it happened on east flatbush on east 56th street. carolina leid with the latest at the scene. >> as you mentioned, right now police are looking for one suspect. as you can see they are still conducting their investigation here. that vehicle belonging to one of the victims here. detectives have spent tonight going door to door talking to everyone they can, trying to get the information they need to get the clues to crack this case. >> reporter: a loud cry and a look of disbelief from friends in tonight's shooting. >> i don't know nothing. >> reporter: his father said very little, coming to grips the 33-year-old was shot in the face outside the family's east flatbush home. a 31-year-old man was shot in the back. he's at kings county hospital. >> we just heard gunshots and we thought it was like a regular shooting around the neighborhood but we didn't know it was here. and then when we went outside, we saw a body outside and another body. >> reporter: police right now trying to figure out what led up to this shooting. we don't know how

to collect evidence after nding two men shot here at the scene and the suspect is gone. this east flatbush crime scene knowing one thing. >> my son got shot. i don't know nothing. >> reporter: his sop, a 33-year-old man, died from a gunshot wound to the face according to law enforcement sources. he was found laying on the ground here after shot rang out. >> we heard gunshots. we thought it was a regular shooting around the neighborhood. we didn't know it was here. then when we wept outside, we saw a body outside. it was pretty sad. >> reporter: a second map, 31 years old, was also hit in the back and is in the hospital. authorities say a fight broke out between the two victims and third man in front of his home on east 56th street. authoritiesy esponded quickly to the neighborhood after shot spotter tech noll alerted them almost instantly about the gunfire. >> never heard or see anything that take place on the block like this. it's really sad. >> reporter: olice remained on scene investigating, recovering keeping people away from two cars parked and still running. it's unclear who owns the

we showed this video to bus passengers here in flatbush. >> it looks horrific. i would be scared. >> reporter: what do you think should happen to this guy? >> i think he should be arrested. he should suffer the consequences. >> reporter: another amazing thing about this story, after that assault that you just watched, the bus driver continued on his route and made his normal stops. he says he wasn't badly injured. but of course police want to find this guy. if you have any information, contact detectives. >>> a woman was struck and killed as she walked outside the javits center. she was heading to the toy fair at the convention center a construction truck hit her. the victim's name has not been released. >>> and in orange county two men lost legs in a freak industrial accident. fire extinguisher when the tank erupted. >>> tragedy inside an arizona high school. two 15-year-old girls shot dead. the school in glendale was immediately put on lockdown. details are scarce but police say they are not looking for any suspects. both girls have a single gunshot wound and

a new crash on belt parkway this is in the eastbound direction by flatbush avenue. it's blocking one lane. traffic is definitely slowing down on your approach and to that spot. and then we have this jackknife tractor trailer. this is eastbound side of 80 and traffic moving towards this blocking two lanes, right by exit 37. now let's go outside because i'm going to show you delays moving here's 80 traffic moving away eastbound side. route 15 exit 34 and traffic is just crawling on eastbound side of 8 so definitely get out there and leave yourself a lot of extra time as you commute this way to work and van wyck expressway not too good for you either. let's go to the live shot through the q guard opinion interchange southbound. this is congestion into road work by hillside avenue that has at least one lane blocked off so heavy, heavy for you here, and you know your trains it's going to be a really good or for you metro-north. lirr transit path all on or close to schedule and alternate side is in effect today. ben and kerry back to you. >> christina thank you very much.

live tonight, flatbush, brooklyn, n.j. burkett, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> good news and bad news in the fight against crime in new york city. shootings dropped from 90 last year to 59 this past month. homicides went from 40 to 22, a 34% drop. felony assaults including slashings on the subways ticked up about 1400 last january, 1600 this year. new york's top cop is issuing a wake-up call. literally. >> subways are not for sleeping. i know a lot of people are tired. they work very hard. but our officers are going to be instructed to start waking people up. >> bratton says more officers will be sent in to the transit system to wake those commuters up. >>> tonight an eyewitness news exclusive, a most disturbing story. an 8th grade boy, a star athlete says he was stopped by undercover cops in newark, roughed up, and left with a broken shoulder. he says surveillance video proves his case. the police department tonight investigate. darla miles in newark with the exclusive story. >> this 14-year-old said he was forced to walk

this one on the subway in flatbush. police say the suspect in this video punched a man in the face and then started yell anti-white statements. this happened at church avenue. the church avenue station last friday. the attacker still on the run. >>> 5:08 now. mayor bill de blasio will discuss the spread of the zika virus with a panel of health experts. the head of centers for disease control will testify before congress about the threat that zika poses. also expected to come up in the meeting, president obama's billion dollar request for emergency funding to combat zika >>> a lehigh university student just tested positive for zika after travel abroad. we're told that student is recovering. pennsylvania health officials say two residents there in their state tested positive for zika. >>> burger king is adding grilled hot dogs to the menu. who better than to promote them than snoop dogg. customers will have two options. there he is. classic or chili cheese. you can still have it your way by adding or cutting toppings. the

