Flight Trampoline Park in New Britain is closed until further notice after a pipe burst in the park.
An email from the park says Exceptional Jumpers Night, Wednesday Flight Fit and Club Fight are canceled.
The park is located at 140 Production Court.
Price Chopper and Market 32 Supermarkets have issued a recall for sushi made with tuna that’s sold from the prepared foods case in the deli department of all its supermarkets as a precaution due to possible listeria contamination at stores in Pennsylvania and New York.
A statement from Price Chopper and Market 32 Supermarkets said the voluntary manufacturer recall is for AFC Sushi on all varieties of packaged sushi made with tuna.
To date, affected sushi has only been found at the Price Chopper stores at 180 Westside Mall in Edwardsville, Pennsylvania and 1879 Altamont Ave. in Rotterdam, New York.
As a precaution, the sushi made with tuna manufactured by AFC Sushi has been recalled from all of the chain’s stores.
Customers who have an affected product may return it to their local Price Chopper/Market 32 for a full refund. For more information, customers can visit afcsushi.com or call 866-467-8744.
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Gov. Dannel Malloy is proposing legislation to ban the purchase and sale of “rate of fire enhancements,” including bump stocks, binary trigger systems and trigger cranks.
Bump stocks have been part of the national conversation on gun control since the mass shooting in Las Vegas, when a gunman opened fire from a hotel room high above a country music concert, killing 58 people and injuring hundreds of other.
Authorities said the shooter in Las Vegas had bump stocks on several guns. The devices allow guns to fire at a rapid rate, similar to an automatic weapon.
“Bump stocks are cheap, they are deadly, and they have no place in our society,” Malloy said in a statement. “In Connecticut, we refuse to allow federal inaction to endanger the lives of our residents, despite the best efforts of powerful lobbyists from the NRA. Our state has long been a champion in the fight against gun violence, and today we take a step towards further cementing our reputation as a leader in smart, safe, and commonsense gun reform.”
The governor’s proposal would make the possession and sale of rate of fire enhancements a Class D felony.
His office said permit holders who possess fire rate enhancements prior to July 1, 2020 would receive an infraction and be fined $90 for their first offense and would be charged with a Class D felony for any subsequent offense.
In November, Massachusetts became the first state to ban bump stocks following the Las Vegas shooting.
Pennsylvania U.S. Rep. Brendan Boyle introduced legislation on Tuesday that would require future presidential nominees to undergo a medical exam and have those results released to the public.
Under the Democrat's STABLE GENIUS Act proposal, major party nominees for president would submit to a medical examination by the Secretary of the Navy. The results would be filed with the Federal Election Commission and publicly accessible before that year's presidential election.
The bill's name is derived from President Donald Trump's personal assertions that he is "a very stable genius" and mentally fit to hold office. It's also an acronym for Standardizing Testing and Accountability Before Large Elections Giving Electors Necessary Information for Unobstructed Selection Act.
Boyle, who represents Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district covering parts of Northeast Philadelphia and Montgomery County, is a fierce Trump critic who regularly questions the president's ability to lead the country.
He said Trump's "reckless, erratic behavior has exposed a critical flaw in our existing election process."
"Before voting for the highest office in the land, Americans have a right to know whether an individual has the physical and mental fitness to serve as President of the United States," Boyle said.
"While it is necessary to take the current President’s concerning behavior seriously and I support legislation to address these ongoing concerns, I believe we must also be proactive and do all we can to ensure a situation like this does not arise again."
A request for comment from the White House was not immediately returned.
During an interview with Fox & Friends on Friday, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said its "absolutely outrageous" to question whether the president is mentally fit to hold office.
"It's absolutely outrageous to make these types of accusations and it's simply untrue, and it’s sad that people are going and making these desperate attempts to attack the president," she said. "What I think is really mentally unstable is people that don't see the positive impact that this president is having on the country."
Recently, the author of a controversial book about Trump administration claimed that Trump's staff openly discusses the 25th Amendment, which outlines the chain of succession should a president, among other things, be deemed unable to discharge the duties of the office.
