>> reporter: she raced from the rest room, finally reaching store personnel who would help her. police were called and the long island mother says she was able to identify the woman from surveillance video who also appeared with another man seen leaving the story together. >> we're treating this very seriously. we don't know what this woman's true intentions were. was she intoxicated? was she possibly on drugs? was she emotionally disturbed? we don't know. >> reporter: at this hour police are trying to enhance that video. they do want to get it out. they say it is a bit grainy but they want people to sea this recognize her. >> tim, thank you. now we get to the weather winter. if you liked today's weekend. today no need for the ice skaters to bundle up. in fact, the center of the

at the brooklyn botanic garden, the holiday display surrounded by blooming flowers and even some busy bees. our own meteorologist lea lee busy himself. >> actually, not that busy. right now. how often do you see temperatures climb in december? a lot of crowds out here on the west side. manhattan. a pretty sunset. our temperatures are around 60 degrees. up one last hour. look at the highs. we can update central park to 61. so 17 degrees above average, and 20 degrees above average over the weekend. last year on this date it was 38 with a trace of snow in the morning hours. right now our temperatures are generally in the mid-50s. picked up. so i would say you go with the the evening hours.

temperatures in the mid-60s on saturday, and record highs is what we're forecasting sunday despite the fact that we will have limited sunshine on sunday. all 11 december days above average, and a third of the way through the month and we're on pace for the warmest december. 60s for the next three days. record highs on sunday. and finally, a blast of winter chill is about a week away. but until then it's all about above-normal temperatures. we'll also tell you about a rainstorm next week. rob, back to you. >> remember you can check the temperatures whenever you want. download the free weather app. it is free. tonight new information about what may have caused hundreds of bricks to fall from that building on the upper east side. the buildings department just gave an update, this as some business owners are considering lawsuits over the tens of thousands of dollars they say they have lost this week. eyewitness news reporter darla miles is on first avenue.

>> spoke with one business owner who says a lawsuit is a last resort but it is not completely off the table for the tens of thousands of dollars that he has lost in revenue. meantime he is going to work with the city and his insurance company to deal with those losses, this while contractors work around the clock to finish this project and reopen first avenue by rush hour monday morning. >> they are now starting to do a hand demolition. >> reporter: hundreds of bricks, one by one, have to be removed by hand before this section of first avenue is deemed safe and reopened. >> those three platforms you see will eventually drop down. they will work all night long with the objective of removing all the brick down to the bare spot that you see. >> reporter: that bare spot is where hundreds of bricks rained down monday night at east 63rd and first avenue. since then dozens of businesses have been closed while contractors make the repairs. >> we're very, very aware of

of this event. >> reporter: how much money have you lost? >> around $50,000. >> reporter: more than an inconvenience for this man. his restaurant is right below the building where the bricks fell down. home. they don't know what to do, when they will be back to work. they all work on minimum wage and hourly rates. >> reporter: a handful of friday. for others the small business association will help them try to recoup some of their losses. >> in five years we build this business, and suddenly we don't know what happened, and we are not even at fault. >> reporter: so in terms of the investigation they are still trying to find out why those bricks fell down. initially they are thinking that the brick ties came loose from the building, but at this point no violations have been filed. eyewitness news. >> darla, thank you.

suspect a copycat set three recent fairs in forest hills. shredded paper was set on fire outside a station house late wednesday night. the damage was to a police cruiser and two dumpsters that were also set on fire. police say a man caught on surveillance video does not match images of the suspect in seven recent arson fires targeting homes under construction or renovation. >> we believe he is a person who lives nearby. we have several witnesses who we showed the tape to of the fire, and they think they know him from the area. right now we don't believe the two are matched. >> police are investigating the homeowner. a note was delivered to a firehouse by a young woman that read, "if you want help catching the fair suspect, call me." but detectives who interviewed her believe she's motionally disturbed and has no connection to the fires. a guilty verdict for former

