It came on a snowy friday morning so unexpectedly, it has now left two people still in the hospital at this hour, and it also claimed the life of a 30yearold man from the Upper West Side. And clearly injuries here severe and of course this tragedy still about exactly why and how this happened. This video obtained by tmz shows the dramatic seconds right after this towering crane which stood nearly 600 feet in the air and weighed more than 300tons came crashing to the ground on werth street in tribeca just before 8 30 this morning. Because, again, the crane was being lowered into the secure position and the construction workers were blocking off the area, the danger to people on the street was lessened, and thank god we didnt have more injuries and we didnt lose more people. The crane which had been used to move ac units on top of this building at 60 hudson street suddenly collapsed crushing cars and swiping four stunned residents thought it was a earthquake. Theres too much construction going on in manhattan at the same time, and the department of buildings cannot keep up and cannot make everyone safe. This footage shows the hole left behind when a piece of equipment similar to a wrecking ball crashed into a nearby building literally landing on someones desk. The extensive wreckage now lies several blocks along werth street. We had a streetbased crane topple two blocks. Its flipped over. We had wrecking ball that has gone through the roof. Because of high winds this morning, crews were in the midst of trying to put this crane in a secure position when the tragedy struck. The massive investigation forced evacuations of local commercial buildings and also impacted subways, buses and streets. It also forced officials to Structural Integrity of nearby buildings. Fdny and coned have been sweeping all the related buildings along werth street constantly. So far they have the type of gas levels that give them additional fear of any further problems, but they are literally sweeping them every 15 minutes to check gas levels. Reporter now the crane behind me now lets point out here that the crane behind me that was involved in this mornings accident was just inspected yesterday. During his Morning Press Conference mayor de blasio ordered more than 400 cranes across new york city to be immediately secured. Meanwhile, authorities are still talking to the operator of that crane now lying on its side hear in werth street. Reporting from tribeca, rob nelson. We are learning more this afternoon about the victims. David wicks was standing next to a parked car when that crane crashed down. He was 38 years old. He was born in prague, immigrated to the United States as a teenager and graduated from harvard university. Family members say he worked on wall street. His sisterinlaw told the Associated Press david really created a life for himself. He literally took every opportunity that he could find. Three others who were injured in the collapse, 73 yearold thomas obrien. He was inside a car that was crushed. He suffered a gash to his head and 45yearold dawn cojema is in the hospital with a leg injury. Construction workers in a nearby building used their cell phone video to capture incredible video of the crane as it toppled over. Windy conditions caused the men to leave their own nearby building under construction when they spotted the crane swaying in the dust. They then described what they saw when they filmed it. Stopped on one of the floors and we watched this crane swaying in the wind, and we noticed that they decided to start lowering it down across the street. They were swinging the crane around to lower it down to a safe down to the street, and the wind was picking up, so the first attempt it started to sway they put it back up. The second attempt coming down it got away from them i guess. To give you an idea of how powerful this crane is it was capable of lifting 330tons. What they had been doing is working to replace air conditioning in equipment generators and putting it on the roof of that building. As you heard mayor de blasio say earlier, for most of this day the fdny and con ed have swept building after building in the area for possible gas leaks from the collapse. Inspectors are also checking the stability of all the buildings in that area. That means residents who live near the site are being forced to stay away. Tim fleischer is at the scene and he continues our coverage. Tim. Reporter and this crane came down, liz, in just a to tell you when it did, it came without warning to most people who were very close to it, some within several feet. Its really devastating. I happened to be at my desk and saw the crane come down. Right outside the window where bob ganley was sitting, the twisted wreckage stretches along werth street and smashes many of the cars of those who work at the sergeants benin lent association. The first reaction it was run outside. It was like a war zone out there at that very moment that it hit. The sergeants with the nypd found several victims that were in need of help. We found one individual that was inside the truck, tried to pull him out. It was almost impossible to get the doors open. They discovered the one person who was killed and another victim. Normally they say the street is crowded with people on foot and in cars. There is a school nearby, too. Possibly with the delayed openings, a lot of children who lived next door in the residences, they stayed in. The