far rockaway, hempstead and west hempstead suspended. jamaica station to atlantic terminal snow removal continuing. new jersey transit cross honor. gladstone suspended but should resume today. path newark to world trade center suspended. metro north ferries on time. going outside to 139 out to the holland tunnel, stop-and-go traffic with a stalled car. alternate sides are suspended. metered in effect. back to you, ken, lori. >> thank you. >>> breaking news in the east village. police shoot a suspect after officers were threatened. >> the man had a knife and refused to put it down. it happened just after 12:30 this morning. kristin thorne is live at the scene with the latest. >> reporter: ken and lori, police are still on the scene investigating this incident as well as speaking to witnesses. they say they were forced to shoot the man because he came at officers with a knife. police responded to the jacob read houses on the ford drive around 1 -- fdr receiving reports of a man brandishing a knife. they found him on the 7th floor of the ap

but guess what, on lawnbeach, far rock away, hempstead, west hempstead, nothing at all till tomorrow at the earliest. that really significantly affects tens of thousands of people. another thing here on long four deaths attributed to the storm. three heart attacks and one man was hit by a snowplow. parents, remember here on long island today, there are tens -- we see some of the test trains coming by. remember to parents on long island we have dozens of long island schools closed or with staggered openings. >> thanks so much. >>> new jersey governor chris christie says all major roadways and tunnels are open for this morning's commute. >> meg baker is checking out road conditions in newark for us. meg, how are things out there? >> the travel ban has been lifted in newark. i'm not sure how anyone can get their cars out or drive down these side streets. we stopped down here to show you this view down the street and believe it or not this is one of the clearer roads here. now school is closed today. city hall closed and garbage we'll drive ahead for you. we are in a residential section

, west hempstead and far rockaway. brianna was trying to get to her job in manhattan when we found her standing on a platform in hicksville waiting for a train she wasn't sure would really come. frustration was a common emotion amongst l.i.r.r. riders. >> we hoped to restore service on seven of the lirr branches, of third railings refreeze overnight. >> reporter: 65 trains were canal ed cancelled, 77 ran late. >> i was here yesterday. the trains weren't running. today the trains weren't running. it's crazy. >> reporter: this is the problem, mountains of snow still covering tracks and switches. we found crews working to clear that snow and ice here in hempstead. >> long island railroad hempstead branch service is currently suspended. >> reporter: the more than 33,000 commuter who is usually ride those lines had to find another way to their destinations. do you feel like they're giving you enough information about what's happening out here? >> no, not at all. there's not much i can do. i don't know what's going on. >> re

so we do have some service that is still suspended with long island railroad, hempstead, west hempstead, and montac, and on our metro north trains, they are skipping melrose. the buses expect delays. new jersey transit is suspended. newark to journal square, suspended. we have alternate side rules suspended. up next, snow removal takes i try hard to get a great shape. this... i can do easily. benefiber healthy shape helps curb cravings. it's a clear, taste-free daily supplement... ...that's clinically proven to help keep me fuller longer. benefiber healthy shape. this, i can do. jane didn't like restrictions. especially when it came to watching her calories. that's why jane loves light & fit greek nonfat yogurt. bursting with rich creamy awesomeness, all for 80 calories. >>> on the money this morning, and wall street begins its own digout today. nasdaq and s & p 500 open 2% higher. >>> overseas japan rose 1%. added more than 1%. governor chris cristie is back on the campaign trail. he made a quick return north after praising the way new jersey handled the storm and the cleanup. >> witho

we're live in hempstead, kristin thorne, channel 7 eyewitness news. for the last of five suspects accused of raping a young woman in a park in brooklyn. surveillance video shows the father of the victim searching for help during the attack. police say five teenagers forced the man to leave the park in brownsville at gunpoint. they then sexually assaulted his 18-year-old daughter. mayor de blasio said the surveillance video of the suspects has been essential to this case. >> the footage made it inevitable to these assailants that they're going to be arrested. that's why we have four of the five. that's why we believe we'll find the fifth soon. >> the victim was treated at the hospital after the brutal assault. >>> he was a visionary and ground breaker in a music business in a society that so often applauds the conventional and the tame. tonight people around the world remembering david bowie who urged rock and rollers to turn and face the strange changes because pretty soon you're going to get older. david bowie got older and he got sick. his 69th birt

live in hempstead, long tonight. i'm lucy yang for channel 7 eyewitness news. >> lucy, thank you. >>> in brooklyn, detectives are searching for the gang that raped a teenager in a video of the group entering a nearby bodega before thursday night's attack. kemberly richardson spoke with the victim and her father. she is in brownsville this evening. >> reporter: the father of this 18-year-old girl tells me he had no choice but to leave his daughter here in this park surrounded by five strange men because one of them was pointing a gun in his face. what allegedly happened next is unsettling but some say had it unfolded in other parts of the city would have been handled differently. >> the one put a gun in face, telling me to run, and all of them had their way with her. >> reporter: he's talking about these five men who he tells me one by one then raped his 18- year-old daughter. this surveillance video was taken inside a bodega not far from where the alleged attack unfolded, was captured before the alleged rape thursday

