gathered toward the woodbridge train station early saturday without a contract for five years. among new jersey transit rail workers have been gaining momentum as had he begged for better wages and healthcare to -- as they begged for better wages and healthcare to no avail. a crippling strike is set to take place in eight days. extra buses can only sustain about 40% of displaced riders. the other 60% will crowd the roads, and ferries. with the union workers and local politicians, they will take action if necessary. >> i thought it was a fantastic display of unity, for everyone to come out and finally have a chance to voice their displeasure with the look of negotiations that happened in the -- the lack of negotiations >> it was solidarity from our brothers and sisters that aren't even involved. >> reporter: now 65 people will be displaced either way and one politician a lot of union workers are blaming. i'll tell you at 6:00. aj ross channel 7 eyewitness >> thank you aj. we invite you to stay with eyewitness news for continuing coverage of the new jersey transit strike threat. we will alert you of any new developments on our eyewitness news app. politics now with five more states weighing in on the 2016 presidential race today, with caucuses and primaries. republicans donald trump, ted cruz, marco rubio and john kasich compete in maine, kansas, kentucky and louisiana with 178 delegates at stake. the democrats, hillary clinton and bernie sanders face off in nebraska, kansas and louisiana, ray joins us now with details. ray? >> reporter: joe, 334 delegates in total, up for grabs for tonight's super saturday contest. and all presidential candidates are hoping for a big win tonight and strong momentum going into next week. >> reporter: a near collision of candidates at a kansas caucus site. senator ted cruz rallying voters saturday. just minutes behind him, at the same location, gop front runner donald trump, with four states up for grabs today, trump is keeping his target firmly on the texas senator. >> we are leading with evangelicals all over the country. big. because they don't want to vote for a liar. i nicknamed him >> reporter: trump's trip to kansas came last minute after snubbing the biggest conservative gathering. appearance today. >> being a conservative cannot be how long you are willing to scream, how angry you are willing to be or how many names you are willing to call people. >> reporter: john kasich staying positive and already looking beyond super saturday. >> we are going to win ohio and that is going to create a whole new ballgame. >> reporter: for the democrats, voters crushed into caucus sites early. senator bernie sanders focused on picking up delegates and hillary clinton. >> i think sometimes people get confused with the kinds of vicious personal attacks being made by republicans against each other, which i don't do. >> reporter: and the candidates won't have anytime to rest during this weekend. crucial contest happening in michigan, florida and ohio weeks. we are live here in new york, channel 7 eyewitness news. joe back to you. some of the count not guilty maine won't be finished until tomorrow. abc news for the very latest in vote 2016. you can also find updates and abc 7. a final salute today to a former nypd officer killed in the line of duty. 29-year-old david hoffer was a new york police officer for five years before joining the police force in also, texas. today -- in texas. today hundreds of men and women respects. >> reporter: david hoffer had moved from new york city to the dallas area because he wanted to be someplace safer. the texas police officer's death a grim reminder that whenever and wherever a police officer puts on a badge they are putting themselves in harm's way. that is why so many turned out today with broken hearts. >> reporter: it is a sound that the sound of bagpipes filling the air at pennington field stadium near bedford, texas as thousands celebrated the life of former nypd officer david hoffer. the police officer was gunned down tuesday while responding to reports of shots fired in a park near a school. killed by an armed suspect the 29-year-old died later that day during surgery. his fiance says he had a smile that could light up the moon. >> to my sweet, sweet dave, how truly blessed i am to have gotten to know your beautiful soul. each moment of the last four years was overflowing with laughter, joy, love, comfort and respect. >> reporter: hoffer served in the nypd for five years before moving to texas in 2014. he worked in the ninth precinct in manhattan's lower east side. a 2008 graduate of new york mourn his loss. quiet enough, though, to hear a pin drop. >> some of you traveled a few blocks to be here, some of you many miles. and there is a large congregation of officers who traveled from new york. but you all came for the same purpose, to represent your department and your communities in a slow of support, solidarity and love for the ultimate sacrifice made by officer david hoffer. >> reporter: police officers from several neighboring towns patrolled the city today so members of his department could attend his memorial service. he will be laid to rest monday in new york city. channel 7 eyewitness news. we move now to the you have felt the chill in the air. there is also a chance for a few flakes