. >>> back here at home, outrage tonight from the family akai gurley. brooklyn's district attorney is recommending no jail time for the convicted officer. news 4's michael george is in live in jersey city with reaction. michael? >> reporter: well, chuck, i'm here at the gurley family's church where tonight i spoke with his aunt and she said the justice system has failed them once again. one month after a jury convicted the officer who shot and killed gurley, the d.a. who helped win that conviction says the officer doesn't deserve any jail time. >> can you tell me it's okay to murder, to take an innocent life and not be held accountable? >> reporter: akai gurley's family says they have been blindsided di the d.a. anything to da thompson. >> guilty. >> reporter: just a month ago, a jury convicted officer peter liang of manslaughter. the rookie cop was on patrol in brooklyn's pink houses complex. when a noise startle him, he fired. the bullet ricocheted and killed gurley, an innocent bystander. just one month ago, da ken thompson stood by the family's side

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closer to home family of akai gurley is outraged this morning after brooklyn d.a. recommended that former officer who shot and killed gurley served no time, no jail time. >> remember this is somebody who was convicted peter liang of manslaughter. teresa priolo joins us live downtown brooklyn with reasoning behind that recommendation. good morning. rkt good morning ben and juliet, good morning everyone. expecting big protest outside ken thompson office by supports of akai gurley's family people be serving some prison time per the crime that he committed. it was thompson who secured that conviction against former police officer peter liang but also thompson who wrote to a judge asking him to spare liang from prison. thompson is recommending five years probation, 500 hours community service. and since months of house arrest for the former officer. his reasons he says is very simple in this letter he said, quote, has no prier criminal history and poses no future threat to public safety. liang immediately fired from the nypd after a jury ruled that he accidentally kille

the rookie cop was convicted last month of manslaughter for shooting and killing akai gurley in a poorly lit stairwell in east new york back in november 2014. the 28-year-old father was unarmed. >> a jury of his peers convicted him of manslaughter, so you're telling me that the jury got it wrong? no, they did not. it's absurd the da did not recommend jail time. >> reporter: the da is asking liang to get five years probation including six months of home confinement. police union leaders explained police officers are human beings and as such can make mistakes while risking their lives to protect the community. criminalizing a mistake even a this serves no good purpose. the reason cited by the da for justifying no jail time in this tragedy are the very same reasons that the officer should not have been indicted in the first place. borough president eric adams says he's not sure if he would have made the same call as the da. >> there are no winners. a family lost his son. and now we have an officer that was on trial and guilty so there are no winners here. >> sentencing for peter liang is sc

brooklyn district attorney recommending liang be sentenced to house arrest for the shooting death of akai gurley. no surprise, gurley's family is outraged over the decision. >> eyewitness news reporter carolina leid talking to the family tonight in jersey city. >> akai gurley's aunt spoke here at their church, the family's church here in jersey city. she's speak on behalf of his parents who now live out of state and says the entire family was blindsided by this recommendation. >> it was a slap in the face. >> reporter: akai gurley's family says the public knew before they did about the brooklyn district attorney's recommendation to the court to give former officer peter liang the rookie cop was convicted last month of manslaughter for shooting and killing akai gurley in a poorly lit stairwell in east new york back in november 2014. the 28-year-old father was unarmed. >> a jury of his peers convicted him of manslaughter, so you're telling me that the jury got it wrong? no, they did not. it's absurd the da did not recommend jail time. >> reporter: the da is asking liang to get five years pr

family members of akai gurley unleashed their furry y on brooklyn d.a. peter thompson who convicted peter liang of mans slaugts slaughter but then last night recommended no jail time. >> you are a gis disgrace to this community. >> reporter: protesters said the fact that d.a. thompson is black made his recommendation to the judge sting even more. >> you're sending a signal to people across the country that even a black man doesn't think black lives matter. >> reporter: akai gurley was killed in 2014 after officer liang fired his weapon in a dark stairwell while on patrol in a brooklyn housing project. the fact that his gun was drawn, a violation of police protocol. liang argued it was a tragic accident. outside court today demonstrators predicted violent protests, even riots just haurs ours after liang met privately for the first time at the d.a.'s office with the mother of gurley's daughter. she wanted the chance to look liang in the eye and tell him the damage he did. she told liang akai was a good man who did not deserve to die. liang apologized to he

