greenwich village 6 trains are bypassing bleecker street in both directions. alternate side is in effect city wide. if you're headed to the airport all is on or close to schedule at jfk, laguardia and newark liberty this morning. >>> a big day in flushing mets fans welcome the amazens back to citi field as the team plays their first home game. there's some attractions on and off the field. >> andrea grymes joins us live from citi field with the details. >> reporter: good morning mary and dick: john was just saying you may need your gloves if today. i would say that's probably a good idea, at least this morning it's pretty cold out here. nonetheless, met fans are so excited for the home opener. the game starts at 1:10. all of the gates will be open here at citi field at around 11:10 this morning. the team will raise its national league pennant banner before the players take the field for the home opener against the phillys. yesterday they received their at citi field. they started the season this week on the road in kansas city, of course the team that beat the

. >> it goes beyond greenwich. we are diverse in the state. i know the rest of the nation thinks of it as just greenwich. we have blue collar workers that voted today. and so many people impacted by poor economic policy that dan malloy that will probably -- god forbid hillary clinton becomes the president, dan malloy will end up in her cabinet. he's an awful governor. >> i want to point out to the national audience he's the democratic governor of connecticut. in the time we have left, bernie sanders did well. four points or so from hillary clinton. why do you think he almost got her in connecticut? >> well, i think, hillary clinton is such an unlikable, untrustworthy candidate based on her long legacy of inconsistency and lack of leadership that she's being rejected by a large swath of democrat voters because, you know, she's -- she's not -- i don't think that people think she can win the general election. >> do you think she could win connecticut. >> donald trump is in eight points of hillary clinton after hundred

>>> plus a new cleul clue in the violent robbery and slashing of an israeli tourist in greenwich village. >> i went in and i saw my car >> it wasn't paint, but it might be just as hard to remove. the big mess drivers discovered on their cars at a public parking garage. cbs 2 news saturday morning starts right now. >>> good morning, it is 6:00 on this saturday, april 9th. i'm an disree a grim' es. >> i'm tony iello. the day's stories are straight ahead. first, meteorologist vanessa murdock a with a look at the forecast. a mixed bag, vanessa. >> yeah. a little bit of a raw day out there. we're not just talking unseasonably cool temperatures, but rain and snow as well. so, yes, it is going to get messy out there. we expect the wet weather to begin about mid morning and it will be snow for some, but a wintery mix for most. let's take it off to the radar right now so you can see what's happening out there. rain to the south, but temperatures in and around the city, points east will be a little too warm for just snow. so here's how we see the day breaking down, 7:00 a.m. out there, things are

it started in greenwich where he stole a car. officers following in hot pursuit, saying the suspect deliberately hit two state trooper cruisers before he crashed. he was arrested again but somehow escaped custody. and police in the area finally found him hiding under a porch in his boxer shorts. he apparently tossed the jail jump suit along the way. he has a long criminal record. >> we had a real-time crime center telling us where he's lived, where his girlfriend lives. and those are all in the immediate area. this is a -- he certainly has a criminal history with the hartford police department. >> and he can add some more criminal charges to that list, he's being held on $250,000 bail. >> that's a bit of a run from greenwich to hartford. >>> one of the most dangerous railroad crossings in the country is in new jersey. according to the fade rale rail rode administration the crossing is on midland avenue. statistics show there have been 14 incidents in the last ten years that resulted in one death and four injuries. the crosses ran

she's in greenwich this afternoon. >> what a great move by this high school. this is a great family and family is led by example. there's going to be an intimate early graduation for this young man, his name is ferris, so his father can see him graduate high school. >> it's a huge milestone. huge. >> reporter: he's been through almost a year of treatments in and out of hospitals. he has gastric cancer which has spread to his liver. his days. his son and wife would love nothing more than to give him a chance to see his son graduate so they are doing it with the help of greenwich high school. >> i look at his achievements are my achievements. and i'm so, so proud of him. >> because of his prognosis he might not make it to my actual graduation, june 21st. so the high school agreed to have an earlier graduation this friday to watch me graduate. >> it was actually mom, denise, who made it happen. >> i'm a fixer and so is he. we've always been able to overcome and fix things. i feel help less sometimes. >> reporter: he's packing each day with life and nothing else.

the broker thinks the tony town of greenwich favors trump. >> i thought i saw a sign that said "donaldn the lawn. >> it might have, but not yet. >> reporter: richard roth, cnn, greenwich. >> my panel is back with me now. john, look, he says i know people there, i love connecticut. does his -- do his ties to connecticut help him tomorrow? >> that package reminds us he's a real man of the people and as the populist hero he is, what i'll be looking for throughout all the states is whether he's able to continue to win the white working class. who can't look at that spread and say "he's one of us"? [ laughter ] >> jonathan tasini, the one thing you're looking for? >> whatever happens you'll see donations to bernie's campaign skyrocket. he's the first candidate i've seen who even when he doesn't necessarily win the states he continues to get more because we're serious about this political revolution. all the people out there in the grass roots want to change the country and establishment politics. this is going on way past the convention to the general election into the future. we're very ex

here are the kind of immoral artists and writers of greenwich village, as harry truman called them. are presented here by montgomery clift, jack kerouac, and unidentified man with a quizzical expression. here are the avatars of the beat generation to come, jack kerouac and neal cassidy. jack -- the two of them were present for harry truman's inauguration as president in 1949. here we return to a classic vision of new york.