"Everybody in this White House, and I keep saying 100-percent because it is 100 percent of the people closest to the president, to Donald Trump, believe that there is something wrong here, something fundamentally wrong, something that scares them," Michael Wolff, author of "Fire and Fury" said Monday on MSNBC's Morning Joe. "As a matter of fact, if there is any reason they stay in the White House now it’s because they are scared, they believe they have a responsibility to the American people."
During the 2016 presidential election, Trump and some Republicans questioned Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton's physical fitness for the job. Clinton fell ill at an event at Ground Zero on Sept. 11, 2016 and needed to be helped into an SUV. She was later diagnosed with pneumonia.
Trump will undergo his yearly physical at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Friday.
A hit-and-run driver struck a mail carrier at Washington Street and Chelsea Court in Norwich around 11 a.m. last Friday, police said, and officers are still trying to identify the person who fled the scene.
Police said the postal worker suffered a severe injury to his left leg and the driver who hit him went south, toward Washington Square, and left the scene after the collision.
The vehicle police are looking for might have damage to the right, front bumper/quarter panel.
On Tuesday, police released a photo of a red pickup and said they are asking for the public's help to find the vehicle because the driver might have witnessed or been involved in the crash.
Anyone who witnessed the crash or has information about the evading vehicle to call Officer Callender at (860) 886-5561 or the U.S. Postal Inspector Brendan Murphy at 860-524-6084.
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A First Alert has been issued for Friday and Saturday for potential flooding.
NBC Connecticut meteorologists said the combination of melting snow and heavy rain may lead to flooding. Ice jams on the river may also be an issue.
All of Connecticut could be affected by the heavy rains on Friday and Saturday.
NBC Connecticut meteorologists continue to track the end-of-the-week forecast to provide the latest updates.
Check back for more.
New England Patriots star quarterback Tom Brady is once again disputing rumors about an alleged power struggle between him, head coach Bill Belichick, and owner Robert Kraft.
Brady joined WEEI's Kirk & Callahan Tuesday morning to discuss a recent ESPN article.
The article, which came out last week, cited "interviews with more than a dozen New England staffers, executives, players and league sources with knowledge of the team's inner workings." It said that Brady, Belichick, and Kraft have had a series of major disagreements in recent months. The article also said there was a sense inside the building that this could be their last year together.
Brady told Kirk & Callahan that he hasn't read the entire story, but like Belichick, was briefed on certain parts, saying he hasn't thought about the article much.
"I think I have a great relationship with my teammates, and if others don’t feel like they have a great relationship with me, that is one thing, but I try and do what I have always done and be the best teammate I can be," he said. "I don’t think that has ever really changed in my mind."
The 40-year-old confirmed that the Patriot Player of the Week award exists, but told Kirk & Callahan he's never expressed being upset over not winning it.
"No, I think things like that, I can’t imagine me every saying that, or me talking about that," he said. "It’s hard to even answer that question."
The ESPN article, written by Seth Wickersham, said that much of the tension between Brady and Belichick stems from Brady's relationship with his trainer, body coach and business partner Alex Guerrero.
Brady disputed those rumors Tuesday morning, saying he wasn't "divisive" when giving teammates advice about preparing for a game or training.
"People come up to me whether it is my teammates, or other guys and say, 'Hey, what are the things that you do? What are the things that have worked for you?' I can just convey that certain message. Whether that is how I train, or how I eat, or sleep, or drink, all those things, I just try and give them the answer that works for me," Brady said, adding, "Every player, it is up to them to either listen to what I am saying and either use it or not use it. It’s their career. It’s not that I couldn’t care less. I want everyone to experience the things I have experienced as I have gotten older. That is just what I try and convey."
Patriots owner Robert Kraft also commented on the reported problems within the organization on Tuesday morning, when reached at the launch of the Mobile Health Project Program through The Kraft Center for Community at Massachusetts General Hospital.
