police tracked santos alvarez to an apartment here in hackensack around 7:30 last night. santos alvarez is accused of girlfriend and their 4-year-old son in jersey city last week. investigators say when police caught up with him last night and confronted him, he lunged at officers. one of those officers pulled his gun, firing once. >> there were a lot of police officers in a very small kitchen area one shot was fired to the abdomen area. i'm told, at this time, it is a nonlife-threatening injuries. >> as you heard the prosecutor there say, santos alvarez is expected to survive and face two counts of murder. two women were also arrested in connection with this incident, accused of hiding that suspect. reporting live this morning from hackensack, new jersey, janel burrell. >>> a man is free on bail this morning. michael chen now ski turned himself in. that hit anna last week. she lives and attends montclair university. he is charged with leaving the scene of the accident and endangering an injured victim. >>> mayor de blasio and former mayor michael bloomberg are expected t

hudson county prosecutors identified santos-alvarez, an estranged boyfriend, as the suspect. the manhunt led more than 20 officers to this house where they cornered santos-alvarez in a back room. prosecutors say he lunged at the officers with a knife. >> there were a lot of police officers in a very small kitchen area. one shot was fired to the abdomen area. i'm told at this time it's a nonlife-threatening injury. there are approximately eight or nine officers within close proximity to the shooting. a weapon has been recovered. approximately 8 or 9-inch long knife. we believe it was in the possession and was used by the the shooting. >> bergen county prosecutor john malinelli said only one officer used his weapon and that for observation. no officers at last report was undergoing surgery at hackensack university medical center but he is expected to survive to face a double murder charge in the case of his ex-girlfriend and her 4-year-old son. we're live in hackensack, new jersey tonight josh einiger, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> we have new information tonight about a horri

jose ronald santos alvarez is wanted by police. hudson county prosecutors office has issued a warrant for his arrest. he faces murder charges. investigators say he killed monica patoshniak and their 4-year-old son, christopher. the two, the mother and son, were found murdered in their home on lincoln street last wednesday. she was strangled according to police and their 4-year-old son was suffocated. investigators want to make sure people realize the suspect santos alvarez is extremely dangerous. michael, the message from police is if you see him, don't approach him, don't go near him, call authorities. back to you, michael. >> kat, thank you very much. >>> 5:03. new this morning. police just released surveillance video of a man who may have committed an anti-jewish hate crime. it happened last friday afternoon around 1:30 near 9th avenue and 37th. investigators say that this guy allegedly threw a bottle containing some sort of a flammable liquid and a rag at two students. if you know who this guy is, if you recognize him, please g

officers opened fire after santos alvarez lunged at them with a knife. >> there were a lot of police officers in a small kitchen area. but one shot was fired to the abdomen area. i'm told at this time it is a non life threatening injury. >> santos alvarez is recovering in the hospital. a knife roughly 8 to 9 inches long was found at the scene. >>> some of the busiest highways in southern california are closed after a powerful storm triggered dangerous flash flooding. as cbs-2's carter evans reports, hundreds of cars were stranded and drivers were trapped. >> reporter: violent thunderstorms lashed southern torrential rains fell, 4 to 6 inches per hour, triggering powerful mudslides, leaving drivers helpless. >> we are stuck. >> reporter: this area is devastated right now. >> reporter: california's busy interstate 5 game a river of mud, burying -- became a river of mud, burying cars. firefighters rescued people trapped in their vehicles and in homes swallowed up by the mud. >> traffic came to a complete stop. mud started pouring down the mountain, down the road, and engulfed everything

officers tracked jose santos alvarez to a home in hackensack. they served a warrant and 21 officers broke into a back bedroom where they found him. he'd been renting i room there for the past month. prosecutors say he had a knife and one officer fired. >> there were a lot of police officers ina very small kitchen area. one shot was fired to the abdomen area. i'm told at this time it is a nonlife threatening injury. >> santos alvarez is harged in the strangling of his ex-girlfriend and their 4-year-old son. they were found dead in her jersey city apartment last week. >>> the fbi raided two new york city hotels. they say they were a front for sex trafficking. agents swarmed the hotel on 39th street and 5th avenue in brooklyn yesterday. took the owner into custody. the fbi also raided a hotel near citi field in queens. no word on arrests there. in new jersey, agents rescued six underage trafficking victims, and they arrested two adults. this was all part of a sting operation. >>> our sister network cnbc says it's considering changes to the that's i