akai gurley was shot and killed. liang could face as much as 15 years behind bars when the judge sentences him next month. but the district attorney of brooklyn is asking the judge for no prison time. probation and six months house arrest is his recommendation. that has enraged the a kwie gurley family. >> this is a slap in the face to akai gurley. to d.a. thompson. >> reporter: this is what the brooklyn d.a. is saying. the defendant chose to become a police officer and to put his own life on the line. there is no evidence that the defendant intended to kill or even injure mr. gurley. as we mentioned, michael, the sentencing is scheduled for mid april. the rally that is planned here outside of the district attorney's office will take place around noontime today. back to you, michael. >> thank you very much. there's been recent changes to the west indian parade celebrations. they discuss how to make that event safer. you may notice increased police presence and more lights around the playground as well. it's a year af

lost akai forever. the district attorney's inadequate recommendation diminishes what peter liang did. it diminishes akai's death." protests are planned for outside the brooklyn district attorney's office for noon today. and inside the superdome in new orleans, hundreds of protesters noisily disrupted a government auction of oil and gas drilling rights in the gulf of mexico. the government was attempting to auction off 43 million acres of off-shore drilling rights. cherri foytlin of idle no more gulf coast spoke out during the protest. >> i am here with 200 brave souls that are saying no. maybe 1000 people, i don't know. it is the most amazing thing to see all of these people stand together for self-determination. industries, you are on your way out. it is done. it is over. bye-bye. amy: and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now! democracynow.org, the war and , peace report. i am amy goodman with her mean shaikh. nermeen: welcome to all of our listeners and viewers from around the countr

he shot and killed the unarmed 28-year-old akai gurley when on patrol in a dark stairwell over brooklyn public housing project. he was later convicted of manslaughter, prompting protests. criminal defense lawyer did not work on the case but he says that the prosecutors rest recommendation is likely to carry a lot of weight with the judge at the sentencing. >> it would be unusual for him to sentence him to jail in light of this. it's possible, he could do it. but it's very unlikely. >> the prosecutors say that house arrest, 500 hours of community service and five years probation is acceptable for peter liang because the former cop does not pose a threat. reasoning that does not make sense to the family of akai gurley. >> the family plans to make their feelings known to the from the police unit who just reiterated that they do not think that the opposition should have been indicted in the first place. sending it back over to you. dari: the police released new photos of three men and a woman wanted for questioning in the shooting death of his former aide to governor cuomo. he was caught in

. >>> the former officer who shot brooklyn just apologized to one of the victims' loved ones, but akai gurley says there is no justice today. >> reporter: natalie, a rally began minutes ago and you see dozens upon dozens of people out there holding signs and this is outside the district attorney's office and we just learned from a law enforcement source about a significant meeting that happened between the former nypd officer and the girlfriend of a akay gurley. she is also the mother of gurley's toddler daughter. it was just one month ago a jury convicted liang for manslaughter gurley. their lives intercepted two years ago at the pink houses in brooklyn. liang fired a shot after being liang could face as long as 15 years behind bars and the district attorney is asking the judge for no prison time. what he's recommending, probation and six months' house arrest and that has angered the gurley family, the family being blindsided and they want prison time for liang. the defendant chose to become a police officer and to put his own liefr on the line. he said there is no evidence the defend

he apologized for accidentally shooting and on armed akai gurley in the stairwell in 2014. she said because of his actions her 3-year-old daughter will grow up without a father. peter liang was convicted of manslaughter but the brooklyn d.a. has recommended probation and jail time that is not sitting well with members of the family of akai gurley. >> it is an outrage and a disgrace? yes, it is. >> not only to the family, but the community and the state of new york. sentenced next month varied he could get up to 15 years. steve: a rally tonight ahead of the april for a state budget deadline. many say the cuts could lead to campus closings or 50% hike in tuition. we reach out to the governor's office and they call these rallies appalling and assist that they will receive the full funding. jen: the war of words between ted cruz and donald trump is escalating. ted cruz fired back after donald trump retweeted this meme with ted cruz's wife heidi with a not so good expression. >> seen him go deeper and deeper into the gutter. it is not that easy to tick me off. i don't get angry

akai gurley family upset at him, angered and used powerful words. there was a dramatic gathering of family members. they're recommending no prison time for peter liang. he was convicted for the manslaughter in the shooting death of akai gurley. it happened two years ago at the pink houses in brooklyn. liang fired a shot after being liang could face as much as 15 years behind bars when he's sentenced next month. but the district attorney released a statement asking the judge for no jail time. probation and six months house arrest. that's what he's recommending. that has enraged the gurley family. >> how can you tell me it's okay to murder, to take an innocent life and not be held accountable? >> we want to show you part of at that statement from the brooklyn d.a. saying the defendant chose to become a police officer and to put his own life on the line. there is no evidence this the defendant intended to kill or even injure mr. gurley. again, the sentencing, kerry, scheduled for next month. the rally planned here outside the d.a.'s office will take pl

