Robbed by a man who also threatened to killer. We have learned the suspect is no stranger to the area and he has a history of arrests for vientd violent crimes. Reporter the suspect is a 28yearold homeless man who is often seen begging for money or picking up cigarettes off the ground. One Business Owner tells us he was a nuisance but never knew he had a violent past. It was a shock for me. Reporter Maurice Scott is no stranger to this Staten Island neighborhood. Restaurant manager miguel tests us the homeless man would often beg his customers for money. He claims the 28yearold once stole items from his car. He used to ask for the money. I said listen, dont bother my customers. Reporter police say on friday scott entered an unlocked Office Building after hours, then raped and robbed a this man works in the building. He tells us scott told her he was responding to a help wanted ad posted outside. Evidently thats how he got in. Reporter most businesses in the building close up by 3 30, but the woman was working late on the second floor. The buildings front door still propped up. I hope and pray they get this guy off the streets. Because we cant have anyone like that running around. Reporter scott took off with the womans jewelry, phone and cash. He has nine prior arrests, mostly for assault. He has a tattoo of a fivepoint star on his left cheek. He was last seen wearing a camouflage jacket and black pants. Breaking news right now following that deadly three turnpike exit 14 c in jersey city. The road is closed, traffic backed up for miles to newark airport. Two vehicles traveling westbound slammed into each over the driver of one car was killed after slamming head on into a health care van. Well bring you more on the story as we get the details. Police have arrested a man accused of threatening a broadway actress who happens to be his exgirlfriend. Christopher horton was making threats on social to his ex who stars in the color purple. One of the men convicted in that brutal home invasion. The recordings were believed to have been destroyed before his but backups were found in 2014. He was convicted for the 2007 murders of a woman and her two daughters. And new at 5 30 a 20yearold man has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly exchanging gunfire with a police officer. Prosecutors say that dante allen was on the run while shooting at an officer last november. The officer returned fire and hit allen in the leg. An eightyearold girl was grazed by a bullet. The future of Rikers Island will be the focus of a town hall meeting in harlem tonight. Reverend al sharpton hosting the gathering. Governor cuomo says rikers should be replaced with a modern a brooklyn family has hired a prominent buffalo attorney to investigate the death of their son, a death that might have been caused by a hazing. Bradley was a student athlete at buffalo state. He died last thursday. Police are looking into whether an incident at the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity House might have led to the death. Central hudson gas and electric says there is a scam going around. The scammers use a recording from central hudsons own automated phone system saying your balance is past due and your utilities will be cut off unless you pay immediately. If you get this call, you should call its Real Customer Service line to report it. Time is running out for early prepay applications. At a News Conference today mayor de blasio urged parents to sign their Young Children up for the citys universal prek program. The deadly is march 4th. Parents shouldnt wait and there are enough Seats Available for every fouryearold in the city. We started earlier than ever with the application process to give parents maximum choice, to give parents maximum security of knowing as soon as possible where their child will be going. Mayor de blasio said parents can sign up by visiting one of 12 welcoming Centers Across the city. You can also call 311. A queens lawmaker wants st. Patricks day to be a School Holiday in communities with significant irish population. The bill follows an announcement that some parentteacher conferences are going to be held on the holiday. When it comes to fighting crime, one local mayor isnt leaving it all to police. And beyond when he saw a crook in action. Plus the top gop contenders in the race for president. Does anyone have what it takes to derail donald trump . Dave price is here with the forecast. Guys, nothing lasts forever. And that goes for this sunny, dry, springlike weather. Were going to track it all and tell you when it arrives all coming up. Lester holt has a quick look at what hes working on for 6 30. Ahead for us as an uber driver is charged in six random murders, new details emerge about what happened before and after the rampage. And why the cdc says the cancer risk from certain laminate flooring from Lumber Liquidators is considerably decision 2016 now. Fresh off his big win in South Carolina, Donald Trumps odds are looking good for the republican caucuses tomorrow night in nevada. Trump has a strong lead in the polls and it looks like the stars are lining