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we have this accident right near flatbush avenue. that accident is in the process of being cleared away. then we have this issue you on route 37. we have only one lane squeezing by that spot at this point. western spur northbound is closed. up into the george washington bridge. you have to use the eastern spur as your alternate money we have street cleaning rules in effect for today. lori, over to you. >>> 6:01, and today the nightmare will finally be for the remaining passengers ship now docked off bayonne, new jersey. royal caribbean's anthem of the seas returned to cape liberty last night marking the end of a vacation that was anything but relaxing. mallory hoff is live in bayonne. mallory? >> reporter: now these folks need a real vacation. you have to imagine how happy they are about getting up and out this morning. just in the last hour or so, buses, cars, taxies, vans have gathered in this area waiting for people who are going to be so ready to go home. the anthem of the seas cruise ship is safe at dock in bayonne. some say the

the gang terrorized the neighborhoods while trying to murder the rivals in canarsie and flatbush. >> what this indictment means is that the streets don't belong to violent street gangs or armed they long to the people of brooklyn.they shared in a 25-year-old man died and another left a six-year-old woman paralyzed. >> a judge refuses to die case against bill cosby. he is charge of drugging and assaulting an employee at his home in 2004. cosby's attorney claimed the previous district attorney offered him immunity. cosby's attorney will likely push for the testimony to be inadmissible in the criminal case. 78 old comedian could get 10 years in prison if convicted. >> you decide. donald trump and ted cruz are battling it out. >> it seems to be more of insult and cheating accusations. >> after ted cruz's win donald trump congratulated him but what a difference a couple days can make. now, trump claims he cheated. when donald trump came up short, he sounded humble. >> we finish second and they want to tell you something i am on. yesterday, his tone changed completely.all the polls are so

it happened last week in flatbush. >>> and take a look at these surveillance photos. investigators say this woman attacked a 70-year-old cab driver in hells kitchen. the woman asked to be taken to times square but became upset when the driver turned on the meter. that's when she allegedly beat the driver and then jumped out of the cab. >>> an attack on a bus driver also caught on tape. you can see the man angrily punching the 62-year-old driver. this attack happened on the v-8 bus in east flatbush. the driver kept doing his job. he finished his route. he says he wasn't badly hurt. but police want to find that suspect anyway. >>> we're learning that the suspect in that machete attack restaurant was known to the fbi. agents say that mohammed barry expressed extremist views but was not under surveillance. the victims are all expected to recover. they are looking at this as a possible lone wolf terror attack. >>> decision 2016 and the gop presidential candidates, they're going to square off in another debate tonight in south carolina. and things are getting ugly again bet

. >> is no ordinary apartment in flatbush. this is home base to the hit series money and violence. is success has been so huge, it has helped lunch a new movement, we're calling street cinema. >> you can tell the wildly popular web series money and violence has major production deal f. instead of a trend with run with camera. a full movie style staff. i met with up the creator who also plays in exclusive look onset as they film new episodes. how is it going with season two here. is going great. >> um, it is, it is more than i expected. >> there have been adjustments forever within the cast. but most of all, for the writer, director and actor. he also imagine every detail and authenticity he fought hard to maintain. >> the biggest difference, i would say, is the legalities. >> the clarence, last season we were able to get up and go shoot. much structured. >> not since the days of robert denir reand taxi driver where al pa chino are we seen so much local action. there is a growing list of new series in elizabeth. crime heist bas

cbs2 live tonight in east flatbush with the story. >> reporter: the nypd started issuing smart phones 6 months ago. and now every officer on patrol has one. it's one of those smart phones along with a quick-thinking officer who's credited tonight with making an arrest in an unsolved murder. police say 33 year old [ indiscernible ] abalard was waiting for the subway thursday night unaware that 25 hours later he'd be in handcuffs. all they knew was he looked like this sketch. the sketch came out three months ago after a robbery gone police say he and another man came to 1021 north avenue confronted a man and shot him three times. the suspects took off and the victim was pronounced dead. fast forward to thursday night. plain clothed officers saw abalard standing and spitting on the train platform. the officers recognized him, used their smart phones to pull up the sketch and do a check, murder suspect. the officers moved in and arrested him for the spitting. once they nabbed him, they were able to charge him with the murder back in november. and it was in large part smart phones. he was

