Federal charges. Its a story you saw first on news 4 at 11 clok. A stunning fall from power, reporter absolutely michael. The u. S. Attorney had a press conference and he had strong words about james burke saying that he was dangerous, that he had abused his authority. Sources tell news 4 that james burke today will plead guilty to a number of criminal charges. He was arrested in december on two charges of obstruction of bu stice and civil rights violations. He resigned from the department while under investigation by federal agents. Hes been behind bars without bail since his arrest. The judge saying he was a danger to the community and could influence other Law Enforcement officers to act on his behalf. The charges accuse burke of beating a man named christopher lobe in december of to 12 who was arrested after stealing a in front of his home. Burke had got nearly a dozen officers and detectives involved in the obstruction of justice by covering up the alleged crime. Well hear from the defense attorney, the attorney of james burke. He will be here at the courthouse. Hes been behind bars ever since. He does face up to five years in prison once he pleads guilty. Back to you, michael. Kat, thank you very much. Sniefrmt new this morning, two people in the hospital after a wild fight at a club in brook lip at 1 45 this morning at Club Republic on broadway in bushwick. A fight started inside the club, it spilled out into the street. A 20yearold woman was shot in the leg and a man was stabbed. No arrests have been made. A Small Community in kansas is reeling following a recent mass shooting. A gunman killed three people and wounded 14 more. Kerry barrett is in the newsroom with the latest on the investigation. Kerry, good morning. Good morning, darlene. That gunman dead as well this it happened at a manufacturing plant yesterday in South Central kansas. The gunman shot and killed by police also worked at that same manufacturer and plant along with all of the victims. This is in the tiny town of hefton. The suspect also shot three people while en route to that facility. It was a Massive Police presence outside of the excel industries plant. Workers inside describe an absolutely chaotic scene. Witnesses say he was armed with an assaultstyle weapon and a handgun. The first officer to arrive immediately engaged him and single handedly took him down. Everybody was running. People were screaming. People were crying. We just didnt know what to do. More people running. All of a sudden, pop, pop, pop. Im going i started running too. It didnt matter who he was. He had no specific target. He was shooting anyone in his way. So scary. About 150 people were inside of the plant at the time. But they have a couple of leads on what may have triggered all of this. Were waiting on confirmation of the suspects identity. As soon as we get it, well bring it to you. The governor in kansas order fd all flags lowered to halfstaff today in honor of the victims. Kerry barrett, thank you. 5 04 now. This massive Power Outages in connecticut prompted a state of emergency. Out of state utility crews are working double to try to bring power back on long island downed trees still blocking roads as crews worked to clear them. Cars were set on fire by the downed power lines. Theyre completely charred. All across our area, homes and cars were dammed by snapped trees. Look at that there. In queens, crews built a sidewalk shed to protect people from a building that wind likely ripped panels from the side of building on vietor avenue. People if more pieces fall off. Hopefully, thats not the case. You start to see when the daylight comes after the morning chris, what sort of damage you have. Some smaller trees are off kilter. Roofs are damaged. It takes sometimes days to weeks to months to repair and fix. The next few days, no big storms around. Gusty breezes were contending with this morning. Noft the damaging kind, just the chilly kind. At the freezing mark in white plains. Below freezing in sussex and newburgh. Coldest spot in monticello, where its 21 degrees. Wind at 25 in the city. Most areas gusting between 20, 25 miles an hour. That will be the trend through the day. Gusts could exceed 30 in spot from time to time. Were starting out with clouds this morning. Sunshine this afternoon. Temperatures dont go far with that brisk northwest wind keeping us cold. Temperatures will go further, though, by the latter half of the weekend. Let get over to lauren scala. Lets alk about the detours on the buses. Nj transit bus routes also. On the ferries, they look good. Mine another Service Changes on the bell ford ferry. All the others are operating on regular routes and schedules. The trains look good now. Major commuter lines as well as the subways. You need to move your car. Alternate side of the Street Parking rules are in effect today. Lauren, thank you. 5 06. Now to decision 2016. The final republican show doup before super tuesday. Ohm five candidate this time. Today in new yorks Tracie Strahan is in midtown with more. Tracie, good morning. Reporter darlene, good morning to you. Five candidate but one target. Donald trump. The frontrunner was taken to task last night for several to construct his crown jewel behind me on fifth avenue, trump tower. All five candidate were on the stage at the university of houston. Donald trump was the focus. They have touched on health care, religious freedom and appointing a new Supreme Court justice. Ted cruz and marco rubio came out swinging, specifically on the topic of illegal immigration. They accused donald trump of hiring undocumented workers back in 180 toe demolish a building to make way for trump tower. He hired workers from poland and he had to pay a million wrong. He repeated himself five times four weeks ago. I saw you repeat yourself five times five second ago. Not much of a ripple from john kasich or ben carson. They were out of the fray for the most part. Ben carson asked, can somebody attack me, please. Has won three cop sec tiff primaries. Darlene, it remains unclear if this will