. >> and getting another check now on that fire that reignited in jersey city. john del giorno overhead will have much more when we come back. maxx life in store and online. new jersey and are fire sparked yesterday in a vacant home in jersey city now rekind ld. >> another check from john del giorno live in newscopter 7. john? >> more information on in as we reported earlier this is on forest street just off of ocean avenue in jersey city. this fire began last night at about 8:00 at night and it spread among five buildings down here. there were five buildings initially involved in this fire. three of the buildings unoccupied. two were occupied. they had declared this fire under control last anything. but as we -- last night. but as we pulled up this morning we saw huge flames once again out the second and third floors of two of the homes that were involved in the initial fire at 6:00. you can see now jersey city fire department back on the scene. we've got no word on injuries. we do know that they pulled out of the building because of an senior collapse and stay

> reporter: personal vehicles, path trains, buses, taxis, and bikes, all on this street path in jersey city. it's bustling. >> it allows employers to give employees a break get them off the roads very important especially in a state like new jersey where the commute takes hours and it takes -- so it lessens the wear and tear on the roads. >> reporter: the state senator from somerset county hopes to ease this congestion and wants to provide a corporate business tax credit equal to 1% of an employee's salary for the hours they do their jobs from home. >> it's good for the environment because it cuts down on carbon emissions, and it allows employees the flexibility to work from home and many times it will save a lot of hours in the day because people sometimes commute one, two hours each way. >> reporter: it would also save commuters a whole lot of money on gas and mass transit. the majority of commuters i spoke to here in jersey city tell me they would welcome the idea because their path trains are so overcrowded in the morning. >> takes the pressure off systems like the path, which as jersey

jersey city may go to court. elizabeth's mayor tells me the 2017 deadline comes at the same time at the governor's election so insistent. >>> live from studio 3c in rockefeller center, this is news 4 new york. >>> new details about the married cup. killed in a crash on long island. plus what we're learning about the alleged drunk driver police say caused it >>> a new jersey pet store owner arrested after 50 puppies were rescued. >>> a man's autistic son is nched by a school aide. >> a husband and wife there medford, long island are being mourned by their family. >> a man is accused of being drunk behind the wheel when he crashed into the couple' pickup truck. outside stoney stoneybrook university hospital where detek ctives are waiting to talk to the alleged drunk driver. he underwent surgery after last night's crash, a violent two car collision that he survived but killed a husband and wife. a stead stream of mourners paid their respects at the keir home. they were killed returning from dinner at their daughter'

chopper 4 live over jersey city. a fire reignited this morning. >>> a morning of deadly violence in manhattan as they search for suspects in two fatal shootings. >>> going to share the best moments from the democratic debate. "today in new york" starts now. 6:30 a.m. on this friday. it's april 15th. i'm michael gargiulo. chris has the morning off. storm team 4's raphael miranda is here with forecast. good morning. >> happy friday everyone. another chilly and quiet start to the last day of the workweek. on storm tracker, high pressure in control once again today. lots of sunshine already. it stays sunny throughout the day. definitely do not need the umbrellas. as far as the temperatures are concerned, chilly right now. 43 in the city. 30s and 20s in the suburbs. it's a winter jacket morning turning into a light sweater afternoon. 58 by lunchtime. today's high temperature 64 degrees. you may notice, we keep bumping up the temperatures day by day. that will be the trend heading into the weekend. we'll have a look at you

news 4's brian thompson has been observing this operation all day om jersey city. >> there's a speed device behind me right now. can you see some of the numbers come up, i've seen it as high as , 36, 37 miles an hour, in the i do have some numbers now from north bergen, 137roickets written so far as of midday. 22 were for speeding. others were for cell phone use, tinted windows, careless driving even seat belt use. it goes on and on. we're talking now aboutffive towns here, those five towns, north bergen, west new york. rsey city, bayonn five towns all cracking down together. u couldn't drive kenhdy boulevard in hudson county today without seeing this every few blocks. and it was welcome. >> of course. i have kids. >> speeding has long been a problem on this major hudson county artery. this automatic radar station gi hves a hint of how fast some cars travel. like the car a month ago that the driver was going 74 miles an hour. miguel knew them both, misses them a lot. >> i think people are really tired about it many especially with young kids, young individuals stilln high school. >>