“Should fans worry about the future leadership of their team? I think we are here to talk about the opioid van. I’m done talking about. Our team is pretty special and we’re quite united and very proud of where we’re at" and our focus is on trying to have a very exciting night Saturday night," Kraft said.
Click here to hear Brady's full interview on Kirk & Callahan.
Messaging service Slack was briefly down for many customers Tuesday afternoon across the United States.
The problem, described by the company as "connectivity issues for all customers," had some office dwellers taking to Twitter to declare it a day or otherwise roast the service. Among the tongue-in-cheek outrage: having to use email again or talk to colleagues in person.
The site Downdetector.com showed a spike of 1,000 reports in the early afternoon. A map appeared to show the problem concentrated on the coasts.
"If you're having issues connecting to Slack: we're working on getting things back to normal with top priority. Thanks kindly for your patience," Slack tweeted at 2:32 p.m. ET.
Slack apologized for the delay and said it would share updates at status.slack.com.
As of 3 p.m. ET, Slack said that it had "isolated the problem and are working on bringing the service back online for all users."
Most customers should be reconnected, Slack said at 3:20 p.m. ET in an update.
Slack, which was launched in 2014 and has offices around the world, says it has nine million active users. More than 50,000 companies pay to use the service, the company says on its website.
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Parents will get the chance to voice their opinion tonight in a public hearing concerning Hartford Public School’s plan to reconfigure, restructure and consolidate schools.
The meeting will be held at Bulkeley High School at 5:30 p.m. Parents who would like to comment on the superintendent’s recommendations can sign up between 5 and 5:30 p.m. at the school.
The superintendent of Hartford Public Schools (HPS), Dr. Leslie Torres-Rodriguez, unveiled her plan on December 19 before hundreds of parents in the district. The plan will affect hundreds of students and teachers in the district.
Under her recommendations, 78 percent of students have the option to stay in their current programs, 9 percent would move to a different location and 13 percent would move to a different program and location.
The changes being proposed by the superintendent would all happen within the next 3 years.
The district operates on $400 million dollars each year. HPS spokesperson, Pedro Zayas, said the proposed changes would save the district about $15 million a year.
"Hartford Public Schools welcomes parents, staff and all community partners to participate in the Board of Education’s public hearings. We must work together to ensure that every student has access to excellent learning opportunities in every school," Zayas said on Tuesday.
NBC Connecticut has attached the superintendent’s proposals, which list recommendations for each school in the district.
A 14-year-old girl was one of several people rescued by firefighters who fanned out across a flood-ravaged Santa Barbara County community after a night of downpours and mudslides.
The girl was trapped for hours in the home, destroyed by mud and debris flows that were powerful enough to move boulders, fire officials said. Firefighters slogged through deep mud to pull 14-year-old Lauren Cantin, covered in mud and taken away on a stretcher, from the rubble.
She was located with help from search dogs, who worked tirelessly alongside firefighters throughout the morning to find trapped residents. Firefighters heard Lauren's scream through the roar of pounding early morning rain.
"I thought I was dead there for a minute," she told rescuers as they lifted her from the debris.
She appeared alert and was communicating with firefighters as she was transported to a hospital. The rescue operation took about six hours as firefighters carefully worked their way through the rubble to reach Lauren.
"To be able to have her come out safely and as unscathed as she was, it was pretty phenomenal," said Andy Rupp, a Montecito Fire Protection District firefighter.
At least five people were killed and homes in the Montecito area were swept from their foundations Tuesday as heavy rain sent mud and boulders sliding down hills stripped of vegetation by Southern California's recent wildfires. Rescue crews used helicopters to lift people to safety because of blocked roads.
Several houses were destroyed, and residents were unaccounted for in neighborhoods hard to reach because of downed trees and power lines. The mud was reported to be up to 5 feet deep in places.
Search teams, including search-rescue dogs, continued to look for victims into Tuesday afternoon.
