>> 80-year-old vincent asaro is on trial for his alleged role in the 1978 robbery of $6 million in cash and jewelry boosted from a the lufthansa airlines cargo building from john f. kennedy airport. it's long been considered one of the most infamous unsolved robberies in u.s. history. government officials say aysaro helped plan and he's being linkeded to the bonanno crime family with a list of charges including extortion. witnesses who are giving up information about the case to avoid lengthy prison sentences for their own misdeeds. the government's star witness stickup man gas per valente may testify as soon as today. >> we'll be following it. thanks, robert. >>> brand new information about an american f-16 fighter jet hit by gunfire controlling 'taliban province in afghanistan. you can see taliban insurgents surrounding the fuel tank and ammo boxes that were dropped mid-flight. the pentagon says the plane's stabilizers and munition cases were hit. >>> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu warning citizens about taking the law into their own hand. a man was shot to death after bein

decades later, the mob boss, 80-year-old vincent asaro is on trial. riveting testimony. >> reporter: fred, it's always said, oh, it's only in the movies, but prosecutors now in trial, in new york, are saying, no, this is real life. >> it's going to be a good summer. >> reporter: the blockbusters picture was "goodfellas," day-to-day life inside a new york mafia crew. a crew that hit a criminal jackpot. >> a daring pre-dawn raid at the lufthansa terminal at the airport. >> it was one of the largest heists in this country's history. the multi-million-dollar robbery of cash and jewels at lufthansa's air cargo terminal at new york's jfk airport in 1978. and now for the first time, one of those fellas is being prosecuted in new york city, for murder, racketeering and robbery. 80-year-old defendant vincent asaro, an alleged captain in the b banano crime movie isn't portrayed in the movie, because at the time his identity wasn't known. but prosecutors are portraying him as the mastermind of the crime, with now deceased jenny "the gent" burke portrayed in the

lawyers for vincent asaro admit he's no angel but claim the whole case is based on elder ly rats and snitches and all of whom either have a grudge or are trying to get out of jail. >> reporter: it was december of 1978 when masked gunmen stole jewelry from lufthansa at jfk airport. today the first alleged organized crime associate goes on trial in a case that inspired a film classic. >> and these are the guys jimmy put together for the biggest heist in american history. the lufthansa heist. >> reporter: martin scorcese's drama "goodfellas" recounts the violent aftermath. robert de niro played jimmy the jett. he was the suspected ringleader of the crime, a 64-minute caper in which six armed robbers broke into the lufthansa facility and made off with $6 million in cash and jewelry. how did they force him to open the room? >> by holding a gun to the head of the man who had the key. >> reporter: one of the key figures is now 80-year-old vincent asaro, they allege he received $750,000 as his cut of the proceeds. >> he didn't do it. had nothing to do with it. all the people who did it were

lawyers for vincent asaro admit he's no angel but claim the whole case is based on elderly rats and snitches and all of whom either have a grudge or are trying to get out of jail. anna warner has the story from u.s. district court in brooklyn. >> reporter: it was december of 1978 when masked gunmen stole nearly $6 million in cash and jewelry from a lufthansa cargo terminal at new york's jfk airport. today the first alleged organized crime associate goes on trial in a case that inspired a film classic. >> and these are the guys that jimmy put together for what turned out to be the biggest heist in american history. the lufthansa heist. >> reporter: martin scorsese's 1990 oscar-winning drama "goodfell "goodfellas" tells the story of the new york crime family that orchestrated the brazen heist. and recounts the violent aftermath. robert de niro played james burke, known as jimmy the gent. he was the suspected ring leader of the crime, a 64-minute caper in which six armed robbers broke into the lufthansa facility and made off with $6 million in cash and jewelry. >> how did they force them to ope

