and the driver after that stunning motorcycle chase in new york city. when the "cbs evening news" continues. >> jeff: the men who stepped between a gang of bikers and the driver they were beating says he felt intense danger. sergio consuegra was on his way to church last sunday when he stepped in in new york city and he is speaking out for the first time tonight. michelle miller has his story. >> reporter: sergio consuegra lives just a few blocks from the new york city street corner where a mob of angry bike others confronted the driver of an suv and began beating him with a motorcycle helmet. >> i wasn't sure if he was dead or unconscious or whatever. but i knew he was in bad shape because there was a lot of blood. >> reporter: once he saw the bikers approaching the wife and infant, the 51-year-old says he had to take a chance. >> i got to do something. i got to help that family. i heard a lot of people screaming and telling the men no, not the woman, not the woman. there is a child. >> reporter: this father of ten says he got between four to six of the

the strictest age limit of any major american city. but other parts of the country could soon be following new york's lead. measure is expected to come to a vote this year in hawaii and the state of new jersey is reportedly considering a proposal as well. the new york city law will go into effect six months after it's signed by mayor michael bloomberg, who's a strong supporter of smoking restrictions. joining me now, the new york city councilman who sponsored the bill. thank you so much for joiningfo. >> as i understand it, your mother started smoking when she was 18. you say it took her life and that is what prompted you to do this. >> it did. yeah, she smoked for about 30 years. the last 20 years of her life were smoke free, but the damage had been done. you just see this so often. i felt like it was important to try to do something. and the city of new york has done wonderful things. when we first came in, in 2002, within six years we had reduced teen smoking by 50%. so when the government takes action, we really can do good things, but since 2007 we kind of plateaued at about 8.5% in a rate of teen smo

and the new york city mayor. it would require sunnyvale gun owners to report firearm thefts to police within 48 hours, lockup the guns at home and get rid of magazines that hold more than ten rounds. dealers would have to keep logs of ammunition sales. the n.r.a. has threatened to sue. >> train service and flights are cancel in britain as a major storm with hurricane-force winds slashes the area. flood alerts are issued and 7,000 homes are without power dealing with 99-mile-per-hour wind and heavy rain. forecasters say it is the worst storm to hit britain in years. a teen boy is feared dead after being swept to see while playing in the surf. >> watch for a parade of

the nypd is smart. most journalists in new york city their job is to cover the day today and it disincentivized his peopleake waives when you rely on the nypd officially for almost everything you do everyday. >> host: brannen in new york city, good afternoon. >> caller: you just mentioned miami and i was wondering how was this funded? >> guest: it's a great question. the nypd the intelligence division budget is 30 to $40 million a year so we are talking about three or 400 le in dollars. most of that comes from the city council which has never held a hearing into what the intelligence division does and until we start reporting we had no idea about the files they were building on people. the surveillance programs. some of the money comes from the white house through this obscure anti-drug grants and that helps pay for the cars and computers. some of the money comes from the justice department and the department of homeland security. they say we have no ability to question whether these programs are effective or whether they work and how they operate. >> you matt apuzzo you begin our conversation talking abo

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>> i went to new york city spent the day riding around with cab drivers to test out cool technology, tric taxis in new york city. >> we want to hear what you think about these stories. join the conversation by following us on twitter and at [[voiceover]] every day, events sweep across our country. and with them, a storm of views. how can you fully understand the impact unless you've heard angles you hadn't considered? antonio mora brings you smart conversation that challenges the status quo with unexpected opinions and a fresh outlook. including yours. >> welcome back. i'm phil torres, an i'm with lindsay and costa. you were telling us about your c.i.a. days with taxi drivers. >> when i was in the agency i always struck up conversations with cab drivers. they're almost always from other countries and you nevada know who they are. they could be physicists. it in is a pilot program going on in new york city where they're driving around completely electric vehicles. it's a really cool story. >> imagine a new york city with taxi fleet dominated by electric vehicles. now imagine the year,

once they find out they don't have anywhere to go. >> the new york city demonstrators talked about what life is like without citizenship. felix geu guzman's family is in mexico. >> 20 years since i have seen my family. >> they say they won't give up the fight. >> thousands of new yor new yore marching in solidarity calling for immigration reform. they are not alonely. this is happening in 100 cities across the city. in arizona 3000 protestors marched a mile to city hall. >> we are all here because wiree are americans. we are americanized and our roots are here. we are american. >> those sentiments echoed in chicago and miami, atlanta, nashville, tennessee, philadelphia and los angeles. >> they called it a national day of dignity and respect. one person stood out in the crowd. >> i don't care they are an invading army. i'm interested in americans. all i care about is they go back to their own country. i don't care how it happens. >> these rallies were a prelude to a larger protest on the national mall in washington washington on tuesday. >>> officals estimate there are a half million und