cranes framework buck and would bent out of shape stretched two blocks, most of it missing the buildings on the narrow street. Some pieces of debris crashed through windows. Across the street in the new York Law School building professor frank bress was just beginning his day when the office shook. It was quite a jolt. I mean, you know, its a big building and it shook the building and it was not just a minor shake. It was a couple of seconds. So unfortunate when you see an event like this happening. Peter allen told me the crane had been there since monday and because of its size he could not help but be concerned. It looked so unstable so high up in the air. Other residents who live in the neighborhood were terrified. The difference is we saw it coming and we could do nothing. We were powerless. Reporter and at this hour afternoon. Theyve put up barricades. Theyve closed off several blocks in each direction to keep people away and make sure they can bring in the heavy equipment to start the work. At the same time con ed is continuing to monitor the situation. Reporting live in tribeca, Tim Fleischer channel 7 Eyewitness News. Lets go up to shannon sohn in news copter 7 with a look at werth street from above. We can really give you perspective on just how massive this crane was. The first thing, this is the intersection right here with hudson treat going the other way that is werth street. Right here that is where the base of the crane set. So we want to bring you through this and give you an idea of what this looks like and just how massive this scene is. Youre looking at the base of the crane. Obviously as it came down it came down hard, and it was 565 feet worth of crane. Right there is where it crosses with west broadway, there you can see as it starts to crush the cars that were parked there. Here, very bad damage but as you get further down the street it started to do damage to buildings as well, and look at this car. Not only is it crushed underneath what is left of the mangled frame of the crane itself, but it is buried under building debris as well. We want to bring you back up because the end of this is church street. It took two city blocks for this crane to completely come down, and look at this. This is the parra pit right here that should be sitting on top of this building. That was completely demolished by the edge of the crane. We mentioned that the wrecking ball went through the roof. Were going to bring the shot in for you. You can see an actual hole in the roof where the wrecking ball went through and next to it the chains are still attached to it and falling down to the crane beneath. It is a mess here, and you can imagine what a disaster this was in the area. Unfortunately this is going to be an extended operation to clean this up. Shannon sohn channel 7 Eyewitness News. Its a counter weight. Its about 4600 pounds. This is another look of it inside that building. This was inside 55 werth street. The Police Department just tweeted this picture just so much damage caused by this collapse. You can see that the weight landed right on top of a desk. Just remarkable. As weve seen the huge mess that was left by this collapse, several streets around the area of the crash are still closed and some bus routes have been redirected. Heather orourke takes us through the best ways to navigate around the crash site. These closures are going to stay in place for quite some time. Were going to have werth street closed down between husband son and church streets until further notice and the streets between canal and chamber streets between hudson and church streets are going to also be closed down. This could affect traffic to and from the holland tunnel because of the closures below canal street. And in addition to this you will also find that the bridge all that traffic coming into the city may also be affected. If youre leaving the downtown area this could be a problem for you. And then you have the following buses diverts, the m5, the m8, the 15, the 22, the 27, the 28. Path trains, World Trade Center pedestrian traffic may also be affected. Heather orourke channel 7 Eyewitness News. Investigative reporter jim hoffer is taking a closer look. You can see his report on Eyewitness News at 6. You can see many more pictures and video from the scene at our website abc7ny. One of the two Police Officers recovering after a shooting in a bronx housing complex was just released from the hospital minutes ago. Listen to the applause for officer patrick e sberg walked out cheers from his colleagues. Police have identified the man who they say shot those officers and then shot and Eyewitness News reporter marcus solis at Lincoln Hospital in the mott haven section with the story. There was a huge crowd on hand to wish their colleague well as he was discharged. We have tape of the officer leaving the hospital. He was wheeled out in a wheelchair but only for a little bit. He got up waved to the crowd. When asked how he was feeling he said he was feeling good. You can see a bruise on his face. He was shot. That bullet grazing the tip of his nose and his cheekbone as he was responding doing a vertical patrol yesterday with his partner at the melrose, shot by a suspect identified as malik chavez who then turned the gun on himself after he fled into an apartment. Now police say that officer esquit despite being shot yesterday when emts responded to tend to him he said make sure you take care of my