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Had a long rap sheet. This is the ak47 he used to open fire on officers before they shot and killed him. He was armed with a smoke grenade and 100 rounds of ammunition. Police tried everything to get him to surrender. They even flew in his mother from delaware. Instead he chose to fight to the end. N. J. Burkett will have the latest on the firefighters condition. But first, lets get with tim fleischer. Reporter we can show you a much better vantage point, the nypd has allowed us to move a little closer. I will show you, we can move into it and we are right up next to the crime scene. See that house with the green roof . Down in the basement apartment, that is where this suspect was holed up for nearly six hours in this standoff. That large vehicle in front of it, that is known as the bear. That is a heavily Armored Vehicle used by the esu unit. That is what the men worked out of while they worked on this stand off and what they used to protect them when the gunfire began. This standoff began with gunfire. It ended in a halo of bullets leaving this troubled man dead. [ sound of gunfire ] reporter a series of gunshots shattered the quiet that surrounded the standoff. Then suddenly. The sound of a hail of bullets and concussion grenades followed. Police finding 38yearold garland tyree seen here on his facebook page, dead. He fell back toward the house. Reporter a small army of heavily armed officers as seen from news copter 7 rushed from their position in this small culdesac where they surrounded this house. The nypd showed extraordinary restraint and care. Reporter u. S. Marshals attempted to serve garland tyree a warrant for a probation violation. When they gained entry, they were confronted with what is believed to be a smoke bomb. We have confirmation one firefighter is down. No further information. Reporter two bullets striked 52yearold james hayes of engine 158 in the leg. Threatening injuries. As Emergency Service units began arriving, officers surrounded the house where garland tyree had barricaded himself in the basement apartment. Police say he was armed with this fully automatic assault rifle. Hostage negotiators began a dialogue. For the next four hours, we had periodic conversations with subject. Reporter larry johnson, a family friend, also tried to speak to garland tyree. I texted him. I dont know if i can get in there and talk to him. Reporter police had brought his mother from delaware to the scene. There was a very brief encounter, maybe three minutes i would say and they exchanged that they loved each other. And at that point, mr. Garland tyree indicated he was going to surrender. Reporter he left his apartment and started firing. [ sound of gunfire ] reporter back live now, you can see officers, detectives still on the scene here, there are actually at this hour four crime scene units with several officers to each of those. They will be here for many, many hours still processing the scene of this tragic event. Reporting live, tim fleischer, channel 7 Eyewitness News. Thank you tim. New or lieutenant james hayes who is recovering at the hospital. The 53yearold veteran firefighter is married. He has two kids and four of his brothers have actually joined the fdny. N. J. Burkett is live at the hospital now. N. J. . Reporter diana, as you know, being a new york city firefighter is dangerous enough without getting shot at. But that is exactly what happened here on Staten Island this morning. Well tonight, im told the lieutenant is upbeat and recovering well after what could have been truly tragic. Mayor de blasio and the citys fire commissioner visited the lieutenants bedside this afternoon. Officials say the bullet struck james hayes in his hip and just above his ankle. But missed his bones and vital arteries. Very, very impressive guy. Cool, calm, collected. Making light of his injuries. Thank god, thank god his injuries were as limited as they are. Reporter the lieutenant was shot while leading his Engine Company into a home in Mariners Harbor where federal marshals has arrived to arrest garland tyree for a parole operation when smoke billowed from the home, they called firefighters to pull it out. There was no evidence that he was armed. There was evidence that there was a heavy smoke condition and an unknown number of occupants in the apartment. Lieutenant hayes was speaking calmly with the occupant of the apartment. Speaking calmly. Then he stopped. Lieutenant hayes was concerned he had become unconscious in the smoke in the apartment. That the other occupants. He entered the apartment to make a search at which time he was shot twice. Reporter firefighters learned only after the siege that the smoke came from a smoke grenade. Lieutenant hayes commands Engine Company 158 on Staten Island. He has 31 years with the fdny and two citations for bravery. His neighbors. Time. Hes a great guy. Hes a good man. A good family man. Reporter and back live outside the hospital, the citys Fire Officers Union is hailing lieutenant hayes as a hero and of course he is. Im told he could be released from the hospital as early as tomorrow. Live tonight on Staten Island, n. J. Burkett, channel 7 eyewitness thanks n. J. The deadly standoff has been the top story on the news app. We have been sending out alerts all day long. You can download our app for sade . A bus accident has left several people injured. A charter bus hit the island between toll lanes. 