somerset academy released this statement about the arrest: "during his very brief employment with somerset academy of las vegas and at the time his employment ended, the school was claims against mr. crawford or any police investigation. at this time our thoughts are with those who have these unfortunate circumstances." the couple accused in a young father's death appeared in court today. a lawyer argued the woman charged in the case shouldn't be in jail, because she has a four week old baby. but the judge worried krystal guice might run away. " the behaviors that she did, as far as what she did with the car, the information she gave to police and everything, i felt like she was a flight risk. " police say guice and her boyfriend deonte coleman met with the victim "johnny dee haney" last monday. haney and guice their four-year- old daughter. coleman is accused of shooting haney several times, and the couple took off with the little girl. the judge asked for a written motion for guice, and set her bail at 35 thousand dollars. there was no bail set for coleman. both are expected back in cour

somerset academy released this statement about the arrest: "during his very brief employment with somerset academy of las vegas and at the time his employment ended, the school was unaware of any police investigation. at this time our those who have these unfortunate circumstances." north las vegas police say they have found the van involved in a hit and run crash, that killed a sunday night. people for reporting vans matching the description of the one involved in the crash. for now, police aren't saying where the van was found. that crash killed two-year-old neighborhood near pecos and lake mead. her family says the driver did stop, but then took off. the driver is still on the run, and anyone who knows where he is urged to call police. a judge says he's worried the woman involved in the death of her child's father might try to run. after her lawyer argued she shouldn't be in jail, because she has a four week old baby. " the behaviors that she did, as far as what she did with the car, the information she gave to police and everything, i felt like she was a flight the judge asked for a wr

but we had to come to the somerset diner to see v ters in new jersey think. the political world set on fire yet again, now with governor christie's hush hush trip to texas to give donald trump his endorsement. >> i'm happy to be on the trump team and look forward to wor ing with him. >> reporter: at the somerset buddies who voted for christie both times have trumg p and christie on their minds, one upset with the republican party. >> 2012 and nothing -- >> you can easily vote for donald trump? >> res. >> three republicans could all support trump but as for the christie endorsement. >> does christie's endorsement help? >> not really. >> repor er: for the two independent christie supporters, trump is not so popular. >> doesn't seem to be presidential to me. >> does his endorsement make any difference? >> nope. >> reporter: do you like trump? >> nope. >> reporter: you're not going to vote for trump? >> nope. >> this political bombshell in texas did resonate with others. you wouldsconsider it? >> yes. >> reporter: because he's your governor? >> yes, i like donald

cooper health system ceo john sheridan and his wife joyce were found dead in their somerset county home in september 2014. the prosecutor's office ruled sheridan stabbed his wife then stabbed himself and set the bedroom on fire. the murder weapon was never

it's actually our radar picking up debris in the air from a fire big fire in somerset county but you could see snow showers out there. then the next big storm you have to go way out west. this is a good sized storm but it's rain right now around seattle. and it would get here about tuesday. and take a peek at what tuesday's high temperature is going to be. mid- to upper 40s! the next storm looks to be rain, believe it or not. could start as some snow late monday night. but here are the numbers across the board. 27 friday. 19 for saturday and sunday. monday 32. then tuesday 45! some of you could be closer to 50 on tuesday. it's a real up and down. >> thank you, lonnie. >>> otis livingston joins us know for a look ahead at sports. otis. >> kristine, mets captain david wright anxious to get the season started coming off a worlds appearance. >> there may be another beckham on the way to the nfl. breaking cousin's. the centers for medicare and medicaid services recently asked patients to rate the quality of over 3.500 hospitals. fewer than 6% received 5 stars. among them was cancer treatm

middlesex, monmouth and somerset counties. combination of rain and melting snow could lead to flooding of streets and highways. also streams, creeks and rivers could reach flood stage. temperatures well above the freezing mark. astoria 46 in secaucus. towards the north and west. 38. poughkeepsie at 43. this is a rainmaker. no frozen precipitation to worry about. but with mild temperatures, it's one of the rain coat. without the liner, you can get away with t here's the rain across pennsylvania. just about ready to hop into portions of new jersey. sitting to the south and west. the first push will tend to be lighter. keeping an eye on this. this is a heavy downpour. moving out of the philadelphia area, mercer county, somerset and lower middlesex county, you could see a quick hit of rain. it's heavier. but generally, the is showers this morning will tend to be lighter. the wind will increase out of the south. gusts exceeding 35 and 40 miles an hour. look at the temperatures. upper 50s to low 60s this afternoon. heavy rain into t

somerset issued a statement last night... they say he worked for them less than three months back in 2012, and didn't know about any claims against him when his employment ended.. if you have any information regarding this case...you're asked to call crime stoppers./// demetria, how are the roads this morning? demetria obilor crash on eastbound warm springs at pecos on the southeast side of town.. no major delays right now, you can start thinking about using green valley parkway because it's only going to get busier. no delays in the south valley right now. here's what i-15 looks like at saint rose parkway. < > < > back to you! ((kirsten joyce)) > the results are in! ((brian loftus)) the winners of the nation's first primary... and why this race plays such a crucial in the election. ((kirsten joyce)) > and... building out the 215. what crews are up to and how everything will look when it's done. kirsten joyce > we want to take you back to that breaking news we told you about earlier.. ((brian loftus)) michael stevens is live

