from "fox 5 news", this is "good day wake up" juliet: down in shrewsberry it will be cold with a it will be cold with a few clouds today. don't worry, carol , don't go outside and you won't fall.we have the latest on the totals. we are getting some numbers now.

emergency management is getting its command center ready. we will have a live look at reports. the nypd is on high alert after a threat to shoot officers while someone affiliated in some way with isys. wall street worries. the dow drops before bouncing back. we look at that this morning. good morning. >> that's jim carter's mom, carol. carol noonan cleary. >> 5:01 am. mike woods the man of the hour. thursday, january 21 and we are 48 hours away. mike: 48 hours from the blizzard watch.ben: i think it's a big deal. mike: is a big deal but it doesn't mean that we are getting one or 2 feet. it's more of the blowing snow in the white out conditions that you can expect during the blizzard watch.that will be a

problem with coastal flooding in the onshore wind that will kick up the flooding that we have to deal with in the tri-state. this is where we have the blizzard watch. 6:00 on saturday so it still 48 hours out . the green shaded area , all of long island and all five boroughs, you have the blizzard watch going into effect with a winter weather watch that extends at the lower hudson valley into putnam county and orange county. it goes in northern new jersey and back down. goes down to the poconos with a winter storm watch. you get somewhere in the neighborhood of three 6 inches. in some places, well over a foot. the totals and sunday in the early afternoon. six 12 inches of snow for the bull's-eye.that's all

12 16 inches plus as you head into new jersey. snow totals drop as you head to the north. northern fairfield county and westchester what happens is the moisture doesn't make it that far to the north so there will be a big difference in terms of who gets what for snow totals in the end. 270 clear skies. we are well ahead of the storm . 25 in d.c. and 27 in central park . we have a lot of cold air here already and that's one of the first ingredients. we spoke about a week disturbance that passed through last night that cause problems near the nation's capital dropping off an inch 2 inches of snow. it came in across

commute . it's getng out of here . the snow is bringing its act together and strengthens as we had through the southeastern states. a lot of the moisture could bring severe weather across the coastal region. it still days away before we have to deal with it. sun and clouds making it up to 360 added another cold day here. it's a calm before the storm. tomorrow is a high of 33 and kicks in on saturday morning. it's right around saturday and it kicks in bringing most of us six 12 inches of snow before it's out of here on sunday morning. we catch a break for a while with no more major storms.

we are getting a break. ines: the commute is looking good. the bridge is looking fine. it's in route 17 north bound by lynnwood avenue. let's look at the lie and there's an accident here westbound that's all cleared away. in the cross bronx, on the alexander hamilton bridge, westbound. look out for construction going on underneath the apartments. two lanes are blocked. no issues northbound and southbound. the trains are running close to schedule. street cleaning rules are in effect. >> thank you very much. you're watching all the traffic.

bit. bill de blasio reveals his plan for attacking the snow. robert moses joins us now from west village where the mayor will speak later on. >> there is a huge salt while inside this sanitation garage. that's where the mayor will be at 10:00 this morning. he will discuss the cities winter weather preparations. the message already is with 48 hours before the storm now is the time to prepare. our snow this winter will not be snowless much longer. since we are a bit out of this the store might be a shock. >> people have dealt with a really mild winter so they are not ready for the snow. it's coming. >> the office of emergency management will be

monitoring the storm . bridges and tunnels could the department of sanitation is rolling out a new plowing strategy called snow sect . it is called sidestreets that are untouched hours before and they will now get attention much sooner. the commissioner says he is grateful this storm is rearing its ugly head on a weekend. commuting. go much for a much better job than the traffic. it's not just the city. sussex county displayed its muscle in the form of these military hummers. they can use these to get the stranded motorists and others who need help . >> the police officers in the precinct can respond, no matter how bad the conditions get. if they had an emergency and house, the police department will be able to respond. in the city, those who live

in the slope remember the winter of discontent last year when alternate side parking was suspended for weeks in cars were covered in a cocoon of ice. >> last year was a struggle. a few of us had the power outage because a lot of that salt went down to the lines. the nor'easter that comes along this weekend won't be too much of a hassle. >> this goes without saying. air travel will be next to impossible this weekend. my photographer will be taken to the skies and hopefully he will get back soon enough . one thing the airlines are doing many are waving change fees so that you are not penalized for changing your flight. that is the latest.ben: we have a friend in los angeles that was due to fly back on saturday in the canceled their flight . they put her on a flight on friday.

