Right now, though, praise for the north Bergen Police department in hudson county, praise for its diverse hiring practices. In fact, according to the National Coalition of latino officers, the north bergen pd is the leading department for diversity in the garden state. Out of the 110 officers of the north Bergen Police department, 55 more than half are hispanic. And here with us this morning, antonio hernandez, president of the National Coalition of latino officers, detective anthony ortiz, detective miguel vento, both from the north Bergen Police department. Welcome to you all. Thanks for being here on tiempo. Thank you. When you looked at them and decided to honor them and award them with being the most diverse department, you said they exceeded expectations when it comes to diversity. What do you mean by that exceeded expectations . Well, we found that they were they were out there engaging in the community in an attempt to ensure that people were taking Civil Service exams, the tes
In one investigators say he entered the womans house and in the course of assaulting her while the baby was there, her boyfriend came home. A fight ensued between him and the suspect. The suspect escaped. Investigators say in another case, he hit in a womans car. When she got out of the car to go in a convenience store. When she got back, he forced her to drive to another location where she was raped. In the case of the 13yearold child, he is accuweather forecast accused of assaulting, a parent heard noises from the bedroom. When they went in, the suspect escaped. This time he left behind items of clothing. Forensic tests lead to the suspect and relatives convinced him to turn himself in. He is in jail on more than a Million Dollars bail. Right now at this point, the Prosecutors Office is wondering if there are more victims out there. Coming up later on Eyewitness News we speak to the case and about the attempt to go out and find anybody else assaulted by the same person. Live outside
Again, the pentagon, however, telling nbc news they know of no military jet activity here. However, there is just offshore off the jersey shore there is a restricted zone for military training. And it has happened before. In fact, there is a report out of charleston, south carolina, earlier this week of sonic booms down there that the pentagon did not necessarily lay claim to, although they said they had some jets in the air over north carolina. At this point, who knows. But we can tell you this, nobody in authority is saying it was an earthquake. Live in long branch, im brian thompson. Storm team 4 meteorologist janice huff is here to explain how a sonic boom works. Its when an object passes through the air faster than the the United States geological survey, the organization that records earthquakes, they know it was not an earthquake. They are saying it likely was a sonic boom in the atmosphere, one or more planes traveling faster than the speed of sound or 768 miles per hour. And i
The European Central banks in physic and not fix the economy on its own but ready to take more steps to help. Here is ecb president mario draghi. It is necessary to further longss risks of too periods of inflation. The governing council is unanimous in using additional instruments within its mandate. One of those unconventional measures is buying government bonds. That is something that has not been mentioned before, at least not officially. His comments come less of three weeks before the next ecb forecast, which is likely to show weaker outlook for growth and inflation. In jerusalem, and attack described as the deadliest in years. Palestinians armed with guns, knives, and axes killed four israelis in a synagogue. At least six more people were wounded. Police still be two attackers. Jimmy netanyahu says the country will respond with an iron fist. Toyota unveiled a new car that emits only water vapor. It is toyotas bid to compete with teslas electric car. Only a few hundred will be sol
Agenda this afternoon. House rules meeting this afternoon on the federal Government Spending measure. Wil in order. The prayer will be offered by our guest chaplain reverend aron mcenrees, Unitarian Universalist church of arlington, arlington, virginia. The chaplain creator god, spirit of light, we come here today with our spirits open to the sun of your loving gaze. We come, humbled by the work entrusted to us, to tend to your children, for we know that we are, all of us, your children, bearers of your divine spark. May we remember this, no matter how thick the stacks of paper on our desks. When we are weary, may we be filled with your generosity of spirit. We will pass it on with interest. When we dont know which way to turn, may we find stillness and listen for the soft voice of wisdom. Help us today to do justice, to serve mercy, and to walk humbly with you and the better angels of our nature. And most of all, beloved god, may we practice the arts of kindness in all that we do and