>> well, i lived in a section of the bronx called riverdale, so they said, "no, you live in riverdale, new york." i said, "no, i live in the bronx, new york," and i've but the demographics of the city have changed. >> yep. >> the way people interact, i think -- the neighborhoods, the faculty -- have become, i think -- we've hired a lot of faculty over the last 25, 26 years. we have retirement of many of our faculty but a lot of new ones in different areas. >> you know, 26 years is such a long time. it begs the question, "did you have opportunities along the way to go to another school, to a bigger college, more students, different location, that sort of thing?" >> yes. in the late '90s, i was invited to apply, and i considered -- i explored an opportunity to become president of the university of new mexico. >> big school. >> and for a number of reasons, that just didn't work out. it was a personal reason, primarily, that drove me. my family -- my wife grew up in that area. >> yes. all right. questions about what's next for you and maybe, speaking of your wife, what she wants to see you do. [ la

museums, the park, swimming and music lessons.so her kids can enjoy being kids.jy, cbs news, bronx, new york 3 time/temp ...it's national chili day ...so go to our facebook page and let us know who makes your favorite chili, and what type ...plus ...perry schaible is on the road with a look at what you'll run into on your way to work ...we'll check in with her, ahead at cincinnati.3 on this national chili day --we want to knowwhat's your favorite chili dish and who makes it? 3 we want you 3 to join the conversation -- just *like* the local 12 page on facebook to share your thoughts. 3 3 (show open) 3 good morning.we'll get to moment.but first we 3 want to start with a first check of your forecast.here's meterologist john gumm.

. > we now turn to a developing story out of the bronx, new york. tonight, two nypd officers weres shot inside of a public housing complex. one of the officers was shot in the, the other in the hip. they were rushed to the hospital in stable condition. at least one suspect is dead. several others are in custody. c right now, it is not clear what led to that shooting. sho > the d.c. fire department d tonight is investigating two of its own after they failed to notice a patient they were wer caring for had a serious gunshot wound. it happened last friday in the 200 block of l street southwest not far from nats park. first the firefighters thoughtre the victim was high on pcp. it wasn't until dr.s and nurses cut the man clothing off they realized he had been shot. aretha riles is president of local 372 #, the union that represents paramedics and emts. >> that tells me that the emt et firefighters didn't do ars d complete assessment. they didn't do a proper assessment, they didn't followto protocol tot assessments that we have in place that should have

jessica johnson who grew up in the bronx new york, there was no question that when her father died shead to take over johnson security bureau. the security guard company his parents and he had run for more than 50 years. >> the bronx has one of the highest unemployment rates for the state of new york. some of the highest unemployment rates across the country. it was incumbent upon me and my brother to make a contribution back to the community that helped us. >> reporter: her mission was clear from day one. her sights weren't set high. at the time, the company had 16 guards. she put together what she thought was an optimistic projection. 5% growth each year for five years. >> i didn't have the scope right. i think that stops a lot of small businesses or keeps a lot of small businesses and entrepreneurs where they are is they don't realize the size of the opportunity that's out there. it's all about perspective. >> reporter: her perspective was way off. today she has 150 employees. her revenue has increased more than 600 times. a far cry from the 5%. so what changed? basically, an advise

jy, cbs news, bronx, new york even the youngest of children can navigate their way on the web, and that's not always a good thing. prevention council of roanoke county is trying to educate families about the potential dangers online and on social media. the organization's leaders say keeping kids safe on the web can also help prevent other risky behaviors. council of county: we're looking in to helping parents that giving a child a phone is very very powerful, and they really need to think about, what are the things they need to look at before they even do that. at the elementary school level, we're really concerned that maybe kids don't even need phones, or if they do, these are phones that would just be able to call mom and dad. for helpful links to learn more how to keep track of your child's web activity, head to our website, wdbj7-dot-com and click on this story. on a rainy day like today, you can still get out of the house and have some fun. green ridge recreation center in roanoke county has just renovated its youth activity room with a rock climbing wall, air hockey, and even an i

