crossfire. >> caval haylett shot last night and tonight dying in the hospital, he and another teen street. >> eyewitness news reporter carolina leid live with the story in the city >> reporter: well, a role model and hard worker is just a couple ways people in the community describe this young man saying that he had just so much potential. coaches say. he was a standout basketball player with plenty of college prospects. haylett died this afternoon after being shot last night on his way home from a game. the standout athlete was with a group of people. several shots were fired and he was hit. police say the student athlete was not the intended target, but the people he was with were. >> friends of these people shooting each other, they have to stop it. we're going to do what we can responsible. high school student just wrapped up playing in the county's exceptional seniors game. he scored 21 points. just before the shooting haylett posted this tweet showing the trophy he earned and saying, "look what god blessed me with." and another 18-year-old young man was shot in the arm. he was treated and released from the hospital. right now as you heard, police are still looking for the suspects. i'm carolina leid, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you. firefighters spending more than an hour tonight searching for possible victims after a report of a building collapse in brooklyn, but it turns out the call was just a hoax. police say someone called 911 claiming there was a collapse at a building in bed-stuy. because the building was under construction it immediately clear a collapse treated for minor injuries. it's not known how they are hurt. police are investigating. we're hearing from the husband of the latest slashing victim in new york city, a random attack in brooklyn, the victim slashed on her neck, surveillance video of the suspect, the husband tonight with his wife in the hospital talking about the vicious attack with eyewitness news reporter josh einiger at the scene in ditmas park. >> reporter: this victim is terrified. she is very startled right now recovering at the hospital after she was walking right here on this sidewalk when with no warning, with no provocation a man came up behind her and slashed her across the neck. >> you never think it's going to happen to you. >> reporter: the victim's husband did not want to show us his face or tell us his name. you wouldn't either if your wife's attacker was still on the loose. >> she was visiting friend and walking alone and somebody slashed her. >> reporter: it was broad daylight on this quiet block of beverly road when police believe this man walked up behind the 53-year-old woman with no warning before running away down argyle road toward the center of ditmas park. he left behind two knives, an american flag bandanna he accused to cover his face and plenty of dna. >> it's always worse for us when we see. this we make arrests on a lot of these. he was carrying a back with him. we have some substantial evidence from that. >> reporter: investigators spent all day searching for evidence and surveillance video after this vicious attack a day after two people were slashed in nearby prospect park, police arresting this suspect today, just another pattern of disturbing unprovoked violence throughout the city. her husband is hoping someone recognizes this man before he attacks someone else. >> tried to find the people who are committing these acts and maybe things will be better. >> reporter: now the suspect in this case was wearing that light gray hooded sweatshirt and dark gray sweat pants. digital properties at abc7ny. the victim is recovering tonight in the hospital and is recovery. eyewitness news. >> josh, thank you. also in brooklyn police looking for the gunman who shot two teen-agers in the crown heights section. the victims are a 14-year-old girl and 18-year-old man. other. both were taken to the hospital and are expected to be okay. turning to the new jersey transit strike threat, both sides plan to resume talks tomorrow, but today's negotiations ended on a sour note. the nation's third largest commuter railroad is making it clear to workers if they strike, existing positions and sick leave compensation will be suspended and insurance benefits discontinued. the union is not reacting well to that notice. >> new jersey transit's notice to the coalition members represents retaliatory action and ma parameter of the co -- harassment of the coalition members. has to put its shoulder here into the effort and be serious about coming to a contract negotiation and averting the strike. >> the clock is ticking. more than 4,000 rail workers authorized the strike to begin at 12:01 a.m. on sunday. now to vote 2016 and tonight the 12th republican presidential candidates debate. a fascinating thing happened in this one in miami florida. gone for the most part was the yelling and 7th grade playground bullying, finally a debate about issues, a chung of strategy to be sure, eyewitness