but 16 floors above, american rochelle stein sami knows nothing about the blazing inferno below. no alarm, no phone call, no notice at all. her husband is in china away on business, and she's in her hotel room with her 7-year-old daughter, sona, when something catches sona's eye outside their window. >> i noticed some smoke. then i noticed it was coming from straight down below the window. and then i heard people screaming. >> rochelle panicked, rushes to the door, only to discover the hallway is filled with smoke. >> my daughter yelled, "we're gonna die." there were no emergency lights in the hallway, so it was pitch black, and i wasn't confident that in smoky conditions with my daughter and myself upset that i could make it. >> so rochelle makes a tough decision. staying in the room is their best hope. >> i said, you know what, sona, the fire department is here. let's wait. they'll put out the fire and we'll walk down the stairs. >> turns out, it's the right choice. for many at the hotel, there would be no way out. the hotel has no sprinklers, no smoke detectors and no working

but first, the city of new rochelle and the school district are have come together to support young men of color as part of the my brother's keeper initiative. here with more are reg held in richardson and jared rice. this is the first time this city and the school, right? >> that is correct. this is the very first time that the school district and the city have partnered particularly for the specific purpose of helping young men of color. >> tell us about my brother's keeper, for those who may not be familiar with it, jared. >> it's an initiative that was started at the white house by president obama, and he issued a challenge to communities, and new rochelle is the first community in westchester county to accept challenge. and in doing so, the city and the school district formed a partnership to reach some of the milestones, and also we've taken the unique step of including the community at large. several hundred community organizations is have decided to partner with us as we go ahead and try to tackle this challenge. >> what are the things that are encompassed in the program? what i

police say desir shot lawrence on a baseball field in lincoln park here in new rochelle. this all happening around 3:30 sunday morning. witnesses report hearing a couple of gunshots. lawrence was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. >> apparently they all know each other. some of them were friends, some of them were acquaintances. sounds like there may have been some sort of a beef. maybe an altercationwensued between two of the individuals. >> reporter: police still trying to figure out exactly what that fight was about. meantime, owe iona is offering counselling to students who need it. >>> regardless of whether you an opinion on this store y story. a connecticut mother is accused of leaving her kids alone to go shopping but those kids did not stay put. >> now that westport mother has a date to face a judge. natalie bonny told police she left her five-year-i'd and her one-year-old alone in their bedroom to go shopping. an hour later good samaritans spotted the five-year-old wandering around the parking lot of a walgreens and the one-year-old was discovere

live in new rochelle, joe torres, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> now to the weather. what a miserable day out there. rain, snow, wind, and tonight freezing temperatures. strong wind gusts caused some damage, sending trees crashing in to homes and cars in new jersey. and the rain causing opening day for the yankees to be postponed and no doubt disappointing anyone who took the day off work to attend. the field covered with the tarp. against the astros tomorrow at 1:05 p.m. meteorologist lee goldberg is tracking things from outside our studio on the upper west side. >> april has been all over the place, and obviously we haven't recovered from our volatile weekend. rain has gotten steadier in the last hour. it's actually coming down pretty good and will for a couple hours. spring certainly on hold. that we've plummeted over the weekend. this is the second day we've had snow over parts of the area and 41 tomorrow. temperatures will feel like we're in the 20s and 30s all day. so we're certainly in a cold pattern. the winter weather advisory in the hudson valley, parts of c

steve langford has more from new rochelle. >> reporter: four generations. one big family. all sound asleep following a first night of passover. then a frightening 4:30 a.m. wake-up call. >> the alarm sounded. 24 of us sleeping in the house. it was the passover holiday. >> reporter: what sparked the middle of the night of alarm unclear, but police and fire departments raced here for what was feared to be a mass casualty incident. >> they got very lucky that the alarm worked. >> reporter: a detector on the second floor alerting the two dozen occupants to carbon the silent killer. >> they said get everybody out of bed asap, right away. get them into one room so we can test them. >> it was a defective stove. >> reporter: all inside were conscious, but 15 had to be rushed to the hospital, including several young children. hours later the return home to a grateful family. passover miracle. >> reporter: a night to be guarded, it is said. >> the first night of passover. and that means the night of >> reporter: dinner on this second night of passover without a stove will be lukewar

right now he's holding a town hall in new rochelle.ier today, though, kasich said cruz and trump would be beaten in the fall and questioned the sincerity of trump's county chair supporters. >> we think we're going to do okay here. look, a lot of people feel pressure for any number of reasons to come out and say that they're, you know, for trump. you know, are they really for him? i don't -- i'm not sold on that. >> msnbc campaign embed has been following the kasich campaign and joins me now, i appreciate your being with us. when you talk about this rally, this seems to be the largest one he's done so far. talk to me about that and how you feel if that's pumped him up a little bit, energized him on the stump. >> yeah, that's right. so this was john kasich's biggest campaign rally that he's really held. i've been covering him nonstop pretty much since he declared his candidacy last summer. there were 3500 people, people were lining out the doors. he spoke to a really large overflow crowd before all of this. although john kasich is runnin

