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WABC Eyewitness News First At 4 March 30, 2016

Reporter in these five buildings 40 rent regulated apartments were lost, leaving 90 people without homes. My house got destroyed. Everything in my house is destroyed. Reporter a devastating loss and a narrow escape. I was in the shower when my brother started saying there was smoke. So i ran out of the shower, got dressed, ran out of the building. Reporter quickly spreading between five 3story buildings this raging inferno went to six alarms. From this video, shot from a drone overhead, you can see how the fire consumed these buildings. It is believed to have started inside one building, which also housed a church. The fire spread quickly because of the way these buildings were built. I think more what caused the fire to spread tonight is the construction of these buildings. They are attached Frame Buildings and that is what happens. Reporter as arson and explosion detectives begin their task of finding the cause, City Building inspectors try to determine which can be we need to work to get permanent Affordable Housing in the city of new york city for low and moderate income people. Reporter the red cross was meeting with displaced residents, getting them immediate shelter, food and clothing. Rosario was paying 1350 for the two bedroom apartment she lost. I really wont have a place to go you know . And i have a 1yearold baby. I just need a roof. Reporter and city officials admit it will be quite a challenge to make these lives whole again. Reporting live, tim fleischer. We are following a developing story. Republican front runner donald trump minutes ago suggesting on msnbc that women should be punished for having abortions. People in certain parts of the Republican Party and conservative republicans would say yes they should be punished. Reporter how about you . I would say it is a very serious problem and it is a on. Reporter but you are for banning it . Are you going to say put them in jail. Reporter no im asking you. You say you want to ban it. What does that mean . I am pro life. Reporter do you believe in punishment for abortion . Yes or no . As a principle . The answer is, there has to be some form of punishment. Reporter for the woman . 10 years . That i dont know. Reporter you take positions on everything else. I do take positions on everything else. It is a very complicated position. Reporter Donald Trumps comments come as he has been forced to defend himself on several womens issues. Moments ago Hillary Clinton tweeted quote just when you thought it couldnt get worse, horrific and telling. Earlier in the day mrs. Clinton had a rally inside the Apollo Theater and stopped by make my cake bakery. Also in new york today republican john kasich stumped surveillance of muslims is not a good idea. Pse g and osha are on the scene of an explosion in new jersey. The blast happened as a crew was testing a new gas line in bayonne around 9 00 this morning. Pressurized air was being used when the line suddenly failed, at the time. Well conduct an investigation as to what went wrong maybe relative to what the plug was, that is something they normally do anyway before they fill it with natural gas. Two workers and two Police Officers were treated for minor injury. A third worker suffered serious injuries. The cause of the explosion is now under investigation. Police in Nassau County are warning parents about an attempt to lure two 10yearold girls into a car. This happened as the girls were police are looking for the man. Nj burkett has details. Reporter police gave a briefing here about 90 minutes ago. In a word, detectives say this case is troubling and they tell me there is no reason to doubt the girls story. Two girls, each 10 years old were walking through their own neighborhood late monday afternoon around 5 30 when a young man in a dark car with dark windows approached them and asked them to follow him. At one point he actually gets out of his car and walks toward the girls, pleading with them to follow him. Well the girls are both 10 years old, as i said. They knew exactly what to do. They ran to find a parent. Tonight patrols have been stepped up in the neighborhood and detectives are warning careful. If you are grabbed by this individual, you can do anything you need to do to get away. You can bite, you can scream, you can kick, you can scratch basically get away from this individual. Reporter the girls did the right thing didnt they . They did. They went right home, reported to their parents and the parents called the police. Reporter the car was described as black with black rims. Again as i said, with dark windows. The suspect, described as caucasian late 20s to early 30s, 58, blue jeans and sneakers. We are live in long island, nj burkett channel 7 Eyewitness News. Newark has reached an agreement with the Justice Department on reforming the citys police department. This is a reaction to a 2014 report that found rampant problems. Among them unconstitutional stops and searches, use of Excessive Force and theft by officers. The deal includes new training for officers and dashboard and body cameras. It also includes fostering a better relationship with the community and creating a the officers that i know understand that they are better cops, they are more effective, they are safer, they can do their jobs better if they are more comprehensively trained if standards are transparent and fair and if they have the tools they need to do their jobs. Former state attorney general peter harvey has been chosen as the federal monitor to oversee the reforms. None of which can begin until they are approved by a federal judge. Breaking news in new jersey right now. Part of the garden state parkway near exit 98 is closed. There is an overturned vehicle. You are looking at live pictures right now of the medical units there, taking care of somebody that was hurt. Southbound lanes have been closed near exit 98. Multiple vehicles involved. A medevac helicopter has been called to help the injured. Again the