. >> bob's used ideas in utica, new york. >> is to say it was from a used bookstore in utica, new yorkot into trouble in utica by that. you can't please everybody. i could've said paramus, but yeah, you know. but the thing is, about, what we do is a solo job. every now and then, some of us will collaborate on a book. it never really goes extremely well . it is always tough. you have to sublimate your ego in a way. but with the band, you know, we can actually talk with our peers, and we get to fulfill our childhood fantasies. and so, we still play like we are in childhood. you know, it is a great, a great gig to have. it is great to have the band to blow off a little steam. man, i just love seeing all you guys. i love you, man. >> roy, were you going to say something? >> was i going to say something? >> you look like you are going to say something. >> well, stephen just brought a tear to my eye. i was going to say that writing is more like playing the ocarina alone. ocarina solo. >> allen, mary, you are new, but when you get out of this? >> we are new, and yet we feel old, that we darli

by utica for that.e everybody. i could have said paramus, but, you know, yeah, yeah. but the thing is about what we do is solo job. i mean, every now and then some of us will collaborate on a book. it never really goes extremely well. [ laughter ] it's always tough, you have to supplement your ego in a way, but with the band, you know, we can actually talk with our peeri and we get to fulfill our childhood fantasies and so, we still play like we're in childhood, so, you know, it's a great, great gig to have. it's a great to have the band to blow off a little steam. and man, i love seeing all you guys. i love you, man. [ applause ] >> roy, were you going to say something? >> was i going to say something? steve just brought a tear to my eye. i was going to say writing is more like playing the ocarena alone. >> alan and mary, you're new. >> we're new, but yet we feel old, don't we, darling. >> incredibly old. >> no, i mean, writing is like butchering eels. they say what musicians do is ig playing. and you

i was in utica, new from a little. oh, i used to say an enormous bookstore in utica, new york. and then i got into trouble from by that. but you just get you can't please everybody i could have said paramus, but you know yeah you know but the thing is about what we do is so low job i mean, every now and then some of us will collaborate on a book. it never really goes extremely well. it's always tough. you have to somebody your ego in a way. but with the band, you know, we can talk with our peers and we get to fulfill our childhood fantasies. and so we still play like where in childhood. so, you know, it's a great a great gig to have. it's a great to have the band blow off a little steam and man, i just i love seeing you guys. i love it man. boy, were you going to say something? was i going to say to you, you look like you might say something? well, well, i mean, steve is just brought tears to my eyes. i forgot i was going to say that writing is more like playing the rock arena alone. ocarina solo. alan, mary new. but what do you get on new? but you know but and yet we old don't

he was pronounced dead at the hospital in utica on december the 10th.ay season. but as attorney general, i release these videos because they have responsibility and duty to provide the brooks family, their loved ones and all new yorkers with transparency, accountability. my deepest condolences go out to mr brooks's family. as attorney general, you have my word we will use every possible tool available to us to investigate this death thoroughly and swiftly. this death thoroughly and swiftl . , , ., this death thoroughly and swiftl . , ., swiftly. list turned some other important _ swiftly. list turned some other important news. _ swiftly. list turned some other important news. white - swiftly. list turned some other important news. white set i swiftly. list turned some other. important news. white set we're according to a national security spokesman, 1000 north koreans have been killed or wounded in a past weekend in russia's cursed region. it's believe up to 12,000 have been sent to the war effort. the us has imposed sanctions on the founder of georgia'

. >> reporter: it happened at a facility in utica. brooks was pronounced dead the next day at a nearby hospital. a preliminary autopsy ruling it a homicide caused by asphyxia caused by neck compression. kathy hochul ordering the termination of 14 prison staffers. he was serving a 12-year prison sentence for stabbing his girlfriend. an attorney for his family telling abc news, he was fatally, violently beaten by a group of officers whose job was to keep him safe. he deserved to live. the family attorney also saying the motive for this case is unclear. she calls it incomprehensible. >> thank you. >>> we turn now to the economy and mortgage rates rising this week. reaching a five-month high. new data showing it's 35% more expensive to buy a house than rent. >> reporter: tonight, with mortgage rates at a five-month high, aspiring home buyers are bracing for another challenging housing market in 2025. new data from real estate firm cbre finds on average in the u.s., it's 35% more expensive to buy a house than to rent. a new apartment lease

