reporting live in west new york, carolina leid, channel 7 eyewitness news. workers go on strike over wages and benefits in new jersey? besides paralyzing the region, now coming out with a contingency plan just in case. the plan expected to include adding buses and ferries. more than 100,000 people use new jersey transit trains to get in to manhattan each weekday. under federal law, march 13th is the first day railroad workers can strike. >>> funeral services will be held tomorrow for the beloved owner of a sneaker store in new jersey who was murdered on the job. 21-year-old jamaal gaines was shot in the east coast boutique in rahway friday night. at this point police do not have a motive nor have they identified a suspect. >>> the campaign to stop rising crime in the subways of new york city tonight includes a new radio system for the nypd to try to help cops communicate while patrolling underground. we're told tonight the department tested the updated radios in the bronx and now before they used to lose them or go dark. there was no way to communicate with

"today in new york's" katherine rage is in west new york. kat. >> reporter: and darlene, one dropping off a teddy bear right there at the site of the memorial for that little girl. only 7 years old who was killed here. that child and her mother were walking at this intersection when they were hit by the driver of an suv. in fact, the most recent surveillance video of that suv released by police shows it going through a parking garage. also some side streets around west new york. the driver of the black chevy tahoe at the corner of van buren place, 61st street. turned as the little girl, sheyla pichardo and her mother crossed the street. as the driver got out of the vehicle and for several seconds look at the child on the ground and the mother in shock and hurt but the driver took off. the child died at the hospital. a resident in the community said this. >> i'm distraught. i think it's horrendous, unspeakable, inexcusable what happened last night. as a resident, i'm confident that law enforcement will catch i give it one more -- to the end o

in west new york, new jersey, diane macedo, cbs 2 news. >> both the parents say it was too painful for them to talk about their daughter. but they did say that she is an angel. [ music ] >>> campaign 2016 now. endorsing donald trump is causing trouble for governor christie . there are calls tonight for his resignation. social media jokes and his approval rating is taking a hit. cbs 2's tony aiello repor. >> the next president of the united states, donald trump. >> reporter: chris christie playing emcee for his former rival now his political pal. but his embrace of donald trump comes at a price. measured by pollsters with the public mind survey at fairleigh dickinson university. >> when the two days leading up to the trump endorsements he was polling about 33% in his job approval. after the endorsement it went to 27%. the trump endorsement certainly didn't move a needle in the opposite direction. it did appear to hurt him a bit. fired up the gannett newspaper chain. its new jersey papers ran a joint editorial calling on christie to resign. "what an embarrassment, what an utter disgrace.

live in west new york, valerie castro cbs2 news. >>> we do have some more developing news out of new jersey. a seven-year-old boy hit by a stray bullet while sitting inside a home in paterson. that is where we find cbs2's what happened. brian? >> reporter: kristine, that little boy wasn't even safe inside his own living room. he was hit in the shoulder when gunfire erupted on rosa parks boulevard tonight. the seven-year-old and his family were inside on the first floor of this multi family houses at about 6 pm. you can see the broken glassware the stray bullet shattered the front window. there was some kind of dispute on the street near a liquor store when somebody pulled out a gun. something that neighbors say happens all too often in this >> at least four or five times a month. monthly. i know because we live here. nothing new for us. we're used to it. >> in fact, a 12-year-old girl was killed by a stray bullet in the house right across the street from the one where the incident happened tonight. >> reporter: in the case this evening, that little boy was not the intended target acc

. >> let's go to fox 5 trues teresa live for us in west new york new jersey with more details sad story here t. >> incredibly sad when you see juliet. good morning to both of you. this is a spot why seven-year-old girl lost her life yesterday killed by a driver of an suv, who according to police looked at what he had done, got back in his car and drove off. and now this morning police are asking for help in tracking down that person responsible. >> a community in shock after 7-year-old was killed on her way to school is. the little girl run over while incident unfolded 6th street in hudson community of west new york around u89 20 monday morning. these surveillance photos released by police showed a chevy tahoe responsible according to authorities driver turned left into the path of the mother and daughter crossing in the crosswalk. the mother was tossed a few yards away, little sheila caught under the wholes. police say the driver got out of the suv, looked at the 7-year-old's body and then drove off. this is sheila's father he did you want speak english but his pain and heartbreak need

