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Now, to be able to walkaround Times Square, is huge. Well, I just say one thing,that I was born in Queens, so New York City technically. But when we were littlekids, we would always just sit on the stoop and we couldsee the skyline of Manhattan. And you would just dreamand people would be like, Queens is awesome. Brooklyn is awesome.Staten island is awesome. Yeah, fine. I got to be in Manhattan for it to happen. [overlapping speech] Now, lookit. I'm in Times Square. - In Times Square. I grew up in-- CBS Mornings.We're here in Times Square. I remember coming to New York for the first time, and I was intimidated. Like, straight up. GAYLE: How old were you? I was a grown man, Gayle. I was in my late 20s andI didn't know how to match the energy of the city. So it was overwhelming for me. I remember crossing the streetand the light was blinking and I didn't knowwhether to walk or go. And I hesitated and I paused andsomebody yelled from behind me and said, keep moving, you never stop walking! And I was like, who is this man yelling at me? I turn around, it was a little old lady. [laughter] I said, New York is a monster. But you know what? It allowed me to fall in love with it. And I came back years later to work here. I had a different respect for New York. And what I always tell people, if you wake up and match the hustle of NewYork, you will be rewarded 100%. So now are you yelling inthe streets, keep walking? I'm yelling at people. Mind your own business! When did you first come to Manhattan? ROSS: Well, I grew up in a little farm town in Washington State and thinking like I could never fit in there. What I was so shocked about in New York, when I first came here, is how welcoming it was and how comfortable I felt right away. And so I'm just-- if you're at home and you feel like you are aworld away from this city, just know that when you come here, it will welcome you with open arms as well. There's no place like New York City. I love the waxing poetic Tony. TONY: These guys said itabsolutely better than we can. You put up with a lot in New York, but you get a lot in New York. I think the t-shirt said it best. New Yorkers-- [cheers, applause] It's a hell of a town. - New Yorkers do tell the truth. - That's right. Can I have a t-shirt, maybe? Yes. This is my 20th year inNew York, I'm just realizing. Happy 20th, Tony! So you're a New Yorker. We love New York. [overlapping speech] Woo! I'm a New Yorker. I love it here so much. And I think you're so right. The thing that I like about this city the best is everyone is welcome and the whole world needs to function like that. We welcome everyone from everywhere. That is where I want to live. No doubt. [applause] And the truth is, we make this show for everyone. And so everyone just take it with you. We love you from New York! Who wants a New York shirt? A show for you! [indistinct speech] [laughs] We're giving away the shirts?That's what we're doing? Why not?Why not? Why not? We're ready. ANNOUNCER:9-1-1,all new tonight at 8 Easternon Global. Okay, and root beer to drink? No. [gasping] What? He didn't get root beer? I'm getting frozen root beer. Oh! Try frozen A&W root beer with sweet cream. With majority of my patients with sensitivity, I see irritated gums and weak enamel. Sensodyne sensitivity, Gum & Enamel reliefs sensitivity, helps restore gum health and rehardens enamel. I am a big advocate of recommending things that I know work! Depend offers all day protection. So you can say "yes" to alll-most anything. Yes! Yes! Yes! No! Depend. The only thing stronger than us, is you. ( ) Ever wonder what's around the next corner? ( ) ( ) Past the trees. ( ) Over the mountains? ( ) That's where adventure lives... ( ) Take a Nissan SUV and go find it. ( ) (Sentimental instrumental music) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) The QEII Home Lottery final deadline is midnight tomorrow! Live lakeside in Glen Arbour with the 1.8 million dollar

Grand Prize Showhome awarded with $50,000! Absolute final deadline midnight tomorrow! QE2HomeLottery.com >> You're watching global halifax. This is "global news" at six. >> This year, we have a d minus. So it's still a long way from being acceptable. >> Tonight, failing grade maritime provinces score low on this year's poverty report card. Good evening. Thank you for joining us. We'll have more on that coming up. But first, with the start of hurricane season just around the corner, weather experts are predicting an exceptionally busy year. While some parts of cape breton are still recovering from hurricane fiona two years later, the mayor says her community is working towards being adequately prepared for the season ahead. Amber fryday reports. >> The canadian hurricane center is predicting an above average storm season for atlantic canada , mainly due to record warm water temperatures in the atlantic ocean. Another large factor is the expected shift in the pacific ocean from el nino to la nina. This reversal to la nina typically produces more storms in the atlantic. >> The other aspect of this is rapid intensification and that's something that we've been, you know, watching very closely over the last number of years is just how rapidly these storms go from a tropical storm to a major hurricane. >> The U.S. national oceanic and atmospheric administration is forecasting its highest ever hurricane outlook in history. For the 2024 season, noaa is predicting 17 to 25 named storms, including 8 to 13 hurricanes and 4 to 7 major hurricanes, but it's not clear how many could make landfall at the same time. >> The rainfall associated with hurricanes is also projected to become more intense, and with sea level rise, sea level rise will exacerbate the impacts associated with storm surges. >> The 2023 predictions were slightly lower. There were a few more named storms than projected, and three major hurricanes, in line with the prediction of 1 to 4. >> I was trying to achieve a 70, confidence in there forecasts, this year it's actually up to 85 that they, that they've achieved with these numbers is, so very, very high confidence level that it will be an active season. >> Meanwhile, the mayor of cape breton regional municipality says some parts of the region are still in recovery mode after hurricane fiona pummeled the island in 2022. She says preparedness for the storm season ahead is underway, as the municipality creates more designated comfort centers and is using $1.5 million from the federal government to equip a new emergency command center at city hall. >> You know, emotionally and mentally, people are scared knowing that hurricane season is coming up, that that's real. There's a certain type of ptsd that comes with surviving these types of events, though macdougall says she is also nervous as the season approaches, she is confident the municipality has done what they can to prepare, and robichaud recommends people follow that lead sooner rather than later. >> Amber fryday "global news" halifax. >> A settlement has been reached between the province and the company behind tiktok northern pulp mill. Paper excellence will abandon its plans to reopen the mill and instead pursue a new site in queens county. A skye bryden-blom reporter, a first nations chief who called out its environmental impact, says it's been a long time coming from the room. >> Premier tim houston says the agreement with paper excellence addresses a $450 million lawsuit by the company over northern pulp mills closure in 2020. He says it also deals with a $99 million in loans the firm owes the province. >> We participated in the to in good faith in the in the court, court mediation process, and we've been participating in that for quite some time, looking for the best possible solution for nova scotians to protect pensioners to reinvigorate an industry. >> It was shut down four years ago after then premier stephen mcneil directed it to stop pumping wastewater into the harbour near pictou landing first nation. If the agreement is approved by the courts next week, the company will pursue opening a new mill on the south shore. >> This is about hope. Hope for hundreds of families who could rely on jobs provided by the mill. Hope for families in rural nova scotia, where there aren't a lot of employment opportunities. >> In a news release paper excellence says it aims to build trust with the communities it serves, and this resolution clears the path for a collaborative future with the province. The company will need to file a feasibility study to

