the nypd investigated a shooting in downtown brooklyn. it happened during rush hour and left a 16-year-old boy dead. >> juliet: fox fives robert moses is dead. >> juliet: fox 5 robert moses is at the scene and princess the latest. >> reporter: good morning to you, the cops are gone but there's still crime scene tape up there. this is a busy area by juniors a restaurant which is right across the street from this shooting steam. the shooting took place at the height of the evening rush hour as people were making their way home from work or making their way to berkeley center where a hockey game was getting underway. shortly after 6:00 p.m. last night at the height of evening rush or, 16-year-old armani hankins was shot in the head, he died of his injuries. an 18-year-old was also hit in the ankle, he is expected to be okay. running from the shooting scene after this took place. please believe this is a gang related. homicides in the city are up slightly this year but look at some numbers, these are provided of course by the nypd. through su

area with more on this. >> we're just across the street from the iconic juniors restaurant in downtown brooklyn, long island university, the brooklyn branch is a block away, scores of hotels near here, also barkley center is four five blocks away. that gives you an idea how busy this is during the evening rush, shortly before 8:00 last night a 16-year-old identified as armani jenkins was shot in the head, an 18-year-old was hit in the ankle, expected to be fine. running away from this shooting scene. i spoke to police and initial indications are this is saying related. no one is in custody. homicide across the city up this year. let's look isn't numbers through sunday, there were none to 8 were none to 88 homicide city-wide. that compared to 272 during the same period last year. i want to direct you to these numbers because they are quite alarming. indy 88th precinct there were seven homicides through sunday, that compared to two in the same period last year, that is a 250% increase not even counting this latest, side here. so far no arrests in this case, we expect the brooklyn borough presiden

. >>> developing news in downtown brooklyn. police are searching for suspects aafter a teen fight the turn -- suspects after a teen fight turns deadly. in this video, you can see a group of teens take off running down the sidewalk. seconds later, the group scatters and an 18-year-old victim who was shot in the ankle hops away. a 16-year-old who was shot in the head died. >> i was coming across the street. there was a bunch of young kids going crazy. and they ended up fighting over there. and next thing, boom, boom, boom and that was it. >> police recovered a gun a few blocks away. shell casings were scatter add cross the sidewalk and one bullet went through a parked van. >>> the search is on for three men accused of impersonating police in the bronx. video shows the suspects entering an apartment building on mayflower avenue on october 9th. police say the men banged on the doors and identified themselves as officers. when they got inside, they handcuffed the victims and stole their cellphones. >>> police in plainfield, new jers

. >> this terrifying scene played out with one of the busiest intersections in downtown brooklyn. ida segal is there with more on what witnesses say happened. >> reporter: we can report tonight that one of the teenagers was killed and a second teenager was shot, but he is expected to recover. it happened outside the applebee's restaurant. the shell casings are still on the ground outside the subway entrance. this is a bustling block here, especially during rush hour. when shots are suddenly fired, chaos follows. detectives took over this busy strip of flat bush avenue after two teenagers were shot outside the applebee's. one shot in the head and killed. >> they started fighting and it was like ten gunshots and it started in front of mcdonald's and ended over here. >> reporter: this security video shows the chaos just before the shooting. teenagers running down the block towards applebees and retreating after shots were fired. one victim is seen limping backward. police tell us an 18-year-old man was shot in the ankle, but a 17-year-old was hurt much more severely and shot in the h

. >> sarah wallace is in downtown brooklyn with the details, sarah. >> reporter: well, shiba and rob, 45-year-old blanche o'neil will be arraigned at any moment. she has been indicted by a grand jury for four felony accounts. only i-team cameras were there as sheriff's investigators with new york city's department of finance brought in the veteran cop who is assigned to the 83rd precinct. she was handcuffed in the front. this is a little bit of a bizarre case. sheriff's investigators tell us that o'neil in fact is accused of stealing a house. forging a deed on a property in brooklyn. now this apparently came to light when the rightful heir of the property tried to sell it in april this year and o'neil reported that she was the victim of deed fraud. investigators started digging a little deeper and now say that she was the one who perpetrated the fraud. as i said, she's expected to be arraigned at any moment, and her attorney tep ll us that she will be pleading not guilty. i'll have more on the story beginning at 5:00. we're live in downtown brooklyn, sarah wallace, news 4 new york. >>