greenwich village, intellectual life, 20th century. [laughter] going back to 1898, i think in a span thatended a began during, around 1898. the spanish-american war. roosevelt became president after the attempted assassination. there was a great civic culture out of which the roosevelt emerged. theodore roosevelt obviously is a republican, and then franklin roosevelt began as a cabinet member, subcommittee member -- sub-cabinet member under woodrow wilson. i think it could just be called the longer age of roosevelt, if you want to embrace that. i think, you know, as i mentioned to a dear friend town, i wondering about said, i always had this ambition of photographing all the major monuments to fdr. i realized this would take a very long time in new york city. [laughter] short, because we are just about done -- what is the condition of the writer in 1940, 1940's, as opposed to the writer today? autobiography,'s he talks about supporting himself when writing his classic "on native ground." he says, i could pick up a review at "the new re

greenwich village, intellectual life, 20th century. [laughter] it went back to 1898. i think in a way, 1950 ended a span that began during, around 1898. the spanish-american war. theodore roosevelt became president after mckinley's assassination. there was a mississippi -- a great civic culture out of which roosevelt emerged. theodore roosevelt obviously is a republican progressive and , then franklin roosevelt began as a cabinet member -- sub-cabinet member under woodrow wilson. i think it could just be called the longer age of roosevelt, if you wanted to embrace the man during that period. i used to always be photographed run the monuments devoted to fdr. this would take a very long time. >> one last short because we are just about done. what is the condition of the iter in the 1940's as opposed to the writer today? in alfred kazin's first autobiography he talks about supporting himself when writing his classic "on native ground." he says, i could pick up a review at "the new republic" or some other magazine, and i was able to do my work. that clearly cannot be done

. >> greenwichville has -- greenwich where it has been locked down for most of the day. streets locked down for blocks and blocks. we can show you from newscopter7 the scene overhead as thousands of people wait to get inside the park which tonight will be the center of the political universe. >> reporter: bernie sanders supporters have been lining up for hours at washington square park waiting for what could be one of his best attended rallies yet nationwide. >> i'm ecstatic. i feel the electricity and the environment and it just feels great to be apart of it. >> he's real. he's honest. he's been committed for a very long time. and he's going to win. >> reporter: the vermont senator spent the day crisscrossing the city, picketing with verizon workers who walked off the job this morning and making a bold prediction. here in new york city. and we're going to win here in new york state. >> reporter: he's still trailing hillary clinton by 10 points in the latest poll though that gap has narrowed significantly in recent weeks. clinton campaigned with the reverend al sharpton,

in greenwich village, the buttons, the shirts, the crowds are all for bernie sanders. >> i think bernie is the only candidate in this election with a real message, something to say, something vital. >> he cares about the common person. i mean, i just graduated college. i have a lot of debt and i'm trying to make it in the city. >> the biggest issue for me is he is not taking corporate money. he is a candidate who has been saying the same thing for decades now. >> reporter: the vermont senator taking the stage as thousands filled washington square park. a view from chopper 4 shows the massive turn mouth the heart of the village, the rally part of sanders' tour of the state ahead of next week's primary in new york. >> it is about creating a political revolution, a government which works for all contributors. [ cheering ] >> reporter: front-runner hillary clinton also campaigning on her home turf here in new york. clinton picked up a big endorsement from the new york daily news. the editorial board called her a super prepared warrior realist. wednesday night she stop bade community center

each neighborhood and then you said you saw greenwich village yesterday. tens of thousands of people at that bernie sanders rally. first we want to mention we're at the brooklyn navy yard. i don't have to tell you the history of the brooklyn navy yard. battleships used to be docked here. there's a big battle set for tonight. the debate between the democrats, clinton and sanders. hillary clinton for one was in the bronx yesterday. she took the stage with the borough president there and hundreds of supporters in the audience. then bernie sanders and his supporters as we mentioned essentially took over washington square park. tens of thousands of people at a massive rally there. both candidates talked about what they can do for new york city when it comes to income and equality. reforming the criminal justice system and several other issues. >> i also want to tackle the problem of affordable housing. the people in the bronx, throughout new york city and across our country. >> it is about creating a government that creates a decent standard of living for every

