i'm john chandler. for "today in new york." >>> up next on this sunday morning, an exclusive. >> new developments in a cold case that dates back five decades. it involves a little girl from new jersey. that's next here on "today in now, 50 years ago this week. the vicious murder of a little girl in new jersey forever stole the innocence of a community. the case is still unsolved. but a social media campaign by a police captain breathed new life into the case and the i-team uncovered a stunning possible link to another child's murder. here's reporter sara wallace with a cold case exclusive. >> here's wend incompetent's little purse. here's little wendy's hat. i love you, mom and dad. wendy was a brownie. look how little she was. >> there is anguish and heartbreak in this box of keepsakes. >> that's wendy. how i remembered her. >> jody's little sister wendy was 7 years old when she was years ago this week. >> there are her sneakers, wendy in school. her last picture. >> wendy had been waiting for her moth

john chandler, news 4 new york. >> an awesome young man, thanks for watching. the news continues here at 6:00. of gunshots and the 7-year-old who called 911 to report he had been shot. >>> will hillary clinton and donald trump take a commanding lead in 12 states? >>> good evening, i'm chuck scarborough. >> police are looking for the person or person's responsible for a string of gunshots on a patterson street. one of those bullets went through a window and hit a 7-year-old boy. >> he had the presence of mined to pick up the phone and report he had been shot. this isn't his family's first encounter with random street violence. >> reporter: jaden was rushed here to the hospital. we talked to his family today. they tell us the 7-year-old who loves to read, who loves doing homework is expected to make a full recovery. 7-year-old jaden dellan in his hospital bed recovering from a a stray bullet whizzing into his home, tearing into his shoulder. >> right above his heart, a couple inches down but zblsh we have a child struck in the shoulder. >> reporter: jaden's mothe

. >> they are safe and john chandler has their story. >> three quinnipiac students found themselves just 50 feet from the explosions that ripped through the airport in brussels. >> the second one went off right in front of us, the ceiling started falling, at that point everyone started running and screaming. >> a fourth quinnipiac student is studying in brussels. >> it's very scary, i was alive during the time of 9/11, i don't think that really hit home to me, i never realized what was happening, i was so young. this, i was fully aware of what was happening, i knew what was close to me. it was very scary. >> seven sunni students in brussels reported they were safe. within a short period of time. and that was a big relief. >> the college of staten island runs a popular study abroad program, the next one is it slated for this summer. here on campus, throughout the day, they've been meeting to figure out what to do in light of these attacks. >> terrorism is always a concern. >> steven first has run study abroad programs for over 30 years. >> we are constantly in communication with the over

victim's maxine chandler. neighbors say she's lived here her whole life, all 28 years of it, anyway. well, none of her own. runs a day care. the guy that called 911 came here to drop off his toddler, found maxine in her bedroom. coroner's in there with her now. you check all entry points? yeah. no damage, no tool marks. same as the first. now that we have two victims, we have data we can compare. we should see what victimology can tell us. morgan: i'll get j.j. to bring us the files on the first victim. what'd you find? well, i put the time of death around 2 a.m. victim was struck multiple times with a blunt object. signs of penetration, fluids. same post-mortem mutilation? same, but, uh, different. prentiss: 9 puncture marks this time. hotchner: i wish i could say this was about the unsub's disorganized behavior or mounting rage. it doesn't feel that way. no, they definitely mean something. can i have your pen? yeah. what is it? i'm not sure. she did this. she made these dots like this before she made the pun

chandler parsons panicked on the inbound pass, and mudier gets loose. overtime though was dj augustine's show. he scored the final 8 points. buckets. money shot from trey. nuggets win 116-114 over the mavs. >>> a dust storm didn't stop the action at las vegas international speedway. furniture row started 10th. they were lucky late in this race. matt kenseth got loose. the 78 sped away from trouble. pour chase elliott never had a chance. truex finished 11th. brad keselowski, seen here, took the checkered flag. >>> the rapids open the season in san jose. he got loose 21 seconds into the half. the earthquakes win it 1-0. the rapids are here saturday to host the l.a. galaxy in the homeowner. >>> peyton's retirement, means we can finally retire lionel's claim to fame. we believe this is 21 years old. peyton was in high school. because 21 years ago, that jacket, the member's only jacket was just out of fashion. thing is now relic. >> it was oshkosh bigosh. >> i'm convinced that's not lionel. that is tom cruise. >> oh, my goodness, tom gun. >> he looked just l

