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WNBC Today In New York April 29, 2016

Clouds, but not a lot of rain. Showers off to the west. That will fill in a bit today and tonight. Just a gray day, the jackets with the liners needed. Temperatures no better than the mid to upper 50s. Take along the umbrella you may need that from time to time. Lets find out about the drive. Heres lauren. Just one trouble spot on the roads. This is over on 202 206, southbound lanes are closed out by route 22, this is because of an accident with a downed poland wires. Something else which is better for team people, alternate side of the Street Parking rules are suspended today. New this morning, police spent the night searching central park for a man allegedly offering up a child for sex. Today in new yorks tracie police are telling us. I checked in with police, they say tourists from california who called this in are being questioned by detectives after being offered sex with an 11yearold boy. This led to a massive search in central park a few hours ago. The Aviation Unit was overhead as well as extra lights brought in not only to search for that 11yearold boy but the man thought to be about 35 years old who was soliciting him. Both of them were near the bow bridge in central park just before 11 00 last night. Thats when that suspect approached a man in his 50s. According to police, that suspect asked the man if he wanted to perform sexual acts with the 11yearold boy for 300. That man declined, once the two left he called police and he wasnt able to see where they left the park. Police are telling us that the man who solicited sex with that young boy was wearing a black coat with fur on the hood as well as blue not much of a description of the 11yearold boy, just wearing a spring jacket, either red or orange. Police are hoping for the welfare of that child and that anyone that spots them contacts them immediately. Back to you. Thank you. Right now some parents in connecticut are on edge. They say after police say a man tried to abduct a girl from a investigators say it happened near barnum school. The girl was on her way to class when the man approached her and tried to touch her. She got away but he followed her for some time. School officials are advising students and parents to stay alert and are advising children not to walk alone. Pse g grews are on the scene of of a dump truck accident in new jersey. It happened 2 30 this morning on orient way in lyndhurst. A man parked the dump truck, then got out and walked in front of it. The truck then began to roll and the dump truck then hit a pole knocking out power on the street no word on the mans condition. Investigators say engine problems caused a plane that took off from Newark Airport to make an emergency landing. United Airlines Flight 38 was headed to nebraska when the pilot was forced to land in cleveland around 5 30 yesterday evening. Heres a look at the plane after it landed. Investigators say about an hour into the flight the engine made a noise, the plane dipped to the left. The pilot declared an emergency and steered that plane to the nearest airport. Some passengers screamed. Others prayed until the pilot landed that plane safely. Passengers then boarded other flights. There were no physical injuries. Certainly a traumatic experience for everyone on board. Especially when you see that. 5 04 right now. Time for weather and traffic on the 4s. Im looking forward to seeing the sun today. Good luck with that. If you go a few thousand feet just cloud deck that will stay thick all day. Not a big rain producing cloud deck. Chilly, damp out there in some spots. Light showers scattered around. Nothing heavy anticipated. The best chances are later in the day. Highs in the 50s. Normal high should be in the 60s. With the wind it will feel raw and chilly out there. Feels damp and cool into tonight. We get the break by tomorrow. Right now, no break. Mostly cloudy, 50 degrees in the city. Most folks are in the 40s. Well do no better than the mid to upper 50s this afternoon. A few showers later this afternoon what can we expect heading out the door . Heres lauren. Lets talk about some of those bus detours. So the b3, 4, q76, x1, 10, 17, 27, 28. Those are your detours today. Everything else running nicely. Getting on the rails lets ferries in great shape. Major commuter lines doing fine. All the overnight track work is wrapped up as well as fast track. More weather and traffic on the 4s. New this morning, an ugly scene outside of a donald trump rally in california. This as the nypd has an investigation at tum rium trump tower. A lot of activity out there last night. Reporter yes. What happened was the fifth floor mailroom had to be evacuated when someone opened up an envelope with a suspicious white powder inside of it. Six people were inside that mailroom. About three of them had to be medically evaluated as a precaution. It is believed theyre not in danger. The investigation goes on into who sent the envelope. Meanwhile, in los angeles, as we mentioned a violent scene with antitrump protesters as trump more in california ahead of its june primary. There were rallies earlier in the day, supporters and opponents of trump. But the protests grew more and more violent as the night went on. People involved in the peaceful protest earlier said it upset them how it became so violent. Stuff that instigates and causes more issues doesnt help. Reporter about 20 people there in california were taken into custody from those protests. Again, here at trump tower the investigation goes on to find the person who sent that envelope. As you know by the way, we want to zoom in to these Police Officers. You can see them there guarding the doorway. About a month ago there was