. >> just take a look at this sea people here behind me on jfk boulevard. hundreds of union city classmates, families of the two boys who were killed, their mayors, city officials out here, they're all here to say farewell while the accused driver was in court and we learned more about that driving record. >> reporter: the mother of brian rodriguez saying together since 2nd grade, together we'll bury them. a community together in sadness, losing two young lives in a senseless tragedy. >> he was a great person to be around. he made everybody want to smile and laugh. >> reporter: fundraisers are collecting thousands of dollars to help the families of 17-year-old union city high schooler brian rodriguez and 16-year-old clifton park middle schooler noel herrera. it shows it speeding down jfk boulevard moments before the driver lost control saturday night hitting the children as they walked down the sidewalk. stopped at the red light. it crossed over the southbound lanes and mounted the sidewalk, striking three teenagers. >> reporter: the accused driver, 23-year

a car jumped the curb around 26 26th street and jfk boulevard city high school. there was a large police presence here last night. we have not received any police. i am just telling you what many young people are telling me one of their friends was killed school student. we do not know if the driver has been arrested or if the driver is in police custody. here we'll show you back live the area. we also have people across the street, the young woman who i spoke to and another young man i spoke to say their friends are going to come here later on today to do a vigil here. that's the updated information we have. live in north bergen, kristin news. >> thank you so much. >>> new this morning, police are searching for the man who pushed a teenage girl onto the path of an oncoming train. surveillance video shows the man police are looking for. investigators say he pushed the 17-year-old girl onto the tracks in front of an oncoming 7 train last night at the roosevelt avenue and 103rd street station. the teenager thank goodness was able to duck between the platform and th

confirming that a third victim who is 17 is in critical around 9:15, a car jumped the curb on jfk boulevard. we're told the three boys had just left a party together. one of them, identified by people here at the scene is a student at union city high school, brian rodriguez. the other, another local high school student identified by people at the scene as no well -- noel hernandez. we have seen people crying, holding each other. wonderful kids. >> he was energetic. people really liked him. he was always nice to everyone. >> reporter: and here you can see the emotion on the faces of people who are here. all young people from the union city north bergen area. police are not yet telling us what caused this accident. they also are not saying what live in north bergen, kristin thorne channel 7 eyewitness news. >> such a horrible story. thank you, kristen. >>> in other news, now, a father and daughter walked away from a very close call on long island after their small plane lost engine power. that plane came to rest on the ground in hauppauge just 10 feet from a building after pilot louis obergh

we have north broad street jfk boulevard and spring garden you want to watch for construction that's causing problem until 5:00 a.m. >>> a man fired shots into his girl friend's family north philadelphia home. a bullets went into a window and into the bedroom at 1:30 north 16th street. the girl friend does not live there, but 8 families do, including small children. the man barricaded himself into another home and surrendered an hour later. >>> a young delaware county is telling how her uncle saved her from a knife-wielding robber. he has the scars to approve it and the suspect is talking. annie mccormick is live outside upper darby police headquarters with the story. >> reporter: a brave 17-year-old girl and brave family. the victim was at the front door looking for her keys when she was grabbed from behind. her father opened the door and realized something was wrong and her uncle jumped in to help. ashley -- ashley lamy was robbed at knifepoint by sultan akbar-abdullah in front of her upper darby home. >>> my dad opened the door. >> reporter: lamy's uncle did not want to show his f

the crash happened at jfk boulevard and 26 street. friends tell us the teenagers were with a group of friends walking home around 9:00 last night when the car slammed into them. they say the victims were students at union city high school. >>> people gathered at this vigil this morning to say they are devastated by the loss. >> i have known them for such a long time. they were great friends. such a great guy. we were good friends. i cannot accept this. >> the names of the teenagers have not been released. friends tell us the driver was arrested. but police have not confirmed this. >>> it is tax season. and that usually comes with a lot of questions. six more weeks to go until the april 18 deadline. we have our tax expert here to answer some questions that viewers had. i want to start with this idea of a training course. specially with it jobs, you have to spend a lot of money on training. >> what part of that can be written off? >> it depends. you have to define -- is this the same job or a different job? if it is for a different job,

