according to witnesses waving a gun in the air. there were witnesses walking down the street and they said they flagged down a patrol car saying look, there's a guy on the street waving a gun. at that point there were three officers in the patrol car. they stopped. they instructed the suspect to put his gun down. they did not follow that directive. at that point one or more nypd officer discharged their weapon. the suspect was shot in the right was then taken to lincoln hospital. at this point no life-threatening injuries. it was not a crime in progress in terms of an assault or robbery but this was a person possibly under the influence of drugs walking down the street waving a gun. some people saw something, they said something, they flagged down a patrol car. no time to call 911. luckily there was a patrol car in the area and they were able to alert police of this person walking down the street with the gun. he's been taken to lincoln hospital and no life-threatening injuries. darla miles, channel 7

we're going to turn now to the weather. you've got snow falling outside. mayor bill de blasio issued a travel advisory in new york city. it goes through tomorrow. he's asking people right now to be extra careful. governor chris christie in new jersey tweeting 20 minutes ago asking people in that state to stay off the roads. road cam 7 is out checking things out. right now this is the view in the cross bronx express way. >> people are taking it slow in nassau county. at the airports there are delays and cancellations here and across the country. nationwide more than 1100 flights have been canceled. meteorologist lee goldberg is tracking it all. he's live on the upper west side. >> we're just not wasting a flake today. after that frigid weekend, everything sticking. new york city, it's rare to see the snow stick this quickly. this is what's happening. and weekend snow for the next hour or two before sleet and ice mix in, eventually over to rainfall. you're looking at the toll plaza in the george washington bridge.

after 7:00, 7:30, steady snow across the area. heaviest over parts of fairfield, westchester, rocklin county. it is changing to rain and coastal monmouth as well as these winds continue to come off the 40-degree ocean water. we're less than 36 hours removed from subzero temperatures. it's going to take a while to scour this out. we're seeing a steady climb in temperatures but still in the teens well north and west. proung laed period of icing north and west. here's the way everything evolves here in the evening hours. climbing above freezing. because roadways have been so cold, it will still be before 8:00 and 9:00 when we get wet roadways. then we go to straight rain by 11:00. unless you're north of i-84, or in the catskills, still some snow as well. by tomorrow morning, morning travel has wet roads and lighter rainfall gets heavier later tomorrow. winter weather advisories go until midnight but it goes until

on the far northern suburbs because the cold air is going to take so long to leave the scene. here's what you need to know. snow and ice north and west and wet roads by the morning. it's not done yet. windswept soaking rain comes in tomorrow afternoon. we'll time that out in the main accuweather forecast. even though it's going to get washed away, you're looking at a fresh inch of new york city. 1 to 3 inches. all about 50s and soaking rain tomorrow. an incredible turn around. much more on that and the accuweather forecast in a few minutes. the concern tonight is for these icy roads and how icy exactly they'll become. let's take a live look right now at i-80 west off the garden state parkway. that's the shot right now. traffic lighter than usual fortunately because of the holiday. our new jersey reporter toni yates is live in saddle river with more for us. >> yes indeed. we jump right out of the deep

we got this. we just to have remember what we know works. i'm going to step out of the way so you can see the roads right now. salt trucks have been out treating the roads. this is like allendale road. that's where we are in saddle river. they make sure they treat these hilly roads really well especially knowing there could be those icy conditions on tonight. earlier today i had a conversation with police captain. >> we've asked departments all the time and you guys have put out the warnings when the bad weather is coming. if you don't have to travel, don't know out, but you say a lot of people do so you just have to be careful. >> we always recommend avoid unnecessary travel but some people still have to get out. they have to get to work and get their children. if you do, proceed cautiously. slow down. leave extra time. >> in this area too, snow is coming down steady. traffic is not as bad as you can see. you just have to know what you

handle and if you're out on the roads, just have some driving mercy for the other drivers who feel they have to go a little bit slower than you. let them take their time. for now we're live here in saddle river, toni yates, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> you can keep an eye on the weather and check the radar any time of the day by downloading our free accutrack weather alert app. we also want to see your pictures when you post them on social media, include the hashtag #abc7ny. after more than four hours in to darkness, power is central terminal. a burst pipe left much of the terminal in the dark, prompting many to post these pictures on social media. tim fleischer is inside grand central with more. >> certainly it's a good thing it's a holiday. there are far fewer people here tonight. also far fewer trains impacted by this power outage. >> reporter: it was dark at grand central, down hallways,

