station up the light rail service right here in jersey city. that could cause some issues for your morning commute. we're live over jersey city, john del giorno, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> john thank you. >>> and good morning, i'm ken rosato. >> and i'm lori stokes, thank you for joining us on friday morning. it's april 15th and you are away from weather and traffic. and meteorologist bill evans. >> yes, we are walking on sunshine this morning. here comes the sun. morning. we start out 43 degrees, clear skies and light northeast winds 31 around kingston and poughkeepsie. a little chilly to the northern suburbs and west. trenton at 35 and 27 lake hurst. 45 by 7:00 and 56 at noon and 63 sunny and pleasant this afternoon. and only goats warm they are weekend maybe near 80 by monday. we talk about that next, your weekend is ahead. in your accuweather forecast. debbie duhaime is in the traffic center in for heather. what's the latest out there? >>> i'll tell you what's happening right now to the hudson river crossings. first of all go to the inbo

jersey city may go to court. elizabeth's mayor tells me the 2017 deadline comes at the same time at the governor's election so insistent. >>> live from studio 3c in rockefeller center, this is news 4 new york. >>> new details about the married cup. killed in a crash on long island. plus what we're learning about the alleged drunk driver police say caused it >>> a new jersey pet store owner arrested after 50 puppies were rescued. >>> a man's autistic son is nched by a school aide. >> a husband and wife there medford, long island are being mourned by their family. >> a man is accused of being drunk behind the wheel when he crashed into the couple' pickup truck. outside stoney stoneybrook university hospital where detek ctives are waiting to talk to the alleged drunk driver. he underwent surgery after last night's crash, a violent two car collision that he survived but killed a husband and wife. a stead stream of mourners paid their respects at the keir home. they were killed returning from dinner at their daughter'

in jersey city, meg baker, cbs 2 news. >> ohio has passed a similar law. the state senator says commuters in that state have driven 2 billion fewer miles this year. >>> there's a sidewalk dispute in the bronx. next a grandmother told to pay $2,000 to repair the sidewalk outside her home. the only problem, she can't find the damage. >> how many homeless people are there in new york city? why some groups are contradicting the city's new numbers. >> here comes the weekend. and look at this. here comes some rain. is it saturday, is it sunday? we'll time it out in a bit. >> and coming up on the "cbs evening news," tonight what's being done to fight zika. >> scott pelley joins us now live with a look ahead. hi, scott. >> reporter: maurice and kristine, great to be with you. public health officials all across the country are saying that they do not have nearly enough money to fight the mosquito-borne zika virus which we know causes devastating birth defects. our dr. john lapook is going to show us what's needed to fight these mosquitos as spring comes upon us. we

news 4's brian thompson has been observing this operation all day om jersey city. >> there's a speed device behind me right now. can you see some of the numbers come up, i've seen it as high as , 36, 37 miles an hour, in the i do have some numbers now from north bergen, 137roickets written so far as of midday. 22 were for speeding. others were for cell phone use, tinted windows, careless driving even seat belt use. it goes on and on. we're talking now aboutffive towns here, those five towns, north bergen, west new york. rsey city, bayonn five towns all cracking down together. u couldn't drive kenhdy boulevard in hudson county today without seeing this every few blocks. and it was welcome. >> of course. i have kids. >> speeding has long been a problem on this major hudson county artery. this automatic radar station gi hves a hint of how fast some cars travel. like the car a month ago that the driver was going 74 miles an hour. miguel knew them both, misses them a lot. >> i think people are really tired about it many especially with young kids, young individuals stilln high school. >>

in jersey city, carolina leid, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> we have new details to tell you about tonight. a bizarre security breach in a local television news station in baltimore. a man in a panda suit shot by a police sniper outside a fox affiliate after he claimed to have explosives strapped to his chest. turns out he did not have actual explosives device made to look like a bomb and that was filled with candy. >>> a health alert about a mumps outbreak at a university in connecticut. students and residents who live around sacred heart university and fairfield told to make sure their vaccinations are up to date. so far eight cases of mumps in students have been confirmed. another nine are suspected. several mumps outbreaks at colleges in the northeast >>> meteorologist lee goldberg says it could be wet as you head out the door tomorrow morning. >> that's right. cool as well. our normal highs keep going up. but our actual highs keep going down. we've only been in the upper 50s, only one 60-degree reading in poughkeepsie. we've got a little light rain, a heavier shower going in to burgen