he used to teach at somerset academy's centennial parkway campus in north las vegas. investigators say allegations against crawford first started in october 2012... but weren't reported to police until june of 2014. crawford is accused of having inappropriate physical contact with two 12-year- old students. somerset academy released a statement about the arrest that reads in part, quote: "during his very brief employment with somerset academy of las vegas and at the time his employment ended, the school was unaware of any claims against mr. crawford or any police investigation. at this time our thoughts are with those who have been impacted by these unfortunate circumstances." a suspected bank robber leads police on a wild chase... eventually crashing on the freeway. police say this bank near russell get-a-way car crashed on the 215 between durango and buffalo... causing a major traffic backup. the driver was eventually arrested and treated for injuries at u-m-c. police haven't said if a weapon was used in the bank robbery, or if the with anything. two tourists strip

somerset issued a statement last night... they say he worked for them less than three months back in 2012, and didn't know about any claims against him when his employment ended.. if you have any information regarding this case...you're asked to call crime stoppers./// ((kirsten joyce)) > and overnight... an officer was sent to the hospital after police say he was kicked by a suspect. it happened just before 1 this morning near buffalo and summerlin parkway. they say a teenager was naked, jumping on a vehicle and acting aggressive toward police. they say he kicked an officer after he was taken into custody. both the suspect and officer went to the hospital for evaluation./// police officer is dressing up as a heart today...to make sure yours keeps beating. the department's promoting pedestrian and driving safety on the most dangerous streets in the valley by putting on the costume... the officer will be at boulder highway and sun valley avenue from eight to three. and at noon, they'll be at flamingo near arville. officers wil

details on 13 action news is uncovering some disturbing new details on a teacher arrested monday for "somerset academy" students may remember this teacher... william crawford .... who taught at the north las vegas campus.... for -3- months... in -2- thousand -12-. he was arrested this week. 13 action news reporter michael burton uncovered sworn statements from his accusers. the investigation began in june - twenty fourteen when a father and his 14- year-old daughter went to the north las vegas police department - claiming that her former band teacher - william crawford - kissed her on the lips twice in twenty-twelve when he still worked at somerset. she also said he held her hand once - during a group trip to roberto's tacos. she even admitted to calling him "dad" - because her dad was in the airforce and not usually around at home. she told investigators - there was another female - who they later interviewed. she told them crawford instructed her into a closet near the band room and tickled her - causing her to slap his hand off. she would occasionally catch him looking down her shirt - and

it broke out along 206 in hillsboro somerset county yesterday evening. witnesses reported ground-shaking explosions and flames shooting hundreds of feet high. epa is monitoring the air and deemed it non-toxic. >>> a machete-wielding attacker slashed four people. the man stormed into the mediterranean restaurant in columbus and started aattacking people. police say they later confronted him and shot and killed him. it is not known what sparked the attack. all the victims are expected to be okay. >>> the final hold out at a remote federal property in oregon who surrendered to police yesterday will face a judge for the first time today. police released the pictures of the last holdouts, they face a fell charge ofacy, they were asking that the federal land be turned over to locals. >>> a rookie police officer wept after the fatal shooting of an unarmed man in the housing project. the courtroom audience gasped. prosecutors argued that he handled his weapon recklessly and failed to administer aid. he faces 15 years in prison. >>> health officials say they have

at this time our thoughts are with those who have these unfortunate somerset academy of las vegas and its administrators will take active support to those who may have been involved. the votes are in... and there were no major surprises in new hampshire. as predicted-- for bernie sanders and donald trump... as they win the first in the nation primary... but it is who came in second--- that could narrow the field of republican candidates. john kasich spot-- followed by marco rubio and ted cruz. putting the pressure on other candidates to drop out to the race. bernie sanders- hoping his strong showing-- will give his campaign momentum. : ""what happened here in new hampshire in terms of an enthusiastic and aroused electorate - people who came out in large numbers...that is what will happen all over this country." " : "we are going to do something so good and so fast and so strong and the world is gonna respect us again." most of the republican candidates heading to south carolina tomorrow to campaign there... and sanders heading to new york for a meeting with reverend al sharpton. we've

crawford worked at a local charter school...somerset academy. police say the incident reported in 20-14. a valley man takes matters into his own hands and becomes his own detective after his wallet and car were stolen at the gym! albert rodriguez has been looking through security footage from saturday night. that's when he found the lock missing on his gym locker at planet fitness near sunset and noticed a man - not wearing gym clothes - cut him off at the front desk. that man goes into the locker room then comes out 15 minutes later without working out. rodriguez believes this man took his 13 credit cards and his car! "i was looking and it was just funny because what they purchased was a knife, bolt cutters, a mini file set, a file, and a file handle. i was like wow, that's ironic, he just bought all kinds of stuff to steal something else!" henderson police have found the stolen credit cards and i-d. the thief is still on the loose the four remaining protesters at that wildlife refuge in oregon say they have no plans of leaving. the occupiers h

