Morning, up around 50 this in the city. The wind is coming out of the northeast that will pull in the chillier air. We have a frontal boundary and area of low pressure trying to push in our direction. Its raining lightly in and around the city. The heavier rain, well see a few of those move on in. There are breaks in the action. In between the periods of rain today, there will be drizzle around. Look at the temperature, nosediving from the 50s into the 40s. Low 40s by mid afternoon. That high of 47 is kind of a generic one that will take place at 8 00 a. M. Or so. Keep the umbrellas handy. Damp roads early on. Lauren scala here to see if there are any issues because of that. We got our first accident of the morning in. As chris said, the roads are wet. Just one isnt the worst news. 95 northbound on the new england thruway, an accident by playland parkway. That blocks a lane there. If youre getting on the buses, a couple of detours this morning. The ones listed here. Otherwise, buses look good and well have more weather and traffic ahead on the 4s. Lauren, thank you. Breaking news in brooklyn where a 2yearold girl has died. First responders rushed to her home last night. They couldnt save her. Katherine creag is there with what police are saying. Kat. Reporter what a tragedy to happen. Its near 6th avenue. There are Police Officers stationed in front of the familys house. Police are telling us the name of the little girl. The childs name is melody fang. Only 2 years old. The child has died. As we mentioned, there are Police Officers at the door of the familys house. There are Police Vehicles all around here as well. When officers first arrived here to the scene, this was after 8 00 last night, we were told that the father was actively performing cpr. The child appeared to have drowned. How that happened is unknown. An officer with the nypd told me that an autopsy is scheduled to take place a little later today to answer a lot of those questions. Then the parents of the little girl, 2yearold melody fang, the mom and dad are at the 72nd precinct station house being questioned by investigators. Back to you, darlene. Katherine creag, thank you. A Staten Island mother faces murder charges after her newborn was found tossed in a trash bag. The charges against 28yearold Nausheen Rahman were upgraded after the medical examiner determined the baby was alive before it was placed in the bag. The infant was found saturday morning in a garbage bag outside rahmans home on Richmond Hill road. The medical examiner is still working to determine the exact cause of the infants death. New this morning, police are searching for the man who tried to rape a woman in her apartment building. These are new images of the suspect. He followed the victim into her building in borough park on saturday. Held a knife to her throat and sexually assaulted her before taking off. New this morning, most new york city Police Officers believe the city is not as safe since mayor de blasio took office. A poll conducted by the Police Union Says 87 of the officers find the city less safe in the past two years. 96 believe suspects are now more likely to actively resist police. The poll shows morale is low on a scale of zero to ten. Officers gave it just under 2. 5. Were learning some of the details from a deal that helped divert a new Jersey Transit strike. Union leaders agreed only after officials said theyd give retroactive pay to recent rye tier ease. Rail workers would get a raise. But would also have to pay more for health benefits. Next summer is where riders can see a fare increase. Time for weather and traffic on the 4s. Chris cimino is here. Chris, shakespeare would say, this is almost the ides of march. Doesnt seem that way. Shakespearian episode. Nothing to do with shakespeare, actually. Talking about temperatures that are generally on the cool side today. Chillier than weve seen. But we rebound this week back above normal. Today is a setback on what has been a long stretch of mild weather. Heavier showers on the radar. Around Morris County, Sussex County as well. Along 80, up to 287, there could be brief heavier rain there. Be aware of that. For the most part, damp, chilly. Temperatures dropping this morning from the 50s into the 40s. Theyll stay in the 40s all day. Both commutes going to be damp. The temperatures hold. Mid40s this afternoon. On top of that, the wind increases out of the northeast at 15 to 20 miles per hour. Could see gusts near 30 miles per hour. And drizzle and rain. Just raw nasty rain out there. Be prepared for that. A little change heading our way tomorrow. Slow improvement. Well talk about that in a bit. Lets get over to lauren scala and talk about track work. Weekend track work on the subway lines. Expect changes on the ones listed here. The commuter checklist, everything, metronorth, lirr, nj transit and path operating on or close to schedule. The first trains are really pulling out right now. Alternate side of the Street Parking rules in effect today. The next update on the 4s. Lauren, thanks very much. 4 36 now. Breaking news. An amtrak passenger train derailed in western kansas overnight. At least five cars went off the rails about 20 miles west of dodge city. This happened just after 11 00 eastern time last night. Amtrak says the train was headed to chicago from los angeles. They had 142 passengers and crew on board. 