Family or was the home illegally divided. 16 people is a lot of people in a duplex. Its also a holiday. Reporter at least seven homes were damaged with items falling off walls. Crews went to check the stability of all of the structures. Houses behind the blast were also damaged. Windows came down and everything. But the house didnt go down, thank god. Thank god shes okay. Youre looking live back here at the scene. You can see the activity taking place right out here. You can see all that rubble and debris thats been pulled out of the house. Theyve been working to pull that out all afternoon. We did get word they were able to pull two dogs that survived the whole entire blast. They were in the home next door to the home that dogs were rescued and expected to survive. One man did die, a 24yearold man who lived in the second floor on the backside of the house where the blast occurred. That is the latest live from elizabeth, new jersey, anthony johnson, channel 7 Eyewitness News. Weve got some of our first images of the blast from viewers on twitter showing emergency crews as they arrived on the scene. Of course those crews quickly rushing the injured to local hospitals. Eyewitness News Reporter Tim Fleischer continues our coverage from trinitas hospital. Several of those victims were brought here, also three members of a family who miraculously escaped. Just went to sleep and woke up in a nightmare. Reporter wayne shepherd had been sleeping when the house right next door suddenly exploded. His wife and 10monthold son were also in the front of the room. She had just taken him out of his bedroom and his bedroom window is directly across the house that exploded. Reporter they were all able to stumble out through the rubble to safety and brought to Trinitas Regional Medical Center along with three others. Being treated as minor trauma at this time. Just got out of cat scan so at this point were still waiting for results. Reporter an 8yearold girl was brought to the hospital. She was two or three rooms down, a mirror came off the wall and sfruck her in the back. Reporter two of the victims suffered severe burns. Because of the large number of victims, 16 in all, dr. John dangelo came. But wayne shepherd is certainly thankful he and his family made it out alive. Its bad. We probably lost everything. Except each other. Thats more important so we can get stuff back. Stuff is not important. Its an amazing situation. Of the victim s here six have been treated and released. The teenager is still being treated. Shes been admitted for the evening. Reporting live in elizabeth, Tim Fleischer, channel 7 Eyewitness News. Were updating this story on tv and at abc7ny online. There and with your smart phone you can hear from First Responders as they rushed to the scene and assessed what happened. Weve got another developing story for you. In new jersey a school bus involved in a serious accident that triggered a big traffic tieup. Newscopter7 was just over the scene on route 22 in bridgewater township. The school bus tboned a car near grove street. This happened about 3 30. There werent children onboard that bus but its there were children onboard that bus but its unclear if any were hurt. A desperate search in brooklyn for a teenager with down syndrome who vanished from his home this morning. Police are looking for 15yearold joshua cruz. Were told he has no history of running away. He was last seen at his home in bushwick. Cruz has the mental capacity of a 3yearold. 38yearold Elliot Halberstam arrested yesterday. Federal prosecutors say he used email and Text Messages to lure a 16yearold in to his hotel room to engage in sexual acts which he allegedly reported. The fbi investigating the possibility that there are other victims. A major deal at the u. N. Will allow satellites to track airplanes. The changes motivated following the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight 370 last year. By landbased radar system. That leaves about 70 of the worlds surface uncovered. Radio frequencies are set aside so when theres an automatic distress signal it will be picked up by ground radar as well as satellites. Egypts president made a surprise visit today trying to assure tourists that the red sea is safe. A local tourism official says 80 of reservations have been canceled. Current occupancy, its down 40 . Britain and russia have banned flights to the area. A bomb is expected to bringing down the russian plane that originated from there. Now to veterans day and tributes around the country and here in the tristate area. We start in midtown manhattan. This is the nations largest veterans day parade. On the west side of the hudson river, former crew members of the uss intrepid joining vets and their families for a ceremony. The governor and mayor offering thanks for the vets service. President obama today laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier in arlington, virginia. And using today to call on congress to pass a measure that allows vets to get better access to healthcare. This day is not only about gratitude for what they have done for us. It is also a reminder of all that they still have to give to our nation and our duty to them. President also announcing a bigger budget for the underfunded department of veterans affairs. Special honor today for the family of a soldier killed during a Training Exercise. 