>> from fox 5 news this is "good day wake-up". juliet: happy st. patrick's day from all my irish friends. juliet: every holiday that has to do with the certain nationality you claim a connection. connection. juliet: not true. temperatures. man. mike has the forecast. ben: a stabbing at a harlem station, we will have a live report coming up. juliet: president obama has

nominee and heads to capitol hill today. not everyone is welcoming him. ben: the republican battle to knock out donald trump, the one person mentioned as a possible nominee says thanks but no thanks, not interested, i will keep the job i have. juliet: this person is pretty well liked across the board. dennis simoneau. ben: it is march 17th. i thought you said english. juliet: they claim -- i am ordering this. ben: the earliest descendents according to this classic website came in the 1890s, she said she is related to joshua huddy.

juliet: when you click on it it gives you the full story. ben: research and spend some money. juliet: i am. how is it going? >> meteorologist: all is good. juliet: any irish things? >> meteorologist: only if someone finds me that -- you are like oh. st. patrick's day, happy st. patrick's day. it will be a big day, the weather will cooperate. pretty quiet out there with a mainly clear sky. we will be all the way back to 58 , high temperature 63. clouds are starting to increase in the afternoon and a chance you will see some isolated

it is looking more springlike. but only by a few days. partly cloudy sky, 46 at central park. williamsport, 35 , 42 in albany, same in pittsburgh, miles in the northeast region. we saw a few storms that came through and put some rain down in a short time but now everything has simmered down in the overnight hours, we have a partly cloudy sky but further west a little bit of action out there. an area of low pressure over canada and the great lakes, pieces of energy, waves of low pressure rotate through from time to time. the instability and moisture, a few isolated showers here and there. doesn't look like a widespread

be bubbling up from time to time. 59 by noon and scattered storms in the afternoon and evening, scattered about the tri-state region. hard to pinpoint who gets what when. you are at risk anytime after 3:00. 65 today, 55 tomorrow, cool air drops your highs 10 tomorrow and more so saturday, 43, 39 is your high temperature sunday, first day of spring but feels like winter and also that rain/snow chance sunday into monday. if you get the snow it won't stick around long in a situation like this but there are indications we could get measurable snow sunday into monday. let's see what is happening, some backups. ines: staten island expressway

let's look at the lie. westbound eastbound fine, problems on fdr drive through the construction zone passed 96th st. causing delays, northbound you are fine, trains running on or close. juliet: one man is dead after a stabbing at a subway station. ben: the nypd investigation continuing, teresa pre-a low --p --priolo is live where this happened. >> reporter: an active investigation into this crime that started a few blocks away but it ended at this subway stop. the frightening scenario unfolded at 9:00 last night.

metro card swipes for numb one dollar apiece. when a woman tried to buy a swipe an argument ensued. a relative, a man believed to be her father, stepped in and things escalated, culminating with the 53-year-old man being knifed, bleeding profusely, hopped on a number 2 train and took a ride one stop where he collapsed. paramedics rushed him to saint luke's hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. the stop is equipped with surveillance cameras. police are pulling that vehicle to see if it yields clues. this incident comes on the heels of a string of stabbings citywide. the nypd has stepped up its patrols in subway stations and on the trains. officers are required to patrol the trains nightly between 8:00 pm and 4:00 a.m..

police hope surveillance video gives information about him. as of late last night, a woman was being held at the 28th precinct station house. according to police, they didn't know this morning if she was still there. we don't know what her connection is to this crime. one more thing to mention. subway service is fully restored. it was disrupted because of this. i will send things back to you in the studio. juliet:'s testing will begin for lead at two schools, taps will be tested at all of the 67 school buildings after 30 public schools were found with lead levels above the federal limit for drinking water, 17,000 kids put at risk. adding to parent anger, reports that officials knew about elevated levels as far back as 2012.

