members of the government, including angela merkel, were scheduled to attend the game but had not arrived. no signs of panic. most fans evacuated without any issues. security at the stadium was already very tight, as you can imagine, police armed with -- with machine guns. they maintained a vis -- visible presence. all of the players and staff were moved to a second location. this was the second stadium in hanover evacuated today. a concert was postponed because of a threat and earlier in the day, the bell belgian soccer federation called off their event in spain because of a heightened alert. from concerns in germany to the terror investigation in paris, french police hunting for a second person say they was directly involved in the attacks. here's more.

that makes three people's whose identity for whom they are looking. but there are so many people they don't know the identities of. two of the gunmen held identical passports. they don't know who either one of those two gunmen is and that makes this investigation so much more difficult. russia stepped up bombing of isis targets in syria now and france is bombing there as well. and all an all-out effort to prevent -- an all-out effort to prevent reaching their borders. but the most immediate concern now is here in europe where a massive manhunt is underway to track down two men who police believe carried and fired in the paris attack but managed to escape. the mastermind who they say planned it from the safety of brussels. the brother of one gunman doesn't doubt his brother's involvement.

participated in the terroristic attack was probably psychologically ready to commit such an attack. >> reporter: in paris, they follow the investigation. but they mourn, too. they see the victims' pictures on paper and placards mosted at the memorials -- posted at the memorials. they were so young, so sure of the promise of a future here. they love the freedom and joy of paris and they embraced it and paris is different now without them. >> before the friday attacks, paris was paris. but afterward people are much more somber and much more cautious. >> reporter: we heard from that one suspect's brother. he also urged his brother to turn himself in to authorities so the authorities can learn

prevent future plots. as that seems unlikely, the continues. >> thank you. in london, the french national soccer team is playing a friendly game against england. the french and british players stood arm and arm singing of the national anthems. fans re-created a french flag. prince william is among those in the stands watching the match. a college student from new jersey was among the tens of thousands of spectators at the stadium during the terror attacks last friday. erica gomez is in paris studding art administration and french. amidst the chaos after the bombs detonated, she managed to call home to let her family know she was all right. >> there was some very anxious moments there at that point in time. you are so far away.

we advised her to get out of there as soon as possible and to act with caution. that's what she did. and she did really well. i'm very relieved for that. >> erica's father says he is going to paris next week to see his daughter and they will decide then if it's appropriate for her to continue to study abroad. meanwhile, on capitol hill today, lawmakers paused for a moment of silence on the floor of the u.s. senate in honor of the victims of the terror attacks in paris. top republican calling for a pause in the refugee program. dozens of governors don't want refugees in their states. a lot of legal experts say there's no legal way to ban them. today, the new speaker of the house, joining the debate. >> we think the prudent, the responsible thing is to take a pause in this particular aspect of this refugee program. >> republicans say they are working on legislation and a

the fear of af louing syrian refugees in the u.s -- of allowing syrian refugees in the u.s. came after it was feared one entered paris. the nypd are reviewing security measures for the upcoming thanksgiving parade. this is times square where there was already stepped up security with the busy holiday season getting underway. tim fleischer has more. >> reporter: and sade, security in times square where other crowds gather, certainly are gonna be very much a concern, especially as the holiday season continues. what some of the security measures -- you won't see them. others will be quite visible. heavily armed and now on higher alert since the pair rix

response group a would paroled parole -- group paroled through times square. >> we're constantly trying to stay ahead of the curve. >> reporter: and now with the rollout of the first of more than 500 officers in the critical response command, this counterterrorism unit adds a layer of security not seen before. all volunteers highly trained and heavily harmed. >> we have the capacity in new york city to deal with almost two dozen multiple events occurring in the city with all of the resources we have available. >> reporter: but as commissioner bra on has revealed in -- bratton has revealed in recent days, sometimes the devil is in the details. he's being briefed that terrorists are using devices like playstations, chatrooms and apps. >> playstation devices, so many people use to play games. >> reporter: another concern are the suicide bomb vests worn

what that means for officers here. >> give them intelligence as to what they are up against as they move into the locations. >> reporter: the new york police department along with the fbi has sent officers to paris to learn as much as they can about the way the terrorists work and whether there are additional concerns for new york city. >> i'm not aware of any connectivity between any of the identified individuals here and any here. >> reporter: that information shared across law enforcement. >> we are much smarter and stronger together than we are divided and that's exactly what the joint terrorism task force is all about. >> reporter: by the end of the year, 1300 officers will be added to that extra layer of security. tim fleischer, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you. >> be sure to stay with us as new developments come in. we're also updating abc 7ny and our facebook and twitter feeds with new information. with that breaking news

