firefighters are on the scene of a huge fire in rutherford. >>> one home is destroyed and flames have jumped to the house next door, jim smith is at the scene in chopper two. >>> ranging fire destroyed a home along francisco avenue in rutherford, broke out after 10:00 this is a multiple alarm fire, spread to an adjacent home as well. no injuries have been reported the cause of the fire still unknown, an ongoing situation in rutherford as firefighters continue to battle this ranging fire. in chopper two jim smith, cbs 2 news. >>> after years of alluding burglar is under arrest, robert castanzo is responsible for nearly 2 dozen break ins from 2007 to 2008. toddlil, sections of the burglary in connecticuit, authorities say he could be linked to 100 burglaries across the tristate area. >>> a man urn under arrest, robert cutoff another driver at the interest to broadway and hicksville, the 58-year-old suspect allegedly sprayed pepper spray into the other drivers car who had 14-year-old son and 19-year-old daughter. la bell is charged with assault. >>> a man is under police after police say

rutherford. you can see right here, firefighters still dumping water destroyed. let's go up to ed hughes over the scene in chopper 4. >> and, rob, the middle house here, 135 francisco avenue, in rutherford, that's going to be a total loss as i push in with a roof collapse here now. you can hear no reports of any injuries but the fire did extend it. right now, pse & g is telling us there is no power to the entire block of francisco avenue. it is going to be shut down in e area of jackson avenue nd bellford avenue. we'llontinue to keep you up to date. reporting live in chopper 4, i'm ed hughes. back down to you in the studio. >> not much of the house left. breaking right now in brooklyn, an 18 wheeler hit and killed a cyclist this morning, near stseerling avenue and sixth street in the park slope section. the driver of that truck did police haven't toll us if any charges will be filed. >>> now to an attack that shocked many people in brooklyn. a man armed with a knife grabbed a jogger, threw her to the ground and tried to sexually assault her. this happened in pros

rutherford, this one sent in via twitter. full of blossoms, unfortunately, but the big strong winds did do damage, and of course. 5 inches of snow sent in from overnight last night, courtland manner, snow on the backyard swing set, the patio is set up. here comes the spring snowstorm, right. that's what we had to contend with stretching up to poughkeepsie, and not just the snow, but the cold air masses, making it feel like the teens and 20s. next couple of mornings, same story. it's going to be very cold. the strongest winds are today. we won't rule out strong winds for tomorrow morning and tuesday. peak wind gusts have been about 30 to 40 in the last hour. we can see even higher winds as we go through 2:00 this afternoon. central park, the rest of the day you're planning, know temperatures will be the low 40s. having these peak of sun and dry skies. another round of snow and cold rain coming in for tonight. i think this will easily expire at 2:00. the high wind warning, but just a heads up, a reminder that the they're not ne

. >> well, this morning we take a look from our camera here in rutherford. beautiful rutherford, new jersey. the sun is coming up. we have a little red, orange sky. we will have a nice day. we really are. going to be pretty. maybe not the warmest to head to the beach but it's pretty, pretty morning from our look at at bury park. temperature around 45 degrees. we will look at temperatures that are a little warmer than normal for this hour of the day, 3 degrees. a couple of sprinkles to the north and west of snow. that will drag by to the north. there might be a passing sprinkle in this. humidities are way low. probably dry out before you get across the mountains to us. noontime 49. 53 this afternoon. normal high is 58. we height that yesterday. cooler today than yesterday. at the bus stop, kiddos, three out of four huckleberry's surveyed say wear a jacket and sweater today. 44 to start out. after school, there will be nice weather. 53 degrees. get outside, kiddos, tomorrow is a slop fest. we will talk about that next. weather then heather, debbie duhaime in f

