>> there is a lot of stuff going on here, people on the street. >> the manhattan madam is being famous of being caught up in a prostitution scandal. >> they do not want to pay $400, maybe max. >> it ain't easy. >> is he registered to vote? >> house racial. >> were trying to find a silver lining here. >> all of my daughter's birth pictures were in that third-floor. >> maybe you are right,.

>> time square is a mix of family-friendly characters like elmo and the lankin characters, and the seedy underbelly's of new york city. to find out more of what is going on with time square with prostitution and drugs i met up with the the manhattan madam. >> time square has been the underbelly of new york for 30, 40 or 50 years. there's a lot of stuff going on here. whether that's in the hotels or people on the streets, or anything else that is going on, sex, drugs. >> the manhattan madam is famous for being caught up in the prostitution scandal. she ended up going to jail to pay for it.

>> what is the phrase? >> it ain't easy, it's hard to get a tip. >> at the beginning of her career as a madam she began and time square hanging out by the clubs. when her career took off shoes making 6 - $7 million per year. she was only dealing with wealthy and powerful man. >> i did a lot of party calls in the guys were drug based and so they wanted company. that's where i made a lot of money. it was someone spending $12000 per night and he is on a drug binge and wants company. he's going out with his friends and wants girls to make them look good. >> prostitution in time squares at the lowest level, it's usually tourists interested and they are very cheap. >> most of the high-end stuff goes on in midtown for the working people. time square they don't want to pay more than what they might get in there town, hundred dollars maybe max.

>> says not worth it. >> no i would not hide right back in your face. >> while i was talking we were approached by a man screaming about strip clubs. >> then we walked around the strip club and the manhattan madam told me more about how prostitution takes place in open-air. >> we are in front of a gentleman store where there is a movie, $10 for 12 hours for private booth. traditionally in places like that when you might take place someone if a girl was working the street you may take her guy here for $10 -- >> i also bought by a more famous strip club and we spoke to one of the guys and i asked him what you see go down? he was kind of quiet.

>> i hear no evil see no evil. >> they kind of understood each other. >> a look like there's something going on there. >> you would be suspicious of that? >> it completely. >> said she turned a new leaf she hit time square to help save women and get them off the street. >> as a kid for sex workers i also ran a nonprofit here that help to try to get women who are forced into prostitution of the street. this was a territory we canvas. >> we also approach the cost. what they are dealing with on the streets. >> the manhattan madam doing story about prostitution in time square? >> any of that happening here? >> no comments. >> i'm glad you did it the way you did. i'm going to figure all of you are too young to remember that what time square was like before mayor giuliani came in and crackdown on the city's crime.

time square today is like the disney store that is there. it is not as deep-rooted up prostitution problem as i was. >> the time square lyons has said time squares representative of what is working and not working and i can still go through time square and i personally have an issue. >> they talk about how you walk into the center of the street because it used to be dangerous. it it's a good perspective. police are there arresting people for prostitution and drugs but i wonder how many approaching the reporter were scammers looking for a tourist to give them hundred bucks. >> i'm a native new yorker. time squares that welcome back of new york city. how do we want to look to the rest of the world? what we want people to take away when it comes to new york city?

>> take a look at this nta station near grand central station. you can see it is on fire, the windows will burst out on both sides, fortunately it happened early thursday morning and no one was on the bus at the time. it is certainly unnerving to look at that video and to see that explosion. >> it's under investigation at this moment. >> i feel inspired after meeting 25-year-old ashley in new jersey. she somehow managed to smile just days after losing the love of her life. she shared with me this beautiful video from their wedding day in february when she said, i do, to the man she loved going said she was 12 years old. the couple want to contest have their dream wedding at a philadelphia banquet hall. they are ready had a deep understanding of what it meant to be together for better, or

for worse. >> we have been through the worst. we had already been through a lot. someone who has married for 40 years or older,. >> kevin fought stomach and he suffered geo- cancer for three years. when ashley was 19 years old, she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. things are looking great for a while as ashley became cancer free. then kevin was diagnosed with cancer. doctor said he would only have six months to live. he defied odds and lived for three more years. >> i believe he hung on for some reason. he made me the happiest girl in the world. >> nine days before the wedding,

