this one was part of new jersey transit's $2.1 billion fiscal budget. the board passed it unanimously. here's a sample of some of the increases that will take effect starting today. a monthly rail pass from metro park to new york penn station will go from $284 to $310. that's a $26 increase. one-way bus fare from lakewood to port authority in new york will increase from $17.50 to $19 starting today. that's up $1.50. this fare hike comes at a time where service has certainly made headlines. trains have been delayed. you can see it on their twitter account, apologizing to commuters because of the repairs on the crumbling hudson river rail tunnel. new jersey democrats, however, are blaming governor christie for the higher fares. they argue he failed to come up with new streams of revenue for the state's transportation trust fund. michael, a lot of people could be surprised by today's hike because not a lot of signs -- actually, no signs posted inside. and you don't see it on new jersey transit's website or any of their social media accounts. so if you see s

here at new jersey transit, for a monthly pass between newark, new jersey and new york's penn station, the cost is now $152 for that pass. it used to be $139. these a $13 increase. that's pretty steep. new jersey transit says the proposed rate was first talked about earlier this year in april and the transit board voted unanimously on that 9% increase in july, making it the fifth increase for commuters since 2002. new jersey transit officials say the increases are needed to help close a $60 million budget gap that was left even after they cut $40 million from their budget. now, commuters, of course, are not happy at all about having to pay more. they say in recent months new jersey transit has been plagued with delays and cancellations, and they feel like transit should get those problems fixed before making commuters have to pay more. back here live outside the penn station in newark this morning. also in addition to those rate hikes, there also have been some schedule changes and some route changes or cancellations to help also find more money in the budget, but no doubt those fare

barton: if it makes my friend from new jersey happy -- the chair: the gentleman from new jersey reserves. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. barton: i'd like to recognize an original co-sponsor and strong proponent of this bill, the gentleman from the great state of new mexico, mr. pearce for one minute. the chair: the gentleman from new mexico is recognized for one minute. mr. pearce: i thank the chairman for yielding and appreciate his work on this important proposition. for almost my entire life, the nation has worked under prevailing science that said that we have reached peak energy, we are out, that we have to plan for the future because we have no more oil. two years ago a discovery was found in new mexico that will provide more oil from that one find than has produced in its state through the entire geographic part of new mexico. the science was a lie. we are finding oil. what's happening right now is that the refineries use heavy sour crude. the new finds in shale are producing light sweet which is more valuable. it's easier to refine, and yet that light sweet oil is si

we're in bridge water new jersey. this is a townhouse complex not far off route 202 in bridge water. robinsville court is the address. this fire broke out around 4:30 this morning. units have been damaged and are now uninhabitable. firefighters now on the scene of the fire. it was a third alarm assignment that began at 4:30 this morning. one person was fatally injured in this blaze. the fire is under control. the information into the cause of the -- investigation into the cause of the fire is just getting underway. john del giorno channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> 6:14. large waves and strong winds continue to pound the gulf coast of texas this morning. there are flash flood watches in effect in parts of texas as well as florida and louisiana. the heaviest rain moves east, officials say most drivers in houston heeded warnings to stay off roadways, but about two dozen cars did need to be towed from the flooding. >>> in the race for president joe biden now says that he did not run because victory was beyond his reach. >> c

that is the latest live from bayonne new jersey, anthony johnson channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you. >>> new on eyewitness news first at 4, con ed worker being hailed today as a hero after out a window in the bronx. the con ed worker was outside an apartment building in the mount eden section this morning. he heard a woman screaming. he looked up and saw a child about to fall from a second floor window. he put up a ladder, went up to the window, climbed up, saved him. eyewitness news reporter stacey sager spoke to the worker. we will hear from him tonight on eyewitness news at 5. >>> right now a college campus in texas is on lockdown after one person was killed and another injured at a student housing complex. this is all happening on the campus of texas southern university in houston. police have not yet said whether the victims were students. this, however, is the second deadly shooting on a college campus in less than 12 hours at northern arizona university. all this comes as president obama arrives in oregon to meet with the victims and families of last week's deadly shootin

and more construction, so not in new jersey but heading to new jersey this might affect you between route 9 and new castle avenue. the west lane is closed heading into new jersey. >> we're following a developing story. >> this is causing problems for people. thousands of southwest airline customers told to show up hours earlier than normal because of a computer glitch. matt delucia is here in the studio with more. >> passengers are still feeling the effects nearly 24 hours later, southwest is telling customers to be prepared heading to the airport. here is a look at the ticket counter at philadelphia international. it looked longer in terms of lines about an hour or so ago. in the past 30 minutes not too bad. the airline is continuing to deal with the computer glitch. the problem started yesterday. this is mainly affecting the service desks inside the airports nation a wide along with the southwest website and mobile app. we're only experiencing issues with southwest airlines, no other airlines are affected. at the moment the airline is using backup systems but there are as i mentioned st

