them to the hospital. >> first responders there taking care of it. as soon as we get more information, we will bring that information to you. now to our other breaking story. police now investigating a stabbing at spring valley high school. we're told a high school stabbed a fellow 15-year-old student during a fight inside the school. the victim suffered wounds to the head but is expected to survive. and now to a fight between the mall easter bunny and a parent has gone viral. it's one of the most watched videos on abc 7 and on our news app and facebook page. >> in just the past few minutes, we've learned that the rabbit, the man dressed up as a rabbit, and the father are both being charged. eyewitness news reporter kemberly richardson is at the newport center mall in jersey city with what caused this rabbit ruckus. >> more on the charges you just mentioned, the rabbit is 22

they're both being charged with aggravated assault and disorderly conduct. inside this mall, hair pulling, fists flying. at one point this easter bunny had backup, his coworkers. one woman who works in a store inside this mall, she tells me at one point the kids who saw all this were so scared and crying, she corralled some of them inside her shop. another woman said she just stopped and stared and prayed no one had a weapon. >> i've never seen a bunny fighting a man. >> reporter: that's right, this bunny, the white costume character caught on cell phone video acting in a very uneaster-like manner, fighting in the middle of newport center mall. shannon was there, heard screams and couldn't believe what she saw next. >> i look over and literally i just see a man in the bunny suit, the top half of it was off, the mask was off but everything else was on fighting -- i'm assuming it was

i don't really know who it was. >> reporter: they say this bizarre brawl happened sunday evening. officials say according to this floppy eared seemingly fearless fellow, a 22-year-old, he says a father of a 1-year-old little girl verbally and physically attacked him. the child, the rabbit insists, slipped from the chair after she had her picture taken. that's when everyone scrambled. >> i just saw punches being thrown, people were being thrown to the ground, and then they removed him and he came back, took off his gloves, like the gloves were gone. and then tried to fight again. >> reporter: today mall security was heightened alert. inside, same display, different more upbeat bunny. we're told this area is not run by the mall, rather is subcontracted out. a mall spokesperson tells eyewitness news this bunny will now play the role going forward. this one is now out of a gig.

>> i don't know what to say. doesn't surprise me. [ laughter ] >> reporter: it not surprisingly has gone viral. >> i thought it was crazy, hilarious. and also the kids must be like terrified of the bunny now after all that stuff happened. >> now tonight the programs which operates this easter bunny photo area in the mall says it's working with jersey city police, charles, 22, the easter bunny. both men charged with aggravated assault and disorderly conduct. for now we're live in jersey city, kemberly richardson, channel 7 eyewitness news. so many unanswered questions over the death of an off duty police officer found in a car with a gunshot wound in new jersey. newscopter7 was over the scene where his body was found near a movie theater in sayreville.

is on the scene with more information. >> that officer's body was found in his personal vehicle early this morning. here we are hours later. the prosecutor's office has not released much information on exactly what happened here. he did speak to the media earlier this morning. >> reporter: newscopter7 was over the scene, the parking lot of a long closed movie theater that sits between routes 9 and 35 in sayreville. investigators from the middlesex county prosecutor's office and the sayreville police were on the sayreville police were on the scene. the report came in at 7:15 of a body in a car. the body was a sayreville police officer found dead in his car. prosecutor andrew carey. >> the police responded. at this time we've identified there's a victim of one male police officer with sayreville police department who has died from gunshot wounds. >> reporter: police have not released the identity of the officer, nor have they said anything about the possible circumstances surrounding his death.

will not identify the officer as family members may still be receiving word of this tragedy. police also have not said that they're looking for suspects or motives at this time, not ready yet to release its conclusions. >> at this point middlesex county prosecutor's office will be taking lead of the investigation along with sayreville police department and we'll hopefully have more for you sometime soon. >> so there's so much that we still do not know as far as what happened out here. we don't know if there was anyone else involved. we do know that that officer was off duty at the time. we're still awaiting information from the middlesex county prosecutor's office. live here in sayreville, toni yates, channel 7 eyewitness news. turning to vote 2016, democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton blasted republican contender donald trump in front of an influential pro-israel group in washington this morning. clinton told the public affairs committee that iran's growing