chopper 4 live over jersey city. a fire reignited this morning. >>> a morning of deadly violence in manhattan as they search for suspects in two fatal shootings. >>> going to share the best moments from the democratic debate. "today in new york" starts now. 6:30 a.m. on this friday. it's april 15th. i'm michael gargiulo. chris has the morning off. storm team 4's raphael miranda is here with forecast. good morning. >> happy friday everyone. another chilly and quiet start to the last day of the workweek. on storm tracker, high pressure in control once again today. lots of sunshine already. it stays sunny throughout the day. definitely do not need the umbrellas. as far as the temperatures are concerned, chilly right now. 43 in the city. 30s and 20s in the suburbs. it's a winter jacket morning turning into a light sweater afternoon. 58 by lunchtime. today's high temperature 64 degrees. you may notice, we keep bumping up the temperatures day by day. that will be the trend heading into the weekend. we'll have a look at you

they return home to jersey city for a very cool honor. >>> welcome back. amy freeze is out there with the wild run. >> reporter: it's a really good, fantastic thing. we're cutting across the finish line with 5,000 runners with the skies brightening up and clouds giving way to blue and temperatures are just right for running. a jacket might be in order to do your own dog walk around your park. make sure you have that extra layer. it is a little crisp outside. we'll be waiting for the temperatures to come off into the 60s right now. right now, it's a slow crawl. checking out the official numbers in central park. we really have the situation where we have temperatures into the low 60s. this is a cool feel outside. as far as the comparison between today and tomorrow, this is actually going to turn out to be the better day of the weekend. so we wait for sunshine to make it slightly more comfortable, but by tomorrow, we'll be dealing with raw, rainy, damp conditions. across the area, it's been a nice warm-up for places like monticello that starts in the 30s. dow

we are going to talk to you first about an accident and it's in jersey city. it's tonnalee southbound side

part of maple street near pacific avenue in jersey city will be renamed kool an the gang way. the grammy-winning group formed there where brothers ronald and robert bell first moved with their families in 1960. jersey city mayor steven philip will also welcome band members along with local business leaders at this afternoon's ceremony. >>> 6:14. time to check the accuweather forecast. >> let's check in with meteorologist bill evans who's outside. hey. >> those brothers are great, robert and ronald. >> yes. >> i interview them many times when i was back in radio, a young deejay. here's what's going on this morning, it's gorgeous out here, cool, crisp. no, i don't have a second. i'm working here. i'm working. i'll be done in a moment. here we go. let's take a look outside. let's do the real thing, and that is the weather. let's look down the jersey shore. here we go. we got cloudy skies, we got a cool morning. we're going to be looking at about, oh, 49 degrees to start your day, 56% the humidity. the winds are east and the pressure is rising, so we're going to be looking at, you

jim smith is live over the scene of fire in jersey city. jim. >> yeah, mary this fire now appears to be in the process of getting knocked down, not officially under control. it's along forest street in jersey city. there were four homes engulfed in flames earlier. this actually started as a fire last evening around 8:00. it was placed under control just before 6:00 this morning. there were flames erupting through the roof and upper floors of these four homes. there was also an additional fifth home that was damaged in last evening's fire. we did see another home that was evacuated as the firefighters were arriving on the scene. at this point it appears the fire department is in the process of once again knocking this fire down, not officially under control but the flames have been knocked down from what we saw just a half hour ago. live in chopper 2 jim smith cbs2 news. >>> now to cam page 2016 and their most heated debate to date. hillary clinton and bernie sanders battling it out in brooklyn. >> last showdown before the new york primary f

taking the ferry, staton, jersey city, brooklyn, it's great. temperatures are going to feel very nice, nice ride, a little calm wind. a lot of sunshine today. to 74 by 1:00. this afternoon, seeing the temperature jumping up to 80 by 4:00. cools off tonight, cooler weather for tomorrow. we will talk about primary day weather in a moment. >>> we are looking at the belt parkway, westbound side, cross bay boulevard, we had shannon sohn over this, she showed us delays because of this, they go back in to the area valley stream. that's the westbound side near take a lack look at this, we have that delay, we are taking a look at the parkway to the northbound side, hillside avenue. another accident cleared away. mass transit is doing fine. alternate side of the street parking rules in effect for today. >>> it is 6:25s details on the new sentencing day for convicted mud erer oscar pistorius. the former olympic track star appeared previously today in court. the judge scheduled five days in june to determine a sentence for the killing of his girlfriend. he

jersey city. one side wants to anchor the barges between the statue of liberty and ellis island, and the other side that says views will be lost. >> reporter: upper new york bay is known for the proximity to ellis and liberty i left hand and the beauty, a major attraction one that the jersey city mayor said would be ruined if barges are allowed to moor here. he is trying to make sure it wouldn't happen. >> a dramatic impact on the park. the spark a jewel, and we want to keep it that way. >> reporter: the transportation the newest client, a rock quarry, would store crushed stone and has support of the maritime association of the port of new york and new jersey and many not many others. the barges. it's really the wrong place for the barges. >> reporter: michael burke said that navigation safety is his >> they will tie up a lot of square footage between where the boats depart from at liberty state park and ellis island. >> reporter: a number of people who oppose the company's plan say there is a sim

