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And like i said, this building right here. You have a lot of commerce. You get all types of building that come through here now because you have the light rail. The shooting happened around 6 30 at monitor and johnston in jersey city. Police called it a tragic end to a domestic dispute. They searched for the suspect called armed and dangerous. I know i gunshot when i hear a gunshot. A few hours and three miles away, a man heard the shot and then ran to the park. At the time, filled with children to find his childhood friend slumped over a bench. The gunman had taken his own life after police say he shot the woman on monitor street. I didnt think he would do Something Like that. We have our moments but i didnt like. That he is a really, you get to know him, you would be shocked, too. Reporter the stranger, the morning, she was cut by a bit of shattered glass from the gunshot. Police tell me she was fine. Released from the hospital around 11 00 this morning. The woman murdered, we know very little about her or her history with this man. The suspect, who took his own life, police are staying very quiet about that at this hour. Were live in jersey city tonight. Michelle charlesworth, channel 7, eyewitness news. Thank you, michelle. A also in new jersey, crews in hoboken working to repair a broken water main. The break so bad it caused a sinkhole that ended up swallowing up a car. Eyewitness News Reporter Lauren Glassberg is in hoboken with how the repairs are going right now. Reporter the work is continuing right now, were corner of 1st andvillea. Psych jack hammering and digging right behind me. It is up the block toward clinton. The water was shut off many hours ago. The flooding is long over but digging, and then repaving to be done. I knew the second there, is a break. Tina love land figured how things work but hadnt accounted for what would happen to her boyfriends sglar it is 66 years old and paid off. That is the good part. I called the Insurance Company to let them know. So now just go through the motions to wait and see what happens. It was retrieved but there wont be any driving in it and there was very little business to be done here. Shops closed, no water available and no pedestrians or cars allowed. This doctor had to send patients to another office. What are you going to do . Just go with the. Reporter well, that certainly one way to describe this situation. He normally sees about 60 patients a day at this hoboken office. No word on when he will be able to see any patients here. Were waiting to hear back from the city about how long people street to be closed because of this water main break. Glassberg. Channel 7, eyewitness news. Okay, lauren, thank you. Now to the weather where it is cold, wet and windy, after several days of above average temperatures it was a raw and rainy start to the work week. Forward. Meteorologist lee goldberg is outside the studios in the upper forecast. Lee, i have to say you look cute out there. I appreciate that. What can we expect . Anything but this i hope. Was it a dream last week . 80 degrees. The gloves and scarf are back and it is raw and disgusting. Temperatures in the 40s. This is the first time weve had daylight temperatures stuck in the 40s since the 66th. It is overcast. Were 6th. It is overcast. Were only at 40 degrees. 40s and upper 30s to the north and west. You factor in the wind which is gusting up to about 36 miles an hour, that is an east, north windchills. I mean, it feels like freezing in white plains. 33 in the park. 34 in islip. It is truly a raw afternoon and made much worse because of what we have gotten used to. Rain fall amounts vary quite a bit. Very far north. A third of an inch. Half inch in newark and more than 3 4 of an inch down the jersey shore. I notice the rain fall right now it is heavy. Sorry about the siren. This point. As we go through the evening hours, were looking at rain and drizzle but i also think some of the heavier rain fall is going to be returning briefly during the evening before it winds down and after that it will be rain and drizzle overnight to sum things up, basically, one more round of heavier rain, drizzle and fog by dawn and 50s tomorrow. Well come back and give you the complete accuweather forecast when things calm down. Thanks, a lot. A family mourning a terrible loss. Dead after a house fire in new jersey. The flames broke out this morning inside a house on high street in orange. A 2yearold and 9yearold were killed along with their uncle. Part of the house collapsed and it took firefighters more than an hour to get the fire under control. This is, my family grew up. This is our home of 37 years. This is what little kids, they didnt get a chance at life and sadly, theyre gone. Theyre gone. They didnt get a chance at life. This is our home. Weve been here for 37 years. My grandmother owned this house. This is home. This is home f. The names of the victims have not been released