NY News Update - Radar goes out again at Newark Airport, Pope Leo XIV celebrates first mass

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And we're following several breaking news stories. We're now learning air traffic controllers at Newark Airport lost radar for 90 seconds early this morning

And Pope Leo XIV celebrating his first mass as pontiff. His message to the cardinals who voted for him

And good afternoon, I'm Teresa Priola. Welcome to the News Block. We're going to get to those stories shortly, but first, there's been some major first flooding concerns in this area

Let's take a live look outside right now. It seems as though the weather has improved just slightly, not the deluge we were seeing earlier

but let's bring in Liv Johnson for a first look at our forecast

Hey, Liv. Hey, that's right. We've gone through the worst event, and you can see on our satellite radar, most of the system has moved north and northeast

Now, as Teresa said, we do have some flood watches and warnings in the area

Pretty much everywhere north of New York City is under a flood watch

We had Long Island that was also under a flood watch. Now it's kind of just hang on to Connecticut, the lower Hudson Valley

We have it in Monticello as well. But Fairfield, Connecticut is under a flood warning, and that is for the next day or so

So like I said, most of that system has moved along. So we actually have some good things on the way

I still wouldn't really get too far away from your umbrella for the rest of the evening

And late night, we have a couple more just straggling showers out east on Long Island and into Connecticut

That's around midnight. But most of us will be dry going into Saturday and Sunday

And we have beautiful, clear skies for our Saturday and Sunday. It's actually a really nice weekend ahead of us

Temperature-wise, a lot cooler than yesterday, between about 14 to 25 degrees cooler than just 24 hours ago

That puts us at the mid to upper 50s throughout most of the tri-state. Some of us are in the 60s, like Belmar and Long Island

but tomorrow, better things ahead. We'll get back up into the upper 60s

Some of us will get into the 70s. And then, like I said, a really pretty weekend ahead of us

We're to 71 on Saturday, 73 on Sunday. We have a beautiful Mother's Day ahead

Even a nice start to the week, Monday, a high of 74. Then we have some more showers midweek

And then a big warm-up on Friday, you see a high of 85. Teresa? Yeah, that's incredible

All right, Liv, thanks. All right, none of that breaking news that we're following out of Newark Airport

air traffic controllers losing radar for 90 seconds early this morning. What's worse

this marks the second time this issue has occurred in just two weeks. Let's get out to

Meredith Gorman, who's live in Newark Airport. Meredith, have things improved there

Yeah, so we've seen a lot of people getting off of their flights, heading down to baggage claim. But

again, Newark Airport lost radio communications and radar displays overnight for the second time

in the past two weeks. The airport definitely seems a lot more quiet than usual. But here's

the statement that we got from the FAA about this situation. They said, quote, there was a

telecommunications outage that impacted communications and radar display at Philadelphia TRACON Area C which guides aircraft in and out of Newark Liberty International Airport airspace The outage occurred around 3 a on Friday May 9th and lasted approximately 90 seconds Now this comes after another radar outage caused air traffic control computer screens to go dark

for about 60 to 90 seconds on April 28th and also stopped controllers from being able to

communicate with aircraft. There was a ground stop at Newark earlier this morning and now delays are

averaging a little over four hours. New Jersey Representative Josh Gottheimer just spoke saying

Newark lacks staffing levels and infrastructure, and he says the airport is short 40 air traffic

controllers and that the tower they work in was built in 1973. I visited the tower here actually

not long ago and saw firsthand how antiquated the systems are at this airport. Air traffic

controllers working grueling around the clock shifts. Some are working overtime without air

conditioning, having no, having to pass little pieces of paper. If you've been in the tower

they're literally passing little pieces of paper to communicate. Paper slips, exposed pipes

roofs ready to cave in around them. You got to see this thing. There's already been a shortage of air traffic controllers after a handful of them ended up

taking medical leave due to the traumatic situation they experienced. The first time

that there was this outage just within the past two weeks. Now, the FAA does say that they're

installing new fiber optic data lines to help that radar signal between Philadelphia and New York

where this incident and the facilities are located. But, Teresa, this isn't something that

can just happen overnight. Definitely not a quick fix. All right, Meredith, thank you for that

report. Now to the Vatican and Pope Leo XIV celebrating his first mass as pontiff

My brother cardinals, as we celebrate this morning, I invite you to recognize the marvels that the Lord has done

For many, that's the first time hearing the Pope speak English. He went back to speaking in Italian