tonight. jeff? >> reporter: joe the emphasis is a few flakes tonight. we are not expecting any accumulation whatsoever. clouds increase ago head of the we have a lot of dry air, moisture won't even be hitting the ground overnight tonight. the park will be falling down to freezing tonight, supporting a little bit of snow. not impressed with this at all, maybe a few flurries toward daybreak, maybe a few flurries lasting into the late morning south and west of new york city, and we clear out in the afternoon. temperatures rise up to near normal. the bigger story is near record warmth as we head into midweek. we'll talk about that in your full accu-weather forecast, coming up. a man found dead after his jeep crashed in patterson had been shot before the crash. authorities originally said they were looking into the possibility that the driver a drug overdose before hitting a pole on broadway friday afternoon. investigators now say the gunshot could be what killed the man. police are trying to figure out police are looking for the same suspect in two bank robberies in queens. this man held up a teller at the astoria bank on 30th avenue yesterday afternoon. the same man robbed a chase bank on springfield boulevard last month. he is about 6'" tall weighing 170 pounds. no one was hurt in either robbery. today a candlelight vigil to remember a college student from brooklyn who died in a possible fraternity hazing at a college in western new york. friends and family of bradley doylely will march from his family's home to a nearby park where they balloons. doylely was 21 years old. he played basketball at buffalo state. he dade last month. his death was ruled suspicious. toxicology results have not been released. hundreds of people took part in a march near the un today to call for an end to joining them was legendary singer dionne warwick. , warwick led members of brooklyn's christian cultural center choir in a rendition of her hit, what the world needs now is love. she has been a un goodwill ambassador for 14 years. the event also celebrates international women's day, which is on tuesday. a call for the government to do more to recognize the struggle for racial equality. speaking at the african- american burial ground monument, andy king announced legislation to designate march 5th as three fifth clause awareness day. he wants to bring attention to language that still exists in the constitution that counted slaves as just three fifths of a person. king is pushing for congress to present an amendment that would directly negate that language. a shocking fine adds a new case against o. j. simpson. a knife, found at simpson's old home. what detectives are saying about it right now. we know police officers go through intense training. we are going to take you inside that tough training and show you just how split second decisions can mean life or death. we will take you to queen all across america families are coming back to time warner cable for a whole new experience. that's because we've been working hard to give you better service, and it shows. we came back for internet speeds so fast even the kids are impressed. oh she's impressed. we're catching up on movies and shows on demand for $89.99 a month you'll get 100 meg ultra-fast internet, popular hd channels and unlimited calling. twc's home wifi is so strong we can use all our devices at the same time. so we can all watch whatever we want. and that's kinda cool. call now. for $89.99 a month you'll get internet, tv and phone. there's no contract, no risk and our money-back guarantee. come back today and we'll give you free installation with our exclusive one-hour arrival window. feels good to be back. come back today. you'll get free installation, tv equipment and epix included. and now get a $300 reward card. irish eyes were smiling today. [ music ] today was the 41st annual queens st. patrick's day parade. mayor bill de blasio joined hundreds of queens residents for the celebration. this is the second time the mayor has marched in the parade. >> honestly, that does make me think of spring. >> yes. >> absolutely. >> so we are getting a little closer aren't we? >> does 70 degrees make you think of spring maybe? >> in a big way. >> we have that in the accu- weather forecast. >> oh boy. >> reporter: a little bit of snow, later tonight, not a big deal. again the biggest weather story by far the major warm up we are expecting as we head into next week. 39, wind from the east, light, wasn't such a bad day out there. temperatures were a little bit below average for this time 6 year. 41 -- time of year. 41 is your temperature. a few flurries toward dawn. no calm ulation expected with that. south of new york city we clear out during your sunday. then the big warm up next week, records well within reach during the day on wednesday. that would be potentially our 70-degree day. and then it is unsettled. the potential for heavily local rainfall by late in the day thursday. 31 at morristown. below freezing in the higher elevations toward monticello. 