her father for help. her father got here first. cops say 48-year-old julio velasquez stabbed that man in the upper back. cops say the man stumbled on to a southbound number 2 train. one stop later he collapsed and was rushed to a hospital where he died. >> my son was probably scared daylights that my granddaughter was going to be another victim in the train. you know they've been cutting up girls, slicing them in the face and the hands. cutting, stabbing them. and i think that was the uppermost thought in my son's head, he's going to hurt my baby. >> reporter: velasquez has prier arrests for weapons and drugs. the victim has served 18 years in prison for killing his room mate in 1993. jb reyes says he did what any father would do. >> reporter: cops flooded the station and were handing out these fliers to riders.

when their granddaughter needed them the most. >> where's all the cops the man said they were going to put on the train? if they were there, that wouldn't have happened. >> deltoro's granddaughter is being interviewed by cops. she said she feels guilty for putting her father in this situation all over a dollar. police are hoping velasquez turns himself in. the alleged victim, police just identified him herbert burgess from the bronx. cefaan kim, channel 7 eyewitness news. we've been following the changing weather in the clouds. they're just starting to move in here in our area. it's raining in some places. meteorologist lee goldberg tracking it all at the weather wall. >> no doubt. take a look at this. clear sky right here. dark clouds ready to move in to manhattan. rainfall in new york city not too far away. maybe next 15, 20 minutes or so. we're at 59 degrees. also gusty winds with these showers. just localized but when these showers roll through they kick up the winds to near 30 miles per hour.

we're just on the tail end of that. a couple downpours in the north shore of long it's this cluster right here moving through morris county, working in to passaic county, essex county. very close to hoboken and ready to move in to new york city over the next 15, 20 minutes. parsippany. you can see it going to nassau you'll need the umbrella over the next hour or so. things will quiet down and the wind will back off a little bit. still a breeze overnight. then we'll turn our attention. this cluster of snow showers, disturbance here in the jet stream. broad low pressure over the gulf of mexico. the two are going to team up to form a storm over the weekend and likely produce spring snowfall for us on sunday. 12:30 a.m. on sunday and snow not too far after. scattered gusty showers. a rumble of thunder. a little lightning or small hail.

we'll talk about an early call for accumulation amounts. your 7-day accuweather forecast in just a few minutes. don't you bagpipes? filling the air on 5th avenue for the annual st. patrick's day parade. for the first time this year gay and lesbian groups were allowed to march. that means mayor de blasio ended his boycott. >> the parade as you mentioned, it's one of the oldest in the country, it ended just a few minutes ago here on 5th avenue. it actually started we think way back in 1766. this is the first year we've seen an openly gay group march in the parade. it happened a few minutes ago. one of the last groups in this year's parade marched with the mayor up to 79th street. the last time we saw any gay

it was a form of protest when then mayor dinqn--then mayor dinkins. so much has changed with gay rights in the last few years. this year parade organizers changed the rules and this year everyone marched. >> reporter: this st. patrick's day different than all the others. that's because for the first time, openly gay irish groups could march and identify themselves as gay. they prepared to march late this afternoon along 48th street. >> when you ask to march in a parade and they say no, because you have the words lesbian and gay on your banner, then it becomes very significant. >> it's an moment. 16 years ago today i last stepped on to 5th avenue and i was promptly arrested and put in jail for 24 hours. this is a very different scenario.

an openly gay group called the lavender and green alliance was able to banner. the mayor marched for the first time ever in the parade. >> this city is a beacon around the world of what it looks like for everyone to come together. it's not perfect. but we prove once again we can create a more perfect union. >> today marks the beginning of a new era. we cross a threshold in to this moment of inclusion and equality and it's been a long, long struggle. >> so many people telling me late this afternoon that it's been so long getting to this point. actually, in the last couple of years, a lot of pressure was applied to parade organizers to change the rules. they did change the rules and now everyone is included. reporting live in midtown, dave evans, 7 eyewitness news. >> in total, more than 200,000 participants marched down that long green line down 5th avenue.

