Police shoot knife-wielding woman after NYC stabbing; judge denies release of man shot by ICE

From Fox 5 New York, this is Good Day Weekend. Good morning and welcome to Good Day Weekend. Today is Saturday, October 24th. I'm Kelly Kennedy in the Fox 5 Newsroom. Thanks for joining us live on the Fox local app. We begin now with a chaotic scene in Queens that ended with a police-involved shooting. Now, this all unfolded just before 10 o'clock last night in South Ozone Park. Detectives say they were called to a home invasion and a stabbing at a residence on 149th Street. Now, once on the scene, police say no one answered the front or the back doors. That's when two men appeared at a second floor window. One of them had visible injuries. He told officers he'd been stabbed by his uncle and he couldn't come downstairs to open the door because that's where the uncle was. Now, according to police, when the officers arrived, then police say a woman appeared at a third-floor window saying she couldn't let them in either, but she did throw down a set of keys to officers. Cops then entered the home, and that's when they heard screams. They then found two males and a female in a third-floor bedroom, and according to detectives, the officers then demanded to see their hands. Those men complied, but the women did not. Officers say that she moved towards them with a knife in her hand. The still did not comply and moved in the direction of the officers with a knife in her hand. She was within several feet of the officers when an officer discharged his firearm, striking her. She fell to the ground. An officer deployed his taser and another officer recovered the knife. Police say that woman is in stable condition and that she and the three men were all stabbed and taken to local hospitals. Now, according to authorities, all four knew each other, but right now their exact relationship is unclear. Well, a federal judge has denied the request to release Oscar Belgal, the man who was shot and detained by ICE agents in Marble Hill. The Legal Aid Society was working on his release, citing medical conditions, including a bullet still lodged in his neck. The judge says the 28-year-old is receiving adequate medical attention while he's detained at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. Well, early voting kicks off today in New York and New Jersey as we're now less than two weeks away from the midterm elections. Mayor Mamdani expected to cast his ballot at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Now, that's just one of several polling locations in the city. Those locations are open from 9 to 5 this weekend. Early voting lasts until Monday, November 1st, and Election Day is the next day. And with early voting underway, a new voting machine recently made its debut in some Long Island counties. Fox 5's Jody Goldberg gives us a look at the new tech and explains how it works. The machines have changed. The technology has evolved. And now in Suffolk County, voting is right at your fingertips. It's so user-friendly. No more filling in bubbles here. are going to place their ballot. The ballot card identifies a person's district so the right races appear on the screen and from there choose your language, text size and tap to vote. A voter will select their candidate and should they change their mind and want to vote on a different party line they have to deselect to reselect. I forgot the proposal and I hit print and review. It tells your additional choices are available. And once you're done, the machine prints your completed ballot on your card to review your choices before officially casting your vote. And just like in the past, election inspectors aren't allowed inside the voting booth, but there's this help button here if you need guidance. And there's also a designated area where they could stand to give you instructions without compromising the integrity of your vote. And over in Nassau County, voters will see some changes there too, including a double-sided ballot. One side of the ballot will have the governor to our county legislator, and the flip side will have the judicial races. Nassau Board of Election officials say this means more room for candidates' names and bigger bubbles to fill in. After 16 years, Nassau's also replacing its voting machines. The machines now are newer, they're more efficient and lighter. And changes won't just be noticeable at the polls, but also after they close the inspectors would bring the results to the local police precinct and then the police would bring it here to Mineola what we're going to do now is dispatch board of elections personnel to the police precincts so we can get the results and put them in the computer right there so whether it's casting a ballot or counting the votes election officials are hoping these changes make the process smoother from start to finish On Long Island, Jody Goldberg, Fox 5 News. Jody, thank you. And let's take a look now at your weekend weather. Today is mostly sunny with