The university of northern new jersey. Tucked away in this nondescript Office Building in cranford, a school that was a sham. Exclusively staffed by undercover federal agents. Their targets, recruiters trying to cheat the immigration system. It had no curriculum, no actual classes or educational activities ever occurred there. Federal agents opened the school in 2012. Theres a website describing the curriculum. Photos of new students wearing the university of northern new jersey athletic gear. This is it. The university of northern new jersey, the door is locked now, but in this small office is a classroom and the admissions office. From china and india, secured student visas here allowing them to stay in the u. S. We ran into one perspective student, she said she had no idea it was a scam. My english here improve so much. Did they say they actually went to class here . I dont ask them investigators say the students paid the recruiters thousands of dollars in fees, no questions asked. Could have presented a threat to the National Security of the united states, they did not know nor did they care as to the students who were coming in, what purposes they came into the country for and if they had any ill intent against the united states. The university is closed for good now. 1,000 people will have their student visas revoked and could be deported. The diplomas they receive are now useless, the 21 defends from around the country are being upstairs in newark federal court. One defense attorney tells me his client is shocked to have been caught up in what the federal agents are calling a conspiracy. Jen, thanks. Breaking news update now on that retaining wall in danger of collapse right now, youre looking live at the west side highway, this is right around 125th street. This is where northbound traffic is creeping through one lane. A wall at 123rd near the Henry Hudson Parkway is bulging from the top. Crews are inspecting the wall, well have a live report from chopper 4 in a few minutes. New at 5 30, a connecticut man accused of sexually assaulting a teenaged College Student from sacred heart university. He offered the 19yearold victim and her friends a ride home. He dropped the friends off at the fairfield campus and then his bridgeport home where he assaulted her. It makes me nervous to go to some of these bars in bridgeport. Detectives think she was taken to reeds home against her will. Hes scheduled to be arraigned on Sexual Assault charges tomorrow. The nypd stepping up security as passover approaches. Commissioner bratton met with several hundred jewish leaders at Police Headquarters a little earlier today, to assure them that Police Presence will be greater during the holiday. Passover starts the evening of friday april 22nd. The fired mta bus driver who hijacked a bus on the Upper East Side will spend 30 days behind bars. He pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge, she took the m 101 on a threeblock joyride in february after the driver told her to stop smoking. Hedley will also serve three years probation as part of the deal. This was the scene this afternoon in new jersey, after story home. The fire started a little after 1 00 in the afternoon at a house on mountain avenue in monts claire. Initially there were possible reports of an explosion. That was not the case. Flames shattered the windows on the top floor. Nobody was injured. No word on a cause. Information on a story we brought you last night. They found the cause of a bus accident that sent more than a dozen sunni maritime students to the hospital. Unsafe speed caused yesterdays rollover, 36 students and two Staff Members on board, they were returning to the bronx from a leadership retreat upstate. The driver of the bus was ticketed for failure to reduce speed for conditions. Will connecticut be the next state to let people smoke marijuana when they want to . Several members would like to make pot legal. Members were invited to testify at the hearing. Encourage drug use. The bill did not pass this session. The shootout between hulk hogan and gawker not over. Wait until you hear why the new york based blog says it deserves a new trial. A surprising message to drivers. Where in our area this construction sign was changed to say trump 2016. Why some say its no laughing matter. You want to talk about no laughing matter, the weather at this point, when can we put those winter jackets back in the boxes . Not tonight. Well tell you, though, in just a few minutes. And, of course, lester holt has a look at what hes working on for 6 30. Primary night in wisconsin, amid reports of behind the scenes turmoil in the trump campaign. Well have more on that tonight. Also, what will mississippis religious freedom bill signed into law today mean for gays and lesbians. Procedure that may become a simpler alternative to gastric bypass surgery when we see you we want to update that breaking news in manhattan. Doesnt take much to snag traffic during rush hour. Miles of traffic because of concerns about a retaining wall. Whats going on . Monitoring the situation area of 125 th street, this