good evening to you, it's 6:00, i'm liz cho. >> and i'm bill ritter. not much snow to be sure, just an inch or so, and just in some areas. >> yeah, but we are getting enough snow and rain to make it a slippery commute home in our area. these are live pictures of i-80 in paterson new jersey. >> snow also coming down in sussex county late this afternoon. it was sticking in the grassy areas, and in mount vernon in westchester county the sanitation department got the snowplows and salt red ready. jeff smith is in franklin: we're going to begin with lee goldberg outside our studios. >> if you blink you miss a couple of flurries and ice pelts in new york city about an hour ago. we're currently dry but it's getting windy and the temperatures are dropping. we're two hours away.

good evening everyone it's 6:00 i'm bill ritter. >> and i'm liz cho. everett clark is accused with sexual contact and endangering the safety of a child.

. >> and i'm liz cho. eyewitness news returns tonight at 11:00. have a great night. >>> we have breaking news tonight. bracing for imabout. states of emergency. blizzard warnings already in effect. more than two feet possible. and the tornado watch, hundreds of flights already cancelled. >> our interview with ted cruz. and sarah palin now fund-raising for herself. >>> and a police officer convicted of attacking several women. the grandmother that broke the and the judge's decision just in. >>> and the new virus. at least a dozen cases. the big risk to pregnant women. dr. besser standing by. >>> and, will smith on his oscar boycott. >>> good evening. great to have you with us. 75 million americans are under winter weather alerts. blizzard warnings already. and the first test in washington, d.c., a disaster on the road. just an inch of snow on the roads, the interstate turned into a parking lot. this is before the next major storm, bringing two feet of snow in some places. here's the storm track. several states and major cities we begin with david k

good friday afternoon, i'm liz cho. >> and i'm rob powers in for david novarro. the worst two week start ever. crude oil fell to the lowest level since 2003. crude trading at less than $30 a barrel right now, coupled with concerns over china's economy. that led to the major selloff. >> the bell rang a few seconds ago. we're taking a live look. the big board at the closing numbers. the dow still settling. you can see it's down 391 points, almost 392 to end the week below the 16,000 mark. earlier today, it was more than 500 points. it is important to note that the s&p 500 and the nasdaq also fell more than 2% today. the numbers, you can see they're still fluctuating now at 392. we're going to continue to follow this. we will bring you the final >>> well, we're going to go ahead and turn to the controversial comments from senator ted cruz. the republican presidential candidate taking a swipe at what he called new york values, which set off a heated exchange with donald trump during last night's debate. >> there are many many wonderful, wonderful working men and wome

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. >> and i'm liz cho. world news tonight is coming up next. eyewitness news returns at 11:00. new jersey transit running with some delays because of signal problems, about 30 minutes. >>> tonight, the blizzard of 2016. the ripple effect coast-to-coast. 30 killed, a mother and child in their car as her husband was digging out. thousands of is there another storm brewing? >>> and the countdown is on. seven days oto iowa. donald trump, and his comments, making a point about his popularity popularity. >>> and the urgent man hunt. >>> the mid-air scare. the american airlines flight hitting turbulence, multiple injuries. >>> and buildings on the edge. >>> good evening. great to have you with us on a monday night. we hope you were inside and warm during the storm, but tonight, it's still impossible to escape it. 80 million americans digging out in the east. records from baltimore to philadelphia to new york. this neighborhood in new jersey. this time lapse showing a parking lot in virginia. the storm has been deadly. a mother and child, among the more than 30 dead. and the storm, fro

good evening, everyone at 6:00, i'm bill ritter. >> i'm liz cho. we're going to start with some major subway problems tonight. broken rails are continuing to cause rush hour disruptions and lots of delays between manhattan and queens. >> eyewitness news reporter joe torres on the upper east side of 59th street with breaking news. joe. >> reporter: bill, liz, cold bodies, frustrated faces for so many people here in midtown in fact, just a few minutes ago, we went down to the station here at 59th and lex. service disruptions on the n and the q. the people down there, safe to say they were not happy to hear what they heard. >> there is no downtown n, q or r, there is no queens bound n or q to astoria. >> reporter: that summarizes it. no service on the n and the q lines between manhattan's time square station and the astoria debt mar boulevard station in queens both directions thanks to a broken where we are, 59th street and 5th avenue. the alternative for so many people, the e or the 7 out to astoria. that's what you see folks doing there here at this

