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eyewitness news reporter lucy yang is in the morris park section of the bronx with new information. lucy? >> reporter: well, joe, a 51- year-old bronx father is now awaiting arraignment for allegedly killing his 2-month- old baby boy. we're told a savage murder happened here in his apartment on bogart avenue in the morris park section of the bronx. we're going to show you a shortly after birth. those smiles would not last investigators tell me on december 10, the newborn, mason white, was crying as newborns do, and that 51-year-old jose him. police believe he took care of him by smothering and choking the baby to death. when the mother came out to see what had happened, she said he threatened to kill her, too. two days later, authorities report the couple disposed of the baby in a wooded area in brewster, new york. we just obtained this surveillance video from the apartment building. a worker said detectives identified this man as the father and they believe the baby's body was in the duffle bag. this heartbreaking story, finally coming to light last week when the mother apparently t
eyewitness news reporter lucy yang is in the morris park section of the bronx with new information. lucy? >> reporter: well, joe, a 51- year-old bronx father is now awaiting arraignment for allegedly killing his 2-month- old baby boy. we're told a savage murder happened here in his apartment on bogart avenue in the morris park section of the bronx. we're going to show you a shortly after birth. those smiles would not last investigators tell me on december 10, the newborn, mason white, was...
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lucy yang live at one of the night clubs at the center of this case. >> reporter: these are troubling charges of corruption and bribery against several officers at the 109th precinct. instead of clamping down on illegal drugs at clubs, they're no one is singing at these karaoke clubs in flushing but informants are against two officers. a lieutenant and detective are under arrest, charged with bribery and other crimes. prosecutors believe they were getting cash each month from various karaoke bars in exchange for information on upcoming raids, keeping the karaoke bars in business proved to be a lucrative business. one of the officers was receiving $2,000 a month from one of the owners. on the force for ten years, he has now been suspended, bail set at $25,000. another officer, 50-year-old lieutenant robert sung turned now we're unable to get comments from the care observing clubs. this investigation by the attorney's office took two years and we're told more officers could be indicted in the days to come. in flushing queens tonight, lucy yang, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> tomorrow, a
lucy yang live at one of the night clubs at the center of this case. >> reporter: these are troubling charges of corruption and bribery against several officers at the 109th precinct. instead of clamping down on illegal drugs at clubs, they're no one is singing at these karaoke clubs in flushing but informants are against two officers. a lieutenant and detective are under arrest, charged with bribery and other crimes. prosecutors believe they were getting cash each month from various...
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i am lucy yang for channel 7, eyewitness news. >> just sad, tragic, lucy, thank you. the fate of the 6 month old daughter of the gun massacre terrorist up in the air, she is in the care of child services, saying syed farook and his wife, tashfeen malik were radical ized for quite sometime. they had taken target practice at gun ranges, even just 2 days before the attack. the fbi says 19 pipes that could have been turned into bombs were discovered in their home. >> we want to find out who profited from it, financed it and i am not saying there is anything like that but we will leave no stone unturned. >> memorial services for some of the 14 killed are scheduled to start friday. >>> rock band u-2 sharing a stage with an american band in paris during the attack of terror. it is the first time eagles of death metal took the stage since the attacks in paris last month. the band members managed to narrowly escape. >>> as we continue for monday in manhattan, robbed. >>> one woman's family breaks their violence as the driver is let out of jail. >>> a wild pursuit and a driver
i am lucy yang for channel 7, eyewitness news. >> just sad, tragic, lucy, thank you. the fate of the 6 month old daughter of the gun massacre terrorist up in the air, she is in the care of child services, saying syed farook and his wife, tashfeen malik were radical ized for quite sometime. they had taken target practice at gun ranges, even just 2 days before the attack. the fbi says 19 pipes that could have been turned into bombs were discovered in their home. >> we want to find out...
