all of this, of course a sore spot for the de blasio administration, which is trying to use the police crime statistics to fight the perception that the city has grown more dangerous under de blasio's watch. >> tony, thank you. >>> the nypd says it's prepared to keep the new year's eve major security will be in place, and streets could close as early as 4:00 a.m. in the area. this year marks the debut for the critical response command. in all, over 5,000 officers will be assigned in times square, and people be will screened as they enter the 65 large spectator pens. >> there will be hundreds of traffic agents, plus additional mobile cameras, chemical, and radiation detectors. specially trained police dogs, cops on horsebacks. police helicopters, and police boats. >> reporter: the nypd says there are no threats against any new year's eve events in the city. >>> a strange accident outside the lincoln tunnel, where a bus passenger was thrown from the windshield right onto the street. the charter bus was on jfk boulevard in weehawken this morning. police say edward meerholz was light. the

at the same time the de blasio administration pointing to statistics saying this is not the case. this could drag into 2015. >>> the rain is stopped but the flooding fears are far from over with the mississippi rising to almost record levels. millions of people from illinois to louisiana are bracing for floods. exceed the historic crest 1993. >> 50 people were killed during the floods. this time around 20 people have been killed. tonight mandatory evacuations are in place for thousands. the mississippi is still climbing and is expected to reach almost 15 feet above flood stage tomorrow. >> major delays for airlines over the holidays. they are still scrambling to get back on track. hundreds of flights were delayed on canceled on top of yesterday as airlines tried to rebook flights. grounded passengers are losing their patience. >> 5:30, 10:00! [ crying ] they cancel it now. [ crying and cursing ] >> a little frustration. chicago's o'hare airport is the nation's second busiest airport. it's a hub for both united and american airlines. and one of the hardest hit. right now arriving f

. >>> a scathing assessment of the de blasio administration's homeless policy from an aide to governor cuomo. she calls it tragically misguided and the result of incompetent leadership. cbs 2 political reporter marcia kramer reports. >> reporter: an escalation between mayor de blasio and governor cuomo over how to get the homeless off the streets. a cuomo aide on facebook said: >> reporter: she knows a lot spokesman for the department of homeless services under former mayor michael bloomberg. and as the number of homeless on the streets continues to skyrocket, new yorkers treated the sights of homeless people begging a homeless man taking a bath in the fountain at columbus circle, so has the dispute between the mayor and the governor. last month, when the mayor announced the plan to build 15,000 units of supportive housing for the homeless, he demanded that the governor match it and he had a homeless advocate echo that demand. >> please, from the bottom of up. >> reporter: aides to the governor responded saying the state already contributes more than $1 billion to existing homeless pro

. >>> the second shake-up in the de blasio administration's homeless strategy in the past three months, the mayor announcing the commissioner of homeless services, gilbert taylor, resigning. the entire department will be restructured. taylor's boss quit in late summer, frustrated with the homeless problem. now mr. de blasio insists he is fully engaged in reducing homelessness. >> we recognize as the home that we have to evaluate whether the current structures make sense and what changes we can make to improve the work of these agencies. >> to that tend mayor sheas ordered a comprehensive review of the homeless programs. >>> police in virginia tonight trying to figure out how a homeless man kept his underground home under wraps right under the noses of police. the 25-year-old was arrested in fairfax after digging an underground cave and turning it into his home. it was discovered in a wooded area behind the fairfax police station. >>> the united nations will song be -- the united nations will soon be looking for a new secretary. next year companies will have the chance to openly intervi

. >> reporter: she says the problem predates the de blasio administration. >> recently exploded with more than 23,000 children in homeless shelters. >> the fact that you were able to bring it to the administration's attention and is just wonderful. >> reporter: studies have shown homelessness affects academic performance, especially when children switch from school to school. >> your report really sped up the action of this government. >> reporter: families tell us their grateful for the change. but the mayor admits it's only a band-aid, because his higher goal is to place homeless children near their schools, and even more importantly -- >> the best solution in this case is to stop people from ending up in shelters to begin with or get them quickly back to housing where they can reestablish the normalcy of their lives. >> reporter: but it will take a lot more than a school bus to get there from here. melissa russo, news 4 new york. >> if you have a story our i-team should look into, call us or e-mail us at tips@nbcnewyork.com. >>> do you know the best way to spot an unmarked police c

