be careful friday night if you're out. icy patches. saturday and sunday very nice. returning into the 40s. through the morning and the afternoon, we'll keep you posted. it's a tricky storm. chris, thank so much. the "today" show is coming up next. that's what's happening "today in new york." good morning. winter blast. a swift and severe storm bringing snow, ice and rain from d.c. all the way to maine. schools closed. flights grounded. roads a mess for commuters. rubio rising. our new poll shows marco rubio in second place behind donald trump in new hampshire. what caused hillary clinton to lash out at bernie sanders at last night's debate? >> enough is enough. if you have something to say, say it directly. and golden game. super bowl 50 two days away.

the anticipation, reaching a fever pitch. the stars of the halftime show trying to get in the spirit. >> we definitely are beautiful, okay? america gets ready for some football today, friday, february 5th, 2016. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a friday morning. yesterday morning, we were standing out there with no coats. >> it was warm. >> nice. >> al roker said, change was coming. >> that's right. if this were a football play, take the snap and hand the ball to al. >> thanks so much, guys. we told you, if the system makes its way a little closer, in

snow along the eastern seaboard. ports portsmouth, new york city, we have snow. portland to washington, d.c., even raleigh, looking at snow. as this system develops, it'll be pushing in a lot of heavy, wet snow. power lines could come down. tree branchs coming down. 41 million people under some winter storm warning or advisory. here we are. 7:00 a.m. from norfolk to boston, we have snow. snow falling at rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour. it becomes windy. with the heavy, wet snow, we could be looking at power outages. around noon from portland, boston, warwick, new york city on the western edge of the system. into the afternoon hours -- it's a quick mover -- it pushes its way off. as far as accumulations, heavy along eastern maine. into eastern massachusetts. boston, you could be looking at upwards of 6 to 9 inches of snow.

5 to 8 in iceland. new york city, 3 to 5 inches. the good news is it's a quick mover. it'll get out of here fast. we are watching something that comes in early next week, which may have an impact along the east coast, as well. >> thank you, al. appreciate it. let's talk politics. the presidential race. hillary clinton and bernie sanders faced off in their most contentious debate yet. clinton accusing sanders of running a sneer against her. let's start with the debate. andrea mitchell was there. good morning. >> good morning, savannah. with only four days to go until new hampshire votes, and on the democratic side, bernie sanders leading hillary clinton here by 20 points, the two rivals faced off in the heated debate. the stakes high for both sides. >> let's talk about the issues. let's talk about the issues that divide us.

in their most combatable de ive c debate. >> secretary clinton represents the establishment. i represent, i hope, ordinary americans. >> reporter: the debate exploded in a fiery clash over her ties to wall street. hundreds of thousands of dollars in speaking fees. and his demands for campaign finance reform. >> enough is enough. if you've got something to say, say it directly. i think it's time to end the very artful smear that you and your campaign have been carrying out in recent weeks. let's talk about the issues. >> what we need to do is to stand up to the big money interests and the campaign contributors. >> reporter: under scrutiny for paid speeches to goldman sachs and other groups, clinton ducked the question about whether she'd make the transcripts public. >> will you release all of them? >> i don't know the status but i'll look into it. >> reporter: they fought over

>> you can't be a moderate, you can be the be can't be a progressive. >> you cherry picking statements don't change my record. >> reporter: sanders talking about how he could lead the democratic party if elected. >> i am running for president and am a democrat. i want to see changes in the democratic party. >> reporter: clinton was pressed over the controversy surrounding her e-mails. >>e the american people will know it's an absurtity. >> i have 22 and you have 25 and we need 2,500 to win the delegation. this is not the biggest deal in the world. >> in new hampshire, sanders is leading hillary clinton among women, and especially a huge lead among younger women.

women governors and senators. but she has not figured out yet how to inspire the younger women who are flocking to bernie sanders. matt and san vannah? >> ander mitchell, thank you. the republicans face off in their own debate tomorrow night. we have a new poll on that race. marco rubio in second, closing in on donald trump. hallie jackson has that part of the story covered. good morning. >> good morning, matt. as marco rubio moves up, it's ted cruz slipping to third. today, even if he looks ahead to tuesday's primary, he's dealing with fallout from earlier in the week at the iowa caucuses. >> reporter: this morning, ted cruz is playing defense. dogged by claims of dirty politics, as these voicemails were published. >> this is the cruz campaign with breaking news. dr. ben carson will be ready to suspect his campaign following

>> reporter: the calls allegedly made by the cruz campaign, implying ben carson was dropping out. nbc news hasn't verified the calls but similar ones were made. >> please inform any carson caucus goers of this news and urge for them to caucus for cruz. >> reporter: cruz said his staff shared an accurate story, that carson son son was headed home after the iowa caucuses. >> i know people were trying to construe things. when you win in the state of iowa, your opponents want to tear you down. >> reporter: opponents like donald trump, laughing off what >> that'll good. i'll trademark it. new hampshire. >> my life is about winning. >> reporter: trump atop our new poll with marco rubio rising in the state. >> we've been working hard and feel good about the progress we've made in iowa and now. i know this about politics, when

be doing something right. >> reporter: facing fire from establishment candidates like jeb bush. >> my crowd sizes aren't normally this big. i wonder why. >> reporter: he's getting support from mother barbara for thecandidacy. >> he's decent and honest, everything we need in a president. >> reporter: mom snap chatting. >> think he's going to win? >> you're darn right. >> reporter: bush's brother working to make it happen. >> i know jeb, i know his heart. >> reporter: george w. bush appearing in his first ad to air in south carolina. >> jeb bush is a leader who will keep our country safe. >> reporter: >> for bush, the race to the white house is becoming a family affair. >> the republican field is debate. carly fiorina will not be

she's not polling well enough, according to the criteria, to be included. she's not happy about it, matt. she's even getting backup on that from some of her rivals. a surprising source, ted cruz and ben carson backing her up. >> hallie jackson on the story, thank you. let's turn to chuck todd and rachel maddow. congrats on the debate and i hope you enjoyed the 20 minutes of sleep you got last night. >> absolutely. >> with the debate, we saw a hillary clinton who was very aggressive in tone. do you think, chuck, she did anything to change the dynamic of this race, either in new hampshire or in this larger battle for the nomination? >> well, i think that's what she was looking at, was the larger battle. the clinton campaign doesn't believe they're going to win here in new hampshire. but they're trying to sort of set the terms of the debate, put senator sanders on his heels a little bit.

and she was pretty aggressive at him. >> rachel, senator sanders is being very, very disciplined when it comes to sticking to his game plan. he's saying, she's a moderate. she's tied to wall street. period. is that strategy going to continue to be effective? >> well, it's been working for him, at least in new hampshire so far. i think that saying this is all home state advantage between new hampshire and vermont is a little bit of a stretch. there's definitely a real question phenomenon behind bernie sanders, and i think some is driven by doubts about secretary clinton. one is she's part of a corrupt system. last night, she gave full voice to all of her criticisms of him. he never did exactly the same thing back at her. he made his case, and he spelled it out, but he didn't sort of -- he didn't go as aggressively at her in terms of his language on the stage. that was a form of discipline. i think both candidates did what they wanted to do but it was a

>> the moment of the debate seemed to be when hillary clinton said, you've been running this artful smear. if you want to say something to directly. how does that play? does it make her look strong, or was the tone off putting? >> we'll see. it was interesting. certainly kree ly ly created audible gasps and boos in the room which, frankly, you can never tell in the room which side the audience was leaning, sanders or clinton. that moment, everybody stood up straight. i can tell you, savannah, in talking to the campaign, that was a real moment. meaning, this wasn't like a planned idea, i'm going to accuse him of smearing the campaign. she sort of is like -- somebody described it to me, enough is enough and decided to go after him. i think the two of them might not like each other. >> remains to be seen. we didn't get a chance to talk about the republicans. we have several days left until new hampshire and we can accomplish that.

>> thanks. there are new clues this morning in the mid-flight blast that ripped a hole in the side of a passenger plane in somalia. explosive residue now discovered. keir simmons is following the investigation. good morning to you. >> good morning. a team of five u.s. experts have arrived to help with the investigation this morning. if it was a bomb, crucial questions include, who got it on to the plane and how? >> reporter: the force that ripped open this aircraft cabin was likely a bomb made of military grade explosives. multiple sources tell nbc news. the newspaper report of a suicide bomber in a wheelchair may not be accurate, according to a somali aviation official, who says they're awaiting test results. >> you have not been told whether explosive residue has been found? >> not yet. we do not have an official report on the team that did the investigation, that it is from

>> reporter: he says the fbi has been invited to help investigate how some type of explosion blew a hole in the fuselage. if it was a bomb, who is responsible? somali is home to al qaeda and isis-linked militants. another question this morning, was lax airport security a factor? where were the explosives hidden? a failure of the plane itself isn't ruled out, but officials believe this increasingly looks like terrorism. >> the man who was sucked out of the plane when the apparent explosion happened has been identified as a 55-year-old. officials tell us that he does not appear to have been a suicide bomber which, guys, leaves more unexplained questions. >> thank you very much. a lo it of t of eyes on london after a panel ruled that we wikileaks founder should be

he tried to escape extradition to sweden where he faces rape challenges. he has been detained by britain and sweden and should be freed. the ruling is not binding and police will make every effort to leave him if he leaves the embassy. to the unprecedented security measures in place across the san francisco bay ahead of sunday's super bowl. the fbi leading dozens of agencies in a massive operation. nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer is at levi's stadium where the game will be played. good morning to you. >> good morning. the fed, state and local authorities have been preparing for the super bowl for the last two years. officials say this is the largest sporting event in the country and they know it could be a target. >> reporter: from f-15s in the air to an army of officers on the ground. san francisco may be the most fortified city in the country today. this morning, the bay area may

target in the nation. >> super bowl is a national security event, and we recognize as any other one. whether it be the state of the union address or the pope visit. we're here to protect the skies for the super bowl. >> reporter: with more than a super bowl, the land of high-tech is also going old school. metal detecters, bomb sniffing dogs, x-ray machines and sharp shooters, all part of the massive security crash. >> makes me feel safe. it's what you want. it's what you expect. >> i'd rather be safe than sorry. i like the police presence. >> reporter: 60 agencies led by the fbi are working the ground and air. levi's stadium is 45 miles from downtown san francisco, a sprawling region to watch over. pilots are armed, ready to shoot down drones or any other threat from the sky.

