jamal funes is muslim. police say he has had contact with people being monitored by the joint terrorism task force. >> the suspect jamal funes is listed in critical condition at the hospital where he is recovering with multiple gunshot wounds. reddin will leave the hospital, officials. live this afternoon, channel 7, eyewitness news. >> speaking of those flashings, we're learning this afternoon that and nypd officer was slashed while responding to a fight in brooklyn yesterday. the female officer was slashed in the face and neck. she was taken to methodist and did not require any a 27-year-old was charged with menacing and criminal possession of a weapon. a box cutter was recovered at the scene. >>> a man was killed when he became trapped under his work man in central park this morning. it happened in the wooded area near east 74 street just before 7:00 a.m. police say the 56-year-old victim may have gotten out to look under the vehicle when it rolled on top of him. investigators say it was a private constr

the suspect was identified oz 34-year-old jamal funes. we're live in bed-stuy, marcus solis, channel 7 "eyewitness news." >> let's go to crown heights where the officers are >> that's also where "eyewitness news" reporter dave information. >> reporter: the wonderful news is that both officers are going to recover. they are going to be just fine. the one officer, as marcus mentioned, has been with the department for nine years. he was shot in the chest, but his bulletproof vest protected him. he does suffer from blunt force and that bullet did not penetrate his vest. the second department for three years on the department not wounded quite as badly. it hilt the right hip of that officer just below the vest. again, both officers are going to recover just fine. the really unusual thing, according to the police commissioner, who briefed us earlier this morning is that the one officer who was saved by his vest, a very, very similar thing happened years ago to his dad. >> one of the officers, his father was involved, now a retired officer in a

they saw jamal funes point this revolver at them, then there was a chase. police responded and the suspect fired, multiple officers fired back. >> next thing you know they block off the road on quincy, and right here on gates. and the police came. >> cell phone video shows the aftermath. officers andrew yurkiw and william reddinndere hit. so was jamal funes. >> the circumstances of the shooting itself, we'll attempt to identify that. >> officer yurkiw was hit in the chest, but thankfully his protective vest saved his life. coincidently, his father is a retired detective whose life was also saved by a protective death 26 years ago. both 26 years apart, both saved by the vests that all of our personnel wear. >> officer reddin was hit in the hip. and he is recovering, he told mayor de blasio he is proud of the wor he has done. >> he is obviously in pain, but very proud of the fact just the day before he got another gun off the street. >> reporter: now investigators are trying to find out the motive. they're looking into the possibility funes may have threatene

he is identified as jamal funes. police recovered a .357 revolver at the scene. the two officers, again, are in stable condition at kings county hospital. marcus solis, channel 7 "eyewitness news." >> all right, marcus. thank you very much. >>> that is the news for now. "good morning america" will continue after the break. >>> first, we took you into the fire. then, into the ice. now, amy journeys across the planet, taking you into africa's garden of eden, right in the midst of a great migration. like never before. tuesday, "good morning america" on safari live. presented by samsung. >>> and "good morning america" on safari live. it starts tomorrow with our own amy robach. it's an epic event. using the latest in virtual reality and drone technology that's going to transport all of you at home to one of the most breathtaking natural wonders of the world. i feel the need to break into toto's "africa" now. >> this looks, as horrible as that sounds, this looks really, really cool. tuesday on "good morning america," for the first time in network history, the viewers u

jamal funes also shot and critically injured. a career criminal with a a record in illinois, north carolina, and new york. here he was convictioned in 2007 and served prison time. criminal charges against the suspect are still pending. at last check, he was in critical condition at brookdale hospital. in east flatbush, brooklyn, ilana gold, cbs 2 news. >>> back in 1989 officer yurkiw's father, paul was also shot while working. as with his son, the elder bullet-proof vest. prevent his shooter from psyching parole next month. >>> justice for peter liang. protesters chanted and held signs yesterday at cadman plaza park. he was convicted of man slaughterer in the 2014 shooting of an unarmed man in new york. counterprotesters also rally aid cross the street saying justice for akai gurley must be served. >> liang will be sentenced april 14th, facing up to 15 years in prison. >>> friends and family are grieving the loss of canarsie man who died from a possible hazing incident at buffalo state college. police are investigating if he was

