dave carlin is following the developing story and joins us live from elmhurst queens. dave. >> reporter: a shelter resident murdered in his bed. could it be that this is the work of one man. police say maybe. >> these photos show the knife attack wounds on the neck of 43- year-old livery cab driver manuel rivera. he was expecting to get his $10 fare but instead the man put a blade to his neck and sliced. police say this is the man they are looking for. they want to catch 53-year-old william smith saying he could cabbie attack but also a murder prior to that. friday morning here inside this homeless shelter in manhattan's kicks bay, 56-year-old shelter resident marcusger rare row was found dead in his bed. the attacker made it out of the shelter, and police must determine if it is the same man who attacked the cabbie. >> investigators say their first clues clues possibly linking the crime, the suspect could not get back in and get them. the injured cabbie's mother told us her son feels lucky to be alive while residents of the bellevue men's shelter say without better pr

he was pronounced dead at elmhurst hospital just a short time ago. neighbors say this is a dangerous intersection, it is very dark at night, and it does concern them. they often feared something like this may happen. now again, police are looking for a dark-colored sedan, possibly a honda or toyota. there is no identity on the man this morning, this is all still under investigation. live in astoria, diana rocco channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> police say this teenage girl stabbed a 13-year-old boy they want your help in finding her. the pair had an argument on a assistant . >>> 10,000 people packed into an old hangar in both page and the overflow crowd traded cheers with protesters. in the bronx ted cruz drew a small crowd at a restaurant appearance. there are reports cruz will meet with former new york city mayor rudy guiliani today. >>> hillary clinton and bernie sanders are playing political hard ball. clinton is attacking sanders's truthfulness and his grasp of complex issues. sanders says clinton is not qualified to be president. >>> big messes in

the man was pronounced dead at elmhurst hospital a short time later. police are hopeful that pieces of the car left behind will lead them to their hit and run driver but people in this area say this is a dangerous intersection, it is not well- lit and drivers often speed here. >> you have kids coming out of the community center and you or go down there and cross the street. meanwhile, people have been trying to get a traffic light over here, but it hasn't happened. >> reporter: that 45-year-old man was pronounced dead at elmhurst hospital a short time ago. police are not releasing his identity this morning and again are looking for a dark-colored sedan, a toyota or honda with front end damage and a cracked windshield. if you have information call crime stoppers this morning. live in astoria, diana rocco channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> the search is on for several people involved in an armed robbery spree in upper manhattan. the suspects were involved in two robberies the same day last month. the first incident the suspects threatened a man with a gun on

that is in elmhurst queens. police arrested a 16-year-old boy accused threatening to slash >> the suspect had a dagger in charged with harassment and minnesota naysing. 17-year-old girl was not hurt. korgts police, though, this is now the fifth time since mid-martha weeks ago student have been caught with a weapon in a new york city school. >> a horrible mixup involving several funeral homes left a grieving family and even more pain. rivera died on march 22nd. her bodies was taken to the funeral home in new jersey, but her family said there was a problem and wanted -- to move to rj or teach here in the city but because of delays they wouldn't accept her bodies and then family find out that rivera cremated and exhaustive search and believed to be in a crematorium but that turned out to be somebody elses. >> we can't take her home >> last kiss, last good-bye. not right. it's not right at all. >> rivera sons are suing all three funeral homes for damages citing extreme negligence. okay. let's talk about business. an

he was rushed to elmhurst hospital. the attackers ran after the fight. if you have any information call police at one 800 577 tips. ecuador is digging out from the most devastating earthquakes to hit the region in 65 years. a magnitude 7.8 quake. it hit on saturday and 272 people were killed.2500 people injured. hundreds of homes and buildings were destroyed . all roads are still closed in the areas hardest hit . more devastation in japan. helping with relief efforts quakes rock the region late thursday. 42 people were killed and 1000 hurt . rescue workers are scouring the terrain working to restore power. teams are picking through the rubble of the destroyed buildings and toyota says it will suspend the vehicle assembly and japan due to parts shortages because of the quick . >> it's 4:41 am.still ahead, get ready for a great day it's going to be beautiful. we might hit the 800 mark! aubrey has all the good news coming up. >> is the most celebrated road rage on earth and security will be very tight . it's so hundred and 20th american workers know how to

