. >> reporter: with more than 100,000 ecuadorians living here ecuadorian community of any county in the united states. even though that devastating earthquake struck almost 3,000 miles away its impact is being felt here. >> with two young daughters and sisters and her family in ecuador it was a sleepless night for erica corneo. she was worried and depressed. most of all desperate. she says it was the fear that kept her up. the power was knocked out for several hours, but finally by 2 a.m. she got word her family is safe. they live just 40 minutes from the epicenter. it's not being there with her family unable to do anything for them that has her feeling helpless. corneo was one of more than 100,000 ecuadorians living in queens. the local ecuadorian newspaper in the entryway focused on the devastation. with more than 1500 injured. the 7.8 magnitude earthquake the strongest to hit that country in decades flattening buildings and buckling highways. rescuers now struggling to reach survivors trapped in the rubble. corneo's husband saddened to see the devastation. >> i can only help with wha

meanwhile, the largest ecuadorian community outside of eduador is actually right here in the new york/new jersey area. when the earthquake hit, almost everyone reached out to make sure their loved ones were okay. we caught up with one at patch patchogue this morning. hundreds killed, many more injured. devastated to lose their own cousin and his wife. and they separated, and he and his wife, and. . . meanwhile, in the heavily ecuadorian neighborhood. >> what happened in eduador is very sad for us. >> the el capitan coffee shop is planning to donate. where to donate is still not san francisco's moya prepared to send assistance, even rescue teams to help dig among the rubble. but they are on stand-by. community leaders are hoping to hatch out a plan at the consulate's office this evening. >> they're willing to help. they're willing to jump right away. >> yeah, and that meeting is scheduled for 10:00 tonight at the con sul's office. the plan is to figure out what channel p people can use to send their donations. reporting live from . >>> guns, bribes and the nypd. shya appear to fast-tra

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lori bordonaro is at ecuadorian consulate in queens with the latest. >> reporter: so many people in this community have been glued to the tv waiting to find out if their loved ones are okay. trying to reach out, but many phone lines have been knocked out in ecuador. the country's president saying the priority is to save lives. he calls this the worst tragedy to hit the country in decades. he says so far more than 270 people have died. as you said that number expected to rise. injured in the saturday night's 7.8 magnitude earthquake. the jolt felt as par away as peru and colombia. it sent thousands scrambling into the street. many buried under rubble. rescuers have been searching for survivors.

however, he told us tonight that if the council general's office and the ecuadorian government do not take some sort of initiative to get relief by the end of the night, he says he'll take matters in to his own hands. joe torres, eyewitness news. >>> in japan rescuers are rushing to beat heavy rains that could cause further land slides following two earthquakes. the first one hit thursday. the second powerful earthquake on saturday set off a major landslide down a mountain. at least 42 people were killed in the quakes. meanwhile u.s. air lifts delivered water, bread, ready to eat food and other emergency supplies to the remote area. >>> the nypd is searching for a man caught on camera firing a gun in a street on brooklyn. surveillance video shows the man he fired five rounds. very fortunately nobody was hurt. >>> a man is arrested tonight for dwi following a crash that killed a pedestrian in suffolk county. police say that jose gitan was under the influence while driving in huntington station. he hit lucas reyes who police say was running across east 12th street. gitan was charged wit

yes, so that is all kosher, and why were they selling it directly to the ecuadorian group? and it is messy. perhaps the world's most famous footballer has cropped up, and he is facing a tax evasion case in spain, and we have no idea if there was anything illegal going on. he has basically come out and said he will sue the newspapers who come out. anchor: and it also involves his father? reporter: yes, it is very complicated, but barcelona and his family are standing by him, but there was also the fifa ethics committee, that was there to clean up the game, is possibly implicated as well, for having business dealings. anchor: as always, thank you very much for you the international criminal court has declared a mistrial in the case of the deputy kenyan president, william ruto, throwing up the case against him. he had been charged in the postelection bloodshed after the election, where more than 100,000 died and another 600,000 displaced. some witnesses have withdrawn their testimonies. the court also said clinical interference had made a fair trial in possible. and let's go t

we also know the ecuadorian kons late will hold a meeting tomorrow. we're live in jackson heights tonight. news4 new york. >> two major quakes in japan as well. a scary weekend. >>> it started with a man from out of town said to be drinking next to a double parked car in queens. minutes later, that man was dead after officers say he reached for a gun. it happened early this morning at 116th avenue and 135th street in south ozone park. we have the outrage tonight from that man's family. >> no matter what, no one should get shot in their back. no one should see that. >> reporter: angry and grieving, relatives lashed out at police saying the father of five shouldn't have been killed, all while his wife watched. >> she screaming. i wasn't there for that. i heard it over the phone. >> reporter: relatives say 32-year-old george tillman was was shot multiple times by nypd officers. but police say tillman was armed sending out this picture of a gun recovered at the scene. nypd officials say two plain clothed officers initially tried to approach tillman after

