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and ted cruz making new york's primary more important. front runner donald trump holds a rally on long island expected to have protesters. >> we've got the full spectrum of the republican party coming together. it was a must win for the texas senator and he did. his convincing victory in wisconsin with the math for donald trump. and new york, which rarery matters in the gop nominating process, and with studios on long island. >> bringing a level of excitement to the new york side we've never had before. >> on the democrat side senator give hum momentum heading to new york. where hillary clinton's polls shrunk to 10 points prompting this prediction. >> it is very, v very unlikely that secretary clinton on sanders will have pledgeddelegates to win. >> trying to close the door of talk of an open convention. >> there isn't going to be doubt on the republican side who is the nominee well ahead of theconvention on our side. >> concentrating on new york where she needs a big win. >> i know new york will have our back right? >> clinton cold supporters she'll carry on the work of president obama. >> are we going to continue and build on the promise that president obama made or watch it get ripped away? let's check the post wisconsin and delegate counties, donald trump remains ted cruz has 503, john kasich, with 507. bernie sanders trails with 1,049, now 23083 are needed for the democrat nomination. let's get to traffic and weather on the 2's. absolutely. numbers we low normal today, but it will feel a little bit better by this afternoon, less wind. in the city warmer than we were yesterday a few clouds, 31. wind not as much of a factor or menace today, that's the case right now with a northeast wind at 3 miles per hour. high pressure still an ally, oh, man. let's go to saginaw michigan shall we. we just can't get a break, it warms up, so we don't see white weather but see the return of some wet weather over night tonight and into your thursday numbers are going to be up, though, those real feel numbers will be a lot more comfortable in the 40s, high around 49. already busy, kyla is in for alex. good morning everybody. we have a few spots to point out for you, in brooklyn park side avenue closed between bedford, due to fire department clean up. same story here, dekalb avenue you remember that big fire, that remaybes closed between bushwick and wood ward. and bayonne bridge closed for construction, until 5 a.m., until then stick with the goethals bridge. and the george washington bridge, this is what we like to see moving great at the lincoln or holland tunnels alternate side parking in effect. a commuter alert on the west side of manhattan one northbound lane remains closed due to a problem with the retaining wall detected yesterday afternoon this is a live look at the mobile from mobile two around 125th street 4:00 yesterday afternoon as crews expected the bulging wall. there is a slight rack which in the wall which raised questions about the wall's stability back in 2005. a big part of the wall collapsed on to the park way at 183rd street after heavy rain causing months of repair work. the new york city council hears from uber and lyft drivers and executives from the car services. the city want it is drives to pay hefty fees to serve new york and penn stations. janelle burrell has more from the airport. >> reporter: this is one of the places the city wanted to ban uber and lyft drivers. they are allowing them to operate as long as they are willing to pay. >> the offer customers convenience, but officials say uber and lyft drivers need to pay up if they want to pick up at the city's busiest hubs. expected to hear testimony today about a proposal that would require uber and lyft to pay a fee of $1,000 a year in the city to transport passengers to and from newark airport and penn station after a contested back and fourth by the city first banning the drivers from the airport and rail station all together, then lifting the ban then ordering it once again. having drivers ticketed and towed if caught violating the ordnance. newark's mayer argued that uber and lyft should be suggested to the same regulations and fees as taxi drives. they are planning to protest saying the proposal is simply a money-making scream and plague taxi drivers who say support ross baraka politically. there is supposed to be testimony heard on that bill at a city council meeting 12:30 this afternoon right here in newark. airport. janelle burrell, cbs 2 news. a brooklyn teenager remains on life support days after she was brutally beaten. 17-year-old warner has been declared brain dead after she had a violent confrontation in cooney island sources say she may have fallen and hit her head during the alleged attacked friends gathered to pay tribute to the teenager. >> feels like one of our children was snatched away from us because of the fact she is just a young child. >> this is murder. clearly they stomped that girl out with no remorse. 18-year-old sabrina charged. and the accidental shooting death of an unarmed man wants a child. they claim one of the jurors failed his father served time accused of killing in 2016. the aclu is blasting the governor of mississippi for signing a law, affect to take july first as protests continue. a number of groups called upon the governor to veto the bill arguing it has state discrimination. governor cuomo called the law sad and hateful, banned nonessential trips to mississippi. a federal investigation is underway in a possible corruption of the nypd. marsha cramer has the story. >> all started sources tell cbs 2 with an investigation into norman seebrook, an investment he made of millions of dollars of pension fends into hedge funds but sources say wiretaps on the businessman's phones caused the fbi and the united states attorney to expand the corruption in the nypd, they turned up conversations about cops sources say. they are not able to comment on them, in agreement with the bureau. already led the nypd to take the gun and badge away from the 66th precinct in brooklyn, he was put on desk duty. >> he was placed on modified assignment for the good of the department. >> sources say a number of cops are being questioned as part of whether they receivedded gifts and trips in exchanged for undisclose favors. the head of the captains endowment association which represent it is chiefs tell, cbs2, i am aware of a federal investigation, a number of my members have been interviewed by federal investigators. all of them fully cooperative. does it trouble you that >> the nature of the business that always results unfortunately in investigations we'll have to see where the investigation goes. >> police commissioner bratton says the nypd will cooperate fully with the fbi and u.s. attorney, a spokesperson declined marsha's request for an interview. it is now 4:39 why former speaker sheldon silver will have to wait to see how much time he spends in prison. and how easy it is to make a bomb, what hopes will motivate people to be vigilant. the uconn women making for the 11th national championship and fourth in a row. relief. it will be a little warmer but cold and calm out the door, rain gear by this time tomorrow. on the 2's. they said it wasn't possible... to make a sunscreen you can apply to wet skin. a wrinkle cream that works in one week. and a shampoo that washes away the residue hair care products can leave behind. but we did it. no wonder dermatologists recommend neutrogena 2 times more than any other brand. we're always re-thinking what's possible in skincare. that's just how we roll. neutrogena . see what's possible. . let's get to traffic and weather on the 2's. it is chilly, a little bit better than this time, 29 for the north shore, bruce is celebrating tarton day, so am i, i am wearing a few on my shoulders on my tie. that's plenty cool, but fun history caramel popcorn day and celebrating the first modern olympics held on this day back in 1896 and up bright and early walking the dog, a good nice walk with gracy. i like this beautiful blue skies, they'll be replaced by more clouds by midday today. in the city right now, we've got a few clouds creeping in, numbers for you, cool by april standards, 31. wind out of the northeast at 3 miles per hour. a few more numbers around the area just to kind of speak to the chilly, a guy from sparta and he is talking about hot cocoa. 19 degrees, 13 in the hamptons, these numbers compared to yesterday. some folks over 10 degrees cooler city actually feels better because it is a few degrees warmer and not as much wind. we have a wind chill right at 31. a lot of folks wind chills in the teens and 20s. 30 at 8, it is april, should be warmer. lunchtime still feels like the 30s but then this afternoon 49 your high, it will feel like the mid to upper 40s do watch for more clouds to fill in, that will tee it up for some wet weather over night tonight into the first part of your thursday. high pressure still in control now, here come it is next system with the surge out of the south this will be replaced by wet weather we're not anticipating snow with this, yeah showers by this time tomorrow morning. this afternoon you've got gray skies over head, so won't be the bright blue skies we enjoyed. happens though during the day we see a few isolated pockets of heavy rain and look at the afternoon. that's where you could see an isolated thunderstorm as this front pushes through. now it is a cold front so behind that we see cooler air but on and off showers, heavy at times with an embedded thunderstorm for your thursday. thursday really the busiest day of the next few, but then after a warm surge of air you are right back in the 40s well below normal rain, snow chance in fact first part of your saturday. let's check the drive with kyla. in manhattan we do have the right lane blocked on the northbound west side highway that's at 125th street as crews continue to inspect the retaining wall. you can see some of the lights there, you want to slow down to get around that everybody. we head to the bayonne bridge closed in both directions, you checking mass transit, everything is on or close to schedule on metro north, new jersey transit and long island railroad. not bad at all. alternate side parking in effect city wide. if just waking up here is a quick look at the stories making news, sentencing for former new york assembly, now moved to may 12th. silver was convicted of fraud and extortion last year. members of the central park 5 and others wrongfully convicted will be at city hall today, they'll call on the state legislature to pass a bill requiring police to implement measures including eyewitness identification reform. central park were teenager wrongfully convicted of a 1989 beating and gang rape they reached a $40 million settlement with the city years ago. the uconn