the live team coverage will continue here with laura behnke outside. laura? >> reporter: today they raised the national league championship banner that would cap off with a weird schedule. and the wife did not go into labor, yes, a satisfying win. you know, a good start that there will be a lot more to come. >> it is an exciting day. and that the guys did a good job of putting up runs for us. that it was fun and that the fans were great. >> i'm glad that we won and that they got to see us win as we are excited and we plan to win a lot more. but now is the time to focus on 2016 for sure. >> reporter: and as for degrom he left that game for the precautionary reasons with that lat tightness. we are live outside citi field laura behnke channel 7 eyewitness news. >> all right, thank you. they played their home opener this week and today in the tigers home opener with the player introduction today. and then finally baseball. you'll play the tigers, you have to face miguel cabrera who will drive in the first run of the game. he'll have a chance to drive in that othe

we're live at barclays center, laura behnke, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> now we get to the mets. 10 home runs the last two games. they don't want to put philadelphia in the rearview mirror but they have to. this was the final game of the series. the mets try for the sweep. for the first time ever, the mets hit back-to-back home runs for a third straight game. it's been unreal. that's yoenis cespedes. then lucas duda, 19 home runs the last six games. their biggest output ever in six games but this time the phils come back, 7th inning, run scoring single. that ties the game at 4. extra innings. not only do the mets hit homers in philly, they also strike out 17 in this game. 4-4, 11th inning, runners on 2nd and 3rd for the phils. david wright's throw will get the mets lose this one. >>> now let's get to the yankees. we're going to get to the yankees now. yankees against the as out at the stadium in the bronx. a lot of trouble scoring runs. they started out just fine tonight. dd gregorius goes deep. 2nd inning, yanks have the lead. everything looking good. but the as score three runs in

laura behnke, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> let's get you out to the bronx now. the yankees against the as lost six of their last seven, struggling to score runs. they can't push runners in scoring position across the plate.hi cks sent it up. had himself a night. 4th inning playing left field. he goes gets one. there's not a whole lot of extra room out there but hicks uses every inch. now to the 6th inning. a hit to left field. hicks has a rocket yard. showed it off last night. he shows it off again tonight. unfortunately the as hit four home runs and nobody could make a play on those. yanks lose another one. 7-3. that's three straight. they were swept by the as. >>> in cincinnati cubs-reds. chicago pitcher jake arrieta, six strikeouts, four walks, 119 pitches. no hits. a routine flyball ends the game and arrieta has a no-hitter. his second in 11 months. he threw one last august. cubs win 16-0. arrieta 4-0. >>> the nfl draft opens one week from today. the giants have the 10th pick overall.

. >>> laura behnke in for rob powers. >> it's getting closer, opening day. only a few exhibition baseball games remain. the yankees played two today while the mets headed west for a national league championship series rematch as they faced the cubs tonight in vegas. also tonight, the rangers had a chance to check off their first >>> laura behnke, the mets fans have been counting the days to get the season back. >> they need the exhibition to be over because it's not going well. maybe regular games will change things. for the mets, florida now a thing of the past. kansas city and the season opener still three days away. right now it's all about las vegas. the spring. the first was tonight in the nlcs rematch against the cubbies. the mets offense has been struggling. lucas duda gets something going. 1-0 mets. all chicago from there. kris bryant with the go-ahead play in the 5th. infield rbi single puts the cubs up 2-1. the home run off hansel robles. mets now winless in their last 14 spring games. >>> the yankees made it official, masahiro tanaka will get the

laura behnke is live at the garden ready for another game. best teams in the nhl at home in the regular season, but in the playoffs as you've mentioned, they've now lost four straight here at the garden. tonight. >> reporter: it's a pivotal night for the rangers who will either tie up the series with pittsburgh or be pushed to the brink of elimination. >> we've got to find a way to our best game. >> you want to make every game. you don't want to be desperate, but we've got to get off to a good start tonight. >> reporter: the penguins have been one of the hottest teams in the league, winning 16 of their last 19 games including nine of ten on the road. the rangers are more focused on themselves. >> i think we have a good team but it's also about getting everyone here at the highest level possible. >> reporter: once again, it could come down to special teams. the rangers have one power play goal this series and their penalty kill can't afford any mistakes. >> we've talked about it with our specialty units. we've gone through video. hopefully we'