vincent asaro could only listen as the assistant attorney told the jury in opening arguments that he helped plan the infamous 1978 robbery at jfk airport, the heist immortalized in the mob movie goodfellas. asaro was arrested and charged last year. the prosecutor today claimed his cut of the 6 million stolen, more than $500,000. on the witness stand for most of the day, former crime family underboss turned government informant sal salvatari and he described head. in cross examination of vitale, the defense attorney sought to portray the witnesses against asaro as murders, liars and turncoats period of timing from their testimony. >> reporter: also expected to testify here over the next few days a former mob boss who is supposed to tell the court that he did get his piece of that lufthansa robbery as well as a cousin of the defendant of asaro's who reportedly was supposed to get some of the money, didn't get it and is angry about it, i'm sandra bookman channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you sandra. >>> community in pain tonight after a tragic accident. a 3-year-old boy dead after pol

vincent asaro gave the approval for the raid on his crime family's turf. he and his family were finally arrested last year, some of the mafia bosses of the last generation not already jailed or left dead. he was a gang sister through and through but the defense countered by accusing the government of relying on the testimony of untrust worthy mobsters. >> this is a complicated case. this could go on for many months if not a year. many people are wondering when a final verdict is delivered it won't mean an end once an for all to the mafia in new york. >> this doesn't mean the plaf ya imafiais gone. >> we've heard of other organized crimes taken place too. >> bloody turf battles afterwards, immortalized the crime and kept the authorities on the case. >> whether it's good fellas or sopranos, these are bad dudes. these would kill people for nothing. >> what turned out to be the biggest heist in american history. >> with this trial all those years later, hopefully it will close the door on any thoughts of a real hollywood sequel. gabrielle elizondo, al jazeera,

investigators say key to it all was this van, vincent asaro who allegedly mate the approval for a rated on his crime family's turf. more than 25 years later they were arrested. some of the mafia bosses from the era. the government indictment pinned it to the heist. this is a complicated case. the trial could go on for months, if not more than a year. many are wondering when a final verdict is delivered, if it won't mean, once and for all, an end to the mafia in new york. >> this by any part of your imagination doesn't mean the mafia is gone. right now, it's been apart with rests and major cases against them. we have seen other organized crime taking its place. >> it's combined with books written about the turf battles, immortalized the crime and put pressure ire on the authorities. we have an obsession with gangsters and mafia, whether it was good fellows or sopranos, we love the stuff. they are bad dudes. >> these are the guys that jimmy put together for what turned out to be the biggest heist history. about the trial, hope it will find the doors on thoughts of a real-life hollywood se

they say that vincent asaro was a key member of the banana crime family that stole more than $6 million in cash and jewelry from the terminal at kennedy airport back in 1978 that the cut was $750,000. defense attorneys will show you the testimony from their shady turncoat gangsters. >>> bill cosby and their mural outside their best known neighborhood restaurant has been defaced. and that it will be a long close personal relationship with their actor and that they have chosen not to remove their mural and amid all those accusations, that they would rape women and drugged many of them. >>> it will be over bill cosby. and over the past couple of years that you have seen the giant euros. his image is first, but today that they would find their coverage, defaced with north korean leaders. you think that they are trying to say something about bill cosby and all the allegations? >> probably. >> who is up there first? >> bill cosby behind there. >> okay. >> let me see what color, i guess. >> a great one, i don't know. >> the reaction was mixed, but throughout the area that cosby's reputation, t

vincent asaro will have ahis tattoo covered. he was depicted in the film >>> "the washington post" reports eddie murphy broke his 28-year silence on the stand-up comedy stage. he was honored for the mark twain prize for american humor on sunday night and performed a short stand-up comedy routine which included a shot at bill cosby. >> bill, bill has one of these. did y'all make bill give his back? >> he also did an explicit impression of cosby, which we can't play for you. murphy last told jokes on stage way back in 1987. >>> and it might be one of the most unlikely plays in college football history. michigan state's last-second touchdown and a fumble recovery gave them a win over archrival michigan and left a big house crowd stunneded. this morning, they will still celebrating on campus in east lansing, as you can imagine. simply calling it "miracle in ann arbor." >>> they are asking what were the indianapolis colts thinking on this botched play last night. one dark chocolate rises above the rest lindt excellence created by our