no alternatives as you're trying to head out of the city and jersey city. i'll send it down to you guys in the studio. >>> opening statements today in the case of a brooklyn teenager accused of setting a fire that police say marcel dockery admitted to lighting a mattress on fire in his hotel apartment building because he was bored. that was april 14. officer dennis gera was overcome with smoke when he and his partner, rosa rodriguez, came out of the elevator to respond to the fire. rodriguez is expected to take the stand on monday. >>> a bronx woman speaking out about the arrest of the man accused of beating her. 63-year-old judy perezas facial lacerations and bad bruises after being attacked. 49-year-old bradley kicked and beat perez as they both got off an elevator on monday. he said something about hagt white people, but police are not investigating this as a bias crime. >> the man behind me, he turned on me and then rushed. backed away, he is bleeding my face. >> reporter: >> bradley was in court today and tonight is behind bars. >>> a clerk fended off

. >>> and we are following breaking news in jersey city. a fire erupting tonight, then spreading to five homes. natalie is live along forest street where parents and kids raced to safety. >> reporter: yeah, that's right. sibila and chuck, luckily as you said, everybody made it out of there okay. i talked to one eyewitness who says she actually saw the neighbors going in to help one of the families run out of the home behind me. let me explain how this happened, where this happened. as we zoom out you can see that charred structure right there. that's where the fire chief in that abandoned home behind me and it spread to four other homes. this is the cell phone video from that neighbor who saw the smoke and called 911. it started in the abandoned building around 8:00 p.m. and quickly spread to four houses nearby. one family of four wasn't home when the fire chief arrived. the other family of six ran out just in time. christopher oliver ran to help. i was like, wait, can i call 911 and then i see the fire and then the guy that owns the store

now the investigation into what caused a fire that left several jersey city residents with nowhere to go. >> the i-team gets rare access you're going to see how commanders are held accountable watch. >>> i'm sure you're all ready for the weekend and the 70 . >>> tonight we're waiting to hear what caused a fire that burned five homes twice in ten hours. we first told you about the fire last night at 11:00. investigators say it began in one home and spread quickly to four other homes. firefighters put out the flames but the fire rekindled this morning. no one was hurt but ten people lost everything and have not home. >>> in yonkers four firefighters are recovering after a fire at a morning. a space heater was left on and materials. firefighters were treated for their injuries and released. >>> on long island, police arrested four people accused of window of a medford home. you're looking at some of the things police say they seized from that house, six pounds of marijuana and molly and oxycodone pills. two loaded guns and about $6,000 cash. neighbors complained about drug dealing at tha

in jersey city, i'm gus rosendale, news 4 new york. >>> new tonight, as police on long island hope a $10,000 reward will help them catch a suspect in a string of armed robberies. we found out the thief might have struck again. this coming down in the past 15 it was robbed around 8:00 tonight. the suspect might be the same man wanted for robberies in nassau county. police say it it appears a knife was used again this evening. if it is the same thief this would be the first time he hit a store in suffolk county. here is the surveillance video of the man police are looking for. nassau county police say he held up 11 stores since early march. it's clear video. the latest robbery happened yesterday. the suspect waits until the customers leave the stores and walk walks, brandishes a knife and ordered the clerk to open the register. >>> in lower manhattan a local restaurant owner faced a charge. he is charged in a $12 million ponzi scheme. >> reporter: a former harlem restaurant owner went before a judge here at the federal he is accused of running a ponzi scream bilking $12 million out of

in jersey city, meg baker cbs 2 news. >> ohio passed a similar law. the state senator said commute rs have driven about 2 billion fewer miles this year. don't know how productive i would be if i was home. >> we can't do this job from >> we can't do our job from home. >>> back over to vanessa murdock. she has to be here to do the weather. >> my husband actually works from home and he's very productive and the quality of life is impeccable. i always tell people pretty lucky. >> good for them. >> for those run s on lunch, it's looking pretty good for him. the forecast looking good for all of today. let's start things off live outside right now. looks a little bit hazy out there this morning. we have clouds over head, fewer clouds east of the city. 51 degrees northeast winds at 3 miles per hour. headlines, here we go, better half of your weekend today. get out and enjoy it. tomorrow you will need that umbrella and not just for a couple of hours in the morning. it really looks like most of your sunday will be soggy. we could certainly use the rain. here's

the city came close at 79 this afternoon. there were some 80 degree temperatures in new jersey. meanwhile it's only in the 50s on long island with the fog. we're tracking thunderstorms. you can see the clouds from our top of the rock camera starting to spread over new york city. it's going to be raining in the city within a half hour. those storms are moving very fast right now. it's cloudy and 77 in the city. in long island it's much much cooler with that fog. evening spotty storms for the urs. then we get that high impact wind event. the winds come howling through there could be damage from those and power outages. and then cold, snowy conditions north of the city, especially over the hudson valley by sunday morning. we've got a little bit of everything going on. let's start with the thunderstorms. there's the line stretching from western connecticut all the way down into southeastern pennsylvania. this cell here over hunterdon county was a severe thunderstorm. it could still have damage winds. that's what this arrow indicates here. watch out in plainfield, westfield, livingst

