As Police Searched for an unknown killer this morning, n we have some clarity on this story. Xavier oliverez stabb to death overnight by his exgirlfriends new boyfriend. A a confrontation on the upper st side. Rodrigez charged tith sec d degree murder. His father had few words for the media. I thought it was a joke. It isnt a joke, its real. His current facebook photo is of him a d his exgirlfriend with their child before they broke up. Everybody liked him. It appears this was a love triangle. Last night, police say oliverez boyfriend. The stabbing happened just after 1 00 a. M. Forced the construction site to shut down this morning for te day, as Police Search for the murder weapon, a knife. We talked to a mom walking with her little girl who had heard about the killing earlier today. At least hearing there was a motive, background to it, does that ease some of your concern at all . Not really. Im more concerned today, you never wouldthave heard this years ago, hearing this now bother
Candidates in the race for the white house good morning, welcome to today in new york on this sunday. It is march 6th. Happy you can join us. Im pat battle. Im Gus Rosendale. Good have you back. We missed you yesterday. Raphael miranda is here in the Weather Center. Big changes and lots of us are excited about the changes. A major warmup is on the way. Today we have another cool start out there. Temperatures in the 30s. Were even tracking some snow. Very light snow off to the west of new york city. Places like sussex county, Warren County to morris county. Youre seeing light snow and flurries this morning. Nothing major. But it could cause slippery action on the roadways. Please be careful, especially west of new york city. The flurries will continue through the morning hours. Temperatures are cold enough for snow around much of the region. Around freezing in central park. Its 33. 29 staten island, 31 in Valley Stream. Its 33 degrees in city island. We have colder spots to the north an
River is being linked to the shooting death of officer randolph holder. Tonight the divers who found it are speaking with us as 4 investigates uncovered some new information on that weapon. Marc santia is in Lower Manhattan with all of this. Marc . Reporter the current in these waters so dangerous that the nypd scuba team had small windows between 15 minutes and two hours to search for the gun. 20 feet under the surface of the harlem river, where you can only see inches in front of you, detective John Mortimer made the discovery. Pretty much on my stomach, feeling, you know, the small distance in front of my face. Reporter despite the murky water and tumultuous current, the nypd scuba team recovered the 40 caliber glock allegedly used to kill officer holder. Divers searched 67,000 square feet of river bottom, an area larger than the lawn at bryant park before hitting pay dirt. When i had my light, i came, from my other hand that is holding the line. I actually saw it out of the corner
Well get rid of that to a milder feel by noon. Forecasting a high today of 54. Thats just the beginning of a very mild week. Lauren scala back on the traffic this morning. Good morning. Not a bad morning for the commute. We have a closure in the toms river area. Route 9 still shut down in both directions by clayton avenue. Theres some cleanup because of an accident with a downed pole. Much better news at the George Washington bridge. Things are free and clear there. No road work getting in your way. And well have more weather and traffic coming up on the 4s. All right, lauren. Thank you. 5 01 right now. Now to that bear attack in new jersey. A boy scout leader is in the hospital but lucky to be fflive. Its all thanks to three young members of his troupe. Today in new yorks jen maxfield is at the morris Town Medical Center where that scout leader is being treated. Reporter good morning. Thats right. He is being treated here for injuries, for scratches and bite marks to his leg and head.
Its going to stay dense up until 9 00 or 10 00 in the morning. Bridge water, near zero in belm were quarter of a mile in danbury and poughkeepsie. Temperatures mild at 54 de ongrees. It will be a mild day but the rain is making a return especially during the early afternoon hours and continuing into the first half of tonight. More on the h iday forecast and record warmth heading our way. Good morning. We have a couple of problems out there on the roads. One of them on the new york throughway. Out near the Palisades Park way theres an accident that shuts down two lanes. Once you get past there we have speed restrictions out there because of the fog and low visibility. 45 Miles Per Hour at the tappan e bridge. Well have more weather aechb traffic coming up on the 4s. Suspect in custody for a ooting in Roosevelt Mall. The gun fire happened during a rormbbery. Katherine creag is live with what we know. Bu reporter shoppers told us its frightening enough to hear gun fire but then this happe