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." >>> and developing at 4:30, the search is on for the attacker who slashed a hatzolah emergency worker in brooklyn. >>> the coast guard searching for the boater who vanished in the long island sound. >>> and we also are learning more this morning about the child shot and killed chicago. police are hoping a reward will bring in new leads. and good morning, i'm lori stokes. >> and thank you for joining us, i'm ken rosato. it is wednesday, november 4th. and you're never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic. meteorologist bill evans with the exclusive accuweather forecast. >> yesterday's high 72 degrees. today, we're looking at another warm day today. and our temperatures starting it's 58 it might drop another degree or two. normal overnight low is 45. so we're way warmer than that. 41 kingston and poughkeepsie. 53 white plains and 51 bridgeport. 48 islip. it's kind of the cool spot as well as wrightstown at about 42. we'll have sunshine today we're going to get to 70 degrees one more time. we're going to do it again maybe a record high by friday and talk more about that i
." >>> and developing at 4:30, the search is on for the attacker who slashed a hatzolah emergency worker in brooklyn. >>> the coast guard searching for the boater who vanished in the long island sound. >>> and we also are learning more this morning about the child shot and killed chicago. police are hoping a reward will bring in new leads. and good morning, i'm lori stokes. >> and thank you for joining us, i'm ken rosato. it is wednesday, november 4th. and...
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the victim who was a volunteer medic with the crown heights hatzolah was stabbed. the stabbing happened at eastern parkway and rogers avenue. the victim says his attacker approached him from behind and slashed his neck and never said a word before running away. investigators searched the area looking for that suspect who was possibly wearing a mask. and also looking for the weapon. now this section of crown heights has a very high jewish population. so some are womannering if the victim was targeted because he's jewish. >> with the stabbings that are taking place in israel, we cannot be relaxed when you investigate something of this magnitude. if you determine if it's a hate crime. and we need to use all the video footage and whatever we can to apprehend the person involved or responsible. >> reporter: and again, the victim is a medic, he was off- duty at the time. but he was also carrying his radio so he was able to call for help immediately after he was stabbed. again he remains in stable condition this morning at king's county hospital. and he's expected to make
the victim who was a volunteer medic with the crown heights hatzolah was stabbed. the stabbing happened at eastern parkway and rogers avenue. the victim says his attacker approached him from behind and slashed his neck and never said a word before running away. investigators searched the area looking for that suspect who was possibly wearing a mask. and also looking for the weapon. now this section of crown heights has a very high jewish population. so some are womannering if the victim was...
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that hatzolah member who was slashed called for help right away. moments later first responders were on the scene loading the volunteer to atotretcher. this is news 4 obtained bade witness who saw the aftermath of e attack. here's what we know. the suspect came out from behind the hatzolah volunteer who was t on duty but had his radio and was able to call for help ri t away. police have been here doing a grid search looking for a weapon - . police do not have someone in custody and folks who saw this are concerned tonight. what's going on in the world with, it's scary. somebody walking on the street and gets stabbed. >> reporter: again, police right now have not recovered the weapon used in this attack. that's why you see there's a large presence of officers out here in crown heights. again, this is an eastern parkway and rogers avenue. this is here police focused their investigation. we have also learned right now preliminary reports is this does not appear to be a hate crime but they are looking in to that. no one has been arrested and the volunt
that hatzolah member who was slashed called for help right away. moments later first responders were on the scene loading the volunteer to atotretcher. this is news 4 obtained bade witness who saw the aftermath of e attack. here's what we know. the suspect came out from behind the hatzolah volunteer who was t on duty but had his radio and was able to call for help ri t away. police have been here doing a grid search looking for a weapon - . police do not have someone in custody and folks who...
