A van stolen with a baby inside. But this carnapping takes quite a twist when the terrified father texts the phone he left inside and the thief writes back a family finds this cross on their front yard. Tonight police are investigating. First at 11 00, his job was to help teach martial arts to children. Tonight hes accused of sexually abusing and touching young female students. Jim dolan with the story in corona, queens. Girls as young as 12 years old. Lorenzo ramos had been teaching young girls martial arts for at least half a dozen years and the place he worked most recently claims he passed an extensive background check but prosecutors say ramos sexually abused four of his students. The abuse happening over the last year. Three counts of sexual abuse. Eight counts of forcible touching. 20 counts in the indictment against him. Da Richard Brown said ramos offered money to three of the girls and in one instance to one of the 14yearold victims because both of us will be killed. Ramos de
Begin with josh einiger where sanders is holding his last big new york event. Good evening. Its one of the most breathtaking views in the whole city and tonight it will be the backdrop for Bernie Sanders in the next hour or two in a sunset rally. His last major rally before the polls open and the workers finally have their say. Reporter in the shadow of glossy high rises that signal the white hot real estate market, Bernie Sanders has chosen this spot for his closing arguments for new yorkers. For those waiting in the heat, its a message long overdue. I think its in a perfect spot because it speaks in the dichotomy of really rich and really poor. People who can barely afford to live in this city are giving their hard earned money to his campaign. That speaks to the kind of politician he is. Reporter sanders spent this last day before the primary, with Striking Verizon workers and visited the twin parks. Were here in ground zero. I thank the councilmen and the assemblymen for taking us
So have the umbrella handy. Youll notice the winds around the area whipping about. What a pretty sky after looking so gloomy a couple hours ago with a low ceiling and lots of delays around the area. Were at 57. Doesnt feel too bad. Still have a wind advisory for long island, it includes brooklyn and queens as well. Theyve come off their peak and will continue to do so in the evening hours. That advisory might be dropped during the 6 00 show. Theres been big time delays especially laguardia and newark but those delays are on the way down. Rainfall amounts, big range. Heavy rains on parts of long island. Not so much over new york city and central new jersey. Theres the radar right now. All the yellows and reds pushing offshore, leaving east end. Also a couple showers pivoting in from the south and west. After this low for the evening commute, there will be more showers. I do not anticipate it being widespread and heavy as it was earlier but there will be more showers. If you look at the
Right now, lauren scala is here with the commute. Hey, lauren. Hey, raphael. Good morning everyone. We have two accidents on the roads. Overall, lots of green and neither of them causing too much of a problem. Over on the belt parkway, two lanes are shut down before cross bay boulevard on the westbound side of the roadway. Its still quiet out there. Its not causing much of a problem. 287 northbound, you have an accident by westin canal road. Thats in the right lane. Things moving along okay. More weather and traffic coming up on the 4s. Lauren, thank you very much. Happening right now, police are questioning the mother of two little girls who died in a fire in the bronx. Witnesses say the mom was across the street when the flames spread. She just couldnt get back to her children in time. Tracie strahan is in morrisania. Its a heartbreaking story. Reporter absolutely, michael. So many people are learning about this. The question authorities are likely asking that mother in the precinct
This afternoon inside the home, the cause still unknown. The police say it does not appear to be suspicious. You can see from the video the intense flames shooting out of this house. Firefighters tried to get in right when they got here, but because of the strong smoke and the fire, it really kept them back for quite some time. Eight Fire Departments responded. When fire investigators were finally able to get into the home, they found the two victims on the first floor of the house in the same room. Neighbors tell us they ran to the home when they first saw the flames. I started to hear sounded like an elderly lady inside screaming help. I called immediately, i called 911 immediately. You are taking a live look again outside the home. A lot of crime scene investigators right now. Not yet being released but we are told by neighbors that the man was a korean war vet. Kristen thorn channel 7 Eyewitness News. A cab drivers medical condition caused him to lose control, jump a curb and serio