heather: i'm heather childers in for jenna lee. jon: good to have you here heather. heather: still talking politics and trump is a 64 percent to john kasich 22 percent, ted cruz coming in third at 15 percent ahead of the new york primary. one week from tomorrow. trump is also holding a double-digit lead in pennsylvania ahead of this primary in two weeks see one in the democratic race hillary can leads with 53 percent to hit bernie sanders 37 percent in new york. she is also ahead by double digits in pennsylvania. let's bring in brett behr, the anchor of special report.new york is obviously a big prize in both parts brett. >> it really is and for donald trump those poll numbers look pretty good right now ahead of next tuesday. he needs a big win to get back on track after the wisconsin loss. it does set up well for him and if he gets over 50 percent he's on his way to possibly getting huge delegate call. each one of those congressional districts obviously a different battle but if he gets, it's conceivable he could get the majority if not all of the 95 delegates in ne

heather: i'm heather childers, in for jenna lee. a decisive victory by donald trump could move him closer to clinching the republican nomination or at least give him more leverage at a contested convention. new york could be a make or break contest for bernie sanders who is hoping for another upset over hillary clinton. while mrs. clinton once a big win to give her the lion's share of new york's 250 delegates and much-needed momentum. sanders supporters packing rallies like this one last night in brooklyn but with only registered democrats voting, will that enthusiasm hold up? that's one of the questions we are asking today. let's check in with david lee miller, he begins our coverage at a polling spot on long island. you've been there since the early morning hours, how are things looking today? reporter: slow but it is starting to pick up heather. this is a new york primary. it's literally new yorkers, donald trump and bernie sanders are both new york city born and as for hillary clinton, well, this is her adopted hometown. she liv

heather: i'm heather come in for jenna lee. we got news going on this morning so let's get to that starting with politics. voters in connecticut, pennsylvania, delaware, maryland and rhode island will make choices tuesday in the next round of primaries. republican front-runner donald trump hoping to get closer to that 1237 number of delegates. that's the number who needs to clinch the nomination. jon: but ted cruz and john kasich say they are not going anywhere. both promise they will stay in the race until the convention this summer in cleveland. rich edson live in washington with the latest. rich? reporter: good morning john and presidential front-runner donald trump has to win more than half the outstanding delegates in these upcoming contests to secure the republican nomination on the first ballot. according to a tally by the associated press, donald trump has 845 delegates. ted cruz has 559.ohio governor john kasich has 148. cruz and kasich, he says to drop out and he also tweeted cruz said kasich should leave because he c

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heather? heather: thank you, will talk to you again real soon. eric: now some new information happening now to tell you about, tragedy on the tracks yesterday. the amtrak crash south of philadelphia that killed two amtrak workers who were working on that backhoe on the craft. officials including a pennsylvania philadelphia mayor putting a news conference along with the police, updating us on that, saying apparently the two workers who are amtrak employees on that backhoewere who were killed were on the wrong track . the palmetto train number 89 expense south of new york city's penn station, savanna, south carolina, tragically they were killed on the wrong track. meanwhile, can you believe it's more than 20 years since the o.j. simpson trial? he was acquitted of those brutal murders of his ex-wife and mister goldman. the televised trial, do you remember that? the whole country riveted through that whole year now a new documentary examines the case against oj. investigators say theyfound evidenc

heather: i'm held their children in for jenna lee. donald trump still has something to say and he is crying foul over the system along with clinton. he says that the northeast , the race to the northeast before the race heads west where ted cruz is more competitive, trump calls the delegate system rigged as cruise gains ground while john kasich hopes to play spoiler. the party leader is fighting back saying playing by the rules as part of the game. and hillary clinton's campaign lobbing its own accusations against bernie sanders for trying to pick off her superdelegates. both democrats campaigning in new york city today. jon: senior national correspondent john roberts continues our coverage from pittsburgh where trunk will hold a rally tonight. reporter: been rally at the convention center tonight and donald trump expected to continue being on the warpath against the republican party over the delegate selection process after that big loss over the weekend in colorado. while it's the state parties that make the rules and those rules ar

heather: i'm heather, in for jenna lee. the republican presidential candidates all say they are in it for the long haul and they are prepared to go all the way to the convention in cleveland. donald trump, senator ted cruz and don kasich each have jampacked schedules as they work to rack up votes and delegates see one now donald trump leads in the delegate count, 845 for mister trump. andrews is next with 559. kasich as 148 but with pennsylvania, rhode island, delaware, connecticut and maryland all voting is tuesday, another 118 delegates are up for grabs. we have team fox coverage of the race for the white house. peter keeping tabs on the presidential campaign live from washington but we begin with the gop side of things. mike and manuel is live in annapolis maryland. reporter: lots of delegates up for grabs and little time before people vote. republican front-runner is already investing time and energy here in maryland and competing for its 38 delegates. >> maryland is very big, a lot of delegates, you've got to vote. her

