain affecting dozens of locations. some in our area. what you need to know coming up. >>> have a tip for new york's big guest i-team. call 866-news-244 or each mail

for the third year in a row, cologne headed to the melrose projects in the south bronx where he spent his youth. flanked by four jets teammates and his mom in attendance, the 32-year-old bronx native handed out more than 150 turkeys that were donated by stop&shop. yes, it's true what they say. home is where the heart is. how important is it to remember where you came from? >> you never want to leave anywhere and forget the people who gave you so much, love, respect, insight, wisdom. i never wanted to leave here and felt like i was disconnected, so this keeps me connected to the community. a lot of these women that came in and got turkeys today, they raised me. >> the people love willie, and we care about him a lot, too, so it's great when we can just, you know, meet up and do something positive. >> a lot of us came from humble beginnings, man, so will comes from this neighborhood. this helps him not forget where he came from. >>> at hofstra university in the nfl with the steelers and the jets. it's been a pleasure watching his career unfold. it's been a privilege watching the man he's

i feel like it needs a real singer, a woman, not some wannabe from the south bronx. >> what is she talking about. >> lives in a hobble with 7 brothers and sisters. you can do so much better. what are you doing? down. >> she's hormonal. you have to be careful. >> other people in the business can be a little ruthless. a lot of people don't know empire reflects what the music business can be like. >> what is it like, because it seems like you have a different song every week. it is hard work but it is amazing. it is bringing out the performer side, the dancing. it is awesome. >> i love the spanish version of i will survive. we have a little piece of that. is it going viral? >> we want to get up and dance what. are the hours like. are you rehearsing? >> they are long hours. 7:00 a.m. until 2:00 a.m. >> what is it like coming back to bronx? >> it is awesome. it is nice to sing in spanish. >> you are just getting starting todayed. you have so many great days ahead of you. >> thank you, thank you. >> we are going to watch you tonight. >> thank you for having me. laura an empire tonight. i think w

he made -- we made the bridge, he made south bronx then we may kill that noise, he made, the bridge is over, that is so funny because, when he auditions for me and mr. magic. i was in studio, i left this drum reel, they took my drum sounds from my reel made the bridge, and made the music. he would take the same sounds do the bridge is over. >> they have seen scores of heavyweight match ups. biggy versus tupac. some of major battled involved women, nikki min an nicki minaj and lil' kim. >> i did not have a deal, but you know, i would say, my of risky on my part looking back now. but it never crossed my mind not once to not do it. first time or second time, second time, i have people like are you crazy, why would -- it is free money. but so different now because we have to put up our own money. and i -- the girl that i was battling a lot of people that was doing it that time, you have to put up your own money, if you lost you lost it now it is win or lose you get money. >> battling has been mostly underground, freestyle battles, as researched in 2000. >> you had a punch that made you thi

. >>> there is a new way for people to get from the south bronx over to the island. city officials celebrated the opening of the randall's island connector. this links the borough with the island's 330 acres of parks, sports field and greenways. the pathway for pedestrians and cyclists is part of the south bronx greenway master plan. that always helps to have a new way to get around in new york city. >> we will take it. very nice. >>> right now, we continue to keep the people of france in our thoughts and prayers. >> millions of folks are tweeting the phrase, pray for paris. >> the familiar image we have seen. 10 million tweets for the peace sign. the condolences and feelings pouring in. this is a tweet from a former soccer player. saying, i am appalled. my thoughts are with the victims and people suffering right now. they cannot be story what we keep in our hearts. 46,000 shares for that alone. another one, all my love to paris. the washington nationals -- many years ago, that is about -- the design of our city was based on paris. tonight it is the design of our hea

. >>> thursday warning this morning, the search for a burglar who broke into a church in the south bronx monday. police released video of the suspect. they say he got into the church through a basement window. he made off with $60 in cash, a bass guitar and two heaters. andville injured service on the one year anniversary of a man. family members will attend the rally and are set to meet the district attorney today. they'll say they'll push for prosecution of the officer charged with manslaughter and other crimes. >>> and now over to john elliott for the forecast. >> thank you, chris. good afternoon. good afternoon? it's going to be a good afternoon. i jumped ahead eight hours. as we jump ahead over the next few hour, a few clouds but mostly clear. and bright and brisk. predominant wind is northwest, 53 right now p. look at the roadwayings north and west. it was warmer at midnight than it is right now. and clouds out there. and let's turn on the futurecast and show you what's cooking. this afternoon, nice and quiet, saturday morning starts with clouds. and then dry into the afternoon and