16 people were taken to area hospitals but we are told that all of the injuries are not life threatening. There are residual delays as you can imagine on manhattan side of the bridge. And a jackknife tractor trailer causing backups along route 80. The tractor trailer was headed westbound when it hit a concrete divider near exit 60 and elmwood park. The cab of the truck ended emin the eastbound lanes. Fuel spilled which crews are trying to clean up. One eastbound lane and one westbound lane are shut down. And on another part of i80 tonight. Traffic is moving along just fine after a dump truck accident shut down all lanes in boxbury. It caused problems for transit. When darla miles arrived on the scene, she posted this video on her facebook page. She is live at the scene. Darla . Reporter sade, you have seen a highway under construction. You know how they lay the steel beams down before they install the roadway. That is the area where the dump truck was turned over. It is 100 yards behind me beyond the trees. New Jersey State Police are trying to determine exactly how it got in that position. Looks like the whole truck could have fallen. Reporter talk about a close call. A dump truck overturns near exit 28 and i80 in roxbury. An accident around 10 00 friday morning. There was a cloud of dust about 100 feet up. It carried all the way down to the train bridge dour here. That has to be about 100 yards. I heard a loud bang. We thought it was something that fell up on our top floor. Reporter from news copter 7, you can see how the cab separated from the hopper after it collided with a ford edge. It was crushed. New Jersey State Police were still trying to figure out what led to the accident and which driver is at fault. I tried to go up at this hill up here. I couldnt see anything. Reporter witnesses say a woman and a child were riding in the ford edge. They say the mother was hysterical. He was screaming oh my gosh. Basically, her voice saying help me. Help me. I could hear a lot of people gathering trying to help. Reporter this is cell phone video of crews working to remove the hopper on the interstate while our crews clear debris around the tracks. It is wild, dangerous. Supposedly the guy is okay. That is what i heard. Just some injuries. Reporter now, the tractor, rather the dump truck driver was taken to the Morris Town Memorial Hospital with a head Jersey State Police. They say is woman and the child were taken to saint claires for observation. This accident is still under have been filed. Darla miles, channel 7 Eyewitness News. And if all that is not enough, a small earthquake shook peoples nerves this morning. The u. S. Geological survey says the 2. 7 magnitude quake hit 3 40 a. M. In somerset county. It was about threeandahalf miles deep. The residents we to, we have been in touch with them via social media check their residents and structures to make sure there is no Structural Integrity issues. No injuries or damage was reported. New information about a woman shot in newark. Police are saying this was not a carjacking. The motive is still under investigation. Police dont have any suspects at this time. The 30yearold was in a car with friends and was hit with bullets when she got out. She is listed in critical condition. Meanwhile, history in cuba with the raising of the american flag. Coming up, why not everyone is celebrating the reopening of the u. S. Embassy. Plus, a man stops a sex assault in the subway and holds the attacker until police get there. Tonight, we are hearing from that Good Samaritan. Plus, Kelly Rutherford speaking about her International Custody battle and why she didnt a chance in court. Meteorologist amy freeze here with the accuweather forecast tonight. Our temperatures were in the mid 80s in the city. The heat plus the humidity about to go up in a major way. Temperatures above the 90 degree mark. When we add on the humidity the feels like temperature will take us into the mid 90s over the weekend. Coming up, we will show you how high the numbers go and what to expect at join the millions who have already switched. We switched. And now, were streaming netflix. Who knew Time Warner Cables internet was so fast mom switched. 