david wichs was heading to work at an investment firm a few blocks away. a loving husband and harvard grad, friends poured in at his upper west side home as they learned of the news. thomas o'brien was inside his car when the train came crashing down on top of him. you can see him here this in tmz video trapped inside the driver's seat. a massachusetts native, spoke with a family friend about the tragedy. >> i don't know the extent of his injuries. but the fact that he had to go to the hospital, they're significant. he needed stitches, i know that. >> reporter: also injured, dawn cojima, was hit by falling debris and suffered a leg injury but is expected to make a full recovery. back here live, this is of course a sad story that could have been a lot worse had the crane crew not been directing people away from the area before the crash. we'll be bringing you the latest developments as this investigation continues. life tonight in tribeca, i'm a.j. ross channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> thank you. well, out of the tragedy tonight, love blooms, a bride and groo

you. >> a young widow's agonizing words to her husband this morning in an emotional service for david wichs killed friday when that crane collapsed in tribeca. >> they lost the best of the best. >> reporter: people from just about every point in david's life gathered at this synagogue on east 85th street where david and his wife rebecca worshiped. quote second to none. that's how they described the harvard educated math wiz. >> all i could do was polish the stuff that he did. >> reporter: what he did with his life was remarkable. david was just a teenager when he came here in czechoslovakia. at the time of his death worked at tower research capital. david's younger brother says david dreamed of starting a family with rebecca. >> my dream was that our families would be close, that our future kids would play would get to play with them. what a horrible tragedy. >> reporter: rebecca's final good-bye. >> though the pain right now is unbearable, i want you to know that i will do my best to live for us both. >> reporter: said with such grace and dignity. >> it was a heroic act by her because this

it is just incredible. >> as we mentioned, 38-year-old david wichs will be laid to rest tomorrow. 11:00 a.m. at the congregation jeshurun. stick with news 4 for the latest on the information and get up dates at nbcnewyork.com or also our mobile app. >>> another construction accident left a worker fighting for his life tonight. the man was working on the 20th floor of a building on madison avenuener grand central when pieces of concrete fell on his head knocking him unconscious. rescuers lowered him down a shaft to the ground floor. he is in serious condition at bellevue hospital. >>> and turning now to the presidential race. donald trump was back on stage tonight in new hampshire with his republican rivals in the final debate before tuesday's primary. trump and ted cruz cozy up again leaving marco rubio as the obvious target. steve handelsman is in manchester with all of the highlights. >> here in manchester tonight front in republican polls, here in new hampshire, and for that matter in south carolina, where the vote is next. the fight among the candidates, at least for now, is for n

the man who died, now identified as david wichs a 38- year-old who worked at a training farm. >> the crane collapsed around 8:30 this morning on werth street between church and west broadway. a piece of the crane, a 4600- pound counter weight came crashing into a nearby building and landed on the deck. here's what the scene looked like late this afternoon. >>> we have two reporters, jim hoffer on the investigation itself and tim fleischer on the collapse and the victim. we begin with tim. >> reporter: bill, some believe this collapse could have been a lot worse, more people injured or killed had it not been for the snowy and windy weather. now, you're also pointing out that it was the weather that was the reason they were bringing the crane down to begin with. >> i thought they were just lowering it down, so when it crashed it shocked me. >> reporter: the crane was up and it began snowing harder this morning. as seen in this video, suddenly as the giant arm was being brought down, it started twisting. the 565 feet of steal weigh 300 tons, crashing to the ground. this tmz video also c

a random decision may have doomed 38-year-old david wichs of manhattan. the headquarters of the sergeant's ben every lance i spoke off camera with a hard hat part of the crew. this industry is heavily regulateed. they can't do anything without approval from the city. they had approval for the work they were doing today. this hard hat blaming sudden high winds for the disaster. crews will come in and unbolt what's left of this crane or cut it up into pieces with torches and cart it out. >> tony, thank you. one of the victims hurt is recovering now at bellevue hospital. 73-year-old thomas o'brian has a head injury but is expected to be okay. we're told he came to new york to visit his daughter. the man that died, david wichs was walking in the area as tony mentioned when the crane collapsed. police say he was killed instantly. funeral services are planned for sunday morning. >>> as the cleanup continues, investigation and trying to prevent similar tragedies in the future. cbs2's jessica schneider live with more on that. jessica. >> reporter: maurice, there

