side of jerome avenue still have that accident is so two lanes are closed down across the george washington bridge coming inbound. trying to get to the outbound side of the george washington bridge upper level underneath the apartments, two lanes are closed down that is until 5:00 a.m. subway servers running on or close to schedule new jersey transit long island railroad metro north they're doing just fine and then the fdr drive going south 1 hundreds down to the 90s, north bound 60s up to the 70s they're in the process of clearing that construction away but you're going to find delays southbound and our street cleaning rules are in effect for today. laurie over to you. >>> heather thank you. well cash won't get you across the tappan zee bridge for much longer. the bridge will switch to cashless tolls starting april 23rd. the new york thruway authority says the commuters should get easy pass. drivers who don't have easy pass will get a bill in the mail. this is part of the transition during construction of a new tappan zee bridge. the through way authority also says the cashless tolls will save co

it is a nightmare on that lower level of the george washington bridge with the delays. captain randy, we're going to have you fly towards the city, you can. what you wind up having on that lower level of the george washington bridge that is all of these lanes were shut down. so you got delays back on the harlem river drive as well as

so we're keeping our eye on the george washington bridge. f and g signal problems fourth delays. verrazano bridge, upper level condition. the manhattan bridge lower closed. that's another accident that is being cleared away. then you have this problem still with us, 84 west. it's a jackknifed tractor- trailer. all lanes are closed down. we have alternate side of the street parking rules suspended today. ken and lori, over to you >> all right, thank you very much, heather. >>> 6:02. eyewitness news reporter mallory hoff live in brick township, new jersey with a >>reporter: ken, the snow continues to fall this morning. it's a bit of a slushier mix than it was earlier. i do want to show you, though, the cars parked in this lot this morning, certainly do have a pretty good layer on top of them now. and if you'll follow me down here for a second, you can see we're looking at i would say a couple inches at this point. i did speak with a man earlier who told me when it comes to winter, he's over it. >> i'm ready for spring. i had enough of this. i'm tired of shoveling and tired of the co

we showed you the george washington bridge, still 60 earlier disabled vehicle. we have big problems at the ofmanhattan bridge. yo live look at that where an earlier vehicle fire, all lanes are shut down. some of the smoke still coming off of that vehicle. they extinguished this fire on therbrooklyn-bound upper level of the manhattan bridge. all lanes remain closed there. you can head to the lower level. you saw a car speed by there. things are moving nicely there. that's the spot. heading over to 78 in new jersey eastbound out between exits 24 and 26, a tractor-trailer e,accident out there is causing huge delays. all lanes are subject to o sure. re weather and traffic ahead on the 4s. >> lauren, thank you very much. >a:ew this morning, we're getting a better look at a man wanted for an attack on a 91-year-old woman in brooklyn. tracie strahan is in park slope with video police want you to see. they're trying to track down this person.ptracie? reporter: they're working hard to do so, michael. as a matter of fact, the man walking by just expressed his disbelief tha

the lincoln is five minutes, the george washington bridge a minor delay. here is the george washington bridge coming across the span, left to right the inbound side. there. but then we have route 9 south at mid hudson bridge, tractor- trailer accident, so the ramp to the bridge is closed. street cleaning rules are in effect. ken, lori, over to you >> all right, heather, thank you. >>> well, commuters in washington d.c. preparing for a nightmare today. >> still ahead on eyewitness news this morning, the extreme measures leading to a full-day shutdown. >>> also ahead in our next half hour, a woman critically injured in a hit-and-run crash in new jersey. what we know about the vehicle police want to find. >>> and tornado warnings in the midwest. the new video of the 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 buffalo, where the largest solar gigafactory in the western hemisphere

of the accident in addition to that eastbound side of the cross bronx is jammed off the george washington bridge and in fact as you come inbound to the george washington bridge it is now 20 minutes getting to the upper level lower level is the way to go. lincoln, holland doing just fine and the brooklyn bound upper level disabled vehicle mass transit is doing okay. we have alternate side of the vote parking rules in effect for today. ken and laurie over to you. >>> heather thank you 6:02. back to our coverage of the brussels terror attacks as we told you, a massive manhunt is under way to find anyone connected. >> eye witness news reporter aj ross begins our team coverage now live from brussels. aj? >> reporter: laurie, ken right now a memorial is overflowing with flowers, cards, candles and all types of mementos as so many have come here to pray and reflect on the lives lost and injured in yesterdays devastating attacks. as you all mentioned there is a travel ban, a europe wide travel ban for americans coming to the continent and one reason for that is this surveillance video of the three suspe

weather and traffic together every 7 minutes what do you have going on with the george washington bridge? >>> we had an earlier problem, the earlier accident cleared away inbound, there this was an earlier accident the inbound side of the george washington bridge is 15, an empty trailer ban on the george washington bridge, lincoln and holland inbound, 20 minutes a piece. we have one hour arrival delays, if you are headed to get in touch with your individual carrier. it is not a bad idea to contact your carrier, jfk, newark, one train signal problems at 103rd street expect uptown delays if you are going into route 20 both ways, a downed tree heading through the area south of the cross bronx an accident pushed off to the shoulder. on 23 south at echo lake road that's another accident being cleared. we have alternate side of the street parking rules in effect for today. >>> thank you so much heather. 6:40 still ahead a case of meningitis turning deadly at a local hospital. >>> an escaped prisoner on the run no more where they tracked down a convicted murder. >>> a mysterious illness could m

