this is 10 minutes. ♪ ["god save the queen"] god save our precious queen god save the queen ♪ queen elizabethtime of year, few sights devote more feelings of cheer and goodwill than a twinkling lights of a christmas tree. the popularity of a tree at christmas is due in part to my great, great grandparents, queen victoria and prince albert. after this touching picture was published, many families wanted a christmas tree of their own, and a custom soon spread. in 1949, i spent christmas as a newly married naval wife. we have returned to that island over the years, including last month, for a meeting of commonwealth leaders. this year, i met another group of leaders, the queens young leaders, and inspirational group, each of them a symbol of hope in their own commonwealth communities. gathering around the tree gives us a chance to think about the year ahead. i am looking forward to a busy 2016, though i have been warned, i may have happy birthdays unto -- son to me more than once or twice. it also allows us to reflect on the year that has passed. as we think of those who are far away or no longe

in for lauren, here's emily. >> a look in queens at the l.i.e. this crash did just clear at junction boulevard. exit 8, going to find delays. let's head back to the maps. the sprain northbound, a crash in the right lane northbound. >> emily, thank you. >>> right now police are looking for the man who slashed an exchange student in queens. this happened as she walked to school in whitestone. "today in new york's" jen maxfield is at school. still trying to figure out the motive for this attacker. >> reporter: exactly. this was completely random, completely unprovoked, michael. the victim is a 16-year-old foreign exchange student who came here to the u.s. from china just eight months ago. i just spoke with the nypd. they say there's still not been an arrest in this case. we do have some surveillance video to show you this morning, with ch which shows the suspect approaching the victim as she was walking to school yesterday on 12th avenue. police say the suspect was surgical gloves and carrying a box cutter when he grabbed her from behind and slashed

coming up next, breaking news in queens. >>> breaking news in queens. new video of a suspected serial arsonist and what they spotted on surveillance is causing more concern. >>> plus, another attack near central park. the overnight incident that brings the number of robberies in or near the park to four. >>> and the hit-and-run death of a 17-year-old has people in queens pushing for change this morning. "today in new york" starts now. >>> good morning, everyone. it is thursday morning. it's december 10th. i'm darlene rodriguez. >> i'm michael gargiulo. it's going to be pretty bearable at the bus stop for school kids and guardians this morning, chris. >> absolutely. the mild temperatures in the low and mid-50s already. we've had a couple showers come on through. most of the shower activity anticipated. this batch is staying offshore. one last vestige working its way through fairfield county. otherwise, a lot of clouds temperatures starting out in the mid and upper 40s. we're at mid-50s at noon with breaks of sun. forecasting a high of 58 degrees. almost

this time in queens village. a car hits two people before slamming into the side of a crown fried chicken on springfield boulevard. police say the driver fled on foot and now the search is on for that person. >>> we will be filing challenges in the district court. and we will continue the legal fight. >> the lawyers for former state assembly speaker sheldon silver are not giving up after he was found guilty on corruption charges. and with that, he is officially out of office and facing dozens of years in prison but what does it mean for his seat in albany? >>> more than hundreds of residents protested. >>> we are not the food police. we are interested in transparency and letting the consumer make informed decisions. >> and when it comes to salt, transparency is what you will get. new sodium laws take effect today. >>> have you seen this viral photo? a baby and santa passed out together with a copy of the night before christmas. the adorable image is getting a how did the photo come about. we will hear if the fath

in her christmas broadcast the queen look back at 2015. there was much to be thankful for, she said. there had also been tragedy. queen elizabeth: it is true the world has had to confront the months of darkness this year but the gospel of john contains a verse of great hope often read at christmas carol services. the light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it. reporter: 70 years after the and of the second world war she paid tribute to those who had served and the strong christian theme continued when she's what about people who were forced to become refugees. queen elizabeth: despite being displaced and persecuted throughout his short life, christ's unchanging message was not one of revenge or violence but simply that we should love one another. reporter: no was a reference to the birth of another great-grandchild, princess charlotte. when the lisbon: one of living a long life is watching one's children than grandchildren, then great-grandchildren help decorate the christmas tree. this year, my family has a new memb

breaking news in queens. two people have been hurt after an out of control car slammed into them early this morning. >> the car then crashed into a restaurant. the driver nowhere to be found. eyewitness news reporter marcus solis live at the scene. this happening in queens village. good morning. >> good morning ken and michelle. two innocent bystanders at the wrong place at the wrong time. right through the window of the crown fried chicken on the corner of hempstead avenue and springfield boulevard in queens village. it's unclear whether those pedestrians were inside the store or in front of it but either way they were taken to north shore lij with leg injuries. those injuries not considered life-threatening. in the meantime, the driver of the car just took off and police now on the lookout for the person responsible, trying to find the person who was behind the wheel. back here live, the restaurant has been boarded up. there is a vacate order in effect until repairs can be made. we're live in queens village

