All the weapons are purchased brand new. The training theyre receiving. A lot of this supported by the federal funding that were at risk of potential losing. Reporter the president s proposed budget would cut that funding to the urban Area Security initiative from 600 million to 330 million nationwide. New yorks funding would be cut from 180 million to 90 million. Not cutting them 5 or 10 , but close to 50 , it makes no sense. Reporter federal and city officials also point out the city is one of the worlds top terrorist targets. This is a time of increased threats. Its a time of more complex threats. Therefore the tools we use to prevent terror are more necessary than ever. The necessary Funding Police Officials Say help to create and operate the highly sophisticated nypd. Unconscionable and im just speaking about new york city. Reporter hundreds of officers in special units are now strategicically working the city with new k9 officers, portable Radiation Detection equipment and firepo
Laid out on the floor. Reporter todays incident eerily family. A little over a year ago, an 83 yearold was found submerged in a pool at the spa by other customers, not staff, prompting a city Health Inspection revealing dirty and unsafe conditions, conditions the owner insists have been fixed. Now heres Something Else daniel insists, he says they followed all the rules, that they had three cpr certified Staff Members on the third floor, but there are five pool, and the Staff Members were not at the pool where it happened, once again the Good Samaritan just happened to be there, and it was a last minute decision for her to even come to the spa, she did revive the little girl that was transported to to be okay. Stacey sager, channel 7 Eyewitness News. Thanks goodness she came. Ty. Now to the cab driver that thought he was going to die, shot in the face and left for dead, he didnt even have time to react when suddenly two masked men jumped in his car in roosevelt and started pummeling him
Be into the evening hour, but the multiple lines of squall into the western part of new york state from buffalo to rochester. Theres the front taking the 20s and putting it into the Single Digits. This evening temperatures hold where they are, the winds about 10 Miles Per Hour, chilly, not brutal. Snow showers at times. Then toward dawn, snow squalls dangerous cold. 10 to 30 below felix temperature by tomorrow afternoon feels like temperature by tomorrow afternoon, and a 0 degree reading is possible. So we have to deal with snow, well time the worst wind chills, look at valentines day, and then a storm early next week, so well have to iron that out. Meanwhile, colds coming just like that siren. Back to you for now. Okay, thank you. Staying out in the cold for an extended period of time can be dangerous. One of the major concerns, frostbite. The colder the temperatures and stronger the wind the faster it can half. Amy freeze has more on that. Reporter lee graver you the number, its grav
She got the scare of her life, i can tell you that much. Check out the situation behind me here. Were on marden avenue in belmore where Nassau County police and pse g are hard at work. It took down a large tree. It landed right on top of a power line. But thats not all it landed on. The tree landed right on top of a car as well with a woman who was driving the car sitting inside the car. The next thing she sees, flashing lights from live wires at which point all she could do was pray. The wires just were crazy. A live wire again, like right in front of my windshield and if that would have blew, thats what im still trying to get over. Youre very lucky. I am. What do you say after Something Like this . How about lucky youre around mom. God was watching me today. There you go. Check this out too here in westbury, more downed power lines. Ridge drive, the wind took down those power lines, smoldering in the street which needed to be blocked off to traffic. Were live here in belmore where ps
Washington with the details. Reporter good evening. Investigators believe eight of the 17 burglaries happened here in Port Washington. Now they say they have the man they have been looking for. Look at this mugshot now. This is 31yearold [ non english language ] he is a server at an upscale manhattan restaurant. He lives on bay parkway in brooklyn. He is now charged with 17 counts of burglary. He is a us citizen originally from the country of georgia. He is accused of stealing jewelry, purses and 30,000. He was initially arrested on february 20 charged with three counts of burglary then after investigators obtained a search warrant to obtain his apartment finding stolen items that connect him to 14 more cases. Today he was arraigned on the additional counts of burglary. This defendant has been charged with 17 counts of a c felony for each charge. He entered through a rear door or window. The most probably vulnerable part of your homes. We urge all residents to secure their property. Re