police have identified the driver as 23-year-old fabian rodriguez. they tell us, just hours after the hit and run, his girlfriend reported the suv stolen, trying to cover up the crime. both are now under arrest and appeared in court where they pleaded not guilty. >> how can you do that to a little girl like that? and leave it behind. it is not human. >> the community and the family of shayla pichardo, outraged and devastated. they want the suspects held accountable. >> i'm heartbroken that i lost my daughter. >> the family, certainly dealing with so much devastation. again, the visitation for shayla pichardo is tonight at 7:00. her funeral is tomorrow morning. the two suspects -- the boyfriend and girlfriend, are facing a number of criminal charges including leaving the scene of an accident and finally -- filing a false police report. cbs2 news. >>> students in westchester counter -- county are mourning the loss of a nun who died in a head-on car crash. students placed flowers at the entrance to john f. kennedy catholic high school in honor of sister

for the surveillance video, identifying the man behind the wheel of the tahoe a 23-year-old fabian rodriguez, cameras capturing him as he slammed into shayla. watch as rodriguez gets out of the suv, looks at the girl's lifeless body on the ground and then returns to the tahoe. neighbors say rodriguez has a 6- year-old son himself. >> how can you do that to the little girl like that? and leave it behind? >>> police say soon after the accident rodriguez's girlfriend, yohanna rosa alvarez reported the suv stolen in an attempt to cover up the crime. the vehicle was later found by police near the couple's home. >>> we were able to impound the car took them in for questioning had enough evidence to place them under arrest. >>> shayla's mother who survived seen leaving the hospital after being add meted for a second time. a sidewalk memorial for the daughter getting larger by the day. >>> i'm heartbroken i lost my daughter. >> janelle burrell reporting for us happening today a major announcement from police commissioner bratton and deblasio, they'll unvail a plan to put a police officer on every tr

fabian rodriguez and his wife joanne rosas-alvarez were in a jersey city courtroom a short time ago. he's accused of driving the suv that fatally struck sheyla pichardo monday. bail is $250,000. rosas-alvarez is charged with hindering apprehension. her bail is $7500. the couple has a 7-year-old son. >>> the former nypd officer who moved to texas because he thought it would be safer was killed in a shootout. david hofer and his partner were called to a park in a suburb yesterday. the suspect started shooting and they returned fire. the gunman was killed. officer hofer died at a hospital. hofer joined new york's police force in 2009. he left for texas in 2014. this one happening at a dunkin' donuts. the store owner was cut across her face with a razor blade after asking a homeless man to leave early this morning in the kingsbridge section of the bronx. joe torres is on the scene. >> as if this slashing wasn't disturbing enough, consider this. the man police arrested for the crime, his name is ronald thompson. he's 31 years old. he's been arrested 30 times. >> reporter: about 5:30 this

. >> reporter: a mother's heartbreak, caused by fabian rodriguez who sat next to his wife, joanna rosas-alvarez. the suspects listened through a translator as the prosecutors describe what role the pair played in the horrific hit-and-run that killed 7-year-old sheyla pichardo as she walked to school with her mom. rodriguez's attorney portrayed him as a family man who cooperated with police. that story line got quickly shot down. >> the claim that her client absolutely one of the most ludicrous contentions i've heard. anything he said to the police before his alibi exploded in his face was merely nothing more than an attempt to perpetuate the lie. >> reporter: authorities maintain rodriguez, who was driving without a license, struck the pair as they crossed the street in west new york. police say video shows rodriguez then briefly stopped, got out of his suv, but then took off. >> we know somebody got out of the vehicle and we know that they left the scene of the accident. as far as whether it was mr. rodriguez, at this point, at this stage in the game, i can't tell you unequivocally that that w

fabian rodriguez and his wife joanna rosas-alvarez were arrested the same day. police said the couple tried to cover up the crime by return -- by reporting the car stolen. they both appeared in court today pleading not guilty. joanna rosas-alvarez seemed to cry during the proceedings. coria couldn't find the words when asked what she would say to the people who did this. as to where she'll find strength now, my daughter will give it to me, she said. my daughter will give me the the driver's sister says he is in the country illegally. she believes that may be why he panicked and drove away. he and his wife also have a seven-year-old child. kristine? >> heartbreaking, thank you. >>> to campaign 2016 now, it appears been carson will end his presidential bid. saying there's no path forward to the nomination. the retired neurosurgeon had a poor showing in elections last night and trails by a wide margin. we will have more details friday when he speaks at a conference but his longtime business manager says carson will no longer actively seek votes. >>> democratic fron

