minor delays george washington bridge lincoln and the holland tunnel opinion as you cross the george washington bridge, it's moving just fine in both the upper and lower levels doing just fine. we have alternate side of the street parking rules in effect for today. a man who lost his wallet has some measure of comfort after a good samaritan steps up to help him out. kind of. riley flaherty realized he lost his wallet but then receives this envelope. the anonymous sender wrote that he kept the cash that was inside to buy marijuana. he also kept the metro card that was inside because the fares increased and the wallet was just too cool to give back. >> the ironic thing is that we could have been good friends. we both like wilco, ebb join indy music, same taste in wallets. he or she tried to take what was of any value. >> flaherty says he was happy some of what was lost was returned. >>> well, the usual suspect mess around new york. snow showers are expected today. after about a foot in western new york yesterday morning, the storm and stranded tractor- trailers were combined to stop tra

george washington bridge is minor, lincoln is minor. the holland has a delay. when the lincoln tunnel doesn't have traffic this time in the morning, you know everyone is sleeping off their super bowl george washington bridge going inbound, disabled vehicle in the tolls. and the street cleaning rules are suspended, but the meters rules are in effect. ken, over to you. >> thank you, heather. >>> 6:33. developing now, we just learned a cruise ship that sailed into the same storm that's hitting our area now got damage. there's video posted on twitter by a passenger showing furniture overturned by the rocking that happened aboard the royal caribbean anthem of the seas. the shift left new jersey saturday afternoon and is due to arrive in florida this morning. there are no reports of anyway serious injuries. passengers being kept in their rooms until the weather could improve. >>> 6:34. now to the deadly crane collapse in lower manhattan this morning. new regulationesare in place for crane operators across new york city. mayor de blasio hopes the changes will help prev

also route 4 east at the george washington bridge. we have this very dig accident being cleared away. all lanes continue to be closed down. minor delay, lincoln and holland are doing just fine. here is the george washington bridge, as you come across the span, not a bad ride for you. show you how things look as you try to travel on route 4 eastbound. this is where that closure is, nobody is getting by. our street cleaning rules are in effect for today. ken. over to you. >> heather, thank you. as heather mentioned, people are being told to expect delays, however, that may change. because the power problems had left people in the dark on the lower level. eyewitness news reporter with some new information, right, that riders will now find out about. tell us this new information, dre. >> good morning, ken. they started unlocking the doors at grand central terminal. i had a chance to go inside the terminal and was immediately told that the power has been fully restored. grand central terminal is open and fully operational. that lower level

route 4 between the george washington bridge. accidents in both directions. we can show you that mess if you normally go to the george washington bridge, it certainly is a big accident. we have our street cleaning rules in effect for today. ken, over to you. >> 6:33. we have new video showing just how treacherous the conditions are. this is the scene in harrison. a car crashed climbing up part of a wall. the best advice, you have to take it easy. eyewitness reporter is live in westchester county, mallory. >> you absolutely need to take it easy. quickly, leaving streets wet and slippery. cars are making their way along here and for the most part, things are fine. there are rough spots and they come up quickly. last night's weather made for icy conditions on in harrison, a driver lost control, a pickup truck traveled up to a wall. it happened around midnight. the driver did make it out and is expected to be okay. the accident happened on grove street. while it's unclear what caused the time. a large tree branch came down. you can see it there. it happened at the

minor delay at the george washington bridge. coming inbound at the lincoln and the holland it's 10 minutes. now, as you come off the george washington bridge and you go southbound on the west side highway right at 125th street, we do have an accident being cleared away, but then you can see that delay continuing as you head farther south on west side highway. laguardia has 90-minute arrival delays. jfk, newark, you want to get in touch with your individual carrier before you head out. we also have this accident and it's off on the shoulder of the garden state parkway, local lanes right near exit 114. street cleaning rules are in effect. ken, lori, over to you. >> all right, heather, thank you. >>> and breaking right now in the last 15 minutes and we have confirmed that police have a man in custody for an overnight stabbing on an m train >> eyewitness news reporter mallory hoff is live in east williamsburg where the victim is recovering. >>reporter: lori, ken, good morning. we're learning a 27-year-old homeless man has been taken

currently it looks like all of the lanes are blocked as you approach the george washington bridge. delays are back past grand avenue. you are going to want to go out of your way to make your way to the george washington bridge. westbound it looks as though we have a plow that's possibly a testament to how slick it is. there's a crash blocking the westbound side of the lie. exit 40 to 42 through the area. alternate side in effect city wide. don't text and drive. mary and chris back to you. >> alex thank you. we begin with a commuter alert. power is restored and the lights are on in the lower level of grand central terminal. >> that went dark after a pipe burst. janelle has more. >> well things almost >> well things almost completely back to normal here mary and chris this morning at grand central. you can see the terminal here beginning to fill up as they arrive this morning. the mta mentioned their main concern was the lower level that was without power overnight. crews worked throughout the night and have the lights turned back on but they still have access to the lower level close

