Him in the ck. The suspect ran off. And while police are looking for him as we speak, hes still on the loose. Thats terrible. Thats terrible. Its a good store. I always come here. Reporter and right now, no word on the condition of that store manager. I did speak with an employee who believed the injuries are not life threatening. A Big Development in what started as a horrific gang rape investigation in brooklyn. A group of teenagers accused of attacking a girl in a park. Tonight all the charges have been dropped. Reporter it unfolded today inside the courthouse behind me. Dismissed and sealed. That meaned the ed s the case against these five teenagers has ended. Eir lawyers say theyve been victims of injustice. When this young man was arrested in january, he and four other teens were charged with gang rape. Today those charges were dismissed. The case horrified the city back on january 7th as allegations i emerged the five teens interrupted a father having sex with his own daughter at osborne playground. The teen gare accused of using a gun to scare off the dad, then raping the girl. I think these young men have they have to do, which is stand clear of this system. Reporter other family members declined comment, letting attorneys speak for them. The injustice is the fact at we have an adolescent whose name has been plastered all over the media. Reporter prosecutors said in court today the case remains extremely troubling on all levels. The d. A. Maintains the young mens conduct was reprehensible and wrong. Mayor de blasio offered these words to the families of the teens. The whole situation was very sad and unfortunate all around. And i think every, i hope, can now move forward with their lives. Reporter now the defense lawyers in this case say theyre still considering a lawsuit against the city and the nypd, but one defense attorney conceded t me that because police may have had probable cause to make the initial arrest, they may not move a 91yearold woman choked and robbed at gunpoint as she pleaded for her attacker to let her sit down. All this for a single dollar. Thats what the robber got from r. Tonight that woman is sharing the frightening details of the attack. A thief twice her size targeting a 91yearold woman is scary enough. But where this attack happened in broad daylight might shock you as well. At 91 years old elizabeth is tough. She refused to hide in her apartment after a horrifying experience yesterday in her traditionally safe neighborhood of park slope. Police say this man followed her into her ninth street buildings lobby and started asking her questions. Reporter she says the man th turned violent. Reporter she says her attacker who stands around 60 tall and 250 pound, then pulled a gun. Thats when one of her neighbors walked out of his apartment into the lobby. With aurround 370 in cash, almost all of it from michael. In the end the violent thief put i liz betd elizabeth through all of this for a buck in cash. Fliers are up on light posts. Upsehting story. Police are c ling this a pattern, saying in that same neighborhood in february, likely the same thief punched a 71yearold man in the face and robbed him of 400 in cash. New at 5 00, a teenager has been sentenced for the rape of a 16yearold on a brentwood golf course. Hell spend the next 15 years behind bars. The gang member p aded guilty beating and robbing others in 2013. He violented s a ed ly assaulted three individuals. He apologized for his acts, which the victims mother said robbed her daughter of her self esteem and dignity. Were hearing the 911 call from a couple accused of covering up a deadly hitandrun in new jersey. The man lied telling them that the suv that struck a mother and daughter in west mork new york was stolen. Police say rodriguez was behind the wheel of that car. He later called to report that it had been stolen. Eventually found freshly washed and parked in newark. Rodriguezs girlfriend is charged with helping him try to cover up what happened. New Jersey Transit commuters need to listen up, because we have Important Information for them. A looming strike could impact their commute big time. Sunday march 13th rail workers could walk off the job. Thats my only transportation to get to school the train. Reporter patricia, studying to be a nurse at a local College Takes nj transit trains to work and school. For many people, the trains are essential to getting around. If i take uber, its going to be very expensive. I cant afford that. Reporter nj transit unveiled five parking ing ings ing ing lots from ramsey to hamilton as staging areas. Gridlock predicted on highways on this map. The red means extra bumper to bumper traffic. Get to know the people on your train that are getting on at the same stop with you and try to work out carpooling arrangements. For probably going to have to rent a car or carpool. I cant stop school for