that is the latest live from east rutherford, new jersey. anthony johnson, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> two people are in police custody tonight in connection with a hit-and-run on the upper east side. a livery driver was hit as he stepped out of his car near madison and 80th street this morning. the man suspected of running in to him was pulled over minutes later on the upper west side. he and another no time. the victim is expected to survive. >>> new information and a bit of a political shocker. the vote for house speaker was postponed minutes before it was supposed to happen because house majority leader kevin mccarthy unexpected pulled his name out of the running. mccarthy has been unable to gain the support of conservatives in the party. he made controversial remarks about the benghazi investigation. john boehner says he will remain in place until the republicans are ready >>> stocks on wall street extending a lucrative rally today, pushing the dow back above the 17,000 mark. investors continue to watch the feds' every move, looking f

i go with this in new jersey and ahead democratic legislatures. every minute of my six years as governor. you need to develop personal relationships with folks on both sides of the aisle. that is what the executive needs to do uniquely pyramid is a lot of work. i have done it where we have been able to get things done with a democratic legislature, conservative things like pensions and benefits, cutting spending on the payroll. we have been able to do that but it is a lot of hard work and i do not think the president of the hard work in. when i am president, that is what i will do. >> hillary clinton said republicans are the enemy or you do not think democrats are the enemy question mark mr. christie: that is not the uniter you want to bring to washington dc. the enemy is isis and al qaeda. the enemy is iran. the enemy is not democrats. people sent them to congress. my obligation is to work with people who the people have sent. that is what i will do as president. >> still to come, chris christie and when it comes to democratic politics, why chris

here is a large look at the picture of the radar stretching from newcastle county through new jersey, up through ocean county, up towards new york city now and where we're seeing the severe thunderstorm watch is mostly confined to new jersey. that's where thunderstorm watch has been cancelled for pennsylvania, but still goes to 8:00 for new jersey, potential for severe storms with heavy rain and possibly damaging winds. the reason why we have the rain is because a cold front's moving through, triggering the thunderstorms. look at the cool air off to our west, 50-degree temperatures there will be dropping into the 50s overnight, maybe the upper 40s for some. right now our temperatures a lot cooler than they were this afternoon. mid 60s through the lehigh vall valley, philadelphia still the 70s in new jersey and delaware, but these temperatures will be dropping for the weekend. 7:00 p.m. line of rain moves towards the jersey shore. delaware beaches by 9:00 p.m., then we start to see it clearing out closer to 10:00, 11:00 tonight. temperatures dropping overnight. by tomorrow morning, som

and right now you have to pay more to ride new jersey transit. fares are up about 9%. at means one-way fares between trenton and new york now cost $1.25 more. $16.75. a monthly ticket is now $40 more to $480. transit leaders say the increases are needed to close a $60 million budget gap. >>> more fallout for bill cosby. we'll tell you about the new allegations against the embattled comedian and philadelphia native and why a customer of this michigan gas station is about to join the millionaires club. more details on last night's winning powerball ticket. bill? >>> vai, tracking light showers in the area but there's heavy rainfall on the way. your neighborhood-by-neighborhood forecast is just ahead. your immune system doesn't work the way it did when rock was young. so we made fluzone high-dose vaccine... for people 65+. with a high high higher dose of antigen... it's significantly more effective than fluzone vaccine in preventing flu. fluzone high-dose vaccine is approved for people 65 and older. it's not for anyone who's had a severe allergic reaction to any vaccine co

metro north, lirr, new jersey transit on or close. alternate side parking rules are in effect for today city wide. back over to you. ken lori. >>> thank you. still ahead on eyewitness news this morning. we learned overnight that a soldier from new jersey was killed in a training accident in kentucky. how people in his hometown are remembering the young man. >> also ahead, officials in south carolina urging people there to get out of harm's way and quickly as communities stay with us. i'm michael douglas, and new york is my home. there's no place like it in the world. and there's no time to see it like the fall. take metro north to take in the beautiful fall foliage from high above the hudson. swing a club at one of america's greatest courses... see spectacular sights underground... ...or thrilling sights above it. there's so many incredible ways to experience the fun of fall in new york state. plan your trip at iloveny.com. >>> 5:43 in new jersey. flags will be flown at half- staff in paterson to honor a soldier killed during training.

this is the fifth rate hike new jersey transit has put in place in just over a decade. g live, katy vacry, nbc 10 news. >>> and we're starting to get in the heart of rush hour, we're on 95 around girard avenue, seeing a jam up here. look at the drive time, we're at 31 minutes so the vine street expressway. an earlier accident, a disabled vehicle over the right-hand side. we haven't quite recovered from that yet. watch out, the inner lanes are closed to fountain grown because of a downed tree. in new jersey, route 38 having a traffic light malfunction. that's in both direction around hartford road, heading out around lunchtime to the stadium area with edo doctor a change time for the phillies game at citizen bank park today at 12:05. mass transit helping out. septa adding trains for extra servi service. >> clouds over cape may. we are watching gore gusty warnings in effect through tomorrow morning. at the sure the rain is starting to come down. it's going to be rainy, part may be because of joaquin, radar shows spotty light showers in the area right now, an umbrella, you