we have some upper road work on the george washington bridge as you try to go onto the outbound side. lincoln and holland, there's also construction there. so the road work at the george washington bridge is outbound neath the apartments going tot upper level. the two right lanes are closed down. here's a look at the george washington bridge, and you can also see the construction as you go onto the outbound side of the george washington bridge, inbound side doing just in effect for today. ken, over to you. >> all right, heather, thank you. >>> it's 4:32. the frontrunners in the race for president are building momentum with big wins on super tuesday, three. right now the race is still too close to call in missouri for both the democrats and the republicans. republican frontrunner donald trump cemented his lead in the race for delegates with primary wins in florida, illinois and north carolina, but ohio governor john kasich won his home state which could prove problematic for donald trump. and after losing on his home turf, florida senator marco rubio called it quits. now bernie sanders

they looked like this to the george washington bridge. a combination of contribution and a disabled truck on the outbound level. on the george washington bridge, two lanes shut down. which is excellent news. hopefully that delay will start to ease up. we did have a disabled truck on the outbound upper level of the george washington bridge. inbound, rubbernecking delays. leave yourself enough time to get around. alternate side of the street parking rules in effect. we'll have more weather & traffic on the 4s. >> thank you very much. >>> on the west side, city officials cleaning up where a homeless woman has been living on the streets. she refused offers to come to a shelter. >> honey, i'm here because this is the place for me to survive. >> yesterday city workers moved in and disposed of many of her possessions. chopper 4 was over the area where her carts have been blocking whole sections of the sidewalk on 10th avenue. >> the homeless services will show up from time to time, and they'll give her help, get her off the streets, then it comes

>> here is the george washington bridge. >> we can do it safely gs right? >> here is the george washington bridge coming in. upper level, the traffic is doing just fine. a pretty shot of the george washington bridge. we have this problem. no problem actually i should say at the lincoln tunnel and hole yald tunnel. subways are doing just fine. mass transit is doing fine. street cleaning rules are in effect. >>> 5:four p. somebody in florida -- 5:47. somebody in florida is happy. they're holding the only winning ticket in las $291.4 million powerball drawing. when it gets that high you don't even have to say the.4. i'll take the.4! if the winner takes a lump sum, the next drawing you can see on channel seven eyewitness news at 11. >> you have a lot of friends in florida. >> i have at least one more now. >>> 5:48, stale head, the move today that could reinstate the four game suspension of new england patriots quarterback john brady in the deflategate scandal. >> the delicat your daughter wants to stay organic. your husband wants to stay free from artificial ing

so you have amie for delay at the george washington bridge. -- a minor delay at the george washington bridge. construction cleared at the lincoln and holland as well. we have alternate side of the street parking is suspended today but the metered rules are in effect. lori over to you. >>> all right heather thank you. new information this important about the roar -- morning about the terror attacks in brussels. the three suicide bombers have been identified. authorities confirm one of them was the bomb maker who was also part of the november attacks in and an urgent manhunt is underway for a surviving suspect. abc's molly hunter is in brussels this morning for us. good morning molly. >> reporter: good morning lori. as the manhunt continues for that one terrorist, another one terrorist mastermind salah abdeslam is expected to ask to postpone his scheduled court hearing. a candle light vigil in honor of a victim of tuesday's attacks. students gathering in prayer for leopold hecht a second year law student who died in the metro station. >> i was afraid because terrorists they want to get

as you go to the george washington bridge heading outbound two lanes are closed underneath the apartments heading to that lower level for construction. then coming inbound at the george washington bridge the lower level is closed down but lincoln and holland as well. street cleaning rules are in effect. >>> 4:40. still ahead police say a young teenager walked into the lunchroom of an ohio school and open fire. this morning we are hearing from people on the scene. >>> president obama awards the nation's highest military honor to a navy seal who helped rescue an american held hostage. >>> chaos, after a bus over heats and moments later a huge . >>> 4:42. fire and a gas station combine creating a frightening scene, nobody got hurt but the smoke billowing up from this station, started after a para transit the drive walked into the convenience score to speak with the worker moments later the bus was engulfed in flames. >> i told the customers, get out. get out of here thinking that the place might explode. so that was more, so much worried about the fire itself but more about the explosion. >>

george washington bridge construction. and then as you go to the outbound side of the george washington bridge right neath the apartments two lanes close down, that, againcious because of construction. you have that construction, the lincoln and the hol lawb, they also have that leftover construction. as you head to the battery park down between the east side and that's for construction. very shortly. and then heading over here as you go onto the new jersey turnpike going west right near exit 14a on the newark bay extension, an accident clear. street cleaning rules are in effect. ken, over to you >> thank you, heather. >>> 4:32. it was a super tuesday for donald trump and hillary clinton, both frontrunners won the most states on super tuesday. now the big winner for the republicans, donald trump with victories in seven states. in the last hour ted cruz was declare the winner in alaska and cruz won three states in all, including his home state of texas. marco rubio scored his first victory in minnesota. big winner for the de