similar situation with one of Donald Trumps sons who also received an envelope with a suspicious white powder, it was deemed nontoxic. Back to you. Thank you very much. Now former House Speaker john boehner is sparking debate he gave his candid opinion of senator ted cruz to a Stanford University group. I never worked with a more miserable if i said 50 words in my life to john boehner in my life i would be surprised. Boehner also called donald trump a texting buddy and said he would vote for him. The fbi is warning thousands of new yorkers that isislinked hackers have targeted them in a cy wrattack. The hackers stole the information from 3,000 ordinary new yorkers and announced they wanted them dead. One of the victims on that hit list spoke exclusively with the iteam. He says the fbi told him to be cautious and to call 911 immediately if he felt in any way threatened. They were concerned. They felt that they should alert me. Who am i . What am i doing on this list . The fbi says there is no against those victims. Today mayor deblasio will be talking about the citys budget on the radio. This as he denies any wrong doing into an investigation to possible Campaign Fundraising violations. Mayor deblasio says neither he nor his advisers have done anything wrong. His Office Confirms top aides have gotten subpoenas from federal and local investigations. This investigation stems from the mayors failed attempt to help Democrats Gain control of the Senate Senate two years ago. We hold ourselves to the highest standard of integrity. Theres an investigation going on. Well fully cooperate with that investigation. Now deblasio himself has not been subpoenaed. Mayor deblasio says there are fewer Homeless People living on the streets. He went around the city back in february for the annual count. Now his office estimates theres about 2,800 Homeless People. 12 less than the year before outreach programs but one Advocacy Group says the count is flawed. You could be one step closer to paying for plastic bags. City council proposing a nickel surcharge, that legislation could pass next week. Melissa viverito is on board with the bill. Coming up who is asking a judge to have governor christie hand over his phone. And how a group of Police Officers ended up stuck in an elevator. Plus weather and traffic on the fours is coming up. Its 5 13, heres four things to know. Police in california arrested about 20 people in violent rally. Police here are investigating a suspicious powder sent to trump tower. Police in bridgeport worried about an a bduction attempt near the barnum. And a heads up for drivers using the tappan zee bridge. Beginning tonight only one northbound lane will be open. Southbound traffic should not be affected. Today a new bike lane will be opened on the pulaski bridge. The bridge connects Long Island City to greenpoint. 5 14. Time for weather and traffic on this friday morning. Starting out damp in some spots. No real heavy rain to worry about one of those days where youll need the jacket throughout the day. Temperatures not getting out of the 50s. Rain risk is with us on and off today and tonight. Finally getting sunshine peeking through the clouds tomorrow. Thats temporary because the rain moves back in to start the some of that rain could be steady during the midday hours. 49 at chelsea, 53 in hoboken. So in and around the city around 50. North and west, mid and upper 40s there. Out east, same thing. Generally in the 40s. From the clouds, not a lot of rain. You dont see any heavy rain. Most of the heavier showers have moved well off shore. As we zoom closer to home, light showers passing by to the north of us. Portions of the lower Hudson Valley and connecticut. You can grab the umbrella today, you may need it at times. On future tracker, during the afternoon, most of the clouds stay to the south of us. The showers pop up towards the evening hours. Well get a band of showers moving through for the first half of tonight. After midnight, 1 00 a. M. , things will dry out. By tomorrow morning theyll there will be clouds around early. Partial sun, especially away from the city south and east. More sun to the north and west. At least sunshine for a bit tomorrow afternoon. Dry tomorrow evening. Look how quickly that rain moves back in. Sunday morning. The darker greens and areas of yellow indicating steadier and heavy rain. This is sunday evening and maybe a leftover shower on monday. Normal high is usually in the 60s. To everyone about ten degrees cooler. Low 40s in town tonight. A couple of 30s way to the north and west. A mix of sun and clouds on saturday. And then back to that onshore breeze. Chilly temperatures and rain on sunday. Ending early, shower monday morning. Break on tuesday. That looks good, 67. On wednesday getting close to 70. For Cinco De Mayo, a mix of sun and clouds. Thats a if youre getting on the roads, its still a party. Things moving along nicely with the exception of a few areas. Live look outside at the cross bronx expressway. We have road work out there shutting down one to two lanes near sheridan expressway, thats on the westbound side. Delays building out there already. We got reports of an overturned vehicle on the turnpike in the truck lanes this is southbound after interchange 12. Its on the shoulders. Not seeing delays yet. Still have this closure on route 202 southbound by route 22. In addition to that the ramps are closed from route 22 westbound because of this accident. A downed poland wires in the roadway. Alternate side of the street meter rules are still in effect. Your next weather and traffic on the 4s. Today in washington the pentagon will release its full report on the bombing of a civilian hospital in afghanistan last year. 42 people died in that attack. Tracie potts is in washington with whats expected today. A very sensitive issue in the relationship between the United States and the people of afghanistan. Reporter extremely because it happened at a time when we were supposed to be helping them fight the taliban in that area. And they believed that the taliban was in or near this hospital. But todays report from the pentagon will say that the bombing by the u. S. Of this hospital was a tragic mistake but also the result of a series of missteps. 