71yearold told me this man threatened to tie her up and tape her mouth shut as he demeiand cash. We must catch this coward. Reporter the 71yearold told me shes scared to leave her house, frightened to open the front door, saying this man needs to be caught. Women out there, just be safe. Be safe. Reporter that feeling shared by women across park slope. Im surprised its happening in this neighborhood. I hope they catch him. I dont want to be one of those persons that gets targets by that guy. Hes a big guy too. Ary. Reporter police are telling me they believe this man randomly selects his victims and then follows them. They say w h this man still o e loose, theyhere asking for neighbor to keep an eye on neighbor tonight. Live in park slope mark santia news 4 new york. Now we want to turn to the weather. Though we only got a dusting here in the city, the jersey shore got plenty of snow this morning. Store owners h fiad to shovel o the front of their businesses before they could even open up. Is this the last blast of winter were going to feel for a while . Janice huff hopefully has the answers for us. I would l e to say yes, pat. Its early march and we cant say that. Before we get more snow we get a warmup next week. Todays snowstorm hasemoved offshore now and were done with that one. Packed a punch at the jersey shore. Bayville with almost six inches. Almost 4. 5 in howell and 2. 6 in long branch. Manalapan with 3. 2. Now there wasnt that much from the city northward. As a matter of fact, very little. 1. 5 at newark and jfk. Central park with less than a half inch. Yeah, the winters chill is here even though the snowstorm is gone. Therell be some freezing over temperatures fall into the 20s after 11 00 tonight. Its going to feel l ke the 20s andopeens for the rest of tonight. But that wont last long. Well be shedding the layers soon. Of course you can track the temperatures and all the weather across the tristate with our nbc 4 app. Its hard to think of anyone o d serves to spend the rest of his life in prison more than this coldblooded and unrepent unrepentant serial killer. Those are the words of the brick brooklyn District Attorney today. The families were very emotional in court. My dads absence and the way he died, alone, and so violently, has left a hole in my hert rt. I reporter tearful pleas in cotourt from the relatives of gu nned down by serial killer lvatore perone. The former Staten Island stored owner also known as son of sal offered his condolences, then went on a 15minute rant denying he killed the three men. Despite Video Evidence and su veillance. The nationals from the middle east were murdered by a person or persons from their own back yard. Reporter angry relatives stor ed out of the courtroom but returned to loan earn the pu tnishment. The judge sentenced him to 75 years to life in prison. You are a lucky man, sir, we dont have the Death Penalty in new york. A prime candidate. He was guilty. We wish we had the Death Penalty in new york. Reporter she says she misses her dad every day of her life and no punishment can ever bring him back. For him to be taken away like this, this is something that i would never get over. Reporter the judge compared perone to other serial killers including son of sam david berk berkowitz. The man accused of stabbing his girlfriend and two of her children plead not guilty to murder charges today. Michael sykes is charged with the murder of rebecca cut ler and their four month old daughter and her half sister. Cutlers twoyearold daughter named miracle was the only one to survive that attack in february. Within the last hour dr. Ben carson announced hes officially president. At the same time, with new yorks primary cam oming up in april, we decided to take the temperature of new yorkers, if you will. See what they thought of last nights crude, trashtalking debate. Reporter just when you thought the republican blows were as low as they could go dont worry about it, little marco. Reporter below the belt, anatomical references not so easy to fact check. Look at those hands. Are they small hands . And he referred to my hands. Theyre small, Something Else mu j be small. I guarantee you theres no problem. I guarantee it. I like a tough guy with a sense of humor. Reporter the debate motivated trump supporter steve to pull out his old donald trump apprentice mitts. It sure didnt take long for steve to elicit some strong new [ bleep ] donald trump reporter there you go. Yeah. Love you too reporter espite the devovling debate in the streets and on stage, Donald Trumps rivals insist they do not want a Convention Floor fight. Handyman of queens says trump is the only republican hed consider supporting. On madison avenue we found bonnie, lannie, debra and faye. Would you ever consider voting for donald trump . No, no and no. Reporter for trump, one more measurable area where he is smaller than his rivals, his home state fundraising. A review shows new yorkers have rubio. In second plac , ted cruz, who trump, who brags that he is mostly selffinancing his campaign is in last place behind john kasich. In other news tonight, it took four Fire Departments to put out a house fire in rockland county. That fire started at a home in the village of chestnut ridge. Everybody in the house was fortunately able to get out okay and nobody was hurt. Coming up as news 4 at 6 00 continues, its still ten months from opening but already the msa says its planning to extend the 2nd avenue subway line. And it is one of the most polluted rivers in the country. Today the Environmental Protection agency announced its plans to clean up the passaic i hope we have a buyer for the house. Me too what are the neighbors doing here . 