partner first. But for ten years hes been with the air national guard. The unit commander issued a statement which reads. A profoundly professional airmen. So it does not surprise us at all that he conducted himself with courage and distinction in his duties with the nypd. Esquid grew up in jamaica queens. A very good humble respectful child. , hell rush, come, and put it inside. As for officer cruz she attended borough of Manhattan Community college before joining the force two years ago. She lives with her parents in bronx. Hardworking decent family, believe me. People. Reporter and this afternoon i spoke with officer cruzs father off camera. He tells me that his daughter is doing well. Yesterday. The bullet still lodged in her abdomen. A few more days. Were live at Lincoln Hospital, marcus solis channel 7 Eyewitness News. We look forward to her release. Thank you. Were going to turn now to the snow and the timing of it, well, it was pretty awful and made for a huge mess for the morning commute this morning. Long island saw the worst of it. Dozens of accidents were reported in suffolk and Nassau County, mostly fender benders. Cars and are trucks struggled through the morning rush hour crawling as the visibility dropped and the snow continued to pile up. Even all wheel drive vehicles had some trouble. I was going to the entrance of the expressway, and my car kind of slid and did a 180. I tried to maneuver and it fell into the ditch. Long Island Railroad experienced some delays due to weather conditions. Now trains are running on or close to schedule. The storm downed power lines leaving more than 16,000 customers without electricity at one point during the storm. Some places like new york city saw good melting when the sun afternoon, but temperatures are dipping and that could mean a refreeze and a slippery ride home. Meteorologist lee goldberg has a look at that and some of todays snow totals. Our view fractures long island must be looking outside saying are you kidding me, dry pavement. Blue sky across the island. Plenty leftover in long island. Heres the snowfall amounts, look at st. James and bethpage pushing a foot, a lot of 8 and 9inch amounts across long island. Lower Hudson Valley did well, 5 inches of snow in white plains. Jfk coming in at 4. 5 inches and the park officially 2. 5, still waiting for the final total, i think were going to get closer to 3 inches in the park. North caldwell new jersey nearly 6 inches. West orange 4inch, ridgewood 3 and harrison new jersey at 3 inches and connecticut doing well, 7 to 9 inches bridgeport nearly 3 inches of snowfall. Look at the camera shaking and shivering. Its a gusty wind, were at 39 feeling like freezing and upper 20s right now. Those wind gusts are over 30 and will remain high through the first part of the evening, then back off. Theres the last of the snow leaving the south fork pushing away from montauk and the clearing will continue overnight. The problem now will be the melting snow and then the refreezing as we drop below freezing all over the area, temperatures will be in the mid 20s by morning. The post storm problems we have to be concerned about, with the heavy wet snow youve got downed trees and power lines. Still hearing about newly formed power outages. Refreezing will mean icy roads across the area and watch out with this heavy, wet snow and some melting during the afternoon, falling big clumps of snow. Keep your headsup, especially going through the city. The window sills on the area buildings, there will be falling snow through the evening hours. Pretty storm but also a problematic storm. Well have more on that, your weekend forecast and multiple snow threats coming up next week. Its all ahead in accuweather theres a lot to keep track of. Let us help you with that. Download the accutrack weather app by searching abc7ny in the app or google play storm. Were going to have much more on how the snow impacted Nassau County coming up later in our broadcast. And another case of the zika virus confirmed in our area. Im Neil Patrick Harris and new york is my home. No place has more world class culture. Come winter, i cant wait to visit our mustsee collections of art and superb photography and film. New york has beautifully restored theaters, that are now important centers for the performing arts. And museums that preserve the glories of the past. 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Now you know we have gusty winds but we had that sunshine this afternoon, and its good because then you can push the baby in the stroller, no problem. Snow piles. Different story over long island. Lets look at this cold looking camera shot from astoria back to the new york skyline. The sunshine very pretty. Weve had amazing picturesque shots. Thank you for sending in your winter photos, your storm photos. 