you always knew. >> reporter: rush was with a group of teens outside his fulton avenue home in jersey city. he was shot in the head around 5:00 tuesday evening. investigators don't know who did it or why. >> all around good kid. you know, sometimes you have to be mindful of the company you keep but it doesn't take away from your character. >> after rondell rush was shot here on fulton avenue, his friends put him in a car and did their very best to get him to a nearby hospital. noel burgess says rush worked for him here. not for the paycheck but for the real world experience. >> very studious, outgoing, definitely had a funny personality. he was the type of person that everyone enjoyed working with. is working on funeral is working on funeral arrangements, telling us his mother is broken. not yet ready to talk publically about her son's death. investigators say so far they do not have any suspects so they're urging anyone with information to call the hudson county prosecutor's office at 201-915-1344. in jersey city, carolina leid, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> we have new details to tell y

we are going to talk to you first about an accident and it's in jersey city. it's tonnalee southbound side

part of maple street near pacific avenue in jersey city will be renamed kool an the gang way. the grammy-winning group formed there where brothers ronald and robert bell first moved with their families in 1960. jersey city mayor steven philip will also welcome band members along with local business leaders at this afternoon's ceremony. >>> 6:14. time to check the accuweather forecast. >> let's check in with meteorologist bill evans who's outside. hey. >> those brothers are great, robert and ronald. >> yes. >> i interview them many times when i was back in radio, a young deejay. here's what's going on this morning, it's gorgeous out here, cool, crisp. no, i don't have a second. i'm working here. i'm working. i'll be done in a moment. here we go. let's take a look outside. let's do the real thing, and that is the weather. let's look down the jersey shore. here we go. we got cloudy skies, we got a cool morning. we're going to be looking at about, oh, 49 degrees to start your day, 56% the humidity. the winds are east and the pressure is rising, so we're going to be looking at, you

they return home to jersey city for a very cool honor. >>> welcome back. amy freeze is out there with the wild run. >> reporter: it's a really good, fantastic thing. we're cutting across the finish line with 5,000 runners with the skies brightening up and clouds giving way to blue and temperatures are just right for running. a jacket might be in order to do your own dog walk around your park. make sure you have that extra layer. it is a little crisp outside. we'll be waiting for the temperatures to come off into the 60s right now. right now, it's a slow crawl. checking out the official numbers in central park. we really have the situation where we have temperatures into the low 60s. this is a cool feel outside. as far as the comparison between today and tomorrow, this is actually going to turn out to be the better day of the weekend. so we wait for sunshine to make it slightly more comfortable, but by tomorrow, we'll be dealing with raw, rainy, damp conditions. across the area, it's been a nice warm-up for places like monticello that starts in the 30s. dow

no alternatives as you're trying to head out of the city and jersey city. i'll send it down to you guys in the studio. >>> opening statements today in the case of a brooklyn teenager accused of setting a fire that police say marcel dockery admitted to lighting a mattress on fire in his hotel apartment building because he was bored. that was april 14. officer dennis gera was overcome with smoke when he and his partner, rosa rodriguez, came out of the elevator to respond to the fire. rodriguez is expected to take the stand on monday. >>> a bronx woman speaking out about the arrest of the man accused of beating her. 63-year-old judy perezas facial lacerations and bad bruises after being attacked. 49-year-old bradley kicked and beat perez as they both got off an elevator on monday. he said something about hagt white people, but police are not investigating this as a bias crime. >> the man behind me, he turned on me and then rushed. backed away, he is bleeding my face. >> reporter: >> bradley was in court today and tonight is behind bars. >>> a clerk fended off

jim smith is live over the scene of fire in jersey city. jim. >> yeah, mary this fire now appears to be in the process of getting knocked down, not officially under control. it's along forest street in jersey city. there were four homes engulfed in flames earlier. this actually started as a fire last evening around 8:00. it was placed under control just before 6:00 this morning. there were flames erupting through the roof and upper floors of these four homes. there was also an additional fifth home that was damaged in last evening's fire. we did see another home that was evacuated as the firefighters were arriving on the scene. at this point it appears the fire department is in the process of once again knocking this fire down, not officially under control but the flames have been knocked down from what we saw just a half hour ago. live in chopper 2 jim smith cbs2 news. >>> now to cam page 2016 and their most heated debate to date. hillary clinton and bernie sanders battling it out in brooklyn. >> last showdown before the new york primary f

jersey city. one side wants to anchor the barges between the statue of liberty and ellis island, and the other side that says views will be lost. >> reporter: upper new york bay is known for the proximity to ellis and liberty i left hand and the beauty, a major attraction one that the jersey city mayor said would be ruined if barges are allowed to moor here. he is trying to make sure it wouldn't happen. >> a dramatic impact on the park. the spark a jewel, and we want to keep it that way. >> reporter: the transportation the newest client, a rock quarry, would store crushed stone and has support of the maritime association of the port of new york and new jersey and many not many others. the barges. it's really the wrong place for the barges. >> reporter: michael burke said that navigation safety is his >> they will tie up a lot of square footage between where the boats depart from at liberty state park and ellis island. >> reporter: a number of people who oppose the company's plan say there is a sim