huskies 82-51. title capping another perfect season, connecticuit star led with 10 rebounds and six assists. stock futurers are higher after a second straight day, gave a down beat look for the world economy. the dow jones industrial average fell, the composite, 47. s&p lost under 21. so wanting to stop selling a line of merchandise, claiming they are associating with hertrademark name. including a mug saying fiance, put a ring on it, and single ladies, the couple has not yet responded to the lawsuit. i don't see a connection do you? >> couples are spending a record amount of money on their the average cost rose up more than $5,000 from 2010. the most expensive place to get married right here in manhattan the average cost $28,000, the most affordable place alaska, at $17,000. the fbi says the recent terror attacks over seas highlight the need for americans to be more vigilant than ever before. the agency held an explosives demonstrations which included examples of devices, used by terrorists around the world. meg baker has more from edison. >> we are all partners in the fight against terrorism that was the point here where the fbi conducted explosivedemonstrations. without the public's help and input, it is difficult to identify the threat. and tragic attacks in turkey and belgium. >> bleach, name polish, household products, when combine in the right amounts they can conflict series damage. today's event included state and local law enforcement. first responders and private sector partners. >> we provide them an understanding and over view of what types of chemicals and devices can be put together and then we complete the training by showing them exactly what the destructive nature of thoses are. >> anyone seeking to do us harm whether it be an individual from abroad or someone who grew up right here in new jersey. special agent christopher white did the lethal mixing. >> one of the explosions refer to as cold pack explosive, mixing that with fuel component. components are name polish and peroxide. if you see something, even with the simplist of ingredients being mixed or bought, say something. in edison new jersey, meg baker, cbs 2 news. still to come, special honor for a dog that is truly a man's best friend. we know james corden and justin bieber have a special interest. we'll have another look at traffic and weather on the 2's this is cbs 2 news this because of a huge natural resource. not the land. the water. or power sources. it's the people. american workers. they build world-class products. and that builds communities. and a better future. for all of us. because making something in america means so much, to so many. . welcome back to cbs 2 news, at 4:52. 31 degrees. traffic and weather on the 2's, john, good morning. is it too early to say sorry? because i am sorry. it is cold out there, we have until 10 a.m., just speaks to the chilly way we're starting the day, off to a cold start again we're dry clouds will fill in for your wednesday, tomorrow turns wet, but it is a lot warmer that wind will shift so you're in the upper 50s to right around 60 and then guess what, that front pushes through and we see cooler weather for the weekend. i think the mets will be fine on friday, a left over shower early friday then we see better weather in the afternoon over all before it turns cold for the weekend. don't turn anything yet you have to get there, here is kyla. i'm shaking my head for the cold. we'll do better with traffic and weather. let's start in brooklyn, that's due to fire department clean up also fire department clean up going on, on dekalb avenue remaining closed between bushwick and dekalb avenues. we have construction blocking one southbound lane on the fdr of delays that's minor back to 72nd street. alternate side parking is in effect city wide. a united states war heroes recognized for service on the battlefield, 12-year-old jer nan shepherd received the highest metal of valor for protecting u.s. and british forces she served 400 missions with marines over the past six years trained to sniff out weapons and explosive, came to an end when she lost her leg to a bomb. she is the first to receive a medal of honor for animals who work during warm time. we treat these dogs like a fellow machine really a team effort out there. >> luca was adopted by chris who says she is living a happy retirement. >> saw other pictures of the dog, really readjusted to family life. >> such a great little story. in our next half hour, see right place at the right time preventing a tragedy. a church in line to get landmark status, why parishioners are against the move. next, an all star cast taking part of a new dramaty, how it was inspired by justin bieber next on cbs 2 news this morning. blinds to go faux wood blinds combines the warmth of natural wood with modern durability to make any room beautiful for years to come. spruce up your home today with up to 30% savings on hundreds of styles and colors. and so are the savings. blinds to go. blinds to go faux wood blinds combines the warmth of natural wood with 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over donald trump on the gop side adds more to the possibility of a republican convention. >> god bless the great state of wisconsin. >> a commanding victory for texas senator ted cruz whose win in wisconsin makes clenching the gop nomination harder for businessman donald trump. >> we've got the full spectrum of the republican party coming together and uniting behind this campaign. points last night's trump's campaign released a statement saying quote ted cruz is worse than a puppet, a trojan horse being used by the bosses attempting to steal the nomination from mr. trump. today trump campaigns in new york holding a rally on long island at brumin studios. on the democrat side wisconsin winner bernie sanders. >> we have now won 7 out of 8 of the last caucuses. sanders says he has the momentum to win the nomination, he beat out former secretary of state hillary clinton last night by more than 10 points, clinton tweeted quote congrats to bernie sanders on winning wisconsin to all the voters and volunteers who poured your hearts into this campaign, forward. both candidates are campaigning in pennsylvania but also focusing on new york we're told they'll debate in brooklyn next thursday. >> i believe we've got an excellent chance to win new york and a lot of delegates in that state. in addition to trump's rally, mayor deblasio was holding a rally in lower manhattan as she cal pains in pennsylvania. chris and mary? thank you. let's get to traffic and weather on the 2's at 5:02. we're going to see slightly better conditions over all with numbers up a bit and the wind down a bit, feels better still below in the city, 31 degrees with clouds filling in that's the order of the day you see clouds in the increase during the day and more vigorous and organized system will be the hallmark. out the door, feel like 30. that's still below freezing so still jacket weather, lunchtime readings in the 40s still feel like the mid-30s with less for a high at least is a little closer to normal. still on average 5010 degrees cooler than it should be, if you want to save some time, kyla is in for alex. >> we'll get you ahead of any of the problems out there we start in brooklyn where we have park side avenue closed due to fire department clean up. we have the same story at dekalb avenue, closed between bushwick and wood ward avenues. we take a look at the queens midtown tunnel, one tube is shut for construction until 5. 30. the other is taking traffic in both directions. no delays at the lincoln tunnel looking good and the holland tunnel and george washington bridge are also moving well. alternate side marking is in effect city wide. a commuter alert if you are driving on the west side of manhattan one northbound lane remains closed this morning due to a problem with a retaining wall detected yesterday for you from the roadway from mobile two where things are moving smoothly right now. the problem is around 125th street two lanes are shut down as crews inspect the bulging wall which raised questions about the wall's stability back in 2005. a big part of a retaining wall collapsed on to the park way at 183rd street after heavy rain caused months of repair work. getting an ear full. >> wanting to pay big fees to support penn station. janelle burrell has live from newark airport, janelle. new york city officials say this is all about holding uber and lyft to the same standards as regular taxi drivers if they want to operate in places like newark airplane, they simply have to pay. >> they offer customers uber and lyft drivers need to pay up if they want to pick up at the city's busiest hubs. city is expected to hear testimony about a propo za that would require uber lyft and other companies to pay a fee at around $1,000 a year to the city in order to transpart passengers to and from newark airport and penn station. >> this bill comes after a contested back and fourth by the city first banning the drivers from the airport and rail station all together lifting the ban ordering it once again having drivers ticketed and towed if caught violating the ordnance. new york's mayor argues that uber and lyft should be suggested to the same taxi fees. saying a proposal is simply a money-making scheme for taxi payers. about 2,000 drivers operating right here in newark alone a lot of them planning to be outside of city council today as those hearings take place that meeting set for 12:30 this afternoon. reporting live, janelle burrell, cbs 2 news. a hunt underway in the bronx for a man accused in a string of robberies this is video from mark wiggins stuck six times including one attempted robbery monday. wiggins allegedly stolen electronics clothing and accessories since march. new developments in queens investigators say they have determined a motive of alexander dire was attacked outside of her long island city office last august. police say it was an attempt to cover up a $750,000 embezzlement scheme in the work mace, called the hearing arts initiative. diers co-workers was arrested >> a new jersey man faces charges accused of video taping a 13-year-old girl in the shower. the park arrested him saying the 29-year-old video taped the girl while she bathed in an adjacent apartment. saying he is in the u.s. illegally, and charged with endangering the welfare of a child. >> an accused subway thief trying to make his get away, with platforms yesterday morning police say a man stole a 13-year-old cell phone on a manhattan bound m train when the train pulled into the 64th street woodside, was grazed by a train. a program got a big boost, governor chris christy announced he is adding $10 million to this year's budget for clean up effort. the move comes after repeated criticism from state lawmakers elevated levels of led were detected in drinking water in many public schools but the primary concern in the state is outdated led based paint in old housing and not the water source. >> we're working hard in making sure that led poisening while it is a concern does never become an epidemic. none of the new money will go towards led clean up in schools. mayor deblasio is expected to sign a new law banning smokeless tobacco at ticketed supporting events as sportsvenues including yankee stadium and citi field. new york joins cities that won't allow fans or players to use smokeless tobacco in ballparks. why a local congregation is giving church landmark status. a news crew covering a brush fire. >> how they are able to pull a man to safety. edition to the opener why the two guys were dressed in teenage mutant ninja turtle costumes. let's see what your costume is going to be, i say the heavy coat to start the day few gloves and hats not a bad idea, sunglasses early and then clouds later. coming up. they said it wasn't possible... to make a sunscreen you can apply to wet skin. a wrinkle cream that works in one week. and a shampoo that washes away the residue hair care products can leave behind. but we did 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when you consider the wind that's what it feels like, 25 even though the thermometer says 31. still hanging onto a feel in the 30s particularly in the shady side of the street, not that kind of street, where it is shade in the wind it will feel like 35 at lunchtime. 