we are learning the driver may >> reporter: 23-year-old eric patterson just arraigned on charges. police say on saturday night around 9:15 p.m. he was driving on kennedy boulevard when his car jammed into noel herrera, from cliffside park middle school and brian rodriguez from union city high school. both sighed at the scene. >> the dev station, the worse accident -- devastation, the worse accident i have seen. >> reporter: a third teenager was critically injured and now recovering. >> doctors have been treating him for multiple fractures of his legs and other injuries. he is recovering and his condition is now stable. >> reporter: while friends and classmates mourn. they were like brothers to all of us. >> reporter: police say eric patterson was speeding at 70 miles per hour. in a 25 miles per hour zone. although they can't be sure till had investigation is complete. the police are asking asking for the public's help. >> slow down. these lives were lost by senseless act. >> reporter: they might never have to deal with such tragedy again. >> reporter: now, eric patterson, the driv

his license is on indefinite suspension and he's had no driving privileges since 2014. >> eric patterson was charged with two counts of death by auto in the second degree. one count assault by auto, nonfatal. and that's in the fourth degree. he was also charged with driving on a suspected license. >> so many people are out here to support these families. >> that was toni yates in north bergen in new jersey. >>> there's been a verdict in the erin andrews stalking lawsuit. a jury aawarding her $55 million. michael barrett found to be 51% at fault. that makes him liable for about $28 million. he was convicted in criminal court of stalking andrews. he spent two and a half years in prison. the company who owns the hotel where he took a nude photo of her will pay more than $26 million. >>> a brooklyn deli owner is hoping surveillance video will help catch the man who robbed the store. the man walked in, pulled out a gun, and took one of the customers hostage. he took out a gun. the store's owner gave the the suspect is still on the loose. >>> it was a murder that horrified a community in conne

. >> eric patterson fatally struck to teenagers fall driving although upgraded to aggravated manslaughternvestigators show he was doing 75 with the speed limit at cent -- 25 miles per hour for crowfoot -- per hour. ♪ >> has you know, me on your a police officer that we call blue friday instead of an active cop which we always do i had to take a moment to remember fallen trooper john collins who died monday night he was hit by someone while investigating he leaves behind a fiancee and a nine month old son with a tragic story. >> "chasing" the story of a homeless woman in hell's kitchen? >> i was "chasing" the story of the lid on wednesday evening to have all possessions destroyed by your city the all the laughter with a duffel bag her as you can see she is rebuilding. >> you have done a good job to get your stuff back. >> many people question how the city can build the situation calling it cruel and illegal but others said she was collateral damage is and though war with the police and said he opposed a&m bear. so will she sued the city for how they treated her? >> if you want. >> to fourt

north bergen law enforcement announced interest of the driver eric patterson. >> charged with two countsf death by otto in the 2nd degree. >> the vehicle speed was well over 70 miles per hour. officials so that the suspect had numerous prior speeding tickets and law enforcement continues to await the toxicology report. remaining under investigation. >> my daughter went to high school. told me a couple times they almost center. >> also pointing out that kennedy boulevard was originally designed for horses and buggies. thousands of summons have been issued just over the last month in order to try to keep these down on the boulevard. other cop said that we have to take responsibility and slow ourselves down. >> a residential boulevard. transverse the roadway ask mrs. speeds. >> yes, this is tragic. ♪ bill: "high speed chase", a puppy, a dog, the playground. >> check out what i ran into. >> going down group 109 south. held up traffic going both ways for about 20 minutes. what was originally thought to be a trump fire. a really just looks like a big pile of rubble. >> take a look at this. dis

