he was just kind of like out there waiting for something, i guess waiting for me. >> reporter: amanda says she doesn't know the man, has never seen him before, and never said a word to him. as the pair walks toward 7th avenue with lightning speed he lashes out, cutting her with either a box cutter or a knife. >> something hit me in the face and i thought maybe he punched me. i thought maybe i broke my nose because i felt love. >> -- because i felt blood. >> she went to the hospital and needed seven stitches. >> what would you say to this man? >> i don't know what i did to deserve that. i guess i was in the wrong place at the wrong time. >> reporter: detectives are asking the public from help, tracking down this suspect. amanda's friends are by her side. >> i got her ice cream so we're just going to try to make the best of this and move on hopefully. >> amanda told police this man

years old, between 5'7" and 5'10" tall. he was last seen wearing that bright red jacket, possibly with nba lettering on it. underneath he had on a green hoodie and black pants. coming up at 6:00, what amanda says she plans to do differently. you'll hear more from her coming up at 6:00. kemberly richardson, channel 7 eyewitness news. an active investigation in the bronx after a disturbing discovery. the body of a woman. it was discovered stuffed in to the crawl space of a basement apartment of a home in bay chester. police believe it may be the body of 39-year-old andrea caruth. her 61-year-old father lived in the home. her boyfriend reported her missing on sunday. he talked about how he hopes she's still alive. >> i'm just praying for her safe return.

. >> caruth was five months pregnant with her first child. a vigil is scheduled for tonight. right now police are questioning a person of interest in a fatal stabbing at a mcdonald's in the bronx. 28-year-old adam garcia was attacked by a man with a knife outside the mcdonald's in kingsbridge early monday morning. the father of a young child died after suffering multiple stab wounds. detectives say his attacker followed him in to the parking lot in to a dispute. a long island priest caught red-handed in the middle of a drug buy at a motel. cops arrested him with crack cocaine but the priest revealing to cops he has a tragic reason for using it. eyewitness news reporter stacey sager is in mineola with new details released by police today. >> he is a roman catholic priest. he was busted with crack cocaine this morning. but what he tells investigators is that much more shocking.

complaint in this case, the priest tries to explain his alleged crack habit and said it all started after his sister was brutally murdered. >> reporter: nassau police were staking out this motel in bethpage this morning on one case when suddenly they stumbled on another. an alleged drug deal between two men but one of them turns out to be a catholic priest. 63-year-old robert lubrano and his alleged drug of choice -- >> a substance believed to be crack cocaine and a silver colored metal pipe with what appeared to be crack cocaine residue was recovered at the scene. >> reporter: what's really disturbing is according to the criminal complaint, lubrano tells police he had been smoking crack ever since his sister was murdered. it was back in october of 2014. 66-year-old patricia ward was decapitated by her own son. her head just left

farmingdale in a case almost too gruesome to conceive. >> everyone thought at first it was a halloween prank but it turned out to be a murder. >> reporter: patricia ward's son killed himself shortly after. her son, grappling with psychosis, after the death of yet another family member. meanwhile she was a well liked professor at farmingdale state college but her brother's arrest today a sad example of how tragedy has a way of piling on. lubrano was released but no one answered the door here at his home in farmingdale. >> we did reach out to the diocese today to get more information on father lubrano. they have yet to return our phone call but investigators priest. he didn't work in one island. he now faces a class d felony charge for drunk possession but he was conditionaly released in to drug treatment. we're live at police

sager, channel 7 eyewitness news. police have yet to figure out who murdered north salem socialite lois colley but have busted two men for stealing hay that was worth tens of thousands of dollars. police say the thefts were discovered during the murder investigation. but they do not believe the two crimes are connected. colley was found dead in her laundry room in november. surveillance video shows a suspect took a swing at a 61-year-old man. this was inside a bodega in tree mont and this was a violent attack, hit with a shopping cart. it started after the two exchanged words when the suspect bumped in to the victim. developing news out of wall street. stocks taking another major hit over concerns about

over north korea's bomb claim. the dow tumbled, closing at 16,906. it's the second time this triple-digit hit. investigators were also concerned about yet another drop in oil prices. more concerns at the u.n. the u.n. security council today condemning north korea after the tiny nation claims to have test tested a powerful nuclear-- to have tested a powerful nuclear bomb. sandra bookman is in the news room with the latest. >> that's the big question tonight. did they or didn't they conduct a hydrogen bomb test? north korea is calling this a self-defense measure against a potential u.s. attack. while other nations around the world are calling it an unacceptable and irresponsible provocation and a clear threat

