delays on the cross island parkway both directions getting into the grabbed central parkway. that accident -- the grand central parkway. that accident is still being cleared away. >>> coming up, the major mea culpa from the host of miss universe after the crowning went wrong. >>> a deadly amtrak derailment. who coined the term "side bread?" because there's nothing "side" about this bread. it may look like the moon. but it's the star of the show. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. it's always worth remembering... that icing the cinnamon rolls is a privilege not a right. unleash the power of dough. no way. a fresh cracked egg, canadian bacon and an english muffin with real butter. mcdonald's all day breakfast menu. >>> we are seeing new video this morning of the destruction left behind from a landslide in southern china. it destroyed or damaged more than 30 buildings in an industrial park. you can see the excavated dirt buried several of the buildings. >>> fourteen people were sickened by fumes at a kohl's store in new jersey. emergency responders examined people in the

parkway. this is up in irvington, and you can see that we do have a bit of a delay as you go on to the southbound side. we'll head to our maps and it looks like we have the garden state parkway south exit 143 an accident reported. out there according to that slowdown i was showing you. the new jersey turnpike speed restrictions between the delaware memorial bridge and exit 12 because of low visibility. bell parkway east right near ocean parkway unauthorized tractor-trailer wandered on to the parkway. deegan going south, the ramp to 138th street. you have a disabled truck causing some pretty heavy delays for you. mass transit is doing very well, no major problems yet and street cleaning rules are in effect. shirleen, lori over to you. >> thank you. still ahead on you eye this morning, an act of heroism to save a little girl. we're learning more about the aunt who threw herself in front of a hit and run driver in queens. >> a local priest embroiled in a sex scandal stepping down from his positio

on the bell parkway you have an accident. then you have the fdr drive very slow southbound getting into 63rd street. that is all because of that disabled vehicle. ongoing accident investigation as you travel on to the garden state parkway north at exit 98 it's in the left lane but it's not causing too much of a delay. it is a gridlock alert day today. leave the car at home. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect. 6:08, and still ahead on eyewitness news this morning, the man at the center of the fifa corruption scandal loses another court battle overnight. what he will not be allowed to do this weekend. >> and three major airlines have decided they would ban due to new what makes this simple salad the best simple salad ever? heart healthy california walnuts. the best simple veggie dish ever? heart healthy california walnuts. the best simple dinner ever? heart healthy california walnuts. great tasting, heart healthy california walnuts. so simple. catch holiday-cookie cheer on the tip of your tongue with dunki

going west at the northern state parkway. that's another accident being cleared away. 495 going eastbound just east of the new jersey turnpike as you head on to 495 which of course is a road right over here takes you into the lincoln tunnel. we had an accident there. it has been cleared away. that's some good news. minor delays george washington lincoln, 5 minutes at the holland tunnel, just showing you that accident on the southern state parkway. this is the one that's right near the see baa core expressway. we have alternate side of the street parking rules in effect today. >>> a massive data breach has exposed the personal information of millions of customers and their children. >> candace gibson and adidi roy have more on the alert to parents. >> kids seem to be the target of a new data breach. >> toy maker vtech says the personal information of 5 million customers is their kids has been stolen. the breach includes e-mails, home addresses, names and birth dates of child users. >> swatch is teaming up with visa for its new

the bell parkway not so much. you know what's not supposed to happen on a parkway, tractor- trailers not allowed on parkways, eastbound near ocean parkway unauthorized tractor- trailer. as you go on to the garden state parkway south of the driscoll bridge that police activity has been cleared away. you have your speeds down the jersey turnpike between the delaware memorial bridge exit 12 with that low visibility. street cleaning rules are in effect. >>> thank you. a snowmobile ride turned into a rescue mission in the mountains of oregon. four family members ventured on to mount hood saturday for a once the sun went down, the relatives got concerned. the next morning a snowmobiler the four. their snowmobile had gotten trapped in 3 feet of snow. all four are okay and have been reunited with their family. >> glad they were found amazing. >> we are closing this on 6:00. breaking news in new jersey, shots fired on a residential street. one woman is injured. we are live on the scene >> and getting crowded, you'd be surp

so says heather who also says drive on a parkway and park on a driveway. >> speaking of parkways let's go to queens and we'll talk about what's going on on the cross island parkway. as you head on to the southbound side near hempstead turnpike, that is an accident being cleared. then we have another problem and it's been with us for a while, new york state thruway, the palisades parkway an accident. delays are beginning right around here so jut south of spring valley. then the tappan zee bridge you have speeds down to 45 miles per hour. you want to use some caution, and that 95 problem by exit 69. 5:23. still ahead on eyewitness news this morning, about 10% of holiday shoppers wait until the very last minute until at least gifts. that gives -- giants with starbucks, they've got those gift cards all ready for you. from last season. >> and we want to see the your neighborhood. show them off. the hundreds of photos already being sent to us, and you can send your pictures using the hashtag abc7ny and we may just >>> 5:27, on the money this morning, asian stocks are mixed. >> japan's nikkei