eryl owner in very difficult because my family is in myunits to search s and bodies, the local ecuadorian community is doing what they can to come up with ways to help. daniel have a drive at hisquakes and virginia lawmakers are set to return to the capital this week. wednesday is the so-called veto session. legislators will consider governor terry mcauliffe's vetoes to legislation and items include how they should structure a new economic development initiative. court will hear oral arguments on the president's plan to overhaul the nation's immigration rules. the court willes examine is whether the president has overstepped his authority. sparing more than 4 million undocumented immigrants from deportation and giving them work permits. last euro federal judge in texas block the program after 26 states filed suit. it is almost that time -- tomorrow is tax day, the deadline to file your federal income tax. or ask for a six-month extension. the deadline is 11:59 tomorrow night. it is on the 18th this year because friday was emancipation day and the district. the irs treats that there is a f

brooklyn -- president joined leaders of the ecuadorian it's home to the largest population of ecuadorian americans in the united states. >> and woodside queens among them as well. our hearts go out to them. >>> we have the after school accu-weather forecast. >> it's going to be absolute leghorns. after school it's going to warm up to 67 degrees. maybe over the areas of new jersey. lots of sunshine. tomorrow after school is going to be warmer. after school on friday, we'll talk about rain next on your accu-weather forecast. back to you. >> thanks. >>> a woman recovering from severe burns, and she claims an e-cigarette is to blame. coming up, the lawsuit she's filing. >>> it started as a battle to a queens woman suffered severe burns after an e-cigarette blew up in her pocket. she was stopped inside a car in wines when she said the device exploded and flew out of her pocket onto the dashboard. she relies on a cane to get around. she's on a long road to recovery, which includes surgery and skin grafts to repair the burns. >> i just hope it doesn't happen to anybody else. i just want to feel

to death toll has increased 350 with the ecuadorian president warning it could rise even higher. >> houses collapse and cars smashed. >> hopefully, we get the support and help we need. we slept in a field all night. >> they slept on the side of the road. >> i did not sleep last night. i am distressed. i need to find my loved one. to see them and know they are ok. measuring 7.8ake on the richter scale struck off the western coast of ecuador. the president met with search and rescue teams on sunday. he has deployed 13,000 troops to help with disaster relief while 300 lien dollars has been unblocked in emergency funds. meanwhile, the first military plane from spain left from ecuador sending firefighters, sniffer dogs, and military rescue personnel. others have sent aid while cuba has sent doctors and health workers. >> search and rescue operations continue in japan. a 30,000 strong rescue team is trying to find any survivors from two powerful earthquakes on the southern japanese island. ,hey have joined eight efforts helping with search operations. at least 42 people are confirmed dead and ov

>> many here in this ecuadorian community praying for those back home. some still waiting to hear from loved ones. the president of ecuador saying the priority now is to find survivors. president raphael correa says the whole country is mobilized with search efforts, some digging with bare hands to find life. a woman was just pulled from the rubble alive earlier today. saturday night's earthquake was the most powerful to hit the country in decades. a 7.8 that left 272 dead, 2,000 injured m homes and buildings flattened. bridges collapsed. those now living in queens feeling the pain of their native country. >> fortunately my dad, my mom, they are okay. but we have to pray because of the people that died. >> please help us. my country needs everyone now. >> reporter: a lot of people wondering how they can help. the consulate general of ecuador is holding a public meeting tonight at 7:00 at 800 2nd avenue in manhattan. anyone can come out and find out how to help the people of ecuador. >>> we're getting new video this morning of a brief court appearance by

ecuadorian officials say the death toll could rise as the search for survivors and victims continues. hear how people are stepping up to held relatives back home. >>> 30,000 people from around the world are lacing up for the boston marathon. the 120 year old race kicks off in a couple of hours, 1 million spectators would cheer on participants including survivors of the 2013 marathon bombing. thousands of police officers will be patrolling the race route. there will be camera surveillance and a in-fly zone in place. mayor de blasio has a yorkers on the city's response to the zika virus. the country's top infectious disease researchers say women in america don't need to worry about zika at this point. the head of national institutes of health says there has been no local zika transmission, but he warns there will likely be changes this summer. he wants congress to approve funding to combat the virus. zika infections in pregnant women have been linked to birth defects. >>> time to get a check on the accuweather forecast. >> bill evans is live outside the studios. >> reporter: feels great

government. >> reporter: along with the mayor's office and governors office the first ecuadorian elected official in the united states told us he's been chatting with cardinal dolan. they are woking together to try to arrange for a vigil later this week to honor and lift up the earthquake victims. coming up at 5:30, you will hear from some of the local community and how they are desperately trying to get relief back home. that is at 5:30. live at wood side joe torres eyewitness news. >> thank you. >>> u.s. air lifts are delivering aid to a remote area of southern japan after two powerful earthquakes happened there. the flights delivered water, bread, ready to eat food and other emergency supplies. japan's prime minister says the searcher survivors is a race against the clock because of the threat to landslides. >>> now to the latest on the zika virus. mosquito season is just around the corner. city officials want to make sure residents are protected. mayor de blasio announced a three year plan to combat the virus. the plan includes enhanced mosquito surveillance and control. and there wi