. >>> and we are following breaking news in jersey city. a fire erupting tonight, then spreading to five homes. natalie is live along forest street where parents and kids raced to safety. >> reporter: yeah, that's right. sibila and chuck, luckily as you said, everybody made it out of there okay. i talked to one eyewitness who says she actually saw the neighbors going in to help one of the families run out of the home behind me. let me explain how this happened, where this happened. as we zoom out you can see that charred structure right there. that's where the fire chief in that abandoned home behind me and it spread to four other homes. this is the cell phone video from that neighbor who saw the smoke and called 911. it started in the abandoned building around 8:00 p.m. and quickly spread to four houses nearby. one family of four wasn't home when the fire chief arrived. the other family of six ran out just in time. christopher oliver ran to help. i was like, wait, can i call 911 and then i see the fire and then the guy that owns the store

now the investigation into what caused a fire that left several jersey city residents with nowhere to go. >> the i-team gets rare access you're going to see how commanders are held accountable watch. >>> i'm sure you're all ready for the weekend and the 70 . >>> tonight we're waiting to hear what caused a fire that burned five homes twice in ten hours. we first told you about the fire last night at 11:00. investigators say it began in one home and spread quickly to four other homes. firefighters put out the flames but the fire rekindled this morning. no one was hurt but ten people lost everything and have not home. >>> in yonkers four firefighters are recovering after a fire at a morning. a space heater was left on and materials. firefighters were treated for their injuries and released. >>> on long island, police arrested four people accused of window of a medford home. you're looking at some of the things police say they seized from that house, six pounds of marijuana and molly and oxycodone pills. two loaded guns and about $6,000 cash. neighbors complained about drug dealing at tha

taking the ferry, staton, jersey city, brooklyn, it's great. temperatures are going to feel very nice, nice ride, a little calm wind. a lot of sunshine today. to 74 by 1:00. this afternoon, seeing the temperature jumping up to 80 by 4:00. cools off tonight, cooler weather for tomorrow. we will talk about primary day weather in a moment. >>> we are looking at the belt parkway, westbound side, cross bay boulevard, we had shannon sohn over this, she showed us delays because of this, they go back in to the area valley stream. that's the westbound side near take a lack look at this, we have that delay, we are taking a look at the parkway to the northbound side, hillside avenue. another accident cleared away. mass transit is doing fine. alternate side of the street parking rules in effect for today. >>> it is 6:25s details on the new sentencing day for convicted mud erer oscar pistorius. the former olympic track star appeared previously today in court. the judge scheduled five days in june to determine a sentence for the killing of his girlfriend. he

in jersey city, i'm gus rosendale, news 4 new york. >>> new tonight, as police on long island hope a $10,000 reward will help them catch a suspect in a string of armed robberies. we found out the thief might have struck again. this coming down in the past 15 it was robbed around 8:00 tonight. the suspect might be the same man wanted for robberies in nassau county. police say it it appears a knife was used again this evening. if it is the same thief this would be the first time he hit a store in suffolk county. here is the surveillance video of the man police are looking for. nassau county police say he held up 11 stores since early march. it's clear video. the latest robbery happened yesterday. the suspect waits until the customers leave the stores and walk walks, brandishes a knife and ordered the clerk to open the register. >>> in lower manhattan a local restaurant owner faced a charge. he is charged in a $12 million ponzi scheme. >> reporter: a former harlem restaurant owner went before a judge here at the federal he is accused of running a ponzi scream bilking $12 million out of

we also noticed there was one place today that hit 80. >> yeah, in new jersey. the city came close at 79 this afternoon. there were some 80 degree temperatures in new jersey. meanwhile it's only in the 50s on long island with the fog. we're tracking thunderstorms. you can see the clouds from our top of the rock camera starting to spread over new york city. it's going to be raining in the city within a half hour. those storms are moving very fast right now. it's cloudy and 77 in the city. in long island it's much much cooler with that fog. evening spotty storms for the urs. then we get that high impact wind event. the winds come howling through there could be damage from those and power outages. and then cold, snowy conditions north of the city, especially over the hudson valley by sunday morning. we've got a little bit of everything going on. let's start with the thunderstorms. there's the line stretching from western connecticut all the way down into southeastern pennsylvania. this cell here over hunterdon county was a severe thunderstorm. it could still have damage win

