reporting live this morning from downtown brooklyn, janelle burrell, cbs 2 news. >> all right. thank you. >>> chaotic moments in brooklyn last night after a car plows into pedestrians killing one person. the vehicle slammed into a tree before flipping onto the sidewalk on flatbush avenue. a 50-year-old man was hit by the car and pronounced dead. the victim is the 12th pedestrian to die on city streets since halloween. >>> a security scare at miami international airport leads police to board a plane. >> everybody out. on the front. everybody out. on the front. >> a passenger recorded the moment officers told everyone to put their hands on their heads and clear out. the fbi says the scare was trigger when had a passenger got through security yesterday with items that looked suspicious. the passenger was found and the bags were searched and the items deemed safe. but a large section of the airport was shut down, delaying passengers for hours. the bag whose bag was searched was cooperative and faces no charges. >>> still ahead here, students get their way after a massive protest at

there were hundreds of people, perhaps more than 1,000 people in downtown brooklyn. they disrupted traffic leading to the brooklyn bridge. fast food and other low wage workers across the country will walk off the job in protest today calling for a nationwide $15 minimum wage, also the right to unionize. we do expect mayor de blasio to be here around 6:30 a.m. this is taking place across the country. also, thousands of protesters, michael, expected to pickett at the republican presidential debate in milwaukee tonight. they certainly want to get their voices heard, not just on local issues but nationwide. >> it has become a national issue. thank you very much. >>> 5:07. right now today dozens of students on long island could try to go back to king park high school despite being suspended over a sexting scandal. two 14-year-old boys were arrested for recording and distributing an underage girl engaged in a sexual act with boys. administrators took it too far when they suspended anyone who received or forwarded the video. >> the superintendent has to be very careful on wh

live over paterson, john del giorno, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> and workers are rallying in downtown brooklyn demanding $15 an hour as the minimum wage. >> eyewitness news reporter kala rama is live in brooklyn with the report. >> reporter: hey ken, good morning. since 6:00 this morning, this sign has really told the story, you can see vote for 15. fight for 15 and the group that put this on calling for hundreds of workers the basically protest here in 270 cities. mayor de blasio just addressed the group is a saying there will no longer be tale of two cities if people are paid 15 dollars an hour. just listen. >> i think it makes a huge difference in our one nyc planners our vision for the future of the city, we show that you can get 800,000 new yorkers out of poverty if you give them the $15 an hour minimum wage. it's as simple as that. >> reporter: remember, protests start just one year exactly away from the presidential election. we're live if brooklyn, cam -- live in brooklyn, kala rama, eyewitness news. >> gwb problems? >>> the upper level of the george washington bridge the closed down u

she's in downtown brooklyn. >> as you mentioned, food comas couldn't stop hardcore shoppers from cashing in on black friday deals tonight. they say these deals were well worth the long waits. you mentioned from square to brooklyn, big retailers have been doing all they can to get people through their doors. even at this hour it seems like it worked. >> he's going to be the man who picks what he wants. >> reporter: tis the season for giving and perhaps getting a little something for yourself. with enticing door busters and limited time offers, black friday shoppers had plenty of options to choose from. >> all the way from scotland. >> do you got a budget? >> not at all. >> so you're buying for me today? no budget? >> grab what you like. no problem. >> reporter: in the heart of times square, families from australia to north carolina anxiously waited for hours to get inside this toys r us where inside they were greeted by fest ive music, friendly owls, and huge deals on stocking stuffers. electronics seemed to be the big draw for shop-holics in brooklyn gifts they've been scoping out for a

katherine creag is in downtown brooklyn with more. >> reporter: good morning to you, darlene. we were there, as you know, out at that scene of that fatal hit-and-run. friends of the victim and witnesses in shock. the bus driver behind the wheel will face a judge here at the courthouse later. we want to show you video of officers escorting paul roper, the 48-year-old bus driver, out of the police station. he now faces numerous charges, including leaving the scene of an accident. he's been an mta bus driver for 15 years. he's now suspended without pay. the victim, carol bell, is seen on surveillance video pushing her walker across fulton street when the mta bus makes a turn. police say the bus driver hit the 70-year-old woman, stopped for a few seconds, but then he drove away. some witnesses believe the driver knew he hit someone, but a friend of the driver says otherwise. >> i don't know how this tragedy happened. i believe him when he say he ain't see the person. >> reporter: if convicted on that single charge, the leaving the scene of an accident, that charge alone, he could

investigative reporter sarah wallace has the latest from criminal court in downtown brooklyn brooklyn. >> what's going on here is a court hearing to determine whether there was proscatorial misconduct in an 11-year-old murder case. the trial prosecutor was on the hot seat for hours, defending her actions, maintaining she did nothing wrong. assistant brooklyn d.a. is used to being in the spotlight as a winning high-profile prosecutor in high-profile murder cases. but today she was the one answering the tough questions about her conduct in the prosecution of 32-year-old john duka, convicted in the 2003 shooting of football star mark fisher. >> do you believe that you have a lot at stake professionally? >> again, i don't look at it i look at it that this family, the fishers, are sitting here again all these years later. i believe in the case. i believe that it was tried justly. >> his attorney was trying to show that nicolozzi failed to turn over critical information about the star witness a bipolar career criminal. last week vito testified during the court hearing that he made up the cl