39 degrees, a northwest wind 10 to 22 and the high today managed to reach 41. Look at whats happening on eastern long island because of the new snow and the snow leaving the scene, its 32 ronkonkoma, a pair of 3s in hampton bays up towards Eastern Suffolk county youre looking at 10 to 12 inches of snow. 39 in the central park, now 38 white plains and 40 in newark. Heres the planner through the evening hours. Your gusty winds are for the next few hours. Then they will start to back off. Well drop below freezing. Tomorrow morning watch out early with your icy travel. Well climb above freezing and pleasant during the afternoon hours. This is a loop of the entire storm. Look at the changeover from northwest to southeast. Some lightning in there and then bright whites and heavy snow bands over on long island, beginning to push out to sea. You have a couple of flurries leftover on the east end. We also had a couple light showers over western new jersey that have dried up. Theres the storm swirls east of cape cod exiting stage east. Some of the clearing will move in from the west. The high is moving in tonight, with it lighter winds, calmer. This high pulls in for the entire weekend. I want you to enjoy this weekend. This will be our last at a two day stretch of above normal temperatures for a while. What happens is weve got two storms that well be tracking now over the weekend, one thats just coming in the Pacific Northwest and another piece of energy coming out of the rockies. Ones headed down towards the gulf. The others headed toward the great lakes. Its almost like were in shark infested waters. These storms are going to be circling around us. Im not sure. Well have little snow events almost every other day this week. As i was talking a big clump of snow fell from the tree. When youre walking on sidewalks tonight. Then by tonight well see temperatures below freezing, icy roads tomorrow morning, a lot of sunshine during the day, a few fair weather clouds and numbers into the 40s. Clearing and cold tonight. For tomorrow sunny to partly cloudy. Very nice. Warm melting 44 degrees. Then tomorrow night once again we have to deal with the refreezing, especially on the island, 32 degrees. Coming up in our next half hour, well look at that super bowl sunday map above average feeling good, and well talk to the sevenday accuweather forecast. Ill try to time when we have our best snow. Theres multiple opportunities next week. Now. Great, thank you. All right. Yeah, really. I know right . Thanks lee. Yeah. And still to come, the cdc are releases new guidelines in the wake of the zika virus. Dr. Richard besser joins us with the very latest. Plus this. Shocked when their school suddenly shuts down. What exactly happened. And we will have another update on that deadly crane collapse that happened this morning in tribeca including a look at the giant in new york state, we believe tomorrow starts today. All across the state the economy is growing, with creative new business incentives, the lowest taxes in decades, and university partnerships, attracting the talent and companies of tomorrow. Like in utica, where a new kind of workforce is being trained. And in albany, the nanotechnology capital of the world. Let us help grow your companys tomorrow, today you like being picture perfect. You should want your banking to be too. Stop into td bank and well help set you up with picture perfect banking. 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Investigators still looking into what exactly caused a deadly crane collapse in tribeca this morning. The crane fell as it was being lowered because of concerns over the wind. One person died, and three others were injured. Inspectors also checked the stability of buildings nearby because of that crane coming down. It clipped at least one. Mayor de blasio said all 400 cranes in the city are now secure. Take another look at that 4600 pound weight that was found inside 55 werth street. This coming off that crane. You can see it landed right on a desk. Meanwhile in other news today, one of the two officers who was shot last night in the that is 29yearold officer patrick espuet. He was shot in the cheek, grazed by the bullet. His partner was also struck. She was hit in the torso. She remains in the hospital in stable condition today. Our top story this half hour, new guidelines from the cdc in the battle against the zika virus. The first time the cdc has focused on guidelines for preventing zika from sexual transmission for pregnant women. They plan to put in place recommendations to help maintain a safe blood supply in the u. S. Rocklin county has its first confirmed case bringing the total to eleven cases of zika in our area. Were going to begin with abcs dr. Richard besser who just returned from brazil. This is the first time theyve issued formal guidelines to try to prevent sexual transmission. Its trying to prevent sexual transmission in pregnant women. Their recommendation is for use condoms for their entire pregnancy if their male partner has been in an area with zika transmission. The reason for that is there are three cases of zika that were believed to have been transmitted sexually. Once youre over the symptoms its clear from your blood but its not clear how long it can survive in semen. Best to be safe and take protection. Most of us just learned about zika three weeks ago, and now it went to about the blood supply in this country. How worried should people be . This is a really important issue. There was a case of transmission of zika through the blood supply in brazil, and because of this blood groups like the red cross are recommending that people defer donating blood for 28 days after returning from an area with zika transmission, and thats a good first step. It doesnt answer the problem for places like puerto rico where theres ongoing zika transmission, how they can is safe, but for here its the best way to go. What was your impressions about the way its been handled in brazil . I got off the plane this morning, and, you know, the images still stick with me, the image