Transcripts For WABC Eyewitness News First At 4 20151006 : v

WABC Eyewitness News First At 4 October 6, 2015

Played a onegame playoff series. Comeing into spring training, nobody expected too much out of us but in the clubhouse we came together as a family and stuck together. It is kind of fun. Theres you afire time since i have been here in new york that we are major underdogs. We have surprised a lot of people. Thats hard to do when you wear pinstripes. There will also be a cc is entering an alcohol rehab facile isty. Every player said mow theyre playing for cc. We are at the stadium, channel 7 eye within news. They didnt tuck about the crosstown rivals, the mets start their playoff push on friday, but drama toed today in queens with hat harvey. What do we know about that . Reporter it was a very odd situation today as the mets took the field for the first work out before the first playoff a appearance since 2006. It is a pretty big deal and yet that would be matt harvey. Sandy alderson said he had no idea where harvey was he got stuck in traffic. Had this was pretty big ting he immediated to get too. He called terry and collins told him to just go home but harvey did show up, apologized and said was the all his fault and decided to meet with the media to try to diffuse the situation. It is not going happen again. It has never happened before. Unfortunately it happened, you know, at a bad time, aat a manditory time. Now, harvey is still slated to pitch third game of the nlds against the dodgers. Last set for monday as the sere shifts to citi field. Thats still where he is going be though we might advise him to use a few extra hours earlier than normal. David and liz. A lot of us can relate the to get stuck in this traffic around here. Live from the stadium, i just hope for a subway series. Still, it is out there. You know, matt harvey is kicking himself this afternoon, rying to shake it off. It was a shooting that that turned into a dangerous crash, you have seen the wild chase. Now we are seeing what were thatted when the shots were fired. We have new Surveillance Video coming up. A nursing mom embarrassed and angry after she was exposed on the airplane, we will show you the confrontation. I kept rying to focus on the numbers and dates. I was just shakennen in disbelief. A whole lot of disbelief. The latest winnershy talkingen about hitting the jackpot, and reveals how she told her boss that she was done. I cant wait to hear that. We are done with the chill and rain. We have made it all the way back now. We are in low to mid 70s. Deep blue sky, feels beautiful utah other here. Baseball, yankee stadium, no problem, no weatheror re, it is as quiet as can be. It is beautiful tonight. Put on the layers a little about okay. So everyone is saying, hey you gotta get fios but why . Why fios . Well fios is a 100 percent fiber optic network, so you can get 100 out of all your devices. Whatever speed you need, fios has it. So if you need more streaming for more devices, fios gives you options with the Fastest Internet and wifi available from 50 to 500 mpbs. And were not just talking downloads. Were talking equal upload speeds, too. You can upload your favorite videos up to 5x faster than cable. Plus with the fios mobile app, you can view your entertainment at home, or on the go. But the main reason to get fios . Were rated number 1 in customer satisfaction. Why fios . Ultimately, thats why. Right now, get 50 meg fios internet, tv phone starting at 79. 99 a month, guaranteed for two years. Plus get 350 back with a two year agreement. Time to check the ride home on this tuesday. After an accident. You can see right now, the lanes are closed. Exiting 54 here. Traffic is being diverted at exit 56. Stacy is on her way to the scene. We will check in with her when she arrives. As for the hudson river crossings, there is a 30 minute the bullet delay inbound and 10 minute delay outbound. Also a 10 minute delay in the area. New details about a teenage gunman who triggered a lockdown at the Community College of philadelphia. New video shows the 17yearold suspect shortly after police took him into custody inside a classroom. He is accused of pulling a gun on a student outside. Officials initially put the campus on lockdown as police searched for the gunman. Investigators say it is not connected to an online post yesterday. Navy and coast guard crews are searching for a fifth day, for survivors of a sunken cargo ship. This is the wrong video. Meanwhile, back to the cargo ship, crews are there. Two members have ties to the area. Stephen schultz graduated from the kings point Marine Academy and the other as well. Both men are missing since this cargo ship went down during Hurricane Joaquin. Officials have not have now launched an investigation as to how the ship wind down in that weather. We apologize for the wrong video. We have the latest on the weather for us. What a beautiful day. It is delightful. It is spectacular. We have a new tool helping us with forecasting. I think you will like it as we look at storms and try to highlight them. Let me get to that and in a moment. It is fantastic it out. The room temperature, 72. Humidity at 37 . The wind has backed off. The pressure on the fall. Behind that, it is comfortable. Morning, it was chilly. A little more mild tonight. Extra cloud cover overnight. Right now, comfortable. And 66 coming in at manhasset. A little bit of a wind on the south shore of long island. Here is the new tool. Do you see those little wind factors. It shows you the wind direction. Coming off of the water at jfk. , at central park. Very important to know about the wind locally to tell you whether the wind is converging. Maybe an area of precipitation being heavier on a stormy day. It will help the forecast. It gives you a good look at where the stronger storm systems are. I will tell you when we look at mainly clear skies to partly cloudy skies. Patchy clouds with us even when you wake up. Then mostly sunny along with temperatures in the low to mid70s. It should feel great. Mainly clear skies. A couple clouds to the west. And Hurricane Joaquin is 800 miles or more away from us. Now i will put a little wind arrows on. You can clearly see the