Still some chill, between 20 and 25. Some patchy clouds out there right now. Our next weather maker, an area of rain you see over the southeastern 7y9sis. We run out of cold air, so when it arrives, it will be a rainmaker. Plan on the day clouding over. Mild by noon, its 45. Forecasting a high close to the 50degree mark this afternoon. Some wet weather and more cold weather to talk about. First, lets get the early update on a friday morning commute. Good morning. There are a few things that could potentiall get in your way as you head out the door. Well head to 82, morris avenue, where its closed in both directions between springfield avenue and route 24. This is all because of a water main break. We also have roadwork thats shutting down some roads out of the holland tunnel. The covered roadway here, 139, is shut down, as well as the southbound pulaski skyway. Well have more weather and traffic coming up. Thank you. Its 4 31. An attempted robber is in the hospital after a Security Guard those shots were fired inside the bank with customers nearby. Today in new yorks Lori Bordonaro is in Franklin Square with how it unfolded. Reporter good morning, darlene. Were waiting to find out who that Security Guard is. We know hes a retired Police Officer that took down that wouldbe robber here inside this chase bank, possibly saving lives. Police say the armed robber came into the bank here on franklin avenue at about 5 30 yesterday afternoon. There were seven employees and eight customers here at the time. The robber allegedly pointed his gun at the two Security Guards inside the bank. One of those plain clothes Security Guards shot the robber four time. He was taken to the hospital and is expected todw survive. Investigators have been out here, they were out here most of the night gathering evidence. Fortunately, no one was hurt here. Certainly very scary moments for all of those people here inside the bank. Right now there is a sign here posted on the bank saying that all right. Lori, thank you. Right now police in indonesia say theyre hunting for terror cells with links to yesterdays deadly jakarta terror assault. Five attackers and two civilians were killed. Tourist. Police say an isis flag was found at the scene of the assault. Also today, three men were taken in for questioning. Right now police are not linking attacks. Police have just released pictures of a man wanted for a violent robbery on Staten Island. Police say the suspect approached a 45yearold man behind a building on gordon street in clifton on december 1st. He allegedly punched the man several times, grabbed his wallet, and ran off. Police tell us he got away with about 600 in cash. Happening today, some students will be returning to school two days after being sent home with a nasty stomach virus. 88 students were sent home sick in the last two days at ps12 in crews did disinfect the school, and none of the children had to be sent to the hospital. Also happening today, officials plan to reopen two midtown Office Buildings that were evacuated because of a gas leak. Nearly 500 people forced to leave those buildings on 37th street between 7th and 8th avenues yesterday. Workers spent the night repairing a broken eightinch main 4 33, time for weather and traffic on the 4s this friday morning. We made it. After a really cold, chilly week, looks like a nice mild finish. Starting out above freezing in most areas. In the five boroughs at least. City island, 33. Staten island at 30. 20s around the northwestern suburbs and hudson valley. Partly cloudy right now. Thats the way the day is going to play out. More clouds as we go through the day. Not so cold this morning. Afternoon. Well see a little rain later tonight, probably after 10 00 or 11 00. Right now, not bad. A few clouds out there. Upper 30s by 8 00. Mid40s by noon. Getting close to 50 by 3 00 this afternoon. Well talk more about the rain and changeable forecast in a little bit. A pretty quiet go. We have overnight track work on ten different subway lines. If youre getting on the buses, some Service Changes on the b35, b70, m15 and m79. Alternate side of the Street Parking rules in effect. All right, lauren. Thank you very much. Happening now, the nypd is looking for a man wanted for a shooting in the bronx. Theyre asking for your help to find him. Going to show you the suspect, 31yearold juan rivera. Investigators say on december 30th, he walked up to a man in the fordham heights section, shot him in the jaw and the back. Hospital in stable condition. If you have any information, youre asked to contact police. The man arrested for a shooting at the Roosevelt Field mall on long island is due in court today. 21yearold oliver lee is accused of trying to rob a tourneau store inside the mall three days before christmas. During a struggle with a Security Guard, his gun went off, hitting a 67yearold mall employee in the shoulder. An elderly man now in the hospital after being hit by a motorcycle on the Upper West Side of manhattan. Police say the 73yearold man was crossing the intersection at 96th street and amsterdam avenue when he was hit. The man was out of the crosswalk, the motorcyclist had the rightofway. The man was taken to the hospital with head injuries and is in critical condition. This area, though, has had a history of serious accidents. Residents say theyve been pushing for tougher traffic laws for years. A lot of very reckless and horrible driving around here. Im not sure what could be done about disturbing, especially since i that motorcyclist was also taken to the hospital with injuries. So far, hes not facing any charges. 