This afternoon inside the home, the cause still unknown. The police say it does not appear to be suspicious. You can see from the video the intense flames shooting out of this house. Firefighters tried to get in right when they got here, but because of the strong smoke and the fire, it really kept them back for quite some time. Eight Fire Departments responded. When fire investigators were finally able to get into the home, they found the two victims on the first floor of the house in the same room. Neighbors tell us they ran to the home when they first saw the flames. I started to hear sounded like an elderly lady inside screaming help. I called immediately, i called 911 immediately. You are taking a live look again outside the home. A lot of crime scene investigators right now. Not yet being released but we are told by neighbors that the man was a korean war vet. Kristen thorn channel 7 Eyewitness News. A cab drivers medical condition caused him to lose control, jump a curb and seriously injure a pedestrian in greenwich village. A woman was on the sidewalk, she was hit, pinned under the vehicle. We obtained exclusive cell phone video that shows the chaos right after that crash. I could see her hand and her head was twisted. Everyone started calling 911, and there was one man that said he was a doctor and we needed to lift the car. So people started trying to lift the car but then the police said no dont touch the car, dont touch the car. The cab driver stayed at the scene and so far no charges have been filed. Investigators are releasing for the latest slashing attack in the bronx. The victim, a man, was attacked while sitting in a parked car on la fontaine avenue in the tremont section. The suspect slashed the victims head and ear and then ran off. Injuries. Recovery. Now to the weather. Cool, rainy today, even more winter like this weekend. Meteorologist lee goldberg burglary tracking it all. He is outside with our accu weather forecast. Reporter the umbrella on standby right now. Dont put it way for god this evening. Right now for good this evening. Right now overcast, a gusty wind. Look downtown, amazing over Staten Island and new jersey a couple of holes in the clouds but showers to the west as well. 58 degrees, at least we bumped the numbers up today. Long island and brooklyn and queens as well. Wind gusts over 45 to near 50 Miles Per Hour. Big delays at newark, a little less but substantial at jfk. Rainfall amounts a huge rain, light amounts from the city south and west, heavy amounts east of long island and a good batch of rain that swung through northern new jersey and into the hudson valley. A few puddles of standing water, nothing too major for the evening commute. Notice how the heaviest rain is pulling off to the north and east, and skies are trying to break up. But look at the rain off to the north and west. Futurecast will show a resurgence of the rainfall into the evening and even a rumble of thunder. A downpour or two before things quiet down toward midnight. So this is a timely lull in the rain for the commute. Still spotty showers and a thundershower tonight and a couple of those could develop toward the end of the evening shot of spring snow this weekend. Specifically saturday. Your 7day accuweather forecast just a few minutes away. Liz, rob, back to you now. We are going to turn to vote 2016, and with new york sudden in play as a primary state. Hillary clinton rode the number 4 subway this morning in the bronx. Secret service, photographers, reporters, they all packed in on the train with her. Surprising riders, as you can see, who snapped pictures with their phones of the candidate. On the republican side, john kasich, who is trailing donald trump, was also in the bronx meeting with supporters at mikes deli on arthur avenue today. He sampled a whole lot of food there. As for ted cruz, who is in last place in the polls in new york he was in upstate this morning and now about to meet with voters in brooklyn after less than lukewarm reception yesterday in the bronx. Campaign event in brighton beach. Rob . Reporter senator cruz is expected at this jewish bakery. The crowd growing in anticipation of his visit. Ted cruz is in last place here in new york but just the fact he is campaigning in our state at all suggests for the republicans how mathematically important the new york state primary has just become. An excited crowd of young new yorkers greeted governor kasich today in the bronx, shaking hands and posing for a few selfies. Hold on. It aint over until its over. I see governor kasich as the perfect representation of america going toward growth. Im here because this is the land of opportunity and i can see governor kasich able to provide me that. Reporter kasich is running and is banking on a contested convention in july. He is ignoring calls to drop out of the race and in a new ad, is targeting senator ted cruzs infamous comments about new york values. Ted cruz sneered at our new york values. Reporter cruz is spending a second day in the city with a scheduled stop at this jewish bakery in brooklyn and the key to the New York Primary are the men and women here. Reporter the texas senator is hoping for a better day than yesterday in the bronx, where he faced not only protesters, but also had to move an event out of a school after students there threatened to walk out, calling him racist and homophobic. Today he stayed on message. Our friends in the media tell us that donald trump is unstoppable in new york state. But you know an interesting thing has happened in the last we have seen this race nationally turn. Reporter now in turns of donald trump, he is actually laying low today but is expected to campaign upstate over the weekend. The bottom line is this, the goal for both kasich and cruz is to stop trump