natural sound of officer hempstead: "somebody was digging into this." instead of writing tickets, he was giving out candy to trick or treaters. natural sound of officer: "want some candy?" natural sound of parent: "say thank you." jason hempstead, des moines police: "we're handing out candy to the young people of the city. trying to build relations, build rapport, connect to them." there were times, where the message wasn't immediately so sweet. natural sound of siren natural sound of officer: "please put your hands on your head." but others, where the kids knew something good was coming their way. jason hempstead, des moines police: "we have a large bag of candy, and i'm going to give liberally to whoever wants it." like the other 18 or so officers deployed across the city, hempstead says the giving was the easy part. jason hempstead, des moines police: "we're usually a hero to some and a zero to others, and that zero's often because we've had negative dealings with people they love and oftentimes, they don't understand the entire circumstance." and wh

. >> hempstead officials say they're fighting back against street violence after the death of that 12-year-old. but will their efforts be enough? behave for uncle pete. bye, see you guys later. [boys screaming] now time warner cable makes your internet go faster. up to 300 megs. are you having fun? yeah it's ok. it's good. in-home wifi powered by the latest equipment available to cover all your devices. so when you need more from your internet, it's there for you. discover how much more is included. get 50 meg internet for $39.99 per month. call 1-855-want twc. >>> the death of a child is incomprehensible for any parent. but the killing of 12-year-old dejah joyner struck a blow to the heart of one neighborhood as well. we spent greg cergol back to one neighborhood to see what is being done to heal the child's community. >> reporter: hempstead village's mayor told me today he is confident an arrest will come soon in the murder of dejah joyner. but folks here in hempstead say it will take a lot more to heal a community that has seen plenty of violence. as shoot:00 victim dejah joyner wa

the west hempstead branch is suspended in in both directions. we do have a crew headed that way. >> and the mets are gearing up for game 2 of the world series, ready to take the reigns from >>> mets fans are a little tired and stunned this morning. they stayed up late, had a late lead in the world series opener slipped away from them. >> now they're hoping to even things up tonight in game 2. eyewitness news reporter rob nelson is in kansas city. rob. >> reporter: good morning ken, fans are tired. morning tv courthouse are tired. we're all a little tired after last night. the mets have no choice now but to shake it off, look forward to game 2 before bringing the series back to new york on friday for game 3. now take a look at some video from last night. it was the longest world series opener ever. 14 innings, more than five hours long, ultimately though a 5-4 loss for the mets in kc continuing their streak of never winning a game 1 in the world series. it was a dramatic game from start to finish, an in the park home run, tv technical glitches th

they took everything from me. >> reporter: news 4 reached out to the town of hempstead thursday night. we were told the house was in imminent danger of collapsing and presented a danger to the public. around local law called chapter 90, the town can move in and demolish the structure. the town said it followed normal procedures. neighbors saw the signs outside, too. >> it looked as though the house had been abandoned. the town had notices on the door. >> reporter: george manner ders lived across the house for deofcades. what type of shape was your house in? >> it needed repair. i won't dance around that. it was not in the shape where it was dangerous. >> reporter: while williams concedes it wasn't in the best shape, he said it was still livable and the possessions inside priceless. >> our wedding writtens, some of my father's jewelry from when he was working and it's gone. and i don't know that we can get any of this stuff back. >> reporter: williams has hired an attorney and is planning to sue the town of hempstead. i asked the town of hempstead how often something like this happen,

live in hempstead this morning, cbs 2 news. >>> thank you. police are looking for a homeless person with a bite mark on his hand after an attempted sex assault in union square yesterday. a 63 year old woman was inside a public bathroom in the park just after 1:00 p.m. when she was approached by a black man in his 30s wearing a camouflage jacket. the woman fought back biting the man on his hand. the attacker took off. >>> time is 5:09. coming up could adelle be coming out with a new song and a commercial viewers did not see coming. >>> plus another shark attack leaves a man hospitalized in critical condition. >>> and this job posting is cause something controversy what it said that has some people calling it racist. >>> let's get ready for what is going to be a chilly way to start the week so that means you have a coat, definitely. gloves and hats, i say yes, weather on the 2's coming up. >>> 5:12. whose ready for traffic and weather on the 2's? was it cold out there this morning? >> i can't believe it. really. >> i have two dogs, only 50% of

live in hempstead, ilana gold. >>> an overnight fire destroy some business inside mount vernon. janelle burrell has are more on what fire officials say is the main concern this afternoon. >> reporter: one of the busiest blocks of mount vernon now a charred gutted shell. a heap of smoldering debris. >> it's been quite a while. after the flames began piles still burning intensely. inside of these businesses decades old main stays in this heartrily park. as far as a collapse is concerned. from the front and the back and we to the scene at one this morning to find flames raging out of control. they believe the fire started in the basement of sal's deli and spread to three floors of apartments above us king the apartments call to collapse. the fire then traveled across, destroying a laundromat, a pizza shop, and a dry cleaning business notice path. >> it's heartbreaking. it's heartbreaking. >> reporter: darrell strickland was one of four people who lived above the deli forced to evacuate just before the floors caved in. >> the police came by and told us to come out of the house >> re

