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shirleen, david? back to you. >>> all right bill thanks. again we are waiting any moment to hear from the president who is expected to brief the public on the very latest on security measures in this country. meanwhile in travelers are taking the increased security in stride and leaving extra time for longer airport check points and in fact let's go to the white house right now. about to speak to the public. we are both equipped to prevent attacks and we are resilient in the face of those who would try to do us harm. and that's something we can all be thankful for. happy thanksgiving everybody. >> you have been listening to president obama looking for tore assure the public on one of the busiest travel days of the year that national security leaders are doing everything they can to protect us here and abroad and right now he says we know of no credible plot against anybody here in our county and as i said before many are taking the increased security in stride and leaving extra time. >> eyewitness news reporter kemberly richardson is live a
shirleen, david? back to you. >>> all right bill thanks. again we are waiting any moment to hear from the president who is expected to brief the public on the very latest on security measures in this country. meanwhile in travelers are taking the increased security in stride and leaving extra time for longer airport check points and in fact let's go to the white house right now. about to speak to the public. we are both equipped to prevent attacks and we are resilient in the face of...
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shirleen? >>> ken developing now in france, relate veries have found a -- investigators have found a third body in the ruins of the saint-denis apartment raided by police on wednesday it's body would have a woman still -- of a woman still unidentified. it was found in the ruins of the apartment's collapsed floor. in the meantime police here have new threats from isis. and possible home grown terrorists. eyewitness news reporter dray clark is live in times square, good morning dray. >> reporter: good morning share even. another round -- shirleen. another round of threats from isis although one official calls them nothing more than empty threats. sigh sis wants to -- isis wants to cause panic and fear but in new york city security is very prevalent and very tight. now they are focusing on a different target. >> our highest priority is and will remain the security of our homeland and safety of all americans. >> reporter: three isis videos in two days. the latest promising to turn the white house b
shirleen? >>> ken developing now in france, relate veries have found a -- investigators have found a third body in the ruins of the saint-denis apartment raided by police on wednesday it's body would have a woman still -- of a woman still unidentified. it was found in the ruins of the apartment's collapsed floor. in the meantime police here have new threats from isis. and possible home grown terrorists. eyewitness news reporter dray clark is live in times square, good morning dray....
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ken and shirleen. i can't wait the see that. going to be interesting. >> you bet. >> absolutely interesting indeed. >> thank you so >>> well, macy's will take the wraps off its christmas windows this evening. the annualspectacular is set for 5:00 a.m. in herald square. there's a different theme every year. and this year it is "peanuts" and all of charlie brown's friends incolluding notary publicpy. he -- including snoopy. he will be the holiday ambassador this year. >> i love "peanuts" just great. >>> it is 6:49 and dozens of people across the country are sick due to a salmonella outbreak linked to cucumbers including some people in our area. >> also ahead, on eyewitness news this morning, police are >>> 6:52 now. welcome back, a salmonella outbreak sickened more than 100 peel in the united states including several cases here in our area linked to cucumbers, the cdc saying more than 800 people are sick and four people actually died after eating the tainted cucumbers that come from mexico. the outbreak is affecting 38 states incl
ken and shirleen. i can't wait the see that. going to be interesting. >> you bet. >> absolutely interesting indeed. >> thank you so >>> well, macy's will take the wraps off its christmas windows this evening. the annualspectacular is set for 5:00 a.m. in herald square. there's a different theme every year. and this year it is "peanuts" and all of charlie brown's friends incolluding notary publicpy. he -- including snoopy. he will be the holiday ambassador...
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david, shirleen? >> all right sandy thanks. >>> well, about a week from today, we head into the thanksgiving travel rush. i hope you're ready. we have some tips to help you avoid getting stuck at the airport. >> and when a man loves a woman, find out why one husband's loving post about his wife is going viral. let's take a live look outside. >> still beautiful blue skies, meteorologist bill evans up meet the moore's! we're the moore family, and as you can see, we need an internet that can do more. we do more games, and more streaming. so we need more speed. that's why we switched to time warner cable. now we can connect more devices, at the same time. hi grandma and grandpa! ha, look at that! [laughs] time warner cable even has an internet plan for us. get 50 meg internet for $39.99 per month and ask about free installation. call 1-855-want twc. see curiosity become wonder, and winter become christmas. the radio city christmasspectacular presented by chase. re >>> well, lower gas prices likely will pr
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. >> reporter: hey shirleen. i'm at 28th and fifth and you're right, the parade is slowly moving you fifth avenue. -- up fifth avenue. this is -- kind a lull right here in the activity because they're heading up. we're at 28th street. also alongside of the route, there are people from every general ration really paying tribute to these men and women who have and still do sacrifice so much for this country. i met members of the military who tell me they feel it's their obligation. it's their duty, to march in this parade each day as you -- year as you mentioned. it's the country's largest tribute. taking part, plane and women from every branch of the military. members of the nypd, fdny. even students from west point. this year marks the 70th anniversary of the end of world war ii. the 25th anniversary of desert storm. many out here tell me today really is al bittersweet day -- a bittersweet day. >> we didn't get the respect but now we really getting the respect from the public now you know? that you know, freedom
. >> reporter: hey shirleen. i'm at 28th and fifth and you're right, the parade is slowly moving you fifth avenue. -- up fifth avenue. this is -- kind a lull right here in the activity because they're heading up. we're at 28th street. also alongside of the route, there are people from every general ration really paying tribute to these men and women who have and still do sacrifice so much for this country. i met members of the military who tell me they feel it's their obligation. it's...