southbound parkway well keep you posted as more information comes in. We are learning this afternoon that a laptop used by one of the brussels bombers contained images of the belgian Prime Ministers home and office. This revelation comes one week after the deadly bombings in the airport and subway station. Despite the images, the investigators in belgium there say there is absolutely no specific indict cation that the Prime Minister was under threat from the attackers. Meanwhile, we are getting our first look at a new yorker injured in the airport bombing. He was at the delta ticket counter as the explosion went off. Two delta workers helped him celebrate his 48th birthday. Egypt formally asking cyprus to extradite mustafa, charges and threats to commit violence. A judge ordered mustafa to remain in custody for 88 days. We are hearing from a man who took a notorious selfie with the hijacking suspect. Ben ennis said he does not know why he wanted to take the picture except that quote he wanted to stay cheerful in the face of adversity. The fdny is remembering former fire commissioner nicholas sa pet ta. A Memorial Service was held. He led the fdny from 2002 to 2010. He is credited with helping rebuild the department after the september 11th terror attacks. His former boss today praised him as a public servant. When it came to doing the right thing, nick never flinched. After Hurricane Katrina nick sent a group of firefighters to new orleans to help the city in support new york city had received after 9 11. He died last thursday at the age of 83. One minute she was watching television. The next, a bullet flying into her home. Well have more on the familys frightening ordeal. Also meet the teacher from new jersey who spends his summers freeing child slaves in africa. His story, coming up. And details on the giant sinkhole that opened up in the middle of a neighborhood. Im meteorologist lee goldberg. Nice outside. Little wind. The wind is coming back tomorrow, but it is a warmer wind. Well tell you here is your next 7 on 7. A decent breeze tonight, wait to hear about the warm up in the 7 day accuWeather Forecast and a warmup for the weekend, next on first at 4 00. We want to go back to that accident that happened on the garden state parkway. Leaving the scene. Part of the area by exit 98 has been shut down. Well keep you posted as we we continue to follow the breaking news report where part of the garden state parkway closed in monmouth county. A live look from news copter 7, you can see the backup in traffic. An accident a car overturned, a vehicle of some sort near that exit 98. Moments ago we saw medevac pull someone out to bring them to the hospital. Southbound lanes are closed and as you can see the shoulder just reopened but there are delays for several miles and of course well keep you posted. Lets look at the river crossings before we go right now outbound 15 minutes at the lincoln tunnel. At the holland tunnel outbound 20 minutes and at the George Washington bridge no delays. The Indian Point Nuclear power plant will remain shut down for weeks while faulty bolts are replaced. An inspection one reactor found 220 stainless steel bolts were missing or so degraded they needed to be replaced. Congresswoman nita lowery who represents the area, put out a statement saying quote if we cant trust the bolts that hold the reactors together are secure, how can we trust the plant is safe and secure. And last year there had been unplanned shut downs due to various causes. That this facility simply isnt operated as safely and securely as it should be. Meanwhile Governor Cuomo has called the report troubling and has been asking the federal government to reject an extension of indian points operating license. A massive sinkhole forces people from their homes in florida. This right here 60 feet wide. Around 30 feet deep and full of muddy water, at this point. Six homes in a nearby trailer park near tampa had to be evacuated as a precaution. At least two power poles were affected by this. City contractors repairing another road collapse nearby when this happened. Fortunately no one was hurt. Quite a big mess and a giant sinkhole. You see a lot of those in florida. You really do. Lee it is nice to see you without a coat on. Reporter i came out with the coat, it actually feels really nice. Look at that. You are flexible like that. You made a decision. On my part. Wow. You should be commended. Reporter can i wing it. So it is nice out this afternoon. I know if you coast you definitely feel a little bit of a chill. Tomorrow there wont be any chill, when we make a run at the 70degree mark. A lock outside, first of all high cloudiness starting to come in down to one world trade. A beautiful afternoon, this is something we talked about yesterday, the breezes were going to kick up out of the south later in the day. Not feeling it on the west side right now but certainly feeling it on the coast, other stations reporting south wind over 20 Miles Per Hour. That is carrying in ocean water air. That goes in the books today right on target in terms of normal temperatures. Wind speeds around 16, we can take that. Gusty wind back tomorrow. Right now our temperature is 54. 