tracie strahan is in lower tracie? >> reporter: darlene, they're in the final hour of this all-night vigil right on the steps. they're in sleeping bags and wrapped up trying to keep warm as they seek justice for graham. four years ago that 18-year-old was shot and killed by an officer during a drug sting. he was chased into the bathroom of his home and then opened fire. haste has remained in the nypd. kmarjs were tossed out. a second grand jury decided not to indict him again. we just smoke with graham's mother about what she's demanding in this vigil. >> we really mean business. we want some answers. this office is the last place that can give us answers to why my son is dead. >> reporter: the family is the u.s. attorney, the mayor and commissioner bratton. as we bring you back live, they're not just demanding justice for him. even though they have the shirts and hats saying that. anyone that's been wrongd by an nypd officer in their estimation, that's who they want justice for. again, they're going to be holding a ne

tracie strahan is in bushwick tracie, good morning. >> reporter: darlene, good morning to you. it's been a very violent night in brooklyn. when it comes to slashings. in both cases, both victims are expected to eated one with a 33-year-old man while both were southbound. the suspect then pulled out a pocket knife, slashed his victim in the right hand. but police found the suspect still riding the m train hours later. meanwhile, the search continues for a man and woman who slashed a teenager in cypress hills on autumn avenue last night. this was a tag team effort. a woman in her early 20s distracted the victim while a male in his early 20s attacked. the cause of that unknown right now. that teenage victim taken to jamaica hospital where he's being treated. in this instance, the victim got himself to wood hall hospital and both victims are expected to survive the injuries. >> tracie strahan, thank you. >>> right now in louisiana rescue crews are sifting through debris in the aftermath of violent storms there. officials believe the tornado touched down and two people were killed,

tracie strahan is in englewood, new jersey. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: darlene, good morning to you. what a cleanup ahead of us at this home here. you can't help but see this. that tree was uprooted and fell into a child's bedroom at the height of the storm yesterday. that's just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to storm cleanup all throughout the tri-state area. want to show you video we captured in the bronx. the heavy downpours there, it left a section of the parkway absolutely submerged. now, that area not alone. on staten island, there was a harrowing scene. cars were stranded. that's why they tell you not to risk it in that type of weather. there was so much rain at citi field that a parking lot turned nearly into a lake. if that rain wasn't enough, the wind completed the one-two punch. you heard chris talk about the strong wind and gusts that uprooted trees like this throughout the area. it really caused problems on the roads as well. thankfully, no one was home at not coming back any time soon. they probably

"today in new york's" tracie strahan was first on the scene. good morning, tracie. >> reporter: darlene, good morning to you. incredibly frightening moments here on irving street as we try to get a handle on what's going on. it spread to three different homes and forced one family to let's show you video of what it looked like. the flames shooting through the sky really. this happened just after 4:00 this morning. it was a very heavy fire according to jersey city's fire chief at 33 irving street. then it quickly spread. the chief doesn't think it could be arson but there's a big investigation under way as they try to not only contain the fire but get a handle on who was affected. five civilians were injured including a young child. >> from my understanding, they jumped out the window. >> one female adult as well with burns to her face i believe. and three additional adults i believe with smoke inhalation. >> reporter: i want to take you up to chopper 4 over the scene to show you how many units are involved in trying to get a handle on things in

back to you. >> tracie strahan in the bronx. tracie, thank you. >>> new this morning, we're just getting word that pope francis will make an historic stop next week in cuba once again. that's where he'll meet with the leader of the russian orthodox church. this is a huge step towards healing a thousand year long rift between the western and the eastern branches of the church. it's going to happen in cuba next week. this will be before the holy father goes on to mexico. >>> new this morning, we have to show you video of a man who police believe poked a woman with a needle in midtown. here he is two days ago. he bumped into a wochl at 7th avenue and 49th street. she felt pain and later went to the hospital. on her arm that was maybe caused by a needle. he's still on the run this morning. >>> a serious health alert in one new jersey town. state officials say the pit bull that bit three people in aberdeen did test positive for rabies. a fourth person was exposed to that dog. the monmouth county health department is asking anyone who

