new jersey transit. long island metro north doing just fine and here is a look at the grand central parkway in front of laguardia parkway where traffic is moving great here but i'll investigate that reported unauthorized tractor trailer. we do have our street cleaning rules in effect for today. lori, over to you. bronx and police are trying to find out who tried to blow up a car with two people inside. a crude poip bomb was taped underneath the car, blowing out the two rear tires. the bomb squad on the scene all night. eyewitness news reporter darla miles live in pelham bay. >> the pipe bomb was made of two aerosol cans and pipe and it went off as the car, the red nissan pulled up behind me. the bomb squad continues their investigation. the force of the explosion caused the right rear passenger tire to go flat and the air bags to display around 7:00 late last night at intersection of mahan and roberts avenue. the aerosol can was attached to the rear wheels of each of the tires but only one can exploded.

let's look at the northbound new jersey turnpike getting up to 18w. you can see the stalled truck on the shoulder. alternate side parking rules are in effect. back over to you. >>> charges against the jersey city man charged with driving over two teens last saturday night have been upgraded to aggravated manslaughter after he was found object high on pcp. prosecutors upped the charges against eric paterson after drug tests much he is being held at facility. he hit the boys while driving 74 miles an hour in a 25 miles an hour zone. a third boy hospitalized remains in stable condition. >>> time is 4:48. the man charged with beating a mets fan during last year's the 50 years old victim was left unconscious and in critical condition. michael ray papayance is being . >>> millions of americans are about to lose out out on nearly a billion dollars in federal tax money. low and middle income taxpayers may miss out on an earned income tax credit. >>> dozens international athletes tested positive for the performance enhancing drug that scanned lied the career of

here is a live look out in new jersey. we have nice conditions out there. cast skies at great adventure and keep seeing it today. snow moving in tonight. 33 philadelphia, allentown, upper 30s for south jersey and delaware, 43 wildwood. here is what will happen as we go through the day. by 2:00 p.m. we should start to see rain in new jersey and delaware toing move through tonight. look what happened by 8:00 p.m. some of this rain will change to snow new jersey and delaware, even around philadelphia area. then look as we go into midnight tonight. the coverage of the snow should get larger, mainly philadelphia and could stretch into parts of the lehigh valley. coming up, show you what to expect. most melting on roads at the start but what it means for your morning commute tomorrow, too. that's straight ahead. >> thanks, sheena, see you then. may not feel like it but it's the first day of spring. there's a sweet treat. where you want to take the kids young at heart. plus this. thousands of students tested with concerns of the water. turns out the issue is nothin

rain in new jersey and delaware. in the forecast for your afternoon if you're in new jersey and delaware with highs topping out and 30. mostly cloudy, overcast. by noon and 4:00 p.m., low 40s. through the lehigh valley you'll see the driest around the afternoon of 43 degrees. here is a big picture of what's going to happen overnight tonight. there you see it, rain changing to snow. for some of the area, it will be accumulating mostly on grassy surfaces. coming up, show you that will be lingering into the morning commute and what you can expect. >>> new from overnight, one person in the hospital because of this house fire in chester, delaware county. firefighters called to concord avenue near west 5th street. they found heavy fire and smoke on the third floor. it are spread to two more buildings before being put under control. we're working to learn the condition of the victim in the house. a firefighter was hit by a wire but did not have to go to the hospital. >>> today is once again tournament time. holy teams with

the new jersey primary is later on june 7th. on the "today" show, much more on the fallout from super tuesday and what lies ahead. stay tuned at 7:00 after "today in new york." >>> all city employees will be back at work in paterson, new jersey. the city council approving a temporary budget plan that ended shutdown. employees who had to stay home without pay, they were -- the temporary budget only covers through the month of march. it does not resolve the issue that led to the government shut doup in the first place. the mayor asked for a 6% property tax increase. >>> several new york city city council members think local a $400 tax rebate. some of that money should go back to taxpayers. the city's last property tax rebate program ended in 2009. >>> all right. 4:34 right now. time for weather and traffic on the 4s. let's check in with chris cimino. chris, you're right. it's nice and warm this morning. >> one of those backwards days. we're peaking right now in the low 50s. but there's a cold front working its way through. ahead of

it's here and mostly falling in new jersey and delaware. sussex county in delaware near milford and right along the beaches, that's where we have a heavier area of wet snow. also through georgetown, lewes. most of this is light yb especially in cape may. we're not seeing much of it, expressway, we're seeing more moderate snowfall there and that line of more moderate snow extends into burlington county near browns mills. we'll continue to see the light snow in the area through the next couple of hours. i think it's quickly going to be moving i don't offshore, clearing through the philadelphia area. temperatures, that's the main thing here. most of the snow is not sticking. a lot of it is melting. we do have wet roads. millville close to freezing, atlantic city close to freezing, mount holly is at freezing. that ill, the main thing as we go through this morning. we'll be watching for temperatures dropping below freezing while the snow is here. wall township, 31 degrees. any light snow in this air i don't could be sticking but it's not heavy e