he is now facing many years in prison. a jury convicted him and his son adam of all eight bribery, extortion, and conspiracy counts. we sent out a push alert as soon as the verdict came down. eyewitness news reporter stephan kim is at the courthouse. >> reporter: along with sheldon silver, dean skelos once made up two-thirds of albany's three men in a room. but now the man what was once the most powerful in the state has been found guilty. >> no further comments. >> reporter: yet another albany power broker found guilty of abusing his power. dean skelos and his son adam convicted of extorting $300,000 of income and other benefits for adam in a bribery scheme, a scheme that unralphed when investigators began recording their phone calls. prosecutors say the former

companies into giving adam work. the defense argued it was simply the case of a loving father looking out for his son, saying prosecutors were overreaching. jurors didn't bay it. >> they did a very good job. >> reporter: skelos' attorney made this statement. >> obviously very disappointed with the verdict. the next step is post-trial motions, and we intend to pursue them vigorously. thank you. >> reporter: prosecutors painted adam skelos as an underachieving only child whose sense of entitlement knew no bounds. there's a recorded phone conversation of skelos trying to pressure business owners. >> people don't have my cell phone number. i don't give my cell phone number out to everybody. you have my cell phone number. now i'm getting missed calls and this and that. it's a privilege to have that number. now, if you want to utilize my

opportunity, then you call me lined set up a meeting. >> reporter: the conviction is another big win for the prosecutor. "the swift convictions of silver and skelos being an important question. how many prosecutions will it take before the lawmakers of albany to give the people the leadership they deserve. >> reporter: stephan kim, channel 7, eyewitness news. now to new jersey. islamic and community leaders standing together against violent extremism. >> we are all americans. regardless of our religion, ethnicity, color, we are all one, and this is america which we know. this is the america which we love. >> they gathered at the islamic center in paterson. they emphasized the importance

different backgrounds. the meeting ended with prayer. in the race for president protesters disrupted republican candidate donald trump's speech manhattan. a dozen protesters criticized his comments about banning muslims from the u.s., some of them paying to hear trump speak, then disrupting in protest. trump was speak at the republican party of pennsylvania's annual commonwealth club luncheon held at the plaza hotel. meanwhile democratic candidate hillary clinton was inrepublican territory today pledging to defeat isis. the former secretary of state held a rally in oklahoma. she says she's the only candidate with a specific plan to defeat the terrorist group. oklahoma is among several super tuesday states holding democratic primary contests in march. today new york city mayor bill de blasio is undergoing outpatient surgery for a hernia. he has cleared his schedule through sunday to rest and recover.

blasio developed that hernia recently j. a church scandal. a priest accused of stealing own congregation. wait until you hear how he allegedly spent that money. stung new allegations against a former police chief on long island involving assault, threats, and a stolen bag filled with porn and sex toys. plus, santa con comes to town. the nypd's plan to curb naughty behavior. and breaking news tonight on staten island. newscopter 7 is there. two cars into a building at hancock and seaview. we don't know if there are serious injuries.

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suffolk county's former police chief is staying behind bars as sordid new allegations emerge against him from beating a suspect to threatening to kill the man with heroin. all this apparently over a stolen bag filled with porn and sex toys. eyewitness news reporter stacy sager has that story.

huge enough that a federal judge refused to grant bail. >> mr. burke is disappointed out. >> reporter: burke's defense attorney unable to dispute the allegation that burke soughted this man what happened to break into chief burke's department vehicle parked in burke's driveway back in 2012. but inside federal court today, prosecutors painted a miserable picture of a man who thought he had the power to beat up loeb in front of at least three officers, then allegedly suggest they give loeb, a heroin addict, a so- called hotshot, a deadly mix of heroin. this is loeb's attorney. >> somebody has to say obviously we're not doing that, right? you know, we'll cover up a beating for you, but a hotshot, you know, we don't know. >> you're talking about a man who is a two-time convicted felon who did not make one allegation that day that

