he continuing to be under fire abortion. >> certainly, donald trump has had his fair share of problems with women. of course there was the battle with megyn kelly. there was the tweet about ted cruz's wife. just days ago, his campaign manager, arrested for allegedly assaulting a female. and the explosive comment if women who had legal abhorrings should be punished. candidates have wasted no time pouncing on this latest. >> do you believe in punishment for abortion, yes or no, as a principal? >> the answer is, there has to be some consequences. >> reporter: trump backed off, but it didn't stop other candidates from going after him. >> this underscores his problem. >> what he said today is just among the most outrageous and dangerous stairmts i've heard

say in a really long time. >> that comment was wrong. and it's really the latest demonstration of how little donald has thought about the issues facing this country. >> meanwhile, they seem to downplay the firestorm. >> people misspeak all the time. you can't -- but with him, everybody wants to make a bigger deal over it. i get it. >> there's a lot of hostility. >> critics say this is another misstep. he has a negative rating of about 70% amongst women nationwide. all of this just days ahead of tuesday's primary in battleground wisconsin, where senator ted cruz is now leading trump by about 10 points. meantime, here in delegate-rich new york, trump continues to lead the gop pack by a wide margin, according to a quin piac poll.

bernie sanders by about 12% in the same poll. police have already set up gar gades here. -- barricades here. busy day ahead of april 19th. and senator sanders will be campaigning in the bronx. busy day in new york state again on the 19th. reporting live here in columbus circle, rob nelson, channel 7, eyewitness news. >> all right, rob. thank you. and bill clinton is also in new york, campaigning for his wife. the former president will appear with others. to endorse trump. >> i want to ask you to do everything you can to get the vote up. to get a big vote out for hillary clinton. and it's really important for the issues you care about. >> as for mrs. clinton, she has a rally in westchester that starts in less than an hour.

five boroughs later tonight. a strong smell of gas elementary school. officials say students who are not allowed into the school detected. instead, the kids were sent to new utrick high school on 80th street. thankfully, nobody was hurt. the source of the gas smell is still unclear. lawyers for a man accused of killing an mta bus driver while behind the wheel of a truck, rejected a plea deal. dominic is charged with second- degree murder, manslaughter, and dwi in the death of 49-year- old william pena. pena's relatives and coworkers were at the hearing this morning. >> ultimately, we want justice. william pena went to work. and what he did wrong that day was get to work on time. and his life was taken. you know, we will forever have to live with his loss.

adjourned until may. well, two 19-year-olds are accused of trying to use cash. they face a charge of petty larceny. the bills however, say at the top, for motion picture use only. on top of that, police say when the teens tried to run away from the scene, after passing one of the bills, they hit a parked car and a pedestrian. the injuries, thankfully, were just minor. a high school security guard is now under arrest, accused of secretly roger a student in the bathroom. then posting the video online. police say 24-year-old daniel williams walked into the bathroom in nassau county. while a 16-year-old boy was inside and taped him. he was arrested while posting the video. >> he posted on snap chat.

through personnel at the school. once they found out, they called police. detectives came to the scene and they went to view the snap chat. >> williams has been suspended from his job with pay. a man from new jersey is under arrest for distributing child pornography. adele mccray stored several pornography files on storage cloud that he accessed from several devices. several devices are now being examined for more files. mccray is charged with distribution and possession of child pornography. right now, some workers have walked off the job in protest. hundreds are participating in that job action. the workers claim they are concerned about security and demanding higher wages. the strike, though, is not impacting any flights am. city bike is pulling about 1,000 bikes from its streak street racks to inspect them for a defective part. the newest parts seem to be

expected. city bike said that could take a few weeks. >> more of our area could be affected by the zika virus this season. this morning, the cdc released an updated map of the areas affected by the u.s. and more of connecticut and new york. the areas may have a presence of the mosquito type that carries the virus. health officials, so though, -- though, say it does not mean the insects will spread the disease. cleaning up today from a round of severe weather. we're talking tornadoes, thunderstorms and major flooding. and now, millions of people remain on high alert. abc's adrien banqueter has the latest. >> reporter: they leave a trail of devastation. >> oh, my gosh. you're right. >> on wednesday, four tornadoes hit oklahoma with two more confirmed in arkansas and kansas. seven people were hospitalized.

