. >> elliot spitzer is accused of attacking a woman in a hotel. >> the former governor may have another scandal on his hands working to determine if those allegations are true. >> crime scene investigators parked across the street from the hotel sunday night after allegations from a woman in her 20s that former new york her. the woman claims she and he had been friends for two years. the alleged altercation began saturday night because she was planning to return to her the woman claims the verbal argument turned violent with him pushing her and putting his hands around her neck. a spokesperson issuing a brief statement saying there is no truth to the allegation. in 2008 he resigned as governor after being involved in a proses fusion scandal. the woman in had i most recent case was taken to the hospital after attempting to cut meriweather wrists. she is still planning to return to russia. so far spitzer has not spoken about the case or been charged. janelle burrell cbs 2 news. >>> john it's 14 degrees and it feels warm out. >> at least it's like bearable. i mean it is still chilly you go

she spoke of a two-year relationship with the 56-year-old former governor elliot spitzer. sources say she was distraught, having a breakdown, and claimed police went to the plaza. here a detective going in to investigate. a crime scene van nearby. police saw a cut on the woman's arm and that's why she was taken to the hospital. spitzer accompanied her and there she made the allegation that spitzer choked her earlier in the evening when she threatened to return to russia. >> the police i think based upon my experience have more than enough to make an arrest, not because they think he did it or should be charged but my clients are arrested for a lot less. >> reporter: this defense attorney says police have to investigate and it could be a felony. the problem is the alleged victim is not cooperating with police. a spokesman for spitzer says there is no truth to the allegation. spitzer resigned in 2008 in a prostitution scandal. he tried for a political comeback two years ago running for city controller but he lost to scott stringer. >> i hope new yorkers will understand first

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ken over to you. >>> investigators are looking into allegations elliot spitzer plaza hotel. we are live in midtown. >> reporter: good morning, ken. we should note no charges have been filed, only allegations that begin right here at the very upscale high price plaza hotel in the heart of midtown. it is alleged former new york governor elliot spitzer got into a fight with a woman that left her injured. hotel on sunday night as crime scene investigators were going inside the alleged fight happened inside the hotel. sources tell eyewitness news spitzer and a 25-year-old woman he has been dating for two years got into a fight after she tried to break up the relationship. sources say they claimed spitzer choked her and cut her arm. she is being treated at the hospital for a very minor injury. that woman identified spitzer as her attacker but so far chosen not to press charges and we understand she has not been cooperative at all in the investigation. also learned she may have left the city on saturday night. meanwhile spitzer spokesperson released a brief statement there is no tr

. >>> elliot spitzer is accused of assaulting a woman at the plaza hotel. >> reporter: that's right, sibila. and all this as we're coming up on 48 hours since a 911 call came from this hotel 8:00 saturday night, a woman calling 911. are no criminal charges, the nypd is sti very much investigating the case. the nield confirms the woman who is now back in russia accused former governor elliot spitzer of assaulting her inside a luxury sweet uite at the plaza hotel. tonight there are no criminal charges. but law enforcement sources tell 4 investigates the former governor can be seen in hospital security video after the alleged incident. nearly eight years after spitzer resigned as governor. >> i am deeply sorry. >>steporter: after getting as a client in a high priced prostitution ring, tonight there is already unfavorable reaction from the court of public opinion. >> i think he can't help but get in trouble. >> reporter: outside spitzer's and work in the neighborhood had mixed feelings. >> it's a big deal. otherwise it shoul be kept private in my opinion. >> reporter: reminding some of t

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ahead on good day virginia: former new york governor elliot spitzer could be in trouble again.we will tell you why...plus... "justice saclia's sudden death in the middle of a jammed pack supreme court term raised many difficult questions.. i'm wfxr news is your local election headquarters. jeb bush, who has struggled with the political baggage attached to his famous last name, has finally come to a place where his family is south carolina. former preisdent george w. bush stumped for his younger brother for the first time monday night, attending a rally in north charleston. that rally comes after jeb bush's most forceful debate performance of the campaign, when he pushed back on donald trump for attacking his brother's national security record. the south carolina primary has become one of several key, "early-state" presidential primaries. it'll take place at the end of the month, just days before the virginia primary. the sudden death of supreme court justice antonin scalia in the middle of a jammed pack supreme court term raised raises many questions.the biggest and most pressing-- wh

