i've got to say, vance, you're starting at the top.e's not many more nhl games that are more exciting than playoff games. >> reporter: yeah. that's big. why shouldn't it be that way? it's been a long time since a team from this town has been in that would have been the caps some years ago. even longer since any team has brought home a championship. could this be the year? this is the team that has scored more points than any other team in the nhl this year. there's one guy in particular who is very happy to point out that there's no other team that has had 300 home sell outs. they're hoping these guys will not only knockout the penguins, but all the way to the stanley cup. that would be the owner of the team. >> i think the building is going to be loud and proud and lots of red. i'll sure there'll be some pens fans in here. a lot of people are from pittsburgh. i'm hoping that our fans can show the they can be, and how loud this building gets. >> reporter: one thing we need to point out. there are overtimes from time. metro has decided

i am ashlee vance, but i'm not really ashlee vance. studios. then in post, they put together all of the different angles to make a final 3-d version of me. if you want to get very nerdy, this is called volumetric cinematography. just for the nerds. >> hands in pockets. hands in pockets. >> my little virtual friend. ashlee: so i get to see my virtual self today. >> you have seen yourself many times in 2-d videos. ashlee: i think i'm going to be underwhelmed. i think i'm just going to see what i always look like in the mirror. i don't know why seeing a 3-d version of yourself would be a big deal. i would much rather be chased by smaug. so i just walk around? that is kind of strange. the detail is insane. you can see my whiskers, right? >> yet. ashleeah. the cameras are that good? >> and we are looking to increase that resolution as well. >> give yourself a smooch. [laughter] >> step into yourself. ashlee: oh, no. that is crazy. whoa, i did not know where i was in the room. [laughter] ashlee: i thought it would be really janky --it is rea

vance says a 2012 case demonstrates how important iphone evidence can be. >> there was a homicide case we had not that long ago where a group of young men in northern manhattan were at a gathering in a room, and one individual was actually holding an iphone. when there was a noise, he turned to the door, entering the room, and in that door and captured on the iphone in a movie was a man with a gun who then shot the man who was holding the iphone-- killed him, and that phone dropped to the floor. >> reporter: that model iphone did not have the latest operating system and therefore was not encrypted. police caught the suspect, with the iphone video as evidence, convicted him of murder. >> if that had been an iphone 6 operating with an 8 system, the passcode would have died with that man, too. >> it's never been about just iphones. what we are talking about is the overall security of our entire digital ecosystem. >> reporter: kevin bankston is the director of the open technology institute at the new america foundation in washington. >> some have framed this as a debate between security an

. >> we're talking carol maloney and jim vance. vance, i understand this is your first time at a hockey rodeo. >> reporter: yes. it's my very first time at a hockey game live. i've seen it on television, but i am told by all kinds of people whose opinions i respect, including my partner here, it's nowhere near the same as it is live. the other thing that i'm happy about this is my first time to work with carol maloney. what a joy. what a thrill. what an opportunity this is. you have something to say? come. this could be the stanley cup finals. o.v. versus crosby. >> reporter: i did watch on television in 09 or 07. >> 09, the last playoff meeting. >> reporter: that was absolutely off the hook. but again, i am told by people who know that watching that on television is nowhere near the experience as it is -- i am looking so forward with such a passion to experiencing this tonight. i am told that the fans in this joint are off the hook. is that right? >> wait until they do the unleash the furry. on the ice they do unleash the fury. th

>> that's right, vance. it's not too late for you to come down here to watch your first playoff hockey game in person. i know everyone in this city is excited for the caps and flyers. we know these two organizations, these two teams do not like each other. we have been waiting for this night for quite some time, and it starts at 7:00. verizon center is going to be the place to be. capitals taking on the flyers. the excitement at a fever pitch with these two organizations and these two teams. again, game one should be a dandy. the caps won their second president's trophy in the nhl season record with 48 wins. braden holtby, he's been outstanding this year. everyone is ready to go for this caps game. >> my main job today is not get to ramped up, too overexcited. just trust our group, trust the way we've been playing hockey, and, you know, putting your best mental and physical effort game one and go from there. >> all the fun stuff starts now. so i'm excited and it's going to be a great series. >> it's about wi

