Was found in the area of 45th and 8th. Police eventually determined it was a piece of garbage. Terror is top of the mind here in the city in the wake of the two attacks overseas. The mayor and the Police Commissioner just gave an update on whats being done for our protection. Belgian authorities have freed the one suspect held directly in connection with last tuesdays bombings in brussels. The release comes as police make a new appeal for information about the mysteri plous man in white pictured alongside the suicide bombers. A tally a a. Reporter we just got done with a briefing with the mayor and top police brasds. S. If an attack were to happen here its expected to happen on several fronts. Conducted what is called a table top exercise that simulates an attack. A number of scenarios including attacks on public buildings and places. At this point no specific threats against new york city, but police around the world are brroing for a type of terror that strikes several times at once. Todays exercise allowed us to continue testing our strategic and Operational Response in the event of a terror attack including an attack that might take several forms simultaneously. Well go to the pre sinct to make sure Everybody Knows whats going on, what your responsibility is. Reporter a lot of mention elite antiterror units. Hed. Said their new training would not call for them to wait for massive reenforcement if something happened. And were now hearing from the fher of a fiancee of a man killed in the terror attacks in brussels. The siblings were on their way home to new york when they were killed in that airport blast. Alex was set to Mary Cameron Kane today. Today her father spoke out saying his future soninlaw was a wonderful young man. Brilliant. He had an incredible mind, an detail. He loved the outdoors. He loved new york. And theyre preparing for Funeral Services later this week. Dangerous winds are taking over the tristate area, wind speeds as high as 50 Miles Per Hour in some spots. This is going to be a concern for some time. Were starting to see the winds increase to the north and west of the city already. A steady wind, a sustained wind right now between ten and 20 Miles Per Hour. But the gusts are much higher. All right up to 38 Miles Per Hour gusts in morris town, 32 in monticello. Theyll get Even Stronger as we go through the night and into tomorrow. Were talking close to 50 Miles Per Hour gusts tonight and continuing into tuesday. Throughout the night tonight, we may see scattered power outages. Its going to be difficult driving with all these wind especially if you haveie high profile vehicle. This is expected to continue as that low pressure system the rain is moving tut, but the wind will increase and the entire tristate are has the potential for damaging winds. Well talk more about that in the forecast coming up. Track the wind with our nbc 4 new york app. Tap the weather logo andethere youll find interactive radar, the latest forecasts and alerts. Theres a call tonight to get the Drinking Water tested in every Single School in the state of new jersey after lead was detected in dozens of School Buildings in newark. Reporter when they found elevated lel ed d levelled of lead here at branch brook school, they shut down the water immediately. But what about the hundreds of schools that have never been tested for lead . Ask a parent in newark and theyll tell you they dont trust the water in their kids schools. Reporter 30 schools have tested positive for elevated levels of lead in the water. Many are voluntarily conducting tests. Now a group of new jersey lawmakers say its time to require every new Jersey School to test its water spry. Its a bigger problem than we realize. Every day, our water is safe and clean, its just some of the pipes that the water is running through have lead in them. Reporter the proposed bill would require testing twice a year and provide for water filters if lead is found. Parents told us they were shocked testing isnt already required. I think thats crazy. Half the time the kids are spending time in school. Reporter if youre surprised Water Testing isnt mandatory, youre not alone. We were quite srprised when weet found out we didnt have a regulation that requires Water Testing in the state. So were going to correct that. Reporter but the bill of lead in aging pipes. I took my kids to their doctors just to test them out for lead screening. Ill wait for the results. Its still worrisome. Reporter now the lead testing would cost 3 million in taxpayer money with an additional 20 million set aside for water filters. The hope is to get this passed right away so testing can begin immediately. And to decision 2016 now. Bernie sanders wins big across western states giving momentum to his campaign, but he still trails Hillary Clinton in the deealegate count. This as republican candidates make very personal attacks on the campaign trail. Reporter again as of now things have calmed down in the nations capital. A big showdown is coming next Bernie Sanders is reenergized. He had big wins over the