wabc. we begin with the temperatures we have 56 degrees in the park right now. fifty-three in staten island. we're looking at temperatures starting in the low to mid-50s all around. newark, at 54. across the river, we have 40s. as a get this day started, there are a few showers in sullivan and parts of orange county. a few showers moving in. they will be quick movers. we could see a sprinkle here at staten island just a for the start. runners don't really get going until after 10:00 a.m. by then, we will not see a lot of rain or sprinkling activity. here is the race forecast. forty -- planning for marathon day -- whether you are on the course or running yourself, 50s for the start. sixty, by 11:00 a.m. and 62 by noon. some people will be finishing in central park by noon. the elite runners. in the low 60s. when we come back in a few minutes, we will look at the seven-day forecast. as beautiful and as comfortable as race day is for the marathon, we have better weather coming for the majority of the week. 55,000 runners and counting. 2 million spectators. it is al

. >>> a helicopter for our new york city station wabc was hit with a green laser near newark airport last night. the crew notified police and one suspect was arrested. >> if we can get the cops over here, it would be awesome because we got them. >> the suspect who was taken into custody in brooklyn is a 20-year-old man. he's been charged with reckless endangerment. convictions for pointing lasers at aircraft carry hefty fines as well as prison time. >>> also last night, three planes were hit by lasers while approaching love field in dallas. two were passenger jets. the other was a private business plane, all of them were at altitudes between 3,000 and 4,000 feet. cases. >>> new details about the deadly crash of a small plane in akron, ohio. surveillance video shows the plane crashing there in the upper left corner. all nine people on board were killed. seven of them were with the florida based real estate company. the plane's cockpit voice recorder has been recovered and is being studied for clues about what went wrong. another pilot who had just landed at a nearby airport reported h

so when we had a bone-marrow drive here a few years ago at wabc -- "good morning america," wabc, and the live show, we all got together, and we had -- about 200 to 300 employees got together, and we all swabbed. it's very simple. take seconds. you fill out a card, and -- boom -- you get a letter in the mail, and you are forever in the registry. and -- boom -- if they find a match, they contact you, and you could save a life. so easy to do. do it. but i thought, "oh, i certainly can't take part 'cause i take finasteride." they said, "nope, doesn't ban you," right? >> no. i mean, there's certain requirements. i think the key things that both patients and doctors in the registry are looking for are young donors, young potential donors. typically, if you do have a need for a transplant, you won't find that within your family. i think there's a misconception that, "my sibling will be able to donate their marrow." so that's the first thing. so most people rely on unrelated donations like my son received, like i also ended up donating peripheral blood cells. so i think that's the first thin

the helicter for ourew york station, wabc, was hit with a green laser. this time near new york airport last night. the crew notified police, and one suspect was arsted. >> if we can get the cops over here, it wou be awesome >> also last night three planes were hit by lasers while approaching love field in dallas. all of them were at altitudes between 3,000 and 4,000 feet and about 11 miles from the city. >>> some new details this morning about the deadly crash of a small plane in akron, ohio. a p pot who landed at the same airportthat plane was headed toward reports hearing no distress calls despite being on the same frequency as the downed plane's pilot. abc's elizabeth hur has more. >> reporter: the plane plunging and bursting into flames, captured in this surveillance video. watch again in the corner of the screen. you see the plane, an explosion, followed by a plume of thick black smoke. >> the left wing hit the ground first and left a witness mark. then the aircraft hit half of an artment building destroying it bebere running up an embankment behind

you can see curtis on wabc. we have an update on the overnight rate in france. this is violet. she's been waiting for this moment for awhile. a moment other kids wouldn't think twice about. her first bowl of cheerios. because now that cheerios are gluten free, violet, and many others are enjoying their first juliet: there has been some activity over night in paris this and anti-terrorist raid. this is in a paris suburb 30 minutes outside the city. police and local authorities believe they might at the man considered the mastermind of the paris bombing and other bombings and attacked over the last several months in paris. antwan: these are live pictures and one of the people killed was a woman who blew herself. another attackers told a. police say they targeted the suspected orchestrator is, we will stand on top of this. live pictures from paris. >> this woman came out of the building in which they believe the mastermind is hiding and she had the best and blew herself. >> we will check in with this. juliet: sports to bring you. duke: knicks fans loving of the rookie, deciding to