46 in hampton bay and that waters are warming up a little bit, we have stayed above 50 degrees on parts of long island. Temperatures inland doing well, 60degrees in wrights town and atlantic city. Heres your planner through the evening hours. Sun and patchy high clouds. Through the overnight, i dont think we are going to drop very much. The south one is going to bring in the milder air. Mid40s overnight and with that launching pad around 49 at 7 00 in the morning we are going to be in the 60s by noon and near 70 later in the day. One thing i want to point out the wind could be gusting over 30 Miles Per Hour again. High pressure sitting offshore. Off to the west, a front that doesnt look terribly organized but there are a few heavier showers working across the ohio valley. This front does have a connection to the gulf of mexico. So later tomorrow night into friday morning i wouldnt be shocked to see a couple of downpours. So you are looking at the futurecast here, going through the overnight hours. Tomorrow is looking like a dry day. I dont think we are going to see any showers develop, at least until the evening hours. Your early evening is probably okay. Showers are likely to become a little bit more widespread and maybe a couple of downpours to greet your friday morning commute. In terms of temperatures, 45 to 50 to start the day. For the last day in march, near shy of our daytime normal highs. We should get in the upper 60s to around 70. The exception will be south facing shores that only reach 60 degrees. Partly cloudy and milder than last night, 45. Tomorrow your High Temperature will work up into the upper 60s. 69 degrees. Filtered sunshine. High clouds mixed with sun and the clouds will thicken up later in the day. Well end the day on a mostly cloudy note. 50s to around 60s, a nice mild day. Only down to 60, breezy and mild, and showers are likely to develop. You need your umbrella later tomorrow night and especially into friday morning. Friday morning will start damp and mild. How about breaks of sunshine in the afternoon. If that happens, youll be talking about the potential of going mid 70s on friday afternoon. Well talk more about that. There are tweaks to the weekend forecast i want to talk about for your planning guys, and also a little change to the yankee home opener forecast all coming up in our next half hour. Guys . Good tweaks . For the most part. You talked yankees. Lets talk mets. The new season will bring changes to citi field. The mets announced a new partnership with coca cola. No more pepsi porch. The old sign being replaced by its rivals, now being called coca cola corner. The mets showed off food offerings. David changs chicken stand getting the most buzz. Area on opening day april 8th. Food. Food looks good. From baseball to basketball trouble in the locker room. The scandal involving some pro basketball players, a pop star and a secret recording. A man goes into Rikers Island walking on his own two feet, comes out paralyzed. His mother is outraged. Join us tonight for an meeting held at the all across america families are coming back to Time Warner Cable for a whole new experience. Thats because weve been working hard to give you better service, and it shows. We came back for internet speeds so fast even the kids are impressed. Oh shes impressed. Just as fast as we can watch them. For 89. 99 a month youll get 100 meg ultrafast internet, popular hd channels and unlimited calling. Twcs home wifi is so strong we can use all our devices at the same time. So we can all watch whatever we want. And thats kinda cool. Call now. For 89. 99 a month youll get internet, tv and phone. Theres no contract, no risk and our moneyback guarantee. Come back today and well give you free installation with our exclusive onehour arrival window. Feels good to be back. Come back today. Youll get free installation, tv equipment and epix included. And now get a 300 reward card. A real life open opera involving iggy azalea and her boyfriend. Admitting he has cede on her. The two people in the video are teammates for the los angeles lakers. Nick young reportedly heard on the video admitting he cheated on azalea after being prompted by rookie Deangelo Russell. The league video reportedly recorded without youngs knowledge. Azalea reacted earlier today, tweeted quote i see Deangelo Russell is trending. I actually liked his film. Thanks. Not sure what she meant by that. Or what this will mean to the couples upcoming plans to marry. Music celebration to notorious big. It will feature lil kim. Wallace worked with combs at bad boy records. The concert will be held on what would have been wallaces 44th birthday. The director of the acclaimed movie boyhood struck a chord with many fans and now richard link letter draws ongoing to college on a baseball scholarship. Sandy kenyan lets us know if everybody wants some is a hit or if it strikes out. Sandy . Reporter dave you take a director with a total of five Oscar Nominations and put him back on that familiar turf making a movie about a world he knows well and then ask what could possibly go wrong . Plenty, as it turns out. His look at boyhood earned an oscar nomination for best picture. And confused put Matthew Mccon hey on the road to stardom. Now richard link later has returned to his texas roots for a movie set music has always played an important part in the directors very personal films and this one about College Baseball players is no exception. Quentin johnson was still in college when he was cast, but most of these actors are in their mid to late 20s, making it hard for me to buy them as knife young men and none of the men are stars in the making like mcconaghey was. But the real trouble here is having witnessed some of this firsthand, i have no desire to relife these days through the eyes of these sexist, immature guys. Scenes of drinking and dope smoking are filled with the sense if and when you are high. All this pointless chatter, there is one grace note. Forget these losers. I want to see a movie about her. That is zoe deutsch, daughter of actor Leah Thompson from back to the future. If this movie succeeds in making zoe a star it will have accomplished something. Dave and liz. Definitely has that 80s feel. Yeah. Not good. Everybody else likes it except for me. So there is that. We do love your reviews. Coming up next, well tell you why Vice President biden is teaming one lady gaga in vegas. New legal trouble for could her brand of cleaning we continue to follow breaking news in new jersey. Part of the southbound garden state parkway has been reopened after a bad accident there. This is near exit 98. The left lane and the shoulder are now getting by. Earlier an medevac helicopter was called in to help the injured. No word on how many people were hurt. The traffic in the southbound lane is backed up for several miles as a result of the accident.

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