a stray bullet smashed through the joyner's front window killing the innocent 12-year- old hempstead child as she ate dinner inside her own home. >> shot my grand baby. >> reporter: what would you like to say to him now? >> i hope you rot in hell. >> reporter: the 20-year-old suspect, jakwan keller, a devout member of the notorious bloods street gang, say police, fired the fatal shot in a petty dispute over his brother's stolen hover board. keller was shielded in a bulletproof vest. >> this is a heinous act committed by a coward. driving a luxury star when police picked him up. the killing sparked outrage here over a plague of gun violence. police credit a collaborative investigation including audio and video surveillance. >> nassau county crimestoppers received over 40 calls. >> reporter: keller has prior arrests, including crashing a stolen car into a police vehicle and resisting arrest. in 2012, he filed a federal lawsuit alleging will excessive police force. hempstead's mayor said keller was known on the street. >> if residents come together, they come together and work with poli

greg cergol is in west hempstead with more. >> reporter: we're across the street from the building that burned. the had businesses on the first floor and apartments on the top. it was a busting place filled with kids. but as you can see tonight, it's being boarded up. the fire that destroyed much of this build made for frantic moments for the folks who lived here. amber stephens stood outside apartment destroyed by fire and still she felt fortunate. >> i can't believe i made it out. >> reporter: the 26-year-old escaped heavy smoke by crawling from her second floor apartment. as she did, fire was engulfing about a dozen apartments in all and four businesses in this west hempstead building. >> at the time i was just trying to get my kids and wife out of there. >> reporter: kenny welch and his family climbed through a window and jumped to the safety of a neighboring roof. two other tenants were trapped by the flames, having to escape down these ladders, pulled to safety. >> i told them come out, i'll grab you. we'll catch you. those two resident wouldn't be here right here. >> reporter: th

branches, the hempstead, west hempstead, long beach and far rock away branches. brandon diaz didn't want to be late for his first day of classes at nyu. but as he waited for a train the l.i. l.i.r.r. wasn't cooperating. a lot of commuters were helpless and frustrated on this monday after the blizzard. the railroad wasn't able to meet its promise of restoring service on seven of it branches. by morning's end 65 trains had 77 ran late with an average delay of 48 minutes. the problem of course was the snow and ice that still covered tracks and switches. we came across crews working by hand to clear it all. but for much of the day five l.i.r.r. branches had no service, including the hempstead line where we found this woman waiting. how long have you been waiting here? >> two hours. >> reporter: her english was limited but her expression needed no translating when we told her that trains weren't running. >> still can't get to work and the snow's been stopped since yesterday. we're paying a lot of money for the railroads. crazy. >> reporter: communication between the r

partial service offered on the montauk branch to and from spee i don't think. hempstead or west hempstead branches as they still make repairs out there. alternate side of the street parking rules are suspended from now through february 1st. make sure you dig out your car. you don't have to move it. more weather and traffic on the 4s. >>> lauren, thank you. we're hearing about fires but no one hurt by that earthquake that rattled southern alaska. >> you can see and hear that magnitude 7.1 tremor as it hit sunday. damage was light in anchorage. some items were knocked off store shelves. closer to the epicenter, four homes were destroyed by a fire caused by leaking gas. the ground swayed over a large area. >> it was weird. because i was looking out the window and it looked like the filming was rock. >> took me about 25 seconds to figure out maybe i needed to get under the door frame. it was shaking really good. >> one road even cracked and >>> 4:51. severe turbulence forcing a flight to make an emergency landing in canada. seven people taken to the hospital. ambulance surrounded the boeing 7

that's where we are now, the hempstead line. let's show you video that we shot just a few moments ago the 6: of the 6:06 train. the mta had a big job on their hands cleaning up the snow from the blizzard and repairing equipment that was damaged. a lot of people had a nightmare commute yesterday with only about half of the service on the branches are restored. let's listen -- let's take a listen. >> you are waiting for the? >> 606. they said they were on time and i came here and they are not on time. >> do you have a message for >> you know, it's public trust so quite candidly if you're going to -- just inform folks what's going on. >> reporter: the mta cold chris and mary in an interview earlier that they do their best to keep everyone informed with e-mail and text alerts. they update their twitter account regularly @lirr. the whole system is up and running but do expect some delays. i can tell you already on the west hempstead line the 716 has been canceled. in garden city, andrea grymes, cbs 2 news. >>> this morning la guardia

