kennedy boulevard from bayonne to north bergen. "today in new york's" tracie strahan is in north bergen to explain why. they just want people to slow down to save lives. that's what it is. >> that's what it is, michael, just as we were walking out to do this live shot, we saw the flashing light of a squad car a block away. they're talking about it in this community saying excessive speeds will not be tolerated. that was just last month, the two teenagers were killed due to excessive speed. noel herrera and brandon rodriguez were struck by a speeding car that jumped a curb here. a third victim was critically wounded. authorities estimate that driver was going 74 miles per hour. keep in mind, is this a 25-mile-per-hour zone. we already saw electronic signs warning drivers about this operation. from bayonne at the southernmost point and goes north towards north bergen. and departments including bayonne and jersey city will be working in tandem with the sheriff's office and prosecutor's office enforcing and monitoring laws. again, mich

we're talking now aboutffive towns here, those five towns, north bergen, west new york. rsey city, bayonn five towns all cracking down together. u couldn't drive kenhdy boulevard in hudson county today without seeing this every few blocks. and it was welcome. >> of course. i have kids. >> speeding has long been a problem on this major hudson county artery. this automatic radar station gi hves a hint of how fast some cars travel. like the car a month ago that the driver was going 74 miles an hour. miguel knew them both, misses them a lot. >> i think people are really tired about it many especially with young kids, young individuals stilln high school. >> 35? >> that's -- >> i asked the hudson prosecutor to join me here. >> we're standing here and yoinu're the prosecutor? >> yes. >> it's got to be frustrating to you. >> of course it's frus ating. it's a safety concern. >> this crackdown, this blizzard of ticketing was a prosecutor's idea along with five police chiefs. >> when you are able to pick up some speed. i think people are doing exactly that, they're making up for lost time. it can't

a fully involved car fire here inbound on route 3 in north bergen right at jfk boulevard. we'll keep you updated. >> thank you. hoping everyone is okay there. >>> a new jersey woman managed to scare off two men trying to rob her home even though she wasn't there at the time. [ dogs barking ] >> those men you see broke into the southern new jersey home this week. scare them away. but the homeowner receives an alert through her motion security camera. using the phone she was able to yell at the burglaries. they did manage to get away with a lock box filled with jewelry. >> we can imagine what she said. come up with a couple of the words. >> we can imagine what they said too. >> yes. that's true. >> onto better news, folks, we have some wonderful weather. the only thing that's going to be blue around here is the ski. it's going to be terrific over the next several days. still a frosty night tonight. temperatures dipping down. that will have some affect on the temperatures to the west of the city. a real warmup in store. 62 in the city right now. in the 50s and 60s throughout

you're supposed to be going no more than 25 miles per hour on jfk from bayonne to north bergen. a major artery that has seened major fatalities from speeding. just last month, a car going more than 70 miles per hour jumped the curb and hit them. law enforcement, local leaders have really taken the speeding problem on as something that must be stopped. i was at the scene. it was one of the most horrific scenes i've ever seen in my career. i spoke to the chief from union city right across the street was terrible. as a father you see something like that, and it breaks your heart. for those parents i couldn't through. since these fatal accidents, i -- to go over all the spots in a may be dangerous. this was one of them. we addressed it already. we're going to start from the bottom of bayonne to the top of north bergen and go over the problem spots that we need. whether it be crosswalks or lighting, or whatever it takes to make safety better. >> reporter: as of this morning at least in a north bergen union city area, more than 50 speeding tickets have already been issued. coming up l

with the idea after two friends were hit and killed last month by a car that jumped the curb in north bergen car was going 74 miles an hour. speed limit is 25. >> when you are able to pick up some speed, i think people are doing scabbingly that. they're making up for lost time but it can't be tolerated and won't be tolerated. >> the prosecutor says this stepped up effort is all about keeping people safe. on the first day, police officers issued 137ç tickets i north bergen, 22 of them for speeding. >>> speaking of driver, let's check the roads and the conditions along the schuylkill expressway. first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington has that. jessica? >> things looking great on the schuylkill right now. looking behind me around belmont avenue. headed eastbound towards the center city area. still a 12-minute trip. these are the eastbound lanes right in here towards the vine street expressway. average speeds into the 60s. they're moving along. that's pretty much what the drive time looks like headed in this direction towards the king of prussia area. no problems east or westbound on to