right -- breaking news right now. a man in new jersey was rescued from a car that plunged into the saddle river. this all happening in garfield. newschopper 7 remains over the area but right now toni yates is on the ground and joins us with a look at what's happening there. >> reporter: yes, indeed, diana. you can see there's so much activity on midland avenue. you can see they fine were able to hoist that car up out of the river. now, if you have seen the pictures from newscopter, you can see that it is a pretty steep lot down into the saddle river channel where that water was very low right now. now, this happened about 4:00. a woman at a nearby restaurant says a man was driving that car that you saw. that witness says the car came speeding through the parking lot just off midland avenue. it crashed through some lumber in the parking lot. then it went through a fence. it went air boesch and -- airborne and flipped over onto

the rooftop in the river channel. rescuers got that one person out. there was no one else in the car. they've lifted the car out again. that person, that man was take on a local trauma center with non-life-threatening injuries. at this point, we don't know if it was a person who just hit the gas and didn't know what he was doingor if there was a medical -- doing or if there was a medical condition involved. we'll speak to police to find out what happened. >> find out and lept us know. a passenger on an international flight now under arrest for going berserk midair. police say the woman, about 30 years old, tried to open an exit door on a british airways flight from london to boston. she was restrained. the plane landed safely a half- hour early at loegen international airport. the woman -- logan international airport. the woman was taken into custody. absolutely no think to terrorism. the head of russia's security service said a homemade device brought down a russian plane over egypt.

russia announcing a $50 million real ward for information leading -- reward for information leading to who planted the boom. all 224 people on board died. new at 5:00, we're hearing from the family girl who died when part of a building facade came crashing down on her. today, a building engineer was in court charged with lying about inspecting that building. dave evans is outside of the building on the upper west side with more. dave? >> reporter: we're on westin avenue at 74th street. this is the building in question, the esplanade senior living center. this report is so sad, it shows so many people knew about problems with this building and didn't do anything. the district attorney said the inspector claimed to do an inspection and didn't. on may 17th, 2-year-old greta greene was in her stroller. a chunk of the esplanade crumb

billed eight stories up -- crumbled eight stories up and died. the professional engineer, maqsood faruqi, concluded that the facade was safe, even though he had never been to the esplanade. he's been arrested and charged with falsifying a city document. >> it was wrongdoing and where it had this kind of tragic result, that's something we take especially seriously and it's especially hard to have to live with that. >> reporter: but perhaps more disturbing, seven months before greta's death, a worker near the esplanade saw cracks in the building. on october 6th last year, he sent an emergency e-mail, scary, get someone over quick. a building department's architect asked a supervisor can we inspect? that supervisor didn't respond. >> that's terrible.

that's the only thought. >> my thoughts are that unfortunately, this happens all of the time and we have to just check up on the inspectors more. >> reporter: today's report also found hundreds of other buildings with no safety inspections or no followups. investigators are demanding better tracking and greta's family says we remain heartbroken over our loss. it's painful to discover how preventable it was. >> so we had multiple opportunities here to prevent this tragedy and this was a wholesale breakdown. >> reporter: and for the last couple of months, the department of buildings has been working overtime trying to get all of these safety inspection records up to date. they've been working overtime on all of this and i asked the investigations commissioner should we feel worried when we walk under these older buildings. he said no, the vast majority are safe. that being said the inspection

dave evans, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> okay. thank you, dave. coming up -- charlie sheen reveals his fight with h.i.v. what we've learned about his treatment. and also a daycare worker, under arrest and now in court. what he's accused of doing to a child in his care. >> reporter: i'm stacey sager in j-lo living room. we'll explain why they let us in and how this can be yours. well, about 15 degrees cooler. beautiful sunset over the