there is no evidence, however, that he intended to kill or injure akai gurley. attracted widespread attention and aroused strong emotion in neighborhoods and communities that there are no winners here. live in the newsroom, dave carlin, cbs 2 news. >> thank you. >>> now to some significant new details in the brussels terror investigation. we have learned a lot more about the three men who attacked the airport. the one on the left was the bombmaker for the paris attacks last year, he is now dead. the man in the middle was arrested in june in turkey and deported to the netherlands. he is also dead. the man on the right may be alive and on the loose. >> the city of brussels is still an active crime scene. as the search for suspects continues, residents are just trying to start the healing process. jonathan vigliotti is at a growing memorial in center city tonight. jonathan. >> reporter: kristine, we're former stock exchange where that memorial continues to grow. hundreds of people gathering here singing songs, playing music, laying down candles and flowers all of t

and there is no evidence he intended to kill or injure akai girly. >> the family lost akai forever. >> reporter: girly's family learned of the news from the media and not the d.a. and are furious. >> and how can you tell me it's okay to murder, to take an innocent life and not be held accountable. >> reporter: and actual 49th. and live in downtown brooklyn this morning. >> thank you. >>> and to the latest on the terror attacks in belgium. >> and new video shows moments after the bomb attack. debris is everywhere and travelers trying to find a way out. once the camera moves outside, you can see survivors trying to help those hurt. >> and for the latest, let's go to cbs 2s kenneth craig live in brussels. kenneth. >> reporter: good morning to you. big developments out of brussels here this were morning and word of a possible sec suspect on the run, according to belgian and french media reporting he was captured -- reporting he was captured on cctv cameras and authorities are looking for him and ab unidentified man seen in the airport surveillance video. as the hunt for the mystery man in

the room, when the former new york city comet face to face for the first time with -- cop time with akai gurley's attorney. both sides say it had been in the works for a month describing the sitdown as quiet and somber. liang's attorney says at the end the two shook hands. >> his words were it was the last thing in the world that he intended and the last thing that he could investor expected. >> reporter: after liang apologized he said because your actions that night my daughter no longer has a father. i no longer have a partner. my life has been turned upside down and i'm a single parent. meanwhile as this was going on inside, outside the d.a.'s office dozens of demonstrators were protesting d.a. thompson's recommendation that liang avoid jail time, instead asking the court to sentence the former cop to six months home confinement and five years probation. gurley's cousin shayvon ford. >> that apology is not something that the family sells. that apology does nothing. peter liang from shooting and killing akai gurley. >> reporter: the rookie come was convicted last month of manslaughter

akai gurley's family attorney said, quote, holding police accountable for the wrongful acts is important to our community. we continue to have faith in our justice system. sentencing scheduled for next month. >>> two more years and he's out. yankees slugger alex rodriguez who returned last season from a one-year drug suspension will be hanging up his pinstripes and retiring in 2017. a-rod says it's time to go home and be dad. sports anchor rob powers here with more. >> he told us when spring training opened last month, he wouldn't be playing five more years, but today alex rodriguez much more definitive when talking about the end of his baseball career. he said he'll play this season he said this in an interview with espnnewyork.com. he plays out his contract through 2017, then retires. he'll turn 41 years old in the summer. he's had had two hip surgeries. his career stained by the use of p.e.d.s but rodriguez still to this day one of the game's biggest star. his yankee contract ends after the 2017 season. rodriguez says today so will his career. so there's plenty of time here. we're tal

prosecutor says former nypd officer peter liang should not go to prison for the deadly shooting of akai gurley. >>> a big recovery operation few hours to lift the sunken tug boat from the bottom of the hudson river and recover the body of the third and final crew member still trapped in the wreckage. and good morning, i'm lori stokes. >> and thank you for joining us, i'm rob nelson filling in today for ken rosato on this thursday, march 24th. >>> never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic and mols jeff smith in for bill -- meteorologist jeff smith in for bill. >> after the 70-degree warmth of yesterday. not going to be so lucky today. that will keep us a bit cooler and right now 45 degrees in midtown. we have temperatures across the area which are sitting in the mid 40s in and around new york city and the urban areas of northeastern new jersey. 43 toms river right now. you have 43 islip and 30s north and west of the city. 38 at sussex. you see this back door cold front has moved on in and behind that, the cam air comes in from new england and it keeps eastern long islan