>>> breaking news tonight, shots fired in downtown brooklyn, and teens take off running. tonight one is hurt and another killed. so far there have been no arrests. good evening, everyone. i'm maurice debois. >> and i'm kristine johnson. that teen fight turned deadly right in front of an applebee's restaurant in brooklyn. tracee carrasco is live tonight with the investigators on the scene. >> reporter: the gunman is still on the loose, and you can see the crime scene stretches almost the entire block here on flatbush avenue between dekalb and fulton street. a group of teens started to fight here, and they ended in front of the subway station where one teen was killed and another shot in the ankle. >> reporter: this exclusive surveillance video shows the moments of chaos before the shooting, and a group of teens take off running down the sidewalk on flatbush avenue, and the gunman among them. seconds later the group scatters, and you can see a 17- year-old victim shot in the ankle, hopping away. soot 17-year-old boy was -- another 17-year-old boy was shot in the head. >> ki

in downtown brooklyn, dave carlin, cbs 2 news. >> district attorney thompson says he wants congress to pass tougher legislation to make interstate gun trafficking a federal crime. >>> a passenger at kennedy airport was arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle liquid cocaine in oil and vinegar bottles. customs officials say officers made the discovery last week when they examined the bags of a man who arrived from mexico city. the officers opened the bottles you see smelling the chemicals. customs says the liquid cocaine weighed 11 pounds and had a street value of nearly $200,000. >>> the archbishop of newark is telling catholics not to take communion or other sacraments if they publicly reject church teaching. he is also telling them to avoid events that clash with church teachings. for example, a gay wedding. cbs 2's dick brennan here with more on what this means for catholics. dick. >> reporter: a lot of questions like what if you attend a gay wedding or publicly reject a church teaching? well, when he visited the u.s., pope francis preached of newark insists his letter is actually w

eyewitness news reporter stacey sager is in downtown brooklyn stacy. >> reporter: yeah, dave, this is really the start of a city wide look at community health. 18 different communities here in brooklyn at the start of this study, and the city's health commissioner along with brooklyn's borough president just got through explaining the details. now they say this is really the first time in nearly a decade that community health has been looked at in this way, so these studies were long overdue. here are the factors that they assessed in communities around the city. now they looked at obesity, childhood, emergency room visits due to asthma, infant mortality, housing, air quality, and the number of supermarkets per square foot. the community that fared the worst was brownsville where life expectancy is 11 years less than it is in the financial district. now that is the best community for health city wide. now the question is really can residents or can the city create change. >> bad health is as contagious as a cold. you could independently be healthy as an individual but if you are livin

juliet: one teenager is dead and another wounded a busy intersection in downtown brooklyn. we will tell you the details and more of an investigation. natalie gulbis tukwila skull and world series tickets? not exactly. we will tell you how much he is asking for and what you use the money for. juliet: it was finally here, mets fans have been waiting for years a years a years for this, the world series begins in kansas city, we have played a reaction and fan reaction as well. ben: good morning, i am ben juliet: i am juliet huddy, i am trying to find -- ben: mike woods is wearing brown. juliet: a little orange in most right. >> meteorologist: i was putting my wardrobe together. juliet: don't you look great? >> meteorologist: change three tons in five minutes. what is going on over is there? ben: she disappeared. what is going on? >> meteorologist: good morning. a little cool out side. it was 40 at newark, 40 in sussex and monticello, colder and yesterday. it is 1 degrees cooler at central park, 70 degrees cooler in newark, considering yesterday temperatures were 10 to 20 degree

jog down on the best sandwiches in the world because cats delhi is opening the new delhi in downtown brooklyn. it will be one of 55 vendors in the mark a halt. this will be the first satellite shop opening in 1917. the eatery is expected to open in spring of next year. juliet: many servers are putting customers at risk by ignoring a simple rule of food safety, gloves. researchers at william paterson university have observed nearly 500 transactions. they found in only seven cases of food worker changed their gloves after handling food and money before moving on to the next customer. >> = to 1%. almost 100% of the time, they are not changing their gloves. juliet: the embrace of bacteria mantra, no more. the researchers tell us the concern is real because coliform bacteria was found on bills collected during the study. speaking of. ben: imagine going into a restaurant and no longer having to be that it not because you're trying to stick anybody but because you do not have to any more. juliet: that is taking place in new york city but there is a catch. emil obviously will have to cost you more. r