. >> it's yucky, vance, but exactly right. we need the rain. we need the rain, a, to wash away the pollen. we need the rain, b, to grow all the beautiful flowers. april showers bring may flowers. we've seen a lot over the past couple of days. storm team 4 radar dry. i am tracking a system just back towards pittsburgh. we are 56 in fredericksburg. back to the west we're in the 60s. east of the blue ridge we've been socked with those clouds all day long. tomorrow's headlines same as today. weekend rain, it's there too. we're talking potential for a lot of rain. i'll show you when the most rain moves in coming up in just a few minutes. vance? >> thanks, doug. we invite you to consult the nbc washington app. there's an interactive radar on there that tracks all kinds of weather stuff as it rolls through your neighborhood. you can search the nbc washington app in the app store or on google play. >>> a local youth soccer organization is ordering changes to its background checks for coaches because of the findings of an investigation by news4. a man w

vance refused to comment on the de blasio investigation. >>> severe weather turns deadly in texas. a 64-year-old woman and her four young grandchildren died when flood waters swept them out of their home. the children ranged in age from 6 to 9. a tornado ripped apart two businesses and destroyed at least 40 homes. severe storms have been causing destruction all across the state in recent weeks. is headed our way. elise finch is here with more. >> cindy, you are correct. the remnants of those systems are headed our way. you can make out we've got this northern piece and of course this southern piece of energy all moving in our direction, so hopefully you had a chance to get out today and enjoy it. this is definitely the better of the two weekend days with our sunshine because tonight mostly cloudy skies, and we could already start to see some of that rain moving in tonight. i'll have more coming up in your full forecast. cindy. >> thank you. >>> the city council is expected to vote this week on a bill that would put a $0.05 fee on paper and plastic shopping bags. cbs2's alley bowman

. >> vance is coming down there with you, right? >> reporter: the vance is in the building. he's coming up on "news4 at 5:00." i think it's an historic night for him. >>> former house speaker john boehner, he didn't mince any words when he came to describe his former i think we should've taken a tarzan know where tarzan go! tarzan does not know where tarzan go. hey, excuse me, do you know where the waterfall is? waterfall? no, me tarzan, king of jungle. why don't you want to just ask somebody? if you're a couple, you fight over directions. it's what you do. if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. oh ohhhhh it's what you do. ohhhhhh! do you have to do that right in my ear? >>> breaking news. for the second day in a row, some major problems on the inner loop of the beltway. police had to shut it down not long ago. now one lane is squeezing by near the 270 split. we don't know exactly what happened, but it is guaranteed that traffic is still going to be backed up it stretches back

. >> mention that -- -- manhattan district attorney cyrus vance has his hands on a report. i have reason to believe a violation has taken place. the state board of elections chief enforcement council -- the violations discovered by the investigation can only be described as "woelfel and flagrant". centered on whether bill de blasio violated the law by finding big bucks concert -- contributions in a scheme. the money was sent to local county committees which almost immediately gave the money to the candidates. the move circumvented contribution limits. $10,300 was the contribution limit to candidates. $102,300 -- the damage -- donation sealing for county committees. the boys investigation came after complaints came after the practices. the practice resource that to be done in erie and monroe county. we first told you about the story 18 months ago, in 2014, when the republican candidate for the senate demanded a federal investigation of the practice. he said bill de blasio was asking people who do this is that the city to cut big checks. >> this is a shakedown on new york cit

. >> is running this ad in a vance of his visit next week. is hoping to entice people to move.>> our taxes are lower and our businesses. >> he understands because california exports so many goods and services. >> we seem to have governors coming here trying to look for jobs and we welcome them. we hope they spent a lot of tax dollars while they are here. they usually go home empty- handed. >> we play the ad at the chamber of commerce and they say business is located here for a reason. spec we may be a highly taxed and regulated stay, but we still need the country. >> a spokesman says in the time since the florida governor's last visit california has added twice as many jobs as florida while paying down debt building a robust rainy done find -- rainy day fund. the florida ad suggests the california minimum wage is bad for business.>> i do know a lot of people who are leaving. >> there's no place they would rather be when it comes to state -- jobs. there's too much going on here.>> the radio ads should start running by the end of the week. the

