"is tanisha here yet?" >> reporter: tanisha was a saved child in a neighborhood where many are not. she was too young to understand. but her grandmother remembers what the police told her. >> as long as this woman doesn't have a place to stay, she cannot have these kids. whether you keep them or whoever -- she was homeless. >> reporter: when they were order to course, her parents didn't show up. >> why didn't they come? why didn't they, like, cooperate with them? like they do not want me? what was the reason behind it? >> reporter: mae took in all four grandchildren and at age 55 went back to work to support them. >> you just be busy. i tell the pastor -- i go to bed tire and wake up tired. what else you want to know? >> i know she didn't do this. she did it for us and everything -- makes me so wanted. >> reporter: the healing began with a grandmother. >> she use to make us read every night before we used to go to bed so that's -- i really enjoy reading. i collaborate those ideas together. >> reporter: which paid off and so did the help from students rising above. >> a lot of people

but each day after class, many return to this one, including one of mayra's former students, tanisha. >> yeah, everything's here, everyone knows each other. it's all so familiar like. >> so now, you've been part of this campaign. >> the fight keeps on, and they go on and still here... >> 91 days. >> yeah, 91 days, it's a lot. >> the puerto rican education system has been targeted before. in 2008, teachers led an island-wide strike. three years later, university students clashed with police over fee hikes. manuel natal was a leader of those protests -- and is now the youngest member of congress. he has opposed a plan released by the governor designed to repay creditors on wall street. the plan calls for even more cuts to public education. >> every day we're being told, "no, you know what? there is no alternative. are we gonna increase taxes on the poor? i'm sorry. there is no alternative. we're gonna reduce-- spending on-- on education. sorry, there is no alternative. we're gonna limit the services of our public transportation. sorry, there is no alternative. and they're trying to forc

we've learned that 27-year-old tanisha farren is facing those murder charges. witnesses say they overheard her yelling "god, help us all" before she dangled her her other children were saying, mom mommy, don't throw her. the 6-month-old was rushed to st. barnabus hospital where she was pronounced dead. those who knew farren say this was all out of character. >> she was laying on the floor naked. after that, she started just yelling. >> she looks like a perfect mother. those kids were always well fed. you could see it. they were healthy, well-dressed, very respectful. >> reporter: her other children are all in police custody -- or the custody of child and family services this morning. witnesses say they were also naked, like she was, when authorities showed up. sadly, this is thehird child to die in this manner for the city over the past three months. the other two women who were charged in the previous incidents so far pled not guilty. back to you. >> such a disturbing trends. thanks so much. >>> a suspect in a jersey city after being shot by police. officers t

. >> she didn't acknowledge that camera, and tanisha forin told her tearful god mother that she tried to warn her about the gruesome crime that has her facing murder charges. >> i don't understand. that morning came wednesday the very next day, she dropped her daughter out of the sixth-floor apartment window and witnesses say the 27-year-old was nationed and screaming for help from god as she dangled little jeanella out the window and despite agonizing pleas and three other children not to drop their sister and police say she did. >> you saw price. >> everybody. >> and today we found the super of the building cleaning the courtyard where he cradled the infant after the unthinkable. >> i was here. i refused to leave the courtyard each to go to the police station. i can't close my eyes. >>> candles burn for jeanella lawrence who was pronounced dead and if tanisha farin prepares to face a judge for the baby's death there are concerned about her mental state. >> please spread the word that these women need help. >> another woman is celebrating her history-making achievement in the militar

community members came together for a vigil last night to pray for 27-year-old tanisha feron. jennifer lawrence just 15 months old when she died. she ran a daycare license from people who trusted her with eir childopren's life are stunned. >> she was very caring, always had her kid with her. foshe never went nowhere without her kids, and it's just a sad tragedy before it happened. >> witne es said before the incident, she was naked and yelling, "god help us." her other children have been placed in foster care. >>> this woman will remain behind bs until her next hearing scheduled for wennesdalk she was arraigned yesterday on murder and manslaughter charges. the judge also order aid psychiatric exam for her, and as we mentioned, the news4 i-team learned that feron had.been licensed to run a day ore center out of her homeur. >> reporter: according to health ficials, tanisha feron was licensed to care for up to eight children in her home, including this woman's child. >> it is scary as a mom to know that this can happen to another fear at all of her watching my child. i was always

