>> with no resolution, she reached out to us and babies r' us, today she said the manager at the waterbury store vowed to make things right. >> he offered to give me the remainlder balance of what i was owed. >> it hasn't happened yet. while jessica may never get over the pain of losing a child she is looking to change policy, putting a more tender touch to the family retailer. >> someone in my situation returning a product for a loss there is no employee training. >> i can't imagine that. >> i don't believe they have a policy for that. >> babies r' us released a statementing saying we are deeply sorry for her experience in our store and more importantly for her loss, the store leadership is providing coaching to the team members to ensure similar situations are handled with more care in the future. it also said the company reached out to hutchco and is working to issue a >> so all anybody wants to tack about right now is tropics and what hermine can do with us because those tropical tracks are pointing towards snind land. but keep in mind that's tend of labor day weekend. a lot can happen

waterbury is eastbound exit 29. not causing too much delays as you pass the accident. watch out for that. new jersey in union county and essex county with morris county and 287 doing fine. let's go to our cameras to look at your commute. westbound in east is doing fine with the lie in queens. let's go to the grand off to a great start. street cleaning rules are in effect citywide. >> people will expect that she was a tough tough cookie.he fought until the bitter end. the reward to find her killer is increased to $10,000. >> she really did make every effort to attempt to get away. her loss. learng gifted writer. liz has leaders. >> katrina of the genre was brutally beaten, strangled and raped. her teeth were knocked out in her hands were found clenching and her clothes ripped on her body: she put up a ferocious fight until the end. she was beaten quite fight. >> she went jogging and spring creek park which is something she did regularly with her father. he is a retired fdny firefighter. a back injury plan invented him from going. her body was likely drag 15 feet off of

. >> water waterbury active investigation closing two lanes possibly a pottle accident can last all morning long by exit 20. let's go to cameras show you your commute on staten island expressway good by bradley avenue. commute on bqe not a bad ride either. traffic mooing fine as you make your way to brooklyn bridge. actually, traffic is slow here on alexander hamilton bridge. same construction only one lane getting through so causing 30 minute delay on upper level of the george washington bridge. lower leal ten minutes take lincoln and holland tunnel. and then path trains with car% equipment problem so a 15 minute delay between journal and 33rd 6 can you have four lanes operational because of this equipment problem. they're operating overnight hours. if you want to transit they are cross honoring at newark as well as hoboken and new york penn station could be a better option. juliet and teresa. j thanks very much. there's a new effort to classify on tax on police officers as hate crimes in murder of police officers in baton rouge as well as dallas, texas. >> lawmakers in albany introduced a

. >> police found a car in waterbury. the suspect may have had an accomplice. >>> it's a bad time to be a crook in the big apple. a warning from the nypd as the department touts another crime in citywide. things are not improving everywhere. andrew siff is outside one police plaza in lower manhattan to explain. >> make no mistake. there are some trouble spots. domestic violence is up. but they say crime is headed in the right direction. top nypd commanders with a message for law breakers. >> it is not a good time to are criminal or gang member in new york city. >> reporter: the bravado amid new numbers, shootings down 22% with 139 fewer shootings than this time last summer. homicides down 4%. all with 11,000 fewer outgoing police commissioner bill bratton said he told new yorkers it could be this way. >> this is simple. this is not rocket science. it is a specific policy to reduce arrests. >> reporter: the news isn't all good. assaults ticked up in july, reported rapes increased. so has domestic violence. some communities

. >>> an update on the waterbury branch. 35 minutes late because of mechanical problems. the lirr, transit path subways are doing fine as well as the other branches of t metro-north. a quick look outside at the george washington bridge. a ten-minute wait into the tolls. it's building quickly out there. no problems to report on here. at the lincoln and holland tunnel, about the same. minor delays at the tolls in into the hudsons. >>> coming up next, the search for a motive. >> reporter: i am katherine creag live in queens where the suspect accused in the murders of two religious leaders will face a judge. we'll tell you what kind of >>> if you're about to head out the door, keep watching "today in new york." download the "news 4 new york" app on your mobile device right ??? ??? ??? ??? one journey. two teams. >>> new this morning, fire tragedy in new jersey when fast moving flames leave two men dead. >> an accused killer in custody. police are still searching for a motive in the murder of a queens imam and his assistant. >> a controversy finish in rio as team usa failed to

