Street 7th avenue station, and the accused attacker is still on the run. News 4s andrew siff in midtown with new information. Andrew . Reporter chuck, this happened right here at rush hour. The man was on his way to get on a train here at the n, q, r station at 57th street and 7th avenue. He was heading eastbound. Were going to show you an image of the victim. You can see the slash marks to his faae. He got slashed in the face and needed six stitches. Also a slash mark on his thumb. According t polh,e, the attacker may have been blocking the entrance to a packed train. We talked to commuters who said they continue to be scared about the increase in slashings in new york city this year. They dont know if its a statistical fluke or some part of an alarming trend. That is a terrifying thing that they can just out of nowhere, someone can come out or fatally injure you. Just on your morning commute. In the subway, we have to be careful every time. We look we dont know whos coming behind us, you know. Reporter back live now as the evening rush hour commute continues. We should tell you that Police Commissioner bill bratton said this week there isnt an alarming trend. That yes, theres been an increase in the number of reported slashings this year, but that in five out of the ven iases that were deemed random, there had already been arrests. In this case, as you indiced at the outset, chuck, police are still looking for the attacker. We are live in midtown, andrew siff, news 4, new york. Thank you. And new at 5 00, a deer run wild in a new Jersey Middle School leaving a trail of destruction in its path. This is the guy that were talking about right here. News 4s jen maxfield is in North Arlington to tell us how this played out. Reporter thats right. This 150pound buck had been running around outside the school as the students were dismissing, but then for some reason, it charged at the windows, forcing one of them open with his hooves. And the women who were working inside the Principals Office at the time say it sounded like a cannon. This photo captures the moment the deer forced that vent window open. You can imagine how stunned the office staff was when the deer crashed through the window, leaped over the furniture, and dashed into the student deans office. She had the present of mind to slam the door shut, tra ting the ightened 1yearold male deer inside. He ran around h the offic scattering papers and banging the wall in a panic. Animal control tranquilized the deer and carried him out wrapped in blankets. We have a strict policy for all visitors, and this one got by us. We heard the kids screaming. We heard a loom boom like a cannon. Like something was shot out of a cannon. Reporter hopefully the last . Yes, lets hope its the last. Yes. Blreporter the head of the Bergen County animal sherltd tells me the young buck is on his way to be released in the meadowlands where there is a known deerbpopulation. Its worth noting that the deer was not hurt . N this incident. No people were hurt. Officials here at the school tell us that there had been a squirrel loose inside the school once before. At one time a dog got loose inside. This is certainly the firstdeer to get loose inside the North Arlington middle school. That is the latest live from North Arlington, new jersey. Im jen maxfield, news 4, new york. The animals keep getting larger in that school. Were getting a closer look at the rescue of seven stranded fishermen off the East Rockaway inlet. The coast guard released video of the helicopter rescue. This was after a 25foot coast guard rescue boat capsized crew and rescu thea forcing the five coast guardsmen to swim to safety. Their boat has since been pulled from the water. And new at 5 00, a new jersey youth counselor accused of touching a boy inappropriately. Police say Irving Acevedo had several encounters with the victim who is under 16 years old. The boy was not receiving unselling from him. Its not clear where or when the alleged sexual assaults happened. Acevedo lives in the lawrence harbor section of old bridge. A guilty plea in from the man who once served as cmeef of the you is folks Police Department. The news broke last night at 11 00. He admit to beaat g up officers and asked to through cover it up. More on the punishment burke could face. Greg . Reporter james burkes lawyers said today that the former police chief accepted this plea deal to spare the department he loves from further embarrassment. Stain on this police dedepawhments reputation. The uniform james burke once wore proudly was rep hced by prison garb today. In a packed courtroom, the former Suffolk Police chief admit to beating a burglary suspect at a Police Precinct in 2012. I along with others used Unreasonable Force and slapped and hit the individual, he told a judge. He then confessed to covering up the assault for three years. Its a tough day for him after being in the Police Department for 3 years. I think his statement reflects the fact that he knows he made a serious mistake here. Reporter burke could have faced 20 years behind bars if convicteat trial. Thr plea deal called for a jail term