afternoon around 4:00 in the 1800 block of east 7th street. >> do you think most girls know to fight a guy off if something like this were to happen? >> they should teach them. >> police say she did the right thing. >> i hope my daughter doesn't get caught up in that. >> police ask please if you know who this man is, contact them. we're live in sheepshead bay tonight. michelle charlesworth, channel 7 eyewitness news. new at 5:00, an update to a closely. a brooklyn man is now charged with throwing the sucker-punch that knocked a tourist out cold. 25-year-old robert anderson is now charged with felony assault. police say monday he hit a tourist. that tourist is in the hospital with a fractured skull. teresa thorson is also charged with felony assault. a woman is behind bars tonight.

90-year-old man in east orange. why she allegedly strangled henry boyd in his apartment, police won't say. but they did tell us that the two knew each other. our new jersey reporter toni yates is live in orange with more for us. >> he leaves behind a wife, children, and great grandchildren. henry boyd was 90 years old. he retired from the navy decades ago then he worked as a doorman before he retired from that job. the prosecutor's office has arrested 32-year-old jocelyn data of orange. a family member found mr. boyd's body inside his apartment on february 9th. he lived in this building on south harrison street.

saying only that mr. henry boyd and ms. datta knew each other. she's now in custody. investigators say mr. boyd was strangled. we did reach out to the boyd family today for a comment. they did not return our calls. ms. datta is due in court february 3rd. eight firefighters were hurt while battling a fire inside an apartment building in yonkers. crews were called to the complex as flames grew inside one unit. firefighters were able to safely remove several families from the building. one person in addition to the firefighters suffered minor injuries. the two democrats running for president, right now they're neck and neck in new polls out. a quinnipiac poll gives clinton 44%, sanders 42%.

burkett n -- in a cnn poll. the clear leader in the national poll of republican candidates right now is donald trump and tonight ted cruz giving trump his blessing to file a lawsuit over a campaign ad. >> would senator trump ban partial birth abortion? >> i'm very pro choice. >> cruz telling trump just try it. >> so donald, i would encourage you, if you want to file a lawsuit challenging this ad claiming it is defamation, file the lawsuit. >> marco rubio received a high profile nod. nikki haley giving her endorsement to rubio today. the pope wrapping up his visit to mexico tonight with an open air mass. he met with prisoners earlier today. the mass in the city of juarez

and el paso with thousands who will watch the service on giant screens at a stadium. marci gonzalez is there. >> hi, sade. you can see they're already gathering. the pope promising to give the crowd here a virtual blessing as he continues touching on major issues including violence, poverty, and migration. >> reporter: on the streets of a border city plagued by violence once known as the murder capital of mexico, today a hopeful contrast. cheering crowds in juarez greeting pope francis and his open air popemobile. the pontiff affectionately praying with prisoners before heading here to celebrate a huge open air mass. the border fence the backdrop, but the hot button issue with immigration expected to be at

>> it's an inspirational moment because he's really here for the right reasons. >> reporter: pope francis will use this ramp to approach the border that divides so many families here and offer a special blessing to people on the other side in el paso. >> we are tying that unity between the two countries by going to the river together and praying together. isn't that wonderful? >> reporter: the vatican brushing off accusations by donald trump that this historic visit is politically motivated, insisting the pope's focus is continually on the plight of migrants not just here but around the world. >> that mass set to start across the border in just an hour and a half. it will be the pope's last event before traveling back to the vatican tonight. mars mars, -- marci gonzalez, channel 7 eyewitness news. we're learning tonight that the plane carrying pope francis to mexico was hit by a laser as it approached the airport in mexico city last week.

