Her mother as they walked to school nearly 3 years ago. Ariel died a violent death because of your reckless behavior and you have not apologized. Reporter ariels grandmother still suffers from her injuries. My heart is broken in a million pieces. I miss her more than words can describe. Reporter reyes accepted a plea deal which send him to jail for nine years but he could come up for parole in a year and a half. I apologize to the entire family. Im deeply sorry for the pain and suffering i have caused. I will carry this tragic accident for the rest of my life, knowing i took a life of an innocent child. Reporter and as for reyes apology. It was just words, and i have to see his actions. What is he going to do when he gets out of prison. Reporter and the reyes family have said when he does come up for parole in a year and a half they will do everything they can to make maximum of nine years. Report live in lower manhattan, Tim Fleischer channel 7 Eyewitness News. Tim, thank you. There are new clues this afternoon, three separate slashing and stabbing attacks in manhattan. Today, new York City Police released these images of people who they say were with a teenager who slashed a restaurant worker on wednesday night. The victim needed more than 130 stitches on his face and hes hoping his attacker is found soon. I hope they find him and arrest him, you know, people like that in the streets arent supposed to be out here, so what they have to do is catch him, and i hope they do. Meanwhile, the search continues for the man who slashed a shopper in so ho. The victims face was cut after he got into a fight with the suspect outside of a store. Police say the two attacks are not related. We dont think copy cat at all. We think its actually unfortunately too many people, often times mentally ill, and sometimes just career criminals. This video of the third attack. This happened on the Upper West Side last night. Detectives say this man stabbed a 33yearold man in the back. The suspect stole the victims kindle and headphones. The victim was taken to the hospital and his injuries are not considered life threatening. Following a developing story and a near drowning in a popular spot in queens. It happened when a 6yearold girls hair got stuck in a pool. Police responded to the spa castle on 11th avenue and College Point. A little girl was pulled out of the pool and rushed to the hospital. Were told her condition stabilized and she is expected to survive. The spa castle well known in the area, it was the scene of a tragedy in the past, back in 2014. An 84yearold man died after spending a stretch of time in a jacuzzi. And police have arrested a homeless man for shoving a woman toward an oncoming subway train in brooklyn. This happened at the burro hall station in downtown brooklyn before 8 00 last night. The victim says she was on the northbound 4 and 5 platform toward the tracks. She held onto a pillar to avoid falling. Police arrested 46yearold david french not far from the subway station. Well, overwhelming grief today for a mother and her two young daughters who were stabbed to death in a hotel on staten island. Family members cried as the caskets for 26yearold rebecca cutler, her 19monthold daughter ziana and 4yearold daughter mya left the funeral cutlers exboyfriend stabbed them as well as cutlers 2year old daughter miracle. Psychs has pleaded not guilty to the murder charges. A somber scene inside the Supreme Courts great hall as tens of thousands paid their respects to the late Justice Antonin Scalia. Just a few minutes ago, president obama and the first lady paying tribute to scalia whos lying in repose. Earlier today, justice ruth kennedy, alongside chief Justice John Roberts all honoring their colleague. Many people showed up to say a final goodbye that the line wrapped around the courthouse. Abcs Stephanie Ramos is in washington with more. Stephanie. Reporter david, you said it. The body of the late Justice Antonin Scalia is lying in repose here at the Supreme Court where he built his legacy as a conservative icon. Its his last visit to the building where he had a commanding presence the last three decades. Up in the cold at the Supreme Court to honor the late Justice Antonin Scalia. Scalia has been a figure in my life my whole lifetime, and his opinions are very uninfluential. He september an example for americans that you can stand up on principal, and the love. Reporter Police Serving as pallbearers and law clerks serving as honorary pallbearers, to lie in repose on the same pedestal that held the casket of president abraham lincoln. Inside the 8 remaining justices standing in the order in which they sit on the Supreme Court bench and scalias family attending the short private ceremony. Scalias 2007 portrait on display flanked by wreaths from the senate and the house of representative. Let us pray for the coming of the kingdom. Reporter one of scalias sons, father paul scalia offering a prayer. You have called your servant antonin into this world. Reporter the first italian on the high court and longest serving justice. President obama and Michelle Obama among them to pay respects. This is the opportunity for the president to pay respects and also pay tribute to the outsized impact that he had on our country and legal system. Reporter mourners can view scalias casket until 8 00 his wife will attend the funeral mass tomorrow at the basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception here in washington. At the Supreme Court, Stephanie Ramos, channel 7 eyewitness thank you. Well, now to vote 2016, and all eyes on both South Carolina and nevada, ahead of the primary and the caucuses there. The Democratic Caucus in nevada is expected to be very close, and the republican primary in tighter. Take a