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. >> cbs news, bronx new york. charged with gross sexual imposition. other women are coming forward with more disturbing accusations. . >> it is the top five showdown. xavier fans -- p . >> good evening, everybody. feeling the effects of a wide storm system. >> the rain will turn into snow in our future. coming up. >> we have dealt with the warm side of the storm system. now we're going to deal with the cold side of the storm system for the next 24 hours. as came mentioned, our rain will turn to snow, by 10:00 tonight. winds will stay with us. the mercury will be falling. you have felt a little bit of that this afternoon. this that will only continue tonight. line of thunderstorms, down to north carolina. for us, you could see, we're very close to the rain-snow line much the snow will be pushing to the east, over the course of the next couple of hours. it's not going to amount to a human snow. this is what we're going on right now. blue is the rain and white is the snow. there's a ban of rain to butler

we have a live look now from the bronx. new york city's department of sanitation has 579 salt spreaders on the roads today and 1,000 plows available to start clearing snow once we get 2 inches. >>> the democratic race nomination is now down to two as the candidates debate. last night's debate saw sparks fly between senator bernie sanders and former secretary of state hillary clinton. the fist time the two have gone head-to-head and the attacks became personal. >> secretary clinton the establishment. i represent, i hope, ordinary americansp. >> senator sanders is the only person who i think would characterize me a woman running to be the first woman president establishment. >> today, the candidates continue to campaign in new hampshire ahead of tuesday's primary. clinton's first event is at noon. >>> the republican candidates are getting ared to take the stage in manhattan. trump will not be in new hampshire today. he has a rally tonight in south carolina. jim gilmore and carlie fiorina will not be part of the debate. new hampshire v

got some breaking news we've been following this morning out of new york city where two police officers were shot on patrol in the bronx new york. both expected to survive. the officers came across two people in a stairwell officials say they shot one officer in the face and the other in the abdomen. the gun men too off and was found dead of a possible self inflicted gunshot wound. >>> police in salem investigating after a university shuttle and a car greven a student collided and caught on fire. police as well as fire officials respond today this one. so far no injuries reported. update you on this story. >>> also four people suspected of run ago meth labor in wade county they'll make their first court appearance later. the sheriffs office busted the lab thursday afternoon. . >> reporter: the wake the county sheriffs office says they found the ingredients to make meth in the house where the four people were staying and they found an 18-month old girl staying there as well. >> the wake county sheriffs office says neighbors tipped them off after they saw too many cars coming and going from this house on the 2,700-block

tonight and of course, we can expect more family to arrive for now, reporting live in the bronx, news 4 new york. >>> and we're continuing to follow this breaking news throughout the night for you. we'll bring you new details during this newscast and on today in new york starting at 4:00 a.m. >>> this time in midtown where a small drone hit the empire state building. the incident initially prompting a significant police and fbi presence, but police do not think the crash was intentional. officials say that shawn riddle of new jersey was flying the drone and apparently lost control of it. the drone hit the 40th floor of the empire state building before crashing on to the 34th floor landing. >>> the totals have changed slightly in the past few hours. january i huff is here to tell us exactly how much we can expect. >> the storm is shifting to the west according to the latest data that we've been gathering so now that includes most of new jersey now in the slushy 1 to 3 inch rain. shore in the 3 to 5 inch range. that spreads up to the city, westchester and fairfield counties and now the majority of

charles on the line for others in the bronx, new york. caller: good afternoon.ndependent, leaning more towards ted cruz, if he wins the nomination for republicans. if you doesn't win, i don't think i'm voting for anybody because trump is a clown. on the democratic side, hillary and sanders just want free stuff. i came to this country legally as an immigrant. i'm proud of it. i love america and i want this for my children. we need a plan and i think ted cruz has a plan. if you doesn't win, i'm not voting for anybody. -- if he doesn't win, not voting for anybody. host: ted cruz at an event yesterday in nashville, tennessee. louisiana, line for democrats. tim is joining us. caller: good morning to you. i'm a disabled vietnam veteran. on both parties come i have not heard about social security income. i work for the government for 20 years, paid into the social security system and now, i'm only getting $213 a month. that's pitiful. i have not heard anything from either side of the aisle. vietnam veterans, there's a lot of vietnam veterans still living. addressot hea