last year, police arrested vincent asaro for his role in that robbery.-old asaro is heading to trial. joining me, proffr of criminal justice at st. john's university. professor, this is a great story and keeps continuing. why did it take so long for authorities to charge asaro? >> most of the people involved in this are dead, murdered. alex only had a peripheral role that the reason this is getting so much publicity is because he has a linkage to the famous lufthansa robbery, not because he was a central character in it. he wasn't. >> okay. but something that happened here is unique in crime families. his cousin is the one who turned him in. >> it's no longer unique. organized crime families have been full of informants and in chicago, where i spent some 22 years, we have actually seen father testifying against brother and testifying -- children testifying against their father. >> vincent asaro helped to i guess launch his son's career in organized crime and turned on him, too. >> he's a third generation mafioso. his father was a made guy, ehe' a made gu

the trial of alleged ex-mob boss vincent asaro is under way in brooklyn. two witnesses were called to the stand today breaking the organized crime family's code of silence. the witnesses reportedly linked him to crimes over 40 years including the 1978 lufthansa heist. during that heist at jfk airport, robbers stole about $5 million in cash and a million dollars worth of jewels from an airline cargo building. brooklyn federal courtroom. >>> a new warning about antibiotics and children. how too much of a good thing could affect their health later on. >> plus this. >> coach i need to sit out. >> sidelined with a concussion. how a medical exam this young athlete had before an injury helped doctors treat him now. >> and big news for bus riders. what the port authority board voted on today that will change part of a lot of people's commutes. lonnie? >> we started off this week, you know, pulling the jackets out of the closet then put them back in the closet for, you know, yesterday and today. i'm going to suggest you get them ready to go. i'll explain. >> coming

vincent asaro is on trial in vrlr fshl court for his alleged roll in the $6 million heist. hearing about this heist that a lot of people remember? >> a lot of today was spent trying to establish a connection between vincent asaro and -- including testimony from a priest who said burke sponsored. [ inaudible ] >> he gave more details of his version of the heist, including answers to the question everybody always wanted to know, including what happened to all of that money. he says they didn't really have a good plan of what to do after the heist. so they decided to bring it to his house. that's when they unloaded about 50 boxes. there were so many they had to do a fireman's bucket brigade, handing boxes from man to man. they counted it. they originally thought they had gotten about $2 million. turns out they walked away with $6 million in cash and jewels. on cross-examination, he admitted, gas ber valenti, that he had taken about $750,000 from that stash. he kept going back. he ended up gambling it away. he also said that vincent asaro spent his share of the money on a boat,

from >>> a trial 37 years in the making got underway in new york this week, it is the case of vincent asaro who was charged in connection with the 1978 lufthansa airline heist. >> it is the organized crime caper immortalized in good fellas. this is the biggest heist in american history. >> that's the 1990 movie version. the actual heist went down back in 1978. >> there was a hold up of historic proportions. >> when a gang of armed robbers made off with $5 million in cash and another million in jewelry from a lufthansa hanger building in new york. >> in what was then a record rippoff. back then, investigators found an empty black van but never found the loot or caught the robbers. that was thanks to the mafia code of silence according to author and former reporter sell win rob who covered the mob for decades. >> almost from the start, the authorities knew who did it and how it was done. the problem was getting -- actually finding and kick convicting them. >> but cracks in that code have led to his day in court. witnesses against him include several former mobsters including his cousin now co

