
Bill Ritter
Anchor at WABC-TV (New York, NY)
Anchor at Eyewitness News on Channel 7 WABC-TV in New York City. Re-Tweets are not endorsements #RealNews
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3 weeks ago |
abc7ny.com | Bill Ritter
NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- On this edition of Up Close, we discuss the public outrage and growing protests over the Trump administration's recent detention of a young immigrant in New York. The protests are in response to the detention of a man from Venezuela who is seeking asylum in New York. The 20-year-old, identified as Daniel, is a New York City high school student, who also had a job to help his mother and siblings. An undocumented worker, like nearly half a million others in New York.
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4 weeks ago |
abc7ny.com | Bill Ritter
NEW YORK (WABC) -- May is ALS Awareness Month, and in honor of the campaign, ABC 7 New York profiles one well-known New Yorker who's finding a way to make a difference while battling the disease. ALS stands for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and is a progressive neuro-degenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. A person's brain loses connection with the muscles, slowly taking away their ability to walk, talk, eat and eventually breathe.
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1 month ago |
abc7ny.com | Bill Ritter
NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- On this edition of Up Close, we discuss President Donald Trump's move to quickly reshape Washington and the role of the federal government at all levels. The president has already cut major federal programs and made big changes by signing a flood of executive orders. So, how do Democrats fight back? We speak with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York about her party's response.
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1 month ago |
abc7ny.com | Bill Ritter
NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- On this edition of Up Close, we examine the ongoing issues impacting travel and operations at one of the nation's busiest airports in the Tri-State area. It's been two weeks of travel woes at Newark Liberty International Airport, and now there's concerns that the chaos could continue well into the summer season. Old technology and a shortage of air traffic controllers are just some of the big issues involved.
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1 month ago |
abc7ny.com | Bill Ritter
NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams is running for a second term despite a bucket of legal problems, now gone thanks to President Donald Trump. This week, the mayor unveils what he calls the best budget ever. The $115 billion plan includes more New York police officers, free after school programs for all kids and a lot more.
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