>>> right now, a memorial continues to grow for a 7-year- old girl killed in a hit and run in west new york as her family prepares to say final goodbyes. >>> new jersey transit workers threaten to leave commuters stranded as the strike deadline looms. >>> and temperatures starting to rise for the start of the work week. springlike weather. cbs2 news sunday morning continues right now. >>> good morning. sunday, march 6. >> top stories straight ahead. burst of vanessa murdock has a look at the forecast. the forecast -- i hope will make you smile. maybe not today. but as we look beyond sunday. here is the deal. right now, temperatures out there -- cold enough for snow. some of us are seeing some snow. mainly west of the city. a few snow showers to the north. by midmorning, this is out of here. a dusting -- maybe a half especially in places like mount olive -- the higher elevations -- hate -- may have a better bet of seeing snow this morning. warming from the 20s and 30s right now, into the mid-40s -- which is seasonable. noon, 39. mostly cloudy. by 3:00 this afternoon, it is 45. and almost --

the crash happened monday in west new york as the seven-year-old was walking to school with her mother. with details from the courtroom. >> reporter: yeah. emotional moments in the courtroom today as we saw for the first time these two suspects really make their court appearance now. this was a bail hearing for the two. joe johannah alvarez in tears, accused of helping her husband cover up his driving. the two's attorneys -- >> i know that he is heartbroken by this entire occurrence. he's got his own son, ironically also seven years old. >> her life is shattered. to find out something like that happened is traumatizing. you saw in the video she's crying the whole time. i had a chance to speak to her she said in a matter of minutes her whole world got turned upside down. >> reporter: the community of west new york has rallied around the family, a growing memorial at the scene, fund-raisers and more. as for these two suspects, rodriguez an undocumented immigrant from ecuador is being held on $250,000 bail. rosas alvarez charged with making a false report to police by saying her car had b

brian thompson is in west new york tonight with photos of those suspects. >> it's been like this all afternoon as people in this community come out to the scene of the accident to go to a makeshift memorial and contribute to it. investigation, no sleep last night. they spent hours and hours looking at surveillance video, trying to get a partial plate of the license plate. >> not even a full day after the hit and run crash, police arrested fabian and joanna in newark. she told police her suv had been stolen. >> i'm heart broken, i lost my daughter. through an unnecessary situation. >> her father barely got those words out before he broke down in tears over this loss. two dozen west new york, north bergen and hudson county sheriff detectives tracked down the suv owner at this address in newark. his image matching the driver who briefly stopped. as hard as this was for her father. daughter, i do not wish him any harm. >> the forgiveness seemed genuine. >> i ask him if he has a family to step in my shoes. >> families gather around this makeshift memorial. we find out the man does have a

reporting live in west new york, carolina leid, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> new at 11:00, counselors will be on hand tomorrow at a preschoo in manhattan amid allegations that a disruptive 4-year-old student, a 4-year-old is being kept in isolation. the video of the child throwing things at ps198 was recorded by a worker at the school on the upper east side. according to the child's mother, her son is being kept in isolation for misbehaving and throwing tantrums. investigating the claims. >>> new at 11:00. an arrest at a hit-and-run that killed an off duty nypd officer. 35-year-old william espinal-mejia is charged with leaving the scene of an accident yesterday. 25-year-old officer vincent harrison was struck by a passing car when he got out of his own car after a fender bender. his cousin tells us tonight the family is mourning. >> generally a niceuy. didn't have to ask him for anything because he was already giving ito you. justice should be swift because from what i can see, there's no reasonhat this should have happened. >> investigators say they believe harrison had his weapon dr

valerie castro is life from the scene in west new york. valerie? >> reporter: less than 24 hours after this crime, police had two suspects in custody. that comes as a relief to the community but brings little solace to the girl's family. there daughter's death has brought a lot of people to the street corner to pay their respects. a mother still in shock from daughter sheila, killed when the two were hit by an suv as they walked to school. in obvious pain as she left the hospital tuesday night after being admitted a second time for injuries caused by the collision. the accident happened monday morning. the surveillance video caught the driver getting out of the car after the impact looking at what he did and then leaving the scene. police announced the arrest of fabian rodriguez calles and his girlfriend joanna rosas- alvarez earlier today. >> we were able to impound the car. we had enough evidence to place them under arrest. >> reporter: not long after, alvarez reported her car stolen but police believe it was a cover-up and found the car around m

we're live this evening in west new york, sandra bookman, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> now to vote 2016. the race for president. sources telling abc news tonight the chances of former new york mayor michael bloomberg running as an independent are now nearly zero. week. with hillary clinton appearing to be moving toward the democratic nomination, mr. bloomberg sources say will not enter the race. this is super tuesday, 10 states voting for democrats and republicans. biggest delegate total yet. democrats have a caucus in colorado and american samoa. political reporter dave evans covering it all for us. will be watching the election results from his compound. >> this donald trump's mansion. a 20-acre estate. he's going to be talking to us on the south side at about 9:00. a news conference and small rally with friends and family. this as you mentioned is a big, big day of voting, super tuesday. votes in states like texas, virginia, alabama, minnesota, massachusetts. big not only for donald trump but also if you believe the polls, also for hillary clinton. both of them poised for big win

