They have an opponent Bernie Sanders, a fantacist. This is what happened earlier this morning in downtown brooklyn. I say, and this union has always said that if you dont stand up and fight, you cant ever win and Bernie Sanders fights the fight. So today im here to proudly say that new York City Transit workers and tw local 100 stand with Bernie Sanders for president of the United States of america. It is too late for the same old, same old establishment politics. Weve got to stand together, take on the big money interests and make it clear that our Government Works for all of us, not just the 1 . And the latest polling out today Shows Hillary clinton maintaining a double digit lead 52 to 42 in todays Sienna College poll ahead of the primary. Few minutes. Bernie sanders tomorrow. Well keep you posted. News. As you know it was a busy day well. John kasich hosted a town hall in maryland. Ted cruz will be holding a rally in erie, pennsylvania. Donald trump is also visiting the keystone state. He has a rally this evening in pittsburgh. Remember, channel 7 is your home primary. Stay with Eyewitness News and candidates. Nearly 40,000 verizon workers are on strike right now. Newscopter7 is live over a protest in downtown brooklyn. They walked off the job after two unions did not reach an agreement with management. August. Different states. Nonunion workers to replace those who are on strike. Earlier we showed you Bernie Sanders with the workers. Hillary clinton has also said she supports them. New at noon, new Jersey Police say bogus bomb threats triggered evacuations in at least 13 schools in bergen and passaic counties this morning. The schools affected were in fairlawn, elmwood park, lodi, fort lee, leonia, englewood, hackensack, and hasbrouck heights. Some of the School Districts are on spring break this week. These are just the latest threats phoned in to northern new Jersey Schools over the last few months. New fallout from an investigation involving high ranking members of the nypd. Weve learned that deputy chief andrew capul has been transferred and being reassigned to an administrative position pending further review. Federal investigators are four nypd commanders from brooklyn south to see if they traded special favors for cash or gifts. Two businessmen connected to mayor de blasios investigation are at the center of the investigation. Earlier mayor de blasio said his administration is taking action. I authorize yesterday a lawyer representing my 2013 campaign to reach out to the u. S. Attorneys office and offer any assistance we could provide, let them know were happy to work with them in any way that would be helpful. The mayor said his administration was never contacted by federal investigators. New at noon, a former nypd officer has been sentenced to prison for a shooting where alcohol was involved. Eyewitness News Reporter marcus solis at the courthouse in white plains with the details. Both victims in this case offered lengthy emotional victim impact statements. Officer, turned and offered an apology to the victims in court as well as he was sentenced to nine years in prison, a sentence that was agreed upon during a plea deal last september. Cronin stood stonefaced throughout much of the proceedings. His parents and wife in court as well as family members of the victim. He pled guilty to attempted murder, assault, and drunk driving after a shooting incident in pelham in 2014. Robert borelli and felice were driving home after playing hockey. While stopped at a red light, cronin, who was off duty, opened fire. Felice was shot six times. Borelli wasnt hit and was able to drive straight to a hospital. Cronin admitted to consuming 10 drinkss after a day of nypd service training. He apologized in court but that meant little to the victims. It would mean something if i actually believed it was true. Theres no reason for me to to that statement whatsoever. I think its just for the court to say oh, yeah, im sorry. The Bullet Wounds will eventually heal. However, my arm will be steel for the rest of my life. I still have scars on my back. And ill have the remnants of this event till the day i die. Cronin has been in custody since that plea deal in the county jail. That time served will count toward the sentence, something is the victims opposed. They also wanted a longer sentence. Cronin will be transferred to state prison and the victims will continue proceedings in their civil lawsuit. Marcus solis, channel 7 Eyewitness News. Subway rider is recovering in the hospital after he was slashed across the face on a subway train in the bronx. Strain in monthaven just after midnight. Police say three men and a woman walked up to a 29yearold man and got in to an altercation with him. Police say they tried to rob the man but the subway rider fought back and was slashed. A man under arrest for the attempted assault of an 11yearold. Surveillance video helped lead to the arrest. Police have not named the suspect yet. However, he is accused of grabbing the girl and exposing himself to her yesterday morning. The children fought him off and screamed and ran for help. They were not injured. The hunt is on in newark for the gunman who shot two people inside a car killing one of them. It happened on elizabeth avenue after 11 00 last night. Police say it appears a man and a woman were shot about a half a block away from where their car finally stopped. 