reported. in arkansas, several areas remain under water. three commuters were found clinging to a tree, as rising waters. landing. injured. >> the drink cart actually goes up in midair, flips upside down in midair and drops on top of the male flight attendant. >> winds hail from the south and southeast. >> one family says they're lucky to be alive, after the tree fell on the car they were driving in when the tornadoes hit. more twisters could form today and move east. adrian banqueter. police unveil a new initiative to combat drug activity on long island.

hijacker. new video. also, shocking plot. first graders, accused of school. and a long line at a new jersey mall. but customers aren't waiting to buy the latest smart phone or shoes. i'm meteorologist bill evans here in the sheet meadow. central park. mode. that's right. that's the cue that spring time has come to central park. my crew is ready. ready, crew? ready for the first moment.

now to the latest on the controversial photo of an

his hostages. video shows just how the picture came to be. in this picture, you can see a pair of flight attendants, waving at passenger ben ennis, bringing them to the front of the plane. ennis stands proudly, not to take just one photo but two. he has defended the photo, saying he wanted to get a picture of what appeared to be an explosive vest. top aide has resigned after allegations he had an affair with her. the alleged girlfriend of robert bentley, governor robert bentley, walked away from her job yesterday. the two-term governor, former baptist deacon, is denying having that affair. but bentley is also admitting to saying inappropriate comments. [ inaudible ] >> and so, i'm just apologizing to her and i've apologized to my family and to the state of alabama. >> reporter: bentley has remained adamant, that he is not leaving office. but as you just heard, he has apologized to his family and to

leaders in china, south korea are in washington for a summit about nuclear terrorism. the tone is becoming more urgent as north korea continues its weapons testing and aggression. secretary of state john kerry is expected to strengthen ties with the asian nation. the producers of the broadway hit, hamilton, are changing a controversial casting notice, saying actors of all ethnicities are welcome to notice. they called for nonwhite men and women who can sing and rap. they said the wording is inof the can -- inconsistent with policies. saying that all performers are encouraged to audition. well, quite a line at the short hills mall this morning. some 250 people showed up, not for the latest sneakers or smart phone, but to buy a car. they were in line to preorder the new tesla model 3. model 3

the tesla's other pricey electric vehicles. industry walkers see the introduction of this car as a test for whether electric cars can go mainstream. >> the short hills mall. uh-huh. where they have valet parking. just saying. dramatic rescue, in dangerous waters. people stranded during a flood. coming up, how rescue crews were able to pull them to safety. also, an nba star, secretly taped confession. his fiance is now responding after the recording revealed relationships with other women. and we take a live look at central park. the park is getting ready to open its famous lawns for the season.

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republican candidate jan kasich is defending his choice to cut his pizza, while here in new york, with a fork. the presidential candidate told good morning america's robin roberts, his slice from the pizzeria in queens was scalding hot. the ohio governor made up for though. after the first bite, he picked up the pizza, folded it and ate the rest. >> i'm from right outside the bronx. if you were caught eating pizza with a fork and knife, no one would talk to you, ever again. it is a true sign of spring. the revving and lawnmowers at central park.

park with the forecast on this gorgeous day. and the first. >> exactly. and we want to thank the conservancy. and the whole gaing wood park conservancy. for partnering with us here. we were able to show what it was like to kick off spring at the sheep meadow. we'll talk about that. talk about all the things going on in the parks throughout the year. you can find out by going to any of our social media pages, twitter, facebook, parks pacefacebook page. at you let's get the weather for you. gorgeous. last day of march. march comes in like a lion, goes out like a lamb. 67 categories. -- degrees. humidity is dry. winds are gusting south. and pressure, 29.99. so it's right at 30, which is our mark of fair weather. here's satellite pictures. high pressure is right over us. it's sliding eastward. as it slides eastward, we've got a southwest wind.

