Control of the car. It changed deli owner dell heard the crash from the back of the store. I can see nothing in the side, so i went inside to make sure everybody was okay, and then i called 911. I was very nervous. You dont see this happen everyday. Medina says the woman here in the video and a teenage boy walked away from the scene. He doesnt know theyre doing. He figures theyre okay. Hes glad no one was seriously hurt. How could you be upset. Its an accident. Im happy were alive and my work is okay. The female driver who drove through the store was also taken to the hospital. Shes expected to be okay. Coming up on Eyewitness News at 5 30, youll hear exclusively from that driver also involved in this accident. Were live in jersey, a car slammed into a deli injuring one person there. Police say the driver lost control on main street. The vehicle went onto the sidewalk and crashed into the building. It stopped halfway into the store. The building is stable and the cause of the crash is under investigation. New york city mayor bill de blasio on the defense and speaking out for the first time about a report on the campaign Corruption Scandal that has rocked his administration Eyewitness News anchor diana in the news room with what the mayor had to say. Reporter the mayor talking about the Campaign Finance allegations that were allegedly broken and today saying that these allegations are politically motivated, by whom he did not say, but the mayor says what he did has been done before, and that he did nothing wrong. Its outrageous. And again, i dont know whats motivating it. The involving Campaign Investigation into the the mayors fundraising are accused of side stepping finance laws to influence the 2014 senate race to defeat republicans by fun funneling money from wealthy contributors and to candidates. The mayor said today i want the facts out there because im convinced the facts will show everything was done legally and appropriately. The the practice is common saying it in a letter to the board of elections, quote, theres nothing nothing novel about the Democratic Party campaign to elect Democratic Candidates to the state senate other than your attempt to selectively criminalize it, end quote. My predecessor and so many other people live by the exact same standards. I think it speaks for it self. Attorney vance says hes investigating the allegations. From mr. Sugarman and the matter is under investigation. Thats all i can say at this point. So as many know, Campaign Finance laws are notoriously complex, and it is no secret that theres an ongoing feud between the mayor and Governor Andrew Cuomo which begs the question why is this happening now. He has good questions for the mayor. Hell have more coming up on Eyewitness News at 5 00 and 6 00. Diana, thank you. An emotional day of testimony from an nypd officer reliving the moments when he lost her partner in a fire. Rodriguez spoke at the trial of the young man accused of setting that fire. Tiff fletcher was in tim fletcher was in the court room. Reporter it was an emotional day in court especially for the family of the officer who died. They were able to hear his final words, and then there rosa rod rodriguez barely speaking arrived to testimony. Michelle is on trial for murder hes accused of setting a mattress fire at this high rise in april of 2014. Today is a difficult day for every new York Police Officer in that courtroom. Officer rodriguez was supported by fellow officers who packed the courtroom to hear how she and her partner dennis answered the car taking an elevator to the 13th floor. Surveillance camera catching their movements. I said. We were able to walk into the hallway, but we couldnt believe well. The officers in the thick choking smoke tried to find the emergency exit. I remember holding onto the i was holding onto him because i couldnt see. We were calling for help. And then officer gary haunting last words on a radio transmission. 85, his family had to sit there and watch the last steps of their son, a police officer, a partner had to watch that video as they search for her partner. Her voice barely a whisper. Firefighters rescued the pair, but the officer died from his injuries. Officer rodriguez testified, i cant walk long distances and i cant play with my distance anymore, and i lost my voice. The defense offered no crossexamination. There were no questions to ask her. She did her job that day, and she suffered because of it. Officer gar mother and father left the courtroom visually shaken by the proceeding where officer rodriguez says shell have to have a Lung Transplant as she endure her injuries painfully. He faces 25 years to life if hes convicted. Reporting live in downtown brooklyn, tim fletcher, channel 7 Eyewitness News. Thank you, tim. More than 50 people searching for a new place after a fast moving fire in long island ripped through this homes. The flames broke out early this morning in eye Convenient Store in ocean side and spread to four other buildings. Dozens of firefighters battled for more than an hour to bring the flames under control. At one point they had to pull out after apart of a building collapsed. It was a collapse in rear of the building which hampered the efforts to get hose lines and water onto the fire. That was in the rear of the building, so we had to attack it from different angles. Thankfully no one was injured. Some residents were allowed back to collect their things, but most left without much. A bomb shell decision from an appeals court. Tom brady will have to serve the fourgame suspension for the deflategate scandal. They ruled brady is accused of using under inflated footballs during the afc championship said it is not ruling on whether brady took part in a deflation scheme, but the nfl acted within its authority to spend him. Brady can appeal the decision. To the race for president now. Voters in connecticut and North Eastern states head to the polls tomorrow and donald trump