in is something that was approved back in july by new jersey transit unanimously. we saw new paper signs inside giving commuters a heads up about the fare hike today. this is the fifth increase since 2002. charge to dozens of dollars to buzz and rail fares. here's another example. from the monthly pass for the metro park to penn station rail line, it will be a $26 increase, $284 to $310. one-way bus fare from lakewood to port authority, $17.50 to $19. that's up $1.50. we went inside those long lines and talked to commuters about how this is affecting them. >> i usually pay $9. only up 75 cents. >> you okay with that? >> yeah, i'm okay with that. >> reporter: the fare hike comes at a time when service has certainly made headlines. trains are often delayed because of the repairs on that crumbling hudson river rail tunnel between new jersey and new york. we should point out that inside the ticket machines are having issues. a lot of people complaining about that this morning, darlene, and that's something making them late. a lot of people telling me on twitter that the

new jersey transit, lirr, metro north on time. the new haven line it's opposite side boarding because of track work there and george lincoln and the holland still moving okay again over at the george overnight construction completely cleared away and over on the cross bronx westbound still moving slowly heading right out toward the sheridan that's overnight construction going out to the camera, the north bound side of the van wick bumper to bumper traffic through q gardens this is ongoing construction. alternate side in effect back over to you. ken, lori? >>> debbie thank you. >>> still ahead on eye witness news this morning, an expensive strike averted. a tentative agreement that will keep 40,000 auto workers on the job this morning. >>> also ahead trying times for i'm bobby flay and new york is my home. there's no place like it in the world. come fall, i like to get a taste of everything the state has to offer. or the award-winning vineyards of long island. this cooperstown brewery belongs in every beer lover's hall of fame. you

. >> then within the last 30 minute, new jersey governor chris christie has declared a state of emergency. a shore towns along the coast, brace for impact. good afternoon everyone, i'm pat ciarrocchi. >> i'm erika von tiehl. we have team three coverage for you, hurricane joaquin approaches. rahel sulliman in trenton where chris christie is updating. >> cleve bryan in ocean city already deaths brace for the store, first we check in with kyla grogan in the weather center with the latest on joaquin's track. >> it is keeping us very busy, that's for sure, a category three hurricane causing big trouble in the bahamas, headed in our direction, as we start our work week next week. so, let's take a look right now, hurricane joaquin, you can see it is a very powerful storm, and again, the bahamas bearing the brunt of it right now, as they're under hurricane warnings, at this hour, dealing with the winds, and the rain, and it is 125-mile per hour sustained winds, by the way, very strong cat three, only about 5 miles per hour away from being cat four, it is expected to strengthen briefly, and then,

whatever. >>> good morning as 5:30, new jersey's latest medical marijuana dispense seer fourth in thetate how the new facility could affect us. >>> a tiny kid with with a giant heart raising money to support local cold array are a dough police. learn house important it is to give back, it's wednesday, october 7, 2015, we can learn a hot from her. >> i would love when we learn a lot if the little ones, they inspire us with their insons and good will. >> hearts are so big. >>> scott williams you're in pour sue this week, she left you with a nice forecast report. >> looking pretty good, yesterday a lot of sunshine, a lot of smiling faces. survive degrees was the high temperature yesterday with a ten today, it's going to be a ten as well, satellite and radar showing pretty commonwealth conditions. few clouds overhead, and that is doing a number to the temperatures, take a look at this, it's milder today, 61 drowse right now, wind out of the field-test about six miles per hour, sun comes up about 7:03, we have temperatures in the poconos mountains right now, 53, upper 50's in reading, 58,

no word on how long it will take to have all lanes open here on the new jersey turnpike. reporting live in chopper 4, dennis protsko. back to you in the studio. >> a mess out there. thank you. we want to turn now to news 4 with details on how this unfolded. ray? >> reporter: shiba, we look at that traffic backup firsthand. take a look. it goes on for miles. let's go to video of what caused this. i'll explain how this all happened. it started at 3:15. a small suv crashed into a tanker truck and then that fire ensued and that fire could be seen for miles. at this point one of the drivers is still unaccounted for. the driver of the truck. meanwhile, the person that was driving that small suv is okay. but as you can see the traffic is going on for miles and will probably go on for hours to come. as far as the mattress, you probably see mattress and box spring right on the road. police are still trying to figure out what role, if any, that played in this crash. one driver is still unaccounted for as a result of this crash. and the backups it's causing goes on for miles as we lo