a funeral for david wichs will be held this morning. he will be buried in saddle brook, new jersey. >>> a new jersey man accused of driving over a curb and striking a police officer has been arrested. investigators say the dover officer was responding to a call about several people sleeping in a vehicle yesterday. when he arrived on scene, officer. that officer is recovering. a second person in the vehicle was charged with drug possession and throwing bodily fluid at an officer. >>> police have arrested the man they say is behind a string of robberies and slashings on the subway. police say irving slashed a man on the hand last week on an uptown c train after the victim phone. he also stole food, snatched an ipad from a woman on a courtroom train. new york city has seen a recent uptick in crime in the subway system. riders say they're worried about that. >> sometimes i try to avoid the train altogether. >> can't always do that. >> can't always do that. >> but you try. >> i try. >> it's crazy. i believe there should be more cops on the s

ilana gold, cbs2 news. >>> a funeral for david wichs will be held this morning at 11:00 a.m. on east 85th street. he'll be buried in saddle brook, new jersey. >>> a new jersey man accused of driving over a curb and striking a police officer has been arrested. investigators say the dover officer was responding to a call about several people sleeping in a vehicle yesterday. when he arrived on scene, police say the suspect drove onto the sidewalk and hit the officer. that officer is now recovering. a second person in the vehicle was charged with drug possession and throwing bodily fluid at an officer. >>> police have arrested a man they say is behind a string of robberies and slashing on the subway. 20-year-old jay irving was taken into custody yesterday morning. police say he slashed a man on the hand last week after the victim refused to hand over his investigators say he also stole food and snatched an iphone from a woman on a c train. there's been an up tick in crime on the subway system. >> sometimes i try to avoid the train altogether if i can. >> can't always do that. >>

. >> funeral services for -year-old david wichs will be held in about an hour. rayville 'a joins us from the synagogue where mourners are gathering right now. ray? >> repctter: good morning, gus and pat. this morning, a 38-year-old husband, brother and son will be remembered here at this synagogue. david wichs was the only victim in this deadly crane collapse while he was walking to work on friday morning. here at the synagogue, his hearst just arrived. his funeral scheduled for 11:00. he was a harvard educated immigrant who moved here as a teenager seeking every opportunity he could. he worked at a computerized financial trading tirm r firm where he was headed. at the scene, the crane has been removed. inspects that portion of worth street to see if repaving is needed. the neighbors, they say the process was well-handled. >> amazingly fast. i think the police and firemen, everyone id a great job. that's all i can say. >>theporter: the mayor will be talking later today about crane safety and what's being done to improve this so that something like this doesn't h

family and friends tonight mourning the loss of 38-year- old david wichs. the wall street trader was standing near a parked car and took a direct hit from the crane. eyewitness news reporter cefaan kim with more from the upper west side where wichs lived. >> all afternoon friends, family, and co-workers have been coming in and out of david wichs upper west side home to pay their respects. loved ones asking for privacy as they try to cope with what happened. >> the parents of david wichs arriving at their son's upper west side home this afternoon escorted by police to join their daughter-in-law to mourn the sudden loss of the 38-year- old. family members were visibly upset and declined to speak with us. police say wichs was walking down worth street when he was crushed by a collapsing crane. we've lost a life. >> wich's sister-in-law told the associated press he was born in prague and immigrated to the u.s. as a teenager. she calls him the most brilliant person she knew with a degree in mathematics he worked at tower research capital. she says he took every

the collapsed killed 38-year-old david wichs. investigators say the crane, which had been in place since last saturday, was being moved due to high winds from the early morning snowstorm. cbs news has learned bay crane services, the company that owns the crane, has been cited four times for safety violations since 2011. inspectors visited the site and declared it safe. collins says residents were concerned the crane wasn't secure. you had been complaining about this for quite sometime? >> yes. we filed a complaint with the city on sunday. >> reporter: from 2006 to 2014 there have been 228 fatalities >>> presidentresidents are new england are digging out from a snowfall. it left more than a foot of snow in some places and caused big problems on the roads and brought down a tree limb in canton, massachusetts, killing a 6-year-old girl in her backyard. many power lines were down and leaving tens of thousands without electricity. some power has been stored and another big storm could strike the region next week. >>> the search of wre

