chopper 4 above the scene. you can see some of the damage that this fire did. suffolk police told me just moments ago, the cause of the fire appears to be nonkril. we don't know exactly how it ignited, about you it looked like three. the one sand point, folks, a lot of these homes, homes that were destroyed today, were homes that were damaged by hurricane and. that fire now destroys before the homeowners could actually get back inside. >> fullout tonight. board elections by the state >> the ag sd his office has received more than a thousand complaints so far. here in new york, it's easy to get lost in a sea of people, but the board of elections is not supposed to lose track, and that's one reason where the. voters like john is to live in brooklyn. >> i've never had a problem. this was the first time my name just wasn't there. >> reporter: and soon became big national news. >> it is absurd, and in brooklyn, new york, where i was born, actually, tens of thousands of people, as i understand it, have been purged from the voting rooms. >> and now this. the state's attorney opened. talked about what went wrong. his answer might surprise you. the board told 4 investigates that from november to april, 1 left the voting rolls in brooklyn while 63,000 were added. anyone who changes their registration gets removed from the book. >> we want to make sure the people who belong on the rolls get on the rolls and the people what -- are the board's, backed by mafr. we will cooperate fully, we'll. i suspect at the conclusion of this prots, there's really not going to be much of a. he told me i'm in election district 26. the people at ed 26 didn't have my name. now, all day long we've been pushing the board of elections fo tr context. how do those brooklyn numbers stack up against the other boroughs? we have yet to hear back. we're told staff at the board of elections is searching through the data and they haven't come up with the answers just yet. live in midtown tonight, andrew siff, new york. it could take several days before we know who will take dean scalo's district "district 9" senate race. county election officials must wait a week to county the ballots to make sure they've all arrived. silver was convicted of corruption in november. to be sentenced to more than ten years in prison. silver silver's attorneys say because of age and his health, he should get little to no time. . this problem is the latest setback for the controversial computer-based test that many children had their children opt out of in the past. pat battle has nor information out of hackensack. pat? >> reporter: it was a moment of confusion here, but the department of education in new jersey sent out a text that they believe the problem has been solved and peopl can start tomorrow. they issued an apology, blaming not us, but something larger. >> it was crashing in school districts all the way across new jersey, web sites were lighting up. more than 50,000 students affected. >> i was taking a toast. i was basically done with it and then, like, a guy came in and he said we had to stop taking it because there was a english. >> students came to school a half hour earlier to fet the robo calls came from the principal. >> due to a problem with the pierson's website, only half of the geometry test was repealed. the state attempts to test to stop at 11:00 a.m. so they could get to work on it. here in hackensack, they never even got started. >> we have a schedule. it's a very tight schedule. there is very little leeway for these kinds of things. unfortunately, it was a whole day that was planned for that we were not able to maximize our day. >> and worse, they say, it was their own tech team who informed them. they didn't hear from pearson for hours prompting the free holds superintendent to tweet, we are here to tweet, not troubleshoot. we'll use makeup time to be sure that students are properly tested. reporter: the department of education pays something like $100 million. . their failures today. in the meantime, kids, testing resumes tomorrow. now to an amazing story of survival and goodness. >> a story of two friends in an argument that spiralled out of control, leaving one of them stabbed 23 times. tonight that young man talks to news4's ida siegel about what happened and what he wants for his friend and himself now. >> reporter: the fact that 21-year-old thomas metcalf can walk down the street outside his home is miraculous, according to doctors. >> i have a fractured skull on my right side. he actually hit my brain. i have a fractured finger and . >> reporter: he said he and his friend, tommy rizzo, hung out and got into a petty argument about johnny's girlfriend. then johnn y lost it, throwing >> when i hit me, i guess i blanked out. he knocked me out. he proceeded to do what he did, but when i had woken up, i just didn't even know. i was very cold. >> ahl-fee-la-lee of, managed to walk seven blocks to a friend's house, still unaware he had been stabbed. the friend's mother took one look at him and called 911. the police said since you survived, it was nothing sho of a. . exactly where. he says they were barely arguing. now johnny has been charged with attempted murder. but he says he hopes johnny gets help, and he wants to turn his finally get his ged and go to college. in cornwall on hudson, ida siegel, new york. a man who killed his girlfriend to death was sentenced to 28 years. he admitted killing her and hiding her in his car. she had just broken up with him. there could be a watchful eye looking down on parks in south