the deal included reye jr. to pleading guilty. ariel's grandmother spoke out in court saying she is a princess, a smart girl, with captivating eyes. as for herself, the grandmother is disabled and wishes that she had been the one who died instead of ariel. reporting live in lower news. >>> breaking news, we learned about the death of a literary giant. writing to kill a mockingbird made into a movie. lee's novel to set a watchman was published last year. harper lee was 89 years old. >>> paying tribute to the late scalia. >> thousands are standing in long lines that extend out to the supreme court. you're looking live right now. and leah is lying in the great hall. weijia? >> reporter: mary after a private ceremony this morning people from the public started going there around 10:30 as you can see a part of the massive line that stretches around the block. many people in it didn't agree with scalia's views or opinions, but they certainly respected him as one of the most influential members of the court. denominational pastors would

franklin reyes, jr. faces up to nine years behind bars after taking a plea deal a year ago. he was being chased by police in 2013 when he crashed on the upper west side killing a girl and injuring her grandmother as >>> burglaries are on the rise in kips bay. the number of burglaries has more than doubled compared the same time last year. there's now an increased police presence allock east 25th street as officer -- along east 25th street as officers investigate the rash of break- ins. there were seven burglaries in that area in the past week and now people living there are on alert. >> my roommate and i have been locking the windows and being really careful, even if we leave for a little bit. >> the police, i do see them on the street a lot. i typically see a police car parked outside of this building. >> police also put up fliers in buildings warning people to take precautions. >>> it is 6:05. in the race for president, donald trump is backing off slightly from his criticism of pope francis. the pope is on his return trip position is not christian. trump fired back saying

franklin reyes, jr. will spend a maximum nine years in prison but could come up for parole because of time served in a accepted a plea deal for the 2013 crash that killed 4-year- old aerial russo as she walked to school with her grandmother. he also tried to flee police. sophia russo, ariel's mother, read a victim impact statement. she called his actions pure recklessness and disregarding human life. >> if there's someone that you would give your life for, then you know what i had. to say what you did to my mother and my daughter is an and hurtful. ariel died a violent death because of your reckless apologized. [inaudible speaker ] >> i'm deeply sorry for the pain and suffering i have caused. i will carry this tragic accident for the rest of my life knowing i took the life of an innocent child. >> reporter: that was reyes' very short statement as well the russo at one point because he had never apologized or said that he was sorry. this is the first apology of sorts that we have heard from reyes. ariel's

franklin reyes, jr. took a plea deal nearly a year ago. he was being chased by police in 2015 when he crashed killing ariel russo and injuring her grandmother while they walked to school. >>> a 50-year-old victim was knocked unconscious outside dodgers stadium. the 27-year-old california man is charged with felony assault. >>> 7:56. we check the commute. >> reporter: we'll talk about the subway status. and ems activity with the uptown m trains running by the we also have the bqe northeast at the brooklyn bridge. that is an accident that's being cleared away. heavy delays as we come up through the area in some spots. then on the cross bronx expressway, you have at least two lanes closed down. i checked out the george washington bridge and it does not have delays as of yet. tappan zee bridge coming down from rockland into west chester county. disabled truck being cleared away. >>> time now to check the weekend weather. meteorologist bill evans with the accuweather forecast. >> beautiful sunny weather. over to wall street and over toward the

our jeanette reyes looks at the ceremony and the heroic act that led to >> navy chief edward byers jr. stepping out of the shadows to accept a high honor. as a navy seals byers risked his life in december 2012 to rescue dr. joseph who was held captive for four days by the taliban in afghanistan. byers wasn't the first to burst in the dark hide-out and save the american hostage. fellow navy seal was shot in the head during the rescue mission. byers followed shortly after continuing with the mission anyway. he is calling the 36-year-old a hero but says the young daughter doesn't see it that way. >> my daughter knows i'm daddy. she loves me just for that. if you talk to her one-on-one she will tell you the five different nickname she has for me. not one is hero. >> byers said he told his mom about the honor he would be receiving today and the first thing she asked if she is able to attend. she was able to go to the reporting for abc7 news, i'm jeanette reyes. >> congratulations. michelle: glad his mom was able to make it and be part of it. jonathan: nice. michelle: extra special. jonatha