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A fire at Newark International airport. Passengers were ordered outside. Janelle burrell joins us live from the airport with more. Janelle . Reporter mary and chris, the fire is out, but according to Port Authority police, there are smoky conditions outside. You can see above us, by the departure terminal, you can see the fire trucks. They are there on stand by in case any additional flareups happen this morning. The fire started around 1 15 a. M. In the ceiling of terminal b. One flight was scheduled to depart. 200 passengers were evacuated from the terminal while firefighters put out the flames. They thought the fire was out, allowed passengers back inside. The terminal was then re evacuated. Cbs producer nick fineman was getting ready to board the airline to hong kong this out. He was among those evacuated. We were all evacuated to just outside the terminal. We were told it would be 15 minutes and we could come back in, then we smelled smoke and you could see it. Then on 10 fire trucks showed up. Theyre now evacuating everyone away from the building. Reporter at this point, its not clear whether the flight has taken off. Fire trucks still here on stand by in case another flareup occurs. Its not clear how badly this could affect any flights later this morning. Reporting live, Janelle Burrell, cbs 2 news. Janelle, thank you. Going to be a busy day for many people left to deal with the damage from yesterdays storm. Thousands of people in the tri state area affected by the 60 mileanhour wind gusts that ripped trees out of the ground and toppled power lines. The trees coming down on homes and streets throughout the on 210th street in queens. The april storm leaving homeowners shocked by what they saw and heard. I woke up to a big crash and my house shook a little bit. It was crazy. Windows were shattered. Gutters ripped off. Roof, waters in the attic. In queens, an entire home was blown off its pilings. 4 32 now. Time for traffic and weather on the 2s. Heres john elliot with a look alt that. Good morning, everybody. Wind, definitely subsiding. Today we see a problem with precipitation in parts of the area. Cold enough for snow. So its going to be slick through parts of the Hudson Valley. In the city, clouds overhead and 36 degrees. Wind out of the east to 16. Definitely better than the 40 to 60mileanhour gusts we had yesterday. Snow hitting the ground in orange county, putnam, as well. To the city, but the timing of this is such that when this pushes through, warm enough for rain. In fact, its going to be warmer today, hour by hour. Numbers will be up. Lunchtime, youre at 48. Then this afternoon, right around 52, but you have play ball and the rain gear, we see showers this afternoon. Then another big show tonight. So, lots to deal with. We will deal with it all morning long. Lets look at your morning now in the right direction with kyla. Kyla . Reporter lets do it. John, we have a few things look for. In brooklyn, park side avenue is closed between bedford and no strand avenues in brooklyn due to a serious fire. Magdalena doris is live on the scene. Well have more on that in a moment. And elizabeth avenue, southbound closed because of downed wires. Meanwhile, in somerset, an overturned tractortrailer has one lane blocked southbound on route 287. Be careful there. Back to you. Thank you, kyla. Happening now, a warehouse fire burning in brooklyn. Magdalena doris is live with more this morning. Mag declina . Reporter good morning. Fire was called in over 5 hours ago. Firefighters are having trouble containing the fire because of possibly whats inside. If you take a look, firefighters are taking an aerial approach to putting this fire out. When they were called in initially at around 10 45 yesterday evening, crews entered the warehouse from the ground floor but had to be pulled out because of severe structural damage to the warehouse. Theyre utilizing ladders now to get to the fire from above. We heard from the fire chief. Some sort of cold storage, a lot of refrigerators and restaurant supplies. We assume there are cooking oils in there. Its really burning. Reporter and back here live, the fire is continuing to pop up in pockets, giving firefighters trouble here, but the fire chief does say the fire has been contained. It did not spread to another building or another business, i should say, thats connected in this building or a church that is next door. Apparently no one called in, saying that they were inside the building at that time. Theyre trying to figure out if anyone was inside this warehouse at the time, but they do say one firefighter was treated for minor injuries and smoke inhalation. Live in prospect lefferts garden section of brooklyn, magdalena doris, cbs 2 news. Thank you. Amtrak service is back on the northeast corridor this morning after a deadly Train Derailment in pennsylvania. Public philadelphia when a train collided. Hazel sanchez has more. Reporter the train going from new york to savannah, georgia was 15 minutes outside of philadelphia when it crashed into an amtrak Maintenance Crew on the track. I woke up to being thrown into the seat in front matter of fact and the window got blown out beside me. You could see the dirt and debris flying past the train and a couple of sort of like fire flashes. Reporter it was just before 8 00 sunday morning when the train slammed into a backhoe, derailing. The bucket left in the middle of the tracks. Other piecest thrown several feet away. This picture shows the inside of one car was a mangled mess. We got off track, then it was an explosion, some people were cut up. Reporter emergency crews we now have our second doa located at the impact site of the backhoe. Reporter two amtrak workers, one operating the backhoe, the other supervising nearby, were killed. 341 people were on the train. 35 were injured and hospitalized, but are expected to be okay. Amtrak declined to comment why the Maintenance Equipment was on the active track. The National Transportation safety board says its looking at several factors, including scheduling, to determine if the accident was caused by human error. As of now, we have recovered the event data recorder. The forwardfacing video and the inwardfacing video from the locomotive to send to our laboratory in washington,d. C now to campaign 2016 with just over two weeks before the president ial new year, john kasich makes appearances on long island today. This morning, kasich will take part in a town hall meeting in hempstead. Tonight, there is a similar back in wisconsin, which votes tomorrow, kasichs rival, donald trump, said kasich should leave the race. You shouldnt be litering up the process because thats what hes doing. Its really a disgrace, ill tell you. Kasich treated thats not how our republic works, donald. Well keep fighting. Ted cruz leads trump by 5 points with kasich far behind. On the democratic side, the poll shows Bernie Sanders 23 points ahead of Hillary Clinton. And wet weather to jeopardize todays opening day of the new york yankees. Theyre supposed to play the astros at 1 05 this afternoon. The 2015 game ended the short postseason run for the yankees. And the mets kicked off the season last night. First time in mlb history for this one. Game. Matt harvey tried to grind it out, but he was mediocre at best, in most peoples eyes. Royals got them for four runs in 52 3. The mets dropped the opener. The royals take it 43. Your final score. Striking out to end the game with a runner on 3rd. A major celebration in the city for the billsigning much two groundbreaking laws in new york state. And fire rescue volunteers and spring into action when a into flames. And big winners from last Nights Academy of Country Music awards. Youre going to need a coat today. Its cold. Youve got snow some the area. Thats north of the city, then its wet for the city this afternoon. Then another deep freeze. Tonight, we will talk about it. Up. 4 42. Time for traffic and weather on the 2s. Johnny, were so pleased to have you back. Its nice to see you. Did you miss me . We did. I came in saturday night and there was a hailstorm, then the wind yesterday, the wind wouldnt quit. We showed you the pictures and the proof of that. Major headaches yesterday. Wind not as much of a player today, but we have wet weather. A big shoutout to a faithful follower, dana, 35. A lot of people are saying this, come on, can you please advise Mother Nature its spring . Its going to be a cold week this week. Very cold tonight. This is from elaina. Swirls is watching hes a weather watcher. I like that. And, yeah, lots of animals, walter with the snow up north. Weve got les with opening day. Bailey had a hard day and, yeah, this tells the story, too. This is in from charlie. Frozen flowers. Heres the deal with sensitive plants, whether the backyard going to be very cold tonight. Cover them up again tonight. They will get rain later today. In the city now, we have relatively quiet conditions. Its the quiet before the annoying weather later today. Mostly cloudy and 36. Wind out of the east at 16. Numbers for you, look at this. Cold enough for snow. Uhhuh. 21 in monticello. 32 in white plains, over to sparta. Thats where were seeing snow. 34 in greenwich to babylon. Numbers with limited exception, 5 to 10 degrees. Colder than yesterday morning. Ultimately it will be a warmer day today, but out the door, you need the coat, wind chills between 15 and 39 degrees. Wind chills for many of our friends on the island in the 20s right now. Peak wind yesterday, i tell you what, madison, new jersey, 71 mileanhour wind gust on your sunday afternoon. Jfk, 64. I mean, this is Tropical Storm force winds there. Staten island, 57. Newark even 55 miles an hour. That was yesterday. We start with slippery conditions, dutchess to parts of westchester, over to rockland and orange county, as well. Cold enough for accumulating snow, yeah. Were not talking about a lot, but youre looking at an inch or two. And then the front pushes through this afternoon. So, lets just dive right in real quickly between now and say 7 00. We see a burst of snow, a quick changeover in and around our area, but between 9 00 and say game time, on againoff again showers, then very cold tonight before we see a chilly day tuesday. Warmer by later in the week and then for the m could see rain, as well, but it will be mild by then. Its a quarter to 5 00. Kyla is in for alex. Good morning. Good morning. Because weve got weather going on, of course, we have to keep an eye on the traffic this morning, too. We do have a problem at the Ed Koch Queensboro bridge. There is an accident blocking one lane on the inbound upper stick with the lower level there. And in elizabeth, route 1 and 9 closed southbound because of a downed pole and wires. A detour has been set up there. Take extra time. And in somerset, an overturned tractortrailer has one lane blocked southbound on route 287 and that is at exit 13. Everybody. Alternate side parking is in thank you. Heres a quick look at the stories making news this morning. New, governor andrew como and Hillary Clinton will appear at a victory appearance today for the 15 minimum wage. On friday, the state Legislature Passed a budget that approved a path to the minimum wage and a paid family leave policy. Police commissioner bratton and mayor de blasio will hold their monthly briefing on Crime Statistics today. Yesterday, the pba blamed the recent strikes on shootings and city. And former model is due in court today, a judge will decide if she could enter a program that could lead to dismissal of a drunk driving charge. Police say seymour backed her suv into another car in january and crashed into a utility