the accused driver, 23-year-old eric patterson in court today. we'll have more on the case coming up at 6:00. >>> now to a deadly crime spree in queens. tonight one of the victims talking about the frightening moments and we're learning more about the store owner killed in one of the attacks. >> a shooting leaving two cops hurt. the suspect now in critical condition. this whole thing started yesterday morning when police say he slashed his neighbor in astoria then less than four homeless man. >> at sunset he attacked two cops near his home and that's when they confronted him. kemberly richardson is in astoria. >> everyone here knew george patouhas. his friend tells me helped fight off the attacker. hospital and will undergo a psychiatric evaluation. >> reporter: utter and total disbelief. herbert rodriguez stood a few feet from where his best friend was brutally stabbed to death. george patouhas tried to fight off his attacker but couldn't. the 55-year-old died here inside his liquor store. >> what do you tell them? what do you tell a wife who ju

toxicology reports show eric patterson was high on pcp's. the 23-year-old was speeding when he jumped the curb saturday killing the two teenagers. a third teenager was critically injured. >>> police on long island are trying to figure out how a handcuffed suspect was able to steal a free port police cruiser leaving a path of we have the report from nassau county. >> reporter: this totaled red car is a reminder of what neighbors describe as a terrifying night on babylon road. >> we heard the sirens, the rumbling of the car and the crash. we looked out the window and everybody had their guns drawn. we got on the floor. >> reporter: a free port police parked cars. officer. nassau police say a handcuffed suspect, 36-year-old andrew howard was behind the wheel. free port police pulled him over and learned he had outstanding warrants so they put him in the backseat. sources say he was able to open the plexy glass cage and get in front while police were outside talking to his passengers. suspect went on a two-mile joyride in the police cruiser fina

the driver, eric patterson was arraigned this afternoon on several charges including death by auto, reckless driving and driving on a suspended license. police say he was driving 70 miles per hour. >> the tev station that we witnessed first hand without doubt -- devastation that we witnessed without doubt the worse i have seen. >>> a frank admission from mayor bill de blasio after attacks involving the mentally ill. cbs 2's marcia kramer has the story. dillon a 23 with psychological problems who rampaged through his neighborhood with a knife he used to kill and slash and set people on fire. last week it was a homeless man who slashed a dunkin' donuts employee. the question to the mayor, i wonder if you could share your concerns about mental health and public danger. >> we ever to do things -- we have to do things differently. we have to do a better job, all of us, at identifying when someone has a problem getting them the help they need. >> reporter: it is unclear who should have gotten help for james patrick dillon. his father said he suffers from schizophrenia and hasn't taken medication i

. >> police say the driver of the car eric patterson was speeding and high on pcp. he's being held on a $2 million bond. >>> still ahead here on news 4, a woman trying to help a crash victim gets hit and flies off of an over pass. finding this man who they say attacked and robbed an elderly man. >>> and our beautiful saturday is coming to a close. now we're tracking rain. it's on the move. what does it mean for your sunday forecast? i always heard fios was a lot faster. but i thought it'd be a hassle to switch. turns out it wasn't. they showed up when i asked and they set up wi-fi on my laptop and my tablet and stuff. it's true. it is better. i'm here to mow the lawn. it's february, curtis. maybe i should change some other things around here. switching is easy with our switchers guarantee. we'll arrive when promised and set up your devices to your new wi-fi. switch now and get 100 meg speeds, plus tv and phone for just $69.99 a month online. switch to better. >>> tonight a woman is fighting for her life after a chain reaction crash in queens. she went to help her fr

as for bail for eric patterson, at a million dollars cash. he's facing up to 30 years in prison. coming up at 6:00, 4 investigates looks into what can be done and will be done to try to make these streets safer here in north bergen, union city, bayonne. >>> new at 5:00, a new delay in the etan patz case. pedro hernandez's second trial was supposed to be today. but the lead defense attorney has hurt his back and may need surgery. jury. police say hernandez confessed to strangling etan in 1979. >>> police are searching for a leaving work three months ago. why are police just now learning about her disappearance? >> reporter: sibila, she hasn't been seen for three months, but wasn't reported missing until this past friday. investigators spent the weekend out here digging up concrete in the front yard searching for any sign of her after her husband and daughter left the country. the nypd now guarding her home. her front yard a pile of rubble as investigators search for any clues in her mysterious disappearance. >> they've been in and out of the apartment. >> reporter: the 30-year-old