parade route wearing their colors proudly. >> it's our heritage. we need to celebrate and be happy. >> we took them and we're down here with the wife, took the day off of work. >> the parade's grand marshal, former u.s. senator george mitchell of maine. police say 55-year-old francisco leboy has broken in to four nail salons all since september stealing cash and a laptop. investigators say he bash ed in the locks on the doors in order to gain access. his method caused so little damage that business owners didn't realize they'd been burglarized. >> people with these kinds of businesses don't discover it right away, especially if they come in the backdoor or side of their business. they might be in the business for a few hours and not really

first customer comes in. >> police are investigating whether leboy is responsible for other burglaries in the county. although he's the underdog right now, bernie sanders is keeping up the momentum. he's appearing at rallies in arizona. in order to win the democratic nomination, he would have to beat hillary clinton in the rest of the primaries. on the republican side, former candidate marco rubio is still taking hits as frontrunner donald trump. he says trump would fracture the party. rubio also spoke about his future in washington. >> we're not going to be anybody's vice president. i'm not interested in being vice president. i don't mean that in a disrespectful way. i'm not going to be vice president. i'm not running for governor of florida. i'm going to finish out my term in the senate. >> and an about face for former republican candidate senator lindsey graham who formally mocked ted cruz's lack of popularity among his colleagues is now endorsing him.

merrick garland making the rounds on capitol hill today. democrats are turning up the pressure for republicans to at least consider him. no sign yet that they've had a change of heart. >> judge garland will meet with at least some republican senators when they return from recess in a couple weeks, and democrats are hoping hearings will follow. >> reporter: chief judge merrick garland's hopes of ascending to the high court, a meeting with patrick leahy. >> there's no reason, especially somebody as noncontroversial as the chief judge, there's no question this couldn't in normal course could easily be done by memorial day. >> reporter: another show of support on the steps of the supreme court where democratic senators gathered to press their point. >> republicans in the senate need to do their job. >> reporter: democrats insist garland deserves hearings and a timely vote.

reid lashes out at his republican counterpart for refusing to even meet with garland. >> mcconnell leading his troops, he's leading them over the cliff. >> reporter: republican leaders remain united in opposition. >> there's too much at stake to leave this decision in the hands of a president who is headed out the door. >> reporter: republicans insist voters should have a say when they elect the next president. the senate republicans' campaign committee now pushing back against judge garland's reputation as a moderate, calling him a former political operative for volunteer work on democratic presidential campaigns more than 20 years ago. >> democrats are decrying a suggestion from republican senator jeff flake that they may confirm garland only if hillary

to keep her from picking a nominee. religious groups have been pressing the obama administration to act and now they have. secretary of state john kerry saying isis is committing genocide against religious minorities. this is the first time since 2004 that the u.s. is accusing a group of committing genocide. it comes days after the house of representatives voted unanimously to condemn the atrocities. kerry says the newest finding does not obligate the u.s. to take additional action against isis militants. >> in my judgment, dash is responsible for genocide against control including christians, -shia muslims. >> he said the u.s. will work to document such crimes. lawmakers in france taking

repeat of the paris terror attacks that killed 130 people. first responders spent the day re-enacting the attacks and the gunman storming the bataclan concert hall. some family members are protesting the re-enacting saying it brings back unnecessary pain. they staged a mock bombing on a sports crowd similar to the attacks at the franchise national stadium. lee goldberg is tracking the spring snowstorm. he'll have the latest accuweather forecast in a few minutes. >> plus, testing children for lead. that's now underway in newark. coming up, we'll hear from parents who are taking their children to be checked out. >> the beach getaway that's become the center of a battle. why some say it's become unruly and unsafe for families.

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some parents in newark are waiting on results for their children being tested for lead. it's after lead being found in drinking water at some schools. reporter toni yates spoke to parents in newark with more. >> dozens of children were tested at this early learning center today. of course test results are pending. it will be about three or four days before they come back. in the meantime, many parents are very nervous and very angry. >> every parent has to be concerned. this is dangerous. >> reporter: yes, because lead poisoning can cause mental and physical problems, especially in

and nervous systems are still developing. elevated levels were found in the water at berylener and 29 other schools. >> i was surprised and a little scared too. for all of us to live here and not know about it. >> reporter: the district shut down the fountains, brought in bottled water and offered free lead testing at berliner. >> it's terrifying for me. >> it comes back high, of course maybe then some legal action should be taken because honestly there's no way they're just finding out. >> reporter: parents stayed with their little ones for the testing. they'll have to wait three to four days for results. >> lucky today we have the health department staff who were able to one-on-one sessions with families. >> reporter: some parents feel not enough was done to catch the problem sooner. they wonder how long their kids may have been unnecessarily exposed.