A new documentary series delving into the personal life of star quarterback Tom Brady is set to premiere on social media later this month.
"Tom vs Time," a six-episode series, was filmed by Gotham Chopra for Facebook's video platform, Facebook Watch, and will focus on the New England Patriots star quarterback preparing for the 2017 season, exploring his battle against time on the gridiron, along with how he balances his personal life.
In a statement, Brady said a project of this nature has weighed on his mind for a while, and the opportunity came up to partner with Facebook and Chopra.
"I think we captured something special in this and I am proud of the entire team of people who worked hard to make it happen," he said. "The docu-series is intimate, in-depth and more personal than anything I've released on my social channels, so I think it will be a great way of extending my reach to people on Facebook Watch."
For his part, Chopra said the goal of the project "was to understand the anatomy of that greatness," Brady has exhibited on the field over the past 18 seasons.
"To get an inside look and see that he's not some alien or genetic freak, but that there's a relentlessness and a humanity to his training -- physically, mentally, spiritually -- and that it truly takes a village with equally impassioned teammates, coaches, and family members, it actually makes his success that much more impressive," Chopra said in a statement.
Although an exact release date has not been announced, the New York Times reports fans will have a chance to watch the series beginning later in January. Fans eager to see the docu-series can follow the "Tom vs Time" Facebook page, where they can then add it to Facebook's Watchlist.
The Patriots will play the Tennessee Titans on Saturday, Jan. 13, at Gillette Stadium in the AFC divisional playoff round as the team continues its quest for a sixth Super Bowl championship.
The Town of Wallingford voted to approve the purchase of salt to replenish the town’s supply.
The Department of Public Works (DPW) said that they’re already running low on salt and took a big hit after last week’s storm.
On Tuesday, the town agreed to transfer $81,710 from the contingency account to public works to help them replenish their depleted salt stockpile.
Inside the storage units, there’s about 2,500 tons of salt which are only enough for about six more storms.
Wallingford DPW workers are responsible for treating about 300 miles of road, and so far, they’ve had to cover those surfaces about 10 times this season.
Steve Bannon has stepped down as executive chairman of Breitbart News Network, the media outlet reported Tuesday. He had served in that role since 2012.
Bannon ran afoul of conservatives and others with comments that were published in Michael Wolff's book "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House."
In the book, Bannon describes a meeting between Donald Trump Jr., senior campaign aides and a Russian lawyer as "treasonous" and "unpatriotic." The comments angered President Donald Trump, who last week lashed out at Bannon, saying he "lost his mind."
Bannon, the blunt-spoken and divisive strategist who rose from Trump’s conservative campaign to a top White House post, was pushed out by the president in August, capping a turbulent seven months marked by the departure of much of Trump’s original senior staff.
His comments in Wolff's book caused a key Bannon backer, Rebekah Mercer, the billionaire GOP donor and Breitbart co-owner, to distance her family from him.
In a statement Sunday, Bannon praised Trump Jr. as "both a patriot and a good man."
"I regret that my delay in responding to the inaccurate reporting regarding Don Jr has diverted attention from the president's historical accomplishments in the first year of his presidency," Bannon said in the statement, which was first obtained by the news site Axios.
U.S. Marshals are joining the hunt for a prisoner who escaped from the Carl Robinson Correctional Institution in Enfield on Sunday.
Police said the 25-year-old might have gotten away by stowing away under a vehicle and the search for him continues.
Jerry Mercado was last seen at the medium-security facility at 10:20 a.m. Sunday. Officials from the state Department of Correction (DOC) said they placed the prison on lockdown around 3:15 p.m. when they realized Mercado was missing during a routine check of the prison.
During a news conference Monday, DOC Commissioner Scott Semple said investigators believe a vehicle was involved in the escape because there were no breaches to the outer fence.
Semple said there were two vehicles on the property Sunday - a state police van and a garbage truck - and investigators are looking into whether Mercado stowed away under one of the vehicles to escape.
