>> the teaneck town council discussed the issue at a meeting last night. mother of three says a turkey crash landed through her dining room window. >> so loud and so traumatic, when the bird came in, glass was flying everywhere. we were covered in glass. and he was -- the bird was freaking out. >> teaneck is not the only new jersey town dealing with the turkey problem. in neighboring hillsdale in february, wild turkeys trapped a postal carrier in his truck. >>> security on the rails will be the hot topic in washington as the senate transportation committee holds hearings today. committee members will hear from one official. tsa administrator peter neffinger. >>> philadelphia's mayor may be the top public official in the city but he's not the highest paid. that honor goes to medical examiner sam golini who pulls in $260,000 a year. the police commissioner makes $240,000 a year, third place goes to deputy medical examiner, albert chxt hu who makes more than 231,000. mayor kenney is in fourth place at $217,000 a year. >>>ç new information about pla to improv

. >>> today teaneck said goodbye serve as mayor in the county. she was just 44 years old. >> it has left a hole in all of our hearts in the community and the township of teaneck. mayor parker was truly loved by all of us. >> deputy mayor elly katz will fill in as mayor until they decide how to fill that vacancy. >>> police divers race to save a man in sinking kayak about a mile off of our coast. you'll hear from the rescuers, coming up. >>> plus, kennedy airport getting pet friendlier. new accommodations to make it safer for your pooch and for him. >>> we had a beautiful day today, but the weather is just going to be a complete opposite >>> a big scare for a kayaker. the man in his kayak, the kayak started taking on water about a mile off the coast of coney island. he called 911 for help pretty far out. an nypd helicopter spotted the man in the kayak from the air, and two police scuba divers raced out in a boat to bring him to shore. he told police he had hooked quite a big fish and was struggling to reel it in. >> he probably got caught up in ca

about a dozen places, but the turkeys terrorized the teaneck neighbors. some birds attacked residents, pecked at cars. even holding up traffic. one turkey actually flew through the glass window of a home. >> it was so loud and so traumatic, when the bird came in, glass was flying everywhere. we were covered in glass. he was -- the bird was freaking out. >> wow. fish and wildlife officers are urging residents to humanely it also warns to avoid feeding the birds because they return for more. >>> a bronx man is in custody after crashing an uber car while fleeing police. 20-year-old juan carlos took the wheel after his uber driver wanted to take a nap after a 200-mile trip from philadelphia to central new york. during that nap, carlos led state troopers on high-speed chases near binghamton and crashed the car and got arrested uber suspended the driver pending an investigation. >>> a high-speed police chase took a turn in missouri. dashcam video shows that suv being pursued by police. you see it flips over repeatedly. after realizing the driver was ejected, th

the teaneck town council discussed the issue at a meeting last night.o say mother of three says a turkey crash landed right through her dining room window. >> it was so loud and so traumatic, when the bird came in, glass was flying everywhere. we were covered in glass. and he was -- the bird was freaking out. >> well, teaneck isn't the only new jersey town dealing with a turkey trouble. in neighboring hillsdale in february, wild turkeys trapped a postal carrier in his truck. >>> 6:53 on this wednesday. just about freezing outside. coming up, we'll have a check of the day's headlines and the stories you need to know as you head out the door. >> that's right. two political heavy hitters are coming to philadelphia today. we'll have what you need to know about their upcoming events. >>> we'll take a live look at the philadelphia international airport. it is chilly outside. coming up, what you need to know about hearings today that could change security at airports around the country. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. in the last 10 years our compe

people who live in teaneck say they are under siege.nd according to new jersey fish and wildlife, 20 to 30 residents have called to complain about the turkeys this year alone. well, the teaneck town council discussed the issue at last night's meeting and one mother of three says a turkey crash-landed right through her dining room window. >> it was so loud and so traumatic. when the bird came in, glass was flying everywhere. we were covered in glass. and he was -- the bird was freaking out. >> teaneck is not the only new jersey town dealing with the turkey trouble. in neighboring hillsdale in february wild turkeys trapped a postal carrier in his truck. >>> janet jackson is postponing the second leg of her tour saying she's planning a family with her husband. the singer announced the delay in a clip on her twitter account this morning. she didn't say she was pregnant, only that she needed to rest up. now, last december the 49-year-old jackson postponed the unbreakable tour until the spring to have an unspecified surgical procedure. it was

