Was only averaged on a day they should have known that passenger and Traffic Volume would be high. There were only 12 s eet officers, 5 for foot posts and 7 officers in radio cars. Whats more according to sources. Officers told supervise ors that traffic was an issue before 2 00 in the afternoon. The cgmmanding ficer according to sources decided not to increase mpower until 10 00 at night. The Port Authority police union tells us in a statement today. That the pba is embarrassed by the lack of respect for the traveling public which includes the deep disregard for personal yoand travel safety and security. We reachedtout to the Port Authority police deptment itself multiple times today to see ifthey had anything to a c to that initial explanation from yesterday. They said theyodid not. We also asked them about the staffing issue, we have not heard a response on that part of reporting live from laguardia airport, ida siegal. Four investigates has also learned that travelers who missed th
52 bridgeport, 58 down the shore. Dense fog advisory until 7 00. Morris county, warren, somerset down to trenton. Off and on fog with that is out in Suffolk County, and a big batch of rain to come our way tonight that could change over to some snow. Tonight, the fog goes away, 8 00, 9 00, and well warm into the mid50s. Look at that temperature drop from 4 to 6. Well talk about that and the wet snow overnight coming your way for the commute tomorrow. Got some problems on the subway. Yeah, got some signal problems on the m train. New Jersey Transit, long island railroad, metronorth, they are doing just fine. You tractortrailer. We still have this accident on the Southern State parkway right near exit 39. That accident being cleared away. Parkway heading northbound near exit 69, thats an accident. There are injuries and thats why its taking a while to get that clear add way. Bqe, we still have that stall being cleared from the roadway. We have the George Washington bridge, lincoln and hol
On 60 hudson street, standing nearly 600 feet in the air and weighing more than 300 tons. It all came crashing down this morning on worth street in tribeca, crushing cars and swiping at least one building on the way down. Residents and workers say they saw thought it was a bomb or either earthquake. A 38yearold man from the Upper West Side who was just sitting inside of one of the parked cars did not survive. Ironically enough, crews were in the process of putting the crane in the secure position because of todays high winds and it was during that process when this collapse took place for reasons that are still unclear. The deadly accident did impact local streets and subways and buses and also forced evacuations of nearby buildings pop con ed shut off power and gas as a precaution. Officials had to check the Structural Integrity of nearby buildings. Seen about 10 00 this morning and admitted this tragedy could have been a lot worse. Crane. You can see how powerful the damage was, but
Arm and a 27yearold man was slashed on his hand. The victims were take ton the hospital where he died. Rob . Today, crews are hard dismantling the massive crane that collapsed on worth street early yesterday morning. One person was tragically killed in all of this. Several others were injured as well. This morning, city officials are expected to deliver an update on a passionive investigation. Marcus solis is joining us live from tribeca with more details. Good morning, marcus. Good morning, rob. Early stages of work under way at worth street and west broadway. You can see there is a smaller crane thats now been positioned into place. Theres a fleet of flatbed trucks here that presumably will be taking sections of that fallen crane, putting it on and taking it away. Morning. Construction workers on another perfect ject watched in disbelief as the massive crane crashed down at worth and Church Streets as heavy snow hit the area and crews with are trying to secure the crane in 38yearold
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