. >>> firefighters from several new jersey towns tried to put out this fire at a home in rutherford today. it started on 5th avenue and quickly spread to another house and the car parked in the driveway. the house and the car outside was destroyed. no one was hurt, though. investigators are still trying to figure out what sparked the fire. >>> the story of passover dates back to biblical times, of course, and tonight we're getting a look at a book that tells the story, a book that is probably at least 1,000 years old. as you probably know, the hagaddah tells the story of the exit of jesus from the time of the pharaohs. >> here we've got an individual, not an expert or person who wants to be able to celebrate the passover seder at his table with his family and his guests. he sits down, therefore, and painstakingly writes out this text. >> the hagaddah is at the jewish seminary's own library which is going through a renovation. it is not yet on public display. >>> coming up when news4 returns. >>> testing for zika at the jersey shore. aucounty lab is getting set to see if the virus has made

. >> the wind uprooted trees and tossed them on to sidewalks and homes in rutherford, but tonight the winds will make way for another storm system and the possibility of snow. meteorologist jeff smith here now with the exclusive accuweather forecast. jeff. >> and some of those wicked wind gusts that we had out there today included 64 miles per hour at jfk airport, 55 miles per hour at newark. a lot of 54 miles per hour wind gusts, laguardia, islip and lake hurst new jersey. no doubt there was damage and power outages. between 20 and 30 miles per hour right now. that will continue to distinguish. 28 degrees monticello, 41 at laguardia airport. we have a freeze warning in effect eastern long island, also areas north of new york city. so if you have any plants outdoors, you want to bring them in because they will die due to a hard freeze overnight. also now a winter weather advisory well north of the city, sullivan, ulster and dutchess counties. this storm is on the way after midnight tonight, snow developing areas north and west. that changes to rain after sunrise tomorrow. before that

a live look outside at route 3, you're going to see plenty of flashing lights in east rutherford. the ramp from eastbound route 3 to the spur of the turnpike is out because of a fire. plenty of activity out there. also a traffic hold at the goethals until 5:00 a.m. head to the bayonne or the outer bridge crossing instead. 4s. >>> some of you may need to find another way to work. the train is not working at the eastchester-dyre station where a platform collapsed. that's where katherine creag is live with an update. >> reporter: it is such a long stretch of train service that's now unavailable for so many commuters. you can see some of the workers here. this is the eastchester-dyre avenue station. in between here and 180th street train service off limits on the 5 train. you're looking at the subway station, part of a subway platform there under construction collapsed. these are the latest photos sent to us by the mta. a 30x40 feet of slab gave way last night. eastchester-dyre avenue and the 180th street stations have been suspended in both directions until further notice. the mta is

the flames broke out around 11:00 in a home on francisco avenue in rutherford and quickly spread to the neighboring house. >> at one point the flames were shooting out of the roof. big, black smoke could be seen for miles. as precaution, the road has been closed. we're taking another look from live copter 7, crews have the upper hand on the fire. the good news is there has been no injuries reported. >>> we're also following breaking news in brooklyn. police are searching for a man accused of trying to sexual assault a jogger this morning. a woman says a man grabbed her from behind in prospect park. he threw her to the ground and held her at knife point and assault her. she fought the man off but her finger was cut, and she needed stitches. >> donald trump, hillary clinton dominated new york's primary. hillary clinton won by double digits, picking up 169 delegates in new york. 16 delegates remain up for grabs as the votes continue to be counted according to abc news. on the republican side, donald trump claimed 89 delegates. nearly all of the republican delegates in new york. three remai

rutherford was one of nine fighting. it was decided at a contested convention in cincinnati, ohio.lthough ohio governor hayes finished near the back of the pack, the convention ended up going to seven ballot before they got a nominee. it was the hometown guy who won. in advance of that hotly contested convention of 1876 which was held in cincinnati, ohio, the ohio legislature passed a new law to try to avert shenanigans. they tried to prevent anybody from bribing their way. they were worried about that because that happened a lot at conventions. this is the cincinnati enquirer. a class of political bummers who have arisen who will sell their votes to the highest bidder. political bummers. that state law prohibiting political bummers for the bribing of delegate conventions, that 1870s ohio law is still on the books. this is the law. no person shall before, during or after any primary convention or election give, lend, offer or procure or promise to give, lend, offer, procure any none to or for a delegate or other person. in other words, you can't bribe delegates at a convention in o