25yearold jamal bride was pronounced dead at the scene. The female victim is in Critical Condition at university hospital. A judge in brooklyn could decide later today if the manslaughter conviction of will be thrown out. Liangs attorneys say one of the jurors failed to tell the court about his fathers criminal record. Liang was found guilty of shooting and killing akai gurley in the stairwell of a Public Housing project in 2014. Hell be sentenced tomorrow. Drug companies have new incentives to fight the zika virus. The house passed a bill to offer incentives to Companies Working on zika treatments. The measure, which already passed the senate, adds the mosquitoborne virus to a list of tropical diseases covered under a program that fast tracks fda approval. One of the ways to prevent it obviously is to develop a vaccine. Thats where were on a fast track to try to begin early studies of vaccine candidates that we have lined up. Dr. Fasi says the second part of zika prevention is mosquito troll. Why thousands of workers could be forced from their homes. The incredible survival story of a 72yearold woman stranded in the wilderness for days. What she did to survive. Im meteorologist bill evans here in the weather center. Check out these temperatures. 51 in newark and jamaica, queens. Got a little northeast wind out there. High pressure, brand new air mass. Clean air mass. All coming in to whats going to fios is not cable. Were wired differently. In the last 10 years our competitors have received a few awards. But weve received a few more, including jd power only fios has the Fastest Internet on the most awarded network. Now get superfast 100 meg internet tv and phone for just 69. 99 per month, online. Cable cant offer internet speeds this fast at a price this good, only fios can. Police are trying to track down an amateur boxer who they say punched his girlfriend in the head, seriously injuring her. 30yearold josh luteran. Investigators say he punched his 38yearold girlfriend so hard that shes now in a medically induced coma. The attack happening yesterday inside their home in bedstuy. If you have any information, police are asking for your help. An ohio officer who was shot during a s. W. A. T. Operation has passed away. Steven smith shot by the suspect during a sting over the weekend. He died yesterday. The suspect who was later arrested is also accused of setting his estranged wifes house on fire. The texas teen who killed four people in a drunken driving accident is expected in adult court for the first time. Ethan couch, the socalled affluenza teen, could face time behind bars. Couch was given 10 years probation after his lawyer successfully argued his wealthy parents coddled him too much. He fled to mexico last year after video surfaced of him possibly violating that probation. North carolina governor pat the damage caused by his states new law which limits protections to the lgbt community. He issued an executive order expanding rules for state employees to include gender identification and identity. He says theres no need to repeal the rest of the law. Growing number of companies vowing to pull business out of the state if the law is not repealed. A teachers aide now called a hero. See what she did to save a little boys life on the school bus. Two sisters with a very special bond. The rare surgery to separate these conjoined baby girls. An amazing survival story. A 72yearold woman lost for nine days in the arizona wilderness. She says she drank pond water and ate plants to survive and she built a sign to signal rescuers. Abc Stephanie Ramos has her story. Reporter survival tactics. Living off the land. Not how you would expect a grandmother to spend more than a week. This is 72yearold anne rogers. On march 31st she was driving to phoenix with her dog and cat to visit her grand kids, then her plans change. However, i took a wrong turn. Reporter she got lost in for nine days with no food, no water, no cell phone signal. Her car was out of gas. And there was no one nearby. I knew how much pain my family, my friends, and those who knew me well were feeling about the fact ive been gone, missing so long. Reporter as the sun set, so did the cold. There was no way to do anything other than camp in the car. Reporter for nine days and nights she drank pond water and ate plants to survive until searchers spotted her dog. Then this, a help signal made from rocks and sticks. The ground searchers found my note, help, i need it now. Reporter finally a helicopter search crew finds anne. Amazingly not just alive but coherent, able to walk to the chopper by herself. How did she do it . Anne says years of reading about the survival skills of people age does not necessarily mean inability. It can mean wisdom. Searchers say the chances of anyone surviving like anne did are pretty slim. Anne was taken to the hospital to get treated for exposure to the elements. She was sent home that same night and says shes ready for another hike. Stephanie ramos, channel 7 Eyewitness News. Another hike, thats where the wisdom should come in. [ laughter ] lets just stay at home. Have we not learned our lesson . Lets just have some iced tea. Id say anne is one tough cookie. And smart. Did the right things. Smart like bill. Youre only smart today because the sun is shining. [ laughter ] we love you now. Id be the dumbest man on the continental land mass if it were raining right now. [ laughter ] lets take a look outside because its sunny and gorgeous. We have just a beautiful day. From this point on, can you believe its going to get better than this . Yes, because it will feel a little warmer as the days go by theres the ferry boats working across from brooklyn. Humidity, 38 . Way dry. Temperature, 50. Winds north at 3. Look at that pressure. Continues to rise. With strong High Pressure over us well get in to the upper 50s today. Normal is 60. Normal overnight low, 44. Well hover around that. Sunset going to be absolutely gorgeous. So its bright and breezy. We might have a little frost in the suburbs again tonight. Well have lots of sun with gradual warming in to the weekend. Well have 70s by sunday. But it will stay a little cooler in the coastal sections with a southwest wind. We could be in the mid 70s monday. Murray hill, sunset park, whitestone. We have this wind light and out of the north as youre seeing as we get in to the coming days, picture. Theres nothing on it. We have beautiful nice gorgeous High Pressure centered in canada. Sliding east with the northerly wind. As that moves eastward the winds will slowly come around in the coming days. By 5 00, 55, 56 degrees. And then tomorrow we start off a little bit warmer than we did overnight last night. Although there could be a little frost north and west in the suburbs to north and west. By the afternoon, upper 50s. Friday morning we start off a little warmer again. So its sunny. Still a bit breezy coming out of the north. 