heather: by heather childers in for jenna lee and we are still talking politics. new york's most important primary in years could signal a turning point in this long, dramatic race for the white house. on the republican side doll trump is dominating his home state with support from more than half of likely gop voters and a poll from the wall street journal, nbc news and marist college shows from leading john kasich by 30 points with takers and third. hillary clinton also commanding a double-digit lead among new york democrats, 55 percent to bernie sanders 41. jon: new york matters this time around. could be a chance for both frontrunners for recent losses. here's our. he started his columnist of the hill, john mccormick senior writer at the weekly standard. thanks both of you for coming in. amy, it's fascinating to see there are similar problems facing the front runners of his time. donald trump and hillary clinton. >> yes, they are poised for big wins in their home state next tuesday. and in both of their races that will bring them great comfort and momentum but

heather: m i'm heather noller in for jenna lee. a lot of breaking news so you don't want to miss it.it is not just donald trump facing those negative numbers, there are huge unfavorable ratings for three candidates now. donald trump six at 69 percent, ted cruz at 59 and hillary clinton at 55. let's check in with john roberts who joins us now with more. >> that new ap poll not good for trump as supporters love him of course but if he hopes to win a majority of the delegates between now and the convention or a contested convention, needs to get those numbers back in manageable territory. the good news his chief rival isn't doing particularly well either. back in october trumps unfavorable's were lower by about six points then what cruises are right now. trump is working hard to increase unfavorable opinions of cruise in new york state , putting up an ad on instagram reminding cruise what crew set about new york back in january. >> everyone understands that the values in new york city focus around money and the media. >> i saw somethi

heather? heather: do you buy that one? peter qc at the capital, thanks so much. >> the battle lines are drawn over a controversial bill that could hold the saudi's accountable for 9/11. the saudi government threatens swift retaliation if it passes. now the presidential candidates are taking sides. that's next. >>> constipated? trust number one doctor recommended dulcolax use dulcolax tablets for gentle overnight relief suppositories for relief in minutes and stool softeners for comfortable relief of hard stools. dulcolax, designed for dependable relief heather: a fox news alert, the united states announcing plans to send hundreds more troops to iraq as well as a apache helicopter to help recapture the city of mosul from isis. this comes as ash carter makes a surprise visit to baghdad today. retired four-star general, chairman of the institute for the study of war and a fox news military analyst, good morning general keane. i want to ask you about the significance of this. 200 heading over there. >> it's another incremental

heather: it was very nice. ted cruz and john kasich, they dropped the bombshell on the republican race. to the two candidates announcing last night they are teaming up in an effort to deny donald trump the nomination. cruz will focus on indiana while kasich says he will campaign in oregon and new mexico. >> we are going to an open convention. i have been saying it for two months. people were saying he doesn't know what is talking about. it turns out i'm right. we are going to go there and i tell you what people are going to think. delegates are going to think about who can win in the fall. i've read you these numbers and i can review more numbers. [applause] i don't know why they are booing. we want to win. we can't lose. the stakes are too high. and we don't want to hand the general election to the other side. if hillary is the next president, we will lose the supreme court for a generation. the bill of rights is put in jeopardy and in all likelihood we will lose the senate and possibly the house. our kids are

heather: i'm heather childers in for jenna lee. nice to be with you on a friday. dozens of protesters as we begin this hour filling the streets. you see this happen in close.make a shortly after mister trump's appearance. mashing police cars, clashing with from supporters. about 20 people were arrested as right police found finally managed to calm things down. no one was injured. inside trump storing up his supporters. >> on june 7, you're going to go and vote. you might send it in but you're going to go and vote and we are going to start winning again. we are going to win with our military, we're going to knock the hell out of isis. we're going to win for our veterans, our great veterans. were going to take care of all that. were going to win on the second amendment, it's under siege. were going to protect our second amendment. were going to win with healthcare, we're going to repeal and replace obamacare. were going to be proud of our country and we are going to win and i love to do this and we will do it one last time. were going to win. jon: correspondent john

heather: i'm heather childers in for jenna lee. nice to be with you. we know that announcement just another turn, something else happens and it did happen yesterday. president cruz pulling out all the stops ahead of today's indiana primary and now both cruz and fiorini are making the argument the race is not over and that trump and clinton are two sides of the same point. donald trump and hillary clinton are virtually indistinguishable in their positions. they are virtually indistinguishable in the fact that they have always been insiders to this corrupt system of crony capitalism and selling access and influence and he cannot be our nominee and if you were to be our nominee, hillary clinton would be our president and that is the future i'm not prepared to live by. jon: let's bring in our political panel. krista venus is former communications director for the john edwards presidential campaign. ron jean, former chief of staff or that senator republican conference. to you first chris from the democratic side of things. ted cruz was talking about basketb