upper level of the george washington bridge there is still about a 10 minute delay at the toll plaza. alternate side is suspended due to the weather, meter rules are text and drive. >>> coming up in our next half hour, new clues in the mugging of a woman in brooklyn. >>> continuing its plan for possible strike by thousands of rail customers and how they could be left behind. >>> next tina fey brings comedy into the war zone, a sneak peek at her new movie and the rest of the releases coming to the 2 news this morning. . >>> tina fey leaves her life behind for the job as a reporter, based upon journalist's about working in pakistan when she is interviewing war lords and >>> what's wrong? >> nothing. bugs the hell out of me. >> get down! >> obviously something is wrong. returning to theaters in london has fallen, the same secret service agent from olympis has fallen, springs into action to save from a sinister organization, london has fallen is rated r. you could say that about morgan freeman starring in something for just about 80% of the movies out there. >>> i think it is a law. >>> d

looking at this camera here, this is the george washington bridge you. see the cars zipping along, no major issues at all, and all the construction has been cleared outbound at the george washington bridge, and linton and holland, they also have minor delays, and a good ride across the hudson river. if you're traveling through hoboken, keep in mind we have this closure, and clinton street has closures, 1st street and clinton street. lori, over to you. >> heather, thank you. it's 5:02, and breaking news on long island. two men have been shot in a home invasion, and the shooter is still on the run. scene. >> reporter: good morning again, lori, what investigators are trying to determine is if this was a random home invasion or if it was targeted. i want you to see how large this is. this is the home in question and you can zoo where the crime scene expands across the street and several homes over. we know at this point, 1:00 this morning, on casino street here in freeport, one or more suspects made their way into the home and shot two of the men inside, and

it is a nightmare on that lower level of the george washington bridge with the delays. captain randy, we're going to have you fly towards the city, you can. what you wind up having on that lower level of the george washington bridge that is all of these lanes were shut down. so you got delays back on the harlem river drive as well as this what is you have to look forward to on the jersey side, a nightmare. reporting live over a massive problem shannon sloan, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you. >>> we've got more breaking news regarding new jersey transit negotiations with a little more than two days until a strike. there are big problems. >> there certainly are. we just heard from officials who said all existing positions will be suspended in the event of a strike. >> new jersey transit's notice to the coalition members represents retaliatory action and harassment of the coalition members. this draconian action taken by new jersey transit while the parties are engaged in the negotiation process illustrates new jersey transit's unreasonable position and unwillingness

very windy, 35 miles per hour, a lot of crosses especially the george washington bridge which we don't see that often, an empty trailer at the george. two lanes blocked with a crash. more weather and traffic on the >>> we want to take you to breaking news the hijacker of a domestic air flight now under way. the alexander degree to cairo flight was diverted to cyprus. we saw about 56 passengers leave that plane. but we're told the flight crew and four foreigners remain on board. we don't know the nationalities of those foreigners. egyptair said the man claimed to have a suicide belt filled with explosives we do not know his demands. >>> breaking news we're following out of queens. fire crews had to deal with whipping winds as they battle a raging fire on 91st street in eawest elmhurst. "today in new york's" katherine creag is there. kat. >> reporter: neighbors describe the flames swirling around in the air. there are investigators here taking a look. flashlights there shining at one this was a huge fire. two houses and three garages have been destroyed in this fire. when firefighters fi

expressway to and from the george washington bridge. west side coming off of the george washington bridge. a pretty good ride for you there. we have alternate side of the street parking rules in effect for today. ken, over to you. >>> 4:48, a big drug bust in connecticut lands two people behind bars. police seized $42,000 in cash and drugs, tvs, cars and ammunition inside a bridge port home. darius gamble and his girlfriend vivian rodriguez were arrested. the baby girl was at the home at time of the arrest. they found drugs and money in her bedroom. >>> the site of the bloodiest battle of the civil war is the scene of conflict. >> you should be a shamed of yourselves. go home! >> a southern heritage group held what it called confederate flag flag day yesterday in getties burg pennsylvania. it brought a protester, some call the flag a symbol of domestic terrorisms. their past. >> this is a great way to live our heritage and celebrate who we are as a people. >> i agree many of them have perfectly good intentions. the point is not the histo

hudson river crossing, the george washington bridge toward the upper level. and 20 to 30, lincoln tunnel inbound, 20 to 30, holland tunnel 5 to 10 minute delay. doing court after being arrested once again. ben: they were charged with disorderly conduct after police say they each other at an apartment complex. the incident was caught on camera and went viral. this was williams's force, and following march 9th arrest for allegedly threatening to kill his bodyguard. cookie, lucius and the rest of the lion then are back, empire returned last night. juliet: the second season continued and without giving away spoilers, the first hour picked up where the break left off with pregnant rhonda getting pushed down a flight of stairs. we find out what happened to rhonda and the baby but we won't tell you. you can catch the next episode wednesday night at 9:00 on fox 5. one of the biggest names in ben: p did he hosting the bad boy reunion concert before what would have been his 44 to birthday. brings together heavyweights like little kim, french montana and faith evans, an

