Mayor of NYC-choose daughter opens up about depression, drug abuse

19-Year-old mayor elected Bill de Blasio daughter admitted in a YouTube video had published Christmas Eve that she has struggled with depression and substance abuse.Chiara de Blasio says in the video of almost five minutes that had been suffering from clinical depression since his teens and used alcohol to deal with the sadness and anxiety. He said that he sought treatment for their diseases and hopes that by sharing her story, will inspire others to do the same.De Blasio said he thought that their problems would be solved to fly 3,000 miles to attend University, but he felt a physical insecurity with their environment that inhibits their ability to connect with colleagues and to curb their addictive behavior."Only I kept thinking and using this argument really fake that it justified so could continue to do this and be like, 'Oh, don't drink,'" and then you would just smoking marijuana, and then it's like, 'Oh, am not going to smoke marijuana,' and then he would only drink, "said de Blasio.Only it was the barter for equally bad results".After years of struggle, de Blasio said her therapist recommended outpatient treatment in New York program. Working with professionals and people of your age who suffered from depression and anxiety, as he did, de Blasio says that he was able to work through many of its problems--and sober."Extract substances of my life, has opened many doors for me," said de Blasio, adding that being able to participate in the campaign for mayor of his father was a highlight of his sober life.He said that his parents still committed to help her improve throughout its ups and downs, and being able to be honest with them - and others - about their trials was instrumental in overcoming of the.People suffer and die from these diseases each day, de Blasio said,Not "really can do something as a society to help people until we started talking about it."No one can make sobriety on its own, he said.In a statement, Bill de Blasio and his wife Chirlane described her daughter's decision to share his story "brave" and said that the holidays can be especially difficult for people with difficulties with subjects did."As parents, it has been our instinct to protect our daughter and help her in private through a very personal struggle," said the Blasios of. "But has not only pledged to Chiara to his own health, it is also committed to helping young people everywhere who are facing similar challenges."-NBCNewYork.com

Chase bank opens Sunday to deal with Target card hack

  Chase says the customers whose debit cards are at risk from a security breach at Target will face $100-limits on cash withdrawals. CNBC's Sharon Epperson reports. By Hasani Gittens, News Editor, NBC NewsFollowing the massive credit and debit card security breach at Target stores, Chase bank on Sunday said more than a third of its branches would be open across the country to help affected customers."We'll have the highest density in the Northeast, California and Southeast and prioritize branches near major shopping centers or those that have instant issue (where they can reissue debit card on the spot)," the bank said in a statement."(Our) employees have been unbelievable offering to work today, the Sunday before Christmas, to help customers," the statement said.The move comes after JPMorgan Chase, the largest bank in the United States, told customers Saturday that they would be limited to $100 in cash withdrawals and $300 in total purchases per day if they used Chase debit cards at Target during the recent security breach.The limit applies to about 2 million customer accounts, Kristin Lemkau, a Chase spokeswoman, told NBC News. That represents less than 10 percent of Chase customers, she said. The limit does not apply to Chase credit cards.Separately, a source familiar with the situation told CNBC that Citibank was also imposing limits on debit cards for affected customers if it sees suspicious activity, though the extent of those limits was not immediately clear.Target announced earlier this week that as many as 40 million debit and credit cards were compromised during the breach, which the store said began just before Thanksgiving and ended Dec. 15.The security breach exposed customer names, card numbers, expiration dates and the short security codes known as CVVs. The industry blog Krebs on Security, which first reported the breach, has reported that card accounts are already being sold on the black market.Target, eager to repair the public-relations damage and restore customer trust, has apologized and offered a 10 percent discount at its stores this week.Related:What to do if your data might have been swiped