from "fox 5 news" this is "good day wake up". it's a mild day and we could see some snow. it's hard to believe because it's pushing 600 right now in central park . tiger woods has the full forecast, coming up. >> investigating another stabbing on the subway. this time, it's with a needle. the incident happened last night and we have the latest. >> the formal pharmaceutical executive do remember this one? he is expected to be in a congressional committee but don't expect much. the 32-year-old is taking a vow of silence. he is expected to plead the fifth .

head. the two republicans are trading blows yesterday after trump accused cruz of stealing the iowa caucus. >> we will see how that plays out. thursday morning. . >> and i am in for juliet . the rain is gone. thank you! i don't get along well with rain. mike: do you know why i liked it? we did get the rain yesterday and you remember all that yucky stuff on the ground? and the rain was going on it looks worse for a while because it was really nasty but by the end of the day was clear. it did a good job of cleaning things up. wash it away. thank you very much.

>> now, we look at the rain coming through . any snow and ice that's out there is here and there and it's 580 with 60 right now and warm in the afternoon hours. it's 500 warmer in bridgeport. when it comes to cloud cover and showers, they are sparking up and that looks like a wave of low pressure along the front. they are pulling back showers as long as they are right now.it's drawn in next year in the next area

of snow. . some of that starts to develop at one 2 inches plus for the pink shaded areas. you might get more for the twin forks out there as the area continues to develop. we will wait and see tomorrow morning. we have a mostly cloudy day with temperatures between 580 and it's nice and mild. as we go through the next seven days there is a high of 58 today and 42 tomorrow. wanting showers are possible and we have some opportunities for snow. >> let's bring in ines and see what slows you up with the commute . ines: it's not bad. we started out this thursday morning with the lie and there is no problems in the parkway.

>> southbound as you approach 63rd only one lane open but it's not affecting the commute. on the north downside, you are fine. on the grand central pkwy. , they are set up by the service road but they are not affecting on the service road. they are running on or close to schedule. >> the mayor deblasio has an ambitious and extensive plan to link commuters in queens. >> i would like to see what ines thinks about this. the mayor wants it to run down the waterfront and down the east river. liz is live in downtown with the details in this proposed brooklyn and queens connector. liz: it would be called the bq ask. that is the official name .

action. it would have a stop here on j st. and this would be one of the stops where people would hop on the car and stroll through brooklyn. it would get up to queens. it's the mayor's brainchild. he has come up with this idea and says it could save commuters 18 minutes on their daily trip. >> the brooklyn queens connector would look something like this. the futuristic streetcar line would cruise along the 16 mile route connecting sunset park to queens. it would run above ground on public streets right next to cars on the road. the cost to build is 2.5 billion and taxpayers money. the mayor believes it connects commuters to areas isolated from the subway. in a statement saying , it goes without equity renovation.

net neighborhood together and open up opportunity for the people. the cruise will speed at 11 miles per hour. a trip from long island to brooklyn take 40 minutes. it would be the same cost as a single ride metro car making a reality is far off. construction doesn't start until 2019. after lengthy studies in a community approval process. service is not available until 2024 . it would connect commuters to 15 subways and 30 bus routes. the mayor is expected to unveil his plan tonight in the state of the city address at 7:00 pm. >> raining now in downtown brooklyn. >> another possible stabbing but this time, not with a knife.

perhaps led to making it more frightening. 37-year-old woman says she was going into 49th and seventh avenue in midtown when a man bumped into her and she fell a sharp pain. when she got home to a story out, she showed her husband and he took her to the hospital. police are looking for a man in his 40s. >> the first attack happened on sunday night on the c train in washington heights. the suspect tried to steal a cell phone and stabbed a 22-year-old man in the hand. the second attack happened on the four train. the suspect had a razor and punched a 37 will man the face. if you have any information, 1-800-577-tips . ben: a judge in pennsylvania has refused to draw a sexual assault case against ill cosby. he was arrested for drugging and assaulting an employee in 2004. the attorney claims the

