Been released but one female officers remains here. Reporting live in jersey city, darla miles, channel 7 Eyewitness News. Darla, thank you. Calls for action tonight in brooklyn after a violent weekend that left three people shot and killed. President eric adams and several Council Members holding a rally outside burle hall this morning to launch a campaign against gun violence. They are calling for community and Police Cooperation after a wave of shootings over the last two days. They set up an open casket outside burle hall as a stark reminder of the cost of all this gun violence. When a bullet is discharged from a barrel of a gun, it does not discriminate. It would take the life of anything and anyone that it is. York cop. Eyewitness News Reporter Kemberly Richardson at todays rally will break down the Antiviolence Campaign coming up on Eyewitness News at 6 00. In less than an hour, concerned Community Members will come together in the bronx to address the legionnaires outbreak that
Delta, making no evasive maneuvers. They warn a larger drone could be ever bit as devastating as the bird strikes that brought down the plane in the hudson river. The captain who set that plane down saving the passengers spoke to face the nation sunday about how cheap Affordable Technology in the wrong hands is becoming a real menace. Allows people to do stupid, wreckless Dangerous Things with abandon. The aviation and legal authorities have raised the penalties for doing these things, unfortunately, the essential element thats still missing is the certainty of prosecution because its been difficult to catch them in the act. Yes, hard to find these folks the faa and the Port Authority police are doing what they can do pinpoint the folks who were flying those drones close to the airport. Keep in mind it is already illegal to operate any kind of aircraft without twoway communication near an airport. But some people are suggesting we up the penalties for drone use near the airport, possib
Have become so common pilot daily occurrence nationwide. New information in the trial. The jury you will consider the Death Penalty as it moves james holmes. It clears the way for another round of arguments before jurors decide between Capital Punishment and life in prison. The same jury rejected his insanity claim last month and found him guilty of murder. And the colorado shooting and the recent shooting inside a louisiana Movie Theater has prompted a new push for gun legislation. It brought together two schumers. Dick brennan has more on the proposal and the reaction. Reporter when i heard about this news, i was completely devastated and i just wanted to go down to louisiana and then i was angry. Reporter Movie Actress and comedian amy schumer speaking out on gun violence. You are approachable. Reporter it was her movie train wreck playing on a screen in a lafayette Movie Theater when a mentally ill man john houser killed Jillian Johnson and mayci breaux. Today she fought back tears
The popular locala palooza festival shutting down. Organizers ended the final day of the festival 30 minutes early when another storm hit the area. Here in grays lake, illinois, a day of cleanup. Parts of this building across the street. You can see that truck turned over. Carson, savannah, back to you. What a night. Jong yang in grays lake, illinois, thank you. Meanwhile, in california, thousands of homes are being threatened by a wildfire that nearly tripled in size over the weekend. Emergency officials stepped up evacuation orders. Joe fryer has the latest. Good morning. Reporter good morning, carson. This fire now at 54,000 acres, growing at a rate thats unprecedented. The flames have moved into a more remote area, which is good news. But in these conditions, they know things can change in an instant. The rocky fire is an unpredictable monster still growing this morning, even veteran firefighters say they have never seen anything like it. At one point, the flames tore through 20,00
Call tips anonymously. Reporter the message echoed by Community Activists today and will be all week. And how can we make change accord to these Community Leaders . Talking to local and state leaders and also just doing what that woman said about her son, if you see something, say something, and bring it to the attention of police as it happens. New here at noon, the retrial a former handy man accused of murdering little etan patz. Jurors deadlocked this spring with a lopsided 111 split in favor of conviction. Hernandez told investigators he strangled the child and stuffed his body in a box but no physical evidence was found. Defense attorneys maintain the confession was coerced. At noon, police say theyve caught the man wanted for breaking into an apartment and groping a woman. Police say the culprit is 35yearold Jeffrey Joseph from staten island. They say he broke into the apartment by going up the fire escape and he groped her, she woke up and he took off. Joseph is charged with bur