they were trying to arrest jamal funes when he tooked off and they called for backup. several officers surrounded his vehicle, and 30 bullets were unloaded, most, if not all by police. it's unyear if the officers suspect. >> woe will try to identify where the officers were. shooter was in the vehicle throughout the whole incident. career criminal. he was arrested here in 2007 and served prison time. criminal charges against the suspect are still pending. a last check he was in critical condition at brookdale hospital. live in flatbush brooklyn this news. >> it turns out back in 1989, officer yurkiw's father, paul, was also shot while working for the nypd. he was saved by his bullet proof vest like his son. prevent the man who shot him from seeking parole next month. >>> protesters chanted, waved flags, and held signs yesterday for peter, liang. he was convicted of shooting an unarmed man in east new york. the counterprotesters rallied across the street saying justice for akai gurley must be given. >> he is facing up to 15 years in prison. >>> friends and family are gri

that suspect in this case, jamal funes is seriously hurt after being shot by responding officers. now, investigators say all the violence started with funes firing shots at an mta worker in the middle of the street. also, we're told funes had contact with people being monitored by the joint terrorism task force. however, this is a big however, investigators do not believe the suspect does have any terror leanings. also, police are now looking warn police, including the assault of an officer a few years ago. investigators say it is possible funes thought the mta bus driver we mentioned a second ago was a police officer because of the uniform he was wearing at the time, and that's why he could have fired a shot at him early yesterday morning. now, responding officers did open fire after police say that 34-year-old suspect drove his car head on into a police cruiser. overall, officers ended up firing at least 30 shots. >> i woke up almost in instantaneously to a bunch of gunshots. i immediately knew they were gunshots. it was so loud. >> two plain clothes anti-crime officers were inj

the shooter was in the vehicle throughout the whole incident. >> reporter: jamal funes also shot and critically injured. police call him a career criminal with 11 arrests in illinois, a record in north carolina in new york. here he was convicted of assault in 2007 and served prison time. criminal charges against the suspect are still pending. at last check he was in critical condition at brookdale hospital. ilana gold, cbs2 news. >>> thank you. turns out that back in 1989 officer andrew yurkiw's father who was a cop was also shot in the line of duty. he survived due to his bullet- proof vest also. the man who shot him is still in prison. the streets in downtown brooklyn in support of former nypd officer peter liang. he was convicted of manslaughterrer. he was convicted february 11th in the 2014 shooting death of an unarmed man inside a public housing building in east new york. the crowd held a moment of silence calling the case a tragedy for both families. but counter protestors also rallyed across the street saying justice must be served. >> the black community wants a jail sentence

. >>> jamal funed faces -- officer and roux with us hit in the chest by a bullet. >> officer redden with us -- >> funez was hospitals in critical condition. >>> imagine seeing someone dump junk on the shore. that's what happened in monmouth county. and residents want to know why? >> paul williams has been surfing at the beach in new the ocean is crisp and clear today. and he wants to think it that way. >> now they're making it unsafe for everything. >> the illegal dumping of materials by a -- part of building a pipe to carry river flood waters away. >> we weren't there to catch it. the dumping could have >> you can see the honor going project mitigates flats. over the weekend they sounded the alarm. >> it's up to us as surfers and beach goers to watch it. immediately a public outcry. it was rapid and spit -- after receiving calls about the unauthorized dumping. the material was sediment from dredging. and it was silt and clay like, unlike sand. >> i just hope they clean it up or find a way. the beaches will be ruined when they do things like that. >> the contractors was moving the ears.

