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Transcripts For WNYW FOX 5 News At 5 20160108

Reporter the collision between the school bus and the car happened around 3 00. The intersection here at Fourth Avenue and first street has been cleared. Lets get right to the video so you can see what the scene looks like with that many school bus on its side just a while ago. Were told a total of seven people were injured in the accident. That includes four children who were on the school bus and three adults, including the driver of the car involved in the collision. All seven taken to methodist hospital. Were told by the Fire Department all had minor injuries. One child did suffer serious injuries. However, those are nonlifethreatening injuries. Witnesses tell us the bus was going south on Fourth Avenue and attempting to make a left turn when it was struck by the blue mustang. I spoke to one witness who works across the street at the car wash. She told me she heard the crash, ran out and called 911 and tried to calm the kids while they waited for first responders. The bus was going southbound the mustang sped and knocked into the bus and knocked it over. They were traumatized and shook up. I made them lay down and made sure one was relaxed and calm and told them it would be okay. Did this he seem injure they seem injured . No. They were shook up and crying. Reporter seven people injured in the collision. Four children who were on the bus, one of those has serious injuries, but nonlifethreatening. The other three had minor injuries and three adults, which include the driver of the mustang. We dont know what school the bus was coming from. Authorities have not told us that. The children. According to the witness, she estimated the kids were between 10 and 12 years old. Again, that has not been confirmed by authorities. The good news, the intersection has been reopened and it seems everyone is expected to make a full recovery. Im stacey delikat. Steve, back to you. Steve thanks. Top Obama Administration officials meeting with the top to stop the spread of terrorism through social media. Officials from apple, google, facebook and twitter among those attending the meeting in san jose, california. Theres been growing concern about terrorists using social media sites to recruit and coordinate attacks. Arthur chien will have more at 6 00. Steve president obama plans to honor victims of gun violence in his state of the Union Address next week by leaving a seat empty in the first ladys viewing box. It will serve as a reminder of those lost and a message to congress to act. Dari many people who might be opposed to owning stock in a gun company may be investing unknowingly through their retirement accounts. Sharon crowley explains how to figure out exactly whats in your portfolio. I have never owned a gun. Reporter during the televised town hall meeting on guns, president obama admitted gun sales have increased since hes been in office. In fact, after every mass shooting in this country, gun sales have spiked. The san bernardino, california, Mass Shootings prompted new york urge those in control of the citys Pension Funds to divest holdings of stocks in gun makers. Two groups agreed to do so, the new york City Employees retirement city and the teachers retirement system. But funds for the police, fire and board of education have not divested. With gun stocks rising, it put those in charge of Pension Funds in a predicament, especially if theyre trying to make money. The problem is the gun business is a really good business. In fact, its a great business lately because so many people are buying gun. Reporter this is a reporter with cranes new york business. Smith wesson has doubled in the last year. You dont want to sell something doing that. This is a tricky problem. Reporter what if you dont want your fund in gun stocks . Its very likely if your 401 k is invested in the stock market, your only option is to take your money entirely out of the market and just invest in a single company. Everybody who thinks gun control is something that is important, something we should do, attacking it from the market is hard. The business is so good. Reporter the mayor was only urging City Pension Fund holders to divest from gun stocks. He cant force them to do. Only a suggestion. As you can see, some City Employees did decide to do it. Others did not. Pension managers have to balance morality and money. Dari thank you, sharon. Notorious mexican druglord guzman, el chapo, has been recaptured in a bloody gun battle, the president of mexico tweeting the good news saying mission accomplished. We have him. Five of the bodyguards were reportedly killed in the shootout with police. El chapo was one of the most escaping from a mexico city prison in july. It was a fascinating mile long underground tunnel that was built for him to escape. Steve an nypd sergeant who was present during the arrest of eric garner is facing charges. He was one of the supervising officers on scene when garner died following a chokehold. He is charged with failure to supervise and was stripped of her gun and badge. She was promoted to sergeant while on probation. The police union calls the charge ridiculous and politically motivated. The officer who applied the chokehold is on modified duty while a federal probe continues. Dari new york city is making room, more room, for teens and young adults in their homeless shelters. Steve Linda Schmidt live on the west side with more on how the city is expanding outreach to get the Homeless Youth. Good evening to both of you. It was last month that mayor de blasio announced a Major Overhaul of the department of homeless services. Major changes have been made. Announced today. The city is going to increase the number of beds for Homeless Youth. This 20yearold says she