lichtenstein represented several wealthy businessmen in an orthodox community in south brooklyn. lichtenstein is heard at one point saying i'm not bribing you and the police officer replies, i'm not an -- and here used an expletive. of course you're bribing me. let's be frank and honest here. lichtenstein didn't respond to that. >> no justice, no peace. no corrupt police. headquarters a small group of activists protested the scandal that's ensnared people in the nypd as high up as commander. five commanders have been transferred as a result of the investigation. on the tape lichtenstein brags about using his connections in the department to help him get at least 150 handgun permits and paying corrupt cops thousands of dollars for each permit. one man who got a permit had been involved in four motor vehicle accidents with 10 moving violations, an arrest for forgery, and four domestic violence complaints, including one where he was accused of threatening to kill someone. in the end it appears lichtenstein tried to bribe the wrong cop, a good cop who went to internal affairs and tha

justice department's investigation in to police corruption in south brooklyn where officers are suspected of providing favors and other considerations to local businessmen in exchange for gifts, trips, and cash. five nypd commanders have already been transferred and that has put others on the radar. lichtenstein is accused of paying thousands of dollars to expedite the permits which are impossible to get. one man known as license holder one had four automobile accidents, 10 moving violations, an arrest for perjury, and four domestic violence complaints, one in which he was accused of threatening to kill someone. end quote. court, lichtenstein has been released on half a million dollars bail. he's married with three children and had no criminal history till now. it's the first arrest in this widening investigation, but based on the court papers i've read tonight, it's not likely to be the last. live tonight in federal court in downtown lower manhattan, n.j. burkett, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> quite a story. >>> a brave deli owner back at work today despite being shot twice during a viol

she's having a latino organization event at the landing at industry city near the south brooklyn marine terminal. new york's primary is tuls, april 19th. stay with nbc news for everything you need to know as the candidates prepare for the big air. we'll have the latest. >>> coming up, the pope gets personal signaling a change about love, sex, marriage and divorce. >>> then medical marijuana for menstrual cramps? the push to legalize it. amazing feat that could change >>> new tonight, north korea says it successfully tested a long-range rocket engine. its state-run news outlet claim the rocket will give the country the ability to stage nuclear strikes on the u.s. south korean officials have expressed doubt over the capability of the north's missile. the test is the latest threat coming from kim jong-un's regime. last week it said it successfully tested a new anti-aircraft weapon. >>> tonight investigators are trying to figure out if they captured the brussels terror suspect known as the man in white. five men were arrested today. one of the men abrini is paris attacks and also could be t

as well as the police commanders in south brooklyn suspected of granting favors in exchange for trips, gifts, or cash. nypd commissioner bill bratton. >> we took action last week. it's five members of the department. we'll continue our participation. we'll see this as an administrative conflict of interest. criminal violations by any member of our department. >> the commissioner tells me he's not ruled out further administrative action as this case unfolds. in an interesting twist, the two brooklyn businessmen were that accused ponzi schemer, and this whole case apparently flows from that. the u.s. attorney's office here in lower manhattan has declined to comment on this case. we're live tonight in lower manhattan, n.j. burkett, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> what a story. >>> and what a scene in midtown today. 58th street between 6th and 7th avenues still shut down right now after a water main break caused damage to the road. big damage. water from the break spilling over in to a steam pipe. that caused plumes of what looked like smoke to rise to the ground this morning. water has bee

it's part of the investigation in to police corruption in south brooklyn where officers are suspected of providing favors and other considerations to local businessmen in exchange for gifts. trips, and cash. five nypd commanders have been according to court paper, lichtenstein by his own admission, obtaining up to 150 in the past several months alone. lichtensteinis set to see the judge today. pistol permits are very difficult, if not impossible for people to get. according to court papers, lichtenstein arranged a permit for someone with four domestic violence complaints including one complaint in which he allegedly threatened to kill someone. much more on this developing story tonight at 6:00. for now we're live at federal court in manhattan, n.j. burkett, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> now to the new york primary. we are just one day away and right now all five candidates putting in the final push for votes. polls open tomorrow at 6 a.m. important for these candidates. 291 delegates are up for grabs for the democrats and for republicans, 95 delegates at stake. >> we've got two repor

