homeless and the danger is obvious. people are falling over [ indiscernible ] we had to call 911 for four people because they were having problems from it from k2. reporter: the substance can trigger a violent reaction. the nypd released this video that shows a naked homeless man under the influence in the street blocking a school safety vehicle in brooklyn. witnesses to the unpredictable behavior describe it as frightening. every time i get off this train, i got to worry about being harassed by people that use this k2. reporter: how do you know they are using it? acting. you can see they are violent in nature. reporter: another issue the homeless can buy it for as little as a dollar from bodegas illegally selling it. just last week investigators seized 10,000 packets. these individuals many of them under the influence of this drug totally crazy that, um, super human strength, impervious to pain. reporter: today we asked police why they doesn t stop this use
with cold air later on. midday, we ll rain sleet and snow break out. more snow in the north. a mix into the city and more rain in the south. for the morning commute, it stays arrive b dry. a winter weather vice through sussex county and morris count and warren later through the morning and afternoon because there could be a prolonged period of a wintry mix of snow and rain even freezing rain there. cloudy this morning, 36. a mix moves in by noon time and changes to rain as temperatures hold steady and slowly rise through the 30s. commute. let s hope it s a quiet ride. it s a very quiet ride. we ll have some of that construction there. heading over the goethals traffic. that should wrap up in an hour heading over to the hue carey tunnel. and firefighters working to contain the flame that tore through an apartment building in the bronx. at least four people are hurt, today in new york s tracy stray han is there. reporter: two of the injures are serious but not life-thre
for the most part, things are rolling around nicely. you see mostly green behind me. we re taking a look at the alexander hamilton bridge where they re in the process of clearing out an accident. eastbound moving along nicely on the cross bounds. but let s head to the other side of the george washington bridge. smooth sailing into the tolls upper and lower levels. lincoln in great shape, as well as the holland. breaking news, there s five people hurt in a fire in an apartment fire in the bronx. this is. happening on andrews avenue in morris heights. today in new york s tracie strahan is there. reporter: michael, we re going to learn from the deputy chief himself. we have five injuries. one of your guys as well. yeah, one firefighter hurt he was transported to north bebronx central. reporter: we re going to show the viewers, fifth floor, anything you can tell us when this started after 2:15 or so? yeah, we got the call around 2:30. and it didn t look as serious a
mets fans are still riding that huge wave of momentum after last night s commanding victory and goes without saying they are expecting the tide to continue in their favor. closing out the series tonight would mean so much for this team, for fans, and they believe now is their time. reporter: it s been a thrilling series between two teams where there s clearly no love lost and it all comes down to tonight. i m just really excited to see the mets in person in october. even though we on. regardless. york. reporter: mets fans were lined up hours before the first pitch, believe they ll be the x factor in what they hope will be an epic victory over the dodgers and sweet redemption for ruben tejada. i hate chase utley. i saw him get out of the car. mad. reporter: from lucky towels blue and orange is expected to fill every seat in citifield while others will be in the standing room only section. cheering and willing on a team greatness this year. let s go, mets. let s
temperatures in the mid 50s through the lehigh valley, 60 in philadelphia, kind of a chilly rainy, even breezy day today. here s what happens when we go through the next couple hours, could see another area of rain around 8:00, especially areas north and west of philadelphia. by 11:00 p.m. tonight, a lot of this starts to move out, then more clearing for your veterans day, but another rain chance before the weekend gets here. that coming up. keep the rain jackets handy. certainly created problems during the morning rush, what about the drive home? nbc 10 first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington is monitoring the roads. any problems out there? problems, a lot of them actually. starting out in new jersey and the new jersey turnpike, where we had police investigation under way right here around exit 4 in mount laurel at route 73. you can see tons of flashing lights in the area. only one lane getting by right now and that s headed northbound. just a few moments ago th