. >>> happening now, thousands of fast food workers are protesting in downtown brooklyn this morning for a $15 wage. billed as the harmest rally to- date, there are 270 demonstrations scheduled nationwide and more administrations in the city later today in harlem and in the financial district. >>> and now el well the forecast. >> thank you, chris. hi everybody. waiting for drops here at the broadcast center on the west side of town. and in the park, cloudy and 56. winds east at 8 miles per hour. and stronger later today. and it's a little warmer to the south and that's where we're seeing the rain. and this is rain filling in. heavy at times for ocean county. and rain aloft over queen, brooklyn, staten island. if it's not hitting the ground time. heads to sea. and we are going the dealing with showers. and then the there's another impulse tonight before we start to see things improve during the day tomorrow. and then there's another area thursday. likely not as busy as it will be today. and make sure you leave extra time. and could be heavy rain tonight into wednesday. >> thank you. >

as police and federal agents scoured the office of a local dentist arrested for child porn in downtown brooklyn, sheldon, investigators worried some tients could be victims? >> reporter: they are still investigating this matter but we know the allegations are vpry serious and disturbing and dr. hn wolf is expected to face a judge on those child porn and federal court. i was there as inspectors from the dea and nypd collected evidence fromris denta offwoe on west 15th street. no one who worked in that office wanted to talk to me about the investigation. but according to court papers, dr. john wolf is accused of looking at hild porn in the office and the u.s. attorneys office says he's also accused of distributing those disturbing images. investigators are also looking into allegations tha he performed ental wor n on a drug dealer in exchange for meth, which prosecutors say he used and shared with others. wolf is 59 years old and shiba mand the clerk's office oelsz me e federal defender is expected to defend him during the arraign arraignment later this af'mrnoon. sheldon, dutes, news 4 new york.

live tonight in downtown brooklyn, n.j. burkett, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> okay thank you and we continue to follow breaking news in midtown. police search in a building is now over. >> they were looking for a robbery suspect and he was just arrested. eyewitness news reporter cefaan kim just arrived on the scene. >> reporter: well, sade and diana we were at 29th street and fifth avenue still a very heavy police presence here. let me take a step out of the way to give you a look. moments ago, police have taken out -- they took out a suspect in a red t-shirt and handcuffs and shortly after that you're seeing now the office workers building. this is about a 13 or 14 story commercial building from what it looks like it's an office complex and all of the employees inside were watching from the window. when this arrest was made and he was taken into custody. we heard loud cheers here for the nypd. now we are leaning this that suspect is connected to an early morning deny larceny this morning -- larceny this morning at 66th a

eyewitness news reporter kala rama picks up that story from downtown brooklyn. kala? >> reporter: ken, good morning, in just a few hours that mta bus driver will appear before a judge here at criminal court. take a look here. this is 48-year-old paul roper. being led out of the 73rd precinct in handcuffs. he had nothing to say about the hit and run that happened hours earlier. the mta bus driver is accused of leaving the scene of an accident, failure to yield to a pedestrian, or exercise due care meaning he didn't call 911 at the scene. look at this screen grab from security video from tuesday morning. we obtained. you can see carol bell using a walker to cross fulton street. the 70-year-old liveds a a woman's sheller just a block away. police say paul roper was behind the wheel of that mta bus making a left on to fulton and slammed into bell. the video too graphic to show, shows roper stopped for four seconds and then leaving bell to die in the street. >> she was a generous person. kind hearted woman. giving. her death is just shocking. >> it was a bus that hit her.

dentist is behind bars for what the fed says was happening in and outside of his office. go to downtown brooklyn where the dentist faced a judge. >> reporter: all of those disturbing allegations spelled out in this name page complaint. that dentist just faced judge here at federal court and he will remain behind bars for the weekend. 4 investigates has exclusive video of the federal raidksf dentist aolf's office. investigators collected forensic evidence the office where the u.s. attorney says wolf watched child born and distributed it. child born, underground sex parties and dgs all outlined this nine page complain according to ourt documents dr. wolf performed dental procedures on a drug dealer in exchange for meth. prosecutors told wolf an undercover federal agent he used hie,s office for underground sex parties. wolf appeared in federal court before a judge this afternoon, but bail has not been set. >> at this point we're looking info tis that the government entrapped him into much of this co duct. >> reporter: wolf's attorneys for bail this afternoon, instead asking the judge to hear the ca

