. >> 16-month-old anthony delgado seen here in an earlier picture found in cardiac arrest late sunday night. ems first responders found the baby here at this apartment building on stuban street in the park hill section. he was rushed to staten island university hospital where he died. eyewitness news is learning hospital doctors observed

i can't say anything bad about i really can. >> 16-month-old anthony delgado seen here in an earlier picture on facebook died after being sunday night. ems first responders found the baby here at this apartment section. he was rushed to staten island university hospital where he died. eyewitness news is learning hospital doctors observed body. neighbors in the building are trying to learn what happened. >> i've seen the baby yesterday with somebody, one of the neighbors yesterday. and i never -- they never leave that baby with nobody. >> reporter: police are questioning a 31-year-old babysitter who had been caring for the child. they're also talking to her boyfriend. the baby's grandmother found the baby unconscious and unresponsive in his crib. >> they are a very good family. we just can't understand. and he was all running around and everything. >> the medical examiner is expected to conclude his autopsy tomorrow. reporting live in park hill, tim fleischer, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> one of the two nypd officers shot in brooklyn over the weekend remains in the hospital tonight.

>> i don't know. >> reporter: little anthony delgado was discovered unconscious and unresponsive sunday by his grandmother here on the third floor of this apartment building in the park hill section of staten island. the child's mother had left him with fields over the weekend. the baby died of blunt force trauma to his head and body. prosecutors revealed the horrors of this case. the district attorney said over a 48-hour period she system atically tortured the child. he said the baby could not cry out for help and described violence. she finished by saying she heinously and horrifically tortured this baby boy. >> just wanted to break down. >> reporter: roger simpson is anthony delgado's grandfather and was shocked by what he heard. >> bruises on his face. i didn't even know all that. that allegation is going to life. >> he's only a baby. that's it. >> reporter: other family members shielded the child's mother as she left the courthouse and one struck rob cantwell, throwing water on him. >> [ yelling ] >> gloria fields is now being held without bail. reporting live in st. george, tim fl

the a memorial for anthony delgado is growing near his apartment. at some point that night, the 16-month-old was in the care of his babysit here lives in the same building. police tells news 4 that the child had several bruises on his face. >> it's just terrible. i can imagine thinking about them. >> police says the medical examiner will determine how the boy died. for now, they're calling his death suspicious. the babysitter has not been charged. >>> it is 5:08. new this morning, we have video of a suspect who alleged tried to rob her. pulled a 32-year-old woman into an alley, flashed a gun, demanded money. when she refused. the suspect allegedly hit her in the face with that weapon. the fordham heights section. >>> we're told divers will resume their search for the plane crash victim missing off of long island. he is 27-year-old gerson salmon-nearon of queens. he vanished after saturday's crash. a flight instructor was on the plane. his wife tells us he helped save two passengers. >> he's a hero, i think. it was the middle of the night, he was wit

anthony delgado was found in cardiac arrest inside a home on staten island. as police try to figure out what happened to him, we're learning more about the babysitter. eyewitness news reporter lucy yang in staten island with the story. lucy. >> well, dave police have been tracing over the babysitter's where she went, with whom, and when. detectives now believe she took the baby into manhattan at least once. it is hard to look at his beautiful smile and know that anthony delgado only 16 months old, so full of precious toddler spunk and innocence is now gone. his lifeless body was found sunday night in the park hills section of staten island. neighbors say he lived with his mother and grandmother but was left in the care of a neighbor over the weekend. officials now trying to discover what happened during his last moments alive. we're told sunday night his grandmother went into a panic when she found him unresponsive. anthony was pronounced dead at the hospital. doctors reported suspicious injuries on his little body inconsistent with toddler clumsiness. the ba

a memorial for anthony delgado is growing on steuben street at his apartment in park hill. they found him unconscious that night. at some point that night, the 16-month-old was in the care of his babysitter who live it's in same building. he had several bruises on his >> the loss is so bad. i can imagine, thinking about them. >> police say the medical examiner will determine how the boy died. for now, they're calling his death suspicious. the babysitter has not been charged. >>> new this morning, police are looking for your help to catch a would-be thief who attacked a woman in the bronx. the man in this video pulled a woman into an alley, flashed a gun and tried to rob her. when she refused, the suspect allegedly hit her in the face with a weapon. this happened in the fordham section friday night. >>> today, divers plan to be back on long island sound to search for that young man still missing from a plane crash. he's 23-year-old gerson salmon from queens. divers were unable to find him. he is the only passenger missing from saturday's crash. the flight instructor on that

she is accused of murdering anthony delgado. police say that little boy was tortured over the weekend, beaten, slammed to the ground and sexually abused. some of the details are so graphic we can't even share them. the family was in the courtroom today. they said they had no idea how badly the child had suffered. >> she needs to be punished for what she's done. you can't do this. that was a human being, that was a little baby. >> broken collarbone, bruises on his face. >> police say that fields lived downstairs from delgado's family. she pleaded not guilty to murder, assault and sex abuse charges. >>> tonight a driver arrested in a crash that killed a popular science teacher and his five-year-old daughter is also facing a sex charge. scott hahn admitted taking 10 aterols before that crash. that accident killed tim hahn is accused of driving under the influence as well as two counts of manslaughter and vehicular homicide. >>> transcare e-mailed its employees saying it is closing up shop at the end of today. the company also serve

