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Tonight will still be cold, but it won't be as cold as it was earlier this week.

It will be partly cloudy, with temperatures mostly in the mid-30s, but wind chills will be in the upper 20s.

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Highs: Mid-40s Lows: Low 30s Partly cloudy night

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Today's Big Stories

1. NYPD detective recounts dramatic rescue of Harlem's hidden tiger

Twenty years ago, Ming, a 400-pound tiger, was rescued from the Drew Hamilton Houses in Harlem. Ming was living alongside a 5-foot-long caiman named Al.

NY1’s Bree Driscoll spoke with NYPD Detective Martin Duffy about what it was like to make that daring and dramatic rescue.

2. Track worker fatally struck by train at Herald Square, officials say

An MTA track worker was struck and killed by a train at the Herald Square subway station early this morning, authorities said.

Police said the 57-year-old man was hit by a northbound D train while working on the tracks just before 12:30 a.m. He was taken to Bellevue Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, the NYPD said.

3. A year later, Adams says controversial mental health plan is 'working'

One year ago to the day, Mayor Eric Adams unveiled a controversial directive: city-led “specialized intervention teams” would be tasked with involuntarily hospitalizing people who appeared to be dealing with mental health issues so severe that they could not meet basic living standards.

Critics immediately pushed back, saying the mayor’s new policy could potentially criminalize people without homes and those suffering from mental health issues. The Adams administration today, however, gave an update on the policy and said it was working as intended.

4. Actor Jonathan Majors in court for expected start of jury selection in New York assault trial

The actor Jonathan Majors appeared in court in New York today for the expected start of jury selection in a trial in which he is accused of injuring his then-girlfriend during an argument last spring.

The judge, Michael Gaffey, described the brief arrest of Grace Jabbari, Majors' girlfriend at the time, as “very unusual,” suggesting that Majors’ celebrity status may have played a role in the police department’s decision to charge his accuser three months after the incident.

5. U.S. authorities charge man from India in plot to kill Sikh separatist leader in NYC

U.S. authorities today announced murder-for-hire charges against a man from India who they say plotted to pay an assassin $100,000 to kill a prominent Sikh separatist leader living in the city after the man advocated for the establishment of a sovereign state for Sikhs.

U.S. Attorney Damian Williams announced the charges against Nikhil Gupta, 52, an Indian national who had lived in India, as an indictment was unsealed in Manhattan federal court.

6. Jets begin Aaron Rodgers' 21-day practice window in next step in recovery from torn Achilles tendon

Aaron Rodgers' improbable comeback from a torn Achilles tendon has taken the next step. The New York Jets opened the 21-day practice window for the quarterback today — exactly 11 weeks after he had surgery — with Rodgers cleared for some football activities.

Coach Robert Saleh said there's no added risk in taking this step, emphasizing it's not necessarily a signal that Rodgers will play again this season as much as it is the next part of the quarterback's rehabilitation process.

7. 'Jewish Americans ... feel alone': Schumer urges Americans to reject antisemitism

In a major address today, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called on every person, community and institution to stand with Jewish Americans and denounce all forms of antisemitism.

Schumer, the highest-ranking Jewish elected official in U.S. history, said in a 40-minute speech on the Senate floor that antisemitic incidents in the United States were already on the rise before the start of the war between Israel and Hamas on Oct. 7 but have only worsened since.