it's part of the investigation in to police corruption in south brooklyn where officers are suspected of providing favors and other considerations to local businessmen in exchange for gifts. trips, and cash. five nypd commanders have been

she's holding what she's calling a latino organizing event near the south brooklyn terminal. >>> meanwhile, senator ted cruz may be on the road to sweeping colorado's delegates at the state gop convention today. cruz has cut into trump's lead there picking up 21 of the state's 37 delegates yesterday. 13 others will be decided today. donald trump and john kasich haven't grabbed any yet. now, colorado, doesn't award through a statewide primary. caucuses over the last few days. cruz has built a statewide network of supporters who include conservative members of congress. >>> new this morning, the accused killer who escaped from a washington state psychiatric hospital is now in police custody. after a massive search, anthony garver was found hiding under a pile of debris in a wooded area near his parents' home. that dog there, a k-9 named gunnar led the search and tracked garner down. investigators say garver was caught on camera buying a bus ticket which he used to get to his parents' home. neighbors spotted him and called police. >> it's been extremely stressful. we've had to keep our kids i

police are looking in to relations in south brooklyn where four nypd commanders have been transferred, where things were offered in exchange for gifts or cash, an investigation that remains ongoing. >> you haven't ruled out additional action? >> no, the investigation as i mentioned is still ongoing. last week's action was based on information we had available to us that warrants the action we took. >> he said he's satisfied he's done as much as he can based on what he knows about the federal investigation so far. at 6:00 we'll take a look at the origins of this investigation, how it began in a restaurant in harlem, and ended in borough park. that's coming up on eyewitness news at 6:00 tonight. manhattan, n.j. burkett, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> a 24-year-old homeless man has been charged with slashing a tourist in manhattan. investigators say marvin taylor tried to rob a 55-year-old man while he was sleeping inside the bleaker street 6 train station. taylor allegedly slashed him multiple times when the victim woke up and tried to stop the robbery. he's now facing robbery, assault,

yesterday the vermont senator gave a speech to south side brooklyn apartment building where he grew up sanders spoke of a movement from away from establishment politics. clinton campaigned in rochester, new york. the former secretary of state and new york senator criticized donald trump, new york holds its primary on april 19th. >>> call it an apology. what former president bill clinton offered yesterday after his heated exchange with protesters from the black lives matter movement in philadelphia. >> i want to apologize. i rather vigorously defend my wife as i'm want to do but that doesn't mean i was most effective in answering. >> the former president was speaking at a rec center on thursday when protesters showed up holding signs. it prompted clinton to defend his record and a crime bill from his presidency. >>> all right. i'm meteorologist karen thomas as we take a look at your saturday morning forecast. i would say a little bit of an active pattern happening for our saturday for sure. we're tracking snow and rain. actually the snow and rain knocking on the back door. should be pus

also taken out of active command were deputy chief eric rodriguez executive officer of the brooklyn south command, and deputy chief david colon commanding officer of brooklyn housing. >> as always we'll have to go where we believe the truth as we know it takes us. and at this point in time we have enough information that we believe supports the decisions that i made today. >> reporter: well, as a result of the probe, bratton ordered the deputy commissioner for legal affairs to add additional training on ethics and conflicts of interest for captain and above. banks' lawyer insisted his client has done nothing wrong and the head of the captain's endowment association which represents the chiefs called on the feds to wrap up their probe quickly so the men can defend their reputations in an open forum. i guess there's going to be a story. >> sound like it. thank you. >>> tonight, questions about how an owner of pet stores in new jersey is still in business after being accused of keeping puppies in horrible conditions! you have seen the pictures. police say they found dozens of dogs crammed in

it's further south in brooklyn because the l train is the only main source of transportation. >> i feel like i'm screwed and i have to figure out what i will do in my lease is up if i want to renew it or not . >> the mta says it's committed to meeting with residents, businesses and others. it will consult with elected officials before making decisions about the construction process and the service alternatives. another possible plan is to keep the l train service at the heart and stop going along 14th st. it's important to mention it will not happen until the year after so there is plenty of time to speak up. >> a lot of people are talking i get to a line? >> it's a pain in the neck. weekends with the transportation to get there. that is my guess. >> carrie, thank you. >> we have a lot more coming up. chase is looking to fios is not cable. we're wired differently. in the last 10 years our competitors have received a few awards. but we've received a few more, including jd power who ranked us highest in customer satisfaction for the third year in a row. only fios has the fastest internet