ever. she said trump is not qualified because he thinks israel's security is negotiable. >> we need steady hands, not a president who says he's neutral on monday, pro-israel on tuesday and who knows what on wednesday negotiable. >> meanwhile, clinton's rival bernie sanders in washington state also took shots at trump. he said trump should not be elected because he's a liar. trump dismissed the insults. >> it's very sumpal. i have -- it's very simple. i have more votes than anybody. we had 17 people that i was going against and add some of that back, hillary essentially had one. >> tonight trump will lay out his plan for a peace deal between israel and palestine in front of the same pro-israel group clinton addressed. president obama is making history in cuba, calling it a

the president and raul castro disagreeing over the release of prisoners. castro today denying there are any political prisoners. abc's marci gonzalez is live in havana with more on today's meeting and the news conference that followed. >> it was a pretty awkward news conference with raul castro at times avoiding answering questions, but both presidents acknowledge there are very stark differences between our two countries' beliefs, but they said this was a productive step toward change. >> reporter: a historic handshake in havana with the national anthems of cuba and the united states playing, the presidents of both nations meeting. >> this is a new day. >> reporter: putting decades of

past and working toward a more amicable future. >> i'm absolutely confident that if we stay on this course we can deliver a better and brighter future for both the cuban people and the american people. >> reporter: in this impoverished communist country, the president discussing potential business opportunities and the trade embargo. >> the blockade stands as the most important obstacle. that's why its removal will be of the essence to normalize unilateral relations. >> reporter: president obama telling abc news in an exclusive interview he believes it will be lifted but not before he leaves office. president obama also discussing concerns about with political dissidence still regularly arrested for speaking out against the castro regime, some cuban-americans call president obama's visit a slap in the face. >> he's showing solidarity with castro, throwing a lifeline to

>> and just after today's historic meeting, obama talked exclusively with abc's david muir, calling the arrest and harassment of political chilling strategy. president obama will meet with some of those political dissidents and he'll speak directly to the cuban people in tomorrow. we're live in havana, cuba, eyewitness news. take a note of some of those antique cars behind you there as well. a white house photographer posting this moment on instagram with president obama on his knees peering out of the window of air force one, just as the plane came in yesterday. and here's the president with malia. this was at dinner last night. the photographer wrote the first daughter was actually translating spanish for her father. preparations are underway tonight for the historic baseball game between the tampa bay rays and the cuban national team.

game in cuba since 1999. back then the baltimore orioles will be in the stands as the two teams face off. legendary new york yankees player derek jeter will also be there. >> so many differences i think between the countries, whether it's location, language, political views. but the one thing that's a common thread is we speak the same language of baseball. >> major league baseball is in talks with the u.s. and cuba on a potential deal that could make it easier for cuban ball players to play in the united states. stay with eyewitness news and abc news as the president continues his historic trip to cuba tomorrow. we have new video tonight of the moment the alleged paris terrorist was taken down in belgium last week. this is new video and it shows the arrest of salah abdeslam and another man during a raid on his apartment in brussels last friday.

planning new attacks in brussels and had accumulated a large group of weapons and people to carry out those attacks. the cafe in paris where 20 customers and staff members were killed during those terror attacks in november is now renovated and reopened. covered in flowers and bearing the names of the victims, the fresco has been painted at the entrance of the cafe. the nation's two largest fantasy sports websites have agreed to stop taking paid bets in new york at least for now. draftkings and fanduel had been resisting orders from eric schneiderman to stop taking wagers. he argues the sites let people gamble and are illegal. >> this is a decisive and important victory for the rule of law in new york state. >> the sites now are lobbying state lawmakers to get changes to new york law. more than 30 states are considering daily fantasy

you've heard of see something, say something. coming up, the mta now taking that a step further, updating its message for commuters so they can stay alert. >> two teenagers alone in a plane that had a crash landing. hear from them about the moment the engine died. >> how many returns are simply to many? we'll tell you the number who got one guy banned from amazon. >> i'm meteorologist lee goldberg. a little snow on the cherry blossoms. our temperatures are bounced back up to near 50 degrees. spots. near 50 today but the warming trend continues in to the week. sunday. >> live pictures of that bus

