we're live in the williamsburg section of brooklyn, the section of brooklyn, kala rama, eyewitness news. >>> a new jersey toddler expected to be released from the hospital today. after he was shot in the face. 18 mold mina beshay had surgery. he was shot saturday while sitting in a parked car on a street in jersey city and next to him was his 5-year-old sister. their father says she is traumatized and afraid to go home. >> she was scared to stay at home. she feels -- the glass going to be broken. at home. she told her uncle i scared to stay in my bedroom. please i want to go with you -- with your -- room. she's scared. >> reporter: police are still searching for the shooter. but they say witnesses are not cooperating. meanwhile, jeer city mayor is -- jeer city mayor is speaking out about the gun violence. he says quote we continue to hire additional officers and deploy more officers on foot patrols but the challenge is daunting without larger changes to the overall system. such as restricting access to guns by criminals. >>> well, gunman is still on the run this morning after shooting a

reporting live from brooklyn, reporting live from brooklyn, janelle burrell, cbs 2 news. >> thank you. >>> 5:32. time for traffic and weather on the 2s. john elliott is up first with the forecast. >> you know, today is going to be one of those days that's deceiving because we hit the high at midnight so that's already working against us. and it will be mild for december standards but we have been so spoiled, the wind is going to kick in and you will feel a chill after work and school. so remember that. even if you step outside, it will be cooler later in the day. numbering for right now, mislead, 63, the wind west at 18 miles per hour. and a few showers, over showers possible. and the dry wind will brightening up the skies and it was the front that brought in the welcomed rain last night. and another round thursday. and hour-by-hour, lunchtime you're at 60 but it won't be as warm this afternoon as it is right now. just 61 and then even cooler into the 4:00 and 5:00 hour. and cooler still for tuesday. and it's going to be rather crisp overnight tonight. >> nice day to get out today. >>

an mta bus hit and killed a woman in brooklyn. this is the latest in a string of deadly incidents involving city buses in the past few weeks. now the nypd is cracking down on dangerous driving. eyewitness news reporter kala rama is live in sheepshead bay with details for us. >> i can tell you this is the bus in six weeks, and the latest here was killed in the crosswalk just behind me. we're talking about 62-year-old eleanor a shelkina. an mta bus making a left on to east 16th from avenue z hit and killed her. the bus driver remained on scene and has not been charged. one man who lives in the area decided to bring his young son to the scene to use this tragedy as a lesson. >> i think it's good for a child to be aware that when you're crossing the street you have to be careful, and you have to pay attention, and tough look for cars and buses. >> just after the 62-year-old woman was struck, the new york police department launched their holiday pedestrian safety initiative. it run this is week through sunday and targets vision zero or

brooklyn. >> community activist group gave us this video in the hopes that someone will recognize the attackers. news 4's reporter is there with more on what we know so far. >> reporter: that attack so brutal that there's bloodstained to the sidewalk from that victim after that attacked. it happened at about 1:00 this morning. the victim was walking down the street here in brooklyn, and that video is captured from homes here behind me. let's look again. you can see this attack, how awful it was. you see the suspect really forced that victim to the ground, pushing him, and then throwing punches until the victim appears to be nearly knocked out. then the suspect took off with the victim's cell phone and wallet. now this is a prodominant orthodox jewish area, but police say this is not being investigated as a hate crime at this point because nothing was said or done that makes auuethoritins believe this victim faith, but again that victim brutally beaten. this neighborhood looking for answers as to who did this sending out that video to the public. if anybody recognizes someone, give pol

it happened in brooklyn heights. they say that he punched the woman on her head, then took off. 29-year-old woman was not seriously hurt. >>> friends and family are remembering a new jersey state duty while responding to an emergency call. trooper eli mccarson was killed in quinton township when his crashed and a utility pole. mccarson was just 30 years old married. he was assigned to the woodstown station and graduated from the academy in february. . >>> 6:35 as we count down the vote 2016 and russian president vladimir putin is praising republican front runner donald trump. putin called the presidential candidate bright and talented. trump says that he was honored by the comments. the real estate billionaire also says if he is voted president he wants to improve relations with russia. >>> some state lawmakers are pushing to remove trump's name, meanwhile, from a park in westchester county. trump donated the land for the undeveloped state park in yorktown back in '06. the lawmakers who were upset about trump's propo