after speaking with our laura behnke today. >> sunday night's overtime win exercised 23 years of playoff demons for >> it's an exciting time for us. >> reporter: their first post series win since 1993 is old news now. the isles must move on. >> that series is done and over with. we've got game one on wednesday. that's what our focus is on. >> expectations are high. we want to keep this thing going. it wasn't about just getting past the first round. >> reporter: the defending eastern conference champions are the next challenge. >> we just want to focus on ourselves and what we've got to do. make it tough on them and establish our type of game right away. >> reporter: with a back-to-back and pair of double overtime games, the islanders have played a whole lot of hockey in a little amount of time. that trend continues with game one tomorrow. >> there's things you can control and can't control. that's the message to our team. we're in good shape. mentally we're strong. you have to find a way no matter when the game time is or what day you're playing. >> laura behnke, channel 7 eyewitness new

laura behnke, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> and no sound check. thank you very much. the rangers and penguins tomorrow. a ranger loss last night. ranger fans upset about this. pittsburgh's letang nailing stalberg across the neck. for stalberg, three missing teeth. game 4 at the garden tomorrow. >>> nfl draft trade. the browns give up the number 2 overall pick to the eagles for five picks, presumably philadelphia grabs one of the carson wentz and jared goff, whichever guy the rams don't take number 1. >>> yankees-as. mets play at philly. good things do tend to happen when you hit six home runs. conforto, cespedes, walker. walker again. duda, granderson. 17 home runs in the first five games of the road trip. the record is up over the .500 mark. bartolo colon starts tonight. >>> finally from us, pretty good catch in the game last night as well. 8th inning, two men on for the phils. juan lagares at the wall. >>> college ball, kentucky against louisville. 2nd baseman trying to make the play. ball bounces off somebody's head. center fielder storm wilson makes the play. he s

at yankee stadium, laura behnke, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> the mets play again tomorrow; have the day off today. they battled the royals in a world series rematch. teams opened against each other the next year. all the spoils go to the champs except the rings of which they do get tomorrow. matt harvey allowed four runs on eight hits. mets rallied for three runs in the 8th. only to watch david wright then yoenis cespedes both strike mets lose. that's how the new year begins. >>> the brewers open the season in milwaukee. the annual sausage run. that's not the first ball they're delivering. something much more important. it's the first bratwurst. just in time for opening day. >>> baseball season opens. the men's basketball season closes. the winner tonight wears the crown. the women play tomorrow. championship game comes word of who's been elected in to the basketball hall of fame. allen iverson, shaquille o'neal, tom izzo, cheryl swoops, yao ming, and jerry ricenorf. real big names from just about every corner of the basketball world. >> just glad i was able to play and have fun and

sports reporter laura behnke has more from frigid fans in a minute. we are beginning with meteorologist bill evans. he has a look at the forecast. >> here is your forecast at noontime. 34 degrees. it is cold. normally, we would be at about 50. probably even 51 degrees at this hour. here are the headlines. we are fighting for 40 this afternoon, but it feels like 30 really all afternoon. another hard freeze tonight, but it is the wind that will die down. won't be as cold tomorrow. the winds will warm up. cloudier weather as we go into thursday. temperatures at 34. 33 white plains. 33 long island. 32 poughkeepsie. 37 monticello we have a northerly wind. the way the stadium sits here up towards harlem and on into the that blows from third base to first base across the new stadium. 37 degrees we are hoping for by 1:00 first pitch temperature. a northerly wind at 10 to 20 blows from left field to first base. if you are sitting on the first base side of the stadium it is going to be cold and shady. thundershowers and thunderstorms, too, in your accuweather f

