. >>> a deadly accident on the lirr, a train struck a truck sitting right in the middle of the tracks. lane. with the story. >> the lirr was heading westbound when it struck a pickup here at this crossing. >> the truck driver was taken from his mangled vehicle and rushed to a local hospital. a law enforcement source tells me he's yet unidentified man has died. mta officials are still trying to determine if the truck driver gates, four passengers were on the train, but an lirr spokesman says no one was hurt. the incident comes a day after the railroad's president confirmed planls to install cameras at some of the lirr's nearly 300 great crossings. the mta is also considering eventually sending images from the cameras to crossing violators as a warning. >> they're focusing on grade crossing safety. over the last year, the number of incidents involving vehicles and pedestrians at grade crossings have tripled. greg cergol, news 4 new york. >> thanks for watching. stay with us, as the news >>> terror in brussels. two airport bombings. belgium on countrywide lockdown as the manhunt for a su

and for one woman whose backyard butts up to the lirr. she has some questions but that is welcome news. >> it sounds good. but we're going to see what happens. >> the governor didn't give a timetable, only saying he would like the work done as soon as possible. in mineola, mark santia, news 4 new york. >>> let's hope there are no more blizzards in our immediate future. if you ever look how the snowstorm looks to the people who dig us out. the department of sanitation put together this time lapse video showing how it responded to the big storm in january. they had to salt and sand and shovel an plow nearly 27 inches of that white fluffy stuff all across the city. snow day. >>> it's un seasonably warm outside. >> that was then and this is now. a gorgeous picture. if we take a look at down the river here, the hudson river, you can see the southern tip of manhattan. and then as we slowly pan across a beautiful skyline, we look directly across the river from hamilton park in weehocken, new jersey. we work our way north, hazy conditions right n

metro north, lirr, running on or close. over on the at the conic heading north in putnam valley, right near peekskill hollow road, it's an accident there. collision. still moving okay across the span of the ed koch 59th street bridge into town burks do expect delays to build because drive. construction. let's go outside, i'll show you a look at the l.i.e. here's the l.i.e. westbound through casino boulevard, not too bad out towards the queens midtown tunnel. alternate sides in effect. back over to you, lori, ken >> debbie, had you. thank you. >>> it's 5:56. art lovers are getting ready to celebrate the new opening of the modern space for modern art. the met broyer welcomes the whitney on the upper east side. mayor bill de blasio will help celebrate the opening. this weekend's festivities include special programs and an all ages. 6:00. this morning, the secret service is looking to suspicious package mailed to donald trump's son, a potentially dangerous situation playing out inside a manhattan high rise. >>> new information

let's tell you about the 7 train, lirr, metro north and new jersey transit running on or close. here is a look at the bridge still moving smoothly, please take it slowly around the ramps and let's go over to our other camera here is a look at the southern state park way, you can see the roads are close through nassau county, please keep the speeds down. alternate side parking rules suspended and metered rules in effect. back over to you. >>> 4:48 the man arrested in the paris terror attacks may have been planning another major assault. salah abdeslam is charged for the attacks that killed 130 people back in november. he was taken into police custody on friday after a raid in belgium. investigators are revealing what he may have been planning in the near future. >> the next information are is he was ready to re-start something from bristles and have found a lot of weapons, heavy weapons in the first investigations and we have seen a new network of people around him. >> we are also learning that abdeslam was reportedly running in the leg. >>> a suspect in a slashing attack in broo

lirr new jersey transit on time. with the possibility of a strike going into effect 12:01 sunday morning, you'll have enhanced bus service offered to you for the week days and you'll be cross honored with trains and new york water way ferries, alternate side in effect. back to you. >> thank you so much. >>> 5:56, happening today, mayor bill de blasio and eric sneiderman will hold a housing meeting on a including tomorrowy affordable housing in a third of new construction. >>> we're closing in on #:00, on eyewitness news, rail workers heading back to the bargaining table today hoping to reach an agreement with new jersey transit officials. what is being discussed to avoid a possible strike. >> former presidential candidate offering words of wisdom for the remaining republican contenders days before the primary. >> a startling discovery inside a home guns can ammo, that i alright guys. i want to show you some cutting edge technology. this is a vhs tape. this is a flip phone. have you seen these before? it's called a co

lirr commuters, there's a broken rail in mineola. expect delays and cancellations on the oyster bay and ronkonkoma branches. subways and other major commuter lines. if you're getting on other roads, after the broadway exit, there's an accident blocking a lane. it's slow through here. an accident on the bqe on the zebra stripes. it blocks the shoulder there. it's still slow going through here. on the van wyck expressway northbound, an accident by hillside avenue. also on the shoulder, you can see delays here as well. that's the trouble spots{ on the roads. alternate side of the street parking rules in effect today. more weather and traffic ahead on the 4s. >>> on long island, an ntsb report showing a plane ran out of fuel when it crashed into setauket harbor. both fuel engines were empty. crews rescued three people. one person still missing. they're presumed dead. man trying to hide cocaine in a water bottle. they found an aquafina bottle inside and an officer took a closer look. the top and bottom of the bottle appeared to be filled