>> reporter: tonight, a 911 operator in waterbury, connecticut, is off the job, for what city officials call astonishing, unprofessional behavior. >> 7-0? >> number 70. >> 70 is 7-0. seven and a zero. >> reporter: a chinese food delivery driver calls in to report his companion, 59-year-old helena vargas, shot during a robbery. >> is she breathing? >> i don't know. >> reporter: over nearly four minutes, the 911 operator, nicole scarino, grows increasingly agitated. >> where are the people that did this? >> what are they looking like? >> where are they? >> reporter: so fraus frustrated, she's heard audibly she seems to struggle with the caller's accent. repeatedly asking for information. >> i don't care what you're driving. >> reporter: police quickly app he apprehended the suspects, but vargas later died. the conduct here is under formal review. cecilia? >> thank you. >>> when we come back, are you missing mail? a federal sweep finds tens of millions of packages, and you won't believe where. >>> and the nfl player's controversial stand. >>> and back to earth? scientists returning from an

the heroin fentanyl arrests are not white people, they are hispanic and black and from lowell and waterbury, connecticut and brooklyn. an active participant in all the conversations we had here. >> reporter: she ducked out of the following news conference leaving questions for mass governor charlie baker who wouldn't comment specifically about the inflammatory neighborhood, no race, no class. it is -- it is just pervasive as anything i have ever seen. in my 30 years of health care. >> reporter: lawrence mayor dan rivera said paige is ill-informed and lawrence and lowell are scapecoats for the nationwide drug problem. >> the drug crisis in our community is serious and we don't have time for this kind of. find solutions rath he than call out his community. >> i am hour the people of maine would rather have their governor think of the stream and more detoxs and more counseling instead of picking on a small city in massachusetts. >>> former lowell mayor and city councillor rodney elliott had a lot to say. issued a statement urging lapage to take responsibility for what he called his own state's

riders heading from new haven, new canaan, and waterbury can do that. you just show your them. >>> today is the 100th anniversary of the park. the event runs from 1:00 until 10:00 tonight. >>> we have beautiful weather for a party outside or anything outside today. we're already off to a great start on the plaza. you can see nice and dry, no rain in the city. all the rain has moved away and there's a view from the top of the rock enjoying temperatures that have been dropping. great visibility and breezy. we've been waiting for all weekend long and now it's finally here. let's take a look at some of the temperatures in the cooler spots, now down to the mid-60s. it's 64 in vails gate. 63, bridgewater, still a little milder across long island. 71 in west hampton and 70 in bridgeport. notice the wind direction out of the north. that's a major change. it's a it's dry. the rain is also moving away. you see on the satellite and radar picture starting to dry things up from new york city north and west. a couple of showers are going to linger for you in montauk.

are not white people they're hispanic and black and from lowell and lawrence, massachusetts, and waterbury, brooklyn. >> governor lepage is a thoughtful and active participant in all the conversations that we've had here. >> reporter: lepage ducked out of the following news conference leaving questions for charlie baker who wouldn't comment specifically about the inflammatory comments. >> this issue knows no neighborhood. it knows no race, it knows no class, it's as pervasive as anything i've ever seen in my 30 years of lepage is ill informed and lawrence and lowell are simply scapegoats for a nationwide drug problem. >> the openoid crisis is really serious and we don't have type for this type of nonsense. name-calling and demonizing of people. >> reporter: rivera challenged lepage to find solutions rather than call out his community. >> i'm sure the people of maine would rather have their governor talk about more treatment beds and more detoxes and more counselling small city in massachusetts. >> former lowell mayor rodney elliot also had a lot to say. he issued a statement urge lag page

>> reporter: tonight, a veteran 911 operator in waterbury, connecticut, is off the job, after what city officials call astonishing, unprofessional behavior. >> 7-0? >> number 70. >> 70 is 7-0. that's what 70 is. seven and a zero. >> reporter: a chinese food delivery driver calls in to report his passenger, 59-year-old helena vargas, shot during an alleged robbery. >> is she breathing? >> i don't know. >> reporter: over nearly four minutes, the operator, nicole scarino, grows increasingly agitated. >> where are the people that did this? >> what are they looking like? >> where are they? >> reporter: so frustrated, she's heard audibly sighing. >> what did he look like? what did -- oh. >> reporter: the caller pleads for help. >> i need help. >> they're on the way, but i need information from you. >> reporter: she seems to struggle with the caller's repeatedly demanding clarification. >> they fled in a nissan, dark blue? >> blue? >> me driving. >> i don't care what you're driving. >> reporter: police quickly apprehended the suspects, but vargas later died. the police chief tells us that the

