Woman stabbed while jogging in Brooklyn identified; Chepkirui, Almgren win NYC marathon

New tonight, police release a photo of the woman viciously stabbed in her neck while just out for a run. A desperate search to find her attacker is now underway. And early voting is now officially over in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Now the candidates are looking straight ahead to Election Day Tuesday. But first, a perfect day for a marathon. We're with runners and those cheering them on from the sidelines across all five boroughs. Good evening. Thank you for being with us. I'm Arthur Chien. The city inspired by the excitement fueled by the marathon runners as they took on the 26.2 mile grueling course. We're going to get you right to the sights and sounds in just a minute. But first, let's talk about the winners. On the men's side, Andreas Almgren from Sweden won while making his marathon debut. Hello. He ran it in two hours, six minutes and one second. And Sheila Chepkirui of Kenya took the top spot in the women's race. She ran the race in two hours, 24 minutes and 36 seconds. Fox 5's Kelly Kennedy is at the finish line with the excitement. Does it get any better than this? There's really nothing like Marathon Sunday here in New York City. And the energy at the finish line is just electric. And it's even more special because today marks 50 years since the marathon started across all five boroughs. The real magic of Marathon Sunday isn't just the race, it's the people. I'm proud of them, every single one of them, even if I don't know them. Among the everyday New Yorkers, A-list celebrities like Marathon Grand Marshal and Brooklyn native Tracy Morgan. I lived on the 14th floor in the projects in Bed-Stuy, and the race used to go across Myrtle Avenue in Brooklyn. And I remember my grandfather pointing all the way up there saying, that's the marathon. Mentalist owes Perlman even lacing up his running shoes. This is everybody. This is, you know what I mean, everybody's a star out there doing this thing. From the first person who finishes, the winner, to the last person. For Elizabeth Magoon, the day came with an extra reason to celebrate. I qualified for Boston, which is my hometown race, so. This must be such an emotional moment for you. And behind every runner, a personal cheer squad. Our own Robert Moses, getting some love from his Fox 5 family. And my brother Steven, also finishing the marathon, his sixth one. Feels really grateful, really good. And I'm happy that I get to see you again. Yeah. And in honor of 50 years in the five boroughs, the city also welcomed back some of its running legends. Among them, 1989 champion Juma Ikenga of Tanzania. I ran two hours, eight minutes and one second Wow. Yeah. So for me to be back here, I feel great. And honestly, being at Kelly, bitten by the bug, going to do it next year. You saw how good the weather was for today, and let's talk about the weather now. Did you make use of the extra hour courtesy of the time change in return? This is what we get. Shorter days that get darker far earlier, but at least it's dry out. That's our attempt at glass half full. Meteorologist Lauren Kreidler is here with our first look at our forecast. Hi, Lauren. Hi there. Yes, it's dry, and we have a pretty skyline. So, I mean, come on. What else would you ask for? Maybe, you know, 54 degrees right down in the city as we're looking at Central Park. 56 degrees in LaGuardia. Perfect marathon. on racing day as those temperatures warmed up into those low 60s today now dropping into the 50s now that the sun is set 54 degrees though as we look across the tri-state area on average looking at the Hudson Valley holding on to those mid to upper 40s Newark a little bit warmer there but look at satellite and radar not tracking a single drop of rain not expecting to yet again we are continuing with that nice weather pattern overhead as dry air continues to filter in not expecting to get a single drop of rain. Expecting to track any rain even into the overnight hours or into your Monday either. 55 degrees as we head towards around 7, 8 o'clock this evening. And then as we go throughout the rest of the evening into the overnight hours, temperatures tumbling down into those 40s and 50s. But not a bad looking evening if you're planning on celebrating with some marathon runners. Mostly clear skies, a light west wind. Arthur, nice evening. I think it deserves a medal. Yeah, well put. All right, thanks so much, Lauren. Well, Fox 5 is counting down to election day itself. Early voting officially over now across the tri-state. And now all eyes are on Tuesday when the polls open. Fox 5's Frances Yang is live in the newsroom with the latest on what has been a complicated campaign trail. Good evening, Frances. Yeah, Arthur, complicated and competitive with several high-profile races on the ballots. Candidates, they're making their final push for voters to turn out. While some of the latest polls show a clear lead, there are also some congressional races in our area that are being closely Watched with major national implications, starting with the race for New York governor. The latest Siena poll shows Democratic incumbent Kathy Hochul leading Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman, 54 to 40 percent. That is a 14 point lead up from nine points in September. Blakeman making his final push to voters over the weekend. This is the Nassau County executive yesterday in Long Island. This is before he headed upstate for more campaigning. Hochul was also in Astoria today. alongside Mayor Mamdani just earlier. Now in the race for attorney general, incumbent Letitia James also has a double-digit lead over Republican Sarita Kumudareddy, 54 to 39%. James making her case for another term while her challenger argues the office needs to put a greater focus on public safety. Meantime. Two congressional races are drawing national attention. In New York's 17th district, Republican Mike Lawler faces Democrat Kate Connolly. This is a district that voted for Kamala Harris for president in 2024, but also re-elected Lawler to Congress. So now the question is whether he can hold on to that same support. And across the river in New Jersey, Republican Tom King Jr. is facing Democrat Rebecca Bennett. King Jr. took a four-month leave of absence after revealing he had been diagnosed with depression hospital treatment. New voter registration also shows Democrats have been gaining ground in the district with voter registration, but Republicans still hold an overall advantage. Both of these congressional races could play a role in determining which party controls the U.S. House. Connections of the importance of the congressional race for national priorities and so linking to what electing a member of Congress is representing your district, but also to presumably make differences in the priorities for the next two years. The president's party traditionally loses seats in Congress. That is not surprising. The question will be, of course, the degree to which that will happen. And with early