the story, according to the brooklyn da, is a lie. >> it's riddled with inconsistencies. the da is dropping the part 1st0 rape charges against the teenagers. he can finally go back to normalcy in their life. they are only 15 and the trauma that they have experienced with the embarrassment. they said the woman does not wish to pursue criminal charges against any of the defendants. she also refuses to cooperate with any prosecution against her he was engaging in sexual conduct with her . the city was criticized for community leaders who claims things would've played out differently if this happened on the upper east side. tony herbert was one of the voices and he says he doesn't regret pushing for an investigation. >> the individual needs help because he has put this young lady through trauma that no one can understand. the victim has been contacted by vic adams advocate group and they have been in contact with her and hoping she takes them up on their offer to assist her as she makes her way through this terrible ordeal. >> this is a terrible story. thank you very much, te

rookie officer who shot they claimed the stairwell lighting was dimly lit and that second. >> brooklyn da's office says it's in the process of looking in to the original investigation. >>> new at 6:00, a judge in victory over its encryption battle with the government. the judge says the u.s. justice department cannot force apple to provide the fbi with access to a locked iphone in a routine drug case in brooklyn. this follows a ruling by a judge in california ordering apple to create software to help the u.s. hack in to the iphone of the gunman of the san bernardino terror attacks. apple is now appealing that ruling. >>> a lawyer for new jersey senator robert menendez is trying to get the corruption case against him dropped. today a panel of appeals court judge grilled that lawyer at a hearing on the case. prosecutors say menendez took gifts and contributions from an eye doctor in exchange for political favors. menendez maintains the meetings he had with the government officials were about policy and not to help that doctor. >>> the surviving in this presidential race of 2016. tomorrow coul

to believe as all these new details are, there really is one bottom line that came out of the brooklyn da's office tonight. there's nothing this 18-year-old woman did against her will in the park behind me. and as a result, those five teens accused of rape are now free. >> reporter: they were paraded in front of cameras as the face of a crime that made national news, but five teens all of the sudden in last month for a gang rape are now free after prosecutors determined the shocking crime never even happened. abdullah green represents one of the boys. >> you can only imagine the trauma that would go along with a charge like this hanging over a young child's head. >> you cannot rape a young lady in our community and think you're going to get away with it. >> reporter: the pressure was intense as they demanded an arrest. the 18-year-old alleged victim and her father told police they had been drinking together in this brownsville playground when the five teens showed up and at leave then raped the daughter as both recounted at the time to eyewitness news. >> put a gun in my face, tell me to ru

according to the brooklyn da, the story is a lie and he can't even bring charges against the one person who truly committed a crime. the da says the woman does charges against any of the defendants. she also refuses to cooperate with any prosecution against her father. he was engaging in sexual conduct with her. the city was criticized by community leaders for their slow response but leaders claim things would've played out differently if the crime accused was on the east side. they investigated these allegations were seven weeks. the charges will be dismissed with prejudice that means prosecutors are barred from reinstating the charges even if, down the road, more evidence emerges that would implicate the teenagers. >> in a new video, state supporters have made direct zuckerberg. sons from the army posted a video to a social media network. there is a removal of the account to promote terrorism. the group says it hacked 10,000 accounts and 5000 twitter profiles. many of them were given to isis.no comments on the coburg or their companies. >> . >> we were distracted by food.>> i ran out

. >> the brooklyn da said he is dismissing all charges against five teens accused of gang raping a woman last month. here's more on questions about very beginning. the initial allegations in this case were simply shocking. an 18-year-old woman said she had been gang raped at gunpoint by five boys inside this park in brooklyn. over over the week, her story kept changing. she is no longer cooperating with investigators and he is dropping these very serious charges. case whatsoever. i believe this had not happen if the truth had been told originally. >> she represents one of five teenage boys accused of raping a woman. she described the moment her client found out the charges had been dropped. >> they're very pleased that he can go back to some normalcy in his life. he is only 15. the trauma he experienced in the embarrassment, the boys were all charged as adults with first-degree rape. the park with her father's drinking alcohol as the boys approached. the woman was allegedly having sex in the park with her own father. the woman quote recanted her allegation of forcible sexual assault and

that story, according to the brooklyn da is a lie. the first-degree rape charges. >> finally looking back. i can only imagine the trauma that he experienced and the embarrassment. pour. >> reporter: the woman did not wish to pursue criminal charges. >> engaging in sexual misconduct to her. criticized by community leaders for their slow response. things would have played out differently if it happened on the upper east side. he says he does not request pushing for an investigation. >> the individual's father has a lot of questions to answer to. times. >> a profile on this case. bouncing around. only recently making contact with her father. she is not cooperating. all right. >> what do you think. it is 7:17 a.m. mike woods, are you okay? mike: i get a lot of dripping this. greg: mike, you look great. mike: subwindows holding on a little bit. sometimes these things happen. colder air making a comeback today. leftover showers still possible. we are looking out more sunshine for everyone. starting tomorrow. it will be pretty easy. as we head into the weekend, it will start off rather chil

