. >> mayor de blasio's deal over fell through after the teamsters withdraw their support. >> reporter: andrew siff is live. andrew? >> reporter: pat and david, the teamsters have gathered here to, announce their opposition to the deal that was supposed to be voted through tomorrow, but it all collapsed when, as you indicated the teamsters pulled their support, the framework had been to pull the horses off the streets and to build a new stable in central park over the next couple of years. just a few minutes ago mayor de blasio came out and talked to us about what happened. >> you all know my views on this issue. same views i've had and same views i talked about in the election. we'll find a way forward on this issue. obviously, disappointed that the vote won't happen tomorrow, but we'll find a way forward. >> the mayor did not indicate specifically what the way forward might be. as you may have heard over the last couple of weeks, what this the number of horse and dangers in the city and move all of the drivers eventually to a yet to be built stable in central park. despite the contro

mayor de blasio just declared a code blue, forng all the homeless off the streets. >> reporter: in fact, the mayors of new york city and the city of newark arein indoors if at all the possible. mayor de blasio saying this afternoon this isn't the kind of gold weather you simply groan and complain about. this is the kind of cold weather that can be very dangerous. it's already painfully told out, m|ens the city will force all ofhe t homeless that are currently on the street to head indoors to a shelter. in fact, they're really encouraging everyone to stay indoor this is weekend if you have to go out, only go out for short periods. layer up, obviously, as much as you possibly can. here's the key, make sure your heat and hot water are fully if they are not, now is the time to call 311. >> these can be life threatening conditions. people should treat that with all seriousness. particular risk to seniors, to infants, to people with cardiovascular or lung conditions. >> reporter: one other bit of advice from the mayor, now is a good time to make sure your smoke detector and your carbon monoxi

pronounced dead at the hospital, another suspect is in cust tie, several others are being questions, mayor de blasio is at lincoln hospital with police commissioner bill bratton, we're expecting after they visit with the officers, they will give a more detailed update. one final note, mayor bill de blasio was giving his state of that is less than 5 miles from where we are. dari: thank you. sky fox has been watching police response. steve: we go to joe for the latest. reporter: asy were watching this it, it look like at least 100 officers lined 156th street here, responding to the shooting to help the officers after 8:15, it is more quieted down, they brought in the specialty units, evidence collection units to document the evidence, collect the evidence. east 156 th street remains closed, morris avenue and parts of the grand can course as you come up southeast of yankee stadium. a good area to avoid. >> thank you,. couple of tweets, thinking about the officers. nypd are new york's finest. dari: this was going on as mayor de blasio was giving his state of the stay address. -- stated of the city addre

his mother is a former aide to mayor de blasio's wife. prosecutors say the 19-year-old stabbed a 16-year-old after confrontation over money. the evidence will show that they also shared a business together. the evidence showed and does show that they were drug dealers. >> he was jumped, attacked and probably saves his life by taking the actions he did. >> he's being held on $500,000 bail. four other suspects were also arrested. they face robbery charges and are being held on $750,000 bail. >>> an update on the fire on staten island where five firefighters were hurt. the cause of this was electrical. the blaze started in the basement of a house on sinclair avenue in huguenot. probationary firefighter -- fell through the for the and into the fire and suffered 2nd degree and 3rd degree burns. everyone who lived in the home did get out safely. >>> new information on the occurred one-year ago tomorrow. the husband of ellen brody is suing for interception. five passengers on the train also died in the crash. brody was the mother of three, prepa

mayor de blasio said he will be contacting president obama himself in the days to come. news4 new york. >> thank you. >>> and governor cuomo says he families, today pish ushing for paid family leave and a minimum wage hike saying they should be basic rights. we have that story. >> reporter: he called it a fight for fairness amongst a big crowd here in harlem. he wants 12 weeks of paid leave and a hike in the minimum wage. before governor cuomo could even finish, one group came out saying this is something that could hurt businesses in the state of new york. going to show you video now of the applause that governor cuomo came out to. he was cheered by local civic groups. now, they endorse that proposal for 12 weeks of paid job leave that will allow workers to care relatives. the governor went onto use himself as an example, saying the final weeks he spent with his own father last year were important. decent level. >> decent life is, you don't drive a cadillac, but you don't walk either. a decent lifestyle, a middle classworking family's life. >> i heard about family leave

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today mayor de blasio is policies to prevent whatever mistakes occurred from happening again. including new crawler crane restrictions that require cranes to go into safety mode when high winds are forecast. more sidewalk pedestrian protection and community notification when a crane is being secured. and the creation of a crane safety task force. >> i just hope that the precautions that are put in now will -- nothing like this will happen again. >> we are going to make sure that the people of new york city are safe during the construction boom. and if we have to take strong measures to put limits on construction, we will do so. there's no building that is worth a person's life. >> reporter: a 38-year-old david wicks of the upper west side was killed in the collapse. his grieving widow in the hat and sunglasses was among hundreds who gathered for his funeral on sunday morning. mayor de blasio said it was fortunate that there weren't more casualties and that the city had strict crane laws but over the weekend, he made new safety policies for today. we will find out why he made t