pole and left the scene the same day. On the moneywatch, stock futures are lower after friday. The Dow Jones Industrial average gained 107 points. Virgin america is near a deal to tell isself to Alaska Airlines for 2 billion. The announcement could come today. Jet blue was bitting for the carrier but appears to have lost out. They fly from kennedy, laguardia and newark to dozens of cities, mostly in the west. And new recommendations sent to the government could help in overpopulated areas. Drones weighing half a pound or unrestricted over crowds. The group says the risk of injury is low. The move could help speed up the introduction of drone delivery and newsgathering flights. Charles schumer says Homeland Security must work faster to begin testing explosive detectors to stop terror attacks. The detectors could save countless lives. They could force isis to go back to the drawing board and come up with new means of deadly evil. The device is small and unobtrusive. It can be worn a policemans belt. The it can be made from chemicals readily available in hardware stores. Fire at an Animal Shelter in new jersey. The community is coming together to help the displaced pets. We have the story from montclair. When i pulled up, i saw black smoke out of the back of reporter erin brennan describes the chaotic scene. Her brother, randy, was the first to spot the flames and alerted everyone. Theres a fire, fire, get the animals out. He started pulling animals out of the building. Reporter volunteers were already at the shelter to walk the dogs and care for the california you can see the damage done to the building. The flames so intense, they spread to one shelter workers car parked behind the building on north Willow Street in downtown montclair. It could have been deadly. In the middle of the night, it would have been gone. All the animals would have died. Reporter 70 cats and dogs were saved. The volunteers all just lined up and like a traveling line starting pulling animal after animal. Every single anle got out. All 70 pets have been placed in foster homes and other shelters. There is a fundraiser set for sunday. Good news there. They got all the animals out. 4 49. Still to come, a spectacular night at the acm awards. And on the run, the so called high speed chase involving a motorcycle cop and a pintsize pooch. How he was able to make the calling. And weather and traffic on the 2s. I wouldnt mind a traffic jam for that. For a cute puppy like that, we can sit in traffic for a bit. Traffic and weather coming up on the 20s on cbs 2 news this morning. Alright guys. I want to show you some cutting edge technology. This is a vhs tape. Push that tape in and hit play. This is a flip phone. Have you seen these before . Its called a compact disc. Oh. Looks like were getting a facsimile. Its old. Youd rather use Newer Technology . Definitely. Well, ive got something to show you. This is the 2016 chevy volt. Uses extended range electric technology. The prius hybrid uses Battery Technology developed 15 years ago. Chevy expects volt drivers to get over a thousand miles between fill ups. Its got every technology there is. Good morning. We welcome you back. Thats right, opening day at Yankees Stadium today. First pitch, 1 05. Bombers taking on the Houston Astros. Its 36 degrees. So hopefully theyve got some of those thermals on underneath the uniforms. It will be chilly out there. Welcome back to cbs 2 news this morning. Okay. Its an unusual art exhibit mostly due to the location. Its in the second largest artificial reef atop a sunken naval ship in florida. Divers brought illustrations to the site. Created by an austrian artist, encased in plexiglass and you have to be in a diving suit to see them. Its pretty brilliant from these pictures, thats for sure. 4 52 now. Hey, john elliot, good morning. Its a whole new meaning to water colors there. How about that . I didnt write it. Several inches of snow north. A wetter story today. Tomorrow, wind chills in the teens. Next rain chance is thursday. Right now, it is snow and accumulating snow possible and its the timing. Its going to be messy this morning. Trace to an inch for the north shore. Town three in parts of the Hudson Valley. Its mainly rain later today. And it is going to be a warmer with less wind, so oefr all it feels better. Feels busy. Whats going on, kyla . Weve got slick roads out there in points north of the city. Thats a problem. Lets talk about bedminster. A car fire has all lanes closed northbound at exit 22. Not too far away, also in somerset, an overturned tractor trailer has one lane blocked southbound at exit 13. In elizabeth, route 1 and 9 closed southbound at elizabeth avenue due to a downed pole and wires. You around that. And at the Ed Koch Queensboro bridge, an accident blocking one lane on the inbound upper level. Stick with the lower level to get through that one. Alternate side parking is in back to you. Thank you, kyla. A highspeed pursuit in San Francisco over the weekend, but its not what you think. A tiny chihuahua led police on a chase across the citys bay bridge. You can see the brave dog running ferociously with an officer on a motorcycle not far behind. At one point it ran into traffic. Thankfully, the officer caught up and took the dog into custody. He was given a verbal warning. Taken to the San Francisco county Animal Care Center until it was headed to a taco bell on the other side. Bridge. Could be could the super heros get the Weekend Box Office . And a bronx Softball Team beating the odds on and off the field. Now theres a new challenge. And next, its much about much about the duet as about the awards. Highlights from the amcs coming up next on cbs 2 news this morning. Blinds to go faux wood blinds combines the warmth of natural wood with modern durability to make any room beautiful spruce up your home today with up to 30 savings on hundreds of styles and colors. Spring is here. And so are the savings. Blinds to go. Blinds to go faux wood blinds combines the warmth of natural wood with modern durability to make any room beautiful for years to come. Spruce up your home today with up to 30 savings on hundreds of styles and colors. Spring is here. And so are the savings. Blinds to go. Blinds for life. Miranda lambert on stage with Keith Gilbert and zz top at Country Music awards. The singer not giving up her spot as the top female vocalist of the year, taking home the row. And jason aldean got the biggest honors of the night, year. I was just starting to think this one just wasnt in the cards for me. A little bit, but i love the business, and the fans that support it. Thank you very, very much. The 51st awards were held at the mgm grand in las vegas. Good show last night. Zz top, too look at that. Dolly and kate ie. That was neat. I wish we could wear hats all the time. Thatd be great. You can you might need one today. In its going to be cold. Wear a hat. 4 57. Still ahead, a smoky fire at new yesterday liberty airport coming up. And a derailed train outside of philadelphia. We will have a live report from the scene. The signs behind spring fever. Some people really do feel better with the change of seasons. And a sure sign of spring, opening day in the bronx, but will the weather hold out for at 5 00 begins in 90 seconds. Its 5 00. Temperatures in the 30s on this monday, april 4th. Rain on and off today with a mixed bag of warm and cold temperatures for the week. We will have traffic and weather on the 2s in a moment. Will the weather impact the opening day for the yankees . The stadium ready to host opening day. Will Mother Nature cooperate . Good morning, everyone, im chris wragge. Im mary calvi. Thanks for joining us this morning. News, fire and evacuations at Newark Airport. Flames apparently broke out in part of the ceiling of terminal b. Janelle burrell joins us live from the airport with more. Janelle . Reporter well, mary, Port Authority police tell us that the fire is out, but as a precaution, you can see on the ground level here, a number of passengers are standing outside. Their flights are delayed. If you look up above at the departure terminal, there are a number of fire trucks that are still on stand by in case additional flareups occur here this morning. The fire started around 1 15 a. M. In the ceiling of the boiler room here at terminal b. There was one flight at the time scheduled to depart for hong kong, about 200 passengers were supposed to get on to that flight. This were evacuated while firefighters put out the flames. Firefighters thought they got it out. They let passengers back in, then there was a flareup and they had to reevacuate the terminal. We spoke just a few minutes ago just arriving here this morning who found out their flights are now delayed, as well. I couldnt find a bus. I wound up walking here, then found out theres a fire in the terminal and all flights are being delayed. And so at this point, what have they told you do . They evacuated us back outside. No other communication other than just step outside. Reporter now, that man is one of several that weve seen outside here at terminal b at this hour, waiting for word as to whether hell be able to board that flight later this morning. Other passengers, were told, were taken to a nearby hotel, also awaiting the status of their flights. Right now, there are still fire trucks here at the scene on stand by in case there are any flareups this morning. A number of flights are delayed. Were waiting for another update from Port Authority police as to when the flights reporting live this morning from Newark Airport, Janelle Burrell, cbs 2 news. Thank you, janelle. At 5 02, heres traffic and weather on the 2s. John elliot . Thank you, mary. As far as air travel later today, its a tradeoff. Not much impact from the wind, but there is wet weather in the forecast and, again, as far as behind the wheel, weve got slippery conditions into parts of the Hudson Valley. It will be challenging. In the city now, its cold. Be sure to have the coat on. Upper 40s, low 50s later. But the breeze feels cool. Numbers staying below normal. 