channel 7 eyewitness news with joe torres and sandra bookman, laura behnke with sports, and jeff smith with the exclusive accu-weather forecast. now, eyewitness news at 6:00. >> my kids go to school. >> new at 6:00, the father of a baby who was shot sitting in a car is speaking out. what he says that shooting has done to his family. >> plus, a man hurt after a car crashes into the front of a store in westchester county. the entire thing thought on camera. good evening everyone. i'm sandra bookman. >> i'm ralph powers, joe torres >> it happened this afternoon in new rochelle. surveillance video shows the driver losing control, rolling through the glass door and hitting a man who was standing at the register. mallory has the story. >> reporter: we have heard that the man hit is going to be okay. we are told an 88-year-old woman was driveing the car that plowed into the store. we are told she is fine tonight. as you can see t store front has been completely removed. this whole car plowed through the store. gary phillips was buying a lottery right next to the man who was hit. >> he was on

good evening, i'm sandra bookman. run. that kept driving. >> police tracked down the driver and arrested him shortly after the accident that take place at sea girt in far rockaway. cefaan kim is live at the scene with details. >> reporter: sandra and rob, eyewitnesses say the 21-year- old woman was crossing here at beach 19th street. she had the walk sign when a car came barreling down seagirt to beat the red light and sped off. >> i am happy she pushed the girl away. if not, it would have been over for the both of them. >> reporter: witnesses in far rockaway describe a horrific seen. it was before 1:00 p.m. when they say the driver of this white mustang came barreling down seagirt boulevard at 50 miles per hour. according to witnesses, the 21- a little girl and had the right- of-way when the mustang slacked into her but not before the victim pushed the child out of harm's way. >> believes i was shocked. i was in awe. when you see that, you see a person do something like that, like somebody has no mercy and they don't care

i'm sandra bookman. >> and i'm joe torres. we begin with new developments in the mass shooting in san bernardino. an old neighbor of one of the san bernardino shooters is believed to have rifles used in wednesday's massacre. overnight authorities raided the riverside, california home of inrico, marquez. he lived next door to an old address of syed farook. >> reporter: san bernardino on edge. overnight police evacuated a ups facility and called in the bomb squad to investigate a package addressed it turned out to be safe and posed no threat. this comes as the fbi announced the mass shooting is now being investigated as an act of terrorism. >> we're spending a tremendous amount of time as you might imagine over the last 48 hours trying to understand the motives of these killers and trying to understand every detail of their lives. >> reporter: much of the attention in the investigation now focuses on tashfeen malik. the married mom turned shooter in the wednesday massacre that left 14 dead and 21 wounded. she posted a pledge of

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eyewitness news reporter sandra bookman is on the upper east side. sandra? >> reporter: sade, to tampa bay clear, the contractor that was already working on facade renovation had the proper permits and had erected, as required a proper sidewalk shed. we call those scaffoldings. the department of buildings issued this for failure to safeguard the site as it investigates whether the work was being done properly. curious onlookers lined first avenue pointing upwards and collapse that sent hundreds of bricks falling. 30 stories up, evidence of where the debris came from. >> nobody was hurt. that's the most important thing. >> dr. farrington lives on the 64th street side. she and others feared the worst had happened. >> i just heard unbelievable noise and it was like blast from some bomb or something like that. >> i thought it was terrorism. it was scary. you didn't know. >> reporter: frightened pedestrians running and flecks of debris can be seen on a local security camera. no injuries, just this bashed in rear window on a jello cab. >> due to the hour, i would