up for super tuesday a week later. Donald trump is hoping a Third Straight win tomorrow night in nevada will give him insurmountable momentum next week as the gop primary race South Carolina turned the republican race into a threeman contest with marco rubio narrowly edging out ted cruz for second place. A fight thats getting even more personal. Every single day something comes out of the Cruz Campaign thats deceptive and untrue. I would point out even in florida, his home state, hes right now polling in third place. March 1st, super tuesday could prove decisive with nearly 600 delegates up for grabs, including those in virginia where john kasich is being forced to clarify this statement about how women supported him in the 70s. We got an army of people and many women who left their kitchens to go door to door and put yard signs up for me all the way back when things were different. And things will be different with super tuesday looming as a with jeb bush out of the race cruz and rubio are hoping to win his supporters endorsements. Starting today on long island, drivers with unpaid traffic and parking tickets can catch a break thanks to an Amnesty Program that not only cuts fines in half, but also waives some penalties and fees for tickets issued before 2014. Nassau county last offered amnesty in 2011 as it tries to recoup some of the 119 million its owed in those fines. In 2011 it collected object about 150,000. Weve heard about the dangers of hoverboards. But what if you buy one and it doesnt work at all . Better get baquero for how to get your money back. And strangers rush in to save a driver when his suv burst into flamed. The jeep was destroyed but wait the mayor of poughkeepsie doing his part to fight vand vandalism vandalism. He watched this man leave a tag on the building while the mayor was dining with his wife on saturday night. So he called police, but then he attempted to chase down the suspect on foot. Police officer. The suspected got away, but hes confident he will eventually be caught. Thats my hometown. I am proud tonight. Awesome. Nice to see you, folks. A wintery mix as we head into tomorrow. And then wednesday late at night into early thursday morning, thats when the real storm comes. Temperatures around the area right now in the 50s. Couple of 40s to the north and west. Its a comfortable evening. 51 in the city, 46 at the price family headquarters in Poe Poughkeepsie and 45 in montauk. Hardly a cloud in the sky right now, a quiet evening. Lets go to chopper 4 and look at a absolutely spectacular picture. But it is going to be short lived. Were seeing some changes in the forecast. Lets come back to the maps right now and talk about whats going to be taking place tomorrow morning. First we see a little bit of a mix while temperatures are a little lower. As the system advances its to the north where we see the mixed precipitation hanging on. Then we change mostly to rain around the city. But we could get a coating to a little more than that as we head through the day, especially the cold air stays to the north and west of the city. 34 in midtown. 20s as you head into that direction. As we head into tomorrow morning, cloudy and dry for the first commute. End of the day, different story. Thats where we have that messy commute. 39 during the evening hours. And then we wind up with locally a coating to two inches. To worst of the storm, wednesday into thursday, everybody. Thats what were looking at. Janice will talk more about that in just a little while. In the mean tile, your sevenday forecast. Not perfect tomorrow, but as we head to friday we dry on out straight through the weekend into next week. Thats a look at your forecast. Call it divine intervention, a car up in flames and the driver pulled to safety by strangers. But it is Something Else found in the car that has many looking to the heavens. Take a look at the dramatic scene. Trapped behind the wheel of this burning car after he was sideswiped on a memphis highway. Witnesses didnt think twice. They jumped in to help. I went to bust the windows, get this man out of this car. The man was pulled to safety just before his car was completely engolfed. Ulfed. Everything inside that car was charred except for a bible. A consumer alert involving a very popular gift. Toys r us has yanked hoverboards from its website over fire safety issues. Now, this move comes after several reported hoverboard fires and injuries. And speaking of hoverboards, a new jersey mom has been trying to get her money back for a hoverboard she bought before the holidays back in november. She said better get baquero. This request for a refund had nothing to do with those reports of fires from charging the batteries. Instead heres what she said happened to her sons hoverboard. As a gift for her son hunters 13 birthday, cindy decided on a hoverboard. It looked just like the rest of them, looked great. He pulled it out of the box so excited. It cost about 400 bucks from a Company Called hoverboard 360. Cindy says immediately there was a problem. Half the board just would shut down and jerk him off of it. She contacted hoverboard 360 