temperatures in the low 60s. Tonight, we drop to around 40 degrees, a little bit chilly. Tomorrow, looking like another sunny day with temps in the mid 60s. Well, in health news, scientists say a new experimental cancer vaccine for melanoma could be a breakthrough in fighting cancer. According to a study by drug makers Moderna and Merck, the vaccine treatment, along with surgery, reduced the risk of melanoma reappearing two years after surgery by 42 percent. Now, experts say the vaccine uses the same highly prized mRNA technology that's in some COVID-19 vaccines. Cancer vaccines are designed to teach the immune system how or to re-teach the immune system, re-educate it, re-engage it so that it can attack the cancer. Scientists are studying similar vaccines for other forms of cancer like pancreatic and some brain cancer. Well, this year is flying by, isn't it? And believe it or not, the holidays are right around the corner. And the National Retail Federation says Americans will be spending big this year. It predicts people will spend more than $1 trillion between November 1st through December 31st this year. But it says much of that increase will be driven by higher prices due to inflation. Business experts say many consumers no longer wait for Black Friday deals to start their holiday shopping. Plus, there's a new trend this year. There's a lot of nostalgic kind of backlash to technology in some sense, like Polaroid cameras made a comeback. record players, CD players, even I love that I've actually been looking to get my hands on a retro TV, you know the ones that can actually play VHS tapes, they're pretty pricey though. Also a quick warning to those who are hunting for deals online, make sure you look out for scams. Experts say the percentage overall for online info that's fake is 50 and about 30% of reviews are fake too, so you've got to be careful. Well, it was a big moment in the tech world as Apple's first ever foldable phone officially hit stores. Wow, that really brings back some memories. I miss my flip phone. And people from all over the world lined up to be among the very first people to get their hands on it. Antoine Lewis spoke with some of them at Apple's flagship store over in Midtown. The lines formed early outside of Apple's flagship store in Midtown and not just New Yorkers. We're from Australia. We just came last night and on a whim we said let's go see the queue. We weren't actually expecting it to line up but it was so exciting that we just we convinced each other to stay and join in. Joining others ready to get their hands on Apple's new iPhone Duo. I got it right here so very very excited, so I've yet to actually play around with it but I'm in awe of a phone that can open now. The phone marks new territory for Apple. It's the company's first foldable phone. It opens to an impressive 7.6-inch display screen, which some liken to a mini iPad. The company says it has a more advanced camera, a new iOS operating system, and is the thinnest iPhone ever made. I'm excited. Very excited. I think I'm the first person for the iPhone Duo. Rival companies like Samsung actually beat Apple to the foldable phone market, which put a lot of pressure on Apple to up the ante as far as bells and whistles go. The company's reputation as the leader in the smartphone game helped online pre-orders sell out almost instantly ahead of Friday's official release. Mark Goulier actually got in line just after midnight Thursday to pick up his. I've never had a foldable and I've been waiting for this for more than a year so this day means a lot to me and I wanted to make it memorable and I wanted to make sure I'm number one, which is why I came as early as I did. Omar Niazi came from Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn. I've had this iPhone 15. I love it too, but you know, this is a new product from Apple and I'm always trying new stuff. I'm usually an early adopter of interesting things, so I figured I'd give it a shot. I'm in tech too, so it kind of made sense. So you're picking it up for your friend? Yeah. Is he at work? Where's your friend? In South Africa. You gonna mail it? I'm gonna take it back. I'm here on holiday. All right, so we have to talk about the price tag. It starts at $1,900 and can go as much as $3,000 depending upon the storage capacity that you select. Reporting from Midtown, Antoine Lewis, Fox 5 News. Well, an apple a day, how about 55 different varieties of apples? Grow NYC is celebrating apple season with its annual Cider Village at the Union Square Green Market. Visitors enjoyed cooking demonstrations and even took part in an apple cider donut eating contest. Sounds yummy. Organizers say New York's cider industry has grown more than 2,400 percent over the past decade. Well, don't go away. We'll be right back. But first, here's a look at the seven-day forecast and your week ahead. Looks like a gorgeous week of fall weather. Lots of sunshine, but it's looking a little cooler towards the end of the week. Stay with us.