eric patterson of jersey city has been charged with two counts ath by vehicle. little kids are dying. >> reporter: that was seven year old shaila who was killed by a hit-and-run driver. we learned that just last night a speed checkpoint ended up with tickets for more than three dozen motorists. >> we wrote about 38 summons for speeding. >> reporter: what was the fastest? >> the fastest speed that we had yesterday was 54 miles an hour. >> reporter: that's in a 25 miles an hour zone here on kennedy boulevard. we are now being told that patrols and speed checkpoints will soon be ramped up. >> very soon. you'll see us very soon. >> reporter: weeks, maybe days? >> before weeks. in days. >> reporter: barely an hour ago, hundreds of balloons with messages for the two teens written on them were released at tears. a more fitting tribute, however, may be that pending crackdown, something that police here say will be a coordinated effort. >>> the city's new policing policy on low level offenders took effect today. if you're in manhattan you'll no longer get busted for thin

. >> reporter: 23-year-old eric patterson is charged with death by auto, speeding and driving with a suspended license. police say the suspect's car was caught on multiple surveillance cameras, blowing through red lights and going more than 70 miles per hour in a 25 mile-per-hour speed zone. manny's mother, bella sanchez told me in spanish, her son is doing better. he's stable physically, but not emotionally. >> even though they're not here with me, they're always going to be in my heart. i'm always going to remember the good moments we had together. >> reporter: manny tells me screws from his leg tomorrow and that will give him the opportunity to put pressure onto that leg, so that with enough therapy, he will soon walk again. reporting live in north bergen. >>> classes at private mercy college scheduled to resume tomorrow. all four campuses in westchester county, the bronx and manhattan evacuated today after the school received a threatening phone calls. authorities have not disclosed the details of that threat. >>> temperatures are expected to top record highs over the next few da

the driver, eric patterson, is now facing two charges of death by vehicle. victor told us he pull patterson from the car. >> i smacked him across his head and tried to wake him up, then dragged him out of the car. he was like knocked out, and he didn't say one word to me at all. >> reporter: at a vigil, family and friends filled the sky with balloons and struggled to understand why this happened. tears were shed by many, and as night fell, the vigil only grew in size. one of the boy's mothers fainted and had to be hospitalized. students told us school isn't the same anymore. >> today at school was like really depressing. everybody was like sad. >> reporter: police are looking into whether patterson was under the influence when the crash happened. he entered a plea of not guilty. we learn he was driving with a suspended license. >> he should be locked up. i'm sorry. a person who has a suspended license should not be on the >> reporter: news 4 investigates has also learned in response to this tragedy, police plan to increase speed checkpoints in the area. mich

. >> charges against the driver, 23-year-old eric patterson, were upgraded to aggravated manslaughter after prosecutors say tests found pcp in his system. >>> she wanted to return a kind of nobility to the white house. a kind of republican jackie kennedy. former first lady nancy reagan eulogized for her steely discipline and laser attention to all things having do with her husband. >> that she was laid to rest at the rafael ramos presidential library in southern california. first lady michelle obama and former first ladies hillary clinton, rosalynn carter and laura bush, all of them were there. former canadian prime minister on the first night of the white house. >> i love the whole gang of mummy, first lady, the sentimental you, the fun you, and the pee wee powerhouse you. merry christmas, you all, with all my love, lucky me. >> they did have quite the love affair. she was laid to rest just inches from her husband. >>> now to vote 2016. voters in washington, d.c. and wyoming tomorrow will make their picks for the republican nomination. but the candidates themselves their eyes are on

today a judge doubled bail for eric patterson. it is now $2 million. the charges against patterson were also upgraded. he's now facing two counts of manslaught er. police say he was high on pcp and speeding when he struck the teens. >>> coming up, a scare in the sky. >> declared may day, may day. >> the plane forced to make an >>> plus, stolen art facts about to go on sale until the feds swoop in. find out where the goods were found. >>> and a daring rescue. officers raced to help save a man from a burning car. the incredible video when we come back. alright guys. i want to show you some cutting edge technology. this is a vhs tape. push that tape in and hit play. this is a flip phone. have you seen these before? it's called a compact disc. oh. looks like we're getting a facsimile. at year is it to you? it's old. you'd rather use newer technology? definitely. we ll, i've got something to show you. this is the 2016 chevy volt. it uses extended range electric technology. the prius hybrid uses battery technology developed 15 years ago. chevy expects volt d