11 people had to be taken to the hospital. Happening now, Police Investigating a pair of gangrelated attacks in front of a building in queens. Security video shows the aftermath of one of the stabbings in Jackson Heights on saturday. Police say a 16yearold boy walking a dog was stabbed after two mep asked if he was down with the abk, which is a local queens gang. Then a 23yearold man was asked the same question at the same location and was stabbed in the back. Got to these kids doing these crazy things. Not getting easier in new york city. The suspects stabbed the teenagers dog also. None of the injuries are life threatening. Divers stopped the search for a third victim of the tugboat crash near the tappan zee bridge. That boat sank after striking the barge saturday morning. Divers pulled two bodies from the water. But theyve been unable to get inside a section of the tugboat where the body of a third crew member is believed to still be. The operation will now focus on how to move the wreck anl and clean up he estimated 5,000 gallons of fuel that leaked into the river. Voters in five states head to the polls tomorrow for president ial primaries. Right now, donald trump lead in two of them. The latest poll shows trump ahead in illinois and marco rubios home state of florida as well. Thats despite some violence at some of trumps recent rallies. There was a real dustup friday in chicago. That has trumps gop opponents speaking out. He has turned the most election in a generation into a circus. When people around the world see images of americans clocking each other at a campaign rally, theyre like, were in disarray. John kasich is leading in his home state of ohio. Today, mitt romney will make two Campaign Stops for him. Romney is not expected to endorse anyone. Hartford, connecticuts Police Department says theyre trump sticker visible in a patrol car. It went viral this weekend. Shows the trump sticker on the dashboard. Many people when word reached the Police Department, the officer involved was counseled, the sticker removed and its under investigation. A highspeed chase across los angeles where police were pursuing a stolen police car. Police say that stolen cruiser hit speeds of over 100 miles an hour as it weaved in and out of traffic. It eventually turned down an alley in glendale, california. Police rammed the car and shots were fired. The driver was killed. No Police Officers were hurt in that pursuit. Drenching storms moving through the south are bringing dangerous flooding to the region. Thousands of people had to be rescued from floodwater and at least six people are dead. President obama signed an Emergency Declaration for louisiana after days of heavy rains and historic flooding. Hundreds of homes are already tennessee and arkansas. Lost my car. Beds, furniture, everything. All the belongings. Dont know what were going to do. We dont have flood insurance. Nobody in this area has had to have flood insurance. Authorities in louisiana say at least 5,000 homes have been damaged so far. Rivers as well are still rising. Tough situation. Yeah, really is. 4 40. Now ahead, new threats from north korea. This time specifically mentioning manhattan. A Police Officer ambushed outside his own station. What we know about the attack that investigators are calling evil. Storm team 4 tracking some rain this morning. Weather and traffic on the 4s is coming up. Dont forget, follow us on facebook and twitter and instagram. Michaelg4ny. Darlene4ny. Youre watching today in new its 4 42 here. Four things to know this morning. Overnight, Police Release new video of a man who tried to rape a woman in brooklyn. Ep followed her into her apartment build late saturday night. Crews are preparing to return to the river at the site of that tugboat crash. Theyre no longer searching for survivors. Three people were on board when it crashed near the tappan zee bridge. A new survey released overnight shows most nypd officers feel the city is less safe now than before mayor de blasio took office. According to reports, the Police Union Says 87 of its officers feel this way. Today is march 14th. Pizza hut is giving free pizza for 3. 14 years if you can answer some challenging math questions. Forget it. Thus eliminating anyone here. A princeton professor came up with the questions. Theyll release the questions online at 8 00 this morning. I guess we all go hungry. Its damp and getting dhilier through the morning. Temperatures will continue to drop. Right now, around 50 or so. Its raining and gets windier through the day, too. Less in the way of rain tomorrow. Not a bright day anticipated. Wednesday, maybe a little bit better. St. Patricks day right now looks unsettled too. Could be a couple of showers around. Not a washout. It will be relatively mild. Its still pretty mild now. 48 in howell. Toms river, at 49. We go to the north and west. Not a big range in temperature at all this morning. Sussex, newburgh, upper 40s. Same thing white plains. As the rain gets cranking off the north and east, the temperatures will drop a few more degrees into the afternoon. The heaviest rain northwest new jersey, right here. Youll see that one pocket up across Sussex County, portions of Morris County into passaic county. Another band of rain, heavier, towards the south. That will move in. In between the heavier bands is drizzle. There may be a break in the action, but the main player, the upper level low is still sitting back here in the tennessee valley. Do anticipate a couple of days of, a stretch of two to three days of the weather being unsettled. For today, theres the shower activity. Periods of rain through noontime. Through the evening commute, still over the area, right through the overnight. By tomorrow morning, more to the north and east. Could be leftover drizzle or light rain tomorrow morning. A little lull in the action at noontime tomorrow. Still a few more spotty showers out there. Cant rule out a shower tomorrow evening. Cloudy through wednesday. Should be a fairly mild day. 60ish or so. Well start out with a mix of clouds and sun, but showers pop up in the afternoon. Rainfall totals, not impressive through the nighttime hours. Close to a half inch or so. The higher amounts off towards the south of us. Over an inch. Really a half inch of rain we could handle at this point. Futurecast winds, watch as they get cranking. Gusts of over 30 mira long the jersey shore and across long island. Close to that in the city. In the city overnight tonight, gusts of 30 to 35 possible. Could see gusts close to 40 on the east end of long island. Temperatures in the 40s. Its going to make it raw and chilly. Even into early tomorrow morning. Gusts between 30 and 35 miles an hour. Temperatures today, settle into the mitt mid and upper 40s the bulk of the day. North and west, not a big change. Overnight, temperatures dont drop very much. Nonetheless, into the low 40s. Chilly with the northeast wind howling and the on and off light rain and drizzle. We get a break in the action, we think, on wednesday. A high of 62. Could be a shower or two scattered on st. Patricks day. The leprechauns should be happy enough. 