new jersey and delaware by 6:00 a.m. still lingering and we'll finally start to see it clear up about 9:00 a.m. weather with snowfall totals not much. maybe an inch or two in parts of new jersey and delaware. we'll be keeping a very close eye on this. yes, some of it can be sticking to roads. be very careful tomorrow morning because we could see slick spots. any accumulation should be on grass mainly. mostly cloudy and cold. rain in new jersey and delaware but some could be edging into the philadelphia area. 40 to 43 for the high temperatures. tonight really is what we're watching for that. we go into monday windy and cold. morning lows at or below flees freezing. some of that will be sticking and causing icy spots. be careful driving. look at the warmups. sunny tuesday, wednesday, thursday, near 70 on thursday and rain into the week. >> thank you. students will get more funding thanks to efforts of the mayor and00 of local vips. nbc 10 in center city for the mayor's masked ball. the gala raised money for the local chapt

thanks to the new jersey governor. now, watch him as donald trump is speaking, and dave kinchen is gone to where chris christie lives. a lot of the time. trenton, new jersey. >> reporter: lanes, sometimes politics can be strange, boring, in this case it was weird. of course, donald trump was the big winner, on the republican side, but christie who stole the show and quite awkwardly at that. governor christie of course former presidential candidate himself who is stomping for trump stood behind the real estate mogel as he thanked supporters following huge rounds of super tuesday victories. and at one point, trump talks about the economy and businesses leaving new jersey, in front of the new jersey governor. well, needless to say, it was weird. >> we're lowering taxes on business, you look at all of the companies that are moving out. when you see pfizer, moving to ireland, and you see so many other companies, constantly, now, they are leaving, they used to move from new york to florida, or they would move from new jersey

we get to new jersey, i'm going to do great. chris christie is here some place and the governor of new watched what he did to marco. where is chris? he is around here somewhere. whoops. it turns out, governor christie was indeed in florida, but he was not at that particular speech. as to whether staying at a trump property, they had nothing to loretta lynch pulled herself from consideration. the department of justice says lynch felt the battle over the nomination process would limit her affectiveness now as attorney general. republican leadership in the senate stressed they will not consider any nominee from president obama. one warned anyone named by the president would end up bearing a strong resemblance to a pinata. >>> it is 6:36. you're never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic. meteorologist bill evans and the accuweather sgloeshth i was a pinata once. >> i only did it one time. we look from across the park. it is absolutely gorgeous. good morning to the central park conserve yancy. it is a pretty morning.

talks to avoid a new jersey transit strike ended on a positive note and there is a lot of hope leading into more negotiations tomorrow, eyewitness news reporterory hoff is live on. good morning to you. >> good morning, michelle. anxiety as the clock is ticking. yesterday was considered positive, face to face talks will continue tomorrow. >>reporter: new jersey transit and the workers unions met yesterday in newark. there is no agreement but progress is being made, an encouraging sign for rider s. everyone stop worrying, we'll be all right. >>reporter: talks are moving in a positive direction. >> i think there is give and take. i think we have to get very creative on give and take. both sides are trying to progress towards the middle and trying to find nuts ral ground. >>reporter: a system wide -- neutral ground. >>reporter: a system wide strike continues. new jersey transit has a con contingency yensy plan in place because of a strike. important to point out that the con contingency plan would not again, both will be back at the negotiating table. mallory hoff, chann eyewitness news. >

you see the people over my shoulder boarding new jersey transit buses. news 4 learned that new jersey and ride bus locations as an alternative in a strike hits. let's show you the first look at where the stations will be. they'll be at ramsey station parking garage on route 17 and met life stadium as well. they will also be at metro park parking garage. the pnc art center parking lot in homedale and the had hamilton rail station in mercer county. sources are telling news 4 that new jersey transit came up with the plan in hopes of accommodating the more than 100,000 commuters that take the train into manhattan each day. rail unions authorized a strike for next sunday. that's march 13th. if an agreement isn't reached on the wage increase. we spoke to a commuter who said it will add a lot of time and frustration on to her commute. >> i don't think that would work. i guess there's no solution. i don't know. it's like a lose-lose for everybody. >> reporter: now, new jersey exactly what their contingency ill be at a news conference in a few hours. michael, a lo

it's mostly new jersey and delaware. some of that could be edging up into the philadelphia area and maybe suburbs north and west. we'll have to keep a close eye on this the edge through the area. temperatures at that time still above freezing so we still expect some melting on the road. early tomorrow morning by 6:00 a.m. this should be sliding offshore more. some parts of the area like the shore and delaware beaches could be dealing with snow for the morning. either way expect slippery roadways for the morning hours. still cold. by 9:00 a lot of that moving out. what we do expect as of now, one to three for parts of new jersey and delaware, mostly grassy accumulations. a lot will be melting on the road. some areas might stick, in the philadelphia area mostly on the grass. mostly cloudy and cold, high temperatures in the mid to low 40s. rain south jersey and delaware this afternoon and changing to snow later tonight. again, some of that will be moving farther north and west but we'll be keeping a close eye on it. don't b

