A man is killed by a hit and run driver. Details on the car police are looking for this morning. The race for the white house heating up in new york and the candidates are stepping up their attacks with less than two weeks to go before the primary. And big changes ahead for the costume characters and pained ladies in times square. Good morning im lori stokes. And im im meteorologist bill evans with the forecast. Reporter we are going to be looking at very warm tem. 49 right now. Yesterday at this time it was 20 degrees colder so we are looking at warm air surging from the south. 50 at nor walk. 56 lake hurst. 59 islip. Rain developing in here as we get to really the end of the morning commute ask a temperatures will approach the upper 50s to near 60. Heather is looking at your commute. It is weather and heather every 6 minutes. Reporter an ongoing accident investigation, all lanes are closed down although i am looking at a web cam and looks like the shoulder is getting by, the westbound side is open. New Jersey Transit, Long Island Railroad, metro north doing just fine. One train fast track repairs, no trains between 96th street and dykeman street until 8 00 a. M. Then the west side highway going north right here 125th street they are still doing that Emergency Activity where they are checking out that retaining wall just to make sure that everything is structurally safe. So we have two lanes closed down. Looking at a web cam, showing that you l. I. E. Accident that shoulder is getting by. Street cleaning rules in effect today. Is killed in a late night hit and run. Police are looking for the driver who sped away from the scene. Diana rocco is live in a storia with the in astoria with the latest. Reporter a 45yearold man was crossing the street around 11 00 last night in front of the boys and girls club when he was hit. Police are looking for the driver that never stopped, left the man to die in the street. The 911 call came in just after 11 00 last night. It happened at the corner of 21 it is street and 30 21st street and 30th road. The man was crossing when a darkcolored toyota or honda hit him. The man was pronounced dead a hospital. Police are hopeful pieces of the car left behind will lead them to their hit and run driver. People in the area say this is not welllit, and drivers do often speed here. You have kids coming out of the Community Center. You have to go down there to cross the street. Meanwhile people have been trying to get a traffic light over here but it hasnt happened. So the 45yearold man was killed crossing the street last night. Police are not releasing his identity. He was pronounced dead a short time ago. Police are looking for the driver of a darkcolored toyota or honda. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers. Channel 7 Eyewitness News. We have new details now this morning in the subway stabbing we told you about on Eyewitness News at 11 00. Police have released a picture of the suspect in the attack on a 13yearold. Detectives say this teenage stomach after the pair had an argument on the manhattanbound c train. The victims condition is described as stable. Turning now to vote 2016 and the Campaign Countdown here in new york. Hillary clinton stepped up her attack on Bernie Sanders. Donald trump defended home turf during a huge rally on long island. Stephanie . Reporter good morning to you ken. The president ial candidates are back on the campaign trail trying to reach out to voters ahead of a big primary vote in pennsylvania and there in new york. At a rally in pennsylvania, a bolder Bernie Sanders. Let me just say in response to secretary clinton. I dont believe that she is qualified. Reporter sanders firing released a flurry of attacks his way. The clinton camp saying this is a new low. With new york set to vote in less than two weeks, clinton is gripping a sanders stumble. Sanders tripping up with the New York Daily News about how he would break up the big banks. You think the fed now hose that authority . I dont know if the fed has it but i think the administration can unfazed. Clinton has nearly 700 more delegates. For the republicans, all eyes set on the empire state. A mob of protesters and supporters greeting donald trump in long island as the gop front runners tries to win over new yorkers. The bronx. Cruz defending the remarks on months ago, while also trying to show off his spanish to an immigrant dominant community. Language] reporter cruz understands mostly everything in spanish but doesnt speak as well as he would like to. We are likely to see a bat. In washington im Stephanie Ramos for channel 7 Eyewitness News. Stephanie thank you. Stay with Eyewitness News and abc news for full coverage of the upcoming primary. The candidates are blitzing through our area like never before and buying up political ads for the first time in recent memory. 