north las vegas police arrested william crawford, who used to teach at somerset academy's centennial parkway campus. investigators say allegations against crawford first started in october 20-12... but weren't reported to police until june 20-14. those allegations claimed crawford had inappropriate physical contact with two 12-year- old students. crawford was arrested monday. somerset academy did release a statemement about the arrest saying they were not aware of any claims against crawford and that their thoughts are with those who have circumstances. a couple of tourists arrested on the strip for getting intimate on the high roller. fox5's shannon moore is live near the linq with the details the internet is abuzz with this one this morning everyone talking about this guy from houston and this woman from new york who were caught in the act. "of course everyone wants to come to vegas and have a good time in vegas.. but there are certain things that are unacceptable." metro police tells us the it happened in broad daylight, saturday afternoon. 21 year old chloe scardianos and 27 year

for the incident which police say happened in 2012, while he was employed at somerset academy. the school says he was only an employee for three months, and they didn't know about any claims against him when his employment ended. if you have any information regarding this case...you're ((kirsten joyce)) > concerns over the zika virus are growing.. and today.. two of our nation's health leaders.. will go before congress to discuss the illness. both the c-d-c director, and the director of the national institute of allergy and infectious disease will testify in a hearing on capitol hill. the mosquito- born illness causes birth defects. it's predominately in south america.. but the world health organization estimates as many as three to four million people across the americas will be infected this year./// ((kirsten joyce)) > as some areas around the county have a fresh layer of snow today.. we are enjoying beautiful temperatures, sherry will let us know how long these 70's will last./// < potential hazmat situation at the luxor right now... there are few details as crews determine

it all happened while he was teaching at somerset academy. the school says the 49- year-old teacher worked there for less than 3 months during the first half of the 2012-2013 school year. they say they didn't know about any of the claims against him... when his employment ended. the school says they promise to provide support to anyone who may have been affected. if you have any information on this case, call crimestoppers. /// ((kirsten joyce)) it looks like the taxicab authority isn't going anywhere yet. lawmakers say they aren't dissolving the agency... after a january audit claimed customers. ((brian loftus)) as patrick walker reports. this comes as a divide grows.. between cab owners.. and the people who drive them. < ((phillip rodman/cab driver: "the corruption and the greed needs to be stopped.")) ((patrick walker)) the taxicab authority's troubled past. seemingly on trial tuesday in front of a legislative subcommittee that's deciding its fate. a january state audit said the authority needed to adhere to its statuatory roles... correct

physical contact with two 12-year- old female students while he was employed as a music teacher at somerset academy's centennial parkway campus. two weeks ago - detectives obtained a warrant for crawford's arrest - and he was taken into custody yesterday. a couple is accused of indecent behavior - while on the high roller wheel. philip panzica and chloe scordianos... were arrested on february 5th for sex acts in public... the police report says a high roller employee saw the pair smoking inside one of the glass cabins and undressing... the employee asked them over the intercom to put out the cigarettes and put on their clothes... they paused - before continuing with their behaivor - and ignoring further police say the pair were met by security - when they got off the ride - and were police. they were booked in the clark county detention center, they posted 3-thousand dollars bail and are set to be back in town for court next month. we'll have more on what was seen by employees on security cameras... with a live report coming up at fox five news at six. we have some breaking news... out of n

heavier downpours now, over somerset county, new jersey, where again, you still have a snow pack in that area. that is melting very rapidly right now. and that can definitely cause flooding issues during the afternoon. there's more water where that came from. a front is slowly working its way off to the east. and there's convergence going on. the front will stall out for a time, close to the metro area, during the evening commute and early morning hours. here's our high resolution future cast. by 1:00 p.m., some of the heavier rainfall. maybe a bit of a break, early to midafternoon. this is what concerns me the most, though. we get some of our heaviest rain during the heart of the evening commute, between 5:00 and 7:00 p.m. and even after that, more areas of rainfall try to move up right along the front from southwest to northeast. so we have rain to deal with, after midnight. i think it tapers off. not only that, the winds can gust 40 to 45 miles an hour, right through tonight. it's all about the warmth and the wind and rain today. but we have a winter storm threat eventually in your ac

so there are slippery roads even over parts of somerset count why i. a few flurries and heavier snow showers can come in during the evening hours. they will dissipate quickly after sunset, and then we'll be in the teens and even single digits overnight. during the day tomorrow, we only recover into the mid and upper 20s. look at how clouds are rolling in. more importantly, as we go through the evening hours tomorrow, there is a storm offshore that could throw back showers in the east end. then later at night toward daybreak on saturday is when a squall line of heavier snow showers come through and maybe coat the ground in some places making travel slippery for early risers. after that is when the numbers start to fall. we start out the day around 20 on saturday and then just plummet during the daylight hours despite sunshine. watch the way windchills work out. teens tomorrow. so it's almost the same as today. tomorrow is not as harsh as today. the problem comes on saturday. the morning hours, your windchills are, let's say, 15 above to 10 below. watch

it broke out in somerset county yesterday evening. witnesses reported ground-shaking explosions and flames shooting hundreds of feet high. >>> new a machete-wielding attacker slashed four people inside a restaurant in ohio. witnesses say the man stormed in last night and started attacking people. customers threw chairs at the attacker and he fled the eatery. police confronted him and shot and killed him, they do not know what sparked the attack. >>> the people who were the last hold outs for the refuge in oregon. they face fell charges and federal conspiracy. the activists were demanding that the federal land be turned over to locals and two imprisoned ranchers be freed. >>> a rookie police officer wee wept after he was found guilty of manslaughter for shooting a a person in a dark stairwell. he faces 15 years in prison. >>> watch the moment that a pizza delivery driver who was down to his last few dollars, realizes he won the lottery. >>> a california man down on his luck has 1 million reasons to smile this morning, he won the califo

