eye witness news is live in rockland county but we'll begin with dray clark in jericho, nassau county. dray? >> reporter: good morning david. when you walk out the door on long island make sure you dress warm and take an umbrella because it's raining, cold and very windy. we did see snow late last night early this morning but that now tapered off and we had this rain pretty consistent rain for the last couple of hours. let's talk more about that snow. here is that picture we saw early this morning where the snow was coming down at a pretty good clip. accumulations here but certainly there was enough snow that it fell long enough to cover the roads for a period and for cars to slow folks down but we notice earlier this morning that snow tapering off and slowly transitioning into the rain so when you walk out this morning you'll need your umbrella. meanwhile slippery road conditions as well last night because of the snowfall and take a look at this vehicle the driver losing control and going on sunrise highway the picture looks bad, the car looks bad but good news is the driver involved

, fairfield county that slides northward and eventually, westchester and rockland and a good portion of fairfield county and northern jersey ending the rain by 7:00 and then 8:00, 9:00 that rain/snow line creeps up to 84 and then also sullivan, orange little sprinkles and showers at noon time and cloudy for the afternoon but it warms up into the 50s so really all of the sleet will be gone and overnight we clear out and then tomorrow, we start to see a few showers pop-up as we go into overnight wednesday but new years eve we're looking at some partly cloudy skies, 43 degrees when the ball drops at midnight no harsh temperature to ring in the new year. it's all rain by midday, rain in the city, sleet north and west at 52 this afternoon, partly cloudy tonight 45 and tomorrow we've got sunshine to start and clouds and maybe rain tomorrow evening and tomorrow night still at 52 and beautiful weather for new years eve. it will cool down on friday and saturday next week we're into the low 40s still a little warmer than normal for this time of the year, so we are going to be looking a some mo

meantime, the rockland county da's office also has opened an investigation. the allegations have not been substantiated and that o'keefe denies them and the church is also looking into it. >> our policy is it's not just the archdiocese but across the country that if we can substantiate that even one act of abuse as occurred, that montsenior o'keefe will never function as a priest again. >> now, the letter says the virginia is over largely in part because of the statute of limitations, but the rockland county da's office would investigate any potential recent cases. it is urging anyone with contact them. we're live in pearl river, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> marcus, thank you. >>> a traffic stop in rockland county leading to the arrest of five teenage boys and a troubling discovery. the teenagers were pulled over overnight. inside the car, police found handguns, knives, a bulletproof vest, pepper spray, along with stolen property from car break- ins in several nearby communities. >>> the man accused of running a rental scam that billed protect pro peck spiv

westchester county, rockland county changing over to rain and the city in time for your morning commute. but other spots still frozen like ulster county and more on what to expect for tomorrow as we look at your full forecast. >> looking at the picture you just painted. the freezing rain and the ice. folks in connecticut getting ready the best they can in manchester dozens walked out of area stores with ice shovels and tarps they used to cover the boats just last week. >> never ready for ice. snow maybe. ice, who knows. >> just trying to get ready. if i get ready, it won't come. >> and raphael just laid it out for us. snow, sleet in the forecast. the northern part could see up to three inches of snow. >>> all right, now, let's go to rockland county where the winter storm team 4 ida is there waiting to feel winter for the first time this season. ida? >> that's right, sibila. whenever there is a pending winter storm, the focus is usually on the roads as it should be. the one bit of good news is it looks like the storm is coming in after the evening rush is thoroughly over. ho wever, the s

>>> a hiker is recovering this morning after first responders pulled off a dramatic rescue in rockland county. that hiker tumbled from a cliff in upper nyack yesterday afternoon. you can see how steep that fall was or get some idea of it. a 35-year-old long island man slipped from a plateau and got tangled up in trees. it took them more than three hours to reach that hiker and rry him down to safety. we're told his injuries are not life threatening. >>> we're wondering how a man was able to wander out on the taxi way at kennedy airport. the man was spotted at the airport earlier this month. when a worker asked if he had a pass, the man held up a white piece of paper. he said he was looking for the a train. he warned the worker not to tell anyone, then walked towards terminal 8. he has not been seen since. county, they're taking steps to ensure safety at mcarthur airport. they'll work to add more bomb sniffing dogs to increase security. there hasn't been a threat but officials want to do everything they can to ensure traveller safety. >>> today the woman intentionally hitting dozens of people

that's overnight while you were sleeping and look north and west of town westchester county and rockland county from 2:00, 4:00 and still that wintry mix and as you head for your early commute around 5:00 a.m., it's still slick. putnam county freezing rain and sleet. and definitely duchess counties you could see some treacherous conditions early tomorrow morning. but between 5:00 and 7:00 a.m., we start to see that changeover deeper to the hudson valley. by 7:00 a.m., when you see this yellow and orange, that is heavy rains at time just in time for the commute. localized flooding is is a problem and little bit of that wintry precip will linger around 7:00 a.m. by lunchtime, everyone changes over to plain old rain and then ends rather quickly after lunch. by your evening commute tomorrow, everything is nice and dry and we're warmer. so, anything will probably melt happens will be light in the hudson valley. that should melt throughout the day tomorrow. today's high temperatures were quite mild. 46 in central park and up to 48 in jfk and well above average, again. we haven't seen temperatures nea