the wabc chopper was up last night near newark liberty airport in new jersey when it was hit by a green beam. you can see here. the chopper was able to stay over the scene and guide police to the location, where a suspect was arrested. >> yeah we still have eyes on him, the car is going to be parked there and he' s walking away. if we could get the cops over here it would be awesome because we' ve got him dead to rights. >> two other new york helicopters reported laser incidents this week. the federal government has been cracking down on offenders, they now face up to 20 years behind bars or a $250,000 fine. today president obama awarded the military' s highest honor. retired army captain florent groberg survived a deadly suicide bomb attack and saved the lives of military leaders. as captain gro berg received the medal of honor, he had tears in his eyes. >> that is the stark reality behind these medal of honor ceremonies. >> he was leading a security gate commanders and afghan general, walking backward. the former university of maryland track star acted quickly. >> he noticed an object

this year of course is the parent company -- disney of course is the parent company of wabc tv. >>> coming up on eyewitness news, the first big snowstorm of the season. sorry. bitter cold, dangerous driving, flights canceled. with just days to go until thanksgiving. >> but here at home a calm night right now. however, jeff says one of the coldest nights of the season is on the way. his exclusive accuweather forecast just ahead. >> and a reminder tonight is our special "broadway backstage fall preview." emmy and tony winner judith light and our michelle charlesworth take you behind >>> it's beginning to look a lot like winter in the midwest. >> oh. >> the first significant snowstorm of the season dumped more than 10 inches of snow in mchenry county, illinois. while some areas got up to 20 inches. much colder air is forecast to spill across the midwest behind this storm. and now it caused hundreds of flight delays and cancellations on this busy travel weekend. oh, that is absolutely gorgeous. so glad it's somewhere else. >> yes and not here. >> at a distance it looks great. >> yeah it does.

crew aboard chopper four became the target after lazer strike today, lazer attacked targeting our wabc news copter tonight. >>hree local tv news helicopters became the story over new york and new jersey last night, all report being struck by dangerously bright green lazers. >> just did it again. >> attacks were caught on camera by two of the crews. pilot and reporter from our new york station wcbs says the lazers hit his cockpit several times. >> when we were looking there, we got lazers, same time nypd was right next to us. >> the news crews guided police to the location of the lazers. two suspects were taken into custody. >> just after 7:30 last night, air traffic controllers in dallas warned pilots after three different planes, southwest airlines boeing 737, a virgin america airbus 8319, and private business jet, were all hit by a lazer while preparing to land at love field. >> you want to turn away from the light source, except when it eliminates its helicopter, you can't turn away from the light source, it is incapacitate g for few moments. >> police pilot kevin cook patrols the s

disney, which owns the star wars franchise, is of course the parent company of wabc tv. >> nice that we can report something that's moving and emotional and the right thing to do. >>> warm night tonight. we just saw the rockefeller tree go by. >> isn't that something? you got a great video you just posted. >> 68 degrees. not stopping the holiday season. you see the low clouds and fog. it's been varying in terms of its density out there this afternoon and evening. we'll see dense fog around tomorrow morning and a little patchy drizzle. it will lift. despite the fact we had all the clouds we still managed 71. i think mid and upper 70s within reach. this will be the warmest day of the week. it will start out a little murky. 57 is the average high. back to that by sunday. sunrise and sunset times on a very warm november friday. for the first time since 1994, three straight it's mild and murky early on tomorrow. as we go through the late morning and midday the clouds start to thin out a little bit. we're still on track for record highs tomorrow afternoon. slow clearing saturday. more clou