through marathon parkway. we do have some volume picking up here, and then getting on to the southern state parkway right near the wantagh you can see the difference with the fog out here. let's go to our maps and talk about suffolk county, sunrise highway is closed west. william floyd parkway to horse block road. william floyd parkway is closed north at sunrise highway. this is a head-on collision in the process of being cleared away. we have b and d subway problems, signal problems at west 4th street. signal problems at woodside. long island railroad, new jersey transit, metro north doing fine. accident continues on 95 south, and the merritt parkway as you go on to the northbound side exit 31, another accident is being cleared away. it is a gridlock alert day today. street cleaning rules are in effect. ken over to you. >>> thank you. 6:49. >>> comedian steve harvey may be returning to the miss universe stage. entertainment tonight reports for three more years at least. he signed up for hosting duties well be

palisades parkway ongoing police activity by exit 2. one lane is open on the palisades. 9w that's usually your alternate. that's closed both ways between hillside avenue and closter dock road because of police activity. subways are doing okay. other mass transit is doing fine. connecticut turnpike going south exit 19 multi-vehicle accident, street cleaning rules are in effect. ken, michelle over to you. >>> still ahead on eyewitness news this tuesday morning, firefighters race to put out the flames inside a factory. why this emergency could upset the morning routine for some folks in more ways than one. >> a soldier freed after years in taliban captivity, now >> and odell beckham junior ok, we're here. here's dad. the twins. aunt alice... you didn't tell me aunt alice was coming. of course. don't forget grandpa. can the test drive be over now? maybe just head back to the dealership? don't you want to meet my family? yep, totally. it's practically yours, but we still need your signature. the volkswagen sign then drive event. zero due at

zooming in for a second, northbound bw parkway, left lane blocked. more on this new crash coming up. >>> it is 6:24. and in news for your health this morning, keeping fit when you are young adults may help you live longer. researchers at johns hopkins say the longer a young adult exercises, the lower the risk of developing heart disease or cancer. about 5,000 young adults were used in the study. even those who were considered obese lowered their chances by upping their exercise. >>> would you like to avoid gaining the holiday pounds this year? couple of tips coming out to help you with that effort. want to eat before you head out to a party. this will help you avoid filling up on those fat filled foots that may be at the party. use a smaller plate and take small servings of food. avoid eating standing up, apparently. food experts say -- why are you laughing? >> just keep piling on. >> food experts say it is hard to keep track of what you're eating while you're on your feet. >> i'll try those tips this year. >>> in news for your family's health, it tu

by grand central parkway moving slow westbound. didn't have anything reported stall that is slow there. you can see camera lens we're dealing with rein so might contradict to that. and bqe westbound. eastbound you're fine. ben and teresa. >> thank you. 6:17 now streaming services for changing the way a lot of people watch television. chmpleghts which services have let's bring in shelly palmer a lot of different products o through the a ensometimes we go for one that somebody gives us as a gift or cheapest. >> free is great and gift is great. it is stilling subscription to netflix and hulu with a commercial free product very soon. but if you need to stream your television a lot of people want to be don with cable which by the way isn't actually happening. they're about on par. everybody who has cable has a streaming box so coexisting. one of the most popular ways is to get a box on the side. apple tv is popular but roku 130 retail voice activated they have almost every streaming service available on platform. cheap and displays 4k s

here's the southern state parkway. coast parkway. traffic moving left to right, that's the upper level of the george washington bridge. you can see we are bumper- bumper. george washington bridge inbound upper level construction clearing from underneath the apartments, lincoln and holland you have some construction left over. that should be cleared by 5 a.m. garden state parkway northbound exit 98, that is another accident. that's been there for a while. it's off on the shoulder not causing too much of a delay. long island railroad doing okay. subway service on or close to schedule and the covered roadway between jersey avenue and tonnele avenue we have that construction. that could affect you to and from the holland tunnel. it is a gridlock alert today. you want to utilize mass transit and we have our street cleaning rules in effect for today. >>> thank you heather. 4:41, and still ahead on eyewitness news this morning, awoman's family is going after burger king, why they say restaurant staff failed to save a life. >> a break in the

we were on the parkway earlier this morning. 3:30 this morning, palisades parkway. we were going only 20, 25 miles ane: hour around the closter area. was raining, visibility was bad. a lot of the crews in our area, they made preparations. last night into the overnight hours, drivers as the sleet came down to help the morning commute, each and every driver we talked with told us that they're on the highways and the local streets and they're driving slowly about half the speed limit. >> that's good. >> going slowly on the roads. >> oh, yeah, we were going like half the speed limit. >> half of the speed limit. >> yououave to because it's really slippery. >> reporter: we want to show you what has been set up in this parking lot. there's about 25 pounds of ice it's really hard to believe that last weekend they had ice cream trucks and now we're seeing bags of ice melt, extra windshield watcher jer washer fluid. they set it up here in nyack. those are the winter supplies we would need in our cars. ice scrapers as zblelg kat, no ma" tter what happens, i'll bet in the next

let's go outside and i'll show you the garden state parkway moving okay on the garden state parkway north bound getting over the driscoll bridge and on switching issues. alternate side parking rules are in effect. back to you, david, laurie. >>> it's 6:39 and still ahead on eye witness news this morning new video this morning from new jersey, a row of cars goes up in flames. the situation here that made it so easy for the fire to spread. >>> let's get back to our top story we continue our coverage of the accuweather alert in effect and now check in with road cam 7 and it made it to east fish kill in dutchess county and it's a wintry mix and the area bill evans has been telling us all about. >>> remember you can track weather on the go with our free accutrack weather alert app and live radar and accuweather alert go to the itunes or abc 7 what makes this simple salad the best simple salad ever? heart healthy california walnuts. the best simple veggie dish ever? heart healthy california walnuts. the best simple dinner ever? heart healthy california walnuts. great tasting, heart healthy cali