deputy chief eric rodriguez demoted as executive officer of brooklyn south to handling fleet repairs and logging in property confiscated during arrests. deputy chief david colon will no longer be the commanding officer of the brooklyn housing unit. he'll work in the courts on such things as prisoner transfers. >> it's something that we must do. >> reporter: all the digging city hall. i spoke to ross offinger, campaign treasurer. they told me he is not allowed to speak on the record. a spokesman for the mayor says they will not accept any money from the two businessmen going forward and in fact, they will return all the money they have received so far. in the newsroom, i'm marcia kramer, cbs 2news. >>> the vatican today released a document, the joy of love, addressing family, sex and love. it says the church should put an emphasis on mercy instead of doctrine, that catholics should seek out their priests' advice consciences. the document also opens the door for divorced catholics to potentially take communion. >>> a teenaged drinking game takes a disturbing turn. still ahead, the swast

even as they look in to the actions of four nypd commanders from brooklyn south to see if they may have traded special treatment for cash or gifts. additional action. >> no, the investigation as i've mentioned is still ongoing and last week's action was based on information that we had the action that we took. >> reporter: police arrested he ran the hudson river cafe in harlem and is according to police the central figure in the probe. police say he ran a ponzi scheme from the restaurant. the mayor says he's done nothing wrong and will return any money donated. >> i hold myself and my administration to the highest standard of integrity. i've been in public life a long time. i'm considered a reformer for a reason. >> we want to stress that reichburg and recnits have not been charged with any crime. they're just under investigation at this point. the mayor said he will not answer anymore questions about the two men, preferring instead to let the investigation run its court. jim dolan, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> speaking of the mayor, mr. de blasio brushing off criticism about an awkwa

deputy chiefer rib rodriguez demote as executive officer of brooklyn south to fleet repairs and logging in property confiscated during arrests. deputy chief david colon will no longer be the commanding he work on things like prisoner transfers with the courts. >> it's something we must do. >> reporter: all this digging into the nypd has led investigators back to city hall. i spoke to ross offinger de blasio's campaign treasurer who can't speak on the record. a mayor's spokesman said he decided not to take any donation from the businessmen going forward but now also all funds could be returned. i guess they will. >> much more on this to come. thank you. >>> other news now. [ music ] meet the mets >> mets fans didn't let the weather dampen their spirits. citi field was packed for the home opener. otis livingston live in flushing with more after the big win. otis. >> reporter: hey, maurice. jacob degrom's much talked about dilemma was not an issue. know he baby news yet. it was another "b" word that shortened his afternoon. no baby news yet. the amazin's celebrating last year's national le

a look from our camera in brooklyn over to midtown manhattan south. north of the brooklyn of wall street and bowling green down to the battery. it's really nice. here is a view. another really view from our roof camera. just give you an idea of the concealed carry here. some of those fair weather cumulus clouds. here is our camera times square looking south. a great day in progress for those milky cirrus crowds from a front and cooler and drier outpouring in out of the north. 70 degrees. the humidity is dry. winds have been gusting into the 20s and the humidity is really low. that's a big fire threat. now, the sun will set around 7:40 and it will be absolutely gorgeous. we have had elevated fire danger by the low humidity and wind. the wind will die down after sunset after 8:00 tonight. that's when the fire danger will go away. 70s back on thursday. showers, much needed showers show up on friday for two reasons. the fire threat and the pollen threat, which we will be talking about. another nice weekend coming up. 70 right now around teterboro and to th