cooler than normal pattern. 57 stanhope, it has been raining in clinton, new jersey at 49 east rutherford. not much rain in long island. around 50. 60 degrees and 49 in lake hurst right now. see how the humidity is so much lower when you go from new york city north and east and raining here across central and southern new jersey. there is dry air in place fighting this rain. so have your umbrella handy through the early evening hours. there will be patchy rain and drizzle and that could happen through early morning tomorrow. but not much rain during the daylight hours tomorrow. i'm hoping brightening off to the east. light blues now, darker here across mercer county. definitely rain along i 84. blooming town and monroe light rain. rain moved into staten island, and over into hoboken and a few showers across the trenton area. we will get drizzle to fall out of the sky. that will leave the scene tomorrow morning. it is dry much of the daylight hours tomorrow. the farther north long island, connecticut you have a chance to see holes in the overcast. a period of rain tomorrow night. the bette

. >>> check out this beautiful sunrise from our camera here in east rutherford, new jersey across the swamp to manhattan. got to be a very nice day today. sun is gorgeous. here's another view from our camera on the roof, looking across the park. central park looking good. our softball team played last night it was opening night. i wonder if they won? i had a lot of money, i was counting on them to win. hoping they won that game. >> nice. >>> 45 degrees as a matter of fact. looking at a nice morning here with sunshine all the way back to the great lakes and canada because of the clear skies. a beautiful day, 47 by 9:00. 56 at 1:00. right at our normal high for this time of year. kiddos for school and the bus stop a jacket or sweater ought to do it. but later on, 60 degrees that is our average normal. weather and traffic together every 7 minutes. debby and. >> reporter: a couple of problems going on this morning bill. right to 78 eastbound getting toward exit 24. an accident blocking a lane. traffic building as you can see. let's see 287 north exit 12 franklin township, ongoing police i

presidential election of 1876, andrew green's law partner, samuel tilden, won the popular vote but lost to rutherford b. hayes. the answer after the break. when you think about success, what does it look like? is it becoming a better professor by being a more adventurous student? is it one day giving your daughter the opportunity she deserves? is it finally witnessing all the artistic wonders of the natural world? whatever your definition of success is, helping you pursue it, is ours. t-i-a-a. so we know how to cover almost alanything.ything, even a stag pool party. (party music) (splashing/destruction) (splashing/destruction) (burke) and we covered it, october twenty-seventh, 2014. talk to farmers. we know a thing or two because we've seen a thing or two. ♪ we are farmers. bum-pa-dum, bum-bum-bum-bum ♪ >> it's "a." among other problems, florida democrats printed ballots showing abraham lincoln's face in an effort to trick freed slaves who couldn't read into voting democratic. a special commission was set up to decide the contest, leading to the election of hayes over tilden. >> john green and his si

chopper 2 is over the scene in rutherford about 10 a.m. a neighbor also captured video of the firefighters on the rooftops there battling the flames. took about two hours to get it under control. fire investigators are looking into whether a cigarette tossed outside one of the homes may have started the fire >>> monmouth county is it trying to improve the respond and people with special needs with a new registry. meg baker tells us how it works. >> reporter: as a parent of a special needs child, francis he takes extra precautions to keep his son safe. >> we couldn't find him and were panicked and we called 911 and, you know, um, thankfully we found him. >> reporter: colton who is 18 says he has wandered off a few times and froze in fear. >> i was pretty scared i will admit. i at any time really know what to do. >> reporter: monmouth county is hoping to be of assistance in these situations. today, they introduced a first- of-its-kind special need registry. the 911 call center is the first point of contact. any information on the registry po

. >>> in east rutherford, new jersey if you look at the cars there, on routes 1 and 3, you see the water splashing up. because it is raining there and manhattan is in the background, and that rain is headed eastward, slowly coming toward us. humidity has jumped up too. it was 70% last hour. the park is showing 80% humidity. 55 degrees. in parts of the area the wind is gusting up there big time. i'll show you that. because the atmosphere is unstable. a big wind running up ahead of this cold front. already 61 at hanover and 60 at bridgewater and trenton is 60. and 63, here's the wind, 23 miles per hour winds at laguardia and jfk, just 21 at wind gusts in the last hour have been 33 in trenton, 32 around laguardia and jfk. they have been blowing coming in here at the jersey shore. the rain we are talking about is starting to get slowly come eastward. it runs up the front but the whole front slides here another batch out over suffolk county. a couple of showers in brooklyn, queens the batch at river head. there is this batch along i-80 running south north here. that kind of all slowly slides