44 for the real feel with a high of 49 this afternoon that's almost 10 degrees below normal. nowhere near to record back in '47. that will be pretty more clouds by sunset. this is, we're also mentioning this just last thursday, 73 and 79 and then look at where we have been the last few days, we're going to bounce back a bit today and tomorrow, then again tomorrow dealing with wet weather which we need but it will slow you down at times. a cold start to your day today, then increasing clouds chilly but not as cold not as windy, over all feeling better wet weather returns tomorrow a big surge out of the south will bring in a mild day we're a degree or two above normal for your thursday herecomes this front there is obviously more energy in the atmosphere so you could see an isolated thunderstorm a left over shower, should clear out in time for the mets but then it turns chilly that cold air takes over for the weekend, as far as potential rain out of the event thursday some of the models hinting in excess of an inch of rain so it is going to be a busier period that's thursday in the afternoon into thursday night even though the showers start by this time tomorrow then you shave off 10 degrees cooler still into your kind of raw weather weekend. 46 with a mix of rain and snow on saturday. hopefully not too mixed up for the ride what's going on. so far so good john good morning everybody we have a few small hurdles to get over let's start in brooklyn where we have closures park side avenue is closed between bedford avenues same on dekalb avenue between bushwick and woodward avenues we have construction blocking the left and center lanes on the southbound fbr drive. you can see deleas back to ninth street. checking mass transit everything is on or close to schedule at metro north path trains looking good new jersey transit and alternate side parking is in effect city wide. a tv news crew, a man using equipment to try to control a mast moving grass fire, the tv crew was watching as the flames started getting dangerously close. >> i know he needs to get out. >> get in, hurry up! >> come on. >> the tv crew and the man able to drive away safely but boy that was a close one. >> not responsible for the paul walker and his friend. that's a ruling from a judge. the los angeles sheriff department says walker and his friends were speeding in a porsche, hit a tree and burst into flames, his wife filed a 2016. and agents say they set up -- homeland security agents posed as school administrators. a school out of twitter and facebook page full of announcements and pictures of students, allegedly used a school as a cover to help foreigners secure fraudulent work and student visas. >> they brought many students people proporting to be students who enrolledded in the university knowing full well that there would be no classes. >> at least 21 people were arrested yesterday in the sting. bronx may be an official city landmark. >> but parishioners don't want that to happen. >> color-stained windows, stepping into the century-old church in the bronx is like stepping back in time it is no wonder the city wants to make it an official landmark. but the pastor is praying to god that doesn't happen. >> it is an immigrant community, i don't know what the church will look like in 30 years. saying this is no museum, active churches need active repairs, east harlem that got landmark status in 1976. >> to put in a handicap ramp and it was taking away from the look, so they wouldn't let me do it. they are backing the petition against the landmark's petition since the church funds comes from mostly donations and more, a lot more. >> it is best of a landmark and only give so much money mainly comes to the parishioners, this is a wealthy area. >> saying these doors will be the next thing, they are heavy and bring in a draft but as a landmark status replacing these doors is going to be real pricey. >> they want to retain a certain look and at times they'll make you do more than you want to do. saying they'll collaborate to arrive at solutions that benefit them and the public interest. but for this parish keeping up with the time means not getting al. and scheduled to vote on the church's status next week. the time is now 5:19 the islanders -- to learn. weather on the 2's after this. finding colon cancer early gives me the best chance for treatment. we got screened because i know colon cancer doesn't always come with symptoms. i was worried about the cost but got screened when i learned there are options. my doctor helped me find the right test for me. we got screened when we turned 50 and we're so glad we did. if you're 50 or older talk with your healthcare provider. there's more than one way and it's easier than ever. if you're 50 or older get screened for colon cancer. . 5:22. that means it is time for traffic and weather on the 2's. the breeze is blowing you have some readings in the teens feels like 19 in franklin, 29, this afternoon though a little less wind and 49 so that's a little warmer than it was yesterday not as warm as it tomorrow we're returning wet some headaches? >> just a few, let's start at the bridge, we have a live block due to police activity, minor delays on the tapenz. you can see we are starting to get a back up. alternate side parking in effect city wide. yanks and the mets in action and the rangers. >> coming up the knicks host wizard. and spoiled by controversy tied the first, if run score thought the runner was out of the baseline didn't happen part of a 3 run inning, playing the rest of the game under protests mets in kansas city, they put the hammer down! nice strikeouts and six scoreless innings the mets win 2-1 over the world champs rangers playing catch up against the lightning, derek had a couple goals that makes six in his last seven games rangers win 3-2 islanders also won but the devils lost. that's your cbs 2 sports update. did you notice a pair of ninja turtles in the yankee stadium? >> they won tickets to the game, under the condition they dress up. oliver railed against the yankees for the new ticket policy, also provided tickets to fans for tonight's game and tomorrow's game. somebody who has never been in somebody who has never been in a premium seat before a lot of empties around too. when it comes to learning, the pen is mightier than the keyboard. that's according to a new study saying taking notes by hand is a key to studying success. >> if you like to write things out rather than type them, there is a chance you are smarter for it. according to a new study at princeton university handwriting helps students focus and boost learning in a way a keyboard can't. >> the art of note taking really helps them retain information and personalize the information. >> dr. alexis principal says as more schools do away with teaching cursive and writing in general, she is hoping the alarm to educators. >> i do believe that technology has a place but cursive writing that has to be part of schoolpractice. according to a study laptop take more notes but pace and volume appears to under mine learning. saying computer note takers forget the material 24 hours later. but those who took notes by hand could remember longer even a week later. >> experts say brain imagingshows there is something about writing things down that excites the brain. >> they feel it emotionally, actually using part of their body. another part of their body. it is not just in the eye, they are actually forming the letters. eighth graders say they agree with a study even though a pen and paper seems antique. >> you are not writing out the letters pressing part of a screen. >> i feel like writing it downmakes your brain remember it better. when it comes to learning any notes are better than none, if you want to make the most of the lesson, you may want to go old school with a pen and a paper, emily smith, cbs 2 news. i like to take notes. that's an idea. to think they are taking handwriting away it is crazy. still ahead the battle for delegates all eyes on new york after the wisconsin primary shakes up the presidential election, plus this. >> the city of newark making yet another push to force uber and lyft drivers to pay up, we'll have a live report coming up. i don't think it is a great message. >> the fans are siding with amy schumer in a controversy, wait until you hear how she responded to being called plus sized. do you rinse your dishes before you put them in the dishwasher? why the best way to clean your with food? hey, we're opening up a second shop and we need some new signage. but can't spend a lot. well, we have low prices and a price match guarantee. scout's honor? low prices. pinky swear? low prices. eskimo kisses? how about a handshake? oh, alright... the lowest price. every time. . live from studio 46. this is cbs2 news this morning. it is 5:30. 