the tide was the highest tide i'd ever seen on staten island. i ran up the whole entire block and i said, "this is the storm. we have to leave, or there's a good chance you're gonna die." >> seven subway tunnels under the east river are flooded. the entire system is shut down. >> there was an explosion at a transformer. we are essentially in a blackout. >> the island of manhattan all but shut off. >> i just couldn't understand, when i saw water coming out from my son's bedroom underneath the door and i'm like, "what the heck is that?" >> we went to the window, and the car was being washed down the block already. there's no escape now. now the thing is we're stuck in this house. >> we're all upstairs and we're watching the water level rise. as it's coming closer to the top step, i'm wondering, "where are we all going to go?" >> as the sun rises on the devastation, staten island badly affected by flooding... >> the real tragedy from sandy is the number of people who have died, and that number grows, it seems, by the hour. >> the morning after the

i want to hear your story. >> then i chased it to staten island.efer to as the largest porn shop on the east coast. >> before you go down the shore. bill: this whole thing is still bizarre. that is a weird thing to say ,, nervous, uncomfortable, hitting on you? what was that? >> ii don't know what that was. it was bizarre to me too. his attitude was not one of your stress at all. smiling. i'm court on friday specifically on a gun charge , allegedly a gun the cops found at his home. during the preceding the prosecution had to come up with enough evidence for him to be indicted. they were not able to. he has not been indicted yet , but that is unrelated. bill: that sounds like a small piece of the puzzle. >> of the hearing last week i spoke to his attorney who said, my client is not responsible for the women that are escorts, if they choose to have sex it is not his responsibility. >> you know it is a very frequent thing, people on this charges, they are just escorts. let's see what happens when prosecutors and investigators talk to some of these wom

there will be something unique and different that nobody else on staten island will have.er. is that clear? tranchina: i like that very much. sammy: i'm ready. i'm ready. lemonis: but we got a lot of damn work to do. let's get to work. come on. so, fuji, one of the things that we're gonna do -- we're gonna start over on the menu. now that we've got the chef back, the thing i'm most excited about is getting him into that kitchen to come up with new ideas. i'm looking to kind of see the gold inside of here -come out in here. -fuji: all righty. tranchina: what do you think about doing a mixture, like doing a little pork with a little beef or something? meatballs -- sometimes that meat is so juicy 'cause it's got that fat from the pork in there. maybe, like, some jalapeÑos with some brown sugar -- like, they balance each other out. you got to play around, try different stuff. lemonis: it's important for me to be very clear with these guys on whose job is what. i wanted to clarify something so we don't keep having these bumpy roads. so, who's in charge of the menu? tranchina: i

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the british invade first, staten island, and then attempt to invade new york city by lending first in long island. these men are sent as reinforcements. their initial headquarters is near this stonehouse. on the night of august 27, their first real combat begins. the most desperate days of many of the lives of these men. they are called to arms. they wake up in the dead of night. they marched towards greenwood certainly, in and around the cemetery. they set up an order of battle. they face down the british, who have a demonstration force. a massive flanking maneuver goes around their position. these men held off the british for several hours. they come to the realization that they are surrounded. these men are sent as reinforcements. their initial headquarters is near this stonehouse. on the night of august 27, their first real combat begins. they have to fight their way back to the stone house. that is an epic story in and of itself. as they make their way to the stonehouse, they early only thing that is allowing potentially hundreds, if not over thousands of american troops from bei

i'd also now like to yield three minutes to the gentleman from staten island, new york, congressman donovan. mr. donovan: thank you very much, congressman guinta, and i'd like to thank congresswoman kuster for her leadership in this area. mr. speaker, this week the house of representatives will act to pass a package of bills addressing the opioid crisis. one of them, the comprehensive opioid abuse reduction act will authorize new grant programs to cities and nonprofits for education, treatment, and enforcement. and not a minute too soon. opioid abuse an epidemic. it's everywhere you look. it's in our neighborhoods, in our social circles, and in our schools. too many parents have buried their sons and daughters, or watched the struggle for years with addiction, treatment, and relapse. it has to stop. an effective response needs to address three areas, education, treatment, and enforcement. today's youth have to be educated about the dangers of addiction and loved ones need to learn to recognize the early signs. the legislation the house will pass this week authorizes new grants to prevent th