4 36 right now. The Iowa Caucuses are just 17 days away. With pressure mounting, last nights republican hard punches. President biggest battle was between donald trump and ted cruz. Trump once again questioned cruzs ability to run because cruz was born in canada. Cruz countered by saying trump embodies new york values. The values in new york city are socially liberal, proabortion, progay marriage. When the World Trade Center came down, i saw something that no place on earth could have handled more beautifully, more humanely than new york. Governor Chris Christie and senator marco rubio also exchanged attacks. The today show will have a fireworks from last nights debate. Thats at 7 00 a. M. After today in new york. Meanwhile, democratic candidate Hillary Clinton admits she does watch the gop debates, sometimes with husband bill. Thats what she told jimmy fallon last night. She also said shes not intimidated by donald trump. Donald trump the other night, i dont know if you saw. [ laughter ] tell you what, hes a lot more obsessed with me than i am with him. Jimmy suggesting that clinton play a drinking game. Every time the republicans mention her name. He said, i dont think id make it past the first half hour. Well, this morning theres renewed debate over a popular new york city tourist attraction. There is yet another new deal now to kek carriages on city streets. Not everybody is happy about it. Today in new yorks Katherine Creag is in central park with both sides of the story. Gone back and forth. East side, central park, all over the place, west side, for months now. Reporter absolutely, michael. Following those political stories, this has become a political issue as well. A big debate. The horsedrawn carriages. As you know, they gather along here, Central Park South by the plaza hotel. Some people believe theyre the fabric of new york. Then you have Animal Rights activists, even celebrities getting involved in this issue. Mayor de blasio, when he ran for office, wanted to do away with them over concerns about how the animals were being treated. Now it looks like theres going to be a compromise. The horsedrawn carriages will stay put, although the number of carriages allowed may be reduced by a great number. A source tells news 4 a deal on the future of the carriages is close to being finalized. Michael, as part of the deal, the horses would also get a new permanent home, stables inside central park. Now are on the west side highway. Youll be on 8th avenue, 10th avenue with a horsedrawn carriage next to you. So this way, they would away from traffic. Kat, thanks very much. This morning were seeing the takedown of an alleged gunman in the bronx. This is in morris heights. Officers say they were on patrol, heard gunshots, and saw the suspect fire off another round and walk away. He fay ces a number of weapons charges. While you weredw sleeping, the number of areas banning hoverboards got bigger. The powerball prank could make your blood boil. It could get even worse when you and your weather and traffic on the 4s coming up. And dont forget to follow us on facebook, twitter, and instagram. Michaelg4ny, darlene4ny. Four things to know this friday morning. Police are searching for this man after a violent robbery on Staten Island. Investigators say he punched a man several times on gordon street in clifton and stole from that victim and ran off. There are worries on wall street this morning after chinas stocks plummeted overnight. Those concerns could be feeding into lower futures on wall street this morning. President obamas first big interview after this weeks state of the union will be on youtube. It will be today. A live event at 2 15, and theyll field questions using this hashtag, youtube asks obama. And the giants plan to introduce their new head coach at a News Conference later this morning. 28yearold ben mcadoo taking over the job after two years as offensive coordinator under tom coughlin. 4 44. Weve made it to a friday morning. Its a little milder out there this morning. Thats the way the day is going to play out. Abovenormal temperatures for a change. Rain moves in later on tonight into the first half of the day tomorrow. Should be out of here by tomorrow afternoon. Thats going to be followed by another shot of cold air again next week. Right now looks to be also storm free. The city is 12 degrees warmer than it was 24 hours ago. Jackson heights, 36 in chelsea right now. Low 20s towards northwest new jersey into monticello. Out across long island, right at the freezing mark. Above freezing right now in long branch at 34. Generally clear to partly cloudy right now. Clouds are gaining on us from the west and southwest. Where is that storm coming from . Out over the southeastern states. Typically youd look at this and see a track going towards the coast and think we might be in line for a snowstorm. There just isnt enough cold air to work with by the time the storm gets here. Were looking at again mainly a rainmaker. Future tracker shows the clouds not too bad during the