31 degrees on this wednesday ahead we're tracking rain for tomorrow traffic and weather on the 2's coming up in just a moment. a political upset ted cruz and bernie sanders take home respective parties what that means for the new york primary still ahead. first newark takes on uber they fight for the same rights and taxi drivers. thanks for waking up with us, we begin with uber and lyft attending the meeting at the city council. want the car service drivers to pay hefty fees. janelle burrell has more live in newark this morning, hi, janelle. >> hi there chris and mary at one point the city wanted to completely ban uber and other similar companies from operating at places here at newark airport so they think that this new proposal is a compromise forcing those drivers to pay up. >> they offer customers convenience but newark city officials say uber and lyft drivers need to pay up if they want to pick up at the city's busiest hubs, new york city council is expected to hear testimony today about a proposal that would require uber, lyft and other ride share companies to pay a fee of around $1,000 a year to the passengers to and from newark airport and newark penn station. the bill comes after a contested back and fourth by the city first banning the drivers from the airport and rail station all together, then lifting the ban then ordering it once again having drivers ticketed and towed if caught violating the ordnance. newark's mayor argues that uber and lift should be suggested to the same city regulations and fees as taxi drivers. uber officials and drivers are planning to protest saying the proposal is simply a money- making scheme and a way to placate taxi drivers who they say support ross baraka politically. uber officials say they have about 2,000 drivers working for them right here in the city of newark a lot of those people planning in participating in that protest outside of city hall later today. reporting live this morning outside of newark airport, time now 5:32 time for traffic and weather on the 2's, she was able to shelf those jackets. did you notice the jbi? the janelle burrell index she did not have gloves on. it is a little warmer but still it is chilly. you have wind chills in the 20s and teens so in the city right now, there is a littlelesswind still sub freezing, stars give way to sun give way to clouds as we await the arrival and return over night tonight into tomorrow there will be a surge of wind out of the south it will feel a lot warmer still wind chills below freezing 8 to 9:00 just the low to mid-30s around lunchtime on the windy streets of the city your high today of 49. feel ago little bit better over all won't be as pretty, more clouds over head but feel better. all right. how about the commute? don't have any major accidents, in brooklyn park side avenue is closed due to fire department clean up and we've got the same story on dekalb avenue remaining closed between bushwick and wood ward avenues. we have one lane blocked on the west chester bound span due to police activity that's starting to cause minor delays. also as we take a live look we have construction being picked up on the southbound fdr drive at 63rd street not doing too badly. >> alternate side parking is in effect today city wide. a commuter alert on the west side of the manhattan. , remaining closed to a problem with a retaining wall this a a look at mobile two where you can see things are still smooth at this hour the problem is around 125th street two lanes are shut down between 4:00 yesterday. raises some questions about the wall stability back in 2005 a big part of the wall collapsed after heavy rain causing months of repair work. happening today a city council votes on a bill meant to gain control of costume characters and other panhandlers in time square, give the department of transportation the power the designation plazas and restrict the characters and painted ladies to specific zones. there have been growing complaints for tips, though opponents say the vast majority of the characters don't cause any trouble. to campaign 2016 as action turns to new york, donald trump holds a rally in bethpage long island. trying to cover momentum following a big loss in wisconsin. andrea grymes is in the studio with more. thousands are expected in donald trump still leads the count but the loss in wisconsin makes more complicated this morning it is ted cruz and bernie sanders who are waking up winners. >> let me take this opportunity to thank the people of wisconsin for their strong support. >> a big victory last night for vermont senator bernie sanders, he beat out former secretary of state hillary clinton in wisconsin by more than 10 points now won six out of the last seven contests sanders believes he has the momentum to take the democrat nomination and the white house. >> and in almost every instance in national polls and state polls, our margin over trump is wider than is secretary clinton. >> last night clinton tweeted quote congrats to bernie sanders on winning wisconsin to all the voters and volunteers who pour your hearts into this campaign, forward. both candidates are campaigning today in pennsylvania but they we're told its primary on april 19th they'll debate in brooklyn next thursday. >> god bless the great state of wisconsin. >> on the gop side a commanding victory for texas senator ted cruz whose win in wisconsin makes clenching the nomination harder for businessman donald trump. >> it is a result of tonight, as a result of the people of wisconsin defying the media, i am more and more convinced that our campaign is going to earn the 1237 delegates needed to win the nomination. cruz came in by 10 points, trump saying ted cruz is worse than a puppet he is being used as a trojan horse wanting to steal the nomination from donald trump. and holding a rally tonight on long island at brumin studios. delegate counts, donald trump remains the front runner with 740 delegates, 1237 are needed for the nomination, marco rubio has 167 followed by john kasich 143. hillary clinton remains her lead with 1,741, bernie sanders trails with 1,049. all though clinton is in california today, mayor deblasio is holding a rally tonight in lower manhattan, mary. thank you. new this morning police in the bronx have released video of three suspected robbers on the morning of march eighth, the three approached a 61-year-old man in front of a building on west traymon, one allegedly punched the victim and once on the ground punched unconscious, the three took $17 in cash happening today back to manhattan court for a teenager charged in a slashing in greenwich villain, caught on camera back in february near the silver spurs restaurant after being asked to leave he returned with a box cutter and slash add busboy. a teenager remains on life support days after she was beaten outside of her home. warner has been declared brain dead after a violent confrontation in cooney island. sources say warner may have fallen and hit her head during the alleged attack. friends and community leaders gather to pay tribute to the teenager. >> it feels like one of our children was snatched away from us because of the fact that she is such a young child. this is murder. clearly they stamped that girl out with no remorse. 18-year-old sabrina ford charged with attempted murder a cop convicted of the accidental shooting death wants a new trial. in friday he was convicted of manslaughter now the lawyer claim -- accused ofkilling a girl in a dark stairwell in 2014, scheduled to be sentenced later this month. sentencing for sheldon silver has been delayed by a month set for next week now moved to may 12th. silver was convicted of fraud and extortion last month 72- year-old democrat lost his license to practice law. it is now 5:40 still ahead being called the biggest starbucks in the world and it is coming right here to manhattan. a plan to ban plastic bags has a long island community divides, while some say the proposal isn't good enough. dream come true for steven tyler fans we'll tell you about t mt ard twk.nogesur-st00eginrn tanphe . let's get right over to you, traffic and weather on the 2's. >> we are doing a little wind tunnel testing here to let you know it is not as windy as it was, it is still chilly, look at this. 25 degrees peter has seen enough already, i want to wear palm trees on my shirt again, i appreciate the observation, it is chilly there, 33 here, staten island, michael has 33, celebrating a big huskies win, appreciate that. 24, this is mike, 24 degrees, just very chilly out there, it is not as windy, do like this, even though the number low, 17 degrees from bob, the crews actually celebrating this 1930 twinkies are invented. the view from high atop the empire state building, coming to life. now we don't see as many clouds now as we're anticipating later today, not as windy, it is still chilly. 31 with the wind out of the northeast at 6 makes it feel like 25, wind chills as low as 16 in sullivan, orange county chatham, 21 around the hamptons been very chilly this morning so again, academic at this point the freeze warning is in effect until 10, you did the right thing last night and over the last few nights by covering those plants. wind chills still something we have to factor in to your forecast, notice it is going to feel like 30 in that chilly 8:00 hour, lunchtime readings in the low 40s but it will feel cooler with the wind not as windy as it was yesterday but still moving around the cold atmosphere, watch for more clouds to fill in into the course of the afternoon, a sign of the season a little bit of sneezing absolutely. pollen up today, down tomorrow anticipating that rain that gear but it helps your nose and back high above normal on friday. scanning the skies it is quiet now we're waiting and watching for this system, an area of low pressure trailing front cold sector now, but that's going to be replaced surge out of the south will bring in warmer temperatures so it turns into a rain event clouds by this afternoon, by tomorrow morning showers and then by tomorrow afternoon we see pockets of heavy rain could see an isolated thunderstorm and then again tomorrow night but it is looking better for the mets just some clouds it will be cooler for your friday. nice and cool behind the wheel hopefully not too many headaches. we're starting to get a little busy it is our hump day everyone is heading to work let's start with a live look at the tap tappan zee bridge, those should start to's out shortly. we head to queens where we have lane on the westbound long island expressway at the grand central park way, lots of lights going back to the clearview expressway, checking mass transit everything is on or close to schedule on metro north, looking good on your path trains, new jersey transit as fine. and chris and mary over to you. kyla, thank you. money watch all eyes on the fed and possible hints about interest rates and starbucks goes grande right here if manhattan. >> jill wagner live at the new york stock exchange with more. good morning the head of the international monetary fund is giving a down beat outlook on the world's economy, that sent stocks lower the dow fell 133 points the nasdaq down 47 futures pointing to a higher open. investigators are waiting for the feds to release minutes from the last meeting when they might raise interest rates the largest ever healthcare acquisition could be no longer drug giant pfizer is