And punching the seat next to him. There were a lot of children that were here. He was not only unstable but ready to blow at any moment. He did what he thought he was supposed to. I went on my phone app. Photos of the man through new york states new see something, send something app. And it worked, except he got a call back under ground instead of a text. But even after he answered skinner saw no police. And when he tried to move to another car, the man followed. He started coming after me. And that was when it became personal. In queens, skinner finally left, and nobody got hurt. Any passenger who feels threatened can press the emergency intercom button on the train and tell the conductor. Or after you get off the train, find one of the blue kiosks. Riders we talked to said they thought about what they would many defend the app as an important new toole. Seems pretty good. Its a good idea, and it will help out a lot in the future. Since the state unveiled the see something Say Something app. 45,000 people have downloaded it, there have only been 2100 tips which averages about 20 per day. A state official told me a short while ago. This was never meant to replace calling 911, and as the mta pointed out, there are many other options, particularly using those customer intercom so you can get help right away. Andrew, thank you very much. This story started with a tip from a news 4 viewer. Back to that breaking story were following. Evacuated because of a threatening call. This all began earlier in the day. Looking down here at the bronx location this is also affecting the other three Mercy College locations in manhattan and yorktown heights. All Mercy College classes and activities tonight cancelled at all four locations. And that bomb threat is still under investigation. Chuck and is a bill la back to you. Old man winter is getting bested by the heat miser, it was warming up today, in weehaken with a short sleeved stroll with the baby or to take a seat on the grass to look at the manhattan skyline. Were expecting to break records over the next couple days. Tomorrow would be 76 degrees, busting the record of 69 set back in 2000. And thursday could be 75 degrees, beating the old record storm team 4 meteorologist is live in weehaken. Crowds beginning to come back back. Its coming our way as we head through the next 24 hours, look at todays highs already as we go to the maps. Temperatures in the 70s new jersey. But actually take a look at what it was like on long island where the numbers were about 20 degrees to 25 degrees lower. As far as the next 24 hours, look at it. While it will be cooler on the coast, temperatures tomorrow shattering records between 74 and 78 degrees. Well be back with your full forecast, tell you how long we think all of this will last in a while. Governor christie under fire. Governor cuomo weighing in. More than 300,000 rides are counted on those reels during the week. All of those riders would have to find alternatives on an already crowded system. Brian thompson is live at newarks pen station with details on that for us many it was a little over an hour ago the Union Spokesman came up behind me, theyre closer now than they were when they walked through the doors behind me. The talks today were positive and productive. Adding there is still work to do. The reality of a possible strike i dont think i have an alternative yet. I think driving to new york city is going to be tough. As of now, i dont know what to expect. Talks between nj transit were behind closed doors as you would expect. And publicly described as making progress and no movement. All suggesting a walkout was a real possibility come sunday morning. That would impact hundreds of thousands of trips taken every day on the railroad. Leaving just bus and Light Rail Service operating. A bike. Its possible, my brother used to walk it from jersey city to here. Anything is possible. God made hands, legs, put them to good use. The railroad employs thousands of workers. Unions claiming increases in Health Care Premiums would cancel out the extra money. Governor christie has a final say. President ial campaign. Hes on a 30th anniversary vacation with his wife. While new york will be impacted just as much as new jersey, Governor Cuomo wasnt going there. I have enough of a job trying to do my job every day. And governor christie and other governors determined how to do their job. Says one commuter. He should be doing his job, right . You think thats here. It should be right in the mix of it. Even as we heard this glimmer of hope now on from both sides,ing really. Communities who are going to be affected by all of this are planning for the worst. Hoboken will create a frozen zone around its train terminal. Maybe there wont be a strike. Police are investigating a shooting that happened around 4 30 a. M. In newark. When police arrived, they found a person in one of those cars shot in the leg. The victim was taken to University Hospital and is expected to be okay. No other injuries reported and no arrests have been made. Police are searching for two men who tied up a resident during an armed home invasion. The incident happening around 1 00 