of it blocked off to riders and visitors by police and the national guard. >> i thought something happened. i couldn't tell. it was kind of weird. >> reporter: trains on this president's day were all routed to upper level tracks when power was lost to the tracks and the entire lower level at midmorning. >> fortunate if you look at it that this happened on a holiday because we don't have a rush hour level of service in which we would need all of our tracks. >> reporter: the power was lost when a 6-inch pipe burst. >> it delivered 18 inches of water in to the vault. we're dewatering the vault. >> reporter: emergency generators provided backup power to the main hall and other entrance areas. because of the holiday, many pausing as they watched the uncertainty, were visitors and tourists, not really knowing what was going on. >> a little scary? >> yeah, it was scary. >> i wouldn't have thought it was much more serious than a power outage. >> reporter: metro north riders came flooding off their trains this afternoon seeing very few if any of the power outage. >> there was no delay.

running without delays and while ticket machines were not operating, riders could buy tickets on trains. about 100 stores and food vendors were forced to close the better part of the day as police and state troopers barred the >> back live. you can see they're still barring that entrance to the lower level. this at the eastern side of grand central. you have to also remember, there's a holiday schedule so you might want to give yourself extra time and we could see some delays because of the snow outside. reporting live at grand central, tim fleischer, channel 7 eyewitness news. a family and a community in new jersey tonight struggling with the senseless murder of a bodega owner. someone shot and killed 64-year-old jose tavares in the ellerson mini market. he was rushed to the hospital. but he did not survive. long time customers say he and his son lived and worked in the

>> whenever you didn't have enough, you would go in there and he would give you groceries and say don't worry about it. pay me another day. >> customers say he supported a wuf and relatives in the -- a wife and relatives in the dominican republic. police have not made any arrests in the case. the fire started in the basement of the building on olmstead avenue shortly before 6:00. flames quickly spread to the roof of the three-story building. it took just over an hour for crews to contain the fire. there was another fast moving fire involving several homes. crews battled the fierce flames on a house in diamond street but it was difficult to contain. the flames jumped to two nearby homes around 10:00 last night. more than 140 firefighters braved the brutally cold temperatures. four people were hurt but not seriously. no charges tonight against former governor elliot spitzer

choking her. tale for spitzer. the plaza hotel. >> i think this is going to be a difficult police investigation because the alleged victim in this case, she's not cooperating with the police. she's not helping out. also we've been told she probably returned to russia out of jfk airport. this is where it all happened, just cross from central park. >> reporter: the former government who's 56 is accused of assaulting a 25-year-old woman at a $1,000 a night suite at the plaza. the call came in around 8:00 saturday night. our cameras got this video of a crime scene tape nearby. they went in and asked, is there a problem? police say spitzer at the doorway responded everything is fine. there's no problem. police left but for some reason returned.

and broken glass. sources say she cut herself. spitzer went with her. that's where she claimed spitzer earlier in the night tried to choke her. >> this woman went to a hospital. she made admissions which are prompt outcries to hospital workers that she had a physical fight with him and that he injured her. so i do think they have enough to arrest him. >> reporter: this defense attorney says there's already enough evidence to charge spitzer but sources tell us the alleged victim is not cooperating and she may have returned to russia on sunday. >> i have disappointed and failed to live up to the standard i expect of myself. >> reporter: spitzer resigned in 2008 when accused of soliciting prostitutes. he ran for city controller two years ago but lost. >> i'm asking forgiveness but also i hope they will look for the record that i had as attorney general, as governor, assistant district attorney. >> reporter: on this current investigation, a spokesman for

true or not, voters are not very sympathetic about spitzer. >> what do you think about him overall? >> if everything being reported is true, that's pretty despicable. >> his reputation is really tarnished from what we hear. >> sources tell us spitzer alleged ly went ballistic on this woman saturday night at the hotel right behind me, that it was a nasty verbal argument, but again, the woman supposedly not helping with the investigation. i checked with the district attorney also early this afternoon, absolutely no comment from them. for now reporting live at the plaza, dave evans, channel 7 eyewitness news. pope francis is talking about mexico's indigenous people on day five of his visit to the country. the pope celebrated a large outdoor mass. he denounced the centuries-old exploitation and social exclusion of mexico's indians. they in turn thanked the pope for visiting them and calling