vehicles, path trains, buses, taxis and bikes all on this one block near the grove street path in jersey city. it's bus lane. >> it allows employer s to give their employees a break, get them off the roads, which is very important, especially in a state like new jersey where the commute takes hours. it will lessen the wear and tear on the road. >> he hopes to ease this congestion and wants to provide a corporal business tax credit equal to 1% of an employee's salary for the hours they do their job from home. >> it's good for the environment because it cuts down on carbon emissions and allows the employees the flexibility to work from home. it would save hours because sometimes they commute 1 or 2 hours each way. >> it would save money on gas and mass transit. >> commuters in jersey city said they would welcome the idea >> it will take pressure off the path. i think that's of use. i also think the more people that stay in town the better for local businesses. >> but how productive would you be? >> i would have to really discipline myself but i think some people function better at home, they're

vehicles, path trains, buses, taxis and bikes all on this one block near the grove street path in jersey city. it's bus lane. >> it allows employee -- employers to give their employees a break and get them off the roads which is important especially in a state like new jersey where the commute takes hours. it will lessen the wear and tear on the roads. >> bateman hopes to ease this a corporate business tax credit equal to 1% of an employee's salary for the hours they do their job from home. >> it's good for the environment because it cuts down on carbon emissions and allows employees the flexibility to work from home. many times it will save a lot of hours in the day because sometimes people commute 1, 2 hours each way. >> it would save commuters a whole lot of money on gas and mass transit. >> the majority of commuters here in jersey city said they would welcome the idea. >> take some pressure off the systems like path. which has jersey city has began developing that's in use. i think the more people that stay in town the better for our local businesses. >> how productive would you be? >> i

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west of the city, 82 degrees over in new jersey. we will talk about the cool down in the accuweather seven- day forecast coming your way. that's heather o'rourke who is back. >> 1, 2, 3, trains, police activity near 72nd street has been completed, 1, 2, 3s trains may find residual delays, new jersey transit, metro north, running on or close to schedule. we have this problem, on going issue here as you travel on to 84 east, near exit 5, the accident all lanes are closed down as a result of that. a truck involving a debris spill. >>> a family from new jersey now begging for help in finding he is held for ransom, angelo was stolen from a truck in the bronx on thursday. after that, angelo's owner got a call from somebody demanding 200 bucks bucks in exchange for the dog's return. when the person who stole angelo didn't call back, the owner called police. >>> pennsylvania joining the growing list of state's legalizing medical main, pennsylvania governor tom wolf approved a measure allowing dispensarys to sell pot to people suffering from

that includes several theaters here in new york city, long island and new jersey. news4 caught up with several fans who came to see the movie. they tell us how he touched their lives. >> his music and industry are color in the tapestry of my life and soundtracks of my life. >> he gave you the feeling of being creative and being your own person and also creating your own style. and he was able to be unique and enjoy himself doing it. >> officials say it will take up how the 57-year-old singer died. tonight "saturday night live" will pay tribute to the music legend with a special show called "good night sweet prince." special sketches and performances of prince throughout the years. >>> a family is saying an extra prayer on this passover after a carbon monoxide leak sentd dozens of people to the hospital. this he t t naked in the watert l the munez held a teen at knifepoint and took about $73. then they held up a man and made off with a cell phone and wallet. police are still searching for the accomplice. >>> in jersey city, a freight train derailed off mystery has a

city. and west. places like northwest new jersey and hudson really. but now we're getting wet roadway, northeast jersey. bergen county. and starting to see the rain moving through nassau county as well. temperatures are a good part of the weather forecast. 55 in the city. 53 in danbury. 53 right now in long island. 48 in monticello. winds are picking up, 30 miles per hour at jfk. watch out for airport delays. you'll see the longest winds with long island and farmingdale. if you're planning your day, it's an umbrella day. light rain falling 55 degrees. the rain continues through the morning until lunchtime. then we turn the page there. afternoon. bit end of the day, it's a beautiful commute. lots of sunshine. breezy. temperatures are very this afternoon which is right around where we showed you. seven-day forecast shows you it all started tomorrow, sunshine for wednesday. 58 for your high there. we keep that dry trend going into the weekend. temperatures getting warmer day by day. mid-60s by saturday. low 70s by 70. let's see what lauren has for the co

