, who believe that new york city is a dangerous city. it is not borne out by the statistics, and in fact because it was the target of terrorists attacks on 9/11 you could argue there are few places in the world that have such well-organized security, where the police are aware of where a target might be, whether it's a terrorist attack, which this is not, or if it's a random person that wants to cause destruction, but our latest report coming from our affiliate here in new york city is that it may be a workplace-related incident. ron allen is there. what can you tell us? >> reporter: we're just told that the police are going to try to have a briefing in about 20 minutes or so. we'll see if that actually happens. they're obviously trying to secure the crime scene and understand what happened there. at the moment they have pushed the crowd back quite far. i'm at the me and 5th, just around the corner from the empire state building. mostly now they are trying to deal with the number of pedestrians and workers who were trying to determine wh

he is the new york city mayor who has been very outspoken when it comes to gun control, not just in his city but across this country as well. he's the founder of the coalition mayors against illegal guns, he's not just critical of democrats or republicans both, he says president obama and mitt romney haven't done enough in their campaign to address the issue of, that he says is pi spiraling out of control across the country. let me take to you rebecca fox, who works across the street from the empire state building. she's a new york city resident and she's live with us now, one of the people who witnessed a lot of this melee. rebecca, take me through this incredibly chaotic morning where it would have been any other day when you were getting coffee but for what you saw next. >> i was getting coffee and i was walking on the street on 34th and 5th and i saw a lot of people running, and i actually thought it was a celebrity sighting, i never thought that it would be a shooting. i was wearing headphones so i didn't hear any of the gunshots but i took my head phones out and someone said that

new york city, as you know, is the safest big city in the country, and we're on pace to have a record low number of murders this year but we are not immune to the national problem of gun violence. let me now turn it over to commissioner kelly. ray? >> thank you, mr. mayor. i want to stress that what we have is preliminary information and ongoing investigation, of course. at 9:03 this morning, in front of 10 west 33rd street a disgruntled former employee of a company at that address shot and killed a former co-worker, striking him three times. the subject, jeffrey johnson, age 53, then fled eastbound on west 33rd street to 5th avenue, when he walked northbound along a curbline, with a .45 caliber handgun secreted in a black bag he had under his arm. construction worker who had followed johnson from west 33rd street alerted two uniformed police officers, who were on post in front of the empire state building's fifth avenue entrance as part of our counterterrorism coverage. as the two officers approached johnson, he pulled his .45 caliber semiautomatic pistol from his bag and fired on th

look, this is new york city and a place where they take extra precaution given past events and given, that this is an incredibly busy commercial part of the city, it's right in midtown, the heart of manhattan, full of offices, commercial business, also a major tourist attraction, about 4 million people visit the observation deck of the empire state building every single year. so you've got to believe that this morning it was filled with not only people going to work at 9:00 a.m., the height of rush hour but also tourists and as you know, we spoke with one of the witnesses who saw what happened, saw the shooting, rebecca fox, the 27-year-old from queens. she was terrified, didn't know what to make of it. she described the scene to me, people running in every direction, coffee cups strewn on the ground, right by a mcdonald's and starbucks and a local restaurant, blood on the sidewalk. lot of that was cleaned up by the time we got here but again it's hard for us to see exactly onto the street because police are keeping us about a half a block away, carol. >> it's sad that this shooting h

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what i can tell you is since we last spoke new york city police commissioner ray kelly along with new bloomberg went into a nearby building to be briefed. i spoke briefly on the phone with the deputy commissioner, the man right under ray kelly, the deputy commissioner of the new york city police department, mr. paul brown, i asked if he had a moment to speak. he said we don't right now, getting ready for an 11:00 a.m. press conference. we'll hear the latest from him, from the commissioner and the mayor. i can tell you 9:30 a.m. approximately president obama was briefed on this by john brennan so we know the president is aware. look, this is new york city and a place where they take extra precaution given past events and given, carol, the fact that this is an incredibly busy commercial part of the city, it's right in midtown, the heart of manhattan, full of offices, commercial business, also a major tourist attraction, about 4 million people visit the observation deck of the empire state building every single year. so you've got to believe that this morning it was filled with not only

panic and bloodshed outside one of new york city's most popular tourist attractions. one a shooter opens fire, leegd to a police gun fight. two dead and nine injured. >>> think yourself thin? can you get the affects of gastric bypass simply by imagining you had the surgery? one woman's journey to lose major pounds, using only the power of her mind. >>> and, in dude they trust. the path to enlightningment? some say the answer lies with the star of "the big lebowski." inside the bathrobe wearing church of the latter day dude. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," august 24th, 2012. >> good evening, i'm bill weir. well, the crowds were thick in the shadow of the empire state building this morning when a gunman sent tourists and pedestrians running for cover in the streets. while the shooter and his intended target both lost their lives, the hail of police bullets and the density of the crowd left nine jourped in the gun fight. abc's ron claiborne has more of the latest

