It is monday, april 18th. You are never more than 7 minutes away from weather and traffic. Summer like accuweather forecast with bill evans. A beautiful sunrise, a warm day, a look from our camera on the roof over to the east side. Look at the gorgeous cirrus clouds. 52 degrees. 43 haw pawing d orient across the Shelter Island towards the hamptons, 72 by noontime. 80 later on today. Light northerly wind, coastal sections at 70, going to be a really gorgeous day. We will talk about worth for primary tuesday tomorrow coming up next. 84, exit 5, the accident involving the truck involving a debris spill. Only the shoulder is open. You can see that delay as you to the accident scene. Sawmill closed between 32, 33 with on going construction. All lanes are closed both directions traveling to the sawmill. 1, 2, 3, Police Activity near 72nd street completed. You cans peens residual delays. Experience residual delays. We have alternate side of the Street Parking rules in effect for today. New this morning, dramatic video shows a robbery in brooklyn that ended with a clerk shot, while one of the thieves was stuffing his pockets with cash, the worker tried to grab the gun, that was pointed in his face. This happened at 11 last night. Reporter good morning, it was a really close call for this clerk who put up the fight of his life, those robbers fired two shots before fleeing this conner store last night, it happened at the copper grocery here on new lots avenue in East New York, look at this video, from inside the store, you can see the clerk struggling with one of the robbers who has a gun pointed in his face. The robber fires two shots and both of the men take off out the door. This happened after 11 inside the Grocery Store. One man emptys the cash drawer, the other keeps the gun focused on the cleg. The clerk decides to put up a struggle and fight back, the robber fires at hims hitting him twice. The 35 year old clerk was hit in the happened and the hip. The suspects did flee in a black honda. The clerk was taken to brook dale where he is listed in stable condition this morning. Police are now looking for those two men. Anyone with information is asked to call crime stoppers. Developing in jersey citying as suspect accused of stealing a car is in the front of a police station. Officers tried to pull over the suspect after they say he stole the car from a nearby parking lot. He crashed in to a Police Cruiser and other parked cars in front of the jersey city South District precinct. The drive ran out of the car when engine caught fire and later caught. One officer was hurt but expected to be okay. A 32 year old man is dead after four nypd officers shot him sunday morning. Police say they approached the man after they noticed he had an open container in queens. Family identified the man as George Tillman from maryland. Tillman ran from police when officers closed in, they say he reached for his gun prompting them to open fire. This is a very quiet neighborhood. Knot like this has ever happened here. Not as far as long as i have been here. Run after he had been shot. They tell eye witness news the father of 5 was visiting new york for a family celebration. The final countdown is on, polls open in less than 24 hours in new york for a primary contest that could change the course of the 2016 president ial election for both parties. Candidates have been focusing efforts for weeks now. Dray clark is live in midtown. Reporter good morning, ken, it comes down to tomorrow, there is no question the race to watch for tomorrows primary is between Bernie Sanders and hilary clinton, right now, clinton has a 10 point lead, really the race is too close to call. On the republican side, donald trump has a luxury of a long lead. Illegal immigration costs new york taxpayers over 5 billion every year. Hitting the themes, thats put him 30 points aheads, one day before the primary. I love new york, a guy like cruz, you heard his statement on values, new york values, i cant imagine any north korea voting for cruz. New yorker voting for cruz. He cant beat hillary, im going beat hillary. Reporter the one who could match trump in confidence is hilary clinton. She dance insides Washington Heights sunday and reached out for votes across the city. The big weekend problem for clinton, Bernie Sanders supporters showering her california motorcade with 1000 as she headed to a George Clooney fundraiser where tickets sold for more than 30,000. It is an obscene amount of money. I have a lot of respect for George Clooneys honesty and integrity on this issue. City. Kasich is campaigning up state as for here at trump tower, donald trump is expected to hold a News Conference with the National Diversity coalition, thats set for today at noon. Our coverage the New York Primary continues at abc 7ny, abc7ny. Com. We will be posting coverage on election day as it unfolds. Head to abc7ny. Com new york vote. We will see two interesting special elections tomorrow. Both filling the seats of convicted felons, voters will select new state representatives to replace former Senate Majority leader dean skullous and the seats they held have been vacant for four months. The search is back on today for the data recorder from the cargo ship el faro that sank during hurricane joaquin. Investigators will use an under water vehicle to locate the recorder. 33 people died when it was overtaken by that storm back in october. The ship was found in 15,000 feet of water near the bahamas. The Research Vessel is scheduled to depart South Carolina today and will search the site for 10 days. You are never more than 7 minutes away from weather and traffic. Bill evans with the accuweather forecast. A look outside, look at that beautiful sunrise, across the park thats flushing bay, beyond that, long island sound. Pretty morning here, a very nice day. A very warm day, too. Looking at temperatures this morning, 52 degrees. Lots of sunshine today. Back door front in canada. Quebec, toronto, driving down to us overnight in to tomorrow morning. By the time it gets to us, clouds and wind change, to cooler air coming in. 64 degrees by 10 00. 