they sold the rights for triple the amount to a number of ecuadorian broadcasters. uefa will say the highest bidder has to get the right so why didn't they bid direct? >> this would've been going on during that time and he would've known what was going on. >> he knows there would be lots of these documents signed. and the key thing is the whole fifa scandal has basically been about tv rights and how they are sold and bought. i don't think this is the end of it. maybe something else will come out in the coming weeks. >> as always, thanks for helping us six through the dirt. in the united states, it is an open race. donald trump and hillary clinton performed badly, leaving the door open for republican ted cruz and democrat bernie sanders to seize their opportunities. >> it was the moment ted cruz had been waiting for. he dealt a blow to republican front-runner donald trump. >> tonight is a turning point. it is a rallying cry. it is a call for the hard-working men and women of wisconsin. we have a choice. a real choice >> donald trump still leads the polls. makes it le

. >> ecuadorian officials say there have beens toes of aftershocks, the strongest measuring 6.0. there was also a precursor quake of magnitude 4.8, 11 minutes before the big one hit. japan heavy rains are making rescue efforts difficult. nine people died in the first earthquake. 32 people died in the second. both quakes were shallow, causing huge damage to homes, buildings, roads and bridges. landside have cut off remote mountain villages. >>> deadly quicks in japan and ecuador come on the eve of the 110th anniversary of san san francisco's great earthquake and fire. the golden hydrant will will be replanted. believed to be the only source of water during the aftermath. the event starts tomorrow morning to exact time the earthquake struck. >>> tomorrow the san mateo city council will vote on other proposal to tear down annuation drink and replace it with stores. protesters held signs that said "save our rink." they have been fighting to re-open the ice chalet four years ago. protesters say it would hurt children. >> the developer is seek argonne zoning change that will make him m

. >>> new at 5:30, the ecuadorian government is now asking the world food program to help out and feed countless families and hospital patients who are really in dire need. this comes less than a week after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country killing close to 600 people. the first delivery of food arrived thursday along with latrines, cooking sets and tanks. thank you so much for being with us. welcome back. you did great work there. i just want to start very broadly with your impressions of what you saw in eduador. >> thank you, david, so much. i'm happy to be back. now the cities of montae look like war zones. there's bodies still buried under a lot of rubble. there is buildings about to collapse. they're feeling aftershocks about every hour, and it's just -- it's very tragic. >> what can you tell us about, for those viewers who don't know, the government of eduador, how prepared they are for disasters like this. nobody can be prepared for this, but in terms of the infrastructure and the government response, give us your observations. >> from what i saw, i think at this poi

meanwhile, the ecuadorian leader cut short his state visit to italy to deal with the crisis. briefed by officials among the debris after declaring a state of emergency in six provinces. 14,000 security personnel to the affected areas. the president said that the quake was the country's biggest tragedy in more than six decades , the worst since the earthquake of 1949 which killed more than 5000 people. we are getting reports of fresh violence in syria. rebels have launched an attack and alsost province have separate its urgent advances elsewhere. a shaky truce in syria looks in danger of collapsing. several rebel factions say they are launching an armed response to what they termed an increase of violations of the cease-fire by syrian government forces. next, a battle is set to begin in the u.s. supreme court this monday which pits 26 states against president obama's plan for immigration reform. obama had signed executive action in 2014 which would protect 4 million illegal immigrants in america from being deported, but many states are refusing to bring the measures into force

andrew almaguer continues his reporting from the ecuadorian we'll review meat and dairy (vo) we developed the world's first coronary bypass, and have world-renownedrecialists taking on complex cases others can't handle. >>> new at 5:30, volkswagen has reached a tentative deal to avoid a u.s. trial over its diesel cheating scandal, and this means a payout fl or thousands of affected owners. a source owner with investigations tells the associated press that each customer could receive $5,000. cars in the u.s. the case will be brought before a judge tomorrow. >>> the $20 bill getting a major facelift, and for many it's been a long time coming. civil war era abolitionist harriet tubman will soon replace the face of andrew jackson, although his face will still appear on rhett the reverse side. we talked to people in harlem to see what they thought. >> fantastic. wonderful. >> i think it's great. it's time for a change. >> there are other changes as well. treasury secretary jacob lewis says leaders of the women's suffrage movement will soon be found on the back of the $10 bill. on the front? an

