history in havana. a major milestone in international relation. the first family arrives in cuba. >> it is fine. spring snowstorm, the calendar says it is the first day of spring but winter refuses to leave. good evening everyone. i'm joe torres.

march madness has begun but the forecast is for winter weather. a snow alert in new york city is in effect. snow plows are gassed up and ready to roll. coverage of the spraining storm. stefan kim is out on long island, on the east end they could be seeing up to 6 inches of snowfall. but we begin with meteorologist jeff smith. >> reporter: eastern parts of suffolk county on long island currently under a winter storm warning through 10:00 a.m. on monday. through parts of the jersey shore. getting a little bit of snow in and around new york city now. our own kimberly richards e- city. shore. snow. to snow.

then it goes over to snow. it parallels the eastern seaboard. 39 in the city. 36 at toms river where the precipitation is coming down more heavily. they have cooled off and as temperatures get down to freezing overnight, this can really cause robs. a wintry mix developing during the overnight hours, changing over to all snow this evening. 3 to 6 inches over eastern long island. less than an inch well north and west of the city. i think new york city roads remain mainly wet, because temperatures come down more heavily and the temperature gets down closer to freezing. the roads could be snow covered over the eastern half of long island. we'll time that out for you and talk about a major warm up as we head to the first few days of spring coming up. jeff thank you. you heard it.

keep them handy as jeff runs through the weather advisories and storm warnings. stephen is out in jericho, nassau county with a picture of what is going on there. stefan? >> reporter: the forecast says winter but the attitude is spring at the home depot in jericho. plenty of salt sitting on the shelves, but the people are walking off with flowers and plants and all kinds of gardening products. >> 45 degrees tomorrow. it is not going to even stick. >> reporter: it is not like people aren't listening to the accu-weather cast. it is just that they are focusing on the first day of spring. so why bother worrying about one last blast of wintry air when all that snow will be in the rear-view mirror. >> look how beautiful it is. the sun is out. i don't know what to tell you. >> reporter: in fact, in jericho, the employees say they

walk out would a bag of salt. what is flying off the shelves, gardening products. flowers to plants and bags of bird seed. they are preparing for a spring activity with the kids. >> we have bird seed in our spartan i'm happy it is spring. the snow will melt the next die. >> reporter: don't even mind what is going on tonight? >> no it is going to be okay. >> no salt. we have plenty of milk, plenty of bread. not that bad. it is fine. first day of spring, wednesday 60 degrees, no problem. >> reporter: with warmer welt on their minds, nassau county residents are looking back, to winter. michael caruso owns the only no to snow. off. i'm sick of driving around with >> reporter: determined to have

have all the latest on eyewitness news at 11:00. live in jericho, eyewitness news. take off the plows. stefan thank you. you can track the weather anytime with the accu-track weather alert app and find out if schools are delayed or canceled right here on our app and even on the air. new tonight, a suspect in a slash ago tack in brooklyn is in custody. police arrested 25-year-old gregory alfred in sayerville, new jersey. alfred is suspected of cutting the throat of a 53-year-old woman last week. the victim survived the attack but did need 13 stitches. for nearly every person alive today, this is a first. president obama stepped into history, with an extraordinary visit to cuba. he is the first sitting u.s. president in nearly 90 years to visit the island nation. the first family arrived in

an historic whirlwind trip. marcie gonzalez is in havana right now. marcie? ili joe. before all of this rain started you could feel the excitement. we saw a few waving american flags. this is a day so many people here thought they would never see. history in havana. president obama ending decades of frigid relations between the u.s. and cuba. the first family touching down in the communist country. this marks the first presidential visit to the impoverished nation in nearly night years. >> president obama is opening the window. to america. >> reporter: the president will only be here for about 48 hours, meeting with cuban president raul castro, though not with his brother, fidel. the whirlwind trip focusing on trade and business opportunities for american companies.

train the cuban employees to our standards, but i'm comfortable. >> reporter: the americans know so little about cuba. to hear it directly from a cuban, i think is an amazing experience. that is what we, i think, i hope our lasting legacy is. >> reporter: this, too, was about a legacy for president obama. during this trip giving a nationally televised speech to cubans and meeting face-to-face with political dissidents. still critics remain concerned about whether cubans will benefit from this visit and the thawing relationship between our countries. >> no policy will work while the castro re jody dean and the morning team is in place. >> reporter: many here are optimistic change could come. meanwhile if this rain ever lets up i'm expected to tour old havana. his trip will end with a bit of fun as well, he is expected to attend the baseball game between the tampa bay rays and