voting wrapping up today, turnout is already outpacing the last gubernatorial election. According to the New York City Board of Elections, more than 572,000 voters had checked in at early voting sites across all five boroughs through Saturday. And now with two days to go, the focus turns to getting voters to the poll come Tuesday. When energy is high and people want to vote, there are opportunities there. So it's kind of, you want to get your core voters, your core supporters out, encourage undecideds and independents, and then possibly reach out to others as well, probably in that order. Early voting in New York ended a little over an hour ago at five o'clock. Polls open on election day, which again is Tuesday at 6 a.m. and closes at 9 p.m. and stays open until that night. So if you have a mail-in ballot, it must be postmarked by Tuesday. Arthur. Francis Wang, thank you for that breakdown. The highly publicized Michigan Senate race has taken a stunning turn after a A prominent Democrat in the area has endorsed the Republican candidate, Well, just a couple of days before Election Day, Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed's former opponent in the U.S. Senate primary, Congresswoman Haley Stevens, put her support behind Republican nominee Mike Rogers. Stevens says she is no longer welcome in El-Sayed's campaign after being uninvited to an event with him. Michigan is a swing state. And I have a divided household, as some of you have heard, up until last night. But even my own mother cast her vote for Mike Rogers as my own father cast his vote for Abdul. I am honored to have Haley Stevens' support today. I'm honored to have earned that vote. In response to this development, Al-Sayed says that her endorsement is of little to no concern for him. At the end of the day, I actually don't think about Haley Stevens. See what I'm saying? I think about the, like I said, the 9,999,998 people who are not those two. Because you know what? I'm just less interested in the politics of it all than I am in the policy of it all. This announcement comes just days after Stevens publicly reaffirmed she would be voting for El-Sayed, which makes it all the more surprising. And now her own longtime chief of staff is set to resign, and not the only one. A number of other staff members are also expected to leave as well. And keep it locked on Fox 5, Fox 5 Plus and Fox Local for our election night coverage this Tuesday. We're going to be streaming with you all night long as results come in and winners are declared in key races, not just across our area, but across the country. And Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy is expected to make a full recovery after suffering a stroke. His office has put out a statement saying he is in the hospital now being monitored and is responding well to treatment. The statement says he started experiencing numbness in his arm while at his son's hockey game yesterday afternoon. His office adds that doctors are encouraged by his progress to this point. Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont called Senator Murphy a great friend to Connecticut. Adding that there is no stronger advocate for our democracy, he says. The 53-year-old Democrat was elected to the House in 2006 and then to the Senate in 2012. He is not on the ballot this coming Tuesday. New tonight, police identifying the woman stabbed in a horrific attack while she was out on a run in Brooklyn. A move that the NYPD is making to help find her attacker. Fox 5's Kendall Green is live for us in Bath Beach with the very latest on this case. Good evening, Kendall. Hey, good evening, Arthur. Police just identified that runner as 28-year-old Katie Suarez, and at this hour, she remains in critical condition on life support at NYU Langone Health following Friday's attack. Now, the NYPD releasing this image of Suarez in her running gear. Suarez was supposed to be running the TCS New York City Marathon today, but she was stabbed around 8 o'clock on Friday night. Now, she had just met with her mom near her job Friday after wrapping up her workday. Then we're told the victim went for a run alone along Belt Parkway toward the Verrazano Bridge. Now, that running route is between Bay 8th Street and Bay 17th Streets. The victim's father, planning to meet with Suarez and her mom, had been in touch with her. And she was about half a mile, nearly five minutes away after their failure to make contact moments later. The runner's parents went looking for her. Her father found her with stab wounds in her neck on both sides, then contacted police. Authorities share they have reasons to believe the attack was random as a search for the individual behind it continues tonight. I think they should put more lights here and more security, like policemen, you know, walking. We feel more safe then. I have a daughter of 18, and she's, when I speak, talk to her about, you know, when you go around, go outside, you got to be vigilant. She always put her, you know, the earmuff, the earphone on, and she's like normal. But yesterday, I spoke her the same way, and she started listening, you know. You've got to be vigilant. Now, there are signs around here asking anyone who has any information to come forward and reach out to NYPD. You can receive a reward up to $3,200. But this is the latest here in Brooklyn. I'll send things back to you, Arthur. All right, Kendall Green, thanks very much. Let's get to a horrifying scene that we've been monitoring in South Florida where a private jet crashed into a residential neighborhood. This is a scene in Greenacres. This is in Palm Beach County. We're learning a Learjet 60 went down with nine people on board, and the Associated Press is now reporting all nine people have died. Officials say the plane left Austin, Texas, and was headed to the Bahamas. The National Transportation Safety Board and FAA are now investigating what caused this plane to go down. More violent unrest taking place in Europe. Now, this was a chaotic scene, not in France this time. This is in Portugal. Earlier today, riot police moved in on demonstrators camped out in Lisbon's Rossio Square. Thousands of demonstrators are outraged about affordability, specifically the rising costs in living, in particular housing. Authorities are determining if the police use of batons to break up the crowds might have been excessive. Violence also taking place in Germany. Police in Frankfurt say things there have calmed down for the moment after riots and looting broke out Saturday night their time. Tens of thousands of demonstrators have been taken to the streets across the biggest cities in Germany. They are demanding better education and also lower living costs, according to German media reports. Protest organizers say they had no control over what happened after the rallies ended, and they stress that they stand for peaceful protests. Left unread or just ghosted mid-conversation, we've got the texting habits that have people fired up, and we've also got what etiquette experts say you may be getting wrong with texting.