. >>> mayor de blasio signed historic legislation, he says to give members of the city but the additional money comes with a lot of strings attached . cbs 2 political reporter marcia kramer has details. >> reporter: the paychecks of the city's 51 city council members are going to be fatter but along with the raises, mayor de blasio approved a number of reforms that good government groups have sought. the jobs will be full time, limits on outside income and the stipends for chairing committees have been ended at least for now. >> people of new york city have a right to expect that their public servants are always putting them first. >> reporter: so with the stroke of several pens, mayor de blasio signed into law a series of bills that simultaneously give members of the new york city council a big pay raise from $112,000 a year to $148,500 a year but requires them to work full time, no outside income of note, and to give up the chairing committees. >> these are reforms talked about for decades. i think it's to make our city government stronger and better for decades to come. >> reporter: so

mayor de blasio urging everyone to take precaution out there. >> reporter: i can tell you the cold is biting already. it just takes a few minutes for and the wind is starting to pick up as well. the fountain here at bryant park behind me, water is flowing still even though icicles are forming around it. it's about to get much, much worse. it's so cold it's tough to find words to describe it. >> to say it's freezing -- it's numbing. >> we knew it was going to be cold but weust how cold. >> reporter: new yorkers are already enduring windchills near zero. it's going to be a particularly tough night for shane duffy and sullivan. they plan to sleep outside tonight to raise awareness for the homeless. >> we're pretty committed to this. it's unfortunate that the timing is what it is. >> now they're headed to the salvation army to try and find warmer clothes. your brain starts slowing down. >> reporter: mayor de blasio and city emergency managers are putting the warning out to new yorkers, stay inside tonight. >> i want to remind all new yorkers to please look out for your neighbors, check in

that is until mayor bill de blasio saw our vision investigation and ordered a change. >> you never had a school bus until now? >> until now. without the bus i have to get the kids up at about 5:20. asleep in class. >> reporter: one daughter is shy. >> there's substantial numbers of members working. >> reporter: some parents in shelters are still waiting for their school buses, like this public schoolteacher who we're calling claudia. she did not wish to be identified, because she doesn't want her students to know she's homeless. >> they would be shocked. i'm a single mother of three children. i make just under $50,000. the deal, we provide metro cards but we do not provide busing for my 7-year-old. >> reporter: they're far away from their brooklyn motel for the homeless. >> i use two trains and one bus. it's long and it's cold. >> i start work at 7:00 in the morning. he starts at 8:00. where is he supposed to stay for >> reporter: the i team spoke to shelter staff, all say the doe has been scrambling for a month to reroute buses as mayor de blasio ordered following the i-team story. ev

record of finding these people. >> reporter: mayor de blasio says it's only a matter of time for the driver of this nissan altima. people running red lights. >> i think the general issue is people don't slow down. they're too much in a rush and fast as i can. >> reporter: the nypd actively searching for the person who blew through the intersection of 9th street and 5th avenue as well as the drivers in four other weekend hit-and-runs. bronx. >> it's very, very sad what's happened the last few days. my heart goes out to the families. it's disgusting that anyone would kill another human being or hurt another human being and drive off. >> reporter: a total of three people have died. not just the 41-year-old brooklyn but also a 48-year-old uber driver and 63-year-old jose contrares of the bronx. know who did this, why, why they left. and if it was an accident, then just face it, you know? >> we're going to do everything we can to keep strengthening vision zero. vision zero has brought us a lower speed limit. it's brought us a lot more enforcement by the nypd of speeding and failing to yie

. >> reporter: what you will also hear from mayor de blasio, adding solar energy. he wants to push the project to have solar panels on 88 buildings across the city, including bellevue hospital, the queens museum, schools as well, darlene. but a lot of people talking about what would be here. that streetcar, j street it would go along the waterfront by dumbo and then up to astoria queens and awaiting to see what other people think about it as well. >> thank you, kat. >>> mayor de blasio also expected to announce new development plans for governor's island. the mayor wants mixed use facilities, including a cultural center. the development may be geared towards technology, education and business uses. >>> accused of fatally shooting a man could take the stand. its final witness, then the defense may call officer peter liang to testify. liang's partier ier ner was on the stand tuesday. >>> most of the roads flooded during the evening commute should be cleared for the morning drive. the southbound lanes of route 20 had to be shut down in paterson, new jersey last night.

he'll discuss the figures today at a news conference with mayor de blasio. homicides and shootings were way down over january 2015. felonies jumped to a figure that includes recent subway slashingsp. >> paying for parking could be as easy as tapping an app. the mayor says it will be in effect by the end of the year. >> ridership increases on both the long island railroad and metro-north. they are the nation's two largest commuter rail systems. the long island railroad had 1949 and set an all-time record. >>> let's head over to alex for a final check of the roads. >> heavy delays on the van wyck and back to jfk airport. local lanes from the garden state parkway at exit 123 are causing heavy delays that stretch back past exit 120. for several miles here towards the scene, stick with the expressway as you can see it's a much smoother ride. alternate side is be safe. death text and drive. >>> it's going to be on again/off again rains of wet weather taking up and some in the area soon. then a bit of a break before more will fill in this after nan. the heavier rain

