Police are investigating after a 26-year-old woman was likely stabbed during a fight in Hartford on Saturday morning.

Officers were dispatched to Nelson Street and Enfield Street around 7:30 a.m. after getting a report of a large fight.

When police arrived, they said most of the crowd had dissipated.

Shortly after, officers said they found the 26-year-old woman suffering from a non-life threatening puncture wound to her lower back.

According to police, the woman was likely stabbed, but it's hard to know exactly what happened because she is not being cooperative.

The Hartford Police Major Crimes Division is assuming control of the investigation.

Firefighters rescued three people during a house fire in Hamden late Saturday morning.

According to fire officials, the fire started in the basement of the home on Newhall Street around 11:30 a.m.

Four people were inside of the home when the fire broke out, officials said. One person was able to escape before firefighters arrived.

When firefighters arrived, they said they found three people hanging out of a second-story smoke-filled window, in need of rescue. 

Firefighters rescued two people from the front of the home and another one from the rear of the home, they said. 

One person was taken to the hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation, fire officials said.

The other three people declined medical treatment and will be taken care of by the Red Cross.

Fire crews extinguished the fire and searched the home for additional victims. After an extensive overhaul, firefighters said they learned the fire had extended into interior walls on one side of the building.

According to firefighters, hidden fires and hot spots were found and extinguished. The first and second floors sustained smoke and heat damage, while the basement had heavy fire damage.

The fire marshal is investigating the cause of the fire.

A pedestrian has serious injuries after she was hit by a vehicle in Middlefield on Saturday morning.

According to firefighters, the crash on Lake Road involved a female pedestrian and a vehicle.

Officials said the woman was transported to Hartford Hospital to be treated for serious injuries.

Firefighters said the driver of the vehicle was also injured, but the extent of his or her injuries is unknown.

The road was closed while police investigated the crash, but it has since reopened.

The White House announced that Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson, President Donald Trump's former physician and failed Secretary of Veteran Affairs nominee, will serve as an assistant to the president and as chief medical adviser.

Jackson is best known for claiming that Trump could live for 200 years because of the president's "incredible genes" and for his nomination to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs, despite having little to no applicable experience for the role.

Jackson later withdrew from consideration when allegations surfaced that he drank on the job, provided prescription pills with little oversight and created a hostile workplace while serving as chief physician at the White House. 

Jackson's latest position was announced amid more than three dozen other White House appointments.

A man riding a moped has died after police said he crashed into an oil delivery truck in New Haven on Friday afternoon.

Officers said a man driving a moped on Lexington Avenue crashed into the back of a parked oil delivery truck around 3:45 p.m.

The driver, later identified as a 58-year-old New Haven man, was transported to Yale-New Haven Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. Police have not released the man's identity.

The oil delivery truck was not occupied at the time of the crash, police said.

The crash is under investigation. Anyone who may have witnessed it is asked to call the New Haven Police Department at (203) 946-6316.

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam refused mounting calls for his resignation after a photo surfaced on his yearbook page showing people in blackface and a KKK robe, stressing that he "truly" doesn't believe he was in the picture.

Northam initially planned to resign after apologizing for appearing in the photo and speaking with the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus, but later had a change of heart, the Virginia Democrat told News4 and Tom Sherwood.

"I believed then and now that I am not either of the people in that photo," he said.

Virginia House Democrats quickly released a statement after Saturday's press conference, reiterating their call for him to resign.

"We continue to echo the calls of our colleagues in the Legislative Black Caucus for the Governor to resign. Regardless of the Governor's account of whether or not he was in the photo, he has lost the trust of constituents and elected officials."

On Friday, Northam apologized for appearing in the photo, which was printed in a medical school yearbook from 1984 on a page titled with his name. It was resurfaced by a conservative news outlet Big League Politics.

“I am deeply sorry for the decision I made to appear as I did in this photo and for the hurt that decision caused then and now," the Democratic governor said in a statement.

But at the press conference Saturday, Northam said his statements were meant to apologize that the photo was featured on his yearbook page at all as stakeholders reached out with hurt, pain and a flurry of phone calls.

"I take credit for recognizing that this was a horrific photo that was on my page, with my name," he said. "I have no recollection at all of ever dressing up [in that photo]."

