behind an -- it recommended that the manhattan da investigates city hall. the 8-page letter was delivered to the board. it was a willful violations of law. the news suggesting the effort was part of a larger plan to flip the gop, control state senate to democrats and return to -- deep pockets benefits. the mayor did an appearance on the brian layer show and denied wrong doing. >> i believe everything we did was legal and appropriate and careful. and look, we've said from the beginning, if there's an investigation going on, we'll participate. we'll support it. >> the state board of elections chief enforcement officers in the memo says there's evidence that the de blasio team solicited higher than allowed transferred the campaign funds to the names of the contributors which may violate election laws. the investigator urged the full board to refer the matter to the da and the u.s. attorney's office writing quote, i have determined that reasonable cause exist to believe a violation warranting prosecution has taken place as the mayor is promising to be transparent. >> we want to get

manhattan da cr-- investigate. >> can you unequivocally say that you or any member of your team violated campaign finance laws? >> i can unequivocally say that. >> after this letter was leaked on friday, the mayor's attorney responded with a scathing letter of his own calling in to question many of the facts here and calling this whole process anything but partisan. we'll tell you why coming up at 6:00. for now we're live in city hall, josh einiger, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> in new jersey a police officer rushed to the hospital when someone rear ended his car during a traffic stop. newscopter7 was over the scene this afternoon on route 130 south. the south brunswick officer had pulled over a tractor-trailer for speeding. he was sitting in his patrol car writing a ticket when another the officer and the driver of the car are being treated for nonlife-threatening injuries. charges against the driver are pending. >>> an emotional day in court in brooklyn. an nypd officer whose partner died in a fire testified against the teenager accused of setting that fire. and the family of

manhattan da investigates city hall for willful and flagrant violations of state election law. but the board of elections chief investigator saying the mayor and team were behind a criminal effort to help elect democrats to the state senate in 2014 in return for contributions deep pocketed donors could be benefits potentially of the de blasio administration. scott levinson says while this will be a distraction for the de blasio -- >> that is a long way between criminal laws being broken and a technical violation. and people should just be mindful of that as the story evolves over the next several weeks. >> reporter: now spokesperson for the manhattan da declined comment and we reached out to the senate democratic campaign committee and haven't heard back. reporting live at city hall, cefaan kim, eyewitness news. >>> new at 11:00 police are investigating an attempted robbery that left two teenagers in the bronx. it happened on andrews avenue south in the university heights section. 18 to 19-year-old men both were shot in the leg. a gun was recovered at the scene. so far, no word on a motive o

attorney's office and the manhattan da. investigators are looking into allegations of him attempting to circulate campaign donation limits to stack the statehouse with legislators that would help him push the progressive agenda. reports say they were directly involved in discussions with these political donors. the mayor's attorney responded to the reports with , city hall has been subpoenaed and we are fully cooperating with the investigation. the mayor has not been personally served. >> it's an interesting one of the senders is on the same team that also prosecuted the former state majority leader. >> were sending things back to you. >> thank you, teresa. will check back with you in a little bit. the republican leader and his son will be sentenced today. he was found guilty of strong-arming several companies with business before the state legislator into giving him and his son no-show jobs which means he did not have to really do anything. his son adam was found guilty of bribery and extortion. prosecutors are asking the judge to lock up both for more than one decade. they want the

was also served. the subpoenas came from the us attorney's office and the manhattan da. they are looking into allegations of circumventing campaign donation limits. it's in order to stack the statehouse with legislators agenda. he was directly involved in discussions with these political donors. the mayor's attorney responded to these reports with city hall has been subpoenaed . we are fully cooperating in the mayor has not been personally served. >> former new york state senator new york senator will be sentenced today. he was found guilty of strong-arming several companies with business before the state legislator living into giving his son no-show jobs. you have the title but you don't have to do anything. his son adam was found guilty. prosecutors asking the judge to lock up both for more than a decade. they also want the politician to pay a fine of 350,000. he and his son are asking for no jail time. the longest republican 15 months behind bars.he publicly admitted to sexually abusing some of his former wrestlers. the statutes of limitations have expired. he violated bank re