so mayor de blasio thinks it may be because of their surroundings. the mayor intends to tidy up the city. >> reporter: on a day when mother nature is doing a lot of the washing, new york city is stepping up its efforts to do power washing. one spray at a time, this brooklyn crew is washing away graffiti and they're doing it in a borough that leads the city in graffiti complaints. even though 311 calls about graffiti dropped in 2015 compared to 2014, 48% of all graffiti gripes came from brooklyn, more than manhattan and queens combined. >> graffiti per se you can't call it a major crime but it really is upsetting to people in neighborhoods. it makes they will m feel the quality of life is not as good. >> reporter: the mayor wants to spend another $4.2 million power washing sidewalks and graffiti and adding shifts to tackle over flowing trash cans like this. >> if it's not given a lot of attention it gets messy. >> cleaning up will send a message that there is less disorder. >> reporter: the city's economic development corporation which handles the clea

they're going to be made in just about an hour as part of mayor de blasio's state of the city address. sharon crowley is in the bronx right now. the mayor is going to be proposing tonight. >> reporter: good evening, ernie. the mayor will be here in about an hour. the state of the city address takes place at 7:00. he has a number of new proposals proposals, a couple of which we'll tell you about in a minute. earlier he had a minor setback. as mayor bill de blasio prepares for his state of the city address, he faced a setback for his plan to reduce the number of horse and carriage drivers in central park. the teamsters, who represented carriage drivers, withdrew their support for the mayor's proposed bill, because the bill, they say, didn't provide a viable future for the industry. carriage drivers were thrilled. >> you want a legislative process to be based on the same thing a judicial process is based on. a fact-based argument that supports what they're planning to do. it isn't there. not by any way, shape, manner or form. >> we're going to find a way forward on this issue. vote won't

that's the year before mayor de blasio started his vision zero program. that means 66 fewer deaths. those traffic deaths include 134 pedestrian fatalities last year. that's down 27% over that two-year period. just this week, mayor de blasio putting more money into vision zero. $115 million in new capital funds. we put it in traffic safety improvements. close to $30 million of that will be going to long island city and queens, starting with a makeover for the intersection at jackson avenue and 11th street. i recently asked transportation traffic deaths in new york city -- how can they really be reduced to zero? >> look, when the mayor came into office, he set a remarkable goal. he said, "i want to get to vision zero." and i found that has been an incredible motivator and rallying cry. and look, you just reported on the results. last year in new york city in 2015, we had the lowest number of traffic fatalities in the city's -- since we've been recording it, since 1910. we're very proud of that result. but obviously we still have a lot of work to do. i mean, there's still too many tragi

over jersey city, eyewitness news. >> keep us posted on the thank you. >>> also new at four, mayor de blasio is urging parents to sign up for pre-k and promising there are seats for every child in the city. the mayor toured a pre-k center in brooklyn. 69,000 children are enrolled in pre-k, a threefold increase from two years ago. the application process has been moved up earlier. the first round is now underway and closes on march 4th. >> we're very happy to share the news today that next year pre-k will be available for every child who needs it in new york city, full day pre-k for free. all over the city, more sites than ever. more options than ever for parents. >> the mayor says the average family saves $10,000 a year in child care costs through that >>> friends and family gather in brooklyn for a final good- bye to angela rayola. a funeral was held today for big ann. she was from staten island and star of the reality show mob wives died at the age of 55 after a battle with cancer. fans say her ability to bring peace to chaos on the show will be missed. >>> the latest in the battle between

. >> reporter: many believe vertical patrols are essential to public safety including mayor de blasio. necessary as part of keeping our public housing residents safe. >> reporter: today the mayor defended the practice saying all officers now receive more training than they did in the past. new officers are now assigned two at a time to work with one field training officer. senior police officer that has a lot of years on the job to walk officers. where are they coming from? we have a young job. nypd. >> reporter: during the trial, liang and e his partner said they did not administer cpr because they weren't really sure how to do it. current officers said they remember being given the questions before the cpr exam. they say once they were certified they never had to be recertified. >>> well, the death of shannon gilbert has never been ruled a homicide. change that and tie her death to a serial killer who left ten bodies on a long island beach near where shannon's body was found. >> reporter: late last year the new brass here at the suffolk police department actually called in the fbi t

at a news conference today mayor de blasio urged parents to sign their young children up for the city's universal prek program. the deadly is march 4th. parents shouldn't wait and there are enough seats available for every four-year-old in the city. >> we started earlier than ever with the application process to give parents maximum choice, to give parents maximum security of knowing as soon as possible where their child will be going. >> mayor de blasio said parents can sign up by visiting one of 12 welcoming centers across the city. you can also call 311. >>> a queens lawmaker wants st. patrick's day to be a school holiday in communities with significant irish population. the bill follows an announcement that some parent-teacher conferences are going to be held on the holiday. >>> when it comes to fighting crime, one local mayor isn't leaving it all to police. and beyond when he saw a crook in action. >>> plus the top gop contenders in the race for president. does anyone have what it takes to derail donald trump? >>> dave price is here with the forecast. >> guys, nothing lasts forever

mayor de blasio warned residents coastal flooding is a risk right he advised neighbors to prepare a bag of splice and necessities in case the. need to leave their homes. when we saw this area across the boulevard yesterday morning, cars were submerged. many of the vehicles were damaged. residents told us it took them by surprise how high the water came up and how quickly. cars will have to be towed away. a ne hbor told us she and her husband two of these cars. another family owns these cars. all of these cars, they're a total loss. >> there's water on both sides so you really don't have that much place to go? >> reporter: right, exactly. you can imagine, the water was so high. that's the thing, the resident, they feel like if they had any warning, at least they could have moved their cars. they said it just came out of the blue, all that water. >>> right now, residents on the jersey shore they're bracing as well for more coastal flooding. avoid any flooded streets. families that were ruined by last year's nor'easter are now sitting in water. unfortunately, it could bring more rising wat