newark, but everything should have been tested. the kids should have been tested. the water should have been tested. bottle water should have been brought in the first day they knew anything about this lead situation. >> reporter: expecting 200 parents at a special meeting tonight. >> what do you want done? >> we believe all kids should be tested, not just the 17,000 they're claiming should be tested. we're thinking all kids in the district. then they're going to have to find those kids that now left the district because the superintendent admitted last night that they've known about this since 2004, the high levels. something has to happen. >> that meeting tonight at 7:00. that's 107 ivy street. 7:00. for now we're live here in newark, toni yates, channel 7 eyewitness news. a $10 million handwritten lawsuit filed against uber in the name of the driver charged in that deadly michigan shooting

authorities in kalamazoo became suspicious because the envelope for the lawsuit was mailed in a philadelphia post mark. suspect jason dalton is jailed in michigan. dalton denied filing the lawsuit. authorities say the handwriting doesn't match him. commuting back to normal in our nation's capital after an unprecedented shutdown of the washington subway system. the issue that caused the closure is not an easy fix. that means headaches will continue for riders. the 29 hour shutdown ended at 5:00 this morning. inspections in that time revealed 26 areas that need replacement or repair. we've got lee back with us. you trying to work on your models? >> i'm looking at them, like oh, my goodness. there's not much of a way out. i know people don't want to hear about snowfall obviously this late in the season. but that's what we have to deal with. >> i feel sorry for the trees. >> it's a good standpoint.

i was seeing blooms on the west side. you know you're going to get those classic pictures sunday in to early monday when we start to talk about snowfall. if we can have an outside picture, want to show a threatening sky out there, i don't know if you guys are going to be able to get that for me. we have clouds working over lower manhattan right there, and those clouds are producing rain showers over parts of northern new jersey. it's very close to new york city. i think actually rain is imminent across the area. these rain showers come with gusty downpours. here's another look if we go back to the weather computer and it looks threatening over the hudson. stirring up winds, got showers coming out of the clouds on the upper west side. looks a lot less threatening. 59, northwest wind 13. high today 63. sun gave way to clouds, shower, 57. we've cooled down to 47 degrees. gives you an idea of the chilly air in the middle of the atmosphere being drawn down at

showers. that's what happened to these. that's why things are unstable. so chilly a few thousand feet up. 58, teterboro. and 61 in newark. 60, islip. 53 in poughkeepsie. shower or isolated rumble of thunder through early evening. then quickly partial clearing. the winds actually back off nicely for a little bit. then tomorrow the winds are kicking up. sunshine, partly cloudy skies early. then clouds mixing with the sun just like we've seen over the last couple days. clouds build midday and the winds are kicking up and can be a passing shower in the afternoon hours. radar is certainly not as peppered today with showers and storms but this little gusty shower over parts of essex and bergen county, this one is going toward monroe, eventually over to marlboro. just left troy hills. headed to bloomfield and paterson. sprinkles getting in to manhattan. have your umbrella if you're

this is part of a system that's bringing a lot of cold air from hudson bay. that sets the stage for a weekend cool-down. your threat of a shower storm goes through early evening. then during the day tomorrow, fair amount of sunshine. a lot cooler. 8, 10 degrees cooler. passing showers during the afternoon hours with the gusting winds. we fast forward to saturday. look at the time stamp. snow could be approaching first thing sunday morning. then we'll start to see heavier snows later in the day and especially sunday night it can start to accumulate. although storm tracks are being figured out with the storm, i think we talk about the best chance for accumulating snows in this category. 3 to 6 inches would probably be the most likely average across the area. very little chance we get little to nothing out of the storm. still a 1 in 5 shot of a bigger snowstorm. we will be watching that. evening thunderstorm then partial clearing. tomorrow 56. cooler with a passing shower in the afternoon hours and a gusty wind. then 32, sharply colder tomorrow