we have a minor issue on george washington bridge at the tolls. as you come off the george washington bridge heading to the southbound side of the west side highway, we have an accident. all lanes are closed. traffic is really starting to back up. our street cleaning rules are in effect for today. ken, lori, over to you. >>> still ahead on "eyewitness news" this morning, another round of recalls announced due to defective takata air bags. what you need to know about the newer cars. >> we're heading into a cold stretch of winter weather as neighborhood on the go with our you like being picture perfect. you should want your banking to be too. stop into td bank and we'll help set you up with picture perfect banking. new customers, open a checking and savings account and you can get a polaroid cube+ >>> 5:21, mayor de blasio meeting with the u.s. olympic committee dealing with athletes worried about competing in this summer's games in brazil. the cdc confirms a link between the mosquito-borne virus and birth defects in brazilian babies. specialists wil

george washington bridge construction, holland construction. the george washington bridge down. we have alternate side of the street parking rules in effect lori, over to you. >> thank you, heather. >>> happening today, the mayor will join police commissioner william bratton to talk about crime. bratton says crime dropped dramatically in january, but and many happening in the subways. some people have a real safety concern. we're live now with more. dray? >> reporter: good morning, lori. the police commissioner already called last month, january, the safest month in city history. today, he will reiterate the point with the mayor by his side when they hold a joint news conference, discussing the most recent crime stats. here's the numbers. homicides are down 46 percent. shootings down 35 percent. but slashings and stabings are up 20 percent. although the commissioner said it's not a pattern, there have been 10 stabings or slashings so far this year, either on the trains or in the subways. the nypd has increased patrol and now the guardian angels are riding the trains because of t

in fact, the george washington bridge lower level is closed until 5:00 a.m. because of that construction. hopefully things will start moving again very shortly. bayonne bridge is closed until 5:00 a.m. we have alternate side of the street parking rules in effect. ken, over to you. >>> a trio of knife attacks this week has new york city police looking for three suspects. one of the victims is helping police find the teen that left him disfigured. dray clark is live in greenwich village with the details. >> reporter: good morning. bobby who worked at this restaurant spent part of this last night looking at lineups with police. detectives have a picture of the teenager they are looking matter of time before they track him down. but for bobby, it will be a lock recovery from a serious wound that stretches from his chin to his cheek. this is how 25-year-old bobby looked before he was attacked with a blade. now his face is so disfigured, he doesn't want anyone to see it. his girlfriend nicole rushed to the hospital wednesday night where doctors were already working

we're checking out your ride to the outbound side of the george washington bridge under the apartments with construction getting into the lower level. the inbound george washington bridge, the lower level is closed down with construction. as we take a look at this picture, you can see the lower level, no cars there, but the upper level is not doing too badly as you go across the span. street cleaning rules are in effect. ken, over to you. >>> in just the last half hour, hillary clinton's campaign declared victory in the iowa caucuses. the iowa democratic party issued a statement saying lead. this is the closest iowa democratic caucus in history. greg clark is live downtown brooklyn with the latest. dray? >> reporter: it was a fight to the finish. hillary clinton, a brand name in congress versus bernie sanders, a man who doubted early on. last night, he showed he has some staying power. hillary clinton's camp waited until almost 4:00 a.m. to claim victory. the campaign statement says "clinton has clearly won the most national and state delegates." still the dead heat finish is a far cry

there's no one with the right now, only one lane open to the outbound george washington bridge. >>> the f train with mechanical problems. 36 street to forest hills. as you go to the bye northeast, an accident farther north minor delays at george washington bridge. i don't know why that switched to amtrak. that problem on the ramp to the cross bronx. state street and atlantic street with a rollover vehicle. this could cause problems for commuters. keep that in mind if you normally head over to the stamford police station to catch a train. you want to use a lot of caution as you travel route the morning. going over here to the gorge washington bridge with not a bad ride getting across that pap. we have our street cleaning >>> a backhoe goes on the attack across florida's famed 7-mile bridge. the whole thing was captured on a sheriff's dash cam. the 59-year-old man took the florida keys dumping boulder onto route 1 and swerving to the side of the bridge. he also lowered the boom behind it sending sparks flying. he was eventually taken into >> wow. >>> there is a new top dog at the westmins

