Murder in the shooting of 17 yearold Laquan Mcdonald who appeared in video to be walking away from van dyke. Now another look back at the scene right now in chicago, you can see people on the move. We will keep an eye on the posted. Protestors are calling for the mayor to step down from office. Were going to turn to news now in our area and that former police chief who is now behind bars and being held until his bail hearing. Former Suffolk County chief james burke was handcuffed and arrested on charges that he assaulted a suspect who had broken into his suv. Long island reporter Kristin Thorne in Central Islip with new information on this story. Kristin. Dave and liz just shocking that former Suffolk County police chief james burke will spend the next few days of his life in jail in brooklyn before his bail hearing right here in federal court on friday. He will be in protective custody in that jail because they are worried that as his people in that jail that would like to get to him. This is the federal indictment unsealed against him today. It alleges that he assaulted a suspect in his custody and then tried to pressure officers to lie to investigators who were lacking into that alleged assault. Do you have anything else to say . Are you still denying the accusations. 51yearold james burke is now on the other side of the law. The fbi arrested him this morning at his mothers house and brought him in for processing. The former police chief resigned in october after three decades with the Suffolk CountyPolice Department. He will vigorously defend hills to show everybody what he really is is what hes done in the last 31 years. Prosecutors say three years ago burke assaulted christopher lobe, the smith town resident broke into Burkes Department issued vehicle in his driveway and stole his gun belt and other items. And brought him to the fourth precinct. The defendant entered the Interrogation Room and is alleged to have repeatedly punched slapped lobe while he was in custody and handcuffed. Prosecutors say burke met continually with officers who witnessed the alleged assault to come up with consistent ways to lie to federal agents investigating lobes claim. Shockingly, that agreement on the story also involved the defendant burke having one of the detectives that was present at the precinct for the night of that assault testify falsely under oath in a pretrial state Court Hearing where lobe was charged with burglary, that burke did not assault lobe. Lobes attorney amy marion says this is a long time coming. This indictment is not only about chris lobe. This indictment is about covering up an investigation and conspiring to lie about what happened. Reporter burke pled not guilty to all charges. Again, he will go for his bail hearing here in federal court on friday. Coming up on Eyewitness News at 6, is this the end of the investigation . Are there other officers within the Suffolk CountyPolice Department that investigators are looking into for participating in this assault and the alleged coverup. Well have more on that at 6. Right now were in Central Islip, im Kristin Thorne. A major gang bust in the bronx leading to dozens of arrests. The 48 people from two rival gangs were charged. The men are accused of dealing narcotics, committing homicides and terrorizing citizens of the south bronx. One of the suspects is wanted for a shooting at a Police Officer last year. The bullet went through his hat. Many of the suspected gang members are appearing in court this afternoon. Trumps latest statements. Israels Prime Minister the latest politician to reject trumps comments on muslims. Benjamin netanyahu released a statement a short time after trump announced he will visit israel this month. We spoke one on one with mr. Trump this morning as Community Leaders gathered in Lower Manhattan to protest his plans. Political reporter dave evans interview. Trumps actually getting a mixed response, both outrage from politicians and yet a warm reception from todays audience here on the Upper West Side for live with kelly and michael. Trump is now doubling down on his plan to try to keep musliming from coming to this country even though that idea. Donald trump refused to back down one bit on his controversial plan banning muslims coming to this country. He was here for live with kelly and michael and then talked with us calling his muslim ban idea good for the safety of america. You have to say it. Were a country where you have to behave. You cant knock down buildings. You cant do the kind of things that have been happening in our country. What happened in california, what happened with the World Trade Center twice. But across the political spectrum, denunciation from democrats and republicans. I think his comments are, you know, very illadvised and potentially quite harmful. In parliament theyve introduced a petition banning trump from visiting the united kingdom. Deny entry of people into this country that conduct themselves in such a manner and i think donald trump falls into that category and in city hall anger at a rally organized in response