queens, van wyck south near take a look at the scene. you have only one or two lanes getting through. accidents still being cleared away. everything is doing okay as far as mass transit. no major problems to report. alternate sides are suspended. metered are in effect. ken, over to you. >> thank you. >>> we are following breaking news. police are searching information a man who tried to snatch a girl off the street blocks from her school. eyewitness news reporter dray clark is live in flatbush with late breaking developments. >> reporter: good morning. the incident happened outside of ps 399 in flatbush. here is a map giving you a sense of where it is on rogers avenue in flatbush. the 11-year-old victim did not attend ps 399. she attends a charter school. but the incident happened outside of ps 399 where the victim was standing at a bus stop around 5:40 yesterday evening. a man pulled up in a van, said no, the man jumped out of the van and tried to grab her. luckily she ran way, back to her school and told a school official what happened

once again, it's such a mess traveling on the van wyck. your delay begins all the way up and snakes around and this is all because of construction. let's go over to our maps and we will explain where it is. this is the van wyck southbound, south of the kew gardens interchange. that's where the construction is set up. you saw the delay. it's backed up. d and r trains rail condition has been repaired. our street cleaning rules are michelle and ken, over to you. >> thank you. >>> still ahead on "eyewitness news this morning," an alert sent to parents. a threat made to a school in the tri-state that has a young student in big trouble this morning. >> a lawsuit has been filed why the government look, i know you're a cow and all. and you may not know what i'm talking about, mmmm, yoplait. >>> just updating you on breaking news live in baychester, the bronx. the missing pregnant person we were telling you about, we have the medical examiner's office on the scene. apparently a body was removed in the last 10 to 15 minutes. we can't confirm that it

this accident van wyck southbound left lane open. looks like the right lane is open but that center lane this is the van wyck south near rockaway boulevard. expect delays into j.f.k. airport. we are street cleaning rules suspended. metered are in effect. ken, over to you. >> thank you, heather. >>> the curtain fell for a final time at the movie theater in midtown. it closed with a 10:00 p.m. showing of "star wars: the force awakens" in 3-d. the last chance to see a movie at the single theater in new york city. it opened in 1969. movie fans are sad to see the doors close. >> this is a theater that means a lot to me. one of the first that i came to when i moved to new york about eight years ago. it brings back a lot of emotion being here. the city lost a lot in the last decade or two. >> the theater's lease was not renewed. it had trouble covering the they will transform it into a ballroom that opens next year. >>> what depth will college basketball fans think to distract an opponent at the free throw line. how about the curtain of dis

the van wyck northbound bumper to bumper in both directions, but the van wyck north right at k gardens it's that disabled tractor-trailer blocking a lane. that's why traffic is so horrible here. let's go to our other camera, the northern state westbound slowing down here at rosalind road. you can see the accident blocking one lane here as well on the northern state west right into ross linned road. going over to the maps, problems continue on fifth avenue by the southern state and bay shore. serious accident reported there. and also 59th still closed between 9th and 10th. dray clark will have more from the scene. outbound george washington bridge, it's a stalled car approaching the lower level. that's what's causing the delay. inbound still okay at the george. lincoln and the holland not too bad. lirr, metro north, new jersey transit running on or close. over on 9 at 9a and croton on hudson, watch out for a very serious accident there as well. alternate side parking rules are in effect. back over to you, shirleen, ken. >> all right, thank you, debbie. >>> 6:38. still ahead on eyewitnes

we have this accident on the van wyck. we do have kai simonsen live on the scene over rockaway boulevard where two left lanes are getting by. the right lane is taken up with this accident. look at these delays. they stretch all the way, pretty close back toward jamaica avenue. we'll keep you updated. the van wyck is a mess. we'll have more weather and traffic on the 4s. >> talk to you in a bit. thank you. new this morning, we know the name of the man slashing a woman courthouse in downtown brooklyn where that suspect will soon face a judge. tracie? >> reporter: darlene, overnight we learned that his name is ras nagarit. police say he's going to be charged with telling a woman, "i will chop you up on this train" before slashing her. overnight, the 37-year-old was led out of transit police precinct in hands cuffs. he'll face a judge on charges including assault, menacing and criminal possession of a weapon. after a 29-year-old woman claims nagarit threatened her, hit her with an object wrapped in a cloth causing a laceration

accident van wyck north at the belt parkway. southern state parkway at eagle avenue an accident in this spot. j and z signal problems at 121st street. switching problems at broadway junction have been cleared away. 5 trains we have signal problems at dyre avenue. on to the l.i.e. westbound side at queens boulevard, that accident has been cleared away. inbound lincoln heavy delay. street cleaning rules are in effect today. michelle an ken, over to you. >> heather, thank you. >>> general motors making a huge investment in lyft. >> in techbytes, general motors teaming up to lyft. they hope to develop a fleet of self driving cars that could be hailed using a smartphone. >> gm will show off cutting edge displays in las vegas. >> including an 18-inch display that can be rolled up like a newspaper. and a 55-inch double sided display that plays two separate videos at the same time. >> samsung released photos of the smart fridge. the family refrigerator features a 21-inch 18-inch display to look up recipes or order take out from the frid