the difference. >> don't worry about it. >>> we b fortunately have a problem here at the george washington bridge outbound on the upper level the lincoln and holland are doing just fine we'll take a look at this camera here is the outbound side of the george washington bridge as you move across the upper level you can see that delay inbound side doing fine and the outbound lower level looks like a great alternate. one train, signal problems at 103rd street, route 17 remains closed in rutherford near high land cross street cleaning rules are in effect. michelle, over to you. >>> it is 5:47 still ahead on eyewitness news this morning, shawn is taking on another venture, this time it is benefits students home down a >>> we'll tell you why governor cuomo is banning all nonessential travel to north . >>> he is giving back to his child neighborhood. >> backing a new charter school to recruit some of the best teachers in the community. the school be called capitol preparatory harlem charter school set to open this fall at the corner of fifth avenue and 104th street. >> i've been living here my whole lif

the george washington bridge gets about a 30 or 40 minute delay. there was construction leaving only two lanes over the right side of the bridge is getting through it in those two lanes are squeezing through with the lower level. is in the lincoln or donald holland and those are shocking statements that people are talking about for the presidential debate . >> i would imagine you would not want your children to hear these things or have explained to them to mister trump and mister rubio and what they're talking about. >> robert moses >> it wasn't just about the vulgarity. it was about the bickering. it's the kind of stuff you would not want your kids to emulate. even in middle school! here we have the leaders of the free world and people who want to be a leader engaging in this behavior. this is the 11th republican debate and it was, by far, the most shocking. heard it all you realize that you have not. donald trump respond to written mitt romney's comments saying that he is a fraud.he said romney is a failure that should've eat obama four years ago

traffic has not yetreached the george washington bridge. alternate side parking is in affect city wide, chris and mary back to you. >>> thank you. in the wake of the belgium terror attack, mayor deblasio is stressing there are no known credible threats here in the city. >>> nypd is boosting security, we have janelle burrell. >> reporter: you can see this police presence here behind me right in the heart of time's square. there are also counter terrorism units here as well as below time's square part of this large show of force to the brussels attacks. >> more eyes watching, more heavily armed police on the ground, more security for one terror. we are the number one terrorist target in the country and potentially the world. it does make me feel good because of knowing what happened in brussels. >>> in the wakes of the attacks at brussels airport and metro. bill bratton and mayor deblasio stopped in time's square touring the subway station under scoring the city's readiness and immediate response. >>> all of these units were deployed literall

we look there at the george washington bridge. looks pretty nice. >> not a lot of snow. >> beautiful bridge. >> you know, we see these big flakes beyond us here. it's effectively on the ground. you can turn around and look. >>fo i did. >> not so sure about that s scenic wise, it's like a -- it's winding down in the next hour or two. takes longer across long island. even there right now, in there's a lull in the action too. not anticipating too much more in terms of snow accumulation. so the morning commute, wet roads out there. that wet snow, the roads stay wet through the commute. 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. from west to east. the clouds will give way to sunshine. it turns windy this afternoon. temperatures back in the upper 40s. any snow that's even on the grassy areas and the shrubs is long gone. that melts the temperatures. it's a cold, chilly night. back to the low 30s with a gusty breeze. windchills into the 20s. hopefully one of the last gasps, if not the last gasp of wintry weather. the rest of the week looks >> all right. >> h

let's go to emily west. >> we did have that earlier crash at the george washington bridge. upper level outbound, looks like that's clear. deegan cross bronx, off to the side. let's take a live look at the george washington bridge. that accident cleared. inbound you'll find minor delays. same at the lincoln and holland. only about a five-minute wait. let's take a live look at the gowanus expressway, starting to see a little more traffic but moving along. east rutherford, the ride as reopened. more weather and travel on the 4s. >>> and we're getting an yut tape on breaking news this morning, the hijacking of an egyptairplane to cyprus. some passengers leave the plane, there they are there. officials now tell us four crew members and three passengers do remain on board with the hivejacker, there seems to be confusion over his identity, he claims to be wearing an explosive belt and originally wants to go to istanbul. officials assure us it has nothing to do with terrorism. instead, they say it rolfs a relationship with a woman. we will keep you updated as this tense standoff unf

and shows us that delay going back past the water treatment plant, all the way up into the george washington bridge, you can see it's even on the henry hudson parkway as you come onto the southbound side, but affecting the george washington bridge just a little bit, not a bumper- to-bumper delay, but i have a feeling that's going to change really quickly. let's go over to a webcam and show you another delay that we're dealing with. now, this is route 287 in new jersey. you can see this accident being cleared away. getting by. we'll go over to our maps. it's 287, it's on the northbound side right near exit 3 with that accident. new jersey turnpike, newark bay extension at 14c two lanes are closed down on the eastbound side with a crash. street cleaning rules are in effect for today. lori, over to you. >> all right, heather, thank you. >>> well, thissed video will half to make your skin -- this video will half v to make your skin crawl. you probably want to put down your breakfast right now. it's a rat, a big one, crawling on a man who was taking a nap on a 7 train early sunday morning. well, the rod