kevin was placed in hospice care. >> being that he was in hospice before nine days before the wedding, i did not expect him to look as good as he did. i get really emotional going down the aisle. just seen him and that talks. >> ashley and kevin spent two months as newlyweds until sadly passed away on sunday. >> he made me the happiest girl in the world. he wanted to make all my dreams come true. he knew what he was doing. he was perfect and i can't say that about many people. >> they do have a gofundme page that they had set up a while ago. now they will use the donation from that to help with funeral expenses. i have a link to that of my facebook page at chasing ashley johnson. >> he was in hospice care, was he able to get up and go to the

wedding? >> he was. what is nice, they were both able to experience that love that everybody hopes for one day. it's unfortunate it ended this way, she has to be happy with herself. >> she still feels like he is there in many ways. that is what is keeping her there and keeping her going. you never know what state of mind somebody's going to be in. she was calm, cool, and collected. she has her ups and downs. >> remarkable strength. >> oh yes. ♪ double mocha. >> i'm chasing chris christie, mike tyson, and jim mccready to st. peter's university in jersey city. at a reentry conference. >> governor christie, i would like to present to world heavyweight championship belt which would you do deserve.

you took the punches. trust me, you do deserve it. >> mike tyson awarding mike tyson this belt for his works running the criminal justice system. tyson also got laughs when he asked governor christie how to talk with his friend, president donald trump. >> it was an event about giving those incarcerated second chances. former governor is the chairman of the new jersey reentry program. it provides former inmates with everything from addiction treatment to counseling, to housing, to john training. >> they look at the violent offenders we can help them. just leave them out in the woods. it's not about what you know but who you know. i was able to move forward. >> governor christie spoke a lot about the addiction crisis in new jersey. he also noted more reforms to come for the criminal justice system like the expungement of criminal records.

>> what we have to do is try to extend hope to people. all the things that are administration is trying to do in this regard is trying to take a realistic approach to the problems we have. >> here is one wasn't spoken about. the fact that christie had no funding for reentry programs in his next budget. last year lawmakers added 5 million to the budget to support these programs. republican say they are open to doing the same in the next budget. what you think? do you want to pay for prisoner reentry programs? tweet me your thoughts at chasing news and tell me aren't you jealous about the belt christie got? >> i just had one of the strangest yet positive in liberating chases of my life. i choose the project no sure, no shoes, no socks, no pants. >> there's nothing i like more than a confident man who can wear pink.

>> clearly your abs are having an effect on the women of chasing.

>> so, right now. >> you're rubbing sandpaper. >> so scaring others as a way of life here at chasing news. i absolutely hated. >> why? stop.

but, our office is not the only place it happens. take a look at the video posted on instagram bike kansas city royals pitcher, danny duffy. >> in it, you see escobar standing at his locker and danny duffy above his locker reach down and scare him. luckily, escobar finds it funny and i am patiently waiting for the retaliation. [laughter] >> right now in thailand is the hottest time of year. it is also the buddhist new year called son -- what is the best way to celebrate in the hot weather? a water gunfight. for three days. thousands of people have just a massive water gunfight in the street in thailand. the big celebration, i think i should go next year. >> we have enough of practice with nerf guns.

>> you are chasing a story, and he asked use to wear a tutu. >> really? what does it take for a man to wear a pink a tutu? courage. i'm in new jersey where had one of the strangest, yet positive and liberating chases of my life. i chased the tutu project which was started by bob and linda, two amazing people that i met today in their home. a dozen years ago linda was diagnosed with a very aggressive form of breast cancer. a type that will actually never allow hurt to go off of therapy. >> if you go off of chemotherapy it generally comes back. >> bobby in a professional photographer he took on a pink tutu and he makes a lot of people smile. and a series of photos that shot over a dozen years, he traveled the world taking breathtaking

photographs of himself in a pink tutu with no shirt, no shoes, no socks, no pants. the photographs are stunning. by no means are they goofy, by no means are they in bad taste. they are arts. they show vulnerability. they show hope and that their loved ones will do anything for the family. >> the tutu project started as a photo project. it moved into our nonprofit and we raise money for women and men living with breast cancer. >> after struggling to have a book published because publishers do not understand the concept of a guy in a pink tutu. >> i cannot imagine. >> they got a book out by themselves. what happened next they're not ready for. a little article in the new york daily news supplanted and avalanche of supporters around the world. from obscurity, bob find himself on the front page of yahoo and sitting down on the today show with matt lauer. thousands of print orders within hours of that.

then the vice president of the nfl called and he found himself in nfl stadiums being photographed in his pink tutu. it became a global phenomenon. the # where the tutu for anybody who wants to support them who are struggling. do you think i dare to tutu? i did, and i can stop smiling. that's the point. >> this is going on television. >> putting yourself out there and the last thing you think you would be wearing, selfless act that ends up feeling completely free and liberating. >> when he said during the shooter got windy, i got kind of heeded. there's nothing i like more than a confident man who can wear pink.