eyewitness news reporter toni yates is live in north bergen with more. >> you see behind me the slow down traffic signs are out, including the signs that tell you how fast you're actually going, but there are still speeders out here and that's why the prosecutor's office is committed to this crackdown at least through the summer because there seems to be some kind of learning curb about what driving 25 miles per hour actually feels like. down, save lives looks like this. cops are out in force, enforcing the 25-mile-per-hour speed limit. >> everyone is consumed with their cell phone and their e-mail and they're in a rush and working multiple jobs, and rushing to our next point. we need to take stock in the fact that distracted operation of a motorcycle vehicle could have a tragic result. >> reporter: last month teenagers brian rodriguez and noel herrera killed when someone jumped the curb, slammed in to the boys and another teen who was critically injured. february 29th, west new york, shayla pachardo killed. july 2013, an 8-month-old killed when a bus jumped the curb along jfk in wes

. >>> we want to give you a look at route 3 in north bergen new down traffic in the eastbound lanes near kennedy boulevard. that fire raged out of control this afternoon until firefighters could douse the lanes. three eastbound lanes are closed. >>> up dating breaking news now, a crash involving a military vehicle on the new jersey turnpike near exit 8 a in south brunswick. traffic is still backed up for at least ten miles on the southbound side. the wreckage has been cleared, though. four people were hurt in the crash. we're continuing to follow the latest developments. >>> a brooklyn judge said today a juror in the peter liang case did not intentionally lie. so the verdict against that rookie cop stands. miavchael vargas did not lie when he did not reveal his own father was convicted of manslaughter. recommended pro bus station recommend ed probation in that shooting death. >>> the widows of officers will help officially start in year's tunnel to towers run. the tunnel to towers foundation supports first responders who died in the line of duty. lu and ram ra os were shot and killed. >>

with the idea after two friends were hit and killed last month by a car that jumped the curb in north bergenthe car was going 74 miles an hour. the speed limit was 25. >> when you are able to pick up some speed, people are doing exactly that. they're sort of making up for lost time but it can't be tolerated. it won't be tolerated. >> on the first day, police officers issued 137 tickets in one town. 22 of them for speeding. >>> 5:36. remembering a local legend. there will a publicç mel moriar flyers founder ed snider. the details have not yet been finalized. neighbors remember snider for his impant on them. lisa walsh called a local radio station to say snider didn't know her but he touched her family nonetheless. her son was 6 years old when he became part of the ed snider youth hockey foundation. >> i could never thank him enough. i really couldn't. my son could have easily, you know, become a victim of the streets and, you know, gotten into the wrong crowd. >> lisa's son is now 11 and she says she's happy her son could be a part of snider's legacy. >>> the army corps of engineers will ans

at hackensack umc palisades in north bergen. they'll be discussing how the virus is spread. the symptoms it causes and the dangers to pregnant women. there have been more than 600 confirmed cases of the zika virus in the united states. >>> a new eating disorder that some are calling an unhealthy obsession with healthy foods. it's being called ort recollection i can't. it involves eating foods that are only believed to be healthy or detoxifying. they say it goes too far. it can cause malnutrition and other serious health issues. >>> former mayor david dinkins plans to hold a symposium with loretta lynch. he feels a lot better after a he was hospitalized for a couple of days in february with congestive heart failure. dinkins admits that he became breathless while walking. >> like that. i'd stop and lean on a pole or take my cell phone out, pretend i was making a call. >> dinkins is now 25 pounds lighter and taking a lot more prescription pills. he's 88 years old and he is still teaching at columbia. >>> michelle obama will share her green thumb are schoolchildren in new jersey

with the idea after two friends were hit and killed last month by a car that jumped the curb in north bergen74 miles an hour. the speed limit is 25. >> when you are able to pick up some speed, i think people are doing exactly that. they're sort of making up for lost time. it can't be tolerated. it won't be tolerated. >> on the first day police officers issued 137 tickets in one town, 22 of them for speeding. >>> now to texting an driving. texting and driving in delaware could soon cost you serious cash. a bipartisan bill would double the cost of your first texting while driving citation from 50 to 100 bucks. the next offenses go from $200 to $300. with the second offense you'll get points on your license which could lead to a hike in insurance premiums. >> even if you think you're sending a really quick text, your eyes are down for long enough, if someone hits the break or you're not expecting it, you'll have a problem. >> lawmakers tell us they hope the steeper fines will encourage parents to talk to their kids about theç dangers of texting d driving. the $100 fine proposed in this bill wo