>> reporter: but new allegations kept coming. one that he brazenly sent a group text to 10 other cops asking them to cover. also that somehow burke had access to secret grand jury deliberations in the case. and so the judge denied bail altogether saying he thinks the corruption of an entire department by burke is shocking. as for burke, there is more. you see, when loeb broke into burke's car he had stolen a duffle bag. >> there was porn in the bag and there was sex toins bag. >> we're looking forward to clearing his name at a future day. >> reporter: making for a messy trial set to start after burke's next court date in january. stacy sager, channel 7 eyewitness news. okay, right now we want to take you back to that breaking news in staten island. we showed you video earlier. these are live shots again of two cars into a building. we have just learned that there two are people who have

again, two people seriously injured in this accident. we don't have all the details on how this happened, how many people were in the cars. but we do know that two individuals suffered serious injuries. we are going to keep an eye on this story and bring you any new developments. this is happening on staten island, hancock and seaview. a three-person crew from the international space earth. their snowy kazakhstan. crews helped the crew get out of the capsule. three new crew members will be sent up next week. we now want to head back outside with meteorologist lee goldberg. no need for a coat tonight. lee. >> no kazakhstan cold here.

temperatures in the 50s. folks are enjoying it, and at a time of the year when you think about the mall or indoors, think about hikes or pleasant. tonight it will feel a little on the cool side but we're still at 60 degrees and the high in the park 61. compare that to the averages. 44 over 33. those are your normals. nowhere near that in the seven- day accuweather forecast. our temperatures over the next seven hours dropping to the mid-50s. just some cloud cover keeping temperatures steady. a very pleasant evening. long island lower 50s. hudson valley, still near 60 in poughkeepsie. same thing in belmar. tomorrow morning clouds like this morning, maybe patchy fog, then the clouds will thin out allowing to us get in the low and middle sick. probably add three degrees to today's high.

clouds thinning out to the west. then another batch of clouds that's the routine. it's not a deep blue clear sky warm-up. it's waves of high clouds. now that warm front is going to slide through on sunday morning. that's the only thing about the weekend that concerns me. on the southern side it's near 70 so parts of our area will sunday. it just depends on where that warm front gets hung up. 64 degrees, a mild mix of clouds and sun. there might bea sprinkle north of i-84 sunday morning but we should get to 66 degrees. the only places that may not see temperatures in the mid- 60s would be north and west of i-287, maybe north of i-84 across parts of the hudson there. partly cloudy and mild. fog late tonight. tomorrow unseasonably warm, 64. only down to 54 tomorrow night. that's 10 degrees above our

coming up at 5:30, will clouds cap temperatures sunday? and then on monday will the commute get stormy, especially in the afternoon? will the morning be okay? how about 30s for highs next weekend? maybe some big changes ahead. we'll address in that the seven-day accuweather forecast. for now, 60 degrees, 5:30 in new york city. >> i can't wait to get outside. >> can we go now? >> not yet, not yet. thanks, lee. new developments in the fantasy sports fight. >> two different rulings from two different judges. the game over or can fans keep playing? it's a busy season with entertaining and decorating but before you do this take a few seconds to think about safety. 7 on your side's expert gives you senn tips to keep your family safe. we are on staten island, taking you to harvest cafe which is unlike any restaurant we've ever featured for neighborhood eats. >> look forward to that. first a message from a

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the holidays arrest time of cheer but also a time to watch out for added dangers in your home. >> two weeks ago a couple killed in a fire caused by a faulty power strip. >> nina pineda is here with seven hazards. >> reporter: sade, with the entertaining and decorating it's easy to forget about safety. every year in the u.s. firefighters respond to 230 christmas tree fires alone. you have to keep your tree watered and away from heat sources and use products that are say. here is why. a bad bulb, a branch near a flame, and within seconds, an inferno in your living room. >> a dry tree burns so fast you have only a few seconds to get out of your house. >> reporter: this electrical engineer knows firsthand how fires like this can start. from a faulty power cord or a short-circuiting decoration, john's job with underwriters laboratory is to test products