. >> we're going to interrupt to listen to mayor de blasio now. >> all new yorkers need to recognize we're going to be facing really an normal conditions, very dangerous conditions and everyone needs to adjust their approach given what we're facing here. i want to thank all of my colleagues who have joined me. i'll acknowledge them in a moment. let me do this first and also say we'll take any questions on the weather situation up front before we move onto the construction safety issues. temperatures will continue to drop tonight with low -- lows in morning. windchill, the windchill values will take us as low as 5 below zero from tonight through saturday morning. then temperatures and windchills will continue to drop. they'll go even lower throughout the day tomorrow, saturday. and the coldest weather will be tomorrow night, saturday night into sunday morning, we're expecting the very coldest weather. the national weather service has issued a windchill advisory in effect from 4:00 p.m. tomorrow saturday through noon on sunday. temperatures will plummet to around zero. with the windchi

. >> mayor de blasio says to expect gridlock in the tribeca area until monday. this is where the crane actually fell. think of this area as a grid. let me give you all of these disruptions. if you are traveling canal street to the north, broadway to the east, taking to the south near chambers or hudson street to the west in and around this area intersections that are close so within this grid spontaneous detours throughout the day and weekend. traveling to the holland tunnel inbound traffic forced to exit northbound avoid traveling south of canal street currently closed around the accident scene. bus changes as well. expect detours on the m5, m20, 22, 27 and 28 bus lines for you. and chambers street in both directions. 2 and 3 bypassing as well. this list has been posted on our facebook page so feel free to go there and check out the information. back over to you. >> alex denis this is a live look at the scene. at least one person is dead two others in serious condition. we'll have much more on the story throughout the newscast and all of the traffic and transit

. >>> mayor de blasio's deal to overhaul the city's horse carriage business has fallen apart tonight. the teamsters union backed out of the planned to so the city council scrapped a vote in the deal which was scheduled for tomorrow. the teamsters which represent the carriage drivers says the union is not confident the bill provides a viable future for it the industry. >> there's a lot of people who believe it does not make sense to have horse carriages on the streets and having them in a park was a good idea. and we need to have an open public debate. >> the mayor's proposal would have been carriage horses limited to central park. the mayor says he'll keep working on a compromise. >>> now to the race for president and the two men who came in second place in this week's iowa caucuses. according to new polls, now in first place in their respected races. let's look at it. from the democrats, a 22% lead for bernie sanders over hillary clinton. new hampshire, the most sanders friendly state outside of his home state of vermont and has nearly one out of two voters as independent. that's san

mayor de blasio unveiled new safety restrictions on crane operations in the city. plan. crews continue to fix two water in breaks and gas leaks by the force of the crash. and all of the victims have been released from the hospital. >> reporter: i'm actually on west broadway. crews are still working into the ni tghto make repairs. though the crane has been removed. as for the investigation, the mayor said today we all want answers, but that will take time. west broadway and worth still blocked off tonight as crews work to repair water main breaks caused by the crane collapse. e crane is gone, butfitreets arofe still closed, and the neighborhood is looking forward to normalcy once again. he no cars get that street wide open again and have egular busines as usual. >> reporter: some area buildings still don't have water or gas. one school was evacuated because a fear of gas leak. >> the lower floors are shut down. for a lot of people, it's a problem. >> reporter: today the mayor said it could be another few weeks before we know what ca ed th crane to come crashing down. work

. >> mayor de blasio is warning everyone to stay indoors. >> go out for as little time as possible. bundle up. lots of layers. do not have skin exposed. >> reporter: but this extreme cold can cause problems indoors too. burst pipes and emergency calls to plumbers, so make sure you let warm water trip in the faucets. open cabinet doors. and keep your thermostat set to the same temperature day and night. and here's a live look at bryant park. the fountain is frozen over in these frigid temperatures. it is so important to check on the elderrerly and people with health conditions. they're at highest risk. ewe want to keep a close eye on live in bryant park, ilana gold. >> hurry back into the car. stay warm. >>> the death of supreme court justice antonin scalia has prompted an intense battle. >> as tributes continue to pour in for one of the court's leading conservatives the focus is quickly shifting to the high court's future. dave carlin reports. >> reporter: supreme court justice antonin scalia is remembered for his brilliant legal mind and into rant personality. he was born to italia