. >> ecuadorian authorities updated the death toll to 246. they say there's 2,527 injured.oung girl pulled from the wreckage of a building, one of the first glimpses of rescue operations under way. after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake tore through the region saturday night. it left a trail of destruction. >> translator: everything is completely destroyed. the majority of the buildings have fallen. there are a lot of dead. >> hundreds have been confirmed dead, making the quake the deadliest to hit the small south american nation since 1987. and the most vulnerable are the hardest to reach. >> the roads are in bad shape. and then also the area is very vulnerable. because of the intense rainfall that has gotten because of el nino. so those two factors have made it a challenging environment to work in. >> the quake's epicenter was just off ecuador's coast. a state of emergency is in effect for six provinces, spanning the majority of the country's coastline. hotels have been leveled. bridges, collapsed. and families left destitute. >> translator: my house like this? what am i going

. >> the event is on the same street where teenagers shot and fatally stabbed an ecuadorian immigranteaks from long island right now. you spoke to both sides of this. explain the situation and what did everybody have to say? >> so marcello lucero in 2008, an ecuadorian immigrant was killed by young white males at the end of the street where the emporium is. the barriers are going up right now. we're 24 hours away and they're putting up the barricades. tensions are running very high in this town because this is a town that thought it had sort of healed those wounds from that hate crime. we spoke to a pastor a few minutes ago, and he can tell you in the tone of his voice how high those tensions rise. >> donald trump has the right to speak. he has the right to say whatever the hell he wants. what he doesn't have the right to do is promote violence, to promote hate, to promote anti anti-immigrant rhetoric. he has no right to say my people are worse than him. we are human beings. we deserve dignity. that shining city on the hill is no longer that shining city. it is now a place of hatred.

critics say that event is too close to where an ecuadorian immigrant was killed two years ago. security is tight and streets are shut down. news 4 long island reporter greg cergol has more. >> reporter: roads have already been shut down and suffolk police are out in force as the village prepares for the arrive afl donald trump. >> i hope there's nothing crazy going on over here today. >> reporter: dave gonzalez owns a car audio business outside from the trump event. he'll have trump supporters on one side and trump protesters on the other and dave won't be seeing many customers today and will stay open to maintain his front-row seat. >> i guess i'll just stick around and watch and take down a little bit of history, i guess. >> reporter: trump opponents have vowed a large reception for the gop front-runner, in part because his appearance takes place down the street from where >> that's why he does not belong here. this is not a reality show. >> reporter: republicans call the protest pure politics and say the fund-raiser will go on. trump's fellow gop candidates will also be in n

the rescue gave ecuadorians hope that many people who are still missing right now could still be alive. and is in anticipated to rise even further. >>> well wh, a city of houston is under water right ns, and there are concerns that more rain could fall today. and there has been countless rescues, just like this one, firefighters say they have pulled 1200 people from high water. this is a very serious hetuation. i mes are flooded, m'jor roadways shut down. at least five people have been killed. the bayous are already swollen and any amount of precipitation will trigger even worse flooding ere in houston, texas. and meanwhile, we have had several days of dry,drm weather. we had great weather, dave. >> we had dry weather here and and stalled it over areas like hoeruston. how long will this dry weather stay with us? how long will the sun be around d what is the weekend look like? stions minutes. jumped into a tiger enclosure, dangerously close to an animal that certainly looked like it wanted her. at her. we'll etch plain inlloming up. he say's we should punish women who have abortions. th

the tri-state home to the largest population of ecuadorian-americans in the u.s., more than 300,000 living here. >>> we're learning more about the roust of the so-called ninja burglar. robert costanza was arraigned today. he admitted to a crime spree that spanned a decade while living as an unassuming family man on staten island. he's been linked to 150 burglars across the tri-state and allegedly stole more than $4 million in money and good. >>> no one is above the law, and tonight a nun convicted of drunk driving. sister kimberley miller crashing in to an auto shop. she claims she took a sedative her words, sleep driving. for some reason the judge didn't buy that and suspended her license for 90 days, slapped her with a fine. she's been suspended from her teaching job since this happened. >>> hamas tonight claiming one of its followers is responsible for a bloody bus bombing in jerusalem on monday. 20 people were hurt when the 19-year-old terrorist blew himself up. the palestinian islamic militant group praised the teenage bomber as a martyr. it's raised concern that suicide bombers targe

ecuadorian government deployed nearly 15 thousand armed forces and emergency workers to keep the peace and search for survivors. craig boswell store cbs3 eyewitness news. >> and in japan the search continues for those still missing following two big earthquakes there. you can see survivors being rescued inning this video from the southern part of the country the earths quake killed more than 40 people and injured 15 hundred others. >>> runners in boston resting up a bit tonight for the big marathon tomorrow. this morning organizers we putting on the finishing touch cheers. runners are competing. 1250th anniversary. its been three years since the boston marathon bombing. >>> campbell field in camden will be mostly empty this season after the minor league team the camden river sharks folded after 15 long years. river sharks stopped playing after last season when the team couldn't reach a deal at the water front field. attempts to bring another team have been unsuccessful at this point. county officials say they are still working though to bring in a minor league team. stay with us everyo