36 the current reading. A burst of snow in through parts of sussex, orange, putnam, northern westchester. What happens is parts of the area, you will see snow accumulate a bit, then it changes over to rain, its rain for the city and for the home opener. Have to leave showers in the forecast. Numbers today, definitely warmer before a big drop in the numbers tonight. So, spring, very undecided right now. What weve decided is that kyla whats going on, kyla . Getting busy this morning. We start in bedminster with a truck fire that has all lanes closed. Weve got detour on route 287 northbound at exit 22. Look out for that. In somerset, an overturned tractortrailer and this one has one lane blocked southbound at exit 13. Meanwhile, going to elizabeth, route 1 and 9 are closed, southbound at elizabeth avenue and thats actually due to a downed pole and wires, so a detour has been set up to get you around that one. A live look outside at the Ed Koch Queensboro bridge. Start to see the taillights here, looking at the right side of the screen. Blocking one lane on the inbound upper level because of an accident. Stick with the lower level in that direction. Back to you. Thank you, kyla. Happening now, fire continues to burn at a warehouse in brooklyn. The flames erupted last night. Magdalena doris is live in Prospect Lefferts Gardens with more. Reporter good morning. Building is a total loss and the fdny is continuing to put out hot spots inside of this warehouse. The fire broke out around 10 45 10 45 last night. It climbed to five alarms, 200 firefighters responded on the scene here. Initially, the firefighters entered the building on the ground floor to fight the flames, but because the fire was so strong, they were eventually pulled out and they had to use the tower ladders to spray water from outside, from the aerial down onto the roof there. The building is on park side avenue near rogers avenue in the process correct lefferts gardens section of brooklyn and it houses a cold storage business. That may have been what was inside of this building, the chief of Department Tells us that caused this fire to keep on being fueled. Store story some sort of cold storage. A lot of refrigerators and restaurant supplies. We assume theres cooking oils its really burning. Reporter and the chief of Department Tells us this fire has been contained. We did just see one civilian being taken out on a stretcher. They were conscious and receiving oxygen. It looks like now some of the fire crews are continuing to move out of the area, which is a good sign. Again, the fire chief says this is contained. One forward was treated for minor injuries and smoke inhalation here at live at Prospect Lefferts Gardens section of brooklyn, magdalena doris, cbs 2 news. Amtrak trains are running again along the northeast corridor following yesterdays deadly derailment. It happened south of philadelphia, with a train heading from manhattan to georgia, collided with a piece of construction equipment. Two amtrak workers were killed and more than 30 passengers injured. Don champion is in chester, pennsylvania with more for us this morning. Don, good morning. Reporter good morning, chris. Overnight, we did see crews in and around that derailment site behind me. Centers around figuring out why those two construction workers who were killed were on the track when the train came through. Federal investigators continue to examine the heavilydamaged front end of amtrak train 89 overnight as they piece together what led to sundays deadly accident. We will be looking at mechanical, operations, signal, track, Human Performance, and survival factors. Reporter the train was going from new york city to savannah, georgia yesterday morning when it slammed into a backhoe south of philadelphia, killing the backhoe operator and a supervisor. Photos show heavy damage and blownout wind yoxz in the first car of the train. You can see a lot of dirt and debris flying past the train, then a couple of sort of like fire flashes. I called my Church Members and asked them to pray. Reporter among other things, investigators want to know why the heavy piece of equipment was even on the sometimes theres human error, sometimes things happen, but there is virtually no excuse for a backhoe to be on an active track. Reporter sundays accident comes less than a year after the derailment of amtrak train 188 in philadelphia, which killed eight people. As part of the investigation, video from the train and the trains data recorder are being reviewed. And at last check, three people who were on the train and were hurt were still in the hospital. Again, while amtrak says normal schedules will resume today, there could be delays along the northeast regional lines. Were live in chester, pennsylvania this morning, don champion, cbs 2 news. Thank you, don. Police released videos and photos of a suspect wanted in a forcible touching incident in queens yesterday. It happened around 8 40 sunday morning near 44th street and 25th avenue in astoria. The suspect allegedly followed a 76yearold woman into her apartment buildings vestibule she yelled and the suspect ran off. New information this morning on the driver of a evacuation of times square saturday night. Police say 28yearold ryan fraiser was given 10 summonses after officers spotted his truck with the keys in the ignition on 46th street. There were two gas cans and loose electrical wires in the front seat. Hes due back in court in june. Cold weather could jeopardize opening day for the new york yankees. Theyre scheduled to host the astros this afternoon. This was the matchup the last time the teams met in the 2015 game that ended the yankees short postseason run. Still to come this morning, highlights from the mets first game of the season. Also this morning, have you ever wondered what happens to all the Illegal Drugs seized by police . We look at the way thats creating quite a spectacle. He has been there for all the players on his Softball Team. Now a bronx coach is the one in need of support. His story, next. As you get ready to play your game today, yeah, you might need a snow bruth or brush, north of the city. An umbrella around the area, and a coat. Its going to be a chilly one. With english, coming up. Mmm. I cant believe it has 40 fewer calories than butter. I cant believe its made with real, simple ingredients. I cant believe. Were on a whale. [whale] i cant believe they talked me into this. I cant believe my role isnt bigger. Real, simple ingredients. Unbelievable taste. Oh its real its 5 12. The 2s. Do we miss this guy or what . File horrible. Horrible. I bought you guys a box of moon pies and i ate them. I was in the south i feel bad for the crew, too. The look. Quite a tour, by the way. I was all over the place. You were. A quick clarification, i was just on the radio with david to cbsf. M. Ohio. It was april fools day. And i heard from mike here on camera 2. That i yankees tie. I will wear my mets colors on tuesday. However, both teams dealing with nasty weather. Its warmer later in the week, but wet, as well. Am i forgiven, mike . Yeah. Yeah oh, wow. You should have heard during the break, whered you get the yankees tie. In the city now, its kind of a wait and see mode. Were waiting to see what we shall see. Around the area today. 37, wind out of the east at 13. Numbers and the area, part of the component, yeah, cold air. 28 in kingston. 33 in katonah. Sussex higgs and passaic, cold enough for snow, as well. 36 in wayne. 40, cold tonight down to the jersey shore. In the city, warm enough that its just a rain event. Everybodys cooler than normal. 52 in the city. There will be a variety around the area. Records of 80 and 21. Show you whats going on right now. Some of the lightest white not hitting the ground. This is and its sticking, surfaces sufficiently cold enough, so watch out. Busy commute hours this morning will be sloppy to the north. The frond ambles through the area during the course of the day. That means showers for the that could slow things down during the course of the afternoon commute, as well. For the city, south shore through genes brooklyn, its a rain event. But i tell you, just north of the area, through parts of the bronx and westchester, trace to maybe an inch. So through parts of north bergen into passaic, as well. Then after the snow, we have a freeze warning tonight into tomorrow morning. A freeze warning, i know, what a drag. You covered the plants if they didnt blow away yesterday. You to cover them again. Thats the Winter Weather advisory into parts of the Hudson Valley, as well. Wind chills tomorrow morning west. A cool tuesday and rain coming in thursday and friday. Heres kyla with a look at the drive. Were getting busy, john. Good morning, everyone. We have trouble in bedminster. We have a truck fire that has all lanes closed and detoured to 287 northbound at exit 22. Then we head to queens. Looking live outside. Blocking two lanes on the northbound van wyck expressway at hillside avenue. You can see all the taillights there. We have delays past atlantic avenue. At the queensboro bridge, we also have an accident. You can see on the right side of your screen, taillights are causing backups. This is in the inbound upper level. Stick with the lower level. Alternate side parking is in effect today citywide. Chris . Thank you, kyla. Police on one of the greece islands have been placing migrants on boats bound for turkey. Theyre the first to be deported under a European Union plan to limit migration to europe. Tons of Illegal Drugs go up in smoke in panama. Police set fire to nearly 9 tons of drugs, mostly cocaine, seized from smugglers so far this year. A Police Official says it shows the ability of the countrys Law Enforcement to counter organized crime and drug smuggling. 58 tons of drugs. In california, a man survives a wild ride escaping his suv just seconds before it almost plunged off a cliff in malibu. Police say the man lost control of his vehicle and slammed into a guardrail, causing it to hang precariously over the cliff. The man was then so disoriented that he stepped into oncoming traffic and got hit by a bus. Still, the man survived and is recovering in the hospital. I dont know if thats good luck or bad luck. In the south bronx, a middle school Softball Team is learning more than how to win. Dave carlin reports the players are learning valuable lessons about life. Reporter on this field, just a stones throw from Yankees Stadium, the lady tigers proved their tough and proud with a leader they count on in good times and bad. Go, go, go, go, go reporter 37yearold christopher astationo joined ms 42 as a physical Education Teacher and saw too many in need of something to focus energies on and give them hope. My girls live a tough and hard life. Reporter three years ago, he put together the lady tigers and members of the team say it changed their lives. I was lonely. Now that i have my team, its better. I feel confident about myself. This team has kept me out of the streets. Before i used to be in the park and things like that, but then softball has helped me like believe in myself i had to teach them to value themselves first, then each other. I wanted them to build a family. Reporter cancer then threw the coach a curve ball. Why, why do i have cancer now . Sidelined by the mass in his stomach, his players kept practicing and kept his hopes up. Sending me prayers and texts. It was i knew that i have to be there for them. I had to not cry in front of to feel like, but like when im with him, support him, make him laugh. Reporter he says after treatment and a diet change, doctors told him he is cancer free and more good news followed. A softball people from chicago invited the lady tigers to the windy city and the lady tigers said yes. The ladies are great. Theyre going to be great in chicago. When they face the chicago fireworks, it will be their first time playing in a professional arena. Their host found them Hotel Accommodations and the team will travel by bus for the threeday trip in april. We believe in ourselves and stick together no matter what and we got this. The teammates say theyre now sisters with a lifelong plan to prove, along with this coach they love, the hard work pays off. Lady tigers reporter in the south bronx, dave carlin, cbs 2 news news. The team set up a go fund me page. They just need 2,000 more and theyre off to the windy city. Everyones rooting for them. 5 19. And is this a sign of things to come . The rough start of the season for the mets. Highlights, lowlights, looking at it coming up in sports. And a check of traffic and weather on the 2s is next. This is cbs 2 news this morning. T mt ard twk. Nogesurst00eginrn tanphe who doesnt love a Little Spring skating . Back to the ice rink this 37 degrees at 5 22. Welcome back and welcome to monday. Lets turn it right over to john. Thank you, mary. Hi, everybody. Its a messy monday. 