a. M. Monday. The masked suspects, one armed with a semiautomatic pistol opened the home through a back door. Stanford police are searching the home for clues. Coming up, news 4 at 6 00 continues. The scary video police want you to see. A manhattan dog walker suddenly pulls out a gun and starts firing in broad daylight. Plus this. Florida searching for clues in the unsolved cold case murders take a look at this dramatic video, a man pulls out a gun and fires at someone. This happened around 2 00 yesterday afternoon near Second Avenue in east harlem. Surveillance video clearly shows the man fire a handgun at someone police say they dont know if anyone was injured. Today in brooklyn, Senior Citizen s the neighborhood seniors feeling powerless about crime. A week ago, a 91yearold woman was put in a choke hold and robbed at gunpoint. The best offense is a good defense. These simple tips helps the seniors not to feel powerless, but we are empowering them. Police continued to search for the suspect in last weeks attack, there is a 2500 award. Coming up, a potentially record breaking weather forecast. A 50yearold murder case gone cold. It suddenly heats up. Able to get away. A new twist from facebook . I said to my husband, oh, my Governor Andrew Cuomo there is an unhealthy income inequality gap that is only growing. If you work fulltime you shouldnt 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 thats what this fight for 15 is all a lester holt joins us now with a look at whats coming up on nbc news. President ial race. Also tonight, lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer death in america, and the vast majority of those deaths are the result of spoking. Theres new Research Suggesting the factors in your diet, common foods could be linked to an increased ed d risk. Theyre thinking foods high in starches, mostly processed foods that may contribute to factors linked to cancers. Theyre not saying anything conclusive conclusively. The numbers are compelling. Tom costello breaks down the details tonight. 15 years ago today the vicious murder of a little elizabeth new jersey girl forever stole the security of a community. The i team has uncovered a stunning possible link to another childs murder. Sierra wallace join u. S. Us now cold case exclusive. All these years later, the pain is still so fresh and the mystery only deepens. The twists and turns we have found are so surreal you would think this is a tv script. Both murdered a year ago in the mid 12960s, two unsolved cases and so many unexplained coincidences. Heres one of these little purses. Heres little wendys hat. From wendy, i love you, love mom and dad. Wendy was a brownie. Look how little she was. There is anguish and heart break in this box of keepsakes. Thats wendy, how i remembered her. Jodis little sister was 7 years old when she was stabbed in broad daylight. Here are her sneakers, heres wendy in school. Her last picture. Her mother outside the familys upscale Apartment Building in elizabeth, new jersey. The killer never caught, inspite of this detailed composite sketch of course we hurt, we hurt deeply. We didnt think it would traumatize a whole city. Jodi who later moved to florida, never knew how wendys life and death continued to touch so many until she heard about a social Media Campaign launched in recent years by Elizabeth Police captain. She gets stabbed but she didnt know she was stabbed. He grou up in this neighborhood and remembers everything. I was the same age as wendy, i saw the blood. It stuck with me. He posted this on facebook. Someone out there knows who did it. Hundreds of people shared their memories at the moment grace fusco is on ivo it impact impacted. Mooney also posted that composite sketch, hoping it might spark a new lead. As it turns out, the composite did jog someones memory, but incredibly, it wasnt about wendy. It involved another murder of a little girl the year before here in neighboring highland park. All i could do was scream. I kept screaming, its him, its him, its him. Beth is absolutely certain she saw wendys killer on her block, the same day her fred was savagely stabbed more than a dozen times inside the family home in february of 1965. An unknown intruder also killed mays mother. I believe if you put him in a lineup today, i could still pick him out. And then that facebook post. I saw the face, i knew right away it was the same man. There are more bizarre twists, when the rubin steens lived a block away. Their last name was rubin steen. No relation to mays family. We moved 11 days after may rubinsteen was hit. Your mom up and moved you, no reason . Right. And you never heard about may rubinsteen and her mother . Never, never. Not until facebook. No. Could they have been killed in a horrific case of mistaken identity. Jodi wonders now, saying her grandfather did owe money to the mob back then. What about these coincidences. They could have been looking for me or wendy. Anybody from the family. Mays older brother who lives in north brunswick, new jersey believes there are too many similarities. Do you believe your family was murdered in a case of mistaken identity . Yes, i do. It would be a great movie or