now new york s number one news, channel 7 eyewitness news. terrifying moments caught on camera, a mother and her children helpless as a driver repeatedly slams into their car. plus, we have new information on a teenager falling 7 stories to his death. what was he doing inside a run-down, dangerous and abandoned hospital. good evening. it s 11:00. a group of kids inside this hospital on staten island closed for decades but tonight one of them made a life-ending mistake. jim dolan is in the new brighton section with the details. reporter: i never should have happened. is supposed to circle the entire building but it doesn t. there s gaps for kids to crawl through, walk through and some places where it doesn t exist at all. so easy for kids to just go into that property and according to neighbors they do every day and have for years. nobody here is surprised that a 16-year-old boy is dead tonight. the abandoned hospital looks exactly like the kind of place that wou
front paws are injured. residents have raised over $19,000 to get him off the streets, away from their trash cans and into a wildlife center. good for that community. it was gandhi who said the greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. thank you for watching abc news. tune in to good morning america. and as always, we re on 24/7 at our facebook page and at abc news.com. have a great weekend, america. it s not about hugging trees. you just gotta find that balance. where taking care of yourself takes care of more than just yourself. lease an mkz hybrid for $299 a month now new york s number one news, channel 7 eyewitness news. terrifying moments caught on camera, a mother and her children helpless as a driver repeatedly slams into their car. plus, we have new information on a teenager falling 7 stories to his death. what was he doing inside a run-down, dangerous and abandoned hospital. good evening. it s 11:00. a gr
ever stair climb at citifield where hundreds of firefighters will be climbing to honor their fallen comrades. thanks for joining us this saturday, october 10th. indeed. good to see you again. glad you re back. what s going on? too much. isn t that always the case? good morning, everyone, happy saturday. i m rob nelson. i m michelle charlesworth. good to be with you. the national fallen firefighters stair climb takes place this morning at citifield. it honors all of america s fallen firefighters. and that is where meteorologist amy freeze right in the thick of it, joining us this morning. i m glad you have a coat. it s chilly out. oh, it s cold. you know what? i did think about putting my glove 0s on, but i didn t want to freak people out. but it is a little chilly this morning. we are at citifield, and as things get under way this morning, yeah, this is an exciting place to be anyway because of monday night and looking forward to the playoffs and all that. but w
last rain in new york falls at 7:31. islip 9 p.m. so a good day tomorrow. weekend forecast dana in just a bit. back to you. thank you. let s get to the new jersey transit story. officials saying they will not meet an end of the year deadline to install a new safety system on the railroad trains. them lawmakers now to extend the federal deadline by 3 years and say if that doesn t happen there s a threat of a shutdown. cbs 2 s alice gainer is at penn station to explain. alice. reporter: nj transit will only say it is unclear if they will be able to operate trains come the new year. so is it serious or are they just trying to pressure congress? this morning, nj transit commuters woke up to a startling threat. their trains might shut down at the end of the year because the new safety system won t be implemented in time. absolutely a nightmare. reporter: but is it real? the federal government says without ptc, or positive train control, the trains can t legally roll and
complaints about this very situation, children playing in the old building. 16-year-old marcus cass tillo from sunnyside suffered from head trauma. the hospital was built back in 18 1899. there was a contemplate made. . we spoke to neighbor who is say this isn t the first time police have been here. i don t know if people complained but sometimes they check the scene to see what s going on over there. i think there s things going on sometimes over there. this is not the first time i ve seen them going over there zblmplgts . reporter: we reached out to the department of buildings to find out who if anyone is responsible for this site. we ll keep you posted. now to a suspected drunk driver caught on camera crashing into a family s car. you can see the video on your screen there. it happened along north ocean avenue in long island. this is where this accident happened. children in tears, people stunned. natalie sat down with the mother who gave a play by play of that ter