yet because it is still under investigation. Now to another heartbreaking story. A 2yearold girl has died after she apparently drowned in the bathtub of a home in brooklyn. Mel melanie fang died in the bathtub. The home. No charges have been filed. Autopsy results confirmed that two people who died in the tug boat crash drowned. The tub boat hit the barge saturday morning and sent a third person missing presumed dead may still be inside the tug boat. Westchester county executive says crews are working on a salvage plan. The crew that would come in would actually lift the boat up, obviously the water has to be out of the boat and then the police begin their investigation before anything else can happen. Crews are also working to minimize the Environmental Impact of this crash. Theyre working to clean up the fuel spilled from the tug boat. A somber final salute this afternoon for a new jersey state trooper killed on the job. Hundreds of mourners gathered for the funeral of officer shawn cullin. The 31yearold was struck and killed last tuesday while responding to a car fire. After he stepped out of his cruiser. Cullin is the third state trooper to die in the line of duty in 10 months. Call it super tuesday part three. For the Third Straight week. Voters will head to the polls for the race for president. While there will be primaries in five states, two, florida and ohio, could go a long way in determining whether donald trump is the republican nominee. Details. Marcy . Marco rubio will be here in miami later today for a homecoming rally. The senator needs to win here in his home state just as Governor John Kasich has to win in ohio. If donald trump comes out on top in those win or take all his path to the gop nomination may be clear. Tomorrow is the day where well shock the country. Marco rubio sounding confident despite polls showing he trails Donald Trumps significantly in florida. Ohio where john kasich is tied with trump. Former republican nominee mitt romney campaigned with kasich. Unlike the other people running, he has a real track record. He has the kind of record that you want in washington and that is why im convinced that youll do the right thing tomorrow. For his part, trump is holding rallies in three different states. North carolina, florida and ohio. At the first two events there, were protests but nothing like the violence we saw over the weekend. Whatsoever and ill tell you why. We go and these things are so incredible. It is a movement and it is a love fest and we love each other. Reporter while most of the other candidates deannounced trump following the violent protests, ted cruz says at this point he would still support trump should he win the nomination. I committed i will support the republican nominee and honor my word. Reporter cruz went on to say trump, especially in a twoman race. A kasich or rubio him in the hunt. Mayor bill depinellaso came out swinging de blasio came out swinging. He is encouraging people to feel bad and taking advantage of it politically. Encouraging people who have negative feelings towards other kinds of people to see him as their standard and is encouraging violence towards people who are different. And sarah palin was here in florida today campaigning for trump despite her husband being hospitalized in alaska after a bad snow mobiling accident. Ill have more on the republican race and what the Democratic Candidates are saying ahead of the critical primaries at five. Live in miami, marcy gonzalez. Channel 7, eyewitness news. Thank you. Stocks on wall street starting the trading week off with modest gains. They saw broad gains despite here is the big point. The dow closed at 17,229. A mysterious disappearance months after she was shot in a car, police say a new jersey mother is missing. So, where was she last seen . Chaos on the tracks. An amtrak train derails injuring your daughter wants to stay organic. Your husband wants to stay free from artificial ingredients. You want to stay free from artificial preservatives. And your debit card wants to stay on a diet. Fill your cart with Small Victories like stop shops natures promise brand. Eat well for less. Only at my stop shop. I always heard fios was a lot faster. But i thought itd be a hassle to switch. Turns out it wasnt. They showed up when i asked and they set up wifi on my laptop and my tablet and stuff. Its true. It is better. Im here to mow the lawn. Its february, curtis. Maybe i should change some other things around here. Switching is easy with our switchers guarantee. Well arrive when promised and set up your devices to your new wifi. Switch now and get 100 meg speeds, plus tv and phone for just 69. 