staten island seeing the rain coming in. northwest new jersey seeing the rain coming across from pennsylvania. showers will be on and off. occasional rain is the best way to describe. any way you spell it, people are going to get wet. the big bike rides, the long island marathon, any activities we have outdoors, prepare for the events. slick streets as well. future cast puts us all in the rain game through the noon hour as we get into late this afternoon, and the evening hours, we'll see the showers taper off a bit. temperatures in the 50s all day long. the accuweather forecast in a few minutes. we'll look ahead to the first few weeks of may, and we'll see temperatures there. >>> let's start the newscast with good news this morning. thousands of cyclist wills hilt the streets today for the 39th 39th annual five boro bike tour taking cyclists from lower manhattan to the bronx and queens and brooklyn, and into staten island. kristin thorne is live in tribeca where the first leg of the ride will kick off. good morning, kristin.

he's involved in the key panels up until the forgotten raid on staten island. th marylanderse are involved. -- the marylanders are. stuart is captured. unfortunately he does not have money on him. he's not going to imagine being new york city -- going to a mansion in new york city, but is put on one of these hell ships. he somehow escapes and get back to american lines. it is suspected that smith may have provided money for his escape. jack fights through the war in all the key battles. guilford courthouse in the south. the marylanders, their story comes full circle. there are several regiments that eventually face cornwallis. the man that nearly annihilated them at brooklyn and yorktown. stuart fights through the south and is close friends with william washington. he is paroled and meets his wife in charleston. the war is over, and it stuart and washington are tending william washington's wedding. it's here that jack is riding towards the wedding and falls off his horse and breaks his neck. the man that only lives once is killed in a tragic accident. hte last

there will be a lot of street closings tomorrow for the it starts off in brooklyn and ends in staten island. money from this race goes to teach kids about bikes in new york. >>> here on news4, deadly storms. tornadoes, flash floods, scenes of destruction in the south where a woman and her four grandkids were killed. now that same system is actually heading this way. right, erica? >> that's right, and it's going to bring periods of heavy rain tomorrow. bike tour tomorrow, it will be a nasty day for it. a big drop in temperatures, too. i'm going to detail it all for you coming up after the break in >>> tonight the red cross is helping dozens of families who lost their homes in deadly storms in east texas. flooding swept away a grandmother and her four grandkids in palestine. that's about 100 miles from dallas. police say 64-year-old linda asbury and her grandkids ages 6, 7, 8 and 9 were killed after a creek flooded their neighborhood. neighbors say she was trying to get the kids out of the house in the middle of the night. across the area, neighbors say 12 feet. >> those four kids, she tried

plus, see how one staten island restaurant is serving up opportunity. >> the whole point is for themappy and for them to learn to live fuller lives. >> announcer: the party starts right now, here on "the chew." ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >>> hello! hello, hello, hello. welcome to "the chew."

so, earlier this year, i headed to staten island to meet him and his partners.ammy: it's a pleasure to meet you. how are you? lemonis: how you doing? my first impression was not good. is the restaurant making money? -todd: no. lemonis: how much are you losing? covello: $5,000, $6,000 a month. lemonis: their pricing was all over the place. todd: there's no logic on it. lemonis: there's no logic. thank you. and the restaurant was a mess. look at the toilet. it's disgusting. the product was underwhelming. honestly, i would say the burgers are average. but it didn't take long to find out why... you guys have frozen burger? -sammy: yes. lemonis: ...the four partners didn't know what they were doing. joe t.: keep in mind, none of us have had any restaurant ownership experience at all. lemonis: oh, i don't have to keep it in mind. i picked up on it. and instead of figuring it out... sammy: we had an idea. it [bleep] went to [bleep] lemonis: ...they fought bitterly. sammy: that's [bleep] that i don't love this place. joe t.: hey! that's enough. fuji, that's enough. lemo

up next, rose, staten island, new york. good morning. caller: thank you for taking my call. i appreciate this subject coming up. -- puertoon i have rico has turned down statehood so many times. they will not be able to vote in the general election in november because they chose to. they have gotten so many benefits. forve a lot of respect puerto rico, but they got themselves into this. they have not paid enough into -- to deserve this kind of bailout. they pay their taxes and do so much, but they chose not to be a state. the state should come first. they are putting in their equal whoe as opposed to the ones declined statehood repeatedly. let's give joseph lawler a chance to respond. guest: they have not voted for statehood. there is strong support for statehood. they are u.s. citizens. they serve in the u.s. military, they pay taxes, they do not vote for the president, but they are congress,d here in not by a voting member, however. they are american. you are right though, it involves the question of what are the responsibilities of the territory to the u.s. and what are th