36 atoms river. -- at toms river. you see this system? it is mainly diving off to the southeast. york city later on tonight and tomorrow morning stand the best chance at getting a couple of snowflakes in the air. 27 in toms river. clouds increasing, a few flurries toward dawn. a few flurries to start the day tomorrow and then we clear things out, clouds give way to sunshine. temperatures up closer to normal around 44 in the park. then spring fever tuesday into wednesday. check out this warm big ridge of high pressure building over the east. 70s not too far away, and i think we can push that 70- degree mark. 15 to 30 degrees above average for much of the region. a couple of flurries toward dawn, we are down to 32. maybe a couple of flakes early tomorrow, south of new york city and clouds giving way to sunshine later, up to 44. mainly clear tomorrow night, down to 34 degrees. beginning of our warm up. upper 50s. it is a warmer blend of sun and clouds tuesday. 66. warm and pleasant on wednesday we are going to 70. and check out the record, the record was 69. >> set back in 2000. we are predicting to beat that record. warm and wet during the day on thursday. right now later in the day, if the front is slower, could actually be warmer than that and also drier with the rain waiting until thursday night. right now going for 61 for a high on thursday and a little bit cooler friday 54, unsettled weather returning by next week. temperatures up near 60. that is a different look to it a lot of 50s, 60s and that 70 on the board. not looking too bad. thank you jeff. when faced with danger a police officer may have the blink of an eye to make a terrible choice, to pull a trigger or not. >> now there is new technology to help train cops to make the right decisions, decisions that between life and death. here's eyewitness news reporter josh. >> reporter: it is the biggest video game you've ever seen. this police training similator is as real as it gets. i volunteered to go through some of the same training real cops get at the morris county police academy, where sergeant paul carry outfitted me with a 9mm and this. >> if you are shot or stabbed in a scenario, you will be hit. >> reporter: as it turned out, that happened a lot. >> i got hit. >> it goes to show you in a tenth of a second, which way something is going to go. >> reporter: in some cases a tenth of a second was all i had. there was the biker with loud music and a shotgun. >> reporter: two delinquent tagging a wall. >> show me what is in your hands. >> reporter: and packing heat. and this guy, who surprised me by pulling a screwdriver i thought it was a gun and fired so many shots i had run out of bullets by the time his buddy popped up with a real gun and >> what this does, is this incorporates decision making into the process. so now the officers are going through real life scenarios. >> reporter: the system cost morris county nearly $300,000. and while it is still too new for any usable statistics, the company behind it says it is especially helpful in teaching in omaha, nebraska, use of force dropped about 6% since they started using the simulation. >> you see how many different things one officer is dealing with at once? >> reporter: and perhaps most revealing, you see what goes on in the mind of a cop when a split second decision can mean the difference between life and death. in morristown, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> it really is interesting. >> very interesting. laura up next with sports. >> reporter: hey joe and sandra. this afternoon it was another chapter in the new york boston rivalry spring training style as the pinstripes leaned on the guys they hope will be their stars of the future to beat their rivals of today. and a busy week for the got to love this time of year. spring or summer, exhibition or regular season, it does not really matter. when the yankees and the red sox meet the rivalry reignites and it is always worth a good day for the future. jorge mateo tripled, as for the old standbys, the single they wave in carlos beltran who was able to score. back to the future now. aaron judge, blasts the opposite field. that made it 6-1. 6-4 the yankees top their rivals. >> the mets visited the astros. colin moran the single to right center. allows george springer to score. herrera, yesterday's hero with that inside the park homerun, the game. the mets get the win. well now a pair of local tender. the devils announced corey snyder will be expected for a injuring himself in last night's loss while making a slave. meanwhile the rangers were forced to go without lundquist. against the first place caps in washington. the rangers are off today before beating the islanders in a battle for new york tomorrow. it has been a busy week for the blue shirts who began with a big trade right before the deadline. >> two stalls are better than one. that is the ranger's hope trading eric stall, mark stall's big brother. >> this is where i wanted to go and i was excited to get to be here. >> he is a true competitor. a guy who has played in many different tournaments, won a couple of them. >> reporter: it will be the first time eric and mark have ever played together as eric now adjusts to new york. >> everywhere he has begun he has won. i don't need to give him advice. >> reporter: the rangers have come close to their ultimate goal of a stanley cup title only to come up short. but a move like this says this team believes it could be their year. >> this is a strong belief, from our part to them, that you know, we think we are a good team. and we are trying to do everything we can to you know, have the best shot possible. >> reporter: we believe in our team, we believe we have another shot to go all the way this year and eric is going to be a big part it have. >> reporter: believe it or not, selection sunday, just one week from tomorrow in college basketball. coming up at 6:00, a round up of the local teams. laura thank you. a discovery at o. j. simpson's old home, adding a new twist to the saga. coming up on eyewitness knife used to kill simpson's ex- wife and friend? 