Im rob nelson filling in for ken rosato. Youre never more than 7 minutes away from weather and traffic. Take it away. I could be have written that tease better myself. Reporter did you write it . Yes, i did. Hey i was just trying to describe the weather. It will be hot and humid. It will be the longest stretch of hot weather days and the hottes 73 around hanover, 80 elizabeth. This is not bad compared to what it is going to be. 80 for an overnight number is really warm. Remember i told you the National Weather service would extend that. I know the National Weather service like i know the back of my land. They have a heat watch and a heat warning post also south and west down toward philly. Today it is going to warm quickly to about 90. It is going to feel like 100 talk about that flexion. It is weather then heather. We have long island metro north, no major issue with transit. Subways are doing okay. The 5 trains are dealing with the signal problems. Route 17 all lanes are closed on 17
Stokes. You are never more than 7 minutes away from weather and traffic and meteorologist, bill evans. Its humid this morning. Current temperature 75 degrees. Warmer than normal this hour of the day. Wind out of the south today, pumping up the moisture. 74 around white plains. La guardia, 77. Heat advisory starts later today. It lasts through 8 00 tomorrow. But really, thats going to be extended th heat wave headed at us. Those have been working across the five boros. But today, youre going to run into a scattered shower and thunderstorm and youll need the umbrella today and it will be a muggy, soupy day. Tomorrow starts a heat wave. We talk about that next. I overheard her say in the Traffic Center this morning. Yes. Are you kidding me . Heres the newark bay extension, as you go to the northbound side of the turnpike, you have an accident that involves an overturned vehicle. Are you kidding me . Five trains, signal problems, uptown trains are running with delays as a result of that an
Next 24 hours saturday is looking raw, damp and dreary. The steady round of rain again late tonight into early tomorrow morning. It will be breezy but not as windy as it has been, winds generally out of the northeast 10 to 20 Miles Per Hour. We have to wait until sunday to see some peeks of sunshine but sunday is looking a lot better than saturday. We just got the latest in from the National Hurricane center on matthew. This storm is now a category four hurricane. This is a major hurricane, the first major hurricane in the caribbean since sandy and this could threaten the u. S. Next week. Ill talk more about matthew coming up in the full accuweather forecast. Monica and rick. Thank you cecily. Thanks cecily. New at 5 00 police and fire Officials Say heavy rain may have caused this Building Collapse in downtown wilmington. The building is home its home to a Property Management company in the 900 block of walnut street. It happened sometime this morning before anyone arrived for work. So
Looking at 3 in brooklyn. 5 around islip. A really cold day. Its going to warm into the 20s today, but were going to be looking at just a light wind low 20s. The brutal harsh cold comes tonight with snow that may call for poor travel condition. Tomorrow, the winds could be at 45 Miles Per Hour. Well talk about that next. Weather and traffic together every seven minutes. She can tell you why you can drive on a parkway and park on a driveway. I cant tell you that, but i can tell you why this tractor trailer is there because he stopped short of the overpass. We have a lot of delays as a result. Ill pinpoint where it is for you the Southern State east near exit 13. Unauthorized have the. New jersey transit, Long Island Railroad doing okay. Of the hutch, two lanes are blocked off as you go through that spot. Then we have 287 near exit 9a. Thats another accident. Two tractortrailers are involved. No injuries there. Fdr drive north, very heavy from the 70s up to the 90s. Well look at this cam
90yearold man in east orange. Why she allegedly strangled henry boyd in his apartment, police wont say. But they did tell us that the two knew each other. Our new jersey reporter toni yates is live in orange with more for us. He leaves behind a wife, children, and great grandchildren. Henry boyd was 90 years old. He retired from the navy decades ago then he worked as a doorman before he retired from that job. The Prosecutors Office has arrested 32yearold jocelyn data of orange. A Family Member found mr. Boyds body inside his apartment on february 9th. He lived in this building on South Harrison street. Saying only that mr. Henry boyd and ms. Datta knew each other. Shes now in custody. Investigators say mr. Boyd was strangled. We did reach out to the boyd family today for a comment. They did not return our calls. Ms. Datta is due in court february 3rd. Eight firefighters were hurt while battling a fire inside an Apartment Building in yonkers. Crews were called to the complex as flames g