. >> a teenager is facing murder charges for a downtown brooklyn shooting that left a 16-year-old police arrested 17-year-old malik peters accused of shooting two teens, one fatally, on monday. it happened outside an applebee's at flat bush. the security video shows the chaos as teenagers ran from the scene. the teen died after being shot in the head. >> two robbers held up three mcdonald's fast food restaurants in newark in two hours. the first was hit at 6:00 a.m. on clinton avenue. about a half hour later, the mcdonald's on mccarter highway and then 45 minutes later they tried to rob the one on west market street. two men were involved driving a dark vehicle and at the last stop, one robber tried to climb through the drive through window. they made off with an undisclosed amount of money and none from the other two. police describe him with shoulder length dread looks wearing a gray hooded shirt. no one was injured. >> happy halloween of course. a wild night in the village, but it am cans with a warning for police. >> it's that time of year. halloween is here that means thousands are

we're live tonight at federal court in downtown brooklyn, sandra bookman, eyewitness news. >> that should be interesting. >>> we're going to move on now, you hear that music. to the mets. they're just two wins from the world series. the team is now in chicago for game 3 tomorrow. the mets lead the series 2-0, winning the first two games of the best of seven series. we have two reports tonight. sports anchor rob powers is here on preparations for the big game and aj ross talking to mets fans in the bronx, the home turf of the yankees. >> games 1 and 2 couldn't have gone better for the mets. now they're on the road and there's an old saying that a seven-game series doesn't really the road team wins a game. the mets are now the road team in this series. workout at wrigley chance to see a place where they haven't played all that well lately. mets haven't won a game at wrigley since may of 2013. so they know what they're getting in to here. they're young and up in the series but that doesn't mean they're going to let up on the gas pedal bit. >> we've come in here a lot of games and had very we

. >>> new this morning, we know the name of a teenager shot and killed in downtown brooklyn. the bullets flew in the middle of rush hour. "today in new york's" katherine creag is in brooklyn where community leaders are upset obviously about what has happened here, kat. >> reporter: absolutely, michael. furious and saddened by this young person being killed. he was shot in the head. 16-year-old armani hawkins. we want to show you video of what happened. detectives set up tape here. the nypd has set up the teenager who died. armani hankins was shot in the head. an 18-year-old man was shot in the ankle and remains in the hospital. surveillance video from the restaurant shows a group of people running towards dekalb avenue towards flat bush avenue extension. gunfire erupted and they ran back from where they came. this was around 6:00 at night. people who live in the area say there are some teenagers who start fights when the nearby schools let out. >> you have the long island college, you have some high schools in the back over here. it's always during that time period when the k

he's holding a briefing at the office of emergency management in downtown brooklyn. we'll check in when the mayor comes out to speak. >>> a state of emergency is in city and towns there prepare for days of heavy winds and rain. equipment brought in to replace a mile-long berm in manasquan. anything that can be tossed around like benches and trash cans were removed. governor christie told residents to be prepared but not to panic. >> now is the time for you to begin to prepare for hunkering down and dealing with the storm. >> governor christie says he knows many people may be nervous because of the devastation caused by superstorm sandy but he says the state is prepared to handle whatever comes. >> especially for some folks in new jersey who are watching lee's forecast and tracking the storms, it's understandable that so much of their shoreline and towns near the water still smarting from the devastation three years ago. they're getting ready as well. rob. >> absolutely. good evening. it's drizzling here right now and this city is absolutely no going to watch the fore

reporting live over downtown brooklyn, shannon sohn, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> busy news night. thanks for watching. i'm bill ritter.

in downtown brooklyn, diane macedo, cbs 2 news. >> police say the second victim is an 18-year-old man. he is expected to be okay. >>> this just in, the missing man we reported on cbs 2 news yesterday has been found. the 87-year-old juan gonzalez was last seen saturday when he left his apartment to surround tier in queens. the family says he has been found safe. he is currently at the hospital listed in good condition. >>> police in stanford, connecticut have released a sketch of a rape suspect. a 30-year-old woman was attacked this month as she jogged in a park before sunrise. the man dragged her to the shore of the long island sound behind bushes and grass. the woman did not take a cellphone on the jog and she reported the attack after she ran home. >>> police are searching for three men wanted for impersonating police in bronx. video shows the suspects entering an apartment building on mayflower avenue october 9th. police say they banged on the doors of two apartments and identified themselves as police. they went inside, handcuffed the victims and stole their cellphones. >>> the ch

junior's is located of course in downtown brooklyn but, chris, the key thing is there is also a junior's in times square so we're going to find out -- >> if you can get that 65 cent slice? >> we'll have to vet that. >> see if there's a 10 cent tax so it's 75 cents. >> i had junior's two weeks ago and it was mighty fine. >> you're still wearing it. >> i am. >> sticks to the ribs, that's for sure. this morning, not as chilly. you don't need that hot oatmeal that you had yesterday morning to keep yourself waiting. it's cool but not cold. in the upper 40s in town right now. bit of a breeze but it's now west and eventually southwest. that's what's bringing in the warmer temperatures. the headlines, 22. going to warm it up. let that warmup begin for the next two days. minimal shower threat this week. maybe a spritz or two on thursday. that's about it. then it cools down again by the end of the week. some ups and downs with the temperatures. today it's back up. normal high 62. back above normal with 69 yesterday. the high of 53 well below normal. the temperature today, that trend will continue