. >>> mayor de blasio comes face- problem. he spent his morning helping with the homeless count. ilana gold helps us with what they found. >> three volunteers one of the coldest mornings of the year so far on the streets of new york city tracking the homeless temperatures. volunteer? >> it's a problem that's going to continue to grow if we don't continue to address it. >> mayor de blasio addressing it too. pictures show him as he canvassed the homeless hub m midtown on west 31st street. he recorded 23 people in an hour. the temperature 28 degrees. >> it's deeply troubling but not surprising. >> his effort comes after heavy criticism for how he addressed the city's homeless crisis. homeless sprawled across the streets at tour gist fountain and living at the airport. de blasio is the first new york city mayor to go on this yearly federally mandated homeless count giving him a better sense of the issue and how to solve it. >> there are several thousand peoples on the streets and that's a huge problem. >> they encountered a problem plaguing the city. they tried to help a homeless per

restaurant landmark is back. >> we're absolutely open for business, lunch and dinner. >> while mayor de blasio implemented new crane protocols restricting operations from 30 miles per hour 20 miles per hour, no one is paying closer rors -- operators control those cranes. >>my i think the mayor is doing the right thing. >>ri a 22 year veteran crane operator is speaking out. >> safety first. th dis is what we're taught. >> these men have also spent hours with kevin reilly the man operatiig the cr oe when"?t collapsed. >> kevin is doing as good as he can be. said the rater w t bringing the boom down when it collapsed. operator could have bailed oei of the cab. but jim says i- designee stayed in that seat, you know, put his life at stake to protect the public. he swung that crane to the street where it didn't hit those bu ildings adjacent to the job he was doing. for us kevin is a hero. >> back here live you see crews working through the dinner hour to get everything restored and back to normal. weaz talked to experts today and they tell us it could take weeks not months before they learn just wha

mayor de blasio says he won't accept a raise this term. he makes $225,000. >>> you heard lee say there are plenty of opportunities for snow in the coming days. that is the last thing some people on long island wanted to hear. >> yeah. many in nassau and suffolk county woke up to a whole lot of snow, while it may have looked beautiful the timing caused major headaches this morning. stacey sager is in roslyn more. >> reporter: as you know, the timing was pretty bad. it was the start of the morning rush. people were trying to get to work, and then all of a sudden the schools were closed, and they had to make new arrangements for their kids, but you know what, the sun came out very quickly, and this has since. >> it began in the messiest of ways, a thick, wet snow that limited visibility and mobility as people trudged around, trying to work or just get to work, and let's just say the floppy umbrella wasn't cutting it. >> i'm not a fan. obviously i don't have a car or i'd be in one. >> long island residents also coping with their kids having ye

. >>> mayor de blasio dismissed the talk of closing riker's island. yesterday, the mayor called it noble but too expensive and a logistical nightmare. that puts him at odds with governor cuomo. they want to close the troubled complex. the mayor says that would cost billions of dollars. for mexico's migrants when he celebrate across the u.s. border. the pontiff will perform the service at the juarez fair ground. nearby in texas it will be simulcast in sun bowl stadium. >> yesterday the pope had an awkward moment. he was merely toppled. the pope gave them a loud scolding. >>> all right. happening now, from the heavy rain and the strong winds that pushed through the area, the storm of parking lights like this near citi field flooded. in the bronx, also covered with water. some cars were left stranded. fortunately, it appears that most of the major flooding has subsided this morning. >>> heavy rain wasn't the only thing falling from the sky. a news vehicle from our sister station in connecticut was hit by a sheet of ice that flew off of a box truck. connec

the routine patrol that turned into gunfire while mayor de blasio was giving his state of the state addressthe des moines register demands a recount in iowa. >> this was not a winner take all thing. this is not the biggest deal in the world. a oo forget coffee. the new wearable way to get your morning jolt. >> you are watching fox and friend first. let's get right to the nypd fox news lart. >> the nypd officers were patrolling the housing project in the bronx when enter ago stairwell one man opened fire. >> a lull bet grazed the other officer's face. a black duffle bag with a sawed off shot gun was found in the apartment. this was blocks away from where mayor de blasio was giving the state of the state address. >> the names who haven't been released are in stable condition and are expected to be okay. the other man in the stairwell turned himself in. three other men in the apartment are being questioned. a gun fight between police and a so-called bonnie and clyde couple overnight. blake fitzgerald is dead and britt fee harper wounded after a shootout with u.s. marshals in florida. the explo

. >> mayor de blasio also announced a 6.7 million initiative called clean nyc, to increase garbage pickups and remove graffiti with special power washing trucks. >> the mayor is hoping to make it easier for you to park your car. it is an app that let you feed the meter through your telephone. let's get more on this right now. linda schmidt is live in astoria. good evening and tell us how it this is a high tech thing that the city is moving toward and a lot of people are very happy about it. this is a free app. the mayor is going to be talking about it and how it works tomorrow during his state of the city address. now, they've already had a pilot program with this free app in the bronx. it went very well. now the city is spreading it out to all five boroughs. the new app will save you from running to feed the meters because you're going to be able to do just that with your smartphone. by the end of the year, mayor de blasio says you will be able to pay for parking with the app for all 85,000 metered parking spaces citywide. robert sinclair is with aaa of new york. >> it will be very conven