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and hello again, i'm shirleen allicot. >> and i'm david novarro. all new this half hour, donald trump uncensored. >> the republican presidential candidate in hasn't unveiling his new book with the hopes voters will back him. the unveiling causing a scene in midtown where people lined up to get the new book. >> eyewitness news reporter sandra bookman in midtown manhattan right now where trump just wrapped up a news conference, sandra? >> reporter: yeah, dave and shirleen, vintage donald trump today. if nothing else he knows how to put on a show. right now, a lot of excitement here at trump towers. he is in fact inside right now signing that new book of his. while several hundred people still on lean waiting to -- line waiting to take their turn. in fact as about 4:30 this morning, people started lining up for their chance to buy the book and a chance to have it personally signed by the republican presidential candidate. many of the people standing in line today say they liked what they have been hearing from mr. trump on the campaign trail. they wan
and hello again, i'm shirleen allicot. >> and i'm david novarro. all new this half hour, donald trump uncensored. >> the republican presidential candidate in hasn't unveiling his new book with the hopes voters will back him. the unveiling causing a scene in midtown where people lined up to get the new book. >> eyewitness news reporter sandra bookman in midtown manhattan right now where trump just wrapped up a news conference, sandra? >> reporter: yeah, dave and shirleen,...
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back to you guys, david shirleen? >>> all right bill thank you, a former penn state coach convicted of molesting children back in the news today. the surprising ruling that many have university giving money to jerry sandusky's family. >> plus, a gay couple in the middle of a custody battle. former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky is entitled to his pension despite his multiple child molestation convictions. the morning in pennsylvania a court unanimously ruled that was working for the psychological when he committed the crimes -- school when he the monthly pension worth inurely $5,000 a the president -- nearly $5,000 a month was discontinued in 2012. >>> a boy in texas is recovering after being shot in what police say was road rage incident. the child was riding in a car with his mother and two brothers in houston. they were coming home from soccer practice when they heard a pop and thought it was a tire. the boy started crying and said his back hurt and that's when they noticed a lot of blood. he is
back to you guys, david shirleen? >>> all right bill thank you, a former penn state coach convicted of molesting children back in the news today. the surprising ruling that many have university giving money to jerry sandusky's family. >> plus, a gay couple in the middle of a custody battle. former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky is entitled to his pension despite his multiple child molestation convictions. the morning in pennsylvania a court unanimously ruled...
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. >> reporter: deafened and shirleen, good afternoon to you -- david and shirleen, good afternoon. initially the president said he was not stepping down. but with calls getting louder, he had a change of heart. a stunning announcement from president tim wolfe at an emergency meeting. >> i am resigning as president of the university of missouri system. >> reporter: this is after an extraordinary show of solidarity at the university of missouri. >> we will all stay together as a team. we made the decision as a team. >> reporter: more than 30 football players and the team's coach refusing to take the field joining students protesting president tim wolfe's handling of a string of racial incidents on campus including reports of students being called the n-word and a swastika on a dorm wall. >> we are willing to stay out here until he resigns and he is fired. no compromise. >> reporter: tensions intensifying after this incident at the october homecoming. wolfe's car pushing through protestors. >> my actions will support my words. >> you didn't show action when we were in front of your ca
. >> reporter: deafened and shirleen, good afternoon to you -- david and shirleen, good afternoon. initially the president said he was not stepping down. but with calls getting louder, he had a change of heart. a stunning announcement from president tim wolfe at an emergency meeting. >> i am resigning as president of the university of missouri system. >> reporter: this is after an extraordinary show of solidarity at the university of missouri. >> we will all stay...
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reporting live from jamaica, queens, shirleen allicot, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you shirleen. >>> we're following breaking news news in new jersey where firefighters are battling a three alarm house fire. newscopter 7 above the scene in bergen county a short time ago. you can see the flames shooting through the roof on the home on bog ooh rt row. at one point firefighters needed to be evacuated from the building. as of right now the fire the still in -- the till not in -- is still not in control. one woman was not inside at the time. so far there are no reports of any injuries and we will keep you posted. >>> another breaking news story right now. we have just learned that charges will be filed against an mta bus driver who struck and killed a 70-year-old woman in brooklyn and then left the woman this morning at the corner of sackman and fulton street in the ocean hill section. the driver then bought the b-15 bus back to the depot before another driver then took it out. the drivers -- the detectives determined the bus was involved after reviewing surveillance video. a friend
reporting live from jamaica, queens, shirleen allicot, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you shirleen. >>> we're following breaking news news in new jersey where firefighters are battling a three alarm house fire. newscopter 7 above the scene in bergen county a short time ago. you can see the flames shooting through the roof on the home on bog ooh rt row. at one point firefighters needed to be evacuated from the building. as of right now the fire the still in -- the till not in...