>> the initial analysis that's been conducted of the events that were reported overnight is not consistent with north korean claims of a successful hydrogen bomb test. >> no evidence that north korea has conducted a successful nuclear bomb test. that's how the white house reacted to this televised announcement on north korean state media. a claim that a 5.1 magnitude earthquake near the country's nuclear testing facility yesterday was caused by north korea's first successful test of a hydrogen bomb. a weapon that can be as much as 10,000 times more powerful than an atomic bomb, like those dropped on hiroshima and nagasaki during world war ii. while there was immediate concern and condemnation from around the world with the u.n. security council calling an emergency meeting -- >> this act is profoundly

security and seriously undermines international nonproliferation effort. i condemn it unequivocally. >> reporter: there was also some skepticism. >> this is in fact what would be a much cruder device rather than a fully fledged hydrogen bomb. >> reporter: this would be north korea's fourth time testing a nuclear weapon since 2006, but the first time testing a thermonuclear weapon. >> we want the north koreans to end their provocative acts, both in the forms of missile tests and nuclear tests. >> investigation right now is underway to determine the validity of north korea's claims. the u.s. immediately launched so called nuclear sniffer planes and the u.n. is being urged this evening to impose tougher new sanctions against north korea. an nypd officer who is also a national guard member was arrested in connection to a

investigators say jefferson simbamanuzo and others fraudulently received ruferral bonuses. after dozens of attempts, it looks like the republican controlled house will finally send a bill to president obama that repeels his signature healthcare law. this is the first time a repeal could reach his desk. president with the hard, honest truth. obama care doesn't work. higher premiums and fewer choices in restricted access, these are not signs of success. obama care is not successful. they are signs of failure. and the american people deserve better. >> once the president vetoes this bill, the battle is not over, gop leaders say they'll schedule an override vote. a new problem for chipotle.

looking in to a norovirus outbreak at a restaurant in california last summer. chipotle disclosed the information for investors that included bad news about sales more than 14% in the last quarter. the chain also had an e. coli outbreak at its restaurants in the pacific northwest last fall. still more to come. we have some breaking news. police have made an arrest in connection to a bronx pregnant woman. andrea caruth's father is in custody and charged with her murder. >> also coming up, the mother of a murdered 2-year-old comes face to face with a convicted killer. what she told him before sentence and what he told the judge. >> two sinkholes on one man's property. what's causing them? >> dreams of half a billion dollars. doesn't that sound nice? the growing powerball jackpot and the numbers that may give you the best chance of winning. >> some other numbers probably

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we have breaking news right now. there's been an accident on the garden state parkway which is causing major delays. shannon sohn is live in newscopter7. this is the car in question being hauled off? >> they just pulled him away. here's the bad news. that was the last car in a three-car accident that slammed in to a construction zone and all of those cars went through not one, not two, but several of those

construction zones spewing debris all over the northbound sound of the garden state parkway. even though all your cars are now cleared, they still have a huge mess left to clean up at the moment. only the left lane gets through on the northbound parkway just past route 280, that's exit 145. look at this volume. at one point we had all lanes shut down. unfortunately down and out for the count. these delays go all the way back to route 78. reporting live over a jam packed garden state parkway, shannon sohn, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> that is jammed packed. half a billion dollars. half a billion dollars. that's what the powerball jackpot is up to now and it's got a whole lot of people lining up to buy tickets. the drawing live here on channel 7 tonight. but between now and then you have some time to dream. eyewitness news reporter amy freeze live in midtown with some dreamers. >> people have been planning their winnings here in midtown. i'm at 57th and 9th.

