The final debate was pretty tame. Boring. I did not watch it will tell you what happened during the get together. The final farewell for nancy reagan. She will be laid to rest next to ronald reagan. Nearly 1000 guests are expected to attend the funeral including resident from every president dating back to john f. Kennedy. It is friday morning. Its march 11. Us. Already . Time flies i want to slow down a. This part of the year, i am okay with it. Once we hit april and may the weather has been nice. Mike ive nothing to complain about. Temperatures have been above its crazy warm we got really lucky with this winter. We got punched one time real good and that was it. Seems like it will be a thing of the past. Its in newark setting a High Temperature in the low 80s at 810. We lost out the old record of 76 in central park made it to 80 with a high of 79. 73 in islip. Again, records being set all over the place. Lets show you what we have. If forecast high of 63 later on this afternoon. 56 and 55 in poughkeepsie. A cloudy sky and showers are coming through since yesterday evening. We have the showers swing region and theres a cold front making it week with a morning commute and thats it on the weaker side. There is cooler air bag behind and we have days to come. We have dryer skies by 11 00 a. M. And a higher temperature of high of 62. The hold off until monday and tuesday and theres a pretty goodlooking week. Lets bring in ines and see whats happening. Little bit wet outside. Its the new jersey turnpike so look out for accident blocking elaine. Westchester county. On lakeville road, they are fine westbound and eastbound if you are looking at the gwb. The lincoln and the holland are doing fine. The upper level is at 10 15 minute delays on the upper level and for the trains, things are running on or close to schedule. 504. They could shut down this weekend if a deal could not be reached for the agency and the rail union. They are talking today to reach an agreement before the deadline hit sunday at 12 01 am. Teresa perillo is at penn station and she brings up the latest. Good morning. Things were going well yesterday and so they werent. Thats basically what we are hearing. The meetings are occurring inside the hilton. Is just across from penn station were 48 hours from the major shutdown. We are told things went from positive to pessimistic in just a few hours. Refuses to look at the assault on the members. A 10 situation in newark with talks between the representatives of the nations busiest commuters railroad and the coalition has all but broken down. Its a divide as massive as the inconvenience hr action would cause. I was hoping what i read and heard was that it was positive and we were moving in the right direction would be carrying the day but obviously, that wasnt the case. Things got so bad that the senior senator, bob menendez showed up to help. Notices were sent out on thursday telling workers they would be stripped of their benefits if they walk off the job. Agency says notices in accordance with federal law. Thursday started out so their desire and our desire is the same. Its to reach a personal, across the table resolution like a Bargaining Agreement and the new Jersey Transit. The main Sticking Point is healthcare cost. Both sides continue to work today and the new Jersey Transit starts to slowly prepare for a shutdown. Its a shutdown that will affect 100,000 daily riders, monday. This includes the contingency plan only accommodates 40 of the commuters. The hope is that both sides can come together before its too late. According to bob menendez, there are federal mediators on standby and be here tomorrow. They are saying we hope and pray it doesnt come to pass. Is kind of a nightmare. Explosive allegations from the Teachers Union which says the School District knew about the lead problems two years ago. A release this memo from the Facility Management from august 2014. The memo advises the administrators to flush water fountains for 30 seconds to protect against lead. August 2014. The measure was in addition to the aging pipes one decade ago. This is because School Officials decontaminate the district knew this if not longer. Distributing bottles of water , the district will lease the statement reading that ensuring the health and wellbeing of the students in the immediate days and weeks it has been in it will be the primary driver in our decision to bring water into 30 schools. It doesnt really address the allegations. Will continue to follow that story. Republican candidates got together last night. They battle it out in marco rubios hometown. Much more civil. Rubio desperately needs a big tree in tuesdays primary. To win, he will have to over turned doldrums big lead in the polls. It was a lot more friendly this time around. Outskirts very nonconfrontational. Rubio and cruz question trump on his policy. The republican front, tried to come across as the party in a fire. I would say this we were all in this together we will come up with a solution and find an answer to things. So far, i cannot believe how civil its been. Its a very different tone without much namecalling. The candidates try to stick to the issues. Was asked to explain his recent comment about muslims. He told cnn islam hates us. Did you mean all 1. 