. >>> a homeless teenager is facing murder charges now in rockland county. witnesses say the 19-year-old people to call 911. police found a 66-year-old stabbed to death in a top-floor apartment. detectives questioned the boy all day yesterday before charging him with second-degree murder. he is due back in court on friday. >>> coming up on 4:40. u.s. military stepping up its commitment on the ground in both iraq and syria to fight isis. the pentagon now says 150 special forces operators will be sent. that's up from the 50 that president obama announced back in october. they still won't be fighting on the front lines directly. they will be conducting raids against isis. >> these special operators will over time be able to conduct raids, free hostage, gather intelligence, and capture isil leaders. >> the president just returned from paris after talking to u.s. allies. you saw him with francois hollande there. yesterday, a top-ranking general told congress that isis has not >>> and we're getting a new look at terror recruitment here in america. turns out new yo

rockland county, an accident on the southbound side of the new york state freeway. and through here to the tappan zee bridge, there's a slow down. bronx, an accident on the westbound side of the cross bronx. taking a live look at the inbound george washington bridge to the toll plaza, we have some construction out there. two lanes blocked on the inbound upper-level, heavy crossing the span. and the lincoln and holland are clearing for. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect city-wide. and today is a gridlock alert day so mass transit may be your text and drive. >> thank you. >>> and an investigation underway at this hour in morris county after a police vehicle and a tractor-trailer collided head-on. it happened last night at 8:00 at the intersection of corey lane. two police officers and the truck driver were hurt. they were taken to the hospital and are expected to be okay. it is unclear if fog played a role in the accident. >>> a woman whose daughter was struck and killed by a car is calling for safer streets for pedestrians. dozens of people gat

. >> reporter: after college, she came back to rockland county and went to work at xerox herself. one night in a bar, suzanne fell for -- actually, fell over a 17-year-old race car driver named bobby. >> she actually stepped on me. we were fooling around and i somehow wound up slipping on the floor. she picked me up and we saw each other and started talking. >> reporter: 13 years later, suzanne and bobby, who was by then a welder and steamfitter, were married. peggy was okay about it. >> it's not unreasonable to believe that maybe she was kind would marry a guy who wore a suit to work? >> i think so. yeah, i think she was hoping for a harvard son-in-law but she got a son-in-law that went to the school of hard knocks, you know. >> reporter: bobby made a good son-in-law. he was always there for peggy, especially after her husband died in 2003. by then, peggy was retired but never slowed down, traveling the world and treasuring her family. her son jim was now a psychologist living in florida with his wife diana and their two children. i get the sense that jim was not as close to your

starting to see the transition, morris county, bergen county, rockland, westchester county, snow and rain. we're dealing with ice. that's where the area of pink is. the bulk of the city's precipitation is probably out of here by late morning in most cases and things should gradually improve. what to expect? slippery go. icy travel north and west through the morning commute. the mix will end up as a f'w rain showers. plain rain in the city and the coast. dries out by the afternoon. temperatures back close to 50 degrees. the seven day forecast coming up in a bit. le s find out about the commute. >>> we have a bunch of problems most of them minor, that's the good news. we have a closure on truck route 1 and 9 by duncan avenue. all lanes shut down in both directions. if you need to head to the holland tunnel, the turnpike extensio is set to go. things are free and clear if you need to make your way to the holland tunnel. heading over to the turnpike, we have the troubling lanes shut down by interchange 9. flatting in the car lane southbound in the same area. that shuts down a lane. take

into rockland, west chester county, southern putnam county until 8:00 a.m. ol yster, duchess, you stay in the pink. a longer period of icy conditions up there means the problems will linger longest here. things will get better in the next couple of hours the further north you go. it will take a little bit longer. look at this, by 1:00 in the afternoon most of the showers have quit. first forecast, looking at a temperature of 37 in the city. rain here. rain by the suburbs. a shower or two by noon. by mid to late afternoon still some clouds, breezy, temperatures climbing back into the upper 40s to 50 degrees before the day is through. le wot's find out about the trouble spots. already quite a few out there. >> that accident southbound closing route 15 has cleared. otherwise a bunch of minor problems. on the rails, a lot of people are. we have a bunch of overnight major commuters lines are fine. if you're getting on t buses we do have a few detours for new york city, m 50, q 110, q 112, transit, 196, 197 and 317. alternate side of the street parking rules in ef

>>> some rockland county residents will have to boil their water after a water main break. it happened in the parking lot of a panera bread and verizon store. that break left about 100 homes in that area without water. that boil water advisory will likely be in effect through thursday. >>> coming up on 5:00 a.m. f you're about to head out the door, take us with you. >> keep watching "today in new york" by downloading the news 4 new york app on your mobile device. our next hour starts right now. >>> breaking news in brooklyn. one person has been killed, another is still missing after a fire ripped through a building overnight. >>> plus, devastating storms, deadly tornadoes breakingsout across the southwest. >>> and out of control. a dramatic video showing a car slamming into a store and knocking a man right off his feet. "today in new york" starts now. >>> good morning, everybody. 5:00 a.m. on this monday, december 28th. i'm michael gargiulo. >> i'm kerry barrett in for darlene this morning. >> chris cyst mi know here with the forecast. i think this is the first time this wi