everything smoothly lirr and new jersey transit. there will be enhanced bus service if the strike goes into efblth sunday morning. enhanced bus -- en-- into effect sunday morning. enhanced bus service to help you out. let's go back over to our maps happening. as you head to the cross bronx westbound, heavy into the george washington bridge. that is a disabled bridge. here is the westbound belt, bumper to bumper, heading out with a stalled truck. going to the web cam. a look with the southern state westbound. heavy through eagle avenue. one accident was cleared and now another accident at eagle avenue. alternate side parking rules are in effect. back over to you. >> it is 6:19. more fall out from volkswagon emission scandal claiming a top >> this is a body of proof. proof of less joint pain. and clearer skin. this is my body of proof that i can fight psoriatic arthritis ...with humira. humira works by targeting and helping to block a specific source of inflammation that contributes to both joint and skin symptoms. it's proven to help

. >> the doors of an lirr train open without a platform and this photo doesn't tell the story. why some are calling the response an outrage. >> arrested and accused of stabbing random joggers. now police connect an accused violent criminal to a separate hate crime. >> isis secrets revealed. information came from. smoking causes 16 different types of cancer. es that can kill you fast. ones that can kill you slower. ones that can take away life's most basic pleasures. there are 16 different types of cancer caused by smoking. you have one clear way to reduce your risk. talk with your doctor. ahh... yeah! ahh... ahh... ah. you probably say it a million times a day. ahh... ahh! ahh... ahh! but at cigna, we want to help everyone say it once a year. say "ahh". >>ahh... cigna medical plans cover one hundred percent of your in-network annual checkup. so america, let's go. know. ahh! and take control of your health. >>> danger on the tracks. the door to a long island rail road car opened 20 feet above a concrete parking lot instead of the platform. good evening, i'm maurice dubois. >> we

1980 just in the area we are talking about. >> reporter: not everyone is consequenced they want an lirr passing lane in their backyard. in the communities that would be greatly affected by the construction any of third track, the governor can dangle this as a carrot. but he says it's good common sense. >> if we're doing the work there anyway, why don't we take the opportunity to remove what we know are noisy, dangerous, time-consuming crossings. >> reporter: the price tag for building over and under passes, hefty, but the outcome is possibly more appealing to thousands who live with this every day. in mineola, stacy sager, channel 7 news. >> we will see. >>> just lady -- ahead at 6:00, so if you like your macand cheese in a box, does it taste different these days? change. >> but thankfully, no big i've been a turkey farmer my whole life... and i raise turkey for shady brook farms . that's just the way things should be done. that's important to me. my name is glenn, and i'm an independent turkey farmer. (female announcer) shady brook farms . no growth-promoting antibiotics, >>> from cavi

metro north, lirr running on or close. subways on time. let's take it over to the te conic northbound getting up towards peekskill hollow road in putnam county, an accident there. and problems continue on the fdr drive in the 50s with a collision back toward the 40s. the ed koch 59th street bridge starting to build into town because of the problems on the fdr drive. here's a look at the southbound van wyck moving okay into kew gardens. and going over to our other camera, here's a look at the northbound van wyck. that's moving slowly heading up towards hillside avenue. alternate side parking rules are in effect. back over to you, lori, ken. >> all right, debbie, thank you. >>> it's 6:01. and this morning the nypd along with the fbi and secret service are investigating a suspicious package that was mailed to the son. the letter addressed to eric avenue south was deemed suspicious, but it was harmless. eyewitness news reporter mallory hoff is live outside the trump park east where police remain on the scene. mallory. >>reporter: ken, good mor

lirr, new jersey transit on time. to go in case of a new jersey transit rail strike, keep in mind, you will be cross honored with new jersey rail. the pass is honored with new jersey and private buses, new york water way and ferry. that will help you out. we'll keep you updated. let's see what shapg at the inbound traffic bridge. lincoln construction, holland, minor delay. that inbound george moving slowly with the disabled truck and construction. cross bronx westbound slowing down and on going roadwork here. fire department activity and going outside to the new jersey turnpike camera here is a look at the new jersey turnpike moving slow loechl with a dis-- slowly with a disabled truck. alternate side parking rules are in effect. >>> 4:55. new this morning from brooklyn, police are on the hunt for the gunman who murdered a man the 22-year-old was shot in the head and killed in crown heights. two teens were shot in the same brooklyn neighborhood. a 14-year-old girl and 18-year-old man were shot on president's street. s