jamal funes is in critical condition with multiple gunshot wounds. detectives are being looking into the possibility he was might have targeted an mta officer before flashing his gun at cops and leading them on a chase. >> the violence has to stop. we cannot continue to -- >> reporter: the two officers are expected to make a full recovery. funes is listed in critical condition. news 4 new york. >>> and turning to that small plane crash off the coast of long island, we are hearing stories of heroism for the first responders who rushed to help thw ose passengers. three survived and the fourth is still missing. the search has been suspended until tomorrow morning. the plane was heading from macarthur airport to massachusetts when it ran into trouble. >> reporter: and the search has been called off for the night. it is expected to resume in the morning. at this point, it is considered a recovery effort, as the man who is still u ssing, a foe 24 hours at this point. e plane that was riding in went down in the setauket harbor ate 11:00 last night. they wer

the suspect, jamal funes is seriously hurt after he was shot by responding officers. investigators say the violence started when funes fired at an mta worker on the street. we know funes had contact with people who were being monitored by the joint terrorism task there. and police are now looking into his past aggression toward politics including the -- politics including the assault investigators indicate it's possible funes thought the mta bus driver was a police officer because of his uniform when he fired a shot at him early yesterday morning. officers respond to go that incident opened fire after police say the 34-year-old drove his car head on into a responding police cruiser. officers fired at least 30 shots. >> i woke up almost instantaneously to a bunch of gunshots, one after the other after the other. i immediately knew they were gunshots. just the sound, it was so loud. >> two plain clothes antihigh temperature crime officers were -- anti-crime officers were injured in this. william redden was hit in his white hip, and officer and -- andrew yurkiw was hit in

converged on the car driven by 34-year-old jamal funes on lexington avenue. after funes rapid his car into police. responding officers fired 30 shots at the car. funes was critically wounded and police found this handgun on the front seat. investigators as a standard in police shootings are looking into the possibility that the officers could have been hit by friendly fire. officer william renton had been struck in the hit, officer and ewe -- andrew yurkiw, was hit in his punishment proof vest. >> let us thank god that the officers are doing okay. there was no loss of life. >> reporter: the mayor spoke of the incident during a religious service. fired at and both came out of their ordeal. one walking around the hospital, thank god, the other will be out soon fully recovered. >> reporter: the mayor also said that officer redden wanted him to be aware that on friday while he was working, he had helped to make an arrest in which they were able to take yet another gun off the streets. report live in bedford. >> tim, thank you, and stay with eyewitness news for co

> ulso happening this morning, police inves igating if two new york city police offers unded in jamal funes fired a shot at an wh men police responded, funes led them on a chase and started shooting. >> next thing you know, they block off the road of quincy and right here on gates and the police came. >> officers andrew yurkiw and william reddin were hit but are expected to recover. the bulletproof vests likely saved their loifs. >> the suspect was critically wounded and police say he has a lo eng criminal history dating back 20 years. >> officer reddin is married with two children, another on the way. officer yurkiw been with the police department for three years. his father's life was saved by a protective vest years ago. >> you can get updates on the bsite or mobile app. > thousands of people, including several asian american groups gathered to show their support for a fired nypd officer who wa man in brooklyn. supporters of officer peter liang rallied in cadman plaza park at the foot of of the brooklyn bridge and met by black lives matter protesters who applaud liang's conviction. his s

jamal funes was in a shootout with them. the nypd still investigating if the bullet that struck officer from another officer's gup. community leaders are appealing to lawmakers to take action in stopping the violence. first, you'll hear the radio transmission made moments after the shoot. >> oh, my gosh owe. [ inaudible ] officers down. >> seen too many times our streets and communities riddled with bullet. we've got to get these guns off of our streets. >> reporter: at this point, we're waiting to find out if officers yurkiw and reddin will be released. we're told they're recovering and doing all right. the suspect remains in critical condition. >> thank you so much katherine creag. >>> rescuers will be back on the long island sound searching for a man who disappeared when the plane he was on crashed into the water. >> we just had an engine failure. >> you need some help. >> going to put it down on the shoreline. >> call for help just before the piper archer aircraft went down they used kayaks to rescue three of of the pass