erik rodriguez demoted as executive officer of brooklyn south to handling fleet repairs and logging in property confiscated during arrests. colome will no longer be the officer of the brooklyn housing units and work on prisoner transfers. >> it's something we must do. >> reporter: all this digging has led investigators back to city hall. i spoke to ross offinger, mayor bill de blasio campaign treasurer and he's not allowed to speak on the record. a spokesman for the mayor says they're not going to accept any money from the two businessmen going forward and in fact they're going to return all the money they've received so far. >>> the search for a 13-year-old boy missing for nearly a week has intensified on long island. nassau county police say amari young was seen leaving his home on monday morning. he was placed at a park and middle school in westbury. his mother said he packed a bag the night before. investigators have searched social media sites for possible clues in hopes of locating him. >>> some travelers returning to laguardia airport are discovering damage to their vehicles. th

south facing shorelines, brooklyn and queens off the chillier water. poughkeepsie 68. 67 sussex. 68 bridgewater. some cases temperatures 30 degrees warmer this morning than yesterday morning in central new jersey. not a lot of rain out there right now. >>> most of these are south and east of city and likely to stay there. there's still more off to the south and west. we will be in and out of rounds of showers as it breaks down. a lot of clouds throughout the day. temperatures are warm, back into the low 70s once again. let's get to emily west in for lauren this morning. how is the commute so far? >> still dealing with the construction. 71st to 63rd. the north tube closed. south tube taking on two-way traffic. let's take a live look at the belt parkway by jfk. it looks pretty nice. back to the maps where the jersey avenue to tonnelle avenue. we'll have more weather and traffic coming up on the 4s. >> emily, thank you very much. while you were sleeping, lawmakers in albany spent the morning hammering out the final details of a sweeping budget deal. kathe

federal investigators are four nypd commanders from brooklyn south to see if they traded special favors for cash or gifts. two businessmen connected to mayor de blasio's investigation are at the center of the investigation. earlier mayor de blasio said his administration is taking action. >> i authorize yesterday a lawyer representing my 2013 campaign to reach out to the u.s. attorney's office and offer any assistance we could provide, let them know we're happy to work with them in any way that would be helpful. >> the mayor said his administration was never contacted by federal investigators. >>> new at noon, a former nypd officer has been sentenced to prison for a shooting where alcohol was involved. eyewitness news reporter marcus solis at the courthouse in white plains with the details. >> both victims in this case offered lengthy emotional victim impact statements. officer, turned and offered an apology to the victims in court as well as he was sentenced to nine years in prison, a sentence that was agreed upon during a plea deal last september. cronin stood stone-faced throughout m

. >> i will probably move closer to manhattan or move further south in brooklyn because, l train is the only main source of transportation. >> i'm kind of screwed. i have to figure out what i'm going to do what my lease is up in two months. whether i renew it or month. >> the mta says they will meet regularly with the people who live around there and work around there. they will consult with elected construction. >> we have problems with the subway. the subway is very old, more than a century, our subway system. washington, d.c. has much newer system and they have got major, major problems. look at this picture this goes back to 1976 when they were creating the d.c. metro system which is still not a 24 hours a day. >> it is not. it is not all over that area, so. >> if you think we have problems, their problems are much more severe. apparently they shutting down multiple lines. if they don't, they could lose the whole system. big story in yesterday's "times." >> just so we know, make sure the l train is not closing down anytime soon. they will not make a decision until next year or the y

deputy chief eric rodriguez demoted as executive officer in brooklyn south to handling fleet repairs and logging and property confiscated during arrests. deputy chief david colon will no longer be the commanding officer of the brooklyn housing unit. he'll work on such things as prisoner transfers. >> it's something that we must do. >>reporter: all this digging into the nypd has led investigators back to city hall. i spoke to ross offinger, bill de blasio's campaign treasurer who told me he's not allowed to speak on the record. now, a spokesman for the mayor says they're not going to accept any money from the two businessmen going forward and, in fact, they're going to return all the money they've received so far. in the newsroom, i'm marsha kramer, cbs 2 news. >>> the search for a 13-year- old boy missing for nearly a week has intensified on long island. nassau county police say amari young was last seen leaving his home in new castle at 6:00 monday morning. investigators say witnesses placed him at a park and a middle school in westbury. amari's mother said he packed a bag the night

