Things happen. News 4 investigates is learning more about the bus driver charged in the deadly hitandrun. Today paul roppers lawyer and his family defended him saying the bus had a blind spot and he never knew he hit 70yearold carol bell. Reporter right now the bus drivers family is inside the courthouse. They are hoping he can make his 20,000 bail. This as another family is preparing to bury their loved one. She was a good mother. Reporter with tears streaming down his face this son remembers his mom, 70yearold carol bell hit and killed by an mta bus as she crossed the street. Exclusive video shows the driver identified as 48yearold paul ropper paused for a few seconds after the collision and then drove away leaving bell in the middle of the street. Not a bad person. Reporter outside of court today ropers family told me hes no monster. She was crossing the street. Reporter ropers wife and attorney believes theres a blind spot. They retrain drivers on the heels of 2014. When 135 pedest
Top of a chair in that theater and fell down and that caused a loud noise causing theatergoers to panic and somebody yelled bomb. In the end, nothing was found. The cinema was given the allclear. We want to go now to long island where an upscale neighborhood is rattled tonight after a gunman just opened fire and shot a man who answered the door. The victim visiting from out of town is now fighting for his life. The motive behind this remains a moirs tonight. It happened in dix hills. Michael george is there. Reporter tonight, police are interviewing the victim in his hospital bed here as he recovers. He was nearly killed when he was shot while answering the door. Toni t a witness tells us this may all be a case of mistaken identity. Reporter richard small is talking about the man who shot his friend through his front door. You can see the bullet hole here. Richards friend is visiting from virginia. When the doorbell rang friday night, he answered the door. Then richard heard a single s
Killed, a consultant inspecting a building next to the esplanade emailed the dob this picture of what he called a scary crack on the esplanade and urged them to get someone over quick on this. Dob acknowledged receiving the email but ultimately never sent an inspector to check it out. There was no evidence of any followup to remedy the situation. Reporter the doi says there was a breakdown of the process of enforcing inspections, mandatory every five years. There were 1,000 buildings, 1,000 rogue landlords, didnt even file their safety reports. And the Buildings Department didnt do anything to force them to file them. Reporter mayor de blasio says, the city will ensure that profit owners meet their obligation to keep their buildings safe. The department of buildings declined our multiple requests to comment on camera. The department has made changes to their compliance protocol. Now the Building Owner fails the city will now inspect that building and charge the landlord. Live on the Up
Cruise ship or Something Like that, that could be a short Term Solution where you wouldnt have to deal with Community Opposition . I think we will get this done because we have a lot of support on the ground. I have confidence that well find locations. Reporter the sight of homeless all over the city upset constituents. Your message to new yorkers concerned about homeless what do you say to them today . This is going to change things for Homeless People and lives in our communities. I understand peoples frustrations. Beings to suffer. We understand that creates a pain for people. Reporter announcing his plan to build 15,000 units of housing over the next 15 years, the mayor was equally political nemesis cuomo. He and his supporters repeatedly asked the governor to chip in and build a equal number of housing units. Please, from the bottom of our hearts, we need you to step up. Reporter aides to the governor point out that the state has already contributed more than 1 billion to existing
Board. They have all exited the plane and are in a secure area of the airport terminal. The manhunt continues for two jihadis involved in the paris attack that escaped after the slaughter. One a brother of the terrorist that died and another a newly discovered ninth attacker. David ushery is joining us with the latest. David. Reporter yeah, chuck. Attacker number nine. Two people were arrested in belgium. As investigators dig deeper who knows how many more. It adds for an unsettled, anxious climate in france and all over europe and manifested in many ways. [ sirens ] reporter in germany, police took no chances, a threat prompted an evacuation of tens of thousands of soccer fans. Angela merkel was to be among them, watching germany take on the netherlands. Police found nothing. Cancelled because two men that helped Salah Abdeslam escape. Inside next to pizza boxes and other materials believed to be used to make the suicide bomb belts. At the same time t word of a second fugitive from po