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the queen's d. a. says one of the men pocketed $2000 a month from the manager of two karaoke bars in the 109th precinct. in return the officer allegedly warned the man of raids using a chat application on his phone. the officers allegedly got people released after they had been detained on drug charges. and there are reports another nine officers could be involved. >>> 6:33. happening today, a former suffolk county police chief expected to turn himself in to face federal charges of assault and obstructing a civil rights investigation. be charged in federal court. burke allegedly beat a suspect in an interrogation room and attempted to obstruct a civil rights investigation into that attack. >>> happening today, a big rally is planned at city hall to denounce donald trump's plan to ban all muslims from entering the united states. >> overnight donald trump sent his message on twitter, ," wow what a day, so many foolish people that refuse to acknowledge the tremendous danger and uncertainty of certain peop

out of ps 295 until queens village after a high carbon monoxide reading was reported in the basement. con ed says it may be the results of a smoking manhole nearby. about 500 students were taken to nearby ps 33 and is 10 the 9. >>> police are searching for the man that shot and killed a mother in her bronx home with their six-year-old son right there in the house. news 4's katherine creag followed this developing story all morning long, kat. >> reporter: and rob, we've been seeing two officers guarding the house here where so much violence erupted early this this morning. as for the victims, some of the neighbors here said that they knew her. she worked hard. and one woman said she did fight with her ex-boyfriend, but never thought it would end this way. with a child's small bicycle near the front door, investigators went in and out of this house in the bronx. 28-year-old woman lived here police believe her ex-boyfriend, who's also the child's father, shot and killed her while the child was in the house. >> always fighting. always fighting. that i hear. >> reporter: neighbors heard t

a hit and run overnight in queens. a driver jumped the curb, hit two people and slammed into a chicken restaurant. "today in new york's" tracie strahan is there. an update for the search on the driver in 15 minutes. >>> right now president obama preparing to address global terror during a press conference in paris. today's speech comes as the white house appoints a new isis vicar. >>> "today in new york" city restaurant chains are required to put new salt warnings on their men use. new york is the first city to require these labels. >>> the mta taking riders back in line this holiday season. the rollout of the vintage trains. every sunday in december they will run along the m train line between queens plaza and second avenue. >> very cool. that's the strap hanger. >> a leather strap hanging down that you held on to. >> that you held on to. >> very cool. >> chris, will you be going on the trains that harken back in the day when young chris sim mean be know rode? >> i was in a private car. they served cappuccino. >> on t

i'm live in elmhurst, queens. i'll have all the details. >>> and i'm katherine creag live at nypd headquarters. hours after president obama's oval office address on terrorism and religious tolerance, we expect to hear from police commissioner bratton and members of the clergy about what the president said. we'll have the details coming up. >>> and if you're about to head out the door, take us with you. keep watching "today in new york." download the news 4 new york app welcome, to the simply orange tour. this is our plant. these are our workers. and this, is upper management. but what you won't find around here, is any freezing, flavoring, or concentrating. which brings us to our end product. simply orange. honestly simple. that's just the night watchman. >>> breaking news. live pictures here from elmhurst. at least one person injured as a fire spreads to multiple buildings in queens. we're going to have a live report from the scene. >>> president obama details his strategy against isis while trying to calm fears

we have breaking news in queens. the driver on the run after jumping the curb and slamming into the side of a restaurant. it happened overnight at a busy intersection of springfield boulevard and hempstead avenue. marcus solis live in queens village where a major cleanup is now underway. >> reporter: good morning ken. it is unclear what caused that vehicle to lose control. police sure would like to find the driver, find out why. they are searching for that person. let's show you what it looked like a short time ago. this is after the accident took place around 12:30 at a crown fried chicken at the intersection of springfield boulevard and hempstead avenue. the white infinity almost through the entire storefront. it's unclear whether those two pedestrians that were hit were in front of the restaurant, inside the restaurant, either way they were taken to the hospital with non-life- threatening injuries to their legs. the driver just took off and police are searching for the driver. they got a big clue, the in the meant

