and we've seen crime reduced to the point where the bronx is the safest bronx that the world has seen in 50 years. >> the question then becomes "to what do you attribute all that?" how have you created this upward path in those areas? >> it's been a collaborative effort between elected leaders, the nypd, community activists, the community boards. just family. the immigrant population, joe -- in this nation, we've seen the vilification of the immigrant is really coming out of... the republican party -- i'll say it. we in the bronx, we've benefited. 40% of the people who live there were born in another country. >> yes. >> and because they work so hard, because they're faith-based and they're family-oriented, we've benefited tremendously. >> the immigrants are coming from where? >> for the most part, like you said, we're the only county of the 62 counties in the state of new york where the majority of the population are latinos. but they're coming from africa -- west africa. they're bangladeshi. they're albanians. i mean, we are really growing. >> central and south america. >> absolutely

the bronx. there we go. according to a 2014 u.s. census bureau report, 54.8% of bronxites are latinos -- more than half the borough. president ruben diaz jr. held his seventh -- can you believe it? -- state of the borough address. there he is. he announced $10 million of his capital budget would go towards renovating the orchard beach pavilion. goals for the bronx include becoming the next silicon valley. yeah. he also mentioned millions in new funding for business projects, 23,000 new units of housing. the workforce participation rate in the bronx has never been higher. all right, well, that's the overview. let's get down to the details. [ speaking spanish ] ruben diaz jr. good to see you, my friend. >> good to see you. housing, education? >> well, i want to start with the fact that we've been able to highlight over the last six years all the great stuff that's happening in our borough, and we want people to revisit us. we want people to think differently, think the bronx. >> do you think people don't think

i started with nothing. >> she is one of many women who have become entrepreneurs here in the bronx. a study from the center of urban future found that the number of women entrepreneurs increased in every borough, but female-owned businesses grew at a greater rate in the bronx. >> the bronx have a higher proportion of female residents than any other borough. 54% of all the people living in the bronx over the age of 18 are women. many of these women lost their jobs and took a chance to open something of their own. >> a lot of them are former or entrepreneurs, they've been unemployed or underemployed for a long time, and they've seen entrepreneurship as a path forward, as a way to put food on the table and to get ahead. >> after i opened my business, i have helped many, many women in the bronx open their own business in the same field. >> lamboy is very proud to be a businesswoman here in the bronx, she's even planning on opening up another daycare very soon, and it's going to be right here right here in her borough. in the bronx, i'm jessica formosa, fox 5 news. >> now the 2015 state o

i saw a man who was honest. >> o'malley's affidavit was enough for the bronx d.a. e case. and to get in front of a judge. but that would take time. two more months. but now at least eric had reason to hope and in his cell he assembled a little photo gallery of those who have been exonerated. >> this is my wall of hope. everyone here has been unjustly convicted and freed. >> on august 5th, 2012, eric's lawyer goes to court. >> this is our first appearance to try to get the judgment vacated. >> cross is joined by his assistant charmaine chester. by now, they have worked on the case for six years. >> i want to see him out. i told him the last time i went up to sing sing, i'm not visiting you here again. this is it. >> finally, cross argues his case to the judge. >> my client has spent 17 years plus in jail for a crime he hasn't committed. >> it doesn't go down like a hollywood script. prosecutors do not admit there's been a terrible mistake. >> your honor, we'll be seeking an extension of the time to answer those questions. >> how much of an extension are the people se

dobbs ferry, and new york and here in the bronx all classes canceled for the rest of the evening. reporting live over the bronx, shannon stone, channel 7, eyewitness news. >> and we'll keep an eye on that. schuck. have in store. >>> yeah, crfnlt it will be 20- 30 degrees above average, and it's one thing to be a few degrees above average but this is a whole different scene. tonight, it's 40s and 50s and the other thing i noticed, more haze and low cloudiness that will poarm -- form because of the marine air, and we have a light southeasterly wind at 3 and away from the coast, we're 71 in toms river and 69 in sussex. how often do you see the warmest temperatures in sussex. tomorrow's record, 69 in 200, easily done and close or thursday, the record high on 74, and cloudiness and maybe rain late day but i'm forecasting for this month, and we haven't had a 70-degree day in march since 2012. we may drop in the upper 40s with patchy cloudiness around. west to southwest winds, a big deal, a different wind direction than today and that's why we get in the middle cents. the average high, 4

and a homemade bomb explodes under a car in the bronx this morning. police are trying to figure out who targeted the victims and why. >> the video released overnight. the police want you to take a good look at. this man here accused of attacking and robbing a 91-year-old woman. >> it is cold today! before snow also moves if tomorrow. and good morning, i'm lori stokes. >> i'm ken rosato. today is thursday, march 3rd and you're never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic. meteorologist bill ritter with the accuweather forecast. the windchill out there in the teens to start your days. so dress warmly! temperatures have been around 26 degrees. we're looking at winds out of the northwest here. we have clear skies. 18 in the park. 21 around laguardia. here is how it feels this morning. see our friend right there? you see him it is cold. 17 the real feel. brooklyn around queens. 20 around tom's river. we'll have sunshine. 34 by noon time. normal high is 45, heather o'rourke. what is going on? >> we had this early morning vehicle fire. it has b