the u.s. government has asked for his release. >>> there are new details in the case of baby hope, the toddler's body was found in a picnic cool air long the new york cityk in 19 nineties one. this week the nypd identified her child and her fa pho* they are for the first time. they now sea that they want tok the little girl's father but stopped short of naming him as a sus specific he's believed to be living in new york city or mexico. and california a jury found toyota not liable for the death of a woman in a crash back in 2009. the suit to filed by the family claims that her camry unexpectedly accelerated before crashing in to a tree. after six days of deliberations jurors rejected that claim that toyota had a hands in her death. the case was the first i've group of bell weather cases against toyota to go to trial. blackberry could find itself in the center of a bidding war according to securities filing cofounder michael is considering buying the entire company. he is also increased his stake in the struggling smart phone maker. the financial holdings has already put in a nearly $5 billion off for blackberry after the company put itself up for sale i

go to the upland and work by gravity." and that's what new york city did. they first went to the hudson highlands, but 150 years later, it went to the delaware highlands. and really diverted the water that normally went to philadelphia to new york city. i don't think they anticipated that. narrator: the majority of new york city's drinking water comes from watersheds in upstate new york. a watershed is the area of land where water from rain or snow melt drains downhill into a body of water. mountains act as a funnel to feed rivers and lakes. and in this case, reservoirs. in the new york city system, water is collected and stored in 19 reservoirs, which can hold more than a year's supply -- over 580 billion gallons of water. almost all of the system is fed by gravity, without the use of energy-consuming pumps. valves open to regulate the flow into the 85-mile-long delaware aqueduct -- the longest tunnel in the world. at hillview reservoir... the water is partitioned into another giant tunnel system. where it travels deep below manhattan. the pressure built up

new york's gorgeous mosaic. i'd add you back on the program, sir. glad to have you back on the program, sir. we will get straight to the text. there is a major race happening in the city of new york. michael bloomberg got the city council to give him a third term. herself in terms of being the next mayor, but one of those finalists got his start working for you. tell me you have endorsed and take it away. >> i endorse bill thompson, the past controller. mike bloomberg did pretty well. lost by four or five points. but the mayor spent over $100 million. billorsed him again, but one. he worked in our office in city hall and worked with bill lynch, known to many as a rumpled genius. it brought him along as he has done so many others. bill is dead now and has his reward. but he has left quite a legacy. >> you endorse him now that he is one of the two finalists? >> absolutely. i called them on election night and congratulated him, offering to do whatever i could the help. -- to help. he not only worked for us, but his wife did, too. she worked in our speech office. the office of the reporters, the news office. she was terrific. very pleased that they are together. i suppose

figures there are close to one thousand four hundred federal civil rights cases pending against the new york city police department reporting from new york. r.t. . the curtain is about to fall on me how saakashvili is decade long rule in georgia as voters head to the polls to decide who will be there next president with twenty three names on the ballot experts predict they run our vote between three candidates meanwhile tampers are riding high at the polls with one of the front runners accusing prime minister visited iran ishmael you of violating campaign rules analysts say the country is moving closer to a parliamentary democracy with keep hours being handed to the prime minister's office but is still far from overcoming political instability art is where you finish looks into saakashvili conover szell legacy. they are among the maze determined detractors all judges i would go with the president. they follow me how selfishly everywhere to leave him in no doubt to where they stand. circus really was the once popular leader of the rose revolution the first color revolutions which saw power change

figures there are close to one thousand four hundred federal civil rights cases pending against the new york city police department reporting from new york. r.t. the caucuses republic of georgia has voted for a new president drawing mikhail saakashvili as decade in power to a close and it looks like his bitter rival is heading for a victory signaling that people want to clear break from the past as maria financial reports. they are among the maze determined detractors of georgia's outgoing president. they follow me how selfish really everywhere to leave him in no doubt of where they stand. circus really was the once popular leader of the rose revolution the first color revolutions which so power change in post soviet republics. in the last days of his near ten year presidency even former allies are on the attack. after his successes start of building an authoritarian regime the media was attacked one million people fled one quarter of the population went through the penal system they were either arrested or interrogated in two thousand and seven police used tear gas and rubber bullets against pro