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cell phone video shows hatzolah volunteer david katz getting treatment after the attack. katz was off duty and not in uniform when he was slashed in crown heights last night. he tells police a man wearing a mask came up from behind and attacked him without saying a word. >> i have been stabbed, i have been stabbed. >> that's the type of hate we don't want in crown heights, we don't want in brooklyn and we don't want in the city. >> katz was carrying a radio so he called hatzolah dispatch for help. there are two separate $5,000 rewards for information in this case. >>> dropping somebody off for or picking them up at the airport could cost extra. the port authority says it's considering charging taxicabs and ridesharing cars a fee at our airports. cbs 2's christine sloan has the story. >> reporter: in front of terminals at newark liberty international airport, traffic backs up as passengers are dropped off or picked up. congestion a problem even though cops tell drivers to move along. why the port authority says it's considering slapping for hire vehicles including yellow c
cell phone video shows hatzolah volunteer david katz getting treatment after the attack. katz was off duty and not in uniform when he was slashed in crown heights last night. he tells police a man wearing a mask came up from behind and attacked him without saying a word. >> i have been stabbed, i have been stabbed. >> that's the type of hate we don't want in crown heights, we don't want in brooklyn and we don't want in the city. >> katz was carrying a radio so he called...
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the victim worked for hatzolah. they're an emergency service unit that predominantly serves jewish communities. his attacker, wearing a hockey mask, attacked him on eastern parkway and rogers avenue, then took off. all of this happened around 8:30 last night. authorities immediately swarmed the area. the victim actually radioed in his own call for help. he had his radio with him at the time. he was feeling pain in his upper right shoulder. that's when he knew that something was wrong. he had been walking on a pedestrian walkway here on eastern parkway by himself. authorities told me over the phone that man suffered a two to three-inch slash wound by the suspect who attacked him and took off heading eastbound on eastern parkway. those who saw the aftermath of th wis attack say it's cause for concern. >> i'm actually from israel. i was born there. you know, what's going on in the world, it's scary. somebody gets stabbed walking on the street. >> reporter: now, a grid search was conducted here on eastern parkway hours
the victim worked for hatzolah. they're an emergency service unit that predominantly serves jewish communities. his attacker, wearing a hockey mask, attacked him on eastern parkway and rogers avenue, then took off. all of this happened around 8:30 last night. authorities immediately swarmed the area. the victim actually radioed in his own call for help. he had his radio with him at the time. he was feeling pain in his upper right shoulder. that's when he knew that something was wrong. he had...
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the 34-year-old victim is a volunteer for the hatzolah jewish first aid squad. he was off-duty last night and had just left evening prayers in crown heights when he was attacked from behind. he was not wearing his hatzolah jacket but did have his radio and was able to call for help. the hate crimes task force is investigating whether it was a bias crime. police don't have a suspect at this point. >>> also in crown heights someone is in custody after another possible bias attack. an orthodox jewish man was walking on the avenue when the suspect allegedly made a slur punched him in the face and took his -- officers quickly took the 36-year-old suspect into custody. police don't think it's related to the attack on the ems worker. >>> well, funeral services were held today for would be of the victims kill -- one of the victims killed in the bronx. the funeral for 24-year-old kristian leka was held this morning. he pushed his sister out of the way of the swerving car on saturday while they were out for halloween. she survived but leka, 10-year- old nyanna aquil and h
the 34-year-old victim is a volunteer for the hatzolah jewish first aid squad. he was off-duty last night and had just left evening prayers in crown heights when he was attacked from behind. he was not wearing his hatzolah jacket but did have his radio and was able to call for help. the hate crimes task force is investigating whether it was a bias crime. police don't have a suspect at this point. >>> also in crown heights someone is in custody after another possible bias attack. an...
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the 34-year-old victim a hatzolah worker is now occupant hot as police -- out of the hospital as police search for the suspect. >> reporter: that's right. a few blocks from the crime scene and yes police are investigating this as a bias attack. senseless, random and unprovoked. residents here say it could be nothing else. that the had to be a hate crime. nearly 24 hours after the attack, crown heights is on edge. because the suspect remains at large tonight. >> the person who did this, wasn't out to rob somebody and give me your money or. they used a knife and stabbed somebody. what was that all about? right now, we don't know. >> reporter: it happened at 8:20 last night. the victim, an off-duty volunteer immediatic simply -- medic simply walking down eastern parkway when the suspect slashed him across the back. he used his portable radio to call for help. >> i've been stabbed. >> reporter: eyewitness news has learned tonight that the victim has a four inch stab wound to his right upper back. that the knife cut into his lung cavity, but did not penetrate the lung. and he told police the
the 34-year-old victim a hatzolah worker is now occupant hot as police -- out of the hospital as police search for the suspect. >> reporter: that's right. a few blocks from the crime scene and yes police are investigating this as a bias attack. senseless, random and unprovoked. residents here say it could be nothing else. that the had to be a hate crime. nearly 24 hours after the attack, crown heights is on edge. because the suspect remains at large tonight. >> the person who did...