tracie strahan in williams bridge with more information. people concerned about what's going on. >> absolutely, michael. this one that we're about to show you is a brazen n tack. it happened on saturdays afternoon in front of security cameras on these buildings. plenty of people on the street. what's scary is that police are telling us that ts he victim stabbed didn't know her attackers. here's the video released hours you're going to see two men walking out of a two-door black sedan. one in a black coat getting out of the passenger side. the other a driver in a ski cap. there was a crowd gathered here on holland avenue saturday. but they start backing up when they see the two men get out of the car. then they attack. police are telling us the target was a woman. it's tough to dee. she was wearing a pink fleece and say she was stabbed by both suspects. one stabbing her in the right de of her stomach, the other cutting her in her right ear before they took off in that sedan heading eastbound on burke avenue. now, again, that woman was taken

tracie strahan is there with the changes. tracie, especially like day, when the wind is blowing at a certain level, there's going to be some i' changes. >> reporter: absolutely, michael. it's a safe bet the department of buildings is going to be monitoring this morning's wind speeds because the policies that go into effect today depend on monitoring wind speeds. the mayor's new plan is mandating that if high winec are in the forecast, all crawler cranes like the one hat have to be secured in advance. mayor de blasio said at a news difference that it does appear that the operator of the crane that collapsed did everything right and that they decided not to use the crane on friday. >> as they saw the wind speeds increasing, they were moving to pumat the crane into a secure position. and the crew was redirecting foot traffic and vehiclereraffic away from the street. >> we do notknow, was this human element, was it structural, was it the inequipment, was isas we bring you bac hi live, crews, michad el still have this aread,ordoned

tracie strahan is in bayonne where some passengers are just waking up. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: darlene, good morning to you. when you see how massive this ship is, it's terrifying to think it was nearly on its side with all of those people on board. now that it isve the anthem of the seas came under the verrazano bridge last night. after rel, florida, when it ran into a storm producing 30-foot waves and 75 mile per hour winds. several passengers suffered minor injuries and there was interior damage. now, passengers and investigators want to determine if the voyage should have continued. >> everything was flying open. glasses were breaking. it was unbelievable. basically, i could bend town and kiss the ground. >> i can't wait to go to work. >> if they knew like they said they did, they should not have sailed. because it was the second day. >> reporter: some people took it in stride wearing i survived hurricane t-shirts. royal caribbean is allowing passengers to stay on board through the morning and in a statement, they said the anthem of the sea

tracie strahan is in harlem with that. tracie? >> reporter: kerry, it's unclear what's on the menu. but it's clear that bernie sanders will have a lot on his plate when he meets with the reverend al sharpton here atville via's restaurant. he's stepping into an area territory. he's courting a new crop of voters. in his victory speech, bernie sanders cited high voter turnout as the reason for his victory. he promised to harness all of the energy that he was feeling to go nationwide to succeed all the way to the white house. hillary clinton, however, in conceding defeat, vowed to keep on going. >> what happened here in new hampshire in terms of an enthusiastic and aroused in large numbers, that is what will happen all over this country. >> now we take this campaign to the entire country. we're going to fight for every vote in every state. >> reporter: hillary clinton's campaign is already saying that she's expected to do better in states with higher minority populations like south carolina and nevada. sanders, however, will be huddling with the reverend al sharpton, the same way barack

tracie strahan is there as well. tracie, what's happening? >> reporter: michael, we just saw an suv f m the medical examiner's office leave the scene after an early morning investigation here. now we're still working to confirm if someone was shot and killed inside of this apartment in hoboken on grand street. let's show you what it looked like when we arrived. a large police presence surrounding the building and at both ends of the street. it's unclear of what time police arrived here at the scene. but this is a three-story apartment building. we've seen them going inside and waicing upstairs to try to get again, it's unclear exactly what happened here. we've reached out to both hoboken police and the hudson county prosecutor's office. so far, they won't say anything more about this investigation. again, michael, we did just see a medical examiner's suv leave the scene. we'll bring you more information on the story as it becomes available. back to you. >> tracie, thank you very much. >>> 5:02 right now. a man charged with killing a new york

we are live in bayo, new jersey, tracie strahan, news 4, new york. >>> happening now, day three in the trial of the rookie nypd officer who shot and killed an unarmed man in brooklyn. peter lang can face up to 15 years in prison. michael george is in downtown brooklyn, is the jury making any progress? >> we just finished the tenth hour of deliberations with no verdict. the information that the jury requested to see again is they're going over every second when officer liang killed todd gurley. he is facing manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide for the death of 28-year-old gurley. project in november 2014 when he stepped into a dark stairwell. he was startled by the sound of a gun -- excuse me, he was startled by a sound and the gun went off accidentally killing gurley who was unarmed. the defense called it a tragic accident and liang was reckless and should never have drawn his gun. they tried to convince the jury that it was criminal negligence. they requested that the account of the shooting be read again. >> when you removed the weapon from the holster, where was your trigg