the west hempstead branch is suspended in both directions. they're trying to put bus service in place, but it is not in place yet. you'll need to use alternate branches in the area. i'll continue to keep a close eye on this. otherwise, your major commuter lines are doing fine, as well as the subways. if you're getting on the roads, a new accident on the northern st e parkway westbound by exit . that's also causing a delay. >> t nk you very much. >>> coming up next, putting an end to unwanted text messages. why those annoying advertisements will soon become a thing of the past for parts of our area. >>> plus a record-setting battle between the mets and royals. five-hours plus. hear how the amazings are getting geared up for game two. >>> if you're e heading out the door, keep watching "today in new york." download the news 4 new york app a >>> now at 6:30, a final salute to a fallen officer as thousands prepare to honor the life of slain police officer randolph holder. >>> and get ready for some heavy storm team 4 tracking some severe weather

live in hempstead, tim fleischer, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you. track -- >>> charges filed against a woman in queens accused of slashing an off-duty cop. the officer attacked this afternoon as she walked her dog in cunningham park in fresh meadows section. cops say she was approached from behind who tried to grab her purse and slashed the right side of her neck. >>> temperatures are about to take a dramatic plunge. when you wake up in the morning it's going to feel a lot more like fall. how cold will it get? >> coldest since april. only one out of last 12 days. that's all going to change this weekend. partly cloudy skies right now, down to 50, the wind is like now but gusty during the day tomorrow. highs in the 60s, so long, 60s. they won't return until tuesday. 39 in monticello, 20s in the catskills, 48 in bill maher. cool air rushing in from the west, subfreezing in canada, that's flying into the northeast over the weekend. wake-up temperatures 36 in monticello, low 40s hudson valley, down the shore, barely getting mid-50s tomorrow, doesn't feel

her devastated parents gathered with hundreds of people at a church in hempstead. investigators vow finding dejah's killer is their top priority. it is believed rival gangs are responsible for the shooting. a relative who's also a pastor led the prayer service and talked about how wvrl dejah was. >> there's a personality behind the bullet that was shot. that's what's most important. she was a loving, kind, caring, generous person, even at 12 years old. >> reporter: and relatives told us dejah had just walked into her living room to hand her brother his dinner when the one bullet went through a closed window and struck the 12-year-old girl. as we mentioned, counselors will be here today at the middle school to talk with students. if students, classmates, friends need to talk with someone in the future, they're always available as well. back to you, darlene. >> katherine creag, thank you. >>> happening today, 11 bikers are set to face a judge after police raid a party hosted by long island's notorious pagan motorcycle club. investigators say they seized weapons, drug

after her predecessor was elected to congress is in a heated battle with the town of hempstead supervisor kate murray district attorney. >> it is most troubling that these actions would be taken >> the only person who exploited anyone in this case is that police officer when he exploited this woman. court date was delayed to accommodate the defense after a month-long investigation. the officer faces sexual abuse, official misconduct and child endangerment charges all misdemeanors but if convicted he could be stripped of his badge. in long island, carolyn gusoff, cbs 2 news. >> hempstead village police say the officer has been reassigned to modified duty with no interaction with the public while this case is ongoing. >>> breaking news in queens. a british airways crew reporting spotting a drone while approaching jfk airport. the crew says they saw the unmanned aircraft about five miles northeast of jfk about 2,000 feet up in the air. this happened about an hour ago 5:00 tonight. the faa has notified the nypd so that they can find who was operating the drone. >>> new information tonight on

it happened last night while the girl was standing in the living room of her home in hempstead. police say she was shot in the head when the bullet went through a plate glass window. she is in the hospital in grave condition. her family praying that she pulls through. >> beautiful girl, very beautiful personality. >> devastated because it's a young child, 12 years old who had a future in front of her. >> nassau county police are working with hempstead police to find the gunman. it remains unclear whether the shooting was random or whether the family was targeted. >>> the day is just getting started but you can feel -- it's kind of chilly outside right now but you can feel mets fever heating up the city. excitement is building for game 1. a few hours from now the mets will face off against the chicago cubs, 8:07 is the it's the first championship game ever in citi field. the first of 7 series, then the winner heads to the world series. eyewitness news reporter cefaan field where anticipation is definitely at an all time high, even though you're out there by yourself, you won't be

muscatine was the team winner, iowa city west was 2nd, dubuque hempstead came in 3rd ... on the boys side... this was a tight race at the halfway point... prairie had the top four spots led by tysen vandraska... vandraska pulls away from his teammates on the final half of the race... he won in a time of 15:39.34... prairie wins the team title, dubuque hempstead came in 2nd and iowa city west took 3rd if you are partial to fishing from a canoe or kayak, there is something new out there to keep you on an even keel. john campbell has this report from the great outdoors every little stretch is a whole other painting. kind of kicks in the creative juices wildlife artist krieg jacque recently joined 5 other anglers on a trip down the turkey river northwest of elkader. in my teens we used to travel up here. fished the turkey and volga river. nice homecoming to come down this stretch. they want to hit but a little undecided.i am assuming it is cooperating. i felt it hit the log and bam! nice little smallmouth. not only smallies, but some nice rainbows and browns also provided ple

it happened last night while the girl was standing in the hempstead. she was shot in the head when glass window. she's in the hospital in grave condition as her family prays she pulls through. beautiful personality. >> devastating because it's a young child, 12 years old who had a future in front of her. >> nassau county police are working with hempstead police to find the gunman. right now it remains unclear whether the shooting was ram targeted. >>> police have filed charges against a woman in queens accused of slashing an off-duty new york police officer, avril lindo is charged with assault and robbery. walked her dog in cunningham park. she was approached from behind and tried to grab her purse and slashed the right side of had her neck. >>> police in brooklyn are investigating a steers attack on an orthodox jew. the 35-year-old victim was hit on the back of the head in williamsburg. no money was taken, and the suspect just took off. . >>> coming up on eyewitness news saturday morning hundreds of cars and trucks still stuck in the mud from flash fl

