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WABC Eyewitness News April 8, 2016

Technically skilled pilots of these drones, its not just a hobby, its a sport. Drone racing sits at the nexus of a new kind of sport using a new kind of technology and really a new form of entertainment. Welcome to the drone racing league. These drones flying 80 miles an hour around corners like this one and here at sun life stadium. When people see it, they tend to say, wow this reminds me so much of a scifi movie, this is Like Star Wars or this video game i played growing up. Its got this futuristic feeling. Reporter this is what the pilot sees through a pair of goggles connected to the camera on the drone. Making the experience for to the pilot and audience that much more exhilarating. Soon theyll be racing to deliver packages to your front door. Thanks for watching nightline. World news now is coming up with overnight breaking news. Tune into gma and were the race for president of the united states. Tonight centered on new york city. Ted cruz talking to Eyewitness News as he and john kasich try to woo voters from new Yorker Donald trump. First tonight, two Armed Robbers ambush an elderly man in new jersey attacking him in his home. Good evening at 11 00, im bill ritter. Im sade baderinwa. Those suspects took money and even food. Tonight theyre still on the run. The victim, 71yearold luis the first time the man knocked on lewis rosarios door, he looked through the door but ignored them. They knocked again. The second time, wow they pushed you in the second time. Yeah, thats what happened. The guy, hes younger than me. Reporter wearing a mask, the man threw rosario to the ground. That guy, he take out a knife and put it here. Reporter a woman who was with the man who pushed in the door sprayed rosario in the face with something. The two started looting through the apartment, including the kitchen, filling a bag with food and whatever valuables they could find. They took his wallet with 60 in it. The knife, a switch blade, was terrifying. He said stop crying or i will kill you. I say okay. No problem. You take all you want. He dont bother nobody. Hes a really nice guy. Hes a church guy. He goes to church all the time. I always see him with a good spirit. Reporter there were plenty of mistakes made here. The building has no security cameras. Someone let those two in to the building because the door outside does lock. The result though is police still have no one in custody and theyre worried the next time these two people strike, someone will be more seriously hurt. In jersey city, jim dolan, channel 7 Eyewitness News. Also in new jersey, police in paterson releasing new video tonight as they tried to identify the suspect in a machete attack. It showed a fight between two groups outside a bar on main street on march 3rd. The suspect swings a machete, causing a severe gash to another mans neck. Police also releasing video of the suspect walking in to the bar that night. Doctors were able to save the victims life. Now to vote 2016, for the first time in 40 years, a lot of it is courting as in food court. Candidates crisscrossing the boroughs today. The bronx, brooklyn, and manhattan. Cruz at a matzah factory, kasich at a town hall. Theres a joke somewhere about pass the antacid but this is the Serious Business of running for president. Josh einiger with the story. The city has certainly become the center of the political universe. Bernie sanders caused somewhat of a stir at the brooklyn diner when he stopped in for a cup of soup. Meanwhile, in the actual borough of brooklyn, kasich and cruz were stumping for votes tonight. Reporter it was a friendly crowd at this hasidic bakery where he made matzah for passover but in general he hasnt had the warmest of welcomes from new yorkers and their now infamous values. Polls showing kasich in second at an event in bay ridge, he said he loves the big apple. I love the neighborhoods. Thats what i think i love the most about new york. Reporter both men are trying to peel voters and delegates away from donald trump on his home turf. Cruz made a meal of trumps comments. Talking about new york values with scorn in his face. Welcome to the peoples republic of brooklyn. Reporter cruz told me his new york values comment wasnt directed at new yorkers but the didnt they elect the politicians . There are millions of new yorkers who are suffering under policies. Reporter it took the New York Primary for the knives to come out, Bernie Sanders believing Hillary Clinton had called him unqualified, ramped up his rhetoric. Maybe the American People qualifications, madam secretary. Hes saying that, but ill take Bernie Sanders over donald trump or ted cruz