this morning, police release the name now of the 16-year-old gunned down on a busy street in downtown brooklyn. katherine creag is there with the very latest, kat. >> reporter: this was the scene of such chaos. you see people running this way and running back and yet commuters trying to figure out what was going on. in the end tragically a 16-year-old was killed. there were so many shots fired that detectives set up a lot of evidence markers showing where shot casings fell on the ground. the nypd has identified the teenager who died, armani hankins. he was only 16 years old. an 18-year-old was shot in the ankle taken to a hospital. surveillance video shows a group of people running towards dekalb avenue. then gunfire erupts and they run back from where they came. this was around 6:00 at night. busy as it can be in this area. people who heard the gunshots described it as mayhem. >> i think there was like ten gunshots and then it started in front of mcdonald's and ended over here. >> reporter: and elected leaders are furious and saddened by what happened. the brooklyn borough officer and council

we are live in downtown brooklyn where he's expected to face a judge today. >> reporter: we're waiting furpt lawyer to get here to the brooklyn criminal courthouse so that he can go before a judge. it's expected to happen momentarily. police arrested the 39-year-old on tuesday, on assault, criminal possession of a weapon, and child endangerment charges. that's after the parent of band student told police hughes duct taped their child's mouth, which left cuts and minor swelling on the nine-year-old's face. now according to to the department of education, hughes is a volunteer band leader in is 292 in east new york. news 4 has done stories it about that marching band called the soul tigers, which in 2010 was trying to raise money through fundraising, now the details of what exactly caused this particular incident are unclear, but of course, we'll learn more once he does go before a judge. in the meantime though, the doe has responded and said hughes will no longer be allowed ton. volunteer at that school or any other in the new york system because of that alleged incident. that's the lat

grammy and oscar winner jennifer hudson performed for thousands at a charter school rally in downtown brooklyn. teachers, students and parents marched across the brooklyn bridge to the steps of city hall. they want mayor de blasio to support the growth of charter schools across the five boroughs claiming thousands of city school children are trapped in underperforming schools. >> gasoline tanker truck overturned and burst into flames along the new jersey turnpike. you see the video from earlier of the right side. a live skyfox video on the scene right now on the left. it happened on the northbound kearney at 3:30 this afternoon. state police say the driver of the truck is unaccounted for right now. >> the u.s. justice department announced 6,000 federal prisoners will get early releases. those inmates are nonviolent drug offenders serving out sentences deemed as excessive. the justice department says it could impact about 40,000 prisoners over the next few years. >>> the civilian complaint review board has confirmed that an nypd officer used excessive force when he wrongfully detained former te

. >> reporter: in downtown brooklyn, across the street from the university campus and a famous restaurant and right above a subway stop, two people were hit, including a teenager who was shot in the head and so many people who witnessed the violence. >> everybody was devastated. the kid got shot. it was a young kid. when it was over, i don't know. but it's sad. it's a young kid that got shot. >> two young people were shot and a lot of young people out here on the street. there are a number of surveillance cameras on the street. so police may well have good video of that if those cameras work. again, no one arrested for the shooting. reporting live from flatbush avenue, jim dolan, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> new tonight, a 7-year-old girl is now on life support after choking on her food during lunch at school. her family is demanding answers, wondering how this happened. meanwhile the emt, the only one who tried to save the little girl's life, now suspended. lucy yang in kips bay. >> noelia-lisa echavarria is here surrounded by her weeping family. they fear she may have choked on her lu

rosanna: two teenagers shot in downtown brooklyn. greg: it happened right outside the applebee's. rosanna: one of them did not survive, by the way. a young girl. greg: randolph holder killed in the line of duty. the gun that they found in the river, it is the murder weapon it is not geared a they -- okay. city. the team is out there warming up. we are anticipating the first home game friday night. this is a live look at where the royals play. mike is saying it is a possibility. i think -- don't they have a waterfall in the that? i think they have a waterfall in the outfield. we will see what happens. rosanna: i think they have it is looking good for the weather on friday. greg: mike and rosanna, we're very happy to claim some credit for the met celebration at pearl harbor yesterday. we saw it in the morning. rosanna: the borough president. greg: a lot of people showed up. that helped. congratulations. rosanna: it also helped that you had john franco thayer. some signage. that is good. mike, i do not want you hedging. it is not like yes and no. greg: your best guess. mike: some. no

