bullets. >> friends of allen have serious doubts about the police version of what happened. they said shooting. >> a cop that was being reckless and now they're trying to make it like it was all his fault. no, it wasn't. >> authorities say they have surveillance video that shows that allen started shooting at the cop first. >> it was a lawful stop. the pat down was accelerate elerate -- accurate because we did uncover a gun to include the hollow point bullets. >> reporter: now, allen does face several charges including attempted murder and possession of a weapon. bail has already been set for him at $1 million. that's the latest live from asbury park, new jersey, anthony johnson, channel 7, eyewitness news. >> thank you, anthony. an accused subway slash er just went before a judge charged with taking a knife to two people on a c train. one of the

head wound on social media. stacey sager has more from us. stacey. >> reporter: well, the suspect in this case is 29-year-old stanley gray of brooklyn. authorities now say not only have they recovered his box cutter from the crime scene, they say they also found two steak knives inside his jacket when they arrested him on tuesday. >> it was a completely random crime and so it strikes fear in anyone who rides the city subways. authorities say it was tuesday here on the c train in bedford that 29-year-old stanley gray took out a box cutter and passengers. one of them, 23-year-old matthew ruff, who moved here only a few months ago from florida and now told us he has 28 stitches on his head.

passenger slashed, o'neil mendez >> did your son do this? >> no comment. >> the suspect's father said nothing on his behalf today. authorities said plenty. first, they uncovered the box cutter from the crime scene and found two steak knives inside gray's jacket when he was arrested. as for his criminal history, eyewitness news learned he has used three different names, has 18 prior arrests for robbery, assault and fair beat and also a felony drug conviction. his case not only giving new yorkers the jitters but a sign of troubling signs. according to the nypd there's been 2,004 compared to only 865 crimes during the same time last year. that's a 7.5% increase. >> reporter: now, stanley gray

as for one of his alleged victims, matthew ruff, he tells me via e-mail it's certainly going to be challenging dealing with the anxiety of riding the subway again but he said it has not lessened his drive to be a part of new york city. >> thank you. police in the bronx are investigating a deadly accident involving a dump truck and a woman crossing the street. investigators say 55-year-old flooria burden was hit by the truck in hunts point this morning. she died a short time later. the driver remained at the scene and was questioned by police. no charges have been filed. new information on that deadly plane crash in queens. the ntsb begins its investigation. the organization is now removing the last pieces of that small plane from the

body was recovered, an unidentified 57-year-old man. the plane was traveling in philadelphia to new hampshire when something went wrong. >> witnesses reported seeing the airplane descend and impact the water. we will be looking into the man, the machine and the environment during this investigation. >> right now the ntsb said it has most of the wing and part of the fuselage. crews are still looking for the engine. tonight a murder mystery in sul folk county. police found 52-year-old robert berks shot dead in front of his home. call police if you have any information. a wake is underway right now for a popular new jersey pastor who was found dead in his church. mourners are pouring into the christian love baptist church in irvington to pay their respects to reverend ron christian. christian was a former heroin addict who said the church helped him turn his life around. his funeral is on saturday.

hundreds of police officers took to the streets today over a decision about their pay. >> [chanting] >> they protested outside the home of a lead arbitrator whose team decided to give a 1% pay increase over the next 2 years. they had a coffin to memorialize officers who died in the line of duty. coming up on eyewitness news at 6:00, we'll break down the numbers to show you the bottom line of a pay increase. terrorism cannot be rule odd d -- ruled out in a plane crash in egypt. stephanie ramos. >> russian, e gip -- egypt and other national teams continue to investigation. what caused the jet carrying 224 passengers to break apart in the sky?

