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WABC Eyewitness News February 15, 2016

Now he may be facing legal trouble after what may have happened at this hotel. Former governor spitzer involved in an alleged assault saturday night and it involves a 25yearold woman. A Law Enforcement source claims he choked her. The two have had romantic relationship for two years and it appears a stat may have been sparked when she tried to break up with him. Eye witness News Catching a detective heading into the hotel sunday night. The van parked across the street. The woman sustained no major incidents but she cut her arm. She had second thoughts about pressing charges. Any chance you could buzz governor spitzer and see if he would comment . Trying to reach the governor for comment. His spokesperson released a statement saying theres no truth to the allegation. Ive disappointed and failed to live up to the standard i expected of myself. Reporter it was in 2008 he resigned from office over a hooker scandal. The former governor making headlines again. The remorse i feel will always be with me. Reporter as for that cut that woman suffered as she was leaving the Hotel Sources say it was minor and she was treated and released at a hospital and she was on her way out of new york city last night. Sefan kim, channel 7 eye witness. Now to the bitter cold outside. We hit record lows today and the frigid air will continue into the morning but the good news is thats the end of it. The bad news, snow is on the way. A travel advisory issued for new york city for monday and tuesday. Meteorologist jeff smith is tracking it all. Hes outside the studio on manhattans upper west side. Wind is behind us. Even out here with a dead calm wind it is brutally frigid. Temperatures in the lower teens and below zero well north and west tonight. Check out the lows we had this morning. This was incredible. Down to one below in central park and 13 below in monticello. Just to give you an idea of how rare it is, that one below zero in central park. It was the coldest valentines day on record. The first time weve been below zero since january of 1994 just over 22 years ago. 9 in morris town and 2 below in monticello and 14 in the park. Temperatures stay steady overnight if not falling a couple more degrees. A really weather advisory is posted for tomorrow. First flakes arriving probably around 1 00 p. M. In new york city and were looking at a to points east. Its not that simple, though. This eventually goes to a wintery mix and then rain. Well time that out for you in the full accuweather forecast later. Thank you. You can keep tabs on this with our app and upload pictures of the conditions in your area. Imagine enduring this cold with no heat in your apartment. That is what happened to tenants in a six story Apartment Building in queens. Tonight they share just how they managed to stay warm and survive these frigid temperatures. Tonight eye witness news was able to help them get action. Josh einiger is in flushing with their story. Reporter sandra, were in the lobby of this building and its a little warmer than outside but not much. This heating grate is ice cold. Residents have come and put space heaters here in the lobby. She and her neighbors have been inside for warmth because the boiler gave out yesterday and she says the Housing Authority never came to fix it. I called so many times. Thats why i have to call you because i couldnt take it anymore. Reporter this building, part of the lebat housing is for senior citizens, some of the most vulnerable among us. I put this over my head. Reporter the boiler is constantly on the frits. Theyll fix it during the week and when theyre not here for us to get in touch with ive been all day bundled up. Reporter 950 boilers, roughly half of their buildings are in need of replacement and promised Rapid Response teams would react to any no heat complaints. 911. Reporter these residents go nowhere until they called us. Two workers arrived after we called them. For long time tenants it isnt enough. We are seniors and we pay our rent. Why should we have to go through this . Reporter back live, this van belongs to the Housing Authority. Its been here for two hours and workers are working on the boiler. The heating grate in there was still ice cold. They blame the lack of state and federal funding for the nature of nearly half the boilers that they take care of. They have not explained why it took so long to respond to these peoples calls for help. Live in flushing, queens, josh thank you, josh. New at 11, firefighters battled the bitter cold while tackling a fire in brooklyn. Flames broke out at 7 on the first two floors of a brown stone. Some 100 firefighters responded. They were able to pull residents to safety through the windows. No one was seriously hurt. Four family this is temporary housing after fire destroyed their homes. The flames broke out in jersey city with strong winds quickly spreading them to an adjacent building. The wind and the low temperatures presented quite a firefighters. Three were injured but they are expected to be okay. No one else was hurt. The red cross is helping those displaced families. In new jersey, investigators are working to identify the victims in a double murder. Prosecutors charged 20yearold Ezra Simon Daniels with two counts of first degree murder. He called 911 from a parked car before 6 saturday morning. Other officers went to his home and found the bodies of a man and a woman. Both suffered Blunt Force Trauma to the head. A passenger jet flying to new york was forced back to london after a laser strike today. The plane was just a few minutes into the flight to jfk when a laser lit up the cockpit. A short time later the crew asked to turn around because the copilot felt unwell. We have a medical issue with one of the pilots. Were going