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So you can easily master the way you bank. For the first time in 54 years, a u. S. Flag is flying in a u. S. Embassy in cuba. Stephanie ramos has more on the opposition and fanfare. Reporter a moment in history more than 50 years in the making. Today, the u. S. Flag raised above the American Embassy for the First Time Since 1961 in havana, cuba. U. S. And the u. S. Broke diplomatic elations in the midst of the cold war in 1961. Secretary of state john kerry in havana for the reopening of the embassy. This is truly a memorable occasion. Exploring new possibilities. Reporter u. S. And cuba have now restored full diplomatic relations reopening embassies in each others capitals but not all reaction to the move is positive. Gop president ial candidate marco rubio, himself the son of cuban immigrants talking to a new york audience about the castro regimes violations of human rights. Saying no human regime critics were invited to the ceremony. Their exclusion ensures it will be little more than a propaganda rally. Reporter the Prime Minister says full normal relations depends upon the total lifts of u. S. Embargoes and the return of the Guantanamo Navy base. There is no plan to change guantanamo. Reporter u. S. Talks with cuba will start mid september. In washington, stephanie ramos, channel 7 Eyewitness News. If you are planning to take new Jersey Transit to philadelphia to see pope francis next month, better buy your ticket now. Special limited rail tickets go on sale at noon tomorrow, only 4100 train tickets are available. None will be sold during the popes visit. They will have hourly express service to philadelphias 30th street station on september 26 and 27. You can find out more on the popes visit on 7online. Com. I hope the weather cooperates for his visit. Right . Too soon to tell. It is. So many people will want to be there. You want everybody to be comfortable. Kind of whatnot is going to be happening over the next week. What a segway. It will be very summer like. The heat and humidity comes from the south. We get a tropical feel to the atmosphere today. Today it is hotter than it was yesterday. Not just the climbing of the temperatures, but the increase of humidity. Now, we have hot numbers, 89 still in newark. 87, 85 in central park, low 80s. What a great beach day it was these numbers as we go through the weekend will be in the 90s. We also have an increase in humidity. Lit be hotter tomorrow. The humidity sticks all weekend long. And we get the potential for a heat wave. We have quite a stretch of very hot weather. Upper 60s falling into the low 60s. It will get around 70 degrees overnight here in the city. Overnight lows in the coming days in the low to mid 70s. So not quite as cool as it has been. On the accutrack, looks good. Sunshine as far as the eye can see. Looks fantastic on long island. Connecticut beaches, down the shore, really goodlooking weather. It holds for the weekend. Just add some of the heat and the humidity. Theres the High Pressure system which basically stays in place. It gets really sticky tomorrow. Then we have even hotter temperatures coming our way for sunday and mono. As far as any showers go, there could be a quick mover that comes in late saturday night. Then a better chance sunday evening after 4 00. There is a pop up thunderstorm, not a big deal. A lot of these will be triggered by heat and humidity. If you are making a get away, it is hot, hamptons looking good. Mid to upper 80s. Low to mid 80s at the water line. It is full sun. There will be an increase in humidity. It will feel a little warmer than the actual temperature readings. Suburbs, 60 degrees. Tomorrow, going for 90. That is just the start of the heat and humidity. Look at the stretch we have. 92 on saturday. That is the start of the steam bath shall we say . It continues all the way into monday. Hot with thunderstorms as well. Near 90, those upper 80s. We dont get cooler than we were today for an entire week. It is going to be hot. Get ready. Diana . We are prepared. We have details on oxycoto approved for children. And tattoo shops in new york. Now, 7 on your side is in trenton after we went to back people who dont own their land. Find out what could happen and how you can save money coming up. It is chicken, what do a nascar driver. A comedian. And a professional golfer have in common . We talked to our doctors about treatment with xarelto. Xarelto is proven to treat and help reduce the risk of dvt and pe blood clots. Xarelto has also been proven to reduce the risk of stroke in people with afib, not caused by a heart valve problem. For people with afib currently well managed on warfarin, there is limited information on how xarelto and warfarin compare in reducing the risk of stroke. I tried warfarin before, but the blood testing routine and dietary restrictions had me off my game. Not this time. Not with xarelto. Ill have another arnold palmer. Make mine a kevin nealon. Really, brian . Hey, safety first. Like all blood thinners, dont