delays take you back to the henry hudson parkway. this is going to be a bottleneck throughout the evening commute. reporting live over yonkers shannon sohn channel 7 eyewitness news. >> what a scene, thank you shannon. >>> new at 4, police in new jersey are searching for two suspects in connection with a hit and run where a toms river police officer was dragged by a car. police are looking for and woman. the incident happened this afternoon in a parking lot at the silverton motor vehicle office. authorities say the car involved is believed to be a black honda civic or accord with temporary pennsylvania tags. >>> a mother from long island after she was shot in a road rage incident. nicole mcdowell was riding in her boyfriend's car on east patchogue when he flashed his lights and passed a van weaving left and right. police say the van's driver then sped up, fired two shots at the car. mcdowell was hit in the hand and the leg. one of the bullets also came close to hitting a baby. mcdowell is expected to be okay. >>> meanwhile the search

i want to show you a look at the garden state parkway. you can see the roads very glassy so definitely want to take it slowly and going over to our other camera the belt parkway heading out to our kennedy airport roads are wet so please take it slow linx alternate side parking rules are in effect, back over to you. >>> well more severe weather swept through parts of texas overnight hitting a region already torn apart by tornadoes. at least 11 people killed by tornadoes that recently hit the dallas area. the town of garland was among the hardest hit. more than 1400 homes damaged or destroyed. eight people were killed on an interstate by a massive tornado that crossed the highway. >>> 4:49 and iraqi troops had delivered a defeat for isis. forces have de gained control iraqi forces also again raised the flag over government buildings and have been celebrating in the street. the city had been occupied by isis since may. the outing of isis forces now the first major victory for the iraq army since the military abandoned their post 18 months >>

as we travel on to the bqe or around the palisades parkway rather, palisades parkway going south near exit 2. police activity we have only one lane open. kala rama is on the scene of that. 9w is completely closed both directions between hillside avenue and closter dock road. you have 9w closed down with that ongoing police activity. bqe north ramp to the l.i.e. east lower level, an accident, tractor-trailer uprighted. 6th avenue at 45th street accident involving a cab and a tractor-trailer. subways doing okay. other mass transit also fine. street cleaning rules are in effect. >>> thank you so much. we're following breaking news in new jersey that heather was talking about. a portion of the palisades parkway is closed after police attempted to pull over a vehicle and shots were fired. kala rama has just arrived with details. she's in alpine. >> reporter: that's right, michelle. we're on the southbound lanes here of the palisades interstate parkway. traffic now building because it's down to one lane open. further down a line of flashing lights. those are police cars here pulled along th

that is the cross county parkway there. the delays have gotten worse despite that lane being reopened. they are back to the bronx river parkway. we will take you around and show you what it is doing to the thruway as well. new york state thruway is picking up the alternate volume. look at this volume. it takes you bumper to bumper down to mosholu parkway and that takes us to the closure on the northbound side. it's jammed up there as well. reporting live over yonkers, shannon sohn, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> all right, shannon, thank you. >>> also new at 6:00 a search for a heartless thief in jersey who robbed a 102-year-old woman and her daughter. they were attacked in their own home in toms river. is there with the latest on the investigation. toni? >> reporter: liz, you know, incidents like this,ing you are happy to see that the women were not physically harmed. police are looking for the suspects but someone has already made those women's homes much safer. as of today, there is a peep hole in the front door. hopefull

the belt parkway eastbound getting out to the rockaway parkway, some debris. and construction at the battery tunnel and manhattan bridge. the fog as you head to the new jersey turnpike, definitely keep the speed down. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect city-wide. back to you. >> thank you. >>> it's 4:32. funeral services will be held today for a new york city detective killed in afghanistan last week. joseph lemm was a sergeant on patrol with the national guard americans including another new york national guards man were killed by a taliban suicide bomber. we are live in manhattan. >> reporter: yeah, we're here at st. patrick's where the streets have barricades for blocks. they are expecting thousands the of mourners to come and pay their respects to nypd detective and air national guard sergeant joseph lemm. he was fondly known as superman by family and friends and his brothers in blue from the nypd and air national guard. yesterday hundreds of mourners paid their respects at st. anthony church in lemm's adopted hometown of west harriso

stopped on the garden state parkway last night. the mother is in critic will the little girl was supposedly being taken care of by family. 332. rosanna: think about it. fold. everyone would hover around it. now, everybody has a family. rosanna: i do not know how i feel about 332. it took me a while to adjust to 646. 347. greg: you keep your cell phone for life. rosanna: i know. 212. it is like new york city. you have the 212. who do you know. number. greg: when you had a rotary dial, 212. you do not have to move very long. colin quinn, 911, you have to go nine and then go all the way around. it takes a long time. rosanna: and my phone book, you audrey, i do not know which ones works. audrey: i always try all of them. if i don't get a response, i know. you do need your umbrella this morning. showers across the tri-state area. mostly across long island. another round of rain headed our direction. lets talk temperatures right now. feeling pretty good. you are checking in at 48 degrees in far rockaway. forty-three in danbury. we will c