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cements the reputation that some toushists v probably a false reputation of years gone by of new york cityof the safest big cities in america now, but sometimes people look at it through the eyes of 20 or 30 years ago. it's quite a scene now, it's a little disturbing how many people come down these streets every day, especially those coming to work. we don't know how many people were cut down. this might have been some kind of robbery gone wrong, it's unclear. >> let's just reset this story for folks who are just tuning in, this is breaking news, there has been a shooting outside of the empire state building, that iconic landmark in new york city, known around the world for its stature and it's architectural prowess. we believe from the nypd that there's at least four people that have been shot. there's been reports of up to eight. upon coming to the scene t new york police department shot and killed the shooter. the shooter is now dead on arrival, as it was reported. there is a level one mobilization from the emergency personnel in the area. our own lester holt told us the surrounding str

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 u

building in new york city. pam cook is in the news room with the details. what do you know now? >> reporter: the details are coming in, it is all still happening, the investigation is continuing, the latest reports from the scene in new york say ten people were shot, two killed, including the gunman. that has not been confirmed. i want to take you live overhead. we understand that new york mayor and the police commissioner will be holding a press conference shortly. an active scene now. now the mayor, we saw was just on the scene. a short time ago. there he is. he is getting more information from the police about exactly what happened. we do know that there was a shooting t was after 9:00 this morning. east coast time on the sidewalk outside of the wilding. one agency is reporting that the gubman was an employee at the building who was angry about something that has not been confirmed. it is being reported that some people were shot in the lobby. there are witness account, many people who saw and heard a lot of

jon: we begin with this fox news alert on that mass shooting, just outside new york city's empire stateuilding. according to the new york fire department two people are dead, eight others injured. the gunman shot dead by police. we are waiting for a police conference with mayor bloomberg and the new york city police commissioner. this terrifying incident happening on the crowded streets of manhattan, 34th streets and 5th avenue after 9:00am this morning local time. emergency units on the scene minutes after getting the call. witnesses say the gunman reportedly a recently fired employee, was shooting indiscriminately into the crowd and people began running for their lives. the attack happening outside the iconic sky scraper at the height of the morning rush-hour in an area packed with tourists, and ordinary new yorkers on their way to work. federal officials saying the attack is not related to terrorism but was some kind of a work-place dispute. joining us now with new information pat brosnan a former new york city police detective and the ceo of brosnan work consultants. a work-place sh

for tourists in this area, it's great weather, friday morning in new york city, so people walking to work, but the tourists especially in that area, because it's so close to herald square. >> it is close to herald square, and you have the shopping at rockefeller center, you come down to the empire state building, you walk down to the flat iron, and it's a great, busy street. when i walk this street, especially during the summer, you know, i call it serumen continuing my way past the shooting, thank ghness there is always a police presence here. we know it's a potential target, so the nypd has taken great care in stationing special police units to keep an eye on folks. they're friendly, often pose with tourists as they wait to get up there, but they are there, and it's a constant presence, meant to be a deterrent. in fact, if this is a workplace type of shooting, probably wouldn't have the same effect. >> yeah, there is a heavy police presence from the new york police department as well as the private security that works inside the empire state building. we're hearing that two differe

joining me is lou palumbo who is a former new york city police officer.u, i understand that based on what the mayor said, because of the counter terrorism, patrols, the young man or the man who was a construction worker who followed this suspect after witnessing that first shooting was able to come across other nypd, anti-terrorism on patrol, and notified them before they were able to actually take down this suspect. >> that's correct. what maybe you are not aware of is that the empire state building receives particularly close scrutiny from the police department as well as the federal agencies, and that is prima primarily been drif ben fi fact that it has been at times been identified by the intelligence community as a target. the police officers as indicated by the mayor and police commissioner kelly were assigned to actually the fifth avenue entrance to the empire state building as part of a counterterrorism unit. >> and with the cooperation, and people have been on heightened concern for a long time there in new york city, but this is evidence of how