. >> reporter: jennifer pringle says the problem predates the de blasio administration but recently exploded with more than 23,000 children in homeless shelters. >> the fact that you were able administration's attention and they acted on it so quickly is just wonderful. >> reporter: studies have shown homelessness affects academic performance, especially when children switch from school to school. >> i think your report really sped up the action of this government. >> reporter: families tell us their grateful for the change, but mayor de blasio admits dispatching a fleet of new buses is only a band-aid because his higher goal is to place homeless children near their schools and even more importantly -- >> the best solution in these cases is stop people from ending up in shelters to begin with or get them back to housing they can re-establish the normalcy of their lives. >> reporter: but it'll take a lot more than a school bus to get there from here. melissa russo, news 4 new york. >> a couple steps in the right direction at least. >> exactly. >> very good work. >>> next on this sunday mornin

the de blasio administration has been trying to bring reform to rikers and reduce violence, but union leaders say it's not moving fast enough and that it's only a matter of time >> who is, in fact, running this place? is it the correction department or the inmates that are involved in all of these gangs? >> reporter: this is the inmate in question identified tonight by the bronx da's office as michael gonzalez. they are about to reach arrest him now on a charge of assaulting an officer. he was already in on an assault charge and already being housed in a part of rikers where they house what officers refer to as the worst of the worse. once he's arraigned on this new charge, that's where he'll return free to attack again. the department of corrections has not yet responded to our requests for comments about this story tonight. we'll keep you posted. live in flushing queens tonight, josh einiger. >>> now tonight the latest on the gun massacre in southern california, new clues. >> the fbi is investigating the mass shootings as an act of terrorism. >> officials say there's no indication t

. >>> the de blasio administration preparing to release a study on the effects of for-hire cars like uber and lyft in new york "the wall street journal" reporting it's due out this morning. according to that report, it' explore if those companies are contributing to increased congestion in manhattan. the report may also include a range of recommendations such as a surcharge. >>> amazon says it's trying to fulfill more than customers' orders in south jersey this holiday season. it all has to do with its fulfillment center in robinsville east of trenton. a local mayor claims vehicles going in and out of the facility are choking local traffic. he threatened to go to court to shut the center down. amazon says they0ll work with the mayor to get the traffic moving. >>> meanwhile, it is all systems go for a space launch set for later this evening. a supply mission is taking off bound for the international space station. today's launch from cape canaveral, florida s a second attempt by nasa contractor orbital atk. last year their mission from walllops island, virginia, ended in a fiery explo

report of the homeless crisis in new york city is so tough it is claimed another top position in mayor de blasio's administration. gilbert taylor the commissioner of the homeless services department is resigning after two years on the job. mayor de blasio has ordered a 90-day review of homeless services agencies and programs. currently there are nearly 58,000 people living in homeless shelters. more than 22,000 of them are children. another 3000 people live on the streets and the mayor forecast the number of homeless will increase by 200 next year. so far homelessness under de blasio has increased by about 4000 people. >> we have tools that work but it will take time for those tools to have the full effect. reporter: the mayor has been sharply criticized for the surge in homelessness and what his critics say was a failure to deal with the issue early on. kevin mcdonald is with manhattan institute, conservative think tank. >> i think he has continued the fallacy of the advocates of a housing issue. homelessness is not a housing issue. straight homelessness and street vagrancy is a mental health issue. reporter: c

>>> new at 11:00, the union that represents fdny firefighters ratified a contract with the de blasio administration a little earlier today. this new contract provides city firefighters with raises of a little more than 11.5% a year. that's retroactive to august of 2010. it also restores disability benefits for firefighters hired when the union did not have a this agreement lasts through 2017. >>> brooklyn nets owner mikhail brooker-off has acquired 100% of the team and their home, the barclays center. it was reported he completed the purchase through his company, 1xm sports and entertainment. until now, the russian billionaire owned about 40% of the arena. the nets >>> new tonight, fugitive real estate heir robert durst has agreed to be extradited to los angeles to face a murder charge yo there. the l.a. county district attorney filing an agreement wi durst and his lawyers for his return by mid-august. durst, an estranged member of the family that runs one w ld trade, faces a murder trial in the death of his friend and onetime spokeswoman susan burman. durst has been jailed in louisiana on a weapon

