She was a 20yearold sophomore at the time. By phone, her mother spoke to our fox affiliate in indiana. Not knowing and not having her is devastating. Know. Its hard to live with every day. Reporter the fbi, along with cadaver dogs and forensic anthropologists are searching the home that once belonged to justin wagers. The convicted sex offender lived at the property before he was arrested in august for indecent exposure and reportedly may be linked to three missing person cases, including lauren spierer. Through his attorney, he said he has no knowledge of her or any other missing person. In downtown scarsdale, there wasnt a window that didnt have a missing lauren poster or banner for years. She was well known in the area and loved. College student jordan riddle, scarsdale boutique lauren works is, says the case influences her. I never go anywhere without someone near me and let my parents know where i am. Reporter there isnt a person in town who hasnt hoped for some resolution, including this 99yearold. I just hope this man they have in custody is the right one. And that he confesses and gives these people a little rest and peace. Reporter since the 4 foot 11 fashion students disappearance, hundreds of tips have poured in to police. But theres been no sign of her. Her parents even filed a lawsuit against several young men who were with their daughter on the night she vanished. But the lawsuit was ultimately dismissed. I do believe were going to find lauren one day. But its very hard with each passing year and you just have that be. Reporter lidia curanaj, fox 5 news. The nypd has arrested a man for allegedly slashing a woman on a 3 train earlier this week. Police say the 37yearold is the man seen in these surveillance pictures. Investigators say he threatened the 29yearold victim by saying i will chop you up on this train and then hit her with something wrapped in a cloth before running away. The woman was treated for a cut to her hand. There have been a dozen unprovoked slashings in the city since last month. Steve police have identified the man stabbed and killed in his room at the boulevard homeless shelter in harlem. He was 62yearold devon black. Police have launched a manhunt for his roommate, 21yearold anthony white. Mayor de blasio says the shelter has metal detectors. Theyre trying to figure out how he got a weapon into the shelter. Jessica with more on how theyre pressing their advantage against taxis and other traditional car services. Reporter the fare cut went into effect this mornings at 7. Its for uber x and xl. Its being cut by 50 percent. While, for example, from midtown to laguardia is now going to cost 37. 12. The old fare was 43. 67. The general manager of new york says the reason theyre dropping prices is to increase demand for the Service Throughout the city. He says the drivers will feel the benefit of the low prices, too, because when demand increases, theres less idle time between trips. That means more time with a rider in the car. This isnt sitting well with the new York Taxi Workers Alliance who were protesting outside of uber in long island city, accusing uber of destroying the industry and saying uber is leaving drivers in poverty. Fares on one sector of drivers, it trickles down to every sector of drivers. Were all in a race to the bottom because of this billion dollar wall street favorite. The taxi industry doesnt like it. They dont like competition because they havent had any for decades. Taxis and ubers are competing for drivers. Drivers are the customers. Drivers are leave in droves. Hundreds are coming to uber. Reporter this isnt the first time uber cut prices. It did in july of 2014. At 6 00 i spoke to riders. Ill show you what they had to say. Were live in the west side, im jessica formoso, fox 5 news. Back to you. Steve Vice President joe biden paying a visit to new york, joining Governor Cuomo at the ymca in chelsea. They were part of a rally urging lawmakers to pass a paid family leave bill for the state. It would expand paid leave for up to 12 weeks figure out if the couple who killed 14 people in San Bernardino was connected to a terrorist group in southern california. The two were killed during a shootout with police after they attacked a social Services Building december 2nd. Fox news reports investigators are looking into the possibility that they were connected to a Jihadist Terror Group from the same area that planned to kill u. S. Soldiers in afghanistan. That plot was stopped in 2012. The fbi says so far, it cannot connect the two. Steve iran says they flew a surveillance drone over a carrier in the persian gulf, taking photos of a naval drill. This video was shown on iranian television. No confirmation its from the incident. It may have been shot earlier than the drill. The u. S. Navy said they did not open fire after determining that the drone was unarmed. The state Department Says americans should think twice about any nonessential travel to iran. A warning highlights the dangers to americans of arrest and the alert comes 12 days after the u. S. Iranian prisoner swap that freed five prisoners. Various elements remain hostile to the u. S. Despite the nuclear deal. Authorities continue to harass, arrest and detain u. S. Citizens the dow closed up nearly 400 points today, finishing off the month a little better than it started. The driver, the bank of japan, which set a negative interest rate. That means theyre charging commercial banks for keeping deposits, encouraging them to give loans and stimulate the economy. It was a great day, but a tough month. The markets are down 5 this year. Steve would you like to ride in the same style that the pope did . How you can nab one of the fiats used by pope francis. A device in the fight against diabetes. Its world changing and life changing. The high tech system showing dramatic results. Put into taking control of your health isnt easy. But cigna is there for you. Literally. Just download our free coach by cigna app. Team of Health Coaches to help you achieve your wellness goals. Cigna. Together, all the way. Alison this is a dangerous illness that can lead to blindness and amputation. Steve kerry drew shows us a make life easier for diabetics. I