gurley's family calls thompson's decision absurd. >> had the tables been reversed, akai gurley would be in prison. this minute, this second, this day. >> liang will be sentenced next month. gurley's family plans to call for jail time during that hearing. the judge does not have to follow the da's recommendation. >>> turning to the race for president, and the terrorist attacks in belgium now becoming a focus point on the campaign trail. this as the republican frontrunners continue to attack each other's wives on social media. >> for two nights in a row, twitter, targeting ted cruz's wife. this follows days of the candidates trading insults over the saga that all began with frontrunner's wife. >> reporter: a political campaign war over wives, beginning with this old photo of milania trump from her former modeling days. trump blaming cruz for the ad. saying be careful or i'll spill the beans on your wife. the war of words escalating there. cruz telling gma trump should stay away from his spouse, heidi. >> she's way out of his league. if he wants to get in the character fight, he should

. >> season 1 episode 1 depicted the shooting of 28-year-old akai girlie, shot inside pink houses by a rookie nypd police officer. pop kd and the crew take us inside the stairwell when it all happened . >> he opened the door, came in and ricocheted. >> when we come in we get stuck inside the elevator. and end up taking those same stairs, not unusual, project problems, as they call them. the cast uses fake guns. and fake rap sheets. but their meaning is real. >> what kind of message do you want to send out to your viewers? >> it's really, at the end of the day, it's really about changing things, you know. >> we need justice and the only way we're going to get justice is by coming together. >> want to send a positive message to everybody that uses project heat that don't just look at the drama and the negativity, but learn from the drama and the negativity and see what you really want to become in this life, does it have to consist of those things you know. >> reporter: back on the set pop tells us he has eight siblings, six sisters and two brothers. >> what happened to your mom? >> my

peter liang was convicted of manslaughter for shooting akai gurley in brooklyn in 2014. district attorney ken thompson says he is recommending six months home confinement and five years probation. gurley's family says when promised to restore confidence in the justice system. >> his sentencing recommendation is a betrayal of that promise and sends a message that officers can continue to kill black new yorkers without consequences. >> thompson said in a statement that liang has no prior criminal history and poses no threat to public safety. >>> there are some new developments in the murder of an aide to governor cuomo. he was shot and killed last september and now police want to question these four people about that murder. for the first time, we're also hearing from the window. cbs2's jessica schneider reports from crown heights. >> reporter: the wife held back tears, speaking for the first time since her husband was gunned down. he was out in the streets for the annual celebrations, a time >> my husband was in the midst of this very celebration and never made it home du

akai gurley's family attorney released a statement a short time ago as well, saying holding police accountable for wrongful acts is important for our community. we continue to have faith in our justice system. just moments ago, pba president patrick lynch released this statement, saying police officers are human being and as such can make mistakes while risking their lives to protect the community. criminalizing a mistake, even a tragic accident, discharging the service is no good purpose. he believes the officer should not have been indicted in the first place. sentencing scheduled for next month. >> we'll have reaction tonight on eyewitness news at 11:00. >>> now to the brussels terror attacks. bombings at the airport and train station may have been carried out by the same isis terror cell that attacked paris last november. >> here's the very latest. two of the terrorists were brothers with criminal backgrounds and authorities in turkey tonight confirmed they had captured one of the brothers near the syrian border last year then deported him back to brussels and warned belgian police that he

office is recommending no jail time for a former nypd officer convicted of manslaughter in the death of akai gurley. the jury convicted peter liang in the shooting death. case d.a. recommended five years probation, with six months of that to be served under house arrest. >>> new at 5:00, we are hearing from the heart broken family of a man run down on the street and left to die. 36-year-old christopher was hit and killed late last night in east harlem. but it's what he did seconds before the crash that even his loved ones don't understand. >> reporter: it happened at the intersection behind me here, 115th street and madison avenue. it was dark last night. there's a chance the driver didn't even see that victim christopher costa. that might also be because he was lying down in the middle of the road. friends and family stopped by to pay tribute today to 36-year-old christopher costa killed in a hit-and-run accident last night. his sister beside herself with grief. >> this is the worst feeling i could have ever endured. >> it's a damn shame that people him and killed him and kept going. >> rep

district attorney is recommending no jail time for former nypd officer peter liang in the shooting of akai gurley. he is recommending five years of probation and six months of home confinement and 500 hours of community service. he was convicted of manslaughter last month for accidentally killing gurley inside a stairwell at the pink houses in east new york in 2014. [music] alison: a song audrey and i the queens born founding member of the group a tribe called quest passed away from complications of diabetes. he was just 45 years old. >>> and the city council approved a plan to create more affordable housing in the five boroughs. it calls for new construction and reworking some of the city's decades old zoning laws to enable residential development. the plan will slow the tide of residents being priced out of their long time neighborhoods. >> you were popular today. you produced a winner. >> these are the days where i get the smiles on the streets of new york. that's for sure. alison: it was nice. 70s. >> currently we're sitting at 70 in central park. this is a night for outdoor table dini

