governor cuomo, thanks so much for joining us.a hillary clinton supporter and are in town to rally for raising the minimum wage. just to tackle that substantive issue for one second, what's your response to those businesses who say they can't afford to raise the minimum wage without perhaps eliminating a job or two in their business? >> yeah, look, i don't think there's anybody who will disagree with the fact that when you raise the minimum wage, you can actually stimulate the economy. we've raised the minimum wage eight times in this state. cy six of the eight times the economy actually increased. the question is how you do it. how quickly are you calibrating it, are you monitoring it like our system in new york does. we have different periods of time in different parts of the state and then we have the ability to slow it down if we think it's actually slowing the economy. but the main point is recognizing the economic anxiety, the fear, the frustration that is out there among people and actually doing something about it. we're i

governor cuomo unveiling an ambitious plan to save you time and money but can a bridge really be built across the long island sound? >> plus, new jersey transit on the defense tonight after coming under fire for recording its passengers. >> after a rainy start this morning, nice recovery this afternoon with that strong april sunshine getting our temperatures in to the upper 50s. tonight though there's a freeze warning areas north and west of the city. i'm meteorologist jeff smith in eventually at stop & shop, shoppers are discovering low prices by the thousands, plus a thousand more that just dropped. all these low prices! what are you trying to do, get me to feed the whole neighborhood? no. just trying to save you a whole lot of "bread." [ laughter ] thousands of blue tags, thousands of low prices. >>> new at 6:00, another dramatic building project proposed by new york governor cuomo. this time a long bridge spanning the long island sound for the north shore of nassau county and forking to westchester county and the bronx. who pays for this and what about the environmental impact? eye

governor cuomo praised this budget. this is what he had to say about the paid family leave. >> it's basic, it's simple. we don't live at work. we live at home with families. we should have the capacity to be there when the family needs you. >> reporter: the $15 minimum wage, this is something governor cuomo has been working on t goes into effect in new york city for large businesses. in 2018 small businesses, 2019 nassau, suffolk, westchester counties, there will be gradual increases. then $15 by 2021 in upstate new york. darlene, that part with the upstate new york, it all depends some people are saying that's years from now. as you saw the years, 2018, 2020, 2021. but the governor had to make a lot of concessions, darlene, to get that part of the budget approved. >> katherine creag, thank you. >>> 4:33 right now. new jersey lawmakers want commuters to have a greater say in plans for a newport authority bus terminal. steve sweeney says the legislature will schedule public hearings on the plan if the port authority does

he also claimed he's being singled out, implying that governor cuomo could have had a hand in this, although the mayor did not mention cuomo by name. whether any of this will rise to no charges have been filed against mayor de blasio or any of his advisers. chuck? >>> a horrible case of animal cruelty and neglect on long island. melissa buchanan is charged with six counts of animal cruelty. her landlord called police yesterday after hearing a dog barking in the apartment for days. officers found two dogs, two lizards and a cat. one of the dogs was dead. buchanan came home and admitted she had been gone for several days. >>> the city wants water suppliers to post locations of lead services on line. it also stresses a rule giving residents information of high lead alert. >>> a death in puerto rico is raising a level of concern in the u.s. a 70-year-old man died of internal bleeding from a rare immune reaction to the zika >> and today the first zika test received fda authorization. zika-carrying southern mosquitoes could travel all the way to iowa and southern minnesota this summer. >>> cdc off

that's very thinly veiled accusation against governor cuomo. they're saying that the board of elections investigator, who is causing all this trouble, was appointed by cuomo and, therefore, the whole thing is motivated by cuomo. the governor's people say we have nothing to do with this. all we know is what we've read i will say this in defense of the board of elections, for years they've been criticized for doing nothing, for letting everything go. and finally they're doing something. so someone says it's political. ernie: thank you for joining us. come back again for more updates. more stories to tell you about. republican rivals are teaming up to stop donald trump. ted cruz and john kasich are hoping to deny trump the required 1237 delegates for the republican presidential nomination by splitting the votes in the remaining primary states. they hope that would force an open convention this summer. as you can imagine, that's not sitting well with the frontrunner frontrunner. >> ladies and gentlemen, our new nominee is john kasich. he's won one s

wage increase from $9 to $15 an hour. >> late last night, the new york state legislature and governor cuomo reached deal on the state budget with just hours before today's deadline. >> the budget is designed to stimulate the economy and raise the minimum wage. >> the governor says a new $15 an hour minimum wage will bring fairness and decency to 2.3 million workers. it's something many have been rallying and fighting for, but it will be phased in gradually at different rates throughout the state. >> what we've designed is a calibration mechanism that can be adjusted in the future when you know what the economy is doing in the future. >> in new york city, it will be $15 an hour in three years. four years if the business has fewer than ten employees. in long island and westchester six years. the rest of new york state 5 years to 12.50 an hour, then indexed to 15. which means the state will determine an appropriate timetable. the budget deal also includes 12 weeks of paid family leave. what cuomo calls the longest period in the country funded by employee contributions. while many workers prais