was kicked out of her home because shes gay. Now she is living at Covenant House, a Nonprofit Charity on the west side. She says if Covenant House did not have room for her id be on the street. Theres no doubt about it. Reporter to help keep Homeless Youth on the streets, mayor de blasio announced the city is adding 300 beds across the city for youth. There are 392 beds for run away Homeless Youth. The additional 300 will be added over three years. We want to make sure there is no wait list for any young person who needs a safe place to sleep, that there is a shelter just for them, a place where they will feel safe and supported. Reporter the mayor says the city is working with the of stay in crisis beds to 90 days instead of the current 60. Now, the mayors critics have repeatedly said the Homeless Population has soared because the mayor waited too long to deal with the issue. But mayor de blasio today said he is owning the crisis that exists now. However, he also says previous mayors must be held accountable. We got to look under this hood of this whole situation because this is really a scandal, if you think about it. How did this happen for decades, all of this . How is this tolerated . I think for a long, long time in our society, the needs of poor people have been ignored. I think a lot of peoples rug. And the city also says that 40 percent of Homeless Youth are members of the Lgbtq Community and that they are kicked out of their homes because of their sexual orientation. These people and we cannot let them allow them to end up on the streets. Thats the latest from here. Were on the west side. Im Linda Schmidt, fox 5 news. Dari stocks selloff locking in one of the worst opening weeks of the year in market history. Steve Alison Morris here to explain what went wrong. Reporter honestly, i give up. No matter what we do, we cannot get a good close to the market. That was it today. The amazing thing is this should not have happened. We had a little stability in china, a nice jobs report. This should have been a very good day, but it wasnt. Heres todays close. The dow lost 167 points, a lot happening in the last minutes of trade. We were up 100 at the start. But instead, were going home for the weekend down a thousand points on the week, just a according to the is index, it over a trillion gone this week. Thats a horrible way to kick off the new year, one of the worst ever. If it continues, you will have everybody talking about january setting a bear market tone for 2016. What was the problem today . Oil killed us again. U. S. Oil closed at 33. 16 today. Brent crude, global oil, that dropped to prices we havent seen since 2004. That dragged the markets right into the red. There was a bright spot this morning. The december jobs report. Lets totally not ignore that. It should have set us up for a good day. The report was better than expected. We wanted to see 200,000 jobs added. We got 292,000. Unemployment held steady at 5 percent in line. You had a nice spike at the open. Everybodys happy, right . Wrong. This could continue next week. We will be watching china once again, of course. Well start getting more Fourth Quarter earnings next week. If those are bleak and china has another hot, hot mess. Steve things have been good for a long time. It had to come. Thank you. A rough ride for subway commuters early this morning. Dari the problem that brought their commute to a halt. But help may be on the way. Steve and travel con. The convention where people are okay. For the soccer team. For the girl scout meeting. Are you having . p at stop shop, prices are down. Savings are up. Pwhich makes the checkout lane, victory lane. Meet the moores were the moore family, and as you can see, we need an internet that can do more. We do more games, so we need more speed. Thats why we switched to Time Warner Cable. Now we can connect more devices, at the same time. Hi grandma and grandpa ha, look at that [laughs] Time Warner Cable even has an internet plan for us. Get 50 meg internet for 39. 99 per month and ask about free installation. Steve the subway will be getting new count down clocks. Its on a day when screens displayed bad news. The 4, 5 and 6 trains were a mess. Dari antwan lewis got stuck. Hes live from the Upper East Side to tell us about everybodys problematic morning, including your own. Let me share with everybody how the newsroom treated me in the middle of this mess. I call in around 9 00. They Say Something is going on with the 6. No compassion at all. No take your time. Stay where you are. Well send you a crew. The mta makes this announcement when they had one more reminder as to why the changes are needed. This morning, many riders on the 6 train got to work, home or school late as local stops were its crazy. Im running late since 8 00 this morning. We had to get off the 5 to connect to the 4. Reporter the mta blames it on this stalled train happening the same day transit officials joined the governor to outline an ambitious Improvement Plan to bring new York City Transit into the 21st century. Governor cuomo described his vision for straphangers. I want to listen to my music, i want to make a telephone call, be connected to wifi. Ive come to expect that. Reporter the wish list includes usb charging stations on buses and railcars, wifi and cell service in all stations and metro cards replaced by a digital system. We need to make sure the safety, reliability and repair issues get dealt with. While were talking about technology and digital, we are not losing sight of the most important things we must do. The plan aims to expedite reconstruction by allowing subway stations needing work done as well as upgrades to subway cards which riders of the 6 train will applaud. Will your boss be okay . Hopefully so. Ill take the bus. Which is very slow as well. The big apple . Its a big snail. Reporter the price tag is 26 billion. 