. >> lieutenant vance, the d-board chairman, has a tendency to have an attitude of don't know, don't to your personal problems. all he really wants to address is what's in the write-up. >> ziggy faces several potential penalties for attempting to alter his drug screen, including time in the hole, a loss of his prison job, and even a judgment that can make his whole plan backfire, a transfer to another prison. >> that's one punishment i really don't look forward to is being transferred somewhere else. >> ziggy's reluctance to leave prison became all the more puzzling when we learned some of what he'd endured during his 30 plus years of incarceration. >> i was not born gay and every relationship i've had has been a forced type, a, well, this is what i have to do type of thing, but i didn't enjoy it. as a younger prisoner, i would be made fun of quite a lot, because the lord gave me a big butt. well, i decided to turn it around, and so i would say to them, say, i got a nice one, ain't i? wow. and it became a defense mechanism, because in prison in this environment especially, if a perso

begs the question what was the underlying motivation >> reporter: the issue is in the hands of cy vance, who confirmed his office is investigating. a former spokesman for ed koch whose term was plagued with scandal discussed mayor de blasio today. >> is de blasio in serious trouble? >> i don't think so. i think that we should not jump to any conclusions. there's a lot of smoke. we don't know whether there's fire until the conclusion of the investigation. >> reporter: the mayor's event was to highlight savings on water bills for new york homeowners homeowners. he only took a handful of questions on the investigations. it lasted under eight minutes before quickly leaving. jen: thank you. special justice activists primaries went. some voters in the primary malfunctioning ballot machines and polling places opening late. others dealt with missing and purged voter rolls. >> the election has many tools. unfortunately, i think often utilized to repress voters as opposed to opening up avenues for voting. investigating. mayor de blasio is promising $20 million to the city board of elections to he

sources telling cbs 2 that manhattan district attorney cyrus vance has a scathing report on mayor de blasio's efforts to impact the 2014 senate races. the violations discovered by the investigation can only be described as willful and flagrant. the board's investigation centered on whether team de blasio violated the law by funneling big bucks contributions to democratic senate candidates in a pass through scheme. the money was sent to local county committees which almost immediately gave the money to the candidates. the move circumvented contribution limits. $10,300 was the contribution limit. the board's investigation came republicans in puttal county. cbs 2 first told you about this two months ago when terrence murphy demanded a federal investigation of the practice. murphy was furious. he said de blasio was asking people who do business with the city to cut big checks. way over the amount he could give directly to murphy's opponent. at the time the mayor told me the practice was normal. >> it's something that has been going on for a long time in this state. it's a very normal thi

purchase rehab equipment for todd, former redskins quarterback doug williams along with our own jim vance today on hand for the presentation, the ultimate goals for williams is very clear, some day he wants to walk again. >> i'm not the type to sit and lick my wounds. i knew if i want to be upright, i want to be able to have my freedom that i had. so that's what i'm working towards. >> the same quality that made him a great football player that he was, the discipline, the commitment, the passion, those same qualities are helping him recover. it's truly a testament to >> in fact she should be proud of him. it was an incredible privilege to have met him a couple of weeks ago. i don't know that i've ever met anybody with more courage than narrator: all that political mail might be overwhelming. let's simplify. only one candidate has been endorsed by the washington post: kathleen matthews. as a journalist and progressive leader at marriott, she has a broad and deep facility with policy. emily's list praises matthews as pro-choice and the post says on gun control, clean energy, education and h

i'm wendy rieger sitting in for doreen. >> i'm jim vance.the victim in the most recent case is only 15 years old. tonight the police are looking for this person. they're calling him a person of interest. they say the victim was stabbed and killed trying to leave the station this morning. >> we have team coverage. mark segraves has some details about the victim but we want to begin with news4's pat collins who was live at the deanwood metro station where this unfolded. pat? >> reporter: we're here in the deanwood station. this is the area where they say it happened, an area between that down escalator over there and the gates that you use to leave the station. now, this incident was caught by metro security cameras. there are a lot of them down here, and from those cameras tonight a big clue, a picture of the murder suspect. take a close look at this picture because if you know him, you'll know. late this afternoon police released these security camera pictures of the suspect in the murder of a teenager at the deanwood metro station. the vict