reportedly ending its $160 billion merger. after the treasury department unexpectedly announced new rules make so-called tax inversions less profitable, pfizer is based in new york would have paid dramatically lower taxes by moving its address to ireland where alergin is based. starbucks is opening its biggest cafe ever, a 20,000 square foot store on ninth avenue that new starbucks roastry and tasting room is expected to open in 2018, it will roast small batch premium coffee, customers are encouraged to interact with the people making their coffee. chris and mary. not until 2018, that's the take away from that. >> that's going to be nice. thanks. okay paper or plastic? that familiar question of the check out line may come to an end. that would end single use plastic bags supporters say they end up in litter or landfill taking a century to decompose. plastic bags, first off they pa lute they are all over the place beaches in bays hanging all over trees and shrubberies. >> i'm a boater i see garbage in the water ways but it is not just plastic bags this is only singling out this one small percentage of a much larger problem. the plan is to sell paper or reusable bags, but no more plastic the vote was tabled and won't take place before april 22nd which happens to be earth day. >> up next, a controversy why amy is calling out a popular magazine. do you rinse your plates why leaving them dirty may get them cleaner we'll explain this. cbs morning score board the mets even up their record to 1- 1, with a 2-0 win in kansas city, the yankees drop their home opener 5-3. and clenching a play off spot in washington lightning 3-2. . one dance here at 5:51. drake surprising fans yesterday the one you heard one dance very popular already, the song features wiz kid and kyla, not our kyla but their kyla if it is in fact you, nice work. the second single is called pop style that song features jay-z and kanye west. doesn't feature john elliot. glamour magazine is feeling the heat, amy schumer says she doesn't behong in this special edition of the plus size women who inspire saying there is nothing wrong with plus size but that she is a size 6 or 8. she tweeted bottom line seems to be we are done with these unnecessary labels which seem to be reserved for women. others agree. >> i don't think it is a great message because it makes people think that the ideal person is a 0, 2, and 4, that's not idealistic. amy is a great size. >> i think i'm beautiful, i've gorgeous and i'm a size 18. >> glamour says it is aimed at size 12 and up and the addition did not describe her as plus size we are sorry we offended her in anyway. i agree with that, beautiful, what the heck. i like that. >> had twins, yeah, fantastic. size is sensitive. all right want to make sure your sensitive skin is coveredded out the door this afternoon not as windy still a cool breeze and 49 your high, now that's warmer than it was yesterday with less wind it feels better than it turns wet and stormy on your thursday, cooler on friday, but looking okay for the mets, morning showers should give way to clearing skies and 49 then for the weekend, yeah, turns messy again on saturday with rain maybe even some snow north and west and numbers below normal. now two, kyla not singing but can sing. i do like to sing. i can't be singing about the traffic starting off with an accident on the southbound fdr drive blocking one lane on ninth street, unfortunately delays back to 106th street because of it. we head to queens where we take a live look at a vehicle on long island expressway at the grand central park way causing delays all of these lights on the left side of your screen back to the clearview expressway. alternate side parking is in effect today city wide chris over to you. thanks so much steven tyler used to playing huge arena with his and aerosmith but gearing up for something more intimate as part of his solo tour, he'll play lincoln center on may second as part of a benefit show also said to perform in nashville on june 11th. tickets will go on sale on friday. texas company to stop selling a line of merchandise aimed at brides to be, labeled fiafce trying to associate them with her name including fiance, put a ring on it. that recalls from a 2008 hit, single ladies the company has not responded yet to the lawsuit. if you want your dishwasher to turn out cleaner dishes, leave them dirty that's the finding of researchers at consumer reports. >> for many, this is typical. rinsing off a dish before you put it in the dishwasher. but testers for consumer reports say you don't need to pre-rinse to get your dishes clean. >> it is actually a waste of water and waste of energy. >> it can make your dishes dirtier, most dish washers that cost $500 or more have a sensor to determine how hard the in the beginning of the wash, it rinses the dishes and checks how dirty the water is, if you manually washed off most of the muck the sensor is thrown off and thinks your dishes are already pretty clean. instead of fully washing that dish you only get a light wash. consumer reports says detergent and a rinse agent. >> we get oatmeal, egg yolk, peanut better and tomato sauce. make sure your plates have the dirty side facing the censer, use silverware basket and read the instructions. >> i know it is a bore but you need to read the instruction manual. follow the guidelines for loading that machine so that you get the cleanest dishes possible. also get cleaner dishes if you use better detergents, i don't know i have a problem putting them in without rinsing it off. >> well that's what i worry about because if it gets cakedded on how is it going to get off? >> something we all worry about all of us worry about. >> i do. i was actually doing the dishes last night and i rinsed those things. time is 5:56 battleground new york, the results from wisconsin has the focus shifting to the campaign here. sex and drugs where your kids play? wait until you see what was found at local parks and the new place to keep this place and others locked up at night. wait to meet the man filled with new yorkers have thrown away. this. they said it wasn't possible... to make a sunscreen you can apply to wet skin. a wrinkle cream that works in one week. and a shampoo that washes away the residue hair care products can leave behind. but we did it. no wonder dermatologists recommend neutrogena 2 times more than any other brand. we're always re-thinking what's possible in skincare. that's just how we roll. neutrogena . . live from studio 46. this is cbs 2 news this morning. it is 6:00, 31 degrees on this wednesday april 6th, chilly today we're tracking some wet weather in the forecast. good morning i'm mary calvi. enjoy that sun rise while we can, i'm chris wragge, we'll have weather on the 2's coming up. together we will win a majority of the delegates. >> i believe we've got an >> the winners from last night's wisconsin primary are already looking ahead to new york and the pressure is on for the front runners ted cruz scored an upset victory over donald trump while bernie sanders boat out hillary clinton, the fate of the election could be in the hands of new york voters we'll break it all down for you coming up. it feels like one of our children was snatched away from us because of the fact she is just a young child. a brooklyn teenager remains on life support of brutally beaten another charged in this attack. on these investigations, we're not able to comment on them and that's in agreement with the bureau. >> a federal investigation underway into possible corruption, sources tell cbs 2 it began with the head of the city corrections union a detective is also on desk duty we'll have details coming up. i've noticed it is about to get, the dirt is like every rainy, pushes more from the street. a commuter alert drivers say they have noticed something wrong before now one northbound lane remains closed this morning, due to a problem with a retaining wall. could this mess up your morning commute? we'll take a look in just a moment. a car service controversy in newark, uber lyft and other similar services want the same rights but going to cost them we'll explain the steep price in a live report. and the ingredients are salted crackers. salted crackers. >> a culinary contest has never been so funny, the comedian takes on her husband to see if they could have the tastiest creation, wait until you see colbert give the taste test. >> how about traffic and weather on the 2's. normally i'm hungry this worked. all right chris pointed out a pretty sun rise to greet you, that's later now as we work our way into that sun rise hour it is colder we're down to 30 partly cloudy skies just painting with a pretty pink we'll see clouds fill in during the course of your day today, it won't be as uncomfortable they'll be less wind and be warmer still though, those real feeler or wind chills values will be below freezing out the door off to work or school if the kids have school this week then by lunchtime 42 feel like around 35 but we do see numbers closer to where they should be, still 5 to 10 below normal anticipating high of 49 coming up we'll talk about a chance for rain tomorrow why this lovely card from lori in south port connecticuit means so much to me. right now i'll tell you what means so much to you being on time, kyla is in for alex. we'll try and get you there on time thank you. we started brooklyn where park side avenue is closed between due to fire department clean up and dekalb avenue still closed between bushwick and woodward avenues this morning let's take a live look outside, we've got an accident on the southbound fdr drive blocking one lane at 79th street you can see the delays building back up to 106th street at this hour. we have minor delays at the george washington bridge, look at that sun rise kind of pretty not bad at all. the lincoln holland tunnels have about a 10 minute delay alternate side parking is in effect today city wide chris over to you. thank you. a commuter alert if you are driving on the west side of manhattan one northbound lane of the henry hudson park way remains closed due to a problem with a retaining wall detected yesterday afternoon this a is a like live from mobile two, things are moving smoothly at this hour, the problem around 125th street, be careful out there. two lanes were shut down around 4:00 yesterday afternoon as crews inspected the bulging wall there, there was a slight crack in the wall which raisequestions about the wall's on to the park way at 183rd street after heavy rain causing months of repair work. the state of new york is the next big prize for the presidential candidates after yesterday's voting in wisconsin. >> on the republican side senator ted cruz is the big winner, narrowing donald trump's chance of clenching. trumpholds a big rally on long island, we have more on the race and the big rally. >> on