22yearold Kevin Rodriguez died last month after serving overseas in afghanistan. Today his hometown remembered him with a special tribute. Eyewitness News Reporter joe torres in paterson. Veterans day and from here on out, whenever people come to Veterans Memorial park here in paterson, theyll quickly notice this new monument, a monument unveiled today in memory of Kevin Rodriguez. He died just a few weeks ago, especially painful to the Rodriguez Family is not just the fact that their loved one died but also where he died. Reporter on this veterans day, grief and sorrow on Patersons Hill of heroes. Tears flowed from the family of Kevin Rodriguez as city leaders unveiled a Memorial Monument to the Army Specialist and native son. The 22yearold made the ultimate sacrifice just last month. That means a lot to me, to my family. He really deserve it. A true soldier who just in two years had earned more than a half dozen medals and commendations having served in afghanistan. Reporter he was shot and killed during a Training Exercise at Fort Campbell in kentucky. Family members say the army has yet to reveal the specific details of rodriguez death. We didnt protect him. We didnt protect him. In afghanistan he fought and protected the u. S. And then here, that happens . Thats not fair. To the Rodriguez Family, i made a commitment to you. And i will keep that commitment. In terms of your beloved son. And we will know exactly what happened in the circumstances. Hes supposed to be safe in here. After it was unveiled today, kevins father daniel could not stop touching the picture of his son, a picture that is etched in to the monument here. He told us hes so, so proud of his boy, a young man born in puerto rico, raised here in patterson, a young man who served his country with honor and humility. Joe torres, channel 7 Eyewitness News. So hard for the family. We have more on veterans day on abc7ny including a marine corps veteran whos trying to get in to the record books. Earlier today he started doing pullups in times square. Hes going to try to do 6,000 of them in 24 hours. That will break the previous Guinness World record of 5,801. You can read more about his goal and why hes doing it at abc7ny. 6,000. Can you imagine . Still to come on Eyewitness News at 5 00, new information on the murder of a wealthy and well county. Why police are looking in a nearby town for clues. Also new at 5 00, a man refuses to become a victim of crime. He tells us what he did when a teenager broke in to his home and what he did to keep that teen there till police arrived. Well show you the advertisement that now has bloomingdales apologizing. And im meteorologist lee goldberg. One storm moving out, and unfortunately another one getting ready to move right in. On accuweather. Meet the moores were the moore family, and were always looking for ways to enjoy more. So we called Time Warner Cable and got even more than we expected. Call now to get more. More speed. Like, 300 meg. More tv shows and movies on demand. More places to make more unlimited calls. Call now. For 89. 99 a month, youll get 100 meg ultra fast internet, hundreds of hd channels, and unlimited calling to international destinations. We find more good things every day more ways to watch more shows. On more wifi connected devices in our house. 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Youre not going to steal from my community. I did what i had to do. Reporter and clearly this homeowner here in union dale was the wrong guy to mess with last night. Today 19yearold keno jamel ramsey has a bruise on his forehead and faces a host of charges after police say he jimmied a basement window, stole some collectibles but then made his way up to this 53yearold mans bedroom. His struggle ensued. Defendant ramsey picked up a large wooden spoon, paddle, and repeatedly began swinging it at the victim. Reporter despite his injuries, the victim, who does not want us to use his name, wouldnt allow ramsey to get the best of him. I came through the kitchen, drug him through, and told my son call the cops. Call the cops. And i held him down. Reporter he said it felt like forever, but the 15yearold was very, very calm throughout the whole thing. It lasted about 7 minutes. My son is a hero. Hes a hero. Do. Reporter and shaken neighbors on this block say theyre relieved. It was one of maybe a couple breakins around here so im a little concerned but we have a dog, a very big dog. Others around here say they have a lot of surveillance cameras at their homes. There is concern in this neighborhood that the suspect, mr. Ramsey, was here the last couple of weeks, potentially scouting out homes that he could burglarize. Right now he is facing a host of charges. Among them, burglary, robbery and criminal possession of a weapon. Hes being held on 150,000 bail. Live in union dale, stacey sager, channel 7 Eyewitness News. Still no idea tonight as to what caused a Small Business jet to smash in to a house in ohio. Police confirmed the pilot, copilot, and seven employees from a Florida Real Estate company died. The charters flight from dayton to akron crashed in to a ball of flames less than two miles from the