time for sports headlines. >> here's laura behnke. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. never are the disappointments of this season more on display for the knicks and the nets than when they play each other. basketball is losing a little luster, but there's bragging rights to be had. the two meeting for the last time last night, on lopez's birthday. and then early goings, it was a tight game. it's a tied game, and sean kilpatrick leading the way for him. the nets had the lead, but the knicks led the entire way after halftime. gallaway off the bench, and the knicks win. >>> even though the games don't count, no team wants to enter the surgeon with a 15-game losing streak. the mets have one more opportunity to keep that from happening. they wrapped up the slate in las vegas. you will take the runs however you can get them. ben with the error, granderson reaching 1st, and then the more traditionalway. cespedes waiting until the last spring game for his first home run. 6 strikeouts and two walks. 8-1 the mets win, and they opening night next up sunday in kansas city. >>> th

i'm laura behnke. we'll see you again later tonight at 5. >> thank you. i tried to say it with you that time. >>> much more ahead on eyewitness news sunday morning including a look at today's top stories. >>> the presidential campaign excitement continues today in brooklyn. i'm kristin thorne and i'll >>> hundreds of runners come to the university of texas campus in austin for the annual long horn run. this year participants had a moment of silence to honor the young girl found dead on campus. that story just ahead. >>> a kentucky teenager wanted to help his grandfather so he developed a unique hearing aide. you've life's sharing a meal. and a kitchen with room for everyone. spend $4000 or more on a new kitchen and get 15% back at the ikea kitchen event. i've been a turkey farmer my whole life... and i raise turkey for shady brook farms . we don't use growth-promoting antibiotics, that's just the way things should be done. that's important to me. my name is glenn, and i'm an independent turkey farmer.

laura behnke up next with sports. >> i'm ignoring that. opening day is tomorrow for the yankees but opening night belongs to the mets and royals who began with a world series rematch. one the mets hope would have a different ending than the fall classic. >>> all right, the mets have a done to pick with the royals, that's for sure. >> they do. mets enter a new season where a world series win is the only option. expectations are beyond high and tonight we begin to find out how this team will respond as the mets and royals meeting on opening night where kansas city celebrated the world series win over new york. after an error the royals capitalize. a run scores and 1-0 royals. volguez shut down the lineup. matt harvey pitched well but not enough. the mets would breakthrough in the 8th. lucas douda driving in 2 with a single to left. that made it 4-2. they've added another. right now it's 4-3 in the 8th inning. still a game. >>> things will also come full circle for the yankees tomorrow afternoon as they host the astros in their season opener.

i'm laura behnke. we'll see you again later tonight at 5. >> laura, thank you. much more ahead on eyewitness live look at this is everything i have, my family. i got to see my dad die on national tv. people are dying. we need a president that's going to talk about it. i believe bernie sanders is a protestor. he's not scared to go up against the criminal justice system. he's not scared. that's why i'm for bernie. i'm bernie sanders and i approve this message. . >>> welcome back, everybody the. it is a little more mild than yesterday, we're making progress. get out and enjoy our subpoenaed your sunday after the show, of course. >> a lot of people walking around with coffee in the hand. >> sunday, april 10th. i'm rob nelson. >> i'm toni yates in for michelle charlesworth. >> amy freeze assures us things will get better in another few days we'll be a little warmer. we're all patiently waiting. >> we have to wait it out to get back above average, but our temperatures are actually colder than yesterday at this same time. what's different for us though is that we don't

i'm laura behnke. tonight at six. >>> much more ahead on eyewitness news sunday morning, including a live look at today's top stories. around the tristate this morning. i'm diana rocco with a live report on overnight damage in one new jersey neighborhood. >>> also ahead, a small plane crashed onto an interstate in southern california killing one person, and also injuring several others as well. . >>> welcome back to eyewitness news, a nice shot over central park. looks can be deceiving. it's not a tranquil sunday morning. lots of rough weather. >> there's a lot of clouds out there. >> clouds, wind, rain, some areas will get inches of snow. >> i can't believe this. >> it's crazy. it's crazy. >> you know, they teased us with the warm weather. >> that's all it was, a tease. >> we're friends with mother nature. >> it's no joke forecast here. the secret is out. we have very little pull. we can simply get the message and get it to you. we just can't make the message. >> bummer. >> you give people the bad new