16 u. S. Military members including a top officer are being disciplined, not criminal this is not a courtmartial, but they are getting administrative punishments and that letter in their file could effectively end a military career. Being told. Several of them were special ops. This happened, the report suspected to say, because the sensors were off in that aircraft when they were told to bomb what was believed to be a taliban hideout, not far from the hospital. Theyre calling this human error. 211 shells in about a half hour before Doctors Without Borders called from the inside and said were being attacked here. They realized they had made a tragic mistake. Now, there was no evidence of the taliban at the hospital. Today were expecting the pentagon to lay it all out in a report, in an official report due on that incident that happened back in october. Thank you very much for that. Governor Chris Christies popularity is sinking to an alltime low. Thats according to latest Rutgers Eagleton poll it shows his favorability rating at 26 among new jersey voters. Since then christie ended his president ial campaign and threw his support to trump. The lawyer in the bridge gate case wants governor christies cell phone. He believes it could prove his client, former Port Authority executive bill baroni should not face criminal charges. Baroni and Bridget Kelly were in Newark Federal Court yesterday fighting charges related to the George Washington bridge lane closures. Verizon said it laid out its last, best and final offer to nearly 40,000 striking workers. The company says theyre offering a 7. 5 wage increase, thats up a percentage point from a previous offer. At least one union has rejected that offer calling it a scare tactic. They say verizon is obligated to negotiate. The workers have been on strike for 16 days. In connecticut, Senate Democrats are proposing a 12 an hour minimum wage by the year 2020. The debate on that bill lasted for nearly five hours. Proposal comes at a time when businesses are leaving the state. Three months ago. Minimum wage in the state went up from 9. 15 an hour to 9. 16 an hour. Its this morning a photo might make you think twice about squeeze nothing ing into a crowded elevator. Firefighters in kansas city had to rescue a dozen Police Officers from the training academy. They piled in but the weight was too much. Kansas city Police Posted a photo of a firefighter giving the thumbs up with the quote and caption well, this is embarrassing. The problem there is firefighters and police, we love them both, theres that rivalry. They have a lot of quotes like when god need a hero for firefighters, he created police. We love them both. Glad theyre there to help each other out. I can only imagine the teasing as each officer got out of that elevator. 5 21 now. An outbreak at harvard, the drastic measure the school is considering to keep it from spreading. And a squatter inside a home under construction puts a good scare into a painter and he did not want to leave. Youre watching today in new welcome back. 5 24. A painter in louisiana got quite a shock when he found an unwanted guest inside a house where he was working. The painter came in facetoface with a ninefoot alligator. Gators are common in the area. To make matters worse, this is mating season. No. Can i have some privacy he was looking for a pretty gator girl. Awe. I thought he was there for spackling. No . All right. Neeever mind. Is that the new term . Is that what were calling it . He gave me that look. I was going help out the guy painting. Lets move along, shall we. Clouds thickening up and leading to intermittent light rain and showers. A good part of the time it wont be raining today. Cool throughout, upper 50s. Tonight, damp and chilly. Not anything heavy in terms of showers. Then it will dry out. Setting the stage for a decent afternoon tomorrow. I think it starts out with clouds. Well get sunshine in here, low 60s. More wet weather, just damp, cloudy, crummy sunday. May is not coming in nice. Temperatures in the low 50s. Quite a bit of rain on sunday. Thank you. Hi, lauren. Hi, guys. We have big problems for l train commuters. Service suspension because of fdny activity, this is between 8 toth avenue and bedford avenue. You cannot get between brooklyn and manhattan on the l. Ill keep an eye on this. In better news, a live look outside at the brooklyn bridge, which you can take instead. Things are moving along nicely on the span. Manhattan bridge in good shape. In connecticut, officials are concerned that a mumps outbreak is growing. In the last month eight students they all did recover. Now officials are worried that 17 other students could have the illness. Mumps is a highly contagious respiratory disease. That mumps outbreak at harvard could threaten next months graduation ceremony. They had 41 cases confirmed since march. They hope to stop the spread before commencement, that will feature this year director steven spielberg. All right. Its 5 26. Just ahead, the concern about a socalled isis hit list with thousands of names from our area. And new information this morning about the man who showed up in an animal costume and threatened to blow up a Maryland Television station. 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