stop taking xarelto without talking to your doctor, as this may increase your risk of a blood clot or stroke. While taking, you may bruise more easily and it may take longer for bleeding to stop. Xarelto may increase your risk of bleeding if you take certain medicines. Xarelto can cause serious, and in rare cases, fatal bleeding. Get help right away for unexpected bleeding, unusual bruising, or tingling. If you have had spinal anesthesia while on xarelto , watch for back pain or any nerve or muscle related signs or symptoms. Do not take xarelto if you have an artificial heart valve or abnormal bleeding. Tell your doctor before all planned medical or dental procedures. Before starting xarelto , tell your doctor about any kidney, liver, or bleeding problems. Xarelto has been prescribed more than 11 million times in the u. S. And that numbers growing. Like your guys scores. With xarelto there is no regular blood monitoring, and no known dietary restrictions. Treatment with xarelto was the right move for us. Ask your doctor about xarelto. We are back with more breaking news again, involving traffic troubles out there. We have news copter 7 over route 17. Several lanes are closed there. Southbound. After a car hit a fire hydrant. You can see the as a results. See the cars as they are making their way through that very muddy water there. Waters on the roadway in the bright and center lanes of route 17. Southbound lanes are closed and that, as you can see there, causing some big, big backups. Sade . Hundreds of homeowners may be surprised when they try to sell their homes. They dont own the land. It is a story we first told you about in june. And you dont have to live near the watt tore have what is called a tidelands claim on your property meaning you could owe the state thousands of dollar to buy your own land. When this homeowner lost the sale of her home and was threatened with a six figure bill, she got nina pineda and 7 on your side. It was time to sell the jersey home where she raised her family. She was looking to downsize. Put the house find a buyer and get shocking news. The state owns 89 of this property. Reporter margarets deal fell through before closing. I dont understand why this state and all these years hasnt sent something or done something. Reporter 100 years ago when there were no homes here, the shark river and the ocean would meet. So the state laid claim to any lands where the water flowed. You can see from this map in 1920, the tide covered the land where her house would eventually stand. When it was held back, beach front homes were built, but left behind, a big question was land . We are going through this process. They can turn around. And the money involved could be astronomical. Reporter that is cause the state bases the bill on the current fair market value of the land. They were looking at the possibility of owing. 3 to 400,000. Reporter and experts told her the process can take a year andahalf to settle. The applicant is margaret cody. Reporter we asked for help in speeding up the process and reducing margarets land grant. The staff is recommending approve of the grant for 1,000. Reporter instead of years, it took minutes nor the new jersey Tidelands Council to take a look at the claim and decide to release the property. All in favor . Aye. Thank you very, very much. You will always be able to help many, many other people. If you ever have an issue, go to 7 on your side. Reporter in trenton, nina pineda, channel 7 Eyewitness News. Im glad officials stepped up in making that process a lit faster. A big help. A Good Samaritan stopped a man from raping a woman in the subway. Find out what makes this selfless act so special. And the hefty price tag to hunt down two escaped killers in up state new york. Plus this. Closed for nearly five months after the east youre watching new yorks number of one news. Channel 7 Eyewitness News. News copter 7 remains over big backups with water in the roadway causing big delays on route 17, southbound. Someone struck a fire hydrant causing bumper to bumper traffic and route 17 southbound are closed and it is causing quite a mess there. And now, our top story this half hour. I was the only one that did something. You see Something Like that, you are supposed to help. A hero humbled over his selfless act. The Good Samaritan jumping into action to save a woman when he sees a man trying to rape her on the subway. Im diana williams. And im sade baderinwa. Not only did Maurice Osborne stop the attack, he made sure the suspect got into jail. We are getting new information about mr. Osborne who helped. Rob nelson is in park slope with more for us. Reporter it was about 11 30 wednesday morning right in the middle of the day when the unthinkable happened. A man tried to rape a woman right there on the subway platform. But that is when a Guardian Angel stepped in. An angel who knows how to throw a good