restricted, but not for black hawks like these, taking part in an aerial ballet synced with those in the bay. they're protecting the city's landmarks. >> i don't know any other event had this kind of security. >> reporter: the super bowl, just two days away, but this supersized security blitz is well underway. >> the fbi says there are no credible threats here in the bay area. they say they are most concerned about the lone wolf attack. especially after the incidents in san bernardino and paris. >> we'll have more on the big game a little later. let's turn back to al. we have the storm going on and a threat of a storm next week, as. >> let's show you what's happening around the rest of the country. we are looking at windy conditions along the mid-atlantic states. sunshine through florida. gulf coast. another storm in the pacific

santa ana winds and high surf advisories in southern california. we're going to heaviest snow in and around the city. the brighter bands in white continue to move toward us, into long island, as well. back through southeast pennsylvania, snow. we think it will shut down before noon in most cases through the west. three inches in and around the city. five inches in central long island. as much as five to eight eastern long island.

clears up tonight. krld, upper 20s. nice in the weekend, sunshine. watching another storm late monday into tuesday with more snow. >> that's your latest weather. >> al, thanks. the music world is mourning a sad loss. maurice white died at the age of 74. really loved him. carson has more on his remarkable life. >> guys, he suffered from parkinson's disease and retreated from the public the past few years. his grammy-winning brand is still performing, known for some of the catchiest songs ever. >> reporter: he was a shining star. maurice white founded earth, wind and fire in los angeles in the 1960s and with white as the lead singer, the band burst on to the music scene with the 1975 hit "shining star." do you remember

costumes, arrangements and infectious and upbeat melodies, earth, wind and fire created a string of hits in the late '70s and early '80s, including "september." dancing >> reporter: "let's groove. it's sold more than 90 million albums worldwide, won six grammys and was inducted in the rock and roll hall of fame. white was diagnosed with parkinson's disease in 1992. while he hadn't performed for more than a decade, the band he built never stopped touring for years, making many stops here at "today." true love again >> reporter: overnight, celebrities sent console dolence condolences. your contributions will be in our hearts and souls forever.

have lost a unique and beautiful voice. a voice we will all remember. >> earth, wind and fire is due to receive a lifetime achievement award at this year's grammy's. been a rough couple of months. god must be building a heck of a house band in heaven. >> carson, thank you very much. coming up, more on the fresh freer fears over the zika virus. when it comes to protecting your family, what works and what doesn't? was it planned for days? chilly new developments in the murder of a 13-year-old virginia girl. what one of the college students under arrest allegedly is telling the police. first, this is "today" on

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inbound side of the lincoln tunnel there on this friday morning. february 5th, i'm darlene rodriguez. heavy snowfall over parts of our area. you see it behind me, as well. chris has a complete look at the forecast now. chris? >> you look lovely with that as a backdrop. >> thank you. snow across the area. live radar shows the city locked into heavier snow bands. portions of long island, the hudson valley, too. this is where the road conditions will get treacherous. heavier snow leading to slush on the roadways. meantime, winter weather advisories, a storm warning in effect through noon. mainly on grassy areas, three in the city, five in nassau county. five eight or locally higher amounts in suffolk county where it will take longer to quit. i think in the city, done by noon. out east, by 3:00. tonight, clearing skies, a refreeze. low 40s saturday. upper 40s sunday. looking good. all eyes turn to the possibility of another storm late monday into tuesday. >> all right. thank you.

in the commute now, lauren skala? >> thanks. 15-minute delays in and out of newark penn station for nj transit commuters. on the subways, delays and service changes on the b, d, 4, and 5 now. the roads, expect a slow ride to work no matter where you are. on the george washington bridge, inbound upper level, watch for a disabled vehicle blocking the right lane. there's a 30-minute delay. 45 minutes at the lincoln.

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7:30 on a friday morning, february 5th, 2016. snow is falling in new york city across a lot of the east this morning. a lot snow is not going to stop these fine folks from hanging out on our plaza, smiling and waving. >> you know what kind of snow it is? the slushy snow that hits you in the face. >> we saw a lot of people with their red signs out there, and we're dressed in red.

hillary clinton and bernie sanders went toe to toe in a debate in new hampshire. one of the event's more memorable changes, clinton questioned her rival forspeaking fees. >> i don't think these attacks are worthy of you. enough is enough. if you've got something to say, say it directly. i think it's time to end the very artful smear that you and your campaign have been carrying out in recent weeks. let's talk about the issues. >> all right. the latest poll shows sanders with a 20 point lead in the granite state. >> on the republican side, a poll shows donald trump maintaining a commanding lead in the republican race in new hampshire. marco rubio has gained ground. he's in second place with 17%.

governor of florida extending a health emergency over the zika virus. the total cases reported is 12 in that state. we'll look at how you can protect your family from zika coming up. also this morning, there are disturbing new developments in the murder of a 13-year-old virginia girl. prosecutors say it was carefully planned by two virginia tech students. craig melvin has more on the story. good morning. >> savannah, good morning to you. this is a tight knit town in shock this morning. a young girl overcomes a series of medical problems, only to be killed. police say killed by one college student with the help of another. >> reporter: in court thursday, the prosecutor outlined evidence that the killing of 13-year-old nicole lovell was a cold, calculated plot, hatched by

virginia tech students david eisenhower and natalie keepers. eisenhower, a high school and college track star. >> 1600 meter went about as i planned it, which is a new 1600 record for my school. >> reporter: according to the prosecutor, eisenhauer and keepers came up with the idea to take lovell to a remote location, under the guise of a date, and cut her throat. she says the couple bought a shovel at walmart. eisenhauer allegedly picked up lovell at her home, where she was waiting after climbing out of her bedroom window. all three drove to a remote area where nicole was killed. with nicole's body in eisenhauer's sedan, they bought cleaning products to cover up the crime, before driving to north carolina where lovell's body was found. keepers said she was excited to be part of something secretive and special. at the hearing, keepers said she

including suicidal thoughts. she said a semicolon tattoo behind her ear was a promise not to do anything suicidal again. her bail request was denied. >> loving, smiling all the time. >> reporter: on thursday, the small community in virginia said good-bye to a little girl who survived a rare liver tumor, overcame lymphoma, fought off a respiratory infection, and battled bullying by classmates. >> she fought so hard to get to this point in her life. then you have people like that, just take her innocence from her. it's just heartbreaking. >> eisenhauer is charged with first degree murder and kidnapping. keepers is charged with being an accessory before and after the murder. a preliminary hearing is set for next month. >> awful case.

there is a growing backlash this morning tied to a new warning from the cdc. natalie has more. >> good morning. this morning comes in a recent vital signs report, intended to prevent fetal alcohol syndrome. it raised concerns among women who consider it condescending. >> reporter: the report intended to caution all women about the dangers of drinking. what it said set off a fire storm instead. more than 3 million u.s. women are at risk of exposing their developing baby to alcohol because they are drinking, having sex and not using birth control to prevent pregnancy. and suggesting not only pregnant women, but those who could potentially be pregnant, should not drink alcohol at all. some took offense. >> they want fewer babies with fetal alcohol syndrome. it's great to want that. to tell-all young lady, as a potential baby vessel, here's

it gets muddied. >> reporter: the recommendation seen by some as a patronizing lesson that suggests women are not in control of their bodies. one woman tweeting, this has to be a joke, right? insulting, derogatory garbage. >> am i a person or a thing that could potentially at one point contain a baby? it seems when you're saying never drink anything if you're not on birth control, it means the latter, not the former. >> reporter: the recommendation is based on plenty of science. studies know there's no known safe level of alcohol use during pregnancy. 1 in 10 pregnant women in the u.s. admit to drinking alcohol at least every now and then. >> while critics say the warnings target women, the cdc suggests otherwise, saying it recommends all adults be screened for alcohol and counseled about reducing consumption if they have

we reached out to the agency for a response but it declined to give a statement. >> announcer: today's weather is brought to you by kay jewelers. every kiss begins with kay. >> we have a huge crowd out here. if they stick around until tuesday, they may get another snowstorm. this is a developing storm on sunday, comes out of canada. dropping snow, gusty winds in the upper midwest. by monday, there's a lot of icy mix, wintry mix across the midwest. we have a second low across the mid-atlantic states. into tuesday, the low makes it over. there are a lot of variables. here's what we're looking for, moderate snow from washington, philly, new york city, but as you get into eastern new england, could be heavy snow, as well.

for the big primary that day. again, it's still a littler er arly early, but we want to give you plenty of first things first. want to get through there this morning. a sloppy commute. slushy roads and especially with the heaviest bands coming through now and 10:00 a.m. in the city. we'll taper off from 10:00 to noon. takes longer out east and dries up by the afternoon. could be a refreeze. watch for icy spots. final accumulations, around th ree inches in grassy areas. five inches nassau county. two to four across new jersey. a nice weekend. back in the 40s with sunshine saturday and sunday. >> guys, it's 32 degrees. this is a heavy, wet snow. it's really nasty out here. back to you. >> al, thanks very much. we will go out there in our next half hour. >> when someone says, this is awful, smell it. >> taste it.

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patriots didn't make it this year. my excitement kicked in when i boarded the plane and joe namath was sitting a few rows away. he didn't know who i was, but i got to talk to some of the leading names in football. it's super bowl 50, 5-0. they've gotten rid of the roman numerals, thinking the l wouldn't look good on the merchandising. it's all about the merchandise, celebrities, food and, oh, yeah, football. it's the quarterback matchup that has everyone talking. >> touchdown, carolina. >> reporter: two teams, one game. it all comes down to this. the denver broncos and the carolina panthers meet in super bowl 50 this sunday, with a matchup that reads like a

>> if i'm starting with story lines, start with the quarterback. >> second time for manning. >> reporter: peyton manning, the aging legend, looking to enhance his nfl legacy with a second super bowl win, versus 26-year-old cam newton. the 6'5" mvp who goes by the nickname, superman, with boundless confidence in his ability and a rocket arm to back it up. >> i'm liking cam newton to magic johnson. when magic took over the point guard position at 6'9", no one had played the position that way. >> reporter: manning and newton come into the game with something to prove. not without controversy. there's questions over manning's use of hgh to recover from a neck injury in 2011. it's an allegation the quarterback denies. >> completely fabricated, trash, garbage. >> reporter: newton who draws s

criticism for his touchdown dance now addresses race. >> i'm an african-american quarterback that may scare people. they haven't seen nothing they can compare me to. >> reporter: the run up to the game is more than manning versus newton. it's big business. j.j. watt, for the texans, is here selling shirts. >> it doesn't wrinkle. i put it in my bag, take it on the road. >> reporter: richard sherman is back for another super bowl weekend, this time as a pitch man. >> virtual reality but you're a part of it. >> you're right there, live. >> reporter: for out of towners looking for the san francisco experience, the city by the bay has you covered. free concert s s to their famous gourmet foods. >> graceful, right? >> you did great. >> oh, wow. >> reporter: now it's time to

you can run, kick and throw. >> oh, so close! that was a good throw. >> i missed everything by like a second. it's harder er er to look cooler than cam newton, especially after he scores a touchdown. when we talked to dan patrick about the matchup, he had one request. can you get lawyer to dab? i'm passing along the request. can you dab? >> i just did it. i dabbed once. >> like that. >> dab it like this. >> it's like this. >> it's like a sneeze. >> i can do that. >> sneeze into your elbow. >> that's it. >> i like your l, dylan. >> i'm picking you to win. you have good form there. >> thank you. i'm working on it. >> have fun. thank you. let's go to the man who can dab in the orange room. go ahead.