. >> reporter: 16-month-old anthony delgado was remembered at a candlelight vigil outside a staten island home. an emotional night for friends, family, and neighbors. many praying for his grieving father and mother. >> he meant everything to her. he meant everything to martha. everything. her life revolved around that baby. >> reporter: hospital doctors observed possible signs of trauma on the baby's body. the baby's grandmother found him unconscious and unresponsive. police are questioning his 31-year-old babysitter. they're also talking to her boyfriend. that babysitter has nine prior arrests. her 53-year-old boyfriend has 25 prior arrests. a spokesperson said in a the circumstances that may have led to the heartbreaking and tragic death of this little boy. >> i just pray that they give them what they deserve because i believe in my heart that they did that. i believe that. i believe that as a mother. >> an autopsy is scheduled for tomorrow. no arrests have been made in this case. reporting live in the park hill section of staten island, carolina leid, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> new

prosecutors say she tortured 16-month-old anthony delgado after his mother left him with her for the weekend. sexually abusing the baby and slamming his head in to the ground. she's being held without bail. >>> the federal government tonight strongly responding to an abc news interview with apple ce other tim cook. a government official telling abc news apple has pushed to have congress resolve whether apple should be forced to unlock the iphones of terrorists would take too much time. cook talked to david muir about why his company is resisting the court order to unlock the san bernardino terrorist's phone. >> if we knew a way to get the information on the phone that we knew a way to do this that would not expose hundreds of millions of other people's issues, we would obviously do it. >> apple now expected to file its legal response to the judge's order by friday. >>> a curious twist tonight in the bitter partisan battle to fill a vacant seat on the supreme court. president obama reportedly considering a republican nominee. brian sandoval, governor of nevada, is a federal judge who

. >>> baby-sitter charged with murder in the death of a 16-month-old boy. was carrying for anthony delgado over the weekend. an autopsy shows toddler died from blunt force injuries. police say fields texted the boy's mother sunday saying he fell. fields faces i assault and aggravated sex abuse charges. >>> a staten island hospital will pay the family of eric garner $1 million under a settlement. richmond university says -- he laid dying after being placed in a police choke-hold. court documents uncovered by the associate press say the emts failed to provide necessary life-saving procedures. >>> now to decision 2016. the campaign starting to look unstoppable unstoppable. donald trump cruising to victory once more, this time in the nevada caucuses. kerry barrett is in the newsroom. kerry, we to wait for them because of the time difference between here and the las vegas. >> marco rubio, ted cruz are still counting votes. now, the run to super tuesday. marco rubio wasn't even in nevada last night. trump claimed victory in three states. he scored especially high with voters looking for outsider

police say 16-month-old anthony delgado was left in her custody over the weekend. he went into cardiac arrest when he was returned to his family sunday and was later pronounced dead. neighbors say they are heartbroken for anthony's family. >> it definitely hit everybody, especially an angel like that, you know? she was a good mother, she was good to her son. it's just a shame that the babysit did what she did. >> fields is also charged with assault and sex abuse. she has nine prior arrests. >>> 5:34. new this morning and police want your help catching a suspect with a knife attacker who has been on the loose for a few weeks. take a look at the video. argument with another man inside a bronx bodega and then slashed him in the face. it happened on east 170th street in clermont. the victim is expected to be okay. >>> 5:35. such a touching story now. funeral plans in the works for a bronx teen who tragically died while serving others in africa. 15-year-old laniece moore was a student at thoroughgood marshall academy in harlem. she was part of a group helping to rebuild

investigators say she was caring for anthony delgado over the weekend. an autopsy shows the toddler died from blunt force injuries. police say fields texted the boy's mother sunday saying he had fallen. fields faces assault and aggravated sex abuse charges. >>> richmond university medical center on staten island has reached a settlement with the family of eric garner. the hospital sent the paramedics who treated garner as he play dying after being placed in a police choke-hold. court documents uncovered by the failed to provide life-saving procedures. under the settlement. they will pay his family $1 million. >>> solving a notorious 2-year-old shooting. two weeks senn -- entering the hotel grounds and a mass gunman wounded him in the face. that was two years ago. since then, he's repeated called for the fbi to help find that gunman. now suffolk's new police commissioner is eager to solve and close this case. >>> now to decision 2016. the results of the nevada caucuses in overnight. shortly after the vote counting began, it became clear it was donald trum