heather: great to have you back. i'm heather in for jenna lee. those primaries less than two weeks from today. the latest poll of republican voters showing donald trump with a commanding lead in his home state, more than 50 percent after he was walloped by ted cruz in wisconsin. trump has little room to maneuver if he is to collect enough delegates to prevent a war at the republican convention. for the democrats, bernie sanders highlighting his roots in brooklyn while hillary clinton claims her new yorker status after serving as senator in living in the state. jon: blake berman from our sister channel is following the races for us. blake? reporter: good morning to you. home sweet home it is for donald trump. his campaign announcing today they are rescheduling a stop tomorrow in california and looking forward instead to campaigning in new york. fresh off trump's wisconsin defeat the new yorker held his first rally in his home state last night. there trump went directly after ted cruz for the comments cruz made in the lead up to the iowa caucuses a

heather: there we go. an important story to tell you about and this is a fascinating historical one. world war ii survivors who got the very first care packages are now paying it forward. the former european refugees now reaching out to the current crop of refugees from syria and they are doing it through the international relief agency that coordinated the original care packages that they receive. from seven decades ago. a group that is based in atlanta is taking care of this and that's where find jonathan necessary, he joins us live with this story. >> that organization is care, these refugees come from different eras and different wars and yet they have managed to forge a meaningful bond. >> greetings to you from the muslims in colorado. >> this is 87-year-old elza kissell, a 16-year-old syrian refugee rating in jordan. >> we both have a lot in common. and i know firsthand what it is like to lose your home and become a refugee. >> held a was 16 when she and her mother fled air raids in berlin during wor

heather: i'm heather childers, can you feel the excitement building?jon: it's kind of out there.heather: it's different for the city. i'm in for jenna lee and it's nice to be here.the candidates will candidates will all be here tonight. donald trump, ted cruz and john kasich they will be special guests at the new york state republican committee's annual gala while hillary clinton, bernie sanders square off in their last debate before the primaries, that takes place in brooklyn. jon: clinton and trump hold big lead in the polls. washington, trump's campaign staff wrapping up a meeting with members of congress while his campaign manager gets news on the battery charge he faced. our coverage begins with senior national correspondent john roberts. reporter: no question, the lewandowski news is a big weight off the trump campaign. the controversy has been hanging over them like a cloud for a month or more and trump has created a culture that condones violence but this afternoon state attorneys for palm beach county is expected to announce that trump's campa

heather: welcome back. new information on the burglary suspect who learn in court he actually attended middle school with the judge who was hearing his case. watch this. >> mister booth, i have a question for you. >> yes ma'am. >> do you go to nautilus middle school? >> oh my goodness. >> i always wondered what happened to you, sir. >> oh my goodness. >> he was such a nice kid from middle school. >> oh my goodness. heather: can you imagine how heartbreaking that would be not just for her before him? they were friends in middle school and this story ends nicely. 10 months after her his ear and they were reunited when booth was released from jail after serving his sentence. the judge stood by along with's family to greet him as he got out of jail. she told him to take care of his family, take care of his job and get clean. he said you'd better believe it and he said the judge will now be his inspiration and motivation. fascinating. one went one way and the other went the other way and hopefully they can back

heather, hey, beautiful, what's up my lovely lady? i miss you a lot baby and i would give anything right now to be able to see you for one minute or to be able to kiss you one time. if you are pregnant, that's wonderful. if not, don't think i wouldn't want to be with you. you're my endless love, sincerely, your man. >> while the couple's relationship appears to be intact, their future family is not to be. pratt has recently found out she is not pregnant. she's yet to share the news with mckaskle. >> my last pregnancy test came back negative. so there's a possibility that i did have a miscarriage. because-had some signs of that. >> part of me accepted the fact that i probably did. all things happen for a reason. >>> coming up -- >> awesome day. it's the countdown to 13 hours and i'm out of this hell hole. >> brian adendroth's release day arrived. >>> heather pratt races for a nerve-racking court appearance. >> my parents will be there. it's going to be hard to see my mom and dad today. sometimes... ...maybe too hard. get claim rateguar

heather: i'm heather childers in for jenna lee. there is a lot at stake especially for the republican candidates. 118 delegates up for grabs across pennsylvania, maryland, delaware, connecticut and rhode island. that total does not include 54 in pennsylvania not bound to voters choices. they can choose whomever they want to at the convention. that is what ted cruz and john kasich are counting on, ganging up on donald trump to deny him certain states and 1237 delegates needed to clinch. >> it was announced that john kasich is was pulling out of indiana to focus his resources on other states, and that we are focusing our resources intently on the state of indiana. that is giving the voters of indiana a clear and direct choice, between donald trump and our campaign. >> collusion. in business you go to jail for that. but it is collusion where they're coming together because they're getting beaten badly. >> i really don't care what donald trump has to say. the man is full of insults. he has been insulting me all day. i kind of chuckle.

