>> reporter: jose, like others are left stunned by the accidental death of 57-year-old clifford la may who was killed after he fell from the seven- story office building around 7:00 a.m. tuesday morning. a statement police say it afears his death can be attributed to a horrific accident and no foul play is suspected. >> nothing happened when i came in at a quarter to 7:00. 7:15 the guard called me down. >> reporter: they believe he had gone to the roof of the building to check on possible damage from the high winds overnight. when he fell he struck a tree before landing. police say the investigation is on-going. investigators are trying to determine if high winds played a factor in his death. >> shock. i'm shocked that it could happen. he goes to work in the evening

>> reporter: a neighbor clifford la may lived alone in a third floor apartment in this palisades park. he knew him only in passing but said he was a good man. >> think kept to himself? >> pretty much. he was a hard worker and did his job. >> reporter: he was the building manager for alfred enterprises. in a statement from company officials this afternoon they write, we are heart broken to have lost an individual who has been a part of our daily work life for four years. he was highly regarded by all of us. a very tragic death. >> for sure. thank you very much. high winds knocked down trees and power lines across our area overnight. some of the worse damage was in westchester county.

since then the wind gusts have died down a little bit. we have meteorologist lee goldberg outside with the forecast. >> reporter: our winds are still gusting at 30 miles per hour. it is gusty outside. it is starting to back off. the wind doesn't feel all that bad because sunshine is out. when you get in the shade and you get gusts it is biting outside. we'll see improving conditions through the evening hours. as we look downtown, this camera still bouncing around with the wind gusts over 30 miles per hour. our temperature at 5:00 a at 52 degrees. our wind gusts is 36 miles per hour. that's from laguardia. peek wind gusts today 40 to 47. down from yesterday's wind peeks at 50 miles per hour. that included trees down in brooklyn and you can see wind reports from the hudson valley into the catskills.

is 700 miles away approaching newfoundland. our conditions will improve through the evening hours. still wind gusts of 30 miles per hour during the early evening. then a dramatic drop in the wind gusts after midnight. how about calmer but colder conditions tomorrow morning? we'll start the day in the 20s. it gets better from there. a beautiful midweek before late week chill. we'll talking about that coming up in the seven-day forecast. back to you for you. >> thank you. we have new information involving a violent fight between two women in jersey city. one of them driving a car hit

>> reporter: the single mom is in critical condition. the sidewalk was packed when fall drove her car into the crowd. several small children and others also came within inches of getting hit. >> i froze. i wanted to tell my niece move, run! i couldn't. there was no words that i could say. >> reporter: she is talking about her niece. we have learned her injuries are so severe. but this cell phone video shows the 25-year-old lying unconcious on the sidewalk just after 6:00 last night. the single mom had just been hit by a car police say driven by sinbo fall. it came within inches of her who was standing with three small children. she is talking only to eyewitness news. >> she fell. the car kept going into the wall. it was like how did me and the three kids survive. >> reporter: this started at

before this she had been driving her car in the neighborhood. >> she kept dipping in and out like he wanted to park and drove off. >> reporter: she went to the driver's side window and began arguing with the suspect. it got physical. >> what were they about? >> it was something silly. >> reporter: what happened next was far more serious. she floored it. kamika was in her path. >> the car was speeding. the car disregarded the traffic signal and came across the street and mowed that poor girl down. >> reporter: james maintains it was far from over. the suspect didn't stop there. >> she was about to throw it in reverse and rerunner back over. >> reporter: the crowd zoomed in on cinabo. kamika is in the hospital with

>> must be sent her back to fight. i hope she fights fast because of it. >> reporter: again at this hour it is not clear what spark had the initial clash between the suspect and the victim. suspect is charged with aggravated assault and criminal attempt homicide. kimberly richardson. the man accused of shooting and killing a mother and son on staten island was shot during a confrontation with police. u.s. marshals tracked down anthony morales and shot him during a confrontation. he is wanted for the murderers of anthony and adill rivera last week. another man was hurt in the shooting. authorities believe a dispute over a car lead to the murders. police released video of a man wanted at a sexual assault at the historic stone wall inn.

