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In this edition of Eyewitness News Extra Time, we analyze Wednesday's State of the NYPD address. It's not easy to run the nation's biggest police department. Case in point: Saturday night's attack in Times Square, where two NYPD officers were seen in a video being attacked by several men. The men were arrested, but immediately released back to the street without bail.  So, what the plan for 2024? ...

In this edition of Eyewitness News Extra Time, we have the latest on an historic rebuke of New York City's mayor by an overwhelming majority of the City Council. The How Many Stops Act requires officers to record the apparent race, gender and ages of people they stop in so-called low-level encounters when police ask for information from people who aren't suspected of a crime.  This amounts to mill...

A huge tussle over restaurant tipping is on the menu for this edition of Eyewitness News Extra Time. The debate involves restaurant owners and workers, and the New York State Legislature. There's a proposal to force owners to raise restaurant workers' wages to the minimum wage. Right now, it's lower than that because workers get tips that, supposedly, level the playing field, but many workers say...

In this edition of Eyewitness News Extra Time, we break down the verdict in the defamation trial against former President Donald Trump, and have details on a massive fire that claimed the life of a firefighter in Plainfield, New Jersey. A jury awarded an additional $83.3 million to columnist E. Jean Carroll on Friday. She says the former president damaged her reputation by calling her a liar after...

The National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary report into the derailment of a No. 1 subway train earlier this month. A northbound train collided with a disabled train, then partially derailed just north of the 96th Street station on January 4. About 22 passengers and three crew members suffered minor injuries. Eyewitness News reporter Josh Einiger is in Lower Manhattan with mor...

Boeing faced more turbulence on Wednesday as the company's CEO met with lawmakers on Capitol Hill to defend the troubled 737 Max 9 fleet. It comes just weeks after a near disaster on an Alaska Airlines flight when a door plug blew out as the plane climbed to its cruise altitude. Ross Aimer, a former captain on United Airlines, joins us on this edition of Extra Time to offer his take on Boeing's is...

The nation's first 2024 presidential primary takes place in New Hampshire, where former President Donald Trump and former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley are vying for votes to become the Republican nominee to take on President Joe Biden in November. As the last major challenger in Trump's way to the Republican nomination, Haley hopes New Hampshire voters feel so strongly about keeping the for...

Just hours away from New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation presidential primary, the Republican race is now a head-to-head battle between former President Donald Trump and his former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley. She now can consolidate the anti-Trump vote, but will it be enough? Eyewitness News reporter Morgan Norwood was live in Manchester to break down the primary on this edition of Eyewitness News...

It’s part of a one-two winter whammy. In this episode, we are discussing Friday’s winter storm that brought snow, freezing temperatures, and ice-slicked roads across the Tri-State Area. Just two days after breaking its 700-day snow drought, more flurries fell across New York City. Up next? Temperatures will drastically drop. In other news, there have been so many twists and turns in the 13-year in...

Is this Extra Time or Weather or Not? In this episode, we're tracking another winter storm threatening to bring a fresh blanket of snow across the region. Chief Meteorologist Lee Goldberg has more on the timing and the track. Meanwhile, the cold weather is a cause for concern for thousands of migrants who now live in New York City. The frigid cold is a new concept for many who have come from warm...

In this edition of Eyewitness News Extra Time, police race to find a masked man they believe stabbed at least strangers in Queens. The NYPD is on high alert and flooded officers into the subway system. They are asking for the public to be aware and to help after the string of stabbings. Eyewitness News reporter Josh Einiger is at NYPD headquarters in Lower Manhattan with more. Meanwhile, the defam...

In this edition of Eyewitness News Extra Time, we have breaking details on a shooting in Brooklyn where two officers were shot while responding to a domestic call. The two officers are recovering at a Brooklyn hospital and are expected to survive. Eyewitness News reporter Lucy Yang is at Kings County Hospital in East Flatbush with the latest details. Meanwhile, New York City's 701-day snowless str...

New York City's 700-day snowless streak could finally snap by Tuesday! In this edition of Eyewitness Extra Time, meteorologist Jeff Smith has the latest details on the timing and track of an approaching winter storm that could bring several inches of snow to the Tri-State area. Meanwhile in Iowa, it was a cold night for voters turning out for the state's caucuses on Monday. Their votes will determ...

Weather or not – here more comes! In this edition of Eyewitness News Extra Time, Lee Goldberg tracks more rain in the Tri-State as some communities grapple with flooding and rising rivers. Eyewitness News reporter Crystal Cranmore reports from the New Jersey town of Little Falls with more on flooding conditions there. In the Middle East, the U.S. and five of its allies unleashed scores of cruise m...

We're not out of the woods yet. Parts of the Tri-State area haven't had a chance to fully dry out from Tuesday's storm, and already more trouble is on the way. Chief Meteorologist Lee Goldberg has the timing and impact for the next storm, while Eyewitness News reporter CeFaan Kim reports on flooding concerns in Paterson. In an exclusive interview, Eyewitness News reporter NJ Burkett speaks with on...

The Tri-State area is reeling after a major winter storm swamped flood-prone parts of the region, and there's even more rain on the way. Meteorologist Lee Goldberg breaks down the storm that hit Tuesday night, and the next one expected to impact our area on Friday. Meanwhile, Eyewitness News reporter Lindsay Tuchman is in Wayne, New Jersey along the Passaic River where even more rain could be disa...

In this edition of Eyewitness News Extra Time, we brace for impact as another big winter storm barrels through the Tri-State area Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. The downpours are expected to get heavier, the wind will pick up and there a real concerns about widespread flooding and power outages. Meteorologist Jeff Smith tracks the storm, while reporter Josh Einiger hits the road in White Pl...

In this edition of Eyewitness News Extra Time, we discuss the flood concerns heading into Tuesday's winter storm that is poised to impact the Tri-State area. As many gear up for round two of what's expected to be a one-two punch of weather this week, flood warning is once again threatening parts of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. On Tuesday, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy declared a State o...

Welcome to the Eyewitness News "Extra Time" podcast from WABC-TV Channel 7 in New York. Every weekday, "Extra Time" digs deeper into the news and events that make headlines and define the most important stories in New York, the Tri-State, and beyond. We report the story and then dive deeper into the details. The who, what and, most importantly, the why. We get our reporters not just to tell the st...