99 a month online. It is 4 13 on this wet monday afternoon. Lets check the traffic. This is the Grand Central parkway near laguardia airport. The eastbound lanes from the over at the hudson crossings, 10 minute delays at lincoln hunl. Holland. There is new information as Police Investigate an amtrak Train Derailment in kansas. A local sheriff says a car accident may have damaged the tracks earlier in the night. The ntsb investigators are on the scene and an engineer reported noticing a bend in a rail and applied the emergency brakes. The train from los angeles was headed to chicago when five cars midnight. One gentleman just stopped me and kind of in the darkness of the field and said, friend, friend. I said, are you all right . What is going on. He said is there any blood. I shined my cell phone light in his face and it was bloodies. Officials are saying two passengers are hospitalized in critical condition. 131 passengers and 14 crew members were a board and 30 passengers were treated and released. People have been rescued from flood waters and over the last few days. Heavy rains left flood waters filling homes, sweeping debris and belongings away with it. Theyre just trying to stay safe at this point. It is very strong, the current and if it comes in the house, you can redo that, but if you get in it and youre gone it is over. Some areas, the flood waters have begun to recede but it could be at least a week before people are let back into their homes. What a mess up there. It is not quite as bad here but it is a mess by our standards. Just windy, it is wet. That is really what sums it up all together. That is exactly what it is outside. This is basically a piece of that system that has been moving slowly through the gulf states and now into parts of the ohio valley. So we get this piece itself where we get cold and Rainy Weather but it will be a bit of a thorn in our side through the totally clear out. Look at the skies over lower manhattan. The ceiling is low. We have areas of fog. It is a light blowing drizzle right now. Were at 40 degrees and easterly winds are gusting over 35 miles an hour, 36 miles an hour gusts in the park. The high was 51. Goes in the books as 51. This was after midnight. Daylight hours have been in the 40s. No records today. 75 in 1946. Visibility is compromised chltd visibility is better north of new york city. 37 in monticello. 43 cold spring. All of the windchills in the 30s. 43 in islip and 43 in belmar. Gives you an idea of what the Ocean Temperatures are. The atlantic is around 43 degrees so that is what our area temperature is this afternoon. Were looking at 22 degrees colder than yesterday at this time. It was such a pleasant weekend and pleasant yesterday. Evening hours, have your umbrella, have your heavy raincoat. Layers underneath. It will feel chilly. Rain could get briefly steady again during the early evening and i think after midnight it tapers to rain and drizzle. It is damp and drizly tomorrow morning. And then the drizzle should stop and then it just remains mostly cloudy through the balance of the day with a couple of sprinkles. See the heaviest rain right now is over, lets say the western half of sufficient yit county leaving the jersey shore. It is raining pretty good in connecticut. Light over much of interior new jersey. So number one piece here, that will go out to sea. But see that swirling area of rain over the ohio valley and tennessee. Two. Ontario. The other goes to mid atlantic. Clouds, drizzle. They may try to brighten up. I cant promise blue sky but maybe the sky is starting to brighten. Even if it doesnt bright everyone, you see what is it is unsettled but much milder. Well break into the 50s tomorrow, if were unfortunate enough to get a break in the clouds, 60 wouldnt be out of the question. Looking at the futurecast here, notice how even though it is more drizly right now. There may be one more flair up where it gets steady and unfortunately that is during the evening travel. It is raw and rainy and low visibilities. By morning it is drizzle. Chilly in the 40s. Even though of the futurecast isnt showing it, there might be a brighter look to the afternoon. The temperatures are much easier to take. 15 degrees warmer than is right now. Breezy and raw. Occasional rain, drizzle, areas two. Up to 58 tomorrow. It is damp in the morning, chilly and raw. It feels more comfortable in the afternoon and skies try to brighten but when i say brighten, i dont mean clear, it looks brighter and maybe there are a few breaks. Partly and mostly cloudy overnight and fog coming in late. At 4 30, can we break out of this on wednesday . I think we have a shot to get into the 60s but im concerned there is limited sunshine. Well look at that, the Saint Patricks day forecast and it is never too early to look at up coming weekend. Never too early. Never too early. Thanks, keep the umbrella handy. I always do. More is morale within the nypd . Well have the results of a new survey that may have police juice cleansing has become in new york state, we believe tomorrow starts today. All across the state, the economy is growing, with creative new business incentives, and the lowest taxes in decades, attracting the talent and companies of tomorrow. Like in buffalo, where the largest solar gigafactory in the western