notified the control tower immediately after it spotted the laser friday. no one was hurt and the plane landed safely. president obama and the first lady will visit the supreme court on friday to pay their respects to justice antonin scalia as he lies in repose. they will not attend his funeral. the white house says vice president joe biden and his wife jill will be at the funeral on saturday but there's no word on why the president won't be there. scalia died on saturday. he was 79 years old. he gained fame as half of the so-called god squad. monsignor thomas hartman has passed away. hartman teamed up with gelman in their god squad appearances on print, on radio, and on tv including wabc. in 2003 he announced he had parkinson's disease. he died last night from complications related to the disease. thomas hartman was 69 years old. the u.s. is speaking out about new accusations that china is launching missile systems.

where this happened is woody island, located in the south china sea. taiwan revealed the satellite images showing apparent launch sites. as for the timing, the information was made public as president obama concluded a summit in california for southeast asian leaders. secretary of state john kerry hopes for a peaceful resolution. >> my hope is that china will realize that it is important to try to resolve the jurisdictional issues of the south china sea, not through unilateral action, not through force, not through militarization but through diplomacy. >> kerry also says the chinese president gave his word during a recent white house visit that china would not militarize the south china sea. wall street extending an encouraging winning streak today. stocks made significant gains for the second trading day in a row following another rise in the price of u.s. oil. a recent increase in factory

at 16,453. the nasdaq gained 98 points and s&p 500 added 31 points. >> good day. the battle between apple and at risk. we've got that coming up. >> a man accused of assaulting an mta bus driver goes before a judge. what the suspect's mother says this video doesn't show and why she's now pleading for help. >> it's crazy. they're actually attacking, biting, everything. new jersey. hear more of this 911 call after a postal worker felt threatened. neighbors tell us why these birds are so intimidating. >> i'm lauren glassberg. take a look at all these folks waiting for a table at carnegie deli which is back in business after closing in april. that means pastrami and corn beef sandwiches served up again.

here in the accuweather center. we're looking at the temperatures that are going down to freezing tonight but it's so warm over the weekend. we had to bump the temperatures up again.

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has been strong and it's been swift. it's also reignited a debate that we as a country have had had time and time again since 9/11. the need for security versus the right to privacy. >> reporter: the judge's order basically directs apple to create new software that would allow the federal government to bust through encryption and unlock the cell phone of san bernardino shooter syed farook. that information could provide critical information about the case but there are also strong concerns about whether this unprecedented step jeopardizes all americans' privacy. >> we have apple and the companies that are out there to protect our privacy and they say once the dam is broken, once we've opened the door for that barn, all the horses get out. >> in regards to national security, the security of our nation comes priority to our own. >> reporter: apple is vowing to fight this, calling the judge's order a chilling overreach.

ceo tim cook wrote, quote, the u.s. government has asked us for something we do not have and something too dangerous to create. they've asked us to create a backdoor to the iphone. mayor de blasio and bill bratton sided with the government, stressing the need for law enforcement to have all the tools it needs in fighting crime and terrorism. >> going forward we're increasingly blind for terrorism purposes and for general law enforcement purposes with the new devices. >> it's absolutely a moral argument. nothing would be more devastating to this country than a successful attack on its biggest city. >> i hope a middle ground is found and there is a very specific, very protective mechanism and all the appropriate guards created to open cases like this. >> the major concern according to apple is once this new software would get created there's no guarantee it would be

one cell phone, that it could basically impact millions of americans. some believe this case could wind up in the hands of the supreme court. this remains such a volatile issue in this age of cyber crimes and identity theft. rob nelson, channel 7 eyewitness news. turkey's president claims his country is determined to fight those who carried out a deadly blast in the turkish capital. a car bomb detonated killing at least 28 people and wounding at least 61 others. officials say the attack targeted military vehicles that were carrying armed forces personnel. so far no group has claimed responsibility. a shipwreck on the docks captured on camera. take a look at that. massive cargo ships smashing right through a concrete walkway. this happened in thailand. the out of control container ship had just left the port in