proactive. now to scarsdale. it's in shock! they haven't had a murder in decades. it's not the case anymore. a well-respected pediatrician has killed and her mansion. carrie drew joins us live from scarsdale . >> they are investigating this incident and it's the first in the affluent suburb since the 1970s. behind you, you could notice that police are still out here. police continue the investigation and we don't know too many details at this point but we do know that a woman was killed and her husband was taken into custody.what we are about to hear is the police dispatch call. >> it's in response of 50 lincoln rd.

seriously and no further information was given. arrive on scene and wait outside until the patrols enter. >> when police arrived in scarsdale at this multi-million-dollar home, they found the body of doctor robin goldman. she was stabbed to death. her husband , identified as jules right , is taken into custody and is in the hospital for undisclosed reasons. doctor goldman worked as a pediatrician affiliated with lots of the consulting firms in manhattan.they told the daily news that it dispute. they show he had petitioned for divorce in august. they are calling it intentional saying it's an isolated incident and they are investigating the first homicide in scarsdale since 1977 .

the couple has lived in the home since 1997 and they have grown children. the victim's son , adam, told the post that his mom is a great person amazing. the husband is in the hospital after being taken into custody on the scene. this is the latest year. back to you. >> it was an infamous murderer. it was the bonnie garland case. the yale student was killed by her boyfriend. the nypd is on high alert after receiving a firm threat . they wanted to shoot an officer. one person did turn themselves in. he didn't make the call. the alert went out on all officers yesterday after they receive the threat . earlier this month, a man who pledged allegiance ambushed and shot a police officer in philadelphia.

with that in mind, the commissioners says they take the threat seriously. >> there is no more higher priority for me in my safety. >> philadelphia police officer received a new threat yesterday just around the same time as the nypd. commissioner bratton announced new initiatives for new police and community interaction with an increase in terrorism. the new york state assembly speaker found guilty of corruption but he can still collect his state passion? >> the comptrollers officer confirmed that he could get $80,000 a year . that is because under the constitution, the lawmakers are eligible for their punch in. it's something governor cuomo would like to change. he would like to receive a forfeiture. he will decide how much at the sentencing hearing. we still have a lot to come.

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it was rough for obama last night. he was in detroit and he flew back to dc. he had to make it back from andrews into the white house. they could not fly.they got a whopping engine the d.c. area but the president's motorcade got stuck in traffic . the roads were so slick that it curved . ben: shouldn't they see that service agents know how to drive? it took an hour to get

back. they were driving slowly as a precaution. it's safety . ben: the roads were jammed. my in-laws live in fairfax . last year, i am not kidding, 4 inches of snow and they did not have school for two days. juliet: i lived in fairfax county. the roads go like this and it's very witty. in great falls they do but not in fairfax or redfin . anyway . juliet: back off , ben! ben: they will see a foot plus there. juliet: a lot of congressmen down there. mike: snow is not as bad as ice. people lose sight of that. that's what happened. the snow is packed down to

ice very quickly. you can't do anything about it. the heaviest of snow is moving into new jersey. it's moving into parts of pennsylvania and parts of philly as it stands right now. it's not just blowing snow that we have to deal with on saturday night. you are more likely to see the blizzard conditions . there is not nearly as much people on the roads. we will go out there and clean things up and we will