>> there are certain requirements that a manufacture has to pass. >> reporter: first tip, black for the ul label, always on the product or the tag. if it's only on the packaging, it's counterfeit. >> it could have come from anywhere, and nobody has any idea if the has the right type of wire. >> reporter: tip two, test the cord before buying. we compared two side by side. >> this one is much stiffer. this is definitely a counterfeit cord. it could overheat. it could cause a fire, a shock hazard for a child. >> reporter: next, what not to do even with a good cord. it may look better to hide cords under carpet, but owe. >> if the cord starts getting damaged, it gets hotter and hotter. >> reporter: another don't is this. a very common practice. >> i run out of plugs outside. i would like to take this and run it through the window. >> this is a very bad idea. many terrible fires have

a cord through a door or a window. besides this is an indoor cord. >> reporter: don't use indoor cords or decorations outside. outside product have been tested for weather. be careful where you place your plugs. move splitters to stay dry. many people like to grill year- round. just don't move your grill too close to the house or under a covered porch where flare-ups can lead to flames. lastly, be careful with anything that generates deadly carbon monoxide fumes. never use a generator tin garage or house. >> it's just like turning your car on tin garage without opening the door. the carbon monoxide could kill you. >> is, make sure you don't overload those power strips. we're not talking about your smartphone charger. it's a good thing to remember that any appliance that draws heat, they really all should be plugged into their own separate power sources. rob and sade. >> good reminders. >> 92 tips there. nina, thank you. still ahead, a church scandal.

his own pocket with collection plate donations. wait until you hear how he allegedly spent that money. a religious display targeted. a menorah knocked to the ground, and we'll show you what else. and this programming reminder. you can watch the giants play the dolphins on monday night football right here on channel 7. our coverage kicks off i don't want to live with the uncertainties of hep c. or wonder whether i should seek treatment.

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peter miqueli used the money to pay for a house, prescription drugs, and sex. marcus solis is live in throgs neck. >> reporter: those allegations as scandalous as it gets. as a form of protest some parishioners have taken to putting only a dollar in a the collection basket. a check for a dollar that. is there is no question this is a parish in revolt. >> i'm telling you, it rocked my faith. >> reporter: rocked by a scandal that has made its way to the courts. frustrated parishioners in throgs neck have filed a lawsuit against their pastor, father peter miqueli. >> the feeling of people walking away from this parish, we were a very vibrant parish. >> reporter: the lawsuit claims that peter miqueli stole up to a million dollars, allegedly using that money to fund a drug-fueled lifestyle

>> you are supposed to be a servant. he refers to himself as the king. you are a ser viewpoint for your parishioners. >> people work hard for their money around here. they give money for the church because they believe in the good things that they do. >> reporter: parishioners have taken their long list of grievances on-line and have started a petition to have father peter miqueli removed. >> while, yes, there's been sloppy bookkeeping, yes, poor management skills, we have not found anything that would support that there's been embezzlement of funds at either parish. >> reporter: no sign of father peter miqueli today in new jersey nor in the bronx. but one defender did good on the record. the office manager at the rectory. >> whatever they say is up to them. it's their choice to say whatever they choose to say. people who do not foe facts can be ignorant.

>> reporter: the archdiocese is his it even alerted the district attorney's office that it would turn over any evidence it found but that so far it has not. and if any parishioner has seat. marcus solis, channel 7 eyewitness news. we want to turn now to breaking news on the east side where a woman walking down the street was injured by someone who had jumped from a window above. eyewitness news reporter a.j. ross is on the scene. a.j. >> reporter: sade, talk about a shocking and freightenning seen, police tell us a 56-year- old woman lived here on the third floor of this apartment building. she jumped from that third floor here on first avenue and fell on top of an elderly woman walk here along the sidewalk. now, take a look at this video taken shortly after police arrived on scene. investigators say the 71-year- old victim walking along the sidewalk near first avenue and east 51st street was seriously injured and taken to nearby

with non life threatening injuries. authorities say the jumper was rushed to bellevue hospital where she later passed away from her injuries. we spoke with an eyewitness news what didn't want to show his face but says he quickly called for help and tended to the women until medics arrived. >> this old lady, she was on the stairs, bleeding from her head. she was totally messed up. and i was trying to stop the bleeding, and when i did, she gave like two last breaths, then she passed away. >> reporter: so again, one woman remains in the hospital with serious injuries. the other woman what fell on top of that victim, she has since passed away from her injuries. please stick with us on-line as well as on social media and we will have updates throughout the evening. a.j. ross, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you for that. fans of the popular daily fantasy sports sites draft kings and fanduel can keep playing for now.