that man later pronounced dead at elmhurst hospital. to come forward. >> reporter: they say that they have installed new traffic lights, but clearly not at this particular intersection. his name has not been released as they are trying to reach his relatives. reporting live this afternoon from the story of queens, cbs2 news. >> thank you. now to the campaign 2015 less than two weeks away that they are finding over who will be qualified to be president and perhaps who is the real new yorker. last week bernie sanders said he thought that somebody would take tokens. today, hillary clinton would try to show her expertise with the questionable results. the candidates counting their credentials. have come off with bernie sanders after he said this. >> it's what we have been saying lately and that they are not qualifieto d be president. leme just say in response the secretary clinton that i don't believe that she is qualified. >> reporter: while she has questioned if they have done their homework that she has never used that word unqualified t

stefan kim is at elmhurst hospital tonight, william smith is wanted for questioning for his possible involvement for allegedly stabbing a livery driver here at queens. the driver is shaken up. the suspect, a dangerous man and police want to find him this is the man police say may be behind the bloody rampage stretching from manhattan to queens. 53-year-old william smith. he may have had something to do with the death of a man in a homeless shelter on east street friday morning. then today cops say smith slashed a livery cab driver in his back and neck. these photos released of the injuries. 25 stitches in total. employees at the taxi dispatch service say smith got picked up in corona and was heading to a hotel on van cleeve street. as the cab was pulling up, smith tried to rob the driver and turned violent. >> i'm very nervous. all my drivers out there are working to support their family. you know, knowing that these it is crazy. >> reporter: that cab, sitting outside the 110th precinct with panic lights still blinking. it has a camera inside, though it is unclear if it was working a

a 45-year-old man was pronounced dead at elmhurst hospital overnight. his name has not yet been released. police at this hour are searching for the driver of the car that struck him. right now they say that it is described as a dark colored sedan. anyone who has any information is asked to contact the nypd. reporting live this morning from astoria, queens, janelle burrell, cbs 2 news >> all right, janelle, thanks very much. >>> happening today, getting the times square painted ladies and costumed characters under control. >> the full city council votes on a bill to restrict them to specific areas. the council committee approved it yesterday. cbs 2's andrea grimes has more live from times square. andrea. >>reporter: well, dick and mary, last month's spiderman, one of the spidermen and a taurus were arrested for fighting over a $1 at this tip. that is just one of the examples why supporter says this bill needs to pass later today. on the other side, though, opoanlts say examples like that are not the norm and they deserve to earn a living. free reign to r

that victim is in critical condition at elmhurst hospital. >>> the nypd investigating another brutal assault in the bronx. they say the man in these fairly clear photo used a metal garbage the trio took off with the victim's wallet. he's in stable condition at lincoln hospital. >>> happening now, an explosion on a bus in jerusalem has injured at least ten people. and look at this picture, authorities say the bus thankfully was empty at the time. it appears that the wounded were on board a neighboring bus that caught fire after this blast. the cause of that explosion, we're not sure now, that remains unclear. >>> also in turkey, we have just learned rocket fire near the syrian border has killed four syrians, three of them children. turkish officials say four rockets fired from syria hit the town of kilis. they say one rocket exploded near a middle school. keep an eye on that. >>> rescue and recovery efforts under way in ecuador where the death toll continues to rise after a massive earthquake. that 7.8 magnitude quake has killed at least 350 people and injured thousands more. it is es

. >> reporter: assemblyman francisco moya represents corona, elmhurst and jackson heights in queens. the assemblyman says most of his constituents are from ecuador. >> it's very emotional. you have family back home, to see what they have to go through, it's very difficult. it's not a country that has a lot of wealth. >> reporter: even though some families are learning their loved ones are okay, knowing more than 200 are dead, with that number likely to rise. >> it's horrible. it's just -- we were talking with friends right now, and it's just, it's just horrible. >> reporter: assemblyman francisco moya says his jackson heights office will be open starting at 9:00 on monday morning. he says he will provide updated information throughout the day and also help with travel documents for those who wish to check on loved ones or to help. >> most of the people here just have this anxiety on what they can do to help their folks back home. >> my heart is with them. i pray for all of them. >> reporter: more than 135 aftershocks followed the earthquake. officials are warning residents to brace f