van wyck expressway this is an issue out there for a little while. van wyck south at rockaway boulevard we have an accident one lane is blocked off here. flashing lights, we have delays back to lyndon bull very hard an a bit congested until that gets cleaned up. northbound side of the road not terrible by the accident area so that's good news. people aren't rubber necking that much. we have area of 106th street on spb side of the rooted. now here's the gwb moving into town. five minute or less in lincoln and holland tunnel as far as trains are concerned right now metro-north. lirr, new jersey transit and path trains running on or close to schedule. you have to puts money in meters. ben and kerry tbang to you. >> new video from fbi shows what happened during deadly traffic stop involving ranch terse in oregon earlier this week . leader trying to convince remaining gunman to pepped the standoff the a wildlife refuge. jackie has more. >> the oregon standoff with the national wildlife refuge is still not over. even after deadly shootout with police earli

pretty big delays out there on the van wyck expressway. we have chopper 4 live over the scene of this accident. ed hughes up there for us. this accident involving a pickup truck. the pickup truck was on the median out there. they just were able to move it back on the roadway. just one lane getting by. this is northbound after the kew gardens interchange. this is what you're going to run into. those delays are extensive on the van wyck this morning heading northbound. if you can avoid this at all costs, i highly recommend it. heading over to some other problems we have on the roads. we have route 9 shut down northbound after 9a as well as the southbound lane, left lane blocked. this is all because of an overturned tractor trailer. they're in the process of heading over to the bronx, on the gw bridge heading into new jersey, outbound lower level, a disabled vehicle blocks the right lane. delays go back about to 3rd after right now, heading webb ing ing westbound on the cross bronx. also an accident on the major deegan by willis avenue. that

the van wyck, the cross bronx. traffic flow on the alexander hamilton bridge. the van wyck, they stopped tractor-trailer here causing southbound. police are on scene. slowing things down. the bqe, no problems headed kerry and juliet. juliet: thank you very much, ines. our first look of the so-called chelsea / or. >> not his first time and trouble. let's go to robert moses. good morning, robert. >> reporter: good morning. such a horrible attack. it came with no provocation. here in bellevue hospital. he was brought here to undergo a his family says he has had some mental problems in the past. police let him out of the 13th night. he said nothing. authorities say he used a razor to / amanda morris early it was a horrifying attack. he had 31 prior arrests. cops say he punched a woman near december 30. a judge released him after that then on new year's day, he struck again. that attack bears a striking resemblance. of course we know what he did to amanda morris. she spoke to "inside edition" about what happened. >> i was trying not to look at him. as soon as he was

let's take a look at a traffic camera and the van wyck. look at the delay. that is into the kew gardens interchange because of the ongoing construction. street cleaning rules are in effect today. shirleen, over to you. >>> a fire at a hotel in time's square forced guests out of their rooms. it started at the trip hotel on 48th street. it started in the vented of the kitchen and smoke quickly spread. the first and second floors of the hotel had to be evacuated. it took firefighters about an hour to put the fire out. no one was seriously hurt. >>> new this morning, a homeless man charged with the murder of a mcdonald's manager in the bronx. rafael gonzalez turned himself over to police yesterday morning. investigators say he stabbed adam garcia outside the kingsbridge mcdonald's early sunday morning. garcia died from multiple stab wounds. >>> five rikers island correction officers are in the hospital after -- recovering from the beating they got from teenage inmates. it came from a new rikers unit guards used chemical spray to rescue the beaten officers. >> un

it is starting to wrap on the southbound side of the van wyck, hillside avenue. still delays that stretch back almost to the l.i.e., starting to move. smoother ride. on the hudson river crossings, you do have a smooth ride. george washington bridge no issues to report. inbound lower level, ez pass only until 6:00. lincoln and hundreds are delay alternate sides are in effect city wide. remember to be safe, don't text and drive. >> mary, thank you. >>> now to breaking news this morning, the u.s. security meeting here in new york to deal with a claim by north bomb. >> the announcement was made on north korea state tv. she called the event a perfect success and cited north korea to defend itself against the u.s. sanctions have been imposed for pursuing a nuclear program. >> the real danger for the united states is whether or not north korea has intentions to demonstrate their capabilities as far as the pacific and certainly to threaten the u.s. continent. >> an earthquake measuring 5.1 on the richter scale was detected near a known north some experts are skeptical th

we're going to take a live look at the van wyck expressway. as you make your way southbound through the kew gardens interchange, things really aren't moving. that's because of road work. that'll get wrapped up in about a half hour to an hour. then if you're headed towards the queens midtown tunnel, this is what it looks like. we have that overnight road work from 10:30 to 5:30 a.m. every night now. south tube is closed, so the north tube is taking on two-way affic. we'll have more weather and traffic ahead on the 4s. >>> we begin with breaking news. the u.n. plans to go into emergency session over north korea's explosion of a hydrogen bomb. at first, the nuclear test registered as an earthquake near the border with china. then the north confirmed the explosion and called it a success. south korea's government went into emergency meetings when they got word of the test. it could be the most powerful but south korea's military is raising doubts that this was a hydrogen bomb. >>> new this morning, police are now releasing video of the man they're