pretty grown-up statement and these adorable makeup photos on the beach, we ha ask bindi, could chandler be the one? >> he's a huge part of my journey in life. at this point in my life, i am looking forward to a lot of things. i'm going to be18. there's so much on the horizon. >>now, that is one very well-worded answer f someone who doesn't even turn 18 until july. that is so bindi. i mean, kind of puts us all to shame how mature she is. >> certainly, 18 ill be really fun. i think that i'm going to be celebrating in a very wild way with cups of tea maybe some takeout chinese food, if i'm lucky. i might ask if we can go rent a it will be a really good night. i might even have two cups of tea. be wild. >> right now bindi's returned to working at the australia zoo. she still talks to herdancin parerek hague,ough often. but what does she have to say with the new contest >> they were spray tanning me and i felt like a car being painted a different color and sticking things to my eye which i now know are false eye &- lasch lashes, which is interesting. >> the reason bindi's so down to earth be

with this grown-up statement and these adorable makeout photos on the beach, we have bindi, could chandler be the one? >> a huge part of my journey in life. at this point in my life, i am -- i'm looking f lot of things. i'm going to be 17 8. there's so much on the horizon. >> that is one very well-worded answer for someone who doesn't even turn 18 until july. that is sobindi. she kind of puts us to shame with how mature she is. >> 18 wil really fun. i think that i'm going to be celebrating in a very wild way. with cups of tea and may some takeout chinese food. if i'm lucky. i was thinking i might rent aa movie. maybe i might have two cups of tea. be wild. >> ight now bindi's returned to working at australia zoo. she is in contact with derek hough often. new contestants? >> i felt like a being painted a different color and sticking things to my eyelashes which i now know are false eyelashes. that's interesting. i had no clue. >> of course the reas she's so down to earth is because of close bonds with her family and the legacy left by her father.& we showed her from our "e.t." vault and near

. >> john chandler has those highlights and more in your saturday sports. >> good morning, everybody. with the knicks imploding, carmelo anthony wondered out loud on friday, what is he doing wrong. he did everything he could friday to get the win. they blew an eight-point lead to the sx late. left. for the go ahead bucket. that is filthy clutch. 30 points on the night for anthony. knicks go up one. late. and with 17 seconds left, this is a tough layup to go for avery bradley. it puts boston back up by one. melo had a chance for the win. again at the buzzer. not a very good look and the shot is way off. winning the 13th straight at home. the bockers fall. >>> refused to sign his contract for just over $600,000. nod w, he'll still earn that because the mets can give him any salary over the minimum. this is the way to protest he's undervalues. mets trailed 4-3 in the marlins. gets all in this one. collins thought so too. he can't catch up. the wind holds it back. herrera off to the races. going to third thinking i'm going to take this home. inside the park, it goes in the oks as a home r

. >> here's john chandler. >> good morning, everybod. 13$4, 14, 15. they're not lottery numbers though the way they popped up on froriday felt lik hitting the jackpot for money. 13, 14, aad 15 seeds all won their game friday ib the ncaa tournament. the big shocker, michigan tate lost big. the spartans, a two seed, national title pick of many, fell to 15 seedu iddle thnnessee state who led the whole way. yes, the blue raiders never trailed pulling off a stunning 90-81 upset. middle tennessee state moves on. michigan state done. in tournament history. and coach tom izzo believed he had the team to win another national title. afterwards he was almost at a loss for words. >> i feel bad for my guys. they've given me, this university, this program, and the city a lot of stuff. but the better team won today. they really did. >> it's been a wild tournament so far and it's only the first round. middle tennessee will face number ten syracuse on sunday. >>> let's talk baseball. six pegs only five holes, that's how girardi describes the yankees starting. baltimor