strong currents shoved it back in-ground. surveillance video captured the moment including the moment the two bystanders run when they see the ship about to crash in to the concrete walkway. the nets completed their move to brooklyn today with the opening of the team's new training facility. the hospital for special surgery training center is located on the top floor of the warehouse in the sunset park section. the 70,000 square foot facility includes a weight room, 18-seat theater, media room, as well as employees. hope springs eternal for the mets and their amazing fans. today is the start of spring champions. it is official reporting day for mets pitchers and catchers. the team has a big goal, not just repeating last season's successes, but winning the world series. official workout. away. and we have you covered at spring training. sports anchor rob powers is with

laura behnke is with the mets in tampa. their live reports begin tomorrow. i think it's a wee bit warmer down there, don't you think? >> yes. >> i hope they brought their sunscreen. >> it's incredible that spring, we're actually talking about spring. it's coming. >> it is coming. i will say the most favorable time for snowstorms, bigger snowstorms is coming, late february, early march. it's not over yet but we're getting closer. let's start looking in to lower manhattan. i didn't mean to steal your hope, sade. we have clouds overhead and we're looking at temperatures that are in the upper 30s which seems pretty reasonable. the winds are making it feel even colder. feels pretty freezing when you step outdoors. got our wind chills quite close to the 32-degree mark. colder in some cases. the 24-hour temperature change, we take these upper 30s we've got across the map and we're about 15 to 20 degrees colder than we were at the same time yesterday.

coats or your jacket open or no scarf, change that back around for that least the next 48 hours and we'll get warm air in here for you. wind chills feeling like 20 in monticello. 27 for white plains. feels like 30 in islip. montauk feels like 33. chill is definitely with us. overnight what you can expect is an isolated snow shower. i think they'll wrap up around 10:00 or 11:00. they're not very widespread. temperatures go subfreezing tonight. teens in some of the suburbs. ahead, near 60 degrees. that's over the weekend. got some real warm air but you have to get through thursday and friday first where temperatures will be below 40 both days. right now saturday and radar combined, seasonal snow showers coming north of scranton that we'll keep our eye on. as those get closer i think it produces a little bit of light snow shower activity. not even an accumulation from this. just a quick moving shower that scoots through and that's about it. we can see those off and on till

drop off to the freezing point here in the city. then we wait. simply wait for the temperatures to come up. thursday there's more sunshine in the afternoon. but friday we see the winds settle down and a few clouds roll in for the afternoon hours so i think thursday maybe looks better but you put up with the winds. then you've got clouds on friday but at least no wind. a little bit of a trade off there. teens in the suburbs. 27 for the city. we'll go up to 37 tomorrow afternoon. it will feel chilly at times. be wear of that. here's the accuweather 7-day forecast. a couple things stick out here. breezy and mild over the weekend for saturday. we lose the wind on sunday. temperatures in the low 50s. we hold on to the stretch of really nice weather over the weekend. all in all this nice mild pattern that takes our temperatures in the upper 50s are going to continue. we're going to continue with that feel until early in the week. then we'll be tracking a coastal storm. monday still looks decent but

that we actually see the chance for things to really get a little more interesting around here. it is a sunny start to the week but by tuesday you'll want all the tracking gear in place because that will be the place for change. the coastal storm has to tap in to much colder air for the north in order for this to turn in to storm. we'll call it a winter storm threat. we may get a winter snow mix. that will do it for now. i'll have another update on what potentially is going to be the difference between friday and saturday just temperatures coming up in a few minutes. big scare in boston today when the smoke filled a train station leading to the evacuation of two planes. officials say a metal panel fell off a train entering the state street station. this was on the orange line. the metal panel hit a wall and the electrified third rail. passengers heard a loud boom. they saw smoke.

windows of the train and literally crawled out. fortunately no one was hurt. south dakota is on track to become the first state to regulate which bathrooms transgenders can use at school. a bill was passed that require kids to use bathrooms and locker rooms that correspond to their genders at birth. schools could also provide a reasonable accommodation that would include a single occupancy bathroom or limited use of a staff restroom. whole foods shoppers need to check their pantries for a specialty cheese being recalled. pecarino cheese may be contaminated with listeria. in new york city the cheese was only sold at the whole foods location in the bowery, the label code is on the screen and the cheese has sell-by dates between march 3rd and 8th. potholes. you know about those. they're costing drivers billions of dollars.

