liz dahlem, fox 5 news. ernie: thank you very much. interesting story. joining us is gray scott, futurist and technology expert. good to have you back. what do you make of this? and so forth. you see it as a reality? >> it is a reality. the cyber war is here. people are hacking into companies. what we're doing now is moving from the cyber war into the physical humanoid robot wars. we already have drones. what we're talking about is machines that walk on two legs that can interact and eventually they may become self-aware. ernie: who's in charge of these? that's another question. >> that's a great question. what we might see is certain countries in charge of robots that are willing to kill and some countries that are peacemaking. so we may see a group of robots that are killers and some that are peacemakers. ernie: describe that. i like the peacemaking idea. maybe they won't be what we're calling killer robots. maybe there'll be some of those. >> i think the media and movies have projected this idea of the terminator, right, the killing robot. you have to

liz dahlem is live in times square this morning with more. lizzy -- reporter: good morning of course art sup for interpretation this is more controversial than your typical painting hanging in a museum. wherever you come toitimes square you can expect to see characters around a big elmo or batman this time it is topless women and this has been on front cover of the "daily news" past couple of days now this morning it reads too much to bare. you can see this woman with and a lot of cash in the other. we asked people what they thought is this art or is it just too much? >> body paint or not, not enough coverage. >> they do great artistry. >> new york "daily news" say it is all calling times square a flesh pit. according to the report an unofficial tally of near naked women working the area doubled this summer compared to last. they're topless usually wearing thong and layer of paint across their chest. and they want anywhere from 10 to 20 bucks for a photograph. >> i find it atrocious. a little offensive in front of a child and didn't stop. she

liz dahlem takes a closer look. >> the way we watch tv is changing. people are straying from buying big bundle packages on cable. now they seem to be streaming their favorite programming. cable or streaming? >> streaming. >> cable is expensive. i watch stuff on the computer through netflix or hulu. >> reporter: more and more are streaming and ditching cable. new data from snl kagan shows they lost 625,000 subscribers last quarter. that's the largest quarterly loss in the industry's history. >> i cut the cord today. >> reporter: this is the editor and chief of tom's guide. >> people no longer want to be tied to a cable subscription. we're talking about moving towards anna -- towards an a la carte menu. >> reporter: in a few years, espn will likely be sold directly to customers. >> espn is one of them. if you want to use hbo as a model, i think what espn would be looking for would be a larger penetration of the marketplace, meaning -- >> much bigger numbers. >> definitely. >> leave behind what you don't want and get what you want. espn would be a c chan

i'm liz dahlem. back for you. ernie: thank you very much. let's talk to izzie miranda. this is a very important subject. we saw the story. you're concerned about ems workers as well as the police. tell us what you're thinking and what's going on. >> this is a very serious situation. i'm very concerned. you know, our members do a very dangerous jobs. they do 1.6 million jobs a year. the last thing we need is more dangerous work. ernie: this is adding to the problem. talk about some of the workers who have been hurt. >> well, i was talking to one member today. he's been at it a few weeks. he was attacked by someone who was smoking k2 and from one second to another, he was ballistic. about this? what feedback are you getting? are they concerned? is there extra training involved? >> our members are highly trained like police officers. they know it's dangerous. this is something that's part of the job. you know it could happen. you don't know when to expect it. you just have to be ready. we can do more to avoid it. ernie: i know what you're thinking. you're talking about edu

liz dahlem has theories. good morning, liz. >> reporter: good morning, greg and rosanna. experts say signs pointing in positive direction. that is good news. look at europe, everything is headed in the green up that is a good sign there. today. you mentioned, greg, the shanghai closing down pretty low, down 7%. that was a pretty big deal. hopefully this is directional change and we'll not longer see a crazy day on wall street. just five minutes after the opening bell the dow jones industrial average fell more than 1000 points monday but why? blame china. the country's main index though dropped 8.5%, monday, the biggest drop since february 2007. >> you have got to keep your head at a time like this. as you know, these stocks they move around all over the place. >> reporter: the selloff comes after fear of a potential global economic slowdown. largest economy. you? well that depends on your anchoring to adam shapiro with fox business. >> if you're in your 40s, no sweat, you sit this out, you shouldn't even be watching the stock market. if in your 30s, are you lucky, you're