tracie strahan is at the port in bayonne. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: dar hone, good morning to you. as you said, we've seen passengers start to go wake up nightmare cruise that remains under investigation. now, passengers disembarked and there were cheers as the massive ship sailed under the verrazano bridge last night. the ship headed for a seven-day cruise into the bahamas sailed into a storm. there were 30-foot waves. 75 miles per hour wind showed that wild ride. the severely damaged furniture at some points led the ship to be so far on its side that the passengers couldn't stand up. >> the kids were holding on to their beds. oh, my gosh, mitchell is holding on to his bed, grasping the mattress. i'm on one bed so my other son won't fall off. it was amazing. >> a lot of anxiety. we're so grateful and thankful we're here and back. everything -- we're safe. just to be on solid ground. >> some passengers responded with i survived hurricane t-shirts taking everything in in a statement, royal caribbean admitted gaps in th

back to you. >> tracie strahan in the bronx. tracie, thank you. >>> the nypd officer accused of fatally shooting a man in a brooklyn stairwell is expected to testify on monday. before resting yesterday, the prosecution presented the bullet fired from the officer's gun. then the defense began by putting officers who had responded to that shooting on the stand. they told the court that liang was distraught and weeping after he fired the shot that killed akai gurley two years ago. >>> a new jersey man is expected in court today. police say he flew the drone that slammed into the empire state building. officers say it crashed into the 40th floor of the building, then fell to a 35th floor landing shawn nifen riddle was arrested at the scene and expected to face criminal charges. >>> mayor de blasio wants to bring improvements to three underserved areas of the city. his annual state of the city address. he outlined plans on issues and topics that were already known or previously announced. like a special police task force targeting ill

"today in new york's" tracie strahan is in lower manhattan with a preview. tracie? >> reporter: kerry, ariel russo's death led to many conversations about pedestrian safety and mayor de blasio used it to make the case for his vision zero plan when he talked about speed in city. today that little girl's parents hope it brings the man accused of killing her to justice. ariel russo was 4 years old when she was the victim of a hit and run walking with both her mother and grandmother on the upper west side when she was struck by an out of control car in june of 2013. franklin reyes who was 17 years old and unlicensed as a driver had taken his dad's car out for a joyride and on the run from police when officers tried to pull him over. at amsterdam and 97th street. reyes has pled guilty to manslaughter and assault. he's also facing charges of unlawful fleeing of a police officer and escape. as a result of that plea deal, he's expected to face between 3 to 9 years behind bars when sentenced here in just a few hours. back to you, kerry. >> tracie, thank you. >>> one city cou

"today in new york's" tracie strahan is in midtown with more. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: darlene, good morning to you. five candidate but one target. donald trump. the front-runner was taken to task last night for several to construct his crown jewel behind me on fifth avenue, trump tower. all five candidate were on the stage at the university of houston. donald trump was the focus. they have touched on health care, religious freedom and appointing a new supreme court justice. ted cruz and marco rubio came out swinging, specifically on the topic of illegal immigration. they accused donald trump of hiring undocumented workers back in 180 toe demolish a building to make way for trump tower. >> he hired workers from poland and he had to pay a million >> wrong. he repeated himself five times four weeks ago. >> i saw you repeat yourself five times five second ago. >> not much of a ripple from john kasich or ben carson. they were out of the fray for the most part. ben carson asked, can somebody attack me, please. has won three cop sec tiff prim

we can tell you at least in this home no injuries were reported. tracie strahan, news 4 new york. >>> damage to tell you about in westchester county, as well. the winds downed power lines and that sparked pretty big fires. other live wires came down in elmsford and terry town filling the neighborhood with smoke and leaving nearby homes in the dark and the storm toppled giant trees there and this crashed down on to yonkers on top of the car and the driver was dane to the hospital and in new rochelle that damaged cars and homes. >> we have to go now to storm team 4 dave price. unusual. >> we talked about it yesterday and everything we talked about came to pass, as exceptional as it was. rare for february, typically, you see this kind of warm air april. the storm speed moved through so quickly with such intensity and 50 to 90 miles an hour and that's how fast the storm moved with the highest gusts recorded air time last night for the 11:00 news. that was in largemontt new york and in the midst of all of this, look at this, 60 degree record and all of it beginning to move out now and we s

