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WABC Eyewitness News April 27, 2016

Johnson live at the scene for us. Lets tell you exactly what happened. The students were outside of the walter f. Robinson school. There had been a fire drill a little bit earlier this afternoon. They were going back inside the school at the time. The horrific accident happened right out here on west 31st and jfk boulevard. The principal made the decision to go ahead and put a human chain with all the adults around the school so the students would not see the accident happening outside of their school. We understand the patient had just left out of a Doctors Office here on the corner of west 31st and jfk boulevard. He had walked out of the Doctors Office. Apparently he was getting ready to get inside his vehicle at the time. Thats when the 43yearold man was struck by a pickup truck that was heading northbound here in bayonne. He was getting in to his car and apparently all of the items, his sneakers, cell phone, several that truck that struck him continued northbound on kennedy boulevard hitting another vehicle before it landed on the sidewalk. Once again, a lot of people were out in the area at the time. Once again, the kids were all protected from seeing the gruesome scene out here on the street by all the adults that really surrounded the school right here on the corner. The victim was pronounced dead on the scene. The medical Examiners Office arriving here just a short time ago. We do not know the name of the victim. This accident taking place around 2 15. The investigation has been going on ever since then. Preliminarily there does not appear to be any criminality in this crash. The other thing we want to tell you is jfk boulevard shut down in this area. The parallel streets, they have heavy traffic this afternoon. Trying to do everything you possibly can to avoid the area. Bayonne, anthony johnson, Eyewitness News. A jetblue pilot allegedly caught flying drunk is expected to be arraigned any moment now. Dennis murphy was selected for a random drug and alcohol test following a flight to Kennedy Airport last year. Authorities say he had been flying under the influence of alcohol on a packed flight from orlando to new york city. We have a reporter in court and well bring you any new details when we get them. Youve heard the expression about shooting yourself in the shoot. What happens when the shooting is at the podiatrists office and its the foot doctor who gets shot in the foot . It actually happened in oceanside. Michelle charlesworth is there with more. Kind of hard to believe, isnt it . It really is. Pretty wild. But thank goodness it looks like these two men are going to recover. The gun was licensed. It belongs to a former nypd officer whos now retired but when it was fired it was loud and it was scary. They were very alert. Then i heard he was showing the doctor gun and he accidentally shot him in the foot. Reporter Business People next door and patients were rattled when they heard the gunshot. They were amazed to hear in a Building Full of doctors, one doctor had to help another after a 77yearold patient showed off a pistol. He ran in there and tied the bandage around the guys thigh. A tourniquet . Yes. Reporter the retired nypd officer was pulling a. 10 millimeter pistol out of a leather briefcase when he fired by accident and the bullet went through his leg and in to dr. Matthew nesters foot. Dr. Nester is a podiatrist here. What about a podiatrist being shot in the foot . I know, its ironic. Reporter no one else was hurt. It happened at 10 20 in the morning in oceanside. Its unbelievable. You come here with a loaded gun to show someone . No one we talked to was very impressed by the presence of a gun, even a licensed one, especially at a Doctors Office. Thats another issue. Why is he Walking Around with a gun . No charges tonight as Police Continue to investigate what theyre calling an accident. Michelle charlesworth, channel 7 Eyewitness News. An Armed Robbery on island linked to a string of similar counties in nassau county. A Carvel Ice Cream store was held up at knifepoint. Police say the man in this video is behind last nights robbery as well as at least 11 other robberies at car vel, dunkin donuts, 7eleven in nassau. It appears the suspect stakes out the stores to wait till there are no customers in the stores. We ask the employees to be alert for people who are loitering this robbery spree stretches back to march 1st. Authorities say theyre looking at whether another robbery is related to this. That one happened on april 5th at a carvel in copiague. A man convicted cab driver pleaded guilty to rape in the first degree. He allegedly assaulted a female taxi driver last september after she picked him up in port jefferson. He beat and strangled the woman, causing the taxi to crash. He pulled the driver in to the back seat and raped her. The man who says a new York City Police officer stomped on his head during an arrest is talking about the violent encounter. Cell phone video appears to show officer dward stomping on his head while handcuffed on the ground. It happened during a marijuana bust. He admits he was resisting as he kicked me in the head, my head hit the concrete. I blacked out. Got up. As they picked me up i was dizzy and in severe pain. All charges were dropped. He said he had only worked sporadically since the incident. He says he opens the officer loses his job. Ted cruz officially announcing in the last hour that Carly Fiorina will be his running mate. Also today, donald trump offering a Foreign Policy plan, and delivering a rare speech using a teleprompter. Rob nelson is in the newsroom for us. Fresh off five big victories last