about getting rid of heather? >> bye-bye. i will bring the old away and now the new. >> we want to hear what you think about these stories. join the conversation by >> the only live national news show at 11:00 eastern. >> we start with breaking news. >> let's take a closer look. >>> this is a big day for sarah young, a big day, too, for the team at vocal id. speech scientist rupl patel and jeff meltzner are giving sarah a created. >> how heather? >> new. >> the "star-telegram" standardized choice from her text to speech computer program talkers. >> how did you come up with the idea for building voices. >> in 2002 i was at a conference in denmark and i saw a girl and a man using different devices but the exact voice. i saw that happening all around me. >> what's groundbreaking about sarah's voice is that itsnique milking the donor speech with the few sounds sarah can make to capture sarah's personality. >> is there any art industry or psychology involved in creating a voice? >> yeah. i think every science has an ar

heather is looking at your commute. weather then heather. how's it going out there? >>reporter: we'll look at the fdr drive. you can see up through the 70s no major issues to report. it actually looks like a really pretty ride. you can see the bridge in the background, so a nice ride on the fdr drive this morning. let's go over to our maps and talk to you about where it's not such a nice ride. it's the van wyck expressway northbound side at the kew gardens interchange. that's a an accident being cleared away. subway service is running on or close to schedule. then if you are going into north brunswick, 27 north right near finnegans lane we have a downed pole. all lanes are closed down on the northbound side as a result. we have alternate side of the street parking rules in effect. ken, lori, over to you. >> all right, heather, thank you. >>> still ahead on eyewitness news this morning, the man hieb the mask. criminal history expected to be released on the man dubbedded the ninja burglar after he targeted several homes on >>> and the debate over the possible removal o

>> yes. >> heather pratt's past plays out in the courtroom. 3w4r57 >>> heather pratt admits to having victimized her elderly parents out of tens of thousands of dollars through credit card fraud and check forgery. though they have requested we not show their faces, they are in court today. pratt must not only face them but also the judge who is to sentence her. >> first and foremost, i take full responsibility for my actions. i want to apologize to my family for destroying their life, for the things i've done. i can't change those things but all i can do is work harder to try to find out what is going on in me and heal. >> pratt spends the next 20 minutes finishing her statement and answering questions from the judge. >> and taking your parents at their word, apparently this is the fourth time that you've victimized them financially? >> yes. your honor. >> i'm assuming at this point while you've been incarcerated, they've been taking care of your children? >> yes, sir. >> finally, the judge is ready to hand down his sentence. >> and, miss pratt, i know you were able to maintain period

heather is looking at your commute. it is weather and heather every 6 minutes. >> reporter: an ongoing accident investigation, all lanes are closed down although i am looking at a web cam and looks like the shoulder is getting by, the westbound side is open. new jersey transit, long island railroad, metro north doing just fine. one train fast track repairs, no trains between 96th street and dykeman street until 8:00 a.m. then the west side highway going north right here 125th street they are still doing that emergency activity where they are checking out that retaining wall just to make sure that everything is structurally safe. so we have two lanes closed down. looking at a web cam, showing that you l.i.e. accident that shoulder is getting by. street cleaning rules in effect today. is killed in a late night hit and run. police are looking for the driver who sped away from the scene. diana rocco is live in a storia with the -- in astoria with the latest. >> reporter: a 45-year-old man was crossing the street around 11:0

ken, over to you. >> heather, thank you. >>> 6:32. the runners up or making a break for the white house. ted cruz and bernie sanders are both coming up big in last night's pistol primaries in wisconsin. >> and both candidates are gaining ground on the frontrunners and with less than two weeks to go before the next primary, republicans and democrats are shifting their focus to new york. >> texas senator ted cruz has an event scheduled this afternoon at a charter school in the bronx, while donald trump will try to regain the momentum at a rally in nassau county. dray clark is live now on long island. good morning, dray. >>reporter: good morning, lori and ken. for the moment bernie sanders and ted cruz have bragging rights after winning big in wisconsin, while hillary clinton and donald trump are simply trying to maintain their lead momentum. as was mentioned a moment ago, today both cruz and trump will hold campaign events here in new york, one man to declare victor, the other man trying to take the sting out of defeat. >> the hard work