police cornered jose santos- alvarez last night in a hackensack duplex. two women who answered the door tried to mislead officers but police went in breaking down a bedroom door to confront santos- alvarez. they say he lunged at them with a knife and one officer shot him. >>> as violence escalates in the middle east, hamas is calling for a day of rage today. this comes after authorities in israel said they would not allow young muslims to enter jerusalem's most sensitive holy site. the current tensions did not stop new york city mayor bill de blasio from heading to right israel on his way this morning. the mayor wants to make sure palestinians are included in his message of peace and unity. he will visit a bilingual school in jerusalem where arab and israeli children attend classes together. >> the way forward has to be through inclusion. this is true in all societies. i think it's important to encourage youth on all sides to work together. >> as we said, the visit comes at a time of high tension in people in the last month. the mayor says he is not worri

at approximately 74:50. >> reporter: the district attorney's office says santos alvarez is accused of killing his girlfriend and 4-year-old son in jersey city last week. they were found unresponsive in this apartment. the search for alvarez led investigators to this home where two women said they were the only people inside. they have since been arrested, accused of hindering the investigation. detectives eventually found him at the back of the house. >> there were a lot of police officers in the small kitchen area. one shot was fired into the abdomen area. >> reporter: he is currently undergoing surgery at the his injuries are not life threatening. valerie castro, cbs 2 news. >>> and developing right now, flash floods triggered mud slides in southern california. this is 60 miles north of downtown los angeles. the mud poured through the local streets, submerging the cars. authorities had to shut down the 30-mile stretch of the interstate stranding drivers, and residents were also trapped in their homes. flash flood warnings remain in effect. >>> police sent up a helicopter near far ro

. >> jose santos alvarez strangled and suffocated his ex-girlfriend and her son inside their home. brian thompson has more information on the suspect. brian? >> reporter: this has been a tough one for law enforcement, the hudson county prosecutor, because it took them a couple days even to recognize that the mom and her child had been killed, ask nd then it took them some more time to figure out who the likely suspect would be. that search does come with a warning, that warning that the suspect is considered dangerous. the victims are 27-year-old monica petesneoch and her four-year-old son christopher. last wednesday their bodies were found in a second floor apartment on lincoln street. the mother died of strangulation, the son had been suffocated. it took two days to determine how they died, and the alert for jose ronald sanchez went out last night in this neighborhood. >> you need respect and love in a home, and communication. >> i feel unsafe because i feel he's going to come back. >> reporter: it is believed he is an undocumented former restaurant worker. at last report there i

authorities say santos-alvarez is dangerous and should not be approached. >>> new details this morning on the gruesome discovery of a woman's body in a queens park. police just identified the victim as 28-year-old qing qing kiemde. she had been stabbed multiple times in the neck and stomach. with trying to kidnap a teenager connecticut will be in court. 39-year-old towanna randall will be arraigned in bridgeport on a string of charges including unlawful restraint and sexual assault. video from last week shows a 17- year-old girl jumping from the car's passenger door and then rolling to the ground. police say randall offered her a ride and tried to abduct her. >>> new video out of a man wanted for an attempted rape in brooklyn. the 36-year-old woman was attacked by a man who followed her into her apartment in bushwick earlier this month. after trying to force himself on the woman, the suspect then took off. >>> 6:34. the new york city marathon is still a few weeks away. the mets are already proving they can go the distance this post season after game 2 of the division series ended in su

this is the guy right here his name is jose santos alvarez. monica potazniak were found unconscious thursday in jersey city. if you know where to find alvarez, call the hudson county prosecutor's office right away. >>> new here at noon, investigators working to figure out what caused a deadly house fire in rockland county. one woman was killed. chopper 4 over that home on waldron avenue around 8:00 this morning, there are reports that this home had no working smoke detectors. >>> police just released video of a man who may have committed an anti-semitic hate crime. this happened last friday afternoon around 1:30 neither corner of ninth avenue and 37th street. the man allegedly threw a bottle containing the flammable liquid and a burning rag toward students. we're told he also said something like, i will kill you. fortunately neither student was hurt. >>> the following outcry from parents, halloween parades at some connecticut schools are back on. milford schools had cancelled the parades at its elementary schools. it was to avoid offending chi