you know that in staten island, there have been a rash... in new york, there was a rash of hate crimesrpetrated against "mexicans" or those who "look" mexican primarily by african americans. >> well, but then there's that lunatic immigration law in arizona. so it's manifesting... this hatred of the other, this xenophobia-- which is what xenophobia is, is fear of the other; fear of the darkness of the other, the darkness of strangeness, as it were-- is manifesting itself in many ways. it's not just the stereotypical white racist against people of color, but even within hispanic ethnic groups, or... >> oh, sure. >> ...as some people say, latino ethnic groups, when are the black people black? i interviewed people from this new black in latin america series on pbs, and... all over latin america, but in dominican republic i saw a man who was darker than i, and i said... he said, "i see myself as an afro-descended person; i'm a black man." i said, "well, when did you learn this?" because so many people in the dominican republic told me they weren't black. and i'd say, "who's black?" they'd g

moving into the bronx, back to manhattan, into queens and through brooklyn before finishing in staten island. >> too that the weather was a nicer. use it at goldman sachs next year. >> highlights from his last correspondence dinner at the white house. use it at goldman sachs next year. >> highlights from his last correspondence dinner at the white house. including jokes about two new >>> campaign 2016. at the arizona republican convention. ted cruz picked up virtually all of arizona's the national delegates. and half of those selected by congressional districts. all of the arizona delegates have to vote for donald trump on the first convention ballot because donald trump won the state's primary. if there is more than one ballot, many of the delegates indiana holds their primary tuesday. it is considered key into determining whether trump can clinch the nomination before the convention. bernie sanders and ted cruz will make appearances this morning on face the nation at 10:30 a.m. a preview from john dickerson coming up around 8:00. >>> the current president enjoyed his last appearance that o

lower manhattan up to the bronx then into queens and brooklyn and finally over the bridge into staten island. >>> and they are likely to be cycling tomorrow in the rain? it is just going to be nasty out there. temperatures not even getting up to 50 in some areas staying in the 40s all day, rain, varying intensity, sometimes coming down hard not a nice day shaping up we head outside and take a look towards midtown, 50 degrees the wind coming from the south around 8, it was a beautiful afternoon it got up to 65 today after a morning low of 47 and that makes it just shy of normal for this time of the year, the record high 91 back in 1942, get back to 40 back in 1955. 52 at newark, cooler on the island, we're talking 47 islip, 45 at montauk on the east end, many places just staying in the 40s during the day tomorrow. low to mid-50s up and down the hudson river valley. clouds are really beginning to move in that wall of cloud moving in from the west right now, continue to lower and rain just starting to move into say allentown west of this, west of scranton, that will make progress off towards th

i've met orthodox jews that are trump supporters, i've met dentists from staten island and construction workers and latinos and black people and muslims who are trump supporters. so 10 million people is a lot of different people. the problem is how is he distinguished or alienated. thank you all very much. >> thank you. >> that was very high energy. >>> still to come, bernie sanders big win in west virginia, came with help from an unexpected group of people, trump supporters. >>> we fully acknowledge we are good in arithmetic, that we have an uphill climb ahead of us. but we are used to fighting uphill! >> so we are finally close to the end of primary season. it is not over yet. while donald trump is the presumptive nominee, hillary clinton is yet to wrap things up. up next, democratic primary in kentucky where sanders is currently favored. the oregon primaries for both parties and the next big date, june 7. california on june 7 is the one to watch. washington, d.c. is the last democratic primary a week later on the 14th. much more on the results of tonight's contest as well as a previe

