>> reporter: hoboken uses hudson bikeshare stations or next bike while jersey city use citibike like new york city. >> that he thought it would be good like the big city across the river potentially cut transportation costs in half. citibike locations here in jersey city are close to the path so riders can park and pick up another bike when get into the city but riders can't do that in hoboken. >> what's the point of having one location that can't be used anywhere else? it doesn't make any sense. who stands to gain. >> reporter: this jersey city councilwoman along with the mayor have been negotiating with hoboken's mayor don zimmer to add access. >> the current proposal on the table from jersey city is we would like to have a location for citibike in hoboken in exchange for some locations in hudson bikeshare in jersey city. >> reporter: there's another problem. bikes from hoboken are being driven to jersey city and locked on public racks taking up space. these bikes don't need a special dock. and locks are attached. in a statement, mayor zimmer says she hopes that those mayor-to-mayor

we're in jersey city, andrew? >> reporter: rob, this is disturbing details and it's unfolding as we speak. i want to push down the block here. you may be able to see some jersey city detectives. they have been going door to door to try and find witnesses. the initial reports are that this 12-year-old girl was on her way to school at ps 41 here when she was approached. according to witnesses, it was a green van with tinted windows and some rear end damage that approached the girl, tried to abduct her. she may have had something protective like pepper spray which helped her get away. she and her family called police. they got here quickly. they have been interviewing people up and down the block. turned from martin luther king drive onto bayview avenue. the girl is okays. so that's the great news. the frightening news is that this van is out there somewhere. police are investigating. they are taking the report very seriously. as we speak right now, police have only told us their description is it's a dark green van

the crash turned into chaos seconds later. >> a young mother hit by union street in jersey city. take a look at this video which shows the aftermath. 25-year-old kamika walker was rundown. she may have started the commotion, macing the driver, the driver tried to leave. down a light poll. you can see a large crowd descending on the scene. officers slap the cuffs on at least two people. the driver of the car is facing assault and attempted homicide charges. police identify her as 23-year-old sinobu fall. the driver is in serious condition at jersey city medical walker is in critical condition fighting for her life. live in jersey city, ray villeda, news 4 new york. >>> a 25-year-old man has been taken in for a psychiatric evaluation. news 4's greg cergol is live with neighbors who found bullet holes in their cars. >> reporter: this gunman went on after days of anxiety, folks of this dear park neighborhood are finally breathing a sigh of relief. newell heard two pops. shattering her rear window in her drive way. new el's neighbors came a lot closer to tragedy. two other cars were a

i came down here in jersey city to speak with the owner. >> i feel sad. wouldn't want anything to happen to know one. it is unfortunate, but i have nothing to do with what happened. >> so what did happen? in november 2015 fatally shot in this bodega, three employees allegedly tampered with evidence to move the body. they have been charged and are awaiting a grand jury. allegedly shot mr. cardwell. he is still out there with a $1 million bail. welcome her in. actually a jersey city girl born and raised and was excited to get back to the community. even with all this information there still holding their vigil. here is what the local chapter leader had to say. >> it is reopened now. and of course under new management, under new ownership. told us that these owners are members of the same. >> she just wants to run her visit. here's what she would like the nam to know. >> do a little research. i just want to have my business. >> just because a murder took place is not make it a cemetery. i am with them when it comes to advocating, racial profiling, but this i

this is not a new problem in jersey city. three years ago, testing found alarmingly high levels of lead in jersey city schools. fountains turned off, water coolers brought in. mothers want that lead out of the pipes. >> a little more action and you know usually things take a little longer than they should. >> reporter: older schools, this built in 1915, you'd expect to have corroding lead shes. issues. that still have lead issues. the city is spending 50,000 a year on coolers. >> that's a lot of money every year to put out. >> reporter: it's not just the schools with lead problems. older homes have that potential. 4 investigates finding 68 children have tested positive for elevated levels of lead. >> people think that if they live in a city they don't really care about pointing fingers. they ultimately just want to see it corrected. >> reporter: 4 investigates reaching out to suez water. no lead in the water distribution systems, not in its main service area of bergen and hudson counties. nonetheless, jersey city says it is r

. >>> new at 11, a lot of people camping out in jersey city. this isn't for a concert or the latest tech gadget. it's a line for pre-k sign-up at concordia learning center. registration begins tomorrow al8 a.m. but there is only 82 spots available. why the demand? eyewitness news reporter carolina al e. >> reporter: private programs in jersey city can run parents upwards of $16,000 a year. so these parents are well aware of that and that's why they are camped out here, because they know that a great pre-k program that's free fills up very fast. at first glance this likes a line to buy the latest and greatest gadget. take a closer look. in the rain and in the cold to get their children into a sought after pre-k program for 3-year-olds. >> i have a cot and one of those chairs that tilt back nicely. just that's about it. a lot of blankets. >> reporter: these parents have been sitting in line since early thursday morning. two full days of waiting. hoping to get one of just 82 spots for the concordia learning center's pre-k program. it's the second