. >> it does involve knives a little bit in the beginning there, chantell waterbury certainly hustled from a young age selling cutco knives and actually helped her launch her business. >> be creative, be confident and be you. >> a direct selling platform for the facebook generation. the social commerce company allows merchandisers to set up curated online jewelry stores to sell direct between customers keeping between 45% to 50% of the profit. >> not like we're looking to have somebody necessarily have the confidence coming in. we want to give them confidence. >> 70% of the company's 10,000-plus saleswomen nationwide are under 34 years old working on the platform launched by chantel in 2011, a retail veteran of some 15 years, she knows a thing or two about having selling cutco knives to pay her way through college. she sold $30,000 worth to pay for first year's tuition at santa clara university. >> not only did i make enough money, not only did i achieve, but gave me the confidence to believe in myself to know i ran a business at such a young age that by the time i was graduating from

waterbury now blocking two lanes on route 84. there is a crash southbound by exit 105 i the blocking of two lanes. the lie is doing good. we have a construction going on blocking two lanes. it's slowing things down on the george washington bridge and the alexander hamilton. heading towards the deacon, things are fine and with the trains, everything is running on or close to schedule. >> a new effort to classify attacks on police officers as hate crimes. this comes after baton rouge in texas. let's bring in cary drew with the details on this. introduced a blue lives matter bill. if it passes officers will become a protected class and assaulting an officer would be a hate crime. louisiana has passed its blue lives matter bill. not everyone is on board. those who oppose it say they are already things to protect cops. they say it's not enough. they claim black lives matter made police officers a target. >> what i'm hoping for is to promote a sense of peace , peaceful assembly and a deterrent so that people will think twice before the

take a look at donald trump at a rally in waterbury, connecticut, trying to get some free press off my that was quick. that was quick. you know, they had on television, i was leaving and they showed a couple of protesters and they went to watters, a good guy, jesse, they interviewed a couple of people, so why are you here? i don't -- i don't know. >> it's big jesse, donald trump. let's get it straight. all right. remember to follow me on facebook and twitter. and instagram. coming up next, "justice with jeanine." remember, i'm watters and this is my world. >>> breaking tonight, isis being blamed far terrifying attack on a wedding in turkey. and it's now believed the suicide bomber responsible is no more than 14 years old. hello and welcome to a special sunday edition of "justice." i'm judge jeanine pirro. thank you for being with us. joining us tonight are trump campaign senior advisers, as well as an all-star political panel. but first, to breaking news. at least 51 people dead, dozens more wou

but the waterbury police chief said the handling of the call did not affect first responders. he said 9-1-1 operators shouldn't be contentious and the conduct here is under formal review. abc news, washington. >> there are apparently now >>> there are apparently now charges in this case. >> vargas, 59, she died of a gunshot wound to the head. >>> coming i'm in the next half hour, the nfl star quarterback kicked off a national controversy. >> what colin kaepernick did that has people burning his jersey. why he says he's not backing down. >>> first, this cafe in prostate cancer -- this cafe in that's getting rave reviews from the neighborhood. ? >>> this mode -- >> i kind of miss dido. nice to start off a monday morning like this. >> yeah. and then yoga, meditation. >>> it wasn't exactly a thank you, but a letter that was addressed to a thief in brooklyn is teaching us an important lesson in turning the other cheek. >> after someone broke into his coffee shop, the store owner refused to call the police or check out the surveillance video. here's marci gonzalez. >> reporter: the

arrest were not white people here hispanic and black and from lowell and lawrence, mississippi and waterbury, connecticut the bronx in brooklyn. >> governor lepage is a thoughtful and active participant. >> reporter: lepage ducked out of the following news conference leaving questions for mass governor charlie baker who wouldn't comment specifically about the inflammatory comments. >> this issue knows no neighborhood. it knows no race, it pervasive as anything i've ever seen in my 30 years in healthcare. >> reporter: but lawrence mayor dan rivera told fox 25 lepage is ill informed and lawrence and lowell are simply scapegoats for a nationwide drug problem. >> the opioid crisis and the drug crisis in our communities is really serious and we don't have time. rather than call out his community. i'm sure the people of maine would rather have their governor talk about more treatment beds and detoxing instead of picking on a small city in massachusetts. >> reporter: current city councillor rodney elliot also had a lot to say. he sent out a statement urging lepage to take responsibility for what he

jessica says she had was trying to return at toms a babies are us in waterbury connecticut.oth were still in the box, untouched but she didn't have a receipt. she said she did have a debit card that she used as well as her store loyalty card, and that is help she said her tour turned into an unforgettable nightmare. >> she asked well, why are you returning it. and it triggered something inside of me that i a tear just rolled down my face and i had to just say my son passed away and i can't to that. >> babies are us says the stores provided coaching to help team members, ensure similar situations are handled with more care in the future. >>> pennsylvania, new jersey and delaware are among 44 states sharing 53 million-dollar in federal money to fight the opioid epidemic. u.s. department of health and human services says funding will focus honorary duesing over prescribing of painkillers, increasing access to treatment and making sure that the anecdote is widely available. prescription overdose was responsible for more deaths in the united states from 1999 through 2008 then her