the man two sexual assaulted a transgender woman in the bathroom of the landmark west village bar saturday night. the man was wearing a shiny gray suit. police say the man frequents the neighborhood and they are hoping someone will recognize him. police in florida arrested donald trump's campaign manager. authorities say this video shows him assaulting a political. political reporter dave evans is here with the details and the reaction. >> late today donald trump spoke on his plane headed to wisconsin. he vowed to stand by his campaign manage. he said he does not disguard people. he was issued a charge of simple battery. that will happen may 4. the reporter making this allegation is a woman. trump has had plenty of trouble

he is one of donald trump's closest advisors. florida police charged him with simple battery. this surveillance video from march 8th in jupiter, florida shows former report michelle fields in the yellow shirt trying to talk with donald trump. he then steps up and he appears to grab fields forcing her back. trump issued a statement: trump's closest rival ted cruz seized on the development calling it parcel of the trump campaign. >> it is a sad development. this is the consequence of the culture of the trump campaign. the abusive culture. when you have a campaign that is built on personal insults and attacks and now physical violence.

three weeks ago he tweeted michelle fields you are dilutional. i never touched you. the trump cruz campaign has gotten so ugly lately even the president calls it an embarrassment. >> the number one question i'm getting as i travel around the world is what is happening in america? it is not because around the world people have not seen crazy politics. it is that they understand america's the place where you cannot afford crazy politics. >> reporter: late this afternoon donald trump spoke on his plane headed to wisconsin. this is what he had to say about his campaign manager. >> i'll stick by people. i know it is probably not politically good for me to do. when somebody is aligned so unfairly as that i'll stick by him. >> reporter: if convicted on the manslaughter he'll face up

according to trump he is on the job as campaign manager. this afternoon john kasich said if it was his campaign he would take an action either suspension or firing. bernie sanders is stepping up the pressure on hillary clinton for a presidential debate in new york. >> i just believe that this is the most important job in the world. it is the toughest job in the world. you should be willing to campaign for every vote. you should be willing to debate any time, any where. >> that was back when she was running against barack obama. a representative for clinton says she may be willing to debate sanders if he changes his campaign tone. mets pitcher matt harvey says he is clear to start the season in sunday night's opener in kansas city. yesterday the mets said harvey

reason. today he clarified. he had a bladder infection that led to a blood clot. >> i passed it yesterday. it wasn't a great first day of my 27th birthday. but cleared that. >> harvey said after a small procedure his bladder was checked and everything was okay. he will not have to undergo further tests or procedures. increase to interest rates will happen gradually. stocks got a boost after fbi got into the apple i-phone used by one of the san francisco. dow rose 17 points. nasdaq climbed 79 points. s&p 500 added 17 points. a gruesome discovery. police investigate dog remains found on long island. coming up, a man charged in a deadly hit-and-run. we are learning surprising

a scare in the air. a passenger jet hijacked.

a $10,000 reward is offered tonight for information on a possible animal cruelty case on long island. remains of three to seven dogs were found buried in plastic bags in the roosevelt preserve in hemp stead. a woman walking in the area found the skull and an

the remains. >> the evidences that been transported to another location for that post mortem examination. >> the animals were in various stages of decomposition. investigators are asking anyone with information to call crimestoppers. now to the details about the hijacked airliner. investigators released video of the than two hijacked the egypt air flight overnight and held dozens of passengers hostage. americans were on board the plane that landed on the island of cypress. elizabeth herr is here with the latest. >> we are hearing from one of the passengers on that plane. she just told abc news the crew tried to keep everyone calm. she was terrified.

casually walking through the metal detector and patted down is caught on video before boarding this plane he is accused of hijacking. his was caught on camera with heavily armed police taking him into custody on the tarmac ending the standoff that lasted for hours. >> i didn't believe it would have a happy ending. >> reporter: according to egypt's prime minister the suspect two is egyptian made no specific demands but asked to speak with his former wife who lives in cypress. he claimed he was wearing a suicide belt, which was later determined to be cell phone cases. >> regardless if this is a real device there have to be concerned raised about the