news reporter jim dolan in the newsroom with the important moments. >> who were those nice men on the stage in florida tonight? after months of fisticuffs and hand measuring the four remaining candidates for the republican nomination discussed issues and did it without name calling and a whole lot of rancor, but for everyone on the stage not named donald trump civil, unspectacular was victory. >> real estate developer and businessman donald trump. [ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: the frontrunner was once again tonight where he is most comfortable, the center of the storm. the rules were made clear at the top. >> please do not talk over one another. >> reporter: for once guess what? they didn't. it was by far the most civil of the republican debates. the field is now whittled down to four candidates who seemed intent tonight less on bar brawls and frat parties and more on issues. >> so far i cannot believe how civil it's been up here. [ applause ] >> reporter: which doesn't mean it was, you know, a tea party. mr. trump was reminded that he said yesterday muslims hate america. >> did you mean all 1.6 billion muslims? >> i mean a lot of them. i mean a lot of them. you can say what you want and you can be politically correct if you want. i don't want to be so politically correct. i like to solve problems. we have a serious, serious problem of hate. politically correct. i'm interested in being correct. i know a lot of people find appeal in the things donald says because he says the things people wish they could say. the problem is the president can't just say anything he wants. >> reporter: there was some difference shown among the candidates on israel. >> donald has said he wants to be neutral between israel and the palestinians. as president i will not be neutral. >> there is nobody on this stage that's more pro israel than i am. i was the grand marshal not so long ago of the israeli day parade. >> reporter: everyone on the stage needed a big night. none had one. best line of the night after trump raised concerns about cuba suing the u.s. >> i don't know whether cuba will sue us, but if they sue us in a court of miami, they're going to lose. >> reporter: with the civil tomorrow tonight, viewers heard a lot on trade policy and the middle east. there were distinctions that might help voters decide for a couple candidates it might also mark the end of this often untidy affair. >> thank you. funeral services will be held tomorrow in california for former first lady nancy reagan. public viewing of mrs. reagan's casket continued for a second day today inside the ronald reagan presidential library in simi valley. their two children patty davis and ron prescott reagan will speak at the funeral tomorrow as well as members of president obama's administration and journalist brokaw. tomorrow abc news will air coverage of nancy reagan's funeral services right here at 2:00 tomorrow on channel 7 and at www.abc7ny.com. work crews in brooklyn tonight repairing a ruptured pipeline that carries jet fuel to laguardia, kennedy and newark airports, newscopter 7 over the scene in east new york as firefighters worked to plug the oil leak in the buckeye pipeline. emergency crews were alerted to smelled a strong odor of gas. the port authority blaming the suddenly warm weather and jet blast from engines for last night's runway problem at laguardia that caused huge delays and cancellations. an 8-foot chunk of coating that protects the runway broke apart. the port authority said the runway was inspected about 30 minutes before a pilot reported the debris. a multimillion dollar plan to make one of the city's dangerous nitro complexes safer is now complete. a new light system has been installed in harlem with entrances and walkways lit with 341 state of the art energy efficient light fixtures, all part of the mayor's action plan for neighborhood safety. it's an initiative to increase security and reduce crime at the 15 nitro complexes with the highest crime rates. >> because there's really nothing more that strikes me as an inequity is not to have all new yorkers live in a community they feel secure and where they know that their children are going to be safe. >> new lighting construction has started at eight other locations in the bronx, manhattan, brooklyn and staten island. another record breaking day for temperatures, but that is changing right now. we have a look at the accuweather forecast. >> fear hit 80 in new york city, bill, unbelievable, 81 in newark, 71 laguardia, islip as well. the streets of new york city are dry, 69 degrees. watching rain trying to get through the hudson valley in northern new jersey. we'll let you know if it's around for the morning commute and your weekend accuweather forecast is coming up. >> also ahead at 11:00 two teenagers in new york missing for nearly a year found alive and tonight one woman is in handcuffs. >> plus nearly $1 billion in 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>> a $20,000 reward is offered for anyone providing information leading to the suspects arrests. in upstate new york have been found safe. ky-lea fortner and her sister shaeleen were taken away and found on tips. police say 29-year-old amanda hellman kidnapped the sisters from their school bus stop when the girls were living with a foster family. he spent 25 years in prison for a murder he did not commit, but tonight andre hatchet after spending half his life in a cell is finally a free man, his quick overturned. the 49-year-old -- conviction overturned. the 49-year-old was released today after prosecutors admitted he should not have been convicted for the beating and murder of a woman in brooklyn in 1991. all these years he maintained his innocence. >> i knew i didn't do it. i knew i'd be home one day. i just want to be with my family and go eat. >> happy for him. the only witness in the case initially identified another man as the killer and admitted he was smoking crack the day of the murder. hosting a state dinner for canada's prime minister tonight for the first time in nearly 20 years. president obama and the first lady welcomed the new canadian prime minister, justin trudeau and his wife, to the white house this evening. more than 170 guests attended the glitzy state dinner, among them canadians michael j. fox and ryan reynolds. speaking of the white house, it's hoping to help some families afford a basic necessity for their children. the obama administration is launching a new program to make diapers 25% cheaper for low income families. right now diapers are not covered by federal assistance programs. the white house says jeffs.com, cue tizz diapers and several nonprofits are -- cuties diapers and several nonprofits are collaborating to help launch the nonprofit the end of the month. the irs deadline for filing your 2012 federal income tax is april 18th. anyone who does not file by then will lose their chance to get a refund check. the government will instead low and middle income taxpayers may lose out on an earned income tax credit worth up to $5,900. if you want to learn about the unclaimed funds and if you qualify, there's information posted on our website www.abc7ny.com. >> definitely want to check that out, could have some money. so it was gorgeous today. we broke a lot of records. >> tomorrow you need the spring jacket, but it's still comfortable. we go from record breaking warmth to beautiful weather, only stepping back to april normals. so the empire state building in orange for the national kidney foundation. we're at 69 balmy degrees, westerly win at 5, the high -- wind at 5, the high 79, the low 63, the warmest overnight since 1998 in march. average high 48, so 31 above average with this record high, there are your sunrise and sunset times. weather headlines, the light rain overnight will depart just before dawn, maybe a couple showers near ocean county early morning. tomorrow, still 15 degrees above the average of 48. that brings us to the low 60s. we stay near 60 over the weekend, but the clock actually moves forward. remember, we spring ahead this weekend. the highs today in the low 80s interior new jersey. it was noticeably cooler in poughkeepsie to monticello with the rain showers during the afternoon but still comfortable, 52 in monticello, 55 hope well junction 65 and close to 70 in belmar and wrightstown and we are 70 in newark, the island coming in in the 50s. still clouds around sunrise, more breaks with a stray shower left over in ocean county, then quick clearing, sunshine, a gusty breeze from the northwest around 20 miles an hour. we get to the lower to mid-60s, but it will feel like mid-50s much of the day, blue sky. we've had light rain several hours from midday on north and west of new york city. it hasn't had any success making it down toward the sprinkles near newark city and oyster bay. these showers become more widespread after midnight. it's very light and then pushes offshore toward dawn. we have more clouds off to the east of dawn and more breaks to the north. in a couple hours we all have sunshine. rainfall amounts very light, .1, maybe 1/4 inch north and west, very light down the shore, we start out at 50 tomorrow in newburgh, 43 monticello, 53 islip, lower 60s in the afternoon. dress for mid-50s. the pollen is coming early with the warmth. tree pollen is moderate tomorrow. uv index is 5 and air quality good. cooler with clouds breaking for sun tomorrow. there can be a lingering south shower early, 56. 