she died in west new york on her way to school. we're live at the scene of the crash with the details. >> reporter: diane, the death of shayla pichardo has said -- has had such a devastating impact on this community. tonight, people will get a wake. we have watched this memorial drastically grow at the intersection where she was killed. dozens have been stopping by to honor her life and say a prayer for her family. >> 7-year-old shayla pichardo will be laid to rest this week. her loved ones now preparing to >> >> a grieving father spoke to us with help from a translator sending a message to the driver accused of hitting shayla pichardo monday morning on her way to school and leaving the scene. him. step into my shoes. >> surveillance cameras captured this black suv right before it hit her and her mother crossing this intersection at 61 street. police say seconds later, the driver got out of the vehicle, looked at her lifeless body on the ground, and get them the vehicle and speeds off. we talked to her mother, still recovering from

a little bit of wintry action going on to the west of new york city. you can see on storm tracker. lots of clouds in the hudson valley. this is the area of light snow to the west of new york city across northern new jersey. temperatures cold enough for snow in many spots. it's 30 now, staten island, just 33 middle village and 33 degrees at this hour in jfk as you're heading outside. you will want to bring the jacket. temperatures in the 20s in newburgh and morristown and 26 at this hour in sussex. as you plan the rest of your day, a few flurries around. that's really just about it. no heavy snow today. temperatures do get a bit of a boost from sunshine later on this afternoon. it will be a little bit milder than it was yesterday. it was chilly on your saturday. not quite as chilly on this sunday with a high of 46 degrees. the winds are light as well. we've all been talking about this warmup that's starting tomorrow. i'll tell you how warm it will get come up in the storm team 4 seven-day forecast in a few. pat and gus, over to you. >> all right, raphi, thank you. >>t > police are in

we're live in west new york new jersey. >> thank you. >>> also in new jersey, still no suspects or arrests as a 7 year old boy recovers from a gunshot wound. jaiden de leon was at the home when he heard the gunshots. investigators say he went to the window to check out the shooting and a window came through and grazed him. >> six shots were fired, one of them which struck him in the should early right above his heart. a couple of inches down and he would reporter: a year and a what half ago, a similar incident happened and a 12 year old was killed while riding her scooter. >>> march is kicking off with a storm. rain is heading our way for late tonight and it could be a problem into late tomorrow. lee is outside of the studios with the accuweather forecast. reporter: march is making such first impression but we this is not march in the tri-state area. its all about change that's what we'll have the next several days. we have a little bit of everything for you. let's help you get through it. first of all, very pretty this afternoon. we have sunshine, high clouds. we're at 47 degrees right no

we have more from west new york with the new information. magdelina? >> reporter: maurice and christine, i spoke with the family who say they are absolutely distraught as they plan sheyla's funeral but they are also vindicated in knowing that the alleged driver is now behind bars. children in the neighborhood gather after school to see where 7-year-old sheyla pichardo was struck and killed. >> i am the father too of a 7- year-old. and i want her to see what is going on here. and i feel sorry for the family. >> sheyla's father addressed other parents today, asking them to cherish their time together. >> i speak from the bottom of my heart. take care of your kids. >> reporter: his family in mourning. after a hit-and-run driver killed his little girl, and injured his wife. sheyla and her mother were walking to school, monday morning, when they were struck. >> when they got me in the corner, i saw the little girl and she is already dead. >> left to die in the middle of street by a man police identify as fabian rodriguez-kya. a neighbors say was a father hi

we see it as cloud cover in the afternoon hours, especially south and west of new york city. by sunday, a bigger piece of there are more clouds in the afternoon and might even end the day with a shower south and west of new york city and then we really get some moisture from that system and that is coming in on monday. that looks like a raw, damp day to start early but after all of this weather, you knew it had to come around to that. futurecast temperatures tomorrow morning, if you're headed out bright and early. if the kids have an early game. it is chilly, 30s in our suburbs and nice, under sunny to partly cloudy skies and more sun to the north and temperatures around 60 or so. clear and colder tonight. 41, 30s in many suburbs and 62 tomorrow with sunshine mixing with clouds during the afternoon. many southwest suburbs can finish off the day mostly cloudy. 49, coming up at 4:30, we'll look at that sunday map and no matter what the skies are, clokts will change, the sunset at 7:00. daylight saving time returns and the question is, will the daylight on sunday all be dry or wi

girl in west new york new jersey. restaurants don't have to warn you about salty food yet . this is like huge. super tuesday! donald trump is looking to make it his day with a big win he does have a large target on his back. republican and democratic hopefuls are taking aim at him across the board. it's the clinton campaign background strategy on how to go after trump if she is the democratic nominee . >> i think we can hear it already and some of the rally she's been having . ben: hey, , it could still come back and bite us. juliet: i don't think you can hear me. ben: i would like to say to winter, thank you very much. as before we will deliver. ben: you are the one that went away for a month. juliet: i was sick . i was an invalid. this is now not necessarily spring. as meteorological spring, it's a whole another thing. it starts on march 1. astronomical for spring . it's a nice taste in it leads up to what to come. you could think of it as spring. 430 in newark and 45 in bridgeport. 400 in poughkeepsie. temperatures that you are looking at are reflective of the average hig