all began just prior to 4 00 this afternoon, possibly an issue here with the retaining wall, people say its bulging, people say its possibly unstable. Right now, and as a result, we have two lanes closed. You can see the nypd highway down below. That means major delays. Big time delays, 3 to 4 miles worth of bumper to bumper traffic. At least from the high 40s right now, what were waiting for is the Buildings Department to come out here, just to double check this wall, to make sure its still stable. Two lanes blocked and huge delays. David and kerry, back to you in the studio. New at 5 30. Gawker media appealing last months sex tape verdict that awarded hulk hogan 140 million. Jurors found that gawker releasing a sex tape, hogan and his best friends wife. The jury was not properly instructed on standards for newsworthiness. Where bed bugs are the worst. And a dramatic scene caught on camera. Drop it or ill drop you. A man held at gun point in front of a church. Its not what you might think. Then at 5 55. It could cost you every time your home or business alarm goes off by mistake. Im greg cergol. Why one Police Department wants 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. Were catching up on movies and shows on demand just as fast as we can watch them. For 89. 99 a month youll get 100 meg ultrafast internet, popular hd channels and unlimited calling. 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We saw people bundled up at the yankees game and everywhere else. What month is it. Temperatures a high of 41 degrees, thats so 40 days ago. Looks like were going to get some warmer weather, were going thats no bargain either, we see the temperatures drop again as we head into the weekend. Storm tracker shows clear skies, plenty of sunshine, we see glorious conditions as we look up, but its looking down at the thermometer and seeing that mercury drop, it remains cold, the sun does really, not a lot for us. Still 30s in the north and west. Back into the 30s across long island. Wind speeds in the teens for the most part. Were seeing gusts in the 20s. That knocks off 5 and 10 degrees on average of those readings on the thermometer. It feels like its 34 in the city. 28 in the pine barons, as you head to bridgewater, morris town and trenton. It feels like its 37 degrees. We had a freeze warning in effect last night, which we thought would expire this morning. They have upped it again once again for tonight. Keep that in mind. Its indicative of how cold its going to be. Clear skies, its going to be iceoe cold. Windses out of the northwest five to 15 miles per hour, as we head into thursday as promised, we get warmer temperatures, the rain comes true. During the afternoon, we could see thundershowers popping through, 11 00 thursday night, we could see some stormy weather. Looking ahead as we head through thursday, the rain is there, it gets pushed out. And then into the weekend we see winds out of the north and west again, clouds thin out, temperatures in the 40s. Perfect. Well take it as we get into the 60s, we slide down into the 40s over the weekend and the 50s monday. It will feel cooler than that, finally tuesday, back up to 65. But scattered thundershowers in the forecast. Topsyturvy a little bit over the next several days. Yes, it is. Dramatic moments caught in front of a church where a tables on a would be robber. A man holding the gun is ed kwlaten. This is in tampa. The guy with his hands up is accused of kicking in the doors of that church. Unfortunately, he came face to face with clayton who was able to keep him at bay until police got there. A local news crew happened to be across the street and got the whole thing on camera. People living in low Income Housing in new jersey have unwelcomed guests. One in ten apartments had a bed bug problem. The residents didnt even know. Buildings with higher tenant turnovers had a higher rate of infestation. Just because a new medication is approved by the fda, it doesnt mean that it will be automatically covered under your insurance. A Rock Land County man found that out the hard way. He said better get baquero. Drugs can be pricy. A new drug to fight the effects of Heart Disease had just come to the market. Warren cherishes every day he spends with his wife in their new home. He had his first heart attack 25 years ago, and since then has lived with a serious heart condition. 