y am >> so with this grown-up statement and these adorable the beach, we had to ask bindi, could chandler be the one? >> he's a huge part of my journey in life. at this point in my life, i g for a lot of things. i'm going to be 18. there's so much on the horizon. >> that is one very well-worded ne who doesn't even turn 18 until july. that is so bi she kind of puts us all to shame with how mature she is.ally fun. i think that i'm going to be very wild way with cups of tea and maybe some takeout chinese foodd if i'm lucky. i was thinking i might rent a movie. maybe i might have two cu tea.e wild. >> right now bindi's retur working at the australia zoo. what does she have to say to the >> i felt like a car being painted a different color and sticking things to my eyelashes e false eyelashes. that's interesting. i had no clue. >> of course the reason she's so down to earth is because of her and the legacy left by her father. we showed her video from our years after steve irwin's tragic death, this man is still teac all. >> watch what you make of him, mate. you have to have fun. you can't wast

. >>> john chandler has sports. know where to get started. college basketball coming up into also, two reasons why the yankees should feel good about their future. >>> also, you would think the knicks without one player would be a recipe for disaster. that's next on news 4. i've been a turkey farmer my whole life... and i raise turkey for shady brook farms growth-promoting antibiotics, that's just the way things should be done. that's important to me. my name is glenn, and i'm an independent turkey farmer. (female announcer) shady brook farms . no growth-promoting antibiotics, >>> it's been a rough week/season for carmelo anthony. missing the game winning three against boston last night. tonight, melo wasn't going to lose. dropping 16 of the last 19. hitting the three from the left side, knicks go up nine in the fourth and then a jumper from the right. knicks go up 11. carmelo with ten assists. it adds up to a nix win, 102-89. mets in minnesota. these two teams at the bottom of their respective conferences. the difference was pretty simple. m

. >> here's john chandler. >> good morning, everybody. yes, the mets are on the cover of "sports illustrated" baseball preview. cleveland in the world series? whoops. but the royals were also si cover boys and the mets are well aware of how that turned out. if they can't get you to forget the si jinx, maybe this will do the trick. again hitting 101 miles per hour. in six innings, syndergaard walked none, allowed two runs on five hits. 19 strikeouts, just one walk this spring. mets trail in the ninth. kevin at bat. mets and cards finished tied 5-5. >>> the yankees' fifth spot in the starting rotation is up for grabs and either c.c. sabathia or -- both have spring e.r.a.s in the fives. in the third hangs one here for caleb joseph who sends it out by the palm trees in left. nova allowed two homers and let's make it three. j.j. hardy also driving one deep and gone to left. clearly the wind was blowing out, but still nova allowed six runs, five earned, walked three in 4 2/. orioles rally to win this on a bases loaded single. that's a walkoff 1

news 4's john chandler was there for it all. hey, john. you are in mid-town with more? >> reporter: that's right. see something, say something, a slogan that new yorkers have been familiar with in the days new yorkers keep new york safe, that is the new tag line. the mta unveiled it today here at grand central station. they are calling on all of its 8 million plus daily riders to help them police the streets and the rails. >> i saw a few bags left unattended on the platform. i went and found an mta employee and told him what i saw. he went straight to the bags. i felt great for saying something. >> reporter: the spot features more than 50 riders that have seen something and said something and made a call on something suspicious while they were going through their daily commute. as the mta unveiled this new ad campaign, it does so spending $2 million for spots that will run about three years. i asked the director of marketing and communications if because of recent spike ns crimes on the subways, he said, it is not related to that. it is more because they felt to battle

. >> and john chandler is a busy man. i know you raid to the ead to the kid the. >> i do, dr. seuss. i'm going to read brackets. >> brablts are going to be hard this year. anything can happen in this year's field of 68. >> seton hall is in it. we've got the coach the es in studio tonight. >>> disney's "zootopia" took home the top spot at the box office. >> there are some new recruits i should introduce, but i'm not going to, because i don't care. >> "zootopia" is about an optimistic rabbit voiced by jennifer goodwin who believes she can do anything, including becoming the first rabbit police officer, "zootopia" earned $50 million this week. coming in second, "10 cloverfield lane", and rounding out the two three, marvel's "dead pool." >>> sport's final is next. take it away. >> it's sports selection sunday. the bracket is littered with teams from the northeast. stone eye brook, yukon and yale. monmouth is not. we will be joined by some coaches, but first, the rest of what made headlines. sports final headlines brought to you by buick. skate bitten, a 3-3 tie is broken when matt

