Several times one of the victims broke down in tears as he faced the gunman, the former Police Officer who shot him six times. Ill have the remnants of this event until the day i die. Reporter anger, pain, frustration. He has not been the same since he sat in the car with his friend two years ago. The men just finished a hockey game and were stopped at a red light at sixth and lincoln when then nypd Police Officer Brendon Cronin who finished training and had been drinking walked up to the car, firing 14 shots, six riddled josephs body. Robert was not hit. I can still remember the sound of the gunshots and the glass breaking. You know, joe screaming next to me. Reporter before learning his sentence, cronin who often looked down and showed no emotion apologized to his wife, his family and the two strangers to express and offer the most heart felt apology. Im so very sorry. His apology is no way accepted by me. Reporter just empty words for these two victim who is say the former Police Of
Snowshowers. Chief meteorologist doug hill has the forecast. A bleak outlook. Doug not a pretty picture, especially for tomorrow. Well tell you what to expect. Clouds increase tonight. Temperatures start to fall off as well. As we get through the Early Morning hours we will feel the effect of the cold front that is advancing in our direction. We wake up to temperatures in the 30s with the skies becoming mostly cloudy. Tonight there is a freeze warning in effect north northwest of the metro area. The entire region is under a freeze watch for tomorrow night into sunday morning. Very much expect a large part of this area to be upgraded to a freeze warning. Again, this is for tomorrow night for the entire area. What we are talking about is a strong cold front and low Pressure Center over chicago now that will rapidly advance we think by 5 00 in the morning. There will be areas of rain, rain showers, snowshowers to the north of metro washington. As the system moves out, colder in by 3 30 in
Adding on a couple of degrees today. Not too breezy. A nice spring feel out there. Just a white layer as you head out the door. Well look at the sevenday forecast in a few. Lauren scala has a look at thursday. Its thursday. Friday eve. I like to call it. The belt parkway, we have a disabled vehicle westbound by erskine street in the right lane. Heading over to new jersey, an accident on truck routes 1 and 9 southbound by dore eem us avenue. More weather and traffic ahead on the 4s. Thanks, lauren. 4 31 right now. Police are questioning a mother in the bronx after her two young girls die in a fire. This happened in the butler houses. Tracie strahan is in the morrisania section with how it all happened. Reporter such a tough story that mother has been questioned here at the 42nd precinct house behind me. The two little girls dead just hours ago from that fire that was started when they were left home alone. Smoke was billowing from that apartment on webster avenue around 6 30 last night.
And Ted Cruz Making new yorks primary more important. Front runner Donald Trump Holds a rally on long island expected to have protesters. Weve got the full spectrum of the Republican Party coming together. It was a must win for the texas senator and he did. His convincing victory in wisconsin with the math for donald trump. And new york, which rarery matters in the gop nominating process, and with studios on long island. Bringing a level of excitement to the new york side weve never had before. On the democrat side senator give hum momentum heading to new york. Where Hillary Clintons polls shrunk to 10 points prompting this prediction. It is very, v very unlikely that secretary clinton on sanders will have pledgeddelegates to win. Trying to close the door of talk of an open convention. There isnt going to be doubt on the republican side who is the nominee well ahead of theconvention on our side. Concentrating on new york where she needs a big win. I know new york will have our back rig
This is alJazeera America. Good morning, live from new york city, im randall pinkston. Tens of thousands of refugees looking to start over in europe have more options this morning. Germany announced it has the ability to take in half a million Asylum Seekers each year for several years to come. Germany expects to receive 800,000 people this year alone. That is four times higher than its 2014 total. Germany has been insisting other european nations take in their fair share of refugees, as well. We are live in vienna, where thousands of refugees have been arriving. Weve seen you on the train, at the train station as they have streamed into that country. Describe how they are being treated in austria. Every man, woman and child refugee that i have spoken with has said they are being treated very humanely here in austria since they arrived in vienna. When they get off the trains, they are greeted with applause by aid workers and volunteers, volunteers and translators walk around with signs