long beach, port washington, west hempstead, and hempstead where the tracks are still covered in snow. jasmine silva is stranded in hempstead after taking a cab from long beach. >> i'm stuck here literally ten minutes away from work. >> reporter: an mta spokesman apologized. >> i'm very sorry. >> reporter: but commuters have not been so forgiving. many forced to take the bus or squeezed into an overcrowded train. >> they still have the double decker trains. it's going to be worse today. >> reporter: mta crews are working to clear the tracks as quickly as possible. i just rea ed out to the mta, but no word yet on when service will be fully restored. we're life in floral park, news4 new york. >> we need some sunshine and 40 >> we're going to have it. but the dilemma is, once we get those 40 degree temperatures, at night we're going subfreezing again. that ices things up for the overnight and early commute. take a look outside right now. slow and steady wins the race, or at least gets you to the finish line. 35 degrees is the current temperature. mostly sunny conditions out there. to wha

hempstead, west hempstead, far rockaway and long beach. also no service to and from atlantic terminal. the lirr deployed all their available staff and extra staff to clear strand ready traps, clear platform, switches and third rails. they have been doing that since the storm hit. 240 even still up to this point. that's why some of the smaller lines are not back up and running today. there is some work that needings to be done. full service may not be restored until tuesday morning. the l.i.r.r. says if you plan on taking the trains, expect crowded conditions. there will be a lot of people trying to get on the lines. thorn, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you. and new jersey conditions are still so bad this morning. public schools are closed in newark and jersey city. the roads are slick and icy, a tractor trailer lost control on route 78 eastbound near routes 1 and 9 in newark. it has since been cleared. eyewitness news reporter, rob nelson, continues our coverage now. he's in newark, good morning, rob. >> good morning to you, lori. yo

cbs 2's jennifer mclogan with the exclusive story in west hempstead. >> reporter: tell me why it's so scary. >> because they just -- i just had three men in my house [ crying ] and i'm not trusting anyone to come. >> reporter: this west hempstead homeowner saved herself and her neighbors, say detectives, by doing the right thing when fake repairment entered her home with firearm. one robber was armed, they demanded cash and jewels. the victim a long island school teach remained calm and complied. she called 911 and told the police officers who arrived moments after the criminals escaped and on to nearby southern state parkway with the valuables. >> thank god nobody was hurt. they did flee, we believe, in a bluish grayish type chevy sedan. >> reporter: police say the homeowner and her family needed their garage door fixed and called local repairmen. so they were expecting hill. willingly answered the door expecting help. they noticed numerous but now? lesson learned is get all the identification. correct? >> yes. but how do i know it's a "real i.d."? anyone can make up an id. >> report

hempstead, west hempstead. of course, as that changes, you will know right away. nj transit commuters, normal weekday service in place. but bus service will be provided between gladstone and summit on the gladstone branch. no rail service there. they're cross honoring. nj transit cross honoring tickets. parking rules are suspended today. >>> more weather and traffic on the 4s. >>> lauren, thank you. 5:19 right now. seven people injured by severe turbulence that forced an american airlines flight to make an emergency landing. the flight was headed to milan when it ran into turbulence over the atlantic. >> we were riding along and then turbulence. it's just kind of rolled on its side. and everything went flying and people -- it was pretty intense. >> none of the injuries is life-threatening. >> american airlines made arrangements to put the passengers up in hotel rooms overnight. they were told they were bringing in a new crew and the flight will continue into italy later today. >> a planeloaded with passengers had a small scare after delta flight 1409 landed from d

no service on the far rockaway hempstead, west hempstead branches. they have to dig out the tracks. we'll continue to get you the information. it's a big improvement. >> there's a lot of things moving along. that's some good news. >> keep us posted, lauren. thank you. >>> in westchester county, the owner of the sports under dome in mt. vernon hoping to have the facility up and running by the weekend. it collapsed on saturday under the weight of the snow. nobody was inside, thankfully. but it is the second complete collapse of this athletic complex. the ice hutch which sits next door was able to withstand the weight of the snow. moving now to virginia, a snow collapsed an nfl training facility. this is a dome where it was knocked to the ground. no reported injuries. the team says it will be reinflated after the snow is removed and conditions improve. >>> the 50th super bowl is set with the carolina panthers facing off against the denver broncos. the broncos beat the patriots e yesterday 20-18. peyton manning is the oldest quarterback to lead a team to the big game. meanwhile, the pan

there will be no service on the hempstead, west hempstead, far rockway and long branches. they'll be limited service on the montauk branch. roy nasa arrived after an $85 cab ride from jamaica. he doesn't understand why the railroad isn't already running. >> parkways are clear, everything was -- most of the roads were open. where's the long island railroad in all of this? disappointing. >> reporter: again, to recap, railroad officials say the busiest branches will have normal service and by that, they mean the back lon -- workers will be working around the clock to make that happen. island, nj burkett channel 7 eye witness news. >> thank you. >>> what if you don't ride the long island railroad? what can you expect? here's a look at the rest of mass transit. work is underway to restore new jersey transit to full service. there are some lines with limited or suspended services. metro north is back at full service but some trains may be cancelled or combined. port authority crews worked hard to clear the path for train tracks. some of the drifts there were 16 feet high. servic

