several times one of the victims broke down in tears as he faced the gunman, the former police officer who shot him six times. >> i'll have the remnants of this event until the day i die. >> reporter: anger, pain, frustration. he has not been the same since he sat in the car with his friend two years ago. the men just finished a hockey game and were stopped at a red light at sixth and lincoln when then nypd police officer brendon cronin who finished training and had been drinking walked up to the car, firing 14 shots, six riddled joseph's body. robert was not hit. >> i can still remember the sound of the gunshots and the glass breaking. you know, joe screaming next to me. >> reporter: before learning his sentence, cronin who often looked down and showed no emotion apologized to his wife, his family and the two strangers >> to express and offer the most heart felt apology. i'm so very sorry. >> his apology is no way accepted by me. >> reporter: just empty words for these two victim who is say the former police officer gave them a life sentence of physical and emotional pain. >> he demonstrated no remorse. i think his apology was scripted. >> reporter: the former police officer, cronin will spend the next nine years of his life behind bars. the victims have already filed a lawsuit against the city and the nypd. in white plains, mark santia. a group of teenagers is wanted for a violent sneaker robbery. we have the surveillance video from april 3rd that shows the trio following their victim on jerome avenue in the bronx. moments later police say they threw a 15-year-old to the ground. he hit his head and was knocked the suspect stole his air jordans and took off. doctors are treating the victim. the nypd trying to find a suspect behind more than a dozen in queens. police say that is the suspect and a minnesota mani en minivan used. that burglary just one of 16. we did speak with one of the victims who didn't want to show his face. >> when i came home, my wife noticed the screen door open and we saw some video equipment on the floor and we proceeded from there going inside. we saw they did not break in through the door. they came through our window. >> police say the burglar or burglars have taken a significant amount of valuables including jewelry, cash, watches, passports, cameras. union wants new jersey's attorney general to investigator a local police department accused of racial profiling. as we reported earlier this week, a newly released study found nearly 80% of all drivers stopped in bloomfield, nj ew jersey are african-american or latino. the police department says they simply deploy officers to areas that have the most crime. also, a queens man faces charges were stealing mail with some pretty creative tactics. pablo fernandez tied a string to a bottle covered in some sort of sticky substance, then used that to fish the mail out of two mailboxes. he even cashed a stolen check from one of the mailboxes. big announcement today about fake car inspections in the city. new york attorney general says have been convicted of felony charges for issuing more than 13he,000 fraudulent inspection tickets. they gave cars passing marks without conducting safety and emissions tests. after just a flood of complaints about the over flowing car flow flowing garbage cans, the trash will now be picked up stwies a twice a day. that area is home to several subway stations and houses several big box store. the city's nonemergency phone center will get a 21st century makeover. the call center will be upgraded with new technology, more staff and expanded hours. we have a warning tonight about a donation scam that could fool you. lookout for. also a restaurant customer furious for getting billed for what he calls hidden entertainment fees. >> you take money from me and i have not consented to it. that's stealing from me to some degree in my mind. >> what's behind the fee and what you need to look out for, next. dave price has your warmer 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rebuild an economy. so does she. we test test and jobs overseas. for businesses that create manufacturing jobs, a new tax credit. and let's invest in clean energy jobs, with 500 million solar panels installed by the end of her first term. a real plan to create new jobs and industries of the future. hillary clinton. . there are new rules for uber and override sharing service drivers on one long island town. southampton's town board passed a new amendment to a local law that forces those drivers to have the same licensing requirements after cabs. right now cab companies must register with the town and pay annual fees. uber says the decision hurts the drivers who are trying to earn a living. new jersey's acting transportation commissioner says the state's $1.6 billion fund out of money for months. he said the current transportation fund should hold until mid august. delamocrats are suggesting a hike in the state's gas tax but governor christie says any proposal to fund the transportation fund must end in tax fairness to new jersey's residents. this is the weather we've been waiting for. >> it's feeling good, it's looking good and it only gets better from here. let's take a look at our headlines. still seeing some cooler air in the region. a dose of that tonight. tomorrow we make some progress on the thermometer and even better by the weekend and into next week. temperatures around the area right now in the 50s pretty much, upper 50s in the city. a cool spot out in west hampton. 56 in poughkeepsie and 52 in monticello. relatively clear skies right now. clouds roll on in as we head through the evening. right now gorgeous outside. raise your hand if you lover the weather outside. there we go. taking a look at lady liberty. keeping that torch held proudly high. we're going to see a nice sunset at 7:34. temperatures in the 50s. the chill is going to roll in around 9:00. you're going to feel it. relatively clear skies. but that system out in the midwest is going to bring us some clouds. we'll stay dry but we'll be down to about 47 degrees at the 11:00 hour. a freeze warning in orange, passaic, westchester, putnam and fairfield counties and a frost advisory through some areas in new jersey right down towards the jersey shore into ocean down pi county. nice end to the day. into the rest of the week, keep an eye on the pollen forecast. tree pollen is going to be high, mold low, but that tree pollen is going to stay consistently bad through the week. there's no rain to watch any of