Tells us tonight that testing has been completed. Authorities identified two new locations as confirmed sites. Both the death toll and the number of cases are on the rise. Eyewitness News Reporter a. J. Ross is live in the bronx tonight. A. J. . Reporter joe, sandra, we are live outside park avenue in the bronx. This is the last of five sites Health Officials have positively identified as a possible source of this legionnaires cluster. Deputy Health Commissioner dr. Varma expects the number of cases to rise as they try to narrow down which cooling tower is responsible for the bacteria. As Health Officials narrow down the source for the legionnaires cluster, the deaths among older residents continues to rise. A fourth death was reported saturday among what is 65 confirmed cases and counting. Health officials warn things could get worse before they get better. We think its very possible that there will be an increase in cases often the next seven days. And then we are also quite confiden
And im joe torres, Health Officials were seeing new cases popping up in the coming days. Tonight there are four deaths linked to this outbreak in the south bronx and 65 people have been diagnosed with the disease and five locations texted positive for legionella and all have been disinfected. Eyewitness News Reporter aj ross is at one of those locations and shes in monthaven tonight. Aj . Reporter joe, sandra, well Health Officials narrowed down five sites including this one as a possible source of that legionnaires cluster. We are not out of the woods just yet. They do expect cases to increase over the next seven days and tonight i spoke with someone who battled the bacteria firsthand. I was about to wait one more day to go to the hospital and if i would have waited that one day i dont think i would have been here right now. Reporter for Daniel Tejada being back in his home surrounded byname is something hell never by family is something hell never take for granted again. Now just rel
More on here and now. One righteous man samuel battle and the shattering of the color line in new york is a new book that tells the courageous story of the first black new York City Police officer. Now, samuel battle broke the color barrier on the police force, enduring hostility on the job and on city streets. Joining us today pulitzer prizewinning journalist and the author of one righteous man, arthur browne. Thank you so much for being with us this afternoon. Thank you for having me, sandra. I appreciate it. This book really is a walkthrough history, through new york city history, in a lot of ways and even the countrys to a smaller extent. What drew you to sam battles story . Okay. In 2009, an amateur historian had known about sam battle and known that hed been the first cop on the new York City Police force, that hed broken in in 1911. He persuaded new york city to place a sign up on the intersection of lenox avenue and 135th street. The daily news did a little story. They called h
Spread around brooklyn and the bronx. Eyewitness News Reporter Kemberly Richardson it is in East New York tonight. Kemberly . Reporter sandra, one year it was the disney themed, each year plenty of candy. Shamia lived on the corner of crescent. This home is now part of an extensive crime scene. She was 12 years old. She had an asthma attack and died three years ago. Each year her family holds a memorial celebration. That is what was going on last night when bullets started flying. Boom, boom being boom. Reporter by the time the bullets stopped flying on stanley avenue, six women and three men were hit in the neck, legs and arms. As i was walking to the car, you heard shots fired and everybody you see everybody scattered. The youngest 1, oldest 38. Reporter he was one of the ones shot. Yes. Did easy the gunman . I dont think so. Reporter sources tell Eyewitness News what started as a memorial celebration in the backyard of this corner home turned into an ugly crime scene stretching seve
Now, new yorks number one news. Channel 7 eye witness news. A party in brooklyn shattered as gunmen open fire on guests. First responders rushed nine people to the hospital. New at 11, one of those victims talks to eye witness news and describes the chaos during the shooting. First, breaking news in new jersey. A Police Officer struck by a car that also injures numerous others. Good evening im joe torres. Im sandra bookman. This happened after 8 00 in jersey city. Were being told an out of control car caused a Chain Reaction crash. One Police Officer was struck. Its unclear how many others were injured. This happened on ocean avenue near myrtle avenue in jersey city. Lucy yang is the scene with the latest. Reporter sandra and joe, thats where im standing on ocean avenue near myrtle avenue where you can see theres an active scene behind me. They are towing this truck as we speak. This after a wild accident left multiple injuries including, were told, a jersey city Police Officer. Accord