in new york city, it is 5%.ple purchasing these are still under a heavy burden, and i hope that will get reduced further. to me, using the drivers fund for down payment assistance would be a good idea. the ideal performance standard for companies is very critical. what is happening now is the companies thatjf cut corners can offer way more money to medallion holders to all line with their companies -- a ligj -- align with their companies. i hope you will move on that soon. the medallion waiting list is a monster. i have a tremendous amount of and the nearest the top and zero for the people nearest the bottom. people are in limbo all their lives wondering where their name is going to come up. i know you are having this legislation, changing "shall" to "may." i think you should make a verbal commitment today that you will give some and come back and say how many. the guillotine was invented -- it is a great oxymoron, humane execution, but that is what it is for. i do not think you should pull the rug out right now

it isn't just new york city, it's every city you could lose. i mean, this is the united states of america and we're treating it as if it's the suburbs against the cities. i don't know -- where am i going to leave new york city? that's ludicrous. where am i going to go? topeka? it's crazy. c-span: have you ever spent much time out of new york city? >> guest: yes, i spent six, seven months in ireland. i'm amazed at something like that. the fellow obviously doesn't know. you're not going to have a country without new york city. they think they can get along without it, but i don't think they really understand you cannot get along without vitality, without culture. it's the center of all these things. it's the center of all these ideas. c-span: you said earlier that you can't go a day without writing about and thinking about race in new york city. >> guest: well, it hits you in the face in new york city. it's all there is. c-span: ok. is the problem -- and i don't know whether you call it a problem or not -- but will the problem be solved? >> guest

biological kids are packing their bags for a trip from rural tennessee to the flashy streets of new york city. but can an ultraconservative mega-sized family make it in the urban jungle? >>> and pinheads. who's got more metal than anyone else at the games? surprisingly, it's this guy. inside the secret world of wheeling and dealing in olympic pins. >> announcer: from the global resours of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and juju chang in new york city and bill weir in london, this is "nightline," august 8th, 2012. >> good evening, i'm juju chang. tonight, it is an uprising that started in the hopeful days of the arab spring last year, when tyrants from egypt to libya were being overthrown. but the tight in syria has dragged on and on and spiraled into a brutal civil war. but now, it may be reaching a tipping point. abc's alex marquardt traveled behind rebel lines to bring us this dramatic report from just outside aleppo, syria. >> reporter: it's the most decisive battle of the 17-month long uprising. the fight for aleppo. victory by rebels here could mean the end of the 40-year d

negative light and it's just not a proper role for government he's now spending his time this is new york city it is a flagship city in this country the cultural center of this country he has other things to do and this type of law the big sugar thing the public smoking ban these are all things the government should just not be involved in this is basically this is the nanny state and this one looks almost literal as opposed to figurative land he stated. so it isn't really be opposite isn't the government getting out of the way ok so when a mother leaves the house what we're talking about city hospitals here so these are government hospitals so what a woman leaves the hospital she's just given formula and she's given a can of formula. isn't that the government encouraging you know a new mother to to use formula and isn't isn't stopping that practice getting out of the business of what power a mother chooses to feed their newborn i mean after all you're going to want to plan so you're not in your lifetime supply you're not going to go back to the hospital and he's not been in grocery stores and

finger on, but after more than a decade, probably after two decades of just sort of safety, where new york city went from having more than 2,000 murders a year to being the safest city in the united states and other cities across the country emulating what new york does, we've gone from a feeling where you could walk anywhere, feel safe in any community, to right now just this summer in the last month and a half, where no one feels safe anywhere. >> i think what sort of separates these horrific acts of violence, ben, is that each one represents sort of a loss of innocence. the idea of the movie theater no longer being safe. that a house of worship is no longer safe. as a new yorker, the empire state building, there was actually a shooting there in 1997, but these are sort of coded landmarks for new yorkers and so you know, while the numbers are obviously still -- nothing is firm in terms of the victims are in the hospital, of course, they are expected to survive, the numbers may not be as big as those in colorado. for new yorkers, when you see something like this happen at the empire state buil