a few days. Ill try to figure something out. Reporter these trains carry more than 100,000 people a day to new york alone. Buses will handle only a fraction of that number. Nj transit argues any union deal has to be affordable. Yet at least one commuter has sympathy for the unions. Everything goes up, but they dont get a raise. Reporter parking garages like this will be serving buses instead of trains. There will be crosshonoring by ferries and path. Heres the catch, as far as this bussing plan is concerns, there are only so many extra bus drivers out there that nj transit can afford. So this plan is only in effect for the morning and evening rush hours. Middle of the day, nighttime, monday through friday only, weekends, therell be no service on weekends, middle of the day, ght. You will be on your own. So you better hope those talks in washington reach some sort of agreement. Otherwise, sunday march 13th will be a very unlucky day indeed. Others need to hope as well. New Jersey Transit operates the trains that serve the metro those lines wouldnt operate du ng a work stoppage. And still ahead, a lot of you are reading about this online. A well known restaurant chain is opening its first new york city location. Donald trump is a phony, a fraud. Tough talk about and by donald trump just hours before tonights republican debate. And a news 4 exclusive. The mother of the man accused of setting fire to a church is speaking only with us. What she says happened just before those flames prosecute eeout. B out. Ro out. K out. E out. 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And if todays events are any indication, this night could be very interesting. Steve handelsman is in detroit with more. Reporter here in detroit today, some republicans told me of donald trump because of the attack today by mitt romney. Others said no way, not just because of what mitt said. In the escalating effort by some republicans to beat down donald trump, mitt romney is the heaviest hitter so far. Donald trump is a phony, a fraud. Reporter the 2012 republican president ial nominee welcomes the endorsement of trump then, but savaged trump today. The bullying, the greed, the showing off. His domestic policies would lead to recession. His foreign policies would make america and the world less safe you say, wait wait wait, isnt he a huge Business Success . Know, he isnt. And no he doesnt. Reporter in a restaurant in detroit five days before the michigan primary, with trump far ahead in state polls, a trump dont be telling me or any other citizens, democrat, republican, i dont care who you are, on how were going to think and what we should do. Reporter donald trump in maine slammed romney. Mitt is a failed candidate. He failed. He was begging for my endorsement. I could have said, mitt, drop to your knees. Reporter john kasich was in michigan. Mitts a good guy. Hes very troubled about the direction of the country. Reporter after cruz won texas on tuesday, he trails trump by just 27 in dele stes. When the republicans debate tonight in detroit, ben carson will be gone. The republican field is shrinking with big guns trained on the frontrunner. Donald trump to try to end this effort to deny him the nomination is once again hinting he could bolt the Republican Party and take millions of voters with him. Live from detroit, steve and at the same time back here in new jersey, governor Chris Christie wants you to know hes not being held hostage by donald trump. The governor laughing off questions about his seemingly blank stair during the republican frontrunners super tuesday event. Christies appearance behind trump lit up the internet with ridicule and concern. The governor insists he was merely listening to what the candidate was saying. For those who are concerns, i wasnt being held hostage, i wasnt upset, i wasnt angry. I dont know what i was supposed to be doing. It wasnt the kind of circumstance where i would be jumping up and down, cheering and smiling. He went onto say he has no regrets about supporting donald trump. President obama might have to move out of the white house next year, but it doesnt sound like hes going to be living washington. The president said he plans to stay on a few years so that his sasha obama is 15 years old. The obamas oldest daughter is off to college this fall. Theyre getting some light snow in detroit and were expecting light snow here. Nothing yet though. The clouds are rolling in and the temperature is 33 degrees. Its cold, but not brutally cold out there. Keep that in mind when the snow starts falling. It will be on the light side. And it may be slippery. Ocean county is the only county under an advisory where they may see a little bit more snow. The flurries start around midnight. Not going to be a big deal for most of us. Were talking about generallily less than an less thannen an inch. In the 20s up around