kemberly richardson, channel 7 eyewitness news live in downtown brooklyn. >>> thank you. we want to take you now to the breaking news in southern california. where an active shooter has led to parts of san diego being locked down. in fact, flights are not being allowed the land in the -- to land in the city's airport. shirleen allicot is in the newsroom with the breaking details. shirleen? >> reporter: this standoff has been going on for at least four hours now david. it's created a major threat to the community as you can in place and as you mentioned, it does continue to affect flights at the airport. police say they were responding to a domestic violence call when they suddenly had to duck for cover. the gunfire coming from an apartment complex on branch street in the little italy section. this is less than two miles away from the airport. in fact the complex is located under the airport's approach path. right now, planes are not being allowed to land at san diego international but the departing flights are being allowed to take off. residents in neighboring apartments

protesters took to the streets in downtown brooklyn and in har len today. the new york -- harp -- harlem and the new york in workers will earn $15 an hour by the year 2018. by the year 2021. >>> mayor deblasio, city council members may soon be genting a pay raise. a published report said the council is asking for a hefty one while changing the rules on how much they can earn. here's more from city hall. [ applause ] >> reporter: still elected leaders haven't had a raise in nine years. a published report said the council is floating the idea of a whopping $42% to $155,000 a year. we asked this councilmember about it. >> i can't verify it one way or another. >> reporter: the report says it would make the job full time. >> the vast majority of my colleague put in more than 40 hours ago. >> reporter: this republican is also for the idea of eliminating so-called extra fees members get for things like chairing committees. >> those stipends are not given to everything. they are not awarded on a merit bay shis and given to individual members on a political consider

in downtown brooklyn, andrea grymes, cbs 2 news. >> the bus was not taken from the port authority. greyhound says they're cooperating with authorities in the investigation. >>> police in newark are search as police officers and shooting an off-duty postal worker. >> reporter: detectives fanned out across 18th avenue in newark this morning, a manhunt for two men accused of pulling over an off-due thety postal police officer and opening fire. >> all i heard was a gunshot. >> there was the altercation and he received the gunshot wound to the hand. >> reporter: this car's passenger window shattered during the shooting. the windshield of this suv pierced by a single bullet while in a nearby driveway. karen chapman's daughter is the owner. >> couldn't go to work on time. she had to call a cohmm worker to pick her up -- co-worker to pick her up. this is a quiet block. i was surprised to come outside and see. that. >> reporter: investigators say it happened around 5:00 this morning. the postal inspector says it's not clear if his officer was armed or whether he was the chosen victim. >> as

reporter: protesters took to the streets causing traffic jams during the busy morning rush in downtown brooklyn. these protests are happening in 270 cities across the country today. with low wage workers demanding a nationwide $15 minimum wage and the right to unionize. and we are waiting to hear from some of the restaurants, some of the fast food restaurants about this fight for 15, but we know the ceo of mcdonald's, steve easterbrook, he's said before that he wants to transform mcdonald's into a modern progressive burger company, and union leaders tell me that least it gives them hopes that mcdonald's as a company will increase the wages for its employees, and there is yet another rally that will take place later today just like this, 4:00 p.m. bile toly square. rhode island, katherine creag, news 4 new york. >> long issue that continues today, thank you. >>> a sexting scandal that led to dozens of students being suspended is being met with protest at kings park high school on long island. suffolk county police say two 14-year-old boys from smithtown were arrested for recording and distributi

rain-soaked protesters in the heart of harlem -- [ chanting ] >> reporter: to the pre-dawn chants in downtown brooklyn, hundreds this morning calling for lawmakers and candidates to increase minimum wage to $15 an hour nationwide. >> i have three kids. so it's really, really hard to support them with the minimum wage. >> reporter: nancy flores makes $9 an hour working at mcdonald's in long island. the new york state wage board approved fast food workers earning $15 an hour by 2018 and in new york city and it will be phased in statewide by 2021. but they want the change to happen sooner and across the country for all jobs. >> it's really hard for me as a mom. >> i was making $9 an hour. 15 years later, i'm making 25 cents less. >> reporter: but business owners and managers says paying employees that much more would hurt their already struggling profit margin. >> retail went down. the it's not the -- down. it's not the same as last year. we're not doing the same amount as two years back. and even the rent is high. >> every time the minimum wage gets increased, we hear claims that businesses will suffer.

fox 5's carrie drew is in downtown brooklyn outside of mcdonald's. carrie, explain this to us, because the governor already talked about raising the $15 minimum, right? raising it to $15. >> that's exactly right. this has to affect the whole country though, and that's what these workers are rallying for. good morning to you, greg and rosanna. we're here on court street right this rally began at 6:00 in this morning just outside this mcdonald's. there were several hundred people right here just a short time ago, but the crowd has since moved down to borough hall. this is part of a day of action called fight for 15. new york city's fast food workers are participating in this nationwide strike and rally today. the it's largest-ever strike in america's fast food industry. we have some video of this rally that was happening just a short time ago. there are walkouts planned in 270 cities across the country today. participants are demanding $15-per-hour pay for workers across the u.s. here in new york workers won a $15-hour wage in september, this was after