>> marcie, thank you so much. not everyone is celebrating the president's trip to cuba. many enclaves are divided in a debate over what it really means for the future of cuban relations. kimberly richardson. >> reporter: impressed? absolutely not. union city is home to many cuban americans. one group of activists meet here each sunday. but instead of praising the president's trip, they are protesting. >> reporter: a group of activists here on 42nd street, are marching that ties directly into a similar movement of their homeland of cuba. on this particular sunday, there is extra fire in their

>> i think president obama is knife. he cannot take the word of these people. >> reporter: lou and her counterparts feel president obama is underestimating raul castro. citing obama's move to resume relations with cuba, the president fell short, calling it a missed opportunity. >> it is a moment to say okay i will lift the embargo for you but when it is free elections, we need to step forward with democracy. >> reporter: the historic trip including the baseball game and concert, they feel it is all pom and circumstance. >> i think obama's visit is frankly a betrayal of justice, matthew says because so many have died and remain in jail in cuba fighting for democracy although american companies are

cuba, matthew says obama has given a lifesaver to a system that was dying economically. >> if you have a building that is crumbling, you know, you don't reinforce it okay? if it is crumbling, and it is falling apart, you take it down, and you build the proper structure. >> reporter: well this group tells me they plan to be out here all day tomorrow and tuesday while the president is in cuba. in union city, kimberly richardson channel 7 eyewitness news. stay with eyewitness news coverage of the president's historic trip to cuba. you can also find updates and abc 7 ny. the suspect in a deadly shooting at a toll plaza on the pennsylvania turnpike is a retired state triple team traffic news this morning channel 2 action news this morning. state police -- state trooper.

the gunman, who she shot and killed. they say the gunman had shot a turnpike employee and contractor. a rollover wreck on the highway. coming up, a basketball team's bus crash. the team's dramatic escape and what another driver was doing that may have caused the crash. i do everything on the internet. but it's kind of slow. my friends said i should get fios because it's the fastest... i just downloaded 600 photos in 60 seconds. that's seriously better. (man) we're out of 2%. i wonder what else could be better around here? (man) i heard that. now get our best offer ever. super fast 100 meg internet, plus tv & phone for just $69.99 a month online with no annualcontract.

lf new jersey authorities released the names of the couple who dried in an apparent murder suicide. 36-year-old annette torres was found dead in an upstairs bedroom of the home in bergen field. morris was found in the basement. it appears morris killed torres and then shot himself in the head. the couple's 11-year-old son is in state custody. a deadly tragedy for exchange students, headed to a celebration. their bus crashed in spain. 13 exchange students from all over the world were killed. another 34 people were hurt. the bus hit a guardrail, went cartwheeling across the road, hit a divider and landed on its side. the students were on their way to a fireworks festival. we also have new information on the school bus that overturned, carrying a

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it may feel like winter well. this year's theme at the macy's flagship store is america the beautiful.

i love seeing the wood ken escalators. you can see the displays through april 3rd and it is inside. >> and then you love shopping? >> i do. >> truth be told. >> a cue been, i'm just saying. can we shop for more better weather? coming. it is all uphill after tonight. now. some of the airports reporting snowflakes, including laguardia, newark, the sky looking gray and threatening and first flakes are moving into parts of the area. starting to come down a little more heavily over parts of the jersey shore. over monmouth and ocean county. temperature 39. wind from the northeast at 10. the lie up to 43 earlier this afternoon. well below average for this time of year despite sunshine.

