civilian vehicle here on summit avenue. right now no word on how either the officer or the person in that vehicle are doing right now. from there the motorcycle according to police kept on going, hit a car in maywood on spring valley avenue, this all happening in the middle of the afternoon, right around 2:00 this afternoon. residents tell me they can't believe all of this unfolded at that time of day. >> rush hour, got to let the guy off, unless he did something really, really bad. >> they can't take any chances. i support the police. >> and the person on that motorcycle suffered moderate injuries according to police. he is in custody and at the hospital. reporting live in hackensack, eyewitness news. we're going to stay in new jersey for our next story, it's

initial lead testing results are in and they reveal elevated levels of lead. aj ross is in newark tonight. >> those test results came in minutes ago according to newark public school officials. the results from eight nontraditional sites like malcolm x fieldhouse, they have elevated lead levels in the water, meaning some massive changes are definitely underway. these results are just the first phase of additional tests to come back from the lab following the alarming discovery earlier this month of 30 newark public schools. the eight sites tested in the most recent round were deemed priority 1 and include athletic facilities, buildings leased to charter schools and student centers. samples were taken from 16 drinking water sources. about 5% of those drinking water sources had elevated readings. this was just the first phase of several phases of the additional

is now doing and they will be posting these results continually online as full disclosure to parents, students, staff, everyone. we'll have much more coming up on eyewitness news at 11:00. live in newark, aj ross, channel 7 eyewitness news. homicide detectives are on the scene of a disturbing discovery on long island. a newborn girl found lifeless in a bag outside of a home. police were called to the home on walnut street in glen headed to. officers found a 20-year-old woman with severe bleeding which childbirth. a bag. and on the back deck of the home >> an e.r. doctor determined there was a pregnancy involved. location. an autopsy will be conducted on the newborn child to determine whether the child was born alive or was stillborn. >> the woman is being questioned.

with investigators. the suspect in a shooting in a bus station in virginia that others has died. gunshots rang out of the greyhound station this afternoon in richmond. all three victims were taken to the hospital. life-threatening injuries. right now the area near the station is cordoned off while police continue their investigation. now to new information about the brussels terror attack. officials were warned about one week before the attacks. the intelligence division warned dutch authorities about khalid and ibrahim el bakraoui. it was seemingly overlooked. the brussels attacked at the airport and the subway killed 32 people. back here in our area, an eyewitness exclusive. an out of control car slammed in

hits four people. the accident happened last night in a busy fordham section of the bronx. cefaan kim with the new and exclusive video of that crash. >> you see how many pedestrians are packed on to that sidewalk there. this happened around the same time of day yesterday. imagine a speeding car slamming in to a crowd there. eyewitnesses say it was chaotic and panic. >> reporter: take a look at this surveillance video exclusively obtained by eyewitness news. taken from east fordham road in the bronx. a sidewalk packed with people. this mother with her baby in a stroller passes by then just 10 seconds later, a speeding car comes crashing in to a crowd of people, slamming in to four of them but somehow they all survived. >> lucky for this. this is what saved me. i think it would have done real damage if it wasn't for this. >> reporter: this is the light pole lopez is talking about. the impact knocked the utility

spun it around. the garbage can thrown right in to this storefront. lopez stands on this corner every day holding this sign. you can see the car crashing right in to him, knocking him down, but he says luckily he was only grazed by the wheel. >> this flew, hit that and broke the window. the lady was standing over there. she got hit. two ladies that was coming up got hit and they put their hands on top of the car and pushed them back but they got hit pretty good. >> reporter: this is cell phone video shot by an eyewitness capturing the panic after the crash. it happened around 6:30 p.m. yesterday. police say the 36-year-old driver of the chevy impala swerved to avoid a stopped vehicle. eyewitnesses say he was going about 30 to 40 miles per hour. >> the driver was just walking around like he was kind of stunned. he didn't really look like he knew what was going on. >> three of the victims were

expected to be okay. lopez refused medical attention. that driver remained on the scene and received the summons from a failure to yield to pedestrians. reporting live in the bronx, cefaan kim, channel 7 eyewitness news. now to the race for president and new york primaries just 19 days away. a new poll shows hillary clinton and donald trump have home state advantages. in the republican race a quinnipiac university poll gives trump 56%, a 36-point lead over cruz. john kasich is in third place. this poll was taken before trump's controversial comments about punishing women if abortion becomes illegal. the democratic race is closer. mrs. clinton has 54%. bernie sanders, 42%. sanders is holding a big rally in the bronx this evening. eyewitness news reporter rob nelson is there. >> after months of caucuses, primaries in other states, it's finally new york's term in the political spotlight. bernie sanders and hillary

area. at this hour thousands of folks, a massive crowd has gathered here in the south bronx. they're waiting too as that lady just said as she walked by, feel the bern. >> all i want to do is help a president. >> reporter: from t-shirts to banners to posters, today is the bronx's turn to feel the bern. >> he understands that the people have the power and he's tapping in to that. >> this is totally worth it. be part of the revolution. be part of something. >> reporter: thousands of people including the very young lined up here hours after tonight's 7:00 rally, a deeply diverse crowd. >> i look at the people supporting him and the message i get is one of love, compassion, inclusivity, one of bringing people together. >> reporter: earlier today sanders sat down with dave evans. he's adamant about keeping new

