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eyewitness news reporter diana rocco is live on the scene in noho. diana? >> reporter: good morning. the k-9s are looking for evidence and the victim, the man you were talking about is recovering in the hospital. he is listed in stable condition. a live look at the scene this hour. the bleecker street station is closed while police continue their investigation. this happened on the 6 train platform about 3:30 this morning. we learned that a passerby saw the man bleeding, the victim. they saw him bleeding and called 911 rendering aid until police arrived. there was a dispute or argument on the platform at the bleecker street station. the man was slashed in the deck and hand. he remains in table condition. no word on the suspect. police say the suspect fled the scene after the incident. this is the second slashing at last couple of months. in january an elderly woman was slashed on the d train while she was heading to work. it was during the morning her attacker also fled. police are interviewing the victim. he is in stable condition at bellevue. the six trai
eyewitness news reporter diana rocco is live on the scene in noho. diana? >> reporter: good morning. the k-9s are looking for evidence and the victim, the man you were talking about is recovering in the hospital. he is listed in stable condition. a live look at the scene this hour. the bleecker street station is closed while police continue their investigation. this happened on the 6 train platform about 3:30 this morning. we learned that a passerby saw the man bleeding, the victim. they...
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the driver did not stop. >> eyewitness news reporter diana rocco is live in astoria with details. diana? >> reporter: ken and lori, left in the intersection after the impact. the man was crossing the street here in front of the boys and girls club when he was hit and the driver never stopped. this happened at about 11:00 last night here at the intersection of 21st street and 30th road. police say the man was crossing when a dark-colored toyota or honda hit him and left the scene. the impact left pieces of the car in the intersection, the man was pronounced dead a short time later at elmhurst hospital. the car is expected to have damage to its front end and windshield. people say it is a dangerous intersection, it is not well- lit and drivers often speed here. >> you have kids coming out of the community center and you have to go here to cross or down there to cross the street. meanwhile, people have been trying to get a traffic light over here, but it hasn't happened. >> reporter: and the victim police have not released his identity this morning, they are still investigating, and a
the driver did not stop. >> eyewitness news reporter diana rocco is live in astoria with details. diana? >> reporter: ken and lori, left in the intersection after the impact. the man was crossing the street here in front of the boys and girls club when he was hit and the driver never stopped. this happened at about 11:00 last night here at the intersection of 21st street and 30th road. police say the man was crossing when a dark-colored toyota or honda hit him and left the scene....
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. >> diana rocco just arrived on the scene. diana? >> reporter: ken and lori, good morning. a serious situation out here this morning. we are on long beach road here in oceanside where you can see firefighters are still working to get a handle on this fire. here is what we know right now. this started before 4:00 this morning in the convenience store and quickly spread through the apartment building. standing on the street watching firefighters fight this fire. they are trying to get back into their homes. right now it does not look like that is a possibility. the fire has literally tore through multiple believes on the block. the fire department has been at this about two hours now. they are still working to get a handle on it. flames ripped through the building very quickly and spread to several of the stores next door. we are on the 3,000 block of long beach road here in oceanside where the fire department is still hard at work this morning. we have dozens of firefighters working on this as well as residents stand willing in the -- standing in the parking lot looking at w
. >> diana rocco just arrived on the scene. diana? >> reporter: ken and lori, good morning. a serious situation out here this morning. we are on long beach road here in oceanside where you can see firefighters are still working to get a handle on this fire. here is what we know right now. this started before 4:00 this morning in the convenience store and quickly spread through the apartment building. standing on the street watching firefighters fight this fire. they are trying to...
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we're live in the mott haven section of the bronx this morning, i'm diana rocco, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you, diana. >>> new this morning, at least 20 people have been hurt after a bus carrying bronx college students overturned upstate. it happened in minerva, about 75 miles north of albany in the adirondacks. this is new video from the scenes. the charter bus was carrying student from suny maritime back to campus. it went off the side of a road late yesterday morning. all of the injuries are, thank goodness, considered minor. state police think icy conditions definitely caused the crash. >>> police are looking for a gang of thieves who robbed hundreds of dollars from a deliveryman in hamilton heights. police at the 30th precinct say the thieves got close to $300. they cornered the victim in an that he was delivering. two of the suspects are young men ages 18 to 20 maybe. the third suspect is a young woman who was dressed in a gray hoodie and was wearing dark jeans. >>> time is 6:04. a saturday night birthday bash nearly turned into a bashing for a bar owner targeted by a
we're live in the mott haven section of the bronx this morning, i'm diana rocco, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you, diana. >>> new this morning, at least 20 people have been hurt after a bus carrying bronx college students overturned upstate. it happened in minerva, about 75 miles north of albany in the adirondacks. this is new video from the scenes. the charter bus was carrying student from suny maritime back to campus. it went off the side of a road late yesterday...