they've had a line today. people coming and going. a lot of them buying more than one ticket. but first the disclaimer. here are the odds. maybe something to compare it against. 1 -- one-in-a-million. that's your odds of being struck by lightning. your odds of winning the powerball jackpot? 1 in 292 million. >> reporter: ladies on their lunch break are playing. salesmen are dropping by. and delivery guys on the hustle. everyone making a time for a $2 dream in midtown. >> my mother said make sure i play the powerball today. >> i let it get high then i buy it. >> reporter: even the self-proclaimed unlucky are taking a chance. >> nothing in my life has been lucky outside my wedding date. >> are you using that? >> no. >> reporter: apparently numbers based on your wedding date or your kids' birthday are not that lucky. >> i quick pick all the time. i atp got

most winners anyway. nearly 80% of powerball jackpot winners are random quick picks. >> i think you have a higher chance to be eaten by flesh winning the powerball. >> reporter: even though the odds are 1 in 292 million. >> the zen buddhists say if you things will happen. if you think positively, positive things will happen. >> right >> reporter: good vibrations from clinton marshall from the bronx. if you still have to get your ticket and insist on picking your numbers, try these. 8, 54, 13, 39, and 13. those are the most treatment winning numbers in the past four years. >> there's still time to buy your ticket. they're on sale until 10:00 tonight. another way to increase your odds, go to pennsylvania. that state has had 16 jackpot winners in the last 13 years. i think there's

amy freeze, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> do keep your tickets handy and you can watch the numbers as they're drawn tonight here on channel 7 before eyewitness news at 11:00. we have more on the breaking news we told you about earlier. an arrest in connection with the disappearance of a missing pregnant woman in the bronx. >> eyewitness news reporter jim dolan at the police precinct. he's got the breaking details for us. >> police have just arrested 61-year-old william caruth for the grizzly, the brutal murder of his own daughter, 39-year-old andrea caruth. she was five months pregnant at the time of her murder. she operated a daycare center. police say the father killed her by strangling her and then beating her. she was five months pregnant. she was scheduled to find the gender

police found her body in a crawl space in the family's home. she lived there with her father, operated the daycare center there. police found the body and they have now charged the father, 61-year-old william caruth, with the murder. remember they were also talking with the boyfriend of the woman, the father of that unborn child but he was not guilty of the murder. they arrested the father. they believe he is the person responsible for the murder. police should move him to central booking within the next couple hours. as we get more details we'll bring them to you live. for now, reporting live from the bronx, jim dolan, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> obviously the question is why. coming up, why more than a thousand pounds of chicken is being recalled tonight. >> a local college band's hoverboard. what school officials say will happen to students if they're found with

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we're talking about powerball. >> can't you get in to that mode where you've put it in your mind, a real chance to win. >> then you think you might need more. you're running out already. [ laughter ] >> i'll take care of it. outside we go tonight. mainly clear skies and a cold night. it's certainly warm ing up a little bit. we climbed out of the ice box. we recovered in to the low 40s. really gorgeous sunset that happened at 4:43. still see that orange horizon. we're at 38. the wind is light and the barometer is on the fall. the high today managed to go to 40. you might be surprised with the high temperature it's so dry. we talk about that apparent temperature whether it be affected by the wind that makes it feel cold. it's very dry. it felt like mid 30s much of the day. there are your records. above average again for a change. 37, oakwood. ridgewood at 39 and riverdale in the bronx coming in at 39 as well. hudson valley in the mid 30s. you're going down in to the teens tonight. 20s on the island and down the shore later on this

down to freeze ing by about midnight. the wind remains light. sun and a few high thin cirrus clouds tomorrow. another beautiful day and a few degrees warmer than today. the satellite is obviously clear. you see by our wind lines really light winds. steady winds are really offshore at this point. temperatures not too far from 40 but once you're on the backside of that high we're going to get in the mid 40s. only small price, a few more clouds coming in along with some of the warmer air. looks like we'll have high clouds thursday and friday. friday is actually trending even sunnier. then you have a couple storm systems. we've been showing you pictures. this evening of soaking rain in the west coast. several inches in the l.a. area. causing lots of flooding on the highways. a piece of that storm hook in to the ohio valley. saturday you're looking better for your outdoor plans, just getting around. even though it's mild on sunday, that could be over an inch of rain. 43 degrees, sunshine, high thin