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new jersey transit, long island rail road, metro north on or close. long island rail road will provide extra service out of new york's penn station this afternoon, and street cleaning rules are suspended. lori, over to you. >> thank you, heather. >>> a thief was caught rummaging through a car and unfortunately for him, the person who caught him practices mixed martial arts. near his home in fair lawn wednesday night when he noticed a stranger removing items from his neighbor's vehicle. well, rodriguez confronted the thief, who tried to push him off, so, rodriguez put his martial arts moves to work. >> he started running, so i went to grab him and then everything fall out of his hands. i grab him and hold him and i put him to sleep. >> well, when police arrived, the suspect, 41-year-old kevin stark, jr., was passed out. when he woke up, they arrested him. >>> researchers are working on a way to do laundry without soap and water. instead of water, all your clothes would need is a few minutes of sunlight. scientists in australia dipped fabric into a solut

by noontime, you can see the batch from pennsylvania moving into new jersey and then over long island by 2:30 in the afternoon, then we start to clear out here in new york city and points north and west. that really warms things up. here's your accuweather forecast for today. a few showers into the early part of the afternoon, then breezy and warmer with partial clearing late. we're going 69 today, could be 70 over interior parts of new jersey. clear, brisk and turning colder. tonight, 41. midtown, 30s in most of the suburbs. it's plenty of sun tomorrow, but also a cooler day. the high up to about 58. here's your accuweather seven- day forecast, on easter sunday, 56 with a mix of sun and clouds. the easter bunny is excited. it will be nice out there. periods of rain on monday, could be a thunderstorm monday afternoon into monday evening. cooler, breezy on tuesday, and upper 50s on wednesday. 66 degrees on thursday. with the chance of rain returning and, guys, i don't even need the umbrella anymore. that's how quickly the shower came tlough. >> that was quick, jeff. >> there might be a

moving into new jersey, watch out in little ebb hagg harbor, 58, route 539.area bridges, okay, at least making our way into the philadelphia area. speed restrictions, 35 miles per hour on the ben, the commodore barry and the betsy ross. more updates when i come back in the 5:00 hour. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >>> ten minutes before 5:00. snow is falling. right now very light snow in philadelphia. this is the view, clouds overhead. a little bit of accumulation on the cold surfaces this morning. the roads, they've been treat, they'll be fine. most of the rest of the roads are doing okay, too. just below freezing, just cold enough to support icing. be on the lookout for that this morning. not everybody will see it. we won't see the clouds all day, this is the view from the comcast center. clouds break for sunshine. we'll see a warm jurp into the 40s this afternoon. right now, below freezing for reading, allentown and pottstown. it's these colder areas north and west that's getting light snowfall. light snowfall at 32

new jersey transit had suspended service between trenton and princeton. resumed service with one hour delays and we're looking live at this breaking news. this is the chopper with our sister station in new york and you can see a pedestrian crash that's delaying the northeast corridor by an hour. so you see emergency workers on the tracks right there. at first they had completely suspended service, new jersey transit, between trenton and princeton junction and now we're hearing one-hour delays even though they've got it back up and running at this point. amtrak has mostly been on time at this point. the issues with new jersey transit expect one-hour delays. this is breaking news. it has resumed service but that's a big delay for the morning. let's take a look outside right now and show you what's happening here on i-95. we have a disabled vehicle. we've had so many of them. it just cleared. it was on the shoulder here but southbound traffic already jamming academy to cottman and allegheny to girard. that delay is growing on i-95. we've got an accident in po

of course we're following breaking news out of new jersey a new jersey state trooper has died after being hit the by a car, last night around 8:15 on 295. we are live at troop are hospital. we will go take through next. so how old is the second most famous groundhog in pennsylvania? i don't have enough fingers ben! ok gus, make a wish! that was some blowout. thanks, so are these! wow, the new blowout instant games from the pennsylvania lottery, with over $225 million in prizes. did someone say blowout?! keep on scratchin'! >>> top story, a sad story, new jersey state troop are killed last night around 8:15 while on patrol there at an accident on 295. >> we have learned it was a young driver 22 years old who hit the state trooper. thirty-one year-old sean cullen. >> steve is a at cooper hospital waiting for this procession, steve. >> reporter: mike, i said live at 5:00 before you guys came on something was going on because there was a whole lot of police here and what we are looking at, is road closed for construction equipment being moved in but that streetlight there is broadway and loca