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eyewitness news reporter diana rocco is live for us at the scene. diana. >>reporter: michelle and ken, good morning. that 26-year-old victim was slashed in the head when he did not want to give up his backpack. his two attackers are still on the run this morning. police are looking for them as they investigate. the southbound side of the jefferson avenue train station has been closed for the last several hours. here's what we know. morning the southbound 2 train was pulling into the jefferson avenue station when the two men approached the victim and demanded his back pack. they then slashed the man in the head. the two men took off on foot with the backpack while the victim was taken to lincoln hospital where he remains in stable condition this morning. crime statistics show that slashings and stabbings are up about 20% citywide this year over last, and the police commissioner says they are aware of that, and they are handling it. >> slashings are not going away. we live in new york city. them. what we're attempting to do, however, is one of the few crimes
eyewitness news reporter diana rocco is live for us at the scene. diana. >>reporter: michelle and ken, good morning. that 26-year-old victim was slashed in the head when he did not want to give up his backpack. his two attackers are still on the run this morning. police are looking for them as they investigate. the southbound side of the jefferson avenue train station has been closed for the last several hours. here's what we know. morning the southbound 2 train was pulling into the...
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eyewitness news reporter diana rocco is live in raritan with more on the damage that's hit this area. diana. >> reporter: fortunately no injuries reported in this neighborhood this morning, but we are continuing to feel the effects of the high winds out here. in fact, just a moment ago, a big gust came and almost blew my photographer and i clear over. take a look at this backyard. this is what's left over after the storms came through here last night. neighbors tell me they had never heard anything so loud. it sounded like a training coming through their neighborhood. it lasted 30 seconds and it was gone. new this morning, just a block away, take a look at this damaged roof. the roof was pulled up on a this is st. ann's school in raritan. the shingles have been peeled back, and there was also a stop sign that was blown over, shingles blowing down the road. here's a look at another home. the windows were blown clear out. siding is missing. the homeowner says they were watching tv last night, just before 2:00 when they heard a loud noise, heavy rain. the homeowner opened the door. he sa
eyewitness news reporter diana rocco is live in raritan with more on the damage that's hit this area. diana. >> reporter: fortunately no injuries reported in this neighborhood this morning, but we are continuing to feel the effects of the high winds out here. in fact, just a moment ago, a big gust came and almost blew my photographer and i clear over. take a look at this backyard. this is what's left over after the storms came through here last night. neighbors tell me they had never...
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diana rocco is live on the scene in medford with the latest. diana. >> reporter: lori, good morning. several families are left you can see what is left of their condo building after a fast-moving fire overnight. the fire department has been called back here to extinguish hot spots even though the fire is now, for the most part, out. fire marshals and fire arson investigators have been called to the scene to see how this started. it happened before midnight last night. medford fire department was called to the blue ridge condo complex, unit 398. units were met with heavy fire that spread to four units and made its way through the roof. flames were dozens of feet high. you can see how hot it got and how high it was. everyone was successfully evacuated by police and the arriving firefighters. multiple fire departments were called in. it took nearly two hours to put out the fire. police and suv if he can fire were called to the scene to several families are trying to pick up the pieces as investigators try to determine how this started. diana rocco,
diana rocco is live on the scene in medford with the latest. diana. >> reporter: lori, good morning. several families are left you can see what is left of their condo building after a fast-moving fire overnight. the fire department has been called back here to extinguish hot spots even though the fire is now, for the most part, out. fire marshals and fire arson investigators have been called to the scene to see how this started. it happened before midnight last night. medford fire...
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this morning, diana rocco has been able to make it up to raritan, and they've got damage there. i'm sure there's at least talk wind damage from a thunderstorm or maybe even a tornado. diana? >> reporter: we have been hearing the word tornado tossed around here this morning because of all the wild weather they had here last night. of course there's been no official determination about that. we're still feeling the effects of these high winds and i want to show you what the yard looks like in raritan new jersey. they heard a lot of wind last night. they were getting heavy rain. when they looked out the window, they saw their fence flying around in the air. you can see just what the heavy winds did to the backyard. it completely blew the fence apart. she tells me when they went to bed last night, the yard was in tact. within a few minutes of hearing the rain and high wind, this is what happened. take a look at the home next door. the shingles were completely blown off. the windows were blown off this house. about 5 homes in this area have been affected this morning. son was upstairs
this morning, diana rocco has been able to make it up to raritan, and they've got damage there. i'm sure there's at least talk wind damage from a thunderstorm or maybe even a tornado. diana? >> reporter: we have been hearing the word tornado tossed around here this morning because of all the wild weather they had here last night. of course there's been no official determination about that. we're still feeling the effects of these high winds and i want to show you what the yard looks like...
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we're live in midtown this morning, i'm diana rocco, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> diana, thank you. >>> 4:36. the presidential primaries aren't the only elections in new york state. there will be two notable special elections. both will fill the seats of two leading state legislators convicted of corruption. voters will select new state representatives to replace former senate majority leader dean skelos and former assembly speaker sheldon silver. both men were ousted after corruption scandals. >>> we have everything you knee to know about today's primary at abc7ny, from voting rules to where to vote and also polling hours. make sure you stay tuned to channel 7 for updates throughout the day. we'll also keep you updated on facebook and twitter. >>> well, new at 4:30, police have released new video of an suv involved in a deadly hit and run in suffolk county. explorer hit and killed 64-year- old warren cartondick sunday morning on main street in east hatch og. police say the ford explorer has front end damage mainly to the hood and grill. >>> police have caught the man wanted for fri
we're live in midtown this morning, i'm diana rocco, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> diana, thank you. >>> 4:36. the presidential primaries aren't the only elections in new york state. there will be two notable special elections. both will fill the seats of two leading state legislators convicted of corruption. voters will select new state representatives to replace former senate majority leader dean skelos and former assembly speaker sheldon silver. both men were ousted after...