. >> kemberly richardson in hempstead with the story. >> bill and liz, these little ones are having a tough time sorting through this. on friday dejah, all of her friends left here for what they believed would be a normal weekend. it wasn't. we now know dejah was standing in her living room, handing her older brother a plate of food she had just cooked. a bullet pierced the window and she collapsed. >> a lot of people were crying and it's like really sad. she didn't live to see like 20. >> reporter: a sobering point that's even more disturbing when you hear 11-year-old kiara say it as the 6th grader and others left hempstead middle school today. it was clear things were different. >> i just really feel for them. i just really feel for the family. >> reporter: she was a typical 12-year-old, a girl scout who loved to dance and sing. but without warning friday a bullet met for someone else hit the 7th grader in the head. dejah was standing in her living room. the single shot pierced the front window. family members tell eyewitness news seconds before dejah had just cooked dinner, walked

prairie wins the team title, dubuque hempstead came in 2nd and iowa city west took 3rd. and finally one other cross country note.. linn-mar star runner stephanie jenks has verbally committed to the cal bears. and finally it's time for another edition of the kcrg tv-9 athlete of the week sponsored by cedar rapids toyota. kennedy sophomore mackinzee macho is like fish in the water.. there is not a stroke she can't swim. macho is ranked 5th in the state in the breastroke and 9th in the im and she was on the cougars 4 by 100 relays team that won the mvc title last weekend. what kind of goals have you set this year. to break the low. you swim the 200 im that is a grueling event do like that event? it is pretty fun it is tiring and it feels good when it it over. when it is over it's great? it is like really tiring but it is fun to do every stroke. she has a natural feel for the water and she really takes advantage of that. we are going to have a challege once down i don't get a head start but i do get to wear flippers. the loser has to do synchronized swimming with your coach

up to 56 in westfield, 55 in hempstead. the winds up to 20 miles an hour. that will give you an extra chill of the day. up to 51 lake carmel, 52 in madison, 53 on the engineer shee jersey shore. then tonight, 35 in smithtown. look at somers, millbrook, liberty, sparta, all at or below freezing. those are the spots for the freeze warning. take your plants inside. and 36 your low temserature in bellmore. a rm-upcoming up in in just a few. >>> we'll learn more bout a shooting that left a 12-year-old girl fighting for her life. >> the girl was hit by a stray bullet standing in her home. >> we have sheldon weoh the latest. she would sheldon? >> reporter: that 12-year-old girl an innocent bystander when that suspect was involved in that shooting. you can see where the bullet came through. that bullet hit her in the head, critically injuring her. her parents were in the next room. they were not hurt. they were in the hospital with her through the nighew she fights to su evrvive that detectives stayed on the scene for hours after this, searching for any clues that

for now we're live in hempstead, kemberly richardson >> thank you. new details, police say they of a woman in queens as a homicide. 28-year-old miriam velez sam owe yay iceboater body was found in a bathtub yesterday morning. detectives are looking to speak with her boyfriend carlos leon. velez died hours before she was set to return to her native guatemala. >>> on long island, suffolk police arrest a man in connection with a burning body in manorville. investigators identified the body as 36-year-old herman guzman. they arrested brian gonzalez meija. he is charged with second degree murder. >> still ahead on eyewitness news at 6, mayor de blasio calls for an end to violence during his visit to israel, deadly unrest. >> and we get in step with the thousands in our area walking in support of breast cancer awareness. time it think pink next. >> and the windchill near citi field right now down to 40 degrees and falling throughout the evening. so bundle up if you're headed out there. a freeze warning in effect for rigan si ud. >>> mayor bill de blasio ha

a long islands man suing the town of hempstead after discovering his home was demolished while he was away. phil williams lived in the home until last december. when he left for surgery in florida. when he returned this summer, his allows on garden city boulevard was gone. city officials say it was in danger of collapsing. they used a local law called chapter 90 to tear it down. >> it need some had repair. i won't dance around that. it was certainly not in the shape where it was dangerous. some of my father's jewelry, wedding rings, things like that. and it's all gone. >> williams says a lifetime of memories and possessions were destroyed. the city claims they notified williams of the did demolition. >>> mayor de blasio expected to sign a bill that would speed up emergency elevator repairs across new york city. it comes after constant complaints from residents at a building in the bronx. they say their elevator has been broken for at least fich ve months. elderly and people with disabilities are forced to climb the steps to get to their apartments. >> not if. not good. i have to depen