that would mostly be in new jersey and delaware. we are watching as we go through tomorrow morning, any heavier wet areas developing, that would be causing the low visibility. so again, that would be an issue not good timing for the morning hours of course. the light snow moves in late, slick spots overnight. 3,500 for the low, 25 degrees areas north and west. through the afternoon after the snow leaves by about lunch time for new jersey and delaware, we'll see gradual clearing through the day, temperatures right around 40 degrees. so still cold in the afternoon, we go into the weekend, mid-40s saturday, cloudy conditions action could see early showers on sunday. otherwise we're clearing, mid-40s and next week's forecast, monday and tuesday, just beautiful sunny getting warmer near 70 on tuesday, low 70s on wednesday, that could get close to a record high and we go into thursday, some showers but we are still in the mid-60s. >> can we keep that the way? moving on forward? that would be great. right. the academy award winning actor w

if you travel the new jersey turnpike, a debris spill in runnemede around exit 3 at the black horse pike. you can see in the surrounding area in south jersey, everything in the green doing okay. no back ups. another check on the morning drive when i come back in the 6:00 hour. >> thank you. 5:51. what's new at the park? here is a live look at citizens bank park. the big announcement coming from the phillys about their season. we'll be right back. >>> hey, good morning, everyone. jessica boyington with the first alert traffic. we are going to check out the roads in new jersey. cooper road, no problems. the biggest thing we are dealing with today, we are dealing with light volume, but the rain. slippery spots out there. i'll highlight them when i come back in the 6:00 hour. >> thanks. five minutes before 6:00. today, we are finding out what is new for the phillies this weekend. we are two weeks away from their home opener. before they take on the padres the 11th, there's a lot of work to happen. we'll have a preview of what's new in food and gear. nbc 10 has you covered. pregame show april

. >> tough talk following a marathon negotiating session trying to avoid a new jersey transit strike. this morning why governor christie now faces some criticism. >>> and new this morning, a train goes off the track and into a creek. hear from some of the passengers on board. good morning. it's tuesday morning, march 8th. i'm darlene rodriguez. >> i'm michael gargiulo. chris cimino has returned, suspiciously now that the weather is better. >> you caught on to me. the gig is up. we're talking about unseasonably warm temperatures. week. we will deliver. yesterday up around 60. mild already in the boroughs. sheepshead bay in the 50s. the suburbs, a difference. 20 degree difference. out in the pine bar remember, eastern long island, 27. patchy clouds out there. most of this will die out before it get ness s anywhere, but the western suburbs may a sprinkle or two. plan on a day that will see a mix of clouds and sun. starts out mild at 52. upper 50s, near 60 by noon. forecasting a high of 66 this afternoon. warmer days yet ahead. we'll get to that in a bit. let's get over to emily west. how

i check our cameras in new jersey.e small backups there, but your best bet, you can take the betts is ross and that's nice and open. we're going to keep it in new jersey right now. over around the new jersey turnpike, no problems here. northbound drive time from the walt whitman bridge, no problems there. there is construction on south eighth that's closed between union. >> thanks. >>> happening now, the philly bus loop kicks off its 2016 season with free rides. it leaves independence center this morning. there will be free philly pretzels and you can also take your pictures with philadelphia mascots of sports teams. >>> 4:22. be on the lookout for potholes. not just to avoid them. but why some road crews are asking you to be on pothole patrol. hoverboards and the boardwalk. one jersey shore town is weeks away from possibly banning them just in time for the summer season. >>> as you watch the news, we invite you to be part of the conversation. our addresses are right there on our screen. feel free to give us a shout-ou

new jersey transit's -- illustrates new jersey's a solution which is fair to both parties. the union coalition has engaged in on going negotiations with new jersey transit with the objective of reaching a settlement without the necessity of engaging in a strike. two presidential emergency boards have issued recommendations which are consistent with the coalition's proposals. and of which, the coalition has fully agreed to comply with. yet new jersey transit refuses to acknowledge the recommendations and continues the assault on our members. we object to transit's conduct in this matter while the parties are fully engaged in negotiating process. such action on new jersey transit's part is counter productive to reaching a solution through the negotiating than. >> that is part of federal law that that is not a threat. >> you have been listening to a news conference that just broke upright now. that was the union representing the workers. new jersey transit workers, clearly not very happy about how negotiations are going right now. new jersey transit giving a notice to all empl

old boy remains in the hospital the victim of senseless gun violence in paterson new jersey. he was inside his home when you know a bullet came flying through the window, remarkably he was brave enough to call 911 himself. our eyewitness news is live in paterson, good morning, darla. >>> this 7-year-old boy was home with his grandmother at the time of the shooting as you mentioned he called 911 on his own after he got shot, now he spent the night here at saint joe's and police say he is going to be okay but let me show you where the shooting happened on rosa parks boulevard around 6:30 outside of a liqueur store this is where genesis was shot after riding her scooter outside of a store, her own home rather in 2014. now in last night's shooting police say the 7-year-old boy instead of running for cover he ran to his window to find out the child was struck in the shoulder. >> scary like crazy. not once, they run like that. >>> it is not good, not good for the neighborhood not good at all. it's got to stop. >>> now no word on any suspects at this time meanwhile the 7- year-old is