downtown brooklyn. what is going on. >> reporter: good morning, plaza. they're doing background noise. they're doing mic checks to get program underway. what a program they have in store. 15,000 people are expected. let me step out of the way. many people converging on tappan plaza. this program is expected to start in the next hour. what they are ishing for here, is what they cale -- pushing for is equality for all students. they want to make sure parents, their students, that their children are in school systems that work for them. this is being put on by parents who believe in the charter school system. i want to introduce you to one of them. her name is jessica ramos. she is a parent of kids ranging from age of 14 to a toddler. >> correct. >> reporter: you will be speaking here today. sorry it is so loud. i hope viewers understand what you're saying. first off, why are you speaking here today? >> i think every child deserves high quality education. i think it is what every child deserves no matter race or income. it is, it is the right thing to do fo

they're in downtown brooklyn. i had some junior's a couple of weeks ago. i want to say it was a okay. >> it's still good. >> very good. >> so good. >>> 5:14. nothing like a new york style cheesecake that weighs about 18 pounds. >> right. >> a slice. >> per square inch. >> per slice. nothing like it. >> good stuff though, indeed. >>> today good stuff weather wise heading in. we turn th corner on the unseasonably cold. the warmup begins this afternoon. minimal shower threat this afternoon. maybe a sprinkle thursday late, that's about it. it does cool down by the end of the week and into the start of the weekend. not as cold as this latch st batch of air. out across the island we see a lot of upper 40s from baiting hollow to east port. down the new jersey shore in the 40s. upper 40 seaside park. tom's river. east brunswick at 43. parsippany at 43. 38 in sloatsburg. 38 in sloatsburg is not as cold as yesterday morning, that was 24, 25 there. cold front sitting to the north. notice where it's moving, more west to east. not dropping south. high pressure that's b

steve: downtown brooklyn investigating a deadly shooting outside of an applebee's restaurant. skyfoxhd overhead earlier on dekalb in flatbush avenues. two people shot after fight at shot after friday the 17th of this dead. an 18-year-old was shot in ankle and is expected to be okay. police have not made any rest. tonight a strong show of support for police officers across the city. the pro-police rallies come on the heels of the death of officer holder. zachary keys has the latest. reporter: here in brooklyn the death of officer holder change the narrative. not to point the finger but to wrap their arms around them. >> i think police officers are doing a great job and helping to serve the community. >> we pray lord against violence. believe pray against the marauders and raiders of goodwill. reporter: a teachable moment joined by police church leaders and activists like tony herbert. >> we support our police officers no matter what you believe. reporter: they came to condemn our killing. the former officer ran off older here. >> it comes with a sense of responsibility. or for

the best corn beef and pastrami sandwichs in the world, the deli is opening in new delhi in downtown brooklyn. it will be one of 55 vendors in the market all at city point. this will be the first satellite shop since it opened in 1917, 98 years ago. the eatery is expected to open in the spring of next year. juliet: you might not be your calculator or do any math isn't for actual looking at the numbers. some people like to do the calculator thing. we are talking about next time you go out to eat in manhattan. ben: celebrity chef danny meyer is about to get rid of tipping at all his establishment's. fox 5's robert moses joins us live outside one of the better known restaurants. it isn't interesting move. >> reporter: this is one of myers's renowned restaurants, plenty of seats are available as you can see, but that won't be the case later on. it is always crowded down here. tipping should be an option, he says hospitality in his words is a team sport. in a move that could what the appetite of other restaurants to follow suit the head of the union square hospitality group danny meyer says he wil

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thousands of demonstrators making their voices heard today in downtown brooklyn. dari: a former "american idol" star was there to help. sharon crowley joins us with more on the pro charter school rally. >> reporter: that's right. star power helped fuel the cause thanks to jennifer hudson who charter school advocates want more recognition and funding from the city. the groups took its concern to the steps of city hall. [music] >> jennifer hudson performed during the rally in brooklyn. [music] >> reporter: teachers parents, and students marched across the brooklyn bridge, ending up on the steps of city hall. the group wants new york city mayor bill de blasio to be more supportive of expanding charter schools here. >> every school should be the same across the board. we're here today to right what's been wrong for so many years. >> reporter: what's been wrong? >> it has not been the same playing ground for everybody. >> reporter: she has two children in a charter school. >> i love it. it's amazing. i think i'm really challenged. >> i want to be a scientist. >> report