warm up starting today with temperatures getting well into the 60s, maybe even some 70s areas west of new york city. here is your accuweather day planner 50 at 8:00, a west and southwest wind helping to bring in that warmer air coming in about 10-20 miles per hour up to 60 by noon time, 69 your temperature by 4:00, again some of the western suburbs can touch or even exceed that 70- degree mark. we'll send it over to heather o right now in with a look at the commute. >> hi, jeff good we'll take a look at the cross bronx expressway eastbound side we do have an accident at least two lanes are closed down as a result. one in two tran it had track work at franklin vet and that work has been completed new jersey transit, long island railroad metro north running on get to the outbound side of the george washington bridge upper level underneath the apartments two lanes closed down until 5:00 a.m. and you have construction at the lincoln and holland tunnels as well. our street cleaning rules are in effect for today. ken over to you. >>> heather thank you. 4:33 back to our top story. terrorists strike a

there is a memorial at the spot where shayla died yesterday on her way to school in west new york. that tragedy was caught on surveillance video. the suv stopped a passenger got out, then both sped off. investigators are looking for a black late model chevy tahoe. >>> 6:57 news copper 7 has been over these delays. >>> and john is over head in north brunswick, john. >>> we still have activity on the track here, lori and ken, these are live pictures from news copper 7, there was a pedestrian accident on the train tracks before 5:00 on the morning we are being told it was the 422 train out of trenton to penn station new york, traveling northbound when it struck a pedestrian in new brunswick, we're told that that pedestrian was fatally injured. and construction vehicles on the tracks that was apparently accident, so now as a result of the accident and the construction two tracks are out of service trains are running though, with 60 minute delays both directions on the northeast corridor between trenton and metro park. channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> thank you. >>> all right heather. >>>

we're live in west new york tonight. news 4 new york. >>> and new tonight police have made an arrest in a hit and run crash that killed an offduty nypd officer on the new jersey turnpike. vincent harrison was killed in a crash early sunday morning in elizabeth. this morning me hee ya turned himself to authorities. with another vehicle around 3:00 a.m. yesterday. police say he got out of his car and began arguing with the other driver and that is when a third vehicle allegedly driven by espinal-mejia hit harrison. harrison had his weapon drawn when he was hit. he was pronounced dead on the scene. >>> new tonight dramatic video of a gunman bursting into a queens restaurant targeting a man inside. keep your eye on the upper left side of your screen. you see him charge into the restaurant and immediately fire several shots. and then he runs out the door and jumps into a newer model red four dur oor sedan. his target, a man was hit in the leg and hip. >>> a harlem prek was supposed to watch over her child. instead the mother c

she was walking in west new york with her grandmother who's now in the hospital. the suspect is an undocumented immigrant. his girlfriend also faces charges. >>> police would like you to take a look at some photographs. detectives say this woman with red hair knocked on a man's door on sunday evening, that was in the 1199 co-ops in east harlem. when the man opened the door, three masked intruders rushed in, hit him with a stun gun and >> happening now, crews scrubbing every inch of the ill-fated cruise ship forced to return home early for the second time in a month. "the anthem of the seas" docked in new jersey this morning. we were there and talked to passengers about their vacation cut short. >> reporter: this massive cruise ship had on it more than,000 passengers, more than 1,000 crew members. it was supposed to be a 12-day cruise, but it's back here. and travelers are telling us they're relieved their not sick or in the middle of a storm. workers went into the empty cabins and scrubbed them inside and out. we saw workers vigorously wiping down balcony furnitur

reporting in west new york, new jersey, valerie castro, cbs 2 news. >>> campaign 2016 republican presidential front runner donald trump meets with party leaders in washington before delivering remarks. this weekend saw another contentious trump rally in arizona saturday a protester was beaten bile being escorted from the venue. trump says the attack was provoked. >> he or his partner was the person who punched the kicked the protest snore >> no i'm saying these are professionals. >> trump's republican opponents are focused on stopping him from earning a majority of delegates to allow for an open convention. voting takes place tomorrow in arizona, idaho and utah. >>> on the democratic side senator bernie sanders is counting on wins out west to slow hillary clinton's momentum. sanders is now looking for delegates to switch sides and hoping some of clintons super delegates will come over to his campaign. >> to say to a super delegate bernie sanders won your state by 20 or 30 points, you know you might want to listen to your state. sense. today. 800 delegates. >>> new this morning an arrest in a

this happened in west new york. intersection of 62nd street and van buren place. that little girl just 7 years old died. katherine creag is in weather new york. kat, you were saying they were