. >> i called the store on flatbush avenue and they were adamant they were not going to accept it. what would you like to happen? >> i'd just like them to let me >> we asked ashley furniture to look into jennifer's case. just a couple of weeks after news 4 got involved here's the sofa she long wanted finally in front of her fireplace after the store finally accepted her gift card. so what happened here? well, a spokesman explained that ashley stores are independently owned. and the one where jennifer tried to redeem her card is actually now a store doing business as ashley furniture. to protect the ashley brands, the owner called jennifer and said she can now use her gift card after all. jennifer is happy to make her house feel a little more like a home once again. >> you could see where that would be confusing. >> what if another customer has a similar problem? >> they can reach out to the customer service office at the headquarters. >>> to get in touch with our send an e-mail to better get baquero. >>> she lost her three daughters and parents in a horrific christmas day fire. up

it happened on the b-8 bus january 29th in east flatbush. after the attack, he finished his route. but police want to find the guy any way. >>> another slashing in the bronx and the attacker is still at large. but the victim is sharing details of the terrifying assault with us. she identified herself only as paula. you can see the stitches on her face where the attacker cut her. more than two dozen of them. she was walking home from the train from morris park this morning when a man came up from behind. >> he takes it as a sign of me being defensive and fighting back and he grabbed somebody and just slashes my face. >> the thief got away with her pocketbook. she says she's thankful she survived. if you know anything about this attack, police would like to hear from you. >>> putnam county has its first case of the zika virus and health officials are checking to see if a second person may have contracted the illness. authorities say both individuals recently traveled out of the country. the number of zika cases in new york state is up to 16. doctors are urging all pregnant women who

the face and started yelling racist the victim was waiting at the church avenue subway station in flatbush friday. >>> subway riders tired of paying twice are asking the mta for a little bit of help. >> this should be a free transfer. don't you agree? you shouldn't have to pay twice. >> brooklyn borough president joined commuter advocates in handing out information for people getting off of the la vanya avenue in brownsville. every day thousands of people pay a double fare, even though they're only a block apart. last year the mta promised to build a connector between the two stops and riders want to stop paying the double fare right now. >> the only people that are hurt are the people that need this free transfer the most, the people who can't afford monthly metro cards. >> for comparison, the mta does offer a free out of station transfer for riders on the upper east side between 59th and 63rd >>> now to a major settlement should help thousands of homeowners in the state. new york attorney general eric schneiderman announced morgan stanley will have to pay $3.2 billion for deceptive pract

the driver says clark first pommeled him while the bus was in motion, approaching a stop at flatbush. >> i now have to maintain control of this bus with one hand while fending him off with >> reporter: then after the doors were opened, he got off and back on and pounded away again. the driver picked clark out of a lineup tonight. a judge siding with the team's mother who told joe torres her son is autistic and schizophrenic. >> i can't explain mental illness. it's just something that happens. and fortunately what happened happened. >> operators can't be victims because it's a public bus and if the operator is going to get attacked, what's going to happen to everyone else on the bus? >> we're live tonight at the jackie gleeson bus depot where this drurfb is -- where this driver is based. they're wondering why clark wasn't banned from riding the bus. clark is on 12 different types of medication. he was released to the custody of his mother. live in the sunset park section channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> new video at 11:00. another attack on an mta bus driver. watch this man board the bus

are told it came from a uniformed mta bus driver who claimed the suspect pointed a live in east flatbush, dave carlin, cbs news. >> thank you. today's shooting. back in 1989, officer yrkiw's father paul was also shot while working for the nypd. this is video from a report back then. as with his son, the elder yrkiw survived the shooting thanks to his bullet proof vest. >>> a big night in the race for the white house. they have been battling it out on the campaign trail for weeks. one candidate won tonight. the other called it quits. donald trump is the winner in the south carolina primary with one-third of the vote. jeb bush was near the back of the pack and has announced he is suspending his campaign. craig boswell is in columbus, south carolina, with more. >> reporter: trump came out ahead of senator ted cruz and senator marco rubio, but only a few points separate the top three. >> i want to begin by thanking the people of south carolina. >> reporter: jeb bush finished in the bottom three. he told supporters this was his last primary as a 2016 presidential candidate. >> the people of i

. >>> the nypd is investigating another possible hate crime, this time in flatbush. sucker-punched another man waiting at the church avenue station last friday. making anti-white statements and apparently running off. >>> federal prosecutors started presenting evidence to a grand jury in the death of eric garner. the grand jury will determine if garner's civil rights were violated in july of 2014 during an arrest. the city medical examiner ruled the death a homicide saying the choke-hold contributed to his death. but a local grand jury declined to indict the officer. >>> the city of ferguson missouri going to court. they promised many changes after police shot and killed michael brown in 2014. yesterday ferguson's -- the changes would cost too many millions of dollars. attorney general loretta lynch said there's no cost for constitutional policing. >>> 4:39 now. shutting the spotlight as he end his presidential bid. that was after the showing in new hampshire. chris christie announcing his exit online. on facebook, christie posted "i leave the race without an ounce of regret. i'm so proud