. >>> john kasich will attend town rochel rochelle. >>> yesterday ted cruz won 21 delegates. the texas senator is appearing in texas on monday. donald trump is appearing in rochester tomorrow. >>> a former firefighter in nurj is being new jersey is being flagged. he was told to take the flags down. the new jersey primary is in june and the flags are political signs which can't be displayed until 30 days before the election. >> i'm going to keep on flying my flag at all costs. if they have to put me in jail. because i'm expressing my freedom, i'll do the jail time. >> he could face up to a $2,000 fine he's do you in court april 20th. >>> bar clay center was alive with the sounds of rock 'n' roll [ music ]. >>> that's the roots performing a tribute to the late rocker david bowie at the 31st annual rock 'n' roll hall inductee program. it includes 1970s era rock acts, cheap trick, deep purple, and steve miller. >> some of my favorite groups. speaking of deep purple. who is wearing deep purple this morning. >> hey, it might look blue on your deep purple today. we'll be seeing blue

there are 800 students there in new rochelle. all of the girls had a fantastic time and i appreciate your attention. as always, the snap chat. i love seeing your pictures. >> right? >> so a personal thank you coming in from social media. >> you fit right in. you are looking great. >> i'm going to be hanging out with those girls. >> when will that be some. >> okay, rob, enough? >> thank you, amy. >>> on "eyewitness news" on this saturday morning, we're learning about a campaign to we'll be talking to a new york city civic leader behind an effort to bring more voters to the polls. >> before you go to break, of course everyone's favorite part of the show is the channel 7 community calendar's remix. they have all had a weather theme. i think i've done another pretty good job finding a song. >> which will not play. this is a joke. >> it's going to play in my head. this is a sheryl crow remix. >> oh! >> what's the name of the song that's weather related. [music] >> i'm going to soak up the sun! >> soak up the sun. >> it's not gonna pla

singing in foreign language ] >> reporter: it's one of the most exciting days of the year in new rochelle. what holiday are you guys celebrating? >> passover. >> it's a really special night. >> reporter: passover starts friday at sundown. today, students just two, three and four years old practiced with a model seder or as aaron would say it. >> table. >> this is a holiday of freedom. but this seder is really a time where we tell our stories. >> reporter: they read from the hagada and tell the story of when jews were enslaved in egypt and led to freedom by moses. educational director ronnie becker says the students senses to get a sense of what passover is all about. they witnessed burning of the breads. why did you burn the bread? >> because we don't have bread on passover. >> reporter: it's tradition to eat unleavened bread or matzo. students prepared the table, songs sung. [ singing in foreign language ] >> reporter: students munched on parsley, grape juice and put the matzo to search for later then it was time to eat. apples, raisin, cinnamon, honey, eggs, some seemed to like the nont

his next stop was at a town hall in new rochelle. kasich capped his night off with another event in roth land county. stay with abc and eyewitness news throughout the campaign. you can hear more at 10 a.m. right here on channel 7. don't forget the new york state primary less than two weeks away on april 19th. >>> this morning, doctors are trying to save a 22-year-old man after he was hit by an suv in the wakefield section of the bronx. police say the man was crossing the street at white plains road was hit. this happened just after 7:30. the man is 22 years old. he was rushed to the medical center, listed m critical can the driver stayed on scene, and unclear if p he's going to face any charnlz. >>> a woman is in the -- any >>> a woman in the hospital after being attacked by a pitbull in newark. the woman was attacked in front of her home on leslie street by other neighbor's dog. suffered a bite, possibly a broken arm as well. her protocol -- per protocol, the humane society will take the dog into custody. no determination on charges

brandon lawrence was killed in new rochelle sunday morning. >> he was struck by a bullet meant for someone else. today we're hearing from his distraught family. joe torres is at the park with more. >> brandon lawrence had his whole life ahead of him. 19 years old. he was a student athlete last year at lincoln high school in yonkers. he was studying mass media as a freshman this year at iona college. this weekend, those dreams, that future cut short by a bullet on a ball field. >> reporter: the lawrence family of yonkers tonight trying so hard to understand the incomprehensible loss of a son, a brother, a nephew. 19-year-old brandon lawrence was shot and killed early sunday morning on a new rochelle ball field. >> i love my son. i loved him dearly. and he was killed so senselessly.