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>> i certainly hope not. but it certainly is concerning to us that a police officer, whether retired or active, would not know to submit and turn in evidence or what is believed to be evidence. was a souvenir for 18 years likely isn't evidence at all. sources tell us the initial investigation show it couldn't be the murder weapon, the knife not matching the details of the crime. >> reporter: investigators who worked on the case say over the years they have received 150 knives. some of them recovered during the demolition and reconstruction of this house. >> reporter: still authorities are testing the knife for possible dna evidence. >> it would be interesting if there were some evidence on that knife that pointed to who might have helped to bury it. >> reporter: the news, breaking just as the new series american crime story the people versus o. j. simpson is in full swing. but it was too late to slow the tide of tweets and speculation. >> abc news. police are searching for the person who opened fire outside a queens nightclub, shooting a livery driver in the head. robert castillo is in critical a pole after he was shot. this is surveillance video you'll see only on eyewitness news. it shows the crash early yesterday morning. investigators say castillo, who is 37, was working as a driver's. off. they went inside but ran back out because they were being chased by the gunman. they jumped back into castillo's suv. >> we believe the people that were being shot at were inside his vehicle at the time. and instead of the person hitting the people he was targeting, he hit mr. castillo, he hit the driver. >> reporter: investigators say castillo is not a licensed livery driver, but he has been working for a bronx car service for the last month. there has been violence before at that club. about a year ago three people were slashed during a hip hop performance. millions of women could soon be getting money back, that is because of a class women are unfairly taxed. women are required to pay taxes on feminine products while other products are not taxed. eyewitness news reporter shirley nationalcot has more. >> reporter: it is something you have to pay more for this monthly necessity. >> it seems like a weird thing to tax. >> reporter: now there is a movement to get rid of the so- called tampon tax. five women filed a lawsuit against the department of taxation and finance. >> how could it be the guy in line in front of us is buying chapstick and rogaine and not paying taxes and we are? it felt like a tax on women. >> reporter: new york exempts medical items from sales tax. rogaine, food powder, chapstick, all fits under that umbrella. but these items do not. >> tampons and sanitary pads >> reporter: according to these court documents, women spend $70 a year on tampons and pads. million. last month even the president spoke out saying during an interview he suspects men were behind those laws when they were made. >> menstruation and periods are something that people have been ashamed off or weren't talking about. the people whose lives are really impacted by this, who is thinking about it? >> reporter: attorneys hope to do away with this tax once and for all and make feminine hygiene products more accessible. >> this is a tax that is illegal, irrational, discriminatory, and wrong. >> reporter: channel 7 eyewitness news. a connecticut state police dispatcher is accused of have sex with a prostitute. 48-year-old jeffrey norton last july. norton is charged with entice minor. family and friends gathered to say farewell to a high school student who died on a mission trip in africa. the bronx student was working to rebuild a soccer field in tanzania when she drowned in her hotel pool. best selling author pat conroy died at his home last night in south carolina, one month after announcing he was battling pancreatic cancer. he was best known for his novels that were turned into movies. his books sold more than 20 million copies worldwide. the country music community is mourning the loss of joey feek. the 40-year-old died from cancer at home in indiana. feek and her husband found success and won multiple awards and a grammy nomination. rory documented his wife's battle and their life together on his personal blog. a federal judge reportedly ordered a new hearing on the sentences of two men convicted in a disability fraud scheme at the long island railroad. dr. peter less knew ski and joseph bat are serving time. the new evidence found many of the challenged disabilities were in fact valid. the hearing is scheduled for april 29th. planning is underway for the extending the second avenue subway, even as workers try to end contractors are being hired from phase ii, which would extend the line north into east harlem. the goal is to fast