look. According to the latest poll, Donald Trumps once commanding lead in South Carolina has slunk with ted cruz gaining some momentum. Jeb bush hopes an appearance with his mother, former First Lady Barbara Bush will help reenergize his campaign struggling. Meanwhile, donald trump greeted voters at a large rally in myrtle beach. Earlier in the day, he was asked in the popes comments might hurt his campaign. Somehow the Mexican Government said that donald trump, the front runner wants to stop all of this from happening, and the pope made i think it was a little lighter that the press transcript. Its about illegal immigration, and we have to have a border or we dont have a country. Now to the democrats and Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are running neck and neck in nevada, both candidates are Holding Town Hall meetings today in nevada. Both have gone on the offensive. Sanders accused clinton of cozying up president obama to get africanamerican voters. And we invite you to stay with Eyewitness News as votes come in. Well have results and analysis tomorrow. We have one more political story for you, and its a health story report david dinkins, hes in the hospital for a respiratory infection. He was admitted to new york presbyterian last night. They are doing tests to see if his lawyer partner says mayor dinkins is up and walking around. Many mourning the passing of famed author harper lee as news of her death spread across the country this afternoon. Lees first novel sold more than 40 million copies and became one of the most beloved works of fiction by an author in this country. Lee died this morning in her sleep in monroe, alabama. Sandy kenyon here with more on her life and work. Sandy. David, 40 million and counting, to kill a mocking bird is required reading in so many schools, an International Best seller that made the writer famous. The book was awarded the Pulitzer Prize and is often novel. It was eventually turned into an Academy Award winning movie. Gregory peck took home the oscar, took it home for what he for decades, to kill a mocking bird was lees only novel until last summer when her book to go set a watchman, written before to kill a mocking bird. Only to be discovered decades later among her papers. Interest and sales were high, go set a watchman was widely panned in large part for its portrayal of Atticus Finch great hero as a big got. But it is lees work on mocking bird for which she will be most remembered. It even earned her the president ial medal of freedom. Harper lee was 789 was 89 years old. Thank you. And lees publisher release add statement, saying in part, we have lost a great writer, a great friend and a beacon of integrity, and Oprah Winfrey tweeted harper lee was my first favorite author. I always wanted to interview her. She said honey, i already said everything i have to say. A nightmare scenario only made worse one woman says when she was the victim of a violent climb. She turned to her bank, and what they did next has the ceo saying sorry. A car stolen in new jersey with a dog inside. A frantic search to find the 5 week old puppy. Dont lose your heavy coat just yet. Were getting ready to soar into the upper 50s. What a weekend weve got in front of us as far as comfort goes. Temperatures are still cold. Chilly and overcast at 35 degrees. Weve got a built of snow in the area, a wintry mix, not reaching the ground in manhattan just yet. A close up look, and you can see the showers are scooting through. To the north, we are expecting light snow, sleet or rain, and then temperatures remaining in the upper 30s as we go into this evening. Freezing and how in new york state, we believe tomorrow starts today. All across the state the economy is growing, with creative new business incentives, and the lowest taxes in decades, attracting the talent and companies of tomorrow. Like in the Hudson Valley, with world class biotech. And on long island, where great universities are creating next generation technologies. At business. Ny. Gov [ male announcer ] eight hours after you quit smoking, your bloood oxygen level returns to normal. In 3 months your lung function improves up to 30 . And ten years after you quit your risk of dying from lung cancer is about half that of a smoker. But right now. Youre one cigarette closer to cancer. Every cigarette makes you sick. Quit smoking today. Its 4 14 on this friday. Lets check the roads. There is an accident blocking two lanes at i80 at exit 60 in paterson. Traffic is backed up in the westbound lanes all the way to the garden state parkway. Perfect. As for the hudson river crossings, there are 25 minute tunnel. 15 minute delays in the lincoln tunnel, and im about to jinx again. No issues to report right now. The battle between the Justice Department and tech giant apple is escalating today over the companys refusal to help unlock an iphone used by the gunman of the San Bernardino terror attacks. In a new motion, federal its products to allow sources say apple now has until next friday to respond to a judges order to create software to help the fbi hack into that phone. Apple ceo says the demand is dangerous and an overreach of government power. Members of the new York City Council giving themselves a big raise today. Their salary including by 3 increasing by 32 from 112,000 a year to 148,000. Mayor bill de blasio signed the raise into law this morning. He says it comes, though with important reforms. Council members will no longer get added pay for leading committees. They will be considered full time employees, and most outside income will be prohibited. Stocks on wall street, closing the trading week with losses today after another drop in oil prices. The declining cost of crude triggered a selloff in energy stocks. Retail