8 is coming from the state. Many of the changes will start to become evident toward the second half of this year. Before we get away from you, i want to personally wish a happy weekend to shannon, peter, amy, kevin, big byron and im sure ahmad had his hand in this. Steve lots of name drops. Dari and the United States of america. Have a great weekend. Steve so the weather dari not a great weather nick we want what we want, but can he couldnt get it to to coincide. We have the milder weather and the rain. Not a lot of rain tomorrow. Sunday will be the wet day. I think the morning into the early afternoon and after that, things will quiet down. I think we hit a new record on sunday. 46 and 36 today. Thats above average. Again, kind of clouds winning out most of the time. 65 and 2 in the record books. 44 now. Humidity 65 percent. Clouds are here. Theyre going to stay. Wind out of the eastnortheast at 10. The pressure is falling from 30. 17 getting ready for a warm front to make an approach from the south and west. The result will be spotty light rain or drizzle later on tonight. Nothing nearby on the radar. Way out there by harrisburg, picking up a little precipitation on fox 5 sky guardian. Thats about it for the moment. It was middle 40s most of the area. 44 poughkeepsie. A little chillier at monticello, 36. Belmar and 47 islip. Montauk, 46 for the high. Were close to those numbers. Middle 40s to lower 40s. Bridgeport, 43. Same at islip. 45 hanging on at the jersey shore. It has dropped into the upper 30s north and west. Heres something to keep in mind. We have a Winter Weather advisory up for parts of north jersey into the middle Hudson Valley, interior southern connecticut. You saw the temperature at monticello was 32. As this freezing drizzle or drizzle comes in, it might freeze. Watch out for slick roads if youll be out past the midnight hour. Wind northeast. That will stay that way tonight and into tomorrow. Theres the bulk of the rain initially out here west of pittsburgh out to detroit. Again, it is advancing northward as the system comes our way. The swirling going on here. The first storm heading to the great lakes region. That will bring the warm front across the area. Take most of the day to get past us. Then you notice energy down here. There will be another storm will track northward. Thats going to be sundays debacle and starting later tomorrow night with heavy rain. Clouds with spotty rain and light drizzle tomorrow. Here comes the next system. Here comes the heavier rain morning. We have a break in the afternoon. Sundays temperature, 63. That will bust the old record of 60 set in 1876. Then its windy and colder behind that as we head into next week. Spotty light rain or drizzle. 38 in the city. Tomorrow, spotty, light rain or drizzle. Not a lot going on at 48 for the high tomorrow. We jump into the 60s on sunday. Heavy rain morning into early afternoon. Sky may brighten up later. 63. Then reverse the numbers on monday. A gusty breeze, sunny, 39. Tuesday, snow showers at night into wednesday morning as an arctic front crosses the area. Steve not much difference between the highs and lows. Nick thats january. Dari all right. If you are already sick of winter, a short trip to the Jacob Javits Center can help you getaway. Steve we sent Audrey Puente to check out the travel show. Its a new year. If youre looking for a new travel destination, head over to the Javits Center for the New York Times travel show. Laura from the New York Times says there are over 500 exhibitor booths from across the globe. Everything will be split up by destination. Theres an area for caribbean, asia, the United States, everything. Reporter this is a place where you can speak with experts from countries all over the world and get exclusive travel discounts. Everything from adventure to beach travel is an option here. There are several travel hotspots for 2016. Destination to look at for sure. Usvi. St. John was listed. Guadalupe. Malta. A couple of destinations in spain. Were hoping that that will help to provide inspiration. Reporter get a taste of different cultures by sampling the local cuisine. There are musical performances to enjoy and opportunities to mingle with citizens from each country. Theres a big push for adventure. Huge. Even in places you wouldnt necessarily think they would be. Were talking zip lining, jungle adventures, tours. Reporter the newest addition is the Wellness Travel pavilion where you can explore destinations that will enhance your mind, body and soul. In the relaxization and spa zone, you can take a power nap, have a hand massage and learn how color therapy can restore your health. If youre looking for a change of scenery in 2016, perhaps its better in the bahamas. Audrey puente, fox 5 news. Bahamas. Steve indeed. Especially next week. A long time union square favorite has moved up to the east side. Dari simone boyce digs in at hugh kitchens new location. And this anymore this is my life steve billy joels old band Jodi Goldberg talks to members of the lords of 52nd street im Neil Patrick Harris and no place has more world class culture. Come winter, i cant wait to collections of art and superb new york has beautifully restored theaters, that are now important centers for the performing arts. And museums that preserve the glories of the past. Winter in new york state means more great things to do than ever. Plan your trip at iloveny. Com dari heres a thought. Starting the new year by turning back the clock on your diet. Steve simone boyce here after visiting one of the citys paleo hotspots. Reporter the caveman diet. This spot has been frequented by lots of victorias secret super models. If thats your body goal, c

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