midday hours. Well get some sunshine in here. Theyll thicken up toward sunset time. By 10 00, 11 00, rain starts to break out. The heavier rain stays offshore. By 8 00 a. M. , the rain may be winding down in central new by afternoon, still a lot leftover clouds, then well clear on out tomorrow night. Sunday, increasing clouds again. Another system gets close to us. This time, its cold enough it would be snow if we saw it. Maybe eastern long island gets coated with a little bit of snow. That would be later on sunday night. Meantime, looking at 54 today. Thats not bad at all. Long branch, 53. A dry day. No umbrellas needed today. Tonight, dry through the evening hours. If you plan on being out after 10 00 or so, take along the umbrella. Then the rain winds down quickly. If you sleep in tomorrow morning, you may miss most of it. Maybe breaks in the overcast late. Colder sunday, 38. Theres a flurry chance here or there. Much colder early next week. Look at Martin Luther king day. Only 29 for a high. 32 tuesday. It with temperatures staying on the cold side. 4 46. Lauren, i hope its still quiet. Just a couple things out there. Summit area. Route 82, morris avenue, shut down between springfield avenue and route 24. Heres route 3 in east rutherford. Things moving along nicely. And heading over queen, heres the Grand Central parkway by laguardia airport. This is what most of the major roadways look like, as they should at 4 46 in the morning. Alternate side of the Street Parking rules in heskt. Well have your next weather and traffic update on the 4s. In brooklyn, prosecutors have six months to indict five teens accused of raping a young woman in a park. The d. A. s office says it needs to be time to build a case. The alleged rape happened last thursday at osborn park. Two of the teens say the sex was consensual. Police say there was a crime committed. Investigators are awaiting dna results. The Chicago Police department once again under this happened back in 2003. Public. It shows officer kevin frye gunning down unarmed teenager cedric chapman, whos a suspect in a carjacking. The officer claims he feared for his life when he saw the teen turn with an object in his hand. That object turned out to be an iphone box. Lawsuit. Its a wrongful death case. Were seeking, you know, answers to what actually happened in this case. Also, for Linda Chapman for the loss of her son. Officer frye was cleared of any wrongdoing. However, a detective in the internal investigation, person is also suing the city. He says he was wrongly terminated for opposing the chain of command and recommending that the officer should be fired. And we have some sad news from colorado this morning. A teenager who fell into an icy pond has died. Minutes before rescuers could get to him. First responders also pulled two other teenagers from the pond. One is in critical condition. The other is said to be doing well. And michigans governor wants president obama to declare a federal de isaster in one city where the Drinking Water is contaminated. Governor snyder sent out this tweet, showing his request. He wants federal resources to help the city of flint. Residents there are living with high levels of corrosion and lead in their water. That contamination poses a particular threat to children. One new jersey mayor wants your help in finding homes for dozens of abandoned cats and dogs. We told you yesterday rescue volunteers and police found nearly 50 animals living in filth inside a north bergen home. 11 cats and one dog were also found debt there. Anyone looking to adopt pets can call the north bergen animal shelter. Travel war , urging pregnant women not to travel to certain parts of the caribbean. Researchers believe the zika virus is to blame. Its transmitted by mosquitos. If a pregnant woman is infected, the virus could be spread to her unborn child. Rutgers university is telling students to leave the hoverboards home. Officials there have banned this popular holiday gift, and now Fordham University is doing the same thing. Fordham sent out an email telling students that hoverboards are not allowed on campus. Both schools say the decision was made because of fire concerns and risk of falls and injuries. 4 50 now. Backstreet boys. Singer nick carter ran into trouble with the law in florida. He faced a judge thursday after getting arrested for a bar fight the night before. Police say he grabbed a bouncer by the throat outside the hogs breath saloon in key west. The scuffle allegedly began with a bartender refused to serve carter and his friend because they appeared drunk. Charge. Well, the winners of the 1. 6 billion Powerball Jackpot are still a mystery, but were learning more about a california nurse who thought she had won. For a time yesterday, employees at the park Avenue Health and Wellness Center in pomona were celebrating a fellow nurse thatn reportedly received a photo from her son of what he said was the winning ticket. It turns out it was a bad practical joke. The facilitys owner asked the manager to express his shi ympathy for the woman. The son played a joke. I want to let her know id probably be willing to send her on a vacation somewhere, because its not a nice joke. No, its not. The owner bought 18,000 powerball tickets for patients and nurses before the record drawing. Its happened a couple times. I dont know why people would think this would remotely be its a horrible joke. If hes a young boy, you know, lesson hopefully learned. Hopefully. 