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put food on the table for your family where you can do in an effort to how supply meet demand the new york city rescue mission recently began a run of the nation's two would spanned its space from three floors to six next year twice the amount of people being brought in twice the amount of beds will be provided to the hungry and homeless many of whom are working americans former u.s. president jimmy carter has spent three decades promoting and building affordable homes he says america's income inequality is causing members of today's middle class to resemble those who lived in poverty when he was in office in the late seventy's compared to when i left the white house the difference is twice as great as it was between the richest people and poor charmaine was once a freelance makeup artist for revlon and vantage to a cosmetic store life changed following the financial crisis of two thousand and eight when she lost her job so when she hears today u.s. officials brag about an economic recovery they're saying it but they don't really take a look at it because it's not true i see more people struggl

the security costs involved to new york city and costs incurred by the federal government and medicalosts incurred connected with this individual. it isap expensive proposition. but it is one that the u.s. government felt it was the way to go. >> it sounds like you are okay with it being in the new york city. the evidence is 15 years old. how good is it? >> i am not suggesting that i am okay. but i don't have all of the information that the federal government relied on in making the decision. but concern as a prosecutor is whether or not, are the witnesses available? some may have died and some may have vanished and is the evident good? can we bring this person to justice without compromising sense sources and methods. as a prosecutor you have to ask these questions to yourself in making the decision in prosecutions in criminal court. >> on the financial side of it, is gitmocheaper? >> it is certainly the capacity to insure the safety. guantanamo was created and additions were made for this kind of purpose to detain high value detainees and the united states invested a large amount of

the last thing he needs is to be forced to raise taxes on people and hurt the, city -- the new york city most people think it's a hair-brained plan to take money out of the hands people are -- the new york city is not doing that great. the banks are laying people off. so to raise taxes on people that spending money -- >> you're organizement schumer has a vested -- it's all about andrew cuomo. >> does he prefer cuomo or hillary clinton. >> everybody says his religiousship wives hillary clinton is kind of testy. they both were senators from new york state at one time, and he -- she was the junior senator but not really. >> if people -- i'm always saying people outside new york are watching us talking and talking about this guy might be the next mayor and they say, why should i care? >> because new york city is about to elect a socialist as mayor. i never would -- when people asked me, even on this network, people say president is a socialist? i dope think he is. i think bill deblasio is a socialist. someone who honeymooned in cuba, hung out with the sandinistas and you can consider those y

figures there are close to one thousand four hundred federal civil rights cases pending against the new york city police department reporting from new york. r.t. british m.p.'s already tell the truth and unlikely to make a mistake recent u.k. poll yet again politicians on top of the most mistrust of professions list. the streets of london to find out more. cash for questions selling access to the prime minister and of course m.p.'s abusing their expense accounts the story that just keeps on giving all of these scandals and more have come together to undermine the moral capital of politicians and the amount of trust the able to command with the public a poll done earlier this year said britons think politicians tell the truth less than buying because it's all real estate agents don't to nicholas allen co-author of a new book on ethics and politics says this creeping loss of trust goes right to the heart of the legitimacy of all governments and there is a perception i think that politicians have. become less and less onerous less ethical in the way they conduct they say politics if people perceive

the hollywood legend who co- starred with elvis was honored with the dance award in new york city. and remember this little girl who started spy kids -- who starred in spy kids in 2001? she is all grown up. she plays a gun-toting villain in the new movie machete kills. >> deborah: earlier this week, we told you about the texas teacher whose students found out about her earlier days as a playboy model. well, today, she's out of a job. >> reporter: this dallas high school teacher who posed for playboy magazine has been fired. she posed for nude pictures and videos in college in 2011. >> what are you majoring in over there? >> spanish. >> reporter: after graduation, she became a popular spanish teacher at this dallas high school. but when her past came to light this week, some parents protested. today christy texted "inside edition," they fired me. there was no comment from the school district but we know that her students learned at least two spanish words. >> deborah: and the reason the school district didn't comment, it's a personnel matter. >>> now on to the story of a young lady w