to return. In a statement, Virgin Atlantic called it a precautionary measure. The copilots condition hasnt been released. Police in london are investigating. We are learning more tonight about the sudden death of antonin scalia. His remains are being flown to virginia. The 79yearold was found dead a county judge declared that scalia died of natural causes. An autopsy was not ordered because they found no signs of foul play. About 9 00 he stood up and said its been a very long day and i got up early this morning and a long week, id like to be excused. He was totally peaceful. He went to sleep and didnt wake up. Meanwhile the fight surrounding his replacement is well underway. The president will nominate a candidate. Republicans are challenging that plan and insisting the next president should decide. We should not allow a lame duck president to essentially capture the Supreme Court in the waning months of his presidency. The president may, in fact, choose a candidate respected by republicans until the appointment is made the court will operate with 8 judges. They are scheduled to address issues like abortion and unions. Any four to four decisions would be Lower Court Rulings stand. Of a mother and two children. The suspect appears before a judge. Caught on camera, a ski tram gets stuck in midair. Well show you the dramatic rescue of dozens of people on board. Nearly 50 skiers got quite a thrill. Just not the one they were 40 feet off the ground. They were riding at a ski resort in New Hampshire when it stopped. Passengers say they felt a jolt before the two cars came to a halt. They repel today safety and the resort said there was a problem with the brakes. Theyre now working to fix the problem. A sinkhole swallowed a car but police say it didnt need to be that way. Police put pictures of the automobile on the facebook page. The post says the driver went around cones and barriers on saddle river road about 6 saturday morning. A broken water main created the hole. The driver was not hurt but did get a traffic ticket. A developing story we are following right now involving the Nassau County executive and sexually explicit Text Messages allegedly sent from his cell phone number. Nassau county Police Confirmed theyre investigating a complaint filed by county impersonation. He and a female Public Relation woman is a victim of spoofing. He said i am outraged at this smear attempt and will take legal action against the sick individual who has sought to assassinate my character and hurt my family. The woman identified by police as karen caro issued a statement saying the conversation never happened. Police say their investigation so far has failed to turn up any record of the alleged conversations. Politics now and happening tomorrow george w. Bush will try to help his brother get the job he once had. Theyll be in South Carolina that holds a republican president ial primary on saturday. President bushs popularity has improved since he left office in 2009. Especially among conservatives. After a fourth place finish in New Hampshire. Both Democratic Candidates were in nevada ahead of that states caucuses on saturday. Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton met with young people who are children of immigrants. Bernie sanders spoke to supporters at a rally. New questions about a crash that claimed three lives. Why one family believes snap chat could be the reason the driver was speeding that night. Dramatic video as a strong earthquake rattled new zealand and sent part of a cliff into the sea. The cold is coming to an jeff smith is tracking i do everything on the internet. But, its kind of slow. My friends say i should get fios because its the fastest. I just downloaded 600 photos in 60 seconds. 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Crystal and elgin brown said i do under the valentines heart sculpture. Oh, yes. I hope theyre going somewhere warm. I know. Well, actually this will be somewhere warm in a couple of days. In a couple of days were talking temperatures in the mid50s. Between now and then when you get a warm up, theres incline weather to deal with. Were working towards the Empire State Building lit up in the valentines day colors. 14 your temperature in central park. Its calm in central park. What a difference from last night when we have the similar temperatures or even colder than this at this time with the winds gusting up to 40 miles per hour. It does feel better tonight. Its frigid out there. The low down to one below zero and two was the record back in 1916. We beat that. Snow will develop tomorrow afternoon and early evening. Itll transition over to ice tomorrow night especially areas north and west of the city causing slick and dangerous travel. It transitions to rain at night and some heavier downpours during the day on tuesday. Localized flooding is possible in poor drainage and low lying areas. 9 in morris town and 4 below at monticello. Temperatures have pretty much plateaued and theyll remain at the levels through the night because clouds are increasing and will stop the temperatures from falling. We head to the south and west and snow beginning near headway to the north and east and itll be around here at midday. Mainly cloudy skies and 14 in the park. Single numbers north and west. Similar to what we have right now. 10 in the morning flakes could fly and areas south of new york city and it gets going during the early part of the afternoon. Temperatures cold enough for the snowfall to accumulate on roads and sidewalks and can cause slippery travel for the monday evening commute. Steadier snow in the area. Youre already starting to transition over rain and sleet. South shore of long island. That line rapidly moves to the north tomorrow night. By 10 00 p. M. Were rainy in the city and still freezing rain areas north and west. You have to head up to the cat skills and poconos to get rain. Transitions by late tomorrow night and during the day tuesday heavy downpours are moving in. Before the transition a coating to an inch of snow possible. Very cold out there and a high overcast moving in. Down to 12 in midtown and below zero in the colder spots. Its cloudy and calm and cold at sunrise. A little snow developing in the afternoon accumulating a coating to an inch and up to 36 and rising temperatures later tomorrow night. The wintery mix transitioning to periods of rain and that could be heavy enough to cause ponding of water on tuesday and 55 for a high, though. Mainly cloudy wednesday and maybe a rain or snow shower lingering. 