there are a whole lot of bus detours out there today, mostly in brooklyn. nj transit, beeline, decamp doing fine. we'll have more wait eather and traffic ahead on the 4s. >>> we have breaking news from central asia. eastern tajikistan. it measured a magnitude 7.2. so far no reports of any damage or casualties. we'll bring you new developments throughout the morning. >>> right now a man is in custody in brooklyn accused of running down two pedestrians, killing one of them. the man's suv went on to the sidewalk at the intersection of portland avenue and fulton street. brian thompson is in clinton hill with the 88th precinct there. that's where we understand the driver is being held right now. >> reporter: yes, michael. the suspect is in here. there was horror in just a split second. now 39-year-old marion sula of brooklyn is being held in the 88th precinct house here in clinton hill. exclusive surveillance video shows two pedestrians, a male and female, simply walking across portland street at suddenly an suv barrels into em from behind. >> it happened quick,

they're making brooklyn proud. the co-owner shares his passion for ice cream and how his passion for "star wars" landed opportunity. the villains and heros must choose between the light and dark side. at ample hills, you don't have to. you have like officially licensed "star wars" ice cream. it is the most exciting thing we've done in the 4-1/2 years we've had the shop. i had the "star wars" sheets that i slept in for a decade. we went to make the flavors and "star wars" is so big, it's bigger than one flavor. it was hard enough coming up with two flavors. it came out of my desire to tell a story with the flavors. with the dark side, we thought, well, what's the darkest, richest chocolateyest ice cream we can come up with. we wanted to throw in the other forces of darkness, espresso fudge brownies, homemade chocolate krispies. because nothing is black and white in the "star wars", there's white chocolate pearls in the dark side. in the light side, we did the reverse. what's the lightest, most pure ice cream we coul

jackie and brian smith started brooklyn in 2011. disney ceo bob ikeer liked what -- disney's ceo bob eiger liked what he tasted. >> he fell in love and we then pitched him the idea of maybe making star wars ice cream. >> reporter: the family owned business is using the force for g. >> the creamery has brought in extra hands to meet the anticipated demand. they're prepared to ship out 20,000 pints of the dark side and another 20,000 pints of the light side. >> i saw them start up from where they started, and now i'm here today and we're sending it out for the whole country. so it's a neighbor pride thing, too. >> reporter: their star wars love dates back. this is a third grade photo of her dressed as c3 p.o. >> we grew up on it. >> reporter: it will be sold on-line only, then shipped out orders will also be available for in-store pickup. >> the dark side or the light side? >> reporter: this is not a jedi mind trick. it really is as good it is a looks. >> the dark side for sure. >> i say dabble them both. >> disney, by the way, which

live in brooklyn, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you. groups of armed young men may be targeted people in central park and take their belongings. we are live in the park with details on the series of robberies. >> reporter: well, good morning, ken. right now as we speak, the nypd are looking for two armed suspects involved in a robbery that happened at 70th and central park west about two hours ago. police believe the two men are armed with guns and they tell us that they robbed the victim of $2,000 in cash, his cellphone and a backpack. and luckily though, the victim was not injured. now here's a look at the two other armed robberies that happened this week. and those robberies, police say, are indeed connected. this map shows you where the robberies occurred. the first one happening at 97th and central park west. the second one at 91st and central park west. now monday night around 9:15, police say four young men between 15 and 18 years old point. they stole his backpack along with his cellphone as well as his credit in that armed robb

later, a rare find in brooklyn. people flocking to see a one of a kind bird. yes. you know, that reminds me of geico's 97% customer satisfaction rating. 97%? helped by geico's fast and friendly claims service. huh... oh yeah, baby. geico's as fast and friendly as it gets. woo! >>> some dramatic new video of a bronx man accused of stabbing his wife and taking their 3- year-old daughter. watch here as new jersey state troopers arrest valenzuela. the suspect's wife and baby's mother is in critical condition. she was stabbed multiple times at the family's apartment in norwood, yesterday. the suspect will be in court tomorrow. >>> new at 11:00, now, an elderly man in brooklyn attacked just feet from his home by a group of teens. he says that they wanted his money, but in a twist, all they got was a handful of change. cbs 2's jessica schneider has the story from east new york. >> reporter: 83-year-old james haynes is standing strong after a rough attack. >> they kicked me, they punched me, they do all sorts of things >> he was a half block from his home in east brooklyn

we have breaking news out of brooklyn. one person is dead after a fast moving fire tore through a multistory building overnight. eyewitness news reporter kala rama is live now at williamsburg with the very latest for us, kala? >> reporter: lori, good morning, we can tell you that we just learned that one person, a man, has been found dead inside this building. another person is unaccounted for. all morning long fire crews have been battling this fire and i can tell you where -- i can't tell you where it started but flames ripped through every floor of the building. take a look you can see for yourself, people, neighbors came outside as they heard an explosion and fire erupted with several pops. they came outside to see for themselves what was going on and several of them captured flames shooting out of the roof here. and then several of the people inside the building running out. not knowing what was going on in their building. we talked to one man who said that he came outside with the clothes on his back, he's very worri

