They also shared a business together. The evidence does show that they, in fact, were drug dealers. Reporter now, the prosecutor also said today in court, accused noerdlinger of going back to the scene of that stabbing and taking away evidence. The prosecutor also said he was assisted by another person, although they did not say who the person is. Pleaded not guilty. His attorneys say they are hoping to get him out on bail the next day or so. Later this afternoon, the four people accused of attempting to rob noerdlinger will be in court here this afternoon. We will, of course, cover that hearing and have much more on the story coming up later today on Eyewitness News. Im sandra bookman, channel 7 Eyewitness News. Thank you, sandra. Were also following a developing story in new jersey right now. An elevator repairman fell to guttenburg this morning. Toni . Reporter the Police Officials are here and osha is here and Hudson County prosecutors here are all in this building number 2, tower 2 at the galaxy towers where the accident happened. We are told that it is a worker from slade elevator. He fell to his death more than 40 stories down on elevator shaft this morning. The company he works for, again, slade elevator released a statement this afternoon saying that the company is saddened to hear of the accident at galaxy towers. They are expending sympathies to the family and say the cause is not yet known. We spoke earlier to a person who lives in tower 2. Its kind of quiet, you know, people want to respect this guy and what happened. I dont think anybody really knows for sure besides the talk right now. Reporter again, osha is in the building as we speak. Theyve been here for about two hours or so. The Hudson CountyProsecutors Office is leading this investigation. Its too early at this point for the company to release the name of the person who died. We will, of course, have more later on Eyewitness News. For now, were live near in guttenburg, channel 7 Eyewitness News. Firefighters in manhattan are battling a threealarm fire on the upper west side. The flames broke out in the duct work of a restaurant on the first floor of a building on west 100th street. It quickly spread to the apartments upstairs and sent air. No injuries have been reported. Turning now to vote 2016 anded candidates are in New Hampshire today, just hours after the iowa caucus. The democratic race in iowa is still too close to call. Hillary clinton and Bernie Sanders both collected more than 49 of the vote. Pulling off an upset while marco rubio came close to overtaking donald trump. Now, all eyes are turning to New Hampshire primaries, which is exactly one week away. Marci gonzalez is live in manchester, New Hampshire with more. Marcy . Reporter hi, david. Yeah, a lot of red eye flights from iowa to brit next step of the president ial push to New Hampshire. As you said, a week to go before the primary, and the candidates are wasting no time. Just hours after the first taste of victory that is the most votes ever cast for any republican primary winner [ cheers and applause ] reporter and defeat in iowa. We finished second, and i want to tell you something. Im just honored. Reporter its now all about New Hampshire. This is now the center, completely unshared with anyone else, the center of the political universe. Reporter donald trump here trying to reclaim his front nights loss to ted cruz. Marco rubio working to maintain momentum after surpassing expectations coming in a close third. They told me that we have no chance because my hair wasnt gray enough and my boots were too high. Reporter another iowa surprise, the results in the democratic race, the closest ever. In some precincts, it came down to a coin toss. As i stand here tonight, breathing a big sigh of relief, thank you, iowa [ cheers and applause ] reporter Hillary Clinton only ahead of about Ernie Sanders by a fraction of Bernie Sanders by a fraction of a point. What iowa has begun tonight is a political revolution. [ cheers and applause ] reporter Mike Huckabee and Martin Omalley dropping out of the race, but the rest of the candidates campaigns are now full throttle in the granite state. Some of them ramping up even before the caucuses were over. Spent much of the weekend not in iowa, but campaigning here in New Hampshire, trying to get a head start on their opponents. Were live in manchester, New Hampshire, marci gonzalez, channel 7 Eyewitness News. New at noon a mother whose 12yearold daughter who was killed by a stray bullet on long island is speaking for the first time as the man accused of firing the deadly shot is back in a courtroom. Daja joiner joyner was sitting in her home and was struck in the head. He was firing it as a gang initial your. Grips. Day by day making it. He didnt do it. Its not that complicated. Shoot that girl. Comedian bill cosby back in court in pennsylvania for a crucial hearing in his Sexual Assault case. Cosby walked in to court where the case dismissed. Elizabeth . Reporter david, right off the bat, the judge denied the prosecutors request to postpone the hearing. Yes that hearing is happening right now. While we dont know if cosby will take the stand himself, we do know that a former d. A. Whos been testifying all morning for the defense. Bill cosby back in court this morning, and by the end of the day, he could learn if the criminal case against him will proceed or if he can avoid prosecution. His attorneys are fighting to have the case thrown out, arguing cosby had a deal that he would never be charged. Last december, just days before the statute of limitations was set to expire, the embattled comedian was charged with assaulting former Temple University employee andrea in his pennsylvania home in 2004. Of the dozens of women accusing cosby of Sexual Assault this is the only criminal case filed against him. Cosby has denied all of the allegations, and in an interview with action last may, cosby reacted to the allegations pouring in. I have been in this business 52 years, and ive never seen anything like this. Reporter the defense is now asking the judge to dismiss the case saying the 78yearold struck a deal with then District Attorney bruce caster in exchange for his testimony in