tonight the ecuadorian government says there's 20,000 people who are now homeless. they are trying to get back on their feet, in the middle of the tragedy trying to find a source of normalcy. just a few hours ago we felt another aftershock. many people have spent days without water, food or electricity. >>> two employees of the michigan department of environmental quality were in court today facing criminal charges in connection with the flint lead contamination scandal. they failed to provide safe and clean water to the families of flint. a third man who works for the city of flint was also charged today and more indictments, we're told, could be on the way. and since flint many school found led in their water. leonia has shut off its water fountains. newark, newark and patterson. >>> harriet tubman is poised to replace andrew jackson on the front of the $20 bill. he's not completely getting the boot. he's moving to the back of the bill. we head to the harriet tubman statue for reaction. >> it's fantastic, wonderful. >> it's wonderful, a woman. >> it's good to see

. >> ecuadorian officials say there have beens toes of aftershocks, the strongest measuring 6.0. there was also a precursor quake of magnitude 4.8, 11 minutes before the big one hit. japan heavy rains are making rescue efforts difficult. nine people died in the first earthquake. 32 people died in the second. both quakes were shallow, causing huge damage to homes, buildings, roads and bridges. landside have cut off remote mountain villages. >>> deadly quicks in japan and ecuador come on the eve of the 110th anniversary of san san francisco's great earthquake and fire. the golden hydrant will will be replanted. believed to be the only source of water during the aftermath. the event starts tomorrow morning to exact time the earthquake struck. >>> tomorrow the san mateo city council will vote on other proposal to tear down annuation drink and replace it with stores. protesters held signs that said "save our rink." they have been fighting to re-open the ice chalet four years ago. protesters say it would hurt children. >> the developer is seek argonne zoning change that will make him m

the smugglers loaded up the drugs on a semi submersible vessel but caught near the colombian ecuadorian border. it was believe it was destined for the united states with a street value of more than $75 million. >>> a chimpanzee that escaped from a zoo in japan sleeping it off after a wild afternoon on power lines. he was on the run for an hour and they tried to use food and toys to coax him back but it didn't work. he had to be shot with a tranquilizer dart. he gets tired and then falls off the wire below. he is expected to be fine. it looked like he hit the wire on the way down. >>> a male octopus escaped from the national aquarium of new zealand through a pipe and has returned to the ocean. he slept through a small gap in his enclosure and slid across the floor and squeezed through a pipe 5 inches wide. it was given to the aquarium two years ago after being rescued from a crayfish pod. >>> after 20 seasons with the linkers and more than 33,000 career points and five nba championships kobe bryant went out in style last night and dropped 60 points in his last game. >> reporter: the nigh

reporter: down the street, a loud anti-trump protest and also a silent vigil for the ek cuador ecuador ecuadorian immigrant murdered her. >> mr. trump tried to plant the seeds of hate in this country, not only in this place but in this country. and i don't going to allow that to happen. >> reporter: suffolk police separated the pro and anti-trump forces using barricades and street closures to keep the >> i hope there's nothing crazy going on here today. >> reporter: dave owns a car audio business just across from the fund-raiser. his customers couldn't reach him today but dave stayed open anyway enjoying a birds eye view of the proceedings. >> i'm going to stick around and watch and take down a little bit of history i guess. >> reporter: right now the number is a lot smaller than that. only a few hundred gathered here just down the street from the republican fund-raiser. so far no incidents, no arrests. just more of the political passion we've seen throughout this presidential campaign. live in patchogue tonight, greg cergol news 4 new york. >>> new at 5:00, prosecutors decided to drop the batter

shouting the names of immigrants who they say were beaten back in 2008 and remembering ecuadorian immigrant, lucero, murdered in a hate crime back then just three blocks away. they're calling on the republican party here in suffolk county to show more sensitivity and cancel trump's scheduled speech tomorrow evening. >> this is not a reality show. these are real people, human beings with flesh and blood. >> reporter: the chair of the republican party says trump is entitled to free speech that he supports their frontrunner. >> donald trump isn't anti-immigrant. he's anti-illegal immigration. if individuals aren't happy about that or they want to protest that, they're more than welcome to do so. >> reporter: this patchogue resident says while he doesn't support trump -- >> i think anybody who's a legitimate candidate for president should be welcome anywhere in any venue, any town or any city. >> reporter: it will mean protests, road closures, and possible crowds. as republicans raise money, suffolk county will need to spend money. >> we'll deploy many of our specialized commands including serv

ecuadorian government deployed nearly 15 thousand armed forces and emergency workers to keep the peace and search for survivors. craig boswell store cbs3 eyewitness news. >> and in japan the search continues for those still missing following two big earthquakes there. you can see survivors being rescued inning this video from the southern part of the country the earths quake killed more than 40 people and injured 15 hundreders. >>> runners in boston resting up a bit tonight for the big marathon tomorrow. this morning organizers we putting on the finishing touch cheers. runners are competing. 1250th anniversary. its been three years since the boston marathon bombing. >>> campbell field in camden will be mostly empty this season after the minor league team the camden river sharks folded after 15 long years. river sharks stopped playing after last season when the team couldn't reach a deal at the water front field. attempts to bring another team have been unsuccessful at this point. county officials say they are still working though to bring in a minor league team. stay with us everyone.