. >> the issue is in the hands of cy vance who confirmed that his office is investigating, but denied to give any update. >> a lot of very good people are having their names dragged through the mud over the last few weeks. a lot of people i respect greatly and have worked with for years. that's not right. that's not fair. >> reporter: this is the latest in what appears to be multiple state and federal investigations into the mayor involving his non-profit, campaign for one new york, the horse carriage industry and more. through it all, the mayor maintains he's done nothing wrong. ernie: a lot going on. thank you for that. joining me right now, let's talk this is the political editor crains new york magazine. how serious do you see this in terms of the fundraising scandal? scandal? >> it's a pretty serious problem with the manhattan district attorney and the federal prosecutor, u.s. attorney looking into this. they've shown a willingness to go after the people at the top of politics. he's the guy that got shelly silver and dean skelos and he's signalled he's ready to go after executive

man: director vance, who let you in here?

. >> a significant vance against isil in syria. government forces backed by russian air power have recaptured the ancient city of palmyra from isil after days of intense fighting. following a large stale operations, you're units operating in the countryside, backed by syrian and russian air forces, successfully in the city of pal mire a they had came over the ridges and killed large numbers of isil terrorists and destroyed bunkers. >> reporter: isil took over palmyra, also a world heritage site last may, and they began staging mass executions. known as the bride of the desert, palmyra used to have tens of thousands of terrorists a year before the conflict began. but the city is not known for its ruins. the prison complex, for decades, it was one of syria's most feared detention centers. thousands of government proponents were tortured there. shortly after taking over the city, isil took over the jail, destroying a symbol of control. it's location makes it important for the syrian armed forces and their allies. while russia recently

. >>> we're back now with an amazing vance in treating the most common form stroke. every year, nearly 700,000 americans suffer a stroke caused by a blood clot. survivors can be left with severely after-effects. but nbc's rahima ellis looks at a new treatment that can leave stroke patients st with little v or no complications. >> reporter: steffan was driving to work one day when he started losing feeling on his left side. >> i rubbed myu eck and i felt l e i had a bruise. within seconds, i felt like i was going to pass out. that's when i had my stroke. >> reporter: the 43-year-old was rushed to the hospital, where doctors gave him a clot-busting drug, and a groundbreaking new stroke treatment called a stint retriever. like a small wire cage, the stint retriever is passed through blood vessels in the groin towards the brain to pull out a clot. >> i would say this is up there with the grtest inventions that we've brought to the medical space. >> reporter: in a new study out today, researchers found how effective it can be, but time is critical. if a stroke victim gets

da vance would not say tonight how long he expects the criminal investigation to take. as for the three political candidates, they wound up with gobs of money for their campaigns but it didn't work. they all lost. we're live at city hall, josh einiger, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> new at 6:00, new video tonight of a suspect in an attempted rape on manhattan's lower east side. police say the man followed a 24-year-old woman in to the elevator in her building on sunday. investigators say he pushed the victim against the wall and then began to fondle her. they say he then followed her in to her apartment. he ran when a man came to the door. >>> tonight the tragic death of a second grader sending shock waves through an elementary school in westchester county. 7-year-old lily love died over the weekend. so far there's no official cause of death. to reassure parents of other students. lucy yang is at the school in eastchester with more. >> she loved outdoor sports and arts and crafts. she was a bubbly second grader here at green vale. grief counselors were made available af