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diana rocco is live at the scene in clairmont. diana? >> reporter: ken and lori, good morning. it has been a really difficult morning here for family members and friends who tried to get to these girls, but could not, right after the fire broke out. old mother had left them home alone and unsupervised. there is a single candle that remains in front of this building for these two girls, and the windows are boarded here this morning. police say the girls were left completely home alone while their mother was at the laundromat across the street. the fire started at about 6:30 last night. fire investigators worked through the night trying to determine exactly what happened. smoke could be seen coming from the third floor of this building at the but lower houses on webster avenue. the 2-year-old and 18-month-old were inside the apartment. they could be heard crying and screaming for help. neighbors and family members were trying to get to them but were overcome by thick, black smoke. >> firefighters found a heavy fire condition and heavy smoke condition in the apartment, possibly in
diana rocco is live at the scene in clairmont. diana? >> reporter: ken and lori, good morning. it has been a really difficult morning here for family members and friends who tried to get to these girls, but could not, right after the fire broke out. old mother had left them home alone and unsupervised. there is a single candle that remains in front of this building for these two girls, and the windows are boarded here this morning. police say the girls were left completely home alone...
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eyewitness news reporter diana rocco is live. diana? >> reporter: lori and ken, good morning. we are awaiting the building inspector to determine whether or not this building is structurally sound. the car hitting the building forced 24 people out on the street last night. a car lost control and went right into this tax service. police were able to remove the car, but there are at least four apartments upstairs and the families living here had to be evacuated for fear the building is no longer safe. they bath third their children were waiting on the street for the red cross. i'm diana rocco. >>> new jersey police searching for a man who tried to lure a 16-year-old boy into his car. look at this vehicle. it is a gold-colored chevy impala. the driver stopped the teen, made sexually explicit remarks, invited the the boy walked away unharmed. >>> the de blasio fundraising scandal hitting home now. emma wolf, a top aide, has been hit with a subpoena. so have his top fundraiser and the consulting firm that works on the mayor's campaigns following allegations the mayor and his adviso
eyewitness news reporter diana rocco is live. diana? >> reporter: lori and ken, good morning. we are awaiting the building inspector to determine whether or not this building is structurally sound. the car hitting the building forced 24 people out on the street last night. a car lost control and went right into this tax service. police were able to remove the car, but there are at least four apartments upstairs and the families living here had to be evacuated for fear the building is no...
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diana rocco is live on the scene. diana? >> reporter: good morning lori. the families were forced from their home overnight. but the big question for police driver doing when they lost control and slammed into this storefront? this building has been deemed structurally unsound. you can see the mess left behind. police were able to successfully remove the car from the building, but now the building inspectors are not sure about the soundness of the building, and there are about four apartments upstairs. all of those families were forced to evacuate. that is 18 people and six children overnight. this happened about 10:15. there is no word on what caused the driver to lose control this morning, they were not murder, but the they were not hurt but the families were forced to gather their children and wait on the street until the red cross could find a place for them. crews will start cleaning this up. this is a tax service and the building will need to be boarded. families will be able to return home. diana rocco channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> diana thank you.
diana rocco is live on the scene. diana? >> reporter: good morning lori. the families were forced from their home overnight. but the big question for police driver doing when they lost control and slammed into this storefront? this building has been deemed structurally unsound. you can see the mess left behind. police were able to successfully remove the car from the building, but now the building inspectors are not sure about the soundness of the building, and there are about four...
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diana rocco is live in medford. diana? >> reporter: ken and lori, more than a dozen people are homeless this morning. with the daylight, you can see how bad the damage is here. we spoke to people who were allowed back in their homes to grab a few of their belongings. take a look at how intense this was. before they knew it the entire building was engulfed. they only had time to grab their pets and leave before the building was engulfed in flames. this is the blue ridge condominium. this is what it looked like at the height of the fire. investigators say it started on the second floor in one of the units and quickly jumped to another building. when the fire department arrived, the flames were shooting through the roof. it took a few minutes to spread to the building next door. mutual aid was called from five other departments. at one point the flames were shooting dozens of feet high. six units were damaged this morning. some were allowed to go back in and collect belongings. for most it was a total loss. >> the dog was goi
diana rocco is live in medford. diana? >> reporter: ken and lori, more than a dozen people are homeless this morning. with the daylight, you can see how bad the damage is here. we spoke to people who were allowed back in their homes to grab a few of their belongings. take a look at how intense this was. before they knew it the entire building was engulfed. they only had time to grab their pets and leave before the building was engulfed in flames. this is the blue ridge condominium. this...
