we move on t operations. >> 62-year-old paul ammon of new jersey was the first victim found after the boat crashed into a stationary construction barge at the bridge saturday morning. radio transmissions show the crew members did realize they were about to hit the construction barge brut not able to turn the boat around in time. we're live in terry town, i'm kristin thorne. channel 7, eyewitness. >> thank you. >>> it is 5:34. police in brooklyn are looking for the man who tried to rape a woman in the lobby of her sunset park apartment building. police released this surveillance video of the man they want to catch. they say the woman was coming home from a date close to midnight on saturday when she let the man into her building when he said he lived there. the man then pressed a knife to the woman's throat and sexually molested her before running off. >>> new jersey law enforcement will gather for a final salute to a state trooper killed on the job. a vigil was held last week for state trooper shawn cullen. the 31-year-old died last tuesday when he was hit by a passing driver when res

on board, timothy conklin with captain paul ammon and harry hernandez of staten island. the bodies have been recovered and it's hernandez who may remain submerged with the vessel. he shows he loved working on the hudson and here's one. another day at work , every day is a blessed day. >> sometimes is just a pure accident. just a pure accident. glenn were killed days before lindsay's wedding. barge. the operator claimed that lit. >> is the latest reaction between south korea. the nuclear expert says the new bomb was placed on the intercontinental result and it could destroy new york but however, they do not believe the device lives up to its claims. i'm not shocked about that. >> the dismissal could not release this heart far. >> i don't know if you are aware that he is crazy. >> joining us now , speaking trying to say? >> pretty much. >> i am crazy with a k . >> have a great weekend. >> it's dry out there.not much action. >> that is every weekend. >> donald trump what is wrong with you? >> donald trump on friday night in chicago. >> at violence in the raleigh, it's like

. >> the other victim has been identified as 62-year-old paul ammon of bayville new jersey. his daughter told us he was on vacation at the time. but got called to go back to work. the other victim now identified as 29-year-old timothy conklin of long island. i'm kristin thorne. channel 7, eyewitness. >>> it is 6:05. we have new information on the breaking news we've been following this morning's amtrak derailment in kansas happened at about 1:00 a.m.. some 20 miles west of dodge city in the southwest part of the state. now, here is new video into our newsroom of the southwest chief minutes after it derailed as it travelled from los angeles to chicago. five of the nine cars left the tracks. 128 passengers and 14 crew were on board. at least 20 people were taken to the hospital. no word on the extent of their injuries. investigators are still trying to figure out the cause of the derailment. >>> we have a developing story in brooklyn. the parents of a 2-year-old girl are being questioned in the death of their daughter. melody fang was found unconscious in her family's bathtub

paul ammon was captain of the tug boat which for some reason veered off course. sources tell eyewitness news a worker on the fixed barge yelled to the captain to abandon ship, but he refused, saying his crew was trapped below. witnesses say the back of the tug boat was under part of the fixed barge that the captain was spotted running on deck but his vessel rolled under the fixed barge and sunk. captain was first pulled from the water. timothy was later found dead >> had his whole life ahead of him. >> reporter: timothy worked at the cradle of aviation museum for about a decade. >> total shock. we know he loved the job that he had. he loved working on the tugs. had talked about it for years before he left here to go work there full-time. >> reporter: authorities say the morning of this disaster, the water temperature was a frigid 40 degrees. >> the most that a human can stay in that kind of water temperature is about 15 to 30 minutes and at that point they will most likely go in to a state of unconsciousness. >> as for that third crew members, harry hernandez, sh

of the three men who died in a tugboat crash on the a funeral mass will be held for 63-year-old paul ammon in new jersey. family and friends will say goodbye to timothy conklin in west bury, long island. the search has been called off for harry hernandez of staten island. his remains will be recovered next week when the tugboat is pulled from the bottom of the hudson river. >>> in brooklyn, a thief was caught on camera stealing from a charity. so watch the lower right-hand corner of the screen. the police are trying to find the man in the red hoodie who swiped the charity box. took it right off the counter. it's at 18th avenue and borough park. the funds meant to go to children. >>> a brooklyn mother is the main suspect in the drowning of her own daughter. we first told you about this death on monday morning. yesterday police hauled in lynn lee to the back of the squad car. this was two days after the incident that was sunday night. she's accused of drowning bathtub inside their apartment in sunset park. lee charged with second degree murder and manslaughter. >>> opening statements expecte