at this other one, outbound, suitland parkway at silver hill road. sounds like a vehicle off the roadway there. two new problems here this morning. eastbound oxon hill road at livingston, emergency road work hanging around here. taking a look at 66 and 95, don't have any problems there. 270 at father hurley boulevard, no major issues. everything rolling along just fine. now, we still have this situation for much of the morning commute here in gaithersburg. muncaster mill road shut down from 8:00 to 2:00 because of the officer's funeral. >>> it is 5:25 now. a family out of its home for now after a fire in prince george's county. firefighters were called to endcut place. firefighters tweeted this video of the flames. no word on what caused this fire. >>> right now, nasa is getting ready to launch a rocket, sending three astronaut s to the international space station. 45 minutes or so, looking at the preparations from the launch site in kazakhstan. an american, russian and british astronaut all joining the crew up in space. >>> homeless man in jail for

if you're going on the garden state parkway exit 91 an accident. we can show you all the activity on the parkway in this spot where this vehicle went off the roadway. we have our street cleaning rules in effect for today. ken over to you. a man accused in that shooting massacre at a planned parenthood clinic in colorado faced a judge and had very little to say. >> do you have any questions about any of these rights, sir? >> no questions. >> wearing a suicide prevention garment, 57-year-old robert dear was ordered to remain jailed in colorado springs on charges of murder. he went on a rampage in a planned parenthood killing three people including a police officer. >> closing in on 5:00, breaking news in queens, two people are hurt and a driver's on the run after an out of control car crashed into a restaurant. we're live on the scene. >> something parents don't want to hear this time of the year, a popular children's toy brand has been hacked, leaving thousands of people vulnerable to thieves. >> oh, boy do not leave home meteorologist bill jill and

juliet: saw mill parkway is back and after a wild police chase the ended with the suspect being shot and killed. the incident started in the bronx where nypd officers tried to pull over a car. the driver took off into yonkers and went the wrong way on the parkway colliding with several cars before crashing. there is the scene. one suspect was arrested at the scene, a second tried to run into the woods. >> nypd officers pursued and a confrontation ensued. one shot was discharged from new york city police officer's weapon killing the second >> reporter: police said down the parkway in both directions during the investigation causing a huge mess during yesterday's evening rush. dari: the two police officers charged with taking bribes from lt. robert sung and detective yam accepted the illegal payouts for tipping off the clubs about police raids and protecting customers from drug arrests. both were assigned a 109th recently gm pleaded not guilty to the charges, was arraigned and are being held on bail. they have been suspended by the nypd and face 15 years in prison if convicted. their a

the bronx parkway and henry hudson parkway, conn. no issues on 95 or the merritt parkway. if you're taking the gospels bridge construction backing things up on the new jersey turnpike staten island down here, new jersey towards staten one lane closed, all lanes closed earlier, to that camera shot southbound by dual avenue, you still have delays only one lane open as you traveled with the cute guidance interchange, take the grand central dunkin's new sweet black pepper bacon sandwich, with double the slices of caramelized crispy pepper bacon. it's the bacon experience you've been waiting for. bacon up. gorgeous, isn't he? (vo) a new york man spent $3.2 million on a dead bat. i have such enormous respect for these creatures. which is why i stuff them and hang them on the walls. (vo) you'd make a way better rich person. lotto. making more new yorkers juliet: the house of representatives added funding to add the zadroka into the tax-and-spend bill. congress will consider it. and as big as the september 11th attack. ben: it has 2 and the remnants toward an anchor at kennedy air

parkway this time of day. outer loop between new hampshire and university, the right side is blocked with a vehicle turned the wrong way. chopper over that problem now. three-mile backup there. top of the beltway. red line still single tracking. medical center and we have travel times coming up in a couple of minutes. >>> melissa, thank you. 6:24. headlines, former d.c. mayor vincent gray asking for an apology from prosecutors. he told them with the first interview. it ended without charges against him. however, gray believes the investigation cost him his re-election as mayor and destroyed his political reputation. prosecutors ended the probe but did not specifically exonerate gray. >> owe me an apology and the people of the district of columbia an apology. >> now gray is hinting he will run for the d.c. council either for an at large or ward 7 seat that he once held. >>> 6:24. mayor muriel bowser will share her plans to keep you safe on the d.c. streets. vision zero. the goal is to end all deadly accidents i

i-270 the bw parkway, i-66 as well as 50. we only say conditions are fair because volume is starting to build up but again no reported accidents on any of these interstates. so certainly so far so good. let's give you a live look right now and show you how things are shaping up outside. this is a live look at i-66 here at scotch street. again, no issues as you travel eastbound making your way into rosslyn. we'll have your drive times around the metro coming up after the seven-day forecast. >>> the man arrested in connection with the san bernardino shootings is going to learn if he makes bail. >> the senate gets ready to discuss the ash carter e-mail controversy. >> today may be es. outdoor recess for the kids today you think or is it going to be that cold where it's not an option. >> oh, yeah, they'll let them out. get your coats. what are you, wimps? let's go. >> wear a coat and they'll be fine. the weather is great. we'll see increasing sunshine today. the weekend is a really good weekend. it is cold but, hey, guys, back to