stick with van wyck to get around this. one tube shut for construction, the other taking that two way traffic as you can see you are delay free alternate side suspended until monday but the meter rules remain in effect be safe don't text and drive. >>> a sense of relief for subway riders on edge after a string of slashings in recent weeks. >>> the man accused this week is in custody and said to be arraigned. in brooklyn court, janelle joins us with more. clearer image of that suspect on board that subway train it was plastered across the city on one of the covers of the majorpapers. police telling us that that suspect turned himself in surrendered facing a long list of charges. >> police say ross admits he was the man in this picture. the man on board that number 3 train in brooklyn tuesday night who walked up to a 29-year-old woman allegedly telling her quote i will chop you up on this train. investigators say 37-year-old slashed the woman with a cloth covered machete leaving a 2- inch gash on her hand. >> it is disturbing

accident on the van wyck northbound at exit 10. another on the grand central westbound at jewel avenue in the right lane. more weather and traffic coming up. >> emily, thank you. >>> new this morning a young man is dead following a horrific elevator malfunction. it happened inside of an apartment building on broome street. it's on the lower east side. "today in new york's" katherine >> reporter: kerry, we are learning that this victim was badly injured, that he was crushed when that elevator malfunctioned. this is a high rise, 26 floors, with a history of elevator problems. elevators skipping floors, elevators not working. now a young man has died. he was only 25 years old. according to police, it happened about 15 minutes after midnight. the victim was in an elevator with two others. he was about to get off the elevator with them when it malfunctioned, according to police. it began to descend. people outside of the elevator tried pulling the victim from it, but he was trapped. 911 was called. firefighters and paramedics arrived an

delays are starting to build westbound out before the van wyck expressway. continue to keep you posted. in better news, a live look at the belt parkway by jfk airport. things moving nicely on the roadway today. let's hope they move nicely at the airport as well. it will be a busy day playing catch-up there. we'll have all the information for you. we'll take a closer look at the rails when i come. people waking up looking out the window now hoping to see a plowed street. >> depends where you are. some of the streets are still impassable. here's a look at the map. it shows in real time what areas have been plowed. on some side streets, it's actually been quite a while. "today in new york's" katherine creag is in ozone park with the latest there. lot of big piles of snow behind you. >> reporter: so many problems, kerry and darlene. especially when you consider school that will be on today for people trying to catch the city bus for kids waiting for the school bus. that area there, that's a pickup for the city bus. the problem is there are cars there where you w

then connect to the van wyck and head down. if you're getting on the ferries today, everything looks good out there. all operating on their regular routes and schedules. more weather and traffic ahead on the 4s. >> lauren, thanks very much. >>> 5:48 now. a man in a wheelchair accused of robbing two banks in queens is expected to go before a judge today. police say kelvin dennison entered a td bank in sunnyside on monday, handed the teller a note demanding $20,000. they say he was also arrested back in july after robbing another bank. at the time, dennison was ordered to undergo mental health treatment for at least a year. he was kicked out of that program last month. >>> an alleged con man who posed as a wounded warrior is now behind bars. soldier to prey on the kindness of others. the scam allowed him to rent a luxury downtown apartment and lease a new bmw. police managed to dupe him by towing his car and telling him it was evidence for a bogus shooting case. when wilson retrieved his car, they arrested him. >>> the cable news

if look at the and northbound van wyck expressway. you can see traffic starting to build. this accident takes on at least one lane right by the grand central. we have time square shut down. service changes and delays. ben: thank you so much. new year's eve officially in the books. juliet: sanitation crews are partying themselves. well, sort of. robert moses has been there all morning. it is looking cleaner and cleaner by the second. >> reporter: it sure is. i tell you what, the sanitation they are in tip top condition. you can almost eat off the ground. well, you don't even off the ground, but it seems that way compared to what it was. 2015 is so last year. your new year's resolutions may include eating less or exercising more. getting time square cleaned up fast. the department to floyd workers. cleaning up the party hats, noisemakers, confetti in the and the other evidence of the fund that happened here. last year, the sanitation department said it removed more as confetti all. about one million people gathered here. despite fears of an attack, everything went off withou

take a live look outside at the van wyck expressway. you'll see in the bottom left of your screen there, that's actually a fire truck and flares. northbound on the van wyck before you get to the belt parkway, there's likely an accident. still trying to confirm that. delays go back a little bit. plenty of rubber necking out there. headed southbound, it looks like there are some lanes blocked on the southbound side as well. out by the belt parkway. leave yourself plenty of extra time. queensboro bridge, things look good on the camera. headed to the upper level heading into manhattan, there is a disabled vehicle out there blocking a lane. once you get past it, you can see everything is moving nicely. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect. weather and traffic on the 4s. >>> 5:47. attorneys for bill cosby want to postpone his wife's scheduled deposition. tomorrow camille cosby is expected to answer questions in a defamation lawsuit against her husband. it was brought by 7 of the 50 women who claim cosby assaulted them. the

the next shot will be the van wyck . it's a very big accident on the southbound side at rockaway boulevard. flashing lights in only one lead to squeeze by. it's causing a heavy delay. take a positive out of this at least the northbound side isn't looking too bad but the southbound will be something you want to avoid. allow yourself some extra time. the bridge is going on right now. notice. the line is suspended as the transit is cross honoring your tickets at 33rd st. the street parking rules are suspended but you have to put money in the meters. >> the curtain of distraction it's out in find out who is again! r again! again! again! again? again! again! general mills is removing artificial flavors and colors from our cereals. so you can love cereal... home in rural indiana in connection with the disappearance of lawrence beer. she is the westchester native vanished after finishing her sophomore year at indiana university. yesterday. they are said to question at the home >> one of the people in new york who has the zika v