kristin thorne is in hempstead with more. >> security very very tight inside and outside the courthouse today. that's because the family of both the victim, dejah joyner, as well as the shooter, were both here. a fight almost broke out inside the courtroom, and yes, as you mentioned, we learned that all of this may have happened over a hover board. police say 20-year-old jaquan keller was angry that someone had stolen his brother's hover board, so the shooting was in retaliation for that they felt. police say keller is a member of a gang and thought someone from a rival gang had stolen the hover board. obviously 12-year-old dejah joyner was not the intended target. her family is suffering and grieving over that loss. they were in court today as well as keller's family. they were there to defend him. joyner was in her living room in hempstead in october when a bullet came flying through her front window and struck her in the head. prosecutors say keller shot we spoke with dejah's grandmother after court. >> justice is being served. >> we want to thank all those that came together, not on

as of late monday night there were no trains running from far rockaway, hempstead , west hempstead. there was no service between jamaica station and brooklyn. >> i was supposed to get to work around 9:00. looks like 12, maybe. commuters showed up seeing workers removing snow and ice from the rails.in oceanside , there's a foot of snow on the track. seven of the 12 branches are fully operational by monday at 5:00 a.m.. that never happened. the railroad made problems today in a statement that reads, we expect to have all the segments operating on tuesday morning. travel time and check the potential for delays before traveling. you probably noticed that the li double r did not give a specific time. they did it yesterday and it was an epic fail. they give themselves a little bit more cushion this morning. the 535 train is the first one expect to to leave the station. they say to keep an eye on it as it may get out with real-time alerts on the twitter account . follow that if you are heading out the door to get the commute started. we are live in long beach. ben: they just tweeted two mi

a 12-year-old girl in her own living room erupted in the courthouse behind me today as a hempstead man pleaded not guilty to charges that he was the one who fired the shot. >> reporter: protected by a bulletproof vest, jakwan keller said nothing as he was led from court. inside court chaos reined, with officers running in to restore order after members of dejah joyntr's family came face-to-face with keller. keller is a member of the bloods gang and was in dispute with another sect of the gang when he fired the shot that killed dejah in her living room. >> this case the motive is retaliation. >> reporter: retailiation days beifore of the theft of a hover board. the is investigator did not say who but dejah's brother is himself a gang member. ho have been g ng through turmoil. >> reporter: dejah's family says this arrest answers their prayers. because lawyer w represents keller in the past warns the public not to jump to conclusions. >> my sense is that this is not hia strong case. tr>> reporter: bruce barkett insists keller has no gang affiliation, but anonymous tips and surveillance vi

the mta says additional work needs to be done on the port washington, hempstead, west hempstead, long beach and far rockaway branches. they're advising people who take those branches to take alternate branches. only partial service on the montauk. where we can there's a number of issues to deal with. about 2000 people spent the weekend digging out tracks and equipment from 2 feet of snow. frozen switches made it difficult for cleanup equipment to go where is needed. this morning. the switches referrals overnight due to low temperatures. that's why there's confusion this morning. people are frustrated about what's going on. >> i listen to the radio and is said definitely starting at 5:00 a.m. >> now what are they telling you? >> seven and maybe. there's no guarantee. >> we had no idea what's going on. it's now 7:00 a.m. and the man who works inside said maybe 7:00 o'clock. i don't think it's going to happen to be honest with you. >> to have an alternate way of getting torque? >> know i'm going to go home. i spent $300 month for a train ticket and every time it snows it's the same thing

long island while also working as a teacher's aide at the hempstead school district. she became actively involved in serving asad local chief shop steward and secretary-treasurer. she was elected as the first female president of the local. she believes that the membership is the most important faction of the union and has consistently extended herself as well as the national business agents within the northeast region to provide the state and local unions and the end-all assistance necessary to be successful. this woman is an amazing young lady. many of us know her. awardedwhy she has been this year's breaking the barriers award. let's put our hands together for liz powell, the pwu.etary-treasurer for a [applause] [applause] powell: where did he get that from? giving honor to god and special recognition to reverend sharpton , the founder and president of the national action network. the people who had all the information to be where i needed to be this morning. a magnificent job of putting this breakfast together. [applause] i have a lot of firsts in my life. colleagu

additional work needed to be done on the hempstead, west hempstead and rockaway branches. those trains will not be running. they are advising commuters to use alternate branches where services has been restored. also, there will be a partial service .you can see pictures from the mta. 2000 worker spent the weekend a.m. tracks and equipment from over 2 feet of snow. frozen switches made it difficult to clean up equipment from where it was. crews worked overnight but now the mta is saying that prepared and they are referrals once again. i came down here and paid the parking meter. i will have to call and get a refund. they were good enough to return it and give me a refund for my ticket. in that regard, they honored it. now, i have to drive. >> right now, i'll just wait it out and they say seven used to be five or maybe it will be earlier. last night my wife came in and said the trains were running and it seems they got together well but , it's disappointing. we tell them it's a waiting game. a lot of people showed up and had no idea. they had to make alternate plans. people