that the games are illegal and he blocked them from operating, but hours later, a state appeals court issued an order allowing both companies to keep doing business in new york state until there is another ruling in that case. a possible bias crime targeting a jewish symbol in brooklyn. a menorah was vandalized in a park yesterday. it was knocked over and damaged, and the happy hanukkah sign above it was stolen. the menorah's lights never went out. it has since been repaired. new information about a group of teens arrested after a robbery near central park. police are saying that group is not linked to the robberies that happened earlier this week in the park. a separate person of interest is wanted in those cases. police say they have recovered a bb gun linked to the earlier robberies, and they hope to have that person behind that inpaterson in custody soon. dozens of families

a block of row homes in the bronx. nine people were hurt including six firefighters. eyewitness news reporter rob nelson has more on that. >> reporter: video from overnight shows how the flames swallowed this block of row homes along valentine avenue, forcing residents to flee their buildings shortly before midnight. >> i'm okay. i'm all right. i'm lucky to be alive. >> reporter: fire quickly shot up to six alarms, damaging or destroying nine buildings and displacing 89 people including 15 children. >> i just heard a bunch of breaking glass, people yelling. i looked out my back window, everything was red. i stepped out into the hallway. it was full of smoke, and there's a firefighter at the bottom of the stairs and he said, you need to get out. >> reporter: it took 200 firefighters three hours to bring the blaze under control, the fire able to spread so quickly because five of the row homes are wood framed. >> the fire took advantage of

and it pretty much devastated it. >> reporter: displaced families were taken to a nearby salvation army center for help from the red cross. many temporarily shifted to local hotels. >> we're going to help them with emergency housing, funds for food and clothing, health and emotional support. >> reporter: there were a total of nine injuries, six to firefighters, three to civilians, but those injuries were minor. meanwhile the cause of this fire is still under investigation but some of the buildings have been so badly damaged they may have to be demolished. reporting from the tremont section of the bronx, rob nelson, channel 7 eyewitness news. the family of a black teen shot 16 times by a white chicago police officer joined the call for change today. protesters are calling for the resignation of mayor rahm emanuel. dash cam video was released last month. there have been protests almost daily since. >> we want justice, we want parks we want our community to be safe!

able to have peace! we want our community to be able to sleep at night! we want our community to have unity in the neighborhood! >> laquan mcdonald was shot in october 2014 by officer jason van dyke. he is now charged with murder. brooklyn borough president adams on a visit to turkey. he added a message for trump saying this is how to fight terrorism? expose young and old to your way of life? don't shut them out. adams is on a six-day trip to turkey where he also delivered a a detective killed in the line of duty received an honor in queens. the street in front of the 105th precinct has been renamed in memory of detective

222nd street is now known as detective 1st grade brian moore way. moore's father spoke. >> you could tell he was going to work to try to make the streets safer for people to live and work. in trying to accomplish that he wound up losing his life. >> he made more than 150 arrests and earned service medals in less than five years on the job. he was shot and killed in the line of duty in may. the annual santa con comes to town tomorrow. tonight new york's police commissioner has a warning for anyone who would rather be naughty than nice. and i'm meteorologist lee goldberg. a little after 5:30 on the 11th of december. should be 40 degrees. well, it's 60 degrees. a nice night for a walk. look at the shorts.