hudson county prosecutors tell news 4 they have issued a parent for the arrest of jose ronald santos-alvarez. they claim he killed monika potoczniak and their 4-year-old son christopher. we told you about this on wednesday. police say monika potoczniak was strangled and her son suffocated. if you have any information, police want you to give them a call. >>> new at 11:00, pictures of a suspect in an alleged attempted rape case in brooklyn. police say the man followed a 36-year-old woman in to her apartment and attempted to sexually assault her. it happened just after 11:00 p.m. on friday, october 2nd. the suspect is described as hiss pan nick the mid-20s. if you recognize him crime stoppers would like to hear from you. the tv screens in the tax of new york city taxis maybe a thing of the past. they are considering a pilot project to test alternatives but it's not a done deal. it includes a gps based meter system that uses smart phones or tablets to calculate fares and process payments. they were installed in 2008 but the passengers and drivers are not amused by them. >>> to decision 2016, th

officers tracked jose santos alvarez to a home in hackensack. they served a warrant and 21 officers broke into a back bedroom where they found him. he'd been renting a room there for the past month. prosecutors say he had a knife and one officer fired one shot. >> there were a lot of police officers in a very small kitchen area. one shot was fired to the abdomen area. i'm told at this time it is a nonlife-threatening injury. >> san those alvarez tos alvarez is charged in the strangling death of his girlfriend and their 4-year-old son. >>> a brooklyn hotel owner is facing charges this moorning after an fbi sex trafficking raid. agents swarmed the hotel on 39th street and 5th avenue yesterday. th they also raided another hotel near citi field in queens. no word on arrests there. in new jersey, agents rescued six underage sex trafficking victims and arrested two adults. >>> parents and students at one long island high school district are being urged to stay on alert. a man tried to lure a girl into his car yesterday afternoon on hill drive in bohem

police have just issued an arrest warrant for 26-year-old jose ronald santos alvarez. police say he was the estranged boyfriend of monika potoczniak and the mother of 4-year-old christopher who were found dead in an apartment in jersey city last wednesday. >>> new at 11:00, we're learning more about a deadly accident in the bronx that ended the life of a mother of five children. it happened on east 138th street. the accident left a half dozen others injured. jim dolan spoke to the victim's grieving husband tonight joins us from the scene tonight with more. >> the stop for the bx33 is right here this afternoon about 3:30, there were several people waiting for it, looking for the bus in that direction. but the truck came from this direction. they had no warning. it jumped the curb. it hit them and slammed in to some scaffolding and that building over there killing the mother of five children. >> reporter: they had to dismantle what was left of the mangled scaffolding tonight and a tow truck operator took away the truck with its shattered windshield, one wheel dangling ov

jose santos alvarez is accused of strangling his estranged girlfriend and their 4-year- old son in a jersey city apartment last wednesday. he was tracked down at a home in hackensack last night. investigators say he lunged at officers with a night leaving one officer to fire at him. >> there were a lot of police officers in a small kitchen area. one shot was fired to the abdomen area. i'm told at this time it is a non-life-threatening injury. say a knife about 8 to 9" long was found at the scene. the suspect was taken to hackensack university medical center. >>> new at 6:00, a sobering message from the grieving family of a long island teenager killed crossing the street in front of her home. the message, slow down. as cbs 2's carolyn gusoff reports, the pedestrian deaths on the island are on the rise. >> she got four doors away. >> reporter: four doors from her home 19-year-old girl hit by a car and killed tuesday earning college money walking home from work crossing the street. her devastating aunt inconsolable. >> i'm listening to the sirens go by. and not knowing that that's my ba

jose ronald santos alvarez is extremely dangerous. investigators saying if you see him, don't approach him. witnesses or people who might come in contact with him, call authorities. extremely dangerous. do not approach him according to police. back to you, kerry. >> hopefully they get tips and soon. kat, thank you. >>> happening right now, police would like you to take a look at some of this grainy surveillance video to try to identify a suspect in an attempted rape. this happened in the bushwick section. the suspect started talking to a 36-year-old woman as he followed her into her apartment building. he tried to sexually assault her and he took off. >>> the manhunt continues this morning for a cold blooded killer as he gunned down three women outside of a club. two women who were with her were wounded. the alleged gunman was angry about getting kicked out of that club. >> we have to bury my baby. >> why did my daughter snuffer why did he kill my daughter? >> two other victims who were injured, they are expected to recover. >>> this