check out temperatures by almost all the way across the bronx. heather anything is better than this this morning back to you. >> thanks for that shannon and as a matter of fact that delay goes back to the george washington bridge with a 20 minute delay getting into the upper level. the lincoln is only five. guarantee you the lincoln tunnel will start to build and the bridge brooklyn bound upper level disabled vehicle mass transit is still doing okay our street cleaning rules are in effect ken laurie over to you. >>> heather thank you. still ahead in the eye witness news this morning breaking news in the race for president. republican ted cruz getting a big endorsement this morning. >>> also results coming in from the latest primaries and caucus. were there any surprises overnight? >>> the murder of an aid to governor cuomo. this morning about the search smoking causes 16 different types of cancer. you have one clear way to reduce your risk. you can quit smoking. >>> 6:12 breaking news in the race for president moments ago we learned jeb bush is se

we have an accident in the bronx. it is blocking two lanes on the eastbound cross bronx expressway at jerome avenue you can see we have delays there. stretching back to the alexander hamilton bridge. alternate side parking is in affect city wide. >>> if you are just waking up good morning here is a look at stories making headlines. in the death of robinson, stabbed in a park. and charged with say salt. now he allegedly hit robinson in the head with a bottle as he day dying. >>> in albany the state assembly voted to legalize mixed martial arts fights. that became the last state where the sport is allowed the bill must be signed into law by governor cuomo who says he supports legalizing mma. >>> the husband of one of the new jersey real house wives is supposed to report to prison, begin serving a 41 sentence for bankruptcy fraud. >>> and stocks, airlines cruise companies declined following the attacks in belgium. the dow jones lost 41 points, >>> u.s. airlines are waiving rebooking fees, american delta and united issued

we begin with that developing story in the bronx. overnight a woman was run down while she was trying to cross a street. this morning we're seeing surveillance video capturing the moments leading up to that crash and offer ago good look at the car that police want to find. eyewitness news reporter darla miles live in the alerton section. darla, good morning. >>reporter: good morning, ken. i just spoke to an eyewitness news last night. that 47-year-old woman was using a walker to cross the street when she was hit by a car and it sped off. 47-year-old woman this morning in critical condition at jacoby now, let me show you that surveillance video. you can see where she is crossing the street, standing on the double yellow line in the middle of traffic, and then it appears as if she gets caught between two cars driving in both directions, and then is struck by a white cadillac. this happened on williams bridge road just across from the pelham parkway houses around 10:30 monday night. police say the driver kept going north on williams brid

sanders is holding a big rally in the bronx this evening. eyewitness news reporter rob nelson is there. >> after months of caucuses, primaries in other states, it's finally new york's term in the political spotlight. bernie sanders and hillary area. at this hour thousands of folks, a massive crowd has gathered here in the south bronx. they're waiting too as that lady just said as she walked by, feel the bern. >> all i want to do is help a president. >> reporter: from t-shirts to banners to posters, today is the bronx's turn to feel the bern. >> he understands that the people have the power and he's tapping in to that. >> this is totally worth it. be part of the revolution. be part of something. >> reporter: thousands of people including the very young lined up here hours after tonight's 7:00 rally, a deeply diverse crowd. >> i look at the people supporting him and the message i get is one of love, compassion, inclusivity, one of bringing people together. >> reporter: earlier today sanders sat down with dave evans. he's adamant about keeping n

steve: female business owners love the bronx. christina: jessica shows us why it's attracting female entrepreneurs faster than any other boroughs. >> bernadette is a perfect example. 12 years ago, she opened her daycare and has expanded. >> mama came to the united states when she was eight. >> she grew up in the bronx. she wasn't surrounded by children every day. she worked for the fdny. in 2004, her position was eliminated. >> i have a disabled child. he's autistic. i wanted to spend time with him. i said what am i going to do >> reporter: she took the risk opening up be happy daycare. she started with 10 children and program and also runs this after-school program down the block. >> i started with nothing. >> reporter: she's one of many women who are intep -- entrepreneurs in the bronx. >> the bronx have a higher proportion of female residents than any other borough. 54 percent of all the people living in the bronx over the age of 18 are women. >> many of the women left their jobs and took a chance to open something. >> a lot ar

