. 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 new york. on the

. heather: you made it through to the end of the week. on heather childers in for jenna lee and everyone at home, republicans are talking about them first. spanning across new york state hoping to win some or even all of the 95 delegates up for grabs tuesday. after appearing last night at a republican gala where each candidate made his case for becoming the gop nominee. >> my opponents in this race, all four of them pledged to maintain that iranian nuclear deal. one says he will renegotiate it. let me be very clear. as president, on the very first day in office i will rip to shreds this catastrophic iranian nuclear deal. [applause] >> you realize people's anxieties and you come to understand these people's anxieties. you have two choices. you can either go into that room and tell them how bad everything is. you can tell them the country is in decline. you can tell them they've been ripped off. you can feed on their anxiety and cause anger and division, paranoia and even at times hatred. or you could walk into that same room and you could recognize the struggles and problems and the anxie

morning, welcome to happening now. i'm jon scott. 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 lives

in thestates. welcome to having now. i'm jon scott. 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 a

scott . 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 something that no place on earth could have handled

-court advantage. hello and welcome to happening now, i jon scott and we welcome heather now. 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 c

, i'm jon scott and welcome. heather: glad to see you, hope you have a great weekend. i'm heather, in for jenna lee. today's hearing centers on president obama's executive order to protect as many as 4 million illegal immigrants from deportation. 26 states are suing the federal government over this plan. they say it's simply unconstitutional and would place a massive financialburden on state governments. jon: the man who could hold the deciding vote justice on roberts, a george w. bush appointee who has come down twice on the side of obamacare. hears kristin live at the white house with an update . reporter: this is probably the most is the court since the death of the late justice scalia. the remaining justices have to decide whether or not president obama overstepped the bounds of the constitution by taking those executive actions texas and 25 other state challenging the administration are going to be arguing he abused his presidential powers and violated the constitution. >> he had the authority to change immigration law, he said i'm not the king, this is a democracy, we have a pro

possible. good friday morning, i'm jon scott. 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 couldn't get 1237.

scott . heather: i'm heather now or to come in for jenna lee. great to be back. lots of politics going on. trump sweeping all five states by wide margins in the battle for the east and mid atlantic. clinton taking 405 contest with bernie sanders, coming out ahead in the rhode island i married. it was anopen primary so independents could vote there but so far, no one giving up the fight yet . >> we are going to have our country back. were going to make america great again and i want to tell you for the five states, i am so honored.this was to be our biggestnight . >> with your help were going to come back tophiladelphia for the democratic national convention . [applause] with the most votes and the most pledged delegates. >> i've got good news for you, tonight this campaign moves back to more favorable terrain. >> the fight that we are waging is not an easy fight. you are the revolutionaries. [applause] jon: let's talk about it now with a couple political experts, jury weinstein, editor of the daily caller, jackie kucinich is day editor for the daily beast. jackie, to you first. anythin

the white house. hello everybody . >> . heather: i'm in for jenna lee. let's talk about politics right now. donald trump, ted cruz and john kasich buying for wisconsin's 42 republican delegates with immense ahead of the primary. from looking to make a comeback from what's been called his worst week on the campaign trail so far. here he is during a town hall over the weekend, listen to this. >> i've been doing very well with women voters because they feel that i'll do the best with the military, they feel i'll do the best with security, they feel i'll do the best to protect borders. look, i just got the endorsement of the border patrol police. they've never endorsed anybody. the border patrol. these are incredible people. they help keep us strong. when you look at sheriff joe in arizona, he endorsed trump. i have the endorsement of many great humans. i think i'm going to do right with women because they want great security, they want the military. i'm winning in all those and i'll tell you where i'm winning more than anybody by far is jobs. i think i'm going to win wisconsin. i actually

welcome to happening now. heather: i'm a woman, you're not. it's friday though and i heather childers in for jenna lee. happy friday. his rivals, they are celebrating and hoping wisconsin voters will help to keep donald trump from winning enough delegates to clinch the nomination. they are looking at this new poll that shows support for cruise at 42 percent among likely gop voters, trump is 10 points behind at 32 percent. john casey third with 19 percent and with women, cruises lead nearly double . jon: for the democrats bernie sanders looks to strengthen his hand. he leads hillary clinton by five points in wisconsin and is strong among younger voters. let's talk about what it all means without political panel. matthew continuity, editor in chief of the washington free beacon and share a center, political editor for the boston globe. welcome to both of you and happy friday. let's start with you. what do these numbers mean for donald trump when it comes to the female vote? >> they don't mean good things for donald trump in short for the female vote although in the republican p