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eyewitness news reporter diana rocco live in east new york to see. diana. >>reporter: ken, good morning. parents in this east new york neighborhood do not feel their children are safe until this predator is caught. that little girl was just walking to school yesterday morning when he exposed himself and grabbed her. that's when she put up the fight of her life. this is surveillance video released by police of the man believed to be in his 20s. you can see him walking down the street moments before the attack. this all happened just after walking to school with her 12- year-old brother on the corner of pitkin avenue and elton street. it was a relatively busy time of the morning in this neighborhood and that's when the man approached them. he then exposed himself, grabbed the little girl and would not let her go. that's when witnesses say she started screaming and fought back. >> saying get off me, get off me. he was holding her and she was kicking and scratching. or she was -- the baby was -- she was having like an epileptic fit. she was very, very scared. >
eyewitness news reporter diana rocco live in east new york to see. diana. >>reporter: ken, good morning. parents in this east new york neighborhood do not feel their children are safe until this predator is caught. that little girl was just walking to school yesterday morning when he exposed himself and grabbed her. that's when she put up the fight of her life. this is surveillance video released by police of the man believed to be in his 20s. you can see him walking down the street...
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eyewitness news reporter diana rocco is live in the park with the details. diana. >>reporter: ken and lori, good morning. that all happened not too far from here, and this morning police are looking for a man believed to be that boy's father. he's described as about 35-year- olds with dark hair, clean shaven, last seen wearing a dark colored jacket, possibly a black jacket with a fur hood and blue jeans. the 11-year-old boy was wearing a lightweight red or orange jacket. now, police spent the better part of the night searching central park after a tourist walking through the park before midnight says he was approached by the man and an 11-year-old boy. this happened near bow bridge and west 74th street. the man who was believed to be the boy's father offered sex with the boy for $300. the tourist, a 50-year-old man from california quickly declined, left the park and called 911. but police did spend most of the night searching this park. that search turned up empty this morning. they will now be reviewing area surveillance cameras, hoping we're live in central park,
eyewitness news reporter diana rocco is live in the park with the details. diana. >>reporter: ken and lori, good morning. that all happened not too far from here, and this morning police are looking for a man believed to be that boy's father. he's described as about 35-year- olds with dark hair, clean shaven, last seen wearing a dark colored jacket, possibly a black jacket with a fur hood and blue jeans. the 11-year-old boy was wearing a lightweight red or orange jacket. now, police spent...
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eyewitness news reporter diana rocco is live now in the park for us. diana. >>reporter: lori and ken, good morning. this all happened on a walking trail not too far from here. a search of the park turned up empty overnight, but police are taking this very seriously this morning. police searched central park for the better part of the night last night after just before midnight a 50-year-old man from california said he was on a walking trail near bow bridge which is near west 74th street. he says a man came up to him with the 11-year-old an asked him if he wanted -- and asked with the boy for $300. it appears he was the boy's father. the tourist immediately said no and went back to his room and called 911, but he did give a description of the man to police. they are now looking for a man described as dark haired, about 35 years old, wearing a black jacket with a fur hood and blue jeans. the child was wearing a red and orange lightweight jacket. again, a search of the park overnight did not turn up the boy or this man that police are looking for. they are askin
eyewitness news reporter diana rocco is live now in the park for us. diana. >>reporter: lori and ken, good morning. this all happened on a walking trail not too far from here. a search of the park turned up empty overnight, but police are taking this very seriously this morning. police searched central park for the better part of the night last night after just before midnight a 50-year-old man from california said he was on a walking trail near bow bridge which is near west 74th street....
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eyewitness news reporter diana rocco is live in midtown with a look at the gop race. diana, good morning. >>reporter: and, ken, good morning to you. donald trump is expected here at city synagogue a little later this morning to cast his vote. it's a big day for the trump campaign because he is hoping to sweep all of new york's delegates to propel him onto the nomination over rival ted cruz. but it is going to be tough. he needs to top 50% statewide and in some congressional districts around new york city it could be difficult to get voters to turn out at that level. he was in buffalo last night where he talked about new york values, but mistakenly called 9/11 7/11. that is just the latest misspeak from this candidate who has drawn a firestorm of criticism. his campaign also suffered a setback last night with the resignation of his field manager. right now polls are showing trump with a double-digit lead york at 53%. >> we're gonna show ted cruz who hates new york, hates new york. when you look at that debate and you see the way he talked about us and new york values, n
eyewitness news reporter diana rocco is live in midtown with a look at the gop race. diana, good morning. >>reporter: and, ken, good morning to you. donald trump is expected here at city synagogue a little later this morning to cast his vote. it's a big day for the trump campaign because he is hoping to sweep all of new york's delegates to propel him onto the nomination over rival ted cruz. but it is going to be tough. he needs to top 50% statewide and in some congressional districts...
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eyewitness news reporter diana rocco is live now outside of trump tower. diana. >>reporter: lori, good morning. donald trump swept every county in the state last night with the exception of his own here in manhattan. he celebrated here for about two hours, but today he is once again looking to the future and heading to indiana. >> so we don't have much of a race anymore. senator cruz is just about math mathematically eliminated -- mathematically eliminated. [ applause ] >> and we've won another state. >>reporter: new york voters gave donald trump the big win he was looking for in his home state. trump took nearly all of the him the only republican with a chance of clinching the nomination before the convention. governor john kasich came in a distant second in last night's primary, but he seems confident trump will not be nominated. >> they know they're not going to get enough votes to win it on the first ballot. and so we're going to be -- we're going to be deadlocked. >>reporter: meanwhile trump's closest rival, senator ted cruz says trump's win is just a politi
eyewitness news reporter diana rocco is live now outside of trump tower. diana. >>reporter: lori, good morning. donald trump swept every county in the state last night with the exception of his own here in manhattan. he celebrated here for about two hours, but today he is once again looking to the future and heading to indiana. >> so we don't have much of a race anymore. senator cruz is just about math mathematically eliminated -- mathematically eliminated. [ applause ] >> and...