patco, amtrak, new jersey transit and d.a.r.t. are okay. we are having equipment problems and 20 minute delays, however. >>> new at 6:00 one airline is aiming to give star gazers a sky-high glimpse at a heavenly sight. >> alaska airlines is adjusting the schedule of one of its flights from anchorage to honolulu so their passengers can get a look at today's total solar eclipse. the sun will be completely blocked out by the moon for a little less than two minutes today. don't blink. you'll miss it. it happens over western pacific and southeast asia. let's check in now with sheena parveen. >> we don't be able to seat solar eclipse this time, is that the deal. >> it's over indonesia. passengers flying from alaska to honolulu can see it because it's in a very narrow strip there. if you're on a plane flying to alaska from honolulu you'll pass it. good news, we'll be able to see the sun. maybe not an eclipse but it will be nice. it will come along with warm temperatures. even this morning, maybe a light jacket for you. 48 in philadelphia, 40 in all

new jersey took early lead. boucher will get the puck from palmieri and blasted it and devils, up 1-0. then, smith, right at the net. gets the shot blocked. scrambles. blue jackets try to stop him. pushes it in the net, game winner. devils bleat columbus 2-1. ncaa tournament action, why they call it a march madness. biggest comeback in tournament history ends in heart pounding overtime finish. 11 seed northern iowa has 12 point lead with 44 seconds. up by two. turnover, aggies gilder gets the ball and ties the game. double overtime, texas a&m pulls away, beating northern iowa, 92-88. aggies move on to the sweet 16. face two-seeded oklahoma sooners. >>> in the east, another dramatic finish. only 2 seconds left on the clock, which is against number two, xavier. at the 3-point line drains it at buzzer sounds. badgers, bill murray's son is the assistant coach of xavier. >> that is why he was watching, right? >> 66-63. they go on to play in sweet six teen. barclays center yesterday, number two, we'll get to the irish

from anchorage, alaska to get a taste of atlantic city, an east coast tour included this stop in new jersey. >> i'm happy. i always wanted to come. happy to spend my money. >> reporter: she and apparently many others. >> the good news is we are doing better. >> reporter: the lieutenant governor told those at the conference on tourism that the industry, among the state's largest, generated nearly $43.5 billion last year, more than 3% increase from 2014. >> i'm very proud to say that the numbers are the highest in years. >> reporter: they attribute low gas prices and plentiful sunshine last summer that helped drive people to the jersey shore, but experts admit the challenge of luring visitors from canada is growing. >> we are very, very concerned. >> reporter: since summer the canadian dollar has significantly weakened making trips to the u.s. less appealing to those from north of the border. >> we are already out there, week been since january working with our businesses to create incentives or discounts. >> reporter: in struggling atlantic city, a potential bright spot. after this week's il

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and also other members of new jersey state police going in and out of the hospital along with memberslocal law enforcement agencies from the south jersey area. but new jersey state police are saying little at this hour. they will tell us that that trooper is in serious condition. >> we have reports of a trooper that was struck by a vehicle. >> reporter: the emergency calls began flooding dispatch after a new jersey state trooper was hit by a vehicle while responding to a car fire. >> trooper is down. got a trooper down. >> reporter: monday night this all unfolded around 8:00 p.m. at 295 southbound between exit 24a and route 130 in west deptford. the trooper was so seriously injured a medical helicopter had to be dispatched to transport him to cooper medical center. minutes after that dramatic radio call officers at the scene gave an update on the trooper. >> still breathing. >> reporter: since the freezing rain's arrival at cooper hospital there's been a flood of support from his own brothers and sisters in blue and area law enforcement agencies and first responders. and new jersey st

live in brick, new jersey, mallory hoff, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> all right, mallory, thank you. >>> and download our free accutrack weather alert app to track weather conditions in your neighborhood. go to the i-tunes or google play store and then search abc7ny or accutrack. >>> in other news, and we're seeing new video this morning as police continue the search for a man who attacked a 92- in brooklyn. investigators say the man in this video followed elizabeth jolino into her apartment building in park slope. that's where he's accused of putting his hands around her neck while demanding cash. brooklyn borough president eric adams is personally offering a reward for information leading to the arrest of the man who left an elderly woman fearing for her life. >> leave me alone, please. >> well, the man pulled out a gun and threaten the 92-year- old along with a neighbor, then he took off with cash. the same suspect is accused of attacking a 71-year-old woman last month. >>> time now is 5:05. another fiery debate by the republicans in the race for the white house. frontrunner donal

a p blem in new jersey. an accident on the western spur of the turnpike northbound after 18w tolls in left lane. you can see delays heading into is area. another place you'll seeidelays is at george washington bridge. we'll take a live look. we had construction out there earlier. that's now cleared bat you do have a disabled tractor-trailer out there blocking right center lane. delays are five to ten minutes into upper level tolls. no delays at thedlowen level. here's connecticut turnpike. things moving along nicely. smhiooth sailing in connecticut and alternate side parking rules are in effect today. >>> 5:17. surveillance video here helping police catch a man who slashed a woman in brooklyn. witnesses say the man came from behind and cut her in the neck with a kitchen knife yesterday morning. you can see the suspect running. pon'lice tell us the woman is expected to survive. >>> also in brooklyn, police say they have a an responsible for the rerfdifferent stabbings. two happened wednesday night in pr itosp