hemisphere will soon energize the world. And in syracuse, where imagination is in production. Let us help grow your companys tomorrow. A survey found new york from low morale. The pba conducted the survey of the members and rated morale a three on a scale where one was the lowest and 10 the highest. According to the pba, officers say the city is less safe than it was two years ago and that difficult. A spokesman for the nypd says the department has not seen the survey and the results yet. You can call it broadway on the potomac as cast members of hamilton go to the white house. Later this evening, president obama joins the group and watches the cast perform songs from the hit show. Very cool. Back in 2000 you might remember Christian Bale starred in american psycho, a man leading a double life working 16 years later, the story is heading to the great white way in a musical. Sandy kenyon is here with all of the de. They didnt know what to know about this one to create a musical from a source seems strange and perhaps to reassure those of us who question the wisdom of making american psycho into a musical, well, the cast took a break from rehearsals to give the press a preview. Im 26 years old, living in new york city at the end of the century. The new musical was inspired by a violent novel which became an equally brutal movie stars Christian Bale. American psycho is a very unlikely source of inspiration for a broadway show as even the composer will readily admit. But duncan chic is a renovator. He makes sense of making a serial murderer. Often times, says things that we all were thinking but are too scared to say out loud. Benjamin walker plays baitman, in a time of excellence and decadence. This is a perfect vocabulary. And this was so much fun to sing. Im pretty sure sweet music aside, a show about a serial killer is a tough sell but the nice guy who plays him insists there is something entertaining about someone who doesnt filter themselves and doesnt have a limit and what are the consequences of that. This is what being Patrick Bateman means to me. Of american psycho begin a week from thursday. Those are previews, the official Opening Night is april 21st. Dave . I was skeptical but i remember sweeney todd, if that can work, why cant american psycho work . Give it a shot, you know. Were open. Insightful comment. I have one a month. So that was it. Im all used up. You have a better batting average than th novarro. We have other stories to tell you about. Two babies in a stroller fall into a pond. How an officers quick thinking helped save them. A dramatic day in the hulk hogan sex tape drat diagrama. Stand. A missing woman mystery. What happened to a new jersey woman who disappeared after surviving a shooting. Your health. We have one more thing to tell you byte Channel Seven is your home for the united and were taking you mile by mile, introducing you to some of the faces youll see on race day. Take a. This is mile 10, were here. Here we are. Marathon is sund finding colon cancer early gives me the best chance for treatment. We got screened because i know colon cancer doesnt always come with symptoms. 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No idea where she might be. She went to lunch down in Ocean Township march 8th. Her friend says she dropped her off to catch the train in long branch. Her son donte called his grandmother. Told me his mother didnt come home. Did i know where she was at. And i told him i didnt. Reporter they even tried to contact her cell phone. Her cell phone last pinged at long branch train station at 7 02. That is about the time she should have gotten on the train. What makes her disappearance more troubling is that she is still recovering after being shot in a terrifying ordeal with her 15yearold daughter in november of last year. They were getting into their car in linden mr. When police say tyrena was hit several times and her daughter was grazed. She observed a man approaching her, words were exchanged between the man and younger girl and the mother became concerned and told the daughter to get in the car. Once the daughter got in the car, they were starting to pull out of the driveway, the man then drew a firearm, a handgun, and walked around to the front of the car and proceeded to fire multiple gunshots at the car. Since then, tyrena has had a long recovery with suffering effects sdwl. She has limited movement in her right arm as a result of the gunshots in november. So she really cant move her right arm as well. She was wearing this noticeable shirt with a glitter basketball seen in this photo with her son. She was also wearing this black jacket in a previous photo with her friend, christine peoples. Police tell the family theyre looking through video to see if they can spot her. That is where she is and that is what we want to know. The family holds on to hope sooner or later she will come home. Police have also not made an arrest in the original shooting. Reporting live in