full test results are expected there in new rochelle in a few weeks. >>> now to campaign 2016. just four days until the new york primary. many candidates stayed here in attract as many votes as possible. but one did leave the country. cbs 2's alice gainer has more. >> reporter: hillary clinton spent the morning in harlem at a senior center. >> i now know where to come when i want a good game of domino's. [ laughter ] >> reporter: she now heads to california for a fundraiser hosted by george clooney. meantime rival bernie sanders who trails clinton in the polls touched down in vatican city for a conference on social, economic and environmental issues. >> widespread financial criminality on wall street played a direct role in causing the world's worst financial crisis since the great depression. >> reporter: none of the republicans were in our area today. but last night all three were in manhattan for a republican gala. >> who the hell wants to talk about politics all the time, right? >> reporter: today ted cruz, donald trump and john kasich headed upstate. kasich held a town hal

this happened around 4:30 this morning at a home on noel avenue and rochelle. four generations of the family were sleeping in that home when the alarm went off. emergency crews said everyone was conscious and alert when they arrived, but 14 people were still transported with elevated oxygen levels out of an abundance of caution, they say. it appears the leak was coming from the oven. >>> in jersey city, a freight train derailed sending several you see it here toppling over on its side. this happened this afternoon on new york and division avenues. con conrail hasn't told us exactly how this happened. they did tell us nobody was hurt. >>> new at 6:00, a teenager faces robbery charges tonight in two muggings in central park on the upper east side. police say 17-year-old luis munez and another teen held a victim at knifepoint. they got $75 in cash. they held up another man and made out with his cell phone and wallet. police are still searching for the accomplice. >>> the manhunt has intensified for the killer or killers who shot eight members of the same ohio fami

well over five miles of bumper to bumper traffic coming down from new rochelle. northbound heavy theys delays off the cross bronx. ing you can see this traffic lining up through the area. better alternate if you can make it over towards that way or even the boston post road. obviously going to be out here for a little bit longer as they work to clear this boat here on the southbound new england throughway. >>> well, it is business as usual for ramapo's town supervisor. despite his recent arrest on fraud and conspiracy charges christopher st. lawrence headed become to work today. he and the head of a local development corporation are accused of cooking the books and cheating the town out of millions of dollars. >>> thousands of documents set to be released could impact the criminal case against two former aids to governor christie in the bridgegate scandal. the law firm representing christie's office has until april 28th to comply with a subpoena. creating massive traffic jams on the access boeds roads to the gw bridge. >>> police in orange new jersey are looking

victim was attending the college and living at home in yonkers and deseer had graduated from new rochelle high school and was working, but he did night tend the college. if convicted he could get life in prison. we are live in white plains lou young cbs2 news. >>> an investigation is underway at fairfield university after a student told police she was attacked on campus last night. a woman was walking from one building to another when a man in his 40s grabbed her and sexually assaulted her. the suspect is still on the run. the university alerted other students with a text alert about the attack, encouraging students to use the buddy system when walking at night. >>> new information police say a former man accused of the death of a bronx man inside an elevator overreacted. 57-year-old joaquin feliciano faces manslaughter charges. putting the man in a choke hold. unconscious in the elevator. feliciano told investigators that "it was not suppose to happen that way." he is being held on $50,000 cash bail. >>> concerned citizens would help sink a plan to anchor barges. cbs2 reported yesterday

. >>> new tonight, new rochelle is the latest city to ban the box from municipal job applicants. the question about an arrest or criminal history will not appear on a job application. supporters of the ban the box movement say the practice helps job seekers from keeping hiring decisions from being made solely on the basis of criminal history. >>> it's important to inspect big ticket items closely. stake for a bronx woman who decided, bet get baquero. >> she was in the market for a new refrigerator. that's what she believed she was buying. the fridge arrived damaged with another shipping label on it in addition to hers. eping fresh fruits and vegetables cool by the window, then she found a refrigerator online through amazon. >> what condition did they say it was in? >> $295 for the fridge, plus shipping. fo r a grand total of $345. >> i was happy to get it. i looked at it, itnoticed it was torn and ripped. there was no bill. when you open up the box, you really see the damage everything she showed us the refrigerator and pointed to this dent in the corner. deep scratches along the

>>> in westchester county the ohio governor spoke to hundreds of students at iona college in new rochelle. he was asked how he would make america great again. he touched on a number of things including social security. >> you want more specifics? okay. i'll give you more specifics. you want to fix social security? it's a piece of cake. what you do is you say people who have had decent income throughout their lifetime will still get social security. they're just going to get less. and the people who really depend on it will get what they need, >> ted cruz is in colorado tonight hoping to lock down 13 more delegates ap t the gop state convention. he'll make stops in california on monday. it's not clear when cruz is expected back in new york. our coverage continues on air, online and of course on news 4 new york app. >>> tonight a deadly police chase in middle sex county new jersey. franklin township police officers were chasing a suspect early this morning. that chase came to an end in new brunswick where the suspect grant got into a shootout with officers. he was shot and killed. >>> we ha

