And i appreciate all the comments, good or bad. Call me out if you have to im listening. I want to change i want to learn. I want to be helpful wash your hands. Dont touch your face. Stay safe, everybody thank you. Seth hi, everyone. We were on hiatus last week. And i want to start tonight by saying how happy and lucky i feel to be back with you, as well as how upset i am by this incredibly sad moment of American History were all living through many events brought us here, but the focus is the brutal killing of george floyd, a black man at the hands of a minnesota policeman. As a white man, i cant speak of the deeprooted and justified fear africanamericans have when encountered by police, so here is late night amber ruffin let me te y story so, once when i was a teenager, i was brandnew to driving and i dropped my friend off at work and im coming back home and im in morning rush hour traffic and everybody is going over the speed limit. I think its like 40, and everyone is going 50 and
Scalia was found dead of apparent Natural Causes today at a resort in west texas. The 79yearold justice was a guest at the see bolo creek ranch a resort region south of marfa near the mexican border. Arrived at the ranch yesterday and attended a private party. When he did not appear for breakfast today, a Person Associated with the ranch went to his room. Thats when they found his body. Scalia was nominated to the u. S. Supreme court in 1986. Former president george w. Bush released a statement mourning scalias death saying, he was a towering figure and important judge on our nations highest court. He brought intellect, good judgment and wit to the bench. And he will be missed by his colleagues and our country. Stay with Eyewitness News and abc news for complete coverage on this breaking story. The passing of Supreme Court you can also find updates and information around the clock at abc7ny. Com. Back here at home we are following a developing story the suspect in a deadly stabbing of
You know, weve noticed it getting colder even in e the last couple of hours. When i got in the news van this morning, this wind wasnt here. Now were feeling the wind in downtown brooklyn. Behind me there are a few peek walking here outside the atlantic avenue station. But all of those people are wrapped up in as many layers as possible. And the mayor says folks should be doing that wearing as many layers as possible. We know hes having a press conference later this morning about this winter weather. We know hes issued a code blue to try to get homeless folks off the street. And you can see some people here are waving to me off camera trying to make the best of this weather. We did speak to some folks before the show started about what theyre doing as this cold weather sets in. I put on an extra layer of pants. I put on a hoodie, a sweatshirt. And im moving fast. I have on a lot of layers. Two gloves. And this hoodie. This is new york. Im used to it. I got thick skin. You know what i me
New york city is not going to take it anymore. Individuals operating the bikes, knuckle heads, i describe this as a big problem in the sense of the danger and risk that these clowns present in terms of their pack mentality where they have no concern for Public Safety at all. Theyre up on sidewalks, in and out of traffic. The folks who do this think they have a right to bother everyone else. Reporter at the monthly briefing on Crime Statistics officials said they have begun a new crack down. Since the first of the year they have confiscated 312 motorcycles, dirt bikes, atvs. Thats twice as many as last year and theyre only just beginning. We have made 65 seizures in the last two weeks. Reporter a man, his wife, and daughter were surrounded and terrorized near 96th street by a biker gang. This will include a public ceremony where confiscated bikes will be crushed and sold theyre not going to be happy when we take those damn things and crush them. Reporter announcement of the motorcycle c
In a moment, but first, breaking news. A slashing on a bronx subway train. It happened early this morning during an attempted robbery. It comes as felony assaults are on the rise. Magdalena doris is live. Reporter this latest slashing marks 900 attacks this year, and police in mont haven are searching for the suspect. Reporter a man was approached by two people who tried to rob him. He resisted, and he was slashed. This is the lastest in a number the number is going up, and thats the latest addition we are putting into the it. Im confident that it will go down. Reporter they are adding more Police Patrols overnight near bars and nightclubs and tracking different statistics. Last friday brought two more slashings, one at penn station and another at the a. Train station in manhattan. The victim was taken to the hospital and is expected to be okay. Magdalena doris. Time for traffic and weather on the 2s. How about that cold out there . Its brutal. As promised it will be a chilly way to st