cold front in the ohio valley with rain. that rain comes tonight. which is why we're mowing the lawn today. it's perfect weather for mowing the lawn. so we'll be looking at what will be warm temperatures today. and even with that rain coming tomorrow, those temperatures are going to be very warm as well. back into the low 70s. you'll see this on the future cast. this afternoon, around 70 degrees. then this evening tonight, temperatures are still going to be very warm in the 60s. and rain starts tonight, around 10:00, 11:00, a few sprinkles, showers. the rain builds. notice tomorrow, we start off with temperatures in the 60s. then the rain comes in by late in the day tomorrow. that rain could be heavy enough to create a thunderstorm in the afternoon tomorrow and hit is 72 degrees. and then we'll start to cool off for the weekend. here's your accuweather forecast. as march says bye bye if 2016. looking at 70 degrees. maybe west of the city, about 72. tonight, cloudy skies. temperatures still around 59. ask tomorrow, we've got cloudy skies. we've got some rain around.

in the low 70s tomorrow, as we kick off friday am but look at your accuweather seven-day forecast. as we get into saturday, we cool down to 61. there might be a passing shower. but saturday night. look at that low. 35. and sunday, it's bitter cold. we're looking at a temperature of 45, with possibly scattered showers around and feel like the 30s. but we warm up next week. that's where we're really going to start to feel the effects spring. 51 degrees with sun and clouds. we're at the sheep meadow in central park. last time they had sheep here was back in the 30s. lawn anymore. we had these high-speed, high quality, cadillac toro motos, and lawn mowers. are we ready, gentlemen? specialists here. in fact, anthony is the one who will help me officially kick off spring. >> here we go, anthony.

we buckle in. ear plugs. even though these engines are very silent. all right. we put on our ear plugs. all right? got ear plugs? we're going to crank this baby up. >> groovy shade. >> groovy shades. got the groovy shades. here we go. >> nothing like the sound of a >> smooth, right? >> here we go. >> these are going to hit. >> bring them up. >> bring all three up. >> nice and slow. >> all right. this is the way we trip the blades, to cut the lawn. >> all right. bring them all down. >> bring them all down. >> engage your mower. pull up on the pto. >> all right. right here. >> bring it up. throttle up. >> here we go.

watch yourselves. >> all right. here we go. >> we are mowing the lawn. >> it's the first -- >> follow me to freedom. >> keep your pets and small children away. >> spring is officially under >> oh, my.

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a water rescue. heavy machinery saves a surprising entrueder. and a pand -- intruder. a panda poses for a selfie. we begin with that dramatic video of firefighters, battling raging floodwater to save three people in arkansas. fire officials say three people became trapped in their vehicle, after a severe storm dumped heavy rain near little rock. the water, triggering massive flooding and made the roads impassable. so the three people climbed out of their car, and clung to trees, until firefighters could arrive. but firefighters pulled each person ashore, using ropes. and fortunately, nobody got hurt. check out this incredible rescue. a man's motion-sensitive alarm was triggered in washington state. he discovered that the

actually two deer who became stuck in the mud. a bulldozer at the common. look at this. scooping the cute little deer out. you can see how this one managed to shake free of the mud. the pair, instead of thanking them, ran offer into the woods. this panda has it down pat for selfie. a panda selfie. the giant panda cub lives at the conservation center in southwest china. he was spending time with his human foster daddy on monday. the two were hugging and playing and posing for several selfies. >> okay. that selfie is totally worth doing. that's awesome. you have less than three hours to bid on that fiat, used by pope francis during the new york leg of his u.s. tour. right now, the top bid on the website, charity buzz.com is a quarter million dollars. that's three times the estimated value of the car, which is about $82,000.

the winner at st. patrick's cathedral. the proceeds gallon to catholic schools and charities. and some of the biggest names in new york. paying tribute to rock star david bowie. being held tonight at carnegie hall. it features mumford and sons, blondie, will be available on skype for a donation. bowie, as you may recall, died at the age of 69. another memorial is being held at radio city musical. still much more news ahead, in our next half hour. combatting drugs on long island. the new initiative, introduced by police to curb the problem. plus, first graders, accused of trying to kill another student at school. we'll tell you how they planned to pull it off. and an airline passenger, igniting comments on social media, because of her tony tail. we'll take you behind the debate. eyewitness news is coming right back as we take a live look outside on this beautiful thursday afternoon.