north. northern bergen county and 1 to 3 inches along the i-84 corridor. 3 to 6 inches limit today places like dutch chest tomorrow. speaking of tomorrow, here's the 7:00 forecast. cloudy, rain in parts of the area and snow farther to the north. the temperature in the city 40. that's why we're not too worried boroughs. cloudy and chilly and periods of rain and not looking good for the yankees home opener. rain on and off during the majority of the game. 54 if we're lucky for a high. the snow going over to rain. decrease in clouds and cold. the biting breeze tomorrow night and it's going to be a widespread hard freeze as well. down to 27. if you have any sensitive plants bring them in or 41 for a high tuesday. 52 wednesday and up near 60 thursday. rain by then and cloudy and cooler for the met's opener friday. bill evans for an update in the morning. >> so much for spring close. >>> finally it's baseball opening day with fans eager to see their favorite players hit the field. >> of course that is just part of the stadium experience. just wait until you see the gut just what we all need. abc's r

if you're driving in hudson county, new jersey watch for the speeding crackdown from bayonne to north bergen. >>> the mayor's new plan to deal with the city's homeless. >>> riding and recording, some video but your voice, too. why some are not happy with the added security. >>> what may have caused this sink hole? are doing about equal pay. >>> well, can you imagine running into this on your morning commute? it happened in california near fresno for the morning commute. police are not sure what caused the collapse but believe it's the hole was about 20 feet deep. >> wow! >> yikes! >> yeah, move back! >> don't want to drive on that. >> i had my readings glasses on standby, and it's dear day. that's d-e-a-r. drop everything and read in honor of beverly cleary. she wrote the ramona series, and she is turning 100 today. kids that glue up reading ramona, it's drop everything and read day today. so read! i scent see anything because i'm wearing reading glasses. beverly is 100 years old. glad bless her! we are reading the maps. light rain and 57. 51 in sparta, and almost 60 in edison. the numbers c

farther north and west, yes, it's accumulating snow and also the element of icing through parts of essex, up into passaic, bergen and morris counties, as well. more moisture fiters later today. numbers are going to be low. as far as potential totals, you're looking at a couple of inches, maybe one to three inches north and west. this will help with the pollen count today, it's low, but again, a sign of the season. it's going to race back tomorrow into wednesday. it's challenging out there, though, for your monday morning, so do take it easy, and, yeah, slow speeds, right, kyla? >> yes, and slick roads , as well. >>> in bedminster, a truck fire caused all lanes to be closed and a detour on 287 northbound at exit 22. delays back to route 78. reports that an accident that has cleared from the westbound belt parkway across bay boulevard, however, as you can see, still delays stretching back to francis lewis boulevard. on the gw bridge, traffic is building up. you can see a few snowflakes, maybe you can see them if you look closely on the camera. checking mass transit, service is suspended on new jersey transit betwe

new jersey transit metro north doing fine. and hudson bergen light rail is back. everything running normally. subway service is running on or close to schedule and we have this problem on the spring brooke parkway south, an accident being cleared away. 78 east exit 18, that is cleared away. and routes 1 and 9 north that accident cleared away. lincoln and holland 10 minutes, and we have an ongoing problem on the bq egoing southbound. we are going to check in with john del giorno. john? >> reporter: good morning heather. looks like we have been a morning. we have been over two problems and as we pulled up both have cleared away. this is the second one on the brooklyn queens expressway. a truck stalled southbound. just as we pulled up the tow trucks hooked up and dragged that off the road. this was out here for quite awhile, you can see on the bqe the damage is done. away from laguardia airport headed toward brooklyn, you can see the bumper to bumper stand still delays still on the brooklyn queens expressway. we are live over the bqe, john del giorno, channel 7 eyewi

north of the city. close as maybe western bergen county could be down to a hard freeze, you have the freeze warning in place. 60 the high temperature thursday. 61 friday. 65, 70, 70 sunday. just about 70 again on monday and across the board there, no weather problems, the nice stretch i am talking about. monday going into tuesday, more clouds are forecasted to come to but i got 6 out of 7 days there with nothing but sunshine. >> we will get to it. thank you. >>> steve is in for otis talking sports. >> the met's offense continuesed could they score enough to squeak out a win? the impressive night in sports. they're one of the wall street banks that triggered the financial meltdown -- goldman sachs. just settled with authorities r their part in the crisis that put seven million out of work and millions out of their homes. how does wall street get away with it? millions in campaign contributions and speaking fees. our economy works for wall street because it's rigged by wall street. and that's the problem. we can't build an economy that works for people. sanders: i'm bernie sanders, and i approve this message.