connecticut. they are looking to put security cameras in city parks. if the cameras are successful, the mayor says they'll be put in more public places. a fireie rupd and now the. an exhibit with a very rare and ancient guide book to the important holiday. another lovely day for the mild temds, but the down side is . firefighters from several new jersey towns tried to put out this fire at a home in rutherford today. it started on 5th avenue and quickly spread to another house and the car parked in the driveway. the house and the car outside was destroyed. no one was hurt, though. investigators are still trying to figure out what sparked the fire. the story of passover dates back to biblical times, of course, and tonight we're getting a look at a book that tells the story, a book that is probably at least 1,000 years old. as you probably know, the hagaddah tells the story of the exit of jesus from the time of the pharaohs. >> here we've got an individual, not an expert or person who wants to be able to celebrate the passover seder at his table with his family and his guests. he sits down, therefore, and painstakingly writes out this text. >> the hagaddah is at the jewish seminary's own library which is going through a renovation. it is not yet on public display. coming up when news4 returns. testing for zika at the jersey shore. aucounty lab is getting set to see if the virus has made its way to mosquitoes here. >> there is a lot of unknowns. >> i'm ted greenberg with a new local focus on the quickly spreading disease. but first here's a look at what's on nbc tonight, and all across america families are coming back to time warner cable so fast even the kids are impressed. oh she's impressed. we're catching up on movies and shows on demand just as fast as we can watch them. twc's home wifi is so strong we can use all our devices at the same time. come back today. you'll get 100 meg internet, tv, phone and more for $89.99 a month. and now, get a $300 reward card. lester holt joins us now with a look ahead at "nbc nightly news." >> we have all the big stories today to cover, of course, and then we have the subject of meat and dairy allergies across the u.s. and why doctors believe deer ticks are to blame. >> who should be concerned about this? >> they're seeing it mostly right now in the south and southeast, but it's appearing other places as well, and doctors are working hard on a cure so it doesn't spread any further. we'll see you with more in just a few minutes. >> that's at 6:30. thank you. concerns over the zika virus are impacting the summer tourist rush at the jersey shore. scientists want to make sure there aren't any visible mosquitoes around when tourists head to the beaches. how will they find that needle in the hay stack? >> reporter: more than 40 different kinds of mosquitoes come through the labs at the department of mosquito control. for the zika virus. >> i think it's very important to keep up one date with all these different viruses to protect our community. >> reporter: starting this summer, it will be the first lab in new jersey to put a new focus on the asian tiger mosquito, which is widespread in the garden state. it's capable of carrying zika, although there are still many unknowns about how well it can spread the virus. >> this is the way we'll find out if the virus has, in fact, gotten into these mosquitoes so we can taylor our control experts into those mosquitoes. >> reporter: zika can cause severe birth defects. at this point it hasn't spread into mosquitoes in the continental united states, but has turned up in people who traveled to places where outbursts are common, mostly blamed on the yellow fever mosquito which is not seen in our area. >> i'm hoping we don't find it. being an issue in new jersey is extremely low. >> reporter: with that said, experts say it's important to note that asian tiger mosquitoes like to bite people and are commonly found in urban and suburban areas where they can find standing water. >> it is extremely important to empty out all of those containers in your area that will be holding water throughout the summer. >> reporter: experts say zika has shown it's capable of quickly spreading, and should it become more of a threat here, they want to be ready. ted greenberg, news4, new york. authorities are trying to figure out what starred ted a brush fire in the bronx. >> they were on the scene as they put out the last flames in cortlandt park. nobody was hurt. >> it's still very dry. >> it's very dry, and we're under potential danger in the let's take a look outside on the good side of this weather pattern that's so dry. it makes for beautiful conditions outside in terms of being outdoors. beautiful and sunny and just stunning. look at that. 67 degrees. from our top of the rock camera, our view is spectacular. sunny skies right now. a whlittle bit of haze in the atmosphere. 60s in bridgeport, 68 in newark as well as the city. so just below 70 degrees. some areas actually made it up to 70 in ontario, new jersey. with continues continuing, warm, windy weather through tomorrow. brush fire risk will continue until we get to friday. that's when we're expecting some rain and possibly some thunderstorms. right now 71 in mime hill, bell very -- belvedere 72. a little cooler in long island we're not seeing the big wind gusts we saw yesterday but we still have the very dry conditions. that's why the fires that popped up today spread so quickly. 