was diagnosed in 79 when i was six years old. That was really the dark ages of eye of diabetes. Theres no break from it. As a diabetic, she wears a pump and glucose monitor to figure out how much insulin she needs. Managing it all and getting it right is difficult. During the day, i can keep an eye on what my blood sugar is. I can make adjustments during the day as quickly as possible. At night, its a totally different game. Reporter between two and three million americans are living with type 1 diabetes. They have to keep an eye on their blood sugar all day and all night. What if there was something that could do it for them . Enter a groundbreaking system called the artificial pancreas. We call this the artificial pancreas, because were trying unfortunately took away in diabetes with a machine. Reporter aaron is the chief Mission Officer at jdrf, Funding Research on the artificial pancreas. Heres how it works. The patient would wear an insulin pump and use a glucose monitor, but the two devices would be able to communicate wirelessly to a smartphone through bluetooth technology. The smartphone would act as a mini computer, instructing the pump to dispense insulin using realtime data. This is going to be transformative. It will take a lot of the management burden off the shoulders of the people with diabetes. Computers can outperform people, and a lot of the things that we do, the computer in this system, which is Just Software on an app on the cell phone or in the insulin pump, watches the glucose level all of the time. And its very sophisticated mathematicses it will say you need insulin. The sugars are dropping. Reporter this doctor is the director of the mt. Sinai diabetes center. She led a five day Clinical Study and the results were incredible. Wed be watching throughout the night and cheering as to how it works. They dont have to do the finger stick, getting alerted. They wake up with a great morning blood sugar level. Reporter she has a personal stake in the research. She, too, has type 1 diabetes. Its huge because its world changing. And life changing for people with diabetes. Its almost like having a doctor following you around all the time. Reporter there were 10 participants in the study. Among them was alicia, a patient of hers. What was your reaction . Crying. Absolutely. I mean, its one thing to hear about it. Its another thing to have it on your body. The hard part was giving it back. Done, but the device is expected to be approved in the next few years. In the next two years, well have people wearing these. Research in the lab is wonderful wonderful. This is something a patient can have hope for. Reporter it means people diagnosed with diabetes in the future will have a different life than alicia had, a life with less worry and more freedom. And to think that this could happen and change peoples lives, its an enormous responsibility and a level of excitement that i really dont think i can put into words. Reporter kerry drew, fox 5 news. Steve all right. Head to our web site, fox5ny. Com, for more information about artificial Pancreas Research as well as the fight against diabetes. Alison last weekends blizzard did a number on the jersey shore. State environmental Officials Say 19 beaches suffered major erosion. Were talking 12 to 15 feet in some areas. The worst of it in Northern Ocean county on long beach island. The beaches up. Steve the melting continues. Alison its slippery and slushy. Its ugly. Steve its messy, but the good news is were not frozen solid still. Nick thats true. You know, were not looking at any additional snowfall anytime soon. We had some flurries and snow showers today. Thats about it. 41 and 35 the split. A little above average once again. It will be a chilly night ahead and pretty chilly tomorrow. The warming trend is still on the way. 69 in 2002. And 0 in 1873 mark our records for the day. 7 08 the sun will be back and sets at 5 09. In new york, 39. Still a fair amount of clouds. That will go away later tonight. The pressure is low and starting to rise. Again, as we take a look at fox 5 sky guardian, you can see a few isolated flurries or snow showers. Theres a tiny one up the hudson we dont anything more tonight. Upper 30s, lower 40s around the city. 39 poughkeepsie and sussex. 39 belmar. Low 40s in town. 43 at islip. Current readings have fallen into the upper 30s. Dutchess county. 28 at monticello. Theyll be near 20 tonight. Upper 30s down to the jersey shore. The wind northwest and it will be busy the first part of the night and diminish later on. Between 12 and 18 miles an hour on average. The satellite photograph, you cant see more of the snow showers in the mountainous terrain and extending into central and northern new england. You can see the big swirl here. That was the storm we were worried about that would come close enough last night and this morning to give us a threat of snow. That didnt happen. We were thinking it would stay offshore. The wind out of the northwest tonight. Tomorrow, sunshine, 20s through 9 00 a. M. 35 at lunchtime. A high of 39 in the afternoon. Thats right on target for this time of year. We look at the futurecast and we find the futurecast is not showing anything. Thats a shame. I can show you this front is going to be trying to move in from the west. Its a warm front. By the time we get to sunday and monday, temperatures will start to respond. We should be in the upper 40s on clouds. With this system coming in, well get into the lower 50s on monday. Could be a couple of showers later in the day. Well stay quite mild for the first half of next week. 27 in the city. 18 to 25 as you get to the suburbs. Sun and clouds tomorrow. A goodlooking day. Seasonally chilly, 39. Theres the jump to 47 on sunday. Monday, sun and clouds. A late day or evening shower at 52. Tuesday, 50 with sun and clouds. Rain wednesday and breezy. Somebody may hit 60 on wednesday. Then the cold air returns starting on thursday. 42 friday. 