>> reporter: oscar morel is being held in central bilking. he said a couple of things that place them at the crime scene. they also believe that the weapon found in his apartment during a warrant search is the one used in this double the east new york man is behind the daytime shooting deaths of imam maulama akonjee and thara uddin. >> we strongly believe that this is the individual. >> showing oscar morel getting shooting the two >> he was there just prior to that. >> reporter: earlier a thousand people were there to honor. promising the muslim cmu them. >> an attack on one of us is an attack on all of us. we will work together to encourage the harmony and unity that new yorkers believe in. reporter: oscar morel is facing two counts of possession of a counts of murder. greg and rosanna, back over to you. >> one wild part of the story. after he shot the imam and assistant, he got into an argument with a cycle list and then followed him. they were taunting each other and then he ran the cycle list down. they belie >> police are questioning a m

the suspect, oscar morel. police say security cameras captured video of his suv involved in a hit and run when he struck a bicyclist. imam, maulama akonjee and his assistant were killed. they traced back the -- a license plate to his home on miller avenue in east new york brooklyn. that is where they cornered him. he tried to get away. >> detectives from the fugitive task force -- in an effort to get away. without further incident. >> here you see the funeral service for the two religious leaders where hundreds upon hundreds gathered to mourn the victims. we're learning from sources during the search of the suspect's apartments, they recovered a weapon that they believe was the same gun used in the murders. michael, we're told that there was clothing that they found that was used. at least they believe it was used in the murders that took place saturday afternoon. back to you, michael. >> kat, court appearance coming port authority police are looking for the cause of a security scare at kennedy airport. >> get

. >> reporter: oscar morel will appear in court today. they can still not say why the two victims were ambushed. precinct. 35-year-old oscar morel said nothing and gave no explanations for the murders of the imam maulama akonjee and his assistant tharam uddin. both men were buried yesterday. mourners at the funerals say they know why the friends were killed. and they want justice. >> two people just -- got murdered and nypd is saying this might not be a hate crime. what is it then? come on then, somebody coming up behind and shooting for no reason an imam and his assistant, come common sense. >> reporter: the top brass says they have strong evidence to back up the charges starting with what happened before the double homicide. at 1:350 saturday afternoon a hit and run witness and surveillance video placed morel's car at the scene of the crash. moments later, three miles away police say they found surveillance sophomore else getting into that -- of morel getting into that same car after fatally shooting the two men. >> we have looked at th

the background of oscar morell. he will be on two counts. morell is charged with killing a queens imam and his e assistant. sunday night. the murder weapon and clothes matching the description of the man seen leaving the scene. emanuel and his assistant were they killed on sand. what is believed to be mohr rail running up behind them. a sheffly trailblazer was driven by morell, was seen leaving the scene. many in the community in queens a lot of fear in the community. very rare thing to see a cleric killed, and members of the muslim community have been on edge. >> there's a big show of support within the muslim community at yesterday's funeral as hundreds showed up to memorialize the cleric. morell is charged with criminal possession o are still searching for a motive here this morning as he is arraigned later today. live in q gardens queens. channel 7 eyewitness news. >> it's 6:06. the wait continues for staten island teenager who committed suicide because he was bullied. daniel was remembered yesterday angel catholic academy. the brooklyn

ernie: oscar morel will come back before a judge on thursday. there's no official word on a motive for the crime. >>> the city has agreed to pay the family of akai gurley more than $4 million. gurley was shot and killed by former police officer peter liang in the dark stairwell of the pink houses in 2014. he was sentenced to five years probation, but no jail time. presidential campaign, but new polls show that donald trump sliding further behind hillary clinton. a new washington post poll shows clinton 14 points ahead of trump among registered voters. virginia, that's a key swing state, and a poll out today shows clinton up nine points in florida. 538.com reported that trump's lagging polls are affecting key senate races which could swing the power over to the democrats. benjamin to talk about this. clinton leads in the polls. trump is still dealing with controversies. how do you see it? where do things stand? >> if we called the election today, hillary would win in a landslide, like reagan mondale. hillary is staying focused on the issues. the