. >> meanwhile, a brooklyn man accused in a jana tack on a bus driver in east flatbush was arrested police identified him as clark. he was arraigned on assault charges yesterday. >>> manhattan district attorney is asking to be recused from a possible criminal investigation involving former governor eliot spitzer. have had close ties with his office and it would be a conflict of interest. spitzer's accuser flew to russia on sunday. spitzer has not been charged with a crime. >>> google is backing apple in its refusal to help the fbi hack into the san bernardino's shooter's iphone. google ceo's said the order would -- syed farook and malik gunned down 14 people in december. apple says the security on iphones is so encrypted not even the company can access the information investigators want. >>> there is a call now to reopen the investigation into the deaths of a prominent new jersey couple. john ond and joyce sheridan were found dead in their home in 2014. both had stab and slash wounds. prosecutors determined they were a murder-suicide. investigation should stay as undetermined. >>> in the b

westbound approaching flatbush avenue. though gowanus doing fine. putnam county, the taconic. multiple accidents. a little icy. as for the trains, cure checklist, showing that everything is on or close to schedule. >> thank you very much. bill cosby has dropped his defamation case against beverly johnson. >> refused his advances. he will focus on criminal charges in pennsylvania. filed charges against johnson. accused of drugging and sexually assaulting more than 50 women. kelly clarkson was the original idol. >> and she took the stage. have a look. >> (pieces. her husband has put her back together. never treat her child the way she was treated. the girl knows how to sing. >> even j lo and keith urban brought to tears. due in about seven weeks. american voted to keep the 15-year-old. jennifer lopez says she saw the beginnings of an amazing artist. two more singers eliminated. ben: your favorite story of the morning. >> thank you, andre. starting today. fuller houses available on netflix. the entire cast is back with the exception of the olsen twins. a new series. enlisting the

inside the minivan in this surveillance video kidnapped a man at gunpoint on east 54th street and flatbush and that victim reportedly beaten, stabbed and robbed and then dumped on east 39th and foster avenue. if you have any information that can help police please call crime stoppers 577-tips. environmental group says waterways around no, are teaming with palace tech. bay keeper says there are at least 165 million plastic particles floating in new york

video from january showed this man, now identified as clark, driver in east flatbush. clark was arrested and face adjudges on assault charges today. and dennis dunwell, the was driver from tonight's incident says he is so shaken up, he has no plans to get behind the wheels of a bus any time soon. live in the fordham section, checkey beckford, news 4 new york. >> thank you. >>> in other news tonight, two suspects, including a woman hauled off to court in connection with an attack on a tourist in lower manhattan. news 4's natalie pasquarella was there as the two were led away in handcuffs. >> reporter: sibila, first things first. we know the tourist at the center of all of this is recovering from a fractured skull. but we know he is in fair condition tonight. as for the two suspects in custody connected to alleged assault, they're waiting to be arraigned in the courthouse behind me. but earlier i came face-to-face with them both. mr. andersen, what do you have to say about allegations you punched a tourist in the face? >> reporter: while the man accused of assaulting a t

in east flatbush, brooklyn, ilana gold, cbs 2 news. >>> back in 1989 officer yurkiw's father, paul was also shot while working. as with his son, the elder bullet-proof vest. prevent his shooter from psyching parole next month. >>> justice for peter liang. protesters chanted and held signs yesterday at cadman plaza park. he was convicted of man slaughterer in the 2014 shooting of an unarmed man in new york. counterprotesters also rally aid cross the street saying justice for akai gurley must be served. >> liang will be sentenced april 14th, facing up to 15 years in prison. >>> friends and family are grieving the loss of canarsie man who died from a possible hazing incident at buffalo state college. police are investigating if he was hazed off campus. friends say he had been vomiting, losing weight, and in and out of the hospital for several weeks, and his parents think he may have been given a toxic drink. >> a healthy young man couldn't just have the flu and deteriorate like that. >> reporter: the school suspended the college fraternity. the national chapter said they do not condone an

the parkway we did have an accident out the flatbush. it's clear and you could see traffic still little bit congested in the area. it will take a while to ease that out but the accident is gone. we are also seeing the freeway south running along the delays and we had a crash here with two lanes blocked off. on the southern state parkway it's very heavy eastward and will see the southern state moving into that spot . that way we can go to the next picture here and it will be the southern state in the area of central park. you could see it moving along in a slow pace but the congestion is definitely out there. let's go to the fdr drive with the construction on the northbound side. two lanes with delays moving into 63rd st. at least those will continue to grow . it's bumper to bumper. definitely something to keep in mind if you are traveling in the lincoln tunnel or going into town with things moving well. we have a stalled bus in the area so you want to watch out for that. things seem to be running along okay.the alternate street parking r

the man was left a few miles away in east flatbush. >>> an armed robber is on a dangerous crime spree targeting women all around manhattan. police say he's hit five times since january, telling women he in several instances, he followed a victim into an apartment building and robbed her in the elevator. the crimes span from the upper east side and east village and chelsea. >>> we're seeing video of the young man and woman accused of viciously assaulting a tourist leaving him with a fractured skull. the two are charged with felony assault. police say anderson sucker punchedded a tourist from arkansas on monday while trying to sell phony tickets to the liberty island ferry. the victim was knocked unconscious and taken to bellevue hospital. >>> happening today, we're going to hear more from commissioner william bratton on the apple encryption situation. a federal magistrate ordered apple to create software to help break into an iphone used by one of the san bernardino terrorists. investigators say the phone is syed farook's possible ties to isis. court order. >>> and president obama will