is firing back at his two rivals after they agreed to team up against him. Campaigning today in rode island, trump took aim at cruz and john kasich for grief to coordinate against him in upcoming primaries. Cruzs Campaign Said it would focus its resources in indiana leaving new mexico and oregon to kasichs campaign. They alluded and i was happy because it shows how weak they are. It shows how pathetic they are. Senator cruz says donald trump is the desperate one. Cruzs indiana. He stopped by an ice cream shop, but ended up in a Heated Exchange i respect your views and i would point out if this was a trump gathering and you were disagreeing, you would have been yelled out and they would have threatened you with violence. Im disagreeing with you, but i have legitimate questions. Im treating you with respect. Just like you closed your [indiscernible]. Meanwhile, Ohio Governor kasich hosted a town hall meeting in maryland. One of the States Holding primaries tomorrow. Sanders is in connecticut. He held a rally in he said despite technology, he says now is not the time to elect people like trump. Clinton rallied in pennsylvania. The biggest of the five delegate contest tomorrow. Polls shows he has 80 of the delegates to clinch the nomination. More u. S. Troops on their way to serious. President obama says 250 u. S. Military personnel will be deployed. Bring personnel up to 300. Thats up from 50 special Operation Forces thats currently there. The president says none of the new Service Members will participate in direct combat. A tragic turn of events for a family in westchester county. Well have the latest into the investigation of the death of a second grade student. Plus, what was that sixfoot alligator doing on long island . Were going to explain. And im meteorologist lee goldberg. Its a beautiful spring afternoon on this monday. Were not talking dry spell. Were talking rain changes, and a lot of changes in the accu weather. But first, the next seven hours which is consistent. Dry skies rain arrives and it seems like a cold at first. You cant concentrate, cant sleep. Before long its all you can think about. Until one day you realize, this could be it. Youve done it, youve quit smoking for good. A little suffering now can save a lot of suffering later. Stop before the real suffering starts. You can quit smoking. Skies well tell you when the rain arrives and its up in the 7day acuweather forecast. It is 4 13 on this monday. Lets check the roads this afternoon, and no major accidents to report at this time. This is a live look at the fdr drive at 79th street and you know what, typical traffic for this time of day. As for the hudson river crossing, tenminute delay. No issues to report at the gorge washington bridge. Were following developing story. A judge in pennsylvania ruled that the case against cosby can resume. The cause was because of what his lawyers said was an agreement not to prosecute him. Cosby is facing trial over a 2004 encounter at his home the woman says that she was drugged and then molested by cosby. No date has been scheduled for the trial to resume. The city of cleveland settled a wrongful death for rice. Rices family claimed two officers acted recklessly when they confronted rice in 2014. A rocky officer killed rice mistakenly thinking the 12yearold toy gun was real. ; gokkc d 58a h xdw bp 1 0j r[f first aid to her son and treated her and her daughter badly. No charges were filed against the officers. Trouble to former Quarterback Johnny Manziel is expected to not indicted tomorrow. Stems from allegations that he attacked his exgirlfriend in january. Investigators say manziel hit collen to make her lose hearing in if convicted he could end up in jail for a year. He was cut by the browns endorsements from his alleged bad behavior. A power line that shorted out caused a cable to catch fire while a nearby tv crew was doing a live shot. It was captured on camera. All this happened south of houston. Officials say bad weather may be to blame. Fortunately no one was hurt. Hundreds power. Well, it is not often that you see an sixfoot one in long island. There was a complaint about the reptile living inside of a home and it was kept as a pet. The Environmental Control picked up the gator and took him to a wild life sanctuary. The reptiles owner is facing charges. The spca is warning people that alligators are not good pets for obvious reasons. Thats a sensible warning there, liz. Right. I almost took but just in case. Just just in case you need a reminder. Alligators are not good pets. Welcome back. Happy pass over. Thanks. Good family time, but thats why the jacket is not [indiscernible]. I dont know. So we have high clouds out here this afternoon. Its nice and mild. Our temperatures in the midand upper 60s, but we have changeable weather to talk about, but theyre blasting the music on the west side. Lets look at lower manhattan. You have a high cloud situation. A veil of high clouds and milky sky. Fairly low right now and the high today, 67. A shade above the average of 65 and theres your records. 91 and upper 20s. A pair of sixes are wild across the over month montgomery 58 in west port with a wind sound. One thing you noticed is a range across the area whether its 58 to 74 in howl and that range will be extended tomorrow. 