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that follows the overhead wire repairs they were doing in jersey city. and again today 0 the long island railroad, buses will replace train from 9:00 a.m. to noon between babylon and patchogue, that's on the montauk branch for track inspections. alternate side parking is suspended today. that is for orthodox holy thursday, but dow still have to pay those meters. chris and mary, over to you >> kyla, thank you. >>> the islanders face off against tampa in the playoffs last night new players. otis livingston has a check on sports. >> good morning, everyone. round one of the nfl draft, as of now the jets pick 2010th, the jets 20th. prince charming for the islander, back-to-back goals in the 1st period last night give them a 3-1 lead. 4-1 islanders. they get a scare in the 3rd, though, on the bench capuano take as puck to the face. he's okay. he would return. 5-3 the final, stealing home ice advantage. mets going for the sweep of the reds, milwaukee with a franchise record 9th homer for april. matt harvey gets the win, 5-2 from citi field. a-rod back in texas

coming up because of those sprinkles approaching new york city on radar with a sprinkle on the west side over here and then back through new jersey. and that is headed towards new york city right now that it will not be anything heavy. over on the county here as well, the heavier area of rain. a lot of this will pivot through the hudson valley with a little bit that seems to be expanding a little bit. is a heavier period of rain, maybe 7:00 to 8:00 and that middle part of the evening to get steadier. that is why the problem with their giants game, is that they may have some delays to try to play through that rain for the most part and 51 degrees is not a proette city scene. dropping through the 50s with off and on rain and drizzle and the first part of the night to exit after midnight. it is chilly and a few places to remain mostly cloudy, you will see that on the future cast, giving them the lower 60s with the sunshine. so you see the breaks early, but look at how they will kind of ark through the area. to get into the atlantic, the first part of the evening. if you're heading out of town, delays through the midwest with a lot o

new jersey to the city to the coastal areas in the afternoon. right now light rain showers. that's what we're seeing on live radar. severe weather for the last two days. tornado watch has now been issued for the atlanta area, but that's pretty much where that should stay, the worst of the weather, but downpours from this line as moving through the great lakes right now and right around midday we'll start to see some of the heavier showers pushing through. temperatures outside right now, 50s to the mid-60s. the winds continue out of the south and we're still seeing some gusts up around 30 miles per hour. gusty winds will continue, but they'll get worse over the weekend. it's mild tomorrow, then the rain moves out, then the temperatures drop and this weekend very cold and blustery. tomorrow morning on today in new york, storm team 4 will have the latest update on those snow flakes that are coming. >> thank you. >>> new tonight a high school baseball team had their equipment stolen and their jerseys swiped, but the theft has not dampened the team's spirit. >> they spent the eve

this is what we're enjoying. 55 in jersey city. this is well above average. nothing like yesterday with temperatures near 80. but a nice start to the weekend. getting ready for the cold on the move. let's track those temperatures and what it will feel like. later on today, 3:00, very comfortable. we have -- it's going to feel like 50s and some 40s in the hudson valley. but after midnight tonight as the arctic front moves through, look at the change by tomorrow morning at this time. 7:00 a.m. sunday. we have windchills in the teens and 20s. and winds are gusting up to 50, 60 miles per hour. this is not a nice morning to be outside. we've also got snow squalls at this time as well. even through the middle of the day tomorrow you need the winter jackets, hats, gloves, and scarves. really doesn't improve until monday. but also our next storm rolls in. you can see on storm tracker this is off shore. tracking rain now in putnam county, caramel, heritage hills. give yourself a little extra time if you have driving plans. this is our storm today moving off shore. it'

. >>> in jersey city, a freight train derailed sending several you see it here toppling over on its side. this happened this afternoon on new york and division avenues. con conrail hasn't told us exactly how this happened. they did tell us nobody was hurt. >>> new at 6:00, a teenager faces robbery charges tonight in two muggings in central park on the upper east side. police say 17-year-old luis munez and another teen held a victim at knifepoint. they got $75 in cash. they held up another man and made out with his cell phone and wallet. police are still searching for the accomplice. >>> the manhunt has intensified for the killer or killers who shot eight members of the same ohio family to death. police have located other members of the roden family as a precaution, offering protection as they continue their search. on friday officers found several adults and one teenager shot along a rural road in piketon. a four-day-old and two other children did survive the massacre. the victim's relatives thanked the community for their support. >> they ask that you continue to keep them in your praye

that's where we are right now in midtown and jersey city. yonkers you're at 43. same across long island and coastal connecticut. in point pleasant and 54 in surf city. that's the warmest temperature we can find here. even though we've got a few 30s on the map north and west of the city, most of them are above freezing. hunter is at 33. that's the coldest. the wind makes it feel like the 30ss in lots of spots and 20s in the monticello. this is the storm system that's coming through tomorrow. should reach the tri-state area around 6:00, 7:00, 8:00 in the morning in the city with a mix of rain and snow. a few light rain showers this evening, but otherwise it's not going to be all that -- the snow isn't coming until tomorrow, so we don't have to worry about that until then. 20s and 30s for those over night a coating genially to maybe an inch. but there could be locally a couple of inches around, especially over the higher elevations. it's mainly going to stick to the grass, not to the streets. sunday the sun is back out, thank goodness. and monday into the workweek w