new video just in of a fast- moving fire destroying a home in queens. we are live with new details on several reese skies made in the last half hour. >> the search is on for an arsonist after several homes were destroyed. the pictures police want you to see and what the properties have in common. >> the threat from terrorism is real. we will overcome it. >> and president obama addresses the nation in a rare speech from the oval office outlining his speech to fight terrorism in a few phase. >> i'm lori stokes. >> i'm ken rosato. it's monday, december 7th. you are never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic and meteorologist bill evans and the accuweather forecast. >>> a great view from our camera in astoria. we are looking down roosevelt island, pretty morning even to rosedale, queens. great visibility of 22 miles. 43 the temperature at 6:00 a.m. 27 kingston, poughkeepsie. the 27 carmel. those are warmer than normal. the park should be about 36 at this hour. 7 degrees warmer than normal at this hour in the park. 36 belmar. a little fog ar

that's the latest from the whitestone section of queens. thank you. >>> westchester town may shut down a metro north crossing that was the scene of a deadly crash. at closing the commerce street crossing. this comes as the ntsb released these new pictures and details of the crash. much of it is from testimony from the passengers that were on board the train when it happened. five people died when the train slammed into an suv last february. >>> governor cuomo ordering an investigation into westchester's indian point energy center as it's seen a serious of recent problems. the latest was monday. that's when one of the reactors unexpectedly shut down. the governor wants the investigation completed by mid-february. >>> a lot more on that to come. it is 4:34. that means it is time for weather and traffic on the 4s. another warm one but some rain on the way. >> yeah, looks like we need the umbrellas. dealing with just a little drizzle early on this morning. you need the umbrella really for the afternoon hours. temperatures starting out close to

. >> josh is in queens with exclusive details. >> reporter: good news first, the officer will be okay, but he's in a lot of pain here at booth memorial where he might actually have a fractured cheek bone or eye socket. wait till you hear what the inmate allegedly told the his eyes swollen shut, gash ins a scalp, body -- gash in his scalp and body covered with bruises as an inmate got the drop on him as he tried to close and lock the inmate's cell door. >> the correction is of closed and secured the environment -- correction officer closed and secured the environment the way he's supposed to. the inmate started screaming i told nobody to touch my cell and started savagely beating him. >> reporter: sources say a reputed gang member already in on an assault charge beat on the correction officer with no provocation, the attack just a ambushed officer ray calderon. >> if i would have passed out, this would be a funeral. >> reporter: they pounced on him and slashed his face and artery. the de blasio administration has been trying to bring reform to rikers and reduce violence, but union lead

queens a live look the grand central parkway moving well past laguardia. all the upper east river crossings no issues. to a building fire. this is in brooklyn. d trains are biling 18th avenue. for now alternate sides are in effect. >>> the final installment of the hunger games franchise is still going strong. >> mocking jay part 2 leading the weekend box office numbers for the third week in a row. >> we all have one enemy. >> if you end all of this, our lives, they mean something. >> the movie didn't open with a bang but has been a steady winner. brought in more than 18 1/2 million dollars this weekend. for the christmas horror holiday krambus and the rocky comeback movie creed staying in third place while the good dine sour and specter round out the top five. >>> coming up in our next half hour, president obama reaches out to the nation in just his third oval office address. morning. >> she loved the holiday so much, especially christmas. >> see how a new jersey teen is honoring his mother when we come back. catch holiday-cookie cheer on the tip of your t

reporting live from queen, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you. >>> also in queen, police are searching for the man behind a brutal attack on a teen as she walked to school. the 16-year-old exchange student slashed in the face and stone. this at about 8:30. up behind the teen and cut her twice. now authorities plan to release a photo of the man who is described as wearing a surgical mask, hooded sweatshirt and white gloves. the victim is in the hospital in stable condition and people in the community are horrified by what they have seen. >> send your children to school in the morning and you don't want to hear that they have been hurt, let alone something as vicious as being slashed. >> i don't even have words. this makes my heart race. i feel like really bad right now. i hope that person gets caught. that's terrible. >> police say the victim a chinese exchange student that's been in the country about eight months. her brother and sister are with her at the hospital. >>> well police on long island today are searching for a hit- and-run driver who killed a 32- year-old man last night. he