so westbound right near flatbush avenue, we do have a debris spill there. i don't know what's going on with all of the debris spills this morning. new jersey transit, metro-north fine. subway service running on or close to schedule. chester road and route 24 main street, all lanes are closed down in both directions. debris spill 46 east, emergency right lane repairs. all in all, new jersey has been the hot spot this morning and a ton of accidents. >> it's a truck with debris. >> all over the place. >> your report is filthy. [ laughter ] >>> we have a nice, sunny morning. it's chilly. we'll be looking at temperatures starting out in the 30s. yesterday, we were at 60. now we'll be looking at numbers. 32 is the 7:00 temperature. the real-feels are in the 20s. we'll have a lot of sunshine and sun glosses will be a pretty day with a lot of sun and temperatures today warming into the upper 30s. we'll be up to 60 by sunday. have a great day. >> thank you, bill. >>> that'll do it for us. i'm lori stokes. think beach. >>> good morning, america. breaking overnight, d

we had a debris spill right near flatbush avenue. everything has been cleared abay and the belt parkway is moving along without any major problems. we also have long island railroad metro-north running on or close to schedule, and we have alternate side of the street parking rules in effect for today. ken, over to you. >>> thank you, heather. meteorologist bill evans with the accuweather forecast. >> we've got 31. your temperature now at 8:00. 29 white plains. 34 around brooklyn and queens. 33 on long island. going to be a cold day but a lot of sunshine. we've got blue skies, blustery, bright, light and 'real feel in the 20s. tomorrow 45 and 60 on sunday. much milder weather. have a great weekend. >> coming up on "good morning america," robin roberts and lara spanser live from the red carpet in l.a. with a full preview of the oscars show, the stars and fashion. >>> good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. the oscars are just two days away. we are live in hollywood this morning right at the red carpet and inside the oscars theater. revol

police say scott clark beat the 62-year-old driver on a bus in east flatbush. we learned this morning that clark turned himself in last night accompanied by his mother and representative from the national action network. he claimed that the man is mentally ill. clark was hit with several charges, including second degree assault. >>> the nypd is search fog are a pair of suspects who sucker punched a tourist knocking him to the ground. police say the victim was punched in the face after refusing to buy phony tickets to see the statue of liberty. the man and woman took off, but police say they know whom they >>> a trip to new mexico is capping his five-day visit with a stop in the city of juarez near the texas border. there he'll meet with mexican workers, grassroots groups and 'em employers. the pope is making a highly anticipated visit to prison this morning. he'll also celebrate mass before heading back to rome tonight. >>> yesterday, the pontiff caught up with some overly eager worshipers who nearly pulled him to the ground. the pope was greeting people when s

live in flatbush brooklyn this news. >> it turns out back in 1989, officer yurkiw's father, paul, was also shot while working for the nypd. he was saved by his bullet proof vest like his son. prevent the man who shot him from seeking parole next month. >>> protesters chanted, waved flags, and held signs yesterday for peter, liang. he was convicted of shooting an unarmed man in east new york. the counterprotesters rallied across the street saying justice for akai gurley must be given. >> he is facing up to 15 years in prison. >>> friends and family are grieving the loss of a student from canarsie who died from a possible hazing incident at buffalo state college. 21-year-old bradley doiley died police are investigating if he was hazed off campus while pledging a fraternity. friends and family members said he had been in and out of the hospital for several weeks. his participants believe he may have been given a toxic drink. >> a healthy young man couldn't just have a flu and deteriorate like that. >> the school suspended the chapter of the fraternity. the national chapter said in part "

the dramatic video shows a man pummeling a 62-year-old driver in east flatbush. all of this happened last month but the cops recently released the video. the attacker then seen standing outside of the door of the bus taunting the driver to come out and fight. police, of course, now hoping someone recognizes that man on the right of your screen and comes forward to authorities >>> pull up the covers and maybe use them as a napkin. time for breakfast in bed. later this morning, we'll be whipping up healthy, simple treats and delicious ones for valentine's day. i think we have to try them, too. be sure to stay tuned for that later in the 9:00 hour. >> we love to eat. it all comes together on valentine's day. >> of course it does. >>> also, political news. six republican presidential candidates are hoping to be the recipients of southern hospitality as they take the debate stage in south carolina. a critical debate and we'll have a preview coming up. amy? cold side. right now in the boroughs, teens. fast. this is the warmest it will be all day and matching the winds

live in flatbush, brooklyn. >>> three more people were slashed in new york city this week. first incident took place in williamsburg. police say four young men repeatedly punched a teenage buy, then one of them slashed him in his face. seven hours later a businessman was walking to his car in the park chester section of bronx when a suspect put a knife to his throat and demanded money. he was cut in the hand and the neck. and then last night, six men tried to rob a man near 110th street in harlem. >>> despite the rash of slashings, new york city's police commissioner said overall, crime is down, however on the subways, stabbings have doubled from this time last year. officers will be waking up strap hangers who sleep while riding on the subway. >> subways are not for sleeping and a lot of people are tired, but our offices are going to be instructed to start waking people up because, seriously, by sleeping, you make yourself as reflected in our crime stats a very easy victim to lose your phone, your wallet, your clothing items. >> the crime story above ground much better. th