investigators say a 16-year-old brought a dagger to newtown high school in elmhurst yesterday, the boy allegedly placed the knife against a girl's throat and threatened to slash her. the boy is charged with criminal possession of a weapon. >>> some parents and students are suing the department of education for claiming it failed to protect children from bullying. 11 families filed a class- action lawsuit today against the doe, they demand better training of school teachers and employees when it comes to dealing with bullying. monet cintron says it has been going on for years without consequences. >> this kid was behind me and he was playing with scissors. and he cut my hair. >> what happened to him? >> nothing. >> the school's chancellor says the department's takes bullying seriously. the lawsuit is not seeking financial damages but it is asking for change. >>> campaign 2016, the april 19 primary fast approaching. four of the five presidential candidates held events here in new york city today. more on the busy day on the campaign trail. brian? >> new york is having a rare political mo

the victim was pronounced dead at elmhurst hospital. he's yet to be identified. reporting live in astoria, cefaan kim, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> a frightening accident in manhattan. a taxi cab jumps the curb and hits the pedestrian. the cabby suffered some kind of medical condition. eyewitness news obtaining this video. the victim walking along university place when the cab veered left, jumped the curb, and started driving in the wrong direction. witnesses did their best to help the woman before paramedics arrived. >> there was a doctor on scene too. he was saying they might have to lift the cab but people were unsure if they wanted to lift the cab or not. >> it was nauseating to see. she's now in critical condition. >>> charges have been filed against a man involved in a deadly crash on the long island expressway. investigators say 34-year-old driver hit a median in the hov lane in jericho around 2:00 this morning. when he pulled over to secure his bumper, a car driven by 34-year-old bonaficio enriquez pushed the man in to traffic. the third car hit and kil

that victim is in critical condition at elmhurst hospital. >>> in the bronx a little girl and her mother, they have been reunited. the toddler was abducted by her mother's boyfriend after a fight. the man pulled a knife. forced the woman out of the car they were riding in. little girl in the backseat. the toddler was dropped off unharmed near the mother's home in the bronx. >>> a man accused of a new year's eve terror plot is due in court. federal prosecutors say emmanuel luchman planned to use knives and a machete to attack people in a restaurant in rochester. he wanted to prove that he was worthy to join isis. relatives say he is a panhandler with a history of mental issues. >>> there are celebrations in the streets of brazil's capital. some people there say they're happy that the country's president was just impeached by the lower chamber of deputies. the upper senate will take up that matter next month. opposition lawmakers are arguing the president manipulated government accounts. she accuses them of mounting a coup. encounter force some nypd in queens. >>> a dog stolen and the phon

it happened at newtown high school in elmhurst. he held a dagger to the throat of a 17-year-old girl and threatened to/her. the suspect has been charged with criminal possession of a weapon. harassment and medicine. dari: near bill de blasio expected to sign a bill putting limits on costume characters in times square. the city council passed legislation allowing the dot to restrict where they can panhandle throughout the city. the officials are saying they will have the zone in place by the beginning of the summer. steve: delays on the subway. outlying service changes on the lines. it comes a day after the audit by state controller's office found that the mta misled writers about just how late the "the force awakens" running service was less reliable in 2059 the year before. >> it is very frustrating. steve: they acknowledge the bias and delays but they say that it also includes misinterpretations, misunderstandings and outright misrepresentation. dari: uber agreeing to settle a civil lawsuit filed by district attorneys in los ange

is the picture of the dagger police say a 16-year-old student brought to newtown high school in elmhurst. they tried to use it on a female student and threatened to slash her throat. the department of education says police were immediately notified. >>> 4:34 right now. traffic on the 4s. chris, into the weekend, how are things looking? >> changeable. how is that? >> be prepared for anything. we'll talk about that as we get closer. first things first this friday. it's a big day in the city. opening day for the mets. clouds, early spreads north of the city. it will be brisk and chilly for the opener but dry. no rain to worry about. changeable sky in the afternoon. break up the cloud and sunshine. up around 50 or so give or take a couple of degrees. the 50 degrees will feel chillier, even with partial sunshine anticipated. it breaks down like this. first forecast, 48 degrees right now. a couple of degrees this morning. not a big bounceback at noontime. upper 40s. by 3:00, 52. that should be the high for the day. there's a little snow in the forecast this weekend. we'll talk about that comin