of about four years. Ten hours i was in the room getting assaulted, beaten. Reporter Christopher Loeb is the alleged thief who broke into burkes car and was assaulted. He wasnt available for comment today, but his lawyer said the guy whose story no one b ieved s now beev vindicated. The coverups, the abuse of power in suffolk are over. Reporter while other cops cooperated in the federal hrobe, thke u. S. Attorney spokesperson wouldnt commented on when any have been charged or pleaded ilty in the burke case. Burke was the exception, not the rule. Reporter suf olk legislator Robert Trotta is a cop who has called a special committee to investigate Law Enforcement. His bill has never been voted upon. The chief of police could not have done what he did without the active participation of a number of other individuals and institutions. Reporter one of those other Law Enforcement institutions, the suffolk d. A. s office, is reportedly in the midst of a federal probe. James burkes lawyer said today his client wont be a cooperating witness in any other investigation. Burkes sentencing date has yet to be set. Were in Central Islip tonight, greg cergol, news 4, new york. Thank you. 28 years after his murder, a remembered in queens. People gathered on the street in jamaica queens where officer edward byrne was shot in his patrol car in 1988. He was guarding the home of a witness this a drug case when four contract killers murdered him execution style. Police commissioner bratten says the crime awoke the city and nation. Eddie byrne was a cop, his life counted. His life mattered, his muchtooshort life was one of incredible significance. Byrnes brother, lawrence, is the nypds Deputy Commissioner for legal affairs. He also spoke today calling the death a terrible loss to his family. Were learning the cyberattack on taxpayers impacted more people than we were told. The irs says that Tax Information for about 700,000 households may have been stolen. When news of the breach was first announced in august, the irs said that there were about 334,000 potential victims. The agency will send letters to affected taxpayers beginning ahead on news 4 new york at 5 00, were getting the new information now on deadly workplace shootings in kansas. The order issued just hours before that shooting. And the man being hailed a hero tonight. Chewing t agacco banned at the ballpark . It could happen. The latest on this proposed move. And janice is here with a promising weekend. Thats right. Especially by sunday when the temperatures warm up into the 50s. Right now, its still chilly out there. Well tell you just how to bundle up coming up in the forecast. And parents Pay Attention to this the safety concern that has evenit flo recalling booster seats. Details ahead. In new york state, we believe tomorrow starts today. Economy is growing, with creative new business incentives, and the lowest taxes in decades, attracting the talent and companies of tomorrow. Like in buffalo, where the largest solar gigafactory in the western hemisphere will soon energize the world. And in syracuse, where imagination is in production. Let us help grow your companys tomorrow today at business. Ny. Gov are you happy with your bathroom . I wasnt. Until i learned about bath fitter. Bath fitter puts a new bathtub right over your old one. Isnt that amazing . Bath fitter will measure, custommake and install right over your existing tub. And only bath fitter has seamless walls, which guarantees a watertight fit. Plus, they do it all in just one day. We getting new details out of kansas where a man went on a wild shooting spree killing three coworkers and injuring 14. Authorities are still looking for a motive. The governor of kansas is calling one Police Officer a true hero. News 4s david ushery has all of it. Reporter the spree spanned six miles and two kansas towns and happened in less than 30 minutes. Police still sorting through it, but the gunman was a convicted felon who had been served an the day. As investigators try to figure out why a worker at this Lawn Equipment factory opened fire killing three and injuring 14 thursday, theyre also learning more about how the attack unfolded. Governor Sam Brownback says the rapid respoese of police saved lives. Heston police chief in particular went in immediately to address the situation rather than even waiting on backup. He went right in and did heroic duty and rvice. Reporter t Police Officer fwent into the building after cedric ford. He confrynted ford and shot and killed him. Sh iffs deputies served ford with an order to stay away from him girlfriend hours before the rampage. He didnt display anything that was outrageous. He was just upset he was getting the order. Rifle and handgun stole a car ancrazy dime came to ehcel industries. People heard pop, pop, and i started running, too. Reporter within moments, the shooting was over, and ford was dead. This man was not going to stop shooting, the only reason he stopped was tecause thaz officer stopped the shooter. Reporter as the Community Mourns those lost, were learning more about the peoplb taken in the manage shooting. According to