that's in the greenwich village section of new york city. that would be a larger turnout than what clinton has seen anywhere during this campaign, but the morning after that huge rally finds the sanders campaign under fire from clinton supporters. this over what one of his speakers said during what rally last night. let's head out to brooklyn to the brooklyn navy yard, that's going to be the site of tonight's big debate, that is where we find nbc's kristen welker. we're showing some images from that rally last night, an amazing scene, but also the clinton campaign saying they have -- clinton supporters saying they have a problem with some of the things that were said at that rally. what can you tell us about it? >> reporter: there's no doubt a huge juxtaposition, you had those incredible images coming out of last night's rally as you just pointed out and these incredibly controversial remarks made by a senator sanders support, dr. paul song who is married to lisa ling, she is a clinton supporter. we will play you a clip of what he said and w

we are live in greenwich, dray clark, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you, dray. we will bring you reaction from the candidates throughout the day. tune in to eyewitness news at 11 for the latest results, and you can false also follow the race at abc7ny.com/politics. >>> a cherry picker crashed through a window in manhattan. the hydraulic lifter was outside of the 6-story building on the lower east side, and neighbors said work on the facade was underway. the hydraulic system failed, sending the platform into the window. >>> the suspect in a series of violent home invasion robberies behind bars. clarence jones was taken into custody last night after detectives got a crimestoppers tip. he's been linked to five attacks in brooklyn and queens since january, and his oldest victim was 91. jones has 19 priors and served time for a similar attack. >>> the suspect believed to be 16 to 20 years old here following the woman into her building, pushing her up to the wall groping her. he then tried to follow her into her apartment, but he ran off when another man came to the d

the broker thinks greenwich favors trump.a sign, donald trump slept here on the lawn? >> it might have. but not yet. >> reporter: richard roth, cnn, greenwich. >> well, donald trump resonated by -- with millions and millions of voters but is he out of touch with regular americans? as we showed you, amassed a fortune and hear what front-runner hillary clinton said about his relationship with the average joe. >> and barely keeping their head above water. so, donald trump says wages are too high in america and he doesn't support raising the minimum wage and i have said come out of those towers, name for yourself, and actually talk and listen to people. you know, some point if you want to be president of the united states you got to get familiar with the united states, you got to spend time with americans of all sorts and backgrounds in every part of our country. don't just fly that big jet in and land it and go make a big speech and insult everybody you can think of. and then go back, get on that big jet and go back to, you know

bernie sanders will address that preparations are under way in greenwich village in washington square park. ousands are expected to see him and see special guests, including performances by vampire weekend and grizzly bear. yesterday, sanders hammered away at clinton's record. >> in the last filing report of her super pac, she reported $25 million from special interests, including $15 million from wall street. >> sanders also claimed he has a better chance of beating any republican challenger. >>> donald trump continues to lash out at the republican party and the nomination process. >> this was a dirty trick. thctese are dirt trick sters. this is a dirty trick. i'll tell you why. >> the chairman of the gop says the rules have been the rules for at least a year. it's the candidate's responsibility to understand them, says reince priebus. trump is in pennsylvania along then cruz will be here in new york for a televised town hall tonight while governor john kasich is in maryland. >>> paul ryan is trying to put the rumors to rest about presidential ambitions. yesterday he said, quote, i d

say they have arrested 24-year-old marvin taylor for an attack that happened on friday morning in greenwich village. taylor used a sharp object to cut open the pockets of a bench in israel. the victim noticed that it was happening and he resisted and he was cut on his hands and face. taylor's charge with robbery, assault and weapons possession. >> dozens of workers say they will go on strike if they don't get a new contract . they work on the landline phone and internet operation.they haven't had a contract since august. the union says they are trying to improve benefits and prevent verizon transferring to outside contractors. verizon says the landline sales are down and that means flexibility . they say it's trained thousands of workers to take over. >> to have a landline? >> know.how many people do not still have them? >> i think lauren says she does. mike does . >> interesting. still ahead, it's wendy. it's raining. michael will tell us when it starts. it's not quite beach weather. our area remains one of the they're one of the wall street banks that triggered the financial meltdown -- g

>>> a cab jumped a curb. 8th street in green itch village -- in greenwich village, 8th street and university. it seems that planter there, it is a yellow taxi cab, it must have hit there. right to the left is the cab, that is the cab that was involved in there accident, again just before 11:00 this morning. we understand a female victim was hurt, that woman may have possibly been riding a bike. again we just got here, detectives trying to piece this one together. there are people out here who may have witnessed that, we are going to get to them, try and get information from them. but ben, a woman hit here at the corner of east 8th and university. the woman was seriously injured. she was taken to the hospital and again that yellow cab is still out here on the scene. information we'll bring it to you. kimberly richardson channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> now to vote 2016. for the first time in decades the new york primary will play a big role in the race for president. that means the candidates will be stumping for votes. >> ted cruz will visit a bakery in brighton beach and john kasich is stoppi