38 looks cold next weekend. Steve easy for january. Except the blizzard. Nick other than that. We got our yearly snowfall in a day. Steve in a day. I like it. Especially on a weekend. Thank you. One of the cars used by pope francis is going on the auction block. The black fia t1 of two that he road during his trip to philadelphia is being auctioned off tonight to kick off the philadelphia auto show. All money from the bid will benefit special education schools and charities. Alison could lawyers for o. J. Simpson mount a new defense . Steve the doctors opinion that some say put his troubled past in a new light. Alison and the technology you want to have someone for cuddle time. There are Endless Possibilities on dating apps. This guy is a doctor. A few years ago, carl discovered a method that would enable him to provide props regardless of the weather. Hydroponic is grown in water. Why the rush to stop up . Its not like the stores will be closed or the city snowed in. Theres something called human psychological contagion. When you see people at the supermarket and theyre grabbing left out. vo if you have type 2 diabetes, you may know what its like to deal with high. And low blood sugar. Januvia sitagliptin is a oncedaily pill that, along with diet and exercise, helps lower blood sugar. Januvia works when your blood sugar is high and works less when your blood sugar is low, because it works by enhancing your bodys own ability to lower blood sugar. Plus januvia, by itself, is not likely to cause weight gain or low blood sugar hypoglycemia . Januvia should not be used in patients with type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis. Tell your doctor if you have a history of pancreatitis. Serious side effects can happen, including pancreatitis which may be severe and lead to your doctor right away if you have severe pain in your stomach area which may be pancreatitis. Tell your doctor right away and stop taking januvia if you have an allergic reaction that causes swelling of the face, lips, tongue, or throat, or affects your breathing or causes rash or hives. Kidney problems sometimes requiring dialysis have been reported. Some people may develop severe joint pain. Call your doctor if this happens. R using januvia with a sulfonylurea or insulin p may cause low blood sugar. To reduce the risk, your doctor may p prescribe a lower dose of the sulfonylurea or insulin. Your doctor may do blood tests before and during if you have kidney problems a side effects may include upper respiratory tract infection, stuffy or runny nose, sore throat, and headache. For help lowering your blood sugar talk to your doctor about januvia. Look, i know youre a cow and all. And you may not know what but, uh. The yogurt made from your milk, is delicious. Mmmm, yoplait. Steve Founding Member of he represented the psychedelic era. He died of multiple organ failure and septic shock. Alison a Surprising New theory behind a. J. Simpsons life. Steve the doctor is convinced simpson suffers from the brain problems. We take a look at the legal ramifications. Reporter o. J. Simpson could have a reason for his down fall. They want to pretend that his disease does not exist. Reporter dr. Bennett omalu who inspired the movie concussion revealing to People Magazine i would bet my medical license he has cte. Chronic traumatic encephalopathy or cte is caused by brain trauma and has been linked to numerous football players. Doctors say side effects include mood swings, violent tendencies and exaggerated emotional reactions. Chronic concussions, which cause cte, can lead to psychiatric disturbances. Reporter in 2008, simpson was found guilty of Armed Robbery in las vegas and has been behind bars ever since. In 2012, simpson tried to convince a nevada judge he needed a new trial because he had suffered from brain damage. But that request was denied. So could cte be a new defense . Fox news legal analysts arthur adayla ways in. Absolutely. It would fall like under the ptsd defense, that because of something out of the ordinary that happened to this person, their reactions, their perceptions are different from people who did not suffer from reporter the highly anticipated fx mini series, the people versus o. J. Simpson, highlights the real life drama that unfolded while he was on trial for the murders of nicole goldman. And it is said that a cte diagnosis would not have helped case. The problem with using those defenses are you have to admit doing the crime. Reporter simpson is up for parole in 2017. It will be interesting to see if his attorneys bring this up. It is tough to diagnose. It can only be confirmed after death by testing crosssections of the brain. Steve right. Thats why a lot of pro football players, leave their bodies to science. Thats interesting. Thank you, liz. One of the secret weapons against the cold is more than 100 years old. Alison arthur chien climbs below the streets to look at the steam systems. Plus this. Steve the documents mulder and alison new york city has changed a lot since the 1880s, but the steam system that runs beneath the big apple has not. Steve if it aint broke, dont fix it. Arthur chien went underground to see how it is being incorporated into modern urban planning. Reporter it is loud, but it a crucial part of the citys infrastructure. We begin with this. Everybody knows what a pilot light looks like for their stove or boiler. This is what it looks like when you have to power a good part of the city. At 2,000 degrees, this is as close as we can come. 2,000 degrees is what it takes to initiate the steam pipe system from 96th street down to the battery. The system is 105 miles of piping. Reporter christina over sees the massive operation, used by some 3 million new yorkers. Many dont know it exists. Customers use the steam for so many things, from heat and hot water to air conditioning, humidy and hospitals. Reporter this restaurant produces cheese all the time. Instead of having their own boiler, which would require maintenance, they tap into the steam system. It heats up things really quickly and effectively. A lot of money. Reporter theyre very careful about contaminants in the cheese making room. Were not allowed on the other side of the glass. Andrew, what can you show us from this angle in terms of how the system helps the operation . We have a large steam pipe running down the length of this vat here. Thats going to culminate in these valves at the end. Those series of valves,