. >>> the brooklyn da has a of terrorizing people across the bureau and experience to commit murder and weapons possession including a shooting in a courtyard last july where kids were playing when a gang member killed an innocent bystander and wounded a child. >> they were essentially just getting cars and going on what they call hunting expeditions. our streets don't belong to violent street gangs or armed thugs. they belong to the people of brooklyn. >> they plot their gang assaults. >>> new jersey transit riders worry about. unions have set march 12 for a possible walk out and have been working without a contract for nearly a5 years. they want a pay raise. progress was made in the latest round of talks. >>> a former rutgers student is seeking to over turn his to spy on his roommate. it's invasion of privacy. he streamed images of clemente in an infoblox mate encounter with another man and then he jumped off the brooklyn bridge. they will decide if he will be resentenned. >>> one of the two convicted killers has apologized. david sweat addressed the judge on three charges related to

. >>> the brooklyn da is expecting to dismiss the charges of the teenage boys. there's a disturbing story about what really happened. tony is in bronxville. >> local politicians outraged by the gang rape allegations. >> they should be more afraid of us today than of the police. >> thought the alleged victim recanted. the teenagers. >> he can go back to normalcy in his life. he's only 15. the trauma and embarrassment of this story breaking sounding so horrendous. >> prosecutors believe the 18- year-old girl was in this car drinking with her father. there was sexual contact between the two. the da says the group of young men saw what was going on and one or more of them joined in. this young woman's father and the five young men engaged in conduct that was republic hencible and wrong but because of a lack of evidence chin charges cannot be sustained. the father sought help at a deli but was denied. they angrily confronted deli workers. the anger has now subsided. >> we don't have a alexey of sitting back. if there's an allegation like that we sound the alarm. >> t

the brooklyn judge denied his request for a mistrial saying closing arguments made by the assistant da was inflammatory and they have swayed the jury. >> then accused him of intentional crimes . for that reason, we ask that this be declared a mistrial. >> it's a 20 14 shooting of girly that took place in pink houses

the brooklyn judge denied his request for a mistrial saying closing arguments made by the assistant da was inflammatory and they have swayed the jury. >> then accused him of intentional crimes . for that reason, we ask that this be declared a mistrial. >> it's a 20 14 shooting of girly that took place in pink houses . applauded by her fellow officers as she left the 24-year-old officer, you can see her there, was shot in her stomach a gunman in a housing development. officer patrick was shot in the cheek and he was released from the hospital last week. the gunman killed himself after the shooting. mike bloomberg is itching to run for president. that's a source close to the mayor . he started his second pole as his chances as an independent. the wall street journal reported . he denied that in the journal has now remove the reference from its story. >> chris christie dropped out of the race. in a facebook post and said he has no regrets about running. he finished sixth place in the new hampshire primary. he gone is just 7% of the vote . there is no time off for him. he will get back int

. >> police say they busted 18 members of a brooklyn street gang and left a trail of dead bodies. the da released a disturbing video showing a man and a hoodie taking a gun with a child rides by on a scooter. he opens fire into a crowd of innocent people. the gang terrible terrorize rivals . to my street gangs. not to armed thugs they belong to the people of brooklyn. theresa: the group planned and shared their shootings on social media. a 60-year-old woman was paralyzed in a 25 man was dead . let's turn our attention to the weather. mike woods is tracking something . what is this something? mike: the area of low pressure is coming as tomorrow morning. that looks interesting. could bring us some snow to parts of the tri-state. what we have now is cloudy skies with 580. the showers are here at this moment with sprinkles and it's very warm in this region. up to the northwest there is a lot more of that cold air drying into the tri-state region. that's what changes things up . this morning , looks like it's in the central sections of long island and that's what it would find the wet weather

da's office. >>> a warning in brooklyn after several children were robbed. two teenage boys were held up at gunpoint last thursday night back in december an 11-year-old boy was placed in a choke-hold and his iphone stolen by two men. >> a lot of us trying to stay on the main streets in the lights and everything avoiding the park at night. >> i wish the police would have more of a presence around here. the troops and try to protect ourselves. >> a sign warning of robberies is posted in the window of a movie theater there. >>> anthem of the seas is back in new jersey this morning after extreme winter weather. hundreds of relieved passengers got off the ship last night and thousands are departing today. >>> the push for restaurants to post sodium warnings are menus heading to court today in lower manhattan and will begin enforcing the city wide law march 1 in restaurants more than 15 locations. the national restaurant association filed a lawsuit saying the salt warning will confuse and mislead consumers and over step authorities. let's get a check on weather wi

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