Reporter a neighbor clifford la may lived alone in a third floor apartment in this palisades park. He knew him only in passing but said he was a good man. Think kept to himself . Pretty much. He was a hard worker and did his job. Reporter he was the building manager for alfred enterprises. In a statement from Company Officials this afternoon they write, we are heart broken to have lost an individual who has been a part of our daily work life for four years. He was highly regarded by all of us. A very tragic death. For sure. Thank you very much. High winds knocked down trees and power lines across our area overnight. Some of the worse damage was in westchester county. Since then the wind gusts have died down a little bit. We have meteorologist lee goldberg outside with the forecast. Reporter our winds are still gusting at 30 Miles Per Hour. It is gusty outside. It is starting to back off. The wind doesnt feel all that bad because sunshine is out. When you get in the shade and you get gu
Unions can be agreed upon. There will be an agreement. Reporter the 11 unions have been working without a contract since 2011. Their spokesperson entered the negotiations cautiously optimistic. Were always hopeful. Reporter but hours later, he and other Union Members stormed out fuming after new Jersey Transit sent them a letter informing members that if they go through with the strike, all rail positions will be suspended, all workers on sick leave will lose benefits and all employees will lose their health insurance. It is apparent that new Jersey Transits notice to the Coalition Members represents retaliatory action and harassment of the Coalition Members. Reporter nj transit says the notice was required by federal law. About 105,000 commuters rely on transit trains daily and the accommodate about 40,000 of those riders. The new jersey senator says it may come to the point where federal mediators may need to intervene. We cannot afford a shut down. By the same token, you cant expect
Exiting eastern long island pushing offshore. Another one to the north and west that will weaken on its approach and will swing through during the course of the morning commute. Wet and damp roads. Take along the umbrella. Youll need it up until 7 00 in u some locations and it will clear out. As the front drops through, it will bring in cooler air. Dont expect record setting temperatures today. 60 at noon is still nice. High this afternoon of 63 degrees withfo mix of clouds and nshine. Some damp roads. Lets see if there are early problems for the commute. We have track maintenance for half an hour longer. No service at the 6th avenue stations in manhattan. Im sure you know that by now. Theres free shuttle buses for you to get around. Overnight track work on 1, 3, 6, a, g and l lines. Lauren, thank you. New this morning, the search for a killer in brooklyn. It happened on Lincoln Place just hours after and blocks away from another shooting where someone opened fir a d hit two teenagers.
But they are looking for these two men both on air and in the water on boats. Now, lets go to the video to show you more of this search, rather. This all started around 5 18. Thats when the first 911 call started coming in. Were told a tug boat was escort escorting a barch on the hudson river. It struck a stationary barge in the project. One man was recovered by the tarrytown fire department. That man was pronounced dead here at the scene. Two others are unaccounted for. The tug is now 40 feet under water in the hudson river. Police and firefighters are out looking for the other men. Police department explained the situation further. Take a listen. What we do know is the tug that collided and sank struck a stationary barge pretty much head on. It was predawn at that time. So we dont know if whether a lack of, you know, vision is a factor there. Reporter here at the scene, you can see the Westchester County police are stationed as well as firefighters and dive teams look for these two m
And meeting with Law Enforcement. And determined for the safety of the tens of thousands of people will be postponed. We were informed that the event was being cancelled. The Chicago Police department had no role. I am not a person who wants to it see violence or people hurt. Reporter his gop rivals wasted no rival. The responsibility of that lies with protestors who took violence in tir own hands. But any campaign responsibility starts at the top. Mr. Trump needs to own up that rhetoric he used contributed to the climate in parts of other rallies. Reporter this is not the first time violence erupted in in st. Louse one protestor was hurt and more inside. Trump leaving them with parting words. Go home to mommy. Reporter Hillary Clinton said no matte what party we are. Violence has no place in politics and we should use our words to bring america together. And donald trump said organized group of people who shut down the rally energizes america. Donald trump is considering rescheduling