. >> and over the weekend, remember new jersey governor chris christie backed republican candidate donaldrump. well, a new monmouth university poll came out focusing on alabama and oklahoma. about three and four say christie's endorsement has no impact on their choice. pennsylvania, new jersey and delaware will not vote today. we're asking votese errs in our, should we try to move our primaries to have a bigger impact? >>> super tuesday is a critical time for the 2016 presidential election as we've said. the entire nbc family has you covered. first make sure you have the nbc 10 app. the app will tell you everything you need to know, including realtime updates and information in all the states involved today. at 6:00, we talk to chuck todd. this morning on the "today" show, reporters will be fanned out across the country as they get ready for super tuesday. tonight, it's a special one-hour edition of the "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> coming up later this hour, we'll check in reporters spread out across the state taking part in super tuesday, including texas and minnesota. >>> lo

the new jersey primary is later on june 7th. this morning, the "today" show, much more on the fallout from super tuesday and what lies ahead. stay tuned at 7:00 right after "today in new york." >>> 5:31 now. a news 4 exclusive. we're hearing about the brave actions of a 7-year-old shot in the arm in new jersey. jayden deleon is at home in paterson. a stray bullet went through a window in his home and hit him. despite bleeding heavily, jayden calmly comforted his grandmother and even dialed 911. >> she was hysterical crying, they didn't know what was going upon. give me the phone, i'll do it. he made his call. hurt. he had just got en shot. so come quick. >>> young jayden didn't cry at he is expected to make a full recovery. the suspects, though, are still right now being sought. >>> new this morning, also in paterson, all city employees will be going back to work. the paterson city council approved a temporary budget plan that ended a one-day partial government shutdown. many city employees stayed home yesterday without pay. they

new jersey transit's atlantic line runs between here and ac, a strike would impact the stations at trenton, happenle on the and princeton junction which people use to get to new york. in fact, more than 100,000 riders would be affected by a walkout. governor chris christie says he is monitoring negotiations but he also says it won't stop him from beginning a vacation today to mark his 30th wedding anniversary. >>> for more on the possible strike and new jersey transit's backup plan, workers walk off the job, check out our nbc 10 app. >> montgomery county has its first confirmed case of zika virus this afternoon. the county health department tells us a 55-year-old woman was diagnosed after returning from a trip, she's been outside the u.s. in an area where zika has been discovered in mosquitoes and there are six cases in pennsylvania, also two confirmed cases in new jersey and one in delaware. meantime, new evidence suggests sexual tran mission is more common than first thought and more. in an emergency meeting word health officials said it's likely that a spike in serious birth defects is

that's mostly in new jersey and delaware this morning. that timing is concerned, ending by about 7:00 this morning in new jersey, delaware, which is good. the main part of the morning commute from 7:00 to 9:00, we should see this clearing out. this is future weather. 6:00, 7:00 in the morning, a lot of that continues to move offshore. temperatures cold, freezing for most of the area. this afternoon, it will get windy. temperatures in the mid-40s, topping out in the upper 40s later on today. for today, afternoon clearing. we'll see more sunshine. it will be a windy day, winds gusting near 35 miles an hour, 46 to 49 degrees for a high temperature after a cold morning. tomorrow, another cold start, 32 degrees when you walk outside. 53 for the high, tomorrow then look at the nice warmup by thursday. 70 degrees and then we have spring showers on friday. >> focus on thursday. thanks, sheena. >>> the villanova wildcats are alive and well in the ncaa tournament. >> go cats! >> next in a live report at 5:00, we'll take you to campus where hopes ar

you can see how close it is to the new jersey transit station here. we also have news copter seven in new jersey over hoboken where another water main break, good morning to you, john. >> that is right. heather, good morning, we arrived overhead here and that certainly is what we have. this looks to be a pretty substantial water main break. we're on 1st street between willow and clinton street. that puts us about a block and a half north of observer highway facilitys here. this is a local water main break but it is significant. you can see the water flowing freely now down 1st street. the whole block here between willow and clinton appears to be pretty much flooded out and right here appears to be the heart wlf the water is coming from. it looks like it is coming up here in the center of the street. we'll is local street closures and traffic disruptions in downtown hoboken this morning. this location, first street, willow avenue. avoid this throughout the morning rush. we're live over hoboken. john del giorno, channel 7, eyewitness news. >> thank you.