the nypd says roberto has confessed to stealing three women's purses in the south bronx this month. all of the victims at least 64 years old. one was threatened with a knife. the other two had some >>> a chicago police officer is in jail charged with murder in the deadly shooting of a black teenager. today a judge denied bond for officer jason van dyke. he was accused of killing october 2014. the public will soon get its first look at what happened. dashcam video of the shooting could be released as early as today. >>> in minneapolis police have arrested a second man in the shootings of five black lives matter protesters. they were shot last night outside a police precinct where they were protesting a police involved shooting. none suffered life-threatening injuries. they're protesting the death of 24-year-old jamar clark who was shot while interacting with two officers. >>> still ahead, only eyewitness news is there as investigators descend on a medical clinic in east harlem. we'll show you how our investigation laid the groundwork for today's raid. >> a fatal fire but others still

in the south bronx lisa evers "fox 5 news." dari: if you would like to learn more about hip-hop edge, head to our web site fox 5 annoint.com. steve: jonathan pollard out of prison after spending 30 years behind bars for providing classified u.s. intelligence to israel. after his release he arrived in your city where he filed a challenge to his parole conditions. pollard wants to return to israel but is required to remain in the u.s. for five years. he must also wear gps monitor and be subject to inspections of his computer. dari: the state department may be at risk for a security breach according to a new audit. that's the department is not complying with cyber security standards and that could leave sensitive data vulnerable to hackers that they audit calls on the department to implement risk management plan and also found the chief information officers did not have the proper authority to put effect of security measures in place. steve: the piano man stepping in to save a long island high school. dari: why the long island sch

me because my mother is a medical doctor and she spent 30 years treating heroin addicts in the south bronxnd she's still going in three days a week to do it. so i grew up going to visit her at work and i met heroin add ikts when i was a young kid and played with their kids in the waiting room. one, they're pop like you and me and, to, addiction is a disease. it's a disease that's touched a lot, amazingly, a lot of the presidential field. ted cruz lost a sister, jeb bush's daughter struggled with addiction. so this is an issue that lots of people can relate to. 120 people die from overdoses die every single day. that's 44,000 a year. it's overtaken car accidents as the leading cause of death for people 25-64. this is something that the right and left can come together to do something about. >> you know, bill, just as a matter of communications, you know, both of you guys have been in that business for a living. the story-telling, you know, the personalization of it, just taking you through a one-man story is very effective. >> absolutely. and i think that the reason that people find this so

angeles, in the mid- 1970s i was a public school teacher working at a junior high school deep in the south bronx. where the frenzied halls reflected both the chaos of the time and that wild discourse desk discord of the streets outside. on a subway ride back to manhattan the five turned edgy as my subway car grounders on the city's most violent neighborhoods without a cop in sight then, nypd officers and their counterparts seem never to be around when you wished they were. when they were, you could not help but notice the wary slump of their shoulders and their disheveled appearance that announce their disillusionment with their job. when i arrived in los angeles, i was astounded by how different lapd officers were. first, it was clear that they had not given up. that apartment superbly tailored motorcycle officers had the look and daring of the prototype model that they actually work for the film robocop and acted the part. the lapd had been trained to aggressively seek out crime and to quote confront and command a suspect in an aloof intimidating and often arrogance matter. even if that suspec

they say he has stolen three women's persons in the south bronx. all the victims are at least 64 years old. one was threatened with a sprayed >>> meteorologist bill evans with the forecast. >> we are looking at sunshine. it's cold this morning. temperatures are 34. normal temperature about 40, 41. this is how it feels outside at laguardia, j.f.k. 27. 24, 23 down the shore. 27 poughkeepsie. 18 monticello. 29, 28 from bridgeport across to long island. 44 as the high today. normal high is about 50. it will feel like the 30s today. it will feel much better tomorrow and up to 61 on thanksgiving. >> thank you, sir. that's the news for now. coming up, secret ways to save hundreds on your home heating >>> welcome back to "gma." you're looking at the streets of brussels this morning. the capital practically a ghost town now. the country on the highest terror alert. sub waist and schools shut down. we just learned five more pop were arrested in raids overnight. that brings the tote toll 21. >> so much of europe on edge. >>> donald trump surging in the latest

south bronx. >> mile 21, harlem. >> mile 22. >> this is mile 23. the new york city marathon where you will go by the museum of the city of new york. >> mile 25, start your sprint to the finish. have a great race. >> mile 26 in central park. >> isn't that awesome? do you know who put that together? one of our producers. working. show. the running the marathon in a few minutes. >> spike lee -- ethan hawke, some of the people joining us today as this marathon sunday continues. >> we have to wrap this up. the inspiring story of an athlete injured during training. how he did not let a serious accident slow him down. >> plus, we will meet the person running the marathon who is also an opera singer. it all continues when we i was running 6 months after a hip repair. hiking 2 weeks after spine care. and setting records 9 months after shoulder treatment. one special hospital, over 1,000 special stories. see them all at find over 1,000 special stories at hospital for special surgery. go to hss.edu/backinthegame >>> thousands of people running through new yor