take a look, we're talking about four branches of the long island railroad including w t hempstead. for rockaway. and long beach. mta did get seven branches up and running and that's about 80% of the line. they worked around the clock using special equipment to clear the tracks. clear the rail yards and make sure it was safe to get the trains where they needed to go. and while they couldn't get the entire job done, we did find people tonight who say they understand. some commuters have to work around it tomorrow. >> sometimes in life things happen. and we all have to deal with it as people. >> yeah. one option to get to work another long island railroad station. or you can drive to the subway or simply drive all the way into the city no matter what you choose to do to get to work in the morning. you will likely need more time to do it. so make sure you set your alarm clock just a little bit earlier. reporting live from west hempstead, eyesa seagull ida siegal news 4 new york. >> some streets look like a plow never even went by. >> oh yeah, natalie. this street i'm on right now, let

a bullet he fired it the seventh grader in her hempstead home back in october. keller is scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow in first district or in hempstead. the nypd officer shot in the stable condition tonight. police a 25-year-old was responding to a violent street fight after a large party in mont haven. an exchange of gunfire. he is expected to make a full recovery. two nypd officers helped deliver yesterday. officer anthony barton spotted the frantic dad to be and spotted the mom in labor. he delivered the baby boy with a fellow officer who is a trained paramedic instructing him over both mom baby are doing well tonight. today was a rainy day. you can see the winds picking up are ready to drop. let's get to samantha. >> reporter: crazy weather today. we had record warm temperatures at central park. we also had strong winds. it was kind of a wild weather day. park. that's 1 shy of breaking the record. the normal high as 38 degrees. tomorrow has big changes coming. you will feel it because that wind is also whipping. there's a little bite in the air. temper

and west hempstead branches remain closed right now because of the storm. after the morning rush hour, some describing as chaotic. carolyn gussof live at the other end to let us know how people are feeling and the progress on getting everything up and running again. carolyn? >> reporter: dana, good evening, with eight branches restored and four suspended, as you can imagine, the trains that are running, they are very crowded and there are delays. the long island railroad commuter council called for a lessons learned review. they are saying the railroads all hands on deck all day with shovels and torches and jet- propelled blowers. crews removed snow and ice from frozen long island switches. as trains sat still and empty on 6 of 12 branches for part of the day. it was not the commute the railroad or riders had envisioned. as of last night, 7 of 12 lines were to be running at 80% by morning. >> every e-mail i got said canceled, canceled. >> confusing, you know. it's like i look up and then 7:00 and then 7:30. >> reporter: the railroad scaled back expectations

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service is still suspended on the far rockaway, hempstead, long beach and west hempstead branches as well as no service between jamaica station and atlantic terminal in brooklyn. you're looking at your phone and checking the schedule? >> i am checking the schedule. i don't know what time my train is getting out of here tonight. on my app is different from what i see there. >> there needs to be more communication between the railroad and the public if there's going to be service suspensions or train track changes in any way. they should let us know. >> reporter: the lirr had originally reported that 80 percent of its service would be restored by 5:00 this morning, but that did not happen. commuters showed up and saw this in long beach. trains sitting while workers from the third rail. island park and oceanside still tracks. on other branches, commuters arrived at 5:00 in the morning and, once again, no trains running. >> had to go to the center. they told us 5:00 a.m. the train didn't come until 7:00. >> reporter: the mta says our crews are working around the clock, just as they have

hempstead, west hempstead and long beach branches as well as to and from atlantic terminal. tonight even the major branches of the railroad are experiencing crowded trains and schedule changes. >> it was hectic this morning. they originally said trains were going to be working at 5 a.m. so i got to my station at 5:30 to find out they weren't going to start till 7:00, so had to go back home, head back out, then deal with crowded trains. it was crazy this morning. >> just moments ago we received word from the railroad that there are now temporary delays between penn station and jamaica due to fire department activity along the tracks. to recap, trains are running. some have been canceled. others have been combined with other trains. yes, they are crowded. biggest development is at the port washington branch now back online as of 2:30 this afternoon, but still four branches of the railroad still are down as well as train traffic in to and out of atlantic terminal in brooklyn. live tonight at penn station, n.j. burkett, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> we're following breaking new

her mother action was living in hempstead with a woman named mrs. cody. so benign your cruelty said she would try to find her mother. she set out on some across a 23 miles into hempstead texas county mother and then send it appeared% of the owners of plantation. this teenage boy had been ordered what his mother, quote, to bring her out or kill her. this is four months after juneteenth when emancipation was proclaimed in texas. slavery was not yet abolished by the 13th amendment, but it had been put into effect in texas by the orders of the general and others. i should say that the full emancipation had not yet been felt. so he ordered the crew to come within. she clung to her mother. according to hansen he then tied her hands behind her and then tied a rope around her waist, pulled out and tighter to a ring and settled, but dispersed to the horse. long before reaching home, this nine year old girl who had once been kept as a slave, kept as a slave long after the announced emancipation, long before reaching the plantation 23 miles from instead, she was quo

