There might be some kind of problems but we want to show you what it looks like. These the new pedestrian plazas between 47th street and 42nd street. There are supposed to be wide spaces for people to walk but theyre replacing some of the stone thats were brand new. The reason . Many of them developed significant cracks. They are heavy heck tang lar stones designed in the new pedestrian plaza in times square. 4 investigates has uncovered more than a few cracks in the 50 million project. From our point of view, it is good that it is being addressed. Tim tomkins showed 4 investigates where the problem has popped up on. A stretch of stones between 47th and 42nd streets. The mortar seal underneath the stones turned out to be too sensitive to vibrations from it is not easy to do a Major Construction project in the middle of times square. They have to redo it. Correct. Jim dodd usually avoids the chaotic cross roads. He was dismayed to see workers chopping up brand new stones today just to m
[ male announcer ] when diarrhea hits, kaopectate stops it fast. Powerful liquid relief speeds to the source. Fast [ male announcer ] stop the uhoh fast with kaopectate. Our starting point this morning. Secretary of state Hillary Clinton hospitalized for a blood clot. The latest on her condition and a live report. What it all means. Down to the final day. 17 hours until we go over the fiscal cliff. Can the closers reach a deal in time . If we go over the cliff, you will feel it right away. What happens to your paycheck, and when. Ill explain that ahead. A packed two hours ahead. Talking with grover norquist. He is the president of americans for tax reform. Jason chaff et cetera, Chris Van Hollen, and johnny isaacson. Thats a stacked show. Soledad is off. Starting point begins right now. Our starting point, a health scare for secretary of state Hillary Clinton. Doctors discovered a blood clot in a followup exam related to her concussion. The location of the clot has not yet been disclos
street. once the pens are filled, it is lockdown. reporter: tomkins estimates the crowd could be anywhere from 750,000 to 1 million people. it is a big, complex operation. and, you know, you always breathe a sigh of relief when it s over. reporter: the police commissioner says that police in terror-related arrests have given the nypd and him cause for concern. but there are no specific threats for new york city. still to come. thousands of baby boomers are turning 65 every day in america. do you know next year 10,000 boomers will turn 65 every single day. but 1 out of 2 of them won t be ready for retirement. sound like you? i m talking to the author of a book called boomergeddon. i m not ready. i have asthma. and when my symptoms came back
armed police officers will be on rooftops. the commissioner says the department is always looking to learn from terror incidents around the world, including the attempted car bombing in time square this year. this is also the first new year s eve since the attempted bombing back in may. may 1st. that s right, shahzad. we re very lucky, no question about it. he was not on anybody s radar screen. reporter: one thing different this year, cameras like these on time square now feed into this nerve center. authorities say there are roughly 400 police and private cameras just in the time square area that can be monitored. the private sector also works with the police. tim tomkins says people staying in hotels in time square are restricted in terms of where they can go. people may think i m in a hotel, i can wander into time square. absolutely not. it s very, very controlled in terms of who gets out into the
16-ounce packages. probably better than here, although it s going to be nice for new year s eve. a live look at the party there. said to be their biggest celebration since the new millennium. this might be the only new year i wore my red crush velvet for you. it s all good. a few blocks away in time square, people already showing up for a celebration still 18 hours away. and the city s dealing with a few new challenges this year. on top of all of the security, oh, yeah, piles and piles of snow. and allegations that clean-up workers let it sit on purpose. allan chernoff is live in time square for us this morning. good morning, allan. reporter: good morning, christine. and my question is, hey, where is the party? don t these people know that we re only 18 hours a way from a new year? come on, i m in the middle of the planet, time square and there s nobody here. i m assuming that eventually people are going to show up for this party. and when they do, it ll be an inc