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anyway, i have a particular affinity for utica and brindisi is a proud son of utica and an exceptionally qualified attorney whose legal acumen and deep care for the mohawk valley and all of central new york makes him an excellent addition to the northern district. beth coombe has been a trailblazing prosecutor for her entire career in albany and syracuse, the first woman to become the federal chief for the northern district. after we vote on these judges, we'll then vote to advance sarah davenport to be district court judge for the district of new mexico, and we'll keep moving forward with the remaining judges as soon as possible. democrats have made confirming president biden's well-qualified judges a top priority the last few years. it will remain a priority until our very last day in the majority. finally, mr. president, let me close on a bittersweet but deeply grateful note. later this afternoon, senators will gather in the chamber to hear the farewell remarks of a beloved colleague, our dear friend, my dear friend, debbie stabenow of michigan. she'll leave the senate at the end of t

my grandfather helped his employees form a union in utica. business owners. joe's dad took over a family grocery store where joe worked much of his early years. while my dad ran an exterminating business. both families found home in communities where everyone knew your name and hard times forced everyone to come together. for joe's family it was the awful day that the manchin grocery store burned down. when joe recalls the incident, he has said that that moment tallowed taught him the value of persistence. something my late father always talked about. and the importance of leaning on your community to rebuild from tragedy. that's something any new yorker will relate to. yes, mr. president, it's with common threads that fill me today with gratitude. these are links that shape who joe manchin, the public servant, is at his core. someone who wants to keep alive the very same american dream his family got to enjoy, a place where hard work, community, and equal opportunity are the keys to a better life. some of the biggest accomplishments of the p

host: arthur in utica, michigan, republican, good morning. caller: yes. i wanted to wish everybody a merry christmas and good morning. what i'd like to talk about is social security, when they brought this out they said with baby boomers and that they should have all kinds of money in there. i want to say when you and your wife work all the years, 30, 40 years, and one dies, you get the highest amount. but your bills don't cut in half. that's what i'm upset about. and also i know from years that they have been putting i.o.u.'s in there, congress have. and taking money out. and have they ever paid it back? have you any information on that? that's all i got to say. i wish everybody god bless. host: you, too. robert is in overton, texas, independent line. good morning. caller: good morning. host: go ahead, robert. caller: yes. i'm calling in regard to two things. number one, a government shutdown. i lived through that in the 1970's. we all gathered together what funds we have to support the families who didn't get paid. we came through that. the other thing

we saw 12 to 23 inches of snow in out utica because of lake-enhanced snow.visories are in effect for parts of the northeast. here's the next setup. this is monday. you're coming home from work, 3:00 p.m. we got cold out in chicago, kansas city, minneapolis. rain down in the south, snow in the northeast. this is setup. the cold front makes its way to the east. as it does, rain lines the i-95 corridor. places possible like new orleans and all the way to middle georgia which could lead to flash flooding. >> somara: and that's a look at your local forecast, my friends. back to you. >> whit: you're promising a warmup for us. >> somara: this is a lot of pressure. we talked about this privately. >> whit: we need confirmation. we'll take a couple of degrees. thank you, somara. >>> now to college football's conference championship weekend. abc's perry russom is here with the highlights. some big games, perry. good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning to you. today we see who is in and who is out of the playoffs. yesterday we had upsets, a shootout, and a comeback

footage that we had just seen there shows him being carried into the marcy correctional facility in uticaw york, on december 9th. he's then carried into a medical examination room where his hands are already cuffed behind his back. he is then beaten by these officers that he is surroundede video shows that b' face is already bloodied and something has shoved into his me next day, brooks is pronounced dead at the win hospital, also in upstate new york. this video was released by the new york attorney general, letitia james, who is promising an. investigation i want to reiterate that we are investigating this case thoroughly and using every tool at our disposal to ensure that there is transparency and accountability for the events that preceded mr. brooks death. now, we've also heard from new york's governor, kathy hochul, who ordered more than a dozen prison staffers to be fired over brooks's fatal beating. we're also now hearing from the commissioner of new york's department of corrections and community supervision, who is also issuing a statement that we have here. it is not enough to si

you saw on that body camera footage into the marcy correctional facility in utica on december 9th. he was being taken into a medical examination room where his hands were already cuffed behind his back. he is then beaten by officers who are surrounding him. you can see that they punch him repeatedly, and at one point even kick him. now, video shows brooks face is bloodied and it appears something is shoved into his mouth. he is then lifted at one point by those officers by his neck and his collar. his legs are limp. the very next day, brooks was pronounced dead at jenin hospital. now this video was released by new york attorney general letitia james, who is promising a full scale investigation. >> i want to reiterate that we are investigating this case thoroughly and using every tool at our disposal to ensure that there is transparency and accountability for the events that preceded mr. brooks death. >> brooks family has seen this footage, and they said they are seeking justice in his honor and for the safety of everyone who is still housed at the marcy correctional facility. jessi