we're follow ago developing story in the bronx. a woman was critically injured in a hit-and-run crash. we have new surveillance video as police hunt for the driver. >>> and meteorologist bill evans says get ready for two days of possible record warmth. i like those words, record warmth. >> i like it. >> he has the exclusive karl, don't you have friends coming over? yeah, so? are you kidding? wash it? let's wash it with febreze. for all the things you can't wash, use... ...febreze fabric refresher whoa hey mrs. webber inhales hey, it smells nice in here and try pluggable febreze... ...to continuously eliminate odors for... ...up to 45 days of freshness pluggable febreze and fabric refresher... ...[inhale + exhale mnemonic]... ... , two more ways to breathe happy if your family outing is magical for all the wrong reasons. you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec for powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec is different than claritin . because it starts working faster on the first day you take it. >>> developing right now in the br

the cross bronx moving well at the alexander hamilton bridge. no delays to the gwe, the eastbound to the interchange as you can see things are moving nicely. mass transit on or close to schedule at metro north looking good the path trains as well. new jersey transit and even long island railroad everybody looking good so you are doing well. alternate side parking is in effect city wide chris and mary. >>> thank you. in money watch the dow keeps the rally going and crude oil prices are on the rise will pump? more. days in a row yesterday climbedded another 67 points,shares of energy companies as the price of oil hits a high. $40 a barrel. that's a 40% jump since last month. really good news for energy companies in the stock market but likely will mean prices at the gas pump are going up. facebook's moving beyond the status update the social media sites making a bigger push into live video by bitting for rights for live steam nfl the nfl is selling the streaming rights separately. amazon and verizon are also reportedly interested. >>> there is a s

he was murdered 20 years ago by a man he pulled over in the bronx. it's heartbreaking and joyful at the same time. so many years later so many people have fond memories ofmy son. he was really a wonderful human be ming. i was honored to be his mother. >> his sons, wife, siblings and friend were joined by officers this morningll to mark the renaming of this street in rhe bronx. >>> tonight we know the name of a 22-year-old man gunned down in crown heights last night. he was walking when he was struck in the head. there are no suspects. but his relatives tell us they believe he was targeted. he death comes hours after anreother shooting on nearby president street. >>> policeysay in the bronx this man posed as a pest control worker in an attempted burglary last week. a woman who lived in the building told police she saw that man climb through a window, then identify himself as an exterminator. the man climbed back out the same window and ran away. >>> on long island if you head to roosevelt field mall omor row you may see dozens of people wearing orange

also delays on the hutch in the bronx. no word, but it looks like where the delays are that the drawbridge might be open right now. head over to 95 if youloan instead. that's moving along nicely. i'll let you know if that's a different problem. everything looks good. subway and major commuter lines on schedule. alternate side of the street parking rules in effect again. more weather and traffic ahead on the 4s. >> lauren, thanks very much. >>> it's 5:06 now. in staten island, a driver is in custody accused of hitting an off-duty officer and sped away. the 28-year-old officer was struck crossing highland the driver took off but turned himself in two hours later. that officer is in a hospital with serious injuries. >>> on long island, an investigation is now under way after a man accused of ducking out on a restaurant bill died while running from police. it happened yesterday morning at an applebee's restaurant in elmont on hempstead turnpike. three men ran out of the applebee's without paying. officers chased the gold chevy

let's take a live look at the bronx where you can see eastbound. right around the alexander hamilton bridge, where eastbound not going anywhere fast due to the crash at jerome avenue. we have trouble in queens on the grand central eastbound. more weather and traffic on the 4s. >>> emily, thanks you very much. we want to get the latest on the terror attacks in brussels that killed 34 people overnight. new information on the investigation. two of the three airport attackers are being identified right now, there is still a manhunt on for one of the attackers. it's the man on the right. he apparently ran from the scene. turning up troubling findings. investigators discovered what they're calling now a bomb factory. with team coverage. katherine creag is at pen station with the steps being taken to keep everyone here safe at home and tracie strahan has the latest on the terror investigation. tracie. >> michael, a lot of new developments in the past couple of hours. two of the airport bombers have been identified this morning by nbc police sources as khal

. >> reporter: one of the new routes won't start until 2018 from the southview section of the bronx to the upper east side. a new terminal from bay ridge brooklyn and then an area where residents have been demanding ferry service out in the rockaways. those millions lower the price per ride next year. there will be no free mta transfer to trains and buses. and new york water taxi said they will have to shut down. >> they are creating a monopoly that's going to stifle competition and will put us out of business. >> this is how i survive. >> reporter: the city said that's just sour grapes from a company that lost the bid and yet hovered around today's announcement. >> we are so honored to be selected for this amazing opportunity. >> reporter: and the mayor saluted one of the men who will be ferrying passengers. >> you're right out of central casting. you look like a captain. >> hopefully i am. >> reporter: now, one item that's no laughing matter, the may mayor's office said if the new their job, the city will do whatever it can to help get them employment with the new ferry system. >>> i

come to the south bronx, st. mary's park, is awesome. >> i'm here because i think it's important for new yorkers to show up. >> reporter: the energetic and diverse crowd in the south bronx where vermont senator bernie sanders is looking to boost support among minority voters. >> people live out here. this is where the soul of the people are. he's showing that he really cares and he knows that there's some people that's been deprived and treated horribly for years, and he cares. >> reporter: sanders, originally from brooklyn, needs to make this a close contest to keep his

