something on his face. he bumps into at man, words are exchanged and police say the suspect takes out a small pocket knife and slashes the 60-year-old man. >> we need nor police officers out here. -- we need more police officers out here. we have to be more careful, i guess. >> reporter: once again, the victim in this case stays on the train goes to work covering his face. when he goats to work, he's transported to the hospital with a slash wound on his face and also on his left hand. the suspect is said to be in his 40s. police are still searching for him right now. stabbings and slashings in the city are up nearly 21% this year over last. live in midtown, i'm stacey sager, channel 7 "eyewitness news." >> stacey, thank you. developing right now, former suffolk county police

pleaded guilty to a civil rights violation. he is expected to be sentenced to 51 months in prison, according to the plea deal with the u.s. attorney. burk was accused of assaulting a handcuffed suspect, who allegedly stole a duffel bag from his suv and tried to cover it up. he resigned in october. also developing right now in new jersey, schools in bergin county have gotten the all clear after a series of bomb threats. high schools in five towns got the threatening phone calls. new jersey reporter toni yates has the latest. >> reporter: bergin field got the all clear. students filed back into the building to resume the school day. threats were made against at least five bergen county schools. >> in the morning, going to first period, there was a bomb threat. then we had to leave. we had to go to church across the street or, like, down the road. yeah. >> reporter: you guys have been through this before, haven't you? >> yeah, a lot, actually. >> reporter: the sheriff's

investigation of the threats with the local police helping to secure the schools. the threats came in before 9:00 this morning. it was very much like the similar multi-school threat that just happened back on january 19th. an unfortunate common occurrence that law enforcement must follow through and students have to endure. doing this. >> it's crazy because this is a nice place. the fact that we have to go through a bomb threat every year it don't make no sense to me, i mean, honestly. that was toni yates reporting. new at noon, two people were hurt on staten island when a truck stubbed an suv into a house -- truck pushed an suv into a house. a driver of a container truck lost control and slammed into the empty suv on beach street just after 7:30 this morning. the impact sent the suv into the ground floor of a two- family home.

determine if the house is safe. it will take hours after swallowing the pickup truck in midland park. we talked to maybes on this dead end street. construction crews made significant damage and got a sinking feeling last night. the 20 foot by 30 foot sinkhole began forming on glenn drive in midland park. >> like a boom. kind of like a weird sound. >> reporter: jamie's home is just feet away from the gaping hole. >> like, if i was out there two seconds longer, it would have been my car. i just came back from the food store. so we heard the noise. i was like, what was that? so we looked out and saw the truck. >> reporter: the hole opened up as the public works pickup truck came to check out a bubbling manhole cover. raw sewage started coming out. it was a frightening moment for the men in that pickup. >> there were two people in

they got out on the other side. that's main thing here. >> reporter: the collapse happened after the sewer line overflowed. the result of what neighbors are hearing was a broken pipe. >> no experience like that. i never had that before. >> reporter: john meyer lives sinkhole. his gas had to be shut off. the other neighbors on the street did not lose utilities but did gain concerns. >> i was worried about the house. i was like, is my house going to be okay? go? >> reporter: as the work continued, crews were able to help all but one family find their way out of the dead end street. >> they did open the end of the street so the rest of the neighbors could get out down at the end. i'm kind of stuck here. >> reporter: nothing to do but watch? >> yes. >> reporter: neighbors say construction crews tell them the work should be wrapped up in the next 10 to 12 hours. until it is, the family that lives here won't be taking

in midland park, valerie hoff, channel 7 "eyewitness news." a new jersey sentencing expected today for the murder of a t neck man. tony was convicted of killing robert cantor in 2011. he and tom's wife were having an affair. cantor was shot in the back of the head and set on fire. tom faces life in prison. health officials in connecticut are vetting a case of tuberculosis at a stanford high school. a letter was sent to parents saying the city and state's health department are looking into the case. officials say the risk of exposure to others is extremely low. the school superintendent says the students and staff who may have been exposed will be notified and go through testing. turning now to the race for president. after last night's heated republican debate, the fireworks continued on the campaign trail today. marco rubio just held a rally where he called donald trump a con artist while mocking his age. it follows the line of attacks from last night's debate. >> are you the only person on