we have speeds reduced at the outer bridge crossing and the goethals we're looking it he george washington bridge, the lincoln and holland. 28 in bridge water. chimney rock, you have downed wires as you go through that spot. route 107 both ways between chicken valley road. long island railroad is on or close to schedule, but they are just warning passengers and customers that they could anticipate some cancellations and delays throughout the morning. street cleaning rules are in effect for today. ken, lori, over to you. >>> we're following a breaking story of a fishing boat that ran aground in queens. we just got new video. it's coming up next. >> plus, new video police want to you see as they work to bronx. the specific item they got away with and it wasn't cash. >> the heart warming motivation behind a basketball game and >>> many parts of new jersey were under a tornado watch until late last night. shore communities like neptune did have sear crouse problems. these are new pictures we received on social media. now a big tree fell onto a home. >> now we go to road cam 7 with a live look right n

the george washington inbound, lower level closed until 5 a.m., as we take a look at this camera and take a look at the george washington bridge traffic is doing just fine as you come across the upper level but the lower level, no traffic there just yet. if you are going outbound at the george washington bridge, lanes closed down you may lanes closed down you may backup as you are going outbound. but the inbound side is minor. bx40 buses being diverted because of that fire, street cleaning rules are in effect. >>> still ahead this morning a community comes together to remember the victims killed in a random shooting rampage, we have details on the uber drive accused of the horrific crimes. >>> two teens running from car to car bashing in windows causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage, all caught on camera. >>> a mess on the missouri highway after an 18 wheeler . >>> mourners turned out the remember the victims of the latest gun massacre, people gathered in a park in kalamazoo michigan to remember the six people gunned down on saturday. the accused killer jason dalton an uber drive was denied bond. a prosecutor admi

we have the george washington bridge, lincoln and holland with minor delays. we have alternate side of the street parking rules in effect for today. lori, over to you. >>> it's 6:02. we'll start now with a developing story. the nypd is trying to find a man behind a pair of subway robberies. overnight, we learned of another possible attack on a strap hanger on long island. dray? >> reporter: police say they are looking for a man in his 40s that may be connected to the most recent possible attack at the subway station at 7th

more secure. >>> plus a new warning for >>> we continue to follow breaking news from the george washington bridge where high winds toppled a tractor-trailer. a live look now at the bridge. two lanes are blocked on the new jersey-bound side. there are delays of up to 45 minutes. i want to show you cell phone video right now, the scene right now, large trucks are being kept off the bridge as the storm rolls through. your next update on the storm is coming up just minutes away. >>> new tonight, the search is on for a man who flashed young children at a bronx playground. police released video of the suspect. he chatted with eight and they played in their school yard on bryant avenue in hunt's point. then he exposed himself. the children yelled for help and the man ran off. >>> a cop and a police commissioner are going after each other over a claim about quotas over arrest tickets. the commissioner said they don't exist. the cop says otherwise, and they're suing. here's sarah wallace with the i-team exclusive. >> for the past two years, nypd officer edwin raymond says he's kept a second weapon in his

york city saw rain and heavy wind strong enough to blow over this tractor trailer on the george washington bridge. and a vehicle burst into flames. and meteorologist bill karins

a minor delay on george washington bridge. lincoln looks great. going outbound at the george washington bridge, that construction is just about cleared away. then we'll take a look over here and tell you that this problem is still with us on 80 and 46. so 46 as you go eastbound on mount olive road, you have this debris spill. right near exit 28 it's emergency repairs. ken, lori, over to you. >> thank you, heather. >>> still ahead, on hollywood's biggest night, everyone who's not actually at the show at one glamorous i've been a turkey farmer my whole life... and i raise turkey for shady brook farms . we don't use growth-promoting antibiotics, 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, >>> we're just two days away from the oscars, and that means final touches of holly bad glam are going that -- hollywood glam are going into place. >> that means top of the line food, booze, and prizes. >> the winners

minor delays george washington bridge, lincoln and holland tunnels and the earlier issue the bridge reopened at 4:30. that is for construction and at the bridge but that has also been lifted and everything is once again reopen and you are free to come into and out of problems. street cleaning rules are back in effect. lauri and ken, back to you. >> thank you very much heather. hoboken. >> the body was found inside an apartment on grand street overnight. mallory is live on the scene with the latest for us this morning. mallory? >> lauri, ken good morning. that's right the medical examiner's van left the scene just in the last hour or so. right notch investigators on- -now investigators on the scene trying to get to the bottom of this. the road is blocked off, grand street in this video in hoboken. there's been a significant police presence out here throughout the early morning. we know a man was found dead inside an apartment. the discovery was made just after 1:30 this morning. pronounced dead at the scene. back out here live this morning investigators actively combing through the scene sear

