Lucy yang for channel 7 Eyewitness News. Now to a developing story involving another man at the center of the de blasio fundraising investigation. Hes the former owner of a restaurant in harlem charged with running a 12 million ponzi scheme and is about to appear in court after his extradition. Peralta is accused of running the ponzi scheme out of the hudson river cafe. Prosecutors say he fleeced wholesale business. Two of his victims who donated money to de blasios campaign are linked to some of the nypd officials who are now under investigation for corruption. A developing story. President ial candidate donald trump will be called to testify at a trial involving his trump university. A superior court judge called for the trial after all sides failed to resolve the case at a hearing. Trump university is accused of being a sham forprofit college that defrauded thousands of students. New information about the white house lockdown we first told you about at 4 00. A Law Enforcement source
Call it a monday weather mix. First the rain then the sun. Now comes the high winds. Meteorologist lee goldberg outside now with details on the wind warning now in effect. Still wind advisory, wind gusts are going to top 50 Miles Per Hour. Were leaving the sweet spot of the day where we left the rain. We got some sun out, winds werent gusting too much and now obviously can hear the wind. Ill look at the George Washington bridge on the fort lee side. You have to be aware of the cross winds and the area bridges. I imagine there will be speed restrictions tomorrow because of the gusty winds. Weve been able to spike up to 60 degrees. That was after. 4 of an inch of rainfall. A couple sprinkles may sneak in to our far northwest suburbs but rain is not the problem. Really it was just the last couple hours where the window opened for the stronger winds. Now a wind gust at wrightstown at 43 Miles Per Hour. These are the type of gusts were going to see through the day tomorrow. Theyve ramped up
Were inside the limo. Four died and four others were seriously injured. The driver of the suv that struck the limo, steven romeo, was charged with dwi, but prosecutors say it played no role in the crash. Perfectly sober, steven romeo could not have avoided this crash. Reporter romeo was arraigned this afternoon and the grand jury indicted pino on assault and negligent homicide charges. It is our belief that the lines here between civil liability and criminal liability have been blurred. Reporter we are pleased with the indictment, said an attorney for one of the families. The family has been devastated by this loss and wants justice in this case. End quote. Several families have filed lawsuits in this case. If hes convicted of a top count in the indictment, negligent homicide, pino could face up to four years in state prison. N. J. Burkett, channel 7 right now we want to go to breaking news on the garden state parkway where theres an accident as you can see here causing big delays. Sha
This is not only his victory today but also anyone else whos been victimized by tabloid journalism. Why did the jury award him even more than he asked for . And brackets busted. March madness living up to its name with this shocking win over Michigan State. Plus, the slam dunk that wasnt and this halfcourt buzzer beater. Jesperson, halfcourt heave for the win you Better Believe its go big or go home. Go big or go home hey, good morning on this last day of winter, all right, weve got a little bit of a bad news good news situation. The bad news is there is a storm making a mess in much of america hey. Great to see you. This one is not really bad. Well talk more about that. You did a phenomenal job filling in for job while on maternity leave. Indra did a good job. Im happy to be back. I know were looking at severe storms then possible snow in the northeast starting tomorrow. Robs is going to have the forecast in a moment. Well start with the breaking news overnight, a fatal plane crash in
Is the scene right now of a twoalarm fire seemingly under control at this point, although firefighters have an active scene with a ladder extended up to the 6th and 7th floors. Im not sure if you can see on the sidewalk passed these firefighters in front of me, all the glass thats on the street here on 71st street from when firefighters clearly knocked out windows in an effort to vent the smoke. Were told it was a heavy smoke condition in a stair well in this building. Were told one injury, but its not clear how severe it is and how this fire started or were a large apartment that started. Lets show you the scene. This is the block between 72nd and 71st on the south you scene. A twoalarm fire, and they continue to bring these are complex fires to fight because these buildings are old and high rise. Its a can tell you one one Person Injured and no well continue to follow this for you from here as it develops, but for now, josh einger, channel 7 Eyewitness News. Well get back to you late