. >> kasich hosted a town hall where he spoke to hundreds of students at ioane college in new rochelle. he will continue the tour in upstate new york on monday. >>> it is such a blessing to be with so many friends. >> senator ted cruz in the meantime, headed to las vegas working to drum up support from jewish voters. it's partly funded by 2012's largest political donor, trump and kasich declined the group's invitations and before heading to vegas, cruz was trying to lock in the tell gats the -- >>> coming up, chuck todd will join us live with his take on the latest wins as the campaign heats up. >>> new this morning, police have now identified the victim of a deadly stabbing in the bronx. officers were called to a building on westchester avenue and were told a fight had broken out during a party. 30-year-old julian washington was stabbed in the torso and the neck. he was rushed to lincoln hospital but he did not survive. police are still investigating and there's no word yet of any arrests. >>> there is new information this morning about the apparent road rage murder of a former nfl pl

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tonight police arrested a 24- year-old new rochelle man, charges are pending. >>> american is among those confirmed dead as the death toll from that powerful earthquake in the quarter now climbs to 413. rescuers continue digging possible survivors. heavy equipment is being used, video shows the moment the 7.8 magnitude quake rocked the region yesterday. and tonight in jackson heights, queens, residents are worried about family and friends, packed a community meeting held by ecuador office consulate general. >>> this dramatic rescue after working for hours firefighters finally reached three residents who were trapped beneath a collapsed holding. rescuers were pulling a man to safety. >>> floodwaters are -- starting to recede in houston, but more rain is heading to the area after a powerful storm. today more than a foot of rain flooded many neighborhoods and several major highways. at least four deaths are blamed on the floods. officials say more than 1200 rescuers were needed across the area. a reporter took part in one of them. he was doing a live shot when a car with a driver inside of i

lawrence was killed early sunday morning in new rochelle. police say he was riding in a car with several friends and a new acquaintance when they got into a disagreement. witnesses told police lawrence and one of the car's occupants decided to settle it with a fist fight in lincoln park. police say during the fight, one of the other occupants pulled out a gun and shot his sister is devastated. >> he was a good kid. he just went to school, and he worked and he came home. >> just went to a party at his college to just come homeworks waited on his ride to come home. >> 19 year old desir was arrested a the his home -- at his home. he is charged with murder. >>> a slumlord, conditions in his building described by tenants as horrible. they have filed a law suit. the details are new at 6:00. >> reporter: angry tenants protesting outside bronx housing court railing against what they say are unlivable conditions inside this apartment building. their landlord who the public advocate's office calls the worst landlord in the city. >> paint peeling from

happened in lincoln park in new rochelle. police say he was hit by a bullet, intended for somebody else. lawrence found bleeding on the ground, on the park's baseball field. they tried to save him but police say it was simply too late. >> i love my son. i loved him dearly. and he was killed so senselessly. senselessly. he was at the wrong place at the wrong time. >> 19-year-old stevenson desires charged with second degree murder. >>> a couple was killed on long driver slammed in to their truck. 67-year-old william kear and his 66-year-old wife joanne were pronounced dead at the hospital. they were making a left turn in ronkonkoma when their pickup truck was struck. glinka has been charged with dui while being treated for injuries at the hospital. he was speeding while running a red light and collided with the victim's car. >>> the de blasio administration is reporting a sharp drop in violent crime numbers. city says there was a 21% drop in murders and a 14% drop in shootings in the first three months of the year. gun arrests

come to the bar and ask for rochelle or jennifer, we'll get you out of it or get you a taxi.enjoy your time here and talk to us. we'll sort it out. the sign was originally for female customers but due to the attention it's gained there's a similar plan for men being discussed now too. i would hate to be the other person on the other end of this date. i don't want to find out what they mean by we'll sort it out. but that's a pretty funny story there. >>> finally this morning, early in the show we told you that hamilton will stay on the bill, because of the popularity of the musical. and there's a new political musical and it's called "jed." and the play bill if you will, matches the hamilton one. it's a work of 17 mostly college students from across the country who wrote it together in a shared google document online. totaling 70 pages. it's a line by line song by song reinterpretation of the grammy winning play. but the lyrics about the former florida governor. the entire thing is actually annotated and we'll see if someone is brave enough to bring this to the stage. >> i'm t

student. 18-year-old brandon lawrence was shot and killed early sunday morning at lincoln park in new rochelle. police say he was hit by a bullet intended for somebody else. lawrence was found bleeding on the ground in the park's baseball field. rescuers tried to save him but he die said -- but he died at the scene. >> i loved my son. i loved him dearly. and he was killed so senselessly. senselessly. he was at the wrong place at the wrong time. >> 19-year-old stevenson desear is charged with second degree murder. police say he was fighting with another person, not the victim. >>> now to vote 2016. it's been decades since a new york primary election meant much politically speaking but it likely will this year. tonight confirmation that the two democratic candidates for president understand that. hillary clinton and bernie sanders say they'll debate in new york city on april 14th. meanwhile tonight, primary election eve in wisconsin. sanders and republican frontrunner donald trump holding rallies across the street from both expected to do well there tomorrow. a rare and brief appearance by trump