belt eastbound ocean parkway tractor-trailer found its way on the belt. they will have to back that off and get everything cleared. a disabled truck in the bronx it's on the ramp to 138th street. we will have more weather and traffic coming up on the 4s. >>> 6:01. moving to breaking news out of new jersey. investigators on the scene of a possible police involved shooting, the details still a little murky right now, they are coming into us in the newsroom. today's laurie bordonaro is in new york with what we know so far. >> reporter: you can see a lot we are here on poe sake street and ward street. you can see a toyota in the parking lot of the bergen county board of social services building, you can see the doors open, the windows shattered, it's not yet clear if the driver was injured. police have been searching that car. we know that the bergen county prosecutors major crimes vehicle is out here, but exactly what happened still not clear yet. investigators have taped off most of this area as well as that parking lot, including the ramp here from route 1

elizabeth: kcci's alyx sacks is live now at george flat parkway -- george flagg parkway and alyx, how bad is the flooding alyx: it is forecasted to go a little bit about 16 feet by wednesday morning. all this rain is causing some closures. george flag is closed right by southwest 30th street. that is expected when they see the raccoon river at this water level. fleur drive is expected to remain clear however forecasters are keeping an eye on that because with all the rain we have been seeing, you never know. the raccoon river needs to be above 16 feet -- 17 feet to flood fleur drive so that is good news. a holiday tradition has been forced to close because of the rain, jolly holiday lights. some electronic controllers were impacted by the rain and they were forced to close saturday night. with mid-american energy. unfortunately, too much damage was done and i had to close early for the entire season. this is the first time they have had to do this in 20 years. unfortunately, because of this event they have been able to grant 40 wishes but this year they hope to get about 20. we'll be

in queen, two lanes on the cross island parkway at bell boulevard, delays past the grand central parkway. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect city-wide. and remember, be safe, don't text and drive. >> all right. thank you so much. >>> well a story we first told you about yesterday, the new parking fee at the bay shore lirr train station. several hundred angry raise kents shouted down the proposal last night. it will charge $90 a year for for residentses and. therm outraged at the fact that non-residents will be allowed to compete for spots by paying a $200 fee. >> why bay shore has to take the brunt of everybody coming in here? why do we have to -- >> you're going to be -- >> why are the spots not just for bay shore residents? >> town officials say it's needed to help pay for better security and maintenance. >>> another black eye for the city's troubled schools. a principal is under investigation on charges of grade fixing. >> marcia kramer says the mayor is vowing serious consequences. >> reporter: the high school is a struggle school, low attendance and a graduatio

. >> high drama on the saw mill river parkway. a police chase, a shooting and an investigation that could stretch all night long. >>> holiday shopping bomb scare. police evacuate a wal-mart when someone walks in and drops a strange package and note. >> we are beginning with the search for the serial arsonist, a man who has had people living in fear for weeks. >> police released this video of the man walking away calmly from the scene of one of the crimes. brynn gingras has a closer look. >> reporter: this is the scene where the last arson happened at this house behind me. it was reduced to ashes. it's also near here where police picked up that surveillance video showing the person they video shows a man casually walking past this home. it maybe grainy but you can see him glance behind him and continue on his way. was he looking back at the fire he just ignited? police want to talk to that man to find out, but i first they need to find him. authorities have been hunting for that person who set seven fires at is six construction sit

news copter 7 is over the sawmill river parkway. you can see the large police presence on the highway in yonkers. officials in westchester county say an nypd pursuit in the bronx ended in a crash between exits 3 and 4. again, the highway is closed through that area. you can see multiple police units from the nypd as well as westchester county police and yonkers police. as soon as we learn more about what led up to the pursuit, we will let you know. >>> hello, i'm shirleen allicot. >> and i'm lori stokes in for david novarro, and we are learning more this half hour about an off-duty nypd officer who shot and killed over a craigslist deal. was meeting two men in springfield gardens to when one of the men pulled out a gun and that's when the officer killed >> kemberly richardson is live in springfield gardens with that story. >> reporter: and just moments ago eyewitness news obtained exclusive video that shows the tense minutes out here as that off-duty nypd officer is holding his gun pointed at a suspect on the ground. we'll get to th

at the grand central parkway. delays are starting to build past the van wyck. and construction on the fdr drive at 73rd street. you will come across some cones and barriers. and alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect city-wide. and remember, be safe, don't text and drive. >> thank you. >>> new this morning a morning, a scaffolding collapse in greenwich village this morning. police say no one was hurt but three cars were damaged by the debris. >>> five protesters are arrested near the rockefeller center christmas tree. according to police, they had been demonstrating the police shooting in chicago. the officer appeared to be struggling to restrain the suspects. >>> the nypd is investigating a deadly accident in brooklyn involving an mta bus. it happened last night. police say a 62-year-old was crossing east 17th street at avenue z when she was hit by a bus making a left turn. she was rushed to the hospital where she was pronounced dead. the driver of the bus remained on the scene. no charges were