. >>> firefighters rescued a dog from a burning home in rutherford, new jersey. they found the house, as you can see there, fully engulfed in flames. this was about 11:00 this morning. that's when they learned the family's dog was inside. firefighters raced in the backdoor and managed to rescue the animal. dog and everyone okay. extensive damage and some minor damage as well. >>> still to come, we'll continue to follow the fire that's now smoldering on long island. we'll bring you the latest in a few minutes. >> plus, an ambulance crashes on the southern state parkway. two people are killed. new details behind what caused the crash. >> criminal charges filed in the flint water crisis. i don't want to live with the uncertainties of hep c. or wonder whether i should seek treatment. i am ready. because today there's harvoni. a revolutionary treatment for the most common type of chronic hepatitis c. harvoni is proven to cure up to 99% of patients who've had no prior treatment. it's the one and only cure that's certain patients... can be cured with just 8 weeks of har

jets owners john mara and woody johnson were on hand this morning for the big announcement in east rutherford. this will be the only tri- state area stop for his one-on- one tour. >> he certainly has been a favorite of mine since i first saw him on the ed sullivan show in 1964. i was 9 years old at the time and just the thought of now bringing him here to our stadium 52 years later is a pretty incredible concept. >> all my troubles seem so far away >> tickets go on sale april i'm sure that's going to be a tough ticket to get. >> five minutes and gone. so good. so young. so vibrant, too. >>> coming up, it's an extraordinary medical achievement. a paralyzed man moving his arms using his own brain? that's all thanks to a computer chip. >> and you never know what you'll find in storage. the multi-million dollar discovery that could have you checking the nooks and crannies in your home. >> and today in history, in 1964, sidney poitier became the first black to win an oscar for best actor. he won for his role in lilies of the field. it would be 38 years before he got another golden statue when life

due to action and its very shady presidential election in 1876 with rutherford b.ayes and jim crow is allowed to flourish. in the 1960's you have the civil rights movement the lots of andng rights act of people affirmative action policies. that largely benefit white women statistically. years everything is supposed to be ok. when we look at people fleeing the jim crow south to settle in urban centers in los angeles or chicago or new york all throughout the united states subprime loans are given to many of these individuals locking them into perpetual debt. the argument is that the racism now is much more subtle. which many people say is the very dangerous form. if you are down to 1940's mississippi you at least know what you're going to get. now under the assumption of the post-racial nationstate we can racism by saying my son or daughter goes to school with all these various people. we can dismiss this idea that there's is not a deliberate attempt to incarcerate particularly large -- young black men. privilegedo than white males. statistics have borne this out. th

. >> pretty powerful, governor, rutherford. governor boesen, it's something i talk about a great deal in my personal life. this is nothing new to any of us. my father was an addict and due to chronic pain, he threw his fami family away for it, eventually died of. the piece that i find difficult, i'm going to pivot to your knowledge is, we've come up with so many other different types of medication in so many other worlds, you're talking about treatment, but the input aspect of it is we don't prescribe tag amet anymore, there are new drugs. my father was a percocet/darvon fan and nothing's changed. i'm curious what you see on the horizon for other nonopium type of treatment that's out there because it's what is advertised or what's there that we see on the horizon, in addition to the not soluble type of discussions that a prior panel, governor rutherford talked about those. both of you can talk about it. it's stunning to me over my lifetime these medications have not evolved to more now-precision medication. >> thank you for you

heading to route 3 in east rutherford. things still smooth out here. new jersey overall in good shape. subways, because of signal problems, we have delays on s s on downtown 5 trains. you woeed to move your car today. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect. more weather and traffic ahead on the fours. >>> in new jersey, the man accused in the shooting death of a rutgers university student is pleadi asng not guilty. police say 25-year-old marcus feliz shot and killed 21-year-old seany patel at tel's off-campus apartment on april 10th. patel's roommate was also shopl but survived. prosecutors say feliz has no connection to the university but believes the shootings were not random. feliz was charged with murder and robbery. >>> more mta workers will be required to be tested for sleep apnea. the mta began testing engineers after this fatal derailment in the bronx back in 2013. expanded to include conductors and long island railroad crews. in that 2013 crash, an engineer with undiagnosed sleep apnea fell asleep at the controls. four people