. >> this is beverly from staten island. boo-yah.out dine equity, buy, sell or hold. >> remember that the company was hurt by the fact that mcdonald's is going to do that all day mcdonalds. i think we're going to stay away until we get a better quarter. >> my question is -- >> we decide, remember that one is a little too -- we were saying that was a little too controversial. >> frank in pennsylvania. >> caller: starbucks. >> they're going to go to 1.84. we can't wait to buy more. jim in florida. jim. i bought seagate technologies. just a few weeks ago at $35. >> that conference call was a bad conference call. the guy down there was really amazing. people feel the dividends not safe. that was one tough conference call. nobody stops, nobody knows. dillon in pennsylvania, dillon. >> caller: hey, jim, how are you doing? >> good, how are you? >> caller: i have a question about chk, chesapeake oil. >> they've moved up like freeport. these are ones that have been a short squeeze. i prefer the much more well balanced ones. of cour occidental

. >> caller: boo-ya from staten island. >> right around the block. what's happening? >> caller: not much, not much. i had a stock i've been watching. hsbc. i've seen it at its 52-week low and it pays an amazing did i have denied. is it a good time to put it in my portfolio? >> i have to tell you. you don't want to own it for the dividend. it is a foreign bank stock. it is really hard to get a read on. i'm not recommending that many bank stocks and i'm going to say -- don't buy, don't buy. it's happening a lot quicker. when the market undoes its snap judgments from day one. get used to it. on "mad money," what do macy's, borders and the "boston globe" have in common? then natural and organic. two companies transforming the grocery store. and i'm taking a hard look. see if the company is totally trash or could it return to treasure for your portfolio? so why don't you stick with cramer! >> announcer: don't miss a second of "mad money." follow @jim cramer on twitter. have a question? tweept cramer. #mad tweets. send him an e-mail or give us a call. 1-800-743-cnbc. miss s

. >> he also speaks to dentists in staten island making $120,000 a year. >> thank you. >> exactly. >> this is why anybody who is coming out and saying hillary clinton will decimate him is very shortsighted. >> i want to talk about that in a moment. reince priebus declared trump the presumptive nominee. we need to unite and focus on defeating hillary clinton. #neverclinton which is not a thing and point out the town of waterloo, there is a waterloo, indiana, and since this is his waterloo, we thought we would get those results and the case that donald trump beats ted cruz, 47-44 in waterloo, indiana. the waterloo. >> oh. >> katy, thank you. wonderful having you here. >> the rest will head for another block and much more coverage ahead. stick around. >> reince priebus who i just spoke to, he's doing a tremendous job. it's not an easy job when he had 17 egos and now i guess he's down to one. i don't know. is there a second? i mean, is there a second? i don't know. [ applause ] >>> we're going after hillary clinton, she will not -- [ applause ] she will not be a great president. she will

moving up to the bronx, back to manhattan, into queens, down for brooklyn -- before finishing at staten island. >> i have been here so long -- i'm trying to remember. i think i did way back. >> a great way to see the city. too bad the weather is not cooperating. >>> it is 7:06 a.m. no holds barred for president obama. well. i'm going to use it at goldman sachs next year. [ laughter ] >> highlights from his last white house correspondents' dinner including jokes about two new york city mayors. >>> the water rescue in brooklyn. see how police divers jumped into action to save a kayaker in danger. . >>> in the south and nearly gets washed away by what weather that is heading in our direction direction. >> vanessa murdock has your forecast. >> we have rain on the way. it has already begun for some. how long does it last and where coming up. a misdiagnosis or other errors can have serious consequences. for almost 40 years jacoby & meyers has successfully represented thousands of clients. winning them the money they need to take care of themselves and their families. you fight the cancer. we'll figh

i've met orthodox jews that are trump supporters, i've met dentists from staten island and wall streetersnd i've met construction workers and latinos and black people and muslims who are trump supporters. so 10 million people is a lot of different people. the problem is how is he distinguished or alienated. thank you all very much. >> thank you. >> that was very high energy. >>> still to come, bernie sanders big win in west virginia, came with help from an unexpected group of people, trump supporters. i'll explain, just ahead. ♪ you're not gonna watch it! ♪ ♪ no, you're not gonna watch it! ♪ ♪ we can't let you download on the goooooo! ♪ ♪ you'll just have to miss it! ♪ yeah, you'll just have to miss it! ♪ ♪ we can't let you download... uh, no thanks. i have x1 from xfinity so... don't fall for directv. xfinity lets you download your shows from anywhere. i used to like that song. >>> we fully acknowledge we are good in arithmetic, that we have an uphill climb ahead of us. but we are used to fighting uphill climbs! >> so we are finally close to the end of primary season. it is not over yet.