> the bus veered out of control and struck two parks cars just before 2:00 this afternoon near jfk boulevard. there were 40 passengers on board. three of them suffers minor injuries. >>> the talks between the railway and the new jersey transit workers union, there are only six days left for both sides to hammer out a deal. governor christie weighed in today. >> reporter: new jersey transit, atlantic city rail line provides a straight shot to work in the seaside resort for mike alexander of egg harbor city. he says a threatened strike would cause a major inconvenience. >> it's a little worrisome. >> that could create mass chaos. >> reporter: television monitors terminal warn of a possible system-wide shutdown on sunday which could affect more than 100,000 passengers a day. >> if they have to go to driving, then there's gas and parking. and nobody wants to park in new york. >> every day i take a train to and from work on cherry hill. i can't get there. >> reporter: as both sides met in newark today to try to hammer out a deal to avert the strike, governor christie said he's monitoring the talk

. >> reporter: he and his friend brian died after both were hit by a car on jfk boulevard. friends say he is what a student at a nearby high school and part of a dance group. >> he was a really great kid. and he's going to be missed very, very much. he was my son's best friend. and it's sad the way he had to die. >> reporter: a third friend was hit and seriously hurt by survived. all three were on the sidewalk and it happened just before 9:30 saturday night. a car jumped a curb and hit the teens. >> it was a bang like something hit. downstairs, you see the two boys laying, i'm sorry, the two boys laying on the ground. >> reporter: hours after the deadly crash, the teens' friends and classmates gathered at the scene. they lit candles, shared memories, clutching on to each other in total disbelief. >> i can never imagine what both their moms are going through. but to see my son and seeing him scream immage eam and cry for his best friend is heartbreaking. >> reporter: you can see the debris is still left over hours later. they have not released the name of the person. as far

jfk boulevard will be shut down from 16th to schuylkill avenue.oday wilmington will be seeing green. the city is getting ready for its st. patrick's day. mayor dennis williams helped paint the lines green on king street yesterday. this marks the route for today's parade. hundreds will be marching. it kicks off at noon and there's a big tent party at the end of the route where you buy the beer mug and they keep refilling it for you. an important reminder, drive sober. police made 47 impaired driving arrests in delaware during st. patrick's day celebrations. drivers can expect increased checkpoints this weekend so don't drink at all or get a designated driver. >>> people will also be celebrating all that's irish in bucks county today. that county's st. patrick's day will begin in levittown. >>> 5:27 right now. a donald trump canceled because of security concerns as supporters and opponents go at each other. nbc 10's monique braxton is following the fallout from the chaos in chicago. monique? >> after the break we'll take you to chicago to show you s

wear green initiative combats hunger and homelessness, the parade kicks off at noon at 16th and jfk boulevardn the parkway. >>> they will have good weather. >> reporter: the benjamin franklin parkway will be closed during that time as they march down. we'll be looking for that one. vine street expressway, nice and clear, heading toward the schuylkill expressway. no delays. it was not shut down overnight. paoli thorndale, still seeing delays, but a second train went out a minute ago. >> reporter: most of the showers are off the coast. a couple of coming down from the northern and western suburbs in most cases they are in the process of falling apart. we're breezy and cooler today. temperatures in the 60s, jackets on the kids. we'll go with a light jacket, it's not all that bad. if you're returning errands, anytime of the day works, 59 degrees by 9:00. 61 by 11:00. you want to jacket as you head out. 56 degrees by 2:00. we'll go for a high of 66 degrees, which is not as warm as yesterday, we'll hit that at 3:00 p.m. 66 is 15 degrees above average. no complaints it's a nice afternoon ahead. >>>