>> palisades parkway near teaneck, new jersey. pay attention. >> i wanted to bring you into the consideration but monoon it. s there's definitely pooling so be careful but no snow to speak of, ben. >> 100 so miles north snow. but christina has a ton of accidents across the region. areas be carful. >> wrnght weather advisory. one of new york finalist killed while serving in afghanistan will be remembered at a wake todays. detective joseph lemm's body arrived home last night. has family, beautiful family a very emotional yesterday. >> a little boy too. salaries for american workers expected to climb in 2016 according to a variety of wage and salary statistics from the feds. but we know about statistics. >> we do. spice girls reunion is one in the works, one of the spice girls gave away in an interview -- >> aj i saw an interview with with him recently, had said that they were talking to the spice girls about a reunion leak a joint tour which would be -- >> i would be waiting in line there. but you know what i mean. yeah. that would

the cross island parkway, traffic flow. take a look at the cross island parkway. headed towards the drugs that bridge. that is blocking two lanes. two lanes blocked with an that is eastbound locking a lame. let's show you that eastern spur. problems with the hudson river crossings. those taillights going beyond that. visibility is poor. you can see the flashing lights right here. that is an accident. you have an hour delay. once you are past that, you are fine. everyone is backed up there. gwb, 45 on the upper level. lower level is 30 minutes headed into the city. westbound. sheldon silver, a convicted killer. apparently, he was stunned. would have a great deal of difficulty coming to a verdict. greg: what does it mean for him? fox5 robert moses is running us with the details. >> reporter: stunning news. shelly silver was, at one point, incredibly powerful. it was as if he does not even have a political career. the nameplate of his was taken down. the real possibility of dying in prison. exiting the courthouse in lower peers sealed his fate. with the conviction, s

the cross island parkway north of grand central parkway expect delays. i traffic trailers onto the roadway, he does not belong there. delays on the new jersey turnpike, take a look at 80 and 46. things are moving fine. jersey city, stall past the bridge. on staten island expressway is doing fine, some slowdowns. george washington bridge, upper level normal 30 minutes, 20 on the lower. 495 toward the lincoln tunnel is a 40 minute delay. the holland tunnel is about a five minute delay. new jersey transit is keeping an eye on problems, the bridges in the up position. they haven't told us how long the delays but we'll keep an eye out. other mass transit transit is running on are close. congratulations liz. >> kerry: a car plowed into vegas strip last night. intentional. and six others are critical condition after the incident in hotel. 30 were injured, drove onto the sidewalk and then went further down the road .. into the crowd in a different spot on the strip. please say a 3-year-old child was in the car but not injured. the driver, a woman in her 20s was

. >> we have some incidents with the 7 state parkway on the parkway, a overturned vehicle blocks the plane and an accident on the thruway by exit 13 and one lane blocked, let's look at your commute on fdr drive, no problems outbound or northbound in the 70s, 467 story, that has one lane open, george washington bridge into this city and upper and lower level no problems for the lincoln holland tunnel trains running on or close, street cleaning rules in effect city-wide. ben: thank you. juliet: police say once again subway crime is up. ben: police increase in felonies comes an increase in arrests. teresa priolo joins us live from columbus circle with the numbers. >> reporter: good morning. this might make your years perk up as your head out the door during a year when we are seeing record ridership, the nypd telling us they are seeing a spike in crimes, says a hear from people they feel sick and by and large you log but that doesn't mean crime isn't occurring underground. as you are running out the door trying to catch the overcrowded to jim or to school on time, knows this, the nypd s

eastbound right by area of little neck parkway cleared away but from little neck parkway on westbound with side all the way to junction boulevard we're looking at bumper to bumper delays so westbound l.i.e. not looking good. outside to tappan zee bridge because we have a bad accident on span. rock land county band into the span happened with two trucks. injures involved hoping they get to the scene soon to get them off the span of the bring. county bound is not too good either. bumper to bumper delays. throughway surrounding bridge not good either. alternate side is suspended today but you have to put money in meters. duke. >> all right coming up in sports giants get help from dallas yet giants fans and cowboys fans as hard as it is to believe. nfc east gets crazier. entertainment news coming up. justin bieber is searching for a mystery woman. >> he wants your help in finding her. this lucky lady. you may not even think about the energy that lights up your world. but we do. and the cleaner-burning natural gas we produce generates more of our ...helping dramatically reduce isn't as sim

robinson parkway here westbound so traffic slow. van wyck normal delays there by q garden interchange as you can see. traffic lighter than normal approaching brooklyn bridge. crossing no problems at all there's the l.i.e. by grand central parkway to queens mud town tunnel no delays. something you don't see every day. robert and teresa back to you. fnght i want to almost repeat it like no delays. linger for a minute it is incredible. o'dell yet again? >> stills in the news this is different giants wide receiver appeal has been denied. sidelined for sunday night critical game against the vikings. o'dell cant be with the team during suspension he was fighting ban the three personal fouls in the loss to carolina and corner back josh norman. he o apologized to the teammates the giants organization, fans and issued this statement, he said, quote, a lot of kids look up to me as a role molds that is a responsibility i accept and take seriously. many of the parents of those kisdz have asked since sunday what they could say to their children

the crash just east of prince william parkway in manassas. moved over to the shoulder but within those delays that continue on into centreville. >>> it was a big hit at the kennedy center. now kendrick lamar is leading the 2016 grammy race. >> kanye west announces the arrival of a new saint. wake up washington is back right after this. >> what if caitlyn -- it's the holidays. and of course, everyone wants to get online at once. to watch things. buy things. but slow internet makes it hard. that's why it's time to get fios. it has the fastest internet and wifi available. with speeds from 50 to 500 megs. and right now, you'll get 50 meg fios internet, tv and phone for 79.99 a month online for your first year. and with a 2 year agreement, we'll give you all the premium movie channels for a year. plus, 400 dollars back. so go online or call now. get out of the past. get fios. >>> she doesn't have a raindrop on the next couple of days on her weather map. this is great. >> it is. it's very nice. >> good for shopping. >> yes, absolutely. and good for