behind bars after she allegedly killed her own baby right in front of the neighbors. 27-year-old tanisha farren ex scored out of the 27th precinct in handcuffs this morning, now charged with murdering her 6- month-old daughter. she had nothing to say to us before police drove her to court but commented to her god mother watching feet away. >> she said i tried to tell you miss lula but i don't understand. >> reporter: lula can't understand what led to this crime scene in fordham heights yesterday afternoon. >> reporter: was she having problems? >> i really, if she did, she never told me. >> reporter: witnesses say the mother had been dangling her baby out the window then dropped the child six stories. they called 911 and when police arrived they found nile la lawrence unresponsive on the sidewalk. >> i heard a thump. neighbors screamed no, no, no, no. but they were yelling at her don't do it. >> reporter: investigators tell us farren's three other children, ages 4-10 were in the apartment when this took place. they are in state custody. police say during interviews, farren would not expla

over the phone, police tell me that tanisha farren is facing second-degree murder charges for throwing her infant daughter to her death. those who witnessed the scene said they heard her shouting things it like, god help us, before dangling that infant out of the window. that 6-month-old girl has been identified as janilla lawrence. she was thrown out of a sixth-floor window. that child was rushed to st. barnabus hospital. to no avail, she was later pronounced dead. >> i am so devastated. you have no idea how devastated i am. i cannot believe she did that. she was okay. >> reporter: there were other children inside of the apartment when all of this happene we learned they're 4, 8, and 10 years old and now in the custody of child protective services. witnesses say those children tried to stop what happened. we'll hear what witnesses say about that coming up in our next half hour. >> all right, tracie. thank you very much. >>> new this morning, police arrested a man they say threw a fire bomb near two university students in midtown. police say 53-year-old thomas miles hurled a molotov co

a bronx mother is charged with murder after police say she tossed her baby out of the 27-year-old tanisha farren dangled were 6-month-old out of the window in fordham heights and neighbors watched in horror as she dropped the baby girl six stories. the baby was rushed to saint pronounced dead. >> i just heard a thump. started screaming no, no, no, no. and screamed. they were yelling at her don't do it. >> reporter: two other children, girls and a boy, ranging in age from 4 to 10 were inside the apartment at the time. the mother was taken to the hospital for psychiatric evaluations and later booked. >>> developing now the california highway patrol says it could take most of today to reopen parts of an interstate swamped by mudslides in southern california. a river of mud flowed down a hillside 60 new orleans north of downtown l.a. the murder poured through local streets. on interstate 5, several hundred vehicles were left, authorities shut down a 30-mile stretch of the highway where the mud was up to five feet deep. >>> one of joe biden's top political advisors says biden will soon decide

tanisha furon into custody. they quickdop the door of her apartment and found her along with they are three other children. as emotionally disturbed and brought to the hospital for evaluation the as for the three other children, two girls ages 4 and 8 and a 10-year-old boy, they were all found naked lying in a circle. they were not physically hurt but all of the children could hear their mother screaming about the devil and the end of the world before dropping their baby sister, 6-month-old jania lawrence from the window. there were a number of witnesses below who say they pleaded with her to not drop the baby. >> she grabbed the baby and had the baby hanging out the window, and that's when i just started screaming please please please please no no no no, and she just dropped the baby, and screaming freedom, freedom, freedom, and i ran to the roof and i was looking at her and trying to keep her calm because she had other kids. >> we did some digging and found out that the boyfriend, her current boyfriend is actu