heather has been very busy this morning. what's going on with the subway, heather? >>reporter: we'll talk about the 5 trains. we do have some signal problems at pelham parkway, so you can expect downtown delays as a result of that. and then we're also taking a look at new jersey transit, long island railroad, metro north. they are all in very good shape. we still have this problem tonnale avenue south, right near tonnale circle, an accident being cleared away, and if you are planning on going inbound at the holland, 15, the lincoln is 20, the george washington bridge has about a 10-minute delay getting into the tolls. but then you move okay moving across that span. then we'll talk about north brunswick, route 27 northbound side right near finnegans lane. we do have that downed pole. a look at a webcam and show you how things look on tonnale avenue, making your way southbound, not causing a major delay. inbound side you do have that ongoing construction project. our street cleaning rules are in effect for today. lori and ken, over to you. >> all right, heather, thank

heather says 78. i say 80. that's what the temperature will be. 63 this hour at 7:00. 74 by noontime. 80 this afternoon. pop-up shower or thunderstorm starts around 3:00, 4:00. it's not a washout but you could run into a shower this evening, tonight and tomorrow and sunday a couple of nice sunny days. great weekend coming up. have a great, safe weekend. >> thank you, bill. >> that's the news for now. i'm ken rosato. >> i'm lori stokes. thanks for starting your morning with us. have a terrific weekend. "good morning america" is up ofof the dearly beloved we are gathered together to get through this thing called life >>> good morning, america. celebrating outpouring of love for the electrifying star who changed the face of music, defying

we check with heather. this, i just have to tell you we have signal problems on the 1 trains at 103rd street, so expect some downtown delays. here's the l.i.e. still with us. they're getting a little bit closer to getting this garbage spill all cleared up. l.i.e. remains closed down westbound side between exits 49 and 48. service road is jam packed. you have the northern state parkway starting to really pick up some delays now. now, keep in mind you can use the northern state parkway if you are a noncommercial vehicle. here is the l.i.e. by bagatell road where your delays begin, at least by here which is exit 50. they go a little bit beyond that. and then the northern state parkway, again, your alternate, but you can see that delay as you go onto the westbound side. now, we're also going to take a look at another camera and show you the george washington bridge. you can see the upper level is doing just fine, but that lower level is really picking up some delays here. we do have an accident. it's on the geo

heather has her hands full already this morning. >>reporter: yes. >> you came right out of the gate. i did. come on. this is the l.i.e., right near exit 49 which is route 110. you have all of this accident activity here. this san overturned truck that needs -- this is an overturned truck that needs to be cleared away. everything is closed down westbound on the l.i.e. eastbounders not a big deal for you at all at this point. and then the fdr drive as you go onto the southbound side, they're in the process of clearing this construction in the 70s. we have alternate side of the street parking rules in effect. mass transit is doing okay. ken, over to you. >> heather, thank you. >>> at 5:02, this is new york's day to shine in the race for president. primary voting locations open in less than an hour from now, and donald trump hopes for a delegate sweep while democrats look at the wounds inflicted by the clinton/sanders battle. eyewitness news reporter dray clark is live in hillary clinton's hometown of chappaqua. dray, good morning. >>re

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heather and heather? >> thank you so much. we were talking about the delegates let's think about it. no doubt this election cycle has been a wild ride. much of that document the in the documentary the circus. the series co creator mark mckinnon explaining how they had success and making predictions about the republican party. >> campaigns don't look at the past they look to the future and re-invent the rules. that's what donald trump has done rewritten the play book not looking at the way past campaigns have been done. we h with donald trump and retail candidate in ted cruz who understands the rules, understands the way the retail organization campaigns are one. so it is an interesting dynamic between two candidates with different approaches and different visions for the republican party. i said for years we burned our republican house to burn the foundation of the republican party. that may be what is unfolding before our eyes. let's keep talking about the presidential race. what do you think about the escalation between the

heather, i know how to operate the equipment. >>reporter: ken said put a little wd-fourt on it. -- wd-fourt on it. >> slips right across. >>reporter: that's the cure for everything. unfortunately wd-40 is not going to fix this possible partial retaining wall collapse. this is on the west side highway. and we'll tell you where it is right now as you go onto the west side highway northbound side right near 125th street, emergency activity. so we have at least the right lane closed down. street cleaning rules are in effect for today. ken, over to you. >> all right, thank you, heather. >>> it's 5:56. personal items belonging to notorious mobster james "whitey" bulger will be auctioned off in june. among the things up for sale, electronics, jewelry and art that were once owned by the 86- year-old convicted murderer. the u.s. attorney's office in massachusetts says the money from the auction will go to the families of bulger's victims. bulger was a fugitive for 16 years before he was captured in 2011. in 2013 he was sentenced to two li