>> reporter: authorities were adamant this was not terrorism. security experts said four months ago 224 people were killed when a bomb blew up their plane after taking off from a resort town in egypt. officials vow to conduct a thorough investigation. so far believe they are dealing with suspect who is mentally unstable. channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you very much. nypd promotion ceremonies is today. the police commissioner telling officers that the department is committed to pushing back against those who seek to under mind the values of this country. he said the u.s. has lead the way in handling fear and anxiety associated with the terror attacks since 9/11. and the wave of recent violence in europe is a reminder we have to continue to improve leadership within the nypd. >> we have begun the process

demands with inspectors and deputy inspectors. >> today a new deputy commissioner in training sworn in. tracy kay is a founder of a think-tank aimed at strengthening relationships between the community and the police. she worked with the denver police department for 25 years. she got a big welcome home. >> did you feel all the wind in your car. >> those are the time use decide not to drive on parkways that are heavily wooded and narrow. you have to think about that. >> you have to watch to see if a tree is going to come down. >> it is scary. thankfully we don't have the gusty winds now. downtown this camera is still bouncing around. we had 30 mile-per-hour gusts for 24-hours now. 52 degrees. northwest wind in the park is at 23. still higher gusts around the area. high is at 52. just a shade below average. there are your sunrise and

it will get much more calm this evening. 46 degrees last year in the state under mostly sunny skies. montauk 49. it is a feisty wind into the early evening hours. it will drop. a you'll notice a big drop by midnight. you are not going to hear the wind as much. by morning it is calm and clear. 36 degrees. 20s in the suburbs. the edge of the chill comes off by midday when we are around 50 degrees. satellite is mainly clear. there is the swirling storm heaped for newfoundland. snow is over northern new england. we are about to get out of the strong windshield and go into an area of high pressure with lighter wind and clear sky. you can see high clouds evading the high.

tomorrow afternoon. it should make for sunset. they are the leading edge of this storm system coming from the rockies which will scoop up gulf moisture by the end of the week. we are talking about rain thursday night into friday. wind speed. see the shades of yellow? these are gusts. they drop to blue in the evening hours. 25 miles per hour. after that a nice drop draw by midnight. calm winds by tomorrow morning. clear and chilly. below freezing in many suburbs. we'll recover with the help of the late march sun we should be in the 50s. look at the lighter blues along the coastline. winds will turn southerly later in the afternoon. numbers will drop to 50 and upper 40s later in the day. peak temperatures will drop as the winds shifts to the south. 34 in the park. 37 tomorrow. a calm, chilly start. a few high, thin clouds.

coming back in late in the day. cool at 57. 45 degrees. partly cloudy. not as cold tomorrow morning. timing on the rain, can we keep the daylight hours on thursday dry? if we do i like 70 degrees. day rain? more on that timing and arctic air in april, unfortunately is coming later in the weekend. forecast in our next half hour. back to you. >> thank you very much. taxi cab changes. coming up on channel 7 eyewitness news, officials are revising the rules so passengers are not harassed by the drivers. how to give your house a good cleanse. allergies don't get the best of you later. it is enough to make your skin crawl. hear from the man two recorded

in new jersey a major transportation hub has a bigger bus station tonight. this morning new jersey transit opened the bus plaza next to the lawtonburg train station. it has a 590-foot long canopy to protect commuters while waiting in the rain.

signs. for riders the main thing is more room. >> it gives us enough space. >> local shuttle buses and private carriers will be us the plaza. a suspicious letter at the [ no audio ] the senator was not in the office at the time. the building was not evacuated. tie vote in the supreme

ruling in a victory for unions in the biggest case yet to be impacted by justin antonin scalia's death. she was expected to overturn the system that's been in place over 40 years. he died last month. today president obama's nomination to replace scalia met with a republican senator. he set down with senator mark kirk of illinois. kirk broke with gop leaders who have not met with garland and vowing not to hold hearings on the vote. garland met with several democrats. a than charged in a deadly hit-and-run. tonight police are releasing shocking details against the suspect's brother. the man arrested for

remembering actress patty duke and new details about her

new at 5:00 surprising new details about a man charged in that hit-and-run crash that killed a man in a wheelchair. tonight we learned his brother was arrested for a syndrome. both crimes happened on long island. the latest days after the first brother needed guiltity. >> eyewitness news reporter stefon kim is live with the story. >> reporter: prosecutors say it was ten days after his identical twin brother pleaded guilty to a hit-and-run