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we are back. we continue to follow breaking news as we told you, a bus slamming in to an overpass at 34th street as it was exiting we believe the fdr. we've got eyewitness news reporter tim fleischer there who has been able to talk to some folks to find out exactly what happened and what caused the driver to slam in to the post there. >> i can certainly show you some of the earliest pictures. you can see the aftermath of how this bus came off of the exit ramp at 34th street. he was actually heading north, then according to mta officials he lost control of the bus. you can see where she slid up on to a concrete abutment and slammed in to a pillar on the fdr.

been injured. some have already been transported to the hospital. we're right next to the helicopter so it's a little noisy right now. let's hear what one of the injured had to say. >> the bus was coming slowly. as it approached, it came in like at least on 25 and it hit dead on right under the pole as you can see here. it's been stuck there ever since, and moving slowly. so i made the call to 911. >> back live now, you can see where they have one of the emergency exits on the side of the bus to extricate some of the passengers to get them out of there. we understand none of the injuries are life-threatening. they've transported some of the folks. we're trying to determine also why the bus driver lost control of the bus.

did so as he came off of that 34th street exit. just why he lost control is what is unknown at this point. tim fleischer, channel 7 eyewitness news. you can get ready to see something new as you travel through new york city. it features real new yorkers who jumped in to action when it was necessary. the mta is rolling out its new security slogan. new yorkers keep new york safe. if it's an update to the if you see something, say something campaign. it's been in use for the last 14 years. today the mta honored six new yorkers who saw something suspicious and reported it. >> it's better to say something. now they have an app. they have a lot of ways. you don't have to give your name. even if you're not in that neighborhood, you can say i'm here, there it is, take care of it.

online videos, subway posters and digital ads along without each on social media with the hashtag #keepnysafe. >> very vigilant all the time. >> try to keep ny warm in the forecast as temperatures getting in the 70s. >> we've got all the bad stuff out the way. now it's smooth sailing? >> for march, i don't see anything the rest of march. almost 10 days here. early april, there's another cold shot. we're running out of time here. outside this morning, really not much evidence of the spring snow as we have plenty of sunshine. here's a gorgeous look at the park. visibility is fantastic. there is a cold wind out there and that will be an issue through parts of the overnight. only a trace of snow in central park, coating in places. 47 right now. pressure on the rise and the high today managed to reach up to 50 degrees. very close to our average. officially a trace of snowfall in central park. i think it was a little more than that. parts of new york city got over an inch in queens, brooklyn.

little bit of snow early then cleared out. it was the 20th that had 4 and a half inches of snow and a trace on the 21st. 47 degrees. basically monmouth and ocean counties getting the higher amounts. berkeley township came in with an inch and a half. west orange and ridgewood with less than an inch of snowfall. suffolk county is expected with over 3 inches of snow in spots. hastings on hudson did well. 2 inches, and the park comes in with a trace of snow. danbury, a few inches in danbury. new canen came in with just under 3 inches of snow. wilton, connecticut with 2 inches. nice rebound. in the 40s here in huntington. numbers in the hudson valley are in the upper 40s. chilly in monticello. more clouds, couple flurries. wind chills in the 20s right now. the wind gusts will stay up during the evening hours. it's still a busy breeze overnight. does back off to 6 to 12 by morning.

it's not as bad. west wind, we should be able to get in the 50s tomorrow afternoon. ontario. even a couple flurries in the catskills. there's last night's storm. that will leave. because we're wedged in between this low and this high coming in the gulf states, we have gusty breezes. offshore. get in to more of that bermuda high position. winds will turn more southwest nicely. first step is getting the warm front through tomorrow night in to wednesday morning and numbers on the southern side of the warm front, 65 to 70. that's the type of air that will replace the brief chill we have in place now. these are the clouds associated with the warm front. we'll be fine through tomorrow with a fair amount of sunshine. late in the day clouds will stream in and turn us partly sunnier in the afternoon. a lot will stay to our north, but i can't rule out a brief shower wednesday before we start to warm up and get sunny during the day. brisk and chilly tonight.