new york homeless? this week fault lines looks at the forces that are displacing thousands from their homes. ♪ we are on our way to the south bronxo new york's intake center for homeless families, more than 70% of the people in the city shelters are families with children. >> homelessness is so complicated. it's not just a guy the street with that shopping cart and it isn't just this one person who luck. >> to apply for shelter a family must first come to this building known as pack, journalists are not allowed inside. >> we have been here just a few hours and there have been dozens of families coming in. it has been really shocking. a lot of young children and working parents trying to make it. what is it like in there? >> it's not what people think. everyday people. >> i don't judge people because you never know the situation you are in. >> my salary i get paid $9 so you do the math. center? shelters. >> is this your first time in the shelter system? >> yes. >> what is this guy's name? >> josaia. days? >> you come in and they put you on a ten-day placement and okay you are denied or approved. >> if you are denied? >> if you are

. >> reporter: it's a change at jamie yuccas, cbs news, bronx, new york. >> now, the officers say they get more calls now to their cell phones after connecting and handing out those business cards. >> they say it often leads to tips that solve crimes. >>> right now at 6:00, police release video of a highly- decorated marine veteran, being attacked and robbed at a d.c. mcdonald's. >>> democratic candidate bernie sanders comes to d.c. >> first, snack down in the middle of -- smackdown in the middle of a dispute. the pope and donald trump, in a war of words. seems like everyone is weighing in on this, except the white house. i'm bruce johnson. >> and i'm jeff jan -- jan jeffcoat. they called had am a pol -- a politician. that reporter then proceeded to ask whether an american catholic could, quote vote for someone who nt wall. >> the response came as he was flying to the vatican after he prayed at the mexican border, for those trying to droz it. he said a person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not building bridges, is not a christian. >> the wall is just th

. >> denise: now we are staying on top of breaking news out of the bronx tonight. two new york city police officers were shot at a housing complex in the bronx. the other in the leg. the officers are stable. and in just the past hour we learned one suspect was found dead. it is believed he killed himself and several others have been arrested. [no audio] >> romona: the details are coming out show some shocking behavior. late tonight cleveland 19 news has learned manziel won't be facing charges. investigator scott taylor is here with the latest information. scott? >> this incident is starting to look like what it looked like in october. now three police department said they are -- [no audio] he said he was crying and he was trying to stay with him. >> cleveland 19 obtained a fort worth police department. it was an insurance -- incident on january 30th and he got aggressive toward her as if he was on? kind of drugs, but not drunk. crowley claims he struck her several times in the room and was on the way back to the fort worth apartment. she was vague on the details of the assault.

sheree: happening right now in new york city. complex in the bronx. according to wnbc in new york one officer is in serious condition the second officer. is said to be shot in the abdomen or leg but is expected to survive. mike: some in developing locally, a car accident just set down 7th street at central and queens gate. we' re told one car has reportedly overturned. crews are now on the scene. sheree: a major mess on columbia parkway will shut down traffic tomorrow. crews have been out there dealing with a mudslide. they' ll be shutting down all lanes in both directions at 9 a m tomorrow to allow workers to remove the remaining loose soil. the closure will be from bains street to torrence parkway along u.s. 50. there' s no time frame on when it will be open. until 9:00 a.m. two lanes of inbound traffic will remain mike: a work force cut for delta here at our international airport. the air line plans to lay off more than 100 employees at cvg, and cut the hours of nearly 200 others. delta says it' s been over staffed at cvg since 2010 after rounds of

panchecko was involved in distributing, moving from atlanta, through montgomery county, to the bronx in new york city. >> he is being held in montgomery county prison on nine million-dollar cash bail. >>> mount laurel police are looking for a suspect whom authorities say used a dating app to steel from men. investigators say on february 10th this man sent another man a photo through app jacked. they met up in a secluded a area near route 73 and ended with the suspect, running off with the victim's iphone. two hours later police got a call from another victim but that man managed to hold on to his phone. >> polled thing to do so that speaks to the person's mine set what they are willing to do to get what they want. >> police are concerned that there could be more victims and they ask anyone with information about the suspect to come forward. >>> not a bad day across the region but we have changes on the way. the let's find out what kind of on changes, kate bilo is on the the sky deck, kate. >> you can feel the chill, far cry from our 60 degrees yesterday but hey i'll take dry, 40's over wet and w