new york city, flying through the streets, like superman over new york city. here's the deal.you to the folks that tell you everything you need to know about it. and one of the cool things, lara, if you're still there, standing up there, you're looking into the windows, just like you'd imagine you could. it's not that frightening. there's a line of people ready to do it. it does require a certain amount of upper body strength, i'm sure. that's what it looks like. lara, are you still there? >> i am, sam. that was remarkable. your form, i need judges' awards on that. 8.5. really spectacular. >> i felt like i was in the pike position for some of the excursion down. i think my toes were kind of pointed. so, i think i really deserve that 9. >> listen, you can go again, if you don't mind. and this time, we want a double-twist. >> we will go back. but andy samberg is coming up live on "gma." stay with us. uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu [ cheers and applause ] >>> excited crowd here in times square. it was muggy out here this morning, huh, guys? that's not going to keep the crowd away from the p

libertarians and haters of so called big government have a new public enemy number one and that is new york city mayor michael bloomberg first mayor bloomberg put in place a city wide ban on the sale of sugary soft drinks in cups that are larger than sixteen ounces meaning if you're really really thirsty and you want to high fructose corn syrup beverage and you just have to buy two sixteen ounce drinks the mayor defended his decision by setting the increasing health care costs his city has to bear by new yorkers consuming unhealthy beverages in large quantities critics responded by saying this is the perfect example of the nanny state getting out of control well i hate to break it to you all but mayor bloomberg is why. again on what he as well as the newsrooms will mcavoy might describe as a mission to civilize this time mayor bloomberg has his sights on baby formula as new york post reports beginning september third city hospitals in new york will be instructed to walk up their baby formula keep tabs on it and track it as though it's medication hospital staff will also be instructed to inform o

new york city police reacted fast and killed the suspect. business suit carrying a briefcase. police say 58-year-old jeffrey johnson had already shot and killed a former co-worker. nine others were wounded in the gunfire. a new yorker saw the chaoschaos. >> i was scared and shock andshaking. someone said there's been shots fired. man had been chasing another man down the street and had shot him dead on the corner. when i walked across the street, i saw a woman was shot in the foot. she was in shock sitting there. there were cop cars and ambulances in 30 seconds. i walk across the street like nothing and i see there's blood on the corner. a woman's woman was covered in blood on the corner. i looked across and there was an ambulance and people were taking another woman in there into the ambulance. >> the mayor of new york city is michael bloomberg he said the gunman went after police officers. >> he tried to shoot at cops. whether he got off any bullet, to be determined. how many he shot earlier to be determined. we know the cops fired back. t

police did not check out during their search >> in one hundred billion dollars apartment in new york city, we will take you there. >>,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >> patchy fog around the bay area and towards the coast but 70 degrees in livermore already and going up. >> it sounds like this accident in orinda is now in the commute direction so we're talking westbound 24 close to the wilder exit. winds are blocked. we will let you know more in a few minutes. >> we're now getting a glimpse inside the most expensive apartment to ever be listed in york city. >> 6 bedrooms, nine bathrooms and a dining room for 30 people. the only thing missing is a buyer with $100 million. >> pricing apartments today, it is not science. if this is what the owner wants for the apartment it will either sell or not. >> there has been some interest already following some important showings. >> new york city firefighters are taking off their shirts for a good cause. the 2013 calendar of heroes went on sale. it shows firemen in front of big apple landmarks. it funds safety for kids and families. they say they've raised $150,00

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you are looking at live pictures this is happening right now new york city police investigating a shootinghappened near the empire state building in midtown manhattan our sister station wabc in new york reports multiple people have been shot, we are also hearing unconfirmed reports that number may be five. also, police have one person in custody and that person is said to be shot as well. as a result, a large amount of police activity has closed didn't nearby streets, including fifth avenue. we'll continue to follow this and bring updates as they become availability. again, multiple people shot near the empire state building in new york city. >> i'm katie marzullo in for kristen sze. >>> and i'm eric thomas. first a check on the forecast. >>> flight arrival delays into sfo because of the clouds not thick enough to drop moisture doppler showing a dry commute so far this morning. let's talk about what is going to happen as we look at your planner along the coast, a lot of cloud cover today and pockets of sunshine developing, temperatures remain steady in the 50s we may top out to near 60 as

this is 34th andç 54th street new york city this morning.thering on the ground. there was a shooting at the empire state building. >> we continue to follow the breaking news out of new york city. giving you a live look here any minute of the scene that is under way at the empire state building just outside that building, 34th street and fifth avenue, new york city officials say several people have been shot right outside the empire state building. the gunman is reported to be dead. police say three to four civilians have been hurt in this morning shooting called in to firefighters just after 9:00 a.m. local time. >> we'll have more on this developing story when we come back. nice for your car.s do somg chevron with techron. care for your car. >> lance armstrong will be stripped of all of his tour de france titles. armstrong making it clear he is not admitting guilt. late thursday night he announced enough is enough and said he would no longer fight the doping charges levied by the u.s. anti-doping agency. in the past hour espn is reporting t