monticello. The winds are light and variable. These winds will increase overnight. Here comes the light snow. A lot of this is not reaching the ground around d. C. Just yet, but it will. Detroit and cleveland seeing some light snow across the area right now. The snowfall forecast, its changed a little bit. It all depends on the track and right now it looks like the storm is trending offshore. That means lighter snow. Light snow will develop around midnight in the area, flurries mainly tomorrow, mainly. Now, we see a little bit more along the coast. Treated roads will be just fine. Untreated roads might be a little bit slippery. But its not a major storm at all. Most of the snow will end right around noontime. Then the warmup starts. Were at 37 tomorrow. 40s over the weekend. 50s on monday. 60s on tuesday. We get to the upper 60s to near 70 by wednesday. That mild stretch is going to continue most of the week. We just have to get through these light snow showers coming in late tonight and tomorrow. The morning commute a little bit slib slippery for some of us. Not a major snow maker at all. Things do dry out by tomorrow afternoon. We e got a few sprinkles overnight saturday into sunday but the weekend is generally dry. Then we start to see the warmer temperatures coming our way. Feeling like springtime all next week. Dave price is up next to track with more detail the storm thats coming and the warm weather too. We know new yorkers love the cheesecake. Setting up shop in the big ple. Youre going to have to go out to queens for this one. New york city on the track to get its first Cheesecake Factory by the end of the year. The location is going to seat about 1 80 inside, additional 48 seats outdoors. Still much more ahead on news 4 at 5 00. The examination into claims that the v. A. Veterans hotline sending calls to voicemail and never getting back to them. And rob here with a look at whats coming up at 5 30. Apparently ironman is desperate for cash, robbing a local dunkin donuts. Weve got the pictures to prove it. Plus for weeks weve been whus. Why laundry detergent may be the key to slowing this down. Ive been a turkey farmer my whole l e. And i raise turkey for Shady Brook Farms growthpromoting antibiotics, thats just pe way things should be done. Thats important to me. My name is glenn, and im an independent turkey farmer. female announcer Shady Brook Farms. No growthpromoting antibiotics, just honest, simple turkey. Hey, have you heard . Heard what . Before School Starts in september, all kids going into 7th and 12th grade have to get the meningococcal vaccine. It protects against diseases like meningitis. That can be serious, even deadly. Yeah, thats why they cant start School Without it. Something to share . giggling actually, yes talk to your health care provider. Even kids whove had one shot if we feel so bad to call a suicide hotline, that means youre calling out for help and theres a lot going wrong. You just to be pushed to voicemail to do that. Some folks are going into the hospital and ending up sick with an infection that antibiotics cannot treat. A new center for Disease Control ntion report says that patients get an infection after beini admitted. Overall the cdc reports that hospitals are doing a better job happening. Little is known about how gender impacts the brain after trauma. But retired soccer scar brandy chastain is hoping to change that by donating her brain to science after her death. New yorks airports of the busiest in the cuuntry and theyre also some of the worst when it comes to being on time. The countries top 29 airports jfk ranked 26th with 77 of arriving and departing flights on time. La guardia ranked dead last, 73 of on time flights. The best airport when it comes to being on time, salt lake city, utah. State Police Respond to a call for a woman going into labor in her car on the side of a local highway. A man accused of setting this church on fire. Tonight, his mother speaks out exclusively to news 4. Why she believes this may have been a cry for help. And two cops speak out after being shot at pointblank ranger. We asked a group of young people wh en they thought they should start saving for retirement. Then we asked some older people when they actually did start saviar. This gap between when we should start saving and when we actually do is one of the reasons why too many of us arent just start as early as you can. Its going to pay off in the future. If we all start saving a little more today, well all be better prepared tomorrow. Prudential. Bring your challenges. A Washington Heights church do used with gas and set on fire. The suspect charged with a hate crime. Tonight his mother is speaking to just one station and she is no t mincing words. She says her son is troubled, but he needs help, not jail time. Reporter 28yearold Michael Garcia is locked up tonight. Hes facing several charges