that's your morning look at sports, i'm laura behnke. we're back again with you later tonight after basketball. >>> much more ahead on eyewitness news sunday morning, coming up, including a look at today's top stories. >>> a man has been shot and >>> welcome back to eyewitness news, taking a live look at the sunshine outside. absolutely glorious on this sunday morning, april 17th. so enjoy. good morning, everybody. i'm michelle charlesworth. >> and i'm rob nelson. it would be a good day to do the show outside. we need a little outdoor studio. you know, on the water. >> i like it. >> i think it would be good. >> have a breakfast drink, like a mimosa. >> something else. >> stop it. meteorologist amy freeze it is already almost what, 50 degrees outside and it's just so nice. >> that's right. and i have weather maps will travel, so if the show goes on the road, i'm ready. >> next weekend, we'll see if it's in the budget. >> my clicker is very transportable. >> very good. >> as we start off this morning, beautiful skies, lots of sunshine. tem

. >> and time for sports now with laura behnke. >> good morning, everyone, the first opportunity did not go so well. the rangers were hoping the second time would be a charm as they once again had a chance to clinch a playoff spot. all they had to do, win in regulation or overtime. as the blue shirts hosted the sabers, a team they had beaten in nine straight games. but it was a rough first period but not for ryan o'reilly. 46 seconds into the second, jorgensen to henry lundqvist, the rangers would make a run. 4-3 in the third. that was as close as they would come. 4-3. the rangers have now lost three straight. as for yesterday afternoon, the islanders and penguins, clashing in brooklyn, first period, this is just a bad play by new york. oscar sunday quest, the unassisted shorthanded goal, this got hippy. ian cole after the -- whistle. no love lost here. back to the goals which were all pittsburgh. on the power play, 4-0. 5-0 your final, the penns clinch a post season -- pens clinch a post season spot. all tied up add 3rd. foreigner ranger brian boyle strikes, going -- former ranger b

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and that's your morning look at sports, i'm laura behnke. we're back again with you later tonight after basketball. >>> much more ahead on eyewitness news sunday morning. senator bernie sanders just walked into the studio. he'll be here live in just a few minutes. >>> the democratic presidential contender will be discussing his campaign and answering several questions about his platform and where the race goes from here. >>> and we're in for a warm start to the week as rob and amy lick their chops and enjoy alright guys. i want to show you some cutting edge technology. this is a vhs tape. push that tape in and hit play. this is a flip phone. have you seen these before? it's called a compact disc. oh. looks like we're getting a facsimile. what year is it to you? it's old. you'd rather use newer technology? definitely. well, i've got something to show you. this is the 2016 chevy volt. it uses extended range electric technology. the prius hybrid uses battery technology developed 15 years ago. chevy expects volt drivers to get over a thousand mi

behnke with exclusive accuweather forecast. now eyewitness news at 6. >>> killer quake, a rising death toll from a powerful earthquake had ecuador. rescue workers are racing to save survivors. >> and sunday stomping, candidates battle for voters sport. good evening, i'm joe torres. >> and i'm sandra bookman. we begin with the race for president. here's a live look at hillary clinton's rally on staten island. she, donald trump, and bernie sanders all stumping throughout the boroughs borrowed. trump and clinton are hoping to come out as victors in tuesday's primary. sanders, he's looking for an upset. >> we have team coverage of the battle for new york. mallory hoff has more on trump's rallies today. we begin with political reporter dave evans. on staten island. hillary clinton began speaking about 15 minutes ago. she is talking to 2 or 300 of her supporters in a get out the vote effort on staten island before we vote on tuesday pretty 19th. the latest polling shows her about 2 points ahead of bernie sanders. today many her remar