i'm bill ritter. >> and i'm liz cho. much more on those stories in just a minute. >>> but we are going to begin tonight with some breaking news, that hundreds of people forced out of a building in midtown manhattan after a natural gas leak. >> con edison says the gas has been turned off in the building, it's on seventh avenue and 37th street. but people are still not being allowed back in. >> eyewitness news reporter tim fleischer is there with the latest. tim. >> reporter: liz, let me set the scene for you here. we have actually moved down on west 37th street from seventh avenue as a precaution here. what is happening is con ed crews are focusing on this spot in the street here where they started to jackhammer a large hole and are starting to look that they have shut off gas to

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i'm liz cho. sade is off tonight. >> i'm bill ritter. for so many people, anticipation and a lottery frenzy for america's first billion-dollar-plus jackpot. >> this drawing turning international tonight as hopeful players cross the border from canada in to washington state to try their luck. one of the few stories that does folks lining up in the snow at the california border. >> the new york state lottery literally trying to drum up business. this drum roll was outside of a store in midtown. it started at 11:00 this morning >> the jackpot rising to nearly $1.6 billion. here are the winning numbers. 8, 27, 34, 4, 19, and the powerball, 10. >> n.j. burkett is among the millions of people hoping to win. he posted this video on twitter after scraping together $2 to buy a ticket. >> $2 in small change for my buddies in the news room. we're not going to know how many people won tonight, if anybody won tonight, until sometime after midnight. but i do know one thing. we did not win. but we had an awful lot of fun playing and so did a lot of oth

. >> i'm liz cho. world news tonight is coming up next. eyewitness news returns at 11:00. have a great night. >>> breaking news tonight. state of emergency already declared. the blizzard watches in effect at this hour. the major system. it could be historic. two feet of snow in some places. one governor desperate to avoid a scene like this again. and the new track right now. >>> also breaking, the wild ride on wall street. at one point, plummeting more than 500 points. tonight, oil prices. saving you money at the pump, but punishing your savings, and your 401k. >>> sarah palin onstage for donald trump, and addressing her son's arrest on domestic violence charges. elephant in the room. >> pointing to the treatment of veterans with ptsd. >>> 24 hours after george clooney spoke out amid the oscar controversy, tonight, members of the academy declaring we are not racists. >>> and, the new discovery announced today. a ninth planet, larger than earth? >>> good evening. we begin tonight with a major storm on the way, and some places more than two feet of snow. warnings of zero vis

. >> and i'm liz cho. world news tonight is next. eyewitness news returns tonight at 11:00 right after your $500 million powerball drawing.

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. >> and i'm liz cho. world news tonight with david muir is coming up next. eyewitness news returns at 11:00 right after the $1.5 billion powerball drawing. we'll have those numbers for you. >> it's a billion and a half

. >> and i'm liz cho. >>> breaking news tonight. with just three days until iowa, the bombshell development involving hillary clinton. the top-secret e-mails. and trump on his closest opponent. >>> and major developments on three fugitives considered armed and dangerous. one has been found. >>> the zika virus. tonight, how long does it stay in your system? dr. besser, with your questions answered. >>> two storms hitting this weekend. the dangerous moment on the highway already. >>> and the new headline coming out of the nfl tonight on concussions. coming amid a controversial claim about o.j. simpson. >>> good evening, we begin tonight with two major developments in the race for 2016. the two front runners on each side. hillary clinton, and the bombshell from the statement department today. server have been described as vgts. >> and trump, will he pay any price, or will he give up any >> reporter: tonight, ted cruz reeling, and donald trump trying to take him out, calling the canadian-born senator an "anchor baby." >> now ted cruz ma