scam artists are targeting gas stations in queens and stealing tens of thousands of dollars. here's what to look for. >> reporter: 'tis the season for holiday season, holiday travel and, of course, using your debit card. >> i use it, um, mostly everywhere. >> reporter: the new york city police department is warning everyone to be careful especially when using your after dozens of card skimming scams cost victims more than $50,000 in queens. investigators are looking for three suspects whose faces were caught on security cameras using phony debit atms. and they pulled their high- tech con game 39 times at gas stations and banks in flushing june. cash. putting up warning signs at gas pumps here in the affected area of queens and one simple precaution they say you can take is to check for any damaged plastic on the card reader. and even give it a tug before you use it to make sure no skimming device is attached. but with fast changing skimming technology, even that may not be enough. >> these days, skimmers are so sophisticated that you can fit them into readers without causing

parts of brooklyn into queens. around the area, guy from sparta called and said, he's waiting for the rain, he needs it. 50s dominate long island. today. up to 58. the record low of 1, nowhere near that. far this month. over 12 degrees above normal and believe it or not, winter is only four days away. winter is going to roll in with the 60s. get you rolling, it's light rain, drizzle, fog right now. and here comes the rain. definitely we could use it the. the deficit almost 11 inches below normal. you're fine through lunchtime and then it starts to take over. here's the concern. these pockets of rain this afternoon definitely will slow you down but you have stuff slowing down right now, right alex? >> yeah. >>> st. >>> a new alert. traveling in paramus, route 4, delays back to forest avenue. so for north jersey commuters to the george washington bridge, go out of your way and take route 80 or 46. riding for. a live look at one of the hundreds of cameras. this is bronx where a disabled truck blocks the right lane of

a driver is dead after crashing into an mta bus in queens. this happened at the campus of saint johns university. the drierch was going west on union turnpike and then turned into the wrong side of the divided lane hitting the bus head on. the crash happened just as university visitors were leaving the university's holiday celebrations and fireworks show. >> st. john's was doing fireworks. the fireworks. that's the only reason we walked down the block. >> the bus driver and passenger on the bus were treated for minor injuries. >>> happening today, residents in a close knit queens community were meeting to address a string of arsons. they're hoping police will track down the person suspected of setting seven fires since october. the religious leaders in forest hills are concerned. all of the fires have targeted construction sites owned by jews. >>> gop presidential candidate donald trump sparking a firestorm of criticism for his latest response to the terror threat here in america. >> donald j. trump is calling for a total and complete shutdow

a hit-and-run in queens. a car jumps the curb and hits two people before slamming through the wall of a restaurant. "today in new york's" tracie strahan is in queens village. >> reporter: we've moved around the corner because the crime scene tape has been removed. you can get a clearer picture of what remains of the restaurant. the area boarded up is where the vehicle crashed just before 1:00 this morning injuring two people. the driver somehow was able to let's show you video of what happened when investigators arrived on scene. you can see that car absolutely wedged into the side of the building. again, this happened just before 1:00 this morning. it appeared that that car was going from hempstead on to -- yeah, springfield boulevard on to hempstead or vice versa. it remains unclear which direction it was going to. in the process it jumped a curb. two pedestrians were struck. police telling me over the phone two are currently being treated at long island jewish hospital with broken legs. the cleanup effort

the queens d. a. said one of the men pocketed 2,000 bucks a month from the manager of two karaoke bars. in other cases the officers aledly got people released after they had been detained on drug charges. there are reports another nine officers could be involved. >>> happening today a former suffolk county police chief is expected to turn himself in to face federal charges of assault and obstructing a civil rights investigation. 51-year-old james burke will be charged in federal court with assaulting a man who allegedly stole a bag from his department vehicle in 2012. burke allegedly beat the suspect in an interrogation room, then attempted to obstruct a civil rights investigation into the attack. >>> 4:35. this morning we're hearing from after a brawl inside his high school spilled into the streets. steven simms is recovering after taking a bullet to the leg. he was buying lunch in a bodega when he streets. simms walked outside and unwittingly right into the cross fire. >> at first i felt it, but i d

this one by exit 19, queens boulevard. delays there. almost stop and go back to the clear view at this point. heading to the belt parkway, watch out for a disabled vehicle by exit 15 in the left lane. heavy delays southbound on the those delays go to the triboro bridge. we also now have a disabled vehicle heading northbound on the deegan after 138th street. a slow ride through there as well. that's most of the problems this morning. alternate side of the street parking rules in effect. back to you. >> okay, lauren. thank you. >>> it's 6:47 right now. the yankees have stopped the revolving door they've had at second base for the last few years. they made a trade with the cubs for starlin castro. he is owed $38 million on his contract over the next four years. he's 25. the yankees believe his better years are yet to come. >> let's hope so. >> we hope so. >>> one of the hottest shows on broadway going on the road now. that's "hamilton," of course. an open-ended one in chicago starting next year. that's just the first stop. there are plans