. >> here's john chandler. >> good morning, everybody. yes the mets are on the cover of "sports illustrated" baseball preview. cleveland in the world series? whoops. also si cover boys and the mets are well aware of how that turned out. but if that can't get you to forget the si jinx, maybe noah syndergaard can help. again hitting 101 miles per hour. six innings, syndergaard struck out nine, walked none, allowed two runs on five hits. 19 strikeouts, just 1 walk this spring. mets trailed 5-4 in the ninth. kevin the mets and cards finished tied 5-5. >>> the yankees' fifth spot in the starting rotation is up for grabs. neither sabathia and nova can get a grip be on it. yesterday nova admitted he put himself in a bad position here. working with the 5-1 lead when things fell apart. caleb joseph sends it out by the palm strees in left. nova allowed two homers and j.j. hardy also driving one deep and gone to left. clearly the wind was blowing out but still. tied at eight after nine, they played a tenth inning. orioles rallied to win this on a ba

. >>> john chandler is straight ahead with sports. >> the jets got a pretty good play out of ryan fitzpatrick last year. they'll meet with a new quarterback today. >>> plus, the curious case for being clean made by henry mejia >>> the yankees have 175 reasons to keep a pretty close eye on their ace. tanaka looked sharp today against the orioles. he struck out three allowing just a hit in three innings. mccann gets the yankees on the board first. the yankees win 7-1. nals 9-5. former mets closer henry mejia said today he'll appeal his ban from baseball for a third positive p.e.d. test. he went so far as to accuse the league of setting him up. he claims a league rep wanted testimony on him from a certain player, threatening to force a third positive test if he didn't cooperate. >> i want to play the game but i have to clear o name first. >> major league baseball today calls him a repeated p.e.d. user, adding sadly the comments made today continue a pattern of athletes hiring aggressive lawyers and making wild, unsupported allegations. not the last we've heard of this, i get a feeling. >>> nfl f

have a great sunday everybody i'm john chandler. . for "today in new york." >>> go seton hall university. coming up next, a check of the forecast and of course, we'll have our top stories. >> reporter: police are on the search for a gunman after two employees at this deli were shot early this morning. i'm ray villeda live in ridge wood queens with the latest on the investigation coming up on weekend "today in new york." addiction doesn't discriminate. alcohol smoking weed pills crack k2, spice acid cocaine crystal meth heroin this is also the face of hope. addiction is a disease. help is available. visit the new york state office of alcoholism and substance abuse services >>> new this morning, we're tracking a story violence at a queens bodega. two employees shot overnight. >>> the search resumes for two men after a tugboat hits a barge. >>> a connecticut boy at the center of an amber alert. police want to find his father as well. >>> good sunday morning to you. welcome to "today in new york." i'm pat battle. >>> i'm gus rosendale. ra

oba chandler. they put up billboards with samples of his handwriting. someone reck niced the handwriting and cracked the case. >> peter bernard, live in largo, thank you. >>> now to some breaking news. shocking accusations of teachers behaving badly. three highlands county teachers misconduct with students. detectives tell us the three female teachers each exchanged lewd pictures with teens. newschannel8's john rogers is now. he is getting some answers from the school district superintendent. we will check with him at 6:00. >>> ahead of tonight's republican debate, the gop came out swinging against donald trump. mitt romney called him a con man and a fake. mark meridith is in our washington bureau. lots of people have been perplexed by trump's draw and they are doing their best to stop the trump train from rolling. the question is, will it work? >> reporter: rod, that is the million dollar question. perhaps the billion dollars question since we are talking mitt romney and donald trump. mitt romney is still a household name and he really gave an ohm pass