. >> moments ago oscar morel of brooklyn walked out of the precinct in queens charged with second degree murder and criminal possession of a murder in connection to the shooting. >> new information on how cops pinned the murders on mr. morel. >> what might be more interesting in this particular case is what he's not charged with. 35-year-old oscar morel not charged with a hate crime, though police will not might have been for shooting and killing a popular imam and his friend. >> reporter: police found the handgun they believe was used to kill a popular imam and his friend. they prayed tonight after 55-year-old imam maulama akonjee and 64-year-old thara uddin were gunned down in a cold blooded quiet neighborhood. the murder shows a man walking up from behind and firing. now police believe they have the man and the gun he used. >> we're looking at him for both crimes, for the homicide and that. >> reporter: a few minutes after the imam and his friend were murdered at 79th and liberty in queens, there was a hit-and-run at pine streak and pitkin avenue in brooklyn. the war going the wrong w

nothing else. >> reporter: oscar morel told his lawyer and anyone who would listen today that he's an innocent man. he did not explain how a gun that is an exact ballistic match to the murder weapon used to kill the imam and his friend front of him, he wants to ask the shooter why did you kill my innocent father? >> reporter: he's not the only innocent victim. >> when i saw his face, just a couple of seconds, but i realized this person is totally norm ally. he's totally lost his control. >> reporter: david uses a cane now to get around. days ago he was an active bike rider. he won't be able to do that again for a while. >> do you think he targeted you muslim? >> i have no idea. because really i don't know. might. >> but you're sure he targeted you? >> yes. >> reporter: al-shamiri is the man on the bike who was struck police believe by a car driven by morel. maulama akonjee and tara uddin were walking home when they were shot and killed in ozone park, black gmc trailblazer and moments later a black short distance away at pine street and pitkin avenue in east new york. after the driver

as it is, oscar morel is charged with first degree murder. he faces the death penalty if he's convicted but he says he didn't do it. >> just denied having to do anything with it. that's it. oscar morel told his lawyer and anyone who would listen today that he's an innocent man. he did not explain how a gun that is an exact ballistic match to the murder weapon used to kill the imam and his friend wound up in his house. >> when he saw the shooter in front of him, he wants to ask the shooter why did you kill my innocent father? >> reporter: he's not the only but i realized this person is totally norm ally. he's totally lost his control. >> reporter: david uses a cane now to get around. days ago he was an active bike rider. he won't be able to do that again for a while. >> do you think he targeted you because he thought you were muslim? >> i have no idea. because really i don't know. might. >> but you're sure he targeted you? >> yes. >> reporter: al-shamiri is the on the bike who was struck police believe by a car driven by morel. maulama akonjee

broad daylight as they left a mosque has been taken into custody on murder charges. 35-year-old oscar morel faces two counts of second degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon. morel was caught on surveillance fleeing the area of the shooting. police are still searching for a motive. also in new york, police are looking into whether usain bolt's victory celebrations may big scare at kennedy airport. surveillance video from inside terminal 8, showed travelers starting to act disruptive while watching bolt's race. police say that set off a chain reaction with some others running away from the commotion. nearly 10 minutes after bolt's run, police received a 9-1-1 call from a woman reporting gun shots in the terminal which turned out to be false. it's still unclear how the celebration got confused with the sound of gunshots. the incident remains under investigation. now to the race for the white house. donald trump says his plan to defeat isis would involve completely revamping the u-s immigration system. the republican nominee spoke in youngstown, ohio yesterday and called for an "ide

