i'm bill ritter. bill bratton, the son of a postal worker, began his career as a beat cop in boston 46 years ago. who would've known then that a kid from massachusetts would, years later, become the best-known police official in the nation? he first served as new york city police commissioner back in 1994 under rudy giuliani, and, 20 ye back to the same job when bill de blasio became mayor. at his retirement announcement, he thanked his wife, rikki. >> first and foremost, my lovely wife rikki klieman, who once again upset her life to allow me to pursue the passion of my life, and that passion is policing and its importance to all that is good in america. and so, 31 months ago, once being made to me by this great man. so rikki allowed that. thank you. it's been quite a ride and will continue to be one. >> i will just -- i wish i had words. i wish i had words for what this man has achieved. i think you could spends years and years researching and analyzing. you won't get it all. but one thing that doesn'

i'm bill ritter. the percentage of new yorkers voting in the last couple of city elections not exactly earning any good citizenship awards. in the midterm election two years ago, 29% of eligible their ballots. in the 2013 mayoral election in the city, only 24% of registered voters went to the booth. now a big effort to try to jump-start a get-out-the-vote campaign and increase voter turnout. and that campaign, led by the five borough presidents of new york city, the league of women voters of the city of new york, and we here at wabc-tv channel 7. as it happens, two of the borough presidents are here with us this morning -- gale brewer of manhattan, ruben diaz jr. from the bronx. we'r campaign to get out the vote and, because i'm a reporter, i can't miss the opportunity to also talk about some of the important issues and concerns that are on the minds of new yorkers. welcome, both of you. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> so, tell me exactly, either one wants to start -- we'll start with the woman, i gues

. >> i'm bill ritter. new at 6:00, the port authority police under scrutiny for how it handled the active shooter scare at jfk. also at 6:00 -- >> when this train stops, you get the [ bleep ] off. you. >> lots of bleeps in this one. an obscenity laced rant against a man one woman says was masturbating on a crowded subway. now the video has gone viral. take a look at these bbq trophies: best cracked pepper sauce... you got any trophies, cowboy? ? whoomp there it is ? uh, yeah... well, uh, well there's this one. >>best insurance mobile app? yeah, two years in a row. >>well i'll be... does that thing just follow you around? like a little puppy! the award-winning geico app. download it today. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. so we wired the wagner's house with 100 meg internet. which means that in the time it takes mr. wagner to pour a 20 oz. cup of coffee, 12 seconds. that's the power of fiber optics. and right now you can get 100 meg internet with equal upload and dowloads speeds, tv and phone for

i'm bill ritter. >> i'm liz cho. david muir and world nice us up have a great night. >> bye-bye. >>> tonight, donald trump taking aim. new and scathing attacks on hillary clinton. amid new reports about who got to meet with clinton while she was secretary of state. and tonight, clinton herself responding to trump's claims about her health. >>> also learned about the deadly police shooting. the young father, who was deaf, pouring through police videos. was he trying to use sign language when he was shot? >>> the state of emergency. the wildfires tonight. also, the severe storms hitting the middle of the country this evening, as president obama visits the flood-ravaged south. >>> the uproar tonight. the student athlete who walks free, accused of sexually assaulting two of his classmates. the judge tonight under fire. >>> and american families fleelsed again?

. >> i'm bill ritter. new at 6:00, the eyewitness news investigators with a closer look turned out to be a false report of an active shooter. so what exactly is the proper police response and the training for these situations? plus we have more on the top story, the murders of an imam and his friend in queens. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. ich means that in the time it takes mr. wagner to pour a 20 oz. cup of coffee, tommy can download 30 songs, and jan can upload 120 photos. 12 seconds. that's the power of fiber optics. and right now you can get 100 meg internet with equal upload and dowloads speeds, tv and phone for just $69.99 per month online. cable can't offer internet speeds this fast at a price this good. i'm only in my 60's. i've got a nice long life ahead. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses

i'm bill ritter. >>> tonight, as we come on the air, the deadly explosion. and right now, the search for the missing. a massive fireball rocking that apartment building, and this evening, search teams remain on the scene. the investigation now, into what caused this. >>> also breaking new roller coaster accident, this time, a 3-year-old air just the last week. >>> the moment of misfire. the wife and retired librarian shot and killed in a safety exercise, and new tonight here, the moments before it happened. the officer raising a gun, not realizing it was loaded. >>> tonight, authorities want your help after two cases of road rage. the woman, waving her gun, and the other case, a driver firing at a car with a child inside.

i'm bill ritter. i guess you don't agree. >> i'm just trying to explain that to my kids at home. world news tonight with david >>> tonight, several developing stories as we come on. drm drm, suddenly putting his big speech on hold. is he about to change course on immigration? and any plans for a deportation force for 11 million? and hillary clinton tonight, thousands of e-mails under the microscope. >>>he under investigation at this hour. a young unarmed father who is deaf, pulled over. was he trying to use sign language when shots were fired? >>> the new wildfire in the west. out of control right now. and the tornado now confirmed in the east. >>> the stunning image tonight. the child suicide bomber stopped. our chief foreign correspondent on the father who sent his boy. >>> and the million dollar mistake. ryan lochte's sponsorships take a dive tonight.

. >> and i'm david nevaro in for bill ritter. mourners filled the funeral home in queens tonight for the one day wait. the jogger's body discovered tuesday night in howard beach. sneaker and earphones about 60 feet away from her body. they are testing the items for dna and fingerprints. >> eyewitness news reporter, carolina lead with more. >> reporter: in addition to all that new evidence, there is still that $10,000 reward, still very few answers and very few details leading towards karina's killer. friends, family, and complete year-old, karina verano. a gam et of emotions and heartbreak. >> i think she was a beautiful person. beautiful. >> to devastation and anger. >> who wants to come, but you have no choice, we have to stick together and hopefully we find him. >> investigators will carefully cut through weeds at spring creek park. sources say that work led them to valuable evidence, likely right now being tested for dna. her father found her body with police along an unpaved path. she was strangled and sexually assaulted. >>

i'm bill ritter. world news tonight with david muir is >>> tonight, the travel chaos. the computer meltdown leaving thousands of passengers strabded. delta canceling hundreds of flights. >>> also tonight, what we have now learned about the tragedy at the water park. after a 10-year-old boy was killed on the world's tallest water slide, right here in the u.s. >>> the new poll out tonight, tax plan. and this evening, the new letter. 50 republican officials now warning that donald trump would be, in their words, the most reckless president in american history. >>> the jogger discovered dead, the second young woman in less than a week, and tonight, the new warning. >>> and the american athletes take the lead in rio. michael phelps winning gold. tears from his teammate. the stunner for the williams

i'm bill ritter. world news is next. we will be >>> tonight, breaking news from rio, coming in right now. police now recommending that two american swimmers, including ryan lochte, be indicted. authorities in brazil say the swimmers lied. tonight, right here, the new surveillance video of them at that gas station. what really happened. and standing firm, this evening, sources who have talked to the swimmers tell were, in fact, held up by armed gunmen. >>> also breaking, the wildfire out of control. flames now racing tonight, across land at 30 miles an hour. >>> the major headline coming in from chicago. the head of police says seven police officers should be fired. he says they lied after an officer shot and killed a teenager. >>> the well-known american military family and the mother allegedly drowned by her own son. >>> and usain bolt.