. >> the tougher streets in jersey city, one man is turning youth and champions. >> it's a relationshipe have. ♪ >> the story of an off-duty nypd officer. a hit-and-run accident on the new jersey turnpike. originally all we knew was that he was involved in an accident with the ford escape suv. his car was disabled on the right shoulder. made his way in traffic and in a dispute he was struck and killed by an infinity driven by linden man. now more details are being revealed, and if they are true they are pretty disturbing. harrison rear-ended disabling that vehicle. the suv was being driven by a woman and then traveled across the lane traffic, got into a verbal dispute, pulled out his service weapon pointed itat her and said something to the effect of you don't know who i am. i can kill you right now. he then reportedly stepped back to the right lane of the new jersey turnpike where the 3rd car try to pass through the two vehicles, struck him and killed him. the driver fled the scene and turned himself in the next morning. he has been charged with second-degree leaving the scene of a fat

. >> take a look at this video taken in jersey city.an struggles to get out of his car, urinates on the sidewalk, staggers over the ground, fried chicken, that man is a jersey city naacp president william breaker. after he was praised in the jersey journal for his leadership and trying to recruit the last leaders in the community. well-known around here, former retired lieutenant in the police department as well as former hudson county freeholder. i met up with a man who obtained a video, editor of the real jersey city. >> happened to be there that night. the sub breaker rollup, pulled out their camera and fireworks happened from there. >> obviously these are just allegations. we will let you judge for yourself. obviously need some help. very long time now and we said that this is not been the 1st time he has been in trouble. i can't really say anything negative. clearly it is not working out the way it should be. >> found guilty. bill: i'm glad you said that. i was thinking as he introduced them, former lieutenant, retired cop, i would

we visited this senior living facility in jersey city, a possible home address. workers say detectives were also here looking for information, but no one in this building knows a virginia wilson. back at the warehouse managers are cooperating with police who are likely interested in what might have been captured on these security cameras. >> it's scary. they found her behind there so it sounds like to me, somebody did something wrong. >> reporter: because there are so many holes in this investigation, police are looking for help in solving it. if you know something you should contact the hudson county prosecutor's office. reporting from jersey city, news 4 new york. >>> and new details about a slashing near a school in bronx. more on the 16-year-old boy hurt. it was part of a large fight the fight happened this afternoon on kol gate aver. the teen was slashed in the arm with a kitchen knife. he was taken to the hospital in stable condition. so far, no word on if any arrests have been made. >> and police say attacked and robbed a cab driver. that robbery happened

a few things going on in jersey city, route 7, this is a possibility lanes are closed route 7 by jersey city turnpike. we'll keep that in mind that lanes could be subject to closure. 76 westbound by exit 54 got a disabled vehicle. that is off to the side. several trees down causing delays. plus a medical emergency. northbound near 100-c. and that is the right lane. >> chris, one more check of the weather. >> clouds breaking up, lots of sun but we still have wind to get through, a wind advisory in effect for at least noon. still gusts of 40 to 50 miles per hour before the day is through. about wear of that especially around the city. long island, connecticut hudson valley, gusts of 20 to 30 miles an hour. temperatures in low to mid-50s with lots of sunshine. a much colder night, 34, that's in the city, 20s in the suburbs. less wind. plenty of sun, less rebound. 59 the high. how about 70 thursday. the day is fine thursday. just increasing clouds. friday is a different story. showers around, upper 50s. then turns colder temperatures fall to the 50s and only 40s for the highs on sunday. >>

man in an easter bunny costume in a fist fight with a father in the middle of a crowded mall in jersey city sunday. >> you saw the guy dressed up in the easter bunny hitting a customer in line. >> reporter: he came running when he heard the chaos. >> there was kids everywhere. that is what caught my attention. >> reporter: what should have been a sweet photo session turned ugly after a girl shipped off a chair and the father reacted angerly. it is unclear who started the fight. the parent or the bunny. >> i think it is messed up. in front of children, not cool. >> reporter: a new easter bunny in position the day after. kassim charles, the man in the easter bunny costume and the parent, juan jimenez-guerrero assault and disorderly conduct. >> it was real sad. kids are seeing that and they think it is the easter bunny and they see a person fighting. >> reporter: shoppers not sure whether to cry or laugh. >> a man dressed bike a bunny. well, it is new jersey, wouldn't surprise me. >> reporter: down one awful rabbit hole, steve langford,. >> reporter: >> the company -- steve langford, cbs 2 new