narrator: sandhogs are the men of local 147, who work deep below the city. they began building the infrastructure of new york in 1872. from the subways to the sewers, the water tunnels to the highway tunnels, new york city thrives because of their work. ryan: you got one little hole in the ground, and nobody knows we're here. see the empire state building, right. that's 1,000 feet. so you figure, you go down 1,000. how high that is -- that's how far we go down. narrator: stretching more than 60 miles under the city, tunnel 3 is taking generations of workers to complete. ryan: i don't even want to imagine what my father had to go through. when we first started, it was a rough job. everything was dynamite. now, they have these machines called "moles." it's like a big drill, and it just cuts right through the ground. so there's no more dynamite. and it's still a rough job, but it's gotten to a point where it's a lot safer. in the '70s, we lost a man a mile basically. here, maybe we've had two or three deaths in the last 20 years, which is too much anyway, but it's cut down a lot. hurwitz: city tunnel number 3 w

temperatures across the board just like yesterday 70s and 80s. 85 from d.c. to new york city. we are watching that area of disturbed weather. it flared up a little bit. the reason it hasn't been developing is dry air ahead of the system and humid air behind it where the showers and thunderstorms are concentrated. forecast for today not a lot of travel trouble. maybe isolated storms new orleans to miami. otherwise just another beautiful, beautiful fall day. that is your national forecast. here is a look at the weather outside your window. >>> so today as we mentioned near record heat. temperatures in charlotte 84 degrees and sunny. humidity levels are high today. that is like a summer forecast. >>> i don't know, 80s this wide spread in october is pretty rare. >> i am a southern girl so i love the heat. >> this could be the warmest day for a long time. >> keep it coming. >>> straight ahead did police overreach when they strip searched a 33-year-old woman arrested for dui. >>> the department of education will be the hardest hit cabinet-level agency furloughing 95% of the workforce

the new york city council has approved a measure raising the age for buying cigarettes from 18 to 21. michael bloomberg has pledged to sign the bill. new york is the first major city to take action following similar measures in smaller municipalities. the council also approved setting a minimum price of $10.50 per pack. those are some of the headlines. democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. >> i am juan gonzalez. killeda drone strike three people in northwest pakistan earlier today, marking the first such attack since prime minister nawaz sharif publicly called president obama to end the strikes. just last week amnesty international said the united states could be committing war crimes by killing innocent pakistanis to billions in drone strikes. study twoort, amnesty drone strikes in 2012, including one that killed a 68-year-old woman in north waziristan who was picking the balls in the field with her grandchildren. >> on tuesday, the woman's son and her grandchildren, who were with her in the field, spoke at a congressional hearing at .ashington, d c. nine-year-o

the city? ? what happens if bill de blasio wants statewide and nationwide office? do the things that you want only exist in new york city with a lot of -- >> as i'm going to cross this city talking to people over the last year, the profound sense of crisis, you know, you just need to talk to new yorkers for a few minutes to start to realize something different is going on now. people feel economically insecure. they know their children are not being prepared for the future. and they feel that government has to address it. i think the combination of saying, we will take this challenge on head on, you're not going to sweep it under a rug, we have to focus on early childhood education if we expect to address the needs of this city and the state and one. and second, that the weldy are now surpassing their previous status and look at the state of the stock market. they're setting records recently, all-time highs. it is fair to ask the wealthy to do a little more. you look at for example some of the polling about this election that we're having here in new york city, striking of number of independents and republicans agr

meant to be an homage to new york by the man who come posed this city's anthem "empire state of mind y controversial however this week after two young african-american shoppers came out to say they were racially profiled at barney's. >> very embarrassing. very. >> trayon christian, a college student says he bought a $350 belt with his debit card. after he left the store he says two undercover cops chased him down the street and handcuffed him. >> undercover cops, on the left side, had regular clothes on, stopped me. and i got a call from barney's saying your card is not real. they had me in the cell for an hour or two. just in there waiting, patiently waiting. after that an hour or two go past. i'm sorry your car was real. sorry for awful this. they let me go. >> christian is suing barney's. so potentially is a 21-year-old nursing student whose own brother is a new york city cop. she came forward the day after christian with a similar story. >> i was feeling helpless, demeaned, confused, hurt, embarrassed, humiliated. >> she says she used tax rebate money to buy the $2,300 bag at barn

meetingcher town hall at the new york city library. a meeting that will feature a number maryland educators. baltimore county teacher can really solomon is headed to the big apple. it will cover a number of issues. is headed to new york. he will have education nation reports starting monday. >> states along the gulf coast are keeping a close eye on tropical storm karen. areas from louisiana to the florida panhandle, many people are heading to higher ground. the storm was packing sustained winds. forecasters expected to possibly gather strength before reaching the shore line. like new orleans or not taking chances. us the allows flexibility and authority to make necessary actions. should things change quickly. our merge operation center is going to be activated 24/7 starting this evening. >> name is daily operations briefing says the agency is what they call non-mission capable because of the government shutdown. only 19% of the agencies workforce is available deployment. you can track the storms at your fingertips with our free her cap.