santa con kicks off tomorrow. that means thousands of people dressed in santa suits will be bar hopping. commissioner bratton issued a warning. he cautioned there will be a heavy police presence to make sure those celebrations do not get out of hand. >> you can be naughty, but you have to be nice, and it has to be within the law. >> we're in trying times throughout the world, and to have to expand more resources on an event like this at times, it's frustrating. >> well, to that end absolutely no alcohol will be allowed on metro north and tomorrow. the president of the citadel is refusing to step down tonight despite calls for his resignation from civil scandal. eight students were suspended after photos showing them

pillowcases on their heads. we can't show the actual picture. hat not been cleared. the cadets said they were singing christmas careless. >> even if they were supposed to be dressed up as ghosts, as soon aus realized that's what you looked like, you should have changed it. >> the president of the citadel has condemned the photos as offensive. another historic step in the reestablishment of relations between the united states and cuba. plans are in the work to have direct mail service resume between the two countries. both nations announcing today they will launch a pilot program to test everything out but it will be awhile before permanent service is in place. details need to be worked out. mail service was cut off back in 1963, two years after cuba and the u.s. cut diplomatic ties. >> some kids on long island got a helping hand with their christmas shopping today from police officers. police in nassau county were

financial need from westbury. the kids were given donated gift cards from target to shop for gifts. the nassau county police department matched target's gift for each student. >> smiles all around. the place where parking could soon cost you $3 for just an hour. >> and what a weekend, rob. are you ready? >> i'm so ready. >> temperatures in the 60 in

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see the the pattern. >> the resolution is going down to about half a city block. you are really getting a clear picture. it's not photo shopped. this is what it looks like. >> talk about a clear picture, i mean, a beauty out there. >> it's really incredible. usually you get a 60-degree day in december, but string five of them together? the last time was 1998. that's when the first seven days of the month started out in the 60s-degree readings. look at the george washington bridge. a little crowded inbound. of course that's the way it usually is. we have a temperature of 60 degrees, mostly cloudy skies, southwest wind at 8. so there you go. this starts yesterday. 60s all the way through monday, peaking on sunday at 66. and last year we had a trace of snow on the 10th, then we spent a couple of dance in 30s, and then into the mid- 40s. we may bea weak away from seeing temperatures in the

evening hours, mid-50s, cloud cover. norwalk, connecticut, a little cooler but still comfortable by december standards with partly to mostly cloudy skies. just like you saw today, clouds and fog early, then it can look mostly cloudy at times. i think that's the same drill tomorrow but numbers just a few degrees milder, a light southwest wind. the futurecast. this is portray ago mainly clear sky at 8:00 a.m. i'm a little suspicious of that. i think there's a little low cloud cover. as the afternoon wears on a mix of clouds and sun, temperatures in the low and perhaps middle six. notice how more clouds come in tomorrow evening into sunday morning. that's with the warm front. worst occasions couple of sprinkles could get into sullivan and dutchess county. during the day we are going to battle with the cloud cover. we are going to warm up in spite of that. mid and upper 60s across central new jersey. that's our best chance.

football in the meadowlands. titans and jets, 64 at kickoff with a light wind. sunday, a record high of 66. then on monday, yes, there's rain returning but not for a sting. it could be just mostly cloudy with the steadier rain waiting until late day, where it could get stormy with gusty winds. highs in the mid-60s. windy on tuesday, but 59. still a good 14, 15 degrees above average. wednesday is nice. look for showers to return next thursday. 50 on friday. look at friday night. that's 38. next weekend could struggle to stay around 40. it may be a day where we just stay in the 30s. so a blast of winter chill in a week. even that, though, doesn't look like it will stick around for more than two or three days. >> i'm liking 64 at kickoff. this week in neighborhood eats, we're featuring this

the food but because of the people that work there. >> lauren glassberg is here. >> harvest cafe focuses on training adults with developmental disabilities. the result fills both the heart and the belly. 694 new dorp lane in the midland beach section of staten island. >> the people are wonderful. i have to say the food is very good also but i like the whole idea behind the restaurant. it's really nice. >> reporter: there are a number of reasons to come to harvest cafe on staten island. there is the view. there is the food, like crab cake sandwiches, and there are the people who work here. >> i do food service area. i do the sugars, teas, and i give water to customers. >> reporter: harvest cafe is sponsored by a nonprofit, a very special place, which was started 40 years ago to provide services to developmentally disabled children and adults.