. >> laura behnke up next with a look at sports. >> baseball guys do not like this. >> yes, it was an awfully baseball season is now officially here which means summer has to come along sooner rather than later right? tonight the mets get their campaign started with the world series rematch in kansas city as they look to come out with a different result this time around while the league >>> the road back to the world series begins tonight. >> it does. >> go mets. >> and happy harvey day to you. mets fans no doubt the thought of kansas city does not bring you warm and fuzzy feelings after they topped new york in the world series. tonight it's a whole new season as the mets at least try to spoil kc's big ring and world series banner celebration by getting the win on baseball's opening night. matt harvey will be opt mound as the mets open their most anticipated season in years. the first pitch set for just after 8:30 tonight. as met fans anxiously await that first pitch, major league baseball was kind enough today to get the ball rolling early on this opening day with division rivals, th

laura behnke is live at citifield right now. >> the mets found themselves quite a groove on this latest road trip going 7-2 away from home. citifield, they'll look to pick up where they left off. >> reporter: they returned on a role. they want to keep on going. >> they deserve to see a good performance by the home team. >> reporter: the mets will turn to noah syndergaard who has been dominant. >> from a peers perspective, from another baseball player's perspective, exactly how hard it is to do what he's doing and how easily he's making it look. >> he's taking this, the way he's feeling and throwing, he's taking it to a new level where his confidence is soaring. >> reporter: the team will be without yoenis cespedes for the third straight game. the slugger met with doctors today and had his swollen upper leg drained. >> we're looking at it on a day by day basis. fortunately we have the depth that we anticipated we would need. >> also tonight before the game matt harvey will be receiving his players choice award for comeback player of the year last year in the national league. behnke, chan

behnke with sports and jeff smith with the exclusive accuweather forecast. now eyewitness news at 6. >> amtrak accident involving a train. >> tragedy on the tracks. an amtrak train collides with a backhoe outside of philadelphia. the crash kills two workers and sends dozens of passengers to the hospital. powerful punch across our area. tonight as the cleanup continues, another wintery mess gets ready to move in. >> i'm joe torres. >> and i'm sandra bookman. thousands of people remain without power after strong winds blew through the area. they knocked down trees and power lines on long island, evennen sparking small fires on the streets in belmar. >> the wind uprooted trees and tossed them on to sidewalks and homes in rutherford, but tonight the winds will make way for another storm system and the possibility of snow. meteorologist jeff smith here now with the exclusive accuweather forecast. jeff. >> and some of those wicked wind gusts that we had out there today included 64 miles per hour at jfk airport, 55 miles per hour at newark. a lot of 54 miles per ho

laura behnke will have much more in sports. that temperature is 52 degrees. the wind is calm and the high on the day got up to 68. it was room temperature. absolutely perfect after a chilly morning. got down to 47 earlier. that's pretty much normal for this year. the high was 4 degrees above the norm. headlines are looking like this. warmer tomorrow, probably getting to the low 70s in new york city. still in the 60s with the breeze coming in. showers show up tomorrow night and during the day on tuesday. won't be raining for that whole time. showers. there could be a thunderstorm or two during the day on tuesday as we get instability in the atmosphere. sun returns on wednesday briefly and then it does turn cooler and cloudier. might be unsettled in here by later thursday and maybe another period of rain moving in. 55 in newark, 47 at white plains. you get 43 at morris town. some of these outer suburbs cooling down quickly. 48 belmar and upper 40s on the island. the radar and satellite showing clouds streaming into the hudson valley and these will continue movi

whatever happens this weekend, laura behnke's got you covered. back hear on monday. >>> much more ahead on this saturday morning. closing in on a new york primary. some are doing so with long distance c at stop & shop, shoppers are discovering low prices by the thousands, plus a thousand more that just dropped. all these low prices! what are you trying to do, get me to feed the whole neighborhood? no. just trying to save you a whole lot of "bread." [ laughter ] thousands of blue tags, thousands of low prices. it's called a rigged economy, and this is how it works. most new wealth flows to the top 1%. it's a system held in place by corrupt politics where wall street banks and billionaires buy elections. my campaign is powered by millions of small contributions. people like you who want to fight back. the truth is you can't change a corrupt system by taking its money. i'm bernie sanders. i approve this message. >>> oh, happy saturday morning, everybody! of us. shoppers there in midtown. there we go. basking in the sunshine. it's about time spring h