and was told she could sends back the hoverboard for them to take a look. We did send it back. I got the receipt from fedex that they received it. At that point, we could not get a hold of the company at all by phone, by email, by anything. More than a month went by. At this point she wanted a refund. This is just something he really wanted so bad. And with such an awful birthday, i just wanted to give it to him. And we didnt get to do that. We contacted hoverboard 360 and they researched cindys order. They admit they failed to promptly respond to her request for exchange of her product. Now problem solved. Theyve processed a full refund for her. They also issued a full apology. They say they added staff and resources to their Customer Service department to make sure customers dont have that happen in the future. Are there new Safety Standards for them . They keep changing. They gist just released them. They apply to the scooters any product that doesnt meet those new standards will be seized or recalled. The cpse is investigating that Company Along with over hoverboard makers. From now on, everybody who reaches out will get a response from our team at our new consumer investigative center. Gone too soon. A former miss new jersey has passed away nearly a week after a car accident. Up next, how the 24yearold is being remembered in her selfless decision to save lives. Parents of the young victims ofg the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre speak out about kill the children. Plus School Officials want to know who organized this your daughter wants to stay organic. Your husband wants to stay free from artificial ingredients. You want to stay free from artificial preservatives. And your debit card wants to stay on a diet. Fill your cart with Small Victories like stop shops natures promise brand. Great prices on over 800 items. All across america families are coming back to Time Warner Cable for a whole new experience. Thats because weve been working hard to give you better service, and it shows. 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Reporter they are the images of a relationship filled with pure, absolute love and bliss. Thats how nbc philadelphia anchor keith jones described the past year and eight months with his girlfriend cara mccollum. Keith remained by caras hospital bedside after the 24yearold news anchor and former miss new jersey was severely injured in a car accident a week ago. And she was with cara and her family in an operating room early this morning when she passed away. Its a tremendous loss. But shes going to stay with us in everything we do. Reporter sports director mike frankel shared the anchor desk with mccollum. Her bosses at the station say the Princeton University graduate and miss new jersey 2013 was exactly the role model they wanted. When we looked at cara and her life and everything that she did, it couldnt have been a you dont find individuals like cara that are just a total package. Reporter she was admired as a selfless person with an unending passion for charity. She made the ultimate gift to those in need by donating her organs. It will save up to eight lives through Organ Donation and tissue donation can save and enhance the lives of other 50 people. Reporter on Facebook Keith noted how at this very moment cara is saving lives, not the miracle for which he and caras family constantly prayed and first envisioned, but a miracle nonetheless. That does it for us. We thank you for watching. Stay with us as the news continues at 6 00. This is news 4 new york. Now at 6 00, a gunfight on a residential street wounds an 11yearold girl. News 4 talks with the family. Maker for the deaths of 20 children and six adults. Parents of parents and students want to know why a respected long island baseball coach may lose his job for trying to help his team. It has been ranked as one of the ten most dangerous cities in the entire country. This weekend newburgh, new york, lived up to that reputation. An 11yearold girl hit by a stray bullet. Reporter thankfully that 11yearold girl is doing much better today. Shes out of the hospital and walking around. She and her mother were just unloading groceries on friday night when she was hit by a stray bullet. It was like about ten or 11 shots. It was ridiculous. Reporter george was watching the gunshots. Michael robinsons mother and 11yearold sister were taking bags of groceries from a taxi inside their apartment when shooting began. It makes me angry. For my mom its terrifying. Reporter how about for your sister . Honestly, she was acting like she was normal, but i know shes scared. Reporter michaels mom and sister declined to be interviews, fearing retribution. The shooter is not in custody. A spray tray bullet went through the familys front door and grazed his sisters hip. My sister came back out and my mom went and grabbed my sister and tried pushing her to the door. Thats when she got hit. Reporter the bullet wound required stitches but not an overnight hospital stay. She is the first person shot in newburgh this year, a small city where according to Crime Statistics people are almost