the lirr is getting back on schedule after problems caused by a disabled train. an amtrak train was stuck outside a tunnel. a rescue train removed t several lirr trains were canceled. >>> a bronx woman thinks she is getting a visit from a city inspector and then ends being robbed in her own home. cbs 2's hazel sanchez has the story from morris heights. >> reporter: police are looking for the hooded man in this surveillance picture. investigators say he tied up martinez inside her apartment in the morris heights section of the bronx. [ non-english language ] >> reporter: she says, she is afraid to go outside to open her door. she hasn't slept since the march 7 attack. the suspect claimed to be an inspectors from the city's plumbing department who wanted to check her bathroo for lead. she trusted him even without identification. he threw her on a couch, tied her up and ransacked the apartment. >> reporter: he took my money, my daughter's phone, my medicine, martinez says. the suspect robbed her about 2 p.m. then in broad daylight ran from her apartment here on this

extra trains on metro-north and lirr. that will get people into the parade today. >> thanks, emily. >> it's 6:26. coming up next, get ready for a sea of green in manhattan. >> reporter: indeed darlene and michael. green, white and orange as well. the irish flag waving here on 5th avenue and seeing nypd blue. we'll tell you about the incredible security measures to protect efrp for the big parade. public schoolchildren will be tested for elevated lead levels today. i'm tracie strahan live in newark with more on what doctors say parents should be looking for. >>> keep watches us on your mobile device right now. hey, have you heard? heard what? before school starts in september, all kids going into 7th vaccine. it protects against diseases like meningitis. that can be serious, even deadly. yeah, that's why they can't start school without it. something to share? (giggling) actually, yes! talk to your health care provider. even kids who've had one shot may still need a booster. why do we do it? why do we spend every waking mom

there are passionate opposing views. >> reporter: the lirr is part of the mta, thus controlled by the governor. and right now along the main lines, governor cuomo's vision for the railroad building a third track is not a popular one among many home and business owners. what is your biggest beef? >> well, biggest beef is during the construction phase, which is going to take from 6 to 10 years, it's going to business. >> reporter: bill and ann corbett citizens against rail expansion a grassroots movement. >> parking will be scarce for commuters and it is going to really impact families. >> reporter: the proposed third track would cost more than $1 billion and would run for 10 miles between floral park and hicksville affecting stuart manor, floral park, new hyde park, garden city, mineola and westbury. >> the biggest concern is we'll bear all the burden and get no benefit. >> reporter: the mayor worries about noise, traffic, freight and displacement details up in the air. >> the third track is going through some of the most densely populated and some of the most mature communities in wes

lirr will be running extra trains in and out of penn. that is due to the get away for the holiday week. now your buses have a lot of detours. new york city buses. so these are the lines that are still detoured. decamp running fine this morning. 78 both ways getting into exit 14a in bayonne. that off ramp is closed due to a crash. you can see the flashing lights in the distance. keep in mind that off ramp is going to be closed. alternate side is suspended today. but you do have to feed the meters. mother more weather and traffic on the 4s. >>> police are hoping a few seconds of video will lead hem to two men impersonating police officers and sexually assaulted a senior. it happened last month in chelsea on 16th street. the men were in in red camaro. they flagged the victim to pull over and they robbed and sexually assaulted her. >>> right now, police are hunting for a killer on staten island who gunned down a mother and her son and all three people were shot on roxbury street in mariners harbor. overnight, police released new details abou

if you're getting on the rails, nj transit, metro-north, lirr, close to schedule. alternate side of the street parking rules in effect today. next weather and traffic update on the 4s. >> thank you very much. crews are preparing to head back out into the hudson river at the site of a tragedy. a tugboat crashed near the tappan zee bridge. tracie strahan is in tarrytown. the latest, tracie. >> michael, we have learned that that tugboat barge is pushing another barge -- in albany new jersey city when it crashed. three men were sent into the water. one man from staten island. still missing this morning. that tugboat was going through this large construction site wha when it happened. it hit a stationary construction barge near the site. so far crews have located the body of timothy kopg lynn of west bury. paul ammon of bayville, new jersey was pulled from the water. but he did not survive. governor cuomo says this all appears to have been an accident. conditions on the water have made the recovery effort difficult. >> the conditions are really lousy under the water. it

incident. >> reporter: lirr commuter billy says he gets chills thinking of what might have been. nearly tumbling into nothingness. >> the doors open up and all of a sudden, as we go forward, someone goes whoa and we look and there's no platform at all. the doors are open and it's just the air. >> reporter: out of penn station, on a packed rush hour train, he stood in his usual spot in the last car when they almost stepped into thin air, distracted, not looking. >> it's unbelievable that nobody actually stepped off. you know, a commuter, come in early and you're tired and working and everyone has their face buried. >> reporter: the area of elevated track with the drop- off over the parking lot is some 20 feet. >> at that point, i reached up and hit the button on the ceiling to try to stop what was going on. and eventually they stopped the bells and the doors opened again. >> reporter: no response from says those trying to get off quickly struggled forward into the next car to safely exit as eastbound. >> i called 911 and they said they couldn't take the call. local police station.