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he had a town hall in new rochelle today. it will likely be contested if none of the candidates can secure the nomination on the first ballet. >> i went and worked directly for governor reagan on that convention. they are picking the next president potentially. and they don't take it likely. i am the only one who beats hillary clinton and the other ones lose. >> reporter: the governor from ohio is bringing out emotion. and the 17 year old became overwhelmed when she met the republican candidate. >> i am pleased to meet you. oh, my god. >> donald trump visited the memorial in manhattan. and he was back here in colorado and as son as they go in cleveland can. in the meantime bernie sanders. he celebrated his wind for here in new york. and today massive crowds in for sanders rally. and that is in the primary. and a good turn out. and that is looking toward the general election. and that is closing the gap with secretary clinton. they put bernie sanders and hillary clinton up against donald trump we do better. >> hillary clinton

it's soaring into the 60s now in white plains and new rochelle. it's cooler up towards bedford at 420. in the bronx, your waking up at 580 in yonkers is we have a nice sunny clear sky this morning and that's was helping to bring up temperatures quickly. we are watching a cold front heading towards the north. there is rain associated with as it moves the region, it will fizzle out. leadership in the top is tomorrow and it will drop 100 from today . with all the sunshine, we soar into the 70s and we could see 80 across new jersey and maybe in the hudson valley this afternoon. 67 tomorrow and it's a sunny. more of the same on wednesday. thursday has more clouds rolling in and thursday night was a chance of rain in the forecast. friday looks to be the wettest day as we expect showers by then and 70s. let's see how it looks on the roads. >> good morning. the queens has finally cleared on the van wyck. this is northbound but heavy delays there back to new jersey on route 80 and it's a little bit slow on 287 eastbound. let's take a look at the lie. traff

it's dry at 420. 44 in white plains and in new rochelle. 46 and dobbs ferry with a partly cloudy sky throughout the tri-state region. looking for showers on the radar and we go down to the south. it's going down to the south. we see all the showers today . we see more today with high temperatures at 62 and showers make a comeback as the front pushes and tomorrow and early friday. saturday looks dry and sunday might have a few showers on the backside. the fox five weather app is all set up for you so download it for free on the itunes store. ines rosales to get another update. ines: it's actually not too bad. there is a crash blocking two lanes there on eastbound.there is a delay around there. as for putnam county, no issues on the iconic. let's look at the lie in queens. traffic is moving fine. no problems westbound . on the eastbound side, you are fine.as for the george washington bridge you are fine in the upper levels. just a little bit of a delay there . southbound service has resumed. there is structural why do so many businesses rely on the us postal service? because when they

stivenson desir is accused of gunning down brandon lawrence in a new rochelle park. they say that desir was affiliated with a gang. >>> the search is on for a subway slashing suspect in manhattan. police say that the victim was defending his wife when he was in the morning on an uptown 6 train. investigators say the wife got off at grand central and the victim stayed on and confronted the suspect. the injuries are not serious. >>> campaign 2016, more 500 delegates are at stake in 5 northeastern states including connecticut that are holding primaries. >> reporter: kristine and maurice, at this point, the race is all about stopping the clinton and trump train. voters playing a key role today especially on the trump side. >> they ought to go and drop out and unify the republic party. >> reporter: rivals ted cruz unconventional pact. kasich won't compete in indiana. >> don't want to see hillary clinton as president and nominating trump seems sure that hillary clinton will win. and i ask supporters to stand with us. >> reporter: trump has a 5- point lead over cruz and chr

white plains, you're waking up with 36 degrees as well as new rochelle. we're in the 40s in the bronx and over towards throgs neck. high pressure is in control. that will bring us nice and dry weather for the friday, right into the weekend. we're expecting sunny skies for saturday and sunday. temperatures in the 60s for today and tomorrow. we'll hit the 70-degree mark as we go into sunday. more details coming up. for now let's get the traffic details with ines. >> audrey, we have our share of problems. a lot of them. approaching 287 you have an accident there. things in long island are doing, the lie by patch brook road no problems in either direction. the cross bronx, it is a headache this problem. two problems. go to the camera shot. alexander hamilton bridge, you have another accident by the sheraton and by the bruckner. major deegan doing fine. greg and rosanna. >> big debate last night in brooklyn, the center of the political universe. there in manhattan actually but a big debate on cnn. >> it was a little contentious. hillary will not go down in new