any time. Reporter for her part, clinton went for a subway ride in the bronx, taking a swipe at sanders recent comment about still needing tokens to ride the train. Though it actually took her five swipes to get through the turn style. A pretty common problem for new yorkers on the subway. Sanders got a lot of heat for questioning clintons qualifications in a series of statements but tonight in a tv interview he seemed to walk that back, saying clinton is in his words 100 times better than any republican. Were live in midtown tonight, josh einiger, channel 7 Eyewitness News. By the way, sanders is the only candidate tomorrow scheduled to be in new york city. Hes going to meet with the hosted of the view. See it here on channel 7. The nypd tonight releasing surveillance images of three suspects wanted for robbing the men seen here approached the boys and asked them what they had in their pockets. Then the suspects forcefully went in to the victims pockets and bags and stole their belongings including cell phones. No one was hurt. New at 11 00, a new york city correction officer now charged with assault for a beating so brutal, it sent inmate to the hospital. Investigators say Bradford Jones became enraged after the inmate threw a cup of liquid at him at the bronx county hall of justice. Jones entered the inmates cell where he hit the man several times in the head with a department radio. The inmate was treated for a broken nose, broken eye socket and cuts to his face and head. Jones has been suspended as well. A deadly hitandrun. A silver or gray fourdoor sedan the moment before it hit a man yesterday. This is in astoria. The impact so hard, it left the suspect drove away leaving the man dying on the street. Tonight worried parents want to know how this could happen. At an emergency meeting called by the schools superintendent, parents grilled officials about security. This as 46yearold jason adams now faces a felony weapons charge. Heres Eyewitness News reporter aj ross. Reporter it was an alarming discovery at Newtown Middle School wednesday that triggered heart wrenching wremz when a heartwrenching. My child was in the proximity of a gun for the last, how long . Reporter School Officials disclosed more details about the investigation of 46yearold jason adams whos now on administrative leave as he faces a felony weapons charge. Judgment to have that weapon. Reporter School Officials do not believe adams had any malintent. Several parents questioned how such a thing could happen, with some suggesting increased security measures like metal detectors. Really just surprised, but you know, it can happen. It was egregiously inappropriate and insensitive considering where he is in this town, in this community. A gun got in to the school. So that should be a wakeup call to us that says something more needs to be done. Reporter at least one parent believes adams deserves the benefit of the doubt. As a valid permit holder and generally well liked faculty member. I think hes being villainized exactly what he said. Hes made out to be something hes not. Reporter both the board of education and state attorney are conducting independent investigations in to adams whos set to appear in court april 20th. Additional Mental Health counselors were on hand at the school today and will continue to be to help students process in newtown, aj ross, channel 7 Eyewitness News. Tonight we now know the identities of an elderly couple killed in a house fire on long island. The fire gutting the home in patchogue this afternoon. 85yearold Angeline Romeo and her husband alfred found dead in the home. He cared for his wife after she was disabled after a stroke. Cause of the fire not known yet. Flights resuming 17 days after a deadly terror attack shut down brussels airport. The first delta flight departed new york a short time ago. The flight carried glass boxes with origami hearts in a show of solidarity. The boxes will be delivered to a public memorial site. New video tonight of the third suspect in the brussels bombing. The footage is from closed Circuit Television taken minutes after the bombing. The unknown suspect was seen another 16 were killed by a bombing attack inside a brussels metropolitan station. They usually verbally hold up tourists for tips. Those who dress up like minnie mouse and elmo, today holding up protest signs. The new York City Council today approved a measure giving the department of transportation control over all pedestrian plazas in all five boroughs. Uber hit with a hefty fine. Why the company will pay out 10 million because of their safety checks. And its not the way the proposal should have ended. Why this groomtobe had to be rescued. And will it be clear for