when voters head to the polls. >> come election day, it shrinks and often we go over the top. we think we had an excellent chance. >> reporter: meantime, a day after campaigning in harlem, hillary clinton held a rally in westchester county, painting frontrunner. >> i have earned 9 million votes in this election already. donald trump. and i have 2 and a half million more votes than bernie sanders. >> reporter: for both candidates, new york would be a political and personal victory. clinton represented the state for eight years as a u.s. senator and has lived in chappaqua for nearly two decades. sanders was born and raised in brooklyn and needs a lead to cut in to clinton's big lead in delegates. when new yorkers go to the polls in just a few weeks there will

that's the second highest number of any state other than california. the sanders rally set to start at 7:00. rob nelson, channel 7 eyewitness news. as we continue with eyewitness news at 6:00 on this thursday night, some teenagers in our area accused of passing very expensive counterfeit bills. and getting central park ready for warmer weather. what does it take to mow all those hundreds of acres of lawn? >> 15 acres, looking great. supposed to open this weekend weather permitting. we're really warm to end march here. fourth warmest march on record. we're at 67. got showers and stormy weather to tell you about to end the week. then we'll have your accuweather

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two 19-year-olds are accused of using fake money. the two tried to use fake $100 bills to make purchases at stores. the bills were clearly marked for motion picture use only. that's a photo of them. to top it all off, police say the teens hit a parked car and pedestrian when they were caught. thankfully the injuries were just minor. it was spring here. many homeowners are getting ready to clean up their backyards and fertilizer their lawn.

of all of that grass in central park. 250 acres of lawn. looking awfully green and beautiful. here's meteorologist amy freeze. >> the first mow is underway. >> reporter: this is a sure sign of spring in new york city, turf crews cutting 15 acres of grass. we were invited along. bill evans onboard during the noon news. lee goldberg helped with the edging. i fantasized about a huge number 7 right in the middle of the meadow. the truth is, mowing grass in central park has a protocol, and it's done with high tech equipment and a multimillion-dollar budget. >> these machines cost about $80,000 a piece. >> reporter: this is not your dad's mower. there's absolutely no clumping and it's precision down to every blade. it's tough to understand with 42 million visitors entering the park, they can keep it looking so perfect. caretakers admit they have mixed emotions when these lawns open. >> when you see hundreds of

a given weekend and the sheet metal from fence to fence, it kind of gives you pause. >> reporter: after all, it's a year-long labor of love. 2,000 pounds of fertilizer in the fall. 700 pounds of grass seed. >> you never want to mow lawns less than 2 and a half inches of height. otherwise you have the potential of stressing out the lawn. >> reporter: irrigation system so hidden that they're seldom seen by the public. >> when the sun is strongest, that's when most of your evaporation is going to take place. watering in the overnight hours is best. >> reporter: sheet metal is cut by the professionals twice per week through october. clearly we'll stick to the weather. amy freeze, channel 7 eyewitness news. we're going to change gears. we're following more breaking news. there's reports of slashing in lower manhattan. eyewitness news reporter stacey sager is at the scene with more. >> this happened around 5:00 this evening. we don't believe the injuries

case but police have been pouring through this area looking for clues. we were here a short time after it happened. we took some video. we want to show you. it's our understanding a woman was slashed. she was put immediately in to an ambulance. and shortly there after she was taken to the hospital. this is another slashing. people in the city getting very frustrated obviously about all the slashings. again a woman was put in to an ambulance. she was taken to a hospital as police were combing the area and people just getting out of work reacting this way. >> it's terrible. especially in this area. i would have never ever thought this would have happened here. it's terrible. >> once again, a lot of people just getting out of work. we spoke to at least one man walking out of this building, 65 broadway. he's walking out of the building. right as he's walking out, he told me he actually saw the woman fall to the ground. he didn't see much else.

and shortly thereafter emergency workers were here at the scene. as we understand it's not life-threatening. police are still trying to figure out who did this. we're awaiting official word on any description of any suspect but i can tell you there's a subway entrance feet away from here so whoever it was could have gotten away very quickly. we'll keep you updated as it develops. stacey sager, channel 7 eyewitness news. coming up on eyewitness news, lee, beautiful day today. gorgeous evening tonight, but he says some rain is heading our