. >> the jersey city bookstore manager weighs more than 300 pounds. he says he got booted during a recent flight from las vegas to newark. aj ross is outside newark liberty ain't with the story. >> a vegas birthday bash turned in to a troubled nightmare for a jersey city man who says he was kicked off the flight. errol narvaez said it's an experience he'll never forget. >> it was embarrassing. i've never had to experience that before. >> reporter: errol narvaez already had a fear of flying but this has taken his anxiety to after celebrating his 31st birthday in vegas, he was set to return home but those plans took a major detour because another passenger complained. >> he said this is a five-hour flight and he needs to be comfortable. >> reporter: weighing in at 385 pounds, errol says his weight has never been an issue on a plane before. this wasn't his first time playing united but it was the first time a supervisor appeared and asked him to leave. >> i said i'm confused on why this is happening. i've never experienced this type of discrimination, th

which has jersey city has began developing that's in use. i think the more people that stay in town the better for our local businesses. >> how productive would you be? >> i would have to really discipline myself but i think some people function better at home. they're more relaxed. i think a lot of times office space creates sometimes a stressful environment. >> what if you boss said sure you could work from home? i have three kids at home. >> three kids would steal his attention. >> hoping that we can get a hearing for it. other states have been successful. i'm hoping that new jersey can do it. >> it's pj's across the board. meg baker, cbs 2 now . >> ohio passed a similar law. commuters in that state have driven 2 billion fewer miles n year. >> certainly going to save some money on gas. i don't think that you and i could get away from it. >> i was going to say, could we anchor from our coaches. >> skype? i don't know. >>> vanessa murdock is in the news center. >> we need the rain. i know it's it put s a damper on things but we need the rai

west of the city, 82 degrees over in new jersey. we will talk about the cool down in the accuweather seven- day forecast coming your way. that's heather o'rourke who is back. >> 1, 2, 3, trains, police activity near 72nd street has been completed, 1, 2, 3s trains may find residual delays, new jersey transit, metro north, running on or close to schedule. we have this problem, on going issue here as you travel on to 84 east, near exit 5, the accident all lanes are closed down as a result of that. a truck involving a debris spill. >>> a family from new jersey now begging for help in finding he is held for ransom, angelo was stolen from a truck in the bronx on thursday. after that, angelo's owner got a call from somebody demanding 200 bucks bucks in exchange for the dog's return. when the person who stole angelo didn't call back, the owner called police. >>> pennsylvania joining the growing list of state's legalizing medical main, pennsylvania governor tom wolf approved a measure allowing dispensarys to sell pot to people suffering from

and well below freezing in northwest new jersey into the hudson valley. even in the city. tomorrow morning, it's 53 ight now, tomorrow, it's going to be 39. so that's a big change. tomorrow, the winter jackets still needed one more time, hopefully not many more times. >> by the time itegets to june, it needs to cut the wons yet out, okay? >> w t's happenin lauren? >> we have problems on the roads. construction and an accident. ween'll sta with the closure on e saw mill. it is closed in both directions route 120 and marble avenue. on the van wyck, we do have an accident by the ballpark, you canyo see the delays heading into this area. i'll have more details coming up. >>> soon, y'll be able to get concert tickets or big game tickets on facebook. from buzz feed, facebook is part partnering with sites ro allow users to buy tickets on the facebook page. you'd have to go on to the ticket site to claim the tickets. >> all roads lead to facebooks right? >> i went to buy icke s the other. i went to ticketmaster. >>> coming up next on tuesday morning, lots morer we have an update o

that includes several theaters here in new york city, long island and new jersey. news4 caught up with several fans who came to see the movie. they tell us how he touched their lives. >> his music and industry are color in the tapestry of my life and soundtracks of my life. >> he gave you the feeling of being creative and being your own person and also creating your own style. and he was able to be unique and enjoy himself doing it. >> officials say it will take up how the 57-year-old singer died. tonight "saturday night live" will pay tribute to the music legend with a special show called "good night sweet prince." special sketches and performances of prince throughout the years. >>> a family is saying an extra prayer on this passover after a carbon monoxide leak sentd dozens of people to the hospital. this he t t naked in the watert l the munez held a teen at knifepoint and took about $73. then they held up a man and made off with a cell phone and wallet. police are still searching for the accomplice. >>> in jersey city, a freight train derailed off mystery has a