. >>> police arrested a new rochelle man suspected in the campus square. it started with a confrontation at a student event sunday night. students were told to stay in as police flooded the campus looking for a possible armed man. charges are pending against 24- year-old jean pierre fillcher. >>> a store clerk was back on the job hours after he was shot the struggle was caught on surveillance cameras. one searches forful cash. -- for cash. >> he was going to shoot me and i moved fast and he shot me over here. >>> one tough guy. that is for sure. >>> an american is confirmed dead from the powerful earthquake. the toll climbs to 413. heavy equipment is being used, video shows the moment the 7.8 magnitude quake rocked the region over the weekend. in jackson heights, queens, worried residents packed a meeting held by ecuador's counsel general. >>> after working for hours firefighters reached three >>> new york city health officials are taking steps to spreading. they plan to increase surveillance trapping mosquitoes. so far those spreading the virus have not b

his next stop was at a town hall in new rochelle. kasich capped off his night in rock land county. >>> you can hear much much more about the race for president this morning at 10 a.m. right here on channel 7. in newark after she was attacked by a pitbull. police say the 51-year-old woman was attacked in front of her home on leslie veet by her neighbor's dog -- street by her neighbor's dog. broken arm. the humane society will take the dog into custody and have not decided whether charges will be filed against the owner. >>> a school security guard has been arrested for recording a student in the boy's bathroom. 24-year-old daniel williams went into the bathroom at roosevelt high school and took video of a 16-year-old student and posted it on snapchat. he's now facing unlawful child. administratively reassigned to home with pay. >>> this morning the south tube of the lincoln tunnel is closed as runners hit the pavement for challenge. it benefits special olympics, new jersey. thousands are expected to run from new manhattan and back aga

brandon lawrence, the 18-year-old who was shot and killed early sunday morning in lincoln park in new rochelle. he was hit for a bullet insteaded for someone else. steven desheer was charged with murder. >>> stocks suffered broad losses today. banks and other financial companies took the biggest hit. it is the third time this week stocks have closed with a loss. the dow fell just over 174 points today to close at 17541. disturbing incident caught on camera, a school police officer seen slamming a student to the ground. coming up new backlash as the student speaks out. >>> new what super poligrip does for me is it keeps the food out. before those little pieces would get in between my dentures and my gum and it was uncomfortable. just a few dabs is clinically proven to seal out more food particles. in new york state, we believe tomorrow starts today. all across the state, the economy is growing, with creative new business incentives, the lowest taxes in decades, and new infrastructure for a new generation attracting the talent and companies of tomorrow. like in rochester, with world-class botox.

classmate, 18-year-old brandon lawrence was shot and killed early sunday morning in lincoln park in new rochelle. he was hit by a bullet intended for somebody else. officers have charged stevenson desear with murder. at 2:00 p.m. lawrence will be remembered. >>> the parents of 10 new york city public school students are suing the department of education over the rise of violence in schools. the lawsuit says the doe rules with bullying, fights and other forms of harassment are inadequate and not enforced. it claims new york city schools are seven times more likely to be dangerous than other schools in the state. >>> the new york city council is expected to vote today on a measure that would make it easier to control costumed characters and painted women in times square. the committee passed legislation that would give the d.o.t. control over all the pedestrian plazas. including limiting where performers can pros for pictures or collect tips. >>> michelle obama will be at a charter school this afternoon. mrs. obama will join students at phillips academy to work on the school's rooftop garden. the

you're looking at john kasich speaking in new rochelle, new york. clinton set to take the mike in brooklyn. >>> we turn to breaking news. a confession in belgium. prosecutors say this man, mohamed abrini the last known fugitive in the paris attacks admitted to be the man in the hat seen in a brussels airport with the two bombers moments before explosions. i spoke with the top u.s. koup ter terrorism official who says some european countries aren't taking full advantage of some u.s. tools in the fight against terrorism. >> it's concerning. that our partners don't use all of our data, we provide them with tools, we provide them with support, and i would find it concerning they don't use these tools to help screen for their own aviation security, border screening, visas, things like that for travel. we find it concerning. >> did that information make its way into our watch list? did they share information prior to those attacks about these people? i'm trying to get a sense of how that would work. >> we were aware of some of those people. >> there are s

police arrested the murder suspect at his home in new rochelle. at his first court appearance monday he decided to stay in the holding cell to avoid police released this mug shot of desir, arrested based on information from witnesses. they have not found the gun. many supporters hid their faces as they left the court house saying nothing. the victim's family struggles to make sense of it. >> he goes to work, church, school. he just went to a party at his college and came home and waited on his ride to come home. >> reporter: a memorial service is being planned. the defendant will be back in court for a bail hearing next week. >> although lawrence played basketball in high school, he is not on the iona college squad. friends tell us he belonged to the fashion club and was a member of the school's black student union. >>> an early morning fire at newark airport forced widespread delays and cancellations creating travel headaches for passengers. >> reporter: the boiler room fire sent smoke billowing through terminal b as passengers, many arriving >>

his next stop was new rochelle. at a town hall there, a man asked what kasich would do for people with autism. kasich then learned the man asking the question was autistic. after the two hugged, kasich commented on the decision to stay in the race. >> these people think i'm going to drop out. what are they nuts okay? >> reporter: kasich's last stop county. and donald trump made his first visit to the 9/11 memorial museum while he was there he made a $100,000 donation. ted cruz spent time in colorado today. convention. he made a stop at a brooklyn bakery this week and is expected to be back in new york now the countdown to the april 19th primary continues. as each candidate makes a push to claim the new york delegates on the line. mallory hoff, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> and the campaign on slot will continue tomorrow. bernie sanders will appear again in brooklyn and hillary clinton is expected again in the area as well before going to baltimore. her husband former president bill clinton will appear several times