circulation. How cool is that . Around joaquin and around the lowpressure off the carolinas coast. When you come into our area, lighter winds. When the arrows are not moving as fast, it means lighter wind. And cloud cover to the west. A little bit of a blanket for us. Still cool north and west. A cold front over the great lakes. That is coming in here tomorrow afternoon into tomorrow evening. It will not drop any rainfall. There are cooler temperatures behind the front. Ahead of that, look at that. Seventys and 80s through the tennessee valley. Tomorrow will be the warmest day. Until we cool off by maybe about four or 5 degrees thursday. Some dry air and cooler thursday. Maybe even higher than that. Afternoon. There comes the cool air backing in. Coming in dry. Just a cloud or two. Plenty of sunshine thursday. About 5 degrees cooler. With the humidity even lower on thursday, it will probably feel cooler. Partly cloudy and nice tonight. Closer to 50 in many suburbs. And 59 at new york city. Tomorrow, partly cloudy, and some sunshine. Tomorrow night, cool and clear as the front comes through. Mid40s returns to many suburbs. Coming up, were looking at the late week of rain. The forecast is coming up in a little bit on that. Do you like the new tools on the weather computer . What do you think . It was him that hypnotic. And i think this was a good option. I like the wind vectors. Very cool. Good choice. Wait until you hear this story. Fifteen minutes of fame for a local woman who ended up splashed all over social media. How tom hanks made the student a twitter star. Why have all of these people gathered to form a giant breaking news on long island where part of a highway was shut down for an accident investigation. We have the latest on the situation. Reporter we want to let you know, were standing on in overpass right over this disaster on sunrise highway. Here is what is left of the mass. It is a sedan. It and you can see how badly it was damage. Was flying down the highway westbound when suddenly there was an accident. We understand there was a police car not far behind it. Were trying to confirm if this was some sort of chase. What we do know is that the man in this car was transported to Brookhaven Hospital which is only feet away from where we are standing. Over to the left, you can see debris. Eastbound that is open at this point. If we take a look across the street, you can see where sunrise highway eastbound is blocked off. It is making it a nightmare for people trying to go west on sunrise highway. At this point, the overpass is open. People are stopping and staring at this debris. We can tell you that this happened around 2 20 p. M. Again, the person down in the car is now at Brookhaven Hospital. We understand his arm was nearly severed in this accident. Were trying to confirm the details of exactly what led up to this. There is an Ongoing Police investigation. Channel 7, Eyewitness News. We will check in with you later. One incredible symbol in central park. Hundreds of people came together on the east meadow to form a human peace sign. All part of a tribute to john lennon. Yoko ono was there. We have the story. They gathered to remember him in a way that john london would have appreciated. Forming a giant peace sign in central parks east meadow. And his widow yoko ono told me her late husband would have been very proud. He really worked hard trying to make things better for people. And so this is a very positive thing that is happening. Yoko ono is helping to fund a local studio called, the lennon bus. The bus, named after the former beatle, has been touring schools and all five areas to help student musicians and songwriters develop their gifts. Professional engineers are on board to inspire the next generation of artists. Had he lived, lennon would have turned 75 years old on friday. And the 35th anniversary of his death will be observed in december. Fans of all ages here. Time has not lessened their interest were diminished their enthusiasm. I am a serious beatles fan. When i heard about this, i was like, i am coming. John lennon in body peace. It helps this generation use their imagination. We want the world to be a better pace. The tribute was only temporary. But for his widow, very meaningful. We really have to be activists. And not just say things. But do it. In central park, channel 7, Eyewitness News. How great is that. A couple in michigan had more than 300 million reasons to leave their fast factory jobs. Won a 310 million powerball jackpot. A partner of 30 years, who also works at the very same factory was a little less sure. I quit automatically. I was done. We sat and talked for quite a while. I said, i really need to go back to bed. I have to go to work. She said, you dont have to work in the morning. I love that. She actually emailed her boss who was on vacation in spain to officially resign. The couple says they plan to buy some land and share the money with their three children and their 11 grandchildren. I love that. She did not really hesitate too long, did she . I love him, i have to get up in the morning. No, you dont. Life just suddenly changed. New green space and playgrounds. The big boost for new York City Parks. New information on what set off a wild chain of events. It is 4 30 p. M. A wild chase and crash in the bronx. Innocent people are hurt. We have obtained exclusive video of what happened moments before the chain of events. Plus, improving parks in neighborhoods that need it the most. New york city is shelling out 155 million. Will your neighborhood benefit . And a mother outraged and demanding action today after a confrontation midflight. The Flight Attendant knocks on the door and is like, are you okay . I was like, yes. I breast i am breastfeeding so im pumping. Wait until you hear with a Flight Attendant made the monday. Learning new details about a shooting and chase in the bronx. We have asked obtained exclusive video showing what happened moments before the three people arrested and innocent bystanders injured. We have exclusive video. I will show you that video in just a moment. This is where the attempted shooting took place just outside this social day care center. Vicky am very lucky. Not being hit by the