. >>> a judge ordered a psychiatric evaluation for tanisha fearon. she's being held without bail. her 6-month-old baby died after she tossed her out of her apartment window on thursday. she ran a registered family day care out of the apartment from 2013 to april of this year. the state said she had no violations or complaints. >>> day was a being stolen a back home this morning, and two people are under arrest. colin small and a 15-year-old boy are charged with taking luna from her home. investigators got a big break in the case by tracing a call to luna's family from someone looking for reward money. >> he said how much the reward for the puppy, and i said 500, and he said are you sure you'll give met money? >> the family say she's has been subdued and lethargic since they got her back: they will take her to the vet to get her check out. >>> residents say the noise from the honking and traffic is worse than ever, and they want the city to do something about it. >> reporter: the blaring of the car horns is part of the symphony of the life of new york city. side of the ed koch quee

. >>> 27-year-old tanisha farren dangled her 6-month-old son in fordham heights out the window. excuse me she dropped the baby girl. the baby was rushed to the hospital where she was pronounced dead. two other girls and a boy ranging in age from 4 to 10 were inside the apartment at the time. >>> school will remain closed today after a fire badly damaged an elementary school in patterson, new jersey. chopper 2 was over the academy yesterday. firefighters doused the classroom with water. there were no injuries, no one was there at the time, and crews will work throughout the weekend to repair the damage and clear the smell of smoke from the building. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. >>> let's get over to john elliott right now. >>> hi everybody. 55 in the city right now. cool spot on the map is 43 in walden, warmer than yesterday because of insulating clouds. 66 your high above normal, close to where we were yesterday. sun and clouds this afternoon. litchfield and fairfield counties cloudy. stray showers possible throughout the day. a burst of energy behind that

. >> reporter: residents could apartment 6d, a 27-year-old mother who neighbors identify as tanisha fearron was out of controlling making a chilling and unfathomable threat. >> i'm going to throw the baby out the window. she was screaming we are all going to die. i figure it's time to call nine one. while i'm on the phone with 911 i heard the trump and i started to tell her i heard a thump i think she threw the baby and you heard people screaming. there were people on both roofs, on my building and the building next door yelling at her to stop. don't do it! what are you doing! think about it. >> reporter: many neighbors witnessed what detectives are investigating as a tragic psychotic episode at 2200 street around 1:30. three older children from 4 to 10 were also in the apartment. this man said from his apartment, he could see them in there. >> so i'm thinking she is going to throw it out. eventually that's not what happened. cops came, knocked the door down and they started taking them out. >> after that, she started yelling, you know, god, help, stuff like that. >> reporter: police tell u

tanisha anderson, cleveland, ohio, was killed days before tamir rice by police basically throwing her to the ground and getting on top of her or natasha mckenna was also killed by six white officers in hazmat uniforms with masks. actually went to extract her from a cell. she was nude when she came out she said, you promised you wouldn't kill me and they proceeded to body slam her and tasered her four times while she was handcuffed to a chair. so this kind of behavior towards black bodies we know about. but what we don't know the about is it happens to black women, as well. we actually think there's a gender and race component to that. >> all right. redditt hudson and kimberly crenshaw, thank you both very much. appreciate it. still ahead, president obama addresses a conference of police chiefs pushing back on the ferguson effect. a look at whether there's data behind the alarmism. because donald trump loves trumpeting his poll numbers it until they start showing him second to ben carson. now they're "not very scientific." on the other hand, hillary shows a huge surge in polls after a

. >> this is nicki's heartbeating inside tanisha's chest. these are the stars of a new psa campaign. now living with the heart of her best friend vicky's daughter. in june 18-year-old smith drowned, a tragic accident. the bright teen has just finished her freshman year at value pareso. >> i carried nicki nine months. >> organ donation is so important. needing kidneys, needing hearts, needing lungs, anything. it's just so important. that's why i'm alive today. and i couldn't thank vicky or nicki enough. >> reporter: they were a perfect match, both b-positive blood types, same size heart, same antibodies. >> i'm asking, please, please become a donor, donate whatever you can. >> that was really a great story around how organ donation changes the end of a really tragic story. from one of despair and loss to one of life and hope. >> so important. >> yeah. second chance at life for many of us, that is a gift. but this is a different kind of second chance. >> that's right. these are about horses and the man saving them. garvin thomas here with toda