nick and his family were among them. it was crazy. i can t believe it took out so much of the complex, ridiculous. reporter: but routine because of the way the complex was built according to the fire chief. it s the type of construction it was built with and lack of firewalls between the units. no lives were lost but unfortunately quite a of those displaced are elderly. the residents are hoping to salvage memories in the charred mess, debris strewn inside and out. almost all these women are, unfortunately, widowed over here. their lives are in those houses. reporter: and we are back live now looking at this fire damage. we have seen residents here throughout the morning. people are just trying to salvage, as we said, some memories. this is the second time this moving fire where people were worried that the fire would jump from one home to another. the good news here is these buildings were evacuated in about five to seven minutes. no one was injured. once again, the
children were trapped in a church van after its driver t- boned a vehicle after a driver t-boned the vehicle causing it to completely flip over. also this morning, an eyewitness news exclusive. we re learning more about the construction worker killed by falling scaffolding. this morning, there are calls for action after several safety violations were found at the project. breaking news in the manhunt for the suspect police say killed five people in two shootings in georgia. good morning, everyone. looking at a live picture there of lower manhattan. look at that. it s not too bad at all. it is a little dreary out. some rain droplets, maybe even some purple rain out there. i think so. good morning, everyone. thanks for being with us. happy saturday morning. dearly beloved, i m michelle charlesworth. we re wearing purple for prince. i cannot believe it. there was no choice. by accident kind of. we were in the same mind set. he sent me a text late last night
just fine with us. as it always does. happy saturday, i m rob nelson. i m michelle charlesworth. meteorologist amy freeze is live and in the wild in the bronx this morning. you and your fellow animals where the 2016wcs run will kick off. she has the first look at weather. how s life out there in the boogie-down? reporter: good morning to you guys. it is great. gonna get wild here at the bronx zoo. we can t wait. expecting over 4,000 runners. run. i have the start line all to myself to get going. what a morning to run. we ll look for the clouds overhead to break for the sunshine. is coming up with beautiful colors decorating the back drop. we ve got a cool spot up in monticello. everybody else in the middle to upper 40s. we look at the satellite and radar picture and you ll see that we re breaking for clear skies this afternoon. there is a mess bringing lots of severe weather across the central plains and even down through tornado alley living up to its name yesterda
no official charges have been filed against carr dhar. the case is under investigation against carroo. the case is upped investigation. the coach will have a news conference at 2:00. hopefully he can address the problems being faced by the rutgers football program. that is the latest live from new jersey, anthony johnson, channel 7 eyewitness news. thank you. on to the bus driver and driving drunk. it all started when police began getting calls about an mta buske driven erratically on a northern state parkway in nassau county. they say when officers pulled over the driver, his blood alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit. eyewitness news reporter kala rama is live at the bus depot with the details. kala? reporter: the mta says the bus was taken right off the street because the mta says they don t have enough room in this secure jamaica depot to keep all of the buses so some end up parked on the streets. as for the bus driver, 52-year- old alexander copela
his head and passed out. instead of immediately calling 911, frat members allegedly carried deng inside, changed his clothes and searched the internet for head injuries. more than an hour later, three suspects drove an unresponsive deng to the hospital where he died. during the investigation, authorities say they were hit with roadblocks at every turn. individuals who were actively involved in the assault, individuals who lied to the police to individuals who had hid evidence and individuals who fled the scene. reporter: the frat rented the house during this unsanctioned event. 37 members face criminal charges for, among other things, homicide. this is a clear hazing is not permitted. reporter: now, as to not overload the court system here, authorities have chosen to charge the defendant dance in phases beginning with those they believe were left involved. over the next few weeks all 37 people are expected to turn themselves in. on eyewitness news, police reveal more