reality which often go ignored. u.n. says nearly 50 civilians have been killed in air strikes that hit five medical facilities and two schools. one of the hospitals that was destroyed was supported by doctors without borders. the medical charity says seven people were killed and eight others presumed missing and dead. the attacks were carried out by russian war planes. exclusive video of a drone flying over a maximum security prison just weeks after two inmates escaped and this isn't illegal. the eyewitness news investigators uncovered the growing threat drones pose for prisons. >> plus, the death of a supreme court justice from the white house to the campaign trail. now the fight is over who will replace antonin scalia. >> and yes, signs of spring are here. the mets getting ready for spring training. >> take a look. we've got rogue cam 7 out there showing us these conditions. this is 95 north in pelham. not too bad out there. meteorologist lee goldberg is

we still don't have word yet on funeral plans for supreme court justice antonin scalia. flags are at half staff at federal buildings today in honor of scalia. as for president obama naming a replacement, that was a hot topic on the presidential campaign trail today. lana zach is in washington with the latest. >> with justice scalia's sudden

ideologically split 4-4 between liberals and conservatives. >> we also have a big, big deal issue in this campaign now because of the passing of justice scalia. >> we're one justice away from a radical 5-justice liberal majority. >> reporter: the death of supreme court justice antonin scalia reverberated on the campaign trail. >> scalia dies and one second after he's dead they're already starting to fight about politics. >> reporter: ted cruz appears to be the first with a political ad. >> we're just one supreme court justice away from losing them all. >> reporter: he goes on to attack donald trump, saying trump would appoint a non-pro life jurist. trump calls that a lie. trump did hint at a possible third party run if he didn't win the nomination. >> i signed a pledge but it's a double edged pledge and as far as i'm concerned, they're in default of their pledge. >> reporter: outside the supreme court, protesters brauving the winter storm with

-- braving the winter storm with signs reading fill this vacancy. >> there's a certain irony here. justice scalia was known for being a ist which would provide for the president naming a successor even if this was an election year. >> donald trump tonight going after ted cruz threatening to take legal action against him over negative political ads. in south carolina today trump demanded cruz retract what he calls lies. otherwise he said he'll file a lawsuit challenging the texas senator's eligible to serve in the white house. >> we'll bring a lawsuit if he doesn't clean his act up. some guys represent this guy is a plain outlier. >> in the lead up to the south carolina primary, jeb bush received some help from the campaign trail from this brother. former president george w. bush

tonight they'll rally voters to house. another former president on the campaign trail, bill clinton rallied support for his wife hillary in florida. meantime the democratic presidential candidate met with supporters in nevada. hillary clinton will be in manhattan tomorrow morning to meet with reverend al sharpton and leaders of numerous civil rights organizations. fellow democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders spent the day rallying in must. snow may be on the ground but spring is in the air at citifield. mets fans came out for the spring training send-off. mr. and mrs. met greeted the crowd who got to take a free tour of the clubhouse and see off the team's equipment truck. that truck is headed for port st. lucie, florida, where the mets report for spring training on wednesday. >> it's hard to believe that spring is almost around the corner after dealing with this weekend's bitter, bitter cold snow showers today. >> and by tomorrow afternoon it will feel like you can play ball. it will be that mild as

right now it's all about snow. great pictures for you across the area. couple from facebook. this is near yonkers. the common theme is snow covered roads. we've had so many snows where it's on colder surfaces. this isn't that type of storm. it's not a lot of snow but all of it is sticking. in ocean county it's already changing over to rain. you've got slush covered roadways here even on the west side of manhattan. we've only got about another hour or two to hold snowfall. then it will go over to icing and eventually rain after about 7:00 or 8:00. easterly wind at 8. barometer on the fall. high today so far 27. we'll probably be about 40 by midnight getting closer to normal. about a half an inch i'd estimate in central park. sunset at 5:30. last year on this date we had a trace of sunset and cold at 25. the problem is this, 15, stanhope. 21, randolph. the cold air gives away along the coastline northwestward.