failed to stop its spread. >>> an ancient sculpture found by manhattan's da office is part of the international smuggling ring investigation will be returned to its rightful owner in pakistan. the buddhist art fan known as buddha pata will go back to the valley where it was stolen in the 1980s. returning the piece, says attorney cy vance, jr., is simply the right thing to do. >> these objects are culturally significant. when people say it's priceless, it's priceless. because to the people of pakistan, this reflects their culture, their tradition, their history. >> by the way, the art dealer caught with the sculpture pleading guilty to possessing stolen property. >>> a bear scare for a new jersey family. a massive black bear showed up on their back deck. they woke up to a noise and saw the big black bear standing at the backdoor. turns out it was only interested in the bird feeder on the porch. before sitting in the driveway to eat the sunflower seeds out of it. >>> i'm meteorologist lee goldberg. second straight day below average. i don't see an above normal day. maybe to early ne

accusation to the manhattan da? it was reesa sugarman. some state election officials that sugarman chose to pursue de blasio's case as a criminal case while ignoring more than 1,000 cases in which committees failed to follow the rules. >> the concern is there's no consistent policy or stated standard on what cases get prosecuted and what cases are ignored. >> reporter: district attorney vans declined to comment on his investigation. >> thanks very much for the question but i really can't respond. >> and some state election commissioners say there have been thousands of cases where committees failed to file any of the required donation disclosures and absolute nothing has happened to them. we reached out to sugarman today who was not immediately available for comment. chuck? >> thank you. >>> new york's disgraced former senate majority leader is fight to keep his state pension intact. prosecutors are pushing for a of the skill lus's conviction. he can still collect pension. he had $2 million in assets in addition to the pension. sentencing is set for may 12th. >>> today another public off

manhattan da cy vance. >> >> reporter: investigators are looking at whether the mayor's top team broke campaign contribution limits soliciting huge contributions for state senate democrats and funneling that money to candidates the mayor liked. a memo last week suggested flagrant violations. >> reporter: were you subpoenaed mayor? >> you got that answer. >> reporter: you were not subpoenaed? >> i was not. >> reporter: do you feel the appearance was bad? >> don't push me. everything we've done is legal and appropriate. we are going to fully cooperate. anything like this in a very, very long time. >> the group citizens union sees all kind of red flags. >> reporter: when bloomberg was mayor there was not in culture of pay to play. we have seen it unfortunately in city hall. >> reporter: after the mayor quickly left today, his spokeswoman told reporters don't worry, the people's work at city hall is still getting done. >> we are working just like we do every day. >> reporter: this is not a horrible distraction? >> this is not a distraction in terms of getting the work done that we need to

. >> reporter: today the manhattan da said he's been investigating city hall for months before this regulator alleged what she described as willful and flagrant violation of election law. it involved the 2014 race for state senate. mayor de blasio sought to elect three candidates from the hudson valley who would support his agenda. state law prevents an individual donor for giving more than de blasio's team allegedly arranged for those three candidates. >> it's a big deal for two reasons. one is the possibility is the criminal allegations are in fact true in which case it's a very big problem. >> reporter: kenneth cheryl is a political scientist at hunter and says the bigger problem is a bigger picture. the fundraising probe comes when the mayor is already playing defense amid other investigations involving city government. the author of the memo, chief enforcement officer, is an appointee of andrew cuomo. >> letting this information out as a leak is an effort to cause a distraction that weakens the mayor's it does that by first of all taking up his time and energy that he might be

to win the state senate back in 2014. the memos author has referred the matter to the manhattan da . that suggestion is not sitting well with the bloodiest team who issued a retort saying sugarman has a shocking lack of understanding or a complete disregard of the most fundamental aspect of the state election law. we have always said, if there is an investigation going on, we will happily supported .there are more multiple city, state and fundraising efforts. there is a controversial horse carriage industry. others involved jeremy). if there is any favors that they were granted in >> now, there is nine police officers and many of them are top ranking officers. they have been demoted as a result of the allegations that come out in the investigation. that's the latest. ben and juliet back to you. >> much more still to come. that's including the white house considering releasing a 28 page secret document. a lot of speculation. could we get a look ? mike is keeping track of the forecasting looks like it will be a beautiful day. start off temperature of 520 for the normal with a high at 64. lo