63, sunny, cool breeze. tomorrow night the real chill settles in, 30s in many suburbs, 43 in the city but a mild weekend. on saturday morning it will be in the 30s in many suburbs. afternoon. don't forget whether it's late saturday night, early sunday morning turn those clocks forward 2 a.m. and it's a great time to put batteries in the smoke and carbon monoxide detectors and change the filters as we head into a new season. monday we'll have showers, cooler, damp, middle 50s. we're still nice. above average. along. this is the time of year we've snowstorms. that is not in the cards right now. could a pill help prevent cavities? we'll explain the new research tonight. >> plus the emotional moment when a teacher gives a student a life saving gift, the story behind this viral video. >> but first let's check in with jim i kimmel to see who is on -- jimmy kimmel to see who is on the show tonight. >> thanks. tonight viola davis, music from you keep it. why do we do it? why do we spend every waking moment, thinking about people? why are we so committed to keeping you connected? why combine performance with a conscience? why innovate for a future without accidents? why do any of it? why do all of it? because if it matters to you, it's everything to us. the xc60 crossover. from volvo. to take advantage of this offer on the 2016 volvo xc60 crossover a discovery that could lead to a potential pill to fight cavities. researchers in florida say they've identified a new strain of bacteria in the mouth that may keep bad bacteria in check. they believe the finding could eventually lead to the finding patients could take orally to prevent cavities. a teacher announced she's going to donate a kidney to one of her students. yeah. wisconsin teacher jody schmidt is a match in two areas for natasha fuller. the little girl's grandmother was brought to tears by the surprise. schmidt said she's excited and honored to be her donor. >> what a great story. rob powers up next with sports. >> we start with football. the story goes david harrison used to slide rice krispys treats into his socks and eat them before football practice and a nickname was born. straight ahead snacks talks today's the day! oh look! creepy gloves for my feet. see when i was a kid there was a handle. and a face. this is nice. and does it come in a california king? getting roid rage. hemorrhoid. these are the worst, right? i'm gonna buy them. boom. i'll take them. impulse buy. ommmmmmmmmmm. american express presents the blue cash everyday card with no annual fee. it's all happening. cash back on purchases. here we go! g i know, but boy, a lot of them, aren't they? >> they're spending a lot of money this week. the the giants' $200 million investments walked -- the giants $200 million investmented walked through the door today. -- investments walked through the door today. they bring in a pass rusher, olivius walker and janoris jenkins from the rams and they needed a run stopper, so they jets. >> being a football fan as a kid, you just heard about everything here from lawrence taylor to now eli manning and the young guys. >> all right. so what about linebacker? fox sports says keenan robinson is headed to the meadowlands, played the last few years for the redskins, dealt with injuries there but moved now to the giants to be their big man in the middle. made moves, but fans -- jets, they've made moves, but fans want to know what they are doing for quarterback. they want ryan fitzpatrick back, but only for the right price. there was word earlier today of interest in trading for the 9ers colin kaepernick, but remember the broncos need a quarterback as well. stay tuned. let's get to the day in spring training baseball now, port st. lucie, mets against the cardinals. mets fans get to see the spring debut of noaa cinderguard, three scoreless innings. asdrubal cabrera forced out way sore knee. ruben tejada takes his place and smacks a two-run home run. it's a win, mets beat the cards 7-2. ubaldo pitching for the yankees against the blue jays, his first seven-day accuweather forecast since last season. the other pitcher -- his first the other pitcher, only 2/3 of an inning, hit two batters, walked two others before it was done. yankees lose 11-4. chapman just does not have it today. split squad day for the yanks in sarasota to play the orioles, starling castro three hits, 3 r.b.i. ryan mitchell pitched a couple strikeouts, 4-4 spring training tie. the struggling devils on the road for a late game in san jose, scoreless after one period. devils lost eight of 10, sit 13th in the eastern conference. rutgers dismissed men's basketball coach eddie jordan, had trouble on the court but did manage to straighten up the off court mess he inherited three years ago. big east tournament at the garden seton hall against creighton. early on the pirates had the lead. here comes more isaiah whitehead, wow. a good game now in the 2nd half, 63-63. good game as it should be at we invite you to join the conversation on facebook, twitter, instagram. use the #abc7ny. what are we talking about tonight? >> i brought out my flip-flops because of the great weather. >> high heel flip-flops. that's it for us. thanks for watching. i'm bill ritter. we'll be back here tomorrow. and now, abc's "jimmy kimmel live." >> dicky: from hollywood it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight, viola davis, from "the brothers grimsby," isla fisher, "this week in 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