minor delays if you're going to the george washington bridge, the lincoln, the holland, they are all doing just fine. all of that overnight construction has been cleared away. here is a look at the george washington bridge. inbound side moving left to right. you can see how great that's moving, but let's take a look at a webcam and show you the fdr drive which is a mess and that's because they are in the process of clearing away this we have our street cleaning rules in effect for today. michelle, lori, over to you. >> thank you, heather. >>> still ahead on eyewitness news this morning, the rat encounter caught on camera on a new york city subway train. hear from the person behind the recording that is going viral. >>> and we'd love to hear from you. join us tonight for an eyewitness news town hall meeting. it will be held at the yonkers public library from 7:00 to >>> on the money this morning, and asian stocks are mixed. >> japan's nikkei dropped more than 1%, but hong kong's hang seng jumped more than 2% on wall street. the dow starts the day up 97 points, 17,633. the nasdaq jumped

a stalled truck was just cleared here at the george washington bridge. subways running on or close to schedule. lirr metro north, new jersey transit running on or close to schedule as well. watch out for fire department activity. it is 72 by 5:39. on going fire department activity but the garden state this stretch. watch for slow downs across the upper level of the george washington bridge with the stalled truck and construction cleared out of the way. alternate side parking rules are in effect. back over to you. >> thank you. >>> 5:39. a reality tv star arrested. we'll tell you all about it maximum. >> a mississippi woman does what no driver should ever do. . >>> welcome back. caught on camera a car gets into deeper and deeper trouble. the driver tries to get away from the flooded water but gets stuck. a passerby risks his own life to walk to the car. the two of them could have gotten washed away. no reports of injuries. they were both very lucky. . 5:four it #. a heart -- 5:42. a heartbreaking words after police make a second arrest in his baby brother

a disabled truck is blocking two lanes of the george washington bridge. you can see the slowdown there before the span and some heavy delays on the westbound cross bronx expressway and that is back to the bronc river alternate side parking is in affect citywide, mary. >> and thank you. >>> in healthwatch, new research questions whether cases of adhd were misdiagnosed. children who are the youngest in their grade are more likely to be diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. the study found the distinction in preschool or elementary school-age children and not in older kids. the age and maturity of the child should be considered when making a diagnosis. the study is published in the journal pediatrics. >>> and committing to getting fit without committing to a single gym is getting easier, thanks to class pass. you can take all of the fitness classes you want and at more than 7,000 studios and gyms across the country and the rapidly expanding company is going overseas. >> three, 2 -- >> reporter: ashley diamond recently took a bar class in n

no problems there at the george washington bridge. juliet: incorporated you . ben: airport remains closed for quite some time. they are looking at cruise for a possible connection. >> there is talk of a possible second person involved in the subway station.robert moses will clear it up saying who is caught and who is dead? what is happening with that. >> so far we know that there is at least one person and with the reports, to people at good afternoon. two separate reports from belgium and one from france. a second man was captured on surveillance video inside the subway system alongside khalid . he was the suicide bomber named by the lease already . a unidentified man could be seen carrying a large bag . if the man is alive, there is still tuesday suspects at large which adds urgency to the investigation. >> hunt continues for the man in the white jacket in this photo. it was taken at the brussels airport from closed-circuit television. >> his bad had the worst explosive and it came out right after the federal police exited that no one was hurt. >> the man on

let's look at the camera shot coming up at the george washington bridge. delays here at the upper level but the approach is fine. slow here on the alexander hamilton heading towards jerome avenue. the bqe heading towards the brooklyn bridge looking good . you. >> 5:34 am in the big story brussels terror attack. three suspected attackers have been identified one of them is on the loose. it's a different mood in belgium. here is a live shot of a memorial in brussels. robert moses will tell us what's happening with the latest on the situation in the search for this man. >> so much of europe is in mourning. the airport in brussels remains closed and that will be the case today. brussels is a city on edge and belgium is a country on edge. europe is a continent on edge. isis is now officially a threat . >> a elgin state broadcaster have identified the two suicide bombers in this photo at the brussels airport as brothers named , khalid and ibrahim el-bakraoui . they rented an apartment last week and i found fingerprints belonging to the man that helped carry atta

and the george washington bridge 20 minutes. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect city-wide. and if you're headed to the airport, maybe a nice trip for the weekend, everything is on or close to schedule at jfk, laguardia and newark liberty. mary and cindy, back to you. >> thank you. >>> commuters on edge this morning as the threat of a new jersey transit strike looms larger than ever. >> with no deal in place, negotiators head back to the bargaining table today. janelle burrell joins us live with an update. >> reporter: well, mary that meeting scheduled to get underway at 10:00 this morning in the hotel behind me. and at this point, the only thing that both sides seem to agree on is the fact that nobody wants to see this strike happen. at this point, the strike deadline still holding at 12:01 sunday morning. both sides emerging from the face to face negotiations yesterday. and night giving specifics made. the 11 rail unions have been working without a new contract since 2011. and they are asking for better he