reporter: lirr spokesman said that many of the troubles are beyond their controls, including problem on amtrak owned tunnels and major weather events, they count on new projects, like a third track proposal. >> we're never satisfiesed with the numbers or performance anything less than 100%, does not give you any room to be satisfied. there is always you know efforts go on to figure out how to improve. reporter: some are hopeful for change, and would still choose >> it is economical and is makes steph. >> it is convenient. reporter: project to cost more than $10 million,. dari: governor cuomo is urging feds to halt constructo a naturals go pipeline near indian point nuclear plant we would like a safety risk analyzed of the pipeline from would run from pennsylvania to new england. the assessments will look into shut down at plant that included alarm and power failures issue a transformer power and a radio active leak in the ground water. steve: a spokesperson in new jersey said that lead has been found in well water of a building that was defected at 100 -- detected at 100 madison aven

metro-north, lirr, path and no delays. alternate side of the street parking rules are suspended but meter rules in effect. >> see you in a bit. >>> breaking news out of hoboken, emergency crews are dealing with a flooded street. new video in fact just into the newsroom of the scene along garden state street. you can see the street flooded. they're trying to figure out if it's a broken water main or a pipe issue. police are posting notices not to park on that street. we have reached out to suez water. we have at this point not heard back at this point. >>> president obama gets down to business on his historic trip to cuba. late yesterday, the family visited old havana and a stop at the famous cathedral there. the president will lay a wreath at the jose marti memorial. he meets one-on-one with president raul castro later today. >>> hi michael. this is a look at what the president arrives in. rain falling here. the president will be officially welcomed. he'll meet with president raul castro. there will be a state dinner. it's

let's go to our 4 train and tell you what's happening with signal problems in the bronx, lirr, metro north new jersey transit, east in monroe, exit 130 alternate side parking rules are suspended metered parking rules are in effect. back to you lori, ken. >>> 6:32 as roads are slick, salt spreaders were treating roads before the morning commute. a dozen schools will delay classes because of the snow. you can see on the bottom of the screen. >>> and keeping us updated on the conditions in amityville, long island. >> reporter: good morning again snowfall right lighten up in suffolk county, while you may see accumulation behind me route 110 near sun rise highway, i want to show you as we pan over, you can see where they have the snow obviously on their vehicles but the roads are slick and slushy, traffic seems to be moving smoothly. i do want to see you a problem where we have lots of accumulations on the power lines this is video from washington and new york avenues where it was just too much weight on those power lines, they came down first sparks and then sparking a fire. firefighters

we saw governor cuomo stepped in with the threat of the lirr strike. he was able to bring both sides together, people hope chris christie will see the light and do the same for the people of new jersey. that is the latest from newark. ben: these transit agencies are owned by the state that they serve so new jersey transit is owned by the state of new jersey. at the end of the data but stopped at the governor's desk. is not a partisan thing because bill deblasio, a democrat, got a lot of flak in 2014 for going on that trip to italy at the time of the lirr strike which could have thrown a lot of commuters planes into chaos as well. >> reporter: it is about making sacrifices for the position you were elected to. i don't think many people disagree with that. let me know. don't yell at us. voters today in four state will cast ballots in the 2016 presidential race. juliet: donald trump and hillary clinton hoped to strengthen their needs as their rivals struggle to getting grounds, potential dropping out is marco rubio being thrown out, robert moses. >> repor

as we come back live to the lirr station in babylon, one thing to bear in mind if you're taking long island railroad this morning, the railroad is saying budget a few extra moments in case there are sporadic delays. but we've not seen much of that. that is the latest, live from babylon. ben and juliet back to you. >> robert moses on the island. thank you very much. notice how he said, winter. >> winter. >> president obama i about the way is making history this morning. he is in cuba. visited the island nation in almost a century. >> he is hope to forge new, better, stronger relationship with the communist country. not everybody supports the visit. fox 5's teresa priolo live in union city, new jersey. got great food there, cuban food. hey, tressa. >> reporter: good morning, ben and juliet. good morning everyone. we're joining you from little ha have an that. this is largest cuban population in the united states outside of havana. many of whom are cuban refugees. as ben mentioned today are to the first time in nearly 90 years, a u.s. president is waking up on cuban soil. this is a hist