live in jersey city. magdelina doris. >>> time is 6:38. clocks spring forward tonight. still ahead, some steps to ease the transdwroigs daylight saving time. plus this -- transition to daylight saving time. plus this -- >> it was sickening, disgusting. dinner with a side of hate. customers are shocked after seeing a racially charged photo on display at a popular restaurant. >>> caught on camera a fire ball in the sky. >> first, here is vanessa with your forecast. >> beautiful out there right now but chilly. coming up, we'll talk about a pleasant weekend forecast overall and some rain for the . >>> what! >> a 1,000-pound propane tank exploded at a shopping center in construction crews have been doing work on a store that was supposed to open this summer. the fire broke out before the explosion so workers already evacuated the area. the blast could be felt a mile away nobody was hurt. >>> what could be more expensive than living in new york? you may want to try singapore where you have to pay more than $20,000 for a certificate just to own a car. for the third year in a r

aunt spoke here at their church, the family's church here in jersey city. she's speak on behalf of his parents who now live out of state and says the entire family was blindsided by this recommendation. >> reporter: akai gurley's family says the public knew before they did about the brooklyn district attorney's recommendation to the court to give former officer peter liang probation, not jail time. the rookie cop was convicted last month of manslaughter for shooting and killing akai gurley in a poorly lit stairwell in east new york back in november 2014. the 28-year-old father was unarmed. >> a jury of his peers convicted him of manslaughter, so you're telling me that the jury got it wrong? no, they did not. it's absurd the da did not recommend jail time. >> reporter: the da is asking liang to get five years probation including six months of home confinement. police union leaders explained police officers are human beings and as such can make mistakes while risking their lives to protect the community. criminalizing a mistake even a this serves no good purp

we're live in jersey city. michelle charlesworth, channel 7, eyewitness. >> thank you. >>> crews are working to repair a broken water main that flooded streets in hoboken. a 12-inch main broke at around 6:15 this morning near 1st avenue and willow street. the break led to a sinkhole that swallowed a car. businesses and home owners in the area are without water. we'll hear from some of them coming up in the next half hour. >>> crews are working on a plan to pull a tug boat out of the hudson river after it sank near the tappan zee bridge. it sank after crashing into a barge saturday morning. the bodies of two members of the found. however, unsafe conditions have hampered efforts to find the third member. crews are working to clean up fuel spills from the boat. >>> a woman from staten island facing charges after her newborn 28-year-old nausheen rahman was charged with concealing a corpse. the baby's body a was found a trash bag after mom went to a feel well. drivers determined she gave birth. the medical examiner

. >> reporter: the jersey city students had been planning for over a year saving and fundraising the $4,000 per but the school superintendent canceled the trip due to the heightened terror alert after the bombings in brussels. students tell me they were all packed. they had brought their suitcases to school yesterday to be checked and that's when they got the news. >> there were people who have been saving up for this, parents took a second job just for this. >> reporter: the travel company has a cancellation poll is i that refunds part of the whole amount. $2,500. this because the school made a decision as to cancel unlike some other schools after the attacks in paris. >> all the parents are frustrated because the company is not returning our money back. they are just going to send us a voucher. >> reporter: on the other hand, travel companies oven must commit to hotel rooms and tours in advance with cash themselves. the district said late in the day some students made arrangements directly with the travel agency to go on the trip. accompanied by parents. the school is not involved.

in jersey city closed for on going construction project. and the bayon bridge closed for another 10 or 15 minutes go to the gothels bridge, alternate side is in affect city wide, be safe don't text and drive. >>> from an increase in pickpocket incidents to subway slashings there has been a lot to worry about. once you arrive at the office, you think your safe, you go do your desk, don't even think twice about them. time to think about them again. >> the u.s. chamber of commerce found three out of every four employees are stealing something from each other or from the company itself. >>> wallets office supplies even lunches swiped by the tonight at 11:00, cbs 2 explored cubicle crooks what they are doing about those crooks. >>> people we sit right next to? really? >>> somebody stole by cuff links the other day. i mean it. not even a set, one of each. >>> commuter alert. >>> are you prepared if there is a new jersey transit strike? >> also this morning, new calls to regulate the new clouds of smoke popping up across long island, should the vap

cbs 2 takes us to jersey city. >> reporter: on saturday morning, jersey city looked more like a tent city along summit avenue. these dedicated campers, not waiting for the latest gadget or brightest pop star. >> why do it? >> for my kid. >> reporter: parents lined up outside of concordia learning center, vying for a chance to get their child enrolled in preschool. >> they are very family oriented. and they treat your kids amazingly. i just trust them with my babies. >> and here is where to start. no other than concordia. >> reporter: some waiting the education is free. the registration process, which is first come, first served, opens on saturday. >> we will come tuesday, wednesday, you know, if we have to. >> reporter: rowsheesh missed out on precious family moments to brighten his son's future. >> my wife delivered a baby three days before, i came from the hospital on thursday evening and i was late, actually. >> and we have been here since, i forgot, since early thursday morning. the first person got here at 3:00 a.m. and by, what, by 3:30, there were 82 people in line. >> reporter