that's the van wyck suppress ways, college point boulevard exit. what's happening is they're diverting traffic on to the exit ramp. you can get on a little ways after this. delays are minor getting into the area. if you're getting on the trains, metro-north on the harlem line, southbound trains are not stopping at tremont or melrose. lirr is a bunch of service changes and suspensions. lori bordonaro will have more on that in a moment. bus service on the gladstone branch. also cross honoring system wide today. path, everything will be operating with the exception of service between newark and journal square. nj transit cross honors. more weather and traffic on the >>> a far from normal commute this morning, especially for anyone who relies on long island to get around. lori bordonaro has more with that. >> reporter: darlene, we're starting to see commuters trickle in here in lynbrook. they're getting here early because many of the trains are expected to be crowded. the trains running will have limited service this morning. many of the trains here ar

as you approach van wyck excuse me queens boulevard as well. bqe no problems crossing the kosciuszko bridge. fine in new jersey, 78, it will 0, 22 no problems. cameras we have a problem on long island this is southern state parkway you're seeing westbound by peninsula boulevard because of an accident by exit 18 eagle avenue blocking lane. eastbound side you're fine. van wyck go to that camera shot cleared away an fox right bit belt parkway northbound. that was blocking a lane all cleared away so traffic moving again. southbound side you're fine. with trains long island railroad jefferson or ronkonkoma branch expect delays and cancelations there's a broken rail they're trying to deal request. everything else on or close to schedule. j and z train no service between crest sent street mechanical problems. >> thanks very much. >> president obama will formerly announce gun control. >> measure expanding definition of gun deals -- republican presidential candidates say skirting around congress with executive action isn't right way to do it although re

to the maps and an accident on the northbound van wyck. the grand central west at jewel avenue another spinout there. fdr drive northbound in the 70s. an accident still being cleared. and 4 trains delays with switching problems and also reports of delays on the a., c. and e. because of a police investigation. and let's go outside and i'll show you times square. clean-up continuing here at times square so avoid the area. alternate side of the street parking is suspended. back to you. lori, ken? >>> all right, debbie thank you. and hawaii has become the first state in the nation to raise the legal smoking age to 21. the law goes into effect with the new year. that's today. for those not keeping track. public health officials are hoping that they will keep young people from developing the unhealthy addiction. they say one in four high school students in hawaii tries their first cigarette every year. >>> and in new york, new york city welcoming its first arrival of >> yeah, coney island hospital announced that zayden noel was born at exactly m

now an the van wyck northbound at the grand central. accident reported and the grand accident there as well. fdr drive northbound in the 70s still cleaning up the accident and traffic light but watch for that accident investigation. lirr, new jersey transit, metro- north on a reduced schedule to help you out today. as we go to the web cam and this problem now over on route 1. reports of all lanes subject to close your on route 1 getting over to south brunswick by dean's lane. some type of accident investigation. watch that for you. alternate side of the street parking is suspended. back to you ken, lori? >>> all right debbie thank you. we continue to follow breaking news this manhattan. a man is dead after -- in manhattan. a man is dead after trying to get out of a stuck elevator. this happened on the lower east side at 131 broom street just after midnight. police say the 25-year-old man was with his friends when the elevator became stuck on the third floor. his friends were holding the door open for him to get out but that's when the e

. >>> on the grand central parkway and van wyck, this is the van wyck expressway and where the grand central parkway is. i want to talk to you eastbound right near the gardens interchange we have this overturned vehicle being cleared away. all lanes were closed down but at this point we have a couple of lanes closed but looks like traffic is moving through without any major problems at this point. we also have our mass transit doing just fine and street cleaning rules are in effect. >>> still ahead on eyewitness news this morning, what an act of kindness. watch as a man gives the shirt right off his back to a stranger on the subway. we are going to speak exclusively with the good >>> two nypd officers help i'm neil patrick harris and new york is my home. no place has more world class culture. come winter, i can't wait to visit our must-see collections of art and superb photography and film. new york has beautifully restored theaters, that are now important centers for the performing arts. and museums that preserve the glories of the past. winter in new york state means more great thi

the suspect and a partner reported to have fled towards the van wyck expressway, they heard the violence unfold. >> i'll tell you, it is bad, getting worse in this neighborhood. >> the victim's vehicle towed by police this morning the hampton inn front desk says it has no comment, the daughter treated for minor head wounds after being pistol whipped her mother listed in critical but following the gunshot wound to the chest. near jfk airport, steve langford, cbs 2 news. >>> police say the suspects drove off in a 2010 white volkswagen jetta. >>> arrestedded and held hostage why north korea says a hostile acts from the u.s. government. >>> a toddler found alone running along the freezing highway, see where his parents were. >>> and a cow that escaped and led police on a wild chase. hearing loss can make you feel left out disconnected from life's every day moments causing a lot of friction and unnecessary stress. introducing totalcare, a revolutionary hearing program unlike anything you've ever experienced. our licensed hearing experts even use advanced otoscopic technology to show you what'