theresa: oscar morel faced with second-degree murder in the cold-blooded killing of the queens imam and his assistant, police found the murder weapon in his home, so far have not given a possible motive. >> have powerful hacking tools used by nsa have been revealed, they posted software online that could break into company firewalls if they are not patched. let's get to you. >> we have video in rio. they keep coming for team usa, simon biles took gold in the gymnastics exercise. and took silver in the same event, biles 5 total metals is the most for an american gymnast at a single olympics but there was disappointment for the us. women's beach volleyball lost to brazil ending hopes for a gold medal, the first-ever a limbic loss for carrie walsh jennings. she gracefully lost, took the blame, said she wasn't passing bronze medal. the olympic spirit in full display, the women's 5000 m event, these two collided, helping nikki hamlin and helps her get up. the two continue to help each other until the finish, she fell again, right there, at this moment a couple moments prove the olympics are

they were killed over the weekend leaving a mosque. 35-year-old oscar morel faces two counts of murder and criminal possession of a weapon charges, police say they have strong evidence against him but still no motive for the crime. >>> a protest in queens over the city plan to turn a hotel into a homeless shelter. residents demonstrated outside the holiday inn at 55th road and maurice avenue last night. they say they don't want a shelter so close to schools and parks. the city says the neighborhood needs a shelter based on the hoe local homeless population. a decision on converting the hotel is expected later this fall. >>> now over to john with that forecast on this tuesday. john? >> thank you chris. it is going to be a -- well kind of coo challenging day today. a heat and humidity and storms later and 78 in the city right now. cooler readings north dew points right now in the mid 60s to the mid 70s. looking ahead though, winds are going to shift. we have a southwest wind today and then we see peak dew points this afternoon. that again adding more fuel to the potential storms. more en

oscar morel facing two counts of second-degree murder. both men were shot in the head outside their mosque in queens. ed: look at the size of this wildfire in flames. this is in southern california. it has consumed a church. the fire out of control north of san bernardino. more than 1000 acres have been scorched. nearby homes are also being evacuated. an arson charge connected to the will be a few strong cells in the region moving from west to east. we have to keep an eye on this because the air is becoming more unstable with time. even though no severe warnings in effect now, it's not impossible that some could be issued in the next hour. we could see some rotation with a couple of those cells. later on tonight, activity from the west moves eastward. during the wee hours of the morning even, there could be a few downpours or thunderstorm the night. that should slide offshore tomorrow morning. there is boston, clouds after the west. showers moving into metrowest begin to get closer to boston. 75 with a week sea breeze. where it has warmed

oscar morell suffered and to court. >> i want to ask him. my brother was 65 years old. >> my father was a good guy. him. rosanna: if convicted, oscar morell faces life in prison without parole. greg: and amusement park ride and connecticut, a bunch of kids got a shock. six children were on this ride. they got a shock. a bad one. they were writing the scrambler. some of the kids described feeling a one of the boys grabbed the fence and burned his hand. >> he was putting his stance on hands on both of the aluminum rails. he started screaming. his father pushed him off of the greg: ryan lochte. we heard earlier this week that he was robbed up one point in brazil. however, doubts have been raised. rosanna: police are doubting it right now. they cannot find any evidence that it happened. officials say when ryan lochte and his friends were questioned they admitted to being drunk. they could details about the time or the color of their cab. police are still investigating. greg: the group did not call police. they were in violation. they were suppos

. >> let's go to list of them with the latest on the story oscar morel was let out in handcuffs after being charged with second-degree murder. 35-year-old east new york man is behind the daytime shooting death of people. this shows him getting into his trailblazer right after shooting the two men. just a few blocks away from the mosque. tonight later, police say he had a bicyclist with the suv and was arrested outside of his apartment. he rammed his car into a police cruiser that was blocking him in. they are trying to determine the motor motive if you explain why the person is there. >> thousand people gather. mayor was you promises the community that is with them. >> we will work together to encourage the harmony and unity that new yorkers believ donald trump is involved. hillary clinton would charge her father's juliet and teresa. it's a less freewheeling address that we are using. libya and syria and iraq. he would make america safer. >> i call it extreme vetting. in a speech at youngstown state, donald trump laid out his plan for preventing terrorists from entering the united sta