>> is she hitting on you? >> i love a man with a sixpack and a tutu. >> clearly your abs are having an effect on the women of chasing. >> you can check out the tootoo project.com. >> i encourage our viewers to post their tutu pictures. i challenge all of the chasing men to throw on a pink tutu. >> is this considered before? does that fall into that category? ask a question, get an answer. >> as she runs, she runs, she runs. i'm going to run seven marathons in seven days. 184 miles on april 22 until april 20. it is an honor of our veterans, our troops, and our fallen heroes. >> i met up with eva in new york. >> i'm about to hit the road. >> during the day she works at sussex federal and in the evening you find her on the road. >> i run 60 or 80 hours per week. i do back-to-back runs on the

weekend. >> if she looks like a pro, she is. >> they ask how can you do that, how can you run for that long of time. and it's really a gift. >> she is raised over $250,000 for her runs. this will be her eighth a charity run of the year. it will be the second time she has run seven marathons in seven days. this year, all proceeds will benefit the hoped-for warriors charity. >> did you do 5 miles yet? >> it is a fund-raising bug that first began ten years ago when she donated kidney to a complete stranger. >> i was driving to work and i heard a story on the radio about a family who needed a kidney

donor for their data. that was a turning point for me. as far as being a volunteer and helping others. >> she's about a week out from the big kickoff. ill take a pass most significant veterans memorial on the island. others on the run, are you can donate by devoting to go team eva.org. so are you ready for a marathon or seven? tweet me your thoughts at diana black of the show, jason is. >> take a look at the nta bus. >> sorry. >> a 4-year-old almost died at a stripmall barber shop in arizona. she was just skipping around to the barbershop all happy, sits down and a bullet shatters the store window, nearly hitting her. to individuals were arrested. police put the video on their facebook page and were able to make the arrest. >> the best way to get rid of a bad habit is to replace it with a better habit. >> i went home and i prepared my lunch and dinner. >> not too shabby, right? so i have to drink all of that. i really n

>> hey jerry? ron should be -- dancing in a tutu. can i make fun of him?

>> here chasing news we share ringleader, bill with the radio station in the morning and he was challenged by coworkers to get a dna test to prove that he was i telling. >> results today, i'm only 16% i telling, part japanese. sayonara. >> it works fine. >> it's day three and i'm not ally, i'm feeling pretty great.

>> last night i jumped about the advice that the dr. has given me over the past couple of days. >> the best way to get rid of any bad habit is to replace it with a better habit. >> preparation is everything. >> guess what i did? >> what did you do? >> i prepped meals. i went home and i prepared my lunch and my dinner. not too shabby. i decided to take on a challenge from my viewers to try takin drg a gallon of water per day. that is the equivalent of eight bottles of water. i have to drink all of those. >> i really have to be. sorry have to p. >> i finally finished my last

bottle of water. gone, i can't wait to tell him guess what water is that there's quencher, had also suppresses the appetite a little bit so you actually replace several habits that one time and you are role that's the way it works. >> hello, did you just see that vivacious street talker? here are five things you do not know about me. >> number one, i covered the victoria's secret fashion show for chasing news but i bet you did not know that i designed the two outfits i wore on my catwalk. number two, i tasted beer at the age of 13. delicate me like that. number three, speak five languages. and one thing i love to do, here's i love you in french, telling, germany creel. [inaudible]

number four, rockefeller center is my favorite spot in the city. it feels like home. growing up i used to be figure since dating exhibition there's for the crowd at easter and christmas. number five, i love music. >> at age three, my first instrument was the flu. i loved it so much i would not stop play. that i moved on to the piano. so that's why things you do not know about me. you can follow me at chasing news. >> now they say, never thought that but you're right, it does. >> another great night of jason's, things were watching. as you her, my dna test is back. i am not as i telling as i thought. apparently i a a

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