here is eyewitness news reporter a.j. ross. no one knew where to go and what to do. >> reporter: panic took hold in this community. ambushed by a loose pit bull. >> i came running out. and it was terrible as we were trying to take care of them. telling them that everything is all right. the blood curdling screams brought everyone here where they discovered that she was hatched on to the little girl's leg as they quickly attended to the girl. >> everyone was there. screaming, losing all their blood. the mother was distraught as we did what we had to do. >> reporter: they were quickly rushed to the hospital receiving more than 70 stitches for her wounds. will be next. they paid a visit to the girl's family and says that many people in town would remain concerned. >> i have had a lot of people walking up to me, saying that the streets were not safe because of that all. we want to make sure that people, they will feel safe to come out of their homes. >> reporter: the father that is also the police officer declined to talk to us on

her is a.j. ross. >> i am in severe pain. >> reporter: scared and traumatized, she is still in disbelief after a battery exploded inside her pocket and left her leg covered in third degree burns. >> it was like a firecracker that went off, i was in shock i didn't want know what was coming from until i seen the actual explosion. >> relying on the cane and for a long road for recoveryincluding surgery and skin graphs. >>> very little warnings if any associated with these products stores warning customers if they touch water, another battery they can explode. >>> it is a disturbing pattern all too familiar with, with his firm also representing 14-year- old who was blinded in one eye bushed by another exploding ecigarette battery earlier this month. >>> the fda does not regulate e cigarette or vaporizers, we'll work together. >> emphasizes this isn't about a big pay out, holding manufactures and distributers accountable so no one else has to suffer like katrina. >> people should be aware of thedanger

a.j. ross is at the scene with new video. >> reporter: that car was just towed away. and the gates down at the restaurant. if you take a look inside the front door, you can see the remnants of this impressive damage after the car came careening through the dining area. let me show you video from the accident earlier this afternoon just after 4:00. according to eyewitnesses, the elantra was making a left-hand another car and lost control. the elantra plowed into the side of the restaurant bringing glass and debris down with it. two people were injured in the melee. and one man on the sidewalk was being attended to by medics. such a busy intersection and people who live and work nearby say it's fortunate that more people were not hurt. >> the lady panicked. she couldn't control the wheel any more. definitely more people could have been hurt if there were more people in there. >> reporter: no word yet on the amount of damage. it's very significant and will take time to clean up the popular restaurant. both drivers remained on scene as police conducted the investigation.

in the south bronx, i'm a.j. ross, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> also looking for in person station in the bronx earlier this month. they say a suspect punched a woman while boarding a southbound 5 train at the third avenue east 19th street station -- 149th street station. the suspect came up behind the victim and hit her in the face and then fled on the train. >>> new at 11:00, new jersey state police are looking for a man who caused hundreds of dollars of damage to a business only to steal $2. surveillance video shows the man inside gary's ez auto repair shop in clinton township last night. he broke in the window and trashed the shop. he also broke the window of a car in the shop's parking lot. >>> a new york bound flight made an emergency landing because of a broken windshield. the american airlines flight left miami last night when the pilot said the windshield was cracked. flight 1048 then we head an marge -- made an emergency international airport and 166 passengers and six crew members were on board at th

i'm a.j. ross channel 7 eyewitness news. >> a.j. thank you. >>> now to the police shooting in new jersey. a 23-year-old man is in the hospital tonight. so far little information is being released about their condition or the circumstances of the shooting. but what we do know is that he was shot inside the home of his grandparents. tim fletcher is there with the story. tim? >> reporter: liz, nearly 24 hours after the shooting, they have not rereese -- released any details on what went inside they offered a little information. surrounding this tiny house, investigators continue to gather evidence hours after the police-involved shooting left the butler man in critical condition. >> i saw him and i said he's dead. and then i started crying and shaking and i said that the kid is dead. >> reporter: they would rush the man to the ambulance. >> i figured that it was him that it did not surprise me at all. >> reporter: amanda dubois went to school with the man where he was in trouble with the law previously. >> it is sad. i wish the best fo

here is live news reporter a.j. ross. >> it is surprising that it happened around here. >> they were linked to two back- to-back neighborhoods. you can see the trio approach the victim from behind and then proceed to beat him with a rock before robbing and leaving the 32-year-old in critical condition. >> it's scary, you know you. don't expect people to jump up at you. the 25-year-old victim was kicked and punched in the head and body. >> i am very upset. it is getting worse. >> reporter: people who live nearby they say that they will remain on guard. >> i will let people know if i >> reporter: channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> now to the latest on prince. it could be weeks before we know what caused his death. the body was turned over to his family with no signs of trauma or suicide. >> it was a complete exam. several of the pieces garth will be sent to laps for further testing. >> reporter: prince was last seen alive wednesday night, found unresponsive thursday morning at the studio complex outside minneapolis. he wa

eyewitness news reporter a.j. ross was there for us. their roof and we were saying we didn't know turkeys could fly. >>> you might call it a turkey invasion, that's how it seemed for courtney and family. >> straight through the window, broke through the glass we were showered in glass and landed on the table. >>> she noticed the wild turns increasing in numbers but never did foresee a confrontation. >> the turkey was spreading its wings throwing glass all over the house, he was muddy and dirty, we had minor cuts but nothing major. >>> officials say the complaints have been flying through the roof lately with reports of stopping traffic, pecking cars and attacking people and children. >> i'm afraid to go out in the morning first i check out of my window to see if the turkeys >>> a council meeting was here to talk about the order. officials admit this is a delegate issue. >> i think that everybody just wants a peaceful solution and if the turkeys can just be peacefly be taken somewhere. >>> eyewitness news. >>> fully paid leave for newpar