city hutchison river parkway. draw bring in up position both delays. new jersey no problem. 80 and rule the 284 doing fine. l. iment traffic moving fine no delays. lincoln tunnel into the city starting to see a little volume but a five to ten minute delay. holland gwb same thing. street cleaning rules rules are in effect today city wide. ben and juliet. >> thanks ines. talking about presidential election. hillary clinton and bernie sanders within the at each other the other night. their fight not seem like it was a fight to the end. >> 16 more debates to come right. but this was easily most controversial democratic debate -- >> for them. >> and still pails in comparison let's be honest to republicans that's been done. robert moses good morning. >> but they're catching up. they were gaining ground. >> they were foaling the new york spirit. >> what do you mean by that, ben? >> no, can i appointed with their opinions right? >> and that's part of our charm had. >> it is. i think it's great. >> get on with it. >> back off. >> whatever, do your job. j remember when democratic debates were button up affairs and each

. >>> new jersey state assembly will consider a bill that addresses atlantic city troubled finances. meantime they have taken steps to delay a shut down. they have decided to pay city workers every four weeks. governor chris christie came to ac to promote a state takeover, the mayor doesn't believe that will protect city workers. >>> new this morning, police swarm the scene of a motorcycle crash in montgomery county. a police shopper spotted the biker speeding out of control and crashed. that happened at caldwell lane and hill crest road in conshohocken late thatcher. the motorcycle rider is in the hospital being treated for several injuries. >>> happening today, temple university will begin to patrol off campus housing as new tragedy to keep parties under control. annie mccormick is live on campus with more on the pilot program. good morning, annie. >> reporter: good morning, erin, this sparks from complaints of full sometime residents who live around the university they say many of the students that live in off campus housing are becoming a nuisance. long-time neighborhoods are rep

city. it was in the 70s across portions of new jersey, it's cool down there. franklin to mine hill. the city at 46. the island, same thing in the 40s. don't shore as well. chillier out in westhampton, 38. we had the front drop through. the wind is more northeast on the cool side. the clouds are clinging to the area. the clearing line to the north of us. further south some rain. notice the movement is more west to east, it's not pushing in our direction. we expect some of this drier air to win out and we expect more sunshine today. expect a cloudy start. clouds and sun mixed at noontime. temperatures in the upper 50s at that point. high of 61 degrees. let's see what we have happening in the early commute. >> we have a problem on the roads already. a live look outside at route 3, you're going to see plenty of flashing lights in east rutherford. the ramp from eastbound route 3 to the spur of the turnpike is out because of a fire. plenty of activity out there. also a traffic hold at the goethals until 5:00 a.m. head to the bayonne or the outer bridge crossing instead. 4s. >>> some of you

. >> now you are in jersey city chasing the governor. stories. >> governor christie came here. downtown jersey. great economic news. >> the month of february of the most number of people employed in jersey history. 67,100 people employed. most people ever employed in our state. >> it means over $200 million is going to go back into the hands of businesses. when you get your paycheck, little deductions taken out for things like state income tax, fica withholding and unemployment insurance that helps your fellow new jersey in a fair out of work. this is kind of like a reserve that builds up over time. more people working, it is reaching its of $1 billion. sitting on the surplus and refunding 200 million back. bill: thanks. the wealthiest man in new jersey, hedge fund manager, taking his $150 million every year. we are joined by media personality and strategist dennis neel. what happened and what is next? >> a particularly fascinating time. insisting in academic studies. when you raise the tax on the richest people you don't lose than the o

a united airlines flight because of his weight. 31-year-old airline was set to return home toe jersey city from las vegas till another passenger complained about his size. at 385 pounds, has never been an issue on the flights before. he called it one of the most humiliating experiences of his life. >> i was embarrassed. i'm already big. you know, growing unyou always get those big jokes and what have you. like 31 years of living with myself, i know how i am, i still look good. >> good for him. >> i make this look good. >> united says it requires customers purchase a second seat if they can't sit with both arm rests lowers and without encroaching on the seats of fellow passengers. he says he has no problem with buying a second seat but rather united's inconsistent implementation of its policy. >> it's true. i deal with this with car seats. sometimes they let one on, sometimes they won't. >> it's inconsistent. >>> speaking of flying, secretary of state john kerry has set a new travel record. >> kerry is now the most traveled secretary of state in u.s. history as he arrived in bahrain yesterd