prosecutors working to paint vincent asaro as a man motivated by money and power and worked with theo crime family. the prosecutor said they will hear from guys who committed crimes and they are only here to save themselves. this trial has been years in the making. prosecutors have worked for decades to gather enough evidence against asaro to bring him in for his alleged role in the lufthansa heist. his cousin coaxed him into spilling details about the heist. it's been considered the largest cash theft in history. the robbery was the inspiration for the 1990 movie "goodfellas." asaro's cousin is expected to be a witness for the prosecution in addition to crime family members. but many of the witnesses disappeared, were killed or died. one thing we heard early on was the murder charges against aa so would not be brought up. but this morning prosecutors just mentioned that in their opening statements as they begin their work of painting asaro as a man who lived a life of crime. if he's convicted in this case he would get life in prison. and web he's 80 years old. jenna: laura, thank yo

prosecutors claim one ofofhe robbery's key figures was now 80-year-old vincent asaro, a reputed member of the bonanno crime family. they allege he received $750,000 as his cut of the proceeds. >> he didn't do it. had nothing to do with it. pretty much all the people that did it got murdered by jimmy burke. so i read. so the facacmy client didn't getet murdered would s sgest he didn't have anything to do with it. >> reporter: prosecutors are expected to introduce wiretaps and something that used to be unusual. testimony from some of them who were close to him. that's expected to include asaro's cousin and his former bonanno family boss. >> i think the fear from the mob has totally abated. the code of silence went out. it's history. it's gone. it's never going to be again. >> reporter: former mobster sal polisi broke the code himself when he testified against the late mob boss john gotti. he claims he was asked to take part in the lufthansa heist but turned it down. he says no matter what happens >> where is the money? >> just a little taste. >> no one has ever managed to find any of the

. >>> the trial begins for vincent asaro. his alleged crime immortalized in goodfellas.ocketing a cut of one of the lufthansa robberies in 1978 at the jfk airport. >>> time for the good, the bad and the ugly. willow, her photographer mom dresses her up in halloween costumes throughout the month of october. here she is as the crackerjack guy and here she is as go go gadget. hello laverne. she and her friend dressing up as lenny and squiggy. >>> here's the reason alex rodriguez should stick to baseball. he threw a football on fox sports. he was hired as an analyst for the baseball playoffs. finally the ugly. you ever feel like this after a night of drinking? >> oh, my gosh. never been this hung over. >> i feel great. i ran a 5k this morning. >> really? >> no. i threw up in the shower. >> a new study reveals unproductive hungover workers cost employers $77 billion a year. that's our show. "fox and friends" starts right now. >>> good morning to you. today is monday, october 19th. i'm elisabeth hasselbeck. donald trump doubles down on his heated battle against jeb bush claimi

being prosecuted in new york city for murder, racketeering and robbery. 80-year-old defendant vincent asaroed captain in the crime family is not portrayed in the movie, because at the time, his identity was not known, but the prosecutors are portraying him as the mas r mastermind of the crime, and now with deceased jimmy the gent burke. and star witness is 37 years later his own cousin, who wore a wire and recorded him a. member of the crime family, too, who turned to help prosecutors after believing that he didn't get enough of the loot. valini is one of the masked gunmen who actually stormed into the warehouse to help take millions ow of the vault in cash and jewelry and he got away in this van. as asaro could be heard in court saying liar, are there was testimony that he remembered packages of money that contained $125,000 in $100 bills, and burlapb sacks of gold chains, and crates of watches, diamonds, emeralds and stones and total estimated value is $6 million, an none of it was ever found. asaro's former defense attorney said that he didn't do it. >> and pretty much all of the people

begin tomorrow in the case against a man accused in the mob heist immortalized in the movie good vincent asaro was arrested last year after being accused of taking part in the $6 million robbery at kennedy airport. the now 80-year-old helped plan that heist in 1978. he's accused of spending most of the $750,000 that he got in the robbery at the racetrack. >>> a new look at sleep medicine. coming up on eyewitness news there's a new drug for people suffering from insomnia. consumer reports put it is to the test. taking, if you're approaching 65, now's the time to get your ducks in a row. to learn about medicare, and the options you have. you see, medicare doesn't cover everything - only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so if 65 is around the corner, think about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans, they help cover some of what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs. so don't wait. call to request your free decision guide. and gather the information now to help you ch