n-y-p-d, the victim's name is david wiches, a 38-year- old form new york. he was walking on the sidewalk when york. he was walking on the sidewalk when hit... not inside a car - as first previously reported. rescue efforts are underway... following a six- point-four magnitude earthquake in taiwan. crews pulled out more than 120 people from a 16- story residential high-rise that collapsed - when the quake struck about six miles underground - at four in the morning. people are still trapped. we just don't know how many several other buildings are also collapsed - or are partially damaged. former president bill clinton is in las vegas tonight. he's campaigning for his wife - hillary clinton's presidential bid - at around 7 p-m at the united brotherhood of carpenters international training center in las vegas. then tomorrow .. clitnon will go to pahrump - for an appearance at manse elementary school at 9:45 in the morning. both events are open to the public .. but you need to sign up in advance clinton campaign web site. now fox5 weather 24/7, with chief metero

news reporter kemberly richardson on the upper west side with the story on today's funeral for david wichs. >> reporter: a remarkable human being, brilliant mathematician and io dooring husband. -- 0f%( it's where he once worshiped along his family and his wife rebecca. she gave david's eulogy. brought everyone inside and outside the building to tears. rebecca said her husband was a deeply religious, humble, modest man who put families first. she told mourners david's work ethic centered around guiding others to do their best. rebecca said even though david was hugely philanthropic, he preferred to give most of his money away anonymously. he was killed friday morning when that crane collapsed in tribeca. the 38-year-old, during today's &`j 5 service rebecca said david brought so much joy to her life, adding she is devastated. she now has to live life without 6l >> qjti often thought to myself that i was literally living out a fairy tale, that i was experiencing a storybook romance that you only read about in novels or see xh movies. i would constantly ask myself, what did i ever do to dese

david wichs--a 38-year old harvard grad--was killed. the mathematical whiz, who worked at a computerized trading firm, was crushed by the construction equipment as he walked to work. 73-year-old thomas o'brien of easton was trapped underneath the wreckage. he survived and is being treated for a head injury. antoinette: governor charlie baker is throwing his support behind chris christie. he says the new jersey governor has shown a proven ability to work across the political aisle. baker plans to endorse the republican who has been lagging in the polls at an event this morning. doug: pause for a second. gather around the tv and listen smash hit to announce school is cancelled. antoinette: this is how his students got the word. antoinette: the "hello" parody coming from the moses brown school in providence. the man with the voice? that's principal matt glendinning. last year, he did a parody of frozen's "let it go". that video has more than three million views on youtube. doug: i can't tell if the kids are excited about the fact that scho

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david wichs was praised for good de heds at his funeral yesterday. his widow said he made her feel like she was living a fairytale. the harvard educated mathematician was walking to work i tribeca when part that cr buane crashed on top of him. >>> police in long island want to f d the person who flew a drone dangerously close to an airport. the drone was about 2,000 feet hi gh. just miles north of the runway. that violates faa safety rules. >> new this trash cans thrown and - they arrested a dozen people. >>> defense name of the game thoris year. the broncos defense completely dominated the panthers, es bupecial l opening half in that linebacker von miller named the game's mvp. forced two fumbles setting up two denver touchdowns. peyt manning became the first quarterback to win an nfl titon with two different teams. he wasn't ready yet to say whether he plans to retire. >> i look forward to celebrating with my friends and family and i think i'll take some time after that and like i said, i'm going to enjoy tonight, take it one step at a time. >> he's

killed in new york city this morning when a 565-foot crane collapsed on top of him. 38-year-old david wichs was in his parked car when high winds caused it to fall to the ground. it spanned more than a block once it was down. they were trying to secure the crane before it fell. three other people were injured. >>> what we just learned about a group of orlando firefighters exposed to asbestos on the job. >>> brand-new developments about the zika virus and the first confirmed case here in >>> and how marijuana laws in announcer: it's game night! the only question that needs answering is what meal to make that everyone will love? how about an easy to make pasta with a medley of delicious florida vegetables? pick up some fresh florida zucchini, beautiful golden squash, plump tomatoes, mushrooms, and garlic. dice, saut\, combine with the pasta, and serve. everyone's a winner with this flavor packed meal. for more recipes visit freshfromflorida.com. look for the fresh from florida label when you shop because, delicious is always >> channel 9 eyewitness news continues right now at 6:00. >> firefig