looking better. at least sunshine in the morning. late clouds coming in not only from the ocean but the west as well. it looks like it's dry through friday evening. mostly clear and chilly tonight. teens to 20s in the coldest spots. 29 or 30 in new york simptd 43 tomorrow. sun and a few high thin clouds. very pretty day. here's what we're working on for 5:30. will this dry trend last through friday? a week from now we'll be looking at snowflakes in the air. that's in the 7-day accuweather forecast. >> snow is coming. buying a car is expensive but the price goes up even more with add ons like extended warranties. >> a local man thought he bought protection but turns out he never had a policy. >> nina pineda is here with an important lesson for all of us. >> the car was more than 10 years old with high miles so this young union city guy bought anything went wrong. a lot went

do with the car and 7 on your side had to step in after the warranty wound up in the wind. >> well, there's something kind of fishy going on here. >> the mystery raul gal says -- galvez is trying to solve, what happened to his extended warranty? he bought this '03 passat from a verona dealership for $5500. they sold him on a two-year warranty for almost half the cost of the car. >> after 11 months you said the >> correct. >> then you went and filled out this cancellation form. >> reporter: he sent the cancellation form to the dealer. according to the contract he was entitled to money back. when that didn't come, raul made a smart move. >> a week after, i wanted to follow up. not with the dealer but with the warranty company. >> reporter: that's when things got weird. >> they never received the paperwork. it was never submitted to them. >> first extended service corp

>> i provided a full vin number. nothing was coming up. i provided my name, my address. >> reporter: so he went back to the dealership where he purchased the plan. >> because the dealer somehow or some way never really submitted the warranty. >> but you paid almost $2,000 for it? >> correct. >> reporter: are you raul demanded a refund and they said no problem. >> they issued out a check. >> did you ever get the check? >> no, another issue with the check. >> reporter: the check never went out. >> they went from vinegar to maple syrup. >> reporter: the dealer said they made an honest mistake and they refunded raul. overnight a check for $2,014. the cost of the extended warranty plus interest. >> thank you so much. without you guys i wouldn't have been able to do this. you guys went above and beyond. >> the dealer thanked us for bringing this to their attention and said they'll review the process so it never happens again.

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whose body was found in the bronx has now been charged with her murd er. william caruth is accused of strangling and beating his daughter andrea. we had several reporters following the story. we'll bring you late details as they become available to us. all new at 5:00, a mother comes face to face with a man who shot her 2-year-old son all while the convicted killer maintains his innocence. >> you see an innocent man here and send me to jail for a crime i didn't commit. >> you left my girls without their father. >> that man was sentenced today to 25 years behind bars. >> prosecutors say he shot 2-year-old david pacheco. he was killed while sitting in his car seat in his parents' minivan. marcus solis is in the melrose section with more on the courtroom drama. >> not uncommon for relatives of victims to become emotional during sentencing, but today's

the number of disturbances caused by a defendant who said he's being framed. >> this is the parents' worst child. you are a coward in my eyes. >> reporter: that was only part of the fireworks inside of a bronx courtroom as 10 years of emotion boiled over. hemple was sentenced today for murdering a if anyone thought he would show remorse or take responsibility, think again. murder. i have been framed. >> reporter: 2 -year-old david crossfire of gunfire. the gunfire was in retaliation of a street fight earlier in the day. another person was initially charged then cleared. the trail but two years ago hemphill was guilty.