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a disabled amtrak train causing problems on the lirr. the train is stuck outside one of the east river tunnels and a rescue train is on its way. but the lirr says to expect cancellations and also delays. >>> governor christie says there will be no fare hike for nj transit commuters this year. fares did go up nine percent last year because of a budget shortfall. this year they face a projected $57 million budget gap but the governor says the railroad will have to find another way to close it. christie says a deal reached with the union rail workers will not affect fares until at least next year. >>> thousands of airport workers across the country walked off the job today at eight major airports including newark, laguardia and kennedy. workers claim some airlines are putting them and passengers in danger. cbs 2's ilana gold has the story. >> what do we want? >> reporter: hundreds of airplane cabin cleaners at sweeps on planes walked off the job and protested today. these employees of united airlines subcontractor prime flight aviation are

it would add a third track to the lirr mainline in nassau county in order to increase capacity. many worried the work will take >> this project, they are going to tell you five years, we'll be looking at their trucks and their faces for 10 years. i don't think the project is right. i think you are going to hurt -- >> leaders say they plan to take residents' concerns back to the governor. >>> bird droppings being blamed for three day shutdown at the indian point nuclear plant. last december the facility automatically powered down due to problems with high-voltage lines. a team of experts has now traced the trouble to what's known as bird streaming. plant managers are installing bird guards on the transmission towers. >>> road rage taken to a new extreme. the brawl over a bike lane that was caught on camera and driver accused of taking things too far. >>> leave me alone. >> elderly woman attacked. >>> new jersey backyard looking some horses broke in. smoking causes 16 different types of cancer. you have one clear way to reduce your risk. you can quit smoking. >>> he came inside. h

extra trains, lirr and metro-north. the buses detoured right now are listed here. when the parade begins, we'll find more detours. alternate side of the street parking in effect. >>> decision 2016 and race for the white house. republican candidate donald trump is warning of possible riots if there's a contested convention. right now, trump is well ahead of senator ted cruz and ohio governor john kasich but has a long way to go to secure a talking to krn cnn, he said bad things could happen if he doesn't receive the nomination. >> if we're 20 votes short or a hundred short and we're at 1100 and somebody else at 500 or 400, i don't think you can say that we don't get it automatically. i think you'd have riots. >> we will find out who gets the gop nod in july. that's when the republican national convention takes place in cleveland. >>> congressman peter king no longer is backing a candidate in the presidential race. he had endorsed marco rubio. rubio dropped out. now he will not endorse the remaining three candidates. he did tell news day he sides closest with kasich.

the lirr struck a pick up truck as the driver was trying to get across the tracks. no one on the train was hurt. the truck driver was taken to the hospital. service was disrupted along the line for a brief period of time. >> very brief. >>> how many people out there want warmer weather? >> me. >> fine. we'll continue the count later. lee said you're in luck. it's beautiful outside. >> warming up. >> it's going to be warming up. the highs if you like the 60s flir i hope we have a buyer for the house. me too! what are the neighbors doing here? bill! hey! come in, come in! i didn't know your home wifi dad, it's time warner cable. 300 megs. crazy-fast. and we were right across the street the whole time. the whole time. make your home as connected as possible with time warner cable. with speeds up to ultra-fast 300 megs. get 50 meg internet for $39.99 per month. call now. would anybody like to see the kitchen? anybody? dad! you can get wifi all over this place. cool! switching is easy. i know, right?! you get a one-hour arrival window, no contract to sign, and a money-ba

lirr, metro north, new jersey transit on time. garden state parkway south of 148 in bloomfield accident. 78 eastbound exit 18 accident over in hunterdon county. george upper accident reported, 40 in at the george, lincoln 30, holland 30. sag to coast north pine air drive in brentwood. and going into the deegan, deegan southbound moving slowly into fordham, willis avenue a stalled car. alternate sides in effect. back to you, ken. >> all right, debbie, thank you. >>> meteorologist amy freeze in for bill with the whether forecast >> ken, we start with beautiful skies, no showers around today. temperatures currently at 35 degrees. the next seven hours we'll be climbing into the mid-40s for lunch and low- to mid-50s for the afternoon high. it is breezy at times, though. that southwest wind up to 25 miles an hour. those gusts will make it feel even colder. tomorrow it's all about the warmth. thursday we'll have 70s inland, low 60s elsewhere, and then friday, saturday and sunday looking good. in fact, the early call for easter is mi 50s

delays with lirr but everything is on the move. an early ear unauthorized vehicle. doing fine there. not bad at all. the kbchlt x 8 and 24. m 60. delays. alternate side of the street is in effect today. it's a major change in manhattan. a change that could have landed you in happened cuffs will result in a summons. tracie strahan is in union square to break down the changes. >> reporter: michael, probably the offenses you have seen in an area like this. drinking in public. a public urination. as you said, starting today, you won't be arrested for those crimes. the manhattan d.a. says -- the d.a.'s office put this into effect. it starts today. not prosecuting these low level offenses will save the nypd from arrests. instead of being prosecuted, violators will receive a summons for things like riding between subway cars or littering. before the policy went into effect, officers had to arrest someone committing a low level crime if they had an open summons. that created a backlog because the d.a.'s office say more than 1 million new yorkers have open summons for failin