. imagine that. hello and welcome to having now, i tried on. 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 bri

jon scott. heather: i'm heather childers, in for jenna lee. did you have a good weekend? jon: i did indeed. 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 a

thursday, jon scott. 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 basketball earl

. welcome to happening now, i'm jon scott. 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 tru

primaries just days away. good morning to you. i jon scott. 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. he

decide everything. welcome to having now on this friday, i'm jon scott. 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 la

starts right now. jon: we thought about it too long, this is not early. heather: you have your tie on, you are ready to go. jon: i hope you are ready to. donald trump crushing the competition in new york, , notching his biggest win yet, only far ahead of his rivals in the delegate count.welcome to happening now, i'm jon scott p7 i'm heather, in for jenna lee. trump winning his home state in a landslide last night with more than 60 percent of the vote. john kasich coming in second with 25 percent and ted cruz distant third. the candidates are set to look ahead to next week's contest with five northern states and eastern states from the mid-atlantic up for grabs and that could put trump even closer to clinching the nomination. jon: let's go to correspondent john roberts live in philadelphia with more on all that. john? reporter: good morning. we will be here a week from yesterday, the 26. more than five states including connecticut, maryland, rhode island and delaware. the most important thing about last night for donald trump is it turned the narrative around. we talked about this i

. patty ann: and i'm heather, in for jenna lee the one she was in wisconsin yesterday. >> were going to talk a lot about that coming in the next hour. is making the most of the top for the billionaire businessman donald trump, coming into trump's overall delegate tally last night and setting up the possibility of an open convention that takes place in cleveland in july. this is a look at the final tally for republicans in wisconsin, ted cruz or the eight percent, donald trump 35 percent and john kasich with 14 percent. what does this mean for the race going forward? let's talk to mike whose life for us in milwaukee with the latest. hi there mike. reporter: it was the highest turnout in wisconsin since 1972, roughly half of the eligible voters cast their ballot and when they did they cast a ballot for an upset. only two of eight congressional districts went to donald trump, therest went to senator cruise .in that upset and one of the guys who contributed is the state chairman of the cruise campaign, state senator dewey strobel and i guess you're a happy guy this morning and the questi

finish line this summer. welcome to "happening now." i'm jon scott. 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

the upper 50s to near 60. 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 11:00 last night in front of the boys

showers and nighttime. 80 this afternoon. comfy clothes. weather then heather. she is busy. >>> long island expressway. let's go up to newscopter 7 and check in with john del giorno with the accident in newark and say good morning. how is it looking. >> reporter: we have delays on interstate 7 outside of newark liberty international airport. we can show you live pictures with newscopter 7. this is 78 eastbound express lanes. really just before the toll plaza. when you get on the new jersey turnpike, you can see a tow truck on the scene. that is a box truck overturned. right and center lanes are out of service. there are delays in the express lanes and rubbernecking in the local lanes. traveling past of the airport on 78, your plan is to get to the new jersey turnpike, allow extra time this morning. heather? >> we will head to the maps and talk about the l.i.e. westbound. the accident is at exit 41. use the northern state parkway as your alternate. we had an earlier problem in queens on the van wyck that accident has been cleared away. d and n trains signal problems at 36th street. ex

i'm abby huntsman. >> and i'm heather childers. thank you so much for starting your day with us as always. shocking new video showing what happened right before and after the murder of ex-nfl player will smith. >> let's get right to kelly wright who is live in washington, d.c., with the latest on that. kelly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you as well, abby and heather. this dramatic video was taken moments after the shooting that took the life of former nfl player will smith and wounded his wife. let's take a look at it right now. you can see the suspect, cardell hayes husband. and you can hear smith's wife cry out, my husband. you can hear her screaming in pain from being shot twice in the right leg. >> i need an ambulance or something. >> so much pain going on right there with her bodily and physically and emotionally because of what's taking place with her husband. video obtained from our affiliate fox 8. smith's mercedes suv is seen possibly rear ending hayes hummer. hayes pulls over and then smith follows him. police say at an intersection hayes rear ended smith.