tonight in queens, a show of solidarity at the ecuadorian consulate. council general looking to charter a cargo plane to bring supplies to people in need. >>> still to come tonight, a warning for women in new jersey. watch your purses. out women. we'll tell you what to look out for. >> caught on camera, police make a dramatic save, rescuing a woman just in the nick of time. >> and the warmest day in a while with temperatures getting over 80 in spots. 82 in central park and for the first time in a while, rain is >>> new video tonight of a dramatic rescue caught on camera. a police officer pulled a distraught woman to soft over the weekend as she teetered on the edge of a bridge. this is in chattanooga, tennessee. when he arrived at the scene, others had engaged the woman in conversation and he as you can see managed to run up to her and grab her. according to the officer, falling in to the river would have meant almost certain death. >>> a tragic beginning for u.n. a jeep killing a young boy who darted on the road. the driver didn't have enough time to

the ecuadorian embassy is asking for anyone who can to help the victims of the disaster.hey s helpful. you can check the twitter page or call them to make a donation. once ecuador knows how bad the damage is they will begin asking for items including medicine and tents. >>> and speaking of earthquakes, it is going to take a lot of recovery and cleanup to fix the situation in japan. two earthquakes and lots of after shocks shook japan last week. right now several highways are closed which is impacting disaster aid along with driver hes. many buildings are beyond repair. we know 41 people were killed in those quakes. 11 are still missing. >>> a man is fighting for his life after being shot in northwest washington. d.c. police say he was shot just before 9:00 last night near fourth and hamilton. the victim's name is not being released, but police say his injuries are life threatening. despite going door to door last night asking neighbor what is they have seen or heard, police c do not have any information on a suspect. >>> victim of a deadly shooting been identified. police

lori bordonaro is in queens at the ecuadorian consulate. >> reporter: so many people in this community waiting to get word on loved ones. we heard from the president of ecuador a little while ago. he calls this the greatest tragedy to hit the country in 67 years. he says the death toll is more than 270 and that number expected to rise. more than 2,000 are also injured. rescuers have been digging beneath debris since saturday night's 7.8 magnitude earthquake. this woman was pulled from the rubble alive just a little while ago. the earthquake, the most decades causing bridges to collapse, roads to crumble, knocking out electricity there. the president says 10,000 armed forces are mobilized for emergency response and 4,000 police officers. those with relatives in ecuador praying for those back home. >> fortunately my dad, my mom, they are okay. but we have to pray because of the people that died. >> please help us. my country needs everyone now. >> the consulate general of ecuador has scheduled a public meeting for 7:00 tonight at 800 2nd avenue in manhattan. for anyone who wants to c buo

>> on wednesday night, president correa announced a tax saying all ecuadorians have to shoulder the burden of this earthquake. it shouldn't be disproportionately placed on the people of the coastal area. he said fair year he's anything to raise sales tax from 12% to 14% and everybody has to give a percentage of their wages, depending on how much they make. but the taxes were not very well received. just yesterday, the mayor a major port city along the coast, said if the country weren't in such an economic crisis, the taxes would make sense, but all this is going to do is show the economy even more. people are going to consume less, buy les, and so forth. so he was high critical of the move. >> thompson: all right, sara schaefer munoz from the "wall street journal," thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you. >> thompson: estimates of the spending needed to fix america's infrastructure run into the trillions of dollars. yet in the past decade, state and local spending on transportation projects has declined 13%, according to the pew charitable trusts. and federal spending on transportat

spain's red crossest matzs as organizations in our area it this morning gathered at the ecuadorian consult in queens. flour, bread, and ready to eat food are being donated. >>> classes are back on schedule after suny -- reports of an armed suspect just after 9:00 last night. they believe that suspect may have run off into the woods. officials say there were no reports of shots fired and at this time there is not a threat to the campus. >>> a major battle a brewing at the supreme court today. the justices are hearing arguments on a controversial immigration law, challenging president obama has to enforce it. megan hughes is outside the supreme court building in d.c. to explain what is at stake. >> good afternoon, those arguments just wrapping up. this issue, the latest hot button dividing republicans and the white house as well as red and blue states. both sides out in full force today. people lined up outside the court over the weekend to hear the historic arguments. and for some, it was personal. >> i'm most afraid of my family country. >> it would directly benefit both of my parents, bec

the ecuadorian community in queens gathered. the consul general is looking to chartering a cargo plane to bring supplies to people in need. >> president obama will head to saudi arabia tomorrow for what is expected to be a tense visit. house speaker paul ryan refusing to endorse bipartisan legislation that would allow the families of 9/11 victims to sue the saudi government for any role the regime may have played in the attack. >>> we have some exciting nows share about our colleague michael strahan. he is joining the team full time. sadly, this means michael will with kelly and michael." his departure slated for september. since michael joined kelly in 2012 he has become part of the morning for millions of viewers. he is a real hometown favorite, a hall of fame giant who helped the team win the super bowl. live will kick off the search for a new co-host in the fall, and we of course wish michael the best. >> he is a great guy. a big success no matter what he is doing. >> well, uber driver accused of opening fire and killing six