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diana rocco live in brooklyn with the story. diana? >> reporter: ken good morning. police are searching for that predator this morning after he followed a 23-year-old jogger into this park with a knife. but this is what he looks like. police have just released a new sketch of the man and new video. he was caught on surveillance in nearby buildings. he is first seen walking then jogging down prospect park west by garfield place, around the time of the attack. police were here for the better part of the afternoon yesterday investigating. just after 5:00, the woman was jogging when the man came up behind her with a knife. she was able to fight him off. runners say it is usually the same group of people running and they see a lot of police in the park, even at early hours. >> usually a lot of runners and it is kind of the same group of people we see each other every morning. >> i feel safe because i see people frequently so you kind of look out for each other and >> reporter: the female victim was taken to the hospital with a cut to her finger. she got six stitches for
diana rocco live in brooklyn with the story. diana? >> reporter: ken good morning. police are searching for that predator this morning after he followed a 23-year-old jogger into this park with a knife. but this is what he looks like. police have just released a new sketch of the man and new video. he was caught on surveillance in nearby buildings. he is first seen walking then jogging down prospect park west by garfield place, around the time of the attack. police were here for the...
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we're live in midtown, i'm diana rocco, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> diana, thank you. >>> at 5:34, the board of elections being audited by the city comptroller after issues polling sites didn't open on time. another issue untrained precinct workers. the biggest problem was the more than 125,000 voters who were not able to cast their ballot in brooklyn. and it's still not clear why. despite all that, the director of the board of elections says the idea there are mass problems across the city is simply a misconception. >>> now, you can find complete election results on our website, abc7ny/nyvotes. we've also posted speeches from the candidates plus a look ahead to next week's primaries. >>> well, new this morning, mayor bill de blasio's campaign fundraising is now the focus of a federal investigation. grand jury subpoenas have been issued but the "new york times" reports that the mayor's reelection committee and the city's law department refuse to say whether they have received subpoenas. the investigation is centered on the mayor's efforts to raise money for democratic candidates in
we're live in midtown, i'm diana rocco, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> diana, thank you. >>> at 5:34, the board of elections being audited by the city comptroller after issues polling sites didn't open on time. another issue untrained precinct workers. the biggest problem was the more than 125,000 voters who were not able to cast their ballot in brooklyn. and it's still not clear why. despite all that, the director of the board of elections says the idea there are mass problems...
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diana rocco is live in brooklyn with new video for us. good morning diana. >> reporter: good morning lori. we have new video of the morning. police say that victim here, a 23-year-old jogger was jogging through this park around this time yesterday when the suspect knife. like. police just released the sketch. he is also caught on the nearby buildings, first walking and then later jogging down prospect park parkway west in the prospect park section of brooklyn around this time yesterday. the attack happened just after 5:00 yesterday morning. the woman was jogging when the man came up behind her with the knife, he wrestled her to the ground, assaulting her, but she fought the suspect off. police were here for the better part of the afternoon yesterday, investigating the attack. this is a very busy park and they want people living in this area to feel safe, but many don't until this predator is caught. >> i hate to have that happen in this park, it is so well used. it truly concerns me, that it could happen. >> reporter: that woman was taken
diana rocco is live in brooklyn with new video for us. good morning diana. >> reporter: good morning lori. we have new video of the morning. police say that victim here, a 23-year-old jogger was jogging through this park around this time yesterday when the suspect knife. like. police just released the sketch. he is also caught on the nearby buildings, first walking and then later jogging down prospect park parkway west in the prospect park section of brooklyn around this time yesterday....
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eyewitness news reporter diana rocco is live at the scene. diana? >> reporter: ken and lori, good morning. it's a tough morning for those families left homeless. those firefighters are recovering. we just learned that the 911 call came from the church last night when people inside smelled smoke. this is what is left of the five buildings on this block. three of them have been completely destroyed reduced to a pile of rubble. two others next to at this time badly damaged. more than 200 firefighters responded to the fast-moving fire that struck six alarms before they could knock it down. the flames got so intense that multiple structures started collapsing on firefighters. investigators believe it one of the buildings on the 270 block of arlington around 36:30 and quickly spread to the homes next door. fire crews had quite the challenge to keep it from spreading. 13 people were left homeless. there were injuries. everyone got out in time. >> hard to watch but the family is okay. that's what is important. >> everybody is fine. that's what i cared about
eyewitness news reporter diana rocco is live at the scene. diana? >> reporter: ken and lori, good morning. it's a tough morning for those families left homeless. those firefighters are recovering. we just learned that the 911 call came from the church last night when people inside smelled smoke. this is what is left of the five buildings on this block. three of them have been completely destroyed reduced to a pile of rubble. two others next to at this time badly damaged. more than 200...