sitting in the mid 40s in and around new york city and the urban areas of northeastern new jersey. 43 toms river right now. you have 43 islip and 30s north and west of the city. 38 at sussex. you see this back door cold front has moved on in and behind that, the cam air comes in from new england and it keeps eastern long island all day today in the 40s. we probably just get into the mid as here in -- 50s here in so 48 at 8:00 in the morning and 52 by noon and 54 by 4:00 p.m. the wind coming from the ocean at about 8 to 16 miles per hour and clouds and a few breaks of sunshine. over to heather o'rourke right now, she's going to look at the commute. >>> this is the cross bronx expressway east side. we have an accident that's being cleared away. not causing a big delay getting back to the george washington bridge yet. but as long as that's out there, the longer it stays out there, the longer that delay is going to be. we have at least two lanes closed down as a result. they are suspended today and tomorrow but just keep in mind the metered rules apply. if you are using mass transit it is just fine. no major problems but again you have to feed the me

the seven-year-old died while walking to school in west new york last week. police say sabian rodriguez was driving an suv when he hit her and her mother. >>> a man pushes a 17-year-old girl onto the subway tracks in front of an oncoming train and she survived. the police are looking for this man seen running from the 103rd street subway station in queens. the conductor of the oncoming train saw the girl and hit the she survived by squeezing between the platform and the train's wheel. she was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. plans to fight robo calls today. he urged major phone carriers to make the technology available to consumers. hundreds of thousands of people continue to receive unwanted telemarketing calls. >> this game of phones with robo calls has gone on too long, whether it's mortgage companies, companies, credit card firms, or even worse, scammers and telephone companies. >>> you want to lose weight, a new study suggests eating peanuts. university of houston researchers say peanuts and peanut butter could prevent obesity. this after they

>>> heartbreak and outrage from the family of a seven-year-old girl killed in a hit and run in west new york. the little girl's mother tries to put into words her unspeakable loss. she spoke with valerie castro. >> reporter: these parents are in a position no family wants to face. living through the death of their own child. jamie korea told me in spanish she will keep good memories of her daughter, a beautiful girl happy -- yeimy coria. she says this black suv hit them both, the driver as seen in the surveillance video gets out of the car, then takes off after seeing what he's done. when the driver looked at them, he only muttered an expletive and then left. fabian rodriguez and his wife joanna rosas-alvarez were arrested the same day. police said the couple tried to cover up the crime by return -- by reporting the car stolen. they both appeared in court today pleading not guilty. joanna rosas-alvarez seemed to cry during the proceedings. coria couldn't find the words when asked what she would say to the people who did this. as to where she'll find strength now, my daughter will give it to

in west new york, cbs 2 news. >> thank you. >>> police in new jersey are searching for the gunman who hit and wounded 75-year-old boy sitting in his -- wounded a 7- year-old boy sitting in his own home. meg baker is live in new jersey. >> reporter: chris and mary, we are outside st. joseph's regional medical center where that brave young boy, seven years old is recovering after and earlier we spoke to his aunt who says if he had been hit just a few inches lower, he would not be here. this second grader wasn't even safe inside his own home. he was hit in the shoulder when gunfire erupted outside here. >> my grandmother and mother were in the house. the kids were playing in the living room. and six shots were fired. one of them struck him in the shoulder, right above his heart. >> reporter: his aunt had just left the apartment. >> he did recognize that there through the window. >> reporter: and who bravely called 911? >> the mother couldn't get the call out. and he told the grandmother, i will take the phone and call them myself. didn't drop a tear at all. >> reporter: you can see the b

this person from west new york doesn't want to transfer to a train. >> that's too much hassle. i rather go on the bus one thing. >> reporter: despite the tunnel traffic, most would prefer to keep taking the bus right here. >> yeah. from here to the subway is two minutes. >> reporter: the board recently announced a competition to redesign a new terminal. >> participants in the proposed design competition would be encouraged to suggest alternative sites for a different port authority bus terminal should their analysis determine that the proposed site west of ninth avenue is not optimal. >> reporter: the redesign promises to incorporate public opinion. right now on its website, the port authority has surveys for commuters and for those who live and work in the busy part of midtown. at the port authority bus terminal, sonia rincon, cbs 2 news. >> the cost of building a new terminal is about $4 billion. >>> french officials say the main suspect behind the paris terror attacks has been captured. but more arrests are expected. salah abdeslam was arrested during a raid in brussels toda

joseph in west new york. she was struck while walking to school with her mother. police arrested two people in connection with the hit-and- run. >>> plans for nancy reagan's funeral are expected to be released today. the nation is remembering the former first lady who died yesterday at her home in california. >> reporter: preparations for nancy reagan's funeral will presidential library later today. flowers and arounds pay tribute outside the ronald reagan presidential library and museum. >> the first lady of the united states, nancy davis reagan. >> reporter: the former first lady was known as president reagan's fiercest protector and trusted political adviser. no moment caught the relationship better than when nancy told her husband how to answer a reporter. >> do everything we can. >> just say no. president's alzheimer's diagnosis in 1994, she advocated for stem cell research. nancy will be buried here at the ronald reagan presidential library next to her husband of 52 years. >> he was a presence. she really -- she was a presence. she really completed the meet.