for hiring people to work on your projects el illegally. >> i'm the only one on the stage who's hired people. >> reporter: marco is exactly right that a federal court found donald guilty of being part of a conspiracy to hire people illegally and entered a $1 million judgment against him. >> reporter: trump, who is leading in most super tuesday states is expected to hold a news conference this hour. he did spend part of the morning attacking rubio and cruz on twitter. meanwhile, the democrats face off in the south carolina primary tomorrow. hillary clinton, the favorite, is campaigning hard in the state alongside of a familiar face. new jersey senator corey booker joined her for a town hall. bernie sanders is now focusing on the midwest. he's hoping he's hopping around several states ahead of their upcoming primaries. new information on the kansas gunman who killed three people and injured several others. police say 38-year-old cedric ford was served an order of

began. public records show ford has a lengthy record from traffic violations to grand theft. officials say ford shot and injured three people before storming into the factory he worked in and shooting 15 more people, killing three of them. he died during an exchange of gunfire with a police officer. right now, a somber ceremony is being held to mark the 23rd year since the world trade center bombing in 1993. here is a live look at the north pool at the 911 memorial where relatives have gathered to pay respects to the victims. six people were killed. more than 1,000 were injured when a truck bomb was detonated world trade center. at that time, the bombing was one of the worst terror attacks in u.s. history. a disturbing sight. middle school. find out what the school's doing to get rid of the rodents and keep students safe. sunday. just two days until hollywood's

aren't the only things getting a lot of buzz. >> a frightening flight. watch as a plane lands without nose gear. that video is still not there just yet. the pilot's careful maneuver we'll show you when we return. >> i'm meteorologist bill evans here in the weather center. we've got chilly weather. as you look at the temperatures it is quite chilly. 37 around islip. 38 around newark. we've got a little wind out there. west-northwest and 32 miles per hour.

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the recall affects booster seats made by even-flo. the company says in kids can loosen the harness by pushing the button in the sink. if the harness doesn't fit snug, it can increase the injury in an accident. no injuries have been reported because of the recall. fifa, the international soccer fedderration has a new president. moments ago, it elected gianni infan teen know of switzerland. he won with 115 votes in the second round of voting. it's trying to change its image. the organization will publish its 2015 financial report next month, and it's expected to show fifa suffered at least $100 million in losses. we are counting down to the oscars. there are eight movies up for best picture. the big question on everyone's mind, who will win? let's take a live look at the

where the stars will walk the red carpet and the gold statues will be handed out on sunday night. now, let's take a closer look at this year's contenders. >> reporter: with "star wars" the force awakens occupying everyone's end of the year movie attention, and hashtag scars so white setting off its own compelling conversation. chatter about who wins has been on the back burn their year until now. the supporting actor "creed" is the sixth actor ever nominated twice for playing the same character, rocky balboa. spotlight. >> are you telling me that the catholic church removed legal documents from that courthouse some. >> reporter: the supporting

the traditionally hard to predict category. kate wins let is moving, too. >> i don't care if she put a pipe bomb in the water heater. >> reporter: leonardo decaprio expected to take home his first oscar in six tries for best actor in "the remnant." while 26-year-old bree larson who rocked this killer outfit on the red carpet in 2002 is on academy award. >> this is our chance. >> reporter: best picture spotlight has the great ensemble cast at the type of their game. >> it's time, robbie! >> reporter: "the big short" tackles difficult subject and" the remnant "has that bear. look for it, highest grossing of the best picture nominees to

covering the oscars. you can see his live reports tonight starting on "eyewitness news" first at 4:00 and tune in tomorrow at 7:00 for sandy's one-hour special road to gold, and on oscar sunday. our coverage begins here at 5:00 with "on the red carpet" at 6:00 and more. >> i think leonardo decaprio's bare. >> we'll continue in the next half hour. the focus is not only on the winners but also diversity. plus the expedition to antarctica takes a dangerous

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stressle is needed but again -- a full assessment is needed but again, no one was hurt. >> you can be stuck on the highway but it's nothing compared to that. >> best picture, who's going to win? >> oh, man. there's so many good ones. i think i will say "remnant" because he already said it. >> you like "spotlight?" >> i did like "spotlight." >> i'm going with" the martian." >> really? >> yeah. [ laughter ] >> decaprio, stallone going in. i mean, larson going in. here we go. looking at sunshine. look how pretty. there was no ice on the east river. we have sunshine and a nice afternoon, but it is a little on the chilly side as we go through the afternoon. 30s. it will be a little chilly and a little windy. winds are out of the northwest at 6 gusting at 22.

