City penn station. We will keep you posted on that story. Absolutely. Now to breaking developments in the legionnaires outbreak. A new Health Department order was issued. Anyone who owns or controls a building with a cooling tower is required to test and disinfect their cooling tower. We have just learned that the death toll is now up to 10. The number of cases is at 100. Eyewitness News Reporter marcus solis is in the melrose section of the bronx with the latest update on the story. Marcus . Reporter dare and shirleen, the number of cases has slowed. Only three new cases but two of them fatalities. To make sure that the outbreak is under control, a new Health Department order regarding those cooling towers which are at the heart of this outbreak. Building owners will be required to test the cooling systems within 14 days and failure to comply will be considered a misdemeanor. The mayor announcing the numbers r number of cases in the the number of cases in the bronx has hit triple digi
Newscopter 7 is over the newark penn station area where firefighters doused the flames. All lines are back up and running but many are delayed we are told up to 45 minutes. Firefighters put out the small fire quickly. Its not clear what on the tracks was burning. Its long been a long leveled criticism. New york city has largely ignored those with Mental Health problems. Tonight a groundbreaking campaign by city hall that will affect tens of thousands of people including homeless people. Mayor de blasio now pouring millions of dollars in to try to tackle the problem. Here is stacey sager. Reporter 10 30 this morning on east 125th and lex where an emotionally disturbed homeless man is restrained by police. They wait for medical help. Ask anyone in east harlem, he is one of many that the homeless situation has exploded here in recent weeks largely because of k 2, a synthetic marijuana causing some to lash out. This woman, a recovering addict herself explaining the problem. They dont want
Breast surgery, right, might cost you thousands of dollars less if you go somewhere else to do it. But, again, are you getting a Board Certified doctor . And also the facility, is there a lifesaving equipment available in case theres a complication . These are all things you have to think about before you go ahead and do it. Absolutely. All right. Thanks so much. And if you have something you think the iteam should look into, call us at 1866news244. We are following breaking news from new jersey. A track fire is causing 45minute delays for transit Train Service between new york and newark. A live look now from chopper 4. The fires burning just outside newark penn station. Tickets are being crosshonored system wide between path, new Jersey Transit and private carriers. Of course, well keep an eye on the situation for you throughout the evening commute. Well have another update ahead at 6 00 p. M. And always at nbcnewyork. Com. New at 5 30, more than 8,000 firefighters have a tentative n
General grants staff, there was a young captain named Robert Lincoln on his staff, and he, of course, was the son of president Abraham Lincoln, and he was here in the room. Another interesting participant in this ceremony was at least, maybe not participant, but a witness to this ceremony was this rag doll of lula mclean, youngest daughter of wilmer mclean. It was sitting on the couch when the officers came in, and they moved it to the mantel during the meeting. After the meeting, some of the officers took the doll off the mantel and began tossing it around. Captain thomas moore of general phillip sheridans staff took the doll home with him as a war souvenir. In the 1990s, the family wanted the doll to come back to Appomattox Court house, and it is now on display in the Park Visitors Center. The meeting lasted about an hour and a half. It was said to be a gentlemans agreement. General grant was very generous with the terms. In the end when general lee said he had nothing to feed his me
Really just sort of scratched the surface out here, and theres a lot more information potential with this site. Its very unique, particularly for this area, the midatlantic region. You dont typically see slavery being practiced on the scale that it was being practiced here at leramie taj. I think i mentioned that 90 slaves is roughly 10 times the number of enslaved individuals you would have expected to be living here. So thats an extremely unusual circumstance for this area. You know, like i said, they are about 20 x 34 feet. Thats just under 700 square feet of living space. If in fact there were only six structures total, one can assume there were somewhere between maybe as many as 12 or 15 People Living in each these dwelling houses which probably sounds like a lot, so i i would i would guess or assume that these may have been extended family units, for example, living together. Multiple generations of families. Like i say, these are pretty utilitarian, simple, expediently construct