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WABC Eyewitness News This Morning December 4, 2015

Noon, and were looking at 50 degrees this afternoon. It only gets warmer like a spring weekend coming up, and that makes Heather Orourke very happy. Thats what were all about here at Eyewitness News is making Heather Orourke happy. Thats all we do around here. Lets go right over to our maps. This doesnt make me happy and hopefully it will be cleared away shortly. Throgs neck bridge into the bronx we have an accident, two lanes are closed both ways. We have some Emergency Activity as you go into the queensbound side. 2 and 4 trains, track work at Grand Army Plaza, Uptown Service is running franklin avenue into atlantic avenue. The rfk triborough bridge you have a disabled vehicle going bronx and manhattan bound. Over here at the verrazano bridge, still closed down with construction. We have alternate side of the Street Parking rules in effect. It is a gridlock alert day. Ken, over to you. Thank you. Its 6 01. Were learning more this morning about the young couple deadliest shooting spree in years. Fieafter wednesdays massacre at a Health Services clinic in Southern California, the two were armed to the teeth with more than 1600 rounds of ammo on them, and 4500 more bullets at home. Dozens of those rounds fired from four guns that were legally purchased in california. Meanwhile, authorities have identified the 14 people gunned down including one man originally from new jersey. Eyewitness News Reporter n. J. Burkett begins our coverage live in San Bernardino. Good morning n. J. Reporter and ken, good morning. You know, overnight authorities shipped cell phones and hard drives to the fbis famed laboratories in quantico virginia hoping to identify collaborators and perhaps to confirm a motive. That will not be easy because pieces. The suspect attempted to destroy all of that in order to cover up their tracks. A vigil mourned the victims as authorities looked for the two rifles used in the massacre by syed farook. Hurt, pain, disappointment, disbelief. Investigators say farook had reached out on social media to extremists who were already under fbi surveillance. The question now is was farook radicalized and was he in contact with any Foreign Terrorist Organization and how did he convince his new wife to stand at his side and pull the trigger. The 14 People Killed have all been identified and a check of hospitals raised the number of wounded to 21. One survivor says he was knocked back by a bullet smashing straight through a restroom wall. It was like a bomb went off. I turned back and looked at the mirror. I can see im bloody here, here and here. Two brothers who attended the same mosque as farook say he was a devout muslim who showed up to pray every day three weeks before the attack. Police who broke down the door to farooks home found an arsenal of terror. These search photos were released last night after police found a bomb factory with hundreds of tools, 12 unexploded pipe bombs and more than 5,000 rounds of ammunition. Clearly they were equipped and they could have continued to do another attack. We intercepted them before that happened. Finding possible collaborators now will be tougher because the couple drive. The Digital Media is incredibly important because we are trying to determine a motive. Reporter authorities are under no illusions that piecing together those files may be extremely difficult. In the end they may have to rely on data from Internet Companies and cell phone in San Bernardino california n. News. Thank you. It took all but two of the 14 were county employees, men and gunman. The youngest victim just 26 years old, the oldest 60. Many of them are from Southern California but at least two of those killed have ties to our area. Eyewitness News Reporter dray clark is here with their dray. Reporter good morning shirleen and ken. The shooting in california is having a Ripple Effect across the country as loved ones mourn People Killed. Two of the victims have area. 52yearold Nicholas Thalasinos was working at the San Bernardino department of health after moving from Southern California from south jersey. He worked for the Cape May County Health Department before moving west. His wife says when she said goodbye to him wednesday morning she did not realize it would be for the last time. I actually got an extra hug and a kiss before he left, so Im Just Holding on to that. Im just grateful for that. And new york giants safety learning his cousin was one of the victims in the shooting, just got word that one of my cousins was among the 14 killed yesterday. Im so sick right now. He followed up a tweet reading the true terror is that this keeps happening. I still cant believe it. Take a moment to think of the families hurting right now. Among those also killed was michael wetzel, a married father of six children. His wife is a stay at home mom. One friend says now not only has she lost her husband but also the sole provider for their family. Certainly the days and months ahead will be extremely difficult for many people now left to mourn those 14 People Killed. Shirleen. It absolutely will. Trunk dray. 6 06. Just hours after the massacre, the u. S. Senate voted against expanding the background checks for gun buyers. The vote was 5047. It means gun buyers will face a background check only when they the proposed law had tried to expand that to inbound all gun purchases online and at gun shows. You can read more about the investigation into the deadly mass shooting on the abc7ny news app. We also have a can read more about each of the victims. 