whatever happens this weekend, laura behnke's got you covered. i'm rob powers. i'll see you back here on monday. >> thank you, rob. we'll have more coming up. >> assessing the damage after that massive fire in new jersey yesterday. at hillshire farm, spice is the spice of life. that's why our craftsmen season every sausage perfectly. so you can coax out great flavor effortlessly. hillshire farm. because it's worth doing right. s to "eyewitness news." looking at a live picture of lower manhattan. one world trade and lady liberty off to the right. it's not a typical day but not too bad. >> it's not even fun cold, you know, like the snow is going to come and it will be enough to have a good time out in the snow with the kids. it's just like that irritating. >> why you you with the good time and snow in the same sentence, i will never know. >> the snow will be fun. >> we've got to work in the snow. remember that. >>> welcome to the 7:30 half hour of "eyewitness news" saturday morning. thanks for being with us. i'm toni yates in for michelle charlesworth. i haven't s

i'm laura behnke. we're back with you later tonight after basketball. >> good deal. >>> much more ahead on eyewitness news on sunday morning including a live look at today's top stories. . >>> wait a minute. this is right outside our studios. 6 sichl6 and columbus, the street fair it's the season. it's going to pop up all over here. this is called columbus eats. i think it's 66 up to 72 they're going to have all kinds of gourmet food and life size games and guitar guys giving tributes to prince and other kinds of music. check it out if you're up here on the west side. >> it's for the public? i thought it was for us. hey, y'all! >> that means give us something free i'm michelle charlesworth. thanks for >> i'm rob nelson. the folks heading out in, good afternoon weather? >> a little chilly this morning. you can take a couple layers, but take them off this afternoon as temperatures get back up into the middle and upper 60s. 50 degrees right now in the city 51 at la guardia, 49 at white plains. you had had

. >>> laura behnke up next with sports. >> finally the nhl playoffs are officially set. we've got the first round match-ups for both the plus the mets turning to matt harvey to avoid a series loss to the phillies. that's not exactly how things went down. >>> an unbelievable collapse spieth went from sure [ grinding metal ] whoa, that doesn't look good. no, not you. ordinary fuels can clog your engine with dirt. it's like lugging this around... it's dragging down your fuel economy. [ breaking glass ] but over time, using new and improved bp gasoline with invigorate helps clean up that dirt, like hundreds of scrubbing brushes. [ scrubbing bristles ] so that means a cleaner engine, which helps you get more miles per tank. i'll be here if you need me. new bp gasoline with invigorate... our best fuel ever! they don't know what they took from us. people are dying. we need a president that's going to talk about it. i believe bernie sanders is a protestor. he's not scared to go up against the criminal justice system. he's not scared. that's why i'm for bernie. >>> it is april. l

. >>> laura behnke up next with sports. >> all right rangers fans look away. the team knew they were in for a first round challenge against the penguins after falling down 3-1. but what they didn't know is just how bad it could get. though they found out today in another rout. with time with the season -- this time with the son season >> this time the mets' [ grinding metal ] whoa, that doesn't look good. no, not you. ordinary fuels can clog your engine with dirt. it's dragging down your fuel economy. [ breaking glass ] but over time, using new and improved bp gasoline with invigorate helps clean up that dirt, like hundreds of scrubbing brushes. [ scrubbing bristles ] so that means a cleaner engine, which helps you get more miles per tank. i'll be here if you need me. new bp gasoline with invigorate... >>> put away the hockey sticks? break out the golf clubs. >> not -- at least we've got one team. two years in a row the rangers dug themselves 3-1 hole in a playoff series. and two years in a row, rangers overcame the odds to advance to the next round. but three

sports anchors rob powers and laura behnke report from citi field beginning at noon on eyewitness news. >>> you are never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic beginning with meteorologist bill evans and the accuweather forecast. >> mets lead the league in hair, the best hair between noah and jason. here is what is going on this morning. beautiful morning. a lot of sunshine. empire state building to one world trade. in the distance, long island. letter we look across to the sunrise, a nice day. plenty of sun. 45. cooler than yesterday's high of 58. this is what it should feel like for this hour of the day. maybe a degree or two warmer. clear to partly cloudy skies. back to the west a couple of sprinkles that will rotate around. it's dry. it will dry out before they could get into our neck of the woods here. so, 48 at 10:00. 49 at noon. game time temperature about 50 degrees in flushing. cooler spot there where citi field is located. in the low 50s this afternoon. it will be great. after school today, kiddos, not bad. wear an extra layer if you have after school sports.