news 4's tracie strahan is on the scene now. any update on that little girl's condition? >> she is recovering at the burn unit at st. barnabus hospital. you look at the crew patching up the gas line and they've had to turn the gas off after a wild scene that involved flame, may day calls and a drop from the top floor. intense flames captured on cell phone video shocked a family of five out of their sleep, forcing them to attempt a daring escape that had neighbors fearing for their lives. >> i thought, god, where are they? frantic knocks on her back door alerted her to the fire next door that erupted just after 4:00 this morning. >> i was up anyway and i went to the itch cannen and i saw the smoke and the big light that looked like a bomb. >> reporter: the flames that started in a first-floor utility room chased all five people inside to the second floor of the home, forcing the mother and father to make a split-second decision to drop their 2-year-old daughter and 5-year-old son out of that now-charred top-floor window to safety. >> i heard people in the backyard saying h

storm team 4's tracie strahan is in albertson where the power just came back moments ago. tracie. >> reporter: and it's tough to tell, darlene, because now that it's daylight outside, although the lights have been shut back off. power restored about 15 minutes ago after a harrowing night in the dark. we're going to show you the long island railroad station in albertson and what it looked like when we arrived. the trains were rolling slowly through the station and loudly beeping that horn and trying to put on high beams because it was so dark as a result of the outages in this area. we followed pseg crews throughout the area, specifically on hilldale avenue. they were going house to house trying to figure out how to restore things. but at least in this area it seems like they've been able to tackle the outages. now that the outages have been will have to work on the aftermath of the storm. we want to show you now an uprooted tree on chicago avenue in massapequa that crushed a home. all as a result of the high winds that came as a result of the storm. it wreaked havoc on sign

tracie strahan is there now. what's happening, tracie? >> reporter: we see a lot of law enforcement officials outside of the 700 block on grand street. both hoboken police and the hudson county prosecutor's tight-lipped about the investigation. let's show you what we saw when we first arrived. we were called here after hearing reports of a person possibly shot and killed inside of 706 grand street, all of this happening early this morning. that is something that's not been confirmed. but there's been a large presence of police going in and out of the three-story building since we arrived on the scene. police have also blocked off both ends of the street, not letting anyone pass as they continue to sift out the investigation. let's bring you back live again. you can see over my shoulder, police have things roped off with yellow tape. we'll continue to bring you up to date on exactly what's happening here, darlene, as they become available. >> tracie strahan, thank you. >>> the man accused of fatally shooting a police officer in east harlem

"today in new york's" tracie strahan is in east flat bush with the latest. tracie. >> reporter: well, michael, with that suspect still on the loose, you can see on my shoulder that a squad car remains in front of the home where a man identified as gary walker lost his life. all of this happening before 7:00 on the 200 block of east 56th street. according to police, walker was with another man when they got as the three tousled in at one time of this home, shots rang out. gary walker, according to police, was found laying on the ground here. he was transported to brookville hospital where he was later pronounced dead. a 39-year-old man was shot in the back. police telling me he's recovering at kings county hospital. as you saw in the video there, police looked for shell casings or any evidence that could connect them to a shooter. it remains unclear, michael, as to what this argument and fight were about. that shot spoter technology helped police get here quickly. this looks like a scene that's soon to be cleared but the investigation certainly ongoing. >> tra

tracie strahan is in harlem where bernie sanders will be this morning. we begin with michael gargiulo in manchester, new hampshire. michael, good morning. >> reporter: darlene, good morning. you stated correctly. things got interesting. driving around here yesterday, you could feel the anticipation that as people were voting something big could happen. that certainly was the case. let's look at what happened last night. donald trump, as humbled as he could be by a second place finish in iowa, he scored a huge victory in new hampshire. doubling the votes of his nearest competitor. >> i said it and i said it even a year ago. i said i think i'm going to do it's so beautiful and i love it so much pd i love the people. i said i think they like me a lot actually. >> but you know the second place in new hampshire may have been as coveted in this crowded gop field. that went to ohio governor john kasich. >> we plugged away and plugged away. the little engine that can. >> now, here's where it gets interesting. ted cruz, jeb bush, marco rubio came in next tightly