immunity in a civil case. they will push for the testimony to be inadmissible in this criminal case.the can comedian could get 10 years in prison.>> it's an earful from the committee. we're talking about martinson rally into skyrocketing the drug crisis for the country. the 32-year-old made headlines when he hiked the price of a life-saving cancer drug up to $700 per pill. his lawyer says he will plead the fifth and keep quiet like he did yesterday when he appeared in a courtroom for a security fraud hearing. >> donald trump and ted cruz are going at it in the campaign trail. >> what else is new? these guys like to fight. seems to be more about insults than anything else. robert joins us live with

robert: no love lost. ben: does he have evidence here? sounds like he does. he is pointing to something specific whether or not he stalled iowa. >> he does. the cruise campaign has admitted to doing this. they have now reached epic proportion. trump congratulated cruise on winning. not so much now. he says crews used false tactics to win. as if new hampshire wasn't interesting enough but now we have this . >> when donald trump came up short in the iowa caucuses, he sounded humble . >> we finish second and i want to tell you something i am honored. >> fast-forward to yesterday in his tone changed completely tweeting, ted cruz did not win iowa .

. based on the fraud committed by ted cruz during the iowa caucus either another election should take place or cruise result are nullified. he is referring to these mailings that they sent out warning people that the secretary of state greeted them based on their past voting record and they get f's if they did not vote . >> he also objected to the fact that the campaign implied during the caucus that then carson had dropped out , which he hadn't. the insinuation is that cruise pick up votes that would have gone to carson. he did not have many kind words to say about the accusations. >> donald is throwing another temper tantrum. my girls are five and seven. i have to tell you carolina and kaplan are better behaved.he insults everyone, every day.

in the spotlight as clinton and sanders debate one-on-one for the first time.clinton won narrowly in iowa. they spoke separately at a town hall meeting in the each claim to be the standard error for progressives. >> you can't say you are progress another day. >> barry sanders is the gate keeper on who is a progressive. >> we now have two fewer republican candidates. rand paul and rick santorum had dropped out leaving nine gop candidates. yes, i did the math. verse bush , rubio, k said, gilmore, rubio , trump , cruise and he appeared at the undercard debate . >> when doing narrow this down? >> maybe never.

we have more on the story. mayor diblasio in the industry. he could face a big legal battle. mike has his eye on the sky. is that right? >> we have to show you what's going on. we are dealing with some rain in long island here this morning. that will coming to a close with mild temperatures. this is probably the high for today as we will drop down a little bit .we will never get above 58 again. if you watch the information, check out the weather app with a live interactive wet look at the radar. it's free at the apple itunes store.will be back in a bit . the new caramel macchiato from dunkin' donuts. uplift your mood with hand-crafted layers of espresso, milk, and a caramel-flavored swirl.

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a blizzard blanketed parts of the midwest and officers in minnesota saddled up . now, the patrols go through the street on tuesday checking for violations. the horses have extra grips on the host that help them in the snow. >> seems like a good use of city resources. >> it does. >> there could be some snow

>> what is this? another storm? >> tomorrow morning. >> seriously? he will go from 62 snowing? >> mother nature has a few trips up her sleeve. >> now i get you to pay attention. >> keep those tricks under wrap . >> today we are at nearly 600 right now. we are getting rain out here in long island and some light showers off to the west. for the most part it's coming to a close. we do expect a close north and west of us drawn in and that will change things up big time. 580 in central park and 54 in montauk. through the day today temperatures are hanging in the mid-50s here with wind still in the southwest at five 10 miles per hour. the rain is trying to move on but here is the area of low pressure developing along the boundary getting

lucy showers developing in new jersey. there is some spots of rain to the west. have your showers remain and the cold front with area of low pressure developing. future caskets rid of the rainfall and we see the brakes and the action this afternoon. tonight, showers make a comeback into tonight starting out as rain but drawing in the cold air. it changes it over to snow in the future caskets indicating moderate snow on top of sussex county dropping off as you head closer to the city. you will see a light coating of snow with minor accumulations out near twin forks.