. >>> breaking news in brooklyn. one person has been killed, another is still missing after a fire ripped through a building overnight. >>> plus, devastating storms, deadly tornadoes breakingsout across the southwest. >>> and out of control. a dramatic video showing a car slamming into a store and knocking a man right off his feet. "today in new york" starts now. >>> good morning, everybody. 5:00 a.m. on this monday, december 28th. i'm michael gargiulo. >> i'm kerry barrett in for darlene this morning. >> chris cyst mi know here with the forecast. i think this is the first time this winter i've heard you use the term winter weather. >> we haven't had any winter weather advisories. this is the first go at it. it's mainly for our northwestern suburbs and really only for a few hours. from the city on south and east, this is mainly going to be a rainmaker. not a big problem. the day is quiet. much chillier morning out there. we'll get early breaks of sunshine. clouds will take over through the afternoon. temperatures nea

brooklyn got it down to one. wade was supposedly feeling under the weather, but i think he was just plain sick. the nets 7-18 this season. >>> time for us to step aside for a minute. when we return, not one, but two offensive players of the they play the same position. 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. the centers for medicare and medicaid services recently asked patients to rate the quality of over 3.500 hospitals. fewer than 6% received 5 stars. among them was cancer treatment centers of america in philadelphia. >>> eli manning, the nfc offensive player of the week. if you don't think so, ask the miami dolphins. easy eli torched them monday night. three games left in the regular season. next up, cam

. >> a murder suicide unfolds on a busy street in brooklyn and the suspect carries out the grisly deed in front of his deed. >> and we'll tell you where drivers will soon be paying more. >> i'm shirleen allicot in for lori stokes. >> i'm ken rosato. it is friday, that's a good bit of news there december 4th. minutes away from weather and traffic. >> you can call it december 4th if you want to, weather- wise it's not going to feel like it. we have some very mild weather, a nice start to your weekend. 44 degrees right now. we should be in the mid-30s, upper 30s around the five boroughs to the 20s north and west. 37 monticello, 35 armond, 36 norwalk. these numbers are mild. we're off to a very night start to the weekend. we'll have sunshine, 50 to 52 degrees later on this afternoon. going to be great. going to get warmer. we're going to be in the mid- 50s by sunday. that has had heather o'rourke dancing around the maple all morning long. >> i put a new ribbon on the maple. i don't know if you noticed. let's go over to our mass transit chart. everything is doing fine if you want to use new

she's got to push you a little over toward the brooklyn side. should have a nice ride from brooklyn back and forth toward the hudson river. even if you're taking the ferry over from bridgeport to port jeff water temperature 51. still warm for this time of the year. by the next seven hours we're looking at temperatures of 58 degrees cooling down a little bit. then we warm back into the low 60s later on this afternoon. and we're going to be looking at temperatures here around plain view long island looking at 59, 60 degrees. by noontime low 60s this afternoon. it's weather then heather. debbie duhaime's filling in today in the traffic center. how's it going out there? >> good morning bill, good morning everybody. ferries are on time but a problem with metro north on the danbury branch. delays with a disabled train. engineer transit lirr on or close. on the 1 train downtown delays, signal problems at 145. on the 7 delays hudson yard bound because of signal problems at willets point. the l.i.e. westbound taking up volume getting into little neck par

it's a clash of cultures on a collision course in one brooklyn neighborhood. symbolic of what is going on in many places. and defamed. >> reporter: anthony says he's tired of having his family-owned business, brooklyn transfer, trashed by opponents who don't want a gar panlg transfer plant in this changing neighborhood. us. none of the municipal waste stays in the facility. as fast as it comes in is as fast as it goes out. >> reporter: the firm took over the plant in 2010, one of its biggest contracts is with new york city's sanitation department and the area is zoned for manufacturing. >> there are residents that have now moved into a manufacturing building across the street. that's like me moving to john f. kennedy airport and complaining about the airplanes every day. >> reporter: it's not just the residents of that a one building. others are rallying around what they call clean up northbrook lynn, issuing flyers, claiming broog lynn transfer is operating an illegal dangerous plant. >> i feel we're being bully and harassed. cleaning it up. >> so a daily bas