threer were vacant. >> the firefighter is being treated at jersey city medical center. his injuries said to be minor. no one else was hurt but ten residents are now homeless. >>> now to some scary moments in the air a plane from a laguardia to nashville forced to make an emergency landing in the aircraft. windshield and abc's stephanie ramos has the latest. >> reporter: a scary moment for the 57 passengers aboard this delta flight. >> emergency's cracked windshield. >> reporter: the windshield cracked by yet another bird. a loud thud no one wants to hear when you're thousands of feet in the air. >> birds and aircraft, you know, share the same pair says -- air space, so these things bound to happen. gets your heart beating fast. >> reporter: the passengers on this plane had an unexpected layover in charleston, west virginia. the plane quickly making an emergency landing. none of passengers were injured. >> you know 99.9 times out of you know a million, they end this way. >> reporter: birds smacking into aircraft is nothing new. last month, this egypt air boeing 737 damag

that's the very latest from jersey city this morning, i'm >>> welcome back. 27 -- 7:27. we check the newt with debbie >> first of all a look at 8095 getting into the george washington bridge right now. a look at the 80 and 909 approach, it's an hour approach because of problems on the cross bronx. the lincoln 40 and holland 30 minutes in. again that cross bronx eastbound getting out to the sheridan an accident causing delays. do watch out for some slowdowns right now 78 westbound at 287 with a collision. watch for delays as well on the 2 and 5. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect. back over to you. ken? >>> debbie thank you. meteorologist bill evans now with the exclusive accuweather forecast. >> well, the weather is simply gorgeous. we have sunshine this morning. the temperature 44 degrees. we're looking at a high today that's going to drive right on up into the 60s. 45 around riverdale and the bronx and 49 islip and we're looking at 39 down the jersey shore. but mid 0s really quick. 63 this afternoon and we have sunshine and 64 tomorrow. 70 on sund

you will notice a few of the storms make it in by 3:00 a.m. en around the city and parts of northern new jersey, you may hear rumbles of thunder, may wake you up in the morning. most of that -- most of the showers will move east of the city by 6:00 a.m. this is coming in waves. you will have light rain north of the city. then another round of heavier showers around 10:00 a.m. north of the city through the hudson valley. then another round approaches around 2:0 in the afternoon. we will talk more about that and wht at to expect beyond tomorrow, whether we will get more rain this week. >> we wil see you. >>> frightening moments for people o the lower east side. a construction lift crashed through an apartment window. what did people say they saw just days before the mishap? >> reporter: you now, this is the very busy lower east side. pep walking back and forth today when all of a sudden, that lift, hydraulic lift veered left, slamming into a window. all while the res dept idents were inside. the basket atop the hydraulic lift s lodged in the window of an apartment. >> you just tap the glass and k

and montclair moving off to the north and the east and move into new york city by 6:30 or so into jersey city at 6:28 union city at 6:28 as well. then there are some downpours, new castle, over to north salem with the showers moving through northern fairfield with even more down to the south. area of rain, which will move up along the front tomorrow morning and keep us in the rain tomorrow morning through early afternoon. the next system will push that out, but it does not look impressive now with the snow out in front of it. behind it these powerful damaging winds that will be developing across the area. watch out for the storms, they will move away for a little while. we will be back in the 50s a lot cooler, but not too cold tomorrow with showers in the afternoon with clearing north and west with the change. look at this future cast here the area of snow even the coatings. up to 59 where it will be damp clearing to come through the afternoon, especially north and west. 37 feels like the 20s and the teens for sunday. the winds could be damaging over 50 miles per hour during the day with that

. >> i took part of the aging experience in jersey city. i did not know i would have an audience. guide think i need a walker. [laughter] feel like you are 85 it puts 40 pounds of weight on your of body to mess with your eyesight and this is called glaucoma. >> and my mind. and my memory is already gone. >> this is dementia. [laughter] it is sponsored by a company life-insurance those that iceboat to say the robot is to learn about aging ste. him better understand how to treat and care for the elderly. >> they will not be in a nursing home but living at home needing additional care >> that just means there is assistance so we're trying to start that conversation to give people options and know that there are options out there. >> unfortunately today is the last day of this exhibit but i am really sorry but if you want to keep up-to-date where the exhibit is headed next go to their web site. >> what is your take away? giving people are having a hard time as they get older and we should be courteous to them. >> how does the robot makers but the engineers told me that they had to wea

jersey city and brooklyn. i gave the ferry report. what is going on the roads and the rails. >> on the lirr port washington that police department activity in woodside cleared. you may see residual delays on the port washington bridge. new jersey transit and overnight track work wrapping up. metro north on or close 3 and the d scheduled changes due to track work as well. on 121, 84 getting in to brewster, at the tap, zipping along fine, george washington bridge, ez pass to the lower level. lincoln and the holland, construction wrapping up. on 88 west, park avenue, lakewood an accident involving a downed pole. alternate side parking rules are in effect. >>> new york state expects to enroll half a million people in the new low cost health exchange. the central plan is an option onto the federal affordable the plan has no annual deductible before insurance begins paying medical bills. aimed at adults that don't qualify for medicaid but unable to afford private coverage. >>> police released pictures of the 3 men wanted for stealing $3000