60. 50s and dry friday, saturday. Could be temperatures in the mid50s on sunday. Lets get over to lauren scala and find out about the commute. A couple of problems on the roads. 95 northbound where we have an accident by playland parkway. That takes out a lane here. Not really causing much of a delay because its very quiet still out there. Then heading over to island city, an accident investigation that shuts down 21st street between 49th avenue and the pulaski bridge. That could be there for a while. You can take other local streets to get around this. Heading over to the area of brooklyn, water main break shuts down avenue u between Ocean Parkway and Elizabeth Taylor ast 9th. A live look outside at the George Washington bridge on the inbound side. No construction in the way right now. Lincoln tunnel, holland tunnel in good shape. Alternate side of the Street Parking rules are in effect today. More weather and traffic on the 4s. Lauren, thank you very much. Its 4 47. One officer is dead, two suspects in custody following an unprovoked attack on a Maryland Police station. One of the suspects opened fire in Prince Georges County on sunday afternoon. This officer was shot. He later died at the hospital. Other officers pray for him outside. One suspect was wounded in the ensuing firefight. The other was caught though after running into a nearby restaurant. Those officers did not shrink. They bravely advanced and engaged this individual who was threatening not just the Police Officers and the Police Facility that he was opening fire upon. But numerous members of the community in the area. Officer coal son was a fouryear veteran, worked as an undercover narcotics investigator. The flags were ordered to fly at halfstaff today. Also today, a new jersey state trooper struck and killed at the scene of a car crash will be laid to rest. A wake was held sunday for him in burlington county. Last monday he was walking at the scene of a car fire, on i295, when he was struck by a passing car. Cullen leaves behind a fiance and a 9monthold son. Happening today, a new trial over General Motors faulty ignition switches is set to begin in manhattan federal court. The case will help define legal boundaries that could affect hundreds of other lawsuits. General motors announced last september that it reached a deal to settle nearly 1400 cases for 275 million. Its 4 49 now. Right now, police are searching for a suspect who opened fire in broad daylight in the bronx. You can see the man police are searching for wearing that red sweatshirt in the surveillance hes running down boston road sunday afternoon. Pulled out a gun. Police say he fired one round but fortunately nobody was hit. Police are searching for four men who robbed a livery cab driver at knifepoint. It happened in january in brooklyn. Police just released this surveillance video. Keep an eye on the man in the back behind the driver. He pulls a knife on the driver. Hes identified as 42yearold michael the four men got away with money but the driver was not hurt. Were following a couple of terror attacks overseas. One caused massive casualties in turkeys capital. The death toll rising to 37 people where a suicide bomb went off near a bus station. Kurdish rebels are believed to be behind the assault. Turkeys military carried out air strikes against kurdish positions. Dozens of militants were detained by police. A terror group linked to al qaeda says its responsibility for a deadly assault claims responsibility for a deadly assault near several resort hotels in the ivory coast. Thats in western africa. 16 people wrp ere killed there. Several opened fire on tourists enjoying the seashore. Security forces moved in and ended the siege. There have been several recent terror attacks in western africa. Korea. This time specifically targeting new york city. Staterun news outlet announced that north korea has developed a powerful hydrogen bomb. They go to claim that if that bomb was on a Ballistic Missile it would reduce manhattan to ashes. Theyre skeptical whether they have an hbomb. They doubt it has missiles that could reach the eastern united states. The fbi is looking into reports of two missiles bound for Portland Oregon were stopped overseas. They were found at belgrade airport. The missiles were discovered on a plane that took off from beirut, lebanon. The missiles are deadly and are used in combat. So far theres no word on who shipped them or why. Coming up on 4 52. Still to come, why you may want to be extra careful out on the roads this morning. A new spin on march madness. Why the ncaa launched an investigation into a leak that spoiled major surprises. Youre watching today in new a look at the hamilton bridge. The hour you lost for Daylight Saving could have an effect on this mornings commute. The new York City Department of transportation says theres more accidents the week after the clock springs forward. During the last five years, serious crashes are up by 30 during the morning hours. The d. O. T. Says its a lack of likely to blame. Well see. So far so good today. My mother, she said this to me today. She said theres going to be more accidents this week. I was like mom, how do you know this and i dont. Its exhausting when your body c