reporter: they plan to donate air horns to teaneck so residents can blow the horns and scare away the turkeys. "fox 5 news." chris christie announcing plan to clean up potentially dangerous levels of lead in new jersey but not the schools, he wants to allocate $10 million to clean up lead in homes in the state. the water danger has no -- water levels show no danger in the city. >> he cautioned lawmakers to rely on experts. >> camera rolling as road rage in home stid, homestead, flood florida, a high-speed argument that reached speeds up to 90 miles an hour. one point driver of car lungeing out trying to spit on the motorcyclist. fortunately no one was hurt. at-this-point no arrests. >> fascinated by that idiot. steve: road rhame on a motorcycle is a bad idea. dari: valuable fossils that were stolen from mongolia are headed home, a dinosaur skull and remains seized in utah was handed over to the mongolian ambassador. they were offered up on ebay by a french company. >> they are not souvenirs to be told to the highest of bidders, they are irreplaceable priceless pieces of a country's hi

. >> it's a turkey takeover in teaneck. >> reporter: it's not thanksgiving, but teaneck cannot stop talking about turkeys. >> i grabbed the kids, and we literally ran for our lives out of the house because we were so scared. >> reporter: courtney lachinski was sitting in her kitchen >> all of a sudden he went straight through the window, the huge picture window, and we were covered in glass, and the turkey was covered in mud and water and he kept flapping his wings and throwing glass and mud and water everywhere. the sound of the turkey going through the window was the loudest sound and literally sounded like a car crash. we just were not expecting it. >> reporter: she's not the only one with turkey problems. [screaming] the field officer has gotten a dozen calls this year from residents about aggressive wild turkeys. >> some people are feeling intimidated. >> reporter: i just spotted two turkeys here walking into the woods behind me. >> reporter: david jaffi is keeping his dog, wilbur, closer these days. it was explained to me this is so they do tend to be more aggressive. they are attract

teaneck's town council held a special meeting about the birds. the plan is to give out free air horns that people can use to scare the turkeys away. so far this year, been about a dozen complaints about turkeys terrorizing teaneck neighborhoods. some birds a -- held up traffic, one turkey recently flew through the window of a home. traumatic. when the bird came in, glass was flying everywhere. we were covered in glass. he was -- the bird was freaking out. >> fish and wildlife are telling people not to feed the birds. >> will come back all the time. >> coming up next at 6:00, you can own a piece of literary history. we'll show you the item that any muggle would be proud to own. >>> get rewarded for your healthy habits, michael. find out which insurance giant is creating a new discount program for those of us who eat right and exercise. >> that was me doing an ab workout a moment ago. >>> if you're heading out the door, take us with you. download the "news 4 new york" app on your mobile device now. we'll be back in two minutes. you're watching "tod

the park will open temporarily bed fore moving into its teaneck location. >>> we'll be looking forward to the wisconsin primaay. also the merge americans who take statins for cholesterol. two new drugs are giving hope to folks. >> sounds like a real game chwaanger. >> it could be. the results in the trials have been positive. we'll tell you more about when about the price tag. it costs a lot. >>> decision 2016 right now, candidates making new york their latest battleground ahead of the mid april primary. donald trump and john kasich traded barbs today. hillary clinton in new york to cheer a cause that her opponent bernie sanders is better known for. >> governor andrew cuomo pulled out his bill signing pen a little faster than california governor jerry brown, beating him to the punch in sign this can progressive legislation by about one hour. cuomo also shared some of the glory with hillary clinton at a critical moment for her. governor cuomo let hillary clinton shareathe spotlight today as he celebrated making new york the first state to >> new yorkers do the right thing every time. >>

now teaneck is flying flags at half staff in her memory. she was 44 years old. a local hospital said parker was >>> we're expecting to hear from president obama at any moment american troops to syria. now. that's where he joined angela merkel a short while ago to open the pr ident's expected to say that 250 special operations forces will be sent to help battle isis in syria. >>> happening today, the brussels metro station attacked by terrorists last month just reopening. commuters moving through maalbeek station. the trains are on reduced schedule. inside there's a wall of remembrance where passengers can leave messages of hope. today is the first time the entire metro system has been p and running since a suicide bomber killed 16 people as part of coordinated attacks on belgium's capital. >>> happening today in minnesota, a state snt senator the state color to honor prince. the 57-year-old entertainer was found dead in his home thursday morning so many of us all so shocked. >> 2016 has not been kind t artists and musicians. a lot have been taken from us. >>> an