oscar morel charged with shooting an imam and associates. what was the motive? we're hoping to learn more in the next court appearance. look for updates first at 4:00 and on our abc 7ny app. >>> good afternoon. we want to begin this half hour local leaders, including mayor de blasio are pushing for more funding to battle it. >> he's calling on congress to pass the nearly $2 billion zika bill. lucy yang is live in kips bay. >> reporter: zika is being described as a national health crisis. the mosquito-borne illness was the topic of a news conference by the mayor and other officials this noon. minutes ago. even though there have been no mosquitoes found in new york city carrying the disease, the fact is, new yorkers travel, including to places where those mosquitoes live in abundance. they are coming home sick. here are the numbers. we're told 500 new yorkers have tested positive, almost all have traveled abroad. brain damage. officials now insisting the countries could battle this disease better if only congress would pass more funding for the fight. 480 people h

oscar morel, the man accused of murdering his father, stood before the judge this afternoon and pleaded not guilty. insisting through his attorney that he didn't do it. that's it. nothing else. >> did he say anything to you? was he upset? >> he just denied. said i didn't do any of this. >> can you describe his mood? >> he was fine. calm. upset that he's here. he said i didn't do anything. >> reporter: the cold blooded execution double murder shocked the city. captured on surveillance video. the 55-year-old imam, maulama akonjee, and his 6 assistant, tara uddin, both shot point blank in the head. an suv struck a bicyclist shortly after the shooting. a vehicle that matched the description of the getaway car. detectives say he later tried to ram officers who tried to stop him. they later recovered his .38-caliber revolver. >> oscar, did you shoot them because they were muslim? >> reporter: prosecutors say the evidence is overwhelming, that the bullets are an exact as the gunman. that he was seen on, quote, numerous cameras and that morel admits he was at the scene. for the relatives of the

. >> new this morning, a new york man is facing charges accused of police say oscar morel killed the two men execution-style on saturday afternoon. police tracked down the suspect with the help of a bicyclist who was hit by a car near the crime scene. the biker took down the car's information which led to morel. funerals for the two muslim men were held yesterday. muslim leaders are calling it a hate crime. >> their crime was that they were immigrants, minority and indeed this bigot acted upon his hatred. >> huge crowds gathered at the funeral. >> the tsa broke a record last week finding 78 guns in bags. that is the most weapons found in a week and most of the guns were loaded and more than 20 had a round in chamber. many travellers simply forget >> a crash in chicago ends with a luxury car split in half. the driver was pulled out 30 seconds before exploding. the car crashed into a lamboroughi. the people stepped in to pull the driver to safety. >> 5:55. still ahead, more coverage on the unrest in >> a family of a victim speaks out. >> an interview with chief ed flynn and the work he

. >> reporter: oscar morel will appear in court today. they can still not say why the two victims were ambushed.

police tracked down the driver who turned out to be oscar morel. a search of his home turned up the murder weapon. victim's family got their first look at man accused of executing their loved ones in what they believe was a hate crime. time. >> reporter: hunter says his heart goes out to those who lost their loved ones. >> i'm happy i'm still alive. but i feel sorry for the victim's family, you >> reporter: the district attorney says the motist of the crime is still under investigation. but -- motive of the crime is still under investigation but morrell faces life in prison without parole. >> the suspect has not been police say building their case against them for the murder has been their priority. >>> there's been yet another incident of children getting injured on an amusement park ride. six kids suffered electrical shock on the scrambler at ocean beach park in new london, connecticut this afternoon. one child was burned when he touched a bar leaving the ride. all the injuries are minor. >>> at least 11 people are dead in louisiana afte flooding