and then they come off the bench with guys like chandler hutchinson, who plays with great energy and and runs the floor. and then obviously james webb is a guy who will be first or second team all-league, so they've got a lot of weapons." it's a battle for third place... tipoff tomorrow night at 6pm... boise is an eight point favorite at the sports books. a local girl battling leukemia had a special wish granted today . and that wasn't the only thing she celebrated. koral lattin of reno turned 18 today. she was surrounded by family and friends at the annual waffles and wishes fundraiser for the make a wish foundation. during the ceremony. the organization surprised koral by granting her wish to swim with dolphins. koral and her family will get to spend five days in the bahamas "it's been exciting, and being able to talk with them about my wish gets me really excited. so, it's nice to have something to look forward to." koral's trip is being sponsored by western nevada supply. since 1983 . the make a wish foundation has granted wishes for more than 56-hundred children in northern cali

live in jackson heights, queens, john chandler, news 4 new york. >>> well, he was twice her size and at least half her age but he allehadly choked and robbed a 91-year-old woman at gun point and took from her a single dollar. the man followered her yesterday afternoon. started asking her questions and then attacked her. >> he pushed me and he began choking me. >> police believe that the man you see in that picture is also responsible for another mugging. this one happened last month. a 71-year-old man was hit in the face and robbed. of course if you recognize him call crime stoppers. >>> the nypd says it's going to crack down on scammers targeting tourists around battery park. an extra 12 officers are going to patrol the area to stop bogus vendors from selling tickets to the ferry. one alleged person attacked a person trying to buy a ticket. >>> and now to a story that we broke here on news 4 norkt. the contingency program. scrambling to find ways to and from work. extra buses will be brought in to shuttle commuters. but the agency concedes that that plan would only accommodate about

john chandler, news4 new york. >>> thank you. >> a memorial today for the man who helped rebuild the new york city fire department after 9/11. family and friends gathered to honor nicholas scoppetta. he also served as deputy mayor and revamped the city's administration for children's services as well. mayor de blasio remembered scoppetta's legacy. >> the light he lit in our city will never be extinguished. you'll see it every time child is saved. you'll see it every time a firefighter goes out to do their good work. >> scoppetta is survived by his wife susan, two children and three grandchildren. >>> now we'd like to take you back to live pictures at the apollo theater. senator chuck schumer speaking clinton in new york city is scheduled to take place on april 19th. we know that earlier she met and smoke with charles rangel. right now we are looking at what's going on right now. she is expected to take the podium just a few minutes from now once chuck schumer is done speaking. we might get a quick chance before the noon broadcast is over to dip in and listen to some of what she says.

and hard work hashtag panther pride and they released edwards and nate chandler. >>> you do not hear about paddling in schools but the cases have increased in north carolina. the results of a new report. >> and an 11-year-old becomes a golfing sensation. amazing shot. >> first at 4:00 an 11-year-old golfer has become an overnight sensation after hitting an amazing hole in one in front of tiger woods. >> watch this here... taylor had the honors at a new kids course in texas designed by woods. on the first shot on the first hole there it was! a hole in one. the masters or something. tiger was there to see it. and you can see him and the crowd goes crazy and he gives the kid was like hey. >> that is incredible. >> all those people there. think how nervous you would be anyway. >> tiger woods is there. and you nailed it. >> you drained it. great stuff. >> a dog running the show on a michigan airport's runway. check out seven-year-old piper a border collie he is tasked with chasing birds and other critters off the runway. video of him on duty has gone viral on-line with more than four mill

end charles john sop long time veteran and cut defensive tackle edwards and offensive tackle nate chandler. more at. his brother sage becoming a force, too. leaving the mustangs with 31 points her game. and top 20 in the nation and lincoln county's leading scorer. he keeps it in perspective. >> and we are going to have more from him and hear more coming up later tonight at 11:00. sports app. ed. >> welcome back. three groupings of temperatures on this, 50s, 60s and 70s. i don't know your preference but there is something to be everybody and it looks dry over the weekend. >> see you back at 7:00. >> stef curry on cb september of s evening news. >> speak out is an expression of opinion from the editorial board of wbtv. >> construction moves forward on the future toll lanes on i-77 despite an ongoing battle to try and kill the project altogether. other states where sentra, the operated toll roads. a recent wbtv investigation into those roads revealed troubling concerns. in indiana, skyrocketing tolls and fees led to a decline in cars on the road leading to a drop in revenue. to makeup for tha