percent of those pictures in my book, and it's a three-ring binder, are black and hispanic people from waterburyconnecticut, the bronx, and brooklyn. >> the governor's office has refused media requests to verify the trend. a day after those comments, he was asked what he would say to those who would call him racist. he asked who had called him that. governor lepage did not appreciate hearing that and decided to make a phone call. >> mr. gattine, this is governor paul richard lepage. i would like to talk to you about your comment about my being a racist, you [ bleep ]. >> it only gets worse from there and that's thing 2 in 60 seconds. you can move calls between phones, so conversations can go where you go. take your time. i'm not going anywhere. (announcer vo) and when you're not available, one talk helps find the right person who is. hi, john. (announcer vo) so wherever work takes you, you can put your customers first introducing one talk-- another way verizon connects your business better. learn how at onetalk.com. ♪ (vo) making the most outf every le. that's why i got a subaru impreza. (avo) l

the waterbury branch has mechanical problems. thirty-five minute >> many families living in queens turned out for a big road test last night did there is a proposal to put homeless in this hotel. rosanna: it is a holiday in. if a lot of folks they are are opposed to this plan. let's go to carry through. she is live by what is, for now, >> we are here on 55th road. this is the holiday inn express. the city is looking to turn it into a homeless shelter. there are all of these barricades set up. dozens of people showed out for that rallied. they do not want a homeless the city has promised that there would be no children under the age of eight team. 247 security here at neighbors that live in this area are concerned about the location. >> i want to help the homeless. i do not think that putting them into a hotel with no kitchens is an answer. no buses. no services available. why would they do this to families? >> it is just a location. right by the park. right by the two schools. we disagree with the location. we disagree with the w

but the waterbury police chief said the handling of the call did not affect first responders.rators shouldn't be contentious and the conduct here is under formal review. abc news, washington. >> there are apparently now four teenagers facing murder charges in this case. >> vargas, 59, she died of a gunshot wound to the head. >>> coming i'm in the next half hour, the nfl star quarterback kicked off a national controversy. >> what colin kaepernick did that has people burning his jersey. why he says he's not backing down. >>> first, this cafe in boston that's getting rave reviews from the neighborhood. you're watching "world news now." ♪ boston that's getting rave reviews from the neighborhood. you're watching "world news now." ♪ they don't help single moms. hi. hi. what happened to our house last year? it flooded. and the water flooded out. yeah. the red cross arranged the hotel for us. they gave me that break, that leverage, to be able to get it together and... take care of them, you know? i feel like we've come full circle. like that! this is how i'll do it. sarah: there you g

riders heading to and from new haven, new canaan, danbury and waterbury can buy their tickets on their governor danell malloy calls it another step forward in customer service and convenience. >>> some pop-up storms caused some flooding. rising water covered streets and created problems for drivers and people trying to get around in general. >>> the recent heavy rain has caused some issues at several long island beaches. the nassau county health department is urging swimmers to avoid 13 north shore beaches because of the heavy rainfall. storm water runoff can elevate bacteria levels and is that >>> a massive cleanup is underway in waterlogged southern louisiana this weekend. one week after downpours triggered deadly flooding in the state, there's still plenty of high water. the newest numbers are staggering. fema says more than 100,000 people have already applied for federal assistance. more than 60,000 homes have been damaged with water reaching places that have never flooded before. president obama plans to visit baton rouge on tuesday to see the damage. >>> inth residents forced out

are black and hispanic people from waterbury connecticut, the bronx and block lynn. >> in an interviewgovernor le page also challenged the state rep to a duel. >> i wish it was 1825. and we would have a duel. that's how angry i am. and i bet -- and i wouldn't put my gun in the air, guarantee you. i would not be hamilton. i would point it right between his eyes. >> le page has since apologized for using expletives in the the voicemail and says he didn't mean to shoot him in the eyes in a literal sense. he says it was simply a metaphor. joining me is drew gattine. i'm glad to find out you are safe from a duel in the state. what did you say about the governor le page that started this tirade? did you, in fact, call him racist? >> no, actually, i didn't. i was asked about his comments that he made at his town hall wednesday night, about the 90% and three-ring binders. and, you know, i'm chair of the human services committee up here. in maine. and we have a very, very serious drug crisis. we are -- people are dying. and in our streets from heroin overdose. and my comment was that the govern