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we begin with lucy yang at the scene with the lead story. lucy? >> reporter: bill, this is alert to end swiftly and with a child found unharmed. what began here in bedford park section of the bronx this afternoon has come to a quick and peaceful end in clifton, new jersey. police confirm the family's minivan was stopped on the garden state parkway less than an hour ago. most importantly, we are told the toddler, 3-year-old rebecca value len sway la was rescued unharmed. her father diomedes valenzuela is in custody. authorities believe he stabbed his wife multiple times inside their bronx apartment this afternoon before grabbing child and taking off in the family's minivan. the car was tracked crossing the g.w. bridge and from there it does not take long to zero in on the vehicle. thanks fully an arrest was made before anyone else was hurt. too early to say what triggered the violent stabbings. neighbors say they were seen together going to church. we believe the 47-year-old
we begin with lucy yang at the scene with the lead story. lucy? >> reporter: bill, this is alert to end swiftly and with a child found unharmed. what began here in bedford park section of the bronx this afternoon has come to a quick and peaceful end in clifton, new jersey. police confirm the family's minivan was stopped on the garden state parkway less than an hour ago. most importantly, we are told the toddler, 3-year-old rebecca value len sway la was rescued unharmed. her father...
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lucy yang at the precinct where the suspect is being held. >> the homeless have so little in this world but tonight one homeless woman has a little justice. >> reporter: sources say the 29-year-old victim was staying at the freeman family houses in the bronx. we're told it began the victim complaining about the services at the shelter. we're told it escalated in to an argument with one of the workers. the worker then called her family to come over and together they allegedly beat up the victim with her 7-year-old daughter watching. today the worker, 29-year-old tihira washington turned herself in. police confirmed she's been charged with assault. officials report the attack happened last tuesday at 5 p.m. across the street from the shelter. >> police are looking to arrest another person in this attack. we believe it may be washington's own mother. as for the victim, a detective tells me she was was perched -- punched in the face leaving the left side of her face swollen. lucy yang, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> donald trump tonight trying to put a positive spin on a meeting with more t
lucy yang at the precinct where the suspect is being held. >> the homeless have so little in this world but tonight one homeless woman has a little justice. >> reporter: sources say the 29-year-old victim was staying at the freeman family houses in the bronx. we're told it began the victim complaining about the services at the shelter. we're told it escalated in to an argument with one of the workers. the worker then called her family to come over and together they allegedly beat up...
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lucy yang is in newark. lucy. >> reporter: sade, newark police are looking for a tractor-trailer driver who killed a pedestrian and kept on going. it happened at the intersection of chancellor avenue and leslie street around 6:00. we're told the man was trying to cross the street when he was struck. an eyewitness said a truckdriver stopped, got out, then took off. the victim was rushed to newark university hospital where he was pronounced dead. witnesses say the tractor- trailer had a phone number on it which they tried to call. police are now trying to find that driver. live in newark, lucy yang for >> lucy, thank you. >>> detectives in westchester county hoping for new leads in a cold case that began with a chilling discovery. body parts were found inside a plastic bag in a wooded area in yonkers in september 20 12. the remains were later identified as 26-year-old pamela graddock. police are asking anyone with information to call them. >>> meanwhile gathering in newtown, connecticut tonight to mark the thir
lucy yang is in newark. lucy. >> reporter: sade, newark police are looking for a tractor-trailer driver who killed a pedestrian and kept on going. it happened at the intersection of chancellor avenue and leslie street around 6:00. we're told the man was trying to cross the street when he was struck. an eyewitness said a truckdriver stopped, got out, then took off. the victim was rushed to newark university hospital where he was pronounced dead. witnesses say the tractor- trailer had a...
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lucy yang outside the bronx key courthouse tonight. >> reporter: well, that's right, joe. a 51-year-old father in the bronx is awaiting his arraignment. police believe he killed his two-month-old son because the baby was crying. > it's disgusting. >> reporter: that sums up the the morris park section of the bronx. what began with the birth of an adorable baby boy has ended in tragedy. police believe the 51-year-old father, jose feliciano, committed the unthinkable. on december 10 i am told this newborn, mason white, was doing what most newborns do. he was crying. the father responded by allegedly smothering and choking his own son to death. when the mother went to check on her two-month-old baby she claims feliciano threatened to kill her as well. >> it's terrible. who is going to do that? >> reporter: this is surveillance video taken outside their apartment. a worker in the building says detectives identified this man as the father and that authorities believed the baby's lifeless body was in the duffle bag. an official tells me the parents dumped their newborn in a woode
lucy yang outside the bronx key courthouse tonight. >> reporter: well, that's right, joe. a 51-year-old father in the bronx is awaiting his arraignment. police believe he killed his two-month-old son because the baby was crying. > it's disgusting. >> reporter: that sums up the the morris park section of the bronx. what began with the birth of an adorable baby boy has ended in tragedy. police believe the 51-year-old father, jose feliciano, committed the unthinkable. on december 10...