. >> reporter: the de blasio administration plans to create more jobs. city officials say requiring shelter residents to take part in training will also keep them off the streets during the day. >> this is our expectation of them while they're in shelter. >> reporter: many suffer from mental, physical or substance abuse issues. >> we think the majority of the 12,000 people in the single adult shelter system can and should be employed. only about 15% of clients in the shelter system are on disability right now. so technically anyone not on disability can work and we want to seize opportunities for as >> the city says the job training will not be a requirement for everyone in shelters. but it's still not entirely clear how the city will choose who participates and what will happen to those who do not. >>> and we enjoy this warm dry weather we're going to show you what part of the country is recovering from severe flooding. i just want the most wonderful holiday ever. you should get holiday scratch-offs from the new york lottery. you can talk? come on, brian

he was only on the job two years this is second major leadership change in the de blasio administration regarding the homeless issue. less than four months's debate mayor for health and human services lewis announced her res ig nation anded ordered agencies and programs he says chains in immediately. the fed meetsz. adam how certain are we that there's going to be a rate hike? >> 95%. you never know what feds will do until they release a statement and get it around 2:00, and some time between 2 and 2:15 world gets to find out. a quarter percent increase what does this mean in mortgage rates and car loans at the very least go up slightly. a lot of analysts say maybe a mortgage will go up maybe 20 moongt but rest assured that fixed rate mortgages right now are anywhere. i checked "new york times" plush consumer rates. right now you can get a 30-year fixed rate at 3.9 and jumbo is 4.3%. those go up slightly but priced in banks have already priced in this increase. don't worry about poxed rates butted aable rate mortgage. you folks this is what you keep an eye out. your interest rate could

the de blasio administration shake up of the homeless service programs. the commissioner of the organization stephen banks hosted a round table discussion to review the planned restructuring of homeless agencies. just yesterday the mayor announced the resignation of gilbert taylor. this comes amid criticism of the city's growing homeless problem. >> there are efforts to encourage people to not feel that they have to go to a shelter system to get help. i think that is clearly an area we want to look at. >> recommendations for changes will be presented to the mayor are the 90-day review of the homeless program. >>> tonight a lasting contribute to the memory of a fallen police officer in new jersey. a section of route 17 through waldwick will be dedicated to officer christopher goodell. there was a ceremony to unveil the sign for the christopher goodell memorial highway. he died when a tractor trailer hit his police car. >> he was a police officer for five years and he loved doing what he did and i hope that he will never be forgotten. >> he joined the waldw

another shakeup on the de blasio administration. this time the man in charge of homeless services stepped down amid one of the biggest homeless crises in new york history. good evening at 6:00 i'm liz cho. >> i'm bill ritter. the man in charge of homeless services in new york city stepping down three months after his boss resigned frustrated about the way the city is growing homeless population. >> mayor de blasio insisted he is fully involved in trying to solve the homeless issue. tim fleischer is at city hall with the lead story. tim? >> reporter: the mayor making the announcements this afternoon. the first the regular signature nation of the homeless service commissioner and second a reorganization plan the mayor is hoping to put in place to deal with the troubling issue. >> a profound challenge and it will be for years to come. >> reporter: in the next three months mayor de blasio is hoping to review and reorganize the city's response to a changing face of mom less necessary with what he believes

the skyrocketing census that we saw on the shelter system and that is the problem that the de blasio administration inherited. we have seen encouraging steps in terms of housing solutions, increased outreach to people on the streets. a lot of attention being paid that's what most new yorkers see. there has to be an increased focus given the scope of the crisis on what those solutions need to be in the long term if we are talking about folks on the street, trying to have smaller safe haven like shelters that people can access in a more flexible way, trying to increase the front door of the shelter system, more accessible for folks so they aren't deterred and housing first type models which are about placing folks in housing. i never encountered a homeless person on the streets. if you give them a choice between a home and the streets, they are going to choose the streets, it's a myth that is the focus for folks. the choice that they are faced with now and the choice that has to change is shelter system and the streets. that isn't a choice. >> reporter: what percentage are mentally ill and what perce