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brooklyn, we have almost stand still traffic, the bqe brooklyn bridge combination, two lanes blocked. and long line of traffic traveling through the area. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect city-wide. and today is a gridlock alert day. and remember, be safe, don't text and drive. mary and chris, back to you. >>> the nypd wasn't taking any chances after yesterday's deadly shooting in san bernardino. >> hundredsover extra officers were on duty last night for the tree lighting ceremony in rockefeller center. janelle burrell live with more. >> reporter: well the nypd stresses that the there were no specific or credible threats to the city but there was an increase in security as thousands gathererred here last night to celebrate the lighting of the christmas tree. >> we can't live our lives worried about it. determined not to be stopped by threats or fear in the wake of the san bernardino mass shooting as they gathered for the leaguing of the rockefeller christmas tree wednesday night. but it was hard to ignore the security. a 15% increase by the nypd. spectators hav

we look at the cameras here in brooklyn. the lower east side toward the battery and staten island ferry on the left and the brooklyn bridge on the right, 53 degrees. and the winds continue southwest. and that's a warm wind that's going to drive the temperature up. yesterday's high 55, warmer today. and we're looking at 53 around the parks. about 53 toward laguardia airport. and 49 up toward white plains. these numbers are way warm for this hour of the day. some 15, 20 degrees warmer than normal. and that's how it's going to be through the weekend. showers are left in rockland, westchester county and those are sliding eastward. and that will move up into connecticut there and fairfield county. clear and partly cloudy skies and it will slide eastward and warm things up today. by noontime and the early afternoon, looking at 56 and 58 degrees today. tonight, we've got warm numbers again, overnight and then tomorrow, by the time we get into the afternoon once again, warmer air comes in. and we start tomorrow in the upper 40s to l

thank you laura. >>> well fire in brooklyn claims a woman's life. tonight hear from neighbors about the former city worker and why she may not have been able to escape the flames. >> and an arrest in a scary armed robbery. after the worker chased off his attacker. >> and a woman finds a wallet catch holiday-cookie cheer on the tip of your tongue with dunkin' donuts' holiday- cookie-flavored coffees. from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m., enjoy any medium latte >>> here's a look now at tonight's top stories, police in jersey city search for clues in the shooting death of a store owner, police found the body inside the top plus store on bergen avenue around 4:00 today. the victim has not been identified yet. no arrests have been made. >>> the democratic presidential candidates faced off in new hampshire tonight for their third debate. and it began with an apology from bernie sanders to hillary clinton and his supporters over a data base breach and claims the candidates also clashed over gun control and isis. >>> also topping the news this half hour, investigators in

breaking news in brooklyn. a fire overnight destroyed a building in williamsburg. firefighters do confirm that one person died in this fire. another is still missing. weas're going to have an update an om the scene in 15 minutes. >>> also, iraqi forces may have dealt a blow to isis. they say the iraqi army is in ll conrrol of central ramadi. >>> devastating storms hitting r the sohthwest. people died over the weekend. nine tornadoes hit texas in all. >>> and things coming together .in times square this mos ing. 288 brand new crystal panels mounted on to the giant ball that will drop to mark the beginning of 2016. >>> and so far so good the weather picture for then. but we have a little wintry weather heading our way for a e change lat r on tonight into early tomorrow. a chillier change out there this morning with temperatures back closer to normal. wintry mix late tonight north and west of the city. in the city itself, coastal areas, mainly rain. could start with a little sleet. tomorrow, everybody goes back over to rain. in terms of temperatures, closer to normal.

you couldn't tell it by looking from brooklyn to wall street. this morning we have that, and we have rain to the south that is coming up this morning as well. by 6:00 the temperature's 52 with cloudy skies and fog, rain begins around 11:00 today. this rain will be coming in, and at times heavy this afternoon and this evening. and temperatures will get slowly as you see here in the park into the low 60s this afternoon. regular highs tomorrow to talk about at christmas eve. heather's looking at your commute. how's it going out there? which is definitely the way to go. we have long island railroad, metro north, new jersey transit, path trains, they are all doing just fine. subway service is also running on or close to schedule. if you are going to the airport, contact your carrier. at this point we aren't hearing of any major delays. new york state thruway south exit 13, the palisades an accident cleared. tappan zee bridge, speeds down to 45 miles per hour. no major problems on 95. everything cleared. our street cleaning rules are in effect. ken ov

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others are rallying around what they call clean up north brooklyn, issuing flyers, claiming brooklyn transfer is operating an illegal, dangerous >> i feel harassed. i think it should be 100% shut down. >> on a daily basis, they're breaking the law. >> reporter: ben weinstein produced a documentary showing improper work conditions and the use of toxic sprays. >> the spray they use is toxic. >> how do you know that? >> well, we have investigating. we know some of the chemicals that are in the spray are cancer causing. >> reporter: the activist video was doctored, they say, and their spray is 100% organic. >> we don't use any toxic chemicals. we run a clean operation. they think they have the right to talk bad about a family owned and operated business who's doing nothing wrong. >> reporter: brooklyn transfer has received five summons from the sanitation department since the beginning of 2013. >> we've had no major viol ions. all businesses in the city get violations. it's a cause of doing business. if you don't get a violation in >> they're kind of cleaning up their act because people