to his muslim plan. Theres nothing left to say about donald trump except that he is a disgusting racist demagogue who has no business running for president period. Secretary of state john kerry weighed in today calling trumps comments hurtful. Out to people and sharing the real america just that much more complicated and that much more difficult, and thats about as diplomatic as i can put it. In our interview trump dismissed those critics but said if republicans keep blasting him he might just bolt and run on an independent line. I dont think thats going to happen. I think ill get the republican nomination. I have great friendships in the republican party. Theyre a little bit stunned at what happened because nobody expected a thing like this to happen, but its happened and one of the reasons its happened is because i tell the truth. Donald trump today also tore into Hillary Clinton and said she is not fit for office. He questioned her stamina and strength to be president. At 5 00 well have more on that and clintons rather interesting response. Well see you then. Thanks a lot. Were following breaking news involving the evening commute. Some downed wires are causing delays for new Jersey Transit trains. Lets check in with shannon sohn. Train yard in sunny side. Shannon. Yeah, david, this is a problem thats been going on since 1 00 this afternoon. They are trying to alleviate the problem due to downed wires owned by amtrak. Because of this problem we are seeing 20 minute delays into and out of New York Penn station on new Jersey Transit. Seems a little odd, i know, because sunny side yard is here in queens. Were going to take you back into the rail yard itself. Were going to show you why this is affecting new Jersey Transit. Youll see coming into your picture, new Jersey Transit trains they use the rail yard to store trains and turn them around and they are now stuck behind these downed wires. Reporting live, shannon sohn channel 7 Eyewitness News. Hope they get that fixed soon. Thank you. Police in queens continue to look for the hit and run driver who struck and killed a teenager. Family members say ovidio jaremello was hit in corona last night as he returned from a funeral. Camry continued west on northern boulevard. The 17yearold died at the hospital a short time later. How can you just go by, hit someone and then drive right off. One of those courteous polite young men, always helpful. Neighbors say that he was an only child who lived with his mother and grandmother. A 15yearold boy now charged as an adult with the murder of a brooklyn rabbi. Police believe Deandre Edwin charms ran into 60yearold Joseph Raksin as he ran into a synagogue. Raksin had no money because it was the sabbath. Detectives say they havent ruled out the possibility that the shooting was a hate crime. Raksin was in florida visiting relatives when he was killed. A special prosecutor in new york will now oversee the investigation into the Fatal Shooting of a man in a Police Confrontation in westchester county. Killed yesterday following a Police Pursuit involving the nypd. Police say they tried to pull over espinal for erratic driving in the bronx. He was shot when an officers gun discharged in a struggle. He is the engineer who fell asleep at the controls during a deadly metro north Train Derailment in the bronx. Two years ago you may recall rockefellers train derailed as he hit a curb at 82 miles an hour. The speed limit there is 30 miles an hour. Rockefeller nodded off because of a sleep disorder. Rockefeller tells n. J. Burkett that he cannot shake the images from that day. I look at those faces of the victims and everything, and its just you know, everybody tried to keep me away from the media and news and everything, but, you know, and ive seen, you know, some of the faces of victims and its horrifying to me. Four people were killed in the crash. More than 70 others were hurt. You can see n. J. s full interview with rockefeller coming up on Eyewitness News at 5 00. Teenagers caught on camera harassing the residents of a housing complex in harlem. The pattern so disturbing residents are taking matters into their own hands. Plus quick fixes for a sore throat. Dr. Bessers advice as we head into cold season. Lets fee he agrees with my mom, a little salt water. Its nice enough out here for an outdoor audience and theyre not very shy. If youre heading out and about tonight, the nice weather means the construction season has continued. A little cool but nice for a run, and the overcoat is more than enough. The mild sevenday forecast with a little rain we have to first at 4. Thank you lee. And another live look at chicago where protestors are blocking traffic. Theyre on the move. This was part of the continued unrest related its the holidays. Which means a house full of people who all want to get online. So its the perfect time for verizon fios. It has the Fastest Internet and wifi available. With speeds from 50 to 500 megs. And right now, youll get 50 meg fios internet, tv and phone for 79. 