from getting that magic number, 1237 delegates. The whole idea of a contested or brokered convention is certainly far more likely. Again ted cruz expected right here behind me in just a few minutes. Rob nelson, channel 7 Eyewitness News. Okay. Rob thank you. Now we get to the democrats where tensions are flare between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. Today secretary clinton was in the bronx. She rode a subway several stops, talking to voters along the way. Meanwhile sanders spent this day in pennsylvania. If you want to question my maybe the American People might wonder about your qualifications madam secretary. I dont know why he is saying that. But i will take Bernie Sanders over donald trump or ted cruz anytime. Reporter secretary clinton did have issues with her metro card this morning as she tried to get on the subway. As one of her Campaign Advisers joked dont we all have problems with we invite to you stay with Eyewitness News as we continue to countdown to the new york state primary. Bernie sanders will be in manhattan tomorrow and we will have complete coverage. The new York City Council has passed a measure making it easier to control the costumed characters and painted ladies in times square. It is unclear what restrictions might be put on performers, but it could include limiting where they can pose for pictures or collecting tips. If you want to take a a chance on an unknown artist or seidl up to the naked cowboy, go for it. Officials plan to work with performers to create a better environment for both tourists and new yorkers. Students gathering today to remember a classmate who was murdered. Friends and family members came together to remember brandon lawrence, the 18yearold who was shot and killed early sunday morning in lincoln park in new rochelle. He was hit for a bullet insteaded for someone else. Steven desheer was charged with murder. Stocks suffered broad losses today. Banks and other Financial Companies took the biggest hit. It is the third time this week stocks have closed with a loss. The dow fell just over 174 points today to close at 17541. Disturbing incident caught on camera, a School Police officer seen slamming a student to the ground. Coming up new backlash as the student speaks out. New what super poligrip does for me is it keeps the food out. Before those little pieces would get in between my dentures and my gum and it was uncomfortable. Just a few dabs is clinically proven to seal out more food particles. 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 new infrastructure for a new generation attracting the talent and companies of tomorrow. Like in rochester, with worldclass botox. And in buffalo, where medicine meets the future. Let us help grow your companys tomorrow time for a check on traffic. Nassau county near the state parkway, traffic stop and go right now as it heads south and down to the hudson river crossings. 20 minutes away at the lincoln tunnel, 20 minutes outbound at the holland tunnel. No major problems at the George Washington bridge. Events today on the long is dead and another is under arrest. A driver stepped out of his car, another driver hit his vehicle and pushed him into the roadway. A third car then hit the victim and he was pronounced dead at the scene. The l. I. E. Is a very, very dangerous road in itself. You have to use caution, it is nighttime. Speeds are sometimes excessive on that road. Police arrested the driver who hit the victims car for driving while intoxicated. No charges have been filed against the third driver. And police are searching for a hit and run driver who queens. It happened in astoria around 11 00 last night. A red toyota hit the victim so hard he was knocked out of one of his shoes. Pieces of the vehicle were also found on the ground. Detectives are looking at surveillance video, hoping for identity. Prosecutors released new the third suspect from the Brussels Airport bombing. The footage is from closed Circuit Television taken minutes after the attacks. The unknown suspect was seen alongside the two other airport bombers, who died. 16 people were killed in that attack another 16 killed at a metro station. Delta airlines resuming flights to brussels from new york city for the First Time Since the attacks. The first plane will leave jfk tonight. It will carry glass boxes full of hearts folded by the airlines employees, to be delivered to the public memorial in brussels. One of the american mormon missionaries injured in the airport attack now back home. Two other missionaries who were with him at the airport are still hospitalized. The list of people accusing former House Speaker dennis growing. According to the chicago abused by hastert when they were teenagers and he was their wrestling coach in illinois. Hastert pleaded guilty last year to violating banking laws for trying to pay 3. 5 million to one of his accusers. He will be sentenced april 27th. We have hybrid cars and buses but could we see a high bred airplane in just a couple of years . Today airbus developing a small electric powered passenger plane. The companies are going to see if it is going to year 2020. Other plane manufacturers and jet engine makers are working on this as well, so it is a race to the finish line, right now. Wow. How about that . You know who has the most power in the city right now . Lee made it stop raining in time to go outside. The sun even came out for a second. How about that. Reporter and in time for started on time. A two a twofer. Reporter but dont abandon the umbrella. Really a wonderful looking shot from midtown to downtown. Lots of cloud levels out there. Even a little patchy blue. We are at 58 degrees. The south wind is kicking and gusting in spots. For a change right on target i wish we could continue the momentum, but we actually