. >> eyewitness news reporter sandra bookman is live in brownsville right now. sandra. >> reporter: michelle and david, police certainly have a murder mystery on their hands here at the woodson houses. they are trying to figure out right now who killed 82-year- old myrtle mckenny. now, as you mentioned, it was body was found in her sixth floor apartment. at the time her death ruled death by natural causes due to some existing medical conditions, but recently just over the weekend, that funeral director was preparing her body to be em balmed when he noticed stab wounds. one of those stab wounds in the neck. he notified authorities and the m. e. later ruled her death a homicide. to say neighbors here at the woodson houses are stunned by this turn of events would be an understatement. . >> situation like that's startling you know, it's a shock for this building. >> very nice, very nice lady. she always speak to me when she would come out with her walker. very nice. >> reporter: again, folks living here tell me they're certainly stunned by a killing right in their ba

here is eyewitness news reporter sandra bookman. >> new york state governor andrew cuomo. >> reporter: governor cuomo was among the honorees today in the apollo theater marking world aids day. they recognized his continuing commitment to providing funding and services to fight hiv aids and the governor did not disappoint. >> i am going to propose an additional $200 million to fund housing for people with aids. >> reporter: among those additional services recommended by the task force, more life insurance for those living with hiv. more enhanced medicaid and managed care coverage and more access to proven pro take lactic drugs for high risk hiv negative patients. >> this actually helps prevent someone getting hiv if they are at risk. if they take that medicine everyday, they will have the medicine in their bloodstream to prevent hiv from making copies of itself before it can establish itself in the body. >> reporter: he credits new york state for a program prep ad that covers the cost of the drug, testing and counseling for those that can't pay. activists say the new push will help get

i'm sandra bookman channel 7 police have a murder mystery on their hands in brooklyn. investigators say that someone shot 68-year-old ying wan chin several times. they found him on in sunset park. chin died at the hospital. >>> also in brooklyn we are getting our first look at the suspect involved in a violent robbery spree. police released this video of the man they want to find. they say he's attacked at least three people in brownsville including two elderly victims. all of the incidents have been the same. the man shoves the victims to the ground and then grabs their cash. >>> police in queens are still investigating a deadly crash between a car and an mta bus. this happened last night on union turnpike outside st. john's university. the car was heading west when for some reason the 60-year-old man behind the wheel veered into eastbound traffic and hit the bus. the car's driver was killed. the bus driver and passenger had minor injuries. they are expected to be okay. accused in a london subway attack says he had mental problems and they contacted police in the week

for now we're live in sunset park brooklyn, i'm sandra bookman channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> sandra, thank you. religious groups are standing rhetoric. the islamic leadership council and the interfaith center came together to condemn what they call islam ma phobic made by some presidential candidates specifically donald trump. >> new yorkers are not all reflective of mr. trump and his statements are unconstitutional and unrepresentative of the american muslim community and the american larger community as well. >> the groups called on mr. trump and the other gop candidates to meet with them to discuss any issues they have >>> police in manhattan released a photo of a gunman who got away on a dirt bike. this is the man police want to find. he was wearing a black ski mask and black clothing when he pulled out a gun and shot a 19- year-old on 2nd avenue and 112th street. the 19-year-old was taken to harlem hospital and is expected to survive. >>> a cane university student has pleaded not guilty to making fake threats against fellow black students. he made no other statements in court to

i'm sandra bookman. happy holidays. >> oooh, ooh oooh, ooh >> do you hear what i hear? >> do you hear what i hear? >> do you see what i see? >> do you see what i see? >> do you hear what i hear? >> do you hear what i hear?

eyewitness news reporter sandra bookman introduces us to the teen and the boy whose dreams are about to come true. >> reporter: luke's parents jennifer and ralph wish it were that simple but luke has a terminal braun tumor. that makes every moment with his family that much more precious. >> the initial diagnosis is hard to take. probably the hardest day of our lives. >> luke's big wish is to take a trip to disney world. >> rides at disney? , all of them. >> reporter: that's where his the pair reached out to the make a wish foundation on long island and that's how the mission to send luke and his family to disney world were born. >> courage and bravery reached out to us. >> our goal is to help luke and influence others. >> reporter: over the weekend the teams team dedicated it to luke as part of a fundraiser and met the 4-year-old and his family for the first time. >> touching. a feeling i will never forget. >> with all the stuff that goes on in a 16-year-old's life and high school and sports, whatever else is going on, remarkable to see how they kind of orchestrated the whole thing.