taking the ferry to staten island and found by a friend of hers, sitting in a arrest rant, after allit all. >> ruby red heels. >> ruby red, high heels shoes. >> she is is a gazelle, she did all those miles in ruby red, six inch heels. theirs is a love story like few others that i have ever heard or could imagine in my life. dan and i talked about that and a lot more. dan is a long time friend of mine. he was very honest about his love for b. and how being a caregiver and an advocate in the fight against alzheimer's has changed him. that discussion is coming up tonight, right here on news 4 at 11:00. >> so many facing this diagnosis and being caregivers. >> he said this is not a tv show. it is not for everybody to talk about, except to say how do we all right, thank you, barbara. we'll look forward to that at 11:00. >>> doug, you've got good news for us. >> yeah, sunday looks good. >> i heard you say tomorrow night, dinner out? >> if you want to eat dinner, on me, because i've been giving you a lot of clouds and rain, tomorrow night. it will be a beautiful night. neither one of you sa

whether it was ferguson and michael brown or staten island and eric garner, freddie gray in baltimoreas pretty articulate and this and that. what was his pitch, to raise money? what was he telling people to do. send me money why? >> because you want to be part of the movement. >> what movement? >> the black lives matter movement. >> did he mention black lives matter? >> i believe he did. he didn't specifically say he works with black lives matter. >> just want to help. >> if you want to help the cause. >> the cause? >> against social injustice with cops, et cetera. don't forget, this is the same group, remember we went from -- ended up here after eric garner on december 12th walking down fifth avenue saying what do we want? we want cops dead. when do we want it? we want it now 8 days after this group did that, they got two dead cops, a guy came from maryland. >> that's what i don't understand. >> and blows away. >> pigs in a blanket fry them like bacon. >> there are horrible negatives about the group, it's true. some of the -- many of the people though are good spirits who really want

the twa plane breaks into pieces and goes down on the spot, crashing in staten island's miller airfieldunited jet manages to stay aloft for 8 1/2 more miles until it's over park slope, brooklyn, where tom regan, then 20 years old, is standing on the street. >> i crossed the street at 7th avenue and sterling place, just stepping on the corner, when i heard a loud, loud whine. and when i turned around, the wing of the plane, united airlines, was catching into the roof of the building that i had just left. and there was a tremendous explosion. immediately i dropped to the ground. and then moments after that, there was a second explosion. bang! just everything exploded. and now the whole place was on fire. i stayed on the ground for what i thought seemed to be a long time, but i believe it was only several seconds. and i jumped up and i ran and i never looked back. >> on the street in brooklyn, people are astounded to learn there's a single survivor. 11-year-old steven balce of illinois, who's thrown from the united plane into a snow bank. >> he had been given a christmas gift to fly alone

. >> they need a chewbacca filter on -- >>> a staten island woman now says she is receiving death threatsfter pictures of her hat when viral on social media. >> crystal lake's hat says america was never great. lake, who supports bernie sanders and works for home depot says she does not trump's noninclusive viewpoint. lake says she can't people are threatening hat. >>> hot on twitter, maroon 5 is the latest group to boycott north carolina over its controversial bathroom law. the band announced the decision to cancel its upcoming shows in charlotte and raleigh on its website. bruce springsteen, pearl jam and ringo starr have all cancelled gigs since the state passed that law. >>> despite his great grades, a bearded high school valedictorian is upset after not being allowed to take part in the graduation ceremony. supposed to give a speech, right? >> why? because his school in louisiana has a no facial hair policy for male students. what? the superintendent says he warned andrew jones of the rule three times including on graduation night. 13 other students went into the bathroom to shave bef