the mets home opener and is snow in our future . I am totally blind. I lost my sight in afghanistan. If youre totally blind, you may also be struggling with non24. Calling 8448442424. [content sigh] ah, excuse me . Mr. Jones . Hi. Already . You booked an appointment. I just started cookin. We at Time Warner Cable need to apologize to you. I havent even started to bronze yet. We no longer give you an excuse to work all day perfecting your tan. Starting to even it out. Were making a bunch of changes at Time Warner Cable. Including onehour arrival windows. Well also tell you how long our visit will take before your appointment starts. Im meteorologist lee goldberg in the weather center. Showers still pinwheeling those showers are turning to snow showers over western pennsylvania. Your wakeup weather, 45 degrees. Partly to mostly cloudy skies. Latest for the mets home opener and the snow threat over the minutes away. We have new information tonight in the murder thats rocked a college campus. Hundreds of Students Holding a vigil tonight at the university of texas at austin to remember a slain freshman. 18yearold juruca weisner. Here body found tuesday in a creek. Police trying to identify a suspect seen in Surveillance Video pushing a bicycle. Now to a shakeup at the nypd. Four high ranking officers now reassigned placed on modified duty as the fbi widens a federal corruption probe. Authorities are looking in to whether officers at the 66th precinct in borough park, brooklyn did special favors for or cash. Strong action tonight from the federal government, ordering amtrak to immediately retrain rules. All this in the wake of a deadly crash near philadelphia. A passenger train from new york city hitting and killing two the federal Railroad Administration now suggesting the victims may not have been told that the track had been reopened to train traffic. 10 million, thats how much uber has agreed to pay to settle a lawsuit over allegations that the company misled passengers about the quality of background checks for uber drivers. The city of los angeles and San Francisco suing uber back in 2014. They say the Company Falsely claimed its criminal screenings were superior to taxi companies. They say uber didnt require fingerprint checks. In hopes of preventing another legionnaires outbreak, Health Officials proposed rules they must test at least once every 90 days and fully clean towers twice a year. The rules are in response to outbreaks last year in the bronx that killed 17 people. The government will not be able to stop Airline Seats from getting any smaller. The u. S. Senate voting down legislation that would have ended the seemingly nonstop shrinking of airplane seats. The amendment by Charles Schumer would have blocked further seat size and aisle width. Economy seats have shrunk with leg room reducing by 4 inches. The post office is lowering the price of postage stamps, first time thats happened in 97 years. The price of a stamp will drop 2 cents from 49 to 47 cents. The production is the result of a Program Ending that allowed the post office to raise stamp prices in order to make up for lost revenue after mail volume dropped after the recession. Can give, a new shot at life. April is donate life month. Mount sinai hospital is celebrating the generosity of living donors who gave up one of their kidneys or apart of their liver to help someone in need. Being a match to my husband is the greatest gift i could ever have. Once we found out that was possible was just a question of getting enough to receive my kidney. Ive never felt better in my life. According to live on ny, a new name is added to new york states organ transplant waiting list every two and a half hours. So important, giving the gift of life. Good for them. We had a lot of rough weather earlier. Are we completely out of the woods . We kind things get dicy on saturday. Outside we go where we have some cloud cover, a pretty shot of midtown manhattan and also you can see some of the clouds. The lights of the city reflecting off the cloud base. Pretty mild right now. But our wind is going to go from southwest to west, cool things off by morning. The high, 58 degrees. Thats right on target. Theres the average high. Six years ago it was 92 degrees on april 7th, the earliest to hit 90 degrees. There are your sunrise and sunset times for a decent friday. It is breezy and cool tomorrow, but it is mainly dry, so i think were just talking about mostly cloudy skies, mets home opener just a shower. It actually could brighten during the mid and late innings. It is breezy. A wintery saturday, wet snow, chill, rain mixed in as well. Still chilly on sunday and a nice recovery in to early next week. This may be the hot spot