. >> that happened at jfk boulevard on the border of north bergen and union city. ray villeda joins us with the latest from hudson county. ray? >> reporter: gus and pat, we have new information since the last time we saw you. a driver has been arrested in connection with this crash which killed two teenagers and put one in the hospital in critical condition. we're told. take a look behind me where this all unfolded. there's a vigil going on just past the cars. dozens upon dozens of teenagers they're here to remember the two teens killed. one of them, we've confirmed through family and friends is know -- these are pictures given to us by family members. i spoke to his mother who says he was coming home from visiting a friend's house with his best friend and another friend. the thing they'll miss the most about him is his smile. right now here at the scene, we saw his mother crying as she put candles down there on the ground where her son was killed. well. you can imagine in this day and age, social media is so big and through that way word spread about the vigil tha

and old lincoln highway one lane block there more construction north broad street paving between jfk boulevard and spring garden street. we have lane closures here overnight 7:00 p.m. through 5:00 a.m. until late may. that will go on for quite sometime. more overnight cop trucks passyunk a avenue bridge over schuylkill river that right lane is block between 7:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. some overnight construction through friday. overall a lot of construction. it is the season. jim, over to you. >>> a kind gesture leaves a lasting impression on a group of cherry hill police officers. >> they were in maryland last friday for the funeral of officer colson. on their way home they stopped to have lunch in a baltimore restaurant. the check had been taken care of and paid and on the back on the receipt there was a note the that read god bless you fellas. family from lindenwald had casual conversation with the officers and carried out the good deed. >> we immediately looked at each other and we wanted to find them, so we got up, waitress could see what we were doing. we got up, ran outside and we were able

jfk boulevard, martin luther king drive, others a bit more obscure and likely the reason viewer zach torres and mike company field zen us their smugs. how did philly streets get their names? it's a good question so we figured, we'd address it. ♪ >> any idea how philly streets got their names? >> not originally, no. >> how did they get their names? >> i'm not sure. >> mostly it goes back to billy penn. >> page is the president of the historical society. >> he laid out a city in grid. >> streets running east to west were trees. >> he believes as did other quaker brethren that naming a street after one's self was vain. >> that's interesting. i can see that. >> the only time penn broke protocol he named a street after his second why callowhill. >> she must have been a nice woman. >> why not his first? (laughter). >> with do some streets have native american names. >> lenny land knop pee the original people had lived in these areas. >> thank you for acknowledging our indigenous people. >> manayunk named after the world placing to to drink. >> oh, that makes sense. >> why ya miss cynipids

jfk boulevard, martin luther king drive, others a bit more obscure and likely the reason viewer zachompany field zen us their smugs. how did philly streets get their names? it's a good question so we figured, we'd address it. ♪ >> any idea how philly streets got their names? >> not originally, no. >> how did they get their names? >> i'm not sure. >> mostly it goes back to billy penn. >> page is the president of the historical society. >> he laid out a city in grid. >> streets running east to west were trees. >> he believes as did other quaker brethren that naming a street after one's self was vain. >> that's interesting. i can see that. >> the only time penn broke protocol he named a street after his second why callowhill. >> she must have been a nice woman. >> why not his first? (laughter). >> with do some streets have native american names. >> lenny land knop pee the original people had lived in these areas. >> thank you for acknowledging our indigenous people. >> manayunk named after the world placing to to drink. >> oh, that makes sense. >> why ya miss cynipids pigeon droppings.

>> reporter: a somber scene on jfk boulevard near 26th. there's a growing vigil here. from what we've been told, two teenagers were killed when a car jumped a curb here on jfk and killed the two teenagers. we believe they were walking home from a friend's house. they're students in this area. you can see in the last half hour, there's been quite a mass of students, family and friends gathered herement they've lit candles and are very emotional. i want to show you video from when this happened. it happened around 9:20 last night. from what police tell us here in yooup city, a car jumped the wee we're told there was a third teenager here as well. that teen is expected to be okay and is at the hospital right now. through social media, a lot of the folks out here on the street have gathered. they put together some pictures. we're waiting for official confirmation on the identities of the two teenagers. we're told they're students in the area. one goes to union city high school across the street from where this crash happened. as you take a live look here at the scene where