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. >>> this morning an apparent gang related attack in downtown brooklyn, a shooting is prompting action. 16-year-old amare henkins of queens was killed and an 18- year-old wounded. witnesses say the shooting started after some sort of argument between two groups of young people. no arrests brooklyn borough president eric adams is holding a news conference to address gun violence. >>> you're never more than 7 minutes away from weather and traffic. >> some big old big time rain is coming our way. here's our camera in midtown, a great day for today until that rain gets here. we're looking at what's going to be the rain from just south of d. c., cincinnati down south coming up north. that's the leftover remnants of patricia. today we're going to be looking at a nice moon dropping behind manhattan and temperatures have been around 46 degrees. it's a bit on the cool side to start the day. we'll be looking at what's going to be temperatures today, as the temperatures go into the afternoon we're going to be getting near 60 degrees i bet you. heather's looking at your commute. >> i want to show

." >> reporter: moskowitz was at the first charter rally in downtown brooklyn attended by over 18,500 people. jennifer hudson sang. [ music ] >> reporter: but complaints about public schools were the same. >> the school exposed children to the idea of prison when it should have been exposing them to the idea of college. >> reporter: meanwhile, city hall says it will find space for all the new charters that have been approved but they have until march for schools that won't open until next september. the rally was also loaded with political implications. both eva moskowitz of success academy and bronx borough president rubin diaz junior are potential challengers to mayor de blasio in 2017. kristine and maurice? >> thank you. >>> well, still ahead tonight, some charter schools may be among those testing out the concepts of homework-free weekends. it's a new plan in some school districts. we'll explain why and the difference it may make with students. >> new at 5:00 a man shot trying to stop a group of suspected car thieves is talking about his ordeal tonight. cbs 2's diane macedo tells

eyewitness news reporter sandy kenyon is outside the federal courthouse in downtown brooklyn sandra. >> reporter: yeah, liz and david, this first day in court the mob. new york city, mofia 101, everything from the hierarchy to the social crimes committed. all of this as the government laid out its case against vincent asaro. >> 80-year-old alleged mobster vincent asaro could only listen as the assistant attorney told the jury in opening arguments that he helped plan the infamous 1978 robbery at jfk airport, the heist immortalized in the mob movie goodfellas. asaro was arrested and charged last year. the prosecutor today claimed his cut of the 6 million stolen, more than $500,000. on the witness stand for most of the day, former crime family underboss turned government informant sal salvatari and he described head. in cross examination of vitale, the defense attorney sought to portray the witnesses against asaro as murders, liars and turncoats period of timing from their testimony. >> reporter: also expected to testify here over the next few days a former mob boss who is supposed to t

it also has more college students in downtown brooklyn than boston and cambridge combined. there's been a great number of young people who have come to brooklyn, who are contributing to our fantastic innovation culture, but who are struggling with the fundamentals of today's economy and higher education structure that is working against them. and that's why we're here on the floor of the house of representatives fighting the change -- to change that. mr. swalwell: here on the floor, any californian would be nervous when he or she's outnumbered by floridians. we're joined by the gentleman from florida who represents west palm beach, jupiter, martin county area. what are you hearing in your district about student loan debt? >> first of all, want to thank the gentleman from california for putting this together and really your leadership. you've been at this for years now, talking to other members of congress on both sides of the aisle, reminding them about what a critical issue this is. mr. murphy: whether i'm talking to constituents in my district or people throughout the sta

police are searching for the gunman who killed a teenager in a gang-related shooting in downtown brooklyn last night in front of the applebee's. the dispute broke out between two groups of teens. the boy was shot in the head and died. an-year-old was wounded in the -- >> we must be part of the plan we have a gang problem in the city. steve: that incident still under investigation. dari: we have breaking news right now at 5:08 out of long island where suffolk county police chief james burke stepped down as a federal probe has been reopened into his alleged beating of a suspect who was accused of breaking into the police chief's car. this was in 2012. burke's attorney is denying any wrongdoing and claims his client's decision to step down is solely based on personal and family reasons. steve: for the first time, donald trump finds himself trailing in a national poll. dr. ben carson has taken a lead in the republican presidential race, leading 26% to 22% in a "new york times" cbs survey released today. both have a commanding lead over the rest of the field. marco rubio was third with 8 perce

