And weve got a little drizzle and we have some fog this morning. And its a little on the chilly side. Were going to start the day with temperature of 1 degrees 51 degrees. So grab a raincoat and grab the umbrella. Youll need that today as we go through the morning. 50 around brookhaven and west hampton and east hampton. 50 bridgeport and 51 around the park with the cloud cover the temperatures pretty close to normal. Or pretty close to each other as a matter of fact. From even toward monticello down toward the city. So we have a few clouds this morning and weve got this northeast wind. To an east wind its going to be a very cloudy day with some showers getting in here around midday into early afternoon. So youll need your rain gear today. Were talking about a couple of tenths of an inch of rain but its going to get very windy. Effect. The wednesday for the weekend just a moment. Commute. Have going on . Happy thursday to you, were going to talk about the subways, we have some fast trac
Hours. One suspect was hit in the chest and is hospitalized. Another was arrested on the streets. The officer came. He didnt come because the robber was here. You know, he came to buy something. And finally, my one of my co workers informed him that the robber was inside. The officer was taken to the hospital as a precaution. We have just learned the identity of the man killed in a house explosion in new jersey. 24yearold finny brown lived on the second floor of the home on magnolia avenue in Elizabeth Close to where the blast originated. More than a dozen others were hurt including an 11yearold bill in critical condition. Boy in critical condition. Although the investigation is still ongoing. Were not really going to know until we get to the stove and the gas connections. If they were tampered with. Or any other malfunction. It is clear from the photograph that it had a gas episode. Officials say three homes have been condemned and will now have to be torn down. All the homes on block
We have an accident on the southbound side of merrick parkway near exit 31. It is still being cleared and expect some delays. You can see a little delay building as you go in through that spot. If then on the cross county parkway going westbound, just west of the hutchenson river parkway. Another accident is being cleared. Now going into norrisburg and tunnel e. Avenue, check out the red line of volume right there. Once you pass that that delay continues up into 495 which of course is road that leads you to the lincoln tunnel. Lincoln tunnel is five minutes, the holland is five. The George Washington bridge you have just a minor delay there. Going to the Tappan Zee Bridge the speeds are down the 45 miles per hour. To 45 miles an hour. N. And q. Trains still some problems at avenue j. Street cleaning rules are in effect. Over to you. Breaking in newark a Police Officer interimmed a robbery and then shot and critically wounded a suspect at a gas station, this happened after midnight and
Eyewitness News Reporter cefaan kim just arrived on the scene. Reporter well, sade and diana we were at 29th street and fifth avenue still a very heavy Police Presence here. Let me take a step out of the way to give you a look. Moments ago, police have taken out they took out a suspect in a red tshirt and handcuffs and shortly after that youre seeing now the Office Workers building. This is about a 13 or 14 story commercial building from what it looks like its an Office Complex and all of the employees inside were watching from the window. When this arrest was made and he was taken into custody. We heard loud cheers here for the nypd. Now we are leaning this that suspect is connected to an Early Morning deny larceny this morning larceny this morning at 66th and madison avenue on 27th and 28th street not too far from here. In that incident, a woman 41 yearold woman came home to find that suspect in her doorway holding on the a watch. She was not injured but were being told thats the sam
37 years after that daring crime. Nonetheless the verdict shocked the courtroom. Asaro thrust his fist in the air and said i cant believe it. He has not yet left the courthouse. We do expect to hear from him and his legal team. Much more on the developing story coming up on Eyewitness News 5 00 tonight. For now at 5 00 tonight. For now n. J. Burkett, Eyewitness News. A developing story on manhattans Lower East Side where police are investigating a Sexual Assault and robbery. Now were told that a 40year old woman was attacked inside the baruch houses, police say the suspect pushed his way into the womans apartment, sexually assaulted her and stole her cell phone. The woman was treated at mount sinai hospital. We have a crew on the way to the scene and will bring you any new information as soon as we get it. Well, were going to turn now to the latest on the deadly house explosion in new jersey. This afternoon we heard from the father of the young man who was killed in the blast. New jers