that out of the atmosphere. it's going to be a tough go. allergists are going to get booked early. in the weekend, temperatures in the 60s. we head to the 70s as we head into the end of the weekend and into monday. going to be just gorgeous. there's your seven- day forecast, everyone. it is about as good as it can get. look at the temperature rise. isn't there some sort of official holiday we can come up with to take monday off? a real great stretch. get out and enjoy it. vice president joe biden will head to the military academy at west point next he will deliver the commencement address. president obama delivered the address in 2014. imagine paying your tuition, starting class, only to learn the school shut its doors are no word about your money. that's when you say better get baquero. >> the school has been open for years. his relatives attended and graduated from the program which provides training to perform medical sonograms until a few weeks ago. joe vargas wanted to learn how to help others. >> my grandfather died of a cardiac arrest and there was some more that could be done to save him. unfortunately they didn't get the right studies. >> he enrolled at a school located in this building in hoboken, new jersey. it's called the nci institute of technology. just as joe was enrolling last august -- >> they said they lost the accreditation and finance aid was not able, also student loans was not able. >> the school then offered a reduced tuition of $10,000 with each student allowed to set up an individual payment plan. jose e says he paid $65,000. 6 5 $6500. >> we got an e-mail saying the schoollong er er open. >> he's not the only student out of class, out of money and out of luck so far. we investigated and found out private career schools in new jersey are regulated by the department of labor and work force development. these schooled are supposed to post a tuition performance bond income. new jersey tells us it's working with representatives of mci to get student transcripts and contacting schools with other programs so students can finish their schooling elsewhere. as for joe's money? >> i really don't know. >> we tried reaching the mci institute of technology but their website, phone number and e-mail are no longer in service. new jersey is still looking into the circumstances surrounding the school's closure. >> what should they do? >> you should contact the agency we talked about, the new jersey department of labor and work force development. they'll try to help you. they do acknowledge all of this will take some time to work through. it's trainingevaluationunit. me and we'll give it to you. >> send an e-mail to better get baquero at nbcnewyork.com or give us at a call at 1-866-news-34 1-866-news-244. hundreds of new york city school kids got a golden ticket to one of the hottest shows on broadway. we first told you how students were invited to a matinee performance of "hamilton." we talked to some of the students just before they headed into today's show. >> it's something we've been looking forward to for so long. >> usually history is kind of boring but in a musical it's a very very good way to learn the story. will head to the show through 2017. up next, could the metro card's days be numbered? forget the swipe. the new ways you could be paying your fare. the heat is on. public pressure from a federal investigation forced mayor de blasio to break a public promise he made just two days ago. that 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subways. >> that means replacing every single metro card reader throughout the system. how much will all this cost? . >> reporter: it's not always easy. sometimes strap hangers can't get the hang of the subway swipe and it can be frustrating. >> sometimes i miss a swipe. and then i miss it again and then i miss it for a third time. >> reporter: you can soon rest a little easier. there's a new system coming. you'll be able to tap your smart card or use an app on your smart phone. but swiping will be a thing of the past. >> i feel like it will be a lot easier. you don't have to wait on everyone. >> in montreal or london you just tap it. >> reporter: gene with the strap won't be easy. >> when you have 465 stations that's quite an undertaking. >> reporter: he believes it will be worth it. you'll start seeing the smart cards in 2018 with a full phase outex expected in 2020. it will cost nearly $620 million. >> riders will be paying some portion of that down the road. but it's something that people are going to appreciate and think it's good for new york. >> reporter: good for card confused riders too, putting an end to the subway swipe. and that will do it for us. we thank you for watching. >> stay with us as the news continues now at 6:00. live from studio 3c in rockefeller center, this is news 4 new york. another high ranking nypd officer reassigned as the pressure of a federal investigation grows, forcing plus, we'll take you live to washington square park where presidential candidate bernie rally. and a man who helped send former police commissioner bernard carick is attacked. today mayor de blasio broke his promise not to take any further questions about a federal probe into his fund-raising and possible corruption inside the nypd. after the u.s. attorney said last night that city hall is not immune from scrutiny, mayor de blasio asked his campaign lawyer to ask prosecutors what all this is about. mark santia has the latest from one police plaza. >> reporter: five high ranking nypd officials have been reassigned in just the last week as the commissioner promises to follow this investigation wherever it leads. deputy chief andrew kapool, the administrative duty as the feds continue their probe. >> those individuals, i'm not going to prejudge them. they deserve due process. but anyone who accepts personal gifts in the year 2016 is not paying attention to today's ethics standards or the ethics training i'm sure they were given along the way. >> reporter: in a press conference today the mayor said he holds himself and his administration to the highest status, stressing he's not only willing to cooperate but help the us attorney's office. >> that's why we're very comfortable saying to u.s. attorney we're happy to help in an ay way we can. >> reporter: the u.s. attorney did not comment specifically into the investigation into possible gifts for favors but delivered a strong message to servants in midtown. >> the dream of honest

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