6 billion muslims . I mean a lot of them. There was tremendous hatred and i will stick with exactly what i said. Rubio and cruz pounce. I know a lot of people find appeal and what donald says but he says the things we wish we could say. Wants is the president. Theres consequences around here and the world. You have to understand the nature of the threats that deal with them. Trump was asked about violence among supporters and israelis. We have protesters who are bad dudes. They have done bad things. They are swinging and they are really dangerous and they get in there and they start hitting people. Cruz argued that he was the best candidate for a twoman race against from. They are not listening to people. Its the frustration that keeps boiling over. Wayne to elect a president that he remembers that he works for the people. He needs super tuesday to win the race. Doctor ben carson is morning at 9 00. During the debate last night, trump said he would work closely with carson on education, specifically when it comes to common core. Letters, i was even a little bit. Pink you. More politic news. Ben former first Lady Nancy Reagan will be laid to rest this morning. Juliet she will be laid beside her former husband, president reagan. She later opposed yesterday. In two days, the funerals will be attended for every resident of president s dating back to jfk. They will attend as well george w. Bush. Still to come the brooklyn man is free after spending 25 years in prison. Its a crime he did not commit. Is looking better. There. You have an umbrella where you can toss it to the side. Afternoon sunshine is coming at you and it will be a little bit cooler outside feeling a little bit fresh. Weather at can help you keep track of whats going on with the radar in the rain. Download at the Google Play Store and you are all set weather app. [music] the bigger the burrito, the bigger the fun. Dunkins new grandde burrito a breakfast burrito packed with big southwest flavor. Go grande with veggie or sausage today. See that . Jills gobbling up our birds eye teriyaki broccoli. mindblowing sound and look ben is going for more buffalo cauliflower. mindblowing sound everybodys a veggie lover now. What do you think . mindblowing sound mind blown. We are back. Two spectacular days. We set out on the island beach but it was marginal. Marginal yes. I am not complaining. Im making an observation. Much like you did when you said you did not complain about the weather. Mike . Is at the bet you are talking about . Not really. I am with you on that. Anyway, we have a nice weekend coming up. Its particular tomorrow. It will be pretty nice and just today have to get through the morning showers. It will turn sunny and it will be clear tomorrow. Lots of sunshine out there with temperatures well above normal. A comeback during the day. This is what we have now at 54 in islip in montauk. 40 and monticello and the average low this time of year is colder than this at 200. We are way ahead of the game with wind variable. We are expecting the wind to switch to the north and northwest. The cold front is dropping through the tristate region and thats whats helping. We have some spots of rain here and there in the afternoon and evening. Now its getting a little more widespread but a lot more folks are sleeping through it. The later rain is what we have to deal with and it wont hang out for too long at seven 8 00. It pushes through the court and we start to try it out with the cooler air taking over the weekend. The future cass barely has anything on it along 8 00. Good by 10 00. A clear sky tomorrow morning keep it that way through the day and the clouds Start Building back up into sunday. I dont think showers will be too big of a problem until we get into monday and tuesday. There might be a few sprinkles on sunday but hopefully thats it. High temperatures up to 630 62. As far as the rain is concerned, is trying to make a comeback. Monday and tuesday it doesnt look that impressive. There is another shot at showers. Lets get you back to ines. If you are traveling in queens , the bridge is looking good. Expect delays on the turnpike. Minor delays by atw was an the expressway is looking good on the verrazano bridge. No problems on the westbound side. Everything is running on or close to schedule an street cleaning rules are in effect. Cleanup is underway. Its funny leak in East New York brooklyn. Lets check out the scene at the buckeye pipeline. Its on linden boulevard this happened last night. Company Officials Say the line was damaged during work by thirdparty excavator. Two barrels of gasoline were released before the line was shut down. The pipeline supplies laguardia and no flights were disrupted with no injuries reported. The woman who accused the attorney of rape is quietly dropping her civil lawsuit. He has dropped his counterclaim against her. This is according to the post. Stipulation to discontinue each claim. Sounds like a settlement. Its filed in the Brooklyn Supreme Court last week and Neither Party would, on the agreement. The lawyer said both parties will move on with their lives and rubenstein has denied the Rape Allegation single times hes up with her it was consensual. Another seemingly random slashing. Ben carried drew has more on the story from the newsroom. Carrie this is right near rugby road. Heres a look at the suspect. You can see them running in this video from police. The victim is a 53yearold woman approached from behind. She was walking on the street. The American Flag bandanna covered the attackers face. The womans injuries are not considered to be lifethreatening. If you have any information, police are asking you to call Crime Stoppers and the number is a man is in custody for the stabbing of two joggers [applause] park. Kenny rosen was arrested yesterday and Police Believe he stabbed a jewish man in Crown Heights in early february. His men charged with attempted murder and a crime in connection with the attack. Thats the latest here in the newsroom. Ben and juliet, back to you. Juliet i saw you , carrie. Good to see you today juliet she looks fantastic. Juliet a brooklyn man is free and exonerated after 25 years. Its