school district, detailed elevated lead levels from that year. >> we are not going to sit back and allow this to happen. it took months and years before we have improvements. >> pipes need to be redone. they need to put the money into schools to put the filters in the schools properly. juliet: the school board announced during spring break there will be one site in each of the five wards were children can be tested for free. the schools are using bottled water. ben: the city is pulling armed police officers off the streets to work as school crossing guards. officers filling in for part-time civilian employees, so many crossing guards are calling in sick. a couple hundred of the 2400 guards can be out on any given

guards working 20 hours a week get one sick day a month with a pension and health benefits. critics say offices should be fighting crime, not helping kids cross the street. juliet: supreme court nominee merrick garland was so emotional in the rose garden. he will be on capitol hill meeting with democratic senators. ben: what about the republicans who control the senate? robert moses joins us with a look at the nomination battle. the key is republicans who are up for reelection. >> reporter: merrick garland has been a name on the radar screen for a long time. president obama considered him for supreme court openings before but chose elena kagan and sonja soto mayor before choosing him. there is no question garland is well respected but that may be a moot point. judge merrick garland is scheduled to meet with democratic senators.

nomination in a rose garden ceremony. >> at a time when politics are so polarized, this is precisely the time we should play it straight and treat the process of appointing a supreme court justice with the seriousness and care it deserves. >> reporter: garland has served as the chief judge of the us court of appeals for the dc circuit. yesterday he was overcome with emotion. >> this is the greatest honor of my life other than my wife agreeing to marry me 28 years ago. >> reporter: the harvard graduate quit private practice and took a pay cut to become a federal prosecutor. he helped prosecute timothy mcveigh and terry nichols who carried out the oklahoma city bombing. democrats and republicans have praised him for his evenhandedness. orrin hatch called him a consensus nominee. but here there is little consensus. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell says he will not even meet with garland. >> it is the senate's

check on a president and withhold his consent. >> reporter: democratic senator harry reid hopes republicans reconsider. >> i hope they will do their duty and give the nominee a meeting, hearing and vote. >> reporter: that appears unlikely. the garland nomination is a major issue in the presidential campaign. governor john kasich fell in line with his fellow republicans. >> i didn't think the president should send anybody up now because it is not going to happen. it is just more diversion, more fighting. >> reporter: other candidates weighed in. donald trump says he thinks the next president should nominate the next supreme court justice. hillary clinton said in a statement that the senate should take a president obama's nomination of garland. juliet: robert moses, thank you very much. republican leaders are fighting the concept that donald trump

this has serious opposition. this man you are looking at, his name has been floated in the atmosphere for potentially being the presidential nominee. we had this convention in cleveland. the idea of nominating paul ryan as an alternative is something being bandied about. paul ryan's spokesperson initially said not going to say no, kind of hedging on it but a spokesperson said paul ryan is thankful, believes the nominee should be one of the current candidates but he also said he would not run for speaker of the house when john bader resigned last year. brian didn't want the job initially but he was mitt romney's vice presidential running mate in 2012.

republican debate in salt lake city. trump told fox and friends he was already scheduled to make a major speech on monday and he is tired of these debates. in his defense we have had a ton of them. juliet: i would have liked to see it. a major headache for the fox news people. ben: the rnc is considering a debate in new york city. juliet: hillary clinton tried to get a secure government smart phone according to newly released emails obtained by judicial watch showing the request for that phone was denied in 2009. a month later she used private email account access through her blackberry to exchange messages with top aides. she has come under scrutiny for her decision to use a private email server to route messages

sensitive information. ben: more to coming including a couple firsts at the st. patrick's day parade. juliet: mike was watching the forecast. >> meteorologist: a beautiful day out there, we had some where the weather did not cooperate but this is not one of them. sun and clouds, more sun in the morning, clouds in the afternoon, laid a storm. temperature at 46, will end up in the mid-16s, daily and hourly forecasts broken down on with real fruit and low-fat yogurt, at 260 calories, you can feel good finishing dunkin' donuts' fruit smoothies. and now dd perks members can enjoy a fruit smoothie for $1.99.

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ben: health officials warn the the governor iris could spread to new york by summer. the mosquito might migrate as far west as los angeles, the insects thrive in urban areas. for most people the good has flulike symptoms that last a week. it could be linked to birth defects when contacted by pregnant women. let's check the weather forecast.