and then here is a look at the george washington bridge. like i said, lower level doing great, upper level no major problems. we have alternate side of the street parking rules in effect. >> thank you, heather. >>> 4:40 right now. and still ahead on eyewitness news this morning, an emotional night as mourners remember two teens killed by an out-of- control car in new jersey. this morning we're learning just how fast that car was going moments before the deadly wreck. >>> bizarre video this morning of a 15-foot tree that stuck in a car's front grill. the driver, he was just driving along the wrong side of the road until the cops pulled him over for a little chat. >> yeah. >>> and rescue crews rush into frigid waters to save a driver trapped in a car in connecticut, an cam alright guys. i want to show you some cutting edge technology. this is a vhs tape. push that tape in and hit play. this is a flip phone. have you seen these before? it's called a compact disc. what year is it to you? it's old. you'd rather use newer technology? definitely.

in the george washington bridge, there is a speed restriction in the outerbridge because of the wind condition. we will go to the cameras and take a look at the major. it's an accident involving a downside and this is what the wind can do. it's not bad at the moment. with the trains and the new jersey transit with the trains running on or close. street cleaning rules are in effect . >> were breaking news out of cyprus. in egypt airplane has been hijacked. hostages are on it this morning. the president says it's not terrorism.>> it might be a personal or domestic incident because the hijackers asking for asylum and once a letter delivered the 27-year-old egyptian national. they release this grainy photo of him taken on board the plane. the flight was hijacked while en route in egypt to cairo. it was forced to land in cyprus. he brandished a suicide bomb belt. all passengers let grow except for the crew and for foreign passengers. eight americans were on board and no word if they are among the hostages. we will continue to follow the story. >> newark want to be prepared. they join the

minor delays george washington bridge about five minutes or less. lincoln is 30, the holland is a 20 minute delay. now we'll talk about the garden state parkway south right near here's a look at the new jersey turnpike in front of the newark airport. so things are moving along without any major issues going there. going on to 1 and 9. local lanes southbound the ramp to route 78 that ramp is partially blocked off with the downed tree. our street cleaning rules are suspended and metered rules are in effect. over to you. >>> thank you. car of the year award will be announced today ahead of the start of the new york international auto show in manhattan. >> very cool show. nearly 1,000 cars and trucks will be on display beginning tomorrow through april 3rd over at the javits center. yesterday the new porsche was unveiled for drivers who like to dream big. don't we all? >> uh-huh. and we want to see your photos from the show along with pictures of your first car or your dream car. send them to us on facebook, twitter and instagram. the hashtag #abcny7. >>

george washington bridge, 15. lland, 20 minutes. not too bad this morning. alternate side of the street parking rules in effect today. we'll have more weather and traffic ahead on the 4s. >>> sticking with the commute theme, time is running out. in less than 48 hours, nj tranrgt workers could go on strike. "today in new york's" tracie strahan is in newark. not a lot of signs pf progress, right? consider consider >> reporter: those workers without a contract for the last ve years but their fate comes down to the next 48 hours. theirrintentions on both sides have been called into question. now 100,000 commuters could be affected as a result of a possible strike that's been authorized for midnight. both sides going back to the ble today but at the same time those unionized workers received a notice the other day from new jersey transit alerting them that if they strike, they would lose medical benefits, sick pay leave and other bene-its as soon as the strike is authorized. a union official says that type ofa: notice represents harassment anwed showed new jersey

george washington bridge upper level . inbound. lower level 15 to 20. minutes. holland ten to 15. >> thank you. >> time for entertainment. madonna showed up to a concert on a weeknight more than two hours later. >> better than three than last time. in australia supposed to start at 9 p.m. and didn't it take stage until after 11. angry fans hundreds left venue demanding refunds. she joked that they had arrived too early. no reason has been given for her italian molds i can't believe it's not butter fabio. >> united states citizen. he was one of 6,000 people who took o oath of allegiance in los angeles. he said in a statement that it's one was happiest days of his life and united states is greatest country on earth. happy st. patrick's day everybody. >> congratulations to fabio. st. patrick is from a roman british village see ya. >> diabetes, steady is exciting. only glucerna has carbsteady, clinically proven to help minimize blood sugar spikes. so you stay steady ahead. strength is an addiction. you can never get enough of.. now it's time.. to bring that strength

george washington bridge already has delays this morning. into the city 20 to 30 opinion holland tunnel a 5 to 10 minute >> new jersey girl a congregation in inglewood new jersey is devastated this morning. it's a moving fire destroyed before good friday. easter sunday. >> claimed out of the first presbyterian church on palisades avenue. heavy smoke blank ed the the area as they balings that fire. no events scmged for last night and no one believed to be in that building whether the fire broke out. >> working with firefighters and praying they remain safe and no injurieses. remped said he's not sure where easter services will be held this coming sunday. a new york city student busted for bringing a gun to school. 14-year-old was arrested it yesterday after bringing this nine millimeter gun and two loaded magazines in gladstone they told administrator he was having problems with kids in the neighborhood. he's been charged now as a juvenile. last thursday police say a 15-year-old caught with a gun at the york early college academy in jamaica q