popping cost of pothole damage. aaa says drivers in the u.s. spent $15 billion over the last 5 years repairing their vehicles. they got banged up or bent out of shape or other damage because of potholes. that's about $3 billion every year. a lot of damage. coming up, the instagram photo that could get a pop star in trouble. >> plus financial fallout tonight for manny pacquiao over his comments against gay people. >> meet the winners of last month's powerball jackpot. one of them has ties to long island. >> after years of complaints about the fashion industry not being diverse enough, some designers and magazine editors

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a welcome surprise tonight for a lot of drivers on long island, especially those drivers who have outstanding traffic tickets. nassau county has announced a random act of kindness parking and traffic ticket amnesty program. drivers who have not paid outstanding tickets issued before 2014 can now pay their fines without affecting their credit. parking violations and

site. part of our celebration of black history month, eyewitness news reporter shirleen allicot went back stage to speak to a designer helping lead the way. >> reporter: behind the scenes at new york fashion week can always be a bit frantic. the makeup, the hair, the show's choreography. everything needs to be just right. but when you have a designer goes well. >> i love to do this fashion show. >> her love can be seen not only in the shapes and textiles used in her fall 2016 collection, the french-borne designer is fearlessly showing it in her casting. >> these are some things i have in my heart, some things i believe. that collection inspired by humans. >> reporter: this is her second major show to feature a mix of women not normally seen on the runway.

been criticized for for decades. the annual diversity report shows as recently as last fall, 80% of shows feature white models. editor of in style magazine is referring to the march issue where he applauds the effort of designers like t la. >> every show they get feedback about the casting. people are going to keep talking about it till it changes and i think it's going to happen fairly quickly. >> reporter: this is not just upping the counts of models of color. supermodel veronica webb and plus size model candace are both featured grandly in her shows. >> if you're going to be about women, it's about celebrating all of them. you can't alienate certain groups of them. >> reporter: all shades, shapes, and ages. >> she loves to dress women and women the way we are.

channel 7 eyewitness news. >> that's great. hopefully other designers will follow suit. the man accused of attacking a bus driver appears in court. tonight hear from the suspect's mother who says there was more what you see. park. it's all a drill. the skills and equipment used by the nypd to save people. >> and a teenager arrested for

the 18-year-old accused of punching a bus driver went before a judge today. his mother is speak out for the young man who suffers from mental illness and autism. >> she said she needs help for her and her son and maybe now she'll get that help.

and joins us live from downtown brooklyn. >> we're talking about a teenager on 12 medications. his mother acknowledged to us that he does not handle crowds well. she could not explain his actions of that day on the bus. but she and the judge in the courtroom today came to the same conclusion, that the best place tonight for 18-year-old clark is not a jail cell but his brooklyn home. >> reporter: thutmos clark walked out of court, his sister by his side. his mother not far away. a mother desperately trying to get her son the help he needs. happens. unfortunately what happened happened. better. >> reporter: january 29th at an east flatbush street corner a security camera inside an mta bus captured this passenger

clark with the relentless assault. his attorney today convinced a brooklyn judge to release the teenager who doctors diagnosed with schizophrenia and autism. >> he was dealing with very significant mental health issues and a lack of services. >> reporter: services the mother has spent years trying to obtain for her son. in particular access a ride. she acknowledged the teenager has difficulty in crowded places. the 62-year-old bus driver told eyewitness news the bus was in fact standing room only. it was mrs. clark on the bus with her son who helped stopped the attack. >> you're talking about a system that's set up that's not meeting the needs of the people so hopefully we can make that happen particularly after this incident. >> we have another bus driver attack to tell you about tonight. this one happened in the bronx right around this time roughly around 6:00. newscopter7 over the scene where it took place.