night that have pushed him a lot closer to the republican nomination. Today we saw donald trump, the aspiring statesman sharing his vision for the world and blasting the nations current Foreign Policy as weak, aimless, and destructive. He said america has lost the globe and hes the only one who can fix it. I will view as president the world through the clear lens of american interest. I will be americas greatest defender and most loyal champion. Reporter with rare help from a teleprompter, trump today promised a mix of diplomacy, peace making, and rebuilding americas global stature. Were a humanitarian nation. But the legacy of the obamaclinton interventions will be weakness, confusion, and disarray. A mess. Reporter he also directly blasted Hillary Clinton over the 2012 benghazi attacks in which four americans were killed. Our ambassador was murdered and our secretary of state misled the nation. And by the way, she was not awake to take that call at 3 00 in the morning. Reporter trump said his top Common Ground with countries like china and russia, financially restructuring nato, rebuilding the military, and defeating isis. Isis will be gone if im elected president. And theyll be gone quickly. Reporter saying the nation should never go to war without a plan for victory. He the said the time has come for america. Were getting out of the nation Building Business and instead focusing on creating stability. Reporter trumps much anticipated speech, however, was somewhat overshadowed by his rival, senator ted cruz, who announced former candidate Carly Fiorina today as his running mate. A highly unusual move for someone who is not the presumptive nominee and his chance at a nomination remains a long shot. Tough fights dont bother me a bit. What matters is, is the fight worth having . This is a fight work having. This worth having. This is a fight worth winning. With your help well win this fight. Coming up at 6 00 well have more on trumps comments about protecting american jobs and also what he said about the nations relationship with israel. Democratic candidates are looking ahead to indiana. Senator Bernie Sanders campaign is going to be going forward, with fewer people though. A spokesperson announced hundreds of staffers are going to be cut as they downsized. That followed sanders speech to supports at Purdue University where he acknowledged the long road ahead. He said unlike other campaigns he has dealt with, hes dealt with real issues affecting americans but after losing four out of five primaries to secretary clinton, he admits theres a chance he wont win. Do not win is to transform not only our country but the Democratic Party to open the doors of the Democratic Party. Clinton is courting the union vote. Yesterday she visited a steel company. There are 92 democratic delegates up for grabs in indiana tuesday. Reporter after calling him a serial child molester, a chicago judge disgraced Dennis Hastert with 15 months in prison, a sentence far harsher than what prosecutors had requested. Hastert pleaded guilty to breaking banking laws in a case that involved paying millions in hush money to cover up alleged sexual abuse. The sister of one of his alleged victims spoke at the hearing. Another addressed the court saying hasterts abuse in a High School Locker room was devastating. Many decades ago but today they struck back and in doing that they have given us strength. Hastert will undergo sex offender treatment, two years of supervised release and has to pay a 250,000 fine that will go to a crime victims fund. A massive gang bust in new york city bringing relief to one community. Coming up, the deadly crimes the suspects are allegedly connected to. Plus, a woman missing for a week in brooklyn. A reminder, youve got 70minute delays on Metro North Harlem line because of this crash in bedford hills. A train hitting a car. Nobody was hurt but again, delays on the harlem line continue. Rocklin county correction officer charged tonight with trading heroin for sex. One woman had to be treated for an overdose. Eyewitness News Reporter marcus solis was there when the sheriff says it appears the guard met them while she was an inmate at the rocklin county jail. Investigators say shes likely not the only one. Reporter ventillo is free on bail and was so intent on hiding his face, he didnt see the table blocking his way out of court. He was being held at the rocklin county jail, the very place hes worked at for the past 15 years. The 49yearold is accused of supplying heroin to hookers in exchange for sex. Theres a sense of disappointment not only on my behalf but officers in that facility who work hard every day. Theyre disappointed in their brother officer. Reporter ventillo was arrested after the Sheriffs Office began investigating the overdose. A witness who saw the woman get in to ventillos car called 911 when she overdosed. As a peace officer. And representing either himself or the department, the training he received. Reporter in court today he signed an order of protection, surrendered his passport and weapon, terms set as conditions of his bail. Afterwards his lawyer wasnt saying much. I cant discuss his case at this time. Reporter but the sheriff who suspended him says hes sending a message. I cannot tolerate people breaking the law and tolerate people breaking our department rules and regulations, putting inmates and the public at risk. Ventillo is charged with criminal possession and sale of a controlled substance. Both felonies. As well as official misconduct. Hes due back in court in may. Marcus solis, channel 7 Eyewitness News. New information. A Trust Company has now been appointed to temporarily oversee princes estate. The authority to manage princes assets