out there and play. we will have plenty of that. there is snow showers through new jersey and it causes problems down in dc. that's why the presidents had some issues. we have that's norm moving on . the two areas of low pressure will work together to become a bigger storm off the coast of the carolinas. it will become the coastal storm it's primarily snow. according to the rpm's , we have some pretty heavy snow coming through saturday night and friday morning. it looks like it wants to mix. it would basically bring the snow totals down. we are still looking at a

good amount of snow at six 12 for most of us here in the tri-state. high temperature at 36. snow is coming through here lasting until sunday morning and that done. we will go dry. let's bring in ines and see what we have on this quiet thursday morning. ines: it's quiet in the weather front. traffic, we have problems out there with a water main break northbound. it's close near lynnwood avenue. it southbound by 79th st. moving fine. expect delays on the cross construction. they should be wrapping it

the overnight hours. there is maintenance going on in the southbound and w. 4th st. ben: our director emad is walking. dc, they overreact to snow. there are reasons why they overreact . i do not like them and i do not like their sports teams.ben: beer might keep you healthy. juliet: that guy is cute! they are fantastic! clean-shaven men have more bacteria on their cheeks. get away from me, then. petri dish. microscopic abrasions caused by shaving. i love this! clean-shaven men, 10% more likely to have staff on their face. three times more likely to have marsala than their

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the three it's been a dismal month. oil and the rocky asian market took a plunge for a partial recovery. the accommodations of stock hunting in short covering for investors trying to cover their losses.>> amazon is offering full refunds on hover boards. do we have to explain that they are? >> i like that pink one!a clever marketing war wasn't enough to stop them from bursting into flames. the consumer product safety commission is investigating 39 reports of sudden

combustion. it's expanding to users falling off and getting injured. it's praising amazon's decision forgiving refunds. people fall off bicycles and polo sticks. are we going to stop selling them? >> the burst into flames thing is an issue. especially when you wake up in your closets on fire. one of the cars that pope francis used is going up for sale. ben: would you write it? juliet: depends. ben: one of them will be up week. it's the second fiat and it will be on display there. it will be auctioned. that's before people go.

of philadelphia. juliet: my friend chauncey is down and put two, watching. he says his flight was canceled on saturday. snow totals

gotta run. ben: we are tracking the storm.there's a blizzard watch near new jersey. juliet: tracking the storm! tracking the storm!ben: get. we are not exactly sure. chauncey influenza cannot chauncey, my friend down in front of,, some airlines are helping you out. they are waving flight changes. ben: the price you pay for roads.

no laughing matter.the comedian is being accused of stealing jokes. one my favorite is kathleen madigan. nice to see her when i was at college at mizuho. there was a girl fight going on! ben: we love girl fight! >> i am juliet huddy. only if it's the kardashians. mike gave me a nasty look when i said this. juliet: you are rude about his meteorological skills. mike: the models are not in agreement yet so you never know until it's falling. that's why it's called a forecast and not a guarantee. it's a little cold in here. [laughter]

juliet: i love it! mike: we have a blizzard watch going into effect and it's from 6:00 tomorrow morning saturday morning until 1:00 sunday afternoon. what that means is we have the potential for blizzard conditions at that time. it's 48 hours out but it's out there in the national weather service issues that. the blue counties are not as much wind. when it comes to snowfall, the snow potential out there with most of us counting on a good six 12 inches of snow . at least they could change but look at the big bull's-eye down to the nation's capital near philly. we are looking at 12 16 inches. here is what we had. the weekends heavy snow developing throughout the day.drifting snow comes

sunday, it wraps up and we will see drier conditions. it's cold with the cold air in place at 270. in belmar at the kip c and one round in the tri-state. we have a few flurries over parts of the tri-state. it's a weaker system going by that did cause some problems. it's the next major one that will be coming through. again, it's only 48 hours away. today, don't worry about it just prep . get whatever you need supply wise. you have time. by saturday, it is here and we will see some snowy conditions. a high five.