authorities arrested vincent asaro. prosecutors say the now 80-year- old helped plan the heist back in 1978. he is accused of spending most of the $750,000 that he got in that robbery at the racetrack. >>> the family of a bride left just days before her wedding took what was a sad occasion for them and turned it into a moment of joy for so many other people. kerry dwayne says her daughter's fiancee decided to call off the wedding last week, but the family had already paid for a $35,000 reception at a hotel in sacramento. that includes food for dozens of people. so they invited families living in a local homeless shelter to enjoy the meal. >> i think it's very generous actually to lose out on something so important to yourself and then give it to someone else is like really giving. >> when you're going through a hard time and a struggle for you to get out and do something you know, was really a blessing. >> so nice. >> wow. >> the bride's parents attended the gathering and met with the families enjoying what would have b

vincent asaro helping to plan the $6 million lufthansa robbery in kennedy airport in 1978. lawyers have made their opening statements and the first witness has taken the stand. this is the first prosecution in the case. >>> turning now to sports and reason for local fans to smile. the mets are two games away from the world series after beating the cubs last night. >> what a game. the team tweeted out a photo of players getting on a plane for chicago just after game 2 victory in the national league championship series. eyewitness news reporter joe torres big met fan himself, live at citi field with reaction from fans who may be recovering from the excitement. how are you doing more importantly? >> he's pumped. >> reporter: this is awesome. shirleen you're from queens, whether you're in queens, brooklyn, staten island, long island, people today walking around just seem to have an extra bounce in their step today. why? why? the mets have a 2-0 lead in the best of 7 national league championship series against the chicago cubs. they're halfway towards clinching the national leag

opening statements just happen and the trial beginning now, and the prosecutors said that with vincent asarond he was a gangster through and through and a proud member to be a made member of the mafia, and it was 1978, and lufthansa air cargo terminal, and masked gunmen went in and they got $10 million in cash, and prosecutors said that he never got $750,000, but it was $500,000. >> they changed the number. and so what people want to know why would a cousin of this guy give him up after so many years of not giving him up? >> right. the prosecutors said today that his cousin is going to be one of the star witnesses, and let's tell you what the defense said today in the opening statement, this cousin is trying to save himself. and you can't believe him, because he is a criminal operator. and he is a member of the mafia, also, so you can't believe a thing that he says, but it is to save his own soul. >> and defense says, i'm no mobster or gangster, but i am mr. asaro from brooklyn. >> the defense says no evidence at all to show that he is part of the heist. >> "goodfellas ii"? >> it is not a ma

at the trial of an alleged mobster, 80-year-old vincent asaro is on trial from charges stemming from the 1978 lufthansa robbery at kennedy airport which was shown in the movie the good fellas. a turncoat mobster testified that it was believed there were $2 million in the terminal, so when the robbery crew was elated. he says he and asaro each got a $750,000 cut. >>> three high school students in suffolk county are facing criminal charges for an alleged their school's computers. grades and schedules were changed on the commack high school system. sandra bookman is in commack with the details. sandra. >> reporter: yeah, liz, all three charged here are 17 years old. all three are seniors here at commack high school. all three spent this morning not in a classroom but in a courtroom. now, two of the young men, alex muscara and eric vaseman covered their faces as they left court on charges that they illegally accessed the school's computer system. however, the alleged ring leader daniel suarez walked out stoically next to his attorney. police say it was suarez who was the ring leader. he