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i'm ken rosato. in and i'm liz cho. david and shirleen are off today. we begin this half hour, with a new tactic to fight drug crimes on long island.

this morning. n.j. burkett is live in the outback, with details and how police hope residents can help. >> and that's right. the drug problem here has reached epidemic proportions. those are the words of the police commissioner this afternoon. who says he is determined to take on this program, head on, with a new approach. what they are doing is establishing a hotline number. specifically for residents to call to report suspected drug dealing in their neighborhoods, ken. the commissioner is convinced that if a breakthrough can be made, it's going to come from the streets, from the neighborhoods, where drug dealing and drug using is often taking place. now, in addition, they're restructuring how the department responds to drug tips and how they are being prioritized. they're also taking a hard look at cases where people died of drug overdoses. making efforts to track down the dealers in those cases. but the commissioner insists

begins with the public. >> the number will be staffed 24/7. a member of the public calls the number. and he or she can remain anonymous. if he or she chooses. the caller will be asked a series of questions about the drug activity. a member of your criminal intelligence section will decide where that complaint goes, whether it goes to the precinct level or goes to a narcotics section in headquarters. and outreach organizations are praising the initiative. because the suburban drug trade has changed with a lot of drug dealing going on behind closed doors and out of public view. we're live in long island i'm n.j. burkett. a mother in long island is accused of driving drunk with her 2-year-old daughter in the back seat. kim shunning mcpherson, of lakeview, crashed crashed into

they gave her breathalyzer and she was more than two times the legal limit. after her arrest, police discovered mcpherson has an outstanding warrant for child endangerment as well. and we are seeing the clear surveillance video of the man police say is targeting elderly women in brooklyn, queens. this new video shows the suspect near the scene of the latest attack in kensington. police say he hit an 84-year- old woman in the face with a gun. in the process, breaking her nose. it was the fifth attack in the past two months. family from the bronx is desperate about information about a loved one who has not been seen in a week. 34-year-old javier converta was last -- his family is consumed with worry over this. >> even like the smallest thing that you think may not even matter. just call the proper therapeutics. let us know. -- authorities.

let somebody know. because we need javier back. ask we miss him dearly. [ crying ] we just want him back! [ crying ] >> horta has several tattooso his arm, including very distinct, an incan warrior on hisurn left arm and a rose, with an arm breaking through a grave. first graders, apparently plotting to kill a classmate. >> reporter: three little kids, allegedly involved in one big plot. first grade students at this anchorage charter school, suspended, after allegedly plotting to poison and kill a fellow student. school officials say they found out about the morbid alleged plan, only after another classmate overheard the students talking about it. >> we're grateful that we had students come forward and share their concern.

young girls planned to place silica gel packeteds from their lunchtime food bag, into another student's lunch. the students believing the packeteds were poisonous because they're marked with do not cobsume warnings. -- consume warnings. they're actually nontoxic. but the tiny beads do pose a choking hazard. >> we talk to -- will talk to them and see if they recognize the seriousness of their actions. >> they sent home a letter to parents saying, quote, please take time to connect with your child to talk about what it means to tell in order to be helpful. while the alleged plot wasn't carried out, and no criminal charges were filed, parents are alarmed. >> a research officer spoke with each student involved, as well as the victim. and thoroughly went over with them the repercussions of this kind of stuff and really tried to give them the straight talk

this could have potentially turned into. >> reporter: lori stokes, channel 7, eyewitness news. one day before the deadline, it appears new york state has a budget deal. it reportedly includes a minimum wage increase to $15 an hour. there is also an agreement on paid family leave and tax puts for people making up to $300,000 a year. new jersey, meanwhile, has a $357 million budget gap, involving new jersey transit. but governor cristy says there will not be a fair hike -- fare hike this year. they said the latest contract deal reached with the workers wouldn't result in a fair hike until at least june of 2017. that's when the next fiscal year ends. we turn now to meteorologist bill evans in central park with the accuweather forecast.