year on fifth avenue it was cold, in the 20s in the morning. >> meteorologist: the cold would not give up even through the month of march. this year that is not the case. one more mild day coming at us before cooler temperatures takeover. could be an afternoon storm in the area, then cooler temperatures make a come back and some showers as well and as we go into the weekend, a coastal storm sunday into monday look like a rainmaker in the beginning changing to snow or a mix from sunday into monday. here is what we have with temperatures now, 46 central park, 47 in newark, winds light and variable, the disturbance that came through yesterday gave us a few showers and storms,

we have this area of troughs, that is what will be happening and these troughs have potential to bring scattered showers. that is what future cast picks up on. not a guarantee, seeing some rainfall out there 30%. it is quiet in overnight hours and tomorrow, scattered showers and storms, cooler temperatures, and into the weekend. high temperature 65 with a small chance of a shower and storm, st. patrick's day 55 with patchy showers. sunday into monday, we see a dry out for is tuesday and

let's get you to ines rosales. great. things are moving this morning on the garden state parkway, northbound on the southbound side traffic jams on fdr drive. on the west highway, then accident through the construction zone blocking one lane, traffic backed up to the triborough bridge, northbound no problems, lincoln, holland and gwb look good. juliet: we are an hour from the st. patrick's day parade. >> they are my people, kerry drew did not get the memo.

could have used a little green. the mayor boycotted this event, marching for the first time after organizers said it would allow gay and lesbian groups to march under their own banners this year. george mitchell, an army veteran who negotiated the good friday peace agreement, the parade in its 2 55th year will follow its traditional route from 44th st. to 79th st.. don't bring any booze on the train if you are going to the city for the parade. the mta is banning all alcoholic beverages for st. patrick's day holiday. at penn station, they will also be shut down. ben: how are people supposed to

are they going to open at 5 am? >> the luck of the irish may extend to sitting schoolkids, st. patrick's day is now a school holiday as early as next year. the family has to act on that and you will head out to the parade route and i will see you in an hour. ben: i was on the parade route for "good day" and it was very cold. kerry drew -- juliet: might -- maybe i can find some beads. juliet: a little leprechaun hat. maybe i will catch him on the way out. ben: sad news, frank sinatra

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>> from fox 5 news this is "good day wake-up". ben: mild and breezy st. patrick's day but will it rain on the big parade? mike woods was not optimistic about rain. rain on his parade. details coming up. juliet: a killer stabbed a man at a harlem station.

city but could put people out of work. juliet: fans of madonna are mad at her. what happened at the latest concert. ben: at this point was very low drama. ben: she was not a big drinker but still problems with her ex-husband, custody issues. juliet huddy from ireland, england, and ben simoneau whose name is not on the website. we cannot find that name. interesting. ben: because i don't know. juliet: maybe he made it up because he thought it would sound pretty.

>> meteorologist: happy st. patrick's day, the best looking st. patrick's day in many years. 46 your temperature central park with partly cloudy sky, winds calm at this hour, nothing happening whetherwise around the northeast, 42 in albany, 34 in williamsport, partly cloudy sky is what we are looking at. we had a few storms with the cold front that tried to swing by and kicked up something and some troughs will rotate around the main parent low keeping a few storms going later this afternoon. high temperature 65 , there is a chance you will see storms in the afternoon and evening but a pretty small chance, high temperature 55, 43, cool on saturday and the rain/snow

now it is time to get to in ezra's hours --ines rosales. ines: a problem in queens on the bqe. let's look at your commute on the garden state parkway. no problems by mile marker number 146 northbound or southbound. the accident occurred over an hour ago southbound on fdr drive. all lanes closed on 96th st. traffic backed up to the triborough bridge. trains running on or close to schedule. ben: the search is on for a man who stabbed another man outside a harlem subway station. juliet: the victim died from his wounds. the numtwo-3 subway station, the

investigation this morning. according to police the crime started a few blocks away but it ended where we are at numb 110th and lenox avenue. it's unfolded at 9:00 last night. according to police a 53-year-old man was selling at the stop when a woman tried to buy us white and argument ensued. a man believed to be her father stepped in and things escalated culminating with that man being knifed in the neck and upper back. the victim bleeding profusely, hopped on a southbound number 2 train and took a ride to where he collapsed. paramedics rushed him to st. luke's hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. the 116th st. stop is equipped with cameras but police are pulling that to see if it yields clues.

disturbing string of stabbings citywide. the nypd has stepped up its patrols in subway stations and on the trains. officers are required to patrol the trains nightly from 8:00 pm to 4:00 a.m.. as we mentioned the suspect still at large. police were questioning a woman of the 28th precinct station house. it is unclear if she is still being held and what her connection is to this bizarre string of events. subway service is fully restored this morning. that is the latest from harlem. juliet: president obama's supreme court nominee will meet with democratic senators on capitol hill today. ben: republicans control that chamber.