. >> when they're looking at you and they want a bloody mary -- >> reporter: governor cuomo tells us he wanted to know how to improve liquor laws so he formed the alcoholic beverage control law working group. they just released their full report. modernize blue laws. change hours or create a permit for licenses to serve before noon. >> reporter: community board 12 is opposed. >> things that may happen, negative feedback from the community. >> reporter: specifically stating, having the current eight-hour cooling-off period on sunday may invite problem drinkers and other individuals to overindulge. >> people should be able to drink when they want to as long as they are responsible and not driving. >> this is modern-day times. there's so many things changed. >> reporter: so -- >> go with the changes. this is a new modern world. >> reporter: one that may include drinking on sunday morning before noon. from manhattan, vanessa murdoch, cbs 2 news. >> and governor cuomo tells us he will be looking at the recommendations and making a legislative proposal. >>> and one other health note. if yo

governor cuomo ammonissed a budget -- announced a budget deal with the state legislature that includes hiking it from $9 an hour to $15 an hour across new york state. >> you give a person on a minimum wage a raise, you know what they do with it? they spend it. they need it. >> the raise goes into effect gradually, not needily. in new york city wages will get to $15 in three years, four years if a business has fewer than ten employees. in westchester on long island, $15 in six years. the wage hike is a win for workers who have been rallying for higher wages. bodega employee and married father of two says he works hard at full-time making 9.75 an hour. >> we don't deserve to get that. we deserve to get more. >> we have a lot of responsibilities back home, and a lot of family. >> but many business owners say they simply cannot afford the raise. >> no, no, with the business going on today, no, no. dollar. >> the business council of new york state agrees saying "this increase is still too much for many businesses. the last thing employers need the governor says beginning in 2019 the state c

. >> reporter: governor cuomo and other proponents of the increase say it will have the opposite effect by putting more money in people's pockets that will bolster spending. >> when you look at the past times that the minimum wage has been raised, the economy has increased because of the raise in the minimum wage. employment has actually >> reporter: some business owners say they can't imagine wonder how the increase will impact the pay scale across the board. >> with no experience went from 9 to 15, what does 10 years of experience go to? from 15 to 20 or from 15 to 25. >> reporter: i mentioned that businesses in westchester and long island have longer to implement the minimum wage. they have up to six years as opposed to four for city businesses. upstate counties have to get to 12.50 by 2020. that will move to $15 down the road once they do analysis of how it impacts businesses. ernie: it's been a hot issue. we know new york legislators, the governor, have built in this safety valve into the law. tell us about that and how that works. >> reporter: that's a provision that says if the e

. >>> governor cuomo is banning nonessential state funded travel to mississippi over a new law that critics say enables discrimination. despite protests, mississippi's governor signed the so-called religious freedom restoration act. it allows religious groups and private businesses to refuse service to same sex couples governor cuomo calls that law, "sad and hateful" and goes into effect in july. >>> today, we'll find out security measures in place for the boston marathon. that race was hit by a deadly terror bombing three years ago. today several law enforcement agencies explain what they'll do to keep everyone safe. the boston marathon takes place on april 18th. >>> a new jersey man is behind bars accused of assaulting his 3-month-old daughter. john bang is charged with one count of assault and one count of endangering the welfare of a child. it happened in his passaic home. he's held on $300,000 bail. prosecutors, they have sent that case now on to the grand jury. >>> a man accused of sexually assaulting a student from sacred heart university is due in court today. he met the victim and

. >> governor andrew cuomo pulled out his bill signing pen a little faster than california governor jerry brown, beating him to the punch in sign this can progressive legislation by about one hour. cuomo also shared some of the glory with hillary clinton at a critical moment for her. governor cuomo let hillary clinton shareathe spotlight today as he celebrated making new york the first state to >> new yorkers do the right thing every time. >> and i know that it's going to sweep our country. >> interestingly, clinton has not supported a national $15 wage likeuber opponent bernie sapunders has. cuomo didn't initially support it either. but both d iocrats are facing pressure from energetic left wing of their local party. and with new york's presidential primary in just two weeks, the timing was right for clinton, who's trying to ward off a sanders surge in her home state. >> if we win in new york state between you and me, i don't want to get hillary clinton more nervous than she already is. >> patricia o'hara says the high wages will be life changing for her. maybe i could cut down to six da

. >>> governor cuomo plans to sign the new state budget and celebrate its passage. the minimum wage will slowly rise locally to $15 an hour. new york's legislature passed that bill friday. governor cuomo at the javits center for what's being called a victory rally. >>> today, hillary clinton's campaign rolls through new york, first in manhattan and upstate in albany. she made a surprise visit at a church in east new york. the primary takes two weeks from tomorrow, april 19th. hillary clinton toldumelissa russo in a one-on-one interview, she's focusing a lot of resources right here. >> well, one step at a time. i'm definitely focused on the pr uimary because i don't want to keeanyone anyplace for granted. >>>er bernie sanders, could take a chunk of the new york vote.wibernie sanders' campaign in wisconsin, that state's crucial primary takes place tomorrow. also republican john kasich will be on long island. he'll hold a town hall in hempstead and the paramount concert hall in huntingdon. under attack from rivals this his call on the ohio governor to drop out. ted cru