ensure its new mill in the liverpool area is viable. >> Let me assure nova scotians that any project that comes forward will need to meet today's standards and will undergo environmental assessments, significant public engagement and indigenous consultation. >> The former chief of pictou landing first nation, who rallied for the mill's closure, says it's been a long time coming and will give the community peace. >> This this is significant news for the people of pictou landing first nation. I would say, because they've really been harmed and for many years from the impacts of, of this, environmental disaster when it comes to the future. >> Mill paul will be closely watching. >> So I guess now we just have to wait and see what the studies will say and go from there. >> Skye bryden-blom "global news" halifax. >> Meanwhile, the province's ndp leader says more attention is needed on employment in pictou county, while both opposition leaders say they will be keeping a close eye on the details. While I think there is a lot of good and what we heard today, there's not much for the people of pictou county. >> There's not much for the people who are at the door throughout this byelection. Asked about what would happen to the mill and what the future jobs would be in the community with the loss of it will be particularly focused on what the cost to the taxpayer is going to be, who's going to take on the liability and to make sure that the environment is going to be protected? >> The lawyer representing the spouse of the 2020 mass shooter says her client is dropping the lawsuit against the attorney general of nova scotia, but brian murphy says lisa banfield civil suit against the rcmp is continuing. Banfield was previously charged criminally with supplying ammunition to gabriel wortman, who killed 22 people in april 2020. That charge was ultimately dropped after she completed restorative justice in her lawsuit against the attorney general of canada. Banfield accuses the rcmp of using that charge to deflect attention from mistakes made during their investigation. She also alleges the rcmp failed to inform her of her right to a lawyer, while providing recorded statements. The rcmp described banfield as the first victim during a news conference in 2020. Banfield was beaten by the gunman before he went on his killing rampage. Medical experts from across the country are raising concerns about delays in updating national cancer screening guidelines. The canadian task force on preventative health care is being asked to more frequently revisit its recommendations, especially as medical technologies rapidly evolve. Megan king has more. >> Waiting ten plus years for an update is just not acceptable anymore. >> It's been over a decade since national guidelines were made recommending women aged 50 and older should have access to mammography to screen for breast cancer. Since then, evidence showing that the age of breast cancer incidence is becoming younger has urged experts in the field to call on the canadian task force on prevention care that sets national guidelines to lower its recommendation to age 40. Absolutely. >> This will save lives. There is no question about it. The sooner that the breast cancer is detected, the earlier the stage, the much more, higher rate of cures that we can accomplish. >> While leduc is calling for equity on a federal level, many provinces have taken the change into their own hands. Nova scotia has its average risk age for screening mammography, starting at 40. And that's not the only cancer. It's making its own decisiolu pei took nova scotia's high lung cancer rates into consideration when deciding to implement screening availability beginning at age 50, rather than the task force recommended age 55 discussing with partners vulnerable populations. >> Our mi'kmaq communities are our folks tend to start younger and with that in mind, we started here at 50 was the age. >> So what that creates is what we call a postal code lottery. So if you're in a province that does allow screening in the appropriate age group, you're lucky. And you know, that actually goes against, the canada health act. And, it's, it creates inequity. >> The coalition for responsible health care guidelines is calling for the restructuring of the independent, federally appointed task force and for accountability. A representative for the task force says it's working on a comprehensive evidence review for its upcoming draft guidelines on breast cancer screening. The draft recommendations are expected out later this spring. >> W sort of stand by helplessly and watch as they, create these guidelines that don't align with what experts know, you know, actually happens in reality. >> The coalition wants experienced specialists to be part of these crucial guideline decisions. Megan king "global news" halifax.

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