so much longer. that's why the icing continued through the night. really limit travel, trying not to travel off the north and west. we'll get wet roadways through the evening hours. almost 21 degrees warmer in the 24-hour period in islip but see how much less it is north and west as the warm air fights to get inland. we've got a mix at 7:00, going to rain through the evening hours. certainly rain at midnight. light rain tomorrow morning. heavier by midday. rain is getting heavier after lunch. numbers in the 50s. icing starting to move in near howard beach and jfk. rain-snow line getting close to sandy hook. still steady snow in parts of suffolk county. same thing over northern new jersey. but there's the rain-snow line jumping in the last hour up to homedale and red bank and closing in on parts of brooklyn and queens. we'll be watching that closely. all that wind is coming in from the water. our storm center still down here. we have to deal with all of this and that's tomorrow after

there's the mixing gets to new york city after 6:00. north of i-84, midnight and wee hours of the morning it is rain as we go in to the morning hours tomorrow. that heavy rain is between about noon and 5:00 tomorrow. a good soaking of a half inch to inch of rain that can cause street flooding. 26 and rising now. snow and it's going to rain. icy roads continue north and west. gusty winds tomorrow. heavy rain during the afternoon. potential street flooding. we're up to 55. then tomorrow night, brisk and colder and partial clearing. here's what we're working on for 5:30. maybe you'll hear a rumble of thunder. how about this, i think you'll like this. seven days. your accuweather forecast in our next half hour with an update. >> good news on a monday. [ laughter ] still ahead on eyes news, a man with a machete attacks a husband and wife sitting in a tonight we're hearing from the victims about what they went

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revealed he has pancreatic the 70-year-old novelist made page. conroy didn't give out a whole lot of details about his diagnosis or prognosis but he promised to fight hard and told his fans i owe you a novel and i intend to deliver it. conroy has written a dozen books including the prince of tides and the great santini. toys are taking over new york this week. hundreds of thousands of them are on display at the an -- annual toy fair. michelle charlesworth got to see some of the hottest trends. >> reporter: how about laser tag, or zoomer's newest pet, $120 chimp. or a pom-pom maker that can decorate a car. welcome to the 2016 toy fair. >> your getting a sneak peek of what a lot of families are going to be seeing around christmas time. >> reporter: check out the voice activated barbie hello

it includes an elevator. >> our stairs turn in to a slide. and our chandelier spins. >> we have thousands and thousands of toys. >> reporter: if you're sick to death of your kids being cooped up inside, there's all kinds of stuff to get them moving and getting them outside as well. this is actually called -- isn't this cool? this is called a pedal cart. this actual piece is $1500 but they start at less than $200. here's the latest from lego. this is called nexo knights. >> you can told it up and it becomes a rolling little thing they can go in to battle with against the bad guys. >> reporter: if you like a go cart that offers parental controls, the active runs $600 and clicks together in 10 minutes. >> still driving the car but the parents are allowed to set the limits using this mobile app.

$50, the spooner is a cross between a skateboard, surfboard, and a sled. the larger version with a rope runs $100. now you know the best and newest but most of the toys go on sale only at the end of the summer. at the javits center, michelle charlesworth, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> that will make you want to be a kid again. [ laughter ] >> barbie within a elevator. wow. still ahead, a drone flies over the same maximum security prison in upstate new york where two inmates escaped. tonight we've got the exclusive video and the eyewitness news investigators on why this could lead to more security risks at prisons. >> $900 million worth of drugs discovered by police and you won't believe what the suspects were smuggling them in. >> and we talked to ashley graham about her history making

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at 5:30 we continue to follow the latest developments on that police shooting in the bronx. witnesses say a man was walking down tinton avenue in the morrisania section. he was waving a gun. witnesses flagged down police who ordered the man to drop the weapon. when he did not do that, one or more officers opened fire. he was shot in the right shoulder and has been taken to the hospital. he is expected to survive. we're also tracking snow now. it's already coating the roadways. this is a live look from east meadow in nassau county. >> let's get right to lee goldberg for a check of the accuweather forecast. >> should be changing over within the hour in east meadow. county. we're getting reports of snow covered on route 4. definitely some slippery spots. rumson.

now over to either sleet or rain, then you see snow off to the north and west. looks like we're going to mix in new york city after the 6:00 hour. slush covered roadways right now. we're still at 27 degrees. should be above freezing in a couple hours. winter weather advisory will go through the first part of the night. far northern suburbs until 7:00 in the morning. latest on that and the drenching we'll get tomorrow morning all coming up in accuweather in a few minutes. a potential new security threat and it involves prisons and drones. right now you can fly a drone above a prison, take photos of the prison yard and the prisoners. it's not illegal. >> the question tonight, should it be? we have exclusive video of a drone that flew above the same maximum security prison upstate where two prisoners escaped. >> investigator jim hoffer is here now. >> it dominated headlines for days and embarrassed new york's department of corrections.