56 degrees for the afternoon. Patchy clouds up above i80, i287. Might be frost in the north and west suburbs. 42. Tomorrow just a couple clouds in the afternoon. Some of the fair weather cumulus clouds will stroll on by. Your accuweather 7day forecast, 64 on saturday. Beautiful sunshine on sunday. Were going to be around 72. Were going to be looking at whats going to be warmer next shot at rain is going to be coming on tuesday. Mets will play the marlins at 1 00 today. Going to be great weather for baseball. A great long run of it. Got a lot to do now. Isnt that nice . I asked if i could just record the weather and come back tuesday. Ill be here in the morning. They pay you too much for that. We just like your handsome face. A new warning for job seekers. Well tell you about a scam thats targeting popular sites and how you can avoid getting ripped off. Breaking her silence. Peekaboo street, the former world cup skier the world a president has to grapple with. Sometimes you cant even imagine. Thats the job. Securing a massive reduction in nuclear weapons. Standing up against the abuse of women. Protecting social security. Expanding benefits for the national guard. And Winning Health care for8 million children. The presidency is the toughest job in the world and shes the one wholl make a real difference for you. A teachers aide stays saves a students life. Some of the stories that were caught on camera and caught our attention. Well begin with the frightening moment on an Oklahoma School bus. Ginger maxville said she thought a young boy was ignoring her instructions to sit down on the bus until his sister spoke up. The girl said her brother swallowed a coin. She noticed he was gasping for and rushed toward him. She began performing the heimlich maneuver. I saw it hit the floor and it started rolling. I said we got it. You hear me . Oh, thank the lord youre okay. The teachers aide said shes glad she paid attention during cpr training. This is the first time in 17 years that shes actually used those skills but maxville says shes not a hero. She said keeping kids safe is just part of her job. The coast guard rescues a man after his boat capsizes in oregon. That man became stranded in waves as high as 7 feet tall. He is reportedly his life vest was able to keep him afloat in the water. He stayed on top of the boat until the coast guard was able to locate him and pull him to safety. A man in oregon not only stole a car but also the dog inside of it. The owner says he locked the cars doors and is not sure how the crook made it in so easy. The owner says the vehicle can be replaced. I bet. Not for nothing. I hope the dog bites a lot. A billionaire sean parker is back rolling a project to speed up the developer of cancer fighting drugs. Cofounder of facebook and napster, is giving 2 million. It will have 300 scientists from Top Cancer Centers including memorial Sloan Kettering working with his institute to share their findings. The project will focus on Early Research with the hope drug makers will find and fund tests needed for drug approval. A battle in brooklyn over Affordable Housing. Why some say thousands of people could be forced to leave their homes and what they want the city council to do. A warning about a scam targeting people looking for a job. Well tell you how to protect yourself. Three castaways stuck on a remote island. First were going to go to live midday new york state lottery drawing. When you want itchy, watery eyes and sneezes out of the picture, you go to walgreens for flonase allergy relief over the counter in full prescription strength. With walgreens right around the corner, its easy to get more complete relief in a flash. Hows that for picture perfect . Well. Perfect might be a slight exaggeration. Swing by walgreens for flonase that helps block six allergic substances, not just one. Walgreens. Top story this afternoon, right now nearly 40,000 verizon workers are on strike. They walked off the job after two unions did not reach an agreement with management. Picketing is happening in nine different states along the eastern seaboard. New fallout from an investigation involving high ranking members from the nypd. Deputy chief now transferred and reassigned to administrative position. Hello again. Im david novarro. Im Sandra Bookman in for shirleen allicot. All new this half hour, a battle over Affordable Housing in brooklyn. Vocal protests underway right now over a measure demonstrators say could force thousands of new yorkers out of their homes. Eyewitness reporter joe torres live in East New York with the story. This protest, this rally came to an end just a few minutes ago. Were at the corner of halsey street and knickerbocker. They went back up halsey to where their protest started two blocks away at wyckoff. Ended their rally right here. It was all strategic, in front of the Council Members office, he represents this area of East New York. The protesters are upset with the mayors Affordable Housing plan and specifically the rezoning thats scheduled to take place in this area and they want the Council Member to vote against that plan. Lets show you the video how this rally and protest ended with acts of civil disobedience on the sidewalk here in East New York. It was organized, nothing went out of control. The police knew about it. There are about 100 protesters in the rally. 10 of them ended up being arrested