. >> plus new trouble for elliot spitzer. >> it's also going virtual reality. we'll explain as fox 5 news at 10:00 continues. 0 continues. ♪ girls girls girls >>> here's a live look for you at some of the roads in gaithersburg. the main roads are wet but drivable. they've been treated. you can see to the right there, that ice on the roadway. sidewalks are also coated in ice. sue palka is going to have an update on what to expect for the latter part of tonight and for tomorrow morning's commute. that's coming up in just a few minutes. >>> as we mentioned a lot of problems out there. one person is dead after an suv hit a snow plow. the driver of the suv died at the scene. the driver of the snow plow was not hurt. speed and slick road conditions were factors in the crash. >> the investigation continues into a school volunteer forcing while he recorded them on video. deonte carraway victimized 16 individual -- children. a new location where children were targeted, zion praise lutheran church. >> he acted maybe like a 12-year-old. so we allowed him to go to the va

. >>> police are investigating a claim that 45-year-old elliot spitzer choked a woman. police are investigating the woman as a possible assault case. his spokesperson released a statement saying there's no truth to the allegation. he resign from office in 2008 over a prostitution scandal. >>> we're learning about the suspected jewelry thief connected to robbery in several states down south. a formal model trained for months at a window tinting business in atlanta. she is charged with robbing 6 jewlers in five states stealing $4 million in merchandise. >>> at&t said it will be ready to test 5g service before the end of the year. verizon has made a similar announcement. it is not clear how much of a boost 5g will mean to the internet service on the phone. >>> researchers are hoping to build a seismic network to detect earthquakes through your iphone. researchers hope the tech can reduce damage and injuries that happen because of quake also. >>> the markets are closed because of president's day. on friday major indices were all up, the dow was up 13 points. if you want to

did elliot spitzer choke a plaza hotel? good evening at 6:00, i'm bill ritter. >> i'm liz cho. >>> more on those stories in just a minute. we begin with this wild weather bringing most of us snow that lee goldberg says will turn to ice and heavy rain. >> it is indeed snowing in many areas but as the temperatures rise, it could turn in to sleet and dangerous ice. this is a live picture on 50th east side. good news is traffic for the rush home is lighter than normal as we look at east meadow and long island's nassau county, lighter than normal because of the president's day holiday. that's the good news. there's snow there. people saying being careful when you drive but at least there's not a lot of traffic. >> now to road cam 7 on i-287 in greenburg where traffic is you can see. just a few minutes ago road cam drove by a six-car accident. this is northbound on i-95 in rye. no word on the extent of injuries. we'll begin with meteorologist lee goldberg outside of our studios. he's tracking it all. >> it is changing pretty quic

and elliot spitzer was shacking up with his sweetheart. 5,000 a night fees. one law enforcement source saying, it appears to all add up. at this apartment building, residents don't recall seeing travis, but anita says she knows there were hookers working in an apartment right next door to her. >> some thugs came to my door one night asking if i had seen them, which, of course, doesn't require a whole lot of intelligence. >> reporter: this weekend police travis claims she had been choked by the former governor opinion spitzer's lawyer says she has mental problems and has since changed her story about what happened. she's indicated any allegations of assault were false. it's unfortunate this matter was leaked to the media, and her emotion difficulties have been made public. spitzer was seen on video trying to visit her in the hospital. legal experts say they will have a tough job proving assault. >> there's a problem in the fact that the complaining victim is not here, is outside the country. changed her story within about 24 hours and appears unwilling to come