37 in the city with clouds overhead. Now, north and west, snow. Watch out, its going to be challenging. Some schools i know will be impacted by this through parts of rockland, orange, over to putnam, westchester. Thats going to stick and make things slippery. Then you will see a burst of snow flirting with the city before it retreats. But even the north shore, you can maybe a coating to an inch or so and then the numbers will go up as you head farther to the north. Its definitely a messy day today. You have to leave rain in the forecast and its going to be chilly, too. Getting the game under way in the 40s with wet weather at the stadium. Lets get you to the stadium now, if youre going very early. Whats going on, kyla . We have to take a deep breath today with the weather and cold. An accident in queens as we start our monday morning commute. This accident, you can see blocking two lanes on the northbound van wyck expressway. You can see all the taillights, delays back past atlantic avenue. Then looking at the Ed Koch Queensboro bridge and there weve got an accident blocking, one lane on the inbound lower level. So starting to backup there, as well. Stick with the outer as your better bet. In bedminster, a truck fire has all lanes closed and detoured at exit 22. Alternate side parking is in effect today citywide. Chris and mary, over to you. Thank you, kyla. The knicks and nets limping into the close of disappointing seasons for both teams and the mets with a world series rematch to start their season last nights. Steve has the update. Reporter the yankees take on the astros at 1 00 this afternoon. Later tonight, the rangers on the road and the isles in brooklyn. The mets opened up in kansas city and the start of the season felt like the end of last year, complete with this mistake. And the royals scratched matt harvey gave up four runs in 52 3 innings. The mets rallied in the 8th and 9th, but fell short on Opening Night. 43 the final. The schnick salvaging knicks salvaging pride. Should have cut it to one in the final seconds here, but ruled out of bounds before taking the shot. Knicks lose by 5. And the nets pleading no contest against the pelicans at home. It is a 19point loss. 10687. Enjoy opening day. Former u. S. Women soccer star and world cup champion abby wambach is charged with driving drunk in oregon. Shes apologizing to her family, friends and fans on her facebook page, saying i take full responsibility for my actions, this is all on me. It takes to ensure that my horrible mistake is never repeated. Looks like batman versus superman got hit with kryptonite at the box office. The greatest gladiator match in the history of the world son of crypton versus bat of gotham. It fell a steep 68 percent in the second weekend out. It brought in 52 million. And despite the drop, still held the number one spot. Zootopia came in second, followed by my big, fat, greek wedding 2. Not doing too well the second weekend. With it. Still ahead, a popular dine start attraction in new jersey finds a new home. And a fire in a boiler several flights delayed this morning. We will have the latest for you. A warehouse fire claims to five alarms this morning. Us it may have been what was inside the building that gave firefighters such a hard time putting it out. More coming up in a live report. Reporter and when the temperature warms up, do you notice an extra spring in your step . Find out how the change in the seasons changes our behavior, news this morning. laughing theres nothing like making their day. Except making sure their tomorrow is taken care of too. Financial guidance while youre mastering life. Hey, were opening up a second shop and we need some new signage. But cant spend a lot. Well, we have low prices and a price match guarantee. Scouts honor . Low prices. Pinky swear . Low prices. Eskimo kisses . How about a handshake . Oh, alright. The lowest price. Every time. Just about 5 30. 37 degrees on this monday, april 4th. A live look at Yankees Stadium where the home opener is scheduled to play later today. Will it be rained out . Traffic and weather on the 2s coming up in a moment. Breaking news at Newark Airport. A fire fills terminal b with smoke, forcing people to flee from the area. How is this affecting travel . First to the scene of another active fire at a warehouse in brooklyn where firefighters are still on the scene at this hour. Good morning, everyone, im chris wragge. Im mary calvi. Thanks for joining us. We begin with that warehouse fire burning in brooklyn this morning. It broke out late last night on park side avenue. Magdalena doris is live in Prospect Lefferts Gardens are more this morning. Mag declina . Reporter good morning, fire this is still active, although the fdny chief says that this fire has been contained. Earlier this morning, one civilian was taken out on a stretcher. They were conscious and receiving oxygen here. One firefighter was also were treated for smoke inhalation. This can call came in here at park side avenue at rogers avenue around 10 45 last night. These firefighters entered the building initially to extinguish the flames, but had operation, spraying water down on the roof. The fdny says pockets of fire kept popping up here and it may have been what was stored the fire. Some sort of a cold storage, its got a lot of refrigerators and restaurant supplies. We assume there are cooking really burning. Back here live, you can see fdny on scene. There is massive puddles on the ground, as well. Another building is adjacent to this warehouse that contains Something Like restaurant materials or cold storage. They say the building next door is okay, theres also a church to the left of this building. That church is okay, as well. Again, we did see one person being taken out in a stretcher, a firefighter was treated for smoke inhalation, as well. The fdny says the fire will now be under investigation. Live in the prospects lefferts gardens section of brooklyn, magdalena doris, cbs 2 news. Thank you. At 5 32 we have traffic and weather on the 2s. John . Im struggling with this. I just checked. Sullivan West Central School district is closed due to snow. I mean, theyre getting snow i mean, its sticking, its you know they are . There are moms and dads now saying youve got to be kidding me my concern into parts of the Hudson Valley, it will be sloppy and slippery. Its the key hours this morning with the drop off at school and also heading out to an early job. 37 in the city right now. This is the mess were talking about. Warren county into morris and passaic county, as well, but more pronounced problematic like into sussex, sullivan, orange and putnam and parts of dutchess and northwest chester, then changes over to rain. Its going to be a challenging day today and kind of raw for the yankees. To get things under way, the 40s and wet weather. They will get the game in . They should. Its not stormy, just wet. Thank you, john. How about the commute this morning . Obviously potential for slick roads out there. Not bad in the city now, but we have a few points to tell you about. Trouble in bedminster. Closed and detoured on 287 northbound at exit 22. Then we take a look at elizabeth, route 1 and 9 are closed southbound at elizabeth avenue due to a downed pole and wires from an earlier accident. So a detour has been set up to get you around that. Looking live outside in queens, weve got an accident blocking wyck expressway at hillside avenue. Look at the taillights, weve got delays back past atlantic avenue already this morning. Slate side parking alternate side parking is in effect citywide today. And evacuations at Newark Airport. Passengers just now arriving for flights are being warned of delays. Janelle burrell joins us live from the airport with more. Janelle . Reporter mary, good news update for you. They just allowed passengers back into the terminal and the fire trucks we saw here earlier have now gone. It appears theyre starting to let flights leave here at this what it looked like a short time ago here inside of terminal b. Passengers taking fretz inside of the terminal where you can see smoke pouring out. This happened around 1 15 this morning. According to officials, inside of the ceiling of the boiler room here at terminal b. There was one flight scheduled to depart so about 200 passengers were originally evacuated from the terminal as firefighters put out the flames. They thought that the fire was out, but then not too long after they allowed passengers back in, the fire reignited, flaring up again. They had to rejacket the terminal here this morning, but, again, all passengers, it appears, have been allowed back inside. We spoke moments ago with one of those passengers who was affected. They said theres a smoke condition. Im on my way to minneapolis for work. You might not get there in time . Half delay, so well see. Reporter so he, like a lot of other people here this morning, still on stand by to hear about when their flights will, in fact, leave. Some people were taken to an area airport until the airport was deemed safe to return to. The fire trucks have left. Passengers have been allowed back in the terminal at this point. Were awaiting updates on the status of other flights departing here from newark this morning. Janelle burrell, cbs 2 news. Thank you, janelle. Amtrak trains are now running again following yesterdays deadly derailment. A train heading from manhattan to georgia collided with a piece of construction equipment. Two amtrak employees were killed, more than 200 injured. Investigators are looking at the front end of the train and piecing together what led to the collision. You can see the dirt and debris flying past the train, fire flashes. This accident comes less than a year after the deadly derailment of amtrak train 188 in philadelphia which killed 8 people. Its going to be a busy day for many people left to deal with the damage from yesterdays storm. Thousands of people in the tri state area affected by the 60 mileanhour wind gusts that ripped trees out of the ground and toppled power lines. The trees coming down on homes and streets throughout the area, leaving at least four cars smashed on 210th street in queens. The april storm leaving homeowners shocked by what they saw and heard. I woke up to a big crash and my house shook a little bit. It was crazy. Windows were shattered, gutters ripped off. Roof, waters in the attic. In howard beach, an entire home was blown off its pilings. Part of the vacant building fell onto the home next door. And the 15 minimum wage hike, Governor Cuomo and Hillary Clinton will be there today. Legislature passed a budget that includes a path to 15 in new york city, nassau and suffolk and westchester counties. For the rest of the state, the minimum wage will rise to 12. 50 with further raises tied to inflation. The Police Commissioner and mayor will hold a briefing on Crime Statistics today. Yesterday, the pba blamed the spike in shootings and slashings on an antipolice atmosphere in the city. New information on the suspect in the robbery of a 103 yearold bronx woman. Sharon mcneil is behind bars with bail at 100,000. Shes accused of throwing louise to the floor of a hallway in coop city friday afternoon. She allegedly stole two meals that the woman picked up from a Senior Center and 35 from her purse. A surveillance camera helped them catch her. Last night, Police Tweeted a photo of them delivering food and forler Victoria Secret model will be in court. A judge will decide if she could enter a rehab program. Police say seymour backed her suv into another car on a highway ramp in greenwich in january and crashed into a utility pole and left the scene the same day. The two queens lawmakers are set to propose a bill mandating a state review of security on the mta. This comes following the deadly terror attacks in brussels. The legislation would require security on all systems, including the long island rail road, metro north and city subways. New security measures are in place at the Brussels Airport which has reopened almost two weeks after the deadly terror attack in a terminal. Three flights bound for a european destination took off yesterday. The airport is hoping to be back at 20 percent today and reach full service by noon. Delta has suspended its brussels flights through atlanta until march of next year. Opening day at Yankees Stadium may not be a pretty as john mentioned, cold and wet weather is expected. Well see what happens. The astros return for a rematch today. That was the matchup the last time the teams met in the 2015 wildcard game. Game time is set for 10 55 this afternoon 1 05 this afternoon. A match making company is helping people find love and also jobs. Plus this when i started on the staten, i started having muscle spasms. Could a common drug be causing people pain . New study. 