katherine creag is in downtown brooklyn with the charges. >> reporter: we're here right at the courthouse, darlene. that's where that bus driver will be a little later this morning to face that judge. we want to show you him being escorted out of a police precinct station house by officers. the bus driver, paul roper, faces numerous charges, include including leaving the scene of an accident. he's been an mta bus driver for 15 years. the victim is seen on surveillance video pushing her walker across fulton street yesterday in brooklyn when that mta bus took a left. police say the bus driver struck the 70-year-old woman, stopped for a few seconds, and then he drove away. this happened about 6:00 in the morning. people who were there when it happened and saw it say the bus driver had to have known he hit someone but then he took off. >> there was crutches on the ground. if you're looking in your rear view, you can't tell me you didn't see a person laying on the ground. that's insane. >> reporter: and that bus did not have any passengers on it. again, the bus driver has been with the mta for

incident happened as the helicopter from nbc affiliate wnbc was flying to a breaking news story in downtown brooklyn. the chopper pilot reported the laser strike to authorities -- and as the nypd helicopter was investigating the incident -- it was also hit by a laser... police on the ground were able to locate the men who allegedly pointed the laser. a school resource officer is arrested after surveillance video shows him attacking a student. this is from a florida school... in the video, the officer is seen speaking and gesturing to a 13- year-old student after being called to the lobby. suddenly, the officer shoves the student in the chest and slams him to the ground. to charges of battery and child abuse. more college students are walking out this week -- saying their own school is doing little to repond to racial incidents... tom rochon, no confidence, tom rochon, no confidence, tom rochon, no confidence the walkout at ithaca college in new york comes on the heels of the problems at missouri -- where the university president resigned monday... at ithaca -- students claim public safety officers s

it is downtown brooklyn. this is some of what they saw flying near the barclay center. guy on the ground pointing the laser at the chopper. and the pilot notified and the pilot filmed the man who appeared to be laughing. they found the suspects in the basement of the building. one was clear and the other was arrested. >> you can see. don't look at it. >> just over in elizabeth, new jersey, wabc helicopter targeted and just like in brooklyn. the crews stayed over the scene and the police made an arrest of the >> in dallas, those incidents involved jet liners and it is an example of the problem getting worse. it is disturbing for anybody who flies. roughly 35 or 39 laser strikes from the ground every single year until this year, with the faa reporting more than 5300 incidents. lasts night in dallas. a southwest airline and virgin all hit approaching love field. it is a crime that can earn you time in prison. >> it is tough to do. >> reporter: rick, thank you. >>> russia revealing a new weapon in its arsenal. what is the danger it poses. >>> and a rise in honor killings in

in downtown brooklyn. and then they marchped in the rain in harlem -- marched in the rain in harlem and then onto foley square. >> new york, the rent goes up and up and up and up and our way goes down, and down. >> reporter: a minimum wage increase for fast-food workers will be $15 by 2018. what happen is the problem? workers want the change sooner and they want it for all jobs, joanne is here on behalf of home care workers. >> why stay with us for $10 an hour when they can make $15 flipping burgers? >> i work at papa john's. i make $9 an hour. i have been with the company since 1999. times are hard. >> reporter: this afternoon governor cuomo announced a wage to $15 over the next six years for state workers. initially affecting office assistants, custodial workers and lifeguards. >> this is about basic fairness and justice. >> reporter: but business owners say paying workers more now would leave them struggling. >> it's not the same as last year or the year before. we're not doing the same amount as we did

live in downtown brooklyn, kemberly richardson, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> we have new information now about the newborn abandoned in the manger of a nativity scene at a church in queens. apparently his umbilical cord was still attached. >> the church is on 86th avenue and richmond hill. stacey sager arrived at the scene and has more for us. >> we're outside the holy child jesus church here in richmond hill where we just got done talking with the priest. they say everything happens for a reason. the priest here check this out. this is a picture of the nativity scene. it's inside the church. the nativity scene is inside the church and the priest tells me yesterday the custodian was setting it up a little too he forgets to mention that to the custodian. thankfully because someone, a mom, left her newborn baby boy in the manger in that scene and the custodian heard the baby crying. the umbilical cord was still attached. emergency crews came here. the baby was taken away to jamaica hospital where he's since recovering. he's okay. he's just over 5 pounds. he's 17 inches long and the pri

this protest from downtown brooklyn this morning just the latest. for workers demanding $15 an hour. new york is one of 270 cities where fast food workers say today. >>> take 57. it's heather. >> we have some earler issues with the ef and m trains but it looks like the rail condition at west 4th street has been repaired and still 90 minutes up the george washington bridge to the upper. 60 to the lower and 60 at the lincoln tunnel and 30 at the holland. new jersey transit buses 30men delays getting into the -- minute delays getting into the george washington bridge, our street cleaning rules are in ken back to you. meteorologist bill evans now with the accuweather forecast. >>> we have a wind out of the northeast at about 10 the 15 miles per hour. your temperature at 9 is going to be 57 degasses it's not a real bitter harsh cold rain but it's kind of cool. off and on rain today and looking at you know a quarter to half inch of rain and rain lasting into tonight and maybe a sprinkle tomorrow morning. but then breaks of sun on veterans day. high 61. a