as with you head into westchester, rockland counties and hudson halley and fairfield county. that's where the chances are to see the slick roads for your tuesday morning commute. here's a wide view of our storm. lots of heavy snow across the midwest and this is the rain that's moving in. colliding with some cold air that is in place now across the northeast. starting at that snow across western new york state. it still has to build in here. let's time it out now. 8:00 tonight and still dry as you're making your way home. no umbrellas needed here. i'll set this into motion. bands of a wintry mix from new york city north in the hudson valley around 11:00 you're seeing light snow and duchess counties. watch the green, though. that's the r ]n and that slides north as the night goes on. so, by 2:00 a.m., it's over in the city in terms of anything frozen changing over to rain, long island same story here. it's areas north of town. more on the timing coming up in just a few. back to you. >> back to winter. >> thank you. >>> the nasty weather is also using major travel trouble across

, elana, soon to be wife marissa and keenan, and a shout-out to my family in new york back in rockland county. and it's hot here, i can't wait to get home, i'm sure you are enjoying the winter, i'll see you guys soon and i love you. a suspected thief trying to make a run for it fell off an escalator head first, they gave chase and cornered him and with nowhere to go he jumped, he is expected to be okay and is facing charges of theft. >> the number of refugees that reached europe this year is past the 1 million mark, the investigation comes from the organization for migration most arrived by sea and most drowned while making the jurisprudency, they have left because of war, poverty in the middle east and asia, more than 4 million people have fled syria. >>> rescue crews continue to search debris after a man made landslide in china, when a pile of construction waste grew so high it collapsed. 76 others remain missing. >>> one of the nfl's top stars, o'dell beckham jr. is sidelined for one game, for a vicious helmet-to-helmet hit, and his teammates say there is more to the story. >> this is the

many with freezing temperatures in rockland county. it's a nice evening temperature, 49 degrees. as we're heading out on long island, you can see it shows a dry commute for your morning. temperatures in the 40s. up to 51 at lunchtime and into the 50s by evening as well. mild and partly cloudy around 5:00 p.m. for long island. that's when it gets really mild. 59 on saturday. if you want to spend some time outside, a hint of spring on sunday. 61 degrees for your high temperature. keep in mind, we should only be in the low to mid-40s this time of year, so that is a treat. again, if you don't want snow, you're happy with this forecast. you can see on the 7-day there, 59 on thursday. a couple showers, nothing significant. rain on monday. it's still mild, so it's rain, not snow, with a high temperature of 57 degrees. back to you. >> the disdain of the snow lovers duly noted. >>> the new york city council is considering a bill that would make stiffing a freelanceer r a crime. it would require employers to sign a written contract with said deadline. those who don't sign a contract could

. >> a rockland county town trying to save lives at a dangerous intersection. they've installed four l.e.d. lights in congress. they hope the high powered lights will help drivers make a tricky turn. several accidents occurred when drivers trying to turn right rockland avenue instead have been turning on to the railroad tracks. >> time is running out to cash in on a $150 million settlement with two of the largest cell phone companies. >> how is getting a break on your student loan programs sound? the new program to forgive some college debt. we'll tell you how it works. >> case coming up on nightly news, bill cosby walking into a courthouse in pennsylvania arraign add on criminal charges. we also have flooding continuing. his or the rancic flooding in missouri. we'll bring you up to speed on that. we're talking about new year's eve. the preparations underway and also the security in europe today. we're always looking for ways to enjoy more. so we called time warner cable expected. call now to get more. more speed. like, 300 meg. more tv shows and movies on dema

. >>> now to the murder in rockland county. tonight a 19-year-old man from manhattan has been arrested and charged with murder. police say he stabbed a 66-year- old man in west nyack. it happened overnight. tim fleischer is in new city where police are nounsed the arrest tonight -- announced the arrest tonight. >> reporter: police say it's an ongoing investigation but are quick to say it came very fast considering the murder occurred a little more than 12 hours ago. >> the suspect is identified as dylan lentini, age 19. >> reporter: who is now clarkstown police say being murder of a 66-year-old man in his west nyack home. lentini was fleeing the apartment when he passed a neighbor and yelled call the hospital, call 911. police arrived to find a man tapped to death. lentini was found a short distance away with a laceration to his hand. he was treated then questioned by police. >> unnerving to say the least. >> reporter: when kristin ross woke up she saw the large police presence and suspected the worst. >> they were taking out t

we have westchester and rockland county, five buroughs of new york city. and an air quality warning. all right, so our temperature, at 5:00, it is at 51. and 43% humidity. the barometer is on the rise. and the high is 54 degrees. 7 on 7, the next seven hours. very, very pleasant for getting close to the middle of diseaser as the numbers drop to the mid to upper 40s very slowly this evening because of cloud cover. 46 degrees, the average high. so way above that. tomorrow, it is our day closest to average. in the upper 40s. and there are your sunrise and sun set times. last year in this state, it was mostly sunny and 42 degrees. and if you notice our numbers, they are dropping, places like andover new jersey, and millford and pike county. and our far northwest suburbs, just like this morning, if we see our clouds thin enough, our dew point, meaning there will be some fog, and that could actually freeze in some road surfaces. so just be aware of that. maybe some slippery spots tomorrow morning north and west. and 39 in monticello and the clouds are going to b