police tell us a 69-year-old bus driver suffered a swollen right cheek and blurry red eye after a teenage suspect got on the bus, punched the driver, and fled. back here in brooklyn, as for 18-year-old clark, he returns to court april 21st. joe torres, channel 7 eyewitness news. police in new jersey arrest a man in connection with a hit-and-run back in november that's now turned deadly. stanley miss was struck while walking on a bridge in jersey city. this happened on november 1st. this morning he died from his injuries. police arrested 19-year-old wally at his home. police say he took off at the scene. he's now charged with leaving the scene of an accident that resulted in death. new york's governor is gaining support for a 12-week family leave proposal. governor cuomo announced today in harlem with more than a dozen agencies and organizations

way back the plan. >> i want to spend some time with a newborn baby. they should have that right. and it doesn't require that they be rich enough to take that time off. there's paid family leave because everyone deserves, everyone deserves that decency. >> if the plan ultimately becomes law, new york will have the longest family leave in the nation. not guilty plea tonight from a former alaska airlines pilot accused of flying drunk. david arnston entered the plea in los angeles. he's facing a federal charge of operating a passenger plane while under the influence. he could face 15 years in prison if convicted. the 60-year-old was drunk when he piloted two flights in 2014. now to a shocking arrest. a teenager is accused of opening up his own medical clinic and posing as a physician.

dr. love was arrested in west palm beach after investigators say he gave a physical exam to a female undercover officer. according to deputies, he fooled victims with an elaborate website and glowing bio. >> hurt because of the accusations and allegations but like i said, this is not the first time where i've been accused and i will pursue this. >> the arrest comes just a year after the 18-year-old was detained at the hospital. a gynecologist found him in an exam room with a hospital lab coat and stethoscope. federal appeals court is hearing new jersey's push to legalize sports betting at its casinos and racetracks. proponents believe it will boost revenue for the state but four major pro sports leagues claim expanding it will lead to more cases of game fixing. the appeals court has twice before ruled it will have federal law but agreed to hear it again.

its contract with boxing champ manny pacquiao. the 37-year-old is running a senate seat in the philippines and gave a tv interview denouncing gay relationships. he later apologized. nike released a statement saying, quote, we find manny pacquiao's comments abhorrent. nike strongly opposes discrimination of any kind and has a long history of supporting and standing up for the rights of the lgbt community. coming up, a cold case from 1965 in new jersey finally solved. >> long island natives come historic powerball jackpot. how they picked their numbers and the struggle to keep their winnings a secret. >> take a look. wild turkeys running amuck in a town in new jersey. >> we have a little sunshine around here today. able to boost our temperatures in to the 40s. the clouds raced in and we've

new at 5:00, a 50-year-old murder investigation in new jersey finally solved tonight. a suspected serial killer now linked to the cold case. prosecutors say recently re-examineed dna evidence found robert zalinski was the killer. he was awaiting trial for allegedly killing a 13-year-old girl. a decorated war hero is tonight. chris marquez says a group of teenagers surrounded him at a mcdonald's in washington, d.c. on friday. he says they asked him if he

marquez says the group accused him of being a racist and followed him outside and then attacked him. >> as soon as i walked out of mcdonald's i got hit in the back of the head and i dropped to the ground. i haven't really slept too well at all since it happened. i just want them to get caught especially if they're doing this to other people. >> so far there are no arrests. the attackers also robbed marquez. marquez, a u.s. marine, is an eight-year veteran of the iraq war. the actress and her boyfriend, austin butler, are being investigated for vandalism in arizona. that's because she posted a picture on instagram that appears to show they carved their names in to red rocks. federal law prohibits anyone from defacing federal property. the man accused of stalking

acquitted. he said he sent the star dozens of messages in hopes she might want to marry him. she broke down in tears saying she feared for her children's safety. a couple came forward in florida today to claim their third of the record setting $1.5 billion jackpot. david and marine chose a lump sum payout of more than $327 million. smith says the winning numbers were numbers that she's actually played for years. she says when dave told her that they won, she checked the ticket on tv and online and then they kept it secret for a month. both of them say they lost a lot of sleep. dave lost 10 pounds. and now they just want to enjoy the money. >> we're not going to go party, no. >> we're still going to live the same lives basically. my truck is about to fall apart so i do need a vehicle. >> but he will retire and that's what he really wanted to do. >> they both are originally from long island.

