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WABC Eyewitness News This Morning August 20, 2016

The fence here. They have been here for 11 hours awaiting outside. Relatives of the fileds father in support of him. He is at the Police Station where detectives are also questioning the childs stepmother. This is video of the childs father yesterday collapsing, overcome with grief after he found out about the death of his daughter. He was at work at the time in brooklyn. He returned back to the house the bathroom was locked with no water in the tub but the child was dead. Police immediately labeled it suspicious. The 9yearold girl had just moved from india to live with her father about three months ago. Relatives are at a loss. I was shocked, you know . I was shocked. I never think this was going to happen, you know . That shes no more. Reporter again, the medical examiner to determine the cause of demme. Again, no cause of death. Again, no ones charged as of yet but Police Continue to question the childs stepmother. Marcus solis, channel 7 Eyewitness News. Thank you. A family is demanding answers in the death of a bronze deli worker of a man accused of grabbing a Police Officers gun. A vigil was held outside of the deli and the bedford park section. Camara worked at another store across the street. He followed the suspect Ephraim Guzman to warn them that he was causing trouble in his store. The suspect then grabbed the officers gun and fatally struck him. It is supposed to be secure. Why was this perpetrator not handcuffed before he was dragged out of the deli by the Police Officer whose gun was snatched . Reporter a second officer on the scene shot guzman. He survived and is now facing charges, including murder. The nypd has not taken any disciplinary action against the officer whose gun was taken. An arrest warrant is issued for a suspect. 18yearold Daqwon Jackson allegedly opened fire. Two bystanders young girls were wounded in the incident. Police are asking anyone who knows where jackson is to please call them immediately. Children playing with matches. That is what investigators say homes on staten island. Authorities say the childrens mother was home at the time but not directly soup are sizing the young boys not directly supervising the young boys. The fire damaged seven buildings, two of which ultimately collapsed. More than 40 people were forced out of their homes. Now to ryan lochtes story matt gutman has the story. Reporter this morning, jimmy feigen, the last of the four olympic swimmers caught on camera vandalizing a rio gas station is back in the u. S. That as the swimmers who accused of providing false statements to police now break their silence. Overnight, gunnar bentz, the youngest of the swimmers saying it was only ryan lochte, the the station only after they had been partying. You can see a man tear down a poster. Then you see Armed Security guards detain them. At this point, ben says ryan stood up and began to yell at the guards after jack and i tugged at him to get him to sit back down. Eventually, a Good Samaritan translated and the swimmers gave the guards about 50 for the damage. Lochte wrote i should have been much more responsible for myself. For that, i am sorry for my teammates, fans, sponsors, and the host of this great event. Initially, lochte denied anything happened. Then he told nbc these guys came out with a badge, police badge, no lights, no nothing, just a police badge and pulled us over. Reporter lochtes lawyer insisting that his clients apology should not be viewed as an admission of guilt. Detained before being allowed to return home. Lochte has deals worth a reported 1 million. We have breaking news to tell you about in new jersey. State Police Investigating a very serious accident on the hudson bay extension. Take a look at this. Traffic cameras capturing the aftermath of the accident in bayonne around 7 30 this morning. Police say several people were rushed to the hospital. All of them in unknown cond there are extensive backups on the roadway as we speak. We will, of course, continue to update the story for you throughout the day online at abc7ny. Coming up on Eyewitness News saturday morning, donald trump is targeting the African American community looking for votes. Coming up, the bold prediction he just made about his ability to attract black voters. A beautiful start this saturday morning looking from few clouds out there. Temperatures are already pushing the mid70s. 78 currently in central park. On the rise, were going to go for 87 with a cause of sunshine throughout the afternoon. Tomorrow, showers, possibly even thunderstorms are heavy at times. 