attorney and manhattan da cy vance. >> >> reporter: investigators are looking at whether the mayor's top team broke campaign contribution limits soliciting huge contributions for state senate democrats and funneling that money to candidates the mayor liked. a memo last week suggested flagrant violations. >> reporter: were you subpoenaed mayor? >> you got that answer. >> reporter: you were not subpoenaed? >> i was not. >> reporter: do you feel the appearance was bad? >> don't push me. everything we've done is legal and appropriate. we are going to fully cooperate. anything like this in a very, very long time. >> the group citizens union sees all kind of red flags. >> reporter: when bloomberg was mayor there was not in culture of pay to play. we have seen it unfortunately in city hall. >> reporter: after the mayor quickly left today, his spokeswoman told reporters don't worry, the people's work at city hall is still getting done. >> we are working just like we do every day. >> reporter: this is not a horrible distraction? >> this is not a distraction in terms of getting the work done t

returning the piece, says attorney cy vance, jr., is simply the right thing to do. >> these objects are culturally significant. when people say it's priceless, it's priceless. because to the people of pakistan, this reflects their culture, their tradition, their history. >> by the way, the art dealer caught with the sculpture pleading guilty to possessing stolen property. >>> a bear scare for a new jersey family. a massive black bear showed up on their back deck. they woke up to a noise and saw the big black bear standing at the backdoor. in the bird feeder on the porch. the bear walked away with it before sitting in the driveway to eat the sunflower seeds out of it. >>> i'm meteorologist lee goldberg. second straight day below average. i don't see an above normal day. maybe to early next week. freeze warnings are up. parts of the hudson valley, interior connecticut. frost advisories for northwest new jersey, northern rocklin, westchester, eastern end of long island. it's clear the empire state building in blue, ride, and red for the countdown. we're at 54 degrees. a westerly wind at 6.

. >> reporter: sources telling cbs2 say that cyrus vance has in his hands a scathing report on mayor de blasio's efforts to influence a 2014 senate race. i have determined that reasonable cause exists to believe a violation warranting criminal prosecution taken place, wrote chief enforcement counsel risa sugerman. the violations discovered by the investigation can only be described as will will and flagrant. the board's investigation centered on whether team de blasio violated the law by funneling big bucks contributions to senate candidates. it was sent to local county committees which gave the money the move circumvented contribution limits. $10,300 was the limit to candidates. $102,300 for county committees. the board's investigation came after complaints made by republicans in putnam and ulster counties. the practice is said to have been done in monroe and erie counties. we told you about this 18 months ago when then republican candidate for the senate terrence murphy demanded a federal investigation of the practice. he said de blasio was asking people who do business with the ci

o'connor was less visiblely ad van vancing his wife's career. she stayed in phoenix with she could have governor to washington. john o'connor left a lucrative practice in phoenix and went to washington where he never again had a great of career. you have to give him credit for supporting her. i want to also say whether it is same-sex marriage or opposite-sex marriage or no marriage at all but if you decide to get married these were great marriages, they made each other happy, they loved each other, and it was beautiful. it was heartwarming to me because high husband just died when i started writing the book so i loved seeing how happy they were. >> host: the next call is marcy in new hampshire. go ahead. >> caller: linda, i cannot wait to read your book. i look forward to it. my question is: have you noticet or did you note in your book any of the differences that women on the supreme court now in their decisions make differently than the previous supreme courts which were all men? and is it just the issues that they have to deal with? thank you

. >> is that where vance is tonight. >> they have a light saber. >> that will do it for i'm chris van hollen, and i approve this message. narrator: an attack ad from the campaign for donna edwards. so untrue. so outrageous that president obama said, "pull it down." the obama white house called the ad on chris van hollen and the nra "misleading." the sun says van hollen and president obama have the exact same position. the post praised van hollen as a "leading champion on gun safety," and condemned the edwards ads that "mislead" voters. donna edwards. will she say anything to win an election? [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- susan sarandon, john cena,

