Officials there have been counselors with the victim and her family since this incident occurred last night. Thank you. We want to turn now to the weather. We could be in for a stormy afternoon. Last night, lightning struck a tree in new jersey which then ignited a house fire. Geoff smith spoke to a man inside that house. We begin with meteorologist bill evans who is tracking todays storms, bill. Were going to talk to jeff in a just a moment, that was a crazy Lightning Strike last night. You may have been awoken during the night from the Lightning Strikes. Another is on the way, and our temperatures have been warming up as we speak. Its a real soupy look outside. That means weve got a lot of moisture for these storms to work with. The temperature is 56 degrees. As we go into the rest of the afternoon, the temperature should climb into the 70s. You see a band of rain coming through now on the accutrack radar. The rain were watching is back here in this line. This is of showers and some heat. Come up over the mountains, and pick up a little lift. Rainfall from the first batch of rain. Nearly. 4. Nearly. 2 in the park. Here is our future cast, our computer guidance. That line starts to come out of 1 00 out of sullivan and orange county. As we go to 3 00, they move pretty fast. They will contain gusty winds, possibility of hail, frequent lightning, and you see by 4 00, theyre right across long island, the city, central jersey. By 5 00 and 6 00, theyre out and gone, and we clear up. But there could be a strike as we go through the afternoon, with some frequent lightning around the area, just like we had overnight last night. And thats where geoff smith is this morning, where some of those Lightning Strikes took place. Glenn rock, new jersey, thats just got to be a crazy situation there. Lightning can do some phenomenal things. Reporter the power of lightning, bill, just speaks were along gainer place in glenn rock, new jersey. No big surprise lightning struck this area. It tends to go to the tallest objects. Exploding bark. Once it got down to the ground, it started spreading out, it actually spread out toward the Sprinkler System of this home, entering the home, eventually, starting a fire. Basically, i was downstairs. All of a sudden, i heard a giant boom, like a gunshot being in your ear. Almost explosive really. After a few more seconds, i started hearing fire alarms. I hear my mom tell me to get out of the house. Theres a fire. So i ran outside of the house. Luckily, my neighbor is chief of the fire department. Five minutes, yeah. Real hero, real hero. It sounded legitimate like a gunshot in your ear. I felt static in my hand from the lightning. Reporter the ironic thing, that fire chief who lives next door was actually responding to another call caused by lightning. We talked to an insurance adjustor. He said most of the wires in the home were actually just completely fried by this lightning. As i was saying, it went through the wires, if lightning can do this to a tree, these are shards of this bark are all over this yard. You can only imagine what it could do to a person. Thats why whenever you hear thunder, and you might hear thunder this afternoon, head fin doors immediately. Stay away from anything electrical, and definitely stay away from windows. Live in glenn rock, im meteorologist geoff smith. Part of a building came crashing down onto the sidewalk in the bronx. Wall from the roof of a building on east 184th street fell off justify before 5 00 a. M. This morning. Part of the sidewalk is closed. The buildings investigating. New york city mayor bill de blasio will unveil his 2017 budget proposals. Among the proposals, a new police precinct. It would take some of the pressure off the sprawling police precinct. Vote 2016 now. Its primary day. Connecticut and four other states across the northeast. For the democrats there are 71 connecticut. In the republican race, there are 28 delegates up for grabs. Reporter david, connecticut also being one of the five super tuesday primary states, early this morning at 6 00 in the morning. At this noon hour in fairfield, theyre voting at ludlow high school. Connecticut voters are unaccustomed to having their primary carry more weight than usual. I dont remember ever too much attention being paid to a primary in connecticut before, so its exciting. Reporter state Elections Officials are hoping that a surge in Voter Registration will result in higher turn out at the polls. On the line, are the primaries in five states. New jersey to connecticut, rhode island, and delaware are at it. For democratic candidate, Hillary Clinton, and bernie sander, there are 384 delegates at stage. It is not enough to diagnose our problems. We need to know how to solve them. And then weve got to bring everybody together to do just that. I think we stand a very good i think we have a shot in pennsylvania, connecticut, rhode island. Reporter republican hopeful, donald trump will need a big grab of delegates to maintain a lead. If you look at these two guys. One is 1 for 41. The other one like a total disaster. Reporter again, connecticut is playing a more Important Role in the primary on this super tuesday. Well take a closer look at that on Eyewitness News at 5 00. Thank you, tim. Polls in connecticut will remain open until 8 00. Be sure to tune into Eyewitness News at 11 