Northam admitted that he did wear blackface during a dance contest in San Antonio when he dressed up as Michael Jackson and said he regretted it.

"I am asking for the opportunity to earn your forgiveness," Northam said. He suggested the outcry over the photo presents an opportunity to openly discuss racial justice in a state where portraits of slave owners remain in the governor's mansion and a white nationalist rally protesting the removal of a Confederate statue turned violent, then deadly.

"I believe this moment can be the first small step to open a discussion," he said.

NBC News was able to locate the yearbook from Eastern Virginia Medical School and find the page featuring the photo. Northam said he never purchased a copy of the yearbook.

Later Friday, he posted an apology video on Twitter, saying, "That photo and the racist and offensive attitudes it represents does not reflect that person I am today or the way that I have conducted myself as a soldier, a doctor and a public servant."

It wasn't immediately clear if Northam's comments at the press conference changed the minds of those calling for him to leave office, including prominent, national leaders and the Virginia Democratic Party.

"We made the decision to let Governor Northam do the correct thing and resign this morning — we have gotten word he will not do so this morning," a statement from the party said.

They reiterated a call for the governor to step down and allow Lt. Gov Justin Fairfax to lead the state.

"We stand with Democrats across Virginia and the country calling him to immediately resign. He no longer has our confidence or our support."

Northam initially gave no signal in two public statements that he would resign and said Saturday that he intends to continue working on his agenda for the state.

"I am ready to do the hard work of regaining your trust. I have spent the past year as your governor fighting for a Virginia that works better for all people. I am committed to continuing that fight through the remainder of my term and living up to the expectations you set for me when you elected me to serve," he said in a video posted Friday night.

It's unclear how Northam's future as governor will play out without support from his own or opposition parties.

After Northam publicly said that he appeared in the photo, a wave of calls for resignation crashed onto Richmond from the left and right. Pressure mounted after he met late Friday with the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus.

"We fully appreciate all that he has contributed to our Commonwealth. But given what was revealed today, it is clear that he can no longer effectively serve as Governor," the VLBC said.

"That might have been the tipping point," longtime News4 political reporter Tom Sherwood said.

Former Virginia Gov. Doug Wilder, the state's first and only African-American governor who was elected in 1985, said it is appropriate to criticize Northam.

"It has never been right, in Virginia, nor anywhere else to participate in or condone such mockery or insensitive behavior," Wilder said in a written statement.

He stopped short of calling for a resignation, saying it's up to Northam to decide.

Prominent figures including former Vice President Joe Biden, former Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe, the chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia, several 2020 presidential candidates and the NAACP called for Northam to leave office.

Protesters also gathered outside the governor's mansion in Richmond demanding Northam resign.

Virginia's Attorney General Mark Herring is the latest state leader to call for his resignation.

"It is no longer possible for Governor Northam to lead our Commonwealth and it is time for him to step down," Herring said in a statement. "I have spoke with Lieutenant Governor Fairfax and assured him that, should he ascend to governorship, he will have my complete support and commitment to ensuring his success and the success of our Commonwealth."

Sherwood reported that Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax was preparing to take over the governor's seat before Northam decided against resigning. Fairfax is the second African-American man ever to be elected to statewide office in Virginia and would finish Northam's term as governor in the event of a resignation.

Fairfax condemned the photo Saturday afternoon and said he "cannot condone the actions" from Northam's past that "at the very least, suggest a comfort with Virginia's darker history of white supremacy, racial stereotyping, and intimidation."

Fairfax did not say explicitly if the governor should resign, but did call for unity.

"At this critical and defining moment in the history of Virginia and this nation, we need leaders with the ability to unite and help us rise to the better angels of our nature," Fairfax said in a statement.

The Virginia Constitution prohibits a governor from serving two terms in a row. Northam stated Saturday he intends to continue serving his term, which is set to end in 2022.

Virginia House Speaker Kirk Cox, Majority Leader Todd Gilbert and more legislative leaders said Saturday that Northam should resign.

"We agree with the powerful words of our colleagues in the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus," a group statement said. "His ability to lead and govern is permanently impaired and the interests of the Commonwealth necessitate his resignation."

State Sen. Louise Lucas of Portsmouth, a close ally of Northam and longtime African-American lawmaker, told The Associated Press on Saturday black leaders felt "mortally wounded" by the photo and that he has no option but to resign.