coming up at 5:30, do we have to worry about thunder tomorrow afternoon? we'll check on that. will it feel like 20s to start the day on saturday? can that snow spare the united airlines new york city half marathon on sunday morning? we'll talk more about that. back to you for now. still ahead, i know spring is not right here but it's almost here and that means the return of mosquitos. tonight governor cuomo revealed the six ways he planned to fight mosquitos and protect new yorkers from the zika virus. >> it may look legit but these fakes nearly ended up in the hands of unsuspecting consumers in our area. how this scam was foiled. >> i'm lauren glassberg. talk about kitchen envy. it may happen to you at the architectural digest design show which is happening now.

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f the plaza hotel is set to go up for auction next month and this would end two years of uncertainty surrounding the world famous hotel off central park. ownership at the plaza has changed countless times in its 109-year history. it will be sold in a package with the dream downtown hotel in chelsea. the mortgages of those properties combined comes to about $500 million. 20,000 runners are going to hit the streets of manhattan

airlines nyc half marathon. among them, the mater dean from a steakhouse. >> what do you listen to when you're running? >> a lot of 80s stuff. journey. >> don't stop believing. >> exactly. a little rocky going on. you know what i mean? >> felix sobano has lost 50 pounds but gained comfort and confidence. >> i drive in all the way from new jersey to run the park. >> reporter: he's the mater dee at del frisco's at 49th and 6th. >> reporter: no steaks these days for the married father of two who said one pivotal event made him put down the fork, lace up and get back out there. >> i tried to go on a roller coaster ride with my son on disney world and i couldn't fit. so that was it. >> really? >> done.

with a nutritionist and is down to about 700 calories per day. he does a run/walk with his coworker josh. >> josh is there when i'm looking at the french fries, he's on your shoulder telling you don't do it. >> what does he do here? >> he helps out with the wine program. >> reporter: everyone knows felix is a perfectionist. and everyone there is cheering for him as he makes some life changes and celebrates life. >> to be able to run right through times square then down the west side highway, running toward the world trade center, that's where i got married. atop of the world trade center. it happens to be on my anniversary at the same time. so it's all working out. everything -- all the stars are aligning. >> michelle charlesworth, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> we're rooting for you too. channel 7 is your home for

marathon and we're taking you mile by mile. >> we'll be introducing you to some of the faces you'll see on race day. >> i'm karen means with goodwill industries. ever wonder what happens to all the clothing left at the beginning of the race? this year at the marathon we'll collect about 20,000 pounds of goods to support people in need. see you at the race. >> united airlines nyc half marathon is sunday, right here on channel 7 beginning at 7:00. taking aim at zika. coming up on eyewitness news, new york rolls out a new action plan, targeting mosquitos as spring arrives. >> putting the brakes on accidents. the feature that could potentially prevent thousands of crashes and save lives.

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all new at 5:00, lines drawn in the sand. a battle is raging over access to a secluded beach on the south shore of long island. >> mosquito menace. governor andrew cuomo's new plan to fight the bugs that could carry the zika virus. >> governor cuomo says there have been 49 confirmed cases of zika in new york and more expected. >> now the empire state is taking action, drawing up a new defensive and offensive battle plan. >> n.j. burkett is in midtown with more. >> outside the governor's state offices here on 3rd avenue in midtown, and there's no question about it. they see this as a potentially serious public health threat. they don't know. at least not so far. >> we want to be prepared. we want to be ahead of it.

insists the state will be ready when the mosquito season begins in a few weeks, new york will launch an all-out effort to trap and test mosquitos for the zika virus. an effort that will prevent mosquito breeding and rapid response teams trained to identify at risk communities. >> to inspect surrounding areas, perform additional treatments, and develop an action plan. >> reporter: a total of 49 infections have been identified in new york. 48 contracted elsewhere. and one sexually transmitted infection. and five of those patients are pregnant. the concern that women here will deliver babies with devastating neurological birth defects like those in south america. at north shore university hospital, doctors are already paying particular attention to prenatal imaging. although no zika cases have been identified here.