new york. download the app right now. >>> breaking news in the bronx. crews are battling the fast moving fire that's injured six people. >>> plus, new information about a man wanted for rape on staten island. >> rain, maybe snow headed our way. "today in new york" starts now. >>> good morning, everyone. tuesday morning, it is february >> and i'm michael gargiulo. storm team 4's chris cimino is here with a look at the forecast. what's on the way, chris? >> a little of everything. a meter et yourological potpourri. even if it does show, hard time sticking. north and west, temperatures in the 20s here, this is the area of concern where there could be at least some accumulation. two set we're watching, moving in our dlekz, irection, the bigger storm from western texas. that's moving our way tomorrow. but right now, we're watching clouds thicken up. the rain's trying to move into our direction but as it moves into colder air that rain will transition into some wet snow. the time line by this, by 11:00 a.m., we're looking at rain and snow mixed. mixed bag. far

bronx. news 4 new york. >>> the search for a young man missing after a plane crash is still underway. at this point it's being called a recovery mission. sean since early sunday. he was a student pilot flying with three others. when their piper archer ran into engine trouble. three men were plucked from the icy waters. one man was never found. >>> a story we've been following closely for more than a year now. thomas docktrey dumped rubble filled with asbestos in islip. >> every member of the family acted in this case in good faith with good intentions. and they're the last people in the world to do anything that will put anyone's health at risk. >> they never willingly or knowingly dumped toxic materials >>> rutgers president has gotten a big performance bonus despite the recent rash of arrests and other problems with the school's football program. according to our partners, the school's governing board gave robert a $97,000 bonus, plus a guarantee of a full year's pay beyond the end of his current contract which expires next year. the bonus is for the 2014 to 2015 fiscal year, which

. >>> in 2014 a springfield man was killed driving the bronx expressway in new york what manhole cover came free and smashed into the window. we will have much more on this news at 5. >>> and breaking news in arizona two teens were shot in a high school in glendale arizona. it's not clear if the victims were students. the school is on lock down but authorities say there is no active shooter. >>> turning our attention to the weather on this frigid friday, the worst is yet to come that's the bad news i guess. >> we are headed into some possible record cold territory. the big question hold -- how cold are we talking. >> subzero temperatures. you need to be bundled up. wind chill right now is still sitting in the single digits 9 degrees in boston but look at current wind chill well north and west of us back up into central and eastern canada, 30, 40 and 50 below zero right now when you get back up near st. james and hudson bay. this is the core of the arctic air that will push into the northeast east next 24, 48 hours. temperatures 19 in boston. the 20s across a lot of the remainder of the

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we'll head over to the bronx or westchester toint. the new york state true way after exit -- an accident blocking two lanes. we got word of unon the thruway. co-op city. not sure how many lanes are blocked. delays haven't started. we have accidents all over the roads and speed restrictions in place. more weather and traffic on the 4s. >>> as chris mentioneda winter storm warning in effect for suffolk county. >> kat creag has been there in huntington at the train station. it's been snowing all morning, kat. just amazing. we see cars trying to navigate right behind you. >> reporter: absolutely, michael, you know, you have the regular drivers here, the taxi drivers are all telling us that the roads are so slick. the next train that's leaving here bound for penn station at 5:41 in the morning. at least what we can tell you the trains are on time. 30 minutes ago, you saw that plow hitting this parking lot. now look, it's once again covered with snow. you can't see the parking lot lines and it looks like that plow truck will have to return and do anothe