in west hempstead, long island, carolyn gusoff, cbs 2 news. >> the town of hempstead held a public hearing on the fate of the house back in february. williams says he never got that notice either. >>> his home knocked down, another flat out stolen. imagine living in your home for 20 years making payments every month and then one day the sheriff shows up with a moving truck and forces you out. >> you work, you work hard for your house. and then things like this happen. [ crying ] >> so how could something like this happen? cbs 2's dick brennan reveals the scam tricking people into losing everything and anyone can fall for it. watch stolen home tonight at 11:00 on cbs 2. has made the decision to send u.s. troops into syria despite previews not to put boots -- previous vows not to put boots on the ground in that country. dick brennan reports. >> reporter: this is a huge shift for president obama, who always opposed having boots on the ground in syria. here's a comment from the president back in 2013. >> i will not put american boots on the ground in syria. i will not pursue an open- ended act

burkett in the nassau county town of hempstead with the story. >> great question. missing for over a year, he turns up abandoned on the doorstep of this animal hospital here in hempstead, long island, abused and neglected, so sick and injured he could barely move. >> he was emaciated. he didn't have any body fat whatsoever. i don't think he had any strength to get up at that point. >> reporter: margaret stadler says the little dog was barely alive. she gently carried him to the examination table and was stunned at what she saw. the tiny shih tzu mix was matted, crusted, and bleeding with deep cuts and rotting putrid flesh. >> supposed to be unconditional love they give to you. and when you give back. >> reporter: when the staff checked their surveillance camera, they saw this. two women apparently abandoning the dog in a box. the video was released this afternoon by acting nassau district attorney. >> someone has the capacity to defenseless, innocent animal. >> reporter: after scanning a chip implanted in the dog, investigators discovered he had been stolen from a

dejah joyner was hit by a bullet that came through the window of her family's home in hempstead last friday. she died the next night. police are still looking for the gunman. joyner's wake and funeral will be held at union baptist church in hempstead beginning at 10:00 a.m. >>> right now the man accused of murdering a mother in new jersey is in the hospital. police say he tried to take his own life after killing his ex-girlfriend. tracie strahan is in midland park with a crime that's left people stunned there. >> reporter: people so shocked by this, michael, but the crime scene here on godwin avenue has finally cleared hours after suzanne bardzell was allegedly stabbed to death by her ex-boyfriend. we've learned that arthur lomando remains hospitalized after trying to take his own life. overnight we received this photo of suzanne bardzell. she was a special needs teacher in teaneck, new jersey. bardzell's car was still running inside of her driveway here when shefrs found inside stabbed to death. they say lomando, who she filed a restraining order against earlier this month, was wait

the guardian angels hit the streets on sunday in hempstead. residents called for patrols after 12-year-old dejah joyner was killed by a stray bullet. police say they're investigating a possible gang connection to the shooting. the guardian angels want to help find joyner's killer. >> we need to put our boots on the ground. we need to get people locally involved from hempstead to help the police, help the community to put these thugs in jail and to send out a message that crime time will not be tolerated. >> the guardian angels have patrols in several communities in suffolk county to combat the area's growing gang problem. this was their first patrol in nassau county. in south jersey is the scene of an apparent murder-suicide. police say a man shot and killed his 85-year-old mother at the genesis health care center. he then turned the gun on himself as a facility worker walked into the room. investigators say 62-year-old george bolt of lumberton had been visiting his mother. they had dinner together shortly before the shooting. nobody else was

jodi goldberg was there as hempstead middle school for the first time since this tragedy. >> reporter: this is a way for students to express their emotions. it's the first day at the middle school in hempstead without their classmate, the 12-year-old. >> we try and be there for them and explain that, you know, some things happen that we can't control. >> reporter: police are investigating to find out who was responsible for the stray bullet. the bullet struck her in the dinner. she was not the intended target and police are investigating gang violence as a possible motive. a crisis intervention team is at school this week to offer support to students. >> i've comforted a couple of students that were with her, a student who said she told me she would be back. i was waiting for her at the soccer field to watch the soccer practice. >> reporter: she is being remembered for her kindness and bubbly personality. last week, she celebrated her pink crown. >> her birthday was the day before mine. the next day she brought that crown to me. i still have it. i'll be keeping it. >> as the new princ

a really tough day for everyone here at hempstead middle school. dejah was a 7th grader. she was at school on friday like all of her friends, went home for the weekend. no one imagined the 12-year-old of course this is all very upsetting and confusing to these kids. one way they're working through their pain expressing their loss is with messages to dejah. the kids are working on a huge pink banner. a beautiful memorial to an incredible little girl who was a girl scout. she loved to dance, she loved to sing. the district has mobilized its crisis intervention team to meet and talk with students not only here but at the high school where dejah's brother plays football. here at the middle school, the more than 1500 students are trying to get their minds around what happened. friday night dejah was standing in her living room when a stray bullet meant for someone else pierced the front window and pierced dejah in the head. she died in the hospital saturday night. some of her classmates who lived near her are telling school officials today they are afra

tysen van draska crossed the line in 15 minutes and 39 seconds -- the p-hawks took the team title -- hempstead and west are also headed to fort dodge. same course different class -- 1-a girls on the move -- and this race belonged to durant's alyssa williams -- she took first in 18 - 26 -- 46 seconds faters than bellevue's cameron reeg -- central elkader was the team champion, starmont and regina are also heading to stateon the boys side -- bellevue's andrew meyer simply ran away with it -- he finished in 16 - oh 9 -- regina would take the team title, bellevue finished 2nd stay with c-b-s two -justin has one last look at your thanks for ink again. from the rising price of food to higher insunce rates for homes and businesses, the economic damagee will only get worse. but with american-made clean energy, we can save money on electricity and spur innovation to create new businesses and jobs. it all starts with 50% clean energy by 2030. ( band playing intro music ) >> stephen: whooo! ( cheers and applause ) whooo! whooo! >> stephen! stephen! stephen! stephen! stephen. >> stephen: thank you, everyb