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lee had a magical moment today. he had the meadow all to himself. >> it's lush already. >> thick and green and ready to go. >> ready to go. better not turn white on sunday

that's a small chance. outside we go with a gorgeous looking sunset over new york harbor. very dramatic. almost looks threatening but no storms right now. there are showers off to the west that will develop as we go to the late evening. still at 67. pretty gusty wind. that wind is gusting over 30 miles per hour. 29.87 inches of mercury with the barometer. high today, 73 for the last day of march. 18 degrees above average. only 9 degrees away from a record high. goes in the books as the fourth warmest march on record. only seven days were below average. 58 in ronkonkoma. again, the national air conditioning from the atlantic keeping the coastline cool, that will be the case tomorrow. low and middle 70s like today in poughkeepsie and newark. these temperatures should be attainable, maybe add a couple degrees to them tomorrow. the winds continue to be gusty. we'll have gusty winds tomorrow especially in a couple thunderstorms. as we go through the early evening hours, you don't need your umbrella past 7:00 or 8:00. couple spotty showers form

tomorrow morning the commute will be wet in spots. wet roadways. maybe even isolated thunder at that point. we'll have a couple downpours through late morning. i think there will be windows where it's dry for a moment. we can be near 70 by noon before stronger storms come in midafternoon. high clouds around right now. she's will come in during the first part of the night. then we watch this line of thunderstorms. if you watch the futurecast, it's not depicting but toward eyewitness news at 11:00 i'm not going to be surprised to see a couple showers around. maybe isolated shower or thunderstorm at that point. should be a bit of a lull in the action. as we go in to the afternoon, another line of showers and thunderstorms likely to form. this particular futurecast is depicting the heaviest to be east in to the evening commute. first part of the commute may be a little bit dicy. then things will dry out in to tomorrow evening. breezy and mild. spotty showers probably after

more widespread later. we're only going to 60 degrees tonight. 73 tomorrow. windy and warm. mix of clouds and sun. waves of showers and thunderstorms. be prepared for a changeable day. early shower or thunderstorm, mostly cloudy and 54. your 7-day shows big changes. 59 on saturday. clouds should be stubborn in the morning. then the rain should leave us. hopefully brightening in the afternoon. feels like 30s. might be a rain or snow shower in the morning then brightening, sun and clouds. the yanks, had to add showers to the forecast. probably not game canceling rain but i know. >> laura is going to be out there monday. >> still time for it to change maybe. fingers crossed. speaking of baseball, who says a broken wrist bone is anything to worry about? most of us would say that but more importantly andrew miller would not. the closer vows he will be ready and available to pitch when the pinstripes open the season on a sunny monday afternoon.

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you see his wrist bouncing around there when he's holding on to it and you think, ah. >> the yankees open their season in four days and andrew miller says he will be fine and ready to pitch even if it means finding a new doctor who will actually let him. the pinstripes' closer laughed as he said that but he made it clear, he does not plan to miss time. miller will not see a hand specialist until the team gets back to new york this weekend unless girardi or cashman advise him to sit. the news not good for the

his toe. no stranger to injury, mitchell will meet with a specialist. surgery is possible. he could reportedly miss three months. when the yankees take the field monday at the stadium to begin a new season, it will be masahiro tanaka on the mound. naming their ace the opening day starter against the astros. last day of grapefruit league play. this is not the best way to leave the fans in tampa. the popup behind the plate. the wind is going to grab it. brian mccann cannot get the ball. he interferes with the batter who's awarded 1st base. the cards belt five homers, four off michael pineda. the cards going back-to-back, 9-1. the yankees lose. how about the other half? they were in lakeland to meet the tigers. they allowed four home runs.

this one against chad green. romine smacks the home run. 10-6 the yankees fall. florida is so yesterday for the mets who today are in las vegas to play the first of their final two exhibition games of the spring as they clash with the cubs tonight. as for matt harvey, his final opening day tune-up was yesterday. didn't exactly go well. the mets ace did not speak to reporters after his outing. he's reportedly not too happy about the way the new york tabloids joked about that bladder infection and subsequent medical scare. it's finally down to four in men's college basketball. the four teams are all in houston including 10-seed syracuse whose magical march run got the team here. the orange's reward, the only remaining 1 seed in the tournament, north carolina. and the semifinals on saturday. >> i just want these guys to keep winning, have fun, enjoy it. it's great for them. i think it's always great for your program. >> on the women's side the four remaining teams are on the move

to win it all, uconn departing for indianapolis today. the huskies are looking for an unprecedented 94th straight national title. they've won 72 consecutive games. uconn will face 2-seed oregon state in sunday's semifinal. keeping with the march madness theme, one of the things we love most here, a long distance buzzer-beater. the latest coming courtesy of the south dakota women. miller is forced to shoot the ball from beyond mid-court in order to beat the shot clock. lo and behold it goes in. hustles, boom. >> it works. >> love to see the ladies able to do that. >> love the confidence. time now for us to take a look at the stories coming up tonight on eyewitness news at 11:00. tragedy at the beach. how did a high school student on her way to becoming her class

volunteering during a beach cleanup? >> also, a new reason for pregnant women to get their flu shots. could it help save their unborn baby's life? we'll have those stories and more coming up tonight on eyewitness news at 11:00. >> that's our news for now. thanks for joining us. i'm liz cho. world news tonight with david muir is coming up next. for all of us here, have a great night. breaking news tonight. we're on the scene. a deadly shooting at a greyhound bus station late today. several people shot, a state trooper among them. also breaking, the severe weather hitting right now. tornadoes touching down already. the pounding hail, blinding rain. that whole system moving east. the firestorm growing tonight after what donald trump said about abortion, women and punishment. and tonight, trump's surprise meeting in washington with the head of the republican party. the reserve deputy who said