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. >> reporter: governor cuomo's office confirm it got served. subpoenaed for records all part of the criminal investigation that is focusing on part on allegations of improper lobbying and undisclosed conflicts of interest by those who defrauded the state. so-called buffalo billion plan upstate. >> we're ready to invest $1 billion in an economic development package for the city of buffalo. >> reporter: governor cuomo himself not a target but one of the men facing scrutiny, joseph percoco. he ran governor cuomo's re-election campaign and was once cuomo's top advisers. investigators looking into his ties to developers and lobbyists. his lawyer issued a statement. mr. percoco was a dedicated public servant who is proud of people of new york. announced a former federal prosecutor has been hired to review all billion plan contracts. hinted a few weeks ago charges could soon be coming. >> both in city and state government. executive offices in government are far from immune from a creeping show me the money culture that has been pervading new york for

today governor cuomo says these accidents are too frequent. he says in a statement, his administration has contacted the federal government and informed them that we must go forward immediately with new design features that create safer crossings. those potential changes include motion detectors, painting danger areas on the street, voice commands and public information campaigns. >> if you needed to, you could come up and around this crossing. if you point your cameras and look, this -- a car can come right around and try to beat it. >> reporter: this legislator says the problem is people too often try to beat approaching trains by driving around the gates coming down. he says the solution is security cameras. >> to make people aware that you are being watched and then god forbid something should situation correct it. >> reporter: bedford hill residents say the more safety provisions the better. >> people paying less attention we have a lot more of the radio, the phone, so much going on. >> there are lights and sounds but again, it's so scary

unclear if governor cuomo will be here as well. back to you. steve: all right. get ready for a chaotic night. before getting to the city, donald trump has an event scheduled on long island. dari: liz dahlem is live in patchogue where demonstrators are gathered to protest his liz? >> reporter: good evening to you. yeah. we are here in patchogue where donald trump is expected to arrive at the empour -- station. you can see the signs with some of the sentiments and how they feel about donald trump. police set up different pens and areas for protestors and supporters. they're doing their best to keep a safe distance between the groups to avoid conflict. the line to get into this venue stretched all the way down the block. people got here early this morning, waiting to get in. a thousand are expected to be both sides are very passionate about why they're here. >> i'm here to support donald trump because i think he's the man we need. and he's our voice. >> donald trump has a right to be here. i believe he promotes violence and hatred. i have watched the coverage for t

. >> governor andrew cuomo applauding state lawmakers for nearly ontime state budget a frame qork that governor says will help families of all different backgrounds statewide. most anxious grabbing headline, the minimum wage hike. >> can't lead a decent life. you can't raise a family on $1800 a years in the state of new york so we want to raise the minimum wage which in and of itself would affect 2.3 million workers. new york city to $15 an by 2018. in westchester on long island that will happen by 2021. there are some caveats for small businesses in city and upstate workers. another major cue for cuomo agreement on paid leave 12 to care for newborn, sick relative and or for families with military deployment. the concept a governor says boils down to quality of life. >> question don't live at work but at home with family website and we should have the capacity to be there when the family needs you. >> 156 billion spending plan allocates money for mta to redo penn station and louisiana guards ya airport for housing and homelessness and also toe combat terrorism. >> it also includes 4.bi

many of the items in the budget near and dear to governor cuomo. let's listen. >> i believe that this is the best plan that the state has produced if it's passed in decades literally. >> reporter: a $15 minimum wanl will go into effect in new york city for large businesses in 2018. small businesses 2019. and now suffolk, westchester counties, gradual increase and $15 by 2021. upstate new york to $15 an hour after 2020. it all depends, michael if the economy is doing well and the budget agreed upon just hours ago. already it has critics saying that the governor had to macon sessions. far away from now, he did macon sessions to get pieces of the budget approved. >> sure. people were anxious to get that wage right away. they feel they had to phase it in. >> reporter: right, michael. exactly. >> thanks very much, kat. >>> new this morning, police say a woman who claimed to be slashed in lower manhattan actually cut herself. the 20-year-old woman told police she was cut on the cheek as she walked north on broadway near wall street thursday. police say s

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fred. >> everybody knows by now but we have to at least share with those who don't know that governor cuomo is the big brother of cnn's chris cuomo. governor, you have endorsed hillary clinton. the debate in brooklyn was the most aggressive. how would you assess what unfolded? >> i think hillary clinton is going to do well in new york. new yorkers know hillary clinton. she was here for senator, we've seen her work, we've seen her performance. we know that she's effective at making change, which is what, you listen to bernie, listen to hillary, they're both saying e sensely the same thing, the same goals. the question is who can actually get it done. i think hillary has proven, especially to new yorkers, that she can make change you have to get legislation passed, get agencies to run programs and that's an to. >> it interesting because even the closing remarks that debate, hillary clinton, she laid out these are the things that i've done. are they more inspired by seeing someone present these are the results, i want a continuation of or the did an event with president bill clinton rallying f