. >> reporter: january 29th at an east flatbush street corner a security camera inside an mta bus captured this passenger clark with the relentless assault. his attorney today convinced a brooklyn judge to release the teenager who doctors diagnosed with schizophrenia and autism. >> he was dealing with very significant mental health issues and a lack of services. >> reporter: services the mother has spent years trying to obtain for her son. in particular access a ride. she acknowledged the teenager has difficulty in crowded places. the 62-year-old bus driver told eyewitness news the bus was in fact standing room only. it was mrs. clark on the bus with her son who helped stopped the attack. >> you're talking about a system that's set up that's not meeting the needs of the people so hopefully we can make that happen particularly after this incident. >> we have another bus driver attack to tell you about tonight. this one happened in the bronx right around this time roughly around 6:00. newscopter7 over the scene where it took place. police tell us a 69-year-old bus driver suffered a swollen r

police say the suspect beat the 62-year-old driver on a bus in east flatbush. we learned this morning that clark turned himself in last night. he was accompanied by his mother and a representative from the national action network. clark was hit with several degree assault. >>> new york leaders are coming together today to fight the proposed cuts to the nation's anti-terror programs. this rae deuces the urban area security initiative to $630 to $330 million. it helps cities with programs designed to prevent, respond >>> happening today, your companies get back to work. mets pitchers and catchers officially report to port st. lucie, florida. they are hoping for another season that stretches into late october. the mets position players arrive next wednesday. the yankees report to tampa tomorrow. >>> here's heather o'rourke. >> right behind me is the fdr drive. let's go over to our maps. as you go northbound on the fdr drive, we have flooding blocking at least one lane so they have lanes closed down there. ten minutes inbound tropical storm washington bridge. there

he tended school in flatbush, brooklyn, then went to harvard. he and his start a family. >> i constantly asked myself what did i ever do to deserve a man such as this? david never let me feel he reminded me he was the lucky one. >> wichs worked a at a computer firm downtown. friends described him as a math whiz. >>> an investigation is under way into the death of an elderly woman after her body was found inside a new jersey home. police were on the scene late into the night on lexington avenue. officers first went to the home yesterday morning when the victim's friends from her church became worried after she never showed up to mass. police haven't identified the woman or said how she died. >>> a new york city police officer charged with shooting an unarmed black man is expected to take the stand in his own defense today. he was patrolling the pink houses when he fired his 1 in a stairwell in 2014. the bulleck ricochetted off a wall and struck 28-year-old akai gurley, killing him. his attorneys say the shooting was accidental. >>> thousands of v

two men were shot, one killed outside a home on east 56th street in east flatbush. the man who died has been identified as 33-year-old, gary walker. police say he was shot in the head. another person was shot in the back and he is recovering at the hospital. >> it's really sad, you know. i hate to know something like this happened on my block. i hope you never happen again. >> we've had shootings a few first time i'm aware something happened right here. >> the victims were in a dispute with three other men prior to the shooting. no arrests have been made. in the bronx, frightening video showing a man waving a gun wildly on the sidewalk before being shot by police. the gunman is shown walking, at one point he appears to point the gun at a delivery van driver. witnesses flagged down an officer who responded with guns drawn. two officers actually. the suspect was shot in the shoulder and is expected to survive. overnight, we received this new image. the suspects name has not been released. sources tell eyewitness news admitted to being on drugs. >> democratic president

. >> reporter: this is no ordinary apartment in flatbush. this is home base to the hit series money and violence now in season 2. its success has been so huge, it's helped to launch a new cinema. you can tell the wildly popular web series, money and violence, has a major production deal. instead of a friend with one camera, there's a fuel movie-style crew and staff. i met up with the creator who also plays raif for a look on set. how's it going? >> going great. it's more than i ever could have expected. >> reporter: there have been adjustments for everyone, but most of all for him who writes, directs and acts and manages every detail. >> the big est gest is the legalities, the clearances. last season we were able to get up and go shoot. everything now is very much more structured. structured. >> reporter: not since the days or al pacino in serpco have we seen so much. crime heights, based out of crown heights brooklyn, the double up for harlem and project heat based in the pink houses public housing development where akai gurley was shot and