tonight the city of teaneck is mourning the death of their mayor, lizzette parker. she was the first black woman to serve as mayor in the county. she died at holy name medical center today. she was 44 years old. fellow politicians say she had been suffering from an illness. she leaves behind a husband and daughter. >>> we go now to the race for the white house. tonight democrats are battling for connecticut. both hillary clinton and bernie sanders are campaigning in the constitution state today. while republican donald trump stumped in maryland and ted cruz is holding a rally in indiana right now. the story from nbc's jennifer johnson. >> hello, everybody. support for donald trump in maryland, one of five states holding primaries tuesday, and trump had some stingers for ted cruz. >> we put the bible way up high. you put it down and you then you lie. >> reporter: cruz took shots at trump too for his support of transgender people. >> if donald trump dresses up as hillary clinton, he still can't go to the girls' bathroom. >> reporter: voters in connecticut, rhode islan

look, -- [ screaming ] these wild big birds are going on a rampage in teaneck, chasing people and damaging cars, breaking into homes. towns health officers fielded more than a dozen calls about aggressive turkeys. one homeowner told us she was sitting at a kitchen table with her kids when they spotted several turkeys on her neighbor's roof. >> all of a sudden he went straight through the window and it's a huge picture window. we were covered in glass. the turkey was covered in mud and water and he kept flapping his wings, throwing glass and mud and water everywhere. >> experts say it is mating season so the turkeys tend to be more aggressive. new jersey fish and wildlife is relocate them to state lands. more aggressive? >> [ laughter ] >> supply and demand situation. not sure what's going on. >>> let's get a look at our forecast, we've got freezing weather waiting for us tomorrow morning. >> cold enough today but a lot colder tomorrow morning. really today depended on where you were, some of you had pretty mild temperatures, let's check in right now, hovering around the freezing mark, exce

. >>> flags are half staff in teaneck, new jersey in honor of mayor lizette park. the 43-year-old was the first african-american woman in bergen county to serve as player. the deputy mayor has resumed mayoral duties for now. >>> investigators in ohio are searching for answers after a family of 8 was killed execution style. authorities still do not have a description or a motive saying that the suspect or suspects took several steps to cover up their tracks and remove any possible evidence that would help police track them down. >>> billy paul, the soul singer best known for "me and mrs. 80 at his home in jersey. paul won a grammy in 1973 and had a career that spanned 50 years and was diagnosed recently with pancreatic cancer. >>> see what happens when an nba player brings his young sons along to answer his questions from the press. >>> happy monday, bill, and i mean that. >> yeah. happy monday. >> and if you have to get back in the grind, this is not a bad way to do it, sunshine and a nice afternoon and temperatures around 70 degrees and overall, a pretty good week

now teaneck is flying flags at half staff in her memory. she was 44 years old. a local hospital said parker was battling respiratory issues. >>> suffolk county plans to endorse a proposal to impose a fee to improve water in the district. under the plan, officials expect a typical family of four to pay an extra $73 a year. >>> new this morning, president obama should speak in any minute about the commitment to more troops to syria. right now he's with german chancellor angela merkel at a trade show in hanover, germany. that's where the president is expected to say that 250 special ops forces will be sent to help battle isis in syria the america's nato allies. >>> happening today, the brussels metro station attacked bay terrorist last month has just reopened. commuters are moving through maalbeek station. trtins are on a reduced schedule. inside authorities have set up a wall of remembrance where payossengers can leave messages of hope. today marks the first time the city's entire metro system has been up and running since a suicide bomber killed 16 people as part

