Light showers from the city on east. Theres more to e south. Its this area of rain that has to work through. Foe r today, the way the breakdown is, gray through early afternoon. Do rain, could pick up in intensity. Some parts could clear. The other story becomes the wi. Well talk more about that in a bit. Emily west is joining us again this monday morning. Already have a few stories, too. A closure onong island. Ut down eastound bztween the seaford oyster bay. You can head up to the southern state. There was a disabled tractortrailer on the bqe. But a car hit it. Now theres a bigger problem. Two lanes taken up. More weather and traffic on the 4s. In new jersey, thats where police say it started o davis place in east orange. At e where we find tracie st han. Good morning, tracie. Reporter good morning to you. An officer confirms that that driver was able to bring himself here to the east Orange Police station after reports that he was shot. Theres an officer outside guarding that vehicle that has the trunk up and its covered in a blanket in the front. All of this after reports of that cabbie being shot. We want to show you what we saw when we went over to davis place. We saw officers casing the scene with flashlights rlly looking r something, shell casings as a result of his, they even went door to door, house to house even at this early hour to get information from residents nearby. Wee. Idnt see anyone answer their doors after all of this. Again, were hearing a report that that cabbie was possibly shot in the face early this morning. Then drove himself to the east Orange Police station. What exactly what happened. We have yet to hear back. The evidence is clear that the car is still here, this area roped off. Traffic not able to get by. Baunck to you. Tracie strahan, thank you. 4 32. Moving to the vie attacking and robbing most live women in eir 80s and 90s. Hit five times. Mostly in brooklyn. The most recents on Ocean Parkway and beverly rseoad in the umkensingtat section. Lori bordonaro is there now with the man police are desperate t find. Reporter indeed, kerry. The latest victim is 83 years old. She opened the door after the robber knocigked. He hit her in the face with his weapon and took off. Ke a look here. This is the latest video surveillance. U can see the man there dressed in a black jacket. Hes about 40 to 50 years old and 250 pounds. Victims in brooklyn and queens, most of them women over 70 years old. Police believe hes responsible for attacking and robbing eight people intoive incidenwh over e last two months. Hes been caught on camera several times. He follows the victim into her apartment, then robs her and anyone else nearby. Either at gunpoint or knifepoint. One 91yearold victnm told us that he chokem her with his bare hands. Made off with a few hundred dollars. In the last attack in kensington on saturday, he didnt make off with anything. Ght now, police are asking if you recognize this man from the deo to give them a call at 800577tips. Thats the latest from here. Back to you. Lori, thank atu. Time for weather and traffic on the 4s. Heading over to chris cimino. Good morning, chris. Good morning. Of the live shot, you see the umbrellas up. Thats the way it will be throughout the morning. Mainly light rain in and around heavier showers across Suffolk County. More heavy rain along the so h. That has to ride up towards the north and east. While the rain may be light right now in the city, northern new jersey barely raining at all, that will fill in through the morning. You will need the rain gear through at least the first half of the day. Later today, the w d is going to we have the wind advisory in effect. Gusts of 40 to 50 miles ai hon. Locally even higher than that. It will intensify to the north us. The immediate future, wet and chilly for the morning commute. Upper 30s, low 40s. Showers should end by early afternoon. Increasing wind as we pointed out into tonight. The morning chill will turn milder by the end of the day. Well talk more about a changeable week ahead weatherwise in a bit. Lets head to emily west. Weekend track work wrapping the 3, had, f and n. For your commuter checklist, everything is on schedule. If you are taking the trains instead of driving, its a wet ride. So far s good. Bring the umbrellas for the platforms. With the buses, a few detours. The m 96 and 106. Alternate side is in effect and u have to feed the meters. More weather and traffic n the 4s. Thanks, emily. Police in elizabeth new jersey are investigating. An Easter Sunday killing. A spokesman for the Union County Prosecutors Office Confirmed theres an active investigation at an apartment at march h ing manor. A young woman was ki,led. Were workingeto g more information on the story. Easter will never be the me for a family who lost their son to gun violence. Hes known to everybody as chico. He was shot on friday. His family said he was funloving and outgoing with dreechls leaving the projects. No arrests have been made. An alleged drunk driver is due in a new jersey court for a crash that killed two grandparents. This man was drunk when his suv rammed into a car carrying a family of five. It happenel friday on route 523 redding ton. Frank corso and his wife audrey died. The couples sig and two young grandchildren survived the crash. They were