. >> the vigil continues today along jfk boulevard where union high schooler rodriguez and noel herrera who attended cliff side park middle school were killed by a car. the driver losing control and crashing into three friends who had just left a . >> i couldn't believe it at first. i couldn't believe it was him. they told me brian died. i'm like, brian? there are so many brians i know. they told me him, i couldn't believe it. i started crying. it was crazy. >> witnesses late saturday night managed to pull the driver out of the crashed car. a driver, police now identify as eric paterson. one person says he had seen the car coming out of control and tried to warn the consists. >> -- the kids. >> it was a.5 of a second. >> he was gone. he was gone. >> drink and drive. don't do that no more. >> a community joining these families in grief at the most painful loss a parent can face. she had just face timed her son before the accident. >> he said mommy, i'm with my you. i'm with all three of you. at this 1 o'clock press conference, we expect to hear more about the investigation as to how this

jfk boulevard will be shut from 16th to schuylkill avenue.d the parkway from9bhs 16th t eakins oval. it will be a popular weekend for celebrations. >> but be prepare forward extra police cracking down on drinking and driving. the southeast task forces conducting check points, starts tonight through next saturday. the dui task force consists of 70 police departments. >>> it's still nice out. those 80s are gone, though we're cooling down. >> it's okay. loving it. meteorologist dave price tracking the cooler weather. >> it's going to be a cool weekend. weather should be fine for the parade but we're going to tell you when the next time is going to be that it's warming up for you to don the t-shirt and head to the lake. >>> then all new on "nbc 10 news" at 5:00, pennsylvania state police watch an alleged burglary happen, now the case is at the center of a lawsuit. the nbc 10 investigators explain why with video you'll see only on 10. ♪ as a small business owner, here's one thing you can rely on: your business will change as it grows. whether its

. >> the mayor showed me the show line at jfk boulevard where 200 feet of beach was chewed away. a 2$200 million loss of sand. >> this was worse than sandy. >> officials at the shore say that applying for the federal disaster funds including a lot of paperwork but manager, angel says that they are thrilled it won't fall on taxpayers. >> the amount of money we would be charged to regain what we lost would have been devastating. >> back live now cape may county emergency management officials tell me they will working with fema to review the damage claims going town by town. live in sea isle city, i'm nora muchanic, channel 6 "action news." >> lets hope more relief is in sight. thank you. >>> it's time now for the check of the "action news" traffic report. lets send it to autumn marisa in the traffic center. >> we'll start on the schuylkill expressway westbound lanes have been backed up all afternoon long and this will make it worse. an accident involving this tractor trailer, and a black vehicle pulling up into the median, we where waiting for penndot to alive and it's taking out t

overnight construction, north broad street between jfk boulevard and spring garden street, we have lanesures there, seven p.m. to 5:00 p.m. until late may. all right, so, glad we're not experiencing this on our roadways, big question here is how did this happen? after a car drives up a power line, this video coming from western pen see, first responders say the woman inside had to wait two hours to be rescued from her vehicle. they say she didn't know her way around the area. and was driving way too fast. ya, i would guess so. she was not injured. all right, guys, stay right where you are. cbs-3 "eyewitness news" will be right back after this. wow, take a look at that. look, i know you're a cow and all. and you may not know what i'm talking about, but, uh. the yogurt made from your milk, is delicious. mmmm, yoplait. >> wildcats, showdown with the oklahoma sooners. wildcats beat kansas city jay hawks saturday night to advance in the final four for the first time since 2009. j hawks were the top over saul seed in the entire march madness tournament. coach jay wright says it won't get any

normal delay in front of jfk heading to leopards boulevard no problem eastbound 150eud. ben and juliet. >> thank you very much. imagine a commute in new york if there was no subway running. >> that would be a disaster. >> people would give up. that's happening this morning, though, in washington, d.c. >> they don't have the subway system essentially. d.c. area is bracing for what has been dubbed metroing after it has been shut down for emergency safety inspection. it must be completely nightmarish down there. early -- no 6:18 anna is there in washington, she's at the west falls station outside of d.c. annie what's going onsome >> but here are metro strags and an eerie feeling to see not a lot of people out here. but 7 00,000 take this every day. six lines, 1 stations all closed until at least 5 a.m. thursday and this is, of course, to inspect underground cable line for safety reasons. however, they are running bus services today so you're seeing a lot of buses coming and going morning. they did have the gates here open for a little bit. for the riders to go in and reload