erika back over to you. >> miesha, thank you. >> a doctor originally from washington township, new jersey is found dead in new york. the long island dermatologist went out drinking saturday night and was found dead hours later. police are trying to figure out exactly what happened here. eyewitness news reporter jan carbao joins is now with that story. just bizarre. jan, good moung. >> erika, kristin sure veiny's death has gained attention. she was a dermatologist. her body was found in doorway of a building in chelsea. as police work to figure oar out how she died she was a former new jersey beauty queen and nate of of washington township gloucester county. >> wife, mother, doctor and former south jersey beauty queen. kirsten seemed to have it all. investigators in new york are trying to determine how she ended up unconscious and dying in the doorway of this building in chelsea. >> i'm nervous and scared. because we don't know how to happened. >> the crime scene unit scoured 223 west 16 for clues and police found the 38-year-old's body sunday night. investigators say sure veiny was spendi

showers into new jersey, into delaware this morning. scattered showers extending into southern california and are trying to reach cape may so far it hasn't made it there yet. those steady showe

from mahwah, new jersey, vanessa murdoch, cbs 2 news. >> the new jersey department of environmental protection has set up traps. the state has euthanized four black bears. no word tonight on when these specific parks will re-open. >>> the wildlife also causing problems in westchester. some people of rye complaining their community is overrun with deer. in many cases it appears the deer roam on the streets from the county marshlands conservancy. a few homeowners have put up protective fences. otherwise, they say their plants get eaten. >> there's now 8 to 10 deer on my property on a daily basis. >> if you pass the gnome he makes noise and talks to you. [ talks ] >> everybody gets scared. the darn deer don't. >> one option would be to allow bow hunting of the deer but so far, westchester county has said no to that. rye officials expect to have a plan in the next couple of problem. >>> new york and new jersey rank in the top three states for the most zombie homes. according to realtytrac, new jersey topped the list with nearly 4,000 homes that are called zombie foreclosures. that's when vacant ho

hope they can do it. >> a big scare in the middle of flu season, a nurse in new jersey is now accused of reusing syringes while giving out the flu shot. how can you protect yourself. >> plus should you switch back to whole milk, the new debate over milk. information about that tanker fire that we have been following for the past hour. we have just learned that this fire started after an accident between the truck and a honda crv. the driver of the crv was taken to the hospital. the driver of the truck right now is unaccounted for. we can see that fire still burning out of control. we've also learned that the tanker was carrying fuel. that's a big bull. i think that's old cyrus. 1800 pounds of do whatever the heck i want. take the long way, huh? thank you cyrus. lease an mkc for $299 a month . >>> we want to go ahead and return to that tanker truck fire. >> anthony johnson just arrived at the scene. what can you tell us? >> reporter: dave, we passed by this scene, and i can tell you the fire was so hot even though we were going southbound, we could feel the heat from the northbound sid

also going to find delays with new jersey transit. the north jersey, 15-minute delays. more weather and traffic coming up on the 4s. >> thank you very much, emily. >>> new information about a new jersey mom murdered in a midland park neighborhood. this morning the man accused d d in the killing remains hospitalized. tracie strahan joins us with reaction. >> reporter: we just spoke to a local councilman who knew the victim, suzanne bardzell. he said a prayer vigil for peace will be held this sunday since the community is so saddened at what happened here. let's show you the photo that came into our newsroom overnight of the victim. she was 48 years old. authorities say she filed a restraining order against her former boyfriend, arthur lomando, earlier this month. the two had a history of domestic violence. lomando allegedly confronted bardzell after she pulled into her driveway here yesterday on godwin avenue, broke her left window, and stabbed her several he then fled into manhattan and threw himself in front of a subway train. prosecutors say lomando once worked for the

and also staying in new jersey here, so much construction going on on the new jersey turnpike.u take that you know it's been giving you headaches and we've got it out there today blocking the left lane until 6:00 a.m. northbound near exits two and three and also until 9:00 a.m. southbound between exits two and one so you've got construction out there restricting some areas just to one lane getting by on the new jersey turnpike so that's causing problems. over in chester county the construction is cleared on the pennsylvania turnpike here westbound between downingtown and morgantown so traffic there moving better. let's do your commuter traffic report right now. if you're coming in from upper merion and you were to take the schuylkill expressway and then go on martin luther king drive, it's a 31 minute ride but if you were to stay just on the schuylkill it's only a 23 minute ride so your better bet, take the schuylkill right now. no need to do any alternates 'cause we've got light volume none accidents on the schuylkill and here's a look at i-95 at 413 in bucks county, the overn

showers into new jersey, into delaware this morning. scattered showers extending into southern california and are trying to reach cape may so far it hasn't made it there yet. those steady showers offshore a. part of a system lingering off shore. it will give us a chance of rain this morning. not so much this afternoon. we may just be looking at mostly cloudy skies for later this afternoon. but heavier rainfall is due in for tomorrow. for today, umbrellas will be going up this morning. scattered light showers, 50 degrees at 7:00. by 10:00, a little cool early t. wind and rain combine to drop temperatures in the upper 50, 59 degrees at 10:00. by lunchtime in the low 60s. should be getting a break from the rain, northeasterly wind, though, will still be on duty, 16 miles an hour. stronger winds to come. joaquin is what we're watching. with 120-mile-an-hour wind. this is the latest just updated information from the national hurricane center. still moving from the west southwest 5 miles an hour. it's pretty much parked in the bahamas. impact