investigators are looking in to the actions of four nypd commanders from brooklyn south to see if they traded special favors for cash or gifts. two businessmen connected to mayor de blasio's inauguration are at the center of the investigation. earlier mayor de blasio said his administration is taking action. >> i authorized yesterday a lawyer representing my 2013 campaign to reach out to the u.s. attorney's office and offer any assistnce we could provide. we'll let them know we're happy to work with them in any way that would be helpful. >> the mayor said his administration was never contacted by federal investigators on this case. >>> nearly 40,000 verizon workers walked off the job today. they're picketing in brooklyn, manhattan, and newark. their contract expired last august. verizon has hired thousands of nonunion workers to replace those on strike. picketing is happening in nine different states along the eastern seaboard. >>> an arrest has been made in the fatal shooting of a rutgers university shooting in newark. the essex county prosecutor's office said marcus feliz is charged

in the new york area, it was east harlem, south bronx, central brooklyn. this epidemic is very different. this epidemic is dis disproportionately white, suburban and rural. >> reporter: this is not the block exploitation films of the past. i'm off 124th in harlem. i'm trying to find someone who can give me a better understanding of how heroin has changed over the last 40 years. >> about 10 years ago, i crashed my vertebrae in a bad car accident. my doctor got me hooked on oxy 30s. my wife started dabbling in my medication. got her hooked on them. to get her off them, i didn't know what to do because the next dope. >> reporter: i find matthew and two friends outside of a methadone clinic. they're late. the center is closed. one is crying because they need their fix. they are the new face of heroin addiction. in our area, they come from places like staten island, new jersey, and westchester. matthew is from long island. safe, white picket fence, suburban, maybe even privileged. he tells me family connections got him a job making $20,000 a month on wall stree

mark them a we would like to ask you to stay because we are going south next. from brooklyno brazil, to the impeachment of brazil's president. is it a coup? that is what we will be talking about in new york and rio de janeiro. we will be back in a minute. ♪ [music break] amy: "chega de saudade" by joao gilberto. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we are on the road on our 100 city tour in denver, headed to boulder in colorado springs and beyond through the weekend. check democracynow.org. juan gonzalez is sitting there in the studios of new york. juan: we turn now to the political crisis in brazil. on sunday, brazil's lower house tocongress voted three at 67 to start impeachment proceedings 137 against president dilma rousseff. early next month brazil's senate , will vote on whether to put rousseff on trial on allegations of manipulating budget accounts. on tsday,residentousseff said aempts to impeach her constituted a coup and an original sin. >> what i feel is unjustifiable is the attempt to diminish the fact the necessity

federal investigators are looking in to the actions of four nypd commanders from brooklyn south to see if they traded special favors for cash or gifts. two businessmen connected to mayor de blasio's inauguration are at the center of the investigation. de blasio said his administration is taking action. >> i authorized yesterday a lawyer representing my 2013 campaign to reach out to the u.s. attorney's office and offer any southwestance assistance that we can provide. >> the mayor also said his administration was never contacted by federal investigators. >>> now to vote 2016. for the state of new york, this is like the week leading up to the political super bowl. trying to win one job. a big job. president. let's start with the democrats. bernie sanders walking the picket lines of downtown brooklyn today with striking verizon workers and picked up two new endorsements, one from the transit union workers. hillary clinton also walking with workers and appearing at al sharpton's national convention in midtown manhattan. tonight at 7:00 clinton will be in the bronx at co-op city and sanders

south bronx. spike lee, brooklyn native who produced an ad for bernie sanders. hillary clinton has the backing of some of the most prominent politicians in the state like representative jeffreys who joined her in brooklyn on saturday. the mayor of new york city appeared to take his time in endorsing clinton despite serving as her campaign manager 16 years ago. the slow march was an awkward skit over the weekend that's gotten a lot of attention. >> i have to say thanks for the endorsement, bill. took you long enough. >> oh, snap. >> sorry, hillary. i was running on cp time. >> i don't like jokes like that. >> cautious politician time. >> okay. >> i've been there. >> joining me new york city mayor who said let's be clear. in an evening of sasatire, only the mayor was only to be offended. i cringed and a lot of people cringed. obviously cp time is people of color time. why not just apologize. why not say we shouldn't have done the joke? >> it's satire. i was mocking myself. i take full responsibility. someone else wrote the script but i approved it. i think sometim