9% relative humidity in new york city right now. that's like being in the deserts of the southwest. and with that said, it's still going to be the same tomorrow. gusty winds, low humidity. any brush fires that could start will spread very quickly, so new jersey, most of new jersey under a fire weather watch for tomorrow. but we all have to take care and be on the lookout. there's that brush fire that popped up near copague, long island earlier today. we saw the smoke plume from that one but it's out now. until we get back to the midwest, a stream of moisture curling up this low pressure system in iowa stretches from memphis to indiana. they've seen the many rains in texas. that system will get kicked out by friday. a moonlit sky. notice the temperatures are warm in the 70s tomorrow, and then the rain starts to pop in on friday afternoon. a few thunderstorms likely, too. on friday we may make it up to 80 degrees. then it settles down for the weekend. saturday is another beautiful weekend. saturday and sunday 60s through 70, then next week unsettled. a few showers here and there, but we could use those. >> indeed. bruce joining us with some hockey action. >> natalie, the islanders are in the spotlight tonight. can they take a commanding serious lead over the panthers? coming up in sports, barclay center should be jumping and our own chandler will be telling us what the fans are thinking about tonight. we say goodbye to a new york playground legend, a guy so good he was known by only one name: pearl. (vo) you were born. you live in westchester. you live in the hudson valley. you live in the bronx. you want world-class medical care without having to travel for it. you have it in montefiore. with a history of firsts, we're nationally recognized for medical excellence, and with our albert einstein college of medicine, academic and research excellence. and now state-of-the-art healthcare bruce, this could be an exciting night for islander fans. >> this could be the year, chuck. the islanders are inching closer to a first place victory in 20 years. new york is gutting for a commanding 3-1 series lead after sunday night's thrilling come from behind victory in game 3. thomas hickey scored the game win in overtime to beat florida. the barclay center was in a frenzy. that's the same building where you will find john chandler. john, are the fans ready for tonight, tonight? that's the question. >> reporter: bruce, i think some of these fans have been ready since 1993. absolutely they arerready tonight. when thomas hickey scored on that one-timer sunday, it lifted the roof off this bui lding. a lot of players marvelled at how loud this place was in game 3. they said it was coliseum loud on sunday night, and they'll try into game 4 here tonight. >> that was the most energetic i've ever seen this building get. it finally felt like home. i'm really hyped to see it happen again tonight. >> just like we were at the old coliseum. the places went nuts, people jumping over each other, it was nuts. just good hockey. >> they had a chance to really put a mark in this series. they'll put it away, definitely. no doubt about it. >> reporter: you guys kind of had to bring it. >> i know, it got quiet and i was like, come on, they need us! >> reporter: the islanders have rallied twice in this series. they would prefer a fast start tonight trying to take control of this series against the panthers. one thing to note, roberto said he was exhausted after playing three games in four days. after a couple days' rest, i would look for them to win early and pepper with a victory. bruce, back to you. early is the key. well, the basketball world this morning, the loss of a new york city legend. dwayne pearl washington lost his battle with a brain tumor at the age of 52. pearl was a starter at boys and girls school in brooklyn. he then became the heart of syracuse university. he made this shot to beat boston college in 1984. what a moment, what a player. it was unbelievable to watch him. rest in peace, pearl. in baseball, the slumping yankees host tonight philadelphia. last night they cranked out six home runs, but you might have missed this play, the sensational catch in center field. a terrific grab by the gold glover. the mets are doing it in every conceivable way right now. remember when we said the word panic early in the season and he had a right to be mad, because they picked it up nicely. >> great catch there. >> i was a little worried. >> you were? >> all over now. three officials now facing critical charges in the toxic water crisis in flint, michigan and a promise of more charges to come. thank you for joining us. we'll see you back here at 11:00. have a great night. tonight. criminal charges in the toxic water nightmare in flint. so many children poisoned. tonight allegations of a cover-up and guarantees of more charges. could it go all the way to the top. buried alive. desperate hours to save people still trapped deep beneath the rubble. new aftershocks and time running out. will it be clinton versus trump after resounding wins in new york, how the front-runners are taking aim to put their opponents away. allergy alert. a hidden danger youth side that could trigger a sudden allergy attack after you eat. the surprising thing doctors say is behind

Related Keywords

New York , United States , Westchester , Brooklyn , Texas , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , Florida , Hackensack , New Jersey , Cornwall On Hudson , Michigan , Connecticut , Iowa , Center Field , Newark , Jersey , Syracuse University , America , Thomas Hickey , Lester Holt , John Chandler , Ted Greenberg , Thomas Metcalf , Tommy Rizzo ,