just the way governor cuomo was here in new york. if you look at it, we moved more quickly to 15 in new york city, more deliberately toward 12, 12.50, upstate, then to 15. that is exactly my position of it's a model for the nation. that's what i will do as president. go as quickly as possible to get to 15. >> thank you. >> i am sure a lot of people are very surprised to learn that you supported raising the minimum wage to 15 bucks an hour. >> no, wait a minute, wait a minute. >> that's just not accurate. >> i have stood on the debate stage. >> wolf -- >> i have stood on the stage with senator sanders eight different times. >> senator, please. >> if we can raise it to 15 in new york or los angeles. >> secretary, the viewers -- >> let's do it. >> if you're both screaming at each other, the viewers won't be able to hear either of you, so please don't talk over each other. >> i was just responding. >>> go ahead. >> when this campaign began, i said we have to end this starvation minimum wage of 7.25 and raise it to 15. secretary clinton s

he has the support of a lot of the key democrats including governor cuomo.his will help bernie sanders from a psychological standpoint. also remember, he has taken a page out of president obama's play book from 2008. he has a lot of small donors. so he has a lot of money in the bank. >> michael you were pointing out earlier in the show, donald trump is in wisconsin. it looks like he is in the fight of his life with ted cruz. the math for donald trump in terms of getting the delegates becomes very difficult. so today there was a lot of talk in washington about paul ryan, the speaker of the house perhaps being a savior at the republican convention. are you hearing about people from wisconsin about ryan possibly pursuing that. >> reporter: last week i was in the hometown of paul ryan. we went to a trump rally there. his name was brought up at the event, boos throughout the hall. i think even donald trump was surprised at that. when you speak to republicans, people say, yeah, paul ryan is somebody we in wisconsin would be very proud of. paul ryan has said over a

. >> reporter: the rally just wrapped up and with secretary clinton and governor cuomo as you suggest. she campaigned in her adopted state for five of the last six days and one day in wisconsin over the weekend. that is a sign that she conceded wisconsin primary and putting a focus on the empire state. she has a big delegate lead and look past bernie sanders and attack donald trump. >> donald trump said wages are too high. and a lot of members of his party agree, right? he's fired. that's funny. >> reporter: now clinton may not want to focus on sanders. but sanders is in wisconsin yet again and mocked h by saying he didn't want her to be get more nervous because he up with the contest. he will win wisconsin on today and make a strong run in new york and attacked her this way. >> i am not a candidate who goes to the unions and works and fundraiser with wall street. >> reporter: governor cuomo defended hillary clinton against sanders' attack saying he is all talk and no action. interesting precursor of what would likely be a big brawl here in new york. >> thank you. >>> you know fox new

>> a panel appointed by governor cuomo is recommending changing the state's prohibition-era liquor laws which means the booze could start flowing as early as 8 a.m. on the weekends. >> you're looking at some >> some people. >> -- emerge prosecution those bottomless, what do they call them? >> the bottomless brunches. >> they didn't know when to say when, rosanna. >> carrie drew is on the upper east side with more information this morning. carrie, what do you know? >> good morning to you. changes could be coming to new york state liquor laws, and that could have an effect on your sunday brunch. we're here on the upper east side, this is on east 88th street and second avenuement it has quite an extensive brunch menu over here. this is what happened, a panel formed by governor cuomo to review new york's antiquated liquor laws has released recommendations, and one of the things the group's calling for is allowing bars and restaurant toss sell alcohol earlier on sunday. if you want a bloody mary or mimosa at sunday brunch, you have to wait until noon. so your brunches could get boozier even

what she said on the witness stand. >>> this morning governor cuomo signed legislation to put the state athletic commission in charge of the martial arts, the signing location was madison square gardens. >>> the amateur boxer accused of beating his girlfriend and now no custody and facing charges. josh loud ran punched his girlfriend in the head and the 38-year-old woman is seriously injured. >>> ringo starr canceled his show to protest north carolina's new transgender law. he was sorry to disappoint fans but he said he needed to take a stand against what he calls hatred and to spread peace and love. >>> a father, convicted of kidnapping his own son, going to prison despite the plea from the son. yesterday a judge in ohio sentenced 53-year-old bobby hernandez to four years in prison. hernandez pleaded guilty lasted month. he admitted taking his then 5- year-old son julian from his mother in alabama to cleveland, where he created fake identities. julian, now 18, asked the judge not to send his father to prison. >> everyone wants to talk about lot of good. >> julian was stumbling over his

in the protest, governor cuomo signed an executive order banning the workers to take on nonessential trips to mississippi thing the new law is sad and he for injustice. they praise the measure as protecting freedom. setback. >> , brian is stepping into it and moving towards what we have seen . it doesn't work. americans don't like discrimination. it's bad for the country and the business. >> cuomo's move comes after he signed a similar order for nonessential trips. the state passed a law with transgender people governing the schools to use bathrooms that use the gender on the birth certificate. an overturned discrimination attack like charlotte and it will take effect in july with nine other states like georgia missouri and washington have considered similar legislation. >> interesting. thank you. >> starbucks lovers get ready. the company will open the biggest store ever in our right across the street of 67th. it's the one that (music plays) in this city, there is always a threshold waiting to be cros sed. waiting for you to go beyond. to find the other side, to find yourself... gre