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well, we've been hearing all day from viewers about charlie sheen's announce community that he has -- announcement that he has h.i.v. so many people posting comments on our facebook wage. some praying for him. others less supportive. sheen hopes to use this fight to be an inspiration for others. our entertainment reporter sandy kenyon has moerts. >> sade, charlie sheen and his doctors say he does not have a.i.d.s. and has reduced the lels of the virus in his body due to four years of -- levels of the virus

in his body due to four years of treatment. >> it's a hard three letters to absorb, you know. it's -- it's a turning point in one's life. >> the turning point came four years ago, charlie sheen told "the today show" and in an open letter, he said the news was a mule kick to my soul, adding those impossible words, i absorbed and tried to convince myself that i was stuck, suspended or stranded inside some kind of alternate reality or nightmare. upon hearing the diagnosis, sheen says he immediately called his ex-wife brooke mueller to inform her and in a statement today, the actress confirmed she's not hiv positive and nor are the couple's two boys. his diagnosis came the same year he was fired from "two and a half men" and he explained

disbelief confusion, shame and anger led to a temporary yet abysmal descent into substance abuse and drinking. it was a suicide run. he was once the highest paid actor on twv but he admits to paying people who knew about his medical condition as much as $10 million to keep quiet . >> are we talking about lawsuits or shakedowns? >> shakedowns. >> he said he's done paying out money but would still face civil suits by former partners. >> at least one former partner claimed she was not warned by diagnosed. but sheen insists he didn't infect anybody. the actor claims he no longer abuses drugs but admits he is still drinking a little. diana, sade, lee? >> thank you, sandy. it's cooled down quite a bit today. >> he said we were gonna get that.

>> november decided to show up. it's not gonna be an everyday thing. a little visit with the chill and it's a cold night. we'll bounce back tomorrow. very pretty sunset over new york harbor. miss liberty has a front row seat. 46 degrees. of you just need the overcoat. it's not that the wind is -- you just need the overcoat. it's not that the wind is that strong. the barometer is super high. high pressure is fending off moisture right now. high today, 52 which, guess what. pretty close to average. there are your sunrise and sunset times. last year it was 52 and we had good rainfall. lows this morning, we tanked from the upper 60s into the 20s in new york city, 35 in somerville. now it's 45 right now. 45 in andover and teterboro is coming in at 47. 30s. we already are in white plains and kind of hold steady later on tonight.

high clouds coming in. we're running a good, 18, 19 degrees below yesterday or behind yesterday's pace. so patchy clouds this evening. partly cloudy tomorrow morning. more filtered sunshine and then clouds are dominant tomorrow but it's not that it's overcast all day long at times, the clouds thin ut out a little bit -- thin out a little bit. and we'll be in the mid- to upper 50s. about 7 degrees warmer than today. we have clouds to the south. the high from canada is fending off the cloud cover. as that high moves away, the clouds will come in. it's a while before this area of heavy rainfall gets close. you can see how it's moving more north than eastward. it may not be here until midday thursday. varying amounts of cloud. a little bit of sun tomorrow. about 58. other than some drizzle early thursday morning, your morning commute isn't affected too much. but steadier rain is likely to come in as we go through the afternoon hours into thursday

need tomorrow, 58. milder, breezy at times. clouds win out. still a little sun. later tomorrow night, a shower or a touch of drizzle. that would be the worst-case scenario for thursday morning. so the question is -- been working on this for 5:30, is the heaviest rain not until thursday evening? we have to push the timing of the rain. also later in the seven-day, does the attacked end with a cold blast? that's coming up. well, coming up, what new moms could soon be screened for in new york. also new details about who was working on a tree before it fell and crushed a bicyclist and the change the parks department made today. and why your car may be

the radio city rockettes are known for their high kicking, high energy shows. >> the rockettes have to be in excellent shape in order to make it all look so easy. >> yes, they do. our reporter worked out with some of them to see what it takes.

>> it the world-famous rockettes have 200 christmas season shows. that's more workouts than any pro athlete in the city and broadway stars. but that high kick, that's a show stopper. >> you are on center stage and there's 6,000 seats in front of you. >> reporter: learning eight counts and staying in sync certainly gets the heart pumping but it's that kick, how do they do it so many times perfectly? >> we do up to 300 kicks during a show. that's why during the warmup, we're working the hamstrings. 300 kicks, you are sometimes doing four shows away. >> reporter: before pushing my knee to my nose in treal time, there's a serious warm -- realtime there is a sa -- there is a serious warmup. >> we have to remain flexible and remain in top shape. >> hold 2, drop your arms on three.