individuals benefited federal investigators are also looking into the actions for commanders from brooklyn south to see if they traded special favors for cash or forgifts two businessmen are caught up in that investigation. jeremy on the left and joe on the right have not been charged with anything but the mayor says he is returning their >> i met them around the time of the general election had not known them previously, have spent very little time with them in the scheme of things not much at all in the last year. >> police arrested hamlet paralta the central figure in this probe ran the hudson river cafe harlem and according to police he ran a scheme from the restaurant, from here on out he'll not talk about the scandal. time is 5. 38 you are never more than 7 minutes away from weather and traffic here is meteorologist bill evans from the accuweather forecast. >>> looking south, southerly wind camera bouncing around showers here is a look from our camera , rain is just about to get to monmouth county and ocean county, 55 degrees really we're 10 degrees warmer, 55, sayerville, and we've got th

south. wind gusts come in alm in brooklyn. 30 miles per hour at newark. we are going to see increasing winds through the evening hours. and again wider picture shows that wind indeed are picking up throughout the area. allergies, well, we had moderate tree pollen and mold at a moderate level. but a lot of this will be washed away tomorrow with the heavy rains that roll through the area. storm tracker shows this is what is pushing to the east. we're going to be dealing with that tomorrow in the form of showers and thundershowers. much of it again in the afternoon hours between noon and the end of the day, we'll wind up with about half an inch. to the north we could see a little bit more than that. by friday, the showers taper off, push on out of the way. we're looking to baseball at citi field and 51 degrees should conditions. looking ahead into the weekend, the wind shift again out of the north. a breeze comes in our direction. what do you know, we're back down in the 40s again with a chance of showers. now, tonight we're calling for 43, a strong wind out

deputy chief rodriguez was second in command at the brooklyn south precinct. a top cop that the housing bureau were both placed on desk duty. right now actions to former chief of the department. appearing to be at the center both investigations. they use wiretaps, phone records and data to track these officers movement. officers accepting lavish gifts and luxury trips in exchange for favors. two men who served on their de blasio inauguration committee. it is a clear what if any laws were broken. is not letting up. >> we follow the leads word is the safest. commissioner said that he is looking forward. any officer shall receive additional training regarding conflict of interest rules. there needs to be a little bit of a refresher course. rosanna: thank you, teresa. another subway slashing. it happened in greenwich village. a man in his 50s was splashed on his head, face and hand. his injuries do not appear to be life-threatening. police are looking for the person that did this. trying to determine his motive. this is the second attack in the area. a 71-year-old

a southerly wind coming into brooklyn at about 29 miles per hour. wind out of the south that will keep pushing in moisture, making it warm. a couple of showers to the south of long island. might get to long island by the time we get to 7:00. but it is a sprinkle ahead of the front and the front gets to us around 9:00 or 10:00. about 11:00 you see the rain showers. look right over manhattan and into the west, showers, a thunderstorm or two in there. lightning with this in the afternoon. heavy downpours of rain. we are looking at the order of a half inch to an inch of rain and that might create pond omega healthcare roadways and that sort of thing. we are looking at a shower tonight and cooler air pours in here tomorrow. start the day earlier tomorrow. by the afternoon tomorrow sunshine, temperatures in the upper 40s, get for the mets opening day at citi field. just going to be cool and rather crisp. then on saturday, we are going to be watching a clipper system coming across. normally you would see this you know, in the wintertime. we have a low coming in, with cold air w

brooklyn, new york. >>> only on "5" a south bay man being called a hero. how has job as a workout instructor helped save a family. coming up. >> the day started with some rain showers throughout the bay area but coming up, we are not talking about just clear skies. clear skies with temperatures in the 80s. find out which two days will exceed 80 degrees and if there's any additional rainfall in my seven-day forecast. that's next. >> and how google plans to bring you faster cheaper wireless internet. ,,,,,,,, ,,,, ,,,, a woman crashes her car- fuf kids near a south bay gym.. then: a cross-fit >>> talk about right place right time. a woman crashes her car full of kids near a south bay gym. then a crossfit coach work there is pulls off a daring rescue. today, he tells us how he did it. kpix 5 reporter kiet do with the story you will see only on "5". >> reporter: greg pena is the good samaritan ninja. do you realize how much risk you put yourself at by doing all of this? >> i don't think i had a clue. >> reporter: on march 26, greg was about to coach a class at