84. Well talk about dropping fios is not cable. Were wired differently, which means we can fix things differently. Thanks for calling fios. This is ryan. You cant tell me this cord isnt in. I know its in. Its in, but its not working. Im sending you a link to the my fios app that going to let me see what youre seeing. Really . Yes, mr. Mcenroe. See that cord . Just plug it into the connector on the right. So you can clearly see whats in and whats out . Oh absolutely. I like that. Tech support that lets your technician the zika outbreak in miami is prompting a travel warning for the centers for disease control. New virus have popped up many south beach, which is, of course, a huge tourist destination. Thats in addition to part of downtown miami where some people contracted zika. Federal Health Expects say pregnant women and women looking to get pregnant should not travel to any part of miami dade county. The risk is still low, but the result is catastrophic. So you have to put both of those things into the esituation. That you really want to try to avoid it. Five new cases of zika contracted in miami were diagnosed yesterday. One of them is a tourist from new york city. Now were going to turn to the race for the white house. Donald trump touched down in the louisiana Flood Disaster zone, and while there, he took aim at president obama. All of this as the candidate deals with another campaign shakeup. The chairman of course bowed out. More from our bureau in los angeles. Reporter this morning, Trumps Campaign chairman is out. Paul manaford resigning amid a Massive Campaign shakeup tanking polls and controversy about his ties to russia. I think my father didnt want to be distracted by whatever things paul was culpa. Sometimes you say the wrong things. I have done that. Believe it or not, i regret it. Reporter hes still not calling it an apology. Is that an apology . No, see ya. Reporter trump made a visit to flood ravaged louisiana showcasing his compassionate side. I just got back from a tour of the devastation in louisiana. The way im dressed. Reporter and slamming the president for not visiting, too. Obama ought to get off the golf course and get down there. [ cheers and applause ] reporter speaking to a mostly white crowd in michigan, trump urged africanamerican voters to give him a chance. Youre living in poverty. Your schools are no good. You have no jobs what the hell do you have to ignorant, its staggering. That was abcs mary bruce reporting. President obama will head down to baton rouge next week. The white house says the president is eager to get a firsthand look at the destruction caused by flooding and lend support to all of the families affected. The announcement comes after many called on the president to cut his vacation in Marthas Vineyard short to make that trip. Obama will be in baton rouge, again, on tuesday. Anheuserbusch is doing its part to help victims of the flooding. Th truck loads of water for drinking. More than 250,000 cans are expected to be handed out. This is the biggest donation anheuserbusch has made since superstorm sandy. Another company jumping in, too. Tide is pitching in. They are offering to wash clothes and other belongings for free. The loads of hope truck pulled in to baton rouge yesterday. There is a limit of two loads out personal and household cleaning kits to help the people who are affected. Having lived in new orleans when katrina hit 11 years ago it is a different storm but a lot of those folks did not have flood insurance. There were 40,000 homes that have been damaged because of that flooding. So much of the area is below sea level. In new orleans but not this area. The geography is a bit different but the devastation is the same. Some folks who espe there have now gotten hit twice by flooding. If you can help, please do. My personal appeal. A lot of suffering down there. Straight ahead on Eyewitness News this saturday morning, a warning to pregnant come to sesame place before little kids become big kids come to the only place, that makes Little Hearts race. Save 10 on admission and get a free 2nd visit only at sesameplace. Com sesame place welcome back, everybody. A good day to get outdoors. Its busy across the street. Were located right here on the Upper West Side right across from lincoln center. You can see in between we have the, of course, food markets going on all of the time. With the waffle cart, mm hmm. Have you been there . Yes i havent gone in a long time. I was one time enticed by that, but i have been able to steer clear of the temptation since. [ laughter ] good morning, everybody. Whatever your enticement today, go for it if it is