this attack captured on video happened on a city bus, friday, january 29th in east flatbush. the teenager's mother was with him on the bus at the time. in fact, she around his night. she said herson is on a dozen medications, has difficulty in crowded places, that he had asked the bus driver to stop and we talked to the bus driver and corroborates the story. he told us the suspect got upset, into an argument and the fight ensued. mr. clark walked out of court. teenager away from the bus driver. >> he's a sweet young man. no drugs, no alcohol, never been arrested. never hit anyone before. but he has an illness and we have to work with that. >> yeah. he on medication? >> absolutely. >> did he have his meds that day? >> absolutely. >> reporter: all of this happening in brooklyn court today and we find out another city bus driver attacked. this time it happened last night in the bronx. this driver, 69 years old, a teenage suspect according to authorities got on the bus in southern boulevard in the bronx, attacked the driver. the driver suffered a swollen right cheek and a bloody

police say the suspect, scott clark, beat the 62-year-old driver on a bus in east flatbush last month. night. he was accompanied by his mother and a representative network. ill. >>> jury selection is under way in the trial of a mom charged with murdering her son in new jersey. azinski and her son, timothy wilsy. azin ski claims her son was abductedded in 1991. his remains were later found in marshes in edison. jury selection could last two weeks. >>> police have made an arrest in connection with a stabbing death of a man at a restaurant in brooklyn. 35-year-old lan shu yu is facing murder charges. she worked as a wait resat -- pate ress at a -- wait resat a lucky restaurant. investigators say the argument escalated and that is when yu stabbed mr. zang in the back and neck. police say yu fled the scene but was later arrested at her home. >>> eight firefighters were hurt while battling a fire inside an apartment building in yonkers. crews were called to the complex on park avenue, around 1:30 this morning as flames grew inside one unit. contain to one apartment and safely move several f

we had earlier construction between flatbush avenue and rockaway parkway. that's cleared out. alternate side parking is in effect citywide. and be safe, do not text and drive. back to you. >> thank you, alex. >>> to campaign 2016 now. the presidential race is about to move to new hampshire, but there is still unfinished business from last night's caucus voting in iowa. >> the republicans had a clear winner. the democrats are dealing with a virtual tie. diane joins us here in the studio with more. diane? >> reporter: chris and mary, both parties made history in iowa last night. the republicans for a record- shattering turnout and the democrats for historically close contest. in some precincts, it was so eclose it came down to a coin toss. there were 12 republican candidates in iowa, but the between ted cruz, donald trump and marco rubio with ben carson at a incident fourth. >> god bless the great state of iowa. >> we finished second and i want to tell you something, i'm just honored, really honored and i want to congratulate ted. >> reporter: on the democratic side, things are

says the defendants were trying to kill rival gang members in canarsie, flatbush and dumbo. one man was killed, an innocent woman caught in the crossfire was paralyzed and others wounded by gunfire. take a look at this. as you watch, you see the man he is armed with a gun. that is a little girl on a scooter going right by him. moments after this, he goes out of that tunnel into a courtyard and literally opens fire on the people standing on the sidewalk there. this woman luckily gets away. you can see her running. she is not wounded, but plenty of people were here's what the d.a. had to say about it. >> this gang had no regard for human life. like the shooting of a 60-year-old grandmother who was walking down the street one night with groceries. simply walking home from the supermarket when she was shot and is now paralyzed from the waist down. or the shooting of another innocent man who was simply sitting in his courtyard one warm summer night on coney island avenue when one of these gang members burst into the courtyard, opened fire and shot him right in his heart. >> repor

thruway, heading southbound near exit 19, playland parkway, there is then the belt parkway east, flatbush avenue, earlier disabled vehicle cleared. subways on or close to schedule. no major problems. the street cleaning rules are in effect for today. ken and lori, over to you. >> thank you, heather. >>> 5:23. still ahead this morning, good news for drivers in nassau county. a program rolling out today offering people with outstanding tickets a bit of relief. >>> and several new movies took a shot at dethroning the box office champ. did any come close? stay with us. (mailman) what are you guys doing? (receptionist) it-it gets boring between calls so i make phone music. (security guard) she has a gift. (receptionist) i'll bust out some sample beats for you. (mailman) why don't you try a new york lottery scratch-off game instead? it's fun. (receptionist) i'm incredible at this. (avo) take a break from the expected. >>> asian stocks are up this morning. the dow is up, as well. the nasdaq and s&p 500 were mostly flat. futures are way up ahead of the opening bell. >>> many hoverboard models may

and then problem on belt parkway by flatbush avenue. a object slowing everyone down. that's westbound. eastbound side two problems there's one by cross bay boulevard and one by pennsylvania avenue both are accidentings. cameras with your commute on l.i.e. by terry road traffic okay. no problem westbound or eastbound as for cross bronx here on alexander hamilton bridge you have traffic slow ed hg to jerome avenue with exit delays on deegan. trains on or close. greg and rosanna. flts costume guys in times square, trouble again. remember about two years ootion it was the summer of those costume guys always getting into it. >> invite aside few including batman. >> that batman arrested earlier this week for some sort of altercation and trying to steal money. we know him ppg he's been on the what will happen nec here? hi stacey delikat with more. >> batman's name jose martinez in the last incident reports heard it happeninged 8:30 at night on wednesday. he was poz posing for her with an irish tourist and stole 50 from one of the wallet when is she gave him a tip and ran off