this is the last night where it's really chilly. tomorrow night we only go in to the middle 40s. maybe a shower coming up at 5:30, here's what we're working on. big range on wednesday. yes, we're talking warmth. could it be low 50s along the coast, low 70s inland? and how about friday, that's our next chance of decent rain. the long range outlook for easter. hopefully a dry easter sunday. more on that in the 7-day accuweather forecast in the next half hour. planning your spring getaway? 7 on your side with where to look and how to book to save big money. we've got that coming up. >> hear from the college coaches who jumped in to action to save a stranger in a burning car. >> apple unveils new products and lower prices. we have the details on today's big announcement. >> it's pretty good, right? i'm kristin thorne and coming up, i will introduce you to the

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to settle their custody dispute. the singer took film director guy richie in the u.s. and britain to get custody of her 15-year-old son rocko. rocko has been living with his father in britain for several month. today the judge in britain dropped the case and asked for an amicable resolution. a judge in manmade the -- a judge in manhattan made the same request to the couple. an artist on long island is raising money for animals in need. >> meet dagger, the lab who is creating works of art and his pieces are selling all over the world. long island reporter kristin thorne met him today. >> reporter: art can come in many forms, and so can artists. >> paint. yes. >> reporter: dagger is a 3-year-old black lab who has quite an eye. >> pick a color. go ahead, pick. >> reporter: his owner, yvonne dagger, says she's just the

>> every stroke you see on the canvas is dagger's mark. >> reporter: yvonne took in dagger as a training puppy for k-9 companions for independence. for him. one day yvonne, herself an artist, was working in her massapequa studio. >> he just started nudging me. to paint? so his tail started to wag and i said okay, let's see. >> reporter: but like any budding artist, dagger's works aren't free. >> come on over here. yep. there you go. >> reporter: a 12 by 12 painting will cost you a $50 donation to k-9 companions. >> we've taken in so many orders for paintings. he was painting yesterday and he'll be painting today. >> dagger's works are actually getting to be quite well known. he's been commissioned by people all over the world to make them works of art.

thousand dollars for k-9 companions for independence. >> in his very little four-legged furry way, he's able to give back to the people that were so kind to him. >> reporter: an activist and dog. that. in massapequa, kristin thorne, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> he has a beret. >> i was just looking at that. so cute. we have new information about the bus accident on the fdr. we just learned nine people were injured, three taken to the hospital. the bus was exiting at 34th street at the time and we'll have much more information coming up. >> plus, we've got more breaking news. a student stabbed inside a high school in rocklin county. we're live there with the details. >> a teenaged pilot and his passenger describe the terrifying moments their plane's engine cut off. >> the internet getting

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we're following two break news stories right now at 5:00. first an mta bus crashed in to a pole and concrete divider near the fdr and 34th street exit. >> at least nine people were injured. tim fleischer is on the scene with more for us. >> let's break out those injuries for you, as you pointed out, there are nine total injured that were on the bus here. six of them have refused medical attention. three though are going to the hospital with what we're told are nonlife-threatening injuries. certainly good in this situation. let me step out of the way and show you what's left of this. you can see how the bus rolled up on to this abutment and

the bus was coming off of the 34th street exit, heading north off the fdr when this accident occurred. we do not know just why the bus driver lost control. we don't know if he might have been cut off or whether he was not attentive, we don't know at this point. we're waiting for investigators to fill us in on that. here's what some of the passengers had to say when they were pulled from the bus. >> all of the sudden we crashed. that's it. >> did you get hurt? >> yes, my knee is banged up. my face is banged up too. and my phone went flying. thank god i didn't go flying. i was like tilting but i was okay. so i think it could have been a lot worse. >> again, there are nine people who have been injured on the bus.