breaking news in queens. we've learned overnight that a duty police officer into a deadly confrontation with two would be thieves. >> this happening at brewer boulevard on 145th avenue around 9 in springfield gardens. eyewitness news reporter kala rama live at the scene with the details. >> reporter: ken, lori that off- duty police officer met here with two men in this area around 10:30 last night, all to discuss a used bmw for sale. that craigslist deal turned deadly shortly after the men started to discuss money. police say when the two were haggling over the price of the car, one man pulled out an air pistol and held up the off-duty officer for his wallet. the officer pulled out had his gun and shot the man a number of times killing him. the second suspect then took off in the car that they were trying to sell, that older model white bmw, which police are now looking for. witnesses reported hearing a number of shots fired. >> it was consecutive. it was like boom, boom, boom. like six of those. so it's craz

. >>> we are live at the queens center mall with the story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, ken and lauren. i'll tell you, there aren't a but the people that are shopping right now are getting down to business. it's a lot of mall employees and people who work in stores here that are just getting out of work. some of the stores closed at 2:00 a.m. and now it's their time to shop. and i'll tell you, they know the tricks of the trade because there are some deals to be had. if it seems like the holiday deals are bigger than black friday or the last shopping season that's because they are. we talked to some shoppers here who really have a list. they are ticking off the list, getting it done and they are saving a lot of money they said. let's listen to one shopper who really took out her whole list just in the last hour alone. >> it was pretty hectic but thankfully we got through it. >> reporter: where do you work? >> forever 21. >> reporter: were people buying gifts or outfits? >> gifts. just last minute shopping. i've got one wordi

this is robert in queens. and i like this comment too, he says, you know, a great day to get the christmas cards in the mail. got to do some inside chores. and another reading at 51. and like this too, this is george in monroe township. and i like the pictures he sent in. first off, keeping the wood dry. i like that. cut the "r" there. and buckky is inside today. i like shots like that. and one other quick picture. hudson valley. the area airports. the city right now, we're getting a break. but don't worry, there's more rain where that came from. on again off again showers through the afternoon and into the evening. clouds. hour. and 50, we have been as warm as 50. these numbers though really without exception, it's a yesterday. in fact, parts of the area, close to 10 degrees warmer so we will shoot for 52. easy to do. 48 the normal. that will be the low tonight. and the quick snapshot. what's going on? light rain through westchester, fairfield county and staten island now. and more pushing into jersey city, n

investigator have described the arsonist torching houses in forest hills, queens, as y.dangerous. what's making residents around here even more from time to timed, police btlieve.he carries a gun n this new video released by the nypd overnight, police say it appears he is removing a gun from his left ankle and placing it in his pants pocket. >> it is disturbing. >> my car was parked down the block from where the house was burned down. >> reporter: the arsonist set fire to seven properties in this area under construction or being he first struck in mid-october, the most recent arson happened this hast sunday. e day before thanksgiving, the sonisth et on fire the house that used to be here on 67th drive. several of the propertie damaged are large homes being ilt. >> i was totally shocked and shocked even more when every other day, it happened again. >> reporter: the rabbi says hut is trying to calm the fears of residents and hopes the suspectr caught soon. >> cont ue, you know, being positive and trying to lift up the spirits, especially in special situations. >> reporter: the nypd

maybe have it represent queens. so i have this idea for a name called queens vibe.it. -lemonis: it's up to you. -fabio: yeah, i got this. -lemonis: all right, buddy. -fabio: thank you. lemonis: one of the things that i wanted to do -- and i don't know if giovanna can help us with this -- is i wanted to see on that list that you gave me -the credit-card statements... -giovanna: i can do that. lemonis: ...because when i see target, it says construction. i don't know what you're building from target, so i want to see what actually went through those credit cards. can you print it out? giovanna: yeah, i'm trying to -- lemonis: okay, let me go get it. here, come here, guys. so, for example, sal's credit card -- merchandise? sal: this is what we use to pay for clothing and stuff that's in here. lemonis: but you told me the other day it was construction debt. -it says it right here. -sal: um... lemonis: joanne's credit card -- target, construction debt. sal: yeah, well, i think that's, you know... lemonis: why would target be construction? sal: no, it's not. it's her livin