a tractor-trailer was blown over on the george washington bridge. no injuries there. route 22 and scott's planes is flooded for hours. >> expect to see new salt warnings. that starting next week. a judge upheld the rule requiring chain restaurants to post the warnings on menu items that exceed the recommended daily limit. you will see the saltshaker . >> millennial's i don't like this topic. >> it sounds like they are too lazy. >> the reason is it's laziness. >> millennial's are too lazy that's what they say. too much work . i prefer grab and go options. others say they just don't eat breakfast. i guess they just want a granola bar. you can't eat cereal on the go. >> it's a challenge. >> according to the new york times, as at least partially because of the eating habits of the millennial's. i have to tell you i would say it's for bin for eating me cereal. maybe i'm not that interested. >> we would have it for dessert. what was your favorite sugary cereal? >> i like the cornucopia of cereal. >> her golden grams with cocoa crispies in it. it's the chocolatey flavor. >>

this is the george washington bridge. you can see the bridge is doing just fine coming into the city. leaving the city, no major issues there. you have a minor delay coming into the tolls of the george washington bridge. delays as you come inbound at this point. street cleaning rules are in effect for today. lori, ken, over to you. >>> new details now in a slashing attack inside of a popular greenwich village diner. >> within the past hour, we received new photos of several teenagers that police want to talk with as they were seen wednesday night with the suspect who left a restaurant and bus boy needing more than 100 stitches. >> dray clark is live in the village with more information. >> reporter: good morning. detectives say they have a picture of the 15-year-old suspect they are looking for and say it's only a matter of down. they are hoping by releasing the new image, it will bring them one step closer to finding the suspect. here is a picture just released from the nypd. it is believed these teenagers, one boy and tw

he put it are awaiting trial in federal court for their roles in blocking traffic on the george washington bridgeust happens to be the busiest and most important bridge in the world and was a primary escape route from manhattan on 911 for people fearing for their lives. >> i delegate enormous authority to my staff and enormous authority to my cabinet. >> as soon as i heard him say those words two years ago, i said on this program his presidential dream was over. you simply cannot run for president saying i delegate enormous authority to my staff. you can't run for president saying quote, people who i trusted with important jobs acted inappropriately. if christie's campaign by some miracle had floated up to some level where it was worthy of an attack ad, the ad simply would have been christie saying this. >> i delegate enormous authority to my staff and enormous authority to my cabinet. >> that would have been followed by this. >> i am embarrassed and humiliated by the conduct of some of the people on my team. >> donald trump was certainly ready to shoot down the christie candidacy if it ever gain

this 0 our camera -- this is of the george washington bridge. we've got some low clouds, we got wind, rain, some windses here, 8, 12, 15 miles per hour . here's our camera in astoria, the rfk triborough bridge, looking down the east river, not good visibility there either. temperature is 37, light rain with that northeast wind at 14. feels like 30 to the upper tweangts in a lot of spots. you see we got off and on rain, a little ice extending up here towards the catskills, up here towards the thruway. heavier rain back to our south and west. that comes in this evening and tonight with gusty winds, frequent lightning possible, rumbles of thunder this evening, like a springtime front coming through. we're at 42 by 9:00, 47 to 50 by the time we get to lunchtime. so you see the temperature rises into the 50s, rain gets heavier this evening and tonight with some rumbles of thunder this evening. weather and traffic together every seven minutes. i see you have a couple of wet roads too. >>reporter: yes. and this is the tappen zee bridge behind me which i

george washington bridge closed down until 5:00 a.m. so not causing a major delay coming into the city. a minor wait at the george washington bridge. just keep that construction in mind. lincoln, holland, they both have construction going on as well. new jersey turnpike northbound western spur is closed down north of exit 14 right on the southern mixing bowl before the eastern spur and western spur split off. that construction lasts up into the vince lombardi service area. basically, you will be forced off into the eastern spur. we have alternate side of the street parking rules for the day. >>> a hospital forced to pay thousands to cure a virus in its computer system. hollywood presbyterian medical to rescue its computer network from hackers. a spokesperson for the los angeles facility says the payment was in the best interest of the hospital. the fbi is looking into the case of so-called ransom-ware. >>> numbers show that we're coming off the deadliest year on our nation's roads in a decade. more than 38,000 people died on the road las

the george washington bridge is minor. lincoln and holland, five minutes. alternate side of the street parking rules in effect for today. ken, over to you. >> thank you, heather. >>> 6:02. new this morning, police are searching for the person who pointed a green laser at a plane over long island. a united air lines pilot reported the laser strike around 11:30 last night while flying over manatuck, on the north shore of suffolk county. the flight took off from new jersey and was headed to warwick, rhode island. it was at 11,000 feet when the laser light lit up the cockpit. >>> and happening now, police in newark are on the hunt for a driver responsible for a frightening hit-and-run. i want to warn you, some of the scenes are disturbing. the self-home video shows the moments as three young girls were hit yesterday afternoon. surveillance video shows the white truck responsible. it hit the girls, excuse me, stops momentarily and keeps two men chased the truck and got the license number. >> we chased the guy down and he started to slow up, but must have saw us