everybody, stop dabbing in the room. matt lauer's dab. >> it was a cross between that and -- >> john travolta. >> spoiler alert, we already know who is going to win the big game thanks to jimmy fallon. foolproof survey took place on his show the other night. have a look. >> ready? release the puppies. >> oh, wow. landslide. landslide right there. i think it's obvious, the winner are the denver broncos. >> i don't know. >> broncos, the most searched and tweeted of the two, if that's anything for you. we asked, what's your favorite part of the super bowl? game,feshl s commercials, all the food. it's a tie between the food and the football game.

do you like the over or under on two minutes? >> over two. >> i agree. how about a coin toss, heads or tails? >> heads. >> okay. most importantly, what color are beyonce's shoes? >> red. >> sparkly. >> metallic. >> you can let us know if you're watching at home. let us know what you're cheering for. #go panthers or #go broncos. >> broncos! >> i don't know. >> doritos. >> head, panthers. >> one more time. >> as long as we're not doing it the same. >> we have a baby bowl coming up. we're letting cute babies pick the winner. >> not to be outdone by the puppy bowl. also coming up, more on the big game, including a great story. five friends who have been to every single super bowl, for 50 years. we'll tell their remarkable story.

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[car starting] [engine revving] [crashing] [sirens] good morning. 7:56 on a slushy friday. snow falling across the tri-state. the inbound lincoln tunnel,

the wets are wet to slushy. snow accumulation so far. bridgeport has had a couple of inches. huntington, we've been live all morning. close to three inches. areas across eastern long island, the winter storm warning in effect. the highest accumulations in the city, winter weather advisory stays in effect until noon. encouraging news. the back edge of the snow and lighter snow is closer to the city. it may shut down closer to 10:00, 11:00. in terms of snow accumulations, roughly around two to three inches in and around the city. grassy areas. same north and west of the city and central new jersey. three to five nassau county, as much as five to eight over eastern long island. things could refreeze later tonight as temperatures slip into the upper 20s. let's check out the commute. lauren? >> we had delays earlier on nj transit. those have cleared. expect delays on all outdoor subway lines. delays in both directions on the staten island railway. if you're getting on the roads, an overturned tractor-trailer on 80 westbound after exit 37 leaves one lane open in the

heavy delays in both directions here. we'll have flooding on the roads over on the blackwells mills road as well as the griggstown causeway. you can expect a slow ride wherever you go this morning. take it easy.

it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, zeroing in on zika. with the virus spreading, how do you protect yourself and your family? we'll separate fact from fiction. plus, he's still standing. as he gets set to release his 33rd album, we go one on one with sir elton john, as the legend gets personal about fame, family and his iconic career. >> i never thought this life of mine would exist. it's been an amazing journey. >> reporter: super bowl record breakers. you may dream of attending one

what if we told you there have been five friends who have been to every single one ever. >> nothing is forever, savannah. we understand that. we've been blessed to have had the opportunities to say, this is 50 years. >> why their annual tradition is about more than football today. friday, february 5th, 2016. >> good morning to our family back in california and ohio. >> good morning, texas. >> i'm here for my birthday. i want the panthers to win the super bowl. >> all the way from denver. go broncos! we're back now.

it's the 5th day of february, 2016. you know what? it's not just a rumor of a snowstorm. things are going out here. >> my goodness. the snow is making our crowd even more excited right now. >> it's a huge crowd. >> it is. they're so cute in all their snow gear. >> we have a lot of people wearing red. we thank them for that. meanwhile, we have a lot coming up. >> coming up, do you have what it takes to change the world? we're on the lookout for the nehext big thing. we'll held tel tell you how to get involved. >> natalie is at the news desk with some of the top stories of the morning. >> starting off with the weather, the winter storm snarling the morning ride to work and school for millions along the east coast. it began with heavy rain but turned to snow from virginia to maine. new york city is looking for a couple inches. the boston area could get more than a foot.

her democratic rival bernie sanders of running a smear campaign. in their debate on msnbc thursday night, clinton fired back when sanders, once again, accused her of having too many ties to wall street to call herself a progressive. >> enough is enough. if you've got something to say, say it directly. i think it's time to end the very artful smear that you and your campaign have been carrying out in recent weeks. >> nbc news/wall street journal poll released had sanders leading clinton by 20 points in new hampshire. a poll has marco rube co- io moving into second place in new hampshire. donald trump is still first. you see rubio at 17%. six points he gained to move ahead of ted cruz. on the campaign trail thursday, jeb bush was joined by his mother, barbara bush, former

since launching his rise. martin shkreli exercised his right during a hearing. >> do you think you've done anything wrong? >> on the advise of counsel, i invoke my fifth amendment privilege of self-incrimination and respectfully decline to answer your questions. >> he infuriated lawmakers by smirking during his appearance. the 32-year-old was under fire after jacking up the price of a life-saving drug. after the hearing, he was much more vocal. tweeting, quote, hard to accept that these imbeciles represent the people in our government. his attorney later insisted, shkreli meant no disrespect by that. a frightening but awesome scene in japan when this volcano

rock and ash into the sky. there are no reports of injury or damage. there is concern because the volcano is 30 miles from a nuclear power plant. very cool sight, but scary to see. let's see what savannah has now. >> thank you. as we said earlier, three new cases of zika are being reported in florida. the governor there expanding a state of emergency. the virus itself is spreading like wildfire across parts of south america, also the caribbean. dr. natalie azar is here to answer our questions about zika. dr. azar, people have a lot of questions. especially if they're planning to travel. a lot of people are. this is the time of year people want to head to the caribbean or down south. what should they know? >> i get this question every day. from patients, friends and colleagues. important to restate that the cdc has only issued formal guidelines for pregnant women. that is the enhanced travel precaution. they should think strongly about postponing or restricting travel to the areas affected. >> let's put the map up. these are just certain countries.

go to the caribbean? it's not named as a country. should you be worried? >> here, you understand the reason it's not name sd d is because there's no evidence of current, ongoing virus transmission. doesn't mean it's not going to happen. i think we all anticipate that the countries that are currently not affected, as well as florida and the gulf coast of our country, will see some cases. i think, honestly, the best answer i can give you is that it's a personal decision. some are more risk avert than others. you need to make an informed decision and understand that most people, especially if you're not pregnant and not planning to become pregnant, the risk of a serious complication is low. you need to consult the cdc website regularly, under the negotiation with the association. i can't tell you to go or not to go. >> if you decide to go, or if

what is the best protection? >> couple points about this. we're going to talk about -- here we have on the monitor. epa registered products. the epa has done studies and decided the following molecules or chemicals are considered safe as an insect repellent. people for something with deet, picaridin picaridin. these can be used by pregnant, children over two months. permethrin, you can treat your clothing with. a few points. make sure you put it on exposed skin. if you use sunscreen, apply the sunscreen first and then the insect repellant. >> it's your top layer. >> exactly. always make sure, a simple, basic thing, long sleeves and pants. one thing that's important is the mosquitos like to bite during the day. stay in places with air-conditioning and screens.

information on the sexual transmission of zika. >> the cdc has issued an interim guideline. if you are a male who has either traveled in a zika virus transmission area or live there, and you have a partner who is pregnant, you should either abstain for the duration of the pregnancy or, more realist is istically realistically, use condoms for all sexual intercourse. i'll leave the details out, but people have to understand. any sexual relationship, any sexual contact like that, you need to wear a condom. >> dr. azar, thank you very much. coming up, we'll switch gears and do trending. this is a brain teaser, which way is the bus going? it'll stump you but not your kids. plus, drew barrymore's take on what it means to be hot in hollywood. matt goes one on one with sir elton john. why the music legend is

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we are back now at 8:13. great time for what's trending. let's start with the ancient greeks. >> good idea. >> amazing people. >> yes, they were. >> concept of money, that was their idea. olympics, pyramids. >> toga parties. >> greek language. >> very good. >> greek life. >> gears. screws. water clock. >> really? >> plumbing? >> all greek innovations. >> i'm not sure about that. apparently, they invented something else. look at this sul p ture , dates back to 100 d.c. they invented the laptop. >> look at that. >> that young lady on the left is holding a laptop. >> that's the radio shack trs-80. >> complete with the ports on the side there. >> wow. >> unbelievable. >> apparently, this has not been

it's from the museum collection. what is the person actually holding? police -- police -- people think it's a thin chest or jewelry box. >> i think it's a jewelry box. >> i mean, the computer. you have the greeks doing the earlier form of the hub of communication and news, like the orange room. look at a picture of the orange room, what we do every day. we have a picture, i believe. >> they could foresee the future. >> look. what was it right there. >> long way to go for that. >> supposed to be a little smoother. >> i was waiting. >> kind of left you hanging there for a second. the internet loves a brain teaser. here's the latest one to go viral. it's from the show "brain games" on "national geographic." what way is it driving?

