Police on an update on the truck driver. For now we are live here in linen linden, toni yates, channel 7 Eyewitness News. Lets get an update from shannon sohn from high above in newscopter 7. Weve done the tour around from the north, south, east, no matter how you try and get around this new jersey turnpike closure its a nice mate nightmare. That is the southbound delay into interstate 10. What you are finding is all of this traffic is backed up getting right into interchange 10 and this is what the problem really is right here, we can show you with sky rider 7 once you get off the 10 you have an option to take to the northbound side, you can get onto the outer roadway, it is just the inner roadway that is closed down but that is where that inner roadway merges in right here and it is causing nightmare traffic. It is a little bit better than it was before but we are going to show you the reason for that. This right here coming into the center of your picture is woodbridge avenue, nice
We have the laundry, the drier. We have suppliers all out. Reporter Bergen County executive says crews continue to work on the 24inch transmission line, they are concerned with the stability of the roadway and the primary electric and gas lines below. 200 people are without water throughout the area and hundreds in surrounding communities have low water pressure. The people in this area will be affected for the longest period of time. Reporter and city officials will bring in their own crane expert because they are worried about the weight of this crane causing additional damage on anderson avenue. This main corridor will be without water for some time. There is a boil advisory and we are expecting another update from city officials in a couple of hours. Live in Cliffside Park, a. J. Ross, channel 7 Eyewitness News. Thank you. Another water main issue. This one is in brooklyn. Workers opened a valve that caused water to shoot on to the street near 5th avenue and 52nd street in sunset p
Area. Its not clear what caused the flight to crash nearly 17 months ago. This confirmation, however tragic and painful, will at least bring certainty to the families and loved ones of the 239 people on board. Experts say the main body of the plane likely sank, lightweight pieces of the wing and tail may be floating or washed ashore. Crews are working to restore Water Service after a huge crane accident in Cliffside Park, new jersey. A lot of that area is suffering from problems as a result of that accident and could still take hours to get the crane moved. Eyewitness News Reporter carolina leid is there with more. Reporter there are people in this immediate area who do not have water. Here is why. Take a live look. You can see here the crane is still here and that is why there is that boil water advisory for Cliffside Park, fort lee and englewood cliffs. Keep in mind it will take between 8 to the crane out of here and then utility workers can do their jobs. The pressing question is, d
City penn station. We will keep you posted on that story. Absolutely. Now to breaking developments in the legionnaires outbreak. A new Health Department order was issued. Anyone who owns or controls a building with a cooling tower is required to test and disinfect their cooling tower. We have just learned that the death toll is now up to 10. The number of cases is at 100. Eyewitness News Reporter marcus solis is in the melrose section of the bronx with the latest update on the story. Marcus . Reporter dare and shirleen, the number of cases has slowed. Only three new cases but two of them fatalities. To make sure that the outbreak is under control, a new Health Department order regarding those cooling towers which are at the heart of this outbreak. Building owners will be required to test the cooling systems within 14 days and failure to comply will be considered a misdemeanor. The mayor announcing the numbers r number of cases in the the number of cases in the bronx has hit triple digi
Newscopter 7 is over the newark penn station area where firefighters doused the flames. All lines are back up and running but many are delayed we are told up to 45 minutes. Firefighters put out the small fire quickly. Its not clear what on the tracks was burning. Its long been a long leveled criticism. New york city has largely ignored those with Mental Health problems. Tonight a groundbreaking campaign by city hall that will affect tens of thousands of people including homeless people. Mayor de blasio now pouring millions of dollars in to try to tackle the problem. Here is stacey sager. Reporter 10 30 this morning on east 125th and lex where an emotionally disturbed homeless man is restrained by police. They wait for medical help. Ask anyone in east harlem, he is one of many that the homeless situation has exploded here in recent weeks largely because of k 2, a synthetic marijuana causing some to lash out. This woman, a recovering addict herself explaining the problem. They dont want