see breaks in the clouds south and west of new york city, that's the best chance of 75 to 80. then that rain will start to move in to the area tomorrow night. decent period of rainfall. maybe it's four, six hours then leaving the scene by friday here's your accuweather forecast. patchy clouds. very mild overnight. down to about 58 in new york city. for tomorrow it's a high of 75. just add some more clouds. might be a stray shower. tomorrow night, mild. will be rain at times especially later tomorrow night. but it will leave the scene by dawn on friday. things will dry out. your 7-day accuweather forecast looks like this. cooler, drier, clearing on friday. saturday, 63. don't forget we spring ahead on sunday morning. turn the clocks ahead. 62 with a 7 p.m. sunset. just clouds increasing. probably mainly dry. a little change in the forecast. and we've made it a little milder. cool and damp early next week. we'll have another update in the forecast at 11:00. shame to come back inside but i'll have to. >> change your burt umber your daughter wants to stay organic. your husband wan

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maintain rodriguez, who was driving without a license, struck the pair as they crossed the street in west new york. police say video shows rodriguez then briefly stopped, got out of his suv, but then took off. >> we know somebody got out of the vehicle and we know that they left the scene of the accident. as far as whether it was mr. rodriguez, at this point, at this stage in the game, i can't tell you unequivocally that that was him. >> reporter: once he got home to newark, police say she helped her husband cover up the cold blooded crime. told police her suv had been stolen. police found the vehicle parked right outside the couple's home. today we learned ironically the same age, 7, as little sheyla. >> by no means is she looking to walk away from this. in a matter of minutes her whole world got turned upside down. >> many worlds turned upside down. rodriguez was charged with among other things leaving the scene of an accident resulting in a fatality. he's being held on $250,000 bail. his wife's bail, much lower, at just $7500. for now we're live in jersey city, kemberly richardson, channel 7 ey

bronx, janelle burrell, cbs 2 news. >> janelle, thank you. >>> a memorial growing this morning in west new york, new jersey where a little girl was killed by a hit-and-run driver. 7-year-old shayla pacardio was walking with her mother to school yesterday when they were hit by an suv. surveillance video shows the driver get out of thed video, take a look and then take off. shayla's mother was seriously hurt. the hunt continues for the driver. police are looking for a black chevy tahoe with chrome trim and tinted windows. it may have some front end damage. >>> the search is on today for a shooter who hit a 7-year-old boy in paterson, new jersey while he was sitting inside his own home. the boy and his family were on the first floor of this multi- family house at about 6:00 p.m. when shots rang out. we're told there was some kien of dispute outside on the streets near this liquor store when somebody pulled out a gun and started firing. certainly not the intended target. he was rushed to st. joseph's medical center where he is in stable condition. >>> new video of a shooting inside a restaurant in

. >> it happened in west new york new jersey this morning. good morning, terry said. >> reporter: good morning. people have been bringing teddy bears and flowers by this memorial. pretty much the same spot where this little girl lost her life. asking for your help in tracking down the person who killed her. >> i feel very bad. she was just a little girl. >> reporter: killed on her way the little girl ran over while holding her mother's hand. >> we heard screaming. >> the incident unfolded. 820 monday morning. the surveillance videos show a chevy tahoe were responsible. the driver turned left into the path of the mother and daughter crossing in the crosswalk. the police say the driver got out of the suv, looked at the 7-year-old's body and then drove off. he does not speak english. >> also, -- speed neck back instilling their father's wish. >> we need to get to the bottom of this. we need to find the guilty person. >> students at the school will have grief counselors on hand today. very small children. i will send things back to both of you. g

girl are -- an undocumented immigrant was behind the wheel that struck the girl and her mother in west new york. the girl was killed, her mother hospitalized. his girlfriend, alvarez of newark is charged with lying to police. she tried to report the suv had been stolen. >>> today, a different new jersey courtroom, another driver accused in a deadly hit and run heads to court. this happened and hit an off-duty nypd officer and he died. tracie strahan is in elizabeth with what we can expect. >> reporter: he turned himself in to authorities monday night. today here at the courthouse, he'll face a judge for that hit and run that claimed the life of that nypd officer who had only been on the force for a little more than a year. this man is facing a single count of leaving the scene of a fatal accident. authorities say he was driving his infiniti on the southbound lanes of the turnpike near elizabeth when he hit the off-duty cop. stopped briefly but left before state troopers arrived. that man had been involved in another crash with another vehicle and was arguing with that driver with his gun drawn

and-run accident in west new york new jersey monday. a band played outside as her casket was brought out of the church. friend. >> she always had a smile and she always played with everyone. >> reporter: surveillance cameras camtured a -- captured a black tahoe right before it slammed into her crossing the intersection of van van buren. the driver, a 23-year-old, then got out of the suv, looked at the mother standing over her little girl's body and got back in and drove off. two hours later his wife reported the suv missing. trying to cover up the crime. her father spoke. >> i am heartbroken. i lost my daughter. >> the mayor helped get visas and fly families from mexico for extra support. >> everybody is asking me how else they should be helping. >> the memorial continues to and residents tell me they will not forget what happened on this corner. a life gone too soon. meg baker, cbs 2 news. >> they are under arrest. they are charged with leaving the scene of a accident that caused death. they pleaded not guilty. >>> we could be heading