three have been transported to the hospital. that's the scene at the crash site. tim fleischer, channel 7 eyewitness news. now to our other breaking story. this one in rocklin county. a 15-year-old boy stabbed inside a school. >> it happened during a fight at spring valley high school. the victim stabbed in the head. >> eyewitness news reporter josh einiger just arrived on the scene. he has the latest. >> it's been a pretty rough afternoon for students, for faculty, certainly parents here in spring valley after this stabbing incident earlier this afternoon. police still trying to investigate it. according to a county spokesperson, this happened around 1:00 this afternoon. two students fighting in a hallway here at spring valley high school. one of those students apparently armed with a knife then allegedly stabbed the other one three to four times in the head. according to a rocklin county spokesperson, that student was taken to the hospital with puncture wounds to the head but

it's not clear the status of the stabber, the student with the knife in this case. police and school district have not revealed any information to us about their investigation or any arrests that have been made. we can tell you one student hospitalized with stab wounds to the head after in the hallways of spring valley high school. injuries are not life-threatening. when we learn more information of course we'll bring it to you. live in spring valley, rocklin eyewitness news. all new at 5:00, new jersey prosecutors have charged a man with assaulting a police officer. 20-year-old amir al-karuni faces multiple charges from the incident in paterson that happened in september 2015. police say he resisted arrest, fled in a vehicle and dragged and tried to hit the officer. officer maribel candelo suffered injuries to her arm, hand, hip and leg. he pleaded not guilty. a calm but quick thinking teenager is credited for saving his own life and many others'.

girlfriend as a passenger when they had to make a crash landing on a golf course, but both teenagers are okay. today they returned to the scene of the crash and shared their terrifying moments when the engine cut off. ken rosato has the story. >> there are several occupants and looks like they're getting out of the plane but injured. >> reporter: two high school seniors recounting their spring break nightmare. >> i didn't really know what to do, what was going on. the first thing i thought about was my parents. >> reporter: certified pilot 17-year-old christian dell and his girlfriend nicole saved up to rent the plane. the return home was all smooth sailing until the last leg of the flight. >> it just started sputtering and ultimately failed. >> engine failure. >> i was just like looking at him, trusting that he knew what to do and i was praying to god that we were going to be okay.

christian's emergency training kicked in, narrowly dodging homes, trees, and power lines, crash landing on the 14th hole of a golf course. >> he did his job and that's now. >> from what i'm told the pilot did an excellent job. >> reporter: witnesses rushed to their aid, both teens taken to the hospital suffering concussions and head injuries. >> i kept telling him, you're else. he landed right there in the middle where no one was around. >> the faa is still investigating what went wrong. >> we're fortunate nobody else got hurt. >> reporter: ken rosato, channel 7 eyewitness news. new york city's health department now has set up a zika providers. this call center is expected to streamline testing procedures and assure the appropriate tests are ordered and tracked. starting today healthcare providers must call the health department for approval before they test any new york city

hoboken is testing a system called pay by plate with meters located on hudson plates. it uses photographic images of a vehicle's license plate to responsible for payment. drivers won't have to display a receipt on the dashboard. a parking app will be available for download on your smart phone. police officers face a whole lot of challenges but one officer went above and beyond when he rescued a skunk. that skunk had an applesauce jar stuck on its head. this was in somerville, new jersey. officer paparo who is known as officer pip risked getting sprayed and managed to get the jar off of the skunk. the skunk ran off, did not appear to be hurt. we don't know if the officer got sprayed. >> did he get sprayed? >> but his fellow officers would know because they would smell him. [ laughter ] i don't think he did. two coaches in new jersey hailed as heroes. today hear how they jumped in to action to save a woman from a burning car while on spring break.

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a man who apparently returned one too many purchases to amazon is now banned from buying from the online retail giant. greg nelson had his amazon.com account canceled after he returned 37 of the 343 items he ordered. he claims all of the returns were justifiable but amazon uk canceled his account and deleted any remaining gift card balances. amazon said at times it cancels accounts because of extreme account abuse. apple unveiling designs for an upgraded iphone today along with the revamped ipad. the se looks the same but has a little more kick and a better camera. apple also revealed a new slimmer scaled down model of the ipad pro. and the apple watch is getting some new colors, new band choices, and a lower price, lowered by $50.