4 37. The new York City Council is expected to vote today on a measure that would make it easier to control costume characters and painted women in times square. Legislation was passed control over all the citys pedestrian plazas. That could limit where they are allowed to pose for pictures or collect tips. Weather. The accuweather forecast now. Outside, shall we . Because as we go into the morning, it is getting cloudy and rain will be coming from the west today. As a matter of fact you need your rain gear now, by sunrise there might be a sprinkle across long island, but that would be around 6 30 this morning. Well look at satellite pictures and we have clouds that are streaming up from the west and southwest out ahead of this front. This will push through today, the rain getting here really right at the end of the morning commute. But there is a couple of showers you see out here in the atlantic and those could creep across long island. The main branch of rain gets going around 10 00 here with the temperatures will be mild, 56. Close to 60. We have a problem here. This is the lie. One lane is getting by at this point. We have this ongoing accident activity, where is it . Ill tell you. It is the lie east side right near exit 41, an ongoing accident, expect lane closures throughout the morning as a result of that. New Jersey TransitLong Island Railroad metro north, they are running on or close to schedule. No chains between 96th treated and dykeman street. West side highway northbound sneer 125th we have the ongoing Emergency Activity. Two lanes are closed through that spot, all because of that retaining walther concerned about. We have alternate side of the Street Parking rules in effect for today. Over to you. 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Look north to see how were not just looking to raise our standard, but raise the standard of health care. A bus driver was robbed at gunpoint while behind the wheel in patterson. Surveillance video shows the suspect walking away after the robbery. He approached a bus at a stop on broadway and madison last week and flashed a gun at the driver. Suspect stole about 200. 4 42. We are learning more about the damage done by a fire in a has been highrise known as the tower of power. Firefighters had to break several windows as they fought back the flames yesterday afternoon at 7 40 park avenue. Capitol gains says the tower was damaged in the fire. David cope ron perlman and ron lauder live there. A home in Northern California will need to be demolished after an out of control dump truck knocked it off its foundation. The driver was trying to go uphill when he lost control, rolling backwards, into the home. Two people were inside the home when the truck crashed through the front but fortunately, they were not hurt. Lets check in with meteorologist bill evans. Bill . Reporter our roof camera, there is fifth avenue, there is 432 park and we have cloudy skies this morning. And i see my College University has pulled up a truck here to west 66th street. Harvard. Electrical. Nice. That is my guys. Reporter heres whats going on this morning as we look across to Lincoln Center here. Cloudy skies and our temperatures have been around 49 degrees so this is warm, 42 or 43 is the normal overnight low. Winds southeast. Barometer falling. 29. 86, very unstable. That points to a cold front coming our way. That has dropped like a rock. Normal high is 56. We are going to get to that today. Look at 2010, 92. Breaks of sun in part of the area, might have a nice sunset. The heavier rain and thunder is going to get going around 11 00, lunch time, afternoon, until about 5 00. Sun will set around 7 27. Great day for the mets tomorrow but we have a mess coming on saturday with snow and ice and rain. 49 in montauk. 44 at white plains. Jfk reporting a sustained wind at 22 Miles Per Hour coming up from the south here. That plumps up the moisture and makes us warm and keeps us cloudy. The rain really from rochester buffalo, toward pittsburgh, cleveland here, getting this rain and that will be sliding through. On our futurecast, 8 00, here comes showers creeping in here just after sunrise on eastern long island. But the main rain gets here at 11 00, in western new jersey. Whenever you see these yellow spots and you see red mixed in there, that is a thunderstorm that comes by. But notice overnight we start to clear out and tomorrow we have some sunshine. You see by 11 being, partly cloudy skies, great by 11 00, partly cloudy skies. Great baseball weather. And then saturday is just a mess. 1 00 rain and snow mixed in rain mixed in here western jersey, up the Hudson River Valley as we go into saturday evening, saturday night. Breezy and mild today, periods of rain, thunderstorms are possible, 59. Tonight early showers and clearing skies and then we have clouds and sun breezy and cooler tomorrow but nice baseball weather. First pitch 51 degrees at citi field, mets and phillies kickoff the home metastases son here. And then mets, season here. And then that is a mess around. Well see what happens. Looking at your overnight sunday into monday too, 28 . Reporter but it warms to 60 by wednesday, ken. Look down toward wednesday. Look at that cup half full. I didnt even see the weekend forecast. Was there one on there . Was there . Right. No star on that report card. Lets check in with heather, look at your morning commute. Reporter we are seeing this so it absolutely did happen. This is the lie near exit 41. Only one lane is getting by. A ton of police activity. It is the lie eastbound near exit 41. Expect lane closures throughout the morning as a result. New Jersey Transit, Long Island Railroad, metro north running on or close to schedule. No trains between 96th street and dykeman street. Northbound side 138th street you have an accident, delay as you get on to that spot. And over here on the west side highway, northbound near 125th street, we still have that ongoing Emergency Activity, two lanes are closed down. We have crews out therein suspecting that re, out there, alternate side rules in effect for today. It seems eve have you ever been ca trumps scarves pose a burn risk. A spokesperson says the company is making sure that issue is fixed immediately. John kerry now holds the record for the most traveled secretary of state in u. S. History. Kerry made it past the 1. 