>> in an exclusive interview with abc the u.s. secretary of defense agreed with u.k. officials that the plane was more likely than not downed by a bomb. >> that's one possibility. >> british foishs say official -- officials saying much of the same. >> my job is to keep people safe. >> they suspended all flights to and from the city. airlines have now been given the go ahead to send evacuation flights to get roughly 20,000 british tourists back home. >> eqyptian authorities firing back saying the allegations are only meant to hurt their tourism, adding the plane had mechanical problems. now that the black boxes are being analyzed all should wait to see what information they provide. >> also pushing back is russian's foreign ministry saying the u.k. has yet to share bombed. >> the white house said the u.s. is taking a close look at airport security around the

>> the obama administration is reviewing a number of different steps that we can take to enhance security for commercial flights bound for the united states. >> if it turns out it was a bomb, an isis affiliate is a prime suspect. they posted for a second time that they are responsible. stephanie ramos, abc news washington. >> new york city police commissioner weighing in on the crash today and how it may effect airport security here. >> i think we have less concern here. our controls here in europe and other places are tight. when you get into some of these countries that are having significant issues around terrorism the issues around turbulence in their government then it's a significant concern. >> bratton acknowledged he believes isis is capable at this point of planting a bomb on a plane. an eyewitness news exclusive coming up, the state of new york

where six people were killed is safe so what are they hiding in documents released to the eyewitness news investigators? >> significant archaeological find here at washington square park leads to bigger find. i'm tim flesher with that story coming up. >> for the first time we're hearing from the parents of a child who died at day care. what some want changed for parents to find out if their day care is safe. >> 70 again today. something we haven't done in 20 years, i'll let you know what that is. the visibility going down again

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e new information on history found by workers underneath one of new york's most popular parks. tim flesher tweeted out today the moments experts told us about the two vaults filled with human remains discovered at washington square park. archaeologists are now examining the contents. tim has more. >> new light is reaching into the fast with the first look into this burial vault. unknown and unearthed as workers here along the eastern side of washington square park were making improvements. >> how exciting is this to find? >> it's definitely exciting. it's always interesting. >> alisa has been inside this vault and this second vault taking pictures and is now

hoping to piece together a bigger historical picture, especially from the second vault holding coffins with name plates. >> hopefully some high resolution photography we'll be able to read some of the names and be able to research who these people are. >> the city's department of design and construction overseas the project and has now stopped work. >> we'll start looking at how to really start our project to minimize any impact to the vaults. >> there was a potter's field in the park at one point but these are believed to be part of a cemetery. >> this was part of a church cemetery. we did have some indication that there's a demarcation between the poters field and cemetery. >> the first vault was largely empty except for these remains in one corner. >> structurally they look very good. >> it's about every day people and that's what we're trying to learn, the story of every day

new yorkers. >> the hopes is that families of the deceased could be found and made aware of the vault. >> the people will be memorialized and no longer forgotten. >> their past coming to light again. tim flesher, channel 7, eyewitness news. we're learning more about the college student who went on a stabbing spree in california. police believe 18-year-old musa md likely wanted to do more harm based on the items found in his backpack that included zip ties, toughs, two role os rows of duck tact. word of the i'll llinois police officer who shot and killed him after embezzling money may have hired a hit man. months before officer charles gliniewicz

died in the line of duty he tried to find a hitman to kill an official he feared would expose him as a thief. prosecutors said they would not bring charges against kane. they said physical evidence contradicts the accusers claim. kane was accused of sexual assaulting a woman in her 20s. he said he did nothing wrong. hundreds of students walking out of class today in california to protest a threatening and racist message. high school students in berkeley marched to city hall demands answers. a racist message referring to the kkk was found on a library computer at berk -- berkeley high school. the principal sent out an e-mail to parents and students last night letting them know. yankees pitcher cc sabathia

start of next season after he entered himself into a alcohol rehab program. he announced he was seeking treatment the day before the yankees al wild card game last month. in an exclusive interview he told robin roberts he had no option. >> if it was any knee or anything else people wouldn't have a problem with it but being alcoholism it's tough for people to swallow but it's the same thing. >> sabathia released a statement at the time saying that while the team needed him he needed to get himself and his family right. you can watch the interview with sabathia tomorrow on good morning america begins at 7:00 right here on channel 7. it's still pretty warm outside but it's muggy, drizzling a little bit. >> yeah. it's not as pretty as yet but it's still comfortable. you just need your umbrella out there. not bad for november again. we're going to have