you can go to the far rockaway branch or hempstead branch. we had signal problems. they have been corrected. we have residual delays, new jersey transit doing okay, metro north, new haven branch you have that track work and our street cleaning rules are in effect for today. back to you. >>> thank you. meteorologist bill evans has your accuweather forecast. >> we've got cloudy skies, there's a couple of sprinkles around, a few showers, nothing your way, 56 degrees, coast a tall coastal flood advisory here are the showers up the biggest batch of the rain is to the south and west. that gets here after lunchtime. that's when it gets windy, rainy, windswept rain, a couple of inches of rain into tonight. it's warmer tonight and we've got nice weather coming for a very busy weekend lori. >> thank you bill. and tonight the mets try to bounce back after a heartbreaker to start the world series. they're looking to even the series at a game apiece after losing early this morning, kansas city 5-4. the game lasted 14 innings making it the longest world series opener ever. jacob

prairie wins the team title, dubuque hempstead came in 2nd and iowa city west took 3rd. and finally one other cross country note.. linn-mar star runner stephanie jenks has verbally committed to the cal bears. and finally it's time for another edition of the kcrg tv-9 athlete of the week sponsored by cedar rapids toyota. kennedy sophomore mackinzee macho is like fish in the water.. there is not a stroke she can't swim. macho is ranked 5th in the state in the breastroke and 9th in the im and she was on the cougars 4 by 100 relays team that won the mvc title last weekend. what kind of goals have you set this year. to break the record and get a 1:07 low. you swim the 200 im that is a grueling event do like that event? it is pretty fun it is tiring and it feels good when it it over. when it is over it's great? it is like really tiring but it is fun to do every stroke. she has a natural feel for the takes advantage of that. we are going to have a challege once down i don't get a head start but i do get to wear flippers. the loser has to do synchronized swimming with your coach

problem with long island railroad, west hempstead branch both direction is suspended. i'm telling you this because it looks like it got wet and it will take a while to get out of the way. in the meantime long island railroad is trying to set up buses, they are not available yet. everything else with mass >> juliet: thank you ines. >> ben: i watched a solid hour. >> juliet: that's why you're dragging today. i just kidding. it was the longest world series game one ever in world series history. >> ben: personally, for for mets fans the royals came out on top. royals take game one by the score of a 5-were. after the game, they said it is time to forget about it and look ahead to game two tonight. >> harvey did a great job for us tonight. the fact that jacob will get the the mets against johnny. >> juliet: we have a lot of fans disappointed this morning and tire. including these folks, i am sure who are at grand central station. this was a picture tweeted by one of our viewers. this was after midnight, 1230 this morning. there were other pitcher she tweeted we can see the s

tysen van draska crossed the line in 15 minutes and 39 seconds -- the p-hawks took the team title -- hempstead and west are also headed to fort dodge. same course different class -- 1-a girls on the move -- and this race belonged to durant's alyssa williams -- she ttk fifit in 18 - 26 -- 46 seconds faters than bellevue's cameron reeg -- central elkader was the team champion, starmont and regina are also heading to stateon the boys side -- bellevue's andrew meyer r simply ran away with it -- meyer who's ranked number 1 in 1-a - - finished in 16 - oh 9 -- regina would take the team title, bellevue finished 2nd and still to ce on fox 28 28the hawks --- flying high with explosive plays -- why number of plays longer than 40 yards or more --- even surprises greg davis --- thats wake up in your first home. wake up in a home with a new address. wake up in a homewith no address. your dream home evolves, and protecting it takes committed support. american family insurance. ever since greg davis became iowa's offensive coordinator in 2012 -- he's stressed the importance of explosive plays -- and this yea

watch out for some drizzle in hempstead and also point pleasant. showers arrive after midnight probably as you're waking up tomorrow morning as the cold front moves through. temperatures basically in the upper 40s to low 50s. 42 in monticello with showers by tomorrow morning. if you're looking at some leaf peeping fun we'll take a look at your fall foliage map coming up. >>> the reverend al sharpton leads the vigil as police ask for your help in tracking down three people of interest in that deadly shooting. >> three men seen on surveillance video moments before holder's murder. >> reporter: three men walking casually down the street all wearing blue and white. the man on the right is laughing. the bright lights of police cruisers flashes in the background. this video shot moments before he was gunned down by tyrone police want to know who these three men are and if they were involved in a gun battle that sparked this deadly chain of events. >> they should be accountable for it as well because they were with them. >> reporter: this as they continue