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. >> we ran to help and saw a man trapped but they wouldn't let >> david wichs was killed instantly as he walked along the street. three others were hurt and expected to be okay including 73-year-old thomas o'brien who is recovering from a head injury. he traveled to new york to visit his daughter. >> a lot of people are lucky they didn't lose their lives. >> the collapse happened because of wind approaching 20 miles per hour manufacturers instructions to lower. a veteran operator was inside the control cab when it flipped upside down. cbs 2 has obtained this picture a steady wind of 18 miles per hour. >> they started on the second attempt to lower it and then it collapsed. >> the crane was in24 hours before the crash inspectors for the city's department of buildings checked it out and gave the all clear. an extension was added and crews reported no problems. it was approved and submitted >> this was one of several related accidents this year. after inspecting the damage the mayor ordered 376 crawler cranes to be secured. >> we have to make sure it doesn't happen again. >> so there are

. >> reporter: the trapped man was one of three injured. 38-year-old david wichs was killed, simply walking on the street during rush hour when the crane crashed down. hundreds of rescue workers rushed to the scene as did new york's mayor, calling it a miracle more weren't killed. >> this incident occurred literally as they were lowering the crane to secure it. >> reporter: but neighbors say they worried about the crane well before this morning's winds. so you're not surprised? >> i'm stunned, but i'm not surprised. >> reporter: construction cranes are a common sight around manhattan. their safety came under scrutiny in 2008 when two collapsed within two months, killing nine. the city's building commissioner resigned, and new safety measures were put in place. just last may, a cable on a crane snapped, injuring ten. that crane, owned by the same company as the one that collapsed today. following this morning's incident, the city immediately ordered some 400 other cranes be secured. now, this crane was just inspected yesterday morning, and we're told was fully complaint, but you can see the

. >>> a funeral for david wichs will be held tomorrow morning at 11:00 a.m. he'll be buried in saddle brook, new jersey. >>> there was another construction accident today, a man working at 317 madison avenue was hit in the head with a piece of concrete. we're told it came from the 20th floor. we don't know where the man had been working. he was lowered to the ground through a shaft and is being treated at the hospital. >>> ted cruz and marco rubio found themselves on the defensive tonight. they were the main targets in the last presidential debate before the new hampshire primaries. >> reporter: the abc news debate kicked off with a bit of confusion. dr.ben carson and donald trump apparently didn't realize they had been called to the stage. while other candidates passed them by. stage in a debate that led to several confrontations. >> what donald trump did was use imminent domain to try to take the property of an elderly woman on the strip in atlantic city. >> let me talk. quiet. >> reporter: trump holds a strong lead in the new hampshire polls, but marco rub

that man, 36-year-old david wichs was killed under the crane. he was walking to work. a 600 foot crane now sits overturned here in the middle of worth street. under it, a line of mangled metal, remains of{ cars. the crane crashed to the ground yesterday as office workers watched in horror. they sent a wave to those nearby concerned something happened to one world trade. people were dodging debris. the crane even launched a ball into a nearby building causing a huge hole in the structure's roof. crews are trying to upright the crane and remove it from the scene. that in a few hours at 1:00 this afternoon, leaders will gather here to tell us how they handled this situation and what they know about what led up to this collapse. we're live in tribeca this morning, i'm ray villeda. >> thank you. it could take weeks, if not months to figure out what caused the accident. focusing on the wind, height of the crane, and the company operating the machine. even before the accident, they had fears this crane could come down. >> the very top extension was a little like that. and so