00 for a complete wrap up of todays primaries. Follow the race for the white house at abc 7ny politics. The girl was playing outside her home in greenberg saturday when a man driving a police say he was attempting to engage the child in conversation about his grandson. The child ran inside, and the man drove off. A dispute on the sticks train overnight, leaves a man with knife wounds and a suspect on the run. Police say two men were arguing when one man pull out a weapon. The victim tried to pull out the knife, and was cut on his finger. He got off on Grand Central terminal, and went to the hospital. The suspect went off with the greenback pack and the knife. Surveillance video shows him getting back into his car after the attack on saturday night. Police say it all started on the greensboro bridge. The assailant drove off after stabbing another driver 11 times, police say. The victim, who is now in critical condition, tried to drive himself to the hospital. He got in the car, drove several blocks and crashed it from his wounds, so he had to go back to the original spot, which was 64th and york. Some video there. And is a that the perpetrator was approached by the victim initially. The 45yearold victim is in critical condition. But stable. Police are now look forgot a silver toyota camry with rhode island license plates. Weve got some dramatic video. For the first time, you will hear from a Police Officer in new jersey, who saved a man on the brink of taking his own life. Plus the search for a woman accused of attacking a boy with his own hockey stick. Watch as a dad and sons i hope we have a buyer for the house. Me too what are the neighbors doing here . Bill hey come in, come in i didnt know your home wifi could stream so many devices at the same time. 300 megs. Crazyfast. And we were right across the street the whole time. The whole time. Make your home as connected as possible with Time Warner Cable. With speeds up to ultrafast 300 megs. Get 50 meg internet for 39. 99 per month. Call now. Would anybody like to see the kitchen . Anybody . Dad you can get wifi all over this place. Cool switching is easy. I know, right . you get a onehour arrival window, no contract to sign, and a moneyback guarantee. Do you want to take a look pizzarolls are done take a look at the kitchen. 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Police are closing in on filing charges in a horrific fatal beating in delaware where a student was killed inside a school. Three individuals of interest are being questioned in the case. The Attorney Generals Office now deciding on the severity of the charges. Investigators say that 16year old amy joiner francis was jumped in the bathroom by fellow students at a high school in wilmington last week. Students say the fight was over major milestone in the u. S. According to the census bureau, millennials are now the largest living generation in the country, overtaking baby boomers. The agency says there were 75. 4 million millennials in 2015 and 74. 9 million baby boomers, or people 51 to 69. Generation x is expected to pass baby boomers by 2028. Kelly ripa returned to the set of live with kelly and michael this morning to applause. She joked that her Long National nightmare is over, and how it allowed her to lean on her cohost. What transpired over the course of a few days has been extraordinary. In the sense that it started a much greater conversation about communication and consideration. You love the show. I love you, and i am so happy youre here because you brought me here with geldman, and this for me. The show, holding hands. Strahan will join Good Morning America in september. So many people loving it. Rapper lil kim under fire. Why shes getting backlash over a series of selfies. And see what happens when a moose gives into its curiosity. Taking a look outside on this stormy afternoon. Pretty cloudy day out there. Its gloomy, theres moisture coming through. Its got a little lift. Might touch off with a thunderstorm or two. From this point to 5 00 this afternoon. It does look like a gloomy gotham this morning. A line of showers coming in from the west. Heres the shot from the park we were looking at that looks downright eerie. Toward the east side. Really, all the weather is coming from the west. Eye on, as we go into the afternoon. Heres a look at the George Washington bridge. You say a lot of rain to work with. Temperatures 55, 56 degrees. The humidity 77 . An east wind here and looking at high temperatures so far around 56. So normal is 65. So were a little cooler this hour, but well warm up fast as we go into the next few hours. The winds are going to shift around to mostly the southwest, as we see the pressure has been falling. Thats a really unstable air mass. So far, the showers we had this morning, produced. 17 of an inch of rain. The thunder threat returns for the afternoon. Tomorrow is a great day. Week. The weekend looks great. 47 hampton bay up to the north. 50 around poughkeepsie. 