in a park. 18-year-old lawrence was shot and killed early sunday morning in lincoln park in new rochelle. police say he was hit by a bullet intended for someone else. stephen has been charged with murder. tomorrow, students will remember lawrence on the campus at the center. >>> charles shumer pushing for -- he said today that soft target areas like baggage claims and other areas are especially vulnerable here. he said airport shows terrorist are looking to exploit those areas. shumer wants money to become apart of an aviation funding bill. >>> he met with dennis, and then reiterated his criticisms of what he considered mismanagement of the city. they're fighting a state take over as they wrangled with how to fix their budget. council will vote tonight on converting workers to a 28-day pay period just to keep the city government functioning beyond friday. >>> first lady michelle obama will bring her green thumb to a school in new york tomorrow. mrs. obama will help students at the phillips academy charter school plant their school garden. this is something the first lady is encouraged as

districts across the new rochelle district, this after slight levels of lead were found at davis elementary school. all water fountains at davis are now shut down. bottled water is now being distributed and temporary water coolers are being install. full test results are expected in a few weeks. >>> now to a commuter alert. the mta says the riders who leave the 7 train should leave extra time to get around this wean because of track work. now through 4:30 monday morning, there will be no 7 trains between 74th street and queens and times square. free shuttle buses will be available. trains will run every 15 to 20 minutes between main street and 74th street in queens and between times square, 42nd street and 34th street, hudson yards in manhattan. >>> and the time right now 6:09. two moms attacked in a road rage incident. >> i wasn't even angry when i got out. >> the driver accused of shattering their window is telling his side of the story. why he says it never should >>> plus rats invade the ice in florida. highlights from the islanders first playoff -- or last, i'm sorry. thank you, hazel.

the 18-year-old was shot and killed early sunday morning in lincoln park in new rochelle. police say he was hit by a bullet intended for someone else. police have charged stivenson sear with murder. >>> a fire broke out in the basement of an older building newscopter7 was above as firefighters worked to contain the blaze from the roof. the flames quickly spread up the walls. four people suffered minor injuries. >>> a manhattan high rise known as the tower of power went up in flames yesterday. two firefighters were treated for smoke inhalation and a third for a minor injury. billionaires live in the building. >>> the death of a teenaged girl in texas blamed on an exploding airbag that's been part of a massive recall. the 17-year-old was killed last week after crashing her 2002 honda civic. officials say she is the 10th person in the u.s. to be killed by an exploding takata airbag. takata inflaters can literally blow up given too much force, hitting drivers and passengers with shrapnel. honda said it issued a recall for the civic that the teen was >>> checking on wall street

>> kasich hosted a town hall where he spoke to hundreds of students at iona college in new rochelle. he'll continue his town hall tour in upstate new york on monday. >> it is such a blessing to be with so many friends. good shadows. >> senator ted cruz headed to support from jewish voters. it's partnered by 2012's largest political donor, billionaire add adelson adelson. >> he locked in all 34 delegates at the republican state convention. chuck todd will break down all of the campaigning in meet the press this morning. his guests include bernie sanders and donald trump's convention manager. you can catch meet the press following our 10:00 a.m. newscast. >>> the corruption into the nypd is extending to bill bill's fundraising. we're learning that de blasio is returning some $9900 in campaign contributions to two brooklyn businessmen. they are the same men at the center of that nypd probe. as i told you on thursday, four senior 23450i7d officials were handed disciplinary action for allegedly taking money and gifts from those businessmen in exchange for preferential treatment. new this

saturday at a home on north avenue in new rochelle. 24 people in total, four generations of a family, ranging in age from 7 to 65 were sleeping inside that home when the carbon monoxide alarm went off. fortunately it did. emergency crews say everyone was conscious and alert when they arrived. 14 people had to be taken to the hospital. they took them there out of an abundance of caution. con ed says it appears the leak came from the oven. >>> a nonverbal teenager with autism who had been reported missing from school has now been found. the 14-year-old boy was rescued yesterday after police discovered him naked in the water at a coney island beach. the boy is hospitalized. his condition is not known. but he has been found. >>> and now to a developing story out of wisconsin where a gunman shot three students outside a high school prom. >> investigators say the suspect was armed with a rifle when he opened fire outside the event. police nearby shot the gunman and secured the scene. the three students shot are expected to recover. >>> a shocking murder mystery is keeping a small ohio commu