>> in the line, when the rockettes are kicking, they are not touching each other. >> 5 and 7. >> nailing it. >> we think. >> we think she's nailing it. >> 5, 6, down 7. >> 6, 7. >> reporter: what a work out, in 30 minutes, i learned a 30- second routine but each of their shows is 90 minutes long with some dance numbers as long as ten minutes straight. no question with athletic speed. the rockettes will be kicking it until january 3rd at radio city music hall. back to you. >> wow. now you can see why, you know -- why they look so good. still ahead, what a fantasy sports betting website has

agreed to do tonight in its ongoing battle with the new york attorney general. and a daycare worker accused of molesting a child in his care. and eyewitness news will take you inside the home where j-lo and mark anthony lived on

en su cuidado. breaking news that we're following right now. a car has now been removed from the saddle river in garfield after it ended up overturned in the water. a witness said she saw the car speeding through a nearby parking lot before flying through the air. the driver survived. overseas, we have now learned no explosives were found in a soccer stadium in germany. the stadium, though, was evacuated and the game canceled because of what was considered a serious threat.

also a concert was canceled at a second stadium because of security concerns. and another breaking news story, two people shot in brooklyn inside a subway station. it happened a short time ago. >> we know those two people are in serious condition. we have a reporter headed to the scene. we'll bring you updates as soon as we get them. now our top story -- a daycare worker accused of molesting a little boy in his care. >> and that worker had been on the job in tuckahoe for less than two weeks. >> marcus is there live. marcus? >> reporter: sade, diana, a meet something scheduled -- a meeting is scheduled between parents and administrators. how could someone accused of such an act be hired here in the first place? isaac nelson mcknight said nothing as he left court, the building where he worked, the building where he's being prosecuted. the 23-year-old is accused of inappropriately touching a 4-

year-old at the andrus early learning center on november 5th, an alleged crime so court. >> just shock. just like if it could happen here, it could happen anywhere. >> reporter: mcknight was arrested on friday. >> ask fon an all-purpose adjournment next tuesday. >> reporter: his lawyer waived his appearance upon learning inside. relatives had little to say. >> get the camera off me. >> reporter: daycare preschool facility for children from 18 months to 5 years old. located in what many consider the safest place in town. >> my daughter was here when the sandy hook shooting happened. i could not have felt safer here. >> reporter: mcknight worked at the facility for eight days and passed the necessary background check.

>> i know he had no criminal record. i know there are some agencies that assist with vetting people that care for children. i think all of those processes were follow. >> reporter: a statement, we've been working with the children involved as well as local law enforcement authorities to ensure that the child and the family are supported and the children in our care remain safe. and mcknight felony. he's being held on $250,000 bail. back to you. the city parks department has suspended the outside contractor who was removing a tree that crushed a deliveryman in brooklyn. the tree came crashing down yesterday on richard street in red hook just as a worker from a restaurant rode by on a bike. the tree was being pruned as part of a post-sandy cleanup project.

path near it was not blocked. off. the fanduel is suspending play for all new yorkers. the company says the move follows the failed attempt to convince a judge to block the attorney general's efforts to shut it down. last week, the attorney general called on fanduel to halt what he considers illegal games. the company argues their popular games are based on skill. the indiana pastor's whose pregnant wife was murdered inside their home hope new images will lead to her killer. in an interview on "good morning america," he said his wife didn't have an enemy in the world. he said her murder has left him confused and angry. police say these grainy images show a person of interest in the case. >> we trust that they are doing the best they can. they told us they have all of the resources at their disposal right now to catch who did this. >> he says he's devastated by his wife's murder but he and

way to move forward. >> from tornado warnings and damaging winds to blizzard conditions and huge drops in temperatures. severe weather is impacting a now. here's more on the conditions and the damage that many are now facing. storm. big tornado. >> reporter: that spawned nearly 40 reported tornadoes across four states -- >> oh, my god! we have a gigantic tornado! >> reporter: left behind a wide path of destruction in kansas and texas. walls torn off businesses and several homes damaged. >> the wife and the girls took shelter into the closet and then we could hear it hit us. >> reporter: even the semitruck was thrown. a close call for the driver sleeping inside. >> next thing i knew i would be

other than some cuts and scrapes, i'm okay. >> reporter: storm is affecting the south and midwest. the hardest hit areas, arkansas and mississippi. >> caused property damage, also for the pe for the could lead to -- also could lead to flash floods. an open invitation to new yorkers with outstanding warrants to wipe the slate clean without fear of arrests. residents will be able to clear outstanding warrants for nonviolent offense es. qualifying warrants include disorder lid conduct, public -- disorderly conduct, public consumption of alcohol and possession of marijuana. the event is held on saturday in harlem. and more breaking news. this is at the lincoln tunnel. traffic backed up out of new

york city was a because -- city trailer. and still ahead, a growing concern what new moms could be in new york city. we'll tell you about the large sex abuse lawsuit that's been filed in connoept kit against the -- connecticut against the boy scout. you park your car legally but when you return, your car is gone. it's not stolen. towed away by a utility. 7 on your side when you park your car. and it's a little chilly out there. empire state building. there mainly clear skies. we still have some clouds off to the south. we're looking at temperatures hovering in the middle 40s right now. we'll let you know how cold it