. >>> the search for burglar who broke into a church in the south bronx monday. police released video of the suspect. they say he got into the church through a basement window. he made off with $60 in cash, a bass guitar and two heaters. >>> three men are facing murder charges in the death of a new jersey teacher three years ago. police say tips led them to the three. two appeared in court yesterday. the two men and a third suspect are accused of killing the teacher in her red bank apartment back in 2009. >> the offenders had intended to break into one apartment but chose the wrong one. and once they encountered her, they brutally murdered her. >> her children loved her in we loved her. she was my baby sister. >> she was a teacher at red bank regional high school. >>> happening today, a rally and vigil on the one-year anniversary of the police shooting death of the unarmed rookie police officer at ago today. and family members will attend the rally and are set to meet today. they say they'll push for the thorough prosecution of the officer who is charged with man

south near fordham road. you have an accident being cleared away. cross bronx west bronx river parkway to the sheridan, construction two lanes are closed down. inbound george washington bridge, is 20. lincoln 30. on the saw mill river parkway, south i don't imaginers avenue that's an accident. so you can expect downtown delays. metro-north, long island railroad, and new jersey transit all running on or close to schedule. we have alternate side of the street parking rules in effect for today. lori and ken over to you. >>> heather thank you. still ahead on eyewitness news this morning a camp site of horrors in texas. six people killed including a child. but we're learning about the one man who's in custody. massive tornadoes in the country's midsection creating a risk of a chemical leak. >> right to john del giorno with new information. >> reporter: that's right, fire broke out in the six story apartment building on queens boulevard at yellow stone boulevard at 6:15 this morning. the latest information the fire has been extinguished but three people now injured a

for anyone who's watching at home who lives in the south bronx and harlem, that's the stretch of the race where the runners are going to need the cheering. that's the hard stretch, the last six miles or so of the race before they enter into central park. back to you in the studio. >> all right, sheldon. it's true. every runner who participates as their own story. >> sure do. sara miller, a producer at the "today" show, is running for her dad. i believe there are a couple others. >> a bunch of folks. >> you're right. everybody has a story. we cheer them all. >> and once those runners take off from that staten island start line, where sheldon is, they're going to pass through the five boroughs, end in central park. if you're getting around town today, you're going to deal with road and bridge closures. before you head out today, be sure to check in with nbcnewyork.com and our news 4 app. we'll be updating those as the hours progress. >> as sheldon said, it's a nice day. go out and cheer them on. those last six difficult miles through the bronx and harlem. >>> coming up after the break,

at a police community meeting in a new york city south bronx this june, an elderly woman spontaneously ex claimed, oh, how lovely when we see the police. they are my friends. residents begged for a police surveillance tower to protect them against gang shootings. and asked the police to break up the crowds of teens hanging out on corners and fighting. a routine request at police community meetings and urban areas is for more drug enforcement, not less. as for the broader claim that the criminal justice system is biased, that, too, is false. the overrepresentation of blacks in prison is a function of their elevated crime rates. i request permission to submit for the record is the criminal justice system racism from the city journal which addresses this question in depth. crime is now spiking across the country. fbi director james comey observed in october, quote, most of america's 50 largest cities have seen an increase in homicides and shootings this year. and many of them have seen a huge increase. director comey has suggested that the spike. is what i and others have dubbed the fergu

lot south oyster bay road smooth sailing, cross bronx on the alexander hamilton bridge looking great this morning, no issues with the deegan. fine. the bqe for the brooklyn bridge all lanes closed on the manhattan bound brooklyn bridge but that construction is not affecting the bqe. trains running on or close to schedule, street cleaning rules are in effect. juliet: a school sexing scandal. i can imagine having to deal island. ben: robert moses joins us, there could be a bit of drama all little later this morning. good morning. >> reporter: that is certainly the case. this sexing scandalous the talk of kings park high school and this entire district. the superintendent calls sec's mr. jane a serious problem. i spoke to suffolk county police and they tell me that two, 14-year-old boys have been arrest did. in late october, one allegedly participated in a sex act away from school. filmed it. they face multiple charges which include disseminating indecent material to minors, that is a felony, they're doing court at a later date in family court. that brings us to kings park where 20 stud