also we have a fire, fire rips through a barn in mercer county, new jersey. that you say thing got pretty big. >> crews were called to the scene along the 300 block, in pennington around 11:00. took about an hour and a half to get this blaze under control. nearby units vehicles were stored in the fire, no one and we're not sure what caused the fire. >>> investigators trying to piece together the incident that happened yesterday morning at the community college of philadelphia on spring garden. police raised to to campus. a lot of police, including swat teams after reports of a man with a gun on campus, cell phone video shows police sweeping the school after it was placed on lockdown, you see it, a student claimed a teenager pulled a gun on him. detectives found the suspect at 18th and callowhill but no warmup was found. authorities say they won't take reports of guns at any campus, high school or college lightly. the 17-year-old taken into custody does not have a criminal record. he has not been charged with anything as of yet. >> we hear school, obviously, w

you warm up a little bit into interior new jersey. closer to 70 right now in washington and in princeton. north and west, more of thee same. low to mid-60s, a few spots in the upper 60s like chester. we're all in the same boat right now. skies have cleared out. next rain maker is headed our way. this is the cold front. tracking heavier showers right now through upper michigan and those thunderstorms and showers will be in here tomorrow evening around this time. so for tonight it's quiet. partly cloudy skies. not too chilly. 50s and 60s. warming up though tomorrow. mid-70s. going to feel like a summer day as the front gets closer. the weekend is fantastic with warmest day back on monday for columbus day. more showers coming up for tuesday. tonight's low temperatures not bad. hauppauge 57. winds from the south-southeast. 54 in mount kisco. not that many 40s tonight. here's the day planner. showers and storms for the city are mainly going to be for the evening commute as the front gets closer tomorrow afternoon. same thing for the jersey

there's a shower over northwest new jersey. a couple moderate showers getting in to western new jersey about a hundred miles away from citifield. a close call with first pitch. >> we've got pictures from newscopter7 as the overturned tractor-trailer rig. this is on the ramp from 17 north to 287 south. as we told you it's in -are you happy with your bathroom? i wasn't. until i learned about bath fitter. bath fitter puts a new bathtub right over your old one. isn't that amazing? bath fitter will measure, custom-make and install right over your existing tub. and only bath fitter has seamless walls, which guarantees a watertight fit. plus, they do it all in just one day. i'm michael douglas, and new york is my home. there's no place like it in the world. and there's no time to see it like the fall. take metro north to take in the beautiful fall foliage from high above the hudson. swing a club at one of america's greatest courses... see spectacular sights underground... ...or thrilling sights above it. there's so many incredible way

new jersey and bordentown, watch out a few things going on there. inside of exit 7 so off of the off ramp around 206, watch out for an accident where there are reports of property damage and one toll lane being blocked in the area. if you're heading out this evening, we'll give you a heads up. might be stadium traffic. doors open at 6:00 p.m. >>> 20 minutes after 5:00. a cooler morning and sunny day today. we'll see the temperatures climb to 60 degrees this afternoon in philadelphia. nowhere near the 70s we had yesterday. nice dry view, a quiet view of boathouse row. the wind is blowing, and we are seeing some gusts, too, of more than 20 miles an hour. the temperature has dropped 2 degrees in the last hour in philadelphia. now 52. and the numbers will continue to fall. most of the area is in the 40s. but everybody's going to enjoy sunshine, a nice clear view the across the delaware, no sign of fog this morning. even though we're seeing cooler temperatures the air is dry. 46 in doylestown, wilmington is 48 degrees. in pennsauken now 49, audubon 49, h

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in new jersey we'll have you covered. 42 freeway around the new jersey turnpike, so everybody is flyingn here. we have a 5 minute drive time. 57 miles per hour. so people are moving there. in new jersey watch for construction on 295, north and southbound between 42 and the black horse pike. watch for lane restrictions there. maybe you're in delaware, you have to head into new jersey, this might affect you. the delaware memorial bridge, between route 9 and new castle avenue and the mid span the left lane is closed heading into new jersey. we'll have more on mass transit when i come back in the next 10 minutes. >>> 18 minutes after 5:00, a chilly start this morning. our skies are nice and clear, we'll see lots of sunshine today. that's going to lead to a quick warm-up like we saw yesterday. clear view of boathouse row, a view from the melon bank building. the humidity is up. spots of fog out there but most pli that's isolated, not happening in the pocono mountains. the temperatures in the 40s and 50s in the mountains we'll warm into the 70s. it's 12 degrees warmer in mount pocono compared

on the new jersey turnpike. shannon sohn is live in news copter 7. shannon. >> good morning, shirleen, yeah, bad accident here. this is on the ramp from the southbound western spur. as we bring this shot in, you can see a car completely upside down and off the roadway. took down two poles in the process and did some damage to the guardrail as well. what we are hearing is miraculously only minor injuries here. as you exit the new jersey turnpike on that western spur, hopefully they will get this cleared up sooner than later. >>> thank you. new this morning, in a post- game tailgate party ends violently in dallas. a man is in critical condition after being shot outside at&t stadium. this happened after yesterday's game between new england and dallas. the suspected shooter was captured after falling while running away. >>> it is 6:15. actor randy quaid will be in court today after being arrested while trying to cross the border from canada into the u.s. quaid and his wife are being held in vermont on several felony