four people including a pair of bankers from brooklyn accused of stealing from the accounts belonging to seniors and deceased customers. investigators say two jp morgan chase personal bankers stole $400,000 from at least 15 accounts, most of those accounts belonged to dead clients. the brooklyn da says the scheme has been going on for at least one year. >> the way they went about doing it we charged that they've identified the counts that were dormant, very little activity and accounts where the holder, the customers actually an elderly customer. >> the bankers along with two alleged co-conspirators are charged with larceny and conspiracy. >>> 4:39 you're never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic and bill evans watts going on out there? >> it's a mess. let's take a look from our we can barely make out 59th street south and fifth avenue with low clouds and rain. rain along long island, central southern jersey and snow off to the north mixed with rain and mixed with sleet and is a real mess in the north and west and really above i287 and above the parkway here with the

a deadly explosion in brooklyn. authorities now say the fire was intentionally set by one of the women who died in the blast. s fdny officials say a manpowerred gasoline that triggered a blast, in the a natural gas leak. figueroa was on the brink of being evicted from her apartment. >>> as we continue with eyewitness news at 6:00, it's a very busy thursday night. caught on tape, a woman accused of stealing toys from a collection bin for sick and needy kids. >> what's really surprising is where that bin is located. >>> i'm meteorologist lee goldberg. it's the holidays. and of course, everyone wants to get online at once. to watch things. buy things. but slow internet makes it hard. that's why it's time to get fios. it has the fastest internet and wifi available. with speeds from 50 to 500 megs. and right now, you'll get 50 meg fios internet, tv and phone for 79.99 a month online for your first year. and with a 2 year agreement, so go online or call now. get out of the past. get fios. >>> a woman charged with a crime

set to explain the charges at the brooklyn u.s. attorney's office at a press conference that's about to get under way in a short bit. again, shkreli set to be rained on the charges this afternoon in federal court. see if he and his lawyer make bail and if they talk to the press afterwards. i'm jonathan dienst, back to you. thanks for those late details. >>> turn now to the weather, we are in for a good soaking, storm team 4 dave price here with more. >> all beginning right now, we are tracking the storm neighborhood by neighborhood, hour by hour. the system just beginning to push on through into the metropolitan area and there are areas were we see some heavier downpours, as we look at union city right now. and stretch back to newark airport, where some heavy rain as well as sections of bloom field down to maple wood, push on over, look at the bronx and all the way up to city island, we are going to see some heavy rains roll on into there. what to expect as we head through the day? steady afternoon rain, a really sloppy commute ton

thousands of thirsty santas started in brooklyn and made their way to the east village. everyone is posting their best santa selfies. that looks like a lot of fun, if i was a little younger. a lot of local businesses say the santas were more naughty than nice and make a mess of the neighborhoods, but the santas we talk to disagree. >> for the most part, everybody behaves and, you know, it's just about having a good time. >> i just feel that people give it a bad wrap, but everybody is here and as long as they are orderly they shouldn't have a problem with it. >> continuing the party on your train ride home is not an option. the lirr and metro north banned alcohol on their trains this weekend. >> yeah, i have seen a lot of the santacon pics on my facebook food. >>> coming up here on news 4 new york, for the first time ever, some of the world's leading eliminate greenhouse gas pollution. >>> here at home we've had a nice, long, mild fall. it's been wonderful outside. can we squeeze out another week of this weather? erica has the forecast coming up. >>> have a tip for new yo

a babysit they are brooklyn accused of -- babysitter in brooklyn accused of abusing the baby. 36-year-old alayna bass is accused of assault and endangering the life of a baby. the family's home in boreham hill and slammed her into a chair. >>> 4:56 and today's health alert, vitamin d. might help people with multiple sclerosis. in a study, 40 people received high doses of vitamin d. for six months. those participants had few side effects and also experienced a drop in immune system cells that are linked to ms. in ms, an abnormal immune system attacks the nervous system and researchers hoping vitamin d -- are hoping vitamin d. will help. >>> wow. not your favorite person, you may have noticed google has given you a holiday present. >> the google chrome browser has an addon that allows users to block anything to do with the republican presidential front runner. the trump filter extension has been up and running since new year's eve. the developer calls it the antidote to quote trump's toxic candidacy. >>> 4:57 and just ahead on eyewitness news this morning, we're following breaking news in m