. >> reporter: atlantic city, may face even greater odds, now that new jersey voters will decide this fall whether to allow gambling in north jersey. the governor, he likes the idea. >> the state, somehow, that we could be some island unto ourselves and keep things in atlantic city, we will not expand to the northern part of the state where will is greater population an also -- there is greater population ang also greater competition from pennsylvania, excuse me, from new york, i think new jersey has to get into the business. >> reporter: one of the proposals calls for a massive $4 billion casino, hotel and and entertainment facility on this property in jersey city. the other major proposal, a cassini at the meadowlands -- a casino at the meadowlands, with a rock and roll museum and more. >> and assemblyman ralph caputo is one of the sponsors to >> in a convenience area with 25, 30 million people with the income to support, that they become very successful. >> i don't support it. especially around here. >> in jersey city this afternoon, not much support for casinos in their backyard.

when city bike is used around the area. >> reporter: hoboken uses nex bike and jersey city uses city bike, the same as new york city. >> and we felt it was a really good idea to tap into what you know our big sister across the river is doing joe most locations are located clothe to the path and they can park the bikes and pick up another one to get into the city and thigh >> and what is the point of having one location? doesn't make sense and who stands to gape. >> reporter: that been negotiating with the mayor to add access. >> the current proposal is that we would like to have a location for city bike and hoboken in exchange for hudson bike share in jersey city. >> reporter: the bikes from hoboken are driven to jersey city and locked on picture racks and taking up space and locks are attached. in a statement, the mayor hopes the mayor-to-mayor discussions will continue see a resolutions making sense for both can be achieved. >> and in the meantime, we're making sure people are not operating the businesses illegally in jersey city. >> i and that maybe it would be a better commute if

jersey city's third annual prisoner re-entry conference drew a crowd of over 750 people. for many this is a moment for their voice to be heard. >> what i'm hoping to do is to change public perception. recidivism rates and jersey city are spectacularly low compared to the rest of the nation. so many people come to this conference is what is the best way to tackle this problem? reverend al sharpton says it begins with the family as well as the self-esteem of people living in every community spirit that's something newark mayor rob baraka also said. >> we have to invest in people's lives before they decide to go to jail. everybody was saying re-entry is a bipartisan issue however janet napolitano said this is something they would like to see the presidential candidates talk about. >> this needs to change nationally how do you think we could help those coming out of jail were integrated into communities? >> we have thousands of people trying to get in peer choubey let the men are not? some political pundits now think there could be a reason for trump saying that donald is jus

opening up jersey city heavy hitters. now, i went to train with him and find out how he is inspiring the next generation. >> being a coach is a powerful thing because you interact with so many different lives. sparring in training and they come over and talk. it is a relationship with we have -- that we have. >> it is funny because i am the smallest in my class. >> people from all walks of life, prose, students, they get into trouble. >> incarcerated for a weapons charge, and i came home four years ago. i had five years. i came here to half years ago and said this would be my way out. >> this is a tough neighborhood, and he says he goes after the youth that have been in trouble in the struggling to keep them off the streets and out of trouble, but this is personal to him. >> i turned pro but went away for seven years. when i came home, i want to put back into those who want to do and to keep them from the avenues where i fell. >> a grassroots effort. he paid for everything out of his own pocket. asking for $50 a month fro

we're live in jersey city scott rapaport, cbs 2 news. >>> a shocking video of a man firing a gun in broad daylight. surveillance video shows the man opening fire on a sidewalk in the bronx. it happened yesterday afternoon on boston road in catona park east. thankfully no one was hurt. police are searching for the gunman and what they call a wreckless endangerment incident. since a tugboat crashed into a barge under the tappan zee bridge. the search is over. and now, it is a recovery mission. the bodies of two workers have been pulled from the river. one crew member remains missing. cbs 2 magdalena doris has more. >> reporter: a dreary afternoon on the hudson river. 40 feet under the water's surface lies a 90-foot tugboat named specialist. leaking fuel. state environmental crews say it spilled over 5,000 gallons of diesel oil into the water. >> we are trying to contain the leakage. they have about 3,000 feet of booms put across the river at croton and about 9,000 feet near peermont. >> two days after the boat crashed into a stationary construction barge under the tappan zee bridge, the wor

we're at jersey city medical center with the latest. >> reporter: that woman remains in t intensive care here at this hour with life-threatening injuries. but the woman struck here is here as well. she is recovering as well. we have learned however she was assaulted by nearly 20 people before all of this happened, and authorities tell us that the woman she struck set things in motion. that's according to officials this morning. all the result of an ongoing dispute between them that led to chaos in the streets. drive hours after a chaotic scene that sent two women to the hospital. news4 obtained this exclusive video of violence between residents and police after a car barrelled into walker. she was hit. but authorities say she may have started the incident spraying mace at a woman she's had an ongoing dispute with who was behind the wheel of a car. authorities now say unknown a assailants began to assault that driver. she struck walker. >> this is my store. >> reporter: the impact from the car that hit walker was so strong, it brought down a light pole. it's still not known what the two w