same for holland and george washington bridge. long island railroad will have extra service for you early getaway service incase you're leaving town early. robert an juliet. >> mike and a ines you have to be part this of this move that robert will shows us. hirings. scroll up. for first time ever rolling stones are in cuba. >> arrived in havana and going to play a free con srt. it was banned an fans were harassed by police. but tonight more than half a cram into the vawmed with thousands more pouring into the streets. okay, so madonna is in very hot water with the city for putting up some no parking signs. account they're fluent her townhouse driveway on east 81st street. she also put a bold yellow stripe on the curb and even imprinted word no parking into the sidewalk according to the city, she can't do that. only o city can. the material girl fired back saying on instagram if people park in front of her driveway she can't use it. city says she has 30 days to remove ideals low paint and sidewalk imprint. madonna says she is will.

we'll start with bad one and take a live look outside at the george washington bridge where wrapping up ad work out there.

. >> let's take a look at don from the george washington bridge. those clouds, oh, don't they look nice. that's just a precursor to what will be a beautiful day today with a lot of sunshine. a warm, southwest wind. here's a look at our camera. looking for that sunrise. something happening there later you'll want to catch. sure sign of spring. 52 degrees to start your 6:00 hour on this thursday. sunshine all the way back here to the great lakes. there are clouds in western pennsylvania. those will slowly stream in. that will stay broken up. the rain comes in edgy. 57 here by 10:00. 1:00, it's 65. and 3:00 to 4:00, we're going to get 69, 07 degrees warmer than normal. and the bus stop is cool, but come phi. it will be around 48 to 52 degrees in the suburbs here. all the kids are back. we got on their warm gear. after school, they'll be ready for sports. >> the sport of napping. an olympic napper. >> unfortunately right over here, we have police activity. nobody has time to nap as you go through here. this is an accident being cleared away. it's a dar

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 relieve pain, stop further joint damage and clear skin in many adults. humira is the #1 prescribed biologic for psoriatic arthritis. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections and cancers, including lymphoma, have happened, as

he found a problem at the george washington bridge. good morning, john. >>reporter: and good morning again, debbie. that's right. first live pictures here from newscopter 7. problems now if you're headed for the inbound george washington wrij. bridge. take your attention to the inbound lower level there. you can see two cars stopped in it looks like a fender bender, but the center lane is blocked. this has been out here for about 10 minutes. police not here yet. delays back across the span. look for heavy delays inbound now at the tolls. debbie. >>reporter: thanks a lot, john. lincoln 20, holland 20. bronx river cross county a collision at the ramp. hutch north at mamaroneck road blocking one lane. metro north, lir on time. m trains seeing delays now as well. let's go over to our camera of the fdr drive northbound. still moving slowly into the 40s and the 50s with an accident cleared. alternate side parking rules are in effect. back over to you, lori, ken. >> all right, thank you very much. >>> as we continue this morning, channel 7 is your home for the un

a live look at the george washington bridge. start with that. where the roads are glistening. if you like that. take it easy today. lower level is open. no roadwork here. then let's head over for a live look at the grand central parkway by laguardia airport. also smooth sailing, i hate to say that when the roads are wet. things moving nicely. out the door right now. >> a political transit issue, lauren. there's going to be a rally in city hall calling for renewed f train express service in brooklyn. councilman david greenfield will join advocates before he attends a transportation committee hearing. he says he's going to ask officials what they intend to do to restore transit equity. they're pushing for more funding for the mta. >>> weeks away from a possible new jersey transit strike. contingency plans are being put in place. thousands of workers could go on strike march 13th. they tell the "wall street journal," more buses, ferries and path trains would be added to get ferries across the hudson river. however, the services do not train riders. it would be to find another way

george washington bridge, upper level stall. delay. so pretty tricky. not a bad idea to think about mass transit if you haven't left the house yet. >> we mentioned the orange men. a lot of syracuse men and women >> yup. final four. >> yes. >> wow. >> very cool. >> here we go. take a look outside. congratulations to them. we have the rain and it is going to rain through lunchtime to early afternoon. we are at 42 degrees. we are at 43 white stone. and 45 cambria heights and 44 long island coastal connecticut. now we have some chilly weather. windy weather. look at the rain coming up from the south today. we will have the rain through lunchtime. probably a half inch of rain. kind of chilly. but the sun breaks out, 60 degrees. and the wind picks up this evening, and tonight, it is a back to nice by wednesday. closing out the month like a lion. >> all right. >> thank you. >>> have a great morning, everyone thanks for being with us. >>> good morning, americas. severe spring storms tear through the heartland. reported tornadoes and golf-ball size hail pound th