get chilly air working in. A tougher day for long island, heavier bands of rain and the wind gusts have been stronger. Everybody is pretty much in the mid and upper 50s, even approaching 60 in lake hurst and atlantic city. Look where the yellow arrows meet the red arrows and into the hudson valley. That is the first of two. That is why the rain is front goes through. We have to watch out for more showers. Have the umbrella handy for a shower. Even a thunderstorm. By midnight it will be widely scattered. Youll notice a shower around especially north of the city. The clouds are with us and they try to break up in the afternoon. Breezy, 48, 49 degrees first pitch at citi field. Still gusty and heavy downpours leaving the east end of long island from the hamptons to montauk. Also a round of rain leaving the hudson valley. Putnam, northern rockland and west chester. More showers are trying to pivot in across middlesex county. That is the second part of the system that will have to pivot through tonight. There is chilly air in the wake of the system and that will plunge into the area this part of the weekend. Watch the futurecast here again through the evening hours. Spotty, there can be a couple of downpours around. As we go through tomorrow a stray shower north of new york city. I think the clouds will try to break up, it is breezy, it is dry, temperatures are around 50 degrees or so then the cold air will come in tomorrow night. It will clear. Your temperatures tomorrow start out the day in the mid 30s to middle 40s and make a run at that 50degree mark but not as warm or mild as you say today. A shower or thunderstorm later on tonight partly cloudy and breezy up to 50 to 53 tomorrow. A stray shower around have to allow for early afternoon best chance north of new york city it is breezy and dry for the mets came. Partly to mostly cloudy skies, then turning chillier tomorrow. Cold air in place as we go into saturday. A storm pivoting around. Look at that map on saturday with snow closing in. Spring snow again, excuse me, followed by freezing icy roads. Well tell you if we might see any accumulations around the area. You just dont think that we would get any more days of snow this year considering the winter we have had. Reporter some places have had more snow days in april than the entire el nino went year crazy. Yankees on the field after a slight delay, by the way. Does it feel like you are waiting longer . And longer and longer for the subway . Well it is not in your head. Details on the growing wait times on platforms in your area. 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Sometimes you cant even imagine. Thats the job. And shes the one whos proven she can get it done. Securing a massive reduction in nuclear weapons. Standing up against the abuse of women. Protecting social security. Expanding benefits for the national guard. And Winning Health care for8 million children. The presidency is the toughest job in the world and shes the one wholl make a real difference for you. He played just one season with the buffalo bills, but linebacker aj tarpley announced he is retiring because of repeated concussions. In an Instagram Post last night the 23yearold said he is walking away from the game he loves after suffering his third and fourth concussions of his career last season. He walked away from the game and a potentially big pay day because of worries about his longterm health. He said it was the hardest decision he has made yet. Honda owners double billed. Customers had their monthly car account twice this month. The company said late yesterday refunds are being issued and any Overdraft Fees people incurred, those would be reimbursed as well. Take washington power hungry dynamo and meet dutch harbor working class girl. Sandy . Reporter thanks liz. My pleasure to explain all that to you. Among so many performers, darby stang field has no trouble making her mark. But it may surprise to you learn this performers roots lie very far from hollywood and from washingtons corridors of power. Her character is sexy, smart and, up until now, very steady. As scandalous as the others. Abby has had a real consistent moral compass throughout the series of scandal for five seasons. Reporter so imagine darbys surprise when the actress learned abby would stop at nothing to replace cyrus as chief of staff. Crush him. Destroy him. Slit his throat and bathe in his blood. When i got that script i was like who is this character . Like she is definitely off the rails. Reporter the same cant be said about the woman who plays her. Because, for all her glamor, darby has a very practical side. She learned self sufficiency from her dad, a commercial fisherman in alaska. Like those on the deadliest catch. And the future star spent her formative years in the same home port where that series is based. My mom really raised us. My dad was gone all the time. So they taught us things like tire at a very young age. Reporter to earn her allowance young darby cleaned school buses. I grew up with like a real working class, hardworking upbringing. And i think that has led into the persistence you have to have as an actor. You just plug away and work hard and it can pay off. There can be no doubt about her capabilities. For the moment abby seems a bit drunk with power right . It is all an act for the actress who plays her. Darby remains as down to earth as she was before scandal hit so big. Tonights lineup starts with grays a starts with greys anatomy at 8 00. I totally want to see her on a fishing back in dutch harbor. She could do it. She owns an Apartment Building she bought with her first winnings from commercials. She is very practical. Love that. First at 4 00, fallout for the nypd. Top officials are reassigned, what an fbi investigation has revealed. Are you f