the chopper of our new york station wabc was hit with a green laser near newark airport last night. one person was arrested in connection with the incident. earlier helicopters operated by two other stations were also targeted. th of them over brooklyn. at least one person was arrested there. >>> on the west coast police in san francisco rushed to one of the city's major hospitals for reports of an active shooter. they found a man with a rifle on the sixth floor of this construction site across the street. the police chief describing what happened next. >> officers directed their firearms at the suspect, who then lowered the rifle, pointing it down below. three officers fired, neutralizing the suspect. the suspect is deceased. >> now, the chief says the gunman got his rifle when he robbed a nearby store. the man's motive unknown. >>> investigators now say that gas was responsible for an explosion that flattened a duplex in northern new jersey, killing one person and injuring more than a dozen others. they sayayhere's one other factor that may have played a rolele abc's linsey d dis

. >>> new at 11:00, a laser attack targeting our wabc newscopter leads to an arrest. news chopper 7 was over elizabeth when a laser was pointed at the pilot and shannon sohn. they assisted police in tracking down the culprit. a sort time later police made an arrest. a similar laser attack happened to wnbc's copter. >>> 12 killed since halloween and tonight the nypd cracking down on dangerous drivers. cops committing more than 12,000 enforcement hours a day through november 22nd. this to target drivers who speed or fail to yield to pedestrians. the traffic blitz already underway. >>> blasting de blasio. tonight hundreds of new york city cops gather outside the mayor's home at gracey mansion chanting and holding up signs in protest over a 1% raise. pba president pat lynch says nypd officers deserve more than a below inflation pay increase as crime continues to rise, citing the recent deaths of those killed in the line of duty. >> we've lost eight new york city police officers since the expiration of our contract. their lives matter. their lives are worth more than one.

. >> it's a housing phenomenon, living in a micro apartment and wabc's charlene alcott shows us it's going from a two-bedroom to 295 square feet was quite daunting for evan poll. >> i thought there's no way i could fit nye life into one small room. >> reporter: the struggling independent film producer knew he couldn't be choosy. he had to find a way to make this tiny house a home. >> there's no overconsumption because i just simply don't have the room for it. >> reporter: every item in every square inch means something to him and sparks a memory. >> this chair which i've had forever is solid as a rock. >> reporter: there are approximately 3,000 micro units in new york city. these apartments are created before new york enacted zoning rules requiring no less than 400 square feet back in 1987. that thinking is now changing. >> the idea was to have this project as a test to see if the city would want to relax those zoning rules in the future. >> reporter: this man says it's not even done yet but 2 of the 55 units are claimed. >> at a decent price in a very desirable neighborhood in manha

. >> in an unrelated incident, the faa says the wabc's helicopter was hit by a laser. that happened near newark airport. >>> those who lost loved ones in flight 587 in that tragedy will be in the rockaways to remember the crash and the fire. they will gather in bell harbor this morning. the jet was bound for the dominican republic, that's where it came down 14 years ak. 265 people were killed in that crash and a fire on the ground. last year's service was overshadowed by mayor de blasio's late arrival. >>> demolition process has begun at the site of that deadly house explosion in new jersey. it's a story we brought to you live yesterday morning. security video captured the duplex in elizabeth. you can see the debris flying into the air. it killed a 24-year-old man and injured more than a dozen others, including an 11-year-old child. >> be advised from pd. we're getting that the ekd floor roof collapsed and there's people trapped. >> officials did quickly determine it was a natural gas explosion. what caused the buildup of gas is still a mystery. homes damaged by the ga

the chopper for our new york station, wabc, was hit with a green laser near newark airport last night. one person was arrested in connection with that incident. earlier, helicopters operated by two other stations were also targeted, both of them over brooklyn. at least one person was arrested there. >>> a system of tracking airlines by satellite is expected to be in place in the next two years. its creation was motivated by the mysterious disappearance of malaysia airlines flight 370 last year. a deal reached at a u.n. meeting yesterday allows for planes to be tracked by satellite, not just from the ground. current radar-based systems leave about 70% of the world's surface uncovered. >>> world leaders are meeting this morning on the island of malta trying to find a solution to the growing refugee crisis that's engulfing europe. the number of people seeking asylum has now hit the grim milestone of 1 million. and that's even with germany, sweden, and others closing their doors to migrantmigrants. desperate families continuing to risk their lives. terry moran in greece with new details.