and his friend to death outside a new york city mosque is being held without bail. 35-year-old oscar morel denies the allegations. prosecutors are calling the daytime shooting an "assassination" while investigators continue to search for a motive. authorities haven't ruled out that it could have been a hate crime. the victims were killed as they were leaving a prayer service saturday. the son of a mexican drug lord is one of six people kidnapped from a restaurant in puerto vallarta, mexico. mexican victims taken is 29-year-old jesus alfredo guzman salazar-- one of joaquin "el chapo" gusman's sons. authorities say the kidnappers appear to be from one drug cartel and the victims are from a rival cartel. at least a dozen buildings-- destroyed, as crews continue to battle a wildfire east of los angeles. angelica joins us from the newsroom with the latest. in just a day the blaze has grown to 15-thousand acres. around 82-thousand people have officials say the fire is now spreading in several directions-- threatening even more communities. at one point -- the flames formed what is sometimes call

oscar morel is facing two counts of second degree murder. police say he killed an imam and his associate over the weekend. investigators linked the crime to a series of surveillance videos of hit and runs they say was involved in shortly afterwards. >> right now, there's nothing to determine. we're still looking as we go forward. right now, we can't explain why this person was there. >> yesterday, 1,000 people gathered in queens for funeral services only six blocks from the crime scene. mayor de blasio promised residents extra police >>> milwaukee was calmer overnight amid a curfew following days of rioting over the shooting death of a black police officer. a peaceful vigil was held yesterday for the victim. the city moved up the city's curfew by one hour to 10:00 p.m. weekend protests left a half dozen businesses in blames. milwaukee police chief said he was surprised at the unlevel of unrest that erupted. >>> to rio where american runner allyson felix fell just short of bringing home a record fifth gold thanks to a dramatic dive by the bah

family and friends walk out of the courtroom furious saying oscar morel didn't do it. they say he's not the man who killed two muslim leaders in ozone park over the weekend. >> is this the type of person he is? >> he didn't do it. >> reporter: investigators paint a different picture. they say this surveillance picture shows him running up behind the two victims and shooting them at close range. the imam and his assistant were their mosque. >> members of the muslim community held an emotional rally on the steps of city hall. the victims' family held back tears. they believe the murders are a hate crime. >> what's the reason for it? we want justice for it? >> everybody is scared to go out. i'm scared with my husband when he goes late night work. i couldn't sleep until he come a motive. they haven't ruled anything out. the defense attorney says police have the wrong guy. >> i don't see how it's a hate crime. defendant, number one, the defendant says he didn't do it. as far as he's concerned, he didn't commit any crime. >> reporter: the nypd is going through his phone and

investigators arrested oscar morell and charged him with two counts of second- degree murder. they tracked him down from a hit-and-run. they found the murder weapon hidden inside a wam of his apartment. they believe he followed two men and shot them in the back of the head when some believe the men were kills because therm muslim. they are still searching for a motive. >> breaking news. around 4:00 officials announced nine people are now dead after the flooding in louisiana. authorities in east baton rouge parish say a volunteer diskoared one body near a library. the historic flood has forced thousands of people into shelters and there's still even more flooding. in milwaukee, a city-wide curfew is in effect after a shooting that sparked protests. they arrested six people but proved to be relatively calm compared to the night before. that's what demonstrators damaged several squad cars and several officers were injured. >>> an officer shot and killed a man after he turned to the officer while holding a gun. >> ancht key decision against a former unc student. head on with anoth

oscar morel was actually arrested sunday night, after an unrelated hit and run.e's now charged with two counts of second-degree murder. the victims were gunned down in queens saturday, as they left a mosque. authorities have not released a motive for the killings. but police say the murders were crime. more issues involving metro.. this morning a new investigation by the federal transit authority is slamming metro for safety problems. the report says metro operators blew through stop signals on 68 different occasions during a four-year period. and it says some train operators were not familiar with the tracks, were not paying attention, or were speeding. the investigation also found poor communication between train operators and the communication between train operators and the control center. the transit agency responded with a statement, saying metro has made significant progress in addressing these issues. you can get alerts about your commute- directly to your phone! just text the word metro' to 4-3-8-1-17. happening right now.. pennsylvania attorney general

