January 4, 2019: NJTV News with Mary Alice Williams

The president says he's willing to let a partial government shutdown go on for months or years to achieve a wall along the southern border. What's that mean for hundreds of thousands of federal workers? Thousands of commuters are left stranded for months in South Jersey after their main railroad is shut down. We'll explain the holdup and when it's set to reopen. Plus, a controversial weapon to help people in recovery fight drug addiction -- drugs. And, fighting city hall. More groups sign on to lawsuits challenging Jersey City's payroll tax. Don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE for daily videos: http://bit.ly/1ERsYqw For full episodes, check out http://www.njtvnews.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/njtvonline/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/njtvnews/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/njtvnewsroom/ ----------------- While NJTV does not and cannot review every submission and is not responsible for the content of your comments, NJTV reserves the right to delete, remove, move, or edit comments that it, in its sole discretion, deems abusive, defamatory, obscene, or otherwise illegal or unacceptable for any reason.  ----------------- NJTV News with Mary Alice Williams is a nightly news program that airs weekdays on NJTV that covers local New Jersey news. Be sure to share with us your story ideas, feedback and tips about news in your neighborhood here: http://bit.ly/1GnSEtn NJTV News with Mary Alice Williams airs every weeknight at 6, 7:30 and 11 p.m. ET on NJTV.