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diana rocco, channel 7news. now bernie sanders and hillary clinton are getting ready to debate in brooklyn. the stage is set for a debate tonight and the location holds significance. sanders was born in brooklyn and clinton has her campaign headquarters there. good morning. >> reporter: good morning ken. this will be the first face-to- face meeting between hillary clinton and bernie sanders since sanders said clinton is unqualified to be president. clinton has a 10-point lead but both sides know they have to do well because this is a high stakes debate. bernie sanders and hillary clinton staged dueling rallies at the brooklyn navy yard. sanders, a brooklyn native wowed his crowd at washington square park and the surrounding streets, which were packed with thousands of people. >> jane and i left new york it is great to be back. thank you. >> reporter: sanders vowed to reform wall street and that brought up hillary clinton's private speeches for goldman sachs. >> i kind of think if that $220,000 speech was so extr
diana rocco, channel 7news. now bernie sanders and hillary clinton are getting ready to debate in brooklyn. the stage is set for a debate tonight and the location holds significance. sanders was born in brooklyn and clinton has her campaign headquarters there. good morning. >> reporter: good morning ken. this will be the first face-to- face meeting between hillary clinton and bernie sanders since sanders said clinton is unqualified to be president. clinton has a 10-point lead but both...
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eyewitness news reporter diana rocco is live in downtown brooklyn with more for us. diana. >>reporter: lori, good morning. peter liang's attorneys say that this juror had a very good reason for bias and likely lied to get on the jury that convicted liang. that is why they are asking for a mistrial. this morning that juror in question is speaking to eyewitness news. >> i believe i answered truthfully. >>reporter: michael vargus says he didn't do anything wrong when he was questioned prior to serving on the jury that convicted former nypd officer peter liang. court documents show vargus was asked have you or anyone very close to you been accused of a crime? his answer, not that i know of. talking about close family or yourself. vargus' response? no, no. however, vargus did not mention his now-deceased father had served time for an accidental shooting. the 62-year-old who was raised in orphanages says it never occurred to him. >> mr. vargus never raised me, he wasn't my father. in my mind, i don't have parents. >>reporter: liang's attorneys are also pointing at facebook posts
eyewitness news reporter diana rocco is live in downtown brooklyn with more for us. diana. >>reporter: lori, good morning. peter liang's attorneys say that this juror had a very good reason for bias and likely lied to get on the jury that convicted liang. that is why they are asking for a mistrial. this morning that juror in question is speaking to eyewitness news. >> i believe i answered truthfully. >>reporter: michael vargus says he didn't do anything wrong when he was...
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eyewitness news reporter diana rocco just arrived on the scene. diana? >> reporter: the bleecker street station is closed while police continue their investigation. scene. a man is recovering from slash wounds after some kind of dispute on the 6 train platform. this happened around 3:0 this morning. police -- 3:30 this morning. the man was slashed in the neck and hand. bellevue hospital. condition. there is no word, however, on the suspect. the suspect did flee the scene after this incident. this is the second slashing at this station over the last couple of months. in january an elderly woman was slashed riding the d train during her morning commute. her attacker also fled. back live now, the bleecker street station is closed while police continue to investigate. we are told that the 4 and 6 trains are bypassing this stop until the investigation here concludes. that's the latest from noho this morning, diana rocco, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you. >>> developing right now, one through a multifamily home in suffolk county. investigators say is th
eyewitness news reporter diana rocco just arrived on the scene. diana? >> reporter: the bleecker street station is closed while police continue their investigation. scene. a man is recovering from slash wounds after some kind of dispute on the 6 train platform. this happened around 3:0 this morning. police -- 3:30 this morning. the man was slashed in the neck and hand. bellevue hospital. condition. there is no word, however, on the suspect. the suspect did flee the scene after this...
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diana rocco is live in east new york. >> reporter: the victim's his son is going to be okay. after taking that bull that bullet, he was able to chase the robbers and see which way they went. it happened before closing last night. surveillance video shows the entire thing, you can see the store owner struggling with one of the robber whose has a gun pointed in his face. this happened after 11 inside the grocery store on new lots avenue. one man empties the drawer and the other one keeps the gun on the owner. the owner puts up a struggle and the shots were fired. the robbers got away with cash and cigarettes. the 35 year old store owner was hit in the happened and the hip and still able -- hand and the hip and able to run out of the store after the suspects that fled on foot and got in to a black honda driving away. the owner's father says he was shots. >> we heard the shots. i was worried about my son. my other son, he was across the street, him and his friend. they wanted to chase them. >> reporter: the owner's father said he told his son, next time give him the money, it was
diana rocco is live in east new york. >> reporter: the victim's his son is going to be okay. after taking that bull that bullet, he was able to chase the robbers and see which way they went. it happened before closing last night. surveillance video shows the entire thing, you can see the store owner struggling with one of the robber whose has a gun pointed in his face. this happened after 11 inside the grocery store on new lots avenue. one man empties the drawer and the other one keeps...