. >>> former nypd officer peter liang who was convicted of manslaughter in the shooting death of akai gurley today apologized to gurley's domestic partner. liang met with kim ballenger. liang was convicted of shooting gurley when liang fired at him unarmed into a dark stairway. >> his words were it was the last thing in the world that he intended and the last thing that he could have ever expected. >> ballenger neither accepted the apology. instead she said her life and the life of her daughter had been turned upside down. liang will be sentenced next month. >>> a health scare for students out of rockland county. middle school students exposed to tuberculosis. >> the source? a school bus patron. it happened -- matron. it happened at two schools in the village of nyack. here's our reporter mark solis. >> i don't know enough about it, but it's always a concern when you hear tb. >> reporter: dozens of students have been exposed to tuberculosis. eyewitness news learned a school bus monitor who may have contracted the potentially fatal infection while out of the country fell ill two weeks

says: >> reporter: akai gurley's family is aware of these sentencing recommendations. the gurley family's attorney sent us this reaction: >> reporter: brooklyn district case, which attracted widespread attention, there are no winners. dave carlin, cbs 2 news. >>> now to some new information in the belgium terror attacks. authorities announced this afternoon the suicide bomber on the left of your screen there who died at the brussels airport was the suspected bombmaker in the paris attacks turkish investigators meanwhile say they caught the bomber on the right near the syrian border last summer but they sent him back to the netherlands with a warning about his terrorist ties. as the investigation continues, the search is under way in brussels for two siblings with ties to new york. sasha and alexander were reportedly on the phone with their mother yesterday. she says she heard an explosion and the phone went dead. the brother and sister have family in the netherlands but have been living and working here in the city. >>> in the wake of the attacks, there is renewed deba

prosecutor says former nypd officer peter liang should not go to prison for the deadly shooting of akai gurley. >>> a big recovery operation

that in a war situation, you ernie: secretary of state john kerry plans to travel to >> the family of akai gurley held a protest outside the office of brooklyn's d.a. they are outraged after he recommended house arrest and not prison time for former nypd officer peter liang. he was convicted of accidentally shooting gurley in the pink houses back in 2014. >> and the city is mourning the death of former fdny commissioner nicholas scoppetta. he is credited with leading the department through some of the darkest days following the september 11th attacks. prior to that, he served as head of the administration for children's services and served four mayors. he was 83 years old. nicholas scoppetta, our thoughts and prayers go out to the family this evening. a true new york treasure and highly regarded, and we respect him and we send his condolences to his family. joining me right now after the news, we'll talk about our weather and how we looking these days. pretty good? >> we got a little cooler today. we soared into the 70s. today we struggled through the 50s. we're getting a little cooler. it

last month he was convicted in a 2014 shooting death of akai gurley in the dark stairwell of a brooklyn{ housing project. they confirmed there was an internal investigation into an officer in charge of cpr training. as a result, that officer is on >>> today, classes resuming as usual on all four campuses of mercy college. there was a campus threat that forced evacuations yesterday at 4:30 in the afternoon. the school canceled classes and all activities. police gave the all clear last night. they're not saying what the threat was, only that it was a sub stn shated. >>> heading out to long island, learning what may have caused a plane crash in setauket harbor last month. the plane ran out of fuel. both fuel tanks were empty. three people survived. but one of the passengers has been missing ever since. he's presumed dead. >>> in new jersey, it was another tear-filled night for the families ripped apart from an out of control car. they gathered to remember noel herrera and brian rodriguez. they were walking home from a friend's house when a car jumped a curb and struck and killed hospital b

he suggested former officer peter liang should receive home confinement and probation for killing akai gurley. liang's gun went off in a dark stairwell in the pink houses projects. he was convicted of manslaughter. some say d.a. thompson is trying to be fair- minded. gurley's family is outraged. >> you hurt us. people of color! your kind! how dare you! >> i actually demand the d.a. for making the decision, a professional decision, that he had to made. i actually commend the decision. >> liang met with gurley's fiancee and apologized. >>> the judge who presided other new york city's "stop & frisk" case is stepping down in 2013, u.s. district judge shira sheindlin ruled that the nypd's "stop & frisk" policy discriminated against minorities and she ordered changes. she served 21 years on the federal bench. she sent an email yesterday to judges in manhattan and brooklyn that she was leaving to work for a large new york city law firm. >>> the body of the last crew member on the tugboat that crashed in the hudson two weeks ago is recovered. 56-year-old harry hernandez died alongside two othe