brooklyn to lower manhattan, blue skies. Lets check the numbers in the park. We have 78 degrees already. South wind is light at 7 miles per hour. Looking at the numbers across the board, wow, it jumped already to 80 in newark, were almost there for laked with. Theres the south wind today and southfacing shorelines will be influenced just a little bit. They may be limited to the lower to mid 80s. Location is exactly, certainly more humid than yesterday. So you feel that difference, a mix of sun and clouds. Tomorrow, temperatures stick in the middle 80s but thundershowers are expected late tomorrow. So while the temperatures sort of eased back a big, well wait for the thunderstorms to come in to a very humid, soupy air mass. When that happens, it could possibly be heavy and creating a real refreshing air mass the satellite radar is few and far between with the clouds early on and no more than a decoration. During the day, we start to get instability setting up in the atmosphere. Later on tonight, a mix of sun and clouds. Weve got the humidity and we wait for the front, which actually lines up from syracuse all the way through williamsport. That pushes in our direction. Some of the breaking up the line of showers and thunderstorms. The latest run shows us after 2 00, 3 00, it starts to push into northwest new jersey hours. We dont really shake this until dawn on monday morning. We can still see lingering showers until 6 00, 7 00 on monday morning. Behind that, it is clear, beautiful skies and temperatures that are cool in the low 80s for monday and tuesday. Your get away takeoff in the catskills. Tomorrow the showers and thunderstorms are hitting 78. Jersey shore, 87 today. 87 tomorrow, but also tomorrow, you could get a shower or thunderstorm. The hamptons low 80s for days and dry conditions. Sea and sand forecast, southeast winds of 3 foot waves with a moderate rip current risk. Still going to be muggy today and more comfortable than yesterday. 75 for the city overnight. There it is tomorrow, that 84 degree reading. The chance for the showers and thunderstorms will close out the weekend. Youll be able to salvage the early part of the sunday. Then the showers and storms come in later with the front. It looks like they will come in 79 degrees on monday. Tuesday, we go with 80s very sunny and both temperatures will be well below average. We warm it middle of the week. Nice little sweatch. A break from the ac monday and tuesday. Excellent. Thank you. In this mornings health alert, experts are saying what a pregnant woman eats could babys behavior after birth. Researchers from Kings College london found pregnant women who ate a lot of unhealthy fat and sugar have children with increased rates of adhd, poor prenatal care set in motion a gene that can lead to behavioral issues. Hundreds of fans around the world lined up to get their hands on kanye wests clothing line. The rapper opened 21 temporary here in new york. Fans waited for hours, in fact, in lines at every, single location. In oregon, people out there said yep, it was worth the wait. Im going to get all i can. I saved up all of my grad money. I will get whatever i can get. Ive been waiting for years actually, so i can wait a night or two. I dont get it. Just what a humble kanye west likes to hear im sure. Only a few people were all store at a time. Merchandise ranged from a 50 hat to a 400 military style jacket. Im not waiting in lines for hours for a piece of clothing. Huhuh, no matter whose name is on there. Good for them if thats what you are okay. Toni doesnt get it. I dont, do you . Look, huhuh, no, i dont. Continued success, but [ yankees highlights. Fios is not cable. Were wired differently. So we wired the wagners house with 100 meg internet. Which means that in the time it takes mr. Wagner to pour a 20 oz. Cup of coffee, tommy can download 30 songs, and jan can upload 120 photos. 12 seconds. Thats the power of fiber optics. And right now you can get 100 meg internet with equal upload and dowloads speeds, tv and phone for just 69. 