Pope Leo says the role of pontiff is a cross to bear, but also a blessing

In a call reminiscent of the priorities of his predecessor, he said the Catholic Church must press ahead with its missionary outreach in the far corners of the globe

The first American-born pope making those remarks at the Sistine Chapel in front of the cardinals who elected him

Meantime, those cardinals facing the media today. I really think that we were not simply counting on the forces that were within that room

We were remembering that it's the Holy Spirit who brings the church together

And it's the Holy Spirit who makes reconciliation possible. as the Holy Spirit who calls for it and indicates

And so we just needed to be sensitive to that. We're following developing news

Jury selection now postponed until next week in Sean Diddycombe's federal sex crimes trial

The last part of jury selection will start 8.30 Monday morning. The defense said the juror strikeout process

would not last more than 20 minutes, but prosecutors are arguing that could avalanche and take hours

therefore delaying opening statements and witness testimony. One of those early witnesses is Cassie Ventura The goal is to complete jury selection with 12 seated six alternates and three extras before 9 a Monday morning with opening statements and

that witness testimony rolling on right after. Mayor Eric Adams is in Washington, D.C.

where he's meeting with Donald Trump right about now. According to the mayor's office

the two leaders will discuss, quote, New York City priorities. We're keeping a close eye on

the meeting and we will bring you the latest updates later on in the five o'clock news

Breaking news from Columbia University. Sixty-five students there have been suspended following pro-Palestinian demonstrations earlier this week

Police are saying nearly 80 protesters were arrested Wednesday during the demonstrations

Those arrested were taken in by police for processing and charged with criminal trespassing

Witnesses say the demonstrators forced their way into the library on Wednesday afternoon

And more breaking news. a Tufts University student being detained in a Louisiana immigration center for more than six

weeks has been released. The federal judge said that she can remain free pending a final decision

on her claim that she's been illegally detained. Her lawyers say her detention is a violation of

her constitutional rights. Now, Ozturk is her last name. She's from Turkey. She was arrested in March

The Department of Homeland Security says she engaged in activities in support of Hamas

And we'll be right back right after this. Stay with us. It's all here. Spectrum

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This all comes as both sides will head down to Washington after being summoned by the National

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don't have the money to pay the kinds of salaries that these workers want. May 16th is the deadline

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Ryan Christopher, Fox 5 News. All right, let's bring in Liv for a look at the forecast

I've actually quite enjoyed the rain the last couple of days because my allergies have been killing me

That's true. But I am looking forward to some sun this weekend. Yes, I know. There's some good and bad to it

And we had some nice days mixed in this week. But, yeah, right now we're looking at pretty chilly temperatures

I mean, I think it feels chilly compared to what we've been enjoying

58 degrees for New York. We have 48 up in Boston, 57 down in Philly, and you can see warmer air to the west, and that's what we are about to get

Wind speeds aren't too bad right now, 5 to 15 miles per hour throughout the tri-state

No wind gusts, but that is going to change tomorrow. Even though we have a beautiful weekend ahead of us with nice temperatures and a lot of sunshine tomorrow

we will see some more breezy conditions, wind gusts between 25 to 30 miles per hour at their peak

So this area of low pressure still hanging on. It's been giving us problems for days, but now we have some high pressure that's going to move in

and that's what's going to give us clear skies for the next few days

Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, all looking good and pretty warm as well

Now, we still have a chance of seeing a little bit more rainfall. It's really just a drizzle for most of the tri-state area moving forward

but it's a little more for areas out east, like East Hampton, up in Hartford

another inch or so that we can expect, and that's why we have flood watches

and warnings for a lot of areas north of New York City. Lows tonight, 51 degrees in New York

We have 49 out on Long Island. Same thing up in Hartford. 48 for the Hudson Valley

49 down the shore. All of us very close to each other. And then tomorrow, nice and warm

Pretty average for this time of year. Mid to upper 60. 68 if you're out east on Long Island

We have 71 for New York City. 72 for Newark and Trent. 68 up in Poughkeepsie

Hang on to those nice temperatures for a few days. A beautiful Mother's Day. You can make plans outside before some showers return mid next week

Teresa. All right, Liv, thank you so much. And that's your news block for now. I'm Teresa Friolo

Thanks for joining us. Tune in to the 5 o'clock news on Fox 5 and right here on Fox Local for all the day's news as it develops

Have a great weekend