it began when police say the officers confronted jamal funes who was in a nissan maxima near quincy street. they were responding to a report called in to a police precinct. police say inside the cartoons had this .357 revolver. a wild chase came next. the suspect went the wronging way down lexington avenue, crashing head on into a police cruiser. by this time the officer and several backup officers surrounded the car and it was unloaded. investigators say most, if not all, by the officers. >> i heard a million shots. it woke me up out of my sleep. >> reporter: officer reddin was shot in right hip. the other officer was shot in the bullet proof vest. funes was shot and critically injured. police call him a career criminal with 11 arrests in illinois. other arrests in north carolina and new york, including an assault conviction in 2007. community leaders are grateful the officers are alive and kept others safe. >> i just want to say thank you to those brave officers. >> reporter: we have learned more about the initial call to police in this case. we are told it came from a uniformed mta bus

the suspect, jamal funes, was shot by police. he remains in critical condition. >>> well, fresh off the big wins in south carolina and nevada, donald trump and hillary clinton will try to use that momentum as two more contests this week. zachary quiche joins us with the latest campaign round-up. >> hey, how are you? you know, given what happened last night, the question is where do we go from here? is it a clear-cut road to victory for the front runnerses, or is there a fight to be had? >> let's go. let's have a big win in nevada, let's put this things away. >> there were winners and losers, trump with a double-digit win in south carolina, hillary clinton victorious for democrats despite a run from bernie sanders. >> we need more than a plan for the big banks, the middle class needs a raise. >> both used the sunday talk show circuits. >> i'm leading by a lot, and they're leading by a lot, but i'm self-funding my campaign. i'm not controlled by special interests, by donors, by lobbyists, right? >> in the republican south carolina

the 33-year-old was shot in the hip saturday morning during a gunfight with jamal funes in bedford-stuyvesant. funes is still in the hospital assaulting a police officer charges. >>> fairfield university a planning a forum on racial issues after what was called quote, "a ghetto party over the weekend." the party was held at i beach house off campus not far from the jesuit school. it included caucasian students in black face wearing temporary gang tattoos and chains. the school has not confirmed any students attended but is investigating. >>> also in connecticut, investigators trying to figure out what caused this bus to go up in flames. it was converted into a jets fan bus and used for tailgating. it was on fire 20 feet from a home on the corner of club road and care road. firefighters were able to put out the flames. the fire was fueled by several propane tanks found inside that bus. >>> two nonprofit groups want the nfl to stop pushing fantasy sports games on children. the national council on problem commercial-free childhood. they say the problem is with the nfl's website, nfl rush. the fr

jamal funes was in a shootout still in critical condition at a hospital. the nypd is still investigating if theebullet that struck officer reddin in the lower body came from another police officer's gun. community leaders are appealing to lawmakers to take action in stopping all of this violence. take a listen. >> people will take a gun and shoot upon police, that's insane. so that lack of respect sends the wrong message and we need to nip that in the bud now. >> reporter: no word when officers yurkiw and reddin will be released. we're told they're doing all right. they're recovering. michael, we heard the radio. communications made in the moment after the shooting. as you can ma'am, v oy dramatic. we'll have that for you in the next half hour. michael? >> okay, kat. . thank you very much. >>> the search resumes for a missing man on board a plane that crashed into the long island sound. >> we just had an engine failure. >>> you need some help? >> put it down in the shoreline. radioed for help before it went down over setauket harbor. officers used kayaks f

n-y-p-d officials say 34-year-old jamal funes shot the officers while they responded to a call of shots fired in brooklyn. a bullet hit one of the officer's in his bullet proof vest, the other officer got hit in the hip. both are expected to recover. other officers at the scene shot funes. he is in the hopsital right now. f-b-i reason to beleive funes has extremist ties. a family in new mexico says they want justice after they claim u-s marshals shot and killed their relative by mistake. marshalls shot and killed 23-year-old edgar alvarado while they carried out an arrest warrant. his family says he was outside fixing his truck early yesterday morning, when the marshals showed up. after hours of waiting, authorites eventually told them his death was an accident. the family watched at least five people get arrested later in the day. s/ perla alvarado/ cousin of man shot :18 "we've been here since four o'clock in the morning. haven't had any news until a couple hours later. they told us that even see him. we can't, we don't know what happened." the u-s attorney's office says they won't co