. -- knows staten island. i mentioned sam alito. but also remember merrick garland, who learned his law in this city. he is the guy on the hot seat right now. it's very much a new york story. and what is going to decide? what is going to decide elections? who fills that slot on the supreme court? who becomes president of the united states? whether it is donald j. trump or hillary clinton. it is very much a new york story. the ballot, and when you have judges -- the supreme court is very much on the ballot, and when you have judges, richard nixon or george w. bush -- judges that can tell us who can vote and who cannot with id laws, the court is influencing with elections who is going to win and who is not. these things interact. it is a very interesting interaction between the presidency and the court. that is my first thinking. my others are shorter. now here is another -- this is a long-term trend. the rise of judicial power. so, i'm going to say a little bit more about this. john j quits the court. it's a hassle. he is offered the

black people have had fatal encounters with the authority, i think of samuel reising kleven, and staten island new york, michael brown in ferguson, sandra bland in texas, hopefully what i'm going to be talking about this evening that is to say, these events that stand the period of the onset of the haitian revolution in 1791 until the death of paul robinson in 1976 will shed light, i would hope on why, in north america we have had this spectacular rise and search of police killings and other kinds of misdeeds that have been put upon black people in particular. first of all with regard to the haitian revolution, 1791 to 18 oh four, that rare event, a successful revolt of the enslaved, you cannot begin to understand the haitian revolution unless one sees this spectacular event in some ways as a sequel to the revolt against british rule in north america in 1776 that led to the formation of the slaveholding republic still known as the united states of america. that is just as i argued in in my book, the counterrevolution 1776, contrary to this broadway musical that use the hip-hop forms such as ha

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before i was a congressman, i was the district attorney of staten island for 12 years and i saw firsthandagedy that opioid addiction causes to individuals and to families. since the beginning of the year, the district that i represent has lost over 50 people to opioid overdoses, so this is the first time the federal government has realized this is a national program. we're providing $103 million in grant funding to the not for profits and people on the ground. it's a three-prong approach. we educate people, especially young people, on the dangers of drug addiction. we treat people who are already addicted and have moneys for law enforcement to stop the flow of the epidemic, the drugs that are causing the epidemic. >> back to the emergency needs here, a congressman was quoted as saying we have an epidemic in this country which far surpasses any challenge presented by a natural disaster. if we had an attack on the homeland that took the number of lives that this epidemic represents, this congress would be on fire. this is an amendment that he would offer up to provide $600 million in emerge

i'm thinking of khmer rice in cleveland and eric garner in staten island, new york and michael brown and ferguson and sandra blandon prairie view, texas. hopefully what i am going to be talking about this evening, that is to say these events that span the period from the onset of the haitian revolution in 1791 up until the death of paul robison in 1976 will shed light i would hope on why in north america we've had this stuck out a layer rise and surge of police killings and other kinds of misdeeds that have been visited upon black people in particular. first of all, with regard to the haitian revolution in 1791 to 1804, that rare event, a successful revolt of the lay of, you cannot begin to expand the haitian revolution in some ways as a sequel to the revolt against british rule in north america in 1776 that led to the formation of the slaveholding republic still known as the united states of america. that is to say as i argued in my book, the counterrevolution of 1776, contrary to this broadway musical that use the hip-hop form such as hamilton and contrary to what is routinely taug

of these police shootings so far -- police deaths caused by police whether it's eric garner in staten islandbrown in ferguson, missouri, there has not been a federal charge. here the federal government has intervened as well. you know, he is in a world of trouble already under state. but i think it is significant that the federal government has said this is also a violation of federal law. >> on that point do you see this as a turning point? do you see this as the feds sending some sort of message? >> absolutely. i mean, not only is jeff correct about this being an early intervention by the federal government that usually doesn't happen. more importantly you have an obstruction of justice charge that's based on the fact that the officer misled authorities in a way that was most surprising to everybody in the nation. he said that walter scott actually approached him and came towards him. when he tried to implement a taser. we have a changing of the course where you have the government intervene anytime an officer is misleading the public and sticking to a story no one believe. >> we know slag

the 22-year-old was photographed by a customer atust the store's staten island location and the photos ror that the point of the hat was to say america needs changing c i don't think it's a positivein message to say let's look to lko the past. lake says she was shocked thatct her hat got so much attention.ao >>> donald trump in thedold t headlines this morning forne allegedly also calling as ng a former miss universe contestant miss piggy after she gained weight. she won't the crown in 1996 in told inside edition trumpon tru called her miss piggy and missya housekeeping and is "not a andst good person." about the pageant trump told pau howard stern from my position off stage wasrn able to glanceoe up to the green room occasionally. i could just see alicia the the current miss universe sittinge g there plumply saying whatply sai problems i had with this woman. first, she wins, second she gains 50 pounds, third i urgedtu the committee not to fire hero r fore fourth i go to the gymrtgo with her in a show of support. o her allegations comes days day after the new york timesthe nerk publis