heather was just making me aware of this. look down toward jfk, the visibility.30 mile with that southwest wind coming off the waters there, the atlantic which is about 46 degrees, morning. be aware of that. and then we have some showers that will be around today. more on the way for this afternoon. and temperatures this morning quite warm. weather then heather every seven minutes. you're going to be looking at that fog this morning or are you going to be looking at the subways? >>reporter: i'm going to look at both. >> oh. >>reporter: let's talk about the 1 trains, fast track going on, no service between 96th street and dikeman street until 5:00 a.m. new jersey transit, long island railroad, metro north doing just fine. george washington bridge going outbound underneath the apartments heading tot lower level until 5:00 you'll find at least two lanes closed down. we also have construction at the lincoln and the holland, but only minor delays, no major issues there. and if you are going onto the southern state east 28a to 28 c

weather then heather every seven minutes. she says the action on the george washington bridge has cleared up. >> yes. you can see traffic moving across the lower level, right to left, upper level, lower level are doing fine. head over here and talk about what else is going on at the hudson river crossings. lower level of the george washington bridge. lincoln and holland have minor delays. subway service is running on or close to schedule. we will talk about the tappan zee, cash less tolls are in effect. you need e-zpass or you will get billed for the tolls. the ramp to the new york state thruway is closed because of the tappan zee project and then on to 58th street between second and first avenue, everything has been reopened. we had emergency construction. it looks like it has been cleared away. garden state parkway an accident still waiting to be cleared. they are trying to get the car out of the way. northbound side or southbound by 98. street cleaning rules are in effect for today. ken and lori, over to you. >> heather, t

heather is looking at your commute. weather then heather. how's it going out there? >>reporter: i was showing this camera the last time we spoke. you can see it is bumper to bumper. parkway and we do have an issue on the cross island parkway. let's go right over to our maps. it's the northbound side of the the cross island 14th avenue where we have that accident. here is your ride getting into the throgs neck bridge. you can see that delay coming right here, an then once you -- and then once you get onto the throgs neck bridge, getting up into the bronx, you can see the delay on bruckner north right near country club road where we still have that accident and that accident has all lanes subject to closure. so the throgs neck bridge is stopped and trying to get to the whitestone is another problem for you. as you go onto the taconic south right near pudding street, that is an accident. and we're also looking at naconsin highway east right near jericho turnpike another accident. the e and f trains fire department activity at grand avenue. our street cleaning rules are

heather and heather. good morning. ted cruz is pulling out all of the stops ahead of tuesday's primary in indiana which is likely the last real shot they have to stop donald trump from winning the nomination. that's the argument cruz and carly fiorina is making now. this race isn't over and they are the best pair to take donald trump and take on hillary clinton in the general election. >> donald trump and hillary clinton a virtually indistinguishable. the fact that they have always been insiders to this corrupt system of crony capitalism and selling access and influence and he cannot be our nominee and if we were to be our nominee hillary clinton would be our president and that's a future i am not prepared to lay by and allow to happen. >> fiorina took hard shots at hillary clinton. last night we saw more of that while she also continued the line of attack ted cruz has been making recently that trump and clinton aren't too different from each other. here's ted cruz explaining why it is he wins with carly fiorina. >> a

. >> heather, thank you. >>> 4:32. the morning commute could be a messy one in the bronx. >> reporter: good morning, ken, it's a work in progress and at least a dozen or so mta workers are trying to get this problem fixed, new will probably not happen in time for the morning rush. the dire avenue 5 station has been closed since last night, and here's the problem. this large and heavy piece of machinery caused the flat form to buckle, causing a large section from falling in, but as i said, the 5 station has been warnings it a work -- team of mta workers have been up there. >> the transit workers said this should be a clear signal they need to pay attention toe their aging infrastructure. >> what will it take for the faa to monitor the subway that is 100 years should. >> reporter: here's the workers on the street level again, and again, the work is in process. they are trying to do it as fast as they can to get things back up and running here at this station. this is the second time in 2 weeks this kind of incident has h

ken, over to you. >> heather, thank you. >>> 6:32. developing this morning police shot a man several times in a quiet new jersey community. eyewitness news reporter darla miles is live in butler with what we know this morning. darla. >>reporter: well, ken, i just spoke with a person who lives down the street here. he told me that it looks like this shooting happened outside yesterday evening. he said there were even officers in his back yard looking for evidence. and that's pretty consistent with what we've seen this morning, lots of officers out here this morning taking photographs and collecting evidence. this is what we know so far. police might have been responding to a call about a on bellevue avenue here in butler. when officers arrived, they encountered a 23-year-old man. now, at some point police drew their weapons and fired off multiple shots, striking that suspect at least four times. his condition is unknown this morning, but we do know that he was taken to st. joseph's hospital in paterson to be treated. now, here's a live