6 07, and we have breaking news on long island. Police are searching for the driver involved in a deadly hit and run that happened in nassau county. This happening just after 9 00 last night on marric road. The victim was crossing the street when he was hit by a car going eastbound. The driver kept on going. The victim sadly died at the scene. 6 07. New details on a deadly triple shooting. A 39yearold man shot and killed the mother of his two children and her new boyfriend before turning the gun on himself. Its the most read story on our news app right now. Eyewitness News Reporter kala rama live at kings county hospital. Reporter ken, good morning. The worry this morning is about these kids. Mother, killed her boyfriend, then took his own life all in front of them. Meanwhile, that mom is here at the hospital in stable condition. Were told shes going to survive. Surveillance video captured the kids 33yearold mother walking with her 44yearold boyfriend into their corner bodega. Weve learned the suspect and his former longtime girlfriend were meeting to hand off the kids to one another, but instead, police say the suspect turned enraged shooting the boyfriend in the head killing him and shooting his ex in the upper body all while their two kids they had together, an 11 yearold boy and 6yearold girl watched in horror. Police say the suspects brought those kids to the corner of 91st and clarkson to watch the violence unfold before he took his own life in front of them. Apparently there was a Domestic Violence issue which related to somewhat of a triangle where theres a boyfriend and a young lady and another man involved. I got a call that he was in a shooting, my brother was in a those kids an 11yearold boy and 6yearold girl are now in the care of family. They will get the help they need. As for their mom shes in stable condition here at kings county. Were told she will survive. Were live in brooklyn, kala rama channel 7 Eyewitness News. Thank you. You are never more than 7 minutes away from weather and traffic beginning with bill evans and the accuweather forecast. We take a look from our camera at 4 times square looking south, and weve got a pretty view this morning, were going to have a lot of sunshine, were going to have a nice day today. Were going to have temperatures warmer than normal. Were at 44 right now. Normally wed be right around 36. Looking down the shore, a little west wind. West wind at 6 miles an hour. Fair skies. Todays wind profiles are coming across. A light west wind today, the longer the streaks, the heavier the streaks the strongest the winds. We have a High Pressure ridge and its really strong. The ridge is right here now just to our west. That will be sliding eastward. Thats why the winds are starting to calm down. 44 at 10, 47 noontime, 50 this afternoon, which our normal high this time of the year is around 46, 47 degrees. Were much warmer than normal. Kiddos for school today grab a jacket or sweater. Going to feel really nice. Youve got a great weekend of weather coming up to get out there and enjoy. Its weather then heather every 7 minutes. Your kids, they got sports this weekend . Yes, they do. Theyre indoors. Youve got hockey and swimming. We have hockey, swimming and basketball added to the list this weekend as well. Nice. Yeah. Lets go right over here to a webcam, and i want to show you what you do not want to be stuck in today. This is the newark bay extension of the turnpike going eastbound 78 getting on to the newark bay extension. This is picking up volume getting over the bridge, getting over into exit 14a. Lets head over to our maps. Well pinpoint where this is. Its as you go eastbound 78 getting on to the newark bay extension. This has been something going on all week long. At least back to the garden state parkway. Throgs neck bridge, two lanes are closed both directions, 2 and 4 trains, track work at Grand Army Plaza. Uptown express only, franklin avenue to atlantic avenue. We have something with the 2 and 3 trains as well. Street cleaning rules are in effect. Its a gridlock alert day. Leave the car at home. Great advice. Good advice indeed. It is 6 11. Still ahead on Eyewitness News this morning, a shocking loss for rock n roll, the lead singer of Stone Temple Pilots found dead overnight. New video police want you to see of two suspects on a robbery spree in manhattan. Sheldon silver found guilty of mmm. Nothing like johnsonville breakfast sausage. Delicious and packaged with nothing to hide. No secrets. Just like our family. Well there is one. Folks, im not your grandma. Just a handsome kind hearted drifter who wandrered in years ago and stayed for all the yummy sausage. Nap time. I got her. Seriously . I feel like i just woke up. Ha ha ha fully cooked johnsonville breakfast sausage. 