the hempstead, west hempstead, far rock away and long beach branches will remain suspended throughout the day. nose are close to mta buses and subway lines. you need to expect delays and disruptions throughout the day. suspended until monday, february 1st. meter rules are in effect. be safe. don't text and drive. >>> when we come back, our after the storm team coverage continues. >> the snow wasn't the problem on the jersey shore. it was flooding there. we'll look at one of the communities that ended up underwater. >>> while the adults were digging out, some of the kids were able to have fun. some things parents want to know. morning. >>> welcome back to cbs 2 news this morning. we want to let you know there are several school closings across the tristate area. a number of delays as well. check cbsnewyork for a full list. >>> a closer look at the impact on the jersey shore. >> a military vehicle one of the few forms of transportation that could get through the streets of wildwood after ocean waters float in. >> reporter: the mayor here christopher fox says it will take weeks to get ba

and incident that sparked outrage and sadness across the heenmp hemp hempstead community. >> the residents cooperated with the police, and one voice, we let this individual know a other members of that community ow that this kind of conduct will not be tolerated in hempstead or nassau county. >> reporter: police told us today that the arrest was aided by more than 40 calls to their crime stoppers hotline, and also by surveillance video that police were able to collect again, jaquan keller pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder charges today. he was ordered held without bail. he'll be back in court next week. live, news 4 new york. >> greg, thank you. >>> all right. going to transition now to the weather. and, what a differenc e a day does make after a rainy, very warm nday, it is frigid today. >> it's sunny though, let's go to dave price with what we an expect a little later on,day. >> yesterday at this time, about 59 degrees. winds kicked up, t tperature came down, and we are there right now. with those chilly conditions on the thermometer and those windchills as well. 32 degrees righ

later sued nassau and hempstead police for violation of his civil rights, the use of excessive force, lawyers meeting with family this represent him now that he is charged with murder, joiners heartbroken parents have their own questions. >> why did he do it? that's the only thing i could say why did he do it? police say video evidence was instrumental in identifying keller as the suspect in this case, he faces a judge later this morning on second degree charges. news. >>> thank you the police officer shot in the bronx over the weekend remains in the hospital this morning officer sharrod stuart was wounded early saturday in monthaven as he and other officers responded to a street brawl. christopher rice open fire on the officers hitting stuart in the right ankle, rice is in serious condition stuart reportedly had surgery yesterday no word yet on when he'll be released. >>> mayor deblasio holds a news housing in the next gen neighborhood's plans, on the zoning changes needing to build 80,000 apartments and preserve 120,000. those changes have been rejected by a large amount of communit

that also inclouds the long beach, far rockaway, west hempstead and the atlantic branch from jamaica to atlantic terminal. the entire system should be open and running by the morning rush. >> long island railroad riders are gearing up today for what they hope will be a smoother commute. this was the scene last night at penn station as people crowded onto training capping off a touch day for travel for thousands. 10:00 because i had to get a ride to the subway. >> its took me 3 hours this morning. >> it took me 2 hours and 25 minutes for a normal 40 minute trip. >> thousands of lirr and state workers have cleared the tracks and made repairs to get the rest of the snow bound system back up and running for this morning. the railroads sustained what the governor called significant damage in the blizzard. 7 of 12 branches were said to be back by 5:00 a.m. yesterday but it scaled back expectations after switches froze every night. >> every e-mail i got said canceled, canceled, canceled. >> confusing. they said after 7:00 and then 7:30. >> thousands of people stood confuse in the morning tr

dj joiner died after a stray bullet went int home in hempstead. >> it is security that is, very tight. the family of deja joiner and the family of the suspect jaquan keller were here. break out in the courtroom here. we've learned that this whole thing may have happened over a hover board. 20-year-old keller was angry someone had stolen his brother's hover board so the shooting may have been a retaliation for. that keller is a member of a gang and thought someone from an board. obviously 12 joerld deja joiner was not the intended target. they e were in court as well as keller's fan. joiner was in her living room in october when the bullet came flying through her front window and struck her in the head. prosecutors say keller shot through the window on purpose. >> this is deprafbed individual that -- depraved individual that committed this act. the residents of hempstead cooperated with the police and one voice, we let this individual know and other members of that community know that this kind of conduct will not be tolerated in hempstead or nassau county. >> police say they had gotte

elong beach or west hempstead. >> it stinks, i don't understand the metro north is working fine. why is long island railroad in such a big problem. >> i think they should find people who know what they are doing, metro north had it together. they came back without a problem. and railroad can't get it together. it starts at the top. reported that 80% of its service would be restored by 5:00 a.m. today but it never happened. commuters saw this in long beach, trains sitting trial workers shoveled snow. island park and ocean side with a foot of snow on the track. >> i was 3 hours late to work. reporter: mta said in part our crews are working around the clock just as they have been through the storm and the weekend to restore full service, in terps of communication, the railroads are aggressive in providing information directly to customers, so they can plan their travel. >> lack of communication was appalling. reporter: mark is the chair of lirr commuter counsel, that is appointed by the governor. >> if you look at communications they were a mess. reporter: and attorney ep stein said