punch. Lock them up. Lock them up forever. Reporter this Sexual Assault case is now in the hands of the courts. But Maurice Osborne has already given this would be rapist a taste of street justice. He would do that right there . Right there on the platform and not care. It was shocking. Reporter maurice was riding the 3 train wednesday morning when the subway doors opened screaming. Police say the suspect, 40year old alvaro danika had already fondled himself and approached the woman. He was on top of her trying to do something. Reporter maurice rain toward the victim and punched the suspect repeatedly. Even dragged him to a nearby Police Station two blocks away. The distraught 28yearold woman following behind. I just picked him up. Started taking him to the police precinct. She was following and crying. Once we got there, she said thank you. Reporter he remains humble about his heroics but maurices mom could not be proud. My son was her angel in that moment. Im glad both of them are okay. Reporter maurice is living at a local shelter but is training to become a medical assistant while trying to put his own life back together, he possibly saved someone elses. There are no cameras at that exit. No token booth. He knew he could get away with it. There was nobody down there. Nothing. If i didnt come. It would have been over for her. Reporter now, the suspect in this case, again, has been arrested. Now facing multiple charges including Sexual Assault. He is due back in court in a few days. As for maurice, minor injury, a gash to his forehead. He got that when he head butted the suspect. Reporting live in park slope, rob nelson, channel 7 thanks rob. Maurice, a wonderful thing you did. New at 5 00, the new Jersey Police officer accused of exposing himself to drivers during traffic stops will not serve time behind bars. Tore two years probation. He pleaded guilty to tampering with records to conceal onofre professional conduct. The newtown Police Officer turned off his dashboard camera and exposed himself to at least five male drivers after pulling them over. The massive man hunt for two escaped prisoners in up state new york cost more than 23 million. State police and corrections departments paid about a Million Dollars a day in overtime during the search for richard matt and david sweat that happened back in june. Now that number does not include the cost to other agencies. One of the convicts was fatally shot, the other captured. New york is the largest state to ban the sale of powdered alcohol. New york senator Chuck Schumer as introduced legislation to ban it nationwide. Governor cuomo says powdered alcohol is a dangerous product that is a Public Health disaster waiting to happen. And new york will soon require single use needles and inks by tattoo and piercing studios. Governor cuomo signed new regulations into law today. Starting in 120 days, customers will need to see sterile instruments unpacked in front of them. They will need to sign a form stating they have seen those sterile instruments. A lawyer representing michael sorentino withdrew in a new jersey court today. Sorentino has until october to find a new attorney. He and his brother are accused of filing bogus tax returns and millions of dollars of personal expenses were for business. Actress Kelly Rutherford speaking out. A judge ordered her children backover seas to be with their father in monaco. Its the latest twist in their ugly custody battle that has raged for years. Abcs Marci Gonzalez has more. Reporter she is trying to raise awareness that International Custody fights like this are not just happening to her family, but to so many others. Now, she is pushing for new legislation while trying to bring her children back home. Kelly rutherford talking about her International Custody battle for the First Time Since a judge ordered two children back to monaco to live with their father. She is sharing her frustration exclusively with good morning america. I walked into a courtroom where everything felt like it was already done. It was a done deal. Reporter her eightyearold son and sixyearold daughter, both american citizens are back with their father. A new york judge making the decision tuesday after he accused rutherford of kidnapping the children when she disobeyed a monaco court order by not sending them back to europe last week. I was accused of things i could not defend. Kidnapping is when no one knows where the children are. I was in communication. The kids skypeed with him everyday. Reporter it began six years ago when they agreed to share custody. But when her exhusbands u. S. Visa was revoked, the children were ruled to live with him in monaco while he reapplied for a visa. He agreed the children would come back to america if he didnt get a visa. He violated an American Court order and the saddest part of this story is no American Court seems to give a damn. And his attorney tells