tracie strahan is there with more. good morning. >> reporter: darlene, good morning to you. four years after his death. constance malcolm asked for 1,000 bodies to come out and call for a grand jury to be convened in this case. she didn't get the numbers. but as you can see over my shoulder, she got the support. people have been here since 5:30 last night all calling for justice in this case. i want to show you video. graham was shot and killed by an nypd officer during a drug sting four years ago. officer richard hayes chased teen and opened fire on his home in the bronx. haste has remained on the force of the nypd. charges against him were tossed out. a second grand jury decided not to incompetent diet him. today's vigil is actually another call for him and other officers involved to be fired. the families directing that to mayor de blasio and commissioner bratton. let's bring you back to the scene at the department of justice steps where people have had candles and sleeping bags. they floon plan to hold a news nference and spike out. we'll bring that to you. >> tracie str

back to you. >> thanks so much, tracie strahan. >>> a homeless man is facing charges after police say he officers at a queens subway station. reginald clark told a port authority officer, "i have something for you" before pulling out this air pistol. happened outside the air train at jamaica station monday afternoon. officers were able to grab the gun and arrested him. they say clark claimed he was bipolar and off his medication. >>> a man wanted for a string of burglaries in queens. he breaks into apartments in rego park often using fire escapes. he struck at least five times since december 20th. steals money, jewelry and other items. if you recognize him, give police a call. >>> the fbi is now being asked to solve a high-profile and mysterious shooting on long island. it happened two years ago at oheka castle hotel in huntingdon. a mass gunman wounded the owner. now suffolk police are turning to federal agents for help. involved because he still fathers for his life. >>> the senate health committee is addressing growing concerns about the spread of the zika virus in the united state

"today in new york's" tracie strahan is in lincoln hospital where the officers are tracie? those officers are listed in stable condition at this hour. the female police officer underwent surgery overnight for a gunshot wound to the abdomen. the male officer treated for a graze wound to the face from a bullet by a man who reportedly yelled i just shot a cop, i can't go back to jail before taking his own life. want to show you the scene at the melrose houses around 8:00 last night on east 156th street. three police officers from the nypd were on patrol when they came face to face with two men in a stairwell. one of the men identified as malik chavis. he ran inside of an apartment on the floor above. >> responding officers gained access to the apartment where they discovered several individuals, as well as the suspect, who was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. >> reporter: over the phone, police told me that a second person who was inside of the shooter is being questioned at this hour in connection to that shootout. so far he's not been charged. a semiau

"today in new york's" tracie strahan is there. >> reporter: michael, we're going to learn from the deputy chief himself. we have five injuries. one of your guys as well. >> yeah, one firefighter hurt he was transported to north bebronx central. >> reporter: we're going to show the viewers, fifth floor, anything you can tell us when this started after 2:15 or so? >> yeah, we got the call around 2:30. and it didn't look as serious as it became, once we first got here, they had smoke coming out of one window. once units got upstairs, they realized how extensive the fire was and how extensive to the area. we called the walk that's a void between the roof and the top floor ceiling. once it got in there, it endangered every apartment on that top floor. it also endangered the other wing. and we were able to prevent it from going to the other wing. >> reporter: so were you able to get a handle on to stop it from spreading. but it looks like every apartment on that fifth top floor looks like it's destroyed at some point. there's some sort

"today in new york's" tracie strahan is in jersey city. tracie, good morning. >> darlene, the chilly morning to you, it's a day when any exposed skin will let you know that mother nature is in control today. we were able to stop a couple of people -- first we want to tell you about plans in place throughout the area to make sure that everybody is warm. we have video of how people are trying to stay warm at the very least. there are going to be warming centers that won't be open just this weekend. but they'll open their doors a lot of municipalities are trying to be proactive in making are available. those trying to beat the deep freeze are trying to visit senior centers and libraries. homeless outreach is also -- in hudson and the tri-state area. they're trying to make sure the homeless know that there are services in place to make sure they're warm. one man we spoke to wasn't sure if that would be enough. >> it's getting cold. i don't know where they should go. i don't know if there's information for them. i just don't know the information