now in the alert center a firefighter is among 6 injured in an early morning apartment fire in bronx, new york this is a photo from our nbc affiliate were learning at least six people are injured including a firefighter in this incident the fire could still be seen burning through the upper floors around 4 am this morning with smoke descending on the surrounding streets officials say it is under control as of right now but firefighters remain on the scene. all who were injured are newberry police say a tennessee man is now in custody for holding up a midlands bank on monday. investigators believe this man- herbert pugh- walked into the bb&t on wilson road in newberry around 12:45 monday and handed a teller a note demanding money. police say once he was given the money, he took off. when ofofcers arrived on scene they set-up a perimeter and used k-9's to track down the suspect. pugh is now being held at the newberry county detention center on charges related to the robbery. columbia police are still working to piece together evidence that could be related to the reported shooting at the columbi

head out the door, take us with you. >> keep watching the "today in new york" by downloading your news app. >>> breaking news in the bronx. at the scene of a fire that left four people hurt overnight. >>> plus, new information about island. >> more rain and snow may be heads our way this afternoon. good morning, 5 a.m. on this tuesday. i'm michael gargiulo. >> and i'm darlene rodriguez. chris cimino is here. >> good morning. a winter weather rice sorry includes passaic county and rockland, and interior sections of fairfield county and putnam and orange included. the hudson valley getting more and more included because there's more moisture to create a period of wintry mix, snow, sleet and rain up there. the storm tracker for tomorrow is a rainmaker. this is everything coming your way. the clouds are in right now. i think we get through the bulk of the morning commute okay. once you get past 10:00, i think some of this moisture creeps into the picture. we start to see snow break out. goes to rain quickly along the coastal areas. in the city it may linger longer. farther north and west, we could run into issues. we're goin

new york. two new york police officers shot in the bronx. both are expected to survive. we're told this happened at a public housing complex. you can see the scene there where police found the shooter dead in an apartment nearby. they believe he shot himself. and police took another person into custody. >>> also from the night team, a man is shot in the street tonight in rocksbury and police are surging for a suspect in this case. police are searching for clues in this shooting of a 20-year-old man. the victim was with a small group when this man opened fire on them and ran >>> up next tonight, fighting back. >> a robber gets much more than he bargains for when he tries to hold up a local convenience storm >>> and storm force is on. >> it's moving up into new england first as rain a the new caramel macchiato from dunkin' donuts. let hand-crafted layers of espresso, milk, and a caramel-flavored swirl uplift your mood. indulge in a hot or iced macchiato today. america runs on dunkin'. the only way to get better is to challenge yourself, and that's what we're doing at xfini

. >>> new this morning, new video released shows the moments before a brutal stabbing in the bronx. flashings in the bronx over the weekend. "today in new york's" tracie rahan has new information. good morning, tracie. >> reporter: darlene, good morning to you. i just spoke with police and they tell me that the victim of the attack we're about to show you is expected to fake make a full recovery. what makes it so scary is this is believed to be a random attack. this is video released earlier this morning. you can see a man in a black coat get out of the passenger side of that vehicle before the driver in the red pants gets out. the crowd scatters before the duo attacks. ated. she's wearing a pink fleece. according to police, that woman was stabbed by both suspects. one stabbing her in the right side of her stomach, the other cutting her in her right ear. theveuspe ts then took off in a black two-door sedan that you see there eastbound on burke avenue. that's about the gist of the and where they were last seen, da ene. that woman was taken to jacoby hospital where she's expected to make a full recovery. >>> meanwhile, a 32-year-old man was the

. >>> one of the new york city police officers shot in the bronx is waking up. he was released from lincoln hospital yesterday surrounded officers who was grazed in the cheek on thursday. his partner, diara cruz was unfortunately hit in the torso. they were attacked by a gunman who later killed himself. police question several others in connection with the no arrests. >>> coming up on "eyewitness news" saturday morning, the search for more survivors is on after a massive earthquake in taiwan. sadly, the number of fatalities continues to grow. >> also ahead, donald trump is back in the mix after skipping the most recent republican presidential debate before the iowa caucuses. tonight, to-head for an abc news debate in new hampshire. >> heatologist amy freeze in the accuweather weather center. we're looking at the week ahead >>> right now, rescue crews are searching for at least 100 deadly earthquake in southern taiwan. the 6.4 magnitude quake caused a high rise apartment complex to collapse, killing more than a dozen people. more than 200 others were pulled from