new jersey transit, hudson bergen light rail, modified light schedule. metro north is running on or service is also running on or close to schedule. we have alternate side of the street parking rules in effect for today. ken and lori, over to you. >> thank you, heather. >>> on eyewitness news this morning, the day has come for former nfl quarterback, johnny manziel to face a misdemeanor assault charge in an atalk on his exgirlfriend. at stop & shop, shoppers are discovering low prices by the thousands, plus a thousand more that just dropped. all these low prices! what are you trying to do, get me to feed the whole neighborhood? no. just trying to save you a whole lot of "bread." [ laughter ] thousands of blue tags, thousands of low prices. where should you start when you're told you have cancer? start with a specialist. start where you'll find advanced technology, precision treatment options and truly compassionate care. start here with a team of experts who treat only cancer. every stage. every day. its not one thing we do. it's the only thing we do. start at cance

hudson bergen light range or motion because of the overhead wire problems, and metro north is running on or close. metro trains, we are still having signal problems this is is a disabled vehicle, and as you travel on to rockaway boulevard, going out to the northbound side of the van wyck, we have the disabled vehicle there, and that is causing some delays for you. the george bah bridge into the city. left to right, that's the inbound side, and you can see it's slower than the inner level, but a 15 minute delay into the tolls. heaviest is the lincoln. you travel on to 24est, near 78 express lanes, the earlier accident is cleared. street cleaning rules in effect for today. >>> a long island family got quite a scare when the hissing from their radiator was something other than the home's heating system. that's where ere laura feinstein found a 4-foot snake inside of their glencove home, and can i have another word with ss in it? they discovered the california king snake on monday, and it belonged to the previous homeowners who lost it more than a year ago. >> our dog, mia was in the corn

north of the city. even places like western bergen county, then on this side you can see the words a frost advisory for all those counties in western new jersey and extending down into southern new jersey for the possibility of waking up to frost out there. what will the numbers be like? waking up to 40 degrees in new york city not as cold in the city but still some subfreezing temperatures north and west and then in the afternoon high temperature, today we were 57, tomorrow 60, plenty of sunshine and we'll go up from there. we'll talk about it a little bit later. back to you. >> thank you. >>> a bakery in the east village is feeding new york's appetite for the presidential race. cupcake market on east 7th street just opened on saturday. it's already got a best- seller. giant cookies decorated to donald trump and hillary clinton. the owner says each cookie is hard work handpainted with royal icing. the store made 75 cookies on opening day and by the next morning, they were sold out. >> they all had been selling equally because there are a lot of hillary lovers a lot of bernie sanders lovers and a lot o

week you'll remember a north jersey school district approved a policy that allows students to use the rest rooms and locker rooms based on gender identity. the school board in bergennty voted to pass the new transgender policy for two high schools in the district. >>> now to a happy ending. nearly a month after clover the dog was found with a deep cutç around her neck, the 6-month-old shepherd/pitbull mix has a new family. clover has had multiple neck reconstructive surgeries. she was found on st. patrick's day. her former owner tied her to a banister with a cable wire in delaware county. he's now facing abuse charges. >>> 4:48 and 55 degrees outside. let's get you to work. we've been watching the vine street expressway. first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington is still watching the vine street expressway. jessica, an update? >> that's right. we have some of the exit ramps opened up. this police officer just arrived to one of the other exit ramps that was blocked off because of the vine street expressway closed east and westbound in between the schuylkill and broad street. he just got on scene here. you can see we still obviously have a closure for the exit

new jersey transit, hudson, bergen light rail, they are having overhead wire problems because of the dump truck that >>> metro north is also run or close to schedule. the lower level has been reopened, and the outbound side, we still have the construction. street cleaning rules are in effect for today. lori and ken, thank you. >>> still ahead, a man who was brutally attacked in health's kitchen is speaking out this morning. he says he may be the vick it tim of a bias crime. >>> an ohio man is behind bars for killing his wife, but how he reported the murderer is what people are talking about. that's just ahead. >>> a new runner taking on your >>> 4:43, and now welcome back to an eyewitness news exclusive. we are hearing from a man who says he was attacked in manhattan because he's gay. brandon malone will need 4 weeks to recover after slashing a tendon in his wrist and his ear was slashed. he and another man were attacked with glass bottles. >> my friend is a very short, flamboyant with nail polish and stuff. i do drag, and i was wearing one of the t-shirts i sell. >> wow, look at that ear! as a possible bias career