of snow and maybe some more than that. mostly cloudy today and high temperatures near 580. tonight you'll see partly cloudy skies with a light mix coming our way. this is mainly for long island and parts of connecticut the rain and snow mix is coming at you and it could accumulate with minor accumulations. strive for the weekend and another rain and snow chance for you tuesday of next week . it doesn't look that impressive today . that spring and ines and see what's going on as the cars hit the roads in the rails . ines: not much going on. connecticut , you are fine and 684 looks good. let's look at the cameras. the garden state parkway headed towards the union st., plaza with flashing lights in tow.

with an accident that they're trying to clear. get through without any delays. the lincoln tunnel with a delay heading into the right to with construction. haven't had much about it but a slight delay five minutes ago jammed up . if you are taking the holland tunnel , bridge it's a great option. >> thank you very much. new jersey train writers need to brace themselves for a possibility next month. it's something that will send ines into a tizzy. rail workers say the trike strike could happen if the deal is not reached. it could last until march 14. transit workers want more money saying they haven't had a contract in five years. bus travelers and other workers don't look like they will take part in the strike.the last one was

>> mayor diblasio's horse plan we will see if it gets passed. the city should shrink the number of horse carriages and also relegate them to central park. carrie joins us live with more. it's still a hot button issue. carrie: we have been talking about this for quite some time in the vote is upon us. transport workers union is threatening a lawsuit. the bill is the city council said to vote on is 95 horses down from 220. animals are allowed to walk in the park at a time and it restricts pedicabs from operating in central park below 85th st. it authorizes the construction of a new stable. the city council does not have the authority to approve the use of parklands for the stables and offered legal help to pedicab drivers. the council has been calling leaders urging them to oppose the deal.city

reportedly thinking about using some provision in the council that allows for a change in the bill on the day of the vote. the new york times is reporting that the bill has enough votes to narrowly pass. we will wait to see what happens. >> we will be watching. >> not only us but everyone has a stake in the game. >> as big cities go, it's pretty easy. >> the employee will still you in the right direction. >> the founder says she wants to create technology that helps you hit the streets with confidence and ease. put in your destination and you are on your the way.

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hard to believe . it is in the upper 50s near 60 in my areas. there is a chance of snow later tonight. most of the day will be pretty nice with highs expected to stay in the 50s and temperatures drop later on. mike has details, coming up . >> what a difference a couple of days make. presidential candidates are no longer friends. trump accused cruz of stealing the iowa caucuses. >> a violent street gang busted by police and they say they have arrested 18 members leaving a trail of bodies . mayor diblasio says he will unveil his ambitious plan to connect queens. this takes commuters from

i thought it would be the be qc. >> that confuses people. >> it's thursday morning. good morning. >> it's a pre-friday party. >> it's nice and warm and springlike out there now. is it going to change as mike woods is tracking something now. the live radar picks up rain on the eastern section of long island. we are still dealing with rainfall and it continues to go on for a good part of the morning. area

it's 540 in montauk. temperatures are warmer at 10 150 before it was 24 hours ago. there is a way that flows through helping to enhance the showers now . it should move on and we will wait for the colder air to move in to the tri-state region. as it is drawn in, we will not look at rain but a snowman . the models are trending more towards that tomorrow morning. mostly cloudy with a high temperature at 580. there it is. snow tomorrow morning and mostly in long island with some of it getting into the city . we will talk more about the totals. there is an interesting thing coming up >> let's bring in ines now and see what we have as we step out the door and hit the road. too bad.