also laura behnke with the mets players about today's big win. it is a win at the home opener. until then we're live at citi field rob powers eyewitness news. >>> still ahead on eyewitness news, high school students playing a holocaust-themed drinking game and posting pictures on social media. now one of their classmates is taking a stand. hear what inspired her to speak out against it. >>> plus an angry mother says her 10-year-old son is bullied every day at school and nothing has been done about it. tonight she's demanding that the school take action. bruc (vo) you were born. you live in westchester. you live in the hudson valley. you live in the bronx. you're more than one person. you're many people. you're a community. you know what you want when it comes to medical care. you want the care of a top manhattan hospital 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. responsible for the world's first transv

. >>> time for sports with laura behnke. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. never are the disappointments of this season more on display for the knicks and nets than when they play each other. as the battle of new york city basketball loses luster, there's some bragging rights to be had. the two meeting for the last time this season last night. anthony with his first game with the knicks since he the shot in the kneecap 3 months ago. brown with the alley-oop to make it a tie game. sean kilpatrick making it for lead, but the knicks led the entire way after halftime. gallaway off the bench. they split the season series, and even though the games don't count, no team wants to head into the regular season with a 15-game losing streak. when you're winless in the last 14 games, you will take the runs however you can get them. ben with the error, and granderson reaching first. the run scores, and then the more traditional way. cespedes waiting until the last spring game for his first spring home run. mats was strong on the mound and had a no hitter in his 6 innings.

whatever thats, laura behnke's got you covered. i'm rob powers and i'll see you back her on monday. ng . >>> all right. giving you a live look at the george washington bridge right now on this saturday morning april 30th. thanks for waking up with us. >> the last day of april, tomorrow is may. >> bye. >>> good morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. >> i'm michelle charlesworth. welcome to "eyewitness news" saturday morning. where is amy freeze? meteorologist amy freeze, where could she be? >> i think she's in the boogie- down this morning. tell folks why you are out there. very cool event going out there. >> a lot of fun, you guys. the run for the wild 5k, 2, 3 mile race, a lot of folks finished a few more coming up the line. it was a lot of fun with the event today. they've been 2009. so if you go back to the beginning, more than 40,000 people have participated in this effort for wildlife conservation, which is so important. so many things are happening here at the bronx. it is a different wildlife place all around the five boroughs. it's real exciting to find out more about it and be

whatever happens this weekend, laura behnke's got you covered. >> thank you, mr. powers. he's so excitable. i love that. >>> coming up, we're beginning to close in on the new york primary coming up on tuesday. the candidates continue making their case to voters here, but details on where american workers know how to fight back and rebuild an economy. so does she. we need jobs that provide dignity and a bright future. new penalties to stop companies from moving profits and jobs overseas. for businesses that create manufacturing jobs, a new tax credit. and let's invest in clean energy jobs, with 500 million solar panels installed by the end of her first term. a real plan to create new jobs and industries of the future. hillary clinton. >>> welcome back to "eyewitness news." take a live look at midtown on this sunny saturday morning, april 16th. nice to see everyone outside, walking the dog, getting the babies out. >> i say it every time, people are in a better mood when the sun is shining. >> not like the dead of winter. everybody's like ah, it's good to be out. >>> thanks

