The focus the world, theres an extraordinary level of security to keep everyone safe. Its the largest nypd deployment ever for new years eve. With six hours to go. So far, so good. In the wake of terror attacks in paris and san bernardino, he ordered a dramatic increase in the footprint in times square with 600 to 800 additional officers. Really nothing new, just more of it. Secondary screenings to get in a pen. You go there two screenings, and a lot more officers in the pens in plainclothes. A million partiers are crammed into 65 peps, and some have been here since 7 a. M. Running a gauntlet of security my son is in boot camp as a marine. And he warned me like maybe we shouldnt go. I feel comfortable with all the police here. I feel pretty safe. Newyork has done a great job. Reporter and back live, there it is. The ball rising up to position over the top of One Times Square where it will watch down on the Million People here waiting for it to drop to signify the new year, 2016. The Po
Family. Jodi. Reporter thats right. The father of the alleged gunman says that he knows nothing he can say will ease the boyer familys pain, but he says he is truly sorry. One thing is very clear tonight. This killing has left more than one family devastated. I apologize for all the wrongful doing that took place. Forgive my son and forgive me for not being there for my son and teaching him right. Reporter thats what the father of the alleged triggerman, who prosecutors say shot and killed paramedic quinn boyer during an attempted carjacking want boyers family to know. Christian burton, who was just 16 at the time, and 17yearold david mcneill, are on trial for the 2012 Oakland Hills killing. Burtons father spoke out today for the first time. In my family, this is not our teaching and this is not what we do. Reporter in closing arguments, burtons defense attorney claimed the teen didnt take part in the crime spree at all. But the prosecutor replayed graphic video of the crime scene, say
Double scan live radar show we had a couple of downpours and thunderstorms in parts of the area today. All of that is now pushing to the south and west so we are beginning that drying out process as the front continues to push to that southwest. High pressure is in Eastern Canada northern new england. The dewpoints still in the upper 60s for philadelphia, so its still feeling humid out there. But you can see the drier air with dewpoints in the 40s and 50s and that will be pulled in overnight tonight and throughout your weekend. So, also a we take a look at that weekend forecast, its going to be pretty amazing. Were going have low humidity, sunny skies and warm temperatures, a great combination with those three. Monica, when i come back well take a look at those temperatures and we are tracking another heat wave, number six on the way in that sevenday forecast. All right, thank you, adam. Now looking live at the jersey shore for you, sky6 hd shows you the view from the boardwalk in atla
I want to start by noting that the committee has been particularly supportive as the staff and the oversight investigation subcommittee for their work on this issue and their work with our agency we consider it to be a Real Partnership and we are very grateful for this committees support. We have received a number of referrals from this committee and we appreciate your confidence and ability to work with the employees that your office refers. So thats one thing. Its already happening. We are doing everything that we possibly can. Weve set up a priority system and we free allocated staff to handle the va employee claims. But as the numbers increase its a very hard to keep up. We were at capacity before. In the retaliation cases now it exceeds 130, and the number as i mentioned continues to increase pretty much daily. We are an agency that has 120 employees more or less. We have jurisdiction for the statute for the reemployment rights act and we are working now on a demonstration for the
176,000 for a month ago. Just ahead of todays allimportant jobs report, the ecb will be making its decision on Interest Rates. The bank is expected to maintain its key lending rate at 0. 5 . Ecb president mario draghi will deliver comments from a different venue. Todays meeting will be held in paris around 8 30 a. M. Eastern time. Lets send it over to andrew with another big event today. We have a lot of big events today, becky. The nations top bankers are meeting today. Among the big names headed to the white are jamie dimon and Brian Moynihan. The original theme was, of course, fence mending between the administration and the financial sector. Now thats all the aif. The Government Shutdown, debt ceiling there expected to be the major topics of discussion. Also today, treasury secretary jack lew pressing congress to act immediately to raise the nations debt ceiling. Right now, the department is using extraordinary bookkeeping measures i dont know what that could possibly mean but anyw