06 millionmile mark as he arrived in bahrain yesterday. The trip puts him past the previous record held by condaleezza rice by about 1000 miles. And it may be hard for anyone else to top him, with 10 more months before a new president takes office, kerry has the thousands of miles to his 4 48. A Science Teacher in connecticut is accused of bringing a gun to school. Jason adams has a gun permit but it is not legal to carry a weapon in a school there. There is an Armed Security officer after the mass shooting at sandy hook in 2012. Attorneys for former House SpeakerDennis Hastert are asking the judge to spare him. He suffered a stroke and nearly died shortly after pleading guilty in november to violating bank structuring laws. His attorneys say he has apologized for his misconduct and is overwhelmed by guilt but are asking for probation they claim hastert has paid a steep price in shame and disgrace. Country legend Merle Haggard has died at the age of 79. Also on the day he would have turned 79. Haggard has been known for his hits like momma tried and send me back home. Long time champion of underdogs, and outlaws. Haggard recorded music for more than 40 years, collaborating with the likes of Willie Nelson and george jones. Used to see him on the dolly parton show. Big legend. A truck takes a wobbly ride also ahead, a childs this is everything i have, my family. I got to see my dad die on national tv. People are dying. We need a president thats going to talk about it. I believe Bernie Sanders is a protestor. Hes not scared to go up against the criminal justice system. Hes not scared. Thats why im for bernie. Im Bernie Sanders and i approve this message. A truck takes a very frightening turn in traffic here. In england, crossing a bridge it is blown over in high winds the bridge was closed for two hours. Look at that. A wreckless biker has been arrested after posting video of him self in a high speed chase with police in new jersey. It happened back in december, and police say the motorcyclist was riding so recklessly they gave up chase. But investigators were recently tipped off the rider posted his helmet video of the pursuit on social media. 20yearold anthony degree is now facing multiple charges. Meteorologist bill evans joins us now with the exclusive accuweather forecast. Reporter you need the umbrella and the raincoat and the boots and all that stuff. We have rain on the way, you can see way down there in the distance, that is point pleasant. Temperatures mild, 51 at islip, 55 at toms river. 7 00 temperature of 50, 55 by 11 00. Upper 50s this afternoon, rain gets going about 9 00 or 10 00, and that means much of the morning commute is going to be okay, but the afternoon features a thunderstorm into the evening commute. Well talk about a mess for saturday and the weekend coming up in your accuweather 7day forecast. It is weather and heather every 7 minutes. Reporter in the Berkeley HeightsNew Providence area, then this ongoing problem on the lie eastbound right near exit 41. Expect lane closures throughout the entire morning as a result. New Jersey Transit, Long Island Railroad, metro north doing just fine. Fast track repair on the one trains, no trains between 96th street and dykeman street until 5 00 a. M. 138th street we have that accident being worked on and street, crews are inspecting the retaining wall. Street cleaning rules in effect for today. Ken . At 4 55 we need to correct a story we airedded in a story. This is the aired in story. This is the correct picture of the person whom police are looking for. Detectives say this teen girl stabbed a 13yearold boy in the stomach last night. It happened after the pair had an argument on a manhattan bound c train. The victims condition is stable. The faa is considering a new path when it comes to allowing commercial drones to fly over people. Using the aircraft in Populated Areas is now prohibited but the faa is working to allow small those under 8 ounces would have no restrictions. 4 56. Lady gaga and Vice President biden are hitting las vegas today. The pair will hold a rally at the university of nevada where they will speak out about preventing Sexual Assault on college campuses. While it may seem like an unlikely duo the Vice President received a standing o while introducing her at the oscars. Her song until it happens to you was emotional. Yes it was. A man known for having a lot on his plate has traveled across the world to complete hundreds of food challenges. Professional eater randy sat took on the big wick challenge. He was able to eat an entire huge pizza including crust. It has taken him to 38 states and nine countries. You go. Developing right now in queens a search is on for the driver who hit a pedestrian, and left him to die in the street. We are live at the scene with the clues left behind. Parents will show their anger toward the new York City Public School system today by filing a class action lawsuit. What is at the center of their complaints. Meteorologist bill evans has the exclusive accuweather forecast. We are coming right back. Thank you so much. Did you say honey