>> vance says his office currently has 230 locked phones involved in cases. >>> there's paypal, there's square, there's apple pay, visa, mastercard, google wallet. did you know amazon is also a player in the fast-growing mobile payments industry? not a big one though. but it wants to be. how it plans to grow in this highly competitive spa >> reporter: amazon's conquered retail reading video content and shipping logistics, now the everything store is setting its sights on payments. a new strategy to strike partnerships that make amazon the cashier for other retailers' websites. the first deal is an unlikely match for the site that gets you diapers in an hour. high fashion hub mode deoperandi where customers spent thousands in one sitting let customers sync with their account. amazon gets the standard transaction fee but they expect the fashion startup to find it invaluable. >> for mode de, to tap into new customers, not in single percentage but significantly lifting their business. >> reporter: amazon's own retail prowess has made it a payment player by default. last year it processed ar

backup will start the video a woman in question and prospective the officer who arrives woman of vances' toward him with next. the woman was killed not showing you that what we can show you the weapon sheet. according to police this medieval double x the woman's daughter says the video has been edited does not tell the whole story. . >> pam: controversial effort to force apple to unlock my phone connected to drug trafficking case that federal dapple the need to unlock and i phone 5 s in order to get information for new york drug case move comes less than three weeks after the fbi successfully attacked by phone used by one of the shooters and san bernardino attacks. the two phones have distinctive inscriptions and the justice party cannot get into them without apple's help. the meantime u.s. senator that would effectively bar of unbreakable encryption as and require companies to have the government access data on the devices they signal individual company is above the law. the effort comes on the heels of the fbi's battle with apple to get into that gunman's phone. three games remain for

doing that, because right now we have $ -- 1.2 million jobs waiting to be filled by people with as vancedde. welders, dye makers and the light. we need a better feet between people's interests, job prospects and the jobs that need done in our society, and we should be doing more to combat climate change by emphasizing clean renewable energy jobs, and some nation is going to be the 2 21st clean energy super power. it should be us, everything from energy efficiency to wind to solar power and so much more and do more to support small businesses like the one we're in right now. we were, for the longest time, the leader in small business creation in our country and now we aren't anymore. we've got too much red tape and too much problems with getting access to credit and being able to start and continue and grow a job. particularly true for minority and women-owned businesses. since new jobs come from small businesses, we have a big stake in helping to regenerate a revival in small businesses. so these are some of the things that i am very focused on. >> all right. hillary clinton there stumpin

sier russ vance want to know if de blasio violated the law by sish couple venting laws and specifically marking money for candidates which is not allowed. they're also looking into whether promises were made in exchange for donations. the mayor has defended his actions, saying everything they've done is legal and appropriate. he said this on monday. >> a lot of very good people are having their names dragged through the mud over these last few weeks. that's not right, that's not fair. >>reporter: cbs 2 has learned members of de blasio's inner circle who were subpoenaed include emma wolf, a top political adviser and the city's director of intergovernmental affairs, top fundraiser ross offinger and the consulting firm berlin rosen which works on the mayor's political campaigns. now, being subpoenaed means these people can be questioned and must preserve documents. de blasio's spokesperson specifically described emma regarded public servant whose integrity should not be question. reporting live this morning outside city hall in lower manhattan, andrea grymes, cbs 2 news. >> andrea, thank y

sigh vance jr.'re looking to get into about 175 phones and said a quarter of the 670 phones that the daye's office and cyberunit have obtained during the course of their investigation are locked. they said recently the pace is accelerates one out of two phones is inaccessible to law enforcement as they say there is evidence crucial, and cy vance jr. asked to think about the victims. >> apple has said it's moved to this device devolved encryption to protect the customers. what i want to ask you is for apple to be as interested in protecting its customers who are the victims of crime, many of whom are represented by the groups here today. who at apple is going to speak for them? who at google is going to speak for them? >> just last week we saw microsoft sue the department of justice saying it wants to be able to tell its customers when the government has come and asked for access. often now there are gag orders on that appear the company would like to see those gag orders released. the government say

. >> i have not be on this set with doreen genzler since the clinton administration and with vance since the reagan administran. >> i think so. >> glad to have you with us. >> it's great to see you. >> it's good to see you too. >> we have the gray sky. it is cloudy and cool. i'm not saying it is dreary. but i'm saying it is dismal. >> we agree. >> we have the low clouds with us and the gray sky. this storm team 4 radar showing the storms passing well south of washington. it does continue to pull well away from the metro area. temperatures are still in the mid 50s. hasn't budged at all. if you want to get some exercise, head on out. we'll be hovering in the mid 50s just under a cloudy sky. we'll stay dry. looking at the hour-by-hour new timing coming, in some of these showers south. tomorrow morning, that's when we'll see some showers moving in. by about 5:00 in the morning, we'll see showers getting closer to washington. 8:00 a.m., right into the metro area. off and on showers into the afternoon. a chance of sprinkles 7:00 to 8:00 at the bus stop. by 9:00 a.m., into the mid 50s. during t