. >>> former nypd officer peter liang apologized to the girlfriend of akai gurley. he met with her at the brooklyn d.a.'s office. he apologized for shooting and kill i gurley two years ago. the two actually shook hands. she wanted to look him in the how gurley didn't deserve to die. >>> 4:49. no more charges against skier picabo street. prosecutors dropped the domestic violence and assault charges yesterday. documents suggest street said she locked her father in the basement after pushing him last december. attorneys suspected a civil forum should handle that case. >>> the family of a new jersey boy killed by a table at his elementary school. the family is seeking $10 million in damages. they are suing the new milford school district, the police department and others. a folding table collapsed and hit him on the head. a locking system was not engaged and a backup safety latch was missing. >>> a man pleading guilty to 24 -- excuse me, 26.4.26 charity. he was accused of taking between 73 and $103,000 from charity marathon races that that fund organized. the fund was c

. >>> the former nypd officer convicted in the shooting of akai gurley has requested that the judge vacate the verdict that police procedures did not allow liang to administer cpr and that he was inadequately trained. a police academy trainer was questioned whether she provided adequate training. >>> john rowland is appealing his latest corruption conviction. he faces a sentence of 2 1/2 years in prison. he was convicted of conspiring to hide payments for work he did for republican congressional candidates. he resigned as governor in 2004 during a corruption scandal he's currently free on bail. >>> art lovers are celebrating opening weekends at new york art. the met bringer opened its doors for the first time the whitney. the upper east side gallery space is debuting with three main spaces you can check out. this includes special programs and a family day tomorrow with events for all ages. >>> coming up on "eyewitness news" saturday morning, "ripley's believe it or not" gets ripped off. find out how the crooks tried track. >> a quick reminder, channel 7 >>> you could soon order a being. th

they could not help akai growing because they did not think they were qualified enough to provide the cpr. he wants the probe after hearing the investigation and the testimony. ben: winning three out of the four for donald trump. >> the one that no one saw coming with the win for bernie sanders in michigan. this is a huge boost for his campaign and he will keep the momentum going next week x this campaign is doing something very radical. we are telling the american people the truth! >> bernie sanders comes at a tuesday night contest with an upset of the year being hillary clinton michigan. his blowout when a mississippi means that she walks away with more on the republican side, the trumpet retrained kept on going. he wins the primary in michigan and mississippi along with the caucus in hawaii. the attack ads on stopping him. >> i don't think i've ever had so many horrible things said about me in one week. [cheering] usd38 million worth of horrible lies but that's okay. it shows you how brilliant the public is. they knew they were lies. >> john kasich challenging ted cruz for second p

the answer is racially complex, to say the least, for the akai gurley family. >> it's an outrage, a disgrace, to not only the families, the community, and the state of new york. >> don't make us bring ferguson to new york city. >> reporter: peter liang was convicted for the 2014 shooting the decision to pursue a criminal case. the case brought to the surface a racial divide beyond the usual black and white debate. asian americans rarely protest. but 10,000 turned out after the conviction. similar protests erupted in 30 cities across the u.s. a racial nerve had been touched. >> there are many people in the asian community feel he was scapegoated because he was asian american just like others have been for things that have gone wrong in this country. >> reporter: john lou is amongst those who don't think liang was innocent but believe he was an easy scapegoat. >> i'm not encouraged by the fact that there's no action being taken in the case of ramarley graham. we're hoping there's accountability on the part of the officers who were involved in the choking death of eric garner. reacting to the c