lenden, tim fleischer, channel 7, eyewitness news. Tim, thank you. Nassau county police are taking action after a spike in home robberies. There were 172 residential burglaries across the county as of march 9th. That is a 28 rise from the previous year. Nassau police now are forming a task force to find ways to stop these crimes. A yonkers man accused of murdering his neighbor earlier this year pleading not guilty to the charges. Prosecutors say mills and david penock had an on going despite with mills chocking penock inside his own apartment. By the time they got there, he had no pulse. He died weeks later as a result of the injuries. Mills is charged with murder, burglary and strangulation. Be closed torso students and service covel haylett. He was shot after playing in a game for accomplished seniors. They voted unanimously to cancel classes tomorrow and services will be held. Police have not made any arrests in the shooting. They dont believe he was the intended target. Cornell university announced they will hold a public funeral for her. She was 52 and the first female president. A memorial gathering will be held on campus thursday afternoon in which friends, family members, and University Leaders are expected to speak. It is being dubbed the decisive moment for one of mayor de blasios most ambitious initiatives Affordable Housing. The mayor toured an Apartment Building in harlem where a handful of apartments are being renovated by the city. So far, the city has made Affordable Housing units in 28 buildings just in harlem alone. This is the issue that so many new yorkers care about. Can they stay in the home . Can they stay in the neighborhood they love . Our answer is yes. More and more, we are creating new, Affordable Housing. The mayor says the city reached about 26,000 Affordable Housing units so far. His goal is to r 200,000 units by the year 2024. It week two of the hulk hogan trial. The former wrestler is sui 100 million for posting a video showing him having sex with his best friends wife. Lana zack has the story. Reporter the details may be tudry but at the heart is a litigate question on the limits of online tabloid journalism. You testified in the past in that you did not consider the impact of this post on mr. Hogan prior to the time you published thats true. On the stand today, former gawker editor ajdelario. He wrote the article. He got the tape and also the guy that came across as incredibly callous in the deposition that the plaintiffs presented. That is so important in this case. And consistently unapologetic. Out loud laughter, no, but it is a smirk. You dont think the First Amendment is that serious, do you . It is very serious. And he may have handed 100 million case to hogan on the stand admitting there was no published. It didnt matter whether or not it was prying into someones it didnt matter to you, did it. No. He didnt back down from his decision to publish the tape that hogan says was filmed without his ken. He played it for months and months and it made so much damage. We have to live with it. Hulk hogan is 100 million. Newark plans to begin testing in every one of the schools next week for lead contamination and the water. 30 schools already found high water. The New York Times reports that newark officials knew about the problem years ago. Lead reduction filters were installed a year and a half ago. They ordered all water fountains to be flushed for 30 minutes to reduce the risk of contamination. A Police Officer is being praised for his heroism after quick action saved the life of two babies. Thomas was off duty on friday when he came to the childrens rescue. The babies were in a double down an embankment, throwing them into a pond. The officer dove into the water rescuing the siblings who were just 13 months old and six weeks old. After two years of sharp growth, rider ship on new york city subways grew by less than 1 last year. Preliminary figures of rider ship were published by local media today. There were more than 1. 7 rides in 2015, an increase of 26 . Rider ship on city buses was down 2. 5 last year. Official figures will be released later this spring. Some of you may think that extra sunlight from Daylight Savings is good for you, right . Coming up why Daylight Saving could increase stroke risk for some people. It sounds like a dream come all across america families are coming back to Time Warner Cable for a whole new experience. Thats because weve been working hard to give you better service, and it shows. We came back for internet speeds so fast even the kids are impressed. Oh shes impressed. Were catching up on movies and shows on demand just as fast as we can watch them. For 89. 99 a month youll get 100 meg ultrafast internet, popular hd channels and unlimited calling. Twcs home wifi is so strong we can use all our devices at the same time. So we can all watch whatever we want. 