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this is a four-alarm fire in patterson, new jersey. several homes are burning on north fourth street. no word on injuries. we do have a reporter headed to -- to there. opening statements begin in the trial of dean skelos and his son. he's charged with extortion and bribery. accused of abusing his position to help his son make $300,000. he was arrested in may. he pleaded not guilty. 17 form er -- former boy scouts have filed a lawsuit over alleged sexual abuse that dates back 40 years. the suit alleges that ridgefield scoutmaster, donald dennis sexually assaulted the boys over 12 years starting in 1963 and sexually abused two girls.

no comment from the boy scouts. all pregnant women and moms will receive screening and treatment. the new initiative calls for all city hospitals to screen and connect all new mothers with mental health treatment over the next two years. the greater new york hospital association will work towards the same goal at its hospital. and two after-school programs were honored today in new york. michelle obama presented an award to the center for urban pedigojee. also honored, rosy's theater kids which gives the kids professional theater training. several students performed at the ceremony. >> that wasn't singing. that was singing! there are millions of kids like these with talents all over the place. that's why these programs with so important. we couldn't know that all of

>> she's right. 12 after-school programs from across the country were honored today. >> that's great. well, your car disappears from a city street but it may not have been towed by police. 7 on your side with how to find it -- coming up. and a bizarre find in a park in newark. yeah, that guy. where officials believe this alligator came from and what they did with it. >> reporter: what would you do if you had millions of dollars? you might want to check out the mansion that j-lo and mark anthony once lived in. we're live in their living room. we'll have a full report -- coming up. coming up next, another potential terror scare. the new stadium just evacuated. fans rushed to safety and were right there obscene. the high alert in america after isis praised the deadly attacks here. they are now warning an

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a bizarre discovery in new york park. an aim -- an alligator was seen. a man spotted the dead gator. the remains were turned over to the humane society. it appears the gator was someone's pet and it was dumped in the lake. >> not a good idea for a pet. kittens. think kittens. it's gets cold out there. >> we get a little cold here. we're up and down but it all ends up to be milder towards thanksgiving. that's kind of where we end up. outside we go right now, where it's pretty chilly. temperature has been dropping

clouds coming in will stop that decline. the empire state building, a gorgeous view in purple for for the march of -- for the march of times. 46. partly cloudy skies. evening, hovering in the mid- 40s. high clouds, down to 44. no matter where you are, you are kind of holding steady after an initial drop this evening because of the wind shifting out of the south and off the ocean and also some high clouds moving in. tomorrow, it's varying amounts of clouds and a little bit of sun. clouds destiny dominate the deeper -- definitely dominate the deeper we go. we get in the upper 50s during the day and it's more comfortable today. a little breezy at times. notice the numbers tonight. 30s, north and west. this are the evening hours. we'll still be chillie. notice the high clowped but there are breaks as well. clouds will be thicker during the afternoon hours but we're

dry nat mid- to upper 50 -- in the mid- to upper 50s. first drizzle that's tomorrow. this is the worst case for thursday. a few sprinkles or drizzle. nothing major but steadier rain in the afternoon and the evening commute is likely to be more challenging. we're in the 60s, very mild day with a wind swept rain. thursday, friday morning, this will wind down. we could have an inch across the area. your seven-day forecast, tomorrow, we have the cloud. we have the rain on thursday, especially afternoon and evening. friday, it looks like the rain will leave early. nice day at 58. saturday is the better part of the weekend. if you look at sunday, a high of only 49. but there is a gusty cold wind. it feels like 30s. might even be a few flurries. some really cold air rushing in. that chill will last a couple of days. but just looking a little later

east coast for holiday travel. it's worse out west. we're trying to get in the 50s by thanksgiving. more on that as we get closer. you will want to see this -- tonight for the first wyme -- we're getting a look at a celebrity home. >> it's the estate where j-lo and it could fetch $9 million. stacey sager is there. >> reporter: i'm feeling a little underdressed. but we're standing inside mark an thoughny's living room -- anthony's living room. it's three separate homes. it's on eight acres of property and you, too, can have all of this, all you need is $9 million. >> reporter: well, not this block away. it's a world away from where j- lo came from but the home she