eight weeks later a drone flew over the same prison wall all around the prison yard. you're about to see more of the exclusive video of this breach and meet the drone operator. but more importantly, you'll see how little prepared our prisons security threat. >> eight weeks after two inmates grabbed national head weeks after prisoners escaped from the facility in new york, there was another unreported security breach at the prison. a drone flew over the wall at the maximum security prison and flew all around the prison yard, taking high definition video of correctional officers below, of prisoners walking in the yard. this exclusive video shows the drone penetrating the prison perimeter at a time when the facility was supposed to be on lockdown. the drone operator was adam repekea of troy who said he was just testing his constitutional rights. >> don't you dare touch my

>> reporter: he seems to be in big trouble here for flying his drone over the prison. you'd expect an roust for trespassing. >> the state police came and at the end you were free to go. >> correct. i was free to go. they were all told to go back inside the prison walls. >> reporter: no fine, no summons, nothing. that's because there are currently no laws restricting drone flights over prisons in new york state. >> the rules are unclear and the demand for contraband inside prisons is so great, it's going to be an increasing problem. >> reporter: martin horn who was in charge of the nation's largest jail system in rikers island under mayor bloomberg says prisons are a 19th century invention, vulnerable to 21st century technology. >> not only by its capacity to deliver contraband but to know what the perimeter security configuration looks like san jose it -- look

>> reporter: it started a near riot. drone smuggling attempts have also been reported in prisons in oklahoma, south carolina, and maryland. the new york state department of correction has no real policy for dealing with this new threat. >> you can imagine a situation where a drone with the capacity to fire a weapon, a weaponized drone, would fly right up to the window of the guard tower and fire in to it. >> reporter: it's not far-fetched. just last year a connecticut teen was arrested for converting his drone in to a flying weapon. >> it's a very serious problem that should not be underestimated. >> reporter: new york, connecticut, new jersey have no prisons. does. get caught flying a drone, you'll be fined $5,000. if you have an issue, a problem you need investigated, please give our tip line a call at 877-tip-news.

police in yonkers are investigating the death of one of their own. detective frank fernandez was off duty when his suv crashed in to a fire truck yesterday morning near palmer and sunny brook roads. four firefighters were on the ladder truck. they suffered minor injuries. the 45-year-old was with the yonkers police department for 15 years. no one was hurt in a home invasion on long island. police say the men forced their way inside a home in newcastle this morning. they led five people to an upstairs bedroom and demanded money at some point. one of the men fired a bullet. the homeowner came home during the invasion. he gave the men money and they ran off. two people hurt in a machete attack in ohio are speaking out from their hospital beds. gerald and debbie russell were sitting in the first booth at a restaurant in columbus when they say a man with a machete came in and attacked them. police later shot and killed that suspect, muhammad barry, but not before he attacked several other people.

and attacked me, it's a miracle that i'm alive today. >> i know people were running, and then he started beating someone in the very back booth and he was beating them with everything he had. >> the victims both have cuts on their hands and nearly lost some of their fingers. they have a couple months of rehab ahead of them but say they're just thankful to be alive. on this president's day, an announcement of a generous gift to spruce up the lincoln memorial. it comes from billionaire philanthropist david rubenstein. they'll repair the roof, clean the marble, and add a second elevator and create space for exhibits. more than 7 million people visit the lincoln memorial every year. new york city has gone to the dogs, at least for one more day. the 140th annual westminster kennel club dog show is underway at madison square garden. over the weekend, an australian shepherd named holster won the

more than 2700 other pooches are vying to be crowned the top dog, but they'll have to wait until tomorrow night to find out which one is best in show. if you want to check out some of the dogs competing this year, we've got pictured posted on our facebook page. beautiful. >> some of them really cute. two attacks on the golden gate bridge. people hit with blow darts. what police are doing to track down the suspects and a teenager on long island raising money to get service dogs for veterans.