. >>> in the trial for vincent asaro set to begin tomorrow.last year for a suspected role in the legendary 1978 robbery at jfk airport where a crew of masked men stole $6 million in cash and jewelry. if the 48-year-old case sounds familiar it was because it was dramatized in the movie "good fellas." my favorite movies. i'll be back at noon with more news with arthel neville and the doctors as always are in. sunday housecall at 12:30 eastern. back to "sunday morning futures" and maria. >>> a harvard historian criticizing president obama's actions in syria. neil ferguson saying obama is not being tough enough on vladimir putin's intervention there. essentially undoing 40 years of work in the middle east. ferguson also releasing the first volume of his biography on henry kissinger, who helped the u.s. protect its influence during times of crisis in the region, serving as secretary of state and national security adviser, to presidents nixon and ford. neil ferguson joins us right now to talk more about it. it's wonderful to see you. congratulations

authorities arrested vincent asaro last year after investigators accused him of taking part in a $6 million robbery at kennedy airport. prosecutors now say that the 80- year-old helped plan the heist in 1978. he's accused of spending most of the $750,000 in the robbery at the racetrack. >>> any thoughts of putting on shorts and a t-shirt to go for again. >> if you want to dress and get going, dress warmly to get these temperatures. temperatures 21 monticello, 20 around new city, 30 around paramus. it's a morning where we're going to see temperatures today that hang around the 20s. start the day in the 30s in the suburbs, and we're going to be looking at temperatures by the afternoon that get into the low 50s and only about 51 to 52 this afternoon. dress warmly. it's weather and traffic together every 7 minutes. hey there's heather o'rourke. how are you doing in. >> how are you doing. let's go over and check out our subway status. downtown express only. bridge. that will last until 5 a.m. with track work. the n and the r trains signal problems at court street. if you are using mass transit a

. >> reporter: in real-life, prosecutors claim one of the roery's key figure is vincent asaro an alleged member of the bonanno crime family. >> he had nothing to do with it. pretty much all of them got murdered i've been told and the fact my client didn't get murdered would indicate he didn't have anything with it. >> reporter: that is expected to include asaro's cousin and former bonanno mob. >> i think the silence went out. it's history. it's gone. >> reporter: the code was broken when he testified against a late mob boss john gotti. he claims he was asked to take part in the lufthansa heist but turned it down. he says no matter what happens to asaro, oneneystery remains. >> where is the money? >>>>ust a little taste. >> no oneas ever managedo findnd any of the money! member, there was a few families involved d, yes, some of that money went too some of the participants, but a l of those guys were killed. were they killed before they got the san antonio that, i can't say. >> reporter: now the judge in this case has ruled that prosecutors cannot reference the brutal killings depicted in

authorities arrested vincent asaro after investigators accused him of taking part in the $6 million robbery at kennedy airport. prosecutors say the now 80-year- old helped plan the heist in 1978. he's accused of spending most of the $750,000 he got in the robbery at the racetrack. >>> it >>> a check on your morning commute with heather o'rourke. >> good morning lori, good morning everybody. let's head to our maps. we'll talk to you once again about some of our subway issues, the f trains, mechanical problems at bay parkway, 2 and 5 trains, ems defendant at 110th street. if you're taking the nq and r trains, we have signal problems at 49th street. you can expect delays and service changes as a result. metro north, new haven, long island railroad, main line dealing with 10 minute delays. we have delays on the staten island ferry as well. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect for today. back to you. >> thank you meteorologist bill evans now with your accuweather forecast. >> it is chilly outside, still 36 degrees. it's warming into the 40s and low 50s. we're still looking at

now in a brooklyn federal courtroom, testimony is about to resume in the trial of former mobster vincent asarot. it was a key part of the 1991 mob movie "goodfellas" now some of the wise guys that took par are back together, turning against each other in asaro's trial. the 80-year-old reputed crime family captain is charged with racketeering and corruption. he has pleaded not guilty. >>> up next, a new study sounding the alarm on red meat. saying some processed meats can be as dangerous as smoking. dr. natalie breaks this all down for us next. >>> butulse, chris christie apologizing after causing a stir on an amtrak train on sunday. he was asked to leave the quiet car after allegedly speaking too loudly, prompting some passenger complaints. christie's spokeswoman said the governor accidentally sat in this notoriously quiet car and promptly left once he realized the mistake. she says he enjoyed the rest of the trip in the cafe car, where you can speak real loudly. it takes a lot of work... to run this business. but i really love it. i'm on the move all day long... and sometimes, i just don't ea

