you and good morning. everyone is asking one question. how many inches of snow will we get ? ben: 14 inches. juliet: i said eight! the tri-state is bracing for several inches well over a foot . mike is tracking the four could forecast and so is his helper, sam. ben: scarsdale has a murder . a well-respected doctor is found dead in her home.

police investigation. sarah palin is blaming obama for her son's problem. hear what she has to say. do you know that jacket that you love so much ? you can't get it! i would have one in here. i am ben simmoneau. juliet: i am juliet huddy . mike: we will put you on the spot and say how much . >> no! almost nothing right here and here there is closer to 8 inches or a foot.here there could be 2 feet. ben: d.c. had an inch of snow. they look out . the whole city could not

get around. mike: they had an icing condition. mike: there is a blizzard watch in effect for the five boroughs in long island and parts of new jersey. it's the metro area and it's basically going into effect starting for you later on but this would be in effect at saturday morning , into sunday morning. we have a winter weather watch and it expands to the north. what this means is it's not so much of a foot 2 feet of snow but it's more about the blowing snow and the conditions that are possible because it will be windy and coastal flooding will become an issue. be aware. pink shaded areas eight 12 inches and most of that is including the five boroughs. he start heading to the north and they start

dropping out.you head into the south and they start to go up . 10+ inches is certainly a possibility. the storm is coming together. we have court air in place and it's in islip at 220 and at poughkeepsie. the wind is coming in from the northwest following the cold trailer dry air in. there was a weaker disturbance and it did not take much to lock them up because it came in ahead with just an inch or 2 inches of snow. it will cause some problems if you are not prepped for it.we don't expect the snow to kick in until saturday and we have the blizzard watches in the winter storm watches. more details on what to expect , coming up . let's bring you over to

ines and see what's going on . ines: we are starting out on long island with the lie westbound near willis avenue.one accident is blocking a rain and it's not causing a lot of delay. in 17 on paramus on lynnwood avenue northbound, one lane closed as well as the off lean with the water main break. look at staten island. no problems looking at victory boulevard. westbound , smooth sailing. cross products let's go to that camera shot. things are moving find eastbound and westbound. if you're heading towards the gwb, there is construction going on with two lanes closed. it's not affecting my commute much. the trains are all running on or close to schedule. juliet: thank you.

a fairly mild winter . airlines are offering a way to change fees. ben: people are traveling this weekend and now is the time to change your flight . robert moses has a look at what else is happening. robert: i was snow this winter won't be snowless much longer. we are a bit out of breath is so it might be a shock to the system. people are not ready for the snow.be ready. bridges and tunnels could be closed if winds get too high.the department of sanitation is rolling out a new plowing strategy.

attention much sooner. he said he is grateful it's rearing its ugly head on a weekend. >> much less commuting in the plows can get out there and do a better job . >> it's not just the city. sussex county has displayed its muscle in the form of these military humvees. they can use officers to get motorists and other people stranded that need help. if there is an emergency in the house, the police department can respond. in park slope, they remember the winter of discontent when alternate parking was suspended four weeks . >> last week was a struggle. a lot of us had our power out and hopefully the

much of a hassle this time. juliet: we are all hoping that. the nypd is on high alert after receiving a threat that someone with connections to isis wants to shoot a police officer. one person turned himself in but he did not make the call. the alert went out yesterday after they received the threat. the man that pledge of allegiance and shot an officer in philadelphia . commissioner broughton says they're taking the threat seriously. >> there is no more higher priority for me and my team than officer safety. >> commissioner broughton announced the new initiative for more police and community interaction. there is an increase in terrorism training.there is shock in westchester

it's very safe. police are investigating the first murder since 1977. carrie drew has the latest . >> respond to 50 lincoln rd. the female has been seriously hurt. arrive on scene and wait outside. police arrived to his multimillion dollar home in scarsdale , they found the goldman. her husband , identified by reports as 61-year-old jules reich was taken into custody and is in the reason. he called 9-1-1 from inside the home and doctor goldman worked as a pediatrician affiliated with the medical center in the bronx. he works for a corporate consulting firm in manhattan. he said the killing

dispute . public records show he petition for divorce in august. this is being called intentional as an isolated incident. they are investing in the first homicide in scarsdale since 1977. ben: much more on that throughout the morning. sheldon may have been found guilty of corruption but he could still collect pension. the confidential officers say he could still get 80,000 years in a pension because under the constitution, lawmakers are eligible for their pension. this is something governor cuomo would like to change. prosecutors could see receive a forfeiture . >> hillary clinton is brushing off another report that her emails on a private server when she was

secretary of state contained classified material. there seems to be an argument that doesn't end. the intelligence community informed congress that some emails contained information on special access programs which are classified higher than top-secret. that's kind of a big deal. ben: doesn't top-secret get at the highest?how do you get higher than top-secret. juliet: its top top-secret. the nation's most intelligence data that is most sensitive. the new information was leaked and information to disrupt her presidential campaign. if it's true, i think we want to know about it. investigators are working with senators hoping to embarrass her. sharing of s hp material is what led to the prosecution