i'm ken rosato. >> i'm sandra bookman. >>> welcome to "world news tonight." the historic deal to tackle climate change. the world coming together, nearly 200 countries, finally reaching agreement. the cheering, the protests, too. the landmark pact called the decisive deal for the planet. >>> a california mosque firebombed. tonight, authorities suspect it's a hate crime, apparent backlash after that deadly attack in san bernardino. now divers there pulling up terrorists? >>> and, the race to find hundreds of newborns, their moms and hospital workers exposed to tb. the medical emergency traced to the nurse who treated them. the online shopping sites that seem just fine, but just take your money. gifts, and how to avoid being scammed this holiday season. >>> good evening and thank you for joining us on this saturday. i'm cecilia vega. as we come on the air tonight, people around the world are celebrating a turning point on our planet. it took two decades, but now, a historic agreement on climate change signed by nearly every nation in the world. the bang of a ga

. >> and i'm sandra bookman. >>> we begin with the suspicious fire in queens. police say the man wearing a scarf over his face and riding suspected arsonist responsible for a string of intentionally set fires that have been unnerving people in queens. they released this photo of the suspect. >> he is wanted for questioning in connection with at least four arsons in forest hills, between november 8 and early today. eyewitness news reporter kimberly richardson is in forest hills with our lead story. kimberly? >> reporter: joe and sandra, growing sense of anxiety and fear. enormous flames once again lit up this community at about 12:30 this morning and everybody knew exactly what it was. now, one family's future home is gone. another must spend this first else. early this morning, the rabbi's future home went up in flames. he tells me his family, his wife and six kids had planned >> first time was not so bad. we fix it. everything -- all my plans, a little bit changed. >> reporter: this is the second time someone targeted this exact site. now police want to speak

we're live tonight in flatbush brooklyn, i'm sandra bookman channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you. the number of sex crimes reported on new york city subways is on the rise. investigators say there were 669 sex crimes reported between that's 100 more than last year. most common crimes are groping, public lewdness, and unwanted summers. the nypd says the higher numbers are in part because riders are more serious about taking pictures of the incidents and reporting them. >>> new york city's council transportation committee approved a bill to increase civil penalties in hit and run cases. this new legislation would raise the fines imposed against drivers who leave the scene of a crash. so far this year the city has had about 4,000 hit and run incidents involving personal injury. the bill may go to the council this week. >>> online retailers are agreeing to stop sales of realistic looking toy guns in new york state. eric snyderman says the toys violate a new york law against sales in the state. the law requires toy guns to be brightly colored or have colored striping down the barrel. b

here's your host, sandra bookman. >> coming up, several area schools placed under state receivership because of chronically poor performances. and local community leaders demanding their districts get back on track. also, a grassroots support group that's providing much-needed help for female soldiers and veterans. and later, from working the runways to changing lives in ethiopia, we're gonna introduce you to the founder of seeds of africa, building schools and community centers and changing lives. "here and now." that sound. like nails on a chalkboard. but listen to this: (family talking) that's a different kind of sound. the sound of the weekend. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. it's always worth remembering... that icing the cinnamon rolls is a privilege not a right. unleash the power of dough. >> 5 public schools on long island are among 144 schools statewide placed under receivership by the state education department. hempstead high school and several middle schools in roosevelt, central islip, and wyandanch have been put on notice. local community organizations are de

i'm sandra bookman. enjoy the rest of your day. >> toys and lions and giants underneath my bed hide and seek and cartoons every afternoon all is quiet