. >> dozens of students from jersey city will be staying home now. parents fear they could be out thousands of dollars. >> reporter: 50 studentstudented ed eds signed up. last week parents were bringing suitcases home after the sudden cancellation. made it too risky for school administrators. the safety of our students is our district's highest priority. students not so convinced. >> while there were attacks, i feel that it is typically safe when there's a lot of attention on the place. >> reporter: so you would have gone? >> i probably would have gone, yes. >> if the security is bumped up already, you're going to have more security. it's as if you're saying you don't have faith in the security over there. >> reporter: airport security has been bumped up just about everywhere. now the issue becomes getting refunds from the trfl avel agents and others. still in negotiation, we are told by the superintendent. quote, we are working with the travel agencies involved to provide refunds to parents and are exploring options for rescheduling the trips. as fo

jersey city newport center mall. no word if anyone is facing charges because of that. >> come on, now. come on now, people. this is -- >> mike woods. >> for little kids. >> easter bunny. >> little kids would be freaked out by that. >> some are freaked out even without that. anyway, show you what is happening. another cold start to the day, cold and wet. we have snow in the area. temps only in middle of the range giving us to snow that is making to the ground. most of it is melting on contact at least for the roadways. grassy surfaces an rooftops, they're getting it. 30 in in islip and central park and montauk. greatest totals in the end central and eastern sections of long island because they will longer period of time. temperatures are still in the minimal range. that is why a lot is melting on contact. area of low pressure continues to head out to sea. not hanging around long enough to make this a significant snow dump. looks like a few more morning snow showers then gradual clearing. look out on bridges and overpa

they had been ministering and working with the people in jersey city since, really, you know, the early 1900s. and back in the early '70s, they were just seeing that there was and, you know, the sisters -- they worked with families in jersey city and was asking them what their needs were. and, at the time, there was a lot of single mothers. they were dropping out of school at an early age. they didn't have any place to put their kids. they didn't have any place to live. and the sisters asked, "if we could do anything for you, what did you want us to do? what do you want us to do?" and it was they needed housing, they needed childcare, and they needed a decent education, and the sisters had these properties in downtown jersey city and came up with the concept for the york street project just as a holistic approach to really attacking the cycle of poverty that they saw existed there. >> how many women are you serving right now? >> right now there is 207 women and children in our program in total. that's between the four programs that we have. >> and, yeah, the programs -- kenmare high sch

in jersey city. 5:00 p.m. sunday. >> you could see it throughout the entire mall. the crowd was crazy. >> reporter: what should have been a cute photo session went down one awful rabbit hole. a disagreement erupted between a parent and the easter bunny as a child may have slipped from a chair after having her picture taken with the character. >> supposed to be a fun, family thing. it wasn't. >> reporter: jersey city officials say the bunny may have initially been the victim but then he through a punch at the parent. but the show must go on. a new easter bunny in position a day after. mall management in no mood to discuss the mayhem. referring all questions to the company that hires the easter bunny. they tell us we are cooperating with the police department who are leading this investigation and have assigned other employees to fulfill the role >> i think it was a disgrace. behaving that wane in front of children, not -- that way in front of the children not cool. >> reporter: arrested on aggravated assault. shoppers are appalled at the sight of this. >> parents ha

live in hoboken, news 4, new york. down a jersey city street chased by a man with a gun. >> police say he caught up with her and shot her as she was trying to get into a stranger's car and escape. news 4 has more from the story. mark, what can you tell us? >> reporter: this may have been what we're told a domestic dispute. what we do know is it started in a car. that's where the victim, a woman, was with a man. the victim got out, started running right down here, right down monitor street. witnesses tell me she was sprinting to get away. the shooter drove his car after her. the victim tried to get into a stranger's car as the stranger was just trying to park the car. that's when we're told the gunman opened fire. witnesses tell news 4 they saw the victim lifeless on the ground. they also say the stranger, a woman who was just trying to park her car, was injured by the shattered glass but seemed okay. >> i wake up to six or seven gunshots. i look out the window. i could see that the woman that car didn't no longer move. so when i come out, you see girl on the ground. before all of that,