. ben: sarah palin is serving up . he was arrested for beating his girlfriend and the woman told police he threatened to shoot himself with a rifle. sarah palin says sora soldiers that return and are not respected as their actions. >> i don't know why military personnel have to respected anymore. it comes from our own president. it starts at the top . they have to look at him and wonder, do you know what we go through? there has been no response from the white house over sarah palin statement. still ahead , it will be a cool day but it's not that bad outside.

ben: it's not too terrible given we will get slammed in a few days. juliet: we will be see the storm approaching. that is how they work. ben: 5 inches. juliet: if you say that one

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it's cold out there now. mike: midwinter watches going into effect. in the green shaded counties, we have the blizzard watch going into effect and that's more vindicating of snow and blowing snow in the area. looks like moderate heavy conditions. that's why they have a blizzard watch popped up . it starts at 6:00 saturday morning and goes to sunday at 1:00 . here is what we have with our temperatures this morning. we already have the cold air in place. 280 in central park in

cold around the tri-state with wind at six 12 miles per hour. it continues to feed in . how much cold air we will have in place when the snow comes in . for the time being, we see an area of low pressure to sell . it will still be a problem this morning with a few flurries passing into the tri-state region. as we head into saturday morning it comes the approach of the snow which some of the forecast models bring it into upstate new york . we will have to wait and see . we do have some mixing so we could have some icing conditions with freezing rain.

it makes the totals tricky. it's still going on at 8:00 a.m. on sunday . it should end later in the day. 330 tomorrow in the snow kicks in on saturday. goes into sunday morning and we could see around six 12 inches of snow across the tri-state including all five boroughs. if you would like to keep semi and i on this , go to our weather app on fox 5 ny weather app. let's bring in ines. ines: westchester, you are fine on the bridge and 287 looking bid and bridgewater area westbound.

an accident is blocking a lane and you can see it's not causing any delays. eastbound side, you are fine. we have some service disruption to the fast track with no service between franklin and flatbush. as part of the two line with a plan to work there so expect delays. some subway stops are being skipped. the f train with signal problems between 34th and with w. 4th st. no service now between essex. this is between queensboro in times square. ron rhodes with a pretty penny. they found bad roads caused 800 dollars per year. rosa new york ranked

nation. what is one through six ? they just paved the fdr drive and it still terrible. in response, officials say they have allotted 2.6 billion to fix the roads over the next decade. what you looking at? quite do not like it? physically, i love your clothing but i don't like the tie.juliet: i don't know. you're a handsome young man there is been another incident on long island. read the robin hood was involved in a similar accident last year contractors were repairing the intersection on county

the police say it was cut down earlier this week. >> it's a felony and we will take it seriously. we will hold those accountable. >> this picture shows the pool on the ground. you may know him as red light robin hood for tampering with cameras last year. lex i had nothing to do with it but i'm not surprised. people are doing what they should've done long time ago.>> it's injustice and its theft. it's unconstitutional ! this is not what we pay our high taxes for! they say the cameras at 100 intersections are for public safety. the county collected $25 million in revenue in fees. he says the cameras can be removed if there are fewer accidents. >> violations and accident data showing now we could

better suited intersection. it's a way for the county in the town to get rich. it's old other people's misery. >> the lake goes red and speeding into an intersection. >> the people responsible were held accountable for the lost money when it was out of service.juliet: i know they do a good service but sometimes they are not fair. a fourth-quarter comeback leads to an overtime. how quizzing is feeling

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it's always been a tough team to play again. you combine that with the excellent coaching as a tough combination. >> you have to play 60 minutes and be in for a tough game. we will take advantage of the opportunities. do a good job taking care of the football. don't give it to them. this could be the last time we see peyton manning on the field. >> ufc fights on january 30. anthony johnson with a headline at the card. the star takes on the coaches with a serious workup . the former wwe superstar making his ufc debut . he told me about his grammar slammer. he hates improper grammar. we have to run.

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