Authorities are reviewing security protocols at Carl Robinson and at all 15 DOC facilities across the state, Semple said.
Mercado, who is from Hartford, was serving a three-year sentence for third-degree burglary charges at the time of the escape. Officials from the DOC said he is classified as a "low risk" offender, but police are asking people to be on alert.
He is 5-feet-4, and weighs 137 pounds and might be wearing a combination of a tan jumpsuit, white T-shirt and gray sweatshirt.
The mayor said Enfield police have doubled their patrols. Investigators believe Mercado may be in the Hartford area.
Anyone who thinks they’ve seen Mercado should call 911 immediately, contact the U.S. Marshals at (800) 336-0202 or email them here. Police stress that he should not be approached.
Carl Robinson is primarily a dormitory-style facility that houses around 1,500 inmates.
Residents don’t tend to think about the importance of our mailbox until they don’t have one.
Whether it’s the casting snow, the snow plow’s blade or the truck itself knocking mailboxes over, many towns have policies for dealing with this minor headache.
"Until last night, it was literally swinging in the breeze," Roz Loudon said.
Messed up and mangled mailboxes line snowy streets all over Connecticut.
"We’ve been victim of a snowstorm and some plowing that tends to knock them down on occasion and it’s happened in years past. And we had to do a little repair on our own," Joe Aitro of Cheshire told NBC Connecticut.
For some, it’s just part of surviving a New England winter.
"It happens frequently enough we find it funny. There’s a humorous side to it," Loudon said.
Aitro said he knows of at least three other mailboxes that are down.
"It’s seen better days, yes. This is probably the third year in a row, and every year we say we’re going to replace it. And we haven’t replaced it," Kristin Lemke of Glastonbury told NBC Connecticut.
Glastonbury Town Manager Richard Johnson told the NBC Connecticut Troubleshooters they had 18 damaged mailbox complaints after last Thursday’s blizzard.
"One time I contacted the city, but they didn’t really do anything," Lemke added.
But Johnson advises residents to contact the Department of Public Works (DPW) because if a mailbox is hit by a plow, the town will replace it with a standard post and box or repair it.
"It’s not the first time. I tend to get hit on a fairly regular basis," Loudon added.
The policy in Cheshire is similar to Glastonbury.
Loudon was one of 15 to make a mailbox complaint to DPW within the mandated 48 hours after the plows stop.
DPW crews delivered a denial letter on Monday.
"They gave me the form and said the box had been improperly installed, so it was too close and that the snow load took down the mailbox," Loudon said.
But Loudon had questions for the town.
"I called them today and said, 'Would you please check my records?' Which they did and they said you’re right, you got hit back in 2015 and we installed the mailbox," Loudon stated.
Cheshire town officials made good on the mistake and will fix her box in the spring when the ground thaws.
Since implementing a new policy in December 2014, Cheshire has had 399 mailbox complaints.
But so far – no complaints from this resident – he built himself a wooden shield.
Besides obvious dings and dents where a plow hit, DPW can measure the height of the plow in relation to where the damage is on a mailbox.
Getting around Connecticut could start costing more in 2018 as the Department of Transportation (CTDOT) searches for more revenue amidst a funding crisis.
Starting in July, the CTDOT is proposing a 10 percent hike for Metro-North and Shoreline East rail fares, followed by an additional five percent increase in 2020 and 2021. Bus fares would go up 25 cents.
Renee Pearsall from Meriden takes the train several times a year from New Haven’s Union Station to New York City’s Grand Central in order to visit her children.
"I think it’s a little bit excessive. I mean, every time we turn around the fares are going up," Pearsall said.
A round trip peak ticket on the New Haven Line to Grand Central would cost an additional $4.70 if the proposed fare hike goes through.
The CTDOT is also proposing reducing weekday off-peak service on Shore Line East, Danbury, Waterbury and New Canaan branch trains, as well as eliminating weekend service on those rail lines.
On Main Street in downtown Hartford, people who depend on the bus to get around told NBC Connecticut they do not like the idea of paying 25 cents more.