think if resisted stopped. >> heather back to you. >> ambushed a deputy and shot him six times. the officer was standing outside of a squad car of a convenience store parking lot. he walked up behind him and fired bullets into his back in a random attack. the officer is expected to survive. he was shot 8 times with 6 bullets hitting him in the back. smith had a gun in his car but insisted he didn't start the fight with the accused killer cardell haze hayes rear-ended the suv. smith tried to get back into it after the two exchanged words. hayes is charged with second degree murder. the rich and spoiled teenager remembered him. he killed four people in a drunk driving crash. he is finally going to court. the judge making one thing clear very, very early on. >> they are getting out of jail today. >> another judge had spared the texas teenager. >> he was in his mom in mexico several months ago that's what violated his probation. couch must serve four con secty 180 day sentences one for each victims killed. >> an ohio teenager makes an emotional plea his father kidnapping him 14 years ag

morning. heather is looking at the commute. >>reporter: i think i do much better around palm trees >> that's true. >>reporter: g trains no trains between hoyt street and church avenue. use the f or a train as your alternate. long island railroad, new jersey transit, metro north, everything is running on or close to schedule. george washington bridge, coming inbound the lower level closed down, that is with construction. and then we have construction at the lincoln and holland as well. as you go outbound at the lincoln tunnel and you're coming around 495 going up that helix, you're going to find only the left lane open. that is because of construction as well. we do have street cleaning rules in effect for today. lori, over to you. >> all right, heather, thank you. empire state building lit up in blue and red overnight in honor of the primary winners. frontrunners hillary clinton, donald trump won big, putting their campaigns back on track after recent losses. and the voters of new york have spoken, and we're breaking down the results this morning for you. clinton beat bernie sander

fiancee, heather. she's currently upstairs. i miss you, baby. >> we're actually engaged, pretty much married almost. >> i started having sex at a young age. and i was always drawn towards older women. >> he's going to be 26. so he's a few years younger than me, 15 years younger than me. because the both of us had been in prison and both spent time and had similar criminal backgrounds, it wasn't like a sick bond but it was a bond that we could relate to each other. >> heather pratt has pled guilty to identity theft and other charges related to credit card fraud and is awaiting sentences. she has numerous prior convictions for check and credit card fraud and served two prison terms as a result. her now retired parents have been her primary victims. >> over the years of me stealing from my mom and dad i've probably taken upwards of over $100,000. >> pratt says she's an addict and used some of the money on drugs. she also enjoyed spending on her young children. >> we spent a couple days at the mall and just went crazy. we went to so many different stores, bought shoes and clothes and hat

text to speech app on her computer . >> i am see it. >> the computerized voice is heather. it's standard equipment. >> why was the heather voice inappropriate for sarah? >> it had an older tone to it, speaking in this if thely-formed female adult voice with a digital sound to it. it was funny, weird hearing it to an unfamiliar listener, it kind of became white voice. alone. here. it was somebody else, you know, from school or someone else with that voice. >> my name is meg. i am 9 years old. >> if you think that that will sounds a lot like sarah, you are right. it's because they both use the heather voice. >> my voice isn't me. it sounds like a robot. >> agree. >> she doesn't have a voice that sounds like her. you see her eyes and you see her smile, the way she moves and looks at you. it's. >> it's not her own personality it's still an adult voice. may? >> yes. >> what do you think having your own voice will do for you? >> it would be cool. i will sound like a kid. >> creating a viable way to build unique voices for those unable to speak is the brain child of speech scientist ru