. >>> hilary clinton joins governor cuomo at a victory rally for $15 minimum wage. the state passed a plan gradually to raise the minimum wage to $15 in new york city, over the next two years, for the rest of the state by 2021. cuomo will sign in to law and celebrate new york's plan for paid family leave. >>> the affects of the weekend's windy weather felt in the town of elizabeth, greer avenue remains closed because of a swaying church steeple. the situation started after the metal bracings in the building snapped due to the winds. construction crews will dismantle the dome piece by piece. >>> there were similar scenes manhattan, the winds rocked a crane 16 stories if the sky. it happened at an under eastside building. everything is back to normal. in the bronx authorities believe winds are behind a partial building collapse. the facade fell off a 3-story building. brooklyn, another partial collapse at 14th avenue and 14th street. >>> it's going to rain, expect a packed house in the bronx for the yankees home owner. 50,000 people are pack yankee for the 114th openi

clinton was in the city yesterday and she touted governor cuomo's plan to raise the minimum wage. >> donald trump has said that wages are too high. >> he is fired that's funny. >> clinton probably is laughing when she sees the race is tight .she held a rally in milwaukee. >> we have won six of the last seven primaries. >> if there is a record-breaking turnout in wisconsin, we will win here as well. >> settling on a date for the debate in brooklyn was easier said than done . bernie sanders scheduled a rally in washington sq., park on april 14. that has now been canceled to accommodate this debate . >> less than five seconds to play with villanova back it's good.if a massive celebration on the court as noble wins 70 7/74. is it the title for the wildcats of 1985. it doesn't look that rowdy. >> there were some arrest and bonfire that are lit . ben: if you know where the school is, it's a tony neighborhood . juliet: for the most part, it's a great gathering from what i understand. need to watch that kind of stuff. ben: bonfires are not good . juliet: there was a handful arrest and severa

thanks so much to new york governor andrew cuomo for that interview. >>> meantime, senator bernie sanders is due back in new york next hour after attending a -- an economic conference at vatican city and learning today sanders had an impromptu meetinging with pope francis. the senator said it was a great honor to meet the upon pontiff. the pope said no political reason. >> it's called manners and not getting involved in politics. if anyone thinks a meeting is getting involved in politics, then i recommend they go see a psychiatrist. >> sanders is campaigning in brooklyn later today and we'll find out more about his trip to vat htin city tomorrow morning on "state of the union" joining jake tapper. >>> the republican side. it's a cross country battle for votes and delegates. donald trump and john kasich focusing on the big prize of new york. both campaigning in the state, which has 95 delegates up for grabs on tuesday. meanwhile, ted cruz is in wyoming, where he is expected to pick up most of that state's delegates at the gop convention. here's a sample of what all three had to say today.

this time it may involve is top adviser to governor cuomo. welcome to today in new york. it's saturday, the last day of the month of april of 2016. how about that? i'm pat battle. >> how about that? i'm gus rosendale. 50/50 weekend. raphael miranda here to tell us which is better. >> this is going to be the better half. good morning, everyone. temperatures on the cool side today. we're dealing with no rain this morning. it's far off shore. clearing skies building throughout the afternoon. we need the temperatures in the 40s in the city. 37 monticello. and temperatures in the 40s across long island and into the 47 in poughkeepsie. 43 in danbury. keeping it rain free. mostly cloudy right now but no rain. we will have some sunshine by the middle of the day. the sun peeks through the clouds and sunny through the afternoon. temperatures, not too mild. we're below average again today. today's high 59 degrees. hit goes downhill from here. we'll talk about a nasty sunday ahead in your seven-day over to you. >> all right, raphy. >>> and happening now, police looking for three teen

that's being interpreted as a reference to governor cuomo, the lawyer who wrote the critical memo used to work for the governor. a spokeswoman for cuomo says all his office knows about this is what's been reported in the press. maurice? >> okay, tony. >>> score one for the nfl in its epic deflategate battle with tom brady. a federal appeals court today reinstated the league's four- game suspension against the new england patriots cornerback, brady was first suspended last spring in connection with the under inflating a footballs in a playoff game. it was overturned last year in a lower court, no word yet on whether brady will appeal this sports, otis will have much more on what's next in the case. >>> a school choir stopped from singing the national anthem. >> [ singing ] >> security at the 9/11 memorial, did they take things too far? >>> less his license says he's more than a century old, but he says he is fine to be behind the wheel. >>> shamed on social media, accused of being a bad mom. debate. turns out lemon juice doesn't cure pink eye. hi. how are you doing today? that's how i a