area for some of the snow on saturday, whether it be a rockaway or dover, new jersey amount. Its the hills well watch. Right now were mild. Temperature, 48. Mostly cloudy. If theres a shower, mainly north of new york city. Partly to mostly cloudy throughout the midday. Lows in the mid 50s, feeling like 40s because of the gusty breeze. Theres a couple showers over the Hudson Valley in connecticut. One band of showers near philly could get to new york city near 1 00 in the morning. This whole situation is pivoting to our north, allowing for a shower through midday. It would just be isolated and the clouds start to break up. Its this little pesky system right here that dives to our south over the weekend, especially in to saturday. Heres the way it looks on satellite. Notice through the afternoon hours were getting a little brighter. Then the rest of the track is so key. This particular computer model has it dipping to our south. I think in reality its going to end up being a little farther north toward i80 but you can see the consolidated band of rain and heavy wet snow. If we get the band closer to us, the best chance of seeing the slushy inch would be over interior parts of new jersey. The timing would be midmorning saturday to evening. Temperatures chilly saturday night too. That could mean some icy roads. Not convinced the entire system gets in to the Hudson Valley and the cas skills. Thats why were not going to see the big accumulations there but it is a possibility it gets in to parts of Central New Jersey so well watch that quickly. Tomorrow, upper 30s, mid 40s with clouds. Yielding to more sunshine later in the day. Well get in the mid 50s. And again a bit gusty. Partly to mostly cloudy. Breezy, stray shower out the door tomorrow morning. Temperatures mid 40s. Up to 53. Just a stray shower mainly north. Clouds. Mixing with sun in the day. Tomorrow night is a chilly night at 37. Heres your 7day accuweather forecast. The opportunity for wet snow, spring snow, again on saturday. And then at night, chilly. Could be some icy travel where it does rain or snow. On sunday, high clouds. Its chilly, brisk. The wind dies down raert showers on tuesday, near 60. Were kind of settling in to the 50s late next week. The big warmup is about a week and a half away. Bill evans will have the latest on the weekend storm threat in the morning. Coming up, is low fat milk really better for you . New research on how whole milk can help fight off a serious disease. Plus, you might have seen this crazy chase on our facebook page. Or on live l. A. Tv. He wants to take the plunge in to marriage but almost ended up falling off a cliff in the process. A helicopter had to rescue 27yearold Michael Banks from a giant rock off the california coast after he staged a rather risky proposal. He became stranded on a sheer ledge with his feet dangling 80 feet off the ground. Girlfriend who was watching over facetime said yes. Going to be an exciting marriage. You want to see a Wild Police Chase . Two home burglary suspects in a mustang convertible in the rain doing donuts on hollywood boulevard in l. A. The suspects later encountered a tmz tour bus. The crooks got through. The whole thing on live tv in l. A. At least one tire was disabled but the driver kept going. After about 90 minutes the suspects stopped, giving highfives to bystanders. Finally Police Showed up and they were arrested. In tonights health alert, lowering your risk of diabetes by raising your dairy fat intake. A new study shows people who regularly consume full fat Like Star Wars<\/a> or this video game i played growing up. Its got this futuristic feeling. Reporter this is what the pilot sees through a pair of goggles connected to the camera on the drone. Making the experience for to the pilot and audience that much more exhilarating. Soon theyll be racing to deliver packages to your front door. Thanks for watching nightline. World news now is coming up with overnight breaking news. Tune into gma and were the race for president of the united states. Tonight centered on new york city. Ted cruz talking to Eyewitness News<\/a> as he and john kasich try to woo voters from new Yorker Donald<\/a> trump. First tonight, two Armed Robbers<\/a> ambush an elderly man in new jersey attacking him in his home. Good evening at 11 00, im bill ritter. Im sade baderinwa. Those suspects took money and even food. Tonight theyre still on the run. The victim, 71yearold luis the first time the man knocked on lewis rosarios door, he looked through the door but ignored them. They knocked again. The second time, wow they pushed you in the second time. Yeah, thats what happened. The guy, hes younger than me. Reporter wearing a mask, the man threw rosario