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lucy yang just got to the scene. lucy. >> reporter: that's right. police right now are looking for a potentially well-dressed armed robber. we're told a man in a suit held short while ago. we believe that white vehicle is the truck in question. it happened around 10:00 this morning here in the 1400 block of westchester avenue here in of the bronx. police report he made off with $78,000 in cash. shots were fired. it's not clear if the suspect was hit. police are canvassing nearby hospitals for any potential gunshot injuries. detectives believe the getaway vehicle may be a red honda. again, we have an armed robber on the run with $78,000 in cash. this after holding up an armored truck this morning. we will have more on this breaking story throughout the day. we're live in the bronx, i'm lucy yang for channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> a 62-year-old woman was struck and killed by an mta bus. eleanora shulkina was hit while she was crossing 17th street last night. the bus was making a left turn when it struck the woman. she died at the hospital. people in t
lucy yang just got to the scene. lucy. >> reporter: that's right. police right now are looking for a potentially well-dressed armed robber. we're told a man in a suit held short while ago. we believe that white vehicle is the truck in question. it happened around 10:00 this morning here in the 1400 block of westchester avenue here in of the bronx. police report he made off with $78,000 in cash. shots were fired. it's not clear if the suspect was hit. police are canvassing nearby hospitals...
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eyewitnesses reporter lucy yang live in time square getting a little taste of what people think about all this. lucy. >> dave, it's the great salt shakedown, yes, it's lunchtime. folks are hungry and ready to order some lunch. before you do you that this new salt rule goes into effect today so diners can be forewarned. >> health officials recommend americans not consume more than 2300 milligrams of salt a day. but did you know some restaurants serve more than that in just one entree, and if you weren't aware of the high sodium content in some foods now you will be. >> sodium intake is too high among new york city adults. the high blood pressure drives both the leading causes of death and is the leading driver of health disparities. starting today a new rule goes into effect for chain they will have to put a salt shaker symbol on those items which contain more than the recommended daily amount of sodium. this to give consumers more dietary information before they order. chains will have 90 days to update their menus before fines are levied. here at applebee's they believe in transparen
eyewitnesses reporter lucy yang live in time square getting a little taste of what people think about all this. lucy. >> dave, it's the great salt shakedown, yes, it's lunchtime. folks are hungry and ready to order some lunch. before you do you that this new salt rule goes into effect today so diners can be forewarned. >> health officials recommend americans not consume more than 2300 milligrams of salt a day. but did you know some restaurants serve more than that in just one...
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lucy yang is in central park. lucy? >> reporter: well, sandra, as we get ready to mark the third anniversary of the horrible newtown, connecticut, school shooting, one mother's group is marking this with a rally against gun violence. shade of orange as hundreds rallied against gun violence. this mother's group demanding action against the senseless slaughter of innocent victims because guns are easily obtained and abused. tomorrow marks the third anniversary of the strategy where 26 beautiful children and educators were massacred in their school. diana rodriguez knows the pain too well. her 18-year-old daughter was shot and killed on mother's day two weeks before her high school graduation. samantha guzman was buried in her prom dress. >> too many mothers and fathers added to this club that no one wants to be a part of. it's time because i don't feel like our children are safe nowhere, not at school, not at church, not in the movie theater, nowhere. >> reporter: as families march for safer streets, politicians departmen
lucy yang is in central park. lucy? >> reporter: well, sandra, as we get ready to mark the third anniversary of the horrible newtown, connecticut, school shooting, one mother's group is marking this with a rally against gun violence. shade of orange as hundreds rallied against gun violence. this mother's group demanding action against the senseless slaughter of innocent victims because guns are easily obtained and abused. tomorrow marks the third anniversary of the strategy where 26...