. >>> john chandler is here now with a check of sports. >> i think i put that on my list of things, right there with the super bowl of things that i want to cover. instead, we settle for march ncaa tournament and spring training. we've got spring baseball for you. yankees looked into the future and they had to like the swings that they saw. the prospects showed some punch against the red sox. i always heard fios was a lot faster. but i thought it'd be a hassle to switch. turns out it wasn't. they showed up when i asked and they set up wi-fi on my laptop and my tablet and stuff. it's true. it is better. i'm here to mow the lawn. it's february, curtis. maybe i should change some other things around here. switching is easy with our switchers guarantee. we'll arrive when promised and set up your devices to your new wi-fi. switch now and get 100 meg speeds, plus tv and phone for just $69.99 a month online. switch to better. >>> spring training's first round of yankees red sox loaded with regulars, the sox, well, let's just say they sell programs at these spring training games. hour say mateo p

john chandler? >> reporter: since 9/11 we have heard see something, say something. it was a response to that. but the mta feels that complacency might have settled in. it thinks this ad campaign needs a fresh face or 50. it has updated the message with more than 8 million people ride the rails daily. >> you have your creepy men late at night doing weird things. but yeah, i mean, i usually try to notify someone as soon as i get out of the subway. >> they've updated their see something, say something add campaign. it puts an everyday face to policing the rails. >> i called the mta hotline and reported it. >> reporter: greg is one of the more than 50 riders featured in the ads. >> i'm a new yorker. new yorkers keep new york safe. >> reporter: why did you feel like you had to make that call? >> it's important to all of us. if you see something out of the ordinary, you have to tell somebody. >> reporter: the mta reasons while law enforcement can't be everywhere, riders can. >> no. it's more of a response to the increased terrorist threat. we're all new yorkers. we have k

they released ed edwards and chandler. and when you are immediately think of class serate but his brother is becoming a force, too. he is leading the news takes with 31 points per game. second best. top 20 in the nation. he is the all time leading scorer in lincoln county. something for little brother to be proud of but it is all in perspective. >> we're working to the same goal. we're competing with each other we're striving and working with each other. i mean i feel good. >> i did, and something. >> i beat him in something, that's the way it goes. to finish the season on a strong note and the head coach and he is upset. and upset it happens. and trying to keep that from happening again. 16 points for south carolina. and for the bulldogs --bulldogs. orgia the winner. uth carolina giving the ncaa mmittee a lot to think about en giving a bid to the urnament. careful as they go into the c. re college hoops on the score board. charlotte on the road with a big win at rice. 88-75. niners have won three in a row. they wrap up th

john chandler explains. are offlimits. >> weird vibes from drivers, drivers tried to touch them, that was super weird. >> you've had friends where that's happened? >> yeah. >> they intend to step up fines for drivers who sexually harass passengers. >> it starts small, with a leer in the rearview mirror, that turns into, do you have a boyfriend? can i have your number? >> an anti-harassment group has heard from riders who have experience experienced harassment. >> i guess he thought i was drunk and he tried to grab my leg. >> a lot of people take cabs as a safety precaution, so they don't have to face harassment on their way home on the street or the subway. haven. >> reporter: while the tlc has added 40% more drivers to these streets in the last year, it's complaints. those are related to sexual harassment. >> instead they call this housekeeping, a need to collar phi the language of the existing rule. drivers must not threaten, harass, abuse passengers or face a fine of up to $1,000. for sexual contact of any kind, cabbies face a $2,000 fine and will have licenses revoked. deb would l

no defense on chandler parsons. scotty isn' t going to like that. 96 to 81, 17 for parsons. mavericks shooting 55% and win this one going away, 121 to 108. gainesville, the struggling gators hosted kentucky tonight, 17 and 12, having lost five of their last seven, seeing like -- seeming like an unlikely destination. this team had lost by 19 earlier this season. he did five tonight, this guy went nuts. he had nine dunks in the game. the wildcats had no answer for him. the wildcats as murray had 31. kentucky was seven of 10 from behind the three-point line. five of five in the second half. florida missed 21 free throws in the game. the gators dropping below 500 in league play. how about this? stetson, the seven seat, shocking jersey in a quarterfinal, 82 to 67. traveling to lipscomb for a semi final, derek newton with 28 points and that one. five days from the opening game of another full house at the citrus old when they host salt lake. otherwise these lien lads are ready to go. so articulated today by their coach. >> we are at that stage where we want to get playing. it' s s

. >> cleared, maybe, but angry and looking for justice as john chandler found out new at 5:30.