. >> and i'm lauren glassburg in for sandra bookman. we begin with breaking news in new jersey. officials say a boy scout leader was injured during an but the three scouts with him are not hurt. >> the attack happened around noon at split rock reservoir in rockaway township, morris county. stephan kim is there with the breaking details. >> reporter: well, joe and lauren, take a look down this road. this attack occurred at the bottom of this windy road about a half mile from here by the road. first responders have set up in search of the victim. it took them several hours to locate this victim. meanwhile, residents living around here by the reservoir are absolutely startled by this attack. >> we're shocked. we hike here all the time. >> reporter: residents living by the split rock reservoir in rockaway, new jersey shaken by what happened. a bear attacked four people in the woods, injuring a male adult, a boy leading three scouts around noon. luckily, the children were unharmed. by 3:30, the victim was found and rushed to a nearby hospital by a state police helicopter. he was wrap

eyewitness news anchor sandra bookman has that story. >> reporter: still so many questions in california. but this new video showing the fbi raiding a house in riverside could answer where the assault rifles used in the san bernardino massacre came from. syed farook and his wife tashfeen malik purchased the the california attacks calling malik and farook isis supporters further indicating isis inspired the couple and did not direct them. authorities believe malik was the mastermind leaving her family baffled. >> think about your kid. >> reporter: sandra bookman, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> in a speech tonight, the president will address terrorism and his plans to defeat it. that speech is at 8:00. we will have it here on channel 7. rob? >>> this latest mass murder has, again, triggered a renewed call for stricter gun control laws. in the midst of that, the president of liberty university called on students to get permits to carry a concealed weapon so they are prepared in case of a mass shooting. politicians on both sides fueled this ongoing american debate. >> the tragedy that we jus

eyewitness news reporter sandra bookman is following developments from the newsroom. sandra. >> reporter: outside the courthouse there was heavy security in place in advantage of a court -- advance of a court decision. we take a live look at baltimore. the situation, as you mentioned, is calm, appears under control. earlier in the day, a handful of demonstrators gathered for the decision and immediately began voicing frustration after learning that the judge in this case had, indeed, declared a mistrial. the jury deliberated more than 16 hours over three days but was unable to reach a decision in the manslaughter trial of william porter, the first of six officers to stand trial from freddie gray's death. he died in april after suffering a broken neck while in a police van hand couched and shackled. an autopsy determined that his van was probably slammed into turned a corner or stopped. prosecutors had argued porter disregarded his duty by not straping gray in and by failing to get him medical help. defense attorneys countered that porter was acting reasonably given wha

good evening, i'm sandra bookman. >> and one person is dead. a second person in the hospital. >> this is the 22nd pedestrian death in new york city since but the driver in this crash is in police custody tonight. it happened near fulton street and south portland avenue in fort greene. >> mallory is there with the details. mallory? >> reporter: just within the last few minutes, we learned this driver will be charged with not having a proper license. now, that suv ended up right here. as you can see, we're in the center of the sidewalk. it's since been moved to the side of the road. this as an investigation into what happened here continues. >> reporter: a loud crash echoed through the fort greene section of brother-in-law. >> i heard people holler -- of brooklyn. >> i heard people holler. >> reporter: investigators say a woman is dead and a man is treated with injuries as a chevy suburban plowed into them on the sidewalk. >> a witness came in the store and told us to call 911. traveling eastbound on fulton street near south portland avenue. they

. >> i'm sandra bookman. >>> a catholic priest steps down amid allegations of a sex scandal. >> he is accused of stealing $1 million from two churches then spending that money on another man. now cardinal dolan is speaking out about the allegations. >> kemberly richardson is in the throgs neck section of the bronx. kemberly? >> reporter: not a hymn or a prayer but the reading of the that's what parishioners have been hearing. father peter voluntarily stepped down. cardinal dolan telling me he accepted the resignation, admired him for doing it as investigators try to sort out fact from fix. >> we are dealing with a lot of innuendo, rumor, gossip. what we have to deal with is the truth. >> reporter: after morning mass timothy dolan talked about what is tearing the parish april party. >> i am so disgusted because i have heard him over and over again say how we have to be more generous. for what? 230r his act? >> reporter: her us from strags felt by many. so as not to be a distraction, he abruptly resigned, days ago parishioners sued the priest for stealing money from st. francis and his