really jammed as you make your way towards the george washington bridge. this is the lie. terry road, heading westbound. no problems on the eastbound. there was an accident westbound slowing everyone down. cleared away. george washington bridge looking at upper level, mike said it is raining. upper level, 45 minutes. 30 on the lower level. lincoln tunnel hour inbound. holland tunnel 30 from the new jersey turnpike. trains running on or close to schedule. street cleaning rules in effect. greg an rosanna. congressional hearing on c-span generally speaking they're boring. we learned something pretty wild. admission about by the nfl. about chronic encephalopathy, damaged brains for playing football, rosanna. >> for a while the nfl danced around the connection between the two. >> seemed like they were dancing yesterday up until one point where we had some pretty direct information. duke castiglione putting it together. hi, dike. >> good morning this is big. we'll hear a lot about this story in the days, weeks, years to come. this is really big. nfl executive jeff miller acknowle

you're jam packed on the jersey side of the george washington bridge. manhattan bridge, going inbound, an accident on the lower level. we have only the left lane getting by as a result of that and on going problem here as you go on the bqe. that accident being cleared. the street cleaning rules are in effect back to you. >> meteorologist bill evans with the accuweather forecast. >> we have sunshine and temperature of 37 degrees. windchills in the upper 30s, a chilly start to a day that will 34 to 30 in the jersey shore. 38, 39, long island. look how nice it will be today. sunshine, upper 50s to near 60s. winds southwest warms us up fast. warmer tomorrow and into the low 70s wednesday and thursday. definitely set a record high on wednesday. the record high on thursday. is 74. front moves through late but temperatures above normal through the weekend. michelle? hey, have you heard? heard what? before school starts in september, all kids going into 7th and 12th grade have to get the meningococcal vaccine. that can be serious, even deadly. yeah, that's why t

heavy delays on the eastbound ride off the george washington bridge. there is construction, two lanes blocked around webster avenue. that's what's causing all of the backup. there is a disabled truck that really started the mess this morning. if that's not bad enough, westbound a new accident reported on the cross bronx around the deegan. you're going to get it both ways heading in the cross bronx to around the alexander hamilton bridge. >> verrazano, there's a disabled vehicle upper level on the staten island side brooklyn-bound. two lanes are blocked. more weather and traffic on the 4s. >>> now to the terror attacks in brussels. overnight, police identified the two brothers, suicide bombers behind at tax at the brussels airport. a third man pictured with him at the airport remains on the run. more than 30 people were killed in the attacks. at least 260 were wounded. we want to show you live pictures. this is from place dela bourse. crowds are gathered and a memorial in front of where they're standing. that memorial is growing by the hour. it's mid-mo

this late day sun spiking us up to 60 degrees and you can look up towards the george washington bridge, there is a line of showers coming through with gusty breezes. if you look at this radar, we have showers, a little downpour over duchess county and that northern westchester and the winds kicking that to 30 miles an hour and the thunderstorm that is just about to move into we'll watch. at twin forks. the thunderstorms are not as widespread as yesterday but there can be a gusty shower around. versus yesterday, some gusty and approaching 30 miles an hour or valley. over the last hour, 25 miles an hour gusts. over the next hour, we'll see new jersey and the hudson valley, that thunderstorm will approaches 6:00-hour. we'll track that closely for you. by 8:00, everything is off shore and we're drying out. there might be one lone shower prior to midnight and that moves away. trend that starts tomorrow and heads into the weekend. we'll turn our attention to energy and snow showers offer the northern plains the nuz western canada and a broad area of low pressure over the gulf of mexico. the

are subject to closure, med ivac helicopter is landing on the highway. 15 minutes inbound george washington bridge, 30 at the lincoln, the holland is a 15- minute delay. and the bqe southwest on the kosciuszko bridge you have this accident cleared away. but now we have a new one and it's farther southwest and it's where that accident is being cleared. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect. lori and ken, over to you. >> all right, heather, thank you. >>> 6:50. homes evacuated when a train >> the very latest on smoking causes 16 different types of cancer. you have one clear way to reduce your risk. you can quit smoking. [text message alert] [crashing] [sirens] >>> 6:52. developing right now, hazmat crews have contain the cargo leaking from a dangerous train derailment upstate. it is in the town of ripley in far southwestern new york. it is approximately -- there norfolk southern train that derailed an at least two of those cars were hauling ethanol. the two cars did start to leak. at least 45 nearby homes had to be evacuated. again, those hazmat crews have contained the ethanol pr

minor delay george washington bridge, lincoln and the holland. lincoln starting to bunch up just a bit. we have alternate side of the street parking rules in effect. michelle, ken, over to you. >> all right, thank you, heather. >>> 6:02. an developing this morning in the bronx, a woman has been seriously injured while trying to cross a busy road. >> she was walking across williams bridge road when she was struck by a car. the driver never stopped or even slowed down. eyewitness news reporter darla miles is live in the 58erton section with one -- in the good morning to you, darla. >>reporter: good morning to you again, michelle, ken. police are looking for a 1980s model white cadillac. they say that cadillac is going to have major front end damage from last night's hit and run. you can see it in this surveillance video obtained by eyewitness news. first you can see a 47-year-old woman trying to cross the street. she is standing on the double yellow line in the middle of the street and is crossed by cars going in both directions. that is when she's