the nypd chased it on to the saw mill parkway in yonkers. that's where the nissan made a u-turn, went against traffic, and crashed. one person was arrested. the other was shot by an officer. >> the investigation is too preliminary at this point to give you too many details. the officers are hospitalized. they haven't been spoken to yet. and there are no direct >> the investigation shut down the saw mill parkway well into the night. no word as to what led to that officer to firing his weapon. >>> officials have closed a section of 1st avenue between 63rd and 64th streets where hundreds of bricks toppled from a high-rise facade. the bricks began raining down from the facade that's currently being repaired monday evening. no one was hurt. the building's department issued a violation and ordered changes at the site. >>> 4 investigates has learned the u.s. attorney's office is now looking into what could be millions of dollars missing from the volunteer fire department. sources familiar with the investigation tell news 4 u.s. attorney prooet baja

belt parkway. avenue. and mass transit, today is a gridlock alert day so leaving the car at home is the best bet. all is on or close to schedule on metro north, p.a.t.h. lirr. and alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect city-wide. mary -- >> thank you so much. >>> time now for the cbs 2 wfan sports update. and the knicks trying to shake off a blowout in salt lake city in sacramento last night. >> the knicks overcame an early deficit to come within three points. kings up five but the knicks answer with the three. and the knicks cut it to a two- point deficit. and he would have another chance, four seconds left for the win, no good! and he would fin wish 23 but it was not enough. the kings win it 99-97. >>> thursday night football. vikings visiting arizona. a seesaw battle all night. hits floyd and cards take a seven-point lead. the viking, 3ed and goal, bridgewater hits the wide open wallace, tie game here. the cards get a field goal to take the lead. time running down. and bridgewater hopi

expressway itself jammed from furnace brook parkway up to columbia road. also want to draw your attention to the pike, very slow conditions as you head from the allston-brighton tolls actually backed up all the way past 128 average speeds of 12 miles per hour and you can see very slow going through the brighton area, 46 minutes on the pike from the weston tolls to the ted williams tunnel. 33 minutes on the expressway from the braintree split to the pike. 48 minutes on 128 from peabody down to the weston tolls. gene and heather, back to you. >> gene: we have breaking news right now, all morning we have been out in milton working to learn more about a person found burned to death overnight. catherine parrotta along blue hills parkway where the scene is >> catherine: standing on milton side on blue hills parkway, mattapan you see behind me and as you mentioned area where discovery was made, it is in a wooded area where you see fenced in there, between mbta station and home and photographer actually went over there just a short time ago and shot the video now

cross bronx green as well as parkway on our maps. putnam county you're fine. as well as tay con egg in york town heightses. l.i.e. there's an a accident you want to watch the for travel aring westbound. no delay there is just a minor slowdown. eastbound side you're fine. lincoln tunnel no problem. normal delays 15 inbound. george washington bridge a 10 minute wait. >> two takes bribes from two karaoke bars in queens. >> they accepted illegal payout exchange for tipping clubs off about police raid and protecting customers from drug arrest. both were assigned to 109th precinct. pleaded not guilty to those charges. and both are held on bail. they've also been suspended by npgd an face up to 15 gleers prison if they're convicted. their attorney has nots commented. >> this is happening over holiday governor cuomo signed an executive order that is now in effect giving law enforcement from new jersey and connecticut power to patrol on new york buses, train, ferries, and a transit station is. security expert robert says although there's no known confirm terror threat

this is the grand central parkway. new jersey transit lirr are on oracles to schedule -- are on or close to schedule. do be safe, don't text and drive. >>> here's a quick look at some of the stories making news this morning. 91 people are missing after a massive landslide buried dozens of buildings at an industrial park in southern china. the landslide buried 33 buildings, an area 1 million square feet is covered with up to 20 feet of mud. >>> former president jimmy carter has announced that his grandson jeremy carter has died at the age of 28. the news comes two weeks after carter announced he was free of cancer. >>> memorial services were held over the weekend for three of the 14 people killed in the san bernardino tear attack. memorial services fo killed. >>> the dow jones lost 140 points last week, major losses came on friday when the dow fell by 367 points. the nasdaq composite dropped by 9. the s&p 500 lost over 36. >>> christmas came early at the gas pumps. the nationwide average prize has fallen to $2 a gallon.

sawmill river parkway south of ashford, multivehicle accident. you have all lanes closed down as a result. avoid that area. in purchase you have an accident on 684 going north near exit 2. that accident being cleared away. d trains bypassing 18th because of fire department activity on the street side. they are asking to have that train bypassing that street as a result. 1 and 9 near mcclelland in elizabeth, we have a water main breaking taken care of. new jersey transit, long island railroad and metro north. alternate side of the street parking rules in effect today. >> thank you. >>> developing right now, police are working a new lead in the search for a serial arsonist in queens. there have been a total of seven suspicious fires in forest hills connected back to one person. eyewitness news reporter kala so far. kala? >> reporter: lori, good morning to you. investigators believe one man may behind the seven fires set in this neighborhood. now thanks to vigilant residents, they may have the clearest lead yet. take a look. police want to talk to t