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dari: seltzer is serious business for one brooklyn family. steve: in the sip, kerry drew shows us how they're keeping the addition of tingling their customers' taste buds. >> i was born with seltzer running through my veins. when you drink the seltzer, you'll feel a tingly sensation in the back of your throat. >> meet kenny and his son alex. together with irv, they're the brooklyn seltzer boy, a fourth generation family business based in canarsie. little boy and until i started working here, i've been around it all my life. >> we functioned since 1953 when business. >> reporter: then mo's son casey took over the business. >> he schlepped seltzer bottles up flights of stairs and he did it for many, many years. >> reporter: in a city where there used to be hundreds, if not thousands, of seltzermen, everybody has a memory about the bubbly drink. >> they think my parents used to other. everybody has a story. >> i've gotten many phone calls in the past where they didn't want the product. they wanted to tell me the story. i felt like a therapist. i

we start with breaking news in brooklyn. one person is dead and one firefighter is hurt and a firefighter in williamsberg -- should i say in a fire in williamsburg this morning. >> they are still trying to get that fire under control. janelle is on the scene with more. good morning, janelle. >> reporter: we just got an update from the chief here. he says they just got the fire under control. right now i can see crews outside of this building 30 richardson street. what we are doing right now is trying to locate a person who is believed to be inside who is unaccounted for this morning. the fire chief telling us that this started about 1:30. they received several calls. by the time that crews got here, it was out of control. flames were pouring out of this building here. they say this is a three-story building with about six units. again, one person was found dead inside. we spoke with a neighbor nearby who described for us what they saw when they arrived on the scene. >> i heard a massive explosion. i don't know if it ways bom

. >>> in brooklyn a shocking development in a sexual assault investigation. police have arrested a 14-year-old boy for allegedly attacking a woman inside her apartment building in east flat bush. you can see that clear video of the suspect after the attack happened. authorities say the teen grabbed the 33-year-old woman from behind, sexual assaulted her and stole her cellphone and her money. >>> thieves cannot steal the holiday spirit in one new jersey community. >> everything was like a shambles, they went through the dresser, they went through the overly. >> the joe hands ens were the latest victims in a series of breakness chlgt police say a they have stole jewelry, a laptop an unopened tv that they had bought as a christmas present. a good samaritan heard about the burglary and came through in a big way. >> someone saw the story and they actually wanted to gift us a television. it's an amazing ending. this is like really feels like christmas. >> and that generous donor wants to remain anonymous. continuing the spirit of giving volunteers working right now

it will start in brooklyn this saturday. according to "the new york times," the merry makers in those santa costumes will head to several nearby clubs. then they're going to go to the east village. thousands of people take part in santa con each year. some residents and business owners say drunken santas are often more naughty than nice. >> we hope they behave. >>> coming up on 5:00 a.m. if you're about to head out the door, take us with you. >> keep watching "today in new york" by downloading the news 4 new york app on your mobile device. our next hour starts right now. >>> we have breaking news. may be behind that arson spree

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

looking at the bqe for the brooklyn bridge, no issues on the northbound side. things on the vanik looking great this morning, on la guardia airport eastbound and westbound, back to you. ben: it is more crowded and intimate because it is. the nba continues to shatter record 6.2 million people. that is the most writers and attracting riders should in 1985. ridership in october just shy of 6 million, the highest in four decades. >> organizers of santo, are trying to make nice this year, falls through. for the first time they publicly released the plant roots which will start at mccarron park, through williamsburg, the east village. organizers also agreed to tweet police messages about safety and proper ways to behavior. the annual charity event is a nuisance to a lot of folks because of the drinking and malays and other bad behavior. let's talk about this. curtis -- curtis sliwa is here. he is complaining. >> always. in town wearing red. there will be all these guys, knuckle draggers, stone to the bone, urinating, defecating, look around the block, out of my neigh

winds are nice taking the ferry or brooklyn back and forth. nice ride and bridge port to a nice ride there. looking at today's temperatures that actually will be warmer by 6, 7 warmer. 52 by 2:00. at the bus stop dress warmly. a little chilly, 45 to 35 in the suburbs like the huckleberries there. here is the lead huckleberry at the moment. >>> the george washington bridge, upper level, look what you will encounter if that's the way you are going to go. this is because of a problem on the cross bronx. eastbound cross bronx near jerome avenue. that involves a tractor trailer. street cleaning rules are in effect. lori, over to you. >> thank you. >>> hundred of men and women who fought terror overseas are home for the holidays. some are meeting brand-new family members for the first time. nearly 500 airmen returning to the national guard base in northern michigan after one of those airmen is exchanging military duties for dad by patrol with his new daughter. >> she came about two weeks after getting home. nice of her to wait. >> we were not sure h

this is in brooklyn. investigators say it happened at a subway station at fulton street just before midnight. a male victim taken to the hospital. investigators say his injuries are not life threatening. no description of the attacker. >>> today, new jersey lawmakers vote on an aid package for atlantic city and to bring casinos closer to new york. >>> long island residents will soon be paying more for power. lipa has approved a new budget plan that raises rates by more the first hike begins next year. it'll add about 65 cents to the average customer's monthly bill. >>> today the new "star wars" installment hits the theaters. "today in new york's" apprentice jedi natalie pasquarella is in times square with a few things fans need to know. >> reporter: that's right. with all the excitement surrounding this big premiere, there are some rules that movie goers need to know. we're talking about what you can and can't bring in. amc's costume policy says while guests can come dressed up, no masks or face paint and