74 at wrights town. That kind of heating going on. Here, from 40s and 50s to the north, to the 80s to the west here, that will help fire up thunderstorms too. Here comes the wind out of the southwest, curling around off the water, which is 54 degrees toward long island. A couple of sprinkles with this first band coming through. The next band that im talking about thats starting to see a few thunderstorms fire up here around Scranton Wilkesbarre. The heating is good to come on through with some gusty waves southwest. Here is the future cast. 3 00, its along 287, 95. Thats right after school. So pop up thunderstorms on the guidance here. Then 4 00, 5 00, you still have those pushing on through. The temperature is going to warm fast to about 73. Gusty winds, showers and a thunderstorm from now until about 5 00. It turns cooler tonight, and its cloudy and dry. Your accuweather sevenday forecast. Its a little cooler on thursday. Tomorrow, weve got clouds and a sprinkle. A Beautiful Day on wednesday. Friday, cloudy skies. Look how it turns warm for the weekend. Back to temperatures at, or above normal, weve got sunshine. Come through for the weekend. Not bad at all. Afternoon, watch out for some lightning between now and you know, lee goldberg will be here first at 4 00, and well have all that. An Amusement Park scare caught on camera. Watch the moment a father says a roller coaster ride with his son nearly turned into a disaster. And a new plant is a fast how one plant can be your one if youre approaching 65, nows the time to get your ducks in a row. To learn about medicare, and the options you have. You see, medicare doesnt cover everything only about 80 of your part b medical expenses. The rest is up to you. So if 65 is around the corner, think about an aarp Medicare Supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. Like all standardized Medicare Supplement insurance plans, they help cover some of what medicare doesnt pay. And could save you in outofpocket medical costs. Call to request your free decision guide. And gather the information now to help you choose a plan later. 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Obviously, its something that crosses your mind. All i can say is im thankful i was there. In a statement, the park says it has removed the car, and checked the seat belts to make sure they are working properly. A woman is caught on camera, and confronted when she uses her car to walk her dog. Another woman yelled at her as she captured this video from northern california. Right now, police and animal officials are trying to find the woman. She could face animal cruelty charges. Also caught on camera. A curious moose appeared outside the window of a house in canada. A homeowner in alberta captured moose standing on his deck, just staring into his home. The man says the moose looked like it was enjoying some television there. I dont know. Makes for a great picture. Staring you down. Hes very upset there are no canadian hockey teams in the stanley cup. A hybrid plant that combines the ingredients to make french fries and ketchup is now on sale. It it grows cherry tomatoes on the stems, while potatoes spout at the roots. It went on sale in england yesterday. Costs about 7. You will have all the ingredients you need in one plant. A Police Officer saves a man who tried to jump off a bridge. Now were hearing from that officer. And Kate MiddletonsWedding Dress at the center of a controversy. Find out why. Right now, and Eyewitness News will be right back. Bill is telling us, keep an eye out for scattered showers, and even lightning in parts of our area. Well have the latest coming up in our next half hour. But first, we have the live midday new york state lottery drawing. If your family outing is magical for all the wrong reasons. You may be muddling through allergies. Try zyrtec for powerful allergy relief. And zyrtec is different than claritin. Because it starts working faster on the first day you take it. Afternoon. A Fairfield University student on campus. The female student says she was punched, sexually assaulted while walking to the library last night. Police are investigating. Right now, voters in connecticut, and four other states in the northeast are picking their candidates in the race for the white house. Donald trump, and Hillary Clinton are hoping for big wins to strengthen their leads in the race. Polls will remain open in connecticut until 8 00. Saving a man about to jump off of a bridge. The dash cam from the squad car captured the dramatic moments. The officer from riverdale was able to capture him just in time. Toni with more. Reporter you know, Police Officers are so quick to say, it comes with the job, my training, my adrenalin kicked in. But Sergeant Greg bogert was literally the difference between life and death yesterday. His dash cam captured this 100 save. The sergeant got the call of a distraught man, yesterday who was walking, pacing on an interstate 287 overpass. The man, police, eventually found out was distraught over some family issues. Police say he intended to end his pain, by taking his life. Taking a leap off that bridge, but sergeant bogert was stronger and fast. Describe the video for me, becausicly what happens is i pull up, and i start to open up the door. The windows open, and im trying to talk to him, because i didnt want him to panic and take off on me. He focused on the edge of the bridge, and i knew he was going to take a run for it. I just started screaming, dont do it, dont do it. And just ran as fast as i could to stop him from jumping. Tell us about a moment like that, does it ever even flash through your mind, like i am going to be the difference between life and death for this person .