jim dolan, channel 7, eyewitness news. >> we do thank jim dolan from wabc. the investigation as well as the memorials. >> oobz's marci gonzales is in the french capital. marci, let's start with the manhunt. what do we know at this hour? >> reporter: good morning. we know that an international manhunt has been started for 26-year-old salah abdeslam and investigators believe that he is the terrorist who led a group of gunmen on that shooting spree at bars and restaurants killing so many there. they now believe there were a total of ten terrorists involved in the attacks here friday night. seven of them died at the scenes. three managed to escape, including abdeslam, one of his brothers and one other person. person found what they believe to be the getaway cars they used. they've taken the other two men who got away, we're told, into custody but now are still searching for abdeslam and they say he is incredibly dangerous asking police around the world to be on the lookout for him. >> they found quite an arsenal in the vehicle, as well. marci, how is the french

one of the helicopters targeted was our sister station in new york wabc. they flying near the newark airport weapon it happened. police arrested two men who were charged with reckless endangerment and the f.a.a. is investigating the incident. >> more progress for the warriors arena in the mission bay, with the port approving plans for packing strategy and finance plan. they will performance environmental review of two sites that will bring about a thousand additional parking spots for arena events. the interviews plans or schedule, they plan to schedule whether to approve the plan on december 8. >> tonight, the worse will try to set a new franchise record after matching their best ever start to a season. >> last night they gripped out a road victory in memphis. they were led by two in the third quarter with steph curry helping them pull away banked in an off balance one-hand the tray after getting bumped by smith. in the final seconds of the quarter steph curry got a steal and drained another three from 40' at buzzer to public the lead to 11. they finished

abc's new york station wabc calling authorities wednesday night. >> are you able to zoom in and get that plate? >> yeah, we're going to try to do that now. >> just filled the whole c cockpit with green light. which, again, is dangerous, because you don't want any bright lights. >> reporter: the chopper, which was flying near newark's liberty aiort, videotaped the entire incident, as police rushed to the scene. >> yeah, we still have eyes on him. the car's going to be parked there. they're walking away. >> reporter: the 26-year-old man arrested and could now face federal charges. a second man was also arrested last night in brooklyn for laser strikes spotted by another news chopper. we have a light shining on you right now. is the laser brighter than that? times. >> yeah. >> reporter: it is a federal and the penalty? up to 20 years in prison. million dollar fine. david? >> all right, linsey, thank you. >>> we turn this evening to a mystery in the heartland now. th is a manhunt under way in indianapolis tonight, and a rerd now being offered after a pastor's pregnant fe, a young mother, was

wabc, our competition's chopper was also targeted tonight in new jersey. nowhere near where chopper 4 is. this is a serious offense. it is a federal offense. and tonight dennis told us no more than an hour after this happened, he had calls from homeland security and the nypd and the fbi and he was told to expect a call from the d.a. tomorrow morning because charges were mostly be filed. live here in linden, new jersey, brynn gingras, news 4 new york. >> thank you. >>> tonight the death of a professional basketball player found in the back seat of his car has been ruled a homicide. acting on a tip from police in closer, new jersey, they found the body of michael wright yesterday in his suv in brooklyn. head and his body had been covered by garbage bag. wright was the star forward of the university of arizona and was drafted by the knicks before playing several hours overseas. >> he never misses class. i just had a weird feeling. we're all devastated. he was just a nice guy. you would talk to him and never even think twice that he would have an enemy. >> rig

highlights from marathon right here-- " new york (wabc) -- kenya's stanley biwott and mary keitany have swept the titles at the tcs new york city marathon on sunday as tens of thousands of the 45th running of major marathon title after finishing second in london last year. he minutes, 34 seconds, beating countryman 14 seconds. reigning boston marathon champ lelisa desisa was third. 40-year-old american meb keflezighi, the 2009 champ, finished seventh. women's race keitany is the first woman to repeat since paula radcliffe in 2008. the 33-year-old kenyan defended her title sunday in an unofficial time of 2 hours, 24 minutes, 25 seconds, beating ethiopia's aselefech mergia by 67 seconds. keitany pulled away around the 21-mile mark to become the eighth than once in new york. she had twice finished third in new york before breaking through last year when she won by just 3 first marathon since 2012 because of the birth of her second child. mergia is also coming back from a long break. her daughter was born in july 2013 and she didn't run another marathon until winning in dubai in january. et