just watch travolta and courtney vance and just everybody is so good in it. >> i'm too selfish. watch myself. >> stephen: so th the people out there who might be too lung or might need a refresher on the people versus o.j. simpson. this is him on trial from the moment the tragic murder of his ex-wife and ron goldman happened on rockingham, the street we all learned back then, and you play marsha clark, the lead prosecuting attorney. >> dedicated completely and fiercely to putting him behind bars. >> stephen: and ends up in some ways kind of being the bad guy. >> yeah, she was really to be, and i think i bought this, too, prior to researching the role that i did. she was kind of a strident, really aggressive attorney. >> stephen: is there any other kind of attorney? >> and also if she were a man, these would be positive ways to describe an attorney. >> stephen: how does strident and aggressive get described as a man? >> strident and aggressive and, yea! >> stephen: i like that guy, he's strident and aggressive. >> and no one would talk about his bad suit and bad hair and what's h

. >> sugarman referred to the manhattan da cyrus vance. the mayor never denied exploiting a loophole that he claims that's the way politics works. he says it's nothing more than a political hit job. >> it's an obvious question leaked to the press. there is real questions about motivation and huge questions about accuracy in terms of a lock. >> this latest scandal is one of four . the city, state and the feds are reportedly investigating the allegations of quick broke quote as well as campaign finance laws. as with the scandal, the and has promised to cooperate fully with all of these investigations. >> it's 5:07 am. $20 million offered up to the city's board of elections. they have to pay them to clean up their act. >> it's like they are rewarding him. >> think you very much. >> bill de blasio is promising the cash in exchange for changes to hire a outside consultant and improve the training. why don't they order them to do this? >> i don't understand. >> someone enlighten me. this move comes after major voting problems. i don't know if yo

reporter:'s work closely with district attorney, last year vance indicted a english teacher who allegedly bilked foreign students for promising green cards. >> if you find a person that has a fake document, you need to report it to law enforcement. reporter: a new bill is being considered by state assembly to upgrade the charges for making or selling the counterfeit documents to a c- class felony, lisa evers, "fox 5 news." dari: mayor cuomo signed into law the bill that will gradually $15 an hour, phased in over 6 years, in most of the state. the law also established 12 weeks of paid family live for most workers. >> a small dog led police on a big chase on the bay bridge this oak in oakland and san francisco, the officers closed bridge, and followed the black chihuahua. he was too fast. they boxed him in. he was taken to a local shelter, waiting to be reunited with his owner. bad boy. dari: an exhausterring run. >> corn in a cup? fries in a basket, restaurants are serving food on everything but a plate. steve: tossing out a baby shower, why some moms to be are throwing what are known as b

reporter: the mayor claims he is cooperating with the federal prosecutor and the manhattan da, cy vance. >> reporter: you were not subpoenaed? >> i was not. >> sir, don't push me. >> everything we have done is legal and appropriate and we are going to fully cooperate. >> reporter: the mayor's team is being investigated for, limits and funnel that go money to candidates. dick davy says yes, the mayor's team is innocent physical proven guilty. but he adds something spells fishy here. >> there is something wrong here. whether it rises to the level of illegality is something for our judicial system to determine. >> reporter: there is speculation about how all of this might possibly affect the mayor's reelection effort in 2017. for now reporting live at city hall, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> governor cuomoton calling for safer rail crossings. all options are being lord from explored, from motion detectors to voice commands. he has reached out to the federal government to fast track the changes. as for the bedford hills crossing this was the first accident there since 2008. >>> in new jers