. >> reporter: fabian rodriguez is now behind bars, accused of fleeing the scene after hitting the child as she walked to school. police say his girlfriend, joanna rosas-alvarez tried to cover it up by reporting the car was stolen shortly after the incident. >> what happened? [ inaudible ] didn't do nothing. >> reporter: gladys rented an apartment to the couple and was home around midnight when police showed up and took them and the suv in to custody. she's known them and their young child for about six years. >> nice guy, worked every day. >> reporter: police say rodriguez was driving with no license and is an undocumented immigrant, possible factors in his decision to flee the scene. today a tearful javier pichardo accused of killing his child. >> i hold no anger toward him, i just ask him if he has a family to step in my shoes. >> as this community continues to mourn and remember this 7-year-old child, both suspects, rodriguez and rosas alvarez, are due to make their first court appearance tomorrow. we're live this evening in west new york, sandra bookman, channel 7 eyewitness news. >

her daughter deserves justice. 33-year-old fabian rodriguez is accused of hitting the 1st grader and her mother as they walked to school monday morning in west new york. she tells me as she approached her baby girl and watched her struggle to breathe, the driver got out of the suv, looked at them, then got back in and drove off. in court the suspect's attorney portrayed him as a family man who cooperated with police. case. >> anything he said to the in his face was merely nothing more than an attempt to perpetuate the lie. >> reporter: police say joanna rosas-alvarez helped her husband hide the crime by telling police her suv was stolen. >> we know somebody got out of the vehicle and left the scene of the accident. as far as whether it was mr. rodriguez, at this point, at this stage in the game, i can't tell you unequivocally that that was him. >> reporter: sheyla's father said the driver should have helped his daughter. an accident is one thing. leaving his daughter dying, suffering in the street, is cruel and heartless. >> and rodriguez remains in jail on $250,000 bail. his wife's

police announced the arrest of fabian rodriguez calles and his girlfriend joanna rosas- alvarez earlier today. >> we were able to impound the car. we had enough evidence to place them under arrest. >> reporter: not long after, alvarez reported her car stolen but police believe it was a cover-up and found the car around midnight. near the home the couple shares. javier pichardo spoke out about the arrest, breaking down into tears several times. >> i'm heartbroken i lost my daughter. >> reporter: his message to >> for the man that did this, i do not wish him any harm. god bless him. i hold no anger toward him. >> reporter: the memorial site at the street quarter where the accident happened has more than doubled in size and the tragedy will be felt in this community for quite some time. >> they took somebody's life. and a little girl. >> reporter: the people arrested are set to appear in front of a judge tomorrow. several charges including leaving the scene of a fatal accident. live in west new york, new jersey, valerie castro, cbs2 news. >>> we are keeping our eye on the storm tonight. lo

her boyfriend fabian rodriguez was behind the wheel of the suv and her mother. shayla died. her mom was severely injured. both he and rosa pleaded not guilty today in jersey city. >>> to an i-team exclusive, two nypd officers shot at point blank range inside a housing stairwell and still fighting to get back to 100%. their incredible story what happened the night they came face-to-face with a would be cop-killer. >> i can't believe it. i honestly can't believe i'm sitting here today. >> reporter: he was shot point blank in the face. the bullet ricochetted off bone and went away from his brain. here. yeah. >> reporter: and his partner cruz was hit just below her bulletproof vest. >> i was shot right here and i got surgery right in the midline section. >> reporter: both officers were mel rose houses last month. they ran into malik chavez and a second man and at first, they were few signs of trouble. >> i asked them for ids. they were compliant. >> reporter: malik said she was staying with a girlfriend on the seventh floor and agreed to take the officer there is. >> i noticed h

. >> police identified driver as fabian rodriguez, two hours after that hit and run his girlfriend, dianaz reported her car stolen. both of them are now under arrest and due in court later today. >>> devastating scene here in massachusetts after an suv slams in the restaurant during dinner time. two people were killed and seven others were hurt when suv plowed in the pizza restaurant outside boston. witnesses say driver hit two other cars and did not appear to slow down before barreling in the building. investigators are still working to figure out what cause that had deadly crash. >>> sports reporter erin andrews gives more tearful testimony in her 75 million-dollar civil lawsuit, against the stalker and tennessee hotel where he secretly recorded her. andrews returned to the witness stand yesterday describing how the stalker who secretly recorded a nude video of her change her life. video was recorded through hotel room peephole in 2008. it was later posted on line where it has been viewed 17 million times. >> the thing that has really hit home for me and hurts me worse is when the girls