good morning heather. the disabled vehicle on the crossbronx expressway is underneath that overpass just before the sheridan expressway, down in the right lane. as a result we have big delays on the crossbronx. bumper to bumper volume actually leads back to the george washington bridge. side from the toll plaza out way to the crossbronx, the stalled vehicle in the process of being cleared out. we are live john del giorno channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> john thank you. >>> new video this morning of the man who police say robbed a taxi driver in midtown. he threatened the cabbie with a knife and robbed him. the suspect took off with $300 cash and an iphone. >>> a brooklyn family is desperately searching for a young mother, missing now for more than a week of the overnight police told us they -- a week. overnight police told us they do not believe any foul play is involved. she left home to get dinner. but a friend of the couple told eyewitness news dawson was meeting a friend at a nearby train station. the 21

heather? >> and so it begins. thank you, rich. >>> families of two teenage boys are in a courtroom battle over a iphone belonging to one of the boys. our legal panel weighs in on this unusual case. >> i don't know if he will blow himself but they said to get down. >> a scary scenario when a man in a panda suit claimed to carry a bomb. what was he really carrying. >>> you think john boehner's remarks will hurt ted cruz, help or hurt his campaign. go to foxnews.com/happeningnow to join the conversation. feel secure in your dentures... feel free to be yourself all day. just switch from denture paste to sea-bond denture adhesive seals. holds stronger than the leading paste all day... without the ooze. feel secure. be yourself. with stronger, clean sea-bond. his day of coaching begins this is brad. with knee pain, when... hey brad, wanna trade the all day relief of two aleve for six tylenol? what's the catch? there's no catch. you want me to give up my two aleve for six tylenol? no. for my knee pai

let's check in with heather o'rourke now. heather. >>reporter: so we have this over here, our subway status, 2 trains no trains between 149th street and 96th street. 3 trains suspended between 148th street and new lots this. is all because of track work. that all should be cleared away by 5:00 a.m. long island railroad, metro north, new jersey transit all running on or close. going into new jersey, 202, 206 as you go southbound from route 287 getting down into route 22 we have all lanes closed down. this is an accident. there's a downed pole. they have to repair that downed pole. we have minor delays at our river crossings. no major issues there. if you're taking the fdr drive between the 60s and the 90s, you're going to find some construction left over. that should be cleared away shortly. all lanes reopened in both directions, so no major issues traveling between bayonne, new jersey and staten island. let's take a look at a webcam, show you how things look as you travel onto the l.i.e. this. is right near comack road. i was showing

how's it going out there, heather? >>reporter: well, i'm looking at the fdr drive and this is the northbound side. you can see the cones set up. we have only the left lane open because of construction. let's head over to our maps and we'll explain to you where the construction is. southbound 70s down to the 60s northbound from the 70s up into the 90s, and then the 2 trains we have that ongoing police activity at jackson avenue that diana rocco was telling us about. your alternate. lls the "l" trains with track work at dekalb avenue. so you can expect delays there. the 1 trains are suspended between 96th street and dikeman street. that's because of fast track. and then you have the m train suspended between essex street and forest hills. minor delays george washington bridge. the lincoln and holland, they both have construction, but they have minor delays as you come in. the outbound side of the lincoln tunnel, we'll look at the helix outbound. at the top of the helix, we had some construction there, but i have a camera

heather o'rourke is standing by with more on that situation. heather, tell us about route 22. >>reporter: all right, john. so you are up above 22 a couple of minutes ago. we have 22 westbound side right near park avenue with that overturned vehicle. they are out there, they're trying to get this cleared away. but we do have all lanes closed down on the westbound side. eastbounders, you're going to find some rubbernecking delays, of course, because you can visibly see this overturned vehicle. garden state parkway going southbound side right near exit 136, we do have this accident that is also being cleared away. 10 minutes george washington bridge, 15 at the lincoln and the holland, but i suspect that is really going to start stacking up. subway service is running on or close to schedule. new jersey transit, long island railroad, metro north, they are so mass transit is doing very well this morning. verrazano bridge brooklyn bound upper level disabled tractor- trailer has been cleared away, so it looks like the verrazano bridge is a pretty good ride for you now at this point. a

heather. >> all right, rich edson live for us. thank you, rich. >>> well, ted cruz may have won wisconsin, but is it enough to overcome his delegate deficit? our political panel here to weigh in. fox news contributor and regular talk show hose tammy bruce and former aide boris edson. thank you both for joining us. >> good morning. >> it's been a long night so far. we've been talking about these numbers and the math and how they all add up. tammy, i'll start with you. what does this mean tonight, this win by cruz? >> psychological. it's a statement that the ground game has changed a bit, that we will have a contested convention, but not because one of them can't do it but with ted cruz finally winning every category and groups that normally have been stalwart groups for mr. trump, for him to win all of those elements means that a shift has, in fact, occurred because we've seen it across the board. he's mentioned the money he's raised today, over $1 billion. that's also sending a message to fundraisers, to people who are giving, and

