A businessman on the left at a dinner with banks and another person on the right. A tap on the telephones of the two men turned up questions of influence peddling involving as many as 20 cops. The accusations including gifts of super bowl tickets, trips to las vegas and in at least one case, a top ranking cop reportedly sold captain union Identification Cards to help people avoid traffic and parking tickets. We dont believe based on what we know so far that this is deep systemic corruption in the department as opposed to bad judgment of a small group of senior people. Well go wherever the facts take us. Reporter the head of the Captains Endowment Association which represents the chiefs called todays actions traumatic and called on the feds to wrap up their probe quickly so the chiefs can open forum. Banks lawyer says his client has done nothing wrong. Thank you. A Class Action Lawsuit accuse the department of education of lacking accountability when it comes to bullying. Reporter one o
Temperatures, we see rain pushing through. Tomorrow is not a pleasant day. More for you with lauren in a minute. Right now, over to you, michael. Thanks very much, dave. Crews are working through the night in manhattan to repair a retaining wall on the Henry Hudson Parkway. The workers in the northbound lanes near 125th street and it could slow you down this morning. We have Team Coverage to help you. Well check in with lauren in a moment. First, we want to go to today in new yorks Tracie Strahan who is at the scene where the repairs are taking place as we get into the rush hour traffic. Tracie . Reporter smooth sailing so far, michael. It was down to one lane open at one point. Now two lanes are open. Im going to step out of the way and show you the work going on at this hour. We dont see a lot of crews out on the roads. But you can see the trucks remain where the flashing lights are. Theyre blocking the lane right near the retaining wall. Now, this is work thats been going on through
At diner down the street youre always having that discussion with people and then you realize there are actual opinions on the matter versus the facts. Reporter this woman who works there says she hears enough political on a talk on a given day, she didnt want to hear more. I just think this is like a big joke and im waiting to wake up from it. I think its interesting. I think its good for Nassau County and the island itself. Reporter danny on the other hand thinks the rally and the attention given to the area are positive. Hes not totally sold on trump, but said this. I dont agree with everything that he says, but i think hes touched on some issues that need to be taken care of. Reporter issues like undocumented immigrants and the economy, he said. The rally tonight is expected to draw 12,000 people. Trump supporters. Gnaw detectors. Expect road closures. South oyster bay road will be closed to traffic from 2 00 to 10 00 p. M. Part of grummond road will be also closed. Im getting gas
Union Identification Cards to help people avoid traffic and parking tickets. The potential violations under investigation include violations of nypd rules and policies, the city conflicts of interest rules, and federal criminal laws. Reporter bratton took away the guns and badges of Deputy Inspector james grant, Commanding Officer of the 19 inn precinct and deputy chief michael harrington, executive officer of citywide housing. Duty. Also taken out of active command were deputy chief Eric Rodriguez executive officer of the brooklyn south command, and deputy chief david colon Commanding Officer of brooklyn housing. As always well have to go where we believe the truth as we know it takes us. And at this point in time we have enough information that we believe supports the decisions that i made today. Reporter well, as a result of the probe, bratton ordered the Deputy Commissioner for Legal Affairs to add additional training on ethics and conflicts of interest for captain and above. Banks
26 in west chestter. 31 in the city. If you look at it, were in the teens to the north and west. Just at about 21 degrees as you head to Westchester County airport. Noontime, a mix of sun and clouds and 42 with a high of 47. The breeze ez kick in tonight and the clouds. Rain tomorrow. First, lets look at the roads and railings. Lauren, good morning. Good morning, dave. Good morning everyone. Lets talk about the rails. We have fastrack maintenance out there on the 1 trains. No trains between dyckman and 96th in both directions. We also have overnight track work on the 3, 4, 6, a, e, d and f lines. Expect delays and service changes. The next update on the 4s. Traffic is blocked along the henry hudson parkway. Bulging retaining wall there. Tracie strahan is live along the highway with a commuter alert. Not both directions are blocked off, though. Reporter no, just the northbound lane. Really just one of them. You can see the flashing light over my shoulder directing traffic near that reta