the incident between william crawford and the 12 year old girls allegedly happened at somerset academy in 20-12. but neither case was reported until 20-14. warrant for crawford's arrest two weeks ago, and took him into custody on monday. police located the white van believed to be involved in the hit and run crash that killed a two year old girl... but authorities are still looking for the driver. north las vegas police say they're thankful to the community for reporting vehicles matching the description. no word from police on where the white van was found. sunday night evelyn green was hit near lake mead and pecos while riding a scooter with her brother. she was pronounced dead at the hospital. some witnesses have said the kids weren't being watched, but a woman who lives right where this happened says that's not true. "they were monitored. they were all together. they were walking as a family. the neighbor told us speeding on their street is a problem. the votes are tallied and donald trump and bernie sanders are waking up with their first big wins of the election. there were some s

he was a former teacher at somerset academy. he's been booked on 2-counts of lewdness with a minor under 14. also breaking right now -- a man was shot and killed on the east side. it happened at a home just after 1-30 near mojave and vegas valley. the victim died at sunrise trauma. no word on if a suspect has been arrested. 13 action news reporter mahsa saeidi is on-scene right now, talking with metro's homicide investigators. she'll bring us updates on later editions of 13 action and breaking right now -- a man robs a bank, takes off in a car, and the gets into a crash. the whole thing ended at durango and the 215. that's where we find 13 action news reporter bryan callahan. bryan-- and that does it for action news live at 3:30 but stay with us - judge judy is up next. we'll be back in 60 minutes for action news live at 5. until then.. thanks for watching and have a we >> announcer: the late-night party. >> judge judy: you all decided to go back to his house? >> yes, your honor. >> announcer: the uninvited girlfriend. >> the ca

. >> ♪ >> look being live, this seven alarm warehouse fire in hillsboro, somerset county.fire fight remembers also dealing with high winds, and freezing temperatures, imagine, being out there right now? fighting a fire in, what, 17 degrees? there are no injuries, and so far, there is no cause of that fire. but does look like they'll be pouring water on that blaze for most of the day. we'll keep an eye on t our heart goes out to the firefighters. horrible conditions to be fighting a blaze in. >> very, very true. at least back here in our area, the winds not so much of a concern. but we are seeing it start to taper away with time through northern new jersey. so yes, that becomes an issue. well, thankfully looks like the winds will continue to taper across the entire state through the rest of the day, so, at least that is part of the weather forecast going to be on the firefighters side. meanwhile, storm scan at the local level, actually region wide zoom, pretty tran will at first glass. nice clear sky out there, eventually however we are tracking additional snow showers beca

less snow inland. putnam and duchess counties, also for bergen and passaic county out toward somerset county, but one to three for the boroughs boroughs. three to six for suffolk county and maybe out toward the twin folks you could see more than six inches. so a good amount of snow throughout the day. it looks like we're going to see the snow falling lightly throughout the entire day. but then windy conditions as well. winds gusting at much as 30 miles per hour. and that's going to prevent temperatures from riding. we're going to stay in the 30s. light snow from sun rise to sunset. but you saw the accumulations, not a lot of snow. on tuesday we f ve a better chance of snow for central new jersey and temperatures are remaining cold, an arctic plunge moving in late in the workweek, back to you. and we're coming right back. t first, here's bruce with a look at what's ahead. >> coming up on sports final, chad cascadden is here in the studio. it was all about defense, wasn't it? >> we haven't seen a defensive performance like that since about 2000, with the baltimore ravens going after it.

after pleading guilty to lewdness with a minor new information on the former somerset academy teacher arrested for having innappropriate contact with his students. according to his arrest report, william crawford is accused of kissing two 12-year-old girls back in 20-12. but the crimes weren't reported until 20-14. that's when police started investigating. over the next few years, they interviewed multiple students about crawford...and then finally to crawford last month. they then arrested him for lewdness with a minor. now to a 13 action news exclusive: we're hearing from the man facing charges for having sex on the high roller. phillip panzica says he was out on the strip after a fight with his girlfriend where he met 21-year-old chloe scordianos. they eventually ended up in a cabin all to themselves on the high roller. panzica blames what happened on alcohol. "everybody loves to drink you do get out of the right state of mind, people do do the wrong thing, people do things they wouldn't normally do while they were drinking." panzica says his girlfriend is still with him.. and she

at "somerset academy"... but... weren't reported... until june of -2- thousand -14-. crawford was arrested yesterday... and... charged with two counts of lewdness with a minor.... under 14. an update on a story we firfrst reported as breaking news on 13-action news.. live at midday. some frightening moments this morning for people at the 'las vegas gun range' near blue diamond and decatur.. when a man tried to kill himself. luckily.. police say the bullet only so he's expected to survive. no one else was hurt in the shooting. two people accused of killing a henderson man in front of his 4-year old daughter.. appeared in court today. the child's mother.. krystal guice.. and her boyfriend deonte coleman... are charged in the death of 26-year old john haney. coleman and guice just had a baby together four weeks ago. the newborn and the 4-year old are now with a relative because guice can't make her 35-thousand dollar cash bail. the judge also thinks she could be a flight risk. judge david gibson, sr. // henderson justice court judge // department 3 18:33:29:03 to 18:33:3