the democrat side it was bernie sanders who came out on top in wisconsin well ahead of hillary clinton but it was ted cruz's win over donald trump that adds more to the possibility of a broker republican convention. >> let me take this opportunity to thank the people of wisconsin for their strong support. a big victory last night for vermont senator bernie sanders. he beat out former secretary of state hillary clinton in wisconsin by more than 10 points and now won six out of sanders believes he has the momentum to take the democrat nomination and the white house. >> and in almost every instance in national polls and state polls, our margin over trump is wider than is secretary clinton. last night clinton tweeted quote, congrats to bernie sanders on winning wisconsin, to all the voters and volunteers who pour your hearts into this campaign, forward. both candidates are campaigning today in pennsylvania, but they are also focusing on new york we're told its primary on april 19th, they'll debate in brooklyn next thursday. >> god bless the great state of wisconsin. on the gop side a commanding victory for texas senator ted cruz whose win in wisconsin makes clenching the gop nomination harder for businessman donald trump. >> as a result of tonight, as a result of the people of wisconsin defying the media, i the 1237 delegates needed to win the republican nomination. >> cruz came in first by more the 1237 delegates needed to win the republican nomination. >> cruz came in first by more than 10 points. trump's campaign released a statement saying, quote, ted cruz is worse than a puppet he is a trojan horse used by the party bosses attempting to steal the nomination from mr. trump. today trump campaigns right here in new york holding a rally on long island. >> let's check the post wisconsin delegate counts on the republican side donald trump remains the front runner with 740 delegates, 1237 are needed for the nomination. ted cruz has 503 marco rubio who is out of the race has 167 followed by john kasich with 143. for the democrats hillary clinton retains her lead with 1,741 delegates, bernie sanders trails with 1,049, all though clinton is in pennsylvania today, mayor deblasio is holding a rally in lower manhattan, chris and mary. new this morning a hunt underway in the bronx for a man accused in a string of robberies police say this is video of 26-year-old mark wiggins police say he struck six times including one attempted robbery on monday, he has allegedly stolen thousands of dollars worth of electronics clothing and accessories since march. happening today, the city council gets an earful from uber and lyft drivers. wanting them to pay big fees. janelle burrell more now live in newark airport hi, janelle. >> hi there, chris. the mayor of newark says this is all about holding uber drivers and other drivers from ride share companies to the same standards as taxi drivers if they want to operate in high volume airs they have to be willing to pay. >> they offer customers officials say uber and lyft drivers need to pay up if they want to pick up at the city's busiest hubs. new york city council is expected to hear testimony today about a proposal that would require uber, lyft and other ride share companies to pay a fee of around $1,000 a year to the city. in order to transport passengers to and from newark airport and newark penn station. >> the bill comes after a contested back and fourth by the city, first banning the drivers from the airport and rail station all together, then lifting the ban then ordering it once again having drives ticketed and towed if caught violating the ordnance. >> newark's mayor argues that uber and lyft should be suggested to the same regulations and fees and taxi drivers officials officials -- scheme and support the mayor politically. >> uber officials say they have about 2,000 drivers here in the city of newark alone, a lot of those people expected to show up at the city council meeting later today, that set to take place at 12:30 this afternoon. reporting live this morning outside of newark airport, janelle burrell, cbs 2 news. thanks. time now 6 minutes after the hour coming up an uber ride ends up in a police chase. a woman scared in a vicious attack now investigators believe it may have been part of a plan to cover up another crime. playground problems evidence of sex and drugs found at a local park and the plan to keep it all out. blinds to go faux wood blinds combines the warmth of natural wood with modern durability to make any room beautiful for years to come. spruce up your home today with up to 30% savings on hundreds of styles and colors. spring is here. and so are the savings. blinds to go. blinds to go faux wood blinds combines the warmth of natural wood with modern durability to make any room beautiful spruce up your home today with up to 30% savings on hundreds of styles and colors. spring is here. and so are the savings. blinds to go. blinds for life. . it is now 6:12, time for traffic and weather on the 2's. good morning, mary and chris, we have chilly temperatures, pretty skies out there not as windy as it was yesterday, but it is plenty coldobservations coming in from the 20s even right around 20. daniel as 20 in greenwood lake, this reminder it is national tarton on this day the scottish declaration was signed and bruce has been sending these in all morning and finally, i love this one, bruce wearing his at his daughter's wedding that's lovely. if you know your history, and little tarton pride, i appreciate it. also weather watchers reminding me abouttwinkies post it notes and tvdinners this is the view, you look out see hardly a cloud that will change tell you what we'll see clouds fill in but those clear and cold conditions will greet you today wind chill in fact in the city dials it down to 25 wind chills in the hudson valley in the teens and i'll tell you what it's been very cold this morning around the twin forks, through the hamptons, north shore communities you've got 20 for a wind chill there. hour by hour, it is going to feel cold, 8:00 out the door, it is chilly. still that not spring-like 35 for your real feel around lunchtime. it is jacket and coat weather today, 49 is closer to where we should be after a cold start still the normal high is 58 so we're almost 10 degrees below when will we be warm? we are actually a degree or two above normal, but it is warm accomplished by a big shift in the wind it is a south wind tomorrow and a cold front pushes through as it does stirs up the atmosphere sufficiently enough for a thunderstorm thursday then friday morning showers better for the mets but cooler and that cold air sticks around for the weekend with highs just in the 40s again, 49 today a little less wind clouds fill in tomorrow it is wet. it is going to be warm, it is going to be potentially stormy in the afternoon and at night and 50 around 48, had the for the mets early in the afternoon and look at this saturday into sunday, well below normal again with a chance of some mixed precipitation possible saturday during the day hoping for more seasonal numbers into your midweek next week. all right start of your drive let's get you on your way with kyla. >> thank you so much. head to chopper 2 where jim is above the accident, jim. >> kyla over the southbound drive again in the 70s right around the area of 71st treat three vehicles involved in the accident in the left lane still blocked off when the tow truck tries to get the vehicles out of the way, there are delays bumper to bumper traffic, 50 blocks worth of traffic on the southbound fdr. jim smith, cbs 2 news. alternate side parking in effect today city wide. new developments in a vicious acid attack, they've determined a motive, alexander was attackedded, an attempt to cover up an earlobeselment scheme she was arrested with her two friends. parents in queens are demanding action they say their astoria playground where they found liqueur bottles from bags for drugs, here is more on the playground problems. >> reporter: the city says parks and playgrounds are closed at night but not always locked up even when they do have a gate like this one parents say for the sake of their children's safety this has to change. >> one, two, three, push! >> general and her daughters are visitors to this park, but when the sun goes down a more adult crowd tends to takeover. >> we find all the evidence of it in the morning. >> parents have documented evidence like used condoms and wrappers and paraphernalia and beer and liqueur bottles in this picture says a homeless man was found sleeping on a mattress dumped in the park. >> one of my friends, 2-year- old daughter found a crack pipe and running around with it in city council member is proposing a bill that in addition to posted hours every gated playground should be locked've and every night by the park's department. the department says it does work with communities and the nypd to lock some parks when needed. >> it is a lot harder to scale a fence than it is to walk through a front door. >> says it is a simple solution to the disturbing problem. >> this is not just about this being a dirty playground, we want to clean it up for aesthetic purposes this is a huge safety issue. the city counselors behind this bill hope to introduce it before the start of summer. cbs 2 news. happening today, mayor deblasio expected to sign a new law banning smokeless tobacco add ticketed sporting events at yankee stadium and citi field, joining los angeles, boston and chicago that will not allow fans or players to use 6:18, a whopping price tag wait until you hear how much people are spending on weddings plus this. let's put one minute on the clock and begin. >> when we return melissa mccarthy against her husband in (laughing) there's nothing like making their day. except making sure their tomorrow is taken care of too. financial guidance while you're mastering life. . 