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today we're hearing from passengers aboard a flight forced to land. the flight had just begun its flight to jfk yesterday when a laser pointer light beam hit the cockpit.

airport because the co-pilot felt sick. >> anything that happened had to be really serious. it could have put everyone on the plane's lives in danger. it's nice to know that we're safe now. >> this is video from another laser incident. british authorities have tracked hundreds of them in recent years. police in london have not made any arrests. speaking of flying, scientists say flights from london to new york could take longer in the near future. researchers at the university of redding say flights could actually take more than seven hours and this is because of the effects of climate change and the chaunge that's occurring in the jet stream. basically the winds that blow west to east will start moving faster. that also means flights from new york to london will be quicker than ever. but the total trip overall will still be longer. drug dealers getting very smart. police in australia found drugs stashed away in some very inconspicuous items.

as ice hidden inside heart supplies and silicone bra inserts. it was part of a shipment traced to a hong kong storage facility. the amount seized, worth about $700 million u.s. dollars. they arrested four people. one of the biggest drug busts in australia's history. police in stran are trying to figure out who attacked two people on the golden gate bridge with blow darts. the darts hit a man and woman walking across the bridge on friday, both in their legs. they were not seriously hurt. the darts were tested to make sure they weren't coated in chemicals. it's not clear where they came from. investigators are looking for surveillance video that may provide some clues. parents of little league players stripped up their world series championship say their kids were exploited and they're suing to get the title back. the lawsuit claims league officials concealed information to reap the benefits. the parents are also suing the so-called whistle blower and

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one of our viewers spotted a seal enjoying the snow and ice. this is a harp seal apparently. it wasn't stranded or hurt. in fact, harp seals live on the ice which means this little guy was just chilling. the seal eventually went back to the water and is on his way. >> white face mountain near lake placid, in that area the wind chill reached negative 84 degrees. as lee would say, that's 84 below. the wild center is a nonprofit organization. they shared this picture of some of the intense ice in that area. experts say the temperature

combined with a 45-mile-per-hour wind, that created that extreme wind chill. >> so what we endured over the weekend was nothing. >> 3 minutes. 3 minutes exposed to something like that. did you go outside during the heart of it this weekend? just to experience what it was, it was unbelievable. >> did a couple times just to feel it. >> we did the boiling water, throwing it in to the cold air experiment. that was kind of cool. that's crazy. outside we go where we have a very cold night and snowy night in much of the area but now changing over to rain and ice. there's road cam 7. 287 and harrison. moving along pretty well, between the lanes there are snow and slush covered there. take it extra slow. numbers in harrison are slow and will be till 9:00 tonight. 287 and the hotch definitely hudson valley. have some pictures from huntington long island. there's a good inch, inch and a

that snow is starting to change over on the island. now. probably a fresh 3/4s of an inch snowfall. still snowing and an east wind at about 8 miles per hour. incredible turn around from the well above average temperatures. we went in to this weekend 8 degrees above average and we weekend. the month. it's been extremes. you can see the raindrops mixing in 6:00, 7:00 tonight. going to straight rain, above freezing in the five boroughs after 8:00 tonight. going to take a while for things to get wet because of how cold we've been. during the day tomorrow, light rain. heavy rain in new jersey probably at the noon hour. getting in to new york city, 1:00 or 2:00. heaviest through 4:00 or 5:00 and that's where the windswept rain, half inch toen a inch of rainfall that winds down during the evening hours. can be some street flooding.

it's just getting in to parts of brooklyn and queens. south shore of nassau county. now the east end is turning over to rainfall. rain in monmouth and ocean. but still snowing from the city off north and west. change over beginning in new york city between 6:00 and 7:00. off 287, probably 9:00 or 10:00 in harrison. as you go through the northern suburbs, takes until midnight. by tomorrow morning, rainfall. temperatures well above freezing and wet roadways. comes tomorrow morning. your travel tomorrow morning shouldn't be too bad. the heavy rain is coming in the afternoon. a good soaking that moves through quickly in about three or four hours and leaves during the evening hours and we're in finally. we start to quiet down after that. about an inch or so, could be 1 to 3 inches off to the north and west that gets washed away. expected rainfall as we go in to tomorrow, half inch to an inch and a quarter around the area. during the afternoon hours

have wind gusts, see that purple? that's 50-mile-per-hour wind gusts. that winds down tomorrow evening. wednesday clouds break for sunshine, about 45. 39 thursday, nice and sunny. more sun on friday. three straight quiet days. even after saturday morning's showers, 53 in the afternoon. be about 55 degrees warmer. an historic first for sports illustrated. for the first time ever there's not just one cover girl for the swimsuit issue but three. >> one woman is changing the image that's often associated with cover models. eyes news reporter kemberly richardson with not just how men are reacting but also women. >> i'm very hour glass and i hold everything in all the right places. >> reporter: body confidence to the 1 millionth degree, ashley graham is making waves and turning heads. >> i'd love to have her shape. she's gorgeous.