police say 26-year-old jose ronald santos-alvarez strangled monica pa at the scene knee yak and then suffocated her 4-year- old son. >>> by this time tomorrow the mets hope their fans -- from a series clinching win. last night's 13-7-pounding on the los angeles dodgers in game 3 of the division series. the mets have a 2 game to one lead. morning commute with heather o'rourke. >> lori we still have a big problem as you travel through the bronx. let's head over here to the maps. the deegan on the northbound side at 138th street, still have an accident. your delays are jammed off the triborough bridge from queens going all the way up into the bronx, into the accident scene. 45 minutes inbound, george washington bridge, 45 at the lincoln, 30 at the holland tunnel and 6 and d trains you still have signal problems and delays. street cleaning rules are in effect. lori over to you. >>> thank you. and let's check in with bill evans and your accuweather forecast. >> here we go, 8:00 and our temperature's 62 degrees. clouds, a break of sun. it's going to be a mild day, a warm day, and there's a

police coroner jose santos alvarez -- two women who answered the door at the hackensack duplex tried to mislead officers. they say once inside he lunged at them with a knife and one officer shot him. his injuries are not expected to be life-threatening. >>> another day of violence in israel. troops going head-to-head with palestinian protesters. one soldier stabbed by a palestinian man disguising himself as a member of the press. nearby an attack on a holy site of judaism, the tomb of joseph firebombed by palestinians. the u.s. trying to step in to help. secretary of state kerry will meet with palestinian abbas and netanyahu. the specifics of where and when not yet officially announced. >>> mayor de blasio in israel right now. they are taking the redeye over there. tweeting this photo from the blair. de blasio will deliver an address on anti-semitism at a conference of mayors. un security council is going to hold an emergency session about the ongoing violence. this is at the request of jordan. to curb the debts that are going on right now, 40 people from both sides of the conflict h

police cornered jose santos alvarez last night in a hackensack duplex. two women who answered the door tried to mislead officers but police went in breaking down a bedroom door. shot him. we're also told his injuries were not life-threatening. a small fire set off sprinklers at newark liberty airport. that fire broke out in a restaurant in terminal c near gate 91. firefighters quickly put the flames out. no one was hurt. flight operations were not affected. >>> we're following a developing story, escalating violence in israel with attacks on people and a holy site. israeli forces firing tear gas and live rounds in gaza at protestors who were throwing rocks. the palestinians say at least one person is dead. earlier in the day, a palestinian who disguised himself as a member of the press stabbed an israeli soldier in the west bank according to israeli officials. nearby an attack on a holy site. the tomb of joseph fire bombed by palestinians, and here is a live look at the united nations where an emergency security council meeting underway to discuss the es

stay eyewitness news as we police went in breaking down a bedroom door to confront santos- alvarez. they say he lunged at them with a knife. >>> it's 6:07 right now. you're never more than 7 minutes away from weather and traffic beginning with bill evans and the accuweather forecast. >> we're headed towards sunrise in an hour. we're looking from our camera at 4 times square south. for this time of the year a mild morning. temperature 6 degrees warmer than it would be normally at this hour. mets cubs just want to give you a preview of what that's going to look like for tomorrow night. 49 degrees first pitch temperature. the real feel in the 30s. heather, i understand that, you know, we're going to be seeing the mets actually are spending the night tonight in the freezer section of the grocery store. >> just to get used to it. >> just to get ready for tomorrow night's game. >> how's the commute this morning? >> i won't be there. i'm not going to join them. will not be in the freezer section. i want to show you the fdr drive. traffic seems to be doing okay. no major problems as you hea

police say 26-year-old jose ronald santos-alvarez strangled monika potoczniak and suffocated their 4-year-old son. both are found dead in an apartment in jersey city last wednesday. >>> police released video of the man who they say threw a molotov cocktail in front of two yeshiva university students. the students weren't hurt. it happened near 9th avenue and west 37th. the man shouted that he would come back with a knife and kill those students. >>> 15 months after the crash of malaysia airlines flight 17, dutch investigators have released a report confirming that the plane was brought down by a surface to air missile. all 298 people were killed when the plane crashed in eastern ukraine. the report did not say who fired the missile, but the area was in the hands of russian backed rebels. the dutch prime minister is calling on russia to fully cooperate with the criminal investigation. among the questions being raised, why the air space above eastern ukraine was not closed to passenger planes. >>> now to the race for president. democrats will be in the spotlight tonight in las vegas for