was picking out a casket for my son. while you and your family was safe in north carolina, i was burying my son. there are no words for the pain you have caused me and my family and will continue to cause forever. >> reporter: hemphill had been living under an assumed name. prosecutors say his life on the run as well as dna on a distinctive blue sweater prove his guilt. but during multiple rants the 37-year-old maintained his innocence. >> a 10-year-old case and you guys needed closure on his case so you put an innocent man in jail. that's what you did. >> they pay people to take the stand against him. they did all they could do to send him away. >> despite no previous criminal, a judge sentenced him to the maximum. 25 years in prison. as he made painfully

a homeowner in a former mining community in new jersey forced to shell out $10,000 to fix two large sinkholes on his property. the sinkholes opened up in the backyard of andrew's home in minehill last week. one of the holes is 19 feet deep. years ago new jersey opted out of a federal program to help homeowners pay for sinkholes on their property. >> unfortunately we're not allowed to spend public funds on private property which makes sense. you wish you could do more. so the steps we're taking is we obviously give them guidance from an engineering standpoint on how to repair this issue. >> officials are trying to find a way to help the homeowner who will not be compensated by insurance. fortunately the home is not in jeopardy. a man is charged with sexually abusing a child at a house of worship in new jersey. police in wayne arrested card of sparta.

10-year-old girl at the worship center. charges include sexual assault and child endangerment. bail has been set at $150,000. also in new jersey, police are looking for an 18-year-old stabbing suspect who's described as armed and dangerous. darren baron of clifton stabbed two young men in their arms sunday morning. both victims were treated and released from the hospital. police say baron's mother is failing to cooperate. she was arrested this morning. a storm of controversy for people in one new jersey town. they're manding the -- they're demanding the removal of a sandy monument. they say a trade group's monument is not only an eyesore, it may be prohibited. the state's environmental office says that the monument is not allowed under a coastal facilities act. the borough is waiting for the trade group's response before taking any action. the man accused of supplying guns to the husband and wife terror team in san

today. enrique marquez faces five counts in the deadliest terror attack in the u.s. since 9/11 on an attack that left 14 people dead at a southern california office building. abc's brandi hitt has more on his court appearance. >> reporter: enrique marquez, smiling in past photos, appeared before a federal judge shackled in a jumpsuit, pleading not guilty to five charges including lying when purchasing two assault rifles that were later used by his friends and tashfeen malik in the san bernardino terrorist attack, killing 14 people. marquez is also charged with conspiracy to support terrorists for alledgedly planning other attacks with farook in southern california schools and highways as early as 2011. those plots were never carried out. on tuesday the fbi also interpreted to the public, pleading for help. they've traced the killer's whereabouts the day of the massacre but say there's a

traffic cameras or witnesses. >> we're missing 18 minutes of their time. we want to ensure if they make contact with anyone that we don't already know about. >> reporter: investigators believe that's when the killer couple may have ditched a computer hard drive that remains missing. they've searched this nearby lake but did not find any evidence. >> the fbi insists this appears to be an inspired terrorist attack with no indication it was directed by anyone overseas. enrique marquez' trial is scheduled to start next month. nearly the entire coast of california is being battered by another el nino storm that's bringing heavy rains, flooding, high waves, and even blizzards. freeways in los angeles are filling up with water. dozens of car accidents are blamed on the weather. this is the third storm to batter california since the weekend and forecasters say it is the most powerful. another storm is right behind it

up next, more than a thousand pounds of chicken recalled tonight. plus a local university banning hover boards. what they say they'll do if they spot them on campus. >> and people can buy the long

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if you shop at wegmans the food market is recalling more than 1100 pounds of marinated chicken products that never got inspected. wegmans is recalling its italian marinated chicken breast cutlets and its brown sugar barbecue season chicken breast cutlet. also included in the recall is the wegmans ready to cook garlic and fennel season so far there have been no reports of any problems with anyone eating any of these products. oculus riff now has a price tag and release date. the cost, just $599. shipping date, the end of march. preorders were accepted beginning today. the head set provides a virtual reality experience. it's pretty cool. customers can only order one though which comes with the head set, censors and x box controller. >> it's expensive. a milestone among the

an heir to the british throne is now in preschool. his parents, prince william and kate marking the occasion by releasing two photos of the 2-and-a-half-year-old posing in front of a mural how'd the school, of course wearing a smart blue blazer and his little backpack. he's adorable. lee has the accuweather forecast next. >> plus, why macy's says it's cutting thousands of jobs and closing dozens of stores including some in our area. >> a teenager revived after collapsing on a basketball court.