great now but it wasnt great when he was there for 25 years. Andre hatchett was convicted for the murder of mira carter in 1991. The conviction was based on the eyewitness testimony of a guy named gerard jerry williams. The innocent project found that williams initially the killer and there was also Critical Evidence that was never disclosed. He was emotional, as you can imagine yesterday. Im so happy to be free again. My mother, my brother , my aunt Im Just Holding on. [applause] good for him i think i would be so bitter about that. You live a quarter of your life . Maybe that will happen in time for just being able to get out of there and see the light of new york city he went to dallas barbecue immediately from the courthouse. Good move the brooklyn da will discuss the release later on this morning. We have a good day at 730. Its not the first case in brooklyn going back 20 years or so. They had incorrect convictions. Broken leg with crutches at the time. They felt like it couldnt have even happened. Its a fantastic story. Those familiar with new york water taxi is not seen for that much longer. We will tell you why when. Ben the federal government is proposing privacy rules for internet and cable companies. They would have to ask you before using and sharing your data. The federal Commission Wants world on rules on how the ist will tell you if you got hacked. There is only companies that connect to the internet like time warner. Not Internet Companies like amazon or twitter. The new york water taxi threatens to shut down by the end of the year. They sent a letter to the two employees saying people and operations unless they award them the new ferry routes for brooklyn and queens. It sounds like extortion. This is their place but its also the United States. Its a capitalist country. They said they could not compete with the subsidized service. Thats what it comes down to. The corporation will select the operator and they say its surprised by the threat of the shut down because the roots overlap and they believe there is rooms for options. Im excited about the ferry and laguardia. The frozen food recall. Nestli says a limited cuisine and stouffers products are being recalled after customers found pieces of glass in them. Nestli says still investigating but it believes the spinach is the common ingredient in the affected mail. The recall includes frozen pizzas, paninis, lasagna and soufflis. Juliet the tech world is buzzing. Apple sent out invitations to the big Spring Product launch. Invitations that loop un. Some experts expect apple to release a new iphone with a 4 inch screen. Its possibly a new ipad. Their updates to the apple watch but no one really knows until the big event. You guys missed some serious smack talk between ines and juliet. They were talking about someone but they would not tell us who it was. Young people work in the interesting. Thank you for enlightening us. Top stories with weather and traffic when we return. Look, i know youre and you may not know what im talking about, but, uh. The yogurt made from from fox 5 news this is good day wake up there is rain overnight and its a little bit wet out there. You might see some rain dripping off the awnings and scaffolding. You can see slightly cooler temperatures but its still a pretty nice day ahead of us. Mike, he will have the full forecast coming up. Juliet the deadline for the deal between new Jersey Transit and the rail unions is inching closer. He works for the company and is not too happy about this. No agreement and site for what we are hearing. Today. A long island teenager facing six months in prison after he pleads guilty to a dragracing crash. The judge granted a 19yearold youthful offender status. President obama is having the newest prime house. It was a big state dinner. Very exclusive. The dinner marked the first visit by canadian Prime Minister in 20 years. Wasnt . Have you been to the white house . I have. On a tour. You have been there for work, havent you . Juliet i was there for the white house Business Party in 2005. It was pretty amazing. I started crying when we got in the gate. I lost it. Ben have you been to the white house . Mike it was a friend of mine that work there. Ben you got an exclusive ben i spoke with the bakery and the cooks and went to the private offices and things like that. Juliet wow . This was under the last administration. No, wait. It was obama. It was michelles. I pictures and youre not supposed to. Should not say that on the air. I will tell you whats going on. We have lots of sunshine out there and cooler temperatures. Its a touch cooler today as well as tomorrow. Sunshine out there but today and tomorrow are tied. Clouds make a comeback so it wont be as bad it will be like what we saw yesterday but not as warm. Its still pretty mild central park at 560 in central park. 57 in belmar and same thing at bridgeport with temperatures coming down. Its a nice degree job at central park 110 cooler in poughkeepsie. We keep in mind what the average low at 530 but we are doing fine. We have the cold front dropping in. Now, we have more left over in the cold front swings through. We have cooler temperatures coming back to us here in the tristate region. Today , the High Temperatures go up to 630 and 62 tomorrow. As we go through next week, we have showers out there monday and tuesday of next week. Only 510. The average high is 48. After we all got it to almost 80. With commute this of the new jersey turnpike. Delays are easing out. As far as putnam county, things are fine with no issues on its iconic. Things are fine northbound and southbound. As for George Washington bridge, and the upper level it wouldve been a 10 minute delay. Go through the link in the holland