let's see how roads look, we ines: we have a problem in rockland county. conn doing fine, 95 and merritt parkway no problems in the norwalk area towards greenwich, the problem on the palisades south bound closing all lanes between exits 2 and 1 northbound side not affected. let's take a look at the lie, traffic moving fine in suffolk county, no problems by cherry red and a grand tour of looking good, no delays construction related, same lincoln and holland tunnel. in the event kerry: your christmas, the coming in the mail. >> a lot people think social media is more convenient, jessica will see if christmas cards wilson be a thing of the past. >> reporter: many people head to social media to post holiday cards even though a lot of us spoke to say they prefer to receive holiday card in the mail online. >> i put the pictures on my refrigerator and my work station. >> i like the old-fashioned way. you can read it. >> i am old-fashioned. i do it by hand. >> you may say i didn't get a lot of christmas card in the mail, you're not alone, needed the rest of us. >>

a hiker in rockland county. the hudson river. apparently, he was there for quite some time. donald trump versus hillary clinton. lately, if you look at the political press, that is all they are really writing about. donald has a potty mouth. >> anywhere else. it is just too cute. the baboons, though -- [laughter] this is at the zoo. they are really cool to watch. >> you mentioned great adventure. >> was to take our car with the >> they really scratch it up and pull it off. the kids loved it. baboons are okay. what else is going on? >> we talked to her a little bit. >> i thought that she handled rosanna: i thought that it was a suggestion. a very pleasant conversation. why this? why that? handles all the questions. greg: audrey puente, what is up? audrey: good morning. the first full day of the winter season. it is feeling a lot more like spring out there. we are headed towards a day with above-average readings. it is 56 right now in central park. fifty-three in islip. we have some rain on our sky guardian radar. most of that has been happening across northern new jersey. we

closed, new jersey commute doing fine union and essex county, look at the new york state thruway, rockland county, you have construction set up blocking two lanes that not tappan zee bridges where the accident is, george washington bridge construction and delays of cleared away the you are fine on the upper lower-level, the lincoln and holland tunnel, trains running on or close to schedule, but law colored day, last one of the year. kerry: six weeks of paid parental leave will be offered to nonunion city employees, bill deblasio announced yesterday will sign an executive order next month getting the benefits. approximately 20,000 employees will get the six weeks will be paid and could increase to 12 weeks with existing paid time off. but they will have to give up two days vacation. managers in the private sector say it is time for the city to offer something other companies already have. >> i think you will see there is a trend because the city's second conducted corporate america which many companies have already improved upon their parental leave policy. >> reporter: this change does not affect

you head north to greenburg, eastward to stanford, rockland county from new city to orange town. it will be wet. as we head into jersey, same story, moderate rainfall all day long it seems. we're not going to say good bye to it until tonight. visibility is limited, down to two miles in islip, one and a half miles in white plains. three miles in poughkeepsie. what's that mean? if you're traveling by air, bring your patience. say it with me. oh. one hour and 55 minutes at la guardia. 60 minutes at jfk. over 208 minutes at newark. call white plains, i have a feeling you have delays there as well. heading into the next several days, we are going to see temperatures warm. all the way up to 72 on thursday. 64 on christmas da the weekend, look at that, we're well above our normal highs. whether we begin january with a normal temperature, remains a question. there's a little bit of disagreement with the computer models. >> we'll see if they come close together. thank you. >>> time now for this week's wednesday's child. >> janice huff here to introduce us to tomika. >> she's 15 years old

here in new york, and new jersey, pre-treated the roads and continue to do so we are live in the rockland county village. >> ray, thank you. and the wintry mix of sleet and rain pelted people across the city. sending many running for cover. news 4 continues our team coverage. >> f reporter: and sleet was falling a few minutes ago and before that it was rain. it has been going back and forth throughout the evening, leaving new yorker's guessing, one thing is for sure, after all he warm ather, they were not ready for thw?is. for the first time this winter, new yorkers are dodging more than just rain. >> it's like, hey, it's sleeting. it's doing something out there. >> reporter: pelts of sleet vered umbrellas, as people used to warm weather were caught by berprise. >> i'm a bit disappointed that we have to get back to the wet weather and cold. it's a wake up that we are new yorkers. >> reporter: and as new yorkers we are prepared. the city issuing a snow alert, and prepping the snow spreaders >> we are trying prepare for ice on road ways. >> reporter: but believe it or not, we found plenty that wel

. >>> two hikers trapped on a ledge in rockland county. three people have been stuck, but a man climbed down and called for help. firefighters came in to rescue the woman who had been stuck for almost 3 hours. nobody was hurt. all three will be issued tickets for not staying on the park hail. just last monday, a hiker was injured, and rescued in the >>> a jersey city toddler shot the hospital. cbs 2's valerie castro spoke with his relieved family. >> 18-month-old nina bisshet is >> reporter: nina was injured when a stray bullet hit his family's car. the little boy was sitting in the car with his father and sister while his mother picked up a package at the post office. after surgery, mena was finally released. after the shooting, the boy's father demanded justice. >> i need answers, and i need improvement. >> reporter: there were 86 shootings this year, compared to 77 last year. the jersey city mayor gave anticipate. since last year. >> the shootings and homicide last three years. >> reporter: tonight, the father says he got the answers hi