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. >> this accident behind me, this is route 4 near the george washington bridge. a lot of activity. we'll head over to our maps. this is route 4 near the george washington bridge. 78 east between exits 48 and 49. an accident in the express lanes. q trains have been repaired and we also have the lower level of grand central terminal open. all of our mass transit doing okay. >>> 7:27. developing now in brooklyn, a man is dead after getting into an argument. the woman stabbed him several times in front of the restaurant on 8th avenue and sunset park. it happened just after 10:00 p.m. he was pronounced dead at the hospital. police still looking for the gunman responsible for a deadly deadly shooting in brooklyn. gary walker and another man was shot outside a home on east 56th street in east flatbush. walker was killed. the other man is recovering at a hospital. police say the victims were in a dispute with as many as three men prior to that shooting. and beyonce protesters are gearing up to rally. the protest is inspiredly the singer's halftime super bowl performance where she appeared l

that's from the upper level of the george washington bridge on the ramp to the w. side hwy.he had an accident but that is cleared so things are looking much better. we have a situation on the fdr south 79th st. construction is blocking one lane and it will be that way until further notice. it's something to keep in mind. we are looking at the jackknife at exit 37. it's only one lane open for you to get through. you want to keep that in mind and it will be congested. let's go to the northern state parkway. it's not looking bad here and everything is running up to speed. the next shot will be the new jersey turnpike moving well in both directions. way until further notice. metro-north at this point running on are close to schedule. alternate schedule there. ben: have you ever been a fan of cruising? >> these people thought they were on one of the best it was ever built. the anthem of the seas by royal caribbean. the ship is giant and they were headed south. cruise. passengers will remember this for the rest of their lives! carrie: they will remember it for all the wr

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then we have the palisades parkway coming southbound near the george washington bridge tolls. we have an accident here. all lanes are closed down so your palisades parkway approach to the george washington bridge is inaccessible at this time. the bridge itself is five minutes inbound. delay. earlier problem. emergency emergency transit no major problems. l.i.e. going west and an accident off on the shoulder. this enwe have this problem on the belt west -- then we have this problem on the belt west. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect for today. >>> 6:38. growing concern over the zika virus. still ahead, why the cdc says puerto rico should prepare for a potential health crisis. >> also ahead, how two teenage girls managed to escape an oncoming train while trapped on a bridge. to parents by mistake about how to deal with, get this, whiney students. the outrageous question and a decades old murder investigation may have been solved. prosecutors re-examined dna evidence showing robert zuriski sexually assaulted and murdered 18-year-old mary clinski. he died in

ten minutes inbound george washington bridge. then we have this ongoing flooding on the blackwells mills cause way so that flooding is closing the cause way. the street cleaning rules are in effect. ken, over to you. >>> time is ticking down for someone to claim their multi- million dollar prize in california. the winning ticket was bought on august 8 at a los angeles 7- eleven. if it's not presented by 5:00 tonight, the money goes back into the state's school system. there is a man who says he's the winner but his ticket was rejected by lottery officials who say the ticket was too damaged. >> what? >> how do you damage your ticket? >>> a man dressed as a superhero acting more like a villain. >> you wouldn't expect to find this in the suburbs. a python longer than a station wagon. part 2 of the abc special "madoff." a three-hour event givens right look at health care through our eyes and you'll see healthcare differently too. across 21 hospitals and over 450 community and research facilities, but raise the standard of health care

george washington bridge an accident that has since cleared. this is the queens bureau bridge following this alert as you make your way. lower level delays back to second avenue. is this the george washington bridge with a half hour delay. 20 minutes at the lincoln and holland. alternate side in effect city wide. don't text and drive. >> you just saw it dry right now but we are going to see the wet weather take over and start as snow for a good part of the area. that's round one to the east and another round well to the south and west. that's the heavy rain that we anticipate later wednesday into thursday so it's a three day deal. make sure you stay safe. >> john thanks so much. another check of news and weather in 25 minutes. >> and i'm chris wragge. cbs this morning is next. have a great day. >>> good morning. it is tuesday, february 23rd, 2016. welcome to "cbs this morning." ted cruz fires his spokesman over a video involving marco rubio. donald trump intensifies his attacks ahead of today's nevada caucuses. >>> an uber driver admits to the s