numbers for you, they are going to be a little cooler than you'd expect. 50, green will have greenwich, still warmer but cooler than you'd expect because of that north wind we'll go with 57 for a high, 60 is the normal 88 is the record, sunsetting at 7:34. scanning the skies, beautiful, it is a big ridge of high pressure blocking the wet weather. i want to show you the future cast, we won't make too many stops tonight clouds fill in that's about it as we look into thursday and friday, it stays dry one of the models does have a system trying to back in on the weekend but even until then that high pressure will block with a shift in the wind, 70 by sunday. seven day forecast, you get proof with these nice numbers right through the weeknd and first part of next week as well. >>> we'll be right back. . >>> new status for the pepsi cola sign in city queens, been designated in a landmark, protected by law from alteration, relocation. the 50-foot sign was first constructed in 1940 on the roof of a pepsi bottling plant reconstructed after storm damage in 1993 the plant closed in 1999. >>> comi

look at the hamptons. 57. 57 in greenwich. marlboro, new jersey. a lot of people working through there. 70 degrees warmer today than it was this time yesterday. so we're shooting for 71. well above the normal. a sign of the season, i tell you what, that pollen count high today, hoping for some relief with the rain tomorrow. speaking of that rain tomorrow. none right now. some clouds filling in. here's the front. talk about contrast. cold enough for snow, in through parts of ontario. possibility that we'll tap into that energy, possibility of storms early tomorrow morning. and then watch what happens. during the commute, hit-and- miss showers with heavy rain. and then a break. but by lunchtime, could see an isolated storm. and then look at the afternoon commute tomorrow. before this thing wraps up, as we work our way into tomorrow night, into wednesday. wednesday, a break. the potential, though, for an isolated severe storm tomorrow. wind is something we'll be watching. definitely tuesday is busy. then a few more showers possible on your cooler thur

greenwich village, new dive bar, johnny barr hands down.it's to union square and we met up with greg who claims they are faced claim as a woman a man's best friend. it's one of the few bars that's dog friendly. so we have pets that come in. i headed onto chelsea, two trailer park bar. unlike johnny's -- when it comes to beer they have one-of-a-kind like -- which brings me to a hot dog place. is it the best dive bar in new york? this is the best i bar in the world. you can order a hot dog and a pie for $3 because that is how it should be. >> hotdog is free. >> they have to award manhattan's best, no top shelf booze but the one and only tortillas. >> i have to tell you this is more like everybody wins. like everybody gets a trophy, what was your favorite one? >> a couple of those places were actually designed and built to look crappy. especially some of the downtown, that's not a dive bar. >> my dad owns a dive bar so i think it should be added to the list. it has been there 60 years. everybody knows rogers in seaside. if you think your local

political reporter dave evans in greenwich village where sanders supporters gathered for a large concert this evening. this evening at 7:00, a couple blocks south of me in washington this evening. if you look at the latest polling, he's behind hillary clinton by about 10 points in today's poll. he's hoping to change that over the course of the next six days. this morning sanders joined verizon workers on the picket line in brooklyn. he thanked them for standing up for what he called corporate greed. >> i say, and this union has always said, that if you don't stand up and fight, you can't ever win, and bernie sanders fights the fight. [ applause ] so today i'm here to proudly say that new york city transit workers and tw local 100 stand with bernie sanders for president of the united states of america. old, same old establishment politics. we've got to stand together, take on the big money interests, and make it clear that our government works for all of us, not just the 1%. >> hillary clinton today picked up the endorsement of the new york daily news. part of that editorial reads democra

a greenwich, connecticut teen will display a test to detective the ebola virus. a hillsborough new jersey girl will show off wearable technology. nice work. >>> hundreds of new york city school kids have tickets today to see the hottest show on broadway. they'll attend a matinee performance of "hamilton." 1,300 students will attend today's performance. ultimately as many as 20,000 city kids will be eligible for the tickets for future shows. you can see that story on my facebook page and on our american workers know how to so does she. we need jobs that provide dignity and a bright future. new penalties to stop companies from moving profits and jobs overseas. for businesses that create manufacturing jobs, a new tax credit. and let's invest in clean energy jobs, with 500 million solar panels installed by the end of her first term. a real plan to create new jobs and industries of the future. hillary clinton. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. >>> tonight on news4 new york at 5:00, a technical school shuts down without warning, leaving students without t