everyone moves at the speed limits between jfk and leopards boulevard. as for the trains, running on or close to schedule. carrie and greg. >> okay, ines. so it's been confirmed, a brother and sister who lived in new york city, they were killed in the brussels terror attacks. the blasts at the airport. >> these are pictures of sasha and alexander pin chow sky, two of the victims at the airport. the siblings were dutch citizens. they were on their way back to new york when those bombs went off, and this morning u.s. officials are saying two u.s. citizens died in the attack, several are still missing including a kentucky couple, as for the investigation this morn, six people were arrested in homes in brussels last night, but authorities have not yet said if they are connected to the bombings. and in france police arrested a man they say to be in the final stages of a bomb plot who had tied to the mastermind of november's attacks in paris. >> very sad. well, folks, back here in new york we have learned that it's happening for sure, laguardia and the port au

jfk pretty good to leopards boulevard westbound. watch out for unauthorized tractor trailer blocking a lane. trains are running on or close. street cleaning rules are in effect. >> gold -- we'll find out. messed up. keep an eye out. thank you very much iendz. 2016 race or for the white house has taken a bizarre turn as donald trump top aid is now charged with battery. >> campaign manager cory accused of grabbing and bruising a by him despite those charming's. robert moses here now with or more on this. >> so far any and all controversies have simply rolled off trump and his campaign with no adverse effects. you can see the video of that incident playings just behind me. we'll see if this is any different. focused on tail of this taupe from a trump property on march 8th and releaseed in jupiter, florida showing cory grabbing michelle fields who at the time was a reporter bright bart news that contradicts the tweet from march 11th in which he wrote michelle fields you are delusional. i never tusmed you. as a matter of fact, i have nev

a look at the belt parkway past jfk airport by lefferts boulevard. things are moving nicely here. accidents on the belt, no delays on the airport. nothing reported out there. you're in for a decent ride. you need to drive slowly, it's very wet. >>> lauren, thank you. it's 5:23. just ahead, a little boy hit by a stray bullet is home this morning. wait until you hear what he did after it happened. >>> plus, ace mystery on long island. what had people flooding police with emergency calls. >> reporter: and a linden man is expected to face a judge today on charges that he struck an off-duty nypd officer and kept on going. i'm tracie strahan live in elizabeth with details straight ahead. >>> if you're about to head out the door, take us with you. keep watching "today in new york." download the "news 4 new york" the winner clear. everything you need to know about super tuesday. >>> plus, early return. right now the cruise ship having a bad stretch is just off the coast of new jersey. >>> the nypd announces a change in how it treats certain offenses. "today in new york" starts now. >>> go

boulevard. that's a disabled vehicle, and you can see the delay before you get into jfk off the southern state parkway. we have alternate-side parking rules in effect for today, and again, mass transit is not >>> we just received an update on a terrifying home invasion robbery. two masked men stormed into a home with guns, and two brothers were wounded. darla miles has reaction from the victim's mother. >> reporter: that's right, the victims' mother told me two men covered in all black busted into the back door, demanding money, and her two sons were both injured, coming to her defense, and this was around 1:00 this morning on casino street, here in freeport, and eugenia bapt ist said she completely froze, and her two sons ran down to save her. one son was shot in the knee and the other was smacked across the face with a gun. and told me to get down, and i started screaming for my kids, and i think i was trying to call 911, and i was just pushed down to the ground, and then i didn't move no more, but my kids came down, and i really saw, i never would have thought i would see my son get shot. >> report

jfk. you are in good shape. different story, however, as you go onto the belt going westbound near lepperds boulevard. this is an ununauthorized tractor-trailer. they have to take the tractor- trailer off the parkway and that's where things get a little tricky. route 9 in woodbridge south right near king georges post road that's an accident. all lanes are closed down as you go through that spot. minor delays george washington bridge, lincoln and holland. they're doing just fine. n trains you still have some delays right near coney island, stillwell avenue. an earlier incident has been taken care of. our others are doing just fine. street cleaning rules are doing just fine. over to you >> heather, thanks. >>> a mother in new jersey restaurant served her family tainted chicken. waffah lannerez brought home an eight-piece chicken combo yesterday from a popeye's in lodi. she says that her children had already started chowing down when they noticed what appeared to be news print on the chicken. >> my boys came and they said, mom, did you eat that chicken on that table? i said don't eat it. there's a print

