>> what's it like looking at rikers now? >> that's hell on earth right there... this is as worse as it gets. next worst place after that is the graveyard. >> what were you thinking when you were inside? >> am i going to be able to have a future outside of this? am i going to be home with my family? >> in 2007, donovan drayton was accused of murder. he was sent to new york's rikers island jail to await trial. for his father, ronny drayton, it was a nightmare. >> you would stand right here and look across? >> yes, i would. >> what would you ask for? what was your hope? >> just to give me my baby back. simple as that, you know? >> neither donovan nor his father had any idea how long the wait would be. >> i looked outside my window and i see the triborough bridge. and i just started crying. i was like, damn. would i ever drive across that bridge again? will i ever go across that bridge again? it's like whew, i called my father and i was like damn dad, like the view i have is so nice. but am i going to be in that view like any ti

on rikers island, gus rosendale, news4 new york. >> positive outlet. >> hopeful for all of them. thanks for watching. >> stay right here, the news continues at 6:00. >>> live from studio 3-c in rockefeller center, this is >> now at 6:00, terror in the suburbs of paris. french police storm an apartment filled with suspected terrorists who appear to be planning more attacks. >> america is heaven. >>> plus a syrian refugee recounts her terror of escaping isis and reaching the united states as resistance to refugee relocation grows. >>> the investigation into death threats against black students at king university. >> it looks like terrorists were ready to launch another attack in and around paris. >> the common stop investigation led police to the apartment outside the city where they confronted heavily armed terror suspects. in the end, two were dead. five officers were wounded an a police dog also killed. tonight the u.s. is offering a $5 million reward for information leading to the

. >>> a correction officer is recovering this morning after he was attacked by several inmates at rikers island. >> reporter: the gashes on the officer's face needed more than 20 stitches after he was attacked and slashed by inmates thursday afternoon. norman seabrook spoke out about the brutal attack. >> the evidence shows blood on his sneakers and clothing and he was the individual that was identified by the correction officer as the assailant. >> reporter: sources tell cbs 2 news the officer was manually unlocking a cell for an inmate when he was nut a choke hold and then held to the ground. two other inmates helped hold him down while they slashed his face and body. after the attack, they returned to their cells. the officer was transported to the hospital with several lacerations. he says the assault shows the lack of punishment for violent inmates and is calling for action. >> i'm thankful that the correctional officer is alive. it's unfortunate that i believe there will be an officer killed at the hands of the inmate because there's no penalty for what they do. >> the department o

a blood ae y and brutal attack at rikers. two inmates against one guard. the correction officer put in to a chokehold then slashed. josh einiger with shrurfb -- with exclusive details about the guard's injuries. >> the investigation is just getting underway. i've learned from a source close to the investigation that investigators have now found tape recordings of phone calls from at least one of these two inmates to someone on the outside of rikers island in which the inmate was plotting an attack on a correction officer just like the one tonight. eyewitness news obtained this picture of the injured correction officer, the image so graphic and bloody, we had to blur it before putting it on tv. this is the result of what the department of correction calls an unprovoked attack at rikers island this afternoon. >> his condition is stable. however, he has over 20 stitches that he will be scarred for the rest of his life. president of the union and says two inmates, both with known gang affiliations, attacked the officer with no provocation. one holding the offi

. >>> rikers island is under lock down. >> sarah wallace has the latest on the violence at rikers. >> reporter: 31-year-old ray calderon's face will be permanently scarred. he needed two dozen stitches to sew up cuts o gin his face and forearm. two prisoners are charged with assault. the incident happened at the adolescent jail on rikers. >> the correction's offic was doing his job when an inmate emerged, grabbed him around his neck, put him in a chokehold and another inmate commenced to shash slashing his face repeatedly with what we believpewas cscal pal scalpel or a razor. >> reporter: the commissioner issued a statement saying he was outraged by the horrific assault on calderon who is now back home. he idded we have already tightened entrance procedures to keep weapons and contraband out our jails. critics claim the department has gone soft on punitive segregation or solitary confine confinement for inmates. >> the department of correction has invested in serious x-ray machines, high-tech ones that we have at airports. but they're not able to use them credit yet. they're collectin