between new jersey and new york. if this strike goes down, even with extra buses, only about 40% of the riders can be sustained, meaning the other 60% are likely going to clog up the roads, light rails, and ferries. >> it would just ruin my life. >> it's going to be a real nightmare. >> reporter: with a potential strike just 10 days away, new jersey transit rail operations could soon be coming to a screeching halt. customers who rely on their services to travel to the city daily. with negotiations between the rail union and transit officials now at an impass, a thorough contingency plan was laid out thursday. >> make no mauc. our contingency service cannot replicate the railroad. >> reporter: a plan they admit can only sustain a small fraction of roughly 38% of their ridership. part of the plan would involve extra transit buses providing service to key park and ride locations from which commuters can access alternatives to the city. >> it will have a severe effect on travel in the entire region. whether you take a bu

a cab driver shot in the face in new jersey. news 4 was first on the scene. >>> a violent robber preying on the elderly. police releasing a new clue >>> a wet start to the week. storm team 4 will tell us how long we need the umbrellas. "today in new york" starts now. >>> good morning everyone. monday morning. it's march 28th. i'm darlene rodriguez. >>> i'm kerry barrett in for michael today. >> storm team 4's chris cimino is here with the forecast. happy monday. >> happy monday. in terms of needing an umbrella, probably another seven or eight hours for some of us. the rain is spilling in over southern new jersey. in and around the city, mist and drizzle and lighter showers. we had heavier showers over stern long island. this area to the south is going to come on up. it does so, you'll see the rain pick up in intensity later on in the morning hours. up until noon, 1:00, it will taper off with showers. before then, kind of nasty. inll the low or mid-40s. point pleasant is 44. 43 woodbridge. uniform temperatures everywhere you go. g

it's been raining over the catskills into vernon, new jersey, so really north of i-80 and new jersey, a couple sprinkles near greenwich and stanford but nothing heavy. eventually this rain collapse down in the area. it's connected to incredible rainfall. they've gotten over a foot of rain in parts of louisiana and arkansas, water rescues and flooding. we're fortunate to get just light rainfall as this bends in on the area going through the late night. figure the next couple hours evan is, close to 10 -- i-287, close to the bronx by 10:00. then overnight about 1/4 inch of rainfall, but it's leaving and probably offshore by 4 or 5 a.m. leftover clouds early especially along the coast. quickly the shine comes out and we've got a cool breeze. the numbers tonight are beautiful. tomorrow morning we're in the 40s and 50s. we get to the low 60s with a pretty good breeze and it feels like 50s. 56 overnight, cloudy and mild, rain developing northwest to southeast, becoming sunny quickly tomorrow, but a cooler breeze. 43 tomorrow. you really notice the cool air coming in. 63 on saturday, but sat

you'll be cross honored with new jersey transit light rail passes. private carrier buses, path trains, new york water way service. so, again, that will help you out but you'll have to budget a lot of extra time if the strike does go into effect on monday morning. let's go back over to our maps. i'll tell you what else is happening. keep in mind. if you're going to be taking a ride over to the george, lincoln and holland, overnight construction is cleared. i'll show you the l.i.e., the l.i.e. patrick hole brook roads. alternative side parking rules are in effect. >>> it is 4:55. police in jersey city are searching for a man who invaded a woman's home and raped her. he wore gloves so he didn't leave fingerprints as he went looking for an open door. he got into a building, looked for an open door inside a building, broke into a woman's home and attacked. >>> police have thrown out much of the belongings of a homeless woman who was pushing around a car van of carts along manhattan's side. the carts were filled from everything from bottles to wood. she eve

shutdown. >>> also ahead in our next half hour, a woman critically injured in a hit-and-run crash in new jersey. what we know about the vehicle police want to find. >>> and tornado warnings in the midwest. the new video of the in new york state, we believe tomorrow starts today. all across the state, the economy is growing, with creative new business incentives, and the lowest taxes in decades, attracting the talent and companies of tomorrow. like in buffalo, where the largest solar gigafactory in the western hemisphere will soon energize the world. and in syracuse, where imagination is in production. let us help grow your company's tomorrow - >>> they're face ago nightmare commute this morning in washington. the danger of fire in the city's metro system is so real the system shut down at midnight for 29 hours of safety inspections. emergency checkup for more than 600 jumper cables follows a fire on the tracks that caused huge delays on monday. now, there was a similar electrical fire, you'll remember, last year that prove deadly. >> they should do this on saturday where nobody has to work beca

now their parents are talking about the shameful behavior. >>> also a woman from new jersey says her fried chicken came with a little something extra and it made her family sick. >>> plus it looks like a scene out of "inception." the mind-boggling vision of new york that could become a reality. >>> and we want to hear from our viewers. join us tonight for an eyewitness news town hall meeting. public library from 7:00 to 8:30. slow, building african-style music it's the little moments that make the biggest waves. kalahari resorts & conventions. the world's coolest indoor waterparks. >>> 6:42. and police in philadelphia have identified four young boys who were caught on camera last week during a profanity-filled >> [ bleep ] >> well, the outburst was so foul, we cannot let you hear most of it, and the children were so young, we can't show their faces. police say the four boys are just 6 to 7 years old. one passenger who was attacked shotted video of them cursing, hitting and at one point even spitting at a passenger and slapping a woman. the children's parents say they're also so shocke