this time it was fatal. killing a man who devoted his entire life taking care of others. >> she was a critically ill woman. michael was everything to her. >> reporter: the family pastor said he was an exceptional man. michael dora killed by a hit- and-run driver in october. 40-year-old was crossing the street in his wheelchair half a mile from his home in west ablong. >> if you can imagine a young man in a wheelchair from birth who was able to take care of his mother. >> reporter: investigators say this was the man behind the wheel in the deadly hit-and- run. arraigned today in suffolk county court. prosecutors say the charges are more troubles because his 36- year-old identical twin brother

ten days before he nowed -- mowed down a week before. >> two identical brothers living in the same household committing virtually the same crime, the odds are astronomical. >> reporter: debris left from their cars from the scene lead to their arrest. they found dora's dna on the front-christopher's nissan. >> he used his credit card at a nightclub. there was no question he was drinking. >> it is horrendous. two brothers doing the same thing. >> reporter: the dora's moved in next door to her a month before michael was killed but they quickly made friends. >> he was the type of guy you felt you knew his whole life. >> reporter: christopher's brother's guilty plea should not affect his case. >> we want to offer our condolences to the dora family.

>> reporter: dora had gone mile in his wheelchair to get his mother dinner. her favorite meal when he was moved down. on long island a man is arrested for shooting at houses and cars. cameron sinkata fired a handgun that he stole from his father. in happened in deer park. in some cases people were home when the shootings happened. >> this is terrifying. imagine being in your home and a bullet flies through your house. this individual on march 19th decided to terrorize this neighborhood. since then the community has been on edge. >> police used surveillance video to vehicle out his vehicle type. no word tonight on the

inside a home in new jersey following a fast-moving fire. cell phone video shows flames engulfing the house on north tamarac drive. the footage was shot by a neighbor. the fire broke out the at 7:00 a.m. and spread quickly. authorities discovered the body of a middle aged man inside the house. there is visibly higher security outside of the u.s. capitol tonight one day after a man with a gun was shot and wounded at a secure check point. larry dawson of tennessee remains in the hospital in critical driven after a capitol guard shot him. dawson disrupted a house session last october yelling he was a profet of god. he was ordered to stay away from the area. the battle over discrimination in north carolina is not over. the state's attorney general is calling for the repeal. republican lawmakers passed the law to stop a charlotte

transgender people to use the restroom of their identity. yesterday three people filed a federal lawsuit challenging the law. today the general said it is simply not defensible. >> obviously the lgbt community is targeted. also people who are discriminated against based on race and religion. >> cooper said the law also eliminated ordinances protecting veterans. just yesterday new york governor cuomo banned nonessential state travel to north carolina. she won an oscar at 16 and later became a mental health advocate. patty duke died at age 69. she died from sepsis from a ruptured kidney. >> as a boy growing up watching patty duke on tv she seemed

learning of her passing today was like hearing about the death of a childhood friend. >> reporter: she defined what it meant to be a teenagerrer for tens of millions of baby- boomers two looked at patty duke and saw a reflection of themselves. by the time the actress started in her own tv show duke had won an oscar in the miracle worker on the big screen. playing a girl who could not see, hear or speak. her roll in the movie and before that on broadway was a big win for a girl born anna marie duke in queens. her managers squandered her fortune while the teenager suffered from what was later determined to be bi-polar disorder. creator of the patty duke show detected what he called a split personalty and incorporated

characters each played by duke. >> one pair of matching book ends. different as night and day. >> reporter: after the show was canceled, the star went looking for a change of pace and found it in the valley of the dolls. the film almost wrecked her career but duke kept working. later using her fame as a platform to advocate for the mentally ill. she was married several times and mother to sean aston, two posted a tribute on facebook with her holding him as a baby writing i love you mom. >> patty duke led the screen actor's build in the 1980's. this is when i got to know her. i found her to be, as her family said today in her tribute, filled with compassion

new information about the girl's held for nearly a year upstate. outburst in court involving a case of a family two moved from new jersey and found dead in their home. a teacher caught on camera going ballistic in a classroom. i'm meteorologist lee goldberg. a lot of sunshine and gusty wind. it will be a pretty sunset.