record warmth into tomorrow. the empire state building kind of eerie there with fog. it is in teal for the alzheimer's association of america. there you go. there's delays at the area airports from the fog. there's wet spots on the roads. it's 66 degrees. the wind is calm. we hit 71 degrees today. the average high 57. we're just getting out of whack with normals right now. rainfall amounts have been light, only .010. there's your sunset and sunrise times. it was 64 degrees last year with sunshine. these visibilities were close to 10 miles around 3:00 and now 2.5 miles another newark, 2 at la guardia and 2 at white plains. that could mean delays at the area airports. even though you

whites, that's where the visibilities are lower. winds are light and on shore at this point. we just couldn't to pour in more moisture and more mugginess. 67 kingston. we've been warmer and bright er over the hudson valley this afternoon. some occasional drizzle over the five boroughs. we'll have a lot of clouds the first part of the night along with a bit of drizzle. temperatures staying in the 60s. the skies will start to try to brighten tomorrow. the winds go calmer to a southwest wind. that will warm things up in a hurry. some drizzle right now over to the l.i.e. sanford and up nothing heavy but enough your wipers are going on. high pressure is offshore. we just have the little funnel, this

little strip of rainfall which keeps coming up in wave of wave of drizzle. once we have that subtle wind shift from south and southeast to more southwest the clouds will start to thin out. that's going to happen ahead of this cold front tomorrow night that finally brings in cooler air. there's some snow over northern minnesota. the coldest air bypasses us to the north but we get chillier into the weekend. we have the opportunity to get into the upper 70s though before that. the philly area might approach 80 degrees tomorrow. the record high is 74. we'll go for 76 or 77. gloomy early, midday and afternoon breaks of sun and a shower for your early evening plans on friday. the front does hang up to our south. it's a concern. the clouds are stubborn to clear on saturday. mild and muggy, areas of fog could be dense, some spotty drizzle but very mild tonight. a pair of 7s tomorrow. we're talking 20 degrees above average, breaking the record high.

evening and then mostly cloudy. here's what 5:30 will saturday just stay cloudy and damp or will we get to freezing temperatures by monday? we'll answer all that. >> thank you. dozens of cats take n from a home on long island. hear why it was the owner who called for help. >> consumer reports has some options when it comes to rewards. >> the metropolitan museum of art people are

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wavers between small losses and gains. investigators are waited for friday's jobs report for october. the dow fell 4 points closing at 17,863, the nasdaq lost 14 points. we normally think of museums as a place for quiet reflection. >> right now at the met you may hear some noise but it comes first with a question. lauren glassberg is here to explain. >> this is contemporary art happening live. it's how you answer a question. answer it the right way and it's music to your ears. >> they offer you the gift of song. may i give you the gift of a song today? >> for those who say yes an intimate experience unfolds. the music is by shubert and it's called sonic blossom. a singer

>> he sat me down and then wow. it was really beautiful. it was complete. >> sonic blossom is by the artist men lee who has always found comfort in the music but it makes you wonder who really benefits from the song. >> most of the time the singer bears the giverf the gift. very quickly you realize the gift is coming book to the singer. >> as a singer we're used to singing to big houses of people. this gives us a chance to really connect with someone on a more personal level and a stranger no less. it's quite interesting for me. >> there's plenty of people who don't accept the gift. >> but those who do accept become part of the art. >> the whole world just melts away. the gallery melts away, the other people, the tourist, the cameras all disappears and

you're in that moment. >> i felt very peaceful and special and having this smile is great. >> even though i couldn't understand the words just the power of music to stir our emotions is what it did. >> there are 11 singers in the rotation, all are re cent graduates or current students of the manhattan school of music. it moves through galleries so it might be in a different gallery over the next couple of days. >> what happens if you want to be picked? >> it's up to the singer to follow his or her heart and decide that you should be offered the gift. >> okay. >> wow. cool . thanks. still ahead, we've gone -- we've got an eyewitness news investigators exclusive. >> six people were killed. do we need a large r body count? >> angry that nothing has changed at the site of that