. >> reporter: schumer will be joined by mayor de blasio and the city's police and fire commissioners later this morning, calling on the white house to reconsider the proposal for 2017. they say the urban area security initiative helps cities prepare for terror attacks with training for police and firefighters. it also helps fund extra patrols at area transit hubs and waterways. they say the money is needed to ensure the same level of security is maintained. >> the president in general and we're here to tell the bureaucrats in washington who picked up the machete and made this cut, it shall not stand. go back to the drawing board. >> reporter: now, congress will likely vote on this proposal sometime in april. as for the meeting with the mayor and other city leaders, that's scheduled to take place here at police headquarters later this morning. reporting live, janelle burrell, cbs 2 news. >> thank you, janelle. >>> 5:02. now to traffic and weather on the 2s. john? >> thank you, mary. hi, everybody. yesterday, challenging, difficult. today, you get to catch a break. it's cooler today an

despite it all, mayor de blasio breathed a sigh of relief after surveying the damage. >> thank god it was not worse. >> reporter: if not for the workers diverting traffic from they were doing the right thing, he said, trying to secure the crane because of high winds. winds news 4 investigates learned reached 25 miles per hour according to the sensor atop the crane. higher than the danger guideline of 20 miles an hour but lower than the city wind advisory mark. tonight, the investigation is on into what went terribly wrong. >> my heart goes out to whoever last someone and i hope that those are injuriesed, you know, get better. >> reporter: well, the crane's plrator and owner had no comment for us tonight. shortly after the accident the city shut down more than 400 cranes across the city as a precaution, they say, as they try to figure out what happened here and make sure it doesn't happen anywhere else. we're live tonight, chuckey beck ford, news 4 new york. >>> and tonight we're learning more about the man killed in the accident. he was walking to work when the we're live on the upper

mayor de blasio immediately ordered all other families to be moved out of the ram at a inn and added security at other hotels. investigators say six called his mother to confess to the murders and threatened to kill himself as well. investigators say six thought phone during an argument a day before the murders. just moments ago michael sykes was walked out of the 121st precinct here in staten island. he did not say a word as nypd detectives walked him out of the precinct after several hours of questioning, put him into a car. again he has now been charged with first-degree murder. sources tell cbs2 that they got a tip that six may have been hiding out with a friend on 31st avenue in queens. they staked out that home and they made the arrest late today. now, tonight mayor de blasio issued a statement praising the nypd for making this arrest and he said he hopes it brings some closure to the victim's families. reporting live from staten island, brian coneybear. >>> police are searching for a minivan that they say was used. police releasing this security video of the van. jumped out of

mayor de blasio is about to roll out a new system to let instead of putting money in the meters. andrea grymes explains how it works from the upper east side. >> reporter: first, you could pay by change then credit card. now by the end of this year, you'll also be able to pay by cell phone at all metered spots across the five boroughs. >> that is a good idea. it's really innovative. >> i think it's about time new york catches up to the rest of the country. >> reporter: mayor de blasio says it will let drivers pay for parking and add time from their cell phones wherever they are, even getting credit back from unused time. actually. >> reporter: the new system will draw on the experience bronx. back in 2013, we told you how drivers could sign up for the pay by phone app, providing their license plate number, credit card information, and location of the closest meter. traffic agents would know if they paid by entering the license plate number in their now the city says instead of these handheld devices, agents will have tablets. if a driver pays by app, the information will immediat

what happened after the bill signing ceremony by mayor bill de blasio. >> that legislation will limit the outside income that councilmembers can earn. it also gives the mayor a huge pay raise to an annual salary of $258,000. >>> a minor earthquake shook people in northern new jersey last night. maybe you felt it. they said it was a 1.6 magnitude quake near butler, new jersey. phone lines lit up at the police station there. they got more than a thousand calls. some people saying it felt like an explosion. >> i wasn't scared. we had little earthquakes before. i was like what is this? i thought my upstairs neighbor fell and i was worried. i guess a little anxious about it. >>> the quake is the second in the area in as many months. this is video from back in january. you can see the quake did a little damage. that was centered on ringwood, this one on butler. a lot of people reacting. >> any time you get into app area that's the remotest mountainous, you're usually along a fault line. you experience that. 5:04. time for weather and traffic on the 4s. a warmup on the way and then a bit of

arrested or charged in connection to all of of course, this shooting unfolding just minutes after mayor de blasio gave his state of the city address at lehman college just about five miles away from the shooting scene of the melrose houses. mayor de blasio calling january the safest month on record, just as those two officers were shot right here in the bronx. now five people who knew the gunman are inside the precinct here, the 40th precinct, being questioned. at this point, they have not been arrested or charged in this, police say they are just now freely giving information to police. live in the mott haven section of the bronx, jessica schneider, cbs2. >>> joe bierman is now liable for the cd chopper to with more on how things look in that area right now. joe? >> reporter: as we all watch when we first arrived here after a deck 30 this evening, it looks like hundreds of officers -- right after 8:30. most of those officers have left or left with a specialty unit that collect evidence, ago, we saw about six detectives bring out a man in handcuffs wearing a white t- shirt and taking down the str

meanwhile, here is a picture of mayor de blasio talking to one of those homeless individuals here on west 31st street. the mayor was among more than 3,500 volunteers that spread out across the city for a few hours this morning counting the number of unsheltered homeless people living in the city. last year the count was 3,182, and that number is expected to be higher this year. volunteers wrote down some very basic information about the homeless individuals they encounter here on the street in order to help determine what kinds of services and resources they might need to help get them off the street or even survive on the street, if they should refuse help. >> it's very sad, and it's broken down and, you know, there but for the grace of god go i, i think we all have to feel that way. these are people who at some point in their life, maybe not that long ago, had a home, had a more normal situation and -- situation and something went wrong. >> it is ad sad reality and we need to be looking at this in a humane way. we need to have empathy. we need to understand that people need support