abc news he will not respond to rutherfords latest round of false statements. Diana . Thank you marci. Paparazzi put on notice. A stern reading as they jockey for pictures of Prince George and Princess Charlotte. Plus, a man attacked by a bears one saving grace. And oxycoton for children . A deadly plane crash sparked a wild fire. To breathe. A schoolteacher killed by youre watching abc7. A popular roller coaster has reopened in ohio after a man was killed by the ride. This afternoon, inspectors examined the raptor coaster at cedar point Amusement Park and said it was safe to operate. A 45yearold man died when he was struck in the head by the coaster. The victim had jumped the fence into a restricted area to retrieve his phone which had fallen out of his pocket on the ride earlier. A california man lives to tell the tale of his life and bear. Larry is recovering from serious wounds he suffered after fending off the 200pound front porch yesterday. In the dark, he didnt see the animal until it was too late. He said he was not about to be killed on his front porch. He jumped on me and started biting me at firstment he bit here and ripped me here. Opened my face. He ripped that open. And then again, i punched him and i went to try to hit him arm. And then he wouldnt let go. So, i was still yelling and put my feet underneath his belly and kicked him. Boy. He also had some other help. His Yorkshire Terrier benji kept nipping at the bear. The fda has approved oxycontin for children as young as 11 suffering from severe long term pain. Doctors can only prescribe it to kids who can already tolerate a minimum dose of 20 milligrams of oxycodone. There is a lot of outrage in the u. N. Over unauthorized pictures of Princess Charlotte and Prince George. These are not the pictures in question by the way that you are seeing right now. The palace claims photographers are going to extreme lengths to get photos of the kids, hiding in sand dunes, using other children to snap pictures of the royals. A new arrival for jenna bush and her husband. These are photos of their second daughter poppy louise who was born yesterday in new york. That name is inspired by bushs grandfather, former president hw bush. She called him poppy as child. The other daughter Margaret Laura is named after her grandmothers. And here is our first look at billy joels baby girl. The 66yearold tweeted this photo of his daughter dela rose. Dela born wednesday is joels first child with roderick and a second daughter. His oldest daughter is 29 years old. It will be here before you know it. A lot of people excited about the popes visit. So how about a beer named just for him . The new jersey brewery with the holy al raise a pint in honor of the pope. A Brewing Company is brewing 500 gallons of yopo, or you only pope once. It will be available at the jury see shore brewery beginning september 21st. I think that is actually going to do quite well. But i suppose it is not proper for the sacrament. No. Very nice. Area. Temperature ins the mid 80s. It is warmer today than yesterday and it keeps getting hotter as we go through the weekend. We will raise the temperatures. Add in humidity and push the temperatures into the low 90s. 85 currently in the park. Southeast undealt 5 miles an hour. Temperatures really hot, if they hit 90 toss. Newark hitting 90, 89 there right now. These are the dew points. They are really getting warmer, higher up in newburg and sussex. These are dew points in the low to mid 60s making it a little uncomfortable. Yesterday, we were in the 45 to 50 range for the dew points. Now we are getting into the uncomfortable. We are going into oppressive. It will come in and just sit. Sticks in place the next several days. Radar and satellite, we are block out showers. Up state new york, we get the influence of air coming out of the south. And that brings the temperatures up and more tropical feel with the increase in some moisture. By tomorrow, it is 90 degrees in the city. Starts to get sticky. And that is really the forecast for the next several days. On the future cast, a few chances for showers late on saturday night. Those are mainly north of the city. Not a big deal. Sunday, there could be spotty showers that come and go quickly. They dont last very long and dont look to make a large impression. Same thing during the day on monday. A spot shower could be around. Bullets it doesnt last long at all. A weekend get away if you are headed to the catskills, jersey shore. We have hot temperatures, a lot of sunshine, a little bit of humidity mixed in as you get to the water of the jersey shore. Low to mid 80s mixed in with low humidity. You will notice the discomfort by the way. Water temperatures in the upper 70s offshore. 