. >> reporter: police worked overnight in hempstead searching for clues after someone outside fired a single shot into the living room at 5:00 last night. >> they said, yeah, they shot up your son's house, and he in the head, and that's when i left the store and i got down to the other star, and a couple of friends came and told me the same thing. >> reporter: david joyner rushed to the scene when he heard that a bullet had pierced his grand daughter daisy. >> we call her chocolate moon. beautiful personality. >> reporter: police don't believe the child was the intended target and question if it came during a gang-related shooting or a drive-by shooting. >> this is a horrific situation on this young girl. >> i'm very disappointed this happened. >> reporter: community leaders showed up at the home to provide support for the family. >> you say a 12-year-old has been shot, and that's an urgency. i jumped in my car and came over. >> have lived here for 30 years, and it's a terrible tragedy for a young girl to get shot in the head. >> reporter: now they need police to track down whoever di

tysen van draska crossed the line in 15 minutes and 39 seconds -- the p-hawks took the team title -- hempstead and west are also headed to fort dodge. same course different class -- 1-a girls on the move -- and this race belonged to durant's alyssa williams -- she took first in 18 - 26 -- 46 seconds faters than bellevue's cameron reeg -- central elkader was the team champion, starmont and regina are also heading to stateon the boys side -- bellevue's andrew meyer simply ran away with it -- he finished in 16 - oh 9 -- regina would take the team christmas is coming early to st. george, ontario, and it's all for 7 year old evan wellwood. wellwood.this story is picking up online today -- the reason why they are having christmas early for evan is because he's been battling brain cancer for the past five years and doctors told his family he might not make it to the winter holidays. holidays.evan's mom decided to ask her family to ccebrate early on october 24th.but the family decided to blow it up even bigger.a crowdfunding campaign started and they got the whole town to celebrate. celebrate.thr face

carolyn gusoff, cbs 2 news. >> the town of hempstead held a february. williams said he never got that notice either. >>> don't n case you didn't notice, it's halloween. a runaway pumpkin is not something you would expect to see. this 14-foot jack o. lantern is on the run in atlanta it knocked down two street lights before finally the bystanders were able it stop it. >> imagine driving down the road, and there's just this pumpkin hopping around. >> no one was hurt, so you can laugh about it. >> luckily for that. >>> we have pictures for twitter. thank you to andrew hess who posted this picture. the beatle juice costume awesome. >> extra props for wearing that to the office. >>> pint-sized sponge bob squarepants and clearly having a good time. >>> this is cat. this recreates the iconic >>> time now for your cbs 2 exclusive forecast. vanessa murdock is here. >> reporter: i think it's great news. the clouds are thicker later, perfect timing for trick or treating. you want it to feel spooky but not treacherous out there. dry conditions, temperatures on the g

. >> the long island man accused of murdering a 19-month-old boy will be in hempstead courtroom today. >> 26-year-old lord pardo killed mason robinson, apparently the boyfriend of the toddler's mother and watching the boy sunday when she was at work. officials believe she may have dropped the child or beaten him. he faces a second-degree murder charges. >> the search is on for the gunman opened fire outside a . who it was the shot and killed one woman and injured others. teresa priolo joins us live outside the club with reaction from family members. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. it was 25 hours ago that people filed out of this nightclub and all chaos ensued. as police honan on the guy they believe is responsible, one family prepares to say good bye. >> why did he kill my daughter? my firstborn? >> reporter: windy rodriguez is in a state of shock dealing with unimaginable grief. walter shares her pain. their herd is -- oldest child just 24 years old shot and killed early monday morning. >> she was innocent. it wasn't like it was even meant for her. it wasn't even meant for her.

. >> kimberly richardson has the story from hempstead. >> [ singing ] . >> reporter: clutching their little girl's stuff animal, they try to find strength during what is no doubt their darkest hour. their 12-year-old daughter dejah passed away after being hit with a stray bullet on friday. >> it wasn't a shot because they had said the diagnosis was zero. i was sad that it happened. >> reporter: more tragic, where it happened. dejah was standing in her living room when someone outside fired a shot. the seventh grader was hit in the head. >> things happened the same. something needs to be done about this stuff, you know? >> reporter: in a tremendous show of support, everyone from anitoch baptist church where dejah was a member rallied around the joyners. the reverend said they gathered to raise the level of hope to counteract the fears that exist here. gun violence that snatched away this couple's child. >> they are in deep pain. crying without ceasing. they are broken. >> reporter: sources tell eyewitness news detectives are looking at surveillance video that shows someone getting out

. >>> new at noon, hempstead police officer is under arrest. police say 49-year-old lewis arcelo was off duty when he followed a woman into her car in hempstead. he had his police shield clipped to his waist and sexually assaulted her as her 3 and 10-year old daughters looked on. >>> details about a suspect charged with killing a new york city police officer. tyrone howard made an appearance in the bronx on an unrelated charge. he faces charges stemming from an arrest on rikers island in 2014. he was caught holding 33 small bags of crack cocaine. jury on charges of first-degree murder and robbery in the shooting death of officer randolph holder. >>> police in new jersey bust what they call a mobile meth lab. officers noticed something was wrong in a car parked in the ramada inn on route 46 in wayne. when they went to check it out, they saw the suspect, christopher gary pull mixing chemicals. he didn't notice them as the vehicle filled with a white cloud of fumes. officer in jamaica hospital, the victim of a hit and run driver in glendale, queen

. >> hempstead, you might get to 70 tomorrow, one of the two spots. slight chance of showers on friday, and then here comes the cool air for the weekend. it's going to be in the 50s. we'll have another update coming up at 5:30 with citi field. >> truth is stranger than still ahead, the case of the woman live streaming herself driving drunk. >>> the claim of men reading playboy magazine just for the articles may be easier to understand. something literally blew up. we investigate the world of i'm michael douglas, and new york is my home. there's no place like it in the world. and there's no time to see it like the fall. take metro north to take in the beautiful fall foliage from high above the hudson. swing a club at one of america's greatest courses... see spectacular sights underground... ...or thrilling sights above it. there's so many incredible ways to experience the fun of fall in new york state. plan your trip at iloveny.com. >>> many more playboy readers will be buying the magazine just for the articles. starting monday, they won't be putting n