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It takes a long time to get to this community if theres a need wor the response. Several lawmakers joined top police brass as the snoaflakes fell to announce the nypd is adding a station house in rose rosedale. No closing the doors at mihadnight and reopening at 7 00 or 8 00 in the morning and you not a good feeling. Azing a horrible ca e of animal cruelty in Suffolk County. The body of an eight month old pit bull mix was fou fond hanging from a tree in a wooded area. Tonight the Suffolk County spca and the guardians of rescue are each offering a 3,000 reward for any information that leads to an arrest. Tonight a warning for parents about a frightening scam. Thieves are calling parents claiming to have their children and demanding ransom. It is a hoax. Police want you to call them even if the scammers tell y not to. Its a controversial tax that has women ighting mad. Now a group of women are taking their fight against the t pon tax to court. The group filed a class action wsuit accusing new York State Tax Department of unlawfully taxing tampons and other feminine hygiene nroducts. Says he will work to eliminate it. Coming up when news 4 t 6 00 returns, you cant eat from it, you shouldnt swim in it. Today a new plan for the cleanup of new jerseys heavily in new york state, we believe tomorrow starts today. All across the state, the economy is growing, with creative new business incentives, and the lowest taxes in decades, attracting the talent and companies of tomorrow. Like in buffalo, where the largest solar gi bgafactory in the western hemisphere w l soon energize the world. And in syracuse, where imagination is in production. Let us help grow your companys tomorrow Governor Andrew Cuomo there is an unhealthy income inequality gap that is only growing. If you work fulltime you between paying the rent and buying food. I say lift up the working milies of this state and pay a real decent wage. We fight until this nation fulfills its promise of opportunity for all and thats what this its certainly not complete but the mta already planning to extend the 2nd avenue subway line into harlem. The mta says it wants to fast track phase two which would include three new stations at 106th street, 116 thd and 125th at lexington avenue. Lester holt with a look at whats ahead. The latest in the politics, the aftermath of the debate. Also o. J. Simpson back in the the old case has been popularized in a new tv series and now the news that a knife was und on his property some years ago but investigators were never told and theyre now testing it. With no killer really ever named, the case was never closed. Could this possibly open the door . Heres the deal. Police in l. A. Say we now have recovered this knife and were testing it. Were also getting sources who are pouringcwater on the idea that it could be the murder weapon. If it was theres also the idea of double jeopn dy. David . The epa has finally decided how, when and where to clean up the passaic that runs through newark. Its taken well over a decade to get to this point with warnings not to eat crabs or fish at the risk of cancer. Following this epic journey and joins us live from the banks of the river with these developments. Reporter and if anything deserves to be called a watershed moment, this could be it. From the mouth eight miles up past me where im standing at a park in carney, well, this is going to be a cleanup project unlike any other this country has ev seen before. This is the least of the rivers problems. Its whats below the surface that could literally kill you. I asked one local resident if shed eat from or swim in it. Too many things in the river. Reporter you cant imagine swimming in it . No. Reporter the things in the river include cancer causing dioxine, agent orange made here and dumped into this river 60 years ago. Before that, a hundred or so years to have industrial production. Whanchts under the guise of profit, has been theft, has been robbery and pillaging from the people of newark. Reporter senator booker says yellow crime tape should be put around this river. A crabbing ban in effec for years. One study warning eating just one could cause cancer. The final decision will turn a small dredging project four ars ago into an eightmile skaur scouring of the top layer of toxic muck on the rivers ttom. This will be the largest volume ever to be brej dredged under the epas project. If this cap failed, then all those toxic materials that are underneath will come back up to the surface and repoison the river. Just clean it up so thac you can dip your feet and fish with your kids. Say that it expects to monitor that cap and answer to the sierra club. Certainly the dredging wont begin for another four or five years and be finished until 11 years from now. Th cost, a billion dolears or so. The epa says it