. >>> three climbers are back on solid ground after they were rescued off a cliff in rockland county. cliff in a week. it happened this afternoon. the climber stranded on a steep ledge 250 feet up after venturing off the hiking trail. this was the second rescue in the past week. >>> happening tomorrow the wake for a new york air national guardsman and a detective killed in afghanistan. he received a hero's welcome today. a suicide bomber struck lem's unit before christmas killing him and five other americans. his wake will be held tomorrow at st. anthony in his hometown of west harrison and on wednesday he'll be honored with a huge funeral at st. patrick's cathedral. >>> the visitation for the other new yorker killed in the bombing will be on thursday and friday at the branch funeral home in miller place. his funeral saturday at new >>> the pentagon calls a defeat for ie cyst. iraqy troops regaining control of ramadi. they were celebrating in the streets. the city had been occupied by isis since may. this is the first major victory for the army since much of the military abandoned the

this is for the rockland county area. you can certainly see some ice slush sleet and snow. whatever it is. a lot of accidents across the tri-state. >> you can see the live picture there. be careful. morning. ben: greg and rosanna are enjoying this holiday week off. mike woods is working hard this morning. >> we have something going on, finally. we have had a lot of rain in the last week. >> we caught up a little bit. we're like 10 inches behind for the year. really, we will still end up being well behind for the year. that would be about it for the year. we will end up being well behind. let's take a look at what is going on out there here it first of all, we have seen a mix of rain, sleet and snow. half an inch of precipitation another half of an inch report there. the smaller snow totals. bethpage same thing. we are behind in terms of snowfall. which weather advisories should be expiring by 11:00 o'clock. it is in the process of transitioning over to rain. it is rain that we have here in the city. it includes long island, coastal connecticut. the southern sections of west

hour speed restriction, not affecting your commute, westchester moving fine away from us toward rockland county looking good, trains everything on or close to schedule, street cleaning rules in effect. juliet: thank you. here is the good news. they will catch him likely, the bad news is attacks on the subway are going up. ben: that according to new numbers so police say they are trying to do what they can. teresa priolo has details. >> reporter: as you are trying to catch that over crowded subway train to make it to the gym or to work or school on time, the nypd says this year you are more likely to be a victim of a subway crime but it also says there's a greater chance that the perpetrator will be caught. >> you to date we average 6.7 average of 1.4 robberies day. >> reporter: the annual assessment of crime on the subway overall this year felony crime is up 9.2%, there has also been nearly 18% increase in arrests for sex crimes, that is forcible touching, lewdness and unwanted surveillance. most writers are snapping photos so the person can be caught. the most serious offense, rate. that one i

. >>> a troubled school district in rockland county could face more scrutiny. a committee appointed the school district has made a list of 19 recommendations. and at the top is a state monitor with power to veto the according to the journal news, the board is made up of o oorthodox men. the board has been accused of directing resources to private schools at the expense ovpublic schools. >>> a new york girl that was burned in a fire that killed her entire family. she made headlines in recent weeks after she made a social request to fill a card tree that her aunt bought her and now she is getting a paid trip to disney. her aunt, with now she whom lives said she was nominated by someone at her school. >> it was the worst day that she had in the hospital, the worst day i had. i just wanted to come home and my husband called me and i said, you're kidding. i thought he was lying or joking. >> she is going to head to disney in february with her aunt she now lives with them all. >>> linda is here with a look at what's coming up new at 5:30. >>> coming up, doctors think

. >>> police in rockland county are investigating a murder tonight. 66-year-old michael windbird was stabbed to death this morning inside a home on west nyack. police arrested 19-year-old dylan lintini. investigators are trying to determine a positive motive, and how the two knew each other. >>> now an update as police say they arrested the teen who temporarily blinded a bus driver with a laser pointer. he allegedly aimed it into the rear-view mirror, and that is when the driver says he looked by the red light. endangerment. >>> the fbi is trying to find a suspected sexual predator who targeted young girls. investigators believe this photo was taken somewhere in the five boroughs, and could be the link to more victims. 38-year-old david keith of the bronx faces sexual exploitation, and child pornography charges. investigators accuse keith of luring girls with the promise of modeling jobs. anyone who thinks they can identify the street or this neighborhood should contact the fbi. >>> city of chicago is making some major changes to its police department. police superintendent gary mcca

. >>> a hiker fell over a cliff in rockland county. news chopper was over the scene on hoof mountain. authorities say the hiker somehow lost his footing and tumbled down the mountain face before he became wedged up against the tree. >> we found a victim that was there by coordinates on our phone, gps from the control center. as we got out, he saw my truck and just started yelling for help to let us know where he >> it took rescuers three hours to secure the hiker, get him into a stretcher and bring him safely down the mountain. >>> another treacherous mountain rescue in new jersey. this one, not another sharp drop from a mountain but a bear with sharp teeth. a boy scout leader lowering himself into what he thought was an empty cave when he was attacked by a bear. the man's son and two friends, all of them boy scouts in the troop called 9-1-1 and used food to lure the bear out. the man suffered lacerations but we are told tonight he is going to survive. >>> she was once the first daughter. now she says she's going to welcome her second

