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WABC Eyewitness News March 7, 2016

Others are hoping Mahfuza Rahman will be found safe. Other neighbors say they cant imagine what is going on at this point. Reporting live, tim fleischer, channel 7 Eyewitness News. New at 5 00, a violent robbery at a bodega in brooklyn caught on camera. This is the man theyre looking for. You can see him grabbing a customer, putting him in a chokehold while waving a gun. Cefaan kim has the story. Reporter take a look at this Surveillance Video taken from inside giseles grocery. Watch as this man with a hood over his head approaches the counter with items in hand, then suddenly he brandishes a handgun and demands money. When he pulled out the gun, i seen him pull it out and i jumped back to this corner. Reporter he was the only one behind the counter at the time. There were four other customers inside. They frantically ran to the back of the store, but there was one customer who froze in a moment that man hostage, choking him as he waves his pistol, then he fires a shot. It happened around 6 p. M. Saturday. He got away with 400 in cash. You can see the 43yearold store owner tossing it over the counter. This is video Police Released of the suspect leaving the scene. Take a good look at his face. Hes about 40 years old with salt and pepper beard. Leonardo says after this harrowing incident, hes going to install bulletproof glass. Got to do something, because theres danger. Around here. Its crazy. The store owner says hes married with two kids. We asked him how his family reacted to this, he said he didnt tell them because he didnt want them to worry. In east new york, cefaan kim, channel 7 Eyewitness News. Shocking admission by tennis great maria sharapova, highest paid female athlete in the world, now admitting to failing a drug test at the australian open. Shirleen allicot at the breaking news live desk with details and what this could mean for sharapovas career. Maria sharapova did not have to make this announcement today. In fact, the International Tennis federation doesnt make it public until the appeals process is exhausted. Sharapova says shes always been open and honest and has taken full responsibility. The tennis pro who earns close to 30 million a year now faces possible suspension after testing positive for meldonium. It was banned on january 1st. Sharapova says shes been taking it for years, it was prescribed by her doctor. I know that with this i face consequences and i dont want to really hope that i will be given another chance to play this game. Injury has kept sharapova from competing since januarys australian open. Well see if the possible suspension will keep her off the court. That announcement has yet to be made. Three times the speed limit. Thats how fast police say the driver was traveling who hit and killed two teenagers in new jersey. Eyewitness news just obtaining this exclusive video of that speeding car boiling right through a red light. Right now a vigil for the teens, 17yearold Brian Rodriguez and 16yearold noel herrera. The accused driver, 23yearold Eric Patterson appearing today before a judge in jersey city. Prosecutors say his car was going more than 70 miles per hour, this in a 25mileperhour zone. The devastation that we witnessed firsthand without doubt, if thought the worst accident scene ive seen in my entire career. 29 years, and what i witnessed saturday night im sure will forever stay in my memory. A lot of peoples memory as well. Heres a look at the growing vigil in north burgen. We should get that any second now. So many people. An outpouring of emotion. A third teenager was hit, now recovering with a broken leg. Coming up on Eyewitness News at 6 00, were going to hear from people attending the vigil youre looking at right now. Also in new jersey heart broken relatives saying goodbye to a 7yearold girl who was killed in a hitandrun. Funeral services for Sheyla Pichardo were held. She was walking to school with her mom last week when an suv hit them. The driver and his wife now facing charges. Funeral services have been set for former first lady nancy reagan. Shell lie in repose at the Ronald Reagan president ial library on wednesday and thursday. Her funeral, which is closed to the public, will be at the mrs. Reagan will be laid to rest next to her husband at the library. The former first lady died sunday in los angeles of congestive heart failure. President obama spoke of her comfort and strength. I know how much she meant, not just to president reagan but to the country as a whole. He was lucky to have her. And im sure hed be the first to acknowledge that. So she will be missed. In addition to all federal flags being ordered at half staff, mayor de blasio has ordered all new york flags be lowered out of respect for nancy reagan who was born in queens. Now to vote 2016. How long can they last . That question from both the republican and Democratic Candidates for president who find themselves chasing frontrunners. Another big round of state primaries tomorrow and another big challenge for those trying to beat Hillary Clinton and donald trump. Abcs kenneth moden in washington for us. The march madness continues republican ted cruz is gaining on donald trump in the delegate count, but democrat Bernie Sanders has a lot of work to do to catch up with Hillary Clinton. Reporter the race for the white house is focused on the race for delegates. Hillary clinton is working to widen her lead on Bernie Sanders. We have differences, but those differences pale in comparison to what we see going on among the republicans right now. You know, im interested in results. Theyre interested in insults. Reporter 147 delegates are up for grab in michigans primary. The