, but it'll feel a little bit better. we'll talk about some rain for tomorrow. heather is looking at the subways this morning. how's it going? or close to schedule, to no issues there. long island railroad, new jersey transit, metro north, all doing just fine. this is a look at the west side highway this, is looking from new jersey over to manhattan. you can see that activity still going on on the west side highway. so it's northbound side right near 125th street emergency activity. there's a possible retaining wall collapse. they're keeping their eye on that. we have the tappen zee bridge down into westchester, we had some earlier police activity. that police activity has been cleared away. as you go into new jersey, 280 eastbound side right near exit 10, that's another accident that is being cleared away. so you can expect some delays as you go there. and the l.i.e. exit 22 disabled vehicle clearing. street cleaning rules are in effect for today. lori, over to you >> all right, heather, thank you. >>> it's 6:02. new questions are being raised about the conduct of the jury that conv

northwest wind. we're back into the 70s tomorrow. we talk about that next. weather then heather every seven minutes. she's got that tree pollen driving her crazy this morning. >>reporter: it's killing me. we are going to talk to you first about an accident and it's in jersey city. it's tonnalee southbound side right near the circle, an accident being cleared away. subway service is running on or close to schedule. new jersey transit, long island railroad, metro north doing just fine. brooklyn bridge inbound that earlier construction has been cleared away. badly getting up into the brooklyn bridge at this point. the van wyck north at the kew gardens interchange, we had that earlier accident. that has also been cleared away. and then we're looking at the connecticut turnpike going onto the southbound side exit 34 down into 31 we had some construction there. that construction has also been cleared away. i've been telling but this downed pole in north brunswick, new jersey, and we have newscopter 7 up above now and shannon sohn is here to give us an update. good morning, shannon. >>report

point. ken, over to you. >> heather, thank you. >>> it is 6:02. now to vote 2016. donald trump is the only republican candidate waking up in new york today. he's hoping for a victory a blowout win means trump could capture all of new york's 95 delegates, but his opponents aren't giving up just yet. eyewitness news reporter diana rocco is live in midtown with a look at the gop race. diana, good morning. >>reporter: and, ken, good morning to you. donald trump is expected here at city synagogue a little later this morning to cast his vote. it's a big day for the trump campaign because he is hoping to sweep all of new york's delegates to propel him onto the nomination over rival ted cruz. but it is going to be tough. he needs to top 50% statewide and in some congressional districts around new york city it could be difficult to get voters to turn out at that level. he was in buffalo last night where he talked about new york values, but mistakenly called 9/11 7/11. that is just the latest misspeak from this candidate who has drawn a firestorm of criticism. his campaign also suffered a setba

weather then heather. she will look at the subways for you. we love the 7 train. >> the 7 train is our favorite. it's suspended between 34th and queensboro because of track work. it should be taken care of by 5:00 a.m. switching problems on the 6 trains at pelham bay park. long island railroad, metro north, new jersey transit doing fine. on or close at this point. a minor delay at the george washington bridge, lincoln and holland. quiet into the city. let's take a look at 58th street between second and first avenue. all lanes are closed down. emergency construction. this is close to the ed koch, 59th street bridge. keep that in mind. our street cleaning rules are in effect today. ken, over to you. >>> we begin with the political corruption scandal engulfing city hall. mayor de blasio's campaign lawyer fired back calling accusations politically motivated. dray clark is live at city hall with the story. dray, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ken. mayor de blasio says he welcomes any investigation because he has done nothing wrong and he has nothing to hide. the allegations he is

. 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 closed, construction on the l.i.e. let's show you the we

about some heavy rains coming for tomorrow in your accuweather forecast next. heather has got a wall collapse on the west side highway. >>reporter: this is true. and it happened yesterday afternoon. it's the west side highway northbound side right near 125th street. it's a partial retaining wall collapse, so we do have emergency construction out there. crews have been working on this. you can see right over here where that right lane is closed down. yesterday they only had the left lane open, so that's going to be with us. hopefully the reverse commuters, you're not going to get caught in too much of a problem there. newark bay extension westbound side right near exit 14b, we had an earlier accident cleared away. mass transit not doing too badly. rules in effect for today. ken, over to you >> heather, thank you. >>> at 4:32, we begin with those big wins for bernie sanders and ted cruz in the wisconsin primary primaries, defeating the presidential frontrunners. now the focus shifts to new york and eyewitness news reporter dray clark is live in beth page ahead of a big rally for donald