of this young girl anabeatrice and her family, how devastating this illness is going to be and how the familys coming together. It just tells me brazil is doing a lot but we have to do all we can to prevent women here from getting this. That means theyre recommending pregnant women dont travel to the area and ensure people do what they know to avoid mosquito bites. The guidelines are going to continue to change as they learn more. Thanks. As we mentioned rocklin county now has its first confirmed case of zika virus. Of the 11 cases in our area, new york city and Suffolk County have the highest number. Its worth reminding every one affected region before returning to this area. Eyewitness News ReporterShirleen Allicot joining us with more. Reporter david, its amazing. In a matter of week concern over the zika virus here and throughout the country has skyrocketed. Rocklin county now confirming its first case, and while that is scary, Health Officials say the Silver Lining is that its not mosquito season just yet, so there is still time to prepare. Rocklin county joining the International Health emergency that is the zika virus. A resident who recently traveled to a south American Country where zika is present came back sick with the virus. The woman who is not pregnant is expected to recover. This makes it now eleven cases of zika virus infection among new york residents, 35 in the country overall. These are people who visited affected countries, but in one transmission through sex was confirmed. Mosquitoes remain the main we are still a few weeks shy of mosquito season here in our area, and at a News Conference at the rocklin county health department, officials said they will be ready if and when the virus comes here. Spreading larvicide to the breeding sites, sending our inspectors out to Check Properties to make sure that there isnt even the smallest amount of water, standing water, that these mosquitoes can use to breed. Reporter they also reminded us whether youre pregnant or not, if you visit one of these countries and you live in the state of new york, you can get free testing. They say its important even if you dont have symptoms because doctors tell me only about 20 of people actually do. Were going to have more on this story in the 5 00 hour. In rocklin county, Shirleen Allicot channel 7 Eyewitness News. For a list of impacted countries and symptoms to look out for, you can go to abc7ny. Members of new york city themselves a pay raise today. Legislation passed increases their salaries 32 percent from 112,000 to 148,000. The raise comes with major reforms including strict limits on outside income. The hike salaries take effect immediately. Mayor de blasio says he wont accept a raise this term. He makes 225,000. You heard lee say there are plenty of opportunities for snow in the coming days. That is the last thing some people on long island wanted to hear. Yeah. Many in nassau and Suffolk County woke up to a whole lot of snow, while it may have looked beautiful the timing caused major headaches this morning. Stacey sager is in roslyn more. Reporter as you know, the timing was pretty bad. It was the start of the morning rush. People were trying to get to work, and then all of a sudden the schools were closed, and they had to make new arrangements for their kids, but you know what, the sun came out very quickly, and this has since. It began in the messiest of ways, a thick, wet snow that limited visibility and mobility as people trudged around, trying to work or just get to work, and lets just say the floppy umbrella wasnt cutting it. Im not a fan. Obviously i dont have a car or id be in one. Long island residents also coping with their kids having yet another snow day. Not that theres anything wrong with that. Pretty good. The snow is soft. Im a working mom, and it was her birthday, and i didnt want her to be inside all day, so i took the day off. The cleanup was a lot less than last time, except cc abramson managed to miss the last storm so she was all over this one. Day ahead because i cant lift it up when it gets too heavy. Stay ahead, thats my idea. Our idea was watch your head because this heavy stuff melted quickly once the sun came out. Power lines, but a soggy afternoon for anyone standing under it. Reporter thats right. Were back here live now, and i can honestly say that while we were shooting our story today, we got nailed a few times. Now the good news is the roads are mostly clear at this point, although Nassau Police do tell us there were approximately 100 minor accidents out on the roads today, so if youre heading home from work, if you went to work today, do be careful. Were live in roslyn, im stacey sager, channel 7 Eyewitness News. And look up. Like stacy and lee both said. What weather headache is next, were going to check in with meteorologist lee goldberg coming up in the Weather Center to find out. The suns going down, a new set of problems, a fresh few inches in central park. Were at 39 but dropping below freezing. Watch out for the downed trees and power lines, the refreezing on icy roads and the falling snow. How about new falling snow in the skies next week. Talk about those opportunities well see you in a minute. Quite a sight, driverless atv goes on a joyride. And later new technology thats helping people keep better track of their medicine. And i raise turkey for shady brook farms. We dont use growthpromoting antibiotics, thats just the way things should be done. Thats important to me. My name is glenn, and im an independent turkey farmer. female announcer shady brook farms. No growthpromoting antibiotics, just honest, simple turkey. And youll see healthcare differently too. 