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Tonight you will see another freeze warning for the city and coastal communities. That means the plants have to be covered up. Its chilly out there right now. 37 right here. This is lynn, shed like to see warmer conditions, but shes celebrating the absence of the wind. 33 here on the north shore. Bruce reminding us that it is national hug a news person day, so, yeah, big group hug. We do, ironically, bruce, during each and every commercial break, 29 here from adam heater. We have cooler readings, 31 below freezing. Daniel has 31. Heres good news. Its vitamin c day. And from charlie, his dog, cant believe its snowing. Charlie called in some of the School Announcements there in parts of Sullivan County where weve got enough snow to slow you down or keep the kids away from school. Its going to be that kind a headache day today, which the kids love and for parents its a scramble. 37, wind out of the east at 16. 23 at monticello, coolest spot on the map. Cold enough from snow. Sparta through parts of passaic, bergen county, rockland and westchester, as well. Heres the snow, you can see a few flurries into parts of Morris County into passaic. Its hitting and sticking through sussex up to sullivan. Expand the view, urk e you are going to see more moisture fill in. Also concerned about a little bit of icing into parts of hunterdon and warren county. Timing it out between now and 9 00, we see flurries into parts of the area, but notice north with just enough warm air for the yankees at 1 00. Its rain. Could see a brief period of moderate rain and you could see delays during the course of the game and on and off showers for the yankees today. Then watch it change over to a little bit of snow tonight before it exits. Tomorrow morning, just brutally cold. The freeze warning kicking in for the jersey shore, as well. Pollen numbers, i tell you what, it is still spring, but with the wet weather today, theyre down. They race back tomorrow, bonk normal for your tuesday, but the numbers will be below normal on tuesday. Then for the mets home opener on thursday, warmer, but wet, as well. Kind of bummer. Ill admit it. Now traffics a bummer, too. Kyla . I know, its a monday. Were having a rough start to the day, but we will get you through it, everybody. Lets look live outside in queens. We have an accident blocking two lanes on the northbound van you can see the brake lights there. Delays back to lyndon boulevard. And in bedminster, a truck fire has all lanes closed and detoured on route 287 northbound at exit 22. That means delays back to route 78. In elizabeth, routes 1 and 9 are closed southbound at elizabeth avenue due to a downed pole and wires from an earlier accident. So we have a detour thats been sets up for you there. You need extra time getting around that one. Alternate side parking is in effect today citywide. Back to you. Thank you, kyla. In moneywatch, a mega merger in the works for a Popular Airline and a dating site getting into the employment business. Jill wagner is live with more. Good morning. Reporter good morning, chris and mary. The markets will open after another solid week on wall street. On friday, the dow jumped 107 points, the nasdaq went up 44. Alaska air is reportedly nearing a deal to buy Virgin America for more than 2 2 the merger would let alaska expand into hubs like San Francisco and l. A. The deal would need regulatory approval. Hiring remains strong in march. The Labor Department says the u. S. Economy added 215,000 jobs last month, slightly more than what economists expected. The Unemployment Rate ticked up slightly to 5 percent because more americans have decided to get back into the job hunt. If youre looking for a new job, how about heading to e harmony . They launched a web site, elevatedcareers. Com. They say theyre applying the same type of formula they use to match mates to help people match with jobs that they love. Interesting idea. Chris and mary . Thank you, jill. Love to see what they say about us. A new home will be announced today for a prehistoric theme park in new jersey. Field station dinosaurs had to leave last year after losing a now theyve signed a deal to move to overbeck county park in teaneck. It features 32 lifesize 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. Weve confirmed this is a problem thatsram and we have given them an alternative. Alternative nonstatin 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, the mets fall in the Season Opener to the royals. 43. The knicks lose a close one to the pacers. Pelicans, 10687. [ music ] nick jonas rocking out on last Nights Academy of country 2. She took home best new female vocalist and was nominated for female vocalist of the year. That went to miranda lambert. And a bald eagle found in florida is recovering. The eagle came down in a yard in Winter Springs last monday and couldnt take off. It was rescued by the local Audubon Center. The eagle broke a bone essential for flying and hadnt eaten for quite some time. One of the biggest concerns when it came in was that he was emaciated. But hes been eating on his own, gaining weight. The Audubon Center says it could be several weeks before they know whether the eagle can fly again. If it cant, they will find him a home. 5 52. Traffic and weather on the 2s. Good morning, john. We wish the best for the eagle. Great to see them in the delaware water gap. I love that kelsey ballerina, but id wear longer pants today. Its going to be chilly. This is hitting, sticking and making for a mess in morris weve been talking about snow in parts of the Hudson Valley. Its sticking and accumulating. The concern is going to be the one to threeinch line. It changes to rain, then exits as a little snow, mainly rain for the city and south and west. We have a freeze warning that kicks in. The weather turns very cold tonight. You have to be on your game. Alex is home right now with lovely georgia, but kyla will get you to work. Yes, john. We have trouble on the roads, unfortunately already this morning. In queens, an accident blocking two lanes. On the northbound van wyck expressway, and look at that traffic. Delays back to hillside avenue now. All the way back to lyndon boulevard. And in bedminster, a truck fire has all lanes closed and detoured on 287 northbound at exit 22. Delays back to route 78. Trouble there. We head to elizabeth, route 1 elizabeth avenue due to a downed pole and wires from an earlier accident. So a detour has been set up there. Alternate side parking is in effect today citywide. Thank you. Thousands turned out in seattle over the weekend to celebrate this, the citys new floating bridge that runs across lake washington. According to the guinness book of world records, its the worlds longest floating bridge at 7700 feet. The new bridge was heavier, stronger and had pontoons and anchors that allowed the structure to withstand stronger winds and waves, as well. Something to see there in seattle. It is officially spring today. If youre feeling happier, youre not alone. John elliot talked to doctors who say there is a Science Behind your spring fever. John . This is scientific stuff. Heres the deal. Even though the weather isnt feeling springlike today in any way, the calendar says its longer and everyone has something they love about this time of year. The flowers blooming, beautiful. I like the smells of nature, i like walking around. Reporter doctors say theres an actual transformation happening in our bodies this time of year. Its called seasonality. Our eyes are taking in more light compared to the winter months and that triggers a few changes. Melatonin, which is responsible for sleep, is increased in the winter time and decreased in the spring and summertime. Serotonin also increases in the springtime. Thats a natural sort of mood elevator. People feel happier. If youre sensitive to the changes, you could see changes that range from energy and mood to food preferences and your desire to socialize. It makes me a better person, makes me want to be nicer. More talkative. What i like the most about spring is all the time you have exercise. Reporter doctors say its good to add activity and make the most of the warmer, sunnier days. In its important to get out and exercise. Exercise is a mood vettor. Reporter for some, there are other things they enjoy about the weather. Seeing the cherry blossom, the color, the pink, the green, the pretty girls. Spring isnt for everyone. Not the pollen. Allergies. Its that much closer to the summertime. So, heres the deal. I mean, i want to be like clicking my heels and loving it. Were also seeing the snowflakes, the ice and tonight, the plants. We put in so many flowers, we have to cover them up again because of the freeze warnings. It doesnt seem right, john. This is what springs about. Its the crazy swings. If you have the crazy swings in your body, give in to them and enjoy it. How do you feel about the stretching . That was nice. You were getting into that. All the tulips everywhere i know, i know. What do we expect today, john . Enough snow to mess you down mess you up and slow you down in parts of the Hudson Valley. For tonight, all of us very, very cold. Going to be a loft that. Okay. North and west of the city, we do have slick roads because of this weather. Luckily here, not so much of a problem, but still accidents backing things up already this morning. No good news this morning. 5 56. Still ahead, a push for new technology that could prevent attacks by isis. An overnight fire causes problems at Newark Airport. People forced to evacuate. We have new information coming up in a live report. 