>> standing still. >> i don't know. >> to the left. >> you don't know this end is the front or the back? >> nat gio say ee natgeo says 80% of the kids get the answer right. it's going to the left. >> the door is on the other side. >> wow. >> exactly. >> the passenger door, you can't see it, so it has to be on the other side. since they drive on the right, the bus is going left, obviously. >> i was a bus driver. i had an unfair advantage. >> you should have taken yourself out of the competition. now to the hit nts coldplay is dropping about the halftime show. "zoolander" reaches new sights. carson has pop start. much-anticipated super bowl halftime show. as a press conference, chris martin and the boys say they've watched previous acts, probably include

a reporter asked coldplay what their left shark moment would be. >> we've trained them so well this year. all of our sharks. we have left shark, middle shark, front, back, two right sharks and the reserve in case one of the first sharks has a problem. it's a difficult question to answer. you're saying which part of the show will [ bleep ] terribly? >> having fun there. the guys were also asked what team they were rooting for, the broncos or the panthers. chris martin joked, the denver panthers. >> nice. next to drew barrymore and her comments about trying to stay hot and relevant in hollywood. here's what she said. quote, i don't think i'm hot right now necessarily because i have all my irons in a bunch of different fires. she added, it's a mistake to think you have to burn bright for your whole life. you cannot sustain it.

realistic. >> she's still hot. >> she has an empire with your cosmetic line. >> that's what's great about her. she knows who she is and what she's most interested right now, honestly, is her kids and being a family person. >> drew pointed to the times in her life when she was hot. of course, when she starred in "et" and "charlie's angels." next to "zoolander." the cast broke the world record for the longest selfie stick. it happened at the movie's premiere in london thursday night. ben joined by cast mates. the selfie stick medicine asuring 28 feet. "zoolander 2" is in theaters next friday. thank you, carson. mr. roker, let's talk about the weather. >> it's getting heavier now. we're going to be looking at this really for the next several hours. stretching from norfolk all the

we are talking heavy, dense, wet snow. it's going to continue at least until around noon here. 3:00 in new england. you can look at the snowfall amounts. upwards of a foot as you get to down east maine. even providence we're talking about 6 to 9 inches. boston, 6 to 9 inches. new york city, 3 to 5. we've upped the accumulation a little bit here in new york. rest of the country, more rain in the pacific northwest. from the great lakes to the gulf coast, sunshine, temperatures mild and even a nice day into the florida. sloppy morning out there, continuing to track the snow on radar, looks like the back edge is getting closer. having a feeling the snow is going to shut down early in the city, long island, portions of connecticut, still one more band coming in across monmouth county, but for the most part final accumulations under three inches in the city, two to the west of town, but as much as

eastern portions of long island. back to the 40s this weekend with sunshine. enjoy that. >> that's your latest weather. savannah? >> al, thanks. when it comes to pop music, sir elton john is in a league of his own. >> his songs have touched generations. he's out with a brand-new album, and we caught up with sir elton at his l.a. home to talk about music, fame and family. >> i'm really feeling at 69 years of age, i'm playing and singer better than ever. >> reporter: in the elite world of music icons, it doesn't get much bigger than sir elton john. >> i have had the pleasure now of visiting your home outside of london. your place in atlanta and now your place in beverly hills. you like comfortable surroundings, don't you? >> i live well. i like to be surrounded by art and photographs. i like to have my homes filled

when i get up in the morning, so my kids can get inspired. i'm lucky enough to be able to do it. >> if i had told you 20 years ago that when we were sitting down today in 2016, you would be as happy as you've ever been, with a guy you love deary, legally married, a doting father of two boys, career exactly where you want it, would you have believed me? >> i would have thought you were a deadhead. no, i would not believe you. the thing about life that i found, it's amazing what unfolds if you left it unfold and you take the risk i remember when i was young >> reporter: sound advice from someone who has been embracing risk for five decades and counting. >> when i started in a band, i never dwemt dreamt of never dreamt of becoming sir elton john. i just wanted to do something that had to do with music. >> reporter: did he ever.

most successful artists, with 250 million record sales worldwide, including 37 gold and 27 multi platinum albums. >> i never thought this life of mine would exist. it's been an amazing journey. >> it's a journey still evolving. his new album, "wonderful crazy night," was recorded in 17 studio days. what a wonderful crazy night >> when you listen to the music that you perform on this new album, your 33rd album, it's clear that it's kind of carefree music. >> it's joyous. i'm in this great position in my life. i'm very happy. playing great live on stage. i have a great band. there's nothing but happiness around. >> you're a bit of a control freak, fair? >> in what way? >> well, in that you like to take care of every detail of the creative process. you like to make sure your fingerprint is on almost everything. >> yeah, but i don't tell people who to play.

way. >> no, but -- >> i think most successful people are some degree of control freak. >> i wouldn't say i'm much of a control freak. i like other people's input. sometimes you're too close to something and you can't see it. sometimes i have good ideas. sometimes i have terrible ideas. >> reporter: with more than 3,500 concerts under his belt, elton still loves a live audience. his las vegas residency is going strong. >> when you were 40, what was your image of las vegas? >> oh, horrible. >> why? >> it was a graveyard of people. you'd never get rock and roll in there. i changed my mind. >> who comes to see the show? >> it's made up of maybe 50% elton john fans. but in vegas, people go out to whatever shows are there. i want to get people who aren't fans that say, it's a great show. >> reporter: off stage, his

>> married to dave, they have two sons. >> it was the greatest decision i've made in the last six years. it's having the boys. >> you and david always on the same page with the boys? >> absolutely. they're our primary concern. they're the things that come first and foremost. >> there isn't one pushover dad and one disciplinarian? >> no. we're both dismy pli ciplinary ians but in the nicest frame of mind. >> does zachary know who elton john is? >> yes, he does. he's proud of his daddy. he's more interested in "uptown funk." they sing my songs. they sing "rocketman." they know their dad plays piano. when they come out during the show, they want to shine torches. they know who i am and what i do, but they're more interested in their toys. i'm fine with that. that's good.

fame, this rocketman says life is hitting all the right notes. >> is there anything that could make you happier right now? >> no. >> good evening. >> you have to take him at his word. >> he's one of the best. >> perfect place in life right now. >> i'm jealous. he's into all of the homes. did you check it out? >> we did an interview outside of london one side. >> his art collection -- >> what's great about elton, at the end of the day, he loves music. every time i see him, he says, what are you listening to? what do you like? what's out there? he worked as a record store and that's what he set out to do. >> at a oscar's party, you always hear someone cutting edge. >> what do you have, savannah? >> records. >> have you been to a listening party? >> no. nothing. i had a cassette tape in the '70s. >> let's see if you can get one

just ahead, do you have a bright idea? we're launching a new search for the next big thing. cheryl tiegs reveals the cover that showed she had made it as a model. first, your local news an life, this is news 4 new york now. >> good morning, 8:26 on a

snow this morning, making for treacherous travel. heavy snow between now and 10:00 a.m., will shut down after that, east it lingers longer, dries out by the afternoon for most of us, then refreezing overnight. storm tracking, back edge of the snow getting closer, warren county, huntington county, end in somerset, middlesex and towards the city by late morning. in the east we expect accumulations could reach four to six inches or more. in and around the city two to four-ish and one to three west of town seems to be the final tally. sunshine returning saturday and sunday into the 40s. you can expect delays on buses throughout the area, also delays on above ground subway lines and the staten island railway this morning. you can see lots of red out there, watch out for an accident on merritt parkway after exit 44. in addition to that, accident on

by routes 119 and 100. route 6 completely shut down with icing and multiple accidents between route 293 and the new york state thruway. also in western new jersey, that's because of an overturned tractor trailer. back in a half hour with another

welcome back to "today." it's 8:30 on this friday morning. it's the 5th of february, 2016. we need some window wipers for that shot. it is snowy. it's thick and heavy. >> things are getting serious now. >> i know.

including unicorns. there are unicorns on our plaza. there's a very good reason. it has to do with one of youtube's biggest and most bright stars. we'll explain the unicorn thing coming up with hoda later. >> also, you know what today marks? six months out to the rio olympic games. we're going to catch up with the defending gold medalists and reigning world champion, u.s. women's gymnastics team. coming up, supermodel sheryl cheryl tiegs opens up about her rise in the model world, her poster and the donald trump rise. >> did you have her poster when you were growing up? five remarkable friends who have been to every single super bowl ever played for 50 years. they're going to share their story together for the first

but give us a check of the weather. >> first of all, saturday, storms already gone in the east coast. windy in the plains. great day on sunday for the super bowl. look for snow around the great lakes. it's going to be a beautiful day in the northeast. also the pacific northwest. and super bowl sunday, that's right, as we get to levi's stadium at 8:00 a.m., clear and 48. later in the al, thanks very much. winter weather advisory, winter storm warning stay in effect until noon, see that narrow band of heavy snow, moderate snow over the city, that's going to slide east and behind that drops off dramatically and the snow shuts down later this morning. it lasts longer out east, locally higher amounts across eastern long island. two to four in closer to the city and one to three to the west.

>> that's your latest weather. it is go red day. wear red for the american heart association. i have my red socks on today. you all are warm and red? >> yes. >> all right. let's head back inside. >> al, thank you very much. this morning we're wrapping up our special series calling, supermodels where are they now? >> we're doing it with a true american icon, cheryl tiegs. natalie got to meet her. >> such an honor. tiegs, considered to be the first american supermodel, known for her many "sports illustrate illustrated" swim suit photos. she went on to be a ground breaker in business, as well. >> you've been called the all-american supermodel. what does that mean to you? >> well, it's always flattering.

i always loved modeling. >> reporter: cheryl tiegs grew up in california. she got her first break at 17 with "glamour" magazine. >> they booked me site on scene to go to the caribbean. >> what was it about your look, you think, that made you break through? >> i was the california girl. at that time, they wanted someone who was california, all american, blond hair. >> reporter: tiegs was the first model to appear twice on the cover of the "sports illustrated" swim suit issue. in 1970 and 1975. >> how important were those for your career? >> being on the cover of "sports illustrate illustrated" is one of the highlights of my career. >> reporter: in 1978, she posed in a fish net swim suit that

>> when it was dry, it was a sea see through. >> reporter: there was also the pink bikini poster. >> a guy walks up and says, you were on my wall. i think, that's nice, really nice. questions. >> cover girl, of course. >> reporter: by 1979, she was signed to a $1.5 million contract with cover girl. then the biggest cosmetics contract ever. >> bet your bottom dollar. >> reporter: in 1980, she launched a signature line of clothing for sears, the first retail venture by a supermodel. it had almost $1 billion in sales. one magazine had the most impact on tiegs. >> what was the moment in your career that you felt, wow, i've made snit. >> when i was on the cover of "time." the cover story. i just thought, i can't go any further. >> you're an amazing woman. >> reporter: in 2012, tiegs went

raise money for her long-time friend's foundation. >> i said to donald trump, this show is not for me. i don't want to be in the middle of mud slinging and bad mouthing and nitpicking. i said, that's not me. i've worked hard in my life to not do those things. so i'm sorry, it's just not right. >> what did he say? >> he said, cheryl, you're fired. >> reporter: throughout her career, tiegs traveled extensively, but it's her son zach who brings her the most joy. >> to me, happiness is? >> oh, don't make me cry. being with my son. >> reporter: at 47, tiegs posed again for the magazine that really put her on the map. >> was it intimidating at all? >> no. i was always pleased to work for "sports illustrated." i was very fit. i don't know why they stopped

>> reporter: now at 68, tiegs feels beauty comes from within. >> your look has remained the same all these years. >> thank you. >> what do you think your legacy is? >> you know, i want to be thought of as a nice person. thoughtful, sweet, kind, good. i try to be as kind to everybody as i can. that's my goal. >> always kind, cheryl is currently doing work for the earth conservation corps and i am water organization. the famed pink bikini poster which i know you all had, albert watson was the photographer. he was supposed to shoot the red one with ferrah. couldn't because of the scheduling conflict. when he had the opportunity with the pink one, he did it.

mesh bathing suit, too? >> he bears it. >> matt has no comment on this. >> no wall space left. it's covered. coming up next, super bowl's superfans. the group of five friends who have been to all 49 games and are about to make it 50.