. >> reporter: sanders has been drawing big crowds, 27,000 turned out to hear him last night in greenwich village but clinton is drawing bigger numbers in the polls up by ten points. the race could be much closer because both candidates have a strong core audience among new york voters. >> hillary clinton does well in diverse areas which new york has to offer. bernie sanders does well among white working class. >> other issues almost guaranteed to come up in new york, wall street regulation and terrorism. jamie lucas, cbs news, brooklyn, new york. >> five more northeastern states including maryland hold the primaries one week after the big contest in new york. >>> president obama will howard university's graduation ceremony next month. the alumni are making calls and plan to be there. howard's graduation date is saturday, may 7th. the president will deliver commencement addresses at rutgers and the air force academy. >>> wounded warriors from across the country rolled into the white house today using adaptive equipment to meet their needs. the event is more than a bike ride. it's part of

to the east clouds have taken over north and west reading there white plains to monticello, 37 in greenwich, onaverage 6 to 8 degrees warmer. 10 degrees warmer in the city in the absence of the wind, feelsbetter almost 10 degrees below normal 9 the record nowhere near it. clouds by then now it is a sign of season when you see numbers like this, but pollen count drops tomorrow because of the rain. where is the rain right now? it is not in our area there is some moisture aloft off to the west but we don't anticipate that we see this area of low pressure trailing front pushing through tomorrow. timing it out for you, you're okay today, and tonight tomorrow morning some scattered showers and then by midday that's when we see the possibility of pockets of heavy rain even an isolated thunderstorm another round between 8 or 10 at night that place. early friday morning we could even see a few flakes still dealing with a chance of a shower looks okay for the mets and then the next system coming in on saturday. however it will be cooler that first pitch right around 49 degrees clouds giving way to so

. >>> an out-of-control taxi in greenwich village struck and trapped a woman near university place. steve langford reports. [ yelling ] >> reporter: panic and chaos near nyu around 11 a.m. as this taxi has a pedestrian pinned underneath. >> they were trying to move the car or, like, sort of like help it so that they could get the body out of behind the cab >> reporter: skidmarks on the wall of this building, the victim gravely injured. >> i could see the taxi lose control from there hit the plant. >> reporter: a students says he never saw it happen a 32- year-old woman hit. >> you could see the person's body getting dragged from the building to the end. i felt really nauseous. it was pretty hard to see. >> reporter: the taxi driver questioned by police at the scene and later taken to a hospital after having reportedly suffering a medical incidents while driving. [ yelling ] >> reporter: the victim extricated from under the cab by the fdny then taken away in critical condition while the taxi awaits processing by investigators. its meter still running. in greenwich village, steve lang

huge crowd at the washington square in greenwich.t of celebrity support for senator sanders. what's it been like, chris? >> you know, these bernie sanders rallies are something to behold. as you're well aware, thousands and thousands of people here. they've been here for a long time and waiting for the man speaking behind us right now, senator bernie sanders. he's standing under the famous arch in washington square park in new york city. the saying on it is significant. this spot was picked for a reason by the sanders campaign. it says "let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair." and the senator has been talking about what that means about incremental change is not enough. he's naming out his opponents and the crowd is going wild when he's saying people cannot divide. inkremtsal change is not enough talking about clinton, talking about trump. yes, rosario dawson was here. yes, spike lee was here. spike lee, referencing the famous line from malcolm x about are you tired of being bamboozled, led astray, run a k am

a cab jumped a curb in greenwich village and hit a woman. this happened in the area of east 8th street and university place. >> reporter: sibila, we've just heard the victim, a 32-year-old woman is in critical condition. she was here on the sidewalk when she was struck by that cab. it jumped the curb, pinned her underneath, right in front of a crowd of witnesses around 11:00 a.m. this morning right in front of a residence hall at the nyu campus. it's still not clear why the cab jumped the curb. the victim is fighting for her life right now. the cab driver did stay on the scene. one witness told us the cab driver turned the wrong way down this one-way street and panic panicked. >> when he realized that he panicked and ran up onto the sidewalk. that's when he hit the lady. very terrible to see the lady underneath the car. ticketed or arrested the cab driver. they're still investigating. i did reach out to the city's taxi and limousine commission. they tell me at this point they are not going to comment as this is still an active investigation.

call 866-news-244 or e-mail >>> a lot of fun in washington square park in greenwich village. the international pillow fight. many showed up in their pajamas. participants socking people they didn't know. one man showed up in a spider-man contest took quite a beating there. after all that, pillows were donated to shelters for homeless ki "nightny lose" ly news is next. . >> on this saturday night, fighting heart disease the major new study that could affect you. >>> wisconsin battleground, the presidential the front runnerseel feeling the heat. they shed new light to over throw sir yam battle relief. we have an nbc news exclusive. >>> what lies beneath,

from greenwich village, ali bauman, cbs 2 news. >>> now to the home opener for the mets. always a day a special one. but there's more excitement in season. the team comes in as the defending national league champions and their starting pitcher was on baby watch. we have team coverage with otis livingston inside citi field for us. o. >> reporter: alice and maurice, can you imagine being jacob degrom trying to focus on the all important home opener with the prospects of a son being born down in florida? he told us before this game that no matter when he got the call that his wife was going into labor he would leave. so this is not any ordinary start for him. the mets celebrating last year's national league championship before the game. members of the 1973 and 2000 pennant winners several players doing the honors of but the man of the hour, degrom. concerned about his focus, not at all. degrom was locked in! striking out six in six innings giving up just one run. even had an rbi. he had to leave the game early, no not because of a baby. he had a sore lat muscle. stay tuned t