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Iconic Fitness Instructor Richard Simmons says he is fine after reports surfaced he was missing and in distress. Reports of simmons held in his home against his will are false. The 67yearold is now working behind the scenes after his fourdecade long career in the spotlight. From friends of simmons who say they have not seen him in two years. Hope he is doing all right. Yeah. You took off the cap, put the coat away. Not as cute . Youre still. First an eye blush, now she is dropping things. Cloudy skies, it is raw and drizly outside. Temperatures are in the low 40s. Some rain is light. Your next seven on seven. This computer model is showing breaks in the clouds here early evening. Lots of clouds and some drizzle. Lower 40s. The thing about it is were in the colder numbers that well have. Our temperatures hold steady or north east winds are gusty early. Theyll be noticeable overnight but will diminish and plan on drizzly conditions with areas of fog and clouds. We start the day at 46. The air mass is modifying. Well get back in the low and middle 50s. I still think you need to have the umbrella for a couple of sprinkles. Nothing steady as what were seeing right now and the temperatures should be in the mid and upper 50s. I can see how skies have a brighter look during the afternoon hours along with just a stray sprinkle. We have heavier showers, not far from comac. The heavy showers over long island. It is light and drizzly. Notice this band into Staten Island how it is flairing up. I think well see additional bands form here during the evening hours. Have the umbrella for another round of steady rain fall in the early evening. This is the area of low pressure in the upper atmosphere that will give us more clouds and a couple of showers during the day tomorrow along with sunny breaks. It breaks apart in two. Well get into a period on are quiet but by the afternoon, this system wants to spread clouds our way and a couple of showers, theyre in an tled week overall. Watch the forecast here. We have rain trying to move out but a few more bapds will try to form. By morning, it is just drizzle and clouds and fog. And during the afternoon hours, were at 50s but with limited clearing and isolated showers. I do think the clouds will break up tomorrow night. Partly to mostly cloudy at times and sunniest part of wednesday will be in the morning and clouds will gather later in the day. There might be a late day shower. Watch how temperatures are getting around 60. We will be way above the average in the upper 40s to around 50. Air quality is good tomorrow. The uv index will be low with all of the cloud cover. The pollen count is low to moderate. Were concerned about tree pollen. Here is your sevenday accuweather forecast. 58 tomorrow. 60 on wednesday. The afternoon. At any time from late tuesday to wednesday morning. If you need dry weather, you have it. 60 degrees. On Saint Patricks day. 60 degrees but there could be a couple showers around. 50s to start the parade and dry but have the umbrella during the parade because we may have a couple of showers around. Friday is a breezy blend of clouds and sun. 56, still to could be another shower around. That sunday could be a nasty day with rain and can you believe even Higher Elevation of wet snow flakes. Not out of the question because were watching a potential coastal storm. Sorry to leave you with that. You actually said snow. I did. I didnt expect that. Im just, ignoring that one. She is in denial. Yeah. Thats it. Lets go to the trend then march,ia as march madness starts, distracted drivers will be paying more attention to the brackets than the work. According to the report by 50. 5 million American Workers are planning to participate in an office pool. Not me or lee, right . That is up five Percentage Points from last year and nine points from 2014. The loss in the opening week of march madness could cost employers 4 billion in lost revenue. That much . Yeah . You have to have some fun at the office, southwest fciti austin is under way and the hightech art music extravaganza is under way. It is the latest in virtual reality, indie movies. Some wonder if the conference tries to accomplish too much. The festival continues through march 20th. And speaking of movies. Dead pool continues to do well at the movie theaters and apparently the star is popular with the first family. Daughters. Here is a picture of malia obama talking to Ryan Reynolds dinurg a state house dinner for the was what sasha was doing. Thumbs up to the back to the sis. Youre talking to Ryan Reynolds you go girl it is the cutest thing in the world. That was the first dinner, too. Yes. If youre friends of star wars and this is for you. The actor put smiles on the faces of fans as he handed out toys to fans. The 50i6byearold has a brain tumor. It was his wish to meet finn from the force awakens. Today is national map day so national map day so no wong National Nap Day so no wonder. This one contestant, he is like it is nap day . Im taking a nap. I dont care if im in the