99 a month online for your first year. And with a 2 year agreement, well give you all the premium movie channels for a year. Plus, 400 dollars back. So go online or call now. Get out of the past. Get fios. Are you happy with your bathroom . I wasnt. But for years, i didnt do anything about it. 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You can see new Jersey Transit trains are delayed up to 20 minutes in and out of penn station because of downed wires at sunny side. At the hudson river crossings 15 minutes delays, and 10 minutes at the outbound holland at this time. Were learning new details about the couple behind last in a hearing today on capitol hill, fbi director james comey said syed farook and Tashfeen Malik radicalized individually. As early as 2013 the couple was talking about jihad and martyrdom. We also believe they were inspired by foreign terrorist organizations. Were working very hard to understand exactly their association and the source of their inspiration. Also abc news says that images of a local high school as well as other locations in San Bernardino county have been retrieved from the shooters cell phone and computers, but its not clear yet if the places in those images were potential targets. Lots of rain causing landslides and flooding and some other damage in the pacific northwest, in oregon transportation Officials Say many state highways have been forced to close because of high there are 5 inches of rain have fallen in the portland area since sunday. Thats where a tree fell on a house killing the woman inside. Thousands of people there lost electricity because of all of that severe weather. Meanwhile were just checking out this amazing weather back here. I fight it myself because i believe there should be snow somewhere in the forecast, but im not complaining right now. Its classic el nino. The Pineapple Express and the big rains out west, the mild air for us. Its pretty much expected right on with the season. David good to see you back. Yes. Ive been counting the days until star wars but the last three days have been like three days without dave. Whens he coming back. Shes checking the star wars schedule right now. Cant wait. The two of you. Thats right. The force is with us right now. We have incredible weather as we go into the upcoming weekend. The sun has come out for a little visibility, a little cameo before the day is out. Really nice view downtown, little haze, low cloudiness to our temperature is it a comfortable 52 at 4 00 in early to mid december. Remarkable, 52 degrees the High Temperature on the day. Heres your next seven hours, kind of steady. Temperatures could bump up a notch. I do think clouds are going to be coming in. You see the south, southwest wind. Headlines, clouds and some areas of fog in the next few mornings. Warm air tries to move in. Youve got the cold ground, some fog. Afternoons do get milder and try to brighten up. And showers probably show up on monday. Well give you the timing on that. Lets look at that updated weekend accuweather forecast. The record high on sunday is 64, were forecasting a tie right now. Boy, it was anything but 60s this morning. If you woke up in sussex or newark, freezing and a couple of ice patches. Tonight temperatures will not drop as quickly because of the cloud cover and wind coming off the ocean. 51 in yonkers. 53 in brighton beach. Our numbers pretty comfortable for a december evening. Heres your planner. Partly cloudy early, mostly cloudy, areas of fog overnight. At 8 a. M. I dont have a shower posted over new york city. I wouldnt be shocked to see one north of the city early, and then the clouds try to break up, everybody with the limited sun upper 50s tomorrow afternoon. A lot of clouds on that satellite but a closer look shows a thinning of the clouds over a lot of new jersey so up to edison and into new york city. Those clouds are starting to thin out last minute. Theres a couple of warm fronts were going to watch over the coming days and with them there will be waves of clouds. You do get into temperatures like this middle 60s by the end of the weekend. Tomorrow morning thats the one time you may have to have the umbrella handy for a passing shower, brief period of rain or drizzle. Then the clouds try to break a little. Well get up to 58 degrees. On friday despite the fact well have cloud issues during the day, a run at 60 during the afternoon hours. Mainly cloudy, areas of fog and a couple of showers late. 58 tomorrow. Brighten up by midday into the afternoon and then partly to mostly cloudy tomorrow night at 47. Coming up at limited sun well make another run at that 60degree mark. Dont forget these hourly forecasts will be important for you late tonight into tomorrow morning on the accutrack weather alert app. This weather has made putting up holiday lights very easy. I was thinking the same thing. Very easy this year. It almost it almost doesnt feel right. I hate to say, its weird. Then i recall tell you exactly when the first day will be only in the 30s. Ill tell you about that cold day, not in the seven day but its after that. 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