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a lawyer for the woman charged in kidnapping two teenager sisters in upstate new

he is requesting a hearing for amanda helman so she can be released from jail. the girl's biological mother is also charged with kidnapping. his client called child protective services several times to get help for the girls. >> there was no kidnapping here. her mother had some problems. there may be problems there. there is no question about that. >> if the charges against helman aren't dismissed he is ready for trial. anger boiled over in airdrome in north carolina as a man camed face-to-face with the suspect accused of gunning down his mother, brother and sister- in-law. the victims used to live in new jersey. 52-year-old john sander is accused of killing the three inside their raleigh home on friday. court records show sander and the family argued over money. police arrested him in february for threatening to kill sandy.

>> you are a piece of garbage. >> it is beyond shock. it is gruesome. >> i just hope this person gets whatever the worse possible thing could happen to him happens. >> they were packing up their them. they were scheduled to move on wednesday. they used to live in bellville and saddle brook, new jersey. meteorologist lee goldberg has your forecast coming up next. plus, targeting cab drivers.

big news in the fight against cancer. tomorrower mayor michael bloomberg announcing today a

>> we are on the brink of major break throughs. >> bloomberg is hoping some of the break throughs will be made at the bloomberg institute for cancer therapy at his alma matter johns hopkins university. he is donating $50 million towards his creation. a substitute teacher out of a job after screaming at his 6th grade class in antioch about a box of missing rubber bands. he tried to get a student to go through the trash to find them. school district is looking into whether the teacher acted out before and if he is properly trained. new at 5:00, video of

going viral. this incident falls under the category of animal encounter. take a look. rat was caught on camera crawling up the jacket of a sleeping man on a 7 train early sunday morning. when the rat crawls around the man's neck and head he wakes up in a panic and swipes the rodent off. passenger anthony lynn shot the creepy cell phone video. >> i took out my phone. i wanted to document this. it should not be happening. it crawled on the person. the person was definitely startled. then it moved on to the next train car. >> how about waking the guy up? anthony says the rat scurried off the train at the times square stop. i think ridership on the number seven will be going down in the near future. >> another reason not to sleep on the train. >> if something bad happens

>> get up! there is a rat on you. >> here's a little something. wake up! pizza rat was six months ago. there is nothing better than the original. it is like every rat out there is a star. >> exactly. we don't want to repeat today. we won't. we get calmer tonight. we'll warrant up tomorrow afternoon. outside we go where we have wind gusts near 25 to 30 miles per hour. this camera is still bouncing around. this is the manhattan skyline with a lot of sunshine. 52. sunshine, west wind 9 to 23. you are seeing wind gusts on long island at 30 miles per hour. gusts 37 miles per hour in the hudson valley. the wind continues to diminish. you'll see a big drop off in the early evenings. that's one level down. the next drop is after midnight. it will be chilly as

and in the 20s in suburbs. wakeup temperatures with light winds. if you feel chilly early on you'll need a heavy jacket. mid to upper 50s during the afternoon. note you may have a cool breeze settling in after 3:00 to 4:00 coming in off the water. which could drop the numbers back to 50. future cast many temperatures north and west close to the freezing mark. few patchy high clouds in the upper 50s. we get in the evening commute and drop in the upper 40s quickly. if you are out for dinner tomorrow evening it might be a chill. wednesday's pollen count moderate to high. uv index a five. thursday 70 degrees away from the coast. sun and high clouds. i think the rain will hold off until dark. neighbor a couple showers can sneak into western new jersey. 67 on friday. i don't think this is an all day rain. it is not an inch of rain.

maybe by 3:00 to 4:00 it is moving out. saturday 57. sunday is chilly, cold, gusty, 45, maybe a rain or snow shower. yankee's home opener chilly but dry. sunday i would not be surprised to see a couple wet snowflakes in the day. it won't feel like april. it will feel like early march. >> april snow. >> thank you, lee. are your allergies giving you a hard time this spring? it may not be the pollen count. >> allergens can lurk indoors. we have tips from consumer reports on how to allergy-proof your own. >> reporter: reducing algerians in your home is nothing to laugh at.