mayor de blasio is making change changes to how cranes operate in the city. the first priority, he says, is pedestrian safety. >> in this situation where there will be a securing of a crane and pedestrians are not supposed to pass in the affected area, will be sending in uniformed city personnel to ensure that pedestrians are kept safe. >> there will be neighborhood notifications when cranes are being moved. and there will be new safety regulations. >> cranes must crease operation and go into safety mode whenever steady winds are forecast to exceed 20 miles per hour or gusts are forecast to exceed 30 miles per hour. . >> reporter: back here live on ward street, you can see down the block there, the work is still very much in progress. the mayor says he understands that people want answers and they want quick answers when he says most importantly those answers into the investigation need to be accurate and that's by he says this investigation will take some time. meanwhile here on ward street, they're hoping to get things back to normal in the way of repairing

all of this happening as mayor de blasio was delivering his state of the city address just blocks away. he came to the hospital moments afterwards. >> thank god, so far in both cases their condition is good. we have more that has to play out this evening. pleased to say both officers have been alert and communicating. we are praying for the best here and, of course, our hearts and our prayers are with their families. >> reporter: now, female officer underwent surgery overnight for a gunshot wound to the torso. the male officer was grazed by a both have been on the force for about two years. the good news, they're expected to make a full recovery. a shotgun and a semiautomatic weapon were recovered from the scene. police told me that the person inside of the stairwell when the shots rang out is currently being questioned as well but not yet been charged. back to you. >> tracie strahan in the bronx. tracie, thank you. >>> the nypd officer accused of fatally shooting a man in a brooklyn stairwell is expected to testify on monday. before resting yesterday, the prosecution presented the bul

mayor de blasio is in iowa and will skip the ceremonies in staten island. in 2016 he accidentally dropped the ground hog and it died a couple months later. if the ground hog sees his shadow winter will last another six weeks but if not, we're in we're in for an early spring. >> how often is the ground hog accurate? hog i guess. there's a one on long island. there's one in my backyardre, so i'm not sure. not as accurate as the meteorologist i'm pretty sure of that. and we know it's going to be sunny tomorrow so if the ground hot g doesn't see his shadow he must not be coming out of his burough because he should see it tomorrow, bu t this spring i think we're already getting early spring. witemperature today was 59 degrees in the city and we seal that again -- close to that again on wednesday despite all the rain that's coming our way. unusually mild weather since before november so it's the same story around here. partly cloudy skies and 46 degrees right now. it is going to get a little bit cooler overnight and skies will clear. as the cold front brought s e

this collapse is prompting mayor de blasio to make changes. this afternoon he's going to be here and he's going to talk to us about his new plans to improve crane safety, especially in the wind. of course, another big focus is the cleanup. weekend. they used blowtorches to dismantle this 565-foot long crane into dozens of pieces, and hauled them out on trucks. experts will study them to figure out what went wrong. >> it goes from a to z. we're going to look into the metal, possible metal fatigue, the pins that connect the pieces >> reporter: the crane operator lost control and it plummeted. he's been identified as kevin reilly. he's been questioned and tested negative for all substances. now the department of buildings is focused on the crane's computer. the commissioner says it records each movement and this could be key to finding answers. cbs2 has learned bay crane services has been cited four times for safety violations since 2011. that's something investigators wouldn't will elaborate on. >> bay crane consist of about a quarter of the cra

tonight mayor de blasio speaking of their conditions so far. >> thank god so far in both cases their condition is good. we have more that has to play out this evening. pleased to say both officers have been alert and communicating. so we are praying for the best here, and of course, our hearts and our prayers are with their families. >> reporter: while the mayor stood in front of us here he was actually giving the city address while this was all unfolding highlighting a big drop in crime in the past month. that's what he was doing a couple hours ago, but good news to hear these officers are awake, communicating. that female officer in surgery right now. the male officer who was shot in the face is talking, and i've been seeing a lot of emergency vehicles, a lot of police officers coming and visiting here tonight and of course, we can expect more family to arrive for now, reporting live in the bronx, news 4 new york. >>> and we're continuing to follow this breaking news throughout the night for you. we'll bring you new details during this newscast and on today in new york starting at

. >>> now to a big setback for mayor de blasio. just hours before tonight's state of the city address, a deal to overhaul the horse carriage industry has fallen apart just a day before a vote. in central park with more. dick. >> reporter: well, maurice, as you know, this deal has been in the making for years. the mayor ran on it. he wanted to make good on a political promise. he got a lot of political donations and political backing. but now it's all fallen apart. [ clip clop ] >> they used to say you can't fight city hall and they're wrong! >> reporter: it's a victory celebration for opponents of mayor de blasio's horse carriage bill which collapsed before it came to a vote. >> it would have devastated me. i would have had to readjust. >> if the carriages were gone, i'm gone. i have to look for another job. >> reporter: this stunning reversal came a day before the city council was set to vote on legislation which would move horse carriages to central park and limit the number of horses. >> they would cut 50% of our horses. we woul