headed home from an easter egg hunt. The deadly suicide bombing in pakistan that targeted an easter celebraeron is drawing international condemnation. After an explosion that targeted a h crowded Amusement Park in the area. Ma ny were members of Pakistans Christian minority. Right now there is a taliban who is claiming responsibility. Pakist ni community reacted to news of the terror attack. Everybody is moving to canada this month because you normally hear about this more in the northern area. The u. S. State department is ca sclling the bombing appalling and a cowardly act. This morning, the state t department is confirming the deaths of two more americans in the brussels terros attacks. We dont yet know their names. That brings the number of american victims to four. This weekend, family members confirmed justin and Stephanie Shults died in t e Brussels Airport bombing. Presid no obam. Called the family yesterday to extend condolences. Belgian police ade questioning a man charged with murdtos in the brussels bombing. This Youtube Video posted by a man who identified himself as [ ycal cheffou. They say hes the man in the hat shown next to the two bombing more suspects were arrested in antiterror raids across europe. Police in rotterdam picked up a 32yearold man at the request. French authorities. He was allegedly involved in a plot in paris last week. A man convicted of trying to ll a Suffolk Police officer is set to be sentenced. He is guilty of shooting decorated officer mark collins after a traffic stop last year. Police say the man shot the officer in the hip and neck while collins was trying to handcuff him. Co llins has recovered from his injuries and returned to work. In president ial politics this morning, senator Bernie Sanders is coming off a big surge in delegates in tuesdays wi onsin primary. Sanders campaigned saturday in madison. He thanked voters in alaska, hawaii and whington state. He swept the caucuses there. In the total number of in the total number of delegates. The three republican candidates face a debate event. Donald trump goes oneonone with Chris Matthews in an msnbc town hall event. Trump and ted cruz could face tough questions while they each accuse the other of Smear Campaign tactics. Happening today, president obama will be at Syracuse University but not because of the final four appearance. Of the president is the keynote speaker at the awards celebration for excellence and political journalism at the new house sd,ool there. Its named after the late robin toner, the First Female National Political Correspondent for the new york times. She was a graduate of syracuse. There will be another call to regulate pedestrian plazas from unwanted solicitation and harassment. They will talk about the issue at 11 00 this morning. Not far from where many costume characters pose for pictures 61 have had a negative encounter with the characters saying it makes them feel unsafe. They can gnd little aggressive. Absolutely. E it is 4 40 right now. Caught on camera, the moment the ro rof gives way under a group of rowdy College Students. J the wilo chase in california that had a suspect on the runoffroading. There is rain on the way. If it hasnt hit you, its going to stick around for aivouple of hours as well. Your weather and traffic on the its 4 43. Four things to know this morning. State Department Confirms there were four americans killed stin and Stephanie Shults were kieled in the airport bombing. Vepgt tors are relsing information about the other two victims, not just yet. Police searching for a violent thief who keeps attacking and robbing elderly women. Hes hit five times sorfar, recently in the kensington section of brooklyn. Fastrack repairs start on the 1 line. There will be no overnight trains between 96th street and dyckman on weeknights for the next two weeks. Rithders can use a and c trains or shuttle buses. The pedestrian pathway in the Ed Koch Queensboro bridge will be closed on weeknights because of con edison work. Theyre providing shuttle bus the infrastructure upgrade is expected to last for several months. 4 44. A mtn ay morning. Lot of folks back to work and school. Rainy cohditions. Its rather damp and chilly out there. Kind of a raw start. Temperatures in the 30s and low things will dry on ut by the early afternoon. Then it turns windy later on today, tonight and tomorrow. Ill talk about that i a bit. This week will be book ended by lousy days monday and friday, but in between not so bad. Storm tracker shows the rain sliding from south to north. Heaviest across long island. Heading towards coastal connecticut as well. From the city on west, its raining but generally light. Thats not the case further to the south. It has to pretty much move in our direction thr gh the morning up until 12 00, 1 00 until things taper down with a couple of showers. Come in to shut down completely for the afternoon. 