bronx. ida siegal, news 4 new york. >> there's a brand new push to get drivers behind the wheel in connecticut without going through a dealer. bob duff introduced the measure today that allows electric car companies to open flee retail locations in the state. current law only allows >>> coming up, which local community is saying no way to medical marijuana dispennsylvaniarys in their own town. >>> assault with a deadly animal? a man arrested for hurling the toothy beast into a drive >>> new tonight, new developments in the bill cosby sex scandal. his attorneys have asked a massachusetts judge to suspend criminal case is finished. >>> medical marijuana dispensaries are opening up across new york. but not in one long island neighborhood. they voted university last night to ban the dispensaries. it's a family oriented town and marijuana dispensaries do not have a place there. the board and residents wanted to preempt any of those businesses from opening. >> let's turn to weather now? dave price, more snow coming our way. >> the question is, who gets what, when? let's take a look at the headlines

have a great day. >>> now on "today in new york," the ongoing search fosh the driver in a hit-and-run crash that killed a man in the bronx. >>> plus, clinton cleans up in columbia. a big win with south carolina voters, what that means for super tuesday. >>> why donald trump shifted his insults from his political opponents to the new york

new york city? eyewitness news reporter carolina leid is in the bronx. >> she spoke tonight with the girlfriend of one of the victims. >> reporter: bobby barbot is recovering tonight at his bedford park home in the bronx. his girlfriend nicole fontanez says he doesn't want to show his face on camera after being disfigured after a slashing wednesday. she couldn't believe what she saw when she arrived at the hospital to be with him. >> i heard a lot of screaming, like they were doing the stitches as i came but i didn't really want to go in the room because i was afraid of what i was going to see. >> reporter: the 25-year-old bus boy was working here at silver spurs restaurant in greenwich village when a teen walked in and went table to table panhandling customers asking them for money for a fundraising program. barbot told him to leave. >> he said i'll be back. i don't like the way you talk to me. back and they get in to a discussion in the front restaurant where he cuts that person. >> he was bragging about how he stabbed someone. he said the guy's mouth was big, he says so i stabbed him. >> reporter:

i am from the bronx in new york. sorry for the dialect. switched parties from republican to liberal because i thought i would be able to go to the democratic primary so i will vote for bernie. i hate hillary. i would vote for bernie. i know burning is a socialist and he would not be able to beat trump guaranteed. if anyone else gets in there besides trump, we are going to have another four years of the last eight years we have had. host: nancy from the bronx. the next color is willing from florida -- willie from florida. think -- i just want to make a statement and i am a vietnam veteran. c-spanbeen watching every morning. i just want to say that what is going on now, we, america, and the whole wide world, we are in spiritual warfare. what people need to do is vote from their heart. it's a matter of what is right and what is wrong. there has been a lot of wrong going on down here. people are very hypocritical. togethered to get it and do us right. god is going to have his way. conservative, the liberals, we all are messed up. it is not abo

your sunday edition of "today in new york" is coming your way >>> now on "today in new york," police in the bronx search for an suv in a hit-and-run crash that killed a 63-year-old man. >>> after suffering a heart attack at the scene of a massive blaze, a fire chief recovering. >>> clinton clinches south carolina as all eyes turn to super tuesday. "today in new york" starts now.

new york state. a truck driver from springfield, the cross bronx expressway. a truck in front of him kicked up a manhole cover, sending it through his windshield. in new york, they were never able to determine exactly why that manhole cover came loose when the truck went over it. investigators here are still at work, hoping they can find answers. karen anderson, 5 investigates. phil: ed: nearly nine months after they voted to send him to his marathon bombing case has been released. the 7 women and 5 men came from communities ranging from cape ann to cape cod. only one of them is from boston. dzhokhar tsarnaev is being held in colorado while he appeals his death sentence. anchor: a violent morning in and two others recovering from gunshot wounds. police say they shot and killed a man after he pointed a gun at them. the injured, however, were not shot by police. investigators believe the two devon street. another man was helping his friend, shot in the leg, flee from that scene when officers confronted him, asked him several times to drop his gun, before shooting