family, one was josh higby. Two other families are feeling the same pain. The atf has joined the investigation looking into how ford obtaine the guns. He was on probation for a numberra convictions in florida including burglary. Chuck . All right. New at 5 00, a massachusetts judge sentenceo a teenawer who raped and killed his math teacher to life in prison. Phillip chisolm was convicted for the murder of danvers teacher colleen ritzer. He followed her into a school bathroom, strangled, stabbed, and raped her. In 25 years. Megan mall a took more than 65,000 rom her 11yearold daughter s medical malpractice ttlement. She used the money for liposuction, a tummy tuck, shopping, travel, and a disney trip. Shes charged with grand larceny and criminal possession of a forged instrument. Police are also looking for whoever shot a woman and stabbed a man outside a brooklyn nightclub. This happened this morning outside club republic. A fight started inside and spilled into the street. Witnesses say that someone fired into the crowd, striking a woman in the leg. A man was also wtabbed in the stomach. Ipolice have no motive or suspects. The opposition is growing to governor cuomos plan to raise the minimum wage from nine to 15 an hour. 18sh new businessbacked organizations including the duchess county chamber of commerce have joined the Coalition Fighting that wage hike proposal. There are now 50 groups in the antiwage hike coalition. They say the wage boost will and hurt the overall economy. The governor is looking for support from labor unions. And some might call it the culture of the sport Baseball Players chewing tobacco on the field. The habit may be a thing of the past if lawmakers have their way. The Security Council wants to have a city council wants to have a ban beginning opening day. The yankees and mets are on board. Officials say young fans seeing athletes chewing tobacco could find it more socially acceptable. We made it to friday. A little cold out there, but im looking ahead. Looking up. And the beautiful view today courtesy of high pressure. Lots of sunshine, despite the chilly temperatures. This is a view from a camera at long beach island, down the jersey shore, courtesy of our partners at weather underground. 38 degrees, the suns on its way down. A beautiful night. If youre going out, youve got to bundle up. Temperatures on the chilly side. Highs, upper 30s to 40. The average is 44. Occurred early this morning. Were going to see a start to spring coming up this weekend, though. The chill is going to go away by the time we get to tomorrow. The winds will die down. Windy conditions all day. And windchill, we wont have that on saturday. Up to 40. 50s starting on sunday for the rest of the week. Right now, 31 i sttnford. 36 in bridgeport. Around freezing, below that in white plaics, danbury at 32. 21 in monticello. The winds are gusty still out there. Between generally 20 and 30 Miles Per Hour in most spots. Bridgeport with a gust to 29. Makes it feel like 27. In the city, 28. 19 in white plains. 7 in monticello. It will be cold for the evening across the area. Youre going out, bundle up. Layer with the jackets and a nice warm layer underneath, gloves, mittens, and hats. Temperatures will feel like the Single Digits and teens for the most part as we go through the rest of the night. Even into saturday morning. Its still on the cold side. As we get into saturday afternoon, the windchill is not will be a cool day, but not all that cold. Nothing on live radar right now. It is quiet across the area. Weve had a few clouds here and there swinging by. Well have a few tomorrow, as well. Nothing that will bring us any precipitation at all. Should be dry. For tonight, down to 28 degrees under mostly clear skies, cold temperatures, though. The windchills drop into the Single Digits and teens. Tomorrow, well have less wind. That makes it feel a lot better. A southwest wind kicks us up to 40 in the afternoi. That continues into sunday. 55, a jump by 15 degrees. Hints of spring coming our way. How about close to 60 on monday. High of 58 with a few showers in the forecast. Ju st a few. Tuesday, were back to sunshine, mid 50s. Queen the 50s even into wednesday. You may need the umbrellas again. And then well drop off into the 40s. Is close to average. And 40 is not bad at all. Thats a check of your forecast. Dave price wil be coming up a litthe bit later with more on the weekend forecast and whats two thumbs up. Thats what you deserve. A commuter alert for anyone who uses the bayonne bridge. D news, the bridge will beg completely shut down all weekend long. The closure start at 9 00 tonight as parts of an ongoing project which will eventually allow the largest ships to pass underneath. It will reopen at 5 00 a. M. Monday. Much more head as we continue at 5 00. It firstofitskind medical procedure in the u. S. That could give new hope to women trying to have a baby. Details next. And natalie has whats coming up new at 5 30. Tuberculosis scare at a local school. Where students may have been exposed to the potentially deadly deadly bacteria. Attacked from behind and smashed in the