but on the street, a 38-year-old wall street worker, david wichs, killed. officials say crane operators republican debate on abc, and the stakes could not be higher. republicans squaring off for the last time before new hampshire debates. on the other side of trump, marco rubio showing momentum in new polls. and the newest numbers, trump holding on to his lead in new hampshire, followed by rubio with 17%, and cruz and kasich with 13%. here's tom llamas with the all-out push, even in the middle of today's snowstorm in new hampshire. >> reporter: donald trump tonight, snowed out of new hampshire. sending voters this video from trump tower in manhattan. >> the great slogan of new hampshire, live free or die, means so much to so many people. what a great slogan. congratulations, new hampshire. wonderful job. >> reporter: today, trump force one, grounded in new york. trump's new hampshire event, the seats unfilled. jeb bush tweeting, "my 90-year-old mother made it out to campaign." and so she did, former first lady barbara bush at a new hampshire diner. a jeb st

but on the street, a 38-year-old wall street worker, david wichs, killed. officials say crane operators were trying to secure the crane because of wind and snow. >> this incident occurred literally as they were trying to lower the crane and secure it. >> reporter: and from this fifth-story window, you can see the crane right there. it was being used to replace generators and air conditioners on the roof of this building behind me. the crane sending debris everywhere. bricks scattered, and in this roof, a hole from a piece of equipment crashing through, ending up here on a desk. for much of the day, a threat of gas leaks. the deadly crash follows one in 2008, killing seven people. again. and david, officials are ordered that all cranes in new york city be secured just in case. this crane was just inspected yesterday, and checked out just fine. >> gio, thanks. >>> and 24 hours until our republican debate on abc, and the stakes could not be higher. republicans squaring off for the last time before new hampshire debates. on the other side of trump, marco rubio

david wiches. the crane, which had been in place since last saturday, was due to high winds from the early-morning snowe storm. cbs news learned, big crane services, the company that owns the crane, has been cited for times for safety violations since 2011. inspectors visited the site yesterday and declared it safe. collins said residents were concerned the crane wasn't secured. you have been complaining about this. >> we have been complaining about this. we filed a complaint with the city on sunday. >> reporter: scott, from 2006-2014 there have been 228 fatalities due to crane accidents. >> pelley: demarco morgan in lower manhattan tonight. demarc oh, thank you. taiwan has been hit by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake, and one high-rise apartment building in the city has partially collapsed. rescuers scrambled to pull people out. there's no word yet on whether anyone was killed. gas mains have broken. in syria, the tide may be turning for the assad duckitatorship after five years of civil war. we were st

also called for more sidewalk protection for pedestrians.the victim of the collapse, 38-y-yr-old david wichs, was killed as he walked along the street. the area as work is beingone to help this neighborhood recover. fdny and con ed are continuously sweeping buildings to check gas levels and con ed has shut off gas in most of the buildings as a precaution." precaution."three other people are continuing to recover.the crane operator has been questioned.investigators say he was not using drugs or alcohol. this is a site you don't always see: rs submerged in a half-frozen lake.it happened this weekend at a winter festival in lake geneva, wisconsin.according to police, 15 vehicles broke through the ice.people had parked on the ice during the festival, thinking it would be okay.some of the owners were able to drive their vehicles away. others are a total loss. thankfully body was injured but it's an important reminder that looks can be dececeing when it comes to ice thickness. coming up on the fox 28 news at nine, back othe campaign trail. primimy is now just days ay. how candidates are getting re

old david wichs was killed two others injured seriously enough to go to the hospital expected to survive. the margin of life and death measured in a few feet and which way to run. >> two went to the right, one to the left. the one to the left was killed. >> reporter: everyone marvels the number of casualties wasn't higher. >> that could have been me because i walk -- i walk under there a lot. >> it's a thing all new yorkers are thinking about today as they look at that crane lying on the road. the sidewalks we walk on, the streets we drive on, you see the damage and you marvel at the things that didn't happen. live in tribeca, lou young, cbs 2 news. >> gives you pause, lou. thanks so much. cbs 2's steve langford was the first reporter on the scene. he has been talking all day. steve. >> reporter: new york the city shake a certain fear of heights involving construction cranes. this catastrophic sight a symbol of the building boom in tribeca that's made a certain apocalyptic vision here come tragically true. >> this was a disaster waiting to happen. >> reporter: bruce lives on the block wh

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