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diana rocco has more. this morning police are searching for a dark-colored honda or toyota. describing it as some type of sedan. the 45-year-old man, the victim here, was crossing the street in front of the boys and girls club just before 11:00 last night when he was struck by the driver who never stopped. the 911 call came in shortly after 11:00 last night. it happened here at the corner of 21st street and 30th road. police say the man was crossing when a dark-colored toyota or honda hit him and left the scene. the impact left the victim's shoes and pieces of the car in the intersection. the man was pronounced dead at elmhurst hospital a short time later. police are hopeful that pieces of the car left behind will lead them to their hit and run driver but people in this area say this is a dangerous intersection, it is not well- lit and drivers often speed here. >> you have kids coming out of the community center and you or go down there and cross the street. meanwhile, people have been trying to get a traffic light over here, but it hasn't happened. >> reporter: that 45-year
diana rocco has more. this morning police are searching for a dark-colored honda or toyota. describing it as some type of sedan. the 45-year-old man, the victim here, was crossing the street in front of the boys and girls club just before 11:00 last night when he was struck by the driver who never stopped. the 911 call came in shortly after 11:00 last night. it happened here at the corner of 21st street and 30th road. police say the man was crossing when a dark-colored toyota or honda hit him...
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diana rocco is live in midtown where donald trump cast his vote earlier this morning. diana. >> reporter: and andre, good afternoon. donald trump is hoping to sweep the delegates in his home state which would put him on the path to win the party nomination before the convention. if he does win here and win big today, he is calling on opponent ted cruz to drop out of the race. donald trump leaves trump tower and walks into the central synagogue in midtown tuesday after 10:00 inundated by media. when asked who he is voting for. >> easy decision are i he cast a ballot for himself. he is heavily favored among new york's republicans after values comment. if trump wins, he says he is calling on cruz to drop out of that's up to him. >> reporter: he is hoping to sweep all 95 of new york's republican delegates to propel him onto the nomination n order to do so he will need to win 50% of each congressional district. >> it's an honor. and my whole reason for doing this is to make america great again. >> reporter: cruz and kasich have already moved on to pennsylvania looking toward
diana rocco is live in midtown where donald trump cast his vote earlier this morning. diana. >> reporter: and andre, good afternoon. donald trump is hoping to sweep the delegates in his home state which would put him on the path to win the party nomination before the convention. if he does win here and win big today, he is calling on opponent ted cruz to drop out of the race. donald trump leaves trump tower and walks into the central synagogue in midtown tuesday after 10:00 inundated by...
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diana rocco is in the bronx with the latest. we are on the corner of home street and southern boulevard. you can see the street closed off and there are a number of emergency service crews on the scene there, focusing their attention on the building down the block there. 1232 southern boulevard. it is a charter school that is under construction. here is what we know about at 6:30 this morning. an engineer found the second floor structure of the building was unstable. we have news chopper over the scene there this morning. three apartment buildings on southern boulevard and six more on hoe avenue had to be evacuated. residents were evacuated until they can determine the structure is stable. this is causing a traffic back- up in the area because it closed portions of southern boulevard and there are also suspended service on the 2 and 5 trains this morning. service is suspended from 180 street all the way down to that is the latest from the longwood section of the bronx this morning. i'm diana rocco channel 7 eyewitness news. >>>
diana rocco is in the bronx with the latest. we are on the corner of home street and southern boulevard. you can see the street closed off and there are a number of emergency service crews on the scene there, focusing their attention on the building down the block there. 1232 southern boulevard. it is a charter school that is under construction. here is what we know about at 6:30 this morning. an engineer found the second floor structure of the building was unstable. we have news chopper over...
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diana rocco is live. >> reporter: just in the last few moments i have been told by the fire department that the fire has now been contained. the flames were so intense at one point they had to back everybody out of the building and fight the fire from overhead. it started after 11:00 last in brooklyn, this is what it looked like after fire crews arrived. video obtained by eye witness news, you can see the billowing flames coming from the roof, the fire quickly started 5- alarms forcing the firefighters out of the building, they had to fight the fire from above and took 250 firefighters several hours to gain control and it presented a challenge to save the adjoining buildings which included daycare and a church. it appears the fire started in a warehouse that house as bakery and a catering company. the fire department was able to save the adjoining buildings. parishioners were outside all night waiting to see if the church could be saved and they were able to save some of their more valuable things inside, the pastor is hoping the damage is minimal. >> water damage, a lot of smoke and t
diana rocco is live. >> reporter: just in the last few moments i have been told by the fire department that the fire has now been contained. the flames were so intense at one point they had to back everybody out of the building and fight the fire from overhead. it started after 11:00 last in brooklyn, this is what it looked like after fire crews arrived. video obtained by eye witness news, you can see the billowing flames coming from the roof, the fire quickly started 5- alarms forcing...
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eyewitness news reporter diana rocco is live now in midtown. >> reporter: lori, good morning, team owners will meet here later today for their annual board of governors meeting. topping the agenda this year is north carolina's bathroom law has -- this is just the latest pushback over north carolina's so-called bathroom law. charlotte was originally the winning bid city for 2017. this year's game was in toronto and nba all-star weekend filled with fun and fans. and big moneymakers for the host city. now new jersey senator booker along with the group of bipartisan lawmakers is calling on the league the move all of that -- to move all of that out of north carolina. not just nba stars that travel for the game. players bring families and a- listers come out for the celebrity games. the backlash is in response to the state's recently passed anti-lgbt law which prohibits transgender people from using public bathrooms in schools and government facilities that don't match the gender on their birth certificate. and nba commissioner adam silver called the law deeply concerning and this would not be
eyewitness news reporter diana rocco is live now in midtown. >> reporter: lori, good morning, team owners will meet here later today for their annual board of governors meeting. topping the agenda this year is north carolina's bathroom law has -- this is just the latest pushback over north carolina's so-called bathroom law. charlotte was originally the winning bid city for 2017. this year's game was in toronto and nba all-star weekend filled with fun and fans. and big moneymakers for the...