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Terminal b filled with smoke in Newark Airport. A fire in the ceiling forced many to evacuate. Many travelers dont know when they will be allowed to board their flight. New information just coming in. Thats coming up in a live report. All you could see was a lot of dirt and debris flying past the train and then a couple of sort of like fire flashes. Amtrak service is back on track this morning after terrifying moments for passengers when a train derailed over the weekend. Two amtrak workers were killed and more than 30 passengers injured when the train crashed into a backhoe. The investigation is under way. We will go to the scene for a live report. I hope that a vote for me, youre going to feel proud of the vote you cast. Republican candidate john kasich heads to long island today. This comes as the candidates make a final push ahead of tomorrows wisconsin primary. The outcome of that race could change the course of the president ial election. We will break it down for you still ahead. Theres a fire, fire, get they called 911 and he started pulling animals out of the building. A fire tears through an Animal Shelter in new jersey. The building was a total loss, but now a community is coming together to help the displace aid pets. Opening day at Yankees Stadium. Live pictures from the bronx. If youre heading there today, be ready to deal with wet weather. Last night, the mets opened in kansas city. We will have highlights coming up in sports. [ music ] jason aldean took home entertainer of the year last night at the Country Music awards. Hes not the only one making headlines this morning. There was a duet by dolly parton and katie perry. Traffic and weather on the 2s. I tell you, my favorite dolly parton line, it takes a lot of money to look this cheap. Good, old dolly smart lady. I want you to be smart, prepared and in the know. We have snow in the area. We have wet weather in the Area Temperatures tonight. So its a dynamic day. In the city now, were dry. Waiting for the rain. 38. Wind is variable at 7. It will be sloppy. Look at the line through Morris County into passaic. Thats hitting and sticking, going to slow you down. Its been snowing in parts of the Hudson Valley. Thats where you will see the one to threeinch range. It will slow you down this morning. By lunchtime in the city, 48. Thats around game time, so, upper 40s with wet weather for the yankees today. Have the rain gear and something to stay on the warm side, as well. We want you to stay on time. Kyla is in for alex. We will try to get you there on time, but we have trouble today. In bedminster, we have a truck fire that has all lainst lanes closed and detoured on 287 northbound at exit 22. So, delays now back to route 78. Now, route 202 was a good alternate, but, unfortunately, that now is heavy, as well. And in elizabeth, routh 1 and 9 closed southbound at elizabeth avenue. Thats due to a downed pole and wires from an earlier accident. There is a detour there to get around that one. Looking live in queens, we have an accident, this one blocking at least one lane on the westbound belt parkway. This is at cross bay boulevard. Look at all of these delays here. You can see a lot of company there. It stretches past jfk airport this morning. Alternate side parking is in effect citywide today. Deep breath. Its monday, everybody. Chris and mary, back to you. Thank you. To breaking news, almost all gates have now reopened at Newark Airports terminal b following a smoky fire. There were flames part of a ceiling that led to a big evacuation of passengers. Janelle burrell joins us live with more. Hi, janelle. Reporter hi, chris and mary. The fire is out, and theyll allowed passengers back inside of terminal b, but there are plenty of delays for a lot of lets show you video of why of what it looked like a short time ago. You could see the smoke pouring out of terminal b here earlier. The fire started around 1 15 this morning, inside the ceiling of the boiler room inside of terminal b. One flight was scheduled to depart from the airport then, so 200 passengers were evacuated from the terminal while firefighters put out the flames. Crews thought the fire was out, allowed passengers back inside, but then the fire reignited and they had to reevacuate the terminal again this morning. At this time, passengers have been allowed back inside. We spoke with one of those people affected just a short time ago. Take a listen. Couldnt find a bus, i wound up walking here, then to find out theres a fire in the tern neal and all flights terminal and all flights are delayed. They evacuated you . And not really no other communication other than just step outside. Reporter now the people have just been allowed back inside of terminal b. All the gates have reopened, but, again, a lot of people experiencing delays this morning as they wait for an update as to when their flights are leaving. You want to check with your carrier before you head out the door this morning. Reporting live from Newark Airport, Janelle Burrell, cbs 2 news. Thank you, janelle. Happening now, firefighters at the scene a warehouse fire in brooklyn. It broke out late last night in Prospect Lefferts Gardens and was contained early this morning. The warehouse was filled with restaurant supplies, cooking oil may have fueled the fire. One civilian was taken out on a stretcher this morning, conscious and receiving oxygen. One firefighter was treated for smoke inhalation. This morning, amtrak trains are running again along the northeast corridor. Service was suspended yesterday following a deadly derailment, it happened south of philadelphia. Piece of construction equipment. Two amtrak workers were killed. More than 30 passengers were injured. Don champion is in chester, pennsylvania with more. Equipment. Two amtrak workers were killed. More than 30 passengers were injured. Don champion is in chester, pennsylvania with more. Don, good morning. Were hurt on board the train were still in the hospital last night. Ill while amtrak plans on resuming normal operations today, weve seen a number of trains coming through here there could be delays with the acela and northeast regional lines, were told. Don champion, cbs 2 news. Thank you, don. New information on the truck driver who prompted a partial evacuation of times square saturday night. 28yearold ryan fraiser was given 10 summonses after officers spotted his truck ununion planters with the Engine Running and keys unoccupied with the Engine Running and keys in the ignition. There was a gas tank and loose electrical wires in the front seat. He will be back in court in june. And damage from yesterdays storm. Thousands of people in the tri state area affected by the wind gusts that rips trees out of the ground and toppled power lines. It left at least four cars smashed on 210th street in queens. In howard beach, an entire home was blown off the. Amazing to see the damage and winds. Coming up, the technology that could stop an isis attack and tomorrow is wisconsins primary. That could shake up the president ial election. Enough with the Winter Weather. Its going to be tough for the kids out there. Snow in parts of the area. Everybodys going to be chilly. Its rain later, you need the umbrella. Keep it handy until this evening. Were going to talk about it. Traffic and weather on the 2s 3w4r57 sir, this alien life form is growing at an alarming rate. Growing fast, you say . We cant contain it any long. Oh you know, that reminds me of how geicos been the fastestgrowing auto insurer for over 10 years straight. Over ten years . Mhm, geicos the company your friends and neighbors trust. And deservedly so. Indeed. Geico. Expect great savings time now, 6 12. Time for traffic and weather on the 2s and time for john some of the busy out there. Busy, challenging. I tell you what, some schools, either delaying opening we even have a few closures. Go to our web site for that list. Its not a long list, but i know its a headache, mom and dad. I know the kids love it, but i know what it means for you. Its a stressful way to start the day ooiy want to head to the north. I appreciate this from ed. 27 in red hook and already at this early hour, inch and a quarter of snow so far. Well, i know, ed, what a drag. You might be able to play wednesday, but wet again on thursday. Trying to play golf. We have numbers from kimberly, 28 degrees. Slow for you, as a teacher. Then this from michael, just a good reminder, because hes reminding us about that freeze warning tonight. Protect the plant its off to a great, colorful start to spring. But you really have to do watch out for the plants tonight. A freeze warning. I will show you the parameters in a second. Winds variable at 7. 23 the cool i dont spot on the map. A freezing 32 in franklin. Throw in the wind and it feels like 33 in the city. A lot of folks, wind chills in the 20s, some in the teens. That will be more widespread tomorrow morning. 52 this afternoon. Shy of where we should be and with wet weather, it feels cooler than that. 80 and 21 are the records. Suns up at 6 34. Not much sun between sunrise and sunset time. This is where eds reporting from with accumulating snow. Now through bergen, passaic into parts of west essex and county. The intersection with 80. That will be messy. Busy corridors there seeing the snow and then with warmer air, it changes over to rain, so, yeah, its going to be a busy, changing dynamic day. Some snow, most of it to the north. Periods of rain through early evening. Snow, coating to an inch, even in the north shore, up to three inches in parts of the Hudson Valley and cold wind chills tonight, trace to one. In the city, a flake or two in manhattan this morning. Changes to rain, then back to snow. More significant snow into parts of the Hudson Valley and tonight into tomorrow morning, freeze warnings, so watch out for the sensetive plants and, you, too. Its going to be cold tomorrow morning. Its been a busy monday morning, right, kyla . Yes. Were at it this morning. Lets get to it. In bedminster, a truck fire has all lanes closed and detoured on route 287. So, delays back to route 78. Then we head to queens. We will take a live look outside and you can see the traffic there. An accident blocking at least one lane on the westbound belt parkway at cross bay boulevard. So, delays now stretch all the way back past the jfk airport. Checking mass transit, service is currently suspended on new Jersey Transits morris and essex line between hackettstown and mt. Olive. A tree has fallen over on the tracks. Moving well on metro north, p. A. T. H. Trains looking good and the long island rail road. Over to you. Thank you, kyla. Campaign 2016. With just over two weeks before the new york president ial primary, republican candidate john kasich appears on long island today. He will take part in a town hall meeting at Hofstra University in hempstead. Back in wisconsin, which votes tomorrow, kasichs rival says kasich should leave the race. Brian webb has the story. Reporter in west alice, its time for johnacetic to get out of his way. You shouldnt be litering up the process. Thats what hes doing. Its really a disgrace. I tell you. Reporter kasich tweeted, thats not how our republic works, donald. We will keep fighting until someone reaches a majority of delegates. Ted cruz made several stops in wisconsin sunday, insisting hes the republicans best shot at winning the white house. Nominating donald trump would be a train wreck. And thats not fair to train wrecks. Reporter a cbs news Battleground Tracker poll shows ted cruz six points ahead of interruptn in wisconsin with john kasich far behind. Its probably the last chance for a while to put a dent into Donald Trumps lead. Reporter Bernie Sanders is 2 points ahead of Hillary Clinton. He spoke to the university of wisconsin madison. If we do not allow the us up, the truth is, there is nothing that we cannot accomplish. I am ready on day 1 toll serve you, to be your president and your commanderinchief. Reporter clinton spent the day campaigning in new york ahead of the days april 19th primary. Brian webb, cbs news. And Charles Schumer says Homeland Security must work faster to begin testing explosive detectors to stop terror attacks. In the detectors could save countless lives. They could force isis to go back to the drawing board and come up with new means of their deadly evil. The device is small and unobtrusive. It could be worn on a policemans belt. The terrorists who attacked in paris and brussels used a bomb making material that can be made from materials in hardware stores. And migrants and refugees theyre the first to be deported under a European Union plan to limit the amount of migration to europe. Theyre being detained on greek islands since the agreement went in effect on the 20th of march. Coming up, the fate of facebook, are millennials really leaving the social media site . . Plus this [ music ] that wasnt the only dolly parton hit katie perry performed. And after gains on we believe tomorrow starts today. All across the state, the economy is growing, with creative new business incentives, the lowest taxes in decades, and new infrastructure for a new generation attracting the talent and companies of tomorrow. Like in rochester, with worldclass botox. And in buffalo, where medicine meets the future. Let us help grow your companys tomorrow today at business. Ny. Gov hey what are you here for . You getting poked, prodded or pinched . . Uhhh yeah, colon cancer screening. Hey me too, second time. Its a piece of cake that sounds good right now. Its no big deal. Thats what everyone tells me. Today there is more than one way to screen for colon cancer and its easier than ever. If youre 50 or older talk with your Healthcare Provider and choose the best test for you if youre 50 or older 1 contrary to popular belief, a new study says millennials are not fleeing facebook for new sites. 