. >>> new on "action news," a jersey city man was kicked off his united flight because of his weight. he was returning home from las vegas when another passenger complained. a supervisor appeared and asked him to leave, he said he has no problem buying a second seat if you can not fit in one, but claims the implement was not consistent or clearly stated. >>> still ahead on "action news," the woman who recorded her surgeon making insulting comments about her. >>> county music fans all over the world mourning the loss of a legend. we're dressing the kids in a jacket. it's not that cold, breezy and 50s. this afternoon i'll keep rain gear or poncho handy in case they got caught in a spotty shower. well have more on the day planner coming up next and in case you're traveling we'll check out the big travel cities. disability bryce rye leisure delivered the first pitch of the game. he did much better than celebrities including 50 cent. >> reporter: people with challenges are amazing, i can't do that and i have sight. weit's dry and we're anticipatig rain later, at this point you're good to g

this is in jersey city. started in a vacant house and spread to four other nearby homes. three of the homes were vacant. that's the good news. at this point no word on injuries or what sparked this fire. fire now under control. 10 people have been displaced. >>> we have new details in a horrific crash involving an army humvee on the new jersey turnpike. the vehicle with four soldiers inside flipping over. all of them inside in serious condition. jim dolan at the hospital in new brunswick. >> witnesses say the front right flying off at 60, 65 miles per hour on the turnpike, and that 7,000-pound humvee flipped over, landing essentially on top of the four soldiers trapped inside. >> reporter: when the front right wheel came flying off the army reserve humvee, the driver lost control. it flipped over right there in the southbound lanes of the turnpike, trapping all four soldiers inside and instantly severing the leg of one female soldier. in eyewitness still photos, you can see one soldier's legs dangling from the wreckage but he couldn't get out. >> we're going to need some

we're going into some breaking news here, looking at big fire burning through several row homes in jersey city, new jersey, you can see the flames have already spread to four homes there fires try to get the under control. >> so far there are no word on any injuries. but, we will keep following this fire in jersey sit. look at that smoke. i hope everyone is okay. >> again, jersey city in north jerseyment following this through the morning. >> meanwhile, in other news, the city of philadelphia marks jackie robinson day today with a celebration in the west park side section of the sit. >> i sit already apologized for its treatment of robinson when he broke baseball color barrier in 1947. today's observance will be at the philadelphia stars negro league memorial park on belmont avenue. all major leaguers wear robinson's number 42 today. >> still ahead, why some say sleepy teens are dangerous teens. >> plus, incredible video from japan, where a baby was pulled from the rubble of a powerful earthquake. >> and more people could be trapped. we'll take a look at the widespread damage next. modres: the

. >> reporter: mayor steven fullup of jersey city in new jersey pushed through the initiative in his city. >> we think this will be a good thing for the police officers as much as it is a good thing for the public. >> reporter: but fullup believes for the new technology to be a success, new guidelines will be necessary. >> the policing interests, the city's interests, and of course the transparency interests. >> reporter: in re yacht toe, california, the chief was ahead of the curve, implementing body cams four years ago. >> it was really more to evaluate the impact that the cameras would have on law enforcement. >> reporter: almost immediately, he says, there was an 80% drop in complaints. and a 60% drop in use of force. with the federal push for body cameras come millions in government contracts. one manufacturer, taser, says fourth-quarter 2015 sales of body-worn cameras jumped to over $44 million, up nearly 82% from the year before. back in new jersey, officer rodriguez says cameras act as a reinforcement of what every good shop should already know. >> you have to do everything th

taking the ferry over, great island, jersey city, back and forth from brooklyn, really nice. water temperature warming up a little bit, 51 degrees. even a nice ride from bridgeport here over toward port jeff. well, next seven hours lots of sunshine. we get to near 60 by lunchtime. we're looking at just a little bit of wind out of the northwest, very low humidities and the wind at 6 to 12 miles an hour. we'll be at 67 today. still warmer than normal. and we're into the 70s tomorrow. weather then heather every seven minutes. what do you have going on out there? >>reporter: we'll talk about our subway status and all of our subway systems are running on or close to schedule at this point. new jersey transit, long island railroad, metro north, they are doing just fine. and then as you go to the brooklyn bridge inbound, that earlier construction has been cleared away. so traffic is moving okay once again. and then going onto the van wyck north at the kew gardens interchange, we had an accident there. that accident has also been cleared away. connecticut turnpike south exit 34 to 31