gathered to mourn the expectant mother they say was rob to have had chance of ever holding her first child. an angel. an angel on earth. that s how andrea caruth is remembered by those who knew her. she was a very giving person, very, very generous. this is a terrible, terrible terrible tragedy. police sources say the 39-year-old day care owner excitedly awaiting the birth of her own child was found bludgeoned and strangled in a crawl space in her bay chester basement. is that why you killed her? reporter: wednesday caruth s own father william was arrested and charged in her murder. i m sorry for you. reporter: friends and neighbors consoled each other outside the 47th precinct after watching caruth being led away in handcuffs. i can t believe it. how could her father kill his own child? it doesn t make any sense. reporter: a few miles away, friends and family trying to make sense of it all, released red and white balloons into the night sky. baby girl
most of long island between 20 and 25. west westhampton, you re down to 10 degrees. clear sky and light wind. that s why those temperatures dropped overnight. temperatures bouncing back to 40 by noon. we expect a high of 43 degrees, which should feel nice. clouds rolling in and a change. we ll talk about that in a little bit. let s get the first check on a thursday morning commute. good morning. so far, so good. we just have some roadwork out there. if you re headed to the queens midtown tunnel that, overnight road work is there. the south tube is closed, north tube taking on two-way traffic. if you re getting on the trains, uptown n and q trains are running express due to track maintenance. more weather and traffic coming up. thank you. new this morning, a quick arrest thanks to a very observant man. police say they have the suspect who randomly slashed a woman on a street in chelsea. today in new york s katherine creag is live where the suspect is being held. depart
we start out clear, crisp, and chilly. not a lot of wind throughout the day today. high clouds mix in by noon, about 40. we re into the 40s this afternoon, forecasting a high of 43 degrees. we ll talk more about that seven-day forecast and peek into the weekend in a bit. let s look at the commute with lauren. good morning. the construction delays on the van wyck expressway southbound by the kew gardens interchange have eased out. our first minor problem on the roads. northbound on tonnelle avenue, watch out for a disabled vehicle by carlton avenue. we ll look at the gowanus expressway, where things are moving along nicely past the belt merge through industry city. enjoy that while you can. more weather and traffic ahead on the 4s. thanks very much. new this morning, police say they found the man who splashed a stranger for chelsea. they found him thanks to a man who reck nieds ognized that attacker. katherine creag is live where the suspect is being held. so many people