. >>> plus, a major blow to the de blasio administration a year after introducing the municipal id. some businesses are refusing to accept it. >>> also, a school lunch lady says she was fired for giving a student who didn't have any lunch mon knee some lunch. the did the school go too far? >>> what we're noticing now is heavy rain which is along 684 in north castle, pleasantville, and bedford, new york. that's moving away from the area right now. so the rain is about to get later in new york city, but look down to the south. there's actually thunderstorms closing in on toms river. i'll have your meet the moore's! we're the moore family, and as you can see, we need an internet that can do more. we do more games, and more streaming. so we need more speed. that's why we switched to time warner cable. you can too. call now. now we can connect more devices, at the same time. the wifi in this house is amazing. so is my guacamole. hi grandma and grandpa! ha, look at that! [laughs] time warner cable even has an internet plan for us. from 3 megs to ultra fast 300 megs they even made it easy

lisa evers is here to explain how the de blasio administration is expanding the homeless outreach >> reporter: the public concern intensifying about the growing number of homeless people on the streets. the mayor is rolling out a new program he claims will get a response within an hour. that applause is for outreach workers who are part of the the looming homeless crisis. >> i'm announcing the nyc homeless outreach and mobile engagement street action team. or home stat. >> reporter: 137 full-time outreach workers are being added to the existing ranks to bring the number to 300. they're taking the one-on-one individual homeless person that we showed you in this exclusive report last month. >> every day city teams will inspect hotspots of street homeless activity by covering every single block from canal street to 145th in manhattan. >> reporter: the mayor says if you call 311 to report seeing a homeless person, there will be a response within an hour. it's an alternative to police enforcement, which is tricky because of a supreme court ruling that says people have a still, commissione

. >>> the new york city commissioner of the homeless is stepping down as the bill de blasio administrationservice commissioner gilbert taylor has presided over the troubled department since de blasio took office. the mayor's office also announced yesterday a full-scale restructuring of the department of homeless services will take place in the near future. >> homelessness continues to be a political problem for the de blasio administration. 58,000 people currently living in new york's homeless shelters. 23,000 of them children. the number has risen since the mayor took office. and of course, a lot of it has to do with the economy. but mike, you -- it's -- i can't believe we're reading this. you were just venting, as were you, as are a lot of new yorkers, about how many homeless people are not -- are on the streets every day. >> with their kids! >> -- with their kids and not in shelters where they can get taken care of, and the kids in school. >> i'm not a new yorker. department of state taxation. i am not a new yorker but i am here two or three nights a week. i don't vote here. but you can

. >>> coming up next on eyewitness news saturday morning, a major blow to the de blasio administration a year after introducing the municipal id, some businesses are refusing to accept it. >>> this is not a boat floating down the river in alabama. it's a boathouse. it's on a lake that doesn't have a current usually but does now. heavy rain led to flooding. the boathouse was swept across the lake off the dock. so it's a boathouse where you would keep other boats inside? >> it didn't look like a boat you live on. i didn't see any like stainless steel appliances or -- [ laughter ] >> couches. [ laughter ] >> big-screen tv. >> that kind of thing. >> good luck to them. they are getting beaten up down there. >> it's been rough. >> but here, man, we can't complain. this has been just too good to be true. >> we have been on the right side of the storms depending on your point of view unless you're a skier or snowboarder and you're waiting for some snow. we could actually get a little bit of snow and ice well north and west of the city monday night into early tuesday morning but that's really t

the de blasio administration is preparing to release a study on the effects of for-hire cars like uber and lyft in new york city. the "the wall street journal" reports it's due out this month. it will explore if the companies are contributing to increased congestion in manhattan. it will also include a range of recommendations like a surcharge surcharge. >>> and amazon may be rushing to fill your holiday order, they're also trying to make things right with a jersey mayor. it has to do with this fulfillment center in robins robinsville. they claim cars going in and out of the facility are choking local traffic. he threatened to go to court to shut that center down. amazon executives reportedly did not attend a meeting with the mayor yesterday. the company does say they'll work to get traffic moving because they want to stay. >> of course they do. how do you get around that, this time of year? >> it's a busy time. >> it's tough everywhere. >>> 5:56. next at 6:00, new overnight we're getting a first look now at one of the suspects. this as police release new information about the shooters

