Aye. There is no discussion of anticipated litigation in closed session today. Also like to welcome [inaudible] relacing rob [inaudible] the City Attorney. Thank you for being here. Pleasure to be here. Introduction of new business by Board Members. Nope. Seeing none. Iletal 7, director report. Director riscon members of the board qu public and staff. Want to start by asking the director of tax and Accessible Services to come forward. I am so pleased to be mere in honor of joyce furrow. She is the executive assistant in the tax twigez division. I was not the one who nominated her, it was the colleagues. She had positive feedback from everyone in the division and she is outstanded so we are excited to honor her today. She isa mazing contribution to the division and with sth mta for be years and the city for 15. She is the hub of our division and she comes to everyone and if you need help, what do you need, how can i improve and be better. She asked to work the window with the taxi drive
Applause. Congratulations. Very well deserved. [applause] the mta board i thank you. It is a great blessing and honor to work and serve my fellow colleges at mta tax and accessible service. They make my job a piece of cake. [inaudible] is to create a work place that delivers Outstanding Service in the taxi staff promises to do everything we can to help ourselves and each other honor our agreement coninstructively and compassionately. On behalf of our team, [inaudible] genie, alvin, eric, samantha, peter, michael scott, andres [inaudible] i accept the certificate of appreciation and strive to continue to do my best when called upon. I shall shover you with a smile. Together everyone achieves more. Thank you. On behalf of board of directors thank you and congrat ulations for your Outstanding Service number of short items to give you updates on. First, want to let you know last month we launched a program to honor our employees for years of service they provide to the city and mta. Initia
Baby died of multiple blunt force trauma. Its real repulsive. Reporter theres no mincing words amongst building residents still in a state of shock. An autopsy confirmed their worst fears, the newborn thrown from a seven story window was alive at the time. It was in this courtyard that the infant girl, the umbilical cord still attached was tossed into an alley where garage is stored. Stored garbage is stored. It takes your breath away. Reporter today caseworkers from Childrens Services left the building after meeting with the baby sitter of the fathers older child, a 3yearold boy. The father was questioned by police at released. Detectives believe the 28year old was unaware of what had happened and may not have even known his girlfriend was pregnant. Hes a good person. Hes a good father and i dont have nothing about bad about geo. Reporter Jennifer Berry told investigators the child wasnt breathing after she gave birth in the shower and that she panicked in disposing of the body. She w
The pentagon explains why its not cooperating with russia in the battle against i. S. I. L. And nigerian attacks. Boko haram adds to its grim toll, killing nearly 50 people in three suicide bombings just today. Good evening, im antonio mora. This is al jazeera america. Tonight we once again begin in paris. The city is still reeling from fridays terror attacks. This morning an extended shootout led to bloodshed in one of its suburbs. Police stormed an Apartment Building in san denis. Looking for Abdel Hamid Abaaoud. One of the ring leaders. , france has opened another front in its fight against i. S. I. L. It announced plans to seek a u. N. Resolution against the group. Russia began circulating a similar resolution today. I. S. I. L. Responded with a new threat one directed at new york city. A video posted online showed images of times square and other landmarks followed by the words, whats coming next will be far worse. For more were joined by dana lewis in paris. What was the reaction
Saying justice is not denied, just delayed. Goh remains at a psychiatric treatment facility. Charges could be filed today against a friend of the shooters who bought two rifles used in the San Bernardino attacks. Reporter gasia, we have breaking news. Were being told by our Justice Department producer that Enrique Marquez has been arrested and held in jail. There has been no details given to us other than we wont have officials charges given to us until potentially as late as the third week of january when he will face a judge next. They wont tell us about how all this went through. Its been quite a day behind the scenes. It was originally planned he would be brought into custody today and there would be a press conference locally at all about 10 00 in the morning. That was all blown out of the water on the National Level by the department of justice who took control of the entire process and then notified the media by leaking it to a couple different newspapers. Were told they will cu