i'm bill ritter. world news tonight is next. have a great night. see you tonight at 11:00. >>> tonight, several developing stories as we come on the air. fire onboard. more than 500 passengers and crew told to abandon ship, racing down chutes, more than 100 injuries. >>> the raging wildfire tonight in the west. the state of emergency at this hour. more than racing from their homes. death toll from the floods. authorities say the worst devastation in this country since sandy. >>> breaking news. brazilian authorities ordering american swimmer ryan lochte and another swimmer not to leave brazil, amid new questions tonight about their story of being robbed at gunpoint. and this surveillance image. is the order too it will? >>> donald trump and the major shakeup tonight, and late today, trump getting his first classified briefing at the fbi.

i'm bill ritter. for all of us here, have a great night and we'll >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live!" tonight, from "suicide squad," cara delevingne. comedian jeff ross. and music from culture club. and now, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ? >> jimmy: thanks, everybody, i'm jimmy. i'm the host. thanks for watching, thanks for coming.

bill ritter is off. we begin with a dramatic takedown of a burglary suspect in queens. new video shows the moments after a struggle with an officer ended with police shooting the suspect. the police first alerted to the her nanny cam. >> eyewitness news reporter jim dolan is in queens with new details about the suspect. >> this woman has one of those apps on her phone that's hooked up to a camera, lets her see what's going on inside her apartment. she saw the burglary in progress. she called 911. she wasn't worried about cash or jewelry or a big screen tv. she was worried about her dog. and she may have risked her life to save that dog. maspeth today, guns drawn, a tense and dangerous situation, and in to all that, watch this. the woman with the gold purse starts calling for her dog, lisa. >> lisa! lisa! >> reporter: knowing there are police with guns drawn inside, she goes in anyway to get her dog, and comes out with the dog just in time it turns out. because moments later -- >> [ screaming ] [ gunshots ] >> reporter: you see the suspect run out but he was shot in the

i'm bill ritter. >> and i'm sade baderinwa. jimmy kimmel is >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live!" tonight -- david spade -- ozzy and jack osbourne -- "the baby bachelorette," the boys tell all -- and music from the strokes, with cleto and the cletones. and now, what'd you miss -- here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ? >> jimmy: hi. i'm jimmy, i'm the host of the show. thanks for watching. thanks for coming.

i'm bill ritter. world news tonight is next. se >>> tonight, as we come on, several developing stories. the deadly floods. the rushing waters, the state of emergency and, tonight, we hear from the rescuer who helped pull this woman and her dog from her submerged car. >>> also tonight, the wildfires, out of control right now. nearly 200 homes and businesses al the curfew in place tonight in milwaukee. after officers are targeted and injured, bricks thrown at their cars. all of this after an officer shoots and kills a man who police say was armed. >>> donald trump, amid reports of turmoil within his campaign, his new plan tonight to vet immigrants to this country. and we have the list of specific questions he now wants asked. >>> and the joe show. the vice president, and what he said about trump today.

thanks for watching tonight. [ laughter ] i'm bill ritter. >> and i'm sade baderinwa. jimmy kimmel is next. eyewitness news returns tomorrow at 4:30 with ken and lori. here, have a great night. >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live!" tonight -- greg kinnear -- from the ufc, dana white -- "this week in unnecessary censorship" -- and comedian dino archie. with cleto and the cletones. and now, hunker down, here's jimmy kimmel! ? [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: welcome to you program. thank you for watching.

. >> and i'm bill ritter. thanks so much for watching. jimmy kimmel is next. eyewitness news returns tomorrow morning at 4:30 with ken and team, have a great night and we'll see you tomorrow. >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight -- hillary clinton -- and john krasinski -- with cleto and the cletones -- and jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ? >> jimmy: very nice. thank you. i'm jimmy. i'm the host of the show. thanks for watching.

i'm bill ritter. >> and i'm sade baderinwa. 0 with ken and lori. have a great night and we'll see you tomorrow. >> dicky: from hollywood -- it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight -- christina applegate. hall of famer mike piazza. episode 4 of "the baby bachelorette." we play blackjack with everyone in the audience. and music from the last bandoleros. with cleto and the cletones. and now we're back -- here's jimmy kimmel [ cheers and applause ] ?