weekend in alaska, hawaii and washington state. A triumphant senator Bernie Sanders still trails Hillary Clintons delegate count by 675. Winning three western states this past weekend. That changes her strategy slightly. Her delegate lead is slightly decreased and shes going to be putting more resources and effort in some of the big and diverse states where she hopes to counter Bernie Sanderss wins with big margins herself. Reporter sander wills need a wisconsin win april 5th to further narrow the gap. Our campaign is the campaign of energy, of momentum. Reporter clinton is in wisconsin now taking shots at Senate Republicans for refusing to hold hearings on Supreme Court nominee her merrick garland. The investigation to finish it well before election day. The republicans have their own controversy. Senator ted cruz attacked donald trump in wisconsin today, saying trump has no real policy plans. So instead he yells and screams and curses and attacks people and threatens lawsuits and attacks their wives and families. Reporter on a morning talk show in Wisconsin Trump says he would stop the personal family attacks if cruz did. I didnt start it. If he didnt start it it would have never happened. Reporter trump will make an official appeal to the gop over the louisiana primary where he won the state but cruz received more delegates. Trump will be in the wisconsin for the first time campaigning tomorrow. He needs most of the 42 delegates that state has to help reach his goal of 500 more delegates to win the republican still ahead ase continue,r a crime spree targeting Senior Citizens. And this is the harm being done. We also have a picture of the man police want everybody to be on the lookout for. Plus this. Reporter a cab driver is shot on the job in east orange, new jersey and drives himself to safety. And the way you get a prescription from your doctor is changing. What youre going to need to do now to get your meds. In new york state, we believe tomorrow starts today. All across the state, the economy is growing, with creative new business incentives, and the lowest taxes in decades, attracting the talent and like in buffalo, where the largest solar gigafactory in the western hemisphere will soon energize the world. And in syracuse, where imagination is in production. Let us help grow your companys tomorrow. Police in new jersey are looking for the gunman who shot a cnb driver in the face in east orange. That driver drove himself to a nearby Police Station to get help. Reporter officers snapped photos of this spot in front of the east Orange Police department where this taxi cab likely came to a screeching stop. The driver behind the wheel was conscious when he drove himself there, despite being shot in the face just moments before. Theyre saying they dont know if he got there but luck or i think he meant to go there. Reporter we were there when east Orange Police officers canvassed this part of davis place with flashlights, the place where colin was dispatched for a mysterious pickup just after 2 30 this morning. A female person called, asked for a cab and then we sent a car over and he was shot there apparently in the face. Reporter colin drove a mile and a half to police headquarters. Dalton shares the car with colin and says staying safe on the job is easier said than done. They tried to rob me. We dont know the people, you know. Its different every day. Reporter but the concern right now is for colin, a married driver beloved by his colleagues. This is an incredible man. He drove himself to the police. All we reporter another one of their drivers was shot on the job last year, but he didnt survive his injuries. Each car on the fle let has a tablet inside where they can receive job calls. Theres fear robbery may have been the motive in this case. New at 5 00, a 2500 reward is being offnred to track down e gunman who shot and killed an east harlem teen er. He was shot in the head friday afternoon outside the jefferson houses on third avenue. If you have any information, police want to hear from you. The next time you get a prescr tion from your doctor, do not expect it to be on paper. A new law went into effect in new york requiring all doctors to submit prescriptions to pharmacies electronically. Its estimated that one prescription pad can be worth up so this law will help combat that Prescription Drug abuse component. Lawmakers say this will also help eliminate dosage and medication mistakes caused by handwriting errors. Right now activists who are pushing for an increase in new yoyorks minimum wage are in the midst of a 24 hour vigil at the state capital. Theyre trying to put pressiture on lawmakers to increase the minimum wage to 15 an hour. Governor cuomo has expressed support, but the issue is still unresolved. And now a quick commuter alertd for a alert for you. Fast track subway repairs are back in effect for those who ride the one train. The Service Changes run through friday and will also be in effect next week. The a and c trains or to use the free shuttle buses. Its super jan. Shes back. Come flying in on these winds. I note that your camera behind you at the top of the rock is shaking a little bit because of the wind. The winds are going to get a lot stronger than what weve see right now. Were expecting gusts of 50 Miles Per Hour later on tonight. This is our Weather Underground from cornwall new york, in orange county. Teinmperature. Its been mild today. As a matter of fact, temperatures up around 60 in the city with all this wind, its going to feel a lot chillier it went and in the morning. Possible. Next chance for rain is not until later in the week. But its a very strong one. It could be dangerous and may cause pages if branches are blown down on lines. Already seen a gust of 47 Miles Per Hour in newark. 