Hackett was brought in, he was a board member, previously he had done a great job at steel case the Office Furniture company in michigan and when he came in and he said, look, we are going to transform ford, get it ready for the future for Autonomous Vehicles, for electric vehicles. That hasnt happened ford has been mired in really not being making the move that its needed to make since 2017 they are starting to change that a little bit some of that because of the moves that jim farley has made as coo, he becomes the ceo effective october 1st and the marching orders are pretty clear. Transform this company, get ready for a future with electric vehicles, Autonomous Vehicles at some point, not immediately, but at some point, but, guys, this is the most interesting stat that i can find. If you go back over the last, what, 20 years, 19 years, only one ceo at ford, alan malaly posted a positive gain in ford shares there you see hacketts performance since may of 2017, down 38 , similar to fi
Arrested in connection with a robbery in central park, where they connected to the other robberies in apart . There was another one at 7 30 and one in the morning the other night. Ben taskforcesed by Governor Cuomo calls for an overhaul of the common core curriculum. Changed. Good morning, i am ben simmoneau. December 11th, friday. This is the big surprise. It is a big deal tinny but not a big deal to most people. Ben anybody else. Maybe you and john. Two weeks until christmas today. Can you believe that . Have you done your Christmas Shopping . Juliet i havent started. You actually notice you dropped something . Ben my wife rags on me. She is so funny. With much. Juliet when we first met his wife always like what . Was so quiet. If you are just you were so no, no, no. The wheels come off completely. No, no, no, i love you, you know that is why is this little spit fire, she is hysterical. And now. But she doesnt. Very witty, she is funny. Thank you. Meteorologist just keep moving. Here
Happy wednesday to you. Lets go to a camera and show you what is going on going to the George Washington bridge. You can see we have a lot of delays across the upper level. You are bumper to bumper. Lower level a much better bet if you can go there. Lets go to the maps. I facebooked this. Cross bronx at the Alexander Hamilton bridge, that accident. Two lanes are closed down. As you saw from that camera, we are backed up to the George Washington bridge. Getting in to the tolls, a minor delay. Then again, you have the accident in the bronx. So, the upper level is starting to jam up. Lincoln and holland tunnels are doing fine. Mass transit times on or close to schedule. Then the deegan, going to the northbound side of Yankee Stadium, a disabled vehicle being cleared away causing a delay on to the northbound side. Alternate side of the Street Parking rules are in effect. Ken, over to you. Breaking news in the bronx. A body has been found at the woman. That discovery was made early this mor
Make delays less. Reporter our insiders at the mta tell us theres a real effort to address the problem at the agency. The introduction of the program fast track a few years ago that shuts down sections of the line for consecutive nights, but they say clearly they have to review what is working here. The inconvenience has been worth the results. Ernie thank you for that. Joining me to talk further about this is my special guest, the Deputy Director of riders alliance. Thanks for being here. Transit commuters are fed up. Its power outages, its delays, overcrowding. Theres a story every day. Im sure you hear about it. Absolutely. Weve been hearing from riders for well over a year now. We started collecting stories from riders, subway horror stories, and here we are a year later and were hearing the same stories. Ernie im sure you hear it. A lot of people say they fear for losing their jobs, getting to work late. There are stress issues. Its affecting everyday living. Thats another thing w
Jumping in front of a train. Pi its kind of horrible. A tragedy event like that can make anybody go down in the hole. Reporter donald evans livesary lives near the church where father lubrano sometimes presides at sunday mass. He was or daned in 1985 and has worked at two parishes. But the diocese says lubrano has been on authorized leave for at least five years. Meaning hes not assigned to any parish. A diocesan spokesman refused to explain why saying its a confidential matter. No one answered the door at the farmingdale home father lubrano shares with his mother. The 63yearold pleaded not guilty to drug possession charges and was released today without bail. He should have talked to his other priests about his issues instead of turning to a drug. Father lieu withdrawn knows first lubrano lubranos first arrest. And they couldnt confirm when his drug use began. Greg, thank you. Disturbing threat in queens three weeks after a Chinese Exchange student was slashed as she walked 20 school.