up next, rose, staten island, new york. good morning. caller: thank you for taking my call.ppreciate this subject coming up. -- puertoon i have rico has turned down statehood so many times. they will not be able to vote in the general election in november because they chose to. they have gotten so many benefits. forve a lot of respect puerto rico, but they got themselves into this. they have not paid enough into -- to deserve this kind of bailout. they pay their taxes and do so much, but they chose not to be a state. the state should come first. they are putting in their equal whoe as opposed to the ones declined statehood repeatedly. let's give joseph lawler a chance to respond. guest: they have not voted for statehood. there is strong support for statehood. they are u.s. citizens. they serve in the u.s. military, they pay taxes, they do not vote for the president, but they are congress,d here in not by a voting member, however. they are american. you are right though, it involves the question of what are the responsibilities of the territory to the u.s. and what are the re

host: this is doug in staten island. caller: good morning and thank you for c-span.ally i'm just commenting. i'm retired. i have a self-contained classroom which has six students with six separate parents and a teacher. as amount of service involved is for physically disabled children specialized in visual impairment. of services these children need if they have multiple conditions -- we had two brothers that had conditions that happens in one in every quarter million children were they are half the size of what they should be and they are not able to make or see. -- speak or see. they can't stand or walk on their own. basically what we did was take the challenge of dealing with these students and trying to provide them an amount of life experience whether life had some sort of meaning. i sort of echoes the sentiments of this one parent who talked about a foster child. and i noticed extensively with the autism spectrum that has become more prevalent through the education system is we went from mike's variants where we had one or two per children on school the autism

this home depot employee hat sparking outrage she worked for home depot this employee in new york staten islandation wore america was never great hat mocking trump's make america great a bernie sanders supporter she has been asked not to wear the hat again also getting attacked on social media, of course, but says if her fellow employees can wear trump hat she can wear sanders hat. >> america was never great? >> yeah, that is what she said. >> you snow what my reaction is, don't live here. >> -- especially in venezuela anywhere else, you know if she wants to -- >> -- happy to have you see you later! . >> latest victim retail downward spiral, standard & poor's following dismal quartering results what that means for gas forward retail landscape large studies show mills may be struldz to cough up money to pay bills the details stay with us right here friday mornings. ♪ ♪ here's the plan. you grow up wanting to be a lawyer, because your dad's a lawyer. and eventually you land a grown-up job with a 401k and you meet your wife. and you both work constantly... so you're surprised how much you both wan

what he does is he went, kind of, you know, an itin rant going from ferguson and michael brown to staten islandn african-american man killed by a cop, charles wade would be there and he'd be collecting money over twitter. so he's collecting as much as 25 grand in cash. it's unregulated. no one knows how he's spending it. sometimes he's buying pizzas for demonstrators. sometimes providing housing. maybe this is more, you know what happened here allegedly in maryland maybe this is more what the guy is all about. you know, providing housing for teenagers who would then be pimped out by him, prostituting themselves, giving him money for their support presumably. he's got -- he faces a very daunting array of charges. in terms of human trafficking and prostitution. but i'm not sure that this could be -- this one individual's sins can be attributed to black lives matter other than to say if you want to give money to a charity, then give it to a charity with a track record. somebody you know. i mean, we have seen stories in recent days and weeks about, you know, some of these veterans charities and som

. >> i joined the marines out of staten island. >> right out of high school?er i graduated. >> went off to boot camp. >> went off the boot camp. it's a humbling situation to be living amongst the enemy and you could be fighting for your life. >> tell us about when you got out of the military. >> i sustained injuries in afghanistan. i was blown up by multiple ieds and i sustained traumatic brain injury. and i was no longer fit for duty. i thought that by moving home and being around family and people who knew me prior to my service that would be the most beneficial. -- beneficial step to make. >> what was that like? >> it was hard. i found cap star, i told myself if there was any shot at success for me in life, in the civilian world, this was going to be my chance. >> what did your parents or friends and family said to you about what this job has done for you? >> it's a complete 180. >> the thing about the service members, they're great at doing their job, but they're also extremely creative. i love work with soldiers. they look at life in a completely differen