westbound blocking elaine. other than that, you are fine on the grand central in the lie. let's look at the cameras in the garden state parkway clearing away the accident. if you are using the easy pass lane, you are fine with no problems. the lincoln tunnel inbound looks good with no delays heading into the city. donald trump and ted cruz. they did not say bad word about each other. ted cruz was tiptoeing around the fact that trump was there. now they are battling it out in new hampshire in this times , it's insults. robert moses joins us now. i was joking that i love to we see trumps tweets

>> 10 cruise called him the twitter police. i bet he has 7 million tweets. >> how many are authored by him? that is the question. >> only he could answer that. hillary clinton bernie sanders will update head to head with martin o'malley out of the race. is mono a mono with clinton versus sanders. she defeated him in iowa and the sanders camp says it's reviewing results. it threatens them with an f

of state if they did not vote. trump of was accused of implying that ben carson was dropping out as a caucus took place. carson did not drop out. he responded to trumps criticism. insulting everyone every day . that's how they respond. >> there was many withering words. there was many more of those words where that came from coming up in the next

trump has to win in new hampshire. >> a couple more have gotten out so the race is narrowing. >> he did not spend his resources and iowa because he felt new hampshire is his to take . >> he had no ground operation in iowa. it wasn't totally a surprise that he lost there.new hampshire is important. >> robert moses think you. mayor diblasio says he is happy to help hillary clinton win. he spent three days knocking on doors in gave campaign workers at talk. he narrowed narrowly beat out sanders by 3% of the vote. he was in iowa and diblasio did not have any appearances with hillary clinton or headline speeches but he says he is

campaign , should the need arise. mayor diblasio has a plan to link commuters from brooklyn and queens. the mayor wants a new line to run around the east waterfront. it's an ambitious plan. details on the bqx . liz: this is where it would take one of its stops on jay street. it's the mayor's vision. he came up with this idea and it's an ambitious one. he says it would help save 18 minutes on the average commute . it's called the brooklyn queens connector. it would look something like this. the futuristic streetcar going through the 16 mile route connecting sunset park to astoria and queens. it was run above the ground fixed on public streets next to cars on the road. the cost to build

billion . the mayor believes it would connect commuters to areas that don't have access . he released a statement saying, it's about equity and innovation. you are mapping out a brand-new transit in it together. it opens up real opportunity for the people. the bq ex would cruise around 11 miles per hour. a typical trip from long island to brooklyn would run 40 minutes. it will cost the same of a single ride metro car but it will be a while as construction won't start until 2019 after a lengthy study in a community approval process. service would be available until 2024. the bq ex would connect commuters to 15 subways and

fairy landings. it's billion with a b? >> yes. in retrospect , a lot of officials say it's much cheaper than it would be to build an underground subway.it's all relative. >> police say they busted 18 members of a brooklyn street gang and left a trail of dead bodies. the da released a disturbing video showing a man and a hoodie taking a gun with a child rides by on a scooter. he opens fire into a crowd of innocent people. the gang terrible terrorize rivals .

to my street gangs. not to armed thugs they belong to the people of brooklyn. theresa: the group planned and shared their shootings on social media. a 60-year-old woman was paralyzed in a 25 man was dead . let's turn our attention to the weather. mike woods is tracking something . what is this something? mike: the area of low pressure is coming as tomorrow morning. that looks interesting. could bring us some snow to parts of the tri-state. what we have now is cloudy skies with 580. the showers are here at this moment with sprinkles and it's very warm in this region. up to the northwest there is a lot more of that cold air drying into the tri-state region. that's what changes things up . this morning , looks like it's in the central sections of long island and that's what it would find the wet weather. there is a low-pressure along the coast keeps the

today, it looks like there is rainfall. a rain and snow mix is there again. don't forget the weather at from fox 5 ny weather app . downloaded for free today. let's bring in ines and see what we have on the roads and rail. ines: traffic is looking fine. no problems on the staten island expressway. new jersey at 780 into a seven. everything is green on the map .

look at the garden state parkway. the accident has been cleared before the union toll plaza. you could see it's not affecting the commute. as for the cross bronx, on the alexander hamilton bridge eastbound and westbound with the same going for the groundwork. no issues on northbound side. >> much more to come. it's official back with the nets. we will see what he has to say about his return.