i sent in vance and doug. didn't get more votes. >> i wonder why that didn't. >> we just saw adam tuss out there with short sleeves, squinting in the sun. he went do that for long. >> not at all. it's going to kind of be a shock to the system. we had 16 days now with sunshine and temperatures a bit above average. >> the shorts, sandals out. everybody put away the jackets. we have big changes coming in. those changes, much cooler weather and a chance for rain. get the the jackets out. sunset tonight at 7:56. we're at 84 degrees. temperatures dropping through the 70s. that's still mild. by 11:00, i expect a chance of showers. 77 in gaitersburg, 83 in annapolis. 84 in ft. belvoir. for many areas today was the warmest day we've seen so far this year. the radar, all clear. i do not expect to see any rain through at least the 9:00, 10:00 hour tonight. there are showers to our south. there are a few to the north. these are the showers up hire. this is the front i was watching to see if it would make its way our way.

. >> sources telling cbs2 that manhattan district attorney cyrus vance has in his hands, a scathing report on mayor bill de blasio's efforts to influence the 2014 senate races. "i have determined that reasonable cause exists to believe that a violation warranting criminal prosecution has taken place". >> the violations discovered by the investigation can only be described as willful and flagrant. the board's investigation centered on whether team bill de blasio violated the law by funneling big bucks contributions to democratic senate candidate -- today -- democrats and a pass-through scheme. the money was the most immediately given to the candidates. the move circumvented contribution limits. $10,300 was the contribution limit to candidates. $102,300, the donations feeling for county committees. the board's investigation came after complaints made by the republicans and putnam county. been done in races in monroe an erie county for cbs2 first told you about the story 18 months ago. october 30, 2014, when then republican candidate for the senate terrence murphy demanded a federal investiga

. >> sources telling cbs2 that manhattan district attorney cyrus vance has a scathing report on mayor bill de blasio's efforts to influence a 2014 senate race. i have determined that reasonable cause exists to believe a violation warranting a criminal application has taken place. the state board of elections chief and council -- the violations discovered by the described as willful and flagrant. the board's investigation centered on whether team bill de blasio violated the law by filing big bucks contributions to senate campaigns in a pass first team. the money was sent to local county committees which almost immediately gave them money -- gave the money to the candidates. the move circumvented contribution limits. $10,300 was the contribution limit to candidates. 102, $3000 -- the donation sealing for county committees. the board's investigation came after complaints made by republicans and putnam county -- the practice has also been said to then done in monroe an erie counties. cbs2 told you about the story 18 months ago. october 30, 2014, when the then republican candidate, terrenc

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. >> cy vance wants the legislature to increase 68 pistols, eight revolvers, five assault weapons and two shot guns. >>> funeral roungements announced just a short time ago for the mayor. parker died yesterday at the young age of 44. today the community came together to remember the woman who blazed a trail for herself and her town in bergen county. new jersey reporter anthony johnson has the story. >> lizette barker's sudden death left many stunned and saddened. her passing at just 44 makes it hard to say goodbye. >> beautiful person. beautiful mayor. it's a big loss. >> reporter: she was elected mayor by the full council in 2014. her colleagues say she was a unifier in a community with a diverse population and competing interest. >> she was a very positive person and even when things were very negative she stayed above the fray. >> anybody who knew her will all know her and she was the best of the council. she brought us together. >> reporter: the flag outside of town hall is at half staff. the traditional black and purple bunting has been placed around windows as a mourning period

attorney vance says he's investigating the allegations. from mr. sugarman and the matter is under investigation. that's all i can say at this point. >> so as many know, campaign finance laws are notoriously complex, and it is no secret that there's an ongoing feud between the mayor and governor andrew cuomo which begs the question why is this happening now. he has good questions for the mayor. he'll have more coming up on eyewitness news at 5:00 and 6:00. >> diana, thank you. >>> an emotional day of testimony from an nypd officer reliving the moments when he lost her partner in a fire. rodriguez spoke at the trial of the young man accused of setting that fire. tiff fletcher was in -- tim fletcher was in the court room. >>reporter: it was an emotional day in court especially for the family of the officer who died. they were able to hear his final words, and then there rosa rod -- rodriguez barely speaking arrived to testimony. michelle is on trial for murder -- he's accused of setting a mattress fire at this high rise in april of 2014. >> today is a