8:40. all morning long we've been getting you ready for super bowl 50. savannah met a group of guys who really can't wait for this game. >> they're amazing. most of us dreaming of attending one super bowl. a group of five friends have been to all 49 games, and they're about to make it 50 this weekend. their story is about a lot more than football. they've never shared it together until now. >> where you been? >> reporter: 50 year ace s ago, these friends from east. al, larry and harvey decided to

had really even heard of. it was called the world championship game. now, it's called the super bowl. they had such a great time, they went the next year. and the next. until five years became ten. and ten became twenty. it would go on to be a life-long tradition. going back to the super bowl every single year. eventually, calling their posse, the super bowl five. >> why do you think this group clicked? >> everyone is a family man. if that weren't, i felt, we'll have a family and get together. >> reporter: there's prez, prov, chicago, fog, larry mac. there are personalized jackets and sweat suits, rings, bathrobes and a racehorse named, what else? super bowl five.

to the tracks, he's running number five and super bowl five, i bet $500 on him to win. he came in fifth. >> reporter: they have one rule. no wives. although at times, the rule has been bent. >> one or two times, my wife would come while we were at the game. she'd come and go to my hotel room and wait for me to come back. >> that wasn't your wife. who are you kidding? >> judy, they're just kidding. >> wife has red high, 5'11"? >> reporter: just imagine, they

my heart. >> reporter: or in times of financial difficulties, when larry's business was struggling. >> i didn't have the funds to go. these guys said, no, you're going. they picked up my tab for that year. >> wait a minute, you still owe us money. >> i paid you. >> reporter: after all these years, to reach 50 years is quite a milestone. >> have you been thinking about that an verse vi niversary and what it means? >> sure. it hits me sometimes. i thank the lord we're together. >> nothing is forever, savannah. we all understand that. we've been blessed to have had the opportunity to say, this is 50 years. >> i've been thinking about 60. super bowl 60 and where we're going to go.

about. >> you say, keep it going? >> exactly. >> you also are that way, keep it going as long as you can. >> god has been good to us. it's unreal. >> we're devoted to each other and devoted to the super bowl. >> love that. >> great story. >> amazing. the brotherhood. >> do you know where their seats are? >> the nfl -- because they've heard of these five -- so they set aside tickets for them to purchase. the nfl is going to honor them this weekend. >> great. >> i adore them. i feel like i have five new friends. >> what's your nickname? >> i even got a nickname. mine is southern comfort. the funniest thing is, i met syvan on an airplane. he told me the story and said, when we make it to 50, i'll let you know as long as the guys agree.

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extended period of time either lately. we don't know, but we've seen new york city had its share of crane collapses, its share of accidents, some that have resulted in tragedy, and we're looking at new pictures right here, so this is -- you see the flag there that says wild cornell medical, so the 40 worth street address is listed as an address listed to wild cornell

we haven't spoken to anyone, though, from that company, so we're not exactly sure if the office was open, if there are people inside the building near there, if the building has sustained any damage. we did see plenty of cars that did sustain damage and did get reports of a fatality, but really we need to get in touch with some authorities and officials to figure out exactly what they can tell us, what they have told us so far is this emergency response involves at least 100 firefighters. and you can hear the sirens, swoel, on the scene there in lower manhattan. so we are hearing now two people may possibly be injured. if you look at the crane that was spread across the street there, 40 worth street, you can just imagine the scene that that caused. i want to bring carrie barrett in here with me, who has joined me on the set. this is lower manhattan, a very, very busy neighborhood at this hour. >> absolutely, even with the snow.

blessing in terms of how many people might be out on the streets at this hour, but you can see the flag whipping around in the background, it's a breezy day, but one would not think windy enough to bring a crane down. again, a little bit of snow, not sticking on much so far, but as you mentioned, too, the metal apparatus that is the crane does tend to get chilly and colder and little bit slick, but clearly a very busy scene. about 100 firefighters out there, second alarm right now, one possible fatality, we understand two injuries at this point, as well. as to what specifically, though, brought this crane down, still information. this is on worth street in the city. cornell associates is what this particular building is listed as.

touch with the people there, no ubt they are busy and evacuated at this stage. still a lot to get to. we are waiting on crews getting to the scene, erika rowe out and about this morning is on her way there, as well, to find out what's going on on the ground, but just an incredibly disturbing scene. we've had our shares of these types of issues. our medical personnel, well versed, fortunately, i guess, in how to deal with this particular situation, so they know how to keep people safe, get people out of that building, and get this back up off the ground at this point. >> right. it will be a huge undertaking. you've seen these pictures. we have another still photo that might give us an aerial view, yeah, looking there. the address is 40 worth street, so between west broadway and church.

town, north, turns into sixth avenue. 40 worth street is not far away from city hall wash, it's walking distance, couple blocks away from chambers street. it is a busy neighborhood. you have so many law firms, you have city officials, city employees, city council, manhattan courts. here's another picture there. new york law school, as well. so, i mean, those who know, obviously, know. we really can't emphasize enough how busy this neighborhood and these streets are small and they are not very wide and not a lot of traffic can get through, so, you know, some of them are one way and, obviously, not more than one or two lanes. so, this is a tough situation for them to sort of get through this little crunch of lower manhattan and help people out. >> figure out how to get the ambulance and fire trucks and police vehicles down there, as well. just to give you a recap, there was a crane collapse, as you can

the scene, 40 worth street, the call came in just about a half hour ago, so quite recently. still a very active scene out there right now. we are hearing that one person, killed. police sources are telling us at least two people are injured. the severity of the injuries we're still working on figuring out. it came down on several cars parked along the side of the street. they looked like they were parked, we're hoping that is the case, they are on the side of the road but came down on the roof of six or seven cars. certainly very, very busy time, as well, as people are walking and commuting to work. call coming in at 8:25. there are about 100 firefighters out on the scene. there's the picture i was referencing earlier of the crane coming down on the row of cars

cars appear to be parked, that's good news, shouldn't have been anybody in them. but just a massive crane. we were talking about the winds, certainly breezy this morning, definitely not windy enough, one wouldn't think, to bring a crane down. looking to figure out exactly why this happened, but hundreds of firefighters out there right now. 130 now we're saying. this crane collapse just coming in or just happening, i should say, about 30 minutes ago. live pictures now from the ground. we have a couple of teams on the way to get us the latest as they try to figure out how to get these people safe and evacuated but also how to pick it up and, of course, traffic, as well, is going to be an issue because they are having to work to divert a lot of people, as well. >> sure. this is the friday. when you think about how busy the courts are on a friday, how busy this neighborhood is in general, brooklyn bridge, city hall, city hall park, everything that happens in lower manhattan

center not far away. all of this really within walking distance. we were talking about the history of crane accidents in new york city. we had one in 2007, a crane snapped, lifting part of the crane snapped, dropping 13 stories. one worker was injured and no one was lost in that particular collapse, but there was a deadly one in 2008. this was the deadliest crane accident in new york city, this crane fell 200 feet, crashed into a couple of buildings, really was the worst single death toll by a crane in new york city. i remember covering these sorts of things and it's always scary. these workers were in these cranes, you're talking about elevations of hundreds of feet. structures that don't appear sturdy when it comes to comparing it to a building. >> of course. >> with strong winds and we talked to chris just a minute ago, couple minutes ago, he didn't think the winds and we're

played a role here, but the wind gusts, about 25 miles per hour, so not something generally strong enough to bring down a crane, but, of course, as investigators get to the scene they'll look into what exactly caused this. was it operator error, was it something else, and we are hearing that there is a report of someone who did die in this accident. we don't know whether it was a pedestrian, someone in a car, somebody operating the crane, or who. >> somebody in one of the surrounding buildings, you never know where this fell, pretty close to one of these buildings. this is at 40 worth street, once again, in tribeca. this particular building, if you look at it on google maps and get the address, it's listed as the cornell medical center. we haven't been able to get in touch with them just yet. no doubt the building is free and clear of people at this point, but trying to figure out exactly what happened here. quick update from the fire

mentioned, it appears neither have been transported to the hospital yet. they are being evaluated on the scene. injuries are not quite as serious as one would think, that would be a bit of good news. they've called in additional fire trucks, as well, additional units, 33 units, as a matter of fact, more than 138 firefighters out there now at this crane collapse, but a lot of information coming in to us, this happened just a short while ago at 8:25, 8:30 this morning. first getting the call that this crane came down as we bounce around from traffic cameras and live pictures that we have and crews on the scene that will be getting you ground pictures, as well. you can see how massive this thing is. i mean, this is -- it would appear to almost run the length of a city block at this point. it crushed several cars, seven or eight, it would appear, parked on the side of the road. we were talking a bit about the

these pictures the flags whipping around in the background. you wouldn't expect that they would be enough to bring something like this down. they are built with that kind of thing in mind and the snow at this point anyway not heavy enough, you would really think, to cause any sort of crane. whether it's a matter of a structural defect or operator error or possibly weather related, that information is still coming in to us. >> yeah, the investigators are going to figure that out, but to your point when you think about snow and accumulation, hasn't been that sort of accumulation. we see trees fall all the time because of the heavy weight of snow, but certainly didn't have that sort of accumulation from yesterday to this morning. so all of these are going to be questions that are going to have to be answered, but now a third alarm response, we've gone to about 33 units and almost 140 firefighters responding to this scene.

manhattan, in between church and west broadway. church street, obviously, a very busy thoroughfare, as well. walking distance from chambers street, city hall park, brooklyn bridge, lower manhattan, go further south you get to the battery and world trade center, so these are really, really busy, busy streets and neighborhoods. when you talk about trying to get people out of the building, this call came in before 8:30 this morning, presumably not a whole bunch of people in the buildings, but you know what, office buildings these days people are showing up at 7:00 in the morning. we're looking at this aerial photo and it looks like a lot of bricks and debris that may have come off the facade of this building, presumably as this crane was coming down. so you can see here what a massive fall that this crane must have taken. these are new pictures that we're getting in from the scene and this is where you really get

cranes as you drive or walk by new york city, you get a sense of their massive height, how tall and big and heavy they are. this is not something we generally see up close. but these streets are close quarters. lower manhattan streets, very close quarters, one lane, two lanes, maybe one in each direction, depending what street you're on. some of them, you put a pedestrian on the streets or sidewalks, you're squeezing through and squeezing through in a vehicle. when you think about the emergency response and how these firefighters are going to have to lift -- first of all, clear the scene, and how the other heavy machinery is going to have to lift this out. >> to your point with the roads being so narrow, really not a lot of space for people to go as they were walking. in some respects they are lucky this didn't come down square on top of one of these buildings. who knows what kind of damage that could have done and hopefully, it looks like it came down on the side of the road.