she's accused of filing a false report on an suv that hit and killed a mother and daughter in west new york. 7-year-old sheyla pichardo died. alvarez and her boyfriend driving the suv pleaded not guilty yesterday. >>> happening today, one of the three teenagers arrested in the rape of a 16-year-old girl on long island is expected to be sentenced. 18-year-old jose cornejo is facing up to 15 years behind bars after pleading guilty to the crime. 18-year-old joel escobar forced the girl into a wooded area near brentwood golf course last year and raped her. a third teen was a lookout. expected to be sentenced in may. >>> happening today, four suspects charged in the shooting death of a pitching pro pekt in yonkers will be arraigned. nash juan hunter from the bronx is charged. he fired the fatal shots that killed michael nolan in a burger king parking lot last september. three others face assault and weapons charges. >>> 4:50 now. you may notice more police officers during your morning train ride. mayor de blasio and the top brass with the nypd announced that more officers will be patrolling at a

live in west new york, cbs 2 news. >> very brave man, thank you. >>> just 11 days now until a looming new jersey transit strike deadline. the worker's union says the two sides are as far apart as they have ever been. wondering what are they in for. cbs 2 jessica schneider joins us now on what new jersey transit is saying. jessica? >> new jersey transit officials are not giving very many details. all they will say is that they're developing plans to accommodate customers in the vent of a strike. but many of those customers just bought monthly passes for march and they say that answer is not good enough. >> it wouldn't be a good thing at all. i mean a lot of people ride these trains. >> dan martin takes the train several times a week into the city. he heard about a possible strike, and is anxious to hear how it might affect him. >> of course, it is a contingency. if they do walk off the job, how are they going to keep these people moving to and from work? >> new jersey transit has so far only released this. in the event the unions call a strike, we will have a plan in place to accommoda

states. >>> today hillary clinton is taking her fight back here to new york, she is having a rally with supporters at the center on the west side. chris. >>> thank you. to breaking news emergency crews in midland park are on the scene what's being described as a significant gas leak in glen avenue the same role. role. there are no reports of jerries or evacuations. utility crews have been called to the scene. >>> also a major announcement from the mayor and police commissioner about fighting subway crime the new york post says they'll unvail to put a police officer on every train at night patrolling each one car by car this strategy is not considered for daytime because it would be too difficult for officers to get through all the crowded cars. >>> court appearance for a couple accused in a fatal hit- considered for daytime because it would be too difficult for officers to get through all the crowded cars. >>> court appearance for a couple accused in a fatal hit- >> how can you do that to the little girl like that and leave it behind? >> police say soon after the accident rodriguez's girlfriend apparently tempt to cover up

a church in west new york. for 17-year-old noel herrera's funeral. he and his best friend died on march 6 after a car jumped the curb and ran them over. another teen walking with them was seriously hurt also. herrerasa was remembered for his action and adventure. >> he would go on adventures and would say stop worrying about it. just have fun. be you. >> police say the driver, 23- year-old eric paterson was high on pcp. he is charged with two counts manslaughter. rodriguez's funeral has not yet been scheduled. >>> police in alaska say it is a case of drunk driving they never expected. a 26-year-old man is now spending the night in the slammer, for crashing his snowmobile into teams taking part in the iditarod sled dog race. state troopers say the man admitted to driving drunk, pup and injuring several other dogs competing in the world famous race. the man guiding those dogs is a four-time iditarod champion. he claims the drunk driver hit his sled on purpose. >>> well, free zika testing is now available for more expectant mothers around new york state

new york city. you got 30s in the north and west and newburg and low 40s on the island. there's that front and unfortunately, for eastern long island, these are your afternoon highs for today. only getting into the 40s whereas areas well south and west of the city down toward baltimore and washington, d.c. get into the 70s. much like yesterday. so this front really changing our temperature profile for today. and along the front, there's also a band of clouds so we're not going to have much in the way of sunshine i think there will be a few breaks out there from time to time. 48 8:00 in the morning. 52 your temperature by noon. 54 by 4:00 p.m. that east wind coming in off of the cooler waters of the atlantic ocean and keeping us quite a bit cooler than it was yesterday. again only 40s over eastern long island. and we're talking 60 degrees south and west so a big temperature range aross the area. we send it over to heather o'rourke right now. she's going to look at traffic. >>> you can see behind me i have some flashing lights and this is the l.i.e.. the westbound side. it