. >> and i'm bill ritter. what a day in new york city. thanks for watching. jimmy kimmel is next. eyewitness news returns at 4:30. have a great night and we'll see >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight, morgan freeman. cooking with steve martorano. this week in unnecessary censorship. and music from young the giant. with cleto and the cletones. and now, pace yourselves, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ? >> jimmy: very nice. i'm jimmy. i'm the host. thanks for watching. thank you for coming.

. >> i'm bill ritter. thanks for watching. jimmy kimmel is next. >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live!" tonight -- chris pine. the bachelorette jojo and fiance jordan. the finale of "the baby bachelorette." and music from kelsea ballerini. with cleto and the cletones. and now, hold on -- here's jim [ cheers and applause ] ? >> jimmy: very nice. hi, everybody. i'm jimmy, i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching. thank you for coming.

i'm bill ritter. >>> tonight, as we come on the air, the deadly explosion. and right now, the search for the missing. a massive fireball rocking that apartment building, and this evening, search teams remain on the scene. the investigation now, into what caused this. >>> also breaking new roller coaster accident, this time, a 3-year-old air just the last week. >>> the moment of misfire. the wife and retired librarian shot and killed in a safety exercise, and new tonight here, the moments before it happened. the officer raising a gun, not realizing it was loaded. >>> tonight, authorities want your help after two cases of road rage. the woman, waving her gun, and the other case, a driver firing at a car with a child inside. showdown. what michael fellphelps and rya lochte said to each other before their faceoff tonight. and of course, the other breaking headline from rio tonight. she's made america very proud. >>> good evening. and we begin tonight with the urgent search for the missing at this hour, after a deadly explosion at an apartment complex in maryland

i'm bill ritter. world news tonight is next. se >>> tonight, as we come on, several developing stories. the deadly floods. the rushing waters, the state of emergency and, tonight, we hear from the rescuer who helped pull this woman and her dog from her submerged car. >>> also tonight, the wildfires, out of control right now. nearly 200 homes and businesses al the curfew in place tonight in milwaukee. after officers are targeted and injured, bricks thrown at their cars. all of this after an officer shoots and kills a man who police say was armed. >>> donald trump, amid reports of turmoil within his campaign, his new plan tonight to vet immigrants to this country. and we have the list of specific questions he now wants asked. >>> and the joe show. the vice president, and what he said about trump today. airport. running from the terminal and the tarmac. and tonight, we now have the reason why. >>> good evening. and we begin tonight with two scenes of devastation in this country. the wildfires burning out of control right now, homes

i'm bill ritter. world news tonight with david muir is >>> tonight, the travel chaos. the computer meltdown leaving thousands of passengers strabded. delta canceling hundreds of flights. >>> also tonight, what we have now learned about the tragedy at the water park. after a 10-year-old boy was killed on the world's tallest water slide, right here in the u.s. >>> the new poll out tonight, tax plan. and this evening, the new letter. 50 republican officials now warning that donald trump would be, in their words, the most reckless president in american history. >>> the jogger discovered dead, the second young woman in less than a week, and tonight, the new warning. >>> and the american athletes take the lead in rio. michael phelps winning gold. tears from his teammate. the stunner for the williams something else. many now asking tonight, what are those marks? the science revealed. >>> good evening. and it's great to have you with us here on a monday night. and we begin with the travel nightmare, still playing out at this hour. thousandsle of passengers stranded after a com

i'm bill ritter. world news tonight is next. have a great night. see you tonight at 11:00. >>> tonight, several developing stories as we come on the air. fire onboard. more than 500 passengers and crew told to abandon ship, racing down chutes, more than 100 injuries. >>> the raging wildfire tonight in the west. the state of emergency at this hour. more than racing from their homes. death toll from the floods. authorities say the worst devastation in this country since sandy. >>> breaking news. brazilian authorities ordering american swimmer ryan lochte and another swimmer not to leave brazil, amid new questions tonight about their story of being robbed at gunpoint. and this surveillance image. is the order too it will? >>> donald trump and the major shakeup tonight, and late today, trump getting his first classified briefing at the fbi. the intelligence? trump said, not so much. >>> and the 12-year-old hunter. her family defending these photos amid death threats tonight. >>> good evening on this very busy wednesday night. and we begin with the frig