. >>> so another big sports whatever happens, laura behnke's got you covered. i'm rob and i'll see you right back hear on monday. >>> -- right back here on monday. >>> we'll have much more ahead. >> police are looking for the driver who slammed into a packed church van in queens. the incident when pet moments are beautiful, unless you have allergies. then your eyes may see it differently. flonase is the first and only nasal spray approved to relieve both itchy, watery eyes and congestion. no other nasal allergy spray can say that. when we breathe in allergens our bodies react by over producing six key inflammatory substances that cause our symptoms. most allergy pills only control one substance. flonase controls six. and six is greater than one. more complete allergy relief. . >> welcome back to "eyewitness news." we're taking a live look at our neighborhood on this saturday morning april 23rd. umbrellas have been opened and closed and opened and closed. it's been really nice on this saturday morning. >> purple rain. >> everyone's still in that state of mind, y

laura behnke is next. >> i'm picking up where jeff left off. another cold and raw affair at evening as the mets turned to a fan favorite to beat the phillies. that would be bartolo colon who certainly held up his end of the deal. but would the mets' lineup help him turn it into a win? >> and cc sabathia if you're doing everything right but find it harder and harder to get by, you're not alone. while our people work longer hours for lower wages, almost all new income goes to the top 1%. my plan -- make wall street banks and the ultrarich pay their fair share of taxes, provide living wages for working people, ensure equal pay for women. i'm bernie sanders. i approve this message because together, we can make a political revolution and create an economy and democracy that works for all and not just the powerful few. alright guys. i want to show you some cutting edge technology. this is a vhs tape. push that tape in and hit play. this is a flip phone. have you seen these before? it's called a compact disc. oh. looks like we're getting a facsimile.

whatever happens this weekend, laura behnke's got you covered. i'll see you right back here on monday. >>> much more ahead on "eyewitness news" saturday morning including a live look at the day's top story. >>> the cleanup is under way after yesterday's massive five- alarm fire on the jersey shore. hey what are you here for? you getting poked, prodded or pinched?? uhhh yeah, colon cancer screening. hey me too, second time. it's a piece of cake! that sounds good right now. it's no big deal. that's what everyone tells me. today there is more than one way to screen for colon cancer and it's easier than ever. if you're 50 or older talk with your healthcare provider and choose the best test for you! if you're 50 or older >>> it is 9:30. welcome back to "eyewitness news." you are looking live at the george washington bridge. it started out this morning with a beautiful sunrise. now it is overcast with things going downhill a little bit again on this april 9th. good morning, everyone. i'm toni yates in for michelle charlesworth. >> i'm rob nelson. thank

. >>> the sports team will be there for all the excitement, laura behnke and rob powers will report throughout the day. >> so many great things to watch throughout today and tomorrow. >>> things to watch while you are indoors. going to be cold. chilly, we have cloudy skies as we look from the camera, towns square south. roof camera across central park. 5th and 59th. the lights are on. kids are getting skating 37 degrees, should be around 41 this hour of the day. 41-45. it is chilly. snow ape above i-80, new jersey, along 287 to the north, west chester county, fairfield county, up towards albany. the rain comes in through the morning hours in to the afternoon, chilly, cold rain, looking at rain at noontime, rain at 1:00, it will be raining during the baseball game, if probably just a windy, and chilly. make sure you have your gear. making the morning or the evening commute, headed to school. bus stop today, one child who is truant from the bus stop. otherwise rainy morning. kids dress warm. a cold day and colder tomorrow. we will talk about that next. >>> see all of the brake the band wick expr

another sports weekend around whatever happens laura behnke's got you covered. i'm rob powers and will see you right back hear on monday. >>> much more ahead including the day's top stories. >> police are looking for the driver who slammed into a packed church we have exclusive surveillance make today smile with 6 dunkin' donuts for $4.49, powdered with sugar, layered with frosting, filled with jelly, or topped with sprinkles. share some smiles with 6 donuts for $4.49 today. refresh yourself on the outside and inside with a revitalizing iced tea from dunkin' donuts. sip in a refreshing iced tea, iced green tea, or iced tea lemonade today. america runs on dunkin'. >>> good morning again, everybody. looking at a live shot there of lower manhattan. lady liberty off to the right. not bad at all. saturday morning, april 23rd. a little gray, a little overcast, and maybe a few rain droplets out there. a nice weekend ahead of us. not bad at all. >> still purple. >> channeling the purple, i'm telling you. >> i'm not over it. >> will we ever recover? no. >> i have ingeste