on one of the roads we love to complain about, the van wyck expressway. northbound, delays out there between hillside avenue and queens boulevard. that's of course because of road work and funny patterns out there. keep that in mind. we'll also look at the grand central parkway by laguardia airport -- or the gowanus. both have delays on them. things are starting to slow down here. we also have reports of an accident on the grand central. you can see a bit of a slow ride as you make your way past laguardia. i'll keep a close eye on all this. more to come soon. >> okay, lauren. thanks. >>> if you're on the roads, this could be a good 2016 at the gas pump. aaa says the national averages should not move too much, should stay around 2.25, 2.45 a gallon for all of 2016. right now nationally, 1.99 a gallon. let's look locally. new jersey drives some of the lowest gas prices in the nation, 1.83. connecticut, 2.14. new york, we pay the most, 2.22 for a gallon of regular. >>> so more and more raccoons apparently are calling new york city home. "the new york times"

west near the van wyck. that is where we have a disabled vehicle. 7 trains we have ems activity at queensboro plaza. expect delays in both directions as a result. cross bronx going west near westchester avenue an accident. we have two lanes closed down as a result of that. then as you head on to 78 eastbound side near exit 56 an accident in the local lanes. a jackknifed tractor trailer. we have all lanes closed down as a result. alternate side of the street parking rules are suspended. metered are in effect. ken, lori, over to you. >> thank you, heather. >>> still ahead on "eyewitness news this morning," we will introduce you to a three-legged dog who stepped in to save his owners when an armed robber broke into their home. >>> check out this photo of a so much he paid a load for it. [car starting] [engine revving] [crashing] >>> say good-bye to the garbage that built up in the wake of the blizzard. trash removal services resume in the city today. this tweet went out. sanitation is warning there might be som

the van wyck expressway. road work. not a fun right southbound here. heading over to the cross bronx expressway, we have all of the eae stbound lanes shut down there. tho ey'r holding traffic. they're supposed to be diverting it off the road. they're fixing the guardrail from an accident that's in the westbound lanes. some lanes getting by there, but still a very slow ride in both directions. >> lauren, thank you. >>> 4:56. broadway is beginning the new year on a record breaking note. looking live there at the great white way. $43 million in ticket sales. 20 oo the l shows now playing made more than $1 million each. four of them passed the $2 million mark. according to the broadway league, the mild weather, premium pricing and extra performances all helped the week >>> the giant ball that rang in the new year will be moving. it will be relit and raised back to the top of a 130 foot poll at times square. it will stay there for the rest of the year until it's needed agtrain next new year's eve. >>> about 28,000 minimum wage employees will get a raise. ye

we're going to look at the van wyck expressway, where we have ongoing roadwork. it's been out there for a while. two lanes shut down southbound between the grand central parkway and hillside avenue. expect a slow ride here. but here's a look at the george washington bridge, where everything is moving along nicely on both levels. over on the connecticut turnpike, here's what it looks like out in stamford. smooth sailing here as well. no roadwork getting in your way. alternate side of the street parking rules in effect. more weather and traffic coming up on the 4s. >> thanks so much, lauren. >>> the nation's busiest train station is getting a massive makeover and a new name. governor cuomo is pledging $3 billion to revitalize penn station. he says requests for proposals will be due in 90 days. the governor says the existing penn station is dark, ugly, and un-new york. >> it could use a refresh. it's a little tired. it smells like urine all over the place. >> imagine being a first-time visitor to new york and getting off in penn station. good thing the vice presiden

>> an accident blocked on the northbound side of the van wyck just past the belt parkway. commuters on the north jefferson you don't have an easy commute. anticipate delays and cancelations due to a broken rail near westbury through the area. some subway changes, j and z are now suspended between crescent street and jamaica center because of problems. alternate side parking rules is in effect city wide. be safe, don't text and drive. >>> a long island north shore village is on guard this morning after home burglaries and >> jennifer mclogan reports. >> everybody is really on edge . >> it reminds me to be more aware. >> it is one of the safest villages but east hills just suffered two break-ins and assaults. >> in our neighborhood especially i think measures need to be taken. >> there's always something new that could help. >> if you want to be safe take care of itself. >> more than 100 people gathered to deter crime. they were followed by a man with a knife who struggle this woman and threatened her on her driveway. >> the village relies on nassau county police and maintai

we'll look at the van wyck expressway by the kew gardens interchange. one accident on the l.i.e., but it's really not causing a problem. a nice ride as you head out the door. >> speaking of rides, we're getting a better idea of how much it's going to cost to improve amtrak in and out of penn station. officials say it's going to be $24 billion. that's almost $8 billion to the new tunnel under the hudson. we've been telling you, of course, about the train delays and cancellations due to the fact they're working with an existing century-old tunnel. >>> after only a year on the job, connecticut's dmv commissioner is stepping down. he took the position in december of 2014. his resignation follows various problems with the new multimillion-dollar computer system upgrade. governor dann malloy is expected to announce a new commissioner. >>> new york drivers who repeatedly go through tolls without paying will now have their car registration suspended. the dmv first proposed this new violators who eventually do pay up, you can have your registration reinstated. >

heading over to the van wyck expressway heading southbound. things are moving along nicely here as well. there is some roadwork out there just past this shot, but it's not causing a delay just yet. we'll head over to the brooklyn bridge. things also doing just fine there. again, no construction. manhattan-bound side of the span is open. bqe still moving along nicely. alternate side of the street parking rules in effect today. more weather and traffic coming up on the 4s. >> thank you. >>> a lot of new jersey politicians are outraged the state isn't getting more federal money for hurricane sandy yesterday washington announced that new jersey will get $15 million for a storm preparedness education program. meanwhile, new york state is getting more than $200 million. one federal official called new jersey's application weak. >>> in westchester county, friends and family said good-bye to a scarsdale woman killed in her own home, allegedly by her own husband. the funeral for dr. robin goldman was held as quickly as possible yesterday. her friends s

