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the temperatures have been dropping. around the area this morning, you can see lights on at the empire state building, congratulating the denver broncos. when the snow starts, you will see temperatures dropping across long island. you can see that s been happening already. we ve been seeing the temperatures around 32 in hopatcong. 30 around monticello. montauk, 34. that s where it s snowing. winter weather advisory is posted up the hudson river valley. new haven county, connecticut to suffolk county, long island and then be careful of the time of high tide for flooding. flood warnings until 10:00 tonight. there s the snow we re talking about, just now getting under way across suffolk county, backing into the city, in the next hour. jersey shore. and another system to the west will be coming in here tomorrow. so, we ve got snow off and on not a big accumulation, but could make the sidewalks and roadways slippery. be sure you have your gear. heather? we will talk abou ....
reporter: bobby is the latest victim in what seems like a surge in knife attacks across the city. 471 stabbings or slashings so far this year, compared to 395 for the same period last year. still, the police commissioner says crime is down. so my sense is, on these things, the horrific incidents and the isolation of it. reporter: the restaurant is ready to take up a collection for bobby, if he needs it. if you know him the way we know him, he s like everybody s son in the neighborhood. reporter: now, let s talk more about the suspect. this morning, we have seen police officers walking around the neighborhood with a sheet of paper showing a very grainy image of the suspect they are looking for. he is said to be between 15 and 17 years old. last seen wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt carrying a gray or purple folder rather and a small gym bag. if you have any information on the police a call. meanwhile, bobby called the restaurant today and told the general manag ....
it is a real big unit. it is windy today. reporter: doug falcon a contractor not connected to the site, heard the emergency call come in on his radio and rushed to the scene. from news copter 7, you can see first responders frantically working. osha confirmed that one worker was killed and another injured. the morris county prosecutor s office is in the early stages of an investigation into the cause. they have not released the identity of the workers. i lift air conditioning units all of the time. it is very dangerous. it is a lot of weight. reporter: the workers, especially the one who was killed worked for industrial process and equipment there out of sussex. the company had no comment when we contacted them this afternoon. tim fleischer, channel 7 news. a driver is under arrest after police say she hit an officer with her car while trying to avoid getting a ticket in manhattan. investigators say the drive wears double parked and being suddenly took off and h ....
we ll also talk about temperatures in the 50s for the weekend. weather and traffic together every seven minutes. heather s looking at the trains what s going on? reporter: yeah, there is a new jersey transit, metro- north, they are doing just fine. our subway service is also running on or close to schedule. this is a look at the fdr drive doing very well. we had an earlier accident right here. we also had construction as you go southbound. that construction vehicle is still blocking the right lane, but it s really not causing major delays as a result. we re also taking a look at the new england throughway as you go southbound right near exit 18. that is an accident. you have two lanes closed off as you go through this spot. this deegan accident has been cleared away. this is the george washington bridge. you can see the bridge is doing just fine coming into the city. leaving the city, no major issues there. you have a minor delay coming into the tolls of the george wa ....
reporter: a 26-year-old woman slashed in her torso and right here saturday evening at five. police are looking for these two suspects in that incident. earlier saturday, two men leaving a party were slashed at 3:00 a.m., 30 minutes later, a 32-year-old man was slashed. both on east 173rd street in the bronx. more police are coming, which is the best way to address this problem. and the police we have are targeting any area where we have a problem. that s the bottom line. this is what com stat is all about. when we see an area of concern, we put more focus on it , more police on it. i understand a hundred percent why it worries people. reporter: on valentine s day, a 24-year-old man was slashed. and on sunday, a female nypd officer was slashed in the face with a box cutter after an arrest. we put additional resources on the subway, we re going to keep doing that. last year, mayor de blasio says the slashings are up 20%. as he mentioned in the piece, there are goi ....