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that follows the overhead wire repairs they were doing in jersey city. and again today 0 the long island railroad, buses will replace train from 9:00 a.m. to noon between babylon and patchogue, that's on the montauk branch for track inspections. alternate side parking is suspended today. that is for orthodox holy thursday, but dow still have to pay those meters. chris and mary, over to you >> kyla, thank you. >>> the islanders face off against tampa in the playoffs last night new players. otis livingston has a check on sports. >> good morning, everyone. round one of the nfl draft, as of now the jets pick 2010th, the jets 20th. prince charming for the islander, back-to-back goals in the 1st period last night give them a 3-1 lead. 4-1 islanders. they get a scare in the 3rd, though, on the bench capuano take as puck to the face. he's okay. he would return. 5-3 the final, stealing home ice advantage. mets going for the sweep of the reds, milwaukee with a franchise record 9th homer for april. matt harvey gets the win, 5-2 from citi field. a-rod back in texas

. >>> jersey city has something to celebrate. they will now be known as that here. >> yeah. and joining community leaders and neighbors to welcome the grammy award-winning group as they were formed in 1964 by the brothers. and their friends. >> so this is kind of where they would start. my family and i and all the other members. my most precious memories are here in jersey city. >> oh yeah, you know their song, celebration, get down on it. [ laughter ] >> i love that. lee is up next with the weather. >> all right, tomorrow will be that day as we have been keeping you posted in the middle of the country with a tornado warning. it looks like it is weakening. south as well. nearly 200 lightning strikes weakening. as you notice they might sound there in 2013. 54 here, still a couple of those are coming up because of those sprinkles approaching new york city on radar with a sprinkle on the west side over here and then back through new jersey. and that is headed towards new york city right now that it will not be anything heavy. over on the county here as well, the heavier area of

new jersey to the city to the coastal areas in the afternoon. right now light rain showers. that's what we're seeing on live radar. severe weather for the last two days. tornado watch has now been issued for the atlanta area, but that's pretty much where that should stay, the worst of the weather, but downpours from this line as moving through the great lakes right now and right around midday we'll start to see some of the heavier showers pushing through. temperatures outside right now, 50s to the mid-60s. the winds continue out of the south and we're still seeing some gusts up around 30 miles per hour. gusty winds will continue, but they'll get worse over the weekend. it's mild tomorrow, then the rain moves out, then the temperatures drop and this weekend very cold and blustery. tomorrow morning on today in new york, storm team 4 will have the latest update on those snow flakes that are coming. >> thank you. >>> new tonight a high school baseball team had their equipment stolen and their jerseys swiped, but the theft has not dampened the team's spirit. >> they spent the eve

this is what we're enjoying. 55 in jersey city. this is well above average. nothing like yesterday with temperatures near 80. but a nice start to the weekend. getting ready for the cold on the move. let's track those temperatures and what it will feel like. later on today, 3:00, very comfortable. we have -- it's going to feel like 50s and some 40s in the hudson valley. but after midnight tonight as the arctic front moves through, look at the change by tomorrow morning at this time. 7:00 a.m. sunday. we have windchills in the teens and 20s. and winds are gusting up to 50, 60 miles per hour. this is not a nice morning to be outside. we've also got snow squalls at this time as well. even through the middle of the day tomorrow you need the winter jackets, hats, gloves, and scarves. really doesn't improve until monday. but also our next storm rolls in. you can see on storm tracker this is off shore. tracking rain now in putnam county, caramel, heritage hills. give yourself a little extra time if you have driving plans. this is our storm today moving off shore. it'

that's where we are right now in midtown and jersey city. yonkers you're at 43. same across long island and coastal connecticut. in point pleasant and 54 in surf city. that's the warmest temperature we can find here. even though we've got a few 30s on the map north and west of the city, most of them are above freezing. hunter is at 33. that's the coldest. the wind makes it feel like the 30ss in lots of spots and 20s in the monticello. this is the storm system that's coming through tomorrow. should reach the tri-state area around 6:00, 7:00, 8:00 in the morning in the city with a mix of rain and snow. a few light rain showers this evening, but otherwise it's not going to be all that -- the snow isn't coming until tomorrow, so we don't have to worry about that until then. 20s and 30s for those over night a coating genially to maybe an inch. but there could be locally a couple of inches around, especially over the higher elevations. it's mainly going to stick to the grass, not to the streets. sunday the sun is back out, thank goodness. and monday into the workweek w