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nearly a year after a metro north train accident killed six people not one change has been made to the crossing where it happened. the government insists the area is safe. what's missing? in documents obtained by the eyewitness news investigators we found out. the government said that crossing meets all safety standards. >> but others insist it still very dangerous. eyewitness news reporter jeff hoffer is here with more. gym.

-- jim >> reporter: not a single change after safety upgrades were planned. we've been trying to find out what the state department of transportation saw as the problem there and why they failed to fully fix it. >> the new york department of transportation says the crossing where the six people died last february currently meeting all federal safety standards even though safety improvements planned back in 2009 were left unfinished. >> in an attempt to find out what those improvements were and most importantly why they were needed we found a freedom of information request with the d.o.t. in response we received this 7-page document marked project proposal. >> the crucial information detailing safety problems at the crossing and how the d.o.t. planned to fix them are redacted, completely blacked out. >> there's no question they

>> allen brody insists it's what killed his wife and five others when she drove her car into the path of a metro north train. >> the document could make the difference between my wife's life and all these other folks that went before. >> with the documents do tell us is that whatever was going to be built at that crossing would have cost $140,000. the federal government was going to pay 90% but when the state didn't move forward with the improvements they lost the money. >> the d.o.t. tells us that they made most of the safety improvements mentioned in this 2009 report including adding two of these do not stop on track signs and also installing a system that syncs traffic with the light out on the parkway. >> after the accident the d.o.t. came out here again to take a look at the railroad crossing and they found no new safety improvements were necessary.

er top railroad control specialist for the federal government agreed to take a look at the crossing at night around the exact time of the deadly accident. >> i've been in this business for 56 years. i see something like that and that's a willful violation of people and their safety. >> among his long list of problems is how dark the crossing is and the lack of any lighting to illuminate it at night. compare it to the crossing a half mile away. the signs are nearly useless at night he said because they are positioned out of the reach of car head lights and then there's the absence of crossing bells. >> sex people -- six people were killed. do we need a larger body count? >> reporter: the state said they blocked out part of the 2009 project because it was a initial proposal, not a final

the only part of the project the d.o.t. said it did not complete is additional crossing lights. as for the lack of bells, the d.o.t. said since there's no pedestrian traffic at the crossing bells are not required, instead all trains must sound their horns. >> thank you. animal rescue crews on long island seized dozens of cats from a woman's home but the request for help came from an unusual source. the homeowner, a woman in her 60s, arranged to have the cats taken from her home on north boulevard because she was unable to care for them any longer. the cats appeared to be well nourished and in relatively good health. >> we've seen abuse cases where they have been in deliberately harmed. it's not the case here. it's an out of control situation. >> the cats will be taken to a veterinary hospital in queens to be spade, neutered and vaccinated and then will be available for adoption. make over of the nassau

way and -- is underway and today we learned more about what the arena will look like. a ground-breaking ceremony was held today. kristen thorn was there. >> it's been a long time coming, most people will say. today begins a new era for the nassau coliseum. >> we'll have the brooklyn nets pre-season games, boxes and minor league sports, six new york islanders games. >> construction on the $260 million private investment project can now get underway. >> here we are right on time and in fact we wound up even improving and increasing the amount of money we're spending on this coliseum. >> today we got a look at the new renders. it looks similar to the barclays which isn't

counderstand denincidental. coincidental. >> both in new york and in los angeles we plan to reintroduce the coliseum to the music and entertainment industry. >> for islanders fans who so desperately want their team back the exciting news falls a little short. >> they got a lot of fans very upset with everything they've done. like everything else, just have to sit back and wait. years ago. we'll welcome them back to where they belong. they're our islanders so we'll see what happens. >> it may not be hockey but tomorrow developers said they will make a major announcement about a professional basketball team will make the nassau coliseum their permanent home. it's expected to open in the winter of 2017. i'm kristen thorn, channel 7, eyewitness news. new york governor andrew cuomo strengthening the ties with puerto rico.