now to tracie strahan in downtown brooklyn. a jury about to begin deliberating the fate of an nypd officer. >> reporter: ahead of today's closing arguments, peter liang offered up emotional testimony about the death of akai gurley. he actually cried at some points when he talked about patrolling the pink houses. he said his finger was not on the trigger but the gun just, quote, went off. during the cross-examination, liang was asked why he never called 911 or administered cpr. he is nation charges including manslaughter and official misconduct. back to you. >>> some breaking news we've been following in suffolk county where police are trying to determine what caused a pickup truck to smash into a utility pole. onsponding to reports of erratic driver when they found the crash site. the fire department said one person was hit by another car and had to be airlifted to the hospital. no word as to the extent of their injuries. >>> thousands of volunteers spent the night in the cold counting the city's homeless population. mayor de b

that's where "today in new york's" tracie strahan is this morning with the latest on this. tracie? >> reporter: michael, it's hard to believe. but it has been eight years since eliot spitzer resigned as new york's governor following that prostitution scandal. he is being investigated once again this week for an alleged incident here at the plaza that happened on valentine's day weekend. nypd detectives have been poring through surveillance video from woman reported that spitzer choked her and she slashed her wrists afterwards. they claimed all of this happened on saturday night. a 911 call was made and that woman was taken to a local hospital and treated. she's been discharged. the former governor resigned, as i said, back in 2008 after app investigation into a financial transaction revealed that he had paid for sex. as for this incident, a spokesperson for spitzer released a statement last night saying "there is no truth to the allegation." the alleged -- she boarded a plane to russia. she's not cooperating with the investigation. we should point out that eliot spitzer so far is o

tracie strahan is in midtown where police say, tracie, it happened again, one rider fell asleep and became a victim. >> reporter: we heard about it on 49th and 7th avenue from last night. chances are, if you haven't done it, you certainly know someone who has. it's a rite of passage almost on the rail. subway incidents are on the rise, of course. that's what commissioner bratton says. this morning, police, however, are asking for the public's health in tracking down a man who they say victimized a man who fell asleep on the train. this is a sketch of a man wanted in two incidents. the first late sunday night where police say that suspect pulled out a knife and slashed the victim in the hand during a tussle over a cell phone. the latest incident happened on tuesday where a 37-year-old man awoke to find the suspect standing over him with a razor and the pocket of his jeans slashed. more officers will now be on patrol looking out for commuters who fell asleep on the subway and it's all in the name of crime prevention. police commissioner bratton says officers will be doing that because half o

"today in new york's" tracie strahan is there with that. the subways as they always do. >> reporter: you can see it behind me, michael, as busy a hub as this is, we just spoke to a couple commuters who have reservations about riding the subways. we'll show you video that police are looking for. all of this happened after midnight on sunday. two men and two women are working through the service gate at the archer avenue station and they didn't pay their fare. when two officers tried to stop them, one of the suspects knocked him on the track bed and fled with the rest of the group. it's this type of situation and recent stabbings on the train that had one woman that we just spoke with a little afraid. take a listen. >> i mean, now, they use the knife, i see last week, one lady had a knife. she took it out of the pocket. it's a dangerous place. >> reporter: now, this late incident of crime on the subway started patrolling the rails for the first time in decades. they say they plan to make citizens arrests and intervene if crime occurs. michael, as for the four suspects on tape, if anyon

tracy strahan is there with more. >> reporter: let's start with an update. we can tell you that 26-year-old victim has been released from the hospital. what happened right where we're standing here still the talk of this neighborhood. that woman was just standing here and enjoying the warm weekend weather with friends. but neither she or anyone else knew what was coming. the sun was still up early saturday night when police say these two men caught on camera stopped their sedan and announced an attack. >> they jumped out on us. >> reporter: kendra was one of the people on the sidewalk seen on tape scattering. she backed up when the suspect wearing a black coat and another >> we seen the knife. >> reporter: police say the other suspect also had a knife and both men slashed a 26-year-old mother of two, once in the stomach and once in the ear. even more alarming, police say it was a random attack. >> they just pulled up on us. >> reporter: the slashing was even more brazen given that this stretch of the street is lined with security cameras. >> we put our faith