face with a rock. A new jersey teen robbed not far from school. What the crooks wanted might leave you shaking your head. Then this driver is not want to take me home. Terrified and trapped inside. A woman says it happened to her, and she has the video to prove happ d. Never missra headline for news 4 new york. Get breaking news, iteam investigations, and the most uptodate forecast from storm since 1961, Pearle Vision hasooprovided the neighborhood with expert eye care. That was dr. Stanleynpearles vision his legacy. Today, doctors like Lisa Hamilton perform eye exams that can help tect diabetes. Because we care for you. And your eyes. This is genuine eye re, in your neighborhood. A consumer alert. Parents of young kids may want to listen up. Evenflo is recalling some of its transitions booster seats. The seats were made from december, 2014, to january of this year. Evenflo says the button used to adjust the internal harness may loosening the harness putting kids at injury. The company is notifying owners and sending a free kit to fix the issue. Erin andrews is expected to take the stand next week in her civil suit. The Sports Reporter is suing the man who took nude photos of her and the Nashville Hotel where it happened for 75 million. Earlier this week, a psychotherapist testified that andrews was anxious and depressed after those videos showed up on line. Andrews lawyers say the Hotel Management was negligent, allowing andrews stalker to book the room next to hers. One less lawsuit for bill cosby. The embattled comedian has temporarily dropped the Defamation Case against supermodel beverly johnson. Shes publicly accused cosby of drugging her in the 1980s. Cosbys toench says hes temporarily dropping the suit to focus on his criminal assault case, and that cosby plans to refile in the future. Any woman in florida who wants to get an abortion will now have to wait 24 hours. The waiting period rule had been caught up in legal wrangling. The enforcement of the law. Lawmakers passed it last year. There are exceptions for victims of rape and incest. For women who have hopes of giving birth but cant due to jamplicatione of the womb, that could change. A 26yearold woman has been given a chance at pregnancy with the help of surgeons from the cleveland clinic. They performed americas first uterus transplant this week. The operation took a grueling nine hours. If successful, she can have an embryo implanted. The patient still has a ways to go before motherhood, though. The Recovery Time is a year. Fans and supporters of singer kesha gathered at sony headquarters on madison avenue with a message for her Record Company dr. Luke is really whack kesha needs her freedom back about a dozen people demanded sony terminate the contract with dr. Lukes record label. Kesha alleges the producer raped and emotionally abused her. Dr. Lucas denied the crimes. Kesha supporters say her case is about much more than just music. I would say this say moment derby a. Bigger than music. Than kesha. Bigger than music. This is human ranks where we come together and speak for each other. Ar this afternoon, keshas lawyer posted this video message to twitter showing the singer thanking her fans as she played a new song on her guitar. And Kentucky Derby anot keisha. Not kesha, not keisha. And coming up, why somebody think a dog was dumped on a local road. And a teacher man handling a child at a new jersey school. Now shes admitting to a judge what she did. Up next, what the childs family is saying. And coming up at 6 00, an Ambulance Service shuts down just days after these emts were told they had 30 more days on the job. Now in a news 4 exclusive, see what happened when they showed up for work today. Join us at 6 00. Have a tip for new yorks biggest iteam . Right now news 4 new york, admitting she did it. A former teacher will go to jail for roughing up a 2yearold girl she was trusted to watch. The iteam was the first to expose that disturbing video at a new jersey school. Tonight, there is finally some justice for that little girls family. News 4 has more from the courtroom. Reporter in court, kelly dugan admit to roughing up the child, in exchange for probationssand 120 days inctounty jail. Away tears as she sat feet away. Plead guilty . Reporter former teacher kelly dugan quietly confessed to mishandling a 2yearold student at hoboken apple montessorie school. The iteam broke the story and first showed the video story and adshowed you td s video last june, en c sing and screaming and violently picking up the child and dragging her over a fence. Did you restrain her by holding her p upsidedown . Yes. Did you put her hands around her neck and shake her and grab her by the arm . Yes. Today dugan pleaded guilty in exchange for crobation and 120 days in Hudson County e il. The todd prs parents cryin in the courtroom. You knew that in aoing that you were exposing her to a risk of harm,correct . The 31yearold and another te her both caught on camera, charges against the o ter ccher n re dropped and the school fired both teachers along with three other employees
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