This is a special edition of nightline. Hidden america inside Rikers Island. Good evening. Im rebecca jarvis. Inside new yorks Rikers Island jail complex with unprecedented access. We meet the commissioner seeking to restore humanity to the broken system. Just last week adding new Safety Measures to protect city jail staff. Another look at this special report. Reporter come with us to Rikers Island, the biggest jail complex in america, a place haunted by its violent history. 8,000 inmates living in a kind if you can survive Rikers Island, you can survive anything. Id like to kill myself this is a badass place. Reporter one road in, across a bridge. The inmates have nicknamed this the bridge of pain. On one side of the car we can see the new york skyline, celebrating possibility and hope. And straight ahead, a world apart. Weve been granted unprecedented access. Hi, im sawyer with abc. Reporter our cameras will have seven days inside. 70 hours. Once w of rikers, be ready for the unexpec
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Keep those jobs coming. That would make a difference. The pipeline would not have made a serious impact on those numbers and on the american peoples prospects for the future. Second, the pipeline would not lower gas prices for american consumers. In fact, gas prices have already been falling, steadily. The National Average gas price is down to down about 77 cents over a year ago. Its down a dollar over two years ago. Its down 1. 27 over three years ago. Today, in 41 states, drivers can find at least one gas station selling gas for less than 2 bucks a gallon. While our politics have been consumed by a debate over whether or not this pipeline would create jobs and lower gas prices, weve gone ahead and created more jobs and lower gas prices. Third, shipping dirtier crude oil into our country would not increase Americas Energy security. What has increased Americas Energy security is our strategy over the past several years to reduce our reliance on dirty fossil fuels from unstable parts of
At this point the victims havent been identified. Thank you. We have new information about the third deadly bus hitting a pedestrian accident this week in new york city. The latest incident in flushing queens. The victim, a woman jaywalking, the bus driver may not have known he even hit her. The bus today found nearly 90 miles away in madison, connecticut. Tim fleischer at the scene of the accident in flushing with the latest. Reporter and bill, at the scene tonight its awfully crowded. You can see buses all jammed up along here as well. The 84yearold victim was out in the middle of the street at the time she was struck. The bus then drove away, but not police have found it, and they have identified it. Police identified a bus from the skyline bus company here in East Elmhurst as the one that struck and killed an 84year old pedestrian. We were there exclusively when inspectors arrived at the company. The official says theyre bus Company Officials are cooperating with the police, and sa
Her mother too distraught to speak with reporters outside of the familys home this afternoon. Her stepfather read a statement on behalf of the family two hours ago ago. She was a phenomenal little girl who touched many lives. We thank you for your support and prayers. Please let us mourn our terrible, trammic tragic loss, thank you. Reporter one family friend said that she was afraid of the dog. Well hear from that family friend at 6 00. To be clear, again, the dogs owner has been arrested on an outstanding, unrelated warrant but the d. A. Is now considering criminal charges. Breaking news out of queens, a deadly accident involving a man on a scooter. Shannon stone live in reporter a tragic chain of events. You see the scene. A man was riding a scooter along jamaica avenue when he swerved to avoid a car door opening. Up fortunately, a car hit him when unfortunately, a car hit him when he went to swerve out of the way. He was taken to the hospital in serious conditions. They are doing a