to the ground. That guy, he take out a knife and put it here. Reporter a woman who was with the man who pushed in the door sprayed rosario in the face with something. The two started looting through the apartment, including the kitchen, filling a bag with food and whatever valuables they could find. They took his wallet with 60 in it. The knife, a switch blade, was terrifying. He said stop crying or i will kill you. I say okay. No problem. You take all you want. He dont bother nobody. Hes a really nice guy. Hes a church guy. He goes to church all the time. I always see him with a good spirit. Reporter there were plenty of mistakes made here. The building has no security cameras. Someone let those two in to the building because the door outside does lock. The result though is police still have no one in custody and theyre worried the next time these two people strike, someone will be more seriously hurt. In jersey city, jim dolan, channel 7 Eyewitness News<\/a>. Also in new jersey, police in paterson releasing new video tonight as they tried to identify the suspect in a machete attack. It showed a fight between two groups outside a bar on main street on march 3rd. The suspect swings a machete, causing a severe gash to another mans neck. Police also releasing video of the suspect walking in to the bar that night. Doctors were able to save the victims life. Now to vote 2016, for the first time in 40 years, a lot of it is courting as in food court. Candidates crisscrossing the boroughs today. The bronx, brooklyn, and manhattan. Cruz at a matzah factory, kasich at a town hall. Theres a joke somewhere about pass the antacid but this is the Serious Business<\/a> of running for president. Josh einiger with the story. The city has certainly become the center of the political universe. Bernie sanders caused somewhat of a stir at the brooklyn diner when he stopped in for a cup of soup. Meanwhile, in the actual borough of brooklyn, kasich and cruz were stumping for votes tonight. Reporter it was a friendly crowd at this hasidic bakery where he made matzah for passover but in general he hasnt had the warmest of welcomes from new yorkers and their now infamous values. Polls showing kasich in second at an event in bay ridge, he said he loves the big apple. I love the neighborhoods. Thats what i think i love the most about new york. Reporter both men are trying to peel voters and delegates away from donald trump on his home turf. Cruz made a meal of trumps comments. Talking about new york values with scorn in his face. Welcome to the peoples republic of brooklyn. Reporter cruz told me his new york values comment wasnt directed at new yorkers but the didnt they elect the politicians . There are millions of new yorkers who are suffering under policies. Reporter it took the New York Primary<\/a> for the knives to come out, Bernie Sanders<\/a> believing Hillary Clinton<\/a> had called him unqualified, ramped up his rhetoric. Maybe the American People<\/a> qualifications, madam secretary. Hes saying that, but ill take Bernie Sanders<\/a> over donald trump or ted cruz any time. Reporter for her part, clinton went for a subway ride in the bronx, taking a swipe at sanders recent comment about still needing tokens to ride the train. Though it actually took her five swipes to get through the turn style. A pretty common problem for new yorkers on the subway. Sanders got a lot of heat for questioning clintons qualifications in a series of statements but tonight in a tv interview he seemed to walk that back, saying clinton is in his words 100 times better than any republican. Were live in midtown tonight, josh einiger, channel 7 Eyewitness News<\/a>. By the way, sanders is the only candidate tomorrow scheduled to be in new york city. Hes going to meet with the hosted of the view. See it here on channel 7. The nypd tonight releasing surveillance images of three suspects wanted for robbing the men seen here approached the boys and asked them what they had in their pockets. Then the suspects forcefully went in to the victims pockets and bags and stole their belongings including cell phones. No one was hurt. New at 11 00, a new york city correction officer now charged with assault for a beating so brutal, it sent inmate to the hospital. Investigators say Bradford Jones<\/a> became enraged after the inmate threw a cup of liquid at him at the bronx county hall of justice. Jones entered the inmates cell where he hit the man several times in the head with a department radio. The inmate was treated for a broken nose, broken eye socket and cuts to his face and head. Jones has been suspended as well. A deadly hitandrun. A silver or gray fourdoor sedan the moment before it hit a man yesterday. This is