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i'm david novarro. >> and i'm shirleen allicot. for all of us here including he's bill evans, we thank you for joining us and please watch eyewitness news if you're approaching 65, now's the time to get your ducks in a row. to learn about medicare, and the options you have. you see, medicare doesn't cover everything - only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so if 65 is around the corner, think about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans, they help cover some of what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs. so don't wait. call to request your free decision guide. and gather the information now to help you choose a plan later. these types of plans let you pick any doctor or hospital that takes medicare patients. and there's a range of plans to choose from, depending on you needs and your budget. so if you're turning 65 soon, call now and get started. because the
i'm david novarro. >> and i'm shirleen allicot. for all of us here including he's bill evans, we thank you for joining us and please watch eyewitness news if you're approaching 65, now's the time to get your ducks in a row. to learn about medicare, and the options you have. you see, medicare doesn't cover everything - only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so if 65 is around the corner, think about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by...
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. >> and i'm shirleen allicot. new information about the man accused of killing an nypd officer. >> the suspect tyrone howard appearing in court just a little while ago on drug charges. and the judge in the case blasted mayor de blasio during the hearing. >> eyewitness news reporter darla miles is live in lower manhattan with new information. darla? >> reporter: well, shirleen, judge nunez continued to defend her position to sign off on that drug diversion program. and she also said that mayor de blasio began a false negative that he got the case of the facts rather of her case completely wrong. and then she went on to sentence tyrone howard to the maximum in that judge case. first the sentencing you can see howard was in court today. he was -- walking with cane. he got 12 years and that 2014 drug indictment with 18 other defendants. he would not have served any time in that case if he had completed the drug diversion program that has now come under fire since the shooting death of nypd officer randolph holder, the
. >> and i'm shirleen allicot. new information about the man accused of killing an nypd officer. >> the suspect tyrone howard appearing in court just a little while ago on drug charges. and the judge in the case blasted mayor de blasio during the hearing. >> eyewitness news reporter darla miles is live in lower manhattan with new information. darla? >> reporter: well, shirleen, judge nunez continued to defend her position to sign off on that drug diversion program. and...
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. >> and i'm shirleen allicot. we begin this half hour with a proposal that could cost you more to get to newark, kennedy and laguardia airports. >> the port authority thinking about implementing a $2 to $4 airport access fee. now this would involve vehicles for hire like ayubier and lyft and -- uber and lyft and that could be added to your bill. >> new jersey reporter tony jason taylors is -- toni yates is live. >> reporter: we saw uber drivers with the new jersey limousine tags and we saw the drivers with the new york state taxi commission service tags on their cars. and we also saw yellow cabs they were all parked up there at the curb waiting for a fare, waiting for a call. until port authority police came and national it had slights and shooed them all away -- flashed the lights and shooed them all away. lots of cars for hire and not even counting the cars that the -- cars people dropping off friends or family the catch a -- to catch a flight. dulles international airport in washington, d.c. just started chargi
. >> and i'm shirleen allicot. we begin this half hour with a proposal that could cost you more to get to newark, kennedy and laguardia airports. >> the port authority thinking about implementing a $2 to $4 airport access fee. now this would involve vehicles for hire like ayubier and lyft and -- uber and lyft and that could be added to your bill. >> new jersey reporter tony jason taylors is -- toni yates is live. >> reporter: we saw uber drivers with the new jersey...
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>> reporter: yeah, david, shirleen, we are literally just arriving at the scene. at the corner of jackson and madison, i will give you a look at the bus on the scene. police have been on the scene measuring. hospital. threatening. at this point in time we are age. the scene. they described the person hit citizen. what we know at this point is that this m 22 bus was making a left turn here. we are told the victim in the crosswalk, the victim was hit. the bus driver did stay at the scene. the bus driver was not injured. police were questioning the bus driver. they have been doing that. they were also taking measurements on the scene. at this hour they are trying to determine exactly what lead to this accident. at this point, no talk of any charges. the nypd obviously investigating. is this story later today on eyewitness news. for now live on the lower east eyewitness news. >> thank you, sandra. >>> the search continues for a man that disappeared in rockaway township lake in new jersey. the man and his friend were canoeing in the white meadow lake when the it happen
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i'm shirleen allicot in for sade. >> i'm bill ritter. a real mystery tonight in brooklyn. dramatic surveillance footage raising all sort of questions. was there something wrong with the driver? was it an accident? was it intentional? >> josh einiger is in gerritsen beach with the details. >> we have brand new information. police now actually have eyewitnesss who reported seeing this car flying down gerritsen avenue this way before it reached the end, making no attempt to stop. at the end of gerritsen avenue is a metal barricade. police believe he careened in to the water and no one came to look for him for more than a day. >> reporter: tonight a wrecking crew scooped up the watery remains of the sedan. long before nypd divers found the driver's body, more than a day >> they noticed the fence was damaged. >> reporter: homeowner chris gardner noticed something was wrong, a break in temporary fencing blocking a pier still damaged from hurricane. >> the plywood was damaged but i didn't know why. i thought maybe something had hit it but i didn't really think too much of it. >>
i'm shirleen allicot in for sade. >> i'm bill ritter. a real mystery tonight in brooklyn. dramatic surveillance footage raising all sort of questions. was there something wrong with the driver? was it an accident? was it intentional? >> josh einiger is in gerritsen beach with the details. >> we have brand new information. police now actually have eyewitnesss who reported seeing this car flying down gerritsen avenue this way before it reached the end, making no attempt to stop....