seven minutes. i notice you're very busy there with the long island expressway already, heather. >>reporter: this is true. this is the l.i.e., this is the westbound side, right near exit 49 where we do have this overturned truck still being cleared away. you can see all of this police activity in that spot. again, this is westbound, eastbound side not doing too badly. if this continues to be there for much longer, we are going the l.i.e. again, this is on the westbound side right near exit 49. now, we're also taking a look at the fdr drive. and this is the fdr drive as you go through the 70s. you can see the southbound side, the right lane is close down. northbound you really only have the right lane getting by. and this, of course, is because of construction. so this is the fdr drive getting right through the 70s. we also have some construction up into the 90s. e, f, m and r trains, 1 trains, street cleaning rules are in effect. ken, over to you. >> heather, thank you. >>> 4:32. we begin now with the race for the white house. the crucial new york primary is today. in our area t

weather next. weather then heather right now. what's going on out there? >>reporter: we'll talk about bruckner, northbound side right near country club road, vu this accident. all lanes are subject to closure as you go through that spot. and then heading up onto the taconic south right near pudding street, that is an accident being cleared away. we had this problem on the hutch north right near north street. that accident has been cleared. and then an earlier accident on the cross bronx eastbound side on the service road right near the bronx river parkway, that accident also cleared away. 2 trains, the trains are stopping at jackson avenue despite the ongoing police activity. diana rocco is going to be up with more of and our street cleaning rules are in effect. ken, over to you >> heather, thank you. >>> 6:02. we have breaking news now in the bronx. a robbery attempt ends in bloodshed with a strap hanger slashed in the head. this happening about 1:00 this morning at the jackson avenue station in mott haven. eyewitness news reporter diana rocco is there live. diana, good morning. >>re

but it is only thursday. >> we can always wish. i am heather childers. thank you. as always we begin with the race for the white house. a major shake-up. ted cruz picks carly fiorina picks his running mate. >> is it another hail mary pass that may end up back firing? >> we have trump's response. >> good morning. 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 hil

, rich. >> reporter: good morning, abby and heather. it is looking more like a contested convention. senator ted cruz's victory in wisconsin makes it increasingly difficult for front-runner donald trump to collect the delegates needed to secure the republican nomination ahead of the gop convention in cleveland. cruz says this latest victory is a turning point in the race. he says he can unite the republican party though he may have to wait until the convention in july to do so. >> either before cleveland or at the convention in cleveland, together we will win a majority of the delegates and together we will beat hillary clinton in november. >> reporter: trump had a second place finish. in a statement the trump campaign rights, ted cruz had the governor of wisconsin, many conservative talk radio shows and the entire party apparatus behind him. ted cruz is worse than a puppet. he is a trojan horse attempting to steal the nomination from donald trump. no republican will seize the nomination ahead of the convention. his campaign says he's best positioned to defeat hillary clinton in the

: heather, good news, the accident is pulling away. this was a bad accident northbound on route 1 and 9 right at avenue c, in front of the wal-mart south of the airport. you can see the two vehicles involved in the accident, left lane was blocked. but just as we came to air you can see it all lanes reopened. still a little bit of a left over delay on 1 and 9. >> reporter: thank you john. we are also going to talk about 78 eastbound near exit 18. an accident has been cleared away. and we are looking at the bqe southwest into the bridge, disabled truck, two lanes closed down as a result. buses replacing trains long new jersey transit, metro north doing okay. street cleaning rules suspended meter rules are in effect. ken over to you. >>> developing this morning in new jersey, dozens of people forced out of their apartments after a car slammed into a forefront below. -- a storefront below. diana? >> reporter: ken good morning. the car struck the building with such force the entire building shook, forcing 24 people out of their homes overnight. you can see there is quite a mess here th

have construction because at our hudson river crossings. >> 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 happened, and