gusts right knew 39 miles per 48 in greenwich. a 51-mile-per-hour gusty at jfk earlier this morning. so as we go through the day, the winds will slowly subside b you the wind chills will remain cold. it feels like 27 right now in the city in monticello feeling like 10. as we go through the day today here's the deal. it is not going to feel that much better that afternoon. it's going to feel like 29 by 4:00 this afternoon in the city. feeling like 14 in monticello we will have partly sunny skies and again the winds slowly subside, your full forecast is coming up. we will talk continual cold and more opportunities for snow. dick and andrea, back to you. >> we can see the wind on that live shot behind you. thank you. >>> well, many residents will be spending part of their weekend at least today cleaning up after the storm pounded their neighborhoods. >> cbs2's magdalena doris has been out and about. she joins us live in rariton, new jersey. we see you in the sun. is it warming up at least out there? >> reporter: i would have to say s

>>> a lot of fun in washington square park in greenwich village. the international pillow fight. many showed up in their pajamas. participants socking people they didn't know. one man showed up in a spider-man contest took quite a beating there. after all that, pillows were donated to shelters for homeless ki "nightny lose" ly news is next. . >> on this saturday night, fighting heart disease the major new study that could affect you. >>> wisconsin battleground, the presidential the front runnerseel feeling the heat. they shed new light to over throw sir yam battle relief. we have an nbc news exclusive. >>> what lies beneath, exhibit at the bottom of the sea. where going to the museum becomes a whole new experience. nbc "nightly news" is next. this is nbc "nightly news." >> good evening, it is the number one killer of men and women, not only in this country, but around the world. we are talking about heart disease, along with stroke an other cardio vascular diseases, which takes a life every 40 seconds in this country alone, to reduce the risk, a ground breaking study backs choles

people that are living in the financial district and in greenwich village face the shortest times to get to and from work, just 26 minutes. >>> fewer people are getting the flu these days. the cdc says it looks like the flu season may finally be winding down. locally flu activity is still high in new jersey, not so much in new york and connecticut where the incidence of the flu is low now. right now we're checking with storm team 4's rafael miranda. if we are expecting maybe some snow, that could change things. >> people tend to get sick when it goes from hot to cold very fast. that's what we're dealing with this weekend. feeling very summery out there. here's a scene out of orange county right now. the storms are moving out now. look at that temperature, 77 degrees. it is very warm in the hudson valley. contrasting that with fog and temperatures in the 50s across suffolk county. an entirely different weather day for you. that dense fog may impact travel for tomorrow morning. please be careful. these storms have weakened significantly now across orange county and rockland county. sti

live in greenwich village, tony aiello, cbs 2 news. >> thank you. >>> on the republican side, the candidates are looking beyond new york. john kasich spent part of his day in maryland which holds its primary on the tvth and ted cruz wrapped up a rally on pennsylvania. he joked about the ugliness of the race. >> if you look at the roots of the word politics, it has two parts. poly, mean many, and ticks, meaning blood sucking parasites. >> front-runner donald trump met this morning with fox news anchor megyn kelly. the reason remains a secret but they have been feuding off and on as you know since the summer. >>> a planned appearance by trump at a long island fundraiser is provoking strong backlash. that's supposed to happen tomorrow night that rally. protestors say the location is sacred ground to immigrants. and no place for trump's anti- cbs 2's carolyn gusoff has more from patchogue. >> trump, you're out of here! >> reporter: immigrant groups demanding suffolk republicans cancel a patchogue fundraiser featuring donald trump because of this venue choice. three blocks from a shocking hate cr

. >> reporter: in the heart of given greenwich village -- >> there are a lot of people here tonight! >> reporter: bernie palooza. more than half a million college students live in new york city alone. tonight about 27,000 sanders supporters packed washington square park, one of sanders' biggest crowds yet. tonight's rally a star-studded affair. >> oh, man, it's amazing to be in washington square park. >> bernie sanders! >> reporter: like a rock concert. a stark contrast to the scene up in the bronx where hillary clinton had her own rally tonight. >> wow, i am so happy to be back here. >> reporter: judging from these two events you'd be tempted to think this was a bernie sanders slam dunk. a big focus here, reaching out to millennials. >> you must like bernie sanders a lot. >> yeah. >> reporter: a big problem can his supporters actually vote here? >> if you're a first-time voter you had to register a month ago. if you're changing parties you had to do it all the way back in october. while bernie sanders has a lot of supporters, a lot of them may not be able to vote in the new york pri