almost figured out they were the big winners when they began to ask around if anyone knew a good accountant. >> ah-hah. the duchess of cambridge is taking on a new title, guest editor. the form kate middleton took the helm of the huffington post. the duchess is working to raise awareness around mental health. she wrote with mental health problems still being a taboo, many adults are still afraid to ask for help. the nypd putting on a show of skill in central park. >> the equipment and training they used to save lives during an ice rescue. >> i'm lauren glassberg and it's just about dinnertime so if you're hungry for a carnegie

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new at 5:00, preparing for trouble on the ice. they showed how a helicopter can carefully drop an emergency diver right in the middle of a frozen pond or lake. they also demonstrated proper techniques for throwing life rings. police say the practice is vital. >> typical especially this time of year when you have warmer temperatures. there's an illusion that that's solid ice. clearly it's not solid ice. anybody that ventured out on to that ice or went out to make a rescue would fall right through it endangering themselves. >> the nypd says pulling someone from the ice quickly is important because of how fast hypothermia can set in. >> can set in very, very quickly. >> it's just a cold temperature

if you're in that water too long then it's going to take your core body temperature down and your health is at risk. around here we've got a little cold. 15 to 20 degrees colder than it was yesterday at the same time. 37 on the thermometer. forecast for tonight's low, 27. next seven hours, that's when the numbers will go down. premorning hours, predawn hours that will be the coldest. as the sun comes up there's a bit of a breeze. there's actually a wind chill factor. if we're falling in to the mid 20s tonight overnight we could nearly double that temperature over the weekend. that's 50s to near 60 degrees. that will be a big change for us. a freezing chill does take over for the next two days. we're tracking a storm for early next week. that would be tuesday in to

we'll be watching that for you. even as we get the warm temperatures over weekend we're talking the potential for snow. 24-hour temperature change, already 15 to 20 degrees. we may see this number go down just a little bit more because it's going to be so chilly tonight. if you got used to an open coat or not zipping up or not taking your scarf, you may want to revamp. we'll be seeing wind chills very similar to this. falling in to the teens by 6:00 or 7:00 a.m. for the wind chills. the cold is back at least for thursday and friday and then we bump those temperatures back up for the weekend. on the radar and satellite picture we're socked in with clouds. overcast. winds are coming in. breezy. not real windy out there but you feel the breeze and that's what brings us a bit of a chill. as far as the snow showers coming off the lake effect showers coming through, central pennsylvania and even parts of upstate new york, few of those are living all the way to scranton. i think they can get in to the northern count.

snow but that's about it. most dying out before they get in to our area. here's the wind chills for early tomorrow morning. 8 a.m. we're seeing mid teens to upper teens for the chill then even through the afternoon we still got a bits of a breeze which is going to keep those feels-like temperatures down. by friday it looks like we improve just a little bit. late afternoon on friday. we're back to almost matching the thermometer. we wait for the temperatures to really start to climb on saturday afternoon. teens in the suburbs. 20s in the cities tonight. mostly sunny tomorrow. sunrise at 6:48. friday we'll go with 38. less wind on friday. i think it feels a lot better. we'll see the clouds racing in in the afternoon. saturday and sunday, temperatures in the 50s. saturday is the day it's almost 60 on the thermometer but we still do have wind around. sunday, less wind. temperatures are in the low 50s. we'll hold on to that for monday. then tuesday, this is the day you'll hear the next snow possible for. and that is this potential storm coming up the coast.