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the holiday began at sundown in brooklyn. the first nightly candle was lit on the world's largest menorah. the ceremonial candelabra, according to tradition a one- day supply of oil burned miraculously for eight days. >>> a shortage of christmas trees has people paying more for their holiday decorations. >> as brian conybeare reports some experts say you may want >> samantha englert says a christmas tree shortage would ruin her holiday season. she's already taken action. >> we got a tree for my apartment, $50 but it's a small little baby tree. >> large or small you may not see a many evergreens at your local tree stand. the department of agriculture reports christmas tree production dropped by about 31% over the past decade. the recession also put more than a thousand tree growers out of business nationwide. and the drought in the pacific northwest is also to blame. >> we're having a tough time finding fraziers this year. >> dave cavilla is a landscape nor new jersey who's helping the local boy scout troupe with a fund-raisin

parents in brooklyn aren't so sure about that. most parents and children we met had no idea about the threat. although they were pleased to hear it was dismissed as a hoax, many were surprised at

we take a look from our camera in brooklyn to the lower east side. we've got a few high clouds, and we've got some fair skies, 44 degrees, and we're looking at a west wind at 6. this is a nice start to the day. should be around 36, 37 degrees, 44 murray hill, 42 right there towards staten island and newark. 39 around belmar, 34 noon, and we're looking at 50 degrees this afternoon. it only gets warmer like a spring weekend coming up, and that makes heather o'rourke very happy. that's what we're all about here at eyewitness news is making heather o'rourke happy. >> that's all we do around here. let's go right over to our maps. this doesn't make me happy and hopefully it will be cleared away shortly. throgs neck bridge into the bronx we have an accident, two lanes are closed both ways. we have some emergency activity as you go into the queens-bound side. 2 and 4 trains, track work at grand army plaza, uptown service is running -- franklin avenue into atlantic avenue. the rfk triborough bridge you have a disabled vehicle going bronx and manhattan bound.

the three responded to a shooting outside a brooklyn cafe. a witness led them to the suspects and the officered cornered two men who were armed but managed to arrest them without incident. >>> new at 11:00, a heated holiday dispute in new jersey. a councilwoman almost resigned this week over one word. >> reporter: the borough of roselle park, new jersey is the latest battleground in what some call the war on christmas. >> people are being offended because we're using the word christmas. well, i feel offended because you tell me holiday. >> i disagree strongly. i don't think i've ever seen anybody say you can't say merry christmas. >> reporter: the council members cannot agree on what to call this tree. >> it's been the holiday tree for 20 years. >> i decided to change it to >> reporter: this week the borough council voted to rename it a christmas tree lighting. so the councilwoman submitted her resignation. >> i think if you're using municipal funds you have to be careful. >> reporter: saturday she rescinded her resignation and agreed to chai

george villacis is an award recipient from brooklyn. daniela leguisamo is an award recipient from queens. they're fantastic. how do you go about picking which students are honored with this prestigious award? what goes into it? what are you looking for? >> we are looking for leadership, obviously, and community service -- those are, like, the two main points. >> okay. and there are several categories, correct? >> yes, there are several categories. & technology. >> okay. >> george won the business & entrepreneurship. >> and just -- i'm gonna throw category. >> mm-hmm. >> engineering & mathematics is a category. healthcare, sports & fitness, media & entertainment -- que bueno, media. >> yes. [ laughter ] >> and there are three winners within each one? >> yes, there are three winners within each one, and they get a bronze, a silver, and a gold medal. >> and all 21, therefore, qualify for a grand prize, ultimately? >> yes, they all -- the 21 of them will go into just one national, right? >> yes. chapters, are there not? >> yes. >> yes. so,

martin shkreli left brooklyn federal court wearing sup glasses in the pouring rain. he posted a $5 million bonds on the security's fraud and conspiracy charges. investigators allege he defrauded investors when he ran a hedge fund. >> he when lost the $3 million that he had gotten through a series of bad trades, he didn't tell investors that he lost their money. instead, shkreli started a new hedge fund, which you will see, which he founded in 2011. >> shkreli was harshly criticized after boosting the price of a drug that treat as rare infection from $13.50, to $750 a pill. >>> the rain finally over, but there are some more changes on the way. >> hoping for more seasonal weather. i'm talking low 40s. it's in the forecast. i'll tell you when coming up. >> also ahead, the causes of cancer, new research finds most cases are avoidable. >> he's a hero. he is the biggest hero ever. >> postal pride. a mail man answers a woman's cries for help and then goes back to work. >> then later, mike sable's night so special. gorgeous, isn't he? (vo) a new york man spent $3.2 million o