corruption probe relates to cuomo's buffalo billion plan upstate. >> we're ready to invest $1 billion in an economic development package for the city of buffalo. >> reporter: the governor not a target. facing scrutiny, joseph percoco. he ran cuomo's re-election campaign and was one cuomo's top adviser. investigators looking into his ties to developers and lobbyists. his lawyer issued a statement. so concerned about the alleged corruption, the governor's office announced a former federal prosecutor has been hired to review all buffalo billion related contracts. the current federal prosecute hinted a few weeks ago, charges could soon be coming. >> both in city and state government, executive offices in government are far from immune from a creeping show me the money culture that has been pervading new york for some time now. >> reporter: no charges have been filed. he declined to comment if or when federal charges might be coming. state officials are now banned from dealing with one specific lobbyist and one company as this criminal investigation continues. back to you. >>> closer to home, mayor de blasio is defending himself and his staff amid a federal corruption probe

governor cuomo spoke a few minutes ago. some verizon workers who went on strike yesterday are joining them. later tonight they plan to march down 42nd street to the grand hyatt hotel the site of presidential candidates will be. >>> several big businesses in downtown newark are still in the dark at this hour, after a manhole fire sparked major power outages. an underground cable failed around 1:30 this morning. workers have restored power to some buildings, including the utility headquarters but many buildings remain in the dark. rutgers, newark and nj it, were forced to cancel classes. full restoration will be later tonight. >>> power is expected to return tonight in another new jersey neighborhood after an out of control truck slammed into utility poles. an eyewitness there says the two workers who dropped off a load from their truck and the vehicle started to roll wait a minute the workers ran -- to roll away. the workers ran after that. >> it is a blessing there were no children out no cars on the >> the truck came to re

governor cuomo has ordered extra crews to help them get that fire under control. right now it's not clear what ultimately sparked that fire. >>> is the 9/11 memorial a place to be silence or a place to be silenced. silenced? a group of k s visited the memorial and couldn't help themselves. they started singing the national anthem. it had some people shaking their heads. stef is outside that memorial. >> reporter: some kids simply wanted to get together and honor the memorial of 9/11. soon after they started singing, they stopped because. they didn't have a permit. bursting into song at one of the most revered spots in new york city. then hearts breaking, security orders them to stop. >> he stopped us. my initial thought was, my goodness, rear at 9/11 singing the national anthem. >> reporter: we spoke to the middle schoolers from waynesville, north carolina by skype. they were overwhelmed by the silence in there. >> reporter: you walk in and it becomes very surreal. >> i think we're still very upset, but we need to forgive because he was just doing his job. >> repo

. >>> governor cuomo is taking action to support the rights of same sex couples. he today he announced a ban on nonessential state funded travel to mississippi. last week cuomo issued a similar ban on travel to north carolina after lawmakers there blocked antidiscrimination protections for the lgbt community. >>> if you haven't seen the broadway hit hamilton yet, here's your chance. you can wait at line at the s theater on 46th street. >> those tickets are hundreds of dollars. >> i haven't seen it yet. i hear it's extraordinary. >> it's fantastic. >> you saw it? >> i saw it early. now i have to wait until august again. so a chilly start again today. temperatures in the teens and 20s this morning but the air is expected to warm up overnight. yes, we will see one mild day this week. a beautiful afternoon despite all that wind and the cool temperatures. the temperatures weren't as cold as yesterday. right now it's 45 degrees under mostly clear skies. some areas still have a bit on snow on the ground from that snow earlier this week. but a lot of it will melt tomorrow

some critics are saying governor cuomo had to make so many concessions but the governor is best budgets in decades. back to you. >> also, a new call to clean up eyesores around the city. we're talking about graffiti. cameras captured crews cleaning underneath the bridge. over the course of a year crews will clean 4.5 million square feet of graffiti all across the city. this is part of mayor de blasio's effort to keep the city clean. >>> cops in queens had an interesting task, officers wrangled a cow running loose on the campus of york college in jamaica. didn't want to go home or back to the slaughterhouse. officers tranquilized him and had to kind of lasso him to keep him under control. kind of sad to watch. unclear why the cow was being brought to the campus. the animal was on its way to >>> coming up next, could the 2016 race be rocked by a decade old scandal. the attorney for the late d.c. madam has threatened to release the records and how he says this could impact the presidential race. >>> a controversial new documentary about o.j. simpson is in the works. who is now trying to pr

hillary clinton joining governor cuomo this avenue noon at workers rally. e governor speaking now. this organized by victory for new york families. they're celebrating the passage of the $15 minimum wage. the governor is signing his new state budget. both the wage hike and the family leave will be phased in over time. >>> john kasich also on the trail in new york today. here is a live look at his town event in hempstead. he'll also host a town hall at the paramount in huntington. kae' was attacked by his rivals this weekend. donald trump renewed his call on the ohio governor to drop out of the race. >>> troubling find, a van full of puppies stuffed in cages and left alone overnight in a parking lot. the van with about 60 dogs inside was parked outside a pet store. all the puppies are being checked out. animal control and the i osecor's office are going to decide if the puppies can in fact be put up for adoption. just pups is part of a chain whose owner is already facing allegations of animal cruelty. last week, a store in east brunswick had its license revoked and was shut down. >>

that is when governor cuomo signed the bill into law. new jersey is a different issue. the legislature has passed a port authority reform bill similar to the one passed in new york, but governor christie has yet to sign it. while i was at the board meeting there was an advocate for the port authority to develop more in the city, but only in his i asked him what he thought about the port authority. does it need more transparency? >> it is difficult for us to find out. ultimately that is a question to bring up with the governor. if i was the governor, i would not have done that. >> i spoke to officials and asked them, how can agency function if it only has transparency on the new york side? >> done 98 percent of what is in those bills of its own volition and prior sessions. having it embodied in law is fine. governor christie supports reform legislation for the port authority, a mirror image of what has passed in new york represented by senator mccain's bill. >> and the port authority officials pointed out that they are making efforts of transparency, even if the two gover