>> reporter: there is nothing gras. here's your afternoon forecast. kids after school. wonderful. now. we're in 60-degree territory. 72 later on. we'll be looking at this wind out of the southwest. great time after school. get outside. if you don't have a game after school or after school athletic practice, grab your lawn mower and mow the lawn. we'll talk about your forecast for april in just a moment. a little rain. make that green grass even greener. >> absolutely. still to come, a father furious. he said a teacher wrapped his special needs son's legs in duct tape. but wait until you hear what the school has to say about this. and what would you do if

a man from the bronx is facing charges after a police dog detected more than 1400 bags of heroin hiding inside the man's body. 49-year-old esstrella has pleaded not guilty. he was pulled over for a traffic violation in vermont, tuesday, leading to the discovery of the drugs. an arizona farmer is fuming after a teacher at his son's school wrapped his legs in duct tape. he has autism. he said the boy's legs were

the school said they had per mission from armando's mother, because the boy repeatedly kicked his shoes offer. >> i'm furious. i'm mad. i don't believe anybody's kids should be duct-taped at all. i mean, this is a school that is supposed to be there for our special needs children. >> well, tempe school officials say the teachers on administrative leave, pending an investigation. well, five members of the world cup winning u.s. women's national soccer team are accusing the u.s. soccer federation of wage discrimination. alex morgan, carli lloyd, and vicky sowrun. as well as hope solo. claim they were paid less than the men on the national team. the women filed a complaint with the equal employment opportunity commission. the library of congress will no longer use the term "illegal alien." this comes after studentsa the

they will now call them undocumented immigrants, unauthorized immigrants or noncitizens. the secretly taped confession that went viral. video of iggy azalea. what he said about other women. and how the pop strar is reacting -- star is reacting. we'll check back in with meteorologist bill evans at

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now to the secret he taped confession that is setting the internet on fire. iggy azalea, heard discussing relations with other women. and iggy, now responding. here's rita ninan. >> she's used to being in the fast lane. [ music ] >> reporter: but iggy azalea might be contemplating after her l.a. lakers fiance, nick young,

intimate relations with many women, none of them named iggy. [ music ] >> young's lakers teammate shot the video of young, midconversation in a hotel room. it then somehow wound up on a celebrity gossip site, apparently without young's knowledge. it quickly went viral. but it's deangelo russell, facing the heat. his charge, violating the universal "guy code." outraged fans greeted russell last night, with a cavalcade of booze. his lakers' teammates have reportedly shunned the number 2 pick in last year's draft. after the game, deangelo apologized for taking the video, saying he cherished young's young's friendship. >> he's one of the guys i talk to about everything. >> but offered no explanation

>> this just got into the wrong hands. it wasn't a prank for everyone to see. >> i see deangelo russell is trending. i liked his film. thanks, bro. >> i don't know if you noticed this rock. >> just a few weeks ago, iggy talked about her upcoming nuptials. >> wedding planning is a lot. anybody getting married out there, i empathize with you. we're enjoying it. trying to make our wedding cool and young and hip. >> ritaninan. new york. >> there are so many comments you can make to that story. we'll stay away from all of them. heading to central park. >> you'll watch as bill evans starts cutting the lawn. the next few days won't exactly be spring-like. >> definitely not. bill is in the park. how is it behind all of that machinery? >> you know, they're so good at this. they're almost done. you know, here within 45 minutes to an hour. they get this cut. and this is 15 acres, too, by the way. they're down at that end of the

the budding of the trees has already begun. temperatures in the 60s and 70s. we'll talk more about that. and we'll tell you about the weather for this last day of march. it is going out like a lamb. but looks like april is going to come in, like a beast, kicking and screaming. current temperatures 67 degrees. next hour, it will probably easily get to close to 70 in a lot of spots. and we'll be looking at this wind to the southwest. that's why it's so warm. south facing shores. fire island, coastal connecticut. here's a look at are the temperatures here around the tri-state area noontime. mid-60s most spots. 67 in the park. 68, 69, 70, to the west of the city, in the urban areas of new jersey. satellite pictures, you will see the high pressure is really taking up the east coast. heading on into the atlantic. the southwest side is warming us up here. that rain is right there at the great lakes. ohio valley. you see that from chicago, detroit. see it with showers after that.