keep in mind a flood watch in effect wednesday evening for warren, somerset and middlesex counties. we're going to track it, watch it and keep you up to date. 37 degrees tonight should be our low temperature. overnit. clouds will push away and the precip will too. there's your seven-day forecast. watch for that heavy rain on wednesday. and we can't forget punxsutawney phil. that's a quick look at your forecast. >>> there's nothing like poughkeepsie dave to give us e -- all right, dave. >>> how about this? a florida police officer is being investigated for speeding tonight after a driver turned the tables on him. >> i pushed 80 to try and catch up with you and i was still eat ea ng your dust. >> this video posted on youtube shows a miami-dade officer listening to her. the officer said he didn't think he was speeding but apologized and promised to slow down in the future. >> kind of not fair. something like what he's doing not only am i endangering traffic or not only is he endangering traffic, but he's really abusing the uniform. >> miami-dade police department says they will investi

this happened while he was a teacher at somerset academy in 2012. it wasn't reported to the police until 2014. crawford was arrested yesterday on two counts of lewdness with a minor under 14./// ((dave courvoisier)) > also new at six... two people are facing felony accused of having sex while riding the world's largest observation wheel. police were called out to the high roller this past firday... after security says philip panzica and chloe scordianos were seen smoking and having sex in one of the attraction's cabins. according to the police report... the security officer went on the intercom and asked them to put out the cigarettes and put their clothes back on. they allegedly stopped for a moment... before getting back to business. by the time it made a full rotation... a metro officer was there to make an arrest./// ((denise valdez)) > lawmakers will not take action on possibly dissolving the nevada taxicab authority. a legislative committee decided late this afternoon to postpone a decision until after audit... and a counter-audit underway by

staten island and the snow showers trying to get into new york city right now, but steadier over somerset county and ocean as well. more down to the south for the overnight hours. it's steadiest in the early evening over central new jersey birks 5:00 a.m. to the north, and steadier from the city south and east toward daybreak and moving out by the late morning. so snow this evening. the steadiest overnight. look for a coating to a couple of inches for most, but there can be two inches or more in central new jersey and long island. the big take away, slippery roads for the morning commute. back to you for now. >>> thank you. for some folks in the tristate tonight it's clean up team again. another day of flooding. waters making it difficult or impossible to walk or drive many streets. water rushing into some homes, but a few hours late terror attack tide receding, and -- tide receding, and the pumping system gets things back to normal. homeowners used to dealing with flooding on a semiregular basis, but claim it's gotten worse after the loss of the marshes. in long island a huge puddle bloc

. >> police are on the cut for a driver after a deadly crash in somerset. investigators say he flipped his car after slamming into a filing cabinet on the middle the road friday morning. the driver was killed, and they believe a blue pickup truck dropped the cabinet and drove off. if you have any information, go ahead and get police call. >> and police are asking for your help to find a man missing for almost 2 weeks now. leonard quirk was seen leaving his home on moody street heading toward the charles river. he is 56-year-old years old and wearing a green jacket with a red sox hat. anyone with information is asked to call the police department. >> last night, police say the recovered over 40 grams of heroin and opioids at this home on davis street. they arrested richard davis and edwin herrero both face drug trafficking charges. >> and a credit card skimmer was founded two gas stations. station discover the devices attached to multiple gas pumps. it, and it is unknown how long they had actually been there. >> four people were arrested in connection with a

ed: sky 5 over a deadly car crash on route-195 in somerset. according to police the driver , swerved to avoid debris in the right lane and the car rolled over. the driver was a 55-year-old man from fall river. lanes were closed on 195-westbound for several hours. shooting spree in kansas. ed: the gunman was served with restraining straining order 90 minutes before the attack. cedric ford was an employee at exel industries where the shootings happened. three people killed, 15 hurt, many with critical injuries. it could have been worse if the police chief had not chased down and shot forward. >> -- ford. >> that officer is the hero out of all of this. there were 200 more people in the building while this was going on. this man was not going to stop shooting. the only reason he stop shooting was because that officer stopped the shooter. ed: ford does not appear to have terror ties. he does have convictions in kansas and florida. heather: the maynard fire department is firing a veteran a child. they say he assaulted a boy and knew that boy. he was

started this afternoon, destroyed the main warehouse and spread to at least two industrial park in somerset county. hillsborough was closed, it's unclear what started the fire. injuries. >>> five people are under arrest tonight and charged in last year's deadly gas explosion in the east village. michael were charged with manslaughter today. they along with a general contractor and an unlicensed plumber are accused of breaking an illegal gas system that caused the blast. the master plan was charged with falsifying documents for allegedly siding off on the plans without reviewing them. investigators say the landlord was more worried about money than tenant safety. >> this is a monumental case. this sends a message that we're not going to tolerate this. >> it's not helpful listening to mayor de blasio slam the that can hurt a fair trial. >> two people died in the march explosion last year which leveled three buildings. >>> new video tonight, the suspect accused in a stabbing assault at crown heights. police say just before noon yesterday, the suspect targeted a 25-year-old on empire boulevard,