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. >>> well, first lady shirleen mccray launched a new initiative today to screen all protect women and new mothers suffering from maternal depression. for the next two years all city hospitals and the med cam center will work to achieving universal screening and connecting all new moms with mental health treatments. during the same time the greater new york hospital association will tackle the same goal at its hospitals. >>> well, chocolate lovers try not to get too upset with this news. the headline is hershey is changing its recipe. now the changes they tell us are good ones because the company said today it's now using real vanilla in its flavor instead of artificial. fresh milk and cocoa and pure coin sugar. -- cane sugar. due to customer behands. that -- demands. that sounds like a good deal. >> just do more taste testing between the now and the old. >> did -- new and the old. >> hey it's not real. >> you just made me aware. just enjoying the product. >> right? exactly. continue to eat that halloween candy. >> likes the this wering across the board -- this is happening across the
. >>> well, first lady shirleen mccray launched a new initiative today to screen all protect women and new mothers suffering from maternal depression. for the next two years all city hospitals and the med cam center will work to achieving universal screening and connecting all new moms with mental health treatments. during the same time the greater new york hospital association will tackle the same goal at its hospitals. >>> well, chocolate lovers try not to get too upset with...
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reporting live from lower manhattan, shirleen allicot, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> stocks on wall street saw some significant gains. people stood with their heads bowed underneath the american flag before the opening bell at 9:25 this morning and then trading began as usual at 9:30. now, some travel and tourism stocks took a hit on european exchanges, but u.s. investors were encouraged to see the market rebound from earlier losses. here is the big bound. the dow closed at 17,483. >>> we want to invite to you stay with us and -- you to stay with us and abc news. right now, on our website, you can see the security response in new york as well as learn more about the victims of the attack. and later, how to deal with anxiety when this comes to tragic events. dr. besser joining us to talk about that at 4:30. >>> we'll turn to the other news of the day. we begin in brooklyn. a man was critically injured when a tree fell on him. it happened on red hook. here's more. >> reporter: well, liz, this happened between red hook houses west and red hook park. in fact, the bicycle that the tree f
reporting live from lower manhattan, shirleen allicot, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> stocks on wall street saw some significant gains. people stood with their heads bowed underneath the american flag before the opening bell at 9:25 this morning and then trading began as usual at 9:30. now, some travel and tourism stocks took a hit on european exchanges, but u.s. investors were encouraged to see the market rebound from earlier losses. here is the big bound. the dow closed at 17,483....
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workers at one manhattan architecture firm showed shirleen allicot how they design those tight quarters. >> a client came to us and said i have this tiny apartment. it's been like a tumbled down bachelor pad for years. >> reporter: she says the client did not mince words. >> i think he and his friend had been bunking for years. >> reporter: their challenge to have a former bachelor turn 425 square feet to a comfortable space for his wife and child. >> they work very long hours. they travel a lot . it's a married couple. but when they come home they want some place that's calm, that feels like a retreat. >> reporter: that means every surface has to do double duty. >> because we have a staircase we were able to tuck the bathroom in to great storage. >> reporter: therefore a wall is not just a wall and a coffee table can also serve as a dining table. >> you can pull out the futon and that night it's a bedroom. >> reporter: in the kitchen hidden drawers and cabinets offer function and a minimal istic feel. up the stairs, what was a cross space for storage now serves as a bedroom for high ce
workers at one manhattan architecture firm showed shirleen allicot how they design those tight quarters. >> a client came to us and said i have this tiny apartment. it's been like a tumbled down bachelor pad for years. >> reporter: she says the client did not mince words. >> i think he and his friend had been bunking for years. >> reporter: their challenge to have a former bachelor turn 425 square feet to a comfortable space for his wife and child. >> they work...
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shirleen allicot is live in queens with that story. >> a brutal attack. it happened here in front of this multifamily home. if you take a look to my left, you can still see the crime scene tape. as far as what we know, it happened around 4 a.m. sunday morning. police say a man who was dressed as a woman was severely beaten here. the victim's head as you mentioned slammed on the concrete curb. we don't know the motive for the attack but police believe it could be a hate crime. they say the victim was a guatemalan immigrant who dresses as a woman and has a female first name. they don't have any suspects at this time and they're hoping anyone who saw something will give them a call. as far as that victim, all we know right now is they are at elmhurst hospital in critical condition. of course we're going to keep you updated on this story. reporting live from jackson heights, shirleen allicot, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> we're getting exclusive video tonight of a five-alarm that fire started this afternoon near the top of the 6th story building on montgomer
shirleen allicot is live in queens with that story. >> a brutal attack. it happened here in front of this multifamily home. if you take a look to my left, you can still see the crime scene tape. as far as what we know, it happened around 4 a.m. sunday morning. police say a man who was dressed as a woman was severely beaten here. the victim's head as you mentioned slammed on the concrete curb. we don't know the motive for the attack but police believe it could be a hate crime. they say the...