still have this problem westbound at lepperts boulevard, unauthorized tractor-trailer wandered onto the parkway. this is a look at the belt parkway right near jfk. you can see unaffected by what's going on with that unauthorized tractor-trailer at this point. n trains expect delays. it was an earlier incident at coney island avenue, stillwell avenue, that has been taken care of. new jersey transit, long island railroad, metro north all running on or close to schedule. route 80 westbound exit 57, that's right around squirrel wood road in paterson, vu that accident being taken care of. and then this problem over here on route 9 in woodbridge southbound right near king georges road. we still have that accident, so two lanes are closed down as you go through that spot. we also have the taconic going south right near the sprain brook parkway with an accident. and then word of that accident on the sprain brook parkway that accident has been cleared away. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect for today. lori, michelle, over to you. >> thank you, heather. >>> 6:08. coming up, we're going to get the latest on that six-alarm fire that

queens, the belt parkway is slow, westbound past jfk, and you can see a lot of folks of through the, delay from the southern state out to cross bay boulevard. effect citywide. chris? >> all right, kyla, thank you. >>> now a developing story. first of all, we have breaking news. police are on the scene of a stabbing in upper manhattan. several people have been hurt. jim smith is over the area in washington sights. >> reporter: chris, we are over amsterdam avenue near 171st street, and it happened just before 6:00. police were called to the scene of a fight involving as many as six people. we know that one person was injured seriously a person being stabbed or slashed with a bottle, and there are other injuries, and the exact number and extent are not known at this time. the investigation is ongoing, and we understand police are still looking for two suspects. jim smith, cbs 2 news. >> jim, thank you so much. keep us updated, and now to a developing story. the hit-and-run driver on the loose after mowing down a driver in new jersey. >> janelle burrell has more live from paramus. >> reporter: mary, it happened right here behind us, route 17 n

boulevard. we do have subway delays. uptown delays on the 1 train. this is is due to signal problems. at the airport, about an hour delay at the laguardia due to arrivals. and jfk, newark, definitely want to check ahead. alternate sign in effect. >>> 6:18. today, ted cruz could pick up an important endorsement in his race for president. reports say it will come from the timing especially critical because wisconsin's primary exactly one week away. meanwhile, a handful of anti-trump protesters were arrested last night. they staged a sit-in at a wisconsin hotel where trump is expecting to speak later today. on the democratic side, hillary clinton's camp is dismissing calls for a debate. new york's primary coming up in just three weeks. clinton's latest move sparked backlash on twitter under the hash tag tone down for what. >>> today, president obama takes his battle against the impact of powerful pain killing drugs to atlanta. that's where he'll talk about opioids at a drug abuse conference. those drugs include oxycodone and illegal heroin. bloomburg reports that the president wants all state programs to cover drug abuse treatment for the poor. >>> new york state

boulevard. delays back to the van wyck, big mess there. alternate side parking is in effect citywide. and going to the airport, everything is currently on or close to schedule at jfk, laguardia and newark liberty. with the wet weather, call your airline before you head out the door. >> thank you, clay. >>> pope francis just announced mother teresa will be granted saints hood later this year. the announcement was made during a meeting of cardinals this morning. last december, the pope cleared the way for the elevation. the ceremony will be held september 4th. laureate, died in 1997 at the age of 87. >>> this morning, residents of hoboken are advised to boil water after yesterday's water main break. a sinkhole also swallowed a car. the city is looking to renegotiate or bid out a new contract. >>> a new jersey family is mourning the death of three family members following a devastating house fire. 10 members of the may family were asleep inside their orange home when it became engulfed in flames. a 2-year-old and 7-year-old died. a 52-year-old was also killed. several relatives were injured. the family says firefighters were slow to respond. >> they came late and whe