. >>> the hempstead police officer appeared in court today. we are learning more about what he is accused of doing at a long island restaurant and how one of the alleged victims young children tried to intervene. >> n.j. burkett has the story. >> reporter: louis arcila has been a hempstead police officer for 16 years. he was handcuffed today, fingerprinted, photographed and indicted for sexually abusing a young mother outside of this downtown restaurant. >> the woman immediately called 911 and reported what happened. >> reporter: prosecutors say the woman was getting take out food with her 3-year-old when arcila accosted her and followed her to the street. they say he got in her car and tried to force himself on to the alleged victim with the woman's daughter in the back seat. >> her 10-year old child in the back seat witnesses this and told him to stop and that she would put him in the hospital if he didn't stop touching her mother. >> reporter: the d.a. says the woman ran back into the restaurant and called 911. connie rodriguez is a waitres

dubuque school district will use its grant to re-design the pre- engineering rooms at senior and hempstead high schools. the rooms will have a special projector with a wireless connection to student laptops to project student projects. two schools: n-i-c-c and loras college, along with two companies: i-i-w and john deere matched the state's 25-thousand dollar grant. and north tama school district will use the grant to re-design the traditional kindergarten through 2nd grade classrooms to have an early childhood stem focus. u-n-i's regents center for early developmenta l education matched the state stem grant for a turning to weather., meteorologist joe winters is here. joe, it's been another cool, windy day. any difference tonight? after a string of cloudy and cooler days there is better news ahead. we do however have to wait until the end of the weekend to see most of it. overnight and friday we see some breaks in the cloud cover developing. a brighter sky with dry weather is certainly a bit of an improvement. quickly friday night and saturday showers return. right now is looks like the r

so,ing today, corona went before a judge in hempstead facing charges of perjury. prosecutors say he lied on not just one application but four civil service applications. he has been employed since 1986. prosecutors say he made the false statements for various jobs between 2007 and 2013. he was named deputy commissioner of oem last winter. his attorney said corona's name will be cleared. >> we deny the charges. i think that as this case proceeds in the courts, it will show that these charges have no merit. >> reporter: corona was released today without bail. on "eyewitness news at 6:00," what does this mean for his job. live in hempstead, kristin thorne, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you. >>> on long island, a high school assistant principal that appeared in a racy hip-hop video has been reassigned. esther o'keefe has been reassigned to other duties in the district. in a music video, she leaves her home to a young man for the weekend and comes back to find drugs and scantily clad women. >>> new at 4:00 a rapist that got out of prison has been arrested for ano

friends and family yesterday in hempstead just hours after dejah joyner died. the 12-year-old was shot friday living room. >> something needs to be done about this stuff, you know. it's happening too much, too often. >> she was just a sweetheart. i couldn't be more proud of her granddaughter. >> sources tell eyewitness news that police are looking at surveillance video that shows someone getting out of a car and firing a shot missing the intended target. police are reward in the search for the >>> it's 6:34. the mets are only two games away from the world series. the team arrived in chicago early this morning after their night. >> yeah, fans have today to rest their voices after cheering on their team and getting the 2-0 lead in the championship series. the mayor's office posting picture on twitter with a little help of the nyc, i present your deputy mayors of whiff, clutch and amazin, long may they serve. dray clark is live at citi field with the big plays of the night and reaction. >> good morning, ken and lori, big plays that led to a big win last night. it'

she was standing in the living room of her home in hempstead yesterday when the bullet hit her. eyewitness news reporter a.j. ross is in mineola with more. >> reporter: joe, as you mentioned, with a single bullet, the life of a 12-year- old now hangs in the balance as her loved ones now try to make of violence. police continue to track down her gunman. girl. feisty little girl with a huge heart is how loved ones describe 12-year-old deja joyner, what was inside her home when a stray bullet struck her in the head. >> she's a happy kid. we won't see that no more. >> reporter: burdened by grief and barely able to stand, her grandfather and relatives recall how deja loved to sing and distance. they say she was always involved in something and touch other lives. >> maybe she wanted to be a schoolteacher, because she always played school with her nieces and nephews. she always played school with little dolls and stuff. >> we are going to aggressively investigate this case. >> reporter: the tragic shooting now has police aggressively devoting resources to the investigation. and adds 75

. >> reporter: for the mayor of hempstead wayne hall is organizing what he calls an evening of outrage. he wants folks to come out tuesday night at 7 to express their frustration that once again a family is in mourning over a loved one shot and killed. a $75,000 reward is out there. also coming up at 6, you'll learn more about dejah. she was a girl scout, a ray of sunshine in this neighborhood. a little girl who was loved by so many people. for now we're live in hempstead, kemberly richardson channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> new details police say they're now investigating the death of a woman in queens as a homicide. investigators say 28-year-old miriam velez's burned body was detectives are looking for her boyfriend, carlos leon. she died hours before she was set to return to her native guatemala. >>> overseas now, more violence in the mideast. one israeli has been killed and six others wounded in an attack israel. police say two attackers entered that station and began shooting and stabbing it is the latest in a month- long series of stabbings and other attacks that increased security