. >> reporter: toxicology results for eric patterson, the driver, have not come back yet. we don't know if he was under the influence of anything. he's being held on $1 million bail. live tonight from union city, tracee carrasco, cbs2 news. >>> now to breaking news in south jersey, a state trooper truck by -- struck by a vehicle near camden. was also injured in an accident that resulted in a car fire. it happened around 8:20 tonight. no word on the victim's condition. southbound lanes are closed on i-to 95 between mile markers 23 and 24. >>> police in spring valley have just issued a missing child alert for 12-year-old -- rather, 10-year-old kelly rivera-pillco. last seen around 8:15 this morning at her school bus stop alongside beth finkel -- boulevard. she never got on the bus. she was wearing a black jacket, white shirt, blue overall skirt and boots. >>> questions tonight about a woman who hasn't been seen for almost 3 months. her coworkers are suspicious so they contacted police. cbs2's valerie castro has more on this developing story. >> reporter: detectives emerged f

. >> reporter: 23-year-old eric patterson is charged with death by auto, speeding, and driving with a suspended license. this exclusive surveillance video shows a sedan running a red light about a block away seconds before the crash saturday night. investigators believe the suspect was doing more than 70 miles per hour in a 25-mile-per-hour zone. >> the car needed 26th street. it swerved to avoid cars stopped at the red light. it crossed over the southbound lanes and mounted the sidewalk, striking three teenagers. >> reporter: jorge rodriguez says too many young people drink and drive and these are the his son and his friend sadly had to pay with their lives. a third teen, manny sanchez, is in the hospital after suffering a broken leg. >> there were people in my class that cried and they didn't know him at all. he was just a great person to be around. he made everybody smile and laugh. >> so many people remembering the smiles and the laughs they had with these young men. the driver, the suspect in this case, had 23 license suspensions. toxicology is still pending in this case. the sus

. >> 23-year-old eric patterson is held on $1 million bail. he's charged with two counts of death by auto and one count of assault by auto. >>> 4:50. in bergen county, a man facing charges for shoplifting and pretending to be a police officer. he was caught stealing inside the westfield garden gate plaza. they say that he showed them a pennsylvania police badge. then they say he assaulted a loss prevention officer and ran off. they caught him a little bit later and charged him. >>> 4:51. the nypd is ramping up the search for the man who shoved a teenager into the path of a train. detectives released this sketch of the suspect. late 20s. he shoved the teen off the platform at the 103rd street subway stop in corona saturday. the 17-year-old girl managed to wedge herself between the platform and the wheels of the train avoiding serious injury. >>> there's new hope that a deal can be reached to save a charity stair climb at one world trade center. it was held at the sky skraer last year. it raised money to help build high tech homes for wounded{ w

. >> the driver, 23-year-old eric patterson, pleaded not guilty to two counts of death by auto and one down of assault by auto. he's held on $1 billion bail. >>> a big development tonight in a case we have been following for four years. federal prosecutors will not bring criminal charges against an nypd officer who shot graham, an unarmed black teenager. the u.s. attorney's office said prosecutors found insufficient evidence to pursue federal charges. the 18-year-old was shot in the bathroom of his bronx home back in 2012 by officer richard hase during a drug investigation. hase says he fired on graham when the teenager reached into his waistband, but it turned out that graham was not armed. >> another slap in the face. my son committed no crime. richard hase goes on with his family. doesn't matter. ramarley life will always matter to us. >> the u.s. attorney preet said the investigation revealed no evidence to repute officer hast's claim he shot mr. graham in response to his mistaken belief he was reaching for a gun. >>> the clock it ticking for commuters to rely on transit to get to