the controversial new health care law coming up next. >>> and a quick check of the headlines. a-rod, alex rodriguez, filing a lawsuit against the yankees' team physician, the new york city hospital and everybody in new york city. claiming the medical staff failed to inform him an mri revealed a tear in his hip joint and allowed him to play injured during last year's playoffs. attorneys for jodi arias seeking to bartell phone coverage during a retrial to determine the sentence. back in may jurors convicted her in the death of her former boyfriend, but they decided to to -- they failed to decide on whether she should get loif or death. get life or death. >>> pope francis is now on instagram. the pontif already has three million followers on twitter and now he hopes to use instagram as another way to connect with the faithful. >>> well, the tea party is certainly getting a lot of attention these days. the government shutdown drags on and on and the new york times is referring to tea party-backed congressman as one of the, quote, hard line conservatives standing in the way of speaker boehner's efforts to reach a deal. well guess what, he joins us now . he joins us now from

announced the families will get their full benefits. >>> the passengers on the greyhound bus orthopedic a nonstop trip from new york cityp trip from new york city to cleveland, ohio. luggage and personal belongings were scattered across the highway as troopers reconstructed the deadly scene. >> arraigned on riot and criminal mischief chargers for his role in assaulting an suv driver last week. he is one of the new york city police officers suspected of riding on the day of the assault. >>> wall street applauding the nomination of janet yellen as head of the federal reserve. >> literally this is where she found love meeting her husband george, celebrated economist in his own right and their son is an economist as well. so you can imagine the conversation around the dinner table. >>> now to our top story, day nine of the government shutdown and only eight days till the u.s. defaults on its debt. es

the hour. new developments this morning in the shocking road rage incident here in new york city. man seen in the video, this one here, using his helmet to break the window of an suv, has surrendered and is being questioned by police. another biker is also being questioned. neither has been charged. jonathan is outside the police station where they are being questioned. what's the the latest in this

cold front much cooler high temperature only 60 today. 56 in chicago. 76, though, ahead of the system in new york cityld for october. once the system pushes on through it will be getting a little cooler high in new york city by then tomorrow only 70. only in the 60s in your home of north carolina ladies. getting cooler in parts of the carol lane gnaws. >> all right. call your mom, heather. let them know. >> she is watching. she saw. thank you maria. it is now 41 after the top of the hour. new video emerging showing the moment a good samaritan over came the feeling of intense danger and stopped six bikers were assaulting a man. why he says he risked his life to help a stranger. >> survey on coffee lovers proving the addiction is real. what most say they are willing to give up for a cup of joe. [ male announcer ] this is the age of knowing what you're made o why let erectile dysfunction get in your way? talk to your doctor about viagra. ask if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take viagra if you take nitrates for chest pai it may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. side effects include he

>> fun fact about the new york city subway system. i had no idea about this. in all the platforms in you'll the stations, when the conductors pull up, there are these black and white signs. and every conductor is supposed to stop and point at that sign. you see them doing it in this video. now, it's sort of a mundane task. they have to do it. it's to show that they're paying attention. i'm sure it's some sort of safety mission. but these people did something very cool to tell these guys they're appreciates their work. they made signs like this, just below the black-and-white signs. >> point here if you are -- >> watch when they pull up. the conductors are loving it, too. because they have to point. >> they have other points here, if you have seen a passenger naked. which if you've been on the subway, you know that does happen. or if you're not wearing points. i think the conductors can point if you've taken a selfie while driving. that would be a big no-no. that's part of their job. >> funny stuff from this youtube channel. >> and i think there's no better way

a local man is honored for his peacekeeping work at home during the summit in new york city. education nation is in full swing at the public library in new york city. students had a chance to voice their opinions about their schools and the quality of education they receive. they discuss the challenges they face inside and outside the classroom. during the events in new york today, the winners of the first prize weree first announced any young man from baltimore was among them. >> i'm an advocate for peace between young people and police. >> he helped to train more than 400 baltimore city police officers on ways to improve communication with teenagers. the nonprofit organization will pay each winner $50,000 over two years to continue their peacemaking work. tim tooten will have more on nbc's education nation on monday. when is it going to start feeling more like fall? in another 48 hours, fall will finally arrive. we will talk about the strong storms that could be on the way tomorrow. right now, we have a few clouds. for the most art, we have seen sunshine. aboutre learning mo