6:21, 30 degrees, of course you're listening to megan tranor. bronx man is facing charges this morning after police say he led them on a wild chase in an uber car police say 21-year- old juan carlos hired the service to take him to a college on utica, and the driver felt sleepy and asked carlos to take the wheel. saying he was going 86 miles per hour when police attempted to pull him over both men were hurt in the crash but expected to be okay, being charged with fleeing price, he has been suspended from uber. time is now 6:22. it is never a good idea when tired will you takeover? time for you to drive! i can't drive for a reason. >> not a good sign. >> got this lovely card from lori in south port connecticuit, she sent me in these beautiful moose socks, i'm not going to be able to wear them, they are too warm. these are beautiful moose socks. i thought you know what i'm going to bring out lori's socks. apparently feel free to send my socks. jackson hole, right there. it is chilly for socks, why? the wind chills is 25 right now, the wind chill around south port is about 22 sun and clouds not as windy this afternoon get ready for it wet weather returns tomorrow. nice socks. let's get to the commute. we are getting busy, we have trouble to tell you about jim smith is over with a problem on the fdr drive. a little bit of good news, the accident on the southbound cleared, we are left with delays bumper the bumper traffic, at least all lanes are now open. live in chopper two, jim smith, cbs 2 news. >> i like that we get a little good news. alternate side parking is in effect city wide. let's talk a little sports yankees and the mets in action. ottis livingston has your morning sports update. good morning everyone, the knicks host the hornets the nets at the wizard, home opener spoiled by controversy, throwing to first, the run score, joe thought the runner was out of the baseline should have been out. didn't happen part of the 3-run inning the yankees lose 5-3. playing the rest of the game under protest. mets in kansas city, he put the hammer down. nice strikeouts and six scoreless innings last one coming with the bases loaded the mets win 2-0. rangers of goals making six in the last, rangers win 3-2. islanders also won but the devils lost. i'm ottis livingston that's your cbssports update. a colbert cook off, they were on the late show last night, given a list of mystery ingredients including some from the late show break room fridge, they had one minute to compose a dish. >> you have 10 seconds to plate your ingredients. 4, 3, 2, 1! step away from the plate, please. >> colbert did taste both of them, took a moment, there. and did pronounce melissa mccarthy the big winner of the night included her dish crackers mayonnaise, bologna, marshmallow. here is a dog who knows when to call it quits at the end of the day. that's luke, and night after night, luke goes right to bed as soon as his owner shuts off the tv in just two days since being uploaded to youtube the video has gone viral as of this morning racked up 700,000 views. tv off. let's do that sound effect for television. got to go to bed. coming up, wisconsin shakes up the presidential race now all eyes are on new york a wrap up just ahead. >> and could the officer get a new trial the new claims for thelawyers one juror did got disclose, plus this. >> this is like, weighs a ton! new york city sanitation . live from studio 46. this is cbs 2 news this morning. coming up on 6:30, pretty chilly for this wednesday, april 6th cold again start your day there is a little bit of a warm up but rain is on the way traffic and weather on the 2's coming up. a rookie police officer convicted of killing an unarmed man, peter liang's lawyer asking for a new trial. and fees that could keep uber lyft and other ride sharing drivers away from newark airport. and bernie sanders and ted cruz claiming victory in wisconsin this morning. tonight republican front runner donald trump holds a rally in bethpage long island ahead of the april 19th new york primary. try to recover some momentum following the loss in wisconsin, andrea grymes is live in studio. nassau police say they are people expected at the rally tonight including protesters, it was not a good night last night for the front runners, this morning bernie sanders and ted cruz are waking up winners. ted cruz, win in wisconsin makes clenching the gop nomination harder for businessman donald trump. we've got the full spectrum of the republican party coming together and uniting this campaign. cruz came in first by 10 points last night trump's campaign released a statement saying ted cruz is worse than a puppet a trojan horse being used attempting to steal the nomination from mr. trump. today trump campaigns right here in new york holding a rally on long island at brummin studios. on the democrat side an ecstatic ground greeted sanders. >> we have now won 7 out of 8 of the last caucuses. >> sanders says he has the momentum to win the nomination. he beat out former secretary of state hillary clinton by more than 10 points. clinton tweeted quote congrats to bernie sanders on winning wisconsin to all the voters and volunteers to pour your hearts in this campaign, forward. but they are also focusing on new york told the primary on april 19th they'll debate in brooklyn next thursday. >> i believe we've got an excellent chance to win new york and a lot of delegates in that state. in addition to trump's rally in bethpage mayor deblasio holding a rally for hillary clinton tonight in lower manhattan as she campaigns in pennsylvania. chris. andrea, thank you time for traffic and weather on the 2's let's get over to john. thank you, chris hi waiting for you won't be as windy as it was yesterday, feels better today but still need that jacket or coat in fact 30 feels like around 25 in the city, you can see brilliant skies now we'll see clouds fill in waiting for a front area of low pressure trailing front pushes through, it will actually serve to warm us up quite a bit tomorrow but today still almost 10 degrees below normal with less wind feels better so real feel numbers 35 at lunchtime and mid-40s, 49 your high is definitely a step in the right direction, on this day in 1942, it is army day so to all the men and women who have served or are serving in the army god bless you and thanks for your service. traffic service now served up by kyla. i second that by the way good morning everybody. we have having trouble newark, we'll head up to jim smith in chopper two he's got more. >> kyla, we have disruptions on happened near franklin avenue, a vehicle striking a train we're getting reports of one minorinjuries disruptions, there is a police investigation on the way, not knowing how many were on board, reports of one minor injury, jim smith, cbs 2 news. thank you so much, jim. alternate side parking is in affect city wide, if you are headed to the airport all on or close to schedule, jfk, la guardia. angry uber and lyft drivers will attend a meeting at the new york city council. proposing big fees to allow those car service drivers to serve newark airport and penn station. >> hi there, mary. new york city officials say that uber drivers and other ride share companies want to operate here at the airport including new york penn station in order to pick up fairs this has been a highly contested debate going back and fourth between the city and uber for the last few months the city first banning the drives from the airport and rail station all together then lifting that ban and then ordering it once again having drives ticketed and towed if caught violating the ordnance. now, new york's mayor argues that uber and lift should besubjected to the same regulations and fees and taxi drives, officials are planning to protest at a city council meeting later today they believe the proposal is simply a money-making scheme and a way to placate taxi drivers who they claim have supported new york's mayor ross baraka politically. uber says they have 2,000 drivers operating right here in the city a lot of those people planning on showing up at that protest later this afternoon at city hall. reporting live this morning outside of newark airport, janelle burrell, cbs 2 news. a brooklyn teenager remains on life support days after she was brutally beaten just outside her home. 17-year-old warner has been declared brain dead after police say she had a violent confrontation. sources tell cbs 2 warner may have fallen and hit her head during the alleged attack friends and leaders gathered to pay tribute to the teenager. >> it feels like one of our children was snatched away because of the fact she is just a young child. this is murder. clearly they stamped that girl out with no remorse. >> 18-year-old sabrina ford charged with attempted murder and assault. investigators are looking into potential corruption involving a city leader and police. than with head of the city corrections union there were reports he invested pension money into hedge funds run like a local businessman that led to wiretaps and recorded conversations implicating members of the police asked the commissioner about the matter. >> does it trouble you sir that there is an investigation? >> that the nature of the business always results unfortunately in investigations we'll just have to see where the investigation goes. >> a detective in the 66th precinct has been put on desk duty, several members of the 19th precinct have been questioned. a former new york city cop convicted in the accidental shooting death of an unarmed man wants a new trial. peter liang was found guilty of manslaughter and claim a juror serving prison. he was convicted in 2014, due to be sentenced later this month. a city council committee voted on a bill meant to gain control of costume characters and other panhandlers in time's square. give the power to designation plazas and restrict the characters to specific zones, about aggressive pan handling, saying the majority don't cause trouble. led safety programs got a big boost, governor chris christy announcing yesterday he is adding $10 million to this year's budget for clean up effort, it comes after repeated criticism from state lawmakers over funding last month elevated levels of led were detected in drinking water in many of the public schools but the governor says the primary concern in the state is out dated led based oil paint in old housing and not the water source. it is now 6:37 coming up next could plastic bags soon be banned in some communities on long island? >> watch as a tv crew helps a driver with seconds to spare. one man's trash is another man's treasure, meet the man who has been digging through trash for decades. tying the knot does not come cheap, how much is couples you find out. in new york state, we believe tomorrow starts today. all across the state, the economy is growing, with creative new business incentives, and the lowest taxes in decades, attracting the talent and companies of tomorrow. like in buffalo, where the largest solar gigafactory in the western hemisphere will soon energize the world. and in syracuse, where imagination is in production. let us help grow your company's tomorrow - . what a start to this wednesday morning when you look to the skies but when you walk outside it is a bit chilly out there we'll check in with john in just a moment with traffic and weather on the 2's. now to breaking news there has been a collision between a car and a light rail train in newark, jim smith is over the scene in chopper two, jim. >> mary we understand that two people were injured the drive as well as the operator of the train not life threatening injuries, the injuries at this point appear to be on the minor side, this happened along crosses the light trail tracks. live in chopper two, jim smith, cbs 2 news. thanks so much. a tv news crew