on the lie, westchester tappan zee bridge, on the freeway, two lanes blocked, take a look, a bronx parkway south bound, northbound, are fine this morning, northbound and southbound and accident in the truck lanes before 13 a blocking two lanes. minor delays, for the holland and george washington bridge. juliet: a lot more coming got. ben: you were going to get flu shots with someone else. rex ryan, neil diamond get some revenge as the jets giveaway the game. let's listen to sweet caroline on the way. catch holiday-cookie cheer on the tip of your tongue with dunkin' donuts' holiday- cookie-flavored coffees. from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m., enjoy any medium latte or macchiato for $1.99. most weekends only last a couple odays. some last a lifetime. hampton. we go together. always get the lowest price, only when you book direct at hampton.com why let someone else have all the fun? the sometimes haphazard, never boring fun. the why can't it smell like this all the time fun. the learning the virtue of sharing fun. why let someone else have all the fun? that's no fun. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop.

at a police community meeting in the south bronx this june, a woman skplamed, how lovely whether we see the police. they are my friends. residents begged for a police surveillance tower to protect them against gang shootings and asked the police to break up the crowds of teens hanging out on corners and fighting. a routine request at police community meetings is for more drug enforcement, not less. as for the broader claim that the criminal justice system is biased, that too is false. the over reputation of blacks in a function of their elevations crime rates. i request permission to submit for the record the criminal justice system racist if the city journal which addresses this question in depth. crime is now spike ago cross the country. fbi director james comey observed in october, quote, most of america's 50 largest cities have seen an increase in homicides and shootk this is year and many of them have seen a huge increase, end quote. the director also suggested that the cause of this crime spike is what i and others have dubbed the ferguson effect. for the last year activists have

what's happening here is happening in the bronx, killadelphia, new orleans, houston, south central.fe tanya really made it crystal clear. chicago is the canary in the coal mine. new york city has three times the population of chicago and chicago has more homicide than new york. so this is the spot. this is ground zero. and i've all been a believer -- and i will go to my grave believing this, anderson, that art can affect change, good and bad. >> what do you think about here that makes it so bad? >> all i can say is that there's a growing hopelessness at a level i've never seen before. and a sense that nothing is changing. the national landmarks in your neighborhood are not new businesses or frank lloyd wright buildings but teddy bears and balloons. >> makeshift memorials. >> yeah. and part of high school graduations are remembering students that would have been in that class that god killed. when did that become a norm that that's part of our graduation ceremo ceremony the chair draped. these are children. >> we've got to decide we have the courage to answer the root causes of this

. >> that genetic line dates back to 1913, when 14 bison from the bronx zoo were trucked to wind cave national park in south dakota at the behest of teddy roosevelt. so when it was time to bring bison to nachusa, they looked for a posse with a wind cave lineage. >> we went to broken kettle grassland another nature conservancy preserve in northwestern iowa in october of 2014 and brought back 20 animals with us. we essentially separated off the animals that we were going to bring back to illinois . make sure they had a clean bill of health. 7 of the females we strapped gps collars onto. so we could get real time movements of the animals. >> tracking those movements with the gps collars is julia brockman a bison researcher at southern illinois university. >> what kind of data are you receiving? >> so we're getting location information, a gps point on a map every hour, 24 hours a day. >> so can you show me what you've been seeing? >> sure. these are the bison locations for yesterday they seemed to be spending a lot of time along their corral and trap pasture. and i can corroborate that because we were there and

at a police community meeting in a new york city south bronx this june, an elderly woman spontaneously claimed, oh, how lovely when we see the police. they are my friends. residents begged for a police surveillance tower to protect them against gang shootings. and asked the police to break up the crowds of teens hanging out on corners and fighting. a routine request at police community meetings and urban areas is for more drug enforcement, not less. as for the broader claim that the criminal justice system is biased, that, too, is false. the overrepresentation of blacks in policen is a function of their elevated crime rates. i request permission to submit for the record is the criminal justice system racism from the city journal which addresses this question in depth. crime is now spiking across the country. fbi director james comey observed in october, quote, most of america's 50 largest cities have seen an increase in homicides and shootings this year. and many of them have seen a huge increase. enquote. director comey has suggested that the spike. and the domestic stops and public d

happening to chicago is happening in brooklyn where i'm at, boogie down bronx, killadephia, as you know, new orleans, houston, southal. but my wife tanya really gave me -- put it, made it crystal clear. chicago is the canary a in the coal mine. new york city has three times the population of chicago, yet chicago has more homicide than new york. so this is the spot. this is the ground zero, and i've always been a believer -- and i will go to my grave believing this, anderson, that art can effect change. good and bad. what do you think it is about here that makes it so bad? >> all i can say is that there's a growing hopelessness that i've seen over the last number of years that is a level that i've never even before. how do you keep handling it with the national landmarks are not new businesses or flank lloyd right businesses but teddy bears and balloons. >> memorials, makeshift memor l memorials? >> yeah. and when part of high school graduations, are remembering students that would have been in that class that got killed, when does that become a norm that that's part of our graduation ceremony with the chair draped.