43ha in city island. Same thing in jackson heights. Most folks in the five boroughs between 40 and 45. Through the Hudson Valleys, chillier in newburgh. Weve seen upper 30s, low 40s n monticello where its 36 degrees. Future tracker, dealing with the heaviest bands seems to be between 8 00 and 10 00 across the city. Upi through the Hudson Valley and into connecticut. This is by 2 00, maybe a couple of leftover showers to the north and east. The city will dry on out. The wind will pick up in the afternoon toward evening and get cranking overnight tonight and during the day tomorrow. At least were back into sunshine. Clear sky. This is tomorrow afternoon. As we go forward throu time through tomorrow night and wednesday, it souys pretty clear and sunny. In terms of rainfall totals, weg re talking about less than a half inch. More than that. Avier stuff across long island. Locally over an inch. Eastern Suffolk County you get the heavier showers. Between a half inch to 3 4 of an inch. 5 00 through 6 00 tomorrow, again, this is the gusts to 40, 50. Locally heu cal . Ee how futurecast wind gusts show starting out not bad. It picks up after 1 00, its 8 miles per hour. 5 00. A t big jump in the wind direction and it shifts to the north and west. A lot of folks between 35 and 45 mile an hour wind gusts. Gusts to 48 miles an hour expected. During the day tomorrow, still mimmles an hour. Once we get rid of the rain, the 58 today. By the end of the day. Its chilly for at least the first half and damp. Tomorrow back to 55. Upper 50s on wednesday. Warmer weather by thursday. 60s to near 70 friday. Weekend gets chillier but drier. Little after 4 47. Emily . Es we have several trouble spots closures. Sunrise highway, both ways. The crash in the eastbound, westbound the vehicle both lanes closed to washington avenue from seaford oyster bay. Merrick road is one way to get ound. Westbound near knapp street in the right lane. Rlier disabled tractortrailer. Car hit the tractortrailer. Now the crash is in the right lane. On the bqe eastbound near the brooklyn bridge, delays there. A live look at laguardia airport, the Grand Central parkway, this is moving along. You definitely want to give yourself extra time this morning. A check of the George Washington bridge, the upper l el aod lower level moving nicely there. Alternate side that is in effect today. More weather and traffic coming up on the 4s. Emily, thank you. 4 48, happening now, the n pd is arching for a suspect who stabbed a man in the back in washington heights. A fight in a bodega spilled out on to the sidewalk. It ended at audubon and 180th street where the suspect stabbed a 28yearold man in the back with a large knife. The victim is in critical condition. Police tell us the dispute may have involved a woman. This morning, police are missing 89yearold mn who survived the holocaust. This is the man. He lives on the Upper West Side at 96th and broadway. He was last seen leaving his apartment at 1 00 a. M. Friday morning. His nephew said he was agitated and left behind his wallet. He may not have any money or identification. Were growing increasingly concerned ny tne hour. Any help that anyone can provide would be greatly appreciated. Once again, this is fred schar seen. If youve seen him, please ntacty police. This morning, investigators trying to figure out what arked an easteramorning fire that killed a man in queens. It tore throughothis home in east elmhurst. It was just after 4 00 in the rning. Firefighters found the 8 willyearold victim on the first floor. His name not yet relea d. The neighbors tell us he was a korery war veteran who lived alone. In englewood new jersey, ey after teeir Historic Church burns down. Flames tore through the church last tuesday. Officials were force ds to find alternative place for easter worship. Yesterday, they filed into the bergen perfoeeing arts center for an emotional service. The store i have the reatsurrection really hit home. Absolutely nothing is going to deter us from celebrating beltcause the easter is story is all about death does not have the final word and theres hope to be found in a circumstance. Church officials recovered a cross from the gutted sanctuary. The fire under investigation but it does not appear suspicious. A prominent catholic nun millions of you may know her as the founder of ewtn. It is a spiritual tv channel said to be the largest. She founded the statily,back in dozen nuns absolutely no broadcast experience. Quite remarkable. She died on Easter Sunday at the age of 92. In england, two people are facing criminal charges for an easter weekend festival accident that killed a little girl. The 7yearould died aer one of those inflatable buns i castle attractions was swept up by a gust of winds. Initgflew bout the length of a football field before crashing back to the ground. The operators that of attraction are charged with man slart. Slaughter manslaughter. In california, a highspeed chase. Theres a brown truck, right there, a woman was driving went over a grassy area on the freeway. This is in simi valley. It looked like she ran out of road on the culdesac. Police finally forced the spinout right there. As we shot got out, she nearly terrifying video out of maryland. It shows the porch roof collapsing and a group of College Students falling to the ground. Police were actually across the street breaking up a party when it happened and were able to respond right away. At least thrto people are hurt. One of them seriously. Its 4 51 right now. Are you holding your phone right now . Still ahead, new information about iho is more glued to their gadgets, teens or adults . All righty. The one thing you will no longer be able to do at local st iums. That is in mayor de blasio gets welcome back. 4 54. Looking at the hamilton bridge. 