day. cold weekend coming up. weather then heather every seven minutes. she's going to be talking the mass transit? >>reporter: that's correct. hudsonburg and light rail suspended in both directions. then we have long island rl, long island railroad, metro north. l.i.e. going west right near exit 19, woodhaven boulevard, that is an accident. and then we have an accident on 78. it's eastbound side, the local lanes, the ramp to exit 58 in newark, it's closed. the truck is carrying 900 pounds of frozen chicken. >> whroa! >>reporter: now, the chicken is not all over the roadway, it's contained in the truck, but they still have to get out there and upright that truck. pulaski skyway closed down starting at 11:00 tonight lasting until monday morning at 5:00 a.m. they're preparing for a new construction pattern which begins on monday morning. and route 7 it's emergency construction between charlotte circle and fish house road. one lane is closed down in both directions. we have alternate side of the street parking rules in effect for today. ken, lori, over to you. >> heather, thank you. >>>

metered rules remain in effect. lori, over to you. >> all right, heather, thank you. >>> a bizarre and disturbing story in central park. the nypd says a man offered up his 11-year-old son for sex. >> thankfully the man who received that offer called the cops. bow bridge. eyewitness news reporter diana rocco is live in the park with the details. diana. >>reporter: ken and lori, good morning. that all happened not too far from here, and this morning police are looking for a man believed to be that boy's father. he's described as about 35-year- olds with dark hair, clean shaven, last seen wearing a dark colored jacket, possibly a black jacket with a fur hood and blue jeans. the 11-year-old boy was wearing a lightweight red or orange jacket. now, police spent the better part of the night searching central park after a tourist walking through the park before midnight says he was approached by the man and an 11-year-old boy. this happened near bow bridge and west 74th street. the man who was believed to be the boy's father offered sex with the boy for $300. the tourist, a 50-year-old man fro

the teens for the real feels this morning. weather and traffic every seven minutes. heather? >>reporter: i'm doing all right. police activity on twt trains they were just talking -- on 2 trains right near jackson avenue, use bx4 or 4a buses as your alternate because of the two trains skipping jackson avenue. no 2 trains between 96th street and dikeman streets, no trains twee between essex and forest hills. that's track work. metro north, danbury line, everything is fine, everything is on or close to schedule. minor delays at the george washington bridge. some construction still at the lincoln an the hundreds and we do have -- hundreds and we do have -- holland tunnels and street cleaning rules in effect. >>> breaking news in the bronx. two suspects on the run after slashing and robbing a man on a number 2 subway train. this happened near the jackson avenue station in mont haven. eyewitness news reporter diana rocco is live on the scene with the latest for us. diana. >>reporter: and, ken, good morning. that investigation is well under way this morning. that 26-year-old victim

weekend to talk about. weather then heather every seven minutes. what do you have starting off on this friday morning? >>reporter: a closure, 202, 206 going onto the northbound side from route 87 up to route 202, all lanes closed down because of an accident. 2 trains, 3 trains, no service street and no service between 148th street and new lots and that is because of track work. long island railroad, new jersey transit, metro north, they are all running on or close to schedule. construction at the george washington bridge, the lincoln and the holland, but minor delays. our street cleaning rules are in effect for today. lori, over to you. >> thank you. >>> breaking news and police search a section of central park overnight after a tourist told police that a man offered up a young boy for sex. it reportedly happened near the bow bridge late last night and eyewitness news reporter diana rocco is live now in central park with the latest for us now, gion a. >>reporter: lori, good morning. a search of the park turned up empty tonight, but this morning police are taking this threat very seriou

the body. it came from a third roommate, his girlfriend, heather baringer. >> when dennis told me that he needed my help, i was like, oh, no, no, no way, uh-huh. i don't think so. i was totally against it. then when he was -- he was like begging me, basically. he was like, i can't do this by myself, you know. i'm going to go to prison for a long time if we don't do this. i need you to help me do it, blah, blah. he was begging me. >> i was in shock. i have never in my life been in a situation like this. i never went back in the basement again. dennis did the rest. all i do is move him. >> for two weeks, bishop's body lay decomposing in the basement. >> and we got air fresheners and put it all through the house. believe me, our house smelled like decomposing body with a bunch of fragrance because you can't cover that smell. >> baringer later told a friend about the murder, and he tipped off police. she admits to her role in the crime and is also attempting to reach a plea deal on charges of complicity to murder, tampering with evidence, and possession of forged documents. baringer a