pressure rising, and that's a good sign. here we go, normal high temperature's 44. we're not going to touch that today. we'll get closer tomorrow. 200 right after midnight. a little drizzle. 35 around teeterboro. 33 white plains. we should be in the upper 30s to 40 at this hour of the day. maybe even 41 would be about right. so you can tee we're running 56 degrees cooler than that and have the northwest wind up here. 24 mile-per-hour wind around here. flushing that is the sustained wind at 25 miles per hour around bridgeport. look at these gusts. 33 and 38 around white plains. 37 around brooklyn and queens. makes you feel a bit chilly out here. 28 is the real feel around brooklyn. looking at 8:00 in monticello. now we're looking at this wind flow here. we've got a lot of sunshine. there's very little heat at this time which is the barometric. as it slides, you can start to

this afternoon it will be around 37, 39 degrees. tomorrow morning is a cold morning but the wind dies down. so around 28 to start the day. by afternoon, we'll pick up in the low 40s. tomorrow a little closer to normal. by the time we get to sunday at lunchtime, we start seeing the temperatures pick up in the 50s and then we even get to 60 by the time the afternoon is done. sunday, a warmer blustery, cold, 38. clearing cold night, winds diminish, 18 in the suburbs, and tomorrow we have sunshine and a breezy day on saturday. the high is 42. sunset is gorgeous. as we go saturday into sunday, monday ait's warmer. then wednesday a cold front comes through with showers and a thunderstorm. the temperature is 54 degrees. so it will be a little colder with a rain shower on thursday. be careful with the wind.

daughter maggie who's flying into washington, d.c. >> right. >> for a college sporting event that she's going to uva, but they circled reagan airport twice. >> that bad? >> couldn't land with the wind. had to land at dulles, refuel, go to reagan. she has had to use the air sickness bag. >> ooh, she's not happy. >> does not sound like it's fun at all. caught on camera, a plane, is hing of which, planes forced to land without nose gear. how did this happen? >> and a happy ending to the case of a puppy stolen from a pet shop in new jersey.

an airplane was forced to make an emergency landing in guam without its front landing gear. it was all caught on video. the cargo plane was about to touch down and the pilot tried to use the landing gear but it didn't work. you can see the front. plane hit the tarmac eventually. three people were on board and no one was hurt. a safe launch for an unarmed missile test. the minute meant ballistic missiles rocketed into the sky in california.

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handcuffed suspect who stole a duffel bag from his suv and tried to cover it up. schools in hackensack, t neck, classes have resumed at all of the schools. allicot. problem again. >> student as best lake middle school in thorn wood spotted rats in the school this week. this comes two careers after the campus had to deal with a >> "eyewitness news" reporter mar cause solis tweeted a picture of rat traps now outside of the school. he's live with more on the marcus? >> reporter: dave and shirleen, the problem two years ago traced to construction in the area. this time, the cause is not so obvious, but add administrators stress they are addressing the problem. >> even one rat is one rat too many. >> reporter: the mount pleasant school superintendent pull

to unwanted visitor as the west lake middle school. two rats spotted in the building this week. on tuesday, one rodent was captured in the hallway and won't be seen or heard from again. a short time later, during a lunch period, another rat was seen in the cafeteria. the creepy critter got away. >> the third lunch period was held in a separate location to allow us time to sanitize and clean the argue and ensure that everything was safe. >> reporter: the school sits on a sprawling campus it shares with the high school. the middle school building backs up directly to a wooded area. that's where it's believed the rats are coming from. traps have been placed around the entire facility and other preventive measures are under way. >> making sure there isn't any food out and anything in the building is contained in a metal container. there are no holes in the entry to the outside. >> reporter: now, administrators did meet with parents yesterday.