15 years ago my heart stopped and i had to be shocked back. And they didnt expect me to survive that incident. How does he survive . In part thanks to the reaction he gets at local hospitals, where he volunteers as a singer and a clown, trying to cheer up patients. My cardiologist doesnt understand why im doing so well. But i tell him, being very active with volunteer work and going to the gym is what keeps me going. Recently, warren heard about a new medication, but when it came time to pay for it . Medicare has refused to pay for it under the part d of the medicare prescription coverage. Medicare denied coverage several times, and when asked why . They offered me in their letters much denial the names of some other drugs, which are not to the degree as helpful as this new one. Either to use this new drug, which he believes is particularly helpful with illnesses like his, hes willing to pay market rates for it. Im taking it and paying for it out of pocket. How much is that . Youre talking in excess of 400 a month. Warren who volunteers at several hospitals asked news 4 to investigate. Here i wish to advocate not just for myself, but for the many thousands of people who are now on entresto. We did investigate and health and Human Services told us, warren should know there are up to five levels of appeal. And because the drug was just many programs dont have it in their approved list of drugs yet. But they point out things do change. And we contacted novartis. Some Health Insurance providers do already cover it, theyre working with other insurers, if you need help, they have a support program which some people can qualify for. To get in touch with our consumer investigative team, send an email to better get baquero at nbcnewyork. Com. Can you call us at the number on your screen. And remember, from now on, everyone who reaches out will get a response from the team at our new consumer investigative center. Were exactly four months away from the start of the 2016 summer olympics in rio. This summer, one athlete am try to defy the ods, meb turns 41 in may, making him the oldest u. S. York city marathon in 2009 and the Boston Marathon in 2014. Hes still chasing an elusive olympic gold. I feel proud to have represented my country at the olympic games. I won the new York City Marathon the Boston Marathon or the olympic games. I challenge myself to the best i can ndiaye. Compete against them whether theyre 20 years old, 30 years old. Age is just a number, i try to compete the best i can. A reminder, the 2016 summer olympics begin exactly four months from today. Can you count on us to bring you all the action right here on nbc 4. 41 years, huh . Yeah, there you go. They put safety at risk. Well have new plans to fight them in one local community. It could end up costing homeowners. Sibila is here with a look at whats new at 6 00. The new jersey pickup truck encounter with a falling tree. What he had to say about an accident that could have been so much worse. Tense moments as the bomb squad deploys a robot to check out a suspicious package left on the side of a road. What police found inside. Intruders is going to cost you more in Suffolk County. Police responded to more than 97,000 false alarms last year. As greg cergol explains, the costs dont stop there. Mark seigel is soundsing the alarm about a new Suffolk CountyProgram Designed to stop false alarms. Its a moneymaker, its not right. Siegel will have to secure an annual 50 permit. After the first two false alarms, they could be fined up to 650 for subsequent ones. Were not looking to penalize people, were looking to reduce false alarms. Last year alone, Suffolk Police answered 97,000 false alarms. One business had more than 150. One home registered 60 about. Whats going on there, sir. Roughly 17 of all 911 calls every th time we dispatch one of our radio cars to an assignment. It will turn out to be an assignment thats a waste of their time. They hope this will reduce false alarms by 70 in the first year. What police couldnt tell us is how much revenue the program could generate for the county. It shouldnt be punitive to people who have an alarm. The program should target only repeat offenders. We found the nypd requires only permits and issues warnings to those with three or more false alarms. Nassau county has a program similar to sussex. We are getting penalized to those people who are putting in false alarms. The fines could be issued in suffolk june 1st. That will do it for us, we thank you for watching. Continues at 6 00. If i had left the house one second sooner or later. The truck driver who narrowly escaped being crushed by this tree. Can a terror drill go too far. An exclusive on the terror exercise that could have escalated into real violence, no one told police it was only a drill. Where did spring go . The unseasonably cold temperatures, when will it finally warm up . We heard today from the driver of the pickup truck caught on camera narrowly avoiding possible death as a tree fell during the high winds on sunday. His survival all a matter of seconds. A police car captured the fright thing moment on dash cam. Heart stopping call. Oh, my it was, chuck. I also talked to the Police Officer whose dash cam video captured what happened. He never saw the pickup truck run into the tree. When he finally talked to the motorist, to alex conklin, alex told him, i couldnt have dodged that one. Breathtaking video captured on the police cam of a police cruiser. The he worst Amusement Park ride youve ever been on. I didnt have time to hit the breaks. I hit the brakes but it didnt really help. These pictures show the pickup stuck, but visible damage only a bent pumper. The tow truck operator took them. Its something you would see in dukes of hazard or smokey and the bandit. Shes so thankful letter little baby survived