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>> the port authority says the three major airports on laguardia and newport set a new record last year with more than 104 million people pouring into the terminals. it's an increase of almost 7 million people from 2014. >> that's a lot of people. do , big day for the mets. >> . duke: i am still surprised. i thought he would go to the nationals or both. it's tough to turn down hundred and $10 million. >> it speaks volumes about the organization that the mets have put together. >> it's a huge deal when they re-sign you and just to show you how big of a deal, they plow all the stops. sandwiches and food . theresa: wow! he came out in his jersey . duke: he was supposed to go

raining very hard. 24 rbis with the mets. he turned out a lot more money to stay . i asked him, why the mets when washington would have offered more money? hundred and 10 million? >> is not always about the money. the amount of support i received from the organization here i don't think i'll find that with any other team. >> he helps us off. i think he will be better defensively.not that everyone will revolve around him but solid core in the middle will be tremendously valuable . >> everything revolves around the mets pitching.

>> the pacers rolled into town and had the nets on there all night. he finished with 28 rebounds. 114 100 and the fifth straight loss. dennis no longer in the nhl in the game for the hit . don henderson last week in the game against nashville. it cost him $565,000. that money goes to the emergency assistance fund. i thought he was dazed and he didn't know where he there he is. when you have a concussion or you are days you don't know what you are doing. >> it's the way he went down. >> the linesman is not calling the penalty. he is just calling offsides. i don't know! >> super bowl 50 with the panthers and the broncos taking the time out from

to practice.on the draft field next to sparks stadium the university cam newton getting his work in. rumors that peyton manning could retire. he started sounding pretty nostalgic. >> you are playing for your hometown. you can see the university. i think he will win. >> i think if they win, yes. if they don't he will be back .

year they do in. you want to go out on top . >> i agree. i think carolina will win. >> patriots and giants with a big upset at the bills with a 12 point favor over the giants. that did not work out well for the bills. >> it worked out pretty well for the giants. >> four days away. we will see. >> let's pay attention to the weather. it's nice outside this morning. >> what did the thermometer say? >> 610 . mike: that was close. mindset 54 but that's new jersey. >> sometimes it's cooler in new jersey. it does go down once you get outside the metro.

580 in central park and 56 in newark . 430 in monticello. cloudy skies and showers going on in eastern north long island. patchy showers to the west in light rain moving in for the tri-state region. this cold front here is getting hung up with waves of low pressure giving us a few showers here. we had another one more powerful in 24 hours giving us something interesting. this one it should be moving on in the rain should come to a close this morning. we'll see dryer sky biblical goes on as we head into the overnight hours. colder air being pulled in and it's no longer rain that we are dealing with but a rain or snow mix. this is what we are looking at with moderate snow and eastern section. it happens right on top of the commute so folks

coming into the city this could be a problem come tomorrow. make some plans to get out early or take the train. the good news is should be on the quick side but the timing is bad. you know what that does to the commute . >> a dryer sky is coming up and this is what you are left with . a coating to 2 inches in the city and in western island. it's two 4 inches in connecticut. high temperature today makes it up to the afternoon but still in the mid-50s. we have snow showers for you with minor accumulation and it's out of here. models go back and forth looking less and less

let's go see ines and see what she has. ines: good morning, mike. we are starting to get busy with some problems. the bqe westbound blocking a lane. there is a debris spill and an authorized tractor-trailer with a leaking lane closed. in sussex county, we are doing fine on the lie. let's go to the cameras and take a look at the garden state parkway. clearing away the accident here on the northbound approaching the union toll plaza with the center lane there . no delays there so you are fine. tractor-trailer does not belong. by jfk as you approach with the delay and a combination of a tractor-trailer blocking lane. trains are running on or close. entertainment is coming up

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