her body was found behind a jersey city warehouse on saturday. it's not clear when she was killed or where she's from. >>> this morning, there will be a hearing at city hall on the costume characters in times square. there could be certain zones and rules set up for commercial activity in the pedestrian plazas. that means the painted topless women, mickeys and elmos would be con find find to designated areas only. >>> a controversial office building in the palisades. according to the news partners at the bergen record, the planning board will approve a zoning change to let lg electronics build its new headquarters headquarters. they agreed to reduce the height of the building from eight floors to four. >>> let's see how traffic is going today. >> glass all over the roadway. we have a live look from ed hughes in chopper 4 on 78 westbound. so the left, the center lanes are taken up. looks like traffic is stopped. they might have a substance over the glass covering the roadway. the backup stretches to routes 1 and 9. it will be a slow go if you're tr

mean out the is close inn jersey city after paris started a fight with the easter bunny help her. the disagreement began when the child's look for the cherub when b w what it could've been a cute photosession. while the bunny may have been the victim at first that change in the when the chains came off look out.he that number will increase by the end of next year. don't make me take off my pause. very scary stuff. thanks. here's the fox 8 our forecast. that eight-day is coming up for you shortly.. your time not is 5:56 a.m. a lot of pet owners that their furry friends have t town. how his brush with greatness is were going to talk tell them dog benji. dagger his room and is gaining up bit of a reputation as an artist for his the original painting. they originally came to be a disqualified. he gets excited to see this folks on campus. the popular artist winning the generally suck hundred 50 and 100 goal working as with all the proceeds going to animal related charities. very talented.te i couldn't do that with my mouth.d. the news at six begins right now. good at morning. welcome t

. >> eyewitness news reporter jim dolan is at the mall in jersey city with the details. >> this all started as innocently and routinely as a sunday trip to the mall but it got crazy in a hurry and it might seem funny unless you're one of the two people in jail tonight. it seems that that man dressed up in the easter bunny costume let a 14-month-old girl slip out of his hands, and naturally the father reacted to that and then -- >> the bunny became evil out of nowhere. >> reporter: natalie says she and her husband and her 14-month-old daughter jaylen went to the newport center mall yesterday hoping to get a picture of jaylen with the easter bunny, a trip that ended with this. >> it's the easter bunny. >> reporter: natalie says the person in the easter bunny costume dropped jaylen face down on the floor. >> he dropped my daughter and my and the guy just punched him seven times in the face with my daughter on him until finally he got unconscious, not unconscious, but you know, got dizzy. >> i look over and i see a man in the bunny suit. the top half was off, the mask was off but everything els

. >>> the mary benson park in jersey city was closed today because of lead contamination. paint chips have fallen into the park from an overpass that is under construction. the turnpike authority plans to vacuum the park by week's end. it will also put up netting to prevent more paint from falling. jersey city's roberto clementi baseball fields are also close the right now because of lead contamination. >>> the blue water of barnegat bay was recently turned brown. the discoloration was temporary but some people think the damage is permanent p cbs 2's elise finch has the >> reporter: the water in this section of barnegat bay is blue today. a very different scene from a few days ago when silt poured into the water and turned it brown. >> it certainly is disconcerting. >> i wouldn't touch it or let my dog touch it. >> reporter: a spokesman for the new jersey department of transportation said the sediment was released when workers flushed out their new stormwater drain system. in a statement, they explained that the pumps have been turned off to prevent any more silt from bein

kemberly richardson is at the courthouse in jersey city with our lead city tonight. >>> the suspects appeared via closed circuit tv from jail in in an ironic twist, we this couple also has a child, a little boy the exact same age as sheyla. her mom broke her silence today. a soft spoken woman whose words cut like a razor. >> i want him to pay for what he did. i want justice to be done for what happened. >> reporter: a mother's heartbreak, caused by fabian rodriguez who sat next to his wife, joanna rosas-alvarez. the suspects listened through a translator as the prosecutors describe what role the pair played in the horrific hit-and-run that killed 7-year-old sheyla pichardo as she walked to school with her mom. rodriguez's attorney portrayed him as a family man who cooperated with police. that story line got quickly shot down. >> the claim that her client

reporting live in jersey city, jim dolan, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> new tonight, also in new jersey, a boat running aground along the shores of jersey, two people falling overboard. happened earlier tonight off the township of atlantic highlands. officials there tell us the boat hit the rocks of the harbor then got stuck. two people tumbled overboard. they were pulled from shallow water. fortunately they were not hurt. >>> a flight attendant hoping to head to new york runs from security. huge load of drugs and designer shoes. the woman approached a crew checkpoint at l.a.x. she was pulled for a random screening and agents say she became nervous. a evidence a -- after a quick phone call, she ran with her bags. she got away. when the bags were taken, authorities found 70 pounds of cocaine inside. >>> also new at 11:00, that big complicated nasty battle between apple and the fbi tonight might be over. might be. turns out the fbi might not need apple to unlock a terrorist iphone. federal prosecutors disclosing an outside party, unnamed so far, has unlock the phone of the san bernardino