. >> >> what happens -- >> what happens at wabc studios stays here. >> thank you. >>> we'll be right back. first here's a look at what's coming up next on the chew. >> today we're sharing a thanksgiving throw back with one of our favorite episodes ever. we're cooking up a delicious twist on a traditional turkey. clinton has your guide to thanksgiving and i'm making a >>> here's what's coming up later on use news, a unique organ donation swap. meet the families involved in a four involved. >> plus, from hidden fees to generous customer policies, consumer reports is out with its annual naughty and nice list. those stories and more beginning on eyewitness news first at 4:00. >>> remember that dad from ireland who pointed his go pro in the wrong way during his los angeles vacation he got to redo the visit. he was invited back by the tourism office. the second time around he was given he and his son took the camera all over town to enjoy the sights. >>> the crew of the celebrated an out of this world thanksgiving. turkey, stuffing, yums are vacuum sealed and reheated. the crew is thankful

. >> just over in elizabeth, new jersey, wabc helicopter targeted and just like in brooklyn.he crews stayed over the scene and the police made an arrest of the >> in dallas, those incidents involved jet liners and it is an example of the problem getting worse. it is disturbing for anybody who flies. roughly 35 or 39 laser strikes from the ground every single year until this year, with the faa reporting more than 5300 incidents. lasts night in dallas. a southwest airline and virgin all hit approaching love field. it is a crime that can earn you time in prison. >> it is tough to do. >> reporter: rick, thank you. >>> russia revealing a new weapon in its arsenal. what is the danger it poses. >>> and a rise in honor killings in the u.s., including the case of two sisters, murdered by their father in 2008 being too westernized. the 911 call from the sisters is heart breaking and the justice may never be served. >> what is going on. >> i am dying. stop it. stop. it big day? ah, the usual. moved some new cars. hauled a bunch of steel. kept the supermarket shelves stocked. made sure e

anthony johnson from our sister station, wabc has the story. >> reporter: this surveillance video froma shop down the street shows the blast as it happens off is the rooftops of neighboring homes. this is cell phone video taken after the massive blast that demolished a two family home, neighbors rushed out as the collapsed house was smoking. >> they were screaming and i thought it was an airplane crash or bomb. i don't know. >> there was an initial fire with the explosion. which caused the burns and the fire was self extinguished after the initial explosion. >> the building totally collapsed on to itself. >> emergency crews rushed to the scene to help the victims. >> the most amount of victims on the second floor and they had to make their way up in ladders and crawl into the voids to remove them. >> we need a paramedic, we need iv's and stuff. >> the explosion sent debris in every direction, there was a total of 16 people in the house at the time of the blast which apparently ignited on the second floor. >> most of people were in the rear of the building, most were in the rear and mos

crews from wnbc and wabc were targeted. the suspects were located in brooklyn and one in new jersey. the faa is investigating. in dallas, three passenger planes were involved in laser incidents. planes were flying between 3,000 and 4,000 feet on approach to dallas field. >>> police in san francisco shot and killed an armed man who climbed to the sixth floor of the construction site with a rifle aimed at a nearby hospital and officers. the suspect had two firearms. one he allegedly robbed from a sporting good store. the man fired at least one around before he was killed. still no word on a motive. >>> strong front hammering the midwest. trees down and homes damaged all over des moines in iowa. multiple tornadoes there. customers at the local walmart with no place to hide when the roof caved in. >> they made us go to the back. the water was pouring from the ceiling. lights were on the ground. they had us go to the back. they found out there was a gas leak. they had us get out. >> will there be more severe storms today? let's