garland will not even get a hearing. robert moses has more on what is ahead. juliet: stop trying to eat my yogurt. >> meteorologist: very busy over here. it has been 76 years since the supreme court nominee was nominated and confirmed in a presidential election year. republicans say that streak will not end this year if they have something to say about it and they do. president obama called garland a man of decency, modesty, integrity and excellence, but that may be a moot point because senate republicans are resolute in not even voting on garland. he is a well-respected jurist who graduated from harvard law, spent time in private practice and took a 50% pay cut to become a federal prosecutor instrumental in prosecuting the oklahoma city bombing case. he served as chief judge on the court of appeals for the dc circuit. the president is urging

>> at a time when politics are so polarized this is a time we should play it straight and treat the process of appointing a supreme court justice with the seriousness and care it deserves. >> this is the greatest honor of my life other than my wife agreeing to marry me 28 years ago. >> reporter: republican senator orin hatch called him a consensus nominee but there is no consensus this time around. republicans say the next and scalia's replacement. democrats including hillary clinton save us to current senate should give garland a hearing at least. ben: republican leaders fighting the idea that donald trump could president. some floated the idea of nominating paul ryan as an

is no clear nominee before the convention in july. ryan's spokesman says the wisconsin representative is thankful for the support, the nominee should be one of the current candidates. you might remember paul ryan said he would not run for speaker of the house when john b boehner resigned. juliet: a well-respected geopolitical analysis firm is warning about the presidential election. lists a donald trump pregnancy -- presidency. ben: pregnancy? juliet: as one of the top 10 risks that could disrupt the world economy. the first time the candidate has been included on the list, trump could spark a trade war with mexico and his anti-muslim statements could incite terrorists. other risks include an economic slowdown in china and the potential breakup of the european union.

trump with the billion people in china and the multi-nation block? >> trump's campaign has not commented. ben: how big a force he obviously is. dramatic video footage showing two prison inmates escaping from the roof of the canadian prison the a hijacked helicopter. in march 2013 security camera footage came to light. on an unrelated charge, you can see them both clinking to the rope after problems climbing to the roof. accomplices held the pilot at gunpoint and forced him to land nearby where a getaway car waited. it was in vain as all four were captured a couple hours after they escaped. what is the problem? juliet: the prison guards were

thing. it was a complete joke. the helicopter pilot had to drag -- they are arrested but nice try. you feel like you are hanging up there. juliet: my mom crashed one. she was taking flying lessons and on her first solo flight thought she would impress the cute instructor, typical, tried to land on the riser instead of the flat ground and one of the skis tipped. she was fine, the helicopter wasn't. very interesting character. good morning, let's show you

day. some of the records, three inches of snow in 1968 the year i was born. 9 in 1914, the warmest 1945, 10 shy of that but one of the nicer ones we have seen in a wild. 48 in allentown, temperatures have changed, three degrees cooler in central park, 4 degrees warmer in sussex. use isolated storms, today we could see them again because we have that tropical pressure swinging through and that will stir up a few more storms, high temperature 65, more sun in the morning, clouds in the afternoon before showers pop by, shower chances are here again with the cold front coming through. colder sunday into monday with a chance of rain and snow. the web mac whether apps, daily

google play store, doesn't cost a thing. let's see what is up, same old issues on the roadways? greg: 5 no issues on the tappan zee bridge, let's look at the lie, the staten island expressway, the lie is doing fine, no problems towards the verrazano bridge, looks good. problem spot, fdr drive all lanes closed southbound at 96th st. what you see moving is york but an accident happened an hour ago backing things up to the triborough bridge on the southbound side.