this is 1 and 9 northbound in jersey city. it is really busy. this is 1 and 9 north as we to duncan avenue. heading over to the maps it is 1 and 9 northbound at duncan avenue. jersey city. expect delays. george, 10 minutes. lincoln looks good good. no problems at the holland. let me tell you what is happening with the new jersey transit. if the strike does happen at 12:01 sunday morning, you can take park and ride for many stations listed here to help you out getting into the city. alternate side parking rules are in effect. back over to you. >> thank you. >>> 5:47. next, and new this morning, he was posing as a banker but prosecutors say he was really a russian spy. morning. . >>> 5:49. a russian man accused of spying here in new york while posing as a banker is expected to plead guilty today in lower manhattan. 41-year-old allegedly works for the svr, russia's foreign intelligence service. he and two others are charged with trying to recruit beautiful college students in new york. they were supposed to gather intel as replacements for a spy wa

eyewitness news reporter rob nelson is in jersey city with more. rob? >>reporter: good afternoon, liz, this frightening ordeal played out february 29th right here on this block. a woman sexually assaulted middle of a night. police are hoping the pictures you're about to see will help them catch a suspect. it was just before 3:30 in the morning on february 29th when police responded to calls of a woman screaming for help here along the 400-block of pavonia avenue near william dickonson high school. she claimed she was physically and sexually assaulted. police were able to find surveillance video of this person of interest who matchth victim's description of an hispanic man wearing a black jacket and gloves. authorities say the video shows this man putting on those gloves and going door-to-door checking knobs to find a way in to multiple buildings. the video catches the man eventually entering and exiting the very same building where the victim said the alleged assault took place. the special victim's unit of the hudson valley prosecutor's office is inves

live in jersey city, michael george, news 4, new york. >> thank you. the nypd commissioner and brooklyn leaders met today to discuss ways to make the west indian day parade safer. the meeting comes after last year's tragic death of an aide to governor cuomo. carey abay was shot in the head during a precarnival celebration. among the recommendations, adding more lights along the festivity route, increasing police presence, and making it a permanent event. gabai's wife says the spirit of but violent. >> when you understand the significance of what juvay entails, it resonates with your soul. that's why you want to be a part of this celebration. my husband was amidst of this very celebration of our heritage and never made it home. >> the nypd just released these new photos of three men and a woman they want to talk to. investigators believe they were involved in a shoot-out that killed gabay. >>> caught on camera, a fresh direct driver attacked by a man with a mallet. why he says the assailant seemed possessed. >>> plus, a flight attendant captured. what t

police in jersey city are searching for a man who invaded a woman's home and raped her. he wore gloves so he didn't leave fingerprints as he went looking for an open door. he got into a building, looked for an open door inside a building, broke into a woman's home and attacked. >>> police have thrown out much of the belongings of a homeless woman who was pushing around a car van of carts along manhattan's side. the carts were filled from everything from bottles to wood. she even had an air conditioner. city officials say sandra gonzalez's carts have been blocking sidewalks and causing traffic problems. she tells eyewitness news she collects things to sell. they're trying to convince her to give up the carts and move into a shelter. >>> guns, drugs, jewelry and money were seized when police in east harlem. investigators arrested 22 men and women in a raid yesterday. the suspects are all accused of being part of a drug ring that sold heroin and pcp in manhattan and the bronx. police also seized 14 illegal guns. kilos of heroin. more than $200,000 in diamond jewel jeechl th

live in jersey city, valerie castro, cbs2 news. >>> new developments in the drug bust that led to an nypd detective being shot in brooklyn. one suspect has been charged and police are questioning a person of interest. surveillance video shows undercover police chasing the suspect in a minivan in bushwick last night. investigators say the suspects tried to take off with the detective partially inside the vehicle. officers opened fire. investigators believe the bullet that hit detective john gladstone in the shoulder did come from his partner's gun. >>> silver alert for a missing man with dementia. 83-year-old vincent lobiondo lives in long island. nassau county police say he was last seen around 10:00 a.m. walking around fayette street. please call the police if you see him. >>> campaign 2016 tonight, the pulled off michigan impossible, one of the biggest upsets ever in a presidential primary. >> sanders and clinton mixed it up tonight again at a debate in miami. tony aiello has the highlights. >> reporter: democratic debate number 8. it took place in the aftermath of today's -- tuesd