eric patterson scheduled to take the oath of office to margin the city council meeting. the retired the 10 from orlando police department accepted the position last week at the previous chief resigned last december following complaints from several officers. saying he was overbearing and mistreating employees. >>> the mother of a man sent to jail for 20 years for the death of a jacksonville toddler lonzie barton plans to the protest tomorrow. ruben ebright's mother wanted lebron is calling for the angela corti. she says the state attorney should be taking out of office because lot's mother is not being held accountable for the boy's death. the state attorney's office released a statement saying in part that blondies memory and rip it apart to further anyone's personal agenda saying we cannot prosecute cases based on what we believe happened. we prosecute cases based on the fact we can prove. >>> learning details about the partnership between uber and the mayor is set to present a new app part of a project aimed at reducing roadway congestion while boosting sunrail riders

police say eric patterson was driving nearly 70 miles an hour in a 25-mile per hour zone when he hit them. >>> and a brooklyn mother charged with murder in the old daughter will be arraigned today. melody phang drowned in a bathtub in a home on sunday. the medical examiner ruled the death a homicide yesterday and police arrested her mother a short time later. authorities placed the victim's 4-year-old brother with children services after they found him with bruises on his neck. >>> 4:44. okay. stubborn. stubborn is the word. the fast-rising flood waters in louisiana caught plenty of animals by surprise, including a donningy. a dong a donkey stood firm while a stream went right past him. officials say the nearby river rose 8 to 10 inches in a couple of hours with storm runoff. try as they might, nobody could get that stubborn donkey to move his -- well, you know. the sheriff finally brought in someone who rode in on a horse to rope the donkey and bring it to higher ground. >>> in western illinois, it's supposed to be dry today. that's a good thing after these storms, heavy rains and h

eric patterson is said to take his oath of office of the city council office. the retired police officer accepted the position last week. the previous chief resigned in december. officers had complained he was overbearing and mistreated employees. >>> we will get a better idea of how cooper is -- how uber is going to give you a discount. as part of a pilot program to reduce congestion and boost ridership. the city will pay 20% of a ride the starts and ends within city limits and is treated as senate committee approved a bill to require refunds for things like baggage fees of luggage is delayed more than six hours and travelers would get a refund if priority boarding and sees it would make airlines and notify families of seats are available. >> workers going to extend the south terminal three or four. the leaders is needed because more people are traveling through our airport. they saw 39 million passengers last year. it's on track to see 41 million issue. >>> if you put a flight from orlando for the next few weeks, you might want to give yourself extra time. th

. >> 23-year-old suspect eric patterson is charged with two counts of death by auto. exclusive surveillance video shows a sedan running a red light just seconds before the crash. investigators believe patterson was driving 50 miles per hour over the 25 mile per hour speed limit. >>> well, some people believe half of what they see, so they were a bit skeptical of these pictures on a suburban chicago police department's facebook page. see, take a look at what you're looking at right there. that is a tree caught in the to prove the pictures were true, roselle pd released what was a january dui traffic stop. not only had the driver uprooted the tree, they were nailed for driving on the wrong side of the row, yeah, with the tree coming through the grill. the moral of the images, don't drink and drive. clearly. >> just driving around on the wrong side of the row, okay. >> with a tree sticking out of the car. >> all right. >> you gotta be doing some drinking. >>> meet ongs bill evans joins us -- meteorologist bill evans joins us now with the accuweather forecast and he's smi

eric patterson faces two counts of aggravated manslaughter. prosecutors say he tested positive for pcp. the two were killed while walking home from a friend's house in union city. a third teen remains in the hospital. >>> in connecticut, a stamford high school student alleges he was sexually assaulted by two students on campus. the suit claims the incident took place two years ago when he was a tenth grader. he said he was locked in the bathroom, stripped of his pants and abused by a male and female student. the lawsuit accuses school administrators of negligence. living former first lady will be at nancy reagan's funeral. 1,500 people filed past her coffin where she's lying in repose at the reagan presidential library. it's also where michelle obama will join the other presidents' wives for today's ceremony. nancy reagan died sunday at age 94. you can watch coverage of the funeral today on nbcnewyork.com. it begins at 2:00 this afternoon. >>> in just a couple hours, this year's presidential politics will take another fascinating turn. who tho

