i'm bill spadea you. this is chasing news. >> devastation puerto rico is millions are without power in the aftermath of hurricane maria. it hit the island directly. that power outage could last for months. steve harrigan is on the ground in puerto rico. what you got? >> one of the biggest challenges is restoring electric power. what were seeing here is what were seen everywhere. a do-it-yourself effort. these people are not trying to restore electric power, they're trying to get this down power line out of the road so cars can get in and out. what they're doing is taking debris from hurricane irma and using it to try to salvage something from hurricane maria. it's using one strum to fix another. power is out over the island. when you go inside houses you see damaged roofs, dirty flood water, no electricity. when you ask who's helping them they said we haven't heard a word. were helping fema will help. how bad things are is still on here. the entire southeast is cut off without communication. an estimate o

and imagine, walking your dog in the suburbs and surrounded by coy quotecoyotes it is happeninm bill spadea, this is "chasing news." bill: starting in the bronx worried parents are sick over a killing in a classroom, one student kill another student with a switchblade. in a bronx classroom, some parents are saying where were the metal detectors? >> it happened in history class, urban assembly school for wildlife conserving a in the bronx, the student admitted to stabbing two of his classmates, reportedly attacked the victims. >> one kid tried to jump out. >> my son sent my a good-bye text-message. reporter: parents describe a kay -- chaotic scene. >> they try to act this is like about no weapons it is. reporter: a partner shared a video with me of an incident that allegedly happened last year at school, shows a separate bullying incident with different people. the school tightened security on thursday, parents say -- they should have done that a long time ago. reporter: department of education released a statement, saying they are investigating with the nypd, the suspect is now charged with

on bill spadea. marshall for you tonight. all of your sports, giants, jets in your local weather. first, disgraced former congressman anthony weiner, sobbing in court today is the judge handed down a sentence of 21 months in the case of his 16 with a minor. for all of the details ashley johnson. >> disgraced ex- congressman anthony weiner was sentenced to 21 months some say it contributed to hillary clinton's loss. anthony weiner and who met abbott in file for divorce. >> he was forgiven once by the people of new york i was ready to elect him as mayor. now he's asking for forgiveness. what you have to ask were now is a degree of trust that i don't think people are willing to give him. they should forgive someone but this time he lied to the public. he told the public he was clean and wasn't doing this. but he was. to come back and asked that level of forgiveness by itself is difficult if not on president. >> began a 2011 when he was forced to resign from congress because of a a4 scandal. then when run

i am bill spadea, this is "chasing news." bill: aaron hernandez played with the patriots was imprisoned for murder, killed himself, as many people know, it telephones out his family is now filing a law sut against the l and the patriots because of the fact he was suffering from traumatic brain injury and saying the nfl knew it could hap. it is part of the problem. >> suffering from a severe case. not only were the results positive but we're told it was the most severe case they had ever seen in someone of aaron's age. >> they are suing saying maybe this was the reason that he was in all kinds of trouble. i checked in earlier with jack brewer. jack brewer, you may remember, former nfl safety plays with the giants he has said he will not let his son play football. take a listen. a flag not a ball. no tackle football. you know, this question, debate and reality and and numerous mfl players and friends and -- >> i want to bring our a-plus and lises to break this down and talk about it. we are joined by jim mcqueeney who is the hos

tame bill spadea. politics another day at the beach, right? so says one mayor who is run for re-election, that and jose, making the way through the atlantic. how this is storm going to impact you and your upcoming weekend, but first, between it start with a story that brings us lakewood, new jersey, where 26 orthodox jews are already under in dime for fraud ranging from fraud to food stamps. there may be more throughout. here is the story. it about the state of new jersey offering what some are calling amnesty to other potential crooks joust they can reign in this feeling. ashley, what do you got. >> more than two dozen people in lakewood, mc, predominantly orthodox jewish community are being rampant by the state and committing medicaid fraud and the big question is, whether the state offered offered this progt all. back in jun and july, federal state officials 26 people in lakewood including a rab biand teach we're a list of fraud counts and reportedly, individuals collected more than than $2.4 million in ben fits in total. now, it is open to