math is an increasing problem for sanders. But thats not impacting his rallies. Please have the great state of michigan lead this country forward toward a political reporter the democrats spent the day on the ground in michigan where flint is dealing with the lead contaminated water crisis. Clinton is demanding for the republican governors resignation which sparked a strong reaction from john kasich on yahoo news. Im really agitated with the someone else to resign with history . With the history of her family . Give me a break. Reporter kasich and marco rubio are holding on with a week to go before the respective states of ohio and florida hit the polls. Donald trump called for a twoman race with ted cruz as he dealt with one protester. Get him out of here. Get him out. Reporter after another at a large rally in concord. Go home to mommy. Bye. Go home to mommy. And this breaking news just in to our news room here in washington, former new york mayor Michael Bloomberg Just Announced he will not for president in this 2016 race. He says he looked at the data not win. In. But tomorrow theres also contests in this 2016 race in idaho, mississippi, and hawaii. I can report that the big prize is michigan and thats where have doubledigit leads up against their rivals. A former Nassau County executive thomas wasi has declared hes running for congress. Hes trying for the third Congressional District street. Legislative steve stern has also declared hes running for the seat. Union officials back at the Contract Negotiation table this afternoon. Deadline is march 13th, only five days away. Union workers say theyll go on strike at midnight if a deal is unreached. New jersey governor christie says he wants to have a deal in place before going away with his wife for their 30th anniversary. If theres a point where i i believe based on the reports im getting from the negotiators that my involvement would be helpful in bringing together a resolution, id be happy to be involved. Up to this point, they do not believe that my involvement would help. If there is a strike, its commuters. There is a slither of good news. Five park and ride locations are going to be ready to roll if a deal is not reached. Turning now to wall street extending an encouraging winning streak. Stocks ended the day mixed, but the dow has risen for five trading days in a row thanks in part to a better than expected jobs report and recent increases in the price of oil. The dow rose 67 points, closing at 17,073. Nasdaq fell 8 points. S p 500 climbed 1 point. New details on that deadly rampage in queens. Coming up, hear from the woman who was slashed across the face during her neighbors Violent Crime spree. Plus, a new change in where transgender people can use the bathroom in new york city. A High School Football player dies after a hard hit during a game on long island. What his parents are calling for to make sure this doesnt happen to another family. Im meteorologist lee goldberg. 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New york tonight joining most other big cities in the country, making bathrooms in public buildings accessible to people based on their selfdefined gender identity. Transgenders now legally protected to use public gender. Heres Eyewitness News reporter sandra bookman. Reporter a rousing round of applause today as mayor bill de blasio signed an executive order saying anyone visiting a cityowned or operated facility locker rooms consistent with their gender identity. I think new york city has an obligation to lead. I think we have an obligation to show that everyone should be embraced and respected. Reporter to be clear, the existing city human rights law already guarantees transgender individuals access to restrooms and privately owned businesses but some see todays order as an important reinforcement of new yorks commitment to the lgbt community. First time in a that weve actually had a mayor that was willing to support us. Its a step. Its a small step but a big step when you think of the bigger picture. So many places we dont have this equality thing. Reporter de blasios executive order immediately went in to effect, even as debate over the topic wages nationwide. South dakotas governor recently vetoed a bill that would have required transgender students to use restrooms that match their sex at birth. Us they fully support the idea but still have questions. I dont know about the technicality of it, if a guy is using the womens bathroom, i dont know about the technical part of it. Other than that, i have no problem with it. Reporter this new order will soon be posted clearly in city operated businesses. Anyone who feels theyve been discriminated against on gend er identity is asked to call 311. Sandra bookman, channel 7 Eyewitness News. Jury deliberations underway right now in the erin andrews stalking lawsuit. The jury will decide whether the dancing with the stars host and Sports Reporter should get 75 million in damages from a hotel in nashville. Andrews claims the hotel allowed her stalker to have access to her room. The stalker filmed nude videos and put them on the internet. Director of the cdc in puerto rico assessing that agencys operations in response to the zika virus. Tom frieden, former Health Commissioner of new york city getting a first hand look with the cdcs close working relationship with the department of health. More than 100 zika virus cases reported there this year. It could spend to hundreds of thousands of people like past outbreaks of chikungunya. Joe biden beginning a multicountry tour. Today speaking to hundreds of airmen at a major desert airport near abu dhabi. He praised them for their work. You captured the images that provide us with the intelligence we need to target