lilly riker told santa she has 100 things on her christmas list. she wants panther clothes and star lilly. when we asked lilly and her little brother, alex, why seeing santa is so fun-- they had some good reasons. "because he gives us all the toys and he gives us when we don't even have to pay money," said 6-year-old, lilly riker. "because he gives us presents...papa troes and minecraft legos, a big, big dinosaur," said 5-year-old, alex riker. when asked if she's been a good girl this year, lilly and in celebration of the holidays a hotel is offering free stays for those visiting the sick. a council bluffs hotel is offeringhgree rooms over the thanksgiving weekend. this is for people in town to see a family member or friend at a hospital or treatment facility. the fairfield inn & suites participates in a program called rooms in the inn, according to the omaha world-herald. the hotel will also offer free rooms on christmas and christmas eve. just nearby, lawmakers are looking for new ways to draw national and international tourists to nebraska. the

this is the 216th officer this year to be attacked at rikers island. we're live this morning in queens, dray clark, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> thank you. and we learned overnight that police have located a bus and they are trying to figure out if it was involved if a deadly hit and run in -- in a deadly hit and run in queens! kala rama is live for us. >> reporter: we we've learned it's coming back the queens and we talked to the manager of the bus company who says they don't believe the bus was involved with the hit and run. however the bus was in the area at the time of the crash. take a look here. the woman killed has still not been identified. police say the woman suffered severe taw ma after being hit by a tourist bus crossing main street near kissena boulevard. she was not in the crosswalk when she was hit. there's surveillance video also and there's possibility that the driver didn't know a woman was hit. at the time of the crash, this is the third pedestrian to be hit and killed by a bus in less than a week. we're live in flushing, queens, k

jails to lock for weapons and con dramatically -- look for weapons and contraband after two teens at riker's attacked a guard. should it will violent inmate -- should the violent inmates been in solitary confinement? >> reporter: there's a major refarm because we have a new mayor and corrections commissioners, and because of a inmate, but now officials with the unions that represent riker's they're saying we'll see a lot more attacks like this because of the reform. the victim, 31-year-old ray calderon has 22 stitches on his face. two gang members in a high security area assaulted him yesterday afternoon with a small scalpel blade. >> the fact that they did it in the manner which they did yolking him from behind and slashing him, it's premeditated assault, showing they have no respect for the authority and law. >> reporter: union officials are livid about the attack and the reforms. they can no longer punch on inmate. visiting rules will change, and next year solitary confine system banned for those younger than 21. some call it a recipe for disaster, but not mayor. that was the justice depa

sarah wallace has the latest on this violence at rikers. >> you know, the adolescent jail has been a powder keg for years. many insiders both officers and inmates have long told me that gang members, specifically the blood, virtually run the jail. the latest incident yesterday when two teens allegedly attacked an officer. the pictures were about to show you are disturbing, but they

now for first time, that rikers correction officer is speaking publicly about that terrifying assault. >> reporter: and a nice start to a dry start. we have some rain to tell you about. if you are traveling about tonight, get all of the games in, you are fine. >>> time for a check on traffic. we have a picture of the bqe in brooklyn. a lot of traffic there. westbound traffic is stop and go near the williamsburg bridge because of an accident on the exit ramp at 32-a. taking a look at the hudson river, the outbound lincoln tunnel, 20 minutes. holland tunnel, 10 minutes. things are looking good at the george washington bridge. >>> there's new information about the shooting that left a young autistic dead. this as two police officers sit in jail in louisiana. a lawyer for the boy's family said the body camera video shows that the child's father had his hands in the air and did not pose a threat. marshals opened fire, killing 6- year-old jeremy mardis. the two officers are charged with second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder charges. they are being held on a also today, fun

i'm marcia kramer, cbs 2 news. >> now to breaking news tonight from rikers island. inmates repeatedly slash a correction officer and nearly knock him unconscious. queens at new york presbyterian where the officer is being treated. >> reporter: officer raymond calderon works in an area with young adults 18-24 years old. the dashes on officer raymond calderon's face needed more than 20 stitches after he was attacked by inmates at rikers island on thursday afternoon. >> the inmate that perpetrated the attack, the evidence showed he had blood on his sneakers and blood on his clothing, and he was the individual that was identified by the correction officer as the assailant. >> reporter: sources tell cbs 2 that the officer was manually unlocking a cell from an inmate when he was put in a choke hold and held to the ground. while they slashed his face and body. after the attack, they returned to their cells. officer calderon was transported to the hospital with several lacerations. seabrook says it demonstrates the lack of punishment for dangerous inmates. >> i'm thankful t