, that is closed so definitely want to keep that in mind, let's look outside and bring you to the parkway, you see that the roads are very slight, you definitely want to keep its lower than usual this are running on or close to schedule, but we are keeping up-to-date on that. juliet: the body of an american hero is back home in new york. juliet: remains of joseph lamb arrived that's a rare national guard base in new greg yesterday, the head of his wake today in west terrace and obviously not the correct video, linda schmidt has more on the somber a rival. ben: we are having video issues. the funeral for detective lamb will be held tomorrow at st. patrick's cathedral. do we have this story from linda schmidt? juliet: let's move on. we will get back to that story, very important one. we apologize for that. ben: one of the pioneers of heavy metal has passed away. trouble but we will get through it. lenny kilmister was an icon, music in general, famous for his mustache and a 1-shot as he was win music, the facebook page said -- ben, takeover. ben: he had trouble in los angeles after a battle

the bronx river parkway, a couple of lanes blocked. a few stretches of construction. 144th to 155th. 106th to 116th. >>> right now police are looking for a murderer in brooklyn. an elderly woman appears to have died of natural causes in her home. now weeks later investigators today lori bordonaro has the story. >> reporter: myrtle mckenny has been found lying on the kitchen floor. they said she died initially of natural causes. now more than a month later the medical examiner is saying she has been stabbed in the head and also she had blunt force trauma to her head and neck. now they are calling it a homicide. at this point, michael and door lean, no arrests or any possible word on what happened. >>> happening today, a judge expected to make a new ruling on the man accused of killing etan patz patz. pedro hernandez is accused of strangling the 6-year-old in a basement 36 years ago. he's going back on trial in february. defense lawyers want the charges potential witnesses over the years. >>> on long island, republican lawmakers expected

here in yonkers, saw mill river parkway, exit four. massive crash, back to you. >> looks like a number of cars involved. >> can you see any of the back-ups there on the saw mill? here coming northbound, very large back-up, goes back for several miles. southbound's not too bad. properly pulling them off further north, but this is going to be out here for some time until they can get this wrapped up. many cars involved with this chase and crash. >> thank you so much. who doesn't like a good surprise? you'd be surprised how easy it is to get a good low-cost health plan! at ny state of health you'll find many quality plans to choose from, help paying for your plan, a new essential plan at less than $1 a day for new yorkers with lower incomes. be surprised! visit nystateofhealth.ny.gov or call 1-855-355-5777 to learn more. enrollment for 2016 is happening now. meet the moore's! we're the moore family, and we're always looking for ways to enjoy more. so we called time warner cable and got even more than we expected. more speed, like 300 meg.

rose parkway. >> reporter: you can see the suspect vehicle still there right on southern highlands parkway right behind that white truck you see on your screen. it's a silver sedan. they are allowing traffic to now move around this sort of road closure area. traffic isn't being impeded too much. still a large scene out here. a lot of folks collecting evidence, making sure all the ducks are in a row before they clear the area. we'll show you video from earlier. i talked to a man who was driving southbound when he saw the cop cars turn on their one woman, an officer, with a gun got out of her vehicle, told everyone to back up and get out of their cars, move out of the area. they did, watching in disbelief after hearing about what was happening in the valley earlier today and there was a manhunt underway. listen to what the witness told us. when the cop said back up, you mentioned before i don't want to get shot. whatever you need. >> yeah. basically me and the cars around us looked around and we just backed up. i don't know. pretty far. i didn't know if bullets were coming our way. she was d

the new interstate exit off i-80 at grand prairie parkway is officially open. but this interchange is something we've never seen before. jack: it's called a diverging diamond interchange. here's a simulated overhead look. it seems confusing until you drive it. the biggest change is left turns are safer-- you don't have to cross oncoming traffic to get onto the interstate. instead -- it traffic on the overpass drives on the opposite side of the road. engineers say it's a much safer and more the one drawback is that if you accidentally get off at this intersection and want to get back on the interstate, you have to get off on the local road and turn around. jack: the new interchange opened at noon today... with developers saying it'll help provide relief to other major arteries in the metro including jordan creek parkway, university avenue and hickman road. officials predict that from day one, 12,000 drivers will use it. work began two years ago, and cost 50 million dollars. so was it worth the money? here's what drivers are saying. luke miller driver "i was just

the next look is the belt parkway. street cleaning rules in effect today. >> ben: crews are getting the waterford crystal ball ready for the entrance into 2016. >> 300 new chris cals are being unveiled. it is at one times square. they are expecting a million people to head out the times square to watch the ball drop in person. it is a very, very fun experience if you get tickets to a restaurant nearby and go out five minutes before the ball drops. otherwise, it is insanity down there. if you are willing to brave the temperatures, okay. ben: let's talk about the hover boards. juliet: they are so hot for christmas and everyone is showing their kids riding on them and with the boards come accidents. ben: a lot of new board owners going to hospital after falling off. #hoverboardfail has a thousand posts on instagram. maybe we'll show some of those coming up. the boards catch on fire and bursting into flames and causing damages to houses. juliet: well, we don't have the fail videos. ben: well, now to curtis sliwa. juliet: l