they say additional work needs to be done on the hempstead and long beach and far rockaway branches. they are using alternate branches where has been issues that workers had to deal with. 2000 worker spent the better part of the weekend digging out tracks from 2 feet of snow. it's a frozen switches that made it very difficult to get equipment where it was needed. we are going to be talking with the commuters and the first train rollback here. something you have to be away with mta saying they will be cross honored . it's a lot of information to deal with. is the latest live here at the train station in huntington station.>> is 436. the mayor says cleanup has been a success. it really was pretty amazing.>> except for the problems in queens.>> shape. residents say they can't get out because of the plows. liz takes a look at the problems. >> house never made it past in glendale or queens. street after street, it was packed with untouched snow. cars were hard to find. epic proportion. neighbors haven't seen anything like it in decades. >> the last one that look like this that i can remem

the town of hempstead is one of the larger towns on long island. they have about 1200 miles of road to take care of. so, that explains the 400 trucks that they are getting ready today as well as sand at the dpw yard in roosevelt. the town supervisor feels well prepared for the storm. they think they have everything now they just need the residents' help. >> be sensible. stay home saturday unless you absolutely have to travel somewhere. get your cars off town roads. try to put them in a driveway. it makes it easier for town crews to come through and plow curb to curb. obviously if the streets are lined with cars it impedes our cleared. >> reporter: so, another thing we have been telling you to look out for will be coastal flooding. the water is expected to be 1 to 3 feet higher than normal. so, people in low-lying areas both on the north shore and the south shore of lopping island should be paying attention to that, getting their homes ready. for more on that and a closer track of the storm, i will turn it over to amy freeze in the studio. amy? >> k

the stray bullet flew in to a hempstead home killing 12-year-old joiner. >> the residents of hempstead cooperate would the nassau county police and in one voice we let this individual know and other members of that community know that this kind of conduct will not be tolerated. >> keller faces murder and weapons charges. >>> the world has lost a music icon and there's a growing memorial today filled with the world. today flowers were the musician died yesterday of people have been leaving flowers and gathering outside bowie's soho apartment. that's where sandy kenyon is right now. i see the crowds growing even more since 4:00. >> absolutely. it's a sad occasion but there is a they're celebrating the best way they know how by playing and singing along to the music of david bowie. one of the cards below always love you. david bowie had deep ties to the city, buying this building in 1989. it's here they've come to pay him tribute from all over the world. >> reporter: the street outside his home was packed with fans. young and old come to mourn the loss of david bowie. >> his music in the

the girl was enjoying dinner with her family in their home in hempstead when the put pierced the window. police tell eyewitness news the accused gunman was taken into custody earlier today. >>> a storm system dropped rain today. strong winds whipped up waves in rock away beach and queens, board walk. new jersey saw its share of flooding. a viewer sent us this video from avalon, along a swamped a similar site in manesquan. a line of thunderstorms is making it through the area. meteorologist jeff smith is here with the accuweather forecast. >> there was a lot of water in a relatively short period of time this morning. nearly 2 inches in part of the area. 1.8 inches in the park in caldwell, and the wind was also a big factor before the front moved on through. gusted up to 30 miles per hour in central park but up to 60 miles per hour at islip, and a 71 miles per hour wind gust at 9:20 this morning during the brunt of this storm. and also as the secondary line of thunderstorms has been moving in from the west, there was some hail reported, .3-inch diameter hail in northwestern parts of new j

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on long island, while at the same time working as a teacher's aide at the hempstead school district.she became actively involved in the hempstead local apwu early in his postal career, serving as chief shop steward and secretary treasurer. in 1979, she was elected the first female president of the hempstead apwu local, now known as the western nassau. liz served as membership as a national business agent from 1983 to 1989, when she was elected as the first and only female member of the apwu national executive board. she believes that the membership is the most important faction of the apwu, and has consistently extended herself as well as the national business agents within the northeast region, to provide the state and local unions any and all assistance necessary to be successful. this woman is an amazing young lady. i think many of us in this room know her. that is why she's been awarded this year's breaking the barriers award. why don't we all put our hands together and bring up elizabeth liz powell, secretary treasurer for apwu. [ applause ] >> thank you. wow. it's amazing how y