n-y-p-d officials say 34-year-old jamal funes shot the officers while they responded to a call of shots fired in brooklyn. a bullet hit his bullet proof vest, the other officer got hit in the hip. both are expected to recover. other officers at the scene shot funes. he is in the hopsital right now. f-b-i terrorism experts say they have reason to beleive funes has extremist ties. a family in new mexico says they want justice after they claim u-s marshals shot and killed their marshalls shot and killed 23-year-old edgar alvarado while they carried out an arrest warrant. his family says he was outside fixing his truck early yesterday morning, when the marshals showed up. after hours of waiting, authorites eventually told them his death was an accident. the family watched at least five people get arrested later been here since four o'clock in the morning. haven't had any news tell us anything else. we can't even see him. we can't, we don't know what happened." the u-s attorney's office says they won't comment on the case right now pop star kesha made another appearance in court in new york

police arrested fred jamal funes after he allegedly pointed a gun at officers drove away and then crashed into a patrol car in bed-stuy. in his bulletproof vest was released from the hospital yesterday. >>> president obama today laid out plans to close the guantanomo bay detention center. the proposal involves transferring about 3 dozen of the remaining detainees to other countries and moving the rest to the united states. the white house says it will cost up to $475 million to move them and renovate or build a new facility. but it will save some $85 million a year in operating costs. >> we can ensure our security, uphold our highest values around the world and save american taxpayers a lot of money in the process. >> the administration is looking at 13 different locations including existing prisons in south carolina, kansas and colorado. the plan must be approved by congress. republican leaders say congress will not change the law to allow terrorists on american soil. >>> campaign 2016. donald trump is on the verge. the last major poll ahead of tonight's caucuses gives trump 45% of the v

the suspect, jamal funes, was critical condition this morning. police have notified the fbi's joint terrorist task force as a precaution while investigators continue to piece together exactly what happened. the death toll continues to rise from a cyclone that tore through fiji saturday. right now, three are presumed dead as authorities continue to assess the damage. officials say two died when the house they were sheltering in collapsed on them. another died on a separate island. the cause is unknown. police are investigating reports of two more deaths as well. cyclone winston hit fiji saturday with wind speeds up to 177 miles per hour. back here at home, a much different weather story. yesterday was the day that many have been waiting for, blue skies, plenty of sunshine, and temperatures in the 50's. the big question is, how many more days like this can we expect? that blue is snow to the north and west, probably some flurries falling around algona. this is all very, very light snow, some of it not even making it to the ground, but keep that in

poline say it began when the suspect, jamal funes fired at a shot an mta worker in his uniform. he pointed the weapon at housing officers. when police responded, he led them on aewhlke, crashed intota patrol car and started shooting. >> next thing you know, they block off the road of quincy and right here on gates and the police came. >> officers andrew yurkiw and william reddin were hit but expected to recol r. the bulletproof vests likely saved their lives. the suspect critically wounded. funes has a long criminal history dating back 20 years. >>> woet officers who were wongunded in the shootout live on ng island. e neighbors were stunned hear what hap u'd. bu'st obviously relieved that the >> it hurts when you hear approximate it. es cially they got kid and what not. >> very, very lucky and we wish theoi best for all of them. this should never happen again. >> officer reddin is a fine-year veteran, married with two children, another on the way. he lives io lynbrook. officer yurkiw, his father is a retired veteran with the department. stay with the latest developments into the

the 33-year-old officer was shot in the hip saturday morning during a gun knight with jamal funes in bedford-stuyvesant. funes is still in the hospital facing charges that include >>> in connecticut, a university is going to have a forum after what was quote a ghetto party. it was held off campus not far from the jesuit school. it reportedly had height students in black face and wearing temporary tattoos and chains. it has not confirmed any students attending but is investigating. >>> also in connecticut, investigators are trying to figure out what caused this bus to go up in flames in stamford. it was a school bus converted into a jets fan bus and used for tailgating. it was found on fire about 20 feet from a home on the corner of club road and can you remember road. firefighters doused the flames. it was fueled by several propane tanks found inside the bus. >>> two nonprofit groups want the nofl stop pushing fantasy games on children. the problems with the website nfl rush. the groups contend the prizes can send the wrong message or plant the seeds of gambling addiction. >>> news f