tunnel. Ines prepare yourself for next week. You need to not go out this weekend. She is a hardworking woman. Were talking about the talks between the rail workers union. If an agreement cannot be reached before 12 01 am on sunday, the Train Service could shut down. Terry says live in penn station with the latest. Earlier in the day, they seemed optimistic and by the end of the day , no. Happened really fast. A lot of people were optimistic that this year would get done. This would all be a distant memory. That did not happen. They will continue to talk inside of the hilton. Its directly across from the New York Penn station. People will look out their window and see some of the people who use the building as a hub relying on the services that the nj transit provides. Yesterday , things just really did not go as planned. They were going fine until they were but thats what the word is from inside the started off strong with comments about positivity and progress. Nj transit sent notices to the 4000 will workers involved in the dispute telling them they would be stripped of their benefits if they walk off the job. If the strike occurs at 1201 on sunday, 100 thousand would be impacted by this and they would be forced to rely on shuttle buses or drive to work. That would create massive track of traffic backups , not just for those commuters but the rest of us. Bob menendez showed up yesterday attempting to help. It did not politically listen. It would carry the day but obviously it wasnt the case. Every effort will be made to not do this on saturday i am only one side. The desire is not to do that. Both sides will be back at it again at 10 00 am. Again, everyone is saying this will probably go down to the wire because there is such a massive impact. They mentioned that federal mediators are on standby and they are expected to be here tomorrow to help bridge the divide. Its what they will do to their daily lives. Back to you guys in the studio. Ben the governor is on vacation. Juliet 5 37 am. Ben 1800 guilty to manslaughter and other a deadly dragracing crash. Corey glo will get the youthful offender status because he was 17 at the time of the incident. Juliet hey, charles another driver to a street race in farmingdale. It crashed into a oncoming suv. Four passengers were killed and he faces six months behind bars. He will be more president ial than anyone else. He followed through. He called on the republicans to unify at the debate. The three remaining challengers are battling to Gain Momentum in this tuesdays primary. Key states with florida and ohio with marco rubio and john kasich. Tell us more. Good morning to you. It seemed a little more friendly up on stage. Its a different side. K6 stayed on the outside and he was and cruz question trombonist policy. The republican front tried to bring everyone together. I would say this , we are all in this together. We will come up with solutions and finally answers to things. So far, i cannot believe how civil its been up your. The gop debate had a different tone. There was not much namecalling and the candidate tried to stick to the issues. He told cnn last night that islam hates us. Did you mean all 1. 6 billions . I will stick with what i said. Rubio and cruz pounds. People find appealed the things that he says because he says what people wish they could say. President s cant say what they want because president s have consequences here and around the world. You have to understand the we are facing and how to deal with them. Trump was asked about violence among supporters. Were protesters were bad dudes. They have done bad things. They are swinging and they are really dangerous. They get in there and they start hitting people. Washington isnt listening to the people. Thats the frustration of spoiling over. We need to nominate and elect a president that remembers he works for the people. Reporter rubio and cruz hope to win their home states. 55 of the Foreign Policy experts say i was the best to be commander in chief. And carson is going to endorse trump around 9 00. During the debate , trump said he would work closely with carson on education to reverse common core. At his estate. That should be beautiful. Steak and eggs. Juliet obama will welcome justin trudeau. He is a very young world leader. What a photogenic guide. They were at the white house last night. They eat steak dinner and it marked the first visit by the canadian Prime Minister. The two leaders use their opportunities for trade and security issues. Most importantly, hockey. Is in my hometown . The Chicago Blackhawks . Between the United States and canada has been improving. Its like hes playing the role of you , juliet and justin is playing the role of me. Juliet its true. Justin looks completely awkward and uncomfortable. Obama look stoic and his last name does and with ea you. Michelle obamas dress by jason wu. She loves them. She would move it was a gorgeous look and it was nice. You always look stunning. She knows how to dress. She is fashionable. That is sure. Ben lets turn our attention back to the weather. It was nice yesterday. Is the rain almost out of here . Mike it wont be here for too much longer. We will have to wait and see. It allergies central right now. My nose and mouth are going crazy. You can hear it going on mike she throws stuff i have to watch my back. Lets show you whats going on out there with the weekend outlook looking good. Especially on saturday. Sunshine coming at you with mild temperatures and highs getting up to 600. 