s -- queens is busy this morning. we have live pictures from chopper 4 where this accident involving a tractor trailer and a car is shutting down all lanes southbound on the van wyck expressway. now, this backup which goes down to the yuan to the l.i.e. it's a parking lot. no one is moving at all. go, if you can head over there instead. if you are stuck in this mess, it is going to be a while as they do get everything cleared out of the way. also in queen, let's head back to the maps where we have another crash westbound on the l.i.e. around francis lewis boulevard. that backup goes toward the nassau county line this morning. the roadwork on the new england throughway around boston road is clear. in new jersey, vehicle fire on 195 eastbound by exit 11. that is there. we have some subway delays on the 4 and 5 downtown. alternate side, meter rules in effect. more weather and traffic coming up. >> all right. thank you so much, emily. >>> 6:18 right how it. to the race for the white house. the gop front runners sparred in

breaking news in queens. a robbery suspect is dead, shot by an off duty police officer. this all happened on 145th avenue in springfield garden. that's where "today in new york's" tracie strahan is. tracie. >> reporter: darlene, we're standing by for the nypd to release a photo of the pistol recovered from the scene. it remains unclear if it belongs to the suspect that was shot on scene or the one that was on run. this all happened at around 10:36 last night. the office duty officer called for help. he was here to see a white bmw, one that he had seen on craig's list, and had arranged to meet and view with a couple of men who are here. when he arrived, both men then tried to rob the officer. one of them pulled out that pistol. own firearm and opened fire. >> five to six gunshots, loud gunshots. and i wasn't sure, but about maybe five minutes later i heard sirens and helicopters and then i knew it was something serious. >> one suspect struck by that off duty officer was transported to jamaica hospital where he

also a 17-year-old boy from queens. another young woman from queens is in the hospital right now. also when we talk about strengthening penalties, darlene and michael, they are thinking about increasing the fines. $5,000 on drivers who cause fatal hit-and-runs, back to you. >> on the danbury branch you'll find southbound an hour delays around reading this morning. still the subway troubles downtown 1 train and 7, 34th street hudson yard bound trains. delays there as well. we have several problems on the roads, too, this morning. you'll find the bronx river parkway. the ramp to the cross bronx. in new jersey on 78 right around exit 26 we have another crash. also one on 84. right on the center median at ludingtonville road. in the left lane. >> emily. thank you. chris, one more check of the weather. >> another ridiculously mild day. in the 60s today. 50s north and west. clouds breaking up already. things are drying out. there will be a gusty wind all day. temperatures should get back into the low 60s this afternoon. it won't feel quite as warm as the last couple of days. still very

temperatures of 47 at laguardia, queens. a light wind. so the next seven hours going to feature temperatures of 7:00 a.m., 46. 47 by 10:00. we get to 50 by 1:00 this afternoon. and we will be warming into the low 50s. so we're going to be looking at, you know, 48 degrees by 1:00. newburgh, cooler today into the up 40s but still well above normal. what's going on now? >>> major problems on the van wyck. pictures from news copter 7 and john high above the problem on the van wyck. southbound is completely closed right past jewel avenue right the ongoing investigation. this is the southbound van wyck, closed down by jewela. you can opt to -- jewel avenue. you can opt to the grand central instead. forget the southbound van wyck, everything is closed. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect city-wide. >>> bears be ware if you're watching. the second round of new jersey's black bear hunt begins today. it will run through sunday. 472 bears were taken during the first round which ended last weekend. wildlife officials say the hunt

he wants to go but he knows if he does the queen's gonna kill him. hey, what about the queen?h the queen can go wherever she wants to go! ironically i had met bill cosby five weeks prior to the special coming out. what... what... what!?! spent, you know, ten, 12 minutes talkin' to me. was really nice. and then i walk off, and five weeks later people are tellin' me. so, i was kind of in denial. i was like, "nah. there's no way. it's probably just a similar thing." and then i watch it, and it's just pretty spot-on. so, i don't know how it happened. i don't know what happened. >> the queen... moves anywhere she wants to. >> but it just-- don't-- i would like to know. i mean, just-- i'm curious to know, as a comedian. you're like, "hey! that's my joke!" and then there's a part of you, like, "hey, bill cosby's doin' your joke, this is crazy. this is why i started standup. >> so, after people watch your routine, do you think they walk outta that comedy club with a different perception of arab americans? >> i think some people do, for sure. i can't say that they all do. i definitely

getting out toward the queens midtown tunnel. so we'll keep an eye on that whole area for you as well and again alternate side of the street parking rules in effect and it is that gridlock alert day. allow the extra time. back over to rob and lori. >>> all right debbie thank you. a teenager is recovering from surgery this morning after an attacker slashed her across the to school. right now the search is on for that suspect. this is just one of the images police want to bring to your attention. as they search for him. eyewitness news reporter kala rama is live now on the scene in whitestone, kala? >> reporter: lori, that 16-year- old girl was slashed in the face twice. one from her left ear all the way down to her throat. a huge gash. this has the community concerned because this attack was random while she was walking to school in the very street and this attacker is still out there. take a look at the picture here. this suspect here is described as wearing a surgical mask and white gloves and surveillance footage of the attack.