. >> left to die in the middle of street by a man police identify as fabian rodriguez-kya. a neighbors say was a father himself. his son, just one year younger than shala. police say after the crash came the coverup. at around 9:00 a.m. the driver's girlfriend joanna alvarez reported her car stolen. it was found around midnight. near their home. >> we were able to impound the car. >>> after several hours, we had enough evidence to place them both under arrest. >> the girlfriend, faces department. the driver is charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident. an accident with serious injuries. as well as endangering an injured victim. somehow, sheyla's father has found forgiveness. >> for the plan that did this to my daughter -- for the man that did this to my daughter, i do not wish him any harm. god bless him. >> reporter: both people arrested are expected to face a judge tomorrow. as for sheyla's mother, she is recovering at home and the family says she is absolutely distraught and not able to speak. as for her father, he says he has no anger toward the driver. live in

hit-and-run accident that claimed the life of a seven-year-old girl in new jersey. 33-year-old fabian rodriguez and his girlfriend, 26-year-old day. they were both hit as they crossed 61st. her father is showing compassion towards the driver. hold no anger towards him steve: rodriguez is charged with causing and leaving the scene and his girlfriend with hindering apprehension, both held without bail. dari: there were two school slashings in brooklyn. that has parents questioning the city's new policy on reporting violence in classrooms. steve: lisa evers is outside the high school where one of the attacks took place. lisa? >> reporter: the week got off to a violent start for two high school students who were slashed in two separate incidents here in brooklyn. in the one that happened here at legal studies high school, the school safety agent who tried to intervene ended up being bit in the hand. in bed-stuy, police are posted outside brooklyn academy high school the day after a 20-year-old student was jumped by a group of five guys a block away after leaving class. the nypd tells us the victim

. >> fabian rodriguez is accused of driving the suv that fatally struck sheila in west new hindering apprehension. they were unaware of the deadly hit-and-run when rodriguez made the police found the vehicle in newark. they face possible charges related to filing a false police report. >>> turning to vote 2016, tonight the republican presidential candidates returned to the debate stage but right now it is mitt romney in the spotlight speaking out and trump. political reporter dave evans on this. american politics. voters have chosen donald trump as the frontrunner but the republican party establishment is mounting a desperate move to stop trump. dangerous. the last republican nominee, mitt romney going after trump. he hopes for a brokered convention in cleveland but it may be too late to stop trump. >> it is my honor, real honor, and privilege to endorse mitt r. >> # # years ago, they were fast -- four years ago they were fast friends when donald trump endorsed mitt romney. but now mitt romney is joining a krorus worried sick about trump as the nominee. they claim trump will destroy

that's what authorities say led them to 33-year-old fabian rodriguez and his girlfriend, 26-year-old johanna rosas-alvarez. -- joanna rosas-alvarez. that same car captured moments later by another camera, invaluable evidence according to investigators. >> from the video, we were able to get the first two and the last two characters from the license plate and then just a series of detectives going through different plates. we came up with the car. >> police found the suv parked at this home on peck avenue in newark around midnight. the suspects were taken in to custody. owns the chevy tahoe, reported it missing shortly after the hit-and-run, apparently to cover up for her boyfriend. >> we do know that the car was not stolen. >> reporter: today the father of sheyla pichardo was unable to speak without tears. he challenged the suspects to put themselves in his shoes, losing a beloved child. >> i'm heart broken. >> that 7-year-old described as a beautiful loving child by those who loved and knew her. as for the suspects, both are expected to make their first court appearance tomorrow. we

police have identified the driver as fabian rodriguez. they told us hours after the hit and run, his girlfriend reported that the suv was stolen, trying to cover up the crime. both are now under arrest and appeared in court when he pleaded not guilty. neighbors and witnesses are alarmed. >> how can you do that to a little girl? it is not human. >> the community and shayla accountable. >> i'm heartbroken. i lost my daughter. >> her parents are certainly dealing with unimaginable grief. the funeral for shayla pichardo is open to the public. it is tonight from 7:00 until 9:00 in jersey city. live in west new york, new jersey this morning, cbs2 news. >>> students in westchester county are mourning the loss of a non- -- nun. flowers were placed in honor of sister barbarba heil. she taught mathematics and latin since the school first opened in 1966. the 80-year-old was in a honda friday when state police say the driver of a suzuki crossed the centerline on route six and hit her vehicle. last night, students dedicated their musical -- musical pr

fabian rodriguez is being held on $250,000 bail, accused of driving the suv that hilt shay la about chard and her mother. rodriguez's wife is charged with hindering apprehension, her bail set at $7500. the couple have a 7-year-old son. >>> a windy day outside in west chester county. a lines in pelham. what more can we expect this afternoon and heading into tonight? meteorologist lee goldberg berg weather -- our accu-weather forecast. >> reporter: i had to navigate the winds will continue to gust during the daylight hours. 7:00 this morning the real feel temperature at 51. now it feels like we are close to freeze and go these real feels are headed into the teens and 20s tonight. our peak wind gusts have been in the 40 miles per hour range. 40 degrees in the park. feels okay in the sun, you get in the shade, a big difference. 30s off to the north and west. these are the wind chills. feels like teens in the catskills. close to freezing in most spots. the wind chills will be in the teens and 20s. peak wind gusts have been near 40 miles per hour, 44 miles per hour gusts at bell mar. it will on