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. >> and i'm lori stokes in for shirleen allicot. we are going to start the half hour with an eyewitness news exclusive in the disappearance of a long island woman. >> police have been questioning her husband. now he's talking to eyewitness news and saying he's innocent. long island reporter kristin thorne is live in south hampton with this exclusive. kristin? >> reporter: dave, carlos aucapina remained quiet about his wife's disappearance until now. he says everyone has been pointing the finger at him with it. he says he absolutely had nothing to do with his wife's disappearance. he spoke with me exclusively at his attorney's office here in south hampton just a short time ago. he says his wife of 21 years, lilia aucapina had obtained an order of protection against him just a few days before she disappeared. that order of protection allowed him to see her, allowed him to go to their house, he just was not allowed to spend the night there. lilia aucapina 40 years old, mother of two, last seen saturday, october 10th at 9:30 in the morn
. >> and i'm lori stokes in for shirleen allicot. we are going to start the half hour with an eyewitness news exclusive in the disappearance of a long island woman. >> police have been questioning her husband. now he's talking to eyewitness news and saying he's innocent. long island reporter kristin thorne is live in south hampton with this exclusive. kristin? >> reporter: dave, carlos aucapina remained quiet about his wife's disappearance until now. he says everyone has been...
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. >> shirleen allicot is live with the details. >> reporter: bill, what a frightening ride for two innocent people minding their own business, riding the c- train slashed at random by a total stranger. thankfully, tonight, those two victims will be just fine. as we take a look at the ralph avenue stop, service has just resumed. this afternoon, two victims were heading toward manhattan on the c-train, when it made a stop at ralph avenue. that's when a man in his 30s randomly slashed them on the left side of their faces. both were taken to the hospital. police say they did not know each other, nor did they know the suspect. police caught up with him and found the weapon he used. as you can imagine, this has caused delays both the a and c lines going in both directions. one woman having to on to opt for the bus this evening. >> it does scare me. getting on the train, it's getting dark out. if it was a random attack, you know, that is quite scary. >> reporter: still no word on a motive for those stabbings, again, those two victims were not hurt, non-life-threatening injuries. and c service has
. >> shirleen allicot is live with the details. >> reporter: bill, what a frightening ride for two innocent people minding their own business, riding the c- train slashed at random by a total stranger. thankfully, tonight, those two victims will be just fine. as we take a look at the ralph avenue stop, service has just resumed. this afternoon, two victims were heading toward manhattan on the c-train, when it made a stop at ralph avenue. that's when a man in his 30s randomly slashed...
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shirleen allicot, eyewitness news. >> supermarkets closing around new york city don't have a lot of alternatives. >> exactly. what will be residents do. >> yes. heavy rain heading our way it took the rockettes years to master the kick line. but only a few moves to master paying bills on chase.com technology designed for you. . >>> it seems like more of a late day, early rain to worry about? >> yes. you may want to have the umbrella and hold on tight in the afternoon. this evening it is nice, however. the clouds came in and it looks gloomy but it is a november evening in the upper 50s. it feels good. walking around should be pleasant until the drizzle arrives later on. 56 degrees. an easterly wind at 13. high today just shy of 60 degrees. above average today. way above average tomorrow and still on pace for the warmest november on record. breezy with spotty drizzle later on tonight that greets you for the morning commute. it is intermittent and fairly light. then the rain is steadier for the morning commute with the rain heavier at times. on friday we dry out early in the morning. then the temper
shirleen allicot, eyewitness news. >> supermarkets closing around new york city don't have a lot of alternatives. >> exactly. what will be residents do. >> yes. heavy rain heading our way it took the rockettes years to master the kick line. but only a few moves to master paying bills on chase.com technology designed for you. . >>> it seems like more of a late day, early rain to worry about? >> yes. you may want to have the umbrella and hold on tight in the...
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eyewitness news anchor shirleen allicot moderated the event. >>> you know how you can tell the holidays are coming? another department store. this time it's saks fifth avenue bathed in light. complete with crystals. the windows have wintery versions of various wonders. look at that. >> it's so beautiful what they do out there. a lot of hard work goes in to that. >> temperature added to the spirit tonight. >> feels like it. >> got some decorations here on the west side. outside we go tonight where we have a look at new york city and a bouncing camera because we have that gusty wind. i can probably change the camera and get a quick look at the studios on the west side. there's bill and sade sitting in the desk. degrees. humidity at 50%. northwest wind at barometer on the rise and the high today, 44. 7 degrees below average. closer to average looking at the first freeze, last few years have been early to mid-november then it ranges to mid december. the average overall of the last 15 years, november 22nd. first freeze in new york city likely tomorrow still chilly. then it's just the middle
eyewitness news anchor shirleen allicot moderated the event. >>> you know how you can tell the holidays are coming? another department store. this time it's saks fifth avenue bathed in light. complete with crystals. the windows have wintery versions of various wonders. look at that. >> it's so beautiful what they do out there. a lot of hard work goes in to that. >> temperature added to the spirit tonight. >> feels like it. >> got some decorations here on the...