will try to get it from the polluters. Well, weatherwise yes. Shaping up to be a nice week ahead. Its a nice evening, yes. Its a chilly one out there. Some of you have slushy snow on the ground and in your yards and thats going to freeze over in some spots tonight. The good news is by monday its probably all gone. Right now, though, its all cold stuff. This view from our top of the rock camera is just beautiful. The clouds are clearing out now, the temperatures are falling across the area. No more snow tonight. No more snow or even rain well, a little bit of rain of an icy mix. 38 degrees right now in the park. Feels like 31. The winds are still pretty brisk so windchills are a factor tonight. Its a chilly weekend ahead. The temperatures are just below average, will warm to above average on sunday, even warmer xt week. Were going to see a steady climb in tae temperature departient. Across long island right now from Middle Village out to wandding river, everyones in the 30s. Its 34 in newburgh. 2 28 in monticello right now. The winds are starting to calm down a little bit. Thats good news. Windchills are in the 20s. A few spots later tonight will be in the teens. So the feels like temperatures are what you should be prepared for the you plan to be outdoors this even. The snowfall really hit hard at the jersey shore, 2 to 5 plus inches there. Ma iybe a few flurries across the Hudson Valley and connecticut. En some lightning strikes with itey. But thats moving away from us. E next storm system comes in tomorrow night, sunday morning. Its now moving through the upper midwest tow ds chicago. It has a bit of snow with it, a bit of an icy mix maybe in some spolt spots and maybe rain. Tonight watch out for icy spots. Raits dry during the day tomorrow. The cloud build in the afternoon. 42 is the high. Then an icy mix comes in e ly sunday. By sunday afternoon were i the mid 40s. Its clearing out and melting will be taking place. Monday through wednesday from the 50s to near 70 degrees. Pat is clapping. I hope youre applauding as where he will. Well. Fantastic weather coming up this sunday 46. Mo nday 56. Tuesday mid 60s. And then 70 on wednesday. It stays pretty mild after that although it cools down a bit. In the meantime, enyou joy your weekend everyone. Ats not one to show emotion. You know that. Shes very start distant in that regard. Lets get to the mets. Is looks like a home run swing. Still had his eyes on the plate in the ninth for the mets. What did the net do to deserve this from henrik lundqvist. Why the rangers will be without alright guys. I want to show you some cutting edge technology. This is a vhs tape. Push that tape in and hit play. This is a flip phone. Have you seen these before . Getting a facsimile. What year is it to you . Its old. Youd rather use Newer Technology . Definitely. Well, ive got something to show you. This is the 2016 chevy volt. It uses extended range electric technology. The prius hybrid uses Battery Technology developed 15 years ago. 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Degrom plans to pitoh for the mets, he hopes, for a long time to come. In port st. Lucie mets trail the marlins in the fifth. Herrera gets a l of this one. Collins thought so. He cant catch up as the wind pushes it back in. Herrera races to third, thinking, this is going to be a homer somehow. The mets tie the marlins 44. Yankees shut out y the tigers 30 today. They host the red sox tomorrow. Back up in boston the knicks pay a visit to the celtics. Carmelo clearly jealous of ayoff bound friends lebron james. He cant figure out the downhill dive by the knicks. Nets are in denver tonight on the ice. The task is a tall one. Devils visit the leading conference dallas stars. The rangers in d. C. With the capitols. They will be without lundqvist because f neck spasms. Hank wanted the whistle soere. He didnt get it, so he lost it. Stuff. Talk about sticking the lander here. Land er ing here. Kind of over shot his chip here unless of course he was aiming right for the cup on 16. It goes on the card as one of three straight birdies. You know, you never mean to davn that. Its always an accident. For so many years here on nbc you couldnt enjoy breakfast at se wimbledon without collins. Tonight, tennis has lost one of its most enjoyable voices. Bud collins passed away in massachusetts. He liked to call himself a scribbler and a basketballer. She was first in the boston globe before transitioning to tv. He helped pioneer that path for so many writers. Those bow ties were on point and u. S. Open media center was named in his honor last year. He was 86. He talked his way into a degree at Boston University eventually. And as a b. U. Alum myself, he was always so generous with the students. One of the greats. Long remembered, indeed. Thank you, john. That will do it for us tonight. Tonight, trumps about face. He reverses what he said just last night in that raucous debate out torture, and its hardly his first changeup. What does tdayp really believe . New evidence. The o. J. Simpson saga back in the news with a new twist. Knife found years ago on his former estate. Why police are only just now testing it for evidence. Hotel horror. Following days of tearful testimony, a jury will soon decide whether to award erin andrews 75 million