fabian rodriguez is accused of driving the suv that hit sheyla pichardo and her mother as they walked to school in west new york on monday. crash as it happened. rodriguez' girlfriend, joanna roses-alvarez is charged with hindering apprehension. both are being held without bail. >>> well, so much for your friendly neighborhood spiderman, a new jersey man dressed as the character in times square is charged with aggressive panhandling. he apparently held a 13-year- old boy until the teen's parents paid him for posing for a picture. last year mayor de blasio commissioned a task force to look into overaggressive times square characters. >>> mayor de blasio and police commissioner bratton today will introduce a new plan to make the subways safer. the city says it's going to put nypd officers on every subway train at night. the officers will patrol each train car by car. the mayor and police commissioner insists it is the safest subway system in the slashing incidents. >>> the football season may be over, but the deflate-gate scandal is not. manhattan will hear the nfl's plea to reinstate n

fabianed rodriguez is accused of driving the suv that hit sheyla pichardo and her mother as they were walking to school in west new york on monday. surveillance cameras catching the crash as it happened. that suv did stop, a passenger got out, then both the passenger and driver got back in and left the scene. rodriguez' girlfriend, joanna with hindering apprehension both being held without bail. >>> a 7-year-old boy back home in paterson this morning just days after taking a bullet to the chest as he was just sitting in his family's living room. the stray shot that hit jaden de leone was just inches from his heart. he was playing with his siblings monday night when the family heard six shots rang out. after jaden was hit, he was able to call 911 on his own and calmly gave emergency responders the address. the shooter is still on the loose and anyone with info is asked to call police. >>> mayor bill de blasio and police commissioner william bratton share a subway ride today to underscore their message that subways here are the safest in the world. they are going to ride from city hall

. >> left to die in the middle of street by a man police identify as fabian rodriguez-kya. a neighbors say was a father himself. his son, just one year younger than shala. police say after the crash came the coverup. at around 9:00 a.m. the driver's girlfriend joanna alvarez reported her car stolen. it was found around midnight. near their home. >> we were able to impound the car. >>>

eyewitness news hopes fabian rodriguez pays for the crime. the family portrayed him as a family man who cooperated with the police. >> he is heartbroken by this entire occurrence. he has his own son, also seven years old. fabian junior. he has a wife, a sister. >> rodriguez's wife joanna tried to cover up the crime. >>> the texas state trooper accused in the death of sanda ra bland is officially charge -- sandra bland is officially fired. he was indicted on perjury and accused of lying about the arrest of bland last june. he was found dead in her jail cell after dash cam video showed a confrontational video. the 28-year-old's death was ruled a suicide but her family is suing the department of public safety and local authorities. >>> 5:13 is our time. meteorologist bill evans with the accuweather forecast. >> we'll look from the jersey shore here. look all the way down here. looking all the way down to point pleasant. see down toward ocean county. there is the buoy out there showing the water temperature about 40 degrees by the way. it is chill

fabian rodriguez accused of leaving the scene of an accident. and charged with hindering apprehension. >>> and mayor deblasio reported the crime the new york post says they'll unvail a plan to put a police officer on every train at night patrolling each one car by car. the strategy is not being considered for daytime because it would be too difficult for officers to get through crowded cars. >>> suffolk county police had reports of cloud noises leaving residents rattled. >>> heard a loud noise but call, they didn't see any flames or smoke but the house shook. >>> heard after 6:00 last night investigators confirm there was no explosion but unclear what caused the noise. in january a powerful noises heard on long island and in new jersey, turnedded out to be sonic booms from a military flight test. >>> royal caribbeans is back in its home port after cutting another trip short. the ship arrived before 6 a.m. last month the ship got caught in a severe storm off of north carolina on saturday royal caribbean tweeted anthem of the seas would return to

rodriguez pays for the crime. he and his wife made their first court appearance. >> he is heartbroken by this entire occurrence. he has his own son, fabian junior, he has a wife, a s. >> rodriguez's wife joanna rosas alvarez is accused of trying to cover up the crime. it was her suv that hit them. >>> mexican drug lord "el chapo" wants a quick extradition to the united states. the lawyer for joaquin guzman wants to get away from the current prison because the guards won't let him sleep. the attorney repeated his client is willing to plead guilty in exchange for a shorter sentence in a medium security prison. he faces charges in seven u.s. jurisdictions. standing by with your accuweather forecast. >> just admiring the beautiful sunrise. look at this, the george washington bridge. they have a beautiful sunrise as we look to the east. going to be a really nice day. alti sirius clouds here. to the west, nice day. watchtower to bowling green and wall streechlt 26 degrees. the humidity is dry. winds are northwest to nine, gusting to 18. the pressure is rising. this all points to a nice day but a cold day. yesterday at this time, we were at 55