airport. The ntsb has recovered the cockpit voice recorder and it is reviewing new video showing the plane just seconds before the crash. The left wing hit the ground first and left a witness mark. Then the aircraft hit half of an Apartment Building destroying it before running up an behind the building and coming to rest. No one on the ground was hurt but about a dozen families a strong storm system has dumped about a foot of snow in the rockies. That storm leaving about 5 inches in the denver area and a number of roads and highways buried with that the blizzardlike conditions prompting the Denver International airport to cancel dozens of flights. The system is now barreling east, threatening the planes with wintery weather, tornados in the west. Lee is nodding his head. There are tornado warnings this evening in iowa, more snow going through the plains. A piece of the system comes our way but not that particular piece. Outside we go where we have the Empire State Building in red, white, and blue, and of course a huge thank you to our veterans today. Least we could do to have the Empire State Building in the appropriate colors. At least we dry it out a little bit for the veterans day parade. A little on the chilly side. The winds got lighter and the temperatures were able to make it in to the upper 50s and 60s. Northerly wind at 7 Miles Per Hour. So the rainfall from the storm was about. 7 of an inch of rainfall. Lighter amounts to the north. Closer to an inch and 3 4s, parts of the jersey shore. There are your sunrise and sunset times. Last year in the state, sun and clouds. 64 degrees. There are your normals and your records. Tomorrow our temperatures, just slightly above average even though we have rainfall. West hampton, not allowed to climb in to the upper 50s lingering cloud cover and drizzle leaving scene but newark is still sitting at 60 degrees. A nice comfortable evening south the gusty busy north wind starting to back off. Getting lighter in to the evening hours. Really more comfortable this evening than it was during the Morning Light wind. Partial clearing but youre really going to sleep through that because we get more clouds coming in through the morning hours. I dont think its raining at 7 maybe in Central New Jersey there are a couple likely late morning in to the early evening hours is our window for light rainfall. You see the showers just left the twin forks. Clouds are trying to thin out. Low cloudiness east of the city. Theres our low pressure starting to move away. A little area of High Pressure is going to bring us this dry window through tomorrow morning but notice how the clouds are already invading that fair weather high. Theres the storm that brought the snow to denver. Eastern side, classic looking squall line with thunderstorms, potential tornados. But that part of the storm lifting in to the lakes and eastern canada. We get the leftovers here. This little strip of broken showers, thats going to swing through the day tomorrow with light rain. Partly to mostly cloudy skies, 50. Rain arriving. Could catch part of the tail end of the morning commute. If you want to miss the rainfall, leave earlier. Maybe. 1 or quarter of an inch at most. Heres what were working on for 5 30. Will billsjets tomorrow . How about 40mileperhour gusts a possibility friday and saturday . And briefly blustery, then is it another warmup in the long range . Well talk about that in the next half hour. Oh, the bills and the jets. We just got new details on the popes Upcoming Trip to mexico. Wait till you see where he plans to visit. Why a mother trying to help her teething baby wound up getting arrested. 31yearold Tristan Walker hard at work with his team. Hes an entrepreneur whos it took Joel Silverman years to become a master dog trainer. But only a few commands to master depositing checks at chase atms. Technology designed for you. 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In a city where housing is expensive and hard to come by, its actually catching on. Shirleen allicot is here with a big look at tiny spaces. The fast growing demographic in the city are single households. They are your recent college graduates, older adults who opted not to get married. Theyre the new yorkers who are no strangers to squeezing in to tiny apartments. This Group Continues to grow. Honest. Reporter going from a twobedroom roommate situation to 295 square feet was quite daunting for evan. I thought theres no way i can fit my life in to one small room. Reporter the struggling independent Film Producer knew he couldnt be choosy. He had to find a way to make this tiny house a home. Theres no overconsumption because i just simply dont have the room for it. Reporter every item and every square inch means something for him and sparks a memory. This chair, which ive had and i found it on the street. Reporter there are approximately 3,000 microunits in new york city. These were created before new york enacted zoning rules requiring no less than 400 square feet back in 1987. That thinking is now changing. The idea was to have this project as a test to see if the city would want to relax those zoning rules. Reporter the project isnt even done yet but already 22 of the 55 units are claimed. At a decent price in a very desirable