I guess thats good news. Better or worse. I dont know. Good morning, im dick brennan in for chris. Traffic and weather on the 2s in a moment. Lets get to breaking news, it happened about an hour ago. We are being told one person is being treated for injuries. No word on any possible suspects. We have a crew headed to the scene. We will have much more at the top of the hour. First top cops waking up on desk duty this morning after being implicated in an nypd corruption scandal. Many more may soon be implicated from this is not a particularly good day for the department. A department tainted by an evergrowing crowd of corruption. Violations of nypd rules and policies. The city conflicts of interest rules and federal criminal laws. The fbi probe prompting Police Commissioner william guns and badges of deputy chief michael harrington, executive officer of citywide housing and Deputy Inspector james grant Commanding Officer of the 19th precincts reassigning them to desk duty. Eric rodriguez
Im mary calvi. Morning. Well have weather and traffic first breaking news in queens this morning, a man has been struck by a car and left to die in astoria the driver. Cbss janel burial joins us from the scene. Reporter good morning to you both. It happened here at the intersection between 21st street and 30th road where you can see cars racing by this around 11 00 last night, we want to show you some video from what it looked like earlier as police were out here processing this scene for hours. They say a 45yearold man was crossing 21st when a car heading southbound hit him and kept going. That man later dying at elmhurst hospital. This Morning Police continue the search for the driver. At this time the only description they have of that vehicle is that it is a dark colored sedan. As for the 45yearold victim, he has not yet been identified. But police this morning asking anyone, any witnesses or anyone this accident to contact the nypd. Reporting live this morning from astoria, queens
A businessman on the left at a dinner with banks and another person on the right. A tap on the telephones of the two men turned up questions of influence peddling involving as many as 20 cops. The accusations including gifts of super bowl tickets, trips to las vegas and in at least one case, a top ranking cop reportedly sold captain union Identification Cards to help people avoid traffic and parking tickets. We dont believe based on what we know so far that this is deep systemic corruption in the department as opposed to bad judgment of a small group of senior people. Well go wherever the facts take us. Reporter the head of the Captains Endowment Association which represents the chiefs called todays actions traumatic and called on the feds to wrap up their probe quickly so the chiefs can open forum. Banks lawyer says his client has done nothing wrong. Thank you. A Class Action Lawsuit accuse the department of education of lacking accountability when it comes to bullying. Reporter one o
Now. 32 Miles Per Hour gusts in islip. 24 in newburgh. It has improved in some areas, still pretty brisk in other areas. Most of the heavy rain has lifted to the north, but theres still showers back to the west. Another portion of this is coming our way. Couple of thunderstorms around washington, d. C. Its generally lighter rain showers heading in our direction. We may still see some strong over. When i come back i talk about the rain falling today and that in the forecast. Track the weather throughout the night with our nbc 4 new york app. New information on an accident that is sure to come to mind when you are walking the city sidewalks. A cab jumped a curb in Greenwich Village and hit a woman. This happened in the area of east 8th street and university place. Reporter sibila, weve just heard the victim, a 32yearold woman is in critical condition. She was here on the sidewalk when she was struck by that cab. It jumped the curb, pinned her underneath, right in front of a crowd of witn
Information well bring it to you. Kimberly richardson channel 7 Eyewitness News. Now to vote 2016. For the first time in decades the New York Primary will play a big role in the race for president. That means the candidates will be stumping for votes. Ted cruz will visit a bakery in Brighton Beach and john kasich is stopping by a deli in the bronx. On the democratic side, Hillary Clinton also in the bronx, riding the subway. Political reporter dave evans joining us live now from outside Yankee Stadium. Dave . Reporter lori as you know the New York Primary important this year. It is the next primary. The second, Bernie Sanders has won six of the last seven primary states and all of a sudden it is not just republicans who are going after each other. Hillary clinton for president. Reporter Hillary Clinton today admits she cant remember her last subway ride. From Yankee Stadium to a couple of stops north. We talked with her about Bernie Sanders, who yesterday, surprisingly, questioned clin