mary's park in the bronx. as they hit the campaign trail both are keeping their rhetoric focused on the gop. >> they are asking americans to give them another chance. fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me, right? [applause] >> for the life of me i don't understand what they are trying to accomplish. and win in a free and open and fair election, get out of politics, get another job. >> reporter: the bernie sanders rally will take place at st. mary's park, the hillary clinton rally will take place at suny purchase at numb 1:00 pm. he new quinnipiac university poll found clinton ahead of bernie sanders in new york, the poll showed 54% to 42% in clinton's favor. back to you. greg: that parking lot looks pretty empty. rosanna: dozens of families displaced, apparently keeping pigeons on the roof and hundreds killed during that fire. flames, 11 injured including a firefighter. greg: this goes back 20 years, some of the pigeons were smart. a lot of folks took to twitter in the neighborhood, they had vi

in the bedford park section of the bronx, valerie castro, cbs2 news. >>> campaign 2016 now, mike bloomberg shut the door today on a possible third party run the former mayor didn't go quietly. bloomberg wrote a column saying donald trump is running the most divisive and demagogic campaign i can remember. extreme. he said both hillary clinton and bernie sanders have attached policies that spurred growth and opportunity. bloomberg decided not to run because it would have helped the republicans. four states hold primaries tomorrow the biggest being michigan. trump with 36% of the republican vote there, 13% ahead of cruz. the democratic side, clinton 13 here in new york, clinton enjoys an even bigger lead. a new poll gives the former senator 55% of the vote, 21 points ahead of sanders. looking at the republicans, trump may be enjoying a home- field advantage with 45% of the vote. >>> chris christie says he will not cancel a trip to celebrate his 30th anniversary. despite a looming strike deadline that could cripple new jersey transit, trains could stop running when the clock strikes midnight s

josh einiger is live in the bronx. >> a very active investigation in the pelham bay section where cops want to find out who planted an explosive device. >> they're surrounding that red nissan here at the corner of muhahn avenue and roberts avenue. you can see a bomb squad truck behind it. this happened around 8:00. someone apparently according to police placed two aerosol cans rigged to detonators under the car. one exploded, the other did not. there were two people inside the car at the time. a 24-year-old driver, a 28-year-old passenger. they were not injured. but you should be able to see that the airbags deployed in that car because of the force of whatever that explosion was. there are also two flat tires. one eyewitness told me he saw car just after this apparent detonation. here's what he had to say. >> what did it sound like? >> it was just like a really loud big thump. it wasn't like -- kind of like a gunshot, but sort of deeper. >> back live, investigators there on the scene. they have flashlights. you may not be able to see. they're looking under the cars parked on the sides

still ahead, a violent home invasion and sexual assault in the bronx. police say the suspects were dressed as utility workers. we're going to have live details coming up. >>> plus did a teacher go too far? why a student was kept in a trash-filled stairwell away from his peers. >>> and beware of what you share on social media. how your posts could lead a stalker straight to your door. continues right after this. e sttinrn aillewi uoa utox st anab. t 0 g lo a dnldspds it tbeer it tfi. >>> it is 6:00, 42 degrees. welcome to march and super tuesday. it's going to be cooler today, but dry with highs in the upper 40s. good morning. i'm mary calvi >> and i'm chris wragge. alex and john standing by with traffic and weather on the 2s. first here's your cbs 2 news to go. >> she was incapacitated. they had her bound, and so then i called the police. >> the search is on this morning for two suspects wanted in a violent home invasion in the bronx. police say the suspects posed as utility workers before forcing their way into a woman's apartment and allegedly sexually

this will take you to the bronx. we have the accident on the queen span heading towards the bronx. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect. >>> it is 5:55. an upper eastside neighborhood mystery gift from a neighbor. nearly two-dozen colorful bird houses dot the trees on east 83rd street between york and east end avenues. the homemade homes appeared there one morning just a few weeks ago. the man who created the bird houses wants to remain anonymous. the owner of a local cafe knows who he sand says he does to bring joy to his neighbors. >> he is a very good guy. he always is doing a lot of things and doesn't need anybody to say thank you to them. >> the bird houses are made from drift wood found at local beaches. >>> the cast members of hamilton appear today at the white house. president obama will introduce them at a special student workshop hosted by michelle obama the cast will answer questions and perform select songs from the super mega hit show. >>> closing in on 6:00 and developing right now in queens, the search is on for a hit-and-run driver after a victim