make a dent in his momentum before super tuesday. Tracie strahan, thank you. Amid the oneliners, one received a big reaction. Marco rubio told donald trump if he didnt receive money from his father, trump would be selling watches in manhattan. It seemed rubio planned that. Before the debate ended, his website added this to it store. Its called the trump watch. Rubios campaign is not actually selling them but are using them to collect contributions. Right now, Hillary Clinton ahead in the polls leading in tomorrows South Carolina primary. Bernie sanders already on to other super tuesday states. I believe that there is nothing that we cannot accomplish. We cant go back and throw our country into a contentious debate which is what my esteemed opponent senator sanders has. Jersey senator cory booker rallying with clinton in South Carolina. Sander was in chicago with his toughest criticism yet of Clintons Campaign positions. Remembering the 1988 executionstyle murder of an nypd officer. It was held overnight in gentleman make ka queens. It was at the spot where officer byrne was gunned down in his patrol car. He was gaurding the home of a witness at the time. Bill bratton was at the service along with the murdered officers brother. Remembering the six People Killed 23 years ago when a truck bomb destroyed the parking garage of the north tower. More than a thousand people were hurt, most during the towers evacuation. President obama says the u. S. Is going to step up the fight against the isis terror group. Carried out against them so far. This weekend, a ceasefire is set to take place in syria. Its supposed to clue russia. There are reports that the russians have struck against civilian targets. Just ahead, which supermarket is number one among customers . Apple is getting an unlikely ally in the fight over phone security. Its going to feel more like spring by the end this weekend. Weather and traffic on the 4s is ahead. Youre watching today in new york. In new york state, we believe tomorrow starts today. 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 gigafactory in the western hemisphere will soon energize the world. And in syracuse, where imagination is in production. Let us help grow your companys tomorrow 5 13 thousand. Four things to know this morning. Former Suffolk County police chief james burke is expected to plead guilty in federal court on long island. He could face up to four years in prison. The republican president ial candidates faced off in their final debate before super tuesday. Senators ted cruz and marco rubio each took turns attacking the frontrunner, donald trump. Chicken salad made in mt. It could contain bacteria. Full details posted on nbcnewyork. Com. Crews are working to repair the sinkhole that trapped april department of pup works truck in new jersey. It happened in midland park. 5 14 on this friday morning. Pretty quiet out there. Nothing to worry about other than you had to bundle up. Colder air is pushing in. A gusty north wind accompanying that. It doesnt stick around long after a chilly day tomorrow. We warm it up by sunday well into the 50s by sunday afternoon. We finish off the month that way with above normal temperatures. Meantime, some flood warnings in effect. This is basically the millstone and somerset. Thats until 6 30. Spilling out of its banks as it crests and up in morris county, again, minor flooding is an issue. Everything recedes by the afternoon hours. What has receded, the temperature change from 24 hours ago. Yesterday morning it was 28 now its 28 degrees colder in poughkeepsie. 30 degrees colder and the city about 20 degrees colder. Down the shore again generally about 15 to 20 degrees chillier. That translates into temperatures like this. Princeton to sayreville to howell. Point pleasant. 34 in the park. The below freezing numbers from morristown on to the north and west. With no precipitation around. We dont have to worry about that. Meantime, a few snow showers, couple of snow showers through the poconos. Portions of the catskills. You see it right here. Clouds around this morning, theyll break up going through the late morning and afternoon hours. Blustery and brisk today. A big change. Clear, crisp tonight. Windy in the evening. 20s in the city. Teens north and west of town. Youll be out late tonight. Youll need the full gear. The chill eases a bit by tomorrow afternoon. Temperatures back to the lower 40s. Its 50s for sunday, monday and in fact, mid and upper 50s a possibility for sunday and monday. Next chance of any rain coming along wednesday. Another system will track to the west of us. We stay on the warm side of it. Temperatures again still in the 50s. Almost like an early spring. Sevenday forecast outside of today. Upper 30s, low 40s tomorrow with sunshine. 57 and 58 for sunday and monday. Then back to the lower 50s with that rain chance on wednesday. Lets see what it looks like for the commuters so far this morning. Thanks, chris. A couple of delays out there now. Well talk about the bqe. A disabled tractortrailer that blocks the right lane heading southbound or westbound. Its starting to cause delays back past the l. I. E. Keep a close eye on that or you. Heading over to new jersey, we have two problems out there. Route 46 eastbound out by net kong road. The shoulder gets by. On 80 eastbound. Repairs in the right lane. A live look at the brooklyn bridge. Youll see roadwork on the manhattanbound side of the span. One lane gets by. Its a pretty slow ride through there. Alternate side of the Street Parking rules are in effect today. More weather and traffic on the 4s. Thanks, lauren. Today friends and family will say goodbye at a wake for a father and daughter killed. His van was rear ended monday causing a Chain Reaction crash. The 48yearold jersey city teacher and his 5yearold daughter bridgett were killed. The wake is tonight in bayonne. Scott hahn has been charged in the chris. Meanwhile, three people are in Critical Condition following a crash in south brunswick. A commuter bus slammed into the bus driver told police he was distracted but insisted he was not on his cell phone. No word whether that driver will face charges. Is going to jail for scamming parishioners. He pleaded guilty this we to grand theft. Hes going to spend a year in jail in california. Prosecutors say he went from parish to parish posing as a priest, even taking donations. Hes accused of selling tickets to see pope francis during his visit last year here to new york. When apple meets with shareholders today, they will have a lot to talk about. Yesterday apple asked the courts to reverse an order to help the fbi unlock an iphone used by the San Bernardino killers. Google is planning to file a friend of the court brief in support of apple. Apple accuses the federal government of seeking kwoegs dangerous power. Topping the money report. Kohls makes a move to stay profitable. 