cupertino today, tim cook took a moment privacy issue raised after the fbi demanded the company unlock the encrypted iphone of one of the killers in the san bernardino massacre. >> we did not expect to be in this position, at odds with our own government. but we believe strongly that we have a responsibility to help you protect your data. >> preorders for the new apple gadget begin on thursday. attention kindle users. come wednesday your device may lose access to the internet. amazon says if you don't update your older ereader before tomorrow, it will not be able to download books from the cloud or kindle store. it also won't be able to connect to the internet. the update affects kindle models made in 2012 and earlier. internet contest goes very wrong. people were asked to name a new boat. wait till you hear what name is in the lead and why officials

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is boaty mcboatface. >> okay. >> and right now it has 27,000 votes. the second place choice only had 3,000 votes. voting ends april 16th. the final decision goes with the agency. i don't think they're going to go with boaty mcboatface. >> call it tylenol. it looks like a big tylenol. >> they'll come up with their own name. i don't want to scrap this weather for now because all the snow is gone and sun is out. >> nice warmup coming up this week. should get in the 70s at least briefly. now the challenge will be to dry out this weekend. outside we go right now where it's about the wind. pictures documenting the snow from early this morning. if you didn't get out there early, recorded around 8:00 or 9:00 in the morning, then within a couple hours it was gone. of course the snow on the crocuses which you always have spring snow. snow on some of the bulbs and cherry blossoms out there.

the streets, a little chilly. see how we have the shades on the upper west side. sun blasting the building on 66th and columbus avenue. we're at 47 degrees right now, mostly sunny sky. 30. you actually need the winter coat tonight. tomorrow morning winds are down but there's still a breeze out there. start the day at 35. 20s in some suburbs. should be in the middle 40s. west wind about 10 to 20. look for partly sunny during the afternoon and middle 50s should feel nice. the breeze and the fact humidity is low probably feels more like about 48, 49 degrees. tomorrow morning some chill in the suburbs. lots of 20s. wind chills will be in the 20s to start the day tomorrow. sun mixing with clouds during the day. middle 50s during the afternoon. a warm front is going to be sliding to our north late tuesday night in to wednesday morning. at the very least there's going to be cloud cover which will keep temperatures up. in the worst case some of the showers may be down to the hudson valley. we may have a brief shower. small price to pay for some of

going to have for the middle of the week. air quality is going to be just fine tomorrow. uv index at a 5. pollen count, that will be moderate to maybe rising toward highs as the week goes on. look for a high of 67 on wednesday. but there's a huge difference depending where you are with this southwest wind only in the low 50s. upper 50s to around 60, south facing shoress. mid to upper 60s. hudson valley or interior new jersey may have a shot. sun giving way to clouds. 70s inland. our rainy part of the week, that's going to be friday morning. quarter inch to half inch of rainfall. sun comes out in the afternoon. a little chilly friday night. low 50s on saturday. right now it looks like we should be dry as we go in to easter sunday and temperatures getting back above normal. in to the upper 50s with any showers holding off until early next week. for the rest of march i don't

i do see a cold shot that could come in april. we have a long window for it. the window for big snowfall, that's certainly closing quickly. two college baseball coaches from new jersey jumping in to action, not on the field but off of it. >> the two men were at spring training down in florida when they heard a crash outside their hotel. eyewitness news reporter shirleen allicot has more on what they did next that got them a hero's welcome when they returned home. >> what did they do next? how about scaling a 6-foot wall to get to the other side to save two people in a fiery wreck. all the while risking their own lives. take a listen. >> we were just preparing dinner for the night and we heard a bang and came outside and we heard someone screaming dad, and saw smoke. >> reporter: last week's team trip to florida turned in to a rescue mission for william

coach and assistant coach mark palestina. a serious head-on collision. >> i think the first thing that ran through my mind was the possibility of one of our players being involved in it and adrenaline kind of took over to make sure they were okay. >> in their way, this wall, which both men had to scale in order to get to the other side. >> the only option was to jump it. >> the woman was pinned in her car. we couldn't open the door. i asked mark to call 911. i basically just told the lady, i said what you're going to need to do right now and it may hurt a little bit is put your arms around me. i'm going to get you to safety time. >> her face was very bloody. underneath her and pulled her out. >> reporter: the other person involved in the wreck was on the ground, dangerously close to the car that went up in flames. >> mark and i just basically put an arm underneath each of his