"He betrayed us," she said.

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It may be hard to believe as Connecticut thaws out from this week’s bitter cold, but spring is coming early, according to Chuckles, the state’s official groundhog, who made his sleepy debut in Manchester on Saturday morning.

“I think he’s cute.”

Chuckles did not see his shadow.

“That is great,” said Scott Audet, a Broad Brook resident. “I can’t wait to get outside and not freeze.”

Many people came out to the Lutz Children’s Museum, where Chuckles lives, to meet him. Parents said the event is perfect for kids and they loved hearing the warmer weather may arrive sooner than later.

”We’re just really excited to have an early spring because it has been so cold out,” said Kimberly Audet, a Broad Brook resident.

“They had a lot of things to do out there for the kids,” said Deirdre Hernandez of Glastonbury. “They make little masks and coloring and food and coffee, which is always nice at six-o’clock in the morning.”

In Eastford, Scramble the duck, who is giving groundhogs everywhere a run for their money, made a prediction as well. The duck saw its shadow meaning six more weeks of winter, and Scramble’s young handlers say their duck always gets it right.

Over in Pennsylvania, the legendary Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his burrow at sunrise and didn’t see his shadow either. Looks like groundhogs are sticking together on this one.

A man has died after getting pinned between two trucks in his driveway in Windham on Saturday.

Police were called to the man's home on Stanley Road shortly after 2 p.m. after getting a report of a two car crash with no injuries.

When they arrived, officers learned a man pinned himself between two trucks in his driveway.

Police said one truck was inoperable and was being repaired. It was side-by-side with another truck, which police believe is the truck the man was working on.

Investigators believe the man was trying to start up one truck from outside of the driver's side window when it lurched forward several feet and became pinned against the other.

Fire officials said the man was pinned between the two trucks and was conscious when firefighters arrived.

LifeStar was called to the scene, but was later canceled, firefighters said.

According to investigators, there was nobody in the trucks at the time of the incident. 

Connecticut State Police are investigating. Trooper First Class Tanya Compagnone described the incident as a "freak accident." 

Officials have not released the man's identity, but police said he was born in 1958.

Manuel Oliver, the father of Parkland school shooting victim Joaquin Oliver, delivered a chilling "stand-up" set in response to recent controversial performances by comedian Louis C.K.

Oliver, who with his wife founded the Change The Ref non-profit that supports student activism and promotes gun control, took to the stage for a video in which he feigned making jokes about "kids getting shot" – a reference to C.K.'s performance.

C.K., the comedian who left the spotlight after acknowledging and apologizing for sexual misconduct in November 2017, delivered a stand-up set in which he mocked Parkland shooting survivors-turned-activists.

"You're not interesting because you went to a high school where kids got shot," C.K. said during the Dec. 16 show in New York. "Why does that mean I have to listen to you? Why does that make you interesting? You didn't get shot, you pushed some fat kid in the way, and now I gotta listen to you talking?"

The backlash against the comedian was immediate. In a January comedic performance in California, C.K. referenced both his sexual misconduct and the joke about Parkland.

C.K. suggested that if anyone needed people to forget about their sexual misconduct, "what you do is you make a joke about kids that got shot."

Using C.K.'s own medium, Oliver attempted to joke, as well:

"Hey, everybody. How’s it going tonight? Recently, I heard this great line from a comedian. He said, 'If you want people to forget that you were jerking off, just make a joke about kids getting shot.' And I thought, 'Jokes about kids getting shot? I can do that!'

You heard the one about the kid that walks into the school on Valentine’s Day? Skinny kid, wearing headphones, gets dropped by his dad. And he says, 'I love you,' and gets out of the car and walks into the school. And then gets shot to death a couple of hours later.

You guys ever heard dead baby jokes? I got a dead baby. His name was Joaquin Oliver. He was going to be 18. But now he’s dead. And that’s not a joke."

Joaquin appears in the video. He tells a joke and drums out a rimshot after the punchline.

"Why didn't the skeleton cross the road? Because he didn't have the guts!" Joaquin, who was among the 17 shot dead on Feb. 14, 2018, at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, says.

