Schumer taking aim at the white house, slamming the president s proposal to cut funding for counterterrorism for new york and other cities, gutting the current 600 million budget. Its been slashed nearly in half to 330 330 million and this couldnt come at a worse time. As terror threats are increasing, as the danger from isis increases, as we hear about loan wolves from one end of the country to the other. Reporter schumer will be joined by the mayor and police and fire commissioners later this morning, calling on the white house to reconsider the proposal for 2017. They say the urban Area Initiative helps with training attacks for police and firefighters. It also helps fund extra patrols. They say the money is neithered to ensure the same needed to ensure the same level of security is maintained. The president in general and were here to tell the bher bureaucrats in washington this will not stand. Go back to the drawing board. Reporter the meeting with city leaders and senator schumer
40 to 50 of our party cant stand, we are going to lose. Trump and rubio dont want to defend their records. They scream liar, liar, liar. Meanwhile the democrats are gearing up for south carolina. Secretary clinton seems to be adopting more and more of the positions that we have advocated. Thats good. The u. S. And russia announced that a cessation of hostilities in syria will come into effect at midnight on february 27th. In michigan, uber driver jason dalton confessed to an attack that killed six people. Microsoft founder bill gates is weighing in on apples standoff with the fbi. They say theyre fighting it because theres no such thing as a onetime only fix. No tech company is ever going to volunteer information. Wild scene on a california street where a Small Plane Crash landed in los angeles. Incredibly the pilot walked away. The crane caught fire and collapsed at a construction site all that in washington, a portrait of president Frank Underwood from house of cards was unveiled. De
We are waiting to find out if power has been restored to the terminal and if trains will be running on time today after going completely dark yesterday. The lights back on in Grand Centrals upper level overnight as police blocked access to the lower level which was still without lights after a rarity for the historic station. Lights are out. Atm, ticket machines. Everything out. A partial power outage as an off site pipe six inches in diameter flooded a transformer around 9 30 monday morning. Lower level train tracks restaurants bathrooms and shops all closed as a result. Ive never seen it except for the black out night in 2003. Continuing upper level and the more than 60 retailers the outage meant a loss in business and spoiled food. A good amount of product especially for all of the other businesses on the market too. Passengers just eager to get to their destinations. As long as the trains are running thats all i care about. Yesterday the trains were running on time and schedule but
The street. Live in Greenwich Village where the suspect is being held. Janelle. Even people walking by expressing just how relieved they are to know that this teenager is now in custody. That 16yearold right now inside being questioned by detectives who believe he is the one who slashed a restaurant worker who now has 137 stitches on his face. Least Police Released surveillance images of the suspect the key to breaking one of the most disturbing slashing cases thats plagued the city in recent weeks. The 16yearold in custody awaiting charges accusing slashing booby borrowbot across the face last wednesday night. He spoke with us after word of the arrest. Im happy they caught him and i hope hes there for a long time. Band aged face on camera two days of the attack. Yes. I went through it. But im okay. Im living im not dead. He was going table to table at the restaurant harassing diners claiming to collect money for a basketball team. What did you say to him. I told him to leave and he di
Using the app on your phone, quick and often cheaper than other options. It is less than getting a lemo. Companies like uber and lyft will no longer operate at new york airport or station. It appears to be on again following through announcing drivers will be ticketed and towed, it requires all commercial vehicles to pay to have licenses. She is an uber driver when the ban was supposed to take affect. Jeff, president of the Limousine Association of new jersey spoke with cbs 2 by phone believes it is a public we are thankful that the authorities are finally recognizing the Public Safety ultimately is in jeopardy because of the concern with lack of insurance, lack of background and fingerprint checks that all other passenger drivers have to comply with. As of last week uber told the drivers said instead of trying to restrict competition and consumer choice, newark should be welcoming the thousands of drivers who use uber for income and support their families. The mayor says the state leg