18 to 34yearold Internet Users spend more than two and a half many minutes on facebook than on the closest competitor, snap chat. The recent updates to facebook are working if appears. Time for traffic and weather on the 2s. Johns posting. I have to post it what about people in their 40s and 50s . Im so you know, here i am a man in my late 60s and down here, little emojis, its all right. Heres what were going to do. We will send a big tv hug to you because we want to be sure you stay safe. Look at sussex county, Morris County and essex and union and somerset county. It will get messf. You can see the wet weather through the city. Jersey city over into parts of brooklyn, as well. Then to the west, theres that element of a little bit of icing, as well. Then we see what what did i do, mary . This is hilarious. For the yankees today, we have a a game time temp about 48, then we will see a little bit of wet weather, as well. Go ahead. You do such a nice job. A Little Something rights now. Look at that. Thats what people love about this team. You know, if i do something embarrassing, bring attention to it. We needed to work on that but youre okay now, bud. Okay. Weve got that under control. Its a little wild for a settle down, john. In bedminster, a truck fire has all lanes closed and detoured. Delays all the way back to route 78. Then looking live outside. In queens, an accident blocking at least one lane on the westbound belt parkway across bay boulevard. Look at all the traffic. Delays stretch right back to Francis Lewis boulevard now. And lets check mass transit. Weve got Service Currently suspended on new Jersey Transits morris and essex line because of a tree thats fallen over the tracks. But the good news is, we are moving well on metro north, the p. A. T. H. Trains looking good and long island rail road doing just fine this morning. Alternate side parking is in back to you. Thank you, kyla. I will never wash this hand again. Seconds. And now to sports. Sports update. The yankees. They take on thest rose at 1 05 this afternoon. The road and the isles in brooklyn. Last night, the mets opened up in kansas city and the start of the 2016 season felt like the end of last year, complete with this mistake. And the royals scratched across, run after run. Matt harvey gave up four runs in 52 3 innings. The mets rallied in the 8th and 9th, but fell short on Opening Nights, 43 the final. And the knicks trying to salvage pride against the pacers, but without big players in street clothes. It was left up to the bench. Should have cut it to 1 in the final seconds, but ruled out of bounds before he took the shot. Knicks lose by 5. And the nets pleading no contest against the pelicans at home. It is a 19point loss, 10687. Back to you. Enjoy opening day. Thank you. In this mornings 2 talkers, the gwynnie from first, the pop princess at the academy of Country Music awards. 9 to 5 they got you where they want you dolly parton and katie perry teaming up for a medley. Looks great. Sounds great every single time. She accepted the academys award for her movie Dolly Partons code of many colors based on her childhood in the great smoky mountains. I love dolly. I was the subject of a candid camera stunt with dolly. How about that . One of my shining moments. And the big blue genie, surprising visitors to Madame Tussauds wax museum in times square. Say genie, 1, 2, 3. Maybe rub the lamp. Can we . Thank you. Wooh gets them every time. How you doing . Nice job. Coming up, blake breaking news in brooklyn. A warehouse fire has been burning for hours. We have a live report coming up after this. And flights delayed, Passengers Evacuated after a fire fills a terminal with smoke in Newark Airport. Theres a fire, fire, get the animals out. A new jersey Animal Shelter up in flames. How some lucky timing may have good morning. Its wet, cold and windy for the start to your week. Weather and traffic on the 2s coming up. And amtrak resumes normal service this morning as the ntsb investigates what caused a deadly collision in pennsylvania. First, breaking news, smoke fills a terminal at Newark Airport overnight. Passengers moved outside, flights delayed. Good morning, everyone. Im chris wragge. Im mary calvi. The Port Authority now says opened as the busy morning travel period gets under way. Janelle burrell joins us live with the latest. Janelle, good morning. Reporter good morning, chris and mary. The gates, most of them re opened. Flights are taking off, but there are a number of delays for passengers who are departing from Newark Airport this morning. We want to show you video we shot just a few minutes ago from inside of terminal b. You can see near the checkout counters, there are long lines as people wait for flights to depart. Many of the flights on the departure board delayed by an hour or an hour and a half this morning. Thats because smoke earlier was pouring through parts of the terminal. Officials say the fire started and 1 15 this morning in the ceiling of the boiler room inside of terminal b. Passengers at that point were evacuated while firefighters put out the flames. Eventually they allowed the after there, was a flareup. They had to temporarily evacuate people again. The people have now been let back in, only to find out that many of their flights are delayed. Supposed to be in palm springs today at 12 00. They say i wont get there until 10 30 tonight so i have no idea. No idea. I come from pennsylvania. Im not happy at all. They say they cant even check on the bags yet. Thats the case for a lot of people flying out of newark here this morning at terminal b. Were told by that passenger and a number of others weve spoken to that a lot of connecting flights seem to be affected, as well. Theyll been trying to get in touch with delta to get updates on the flights. If youre scheduled to fly out of newark this morning, particularly from terminal b, check with your carriers before heading out the door this life outside of Newark Airport, Janelle Burrell, cbs 2 news. Thank you, janelle. Janelles bundled up, you need to be too. It turns wet later today. You need the rain gear, then freezing temperatures tonight. In the city now, 38 with clouds overhead. Just in the last few frames of data coming into the weather center, were seeing a little bit more icing, so heres the deal. Busy morning time, weve got roads filling up and icing, its going to be slippery. Wet weather central southern parts of the area, but snow continues to accumulate in parts of the Hudson Valley. Some localized School Delays and closings there on our web site. Thats how we start the day. Lunchtime, 48. So, 40s for the yankees with wet weather, high of 52. But on and off showers into the afternoon before numbers drop dramatically tonight. Speeds are dropping around the area, right, kyla . They are. It is a monday kind of a lets start in bedminster. A truck fire has all lanes closed and detoured on 287 northbound. Thats at exit 22 and delays back to route 78. Just to let you know, route 202, there was a good alternate earlier, but now its heavy with traffic, as well. Then looking live outside in queens, weve got an accident blocking one lane on the westbound belt parkway at cross bay boulevard. You can see all the taillights there. We have delays back to Francis Lewis boulevard. Checking mass transit, weve got a little bit of trouble on new Jersey Transit, currently suspended service on the morris and essex line because of a tree that has fallen over on the tracks. Were moving well on metro north, path trains and the long island rail road. Alternate side parking is in effect today citywide. If youre going to the airport, we have delays at Newark Liberty because of the errier fire that Janelle Burrell told you about. Call your carrier before heading out the door. Back to you. Thank you, kyla. Burning for hours. The flames erupted late last night. Magdalena doris is live in Prospect Lefferts Gardens with whats happening now. Magdalena . Reporter good morning, chris and mary. The fire has been burning for over seven hours now. Firefighters switched shifts. This is a brandnew crew out here. They are spraying water overhead again. I want to take you to video. One civilian was taken out on a stretcher this morning. They were conscious and receiving oxygen. One firefighter was also injured fighting the fire and treated for smoke inhalation. The fire was called in around 10 45 last night and climbed up to 5 alarms. 200 firefighters coming to the scene, responding. Initially, firefighters entered the building from the ground floor here, but the fire was too severe. They had to be pushed back and started to use this tower they were dousing the roof here from above. The building is on park side avenue near rogers avenue and it houses a cold storage business, a food prep area inside. Its also been destroyed because of this fire. These last 24 hours have been busy for the fdny to say the very least. This is the second fifth alarm weve had today. We had a fifth alarm earlier in queens in a similar type of building, not that theyre relating at all, but two commercial building fires. Its unusual to have two fifth alarm fires in one day. Reporter the chief of the Department Says the fire has been contained. It did not spread to a neighboring business or church, but the cause will be under investigation later on today. Live in the prospects lefferts magdalena doris, cbs 2 news. Thank you. A busy day for many people left to deal with the damage from yesterdays storm. Thousands of people in the tri mileanhour wind gusts that ripped trees out of the ground. The trees coming down on homes and streets throughout the area, leaving four cars smashed on 210th street in queens. The april storm leaving homeowners shocked by what they saw and heard. I woke up to a big crash and my house shook a little bit. It was crazy. Windows shattered, gutters ripped off, roof, waters in the attic. In howard beach, queens, one home was destroyed. A man allegedly driving drunk is charged with a deadly crash last night. Arrested, 23yearold kyle glinka of bohemia. Police say the car slammed into a pickup truck on ocean avenue. A 67yearold man and his 66 yearold wife was killed. He was treated for life threatening injuries. A community is coming told after a fire tore through an Animal Shelter in new jersey, destroying the building and displacing pets. Pouring out of the shelter. The fire raged with 70 dogs and cats inside. Volunteers were already at the shelter to walk the dogs and care for the cats. The volunteers all just lined up and like a traveling line, just starting pulling animal after animal. All the animals got out. All the pets have been placed in foster homes or other shelters. No word on what started the fire, but there are plans to rebuild with a fundraiser set for sunday. And the new york governor and Hillary Clinton will appear at a victory