. >>> flags will fly at half staff in teaneck, new jersey, to honor mayor lizette parker. she was rushed to holy name medical center yesterday morning with respiratory issues. american woman to serve as the mayor. the deputy mayor has assumed mayoral duties for now. >>> you are never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic and meteorologist bill evans with the accuweather forecast. >> here we go. we take a look from our camera at 4 times secure looking south. south and clouds. looking past one world trade to staten island over to the verrazano narrows bridge, pretty visibility. temperatures starting out around 52 degrees. we will will be around 54 by 8:00. 60 at den. noontime temperatures in the mid-60s. afternoon features a high of 71 degrees today. at the bus stop, kiddos, cool in the suburbs. you may want a jacket or sweater. you might want to put on a green -- whatever that is, the pink ribbon. you are ready to go. i'm in big trouble. weather and traffic every seven minutes. >> this is the l.i.e. and this is moving fine as you go through suffolk county. t

had to leave last year after losing a now they've signed a deal to move to overbeck county park in teaneck. it features 32 life-size dinosaurs. >>> new jersey democrats pleading with the assembly speaker to post a bill that would let the state take control of atlantic city. the resort town is running out of money and close to bankruptcy. the proposed legislation would allow the state to break contracts and sell off land to gain funds. the speaker has opposed the measure and called on governor christie to negotiate a compromise. >>> and millions of people taking statin drugs and complaining for years, the drugs are meant to lower cholesterol, but many people have muscle spasms and muscle weakness. the study confirmed the problem in about 10 percent of patients. . >> we've confirmed this is a problem that'sram and we have given them an alternative. >> alternative non-statin drugs are effective, but more costly than the statins. a change in the season could give you an extra boost in energy. >>> and a rescued bald eagle on the mend. will it ever fly again? >>> first, the morning scoreboard, t

a wake will be held today for teaneck mayor lizette parker. the 44-year-old died sunday after being rushed to the hospital with respiratory issues. she was the first african- american woman to be elected mayor in a bergen county community. a wake will be held this afternoon at mount olive baptist church. her funeral will be held there tomorrow morning. >>> you're never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic together here on eyewitness news this morning. we look from our camera here at 4 times square, and we're looking south, and we're looking at some cloudy skies, asbury park, new jersey. asbury park, new jersey. the flag right there just 206 south from 287 down into 22, that's another accident, so all lanes are closed down. new jersey transit, long island railroad, metro north, they are doing just fine. upper level disabled tractor- trailer. that's still being cleared away. and the l.i.e. going west right near exit 37, we do have an accident reported. but let's take a look at a webcam. i'll show you what the l.i.e. is looking l

. >>> awake will be held today for teaneck mayor lizette parker. the 44-year-old died sunday after being rushed to the hospital with respiratory issues. she was the first african- american woman to be elected mayor in a bergen county community. a wake will be held this afternoon at mount olive baptist church. her funeral will be held there tomorrow morning as well. >>> new york city leaders are touting new stats showing a drop in the number of homeless people on the street. but some have doubts about how accurate those numbers are. a federal survey shows the homeless population dipped 12%. that's still about 2,800 people living on the streets. mayor de blasio says the count shows progress is possible, however, critics question the count because it happens during the winter when people are more likely to find shelter. >>> and new jersey governor chris christie's popularity at an all-time low. the rutgers/eagleton poll says an unfavorable view of christie. that leaves only 26% with a favorable view. his popularity even dropped 3% from february when h

staff in teaneck, new jersey, to honor liz set parker, the mayor who died over the weekend. the 44-year-old was rushed to holy name medical center with respiratory issues. she died at the hospital. the deputy mayor has assumed all mayoral duties. liz set became the -- lizette has served on the town council since 2006. >>> in new jersey, no word on what sparked a brushfire that threatened a fleet of school buses in bayonne. the fire at east 5th street and isabella spread quickly because of dry conditions. firefighters did get the blaze under control. they remained on the scene to monitor hot spots. no word what started the fire. bill has been telling us for days about fire conditions throughout the region. >> let's check in with bill. you are never more than seven traffic. >> we got rain friday overnight into saturday. but it really hasn't alleviated the fire threat. however today we have a could light. we won't have a dry air mass and that wind could create some enhance fires around. looking from the camera on the fort lee side of the george washington bridge, we are looking