church by the the broward sheriff's office said he meant the underage girl while she attended a somerset --a summer camp at the church for he was a counselor for middle school students. >> he gained her trust and found some vulnerabilities. it took advantage sexually. >>reporter: they engaged in a sexual relationship for five months. last september. the sex acts took place at the church and the girls home. the girl's parents brought evidence of the crimes to detectives said they arrested him. >> it's a sanctuary, they sent her to a church summer camp and they worshiped at the place where she was violated. we understand there is a level of mistrust that goes with that. >>reporter: the church by the glazed -by the glades released a statements are the pastors and the staff were saddened to learn about the criminal and sinful behavior a part of one of our attendees through the of the victims and families. it is our desire is always to authorities involved in this investigation to see that justice is served. >>reporter: perrone faces eight counts of sexual battery. i asked investigators they

morris county, somerset, these are all in light freezing rain, drizzle. there's some ice on the roads in me areas. ice on the trees as well. sussex, midhudson valley and connecticut you still have advisories. icy travel, not a lot of precipitation, but nonetheless could be slippery. and minor coastal flooding expected this afternoon. it starts the cycle at 2:30, 2:45, runs until 5:00, in effect technically until 6:00, some minor flooding. headlines, slippery morning commute north and west of the city. heavy afternoon showers coming through and sunshine with more seasonal weather for the middle of the week. this is dramatic in terms of the past 24 hours. this is the difference, from yesterday. 55 degrees in westhampton than yesterday morning. 33 degrees warmer in the city. 38 degrees warmer in white so, a big rise in the temperatures. ap lrently not enough in the suburbs to get above the freezing mark but will you. 48 in try beck that. most of the island, upper 40s to near 50. ite plains, it's 44. then dicey, 32 in morristown. 30 in sussex. all of these ar

just a few flurry ies here and there, down towards portions of somerset county. but that's not much at all. just a little system passing through right now. temperatures here the coast are mild, right around 40 in the city and westhampton. a little bit. the mild air we're expecting is here. cleveland is 55, that's coming our way for saturday. by 7:00 a.m., we're at 40 degrees in the city. a bit breezy but it warms up. those breezes coming in out of the southwest, above 50 by noon, into the 50s for the afternoon with sunshine and some areas just to the west of the city over interior new jersey may see 60 degrees tomorrow. what about the rest of the weekend and that storm system on tuesday? i'll have the forecast coming up in just a few minutes. >> janice, thank you. >>> a girl who nearly drowned in queens is recovering in the hospital, her life saved thanks to good samaritans. guests noticed the child swimming in a jet pool had not come up for air in some time. that person found the child and pulled her out of the water, but her lips were blue. another guest, chris

. >>> the driver started to lose control of the bus on the way to school in bridgewater, somerset county wright and angela meltos and caleb jump nood action. >> the bus driver kept swerving. >> and he kept taking his hands off the wheel and putting them on his chest. >> they put the bus in park and got the other students off the bus but everyone is safe thanks to the students quick thinking. >> exolympian peekaboo street had to defend herself against her father when they got into a fight in their own home. abc news reporter clayton sandell has the full story. >> reporter: she is used to fighting for first place on the slopes but downhill darling peekaboo street is fighting in court charged with assault and domestic violence, accused of throwing her 78-year-old father down the stairs. >> my father just tried to attack me in my own house in front of my children. >> overnight her lawyer telling abc news, she takes care of both of her elderly parents and her father becomes combative at times. >> and street admits he pushed her father after he pulled her hair after he accidentally bumped his

. >> anchor: question, one man is dead after his car rolled over on 195 in somerset today. police say the man was ejected from the car during the rollover rollover. authorities closed off the right and middle lanes to clear the crash. all lanes are now open. a maynard fire fighter is now behind bars. he is charged with rapping a child back in 1991. now 59-year-old james mcgilvery in court for allegedly sexually adult is aing that child. the veteran fireman is being held on bail. the department said he will hold a hearing next month on whether he will be fired. for now he is on administrative leave. >> anchor: and there is more newser' following today. the aerial tram way at cannon mountain has been cleared for takeoff. it comes two weeks after it experienced a mechanic aproblem. those skiers needed to be evacuated, lowered to the ground by a harness. cannon mountain tweeted out this picture saying the tram's 5,000 good to go. set to reopen tomorrow. >> anchor: coming up on 7 news at 0 clock a special mission in westboro. how a community is going above and beyond to help a t

the advisories in the green, the from morris county down to sormer set and sorm somerset counties and middlesex counties. also in douglas county, these are the storms with large clusters, lots of lightning, and damaging winds all closing in on the tri-state at this hour and moving to the east at this hour. the back edge is here in parts of northeastern pennsylvania. and eastern pennsylvania, there are a few lighter showers on the back side of that, but the worst of it will be rolling through, but it won't be done for another couple hours. wind gusts are up to 55 miles an hour in some spots. tornado watches have been extended until 1:00 in some areas. i'll have rain totals and when this all comes to an end in a few minutes. >>> rain is likely to blame for a building collapse in the bronx tonight. the three-story structure was vacant. 9:00 on 183rd street and belmont avenue. michael george is live with a look at other problem spots. michael? >> reporter: sibila, we're still being hit with power gusts that still keep popping up, and in the midst of that, utility workers behind me are try