rally for the 15 minimum wage. On friday, the state Legislature Passed a budget that includes a path to that minimum wage and a paid family leave policy. Cold and wet weather could jeopardize todays opening day for the new york yankees. A live look now. The team is scheduled to host the Houston Astros at the stadium. Its a rematch of the matchup the last time the teams met in the 2015 a. L. Yankees short, very short post season run. 6 38. Coming up, an update on the deadly amtrak derailment in pennsylvania. And new information about a Suspicious Truck found in times square. And a Major Airlines sale could change how you travel. And take a look at this. A dog leads police on a wild chase across the bridge, but much [ music ] performing die a happy man which took the award for single record of the year at the american Country Music awards last night. A highspeed pursuit in San Francisco sunday. A tiny chihuahua led police on a chase across the citys bay bridge. There he goes. You can see in the video the brave dog running ferociously with an officer on a motorcycle not far behind. He ran into traffic, but the officers caught up and took the dog into custody. Is what they called it. It was a verbal warning. And the little pup was taken to the San Francisco care unit until the owner comes forward, which hasnt happened yet. Cops, im going now the dog has to do community service. So, you know, negotiating to get a reality show. Today, by the way, is world rat day. I had a pet r d. Apparently rats make okay pets. And you can have fun with this, kids. Its square root day today, four times four equals 166789 i mean, this is it. You to take advantage of it today. We are using our math skills to try to track some snow. So, justin lewis, my producer, wants to see whos in the cab and also yeah, yeah, you can see the flakes. If you look real closely, this is 57th street. We have a little bit of snow in the city. So we saw this coming. I look big in this one thats charlie rose. You have snow to start, changing over to rain, then back to snow as it exits. Light snow and 38. Numbers from 23 to 43. Thats your spread. This from yesterday, its warmer because of the i notice lating effect of the clouds, but wind chills now in the 20s. 33 in the city. Tomorrow morning, well see wind chills below zero. 10 to 20 for the city. It will be very cold tomorrow morning. Thats why we have a freeze warning, so watch out for sensitive vegetation. Its a mix. Theres 57th street. Its a little bit of snow. Just wet weather into parts of the island. Farther north and west, yes, its accumulating snow and also the element of icing through parts of essex, up into passaic, bergen and morris counties, as well. More moisture fiters later today. Numbers are going to be low. As far as potential totals, youre looking at a couple of inches, maybe one to three inches north and west. This will help with the pollen count today, its low, but again, a sign of the season. Its going to race back tomorrow into wednesday. Its challenging out there, though, for your monday morning, so do take it easy, and, yeah, slow speeds, right, kyla . Yes, and slick roads , as well. In bedminster, a truck fire caused all lanes to be closed and a detour on 287 northbound at exit 22. Delays back to route 78. Reports that an accident that has cleared from the westbound belt parkway across bay boulevard, however, as you can see, still delays stretching back to Francis Lewis boulevard. On the gw bridge, traffic is building up. You can see a few snowflakes, maybe you can see them if you look closely on the camera. Checking mass transit, service is suspended on new Jersey Transit between hackettstown and mt. Olive. Thats because of a tree thats fallen over the tracks. We are moving well, however, on metro north, p. A. T. H. Trains and the long island rail road and alternate side parking is in effect today citywide. Parking or partying. Whatever you want. Whatever. This morning, amtrak trains are running again along the northeast corridor following a deadly derailment south of philadelphia. A train heading from manhattan to georgia collided with a piece of construction equipment. Don champion has more. Investigators continue to examine the heavilydamaged front end of amtrak train 49 overnight as they begin to piece together what led to sundays deadly accident. We are looking at mechanical operations, Human Performance and survival factors. Reporter the train was going from new york city to savannah, georgia yesterday morning when it slammed into a backhoe on the tracks south of philadelphia. Killing the backhoe operator and the a supervisor. Photos show heavy damage and blownout windows in the first car of the train. All you could see was a lot of dirt and debris flying past the train, then a couple of sort of like fire flashes. I called some of my Church Members and asked them to pray. Reporter among other things, investigators want to know why that heavy piece of equipment was even on the active track in the first place. Sometimes theres human error, sometimes things happen, but theres virtually no excuse active track. Reporter this is less than a year after the derailment of amtrak train 188 in philadelphia, which killed eight people. As part of the investigation, video from the train and the trains event data recorder are being reviewed. Don champion, cbs news, chester, pennsylvania. Thank you, don. Amtrak says that while trains are running on a really schedule, there are delays on the lane between philadelphia and wilmington, delaware today. New information on the truck driver who prompted a partial evacuation of times square saturday night. 28yearold ryan fraiser was given 10 summonses after officers spotted his white box truck unoccupied at 7th avenue and west 46th street. The engine was running, keys in the ignition. Two gas cans were inside and loose electrical wires in the front seat. Fraiser is due back in court in june. New recommendations sent to the government could clear the way for drone flights over populated areas. Drones weighing half a pound or less would be allowed to fly recommendation says thats because the risk of injury is low. The move could help speed up the introduction of drone delivery. And a historic park in new jersey. Dinosaur as used to be in secaucus and had to leave last year, now field station dinosaurs signed a deal to move to teaneck. It features 32 lifesize dinosaurs. A former u. S. Womens and soccer star is apologizing to her fans this morning. Abby wambach was charged with driving drunk in oregon. She was pulled over in portland saturday night after police say she ran a red light. She failed a field sobriety test and a breathalyzer test. Wambach posted an apology on her facebook page. 6 48. Big news for travelers. First, this mornings sports update. It is kickoff opening day at the stadium. First pitch at 1 00. The rangers and isles both play tonight. And the ncaa championship is tonight. Last night, the mets losting on Opening Night in k. C. Both lost. Johns been telling us about it all morning. The snow coming down, not sticking, though, on this monday morning. 238 degrees out there. Virgin america could sell itself to Alaska Airlines for 2 billion. The announcement could come as early as today. Jet blue was also bidding for the carrier, butt peers to have lost out. Virgin america flies to dozens of cities, mostly in the west. And an annual report on Airline Quality provides a mixed review on performance. The good news, more flights arriving on time and airlines losing fewer bags, but travelers are complaining about service. The top reason for frustration include Flight Cancellations and delays, the annual study is done by Wichita State university. Lets get to the wintry weather in the middle of yesterday, flying was a challenge because. Wind. Today its the moisture we have. Wet weather, snow aloft in the city, but changing over to more rain for parts of queens and into nassau county. My concern, though, more rockland, westchester and fairfield county. The icing will definitely slow you down. Go to the web site for the School Delays and a few isolated closure, as well. Heavier rain in parts of somerset and middlesex county. There is more where that came from. That is well to the north and west, the 1 to 3inch range, but that will be cold once were done today. Were not done with the drive at all, are we, kyla . Not even close. We have a few things this morning. We start in bedminster. A truck fire has all lanes closed and detoured on route 287 northbound at exit 22. Delays back to route 78. And take a look at this live camera. Heavy snow flurries coming down. Plenty of traffic. Were asking you restrict your speed to 35 miles an hour across the span to stay safe. You can see the snowflakes flying. Mass transit this morning, service is suspended between hackettstown and mt. Olive because of a tree thats fallen over the tracks. Were moving well, however, on metro north, p. A. T. H. Trains looking good and the long island rail road is just fine. Alternate side parking is in effect citywide. In todays healthwatch. A study published in the new england journal of medicine shows bypass surgery with medication is more beneficial than just medicine alone. The decadelong study followed more than 1,000 Heart Failure patients in 22 countries, including the united states. Lets check in now with cbs this morning, Nora Odonnell and charlie rose will be joining us with a preview. Town, john kasich in long island. Lets see what theyre talking about this morning. Hello. Good morning. We will talk with John Dickerson about whether Donald Trumps latest gaffes will affect the primaries tomorrow. And a large classified document leak, how they allegedly hid billions of dollars. And hackers using ransom ware to steal files and held an entire new jersey town hostage. And entertainment tonights nancy odell, backstage last night at the Country Music awards. I love country. I want to say welcome back. Thank you, its good to be back. Great to be back. Im a dolly parton fan. Good to have nora back [ laughter ] what you need to know next. T mt ard twk. Nogesurst00eginrn tanphe heres what you need to know before you go. An earlymorning fire led to evacuations at Newark Airport. It was apparently contained to the ceiling of a boiler room in terminal b. The Port Authority says all but one gate in the terminal are opened. A warehouse fire in brooklyn is contained this morning. It broke out last night in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. One civilian was removed on a stretcher, conscious and receiving oxygen. One firefighter treated for smoke inhalation. Cold and wet weather could jeopardize opening day for the new york yankees. Theyre scheduled to host the astros at 1 05 this afternoon. In bedminster, we have a truck fire that has all lanes closed and detoured on route 287 northbound at exit 22. Delays back to route 78. Looking at mass transit, service is currently suspended on new Jersey Transits morris and essex lines because of a tree thats fallen over the tracks. John . Kyla, it wont be as windy today, but wet weather. Its a rain snow mix in the area now. Accumulating snow, causing School Delays, a few isolated closures to the north. Through parts of warren and sussex county. Wet weather for brooklyn, queens and nassau county. Changing day today, numbers in the low 50s. Colder tonight into your tuesday. Take the rain gear today. Thank you, johnny. More coming up in 25 minutes. Thanks for watchk. Imbler mare. Im chris wragge. Have a great monday. Good morning, it is monday, april 4th, 2016. Welcome to cbs this morning. Donald trump goes on an apology tour ahead of wisconsins primary tomorrow. Hillary clinton tries to stop a