shared for hers with mark anthony is up for sale, officially on the market for $9 million in brookville. that's a steal because it was initially on the market for $12 million. >> hi there. we're here to see the mansion. >> reporter: we got a tour of the entire house, a place mark anthony definitely considered a refuge, even modeling much of the outside after places he visited in central park. he. >> he would come and go to central park and write music. so he did all of the landscaping to replicate what he lived with as a child. >> reporter: this is the master bedroom j-lo and mark anthony shared. one of ten bedrooms and everyone has a wood burning fireplace. in case you were wondering what j-lo's closet looked like, it's more than a walk-in and anthony's closettette, equally -- closet, equally impressive. the kitchen is impressive. the master bathroom is posh.

look at these sinks and bathtub. but the posh's room in the whole house, their twins' room. look at these adorable -- adorable bed. >> they didn't want to move. >> reporter: lastly, if you buy this, you get the other comforts of home, your own spa, your own recording studio, check this out, and a home theater that is truly impressive. >> it was a place they their kids up and when they were here, it's hard to believe that they were regular people. but their kids -- they had a normal life in a wonderful place that they felt was their home. >> reporter: and we're back here live inside the cozy home of mark anthony. you know, this house was very, very special to anthony. he bought it back in 2000 for only $3.7 million. then he acquired the rest of

in the beginning, he had only acquired four acres. house starts in a few minutes for the -- open house starts in a you 90s for the -- in a few minutes for the top brokers. >> pretty christmas dekrations up there -- decorations up there, too. snoopt we've all heard it before, dude, where is dude-- we've all heard it before, dude where is my car? what you should do to track down your car. new at 6:00 jim is in paris with us for the latest search for the terror suspects and we get a closer look at the muslim community in our area. and a battle over the dunes in montauk. residents fighting a plan

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so when the car is randomly moved without your knowledge, what do you do next? one couple turned to 7 on your side for help all drivers can use. nina? >> it's not just the police who can legally tow your car. we learned that utilities have the power to do it, too. and unlike the law, some companies don't have any set of rules for notifying car owners. so uncovering who took your wheels may take sleuthing. so it's a mystery? >> yes. >> reporter: this realtor had little time to solve it. he was parked in a spot. the next morning when he needed his wheels fast to catch a flight to l.a -- >> i thought it was stolen. >> reporter: the car gone. core dorned off -- cordoned off with a cone by con ed. >> and it said no parking from 4:00 to 6 and i realized it was coned.

>> reporter: when he called the utility to find out about his car, he got a shock. >> they said that they didn't start work until 11:00 and they have no records of anything being towed either. >> reporter: he took a walk to the local precinct but got no answers from police either. but on the walk back -- >> i came to the corner. and i just turned to the right and said, isn't that our car? and there it was. >> reporter: now parked on broadway around the corner from coned moved it? >> well, they say they didn't. >> reporter: to boot, it had a parking ticket on it flagged for violating street cleaning rules. plus dash. >> we had to rebook the flight. >> reporter: an invaluable day off and another $100 down the drain. i'm sure you are like it's not the amount it's the principle. >> totally. >> reporter: we called coned and in hours, it found one of the contractors did admit to towing it. >> when you guys got involved, i get some solution. >> reporter: mystery solved and

payback in full. >> i appreciate all of yuf efforts -- all of your efforts and help fighting for the little guy. >> reporter: coned said it's reevaluating signs. the big takeaway, if your car is miss, contact police. if the police don't have it, search the area, look around your car for any signage clues of towing companies that took it. if you are picking your towed car up, bring your registration, driver's license and proof of insurance. you will need that car to get that released. $180 minimum to get the car out of the city. been there, done that. [laughter] >> it's a lot. >> okay. >> thank you.

at the floats for the thanksgiving day parade. >> eyewitness news at 6:00 starts right now. bomb threats and fears of terrorism tonight forcing the cancellation of soccer matches in europe. french police right now on the hunt for two suspects they say are directly linked to the terror attacks in paris. and russia attacks isis targets in syria. this after confirming that a bomb did, indeed, bring down a passenger plane in egypt late last month. good evening. it's 6:00. i'm liz cho. >> i'm bill ritter. breaking news in new jersey. a four-alarm fire in paterso,

new jersey.