last night to locations through all five burroughs, including the planned parenthood clinic in downtown brooklyn. there are no current threats though against clinics in our area. >>> you can follow the latest developments on this deadly shooting and stand-off at abc 7. we will have a live report from colorado springs in the next half hour. >>> new this morning three people have died, more than a dozen are hurt after an attack on a u.n. base in the african mation of mali. a spokesman says the attackers fired rockets into the base killing two u.n. peacekeepers and a mission contractor. in serious condition. this event comes just one week after an attack in mali's capital killed 20 people inside of a luxury hotel. >>> pope francis continues stops in africa after wrapping up an event with ugandan youth. 150,000 people gathered on an unused airstrip for this morning's pep rally. he celebrated mass in a place with 22 catholics were killed. he told the crowd to follow the example of those martyrs and take care of the elderly, the poor, and the abandoned. >>> this now is a live look as in about an hour

zachary keish has the torin downtown brooklyn. >> ras has long be been a tough issue talk about and should come can as no sur thrice segregated schools or lack of diversity has become a hot button issue here in new york city. tonight they met mere to discuss ways in which we call in prove the learning environment for our youngsters. >> what are the wen fits of racial diversity schools and how should we pray or tize. these are some of the questions being asked by school integration advocates. >> when people said today a high number of poor, nonwhite families gravitate toward predominantly white walt think schools, i am confident those schools >> the panel tackling diverse schools could is one step toward check that distinction us the most segregated schools in the country. i caught up with the council member as well as james merryman. the ceo of new york city charter center. sponsor of event earlier today. the real can details not a we are failing here. we're not trying. >> we're not going to go forward if we try to force them to do that. i think the opportunity and the councilman has point

for now we're live in downtown brooklyn, kemberly richardson, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you. >>> no warning uttering not even a sound, a knife-wielding attacker slashes an emt worker and tonight cops are trying to figure out why. was this a bias attack? the 34-year-old victim a hatzolah worker is now occupant hot as police -- out of the hospital as police search for the suspect. >> reporter: that's right. a few blocks from the crime scene and yes police are investigating this as a bias attack. senseless, random and unprovoked. residents here say it could be nothing else. that the had to be a hate crime. nearly 24 hours after the attack, crown heights is on edge. because the suspect remains at large tonight. >> the person who did this, wasn't out to rob somebody and give me your money or. they used a knife and stabbed somebody. what was that all about? right now, we don't know. >> reporter: it happened at 8:20 last night. the victim, an off-duty volunteer immediatic simply -- medic simply walking down eastern parkway when the suspect slashed him across the back. he used his p

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will be meeting with educators tonight to work on a solution and zachary has the story from downtown brooklyn. >> reporter: it's been more than 60 years since brown versus the board of education. in new york city, school segregation still exists. what was brown versus board of education? >> brown versus board of education of the a supreme court case that said separate school systems even if funded are unequal and it is the law of the land even if the dream of having integrated schools is is not where we are at. >> the challenges in integrating the schools is a conversation happening tonight in brooklyn. >> we have found extreme segregation where you have schools where 10 percent or less of the students are white and the school is almost exclusively african-american or latino. >> reporter: richie torres, one of the folks that will be on the panel. >> the real scandal is not that we're failing to achieve diversity, but we're not trying. >> there are examples of schools where diversity in the classroom is working when made a priority. >> i think more and more people are now realizing it is time

closing arguments today in downtown brooklyn in the racketeering trial of vincent asaro. the 80-year-old is charged in the $6 million lufthansa heist in kennedy airport made into a mafia movie "goodfellas." he is the third mobster part of the bonanno crime family. he says he is innocent. >>> a happy history making graduation day for the fdny today. cbs 2's carolyn gusoff reports from queens college. [ applause and cheers ] >> reporter: a brotherhood of the bravest welcoming its newest firefighters looking more and more like a assistster hood, too. among the 295 new probationary firefighters, four women. lisa cusamano never thought she would follow in the footsteps of her father and two brothers. >> i hadn't given it a thought and they really pushed me and inspired me and i went for it. i said why not? there's nothing that can stop me. >> reporter: this mom says there's a lesson here for her two daughters. >> i wanted them to see of that if they have a dream they will achieve it. >> reporter: together they bring the number of city female firefighters to a high of 49 curren

and it happened as the crew was flying to a breaking news story in downtown brooklyn. around the same time an nypd helicopter also hit by the laser. both pilots tracked the suspects and with the pilot's help police on the ground were able to take those two men in custody and it was caught on camera. one of the men was arrested. >>> a popular seattle tourist attraction back open this morning. the great wheel was shut down for some time yesterday after it was hit by a rogue drone. just before 5:00 yesterday police say a drone hit the arm of the iconic ferris wheel. it then fell crashing onto a picnic table below. and a park manager took a picture of that drone. witnesses say the drone was trying to fly through the spokes. there you see it. didn't make it. fortunately nobody hurt. >> i can't figure out why somebody would fly a drone so close to other human beings. i don't get it. >> the video would be amazing, but boy that would be dangerous. seattle police confiscated the drone. they're looking for the owner. >>> up next at 11:00, a goat with a new purpose. we'll show yo