cars were moving, but maybe where some were perhaps parked. that would appear to be the situation, at least from this particular shot that we're looking at, but it is. and it's a whole operation in terms of how you break this thing down, get it out of the way, and, of course, it is still a rush hour here in the city, and so you're going to have traffic diverted and it's going to cause issues, you know, it's that kind of trickle down effect as people avoid the street and instead all go to another. that will be an issue for them to handle, as well, as they begin the clean-up process, although that's probably a couple of hours away as they are going to need to figure out, of course, as the investigators get there what happened, kind of evaluate no doubt the safety of some of these buildings, especially as we look at this picture and darlene you pointed out earlier the bricks and wood and debris that has come down with the crane or as a result of

you know, at this point it may be what led to part of the crane coming down. but they'll have to figure out exactly what happened before they begin the cleanup process. as we mentioned, at least two people injured, latest we heard from our police sources on the scene they were being evaluated there, those two people injured had not yet been taken to the hospital. hopefully that means that their injuries are not serious enough to warrant hospitalization. but we're also hearing one person has died, as well. whether that was the person in the crane or perhaps somebody unfortunately underneath its path as it was coming down, a lot of these answers still coming in to us at this point. we do have some crews on the way to the scene, era rowe will be there momentarily, i believe we have somebody else, andrew siff, as well, we're hearing that this crane belongs to a company

no one's answering the phone at that particular company's office right now, but that's the badge the crane is labeled with, bay crane. they have an office in long island city. we're hearing one fatality, but as you mentioned with lots of investigators and the emergency responders, everybody is going to have to be accounted for. i'm looking on social media, twitter right now, i appreciate the photos people are sending from the scene, there are a lot of them. a lot of different perspectives and vantage points with what happened here. what we do know is a crane near 40 worth street, this address, this crane collapsed, came down, took several buildings with it. we have confirmed with our

we understand two people are injured. this is a response that's gone to a third alarm, so we're hearing a dozen people are injured and as we said with a lot of people having to be accounted for, those numbers may grow, we certainly hope not, but a huge undertaking there when you look at the massive size of this crane and how it has spread itself across the street. we're not even sure at this point how tall this crane was, but we do know it has flattened several cars and taken down parts of the facade of the buildings, as well. >> yeah, we're just getting word into the newsroom, our i-team is going to be looking into bay crane. we had some members of our management team give them a call, ask them if this was one of their cranes that has collapsed. at this point we have received no comment whether this is, in fact, one of their cranes, but

is the same company that had an air conditioner crane collapse back in june of 2015. in fact, we know we covered it here. perhaps we'll be able to get some video of that particular crane collapse to show you in a moment. right now, though, looking at these live pictures, one of our traffic cams there on worth street. this is 40th worth street between church and west broadway. very, very busy area of the city, lower manhattan. darlene, as you mentioned, you can see police and firefighters out there right now. this is huge, kind of stretches down almost the entire block. we know it did, in fact, hit a couple of buildings as it went down, kind of perhaps ricochetting from side to side. as we look at aerial shots, you can see the debris on the sidewalks and on the roads, bricks and metal and wood and just, you know, pieces of these buildings that have come down with it as it bounced off them as it came down.

they were parked cars, crushing pretty much right down the middle seven or eight of them at this point. but as you mentioned, new numbers on the number of people injured, now hearing more than a dozen, at least one person confirmed dead, as well, and i believe 138 firefighters out there right now. responding and trying to get the area cleaned up, ready for the investigators to come in and take a look at what happened and make sure everybody is safe in that area, too. >> we're looking now at a mass transit disruption as you might imagine in the area, the mta says the train is bypassing franklin station due to this crane collapse at west broadway and worth street. the one train bypassing the station, but this is something that could become a lot worse in terms of travel in that area. so many subway stops not too far away from there.

down the street, looks like it went right into the intersection, so we can only imagine how much havoc this is wreaking in the neighborhood right now. one person is confirmed dead according to our sources, about a dozen people are injured. 40 worth street is the address. we're understanding that maybe there is no crane connected to work at that address, according to the department of buildings, so we're going to have to sort this out and see where exactly that crane was registered to work, where exactly it was, and how it ended up spread across the street that way, what happened, was it operator error, was it something else, it looks and again, this is speculation at this point that the weather did not play a role in bringing down this crane. we didn't have the kind of wind conditions one would normally see that would be strong enough to bring down a crane of that size. wind gusts looking at about 25 miles per hour. of course, some snow, maybe a

there, but certainly not the kind of accumulation that one would expect to bring down a crane of this massive size. 40 worth street, we understand the weill cornell medical associates are there at that address. we haven't been able to speak to a confirmed what's going on from anybody within weill cornell medical associates, what they've seen, what they know. all we've heard from the department of buildings is we're not sure any cranes were connected to work or allowed to work at that particular address, 40 worth street, so we're not exactly sure where this crane was supposed to be, what it was working on, which building, what kind of construction was going on, why it was there, how long it's been there. this is not the first crane accident, unfortunately, we've had in new york city. we've had some tragic, very serious crane accidents around the city. some resulting in real fatalities.

scene and hopefully get everybody out of the way and account for everyone, because there is one fatality at this point. >> yeah, right now thomas, the former fdny commissioner is joining us on the phone. darlene was just talking about the response from firefighters. what exactly are they doing right now, assessing damage, getting people to safety, what's the m.o.? >> kind of a mix of everything. the first, of course, try to find out if anybody needs help, anybody trapped in any of those cars or if there's a piece of the crane maybe that hit the building that might have hurt people inside, trapped people inside, those people need help getting out or medical attention, so first thing is life, then it's to make sure that the utilities and everything are okay, gas leak, report of a small fire, they want to make sure that's all

this, try to prevent any further event, investigate any more than there is, make it worse for the firefighters and people there. they want to keep the public out of there and the last thing is to make sure the crane, find out what happened. of course, they want to make sure it's not moving anywhere also. >> what would you say is a common thread, if there is one, when it comes to these crane collapses? you spent decades in the fire department, and unfortunately we've seen these situations before. is there a common thread you found generally that happens? >> well, it's a real mix. i think that the last accident where the weather causes it or the conditions cause it, and less accidents because fire department is so much more strict than it used to be. there's so much construction going on, they really monitor

they came an eye on them. i think the quality of the construction crane people have improved. i think they spend more money getting the right people. as you watch them, they are trying to make sure people aren't working too long, they aren't tired, they have the skills and certificates to operate these cranes. that big of crane, that stretched down a whole block, i would say somebody made a mistake somewhere. just an enormous piece of equipment, everything's got to be right, equipment has to be right. if there's something wrong with one piece of it, something wrong with a cable, don't have a balance, you can see the way put too much weight on one side, weight's off, balance is really -- these are skilled guys, the people that do this. my gut would be that somebody made a mistake, but you don't know that. it's really too early to determine that. >> sure. let me ask you this. kind of depends a little bit on where you are this morning, but we have seen some pretty heavy snow coming down, and it's

how does that affect what you guys are doing out there right now? >> firefighters now are all rushing around, big heavy boots and clothing, carrying equipment. somebody will fall and hurt themselves, it's unavoidable, but other than that, i mean, that's not affecting it. it's not that heavy, it's not that cold. it's what we get paid to do and they'll do it as best they can, as fast as they can, and we'll be worrying about anybody down there. >> former commissioner of the fdny, tom von essen. thanks so much for joining us this morning. we want to bring andrew in right now, i believe a block or two away. andrew, can you hear me? >> yeah, i can hear you. in fact, i'm getting in front of the camera in about 20 seconds. i just watched here from the 4 train, which was running very slowly. people who got out were very surprised to see police and

right now i'm at the corner of church and worth. in fact, i'll step in front of the camera right here. down here, hi, guys. i have been in touch with folks from the office of emergency management, as well as the mayor's office to try to get the latest on the situation. we are right here just a little bit east of the scene. >> andrew, looking at you there, a lot going on behind you. as you've covered these sorts of things before, tell us what it is about this scene that looks different or the same. we've unfortunately dealt with our share of crane collapses in new york city. we just spoke to former commissioner tom vonn essen on the phone who thinks perhaps, again, speculation, it could be operator error. what are your thoughts looking around at this scene?

thing i can tell you is there's an enormous fdny response, larger than i've seen at some previous crane incidents. some of that may be fact of the location, because anything that happens in lower manhattan this close to the world trade center site, this close to the fbi building, this close to the courthouses, is going to get an additional emergency response from both police and fire. the other thing i can tell you, and i know you have referenced some of the terrible crane accidents that have taken place as many as 11 years ago, for example, the terrible fatal crane collapse in 2005, there was a redoubling of efforts on inspections and there was a revamping in the way the department of buildings assesses sites that have cranes on them. so that is something that certainly will be asked about later on today. i know you guys have no doubt been speculating about the weather, too, one thing i'm sure a lot of people that are getting to work are wondering is whether

properly secured with relatively high winds this morning, snowy conditions, swirling conditions, and there were those urgent warnings before the blizzard two weeks ago for all construction properties to secure their equipment. the question is whether those warnings were heeded this time and whether, indeed, weather was a factor. one of the things investigators will look into as this unfolds this morning. >> can you get -- i know you're kind of hemmed in there by police and fire trucks around you and there's a lot going on, but from your vantage point, can you see this crane stretching down the block and kind of what people are doing around it? as we look at some of these live traffic cameras, they are a bit jumpy so it's hard to see exactly what's going on. i'm sure they are not at the point of moving this thing yet. >> reporter: yeah, i mean, i just hopped up on a ledge here at the corner of church and worth and i can see portions of

building, in between church and west broadway, but it's hard to get much more of a glimpse. if not for our press identification, i wouldn't have been able to get north as a pedestrian on church street from thomas, because police have already set up checkpoints and it's very difficult for people to get around. we should also tell you there's certainly a major traffic situation going on right now southbound on broadway at a virtual standstill, northbound on church closed for many, many blocks at this point. obviously, there's a traffic situation, there is a pedestrian situation, and then, of course, the unfolding emergency situation as authorities try to figure out what happened to the crane, who is involved, whether the ongoing search and what degree the ongoing search for others trapped continues at this hour. from what i can see at this van teenage tajh point is portions of the crane. we can try to get closer after this. >> all right, andrew, thank you.