vincent asaro is facing charges of being involved in the lufthansa heist in 1978.million in cash and jewelry. it is to date one of the largest heists in american history. it's left authorities frustrated for nearly four decades until last year, when asaro was arrested and now the trial about to begin. >>> now to a look at widespread seduction after powerful storms rolled through phoenix last night. more than a dozen buildings appear to be heavily damaged or destroyed today. it follows these dramatic pictures of several lightning strikes over the city last night as rain and hail pummelled the metro area. the storms toppled several power lines, leaving hundreds in the dark. utility crews worked overnight to restore power to most customers by this ermorning. >>> and finally, it's only october, but some of us are already getting an early taste of winter. lake-effect snow fell across central new york this weekend, up to nine inches in some areas. the weather created icy conditions, closed highways, caused almost 50 accidents in syracuse, new york. temperatures plunged w

for murder, racketeering, and robbery. 89-year-old defendant vincent asaro, an alleged captain in then't portrayed. but prosecutors are portraying him as the mastermind of the crime portrayed in the movie by robert de niro. star witness in the prosecution, 37 years later, the defendant's own cousin who wore a wire and recorded asaasaro, a member of crime family, too. who turned to prosecutors after believing he didn't get enough loot. he actually stormed into the warehouse and helped take millions out. as asaro could be seen in court sayinging "liar" he remembers packages of money that contained $125,000 in 100 dollar bills, burlap sacks of gold chains, crates of watches and stones, total cost, $6 million. and none of it was found. asaro's former defense attorney said he didn't do it. >> the fact that he didn't get murdered would suggest he didn't have anything to do with it. >> reporter: prosecutors say asaro conspired and murdered by strangling with a dog chain paul katz in 1959 after believing he was cooperating with law enforcement. they found remnants of his remains hidden. and f

>> today trial begins for alleged mobster vincent asaro accused of pocketing a cut in one of the largestrobbery at jfk airport for decades before a witness turned on him. here with the inside story sal polici author of "the sinatra club: my life inside the new york mafia." welcome sal. >> good morning, brian, how are you? >> good, sal. i'm intrigued about this trial, isn't this a lay-up, the guy looks guilty? >> well, i got to tell you, you know, i was there and i was friends with tommy disimone, the character that pesci played and i knew about that robbery before it took place. what nobody really knows is they never figured that it was going to be $5.8 million and the character that de niro plays was an astute gangster and vicious and once the money got in their hands everybody went a little bit berzerk. jimmy started killing people and before you know it, we got 1,000 new york fbi agents so a lot of them out there in the park, it was just three blocks from where i live and we were within the whole element of that robbery. it was unbelievable what was going on then. so the entire commun

. >> the trial for alleged mobster vincent asaro is set to begin tomorrow.t heists in history. it was at jfk airport. a witness turned him in, squealed. in addition to the heist, he's also accused of killing an informant to keep him quiet. >>> a principal in new york says her teachers can't sit during class so she throws out their desks and classroom furniture. donna conley made the rash decision because she thought the teachers were sitting too much in class. the staff at the elementary school is puzzled because their students perform well above the city average on tests whether they sit or not. none of the actual chairs were thrown away. i'm so confused by this story, i don't know where to begin. >> schools aren't strapped for cash. just throw the furniture out ziefrnt let's go ov ziefrnt. >>> let's check out the forecast. >> e-bay. i don't know. >> i keep on asking for people to send me your fall pictures. guess what? wintser happened instead. you can see a little bit of fall there with snow on top. we're talking 32 degrees in gaylord, michigan. a few mor