. >> parents in jersey city camped outside for days all for pre--k registration. why this school is in such high demand. >> and why a trip to the dentist ended with a young girl suffering severe brain damage. we'll have those stories plus that sunken tugboat near the tappan zee. we'll follow that for you as well. first, right over to amy. >> we're looking at beautiful skies. right now it's 40s in the city and 30s and freezing temperatures in some areas. rating this day on a scale of 1 to 10, a solid 8. we'll talk >>> oh, boy! what a gorgeous shot outside. 12th. we spring forward tonight. charlesworth. >> i'm rob nelson. we'll be tired tomorrow after we lose that hour, but that's we'll be here. >> let's check in with amy freeze and a check at the a glorious week. week. it was so nice to get that spring fever. things are comfortable as well starting with 40 in the city. there are some spots that are actually cold in the suburbs. you'll want to bundle up as you take the dog outside. first, a talk of the change we have tonight. we spring forward. sunrise this morning

. >>> a woman had to be rushed to the hospital after witnesses say she was rundown by another jersey city who did it on purpose apparently. happened near union street and mlk drive. hit the victim and knocked down a light post before slamming into the wall. police say the woman driver and woman she hit had been physically fighting moments before the injured woman is in critical condition with two broken legs and extensive internal injuries. the driver was also hospitalized. >> deliberate, the car jumped while she was under, drug her from there to there. >> my reaction was why? why did that prompt you to run her over with a vehicle? like why would you get inside a car when you have time to think about it why would you do that? like that was premeditated. >>> the injured woman is in critical condition with broken legs and other injuries a driver who has not been charged is in the hospital as well. >>> 4:38. face charges after his 11-year- old grandson took a loaded gun to school. charged with criminal possession of a weapon and wreckless endangerment. the boy showed up in south jamaica with

not specified on the ballot question but the most frequently mentioned sites are meadowlands and jersey city. opponents fear the casinos could take away business from atlantic city. >>> a weight report card for kids. kids reported as healthy or overweight. >> the fitness guru responds to his friends' fears he's being held hostage. >> a dramatic display of the dangers of tailgating. >> commuters are having much more success with the hooded rain coat or the hat. a lot of umbrellas getting blown inside out. rain is steadiest over long island right now. our temperatures are very chilly. we're at 40 degrees and it feels like 33. we do warm up. we still have showers in the forecast. i always heard fios was a lot faster. but i thought it'd be a hassle to switch. turns out it wasn't. they showed up when i asked and they set up wi-fi on my laptop and my tablet and stuff. it's true. it is better. i'm here to mow the lawn. it's february, curtis. maybe i should change some other things around here. switching is easy with our switchers guarantee. we'll arrive when promised and set up your devices to your

. >> so there are 11 cities in new jersey that tested positive higher than what was allowed? >> it is the big problem especially with children with older cities with lead pipes underground one house may not but the house next to it might it is also true with schools and other institutions especially the most of vulnerable. it is an expensive problem to fix and that is the part the people are not talking about. is a very expensive problem but we will pay either way. >> no question but how much the price is so much bigger than anyone thinks there is 1,000 other feet to fall. lead was basically the standard nationwide as putting in water systems and has been that way for decades wait until everybody starts to get on this is a nationwide problem. >> but should this be put on the schools with the infrastructures? a lot of plugger said how many are testing positive? it has to with water at home. >> the irony in the tragedy is that they were facing doubt lead. -- phasing out lead. but now with political corruption. >> so you go back and look at the council in did you have the superin

for now we're live in jersey city, kemberly richardson, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> so many unanswered questions over the death of an off duty police officer found in a car with a gunshot wound in new jersey. newscopter7 was over the scene where his body was found near a movie theater in sayreville. is on the scene with more information. >> that officer's body was found in his personal vehicle early this morning. here we are hours later. the prosecutor's office has not released much information on exactly what happened here. he did speak to the media earlier this morning. >> reporter: newscopter7 was over the scene, the parking lot of a long closed movie theater that sits between routes 9 and 35 in sayreville. investigators from the middlesex county prosecutor's office and the sayreville police were on the sayreville police were on the scene. the report came in at 7:15 of a body in a car. the body was a sayreville police officer found dead in his car. prosecutor andrew carey. >> the police responded. at this time we've identified there's a victim of one male police officer with sayrevi

the part of the three boat albany to jersey city, was supporting a barge carrying a crane. when the operation started to drift near the stationary construction barge under the tappan zee bridge. >> there were reports that there were radio transmissions from the tug on the right that said we are too close. we have to move left. but they couldn't move in time. >> was there enough lighting? you know, how familiar were hudson river? >> the boat sank in moments. damage. the wreckage is deemed too dangerous for divers to risk going inside. >> in tarrytown, magdalena doris, cbs 2 news. >>> an attempted rape in brooklyn, has left people living in fear. because that man is still on the loose. cbs 2ilana gold has the story from sunset park including surveillance video of the suspect. >> reporter: surveillance video shows the suspect in sunset park brooklyn wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt when he casually snuck in behind a victim blurred out. door of her apartment building on 50th street by 9th avenue late saturday night. he glances right at the camera system, seconds before his alle