an autopsy revealed 16-month- old anthony delgado died of blunt force trauma to his head and body. his mother had left him with fields over the weekend. >>> we heard from one of the latest slashing victims in new york city who is recovering from his frightening attack. a deli owner from the bronx was cut in the face and the suspect responsible is still on the loose. darla miles is in the bronx with more.>> reporter: this slashing happened about two weeks ago but the nypd just released video of the suspect overnight. the team suspect ended up >> he takes a knife. >> reporter: this scar looks a lot better than it did two weeks ago when he was slashing beaten after stepping into protect his nephew. >> he took a knife, this one. >> reporter: this is the team police say took that knife at sheridan avenue in the claremont section of the bronx. >> he started the problem with me. he wanted to cut me.>> reporter: in this case, the store owner believes the suspect was scam him out of money when he asked for change but police say most flashings aren't random. >> 567 flashings and stabbings th

assault, aggravated sex abuse and child endangerment charges in the brutal murder of 16-month-old anthony delgado. the baby an autopsy revealed died of blunt force trauma to his head and body. he was discovered unconscious and unresponsive sunday by his grandmother here on the third floor of this apartment building in the park hill section of staten island. the child's mother had left him with fields over the weekend. police are also expanding their investigation. >> we found that the babysitter had taken the child with her boyfriend to mat manhattan and we're getting video there of exactly her whereabouts there. >>reporter: a.c.s. officials have also said we are investigating the circumstances heartbreaking and tragic deaths of this little boy -- tragic death of this little boy. police also point out that the suspect has a lengthy arrest record. she has been arrested they say nine times. reporting live in st. george, tim fleischer, channel 7 >> thank you, tim. >>> new at noon, president obama sharing his views on a candidate to replace the late supreme court justice antonin scalia. the president

police say 16-month-old anthony delgado was left in her custody over the weekend. he went into cardiac arrest when he was returned to his family on sunday. he was later pronounced dead. neighbors say they are heartbroken for anthony's mother. >> it definitely hit especially an angel like that, you know? she was a good mother. she was to her son. it's ashame the babysit did what she did. >> well, fields is also charged with assault and sex abuse. she has nine prior arrests. >>> 6:34 is our time. the ugly weather headed our way has been pounding the southeast. check this out, one reporter got this look at the storm that spawned a twister in pensacola, florida. it hit a condo complex causing massive damage to three buildings. people are still missing. several were injured, thousands of homes in that area now without power this morning and at least 27 twisters were reported in five states, killing three people and injuring dozens. connecticut supreme court will hear arguments in the murder case of kennedy cousin michael skakel. prosecutors are asking the court to reinst

prosecutors say 3 -year-old gloria fields tortured 16-month-old anthony delgado after his mother left him with her. the abuse included repeatedly slamming his head into the ground and sex assault. fields pleaded not guilty. >>> in brooklyn, five teens charged in the rape that made national news are no longer suspects. prosecutors say the young men did not sexually assault an 18- year-old woman who had been in a brownsville park with her father. investigators also say there was sexual contact between the father and daughter. the attorney for one of the teens says her client is relieved. >> we can finally go back to normalcy in his life. the trauma and embarrassment he received. when this news story first broke, it went nationwide. the family is glad this will be behind them. >> prosecutors say the case began to fall apart when both the father and daughter provided inconsistent statements about what took place. >>> it's 5:08, and you are never more than 7 minutes away from weather and traffic. >> woo take you toward staten island. there is a little fog that come and goes. the temperatur

gloria fields was caring for anthony delgado over the weekend. the autopsy shows the toddler died from blunt force injuries. fields also faces assault and aggravated sex abuse charges. >>> let's look at the morning commute. here's lauren scala. >> thanks. we have delays and service changes on the 2, 6, and the z trains for subway commutersment major lines look fine. there's a disabled vehicle on the cross bronx expressway. the george washington bridge, 30 delays to the upper, it 20 to 45 at the lincoln, 30 at the holland. back to you. >> thanks. the weather, light sprinkles turn to heavy rain and gusty winds. high of 55 degrees. tonight, staying warm with a low of 52. heavy showers and thunderstorms are possible. tomorrow, we dry out. turns cooler. coming up on the "today" show, up for the job, an interview you're hot and you're cold yes then you're no in then you're out >>> 8:00 on "today". coming up -- secrets to successful sleep. how the temperature of your bedroom could be costing you a good night's rest. we'll have the do's and don't's to ca