and bill spadea.know you're wondering where do all those folks who comment on the internet and social media live? we found the town. apparently there are all in our area and one town is the most people to comment on the internet. at least the percentage of the people there. >> welcome to beverly, new jersey. total population 2513 people. their claim to fame? according to a study done by wired.com that examined internet commenting and trolling, beverly took on the trophy for chatty a city in the united states. a title they are because 114 people are responsible for more than 150,000 comments. >> i find that hard to believe. beverly is probably one of the smallest communities in the area. >> i really honestly wouldn't believe it. this little town? i will believe it. >> driving up beverly and noticed dilapidated houses and buildings and a lot of community watch science. i decided to meet up with rich, the city administrator in public safety director to find out if the toxic comments are a reflection of a

until you see what see is doing at the shore, that, local weather and headlines coming up, i am bill spadea, this is "chasing news." hurricane maria devastated puerto rico. people struggling to get enough food and water. fema response has been aggressive, army corp of engineer, cove guard, u.s. army contributing to try to get power back on, get people food and water they need. ashley johnson. with the local response from our area. reporter: residentses in rowes e parts puerto rico are stranded. at least 10 people died in puerto rico but of hurricane maria, 1.6 million are without power, that is nearly half of the island, puerto rico governor, said that island is on brink of humanitarian crisis, and has called on trump administration to provide more help and resources. in new jersey many continue to worry with about their loved ones, there is outpouring of support at the community center, volunteers are collecting bottled water, canned goods and toiletry. the mayor, diaz, nearly broke down in tears when i asked about her mother and sister who live in northwest part of island. >> i was very f

i'm bill spadea. in a little bit will talk about josÉ.nk you have storm fatigue, burma, harvey, weight until you see what josÉ could be bringing to our region. but first, i want to talk about the town of a mile wall on the new york state line and they are considering an ordinance that would ban doorknocking. some are saying this is anti- somatic, it's designed to stop orthodox jews from knocking on doors and by your house me will bring in the mayor mawaw. how are you? welcome to chasing news. >> can i ask you something? how big of a problem is the doorknocking that the council needs to consider an ordinance? what you say to the charge of anti-semitism? >> let's be very honest here. the question you're asking is where we doing this? we have no history of of any objections by residents of people banging on their doors. no reports of the police department. so it's a good question as to why we choose now to implement an ordinance like this. >> are you going to push back on this? are you making public statements? did you tell the council what

am bill spadea. we got a huge show tonight. how about daca? the dream, is it there? is it not there. the democrats in the senate. but not so fast. all of that, coming up, plus, you heard hillary care, oh bamcare, how about bernie care? miss new jersey will talk to us about the collision of entertainment and politics. all your headlines, coming up. but first, one of the big headlines coming out today is all about daca. the deferred action on childhood arrivals t. there were some on the democratic side saying we had din we're president trump and we got a deal. daca is going to be saved. one has to worry. president trump however started tweeting saying not so fast p. we don't have a deal yet. we was tweeting about how we want to do something to keep good people in the contri especially those that have passed background checks and served in the nil tar rain productive members of the society and here through no fault of their own. lets not jump to conclusions. we don't have a deal yet. >> this is what you

i am bill spadea. we got a story about a super fan at yankee stadium. coaching. wait until you hear this. that and, of course, the headlines and weather. but first we want to bring you a story about the only women prison in new jersey under fire charges filed by the hunterdon county prosecutor's office. ashley johnson has the story. ashley, what do you got for us? reporter: new jersey's attorney general has been called to take action against the state's only women's prison. at the correctional facility with around 650 women, several correction officers and staff have been charged with sexually assaulting and abusing prisoners. the hunterdon county prosecutor's office is handling the case and reached out to the state's attorney general and correction commission to discuss taking remedial action. a statement from the hunterdon county prosecutor's office reads the investigation is ongoing. we'll continue to diligently investigate all allegations of abuse against inmates at hunterdon county. i spoke to former morris county prosecutor about why the attorney general sh

i'm bill spadea. which you ever go paddle boarding through the most polluted creek in america? brian donahue had to try. what he got? >> i'm standing on the banks of a superfund site one of most polluted and downright toxic waterways in the country. i'm willing to bet that nobody has taken a stand up paddle board down here and i'm here today to change that. just a quick stand up paddle down one of the most abused and toxic waterways. it starts as a glorified drainage ditch and runs through an industrial stretch with bottom sediment. thanks to decades of dumping a contain some of the highest mercury levels ever recorded in any u.s. waterway. who said you don't set records. then it widens before meeting the hackensack river. hopefully my super toxic paddle will be the first and only to be described. after seven years of study, the federal environmental protection agency said they should have a spring plan by spring 2018 letting mother nature eventually heal himself. i ran into these guys from woodridge have a cigar in their car. they stress when the creek is kids. they had no ide