great book. Its an unbelievable story. Every day. How could you not . I mean, i was her sister. My job was to protect her. 50 years ago today, they want to keep the memory alive, and social media has allowed both of these families to do that. Dna on wendys coat is being currently tested. But the evidence is so degraded it may not yield any positive results. There was no dna collected in the rubinsteens case, the blood was all mocked up. Do you have a story that youd like new yorks biggest i team to check out . Call the news 4 i team tip line at 1866news244. Lets go back to weehaken now. Its been a spectacular night, sibila. We take a look at the skyline of choose which is better. Seeing it during the day or at night. If we pan this way and zoom on in, im looking at you at 30 rockefeller plaza, with the colorful peacock lit up at night. Its a beautiful evening. Albeit a little on the cool side. We are in for a warm stretch. Welcoming in spring. Before we begin to cool down for the end of the week and into the weekend. Right now, temperatures around the area, into the 50s. Although we are still keeping nice warm temperatures in sections of inland new jersey. If youre on the island, because of winds blowing off the water which is in the low 40s at this point. As we take a look at storm beneficiary of the warm air coming up from the south and west. The storms for the most part are going to be pushed out of the way. This evening were going to see temperatures in the 50s, straight through about 9 00 and down to 52 at 11 00, before we slide into the 40s overnight. Partly cloudy conditions. 52 should be the low in the city. 40s as you head outside of the metropolitan area. 76 degrees, breaking a record. 77 in union, 63 in smith town, and again i think it is going to be cooler as you head by the water. Keep in mind as we head through the weekend, saturday a great day. 62 degrees. Potentially at night, the 7day forecast, still with above average temperatures as we stretch through next week. Sunday at this time, there is still going to be a little bit we jump ahead we spring forward saturday night. Thats a quick look at your weather picture. Make it a great day. Its going to be some tease for spring. I always heard fios was a lot faster. But i thought itd be a hassle to switch. Turns out it wasnt. They showed up when i asked and they set up wifi on my laptop and my tablet and stuff. Its true. It is better. Im here to mow the lawn. Its february, curtis. Maybe i should change some other things around here. Switchers guarantee. Well arrive when promised and set up your devices to your new wifi. Switch now and get 100 meg speeds, plus tv and phone for just 69. 99 a month online. Switch to better. Switch to fios. Jpp is coming back to big blue. According to sources, Jason Pierre Paul is returning to the giants in a one year deal. With incentives it could be worth up to 10. 5 million. The 27yearold defensive end played in 8 games last season. After losing part of his right hand in a fireworks accident on july 4th. He showed good speed but just one sack last year, while playing with a heavily wrapped hand. And he hopes to return to pro bowl form. He posted i have some Unfinished Business to take care of in new york. Giants fans, lets get to work for the 2016 season. Because your boy is back. And i am not going anywhere. At spring training. C. C. Sabathia fired two shutout innings in his spring training debut. The yankees lost to the marlins 10. It was an up an down star for matt harvey against the braves. He gave up three hits and walked two batters. He got out of a bases loaded jam. Thanks to a nifty play by rubin tejada. The mets lost to atlanta 54. Its always good to get back, were getting closer to the regular season. And body felt great, my arm felt great. Theres a couple things you need to work on, thats what he the spiro center 8 be rocking tonight. For the northeast conference championship and a trip to the big dance. I think any time you get involved in Something Like this, and if you can finish the job and the mission, and get that bid to the ncaa. Its a fabulous thing for your institution. Were here to win, thats what we want to do, we dont want to come in and represent, we want to win. Wagners a very good basketball team. This buildings going to be crazy. Hopefully well be up to it. They hope to celebrate like iona did last night. The 2210 gales clinched the championship with a victory over monmouth in albany. Its the third title in five years for the games, the first in three years for tims team. Tonight one more local team its that time of year, guys. Is it special . Its so special and emotional. They celebrate that big win. You want to go to the tournament, and have a chance, anything can happen. Coming up next on nightly news. Carbs and cancer, troubling new questions on whether some of your Favorite Foods are putting you at risk for lung cancer even if you dont smoke. Tonight, critical night as more americans cast their votes. We have brand new polls. Is donald trump losing momentum, and is this a makeorbreak moment for Bernie Sanders . Violent storm, a massive system unleashing flash floods, trapping children in their