the lower east side deli confirmed it will open its first branch in the dekalb market hall in downtown brooklyn. the owners want to make it customer base that's been coming to their restaurant for generations. the new location described as an outpost not a full restaurant. it's set to open next year. >>> it's a picture-perfect way to promote business. some local retailers are taking advantage of the selfie generation and cashing in. cbs 2's meg baker shows us how. >> reporter: like most millennials christina takes plenty of selfies. >> just because it's a funny way to communicate to friends quickly what's going on in my world. >> reporter: that's exactly the trend businesses are banking on. >> people are obsessed with taking pictures. >> reporter: it's why the ceo of juice generation in manhattan's financial district installed this selfie wall. customers can snap a picture and post it on social media. >> especially today if you don't document it, it didn't happen. >> reporter: plenty of other businesses use cameras so products. in soho clients can get a photo box pick of their perfect advertise

amy: he was outside washington in 2008 in now it is in downtown brooklyn. lead in new york now.heir personal offices in midtown. i think putting it near where they live. it is funny, because people said they put it in at brooklyn. hip brooklyn. it is in the least hip part. brian: i will rate back to you some of the things you said and get your take. people close to bill clinton have told me repeatedly -- amy: yeah. brian: how often did you hear it? amy: i hear it all the time, people who are close to bill clinton. it drives them crazy. you say, he was impeached. but to them, that was a drummed up scandal by his political rivals. i think there is a lot of thinking about president clinton's legacy that he doesn't get the reverence he deserves in the party. brian: he has a $2 billion foundation. is that reverence? amy: absolutely. but the way you have a republicans talk about ronald reagan, he is the gold standard. at hisd the debate library in front of his plane. i think that bill clinton people think, he came in after a failed administration, after carter, he had to assemble a co

this morning, teenager now facing charges in the shooting death of a 16-year-old boy on a busy downtown brooklyn street. 17-year-old malik peters opened fire outside an appleby's restaurant. surveillance video showed a large group of teenagers running after shots rang out. peters faces charges this morning including murder. >>> a woman was shot while she was riding a bus. she felt that bullet fly past her head. news 4 obtained surveillance video from a nearby store showing what happened after shots rang out. she's bandaged and bruised but says she's okay. her brother translated for her. she says she doesn't remember much, just being scared. >> she feel something warm come into her hair. >> not on the bus for a while? >> no. >> police believe that at least three round were fired and that the bus was not the target. authorities are looking for several suspects. >>> a family of a seven-year-old girl on life support is mourning her death today. she has been on life support since wednesday when she choked on food at school in brooklyn. they were praying for a miracle and now they've hired an attorney

. >>> this morning the parent gang related shooting in downtown brooklyn is prompting action from the borough president. 16-year-old amari henkins was killed and an 18-year-old wounded when gunfire broke out last night. the shooting started after some sort of argument between two groups of young people. . >> they started fighting, and then there was like ten gun shots and it started in front of mcdonald's and ended over here. it was sad. >> no arrests have been made and brooklyn borough president eric adams is holding an 8 a.m. news conference to address gun violence in the community. >>> time is 4:40. you're never more than 7 minutes away from weather and traffic beginning with meteorologist bill evans and the accuweather forecast. >> today we're going to be looking at clear skies to start out and a really pretty morning. the temperature is in the 40s actually around the five boroughs. we're looking at the full moon and 47 degrees. thanks to kala's crew for giving us a full moon shot. we're looking at a i did of sunshine. clouds will increase in the south and west. there might be a s

this morning we've learned the name of the teenager shot and killed in downtown brooklyn, 16- year-old amari henkins and an 8- year-old was wounded at flatbush avenue. borough president eric adams is holding an 8 a.m. news conference to address gun violence in the community. at 7:25, developing this morning in a deadly shooting at a gas station in irvington, investigators believe the 57- year-old victim was a worker at the getty station. the shooting happened just before 8 last night. no arrests have been made. >>> it is 7:25. here in vineland, home of progresso, but just one kind of chicken. white breast meat chicken every time. so if you're not going to make your own chicken soup tonight, do what we do...make it progresso. this moment is perfect in every way just like my kid gooey...flaky...happy. toaster strudel. now with more icing. >>> an amazin run has led to this. the mets and royals face off in game 1 of the world series. the mets play their first world series game since 2000 starting at 8:07 p.m. they held their final workout in kansas city yesterday. they're trying to win the

avoid that spot. 4 and 6 trains, track work downtown. 42nd into the brooklyn bridge. long island railroad, metro north, new jersey transit on or close to schedule. street cleaning rules are in effect. >>> new details this morning on a shooting in harlem that left one man dead and another injured. it happened around 8:00 at the intersection of 112 and 7th avenue. a 23-year-old man was shot in the torso and head. ems rushed him to the hospital but it was too late. the second victim, a 34-year- old man hailed a taxi to harlem hospital where he is in critical but stable condition. so far police have not made any arrests and the motive is unclear. >>> police are searching for the person that opened fire in upper manhattan hitting a man in the head. he is recovering after being shot outside his building in harlem. it happened on tuesday. the gunman was riding a dirt bike at the time. >> this happened so fast. i don't know who they were shooting at or why. >> the police officer was with him. two more inches and you probably would be in the morgue rather than in the er. >> he