"I don’t think it’s a good idea considering a lot of people already struggle for the bus," Shedalis Rijos of Hartford said. "$1.75 is enough already just to get from here to the corner."
Raising fares and reducing service is needed because the state’s transportation system faces a major financial crisis in part because gas tax revenues are going down, according to the CTDOT.
Gov. Dannel Malloy has also warned major transportation projects could be canceled without new revenue.
"Clearly, we are at a crossroads, we’re either going get off the road and stop what we’re doing because we won’t have the money to do it which means we will be uncompetitive with states like Massachusetts and New York," Malloy said on Tuesday. "Or we’re going to wake up smell the coffee and compete."
Some lawmakers have suggested adding electronic tolls to Connecticut’s highways as a new source of revenue, but it’s unclear how popular that would be during an election year.
Next week, the CTDOT plans to announce a schedule for public hearings on the proposed fare increases.
On Wednesday afternoon, Malloy and CTDOT Commissioner James Redeker are holding a news conference about the status of the Special Transportation Fund.
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.8 struck the Caribbean Tuesday evening, according to the United States Geological Survey, CNBC reported.
A tsunami advisory was in effect for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.
A personal lawyer for President Donald Trump confirmed Tuesday night that he has filed a defamation action against the website Buzzfeed for publishing a 35-page dossier alleging that Donald Trump's presidential campaign colluded with Russia, NBCNews reported.
The lawyer, Michael Cohen, denied any personal role in Russia's involvement in the 2016 election when he appeared before the House and Senate intelligence committees in October.
NBC News reported that he told the committees that his reputation had been damaged by the "entirely and totally false" accusations in the "lie-filled dossier" about the Trump campaign, which was prepared by former British intelligence agent Christopher Steele.
An abandoned dog was found sick and severely emaciated on the front steps of a Waterbury home on Friday.
Animal rescuers in the area are hoping they can give an abandoned dog, named January, a second chance at life.
When January collapses on the steps, she was between 30 to 40 pounds underweight.
Volunteers at the Brass City Rescue Alliance are working with the Veterinary Emergency Center in Canton to nurse her back to health.
Sarah D’Autorio, the foster coordinator at Brass City, said January is the worst case of neglect she’s seen in her career.
"If she did not get vet attention that night, she was going to die," D’Autorio said. "The minute I walked up on that porch, she had these eyes like 'I need you to fight for me'."
It’s believed that January was abandoned by owners who used her for breeding. The dog may have given birth to a large litter as recently as the last few weeks
"Basically, they used her as a breeding machine. They made money off of her puppies then they dumped her. This is pure neglect. No dog would ever end up in this situation with a responsible human, ever," D'Autorio said.
Despite January’s host of severe medical issues, there’s a team hard at work to make her strong again and give her back the love her abusers apparently tried to take away.
"We will do everything that we can to save her. She needs to trust again. She needs to trust the next human’s not going to do this to her," D’Autorio said.
So far, January’s medical bill has totaled close to $3,000 with thousands more in costs expected before she’s well enough to be turned over to a forever family. Her medical bills are covered by donations to Brass City Rescue Alliance.
Rescuers put her chances of survival at 50-50.
Brass City is accepting applications for potential forever families for January. They believe she would do well in a home where her family has lots of patience and love. You can learn more about the application process here.
Two men are dead and another is injured after a head-on crash on Connecticut Avenue (Route 1) in Norwalk Monday night.
First responders were called to the two-car crash shortly after 10 p.m. Monday.
Two men were pulled from one vehicle and pronounced dead on scene, firefighters said. One man from the other vehicle was also injured and taken to the Norwalk Hospital.
On Tuesday, police identified the two men as 50-year-old Frank Peterson III of Stamford and 40-year-old Stamford resident, Anthony Johnson.
The road was closed for hours overnight but reopened around 7:30 a.m.
Anyone with information about the crash should call 203-854-3035.