is comprised of active and retired fdny firefighters. >>> a man in jersey city is in critical condition. witnesses say he was a victim of the knockout game. police say that man was punched while leaving a store on ocean avenue near orient avenue. this was about 9:30 last night. they say his head slammed to the swak sidewalk when he fell. family members tracked down some suspects and that did lead later >> it's a problem out here with these young kids. it's sad that the parents cannot get ahold of them. >> reporter: police say a 19-year-old faces charges and they're looking for a number of younger teens who may have been involved. >>> today a young westchester girl who died suddenly will be laid to rest. funeral services will take place for lily love who died saturday. the health department is not releasing her cause of death but says i annt is looking into how she died. there are plans to rebuild a playground in lily's memory. >>> happening today in new jersey, we're expecting to learn more about the deal to keep uper operating in newark. newark's mayor, uber and taxi officials will be

the city in the 60s. south of that, 70s to near 80 across new jersey. weather calms down thursday into friday. it's cool with a high around 60. tomorrow morning on "today in new york" storm team 4 will update you on the progress of the rain coming through and what to expect throughout the rest of the day tomorrow. we will keep an eye out. the rain we need, just don't want to -- big storms. >> thanks it. if you're told you have cancer, explore your treatment options with specialists who treat only cancer. every stage... every day.... at cancer treatment centers of america. >>> danger falling from the sky. this was the scene this afternoon in pompano beach, florida, after a small plane crashed on a home. the pilot had been practicing takeoff and landing when the plane went down hitting the home and landing in a neighboring backyard. three people on that plane now in critical condition tonight. no one on the ground was hurt. >>> in oklahoma, it wasn't a plane but a garbage truck that crashed into two houses. this happened near oklahoma city. the driver los

that's the very latest from jersey city this morning, i'm >>> welcome back. 27 -- 7:27. we check the newt with debbie >> first of all a look at 8095 getting into the george washington bridge right now. a look at the 80 and 909 approach, it's an hour approach because of problems on the cross bronx. the lincoln 40 and holland 30 minutes in. again that cross bronx eastbound getting out to the sheridan an accident causing delays. do watch out for some slowdowns right now 78 westbound at 287 with a collision. watch for delays as well on the 2 and 5. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect. back over to you. ken? >>> debbie thank you. meteorologist bill evans now with the exclusive accuweather forecast. >> well, the weather is simply gorgeous. we have sunshine this morning. the temperature 44 degrees. we're looking at a high today that's going to drive right on up into the 60s. 45 around riverdale and the bronx and 49 islip and we're looking at 39 down the jersey shore. but mid 0s really quick. 63 this afternoon and we have sunshine and 64 tomorrow. 70 on sund

[laughter] >> we have breaking news big fire in jersey city. >> let's get out to jim smith in skyfox hd. where is had this fire exactly jim? >> juliet, we're over forest street. just short distance from martin luther king, jr. boulevard. the fire is affecting four homes, nows at this point we understand this is a fire that began last night placed under control last evening. the fire rekindled and spread through four buildings once again four of those buildings that were affect were partially affected in last night's fire. the fire department is starting to get water into the building a few minutes ago flames erupting through roof all four of those homes. now, if you look on either side, damaged in last evening's fire. the house on the left was not, and full minutes ago we did see residents being escorted from that home again this sapphire that began last night placed under control and has rekindled once again four buildings affected and fire department spreading water on to homes but adjacent ones to try to keep fire from spreading. firefighters are still arying into the scene as wel

. >>> in jersey city, a freight train derailed sending several you see it here toppling over on its side. this happened this afternoon on new york and division avenues. con conrail hasn't told us exactly how this happened. they did tell us nobody was hurt. >>> new at 6:00, a teenager faces robbery charges tonight in two muggings in central park on the upper east side. police say 17-year-old luis munez and another teen held a victim at knifepoint. they got $75 in cash. they held up another man and made out with his cell phone and wallet. police are still searching for the accomplice. >>> the manhunt has intensified for the killer or killers who shot eight members of the same ohio family to death. police have located other members of the roden family as a precaution, offering protection as they continue their search. on friday officers found several adults and one teenager shot along a rural road in piketon. a four-day-old and two other children did survive the massacre. the victim's relatives thanked the community for their support. >> they ask that you continue to keep them in your praye

. >> i took part of the aging experience in jersey city. i did not know i would have an audience. guide think i need a walker. [laughter] feel like you are 85 it puts 40 pounds of weight on your of body to mess with your eyesight and this is called glaucoma. >> and my mind. and my memory is already gone. >> this is dementia. [laughter] it is sponsored by a company life-insurance those that iceboat to say the robot is to learn about aging ste. him better understand how to treat and care for the elderly. >> they will not be in a nursing home but living at home needing additional care >> that just means there is assistance so we're trying to start that conversation to give people options and know that there are options out there. >> unfortunately today is the last day of this exhibit but i am really sorry but if you want to keep up-to-date where the exhibit is headed next go to their web site. >> what is your take away? giving people are having a hard time as they get older and we should be courteous to them. >> how does the robot makers but the engineers told me that they had to wea