. >> ecuadorian rescue going working to save lives in after math of the deadly earthquake unfortunately died. the 4-year-old labrador that rescued 7 people from rubble of the quake pass away and tropical heat and lack of water and long hours took its tool on the rescue dog. he was buried with full owners. they believes if the dog was overworked they say they was properly cared for. >>> two major storm systems creating a lot of damage in midwest and california. in long beach wind guts up to 65 mooil app hour knocked over a kfc sign and in kansas reports of several isolated tornadoes and large hail. and another returned of severe weather on tap today in the region. >> and it's official now two big companies one step closer to becoming another cable giant and u.s. justice department approved the bid to buy warner for 55 billion. there's strings attached designed to protect consumers among condition no data caps or usage pricing for 7 years and art charter is not allowed to charge netflix and other video providers for delivery of its content. >> last month she was awarded 55 million after t

>> the ecuadorian government updated it from 77 to 238 currently.rews are going through the rubble at this hour. unfortunately, it may increase again. there are more than 1500 people injured and we're taking a close look at a city that is about the size of chicago in terms of population. this is the largest and most populous city in the country. and the same population as i was saying in chicago, bridges collapse there and shopping malls were badly damaged. and also the main port, so as you can imagine, a great cause for concern once the actual extent of the damage is known, pamela. >> absolutely. those rescue workers certainly have their work cut out for them. rafa rafa rave ro yal /* /- rafael. >>> two tremors killed at least 41 people and injured thousands. rescue crews on foot and in the air are searching for more survivors. also overnight a 5.8 magnitude quake struck the island of tonga. no injuries or deaths. it is located in the pacific ring of fire. >>> for more information about how can you help the rescue and relief efforts in ecuador and

. >> reporter: this mostly ecuadorian street is home to food trucks and other businesses and families and there's growing concern about the earthquake's devastation. saturday's massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake caused major damage along ecuador's pacific coast. more than 350 are dead and more than 2500 injured. with the military activated and rescue workers arriving from around the world, the urgent concern is for the missing. >> there are signs of life in the rubble. >> reporter: throughout the communities of queens, fear and frustration are mounting because there's no way to communicate with family members and friends. this food truck worker heartbroken man who doesn't know what he may have lost. >> he said they can't do nothing. they're scared for the family in ecuador. they can't do anything. they know the situation is bad. they can't just call to see how they are. >> reporter: at this restaurant, diners are supporting each other through this difficult time. they're taking notice. >> our customers, our people that are here, they have families that are there. they said we need to he

that erupted on the san andreas fault 110 years ago here.saturday's quake that struck along the ecuadorian coast did a lot of destruction. it's considered the worst to hit that country in decades.but walter mooney points out there is another strange connection. that 7-point-8 that occurred off shore was at a fault were at that exact location had it's last quake also in 1906. but the bay area's faultline that scientists say is overdue for another major quake.isn't the san andreas.but rather.the eastbay's hayward fault the average time between big quakes along that fault is 140 years.the last one being in 1868.148 years ago. scientist say there are similarities between that faultline.and the one that erupted in southern japan both with a 6-point 2 on thursday and a 7-point oh on saturday. the shaking in that mag 7 in japan was really quite severe and the japanesea re really the most equake prepared country in the world but it was clear there were a lot of collapsed building.there are still people who have't bolted their tv to the wall or strapped tehir hot water heater. he says there are a l

and you had also the immigration issue eight years ago, tragic killing of an ecuadorian immigrant. so why do you think he has resonated so much with the polls showing 58%? almost 60% support. >> i mentioned some of the issues that have been making that connection with people's passions. and he's talked about his opposition of the iran nuclear deal. wanting to make america great again. the desire to be winning and moving measuring in a better direction. so on many different levels, the way he's running his campaign, i've had people come up to me and say i'm a democrat. i've always voted democrat. i disagree with mr. trump on just about everything. but if he's the republican nominee, i'll vote for him. >> wow. >> what? there's two reasons. one is they say he speaks his mind. and the other is he's not beholden to anyone. but i've had heard democrats tell me they disagree with him on everything and they're going to vote for him. >> in terms of you as a politician, what do you do? went into the district to campaign for you. ted cruz did. so you have both cruz and trump supporting you. h