a 6-year-old boy was arrested after he brought a dagger to newtown high school in elmhurst. the boy placed the knife against a girl's throat and threatened to slash her. the boy's charged with criminal possession of a weapon, harassment and menacing. >>> a long island baby-sitter is charged with stalking the child she used to care for. >> i'm scott from cbs2 news. charges casey? >> 29-year-old casey evans of ronkonkoma slammed the door on nights. she was all smiles in her mug shot. last month evans tried to sign a 4-year-old boy out of school permission. she's accused of illegally entering the family's home to leave a gift for the boy. rail workers on basic safety rules. that order from federal railroad officials following last weekend's deadly crash near philadelphia. a train slammed into a backhoe on the tracks killing two investigators say the workers may not have known the track had been reopened to trains. >>> to the attacks in belgium, prosecutors released new video as they search for information on the man in the hat. he was seen in the brussels attacks. investigators

that victim is in critical condition in elmhurst hospital. >>> an investigation underway in a deadly police involved shooting in queens. 32-year-old george tillman ran after plainclothes officers -- excuse me, after plainclothes officers saw him with an open container of alcohol. when officers approached, he ran. after a foot chase, police say tillman reached for a gun in his waistband. that's when four officers opened fire. grieving family members say the family of five shouldn't have been killed. nofrnlgt what. no matter what. back. no one should see their husband get killed. no one should see that. no one should see a friend get killed and left on the floor to die. >> family members say tillman was visiting from maryland and in queens for a family birthday party. >>> verizon workers will march they went on the picket lines last week after being without a contract for eight months. this morning some workers will march from 36 and 7th avenue and hold a rally at a verizon wireless store at 42nd streak. they will be joined by other local leaders. >>> in the cnbc money reports, there's

folger was the elmhurst to one so they took it over. c-span: back to politics here is senator ted kennedy and senator simpson. >> eventually under the senate rules will have an opportunity to have these offerings and amendments on the minimum-wage. >> mr. president i take we could go on and we made that as we get back to the substance of minimum-wage as the senator does that and i misspoke earlier that senator kennedy as "king lear." [laughter] because certainly he launched and here i am. >> i am not sure what that means that when senator simpson he was "the reader" at the folger and i was told he spent time in the library said he is a huge fan and he read aloud he was in the library. c-span: is a make any sense you call him king leer? >> i need to know more about the context but i think he said plunging into the tempest in a gentle think he is quoting the tempest that talking about suffering the breakdown at the hands of the elements and hurling the insults to the gods and senator simpson calls itself the playful spirit spirit, midsumm

the boy was arrested yesterday after he allegedly brought a in elmhurst yesterday. investigators say the boy placed the knife against a girl's throat and threatened to slash her. she was not injured. the boy was charged with criminal possession of a weapon, harassment and menacing. their amazins. home game since their world series run last season. they split their opening series with the royals so they come in with a 1-1 record. the reigning national league champs picked up their rings yesterday. they'll take on the phillys. first pitch 1:00, let's get a check on that forecast and talk about a little bit of snow this weekend. john. >> it's going to be chilly today, and even colder saturday and sunday. some clouds filling in, same city shot but you're seeing more gray overhead, 44, winds are variable to 17. windchill at 39. cold enough for some snow in the area north and west. we're watching this, this is very interesting. this little batch, it's some light, a little bit of light rain but mixing in with that a few flurries. that's into now morris county. you can see

we have the story from elmhurst. >> these photos show some of the knife attack wounds on 43- year-old cab driver manuel vera. saturday morning, he was dropping off a passenger in queens expecting to get his $10 fare but the man became violent. >> instead of paying, he pulled out a nice knife and he slashed mr. manuel vera all over his body. his throat, his arms, his back. >> this is the spokesman of the new york state federation of taxi drivers. he says all cabbies and the public should watch out for this man wanted by police. 53-year-old william smith. police say smith could be connected not only to the cabbie attack but also a murder the day before. police say friday morning, inside of this homeless shelter in manhattan, 56-year-old shelter residents -- resident >> investigators say there were items left behind in the cab. his loaded with his identification and a cell phone. the injured cabbie spoke to the car company soon after he was released from the hospital. >> he went through a really hard situation. he is alive. >> nervous taxi drivers and nervous residents at the shelter ins