36 at la guardia, causing some airport delays. 32 in monticello and 37 Miles Per Hour gusts around trenton. Here are the airport delays as a result. 63 minutes at la guardia, 80 minutes at jfk, about 40 minutes in jfk. Rainfall today, over an inch. Most heavy rain was across parts of eastern long island. Just over half an inch in bridgeport. Third of an inch in monticello. Central park with. 38 inches. Ppover a half inch at la guardia and. 83 in islip. Its becoming windy. Only a few light showers left over across the cat skill poconos. All of that is lifting out of has passed us. The low pressure is still spinning over the great lakes. Thats why were going to see the intense winds here around 24 hours. For the most part the rain moving out. Temperatures right now rangering from 47 in bridgeport to 63 in morris town. Farmingdale your temperature is at 58. These strong gusty winds temperatures will be in the mid 50s. Its going to be a beautiful day, sunshine, high pressure, settles things down. Temperatures will be in the 50s to near 60. By thursday night into friday the temperatures warm up to around 70. This weekend it cools down. We might see a little blast of arctic air coming in. In the meantime, watch out for these winds. Tonight well see the gusts up around 45 to 50 Miles Per Hour in some spots. It is going to be a blustery day even into tomorrow. Looks pretty dry though for the next several days. We start to see that warm muggy weather showing up thursday friday with that heavy rain. April fools day is friday. Thousands of kid descended on the white house lawn today. They had one thing on their minds, easter eggs. They were welcomed by president obama and Michelle Obama along with the easter bunny. There were a number of storm troopers on hand. Still ahead as we continue, and an app many of us use is taking heat for this. Plus, Senior Citizens roughed up and robbed. Police say targeted by the same crook in two different boroughs. At 5 0 we 30 well hear from this latest victim. And we are one step closer to higher tuition at some local all across america families are coming back to Time Warner Cable for a whole new experience. Thats because weve been working hard to give you better service, and it shows. Pwe came back for internet speeds so fast even the kids are impressed. Oh shes impressed. 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One of washingtons most visited museums is falling apart mechanically and physically. The smithsonian needs 200 million to renovate the national air and space museum. Officials now say they need even more money to replace and repair parts of the buildings exbrterior. It is one thing to mix up an address for delivery but quite another to mix up an address for a demolition. The owner of this dallas area duplex came home to find is place levelled. The confusion began when a tornado tore through a neighborhood in december bending a street sign that sent the Demolition Campaign is working with both families to cover the rebuilding cost. Trader joes is recalling two varieties of chocolate sticks following allergic reactions. Chocolate orange sticks and chocolate raspberry sticks. People with milk allergies could have severe or even life threatening reactions if they eat these products. The iphones latest update is off to a rocky start. Many people who downloaded ios 9. 3 are reporting problems accessing the internet within some of the apps on their phone. Users say clicking on a link leads apps to freeze or even crash. Coming up, the brooklyn mailman who says he was wrongly cover officers is speaking out. Reporter a Police Officer nearly killed when he was shot in the neck says he will not right now, no apologies in the courtroom from the gunman who shot a Suffolk CountyPolice Officer as a judge slapped him with a lengthy prison sentence. It was just over one year ago when the gang member opened fire on the officer, hitting him in the neck. Today a judge sentenced him to 55 years to life behind bars. Reporter this is the Suffolk County driveway where sheldon shot officeremark collins twice after a foot pursuit. Today a judge threw the book at him. An attack on the police is an attack on all of us. Reporter in a courtroom packed with police, sheldon offered these words to officer collins collins. My regards goes out to officer collins and his family situation