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tomorrow eyewitness news anchor shirleen allicot will participate in a town hall forum for new york's youth. it will be held at the st. francis college in brooklyn >>> well, except for the little blip overnight tonight, we got a great week ahead of us. >> you could not ask for better and even that blip that we have you know today and tonight into tomorrow. was accompanied bay beautiful sunset. a lot of the people a lot of on social media. and here are just a few of them. we got a ton. >> gorgeous. >> of feedback about this. the sky was just this fiery orange color for a while and then it transitioned to the sun went down. it's because we have the clouds out there actually the sunlight as it went just below the these clouds. and it does funny things to light. it causes a change in color as light. there's your little physics lesson, optics lesson for tonight. here's a look right now over to midtown manhattan from the camera in queens. the winds from the northwest at 9 miles per hour. humidity so low that at times today it looks like it was going to rain it was raining well above us a fe
tomorrow eyewitness news anchor shirleen allicot will participate in a town hall forum for new york's youth. it will be held at the st. francis college in brooklyn >>> well, except for the little blip overnight tonight, we got a great week ahead of us. >> you could not ask for better and even that blip that we have you know today and tonight into tomorrow. was accompanied bay beautiful sunset. a lot of the people a lot of on social media. and here are just a few of them. we got a...
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shirleen allicot is in the newsroom with the breaking details. shirleen? >> reporter: this standoff has been going on for at least four hours now david. it's created a major threat to the community as you can in place and as you mentioned, it does continue to affect flights at the airport. police say they were responding to a domestic violence call when they suddenly had to duck for cover. the gunfire coming from an apartment complex on branch street in the little italy section. this is less than two miles away from the airport. in fact the complex is located under the airport's approach path. right now, planes are not being allowed to land at san diego international but the departing flights are being allowed to take off. residents in neighboring apartments have been evacuated. other residents are being asked to shelter in place. >> at this point, we feel we have the scene contained and the suspect isolated. but what we don't want is people coming out of their homes half a block or a block down the street and coming out on the street thinking it's okay ou
shirleen allicot is in the newsroom with the breaking details. shirleen? >> reporter: this standoff has been going on for at least four hours now david. it's created a major threat to the community as you can in place and as you mentioned, it does continue to affect flights at the airport. police say they were responding to a domestic violence call when they suddenly had to duck for cover. the gunfire coming from an apartment complex on branch street in the little italy section. this is...
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. >> i'm shirleen allicot. diana williams is off. we begin with the increased security for the thanksgiving holiday from the airports to the trains, to the parade route, you will see more police officers no matter where you go. >> reporter: mayor de and police commissioner bratton will talk about security around new york city in just a moment and we'll bring that to you live when they do. >> we're covering every angle to help you get ready for the thanksgiving holiday. let's get right to eyewitness news reporter tim fleischer who is on the upper west side where final preparations are in full swing for that parade. >> they most certainly are. the thousands and thousands of people have already been showing up and walking through this balloon inflate right now. they've been enjoying this thing. but i've got to tell you that the security for this is extremely tight. the nypd has always staffed these events with a large number of people, but this year there are even more officers on the scene and there are new specialized units. >> we got
. >> i'm shirleen allicot. diana williams is off. we begin with the increased security for the thanksgiving holiday from the airports to the trains, to the parade route, you will see more police officers no matter where you go. >> reporter: mayor de and police commissioner bratton will talk about security around new york city in just a moment and we'll bring that to you live when they do. >> we're covering every angle to help you get ready for the thanksgiving holiday. let's...
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. >>> and shirleen allicot will participate in a town forum for the youth. it begins at 5:30. l >>> as we approach thanksgiving, many families are planning their menu. but for all of the food you buy, a big part of it will end up in the trash. that's for the holidays and even beyond. how can you keep from throwing away money? >> reporter: in this kitchen, what many restaurants may consider trash is actually headed to the table. >> we were ending up with surplus ingredients. >> reporter: a restaurant in brooklyn new york focuseses on zero waste. that means when its caters business finished an event, the leftovers go to the restaurant instead of the landfill. >> we don't have to be driven by money and restaurants. >> reporter: from restaurants to rush own fridge, americans are -- to your own fridge, americans are throwing out 130 billion pounds of food every year. >> 40% of the food that is grown is wasted. >> reporter: it's not just food waste but wasted money. 371 bucks per person spend on food you end up throwing. ing -- multiply that. there is are still many people who don't
. >>> and shirleen allicot will participate in a town forum for the youth. it begins at 5:30. l >>> as we approach thanksgiving, many families are planning their menu. but for all of the food you buy, a big part of it will end up in the trash. that's for the holidays and even beyond. how can you keep from throwing away money? >> reporter: in this kitchen, what many restaurants may consider trash is actually headed to the table. >> we were ending up with surplus...