. >>> this morning former new york governor elliot spitzer is under investigation for allegedly assaulting a woman in a manhattan hotel room. that 25-year-old victim told police spitzer is her boyfriend and he choked her inside his hotel room in midtown manhattan. spitzer resigned as new york's governor in 2008 during a prostitution scandal. a spokeswoman for spitzer says there is no truth to the assault allegations. >>> this morning michigan's governor wants more federal aid to help thousands more people impacted by the flint water crisis. governor rick snyder wants to expand medicaid coverage for pregnant women and those under 21 years old who have been exposed to the flint lead- contaminated water. the u.s. surgeon general is planning to visit flint tomorrow. answer any questions they may investigators are trying to determine who placed a bomb in a rental car in new mexico. a mechanic found the explosive after the car was returned to the albuquerque airport yesterday morning. the bomb squad was called out, disarmed the bomb. both fbi and atf are conducting >>> this morning australian po

lana travis called 911 claiming she was in the argument with elliot spitzer in the hotel. spitzer choked her and travis recanted and returned to russia. in 2008 spitzer stepped down from his post after a sex scandal involving high end escorts. >> over 200 violations and certainly administrative complaints and 12 follow-up inspections in a year. not the kind of review you want from a state for a place considered to be a tampa tradition since 1948. taking act for your health and safety the i-team uncovered repeat violations and i spoke to the owner to find out why. tonight's dirty dining report. >> it is good? >> yes. >> drunk drivers rob baker and rob lawson been eating here for 40 years. >> the cuban sandwich is great. they know how to fix it. >> ron orders the double crabs. >> why do you like them. >> but state inspectors had a different opinions rotacatos. >> you have had some issues and complaints issued. >> can you come here please. >> michael's family has owned rotacatos since 1948 and hands on and running it since 1947. >> you have had temperature issues. >> and we corrected them.

. >>> more possible trouble for elliot spitzer as he's been investigated for an alleged assault. he resigned after a prostitutiti scandal is under investigation for assault. the nypd is investigating him for assault but not sexual. his spokesperson said there's no truth to the allegation. the woman is now headed back to p. >>> we have some rain today here in south florida. right now no rain across the metro area. that will change tomorrow morning asas a front slides through south florida. it's been very win ahead of that front. wind gusts peaked at 37 miles an hour in ft. lauderdale. it's still gusting to about 30 miles an hour in many spotu. sustained winds anywhere from 15 to about 20 miles an hourand again gusts almost to 30. the winds are expected to continue to die down somewhat tonight and into tomorrow as this front approaches. our temperatures haven't changed all that much during the day and into this evening. they were in the mid-70s. it's still 74 in miami and ft. west. temperatures won't change that much tonight. they will change after the front moves through. the fact

the victim indicated the subject is elliot spitzer. through an ongoing investigation we are attempting to further establish the identity of the subject. so according to sources i think at the hospital telling cnn she came to the hospital with self inflicted cuts to the wrist. he appeared at the hospital. she has gone home to russia. how would that effect the case if she is not here if charges were to be filed? >> i think it would be difficult from the perspective of how are you going to assess what her injuries are. it is possible that you could look at medical records at the time she went into the hospital. usually prosecutors like to talk to the victim and get a sense of what happened. they also like to get a sense of what is the relationship of two people? in other words, if you know someone there is a likelihood that perhaps something happened or there may have been impetus for something to occur. >> he used to work here, what about past transgressions? >> it may factor into it from the court of public opinion. i think you may have

. >>> lawyer for elliot spitzer is now speaking out. he says spitzer did not assault trying to help an emotionally distraught woman. >>> new this morning a 13-year- old partially blind boy in long island is doing what he can to hhlp veterans. >> he raised thousands of dollars to buy these veterans service dogs. although a service dog is free for the recipient, it does cost about $50,000 to raise and train one of these dogs. matthew's big brother is fully blind and describes how much a guide dog can help. >> it tells you what you need to know. a guide dog tells you ten times that. it would open the word up to me like you have no idea. >> so matt says everyone has their own struggles and he %- hopes his fund raising will veterans. >> he is a seventh grader pulling that off. >> so many good stories from kids and thinking they are going to run the world. it will be a little cooler than where we were yesterday. kind of good and bad scenario there. winds west, southwest at 5-10 miles per hour. here's a view from the wireless camera. a lot of