track phase ii. the first phase with new stations at 72nd, 86th and 96th streets will open in december. she was being paid to walk a dog. but a dog owner said his hidden camera said that was hardly getting done at all. how a customer exposed a darrell hillary clinton dog walker and what to do if you think your pet sit -- a derelict dog walker, and what sitter all across america families are coming back to time warner cable for a whole new experience. to give you better service, and it shows. we came back for internet speeds so fast even the kids are impressed. oh she's impressed. we're catching up on movies and shows on demand just as fast as we can watch them. for $89.99 a month you'll get 100 meg ultra-fast internet, popular hd channels and unlimited calling. twc's home wifi is so strong we can use all our devices at the same time. so we can all watch whatever we want. and that's kinda cool. call now. for $89.99 a month you'll get internet, tv and phone. there's no contract, no risk and our money-back guarantee. come back today and we'll give you free installation with our exclusive one-hour arrival window. feels good to be back. come back today. you'll get free installation, tv equipment and epix included. and now get a $300 reward card. is instead of getting walked the poor dog was mostly ignored. >> changes in the dog's attention so they set up a hidden camera and turned to 7 on your side. >> i was furious, instantly. >> reporter: chris henk co-is talking about a do-nothing dog walker. chris questioned if dakota was being let outside by the owner of the pet sitting service they hired. january 4th the first of two days he recorded the dog walker comes up the stairs, goes to the kitchen and leaves minutes later. >> she was here for six minutes. >> reporter: dakota is off camera for all of one minute. >> do you wonder if dakota even went out? >> yeah it is really quick. >> reporter: after she left chris says dakota did her business in the bedroom. >> i thought she was having problems or being a puppy it was because she wasn't going out and was having to hold it all day. >> reporter: the following day the dog walker the log reads dakotas tawas walked twice at 11:00 and at 4:00. >> she charged me for two visits. >> reporter: we do see her pet dakota once. even threw her a toy. once. all while on the phone. she got that day. she was home from 6:30 in the morning to 8:00 at night. >> reporter: chris says when he confronted the dog walker she said it was too cold. >> the temperatures of those days did not allow for the dog to be outside and she claimed they were in the single digits. >> reporter: we checked accu- weather. it shows temperatures in the 30s for the area both days and before being told she was taped, the dog walker wrote on a log sheet dakota was walked and had play time. so we went looking for answers. >> reporter: you were not even really walking the dog. >> i know nothing about it. >> reporter: we just saw it. i wanted to ask what you have to say about you know, billing them for walking the dog and not really doing anything. we later learned the dog walker did not bill the couple for those days in question. they want a full refund but she says if they want that, they can pursue it in court. by the way if you have people in your home, you might want to invest in a monitor like they have. and also the couple has hired a new dog walker for dakota. channel 7 eyewitness news. new york city has a new theater for independent movies. the metro graph, had a grand opening on the lower east side this week. it is the first independently operated movie theater to open in manhattan in more than a decade of the independent film noteables were there, as was a bearded dustin hoffman. >> now they call my era the golden age of film. but i think the golden age of film still exists, and that is what this theater is for. >> reporter: it has two screens and a 175-seat auditorium with a balcony and a smaller space that seats 50. the ice man comeeth. coming up on eyewitness news, cold climbing. meet the adventurer with ice in his veins. governor andrew cuomo: there is an unhealthy income inequality gap that is only growing. if you work full-time you shouldn't have to choose between paying the rent and buying food. i say lift up the working families of this state and pay a real decent wage. we fight until this nation fulfills its promise of opportunity for all and that's what this (mailman) what are you guys doing? 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(avo) take a break from the expected. climbing walls at gyms really are an indication of how rock climbing has become more and more popular. ice climbing, don miller is an instructor in north then new york. he says it is similar only more dangerous. he explains how it is a mental challenge, as well as a physical one. >> oh i'm scared all the time. yeah. i'm alive because i'm a very negative thinker. i always figure something is going to go wrong so i always have a back-up plan. i am glad every spring. >> reporter: miller has been climbing ice in the adirondacks wow. look at that picture. >> uh-huh. smart guy though. he has a back-up plan. >> got to watch when the temperature gets above 32. and it is going to be way above that. >> more than double that by tuesday. by wednesday we could be talking 70 degrees in much of the area. in the meantime, chilly out there. clouds are starting to increase across the area as we look south toward the empire state building. >> 39 right now, the wind variable in all different directions. generally from the east at around 3 miles per hour. temperatures falling down into the mid-30s, the wind switching into more of a north heli direction. 