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. >> shirleen allicot is here with a big look at tiny spaces. >> the fast growing demographic in the city are single households. they are your recent college graduates, older adults who opted not to get married. they're the new yorkers who are no strangers to squeezing in to tiny apartments. this group continues to grow. >> honest. >> reporter: going from a two-bedroom roommate situation to 295 square feet was quite daunting for evan. >> i thought there's no way i can fit my life in to one small room. >> reporter: the struggling independent film producer knew he couldn't be choosy. he had to find a way to make this tiny house a home. >> there's no overconsumption because i just simply don't have the room for it. >> reporter: every item and every square inch means something for him and sparks a memory. >> this chair, which i've had and i found it on the street. >> reporter: there are approximately 3,000 microunits in new york city. these were created before new york enacted zoning rules requiring no less than 400 square feet back in 1987. that thinking is now changing. >> the idea was
. >> shirleen allicot is here with a big look at tiny spaces. >> the fast growing demographic in the city are single households. they are your recent college graduates, older adults who opted not to get married. they're the new yorkers who are no strangers to squeezing in to tiny apartments. this group continues to grow. >> honest. >> reporter: going from a two-bedroom roommate situation to 295 square feet was quite daunting for evan. >> i thought there's no way i...
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eyewitness news reporter shirleen allicot has the story. >>reporter: 32-year-old nina says she wasn't comfortable at first of her husband posting a craigslist ad to find her a kidney donor. >> i'm a very private person and i didn't like that idea to put out this story and i also didn't want people to feel bad >>reporter: but kay felt helpless. nina went into kidney failure more than a year ago due to an auto immune disease. she needs dialysis three times a week. he figured a post on craigslist was worth a shot. somehow that post popped up when glenn of new jersey was searching for construction supplies. >> out of no where, this is an ad looking for a brave person and it just -- not that i thought i was a brave person, i was wondering what they were looking for. >>reporter: when he realized it was for a kidney, it hit home. his first wife jessica also had kidney failure. she waited two years for a transplant. she received a kidney and a pancreas from a cadaver, but her body later rejected the organs. she died in 2011. >> when he felt my pain
eyewitness news reporter shirleen allicot has the story. >>reporter: 32-year-old nina says she wasn't comfortable at first of her husband posting a craigslist ad to find her a kidney donor. >> i'm a very private person and i didn't like that idea to put out this story and i also didn't want people to feel bad >>reporter: but kay felt helpless. nina went into kidney failure more than a year ago due to an auto immune disease. she needs dialysis three times a week. he figured a...
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. >> and i'm lauren glassberg in for shirleen allicot. we begin this half hour with new information about a thief church. >> that criminal caught on surveillance cameras breaking into a donation box inside a this in smithtown. now police are looking for the thief. n.j. burkett is live outside the nj? >> reporter: well, that's right lauren, the fourth police precinct here in hauppauge, long island where police are now appealing to the public for help. you're going to see in the video the man actually sits in the pew for quite a while. waiting for worshipers to leave. it looks like he's praying. but police say he's really waiting for the worshipers to leave the sanctuary. you know, it's amazing he actually sits there for an hour before he gets up and pries open the donation box. in this case, lauren, not only the entire incident. it happened at st. patrick's roman catholic church up in smith town where the man anybody. harm. -- bag over his arm. people. he's looking at the people. and then when the people go, he gets up, he looks around aga
. >> and i'm lauren glassberg in for shirleen allicot. we begin this half hour with new information about a thief church. >> that criminal caught on surveillance cameras breaking into a donation box inside a this in smithtown. now police are looking for the thief. n.j. burkett is live outside the nj? >> reporter: well, that's right lauren, the fourth police precinct here in hauppauge, long island where police are now appealing to the public for help. you're going to see in the...
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. >> shirleen allicot is outside the store for us with more. >> absolutely heartbreaking. i spoke to damian francis' mother who says he was the type of guy who went out of his way to help his neighbors but helping ended up costing him his life. >> he has a nice heart. he loved to help people. >> reporter: and sadly that's what took the life of this 32-year-old beloved son and father of one. surveillance video shows damian francis when two men walk in with the intention to rob the place. one of the men in the red hooded sweatshirt was armed. when francis saw what was going on, he tried to diffuse the situation. that's when he was shot in the chest. >> i started to cry. i just cried for like two days straight. i couldn't eat anything. it was just too sad. >> reporter: after francis was shot, the man reaches over the counter, takes the money out of the register and the two suspects ran off. peggy hernandez owns the furniture store right next door. she says what happened here is a much deeper problem in the community. >> i think they need to do a mandatory work program for all
. >> shirleen allicot is outside the store for us with more. >> absolutely heartbreaking. i spoke to damian francis' mother who says he was the type of guy who went out of his way to help his neighbors but helping ended up costing him his life. >> he has a nice heart. he loved to help people. >> reporter: and sadly that's what took the life of this 32-year-old beloved son and father of one. surveillance video shows damian francis when two men walk in with the intention...