. >> reporter: questions about how much first aid nypd officers know arose after the shooting of akai gurley. convicted former officer peter liang and shawn landau testified not know how to do cpr as gurley lay dying in the stairwell of a brooklyn project. a claim disputed by top brass. >> literally within a half hour of that testimony being made, internal affairs was initiating their investigation. >> reporter: according to the nypd, basic life support has been a tenant of training at the police academy. but they have never had advanced first aid. >> pack the wound with gauze and the gauze would do two things. it would put pressure on the source of the bleeding and what's embedded in the gauze would start the clotting process. >> to bridge the gap between the time of a traumatic injury to the time when emergency services, pre-hospital care can arrive. >> reporter: this deputy says in the past only specialized units learned advanced first aid. but because of a changing climate like the boston marathon bombings or the attack in san bernardino, it's apparent get it all the way up. all t

he apologized for the ricocheted shot that hit an unarmed akai gurley back in 2014. she told him because of his actions her three-year-old daughter would grow up without a convicted of manslaughter his reaction to that -- conviction. but brooklyn d.a. recommended probation instead of jail saying incarceration is unneeded to protect public many this case. gurley's family is furious. listen. >> it's an outrage, a disgrace to not only the family. the community, and the state of new york. >> after meeting some told protesters that, quote, violence is inevitable if liang does not get jail time. he will be sentenced next month and peaces up to 15 years in prison. we have plenty more coming up including this. how queens residents rescued a modo dragon found on the street. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. in the last 10 years our competitors have received a few awards. but we've received a few more, including jd power who ranked us highest in customer satisfaction for the third year in a row. only fios has the fastest internet on the most awarded network. now get

peter liang purring toover turn manslaughter conviction convicted of akai gurley death in a brooklyn farewell. interesting argument presenting in that case. good morning everybody it's wednesday morning march 16th i'm ben simmoneau. >> i'm juliet huddy beautiful morning. >> juliet looking lovely as well. >> excuse me -- >> looking transparent. >> okay. she was accusings me. time to time. >> talking to queen scotto that's how her name cools up when i text her. >> when he e-mails me i don't know if you saw today it is -- something, something queen. >> i have corrected that. with a w and ends with an e. >> based on an e-mail you send me. [laughter] >> oh. boy, oh boy. >> that's love. spring four days away from it. vernal equinox 12:30 in the morning we go into spring. winter will be done officially. cleerp sky right now. 4-9d degrees winds are calm in most location it is throughout tristate region winds are not a problem. skies brighten up here soon and sunrise comes up 7:00 or so. should be a pretty decent one coming up too. we've got 49 degrees as you step out the door this morning. 6

a statement recommending no jail time for former nypd officer peter liang in the fatal shooting of akai gurley. he says justice will be best served if mr. liang is sentenced to five years of probation with months of home confinement and performs 500 hours of community service. he was convicted of manslaughter last month for accidentally killing gurley inside a stairwell at the pink houses in east new york. it happened in 2014. he faces up to 15 years in prison. steve: alex rodriguez plans to go out on his own terms. he will finish his contract and retire after the 2017 season. he is set to make 40 million over the course of that time. he hit 33 homers last year after being suspended 2014 for ped use. use. dari: dozens of older workers aren't ready for retirement yet. steve: the factory in queens that's using their expertise to make over a million ties a year. dari: the app that is helping animal lovers get some puppy since 1961, pearle vision has provided the neighborhood with expert eye care. that was dr. stanley pearle's vision and we still proudly carry on his legacy. today, doctors

brown instructed officer peter liang, who was convicted in the november 2014 shooting death of akai gurley. during last month's trial, administer cpr to gurley because he was not properly trained at the academy. following his testimony, police commissioner bill bratton ordered an investigation into the training. >>> a new jersey state trooper died this morning after he was hit by a car. authorities say 31-year-old trooper sean cullen responded to an accident last night on i- 295 in deptford township. as he walked near the crash he was hit. the driver stayed at the scene. no charges have been filed. >>> an accused killer in court now indicted by a westchester county grand jury in a brutal stabbing in scarsdale in january. cbs 2's lou young was in court when the indictment was unsealed today in white plains. >> reporter: he attended court in a business suit befitting his background as attorney, accountant and successful business consultant, 62-year- old julius was answering an indictment for the most bloody of crimes, the 21-stroke knifing of his wife as she upscale home in scarsdale like a

her lawyers say the officer's gun was drawn as with the akai gurley shooting. dog. in another case, they shot a person. the nypd have to learn be more careful with your guns. >> what yvonne rosado wants is for the officer to acknowledge her. and she wants the nypd to better recognizing when an animal represents a threat to them so what happened here does not happen again. in the bronx, arthur chi'en, fox 5 news. steve: a fight between presidential candidates, ted cruz and donald trump, keeps getting uglier. >> linda schmidt is here with cruz's latest accusation against the gop frontrunner. >> reporter: good evening. today is good friday. but it is not a good friday when it comes to the escalating feud between donald trump and ted cruz. let me tell you the mud slinging continues. a headline in the "national enquirer" alleges that ted cruz has had numerous affairs. the texas senator is accusing donald trump of planting the story with the gossip magazine saying the magazine has endorsed trump and that trump is friends with the ceo. >> let me be clear. this "national en

