Extension: Calls for Senator Menendez’s resignation grow louder, throat transplant for cancer patient

NEW YORK (WABC) — In this edition of Eyewitness News Extra Time, we cover in detail the calls for Senator Bob Menendez to resign after he was found guilty on all counts in a federal corruption trial and a rare larynx that allows a cancer patient to speak again.

As for the weather, an AccuWeather warning is in effect until Wednesday.

More headlines from Tuesday’s episode:

New York City activates heat emergency plan during heat wave

On Tuesday temperatures will be around 35 degrees, but it will feel like the temperature is above 30 degrees.

Authorities are urging New York residents to take steps to protect themselves and help others who may be at increased risk due to the heat.

Cooling centers are opening all over the city. To find locations, call 311 or visit the city’s Cool Options Map.

Meteor could be responsible for loud bang in NYC

Could a meteorite have caused the loud bang heard in parts of New York City and northern New Jersey?

New York City officials began investigating reports of a loud noise heard in Staten Island, Brooklyn and Queens on Tuesday morning. Similar reports were received in New Jersey.

The New York Department of Emergency Management received an update from NASA, which estimated that a meteor entered the atmosphere early Tuesday and disintegrated over the New York City metropolitan area.

Preliminary analysis suggests that the meteorite passed over the Statue of Liberty before breaking up high above Midtown Manhattan. No meteorites were produced in the event.