in astoria. The impact so hard, it left the suspect drove away leaving the man dying on the street. Tonight worried parents want to know how this could happen. At an emergency meeting called by the schools superintendent, parents grilled officials about security. This as 46yearold jason adams now faces a felony weapons charge. Heres Eyewitness News<\/a> reporter aj ross. Reporter it was an alarming discovery at Newtown Middle School<\/a> wednesday that triggered heart wrenching wremz when a heartwrenching. My child was in the proximity of a gun for the last, how long . Reporter School Officials<\/a> disclosed more details about the investigation of 46yearold jason adams whos now on administrative leave as he faces a felony weapons charge. Judgment to have that weapon. Reporter School Officials<\/a> do not believe adams had any malintent. Several parents questioned how such a thing could happen, with some suggesting increased security measures like metal detectors. Really just surprised, but you know, it can happen. It was egregiously inappropriate and insensitive considering where he is in this town, in this community. A gun got in to the school. So that should be a wakeup call to us that says something more needs to be done. Reporter at least one parent believes adams deserves the benefit of the doubt. As a valid permit holder and generally well liked faculty member. I think hes being villainized exactly what he said. Hes made out to be something hes not. Reporter both the board of education and state attorney are conducting independent investigations in to adams whos set to appear in court april 20th. Additional Mental Health<\/a> counselors were on hand at the school today and will continue to be to help students process in newtown, aj ross, channel 7 Eyewitness News<\/a>. Tonight we now know the identities of an elderly couple killed in a house fire on long island. The fire gutting the home in patchogue this afternoon. 85yearold Angeline Romeo<\/a> and her husband alfred found dead in the home. He cared for his wife after she was disabled after a stroke. Cause of the fire not known yet. Flights resuming 17 days after a deadly terror attack shut down brussels airport. The first delta flight departed new york a short time ago. The flight carried glass boxes with origami hearts in a show of solidarity. The boxes will be delivered to a public memorial site. New video tonight of the third suspect in the brussels bombing. The footage is from closed Circuit Television<\/a> taken minutes after the bombing. The unknown suspect was seen another 16 were killed by a bombing attack inside a brussels metropolitan station. They usually verbally hold up tourists for tips. Those who dress up like minnie mouse and elmo, today holding up protest signs. The new York City Council<\/a> today approved a measure giving the department of transportation control over all pedestrian plazas in all five boroughs. Uber hit with a hefty fine. Why the company will pay out 10 million because of their safety checks. And its not the way the proposal should have ended. Why this groomtobe had to be rescued. And will it be clear for the mets home opener and is snow in our future . I am totally blind. I lost my sight in afghanistan. If youre totally blind, you may also be struggling with non24. Calling 8448442424. [content sigh] ah, excuse me . Mr. Jones . Hi. Already . You booked an appointment. I just started cookin. We at Time Warner Cable<\/a> need to apologize to you. I havent even started to bronze yet. We no longer give you an excuse to work all day perfecting your tan. Starting to even it out. Were making a bunch of changes at Time Warner Cable<\/a>. Including onehour arrival windows. Well also tell you how long our visit will take before your appointment starts. Im meteorologist lee goldberg in the weather center. Showers still pinwheeling those showers are turning to snow showers over western pennsylvania. Your wakeup weather, 45 degrees. Partly to mostly cloudy skies. Latest for the mets home opener and the snow threat over the minutes away. We have new information tonight in the murder thats rocked a college campus. Hundreds of Students Holding<\/a> a vigil tonight at the university of texas at austin to remember a slain freshman. 18yearold juruca weisner. Here body found tuesday in a creek. Police trying to identify a suspect seen in Surveillance Video<\/a> pushing a bicycle. Now to a shakeup at the nypd. Four high ranking officers now reassigned placed on modified duty as the fbi widens a federal corruption probe. Authorities are looking in to whether officers at the 66th precinct in borough park, brooklyn did special favors for or cash. Strong action tonight from the federal government, ordering amtrak to immediately retrain rules. All this in the wake of a deadly crash near philadelphia. A passenger train from new york city hitting and killing two the federal Railroad Administration<\/a> now suggesting the victims may not have been told that the track had been reopened to train traffic. 