new details now on the latest inmate attack in rikers island. it will leave the officer scarred for life. he was put in a choke hold last night but one inmate and -- by one inmate and then slashed with a blade by the second inmate. the officer was saved by emergency services responders and the correction department says quote safety is commissioner ponzi's top priority. and he has zero tolerance for assaults on staff. the department is now seeking rearrest of any inmate involved. >> in all due respect to the commissioner of the agency, he's surrounded by individuals that don't know security and don't know the department of correction. and this is yet another example of how a correction officer will eventually lose their life in the confines of the jail because of mismanagement. >> so far this year, 216 correction officers have been attacked by inmates. >>> well, there will be a wake today for the young bronx girl and her grandfather who were killed in a halloween night crash. 10-year-old nyanna aquil and 65- year-old louis perez were killed on h

we're on likers island -- likers island -- rikers island. >>> you will be waking up to 37 degrees in the morning. about after the break. soo li oca n.t t t pt.etio >>> an 8-year-old girl is diagnosed with a rare form of breast cancer. chrissy found a lump on her chest last month. a series of tests determined she had cancer. only one in a million are diagnosed with this type of cancer. chrissy's mom said she's the youngest patient her doctors have seen with this type of breast cancer. the little girl approaching her diagnosis bravely. >> i was scared the first time i knew about it but i knew that i -- but i knew that i could fight it off. and i hope that i can fight it off. >> the turner family is no stranger to cancer. chrissy's mother and father have both battled different forms of the disease. and the little girl is going to have a mastectomy. >>> think came a couple of days early for hundred of needy families today. cardinal dolan led the way as catholic charities gave out meals to nearly 700 people in need. it took place in harlem. cardinal dolan, there wearing a mets' cap. he sa

the attack renewed the debate for mayor de blasio's reforms at riker's island. a police shooting in new jersey, a family is questioning why a grand jury has yet to consider charges against their loved one. authorities say they were forced to shoot him after he pulled a large knife in may. officers were there to check on him after he missed an appointment with his probation officer a. dprj was supposed to consider those charges, but so far they say there has been no movement in the case. >> alvin was shot 11 times in his own home and those final shots were while he was laying on the ground. it's very clear that there needs to be a grand jury in this case. >> hackensack's police direct ore said di as put the officers in a situation where they had no choice but to shoot. and police released this security video tonight of what may have been a targeted shooting in stamford, check. authorities are looking into two criminals. the video is dprany. it shows the alleged shooter hiding as another suspect stops to chat with a victim sunday. police say the gunman then and op

. >>> corrections officers are calling for changes on rutgers island -- on rikers island. they want mayor de blasio and the city council to make changes to the new use of force guidelines implemented at rikers. the demand follows last week's violent attack on a guard by two inmates. officer raymond calderon was tackled and slashed. he spoke out against the use of force policies. >> whoever thought getting rid of solitary confinement was a good idea, you need to pack your stuff up and you need to go. because we are lucky i only got 22 stitches? my face. >> last month -- stitches in my face. >> following accusations guards used unnecessary force against >>> extending health coverage to excellent first responders -- to excellent -- to september 11thth first responders. following the death of nypd lieutenant marcie sims who died from lung cancer last week. >> reporter: due in part to sims's death mayor de blasio says a letter has been sent today to house speaker paul ryan asking for action. he has leaders asking saying it is not a matter of party but patriotism to reauthorize

. >>> a correction officer's recovering after being jumped by two inmates at rikers island. we want to show you a photo, but the image you're about to see is graphic. the department of correction's says he was attacked around 4:30 p.m. yesterday. one inmate distracted him while the other put him in a choke hold and slashed him several times above the head and face. that comes as the city prepares to reform to reduce violence at rikers and address the use of force by the officers. in a statement, the union's president said they face life and death danger every single day when they would be into work and incidents like this are why we need to be a part of the policy discussions. it is an outrage that the lives and safety of brave correction officers like this young man do not seem to be a priority. >>> russia says it is suspending all flights into egypt new mexico it determines the cause of saturday's jet crash over the sinai peninsula rather. new video showing crews searching for remains and personal belongings at the crash site. nobody's ruled out a technical fault, but inve