inspected the building and found no evidence of an infestation. again, they are hoping those traps will address the problem. live in thorn wood, marcus solis, channel 7 "eyewitness news." >> marcus, thank you. there is a happy ending in the case of a stolen dog in new jersey. the dog was spotted wandering outside of a pharmacy last night just a few blocks from where it was taken in carney. police were called, and the dog was reunited with its owner. the puppy nabbed from the pet store is now safe. we're learning more about a fight in brooklyn that injured two people earlier this morning. police say a woman was shot and a man was stabd when a fight spilled out onto a street in bushwick. the initial fight might have been over a woman. that's when the 32-year-old man was stabbed in the stomach. they tell us the woman was shot in the leg when the gunman began firing into the crowd. a father claims his family was kicked off of a plane because his 7-year-old son had an allergic reaction to a

jorge claims his son giovanni got sick and delayed the flight's departure. he claims the flight attendant moves them to the back of the plane to get them away from the dog, but he then says the flight attendant kicked them off the plane while passengers applauded. >> i'm sorry, i'm sorry, i'm sorry. it's not my fault because one of them had a dog. i said no way, i'm not getting off this plane, the dog is. he didn't so we got kicked off the plane. >> southwest airlines vacations is offering the family a trip to disneyland, but the family may not be able to take it because jorge has terminal cancer. he was making the trip to arizona as part of a bucket list wish to see family members. the husband of brittany maynard is lobbying to approve a right to die bill. she is the woman who was diagnosed with a brain tumor

last year, 24 states introduced right to die bills and almost all of them mentioned brittany. the new york version would allow a certified terminally ill person to request life- sending drugs from a physician. today is the annual remembrance for a member of the city's finest who was murdered on the job. just after midnight, more than 200 members of the nypd gathered in jamaica queens to honor officer edward byrne. the rookie was gunned down on this day in 19 8. he was alone in his patrol he was alone in his patrol car while protecting a witness in a case. it happened five days after his 22nd birthday. >> it awakened the city and awakened this country. the reality that we had let the forces of crime and evil go far. >> four people are serving 25 years to life for officer byrne's murder. a brooklyn father facing harassment charges coming after

allowed to use the bathroom. a video shows the dad vincent handcuffed at ps193 at midway. at one point, he falls while getting into the police vehicle. set pta treasurer and says he went to the school after his 7- year-old son was left sitting in his soiled pants for hours. police say the teacher told him she felt threatened by the dad's questions on the incident and called 911. other parents are standing behind the parent. >> his father is approaching the teacher just to clarify why you didn't allow my son, and he gets arrested for asking a simple question? so it's not her against him. it's her against us. >> parents say the arrest was actually retaliation against him after he demanded more student resources from the school's principal. the department of education is investigating. 35 degrees out there right now. very chilly one. meteorologist bill evans has

>> we have sunshine and we are seeing a wind out of the west for the afternoon. after school, kiddos, 38 with the windchills in the 20s. after school, getting the kids out there. so we'll warm up this weekend and that's up next in the accuweather forecast. back to you. the latest on a journalism professor who became a viral sensation of sorts after confronting a student reporter. >> after run-ins made national headlines, the university is deciding whether she will keep her job. plus this. >> protests after a controversy. in hollywood, all eyes are on chris rock and how he'll address the issue on stage. >> a long time performer, and his pr we stop arthritis pain, so you don't have to stop.

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seaworld now acknowledging it planted people inside animal rights groups critical of its operations. one infiltrated peta and tried to get spread of the animal rights groups. they could pace charges over information stolen by its spies. an award-winning broadway choreographer using his powers to fight aids. he's putting an evening of dances together. laura glassberg has the story. >> and three, four, five, seven, and eight. dance. he is a choreographer who also performs in ""the lion king"." this will be his 14th year the ensemble. >> fortunately being with ""the lion king"" afforded me to have

you know, crew members and prop guys and wardrobe. >> reporter: many of his dances performed in the big budget for broadway cares. >> it's made it a great evening and maybe we can bring a couple of those back and also see what we can create that would thrill and surprise us all. >> that's what this recessal it for. it's called "pure me ocean" and will be performed at the alvin ailey citigroup theater. >> it will be around chairs. choreographer. >> rehearsals began hours ago. because everyone is a performer, their time together is limited to just a few hours here and there. enough time to bring "pure motion" to the stage and benefit a cause that's important tara. >> -- important to ray. >> switch and up. >> reporter: he helps

country when times are tough or their health fails. last year alone, it gave $12 million in grants. >> the fact that i can show my work and also give back to the good. >> reporter: tickets start at $40. "pure motion" takes the stage february 29th." >> looks like something to definitely check out and support. coming up, countdown to oscar sunday. the buzz about who will win and diversity. we'll take a closer look at the controversy and how chris rock