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different neighborhoods in all five boroughs. juliet: frank sinatra junior has died unexpectedly of cardiac arrest while he was on tour in daytona beach, florida. he was 72 years old. ben: fatherhood over baseball, the 36-year-old announced his retirement after the club said he could not bring his 14-year-old son into the clubhouse every day. team officials say they are not singling out his son. the club policy prohibits kids in the locker room. here is the thing. he is passing out $13 million this season. ben: he is going towards retirement but this is a new policy. i covered -- they are in those clubhouses constantly. it is garnering a lot of attention. juliet: he wents his son to be around him, doesn't seen him a

he is not there april or may. teammates complained there could be more back story. he is a little older like a 6-year-old kid, 14, it is interesting, there are kids in clubhouses constantly. ben: i have been in some nfl locker rooms. >> i guess four hours before the game starts. we will talk a little hockey, rangers had a good one last night as kevin kline had his first two goal game getting the rangers past the anaheim ducks. rangers numone-0, the puck goes straight to kevin kline, rangers tie it as one. in the third period, jc miller sends it in front of the net and

on the replay the puck goes off that is your final score. late last night when you should have been sleeping, in oakland, california, nothing changed. the knicks were the knicks and the warriors warriors. stefan curry signed his game hitting 3 pointers on three straight possessions with 34 points in 28 minutes including eight, 3 pointers. the next down by 17, carmelo anthony traveled by 14. less time the knicks get on the board, 121 to 85 and improved to 61-6. the madness is here.

conference tournament champion later tonight in denver and winning the big east tournament, isaiah white said they worked all season for this and he can't wait to get out there and face him. >> this is the 17th or 18th time, it will be a tough first game but we are up for the challenge. >> i was there when they got the announcement, stony brook, they play tonight in prime time, seawolves hoping to shock kentucky in their opener. sean mcgrew is optimistic. >> all season helping us win, we know kentucky is an in our team so we will do what we have been close. >> when their name was

number 13 seed in the regional, and playing iowa state tonight in denver a lot of local teams in action tonight. wagner. everyone thought they should be in the big dance. wagner up by 7, anderson slams it home by 9. later, ramon saunders barry the three pointer up 14. later saunders drills three, wagner shocks 79-75. george washington hits the triple, they are up by 5, late second half down two and the delay, game tied at 80. last chance for the win but it

even in the an it lots of drama. ben: thank you very much. juliet is reading about family origins this morning. and your married name -- juliet: from county court, hanging out with my people. let's get to mike woods. ben: i am not the first person who recognizes that juliet claims allegiance for respective holidays. we did the english -- ben: you love the italians. you are exaggerating.

three days until we hit the vernal equinox, 12:30 a.m.. newark and poughkeepsie 41, i slipped, wind speed light and variable, it is almost calm everywhere, partly cloudy sky and looks like we will see clouds and sun out there and the main thing we are watching is a trough to kick up and isolated shower. 65 in the city, outlying suburbs in newark, shower chances out there with another push of cool air, 43 saturday, rain/snow mix sunday into monday.

roads and trails. greg: 5 traffic slow towards grand central pkwy. because of an accident blocking two lanes and on route 3 eastbound, let's go to cameras, the live by patrick holbrook road westbound, eastbound looks good. traffic moving a little better past 96th st. cleared away but traffic backed up to the triborough bridge.

as juliet: madonna has caused a ruckus lately and fans of hers are furious with her after she showed up late to a concert. juliet: ben: the show was supposed to show up at 9:00 pm but she did not take the stage until after 11:00. hundreds of angry fans had left demanding refunds for their tickets. madonna thanked the crowd but arrived too early. it is a weeknight for people. know reason has been given for her tardiness. ben: she is going through a rough time.

ben: father leo is an american citizen now, took the oath in los angeles, he said it is one of the happiest days of his life in the united states is the greatest country on earth. ben: auditions underway for the 13th season so you think you can dance. juliet: featuring kids age 8 to 13. cat deeley is returning as host. the show premieres may 30th on fox 5 and the auditions come to new york city this friday, tomorrow, 8 am at the broadway dance center on west 45th st.. ben: i could see you being a judge on that show. juliet: i would rather be a judge on a musical singing show. ben: you would pass judgment. you would be mean. ben: we are a couple minutes

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>> good morning everyone. it's 6:00 on st. patrick's day. a nice, initial day today actually right now. temperatures above normal. >> not really mild out there. >> you mention d you on the parade covering the parade last year. about the same time yesterday. and how cold it was. not bad for kerry drew. could be a little rain later on. weekend will be about cooler, though. mike has the forecast. >> snow perhaps this weekend. police searching for a suspect is in a fatal stabbing at a subway station just outside central park actually. it happened just before 9:00 last night. teresa at has details for us coming up. >> president obama nominee to