go to staten island.t give a damn what we say. >> joining us now is new york times columnist frank rooney. >> you are america's treasure. >> you are. we read your piece on the air the other day "the cult of sore losers." it's so good. i was talking about brett stevens who has come on the show. has been upset -- >> about trump -- >> and us. >> did you hear about what he has to say? read it. okay. >> okay. >> the gop gets what it deserves. oh. this is not our fault. in 2014 the republican establishment is now known succeeded in securing the largest ever majority in the house since 1928. it regained a senate majority for the first time in eight years. these were significant political achievements which only awaited a reasonably serious presidential candidate to lead to a sweeping republican restoration. instead, ted cruz used a moment to attempt a party coup by treating every tactical or parliamentary -- >> let me say to bret stephens, amen. again, amen. >> welcome to reality. >> i hear bret stephens and the

this is 14 times the size of manhattan or add up all the brother ohs, queens, staten island, manhattanat's the size what has already burned. matchen if it wasn't just a borial forest but this is a pine forest. ever seen a prine trine tree go flames it is like an explosion. not getting better for two weeks before the rains come in. the firefighters saying we can't put this out by outsirselves. we need rain. can't get enough men and tankers up there. the winds calm down today, but hot tomorrow. 83 degrees. relative humidity, 10%. not a help. the rain is what they need and it's not on the way. john? >> a big problem up there. those winds, devastating. thank you for that. >>> and so many great endorsement yesterday, except for paul ryan. we must put america first and make america great again. this is the chasm now in the republican party. the presumptive nominee at odds with the senior elected republican official. so how does this play out? customer service!d. ma'am. this isn't a computer... wait. you're real? with discover card, you can talk to a real person in the u.s., like me, anytime.

>> i'm 100% for the wall, because i live in staten island.ceration per capita and people are dying every day. by building the wall we will at least lower the amount of drugs coming into this country. as far as illegal immigrants, i don't think any of the candidates have the right approach when it comes to immigration. always talking about just giving over a freebie or deporting all of them, and seem to forget there's a lot of immigrants here that maybe came like me illegal, filed the paperwork and ignored. here over 20 years, paying hundreds of thousands off immigration fees and put on the side, completely ignored. a lot have kids born and raised. >> of course. everyone has a personal story. >> one story, one of my mom's cousins came here illegally, five kids, went through college. able to open three restaurants in michigan. end of the day the just decided to deport them. what happened? all the businesses were shut down. we need to take care of these immigrants first committing to our economy, paying their taxes and creating jobs. those are t

to the big apple to enjoy all it has to offer. 15 ships have come in to manhattan, brooklyn and staten island. >> we know our viewers like to see us in pain sometimes. and we're going to go through some bausched wire, mud pit, monkey bars, climb over a high wall. military civilian combine. different branches will be competing and we will go up against them. >> if you are betting on this at home, obviously this is mud races up a not. have you work out before you do the race. >> we will be doing that 9:00 hour. extreme weather threatening to put a damper on your holiday weekend. start with south carolina where they are bracing for tropical depression. storm is expect to do make landfill for tonight. bringing rain, rip current and battering waives. >> in texas, cow barely able to keep their heads above water. part of the storm systems slamming the plain states and in kentucky you see this. >> dash cam video capturing the moment lightning strikes a house. no one was hurt. >> but they were rattled. chief meteorologist rick reichmuth is tracking it all and has been for days. good morning. nothing m

i'm the chairman of the staten island libertarian party from the empire state.directorcting national of muslims for liberty, the first muslims for liberty organization in the world. thank you. [applause] i am here to nominate my good friends rather and mentor in liberty, william coley, to become the next vice president of the united states. imagine how many stereotypes we would shattered just by having a muslim respond to trump or hillary or a muslim this or a muslim that -- this is a aaron teed coverage, every single time or camera is on trump hillary, we have this chance to libertarian on the every time. i urge you to think about this and support will coley. to me, after ron paul who sheght us both to liberty, is mr. liberty. will coley. [applause] >> ladies and german, i'm with the pennsylvania delegation. resent in this room rep the largest group of libertarians to assemble in the history of the party. give yourself a round of applause. , on. --, on. -- come on. [applause] we are sitting here in a position to create history. we have three candidates for vice