the civil suit. In his deposition, cosby later admitted he had a number of affairs, and gave him pills at his home, which he said were ben drill. Judge last year led to the criminal charges. The deal was not binding tams was never put in writing. Today, caster, the former d. A. Is expected to confirm that that agreement existed. The at the time, he did believe a criminal prosecution was viable and never cosby in the meantime is out on bail and had yet to enter a plea. Thank you, elizabeth. A new york city firefighter is in stable condition with serious burns over 5 of his body. It happened while he and more than 100 other firefighters night. Fire Officials Say flames burned through beams in a basement at a twostory home when the firefighter walked in, it gave way. Four other firefighters suffered minor injuries. A full fledge fight against the zika virus is in the works. The drugmaker announced it is launching efforts to create a vaccine. Meanwhile, unicef is asking for funding to go towards educating those in brazil being bitten by mosquitoes. While symptoms are mild, the virus could cause serious defects. It doesnt feel like winter right now, but are we going to get an early spring . The groundhog learns about his shadow today. 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Fo new York City Police commissioner bratton is testifying on capitol hill, explaining how the nypd is responding to the increasing terror threats from groups like isis that are recruiting people for low cost and high impact attacks. Its almost 160 million in technology, including Issuance Development of smartphones to officers. Its a technology unrivaled by any police organization. The Senate Committee on the Counterterrorism Program of top Law Enforcement across the country. A day of fun on the ice turned tragic after an ice fishing accident claimed the life of a father and 4yearold son. The 30yearold man and his son fell through the ice in michigan sparking a rescue effort with two firefighters goating into the icy water use going into the icy water using 250 feet of rope and special equipment. It took a dive team about an hour to pull them out. In the end, it wasnt enough. Both dad and son died at the hospital. Senator Chuck Schumer is stepping in to help one new york village with contaminated water. A chemical found in household cleaners was discovered in the water supply which is along the vermont border. That chemical has been used by a manufacturing plant in that town. Senator schumer is putting pressure on the plants owner to fix the problem. It has the resources. The Largest Companies in the world. It has the money, but it also has the evidence. They have the paper records, anecdotal evidence, and Technical Expertise to assist this effort. The plan by the village calls for clean Drinking Water by october. Residents say that is not fast enough. Meanwhile, local help for a water crisis in flint, michigan has cleared a major hurdle. Volunteers collected more than 12,000 bottles of water. However there was no way to get to michigan. Eyewitness news ran the story on friday. After seeing it, a Company Called finkle Freight Logistics stepped up and provide the truck for the mission. 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So neither one of them saw their shadows. What does it mean. It is the silliest tradition ive ever seen. Kids love it. Its a lot of fun. I like it. If you go onto the ground hog yes, they are. Every states got one. I just dont understand what, tyler . I think you said quit . [ laughter ] i cant quit. They pay me to do the whole hour and then ill stop. See, i dont see why the groundhog didnt see his shadow because look at this. Its sunshine. It makes no sense to me. I think he needs to get thats what i think. Here we go at noontime. Were looking at sunshine and a pretty day. There go it goes up and down a warmer day with temperatures very comfortable. 59 was the high yesterday. So far the high today is 48. So this is even going to tap out at 10 or 11 degrees, warmer than normal for this time of the year. Sunshine and shadows for today. I dont know why were not seeing the shadows. It would mean six more weeks of winter. Soggy and 60 tomorrow. Cooler by the weekend. 48 to 50 around the five boroughs. Were looking around 47 in poughkeepsie. Weve got winds that are light and out of the north. It is just a perfect february winters day. Tomorrow we have this flood watch that is in effect. There will be more counties. This is for the storm system coming tomorrow. We have clear skies and sunshine right now all the way back to the great lakes. This is the storm were talking about thatll bring us rain. The main part of the storm will cut up through the great lakes. That, which is the warm side. So we get showers during the morning commute tomorrow but get heaviest around lunchtime in the afternoon and right through the evening commute. This is heavy downpours of rain that could create flooding on the streets. With the snow melt in suburbs, the snow is virtually gone from the five boroughs. That could create lowlying flooding. So warm this afternoon with 49. Tomorrow and overnight tonight, weve got the temperature rising. Weve got showers overnight and cloudy skies. Its windy and milder tomorrow. We get to near 60. Some of the rain will be heavier in the afternoon and evening. So then well be looking at a breezy blend of sun and clouds. Temperatures are above normal. No harsh cold. Maybe the groundhog knows. Well take all of the help. Still to come, a Police Departments new weapon against wayward drones, how eagles can caught on camera. A controversial way of dealing take a look at this. Authorities are training eagles to hunt down the unmanned aircraft, however, there are safety concerns for the birds. One of the main ones is whether the talons can be damaged by a drones carbon fiber propeller or just the bird getting hurt in general, so they are taking a hard look at this. Fans of hit musical hamilton get another chance with 10 tickets today. The producer said the web site handling the digital lottery has undergone significant upgrates since it crashed in the middle of the first lottery. 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