gunfire. All this happened very quickly. In this video obtained exclusively by Eyewitness News, there are a few people walking on the sidewalk outside the forever young social day care and the man in the hoodie pulled a gun and fires two shots, missing his intended victim. Also here on 3 avenue, two Police Officers witnessed the shooting. And follow the shooter and two other men in a dodge magnum in what becomes a highspeed chase. That is when the crash happened. Michael smith saw the crash. Security cameras captured the violence end of that chase. A school bus barely clears this magnum comes past with police cars chasing him. Blast. The violent impact of the around. And injured the driver. Yelling, help. At one point, during the chase, the car hit a cab injuring the driver and his 15yearold female passenger. Not far away, as seen on this video, the magnum crashes into the second car. He jumped out of the car. And ran over here. Chasing them down. Police arrested this man and two others and charged him 3 avenue. The three men were arraigned on charges. Police were also able to confiscate the gun. Eyewitness news. New York City Police say they want to question a man in the shooting death of governor yoko onos eight. Video shows a man with a beard and glasses wearing a hat backwards. A man died after being hit by crossfire last month. The nypd has video of two men. There have been no arrests yet. A suspected serial burglar is caught in the act and is jailed this afternoon. Police say the 49yearold broke into 16 restaurants, nail salons and other businesses since august. Officers noticed a pattern on the breakins and said they caught him as he tried to burglarized a chinese Food Restaurant at miller place. Detectives are trying to see if he is involved in other burglaries in the area. And a football star appearing in court. A restraining order against him was dropped after the alleged victim said it was unnecessary. It appears the woman will no september 12 brawl. He was suspended from the team earlier this year. Opening statements begin today in the trial of an nba player facing criminal charges after a confrontation with the nypd. Atlanta hawks player suffered a seasonending leg fracture while outside a nightclub in chelsea. Police say he was interfered with, in an investigation and then resisted arrest. His Attorney Says that race had to do with the arrest. The case went to trial after he turned out down a plea deal saying he was unfairly targeted by police. New places to play and hang out. New York City Parks are getting a big boost. Millions of dollars will be used to improve and create parks and neighborhoods. Dave evans has the story. The bill de blasio campaigned on a tale of two cities. The rich and the poor and vowed lafayette playground, the changes coming. This playground is small. Only about 1 acre in size. And all concrete. The mayor says there are way too many parks like this all over the city. Especially in low income neighborhoods. The equity will reach southwest brooklyn. Equity will reach the outer this is only the beginning. Today, city officials announced an extra 135 million added and and 12 more parks. Lafayette is earmarked to get 5 million now. In three years, it should look more different. More green. More active. Multigenerational. A place for families. There will be grass here. A lot of grass, yes. The parks commissioner is following the mayors mandate. To concentrate not only on glitzy central parks with smaller parks that need help. Neighbors say it is about time. The city of new york if everything it needs. The city of new york will get everything it needs. And we get neglected. In all, 67 small parks will eventually get a facelift. And far from the concrete playgrounds of yesterday. These were low maintenance, hyphens areas where kids can play and be safe from the environment. But things have changed. More and more people turning to connecticut to own a home. Sales there are up more than 20 in august. Probably because the price is right. The median price fell 5. 5 . The median price today was 255,000, compared with 269,000 in august of last year. The fifth consecutive month of yearoveryear decreases. Still coming up, it is a popular traffic app. Blamed for leaving one woman to her death. And tom hanks is lending a helping hand to a lo im michael douglas, and new york is my home. Theres no place like it in the world. And theres no time to see it like the fall. Take metro north to take in the beautiful fall foliage from high above the hudson. Swing a club at one of americas greatest courses. See spectacular sights underground. Or thrilling sights above it. Theres so many incredible ways to experience the fun of fall in new york state. Plan your trip at iloveny. Com. Some are wondering if the waze gps app could be to blame for the death of a travel agent. The woman was traveling in brazil with her husband. Reportedly, the couple tried to reach a tourist spot near rio de janeiro. But police say the app led them down into a notorious slum area. Somebody fired at the car and she died. The neighborhood is in a high crime area. Waze, which is owned by google, says they are saddened by the incident. A toddler in australia is saved after his head became a horrific car crash. Sixteen monthold Jackson Taylor was in the car with his mother and sister last month when it smashed headon into hour. Spine to detach from his little head. His mother says it is a medical marvel that he survived. A lot of children would not and if they did and they were resuscitated, they may never move or breathe again. Jackson underwent six hours of surgery. Doctors used wire and a piece of the boys ribs to reattach his vertebrae. He will now spend eight weeks in that race right there. He is smiling and happy. Doctors hope people be able to lead a normal and healthy life. What a great smile he has. Proving again how cool he really is, Academy Award winner tom hanks took to twitter to help a College Student that lost her id badge at a florida university. Tom hanks tweeted a message with this picture saying, warren, i found your student id in the park. If you need it, my office will get it to you. A short time later, somebody tweeted that to

© 2025 Vimarsana