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we continue to follow breaking news affecting the evening commute. an early accident causing big delays in the garden state parkway.

newscopter7. this hasigateen a lot worse since we checked in with you about a half hour ago. >> it really has. while they got the cars out of here quickly, the cars slammed in to the construction barrels, sending sand all over the roadway and the crews to clean this up aren't even here yet. you can see a tow truck coming in to the picture now but still only the left lane getting through on the meat of the rush hour on the northbound side of the garden state parkway. this is the last thing that we need. when we came to you last, the delays were just kissing the union toll plaza. if you can take it over to the new jersey turnpike, really anything else would be better than this. shannon sohn, channel 7 eyewitness news. new at 5:00, macy's is cutting thousands of jobs and closing dozens of stores. the retail giant slashing 3,000 jobs and closing 40 stores following a disappointing holiday shopping season. macy's says sales were

new york state were closed. four stores in infield, connecticut and a store in south plainfield, new jersey. you can find a list of the local stores on our website, abc7ny. >> a lot of winter clothing on the racks. who was thinking let's go to the store and get gloves and scarves for gifts? it was so warm. it's pretty warm today but there's going to be a turn around when we go week. >> we're going to climb up and go down again. in fact, the warmup that we're going to be experiencing late week in to the weekend, this will be our last one for a while so enjoy it. steady, lots of volume on the george washington bridge. we're mainly clear. it's chilly. 38 degrees. a southwest wind at 3. it's so dry. no humidity. that does take any moisture off your skin and makes you feel a little chilly even with the numbers running about 11 degrees above last night's readings. we're starting to see things separate in the suburbs. riverhead down to 33. in new york city we won't be close to

look at connecticut, down in to the 20s this evening. mid 20s by midnight and probably in to the teens by morning. so a big separation from the five boroughs to the suburbs. 31, 8:00 in the morning. sun mixing with a few patchy high clouds. we should be in the low 40s, running about 3 degrees higher tomorrow. a few patchy high clouds. look at the lows tonight. wouldn't be surprised to see a 9-degree reading in monticello. 24 at islip. 30 in the park . 17 in white plains. teens north and west. another cold morning . another pleasant afternoon. a few degrees above thin clouds. we've got sun and a few high clouds on thursday. better. at least a lot of sun then the clouds look like they're going to until late day to come in. certainly dry during the daylight hours. late at night there might be a couple showers. snowflakes. the clouds are certainly going to be around. i moisture.

drizzle. 45 to 50 degrees. then on sunday it's mild but we've got a good soaking coming. here's the good news about sunday is that this soaking may be first thing in the morning and the afternoon may start drying out and best case scenario, the clouds could break. now looking at the weekend which initially looked like a pretty wet weekend from start to finish, really looks like we're focusing on sunday morning for a lot of rain and then improvements on the book ends. we'll turn colder next week. in fact only 36 on tuesday trending down and maybe a few snowflakes on wednesday. this doesn't look like a big storm might be just offshore but got to watch it closely. maybe snowflakes in the air and definitely a colder pattern next week. a high school student in new jersey is alive tonight after he collapsed during a basketball game. alive because school staff had the tools to save him, something they did not have six years ago. >> when another student died at the school for the family who

battle to protect all students. new jersey reporter toni yates has more. >> reporter: a child is alive thanks to these two men and this defibrillator machine, mounted steps away when they desperately needed it when a visiting freshman basketball player during the game started having health problems. >> the young man was jogging down the court, coming toward me, and i noticed he bumped in to another kid and collapsed. >> the freshman coach at colonia seemed very adamant that we needed an a.e.d. as fast as possible. >> reporter: he had the defibrillator at the child's side seconds before he went down. >> it said advise the shock, stand clear, and it shocked him. within 10, 15 seconds he started to take breaths again. >> my granddaughter called me. when she told me what was going on at the school, just dropped. >> reporter: her grandson, 17-year-old was a star athlete