it's unclear if the men knew >> elliot spitzer's attorney says the assault allegations are false created by a woman with emotional difficulties. a 25-year-old woman claimed spitzer choked her saturday night. spitzer released a statement saying the woman is not his girlfriend but not clarify their relationship. the woman used a broken glass to cut her arm. she left for russia sunday night. she did not press charges. >>> a woman accused of driving drunk crashing into street signs and driving off. a social studies teacher and an assistant coach and was driving a volunteer fire department vehicle when he slammed into street signs. his colleagues don't know what to make of it. >> i'm the one that got him in the firehouse and i'm very upset what happened and would really like to know the facts. while intoxicated and leaving the scene of an accident with property damage and is due in court in april. >>> beyonce's super bowl performance after some say her act which is an apparent nod to the black panthers and barb police officers and others praise her for using her art for social justice. she ap

that looks like elliot spitzer." (laughter) several people also had trouble recognizing republican candidate john kasich. he was the most unknown of the bunch. even young people had problems identifying the candidates. "who's this?" "uhh, mmm... marco rubio?" "nope" "teddy cruz" "teddy cruz" "um, i'm not sure about that guy. he's not currently running right?" several people also couldn't remember which candidates were in which party, race. one man got bernie sanders and jeb bush confused. yesterday republican candidate john kasich visited different parts of virginia, speaking first in fairfax, then charlottesville, then richmond. but it was his first speech in fairfax that didn't sit well with some women. he told a crowd of supporters that women "left their kitchens" to help him get elected, and by the time he got to richmond, there were already people protesting the line. john kasich "we just got an army of people who, and many women who left their kitchens to out and go door to door and to put yard signs up for me,

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we are iowa" : sabrina: we turn now to the big headline about former new york governor elliot spitzer -- police are investigating an encounter with a young woman at a new york hotel. the governor is denying any wrongdoing. abc's reena ninan has that story. " audio: use non-lethal force whenever possible. this morning, former new york governor, eliot spitzer - under scrutiny? after police say they were called to new york city's famed plaza hotel saturday night - spitzer and a 25-year- old woman? new york's papers identifying her as this woman? svetlana travis? allegedly getting into an argument? travis? calling 911? telling police at one point? the former governor choked her? later recanting that statement audio: be advised the edp is in in room 1541 in the plaza hotel. she's having a nervous breakdown. news? the two had been in "some sort of romantic relationship spitzer's lawyer overnight? saying "there was no criminal activity of any nature spitzer"? saying meet her at a room previously booked for her at the plaza hotel" ? where she "threatened to harm herself"? travis - later taken

no injuries reported. >>> police are investigating a sexual assault allegation against elliot spitzer. the woman atreated for self- and is no longer cooperating. spitzer denied the allegations. >>> a virgin atlantic flight had to return to london sunday after a laser beam was pointed at the plane. the airline says the plane was hit by a laser a few minutes after they took off. it returned as a precaution and under way. let's get over to john elliot for the forecast. >> the warm up in a big way today. we are up to 18 in the city an improvement over last hour. your temperature spread with the wind feels like colder in the city. chill. still some sub zero temperatures. snow in the atmosphere not making it all the way down yet. that will change. that line breaks up, weakens and the actual snow and rain maker off to our south. so here's what it means. by the time we whirl our way into the afternoon one to three a coating for the city and rain along the coast. then as the warm air aloft starts to fill in you have that element of ice between sleet and freezing rain. not a lot but enough to c

. >>> elliot spitzer's spokes woman says a claim is false, spitzer resigned two years into his term after revelations that he had sex with pursuits. prostitutes. >>> segments of maryland have been hit with eight inches of snow and ice. wintery mix of dangerous driving conditions. president obama is the host of association of southeastern asian countries, in rancho mirage. gmarga ortigas has the story. >> on tuesday they will be talking about security issues that they have shared concerns over, including counterterrorism and other policing matters. but for most part president obama sees enhancing and strengthening the relationship of the united states with southeast asia as central to the rebalance of foreign policy to the asian pacific region. >> since i took office we boosted trade between united states and asean by 55%. the region is our fourth largest gs trading partner, creating 500,000 american jobs. u.s. companies has been the source of funding for asean lifting people from poverty into the middle class. >> reporter: but there are those that see this really as the u.s. trying to ass

