Kemberly richardson, channel 7 Eyewitness News. Now to breaking news on long island and what a mess on the long island because of that, a motorcycle accident, huge delays tonight in Suffolk County. Shannon sohn with the latest. The the rider of this motorcycle in the hospital. This accident happened on the eastbound side of the l. I. E. Outside exit 57. But the troubles dont end there. As they investigate that accident, there was yet another accident, this one involving a police cruiser. This by exit 56 for route 111. You can imagine with these two crashes, you can see the damage to the front end of the Suffolk County cruiser. With the two accidents the l. I. E. Has been shut down. The decan lays go back for about 7 miles. It is a disaster. The l. I. E. In hauppauge, shannon sohn, channel 7 Eyewitness News. Now to a story we reported first on Eyewitness News first at 4 00. Dramatic video of a robbery inside of a store in midtown, manhattan. The man in the pink hoodie appears to ask the
His grandmother, who raised him, and a son, to win two nba titles with the lakers. He hasnt played in two years, his divorce headlines. We dont want people to recognize him as things hes going through. We know the good things hes about. And the Sheriffs Office is expected to hold a press conference in two hours with more information on this investigation. Also this afternoon Magic Johnson tweeting that lamar odom is a better person than he is player. Reporting live in South Ozone Park queens, darla miles, channel 7 Eyewitness News. Darla, thank you. Mean while among those reacting to odoms critical head coach of the knicks, derek odoms with the l. A. Lakers. He was always willing to sacrifice his own opportunities, his own minutes, shots, and at times sacrificing other things in life to do for everyone else. Coach fisher also saying, quickly adding hes not judging odom for his lifestyle choices. Officials in holding an update at 7 00 our investigation. Well alert you you can see that N
Area are stopping one another to talk about it. Reporter question and concerns as word spread that seven people who lived or work inside the morris park section of the bronx have been diagnosed with legionnaires disease. Right now the exact source is unknown. Because we identify this as a cluster, it does not mean that we know what the cause is. Reporter does it scare you . Sure it does. Reporter the patients ranging in ages for 45 to 75, all with previous underlying medical conditions and the first case was reported last month on september 21st, and mayor bill de blasio says this is not linked to the deadly outbreak this summer. It was traced to legionnaires bacteria in the cooling tour of the opera house in the bronx and the city has since implemented new cooling tower regulations. 35 in this area were tested over the weekend. Cleaned recently, and it could be something different. Reporter exposure can come from the mist of contaminated showers, faucets, and more. We want to know wha
Towing a cattle trailer were stopped on the side of the highway when the van smashed in to them. The van crashed on i287. It had just left the restaurant in Basking Ridge just a few miles away. Eyewitness News Reporter cefaan kim is there with the story. This isnt just any Chinese Restaurant. These are not just any Chinese Restaurant workers. Those that know them say theyre part of the community and as news of the tragedy begins to spread, an overwhelming sense of sadness could be felt here. Its devastating. Its actually devastating. Reporter toniann ludica overcome with sadness after learning two restaurant employees were killed in a horrific accident. It was around 10 30 when it happened on i287, just five minutes from the restaurant. Workers are very conscientious, very hard workers. Theyre always like waving to the children. Theyre very nice to the parents. Parents all go and eat there. So theyre just super, super, super nice people. Reporter ludica says workers took that van to an
Along the jersey shore through central new jersey. All of that continuing to push south and east. Planning for this day, expect the clouds to give way to sun breaks. The further north you are, you may already have sunshine. The high today of 51 in new york city. Coming up, a preview of the 16th year for winters eve on the Upper West Side. We will have food and entertainment. I will also have the accuweather sevenday forecast. Back to you. Thank you. Developing in new jersey, three people have been killed. At least 16 other people were 287 in somerset county. Kristin thorne is live at moorestown Medical Center with details on this ongoing story. Reporter good morning. Several of those people are recovering here at moorestown Medical Center, as you mentioned. Others injured. In this horrific crash. We want to show you video that last night. 287 north at exit 29. At least four vehicles involved including a pickup truck, a passenger car, a multi Passenger Van and a trailer carrying cattle.