now you play queen helena on the show, as you've said. it's obviously an exaggerated version of the royals. of american people who are obsessed with the royals. what is it like in england? like, what is the obsession level? or what -- i mean, do you consider them a monarchy or do you consider them celebrities? >> well that's a very so tereaying question. because, you know, we have years and years of fabulous history in the royal family. we go back to ethelred the unready -- you know, thousands of years of everything. however, i don't see the royal family that way. to me, they are the most fabulous, the most privileged, the wealthiest, the most glamorous celebrity family we have. so to me, they're like movie stars. and i like seeing them that way. >> seth: you have a 13-year-old son, yes? >> i do. >> eth: and now, how does he -- what is his life likn with this -- a very famous mother, a mother who is flirtatious, would you say in real life? you are flirtatious as well? >> well, i -- yes, i am. >> seth: okay. >> i'll flirt with anyone. >> s

here we go, you can see we've got good visibility from brooklyn to queens here. that's not the issue. it's in the suburbs this morning taking the ferries over from staten island to the hudson river to the east river, a little wind at about 3 miles an hour. there's a lot of low visibilities in here. staten island's in a dense fog advisory. the ferries are fine. they got radar. they can see everything, all the boats everything, the battery they can hook up just fine. we have just this light wind today. it's going to prove to be, you know, a day where the rain knocks down the fog, but that's not until 11:00. start early and start often on your morning commute. so says heather who also says drive on a parkway and park on a driveway. >> speaking of parkways let's go to queens and we'll talk about what's going on on the cross island parkway. as you head on to the southbound side near hempstead turnpike, that is an accident being cleared. then we have another problem and it's been with us for a while, new york state thruway, the palisades parkway an accident. delays are

and also in queen, we had that construction out. it's many the process of clearing as you make your way on the l.i.e. at the grand central parkway. and delays, although they are starting to ease, a ramp, hesitation getting on. problems at 145th street. and downtown 1 trains running with delays. and alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect city-wide. and remember, be safe, don't text and drive. mary, back to you. >> thank you. >>> three workers are being treated for serious injuries this morning after a basement collapse in brooklyn. rescuers used shovels to free them. the workers were digging in the backyard of the home when the basement caved in. the building's department says the site did not have required permits. >>> the federal government is crack down on drones in an effort to keep airlines safe. drones must now be registered and marked with a unique number. the faa says it receives more than 100 reports a month of drones flying near manned aircraft. >> when a drone is located that's been flying improperly, goe

another fire at a construction site in forest hills queens. this time police have a picture of a man they are looking to talk to. i'm kristin thorne with that picture coming up. >> okay p kristin. >> plus, nearly half a dozen some of them dating back over 100 years. we now know where they came from. >> actor morgan freeman on plane that had to make an emergency landing. i'm not a fan of putting my personal info in these online shopping forms. hellloooo??? i don't have time to be filling out my address, i need to be buying a dress. that's why i use masterpass. less typing, more dancing. sfx: tango music como te llamas? yo soy camarones. dip me. the easier way to shop online. masterpass from mastercard and your bank. >>> welcome back to eyewitness news sunday morning. looking at a sun soaked shot of lower manhattan. looks good on this sunday, december the 6th. pretty. >> didn't yesterday it seemed like it got dark fast at like 4:15. >> i think the deeper into the year we get, those daylight good morning, i'm toni yates in for michelle charleswor

the search is on for the man who slashed a teenager in queens. we're live with the details on the man police are now looking for. >>> and new video of flames ripping through a home in new jersey overnight. and we're working to confirm how many people have been displaced. >>> and the accutrack radar is showing some rain heading our way right now. we'll tell you when it arrives and the big changes ahead for the weekend forecast. we actually begin to feel like winter -- >> a little bit. >> good morning everybody, i'm rob they willson filling in today for ken rosato. >> and i'm lori stokes, thank you for joining us, it is thursday, december 17th. >> and you are never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic. over to meteorologist bill evans. >> well, this morning, we're looking at temperatures that are quite mild. we have cloudy skies and you were showing that rain off to the west. here we go it's 54 it should be at 34. so we're 20 degrees warmer than normal and even hopatcong and poughkeepsie and newburg. around new city it's 48 there.