72 by noon. 78 80 this afternoon. Temperatures 18 degrees warmer than normal for this time of the year. At the bus stop, the 4 huckleberries will be there, jacket or sweater at the bus stop kiddos for the morning. After school, its going to feel great. 80 degrees after school. If you are choosing sports after school, choughs one of these choose one of these four kids. We had a fender bender in queens. Shannon is here to tell us about it. Since they got it off the roadway this, would be no big deal. Along the westbound side of the parkway this, is happening before north conduit avenue. The damage is done. Delay, worse as you get further back, a bumper to bumper jam, back to the parkway, a rough one this morning on the belt parkway. A look at our subway status. Police activity at 72nd street completed. The subways are running without major issues at this point. 84 eastbound, this is a major issue, near exit 5, an accident involving a truck. Debris spill only the shoulder is squeezing by the spot. As you take the sawmill, closed down, 3233 with construction. Effect for today. Still ahead, this morning, the deadliest earthquake to strike equidore in decadess that death toll rises, new video of a damage from above. Temperatures are on the way up, which means mosquito season isnt far off. Damage done by a 7. 2 earthquake on equidore. The drone video showing a highway that buckled during the quake. 2500 got hurt. Ecuadorian Officials Say the death toll could rise as the search for survivors and victims continues. Hear how people are stepping up to held relatives back home. 30,000 people from around the world are lacing up for the boston marathon. The 120 year old race kicks off in a couple of hours, 1 million spectators would cheer on participants including survivors of the 2013 marathon bombing. Thousands of Police Officers will be patrolling the race route. There will be camera surveillance and a infly zone in place. Mayor de blasio has a yorkers on the citys response to the zika virus. The countrys top Infectious Disease researchers say women in america dont need to worry about zika at this point. The head of National Institutes of health says there has been no local zika transmission, but he warns there will likely be changes this summer. He wants congress to approve funding to combat the virus. Zika infections in pregnant women have been linked to birth defects. Time to get a check on the accuweather forecast. Bill evans is live outside the studios. Reporter feels great out good morning. Nice to see you. Morning where where we start out with a lot of sunshine, beautiful sunrise, our camera, west 66, 67th street, columbus avenue, manhattan is gorgeous, across the park, a pretty morning here, we have a temperature of 52 degrees, dry humidity, calm wind, barometer that tells us we have fair weather. We are hanging onto the ridge over us, yesterdays high was 75. Normal is 62. Its only going to get warmer. Ts keep climbing, cooler at the coast, a dry stretch of weather until we get to friday. 41 kingston, poughkeepsie. 43 long island. 34 around the jersey shore, lynhurst. Spots eastern long island, suffolk county, a frost advisory, chilly, because we have a clear sky and a calm wind, if you got wind around its light. Negligible wind north. Eastern ends, the frost advisory canceled. It is chilly. Look how clear it is back, towards radar satellite accu track, beautiful circle k, blue and white. Thats a front thats going to sag south. That will get us to overnight tonight. We are looking at ts this afternoon, 77 temperatures this afternoon, 77 80. These are computer guidance, its going to run a little bit warmer. Nighttime temperatures in the upper 5s, low 60s 6789 5s, low 60s. 3 00 a. M. , the front sagging south. Dries out by the time it gets to us and the tristate area. The flow is northsouth. That will bring in cooler air out of canada and tomorrow afternoons temperature 70, still 70 is 80 degrees warmer than normal for this time of the year. We will start off with cool numbers this week. The numbers all week are going to be above normal. You will see by the time we get to 10 00 k 64, by the time in to the afternoon, we will be of new jersey, union county, to 82. After school, great for sports, kids, get outside. Its going to be beautiful all week long, temperatures 80 degrees, cooler at the coast today. Tonight 56. Crobly mids and upper 40s to the northern west, clouds tomorrow, we get sunshine and the temperature is a breezy and cool 70 degrees. Feeling cooler with the wind 67. 72 on thursday. Next shot at rain on friday. April showers bring may flower, supposed to be a showery month april, we are going to be pretty dry this month. Thats the shower activity friday, spotty at best. Beautiful morning, rise and shine. Lets get going, everybody. Over to heather. You are not going too quickly to the bell parkway, westbound on the belt, near cross bay, pushed to the side of the road. You have delays back to lorelton parkway. We are going to look at this, as you travel onto the cross island parkway, northbound, hillside avenue, we have an accident, thats going to start backing things up as well. We are looking at the 1, 2, 3, trains, Police Activity near 72nd street. You can expect residual delays. 84 eastbound, an accident here, involve as truck, a debris spill, they have to clean up the spill as a result. You have only the shoulder squeezing by that spot. You can see that delay as you get up in to the accident scene. We are looking at the sawmill remaining closed down between exit 32s 33, chappaqua with construction. Street cleaning rules are in effect for today. Shannon sohn, news chopper 7. Look at the fire cooking there. Reporter this is a huge fire that started in new jersey, a few minutes ago. The Fire Department is on the scene, this is a row house, 124 west 26th. Between avenue a and kennedy boulevard. The blaze is far from being under control. 