he shot and killed akai gurley brooklyn. he was convicted of manslaughter. the district attorney, ken thompson, wrote, quote, because of his incarceration because of his incarceration is not necessary to protect the public, a prison sentence is not warranted. he went on to say that justice will be best served if mr. liang is sentenced to five years probation with six months of home confinement. the sentencing will be next month but here again, nypd officer, former nypd officer and brooklyn d.a. him. >>> still to come, a bitter custody battle takes an emotional turn. pulled from her all across america families are coming back to time warner cable for a whole new experience. to give you better service, and it shows. we came back for internet speeds so fast even the kids are impressed. oh she's impressed. we're catching up on movies and shows on demand just as fast as we can watch them. for $89.99 a month you'll get 100 meg ultra-fast internet, popular hd channels and unlimited calling. twc's home wifi is so strong we can use all our devices at the same time. s

. >> had the tables been reversed, akai gurley would be in prison. this minute, this second, this day. >> the former officer will be sentenced next month. gurley's family plans to call for jail time during that hearing. however the judge does not have to follow the da's recommendation. >>> right now crews are preparing to board an enormous crane with hopes of raising a sunken tug boat from the hudson three men died when the tug boat crashed near the tappan zee bridge almost two weeks ago and eyewitness news reporter darla miles live now in tarrytown from the rom asian -- where the operation is about to get underway. >> reporter: that's right lori. things are beginning to move here this morning. i want to show you a live look of some of the police activity here on the hudson river. this is going to be about a four hour operation beginning at 7:00 this morning. the first hour is going to be raising that tug boat from the hudson river. that should take about an hour actually to get it out of the water. and then it is expected to take about three hours t

face. 28-year-old peter liang was convicted in february of manslaughter for the shooting of a k -- akai girlly in brooklyn in 2049. he was immediate -- 2014 and was immediately fired by the nypd. the district attorney said he is recommending him serve six months home confinement and five years' probation. girly's family is outraged. >> thompson -- the sentencing recommendation is a betrayal of that promise and sends a message that officers can continue to kill black new yorkers without consequences. >> thompson said that liang has no prior criminal history and poses no threat to public safety. we'll have much more on the decision coming up at the top of the hour. >>> and the justice department reportedly announced charges inside cyberattack on a small dam in westchester county. at least six iranians are accused of targeting the commanding control system at the dam in rye brooke three years ago. dam but probed the system. >>> and the port authority set to vote on plans for a newla gardia airport. they were supposed to decide on the $4 billion plan last month but delayed the vote to revie

last monthly ak was convicted in the shooting death of akai gurley in a brooklyn{ housing project. neither liang nor his partner gave gurley cpr. landau said he was only given two minutes much cpr training at the academy. >>> on long island, an ntsb report says that a plane ran out of fuel when it crashed last month in the harbor. both fuel tanks of the plane were empty. one passenger has been missing ever since. he's presumed dead. sur survived. >>> a man pretending to be a police officer in bergen county, store employees caught him shoplifting. he was caught stealing inside the garden state plaza. during the questioning, he showed a fake pennsylvania police badge. police arrested lynch after he assaulted an officer trying to runaway. >>> happening today, a new bike messenger safety bill will be introduced to the new york city council. it will focus on couriers and delivery cyclists working as contractors. uber rush and uber eades don't employ them. so they don't have to follow the same rules as other cyclists. under the bill, they'd be required to wear safety equipment along with

u take iraq, for example, we tacitly supported the re-election of mall akay, which it should have been mall awould i. his father was a sunni. his mother was a shia. so he was middle of the road. you take egypt for an example, he arab spring, instead of acquiescing to morsi, we should have been supporting elbaradei. he was a middle of the road person. and you take egypt, or libya, you know, when you knock off the balance of power, and that's what gaddafi was, you got to fill the vacuum. we did the same thing in libya that we did when we went to egypt. we led a vacuum for them, and can't have that. you got to have the middle of the road people running the show. i think hillary clinton was a failure. i think that's the worst mistake president obama made. other than that, yes, sir? host: you think the worst mistake he made was making hillary clinton secretary of state? caller: yes, sir. host: ok, square any sterling, virginia. on -- gary in sterling, virginia. on iraq, the former ambassador to afghanistan and to iraq, he wrote in friday's "wall street journal," it is true iran has consider