. >> cleared, maybe, but angry and looking for justice as john chandler found out new at 5:30. criminal, he says. >> i have no problem with the government, with anybody at all. >> he was chopping onions for soup when police barged in and demanded he drop the knife. tased in the neck, but of courses and kicked in the stomach. >> you are a human being. and you get this thing on your neck. >> police were looking for the boyfriend of john's granddaughter. an officer at the 63 precinct relays information to a dispatcher. >> any idea how old he is? >> he was 23 years old. a crucial breakdown. police arrived to the scene, they didn't have all the information they needed. they were looking for a suicidal male. they failed to mention that male is 23. after tasing him, police harassment. a spokesman commended the the police officer for his restraint by holstering his gun and using a taser. how will this man celebrate his cleared name? >> looking forward to going back home right now and have me some food. >> and after the judge dismissed those charges on monday, they intend to sue for $5 million.

he is not here is one of two bars cited after chandler and his friends were allowed in despite being underage. investigators say after leaving he drove drunk and caused a crash that killed three people. one of the victims was felicia harris from charlotte. >> the story is sickening. two 4-year-old children told assaulted over a period of five months including at a gentleman's club. the four people are accused in engaging in sex acts including intercourse with those two children. the victims told investigators one of the locations of the crime was a strip club in myrtle beach where one of the suspects was a dancer. >> and alex giles is live following an accident what do you have? >> video just into the newsroom from our crews in the field this is colony road a car flipped over. that is colony and fairview there. you see the vehicle flipped on its side. the driver told our crew that a woman ran a red light and struck his vehicle. no reports of injuries but the crews are telling us traffic was backed up on the roads because of that accident. we will keep watching this and wait until it

for "today in new york," i'm john chandler. >>> up next, a kwield chase comes to a smashing run. a driver steals the cab of a tractor-trailer and leads police a crazy chase. you're watching "today in new >>> a distracted driver may have caused a school bus crash that injured a high school basketball coach in indiana. riding in the lane beside the bus spilled a drink and lost control of her car trying to reach for it. she sideswiped the bus. the bus was carolina ig 27 players and staff. they were treated with minor injuries. no word on any charges in that crash. >>> a wild chase in new jersey involving police and a stolen ag semi ends with an arrest and also an injured officer. police say the truck was stolen near ridgewood and bigelow in newark. the driver made his way on to route 78. it ended by south 20th street and hawthorne avenue. coveilring some distance here. it crashed into several cars along the way, including this. one being towed away. a witness described what happened. >> he pushed the police car up on the curb, he hit a burgundy n, a white car and another po, lice ca

. >>> john chandler here. let the games begin. >> i've only gone through three i've ripped them up already. the ncaa tournament is sit. let's start with the big east champs, seton hall, the pirates celebrated tonight, learning they're a sixth seate ed. they'll play gonzaga. >> it's great, we have a very loyal fan base. it's been a tough 23 years. to get them back in the championship, back in the dance is exciting. >> exciting for the sea wolves of stony brook as well. they draw might eye y kentucky. thursday night in iowa. they finished 26-6 this season. how about the knights of fairley dickinson. they'll play against florida it's the first game of the ncaa tournament. the winner plays north carolina. and finally, the gales face number four, iowa state, thursday afternoon in denver. if are' looking for an upset, their is a this is a very winnable game. english is averaging 22.4 points per game. the team iona beat, monmouth, one of the biggest snubs of the night. still can't believe monmouth didn't get in. we w