2. 5 story structure , the fire is contained to that top floor, they have two tower ladders up and in operation, see that the Fire Department has made entry in to the building as well. The fire pouring through the roof of the structure as well as the thick smoke. The houses are so close together. They are worried about the houses on either side. We have got west 26th street shutdown between avenue k and kennedy boulevard as they try to get the upper hand on the second alarm blaze. Eyewitness news. Up, new, the Oscar Pistorius drama not over. A family in new jersey which is being held fo there are a lot of ways to pack your breakfast with protein. But the most delicious way is to just add milk. New Nature Valley cereals. At least 10 grams of protein with milk, and a touch of sweetness mass mass and main tax massachusetts and maine taxpayers have another day. Inspite of, that irs expects 5 million returns will be filed today. More than 7 minutes away from weather and traffic. Temperatures this morning, spots, a little chilly, morris town 36. 30 river head. Chilly numbers here, newark 49 degrees, a little light to a calm wind. That allows the temperature to drop off. The humidities are dry. Taking the ferry, staton, jersey city, brooklyn, its great. Temperatures are going to feel very nice, nice ride, a little calm wind. A lot of sunshine today. To 74 by 1 00. This afternoon, seeing the temperature jumping up to 80 by 4 00. Cools off tonight, cooler weather for tomorrow. We will talk about primary day weather in a moment. We are looking at the belt parkway, westbound side, cross bay boulevard, we had shannon sohn over this, she showed us delays because of this, they go back in to the area valley stream. Thats the westbound side near take a lack look at this, we have that delay, we are taking a look at the parkway to the northbound side, hillside avenue. Another accident cleared away. Mass transit is doing fine. Alternate side of the Street Parking rules in effect for today. It is 6 25s details on the new sentencing day for convicted mud erer Oscar Pistorius. The former olympic track star appeared previously today in court. The judge scheduled five days in june to determine a sentence for the killing of his girlfriend. He appealed his murder conviction at south africas constitutional court, the court rejected his appeal. A drone smacked in to a plane in midair. The British Airways flight landed safely but the pilot reported he thought an object struck the front of the aircraft. The plane was checked out and authorities have not made arrests. Closing in on 6 30, vote 2016, at the Election Center on new york. Donald trump appears ready to cruise to victory. Incredible rains drowning parts of the south, Public Schools in houston closed today. We continue to follow breaking news in new jersey, a second alarm fire. 7. There are those who say we cannot defeat a corrupt political system and fix a rigged economy. But i believe we need to lift our vision above the obstacles in place and look to the american horizon. To a nation where every child can not only dream of going to college, but attend one. Where quality healthcare will be a birthright of every citizen. Where a good job is not a wish, but a reality. Where women receive equal pay and a living wage is paid to all. An america where after a lifetime of labor, there is time for rest and grandchildren. A nation that defends our people and our values, but no longer carries so much of that burden alone. I know we can create that america if we listen to our conscience and our hearts and not to the pundits and the naysayers. Im Bernie Sanders. I approve this message, American Workers know how to fight back and rebuild an economy. So does she. We need jobs that provide dignity and a bright future. New penalties to stop companies from moving profits for businesses that create manufacturing jobs, a new tax credit. And lets invest in clean energy jobs, with 500 million solar panels installed by the end of her first term. A real plan to create new jobs and industries of the future. Hillary clinton. A fire is burning out on control. Reporter a brief moment where they were starting to get the upper hand and darken down. It went out of control. They have called all of the firefighters out of the building, this is a surround and drown operation, exterior attack only. They are trying to get water on the fire at 124, west 26th street. The houses are so close together, it is doing damage as we speak to the house next door to it. There is no word on injuries, or what caused this fire to start. They are far from getting the upper hand. Im ken rosato. It is beautiful, gotham this morning, temperature warming up nicely, back up to 52 degrees. Clear skies and lots of sunshine. For the firefighters, there is no wind, thats a good thing. Mont claire 44. 49 newark. 39 bell mar to 32 toms river, chilly numbers in between the towns on the eastern and long island. 52 by 7 00. 72 by noon. 80 this afternoon, 18 degrees warmer than normal. It hits 82 degrees in turban areas of new jersey. We will talk about it cooling down for tomorrow. She is back, Heather Orourke looking at the commute this morning. Thats the garden state parkway. Thats the lie, thats the grand central. Thats the parkway in front of jfk, we have a ton of delays as you go through this spot, we what is going on, its on the westbound side of the belt parkway, we had an earlier accident, cross bay boulevard. The accident cleared. The damage is certainly done. Cross island parkway, northbound, see the delay right off of the Southern State parkway, the belt parkway in to hillside avenue, thats another accident that is being cleared away. 1, 2, 3, trains, earlier accident. The activity has been