denied his administration did anything wrong here but we also learned today the manhattan da's office has already spent months running down the allegations in this 21-page memo. very disturbing allegations against the mayor and several people who worked for him. >> it's outrageous. i don't know what's motivating it. >> reporter: after meeting with homeowners in bay ridge today, mayor de blasio insisted there's nothing to the allegations laid out in this scathing letter from the state's board of elections. claims of, quote, willful and law and trying to stack the state house with legislators who support the mayor's agenda. >> my predecessor and so many people live by those exact same standards. i think it speaks for itself. >> reporter: the alleged scheme involved political contributions to three state senate candidates from the valley. wagner, gibson, and pecacik. according to state law, candidate can receive just over $10,000 from an individual donor, but that same donor can donate 10 times that to the political party. the evidence demonstrates the board's enforcement council wrote that

and manhattan da announce they busted up a major gun ring bringing weapons into the state. >> reporter: it's quite a display of fire power. authorities have stopped these weapons from flooding the streets of new york city, 67 pistols, 8 revolvers, 2 shotguns and hundreds of rounds of ammunition. >> these guns are not brought up here for show. they're brought up here to be shot. up the iron pipeline where traffickers make a fortune bringing weapons to new york from southern states. police say that the alleged ringleader abdul davis brought them up to new york city. >> davis sold them to detectives detective no more than a 15-minute drive to the washington lamarcus aldridge. >> reporter: police charged six people as members of the ring, including four who reside in virginia and georgia and 2 from new jersey including davis and his girlfriend, shelita funderberk. >> she is employed by the department of corrections so they have day jobs. >> reporter: whether you sell 10 guns or 10,000, the penalty is the same, a class c penalty through it carries a minimum of 15 to life and a

: sugarman referred that matter to the manhattan da who confirms he is looking into it. the mayor never denies exploiting that loophole but he claims that is the way politics works and he says this is nothing more than a political hit job. >> there is an obvious question around the memo leaked to the press. real questions about motivation and obviously huge questions about accuracy in terms of the law. >> reporter: also, the mayor's attorney alleged this was leaked by the governor. the daily news reached out to cuomo at his press person says it wasn't him. if you're keeping track four separate inquiries into allegations the mayor was involved in quid pro quo or in finance laws. state, federal and city. juliet: police released surveillance video of the road rage incident we were telling you about on the upper east side that led to a pretty awful stabbing. ben: two driver got into a fight saturday night on e. 61st st.. the attacker stabbed the victim 11 times, then drove away. the victim tried to drive to the hospital the crashed into a parked car. police are searching for the other drive

prosecutor and the manhattan da, cy vance. >> reporter: you were not subpoenaed? >> i was not. >> sir, don't push me. >> everything we have done is legal and appropriate and we are going to fully cooperate. >> reporter: the mayor's team is being investigated for, limits and funnel that go money to candidates. dick davy says yes, the mayor's team is innocent physical proven guilty. but he adds something spells fishy here. >> there is something wrong here. whether it rises to the level of illegality is something for our judicial system to determine. >> reporter: there is speculation about how all of this might possibly affect the mayor's reelection effort in 2017. for now reporting live at city hall, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> governor cuomoton calling for safer rail crossings. all options are being lord from explored, from motion detectors to voice commands. he has reached out to the federal government to fast track the changes. as for the bedford hills crossing this was the first accident there since 2008. >>> in new jersey two dozen people are temporarily out of their hom

. the u.s. attorney and manhattan da are questioning fundraising tactics by a politically connected group that wants the ban. the group funneled money into the campaign for one new york. much of that financed an independent campaign to discredit christine quinn, who was running against de blasio in the democratic mayoral primary. >>> meteorologist bill evans with the accu-weather forecast. >> reporter: we have a beautiful sunrise in progress. here's our camera looking back toward midtown manhattan, central park, the beautiful sunrise across flushing bay. some spots in the suburbs north and west are chilly this morning. much needed rain, two to two and a half inches short of rainfall around. at noon 67, and 75 this afternoon. 13 degrees warmer than normal. at the bus stop, kiddos in the suburbs need a jacket and a sweater a little on the chilly side. 55 in the five boroughs, and by afternoon after school, these kids will still be here. we have stuck their feet in wet cement. they'll still be there. 75 degrees sunshine. especially her with the pink bow in her hair. >> she is so cute.