. >> reporter: late today governor cuomo urged the mta and federal government to take swift action on safety improvements. we wants plans by next week saying, quote we'll explore all potential options. the mta agrees with the governor calling grade crossings a chronic problem. on a viable solution that can move forward adds early as next week. we're live tonight in bed forhills. marc santia news4 new york. >>> federal agents have arrested three people with tie to the san bernardino terrorists. the arrests stem from an alleged marriage fraud conspiracy. the brother and sister-in-law of sigh yesterday farook who along with his wife shot and killed 14 people at an office holiday party last december. the third person arrested is the wife of a friend of farook's charged with agd in the attack. >>> a deadly day in syria where air strikes have killed more than 60 people including doctors and young patients in a hospital in the country's largest city of aleppo. the group doctors without borders is condemning the attack. children, two doctors and a nurse are among the victims and you can see t

. >> governor cuomo adding mississippi where the government travel is banned after a law was signed allowing religious groups to receive service to gay couples. last week, he banned state funded travel to north carolina after lawmakers blocked antidiscrimination protections. >>> a traffic mess in manhattan. one lane is closed on the northbound west side highway. this is a live picture of the they're crews checking the structural integrity of a retaining wall. worries about the wall shut down two lanes during the evening rush hour, blocking traffic for miles. >> a first vote on whether those costume characters and topples painted women should be designated to one area. the city council transportation committee votes for a pedestrian plaza through the city. that includes deciding where the costume characters can operate. the full council will vote on the bill on thursday. >> a frightening standoff between a cop and a knife wielding suspect caught on camera. we'll show you how it ended and the surprise that police discovered after the guy was . >>> friday confrontations with a cop and a murder

governor cuomo said he will sign the bill in to law. the elimination of the tax would mean around a $14 million loss for the state each year. >>> the duke and duchess of cambridge make a whirlwind tour of india, stopping at the world's largest one horn rhino park. the royals have already visited a sacred gandhi memorial and met with the prime minister. it's all part of their week-long trip to india. locals about protecting wildlife. >>> the famed physicist stephen hawking announcing a $100 million project to seek out life in outer space. the project dubbed breakthrough star shot, wanting to know if it's possible to send a tiny space craft to the atari space system. it would fly about 1/5th the speed of light. they would search for a planet with potential of holding life. hawking asked what the likelihood is that life will be found. >> in your estimation, what's the probability of finding intelligent alien life in the next 20 years and why. >> the probability is low. probably. [ laughter ] >> but they're going to try it anyways. space cr

governor cuomo has hired a former prosecutor to do an internal investigation. >>> ted cruz and john kasich are trying to chip away at donald trump's support. devin dwyer reports from indianapolis. >> reporter: hoping to stop donald trump in indiana, ted >> i know that he needs someone exactly like carley to help him change this country. >> reporter: cruz's wife heidi and carley fiorina spending the day in the hoosier state, slamming donald trump. >> reporter: is this your last chance to stop donald trump? >> no it is a really important state. >> reporter: cruz and john kasich stopping in california. >> i can come in here and tell you everybody is ripped off, everybody is horrible, we are nothing but a big bunch of losers. or i can tell you these are serious problems. but they can be fixed. >> reporter: hillary clinton and donald trump are flip sides of the same coin. >> reporter: trump confident enough to take the day off the campaign trail. thousands of liberal activists blocking the arrival outside the republican convention. barricades and clashing with police. trump forced to detour his

. >>> governor cuomo has released a new list of recommendations to they would start selling drinks before noon on sundays and it callses for a simpler license ing system and the governor and state lawmakers would review those recommendations. whatever you do today, do it outside, i guess and enjoy it. >> i would like to propose a toast to the wonderful weather we'll have for the next seven days. >> here, here! >> let's walk over to the weather call, david and let ate go to chopper 4 flying in the sunny skies today. i'm guessing anywhere from 1500 to 2,000 feet over bergen county covering the tri-state area like nobody can. another shot from the chopper right now and we can go under the belly and we can see what it looks like and our cameras are right by the skids and they can rotate 360 degrees around and that's the tail cone shot and if you are out and about right now, look up in the skies in northern new jersey and you could see chopper 4 right over your neighborhood. thanks, folks. 53 degrees that the hour and beautiful conditions stretching all of the way down the 95 york, philadelphi