. >>> and right now wave of from tests for higher pay stretching from downtown brooklyn to a rally in harlem. thousands of workers and supporters have hit the street to make their voices heard. they say that they deserve to make $15 an hour. political reporter dave evans joining us live from the demonstration in harlem. >> reporter: lori when the movement began two years ago, no one thought that $15 an hour minimum wage could become the norm in system places. it has in seattle and san francisco and eventually will for fast food workers in new york state and new york state. now the protesters here on 125th street and harlem right now, they say they're fighting for the rest of the country. [ chanting ] this morning, a nationwide fast food protest in 270 cities across america. came to harlem. and marched up adam clayton powell boulevard, marchers even >> $8.75, $15 an hour would definitely would definitely help me with the cost of living. >> reporter: the goal is to make $15 an hour the minimum wage for everyone across the country and they want that as part of the national discussion in

but this afternoon he will find himself in downtown brooklyn in federal court to be arraigned. reporting live in chelsea, rob nelson, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you rob. >>> new at noon, mayor de predecessor to celebrate a milestone in a program launched by mayor michael bloomberg two years ago. the goal of one million trees was set by the mayor michael bloomberg in 2007 to create a praise -- de blasio praised his vision and legacy on the environment. >> this vision, it was part of a larger interpretation of how we think about our urban environment and how we protect our health and how we protect our environment for the long haul. and that was rooted in the ground-breaking plan nyc. >> well, the actual one millionth tree was planted in october. however the ceremony was postponed due to the shooting death of nypd randolph holder. mayor de blasio says he hopes to plant 100,000 trees during his administration. >> love it. love all the trees. >>> got a warning about a salmonella outbreak that has made people in our area sick and we're also live with new developments involv

chopper 4 was headed to downtown brooklyn to cover the arrest of an alleged greyhound bus theft.hat's another interesting story. this guy steals everything. anyway, the chopper was above and they shined a green laser up at the thing, and nypd chopper came to investigate when it was hit be the same thing. the cops later took custody and arrest one of them. pointing a laser a plane or flying thing is a federal crime and punishable by prison time and fines. rick is here. we have been reporting on this for years. >> there were more than 20 aircraft struck with lasers yesterday alone in the u.s., more than 5300 this year, which is a sharp increase from 2014. while the guy with the lacers meek think it's funny, pilots and the federal aviation administration a it's not joke. the pilots sigh a green laser beam. the pilot notified the tower and stuck around until cops arrived they tracked two suspects to a gnash base independent and unwas arrested -- basement and one was arrested. >> see wrote he is? don't look at it. >> meanwhile in dallas last night, a southwest airlines plane, a virgin

it happened as the crew was flying to breaking news story in downtown brooklyn. around the same time, an nypd helicopter was also hit by a laser. both pilots track the suspects and with their help, police on the ground were able to take two men into custody. one of the men was arrested. >>> a popular seattle tourist attraction is back open this morning. we're not talking about the space needle. the great wheel was shut down for some time yesterday after it was struck by a rogue drone. just before 5:00 yesterday, police say that a drone hit an arm of the iconic ferris wheel. the drone then fell crashing on to a picnic table below. park managers snapped this photo. you can see the damage. it will come here in a second. witnesses say that it appeared, there you go, it appeared that drone was trying to fly through the spokes and didn't make it. luckily nobody was hurt. >> i can't figure out why somebody would fly a drone so close to other human beings. i don't get it. >> seattle police confiscated the drone and they are now looking for the owner. >>> 6:46 right now.

rosanna: people already waiting in downtown brooklyn. they are celebrating their anniversary. greg: how far down the block does that go? rosanna: we need to get ourselves a piece of cheesecake. greg: you know what else they got in there besides cheesecake, a great cocktail couch. you can get anything that you want in there. it is basically full service. rosanna: say greg and rosanna sent to. allen works hard. remember last year when they were thinking about selling this this is a piece of family history. greg: hats off to you they are, alan. let's get back to other entertainment. >> i used to always request that for my birthday cake. $0.65 piece today. let's talk about the million dollar man. greg: steve austin astronaut. >> we know it is being renamed into a movie. it stars mark wahlberg. it will be december of 2017. the 70s tv series. greg: featuring steve austin. >> a bionic eye. he was then asked her not. >> very good. hollywood hills mansion has been destroyed by fire. the 80-year-old singer, returning to los angeles after a concert in ohio yesterday. >> 56 years. the onl