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live in the bronx, lucy yang, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> lucy, thank you. lower manhattan this morning, pushing for congress to pass a bill which provides medical care for those sickened by toxins at the world trade center site. the bill expired in september. lawmakers say the bill has enough about bipartisan support to pass, but say republican leadership is blocking it from coming up for a vote, all for political purposes. >> to those leaders around the negotiating table, how dare you try to trade the lives of our brave first responders for your little political gain! it ain't happening! >> supporters of the act say this week is the last opportunity for the bill to be passed this year. >>> remarkable news tonight carter. he is now cancer-free. mr. carter, 91 years old, made the announcement this morning while teaching sunday school at a church in georgia. and doctors said there is no sign of brain cancer. mr. carter revealed in august that doctors found four small melanoma lesions on his brain. >>> rock band u2 is in paris, performing two concerts postpone
live in the bronx, lucy yang, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> lucy, thank you. lower manhattan this morning, pushing for congress to pass a bill which provides medical care for those sickened by toxins at the world trade center site. the bill expired in september. lawmakers say the bill has enough about bipartisan support to pass, but say republican leadership is blocking it from coming up for a vote, all for political purposes. >> to those leaders around the negotiating table, how...
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i'm lucy yang for channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> thank you. a new york city police officer exposing himself near a school. investigators say 35-year-old wayne roach exposed himself in his car behind ps134 in the bronx. roach has been charged with lewdness and driving while intoxicated. a ten-year department veteran, roach has now been suspended. >>> a police in manhattan investigating a possible anti- semitic attack on the manager of an upper west side bookstore. the 52-year-old worker was inside the store and saw a man pacing outside. they say when he went outside, the suspect began shouting slurs, made anti-jewish comments, then shouted that he was muslim. the suspect then punched the manager several times before riding off on a scooter. the manager was not seriously hurt, and coming up at 5, we have exclusive video of the man police are looking for. >>> we want to turn now to the weather. it is a cold and rainy afternoon out there, and we'll have to keep those umbrellas out a little bit longer. meteorologist lee goldberg is he's got that um
i'm lucy yang for channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> thank you. a new york city police officer exposing himself near a school. investigators say 35-year-old wayne roach exposed himself in his car behind ps134 in the bronx. roach has been charged with lewdness and driving while intoxicated. a ten-year department veteran, roach has now been suspended. >>> a police in manhattan investigating a possible anti- semitic attack on the manager of an upper west side bookstore. the...
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that was lucy yang reporting from the bronx. >>> now to the murder in rockland county. tonight a 19-year-old man from manhattan has been arrested and charged with murder. police say he stabbed a 66-year- old man in west nyack. it happened overnight. tim fleischer is in new city where police are nounsed the arrest tonight -- announced the arrest tonight. >> reporter: police say it's an ongoing investigation but are quick to say it came very fast considering the murder occurred a little more than 12 hours ago. >> the suspect is identified as dylan lentini, age 19. >> reporter: who is now clarkstown police say being murder of a 66-year-old man in his west nyack home. lentini was fleeing the apartment when he passed a neighbor and yelled call the hospital, call 911. police arrived to find a man tapped to death. lentini was found a short distance away with a laceration to his hand. he was treated then questioned by police. >> unnerving to say the least. >> reporter: when kristin ross woke up she saw the large police presence and suspected the worst. >> they were taking out t
that was lucy yang reporting from the bronx. >>> now to the murder in rockland county. tonight a 19-year-old man from manhattan has been arrested and charged with murder. police say he stabbed a 66-year- old man in west nyack. it happened overnight. tim fleischer is in new city where police are nounsed the arrest tonight -- announced the arrest tonight. >> reporter: police say it's an ongoing investigation but are quick to say it came very fast considering the murder occurred a...
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here's lucy yang. >> reporter: they were two street, now forever connected by the gift of life. >> and all of a sudden, he turned gray and blue, and i said, uh-oh, i guess i have to try, but i wasn't sure i could do it. >> reporter: last thursday william taylor was walking by the citibank when he suddenly collapsed from a massive heart attack. bank workers quickly brought in the responsive man ?ierksd and that's when an angel appeared. 69-year-old claire o'neill is a retired obstetrics nurse. she was walking home when she saw the commotion and noticed the man was dying in front of her eyes. so she got on her knees and began chest compression. >> i was afraid i was going break your ribs. >> that's okay. >> they always say it doesn't matter if you break a rib. senate will heal. >> reporter: the two met for the second time today at the hospital where william what is to thank his guardian angel. it was an emotional visit. even william's doctor could see both lives have now been forever touched. >> for you and for him. >> yes, i think so. >> reporter: now, the nurse said she was given an am
here's lucy yang. >> reporter: they were two street, now forever connected by the gift of life. >> and all of a sudden, he turned gray and blue, and i said, uh-oh, i guess i have to try, but i wasn't sure i could do it. >> reporter: last thursday william taylor was walking by the citibank when he suddenly collapsed from a massive heart attack. bank workers quickly brought in the responsive man ?ierksd and that's when an angel appeared. 69-year-old claire o'neill is a retired...