holland george washington bridge fine. trains on or close. >> one of the two nypd officers who was injured in a shooting in now recoverying at home. >> second officer remains in stable conditional at kings can be county hospital where teresa priolo is this morning. good morning. >> good morning ben and juliet. good morning everyone. these two officer it is lucky to be alive. they are continuing to heal from the injuries that they sustained early saturday morning. and as heal investigators are searching for clues into the gunman the guy's name is jamal a man reportedly radicalized in prison. >> this surveillance video shows wilted shootout that rocked bed-stuy brooklyn. eight nypd officers exchanging rapid gunfire with a guy somebody the fbi is checking out as someone who maybe radicalized and may have xroamist toys. the man who opened fire on two plain closing housing officers as they chase him down lexington avenue. the investigation continues into what caused him to snap police determined at least one of the yorko not st

george washington bridge is 5. there's a large pothole you cause caution because of that. route 9 south near croton point avenue, you have flooding plus an accident money alternate side of the street park rules are in effect. lori, back to you. >> thank you. >>> tens of thousands of people are without power because of downed trees and power lines. mallory hoff has a big scare for at least one family there. mallory? >> reporter: lori, good morning, yeah. it certainly was. now the sun is coming up. you can get a good idea of what the storm left behind here. you can see this tree just came crashing down. this is chicago avenue and massapequa. it's some of perhaps the worst damage we've seen. we're told the homeowners are okay this morning. take a look at this video of other damage we've spotted. a power line crashed down on two cars, setting them on fire there. and the flames grew very quickly. there are downed wires and trees on the roof of a home. they are a problem all over. damage took different forms across the area as you are seeing one. biggest problems, initially 43,0

we're going to start at the george washington bridge as we look at a live picture, it is a mess. right now the upper level is shut down. that's because the winds picked up a tractor-trailer and just dropped it in the opposite lanes on the upper level. eyewitness news reporter aj ross with the chaos down there. >> we're here on west 179th street where you can see the onramp to the gw bridge remains closed at this hour as crews continue to clear this overturned tractor-trailer near the center of the bridge. all upper level outbound lanes remain shut down and law enforcement sources are saying high winds are likely a factor in this truck tipping over. this all happened just before 10:00 this evening as the 18-wheeler was traveling in the midspan of the bridge. several pictures and videos of the overturned tractor-trailer were quickly posted to social media as first responders arrived on scene and began redirecting traffic. it's important to note with wind hour there was a tractor-trailer ban on the bridge tonight. just how this truck was able to bypass this van is still under invest

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. >> right now part of the george washington bridge is closed because a tractor-trailer flipped over during the high winds. crews are on the scene of a collapsed, trying to determine if weather played a role here. the building next door evacuated as a precaution. >> we have several reports on the weather tonight which is changing by the moment. we begin with lee goldberg. >> just heard a big rumble of thunder, flash of lightning in the distance. we'll be able to get this weather cast then run inside. hudson valley and northeastern new jersey, a watch will go until 2:00 in the morning. the weather service has kept the tornado watch for parts of new jersey till 1:00 in the morning. wind advisory as well. lower hudson valley, connecticut and coastline until 4 a.m. the wind gusts have been over 50 miles per hour in spots. the damage reports have been piling up. the most recent one in ridgewood, new jersey with roads closed because of trees and wires down but all across new york city and western long island we've seen big gusts. flood warnings up across new jersey. slow moving squall line

outbound construction on the lower level of the george washington bridge under the apartments is blocking two lanes, these are stretching back to webster after inbound lower level of the george washington bridge closed for construction as well. be safe, don't text and drive. chris and mary, back to you. >>> thank you so much. >>> looking for a new job? your search starts here, we pulled the data who is hiring and which industries and how much. >> if you look at the type of job we are showing huge gains in this big cluster calling creative. >> whether you are just out of school, finding a job doesn't have to be difficult or overwhelming tonight cbs 2 has where the jobs are how you can land one. donald trump in nevada, too close to call for a second spot. >>> also how is this possible? a toddler sentenced to prison, the strange case in egypt. >>> and construction controversial sarah jessica parker reportedly purchased a multimillion dollars home in manhattan but neighbors are not happy to have the sex and the we'll explain after this. your heart loves omega-3s. and those in megared krill oi