36 right now middletown. 33 on the east end of the island. 35 at islip. moving into a dry air mass, at least near the surface, so a lot of this moisture as it comes in there might be snowflakes falling well above it, a lot of them won't reach the ground. temperatures around freezing by 7:00 in the morning. futurecast not impressed at all. there could be a stray flurry or two as we head toward tomorrow morning. temperatures close to normal, probably in the mid-40s and we begin to warm up monday, temperatures in the upper 50s by then. accu-weather forecast, a couple of flurries especially south and west of new york city. down to 32. clouds giving way to sunshine later on in the day tomorrow. hoo here is your accu-weather 7- day forecast. warmer blend of sun and clouds, it is warm and pleasant on wednesday. 70 degrees that would beat the record of 69 setback in the year 2000. warm and wet thursday, i think much of until later in the day. i don't mean cold. 59 still. a deep sea dive for rock samples off the coast of hawaii ended with a major discovery. >> reporter: scientists believe that this is a new species of octopus never seen before. it was found 14,000 feet below the surface. now the unique features include one row of suckers along each of its tenticals. species casper because of its ghost-like appearance. coming up on eyewitness news, pet tech. in silicon valley and beyond a growing number of start ups are selling devices to keep pets safe, healthy and are away. here's tony yates. >> >> reporter: ann ryan doesn't mind leaving oscar and reggie behind because she check on them remotely. the pet treat cam lets her talk to her dogs, see them, take photos and dispense treats through an app on her phone. >> i miss my pets during the day. and it is nice to see them. it is nice to see them at home and what they are doing and the fact that i can give them a treat is such a huge bonus. >> reporter: the treat cam is one of a growing number of tech gadgets designed to help owners stay connected with their furry friends as more pet tech start ups go after the multi-bond pet >> we are creating a need they didn't know existed. and they have never been able to check in on their pet remotely in a meaningful and mutually rewarding way. >> reporter: the whistle pet tracker is a gps device. it's letters you if your pet has left his safe zone. >> you can track them in realtime just like find my iphone or similar solutions and you can find that pet even if there is no other human in sight. >> reporter: the wearable device tracks how much exercise and sleep the animals are getting for owners who want to keep their dog or cat more active during the day, the pet cube lets them play with their pets with the touch of a finger. >> with pet cube, you can give your pet action with a laser pointer and they will be feeling better. >> reporter: there are even devices now that let your pets call you, play games and win treats when they are home alone and speak with a human voice. but as more pet tech gadgets come to market, experts caution >> the technology can be useful as a way of enriching your relationship with your pet but certainly not a substitute for time spent with your dog. >> reporter: tony yates, channel 7 eyewitness news. much more news ahead. we just received the urgent call for help from the small plane emergency landing late this afternoon on long island. that, straight ahead. and an update on a police officer arrested for pulling a and actress all across america families are coming back to time warner cable for a whole new experience. that's because we've been working hard to give you better service, and it shows. we came back for internet speeds so fast even the kids are impressed. oh she's impressed. we're catching up on movies and shows on demand just as fast as we can watch them. for $89.99 a month you'll get 100 meg ultra-fast internet, popular hd channels and unlimited calling. twc's home wifi is so strong we can use all our devices at the same time. so we can all watch whatever we want. and that's kinda cool. for $89.99 a month you'll get internet, tv and phone. there's no contract, no risk and our money-back guarantee. come back today and we'll give you free installation with our exclusive one-hour arrival window. feels good to be back. come back today. you'll get free installation, tv equipment and epix included. and now get a $300 reward card. first it was super tuesday. now it is super saturday. voters in multiple states headed to the polls and caucus sites to make their party's nominee. plus a small plane uses a parachute to make an emergency landing and we just got our hands on the air traffic audio. good evening everyone, i'm joe torres. >> and i'm sandra bookman. we are going to be in with that developing story on long island. a plane landing in an industrial park. the plane came down feet away from a building. the pilot reported engine trouble just before that emergency landing and we just