i'm bill ritter. world news is next. we will be >>> tonight, breaking news from rio, coming in right now. police now recommending that two american swimmers, including ryan lochte, be indicted. authorities in brazil say the swimmers lied. tonight, right here, the new surveillance video of them at that gas station. what really happened. and standing firm, this evening, sources who have talked to the swimmers tell were, in fact, held up by armed gunmen. >>> also breaking, the wildfire out of control. flames now racing tonight, across land at 30 miles an hour. >>> the major headline coming in from chicago. the head of police says seven police officers should be fired. he says they lied after an officer shot and killed a teenager. >>> the well-known american military family and the mother allegedly drowned by her own son. >>> and usain bolt. you guess how fast he's really going? it explains this smile. >>> good evening. and we begin tonight with the growing olympic scandal. late today, brazilian police are now recommending t

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. >> i'm bill ritter. thanks for watching. jimmy kimmel is next. >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live!" tonight -- chris pine. the bachelorette jojo and fiance jordan. the finale of "the baby bachelorette." and music from kelsea ballerini. with cleto and the cletones. and now, hold on -- here's jim [ cheers and applause ] ? >> jimmy: very nice. hi, everybody. i'm jimmy, i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching. thank you for coming. it's a big night. this is our biannual after the final rose special just in case three hours of "the bachelorette" wasn't enough for you, here's more. earlier tonight we saw the emotional season finale of "the bachelorette" that confirmed it is possible to make a lifelong commitment to your soul mate even though you were making out with another guy on a sailboat 24 hours before. our hero this year former competitive swimmer, and jordan, former quarterback. she had to choose between the guy who used to play football and the guy who used to swim. as you probably know, she chose t

. >> this is new york's number one news, channel 7 eyewitness news with bill ritter and liz cho and lee goldberg with the exclusive accuweather forecast. now eyewitness news at 6:00. >> we need to find her killer. >> tonight in an interview with eyewitness news, the father of karina is pleading for the killer. he talks about the $100,000 reward that he hopes will lead to justice in his daughter's death. >>> first, breaking news. five people hurt after a lightning strike in duchess county. good evening at 6:00. i'm diana williams. bill and liz are off tonight. the people in strike were injured as a fast- moving storm was going through the area. this happened in poughkeepsie this afternoon. the victims were in mansion square park. joe torres is in the news room with the latest. joe. call it severe weather. here is one reason why. shortly after 4:00 this afternoon, a lightning strike indirectly hit five people in a park in duchess county. we can show you photos taken after the strike inside mansion square park in poughkeepsie. first responders rushed all five people to area hospitals. now,

. >> and i'm bill ritter. investigators tonight looking at whether speed played a role in that crash in suffolk county. one car going eastbound, no concrete barrier on that part of the l.i.e. >> it then crashed in to two other cars going the other direction. helen aidalson died this afternoon. her husband isador was also killed in the accident. three members of another family were killed. the communications director for suffolk county did as well. >> helen and isador were synagogue for 20 years. people fondly knew isador as itchy. >> reporter: people say isa isador and helen were at the core of the synagogue in hampton beach. >> itchy and helen are the cement of this synagogue. >> reporter: their friend bernie schickman says sunday was supposed to be a happy day. to come with us. at the last minute they changed and i ended upbringing a different couple with me. >> reporter: isador and helen died in the crash along with four others. police say they're investigating whether 26-year-old carmelo pinales was speedi