today. ken back to you. >>> heather thank you. 6:01. >>> new details on a brutal attack inside prospect park. a woman fights off a would-be diana -- rapest. diana rocco has more. >> reporter: the 23-year-old was jogging through the park yesterday when the man came up behind her with a knife. police have just released this sketch and new surveillance he was caught on cameras. he appears to be wearing a he was first walking and then jogging down prospect park west and garfield place around the time of the attack. police were here investigating just after 5:00 yesterday morning. police say the woman was running through the park when the man came up behind her. he wrestled her to the ground and tried to assault her. she was able to fight him off and that man fled. this is a very busy park and people want people living here to feel safe but this has joggers looking over their shoulder i don't you think of your park as your own neighborhood ask yourself safe in it so i am surprised. i was wondering and i didn't think about there being an attack so i'm definitely caught off guard. >> reporter:

am jon scott. >> and i am heather childers. violence erupted outside of a billionaire's rally in the orange county. our correspondent said it was a peaceful demonstration but spiralled out of control. a protestor smashing up a police car as the crowd cheers him on on. no one was seriously injured. 17 people were arrested on the scene and this is at a donald trump speech before a gathering of republicans. and the golden state looming large in the race for the nomination. hi, johnathon. >> reporter: cameraman eric and i spent five hours in the thick of the protest last night. it began peacefully enough and supporters of trump and thousands of them shouted at the anti- trump. and then the sun went down and tensions rose and it was a much darker moment as hundred of the protestors, blocked a major intersection outside of the event. i saw bottles and rocks thrown at an unhelmeted police officer. a protestor smash and stomping on the officer. they tried at one point to turn it over and they were not successful. and the police began to move in. we saw a couple of arrests made. one parti

construction. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect. lori, over to you. >>> heather, thank you. >>> developing this morning a raging fire destroyed a suffolk county condo complex overnight. diana rocco is live on the scene in medford with the latest. diana. >> reporter: lori, good morning. several families are left you can see what is left of their condo building after a fast-moving fire overnight. the fire department has been called back here to extinguish hot spots even though the fire is now, for the most part, out. fire marshals and fire arson investigators have been called to the scene to see how this started. it happened before midnight last night. medford fire department was called to the blue ridge condo complex, unit 398. units were met with heavy fire that spread to four units and made its way through the roof. flames were dozens of feet high. you can see how hot it got and how high it was. everyone was successfully evacuated by police and the arriving firefighters. multiple fire departments were called in. it took nearly two hours to put out the fire. poli

to you. >>> heather thank you. >>> breaking overnight, police are searching for the person who attacked a cab driver in yonkers. dray clark is live at the scene along cedar place. dray? from the looks of it you would think nothing happened here, but when you look closer, so much blood on the ground is a clear indication something bad happened here. a livery cab driver we believe either slashed or stabbed, but definitely it was a major incident. look at the car. this is the black lincoln continental the driver was driving. around 1:15 the driver may have been the victim of a robbery, and in the course of the robbery, was either slashed or stabbed. there was a tremendous amount of blood on the outside of the car, and there is still a lot of blood here on the ground. the victim, who has not been identified, was rushed to the medical center, where they are listed in serious but stable condition. they are expected to survive what happened. but again a lot of blood out here this morning. as for the suspect, police are still looking for the person responsible. we are live in yonkers t

you. you are watching "fox & friends first" on this tuesday morning. >> i am heather childers. thank you so much for starting your day with us. we begin with a race for the white house in. it is primary day in wisconsin. >> 96 democratic and 42 gop delegates are up for grabs in the badger state today. it is a tight race between ted cruz and donald trump. the outcome could put us one step closer to a contested convention. >> mike tobin is live for us in wisconsin with the latest. the leadership in the polls is that switching up at all? >> no, it really isn't. all over wisconsin the ballots will start to be cast. you know wisconsin has picked the eventually nominee for more than half of a century. that's because the race is usually pretty well decided by the time you get to wisconsin. now you have donald trump who is feeling the heat. he has problem with women voters and that brought out a rare appearance from his >> when youl punch back five times harder no matter who you are a man or a woman. he treats everyone equal. he's a fighter, and if you elect him to be our president, he will