10 million, thats how much uber has agreed to pay to settle a lawsuit over allegations that the company misled passengers about the quality of background checks for uber drivers. The city of los angeles and San Francisco<\/a> suing uber back in 2014. They say the Company Falsely<\/a> claimed its criminal screenings were superior to taxi companies. They say uber didnt require fingerprint checks. In hopes of preventing another legionnaires outbreak, Health Officials<\/a> proposed rules they must test at least once every 90 days and fully clean towers twice a year. The rules are in response to outbreaks last year in the bronx that killed 17 people. The government will not be able to stop Airline Seats<\/a> from getting any smaller. The u. S. Senate voting down legislation that would have ended the seemingly nonstop shrinking of airplane seats. The amendment by Charles Schumer<\/a> would have blocked further seat size and aisle width. Economy seats have shrunk with leg room reducing by 4 inches. The post office is lowering the price of postage stamps, first time thats happened in 97 years. The price of a stamp will drop 2 cents from 49 to 47 cents. The production is the result of a Program Ending<\/a> that allowed the post office to raise stamp prices in order to make up for lost revenue after mail volume dropped after the recession. Can give, a new shot at life. April is donate life month. Mount sinai hospital is celebrating the generosity of living donors who gave up one of their kidneys or apart of their liver to help someone in need. Being a match to my husband is the greatest gift i could ever have. Once we found out that was possible was just a question of getting enough to receive my kidney. Ive never felt better in my life. According to live on ny, a new name is added to new york states organ transplant waiting list every two and a half hours. So important, giving the gift of life. Good for them. We had a lot of rough weather earlier. Are we completely out of the woods . We kind things get dicy on saturday. Outside we go where we have some cloud cover, a pretty shot of midtown manhattan and also you can see some of the clouds. The lights of the city reflecting off the cloud base. Pretty mild right now. But our wind is going to go from southwest to west, cool things off by morning. The high, 58 degrees. Thats right on target. Theres the average high. Six years ago it was 92 degrees on april 7th, the earliest to hit 90 degrees. There are your sunrise and sunset times for a decent friday. It is breezy and cool tomorrow, but it is mainly dry, so i think were just talking about mostly cloudy skies, mets home opener just a shower. It actually could brighten during the mid and late innings. It is breezy. A wintery saturday, wet snow, chill, rain mixed in as well. Still chilly on sunday and a nice recovery in to early next week. This may be the hot spot area for some of the snow on saturday, whether it be a rockaway or dover, new jersey amount. Its the hills well watch. Right now were mild. Temperature, 48. Mostly cloudy. If theres a shower, mainly north of new york city. Partly to mostly cloudy throughout the midday. Lows in the mid 50s, feeling like 40s because of the gusty breeze. Theres a couple showers over the Hudson Valley<\/a> in connecticut. One band of showers near philly could get to new york city near 1 00 in the morning. This whole situation is pivoting to our north, allowing for a shower through midday. It would just be isolated and the clouds start to break up. Its this little pesky system right here that dives to our south over the weekend, especially in to saturday. Heres the way it looks on satellite. Notice through the afternoon hours were getting a little brighter. Then the rest of the track is so key. This particular computer model has it dipping to our south. I think in reality its going to end up being a little farther north toward i80 but you can see the consolidated band of rain and heavy wet snow. If we get the band closer to us, the best chance of seeing the slushy inch would be over interior parts of new jersey. The timing would be midmorning saturday to evening. Temperatures chilly saturday night too. That could mean some icy roads. Not convinced the entire system gets in to the Hudson Valley<\/a> and the cas skills. Thats why were not going to see the big accumulations there but it is a possibility it gets in to parts of Central New