the storm is headed for louisiana. >>> new jersey governor chris christie is apologizing after apparently making a little too much noise on an amtrak quiet car. the governor accidentally took a seat in a quiet area from washington d. c. to new york yesterday morning. witnesses say he was speaking loudly on his phone and was asked to leave the car, but aides say he left once he realized his mistake. a fellow passengers posted pictures on instagram of christie departing. >>> still ahead on eyewitness news this morning, the growing memorial in east harlem for officer randolph holder killed in the line of duty. >>> you're never more than 7 minutes away from weather and traffic. we're looking at a morning with temperatures in the 40s. we've been looking at temperatures and been watching what is the remnants of hurricane patricia to the south. that will keep moving northward and eventually comes to us on thursday. we're looking at 37 around new city, 48 around new york city. we're looking at 44 around elizabeth, we're looking at a west to northwest wind. a really nice fall morning, and the temp

dozens of td bank employees volunteered with the new jersey tree foundation to planter 130 new trees. the popular park was in need of trees after a recent renovation project to fix flooding issues. the new jersey tree foundation has planted attorne planted mor0 trees in camden since 2002. >> all right, i'm going to put you on the spot. >> oh, boy. >> oh, boy. did it come out of the weekend two and three or one and four? come on. >> you can't put me on the spot like that. >> absolutely going to put you on the spot like that. >> i'll tell you off camera: it's not worth anything. >> they win. >> they win. >> they win. >> all right. >> who are we talk about again? drew brees is coming to town. if this is was don't want to hear, the eagles will be a bit short-handed on defense, two line backers are out mychal kendricks and kiko alonzo. jason peter listed as questionable with a quad injury. lane johnson listed as probable with a knee issue. sam bradford and the offense have gotten off to slow starts in games but bradford showed last week if given time he can make the big throws. eagles quar

leave it be. >>> we are following a developing story in new jersey. multiple people stabbed inside a home in teaneck. our kala rama just spoke to the family. >> i'm michael douglas, and new york is my home. there's no place like it in the world. and there's no time to see it like the fall. take metro north to take in the beautiful fall foliage from high above the hudson. swing a club at one of america's greatest courses... see spectacular sights underground... ...or thrilling sights above it. there's so many incredible ways to experience the fun of fall in new york state. plan your trip at iloveny.com. >>> you are never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic on "eyewitness news this morning." happy thursday. as we like to say around here, happy friday eve. here with go. temperatures around the five boroughs, 53 laguardia and jamaica queens and saint albans and we are looking at a beautiful day today t. 57 by 11:00. 63 to 65 this afternoon. it will be a beauty. real nice sunny gorks fall day -- gorgeous fall day. brisk we weather -- weath

magnolia in camden county, new jersey. we'll continue to monitor breaking news and bring you updates as we get them. >>> the odds of winning powerball jackpot are longer but your chance of winning something is greater. >> tonight's powerball drawing the first following a long list of changes to the lottery. jim furlong breaks it down. >>>. >> powerball. >> reporter: the way you play powerball, that's changing a little bit. >> better shot at whipping. >> reporter: she's right. kind of starting with tonight's drawing there are 69 numbers to pick from instead of 59 and 10 fewer powerball numbers to pick. tickets are still two bucks each but under new rules odds of winning some smaller cash prize get better, 1 in 25 compared to 1 in 32. but odds of winning the top jackpot get worse jumping from 1 in 175 million to 1 in 292 million. a third place prize for matching four balls in the powerball will jump from 10,000 to 50,000. also changes to the power play multiplier role. >> a jackpot. >> reporter: the big one. no-brainer there.

dream complex and new jersey transit will run additional trains to secaucus into manhattan once the complex opens. >>> now to an update on the plan to build a giant ferris wheel on staten island. the new york city council gave the final approval to recommend changes focused on a parking garage next to the wheel. work will be finished in 2017. will provide views of new york city, new jersey and beyond during a 38-minute ride. >>> a family farm that's become a north jersey institution is now making way for a supermarket. cbs 2's meg baker says this farm though is going out big. >> reporter: the pumpkin patch at depiero's country farm in montvale new jersey is busy. for the last time. >> i have a really big pumpkin. it's like a -- big as that. >> reporter: kenny depiero's has worked at her farm all her life. opened since 1924, the north jersey staple is closing. >> it's hard seeing friends come in, our kids all grew up here and families so it's been tough. >> reporter: the old-fashioned farm stand has been a place for class trips, family outings and grocery shopping. >> to hear this was