the first one was kind of a victory lap for governor cuomo in achieving a $15 an hour minimum wage in lawmakers in albany last week. even though that law won't take effect till 2018. the other purpose of the rally new york state for clinton. >> hillary clinton and governor cuomo took the stage together today as a progressive tandem. both fighting for paid family leave and a $15 an hour minimum wage. and here the governor took aim at donald trump. ridiculing his plan to build a wall to keep immigrants out. >> if you think that's how you make america great again, i say to you you don't know what made america great in the first place. >> reporter: and hillary clinton also went after trump here, calling him no friend of working class america. >> donald trump has said that wages are too high. a lot of members of his party agree, right? he's fired, that's funny. [ laughter ] >> reporter: clinton is facing the likelihood of a loss in wisconsin's primary tomorrow. in new york she's in better lead in new york hold till our primary, april 19th? bernie sanders is campaigning hard in wisconsin, s

we agree with governor cuomo on this and also he has, he's watching the economy.you look at his budget, and we have a presentation about his budget wednesday with the labor commissioner down at brooklyn, trade brooklyn in the brooklyn marriott, one of our members, you will see that this invigoration of the economy also has protections. they'll be watching the economy, and they can stop the rise if it is hurting. liz: i hear you when you say it's a blessing that all three, three of the candidates here -- hillary clinton, bernie sanders and donald trump -- are from new york. but when you look at this list of big businesses in new york whether it's ibm or other companies, 21st century fox, news corporation, viacom's here, cablevision is on long island, barnes & noble, very different businesses. does a socialist like bernie sanders who really ripped general electric recently, is he really right for a business community? >> well, bernie's going to have to learn that jobs are necessary, and the business leaders, small businesses, large businesses do create jobs. liz: ye

governor cuomo made that announcement today. they tested some last year after this deadly derailment in 2013. sleep apnea fell asleep at the controls. >>> tuesday started on a terrific note. it's still beautifulaout there. >> the weather is beautiful. th woese conditions can cause high fire danger. more sunshine, cooler today in some spots, but well above average. 70 in washington township. the headlines, we have that evening fire danger. the winds are gusty and the atmosphere is dry. tomorrow, the winds should be lighter, still on the dry side, though. we need more rain. that's not going to happen for several more days. the red flag warning is in effect for the morning. look at the winds, gusts up to near 30 miles an hour in the city. generally between 25 and 30 miles an hour. it's strong coming in out of the north and northwest. the atmosphere is dry. these numbers are higher than yesterday, but still in the 20% range. the city with 14% relative 60 in islip and farmingdale. the temperatures are between 5 and 15 degrees cooler

. >> governor cuomo will be set to sign a budget bill tomorrow. it includes paid family leave he had been a strong prop ent. >>> more rain and snow on the way. chilly temperatures staying with us. it is not feeling anything like the first full week of april. wintry, messy week on tap in your headlines. no accumulatino snow in the five burroughs burroughs. it is going to be a chilly, megsy, just raw-fer being day with cold rain showers. right now taking a look south f thees city, it's already down to the freezing mark in pces like howell and tom's river. pr inceton a 38 degrees, right now it's 38 degrees in central park, all the way down to 25 in nticello. we will certainly see some of this frozen precipitation approaching mostly in the form th of snow right now. freezing when itits surfaces. there could be a light icy coat being on untreated surfaces. let's take a look at future tracker and see what you will get neighborhood by neighborhood. it looks like the trajectory is gothing to keep the snow to the north of d e ty. at 7:00, that pink is an i

tonight, the mission to save >>> one day after another crush at a railroad crossing, governor cuomo is pushing for safer railroad crossings. nobody was hurt. last year a train hit a car killing six people. the governor says those crashes are far too common. he wants the federal government to move forward with new features to make crossings safer. >>> in connecticut, school officials are closely monitoring a mumps outbreak at sacred heart university. authorities are looking into 17 other possible cases. other colleges have reported outbreaks in massachusetts, indiana and illinois. doctors say the environment surrounding students makes them more vulnerable to the virus. >> colleges are a place where people have extended, prolonged face to face contact. in class. in dormitories. like the common cold. there is no treatment but most people do recover in just a few weeks. >>> excitement turned to disappointment for perspective student thinking they were going to the design college. they blamed a glitch for the e-mails. they went out to people who requested information. the college has apolog

is the so-called fractivists, the anti-fracking activities who were successful in convincing governor cuomofracking. he's hoping those voters will come out. they supported cuomo's primary challenger back in 2014, and his challenger, who by the way, was a vermont transplant, actuallyy won a number of upstate counties. so, bernie sanders this week said he's for a nationwide ban on frac. he mentions it in his speeches here, and he's really trying to play that up, hoping he can get those progressives out, a small group, but very motivated voters. >> woodruff: well, it is a lot of delegates a at stake, and we know the candidates are working the state hard, and we thank both of you for giving thus insight. beth fouhy, and karen dewitt,t, thank you both. >> thanks, judy. >> thank you. >> woodruff: now, a young tech magnate places a big bet on aet different approach to fighting cancer. sean parker made a name for himself as the co-founder of napster and the first president of facebook. the billionaire is still actively involved in the start- up world, but he's now dedicated a significant part of hi