a live look at the george washington bridge. a little while ago we were talking about that overturned tractor-trailer last night because of the winds that shut down the upper level. everything has been reopened. everything is moving nicely as you can see this morning. all of the hudsons in good shape now. >> thanks so much, lauren. >>> scary moments for drivers on a florida highway when they encountered a driver going the wrong way. traveling in the breakdown lane and sped right past a traffic deputy. dech deputies say the driver was drunk with a blood alcohol three times the legal limit. no one else on the road was hurt. >>> newark mayor ras baraka is putting a team to oversee the port authority. one of the staffers will watch over the operations in newark liberty airport. the other will focus on the port newark seaport. mayor baraka says it will give them oversight of the city's finances and identify job opportunities for residents. >>> starbucks will soon be selling beer and wine at several locations on long island. the state

the george washington bridge, let's check out that camera. the palisade says heavy to laze. at least one lane closed. from the palisades, a 1015 minute delay did the holland tunnel, 10-15. ben: thank you very much. let's talk till cosby. the drama continues. of his texas assault accusers. kerry: the woman whose accusation led to his recent arrest. it was only recently unsealed by a judge. the mother and her lawyer filed it a day before a key hearing. accusing cosby of drugging and molesting her in 2004. the case was not prosecuted at that time. cosby is due back in court on march 8. kerry: accusing a man of stalking actress quintus paltrow. ben: accused of sending lewd messages and sex toys to her. this time around, the jury said intended to frighten her. kerry: homer simpson will be appearing live during an all new episode. allowing him to talk about the news of the day and answer viewer questions. sounds pretty cool. the live shoe is monday may 15 right now fox5 at 8:00 o'clock. ben: thursday morning. cauliflower date. kerry: cauliflower. if you are a true new yorker, you

to the george washington bridge, excuse me, george washington bridge, you're delay- free here and the holland tunnel and lincoln tunnel, low- level e-z pass should be opening up for you. remember to be safe, don't text and drive. back to you. >>> to campaign 2016 now and the first vote of the election year, in iowa last night, the republicans had a clear winner in ted cruz. >> for the democrats, it was too cheese to call, but the hillary clinton camp is claiming districtry. diane is live with the latest. >> reporter: this is an exciting one to watch. the democratic contest in iowa this year is the closest the state's ever seen. in some precincts, it came down to a coin toss and the republicans made history with a record-shattering turnout. 12 candidates vying in iowa, but it was a three-way fight with carson alt a distant fourth. >> god bless the great state of iowa. >> we finished second and i want to tell you something. i'm just honored. i'm really honored. i want to congratulate ted. >> reporter: on the democratic side, things are less clear. >> it looks like we are in a virtual ti

george washington bridge 10 to 15 minutes. the lincoln tunnel that's supposed to be a zero. 10 to 20. showing you pictures on the expressway that camera being moved and john is here to show us what's happening this morning. >> we spent our morning showing the jersey divider. police have finally been dispatched out here just south of the interchange. jersey divider at a place down to one lane on the southbound is got as a result. bumper to bumper traffic through the area of corona park. let me show you another delay and this one on the eastbound grand central parkway all exiting volume onto the van wick that problem. again only one lane open. police are on their way out there to get that jersey divider problem addressed. live over the gardens interchange john channel 7 eyewitness news. >> john thank you. a bird or a plane? people in at least half dozen states saw this bright light streaking across the sky saturday by apparently a meteor spotted in new york, new jersey and parts of canada. some people report the brightest shooti

a minor delay at the george washington bridge. they're clearing construction at the lincoln and the holland. street cleaning rules are in effect for today. >> thank you, heather. this video as they search for the attackers behind a violent knife assault in the bronx. >> this happened in williamsbridge. this is just the latest in a terrifying string of similar attacks. eyewitness news reporter toni yates is live at the scene in williamsbridge. toni? >> reporter: yes, good morning again, ken and lori. these all happened in the same general area of the bronx. one captured on video and this morning, four people are recovering from their wounds. we're going to begin with the last one, this was at 5:20 in the afternoon in front of 3046 holland avenue. you can see two men jump out of a car that just pulled up, a dark-colored car. they seem to target the people on the sidewalk, then they 0 in on that woman. she's 26 years old, one stabs her in the stomach. the other man slashes her right here. now, she's told police she doesn't know the c