and died during track practice. she helped lead the effort to get a.e.d.s in all schools. >> when you see a child one moment full of life and then they're gone, you can't put it together in your mind, how did this happen? >> she plans to reach out to the family of the young man who collapsed to offer emotional support but she's been on a larger mission in the past six years since her own grandson died, encouraging families to go above and beyond when it comes to their children's heart health. >> what i'd like to see is the medical system and our society have the machine and ekgs available at all physicals, not only athletes, for all children. >> reporter: he's being treated and expected to survive. in edison, toni yates, channel 7 eyewitness news. still ahead, careful what you bring back to college. >> coming up, the very popular hover boards now banned at campuses in new jersey. what will happen if they're spotted?

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hover boards are the hot toy but a little too hot for some. >> concern about them catching fire has kean university banning them from their campuses. >> anthony johnson. >> we're right in the middle of the winter session. this is a very short session. but the ban we're talking about is in preparation for the return of younger students from the long holiday break. >> reporter: from now on if officials catch anyone riding

campus, the two-wheel mobile device will be confiscated. that's because officials are worried about the fire danger associated with hover boards. they have ignited in to smoking fires and flames have been seen shooting from the boards as they are burning and melt down. that's something officials want to avoid inside the dorms. >> some of the students got these for christmas. some may have already had them. they'll bring them on when the new semester starts. we don't want to bring them here because once they're on charge in their dorm rooms, there's a potential for fire at that point. >> reporter: spring classes get underway january 19th. so school administrators thought it would be good to announce the ban during the short winter session. >> i think it's smart. i think anything to protect our campus. they don't really need to ride around in them. it's a relatively small campus. >> i thing because i don't think we need those in the classroom with the fire and somebody may bump in to someone else and fall. so they are hazardous. >> reporter: the fire at seton

ago inside a college dorm is a tragic reminder of just how dangerous fires on campuses can be. just this week the melbourne fire department sent a tweet out about a house fire that was apparently started by a charred hoverboard seen in the photo. similar bans are being announced on other university campuses. ashley goes to school at george washington in dc. >> we got the e-mail over winter break after the semester ended that this new ban on hover boards, i was kind of surprised. i laughed at it. i was like oh, wow. >> so when most of the students return for the spring semester, once again on january 19th, leave the hover boards at home. that's the latest live from the campus of kean university, union, new jersey, anthony johnson. channel 7 eyewitness news. will he or won't he? it's a nail biting time for new york mets fans. >> will mike piazza become the second met ever to be elected in

>> the big vote happening in minutes. eyewitness news at 6:00 starts right now. a woman walking to work in manhattan is suddenly slashed by a stranger. and it is all caught on camera. tonight she tells her story to eyewitness news. we continue to follow breaking news tonight. the father of a missing pregnant woman from the bronx has just been charged with her murder and we've learned new details on a possible motive. good evening to you at 6:00. i'm liz cho. >> i'm bill ritter. we're going to begin with that frightening and apparently random attack on a woman in manhattan. she was walking to work early this morning when a man out of nowhere slashed her then ran off. as you can see it's all caught on camera. >> it happened in chelsea. kemberly richardson is in

talked to the victim. >> bruised and swollen, amanda is at home here in brooklyn resting tonight. she tells me she never saw this coming as she walked to work in chelsea this morning. she admits she sensed something was off with this suspect. a man who lashed out with lightning speed then took off just as fast. >> i thought about it too. this guy looks weird, i should probably stay behind him or cross the street but you don't think these things are going to happen to you. >> reporter: amanda was right. there was something very wrong with that man. the many stitches above and below her lip are proof. >> he was in front of me the whole time and as soon as i passed him is when he hit me. >> reporter: slashed her in the face with either a box cutter or razor. >> i just have a bit of a headache. i kind of feel like i got hit in the face with a baseball. >> reporter: surveillance cameras captured the chilling attack on west 23rd street around 5:30 this morning.

cameras showed the suspect