in oklahoma wound up saving a man from flames using a road grader, the tv crew realized he was in big trouble yelled at him to run and get in the suv, take a look at these pictures right here. they were able to speed off of course and were okay but look how close those flames came to that news vehicle and that road grader obviously did not stand a chance lucky that news crew was in the area and took their advice. time for traffic and weather on the 2's we bring in johnny elliot. chilly out there first wednesday in april is national walking day, so if you are going walking today, just gear up, you have to wear the layers also national student athlete day, it is going to be a little chilly after school for sports, but won't be as cold as it was yesterday looking at the sun sun today and then the clouds will fill in this afternoon beautiful out there right now, it is teflon day, they call me the teflon john because stuff just doesn't stick to me, it is the honor of prohibition, in the city the thermometer city 30, your skin says no, feels like 25. wind chills as low as 12 in the area real feel numbers below freezing even as you head out to work or maybe school, 42 in lunchtime, 49 for your high we'll still feel hike the mid-40s. pollen counts back up due to wet weather and back on friday a sign of the season. pretty skies now waiting for the clouds to fill in this afternoon affiliated with this mess in the west. now what happens is warm air takes over so clouds will give way to warmer conditions over us, the concern is pockets of heavy rain with isolated thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon. what about this morning with the breaking traffic news we're following what's going on. >> we are going to talk a little bit more about that let's go to our live pictures as jim mentioned service is suspended in both directions on new jersey transit's newark light rail, due to a train versus car accident again you're taking a live look at pictures there were 17 people on the train, two injuries have been reported but thankfully the injuries are nonlife threatening. alternate side parking is in effect today city wide, chris over to you. paper or plastic, that familiar question at the check out line may come to an end in suffolk county, legislatures are considering laws that would ban stores from giving out single use plastic bags supporters say too many pollute the landscape. our environment, they pollute, beaches in bays and shrubbery in our parks along parks and highways. i'm a boater i see garbage in the water ways all the time it is not just plastic bags all sorts of different litter this is singling out one small percentage of a much larger problem. >> the plan is to sell paper or reusable bags but no more plastic the vote has been tabled until later this month. people put all sorts of things in the trash now imagine someone went through it found some amazing items and put them on display that's what one man has been doing for decades. cbs 2 shows us. >> reporter: from the outside it is just a warehouse owned by the sanitation department in east harlem. on the second floor decades of trash come to life. from a grave ward to pez >> where did you find that) this one was 98th street. >> phones, political i tells, other odds and in's. >> i have five or six for that guitar. sports memorabilia. >> who throws a perfectly good basketball? >> this collection is the passion project of nelson melina for him collecting unique items from the trash began at age 9. >> two weeks before christmas people throw their old toys away, i used to go out look in all the bags see what i could take out for my brothers and sisters we didn't get much. how fitting that he got a job with the sanitation department and spent 34 years finding all of these treasures. >> whatever it is. >> this is the wierdest thing. >> it weighs a ton. it does weigh a ton. looks like maybe a child's art project? store things in his locker and all over the building but >> i call him the unofficial curator because it is laid out. keith the assistant chief with the department describes his initial reaction was shock and awe. >> this is one of my favorite olddies. you'll not believe what i spotted check out these two pins. not surprised what people throw out except for this. >> the star of david made from the steal of one of the world trade centers. >> as for the value of all of the items. >> i wouldn't know. one man's trash is melina's treasure. cbs 2 news. he is retired but still cols back to take care of everything, he can't keep any of the items because they are the property of the city. the second floor used to be used for vehicles but no longer support them, it is not open to the public but can request more, the link is on our website cbsnewyork.com. south florida take a look at this nearly 15-foot alligator, two men were hunting over the weekend when they discovered the gator in a pond they needed a farm tractor to pull the 800- pound reptile to shore one of the hunters who is the owner of out west farms says the gator had been killing off cattle, look at this thing. that's the picture right there. >> 6:47 average wedding costs are going up new york city is topping the list how much does it cost to tie the knot in the tristate area. just say a lot. the new technology making you feel slower and older we'll explain. first ottis livingston has this morning's sports update. good morning everyone the yankees lost their home opener to the astros, the mets beat the royals, and however the and yankees host the astros. this is everything i have, my family. i got to see my dad die on national tv. they don't know what they took from us. people are dying. we need a president that's going to talk about it. he's not scared to go up against the criminal justice system. he's not scared. that's why i'm for bernie. i'm bernie sanders and i approve this message. foalthr w vis.u n'brk .yowaa ecofakouswchs artemasitastoet00egntne usv d onfoju 9. p mthnle. lyioca . looking good to start your day, it is cold out there, but at least the sun is out right now 6:51 we'll talk to john in just a second. san francisco requiring businesses to provide up to six weeks of paid leave for new parents 55% of salary will come employer will pay for the other 45, the ordnance still applies to businesses with 20 or more employees. engaged couples are spending records amounts of money to get married, 18,000 couples last year, the average cost is more that are $32,600 that doesn't include the honeymoon. a manhattan is also expensive at $82,000, over 46,000 in the other bureaus long island $56,000, 57,000 in the hudson valley, 55,000 in northern and central new jersey. start saving now. time is now 6:52 time for traffic and weather on the 2's johnny. in my day, the license was like $10 you'd buy a cake, remember back in the '30's? >> temperatures in the 30s, wind chills in the teens and 20s so it is cold out the door less wind. fill in heavier midday and into the afternoon, isolated thunderstorm breezy too but a warm wind bulk of the rain should exit by the over night hours that does bode well for the mets a home opener at 1:10, 49 degrees with clouds giving way to sun. >> we are giving way to busier traffic. we have a lot going on so far let's start with transit issues only one track is in service in both directions on new jersey transit's newark light rail that's due to a train versus car accident. two injuries have been reported with this. we take a live look outside checking the lincoln tunnel there is a 30 minute wait around the helix, traffic starting to build up and same at the holland and george washington bridge. alternate side parking is in effect city wide. if you are young and healthy it is hard to identify the hardships of aging. that's the idea of the center in jersey city. max gomez tried on a suit, the technology impairs your vision as if you have glaucoma or macular degeneration, also simulates your joints getting stiffer. >> what we hope this encourages is patience, that sort of impatience that comes with youth is maybe misplaced because the person walking next to you might be walking harder than you realize. the experience will be at the liberty science center through this sunday, looks like a super hero there. >> i watched this report yesterday, it is tough when the sensors go off. look painful and said it was a little painful at times too. let's check in with "cbs this morning," good morns. hey chris and mary, we'll talk with john about whether or not the -- i think if you know pretty much everything you need to know. there you go. let me tell you, a closer look get mexico to pay up for a border wall. >> how about this, only on "cbs this morning" don't we like the weekend, we have a big announcement how your facebook is about to change. >> a strong production team behind you. you can only get it here the news is back in the morning we'll see you guys in just a few minutes. >> looking forward to it see you at 7:00. what you need to know next. . welcome back to cbs 2 news at 6. 57, here is what you need to know. ted cruz and bernie sanders where the big winners in the primary, now the focus turns to new york, and holding a rally in bethpage long island and clinton will not be attending. the new york city council will hear from angry uber and lyft drivers along with the car services the city wants the drivers to pay a $1,500 annual fee to serve new york airport and penn station. officer peter liang wants a new trial. in february liang was found liang's lawyers claim one juror failed to reveal his father served prison time for manslaughter. mayor deblasio expected to sign a new law banning smokeless tobacco, once signed it takes effect immediately at yankee stadium and citi field. now we have a final look at traffic. we'll start with transit issues only one track is in service in both directions on the new york light rail between brooke park and grove street due to an accident involving a train versus a car everything else running pretty well with transit checking the lincoln tunnel there is about a 30 minute delay around the helix, same delay at the holland and george washington bridge alternate side parking in effect today city wide. i love to see those traffic shots with the sun shining, beautiful way to start the day it is chilly, wind chills in the teens and 20s, will not be as windy this afternoon, still jacket weather, though with a high of only 49, clouds will fill in over head then over up dramatically south wind will get us all the way right around 60 tomorrow we could see an isolated thunderstorm tomorrow afternoon clear up the rain for the mets and then cooler temperatures return for the weekend maybe even a little rain/snow mix on saturday. okay john thanks so much. we'll have another check of weather and news coming up in 25 minutes. 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