. >> oscar morel still wearing his uniform for the school charges against him. while searching his home police found this gun and clothing that matched the descriptions of the witnesses stashed behind a wall. prosecutors say ballistics prove it was the gun used in the murders. his attorney said -- >> he's upset that he's here. he said he didn't do anything. >> many in the muslim community want to know why the murders are not considered a hate it. >> two people he killed at one time. it is a hate crime. >> many muslims living in this neighborhood are relieved to see more police presence as the mayor promised at the funeral on monday. some are concerned the extra security will disappear now that a suspect is under arrest. >> the district attorney's office said investigators are trying to determine what motivated the killings it is a hate crime. >> hazel sanchez cbs to use. >> -- cbs 2 news. >> a electrical shock for children on an amusement ride in it done -- emergency crews say the injuries are minor and we don't know what caused the shock at this time -- the are

police arrested oscar morel yesterday for the murders. they say he shot the imam and his friend in the back saturday as they left a prayer service. this morning investigators are still looking for a motive but haven't ruled out the possibility of this being a hate crime. >>> investigators now say the son of mexican drug lord lord el chapo was one of the 16 people kidnapped in puerto taken from an upscale restaurant. they now say the kidnappers and victims appear to be from two rival drug cartels. the mass abduction was monday in the resort city. >>> 14-year-old orlando student is recovering after lightning strike that happened at school. that student was standing in a parking lot next to a tree during lunch hour yesterday when the lightning bolt hit. that school is on the campus of first baptist church of orlando. paramedics say the student was lethargic but alert when to the hospital. >>> a judge tomorrow will decide whether to approve the sale of gawker media to univision. the spanish language channel is offering $135 million for gawker

on monday, suspected shooter oscar morel was charged.uthorities say it is not clear whether the attacks were targeted as a result of their faith. this is new york city mayor will deblasio who spoke at the funeral monday. >> and we know there are voices all over this country who are spewing hate, trying to create division, trying to turn one american against another. i look around at all of my brothers and sisters here, i see proud americans. i see proud new yorkers. and i will never let us be torn apart, and we will not let each other be torn apart. amy: that was new york city mayor to blasio. linda sarsour, your final comment? >> outrageous and traumatic experience. we may never know the motives because the victims are dead and cannot speak about what happened, but it is about one this community -- climate the muslim community is afraid. we should not be targets of murder in our streets. amy: we will continue this discussion. linda sarsour , thank you for being with us, head ofmpower change. matt taibbi, we will link to your pieces. of

oscar morel right now held without bail for what prosecutors say was an assassination of an imam and his associate in queens. morel this afternoon arraigned on several charges, including first degree murder. the imam and his friend were shot in the friend after they left prayers services saturday crime is so heinous, so offensive, that queens d.a. richard brown added the charge of first degree murder. the maximum he could face is life in prison without the possibility of parole. but he insists he didn't do it. the victims' families are infuriated. >> i want justice. >> reporter: relatives of the victim say the pain is unbearable. guilty. his relatives watched from the spectator's gallery, seemingly in shock. one woman with her head in her hands. >> they're upset and they don't believe -- they can't understand how he could be involved in this. >> reporter: they later gathered outside the courtroom in a huddle with their court appointed attorney who told reporters that morel insists he didn't do it. >> just denied having anything to do with it. that's it. nothing else. >> reporter: the

. >> reporter: grieve family members would like to see oscar morel face the ultimate punishment. he's accused of murdering imam maulama akonjee and his assistant tharam uddin as they walked home from afternoon prayer on saturday. cops say minutes later morel rammed a bicyclist with his car and that same car linked to the murder scene. and they found a gun and clothing that matched descriptions stashed behind a newly sheet rocked wall. as the imam's family prepares to bury him in their home country of bangladesh, they fear they will never know the reason behind the attack. >> the cops said he acted individually. why he shot them? to me is -- targeted. >> reporter: desmite the arrests, friends of maulama >> i'm -- worried. i'm scary asked that guy liked like me. i'm scared to go in the mosque now. >> reporter: as the trial begins the imam's family says no matter the outcome, their lyes are forever change -- lives are forever changed. >> it's a broken house. >> reporter: morel faces murder and weapons charges today and police expect that hit and run charges may follow. mayor de blas