. >>> new york city police are investigating elliot spitzer's involvement in the hotel. a 25-year-old woman claims the former new york governor choked her in a hotel room this weekend. they say the unidentified woman claims spitzer was her boyfriend. the woman was hospitalized the same night with self inflicted cuts to her wrist. eliot spitzer has not been charged. spitzer resigned as governor in the wake of the prostitution scandal. >>> and medicaid cover is debated over the contaminated water in flint, michigan. 15,000 residents would benefit if it is approved. he said it would line up doctors and health specialists. >>> the fbi is investigating a bomb found at a rental car facility at the albuquerque airport. an explosive device was discovered sunday. attached to an avis car and dropped off at the airport. a bomb squad was able to disarm the device. the rental car center is not attached to the main terminal. >>> and scary moments for people stuck on a ski lift in new hampshire. crews rescued 48 people from two tram cars sunday some 40 feet off the ground in sub zero t

. >> why police are investigating elliot spitzer. what happened to his former girlfriend and what spitzer has to say about it. >>> later, kanye west complains about money problems. is he really tens of millions of dollars in debt in the reaction to this had skinny, on this monday, february 15th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning on then holiday on presidents' day. i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm reena ninan. our top story this half hour. snow at alling at times in chicago after several inches yesterday. many drivers said they were only on the roads because it was valentine's day and there were quite a few zens. >> hundreds of flights were canceled, too. details from abc's phillip mena. >> white knuckle driving across the midwest. heavy snow bringing white out conditions outside indianapolis, triggering multiple pile-ups injureing at least ten. i-78 is back open after this massive pile-up saturday killing three and sending dozens to the hospital. that blast of arctic air sending temperatures plunging to

that looks like elliot spitzer." (laughter) several people also had trouble recognizing republican candidate john kasich. he was the most unknown of the bunch. even young people had problems identifying the candidates. 1:41 - 1:51 "who's this?" "uhh, mmm... marco rubio?" "nope" "teddy cruz" "teddy cruz" butt to 2:18 - 2:23 that guy. he's not currently running right?" several people also couldn't remember which candidates were in which party, and who was still in the race. one man got bernie sanders and jeb bush confused. 10 on your side is investigating how absentee ballots were sent to some voters in hampton already filled out. election officials say the printer sent out test ballots and official ballots in the same box - and didn't separately label them. because of that, the coordinator accidentally sent 17 voters the wrong ones. however, officials say it won't impact the election. sot - william lewis, whenever you have human beings you're going to have human error. this is a very small number of ballots that went

that looks like elliot spitzer." (laughter) several people also had trouble recognizing republican candidate john kasich. he was the most unknown of the bunch. even young people had problems identifying the candidates. "who's this?" "uhh, mmm... marco rubio?" "nope" "teddy cruz" "teddy cruz" "um, i'm not sure about that guy. he's not currently running right?" several people also couldn't remember which candidates were in which party, and who was still in the sanders and jeb bush confused. 10 on your side is investigating how absentee ballots were sent to some voters in hampton already filled out. election officials say the printer sent out test ballots and official ballots in the same box - and didn't separately label them. because of that, the coordinator accidentally sent 17 voters the wrong ones. however, officials say it won't impact the election. sot - william lewis, whenever you have human beings you're going to have human error. this is a very small number of ballots that went out in error and we're doing ever

. >>> 6:35 police investigating elliot spitzer after an alleged assault inside the plaza hotel. they were at that hotel last night after a 25-year-old woman choking her. the alleged assault happened saturday night, the woman decided not to press chargesful spitzer resigned after a scandal in 2008. >>> the body of supreme court justice antone scalia arrived as preparations start for his funeral. it was determined he died of natural causes, officials say there were no signs of foul play and also no autopsy was ordered. good morning america will have much more on the political battle brewing to fill the vacancy on the supreme court ahead at 7 a.m. >>> 6:36 pope francis will celebrate mass at a soccer stadium. he celebrated mass with hundreds of thousands of people in mexico city. he urged those gathered to make mexico a land of opportunity later in the day the pope where he met with sick kids and thanked the staff for their work. >>>. >> you are never more than 7 minutes away from weather and traffic. >>> let's take a look outside, we have a pretty sun rise, we'll have a nice start