and determine his heirs. His sister requested the title of special administrator since it appears the superstar didnt have a will. Prince wasnt married and has no living children so the state thinks it will be divided among his siblings. Its a tough thing to do but have to have everything in order. Its turned out to a nice afternoon. This is kind of our diamond in the rough a little bit. Unfortunately. Were talking about overall a cooler pattern. And again, occasional shots of rainfall so tonight its all about this freeze warning for interior parts of connecticut and in to putnam and Orange County. Whether its a brewster or goshen, rocklin, northern new jersey, east end of long island. You have frost advisories in to the Early Morning hours. I dont think were going well below freezing by any means, just a few hours overnight we could spend in the mid 30s and certainly have a little bit of frost. Bit of a hazy sky. Weve gone through the afternoon hours. Only at 59 with a south wind. Pressure on the rise. High today, 62. Average highs, 65. So below average second day in a row. Rainfall amounts, none today. That was yesterdays rainfall amounts. Toms river, 51. Long branch at 52. Sayreville coming in at 63 degrees. Obviously its been sunny in sayreville and a little bit away from the water. Struggling on long island, in the lower 50s. For the most part, sunshine early evening. A little bit more patchy cloudiness to the south. Partly cloudy overnight. The clouds are retreating for a while overnight. Chilly tomorrow morning. Then the clouds start to increase through the midday. Range should hold off till later in the day. We talked about i78 being that boundary yesterday. Theres filtered sun in monmouth and ocean. Pretty overcast early this morning. And the Hudson Valley has enjoyed a beautiful day. Its been great in connecticut and Hudson Valley and northern long island, its been sunnier than the south shore most of the day. This front is about as far south as its going to get. It put on the brakes. You can see how this part of the front is lifting north and east and well have to deal with that tomorrow. I think rain is going to try to make a run at us tomorrow afternoon. Might sneak in to new york city, raindrops close to this time tomorrow. North and east of new york city we may stay dry. This waveee wavy front is snaking over the area. Im hoping this will move away on saturday and give us a nice day. Were not talking about big rains but later in the evening especially nassau, south and west and central and southern new jersey, we could have showers. Heres your accuweather forecast. Patchy frost in the suburbs. 59 through the day tomorrow. Another cool day. Clouds dominate in the afternoon. Late rain especially south and west of new york city. And rain and drizzle coming in tomorrow night. Big question over the weekend, will rain stay away sunday afternoon . Changes in the weekend forecast. Well have that at 5 30. Stay away. The worlds biggest hamburger chain is trying a new recipe to bring back lost business. Mcdonalds is getting rid of the artificial preservatives in a new chicken mcnugget recipe. The company has been testing the recipe in stores in washington. It admits its lost customers so its trying to make the core menu better. Shes accused of stealing teachers identities. Plus, amazing video of a plane crash. And the pilot survived. Tonight hes talking about it. Also, a new way to get a vaccine president obama will make his first trip to flint, michigan since the citys Drinking Water was found to be tainted with lead. The white house announced the president will visit the city next wednesday. Hes scheduled to receive a briefing of the federal effort to assist in the cleanup and to hear from residents. The citys water system became tainted in 2014 when the city began drawing water from the flint river to save money. College prep program in newark where 100 of its students are headed to college. Many are getting Financial Aid and some are going to top schools. Our new jersey reporter toni yates has the story behind their success. Its going to be one heck of a fall semester act. Holy cross in massachusetts. Smith, massachusetts, or wheaton college. Reporter these two dynamos have one thing in common. New jersey leap academy. Thats njleep. Reporter the after School Program here in newark run by Seton Hall School of law also stands for excellence, propelling its students to collegeready status. They latch on to these kids in the beginning of 9th grade and take them on an academic ride for the next four years. Were a program that uses law to teach Transferrable College readiness skills. Everything we do is about but also the social emotional skills our students need. Unlike most of my peers, im more willing to do more work. Im not as easily intimidated. They help me with my skills. They help me become a better public speaker. New jersey leep has 30 seniors and all are expected to go to college, some with fouryear scholarships. Part of the success of this program is they make this a family affair. We push our kids hard. Were very honest with them. I think at the end of the day every single one knows its because we believe in them and their potential. For us not to support digging as deep within themselves as they can will be the most disrespectful thing we can ever do to them. Reporter newjerseyleep. Org. Thats how you find them. But be ready to work. New details at 5 00 about a missing woman in brooklyn. Her family speaking out about the young mom who went out for food and never came back. Police. [ knocking ] Early Morning raids result in the nypds largest gang bust ever and relief in one community. 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