we want you to see the breaking news in greenwich village. it happened at east 8th street and university place. still no word on the woman's condition and here's how one witness described what she saw. >> she coming east of 8th street one way and he realized and he panicked when he realized that he panicked ran up on to the sidewalk and that's when he hit the lady. >> okay. obviously a male witness there. that witness tells us two other women were also standing nearby, but just missed being hit. >>> now we have disturbing video from china. a child falling out of the back of a minivan on a busy road. a surveillance camera caught it all and the child tumbles out of the gray van and is run over by a car. they get to the child and reports say there were only least the third time this has happened in recent months and it is raising concerns about child seat safety in china. >>> tonight on news 4 new york dust in your garbage that could help curb the zika virus, plus will costume characters get kicked out of times square in we'll have more on that

central park at 52, same at greenwich. temps, not bad. expect cool temperatures, but really calm overnight. high pressure still dominating, so not much to talk about overnight by way of moisture or cloud cover. we have warm sunshine tomorrow with a few clouds starting to make their way in, but really the high pressure system slides offshore tomorrow. by monday night, we are talking about cloudy skies. the rain should return monday night and then we're expecting showers, even thunderstorms as we head into the day on tuesday. this is the year so far, right? so far in 2016, we've had 11.3 inches of rain. normally we would be approaching 15. we need 3 1/2 inches. we won't get that, but could get an inch to inch and a half monday night. we do need the rain. vortex and satellite and radar, high pressure dominating. not a lot to look at, but this is the setup. this is what we are expecting sort of heading our waymon night into tuesday. this is the system right here moving through parts of minnesota. and now as we turn on your future cast, this i

in astoria, 52 as well as eastport, a cool 46 in westport, 51 in greenwich right now. from point pleasant to seaside park, inland to tom's river, all in the 40s right now. so it's cooled off for you. and the cooler spots are up towards hunter and into the catskills and poconos where it's just about 40. you'll be in the 30s pretty soon. it should be mainly clear overnight and we're still expecting some of those 30s north and west. in the meantime, showers to the south between washington, d.c. and raleigh. more severe weather is moving through kentucky. so part of this system will extend into our area tomorrow and we'll have a chance for a few showers by the afternoon. but we're expecting lighter rain showers this time around. 40 in east chester. 42 in bethel. this is the area where you'll be the coldest, from cold spring to fairfield, and this is the and freeze advisory is in effect. parts of connecticut as well as suffolk county. tomorrow we start out sunny, end up cloudy with a few showers and temperatures stay mainly in the 50s. on future tracker, the showers are on

it happened early this morning on the platform at the bleecker street station in greenwich village. hands and face and was taken to bellevue in stable condition. the suspect is still at large. >>> some top cops waking up on desk duty this morning after being implicated in an nypd corruption scandal and many more may still be implicated. police commissioner william bratton immediately took away the guns and badges of four top level members of the department. they have all been stripped of their command and reassigned to desk duty. >> we're going to go wherever the investigation and the facts and evidence take us. >> the public has an expectation of high degree of trust and integrity in its police department. >> sources tell cbs2 that wiretaps on a businessman's phone revealed possible influence pedaling involving as many as 20 cops. sources say the officers are accused of receiving gifts, super bowl tickets and trips to las vegas. >>> mets fans welcomed home the amazins back to citi field. the team is playing their first home game since their world they split their opening series wit

cool across long island, 51, same thing for fairfield, 53 in west port, greenwich at 55. temperatures are in the 40s at the jersey shore, just below 50 from long branch. it's actually warmer north of the city in wapen jer's falls. but then you start to see cooler readings when you get to high point in the 40s. rain showers over towards monroe moving east through orange this is steady rain falling there just crossing 287. but it looks like for the rest of us it's lighter rain. not going to get much heavier than what we see right now. there are bigger storms to our south over the virginias and down through north carolina but those will stay to the south of us. in the meantime, this evening is just areas of light rain showers that will continue on and off through the rest of the evening. temperatures will cool through the 40s. we'll stay in the 40s the rest of tonight. but we don't climb too far from there for tomorrow. it's going to be a chilly day tomorrow across the area. more rain, especially late in the day and highs in the 50s once again with rots of clouds. long. no b