eric rodriguez, executive officer of the brooklyn south command and deputy chief david colon are also out of active command. >> it's something we must do. >> the investigation also names former chief of department phillip banks and his ties to businessmen jeremy wrightburg and jonah reknige. wiretaps on the businessmen's phones revealed possible influence peddling involving as many as 20 cops. sources say the officers are accused of receiving gifts, super bowl tickets, trips to las vegas and in at least one case a top ranking cop reportedly sold police captain's union cards to help >> we're going to go wherever the investigation and the facts and evidence take us. >> the public has an expectation of a high degree of trust and integrity in its police department. >>> traffic and weather on the 2's. john elliott is here with your forecast. >> always great to have you join the fun. let's talk about your friday. got my mets colors on. game looks okay today. maybe a passing shower this morning in the city. 48 some clouds, wind out of the south now shifting. more of a west wind. where there

south. the marylanders, their story comes full circle. there are several regiments that eventually face cornwallis. the man that nearly annihilated them at brooklyn and yorktown. stuart fights through the south and is close friends with william washington. he is paroled and meets his wife in charleston. the war is over, and it stuart and washington are tending william washington's wedding. it's here that jack is riding towards the wedding and falls off his horse and breaks his neck. the man that only lives once is killed in a tragic accident. last person i will briefly talk about -- the book is not only about rich men that are white, it is an integrated unit. freewere african-americans. one of my great characters is private thomas carty, a forgotten hero of the revolution. he was a free black man that believed in liberty and fought for over 7 years of war. he first joins the marylanders at brandywine, then fights through the epic battle. the battle of guilford courthouse, where it changes the course of the revolution, kearny is noted to have bayoneted 7 british soldiers. an incredibly heroic figure. his finest hour is at a place called 96. this b

. >> public housing is ubiquitous, the south bronx, lower east side, brownsville, brooklyn, east harlemic housing. so the irony is, public housing is physically everywhere, yet politically invisible to the federal government. >> and on the republican side, you have a lot of sort of characterization of people who are struggling as takers. characterization of people using public assistance. talk a little bit about the reality of the people who live day-to-day and grow up in public housing. >> it's a vicious slide. the experience of public housing, rich, complicated, too widely varied to be reduced to a stereotype or stigma. you have single mothers who are raising three or four or five children, earning minimum wage. try doing that. the willpower that exists in public housing is formidable and i would compare it to anything in this country. you know, the people are strong. and what i want is for the brick and mortar to be as strong as the people who live there. >> let's listen to one more sound bide from hillary clinton when she did do her visit in the bronx. take a listen. >> we're going

for the city, south shore through genes brooklyn, it's a rain event. but i tell you, just north of the area, through parts of the bronx and westchester, trace to maybe an inch. so through parts of north bergen into passaic, as well. then after the snow, we have a freeze warning tonight into tomorrow morning. a freeze warning, i know, what a drag. you covered the plants if they didn't blow away yesterday. you to cover them again. that's the winter weather advisory into parts of the hudson valley, as well. wind chills tomorrow morning west. a cool tuesday and rain coming in thursday and friday. >>> here's kyla with a look at the drive. >> we're getting busy, john. good morning, everyone. we have trouble in bedminster. we have a truck fire that has all lanes closed and detoured to 287 northbound at exit 22. then we head to queens. looking live outside. blocking two lanes on the northbound van wyck expressway at hillside avenue. you can see all the taillights there. we have delays past atlantic avenue. at the queensboro bridge, we also have an accident. yo

i cannot go to a police community meeting in poor neighborhoods where it's in stroll brooklyn or southt hear those law-abiding people say, i want more policing, want the dealers off the corners. arrest them and they're back the next day. i want the kids off my stoop who are smoking pot. i'm scared to go down and get my mail because of the people loitering and trespassing there. those are the voices that are not heard in the public debate. and think part of bill clinton's frustration yesterday was the sense that, well, of course black people want lower crime. but where are the protests when dozens of children are gunned down in driveby shootings? i don't think many people know the name of marques johnson, a 6-year-old who was shot in a driveby in march of last year as protesters were convening in ferguson, demanding the resignation of the entire department. nobody knows the names of the three children under the age of 5 who were killed in driveby shootings in cleveland in september. there needs to be some balance. yes, of course, let's bring attention to any police abuses. but if we cou