. >>> bernie sanders plans to hold a rally in the south bronx today. he's looking for support ahead of the april 19th primary. campus of sunni purchase. that's going to happen in midtown manhattan. >>> president obama will sit down with world leaders and look for ways to keep nuclear weapons out of the hands of terrorists. the two-day summit is on the heels of the brussels bombing. the president's concern about terror groups like isis creating so-called dirty bombs. he wants better security around nuclear stockpiles. >>> we're learning the name of an american killed in the bufls buflster bufls brussels attack. she was traveling with her husband. he's stationed in belgium. we don't know the name of a fourth american killed in the attacks. >>> it is 4:40. just ahead. good news for commuters in the new jersey. the message from the governor. >>> plus, only hours remain to buy a piece of papal history. we know what this is. you can park it in your driveway. up to own this car. the pope mobile. >>> storm team 4 tracking a temperature spike. weather and traffi

jfk in queens, 15. 25 toward the bronx. white plains 11 for the real feel. sunshine today, about 38 degrees, the high it will feel like the 20's. but we have snow for tomorrow morning coating to a few inches makes the commute slow and messy tomorrow morning. remember that. sunshine returns this weekend with normal temperatures and up to 70 by wednesday next week. man, love it. >> thank you. >> that will do it for us. i'm lori stokes. >> i'm ken rosato. more local news and weather coming up in 25 minutes. good morning >>> good morning, america. waging war against the front-runner. mitt romney blasts donald trump calling him a phony and a fraud as the billionaire gets closer to capturing the gop nomination. trump joins us live. >>> new overnight, major arrests in that brazen at least ten suspects caught on camera swarming a store smashing display cases and getting away with an arsenal of weapons. the massive manhunt. >>> smackdown, hulk hogan's $100 million lawsuit suing a website about his private tape. we have what the former pro wrestler is saying as he pre

. >>> new this morning, a hit and run in the bronx. a woman rushed to the hospital. surveillance camera captured the moment it happened in the 2400 block of williamsbridge road in allerton. katherine creag is there with what we know now. kat, all too often you have been reporting from the scenes of these pedestrian-involved accidents. >> reporter: yeah. we saw the security camera video, michael, that you mentioned of this woman crossing the street. it looks like she didn't have a chance to try to get out of the way. this is the area where she was struck. she was crossing this street. on that surveillance video, she's in the hospital right now, by the way, she's crossing the street very, very slowly. it looks like she's using a walker. she's 47 years old. also the driver of what appears to be a white vintage cadillac struck her and never stopped this happened after 8:00 last waring avenue. the victim, 37 years old. it looked like she was using a walker crossing the street very slowly. the police department says they're trying to get a better description of the vehicle

it's a dark shot in the melrose section of the bronx. we'll go over to our maps and pinpoint where this is for you. grand concourse at east 153rd street. it's a little bit close to the deagon. south of yankee stadium. this is something to think about if you travel through that area. we're taking a look at web cams and showing you how things are looking. this is the 59 street bridge coming into the city, lower level, you can see you have some delays there. it's typical delays, however, no major issues at our other east river crossings and then as we take a look at what's happening here as you travel on to the fdr drive. a pretty good ride for you. we have our street cleaning rules in effect for today. kern, lori, other to you. >> still ahead, the mma fighter lives. >> i never felt that way. >> we're going to introduce you to the man who ran into a car in new jersey. >> also ahead, the prince blizzard closology schools and stay with us. in new york state, we believe tomorrow starts today. all across the state, the economy is growing, with c

it's supposed to protect the people in high rises like this one in the bronx. that fail safe couldn't stop an elevator that's working properly. instead of a smooth ride. >> going up and down. and then i get stuck in between the floors. >> for people who rely on elevator s elevators are frustrated. >> this one is working, that one doesn't. >> take a look at this exclusive video. the closed circuit camera shows the elevator drifting up with the door still open at boston road plaza in the bronx. about around hour later that december day, this man got trapped, tumbled over and died. >> he was a nice guy. >> ophelia still shaken three months later. another man broke his ankle in another drifting elevator. >> those incidents were preventable. >> photos show broken brake systems on elevators.

bullet from the livery cab driver's head, but the bronx man is still unable to breathe on his own. this surveillance video taken from a nearby business exclusively obtained by eyewitness news, you can see castillo in the upper left corner losing control just before the crash. cops say it happened around 5 a.m. when the married father of two young girls picked up four passengers from the bronx and dropped them off at club purlieu in astoria. he entered the club, quickly got into an argument with someone inside, then jumped back into castillo's suv as someone followed them out and fired several shots at them. castillo drove 2 blocks before crashing into several cars and eventually into a utility pole near 35th street and 37th avenue. police say castillo was operating without a livery license. >> he's been working about a month for this particular car service. we just need to speak to the car service and understand why if he is was dispatched from there.