the enemy and protect our forces. Vice president s regional tour also will take him to israel, the west bank, and to jordan. Things got a little strange a woman dressed, climbed on top of an 18 wheeler and started dancing. It happened just after a crash on the highway. A Houston Fire Department ladder truck had to pull up to the front of the semi to get the woman down. Shes now in police custody. I guess shes no longer dancing and is probably fully dressed. Probably good shes in custody and safe at this point. A lot of people, im one of them, big dose of spring fever. No question. Im there with you. Sort of put my feet up in a week in march, this is usually a busy time here. Coming up. Many of you have been asking does this mean well have a hot and hotter summer . Thats not actually the case. No correlation there. Were just in a truly el nino pattern which actually weakens as we go in to summer. The pattern can actually flip by then. Meanwhile as we look at central park, absolutely looks gorgeous. The other thing that will help temperatures skyrocket is we we have to keep up with the numbers. What i mean by that is usually low. Well have to stay with these numbers because our models are not going to have an easy time keeping up with how high these models are going. Westerly wind, 12 to 18 miles per hour. The pressure on the fall and the high today, 60 degrees. Average high is 47. Thats more like our lows as we go through the next few days. Sunset at 5 54. Last year on this date it was partly sunny and 38. The numbers along the coast, youre not going to feel as springlike because were getting the wind off the water. 48 in babylon. 58 in danbury. Any type of wind out of the southwest rather than west is going to keep the south facing shores chilly while inland numbers can get as high as they want. You can see the winds which have been a little bit gusty. Theyll back off as we go toward sunset but theyre gusting over 20 miles per hour. There are your water temperaturesome temperature temperatures only nice evening in the low 50s, with less wind should feel great. Might be an isolated shower. Theres a front nearby tomorrow morning, about 49. That front will lift through by lunch and then the numbers will start to climb in to the mid 60s. You can see that front sitting off to our north. There are clouds over montauk right now. Its a backdoor cold front but only limps our way then retreats to the north. You see how much cooler it is in the boston area up toward albany. Only around 50. But in the 60s to our south and west, thats our highs for tomorrow. Then well in to the 70s as we go through the middle of the upcoming week. You watch the futurecast here, those clouds are backing in over the area. Still a little chill especially away from the city overnight. We even start the day in the upper 30s north and wesh of new york city. It wont be a perfectly sunny day. Clouds mixing with sunshine but during the afternoon hours we should be well in to the 60s. Its wednesday and thursday that are really the days when the temperatures are the highest. The evening is nice and mild in the 50s. There just might be an isolated shower around late tonight. Partly to mostly cloudy in the morning and then partly sunny for the balance of the day tomorrow. Mild. 50s along the coast, about 70 west of new york city. 65 in the city. 51 tomorrow night. Keep in mind, our average daytime high is 47. Were only 51 tomorrow night. Heres what well be working on for 5 30 because there are this. Could parts of the area have three 70degree days . Tomorrow through thursday. How about the range on thursday . Parts of the area could be in the 60s and parts of the area near 80 so well tell you where you fall in that range on thursday. And yes, the weekend is definitely turning cooler. The question is, is it in the 40s . Well address that in the 7day accuweather forecast. I guess its all not that easy. Theres some stuff ahead. But good questions to ask and answer. Still ahead, the supreme courts ruling on samesex adoption. Stand. What he said about a video showing him having sex with a friends wife. Quarterback Peyton Manning finally making his retirement official. Youll hear what he got the most emotional about. You might not know his name but you probably use his i do everything on the internet. But its kind of slow. My friends said i should get fios because its the fastest. I just downloaded 600 photos in 60 seconds. Thats seriously better. man were out of 2 . I wonder what else could be better around here . man i heard that. Now get our best offer ever. Super fast 100 meg internet, 100 meg speeds at a price this good . Fios can do that. Cable just cant. We have breaking news in the erin andrews case. There apparently is now a verdict. Youre looking at pictures earlier of erin andrews in the courtroom. We dont know what the verdict is but well bring it to you as we can. The jury waits to make their decision on whether the dancing with the stars host and Sports Reporter should get 75 million in damages from a hotel in nashville. Andrews claims the hotel allowed her stalker to have access to her room. This is happening at any moment but a jury has reached a verdict in this case. Well bring back these live pictures when we have new information. It might have been the worst kept secret in football. Tonight no shocker, quarterback Peyton Manning is retiring from a sport hes dominated, setting records for quarterback. Hes got a bunch of them. Most yards, most touchdowns, most victories. Its a heck of a career. That career does end today. Peyton manning announcing his retirement from pro football. Never easy to walk away. But number 18 does after 18 years in the nfl.

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