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mary's park in the south bronx for bernie sanders rally, where sanders stressed his brooklyn roots. was the first time in decades a presidential candidate spoke in the south bronx. he spoke alongside director spike lee and actress rosario dawson. she is known for many films as well as "rent." i caught up with dawson after the rally. i began by asking her why she supports bernie sanders. >> i'm supporting bernie sanders because he says no to fracking. i'm supporting bernie sanders because we do need a single-payer healthcare system that takes care of everyone. and that is not a pipe dream. that's that's happening all over the world and in really positive ways. we are a social democracy. that's our firefighters, that's our policemen. and it shouldn't be drawing a line, that's -- you know, a fireman will go into your house to take your hard drive out and save your cat, but if you break your leg, screw you. that doesn't make any sense, you know? and when you actually go and you travel around the world and you start recognizing that people can actually be sick, they can take -- you know,

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they were seriously hurt when their humvee overturned yesterday in south brunswick. 25-year-old debra perez from brooklyn lost her leg. and had to be airlifted to a hospital. 41-year-old theadora jackson of lincoln park, new jersey is in critical condition. and 24-year-old marquis santana of poughkeepsie and gedry nunez of the bronx are in serious condition. >>> turning now to new york crime area and another busy day for the democratic candidates, both in new york and abroad. new fox news national poll shows hillary clinton leading bernie sanders by only two points. at the vatican just hours after last night's fight to debate. he's looking forward to meeting with the pope and he was invited there for a conference. meanwhile hillary clinton is at a senior center in east harlem. and she will head to california later today for a fundraiser. abc's elizabeth hur has the latest from the campaign trail. national poll you mentioned that has donald trump ahead by double digits in the republican race and as for the two point lead hillary clinton is holding onto, that's down from 13 points last month. this morning,

johnny is looking south from the hudson river all the way down over brooklyn queens. beautiful there, the boat basin all the way down you can see even on the right bayonne, beautiful liberty landing. definition. today we start out with beautiful sunny weather here. staten island, that is going to be 25-mile visibility, all the way out to sandy hook, new jersey. looking good. thank you john. >>> temperatures are warming up fast. 75 degrees, a high this afternoon, 8 degrees warmer than normal. southwest wind, dry humidity, above our normal mark of fair above our normal mark of fair weather. warmer today. we have a dangerous fire threat, a couple of showers tomorrow afternoon, beautiful weekend coming. so today if you notice something going on with the old nose and the sinuses, it is tree pollen, busting out everywhere. birch is coming out, oak next week, maple, juniper, poplar, 30 at toms river, a little on the chilly side. a little wind out of the southwest here. today clear skies, sunshine. you go all the way back to the ohio valley and you'll see we have clouds comin

it's brooklyn in the house. >> thank you, south bronx. >> firing back as the race tightens. hillary clinton is showing the strain. >> i'm sick of sanders campaign lying about me. i'm sick of it. >> donald trump's horrible week. can he get back in wisconsin or will the stop trump movement gain steam? >> i think wisconsin is the state where the trump train derails. the entire narrative that he's a winner, he's a winner and immune to backlash for the things he says and does, i think that's broken here in wisconsin. >> good day, everyone. i'm andrea mitchell in washington. hillary clinton can't seem to shake bernie sanders. dragged back into a primary battle with hope in the rearview mirror. the democratic front-runner is holding an event in syracuse. we'll keep our eye on it. f bernie sanders, it's business as usual. rally in the south bronx and record $44 million fund raising month. joining me now, nbc's kristen welker covering clinton and kasie hunt with the campaign and the republican race and first to you in syracuse. >> reporter: andrea, this race is heating up. and i thin