a recommendation that >>> some new information on the suspect in a bronx slashing. for the first time, we hear from the victim. cbs 2 scott rapaport has this exclusive interview. >> the eight stitch laceration on the side of his face is a frightening and troubling reminder for joeel rosario of the violent unprovoked attack he endured in courtland park a week ago. >> it is just pretty much like that. on my face. >> in an exclusive interview, with cbs 2, the 29-year-old rosario tells me he was jogging near the putnam trail of the park around 7:00 p.m., when he was approached by two men, strangers, he says one of the men seen here in the just- released police sketch looped around him to distract him and the second man lashed out at his face with an unknown weapon, slicing open part of rosario's jaw. though he didn't immediately know it. >> i thought i got assaulted or punched with a botched robbery or something. >> reporter: then he saw and felt the blood. >> reporter: he says the emts told him probably with a box cutter or a switchblade. rosario says his attackers neve

robin goodman was a respected pediatrician at montefiore medical center in the bronx. the judge had reich sign protective orders for the couple's three grown children. >> as you know, this case is a tragedy for everybody that's involved. i have had the opportunity over the last tweak spend a significant amount of time with my client and his concern right now is for his family. primarily, his children. >> reich is charged with second-degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon. >>> new video tonight of a daring rescue captured on a body camera. cbs 2's emily smith shows us how firefighters and police officers jumped into action when a car plunged down an embankment and landed upside- down in the norwalk river. >> reporter: this police officer body cam video shows two firefighters and a police officer physically ripping off the door of a car just about to realize someone's in the vehicle. [ yelling ] >> reporter: crews used a long safety rope to help guide first responders in the pitch dark. norwalk police lieutenant terry blake says the victim, a 35-year-old man, w

police released a clue in hopes of catching a man who assaulted a runner in the bronx. the nypd says the victim was running on the putnam trail last tuesday when two men approached him one suspect distracted the runner while in the face. the victim was cut on his cheek. >>> doctors say there is no risk to the public after a foreign national died from bacterial meningitis in rockland county. the person is not identified but we know the patient got sick while visiting relatives and reportedly checked into the hospital. the health department was identified or has identified people who had direct contact with a patient and they are being treated with antibiotics. >>> 6:45 good morning america checking in next. good morning robin. >>> of course we have that breaking news that you've been covering as well the egypt air flight hijack flight to cairo caring 55 passengers including americans diverted to cyprus, 7 people still on board being held hostage, what we know about the hijacker and what motivated this incident we have full team coverage as we learn more, a much lighter no

expressway heading over to our maps and we still have issues on the cross bronx on the eastbound side. disabled tractor trailer so you do have delays coming eastbound on the cross bronx getting into that spot. now going to the outbound side of the george washington bridge upper level underneath the apartments we had construction there. that construction is cleared but going outbound into new jersey not a problem at all coming inbound you do have a minor delay unfortuntely, i raced the lincoln tunnel but that's where it is and it's still there. not fully erased it's still there. our street cloning rules are in effect. ken, laurie over to you. >> heather thank you. >>> still ahead on eye witness news this morning, from the mall to the courtroom. the easter bunny brawl suspects face a judge. >>> also ahead hull being hogan speaks out what the former wrestler has to say about his $140 million sex tape case >>> 5:12. welcome back. a hair raising brawl involving an easter bunny going from a mall in new jersey to court. the man dressed up as the easter bunny face a judge

this is the boston road plaza in the bronx. an hour later that december day an elderly man was trapped and died. the department much investigations report found breakdown in communication where urgent action may have prevented that deadly action. >> elevator dispatch did not read these notes. >> exactly. this is part of a communication problem. >> the report also found over 7% of the brake monitors, that's functioning properly. they're planning to discipline the workers involved with elevator inspections. >>> happening today, a meeting that should clear the way for construction of a controversial office building in the palisades. according to our news partners at the bergen record, the englewood cliffs is approving a zoning change today to allow lg electronics build new headquarters. conservationists have been fighting it for years, but they agreed to reduce it from eight floors to four. they were complaining about their views being obstructed. >>> ahead, a health alert for women. what could be a predictor of heart disease risk.

if 1 lawmaker has her way, you could go to jail. >> a construction site in the bronx shut down after the eyewitness news investigators started asking questions about safety. >> it's an eyewitness news exclusive. the construction site has been called one of the most dangerous in new york city with >> after the building department let construction continue the eyewitness news investigators asked who was overseeing the site and its safety? >> jim hoffer is here with what he found. jim? >> this construction site has quite a reputation for being unsafe. the buildings department thought it was fixed a few months ago when they kicked the contractor off the job. a new building took over, but workers are still taking huge risks there as we discovered. hours ago in response to our investigation, the city shut down the work site again. this seven-story apartment building in the bronx ranks among the worst construction sites in the city. it racked up so many fines for endangering its workers and the public that late last year city building inspectors kicked the general contractor off the project,