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. >>> our other top story, the volunteer hatzolah ems worker slashed in brooklyn, the 34- year-old was off-duty when a man walked up from behind in the crown heights section and slashed him. investigators are trying to figure out a motive. >>> and mta bus driver charged in the deadly hit and run crash is in court. 48-year-old paul roper was driving an mta bus when he hit and killed 70-year-old carol bell. when she street with her walker. yesterday in east new york. hello again, i'm david novarro. >> and i'm shirleen allicot. we begin this half hour with a proposal that could cost you more to get to newark, kennedy and laguardia airports. >> the port authority thinking about implementing a $2 to $4 airport access fee. now this would involve vehicles for hire like ayubier and lyft and -- uber and lyft and that could be added to your bill. >> new jersey reporter tony jason taylors is -- toni yates is live. >> reporter: we saw uber drivers with the new jersey limousine tags and we saw the drivers with the new york state taxi commission service tags on their cars. and we also saw yellow cab
. >>> our other top story, the volunteer hatzolah ems worker slashed in brooklyn, the 34- year-old was off-duty when a man walked up from behind in the crown heights section and slashed him. investigators are trying to figure out a motive. >>> and mta bus driver charged in the deadly hit and run crash is in court. 48-year-old paul roper was driving an mta bus when he hit and killed 70-year-old carol bell. when she street with her walker. yesterday in east new york. hello...
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reporter: crown heights neighbors activists and politicians want justice for david katz, a volunteer for hatzolah emergency medical services who police say was viciously attacked without a word or provocation. it happened on eastern parkway near rogers avenue around 8:30 tuesday night. uniform. police say a man wearing a mask came up from behind and slashed his shoulder. [ beep beep ] >> reporter: this cell phone video shows him being helped by some of his colleagues. friends say katz always carries his radio and used it to call dispatch. here's audio of his plea for help. [ inaudible ] >> reporter: extra police patrols, flyers asking for the public help and thousands of reward money to catch a man neighbors fear will lash out suddenly violently and >> we're very concerned in the neighborhood because people are walking there. >> reporter: katz told police his attacker wore black sweatpants, hoodie and white hockey mask. >> a person does not adorn a mask and attack a security patrol unless they are up to premeditated hate and that's the type of hate we don't want in crown heights. we don't want in
reporter: crown heights neighbors activists and politicians want justice for david katz, a volunteer for hatzolah emergency medical services who police say was viciously attacked without a word or provocation. it happened on eastern parkway near rogers avenue around 8:30 tuesday night. uniform. police say a man wearing a mask came up from behind and slashed his shoulder. [ beep beep ] >> reporter: this cell phone video shows him being helped by some of his colleagues. friends say katz...
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but frantic moments after the assault on a hatzolah worker in crown heights were caught on cell phone video. the man off-duty last night last night at eastern parkway he is expected >>> 8:28. heather o'rourke has the commute. >> the issue on route 287 for a while now. on the northbound side right near exit 26. overturned tractor-trailer. now route 202 is usually your alternate here but you can see that 202 is jam-packed from 206 getting all the way entomb al cot -- up into al cot square. expect some delays there. going to the queens midtown tunnel. that's going to be rough ride for you coming inbound. that's because of a disabled vehicle that is still being worked on. mass transit is doing okay. street cleaning rules are in effect. ken back to you. >>> heather thank you. meteorologist bill evans with your accuweather forecast. >> lots of sunshine today. going to be a beautiful day. once again temperatures are going to climb to 70. we're looking at sunshine and 60 light now and a pretty afternoon. weather temperature will be about 12 degrees warmer than normal for this time of the year
but frantic moments after the assault on a hatzolah worker in crown heights were caught on cell phone video. the man off-duty last night last night at eastern parkway he is expected >>> 8:28. heather o'rourke has the commute. >> the issue on route 287 for a while now. on the northbound side right near exit 26. overturned tractor-trailer. now route 202 is usually your alternate here but you can see that 202 is jam-packed from 206 getting all the way entomb al cot -- up into al cot...