eyewitness news reporter a.j. ross is in the prospect heights section of brooklyn. a.j.? >> reporter: shirleen, police do remain on the hunt tonight for the 64-year-old clarence jones. a career criminal who likes to prey on the elderly and who police believes may be connected to at least five violent crimes between brooklyn and queens and in just the past couple of months. >> here is a look good at jones who would have 19 prior arrests. investigators would link jones to several assaults and robberies dating back to january, all involving elderly victims. the most recent case that linked jones occurred last forced his way into an 83-year- old woman's brooklyn home. once inside he allegedly struck her so hard that he broke her nose before slipping away. and police believe that jones also attacked and robbed a 91- year-old woman with a gun and box cutter in park slope earlier this month. and pistol whipped another 71 woman in february. they spoke about how desperately while like to catch jones. >> we have a lot for this fella and we couldn't identify them that they would loo

. >>> i'm a.j. ross, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> two men charged in a rather notorious easter bunny brawl in new jersey due back in court happened easter sunday in jersey city, 22-year-old charles, aka the easter bunny, and 44-year-old juan guerrero, accused of attacking the bunny >> a rare appearance by former cuban leader fidel castro some calling a fair well speech said in so many words that he'll soon die. castro, who was 89 called on them to continue his work when he is gone, the party congress did not welcome the new u.s. relationship with cuba, but they did vote to keep fidel's brother, raul in power. >>> the death toll risen to 7, look at this, young people ventured in the water with a kayak ended up in trouble. the flooding was caused by storms that dumped a foot and a just amazing. >>> we are seeing so many dramatic pictures coming out of that area. >>> they are stuck in that weather pattern, we're stuck in this i was amazed firefighters putting down a huge billowing smoke in carney, ho

in the bronx i'm a.j. ross channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> tomorrow the benefits, showing the federal regulations required them to stop service april 30. urging striking workers to now seek health coverage under cobra. the union accusing the company of using healthcare to try to break the strike. workers walked off the job april 13 after failing to reach a contract agreement. >>> new tonight police say that a thief is using an old trick. take note an easy way to get into someone's garage. watch the surveillance video of the man checking to see if that vehicle in the driveway are open. investigators say they get into garage door remote control inside. and which allows access to the house, at least two homes have been broken into. >> we were a little complacent. we forgot to lock one of them. we need to be more vigilant. >> reporter: they did not find anything missing as police are echoing what she said and saying that residence, they should locket door between their garage to their home. >>> it was the easte

live in harlem i'm a.j. ross channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you. now to the eyewitness news, the restaurant owner picking out tonight after being brutally attacked trying to defend one of his waitresses. >> reporter: it happened in china town. speaking to eyewitness news about those frightening moments. >> reporter: it happened so fast that he didn't have time to think. he has never been attacked like this before and he's terrified that it could happen before. he was assaulted in the middle of the street in broad daylight with dozens of people watching. a vicious assault caught on tape. watch as this 50-year-old victim lying on east broadway takes blow after blow after blow. this is exclusive video showing moments before the attack. the victim is a restaurant manager. the suspect was a customer who was sexually harassing one of his female employees. he was told to take his money and leave. then the man became aggressive, waving his fist, then pumping the wall leaving this dent. the victim too afraid to show his face. >> like i told you now that i h

a.j. ross, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> a 103-year-old woman was attacked inside a building and the woman who did it was half her age. >> reporter: police say they charged with robbery, harassment, and assault for mugging a 103-year-old woman here in co-op city. cops say the woman in the video is 53-year-old sharon mcneil accused of following the victim into the building, riding the elevator with her. and when they got off police say mcneil attacked her, leaving her bruised. >> he pushed me to the ground and took my shopping cart with everything in it. i had everything, my money and everything in it. >> she said the assailant was -- the suspect took off with $35. coming up at 6:00. we'll tell you if she forgives her attacker. >>> a suspicious package forced the evacuation of port of the port authority bus terminal. police cleared the south building this afternoon to investigate the item which was wrapped in brown paper and near a bar on the second level. the area was reopened 30 minutes

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the mother spoke exclusively to our a.j. ross >> when she be in the bed sleeping, he comes in the room, he touches her every night. she doesn't even know that's really, really wrong. that's what hurts the most, she probably trusted him. >> abdul-aziz is free on his own rekog nans. he'll be back in court to face charges, including sexual abuse and endangering the welfare of a child. >>> new this morning police are searching for the people behind more than a dozen burglaries in queens. investigators say the woman in this picture and this minivan are connected to the string of break-ins dating back to january. the most recent happened this past weekend at a home in glen oaks. there have been at least 16 incidents. in most cases the suspect or suspects take off with valuables and electronics. >>> well, happening today, a hearing is set in brooklyn over the manslaughter conviction of former new york city police the hearing will explore claims that a juror in liang's trial did not inform the court about his father's criminal histo