>> i'm liz cho. "world news" is next. eyewitness news returns tonight at 11:00. have a good night. >>> tonight, the sprint to the finish. six days now to iowa and donald trump and the new poll tonight. why even ted cruz says if donald trump wins iowa and new hampshire, he could be unstoppable. and the question from a young man to hillary clinton about dishonesty. >>> the fbi sting late today. under arrest today. authorities say he was planning to kill dozens here in the u.s. what the plot entailed. >>> a deadly school bus crash. a 22 year veteran principal >>> a prosecutored chilling warning, calling one suspect hannibel lecter. >>> and we remember an american actor tonight and a face you couldn't forget. >>> good evening. as we come on the air tonight, fast moving developments in the race for 2016, six days until iowa now. the national front-runners on both sides trying to hold on to the leads. let's get to the news poll. donald trump in the lead. and senator ted cruz today on the trail in iowa with a warning shot, telling voters if trump wins iowa and hn next,

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. >> i'm liz cho. world news tonight is coming up next. eyewitness news returns at 11:00. have a great night. >>> breaking news tonight. at this hour, sarah palin is back. the event right now, revealing she's all in for donald trump. tonight, the palin factor, and why it matters. also breaking now, the stunning new poll out of new hampshire. not good for hillary clinton. >>> the deadly greyhound bus crash. the bus and what the driver has now revealed. >>> we are watching a major storm brewing at this hour, that could bring more than a foot of snow. several major cities along the possible track. and developing now, the latest on the toddler and the hundreds who have shown up to search in the brutal cold. >>> stealing your money. the irs says it's the biggest telephone tax scam ever. you pay back taxes. tonight, you'll hear from the victims and how to protect yourself. >>> and, george clooney, speaking out tonight. what he's now saying to the academy, amid the oscar backlash. >>> good evening. and it's great to have you with us here on a tuesday night. and we begin with the

liz cho. world news tonight is coming up next. have a great night. >>> tonight, the no-show. five days to iowa, and donald trump says no to fox news. he says he will not appear in their debate. taking aim at the moderator, meg begin kelly. what she's now saying tonight. and, the statement from donald trump released just moments ago, revealing his own special event. >>> also breaking tonight, the tornado touching down. multiple reported twisters. the woman in her car, thrown to the other side of the interstate. >>> the standoff with the militia suddenly turning deadly. the shootout. an armed rancher killed. we're on the scene tonight. >>> the abc news exclusive. we take you inside the jail, the urgent manhunt for three one described as hannibal leger the. >>> and just coming in, word of an air scare this evening. the american airlines flight, the crew stricken. passengers feeling faint. >>> good evening. and it's great to have you with us here on a wednesday night. and we begin with breaking developments in the race for 2016. donald trump saying he will not show up at the fox

. >> and i'm liz cho. world news tonight with david muir is coming up next. for all of us here, have a great night. >> bye-bye. >>> trump versus fox. donald trump, a no-show this evening. holding his own event up against the debate. and his fiery moment with bill o'reilly. >> i told you, up front, i said, don't ask me that question. >> taking aim at megyn kelly, too. fox without him. >>> at this hour, authorities racing to the scene. that standoff with an armed militia. it comes after a deadly shootout already. >>> the alarming new headline about the zika virus tonight. authorities say spreading explosively. dr. besser with what american families need to know right now, women in particular. how long does it stay in your system? >>> the scare today. students and teachers began falling ill. a student unconscious. >>> and the dramatic moments. the bank robber, the manager, trying to hold the door shut. how this ends. >>> good evening. and it's great to have you with us here on a thursday night. and it is fight night for the republicans, but one fight began long

. >>> and good evening thank you for joining us i'm liz cho.