doesn't seem to be slowing down in the george washington bridge. visibility is still good. intensity of the prescription. the fact that we can see that far means the rain isn't that heavy. 53 degrees, mild as we go into the evening hours. you don't need lots of layers here. the snow depth, going from the storm which is nearly 7 inches of snow, and here's a february preview. we start the month averaging 39 degrees. obviously way above that by 20 today. the average high by the end of the month is 45. average snowfall 9 inches and the highlights, ground hog day tomorrow, and the sunset on the last day, 5:36 in the evening. what a flip, in the first four days of february, these are our highs, today 59. forecasting 48 tomorrow and 50s as we go through the middle of the week, and last year we had snow the first couple of days. hanging in the 20s on the 3 3rd and around normal on the 4 4th. big time flip. the plan is doing a nice job, showing a shower the next four or five hours max. numbers dropping through the 40s in the suburbs later tonight. mid-30s means icy spots tomorrow mo

george washington bridge. a tractor-trailer flipped over. that has been cleared away. lincoln and holland look good. with the trains, trained, we do have some problems. metro-north, there is problems. the babylon branch, expecting a >> thank you very much, under. i saw a bunch of vehicles, it turns out that a coast guard boat has capsized. apparently it was responding to a capsized fishing boat. ben: heading towards the rockaways or towards long beach. it left the east rockaway. a coast guard boat arrived on scene. it also overturned. all five coast guard members made it back. all members of the fishing boat were rescued safely. we will have a live report. either on the scene or very close by. my windows were going crazy overnight. i thought a plane was circling above. right in path to jfk. it was just the wind. it was really, really crazy. thousands of homes in our area remained without power. >> high wind and heavy rain. robert moses is in massapequa this morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. if you need any evidence on how powerful these storms are, we have tha

the next live shot will be at the george washington bridge. looking good as you make your way and mount.no delay into the toll plaza. let's keep in mind we have exiting district actions with the road closures because of the crane collapse.we will keep you up-to-date on what's going on with that. street parking rules are suspended. >> we have a lot more coming up. >> entertainment news with a halftime show. >> . again! r again! again! again! again? again! again! general mills is removing artificial flavors and colors from our cereals. so you can love cereal... in new york state, we believe tomorrow starts today. all across the state the economy is growing, with creative new business incentives, and the lowest taxes in decades, attracting the talent and companies of tomorrow. like in the hudson valley, with world class biotech. and on long island, where great universities are creating next generation technologies. let us help grow your company's tomorrow, today

. >> we have big-time delays into the george washington bridge. now, this is the span and this is the upper level. lower level is slow as well. this is all because the george washington bridge has an accident on the lower level what is in the process of being cleared away. it is 25 minutes into the area. the lincoln and the hond, 30 to 40 minutes. we also have an issue, as we go over to this problem here on the newburgh beacon bridge, westbound, an accident, and two lanes are closed down there. very heavy delays as you go on to the westbound side. subways are oning on or close to schedule. street cleaning rules are in effect. over to you. >> thank you. >>> let's check in with meteorologist bill evans now. >> it is beautiful. gorgeous outside. sunshine, clear skies, and the temperatures are a little warmer than normal. a light northerly wind. feels very comfortable. and 38 degrees. and we are looking at 37 teterboro. 40 around laguardia. staten island, 38, 34 along the shore. and we are going to a high today of 49. that is about six degrees warmer t

you cannot get to the george washington bridge from route 4. 95. in addition to that, we have an accident on the belt parkway. bay parkway on the left lane, things are moving okay through this area, but no matter where you are, take it slowly as you head out. we'll have more weather and frank coming up on the 4s. >>> new this morning, two flights to our area diverted and forced to land elsewhere because of the weather. kerry barrett in the newsroom with details. some of these people still getting ohm, kerry. >> oh, my gosh, yes. not the way these people wanted to end their trip from punta cana. let's listen. >> 944, did you divert? >> we did. left holding at kennedy. >> sounded like there were going >> that's flight 944 from punta cana. 159 passengers. supposed to land at jfk at 6:20. the flight was diverted to manchester-boston regional in new hampshire. passengers say it was only after they landed that they were told the crew was out of flight hours and they would have to stay in new hampshire overnight. then the problem becomes this, because thi

so from the george washington bridge all the way down to the delaware memorial bridge, garden state parkway speed reduction between 124 and up into the new york state line. lower level george washington bridge we had construction outbound. that has been cleared away. we do have a minor delay coming inbound at all three hudson river crossings, no major problems to report there. and then going to the brooklyn at least two lanes are closed down, that's construction. that should be cleared away very shortly. and then we do have alternate side of the street parking rules suspended for today. but don't forget, those metered rules are in effect. ken and lori, over to you. >> all right, heather, thank you. >>> still ahead on eyewitness news this morning, we're getting an exclusive look inside the bus that crashed in connecticut, injuring several people on board. >>> also ahead, soccer superstar hope solo comes forward on her own in rio if the zika where should you start when you're told you have cancer? start with a specialist. start where you'll find advanced technology, precision treatment option