that's when robert brooks was transferred to the marcy correctional facility there in utica, new york. it's a medium security state prison. he was transferred from another facility and was taken into the examination room that you see there, carried into the examination room. he is restrained. he appears to be handcuffed behind his back. and then as he's there in the room, he's just randomly beaten by correctional officers over the course of several minutes. once he's there in the room and again, we're not showing all of the video to you, but some of what we can tell you is that he was punched in the face. he was punched in the stomach. he was punched in the buttocks, punched several times, and at one point an officer shoves something. it looks like some sort of a rag or something in his mouth, and then lifts him up by the neck. we see there on the video that we were able to see that his face is bloodied. he appears to be weak at one point, can't even stand on his own. he's dragged to another part of the room because he cannot stand on his own again. that was on december 9th. he died t

body camera footage shows him being carried into the marcy correctional facility in utica, new york,cember 9th. he was being taken into a medical examination room where his hands were already cuffed behind his back. he is then beaten by officers who are surrounding him. video shows them punching him repeatedly, even kicking him at one point in his face, his chest, his buttocks and his groin. the video shows brooks face bloodied, and it appears something is shoved into his mouth. he is then lifted by the officers, by his neck and his collar, while his legs are limp. the next day, brooks was pronounced dead at jenin hospital. now, this video was released by the new york attorney general, letitia james, who is promising a full scale investigation. >> i want to reiterate that we are investigating this case thoroughly and using every tool at our disposal to ensure that there is transparency and accountability for the events that preceded mr. brooks death. >> brooks family has seen this video and is promising to seek justice in his honor and for the safety of everyone who is still housed a

that's when robert brooks was transferred to the marcy correctional facility there in utica, new york. it's a medium security prison. you can see he was carried in there. he's taken to an examination room. he is restrained throughout the entire ordeal. he appears to be handcuffed behind his back once he's there in the examination room. and then we can see the correctional officers beat him over the course of several minutes. there you see him being beaten in his buttocks. he is punched in the face at one point. you can see there as they stuffed something into his mouth, he's punched again and again. i know this is difficult to watch. and again, at one point he is actually held by his neck and lifted up. he's then he's too weak at one point to to walk on his own, and he's carried there to the other side of the room where he's held up against a wall. as you can see there. again, this all happened on december 9th, the very next day, on december 10th, brooks died. he was 43 years old. he had been serving a 12 year sentence for assault. again, new york's attorney general has opened an inve

the body camera footage shows brooks being carried into the marcy correctional facility in utica, new york. he was then being taken into what is a medical examination room. he is surrounded by those officers and it shows him being beaten. now, at one point, his face is bloodied. something is shoved into his mouth and you can see those officers beating him over and over again. at one point, his body is also lifted up by the collar, and he is shoved against a wall. the next day, brooks was pronounced dead at wynn hospital. now, this video was released by the new york attorney general, who is promising an investigation. >> i want to reiterate that we are investigating this case thoroughly and using every tool at our disposal to ensure that there is transparency and accountability for the events that preceded mr. brooks death. >> brooks family attorney is reacting to this release of this body camera video. they said that they have reviewed this video themselves. in a statement to cnn, they are saying, as expected, watching the horrific and violent final moments of robert's life was devast

he died in the utica hospital the next day. medical examiner said brooks' deaths pth death was ca asphyxia. >>> the cdc is warning the samples of the bird flu virus shows sign of transmission. the centers for disease control and prevention says it appears the virus mutated inside the louisiana patient who contracted the nation's first severe case of the illness. the agency suspects the patient became ill from exposure or sick birds in the backyard flock. the risk to the general public has not changed and remains low. >>> switching gears to college football. bowl season is in full swing. there were thrillers. the university of southern california came down from 17 points and with the last minute drive by usc in the vegas bowl on. >> maiva. throws the slant. touchdown. >> the trojans with the go ahead td with eight seconds remaining at that point. after the extra point, 35-. in the armed forces bowl in texas, oklahoma scored a touchdown with six seconds remaining bringing them within one point of navy. the sooners opting to go fo

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