liz dahlem is in times square. are they still promoting topless day there, liz? >> reporter: not today. not on monday morning. good morning to both of you. the day before that whole event state police were actually here speaking to those topless women who posed for pictures and try to make some money. our fox 5 cameras found shortly after encounter the women were nowhere to be found. seems they may have taken time off the past couple days. the governor and mayor both said they want them gone for good. that spark ad debate here. should they stay or should they go? it is latest hustle to hit times square. topless women exchanging cash for pictures. on sunday, more than 300 people went topless in the crossroads of the world. not to make money, but to make a point. it was all part of the go topless day campaign. the global movement coincides with women's equality day and organizers expressed their support for the times square workers. >> our mission is to open up people's minds that women should be created equal and that they shouldn't feel embarrassed or suppressed

liz dahlem joins us live from times square this morning to tell us that they -- if, in fact, they are breaking any laws. liz for me this sort of adds to the chaos that is times square but i'm sure a lot of people aren't happy seeing these ladies walking around. reporter: a lot of different opinions good morning to both of you teresa and robert you come to times square you expect a lot of different performers a bad man or cartoon character. but they want to take a picture with you for your money is this an expression of art, does it go too far? take a look at the "daily news" up. comes times square a flesh pit. according to a report done by "daily news" unofficial tally of the naked women working in this area doubled this summer compared to last. so, they're topless wearing a thong and layer of paint across their chest and want 10 to 20 for a picture and that is legal. toplessness is allowed in knock. the law protecting the right of performers to expose their breast. but the whole practice getting some mixed reviews. take a listen. >> i find it atrocious and she didn't stop. she was pr

liz dahlem good morning to you. >> stays plit -- state police were out here and fox 5 cameras couldn't find any of them out and about on the street. mayor and governor both said they want these women gone but there's a debate been should they stay or go? it is the latest hustle to hit times square. topless women exchanging cash for pictures. on sunday more than 300 people went topless in the cross roads of the world. not to make money, but to make a point it was all part of the go topless day campaign. the global movement coincides with women's equality day and organizers expressed their support for the times square worker. >> our mission is to open up peoples' minds that women should be created equal, and that they shouldn't feel embarrassed or suppressed when it comes to being topless. >> on saturday governor cuomo sent state cops into times square to speak with the women. koargt "the daily news," officers were instructed to make sure they were in clients with tax law and compensation requirements. ladies are still getting mixed reviews from visitors. >> government is the main hustle

liz dahlem is is in east village with more on his plan. liz. >> good morning to both of you thompson square park has been a long time issue hot spot werktd we should say for homelessness. this new initiative should tackle the problem city wide but the question is this enough to get people off streets and improve the mayor's approval ratings. now we should talk about this initiative that is gong to cost city around $22 million that's how much money is going to be allocated towards this and mayor says it is going to help people living on streets especially those with violent tendencies and get them towards mental health care. plan includes retraining of 10,000 police officers homeless street teams an social work reverse going to work with the nypd to help people get the proper medication they need. the mayor has been underfire recently for apparently growing homeless population. in an e-mail mayor press secretary blamed previous administration for the problems telling fox 5, quote, under mayor bloomberg homeless funds slashed dramatically. n

fox 5's liz dahlem is live on the west side with the eager anticipation of this finally liz? >> reporter: good evening to you. this whole area seems to be redeveloped right now from residential to commercial property. it's all going up, including this park. it's a new addition behind me. but this spot has always been a little tough to get to. starting in two weeks, this subway will stop here and it will be the first to go west of 9th avenue. >> there's no way to get here except by bus. this way, with the extension, it will be much more convenient for everybody who lives in this area. >> reporter: the far west side won't feel so far. the 7 train has a new stop at hudson yards. the 28-acre site between 30th and 34th streets and 10th and 11th avenues. >> it's great. >> reporter: the 1.5 mile extension will run from 34th and 11th to grand central terminal. the mta expects 35,000 riders to take the route. 550,000 take the 7 train every day. benjamin writes a transportation blog and says it doesn't come without controversy. >> there was a dispute over the scope of the project. it w

fox 5 liz dahlem -- was clothed and continues to be. live in times square to give us did details on what happened yesterday. >> hi liz. >> good morning state police came down on saturday on times square and spoke to topless women. our cameras could not find any of them on the plaza shortly after that. we know that mayor and governor have both vocally said they want these women gone. but there's been a debate over whether or not they could stay or go. well, sunday that all came to ahead when about 300 people men and women came to the cross words and potessed posed topless. a complain, a global one supposed to highlight women equality and organizerses expressed their support for the times square topless women. take a listen m >>. >> to open up minds that women should be created equal and shouldn't feel embarrassed or suppressed when it comes to being topless. on saturday governor cuomo decided it was time to send state police and according to "daily news" they were instructed to make sure they were in clients with tax laws and workers com