middle of a race. I like it right here on the cool floor. Right in the middle. He is like, im just hanging out. As always, check out the trend online at abc7ny. You get a chance to lay down in center court, you take the chance i dont blame that kid. It is good. The young girl, she took him out. Thats true. That is always. Girl power. Thanks, david. Juice cleanses are more popular than ever. Are they right for you . Consumer reports looks at the most popular brands but what are you really getting for your money . A quick check of the delays at the hudson river crossings, its never too early to get your body ready to hit the beach. According to Consumer Reports about 20 of adults concerned juice cleanse. Turns out more men do it than women. Its an estimated 200 million a year industry. But do they work . Shirleen allicot along with Consumer Reports has the results. Reporter Susan Williams did her first juice cleanse two years ago and has done several since. Ill do a cleanse if ive eaten too much, if ive been drinking too much, if ive been having too much sugar. I feel like it resets my system. Reporter by replacing solid foods with juices made from fruits, vegetables, and even nut milks, some cleanses claim to jump start a healthier you. We looked at threeday programs from some top selling brands including blue prints renovations cleanse, cleanse one, and stooges original fresh start. They promise to do things like rest your digestive system, energy and eliminate toxins. We didnt see a lot of make. Reporter none promised youd drop pounds but you probably will. A lot were too high in sugars, and theyre pricey. Three days of juices can cost as much as 200. If youre healthy and you do a cleanse for one, two, or even three days, its probably not harmful but any longer than that isnt smart because they dont contain all the nutrients your body insides. Reporter for truly sustainable changes, Consumer Reports reminds us Healthy Eating is a better way to go. Shirleen allicot, channel 7 eyewitness news. Consumer reports advises check in with your doctor first if you want to do a cleanse. Consumer reports reached out to the manufacturers regarding the claims they make. Some did not respond. Those that did defended their products. But after reviewing the information and conducting their own research, Consumer Reports Health Experts remain worth the money. Theres still more news ahead. Eyewitness news at 5 00 begins right now. Tonight the flames that burned through a home in new jersey killing two little boys and a man inside. Tonight the family says more should have been done to save them. And a vicious fight involving two students at a local high school. Now were hearing from one of them about what sparked the violence. Good evening. Im sade baderinwa. And im diana williams. We begin with the drowning of a little girl in brooklyn. Police are now looking in to whether she is the victim of child abuse. The 2yearold died in a bathtub in her home in sunset park. Eyewitness News Reporter jim dolan is there. What happened inside this sunset park home, how did a 4yearold child get bruises around his neck . How did that 2yearold baby girl drown in a bathtub when both parents were home . Some answers as early as tomorrow but police are questioning the parents now. Reporter police are still at the home where a 2yearold girl died apparently drowning in a bathtub while both parents were in the house. Were currently investigating that as a child abuse case. There is no history at the reports. Were waiting for the m. E. s death. Reporter police got to the home early this morning. 2yearold melody phang was transported to the hospital where she was pronounced dead. Police removed a 4yearold sibling from the home as well. That boy had had bruising around his neck Police Sources say. And he has been placed with childrens services. Neighbors couldnt believe what happened. I was in shock. I work in a school with kids and i love kids and i really feel very sad. Really. We couldnt find any neighbors who knew the parents who knew the family at all. Been charged with any crime here yet in connection with this incident. But the police are questioning the parents and of course theyre awaiting the medical examiners report. Reporting live from sunset park, jim dolan, channel 7 eyewitness news. Crews in Westchester County have taken the first step to create a salvage plant to remove a tug boat. That boat went down after hitting a barge early saturday morning. Two bodies have since been removed from the wreckage. And today Westchester County executive rob astorino explained what has to be done before the search can continue for a third victim. There are parts of the tug boat that are completely inaccessible and only when the tug boat is raised up can they continue with the investigation. Autopsy results for the two drowning. Right now the drilling and jackhammering continues in hoboken to repair the damage from a water main and to restore water to homes and businesses