this happened at the south bronx academy for applied media in october 2014. the education department says november 2015 the teacher has been working as a substitute. the department tried to terminate her, but an independent arbiter decided a fine was sufficient punishment. the teacher says she played the >>> new information a french prosecutor says the paris attack suspect captured yesterday planned on a suicide bomb attack, but backed today authorities moved salah abdeslam from the hospital where he was treated for a gunshot wound he suffered in the arrest to jail. his lawyer said he will fight extradition to france. he drove the group to paris to take part in the attacks that killed 130 people. >>> a strong gust of wind may be to blame. 62 passengers and crew died when the fly dubai plane went down overnight. surveillance video shows the plane dropping to the ground at a steep angle. flight recorders are being analyzed by investigators. >>> two americans are among the five dead from a suicide bombing in istanbul. the others are from israel and iran. detonate

the cross bronx cleared out. the midtown tunnel, the north tube, that is going to be closed. south tube is taking two-way traffic. that goes for the next few moments. there is roadwork wrapping in connecticut on the merritt parkway. the turnpike here. that's going to be a nice ride through greenwich this morning. also, let's take a live look at your ride here. the spread along the alexander hamilton bridge. going to be a nice go, especially because the earlier roadwork at the george -- construction cleared at the lincoln tunnel. no wait. commuter checklist this morning. nothing to worry with. everything is running on schedule. alternate side meter rules are in effect. more weather and traffic on the 4s. >> thanks, emily. >>> 5:17. breaking news in eastern india. many people believed to be trapped in calcutta after a bridge collapsed there. local tv reports say one person is dead. rescue efforts under way for those trapped. >>> a professional surfer survived a shark attack off the east coast of australia. his friend put him on his board he has serious bites to his thigh and ha

a elow ride westbound on the cross bronx expressway. there's still a disabled truck out heading to the outbound george washington bridge just after the apartments. it will take you at least 30 minutes to drive the six miles between the hutch and george washington bridge. the bruckner not much better. to the bqe, we have heavy delays beorcause of a disabled tractor-trailer. that's eastbound before you hit the l.i.e. that blocks the right lane. you see there are delays in both directions because of that. subways, i'll have the details coming up on the 4s. >> see you in a bit. thank you. >>> new this morning in brooklyn, we're learning about an arrest in two slashings in prospect park. one victim was a jogger. the suspect cut a man on the hand as he was yelling at 11:30 last night. in a second attack, police say the attacker s abbed a man in the stomach and robbed him. okay. police have not released the suspect's name. >>> new, the search for the man to school. it hand along thicket -- it happened along thicket drive in cold spring harbor.

annulet extra graphic video sparked an unroar at a high school in the bronx. what the video showed and what happened to the teacher who presented it to her student. >>> a dramatic scene on the road when a school bus carrying overturned. millions ar attention parents: before school this september all kids entering 7th and 12th grades must get the meningococcal vaccine. it protects against serious and sometimes deadly diseases like meningitis. call your health care provider today. >>> a tirade against trump. protesters march against the republican front runner. >>> a chaotic turn of events. when a tractor trailer gets stolen. good evening, i'm joe torres. >> and i'm lori stokes in for sandra bookman. >>> the new york city department of san tation issued a snow alert for tomorrow morning starting at 10:00 a.m. >> the first day a spring snow

a disabled truck on the cross bronx eastbound around jerome avenue. the backup past the alexander hamilton bridge. let's take a live look at the alex. it's going to be a slow go eastbound getting into jerome avenue. so a really busy go for you this morning. also, a live check near the brooklyn bridge. a check of queens at the l.i.e. that's over the grand central parkway this morning. if you are continuing to ride in the queens midtown tunnel, you will find a one tube is closed. the south tube is taking two-way traffic for a few moments this morning. in new jersey, there's a closure on route 9 southbound. berkeley township at harbor inn road due to a downed pole. alternate side meters rules in effect. >>> new this morning, the first family is in argentina. the president and mrs. obama and sasha and malia landed in buenos airs overnight. he will be officially welcomed by the president there. president obama trying to strengthen ties of course, with argentina. he spoke about the terror attacks in brussels before he left cuba. >> we will do whatever is nec

. >>> we are following breaking news right now in the bronx. a man seriously hurt in a hit- and-run crash. cbs 2's scott rapoport joins us now live from the scene in morrisania. scott. >> reporter: good evening. yes. still an active scene here. let me show you. it happened here at 165th street and union avenue around 4 p.m. police telling us this gray car struck a pedestrian in the middle of the street and then the car crashed into the truck in front of it. witnesses tell me two men the victim and adult car ran out. >> the guy that was running across the street so the car hit like that boom. the guy was flying. then -- >> reporter: the guy went flying? >> yes. >> reporter: police on the scene tell me the victim is in critical condition. we are live they morrisania section of the bronx. scott rapoport, cbs 2 news. >>> campaign 2016. donald trump made headlines. he said women who have illegal abortions should be punished. cbs 2 political reporter marcia kramer has the story. >> reporter: donald trump says his position on abortion is now much like