retinol correxion from roc. [ screaming ] >>> officials in teaneck, new jersey say they'll now employ air horns to address their turkey troubles. wild turkeys have been all throughout the town, chasing residents, damaging cars, even breaking into a house. the record newspaper says the town now plans to acquire 20 air horns to be handed out to affected residents. they just can't get rid of them, dick. unbelievable. new jersey fish and wildlife is also working to just relocate the birds. >> how are they breaking and entering? that's what i want to know >> they just smash right in, right through the window. >> yeah. it's technically beaking and entering. it's not breaking and entering. here's the deal, with these birds, they are attracted to their reflection, so different color cars are going to attract them more, and it's the glass. so you have to kien of just create just some kind -- kind of just create some kind of optic for the turkey to be able to think they can't see. it's scary. they're in our neighborhood too. i've got some numbers here, 42, this has got to be daniel. he's excite

so teaneck may sound a little scary this week. they're all over. >> i didn't know anything scares them off. >> no. they'll come at you. >> yeah. so aggressive >> yeah. you folks in staten island know this, right, what is it father cappadono boulevard, you can't even drive down that street, there's hundreds of them. >> bergen county, they're everywhere, yes. >>> all right. it is 5:22. you're never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic and meteorologist mr. evans. >> i was over there, there was one yelling at me about the cold wind yesterday. [ laughter ] >> he had a baseball bat. i was, like, all right, put that down. calm down. here's what's happening here, we got a north wind at 11 out here in the harbor here. yesterday the wind was out of the north at 30 miles an hour. so it's a wee bit better out here this morning. chilly 46. if you're going back and forth here from bridgeport to port jeff here, we got a little light north wind, northeast hour. but it's chilly. you see the real feel rs in the this afternoon. rai

and a wake will be held today for teaneck mayer lizette parker. the 44-year-old died sunday after being rushed to the hospital with respiratory issues. she was the first african- american woman to be elected mayor in a bergen county community. the funeral will be held this afternoon at mount olive baptist church. her funeral will be held there tomorrow morning. >>> 5:07. students and reses who live around sacred heart university in fairfield, connecticut have been told to make sure their vaccines are up to date. to date about nine people have been diagnosed with mumps on campus since an outbreak earlier this year. others are suspected. there have been several outbreaks of mumps at colleges harvard. the infection spreads through saliva or mucous when a person coughs or sneezes. it can be caught by eating utensils with unwashed hands. >>> you're never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic and bill evans with your accuweather forecast. >> we go to the beautiful somewhere. there we are. midtown manhattan. i'm lost here this morning. we

. >>> we are now learning about funeral arrangements for teaneck, new jersey's, late ma anyor. lizette parker. the vie ng hours are at mount olive baptist church in hackensack with her funeral saturday morning. >>> a news report out of south korea says the north boat near sheep's head bay. the coast guard got there in just ten minutes and fortutely everybody on board is okay. so that's good to know. >> certainly is. >>> 5:11 right now. coming up, not the surprise neighbors wanted when a hydraulic lift tips and crashes athrough a window. look at that. so what exactly happened there? >>> apple, they once again could be changing the game again. the rumored nce feature on the apple watch. >>> plus, we're talking rain in your weather and traffic on the 4s. that's coming up. you're watching "today in new york." e-cl ass has 11 intelligent driver-assist systems. it recognizes pedestrians and alerts you. warns you about incoming cross-traffic. cameras and radar detect dangers you don't. and it can even stop by itself. so in this crash test, one thing's missing: a crash. th..e 2016 e-cl

investigators say surveillance cameras captured the women walking into the teaneck sushi buffet. after finishing their meal one of the women left first to prepare the get away car. the other two walked out without paying the full check and bolted for the car. the waitress chased them but they got away. >> times are tough. it's tough all over. we have our own expenses to meet and it's insulting when somebody comes in and they think they can do that to us. >> the owner says the full bill was $77 but that the women only left 25. >>> a debate this morning on the potential sale of a valuable baseball jersey. most iconic moment with the mets. >> steve overmyer has the story. >> lopez want it is away. this one has a chance, mike piazza. >> this moment helped new york heal. the jersey he wore stands as a sill boll. the mets sold it. the private collector loaned it back to the team for display and now he's selling it. >> what sufficient a problem with the feeling that the mets let go a piece of memorabilia they should have never let go no matter what the price. >> those opinions on wfan's

officials in teaneck, new jersey say they'll now employ air horns to address their turkey troubles. wild turkeys have been throughout the town just chasing residents, damaging cars and even breaking into one house. >> as john says, beaking into homes, right? >> the record newspaper says the town is now planning to hand out 20 air horns to affected residents.