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and the words "see you sunday." brandi hitt has more from hollywood. >> reporter: the buzz surrounding this year's oscars isn't just about who's walking the red carpet. it's also about who's not. >> i will not be at the academy awards, and i won't be watchingp. >> we're not coming. not going. >> reporter: all 20 of the nominees in the acting categories are white resparking the twitter hashtag #oscars so white. id chris elbe was passed over for an oscar nod only to be nominated on tnt and win the screen actors guild. >> welcome to diverse tv. [ laughter ] >> reporter: this is that watershed moment when the academy changes because they are being forced to change. >> reporter: the academy has put forth new initiatives to double the number of women and minority voters by 2020 and increase diversity on the

>> it is a systematic bias that needs to be addressed across the industry. some are a new university of southern california study on diversity looking at 2014 and 2015 gives failing grades to and most tv-makers. >> our study makes it clear. boy's club. >> reporter: all eyes are now on this year's oscar host chris rock, who told essence magazine in its march issue black women interesting monologue because of that topic. >> reporter: out his original monologue and has completely rewritten it to include the diversity controversy. hollywood. right now, this is a live l.a. where preparations are under

sandy will be in hollywood. his live reports begin today on first at 4:00. and catch his one-hour special "road to the gold." then sunday the coverage starts at 5:00 on the red carpet and at cadmy awards themselves begin at 8:30. a full day of oscar coverage. oscar, oscar, oscar. what will chris rock do? >> he's not a man known to bite his tongue. >> no. that's a good thing. in this instance it is a good thing. >> how's that accuweather report? >> i don't really bite my tongue, but i do edit a lot. i have an edit button. >> you do. >> i want to know what the first button is. [ laughter ] >> watch this unedited right now. [ laughter ] >> looking at the jackie onassis reservoir on the east side across the metropolitan museum of art.

when you see the clouds, that's what it means. it's not frozen. winds are northwest 6 gusting to 22. it's 35 and feels about, like, 26 degrees. normal high is 44. and you can be below that. yesterday we were at 61. that was early in the morning and the temperatures dropped like a rock yesterday. so now in massapequa, 36. islip is 37 and jersey shore 34. so that wind out there is a little on the tough side. the afternoon. it's gusting up to 20. so we'll be looking at real- feels in the 30 mark. 28 down the shore and poughkeepsie at 8 miles per hour. a few cumulus clouds and this high pressure ridge will slide through as we get on the backside of that, temperatures will warm up. in the afternoon, we start out in the 20s tomorrow and the teens on the west.

the low 40s, getting closer to normal, sunday. we'll warm up nicely. 50 by noontime. the next several hours the temperature starts to slowly drop here. by 7:00, we'll have sunshine and pretty sunset. so it will be blustery and cold with temperatures at 38. clear, cold tonight and that's 18 in the suburbs, 26 around the five boroughs and freezing tomorrow with a high of 42. warming up on sunday to 60. monday we start off looking at a little shower or sprinkle goes by. then clouds and near 60 on monday. we'll cool down after wednesday when the front moves through and maybe a thunderstorm on wednesday. don't worry about that. it's nice weekend weather. you can look outside now. >> it's great to see the sun. >> it's friday. thanks, bill. a popular clothing company

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would work and how it could cost you. plus, a kale burger ha won't have you missing the meat in this week's neighborhood eats. i love kale. those stories and more first at 4:00. we'll see you then. we're following breaking news. new jersey governor chris christie, we're just learning now, has endorsed donald trump for president. >> we have been friends for over a decade. he has been a good and loyal friend to our family as we have been to enand his family. over the years woo of had a lot of wonderful times together. we've done a lot of good together for not only the people of the state of new jersey but for many charities that we've worked with and on together. i absolutely appreciate him as a person and as a friend. >> there he is, chris christie endorsing donald trump. >> first of all, we have that

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[inaudible question ] >> first of all, let me respond to that because i'm a former federal prosecutor. to try to compare a civil lawsuit to the mishandling of classified information, much of which i can tell you -- >> you are listening to a press conference where governor chris christie made it official

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