so we'll continue to see this heavy rain moving into new jersey. so right now we're watching it move towards washington township, you can expect it in that area by 5:51. williamstown by 6:00 and now we'll slide up closer to trenton, still along the i-95 corridor here, this heavy rain is continuing to move into burlington county here. east winds, 5:48 expected at chesterfield, browns mill about 6:02. so these storms still containing potentially damaging winds, but still strong winds, heavy rain, lightning, and the potential for at least small hail, but there you see the motion. we've mostly seen and confined in pennsylvania, but now moving into new jersey and northern delaware. all the pink shaded counties here, that's a severe thunderstorm watch. that's going to go until 8:00 tonight. if any severe thunderstorms we see develop from here until 8:00 p.m. or 9:00, we could see winds near 60 miles an hour, lightning, heavy rain and the potential for that small hail, but i think if you have friday night plans, the rain will be cleared out by later tonig

a tour bus on its way to new jersey crashes in connecticut. "today in new york" starts now. >>> good morning, everybody. coming up on 5:00 a.m. on this thursday, october 8th. i'm michael gargiulo. >> i'm darlene rodriguez. chris cimino is here with the forecast. >> good morning. a nice even 60 degrees this hour in the city. a little milder than it's been recent mornings this week. that's been the trend, each morning a little more comfortable. still cool up to the north. 60 in the city. mid-50s central long island. the coldest spot in westhampton down to 44. sunshine today mixes with patchy clouds at times. a little breeze out of the southeast. may be a couple degrees cooler than yesterday's low 70s. forecasting a high into the upper 60s. let's find out how the commute is rolling along so far.

for the 42 freeway new jersey around the new jersey turnpike in runnemede drive times great, 5 minutes north from 55 to the walt whitman bridge, these lanes northbound are heading toward the philadelphia area, or to 295. so they are moving great. flying through the conshohocken curve now, all lanes in the green so good news there. eastbound from the blue route to the vine street expressway into the center city area a 12-minute trip. we'll have more drive times around the philadelphia area. p >>> back now to our breaking news. a house fire in philadelphia that sent one person to the hospital and led to a dramatic dog rescue. nbc 10's monique braxton is live on the scene. >> reporter: chris, we've got new information for you. neighbors tell us the victim who was burned extensively here in this house fire is in his 40s, they say that he was burned on his face, chest and arms but he was communicating with firefighters as well as his neighbors. neighbors say the victim climbed out the second floor window with one dog, then went back inside to rescue a second dog. their age is 15 and 17, ver

. >> chopper 2 is over the scene in carney, new jersey. the northbound lanes are closed at this how shall. the rush is on to clean the mess before the morning commute. good evening. i'm kristine johnson. >> and i'm maurice debois. the smoke and flames could be seen for miles, causing a major traffic backup, and lou young is live with more tonight. lou? >> reporter: the traffic at but now the scene is right up ahead. there's a kaleidoscope of lights where they work on the scene where tanker burst into flames and one man died. we are south of exit 15w, carney, new jersey. >> reporter: the flames were so intense, the truck driver's body was not recovered for hours. heat and fire poured from every part of the ruptured tanker where it flipped over the guard rail, smoke visible for miles. a passing mow poortist on the turnpike shot this video. >> i opened the -- motorist on the turnpike shot this video. >> i opened the window, and it was extremely hot from even that distance. >> reporter: ma stresses for the van fell on the highway. tanker, and

the winds are whipping us around, as you can see here in sea bright, new jersey. take a look behind me. we are standing on a berm, and this storm is battering the jersey shoreline. the waves slamming against the shore. but here in this town it's not so much the ocean that's threatening the community, but a river just a block away. rough surf, strong winds and steady rain that swelled up the shrewesbury river, causing flooding on streets in sea bright, new jersey, the town vulnerable because it's squeezed in between the river and the ocean. the high water is bringing back bad memories of another storm. >> it sent all of us into a bit of a panic because it brought back all of sandy and we heard sandy on the news and it kind of gets your heart racing. >>reporter: this small town still rebuilding after sandy is on edge. >> it's pretty bad. my mother-in-law lives in town, she was evacuated for a few weeks, so we're hoping not to have is a repeat of that. >>reporter: in union beach waters from the raritan bay smashing into homes and flooding streets, forcing some residen

an accident in new jersey on route 22. this is westbound in the newark area out by meeker avenue. minor delays heading through here. we'll talk about the trains. all good news from there still. metro north, lirr, nj transit, path, and subways all running without delays or service changes. overall a nice commute today. >> all right, lauren. thank you. >>> it's 5:55. in new jersey, many residents in highlands say a new sandy monument on the beach is an eyesore eyesore, and they want it taken down. see what you think. this monument is dedicated to all those who survived the superstorm. but some residents say they don't even know what this design means, and it blocks the view of the water. the monument cost about $400,000 to build. it was a gift to the community by a group of local contractors. the town didn't know that it would look like this until it was delivered. now town officials say they hope it grows on people. >> uh -- what is the -- is there a purpose to this? >> projects on their nature sometimes come with change, and i think this is going to be a positive for the community.