>> it did get ic for a minute! ines: i liked it! give me a high five! mike: he deserves it. he gave you a hard time. >> difficulties out there with a accident near c carcass road. it's fine on the lie in the southern state parkway. let's go to the cameras with a look at the fdr drive. it's moving fine with some emergency construction pothole. they are trying to fill that in. we found one of those and it's hit very hard. there is a pothole there. cross bronx emergency construction going on. two lanes are closed and you have delays here on the alexander hamilton.you travel westbound and eastbound is moving fine. trains are running on or close.

>> he says he is watching and he says behind the t.v. is palm trees and a tiki bar. get out quick! the rest of us are headed for a big storm. the airlines are getting ready. they are helping out by waving the change fees for people switching flights. some are canceling flights starting on friday.robert tells us all about it. he joins us live from the sanitation garage in the west village where the mayor will reveal the city plan to keep it safe . robert: no palm trees were tiki bars here just a big pile of salt inside the salt shed here. this is where the mayor will be at 10:00 this morning to discuss the city's preparations for the winter storm. last winter we were blanketed.

that's about to change. the office of emergency management will begin calls . we toured the headquarters and it's really a war room. this is where personnel will be monitoring the storm as it hit and makes decisions accordingly. the commissioner warns that high winds will force the closure of certain bridges and tunnels and we will have to wait to see what happens. the sanitation department is trying a new plowing program called snow sector. what it means is in previous years, five streets were left untreated for hours leaving big problems. this year, the goal is to treat those streets much sooner. with two days to go, now

preparations of your own. >> less commuting. let the plows get out there without dealing with traffic. >> there you heard the commissioner talking about the timing of the storm. it's really important given that it falls on a weekend with much less traffic on the road. that means the snow clearing operation will go forward much easier and much more efficiently. that is the latest from the west village. ben and juliet, back to you . juliet: thank you, robert. ben: think you. of scarsdale. it's a very exclusive and expensive town. the first murder in four decades. carrie drew joins us from scarsdale with the latest on what police know. carrie: it's an active

scene on lincoln road in scarsdale. you can see police cars out here continuing their investigation . the home is blocked off and part of the street remains locked off. we do know it's not very much but a woman was killed and her husband was taken into custody.what we are playing is that dispatch call. >> response 250 lincoln rd. a female has been hurt seriously and no further information is given. arrive on scene and wait outside. >> when police arrived, they found the body of the 58-year-old doctor robin goldman. she had been stabbed to death. jules reich was taken into custody and is now in the hospital for undisclosed reasons.

pediatrician affiliated with the medical center in the bronx. right works for a consulting firm in manhattan. a law enforcement source says the killing happened during a domestic dispute in public records show he had filed for divorce . they are calling it intentional and an isolated incident. they are investing the first homicide since 1977. records show the couple lived in the home since 1997 and they have grown children. the sun said his mom was a great person and she was amazing. he was taken into custody here at the scene and charges against him are pending. that is the latest.>> just to point out the murder, it's an infamous killed

>> the homeless problem is becoming a bit problem for mayor diblasio. 73% of new yorkers say the city should do more to help the homeless. 19% say the administration is handling the issues right. the survey found only 17% rated their life as good. the post has the most comprehensive program to prevent and reduce homelessness. juliet: we all love the potholes here. it turns out, we find that it cost these potholes a pretty penny. the research group found the bad roads cost $800 per year in additional cost. along the major roads, we were ranked seventh worst in the nation.

pkwy., the turns are crazy. in response, they say the city and state have 2.6 billion to fix roads. >> let's check the forecast. big storm is on the way. mike: it adds up for a big amount of snow for many of us. it doesn't start until saturday morning and it goes until sunday. the biggest totals will probably be near philly and heading down to the mid-atlantic . some of the biggest snow totals come in at 16 inches