stocks dipped as well following a disappointing sales the dow dipped 21 points to close the week at 16,391. A rare and very special treat for visitors at Yosemite National park this week. You have to check this out. This is called fire fall. And every year, about this time, it reveals itself to lucky people to see it. You see whats going on is the sun growing through the water fall gives the impression of fire falling off a cliff. The ankle of the sun has to be just right to create the optical illusion. You can imagine, i bet people time this out, bring cameras with them, show up and take this picture, and you want to hang that on the wall. That is remarkable. It looks like lava flowing down the side of the mountain there. Fantastic. Wow. Amy freeze is in for lee goldberg today, and amy, im hoping today is the last day that we need our heavy coats . Its the last day as we head into the weekend. With the claws. Its not over. Just a little bit of a reprieve. I saw a few people trying to sneak around without their coats on just yet. The time is not at hand but close by. Tomorrow you can lighten your load as far as the overcoats go. Dont put them away for the rest of the season. Theres cold air around. Were starting with temperatures just above freezing, mid 30s in central park. Were overcast and looking to the west side, you can see to the gwb, the hudson rivers there. Calm wind, they have settled down. Looking at the numbers across the board, we are above freezing with the exception of monticellos holding right there at that 32degree mark. Everybody else pushing the upper 30s and over the next 7 hours, our temperatures really dont fall that far. We hold onto some of this mild air overnight. What were expecting is after this below average day, we soar to the 50s and my only concern, we started talking about this on wednesday, hitting 57 on my only concern at this point is we have been too conservative, we might hit 60 on saturday. A winter storm is coming next week. Were keeping our eye on that. Highs will top off at the below average spot of 37. A normal high of 42. Heres a close up look of the radar on accu track. Quick movers, they havent been producing a whole lot. Not more than a flurry or flake on the Upper West Side, and a lot of showers on the ground. A stray shower to the north, and it could be a little bit of sleet, tiny bawls of ice or balls of ice or a quick flurry. Watch for slippery roads. Which will be mainly, mid Hudson Valley to the north. Heres the future cast taking us to the 50s on saturday, and then were right back to 50 degrees on sunday. We could hold onto the mild air all the way until monday afternoon. What about the changes for any storms changes for any storms. First up, our High Pressure is system scooting through right now. Overnight, theres a chance of a quick moving shower to the north. It looks good, feels good. Clouds will race in, saturday night to sunday, off to the north. Again, not a big deal. Worthy of a mention, especially if youre traveling at night. Tonight or tomorrow night, could be those quick moving showers just north of the city. Breezy and middle at 57. Heres your accuweather 7day forecast. Look at that. String of 50s and we went down to 48 on monday. Simply because those clouds are going to come in so quick. Tuesday we are overcast, and theres the chance of this storm, tuesday into wednesday. But look at the temperatures. Only at night will we have the opportunity to go to the freezing point, so at this time period, lets call it a wintry mix. A rain sleet event. Well be watching that. It is a coastal storm and it could bring the potential for tricky travel. Thursday, 41 degrees next upper 30s down back below the average. Everybody gearing up for the weekend. 50s sound so good. Im already planting in my mind where ill sit on the great lawn in central park tomorrow afternoon. How about you guys, do you have plans for the warm weekend . That might be a little aggressive. We like the thought. Definitely. Why not. Why not. I like it. Thanks amy. And still to come, she may be a music superstar but not everyone is a fan of beyonce. Coming up, were going to tell you why police in one city might boycott her concert. Plus this. A young woman raised in rob says she feels victimized twice after a major bank blames her when a double cashes her stolen a 7 on your daughter wants to stay organic. Your husband wants to stay free from artificial ingredients. You want to stay free from artificial preservatives. And your debit card wants to stay on a diet. Fill your cart with Small Victories like stop shops natures promise brand. Great prices on over 800 items. The backlash against beyonces latest song formation leading to a boycott from one Police Department that sees the performance as anticop. Members of the fraternal order of police in miami will not provide private security for the venue. A letter says she quote used the super bowl to divide americans by promoting the black panthers and an antepolice message but the department is saying it has an obligation to protect concert goers with on duty officer. What hes calling for is nobody to volunteer to work for the event. Thats making a statement but we are responsible for making sure the event goes on and goes on safely. Police calling for officers to boycott beyonces concerts on her world tour. Many others are coming to her defense to speak out as an artist and minority. This weekend at theaters a new look at the story of a legendary athlete. Track and field star jesse owens is the subject of a new biopic called race. It explores his challenges on and off the track. Sandy kenyon is here with more. Liz he was known as the fastest man alive, and jesse owens brought hope to america during the great depression. Never more so