. >>> new jersey state assembly will consider a bill that addresses atlantic city troubled finances. meantime they have taken steps to delay a shut down. they have decided to pay city workers every four weeks. governor chris christie came to ac to promote a state takeover, the mayor doesn't believe that will protect city workers. >>> new this morning, police swarm the scene of a motorcycle crash in montgomery county. a police shopper spotted the biker speeding out of control and crashed. that happened at caldwell lane and hill crest road in conshohocken late thatcher. the motorcycle rider is in the hospital being treated for several injuries. >>> happening today, temple university will begin to patrol off campus housing as new tragedy to keep parties under control. annie mccormick is live on campus with more on the pilot program. good morning, annie. >> reporter: good morning, erin, this sparks from complaints of full sometime residents who live around the university they say many of the students that live in off campus housing are becoming a nuisance. long-time neighborhoods are rep

threer were vacant. >> the firefighter is being treated at jersey city medical center. his injuries said to be minor. no one else was hurt but ten residents are now homeless. >>> now to some scary moments in the air a plane from a laguardia to nashville forced to make an emergency landing in the aircraft. windshield and abc's stephanie ramos has the latest. >> reporter: a scary moment for the 57 passengers aboard this delta flight. >> emergency's cracked windshield. >> reporter: the windshield cracked by yet another bird. a loud thud no one wants to hear when you're thousands of feet in the air. >> birds and aircraft, you know, share the same pair says -- air space, so these things bound to happen. gets your heart beating fast. >> reporter: the passengers on this plane had an unexpected layover in charleston, west virginia. the plane quickly making an emergency landing. none of passengers were injured. >> you know 99.9 times out of you know a million, they end this way. >> reporter: birds smacking into aircraft is nothing new. last month, this egypt air boeing 737 damag

. >> now you are in jersey city chasing the governor. to catch stories. >> governor christie came here. downtown jersey. great economic news. >> the month of february of the most number of people employed in jersey history. 67,100 people employed. most people ever employed in our state. >> it means over $200 million is going to go back into the hands of businesses. when you get your paycheck, little deductions taken out for things like state income tax, fica withholding and unemployment insurance that helps your fellow new jersey in a fair out of work. this is kind of like a reserve that builds up over time. more people working, it is reaching its of $1 billion. sitting on the surplus and refunding 200 million back. bill: thanks. the wealthiest man in new jersey, hedge fund manager, taking his $150 million every year. we are joined by media personality and strategist dennis neel. what happened and what is next? >> a particularly fascinating time. insisting in academic studies. when you raise the tax on the richest people you don't lose t

city from las vegas till another passenger complained about his size. at 385 pounds, has never been an issue on the flights before. he called it one of the most humiliating experiences of his life. >> i was embarrassed. i'm already big. you know, growing unyou always get those big jokes and what have you. like 31 years of living with myself, i know how i am, i still look good. >> good for him. >> i make this look good. >> united says it requires customers purchase a second seat if they can't sit with both arm rests lowers and without encroaching on the seats of fellow passengers. he says he has no problem with buying a second seat but rather united's inconsistent implementation of its policy. >> it's true. i deal with this with car seats. sometimes they let one on, sometimes they won't. >> it's inconsistent. >>> speaking of flying, secretary of state john kerry has set a new travel record. >> kerry is now the most traveled secretary of state in u.s. history as he arrived in bahrain yesterday, he pushed past 1.06 million >> nearly beating condoleezza ric

city, new jersey, you can see the flames have already spread to four homes there fires try to get the under control. >> so far there are no word on any injuries. but, we will keep following this fire in jersey sit. look at that smoke. i hope everyone is okay. >> again, jersey city in north jerseyment following this through the morning. >> meanwhile, in other news, the city of philadelphia marks jackie robinson day today with a celebration in the west park side section of the sit. >> i sit already apologized for its treatment of robinson when he broke baseball color barrier in 1947. today's observance will be at the philadelphia stars negro league memorial park on belmont avenue. all major leaguers wear robinson's number 42 today. >> still ahead, why some say sleepy teens are dangerous teens. >> plus, incredible video from japan, where a baby was pulled from the rubble of a powerful earthquake. >> and more people could be trapped. we'll take a look at the widespread damage next. modres: the cost of living the pay stays the same. i have to work extra hours just to make ends meet. it's a

so into jersey city at 6:28 union city at 6:28 as well. then there are some downpours, new castle, over to north salem with the showers moving through northern fairfield with even more down to the south. area of rain, which will move up along the front tomorrow morning and keep us in the rain tomorrow morning through early afternoon. the next system will push that out, but it does not look impressive now with the snow out in front of it. behind it these powerful damaging winds that will be developing across the area. watch out for the storms, they will move away for a little while. we will be back in the 50s a lot cooler, but not too cold tomorrow with showers in the afternoon with clearing north and west with the change. look at this future cast here the area of snow even the coatings. up to 59 where it will be damp clearing to come through the afternoon, especially north and west. 37 feels like the 20s and the teens for sunday. the winds could be damaging over 50 miles per hour during the day with that high wind watch. and so definitely