at 6:00 i'm bill ritter. >> i'm liz cho. >>> the new report takes nypd to task for violating court ordered rules designed to protect political targets under the investigation. >> the criticism from the independent agency that oversees the largest police department. the top brass is responding. >> lucy yang has the lead story. and bill, the nypd is getting high praise for keeping the city safe but receiving criticism for not following the rules. that according to this report released today by department of investigation. no doubt the nypd is one of the most engaged local police departments in the world when it comes to investigating terrorism. this city has no choice. the surveillance they do to plots is critical. the police do not operate without rules. today the city inspector general on how the police intelligence bureau is doing in terms of compliance with the law. the report found the nypd had legal and valid reasons for 100% of the surveillance cases it conducted. >> we are pleased with the inspector general's report on the major issues of weather the cases were properly predicated fo

i'm bill ritter. >> and i'm sade baderinwa. jimmy kimmel is >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live!" tonight -- david spade -- ozzy and jack osbourne -- "the baby bachelorette," the boys tell all -- and music from the strokes, with cleto and the cletones. and now, what'd you miss -- here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ? >> jimmy: hi. i'm jimmy, i'm the host of the show. thanks for watching. thanks for coming. have we sung the national anthem yet? has that happened? [ laughter ] we have so much to get to. starting with day two of the democratic national convention in hill-adelphia. hillary clinton became the first woman to be nominated by a major party in the united states, which even if she doesn't win that's going to look great on her resume. the theme of the convention tonight was a liti fighting for children and families, which is definitely better than a lifetime of fighting children and families, which makes you realize the word "for" can make a very big difference. bill clinton spoke tonight. he was th

meteorologist bill ritter has the temperature at noon, 91 degrees in central park, sunny and a little west wind. 91 now extends to teatbero, newark, 80 in monticello. it feels like 100 in central park, 102 in newark and will go higher even more so tomorrow and probably even more on saturday. we have a heat advisory in effect until of spots. central southern new jersey, should be a heat warning to mercer county to philly in the trenton area, with that a pop-up shower or 2. our futurecast will show just that, this is the rim of the high pressure ridge right here called the rim of fire. hudson river valley, likely to return into a thunderstorm from monticello, putnam, orange county here. tomorrow there will be the see in the afternoon and a pop-up thunderstorm can't be ruled out close to sunset tomorrow evening from the heating that builds up during the day. the heat index this afternoon showing up on at 102 in the park, to 101-102 on the shore. look at tomorrow. 109 for heat index in central park. we will talk more about that and the rest of the weekend coming up in your accuweather for

. >>> this is new york's number one news, channel 7 eyewitness news with bill ritter and liz cho and lee goldberg with the accuweather forecast p -- forecast. now eyewitness news at 6:00. >>> new 6:00 we talked to the nye cops who tried to coax the suction cup climber off the trump tower. how they >> first a community rallies against hate. this after fire crackers are tossed at the homes of two rabbis. >>> good evening. it's 6:00. liz is off tonight. first the hot weather and the thunderstorms moving through our area right now. look at this. the thick humidity making it feel like 100 degrees. con edison said more power was used today than any other day this year. the thunderstorms are moving into the five boroughs. is in for lee goldberg in the weather center. >> we've had rain over head for staten island, now long island and queens and brooklyn right now. the skies are going to darken up quick. we've seen the cameras bouncing. skies will darken fast and there's plenty of fuel for these storms. lightning also a part of them. these thunderstorms, a lot of lightning strikes across the

i'm bill ritter. liz is off tonight. a family on long island in shock after police say a 23- year-old reacting to his mom saying he should take his psychiatric ms put her in a headlock and marched her to the deepened of the pool. the lead story. kristin. >> reporter: bill, prosecutors say that dennis colin junior told police in a videotaped confession lasting several hours how he killed his mother. >> he said she struggled violently and he was surprised that a woman like that could struggle like she did. >> reporter: 23-year-old dennis colin junior said he put his body near the shed in the backyard and covered it with a a shower, went into his mom's wallet, took money out, credit card, took her car to the train station. drove -- took a train into manhattan, met up with his sister, explained to his sister what happened. she notified the father. and then the three of them returned to the residence where he was placed under arrest. >> reporter: colin junior lived in the house with his mother, 63-year-old elizabeth colin who