. >> ecuadorians began burying family and friends today killed in saturday night's devastating earthquaket least 350 people were killed. rescuers and aid from all over the world are flooding into ecuador and the search for people trapped beneath the rubble continues. >> there may be new hope for some folks with hard to control type one diabetes. >> transplanting pancreas cells can help prevent a life-threatening complication. ali gorman is at the big board to explain. >> they're called eye let cells and they're in the part of the pancreas that produces insulin. they looked at transplanting these cells from a donor to people with high risk type one deb bites these respect patients who experience sharp drops in their blood sugar level but often with no warning signs. the study shows that of the 48 people who received the eye let cells more than 85 percent had good control of their blood sugar level none severe drops for at least a year. more than half were also able to stop using insulin. but transplants also come with risks. the patients have to take antirejection medicatio med it'l waitin

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rising since the earthquake according to the red cross of response teams are working desperately the ecuadorianhe worst natural disaster to hit ecuador since the massacre choric had back in 1949 for killing more than 5000 people. >>darya: they're on vacation in the seaside town of san clemente when they felt the earth moved the couple spoke about the fear of the tsunami after the quick hit. >>darya: getting back home to vallejo is going to be tough a control tower at the there's airport has caught a minute rosa area are closed they will have to wait it out until they can get back here to bay area. >>darya: cash this is the video that we have to show the damage and the clinic under rescuers are still, through the debris them to for 10 people still reported missing right now in this for two people were killed and nearly 1100 others injured in the two earthquakes. >>jackie sissel: the mayor of san francisco his wife and great sir trying to remember and hundred and 10 anniversary of the great earthquake in 19 06 and struck hard at all of comes out exactly how to continue to go right now that her mo

. >> reporter: in 2008, just about 200 yards in that direction, an ecuadorian immigrant was murdered.up of young, white kids. it was a vicious hate crime and it really divided this community. what the protesters are saying this is dredging up old wounds, old memories of this, and the trump rally which will take place in the building behind me is in the wrong spot. this sound will give you, thomas, of how hot the tensions really are here. >> donald trump has a right to speak. he has a right to say whatever the hell he wants. what he doesn't have a right to do is to promote violence, to promote hate, to promote anti-immigrant rhetoric. he does not have a right to say that my people are worse than him. we are human beings. we are sdefrk of ddeserving of e and everywhere else in this world. here in america, the shining city on a hill is no longer a shining city. it is now a place of hatred. >> reporter: thomas, not surprisingly the police here are ready for what is going to take place here tomorrow. people already getting set. let me give you a lay of the land. you can see the satellite t

ecuadorian officials say the death toll from saturday's 7.8-magnitude earthquake has risen to at least 413 people, as first responders continue to search for survivors. nearby latin american countries, as well as the palestinian national authority, have sent emergency responders. the help from palestine comes after ecuador sent humanitarian aid to gaza following israel's 2014 offensive. texas governor greg abbott has declared a state of emergency in nine counties after unprecedented flooding killed five people and inundated thousands of homes in the houston area. more than 20 inches of rainfall was recorded in some areas. israeli police say 21 people were injured after a bomb exploded on a bus in jerusalem monday. no one was killed. no one has claimed responsibility for the attack. the los angeles public high school santee education complex has opened the school district's first gender-neutral bathroom, following months of student organizing. student activist johnny ramos spoke out about the bathroom's significance. >> this restroom is important for all students to feel comfortable, no

blocks away where marcelo lucero, an ecuadorian i am grant was killed in 2008 by a group of white teenagerst were out there hunting for mexicans. so a few blocks from there, donald trump is going to bring his anti immigrant message this coming week. and that is extremely troubling. and a lot of immigration groups -- >> not anti immigrant. pro american. >> last word. >> pro american, not anti immigrant. >> well, we're going to have this debate continue. >> he's pro american. >> thank you very much for your -- we appreciate you being here. and we'll be back later in the program. >>> up next, a fight for delegates under way in colorado. right now, our very own jacob soboro soboroff, the delegate hunter, will take us there life. ut succ, what does it look like? is it becoming a better professor by being a more adventurous student? is it one day giving your daughter the opportunity she deserves? is it finally witnessing all the artistic wonders of the natural world? whatever your definition of success is, helping you pursue it, is ours. t-i-a-a. make healthy saychoices.ten but up to 90% fall sho

an ecuadorian man.ew york times called the chairman of the republican committee out here in suffolk county a dangerous provocator. here's what he had to say. >> the reality is, does that mean no one's allowed to have anything in new york city where there are numerous hate crimes that occur and the cities across this country? so to pick this one issue, i think is wrong. i think that you have a situation where people are exploiting this circumstance. this horrible tragedy that occurred in the community and the family. >> reporter: thomas, the reality is, of course, for both the trump campaign and the republican party, trump rally is always going to draw protesters but the location is what people are questioning and the new york times questions and what many people here are questioning and long island is also a consistent stop for all candidates for fund raising. we saw hillary clinton here yesterday. she had her own fund raising dinner. not a surprise he's having a fundraiser here but however, a surprise