couple showers out of somer set and -- somerset and a couple lighter showers in between north redding and stretching back up on the south side so you want the wet weather gear with you. between now and mid afternoon pockets of rain are going to fill back in. and notice it takes longer to kind of scour out the cold air in southwest new hampshire. this is the map at 4 p.m. outside 128, you will notice the exception cape and islands are removed from steady rain until overnight tonight and through the 40s and into the 50s tonight. when we get to about 2 a.m., 58 degrees in boston with a band of heavier rain and downpours from west to east could see some embedded thunderstorms early tomorrow morning. and 6 a.m. heavey rain pushing in side the 495 and it's wet start to the commute and improvement as we head into the tail end of the commute with breaks of sunshine in -- commute with breaks of sunshine. the wind will be a concern high wind watches from midnight tonight until 8 p.m. tomorrow. we will break down the wind gusts hour by hour in a couple minutes. >> thanks very much. >>> appreciat

coral springs for the broward sheriff's office said he meant the underage girl while she attended a somerset --a summer camp at the church for he was a counselor for middle school students. >> he gained her trust and found some vulnerabilities. it took advantage sexually. >>reporter: they engaged in a sexual relationship for five months. the sex acts took place at the church and the girls home. the girl's parents brought evidence of the crimes to detectives said they arrested him. >> it's a sanctuary, they sent her to a church summer camp and they worshiped at the place where she was violated. we understand there is a level of mistrust that goes with that. >>reporter: the church by the glazed -by the glades released a statements are the pastors and the staff were saddened to learn about the criminal and sinful behavior a part of one of our attendees through the greatest concern is the well- being, healing and protection of the victims and families. it is our desire is always to fully cooperate with the authorities involved in this investigation to see that justice is served. >>reporter: perr

live in somerset,lorian thompson, news 4 new york. >> thank you. >>> a staredown in the subway turns violent, and police are investigating another slashing se in the city. street 7th avenue station, and the accused attacker is still on the run. news 4's andrew siff in midtown with new information. andrew? >> reporter: chuck, this happened right here at rush hour. the man was on his way to get on a train here at the n, q, r station at 57th street and 7th avenue. he was heading eastbound. we're going to show you an image of the victim. you can see the slash marks to his faae. he got slashed in the face and needed six stitches. also a slash mark on his thumb. according t polh,e, the attacker may have been blocking the entrance to a packed train. we talked to commuters who said they continue to be scared about the increase in slashings in new york city this year. they don't know if it's a statistical fluke or some part of an alarming trend. >> that is a terrifying thing that they can just out of nowhere, someone can come out or fatally injure you. just on your morning commute. >> in the

heather: sky 5 over a deadly car crash on route 195 in somerset. police say the driver swerved to avoid debris in the right lane and the car rolled over. the driver was a 55-year-old man from fall river. his name hasn' t been released. lanes were closed westbound for several hours. ed: new at 6:00, sky 5 over the scene as the feds raid one of best-known seafood wholesalers in the northeast. investigators going undercover as crime figures to gather evidence. plus -- >> i don' t have the words to say how thankful we are. heather: they escaped from a burning car on their wedding day. now, a local couple is getting another much happier surprise. by sunday, it will feel like april. ed: the red sox chairman and mike lynch chatting it up in fort myers today about the state of the red sox and the distraction of david ortiz. announcer: the people you know and the reporting you trust now at 10:00. check your program guide for announcer: you are watching newscenter 5 at 6:00. ed: federal agents raid one of the best-known fishing companies in new england today

somerset maugham. so, we know this unsub uses the victims' own cars as his dumpsite. technically, it's not a dumpsite, it's a transportation disposal modality. the point is, what does he do once he abandons the car? walk? well, both cars were found about 500 feet from public transportation. he could catch a bus or a train, but back to where? his secondary location is most likely in detroit. both the couples he kidnapped are from grosse pointe, which is one of the most affluent communities in all of america, and it's only 8 miles from downtown. well, then he's probably from grosse point, too. to overwhelm two people at once, he has to blend in. it feels like the real question is, why married couples? if he's a sadist, having a witness to his torture heightens his pleasure. israel keyes kidnapped a husband and wife at gunpoint, got them in a car, took them to a remote location, and then killed the husband in front of the wife. rossi: keyes was a sexual sadist, though. cutting a husband and wife to death, it's--it's more like he's mocking their marriage bond. that's wher

showers of snow in mercer county into somerset. a couple could hold together on the trek towards the city. not what happens on future tracker. we're carving holes. thin spots with sunshine. a couple of flurries scattered around tonight. nothing significant there. notice the direction out of the that cold wind direction is goahing to knock the temperatures down over the next few days. 39 today. that's not bad. 40 in the outlying areas. enjoy it. look what happens in the seven-day forecast. we're back down to 31 for a high. we don't sniff freezing until next week. 29 object friday. 21 on saturday with a low of 5 at night. that could be conservative. windchills 15 to 20. 18 the high on sunday. a moderating trend with snow and/or rain with temperatures in the low to mid-40s. back to lauren scala. deeper into the commute we go. >> some of the same problems. accident southbound on the fdr drive-by 63rd street shutting down two lanes. that's backing things up on the east side of manhattan. heading over to the bqe, still a mess out there i