. >> he went to rochester and new rochelle. he talked about his plan that would put lower tax burdens on smaller businesses and making the economy stronger. >> we have to cut taxes so people have power in their pockets and small businesses are helped to be able to grow and invest. and, frankly, you get the regulations going, you get the taxes down, and you have fiscal sanity, and you have a healthy economy. >> right now governor kasich is making a stop in pearl river in rockland county. >> senator ted cruz is out west keynote address at the colorado republican convention where he's delegates. weekend. he's focusing on closing the gap between himself and front-runner or donald trump, holding nothing back. >> donald trump has been supporting liberal democratic politicians for 40 years. i have no experience with that. >> cruz will be in las vegas tonight to deliver a speech to the republican jewish coalition. >> on the democratic side, it's been a busy day for bernie sanders. he's toured three out of five boroughs, now at his last

on the gop side, ted cruz will be in colorado, john kasich in rochester and new rochelle, trump is off the campaign trail taking care of his day job. so, maurice, it's going to be more and more and more and more. [ laughter ] also tonight, marcia, you're working on the story about the nypd corruption scanned and a possible connection tonight to city hall. what do you know about that? >> reporter: the thing is this, that we're going to be able to tell you that the u.s. attorney has started looking at the campaign fundraising that's being done at city hall by and for mayor de blasio. that story is going to be coming up tonight. >> okay. we'll be seeing you at 6:00. thank you. >>> also tonight, get ready to pay more for water service. we have the good and the bad news. plus this. >> i didn't kill my son. i never poisoned him with salt. >> a mother defending her actions even after she was convicted of killing her son. why lacey spears says she is innocent. >> also, where did she go? a family's emotional message a month after their loved one van he should without a trace. >> a dangerous tre

she's an attorney from new rochelle. she's leaning toward voting for you, governor.as a question for mrs. kasich. >> good evening, governor kasich, mrs. kasich, and reese and emma. thank you for taking my question. mrs. kasich, i've heard governor kasich mention that respect is the key element in problem solving. does he incorporate this in his home life, and is this something that comes naturally to him, or is it something he has to work at doing? >> well, i'm a pretty strong person and i wouldn't be with a man who didn't show me respect and show my daughter respect. so that's just the way he behaves. i don't see him working at respecting us. i see him living that by the way he treats us and the way our family operates together. i think that he's a wonderful role model for emma and reese. we were talking earlier about the boys starting to come around, and i would like them to look for a young man who is like daddy. i think that he has the values and one of his values is respecting women. >> but you know, i also want to say, i'm not that great. honestly, i'm doing th

she's an attorney from new rochelle. she's leaning toward voting for you, governor. she has a question for mrs. kasich. >> good evening, governor kasich, mrs. kasich, and reese and emma. thank you for taking my question. mrs. kasich, i've heard governor kasich mention a number of times that respect is the key element in problem solving. does he incorporate this in his home life, and is this something that comes naturally to him, or is it something he has to work at doing? >> well, i'm a pretty strong person and i wouldn't be with a man who didn't show me respect or show my daughters respect. so that's just the way he behaves. i don't see him working at respecting us. i see him living that by the way he treats us and the way our family operates together. i think that he's a wonderful role model for emma and reese. we were talking earlier about the boys starting to come around, and i would like them to look for a young man who is like daddy. i think that he has the values and one of his values is respecting women. >> but you know, i also want to say, i'm not that great

. >> next week in new rochelle we have a meeting about building a fiberoptic network. what advice would you have us for the meeting and we have fliers if finch is interested. >> she would have better advice than i would the advice i would have is to look out for the lawsuit that time warner or verizon or whoever your cable provider is going to pitch against you. when people tried to create municipal wi-fi or broadband, the companies sue on the basis that locals have an unfair advantage because they're local. >> what? >> that's horse pucky. locals should have a home field advantage. this is -- that's the one thing we humans have, a homefield advantage on planet earth. corporations are alien. they are abstract. they are not real. they are just computer programs. they're algorithms. so defend your homefield advantage and argue that in accurate law which is still adjudicated so far by human judges. and then you stand a chance. this is really all we're doing. then you stand a chance of fighting against the regulation that prevents people from engaging in commerce on equal o

. >>> on the republican side, john kasich will attend town hall meetings in rochester and new rochelle today. tonight the ohio governor heads to a fundraising ball in proriver in rockland county. today the republican candidates are vying for 13 delegates at stake in colorado's state gop convention. yesterday ted cruz won 21 of the delegates. the texas senator's next scheduled appearance is monday in california, donald trump's in rochester. >>> a former firefighter in new jersey is being flagged for his support of donald trump. joseph horneck, jr. flies two trump flags outside his home in west long branch. but after a neighbor complained, the borough ticketed hornikck and told him to take the flags down. the new jersey primary is in june and the borough says the flags are political signs which can't be displayed until 30 days before the election. >> which well, i'm going to keep on flying my flag at all costs. if they have to put me in jail because i'm expressing my freedom, i'll do the jail time. >> if convicted, hornick could face up to a $2,000 fine and some jail time. he's due in co