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. >>> lirr is set to install security cameras to catch drivers trying to speed past oncoming trains. the agency says it intends to put up cameras at crossings violator's license plate. right now finds cannot be legally issued. state lawmakers have been considering changing get since last year's deadly metro-north crash in valhalla. >> this bill is so important because after last year's became crystal clear and apparent we need to do something about these crossings. >> if tickets are allowed anyone caught speeding past warning signals would be mailed a $100 fine. >>> good news for millions of americans who suffer from lower back pain. a new study says people can use their minds to help manage their pain. researchers say those who used cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness-based stress reduction are getting rid of their back pain. for some the benefits lasted a full year. the study appears in the journal of american medical association. evidence supporting mind over matter. >> that's true. very true. now, any truth to that with the weather forecast? can we change it with our min

here at new hyde park try to beat the train and this driver in the white minivan at willis also an lirr gate crasher. >> it is my intent on a case- by-case basis as part of improvements to install cameras at those crossings. reading cameras may be coming to a crossing near you. just like those installed to catch red light runners. there are 300 grade crossings on the long island system. last year, 12 frightening incident up from 4 the year before. as for cameras? >> i think because it's a safety issue, it's a good idea. >> if it's going to deter people from crossing the tracks when they shouldn't i don't think there's anything wrong with it. >> should you get a ticket for something like that? um, that's a tough call. >> reporter: the ticket part is what's missing. as it now stands, violators would receive warning letters because the state legislature has not act on the bill allowing summons for illegal crossings. >> the letter going out is meaningless. it's not going to do anything. it's not going to deter people. >> reporter: after the metro- north train struck an suv in valhalla killi

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. >> the commuter checklist, everything, metro-north, lirr, nj transit and path operating on or close to schedule. the first trains are really pulling out right now. alternate side of the street parking rules in effect today. the next update on the 4s. >> lauren, thanks very much. >>> 4:36 now. breaking news. an amtrak passenger train derailed in western kansas overnight. at least five cars went off the rails about 20 miles west of dodge city. this happened just after 11:00 eastern time last night. amtrak says the train was headed to chicago from los angeles. they had 142 passengers and crew on board. 11 people had to be taken to the hospital. >>> happening now, police investigating a pair of gang-related attacks in front of a building in queens. security video shows the aftermath of one of the stabbings in jackson heights on saturday. police say a 16-year-old boy walking a dog was stabbed after two mep asked if he was down with the abk, which is a local queens gang. then a 23-year-old man was asked the same question at the same location and was stabbed in the back. >> got to -- these

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we'll start on the subway on the 1 and the 4, lirr ronkonkoma branch 20 minutes delays metro north, harlem lime george, 25 lincoln, 35. hoboken a broken water main and delays on the l.i.e. west, let's go outside and show you a look at the l.i.e. westbound stop and go traffic here. alternate side parking rules are suspended back over to you, lori. >>> debby thank you. >>> and an easter bunny was hopping mad, and security eventually steps in and then is character. don't know why all that started in the first place. >>> it is 8:58 that will do it and michael have a great day. again! again! again! again! again? again! again! general mills is removing artificial flavors and colors from our cereals. so you can love cereal... >> it's "live! with kelly & michael." today, film, broadway and television star, jeff daniels. and from "my big fat greek wedding 2," nia vardalos. also, we'll check out the hottest new luxury cars as we week. plus, "billons" co-star, malin akerman takes a seat at the co-host desk. all next on "live." [captioning made possible by disney-abc domestic television] >> and now, h

metro north, lirr, up to speed. expect delays on the world trade line because of police activity. they won't tell us how long the delay is but expect delays. race for president taking a nastier turn. juliet: a letter containing a white powder and threatening message sent to the manhattan home of donald trump's son eric. robert moses on central park south, good morning. >> reporter: this is where the letter arrived. you can see a police car parked in front of 100 central park south this morning. there was a larger response last night, police responded at 7:15 p.m.. cops confirmed a suspicious letter with a powdery sentence arrived here. they would not confirm its recipient, multiple reports say it was mailed from massachusetts and was addressed to eric trump. it threatened donald trump's children if trump does not quit the presidential race. of this incident, no one required medical attention and contents of the letter are being tested. the arrival of the letter came the same day the hacker group anonymous claimed to have released donald trump's social security number and cell phon

on the rails, metro-north, lirr, nj transit path and subways doing fine. buses and ferries too. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect. the next weather and traffic update on the 4s. >> lauren, thank you very much. >>> we expect more details about the plan to test thousands of newark schoolchildren for lead poisoning. comes days after some alarming tests lead to the water supply being shut off to 30 schools. "today in new york's" katherine creag is in newark with more. kat, obviously parents and guardians are concerned about this. >> reporter: they certainly are, michael. the ones that we talked with, each and every one told us they will absolutely get their children tested. some of the younger children will be the ones tested. this is branchburg, one of the 30 schools affected. drinking fountains have been turned off, the same for other school buildings that are affected. the health director says the tests will begin with 2,000 toddlers who get early childhood care. the city will get help from the state in conducting the tests and once the younger kids are tes

