37 years after that daring crime. Nonetheless the verdict shocked the courtroom. Asaro thrust his fist in the air and said i cant believe it. He has not yet left the courthouse. We do expect to hear from him and his legal team. Much more on the developing story coming up on Eyewitness News 5 00 tonight. For now at 5 00 tonight. For now n. J. Burkett, Eyewitness News. A developing story on manhattans Lower East Side where police are investigating a Sexual Assault and robbery. Now were told that a 40year old woman was attacked inside the baruch houses, police say the suspect pushed his way into the womans apartment, sexually assaulted her and stole her cell phone. The woman was treated at mount sinai hospital. We have a crew on the way to the scene and will bring you any new information as soon as we get it. Well, were going to turn now to the latest on the deadly house explosion in new jersey. This afternoon we heard from the father of the young man who was killed in the blast. New jers
Reporter the decision came down less than an hour ago. Vincent asaro was acquitted in the legendary heist at jfk. The 6 million Armed Robbery was considered the largest in u. S. History. 80yearold redskin sent asaro walked out of court a free Vincent Asaro walked out of court a free man. The reputed member of the bonanno crime family kept a low profile for decades. His cousin came forward recently naming him in a robbery portrayed in the movie goodfellas. Prosecutors said he collected at least 500,000 from the robbery, a key piece of evidence for the government, secret recordings of asaro complaining he didnt get his fair share of the money from the lufthansa heist. Prosecutors said he had a gambling problem and lost his cut at the racetrack. This afternoon, his lawyers didnt seem to want to let him speak but he had a few words at the microphone. I just want to repeat, i like to thank my two lawyers. I would like to thank you for treating me great. Now i think mr. Asaro intends to go h
Old, walking on the sidewalk. He was injured and taken to a hospital. Police are still investigating. Now to a developing story. Another one of new yorks most powerful politicians found guilty of corruption. This time, former Senate Majority leader dean skelos. Cbs 2s tony aiello with the story in federal court in manhattan. What do you have to say to your constituents . Reporter dean skelos put a reassuring hand on his sons shoulder as they moved through a crush of cameras leaving court. Do you find this embarrassing . The duo convicted on bribery and extortion charges a shakedown scheme, businesses paid adam skelos in return for legislative favors from his father. One of the socalled, three amigos who controlled virtually every move in albany. Coming weeks after the conviction of former Assembly Speaker sheldon silver, all eyes now turn to governor cuomo. Governor cuomo and everybody else still working enormous pressure to produce some meaningful results here. Teeth. Reporter the gov
Stadium is ready to generate revenue for local hotels. Within 5 minutes we started seeing movement with reservations. December 28, 3 days after christmas, normally would be dead, it will be full. And busy. Reporter it isnt just the events that we will see more business. They say the levi stadium effect will fill in low demand backs week in and week out. It is going to crazy during the week. Filling hotel rooms. Running 80 during the week. One of the many good things is it will fill the hotels on the weekends. The rates will go up with demand. We checked with websites and for one thing events like opening day requires a two night stay minimal, in the high 200s per night. It hasnt slowed down demand. That weekend is almost already sold out. Big win for the city, the hotels, restaurants, everything. Reporter the impact did start fast and spread fast. The Convention Center got requests to hold events around the 49ers home games. Robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. More details now on some o
The airport is seeking to scale the project to focus solely on the 24 street overpass. Because the obligation for the grant is rapidly approaching, the airport is that high risk of losing these critical federal funds. Mister secretary, this project is important to the city of phoenix into sky harbors future growth. Will your Department Support our efforts to extend the period of eligibility for the grant and work with the airport on this modified project . So it does not lose these critical federal funds . Our goal, of course, is for every grant recipient to succeed when funds are awarded. In this case, it was 2019 funding. I believe the issue here had to do with meeting the obligations deadline, with the proposed change in scope they had. But well be happy to follow up and engage or staff to explore anything we can do to be supportive in the context. Really appreciate working closely with you to make sure we retain those critically important federal funds. Arizona is one of the fastes