update that we have from jonathan deems, we understand according to jonathan's sources the person who was killed, possible this person was a civilian, doesn't look like this person was the operator of the crane, could have been a pedestrian, someone in a car, walking by, or just not sure. one person has been confirmed killed and it looks like it was someone down on the ground. the number that we had heard before about 12 people injured, it looks like there were several people checked out on the scene and right now three people have actually suffered injuries as a result of this collapse. so that number from 12 has gone down to three now that people have been checked out and deemed to be okay. >> i want to give you information also from jonathan about this crane. you may have noticed it looks a little bit different than some of the cranes we typically see. this is called a crawler crane and it's actually kind of based

crane kind of apparatus attached to it and they can work on soft ground because of the way they disperse the weight. they can lift very, very heavy loads, and they are made usually more stable by the steel tracks that they are on and they can lift much more weight than kind of what a rubber kind of tire equipped model, i guess, is how you would say it, with the same kind of crane attachment. a crawler crane is what this particular type of crane would be. again, it's one that should be very, very stable, according to the design of it, and one that should be able to lift heavy, heavy loads. wouldn't appear this one was in operation or lifting anything when this accident happened about an hour ago, 8:25, but more information about what exactly this type of crane is. if you're just joining us, to give you a bit of background, about an hour ago at 8:25, fdny got the call there was a crane collapse, this is in lower

on worth street. we're getting conflicting information about the specific address where this went down, but it's between church and west broadway. it's a very, very busy area, especially at this hour of the morning, even with the weather that we saw. rain, snow, winds, not extreme winds, but certainly some breeze out there. you'll see in some of these live pictures flags flying around, but definitely wouldn't think winds strong enough to bring a crane like this down to the ground, but it did indeed come crashing down, it landed across what would appear to be across seven or eight cars parked on the side of the road, crushing them. we do believe they were parked and nobody was in there driving them, so that is a bit of good news. there's about 130 firefighters out there on the scene right now. we understand three people are injured. how seriously, at least three, how seriously we don't know and at least one person killed. we believe that person was

street or in the car, a civilian, if you will, not a crane operator. darlene, we spoke with former fdny commissioner tom von essen and he said at this point it is speculation, but one would perhaps assume that given the conditions and circumstances surrounding this there may have been some sort of operator area, maybe something wasn't secured or tied down as it should have been. andrew mentioned it two weeks ago, about two weeks ago when we had the big blizzard there was an order from the city to make sure everybody that had construction crews had their equipment secured and tied down, if you will, and safe, whether or not that was followed is a question that our i-team is still asking. >> we know with previous building collapses in new york city, excuse me, crane collapses, i should say, the department of buildings has been

really tightened up around safety issues and making sure people are following all of the safety precautions they are supposed to follow. we've had some tragic accidents. here in 2008, specifically, is the one that comes to find for a lot of people on east 51st street, seven people were killed in that accident. it was a crane collapse, it was absolutely awful, and it was the sort of thing that people aren't expecting. it's a busy manhattan street and you're walking down the street and driving and going about your daily business and these cranes, we sort of walk, travel, and exist among them. there's so much construction in new york city, all over the place and all of the manhattan neighborhoods it seems at times, so this is something we live with as new yorkers. you talk about this particular crane being a crawler crane. it appears the badge on the crane could mean that it belongs to a bay crane company.

company where people were injured, i believe, in june of last year when a commercial ac unit dropped its load, it struck the building as it fell to the ground. people were injured. the crane operator at that time had a proper permit for the job, our i-team also reported on this that it was responsible for a similar crane accident in 2010 in lower manhattan. talking about lower manhattan and these streets and how different lower manhattan, tribeca, near the city hall area, battery park, world trade center, it's such a unique neighborhood in that these streets are tiny. they are narrow, they are hard to drive through in some areas. some of them are so narrow they are hard to walk through. 80 worth street, of course, being a busier street, but this is still a neighborhood where you have all of these attorneys, people walking back and forth to

various law firms, a new york law school down there with clarms everywhere, book stores, it's as busy as a neighborhood could possibly be at 8:30 in the morning on a week day when it's not a holiday and you're dealing with this sort of weather, lots of people not driving, perhaps taking mass transit, coming in and out of train stations. city hall, so very congested. could be worse, you know, but very, very congested neighborhood and you're looking at the response there. and we've been showing you the pictures we do have. as you said earlier, massive crane that stretched down the street, into the intersection. >> it is huge. and we actually just got new pictures in, i believe, as you mentioned, buildings surrounding this area and the crane damaged some of them as it came down. you can see the bricks and the wood and metal.

buildings damaged. he announced just a short while ago that he cancelled a previously scheduled 10:30 event so he could get out to the buildings and get out to this scene and see what happened and kind of assess the damage. one of the things you mentioned, darlene, how narrow the streets are. this street is bigger, you can see it land across the street, and one of the things you have to think of is as this thing comes down if you're walking on the street, you hardly know where to run. not a lot of space, you don't know where it's going to go, so i imagine extremely scary for the people out there who didn't know which way to turn. >> absolutely. you think about how bad these situations can go. right now we have a conn ed spokesperson on the phone with us this morning. are you there?

>> thank you so much for joining us. we're hearing reports of evacuations, possible gas leaks, what can you tell us? >> i just spoke to some of our gas crews on the scene and they are telling me there's no reports of gas odors at this point. not saying something could happen in the future, but right now we are not detecting any kind of gas odor from the equipment that we have down there. >> okay. what about the reports we heard earlier that there may have been a small fire, have you guys seen anything like that, any information about that and how that stands? >> we haven't seen anything about any kind of fire or anything like that. but what our crews normally do is in a situation like this, when something big like this happens, we will send a crew down there just in case the city needs us for something. so we do respond to these types of things even if it has nothing to do with our commodities. >> what do you do when you're down there? >> we'll work with the first

can be of help if we need to in case we have specialized equipment and/or if something like this if there does turn out to be a gas leak that we can turn off from the street, from some street equipment, we can turn off portions of our gas in the area. we really sort of are there in case they need any kind of help with anything. >> is there something you do preventively? without the actually smelling of gas and understanding that there definitively may be a problem, do you shut certain things off so nothing gets out of control? >> we wouldn't turn something off unless we need to. we work hand in hand with the first responders in new york city to make sure we send a crew out there just in case they need us. >> all right, from con edson ison we appreciate you joining us this morning. >> this picture clearly from the

want to say the cleanup effort at this point, because i don't think they are quite to that stage, but you can see the massive amounts of debris on the ground. this is a different perspective from earlier ones we've seen of some of the debris of these buildings that the crane brought down with it as it fell, maybe reck shaing from one to the other or scraping along the side of these buildings and bringing down bricks and wood and middle, but also across the road, as well. you can imagine, and this is from the opposite side right now, how scary that must be if you're going through that area, walking through that area, in one of the buildings and happened to see it begin to come down, where do you go, what do you do? these streets are narrow and there's no telling where this thing would land. it landed on the side of the road, but we know already at

how serious we're not sure. one person at least is dead, i should say, a civilian, if you will. we don't believe it was someone associated with the crane or crane operator at this point, but heck of a lot of frrlt firefighters trying to get this cleaned up and people safe. as well. it's been difficult to get in touch with the owners or surrounding buildings. you mentioned there's a law school, a medical school. >> busy area. >> yeah, really busy area. especially at this hour of the morning. even with the weather. certainly a number of people out on the streets walking and driving and going to and from work. so it's been difficult to get in touch with the companies and the businesses around there to find out how they are fairing, whether they are out of their buildings, because no doubt they are busy trying to keep their people safe, as well. >> with the injuries, two believed to be serious at this point.

to bellevue hospital, one person to new york presbyterian. of the three injuries that we know of and the one fatality, two people are injured seriously enough to be taken to the hospital. we want to bring andrew back in right now. andrew got to the scene as soon as he could. andrew, we know you made your way through and you are right in the thick of it. what's the latest? >> reporter: well, first i want to reset where i'm standing. i am at the corner of church and worth about a quarter of a block east of where the eastern tip of that crane is lying up against the building on the south side of worth street over there. we're getting information from the city's office of emergency management, which becomes the lead agency at a crane collapse like this because you have multiple coordinating agencies, we're getting word that there may be as many as four injuries, although we don't have details

and i know there are some conflicting numbers about that, but we are getting information there could be as many as four injuries right now. also trying to pin down that mayor de blasio may be headed to the scene right now to provide a briefing at some point, likely with his buildings commissioner. the mayor had an event scheduled for later this morning at the red hook houses in brooklyn, unclear whether this incident impacts his public schedule there. we'll keep you posted as soon as we have information. there is a huge number of firefighters here, fdny trucks, ladders, commanders here, and the incident command system, also a lot of members of the nypd from the emergency services unit and also the strategic

we're simply not sure, mayor de blasio is on his way to the scene, as san andrew siff just mentioned. try to figure out what happened, what kind of a response we should have now going forward, how we're going to clean this mess up, and this is a main, main, huge neighborhood in terms of how busy it is at this hour of the day, and on a week day. >> yeah, absolutely, it's a bad time for this to happen during the rush hour. speaking of the people that were out there and the injuries and the one fatality we know of so far, let's bring andrew siff back in. we hear he has an update on the some of the injuries for us. andrew? >> reporter: yeah, this is a disturbing bit of information, we're hearing this from sources close to the investigation that

and the injuries involved here all believed to be pedestrians, people just walking down worth street, either on their way to work or on their way home, and what makes this distinctive from other recent construction accidents is, this doesn't simply involve folks working on the crane or on the building, we're being told by a source very close to this investigation that the causalities involved here are people just walking down the street and that's one of the horrifying things about looking up and seeing big cranes and active construction sites. i'm sure many new yorkers and visitors thought about that reality in the past and one of the reasons why the buildings department underscores the need to secure equipment, particularly in weather conditions. again, we don't know if weather was a factor here, but it is troubling as we're learning according to those close to the investigation here, that the causalities are all pedestrians walking down worth street.