william crawford is accused of having inappropriate 12-year-old students while working at somerset academy... in october 2012. according to a police report released to fox5 this morning, a police mr. crawford would kiss her on the and she had held hands with him after school the victim that situation had originally filed the report 2 years vegas officer, who later retired. another officer picked up the year ago. after working the case for the year, able to get a warrant earlier this month, and arrest crawford for lewdness with a minor and unlawful contact with a minor. he will appear in court next week. parents are suing the clark county school district over a sexual abuse case involving former teacher...jeremiah mazo. mazo is facing up to 60-years in prison for sexually abusing some of his students...but parents of the victims don't think he's the only one to blame. they think ccsd could have prevented the whole thing. mazo was arrested backing accused of a similar crime just years earlier. " this defense that clark county school district keeps putting out there that well, the criminal co

parts of morris and somerset county where we have a line of heavier rain. that'll slow you down a bit. you expand the view and get a sense of that moderate rain. then later this afternoon for the commute, that's when we see lines of heavier rain. could even see an isolated here we are at the 1:00 hour. boy, those key commuting hours, that's when we see the heaviest rain pushing through, and in poor drainage areas, there could be some flooding. plus you've got to realize there is a lot of soggy real estate out there. this line holds together pushing through slowly through the evening hours into 8:00 and even as late as tomorrow morning. we're dealing with leftover showers and fog. coming up, a look at potential totals and the rest of your forecast. right now, though, back to mary. >>> new york city's mayor and police commissioner is getting ready to announce the safest diane? >> reporter: mary, good morning say. in about an hour, we expect to hear from the mayor and mees commissioner over how much safer the city overall has gotten. if you look at the transit

he was driving on i-95 east in somerset when the accident happened. >>> also tonight,. >> i don't know if they are here i hear them down stairs. >> desperate to keep her two children safe a mother calls her home. beth germano is live with the story tonight and very scary and the suspect is still out there. >> reporter: and that has the neighborhood a little anxious. the frightening ordeal captured on the 911 call to the police. the intruder had rung the doorbell but she was on the second floor and didn't hear it. and he thought no one was home. >> 911 what's your emergency. >> sorry someone broke into our house can you bring officers. >> reporter: the 911 call to the police. someone had just broken the rear slider and the homeowner had no idea if the intruder was still inside. >> i heard a big crash and then i opened my bedroom door and i heard footsteps and i said hello, and i heard someone run and don't know what went into my bedroom and i have one child across the hall and i amtoo scared to open the door and one child is in my bedroom. >> reporter: the resident put 1 and 3-year-old

the prominent new jersey couple was found dead at their somerset county home in september of 2014. the prosecutor's office ruled sheridan's stabbed his wife and then himself before setting the bedroom on fire. murder weapon was never found. three former new jersey governors are among leaders asking for this case to be reopened. >>> another round of town hall meetings in campaign 2016, tonight donald trump, jeb bush and john kasich will appear before crowds, and cnn audience in greenville, south carolina a governor nicki haley is backing marco rubio. she says his passion makes him ideal for the the job. the last night rubio, ben carson and ted cruz took part in the the town hall in greenville. they are trying to catch up with trump in the latest quinnipiac poll. rubio spoke about haley's endorsement. >> we feel a lot have of energy. people signing up. saturday we will find out. people will vote. all i can do is our best. we have a good message. i feel good about what that will translate to. owe we'll see. >> democrats bernie sanders and hill willry clinton are campaigning ahead of s

, between our first weather segment, the severe thunderstorm warning was extended in to parts of somerset, middlesex counties. includes northeast new jersey, five boroughs and hudson valley. watch will go until 2:00 in the morning. the watch i can see expiring during the show because we're seeing the storms move quickly out of the near 60 in fort wadsworth. 64, wrightstown and 65 in poughkeepsie. peak wind gusts, 52 miles per hour in white plains right now. i think i saw one over 50 in wrightstown. the winds are getting lighter that's good news. once the line moves through over the next couple hours, then it will start to back off. i'll add a shower to the 7 a.m. forecast north and west. a few breaks but clouds dominate tomorrow. still breezy, drop to the 40s. even though we forecast lower 50s, dress for look at all this lightning. it's incredible at this hour how it keeps up. let's look at the line from north to south. very strong right over orange county. highlands and over to cortland manner and newburg. you see the strong line, east orange lightning strikes near jersey city and over t

john sheridan and his wife joyce were found dead in the somerset county home in september of 2014. the prosecutor's office ruled sheridan stabbed his wife and then stabbed himself and set the bedroom on fire. the weapon was never found. three former new jersey governors are among the leaders asking for that case to be reopen. >>> president obama is planning a historic visit to cuba next month, white house will unveil the president's travel plans later on today while the source say it will be a short trip, it is another step toward thawing relations between washington and had van after a half century of cold war frictions. the first and only sitting u.s. president to visit cuba was calvin coolledge in 1928. >>> now it is a battle in the the south in the campaign 2016. g.o.p. presidential hopefuls are taking part in the the pair have town halls over the next two days. the as craig boswell reports it is last chance to make their case on national television before the south carolina primary on sat take. >> reporter: republican presidential candidates ben carson, ted cruz and marco rubi