heather? >> reporter: l.i.e. metro north doing just fine. subway services also running on or close to schedule .10 minutes inbound george washington bridge. the lincoln is 30 minutes. the holland tunnel that is a 20- minute delay. we are also looking here at the crossbronx expressway west at the sheridan and then we have this problem on the beltway, news copter 7 is up above this incident. is that correct john del giorno? >> -- it involves a food cart, is that correct john del giorno? >> reporter: that is true. as you said westbound side of the belt just before exit 5, which is bay parkway, what we have down here is an overturned breakfast cart. the tow truck pulled up on the scene but you can see the cart overturned. right lane is blocked. delays go back at least to coney island avenue coming in toward the verrazano aallow extra time while -- allow extra time while this is being cleaned up. >>> 6:32. for the first time this morning we are seeing video and a sketch of a man suspected of trying to rain a woman in prospect park. diana rocco li

heather is talking about changing. change. >> don't go changing. >> to try to please plea. >>> here's the fdr drive. the right lane is closed down because of construction. and then you also have more construction here. this is also in the 70s where you can see only the left lane is open. so we have some delays as you go onto the east side. let's go over to our maps and we'll talk to you about the subways. running close to schedule. southbound 100s to the 90s and again in the 70s, that construction. so the un is in town, they are you will find closures along the east side of manhattan. avoid the area if you can. street cleaning rules in effect for today. ken, lori, over to you. >>> in west chester county an attacker is on the run after stabbing a cab driver. >> this happened just after 1:00 this morning on cedar place in yonkers. dray clark joins us live with the story. dray? >> reporter: that stabbing happened a few feet behind me on cedar place. look at the vehicle the taxi driver was driving. a black lincoln continen

heather has been busy. >> we are busy looking at the b.q.e. b.q.e. is busy northeast to the brooklyn bridge. dorm when i was telling you the left lane was closed down? it has been reopened. traffic is moving better than it was. believe it or not, this is better than it was. let's go to the maps and talk about the subway status. d and n trains signal problems at 36th street. extra service with long island railroad starting at 1:49 p.m. until 3:40 for the holiday. street cleaning rules in effect today. lori and ken, over to you. >> thank you. >>> still ahead on "eyewitness news this morning," new clear images police want you to see as they look for a pair of robbers behind vicious attacks in and near central park. >> you can track the rain on the go with our free accutrack weather alert app. >>> on the money, asian stocks are mixed. >> nikkei gained 1%. dow lost 113 to start at 17,982. futures point to a lower open. >>> sears will be closing several stores including dozens of k mart locations. >> >> good morning. topping america's money, american retai

ken, over to you. >> heather, thank you. >>> it's 6:18, and heather has morning. the hudson bergen lightrail is dump truck knocked out electrical power to a train and nearby traffic light, and n.j. transit saying fixing the wires is more complex than fixing a telephone line. tickets are being cross honored. >> the minnesota twins paying tribute to prince. the batters also used prince's tunes for their walkout music. >> yeah. >> it's 6:19. good news for new york city homeowners. the extra savings you will soon notice on your water bills. >> also, dramatic new video of an ominous preview of from the dairy farmers of fairlife, this is our promise. we start with delicious, creamy, real milk that's then ultra filtered so fairlife has more protein and and only half the sugar. and never any artificial growth hormones. >>> on to money news, and stocks on wall street slipped as the price of oil slipped a dollar, and the futures are mostly flat right now. >> overseas. the nikkei saw little change. >>> some homeowners will get a $183 credit on their water bills because mayor

heather, little snookums, she's a hard one to describe. i've never had so much love pointing to me. >> dennis actually drew this once for me. like a motorcycle wing. he calls me snookums. that's what i used to call him. when i first met him, he had just got off work. he had on these little cutoff shorts only to your knees and a wifebeater and he was filthy and he had a long goatee. and he just looked kind of crazy but sexy. >> but theirs is not a normal love story. hall admits to murdering their roommate, jeff bishop, whose brother, chad bishop, is a correctional officer here at louisville metro. >> off the table, thank you. >> baringer admits helping hall move the body to the basement of their home and covering up the crime. both of them also cashed bishop's disability and social security checks to fund their drug habits. >> heather don't belong here. she only knew about it. i told her to testify against me and told her to turn over state's evidence. i said, go ahead and testify if you have to. that's what she might be doing. >> and if sh