either is looking at the commute, van wyck, van white. potato. >>> this is interesting, a brakes. but in addition to that, you have a truck that is on fire. turnpike. then this situation on the fdr south 70s to the 60s, construction, two lanes are closed off. expect heavy delays. street cleaning rules are in effect today. rob, lori, over to you. >> heather, thank you. >>> still ahead on eyewitness news this morning, drivers held at gunpoint. the new clue police hope will help them catch serial robbers targeting livery cabs. >> commuter alert for subway riders. it's a taste so bold, yet so smooth, it could only be called, black silk, from folgers. a taste you could enjoy, fresh brewed, or one cup at a time. >>> welcome back. newly released video shows two men terrifying and robbing livery cab drivers at gunpoint. the two suspects are wanted for a pair of robberies last month in brooklyn. the thieves got away with cash and cell phones. if you know who these men are, please give police a call. >>> remember this car. we told you about it a few days ago after it was frozen in night on

delays northbound on the van wyck. letter off the george washington bridge, getting on to 95 southbound, express lanes near 68 an accident. the accident involved a garbage truck. not causing a major delay. it's a nuisance. george washington bridge itself inbound just a minor delay into the tolls. lincoln 10. holland a 10-minute delay. harlem river drive, the ramp to 127th street is closed. that is until next year because of a construction project. southern state parkway west near exit 30 a vehicle fire there. that has been cleared away. we have alternate side of the street parking rules in effect today. letter lori and ken, over to you. >> all right, thank you, heather. >>> new details about what lg is expected to unveil at the consumer electronic show. >> in techbytes, a 98-inch television. >> lg will announce the top of the line 98-inch tv about to go into production, super ultra hi- def with four times the resolution of a 4 k. >>> if you are tired of a tiny sound from the ear buds, the phone stick may be the thing.

we're seeing some delays northbound on the van wyck expressway this morning. this is all because of the construction out by the kew gardens interchange. delays are building back to atlantic avenue. alternate side of the street parking rules in heskt. we'll have your next weather and traffic update on the 4s. >>> bill cosby's deposition in a defamation lawsuit has been delayed. seven women accusing cosby of sexual abuse say he and his legal team have dismissed them as liars. a judge decided to hold off on the deposition while cosby faces for allegedly attacking a woman at temple university in 2004. cosby has denied all of the allegations. >>> olympic gold medalist skier peekaboo street is fis acing charges after allegedly pushing her father down some stairs in a utah home. her father told police that street started yelling after he bumped his car into the house while trying to leave. street is charged with assault and domestic violence. >>> on long island, a bank robbery and ensuing police chase made for some frantic moments. it all started when a bank in bay s

westbound near the van wyck. scat at the b tweeted me said it was a disabled vehicle l.i.e. west because of a massive lane wine pothole. -- lane wide pothole. cross bronx west at westchester avenue an accident. two lanes are closed. john del giorno was telling us about this 78 problem east near exit 56 accident in the local lanes with a jackknifed tractor trailer. street cleaning rules are suspended today. lori, over to you. >>> breaking news on long island. a close call for a suffolk police officer injured in a wrong way crash on sunrise highway. this happened about three hours police say the driver of a van was going west in the eastbound lanes when he crashed into the police cruiser. the officer suffered minor injuries and the van driver was taken into custody. the road has reopened since the crash. >>> also breaking in new jersey, one police officer is injured and a suspected car thief is shot in the head. this happened overnight on ocean avenue in jersey city. dray clark is following the latest for us. dray? >> reporter: we should mention the officer involved with this

there's grand central by jewel avenue normal delays to the van wyck. ben and juliet. >> thanks very much. well you know in keeping in line with new york city issued a >> as preparations are underway to tackle the snow. robert moses joins us live from west side. good news robert, transit will keep running at least as far as we know this weekend. >> that's the plan ben and juliet, good morning to you. salt piles like these have nots really been tusmed at all this winter, but they'll be touch in a big way at 55th and 12th. salt will feed some of the spreaders that will fan out all across the city. let's take a look at the storm preparations by numbers. city says it has 303 tons of rock salt all ready to go beginning at 7 this morning sanitation work reverse working 24 employees per shift. 579 salt spreaders predeployed and once two inches of snow falls 365 plows will clear it mayor has issued a travel sunday. besides heavy snow, high winds are beginning to create white-out conditions that will make travel the nearly impossible. anyone who has the illusion

you look at the long island expressway, northern state parkway, van wyck expressway, the crews really did do their job. the reason they were able to do their job as well as they did, as quickly as they did was because you did not have the normal traffic on the roads. that was the purpose of the ban. i think the ban served its purpose. but i know new yorkers were inconvenienced. but in true new yorker spirit, they rose to the occasion. it was also heartwarming to see yesterday how new yorkers were there and rallied one for the other. i can't tell you how many circumstances i came across other people's driveways and walkways, people were out pushing cars, people were helping people across the street. it was just great to see how new yorkers come together in a beautiful spirit of community. sometimes when things are at their worst, it brings out the best. i believe that's true about new yorkers. it's also true about our public servants who have done amazing work all across the board. this was hard. you have crews out there who have been literally working around the clock under very diffi