. >> and i'm liz cho. it's the big storm we've been arriving tonight. >> if you can stay off the roads tomorrow and be prepared for possible power outages.

and good evening to you at 6:00 i'm liz cho. >> and i'm bill ritter. a man who swore allegiance to isis and traveled to syria three times in the last year. >> reporter: he used a gun stolen from police back in 2013. >> was he acting on his own or on behalf of a terror organization. cops don't know but what they know is his rap sheet is that of a common criminal. >> and most importantly officer jesse harnett will be okay. as you said he was shot with a gun that was once a part of

i'm liz cho. >> i'm bill ritter. >>> we're hearing from a 71- year-old woman who was slashed in the face as she rode a new york subway train. >> police are releasing new video of the man they say attacked her. it shows him stumbling as he tries to get out of the subway station where >> the woman talking to our

. >> i'm liz cho. we'll have much more on those stories in just a minute. >>> we'll begin tonight with breaking news. the nypd says officer sharrod stewart actually hit by a bullet from a fellow officer. >> this was a case of friendly fire. eyes -- eyewitness news reporter joe torres. >> it was not a teenage suspect who shot an injured nypd officer early saturday morning in the bronx. police acknowledge late officer who shot his 25-year-old

i'm liz cho. >> i'm bill ritter. no way to spin this. an economic blow tonight to connecticut. general electric after four decades in that state is moving out. >> this afternoon ge announced its moving its headquarters and 800 jobs from fairfield to boston. new york made a push but it lost out too. >> eyes news reporter marcus solis in fairfield tonight with

liz cho, what are you doing? 9 inches left in central park. how about that. >> do i get the umbrella. >> you get the umbrella. >> 17 yesterday. what are you doing. >> go back to that fight for iowa song. >> you will need your college cheer career because the weather career is not working. beautiful sunset over new york harbor. that's why the snow deputy has gone so far down. 43 degrees, northwest wind, gusty breeze making it feel like the 30s. we drop into the 30s after 8:00, 9:00 tonight. and then we, as the winds go calm and skies are clear, the numbers drop like a rock. a pair of 3s at 8:00 in the morning in new york city. that is not representative of most of the area. we will be in the 20s and some upper teens. partial sunshine midday. high clouds filtering out and the sun dries during the daylight hours. 40 with a light wind shouldn't feel bad. a come of clouds filling in. high pressure is filling in. it's calm. these are the two storms we are watching and wondering will they interact and we have a coastal storm? still the message from t

i'm liz cho. >> and i'm bill ritter. we'll get to lee's accuweather forecast in a moment. >>> first breaking news. a brutal fire and a bitter night to be fighting it. >> crews battling a four-alarm fire in an apartment building and doing it in this bitter cold. >> aj ross at the scene with the breaking news. >> it's inundated with smoke as firefighters continue to battle these vicious flames on the roof of the residential and

. >>> and good afternoon, i'm liz cho. >> and i'm david novarro, we'll have more on those stories in a minute. we begin with a labor dispute that shut down the ports and could eventually impact some of the products you buy. nearly 1000 workers walked off the job at port newark and port elizabeth. >> trucks filled with goods are not being allowed into the ports either. darla miles is at the port in newark. >> reporter: our news trucks were also not allowed near the terminals where those protesters were striking earlier today, but we have been on the phone all day with sources inside, and they're telling us the tipping point for today, which ultimately made these workers walk off the job is that they were told weren't going to get paid for two days of work when the port was closed because of the blizzard no one was prepared for what happened on friday. job for a wildcat strike. even their own union didn't know about it. port authority quickly stopped all trucks from going inside and issued this statement. we strongly urge the ila members to return to work immediately and resolve their

. >> and i'm liz cho. if you've been out this evening you know it's brutally cold. how cold will it get? tonight wind chills will be in the single digits. >> let's do a round-robin in the tri-state and hoboken tonight. people bundled up in their warmest coats trying to brave this afternoon. a tough day for people who had to work outside. >> we've got two reports tonight. michelle charlesworth is in we'll begin with lee goldberg. he's outside of >> it never fails.