liz dahlem has the latest on the market she's watching them and overseas in our newsroom. good morning. reporter: good morning to the both of you seeing a rebound so that is the good news. let's take a look at numbers here. europe is starting to climb in the right direction although in the green here. but asia did close the shanghai down 7.63% that was a pretty big drop, and this could mean a directional change after a crazy couple of days on wall street. >> five minutes after a the opening bell dow u dow fell more than 1,000 points monday, but why? blamed china. the country's main index fell 8.5% monday. biggest drop since february, 2007. place. >> selloff after a fear of potential global economic slowdown. china is the world's second largest economy. so what does all of that mean for you? well that depends on your age fox business. >> if you're in your 40s you shouldn't be watching this storkt. if you're in your 30s boy are you lucky you're buying in lows opposed to higher. in 50s you can ride this out. >> if you're 60 or older shapiro says you should be speaking with a

. >> liz dahlem is here to tell us about the latest in the political world. good morning. >> my goodness. so this new iowa poll that we can twailg take seriously, sheds a different light on the 2016 presidential candidate. hillary clinton is struggling that's the bottom line. and there's a new democrat gaining traction and support from voters. >> had is probernie sanders. >> 2016 presidential candidate bernie sanders talking about a surge in support from voters on abc this week. vermont senator is trailing 7 points behind democratic front runner hillary clinton. according to a new iowa poll result. >> people are responding to our message that something is wrong when the middle-class of this >> first time clinton dropped below 50% in the poll while campaigning last week she is made views on to women those held by terrorists. >> we expect that from some of the terrorist groups. we expect that from people who don't want to live in the modern world. but it's a little hard to take coming from republicans who want to be the president of the united states. >> quick

liz dahlem starts us off tonight. >> reporter: this video from brooklyn shows a naked man crouching down in the middle of the street slamming his hands on the ground. these are the effects of synthetic marijuana, also known as k2. the drug can make users feel [000:59:54;00]

juliet: stacey delikat is in the newsroom or rather -- liz dahlem is breaking it down for us. stacey delikat out in the field we'll talk to her a little bit later on. liz, good morning. reporter: good morning gop debate that is hashtag that has been trending on twitter all night, all morning and a it is still in the top spot. we got a lot of responses from people out here this woman emily wouldn't watch the debate but shoutout to everyone on twitter for the update she was able to get all of the information there. and then some people pointing out favorites jeb bush and ben carson 2016 to making sense hashtag gop debate. now as soon as the lights went on and this debate started, you can imagine the tweets that started rolling in. >> who was the winner of the first republican presidential debate. here's what voters had to say. >> i look walker. >> why? >> because he stated specifically what he was going to do in domestic and foreign policy. whompleg thought trumple addition appointed you this evening? >> donald trump triggered most reaction on social media. katy couric asked i w

liz dahlem is here with the update. >> reporter: good evening to you. fox 5 has been covering this story from the very beginning. you may remember last year parents hoped the empire state building would light up gold for pediatric cancer awareness, but it never did. multiple organizations applied this year but have been denied again. this 15-year-old was diagnosed with leukemia at 13. she's in remission now, but is more than upset. for the second year in a row, the empire state building is refusing to light up gold in september for pediatric cancer awareness month. >> it's really upsetting because we're asking for one day and they won't tell us the reason they're denying our request. >> reporter: alex was shocked to hear they sent out denial letters to organizations asking the building to light up gold. the letter reads in part, quote, the decision has been made to deny your request. last year, her mother paula and other parents posted pictures of their sick children on the empire state building facebook page hoping it would go gold. >> the empire state

let's to to fox 5's liz dahlem what is being said. >> hi, liz. >> good morning, greg and kerry. donald trump seemed to be the most talked-about person during the debate on social media spiking a lot of comments. i want to go to kirstie alley, one. celebrities, one of many took to twitter saying this isn't really a debate it is a trump inquisition. we had people voicing opinions on candidates. this man said i bet jeb bush couldn't pass a common core math test. bush coming out saying he supports common core. all the comments on social media, twitter, started blinging. who was winner of first republican presidential debate? here is what voters had to say. >> who was the surprise of the night for you? >> mike huckabee. >> i like walker. >> why? >> because he stated specifically what he was going to do in both domestics and foreign policy. >> who thought trump disappointed you this evening? >> reporter: but donald trump triggered most reaction on social media. katy cure rick asked i wonder what rating interests would be in live gop debate if real donald trump wasn't participating? fo