manhattan da cyrus vance. the mayor never denied exploiting a loophole that he claims that's the way politics works. he says it's nothing more than a political hit job. >> it's an obvious question leaked to the press. there is real questions about motivation and huge questions about accuracy in terms of a lock. >> this latest scandal is one of four . the city, state and the feds are reportedly investigating the allegations of quick broke quote as well as campaign finance laws. as with the scandal, the and has promised to cooperate fully with all of these investigations. >> it's 5:07 am. $20 million offered up to the city's board of elections. they have to pay them to clean up their act. >> it's like they are rewarding him. >> think you very much. >> bill de blasio is promising the cash in exchange for changes to hire a outside consultant and improve the training. why don't they order them to do this? >> i don't understand. >> someone enlighten me. this move comes after major voting problems. i don't know if you recall this. 100 brooklyn voters are mysteriously removed from voting was

it assigns a unique code with each transaction, chris and mary. >>> thanks so much. the manhattan da announced an arrest in a scam involving the hottest show in town, 32-year- old anthony is accused of selling fake tickets to the hit broadway musical hamilton. craigslist and tried to sell bogus tickets, they were phony when tried to see the show. >>> one sign your phone may be effected if it is using a lot of battery power and use your text logs make sure a hacker isn't using your number and only download apps from a trusted app score and one that can detect malware on your phone. >> have them scan everything on your phone once a day or once a week or when something changes. >>> experts say always avoid clicking on questionable links. >>> atlantic city suing the state of new jersey over aide, said it was promised never received the aide funds would have come through an atlantic city rescue package but stalled in the state legislature. >>> up next another big baby announcement from hollywood, for maroon 5 fans. ending up with crooked teeth. >>> ottis livingston has the sports update. >>> the ra

referred to the manhattan da. both the d.a. and the u.s. attorney are now investigating. we reached out again to the mayor's office. they reiterated everything they did was legal and they will fully cooperate with the investigation. michael george, "today in new york." >>> now to decision 2016. candidates on the road today stumping ahead of tuesday's primaries in five states. on the democratic side, bernie sanders will hold rallies in providence and new haven. hillary clinton will get out the vote in bridgeport. on the republican side, donald trump will visit maryland and ted cruz will be in indiana. today's travels is the latest in bernie sanders is down in the polls but not out of the race. >> because poor people don't vote. that's a fact. that's a sad reality of american society. >> we will have more good jobs with rising incomes and will lift up people. >>> clinton is looking towards the general election releasing a new anti-trump ad. donald trump in connecticut telling supporters he will not tone down his message to appear more presidential. >> presidential is easy. you know wh

anything yet. let's not jump to conclusions. an investigation, joint investigation and the manhattan das office. greg: you are personally subpoenaed. that is not the end of the world. deblasio. it looks bad for mayor deblasio. on the federal side, it does not mean that because you got a subpoena. >> i am not jumping to any conclusions about anyone. there will be investigations. where you call mangle, government business. there will be inquiries. trying to get around campaign finance laws. where you have these kinds of scandals going on in the police department. >> let's talk about that. some high ranking officials have transferred. given new jobs. we have not heard anything about former. what do we know about that investigation? >> supporters of the mayor. also involved in the scandals of the police department. the connections between them, the ways in which they show, they will all. investigated. no one should rush to judgment. these are not just storm clouds. this is like a sunol me. can withstand this? staying in the office and trying to do the job of the city. >> the mayor has to

want to find this guide. greg: also. mayor dupont ceo. the feds along with the manhattan da looking into how they raise money to stop the carriage horses. they needed support. rosanna: curt schilling has been fired from espn over something that he tweeted or re- tweeted on social media regarding transgender people. this is not the first time he said something a little outrageous. >> not the first time a celebrity has gotten in trouble with social media. it basically happens every day. it looked like pretty strong words. i am not surprised. >> there were thoughts that we would get rid of hamilton on the $10 bill. hamilton is staying. >> he was cool and chill with a license to kill. please don't take them off the $10 bill. rosanna: they heard that in washington. i'm getting a little sickf it, let's just put him on a stamp and get it over with. rosanna: the broadway community. greg: a great performance. >> i would like to see the american psycho play next. was he really killing all those people or was it a dream? >> i don't know. >> there are some things to see the sides hamilton. the

