And a month ago, a man opened fire inside a lafayette, louisiana, multiplex killing two people and wounding seven others before taking his own life. And just earlier this month, in nashville, tennessee, a man shot and killed by police after he attacked moviegoers with pepper spray and a hatchet. John chandler is live outside a regal theatre. John . Reporter thats right. If you just think about all the places, especially here at new york city that we are subject to security checks, airports, museums, even yankee stadium, and now at least at Regal Cinemas, at the movies. Whats in your bag . Regal movies wants to know. The company is now searching bags and backpacks at their nearly 600 nationwide locations. At union square, signs warn moviegoers theyll be subject to a search and many were surprised. I didnt know it was a security check. So now that i know, im a little more worried than i was before. Reporter why is that . Well, i mean, i never think of that at the movies. I never have. Do
This, youre asked to call as inning police. They expect results later this evening. This town hasnt seen a homicide in almost exactly a year. Its just not something that happens here. Live, john chandler, news 4 new york. And now to the stock market. And everybodys 401 k took another big hit today. The dow lost nearly 600 points by the trading days end and things were even scarier when the day began. News 4s Gus Rosendale here with new information, including what gus . Chuck, this graphic shows the ups and downs today following the big drop youre talking about this morning. Experts we talked to say this kind of volatility isnt going away any time soon. The big question on wall street tonight, why is this happening, and how long will it last. Whats it doing now. Reporter outside mike more ran gets an inside look on his portfolio on his cell phone. Youve got to take a long look at whats going on here and hope that china and the rest of comes back up. Reporter the dow jones ended day down
Raf miranda in the weather 4 storm team. Its better to stay indoors, stay in the ac. If you go outside, thats when you need to be concerned about staying hydrated and out of the sun. Its very hot out. A quiet start to your weekend. This is the problem. Excessive heat warnings in effect. All of these counties shaded in pink. Look where they the heartland. Dutchess county, westchester, rockland, the five boroughs, under excessive heat warnings. This is in effect through sunday afternoon. Basically all weekend long the heat will stay dangerous. We didnt cool off last night so now were down at 81. Winds out of the southwest at 8 miles per hour. Plan your day. 90 degrees, fools like 99. Thats because of the high humidity 37 as you head towards 2 00, tracking a few showers and storms. The big story is 9 5 feels like 107 degrees. Even through 5 00 p. M. , 92 degrees feels like 105. This is going to be the most dangerous time where you definitely need to stay indoors and stay hydrated. There i
It is sunday, the 7th of fb. Glad to have you with us. Im pat battle. Im gus rosendale. Our meteorologist Raphael Miranda is here keeping an eye on the weather. The chance for snow in the next couple days. Nice quiet morning. Mostly clear skies and it is cold temperatures down to the 30s in the city. We have 20s north and west of tonewn. At 34 in central park. Even Staten Island, 27 degrees. Watching out for patchy black ice in places like floral park where its 26. Take a wider view, we have teens and 20s in danbury, poughkeepsie, chilly in monticello with 19 degrees and also 19 as you start your day in morristown. It does warm up nicely today. In fact, milder than yesterday. You can see were at 34 right now. Back to 43 by lunchtime. Todays High Temperature, well above average. 46 degrees. The sunshine does start to fade thay. The clouds build this evening. Then the snow arrives. Later on tonight into tom long will it last . Ill tell you coming up in the storm team 4 sevenday forecast
Continue to monitor this scene. Live at exit 8 a im brian thompson. Also breaking, a judge issued a ruling in a hearing involving a former nypd officer found guilty in the shooting death of akai gurley. Andrew siff is in manhattan with the decision. Reporter the judge has decided that guilty verdict will stand in the peter liang case. That after the defense had objected saying one of the jurors in the case Michael Vargas had lied. Vargas was on the stand for two days and was questioned repeatedly about why he failed to disclose that his own father had been convicted of manslaughter. Peter liang, of course, is the former rookie nypd officer who killed unarmed akai gurley inside the stairwell of a Brooklyn Housing Development in november of 2014. As for the juror, today prosecutors questioned him and asked, quote, you took it very seriously, meaning this case . He said, yes, i did. He said, i believe i did, yes. You thought about it . He said yes. You cried about it . He said, yes, thats