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for more on what happened and the official response, my colleague tracy strahan is a block and a half south of us here on church and thomas street. >> reporter: the collapse wasn't scary enough, the smell of gas wafting through this neighborhood has a lot of people on edge. we're giving you now our vantage point of the crane and a lot of activity happening right now between the fdny, nypd and investigators. the mayor not only gave an update on the collapse but how it's going to affect this neighborhood in the days ahead. mayor actually walked the length he saw firsthand the damage and expressed the fact that he actually was shocked that it wasn't worked. all cranes were ordered to be secured today by the mayor's office and the department of buildings. 43 of the larger tower cranes have been ordered into a secure position as well. now, the mayor says that this is actually the first crane collapse since 2008. and early on, he said, it appears that the cause of this one is different. >> so i want people to hear me loud and clear. we've had some construction site incidents that are very t

that's the very latest live from downtown brooklyn, tracie strahan, news 4, new york. >> thank you, tracie. >>> an argument inside a deli turns violent. police are asking for your help to catch the culprits. the nypd released these photos and you see four men, possibly teenagers who are wanted for beating a 50-year-old man inside a deli. the group was causing some type of disturbance when the victim intervened and asked them to stop. the suspects yelled back at him and then punched him several times and then left the store. >>> and also in brooklyn, this video shows a trio of men robbing one of the few stores that managed to stay open during last month's blizzard. you see the one man there pulling the gun. they entered the pioneer grocery bedford stuyvesant. they took mono free the cash register and walked right out of the store. >>> happening now, police investigating another subway attack. a woman says a man poked her in the shoulder with a sharp object at the 7th avenue 49th street station and this comes as police release the sketch of a man wanted for two other subway incidents in manh

that's where tracie strahan is this morning. tracie? >> reporter: michael, police ll us that these are allegations that stem from a woman said to be in her mid-20s. she told him she came to the that he spoekd her incompetent -- choked her inside of a room. they're combing surveillance video. they're treating it as an assault case. the woman said she accompanied him to the hotel on saturday night, that he choked her and that she slashed her wrists after warlds. a 911 call was made and she was taken to a localhospal. she's since been discharged. you'll remember eliot spitzer resigned as new york's governor in 2008. that followed an investigation into a financial transaction that revealed that he had paid for sex with a prostitute. so far a spokeswoman for spitzer says this is an unfounded accusation saying, quote, there's no truth to the al plegation. michael, we've learned tha the alleged victim boarded a plane for russia and left the country. we want to make it clear that eliot spitzer so far is not facing any charmgs ges in this invest

tracie strahan is there with what's going to be different now. tracie? >> reporter: michael, the crane is up. but we're experiencing another windy day down here at church and worth street like on fry. i'm going to step out of the way and sutw you the work still unde wa where they're repairing a water main bre, and other issues caused by the crane co apse. all of this happening as mayor de blasio unveils a four-point plan for crane operations all to prevent this type of thing from happening again. although the mayor says it appears workers operating the supposed to do, ho new plan mandates that if high winds are in the forecast, all crawler cranes like the one that collapsed will have to be secured in advance. when it comes to this new plan, timing is everything. >> for example, at the end of one workday, there's a forecast for these kind of wind levels the chnext workday, we will require that the crane be put into the secure mode the day before. >> reporter: cranes that aren't secured, risk a $10,000 fine. residences and businesses in the area will have

tracie strahan is in midtown where one rider fell asleep and became a victim, tracie. >> reporter: michael, the man that police believe was behind the attack was last seen at the subway station on lexington avenue running after apparently holding a razor over a man who had fallen asleep. the numbers show that crimes on rise. officers and the top cop are warning rileders to simply -- rider to simply stay awake. they're looking for this man. the first late sunday night where the suspect pulled out a knife and slashed a victim in the hand during a tussle over a cell phone. the latest incident, early tuesday morning where a 37-year-old man awoke to find the suspect standing over him with a razor and the pocket of his jeans slashed. says crime overall is down. commissioner bratton, however, says officers will be waking up passengers since half of the reported crimes on the subway involve people who have fallen asleep. >> we want to be very engaged in encouraging that if you use the subways, you might miss your stop, you might lose your wallet or iphone. might be the subject of a sexual assault.