Jersey<\/a> so well watch that quickly. Tomorrow, upper 30s, mid 40s with clouds. Yielding to more sunshine later in the day. Well get in the mid 50s. And again a bit gusty. Partly to mostly cloudy. Breezy, stray shower out the door tomorrow morning. Temperatures mid 40s. Up to 53. Just a stray shower mainly north. Clouds. Mixing with sun in the day. Tomorrow night is a chilly night at 37. Heres your 7day accuweather forecast. The opportunity for wet snow, spring snow, again on saturday. And then at night, chilly. Could be some icy travel where it does rain or snow. On sunday, high clouds. Its chilly, brisk. The wind dies down raert showers on tuesday, near 60. Were kind of settling in to the 50s late next week. The big warmup is about a week and a half away. Bill evans will have the latest on the weekend storm threat in the morning. Coming up, is low fat milk really better for you . New research on how whole milk can help fight off a serious disease. Plus, you might have seen this crazy chase on our facebook page. Or on live l. A. Tv. He wants to take the plunge in to marriage but almost ended up falling off a cliff in the process. A helicopter had to rescue 27yearold Michael Banks<\/a> from a giant rock off the california coast after he staged a rather risky proposal. He became stranded on a sheer ledge with his feet dangling 80 feet off the ground. Girlfriend who was watching over facetime said yes. Going to be an exciting marriage. You want to see a Wild Police Chase<\/a> . Two home burglary suspects in a mustang convertible in the rain doing donuts on hollywood boulevard in l. A. The suspects later encountered a tmz tour bus. The crooks got through. The whole thing on live tv in l. A. At least one tire was disabled but the driver kept going. After about 90 minutes the suspects stopped, giving highfives to bystanders. Finally Police Showed<\/a> up and they were arrested. In tonights health alert, lowering your risk of diabetes by raising your dairy fat intake. A new study shows people who regularly consume full fat Dairy Products<\/a> are less likely to develop diabetes than those who eat low fat Dairy Products<\/a>. Researchers found people with higher levels of dairy fat in their systems had up to a 46 rob powers up next with sports. Another busy night. Its just going to get busier. The yankees wrap up their first home stand. The mets get ready to start there as we run down what happened in baseball. We head to augusta national, round one of the masters. So far looking pretty much like last years masters. Everybody following this guy. Plus, the nhl playoffs ready to start. Both the rangers and islanders are in. No better way to help figure hockey fans, rob is beginning with your sport. Less than a week to go in the playoffs. Theyre both in the playoffs, theyre just trying to determine where they fit in. The rangers, the islanders, battling to the end with the postseason around the corner. The aisles have had the upper hand in this series so far and they kept it on the road at the garden. Goaltender thomas grice had 36 saves. A 20 lead and the aisles just kept coming. John tavares, right past Henrik Lundqvist<\/a> who would eventually be pulled. Isles win it 41. 99 points. The rangers have one game left. The isles have two. The devils at home against the lightning. 2nd period off the draw. He scored twice tonight but back comes tampa bay. Nice pass. Devils lose 42. The lightning clinch home ice in the opening round of the playoffs. The devils wrap up their season saturday. Yankees on their way to detroit. They play the tigers in their home opener tomorrow afternoon. The yanks opening home stand and a chance to take 23 from the astros. When we left you at 6 00, this was a tight ball game. Alex rodriguez had tied the game in the 5th, 1st base hit of the year. 55. To the 7th, mark teixeira. Two men on. This is good for an 85 yankee lead. Mccann homered, so did castro. They beat them 85. They head off to detroit a mets play their home opener tomorrow at home. Teams back in town after the games in kansas city. Held a workout today. Jacob degrom was there, still listed as tomorrows pitcher but his pregnant wife is due any time now. They received their National League<\/a> championship rings. Tomorrow they raise their banner, play in front of the home crowd. Lets get to the masters. Round one had a familiar ring to it. Defending champion Jordan Spieth<\/a> back at augusta national. Heres a birdie on 6th. Spieth in control. Save par here, nice putt on 16, and the approach on 18 to set up another birdie. Spieth shot a 6 under par 66. Only three golfers have won backtoback masters. Spieth tries to be number four. 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