holds the prestige s model of being the first plus size model to show up on the magazine. >> there's 16 million women that read the issue. and we're letting those women know, you know what, there's no such thing as perfect because perfect comes in so many different sizes. >> reporter: in ashley's case, size 14. the brunette bombshell worked the crowd at this celebration, another first for the magazine, three separate covers. sports illustrated calling ashley a, quote, feminine masterpiece. to these 14-year-old high school students, an inspiration. >> i think it changes your perspective. you can be just as beautiful and just as healthy and still be a model. >> reporter: ashley started modeling when she was just 12 but tells me at one point she jumped from size 14 to 18 and was incredibly insecure about the weight gain. >> i didn't like the woman i saw in the mirror and i had to tell her you're beautiful. and i had to grasp what was happening in that moment.

you are bold, you are beautiful, and cellulite, i love you. >> reporter: her biggest supporter, her mom. >> she never looked in the mirror and said she was ugly. she never went on a diet so why would i go on a diet? >> reporter: for now she's living in the moment, honored to be front and center. >> i'm soaring. i'm on the cover of sports illustrated. >> reporter: kemberly news. >> great message sports illustrated is putting out. push tonight to raise money

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a teenager on long island has launched a campaign to provide service dogs to disabled veterans. >> this young man knows how important these dogs can be. matthew is partially blind himself. eyewitness news reporter sandra bookman met him today and shared these pictures from his fundraiser. >> she has the story from suffolk county. >> if you see someone who is struggling, you know you want to

>> reporter: and that, says 13-year-old matthew, is the primary inspiration behind his campaign to raise money to sponsor service dogs for needy veterans or the blind. it's a quest that's also personal. a hereditary eye disease has left matthew blind in one eye and an older brother completely blind. >> i think anyone can really understand how these dogs can make a difference. you don't really have to have something like this, like what i have. >> reporter: he's been selling these rubber bracelets and lollipops has brought in the donations, as has a little show and tell courtesy of the foundation helping to show matthew's classmates just how their money would be spent. >> it was amazing, the participation of the students in that school and it's no wonder

much money. >> when we saw the original goal of $6,000, i thought it's going to be so hard to get to that $11,290. >> reporter: and growing, thanks to a little bit of publicity about matthew's good works supporting veterans one dog at a time. in suffolk county, sandra bookman, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> hopefully after this, more donations will pour through. >> go matthew. a big new clue tonight as police search for a man who slashed a woman across the face in a random attack. >> eyes news at 6:00 starts right now. working on a developing story right now. new york cops shoot a man walking down the street waving a gun in the air.

york who resigned over a prostitution scandal now the target of a police investigation hotel room. did elliot spitzer choke a plaza hotel? good evening at 6:00, i'm bill ritter. >> i'm liz cho. more on those stories in just a minute. we begin with this wild weather bringing most of us snow that lee goldberg says will turn to ice and heavy rain. >> it is indeed snowing in many areas but as the temperatures rise, it could turn in to sleet and dangerous ice. this is a live picture on 50th east side. good news is traffic for the rush home is lighter than normal as we look at east meadow and long island's nassau county, lighter than normal because of the president's day holiday. that's the good news. there's snow there. people saying being careful when you drive but at least there's not a lot of traffic. >> now to road cam 7 on i-287 in greenburg where traffic is

you can see. just a few minutes ago road cam drove by a six-car accident. this is northbound on i-95 in rye. no word on the extent of injuries. we'll begin with meteorologist lee goldberg outside of our studios. he's tracking it all. >> it is changing pretty quickly. that picture looks like it was mixing with freezing rain. ice pellets mixing with the snow now. i think over the next hour to hour and a half we'll see a change-over and stop the accumulating rainfall. we look outside right now and visibility from the brooklyn side, plaza looking in to manhattan is pretty low. light to moderate snowfall. we're up to 29. another two hours until we're above freezing. see the rain-snow line marching quickly through parts of new jersey. closing in on i-78 and also over