>> reporter: sanders has been drawing big crowds. 27,000 turned out to hear him last night in greenwich village. but clinton is drawing bigger numbers in the polls. she is up by at least 10 points. but the race could be much closer. that's because both candidates have a strong core audience among new york voters. >> hillary clinton does well in diverse areas which new york has to offer. and bernie sanders does well among, you know, white working class voters which we have upstate. >> reporter: other issues almost guarantee to come up in new york? wall street regulation and terrorism. jamie yuccas, cbs news, brooklyn, new york. >>> only on "5" a south bay man being called a hero. how has job as a workout instructor helped save a family. coming up. >> the day started with some rain showers throughout the bay area but coming up, we are not talking about just clear skies. clear skies with temperatures in the 80s. find out which two days will exceed 80 degrees and if there's any additional rainfall in my seven-day forecast. that's next. >> and how google plans to bring you faster cheaper wir

greenwich, 0.6. poughkeepsie, 0.4. little neck, 0.3. not a huge rainstorm but what we got, we needed. in the next week as well, here's what we see out there as of right now, clouds are in place but the rain has passed, 48 degrees right now, your high temp was 60. 60 comes in, five degrees cooler than it should be this time of year. but look at the temperatures, 60 degrees, highest temperature today in central park. highest temperature elsewhere? bellmore hit 82. central park is 60, bellmore 82, sag harbor only 52. what a spread in temperatures in one viewing area. everybody watching the same station, someone is 52 in sag harbor, someone is 82 in bellmore. the rain is over, almost. a little bit of area around the various -- ocean county, but finished shortly. for your day tomorrow, cleared clouds linger south of the city. then a cold morning for everyone out there, look what the computer models are saying. 5:00 in the morning, this is a cold run for the city, 41. i think we're going to be hard- pressed to get down to 41. more like 44. bu

you can see snow to the north and you can see the greenwich indicates rain to the south. current temperatures right now, mainly in the 30s just about every where but we're seeing a down tick in mount holly at 29 degrees. 31 degrees in atlantic city. 33 there in millville. temperatures hovering in and around the freezing mark. a little warmer in philadelphia and wilmington, in the upper 30s. but as the system gets closer temperatures may drop just a bit. we can expect rain and snow showers across the entire region today. it's looking like right now the way the system is setting up that we'll see small or light accumulation just north and west of philadelphia. slushy mix in the city. and then all rain south and east. expect those winds to be picking up later on this afternoon. have a wind switch out of the northwest, 25 to 30 miles per hour with wind gusts of up to about, that should say 35 miles per hour. so we'll keep a check on the within for you. i'll be back with more details and when the system can get out of here. >>> we'll update the changing weather conditions thro

calm winds in edison, white plains, and in greenwich, 13 miles an hour. 14 for the hamptons, and not at midnight a high wind warning going into effect. midnight tonight to 2:00 this afternoon, we could see gusts as high as 60 miles an hour, and we could absolutely see sustained winds of 40 miles an hour. damaging winds overnight tonight, and we will see the winds increasing over the next hour. rain and snow mixing as well. 36degrees, and it will be cold overnight with the winds feeling colder. cindy, i will have more coming up in the full forecast. >>> a suspicious truck forces an evacuation in times square. the heart of manhattan cleared out on a packed saturday night, and cbs 2's brian conybear is -- conybeare is live with more. >> reporter: there were suspicious-looking items in the front of this truck, and there's georgia plates on it, even though it's a brooklyn business listed on the side. police had to clear out thousands of people from times square just before 8:00 on a busy saturday night, and they evacuated the entire area, and they even brought in barricades to keep people

reporter: sanders drew one of the largest crowds of his campaign last night, more than 15,000 people in greenwichlage, but he admitted clinton still has the edge. >> and this is a tough race for us. >> reporter: clinton's large lead in pledged delegates is poised to grow next tuesday, which has sanders' supporters increasingly eyeing superdelegates, the roughly overwhelmingly back clinton but are free to switch. one sanders' supporter even posted a superdelegate hit list online, complete with name, e-mail addresses and phone numbers. >> how until hell could you sponsor hillary over bernie? you should be ashamed of yourself. >> reporter: akilah ensley is one of many superdelegates who say they've been deluged with hostile facebook messages and e-mails. >> there have been some rude names used. there's been a knock at my character and my intelligence as to why i would be supporting someone that they see as the establishment. >> reporter: the sanders' campaign says it doesn't employ those tactics or condone them. aides are working quietly to woo superdelegates but would need to convert hundreds of th

matchups, we are beating trump by 20 points. to hold a rally and concert in washington square park in greenwich village. he's joined by spike lee, tim robbins and vampire weekend, among others. >>> today on long island, protesters will demand that donald trump skip the fdraiser tomorrow in a community rocked by a hate crime. trump plans to speak in patch how long. his brother says he finds trump's anti-immigrant stance troubling. meanwhile, trump was upstate yesterday. >> the rules are no good when you have to play dirty tricks in order to pick up delegates, okay? >> trump continued to rail against the rules that allowed ted cruz to pick up all the gop delegates in colorado. the republican chairman tweeted that nomination process known for a year and beyond. >>> ted cruz can appear in new jersey's primary ballot in june, that's the ruling of the judge. decision up to the lieutenant governor of the state. the judge rejected challenges to cruz's eligibility to serve as president b ause he was eorn in canada. the ruling finds that cruz is a natural born citizen. >>> house speaker paul ryan is tryi