"today in new york's" tracie strahan is in lower manhattan with that. >> reporter: ariel russo's family members are expected to give an impact statement in a few hours against the man who is accused of killing her in the years old at the time she was struck and killed. she have walking with her mother and grandmother when she was hit by an out of control car that jumped the curb in 2013. frank lip reyes had taken a joyride in his father's car and was on the run from police had this went down. when officers tried to pull him over, he took off and struck ariel russo. reyes has pled guilty to charges of manslaughter and assault, as well as charges of unlawful fleeing of a police officer as well as escape. michael, as a result of that plea deal, frank lip reyes is behind bars. back to you. >> tracie, thank you very much. >>> 4:32. one city council member calling for leniency when peter liang is sentenced. that should happen in april sometime. he could get 15 years in prison. he was recently found guilty of shooting death of akai gurley. councilmember margaret chin says the nypd failed to pr

"today in new york's" tracie strahan is in jersey city. i know you're bundled up. how does it feel out there? >> reporter: it is pretty bone-chilling cold, michael. i can mince any words. a guy went out and asked what the story was. he said we're talking about the cold. he said this is nothing. chill ahead. as we go into it. there's areas throughout the tri-state area that have activated outreach programs to make sure everyone stays warm. that comes in the form of warming sentence that will open today. two from different location. the same thing in nassau, long island, newark and new york city. they're not wasting any time to make sure residents know that they're available. residents struggling to beat the deep freeze ahead are being urmed to visit senior centers that will have extended hours. the homeless are concerned in hudson county for sure. they'll be offered housing overnight in shelters. they're even being offered pickup at different locations to be transported to those shelters where they will be provided with food and a hot shower. here in jersey city, mi

"today in new york's" tracie strahan has memorable moments with cruz and rubio and trump in the middle. >> reporter: so many people are talking about this. if you consider that debate the final fight before super tuesday, well, donald trump's leading competitors certainly came out swinging with voters finally seeing more aggressive attacks from ted cruz and marco rubio. of course, all five gop candidates were on stage at the the questions topped on topics including health care, religious freedom and appointing a supreme court justice to replace apartment justice scalia. >> you acknowledge that for example you're the only person on this stage who has been fined to work on your projects illegally. >> i find it amazing that donald believes he's the one that discovered theish uf illegal immigration. >> the other two candidates, john kasich and ben carson were there, but certainly stayed out of the fray for most of the debate. ben carson even asked at one point, can somebody please attack me. there was a lot of bickering as well. michael, a lot of people are saying this morning as they play

tracie strahan, she's in albertson. we understand the people are without power there. >> reporter: that's right, michael. we're in an accident part of albertson. near the lirr station. at either end of the street, we see stoplights. the dark. as you mentioned earlier pseg reporting at least 40,000 customers on long island in the dark. i'm going to show you the other end of the street where we do see some yellow flashing lights. that's the convoy that passed us a few moments ago. so we're waiting to see if things will be repaired here. they have a tough task on their hands. i'm going to show you video now of the damage from last night's storm. this is on chicago avenue and massapequa. a massive tree crushed a home there. it was uprooted. that's a pretty big one as well. it knocked around store signs as well and had trees come on to the road. it was really messy night. not just because of that. i want to show you now some of the live wires that caused a car to catch fire in that area as well. it was a big problem that's b

. >> tracie strahan sits down with new york's first black female district attorney in this week's "positively black." >> she was sworn in as a justice in the area where she grew up after a decisive election day win darcel clark, a bronx nacive is the 13th bronx district attorney. she joins us to talk all about it. >> thank you very much. >> this is history that people were surprised has happened. the silly question is, what took so long? >> it beats me. i don't know. i'm happy to be the one. it's an honor to serve the people of the bronx. it's an honor to serve in a community which i grew up in and that i love. >> let's introduce folks to you a little bit. grew up there, you're serving there. how important is the bronx to you and serving this community. you came in with a hefty agenda. >> yes it is, but i'm a daughter of the bronx. that's my whole area, my background, my life. it runs through me. >> it's important to do something to have a real direct impact on the community 57bd i think, as district attorney, i now have that opportunity to do that. >> take me back to election night when the

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news 4's tracie strahan's at the scene with the latest. >> reporter: darlene, within the past few minutes, they've been able to make progress on what they're calling a leak, not a break-insly. you see the street buckled here. it took crews a heavy effort to try and get this under control. let's show you video of what it looked like when we arrived. the department of environmental protection said they tried to shut down the water supply in order to figure out exactly what is leaking. we can tell threw is not affecting operation -- tell you this is not affecting operations at queens hospital center. no word on exactly what caused this. back to you. >> all right. thank you. >>> lauren school with a look at how the -- lauren skala with a look at how the water main is affecting traffic. >> because it's a service road, it is not affecting traffic. a spot to avoid. the main roadway moving okay. a spot to avoid now. we'll look at chopper pictures there to show that the grand central parkway is still moving along through this area. that you can, in fact, get by even on the grand central parkway se