van wyck expressway northbound side near the belt parkway. if you are going to j.f.k., you want to plan ahead. street cleaning rules are in effect. michelle, over to you. >> thank you so much, heather. >>> a california woman says a starbucks employee stole her credit card information and went on a shopping spree. juana martin needs noticed a charge on her card after ordering coffee. she went back to the starbucks confronting the cashier. >> you know what you did? >> difficult to prevent somebody that has a magnetic stripe reader small and portable. >> scary. the cashier no longer works for their company. check your credit card statements all the time and to hide your pin using an atm as well. >>> a young boy's message from 28 years ago has turned into a mystery. this letter washed up on the shores of northern california recently inside a bottle. a 5-year-old boy found it walking near a creek. way back in the late 80s a grate school student dropped it in the water hoping somebody would get his message in a bottle. >> it says hi, my name is chr

. >> that is the van wyck expressway north and south and then going across your screen, that is the grand central parkway. >> awesome. >> the kew gardens interchange. >> could you show me that again because i didn't catch that. >> in case you are wondering -- it went away. forget it. i want my strawberry ice cream so you know. >> midtown manhattan, temperatures of 35 degrees. humidity 61%. heather, the lights are on at wollman rink. they are ice skating this morning and down to the plaza hotel. looking good at midtown. normal high 38 degrees. we were at 38 yesterday. today 48 to 50. much warmer today. sun up at 7:18. a gorgeous sunrise in a little while, an hour and 45 minutes. 30 up to the north. calm winds to a light wind here. worry about. nice start to the day. beautiful sunrise. a few clouds will come across to the south. the upper level winds are coming from the southwest. it will warm things up fast. by 10:00 it's 40. this afternoon upper 40s. about 4:00. rain comes in at midnight working through the area. monticello. you are here in sullivan, orange, ulster, you can have a mix-up

in queens, an accident on the belt parkway by leopards boulevard westbound, the van wyck had an accident earlier, that's been cleared. take a look at fdr drive by 79th street, northbound moving fine. if you're taking the lincoln tunnel, not bad of a ride actually, 495 moving off route 3, slows down as you approach kennedy boulevard, about a 30 minute delay. the f trains were running southbound express only between j street and fourth avenue, that's within cleared away. the rest of mass transit running on or close. much. >> police are looking for the man in this video. he tried to abduct a baby on long island. though. the baby is okay. let's go to liz dahlem in long island with details. the babysitter was walking down the street when she was approached by a strange man who demanded she hand over the 20-month-old baby she was watching. and the man didn't stop there. he followed them to a home and tried to abduct the baby, but he only got away with an empty stroller that he later ditched here right next to this pizza shop. nassau county detectives say this man approached a 65-year-old femal

we have the van wyck going north at hillside another accident cleared then this problem on to the garden state parkway south, exit 163 another crash. our street cleaning rules are in effect. ken, back to you. >> heather, thank you. >>> meteorologist bill evans with the accuweather forecast. >> sunshine but it is cold. the sun will do little to warm us up today. temperatures around 29 degrees. a cold day with a wind that feels like the low 20s, upper teens. up at monticello, minus 3. this is the type of weather we should be getting this time of year but we haven't been. we had report highs over the holidays. now it's back to the real feel. it will feel cold today and tomorrow. bright tomorrow, less wind but a cold day, high of 30. we warm to 47 by friday. dresses warmly. have a great day. >> thank you, sir. that's the news for now. "live with kelly and michael" at 9:00 a.m. in the meantime, more "good morning america" up next on channel 7. girl you're the one >>> welcome back to "gma" on this monday morning. first monday of the new year. and welcome back to the brand-new bachelor, ben hig

normal delays on the lie heading towards queens boulevard, the van wyck always slow, northbound according the gardens interchange to that construction zone. staten island expressway by victory boulevard, you're fine as you approach the very zahn owe, you do have normal delays. as or -- as for the george washington bridge, the upper level traffic's moving fine, no delays heading towards the toll plaza. 495 towards the lincoln tunnel, about a 20-30 minute delay, holland tunnel, 10-15. >> mike piazza, thank goodness, is going into the hall of fame as a met. >> here he is, legendary new york met, but he plays with a couple of oh teams too. yes, he was voted into the baseball hall of fame up there in cooperstown. the ceremony will be in july, and here's what we're getting at, rosanna. when you're in the hall of fame, you get a plaque like this. this is babe ruth's plaque. take a look. you ware a hat, okay -- you wear a hat, okay? babe is wearing a yankee hat. he plays in the boston red sox too. so it's really up to to the player and the museum -- >> by the way, this is only the second met in c

then over on the van wyck expressway, in for a smooth ride there. subway, we have delays on uptown 2, 3, 5 trains. delays on 34th street hudson yard bound trains. major commuter lines look good. next weather and traffic update on the 4s. >>> 5:47 in long island. police have arrested a driver who crashed his car into the home and ran away from the scene. fortunately nobody was inside the home and was hurt -- the people inside the home, they weren't hurt, i should say. police have not yet determined the cause of the crash. neighbors tell us it's the third time in the last six months that a home in the area has been hit by a car. >>> you can just sit here and watch the cars whiz by here at 50, 60 miles an hour. this is a residential area. >> i think we have to put some kind of stop sign. that would help a little bit. >> babylon town spokesperson tells us a study found there wasn't enough traffic volume to lightness. he's blaming the recent accidents on driver error. >>> happening now, police are searching for the thieves who keep stealing credit card i