6 14. Welcome back, new video this morning of a pair of armed jewel thieves weve shown you before. The first time was in october. This video shows an inside madison jewelers on broadway and midtown. One man shows a small gun, stole jewels and watches. One thief did leave a bullet on the counter. Police say the men are behind three Jewelry Store robberies. Investigators say the county met his victim through a craigslist post. 19yearold dylan lantini is accused of the stabbing death of 66yearold michael wimbert. Lantini had been living in the same apartment for several days after answering wimberts craigslist post. He had been living in a manhattan homeless shelter until last week. A grand jury is expected to consider this case today. Time is 6 15. Federal prosecutors threatened to strip Sheldon Silver of his pension. Silver was convicted of construction after serving 40 years as an assemblyman. Despite the federal moves against him the state constitution says he cant lose his pension. Hes expected to collect nearly 100 grand a year. In his final days in the assembly he was earning just over 79,000. Its time to get a check on that accuweather forecast. Its mild out there. Meteorologist bill evans it feels great out here this morning. Its cool, its crisp, a light wind, not that harsh wind like we had yesterday and folks will moment here. Lets get friday underway. Weve got a lot of clear skies, 44 degrees. Theres our camera on the roof looking to the east. Got a pretty sunrise, west wind, a rising barometer. The winds have diminished, so well have sunny blue skies. Well have a fantastic weekend coming up. Next week well be watching a coastal storm. Looking a the 27. Thats always a chilly spot when you have clear skies, a calm wind. 28 towards poughkeepsie and these numbers are warmer than normal. We have a light west wind, a big High Pressure ridge over the great lakes, the northeast, new england. That will make for great weather. After school, normal temperature would be about 46 in the city, 36 in the suburbs. Were looking at 50 with sunshine today. Less wind today will feel much better. Need a jacket or sweater this morning. We get into the center of that high. The temperatures really warm up this weekend. Were at 52 tomorrow. Well be at 56 on sunday. Were at 50 today, tonight clear skies, 30s in the suburbs. Tomorrow plenty of sunshine on saturday and the high is going to be right around 52 degrees. 56 sunday, 52 monday, tuesday were keeping an eye on because its a noreaster right nearby. That will be coming along the coast. Next week 50 to 100 miles, 50 miles even can make a big difference around in the next seven days well be keeping an eye on that for you. Well, this weekend hanukkah starts so my friends are here this morning. Hello where is my friend siri and lulu. We do not have maximus with us. He got injured in the park yesterday. He injured his front leg. I have the hanukkah girls this morning. Theyre all dressed up in their hanukkah colors with siri and lulu this morning. Hes just on the disabled list, and you know when youre on the disabled list thats a few days indoors hes got to lay around. Poor guy. If you want to send maximus a tweet and wish him well its maximus fuzz on twitter and you can also talk to siri and lulu also on twitter. Im sure theyll get a lot of well wishes. Deserves a little pampering. Lets go over to heather now and check the commute. If youre sitting on the throgs neck bridge, you may need some pampering as well. We do have an accident being cleared away. We have news copter 7 up above. John del giorno good morning to you. Reporter we are here to pamper the drivers, heather. Good morning, yes, were up over the throgs neck bridge. This accident is brocks bound on the throgs neck bridge right at the queens tower. You can see theres two vehicles involved and theres a fuel spill out here as well. Only the right lane on the throgs neck bridge is open, and thats causing a big delay. Weve got two roadways affected. First one northbound cross volume up past the bridge. Were seeing a lot of alternate volume headed towards the whitestone. Look for extra delays there. The big delay is the northbound clear view expressway right up to the throgs neck bridge bumpertobumper volume begins north of northern boulevard. This accidents going to be here for quite some time. Not something you need on a friday morning. Lets go right over to our subway status as we look at our maps, i can tell you 2, 3, and 4 trains track work at Grand Army Plaza is completed. That should be doing okay. We have the newark by a extension eastbound picking up volume getting into exit 14a. Lets take a look at a webcam. People have been sitting in this traffic for days now, not this particular traffic but for days. That traffics been bunching up. We have our street cleaning rules in effect. Its a gridlock alert day. Thank you heather. 6 19. 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Everything in one place. 6 23 on the money this morning, a new law forcing new York City Restaurants to mark high sodium menu items is already the target of a lawsuit. The rule requires chain restaurants to put a salt shaker icon on menu items that top the recommended daily limit for sodium. A Restaurant Association claims the labeling is an overreach. Police commissioner William Bratton sheds some light on the Holiday Season. He flipped the switch on the tree at the new york stock exchange. He was joined by exchange president tom farley. It represented the 92nd annual Tree Lighting in the financial district. Stocks on wall street fell victim to a worldwide selloff as europes central bank unveiled plans to stimulate the economy. The dow jones starts 252 points down. Nasdaq composite and s p 500 begin 1 1 2 percent lower. Steep losses overseas, kongs hang seng index lost 1 . Time is 6 24. Youre never more than 7 minutes away from weather and traffic. Weve got clear skies to partly cloudy skies. Were going to be looking at great weather here. Were going to be looking at whats going to be temperatures this morning starting

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