. >>> new on "action news," a jersey city man was kicked off his united flight because of his weight. he was returning home from las vegas when another passenger complained. a supervisor appeared and asked him to leave, he said he has no problem buying a second seat if you can not fit in one, but claims the implement was not consistent or clearly stated. >>> still ahead on "action news," the woman who recorded her surgeon making insulting comments about her. >>> county music fans all over the world mourning the loss of a legend. we're dressing the kids in a jacket. it's not that cold, breezy and 50s. this afternoon i'll keep rain gear or poncho handy in case they got caught in a spotty shower. well have more on the day planner coming up next and in case you're traveling we'll check out the big travel cities. disability bryce rye leisure delivered the first pitch of the game. he did much better than celebrities including 50 cent. >> reporter: people with challenges are amazing, i can't do that and i have sight. weit's dry and we're anticipatig rain later, at this point you're good to g

jersey city and brooklyn. i gave the ferry report. what is going on the roads and the rails. >> on the lirr port washington that police department activity in woodside cleared. you may see residual delays on the port washington bridge. new jersey transit and overnight track work wrapping up. metro north on or close 3 and the d scheduled changes due to track work as well. on 121, 84 getting in to brewster, at the tap, zipping along fine, george washington bridge, ez pass to the lower level. lincoln and the holland, construction wrapping up. on 88 west, park avenue, lakewood an accident involving a downed pole. alternate side parking rules are in effect. >>> new york state expects to enroll half a million people in the new low cost health exchange. the central plan is an option onto the federal affordable the plan has no annual deductible before insurance begins paying medical bills. aimed at adults that don't qualify for medicaid but unable to afford private coverage. >>> police released pictures of the 3 men wanted for stealing $3000

this is in jersey city. started in a vacant house and spread to four other nearby homes. three of the homes were vacant. that's the good news. at this point no word on injuries or what sparked this fire. fire now under control. 10 people have been displaced. >>> we have new details in a horrific crash involving an army humvee on the new jersey turnpike. the vehicle with four soldiers inside flipping over. all of them inside in serious condition. jim dolan at the hospital in new brunswick. >> witnesses say the front right wheel of the vehicle just went flying off at 60, 65 miles per hour on the turnpike, and that 7,000-pound humvee flipped over, landing essentially on top of the four soldiers trapped inside. right wheel came flying off the army reserve humvee, the driver lost control. it flipped over right there in the southbound lanes of the turnpike, trapping all four soldiers inside and instantly severing the leg of one female soldier. in eyewitness still photos, you can see one soldier's legs dangling from the wreckage but he couldn't get out. >> we're going to need so

no, it was the smoke plume over the fire in jersey city. here's what we find in wet weather. late thursday into friday your day wednesday won't be affected by high pressure. here comes some added clouds that make their push in thursday with rain into friday in the afternoon. wherever you see yellow that's moderate showers even heavy downpours not ruled out. friday mostly pleasant. the only hiccup is late thursday into friday. clouds, not perfect saturday but good. tomorrow 47 colder north of the city. extended forecast: showers friday and saturday. 67 on sunday. >>> otis livingston joins us with a look ahead at sports. >> will they ride the arm of brian instead of ryan next season? an important visitor to jets camp. and game 3, either way the pivotal matchup. >>> the garden will be electric. >> home ice advantage that's what you fight for the ranger winning in pittsburgh. game 3 tonight. captain ryan mcdonough doubtful with a hand injury. they won saturday to tie the game at one game apiece. the experience never gets old for the players. >> the building is just so electric. i

. >> reporter: mayor steven fullup of jersey city in new jersey pushed through the initiative in his city. >> we think this will be a good thing for the police officers as much as it is a good thing for the public. >> reporter: but fullup believes for the new technology to be a success, new guidelines will be necessary. >> the policing interests, the city's interests, and of course the transparency interests. >> reporter: in re yacht toe, california, the chief was ahead of the curve, implementing body cams four years ago. >> it was really more to evaluate the impact that the cameras would have on law enforcement. >> reporter: almost immediately, he says, there was an 80% drop in complaints. and a 60% drop in use of force. with the federal push for body cameras come millions in government contracts. one manufacturer, taser, says fourth-quarter 2015 sales of body-worn cameras jumped to over $44 million, up nearly 82% from the year before. back in new jersey, officer rodriguez says cameras act as a reinforcement of what every good shop should already know. >> you have to do everything t