the city of chandler will pay her $125,000 for this incident from last year. this video shows an officer handcuffing her while she struggled to keep herself covered with a towel. she was never charged with a crime and an internal investigation revealed the officer did enter the home illegally. >>> and new tonight in your money, the disappearing middle class a pretty shocking study shows american wealth is actually shrinking. the pugh research center studied 21 developed countries is at the top, mexico in the center and on this list, the u.s. is dead last at the bottom right there with the lowest share of wealth. you can see there, just 19% of the population. economists blame the housing bubble, difficulty in accessing credit and little increase in wages for all of this. you can visit our web site, wtsp.com for ways we can get that wealth back in our country. >>> as you get ready to plan for your weekend, we know where of you will be heading to the movies for perhaps date night or a family outing, they just announced no kids under 6 will be allowed into r. rate

he's not here agreeing to pay a $5,000 fine to avoid that 30- day suspension. 20-year-old chandler king had a drink before driving the wrong way crashing head on into these three people killing two women and a 6-year-old girl. the general manager of he's not made changes in response. >> not only will we be checking i.d.s, but checking in behind the gates. >> reporter: his trial was set to start on october 3. >>> new information tonight on the zika virus. they have the strongest evidence yet linking the virus to birth defects. to see whether being infected with zika would increase their birth defects. >>> today the researchers spoke about virus and say that the chances of new cases forming into north carolina are low that the cases were seen in north carolina and they are returning to travelers who acquire that disease abroad. that they still worry that the reduction of the state funding could limit their resources to detect and control their >> some of that is education, getting people to not keep tires and other things around that mosquitoes could breathe in and some of it is getting p

suns' tyson chandler beats the defense scores two points in magic looking to get something going. orlando' s elfrid payton out of the left corner for a 3-pointer. orlando pulls within one. payton had a solid half, dropping in 13 before the break. but it was this kind of night for the magic men. ronnie price taking assist from devin booker, rainbow 3-pointer to put phoenix up 16. final score, suns 102, magic 84. the suns first road win since december 7. for the magic it' s back to the proverbial drawing board to find out where this season went wrong. florida gators hope to break a four-game losing skid in missouri tonight against the tigers. mizzou, also losers of their last four, but they are banned from the post-season this year. gators need to win to give them a better shot at march madness. that game it 6:30. tomorrow, the lions roar back into action for their second season in the mls. and they' re calling on fans again to fill the bowl. people are expected to come out 60,000 to see orlando city kick off another year. the celebrating will begin early fans pumped up. businesses

that quickly grownup statement and these adorable make out statements, we have to ask bindi, could chandler be the one? >> he's a huge part of my life. at this point in my life, i'm i'm going to be 18. there's so much on the horizon. >> that is one very well-worded answer for someone who doesn't turn 18 until july. that is so bindi. she puts us all to shame with houma tour w mature she is. >> i think i'll be celebrating in a very wild way, with a cup of tea and some take-out chinese food if i'm lucky. we'll rent a movie, i may have two cups of tea and be wild. >> she's still working at the australia zoo and still talks to derek hough often. >> i felt like a car being painted a different color, and sticking thins to >> the reason she is so down to earth is because of the close bonds with her family and the relationship with her father. we showed her a video. this man is still teaching her little girl. >> life's what you make of it, mate. you got to have fun. you can't waste one minute being sad or angry. you've got to try and have fun. have fun. >> i haven't seen that before. that's really s

nate chandler was also released. his missed this past season with a fee injury. >>> the charlotte hornets beat philadelphia by 20 on the road last night. but it wasn't that easy. the worst team in the nba held the lead in the third quarter. the hornets responded with a 13-0 run. turning a three-point deficit into a double digit advantage. their focus remains the same. win and get better each night. >> i don't know what's going to happen with the other teams. but i know that we can control our own record and our own situation. and that's just what we have to focus on. one game at a time. >> former panthers defensive end mike rutger is hitting the dance floor for a good cause saturday. he's one of several celebrities competing to raise money for the charlotte ballet and other charitable organizations. harkins are raising money. >> i always call sara the head coach. >> ahead at 10:00 and 11:00. lawrence gilligan has more on how being part of this event changed him for the better and why he wishes he incorporated ballet