showing incredible and huge tanker fire which is unfolding right now in carny new jersey on new jersey turnpike. carpe is norm of new york west of jersey city. this intention fire has several lanes northbound side shut down right now obviously well north of us. but if you talk about shut down anywhere on the new jersey turnpike bound to have ripple effects and ramifications. well, south of there as well. we'll continue to monitor this developing story. breaking news in carney, new jersey as "action news" continues today. but in the meantime, actor richard gere is coming back to philadelphia. but this time, it is not to film or promote a movie. instead, he'll accept the liberty medal on behalf of his life long from the dalai lama. the constitutional center made that announcement today. he had to cancel because of health. gear and several others will accept the 27 liberty medal in his place. october 26, tickets are free and limited and will be available starting on friday. >>> and it is time now for the "action news" traffic report. let's get over to matt pellman. we're talking about the

the new jersey republican spoke at the no labels conference in manchester, new hampshire.] collects thank you -- >> thank you very much, fellow problem solvers. no labels is not about -- is in part about forcing consensus and building bridges. liket to ask, do we all bruce springsteen here today? [applause] there you go. most of us can agree on the boss. one of the reasons we tend to often elect governors president in our country is because governors have to do things. they have to solve problems. they have to deliver results. as a newly elected democratic governor in my home state, the first democrat in 20 years, one of the first things i did was take up the phone and call governor terry branstad, the governor of iowa, because i heard about interesting initiatives he had done in his state to improve the efficiency of government. we shared ideas and solutions. there was no pride of authorship. republicans, democrats, liberals, conservatives, working together to deliver the results the people of our state had a right to expect. that's what governors tend to do. i had a repu

let's talk about the new jersey turnpike. if you're there or heading there, this is something you want to think about. we have the new jersey turnpike northbound side, accident in the truck lanes. crews are out doing guardrail repair. we have two lanes closed down as a result of that. in fair view, broad street closed both ways between fair view avenue. accident with a downed pole, downed wire. crews are out there as well. a minor delay inbound at the george washington bridge, lincoln and holland, they're doing just fine, and then mass transit we have that ongoing track work on the new haven line of long island railroad, path trains are okay. street cleaning rules are suspended. metered rules are in effect. >> thank you. it's 5:32 and still ahead on eyewitness news this morning, the big headache for anyone looking to fly on southwest airlines today. what is leading to delays and missed flights. >> and new this morning, a deadly fire on staten island. what investigators say may have caused the fire. >> also ahead space travel

>> reporter: and they are also coupled with the new jersey trends. in new york dray clark channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you, dray. another important day, prime minister right now addressing the general assembly. we have a live picture that we could take you to as he just took the podium. his comments come just one day after the palestinians raised their flag at the united nations for the very first time. the leader also said that he is no longer bound by the agreement signed with israel. and he asked for the un to provide their international protection. >>> meanwhile russian jets, they launched strikes in syria for a second day, saying that they were targeting the same enemy, isis. however some u.s. lawmakers are saying that russia is in fact hitting forces that are battling their leader's government. they have pledged to support the recamier denying reports that the wave of the attacks have caused civilian deaths. >>> coming up next, the new plan to help prevent their accidents, involving the mta buses. details about their warning system for dr

new jersey transit doing ne. sefrg on schedule. alternate side is in effect. >>> right now, hundreds of people are forced out of their homes in new jersey. there's a massive fire that's destroyed an apartment building. it erupted late last night on gregory avenue in passaic. tracie strahan is there. we understand you've talked some of the people who live in that building. >> reporter: that's right. they were here, many of them, when this went down. this was an eight-alarm fire that was only brought under control about 90 minutes ago. keep in mind it started around 9:00 last night. nearly everyone who l ed in the building where you s!e that damage right now is looking for a place to live. the flames that shot out of the top of 290 gregory avenue were captured on this cell phone video. as many as 400 people scrambled out of this five-story brick building as the ilames spread across the entire structure. parts of the roof collapsed. a resident we ran into this morning who took shelter inside of her car says she was only able to escape

plus this. >>> i'm jen max in livingston, new jersey, where one out of eight students opted out of a controversial test. are students making the grade? listen up new york. there's a new drug out there. and it's trying to destroy our generation. it's called synthetics. . . so, some guy thought it might be a good idea to spray poison on some herbs, and then sell it to you. no, it's not marijuana. it goes by names like k2, spice, rocks. causes hallucinations, rapid heart-beat. vomiting, seizures. and it can kill you the first time you smoke it. we gotta have each other's backs. this is our future. and the future of new york is saying no to synthetics! go to oasas.ny.gov, or call or >>> new tonight, the scores are in and new jersey students are not making the grade on the state's new standardized tests. >> as news4's jen maxfield explains, more than half the students who took the contests are not meeting expectations. >> reporter: when the tests were given last spring, one-third of the students opted out, because one-third of the students taking the test didn't feel it was necessary. >> i