it. it's certainly on our radar already as far as watching the computer models. sade said already she feels good about the rest of winter. >> i do. >> and the groundhog felt good about the rest of winter too. he gets his two days on saturday and sunday. [ laughter ] we'll see how it ends up for you. everybody has their day. it's been 10 months but the carnegie deli is back open for business. >> the grand reopening of the iconic new york eatery happened today and the mayor even stopping by. lauren glassberg is there now. >> the carnegie deli closed after an investigation by con edison in to the gas lines here at the building. the owners of the restaurant do own the building. they're hoping to put all of that behind them and just start anew. >> this is an icon. there are some things that actually deserve the phrase icon. and this is one of them.

blasio among those eager to dig in to a pastrami sandwich at carnegie deli today. the deli hoped in 1937 and became famous for its humongous sandwiches, cheese cakes, and celebrity customers. in april it was shut down after con edison found the deli was tapping in to gas it wasn't paying for. the owners reimbursed con ed $40,000 and repairs got underway. >> being closed was especially hard for me. sorry. i'll take a few deep breaths. because it was member of the family. >> reporter: that member was back today. along with actor dominic kianese and food critic. >> back in the days when i was writing for the new york times, i did a test of pastrami and delis.

car with 104 sandwiches and the winner was the carnegie. >> they were thrilled to see the deli was back to selling the winning sandwiches again. >> i said carnegie's is reopened. >> what are you going to get today? >> i'm getting the famous one, the pastrami. >> our luggage is with us. we came straight here to get good food. >> had to come back. didn't know it was closed. great timing for us. >> i'm really hungry, okay? >> i'm sure he left really full. if you order an entree or sandwich you get a free slice of cheesecake. they're just excited that the restaurant has reopened. lauren glassberg, channel 7 eyewitness news. a heartwarming daily recover. the pup was brought in to a georgia shelter.

hard time eating. to build her trust, the vet climbs in to her cage every morning and the two have breakfast together. the video was posted online and it's gone viral. >> that's so sweet. terrified of turkeys. >> you're not going to believe this but i've got a carrier being attacked by wild turkeys, won't let him deliver the mail. >> we're hearing about the gang a postal worker. >> i'm bill ritter. it's the country's most attractive terrorist target but the massive cuts in terrorism

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turkeys on the prowl.

frightened to get out of his truck. his boss called for help when the wild turkeys surrounded the mailman. >> we're hearing the 911 call and complaints from neighbors. kemberly richardson went in search of those bad birds and she found them. she has the story from hillsdale. >> some people hear roosters around here. we wake up in the morning, it's like gobble gobble gobble. >> reporter: it seems wild turkeys rule in this picturesque cul-de-sac. >> if you show up, they leave? >> no. they don't run. >> reporter: which is why we were here in the 1st place. >> i think that's ridiculous. >> reporter: helen is talking about what happened after wild turkeys, yes, we found them, surrounded a letter carrier's truck on tuesday. he was so upset, couldn't get out, and called his boss for help. the post master dialed 911. this is the actual call. >> you're not going to believe this but i got a carrier that's being attacked by wild turkeys. won't let him deliver the mail.

drive he wasn't actually attacked, rather surrounded. that mail carrier was a substitute. while folks here got a really good laugh about this, they do admit the birds can be intimidating. >> i don't want to -- >> don't judge. >> i don't want to judge anybody especially if you're not used to it. we're used to it. we've seen them every day. >> reporter: helen watches from her window. >> summer we don't see them. they're out there swimming. [ laughter ] >> to be clear this isn't a 100% clear positive i.d. the gang we just spotted may not be the same one that stopped the mail carrier in his tracks. my gut tells me it is. >> when my truck is in the driveway they pick at it. they don't pick at the metal part. just the tires they don't like. >> reporter: something tells me that mail carrier will proceed with caution next time he's here. in hillsdale -- >> we've got loads of deer here also. >> we'll get to them next week. >> reporter: kemberly

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