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diana rocco, live midtown with what is next on the campaign >> diane? >> and, david, good afternoon to you. donald trump left his residence just a short time ago. he's on his way to indiana today after last night's victory party here. hillary clinton, however, has two stops in philadelphia. both candidates took a moment to enjoy their home state. trail and more primaries. >> hillary clinton and donald trump are in a new york state of mind 24 hours after the hometown delivered losses. today you proved once again there's no place like home. >> we're going to end the very high level and get a lot more delegates than anybody projected, even in their wildest imaginations. >> this morning trump gave a wave leaving trump tower. he nearly swept the state, winning all counties but one. the gop front runner thanked his staff, tweeting new york, i love you. trump is calling for opponent ted cruz to drop out of the race after his comments of new york values. >> based on what i'm seeing, senator cruz is just about mathematically eliminated. the convention and has hi
diana rocco, live midtown with what is next on the campaign >> diane? >> and, david, good afternoon to you. donald trump left his residence just a short time ago. he's on his way to indiana today after last night's victory party here. hillary clinton, however, has two stops in philadelphia. both candidates took a moment to enjoy their home state. trail and more primaries. >> hillary clinton and donald trump are in a new york state of mind 24 hours after the hometown delivered...
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diana rocco is live. took several hours but does appear that firefighters have a handle on this. they continue to douse these flames from up above. they are just putting out hot spots. the fire did reach 5 alarms overnight. this is after crews arrived, this is a warehouse on the 600 block of parkside avenue that house as bakery and catering company. firefighters had to back out of the building because the flames were too intense. they started fighting them from overhead. this broke out after 11:00. it was difficult to fight because of the several adjoining buildings that spaned the block including a church and a daycare. the redemptive center was next door. both saved but some smoke and water damage did occur as far as the church is concerned. the fire department is working on a cause this morning, they have ruled out gas. >> because the fire was so involved gas, when we shut the gas mains down, there was no change in conditions. that led us to believe it probably, it probably wasn't gas fed. >> reporter: several streets are still closed in the area this morning as firefighters c
diana rocco is live. took several hours but does appear that firefighters have a handle on this. they continue to douse these flames from up above. they are just putting out hot spots. the fire did reach 5 alarms overnight. this is after crews arrived, this is a warehouse on the 600 block of parkside avenue that house as bakery and catering company. firefighters had to back out of the building because the flames were too intense. they started fighting them from overhead. this broke out after...
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diana rocco is live. >> reporter: good morning, police are looking for two men this morning, they are both described as 5'9", in their 20s, seen running from the scene here after shots were fired inside a second floor apartment off of rutgers newark campus, a rutgers student was shot and killed, another man is in critical condition. this happened before 10:00, newark police and rutgers police were called here, the shots were fired inside 28 central avenue, just upstairs from a the student died at university hospital. a second man not affiliated with the university was found outside on the street and in morning, both of the victims are in their 20s, this investigation continues, police are now issuing a warning to the rutgers students on campus, letting them know what was happening but do not believe any of them to be in danger this morning. three people were taken in to custodies they are now being questioned. that's is latest from newark. >>> a brooklyn man is facing a long list of charges after a gun and drug bust. joseph had five guns inside his crown heights home. the weapons disc
diana rocco is live. >> reporter: good morning, police are looking for two men this morning, they are both described as 5'9", in their 20s, seen running from the scene here after shots were fired inside a second floor apartment off of rutgers newark campus, a rutgers student was shot and killed, another man is in critical condition. this happened before 10:00, newark police and rutgers police were called here, the shots were fired inside 28 central avenue, just upstairs from a the...
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diana rocco is live at the vane with latest -- scene with latest information! den, good morning, this fire has closed down several roads in the area. >> reporter: and given firefighters quite a challenge this morning. he's a live look at ground video just live now. you can see the fire is now out. firefighters were able to knock that down just a few minutes ago. the fire originally started about 8:00 last night in these row of homes here. it reached three alarms before they were able to put it out. then this morning, at 6:00, you can see the flames billowing from the roof. the fire reignited. it did give firefighters quite a challenge. they rushed into the building they had to back out. here's what the fire chief said just a few moments ago. >> there was a localized collapse and one firefighter was injured and he was taken to the local hospital and he's being treated and his injuries are undetermined at this time. >> reporter: so the fire reignited on the second and third floor of the middle structures here. ten people were displace last night. that struck two
diana rocco is live at the vane with latest -- scene with latest information! den, good morning, this fire has closed down several roads in the area. >> reporter: and given firefighters quite a challenge this morning. he's a live look at ground video just live now. you can see the fire is now out. firefighters were able to knock that down just a few minutes ago. the fire originally started about 8:00 last night in these row of homes here. it reached three alarms before they were able to...