burkett is in downtown brooklyn this afternoon with much more on the very surprising verdict. >> reporter: the defense said this case was a lot of yada yada yada. apparently the jury here agreed. and yes, vincent asaro 80-year- old asaro, was found not guilty here this afternoon. yes, this case was very closely watched. acor rewas arrest -- asaro was arrest inside january of 2014 -- arrested in january of 2014 charged with helping mastermind the daring lufthansa heist of 1978. one of the largest cash robberies in american history. just over $6 million in money and jewelry. some of the robbers were kaled off liz -- killed off liz, others testified against asaro at trial. but the defense raised doubts about their motives and their credibility. and the sheer length of time. 37 years after that daring crime. nonetheless the verdict shocked the courtroom. asaro thrust his fist in the air and said i can't believe it. he has not yet left the courthouse. we do expect to hear from him and his legal team. much more on the developing story coming up on eyewitness news 5:00 tonight. for now -- at 5:0

and supporters are expected to take part in today's demonstration which began around dawn and downtown brooklyn boston and philadelphia to that takes place at 430 this morning will continue to follow a story in the broadcast and also www.kron4.com. >>darya: tonight is the fourth republican president of the day but will look a lot different and the other one from a republican canvass that will be on the stage to the main debate host tonight to bay and the like a charter differentiate themselves from the cnbc. >>darya: their reports to the and the car the day with the right-center, and gov. bob agenda ascendancy in georgian jackets and dropped officially from the plate because of the low poll numbers. >>mark: a new report from coldwell banker real-estate said the newport beach is the price his place to live and the u.s. and listed for four-bedroom to back home in newport beach and is going to be cold but just to let you know we have even colder temperatures tonight this to the frost advisedly it will last into it with of tomorrow morning widespread third is more on the forecast coming up after th

eyewitness news reporter kala rama is live now in downtown brooklyn with the story. kala? >> reporter: lori, good morning. and just about 30 minutes, you're going to see a lot of workers here outside this mcdonald's walking out of the job joined by several other fast food workers here demanding a higher pay. of $15 an hour. it will group representing the workers -- the group the workers -- representing the workers fight for 15 plan to stage protests at fast food restaurants if 270 cities -- in 270 cities nationwide. later morning we expect mayor bill de blasio to show his support for higher wages for all workers. in the past governor cuomo's administration ordered a $15 an hour minimum wage to be in place by 2018 for fast food workers in the city. and 2021 in the rest of the state. keep in mind, these protests and these demands for higher wages come one year exactly away from the presidential election. they're hoping to send a big message. we're live here in midtown, kala rama, channel 7 eyewitness news -- in brooklyn, kala rama, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> kala thank yo

the first stop on their itinerary will be downtown brooklyn, mile eight, then they will check -- hop on that g train to mile 14. next up, 110th street. over to 1 avenue and mile 18. then off to fiveth avenue. the end. >> she is gearing up for her 12th marathon and says their athletes. >> instead of going to one spot and parking themselves all day, they chase me around the borough's. >> she says the cheer squad the crowd. wave? >> yes. i spot them. >> -- i yell to them. i run up as close as i can. >> when she puts her foot to the pavement, she is grateful. >> i think they deserve more than just a sweaty hug from me. >> channel 7, eyewitness news. >> thank you. what a great story. there. before we go this morning, we want to get one final check of the forecast for all of the runners. >> a million people standing outside watching this race. lee goldberg starts us out here at the starting line. >> let's see how the runners feel about it. we have dominick here. first marathon. any butterflies as this approaches? >> a little bit. >> are you good to go? >> good to go. a little chilly right

we're seeing it literally throughout the whole city whether it's midtown, downtown, brooklyn, all overhere's this incredible demand for talent, the talent is moving here and the companies are following. that's what's driving this surge in terms of leasing activity, we're on a record in terms of commercial leasing activity. sales we'll overtake london and tokyo in terms of volume of sales over $55 billion worth of sales. of office, multifamily, industrial, retail, whatever it is. there's a tremendous amount of interest being in new york city and investing and being here. >> in terms of the sales, how much of that is from people who are americans who are buying and how much of that is foreigners who are looking around? they don't trust the stock market. >> on the residential side i think there's almost 40,000 buyers of whether it's co-ops, condos, multifamily. a diverse set of people. we have a project in the west village, 70% of our buyers are new yorkers. >> wow. >> another 20% are from the united states and 10% foreign buyers. there's a diverse set of buyers on the commercial side. ca

katherine creag has details from downtown brooklyn. kat? >> reporter: darlene, we will be inside that courtroom here at the courthouse when that mta bus driver is arraigned. he's 48-year-old paul roper who faces a number of charges, including leaving the scene of an accident. he's been an mta bus driver for 15 years and has now been suspended. the 70-year-old victim seen on surveillance video crossing the street. fulton street when the bus takes a turn according to police. the bus struck her and the driver stop and later took off. >>> kat, thank you so much. let's look at the commute with lauren scala. >> a couple of big problems out there. this accident on the l.i.e. westbound by exit 24 shuts down two lanes. delays all the way back through on the gowanus, inbound aught the prospect expressway, there's a tractor-trailer accident that blocks the right lane and the ramp to the prospect expressway. you can see a slow ride through here. we have an overturned tractor-trailer on 287 northbound before mt. airy road. delays are awful. back to you.