former police commissioner accusing the nypd and the de blasio administration of misreporting crime stats, especially shootings, to make the city appear safer. in an op-ed in this morning's quote, kelly has yet to cite a single incident in which a shooting was downgraded or miscounted. >>> 6:04. time for weather and traffic on the 4s. good morning, chris. >> good morning, kerry. lofty numbers for this time of the year, this hour of the morning. poughkeepsie is 37. monticello well above freezing, as is newburgh. visibility not a problem in and close to the city. it is down to one-eighth of a mile in islip. it drops to 3/4 miles in more morristown. white plains, ten miles. very, very isolated with the fog. the clouds will break up, it gets breezier later in the day. while lauren scala plans her big party, here's emily west. >> build that pedestal for her in times square. there will be extra trains if you're heading to times square. net row metro north will be on a modified schedule. for the buses, we still have the detour, q-11 new york city bus. alternate side, meter rules are in effect. m

the mayor for months now. mayor de blasio says his administration is now actively >>> usually this time of the year there is at least some snow on the ground at our ski resorts. but not this year. and it's bad for business. at mountain view, the ski room is closed up, and the locker room is empty. same thing at malwa. a lot of people wondering when the warm stuff is going to go away. >>> look, when did it really start? we've had a mild season, if you will. remember, it was the warmest september in our history. the warmest november in our history, but 60 degrees in december? come on. it started on thursday. then 61 on friday. 66 saturday. 67 sunday. 67 on monday. today, we maxed out at 68 and beat the old record of 67 degrees. when is it going to stop? by saturday, you're below average at 41. what about the timing we get into the weekend? we'll talk about it in a bit. >>> washington, d.c.'s cherry blossoms have no idea what season it is either. they are already starting to bloom. this is four months ahead of schedule. >>> a much different picture in colorado. parts of that state saw as much as two feet of snow

and i feel very good about what's been accomplished over the first two years of this administration. >> reporter: mayor bill de blasio cited crime down in all major categories. traffic fatalities down this year down by 60 since he took office and unemployment also down. >> lowest it's been in this city since before the great recession. >> reporter: other accomplishments, the mayor cites in his quest to fight inequality, despite community level opposition to his housing plans, more than 30,000 affordable apartments are in the pipeline. more than 670,000 new municipal i.d. in workers' wallets and, of course, the mayor's favorite feather in his own cap. >> everyone knows my one true love is pre-k. >> reporter: des. lasio did not list any major education related mrxmentes today. more time to take hold. new yorkers are giving him mixed reviews. >> great. >> kind of mediocre. >> reporter: de blasio most recent approval rating at 38%. >> this job is simultaneously inspiring and humbling. >> at this level of play and at this volume, there is going to be mistakes. my job is to make fewer and fewer mistakes. my job is to, you

the development of that intelligence by this administration. >> what is being done to stop it, that's the better question. you've had your own experience in new york with mayor de blasio shutting down some of the most incredibly powerful intelligence initiatives of the nypd. over the last several years, we have seen this at the federal level. we've had the attempt by the administration to excise, to censor training and the materials used to prepare our operators. for example, the word jihad should not be used. should be deleted from power point slides, from materials, because it could be deemed inflamed to muslims. this is where you see politics getting into the intelligence cycle where you see censorship dispo d disstarting the function. i have talked to them and they know this will endanger americans if you allow political correctness into our national security mission. >> that is where we pick it up with our next guest. doctor, thank you. >> thank you, megyn. >> things that relatives and neighbors are saying about this suspect, farook, seem to paint a contradictory picture. his father said he was quote, very religious. a neighbor said about two years ago he became