./// ((denise valdez)) > an investigation into whether or not former new york governor elliot spitzer assaulted a woman at a ritzy hotel in new york city. police were first called to the plaza hotel after a woman there... tried to slit her wrists. a source told c-b-s a fight turned violent with spitzer pushing the woman and then putting his hands around her throat. a spokesperson for the ex- governor denied her claims. at spitzer's east side apartment building, the doorman refused to acknowledge that the governor even lives there: (( i've acted in a way that violates my obligation to my family, that violates my or any sense of right and wrong.")) ((denise valdez)) it's been nearly eight years since the 56 year old announced his resignation... after being caught using a high end prostitution service. spitzer would try later to return to politics, running for new york city comptroller in so far the former new york governor has not commented for himself on what the accuser says took place here at the plaza... spitzer has not been charged./// ((paul joncich)) > a president's day storm coa

spitzer is in limbo because his accuser left the country. 27-year-old travis reportedly accused spitzer of choking her at the plaza hotel. post says is she reported the disint to cops on sunday. travis flew back to her native russia and can't proceed until she comes back to be interviewed. no assault took place and woman sent unsolicited e-mail after arrivings back in russia and >> pope francis trrted with a crowd in mexico. over eager people tugged on his sleeve through a stadium, and pope can be seen saying don't be selfish. actually he gets angry there watch he gets that look on his face right there. he held mass in mexico's drug trafficking hot bed with the country priest and nuns wrapped up a five-day visit in juarez to intrit a mass on the plight of migrants. >> miss america staying in atlantic city at least for the next three years. several new jersey papers reporting a deal worked out with the casino redevelopment authority. they also if they win dip their toes in the ocean around there. after. that includes 11 million dollars in subsidies to go to the fadge tent in dwhreers. on

. >>> elliot spitzer is under investigation this morning. our sister station wcbs reports the nypd is looking to an alleged assault involving spitzer and a russian woman. the incident happened at a new york city hotel on saturday. police sources say the woman claims spitzer pushed her and put his hands around her neck. they have known each other for several years ep resigned in prostitution scandal. >>> some massachusetts police departments are sending back military grade equipment given to them after riots in ferguson missouri. the boston globe reports the federal government is ordering norfolk west springfield and clinton and state department of corrections to send back equipment like grenade launchers armored vehicle and bayonets. move comes after the president asked for study of heavily armed officers. >>> coming up on wbz, ride sharing drivers could face new rules. >> ahead the city set to vote on a measure that some say will improve safety for all riders. >> and also ahead an inspiring return to the ice. the hockey player injured at th

. >>> a disgraced former new york governor elliot spitzer finds himself in the middle of a scandal, accused of assaulting a woman inside the famed plaza hotel. police officers responded to a call from a 25-year-old woman and saw blood and broken glass in spitzer's room. hospital, and detectives say she told him spitzer attacked her. she then told detectives she is spitzer's girlfriend and is not investigation. >>> two days after antonin scalia's death, republicans are digging in, saying that the next president should nominate a new justice. >> this president has abused power. the democrat colleagues i worked with closely on other issues decided to change the rules in a historic fashion to pack the court. those two things together make it highly unlikely that anybody will be confirmed new -- until the next election. >> that puts a wrinkle in an unpredictable election. hillary clinton said the republicans shouldn't be able to change the rules, while ted cruz released a new campaign ad focused on the high court. >>> the president under our constitution has a duty to send forth a name to be con

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plus, new trouble tonight for disgraced former new york governor elliot spitzer. what he is accused of doing in a new york hotel room. just ahead. >> pam:president obama indicated today. he will move ahead with appointing a replacement for u.s. supreme court justice antonin scalia. the death of the high court's most outspoken conservative. has touched off a highly partisan debate. kron four national correspondent mark meredith. is at the white house. >> reporter:while the public waits to find out who president obama will nominate to the nation's highest court - it's the men and women who hope to be the president successor who are making it clear they have an opinion about how this process should play out before any nominee is even announced. it's a debate streching from the steps of the supreme court to the court of public opinion. "i absolutely think he should nominate somebody, its his presidential duty" "if you look at the letter of the law.its his job to nominate someone" but on the campaign trail - the republican presidential candidates are making it clear -