first degree murder in the fatal shootings of an imam and his associate in queens. 35-year-old oscar morel continues to be held without bail. both victims shot in the head as they walked home from a mosque. happened august 13th in ozone park. prosecutors haven't given any possible motive. morel does not face hate crime charges though many in the community blame islamophobia for the killings. their 10-year-old son was stopped by police officers with a gun pointed right at him. the boy, who is tall for his age, was videotaped by his mom. he was stopped by police while they were searching for that robbery suspect. new jersey reporter anthony johnson has the exclusive story. he's in newark tonight. >> newark police internal affairs are investigating this case. they have been actually for the past couple of weeks and they tell me they're getting a lot more information about exactly what happened but they do s a prime example of what happens when armed robbery suspects are out there putting a whole lot of people in danger. >> reporter: no doubt legend preston is big for his age. this shy 10-year

. >> 35-year-old oscar morel charged with two counts of murder. police continue to investigate the shootings and have not ruled out hate crime. >>> an explosion in a new blast that blew out all the windows? plus, mcdonald's pulling some happy meal toys. the risk they pose to children. and uber says how about a self- driving car? where the ridesharing company will unveil them next month. lonnie? >> you know, coming up, dana, i have the seven-day forecast. and there's a time frame in that seven-day forecast where it could feel like fall not this summertime heat we have. i'm going to talk about all that in >> see you in a bit. >> what happened to four u.s. swimmers in rio? scott pelley with this and more on the "cbs evening news." >> reporter: some of the u.s. swimmers may face charges in brazil charges of reporting a crime falsely. we have the surveillance video that puts the truth to their story about being robbed in rio. we'll have that and the rest of the world news coming up on the "cbs evening news with the bands! those pigs are just so cute! c

oscar morel was taken into custody after police linked him to a hit-and-run near that brutal murder. police searched the suspect's home and found what they say is the weapon used. they also say they discovered clothes that match what the suspect was wearing during the shootings. >>> apparently there are more questions surfacing about the armed robbery of ryan lochte and other members of the u.s. swim team. according to "the wall street journal" the athletes actually didn't report the crime to investigating after it surfaced in media reports. lochte says they were robbed at gunpoint early sunday morning in rio after getting out of a taxi. the international olympic committee initially denied any robbery took place. only reversing course when it says lochte later changed his story. abc's matt gutman in rio asking the ioc about the confusion. >> reporter: i wonder if you can explain to us what happened. is ryan lochte lying to you? >> i can to give them update. i got an update and gave you usoc's update and there was another one after that. >> usoc being the united states olympic committ

. >> oscar morel is being held without bail on first degree murder charges. the weapon used to commit the murders outside of a mosque in ozone park saturday. >>> two people charged with the murder of a woman who vanished in new jersey tonight now linked to a separate shooting of the same victim earlier this year. andre harris and jennifer sweeney arraigned this afternoon, charged with murdering tyrita julius. tyrita's mom said sweeney dropped her daughter off at the train station before she disappeared in march. her body found last night, buried in the backyard of a home in long branch, owned by harris. >> i just want to know why. it reason. you've got to have a reason why. >> now we know. there was a glimmer of hope for a while. but now we know. >> harris is sweeney also charged with attempted murder after they shot tyrita and her child back in november. >>> i'm meteorologist jeff smith in for lee goldberg. the way overnight. 80 degrees in new york city. getting a couple degrees above average for this time of year. why got up to 85. 90 at toms river. in term