neighborhood in manhattan. Reporter located at 335 east 27th street in kips bay, the building offers units as small as 260 square feet. The room is wide enough that if you have a queen size bed here there are still four, five feet of space. Reporter the rent starts at 2,000 a month and goes up to close to 3,000 for apartments. He says the amenities keep it competitive. So can one really be happy living little . The way i live is very humane and ive been able to carry on my life now for four years probably better than when i lived in a larger apartment. Evan says living in a small space inspired him so much he started a blog called this is not a house, documenting his journey. As for carmel place, its slated to open early next year. 40 of the building will be going toward affordable housing. Do you think you can do it . If theres less cleaning im okay with it. Tshirts and shorts and flipflops, thats all you need. You can do it. You dont need a whole lot. Well see. I want to see you guys actually do this. Dianas closet is bigger than that. Today we have new information on the murder of a socialite found dead in her home in westchester county. Whats going on in a nearby town that could provide clues. I this dog was found and why the reward is growing. Why this bridal shop i do i do is the place to be on veterans day for brides to be or women about to marry a servicem since 1961, Pearle Vision has been providing expert eye care. Today, we make caring for your eyes even easier. 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Reporter she was bludgeoned to death in her home, a Colonial Manor on 300 acres known as windswept farm. Police are wealthy socialite knew her killer or if it was someone coming on to the property. Her husband owns a multimilliondollar chain. It is a very quiet community. Were all very close. For Something Like this to happen, its very sad. Reporter today investigators downloaded Surveillance Footage from town hall which is on the same road as the colley estate. Route 116 extends in to connecticut where state troopers met from detectives from the Ridgefield Police department. In last couple of weeks there are been four burglaries roughly two miles away. Police say its unlikely the events are connected. All of which leaves residents unsettled. I cant believe Something Like that would happen in this town. Its really sad to hear. State Police Say Family members have been interviewed but as of now, no suspects in this case. Live in north salem, new at 5 00, new york police are investigating whether the death of a former knicks basketball draft pick was a criminal act or suicide. 35yearold Michael Wright found dead inside his suv on east 16th street yesterday in flatbush, brooklyn. An autopsy will confirm the cause of death but he did have a wound on his head. He had been reported missing sunday night by a family friend. He was drafted by the knicks in 2001 but never made the roster. In brooklyn a 2500 reward available tonight in a shocking animal cruelty case. Police say this deposit was found in a parking lot near 80 east 93rd street. The dog was examined and found to be dehydrated and malnourished. Police are hoping someone could tell them who is responsible for mistreating the animal. Police trying to catch a pair of serial burglars. One of them was captured on Surveillance Video. This shows containing a queen size bed frame from a williamsburg Apartment Building in brooklyn. Includes green tea. 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We all know you cant pick them up and ship them back across the border. I dont have to hear from this man, believe me. Theyre doing high fives in the Clinton Campaign right now when they hear this. Reporter but jeb bush may have suffered the most from this debate. He needed a breakout moment. It didnt happen. Thank you for not asking me what i said in the 8th grade. Why does she keep interrupting everybody . Reporter but oddly, marco rubio, was not attacked that much and on Good Morning America he outlined his middle of the road immigration position. Youd have to pass pay taxes, pay fines and youll have a work permit. Reporter he wasnt in the main debate because his polling numbers are so bad, but christie did well in whats called the under card debate with minor candidates. I felt like i did what i always do. I came out, i speak my mind, i mean what i say, i say what i mean and i keep my eye on the ball which is winning the election next november. 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We should dawn dry. Late morning we see our first raindrops. Planner, hovering around 50 for much of the night. Rain arriving during the morning hours. I have a couple drops posted 8 a. M. But theres a better threat of more widespread. Comes in late morning and lasts through the early evening hours. Staying cloudy and still above average, upper 50s to around 60 degrees. Then the clouds will start to break up in the evening hours. Just in time for the big game. Bills and jets, 54 degrees, southwest wind 7 to 15. Futurecast shows a couple breaks. Clouds thickening back up. Theres the first little skinny line of showers that might sneak in to the morning commute. Its not a big deal and fairly light. More widespread showers likely to break out. Then pull out during the evening commute. Rainfall amounts are going to be fairly light. Well clear out tomorrow evening. The amounts probably quarter of an inch or less. Winding down late in the day. Once that storm gets off to our north and east, gusty winds behind it. This is one of the first fall events where you have the blustery autumn wind, stripping all the leaves that are remaining on the trees. Heres your accuweather forecast. Light rain tomorrow, about 60. On friday youve got the windy blend of clouds and wind. Gust could get close to 40 Miles Per Hour later in the day. If not friday afternoon though well have strong gusts on saturday. Thats with only a high of 52. That will feel like were in the 40s. By sunday, calmer. After a chilly morning its a nice afternoon. 