. >>> and you can see much more of bill ritter's one-on-one interview with the commissioner this sunday morning at 11:00 on up close. >>> a hidden danger, coming up news first at 4:00. a new warning about dangerous traps placed on a popular walking trail in new jersey. we'll tell what you you need to be looking out for. >>> plus look at the damage after two hoverboards went up in flames. but the other story is, wait until you hear where this happened. >>> and president obama is expected to speak in the next few minutes at the pentagon. we are going to bring you his comments live. by the way, this is the vice president biden posted a >>> long island expressway in queens, some congestion eastbound near 75th street. over at the hudson river crossings 20 minutes inbound at the lincoln tunnel, 10 minutes outbound at the holland and no >>> the man charged with killing nine black parishioners at a church in south carolina was assaulted in prison this morning. authorities say a black inmate attacked dylann roof in the shower bruising his face and back. roof was examined by medical person and re

i'm bill ritter. liz is off tonight. the victim, vanessa marcotte, an employee with google here in new york city. her body found reportedly naked and burned in princeton, massachusetts about 40 miles west of boston. eyewitness news reporter sandra bookman at ms. marcotte's office in chelsea with our lead stor earlier today the da that's in charge of the case told reporters that a preliminary review of the victim's body led them to conclude this was indeed a homicide. that new information we're learning tonight also seems to suggest the same preliminary review indicated just how gruesome that young woman's death may have been. >> her body was found about one half mile from her mother's home in a wooded area. >> reporter: investigators but it's what they didn't say that is now making headlines. a source close to the investigation telling abc boston affiliate wcbd the woman was found wearing no clothes, burns to her head, hands, and feet. >> we do not know if this was a random act. >> reporter: marcotte was visiting family

i'm bill ritter. liz is off tonight. we'll have more on those stories in a morning. >>> we begin at kennedy airport. an american airlines terminal 8 for the second time couple of days making news tonight. this time a partial power outage that coupled with the weather, it isn't a pleasant traveling day. >> that's exactly right. that is the situation at the airport. it's not a power outage that affects everything inside terminal 8. it just affects some of the areas inside. but it is enough when you video that was shot a short while ago. the power outage is affecting baggage screening. the escalators and elevators. but carousels and computers and restaurants are all working. they're all operating. the tsa has an alternative screening method in place for the baggage screening but that takes more time and of course that's the one thing that will slow down an airline and a flight the quickest. there are long delays here but to the weather and they point to newark airport which also has some long delays right now. they're exper

. >>> before we go to break, here's bill ritter with a look at what's coming up on up close. >> good morning, coming u on up close, new york city's borough presidents with a new kind of challenge. they are trying to get out the vote in november. voting the last couple of state and new york city, way down. not exactly examples of good citizenship. gayle brewers, bronx president, reuben diaz jr., joining us this morning. we are going to talk to them about the challenges facing people in their boroughs. and political analyst, doug >>> welcome back. we have awesome sunshine happening right now. >> it looks good. this is the upper west side in manhattan, and there are other places socked in with clouds. we could have a spotty shower at times. all of that is the precursor to what's coming in this afternoon. the cold front that could produce heavy rain showers. this day is made up of a mixed bag, and you could get sun at best bet escaping any rain at all is to go in early and get things done. you can see from this vantage point, it's kind of a mixed bag. you look toward one world trade, and

i'm bill ritter. the percentage of new yorkers voting in the last couple of city elections not exactly earning any good citizenship awards. in the midterm election two years ago, 29% of eligible