downtown brooklyn. it will be part of the city's point, a huge housing and retail development set to open next year. >>> and getting a beer at a ball game now, a do the-it- yourself effort. self-serve stations debuted this week in philadelphia. customers can add up to $40 on a saturday and then tap the card next to their beer of choice and pour. right now, there's only one station but there are plans to add more if it's successful. >> i love it. because i don't usually drink a full beer so having the option the to only pour half a beer is great. >> it resets itself every eight minutes so there's a process in place to make sure we're compliant with the law. >> employees will still be present to check ids and refuse service the to anyone who is visibly impaired. two big name travel websites are teaming up. jill wagner is live at the new york stock exchange. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. walmart's recent earnings report was a big miss. the retailer unexpectedly predicted sales will fall next yea

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the 4 and 6 train downtown running express from 42nd street to the brooklyn bridge. delays in both directions on the 2 train. if you're getting on the major commuter trains, lirr had a suspension last night. everything is back on track for the morning commute. all running without delays or service changes. >> lauren, thanks very much. in fact, the mta also promising to improve your ride to work now that the agency has approved its $29 billion capital budget. so four new metro north stations can be built in the east bronx. hopes for utica avenue subway extension, that's being revived. funding cuts could slow the completion, darlene, of the 2nd avenue subway, in a shocking development. the city of new york agreed to put more money into the mta to get some of these projects done. >>> well, the military is trying to figure out how a surveillance balloon broke loose in maryland and floated more than 100 miles away. fighter jets from the national guard base in atlantic city were scrambled as the unmanned balloon sailed into pennsylvania. people on the ground used their cel

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we'll talk about our subway status, 6 trains, we have downtown service express only 14th street into the brooklyn bridge. you have metro north new haven line. you have that track work. long island railroad, both running on or close to schedule. using the van wyck the southbound side check out that delay leaving the kew gardens interchange. it's an accident on the ramp to the westbound side of the belt, 30 minutes at the lincoln tunnel. 20 minutes at the george washington bridge. a great ride going to the holland tunnel. we have alternate side of the street parking rules in effect for today. lori over to you. >>> thanks so much. and meteorologist bill evans has your accuweather forecast. >> we've got sunshine, clouds, a pretty morning outside. we should be at 50 degrees. we're at 55. a great start to the day. a couple of showers around putnam, dutchess county with a southwest wind coming in. that's going to warm us up nicely. second front is back in the great lakes. that's going to pour colder air in tomorrow. today we get to 67 this afternoon, with sunshine. it's a little chillier tomorrow, 56, t

we still have downtown 4 and 6 street to the brooklyn bridge stop. otherwise, subways look good. major commuter lines running on or close to schedule. we'll have your next weather and trafblg update on the 4s. >>> new this morning, an nypd officer is in the hospital, the victim of a hit-and-run in queens. it happened late last night in glendale. the scene is at 80th street and cooper avenue. sheldon dutes is there. sheldon, what happened? >> reporter: darlene, right now the search continues for that suv driver who barrelled through this intersection, hitting that off-duty police officer. this happened around 9:30 last night. it was raining, the roads were slick. that off-duty police officer was at the time trying to cross the street near the intersection of 80th and cooper avenue when the driver of a toyota suv hit him and kept on going. that officer was taken to the hospital for a head injury and is recovering right now. police tell us that police officer is conscious and alert this morning and is listed in stable condition. back to you. >> all right. sheldon, thank you. >>> rig

lets head to our maps and we'll talk about our subway status, 4 and 6 trains, downtown express only, 14th street to the brooklyn bridge, should have been cleared away by 5 a.m. it's running a little late and delays, signal problems at quartz street. street cleaning rules are in >>> thank you. well, the mets are now just two games away from the world series after beating the cubs 4- 1 in game 2 of the national league championship series. >> the team tweeted this picture overnight as the players were boarding the plane bound for chicago. they will feel the spirit of fans from here all the way to the windy city. >> two down, two to go >> i love it, the mets fans get one day to rest their voices as series. rob powers has new reaction after the big win. >> another powerful performance from syndergaard, another offensive onslaught from murphy. the mets head to chicago up two games to none. this team is really something. the world series. >> and the mets sure are playing well, a slumping david wright gets in on the fun with inning. daniel murphy's next. the post season hero does it again, a 2-run home run. in his last