right now, there is no lirr service on the far rock away, hempstead, and jamaica station and atlanta terminal. >>> and jfq -- jfk airport, flights taking off but hundreds of cancellations and delays. check with your carrier if you have a flight. >> and it could be several days before all the piles of snow melt, so the streets and sidewalks are a big slushy mess. >> that's for sure, for commuters and pedestrians, it can be dangerous to navigate, and lisa, you better keep your eyes on the falling ice on the buildings as well. eyewitness news reporter, nina pineda live outside our studios on the upper west side. >> reporter: it's not easy dave and liz, the snowplows have pushed the drifts over between the streets and sidewalks, so to get to a sidewalk safely to a corner, you have to come through and find the opening. this one is big but some are very small and getting around today is not for the faint of heart. definitely in danger of falling down on these city streets. here it's okay, but sometimes here, you see, you just come here. >> reporter: little an tan mom chose to shlep her bab

arnie swam for hempstead in the 70s. it is a privilege. it can be taken away from you in the blink of an eye. i know look at this chair. last january, the 61 year old veteran tree trimmer was 30 feet up a tree when things went wrong. a branch broke, he grabbed for another branch. landed on his back and neck and is paralyzed. one of his thoughts as he started rehab.... boy, i wish i could swim gain i made a goal to get back in the pool and swim 50 yards. well i did it. he has better form than swim one point three miles. but aside from showing the youngsters what you can do if you set your mind to it, he had this message. make sure you thank coaches and support people. work hard. don't blow this chance to be the best swimmer you can be. good look at state. it's a blast. arnie arensdorf will be rooting for the rams and they are obviously rooting for him. john campbell tv9 sports arnie arensdorf has a new goal. he wants to swim two miles on his birthday in april. thanks, josh. t joe winters for your final forecast. all weather eyes are focusin

the port washington line remains suspended as does the hempstead, west hempstead long beach and far rock way line. they hope to have full service tomorrow morning. we're live in mineola, i'm kristin thorn. eyewitness news. >> governor andrew cuomo spoke moments ago who spoke well of the crews who got the lirr back and running. >> there was a lot of snow out there. don't kid yourself and there was a lot of snow on tracks and a lot of frozen signals and my guess is they ran into more complications than they expected when they actually put the trains back in service. >> the city of newark remains virtually shut down, city hall courts and schools all closed. many streets, a mess, and the mayor is asking for patience. the blizzard dumped more than 28 inches of snow on that city. eyewitness news reporter rob nelson up stands. >>reporter: good afternoon, ken. we all thought this storm would be a blessing hitting on a weekend but even with the extra day to clean before the work week, look behind me. you can see the conditions of so so many residents we talked to today say they're angry, frustrat

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. >> west hempstead and long service in to and out of atlantic terminal. the railroad is asking hockey fans, people going to the hockey game at the barclays center tonight to take the trains in to penn station if you're going to be commuting on the lirr, then transfer on the 2 or 3 train to take it to atlantic terminal. n.j. burkett, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> if you take the pass, some bad news for the morning commute. they just announced service between penn station and journal square will remain suspended through tuesday morning's rush. >>> more than 30 deaths up and down the east on the weekend blizzard. in our area, a body discovered today in a car in a burger king parking lot in hackensack. the victim, a 78-year-old woman. apparently she parked there because she was too afraid to drive in the snow. new jersey reporter anthony johnson is there with more. >> that parking lot across the that's where this tragedy was discovered earlier this morning. it appears the victim was last seen alive on saturday. apparently she'd went in to the restaurant to or

. >> the residents of hempstead cooperated with police and we let other community members know this kind of conduct will >>> keller picked up sunday driving a bmw driving not far where he struck joyner in the head, she was the unintended victim of gang violence today revealed the gang motive, gang retaliation of a petty theft. >> not only shattered a family but also outraged a community fed up with senseless gun crime. >> i think this is a boiling point where people said enough is enough, we have to get together, we have to love one another stop hurting each other. >>> leaders urged anyone with information to defy gang culture and come forward. >> nassau county crime stoppers received over 40 calls. >>> for dejah's grieving family the arrest offers a chance at justice. >> justice will prevail, will be served. >> this is a lot of emotion. >> yes it is. turmoil for the longest since this happened. >>> keller no stranger to police behind the wheel allegedly trying to run over a cop, sued them saying he violated civil rights. police say keller is a member of the blood's came and taking aim a

. >>> new video tonight shows a heroic rescue at a burning building in hempstead on friday. two nassau county police officers grab a ladder from a nearby construction site and climb up to the second floor, pulling two teem trapped inside to safety. this as smoke pours from the windows the entire time. not seen on video, two other police officers rescued four people, including two children from the back of the building. the cause of the fire is unclear. three people were treated for smoke inhalation. >>> major changes in the forecast tonight after a day of weather extremes. and showers, and ended with sunshine and rain bows. meteorologist elise finch with how cold it's going to be when we wake up. >> cindy, let's start with the rain, because that's kind of what got this day started. anywhere from approaching an inch in red hook. freehold, new jersey, 2 and a quarter inches. so we're talking about some significant rainfall. we have a deficit for the month. so that put a nice dent in it. most folks are where they should be. anywhere from 58 to a record 65 in newark today. your