they might not seem like it but one north jersey town would argue with that statement because they claim they're being terrorized by the birds. residents in teaneck, bergenhey are under siege according to new jersey fish and wildlife. 20 to 30 residents have called to complain about wild turkeys this year alone. >> i don't know if this was a turkey or a person filming the video. the teaneck town council discussed the issue at a meeting last night. one woman who say mother of three says a turkey crash landed right through her dining room window. >> it was so loud and so traumatic, when the bird came in, glass was flying everywhere. we were covered in glass. and he was -- the bird was freaking out. >> well, teaneck isn't the only new jersey town dealing with a turkey trouble. in neighboring hillsdale in february, wild turkeys trapped a postal carrier in his truck. >>> 6:53 on this wednesday. just about freezing outside. coming up, we'll have a check of the day's headlines and the stories you need to know as you head out the door. >> that's right. two political heavy hitters are coming to philadelphia today. we'll have what you need to know about their upco

and further your trip south and north bound lanes are opened, but obviously there is a gaper delay there. a couple of regattas on the river, tomorrow we have the bergennd kelly cup and catholic league championships. that will be some action in and out of the city. and on the weekend martin luther king drive closed as well. with the rain on the way we will see weather delays later today at philly international. lauren, back over to you. >>> lets go to south philadelphia where a man shot in the ankle in the 2400 block of reid street this happened around 10:00 o'clock last night. he was rush in the car to the university of pennsylvania hospital. they did not wait for an ambulance. the man is in stable condition, no arrests yet but police are investigating this one. >>> septa trains officer is okay after he was stuck with the needle. authorities say the officer was checking a man unconscious in upper darby yesterday afternoon when he was prick by the need that was in that man's pocket. medics determined he overdosed on heroin so they gave him narcan. we don't know his condition. that officer was taken to the hospital and released. >>> police caught the g

bergen on a weekend lightrail schedule. they will cross honor. long island railroad buss are replacing the trains between montauk and speonk. the new jersey transit metro north on or close to schedule. no major issues there. into bridgewater. keep this in mind. close 287. route 28, an accident investigation, and all lanes are closed down, and that's in both directions, and that's also closed to route 22, and lodi, we did have news chopper 7 over this, john showed us that kip avenue both ways, water main break. he pointed out, close to the school. if you have is a child that grow to school in lodi, close to this area, keep that in mind. >>> the street cleaning rules are in effect for today. >> heather, thank you. >>> breaking news right now, and more than 100 gang members are now behind bars after a this is new video of the a's. -- of the arrest. as many as 120 people were arrested this morning at several city-run complexes, expected in a slew of crimes including up to eight homicides, and there's a crew on the way to get the latest details on the story. >>> this morning eric schneiderman has reached settlements with ticket licensers who were caught using aut

doesn't help our friends up north in westchester county, northern new jersey seeing the snow this morning. it is inching closer to new york ciftty. now spreading into essex, union, bergen counties, places like west caldwell, verona, a burst of snow. that should be changing over and mixing with rain. temperatures there above freezing. heading into northern westchester county, croton-on-hudson croton-on-hudson, you have temperatures below freezing. roadways, especially the untreated ones could become icy. on future tracker, the rain lingers through for the city. eventually changes over to plain old rain for the afternoon. for your evening commute, you want the umbrellas handy. temperatures in the 40s. but the rain goes on. you can see in the seven-day forecast, tomorrow is cold but drl y. wednesday is the best day of the week. near 50. still breezy and then a next storm arrives on thursday. very active weather pattern and the commute has been very active as well. emily west will explain that for us. >> it really has. starting at 4:30 when we began, we've had a lot going on so far. let's head to new jersey. first off, there's an accident off to the side. 80 westbound by e

north of quakertown. watch for some delays there. three lanes a railable on the delaware memorial bridge heading in to delaware. >> we signed up mike for the regatta you have the bergen cup. >> i will do kelly cup in your honor. >> we have catholic league championships on the river tomorrow, out on the schuylkill river. that will shut down, our kelly drive, martin luther king drive, always closed with recreational activities. we have a lot of the walks there, so, coming into and out of the city tomorrow, will be tough, that will put extra volume on the schuylkill expressway, and, the big event, donald trump, political speech down here 4:00 o'clock today at the delaware state fair ground. that will impact our evening rush hour. sue has the forecast coming up in 15 seconds. >>> all right. it is a morning where once again if you are suffering from seasonal allergies the pollen levels are high, and we're predicting, like a medium high level today because of the rain, but it is not enough rain to take levels down over the weekend, so have those tissues nearby. yes, we did color our rain purple rain just for today. we're watching a few showers nearing harrisburg right new