64 degrees at 7 00 tonight. Your planner and high clouds. By midnight, a few showers coming across the area. I think you should plan on the predawn areas or around that morning commute, worst Case Scenario that a batch of that could slowdown the morning commute. We start the morning at 57. Theres probably a break or a period through the midday where the coverage of showers isnt as great and skies can brighten and thats where temperatures bounce up and more showers and storms book notice the clouds coming over and theres a couple of clouds over new york. It gives you an idea of how chilly the air is across eastern canada. Its in the 40s and 50s and closer to 80 in dc. With a front straddling the area, we have a huge front. South of that front, youre flirting with 80 degrees in spots of the theres a threat of a thundershower in the end of the day. We might start with one and end with one. That front is going to settle to our south. The one thing ive noticed on the trend with this front, it looked like the push of cloudiness is going to send the clouds to dc. The northern line of the clouds may be closer to us. Nicer to the north. More clouds to the south, but i think its a dry day on wednesday. Keep an eye on the temperatures. Tonight, its not a huge range. Mid50s. Look whats happening tomorrow as the front comes through. 50s, lower 60s in the hudson valley. 78 in toms river. A 30degrees temperature range with that front. Again, a threat of showers and storms in could be quiet. Heres your acuweather forecast. You dont have to worry about taking an umbrella. If youre out after midnight, you might want to have the shower have the umbrella. Always take the shower. Midday breaks could be pretty quiet for midmorning, early afternoon and more showers and thundershowers popping during the afternoon. Were not talking severe, but downpours in parts of the area. 45 tomorrow night and cloudy and cooler. Heres what were working on for 4 30. Not only is the next couple of days close calls with temperatures and where the rain is, even on thursday, its a close call. Is the rain going to stay to our south on thursday, or do we need the umbrellas again . We havent had much rain. Maybe were going to be on the rainy side. Ill have more on that in the 7day accu weather. The good take is always remember the shower. And an alligator is a dangerous pet. Go easy on it. Thanks. Thank you. Wabc tv is proud to partner for the 14th annual citizenship now immigration hotline. Students are providing citizenship and immigration citizenship to callers. Permanent residents interested in becoming citizens can help fill out their applications and others with immigration issues can get their questions answered. Phone lines opened from 8 00 a. M. To 10 00 p. M. Callers have helped 840 voters with their questions. Assistant is available in a variety of languages. The number on your screen. We have the numbers for you at abc7 ny. Still to come, police say he assaulted a priest inside of a church in new jersey. The priest is speaking publicly. Tell you why he says the reason plus can you tell the difference, some very authentic springsteen tickets i hope we have a buyer for the house. Me too what are the neighbors doing here . Bill hey i didnt know your home wifi could stream so many devices at the same time. Dad, its time warner cable. 300 megs. Crazyfast. Dad you can get wifi all over this place. Cool make your home as connected as possible. Get 50 meg internet with unlimited data for 39. 99 per month. And ask about free installation. The nypd is making a counterfeit ticket bust. These fake tickets for last saturdays Bruce Springsteen concert were real. The 19th precinct tweeted a photo of the craigslist with the captions reading, he may have been born to run, but not from our crime team. Always buy tickets with a credit card so you can dispute the charges if necessary, and buy from a licensed seller only. It was released under secrecy filed by an hbo special. Beyonces latest album is called lemonade. The rumors have the social media sweep is it making lemonade out of her marriage with jayz. Sandy. Reporter new music from beyonce is always cause for comments for tens of millions of plan fans online, but the nature of her new album called lemonade led to a worldwide guessing game. From doubts and denial to what seems to be you should have been home today i regret the night i put that ring on beyonce finds forgiveness and hope. Were going to heal lemonade mixes the sweet with the sour along with plenty of plenty of commentary. Its time to listen there are celebrity cameos from Serena Williams her marriage to jayz have plenty of comments on social media. This is exploring the betrayal or the infidelities or the conflicts that arise in relationships. Their conflicts became public a couple of years ago when beyonces sister attacked her husband in a Hotel Elevator while she stood by. Silent footage released by tmz reports that jayz had been unfaithful. Two years later, could beyonce be providing specifics. You better call back with the good there was speculation that was to rachel roy who posted on instagram, good hair dont care. And later made her account i respect marriage and strength. What shouldnt be tolerated by anyone no matter what is bullying of any kind. A reference there to the many comments she theres no comment from roy, a tv host has been caught in the cross fire after some of beyonce fans mistaken lisa ray with lisa roy. A sign of how over heated this has become, liz and dave. Ray must have looked had nothing to do with it. There was one comment that said, rachel ray is eating brunch. Why are you bragging on her. It sparked a lot of still to come on Eyewitness News, a priest attacked inside of his church in new jersey. Hear from the man who tried to intervene. And grief counselors are on hand at a school in westchester after the what were look how beautiful it is. Honey, we need to talk. We do . I took the trash out. I know and thank you so much for that. I think we should get a Medicare Supplement insurance plan. Right now . Whether youre new to medicare or not, you may know it only covers about 80 of your part b medical expenses. Its up to you to pay the difference. So think about an aarp Medicare Supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare Insurance Company. Like all standardized Medicare Supplement insurance plans, they help cover some of what medicare doesnt pay. I did a little research. With a Medicare Supplement plan, youll be able to stay with your doctor. Oh you know i love that guy. Mmmmhmmm. 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