>> all right, andrew. stay with us, because i know we'll be bringing you in as we get new updates and new pictures, this one of them, as a matter of fact, as we look at a street level view of one of the cars crushed there along worth street. this car parked on the side of the road. thankfully, there was nobody in there. bit of an update on some of the damage that this crane caused to the building, considerable damage, i should say, to one of the tops of these buildings kind of across from where the crane landed, so on the opposite side of the street, you can see the pictures and these live pictures now, rubble, bricks, metal frame, but there's actually a wire cable that's caught and taut, i guess i should say, across one of the tops of the buildings, so whether that is a live wire, what exactly that runs to, what kind of threat or problem that poses we're not sure, but certainly that will be

they begin to get this cleaned up and figure out exactly what happened. we don't know what brought this crane down right now, that will be something they'll have to determine as they get out there and take a look at where it went down, what part structurally was the weakest, how it came down, and specifically what the conditions were. we talked about the snow and some of the rain and the wind that we had this morning, it was nothing like what we saw here one week ago, and there were no issues with this crane at that point. whether this was in operation we don't know. we call the company that we believe is responsible for operating this, i believe it's bay crane, and so far we have no comment from them at this point. no doubt they are figuring out

questions, as well. mayor de blasio heading to this crane crash in the tribeca section of the city on worth street. as far as the specific address, we're working on getting that figured out. there are a couple of conflicting reports as to what building this crane was attached to, but it is in a busy area of the city between west broadway and church street. >> very busy. >> this happened about an hour and 15 minutes ago. at this point, 8:25, so busy time in the city as people are making their way to and from work. >> you talked about bay crane and the company it's believed at this point that this crane belonged to. bay crane has a bit of a history and our i-team reported on bay crane last year, ten people injured after a crane carrying a 23,000 pound commercial ac unit dropped its load, that struck the building as it fell to the

now, you know, at the time new york city comptroller came out, criticized the department of buildings, he said they had recommendations made by a study they had done. we did hear tom vonnesten essen say they have tried to make things safer when it comes to operating these cranes. we've heard it mentioned perhaps black box recorders for cranes, enhanced netting around construction sites, stricter penalties, those things are not being implemented at this point, but again, this bay crane company is -- was involved in a problem just last year that our i-team reported on where a 23,000 pound commercial ac unit dropped its load and struck the building as it fell to the ground. this crane collapse today we don't have answers in terms of what caused the collapse. it's suspected could it be

that distinction at this point, the office of emergency management is on the scene, fire department, orm, and hopefully there will be some answers as soon as possible, but i think the immediate problem when you're looking now at the weather, i think we can only assume that the traffic and congestion before you even get to this area right now at this hour is probably just massive, and so problematic. there are trains skipping stations, if you're going anywhere near lower manhattan, take a look here, figure out some alternate plans, because train stops may be bypassed, traffic is not getting anywhere near there. chambers street, franklin street, those stops are being bypassed right now. this is near city hall park, near federal court, not far from the world trade center. andrew mentioned before when talking about lower manhattan and something happens that is an

several times stronger because of the sensitivity to lower manhattan and its history. >> quick update now on some of the injuries, we understand we're hearing from police that the person who died is a man, other than that, that is all we know. as far as the injuries go, we have updates on two of the injuries, one critical, another one is minor. you mentioned earlier that two had been transported to the hospital. what exactly happened, how they were injured, whether it was from falling debris, whether they were underneath the crane when it fell, we're not sure, but one critical, one injury minor at this point, but we're constantly getting new pictures into the newsroom, not only from crews on the scene, but this would appear to be the crane upsidedown. i think this is the first time that we have seen this particular picture, so it would

somehow kind of toppled over end over tail, if you will, and landed upsidedown on the street. this is the first vantage point we've seen of the crane, the apparatus laying on the street, but what it was attached to. we have not seen that before. as i mentioned, we're constantly getting new pictures from our crews on the scene and this from the fdny, police, as well, and also people that are out in that area that have been sending us pictures. if you are in that area or know somebody in the area and getting pictures, please send them to us in the newsroom. it's going to be very, very difficult to move around that area for the foreseeable future, at least the next few hours until they get this cleaned up. probably much longer than that, as a matter of fact. >> one can only imagine, especially with the restraints and how difficult it is to get back and forth when it comes to lower manhattan. hard enough in a cab or driving

is so congested, so narrow, it's such a crowded place to work and to live. we can only imagine the huge undertaking to get this cleaned up. of course, first order of business is if evacuations are taking place or anymore necessary and really accounting for everyone. the two injuries that you mentioned, unfortunately there was one person killed in the crane collapse, looks like it was someone on the street, the two people injured taken to bellevue and new york presbyterian. who knows. when it comes to emergency response in the city, you're taken to the hospital usually closer or better suited to deal with what your problem is, whether it is a heart situation or, you know, what it may be. we certainly don't know the specifics of their injuries, but we understand one of the people injured was injured seriously. >> right now on the phone we have sheila walsh, she was a witness calling us now. she was actually in, i

you were on the tenth floor when this went down, sheila, are you there? >> hi, i'm here, and i do work on the tenth floor of the building on 40 worth street. it's entirely business professionals in there, so as you can imagine, a lot of coming and going at that exact time of day. i was sitting in my office and looking out the window, in fact, and saw the crane buckle and then completely collapse and hit the side of the new york law school building directly across the street from our office, then unfortunately as you can see in the images, now lines the street and crushed a lot of cars. >> what did you do, evacuate? what happened then? >> yeah, so, obviously, we were in a panic and first thing to do was call all of our other colleagues who hadn't arrived to the office yet and check where they were and make sure they were okay. another one of my colleagues was

thankfully was, you know, pushed back by emergency personnel. then two of my colleagues went downstairs to be taken home because there were people stuck in cars. most recently, probably a half hour or more ago they evacuated the sboir building, so i'm already back home after, you know, not even being in the building an hour this morning. >> sheila, certainly happy you are safe. let me ask you this, coming and ing throughout the week, how long would you say that crane has been there, where would you say it's working? what building? >> so there's an adjacent building, which i believe might be an apartment complex that's in progress and i think the crane was working on that. kind of a sad irony one of my colleagues mentioned my crane

know from working in the tribeca area or anyone else that works in the financial district, it's windy down our way and with the weather this morning in particular, probably a bad combination of events and just completely collapsed. >> you mentioned you were kind of looking out your window as this thing went down and saw it kind of buckle. we've seen some pretty incredible pictures here where this thing looks like it's kind of flipped over on its top. did you see it sway? i'm trying to get an idea if there was any sign this thing was going to come down. was it moving back and forth or all of a sudden flipped over and was down? >> yeah, so from the images on the screen, i was closer towards the church street side of the

crane broke and swung across the street, the new york law school building. i didn't see it flip so much because in the next move we were all up against the window looking down and it flattened all the cars. so i did not see it flip, but i saw it, the breaking point of the crane and fall. >> so did you -- how long before you came downstairs? did everyone leave immediately, did the office shut down, and what was that like walking down the street? was there silence, was there screaming, noise, what were the sounds like? >> we weren't able to exit on worth street as i oftentimes do, so we exited on church. i don't know if you're familiar with the arcade bakery in the lobby of the building actually, and it was not there, it was very busy outside on church street, as well.

hysteria so much, i think confusion. i'm sure people coming to work and who had just missed it didn't know what was going on. but yeah, definitely very scary way to start the day. everyone just wanted to make sure everyone's accounted for. >> all right, sheila walsh, we this morning. we know you were working in the building, 40 worth street. certainly glad to hear you and your colleagues are safe. thank you for joining us. >> yeah, absolutely. andrew siff down at the scene has new information. andrew? >> reporter: yeah, we want to building. if we have photographer nelson martinez push in where you can see a portion of the crane leaning up against the building, this is an enormous structure. this building is not only on

of it shares an address with 71 thomas street, a courthouse. every day there are hundreds and hundreds of court employees there, court hearings, court trials. because of this incident they've relocated everybody who works in this building to 60 center street, which is another of the court facilities. just an example of the ripple effect of this emergency situation. i'm told that none of the court employees who worked in the building were injured, none of them were the pedestrians walking on worth street, as you know, the sources close to this investigation are telling us that both the fatality and the injuries related to the crane collapse are all pedestrians, people who were walking along worth street. again, just to reiterate, such a big building, shares an address with 71 thomas street, which is a courthouse and they had to evacuate and run operations out of another facility on center street. that's the latest new

you guys. >> all right, thank you so much. we want to bring sydney alvarez in right now, sydney is on the phone from con edison. we understand now they are evacuating buildings, they are concerned about a gas leak. thank you for joining us. >> initially there were no gas readings in the area, and then as a preliminary action we obviously, and now what we're doing is excavating and isolating a low pressure gas main. on the southeast corner of west broadway and worth street. so what that means is we're trying to make the area, make sure that it's safe, number one, for the first responders and then for the public. this low pressure gas main,

it could be used for either cooking or for heating. so what we do, go in there, isolate it, turn off the gas and that way the fire department and emergency responders can do their work. >> when you say cooking and heating, we're looking at large buildings, not sure what kind of cooking perhaps in restaurants, but is this the type of gas main that would be used to heat a large building? >> no, it's a low pressure gas main, so it's not one of our bigger pipelines. it would either be used for cooking, not knowing the area and as you mentioned, i think you said you don't notice if there's restaurants in the area, but it could be used for cooking, could be used also for heating, so there's a lot of tubes that go through that particular area. the thing is, it's been

and continue to try to make it safe. >> is that the only one you worry about shutting off? i'm not a structural or mechanical engineer, but why specifically that one of all of them in this particular area? >> that's where we were located. when a situation like this happens we go out with specialized equipment that can read of a type of gas in the area, that particular location with our preliminary readings, that's where we were able to locate some readings, some gas readings. at this point, you know, it's good for the public to be used as an educational component for

like that, please, call us, or you can dial 911. this is serious and we want to make sure the public is safe. >> all right, we're talking this morning to sidney alvarez from con edison, thank you so much, this morning. >> thank you for informing the public, thank you very much. >> absolutely. as we go back to live pictures this morning, looks like the wind perhaps picking up more in this area. hearing from our weather center this morning and there was a 38 plus mile gust of wind that hit in that particular area or about a mile away, that's where the observation center is, at about 8:15. that's at ground level, so you can imagine this crane 18 stories up higher the wind gusts would have been substantially larger. whether or not this is related to that we are not sure.

happened here is a bit of speculation, but worth taking note of the circumstances surrounding this collapse and whether, in fact, the snow or wind may have played a role. those questions we're still trying to get answered oust ourselves, but we're also hearing as we get more information that some of the witnesses heard, not only saw as we talked to sheila, but we heard that the crane buckled and come down and describing it as kind of an earthquake sound. a boom, crane buckled and collapsed and you can understand why as we take a look at some of the pictures of not only the crane on the ground, but parts of the building it brought down with it. all kinds of debris on the

only laying across the road, but down the length of the road, as well, crushing a couple of cars. we spoke to one witness a couple of minutes ago that said one of her coworkers there at 40 worth street, approximately where this happened, had to go into some of the parked cars and yank people out. >> we can only imagine what a horrible scene that was for people who witnessed it and try to help each other as they are getting away from that accident. more information on the crane company, this is a company that has a bit of a history your i-team has reported on in the past. >> that's right. with these cases in terms of crane companies, there aren't so many that, you know, when you hear about crane accidents they do come up again in the news from time to time. bay crane is the company that owns the crane. we are not clear who the crane operator is at this point, but