washing them in hot water running them through a hot drier. >> hot water reduces pet dander. >> reporter: next cover box springs, mattresses and pillow cases with a tightly the woven fabric that is dust mite proof. >> it is important to control moisture in your home. humidity helps reduce mites and mold. >> reporter: the right size air conditioner helps cut humidity. dehumidifiers work but they can generate heat. save them for the basement. top rated portable air cleaners include this honey well for $200. >> you they want to opt for a

>> reporter: a good chose is $29 healthy living filter available online. consumer reports found these vacuums are good for emissions. hoover wind tunnel max for $180 and kenmore for $350. asthma and allergy sufferers might want to stay away from bagless vacuums because they can stir up dust. >> consumer reports says dust is not good. keep your house dust-free and clean. ban smoking. make sure your home is well ventilated. you need exhaust hoods in the kitchen and in the bathroom. still ahead, an easier ride for taxi passengers. >> we'll tell you about the changes for cabbies to protect riders from sexual harassment. coming up at 6:00, a scathing new report of an elevator accident in that new york city housing building that killed an 84-year-old man.

that elevator had been reported before the accident. why weren't they fixed? we'll introduce you to a 9- year-old golfer from new jersey who gets to play a round of golf at one of the most prestigious courses in the country.

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changes are coming for taxi cab drivers in new york city. >> the taxi limo commission is strengthening rules to make sure drivers don't injury passengers. >> reporter: for cab drivers it is a reminder keep your hands on your wheel while keeping your hands to yourself. the taxi limo commission is looking to overhaul rules regarding sexual harassment and misconduct spelling out what is not allowed for drivers. >> it is a good thing. the more clarity we can have on

about enforcement the better. >> reporter: the rules would prohibit cabbies from touching passengers in an intimate or sexual manner. passenger's appearance or asking them out is not allowed. flirting is considered a no-no. >> that is a great idea. you don't want to be a woman and have anybody inappropriately act. >> flirting i don't have a problem with that. i think if it gets over the top and makes you uncomfortable i don't have a problem with that. >> reporter: penalties would be severe. $30,000 fine for sexual harassment. sexual misconduct could result in a $2,000 fine and the cabby's license revoked. >> a lot of time drivers get accused wrongfully. >> reporter: not everyone is on board. he calls the regulations an overreaction. >> i believe drivers have to

issues bringing strangers in their car every day with all kinds of problems. >> reporter: a hearing is scheduled next month. after which the rules aimed at keeping a cab ride less creepy could go into effect. >> that's it for us. there is still more news ahead. eyewitness news at 6:00 starts right now. a man falls from a seven story building in new jersey and is killed. tonight investigators want to know if the high wind gusts blew him off the roof. new york city's public housing department had been warned about safety problems with an elevator before an

good evening. it is 6:00. i'm liz cho. bill is off tonight. sismatic failures is the conclusion by investigators in new york on the death of an 84- year-old man. a couple hours before the accident a tenant reported a dangerous problem with that specific elevator. why wasn't it fixed? m.j. has the lead story tonight. >> reporter: maybe because it was given low priority or maybe because it happened on christmas eve. city investigators were determined to figure out whether this was an isolated incident or something even worse. >> one of these days it will happen again. >> reporter: residents are still traumatized tonight. months after their neighbor was killed in the building's elevator. the man was 84 years old and died of a fractured skull after he became pinned in the doors when the elevator began moving. >> the elevator was going up and down up and down.

>> he wanted to get out. he got so scared. he pushed the door like this. the door closed on him and hit his head. that's what happened. >> reporter: but a report by the city's department of investigation now reveals that a complaint was called in by a resident hours earlier. he did not take immediate action after the complaint. investigators uncovered multiple lapses in communication. a series of inspections found similar malfunctions in 80 brake monitors city-wide. >> on any given day a thousand people probably go up and down in an elevator and 80 of those brake monitors are not working. that's a lot of people put at risk. >> reporter: commissioner mark peters said his agents found failures from top to bottom.