58. And if you think were going to the deep chill after that, no, no. 62 to 64 degrees monday through wednesday of next week. Whats that old saying necessity is the mother of invention . A way to help African American men get better shaves. A young man from queens coming up with the solution to avoid getting ingrown hair after shaving. His Success Story doesnt actually start with the razor. 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A dancing with the stars shocker. Braxton announced on instagram its quite serious. She has blood clots in both lungs. Shes been in the hospital recently and made a miraculous return to the dance floor and even earned high scores but took a turn for the worse. She went back to the e. R. With her dance partner and hopefully shell be getting better. Free wedding gowns for military couples. This is my gown. Theres nothing like that moment. To be pick out their dream dresses coming up next. Coming up at 6 00, a child therapist from new jersey accused of sexually exploiting a teenage patient. Now the fbi out there. Plus a soccer game canceled when a helicopter lands on the field and this was no emergency landing. Finally at 5 00, on this veterans day, Service Members active and retired have been able to get free meals and even free passes to special events. One business in new jersey goes a step further. Offering free wedding gowns to military couples. When we posted video of some of the brides to be on our facebook page, people told us they love the idea. New jersey reporter toni yates is live in morristown with more on why the owners do this every year. It is an incredible way to salute the military. How about taking care of a chunk of a military familys wedding budget while this one bridle shop here in morristown has done that for hundreds of families. I would have never been able to get this gown otherwise. Its amazing. Reporter tears, they tried to hold them back but not the joy. Is this your gown . This is my gown. [ laughter ] reporter i do i do bridle boutique has a favorite day, veterans day, honoring vets. I was a medic in the navy but station would the marines. Reporter and the women marrying those who serve. My fianci is in the army. He was de ployed to afghanistan for 11 months. The first 100 brides to be get the gowns no charge. The owners proud to pamper those who serve and the wive who wait. Its a special time. They should feel special and they should have a gift for doing all they do. The i do i do staff making the day unforgettable. Its so pretty. Ive never heard of anybody doing anything like this but i think its a great way to give back and i think its amazing that theyre doing it. When i heard about this i knew i was going to cry all day because its kind of overwhelming what theyre doing. Turns out a special day for mother of marine groom erin whos marrying is handing down the ring given to her mother while the two of them were in a nazi concentration. My sister wore it for her wedding. Christina will wear it and i hope my grand daughters will wear it. You make this a magical day for these women. Thank you very much. Its a pleasure for us to serve these beautiful young ladies. Wonderful. Cool story. I do i do has been doing this for five years in a row. Every year brides to be walking out with their dream dress come true. Toni yates, channel 7 Eyewitness News. I still ahead, a soccer game canceled all because of a helicopter on the field. Eyewitness news at 6 00 starts right now. Just put to sleep and woke up in a nightmare. An explosion rocks a community in new jersey. At least one man is dead and more than a dozen others injured and the blast was all caught on videotape. Good evening at 6 00. Im liz cho. Im bill ritter. We have breaking news. Cops right now questioning a man in new york with a history of stealing buses theft of a Greyhound Bus. Sandra bookman in the news room. It has apparently happened again. Investigators say Darius Mccullum stole a Greyhound Bus and is in custody at this hour. Hes been arrested nearly 30 times in the past. Take a look at this video from the summer of 2010. Thats when mccollum was arrest d was arrested. He flashed a fake i. D. When he was just 15,mccollum managed to drive a train load of passengers to the world trade center. Darius mccollum is being held at the 78th Police Precinct in prospect heights, brooklyn. He was arrested today. During questioning were being told he indicated he wants to steal a plane
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