people, but once we train them we employ them here, then we get them ready for going out in the community. >> reporter: the restaurant has been open for four years for many regulars. one of the most popular items club. >> it gives it an extra crunch factor, a little saltiness. >> reporter: chef nick deep- fries the chicken and places it on a pretzel bun with lots of bacon. >> how could you not love this place? i've seen the growth of these young people and adults where they didn't make eye contact, and now they come over, they shake my hand, i know them by name, they know me by name. just a phenomenal experience. >> reporter: for the customers and the trainee. >> i greet people. >> reporter: due help them find a seat? >> i help them find a seat.

feel? >> it's so g. >> i think you can feel it. they're so proud to be here, because it's their place. >> reporter: the recipe for the pretzel coated chicken club sandwich will be on our website. even though we're giving you the recipe this is the kind of place you need to visit. >> such a great story. >> celebrate the work they're doing. >> they don't cheat you on the bacon. >> you're enjoying it. >> i headed straight for the dessert. >> thanks, lauren. >> i will have it all. >> we'll be right back. bill. >> sade, rob, new at 6:00, not guilty, that verdict for a cop on long island on camera viciously beating a young driver during a traffic stop. the judge ruling that the video doesn't show everything in the confrontation between a white cop and a black driver. tonight we have reaction. and a serial murderer targeting prostitutes on the

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in asbury park a proposal to raise parking rates especially in busy zones during peak hours and lowering rates in less used parking areas. that would involve raising the meter rates from $2 an hour to $3 an hour. so much concern right now about concussions in sports. in fact there are up to 3.8 million sports-related concussions every year. >> that is a lot. now there might bea breakthrough to quickly diagnose those concussions. abc has that story. >> reporter: a potential breakthrough for diagnosing sports-related concussion, especially for so many parents who are concerned about their children suiting up. head injuries are even the subject of will smith's motion picture "concussion." nearly 250,000 kids under 19 were treated in emergency

injuries resulting in a concussion or traumatic brain injury diagnosis in 2009. >> our brains are developing even up to the age of 18, into the early 20s. those repetitive hits over time in theory could lead to chronic nur rough degenerative changes. >> reporter: and now technology that can change the game. >> we are applying rocket sigh tones blood testing. >> reporter: the company is developing machines that identify a concussion in less than an hour using a simple blood test, identifying proteins that show brain trauma. >> so a finger prick could tell you the answer within 20 minutes of whether or not that athlete has experienced a concussion. >> reporter: the research is backed by the nfl after winning funding from the league's head challenge. >> having an objective test could change the culture of the game. >> reporter: the company hopes

soon as next year. and doctors say this technology could make a great impact on sports sidelines. >> this test is very promising. it requires more trials in order to make sure that it is actually going to be useful in the clinical setting as well as on the sidelines. >> that was abc's paula ferris reporting. eyewitness news at 6:00 starts right now. a cop on long island accused of beating a young unarmed driver who says he was stopped because he was black tonight has been acquitted. the incident captured on video, pictures the judge ruled don't tell the whole story. put away your hat and scarf and pull out your flip-

meteorologist lee goldberg says temperatures are expected to feel like early october. record-breaking warm temperatures. so where in the world winter? good evening at 6:00. i'm bill ritter. >> i'm liz cho. the judge didn't buy prosecution claims that the beating was unjustified. >> the police officer claimed he used reasonable force and believed the driver may have been reaching for a gun. the officer is white, the young driver is black. >> that driver has now filed a federal civil rights lawsuit. n.j. burkett is in mineola with our lead story. >> reporter: that's right, liz, the family claims he was racially profiled but, yes the officer was acquitted today of criminal assault charges and the judge practically scolded the alleged victim. no, this is not the verdict they had hoped for. >> no justice, no peace! >> reporter: the young man's family, friends, and supporters left the courtroom with their hands in the air

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