new york city, you'll be next by later on this afternoon. over the next 72 hours, the long-range european models the heaviest rains will focus the coastlines much new jersey, new york city, all the way through maryland. as much as 2 to 3 inches. a lot of high tide cycles with beach erosion. possibly by sunday we begin to get rid of this mess. three days in a row of this while the rest of the country, you look beautiful. i mean, it's still fantastic from the northern plains all the way down to the southeast. i mean, the fact that minneapolis is near 80 degrees is getting a little ridiculous. >> what day is it? ? october already. >> it feels like summer still. >> the gop's approval rating is sinking faster than a lead balloon. >> the government shutdown inspired south carolina's chris cox to go above and beyond the call next. >> starti well i drove grandpa to his speed dating this week,

wcbs tv's dave carlin has the story. >> reporter: cbs news has learned at least one off-duty detective and two off-duty new york citypolice officers were part of a motorcycle rally that let lead to a road rage incident last weekend in new york. >> one of them, if not more, was there when the driver of the s.u.v., alexian lien, was pulled from the vehicle and beaten. his wife and two-year-old child were also inside the s.u.v. during the assault. those n.y.p.d. spers could face suspension, dismissal or charges of hindering an investigation or not coming forward earlier. investigators also moved this range recovery at the center of the incident to another location for additional processing and evidence gathering. in other developments, another person was taken into police custody, and authorities released a photo of a new person of interest. dave carlin for cbs news, new york. >> glor: president obama has waded into the controversy over the name of the washington redskins, telling the associated press in an interview that those who oppose the use of the name have legitimate concerns. >> if i were the owner of the team

. >>> this is the eve of the anniversary of hurricane sandy, and all eyes will be on the new york city marathon, over 40,000 will compete in the race, including those sponsored by the actor, sean penn. >>> what if the biggest problem in hollywood is not drugs or alcohol. something that plagues schools and churches throughout the area. >>> and beyond your wildest imagination, he will tell you all about it in a live prime time exclusive. we begin with the big story tonight, sean penn, a hollywood star with a passion that goes far beyond the silver screen. he is an american original, fighting to make the world a better place. he has the battle scars to prove it. he is the founder of the relief organization. looking very trim yourself, you're not running the marathon? >> no, i'm not running the marathon, i have to be there to observe properly. >> that will be very poignant. on a big scale, obviously, a first major marathon since boston. and we all know how that ended in such disaster. it is also a chance for you to bring these five haitian runners, all from very different backgrounds, to c

figures there are close to one thousand four hundred federal civil rights cases pending against the new york city police department reporting from new york. r.t. well this year of soaring police brutality is also on breaking the set where the team takes a closer look at one particular case. john pike the policeman in the video who was merely watering is hippies has been awarded a much deserved thirty eight thousand dollars in workers' compensation from u.c. davis you see back in june filed a claim with the university seen that he suffered from quote unspecified psychiatric and nervous system damage i can totally relate releasing an entire can of mace on a group of students can really give you a case of pretty bad p.t.s.d. in fact maybe we should start giving all the cops who participated in occupies a brutal crackdown on protesters comp money watching old ladies cry and dirty hippies bleed from their head as a result of your actions can really take a toll on one's mental health so make sure to give a shed a tear for john pike today and let's go break this. coming up here on our n.t. turning upsid

. >>> the new york city marathon is tightening things up. changes include check points and bag searches. last year marathon was cancels due to damage from storm sandy. >>> let's find out what is happening in the weather. >>reporter: a tail of two weather patterns. things changed on monday and tuesday. almost 80 in the city. almost in the mid 70s in the county. it would normally be a crisp night. there will be fog tonight and will prevent much of a cool off for tonight. we still see karen in the gulf of mexico. she will have an impact but not for several days here. tomorrow it will be summer like. we'll talk about how things will be set up for sunday and beyond. >>> day four of the government shut down and things continue with no resolution in site. today the president had a message for the repub. speaker john left a closed meeting. some legislators are trying to open some closed things. >>> to knight we -- tonight we are seeing the trickle down effect. 3,000 employees won't be working next week. the official says at the company that this will