The video closes with text urging viewers to "have some guts" to "stand up to gun violence" – followed by #NotAJoke.

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A Vietnam veteran from Andover is heading to Washington D.C. for the State of the Union Address on a mission to rally support from federal lawmakers to make health care more accessible to veterans exposed to the toxic chemical known as Agent Orange.

Gerry Wright spoke exclusively to NBC Connecticut about his upcoming trip to the Capitol, the next step in a journey that has already taken him to 32 states speaking with veterans and their families about the long-term side effects of Agent Orange exposure.

American soldiers sprayed the herbicide that came to be referred to as Agent Orange over dense jungle in Vietnam in a military effort to kill foliage providing cover to enemy soldiers.

Wright has amassed shelves full of photographs, testimonials, newspaper clippings and studies at his home in Andover. He pointed to one picture in particular of a truck he remembers riding while spraying the toxic chemical.

“We would stand on the back of here and spray around our compound. No hat, no shirt, no masks,” Wright said.

He now suffers from heart, skin and nerve conditions associated with Agent Orange. He receives treatment from the VA hospital for heart disease, but does not qualify for treatment of his other ailments because of a rule requiring soldiers to have reported symptoms within a year of chemical exposure.

Wright says he and many of his fellow veterans did not recognize those symptoms until it was too late.

Last year, he traveled 10,000 miles around the country towing a trailer painted, “sprayed and betrayed,” and collecting more than 6,000 signatures from supporters, he said.

Now, he is working with Connecticut congressmen Joe Courtney and John Larson, who are co-sponsors on a house bill introduced last month to remove that requirement. Senator Richard Blumenthal is expected to introduce a corresponding Senate bill soon, and invited Wright to be his guest at Tuesday night’s State of the Union Address.

Lawmakers introduced similar bills in both houses of Congress last year that were not successful.

Wright hopes to use the remainder of his trip to Washington to speak to as many lawmakers as he can on both sides of the aisle. He believes the stakes could not be higher for veterans like him who need treatment. “We’re still dying from this,” he said.

Two people were killed when a small plane crashed into a residential area in Orange County on Sunday, according to Orange County Fire authorities. The crash resulted in a fire that gutted a house.

The plane crashed in the 1900 block of Canyon Drive in Yorba Linda. The aircraft, a Cessna 414A, crashed into a residential home under unknown circumstances. It had just departed the Fullerton Municipal Airport.

Local authorities say there are injuries on the ground. The number of people on board the aircraft is not presently known.

This is a developing story. Refresh for updates.

At least 28 Haitians drowned Sunday after they were trying to leave Haiti in a migrant smuggling operation, officials said.

According to the U.S. Embassy in Haiti, 28 Haitians drowned, and 17 survived.

It all happened after the Haitians were on a vessel and were being trafficked out of Haiti.

“Please urge families and communities: Illegal migrant and smuggling operations are dangerous and frequently end in tragedy,” said the U.S. Embassy on their Twitter account.

Two people were rescued Sunday morning near Fish Hawk Cay near The Bahamas.

This is a developing story and will be updated as more information is made available

A four-year-old boy shot his pregnant mother in the face in Seattle on Saturday after finding a gun under a mattress, authorities said.

King County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Sgt. Ryan Abbott described the shooting on Sunday as unintentional, NBC News reported.

Abbott said the mother, who is eight months pregnant, was in stable condition after being rushed to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Authorities did not identify the couple.

The boy had been in the couple’s bedroom on Saturday afternoon when he found a loaded, unsecured handgun between the bed’s box spring and the mattress, Abbott said.

Investigators say a fire that ripped through a home in Norwich on Sunday morning was intentionally set.

A total of eight people were displaced by the fire that broke out around 9:10 a.m. in a multi-family home on Prospect Street.

Fire officials said the fire started on the back porch of the home where eight people, including four minors, lived.

Heavy fire could be seen coming out of the first and second floor as firefighters worked to extinguish the flames shortly after 9:20 a.m.

The home is not inhabitable and the two families who live there must relocate. The Red Cross is helping those families. 

Anyone with information on the fire is asked to call the Norwich Police Detective Division at 860-886-5561 Ext. 7 or Norwich Deputy Fire Marshal Mark Gilot at 860-887-2780.