. >> 23-year-old eric patterson is held on a $1 million bail. he's charged with two counts much death by auto and one count of assault{ by auto. >>> in session today at mercy college. all four campuses open following a scare yesterday. a threat forced evacuations around 4:30 in the afternoon. police gave the all clear last night. >>> it is 5:34. that means it's time for weather and traffic on the 4s. hard to believe it's 45 degrees already out there at this early hour, chris. >> that's already above normal. we're going above that this afternoon. unseasonably warm, two words we'll use today and tomorrow. we'll back down a little bit towards the weekend. big ridge of high pressure building. we expect to get to a high of 75 degrees. that would break the record for this date. which is 69 degrees set back in 2000. we'll watch closely as we go through the day today. in and around the five boroughs. upper 30s. places like armonk and larchmont. out across long island, generally between 40 and 45. westhampton to montauk and down the shore. same scenario

eric patterson was driving mile-per-hour zone when he hit them. >>> new at noon, a $180 million bond has been overwhelmingly approved by voters in mount vernon in westchester county, about $60 million will be used to tournament vernon high schools into three distinctive academic institutions. one will focus on science, math, technology and engineering. the second will be a arts magnet school. the third will focus on the arts. the district has more than 8,000 students. >>> police say a bias attack in manhattan left a man with a broken nose. police say they jumped a man on 9thavenue and hell's kitchen. the victim in this case, expected to recover. >>> this afternoon, we have images of a man wanted for groping a teenager in a bronx grocery store and to show you. here's a look at the man police want to find. 16-year-old girl inside a locker room at a stop and shop cratonia. after she was grabbed, the girl off. >>> for the first time, lgbt groups are welcome to march under their own banners. the parade kicks off at 11:00 a.m., going from 34th to 79th streets. multiple lgbt groups are expe

. >> reporter: eric patterson wasn't in court but appeared by closed-circuit tv. finds himself just now in a world of trouble. >> the court will impose the bail of 2 million cash or bond. >> reporter: patterson is charged with two counsels of aggravated manslaughter in connection with the horrifying deaths last week of 16-year-old noel herrera. surveillance shows a car driven about i patterson blowing red lights and driving 70 miles-per- hour in a 25 mile-per-hour zone on kennedy boulevard just before the crash. prosecutors have since announced he tested positive for pcp. we spoke to a man who was injured. >> once we turned our heads, we seen a car coming by real fast and didn't know what to do. it came out of nowhere. >> reporter: today, the wake for noel herrera is just 16 years old. >> not seeing him anymore is hard. it's like an empty spot in my heart now. >> reporter: she said she used to go to knollle when she had boy problems. so many people here with similar stories, that he was always there for them. these youngsters, these teenagers nowhere near ready to

. >> eric patterson's charges were upgraded to aggravated manslaughter after the tests found pcp in his system. >>> new this morning, we're seeing video. car police say was involved in a hit and run crash in greenwich village. it happened just before wednesday night. christopher street driving up onto the sidewalk and hitting a 40-year-old man before then just taking off. the victim was treated for his injuries at bellevue hospital. the suv has new york license gsp. >>> one person is still in critical condition this morning suv on the grand central parkway and then crashed into oncoming traffic ripping through the roof of a car. authorities say it was heading westbound when it lost its tire yesterday afternoon. that tire then jumped the median and tore through the opposite way. two people who said they were ems personnel rushed over to that toyota. >> they pulled him out and they pulled that person in their the hospital. >> the passenger is still in critical condition. the driver suffered only minor injuries. the driveern and the baby who were inside of the mazda are both okay. so terri

