Building that she owned into another. It was that hookup that eventually lead to the deadly explosion. Now this is a hookup that they say the general contractor dilbert kukich should have known was something that was potentially dangerous. Those yellow tubings have the potential to break, to fray to rip and it was something con ed initially had flagged as dangerous and had told maria herenko to shut down and to fix and to get approval. Con ed never approved it. She wanted to get the building filled with tenants and rented out quickly and she devised this illegal hookup to siphon gas. Its something officials caution and warn today is extremely dangerous. When you tinker around with the hookups as happened here, you have, in effect, weaponized the building and you can be held here, accountable for the harm to inflict. Explosion, nicholas figueroa. News 4 spoke to his mother today and she says, quote thshgs say Long Time Coming and we are excited. Our pain is still there and the loss of o
We have a gorgeous morning, folks. Hope you get outside and enjoy this day. It is 46 to start. A little cooler than where we were yesterday. We have clear skies and a calm wind. So, like, 41 bridge port. 40 around white plains. Well see temperatures jumping up to 53 by 7 00. 73 by noon. 77 this afternoon and we like 7s. It is weather and traffic together every seven minutes. She has been negotiating the alleged transit strike all morning long. Well talk about Long Island Railroad and new Jersey Transit running on or close to traffic and we have track work at 47th street street express and we have this situation on new you have an accident in the process of being cleared. George Washington Bridge. Construction at the lincoln and holland and alternate side of the street rules in effect. Over to you. Thank you. 4 32. Developing this morning, the search for a suspect continues after an nypd suspect was shot while trying to make an arrest during the drug deal. The detective is recovering at
That well have much more cast. For now, im live in newark. Aj ross. Channel seven Eyewitness News. Warm weather. Unseasonably warm weather, we will shatter the record high. The last record was 69 degrees in 2000. We may be hitting 77 degrees today. Meteorologist bill evans is outside the studios on the Upper West Side with a look at the accuweather forecast. We like 7s why not 77 degrees . Im doing weather here in the Upper West Side. I havent seen people this early in the season, were getting to the end of weather. Folks are wearing tshirts, shorts on the Upper West Side as well as around much of the area today. It looks really pretty. We have a hazy look to the sky, that is because of the warm temperatures and the cool water. The water temperature is 40. The temperature already 69 degrees and there will be a little battle this afternoon the wind hangs to the west, the city will see the temperature driving up. Notice the temperature in poughkeepsie inland, 77 already. 75 down the shor
A bull that went on the run has a new home tonight. All thanks to comedian john stewart who came to the rescue. We have new information on why he helped out. But first tonight say good bye to the temperatures. A big change on the way. Storms, even hail earlier tonight. Next, a dramatic drop in the temps. Good evening at 11 00, im David Novarro. Im shirleen allicot. Bill is off. Shirleen and david. This resident capturing the cloudtocloud lightning that branched off there sparking these storms. The temperatures near 80 in many spots especially inland. Cooler along the coast. Right now were mainly cloudy, still around 70 degrees 159 1 00. So it has been comfortable with the storm reports across new jersey nearly oneinch hail over hanover with the gusty winds here as well. Radar is quieting down over the next radar or two. Unfortunately the front isnt getting far enough. We have rain coming through tomorrow morning. But this is the storm that they are watching that it does not look as imp
Discontinued for the duration of any strike. A tactic Union Negotiators here see as an unnecessary provocation. Counter productive to any settlement. We object to new Jersey Transits conduct in this matter while the parties are fully engaged in negotiating process. It is a common goal to reach that conclusion in a timely fashion so that the threat of a strike is lifted from the heads of the commuters. Reporter and that was yesterday. The union team arrived here this morning and did not take any questions from reporters. The fact is, the railroad wants to drive a deal. They want the deal today, but unless they make a very generous offer to the union, the union doesnt really have the incentive to settle. At least not yet. Live in newark, new jersey, n. J. Burkett, channel 7, Eyewitness News. Lets take a look at the place. New jersey reporter toni yates continues our live coverage from reporter dave, if this strike happens it will be a different world completely for commuters, there will