Two patients at Yale-New Haven Hospital have confirmed cases of the measles on Sunday.

According to the hospital, within the last two weeks, they have seen two patients with confirmed measles.

It is unclear if the two patients know each other.

Last week, the Connecticut Department of Public Health said the first confirmed case of measles this year was in New Haven County. Health officials said the patient was an adult.

Measles is highly contagious and can spread quickly if you are not vaccinated.

Vaccination is required to attend schools and colleges in Connecticut, but medical and religious exemptions are available.

Health officials said the measles vaccine is very effective and two doses, which is the standard recommendation, are about 97 percent effective.

Five people were killed and two others were injured when a small plane crashed into a residential area in Orange County, California, on Sunday, according to authorities. The crash resulted in a fire that gutted a house and left a debris field four blocks long.

"It felt like an earthquake," neighbor Sarah Ahern told NBC4. "So I actually grabbed my kids and went into the hallway."

The plane crashed in the 1900 block of Canyon Drive in Yorba Linda around 1:45 p.m. The aircraft, a Cessna 414A, crashed into a residential home under unknown circumstances. It had just departed the Fullerton Municipal Airport.

There's no information so far regarding why the plane crashed, OCFA Capt. Cameron Rossman said.

The pilot -- described only as a man -- was killed. Four other people -- two men and two women -- were also killed inside the home. Two more people in the home were hospitalized with burn injuries. Their conditions were unknown. 

"The whole house within a matter of seconds was burning," Ahern said. 

Due to the intensive damage at the home due to the fire, the coroner was just beginning to make entry into the house late Sunday. The names of those killed will be withheld pending notification of kin.

A family friend says the unidentified victims were preparing to host a Super Bowl party when the plane came crashing down right into their home. 

One firefighter suffered an ankle injury, Rossman said.

A total of 72 firefighters from the OCFA, Anaheim and Orange were dispatched to the scene, he said.

The crash was being investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board, the Federal Aviation Administration and the Orange County Sheriff's Department.

NBC4's Rick Montanez contributed to this report. 

Police are investigating after a man was shot multiple times in Hartford on Sunday.

Officers received a Shot Spotter activation of two shots that were fired near Ashley Street shortly after 4 p.m.

As police were searching for victims, witnesses and evidence, they said they were notified by St. Francis Hospital security that a man had been dropped off and appeared to be suffering from several gunshot wounds.

The man, later identified as a 33-year-old Hartford resident, was conscious and alert and is listed in stable condition. He was admitted to the emergency room and was suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest and wrist.

During the investigation, officers said they did find evidence of gunfire on Ashley Street. The Hartford Police Major Crimes Division responded and have assumed control of the investigation.

The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact Hartford Police Major Crimes Division.

Hartford Police have arrested a man who is accused of setting a house on fire during an altercation on Saturday.

Officers were called to a home in Hartford around 12:30 p.m. after getting a report of a domestic altercation.

While officers were en route to the scene, they were told that the suspect, later identified as 40-year-old Kevin Davis, made verbal statements relating to setting the house on fire.

Once police arrived, they said a female victim was found as Davis exited the building and attempted to flee.

After a brief struggle, officers said they were able to secure Davis and he was placed under arrest.

Shortly after, police saw smoke billowing out of the home and the building was cleared.

According to police, the fires had just started and were quickly extinguished. Investigators determined two separate fires within the home were purposely set.

Hartford Fire Department Fire Marshal's Office and Hartford Police Department Major Crimes and Arson Investigations Unit were called to the scene.

Police said Davis also made several statements that threatened the lives of the arresting officers and booking personnel. He was uncooperative and refused to be interviewed for the investigation.

He is currently in Hartford Police Department custody and is expected in court on Monday.

Davis is facing charges including assault, disorderly conduct, criminal attempt at arson, interfering with police, reckless burning, threatening and reckless endangerment.

Firefighters are responding to a fire at a home in Naugatuck on Monday morning.

The working house fire is at 88 Park Avenue, according to Naugatuck Fire Department.

Mutual aid has been called in to help fight the flames.

It is unclear what may have caused the fire.

This is a developing story. NBC Connecticut will update this story as details become available.

Firefighters responded to a barn fire on Sunset Beach Road in Branford, according to police.

No additional information was immediately available.