it's queens boulevard getting into queens plaza where you're being cleared away. that will affect your ride getting to the ed koch 59th street bridge. our subway service is running on or close to schedule. the car at home. street cleaning rules are in effect. rob, lori over to you. >>> still ahead on eyewitness news this morning, new orleans is voting to cut ties with its confederate past. coming up, the monument at the center of the controversy. >> also ahead, what a way to impress the boss, how one high school student rescued a himself after just a few weeks come seek the royal caribbean. [cough, cough] mike? janet? cough if you can hear me. don't even think about it. i took mucinex dm for my phlegmy cough. yeah...but what about mike? he has that dry scratchy thing going on. guess what? it works on his cough too. cough! guess what? it works on his cough too. what? stop! don't pull me! spoiler alert! she doesn't make it! only mucinex dm relieves bothwet and dry coughs for 12 hours with two medicines in one pill. start the relief. ditch the misery. catch holiday-c

live in queens village queens, n.j. burkett, channel 7 eyewitness >> thank you. >>> governor cuomo setting the date for a special election to replace sheldon silver, once speaker of the assembly, now a federal felon after his conviction on corruption charges. setting a date is easy. ridding bean is not. is it time to limit the outside income of legislators? >> the conviction of sheldon silver is the latest in crooked politicians. some call it a water shed moment that must lead to reform >> we have had many, other lawmakers get prosecuted and convicted but this is different. this is shelley silver. this is the center of the system. >> reporter: ran against governor cuomo and hammered at the sir should of ethics reform. she and many other want a limit on corporate donations to individuals and ban on all outside income. >> the cleaner solution would be full tim legislature you get one check. no outside income period. >> reporter: today governor cuomo agreed with trying to ban outside income. that's what got silver in so mu

we're live tonight from whitestone, queens. tracee carrasco. >>> now to a developing story out of baltimore. at least two arrests, but mostly peaceful protests after a hung jury ends the trial of a police officer, accused in the death of freddie gray. william porter sunlight first of six officers to face charges. prosecutors argued porter did not secure gray in the back of a police van after his arrest. porter was also accused of not calling for medical help when gray asked. gray suffered a severe injury in the van, and later died. his death set off riots. after today's mistrial, gray's family called for calm. >> we are not at all upset with them, and neither should the >> if we believe in justice, must have respect for the outcome of the judicial process. y and prosecutors and defense attorneys will meet in court tomorrow about a possible retrial. >>> some new information about the woman who was struck by a cement truck while walking with her two children in queens. the 36-year-old mother is listed in serious condition, and wi

juliet: in queens, why does a person do this? the search is on the present lease a randomly cut the chinese exchange student as he walked to school in queens. he was wearing a surgical mask and gloves. ben: a call for calm in baltimore after a hung jury in the trial of an opposite charge of manslaughter in the death of freddie for sure. the situation and tense one. heather: the life of police officer rafael ramos and wenjian liu and broken speaks to fox 5 about how she wants his memory to live on. ben: carries a morning, i am ben simmoneau. thanks for enjoining us, it is a little chilly can outside. >> meteorologist: yesterday was pretty nice. ben: i am not confident. two weeks now. >> meteorologist: coming down to the water. looks like that. good morning, everyone. is mild outside. it goes on. we have 53 degrees at central park, 48 in sussex, monticello, check out what is going on with the wind coming from the southeast at 7 miles per hour, 12 miles per hour wind in islip. you know what? it looks silvery, kind of cool, kind of y

police have stepped up patrols in queens after an arson spree in forest hills. the nypd is hoping increased police presence will help root out the suspected arsonist before he strikes again. investigators say the arson it's has torched seven properties since october. most of the structures have been under construction. police say the arsonist last struck on sunday on 69th road near grand vent parkway. >>> happening today jury deliberations are expected to begin in the trial of former new york state senate leader and his son adam. >> they are accused of shaking down companies with state business to get them to hire adam. >> reporter: deal skelos wife reiterating confidence he will be acquitted. >> the jury is working diligently, they listen diligently and i'm confident my son and i will be found innocent. >> the former new york state senate majority leader and his 33 year old son adam both facing prison time and eight counts of bribery, extortion and conspiracy. the elder skelos used his position to strong arm companies into getting his son a no show job and othe