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lucy yang is here with the latest on the investigation. lucy. >> reporter: well, sandra, he was walking around a busy los angeles boulevard, moments before police arrived, now he's dead. did sheriffs make the streets safer, or did they go too far when they fired their weapons 33 times? the pops you hear are the shots fired. 33 by two sheriff deputies in los angeles. tonight, a storm is brewing over this fatal encounter. >> he's crossing the street with no real apparent regard >> reporter: the armed man identified as 28-year-old nicholas robertson. authorities say he had a criminal background, walking erratically sunday morning with a gun in hand. witnesses say he fired the weapon about a cosen times before they arrived. they ordered him to put his weapon down and stop but the video shows him ignoring the commands and continuing towards a crowded gas station. >> as he's making his way northbound towards the gas station, there are two people and three children in a carat a gas pump within five feet of him at the time. >> reporter: the deputie
lucy yang is here with the latest on the investigation. lucy. >> reporter: well, sandra, he was walking around a busy los angeles boulevard, moments before police arrived, now he's dead. did sheriffs make the streets safer, or did they go too far when they fired their weapons 33 times? the pops you hear are the shots fired. 33 by two sheriff deputies in los angeles. tonight, a storm is brewing over this fatal encounter. >> he's crossing the street with no real apparent regard...
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live in the bronx tonight, lucy yang for channel 7, eyewitness news. >> lucy, thank you. >>> a former subway pitchman jared fogle appealing his prison sentence for child pornography and having sex with under damage prostitutes. fogle's attorney filed a notice a judge sentenced him to 15 years in prison. >>> a russian space craft docked successfully at the international space station. it launched this morning. they joined three crew members already on board. the mission is to spend six months on the station conducting research and scientific experiments. >>> tonight the force will be with moviegoers in new york city during the highly anticipated premier of "star wars: the force awakens." the worldwide premier was held last night in los angeles. fans young and old catching a glimpse of their favorite "star wars" actors as they walked the red carpet. fans say it was everything they expected and more. "the force awakens" opens thursday night. >> exciting, exciting. >> i had one eye on the giants game and one eye on -- >> split. >> awesome. >>> this weather is awesome. we got the rain out
live in the bronx tonight, lucy yang for channel 7, eyewitness news. >> lucy, thank you. >>> a former subway pitchman jared fogle appealing his prison sentence for child pornography and having sex with under damage prostitutes. fogle's attorney filed a notice a judge sentenced him to 15 years in prison. >>> a russian space craft docked successfully at the international space station. it launched this morning. they joined three crew members already on board. the mission...
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lucy yang. >>> a tear-filled ceremony to remember two officers shot to death one year ago today in brooklyn. >> i would give anything to see him and hear his voice again. >> officer wenjian lieu's family sobbed at the ceremony house where a plaque was displayed for the officers' honor. >> they were attacked because of the uniform they wore, because of the badge they wore, and it was therefore not only an attack on these two good and brave men, but an attack on all of us. >> after ward, mayor de blasio and police commissioner bratton laid a wreath at the corner in bed-stuy where the shootings took place. >>> the widow of detective ramos is now turning her grief into action. she is starting a foundation designed to build better relations between police and minority communities. eyewitness news reporter with mrs. ramos. >> i don't want anyone to ever forget who rafael ramos was. >> reporter: she still beams when she talks husband, n.y.p.d. detective rafael ramos. she opened up about the phone the voice on the other end said her husband and his partner, detective wenjian lieu had been killed, t
lucy yang. >>> a tear-filled ceremony to remember two officers shot to death one year ago today in brooklyn. >> i would give anything to see him and hear his voice again. >> officer wenjian lieu's family sobbed at the ceremony house where a plaque was displayed for the officers' honor. >> they were attacked because of the uniform they wore, because of the badge they wore, and it was therefore not only an attack on these two good and brave men, but an attack on all of...