. >> reporter: dave evans will have more with mayor de blasio about the presidential race coming up in a live report at 6:00. >>> hillary clinton and bernie sanders are preparing for south carolina's democratic primary later this week. both candidates continue to court the critical black vote. clinton remains far ahead of sanders, heading in to south carolina's primary on saturday. >>> the u.s. and russia have agreed on a new cease fire for saturday. the announcement comes after president obama and russian president vladimir putin spoke over the phone today. there were major questions about how a truce would be enforced. president bashar's groups need to accept the deal. >>> a woman raped in her office on staten island. what the suspect said to get in the building and who police are now looking for tonight. >> also, an outpouring of support after the man injured by knockout getting punched talks to eyewitness news. hear about the efforts to help him and to reunite him with his family. of hollywood and it' all across america families are coming back to time warner cable for a whole new

mayor de blasio plans to unveil details at the state of the city address. the app will even give you money back for the time you don't use, as well as remind you that your time is expiring. that should all be up and running by the end of next year. >>> liking that. 6:44 on this wednesday morning. closer to getting out the door. get the umbrella ready. may not need it immediately. you will by this afternoon. the rain will pick up in intensity. it's dry in the plaza right now. 46 degrees the current temperature. wind isn't too bad. day. it's variable at 5. that's going to change. we could see gusts over 30 or 40 miles per hour towards the evening. weather headlines, rainy and windy through the day. both of those things ramp up through time. clearing up tomorrow after morning clouds and pleasant for the weekend. temperatures in the 40s. we're above normal today. despite the heavy rain, normal high is 49. 20 degrees warmer this afternoon. into the up every 50s we go. we could get into the low 60s. hunter ton, somerset, middlesex, monmouth county, there's a floo

also taking part in the press conference, mayor de blasio and the police and fire commissioners as well. back to you, darlene. >> katherine creag, thank you. an apartment building fire left two families without a home in yonkers. that fire broke out early this morning at 44 park avenue just off ash burton. a photo shows almost nothing left of the apartment where it started. several families in other apartments had to use the fire escape to leave the building. one resident and eight firefighters were treated for minor injuries. >>> mayor de blasio says the recent talk of closing riker's island is noble but unrealistic. he said it would cost billions of dollars that the city doesn't have. problems at the troubled jail complex should be fixed. city council speaker melissa -- and governor cuomo agreed that closing riker's would solve problems. >>> a consumer alert. whole foods is recalling a brand much cheese because of potentially deadly listeria concerns. the specialty cheese is peck rinne owe aged cheese and walnut leaves. only one store in new york sold it on houston street on the it po

. >> mayor de blasio's plan would central park in two years to cut the number of horses from 220 down to 95. the mayor says he will continue to work towards a compromise. >>> later this evening, mayor de blasio will deliver his state of the city address with a focus on what is being called the new york of tomorrow. it will include free wi-fi, more graffiti clean-up, and a streetcar that will take people from queens to brooklyn. "eyewitness news" reporter rob nelson is in green point with the details. rob? >> reporter: good afternoon. who in new york does not enjoy a view of the water? this is exactly the kind of view of the east river that thousands of folks in brooklyn and queens could get if the most ambitious planned outlined by the mayor tonight becomes reality. the mayor is breaking with tradition tonight hoping for a bigger audience by shifting his speech to the evening as opposed to the afternoon. whatever the audience does, though, the new yorkers will ideas and new -- laundry list of big ideas. development on governor's island, improved street cleaning, countdown clocks at bu

. >> dave, new york city's mayor de blasio is in iowa to support hillary clinton. what specifically is he doing there today? >> reporter: well, he has been here for several days now. he came here this weekend. he has been campaigning with his wife, campaigning with several hundred volunteers from new york. i'm surprised that the mayor of new york city would parade voters in iowa. mayor de blasio today saying he would do anything for hillary. >> come out here with a team of volunteers from new york city. we have knocked 1800 doors since friday, our whole team, and we are very proud of that. any other state, it is about having the one-on-one conversation, and really convincing people. >> reporter: and of course mayor de blasio was the manager of hillary clinton's senate campaign in 1999 and 2000. he was going to stay here in iowa campaigning for her tomorrow, but he's leaving tonight. we have a blizzard headed toward iowa, could dump 8 to 12 inches on this state we think perhaps tomorrow. dave evans channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> thank you, dave. just how important a

that critic, mayor bill de blasio. david evans with the story. gone as far as to campaign in iowa for clinton. he's been a constant critic of donald trump. today the mayor went a little further in his assessment of the 2016 race. he predicts clinton will ultimately win but he admits trump has a good shot of winning the republican nomination and perhaps the whole thing. >> reporter: donald trump's on a roll, winning new hampshire, south carolina, the odds on favor in nevada tomorrow. and that has our mayor down right worried about the future. >> we have to assume he could be the republican nominee. we have to assume he has a legitimate shot at the presidency and take that seriously. >> reporter: of course the mayor is supporting hillary clinton. he predicts she'll ultimately win because clinton hasn't offended so many people, and because he says hillary is sane. insinuating donald is not. but the mayor says he understands why trump is doing so well. >> people feel cheated. they feel lied to. they feel the government hasn't been on their side. >> re