. >>> we have new information tonight on a deadly stabbing a out of rockland county. we know how the accused killer and victim knew each other. 19-year-old dylan lantini stabbed to death the victim at the west my yak home. they met from craig's list. they say lantini responded to an ad from a roommate. they had not met before that time. lantini faces legal charges. >>> a man came to be known as the can anybody nible cop. in a two to one ruling they said vaelley was merely fantasizing when he talked in chat rooms about killing and eating women and that fantasizing about violence is not a crime. he says he never actually plant to kidnap, kill, or eat anyone. forced two dozen people out of their homes. authorities responded to hyland circle in clifton township. a construction ripped a line to a building and that caused the leak. they are repairing the problem. it's not clear when e as will be restored. >>> to long island now where a startling number of babies are being born addicted to pain killers. the past six years alone the nuitmber has doubled in sussex co ty. tonig

. >>> new at 5:30 a rockland county rabbi is heading to prison for his role in a conspear and extortion plot. he was part of a group of men who used violence to cohearse an orthodox man. in trenton a federal judge sentenced him to three months and two months behind bars. >>> a not guilty plea today from a kean university graduate who set off an uproar on campus. posted anonymous threats against african-american students. investigators say mccalvy posted library. she returned to make residents aware of the threats. she is charged with creating a false public alarm. alert tonight on the upper east side and this time we're giving you lots of good news. first avenue is finally open, once again, after hundreds of bricks came crashing down from the facade of a high rise last week. however, east 63rd street between first and second avenues are closed. >>> the campaign for president, republican candidates face off tomorrow in another debate and donald trump may feel the heat of two others closing in, according to polls. ted cruz and marco rubio. steve handelsman joins us tonight from las vegas

>> no, not if you're headed to rockland county from westchester. a live look where unfortunately we have an accident on the rock land county ban side of the span. it shuts down two lanes. you can see the flashing ing ing lights there. the delays go past the tolls. get to the outbound george washington bridge. that's moving along nicely. suspension on the g train and some southbound f trains are square to bergen street. more weather and traffic ahead on the 4s. >>> now to the breaking news in queens. an alleged robber is dead, another on the run. it follows a shooting involving an off-duty officer. right now parts of 145th avenue near the bell parkway, they're shut down in springfield gardens. "today in new york's" tracie strahan is there. tracie, this all stemmed from an ad posted on craig's list. >> reporter: that's how it all started, michael. it happened hours ago. even though the crime scene tape is still up here and detectives remain at the scene on 145th avenue, this is where that officer responded to a craig's list ad. it was around 10:36 la

afternoon, of a hiker in rockland county, the hiker losing his feet and falling. rescuers pinpointing his location through a cell phone. and with hours of trying to be rescued, he suffered from shock and hypothermia and is in the hospital being evaluated. >>> the bear who attacked a boy scout leader is roaming free in new jersey. >> the bear yanked the troop leader in a cave in rock away township. he fought off the animal but had some help. help. scene. >> reporter: liz, traps were set. but then they were pulled after wildlife authorities determined in this horrifying encounter, the bear was simply protecting his den. and the warning, do not caves. >> they had never heard this before. >> we have a gentleman in the cave with a bear. he has been injured by the bear. >> the scout leader was not on an official boy scout outing. just taking his son and two friends off the trail to explore a cave he had been inside earlier this month. but when he lowered himself into the opening this time -- >> a bleak bear quickly grabbed his foot. and pulled him further into the cave.

. >> two police officers in rockland county. sent another message. law enforcement came together and battled the enemy like we had never battled them before. >> the turning point in terms of the evolu on from tbuse types of threats to the threat we're now facing, was it pan-am 103, was it 1993? >> certainly i think world trade one was an eye opener for >> clearly the first world trade center bombings, when you saw the pendulum swing toward the international side. i remember the case with the blind blind. surveillance became the best in the country. they learned from following the faln. this intensive surveillance, physical surveillance really led to the prevention of mayhem here in the city. >> as al qaeda became more prolific, more dangerous, leading to the embassy bombings, the uss cole, and ultimately 9/11, the law enforcement and intelligence community realized that we needed all hands on deck. the threat then that our enemy was plotting against us from difficult challenge. that threat may be in brooklyn or queens. they're inspired by isis. it's

drivers we talked with in rockland county had similar experiences. >> very slippery. you've got to go slow. actually, the van even almost kind of got away from me for a minute, but i was going slow ough. >> that's the worst feeling. >> yes, but if you go slow enough, you'll be safe. it's just a matter of taking your time. >> i haven't seen anything crazy hadpen. that's good. >> you're going slowly on the roads. >> oh, yeah. were going like half the speed limit. >> reporter: salt trucks have returned to the streets. drivers have dusted off their brushes and ice scrapers. all of it a reminder it is winter after all. and again, we are live here in garrison at the metro north station. what mta workers did earlier, they put salt on the p tforms and walkways and ramps. it wasn't just slippery for drivers. as you might imagine, it was also slippery for pedestrians. local police and state police easy for the afternoon commute. back a to you, shiba. >> all right, kat. so weird to see still. >>ro> people in parts of new jersey also woke up to their first coating of the season.