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reporting in west new york, new jersey, valerie castro, cbs 2 >> president obama is scheduled to meet with cuban president raul castro tomorrow. >>> the nypd is searching for a machete-wielding man accused of slashing three people in queens. investigators say it happened after an argument at a restaurant in jackson heights early sunday morning. police say the 24-year-old suspect pulled out a machete, sliced a 32-year-old man on his head and back. two other men in their 20s were also cut. all three are expected to be okay. this man is in police custody in brooklyn tonight. the nypd tracked down 25-year- old gregory alfred in new jersey nearly a day after investigators identified him as their suspect in the slashing of a 53-year-old woman. it happened near the beverly road q train stop in prospect park a little more than a week ago. the woman is recovering from the cut to her neck. >>> a staten island family is left in shock after they say a treasured piece of jewelry was mother as she lay dying. as cbs 2's steve langford reports, they're urging the person responsible to step up and ret

way to school in west new york last week. police say 33 year old favian rodriguez was driving an suv when he hit her and her mother. a funeral is scheduled fortuned a wake will be held for an nypd office fresh valley stream. 25-year-old vincent harrison was struck and killed just over a week ago on the new jersey turnpike. less say he stepped out of his car after getting into a minor dent when a car driving by hit the officer and took off. the man has been arrest and charged in the case. the wake gets under way at 3:00 at st. luke baptist church. >>> the nypd will be out in force to remember another one of their fallen brothers a funeral will be held at st. patricks cathedral for former nypd officer david hoffer. he was gunned down while on duty near dallas where he joined the local police department. he spent five years with the nypd before relocating to texas. >>> americans are mourning the death of former first lady nancy reagan. there's a growing display of entrance at the ronald regan presidential library. help bit known

reporter: the west new york mayor visited the family this morning to share the news of if arrest. >> i just told them that the town, myself were with themment we're going to work with them throughout this ordeal and we'll provide whatever services they need because they are part of my family now. reporter: surveillance video shows the two holding hands as they walked to school yesterday morningment they were in the cross walk at 66th. >> van buren when a chevy tahoe ran over them. the driver stopped, a passenger got out, then both sped off in the suv. a growing memorial marks the spot. >> it's not fair, you just took the life reporter: the first graders mother is out of the hospital but beginning the stages of grief with. >> the mother is laying on the couch crying my little girl. reporter: the suspects were taken into custody late last night the child's father is grateful to learn about the arrest. >> he's very happy, very thankful to the., the sheriff's department for the job they've done. reporter: but the family realizes the tragedy can't be undone. we've now learned this little

in van buren place it's a hudson community of west new york around 8:20 am. surveillance photos released by police show the study to hold responsible. the driver turned left into the path of the mother and daughter crossing in the crosswalk. the mother was tossed a few yards away and little shayla was caught under the wheel. the police say the driver got out of the suv, look at the seven-year-old's body and drove off.this is shayla's father. he doesn't speak english as pain and heartbreak need no translation. >> he wants the guy to pay for what he did. he wants the guy to show his face. >> the mayor , feel felix roque is asking for the public's help. >> we have vigilance on the streets. it's an unfortunate accident and we need to get to the bottom of it to find >> will join you again out here alive. there is a small memorial. lots of teddy bears and flowers. it's a truly heartbreaking scene. we should mention to you there is grief counselors on hand at the school.the children might need some help just coming to terms and understanding what happened to the cla

she was walking to school with her mother in west new york on monday when an suv hit her. investigators charged the driver of that vehicle and his girlfriend in connection with that deadly crash. >>> lena dunham was hospitalized after on ovarian cyst ruptured. she was rushed to an she's been open about her struggles with a painful disease where tissue that normally lines the outside of it. she recently canceled press appearances to promote the current season of girls because of the disease. >>> caught on camera, a police officer tries to hit a child from getting hit by a car, but they both get struck. you can see the cop grab the boy when he realizes the car is headed right at the officer takes the brunt of the hit, both fall, but quickly got to their feet. apparently unhurt. >> scary moment. coming up, a shoot out inside a recording studio kills a rapper. >>> and another twist in the o. j. simpson saga, new questions at a knife found at his old home. >>> and a family finds a treasure trove of baseball cards in their home. >>> and another freezing night, is on the way. met

but 40s over eastern long island and 70s well south and west of new york city. we'll split the difference on the western suburbs and be in the lower to mid 60s. showers come in late tomorrow night, last in to friday morning. we clear out friday afternoon. 67. we've raised the temperature on friday with more temperature late in the day. bright but cooler on saturday. near 60. easter sunday, not looking too shabby. >> very happy bunny. >> 58 degrees with a mix of sun and clouds. i think rain waits till monday to move in. if we're lucky, it's out of here by tuesday. showing it sticks around with rain or drizzle on tuesday. >> there's nothing worse than doing an easter egg hunt in the rain. so thank you very much for that. >>> mixed martial arts is closer to becoming a legal fighting form in the state of new york. the state assembly voted to legalize the combative sport. it combines mma, jujitsu, fighting moves. the state senate already passing an identical measure. barring legal challenges, this vote clears the way for mixed martial arts fight to be held in state a