. >>> a vicious attack on a prison guard on rikers island slashed repeatedly by a group of inmates. two suspects are being arraigned. andrea grymes is live in bronx. >> reporter: well, chris, more than a dozen correction officers are in the courtroom right now as we speak for the arraignment, including the officer who was slashed, officer raymond calderon. we caught the officer standing outside the courtroom, his back was to us right before the arraignment got underway. we're told a group of inmates attacked him, all bloods gangs member and they were being arraigned here today. the correction department says this unprovoked assault happened around 4:30 yesterday afternoon at rikers island. sources say while calderon was unlocking a cell, an inmate grabbed from behind and put him in a choke hold and others joined in, slashing him in the head and face. we're told as many as four of them. he was taken to the hospital in serious but stable condition and later released. last night the president of the corrections officer benevolent association said he was furious. >> i'm thankful that th

. >>> a vicious attack on a prison guard at rikers island today. correction officer raymond calderon needed 22 stitches to his face. investigators say a teenager put the guard in a head lock while another allegedly slashed him with a sharp object. they are believed to be members of a gang. rikers and all other city jails were longed down after the attack -- locked down after the attack but word didn't reach some visiters. >> 311 did not tell us that you cannot visit our loved one. we couldn't visit our loved ones. people had to pay cabs to come here. no work, no school, to come here. >> the correction commissioner says the lockdown will remain in place as they search for the weapon used to attack the like years guard and search for contraband. >>> was it a cross-country mission of revenge? a man accused of traveling from california to long island to murder his ex-wife's new boyfriend? >> also, will he stay or go? the mets make a move that affects murphy's future. >> the secret world from the germs on your hand to what causes morning breath a couple

it happened just days after a correction officer was slashed in the face at rikers. brooklyn borough president and officers from across the city are now pushing i for stricter safety measures.e >>> 4:50 now. still to come, just as you start to think about that thanksgivng me annu, concerns now about a turkey price hike. zblshlgts >>> and on the run. a zebra, how it got loose in a major city. you're watching "today in new >>> welcome back. 53 degrees. i think that's a nice tee mperature for the middle of november. 4:53 in the morning. not too bad at all. i think that's okay. could be worse. >> big difference is suburbs. some to 20 degrees colder than that. by afternoon, we're heading into the low 60s. 63. that includes even the suburbs starting out in the 30s this morning. a pleasantly mild amp fternoon. en a quick shot of chillier air for tonight. a clear sky, 41 in the city. back to the 20s and 30s in the burbs. only unsettled day this week looks like thursday. we'll more about that in the next half hour. >> thank you very much. lauren is off, but we're thrilled to

was named riker? martha: maybe we should at least learn the history. eric: are we should rename it frederick douglas island. that would be cool. >> i know that this man was a was a prolificr fundraiser for abolitionism. did his fund assist in the underground railroad? eric: they had fundraisers at plymouth church. it was a place that hit fugitive slaves in brooklyn. beecher was an unusual fellow. later on, he became famous for a court case, as you know, in which he practiced christian love a little too literally with one of his parishioners who happened to be married to another parishioner. in the 1850's, he used to have these, i don't know quite how to put it -- he had these mock slave auctions of young women, which were mildly pornographic, i have to say. martha: voyeuristic, exhibitionist. eric: a black woman is put up there, and to raise money he would make believe auctioning off a young black woman as if they were in the south. it became exhibitionist. martha: people did report to be moved by it.