eric patterson remains in jail this morning and a judge has now doubled his bail to $2 million. investigators say patterson was high on pcp and he was speeding doing three times the legal killed those boys. >>> decision 2016. republican presidential front runner donald trump now taking to twitter this morning calling the people who disrupted his chicago rally last night thugs. trump canceled the rally because of safety concerns. all of that after the crowd got word of the cancellation. we saw the violence between protesters and supporters. you see that on the screen there, that spiraling out of control. we get more now from checkey beckford. >> reporter: fists were flying. one man placing another in a head lock. a protester even wrestled from the podium. but they wouldn't get him. the mayhem erupting at a rally inos chicago tonight even before this announcement. >> tonight's rally will be postponed until another date. thank you very much for your attendance and please go in peace. >> reporter: some in the crowd did it after the rally was called off. the crowd of protesters and s

eric patterson remains in jail this morning. a judge has doubled his bail to $2 million. investigators say patterson was high on pcp and was speeding when he allegedly hit herrera and rodriguez. >>> decision 2016. critics this morning are saying republican presidential front runner donald trump bears some responsibility for last night's violence in chicago. trump canceled his rally there after fights -- you can see them on the screen there -- between supporters and protesters. he blamed the violence on people who were frustrated about the but trump's political rivals say he has created an environment that encourages violence. more now from checkey beckford. >> reporter: fists were flying. one man placing another in a head lock. a protester even wrestled from the podium. but they wouldn't get him. the mayhem erupting at the university of illinois in chicago tonight even before this announcement. >> tonight's rally will be postponed until another date. thank you very much for your attendance and please go in peace. >> reporter: some in the crowd were heard yelling we did it

police say 23-year-old eric patterson was high on pcp and driving nearly 75 miles per hour in a 25-mile-per-hour zone at the time of the accident. >>> the council prepares to vote to approve the city's first police civilian review board. ras baraka created it following a three-year investigation in to the police department. the probe uncovered rampant police misconduct and lax oversight. the head of the police union is vowing to go to court. he says giving the civilian board subpoena power violates the constitution. >>> could the tampon tax soon be a thing of the past? the moments seen worldwide during the oscars that has the organization saying sorry. >> see the new feature top carmakers say you'll find in every new car. >> maybe a rough ride in parts of new jersey. still tracking thunderstorms around the lightning near new brunswick. just about to go in to sayreville and old bridge and over to edison, new jersey. more storms through northwest new jersey. the part headed through new york city weakening. it's due in new york city around 6:06. hudson valley between 6:00 and 6:15. imagine your bod

they charged eric patterson with aggravated manslaughter. >>> suffolk county officials are investigating an early morning fire at a vacant mobile home in north amityville. into apartments. no one was injured in the blaze and they prevented them from spreading to two nearby homes which are also empty. >>> an off duty police officer crashes into three cars on the side of a highway. tonight, we hear from one of the victims who stopped just to help the other drivers. >> a new arrest in the kidnapping of two sisters in up state new york. >> and, an attack during the iditarod race. a snow mobiler explains why he ran right into two dog sled teams. >> and we are setting the clocks forward tonight. not on windows! who's got tickets? i do! i'm okay! fact. there's an advil specially made for fast relief that goes to work in minutes. the only advil with a rapid release formula for rapid relief of tough pain. look for advil film-coated in the white box! relief doesn't get any faster than this. advil. discover new magnum double raspberry. made with the perfect balance of raspberry ice cream, luscious

police say 23-year-old eric patterson was driving nearly 75 miles per hour in a 25 mile-per- hour zone when he hit them. >>> time now is 6:44. cuba reporting its first case of the zika virus transmitted inside that country. now, this ends cuba's status as one of the last nations in the entire hemisphere to report domestic cases of the disease, now blamed for so many birth defects. the 21-year-old patient tested positive for gli ka monday and she had not traveled outside cuba. she's now hospitalized with headaches, fatigue and other symptoms. >>> "good morning america" is coming up next. roberts live in times square. good morning, robin. >>reporter: good morning to you too lori. big night for the race for president. hillary clinton had a good night last night, governor john kasich, of course, won big in his home state of ohio. donald trump also successful on tuesday and he'll talk live to george this morning here on "gma." also ahead, the layest in hulk hogan's $100 million legal battle against gawker. the website's founder taking the stand. how he's justifying posting the wrestler's se