42 degrees out on this monday morning. Weo out there. Yeah. That was nice. Monday ,orne g, you just want nicer than this. Unfortunately, not going to rain this moening. It will get brighter by theck end of the day. Weve got to get through the rain. Ndstorm tracker, plenty of it sitting to the south of us. At has to move on through. Veral hours away. Morning commute will be wet and soggy. The breeze picks up a little bit. 8sits chilly to start. 58 for a high doesnt happen until late in the day. Be prepared stepping out for temperatures in the low 40s. With the rain, this is qiter raw. You need the heavier jackets and rain gear. Tonight, colder and windy as skies clear. 41 the overnight low. 30s in the suburbs. Winds gust to 50. Near 60 miles an hour in some locations. We have to be careful of that overnight into tomorrow. Lots of ups and downs in the sevenday forecast. Well talk about that in the next hour. Emily, what do you have . Ups and downs too already with the wet roads. Need to give yourself extra moments. The 43, 4, f and n. And the triboro bridge. A new accident. Three cars involved, both lanes blocked. Good advice. Emily, thank you. This morning, were finding out which age group is the most distracted by their gadgets at meal times. You would think it would be the teenagers. But new findings in a Nielsen Survey find out thats not the case. Baby boomers are the most distracted by their devices. It may not be the case in your home be, teenagers were mor likely to eat meals techfree followed by millennials. Interesting. Top scientists plan to brainstorm over waysfto spread the zika virus. They will gather at a workshop near washington held by the National Institutes of health. Theyre looking for ways to develop a possible vaccine or ways to help control the spread of this mosquitoborne illness. Zika is set to cause defects in newborns. Sign a ban on chewing tobacco at stad yums. It will go into effect at citi field. E mayor said it was important to the health of players and their young fans. The city Council Passed that legislation last week. It should hit the mayors desk in the next two weeks. Today on long island, Nassau County officials are planning to speak out about a new drug control law. Starting ye osterday, doctors in new york state have to fill your prescriptions electronically. Thatpis to fight the illegal drug trade that is related to stolen prescription pads. With a few exceptions, doctors have to they could face fines or imprisonment. The Syracuse Orange men are headed to the final four. They took on topseeded virginia yesterday. While it looked like the game was over in the fourth quarter, syracuse came back to win it 6862. Th will take on North Carolina with the winner headed to the the tar heels beat notre dame, 8874 to head back to the final four for a 19th time. Are record for any school. There was a big buzz at a spring training game between the mariners and chicago cubs. This was the scene out in mesa, arizona. Cubs Center Fielder Jason Heyward overcome by a swarm of bees. Had to jumpver a wall to get away. Howard said he was stung about ten times. Thats a lot of bees there. The swarm overtook the whole outfield, even forcing fans to take cover. Play was delayed about ten minutes before the coast was clear. Thats crazy, huh. I would have been in the car on the way home. Game over. Happy ending for a grandfather who broke the internets hearts. Kelsey harmon tweeted this photo of her papa earlier this month. He was disappointed because he cooked 12 burgers for six she was the only one that showed up when the photo went viral. Yesterday hundreds of people showed up in oklahoma for a happy cookout and to meet this sad papa in person. Ive always been one who thought the internet is you can say anything you want. The internet has stepped up today and showed that they do care about the elderly. People as far away as california and germany showed up for the cookout. I know. By the way, the family says the grandkids missed the first cookout because there was an understanding about the timing. Theyre actually selling hats and tshirts. They have a website now like sad papa. Com. Its so cute. I could cry looking at it. Im sure hes very loved by his grandchildren and they will never do that again. They will make sure. Its coming up on 5 00 a. M. If youre about to head out the door, take us with you. Keep watching today in new york by downloading the news 4 device. Our next hour starts right now. Breaking news out of new jersey. That is where a cab driver was shot. News 4 first on the scene. Teaming up to fight back against pushy characters in times square. The rainmaking the morning commute a bit of a messy one. Today in new york starts right now. Good mo ing everthybody. Monday morning. It is march 28th. Iinm darlene rousdriguez. Im ker a barratt in for michael today. Chris cimino is here with the forecast and wet weather. Chris . Good morning, ladies. A moist monday. Indeed, light rain in and around the city. Other rain will push in through the morning commute. On top of that, our temperatures chilly. 42 in central park. 42 at muttontown. Long island 39 in westhampton. Further north and west, 30s from danbury to newburgh
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