. >>> police in rockland county investigating a zabing inside of a home there. they were called to a house in west nyack this morning. a 19-year-old ran out of that house screaming for somebody to call 911. police entered the home, they found a 66-year-old man with stab wounds. he was pronounced dead on the scene. officers found that 19-year-old man a little while later. right now he's being questioned by police. >>> in queens, new surveillance video shows the moment that a car slammed into a restaurant. now the driver in this case is still on the run right now. >> unbelievable. news 4's tracie strahan is in queens village with that frightening series of events. >> reporter: well rob and kerry, the huge hole that the car put into the side of this crown fried chicken has been pachd up, but the man behind the wheel took off well before that. and thanks to security camera video, we're now getting a look at the moments that led up to keep your eye on the top right corner of your screen. you can see a white sedan make a wild left turn on to springfield boulevard. the

rockland county bound, not looking bad either. all of them are running on or close to schedule at this time. starting around noon, you will see them running with extra services. alternate side is in effect. back to you. >> i had a very good 2015. thank you very much. >> hello 2016. ringing in the new year. >> robert moses is ready. >> good morning to you. street closures in this area. parts have been closed. all attention will be eventually trained on one time square just two hours south. that is where the ball will drop later on tonight. all 12000 pounds of it were tested here at it is adorned with 2700 waterford crystal triangles. though ball rises to its position at 6:00 o'clock tonight. if you plan to drive in this area of time square, do it soon. widespread street closures go into effect this afternoon. seventh avenue will be closed. forty-third-47 from six-eight will be closed. security will be very tight. 6000 officers. no specific credible threat for this event. clearly, the nypd is taking no chances. get here early. we ar

in rockland county, the throughway around exit 13 and from 12 to 11, there is construction there.he>> all right, emily. thank you. >>> 4:56 right now. a westchester county woman accused of shoplifting is police say she tried to steal underwear from a tjmaxx. when she was confronted by and employee, police say she kicked him, slapped the glasses off his face, and bit his thumb. she's charged with theft and assault. >>> a neo safety concern involving those hoverboards after another one burst into flames inside a mall in seattle. a witness captured that small fire on this cell phone video. an employee quickly put the flames out with an extinguisher. the mall had to be temporari evacuated. no word as to what sparked the flames. fire marshals say rese chers should research the scooter. >>> meantime, many hoverboard owners are now posting pictures and video of the gadget catching fire. we want to show you what's left of a hoverboard that ignited while charging. this is in a westchester county me. there have been at least six serious fires reported ross the u.s. onee case, a home burned down

. >>> in rockland county, police just made the announcement minutes ago. righ 66-year-old man was found stabbed in his house. now a teenager is in the hands of police. ida siegal is in west nye ack where a news conference just wrapped up. >> reporter: police tell us the murder happened in the 66-year-old victim's apartment. the murder weapon, a knife from his own kitchen. so why? well, that part investigators crime scene investigators were in and out of this multi-family rental home in west nyack today searching for evidence to help explain why a 66-year-old man had been stabbed to death. >> i looked down and i saw at least 10, 12 police cars, and i saw the coroner's van. when i walked down there, they were taking out the stretcher, so i'm like, that's not good. >> reporter: police say it happened just before 2:00 in the morning. a witness saw 19-year-old dylan lant lantini yelling, someone call 911. that witness did call police, and he also knocked on the door of the upstairs apartment and found blood on the doorknob. officers arrived shortly thereafter and found 66-year-old doug winbu

. >>> a teenager is under arrest accused of a deadly stabbing in rockland county. ran out of a home in west nyack yelling for people to call 911. police found 66-year-old man dead in the top floor apartment there. detective s questioned him for hours and charged him with murder. the motive remains unclear. >>> chicago's mayor faces calls for resignation tonight following his firing of the police chief. this because of the fatal shooting og after black teenager by a white chicago police officer. mayor rahm emanuel fired police chief garry mccarthy today. he came to chicago after serving as newark's police chief and in the nypd. protesters say mccarthy and other top chicago officials tried to cover up the circumstances surrounding last year's fatal shooting of laquan mcdonald. initial reports said the teen lunged at officers with the knife. the dash cam video shows mcdonald walking away when he was shot. the officer is charged with critics say mayor emanuel should bear responsibility as well. >> there are a lot of questions in this room about you and your office. have you become a distra

heavy as you cross the span into west eschar county. rockland bound not as bad. farther south to the hudson river crossing, delay-free. and alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect city-wide. and remember, be safe, don't back to you. >> thank you. >>> one of new york's bravest is going straight to the head of the class. >> oh, my god, yes. >> the boyfriend is here. >> that's the firefighter asking his girlfriend, a kindergarten teacher to marry him. he did it during a fire safety lesson. he had her suit up in his gear, his boot, pants and coat and helmet but there was a surprise in one of the glove, a box with a ring. he helped her fish it out and then dropped to one knee and popped the question. the class erupted in squeals of excitement as she said yes. box at first. >> i bet just as excited. >>> and let's check in with "cbs this morning." now with a preview. >> good morning everyone. we are in minnesota tracking heavy snow moving across the country. >> plus, we talk with tamir rice's grandmother after a grand jury decided not to charge police o