. >> 23-year-old suspect eric patterson is charged with two counts of death by auto. exclusive surveillance video shows a sedan running a red light just seconds before the crash. investigators believe patterson was driving 50 miles per hour over the 25 mile per hour speed limit. >>> 6:43. it is two years to the day since flight mh-370 disappeared and ceremonies marking the anniversary, both malaysia and australia say they remain hopeful of the jet will be found. it disappeared a flight between kuala aluminumpur. 26,000 square miles have been combed of the southern indian ocean looking for the wreckage. just one confirm piece of debris has been found. >>> former pro wrestler hull hk hogan is due back on the stand today in his sex tape lawsuit against the website gawker. hogan is suing gawker for $100 million. he says his privacy was invaded of him with a friend's wife. yesterday hogan testified that at first he didn't know his friend had recorded the encounter. >>> 6:44 now. "good morning america" is coming up next. george stephanopoulos live in times square. good morn

. >> 23-year-old eric patterson were upgraded to aggravated manslaughter after prosecutors say tests found that pcp in his system. >>> new this morning, we are seeing video of the car that police say was involved in a hit and run crash last friday just before 10:00 at night. investigators say the driver lost control on christopher street driving up onto the sidewalk and then hitting a 40- year-old man before then just taking off. the victim was treated for his injuries at bellevue hospital. police say the dark colored suv that contain the letters gsp. >> one person is still in critical condition after a wheel flew off of an suv on the grand central parkway and crashed into oncoming traffic ripping through the roof of a car. a mazda tribune was heading westbound on the parkway when it lost its tire yesterday afternoon. the tire then jumped the median and tore through the roof of a toyota rav 4 headed the opposite way. a tow truck driver, who saw the whole thing, says two people who said they were ems personnel rushed to that toyota. >> they pulled them out and put them in their person

. >> when we heard anthony patterson and eric blanding rehearsing on the yard, we had no idea we wouldmiddle of another rule 38 drama. >> i'm saying it's going to be a masterpiece and i think i want the world to hear it. you know what i'm saying? to see if he's got a gift. the guys in here still have. i got a sensitive side, don't think that my demeanor, this patch, it's not me, you know what i'm saying? i might look like damn, he's a thug, [ bleep ]. i'm a good guy. >> we were wrapping up for the day. you know, he shook my hand. i said good-bye, i turned my back on him and started talking to another inmate. pretty soon after that, an officer came running by us, saying that guy anthony you were just talking to is going into lockup. we grabbed our camera, ran with the officer, trying to find out what was going on. we found out that anthony was observed publicly masturbating behind me, from what i understand. >> they're taking him to lockup, and as they're stripping him out, they find that he's holding a joint, a marijuana cigarette. so now everything is compounded. now he's going to be

that they are police are investigating a threatening letter with the way patterson to the home of one of donald trump's sons, ericama's nominee made into democratic senators yesterday. more now. >> he hardly needed an introduction. merrick garland for informal meetings. many of whom voted to confirm him and hope to do so again before the supreme court. the conversations on the day when the last call that gop leaders to hold hearing and an up or down vote. >> we stand with working men and women everywhere who have to do their job, who wouldn't be able to say, you know, i'm not going to do it for a year. >> all we ask is for republicans to do their job. reporter: the car and foundry that the blueprint. berlin attended harvard law. like justice roberts, thomas and ginsburg, he served on the powerful d.c. circuit court and that justice alito and justice sotomayor, he's a prosecutor. it not about the person. it about the process. >> publicans have made our position on the vacancy very clear that we will give the american people a voice an opportunity to debate the role the supreme court. our system of government. >> g