the accident itself is on the bronx bound queen span of the bridge. something to think and keep that one in mind here. 59th street bridge. accident queens bound. jam packed as a result. the street cleaning rules are in effect for today. ken, lori, over to you. >> thank you. >>> still ahead at 6:11 on eyewitness news this morning, weeks after the first new york trial over general motor's faulty ignition switch ends prematurely, a new one is set to start today. >> a massive pile up this price can't be right... that's the right price! it's that low. what other things on this list can't be right?" looks like a list of can't be right's." seriously? at stop&shop, prices are down. savings are up. everything nature's promise is so wholesome... and it doesn't take the whole paycheck. stop & shop's exclusive nature's promise. eat well for less. . >>> developing now. interstate has reopened after crashing involving more than 100 vehicles. 20 people were hurt in a dozen crashes. the highway patrol says the road was wet at the time and that may have been a factor

you can quit smoking. >>> a 54-year-old man is accused of stabbing a cell phone worker in the bronx to death after he got angry because the worker was handing out fliers. ortiz has been chargvi with murder. >>> tonight the mother of a new jersey boy hit by a stray bullet is looking for a sar place to fer place to live. tonight his family is staying in can find a new home. >> in new jersey tonight, allegations of phony drug test results could put thousands of criminal cases in jeopardy. passaic county officials say a technician at the state police forensic lab was writing up test results for suspected marijuana samples that were never tested. the state is now reviewing all 7,827 cases that shaw works on. >>> coming up, part two of our exclusive interview with two i hope we have a buyer for the house. me too! what are the neighbors doing here? bill! hey! come in, come in! i didn't know your home wifi could stream so many devices at the same time. dad, it's time warner cable. 300 megs. crazy-fast. and we were right across the street the whole time. the whole time. make your home as connec

he will hold a rally in the south bronx and clinton is fund raising in westchester. we're live in columbus circle this morning, i'm diana rocco, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you. up next for both parties, wisconsin in the primary there. that is tuesday, april 5. you'll want to stay with eyewitness news and abc news throughout the presidential election. the man accused of killing an mta bus driver while behind the wheel of a stolen truck will go before a judge. dominik willby is charged with the murder of william pena in a february 2014 crash. police say that willby stole a delivery truck before crashing into pena's truck. a bus rather. pena's coworkers and family are expected to be at today's hearing. >>> and for the first time this morning, we're seeing the clear surveillance video yet as police search for a man targeting elderly women. new vid crow shows the suspect near the scene of the latest attack this past saturday. police say he hit an 84-year- old woman in the face with a gun, breaking her nose. it is the fifth attack and the past two months, if you re

nash juan hunter from the bronx is charged. he fired the fatal shots that killed michael nolan in a burger king parking lot last september. three others face assault and weapons charges. >>> 4:50 now. you may notice more police officers during your morning train ride. mayor de blasio and the top brass with the nypd announced that more officers will be patrolling at all times of the day. the department is moving forward with an upgrade to its radio system. right now the police officers who work the streets will go into the subways, they lose their signal and they can't communicate with other officers aboveground. >>> a queens man will spend his life in prison trying to gun down a police officer. john thomas was convicted of shooting the officer in 2012. the sahr ergeant survived. his dna was on the gun used in the shooting. thomas' lawyer claims her client was framed. >>> two nypd officers were shot while out on patrol speaking exclusively to our i-team. this officer was shot in the face, his partner, cruz, was hit below her vest

and then here is a look at brukner expressway getting into the cross bronx because of the accident being cleared away. street cleaning rules are into effect. >>> 6:39. 22 years of searching have not eased the pain for the flights but a new correction offers hope. hundreds of people gathered yesterday to mark the two-year anniversary of the disappearance. the man in charge for the search fort wreckage says it is very likely the plane will be found in the four months. phone rings and you answer it to find a robot. one lawmaker is trying to fix that. >> listen up new york. there's a new drug out there. and it's trying to destroy our generation. it's called synthetics. . . and then sell it to you. no, it's not marijuana. it goes by names like k2, spice, rocks. causes hallucinations, rapid heart-beat. vomiting, seizures. and it can kill you the first time you smoke it. we gotta have each other's backs. this is our future. and the future of new york is saying no to synthetics! [text message alert] [crashing] [sirens] . >>> welcome back. 6:52. senator charles schumer is calling on phone carrier

mary's park, across the harlem river in the bronx, and one of the original reasons that he had to use this park, he originally requested to use one of the churches in harlem, but the clinton political machine made sure that the word got out to all of the african-american churches, that they were with hillary clinton, and they were not available because of scheduling. but in any case, the sanders campaign said no problem, we'll find somewhere else, and they have probably 5 or 6,000 people coming to the park, which is more people than they would have been able to fit in any of the churches. >> david, thank you. the city of ferguson, missouri, will name it's new police chief tomorrow. it's major moss, of the miami police department, and he's currently serving as a spokesman. he will be taking over a troubled police department that has been under a microscope. they have been working without a contract since july. and the district is calling the one day walkout illegal. but as diane eastabrook explains, some of the teachers are questioning whether the union is doing the right thing. >> as