18 stores will close and smaller shops will open in seven areas. Look for more kohls off price and Outlet Stores to pop up. Well find out next month which locations, exact locations will once again, it is weg mans on the top shelf. Ranked number one in the American Consumer satisfaction index. It no longer had to share the title with trader joes. Points on that chain went down to second place. Its a different philosophy of the higher end Grocery Store where you get more stuff. Theyre great. Everything costs a little bit more. A lot more in some cases. Theres that. Its 5 19. Just ahead, why police are closing the book on a sexting scandal on long island. What would you do if you saw this running down the highway . Well tell you what these people did. Youre watching today in new long island expressway. Crossing the Grand Central parkway. 5 22 on this friday. There was a strange sight on a road in far west california had a lot of people calling 911. Thats juliette the pony dressed as a unicorn for a photo shoot. She got loose. People tried to catch her but they needed help. She got dangerously close to traffic. Her owner is making changes. The little girl, so cute. Make sure the animal doesnt get out again. She couldnt fly. They made penguins exercise. Part of the experiment involving king penguins. London studied how penguins walk. On a treadmill. Weight impacts how they walk. Scientists found the heavier penguins had a harder time walking than the skinny ones and the heavier ones fell over more frequently. Genetically they need that weight, right . If they were in los angeles, theyd have to be thin. Penguins are saying whats going on . Who funded this experiment, by the way . Pen gips fall down on a treadmill. I could demonstrate that for them easily. Falling down on the treadmill, right . That was crazy looking. Penguins, they like to pair off and have long marriages. Monogamous. Valentines day is coming up next year. Next year. Michael, please, lets not go back to the beginning of the month. Thats the trend for the weekend. Thats it for the high today. This is a rare day weve seen below normal temperaturewise. A gusty wind will make it feel colder. Cold night tonight, bundle up. 23. Teens in the suburbs. The windchills making it feel colder in the teens most of the night. The weekend, you can see what starts to happen. Bright and sub nny on saturday. A jump in temperatures by 15 degrees on sunday. A high in the mid to upper 50s with lots of sunshine. That is really the get outdoors and enjoy day. Kind of a hint that were finally turning the corner a little bit. Good. Whats happening, lauren . We have delays out there. Construction delays on the fdr drive. A live look at that. You can see headed southbound, this is in the 70s. Slow ride through here. That should be wrapped up shortly. If youre getting on the rails, all good news. The commuter checklist. Metronorth. Lirr, nj transit, path. We have an issue on the bqe. Ill have the details in a few minutes. Ahead, a hostile health scare of the well tell you why patients are being notified. If you take the train in new jersey, you want to hear about this. Whats happening today to prevent pape a commuter nightmare. Reporter the susk county police chief, the former police chief will be here at the federal courthouse entering a plea of guilty. Well tell you what kind of prison he could face and the details coming up. Keep watching today in new york. Download the news 4 mobile app on your device right now and be mobile. Move about the country. Well be right back. In new york state, we believe tomorrow starts today. All across the state, the economy is growing, with creative new business and the loweaxes in decades, attracting the talent and companies of tomorrow. Like in buffalo, where the largest solar gigafactory in the western hemisphere will soon energize the world. And in syracuse, where imagination is in production. Let us help grow your companys tomorrow today the man who once led Suffolk Countys Police Department expected to plead guilty. How long he could spend in prison. Plus, this morning, another mass shooting. A man goes on a rampage at his kansas workplace. What were learning about the suspect. Donald, relax. Im relaxed. Youre the basket case. Go ahead. Go ahead. Dont get nervous. Tension from texas. The republican candidates go blow for blow in a critical debate. Today in new york starts now. Good morning everybody. Friday morning. Its february 26th. Im michael gargiulo. Storm team 4s chris cimino here with the forecast. Good to see the boys getting along again. Just relax. I dont know whats going on. Youre the basket case, come on, michael. We are. Lets get through it. We made it. Lagrange, Hopewell Junction at the freezing mark. Chillier this morning. Towards the city 34. Just above the freezing mark. Same thing along the jersey shore. With a gusty wind it feels colder out there. The feelslike temperatures are down in the low and mid20s. Nothing in terms much precipitation other nan a few snow flurries across the poconos and portions of the catskills. Theres clouds around to get through this morning. I think we break out into sunshine today. It stays bright but brisk for the noon hour. About 3