police say 26-year-old jose ronald santos-alvarez strangled his girlfriend and were suffocated their 4-year-old son. both were found dead in an apartment in jersey city last wednesday. >>> and on long island, bail has been set at $10 million for the man accused of killing his girlfriend's baby. lord pardo was arraigned today in hempstead. prosecutors say that while he was trusted to care for the child, pardo severely beat a 17- month-old boy who was pronounced dead over the weekend. >>> a dutch investigator is confirming what has long been suspected. a surface to air missile brought down malaysia airlines flight 17. the dutch safety board concluded a russian made missile exploded less than a yard from the cockpit causing the front of the plane to break off. the board's final report says shrapnel from the missile was found in victims' bodies. all 298 people on board died when the plane came down over eastern ukraine in july of 2014. >>> a baby from florida is beating the odds after being born with a massive brain tumor. steven and erica jones were warned before their daughter was born

santos alvarez should be considered dangerous. anyone who sees him advised to contact police immediately. >>> let's take a look at the morning commute with lauren. >> it's a rough one this morning. all lanes shut down northbound on the major deegan. the bruckner is a mess because of this as well. queens, a lot of accidents out here. l.i.e. eastbound by the clearview shuts down two lanes. jackie robinson parkway eastbound at the interchange. jamming things up in both directions here. still out there on the van wyck northbound by jamaica avenue. staten island an accident shut down two lanes. we have delays on the d train in both directions and uptown 6 trains. tough one. back to you, michael. >>> lauren, thanks very much. right back with chris' forecast. e of everything the state has to offer. like this famous winery nestled in the hudson valley. or the award-winning vineyards of long island. this cooperstown brewery belongs in every beer lover's hall of fame. you can even try new york's exceptional cider and spirits. this fall, dri

police say 26-year-old jose ronald santos-alvarez strangled monica pose knee yak and then suffocated their 4-year-old son. both were found dead in an apartment in jersey city last wednesday. >>> happening today also a woman accused of attempting to kidnap a teenager in connecticut is due in court. 39-year-old towanna randall will face a bridgeport judge to answer a laundry list of charges. video from last week in bridgeport shows a 17-year-old girl jumping from a car's passenger door, then rolling on the ground. police say randall offered her a ride and then tried to abduct the girl. police say the victim was sexually assaulted before she managed to escape. >>> we have new information on the gruesome discovery of a woman's body in a queens park. victim as 28-year-old ching ching. her body was found sunday. she had multiple stab wounds to her neck and stomach. >>> switching gears a bit, it could be a big step on the mets' road to the world series tonight as they face the dodgers at home. fans were very vocal during last night's dramatic win letting chase utley and the dodgers have it.

. >> two women were arrested, they lied to police officers telling them santos alvarez was not in the building. greg: politics, it is fun this time, donald trump and ben carson taking in all kinds of about skipping the next presidential debate. rosanna: ben carson and donald trump reportedly will spit if the event format is not changed. greg: they say it doesn't too long. rosanna: they see nbc just wants to throw more commercials in and make more money. greg: joe biden, is he going to run for president to give people close to him by saying stay tuned, something is going to happen any minute. rosanna: it is imminent. greg: the eminent art is he might not do it. eminem he will tell you whether he will do or not. rosanna: robert moses has a crystal ball. what do you see in the future? >> reporter: i think he is going to run. rosanna: i don't think so. greg: who knows? >> reporter: here is why i say that. get our best evidence yet, here is the evidence, it comes in the form of an e mail one of his advisers and his supporters, it is a message to rally the troops because if joe biden does d

a man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend and their young prosecutors say jose santos alvarez was shot in the abdomen when he lunged at an officer with a knife inside a home in hackensack yesterday. the injuries not considered to be life-threatening. police had been searching for him since last week after his he is trained girlfriend and her 4-year-old son were found dead. >>> police arrested the man suspected of throwing a molotov cocktail at two university students. he's facing charges that include attempted murder. police say it was not a hate crime and the students were not the intended targets. >>> let's take a look at the morning commute with lauren scala. >> thanks, darlene. delays and service changes on the 4, 5 and 6 trains right now. we still have an accident oth there on the cross bronx expressway eastbound before the deegan in tte center lanee there's an inbound delay of 30 minutes at the george w hington bridge. then a disabled vehicle as you're getting to the lincoln tunnel. you have a 40-minute wait there. 20 minuteseat the holland. back to you, darlene. >>> let's check