what was happening in chicago is happening in brooklyn where i'm from, bronx, killideliphia, as you know, new orleans, houston, southtral, but my wife tonya really gave me -- made it crystal clear. chicago is the canary in the coal mine. new york city has three times the population of chicago, yet, chicago has more homicides than new york. so this is the -- this is the spot. this is the ground zero and i'm always been a believer and i'll go to my grave believing this, anderson, that art can affect change. good and bad. >> reporter: what do you think it is about here that makes it so bad? >> all i can say is there's a growing hopelessness that i've seen over the last number of years that is a level that i've never seen before and a sense that nothing is changing. how do you keep it when the national landmarks in your neighborhood are not new businesses or buildings but teddy bears and yellow police tape and balloons. >> reporter: memorials? >> yes. and part of high school graduations are remembering students that would have been in that class that got killed. when did that become a norm that that's part of our gradua

bronx hospital for reasons unknown. thankfully the staff alerted police who then took him into custody at the midtown south precinct. we do not know the exact role that he played in the shooting. what the first story said, three men fled in a silver vehicle. we do know that shooting left one man dead. the u.s. by storm. and mandy moore are using the treatment in which a person stands in a liquid nitrogen chamber. how cold are we talking question. >> the temperatures range from minus 184 degrees fahrenheit - 216 degrees fahrenheit. a woman was in the chamber alone when she got trapped and was found dead the next day. of corner role that the cause of her death was suffocation. to learn more about the process, i chase the story to new york city where i met ceo and cofounder. >> you start with the cold and your startled. you start to breathe faster. what does that mean? the blood is being nourished with enzymes and oxygen because life-threatening situation. >> the treatment was originally designed 30 years ago in japan to reduce inflammation and pain in the body. >> how are you feeling? >> nervous. >> i don't like being

south carolina exit 7 wave out for an accident. problem on cross bronx 90 minute delay upper level inbound because of earlier fuel spill on cross bronx by webster avenue. late running crux by bronx riff parkway if you want to take the lower level 20 to 30 inbound holland 20 to 15 minute delay. beaming become to you. >> anna is off on assignment and be back. she's saying good-bye to david changed has anymore or has he? now i've made it official. david hoffing. >> announce this he changed his name to david. just a hoax having fun with his fans it accident exploded on social media by the way. his rep told 6 it launches in australia this weekend. >> this the story of the stories. for a world tour. >> "dish nation" report guitarist confirm that lead singer has recognized in the first argument. >> so amazing if it actually is u true. insiders say they have tentatively agreed to perform again in 2016 hopefully we see a tour, and that would just be fantastic. have a great day everybody. have a great weekend. it's the holidays. get online at once. to watch things

bronx. things are fine. long island nassau county good shape. expressway. traffic is moving fine. a water main break in hoboken. the south side of hoboken. between harrison street and jersey avenue, that whole side of observer highway is tough to get around. a lot of people use that. closures remain until tonight. trains running on or close. ben: the water main break is causing a lot of road closures in the southwest part of the city of hoboken. juliet: and boil water advisory in effect and the water tankers are available. the water pressure is restored to a lot of folks over there. i had a friend, yeah, i'm getting a couple of drips. resides innt high-rises are having trouble. the break happened near neuroand harrison streets. ben: overseas, belgium, third day of lock down. the fear that terrorists are going to strike away. new york city. >> erie silence, the mass transit shutdown and the city put on pause. belgium is on lock down following the concerns of terrorists ready to strike again. overnight the police kwaered out 22 raids and arrested 16 people. >> no fire arms or explosives were found. salah abdeslam was part