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. >> and don't forget tomorrow night eyewitness news anchor shirleen allicot participates in a town hall forum for new york's youth. it will be held at st. francis >>> the exuconn student who had a mac and cheese melt down is expected in court tomorrow. arraign system scheduled for luke gooddy. cell phone video shows him screaming and becoming physical with school cafeteria workers last month over mac and cheese. gotty posted a video apologizing and said he was drunk at the time. he faces charges of breach of peace and trespassing. >>> a baby born prematurely on a cruise ship is finally in his home state. hayden morgan arrived in a medical plane in ogden, utah last night. hay den was born august 31st, three months early. while his parents were on a caribbean cruise. after hospital stays in puerto rico and miami, he at last was big and strong enough to take a cross-country flight. hayden now is in a utah hospital and hopefully will be home by christmas. >>> well, it was a hat trick that was going to cost a veteran coffee cart vendor a day's profit. >> the problem started when a city inspe
. >> and don't forget tomorrow night eyewitness news anchor shirleen allicot participates in a town hall forum for new york's youth. it will be held at st. francis >>> the exuconn student who had a mac and cheese melt down is expected in court tomorrow. arraign system scheduled for luke gooddy. cell phone video shows him screaming and becoming physical with school cafeteria workers last month over mac and cheese. gotty posted a video apologizing and said he was drunk at the time....
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. >> and i'm diana williams in for scott comport and new details ability the -- shirleen allicot and new details about the search for a plane in westchester county. >> this morning crews found plane from what's believed to be a small plane. it was discovered at the titicus reservoir in north salem. the plane apparently trying to land at danbury airport in connecticut. >> eyewitness news reporter marcus solis is live in north salem with the new details. marcus? >> reporter: diana, dave, that plane disappeared from the radar at danbury airport around 4:30 yesterday. hampered by heavy rain and dense fog but this morning at in the water. the search resumed tot first light -- at first light and by debris from the missing plane that emergency crews had been titicus reservoir. >> including at least one seat and wheels. this was a single engine >> reporter: the search began yesterday afternoon when a witness reported seeing the small plane go down in the area of the reservoir. the timeline coinciding with the alert from danbury airport that a single engine plane cleared to land there had los
. >> and i'm diana williams in for scott comport and new details ability the -- shirleen allicot and new details about the search for a plane in westchester county. >> this morning crews found plane from what's believed to be a small plane. it was discovered at the titicus reservoir in north salem. the plane apparently trying to land at danbury airport in connecticut. >> eyewitness news reporter marcus solis is live in north salem with the new details. marcus? >>...
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shirleen allicot, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> and developing news out of brooklyn where firefighters are on the scene of an apartment fire. we're told it started at around 3:30 on the top floor of an apartment building in park slope. fire officials say the flames were contained to one apartment. the fire is now out. one resident suffered minor injuries. no firefighters were hurt. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. >>> we've just released new and exclusive video from the seconds a driver lost control slamming on to a bronx sidewalk killing three people who were trick or treating. police are looking in to the medical history of the man and whether he had a seizure. eyewitness news reporter darla miles is in the bronx with the latest on the investigation. >> a priest showed up here at the crash site early this morning to bless it. it's where three people died. it's also where three people survived. we have life saving video of the 3-year-old girl. we're going to show as much as we can, but most is too disturbing to watch. >> reporter: new exclusive video of the hallowee
shirleen allicot, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> and developing news out of brooklyn where firefighters are on the scene of an apartment fire. we're told it started at around 3:30 on the top floor of an apartment building in park slope. fire officials say the flames were contained to one apartment. the fire is now out. one resident suffered minor injuries. no firefighters were hurt. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. >>> we've just released new and exclusive...
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eyewitness news anchor shirleen allicot moderated the event. >>> man is recovering in the hospital this morning after being hit by an mta bus. a security camera captured the accident on a hoer east side -- lower east side. the bus rounds the corner and then clips a 64-year-old man as he walked in the crosswalk across madison avenue. he suffered a serious arm injury. now this is the third pedestrian accident in one month involving an mta bus. >>> we are closing in on 5:00 and we're following breaking news in new jersey. at least one person is dead in a house fire. we're live at the scene where a police officer, firefighter and another person were also hurt. >> also following breaking news overseas. we're learning more about why turkey says it shot down a russian war plane overnight. >> and you can need to layer up again today before a warmup just in time for thanksgiving. meteorologist bill evans has your exclusive accuweather channel 7 eyewitness news the leading cough liquid only provides relief for four hours, but did you know there's a product that lasts for twelve hours? try delsym
eyewitness news anchor shirleen allicot moderated the event. >>> man is recovering in the hospital this morning after being hit by an mta bus. a security camera captured the accident on a hoer east side -- lower east side. the bus rounds the corner and then clips a 64-year-old man as he walked in the crosswalk across madison avenue. he suffered a serious arm injury. now this is the third pedestrian accident in one month involving an mta bus. >>> we are closing in on 5:00 and...