. >>> we are hearing from a man station in brooklyn. police are still looking for the attacker. >> still in a state of shock. >> reporter: a large bandage neck. he did you want want us to use his last name or show his face because his attacker hasn't been caught. >> about eight to 10 stitches. about an inch more and he would have hit an artery. him around 11:00 wednesday night inside the subway stop near fulton street in brooklyn. john says he had just gotten off the a train at this station and was walking up the stairs with a crowd of people when he was attacked from behind. >> just feel a bump. i felt something on my face. and didn't think nothing of it i felt my face. >> reporter: he says he didn't get a good look at the attacker who ran off down the train tracks. >> i think it's crazy. they need more police in the station. >> wow. that's all i can safety i don't even understand why. >> reporter: john says he doesn't know why this happened to him but it won't stop him from riding the trains as he has for the last 30 years. >> thankfu

the violence brought the brooklyn community out in mourning as a memorial grew in the spot where the detectives were killed. their funerals brought police officers and law enforcement officials from around the country to new york as they detective liu was 32 years old and a seven-year veteran of the force. he had been married just two months before he was killed a40-year-old detective ramos was a father of two. last week his wife of 22 years announced the details of a foundation she is starting in his name. >> i want it to be something empowering for others. so it's a little nerve wracking for me. my husband always told me there is so much more you can do, you know. push harder. you got this. >> reporter: the foundation raises awareness of the dangers officers face on the job and supports families of fallen officers. and for the first time mar it's a ramos will visit the place where her husband was killed. she is expected to attend that wreath-laying ceremony later this afternoon. live in bed-sty, kristin thorn, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> right now overseas a bomb team is looking

. >> a couple of weeks ago someone abandoned brooklyn, the dog, in an apartment near long island. >> when i met the dog, he was a little scared but quite friendly. >> this officer received a call from the building's landlord after finding him alone in the downstairs apartment. he drove the dog to a shelter. >> he hopped right in the car like he was ready to go on a trip. >> this cop, with no connection to the canine beyond chaufferring him, returned several times to visit and play with brooklyn. >> he's an animal lover, it's quite obvious. you kind of feel bad, came out >> he told his family about adopting another dog. >> my brother-in-law said, hey, if you love that dog this much, we might adopt it. >> yes. this does complete the family. so we got a few house, and now it's going to be filled with everybody, the kids, the dog and people playing around, so so it's going to be good. >> his brother-in-law, brian upton, drove his family of six from the albany area to meet brooklyn, and then after conferencing, drove them back on monday to bring brooklyn home. >> you're going to be home w

the new brooklyn-bound bridge scheduled to finish by mid-20 20. the old bridge constructed before there was even a bqe has six lanes. the new bridges will feature five lanes queens bound and four brooklyn bound. in. >> it will lower the brurblg and flatten that curve that. will allow the trucks too 345eu7b dane their. >> reporter: when the first structure was complete, it will be able to handle the same amount of traffic the original bridge has while the second link is under construction. the really hard part is not just building two new bridges. not just dealing with a daily traffic nightmare on the old bridge. trying to figure out how to pronounce the name of this bridge. >> i don't know. >> that's what i've done for 40 years. >> i don't know how to say it. >> we say the k bridge. [laughter] >> reporter: and the rest of us may one day say thank goodness. back to you. >> exactly. >> i like the k bridge. >> that's right. >> simplify it. >> all right. defending his actions, a new jersey man on trial for killing three bears outside of his home. >> t

warriors dealing with that in brooklyn. toronto and an nba record starting number 22 in brooklyn.first 14 points. he finished with 21. seth's three getting deeper. joe johnson, corner three. nets up five. steph took over the quarter. the alley-oop. curry 16-28. warriors go on a 28-9 run. 3-11. green in double digits. 22 points, nine rebounds. seven assists. warriors remain perfect. 26 in a row dating back to last year. >> raider fans got to see a meaningful game with playoff hopes since december 2002. bonus against their afc west rivals the chiefs. in oakland. tied at seven. chiefs driving. stripped it from travis kelsey. carr cashes in. 25 yard strike to michael cabtree. carr, two touchdowns. 20-14. carr hit and throws. the interception goes 66 yards to the two-yard line. macklin scored shortly thereafter. next drive. carr picked off again by oakland native peters. returned the 58-yards to the oakland 13. macklin once again. six more. alex under 62 yards. carr finished with three interceptions in the fourth quarter alone this one by branch, the former raider. 38-yard pick six. >>