there's the rain a quick snapshot you'll see showers into parts of alster county but you're immediately drawn to these showers into rockland westchester county so through county line into bergen county and now more of westchester county seeing that rain. you're hearing it feeling it we need the rain. not a whole lot to deal with. you can see much of the east is going to be high and dry, speaking of dry, can you believe it, the deficit for the year almost 10.5 inches below normal. now there is some hope on the horizon on monday. remember, if monday is a busy day, you have to factor the forecast into your plans. that's when we see more rain. 58 today, very mild and overnight tonight warmer than you'd expect it to be in the afternoon and 47. we've got clouds giving way to super sun on friday and 15 degrees above normal and guess what? that's the trend this weekend. area of high pressure sets up and if that wind is coming out of the southwest if we can hold on to that 15-20 degrees above normal and we could definitely be dealing with record highs either breaking them or tying them sunday before the rain let's make sure you arr

the air quality warning until midnight for new york city and westchester and rockland county. and 54 degrees the high number on the day. seven on seven. next seven hours, cloudy and slowly dropping temperatures because of the cloud cover. 46 is the average. closer to that tomorrow. with our coolest day of the weekend. and then warm things up. there are your sun rise and sunset times. sliding just to the south and east. it could clip the east end of long island with damp weather tomorrow morning. cooler tomorrow. breaks of sunshine. and a warmup late week. record warmth and never too early to look at it. 60 on saturday. and close to a record high. just concerned about cloud cover over the weekend stopping the temperatures short of records but still will be mild. >> 36 montgomery right now. and 37 monticello. and we will have a similar problem than what we had last night. and thinner clouds to the north and west. and temperatures dropping to the freezing mark and below. there might be patchy fog that turns into ice patches. and watch out for the slick travel tomorrow morning. a

. >>> parishioners in rockland county state your named to learn their month senior is under investigation for sexual abuse. members of st. margaret of antioch and carl river received letters detailing allegations against john o'keefe. it happened more than 30 years ago in the bronx. the same person says it happened again during a trip to virginia. o'keefe says he's innocent. >> very nice, very personable, other than that, i had no idea this was going on. >> don't know anything about it. this is the first thyme hearing of it. and sorry if that did happen. >> the statute of limitations has run out. no charges will be filed, but the church will conduct its own investigation while o'keefe >>> president obama signed a spending package that will finally fund the renewal of the zadroga act. the bill extends the program through 2090. effectively providing lifetime health care for every sick 9/11 first responder. the act is named for nypd detective james zadroga who died after working on ground zero. >>> now to a story about doing what's right. when students were called out on social media for lea

. >>> firefighters rescued two hikers trapped on a ledge in a rockland county park. chopper 2 was over the scene for the rescue in hook mountain state park yesterday. three people had been stuck but a man managed to climb down and call for help. firefighters responded and helped rescue the two women who were stuck for almost three hours. no one was seriously hurt. all three will be issued park trail. just last monday, a hiker was injured in the same park after falling off a cliff. >>> a restaurant in new jersey may need to think about changing the name. the wind mill blades fell off the wind mill restaurant last night and landed in the parking lot. it's unclear if the weather played a mart the accident. no reports of injuries. >>> we are back with another local update in about 25 after this. kids don't stay little forever. so help them get the opportunity they need. it's never too early or too late to save for college. you can open a ny 529 account with just $25. and you may get tax benefits if you pay income tax in new york state. someday you'll look back and be gla

say ready around new haven over towards bridge port and fairfield county and westchester and rockland county. the cold air keeps coming out of the north. and then the warm part of this comes to us, which looks like it will make it interesting for the first snow alert and rain and sleet and nevertheless what we're looking at tomorrow morning at 5:00 a.m. is looking at sleet. period of time in rain at 5:00 a.m. on the computer model and long island down the jersey shore with rain. and above i-80, above i-84, the parkway here in connecticut in fairfield county. and it will warm up to the 50s, nothing left over like any ice or anything like that. the temperatures will be around 4:00 a.m. to the north where you see the coldest temperatures, where it will be. and we will talk about that and what to expect for new year's eve. >>> that we are just talking about that this system is ripping through the south of the country's mid-section where they have died since wednesday. illinois and where flooding is the main problem, swept away just east of st. louis. missouri also hit hard by the flooding. just

rockland county, one of the areas north of the city under a winter weather advisory. this is how it looked a little while ago where things seem to be calm there at least for now. >> let's get to audrey puente about with the first look tonight. meteorologist: hi, antwan and allison. this is north and northwest of the city and mainly a rain event and along the coast and everything should be quieting down it looks like by the evening commute tomorrow. right now, take a look at the current temperature. the satellite and radar shows the first band of we had reports of a couple of snowflakes in areas of edison new jersey and recorded the first trace of snow this season. we're in a bit of a lull here in the city and across long island. there is another batch headed to portions of new jersey that will be overspreading the area. there is a lot more moisture to the southwest here and that will be moving in a as we go through the overnight hour. a critical thing to note will be temperature over the next several hours. we're at orer that the freezing mark. that is where we are ge