Girls in 10 states between the ages of 13 and 19 and found that girls are basing their selfworth on the number of likes and followers they get from posting provocative pictures. Many girls told me they hate it and hate being surrounded by it and it feels like a pressure and feels uncomfortable. But its the culture and its how you are popular now. Everybody knows everybodys numbers, sometimes down to the number. She has 494 followers on instagram. Reporter this child psychologist says our selfie culture is doing damage to our children. Youll see anxiety. Youll see low selfesteem. Theres something called facebook depression when teenagers spend too long on facebook and the repercussions that go after that type of exposure. A lot of really Serious Mental Health issues can result from too much exposure to their to a lot of inappropriate content. Ernie its a big subject. It affects so many people. You were talking about the issue of moms competing in a way with their daughters to look more
Cant. Reporter we told the mayor about what we witnessed and how they were intimidating people into stopping. He says if theyre breaking the law, they wont get away with it long. If we see any new trend that requires enforcement, i assure you theres no place in the city with more police per square inch than times square. Any new trend will be addressed quickly and aggressively. Reporter some of the characters say theyre working to pay bills or school and a few bad apples shouldnt spoil the bunch. Im lisa evers, fox 5 news. Christina were fortunate to be joined by gayle brewer. Thank you for being here. What do you make of all this . Youre active in this area, especially in times square. I think two things. First of all, to brattons credit, there are specialized cop forces in the area. They know the 1st amendment and the situation. I think most recently when the arrests took place, when 50 was grabbed from the tourist, it was the perpetrator was caught. Thats a good thing. The weather i
37 years after that daring crime. Nonetheless the verdict shocked the courtroom. Asaro thrust his fist in the air and said i cant believe it. He has not yet left the courthouse. We do expect to hear from him and his legal team. Much more on the developing story coming up on Eyewitness News 5 00 tonight. For now at 5 00 tonight. For now n. J. Burkett, Eyewitness News. A developing story on manhattans Lower East Side where police are investigating a Sexual Assault and robbery. Now were told that a 40year old woman was attacked inside the baruch houses, police say the suspect pushed his way into the womans apartment, sexually assaulted her and stole her cell phone. The woman was treated at mount sinai hospital. We have a crew on the way to the scene and will bring you any new information as soon as we get it. Well, were going to turn now to the latest on the deadly house explosion in new jersey. This afternoon we heard from the father of the young man who was killed in the blast. New jers
Their investigation into the shooters that left 14 dead. The president s rare speech from the oval office is scheduled tomorrow at five. Tomorrows address will be the third time in president odot ms. Obamas presidency that he is spoken this way. He concerns addresses terrorism concerns after the burn San Bernardino attack. Adam hauser he has the latest. Reporter president obama spent part of saturday in the situation room being briefed about the attack. In his address, the president called for stricter gun control legislation. We know that the killers used military style assault weapons to kill as many people as they did. Its way too easy for people to get their hands on a gun in the us. Reporter the fbi made a tactical entry into a riverside home in california. The house along so former neighbor of syed farook. The 28yearold and his 29year old life wife are believed to be the two loan attackers. His wife pledged allegiance to isis shortly before the killings. We are hearing more stori
It is thursday, november 12th, 4 00 a. M. In the east. A Major Development in the battle of isis. The Kurdish Peshmerga forces aimed to recapture the town of sinjar from isis. It is called operation free sinjar. The town on the foot of mt. Sinjar is a link between two halves of the isis caliphate. The city of mosul and the lands isis holds in syria. We have our Nick Paton Walsh on the phone right now with the very latest. Reporter christine, remarkably important is the fight for sinjar. The retaking of the town which was the scene of the terrifying moments when the yizidis that fled last year. Secondly, and as the american Central Command pointed out, sinjar is on a vital road. I can see it from where i am standing. The air strikes hitting just around the vital artery. It is vital because it goes from raqqah all the way through iraq and mosul. The city they took last year and began to form the two nations and now what they call their caliphate. We are hearing from kurdish officials. Th