72 in tonight in the city. 60s in the suburbs. Our first wave could be getting started. We have seen some 90s already, but we need that three in a row to get an official heat wave around here. And it could happen. We have quite a stretch from saturday all the way through tuesday. Even wednesday, thursday, and friday in the accuweather forecast. We are in the upper 80s and could hit 90 one of those days. Afternoon thunderstorms become more likely wednesday and thursday of next week. I think that monday steam bath pretty much describes the pattern we are settling into. Hot, hazy, sticky. Muggy. Find a way to stay cool this weekend. Stay inside. Typical summer weather. But this is a stretch that we monday. Okay. Well, you can get inside this next restaurant. Tonights neighborhood eats, we are getting a taste of two kinds of cuisine. A Little French and a little malaysian. Aux epices. Here is ah ah. Im chinese, but born in chinese. Reporter mei chau grew up cooking chinese and malay food. When she met her french husband, marc kaczmrek in brooklyn, she added french cooking. The two artists opened their ago. It was very simple. But how we are going to eat . And hope to eat. Reporter aux epices is their second restaurant. A bistro on the edge of china town. I will cook a very authentic french food. And then i will cook very reporter some customers have a hard time decides which route to go. I do both. The salad. They have great dressing. And i also do the malaysian dish that i cant get anywhere. This is the best place to get it. Reporter you will see escargot, and a malaysian fish stew and the saute uses a fragrant kind of ginger. She purees others. You can make it on your barbecue and dip nit the tea nut sauce. There are plenty of other creations by mei. It is new york affordable. This is 8. 50. And look at it. I mean, salmon, noodle. Reporter from the cuisine to the artwork on the walls, the photographs are by marc. Aux epices is spicing up the traditional china town. This is the new york that is really hard to find. Reporter lauren glassberg, channel 7 Eyewitness News. You can find the recipe for the chicken on 7online. Com eats. Really good. You like it right . It is spicey. You are liking this. Im loving spicey. The peanut sauce. I like it. Good stuff. They were forced to shut their doors five months ago after a deadly gas education motion. Today t big Welcome Back Party for a beloved restaurant in the east village. And new at 6 00, Police Arrest a man they call a bogus doctor. 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They had to close their door ins february after the east village gas explosion that killed two people and leveled three buildings. They also left the restaurant with no gas. The owner who waited and waited to have the gas turned back on, but in the meantime, bills had to be paid. With help from the communitys crowd funding website, they are back in business again with a line out the door. First time in any my life, i really miss my job. We always fight for one day off. Then we say we are not going to take off for a year. Reporter you will find the same menu and all the same faces as before. You get to know the people who work here. Reporter take a look at this. This has not stopped since they opened today. A crowd full of people. There. We were so happy to see all the takes full. We got takeout. Reporter this little boy is not sure if he missed the food or the owners more. Did you miss them . Yeah. A lot. How many kisses did you give seven. Reporter to those in the neighborhood, bnh dairy represents restaurant thats are hard to find. We are happy to have this here. Reporter reporting in the east village, renee stoll, channel 7 Eyewitness News. And that does it for us for now. Thanks for watching. Eyewitness news at 6 00 starts now. This is new yorks number one news. Channel 7 Eyewitness News with bill ritter and liz cho, rob powers with sports, and lee goldberg with the exclusive accuweather forecast. Now, Eyewitness News at 6 00. New at 6 00, the arrest of an accused fake doctor, prosecutors say he treated patients for years and even prescribed drugs. How he was busted. But first, a tense standoff on Staten Island comes to a deadly end. The suspect shot and killed by police. The firefighter he shot in the hospital. Im sade baderinwa, bill and liz are off tonight. 53yearold fire lieutenant james hayes, a married father of two is in stable condition. The shooting started a sixhour standoff that ended just before noon. U. S. Marshals were trying to arrest a man in his home in the Mariners Island section yesterday when they reported seeing smoke in the house. The Fire Department was called as lieutenant hayes made his way inside the house where he was shot. Garland tyree was armed with an automatic ak47 and has a long history of arrests. This morning on facebook he wrote this would be the day he would die and he did. When he opened fire on officers and they shot him dead. Eyewitness News Reporter n. J. Burkett is at Richmond University Medical Center where treated. N. J. . Reporter thats right