scientists who had been the great, the great researchers in physics up to that point, people like ernest rutherfordd marie curie, had gotten about as far as they could get with the tools nature had given them, and they had achieved a tremendous amount. they had discovered the structure of the atom and x-rays. but they understood that to delve deeper into the mysteries of the atom, they were going to need energies that were beyond what nature could provide. they needed something called human inyes knewty. inyes knewty. rutterford was the one who stood up and set forth the challenge for his colleagues. he said what i would like to see is an apparatus that can produce a thousand electron volts and fit into a comfortably-sized room, and physicists all over the world took him up on the challenge. and what they tried to do was apply a thousand electron volts to an apparatus, and if the apparatus was glass, they ended up with a laboratory filled with pieces of glass. [laughter] it was lawrence whose intuition was if you wanted a thousand electron volts, what you had to do was build it up on the particle t

you see the brighter colors indicating very heavy rain around east rutherford moving into bergen county, over the river and into the city as well. so that's going to slow you down. yonkers very heavy rain. parts of rockland, westchester very heavy snow. a challenging morning giving way to a break of sorts, but then more showers will fill in during the course of the afternoon. still dealing with accumulating snow in parts of the hudson valley during the day because it stays cold enough. then as this system exits we return close to the city and for the north shore. then it's very cold tonight. highs tomorrow just in the low 40s. mary. >> all right. john, thanks so much. >> back with another local update in 25 minutes. "good morning america" returns. >>> coach, i felt badly coming in, but i want to thank you. you are the best damn coach in the country. you really are. you have been. so thank you. thank you for all of the joy you gave us this year. matter when you lose. smile. have you a lot to smile about. >> that is vice president joe biden consolg the syracuse basketball team after they

a live look in east rutherford, route 3. it's moving along fine. no delays there. a live look at queens. the l.i.e. at the grand central parkway start to go see the delays build. the westbound ride heads away from us. delays in the woodhaven boulevard. check out the ride from rock land to westchester county. still pretty kwie thet morning. -- quiet this morning. alternate side meter rules in effect. more weather and traffic on the 4s. >> thank you very much, emily. bill cosby's sexual abuse allegations will be part of a smithsonian exhibit. yesterday it said it will acknowledge cosby's alleged behavior at its new african-american history museum. the museum opens in september. will include items related to cosby's career. cosby is free on bond on charges that he seeks xually assaulted a woman at his home. >>> helping to identify suspects and victims at scenes of crimes. they have new access to mobile fingerprint devices. in brooklyn, it helped detectives identify a man found unconscious. it can be used to scan fingerprints to confirm the i.d. of suspects or to see i

yesterday in east rutherford new jersey. 10,000 pound monster truck went airborne. cleared six other truck, over 50,000 fans were in attendance. luckily everything went as planned. that's actually considered a safe landing. >> that's exciting having a little boy that got a new appreciation for monster trucks. and fireworks. pretty cool. your kids are a little. >> i still get excited. i would drive a truck around and shoot fireworks off. that's coming. i can tell you that. poconos mountains. where is the snow? it's gone. temperatures are warming up. we have bright sunshine. now, we have an event from my home town, i'd like to do this one here. this is a group going to florida. here's what they're doing today. >> make do weather graphic if it's going to be raining ping-pong ball. they dropped it and raises money for their trip to florida. here's the weather. 60, 64, 66. bright sunshine each hour. that's in delaware county here this morning. ultimate doppler shows all clear no, rain. looks pretty good. at least for today. we're