today in san juan he cut the ribbon on a state trade and tourism office that also has a store selling new york products. cuomo also announced plans for a summit to help puerto rico deal with their economic crisis. the governor said the territory is a victim of washington. >> i do not believe puerto rico is being treated fairly by our own federal government. i'm sad and i'm sorry to say that but that is true. >> the governor said that opening the office is symbolic of the relationship between puerto rico and new york and will boost economic opportunities for both. former president george h.w. bush breaking his silence about members of his son's administration. his new biography will be published next week. he said vice president dick chaney built his own empire and defense secretary donald rumsfeld was arrogant. he

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she was with a child during the thefts. not setting a good example. a teenager from ohio solve his own abduction case. 18-year-old julian hernandez was abducted from his home in alabama when he was 5-year-old old. he began filling out college applications but schools kept telling him his name and social security number did not match. with the help of his guidance councilor he did some research and realized he had been abducted. >> things started coming together that that wasn't who he was. it was just great for me to be able to tell a mother that all this time he's been alive and he's doing well. >> julian's father, bobby hernandez is charged with abduction in alabama and tampering with evidence. rutgers university will soon offer a landmark resource for adults. the rutgers center for adult autism services will give

adults on the spectrum a chance to live and work independently within a school setting. an estimated 1 in 68 children is diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. nasa scientists said they now how mars went from a warm planet with flowing water to a cold and dry planet. the space agency said today that solar winds stripped away the atmosphere on the plant. scientists based it on data from their spacecraft. solar storms were strong enough to blow away its atmosphere gases. well, you heard of getting fit for fashion. or round -- around the world fighting for fashion.

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the four legged cast members of a new york city production had an inspirational visitor today. >> cardinal timothy dolan blessed the animals at the video city christmas spectacular. live animals have been a part of the production since 1933. the

part of the show because it connects people with the deeper meaning of the season. >> this practice began by saint francis as a means to set forth the true meaning of christmas. when we look upon these animals, these figures, these beautiful people the christmas gospel comes alive. >> it begins next friday. >> i love the camels. >> at this rate my mums are going to last through christmas. >> i bet they will. >> i mean, wow . >> more wow tomorrow. >> good. deep -- keep it coming. outside we go. some folks want the chill back and we will get it. a little bit of a sheen on the street because of the occasional drizzle. take it slow, especially around the

turns. 66 degrees, cloudy skies and calm. third straight day of 70 degree weather in november. first time since 1994. pretty remarkable. as we go through the planner over night, clouds and fog and 63 for you low. most of the suburbs will only drop into the upper 50s and low 60s. fog could become dense so be aware of that for your travel into tomorrow morning. the skies will start to brighten towards midday tomorrow and especially into the afternoon hours with the help of a wind that starts to come out of the southwest. once that takes over and the skies start to brighten temperatures will take off. there's another shower threat in the early evening tomorrow. every few hours we've had a wave of some light rain or drizzle. it's fairly weak now. a few more areas of drizzle may actually form during the over night. it's going to be very mild.

it's super comfortable outside you don't need a jacket. bring the small you -- umbrella. tomorrow the mid and you are 7 -- and upper 70s. this future cast keeps looking better and better. mid and upper 70s. i'm not going to be surprised if philly hits 80 tomorrow. there's the line with the cold front that will come through during the early evening hours. it puts on the brakes down to the south so there could be another area of rain that comes through in the early morning hours south and east of new york city. your 7 warmth tomorrow. the record high 74. we break that no problem. a brief shower tomorrow evening. on saturday clouds will be around, maybe a morning shower south and east. 65. if you notice during the afternoon we still have a fair amount of clouds around. a lot of this is high cloudiness. it's brighter north and west, cloudier at the coast. notice the numbers, 50s and low 60s rather than 70s. through the