gary walker and another man was shot outside a home on east 56th street in east flatbush. walker was killed. the other man is recovering at a hospital. police say the victims were in a dispute with as many as three men prior to that shooting. and beyonce protesters are gearing up to rally. the protest is inspiredly the singer's halftime super bowl performance where she appeared lives matter movement. the group proud of the blues claim beyonce -- in support of her song, both rallies begin about 8:00 this morning. that's the news for now, wwe superstar, daniel and his wife speak out for the first time about his shocking decision to >>> welcome back to "gma." so many eyes on the terrible weather moving in this morning. already sparking big wrecks and that huge pileup in pennsylvania overnight. now, a new batch of bad weather is set to move in very soon. >> rain up and down the coast. >>> also right now, democrats and republican candidates ramping up attacks. just four days to the primary in south carolina. donald trump saying he's seriously considering suing ted cruz, as geor

. >> meanwhile, a brooklyn man was arrested for an attack on a driver in flatbush. he was arraigned on assault charges yesterday. attorney is asking to be recused from a possible criminal investigation involving elliott iot spitzer spitzer. it would be a conflict of interest. a woman alleges spitzer choked her at the plaz hotel. the accuser flew to russia. no charges filed. >>> reopening the investigation into the deaths of a prominent couple. john and joyce sheridan. it includes three former governors. members claim the sheridans death were not a murder-suicide. they say record should be changed to undetermined. their bodies were found with stab and slash wounds after a fire in their somerset home in 2014. >>> this man is wanted for a sexual assault in the bronx. he attacked a 15-year-old boy insound view. the incident happened last month. but call crimestoppers with any information. against six former employees of the online escort service rent boy.com. the ceo of the company, the former ceo, still facing charges of promoting prostitution and money laundering. aut

[laughter] >> i grew up in flatbush. where did you live?l, i was born in pittsburgh, and i grew up in california, but my mother grew up on chauncey street in bedford stuyvesant. it was then called stuyvesant heights. >> right. >> and it, she grew up on chauncey street. she went to brooklyn girls' high school, and she went to catholic church in brooklyn. she was a total -- she adored brooklyn. she was a total brooklyn girl. >> i grew up in the '30s and '40s in brooklyn which were great years -- >> yes. >> -- to grow up in brooklyn. thank you very much. >> thank you. any other non-brooklyn questions or -- [laughter] >> i'd like to know what favorite story you have with your mother. >> oh, of my mother? oh, my goodness. that's a difficult question. well, the james bond story is one of them, because she didn't even, like, say hi. she just said you've got to read this book when i walked in the door. so that's one of my favorites. she was a good, a fun mother. we had fun. i mean, i didn't see her all the time, but when i saw her -- which was alwa

it shows a man pummeling the 62-year-old bus driver in east flatbush. it happened last month but police just released the video. standing outside the bus door taunting the driver to come out and fight. police are hoping, of course, reaches out. >> yeah, really. >>> time for breakfast in bed. do you like to eat in bed? >> absolutely. crumbs everywhere. >> crumbs, i love it. >> later this morning, we'll be whipping up healthy, simple treats for valentine's day. you never disappoint. presidential candidates are left standing hoping to be the recipients of a little southern hospitality as they take the debate stage. tonight, a critical debate in south carolina. we'll have a preview of that. >> meteorologist amy freeze living up to her name. >> oh, yeah, this is the one. it's going to be chilly. temperatures are low, winds are high. we'll track all of these changes coming our way as we head into the weekend. i'll have the latest numbers coming out of accuweather. (maintenance guy) is that a hammock made out of ethernet cables? (it guy) yup, it's our entire n

an accident by flatbush avenue. you can see minor delays as you make your way through here. >> plenty of congestion. you need to move your car today. alternate side of the street parking rules in effect. >> lauren, thank you. the "today" show is coming up in a few minutes. we check in with matt and savannah see what's ahead. >> hello michael and darlene. >> hope you had a good weekend. >> coming up on the show, al and natalie live in los angeles with a full wrap-up of the oscars, the fashions, the after parties and more. >>> donald trump will join us live on the eve of super tuesday. a lot to talk to him about. including marcher marco rubio's new attacks and if the billionaire thinks he can lock up the republican nomination tomorrow. there's also an issue about a question he was asked relating >>> a new trick used by hammers to access your computer. one of us each fell for it. we'll see you here on "today." >>> did you watch some of the academy awards. >> 10:00. i was trying to hang on to see if stallone would win b