. >> 62-year-old paul ammon of new jersey. >> he loved to sail, fishing, and loved everything to do with the water. he loved his tugboat job. when it was time to go to work, he enjoyed it. >> his body was found after the collision. 21 workers on the barge were able to brace themselves for two crew members from the tugboat, one of them 29 years old, remain missing, and they are presumed dead. when divers finally got under water, at 6:30 p.m., they quickly realized the dangers were too much. and the search was suspended for the night. >> the currents are moving very quickly. so once someone is at the edge of the water, the water wants to drag them downstream at a pretty high rate of speed which is not safe for us to continue to go below the surface of the water. >> new york governor andrew cuomo took a boat tour of the scene to get preferred on the second barge used for tapen debridge construction. >> a bride-to-be and groom's best man killed when a boat operator who later confessed he was drinking crashed into a hard to see barge. better lighting and safety improvements that resulted. the

paul ammon of bayville, new jersey was pulled from the water. but he did not survive. governor cuomo says this all appears to have been an accident. conditions on the water have made the recovery effort difficult. >> the conditions are really lousy under the water. it's poor visibility. very high current. at this point, presuming that the body is in there but we don't know for sure. >> reporter: this will be a cleanup effort as well. crews hoping to get a handle on an estimated 5,000 gallons of diesel fuel that leaked into the hudson as a result of this crash. the goal however, today, michael is to get that tugboat out of the water. that's something they'll work on for the entire week. we have the umbrellas up here. conditions will make that type of effort difficult today. back to you. >> tracie, thank you. >>> new this morning, suffolk county police are trying to identify a man wanted for a series of bank rob is. police released this picture of a suspect. he struck three times since december. he allegedly held up a capital one and a rock land savings bank. and a td ba

paul ammons and timothy conklin of westbury, long island. autopsies revealed both men drowned. harry hernandez, 56 of staten island, is missing and presumed dead. westchester county rob astorino: >> the water temperature was very cold. this part of the year, it was approximately 40 degrees. >> reporter: astorino said there's no timetable for when the sunken ship will be pulled out of the water. approval from the coast guard is expected by the end of the week. the vessel is estimated to have had 5,000 gallons of fuel oil on board and officials say it may be leaking. an oil sheen can be seen at the scene of the accident down to yonkers. thousands of feet of boom have spill. it's still unclear how quickly or not quickly the tugboats sank. there's been conflicting eyewitness reports. some people reported it sank as quickly as 15 minutes. others say a half hour. as for the cause of the crash, that is still under investigation. authorities won't know what happened until that tugboat is brought out of the water. right now it's still submerged. back to you. dari: thank you. authorities

an autopsy revealed two other crew members, timothy conklin, and paul ammon, drowned. >>> a mother and her two sons terrorized in nassau county. this happened overnight. two armed men pushed a 21-year-old man in to his family's home and demanded money. the intruders hit the 21-year-old in the face. his older brother was shot in the leg when he tried to run. and their mother, she saw it all. >> i was just pushed down to the ground and then i didn't move no more but my kids came down. i never would have thought i'd see my son get shot. >> a 21-year-old woman was also in the home. she was not hurt. the men who broke in, they didn't take anything. the motive is still unknown. >>> mayor de blasio is in our nation's capital fighting against proposed anti-terror funding cuts. de blasio told a house subcommittee federal funding of anti-terror efforts is critical york. the mayor stressed the safety of new yorkers and tourists alike as a top priority. he says new york needs every dollar to support not only response teams but technology that helps keep people safe. >> the amount of traffic, the a

a funeral mass will be held for 63-year-old paul ammon in fourth river, new jersey. family and friends will say their final goodbyes to another the search has been called off for harry hernandez of staten island. his remains will be recovered next week when the tugboat is pulled from the bottom of the hudson river. >>> in brooklyn, a thief was caught on surveillance video stealing a donation box. look at the lower right hand part of the screen. police are trying to find the man in the red hoodie who swiped that box off the counter. you see him slide it under his shirt. this happened at bagels and greens in borough park. the fund in that box are meant for a charity that helps ill children. >>> in connecticut, police say they caught two men in a scam that preys on the elderly. stamford police say anthony and steve miguel promised they would fix a door for $4,000. police say they drove her to the bank on monday. but it was closed. officers arrested the men yesterday when they returned to the victim's home with no tools or contract agreement. >>> 5:48. in connecticut, an

. >> only one body was recovered, paul ammon of bayville, new jersey. environmental workers have another problem on their hands. the tugboat is leaking diesel into the hudson. cleanup workers are working to contain it. pads in water collecting the diesel. >> more lighting was add today barges at the tappan zee bridge after a boat accident killed two. what caused this accident is still unknown. >> the question is why did it happen. clearly, one question, was there enough lighting. >> reporter: the investigation and the search for the two missing workers will continue this morning. in tarrytown, michael george, "today in new york." >>> a 7-year-old connecticut boy allegedly abducted by his own father has been found in queens. an amber alert was issued for him yesterday. police say 43-year-old father broke into the home of his estranged wife, assaulted her and took off with his son. he stole money and jewelry from his ex-wife. he was found at a relative's home in jamaica. some people heard the news as they were arriving for a planned vigil there. >> it was