i think it's a nicer part of the weekend because it's bright and sunny. the problem is at night with lighter winds we could see freezing temperatures we could see freezing winds. we'll have a chilly start to monday but warm up to near 60. we're into the 60s next week. now tuesday looks unsettled, probably a couple of showers. wednesday nice and another opportunity for showers coming in on thursday. so see that 77? things start to trail off but you're not talking about well below temperatures. >> 77 in november is awesome. holiday travel and shop ping can take a big bite out of your budget. >> you can take the sting out of that spending if you use the right credit cards with it will right rewards programs. >> some valuable tip s. >> there is a dizzying array of rewards cards with different terms and conditions.

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>> a woman breastfeeding her baby in a park attacked and robbed by a man with a knife. >> also a car theft ring busted after stealing millions of dollars worth of luxury vehicles. these cars were headed for a place far, far away. that and more next at 6:00. mom this is hugely important. is there anywhere in your house i can get a good signal?

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trying to ease concerns many parents have, how safe is a day care where they leave their children. >> tonight a new plan from lawmakers who say a lack of transparency about inspection records is puts children at risk. >> rob nelson is in the south bronx. rob. >> reporter: good even ing. this report that was released today looked at about 2,300 day care centers across new york city over the last three years. the number one violator was this day care right behind me, the bright side academy in the south bronx. as the report made very, very clear the problem is a whole lot bigger than just one building. >> the report found more than

2013, an average of eight per day care with brooklyn faring the worse. everything from disapair to failure to provide background checks on employees and workers untrained in life saving procedures. hundreds of centers are repeat offenders and still remain open. >> the system now stinks. >> state senators are now proposing legislation that would create a letter grade system for city day cares, similar to how restaurants are defined. >> you're seeing them around the city and i think it begs the question how safe are they. >> day care inspection records can be found online but the senators say they're difficult for parents to get to. senators showed this video today where day care officials repeatedly lied to undercover parents about having a good track record. >> a lot of working families in new york city are not getting

>> at less than 4 months old little carl taundro died during his first day at soho child care. the cause of death is still unclear but no one on state had proper medical training when they found carl unresponsive. today his dad backed the plan. >> it's important that these day care centers be held to safety standards in an open way. >> here at the bright side academy the director was blind sided by the news today and had no comment. >> if we actually provide information on how clean or sanitary someone's eatery is we should have the same type of service for where we put our children. >> reporter: now the city's health department which managers these day care care centers said they will review this latest proposal and they have closed dozens of unpermitted centers.

earlier this year they formed a unit to tackle specifically these kinds of safety issues at the day cares. you can find the full report released today as well as an undercover video on our website at abc7ny. rob nelson, channel 7, eyewitness news. >> thank you, rob. there's still much more ahead. >> eyewitness news at 6:00 starts right now. this is new york's number one news, channel 7 eyewitness news with bill ritter and liz chow, rob powers with sports and lee goldberg with the exclusive accuweather forecast. now eyewitness news at 6:00. new at theft ring busted tonight. millions of dollars worth of luxury cars taken before they could be shipped over seas. >> she was screaming and like gasping. >> a woman talking to us about a frightening attack by a knife-wielding man at a new york park as she was breastfeeding

her 6 month old daughter. good evening. it's 6:00. i'm bill ritter. >> i'm liz chow. the frightening attack happened in the fort tryon park in inwood. >> darla miles is there tonight with our lead story. darla. >> reporter: well er -- well, bill, this mother told me as soon as she started to freak out and panic so did her 6 month old daughter. she started crying and that happened in broad daylight. >> as a mom that was my feeling, terrible feeling that he's going to kill me and the baby. >> it was a moment when elana sobina couldn't feel more helpless. >> i was breastfeeding her. she was falling asleep in that moment. >> on a park bench facing the tryon park in inwood last friday

her back to the walking path.