rikers and all other city correction facilities were put on lockdown after the attack but word didn't reach many who tried to visit friday afternoon. [ non-english language ] says she called 311 and was told rikers was open for visits. >> 311 did not tell us that you could not visit our loved ones. they didn't tell us at the bus stop we couldn't visit. people had to pay cabs to come here. no work, no school to come here. >> reporter: the commissioner says the lockdown is in place during the search for the weapon used in the attack on officer calderon and other contraband. tony aiello, cbs 2 news. >> one of those accused inmates already faces charges for violence behind bars. darnell green allegedly threw an unknown liquid at a correction officer in march and also apparently punched another in the face back in august. who helped two killers escape a maximum security facility in upstate new york will pay nearly $80,000 in restitution. joyce mitchell appeared in court today in clinton county. she will pay the money for the damage two convicted murderers did by using hacksaw blades and ot

a group of inmates / a corrections officer on rikers island. juliet: raymond called aronne was being held by two inmates that did / mike. no word on what is going on with those two. juliet: fewer candidates will be on the stage. somebody local will not be on stage. one thing you'll notice is the states will be less crowded you'd chris christie has been part of the main debate for the last three times. this time, he did not get an invite. in milwaukee for the fourth gop presidential debate. familiar faces will be missing from the lineup. you will not see mike huckabee or chris christie. he has been bumped out of prime time. earlier debate to to low poll numbers. >> the biggest fear for someone like huckabee or chris christie. the other networks will not want to expand this again. >> reporter: candidates needed to score at least 2.5% or higher in an average of the most recent polls. he had struggled to gain footing in the polls. christie tweeted "it does not matter the state, give me a podium and i will be there to talk about real issues like thi

for boys, riker, and kyler is the new tyler or kyle or combination. kayson like and jackson, a hybrid and braxton, you guys keeping track over there. >> it's different. everybody wants a name that stands out. everything new is old again. >> and what is new is new. >> thank you. >>> lets get a check of the roads right now, lets head to matt pellman keeping on eye on how things are moving. >> the name schuylkill conjured up fear in the minds of drivers and that is understandable today. especially with the vine situation earlier on that caused delays. now a vehicle fire that happened just under a half hour ago in the eastbound lanes by the montgomery drive on ramp and all the activity associated with the fire is confined to the gore point and the fire crews have left is the scene, penndot is there and police are there, people are still slowing down and traffic is heavy from schuylkill to montgomery. and an eastbound gaper delay that is sizable and spilled back to the vine street expressway, a sea of parked taillights on out to the schuylkill expressway,

. >> riker 25. >> final count. >> the democratic challenger up by 77 votes. we had to wait until all the provisional bad were counted. there still can be a recount. i spoke to the assemblymen today to ask what republicans are thinking. >> i am not for the decision making, that party hires experts to take a very close look at provisional ballots, mailing balance, and make an expert decision whether a recount is necessary. >> this race was so close and in the simply racy vote for two out of four. the top vote getter, was separated by the bottom vote getter by only about 500 boats. the the decision to have a recount affects others too. >> in the days of the electronic polling booths, i would say no, but anything is possible. >> so all of those things factor in. >> vote electronically, votes are tallied that day, what took so long to get to the point where they figured out he was 77 votes ahead ahead question work. >> mostly when there's a provisional tally, like on a temporary basis they validated later on to make sure that you had the right to vote in that dist

a former rikers inmate awarded by the city after he was beating by tryingers guards is dead. 28-year-old robert hinton was shot and killed thanksgiving not two months after he settled a lawsuit with the city for almost half a million dollars. he was left seriously injured after being hog-tied and beaten by guards inside a now closed solitary confinement unit at rikers. >>> the annual post- thanksgiving shopping ritual known as black friday. some are saying this year it was a little bit more grey than black. gone are the throngs of shoppers camping out for days ahead of the big sales bonanza. for the most part, the usual frenzy seemed more like a normal shopping day. was a lot more to and better bargains. >> it's really fun. i like to shop a lot. >> there is a lot of people here. you can't go wrong. sales. black friday. it's a nice day today. >> are the sales really that good? >> i think last year better. but it was more crowded last year. >> a lot more people. >> thanksgiving day openings by retailers and online shopping, that's a big deal, are making a dent in what used to be a day afte

rikers island correction officer attacked. two of the four inmates involved appeared in court. the inmates hit the correction officer and then put him in ha choke hold. he is expected to be okay. >>> egyptian and russian authorities both joining the u.s. and uk saying it was most likely a bomb that brought down the russian plane which killed hundreds of people. russia has now suspended all flights to egypt as the security is stepped up at airports around the world. intelligence officials found an astounding lack of security at the egyptian airport where the flight originated and hello again, i'm david novarro. >> and i'm lauren glassberg in for shirleen allicot. we begin this half hour with new information about a thief church. >> that criminal caught on surveillance cameras breaking into a donation box inside a this in smithtown. now police are looking for the thief. n.j. burkett is live outside the nj? >> reporter: well, that's right lauren, the fourth police precinct here in hauppauge, long island where police are now appealing to the public for help. you're going to see in