york. you will see the showers and storms across cities like dc, philadelphia and new york city as we head through later on this afternoon. >> maria molina, thanks. now to stories you can bank on this morning. despite the consumer protection laws you are getting socked with higher bank fees. here with more on that is lauren simonetti. higher fees from banks. >> by annual survey by money rates.com consumers were more nickelled and dimed in the first half of this year compared to last year. fees increased in every category. monthly service fees shot up to averag average $12. minimum balance rose by more than 800 dloorls to over 4400. what you pay to take your own money out at an atm at a bank you don't do service at 3.50 cents. >> speaking of fees spirit airlines having high fees. >> spirit is known for their low prices and high fees. passenger usage fees they raked in 142 million for the airline over three years according to a personal finances. they were slapped with a lawsuit which says it is a deceptive way to increase air fair. >> luxury cars not doing well for the latest crash test. >>

outside of new york city. the supermarket was closed.he gunmen killed two people before the police shot him. >> drivers will likely experience longer travel times this labor day weekend as the dumbarton bridge mateo counties, will be the bridge up to seismic seismic safety project or use public transit this highway 880 and u.s. highway >> this will be slightly higher. and much stronger. >> august expected to be the best month of sales for the chevy volt. the company expects august sales to top 2500 with over a 700 percent increase in one year ago. nearly one-third of these have been sold and california. in the state of california have been sold nearly one-third accounts for those sales. >> that cloud coverage and the marine layer extending inland. going forward partly cloudy. that is the general forecast will speak specifics in one moment. the warming trend will continue. it should be a decent weekend. that is just a quick rundown. temperatures are in the 50s. and upper 50s and low 60s in the south bay. just a mild start. the pretty dece

in september, in new york city, cab fares are going up.ast week, the new york city taxi and cab association voted to raise fares by 17%, which people tlant happy about. the woman you're about to see could well be one of those unhappy people. but i'm not entirely sure. hillary whittier was reporting on the fare hike when this happened. >> the last hike was in 2005. people are saying it could be about time for another one. the decision -- excuse me, i'm online. that decision will be made at 10:00. we're live in columbus circle. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i'm not sure i agree with her delivery message, but she makes an excellent point. let's slow that down and watch it again and see if we can figure out what she was saying there. [ woman speaking ] >> jimmy: oh -- that's what she was saying. i guess it missed it the first time. more big news this week from the set of "american idol." on thursday, you probably heard, steven tyler is not returning. then, on friday, jennifer lopez said she's leaving, too. said she's going to leave the show to pursue

. >>> in new york city police are investigating a stunning security breach at jfk airport. it happened over the weekend when a lost jet skier who was stranded on the water, swam ashore, scaled a fence and walked across two runways before entering a terminal, this despite a $100 million intrusion detection system. the new york port authority which runs the airport has called for an expedited review. the lost jet skier was charged with criminal trespassing. >>> and now here's a look at some other stories making news early today in america. in florida a bus driver was attacked by a woman who just began punching and fighting with him after paying her fare. the driver, who suffered a concussion, can be seen pushing the wambach out of the bus. she has been since arrested. no word yet on what may have set her off. >>> in indiana some scary moments at a state fair when a stagecoach flipped over injured five people. among them, the state fair queen who was riding atop the buggy. it's not clear what went wrong. fortunately no one was seriously hurt and the fair queen was back to work

and her father takes her at a very sad trip to new york city to rejoin her husband.t is another unknowable story of whether she really wanted to rejoin her husband are not. women were not allowed legally to divorce at that time. the divorce law was passed after that in pennsylvania so women had almost no choice. she couldn't stay with her family who she loved. where could she go other than to rejoin her husband? >> she was 20 years old when all this happened and she only saw her parents and siblings one time after she was banished. >> she was banished until the war was over and then she came back one other time of their time but was treated very rudely and people didn't like her very much so she only came once. she had spent her life in exile in london and in canada. the book goes from birth to death and her later years were very sad because benedict arnold despite gaining more money than any single person kept on losing money and getting in debt and his wife had a very tough life. >> she was popular though in england and queen charlotte like terry and through the re