that includes wall street, and the wall street area, downtown, midtown manhattan, brooklyn heights, williamsburg -- you are writing the book, did you go to any of these places and you know which buildings are still standing? eric: in this town, we turn things down every 20 years. all of this is below 34th street. most of it is below 14th street, city hall, all of that. only two or three of these places are still standing. i did try to look at the house on 20 something, gibbons. martha: are they marked? eric: some are, some are not. 90% of these are gone. there are parking lots. there are giant condo developments. these are small, little houses. manhattan real estate is too valuable for this thing. martha: readers can take a walking tour, but it would be an exercise in construction. eric: you can see the places, but very few of those -- there is frederick douglas's ward which is marked at the end of chambers street. there is a plaque. frederick douglass landed here, they say. and david blight at yale was writing about this, and he was kind enough to send me his manuscript chapter on frederick dou

mechanical problems are causing downtown n trains to run express from 59th street in brooklyn to kings highway. we have fast track maintenance on the a. you can take the 1 or shuttle buses until 5:00 a.m. more weather and traffic ahead on the 4s. >> lauren, thank you. >>> a message to isis, new york will not be intimidated. surrounded by tight security, city leaders held a late news conference in response to an isis propaganda video. tracie strahan is there now. >> reporter: good morning to you. during that news conference, city officials insisted this is a vague threat, one that the islamic state has actually made in the past. during that five-minute propaganda video released t shows french and arabic speaking fighters along with images of times square and central park for about 19 seconds. this video also mentions france and the united kingdom. seen your law enforcement officials say the images of new york were originally published back in april. >> to be quite frank with you, there was nothing new about that video. new york obviously remains one of the top terrorist targets in the w

n trains running express heading downtown between 59th street in brooklyn and kings highway. also, 20 to 30-minute delays through bronxville because of police activity. a modified schedule in place for staten island ferry commuters. still an accident southbound on fdr drive at 106th. and that disabled vehicle on the west side highway. >> thank you very much, lauren. 6:59. one more check of the weather. >> it's about the fog. dense fog advisory in effect until 10:00 for most of the area. the fog is improving in terms of visibility. still pretty rough in some places. down near zero at islip. long island seems to be the worst of it. westhampton also down to zero. the next two to four hours, the fog will lift.

downtown. 93 quite slow. spot all the way in. and the expressway moving along rich the son of a polish immigrant who grew up in a brooklyn tenement. he went to public schools, then college, where the work of his life began -- fighting injustice and inequality, speaking truth to power. he moved to vermont, won election and praise as one of america's best mayors. in congress, he stood up for working families and for principle, opposing the iraq war, supporting veterans. now he's taking on wall street and a corrupt political system funded by over a million contributions, tackling climate change to create clean-energy jobs, fighting for living wages, equal pay, and tuition-free public colleges. people are sick and tired of establishment politics, and they want real change! [ cheers and applause ] bernie sanders -- husband, father, grandfather, an honest leader building a movement with you to give us a future to believe in. >> you heard about roker-thon. al roker spent thursday in boston. you see him there with 7 chief meteorologist pete bushard. their own mini boston tea party. he was there at the museum having a good time. he's been

result, you are going to find downtown 6 trains express trains running local only and hunts point to third avenue some 5 trains are running local at 125th street into the brooklyn bridge. we also have extra service metro-north, long island railroad, and new jersey transit trains this afternoon. grand central going east at the kew gardens interchange you have that accident. and 15 minutes george washington bridge. 30 at the lincoln and minor at the holland but check out the delay as we look at a camera. i can show you the new jersey turnpike coming northbound car truck lanes near newark airport gets on the extension heading into exit 14. street cleaning rules are in effect. ken over to you. >>> thank you heather. meteorologist bill evans now with the accuweather forecast. >> sunshine, beautiful weather as you can see as we look from our camera in brooklyn over to wall street and one world trade looking at some beautiful weather here, 39 degrees. and a temperature that will climb quickly into the upper 40s and low 50s today. 20s to the north and 36 belmar. 28 wrightstown. but not much wind out there. so almost a calm wind. that wind will be calm just about all da

downtown. it would appear at the intersection of 9th and grand... and issue fines to drivers going at the son of a polish immigrant who grew up in a brooklyn tenement. he went to public schools, then college, where the work of his life began -- fighting injustice and inequality, speaking truth to power. he moved to vermont, won election and praise as one of america's best mayors. in congress, he stood up for working families and for principle, opposing the iraq war, supporting veterans. now he's taking on wall street and a corrupt political system funded by over a million contributions, tackling climate change to create clean-energy jobs, fighting for living wages, equal pay, and tuition-free public colleges. people are sick and tired of establishment politics, and they want real change! [ cheers and applause ] bernie sanders -- husband, father, grandfather, an honest leader building a movement with you to give us a future to believe in.