perhaps a little closer than you >> for sure. absolutely. we're also looking to see whether there are any calcium deposits within the brain. we certainly have concern in the spring and summer. >> reporter: the timeframe for local zika transmission will september. the likely impact region will be new york city, long island, the northern suburbs, including sullivan, ulster, and duchess counties. >> we want to be taking aggressive action to make sure that we're doing everything we can to combat the possible spread of the zika virus. >> within the hour the governor's office confirmed one additional case, bringing the total number of cases in the state of new york to 50. so the state's efforts are going to focus on preventing mosquitos from breeding and rapidly responding to areas where the virus is detected. new york is the only state in the country to offer free zika screening. live tonight in midtown, n.j. burkett, channel 7 eyewitness news. we've got new information

a suspect is now under arrest. remi valdez-senn is charged. police say the site is known in the neighborhood for illegal gambling. the injuries to the victims are not life-threatening. a dentist offering grim testimony today in the case of a woman charged with killing her son. michelle lodzinski accused of murdering her son timothy. a dentist testified he identified timothy by matching his dental records from a skull found in a creek. lodzinski was arrested in 2013 and has long been a suspect. she said he was kidnapped. the family of a high school student who was stabbed to death by a classmate after rejecting his prom invitation is suing the

16-year-old sanchez was killed in 2014. the lawsuit alleges marin had told guidance counselors that the assail ant was emotionally disturbed but the school's response was inadequate. he pleaded no contest to murder. michigan's governor and the epa administrator were grilled by the house oversight committee. the epa is blaming the state. the governor said he did not know about the crisis until october and the government at all levels failed the people of flint. the panel was not satisfied. >> you were not in a medically induced coma for a year. and i've had about enough of your false contrition and your phony apologies. >> did you ever shut these programs down or go after them? >> sir -- >> you did not. you did not. no one acted.

i think you should be at the top of the list. >> congress is working on a bill that will provide more $200 million to fix lead contaminated pipes in flint. cars are about to get a whole lot safer. and it's not because of airbags or seatbelts. it's a system you can't see. under the hood that could save lives when it comes to collisions and it could eventually change the way we all drive. >> reporter: it is something all drivers hope never happens. but transportation and safety but transportation and safety agencies say there's new technology that can help prevent some 28,000 accidents on our roadways. it's called automatic emergency braking or aed. >> today's commitment means safety isn't just for those who can afford it. all those vehicles who will get the technology will save lives. >> reporter: here's how it works. the system uses on-vehicle sensors to detect an imminent crash. it warns the driver and will

if the driver does not take sufficient action quickly. >> this can be a very important step in finding new ways and new models of working toward more safety and fewer fatalities. >> reporter: what is unprecedented and historic about this announcement is that 20 automakers representing 99% of the auto industry have made a written commitment to make it standard equipment in virtually all new cars and within six years. >> the car will react for you. it will see a situation. this is really a mark of things to come. and really the future of auto safety. >> reporter: the insurance institute says that auto braking on all vehicles could cut rear end collisions by 40% and front end crashes by 23%. the standard technology also sets the stage for the creation of autonomous driving. >> could be quite amazing once it happens.

auto braking standard on cars and midsize suvs by september of 2022. larger suvs and pick-ups, those vehicles will be fully equipped by 2025. new york city plans to triple its program for composting food to reach 600,000 households. the push for composting began in 2013. now new york city currently picks up 25,000 tons of organic material. the composting program is voluntary for now. a school in new jersey is giving a special honor to two out of this world hometown heroes. pleasantville elementary will be renamed after astronauts mark and scott kelly. the twins grew up in west orange and were educated in the public school system. they later became navy pilots and astronauts. scott recently completed the year long mission in space. the school will be renamed during a ceremony in may. counterfeit crackdown.

fakes before they made it on to the streets. >> also ahead, changing tides at seaworld. why shows that have thrilled spectators for decades are ending. >> a baseball star's bombshell. why he's leaving his team and millions of dollars behind. >> i'm meteorologist lee goldberg. umbrellas out. some people holding them on the west side and scurrying away from some of the showers, brief little heavy dawn -- downpour. it's going to move in to nassau