plus. notice how much they drop out as you head to the north. the moisture is not quite making it that far to the north. that's according to most of the models . some folks are around dutchess county and sullivan. they will not get much at all. we have clear skies and 270. we have a mix of clouds here for the time being. one disturbance went on and here we had some light snow over south jersey. icy conditions came through and we have two areas of pressure coming out of the rockies in the plane states working together to become one big nor'easter sweeping through the region.starts up saturday morning and continues through the afternoon. it's quiet right now at 330. 33 is the high and we will have the storm coming through . blizzard conditions are

the daily forecast is available at the weather up in the itunes store. ines has some problems out there on the roads. good morning, ines.ines: an update on the accident with all lanes closed. it's right at caucus road trying to clear away the accident. new jersey is doing fine at 280. there is 95 heading towards greenwich. let's go to our eastbound and westbound on the expressway. southbound express only near 40 34th st. no way. savor an egg mcmuffin any time you like. a fresh cracked egg, canadian bacon and an english muffin with real butter. mcdonald's all day

juliet: we have your headlines this morning. a threat that someone with connections to isis wants to shoot an officer. one person turned themselves in yesterday but officials say he did not make the call. the city council pledges legislation for the way low-level offenses are handled . this would be in violation of public urination, breaking rules. the idea is to relieve the

point yesterday the dow is down 500 points.trading recovered and half of that loss remaining shaky. that's things to oil prices falling in china. duke is here with sports . basketball. duke: over $3 billion. forbes just came out with the list. kristaps porzingis with a win over philly. he has a win over utah. in the fourth quarter, carmelo anthony barry is a huge three and it's great for the next this year. gordon hayward gets the ball and pump fakes. porzingis files him to make all three and the game is back and tied up. the ball comes in he can't get it to go. the next are up in derek

>> he gets the basket in the file in the win 118/111. 31st on the all-time scoring. over to brooklyn now with the nets playing against lebron james. it's the turnover and lebron will outrun everyone. he goes on for the big jim . good start for the cavs. the radar is on for lebron. the cavs are up 51/38 at the half. in the third quarter, they pull away and he gets free to fall there with 17 points winning 91/78. finally, ufc fight with anthony johnson versus ryan bader. the ufc stars past and present in the double strength coaches with the

the former superstar was there making his debut. it was sometime in the >> he had a beard! good guys! hour. he told us about his grammar slammer. . just make sure if you are going to insult someone, make sure you have the correct punctuation and you know the difference between contractions. you are trying to make fun of someone and you look like an idiot . i love him. he is hysterical. a lot of times someone will take issue with us on twitter. ben: you want to write back about them misspelling something . there is a big difference between your, your and

mike: you don't seem like the type of guy that takes offense to poor grammar. juliet: i am a stickler! i hate when people use the word ironic wrong. the ironic thing is the song doesn't have ironing. that is the whole point. let's go over to mike for a check at the weather. mike: it's a cold start . clear skies at 270 with wind coming out is from northwest at 12 miles per hour. the cold is here and it's all way down to the nation's capital with temperatures in the 20s. this is what we expect . we have a blizzard watch going into effect and it's in effect from 6:00 saturday morning 1:00 sunday afternoon. don't expect just snow but blowing snow.

not so much going on with the whiteout conditions. that's the big deal there in the coastal area. today, we started out with a mainly clear sky and snow went by to the south but it's not a bother for us in the tri-state. this will be the next storm dropping off a decent amount of snow at six 12 inches. some folks are down to the southwest scene 12 16 inches. the further north that you had , the more they should be offshore looking at the totals on a lesser side. in the future cast, some disagreements about the models . it brings the snow further to the north near the capital district. at this point, most of the models are saying no and we get the heavier amounts here to the south. highs get up to 36 and tomorrow we get partly cloudy skies with clouds increasing at 33.

most of the snow starts out on sunday morning and we are done with temperatures warming backup . let's bring in ines and see what's going on. it's pretty early. >> we already have problems out there.it southbound with all lanes closed near caucus road. an accident is blocking a lane. in putnam county, doing fine. smooth sailing both ways. let's go to the cameras and look at the lie. no problems on the westbound or the eastbound side. traffic jams in the cross

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