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Thats an atv taking off without anyone in the drivers seat. The 4 wheeler sped through a parking lot in iowa. It started doing doughnuts. A few minutes later it crashed onlookers were able to stop the atv from running into the power lines there. It rammed into a building repeatedly. The owner of the nearby store figured out what had happened when he watched video. I looked at it about two weeks later, and holy toledo. So crazy, you know, it looked like caspers riding an atv. Went up these steps and started throwing milk cartons or containers everywhere. The owner of the atv was able to gain control after it flipped over. No one was hurt. That was an angry atv. You could see it had attitude. Pop quiz, which has more calories, a salad or a burger. Thats easy right . Why you should choose the burger in this case. And an unforgettable commute, details on sir elton johns surprise performance. Lets take another live look outside, look how beautiful it looks. 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So before the break we asked you hamburger or salad. Hamburger. Hamburger. Special salad. Mcdonalds new salad with Fried Chicken is rivalling the big mac in calories, fat and salt. Yes, i saw this coming. The premium southwest salad with a buttermilk crispy chicken. Thats the problem. Does have a nutritious base that all gets outweighed when you add the breaded chicken, cheese, Tortilla Chips and dressing. Dressing. The salad comes in at 710 calories, 43 grams of fat, and 1300milligrams of salt. The big mac has less of everything, 540calories, 28 grams of fat and 970milligrams of salt. Thats just remarkable. The pictures great because look how big that is. Its massive. And you could eat that. You know what that means, its a drive through friday. Chicken nuggets, hold on, a piece of lint there, sorry. Pull it together. Youre on tv. Whats your go to super bowl dish before i go to weather . Chili. And. I dont have a go to super bowl. Really, you . What do you mean mean. I eat whatever in front of me. Shrimp. Thats my go to. What . Shrimp. Okay. [ laughter ] whats yours . Wings, the sweet and sour like that. Shrimp. Shrimp. All right. Great. Im not going to your house. Good talk guys. As we look at the meadow you got the fresh snowfall and a blue backdrop, 39 degrees, a northwest wind 10 to 22 miles per hour. Temperatures will be dropping into the mid30s eventually below freezing later on. Mostly sunny skies tomorrow morning, watch out for icy travel if youre an early riser. After that numbers will climb above freezing. Well have mostly sunny skies and more melting, especially over long island and connecticut. Heres the snow leaving the east end and block island and over to parts of cape cod. Were seeing the clearing sky. There were a couple of flurries dying out over western new jersey. Even during your mid evening once the sun goes down these numbers are going to fall quickly are the new snow pack. We will see icy roads resurface pretty quickly. During the overnight it will only get worse. Tomorrow morning watch out for slippery conditions. During the day the sun will melt in the low to mid40s. Should be a nice afternoon hours. You look at the seven day a pair of 4s tomorrow super bowl sunday, 48 degrees, perfect day for shrimp. The west coast, 71 degrees in santa clara and perfect weather for peyton. Monday heres where things get interesting. There is going to be a whale of a storm in the ocean. It is not coming up the coast but its so big and strong we may just be on the periphery of some light snows, especially along the coast. I cant rule out at least some light accumulations or at least some snow showers around on monday that could affect your travel. Then on tuesday there are are couple of storms that will be around us. I dont think its a major storm, but maybe some light accumulating snows then. Still some wet snow showers on wednesday. Blustery, very cold on thursday, and a more significant storm in about a weeks time. Thats three threats we talked about during next week, and im still not sold that tuesday isnt a moderate storm. Right now i dont think major. Well be watching that very closely for you. Just be ready for a lot of winter next week. Our best chance of getting more snow this winter. You sound kind of excited about that. He does, doesnt he . It just naturally happens. Text me when youre up at 2. Okay. Guys, you work that out. Heres whats trending on this friday. The daughter of the late king of pop, Michael Jackson offering a candid admission on instagram about her life replying to negative comments responding to a picture she posted, she responded by saying she had other issues to worry about like an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting and continues to say she appreciates the love and support she receives but thinks the expectations surrounding her are ridiculous. I can only imagine what its like to be her. Elton john gave london commuters a big surprise yesterday. [ music ] whos that, huh . Few of his big hits, and then he got up, left a note on the piano that read, enjoy this piano, its a gift. Love elton john. He donated it to the train station. Leave it to the