and what's happening in chicago is happening where i'm from, bronx, baltimore, new orleans, houston, south gave me -- made it crystal clear. chicago is the canary in the coal mine. new york city has three times the population of chicago. yet chicago has more homicides than new york. so, this is the -- this is the spot. this is ground zero. and i've always been a believer, and i'll go to my grave believing this, anderson, that art can affect change. good and bad. >> part of that art lee is talking about is this, his new movie, which comes out next month. the title is "chi-raq." >> homicides in chicago, illinois, have surpassed the death toll of american special forces in iraq. >> welcome to contract hi-raq. ♪ welcome to chi-raq >> land of pain, mizry and strife. >> everybody here got a man banging and slanging, fighting for the flag, risking that long to put the cadaver back. >> all for the bang bang. >> all for the bang bang. >> it all started with a gorgeous sister. >> what's up, spinner. >> they call her lisa starks. a woman like no other. >> you just try taking away their guns. >> the s

south london. it could be somewhere in belgg m belgium. it could be in the bronx.whether investigators are getting in these communities and stopping these plans boy having good sources. >> jason carroll, thank you very much. "out front" our intelligence and security analyst bob baier and colonel lleyton back with me in paris. bob, you talked about tatp and how concerning this is. in one sense it seems incredibly easy to do this. on the other, it seems like these bombers may have had training. looked like there were syringes left in one hotel room. is there evidence they were extremely prepared or how easy this was? >> it is very easy to make these bombs, very easy to acquire this stuff, boil the peroxide, acetone, make the detonators. this is all on the net. none of this is secret. with any of these explosives, test this stuff in an open area and test it until they get it right they were testing this in syria and iraq to make all these vests go off. that's what terrifies the french. six of them did go off. that's worth looking at is people trained, experienced just

bridge east bound, no issues west bound, bronx, alexander hamilton bridge smooth sailing both directions and also note issues on a major deegan northbound south bound. antwan: it is 5:18 as we enter one of the busiest travel weeks of the air, travel workers at several major airport hubs are on strike, most of the workers are cleaners and better handle is employed by contractors, but strike started last night, at kennedy, laguardia and newark, several airlines have a plan in place so travelers won't be disrupted others say they don't expect the strike to have that big an impact. two. juliet: however boards look like fun, slightly dangerous to meet, slightly horrifying and a lot of people want them as holiday gifts. topping wish lists. antwan: if you are thinking of getting when you may watch out because you could get full over. juliet: what is the deal? kerry: and won't find me on one of these things. people. cover boards are one of office items out there featured on "good day new york" and it turns out when you ride the not only do you have to watch out for bumps and people in st. but police. according to the nypd the self balancing scooters

bronx. nothing is moving. gridlock at 6:04 tonight. >>> a drug suspect on the run for hours this afternoon in queens is in custody tonight t police swarming a neighborhood in south jamaica after a man suspected of struggling with a dea agent over his gun got away. the struggle happened in the parking lots of a hamptons inn near jfk airport around noon. its were investigating a drug operation when they tried to arrest ricardo ruiz-rosado. no one was hurt when one shot was fired. ruiz-rosado got away. police searched house to house. he was captured around 5:00 tonight while in hiding inside a shed. >>> new information in a hit- and-run crash involving an mta bus that killed an elderly woman in brooklyn. police have charged the driver, 48-year-old paul roper, in the crash. the victim's damaged walker seen on the street in ocean- hill. witnesses say is the b15 bus was making a turn and hit 70- year-old carol bell at zachman and fulton streets around 6 a.m. police say the bus driver was heading back to the depot but didn't stop. bell died at the scene. >>> - >> she was a very loving kind person. you know? i was in shock when i heard this. you know? i spoke with her y

as for the cross bronx the alexander hamilton bridge, wet roads but no major issues, major deegan doing fine, fdr at 96th street, accident south bound cleared away. juliet: a lot more coming up. ben: entertainment news, watching himself, you can see the actor watching all his movies. why he would do this i don't know but anna gilligan will have ben: we're back. juliet: anna gilligan is here. strange our installation of the theater. hov lanes he wants you to watch him watching his own movies. >> all my life i seem to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. anna: he is in the west village, he will be there for the next three days without marathon of all his films in reverse chronological order. will he goes leap or just watch it? power through. he is planning to be there for whole thing. it is a personal art project, using all kinds of personal art projects. it is interesting. believe someone should tell me she should try to make movies people want to go see. instead of doing this. then people would pay attention to what he does. inkompier when he gets people to pay attention. ben: his movies have been bad of late. anna: happen