metro-north lirr and transit but seeing this delay on path trains newark world trade center line where we have police activity so running along with delays. keep that in mind. alternate side is in effect today. ben and juliet back to you. >> thank you. >> all right american airlines business coming north carolina. after being hit by lightning. >> there were thunderstorms in the area last evening around this time. flight 4233 supposed to land at laguardia and hit at 6 p.m. passengers describe a big bang and flash of light before the 100 feet -- freaking out. >> a ten story building. audio from the pilot and control tower describing what happened. have a listen. >> got hit by lightning -- [inaudible] >> yeah -- don't do that again. that's pretty bad. go ahead to jfk. >> don't send us through that again divert to jfk. carrying four crew members at the time of the incident no injuries reported. i'm sure people were shaken up probably by that. faa is investigating. >> a 15-year-old student was to class at the york early college academy in jamaica queens. school officials found it the school

downtown delays with signal problems lirr metro north new jersey transit on time. holland 30, outbound 30, earlier problems cleared but heavy residual problem. an accident reported there, grand central northbound, heavy toward la guarda. look not volume near the l.i.e. outbound. >> thank you, meteorologist bill evans with the accuweather forecast. >> got a lot of sunshine coming your way. going to have a warm day. your temperature now 8 64 degrees. 65 laguardia. south facing shores, cooler, 55 montague. going to warm nicely. going to hit a high of 78. that will break another record high by 30 degrees warmer than normal. we cool into the weekend with temperatures warm with a lot of sunshine. ken? >> thank you, sir, that is the coming up on the popular fasting diets safe way to lose weight? >>> good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m., and we have big medical news. the first uterus transplant in the u.s. has failed. what will doctors do to move forward. how is the patient recovering? >>> a big headline about weight loss strategies. fasting diets, are they safe? dr. rich

off the job on sunday morning, shutting down the third largest commute behind metro north and the lirr. there is disagreement on the duration or the term of the contract, liz. will it be for six years? seven years, or as i learned today, even longer? complicating matters is the fact that new jersey transit is here in negotiating the deal with 11 unions at once. the contract will cover all of those unions. union negotiators did not take questions from reporters as they arrived here this morning. new jersey transit lead before the cameras and he turned up the heat today. >> this is the day. this is the day it should happen. this is when there should be a settlement. there is, in my opinion, no reason for a settlement not to be reached today. everything that we have to talk about, we have talked through. we know exactly what the differences are between us. those differences have been calibrated with some fair degree of precision. there is no disagreement about that. it is now time to close those differences, reach an agreement, lift the threat of a strike off of the heads of our customers

lirr metro north nechlt jchlt transit on time. with the new jersey transit, if the strike happens at 12:01 on sunday morning, you will be able to take the buses from all of the various stations getting into the city to help you out. enhanced bus service to help you out for the morning commute on monday. alternate side parking rules are in effect. back over to you. >> let's hope the strike does not happen. still ahead, important information for you. pack your lunch. what led to the recall of pet moments are beautiful, unless you have allergies. then your eyes may see it differently. only flonase is approved to relieve both your itchy, watery eyes and congestion. no other nasal allergy spray can say that. complete allergy relief or incomplete. let your eyes decide. flonase changes everything. from the dairy farmers of fairlife, this is our promise. that's then ultra filtered so fairlife has more protein and and only half the sugar. and never any artificial growth hormones. >>> 6:21. on the money, the dow starts the day down six poin

. >>> lirr riders are shocked when the doors of the train open up on to nothing. we'll have those stories and much more at first at #. >> not a good . >> if you open up on the third rail, never a good idea. >> never. >> thanks for joining us, we had to pay you extra to come back. >> you had to pay me security. >> you're not done until 12:30. time for the feed. the stories started on social media are getting retweeted. move over kim kardashian. one side saying it object fiez women others saying it celebrates the bodies. sharon osborne jumped forward. she wrote kim kardashian, you inspire me, #liberated. she is 63 years old. no doubt she looks great but she now is getting the same criticism many levelled against her. >> that is sharon osborne. >> she looks very different. >> this has to be my favorite nothing tops it. the moment a mom is reunited with her pups. here is a video. take a! >> no! >> so sweet. look at that. watch the dog on the upper left. you see that? when one of the pups comes out. there are four babies there. it is so sweet. she immediately looks so

initial major charge as opposed to smaller leaks about how they're committing accounting irregular lirr toews and leff has done some good works. even it seemed a little -- at the pharmaceutical -- a little radical to call it enron. leff's point out that "the new york times" which published the story about the odd relationship with another company which is scratching the surface. i don't know a lot of talk about the price gouging but value yants seemed like a more aggressive actor in the same plight. once i read citron's stuff i thought forgot it. it isn't -- that's how you have to think. the upside isn't worth i. unless you have total comfort that the short seller is wrong, i don't know about you, but ever since that report there's not a day of comfort in this story. even if it was being used to move inventory, it wouldn't ding the earnings that badly. plus, it would still have amazing cash flow. i watched big ackman and ceo mike pearson tag team the positive story. but my rule is severe. i still hadn't heard anything indicating that all of the accounting was kosher. i never heard of a