a group of inmates slash ad corrections officer at rikers island. officials say it went down at 4:30 yesterday afternoon. officer raymond calderon was held down by two teenage inmates who slashed him. he was unconscious and taken to the hospital with injuries described as non-life-threatening. no word on any arrests. >> two leading republican presidential candidates are getting secret service. the agency authorized them to work on donald trump and ben carson's campaigns. they both requested the protection last month. they give candidates, 120 days, four months before an election. but past candidates including president obama were assigned campaigns. >> definitely security issues 5:07. lineup is set for next week's republican presidential debate. >> new jersey governor chris christie did not make the cut for prime time debate. fox kerry drew joins us who made the debate. >> the stage will look different than the last couple debates. instead of 10 candidates, this time there the will be eight. chris christie is among those who did not receive prime ti

and finally, robert hinton, a new york city man who recently won a settlement for his abuse at rikerssland jail, has been shot dead. hinton was awarded a near-half a million dollars for a beating by rikers corrections officers in 2012. he was imprisoned in the solitary confinement unit for men with mental illness when the officers hogtied and attacked him, leaving him with a broken nose, a fractured vertebra and a bleeding mouth. his case led to the firing of a captain and five officers involved. on friday, hinton was shot dead outside of a brooklyn housing project. his attorney says he had been planning to buy a new home, and had recently sent a text message saying, "i pray i even live long enough to see some sort of happiness." and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we are broadcasting live from paris, france, on the opening day of the 21st united nations climate change summit. president obama, chinese president xi jinping, indian prime minister narendra modi, german chancellor angela merkel and more

correction officer is recovering in the hospital this morning after being jumped by two inmates at rikers island. department of corrections says the guard was attacked about 4:30 p.m. yesterday. we're told one inmate distracted him while tan other put him in e, chokehold, slashed him several times in the head and face. the department says it's working on rearresting the inmates who were involved. >>> on long island, a man is accused of stealing more than $100 from a smithtown church. suffolk police released this video of the suspect. investigators say he sat in a pew at the church for about an hour. he looks around, kneels down, but not to pray. he pries open a donation box. if you have any information, please contact police. >>> happening today, former state senator malcolm smith expected to begin a seven-year prison sentence. the judge rejected smith's request to postpone going to prison.hesmith wanted to surrender at the end of this month so he could first take a seminar on lwhe behind bars. the queens democrat is convicted of trying to bribe his way on to the 2013 mayoral ballot as a

. >>> a rikers guard allegedly slashed by inmates faced his accused attackers in court. officer raymond calderon appeared in court yesterday with the suspects. both inmates are suspected gang members. rikers is on lockdown as officials search for the weapon. >>> director quentin tarantino is facing new threats for his controversial comments about police shootings. the executive director of the fraternal order of police tells the hollywood reporter his members will surprise quentin tarantino but it's unwhen, where or how. the union wants to hurt the director financially after he spoke at a protest against police brutality. boycott the director's new movie. meanwhile, several police associations in suffolk county are pledging solidarity. and they released a statement that reads in part, his words and actions help cripple the police who are the only line of defense in an ever-increasing violent world. for those who do not enjoy the riches that this man does. they say they'll also boycott quentin tarantino's films. >>> mayor de blasio says it's been a tough week for drivers

the incident happened yesterday at the adolescent jail on rikers. >> the correctional officer was doing his job, conducting inspecs the way he's supposed to when an inmate, emerged, grabbed him around his neck, put him in a choke hold and slashed his face with a scalpel or razor. missing hiitjugular vein and this would have been a different story had he hit the officer's jugular vein. >> fiscal year 2015 was the bloodiest behind bars in new york city in nearly ten years even though the inmate the commissioner issued a statement he was outraged by the horrific assault on calderon, who is now back home. he added we have tightened entrance procedures to keep weapons out of our jails. bolstered security camera coverage and redesigned our emergency response teams to get to officers faster when they are in a dangerous situation. critics claim the department has gone soft on segregation or solitary confinement for inmates and city council member crowley says there's another major problem. >> the department of correction has invested in serious x-ray machines. high-tech ones that we have in air