man behind the blue steel look to break the record for the longest selfie stick ever made. Ben stiller broke it out for the london premier of zoolander 2. All on display for this record breaking shot. Finally a boy and his pet duck, theyre now officially a viral sensation. Social media cant get enough of these two, the little boy from texas got the duck as a gift about a year ago. The real thing is so much better. Mom started posting pictures of the best friends and had no idea how popular her pictures would become. Now some pics get more than 15,000 likes and do you think the boy loves the duck or what. Oh, my gosh hes having the check out the trend online abc7ny. Send us your trend ideas using the hashtag the trend. Have you seen the modern family duck episodes . No. Its a must see. Sorry. Fall flat. And that conversation went im laughing inside about what it will be like when i do see it. Coming up on Eyewitness News first at 4, never forget to take your pills again. Were going to show you the new smart pill bottle. Were going to tell you how it im Neil Patrick Harris and new york is my home. No place has more world class culture. Come winter, i cant wait to visit our mustsee collections of art and superb photography and film. New york has beautifully restored theaters, that are now important centers for the performing arts. And museums that preserve the glories of the past. Winter in new york state means more great things to do than ever. Plan your trip at iloveny. Com theres something for everyone. Maybe some of you are like my mom. Shes got a host of pills to deal with, you know, for various medications, and were always worried, are you taking all the right ones at the right times. New technology is now helping people keep better track of whether they are taking their medication. Simple, yet this smart pill bottle knows more than you think. Patients just arent taking their meds. Its one of the biggest problems in health care. So with the twist of its cap and the signal of a white light, smart pill bottle knows you have taken your medication or signaling with a blue light and an alarm if you missed the time to take it. Weve put Cell Phone Technology inside of a pill bottle. This bottle no matter where it goes on the planet sends us little pings. Basically it tells us when and if patients have taken their meds. Then sending the information to your Health Care Provider and even a message to your cell phone. Adhere text ceo john stein and his partners are working with hospitals to provide the bottles to patients taking expensive medication. Figuring out ways we can make it easier for the patient to make sure they take their medications. At the icon school of medicine at the mount sinai being treated for hepatitis c, receiving the medication harvoni costing 1100 a pill. Every pill certainly counts given the effectiveness of the pill, the cost of the treatment, we want to make sure we get every patient started on these medications cured. As part of a study, the patients are given their medication in the smart pill bottle. Every time i as a patient take my medication, my provider can know if i did that, and that sort of connection with the provider i think is one of the most important things that really drives good adherence on patients parts. Adhere tech, also partners with pharmacies to provide the smart bottle free of charge and in use in clinical trials. Tim fleischer news channel 7 Eyewitness News. Theres still more news ahead. Eyewitness news at 5 begins right now. Now new yorks number 1 news, channel 7 Eyewitness News. Tonight, a search for answers, why did a crane fall 52 stories crashing to the it was just a loud bang, and you felt the ground shake under your feet. The massive wrecking ball flying into an office building, bricks from buildings above littering the streets below. On the ground three people injured, a 38yearold man killed reminding us all that life can change in an instant. That could have happened to me. And what youre looking at right now news copter 7 over the scene just a ago. The now mangled crane came crashing to the ground just before 8 30 this morning. At the time workers were trying to secure it, they were worried about the wind during this snowstorm. 38yearold david wichs was killed. He was standing next to a parked car when the crane came down on top of him. Right now the 56yearold crane operator is cooperating with investigators and has tested negative for alcohol and streets in the area still closed but Subway Service on the 1, 2, and 3 is fully restored. The crane in front of 40 worth street. Every 15 minutes to check gas levels. So far so good. And we were first on the air with this story. We have Team Coverage beginning with Eyewitness News reporter rob nelson who has been at the scene all day long. Rob. Reporter good afternoon, diana, this massive crane behind me stood nearly 600 feet in the air. It weighed more than 300tons, and for some reason just before 8 30 this morning it all came crashing down. We do not yet know why. We do know that one man did not survive this tragedy. Right in the middle of a snowstorm and in the middle of a friday morning commute, this tmz video catches the moments right after this massive cranes sudden collapse. It struck four buildings on its way down and crushed several parked cars. A 38yearold man from the Upper West Side apparently just standing in the street was killed. Were going to need numerous ambulances here