. >>> bells and whistles warn of danger, still they try to beat the train and the drive also an lirr gate crasher. >> it is my intent on a case by case basis as part of improvements to install cameras at those crossings. >> license plate reading cameras may be coming to a crossing near you just like those installed to catch red light violators. there are 300 crossings on the long island system last year 12 frightening incidents up from four the year before as for cameras? >> i think it is because of a safety issue. >> if it will deter people from crossing the tracks. >> should you get a ticket for something like that? >> the ticket part is what's missing as it now stands violators would receive warning letters because they are not yet active on the bill with summons. >> that is not going to deter people from going through it. >>> after the metro north train struck an suv killing that driver and five train passengers many asked albany for change it is now one step closer. >>> the spill is so important after last year's february third train accident it became crystal clear and apparent

new jersey transit in particular metro-north lirr path doing fine. new jersey transit, though, there's a service up to 60 minute delay with a northeast corridor between metro park and trenton so make sure you give yourself extra time. tina cervasio is here with a look at sports. >> rangers back at the garden trying to finish out historic month of february. someone saves the day and it wasn't henrik lundqvist that's coming up. news coming up. >> sylvester stey i always heard fios was a lot faster. but i thought it'd be a hassle to switch. turns out it wasn't. they showed up when i asked and they set up wi-fi on my laptop and my tablet and stuff. it's true. it is better. i'm here to mow the lawn. it's february, curtis. maybe i should change some other things around here. switching is easy with our switchers guarantee. we'll arrive when promised and set up your devices to your new wi-fi. switch now and get 100 meg speeds, plus tv and phone for just $69.99 a month online. switch to better. welcome aboard my starship. ahoy, mateys! it's full of things i l

the lirr is now investigating, but one thing is clear. we watched a lot of trains approaching merrick today, some coming closer to the edge than others, but all had operators who actively checked the area, even gave signals, just not here last night. >> there was no one there. >> reporter: no one with a flash light, no one peeking out. >> nobody, nobody. i mean it was absolutely apparent that no one on that train who was driving that train had any clue who had just happened. i cannot believe that someone just didn't step off that train. >> reporter: and it is really fortunate for the commuters. they were all smart enough not to step off the train. it's worth pointing out they then had to run up to the next car, the folks getting off, and hit the panic button just to get off the train because the doors closed. there is an investigation now and they won't come further until they know the results of their investigation. i'm stacey sager, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you. there is a hazmat situation in brooklyn, the details coming up n

if it involves an alcoholic beverage or two, there issy drinking ban on nj transit, metro north and lirr. >> thank you, great scarf there. >>> and we'll see relatively quiet weather to start the day and maybe a thunderstorm tonight and get ready for that. partly cloudy and 46 and with some wind out of the east at 3 miles an hour and scanning the skies, not a lot to scan and you get a sense of the pinwheel of energy around the low and pushing into ontario. we'll see, again, some energy on the south side of that and that is why we're leaving showers in the forecast. and giving way to clouds by mid- day and some nice numbers for the parade and it's unsettled to wrap things up and then we have an eye on the weekend and totals? kyla's in for alex. and beginning around 10:00 a.m., we'll see street closures in manhattan and fifth avenue is going to be shut. between 42nd street and 86th street and we have madison avenue closed between 63rd and 64th and again, between 78th and 86th street and also, expect some closures on side streets throughout the parade route as you go through the day today. a

no problems to report lirr metro north or new jersey transit. fdr drive south in the 70s construction just wrapping up. so moving okay here now on the fdr drive south into the 70s. over on the bruckner south at the hunts point bridge in the bronx, it's a stalled car to watch out for. and heading over to hoboken, and garden, still closed with and garden, still closed with updated on air and we built our factories here because of a huge natural resource. not the land. the water. or power sources. it's the people. american workers. they build world-class products. and that builds communities. and a better future. for all of us. because making something in america means so much, to so many. >>> updating right now the bombings in brussels and we're getting word now that 23 people are dead and dozens more injured. reports say that 13 people have been killed at brussels airport alone and 10 people have been killed in the subway system there. the first bloodshed was at the city's airport where two bombs went off near the delta and american airlines term

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