s office of a prisoner in rikers island saying to his compatriots on the outside which cell phone do you have, you've got to get the 8 because even the cops can't crack it. >> rose: the actual tape from a rikers island inmate. >> on the telephone to one of his compatriots on the outside about illegal activity. >> rose: right. so the bad guys have figured this out. the terrorists have figured this out. the question is how as a people do we want to resolve this? do we want the law to cover this and rely on the courts and rely on people under oath or do we just say, look, there are some things in terms of our personal papers, devices, e-mails, that we just expect nobody ever to be able to open no matter what. >> rose: no matter what bothers you? >> no matter what bothers me depending on the scenario. but when you get down to the kidnapped child, to the child exploitation, to the person who is planning and executing gang murders in a housing project using these things and you can see them using them, you can watch them communicate and you say, we can't get into that, even with judicial i

there is call for the city to take action to protect correction officers after another was injured on rikers island. prisoners threw scalding liquid on the officer's face on thursday. eric adams stood with officers demanding better safety standards. earlier this month, a corrections officer was slashed in the face at reichers. assaults are rising. this group says, and they want >>> mayor de blasio is paying tribute to those killed in traffic accidents on new york city street he is. their families gathered at city hall park. the mayor says there is no way to take away their pain, but the families can work to make the streets safer for the city as part of the mayor's vision zero plan. some streets have been redesigned and police are cracking down on speeders. at least 13 people have been killed here in recent weeks. >>> it was a crisp, cool day out there today and we are hearing in the commercial break, things are going to warm up a little bit. >> that's right. yeah. temperatures heading into the 60s as we head into tomorrow. so, today was a pretty nice day, but it's going to be better on mond

. >> how some locked up on rikers island are learning to perform. >>> all right, and breaking news any time anywhere, go to nbc new york.com or our mobile app. >> "new york live' up next, have it's the holidays. and of course, everyone wants to get online at once. to watch things. buy things. but slow internet makes it hard. that's why it's time to get fios. it has the fastest internet and wifi available. with speeds from 50 to 500 megs. and right now, you'll get 50 meg fios internet, tv and phone for 79.99 a month online for your

. >>> now to a news 4 exclusive only, our camera was in court when a rikers island correction officer face adjudge. kechbl mccoy is accused of trying to smuggle scalpels, marijuana, including k2, cocaine, and other illegal contraband into the jail. he pleaded not guilty last week, and as of this morning, he is out on bail and expected back in >>> also firefighters spending part of the morning battling a two alarm fire at maretime college in the bronx. started before it climbed to the third. fortunately nobody was injured. the cause though is under investigation. >>> wait until you see these photos, this morning in new jersey, an suv slammed into a tour bus, not too impressive yet, luckily nobody was on the bus. the driver wasn't injured, but check out the suv, and the driver of this suv somehow walked away from this accident. in fact, that driver left before police got there. and they're now searching for him or her. they can't find the driver. it happened on route 45 north of williams avenue. those roads have reopened to traffic. >>> the county could take center stage in a nationwide

. >> reporter: he was interviewed in rikers island by a documentary filmmaker after his last arrest. darius mccullom is a unique and troubled new york story. 18 years of his life behind bars for his apparently uncontrollable compulltion -- compulsion to steal and operate buses. he's spent most of prison only to steal another bus or train when he got out. he's so well known in transit circles that just this afternoon sources say he was spotted at the kingsbridge depot in the bronx and kicked out. he apparently went to the port authority and jumped in this running greyhound bus and took off on his latest because of a gps tracker at street and union avenue around 4:00. mr. mccullom always pleased guilty to the charge against him. he has to. >> because if he pleads not guilty by reason of insanity, he risks spending the rest of his life in confinement. still he's never hurt anybody in any of his thefts. jim dolan, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> new at 11:00, a laser attack targeting our wabc newscopter leads to an arrest. news chopper 7 was over elizabeth when a laser was pointed at the