the things they look to to figure it out. because we have been under threat for so long going back to my administration, bloomberg's and now de blasio'sbratton there, there is just a little more expertise in the nypd than there is any place else just because we have been targeted more often. >> i know there is4u somewhat of cap allah jihadist out there. >> can i tell you, greta, there was more to it than that. >> all right. the only one asking -- now, new york decided it was a hoax early on or conclude. l.a. didn't. if l.a. hadn't acted and shut down the schools, is it likely that we would have heard about the credible -- would have heart about the threat in new york? would that have been kept quiet because it was deemed not credible? >> no. i you this we would have heard about it and i think l.a. -- you know, given what happened in san bernadino, and given the trauma they are going through right now, i have no objection to what they did. what you said before is absolutely correct. err on the side of safety. when you gain more expertise with this, you can make more sort of informed choices but i made a couple of times i made choices n

in this case, we are focusing on mayor de blasio because his approach in speaking during his campaign to bring inclusion into the city and to his administration is not happening, and in fact, most of the work he's doing is excluding poor people and working-class people. >> so when you talk about gentrification, and it sounds like that's a big issue that that's not happening that you'd like to see happening? >> well, in turns of gentrification, what we're seeing is that his affordable housing plan is something that is giving impetus to not only in the real-estate sector to come in, develop properties in the name of so-called "affordable housing," and the question that we ask and is being asked is "affordable for who?" because, really, you have to have a medium income of close to $70,000, $80,000 now, a family of four, and so in our neighborhoods, they're not going to be able to afford this, so it just pushes out people. the more development happens in our neighborhood, the more the rents go up high, the more incidents of health issues are prevalent, and so we're being pushed out, in other words. >> but, reverend, as we often do on "tiempo", it

the kansas city says and supported castro cuba? do you have that is that they shall do all over again in your mind? >> yes. very much. de blasio administration resembles that of deacons but i rode apiece by forgotten but it was in the national radio the four guiliani said it began something like something evil is happening in new york city. i was talking about the attack, the police with it deja vu all over again. and to history the police to argue the number of lives saved from police tactics. and that was basically the way and that very piece was called my york. >> that was at the end he said the reach for the strong. >> do you have that 1970's here? it is not that bad. >> i think it is worse because there was the 1970's and we had gone through that experience and we had come out the other side. i myself don't think that giuliani's successor is altogether believe less. i don't think that was. but there was slippage but okay. never mind this is absolutely intolerable and it will not be tolerated but how much damage has to be done before we get ourselves out? >> read the editor of "national review" will have to read it next time. let's have

. >> now mayor de blasio has been under attack, accused of not doing enough about the homeless problem. >> but now some people are stepping forward to say the administration has gone overboard. >> reporter: a trash truck and sanitation men head to toe hazmat suit, dragging sheets and blankets and more to the dumpster. the civil liberty union says it shows city workers removing the belongings of homeless in october. >> taking my belongings, all my property. >> reporter: the 61-year-old floyd park says he was kicked away by the nypd and in the clean-up lost his social security card, birth certificate, id card and medicine. homeless and the nycu rallied. we asked city officials what they thought of the video. mayor de blasio's office responded, it is illegal for individuals tutresses and sleep on school grounds and we will not tolerate it for security and safety reasonsful we will review the protocols concerning the seizer and disposition of personal property to ensure that it can be reclaimed by the rightful owners. the city says it has more than 50 boots on the ground homeless behind me in the green jackets working each day here in manhattan but many of th

de blasio says new york welcomes the 12 syrians with open arms. there stay is expected to be temporary until the lawsuit in texas is resolved. texas cited concerns about security screening but the obama administration tells a federal judge the refugees pose no risk. contradict video showing the death of a teenager. reports filed after the shooting say laquan mcdonald approached officers in an aggressive manner as he held a knife. those reports lead investigators to rule mcdonald's death to be a justifiable homicide. but video released last week in the october 2014 incident shows mcdonald veering away from officers before being shot 16 times. the officer who shot him is facing murder charges. >>> tolls are going up. drive. the port authority is raising tolls this weekend. the hikes take effect at the george washington bridge, lincoln and holland tunnel, bayonne and goethals bridge and outerbridge crossing. e-zpass goes up 75%. cash tolls a dollar. e-zpass customers pay 10.50 during off peak and 12.50 during peak hours. >> hard to get your head around a 1w5 dollars -- >> for commuters then tourists. nowhere else. they have to be incredulous. they get here then what. >> unreal what we pay to live here