. >> reporter: in queens clinton met with recently unionized workers at an elmhurst car wash. >> how are you feeling about tomorrow? >> i am excited. i will work as hard as i can. i have great friends and supporters across the city and state helping me but we are not taking anything for granted. >> reporter: sanders pressed the flash during a walk through mid town where he got a lively workers. >> i thank all of you for the courage to stand up for justice. aapplaud what -- i applaud what you are doing. we are going to win this thing. >> reporter: sanders is looking to do what he did in michigan. polls had him down 24 points. he won by a point and a half. the clintons say that is not going to happen in new york. michigan is an open primary and anyone can vote. new york is closed. by last october can cast a ballot tomorrow. >> thank you. >>> police are searching for a suspect who may have tried to lure three young girls in new jersey. the girls ages 11 and 12 told a police a man approached them at brook dale park in bloom field. they claim the suspect told them he was a police officer

christopher mcquaid held this dagger against a 17-year-old girl's neck yesterday at newtown high school in elmhurst. parents of 10 new york city public school students are now suing the department of education over an increase in violence in schools. >>> now to vote 2016 -- the battle for new york. democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders goes back to brooklyn for a pair of rallies this afternoon. while hillary clinton vies for votes upstate. rob nelson is following the campaigns. rob? >> reporter: good afternoon. bernie sanders and hillary clinton both touting their new york routes again. bernie sanders will be in front of his childhood home in brooklyn, while clinton has been discussing her new york. right now secretary clinton is holding a roundtable discussion on jobs and income upstate. in buffalo later this evening she will be in rochester. meantime senator sanders has two planned events today in brooklyn. 3:00 this afternoon he will hold a rally in flosh in front of the home 100% -- in flatbush in front of the home where he grew up. he's a brooklyn native. at 5:00 p.m. he will speak

in this case the livery cab driver was taken to elmhurst hospital. he is expected to be okay. but, again, police are still searching for the passenger. that person they say slashed and tried to rob this livery cab driver. live in corona, queens, magdelena doris, cbs 2 news >> maggie, thank you. >>> southern japan is reeling this morning after two deadly earthquakes in two days. at least 29 people have been killed, more than 1,500 injured, dozens of those seriously. there's also been what's called a small-scale eruption of a nearby volcano. more now from cbs 2's danielle nottingham. >>reporter: japanese rescue crews made their way into this home, looking for survivors of a magnitude 7.0 earthquake. papers, office supplies and even computers shook and toppled over when the quake occurred around 1:30 saturday morning. guests in this hotel had a rude awakening, and several aftershocks followed. this man was rescued from the rubble before dawn. the quake triggered a landslide, cracking and crumbling roads and bridge and sliding homes off their foundations. part of this curved roadw

that man later pronounced dead at elmhurst hospital. highway patrol officers spent hours at the scene collecting evidence overnight. police now urging witnesses to come forward as residents hope for the city to do more to protect them. >> there needs to be something to sort of help with the flow of traffic, so a light, a stop sign, something that would help. >> reporter: residents say that the city has installed new lights within the last several months here along 21st street but clearly not at this intersection. they are hoping that this accident will cause that to change. queens, janelle burrell, cbs 2 news. >> the identity of the victim is not yet released. >>> new information. spirit airlines is being blamed for a midair brawl. fists flew on the los angeles- bound flight last month when one group of passengers allegedly refused to turn down their music. video of the fight that involved hair pulling and punches went viral. now some of those involved say that they want to set the record straight. they claim flight attendants fueled th

a 16-year-old student brought the dagger to the high school in elmhurst. he tried to use it on a female student and threatened to slash her in the throat. >>> the department of education says police were were immediately notified. >>> parents in a connecticut community hit hard by gun how a gun got into a middle school. parents wanted answers from newtown school officials last night. this is the newtown in connecticut. 46-year-old science teacher jason adams was arrested with a gun strapped to his belt. 4 investigates has learned that adams, who has a gun permit, first told investigate torsion he forgot to remove the weapon. then admitted he felt threatened. newtown officials do not believe there was malicious intent. >> it was an egregious error of judgment to have that weapon on person onchool grounds within our school. >> a gunl got into the school. that should be a wake-up call to us that says something more needs to be done. >> he faces possession charges and is on administrative leave. >>> new this morning, a freight train hit a car in saddlebrook ne