Today, we will address a very important question is there a student debt crisis . In many of us are well aware of the everexpanding student loan market and the latest estimates are that nearly 40 million americans are laden with 1. 3 trillion worth of student ebt. One in four of the borrowers is either in delinquency or default. Last years graduating class had an average of 35,000 in student ebt. Those are striking numbers. The Obama Administration recently announced two policy changes and president ial candidates have focused on a variety of alternatives of ways to lower the debt burdens. Todays speakers are two leading voices on student debt. Rohit chopra was recently named special adviser to the u. S. Department of education. He previously served as the assistant director of the Consumer Financial protection bureau. He led that agencys work on behalf of students and young consumers. The secretary of treasury named im as the agencies First Student loan ombudsman. He has frequently te
French muslims in british muslims need to more forcefully condemn terrorism, benefit from that solidarity that is created. A couple of books i have read from women, i cant think of her last name. She was part of the Dutch Parliament for a while. These two authors i am thinking very vividly describe what it is like for women in islamic ,ountries, general mutilation all of that, really tough to read, and i think the start of an underground group of women that are tuning into this then extrapolate to islam broadly, and i think that has not been, at least im not aware of it being countered or if it could be countered. Women the attacks against by how harshly islam in their expense treats women. I should say i am not an expert in islam abroad. Cases, suchf many as saudi arabia and iran, where there is clear evidence of discrimination against women. It is also worth noting that many of the heads of state in the world are muslim women. Certainly one hears of these egregious, particular he amo
Mild already in the boroughs. Sheepshead bay in the 50s. The suburbs, a difference. 20 degree difference. Out in the pine bar remember, eastern long island, 27. Patchy clouds out there. Most of this will die out before it get ness s anywhere, but the western suburbs may a sprinkle or two. Plan on a day that will see a mix of clouds and sun. Starts out mild at 52. Upper 50s, near 60 by noon. Forecasting a high of 66 this afternoon. Warmer days yet ahead. Well get to that in a bit. Lets get over to emily west. How is the commute. We have road work and a few spots where youll find slowdowns. On the bqe westbound, right lane blocked. Eastbound two lanes blocked up towards Meeker Morgan avenue. Washington bridge, looks fine. Ezpass only until about 6 00. More weather and traffic in the 4s. A hit and run in the bronx. A woman in Critical Condition this morning. It happened in the 2400 block of williamsbridge road in allerton. Katherine creag is there with what we know. Good morning. Reporter
Every seven minutes. Whats going on with those train . Reporter well, we had an issue with the l train, but that Fire Department activity between first avenue and bedford avenue cleared away. L trains are moving once again, but you can expect some delays. 22 west right near tower road which is in Scotch Plains we have an overturned vehicle. All lanes are closed down. Again this, is westbound where all lanes are closed down. Eastbound side you may experience some rubbernecking delays. And then we are also looking at whats happening on 202, 206 south in bridgewater. From route 87 down to 22 we do have that accident. So all lanes are closed down as you go through there. New jersey transit, long island railroad, metro north, they are all running on or close to schedule. Verrazano bridge brooklyn bound upper level disabled tractor trailer. Our street cleaning rules are suspended, but the metered rules remain in effect. Lori, over to you. All right, heather, thank you. A bizarre and disturbi
Happened. The manhunt still under way. And the questions of whether another attack is in the works. Tonight, the world is once again in mourning. Within the last few hours, the state department issued a traveling warning for all u. S. Citizens in europe. A manhunt continues for a third suspect linked to the airport bombings. Righthand side of the screen with the hat and the lightcolored jacket. At least 31 people were killed and more than 200 injured in the atta attacks. Massive crowds gather in brussels in solidarity, prayer and remembrance tonight. Its calm after a horrific storm. Two explosions rocked the airport. A woman cowers clutching a child. Another seen calling loved ones to say she is alive. Fires erupt from the first explosions. At least 11 are killed. The survivors begin running. Everyone was in panic. We had to run. Just because the situation was such yeah. It was everyone was scared. Everyone run. Reporter minutes later another explosion rips through a subway. We felt a