i got an exclusive interview with rodney right outside the state prison in rahway where he was held for 17 years for a crime he did not commit. for the crime of raping a 17 year old girl he had never met. when i was speaking to rodney, i said being here is this your worst nightmare. >> it is my worst nightmare. being this close to the facility, i mean, i promised myself that i would never come nowhere near the building. it's like coming back to a gravesite. rodney was advised by a public defender to plead guilty. he said that he felt a lot of pressure. he was told that the 17 year old girl was right outside the courtroom, had identified him and if he did not plead guilty he was going to spend the rest of his life in jail. i felt that he he was there to help me and the period of time when i confessed, i said, you better take this, you got no lawyer. you're going to go to jail for the rest of his life. >> i wanted to get home to my son. > but you didn't do it. >> he said in prison there's a cast system. >> the murders are like the biggest respect and the lowest one are the child molesters

. >> and a roof in new jersey that collapsed under the heavy a drone captured the damage of the rahway sports complex. and it's the home of soccer and also a flag football field. >>> it's 5:05 right now, time for weather and traffic, still dealing with the after effects around the region, chris. >> one of us has got melting and also freezing at times. patchy black ice in the morning that is wet but could be iy in the city. but in long island and new jersey, i think we're fine. temperatures above freezing. most temperatures climb into the 40s. rain showers possible. not snow showers later in the day. 38 in sheepshead bay. 41n murray hill already. and jersey city, 35. then yr go farther north and west it drops off dramatically. bridgewater. water temperatures still mild in the 40s, actually, they're well year. when the wind turns off the water, it'' nice in the city. clouds moving in. more buildup later in the afternoon that could lead to rain showers and high temperature information the mid-40s. seven-day forecast and your weekend just ahead. lauren. >> we have a new accident, grand cen