those are the stiff requirements, by sandra bookman. we head out right now. this is just incredible. the temperature went down to 61 at 9:00. now it's back up to 63. >> what? >> it actually went back up. ken, you were talking about this earlier, about the cloud cover actually acting as a blanket, keeping it so warm especially in the urban areas. check out the temperature. 63 degrees is our 11:00 temperature at central park, the west wind around 5 miles per hour. look at the high getting up to 66 two, degrees short of a record in the city but other areas did set new record highs. 55 was our morning low. so both high and low were basically 22 degrees above average. 68 was your record back in 1931. areas south of the city getting into the low 70s this. developing after midnight. actually, there's some developing right now well north and west of the city. the record warmth tomorrow, despite a lot of cloud cover, we had a lot of cloud cover today and we had areas get up to record numbers. right now we're going for 66 for a high test. rain returning on monday, main

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i'm sandra bookman . >> and i'm joe torres. a controversy in new jersey tonight surrounding the word christmas. a city councilwoman resigned minutes after a vote that changed the town tree lighting to a christmas tree lighting. >> just minutes ago we learned new developments about that decision. eyewitness news reporter mallory hoff is live with details. >> the council president approximately the news to us that she is in fact rescinding that letter of resignation. she met inside the building behind us with the mayor in his office. they decided it was time to have a conversation about this. conclusion they came to, that she will continue her work with the council but a committee will discuss this issue further. this is the tree in question. the official name of the ceremony was a holiday tree lighting ceremony. that's what it's been called for the last 20 years. now from this point forward it will be called a christmas tree lighting ceremony. the mayor told me he wanted to bring the word christmas back in to the equation. he br

eyewitness news reporter sandra bookman has the story. >> reporter: christmas in new york. the signs of the season are just about everywhere you look, except, apparently, at ps 169 in sunset park, brooklyn. the principal has allegedly banned all things holiday, even santa claus. >> santa is not a religious figure. santa is a foot, red, jolly old guy who brings presents to our children. >> reporter: principal kim reportedly made the changes in the interest of diversity and inclusion. she did fought respond to our request for comment today, but parents and students had plenty to say after school. >> i don't agree with it know, for the children. >> it made the school feel more like a second home, but now it just feels like a normal school. it doesn't have much life to the. >> reporter: late this afternoon a department of education statement said the school originally misinterpreted the guidance for holiday displays that santa claus could in the be used. the school has sent new guidance to. >> principal kim apologized for any confusion in an e- mail, explaining santa is a secul

. >> and i'm sandra bookman. the search is on for a group of young people who preyed upon a teenager with disabilities. >> police are hoping you'll recognize the group caught on surveillance camera, roughing up the victim and stealing his cell phone. eyewitness news spoke with the man about how it's an eyewitness news exclusive. >> reporter: well, joe and sandra, 1-year-old carlos eyeman says it was last month outside this dunkin' donuts in port richmond when a group of men robbed him. he thought they were panhandlers. one man and one woman approached simon and asked for money, but when he said he didn't have any, things turned hostile. they tried to go through his pockets and then a fourth individual ran up behind him and snatched his cell phone, which he had laid on a ledge next to him. he realized what was going o he says he noticed before the robbery, all four of them together, but when he got back to the dunkin' donuts, the other three demanded money again, claiming they tried to help him get his phone back

i'm sandra bookman. >> i'm rob powers in tonight for joe. we are just a few days away from the big ball drop in times square. more than a million people will pack into times square to ring in the new year. >> but there is no holiday or vacation for those putting the big show today. we go live to times square with the details. andy? >> reporter: sandra and rob, yorkers know better than to come down here on times square on new year's eve, but the tourists don't. they are expecting to be a big part of the more than million- strong celebrants here on thursday night. >> reporter: these canadian tourists celebrating early. [ laughter ] >> reporter: this group couldn't send enough selfies back home to friends. >> what do you say in france? >> we don't smile in france. >> reporter: lady liberty, getting a bird's eye view of times square. she/he have been here for the ball drop before and suggests tourists behave. >> don't get too drunk and don't make a show, a scene over here. >> reporter: n.y.p.d. already patrolling with heavy weapons, explosive-sn