mass transit, an update for new jersey transit. t an hour delay on the northeast corridor because of a trespasser fatality near a jersey avenue station. that's one-hour delay between trenton and metro park and train 3815 is canceled because of this. the on ramp to 295 southbound is also closed in delaware. updates on all of this when i come back in ten. >>> the zika virus reaches philadelphia. >> what we're learning about the victim and where she may have gotten the virus. >>> pothole season is here. just ahead, we'll tell you how you cowl be the solution to the delaware valley's pothole problem. slow, building african-style m it's the little moments that make the biggest waves. kalahari resorts & conventions the world's coolest indoor wate. for the spring break adventure of a lifetime, visit kalahariresorts.com >>> the only monkeying around today at the philadelphia zoo will be done by the employees. the zoo is closed to the public so the staff can get ready for spring. workers will be planting gardens, mulching flower beds and c

. >>> there's a manhunt in a new jersey community and the community is outraged. someone hit a little girl and her mother as they were walking to school. this happened in west new york. intersection of 62nd street and van buren place. that little girl just 7 years old died. katherine creag is in weather new york. kat, you were saying they were when all of this happened. >> reporter: they were so close, michael, to the little girl's school. what's happening right now, a police officer from the west new york police department just parked here right next to this memorial. a memorial filled with balloons, flowers, stuffed animals for that little girl. looks like he's taking a look at that memorial. we want to show you video, though. the most recent video that police have of that suv. it was the driver of an suv that hit a girl and mother as they were walking at this intersection in west new york. police released this video of the driver going through a parking garage some streets around here. the driver of the black chevrolet tahoe at the corner of van buren place and

we'll explain what's happening today to avoid a new jersey transit strike that could impact thousandsthis is "nbc 10 news today." i'm rosemary connors. it's 4:30 on this friday. meteorologist sheena parveen has the first alert forecast and is tracking a little bit of a cooldown, sheena. >> yes, rosemary, cooler today than yesterday. big difference. we'll still be above normal for this time of year. when you compare it to the 80s it will be

new jersey transit. metro north, all running on or close to schedule. great news if you plan on taking a train. going to the outbound side two lanes are closed underneath the apartments heading to the lower level that should be cleared by 5 a.m. and coming inbound the lower level is closed down that of course is because of construction. you also have some construction at the lincoln and holland left over, but very minor delays if you are heading inbound and our street cleaning rules are in effect, lori, over to you. >>> thank you, police have made an arrest a hit-and-run that killed an off duty nypd officer, 35-year-old william leaving the scene of a fatal accident in a new jersey turnpike in elizabeth. vincent harrison was struck by a passing car when he got out of his own car after a fender- bender. eyewitness news spoke with harrison's heartbroken cousin. >> generally a nice guy, you don't have to ask him for anything because he has already given it to you. justice should be swift, it should be swift from what i can see there is no reason this should

talks have resumed for new jersey transit and its workers.a deal can be reached today. >>> a forest fire continues to burn in south jersey, and we have an update on how many acres have been scorched so far. >>> now it's details, more that be 4,000 rail workers with new jersey transit could go on strike this weekend if they don't agree on a new contract. union leaders are continuing negotiations at this hour. lets go live to new jersey correspondent, nora muchanic, outside with the latest. >> reporter: hi there rick. new jersey transit is the nation's third largest rail line. it would cause chaos if they went on strike for those that use it to go to work every day. that is on the mind of the commuters this morning. >> new jersey transit customers are w

this draconian action taken by new jersey transit while the parties are engaged in the new jersey transit's unreasonable position and unwillingness to reach an amicable solution, which is fair to both parties. >> reporter: now i talked briefly with the negotiators as they were leaving the building for new jersey transit. they said they're still positive, the railroad explaining that notice that went out with all that ominous so kunding wordage the union is referring to is actually required under federal law. once more under the breach for negotiators, no indication whether new jersey transit trains will still be rolling on sunday and indications they're prepared to go round-the-clock if need be. >> whether or not we're going to leave at 6:00 or 8:00 or 4:00 in the mornindug or not leave at all, there's no way to know. i don' know the answer to that. >> reporter: we found several who just aren't ready to mak plans. >> not as of yet. >> reporter: but you have some ideas? >> yeah. hoping this thing is settled within the nex few days. >> reporter: the railroad admitted the buses won't be able t

pallone of new jersey. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 640, the gentleman from new jersey, mr. pallone, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new jersey. mr. pallone: thank you, mr. chairman. i yield myself such time as i may consume. in support of my amendment. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. pallone: mr. chairman, this is a targeted amendment that strikes section 2 h been -- 2-b from the bill. this section deals with e.p.a.'s cross-state air pollution rule also known as csapr. this is one of the most important clean air act rules in recent years. it protects the health of millions of americans by requiring upwind states in the eastern and central united states to reduce power plant emissions that cause air quality problems in downward states. -- downwind states. an important feature of csapr is the trading program that allows sources in each state to meet emission budgets in many different ways, including trading of emission allowa