i'm liz cho. bill is off this evening. we'll begin with tonight with the weather. winter weather is finally here with temperatures falling, wind chills tonight will be around zero. it is the coldest weather in nearly 10 months. no surprise, folks were out bundled up in their warm jackets today for the first time this winter. we have a team of meteorologists covering the cold weather. jeff smith is in new jersey. we'll begin with meteorologist lee goldberg outside the studios >> man oh, man, from balmy to bitter in no time. the temperatures are in free fall after the sun went down. it's scarf, gloves, hat, everything. all your winter gear is out again if you can find it. we start with temperatures that drop below freezing. normally it should be november that we see temperatures drop below freezing. it's clear out right now and it's windy. we're now down to 21. we've been dropping like a rock since sunset and now digits for the first time this season and feels like 15 below in monticello, 5 islip, 8 in newark. see those gusty winds howling out of the north and northw

and good afternoon to you, i'm elizabeth liz cho. >> and i'm david novarro. >> the sun was no match for this cold air. and this sign in hackensack tells part of the story, 26 degrees but the wind, yeah, it made it feel a lot colder at times. >> oh t sure d and as we look forward to -- oh, it sure did and as we look forward to a weekend that could bring a snowstorm, suffolk county is taking no chances, prepping with salt. michelle charlesworth has more on the people struggling to get warm and the preparationings, but we're going to begin with meteorologist lee goldberg outside our studios and he is getting ready for more cold and potential snow. lee. >> that's right, liz and david, second day of the bitter blast. second and final day of this frigid weather which is great news. it seems worse today. winds are gusty. harder to take. it looks plenty sunny out the window. thanks for nothing. we have stayed below freezing all day begin. 28 degrees. feels like reading at 4:00 is actually up to 19. that's a little less harsh than earlier in the day. still feels like subzero when you go to monti

i'm liz cho. >> i'm bill ritter. we're going to begin with that frightening and apparently random attack on a woman in manhattan. she was walking to work early this morning when a man out of nowhere slashed her then ran off. as you can see it's all caught on camera. >> it happened in chelsea. kemberly richardson is in talked to the victim. >> bruised and swollen, amanda is at home here in brooklyn resting tonight. she tells me she never saw this coming as she walked to work in chelsea this morning. she admits she sensed something was off with this suspect. a man who lashed out with lightning speed then took off just as fast. >> i thought about it too. this guy looks weird, i should probably stay behind him or cross the street but you don't think these things are going to happen to you. >> reporter: amanda was right. there was something very wrong with that man. the many stitches above and below her lip are proof. >> he was in front of me the whole time and as soon as i passed him is when he hit me. >> reporter: slash

. >> i'm liz cho. tonight we're bracing for what's expected to be the first major storm of the winter. >> 60 or so hours before that happens, it actually feels a little warm today compared to the bitterly cold temperatures yesterday. snow and dangerously high winds. workers right now building dunes up. this is in belmar. in suffolk county in long island, humvees placed at police stations just in case they're needed to respond to emergencies during the upcoming storm.

. >> i'm liz cho. >>> we begin with breaking news. a question that tens of thousands of people in southern new jersey and long island are asking. what was all the shaking this afternoon. >> a lot of people complaining about it. diana williams has been looking into it. she has the details. >> david, liz, local authorities in new jersey were swamped with callers asking that question this afternoon. many people wondering if it was an earthquake. but we now believe it was a sonic boom. the question, though, where did the boom come from. this is the area where people reported shaking and tremors from cape may to amityville on long island. the first tremors began about 1:30 and continued about 40 minutes. police departments across new jersey took to social media to inform residents. barnegat police saying we are experiencing minor seismic activity and investigate same. surf city police tweeted we are lots of speculation on the cause. now, there were no measurable tremors and we now believe it was a sonic boom that originated two miles north

. >> i'm liz cho. it's been nearly two days since the snow stopped but it will take many more days to deal with the two feet of snow left on the ground. >> plows focused on clearing queens, this after angry complaints from residents. mayor de blasio urging business owners to clear sidewalks or face fines. >> as newark digs out, the schools there will be closed again tomorrow. jersey city and hoboken schools will reopen tomorrow. on the long island railroad, service resumed this morning but remains suspended on several lines. there is no service on the far rockaway, hempstead, wes long beach branches. there's also no lirr train service between jamaica station and atlantic terminal and pass service between newark and penn station and journal square remains suspended through tomorrow morning as they cleared the snow from the tracks. >> we have several reports tonight. n.j. burkett on the lirr. shirleen allicot on the snow-clogged streets of newark. we begin with lauren glassberg in middle village queens,