oscar morell was charged with the killings of imam and tara udan saturday afternoon in ozone park. morell will be in court today. >>> let's get a check on the commute with heather o'rourke. >> you can see the new jersey turnpike behind me. this is getting northbound. pretty heavy in the outer roadway, which is the truck lanes. let's go over to our maps. it's because of this closure on truck routes 1 and 9. the northbound side has been reopened. southbound, we have two lanes have street cleaning rules in effect for today. michelle. over to you. >> i'm sending it over to bill. hot out there. >> it is going to be humid as well. not 90 degrees today, but it's already 81. we have humidity out there. and it's 80 around long branch. 80degrees as we go up toward the park to 81 there. and 83 in newark. we will be looking at this heat advisory. showers and thunderstorms start firing up from the west as we get into the afternoon. be starting around noontime. thunderstorms around 3:00, 4:00, 5:00, 6:00 tonight. and that plows through and it's breezy and nice with low humidity. michelle. >> tha

for first degree murder in the fatal shooting of an imam and his associate in queens. 35-year-old oscar morel continues to be held without s they walked home from a mosque in ozone park on august 13th. prosecutors still have not given any possible motive and morel does not face hate crime charges although many in the contradict's community blame islamophobia for the killings. >>> first on channel 7, a family in newark demanding an apology after they say an innocent 10-year-old boy was chased down by police with their guns pointed at him. legend preston's mother recorded up and in tears right after the incident two weeks ago. he says he was shooting hoops when cops chased him down an alley because they thought he was an armed robbery suspect. >> they were just holding shot guns at me like this, trying to shoot. >> they did have the guns pointed directly at him as they assumed, quote, he fits the description. >> police officers say they did 10-year-old. internal affairs is investigating the incident. >>> a $4 million payment with wells fargo agreeing to settle a claim that it used illegal payme

oscar morel was arrested. they were able to track the 35-year-old down because he hit a bicyclist with his car while fleeing the scene. information from that cyclist a gun and clothing linked to eight's deadly shooting. he is facing second-degree murder charges. to far police are not calling this a hate crime. news of his you a rest came after thousands of people crowded the streets of knock for the iman and the funeral. >>> a 4-year-old boy has a date in court for bringing a replica gun to a festival and threatening police. they found the boy with this bb at the boston festival over the weekend. when he was being led away, the offi also had a real gun and would, quote, shoot all of you. the teenager is facing multiple charges. >>> a man was caught on camera helping him he to a collection of bottles and cans meant to help families in need. he is now facing charges. and elizabeth hopkins looks at the overwhelming response from the community. >> it is just unbelievable to see somebody with that kind of disregard

as police continue to search for a motive this morning, 35- year-old, oscar morell will see a judge later today here in queens. he is being arraigned on two counts of first-degree murder. morell is now charged with friend. he was held yesterday after police took him into custody outside his brooklyn home. a search turned up what is believed to be the murder weapon and clothes. imam and his assistant were killed as they left afternoon prayer in ozone park on saturday. surveillance video shows morell shooting them in the back of later, hitting a man on a bicycle who called police with a plate number. that's what led them to morell's east new york home. >> we can't explain why this person was there. he was there just prior to that. we have him on video. 8 minutes prior to the homicide. we'll pullet those facts together. >> morell is also charged with criminal weapons possession. he will be arraigned here this morning. i'm diana rocco, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you. 5:35. new york city agreed to pay more than $5 million to settle a wrongful death claim. girly was in the pink houses

life-year-old oscar morel faces second degree murder charge.say he carried out the execution slaying. they were killed as they left their mosque on saturday. a huge crowd gathered in brooklyn yesterday to pay their last respects to both men. >> there's a new curfew in place in milwaukee following two days of violent protests. six people were arrested last night but police say the night was relatively calm. a police shooting of a policeman man saturday night sparked violent arrest in the city. a group of looters was captured on a surveillance video as they stormed into a metro pcs store. a number of businesses have been burned during the protests. police established a 10:00 p.m. curfew in an effort to try to bring peace to the city. >> 4:47 and chicken little might have been right about a thing he said about the sky. at least in this case. a woman in washington state shows off an object that fell from the heavens. >> also celebrating a milestone with a free lunch an tasty one at that. we'll tell you about app special a few people will get on at