last 39 right now, a couple of flakes. newark 41 degrees at jfk. coming down more heavily. check this out the temperature in toms river has gone down 5 degrees because the snow brings down colder air from up above and eventually in the areas where the heavy snow bands set up the temperature will go down to about freezing allowing some of the sydney to accumulate on the roads in addition to the grass. here is the radar picture right now, showing a couple of snowflakes and raindrops in and around the new york city area. steadier precipitation. south of i 195 where you are getting steady snow near toms river. as the precipitation initially moves in, it can be mixed with a couple of raindrops. the colder air changes everything over to snow. here's our high resolution futurecast. by 8:15 light and spotty. snowfall. but by midnight, heavier bands of snow setting up, especially

you can see new york city right on the edge of the steadier know and it will remain that way into the pre dawn hours of tomorrow morning. 2:45 a.m. really heavy snow setting up over suffolk county on long island. going strong over the eastern half of long island at 7:15 a.m. here is our snowfall forecast. the most snow by far 3 to 6 inches over eastern portions of suffolk county. mainly on grassy surfaces around new york city, on to central long island. that extends over parts of the jersey shore and north and east into southwestern parts of connecticut. a coating to an inch north and west of the city. accu-weather forecast for tonight, cloudy, snow at times, accumulating 1 to 3 inches. moreover long island.

any snowfall over long island ending by around midmorning we'll say. tomorrow night a moonlit clear sky. here's your accu-weather 7-day forecast. tuesday 52. how about 64 on wednesday. a pair of sixes on thursday. main showers coming in thursday night into friday and then we clear things out in time for

new information now on a story we mentioned a few minutes ago. the school bus that overturned carrying a basketball team to a game. a driver lost control after spilling a drink and then ran into the bus. the roll over happened yesterday along interstate 65. all 127 passengers, 21 students and six adults were taken to nearby hospitals. the school district says all were treated and released except for a coach who remains in stable condition. >> i saw a bus start to go off the road and eventually flip over. kids were jumping out of the back of the bus some coming out the side windows. >> authorities said the investigation is ongoing. no one has been ticketed or charged. the team was on the way to a

game which will likely be rescheduled. >> thank goodness those kids are okay. march madness. >> the mad sense on. yesterday one double digit seed earned a spot in the sweet 16. con gag took care of utah. syracuse is facing 15 seed cinderella middle tennessee. also in the second round today villanova and the bounce pass for the strong finish. off the turn over josh hart, dunk. they led by 23 at the half. nova is moving on. steven faustin looking for more magic against notre dame. trevor walk up had 21 points. they would take the lead. notre dame had a final chance, rex flyinger the game winning

since march 3rd. the irish survive in their second straight sweet 16. syracuse and all ban any battling -- albany today. syracuse advancing to its first sweet 16 in eight tournament appearances 76-59. after getting hit on the wrist by a pitch ca job by ellsbury was not in the lineup today for the yankees. he will be out until at least thursday. meanwhile the pinstripes visiting the twins. this is not the best way to fight. allowed four runs two off the bat of joe, the yanks would have the last word. caesar up with the game tie knocks out his first homer of the spring. timely. 6-4 the yankees get the wins and the mets. meeting the red sox so.

struck out five sox, one earned. boston would retake the lead. chris young struck out twice, a three run jack to redeem himself. 9-4 the mets fall not did he have vills and blue jackets together this weekend. last night they clashed in columbus and this evening they the rock. but not for long. they are seventh of the season and right now, this one all tied-up in the second. it may feel like an awfully cold way to begin spring but it was perfect running weather as 20,000 athletes from 20 different countries gathered for the united airlines new york city half marathon. molly huddle won for the second straight year while kenyan

new york win after finishing second last year. >> this year i was making nobody was close to me. i have been living for this for a long time. >> everyone is cheering and times square is my favorite part. >> reporter: and who knew they had boxing out march madness everywhere. >> a lot at stake. thank you laura. that is the news for now. abc world news is coming up next. i'm joeter i hope we have a buyer for the house. me too! what are the neighbors doing here?

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tonight, a special edition making history in cuba. president obama just touching down here. the first time in nearly 90 years an american president but the visit not without controversy. will there be new opportunity for american business here? how soon will american tourists be allowed in? the famous hotel chain announcing new plans tonight. as we take you into havana. the young families. the vintage american cars. as we get set for our exclusive interview with the president. also breaking this sunday night, the eruption of protests against donald trump from new york to arizona. a trump supporter arrested for assaulting a protester. trump's campaign manager caught on camera. and tonight, trump fires back. images coming in from the scene tonight. a police officer shot and killed.