eastbound, cross bronx good this morning, let's go to the camera shot on the alexander hamilton bridge, same for the major deegan, they have an accident before 71st street, there was an accident south bound that his been cleared away, no issues southbound there, trains running on or close. >> police arrested 32 students accused of making a terrorist threat against the flagship campus in colombia. juliet: this follows days of protests whose a the administration did not do enough to respond to racial incidents. we have some other incidents happening. kerry: both students who were arrested allegedly said labor going to, quote, shoot black people. one of the students is hunter park, south more studying at a sister campus, expected to go before judge today, second student was arrested in northwest missouri state university in maryville for allegedly posting another threat. that person's name has not been released. tensions remain high where some students are avoiding campus because of these threats. >> students are cautious and afraid. be strong enough. we will use more protection and security at this point because night. >> reporter: protest that the university president tim wolf resig

bronx no problems. let's go to our cameras and take morning. over on the l ie there's no problem east or west bound tappan zee bridge. if you're there's no problems on the south side of the tappan zee bridge. street cleaning rules are in effect. >> ben: thank you ines. 5:20 a.m. the lone gunman in the planned parenthood shooting is expected in court today. >> juliet: three people were killed including a police officer and two civilians. we have more on this. >> reporter: apparently he took a week to go through the common crime scene. police are stealing the warrants related to the case because they the motive or weapon used in the shooting just yet. however, the head of the clinic says the suspect, 57-year-old robert lewis dear had antiabortion connections. he was a reckless reckless loner. meantime the three shooting victims have been identified, jennifer, a 29-year-old where veteran who leaves behind two young daughters in texas and another victim is a university of colorado police officer. before he became a police officer he was a competitive ice skater. he was he was skating with olympic star, nancy kerrigan. >> he was always putting someone else first.

south predominantly. that's why it's nice and mild from staten island through queens and brooklyn up into bronx. it's 59 in jersey city. 52348 the hampton, compared to yesterday, it's 24 degrees warmer out the door. you feel it but it's damp. and we're just waiting the the record rain. 64 -- waiting for the rain, 64, over 10 degrees above normal. and waiting for the rain. intensifying this afternoon. potential totals and the concern for us, some localized flooding. this is through the event into friday morning. inch to 1.5 inches. maybe more depending on where lines set up. make sure you're ready for that. and timing it out for you by lunchtime, seeing showers, it's into the afternoon. and even into the evening and through the evening where we have the possibility of an isolated thunderstorm too. so be smart, we need the rain. just make sure you're ready for it. and let's get you ready for the ride with alex denis. >>> and plan ahead now because we have problems in new jersey. this may affect your ride, police activity has at least one lane blocked on the northbound side of the turnpike. in the

south carolina. >>> police want your help in catching a man a pair of men i should say what threatened -- who threatened a bronx store worker at gunpoint. the moments were caught on camera last thursday in norwood. the worker opening an at&t store was shoved inside. police say the suspects duct taped him to a chair and grabbed more than three dozen iphones and then took the worker's personal cell phone. detectives say they drove off in a jeep suv. >>> it's 8:57. heather. >> hi ken, this picture i'm act washington bridge. you can see that you are bumper level. lower level doing much better. inbound upper level george accident. it's 45 minutes getting into the tolls the lincoln is 30. the holland is a five minute delay. we have alternate side of the street parking rules in effect. ken back to you. >>> thank you heather, meteorologist bill evans with the accuweather forecast. >> well, we're looking at sunshine and breaking through a cloudy sky and your temperature here coming up on 9:00 is going to be 38 degrees. we'll warm on up today a little bit warmer than yesterday. we're at 41 at cambria heights but it's sti

bronx. >>> 5:38 and you are never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic. beginning with meteorologist forecast. >> here we go we take a look south. a pretty day. we're going to have a win veterans day with winds out of the northwest at 12 to 25 miles an hour. so dress warmly gang. our temperature of this hour again another notch. 58 and clear skies and northwest wind at 8 and going to be looking at temperatures dropping to 53 by 8:00 and then afternoon. now that's still warmer than normal for this time of the year but we got northwest wind which will make it feel a little bit chilly. we drop into the low 50s by sunset. kiddos dress warmly. need the warm gore after school. 56 and sun and windy and a little bit on the chilly side. a great day for tomorrow and some chilly weather sunday. and next week we get toward thanksgiving and we'll tell you all about that in your accuweather seven day forecast. it's weather then heather every seven minutes. what have you got going on? >>> i have a problem in jersey city. route 7 who takes that? well, we have a problem on route 7. and you can see all of that activity look at the bottom of your