99 per month online. As someone who loves summer, it breaks my heart a little to read this, but it is almost back to schooltime. Weve got the gadgets your students will into ed to kick off another school year. Joining us in the studios gadget nation steve greenburg. Welcome. Thank you. A little tear in my eye with the back to schooltime. We can ease the pain as you go with little to older kids. This first one is a must have. This is a phone for little kids. It is mykidsconnect. Com. You as a Parent Program 20 phone numbers that can call in and call out to. There is an emergency button on it and the parents get a text plus a phone call from the child. Its also a gps tracker. The child is and get the track location for three days. Its amazing. For keeping track of the kids, this is the way to do it. It gives parents complete control. We can make it so it doesnt work during school hours or only works after 5 00. You can control all of that on your laptop. Mykidsconnect. Com. Lunch boxes are gone. Yeah. For example, this is from built ny. The big apple buddies lunch backpacksp. Its got handles back here, easy to clean on the inside. It comes from a bunch of different characters. Ultimately for older kids this is called the ice pack freezable bag. You feel it, it has the mushy gel in it. Oh, cool. You put it in the freezer overnight and it will freeze up. That is great. I have one of these bags and you have to put the pack inside. Its so much built into the wait, wait, wait, when did lunch boxes go out of sale . There should have been a press release. I have my captain kirk star trek one. Okay. The next thing, the cool in thing are stoodles. You know what they are . Zoodles are sze keennied into you pop them in hot water for 15 to 20 seconds. Take them out, put pasta sauce on it tastes amazing. The same as normal pasta . A little different. Close enough. Its from Hamilton Beach spirolizer and there are different options what you can do for the noodles. Under 40 bucks. I saw the ones where you have to crank it with your hands. This is the only one thats more than likely take a juice pack and spill it on it. This is a water proof case. You can take it and watch it. Its super water proof with bumpers on the side of it so its really shock proof. You can take your ipad anywhere. From the folks at catalyst its from the 12. 9 to the mini 4. Lets be honest, adults can use it, too. A dorm room and pop it. Its really cool for the folks at jazz co. Also for a dorm room, this is called a tablet. This you put your tablet in. So when your child is in the dorm room, they can watch their netflix or do their work right on their tablet right like that. Its a convenient way to work this bed. You dont have to be in college for this. I have to tell you, you have a very clean floor here in the studio. [ laughter ] i have to admit, all of the kids get an abc 7 signal, too. Isnt that beautiful . [ laughter ] thank you so much. For more information, go to stevegreenberg tv. Com. I love all of this. No norlun. Boxes . Im no more lunch boxes . Im depressed. The pinstripes lack to wild card as the team took on the angels looking for a boost and got one. Just three pitches into the game, the yanks went on to shut out the angels, 70. The mets, a different story. They continue the series in san francisco. The game coming down to the wire still tied at 1 in the seventh until the giants made some big plays including a two run homer handing the mets score, 81. It is now 9 27. Well be right back. Police questioning the stepmother of a 9yearold Girl Found Dead in queens. Im marcus solis. Details are coming up in a live report. Thank you, myrrh cass. Just ahead. It is only a drill. Emergency tests are happening right now at the port Newark Elizabeth marine terminals. Were seeing live pictures agencies are conducting a series of drills. Hear what your daughter wants to stay organic. Your husband wants to stay free from artificial ingredients. You want to stay free from artificial preservatives. Stop shops natures promise brand. Great prices on over 800 items. Looking live at 1 world trade to give you a little inspiration to get out and enjoy this day. It is saturday morning august 20th. Thanks for joining us. Im toni yates in for michelle just saw with the paddock lean in bed and watch with the bad that you can lean in with the pad that you can lean in bed and watch. Whatever allows me to stay comfortable on the couch longer, i am for it. Lets turn to amy freeze who is never lounging and is always out and about. For anybody. Yeah . Yeah. We start with temperatures in the upper 70s with an average august 70, about what you would expect. High temperatures. It is a little muggy out there. We hold off on showers and storms until the second half of the weekend. Looks great. 78 degrees. Great beach day, too, if you are headed in that direction. In and around the boroughs, 80 for sunset park. Howard beach currently at 80 degrees. Island, temperatures are climbing. Islip has 79 right now. Across the sound, bridgeport starting in the 50s. Right now, weve got monticello at 72 degrees. It is a pattern with the hot air today and tomorrow with the mid80s is quickly replaced early next week by cool conditions

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