4 51 right now. Still to come, two huge projects that could halt Subway Service for brooklyn commuters. What you need to know about the n and l trains coming up next. Getting the coats. For a half hour . Bob just got time warner cable. Hes getting more. More than 25,000 movies and shows on demand, most for free. At once. Lets go. Greener than on our tv. Why are your shoes off . I dont want to be rude. Discover how much more is included. Are those meatballs still circulating . Get tv, internet and phone for 89. 99 per month. Only from time warner cable. All right. Live look there at the Tappan Zee Bridge and the hudson river. Right`c now people in the eastern winter hurricane. Its called alex. The first named storm of the year. Its a category 1 hurricane with very rough seas. We havent seen a winter storm like this since 1978. Chris, the azores right in the middle of the atlantic . A little more toward the east. Closerer closer to europe. Not expected to hit europe. Nonetheless, this late in the season its incredible. Afoekt fecting the azores right now. 1978, last time they had a name storm in the atlantic this late in the season. Weve seen a lot of Strange Weather these days. Meantime for us, were going to see temperatures head back above normal here. Well have sun giving way to clouds as the day wears on. Its nice, mild, dry day. Up around 50 with less wind. This one will feel more comfortable to be out. Evening hours, quiet and thickening clouds through the evening that will lead to rain probably at 9 00 or 10 00 in the most area. Low temperature in the 40s. Again, you dont have to shovel no problem there. Hey, lauren. Good morning. We still have plenty of overnight track work this morning. You can expect delays and Service Changes for about five or ten more minutes. Hopefully by time you get there, that will all be wrapped up. Well take a live look outside at the Staten Island expressway by victory boulevard. Everything is in good shape. All major roadways are passable. Nothing is really shut down right now. Thats always good news for the morning commute. All right, lauren. Thank you. Two Major Construction projects could leave hundreds of thousands of brooklyn commuters without Subway Service. The first project begins monday when the manhattanbound platforms at nine subway stations along the n subway line will be closed for a 14month renovation. Once that phase is finished, work will then begin on the Coney Island Bound platforms. The mta is also planning a major repair that will shut down the l line into manhattan for months, if not years. This for anyone. Its going to be difficult. People are going to be doing a lot of crazy rerouting. Its too much for us. How much can we take . The mta says the total shutdown of the l line is needed so crews can repair major salt water damage caused by hurricane sandy. But it could be another year before those repairs begin. The latest effort to reform the Port Authority may have hit a roadblock. A new Jersey Senate panel approved a reform measure yesterday. This calls for legislative oversight of the agency. That provision is not part of a bill thats already been approved by lawmakers in new york. Both states run the Port Authority and need to pass the exact same legislation in order for it to become law. David bowies family is staying out of the public eye and insisting his funeral will be a private matter. That message was posted on the late rock stars facebook page. He died last weekend here in new york. His family says theyre overwhelmed by an outpouring of love. They also welcome the bowie Carnegie Hall in march. Harry potter fans and many others are mourning the death of alan rickman. Daniel radcliffe issued a heartfelt statement, calling alan rickman a kind and generous and funny man. The actor in movies like die hard and love actually. Rickman even appeared on broadway recently in the play seminar. Happening today, Vice President joe biden answers a mandate to fight theillness that claimed the lives of david bowie, alan rickman, and his own son beau biden. President obama called on booidn to lead an effort to battle cancer. Joe biden has already called for a moon shot, in his words, to cure the disease. Hell speak at the university of pennsylvania today. Beau biden died of brain cancer last year. A man is now facing charges bench belonging to neil patrick harris. Police say the man took the bench from the front of the actors home in manhattan. They say Harris Butler noticed the bench missing and canvassed the area. Thats when he saw the suspect trying to sell the bench. Police say he has nine prior arrests on drug charges. See, i grew up in new york city. So did you. You dont leave anything outside. My butler is very, very good. He took care of that stuff for you. Coming up on 5 00 a. M. , if youre heading out the door, take us with you. L;f r our next hour starts right now. This morning, a wouldbe bank robber waking up in the hospital after a Security Guard opened fire inside a busy long island business. New plan, new problem. The deal in the works over new york citys horsedrawn carriages that has critics furious. First a big move, now a new general electric