bronx zoo. >>> alanis morissette in the next half hour. barbara walters as well. >> ce on back. >> we wa to get anpdate on the athe >> repter: you might wae umellaa few south of dctunshine returns for tomorrow. and milder temperatures too. wee talking 70 plus for the rest of the first week of november. a few showers will be possible late thursday into early friday. then again on your saturday. but otherwise, a dry and pleasant 7-day forecast. >> on the monday morning drive you have to contend with a few fender benders. no major accidents connecting with the capital beltway. starting once again, 3975 the george washington parkway. ramp restrictions from the stalled car headed to northbound 395 from the gw parkway. once you get into the city. southwest southeast freeway, you're suffering both directions from the 11th street bridge and third street tunnel. on the white hurst freeway, and beltway off and on slow traffic on the inner loop from tyson's corner. >> thank you. now top stories. trinity christian school in fairfax county is testing a new virtual learning system t school itself is empty. as students attend class via tablets and websites from their homes. thi

south northbound 79/296. southbound, left lane blocked, 76th to 71st. the belt parkway near j.f.k. where that is moving well. we had a few moments. updates with the cross bronx road work. >>> emily, thank you. 5:26. we have received an update on the breaking news overseas. who is now being detained in connection with a russian plane disaster? >> reporter: and early morning gunfire sends a woman to the hospital here in the flat iron district. i'm tracie strahan live at the scene with an update on what police are looking for. >>> and if you're about to head out the door. take us with you. keep watching "today in new york." download the news 4 app on your mobile device right now. imagine a world where the holidays were about people again. where doorbusters referred to loved ones pouring through the front door. and the four-letter word that defined the season was l-o-v-e and not s-a-l-e. what if the only reason to wake up at 3 a.m. was to spot a reindeer in the sky? and coupons were only used to redeem one more kiss? that' s the world t.j.maxx, marshalls and homegoods stores live in. where there' s no need for sales and where you can always save on thoughtful gi

30 in the bronx, 27 laguardia and 26 around rightstown, 24 around newark and central new jersey so northeast wind a couple clouds around not a big deal with sun an clouds and rain is to our south and this is down toward maryland, the delmarva, with showers that will creep our way later on. mostly after midnight will be a little drizzle but you'll see by the time we get through the morning commute tomorrow this rain starts to come off and on through the day tuesday into tuesday night and by 7:00 tuesday evening pretty steady rain clearing out and then the front to our west will come in on wednesday. that will push a line of showers through wednesday afternoon and then we clear out wednesday night. after school today kids dress warmly. brisk and chilly and 46 degrees and will feel like the 30s with this wind brisk sunshine tonight, cloudy skies, rain and drizzle after midnight and tomorrow we got off and on rain starting midday we're at 52. mild on wednesday, 57 with those periods of rain we clear out wednesday night and it's cooler with sunshine on thursday and we got nice weather going in to the first weekend of december. that's right. december is already here. thanksgiving ov

bronx zoo. >>> alanis morissette in the next half hour. barbara walters as well. >> come on back. morning, i'm matt o'donnell. let's go over to karen rogers and see what's going on in south creek road. blocking the left lane. a 24 minute ride on the 42 northbound from the ac express way to the walt whitman bridge. other spots in new jersey, warwick road 295, speeds 11 to 18 miles per hour leading up to the accident. sewell hurfville crosskeys road. no accidents on 422 on trooper. 14 minute ride from oaks to 202. a slow go on 422 eastbound. this accident involving a pedestrian. we have emergency workers on the scene with this one. expect delays at landsdown and niyack road. >> reporter: let's go outside to david. >> reporter: we are off to a decent start with calm winds. allentown just about ready to get there, same thing with reading. this afternoon will be above average temperatures wise. today, 68 clouds and sunny breaks. tomorrow, light winds, 71 is the high. no reason to stay home from the polls there. wednesday and thursday, 73. thursday there could be a spotty shower. friday, sun giving way to clouds shower at night. 76 is the high, and we ease back into the coming

bronx, and it would fit very well. it's a tiny neighborhood, about 7,000 people, many of them of irish descent, bordered by 400 acres of woodlawn cemetery to the south. and at the heart is katonah avenue, thick with mom and pop shops and pups. >> quiet neighborhood. raise your children. >> brian anderson says the community has the feel of a village. >> you'll find irish immigrants coming here today, for example. ten years ago, the same thing. those people have now had children and maybe even grandchildren. but it's been successive waves of irish settling woodlawn since the very beginning. they're quiet, middle-class people. they've got jobs very often. they just want the comfort of a >> on the edge of van courtland park in a playground, a grandmother pushed her tiny granddaughter on a swing. she reflected. >> this used to be a very mixed neighborhood with german, italian, and irish. it's a lot of irish here now. woodlawn is very much like a lot of people from my county in ireland. there are a lot of people living here. >> on katonah avenue is the emerald isle immigration center. we found maureen needham. >> i love woodlawn. it's a great neighborhood