he said they were on riker's island together and he admitted in being involved in the murder of mark fisher. in a recent jailhouse interview from clinton correctional facility, he said that never happened. >> he said i admitted to him all these things about the crime and he also said he overheard me and my father speaking and just totally false. >> reporter: now he says he made it all up in hopes of getting a deal to stay out of prison. >> do you acknowledge underoath today that you lied during that trial? >> yes, i have. >> including about mr. duca's alleged role in that murder? >>byes. >> is there anything you want to say to him now? >> yes, i apologize. deeply sorry. >> duca's attorney claims prosecutors failed to turn over critical information to the defense and led him lie on the stand which the d.a.'s office denies. mark fisher's parents were in court for the hearing but did not want to speak to reporters. >> what do you think that he testified? >> he has a lot of courage to do this because to come forward and sign an aft and reopen this whole thing, it took a lot of guts to do

. >>> more baking news this time at rikers island where two inmates jumped and attacked a correc on office i r. e dpartment of o rrections says the guard was assaulted around 4:30 this afternoon by the inmates. during the tack, one of the inmates slashed him several times in the head and face. the guard is being treated at the hospital tonight. no word on his condition at this time. small plane to crash in to the waters of queen last night. we are learning more about the pilot killed in the accident, including the last conversation with his wife just before he took off. >> you start reliving the fantastic memories i have had. >> reporter: bill mcgee is oking back at a lifetimo of memories his bro er was killed in a plane crash. brad was ret oning homerom new hampshire with a meeting with a consulting client in philadelphia. he spoke to him via skype from s new whersey home. >> he called his wife prior to departing. there was discussion whether or not it is the right thing to do to fly home then because of the darkness. >> reporter: something went wrong in the sky and brad single engine pla

officer is recovering in the hospital this morning after being jumped by two min mates inmates at rikers island. the guard was attacked around 4:30 p.m. yesterday. weti're told one inmate distracted him while another put him in a choke hold and slashed him several times in the head and face. the department is working on re-arresting the inmates > big political story now. waiting to hear from governor chris christi this morning now that he's out of tuesday's primetime debate. fox business network says the governor is polling too low, so he'll be in the earlier und dercard faceoff with three other contenders. of the eight leadsing con dates, they're goien to appear at 9:00 p.m. on the main stage. right now christie is pressing forward with his campaign in new hampshire. >> whether it's the folks i've been debating with before or other folk, i don't really care. put a podium out here on the th lawn in front of the f iniage and i'el debate them out here. >> governor geor pataki and lindsey graham are both out of t the earlier debate entirely. ahe lot of changes to the debate lineup. that's b

. >>> another rally today to protest conditions at rikers island jail complex. yesterday a correction officer appeared in court to push for changes. >>> stock futures are trending lower after markets open the week with losses. investors concerned over more signals of a slowing global economy. the dow jones industrial average lost 179. the nasdaq composite dropped by 51. and s&p 500 was down by 20. wallet to car owner affected by the massive emissions scandal. they are giving u.s. car owners $500 gift cards that can be spent anywhere along with another $500 gift card to be used at dealerships as well as three years of road side assistance. >>> black friday coming early once again this year. despite criticism, target says yes it will open 6:00 p.m. on thanksgiving day. some stores are taking the opposite approach. staples boasting it will stay close on thanksgiving. and rei closing on black friday altogether. target would want be alone. macy's also plans to open at 6:00 p.m. on thanksgiving day. hurry with the dinner. >> 6:00 on thanksgiving seems very early. >>>

officers call for changes on riker's island. the union representing the officers will hold a news conference on the steps of city hall. they want city council to make changes to new use of force guidelines implemented at the jail. the demand comes following last thursdays violent attack on a corrections officer by two inmates. in mid october a judge approved reforms following accusations guards use unnecessary force against inmates. >>> happening today, the estranged husband of an upper west side finance executive and mother of two found dinned her bathtub five years ago is due back in court. he is facing two counts of murder in the second degree case in what has long been considered a cold case. sheila's body was found life less in her apartment on the morning of december 31, 2009. she was strangled to death. >>> president obama and israeliprime minister meet today at the white house. he left israel yesterday for his first face to face talks they will focus on a ten year military aid package for israel. meantime, the wave of vi