new york's number one news. channel 7 eyewitness news this morning. >>> breaking news in the bronx a fire damages several high- rise apartments the flames the building. >>> good morning. >>> we are going to get to drake clark live on the scene in the bronx in just a moment. >>> also learning new information about the suspect in a shocking sex attack on an officer worker in staten island. >>> a storm headed our way bringing rain and a little bit of snow to the tri-state area, let's get a check on the accuweather alert now with bill evans. >>> starting to see the clouds as we look south in temperatures here at 6:30 looking at 37 degrees which is this hour of the day. 32, putnam county duchess, and 38 towards the east and 36, 39. winter weather advisory until 9:00 tomorrow morning from northern new jersey of the hudson river valley, central northern, because of the wet snow that could accumulate a couple of inches coming northward we'll talk about that and how it is going to affect your afternoon and evening, especially the evening commute tonight going to be slippery, wet, going to be messy. you need your rain gear t

new york city right now. there are reports two n- y-p-d officers have been shot in the bronx. >>> we're following breaking news out of new york city right now. reports that two nypd officers have been shot in the bronx happened about hour ago. the officers hit during a shoot out at an apartment building there. one of the officers is said to be badly hurt. shooting happened just miles from our new york city mayor bill deblasio was giving his state of the city address. we're trying to gather more details for you. as soon as we get them we will bring them to you. >>> today crews began removing the old bay bridge. caltrans workers are separating a 500-foot-long truss from the two towers that support it. the work is slow and methodical. that truss weighs about 2500 tons. and it's more than 500 feet in the air right now. tomorrow caltrans workers will begin low, the steel structure on the two barges. you see some animation here. this is just the first of 19 truckses that will be removed. all of the work will take at least another two years. >>> well, the deadline has come and gone and no one is the winner of the $63

new york. >>> in the bronx today, eight families have lost their homes and everything inside. a major fire tore through their apartment building early this morning sending them running for safety. in the morris heights section. news4 talked to a number of people who managed to escape those flames. >> reporter: it only took crews a couple of hours to get a handle on things. take a look at the damage left behind. officials say every apartment on that top floor was destroyed by that fire that caught many residents that we spoke with off guard. max maxine left the only home she's known. >> the roof is gone, everything's burnt. >> reporter: she and dozens of others ran down several flights of scares to escape the fire that shot from the top of this complex at andrews and burnside avenues. forcing many to escape in their pajamas. >> actually went down the stairs, i was looking for my little sister. we found her. she ended up being downstairs. honestly, it was a hectic time >> reporter: hundreds of fft firefighters manned seven hoses. >> we had fire shooting out the windows, we had a

in the bronx, i'm jessica, "fox 5 news." >> new york state is taking steps to stop gay conversion therapy for kids. announced plans to stop therapists from trying to young people sexual orientation. new regulations will bar new york insurance companies from covering the therapy for minors. several states including new jersey badged it as well as opponentses of the therapy saying it is discredited and can harm young people. >> radioactive water leaked into ground water at the indian point nuclear facility north of new york city and plants owner says contamination has remained contained at the site and there's no risk to the public. governor cuomo made announcement todays adding state officials will investigate. well a desperate race is underway in taiwan to find a deadly earthquake. >> the search and rescue continues in taiwan. more than 100 people still missing. hundreds more injured after a powerful earthquake shook the nation. just before 4 amy local time saturday. at least 14 people are dead and at least 11 of those victims were killed inside this collapsed 17-story residential buildin

new york overnight. powerful winds toppled a massive tree in long island and flipped over a semi-truck on new york's george washington bridge. and in the bronx... broken power lines sparked building.. that collapsed during the storm. in the south.. the storm system triggered deadly tornadoes. at least 3 people in waverly virginia died.. including a 2- year-old boy. reported in north carolina. a total of 8 people died in the storms./// ((toss to weather)) ((sherry swensk)) ((sherry swensk)) it's always so hard to watch severe weather in other parts of the country and the globe.... when we have it so easy here in southern nevada. but that's why we love living here in the desert. .. it's been such a mild and even spring-like february for us and that trend continues as we finish out the month. we need to add to that nice snow up in the mountains... as we look out from our sunset station camera. it's spring skiing. .............. temps are in the 60s right now and on the way to 0s today as the weekend. ............ outside the valley... even 70s showing up now in laughlin and death valley. beautiful sunshine and really dry air with calm winds. hi