one lane open on the harlem river drive northbound getting speaking of delays, let's show you the van wyck expressway. very slow going northbound as you make your way through this area. this is out by atlantic avenue. just a slow ride this morning. we'll have r more weather and traffic coming up. >> thank you very much. >> new york city could be on the hook for hundreds of millions of dollars in added costs if governor cuomo's budget passes. the governor's plan requires the city to cover new increases in medicaid spenting. that's expected to tack on an additional $1820 0 million. the budget also calls for the city to contribute $485 million to cuny. >>> meanwhile, the plan to give elected city officials a big bump in pay, that's going to a city council vote. now, the mayor accepted a panel's recommendation for the raises, but they would come in exchange on a ban on outside jobs. city councilmembers would get nearly a $26,000 increase, so their salary would be $138,000 a mayor de blasio, he would get a 15% raise that would bring his salary to $258,000. >> the latest effort to reform the por

there is a disabled vehicle just past the van wyck expressway. we're going to find slowdowns with that. more weather and traffic coming up on the 4s. >> thanks so much, emily. >>> breaking news from bohemia long island where a police officer was hurt in a wrong-way crash. the officer was driving when the patrol car collided with an oncoming car driving west in the eastbound lanes. the officer is being treated for minor injuries much the driver of the other car is in custody. we'll bring you more information on this breaking news story as we get it. >>> breaking news in new jersey this morning where there are reports that jersey city police shot a suspect early this it happened at forest avenue -- forest street and ocean avenue. more. what's the latest, trace? >> reporter: it's hard to tell that anything happened here. we have learned, according to many sources that a police officer, jersey city police officer, was actually dragged traffic stop by a suspect who tried to run. let's show you video of the scene with jersey city police officers blocki

this is just before you get to the exit for the van wyck and the grand central parkway. you can see it is still causing a very slow ride eastbound and westbound. plenty of rubber necking. leave yourself a lot of extra time in queens on the l.i.e. this morning. heading to the cross bronx expressway a slow ride westbound. we have reports of a tire in the roadway. this is just after the sheridan expressway. once you get past it heading towards the george washington bridge, free and clear there. heading over to the garden state parkway, we had that accident southbound by exit 148. that cleared. although, there are some residual delays, but northbound, we still have an accident before the asbury tolls. otherwise, the roads look pretty good out there. that's the majority of the problems. alternate side of the street parking rules in effect. back to you. >> lauren, thank you. police are trying to track down the person who cut down a traffic light camera on long island. they say it happened monday night on the southwest corner of county road 83 and old town road in coram. this i

the construction delays on the van wyck expressway southbound by the kew gardens interchange have eased out. our first minor problem on the roads. northbound on tonnelle avenue, watch out for a disabled vehicle by carlton avenue. we'll look at the gowanus expressway, where things are moving along nicely past the belt merge through industry city. enjoy that while you can. more weather and traffic ahead on the 4s. >> thanks very much. >>> new this morning, police say they found the man who splashed a stranger for chelsea. they found him thanks to a man who reck nieds ognized that attacker. katherine creag is live where the suspect is being held. so many people shocked to see the video of this attack. >> reporter: indeed, michael. also, just as incredible for a the suspect. as you said, it was an alert passerby who got a look at that suspect, recognizing him from surveillance video released by police and some of the businesses in that area on 23rd street. the suspect, kari bazemore, slashed a woman on the face yesterday morning, but there was a man around the midtown area right by st. patr

closed temporariry all lanes are closed while they got the vehicle out of the way, and the northbound van wyck live in chopper 2. >>> we're also following a disabled vehicle on the westbound side, before the george washington bridge delays are back to li nden boulevard. alternate side is in effect, be safe don't text and drive. >> update now on that chain reaction crash on the expressway we told you about yesterday at this time. chopper 2 was over there, tied up traffic for over two hours. >>> one car was crushed so bad firefighters assumed the driver was dead when they heard his cry for help. the bravest who serve add engine 241 answer about 3500 calls a year. this is one they won't forget. a record car almost completely crushed between 2 vehicles. when i looked at this mangled car i just shook my head and i said i can't believe this guy is alive and speaking. >> the red toyota looked like it had been put into a car crushing machine. firefighters arrived and shocked to see the driver wiggling his fingers crying for help. >> all he could saying was just please get me out of here. car that was

heading to the van wyck expressway, here's what that looks like by the kew gardens interchange. some delays southbound at this time. things are moving along just fine. expressway, smooth sailing out there by the bronx river parkway. no roadwork getting in your way. alternate side of the street parking rules in effect. we'll have your next weather and traffic update on the 4s. >> lauren, thank you. >>> 5:18 rught now. breaking news overseas. american sailors detained in iran are now free. nbc's tracie potts is in washington, d.c. with new developments. >> reporter: we just got this news a few minutes ago. iranian state tv reporting that they have freed the nine men and one woman who crossed into their waters. iran says they apologized and have been we leased back into international waters. we're waiting on u.s. confirmation of that. earlier this morning, iran's navy chief said on state tv they acted unprofessionally after a 40-minute training mission. we now know that it was a mechanical failure on one of the boats. them that caused them to drift about three miles into iranian te