his head, tried to stabilize him as much as and get him across the street where he was safe. >> reporter: the actions of these men single-handedly saved two lives. but they don't want to be called heroes. >> there are real heroes out there. we just kind of reacted and we hoped that if we were in the car that was on fire, that someone would help us. >> you know what, they are heroes to us. as for their team, as you can imagine, they were so in shock when they heard what their coaches did. blessed for them, there's a whole world outside of baseball, and sometimes you're in the right place at the right time. shirleen allicot, channel 7 eyewitness news. now that winter is over, a lot of folks are thinking about vacations. >> and it's not too late to get away from spring break. 7 on your side has tips on where to look and how to save a lot of money. >> i'm liz cho. new at 6:00, days after a

woman, her grieving family is told the body in the casket was somebody else. we have details on the heartbreaking mixup. >> plus, a home that yankees legend lou gehrig once loved in is up for sale. and the price, some may c i hope we have a buyer for the house. me too!

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after this morning's snow, some people might be looking to escape for a little spring getaway. where are the best deals right now? >> nina pineda is here with ways to save money booking your next trip, even if you've waited till the last minute. >> i'm the queen of last minute but was happy to see that prices for spring break airfares weren't astronomical this year, because easter is so early, we're getting a bit of a break to fly south. for the real deals you may have to think outside the box for opting for a bit of culture instead may really save you. >> reporter: think snow, not sun, suggests pauline fromer, the travel guide guru says if you don't mind skiing on manmade stuff, the east coast slopes are

>> they're cutting prices for lift tickets by as much as 50%. >> reporter: it's actually a great time to pack up the family and head anywhere north. >> right now is the best year ever to do a road trip. from the new york area you could easily take a road trip up to french canada and get a little taste of france and montreal or quebec city. >> reporter: also discounted, the problem prone cruise industry if you're not afraid. the anthem of the seas, which made headlines having to turn around its storm battered boat is a big bargain. >> less than $100 a day from bayonne to the caribbean. you have to remember until recently that ship was absolutely fine. >> reporter: mexico. >> according to a recent study by booking.com, hotel prices in cancun are down 45% from last year which is great. >> reporter: the weak peso makes south of the border affordable, and believe it or not, you may get to europe after easter for less than it costs to fly to florida.

europe, especially because the dollar is pretty strong. the dollar is whooping most world currencies. >> reporter: falling fuel prices are pushing flights within europe down 25%. she suggests looking at new carriers like norwegian, aer lingus for competitive flights getting there. >> you've got a lot of new carriers who really want to make their mark. they're throwing great deals. i've seen roundtrips to paris from the new york city area for $400 including taxes. >> remember every day you wait, the fares are creeping up. a recent expedia study revealed a sweet spot. to get the cheapest domestic airfare, booking 57 days in advance of your trip can save you up to 20% per ticket. the study also found if you book on a weekend rather than a weekday, you could also save a lot of money. >> let's go. [ laughter ]

that ruth built. tonight, the house that gehrig bought. >> now you can own it. lou gehrig's house, and it's a bargain. >> eyewitness news at 6:00 starts right now. my granddaughter, she went through it. she said i don't think that's grandma. >> a mixup at a funeral and the cremation of the family's matriarch. they were told the woman in the casket wasn't their grandma. first, nine people are injured in a bus accident on the east side. good evening at 6:00. i'm liz cho. >> and i'm bill ritter. the accident involves a new york city transit bus. >> the driver lost control while exiting the fdr drive at 34th

fleischer is at the scene with the latest. >> certainly a frightening accident involving this bus. six have refused medical treatment but three people have been taken to the hospital. this is the bus that came off of the northbound exit of the fdr, came off at 34th street, then for some unexplained reason the driver lost control, drove up on this abutment, then slammed in to this pillar. a total of nine people onboard were injured in this. one man was trapped inside. the fdny treated all those injuries. they even had had to extricate several of the people out an emergency exit on the side. here's what the fdny is saying about the one man who was trapped inside. >> we had had one person who had to be extricated from the bus. during the accident he hit the seat in front of him, was experiencing chest pains and so