. >>> a hempstead police officer arrested and charged with sexually abusing a woman in front of her two children. police say lewis arcila was off duty when woman. he had his police shield clipped to his waist. prosecutors allege he sexually assaulted the woman as his 3- daughters watched. >>> now we go to the mets. they may be down but they are not out. right now the team is back here in new york. they are practicing at citi field. last night as you know the mets lost game 2. game 3 is tomorrow night. they hope for a come back like the one in 1986. the mets trail kansas city 2 wins to zero. they have to win four of the next five games to capture the world series. can they do it? yes they can. rob powers is here with a look at the tough road ahead. >> reporter: no doubt they have a big mountain to climb but the mountain comes to citi field. the world series resumes tomorrow night. they trail 2-0. now they move on. travel game for the teams. both chose not to have formal workouts. they get ready for tomorrow night. citi field rocking for the first ever world series game. kansas city won i

the case will now go to a grand the hempstead road fire station will reopen tomorrow, 3.5 months budget cuts. voters overturned those cuts. last night, counselors added $1.6 million back into the budget. counselors say they will be working with other town their budgets as well. shelley: vice president joe biden will not be running for the white house in 2016. today, he ended months of speculation and shared the reasoning behind his decision. kenneth mouton as our commitment 2016 coverage. reporter: vice president joe biden says his tie to jump into the 2016 race has passed. >> it may well be that that process, by the time we get through it, closes the window on mounting a realistic campaign. i' ve concluded it has closed. reporter: he stood with president obama and his wife in the rose garden of the white house. biden spoke about his decision just a few months after his son died. >> beau is our inspiration. reporter: getting into the race now would have been a major challenge for biden. our new poll shows the vp with 16% support for the nomination, versus hillary clinton' s 54%. >> it s

a single shot was fired from outside, striking the girl as she stood in her living room in hempstead. she was taken to winthrop university hospital in mineola in grave condition. detectives don't believe she was the intended target, and gang-related. westbound lane when he was hit at 9:00 last night. police are looking for a vehicle with front end damage, possibly a nissan. >>> we are here at the intrepid with the walk to cure lupus this morning. a decent start to your weekend, but on the chilly side. the mix of sunshine and clouds, and possibly a stray sprinkle north and west of the city and then breezy. 49 feeling like 44, and getting very cold as the game progresses, and other night, we anticipate the lows in the upper 30s. 20s north and west. tomorrow, 40s, and 50 in the city with the mix of sun and clouds. >> vanessa, thank you. >>> that's right, game one of the national league championship series tonight at citi field. let's go mets. another news update in half an hour. i'm andrea grymes. continues right after this. >>> a huge dust storm blew into the phoenix arizona friday. has

we're in hempstead tonight, greg cergol news4 new york. >>> more on the partial building collapse today that killed one construction worker and trapped one before he was rescued. news4 investigates is at the scene with more on what he has uncovered. andrew? >> reporter: the city investigators do have some big questions at this hour about the coow -nstruction of a hotel in a $12 million building here on this midtown block. what they want to know is toads were workers simply trying to stabilize a shaky construction site or did they ignore the orders of the general contractors engineer who yesterday told them to stop. one trapped under a sharp pile of debris. and 4 investigates asked the buildings commissioner. >> have there been any violations at this location recently or before. >> but the city confirms that violation was fixed and contractors had full permits as they worked to convert 25 west 38th street into a boutique hotel. but yesterday the construction engineer for northeast interior demolition told worker to stop today just after 10:00 a.m. -- >> trauma right now, person possibly

. >>> the village of hempstead will come together tonight for a prayer vigil and rally for a 12-year-old who was killed friday in her own living room hit by a stray bullet. as investigators search for the gunman, community leaders say enough is enough and are calling for an end to violence. a $75,000 reward is being offered for any information leading to an arrest. >>> new information in a police chase that led to a deadly wrong-way crash on long island. it started as an overnight traffic stop and ended with a suspect running into and killing another driver and then herself dying in the flames. tonight there are questions whether police could have done anything differently to prevent such a tragedy. cbs 2's jennifer mclogan reports from dix hills. >> at some point, the police should stop their pursuit. she is going the wrong way. >> reporter: suffolk police say they were pursuing a female suspect who tried to run down an officer as she drove the wrong way on the northern state parkway. she slammed head on into an innocent driver killing him instantly. seconds later her suv left the road

a 12-year-old was shot in the head by a bullet that pierced a window of her hempstead home. she's in grave condition tonight. her shooter is on the loose. neighbors we spoke to today say they just can't believe it happened. >> undescribable. it shouldn't happen to a person, to anyone, but it shouldn't happen to a person as nice as this young girl. >> a $75,000 reward is being offered for any information that leads to an arrest. >> a new wave of violent attacks in iz raelg has left 40 palestinians and eight israelis dead. mayor de blasio is in that region for the first time in office. he's there to show support for israel. >> mayor de blasio in jerusalem today on what he calls a three-day solidarity mission after a violent week. >> our cities are so close there's a joke about israel between the sixth borough of new york city. >> violence flaired up in this volatile region. palestinians armed with knives have begun attacking israeli civilians and police. in jerusalem. israeli police shot and killed two knife wielding palestinians in separate incidents. in the west bank, an isr