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new at 5:00, police in new york city say they've seized more than $2.5 million of counterfeit goods. the items were shipped from china to newark then shipped to a storage facility. they include fake apple watches and beats headphones.

labels. brand names would then be slapped on them here and they'd be sold online or at flea markets. four people were arrested on trademark counterfeiting charges. seaworld says it will immediately stop breeding killer whales and that it will end theatrical shows at its parks. the shows will be replaced with what the park is calling natural orca encounters. this is part of a new partnership with the humane society. park attendance at seaworld dropped after the documentary black fish which criticized the program. a baseball bombshell coming out of spring training. a big league slugger has abruptly retired after his team asked him to stop bringing his 14-year-old son in to the clubhouse. adam laroche, 36-year-old 1st baseman for the chicago white sox, had been bringing his son on the road during the season for years. his son even had a locker next to his dad. a team official said the situation, quote, had become

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stroller, came off her wrist, and went through a subway grate. so this morning two con ed workers dug through a transformer and nasty debris to recover it. >> fell, hit the grading. i'm sure it sat there for a second, then slipped through and fell down. >> it wasn't fun. >> hansford said it was her quick thinking son who thought of calling 311 for help getting the bracelet back. that was very nice of them. >> when you see that in slow motion, it's like no. [ laughter ] we've got some nasty weather that's coming but i guess we can think of it as this is the last one? >> we have one more hurdle to get over. we've got a little cold spell that's going to last us in to midweek. then we'll see a nice warmup in to about a week's time. here's a look north, the upper west side, there's a reservoir in the central park looking beautiful.

then you can see the showers and raindrops in the camera lens. heavy brief shower just came across the george washington bridge. looks like it's going toward harlem right now. going to be a brief downpour. we're at 59 degrees. we do have rain right now and a northwest wind at around 13 miles per hour. the eastern edge of this shower that's right near north hyde park and headed to roslyn, old westbury and mineola, that will eventually cross in to parts of nassau county. just starting to right now. a little downpour south of great neck. there's the shower that's headed toward harlem and in to the bronx. it's a little lighter here on the west side. things are now quiet over parts of northern new jersey. the overall coverage of the showers is less than yesterday and not as much lightning but a brief little downpour from time to time. with these rain droplets in the air, rainbow alert. send us all your pictures. showerl

and south shore. and tomorrow, partly sunny. notice the wind picking up and gusting over 30. we follow a similar script. more sun in the morning, clouds gather during the afternoon and a passing shower. difference tomorrow, winds are stronger during the day and temperatures are cooler. only in the mid 50s. showers really becoming isolated during the evening hours. we'll clear out overnight. start tomorrow in the cool 40s. definitely a chill in the air, especially north and west. 50s tomorrow with the gusty winds. shower. i wouldn't be surprised if in snowflake. cold air starting to rush in by friday night, saturday morning. wake-up temperatures saturday morning will be in the 30s and 40s. chilly for the final full day of winter. sunday i look for rain and wet snow in the morning. probably going to have wet snow in the air for the new york city half marathon but i don't think it's anything worse than it's cold and streets may start to

in terms of as the day evolves, wet snow is likely to get steadier. i think we can start accumulating on colder surfaces. especially at night, i think the most likely accumulation on average for the area would be 3 to 6 inches. still an opportunity for a bigger storm. hopefully we also see a trend that could take the storm farther offshore. right now that's the most likely accumulation. and maybe we can get enough information for a snow band map out on eyewitness news at 11:00. 37 on sunday. then monday morning commute looks messy before the slow warmup midweek next week. are you feeling like your home needs just a little updating? you might want to head to the 15th annual architectural digest design show. >> you don't have to be in the trade to look at the latest designs in furniture and decor. lauren glassberg offers a sneak peek. >> reporter: margaret russell should know, she's had editor in chief of architectural digest. this weekend the magazine puts