and will have more on this rain tomorrow. temperatures will remain mild. our future cast. here comes that 70-degree temperature. 68, 70 west of the city. low 70s. tonight, we have spotty showers around. temperatures in the low 60s andurn 50s. tomorrow, we're going to be looking at that rain for the morning commute, through midday. and the temperature will slowly hang around the low 60s again and get into the low 70s late in the day. and we'll have a thunderstorm late in the day. and showers taper off tomorrow night. here's your accuweather forecast. 70s this afternoon. wouldn't be surprised. getting to 72. tonight account we're at 59, with partly cloudy to cloudy skies and a few sprinkles and showers around. more of those around after midnight. tomorrow, need your rain gear. temperature, 72 by afternoon. a shower and thunderstorm could be around, after school, during the evening commute. tapers off to showers tomorrow night. weekend, saturday is a pretty good day. 61. it's cool. temperatures are all over the place for sunday. looks like it will be windy. gusty.

it will feel like the 30s and a shot at maybe a little wet rain. next week, looking at monday. looking at 51 degrees. sunshine. maybe a cloud late in the day for the yankees home opener. russell, how are you doing? >> doing good, bill. and i want to thank the eyewitness news team for coming out here and join us. >> it's nice of you to have us join with the central park conservancy. nonprofit organization. inform everybody at home about the conservancy if they haven't heard of it before. the central park conservancy is an organization that has been around for 35 years now. we count on donations. 75% of our budget comes from people like you, bill. >> not only here in central park but in the five boroughs also. >> yes. we have i freshman through our central park conservancy now. for the past few years, we've had partnership with the new york city parks and recreation

the city. through training and execute being horticultural projects. we will help to improve those other parts. you know, again, very small projects. very small improvements. but it goes a long way, throughout all five boroughs. we've also been up since about 2005, doing the same thing. it's really a win-win. both for the parks department and the central park conservancy. >> i live up in harlem on the northeast side of the park. love it. overlooking the botanical garden. but if you had to tell me, you guys know everything from the soil to the trees to the buds. every plant at the park. tell me a unique thing about central park and plant life. >> sure. there's approximately 20,000 trees in central park. as you can see behind us, many of those are in flower now. most of those are cherries and magnolias. we have about 300 acres. most importantly, everyone has their special mace.

today, this is our favorite place. and we have the back drop. this wonderful new york city skyline behind us. and it's absolutely magical. >> absolutely great. russell frederick, chief of operations. >> thank the central park conservancy department. nonprofit organization, you can get involved, too. at central park conservancy. >> one last question. how good does smell out there with the fresh mow? [ smelling ] i don't know. you can make a grass angel, you know? >> oh, my gosh. >> i hope that grass is dry. [ laughter ] >> the dry cleaner is loving you right now. >> nothing like it. >> thank yous, -- thank you, bill. we'll be right back. but here's a nique peek --

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go to summer camp. back to you, guys. >> that's such a great idea. love that. >> summer camp for adults. >> lover that. >> all right, thanks, diana. time now for the feed. we'll begin with a photo of female airline passengers' daunte ramos, tweeted that photograph monday night. and the caption reads, congrats seat 22b. you have invented a whole new way to be awful at 35,000 feet. well, that prompted more than 8500 likes, 9,000 retweets. and some suggestions about how ramos should handle the situation. ramos said he asked the woman to move her ponytail. >> the ponytail flopped out of our sight and presumably back into hers. complaining about air travel is a staple of twitter. the novelty of it seemed like it was something that was worth sharing. >> ramos said the passenger appeared to be playing a game

realize that there was a problem, until his partner stood up and got her attention. >> until the ponytail is in your food. yum. listen, when your uber is about to arrive, you generally expect a basic sedan, right? >> uh-huh. >> you can only imagine the surprise when this shows up instead. check this out. >> it's a lamborghini. >> uberguinea. -- uberghini. you can see riders are stunned when the luxury sports car comes. making it even better, it is listed as a toyota prius. videos are becoming a viral sensation. >> pretty cool. >> that will do it for this edition of eyewitness news. >> be sure to come back for

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