the stop in east rutherford is part of his tour. it will be his first time performing in that area in 14 years. how exciting. >> it's a chance to see a legend legend. a beatle. >>> it's 5:25 right now. new information on a brooklyn boxer accused of using his fists on his girlfriend. we have the latest ahead at 5:30. >>> i'm tracie strahan live in the bronx where a mother is being questioned about the fire that claimed the lives of her two little girls. hear what police are asking her at this hour coming up. >>> if you're about to head out the door, take us with you. keep watching "today in new york." download the "news 4 new york" app on your mobile device right now. we'll be right back. when a car gives you sound you can feel... for an experience you that's the more human side of engineering. experience what a lincoln can do for you. at the lincoln spring collection event. right now lease a 2016 lincoln mkx for 399 a month. only at the lincoln >>> tragedy in the bronx. two little girls killed in a fast-moving fire while witnesses s

over to new jersey, here's the ro i ute 3 out in east rutherford. in for a nice ride. the ferries for the ferry commuters, everything operating on a regular schedule this morning. more weather and traffic on the 4s. >>> lauren, thanks very much, it's 5:18. zienlts unsettling news about unwelcome critters in new jersey. a rutgers university study of nearly 2400 low income apartments found one in ten had a bedbug problem. in many cases the people living there didn't know about it. researchers found the buildings with higher tan ent turnovers had a higher rate of infestation infestation. >>> city council expected to vote on a 28-day pay period for workers. remain open after it runs out of money on friday. pre et owe plans to announce bench marks. >>> the celebrations continue at the university connecticut. the women's basketball team will take a victory lap on their campus after their big win. >> the national championship goes to connecticut for the fourth year in a row. >> four years in a row. it was a big victory. 82-51 for syracuse. he's led the lady huskies to 11 ncaa

east rutherford is moving along nice. but here on the western debris, we have a spill reported. i'll update you there and on the crash on long island. >>> and thousands of subway drivers may soon have a less crowded ride. 4 investigates reported there is a record weekend crowd on the 2 and 7 train lines. now the mta is going to add dozens of extra trains. the agency will increase those but in all, 51 round trips will be added to the weekend. >>> and we are hearing from some of the people who will be displaced for mta construction. the project they are working on now in brooklyn. nearly two dozen families and a couple businesses in bushwick have to relocate for six months or more. it is all because the mta is rebuilding an aging viaduct connecting the j and z lines. jared who manages a cycling shop is worried about the impact of the move. >> it is one of those things, you can't fight city hall. they got to build the railroad, they got to do it. >> this must be done and there is no course to put on top of public safety. we don't want one of the bridges to have structural issues wh

on route 3 in east rutherford, smooth sailing as well. new jersey in great shape so far th t morning. if you're getting on the subways because of signal problems, we have delays out there on downtown 2 trains. otherwise, the rails look pretty good. >>> more weather and traffic on the 4s. >>> police are searching for an attempted rape subject in the bronx. the victim spoke exclusively to marc santia. the 47-year-old woman does not want to be identified. surveillance video shows her walking near the corner of webb avenue and eems place. she says he grabbed her, pulled her pants down. the face with her cell phone. >> my pants is down. i don't know who is this. i put a phone in the face. >> you hit him in the face? >> yeah. >> the cameras got a good look at the suspect at a nearby restaurant. the woman is still shaken. she refuses to leave her home after dark. >>> police in long island are still investigating a crash that claimed the life of a young mother. she was walking with her dog when a car jumped the curb and killed them both. brunetti

taking a live look outside we head to east rutherford route 3 is getting heavy eastbound from route 17 to the new jersey turnpike have to love that sun coming up. alternate side parking is in effect today city wide. chris and mary back to you. >>> thanks. today will be president obama's final time hosting the fair. here is a look at last year's event the annual celebration celebrates winners from science technology and math competitions they are working on various challenges including space travel, fighting climate change and battling cancer. >>> in today's health watch, lead to changes in the esophagus that may lead to cancer. max gomez reports on a procedure that can freeze the cells involved and prevent cancer. >> pizza, red wine, tomato them until they start causing acid reflux and worse. >> i would wake up and feel extremely nauseous. i couldn't leave the house without throwing up. >> that was bad enough when she got checked by her doctor her news got worse. they told me that it is abnormal cells that are not supposed to be there unfortunately can develop cancer if i don't take ca