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Nypd dogs are trained to find trace amounts of explosive particles left behind by a bomb. as an extra precaution, the 125 parking garages around times square will be empty. anti-violence activist erica garner has died of brain damage after a heart attack. she campaigned against acts of police brutality after her father eric garner died after being put in a chokehold by an nypd officer. the grand jury did not indict any officers in that case. erica garner was 27. an arrest overnight in a twisted prank gone horribly wrong. a kansas man killed by police responding to a phony emergency call an...

>> reporter: survivors huddled in blankets waiting for medical attention. in all, more than 40 victims were rushed to the hospital. many with broken bones. some in critical condition. the national transportation safety board is among those investigating the cause. >> we are going to take a look at everything from the, company itself, to the bus, itself, to the driver. to the roadway conditions. we are going to interview all the witnesses. >> reporter: most of the crash victims were senior citizens. tahman bradley, abc news. we are going to hear a lot less about the s.w.a.t'ing calls targetin...

Month -- those best months for stocks during november through april the s&p 500 has accumulated 1,400 points. the worst months of course are from may through october. that's why you know the old saying, sell in may, go away. one analyst a chief equity strategist at snp capital iq. >> alison, appreciate it. the prank is called s.w.a.t.ing, and "american idol" host ryan seacrest is the latest. a 911 call reported armed men shooting their way inside his home. when officers arrived they found seacrest at home but no armed men. the dangerous expensive prank has now come to be known as s.w.a.t.ing...

Of tmz, you've been covering this. i imagine this is pretty frustrating for a lot of celebrities and the police as well. what do they tell you? >> well, we know a fair amount about this now. initially it seemed like there was a 12-year-old boy who was behind the first cases of s.w.a.t.ing involving justin timberlake, miley cyrus, a couple others. he got caught. and as soon as he got caught, we know that there was a group that took over. and they are responsible for this spade of s.w.a.t.ing incidents over the last couple of weeks. you will recall, suzanne, i'm sure that there was a hackers gro...

Over four years in prison. and a warning now about an increasingly dangerous hoax called s.w.a.t.'ing. bogus 911 calls for crimes so threatening that the s.w.a.t. team responds. one high-profile victim was justin bieber. but it is happening to real families now as well. there are about 400 s.w.a.t.'ing incidents a year nationwide costing an average $10,000 each time. that is how much they waste in valuable police resources, raising fears of accidental shootings. this is going to be a talker story of the morning here. michael vick admitted he is once again a dog owner. the revelation comes ...