investigation. the u.s. attorney and manhattan da are questioning fundraising by a politically connected group that wants the ban. the group funneled money into the campaign for 1 new york. much of that was to discredit christine quinn when she was running again mayor de blasio. >>> may or bill de blasio got feedback, the mayor took questions about several local concerns and is promising better treatment options for the addiction epidemic of heroin and other opiate and his will make sure the borough gets its own indoor swimming pool. the iconic torch in greece will be lit by a high priest using a concave mirror using the sun. >> wow what a description you laid out. >> i try. i was going to do it in greek, but i didn't want to be to showy. >> right. >> not. kidding. >> yeah, greek. >> too early for that. >>> weather and traffic every 7 minutes. >> reporter: he was descriptive. i got chills. >> right? right? you saw it. >> the video helped. >> reporter: the sun, concave mirror. >>> down toward staten island this morning, a very nice start to the day. mild, temperature around 50 d

to manhattan da. that suggested not sitting well with the team. a shocking lack of understanding or incomplete disregard of the most fundamental aspects. >> if there's any kind of investigation going on, we will happily participate. some involve his nonprofit the controversial horse carriage industry. what, if any, favors a were granted in exchange for cash. reporter: when you sell a nonprofit here in the state, signing off on both of those measures. there was a report saying that wolf feel as if they have been misled. that is the latest. back to both of you. >> that was a nursing home. i think the developers are going to make something over $100 million if they have not yet already. the post has some interesting the post reported that several top aides were trading e-mails about this matter month ago. questions about the mayors credibility have been raised here. >> he kind of blamed his staff for. there was talk about him taking away funding from this water tunnel being billed. >> i believe you blamed it on the developer. >> we will see what the mayor has to say. >> you can now lea

, maybe this is something that could happen that would help to revitalize lower manhattan and da-da-da -- that's how it started. >> jimmy: i remember the first year, i did a bit with you on the first year of the tribeca film festival, it was great. you guys didn't have a closing ceremony because you just figured, i just everyone stay here in the neighborhood. [ laughter ] nobody leave. just bring business back to downtown. i thought it was brilliant and it was subtle and it was cool. new york loves you for that. there's also fun different events you can do and like, kind of tech stuff and seeing what's the future of movies and film and tv and everythi. and this year, one of the things is virtual reality. >> yes. >> jimmy: so you tried it for first time. >> i did. well i tried it before, but it was -- yeah. >> jimmy: it was called drugs. >> yeah, right. [ laughter and applause ] >> jimmy: now it's a physical thing. you put on your head. yeah. this is a picture of you using virtual reality. which i just love. [ laughter ] what are you experiencing in this? >> i was in solitary confinemen

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elections board in january, recommended the man mat an da -- manhattan investigate city hall for flagrant violations with the mayor being said to be behind this. in return for contributions, reaped benefits from the de blasio administration. democratic consult an un affiliated with the mayor says while this will be a distraction for de blasio mr. berman: -- >> there is a long way between criminal laws being broken and a technical violation, tremendous amount of gray area between the two and people should just be mindful of that as the story evolves over the next couple weeks. >> city hall probe, nypd probe, lots going on in government. >>> coming up on eyewitness news saturday morning, tense moments at a donald trump rally in connecticut. how social media helped police trace a threat in water burry. >>> prince's family has said their fare wells to the music icon. details on the private ceremony at paisley park. >>> on the weather front, a beautiful day shaping up for today. running about 30% of normal since march 1st. we have a couple dogs - sure can be messy. but with nexgard, t

moved next week . da recommends probation without present on. >> the ongoing corruption probe has been moved. he was the head of patrol for manhattan north . . for other senior police officials were said reassign. no charges have been filed. he says he was in the chart target of the probe . still head on "good day early call" , sunny skies and beautiful temperatures. people are cutting back on soda. healthier choices out there. soft drink sales fizzle . how restaurant sales are taking a hit , coming back. >> 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 miles between fill ups. it's got every technol

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