55 on sunday with the clouds make a comeback on sunday and it will still be pretty mild. That is the good news. Temperatures will be above normal throughout the next five seven days with temperatures above normal. Will have a cloudy day in central park and 560 with a dewpoint of 52. Its loaded up with moisture. It feels damp. 61 now in philly and 54 in williamsport. The cold front drops through the tristate and we see showers in the overnight hours in the next few hours or so it will take a little bit longer to clear in eastern long island with the cold front will continue to drop and bring showers in the morning getting out of your in the afternoon. Heres the cool and dry air behind it. Its not cool for this time of the year but compared to the last few days, to pretty big drop. Future kass clears us out after 8 00 and we see guys brighten up. We stay that way as we head into saturday but sunday, the clouds make a comeback and there is no rain in the immediate area that will build up and work its way through as we head to the workweek. Today, its sunny and its not bad with a high of 630. A few morning showers and clearing after that. The highest 63 and 62 tomorrow. Clouds gather on sunday and dont forget , we have the weekend going on and we spring forward the weather app on fox 5 ny interactive radar. There is alert and all of that good stuff and its get it now. Here comes ines. We want you to know was going on with the commute. Ines problems on third avenue with an inbound blocking elaine. Things are looking good across 287. Lets go to the cameras and take a look at the commute. Its westbound traffic moving at the speed limit on the eastbound side. No issues there and as for the bronx, lets go to the Alexander Hamilton bridge. As the gwb heading towards jerome avenue. Its great shape. As for the all across america families are coming back to Time Warner Cable for a whole new experience. Pwe came back for internet speeds so fast even the kids are impressed. Oh shes impressed. Were catching up on movies and them. Twcs home wifi is so strong the same time. Come back today. Youll get 100 meg internet, tv, phone and more for 89. 99 a month. And now, get a 300 reward card. Released a memo from 2014. It installed victors and it says ensuring the safety of the students is priority number one. Ben nancy reagan will be delayed to rest with her husband former president george bush will attend the funeral. A brooklyn man is free. He is exonerated after serving 25 years in prison. Andre hatchett was convicted of the murder of mike carter whose body was found beaten in bed sty. New evidence suggests otherwise. It to providence in butler game. Nova looks good. We start with season seton hall. Its down by three and he is there. We are tied at 730. Its less than a minute left. They can make the layup and his 20 seconds left. Its no good in seton hall gets a win. 73 is the score. Kevin has his guy red hot. Hours at noon. They are trailing by one and its ryan. He goes on the run and he finishes the play. Villanova goes on the win. The sophomore is just four point side. A determined record set by marshall. Points. It was marquette facing bigger. Its 90 72 in its a blowout. It all falls into place. Villanova against providence and here is a great way. Xavier faces seton hall. Its another great game. Its in port st. Lucie with street three strong innings. The first a better struck out. It will be the best of all the pictures. Later on, the mets fans with room and the hot are its a home run. I can even concentrate. Its a home run with diego moreno. He was a star at rutgers and for three years he was there when they struggled. Is in the potomac area . I thought i would let you know that. We will talk about the weather. Good morning. Lets show you whats going on here. Time to spring forward this weekend with a lot of folks looking forward to this. Even though it messes with our sleep somewhat. Anyway, today your 558 a. M. At the time we get to may 9 at 8 00. The days are getting longer. To understand that . 558 today and 7 00 on sunday. I dont know. 8 00 on may 9. The sunset times will change and that is the bottom line. 580 in natural temperature in central park. Lots of sunshine coming up for you and right now we have showers at 580 in newark and there is the showers rolling through the tristate region. They are only here for a little while. The High Temperature goes up to 630 and there is a clock changing forward making the sunshine brighter into the evening. The rain chances are coming all right, lets eat you back to ines. The take a peek at whats happening as you hit the roads. A couple of things going on. Thats talk about that by third avenue. Its working on the stall with minor delays. Down to the final six on american idol. Two more contestants were sent home. Lee jean and avalon young were done one contestants shine brighter than the rest. He had his punk rock rendition with eleanor. [music] it was a strong song choice. Performances from past contestants including last seasons winner, next ariane. American idol will be back here on fox five next tuesday night at 8 00 pm. He will discuss more about the difference between men and women with ben. Juliet we will take a break now. Its 5 57 am. Ben headlines and traffic whats with him . Your familys finally eating vegetables thanks to our birds eye voila skillet meals. Minutes to make. Ahh birds eye voila so veggie good [car starting] [engine revving] [crashing] donts worry if you see rain this morning. Bring your up umbrella. Dont think that you understand. I did bring mine. It is going to clear up pretty soon. So im good. But you know cooler. Slightly above average steil mike has the forecast coming up. Talks between nj transit and Rail Worker Union is deadline for a possible train strike less than 48 hours away from now. Two sides unfortunately dont seem close to getting a deal. Gop candidates got together last night, and instead of, you