bronx. >> we like to play in new york. we come here to win. it's going to be really exciting. >> reporter: the yankees' first full squad workout is tomorrow. >>> now to the nba, the knicks taking on the pacers in indianapolis. paul george was huge down the stretch for indy. fourth quarter to keep indiana in front. down by three with two seconds remaining, the knicks had a chance to tie, but carmelo anthony's 3 ball is way off the mark. melo was 5 for 20 in the field as the knicks fall 108-105. they've dropped nine of their last ten games. >>> now to port lucy where it was another day of practice for the mets, another car for luenis. he came to camp driving a black lamborghini. he's had a different toy every day. this one cost nearly $400,000 and he added another 80 grand in customizations. this one shoots fire out of the exhaust pipes. the mets only hope he catches fire this coming season. chuck and sibila, you've heard how about drive for success. >> i like it. >> why not? bruce, thanks very much. we'll be back with more severe warnings and u

the storm kept slamming new york city even being blamed for a building collapse. police think this home in the bronx was empty when it came down. people living next door were evacuated in case. wind and rain. >>> in new york a coast guard crew had to be rescued after their own rescue fell through. this started with a fishing boat taking on water. the fisherman sent out a distress call at 2:00 a.m. a coast guard went out to help and got seven fishermen on their boat. the waves were too rough. it caused the coast guard boat to flip. five coast guard crew members all in the water. another coast guard crew was sent out to help. this time in a helicopter. it was a success. crew members were able to swim to shore. fisherman we are lifted from the water to the helicopter. when it was all over no one was seriously hurt. >>> air travel is a nightmare because of the massive storm. airlines are easing up on the rules to avoid making it worse for you if you are traveling. many of the airlines temporarily dropped fees so if you want to change your flight because of bad weather you can without paying a penalty. u

visit the new york state office of alcoholism and substance abuse services >>> now on "today in new york," police in the bronx search for an suv after a hit-and-run crash that killed a 63-year-old man. >> plus an update on a new jersey fire chief. hospitalized after a massive firefight. >>> clinton clinches south carolina and all eyes now turn to super tuesday. >>> good morning. welcome to "today in new york" on this sunday morning. the last sunday in this month much february. is it? >> yes. abd solutely. >> tomorrow is the 29th. it's a leap year, though. >> it makes sense you're confused by the calendar. because of the weather. raphael miranda taking us through that. and validating his -- >> good morning guys. it feels like late march or early april this afternoon with temperatures into the 50s and maybe some 60s. right now, it's still cool outside. so dress for that. you can see on storm tracker, sunshine shaping to be a beautiful weekend day. high pressure in control on this sund a. little bit. up to 40 now in middle village. ho in 40 in jfk. staten island, we're back up to 37 degrees. 39 in central park.

the results are something to savor. . >>> new york's number one news. >>> breaking news in the bronx, 6 people have been hurt in a fast-moving apartment fire including one firefighter. month old boy found dead on staten island. >>> accuweather alert day with rain and snow arriving hours from now. >>> good morning. >>> thanks for starting your morning it is tuesday, february 23rd, you are never more than 7 minutes away from weather and traffic. >>> this morning we are looking at cloudy skies, it is an okay start to your day, you just need the warm coat, take your warm gear with you for the day, we are going to be looking at temperatures on the cool side, 36 and cloudy with a northeast wind at 12. 40 brookhaven, east hampton, and we are looking at a winter weather advisory for heavy wet snow this advisory through 9:00 up to the north you'll see it is mostly northern suburbs north of new jersey, fair field county, litchfield county, connecticuit. our moisture source that rain that's over washington d.c., west virginia, virginia and maryland that's coming cloudy skies rain and snow mix st