>> we're always urging people to put more of their personality in their homes and to don't always play it safe. >> reporter: one way to do that, she says, is with color. this year blue is very on trend. >> blue is a color that is absolutely classic that somehow always manages to look fresh. it's a color that's found in nature. it's the sea. it's the sky. it's flowers. it always looks right. it's hard to go wrong with blue. >> reporter: you could even splurge with this baby blue stove or perhaps you'd rather invest in this rotisserie grill for the perfect chicken. or a small but bold fridge, more suitable for that new york city sized small kitchen. there are plenty of ideas for small spaces. >> isn't this clever, it's a bunk bed for kids with storage on the steps leading up to the bed. >> reporter: from custom made furniture to items you can buy at the shop section, there's also a whole area of artisanal

section like the flat vernacular. >> it's the one time you'll actually allow your kids to color on the walls. this pattern is from my coloring book and we basically want you to figure out what you want to do with your walls. color in or outside the lines. up to you. >> which goes right back to creating your own look for your own home. a few ideas can go a long way. >> you don't need to be a professional. i think if you have any interest at all in design, you should be here. it's so inspiring. >> reporter: tickets are $30 online for the show which runs through sunday. lauren glassberg, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> i like some of the things there. i'm just thinking how long it would take to fill in that wallpaper. >> kids would love that. >> years. a place of sun and fun broiled down to a tug of war. >> beach-goers sharing the same stretch of beach and now an all-out war to determine who has the right way.

coming up at 6:00, a dangerous discovery for the second time this week. a student found with a loaded gun and both of the schools are in queens. also at 6:00, the u.s. attorney launches an investigation in to lead levels in new york city public housing buildings. and he could retire and get a bigger pension than his salary but a 77-year-old principal

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a battle is raging over a secluded beach on the south shore of long island. >> this is not a big beach, but at issue is who can gain access to napege beach in east hampton. for years the people living in that area have complained about noise and other nuisances. >> as long island reporter kristin thorne shows us, this beach battle is headed to court. >> the extreme numbers of cars that use the beach make it very difficult for our children and grandchildren to access the shoreline without having to traverse a very scary highway of moving trucks.

near napeague beach say they've had enough of the speeding suvs, public urination on a small secluded beach, a beach that can really only be accessed by car. but we all know you can't make the rules unless you own the beach. therein lies the issue. >> the beach has been privately owned since the 1800s. we happen to be the first group to exercise our property rights over a matter we find extremely egregious, unsafe and unsanitary. >> residents have been involved in a legal battle for years with the town saying they own the rights to this beach. the town disagrees saying this is a public beach and they'll make sure it stays that way. a trial is set for june. >> generations of families have gone to this beach and gathered there. public access to the beach is an important part of our economy, not just for locals who use it but for everyone else who uses it.

citizens of access rights is leading the fight to make sure napeague beach stays the way it is, a beach for everyone. >> the people who frequent this beach respect the beach. they are locals. personnel, firemen. the beach. the only owners can still use the beach, they just have to use it and share what everybody else decades. decide. in east hampton, kristin thorne, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> we'll be watching the ruling on that one. a 77-year-old principal would earn more money collecting his pension than his current salary. >> but he insists on working anyway. wait till you meet him.

a dangerous discovery at week. a student found with a loaded gun on their school's campus. on? >> and history made at today's annual st. patrick's day parade on 5th avenue. for the first time organizers open up the parade to include gay pride groups. because of that, for the first time mayor de blasio took part in the festivities. >> good evening at 6:00. i'm liz cho. >> i'm bill ritter. we begin with the weather. our relatively mild winter not exactly leaving quietly. >> first tonight, some rain. then after spring starts early sunday morning, get out the snow boots and winter coats because we're getting snow. >> meteorologist lee goldberg tracking the storm. he's in the weather center. >> that's a really cool shot. that's a little shelf cloud over the bronx, a little downpour in yonkers to about riverdale. that's moving through the bronx

long island sound. so really cool look there. i'm going to show you a couple different views. it really depends on where you are. what you see here, look at that. let's look in to the south. there's another downpour right over there and you see a little bit of sunshine on the empire state building. let me show you what it looks like over new york harbor. incredible. kind of a rainbow alert across the area where you have the sunshine following some of these gusty showers. they're not severe. they're knocking down the temperatures. they're very brief but the one cluster is over new york city and nassau county. that's headed over to brooklyn and over the rockaways. you see the heavy downpour over the l.i.e. these showers will be moving over to suffolk. not much behind them, just a