. >> and i'm lauren glassberg in for sandra bookman. police have released few details about what happened inside the store in zoo city. >> it happen -- jersey city. >> tonight the search is on for any clues that could lead to the gunman. >> eyewitness news reporter aj ross is at the scene now with the latest details. aj? >> reporter: lauren, joe, for the past several hours police and crime scene investigators have been here outside this clothing store here on bergen avenue trying to piece together evidence from this deadly shooting. neighbors say the owner of the store was a hard working family man supporting his wife and daughter. and he didn't deserve this senseless violence. >> it hurts, it is crazy. it's crazy. >> reporter: the holiday lights in the jersey -- in the heart of jersey city, after gunfire erupted inside the clothing store here along bergen avenue saturday evening. >> saw that happen. the owner of top plus dead inside as shocked neighbors questioned like -- something like this could happen. >> very good person you know!

but i'm tempted to tell you not to bother because i have a feeling that sandra bookman is the winner this time. >> david, and i'll make sure -- >> i don't need much. >> a million. i'll be generous. >> it's official, you said it on tv. >> yeah, i know. i'm stuck. >> you guys, some people say they can feel the rain. like they feel it in their bones. >> do i. >> and other people like me, they look at the accuweather app and they check hour by hour when the weather is going to change. >>> but we are expecting light showers to come in this evening. not a big deal. after the commute is over, just a few tenths of an inch. not everybody sees it but a scattered shower cannot be ruled out. and let's get you up to speed on what's happening. still patchy fog across the area. limited visibility across the park, 44 degrees, 85% humidity and a north, northeast wind at 7 miles per hour currently. and on long island, temperatures in the low 40s. and yes, in these little areas where, you know, the fog sort of settles in and reduces the it's patchy and we won't see it completely leave the area until to

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sandra bookman here with other developments. >> reporter: in an ironic twist, we learned late this afternoon that workers had active shooter training last year, in the same room where last week's attack occurred. also today, the fbi called this investigation massive and revealed that 320 pieces of evidence have already been collected, as they try to put together a complete picture of just who this killer couple was. we have learned and believe that both subjects were radicalized and were for quite some time. >> that revelation late today from the fbi as investigators try to piece together the terror puzzle in san bernardino. also, revealing that the husband and wife team, syed farook and tashfeen malik, have practiced their aim at the local target ranges. >> that target practice in one occasion was done within days of this event. murder of 14 people, now being called an act of terrorism. >> hi, it is farook. >> is not available. >> a recorded message left by syed farook and recovered from computers and phones found in the couple's home. data they tried to destroy. also new, the exclusive pho

here's your host, sandra bookman. >> coming up, the face that changed it all. legendary supermodel beverly johnson shares the fascinating story behind her career, as well as intimate details about her sometimes tumultuous personal life. also ahead, domestic violence -- the emotional, physical, and even financial toll. and the importance of changing police attitudes when dealing with victims. later, feeding the hungry -- food bank for new york city's 30 years of taking care of those who need help most. but first, police use of force in new york city -- a closer look at a new report from the department of investigation's office of the inspector general that the nypd does not properly track incidents in which force was used and doesn't adequately discipline officers who use excessive force. >> here today with more on that report and its findings, as well as its recommendations, department of investigation commissioner mark peters and d.o.i. nypd inspector general philip eure -- inspector general for the nypd. i should add that to correct the title. thank you both