48 and closer to normal thursday and friday and back to the 50s by saturday and no big arctic blast in sight for a change. Thats good news. Laura behnke up next with sports. The last time the rangers played the flyers they lost their captain to a concussion. You bet they were looking for revenge. Of course a win is always the best way to do that. Well head to the garden. You knew the gloves were coming off at some point during the game tonight. Rarely theres a dull moment when the rangers and flyers meet. Last weekend they lost ryan mcdunna to a concussion when he was sucker punched by simmonds. Guess what . Two fights could break out in the first minute of the game. First simmonds and glass. The box was starting to get full. As for scoring that happened, too. The back hand pass to stefan to make it 20. Stefan going top shelf and 31 the rangers do, in deed, get the revenge with the win. We had a little talk. Not too many nice words were said but it just so happened that the first shift he obliged and the rest was history. It was electric after the first few minutes. I havent had one of those in a while. It made for an intense night. Earlier this afternoon the devils hosting the kings at the rock. This one was all about luck. First period the faceoff and its 10. 28 saves as he frustrated los angeles all afternoon. He also got to mount from the post. Under two to go, that would be the tieing shot but it deflects out. 10 the devils with the shutout. The best of the nba were wanted tonight. Defense need not apply as the all star game tipped off with everybody ready to put on a show. That included carmelo anthony. His only representative as the east met the west. Wade to lebron james who throws it down. Kobe bryant gets the friendly roll and Second Quarter theres melo. He hits the 3. He had 11 points but nobody had more fun than russell westbrook. Bit of a dance. 196173. Youre seeing that right. Thats the most points ever in wins. Some players are participating in the first all star weekend and for kobe bryant, it was his last. His introduction was held until the end. Fest. When i first started playing most of them were my kids age now. It feels so good to be able to speak to them about the game and share the knowledge throughout my career to them to carry on the tradition of the nba and hopefully play 20 years themselves. We have much more ahead in sports. A hint of spring just days away and we have baseball to thank. Spring training begins week. Concerning one of their pitchers today and an amazing streak you like being picture perfect. You should want your banking to be too. Stop into td bank and well help set you up with picture perfect banking. New customers, open a checking and savings account and you can get a polaroid cube yes, it is still winter as this weekend has to rudely reminded us. Summer baseball games cant be far away because spring training tanaka threw the first mound session for him since october. He threw 20 pitchers and reporting no issues with the elbow. Hes expected to have another mound session in the next couple of days. The syracuse men are coming on strong now with the chance to win the eighth game in ten tries. Syracuse just 3 of 13 from 3 in the first half. The second half was a different story. Richardson with the triple and the orange hit eight 3s and liden had 20. 7561. Uconn Womens Basketball team shows that its a matter of them and everybody else. They took care of temple 8065. Their 61st straight win and 101st straight over an unranked opponent. This is the third longest streak finally in honor of valentines day we got a monster performance by denzel valentine. He went off to the tune of 30 points and held off indiana today. He needs to start scheduling more games on valentines day. If youre ever going to be inspired thats the day. Thank you, laura. Details revealed in court about the unthinkable murder of a mother and two children. What the suspects attorney said about the dreadful crime. Pope frances celebrates mass in front of hundreds and thousands. Well show you his shining were following breaking news right now in brooklyn. This video just in of a three alarm fire in green point. The three Story Building is fully engulfed in flames. The fire broke out within the last hour on diamond street. Flames have jumped down to adjoining buildings. No reports of any injuries or how the fire started. It is a story well keep a close eye on overnight and have complete details for you on eye witness news in the morning. A developing story in manhattan. Eliot spitzer is being investigated for an alleged assault on a woman at the plaza hotel. Police sources say the incident the 25yearold woman claimed that spitzer choked her. A spokeswoman for mr. Spitzer says tonight there is no truth to the allegation. Weve learned new details about a grizzly triple murder on a hotel room on staten island. The suspect michael psychs appeared in court. He fatally stabbed his girlfriend and two of her children. Mallory hoff has the story. Reporter michael psychs entered a courtroom and his hands shackled and he was arraigned on t

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