>> from fox 5 news this is "good day wake-up". juliet: i need my coffee. mix of sun and clouds but the weekend is what everyone is talking about. where did it go? juliet: you have one here. juliet: mike will tell us how much snow we will have. ben: getting several inches which is pretty unacceptable. juliet: it will go away quickly.

threatening envelope with a white powdery substance. juliet: a scare in the air. emergency landing at jfk struck by lightning. juliet: if you drive in new york city, you never know if it will be awesome or if you have to sit in the car for an hour. i am not talking long distances but manhattan. it can be great and sometimes the worst thing on earth. good morning, friday, march 18th. juliet sends the interns.

trainee, brandon, just ignored us. >> meteorologist: i was kind of proud of them. juliet: you have a right. i always say get yourself something. i was going to ask christina if she would like anything. juliet: you are very generous. scared of you. good morning. get you fired up and out the door to the bus stop. getting ready to go into the weekend but not there yet so you will see mostly sunny sky on the mild side, temperatures starting in the upper 40s to low 50s as you head out the door.

45 in bridgeport, 43 in iceland, winds to the west, 3 to 15 mph. a little breezy, sky cover, clear skies to the south, more clouds to the north and showers in upstate new york, cold front is going to work its way down. i don't think there will be much happening but something trying to fire up, almost acting like a backdoor cold front, just enough going on supporting isolated showers, there will be a little bit of wet weather, high temperature 59 with body showers, 45 for a high, 34 sunday and later in the day some snow mixed with rain in the

deposit a few inches of snow around the region, could make for a tricky monday morning commute for some of us but we will give you more details in a little bit. christina, is that coffee? queen juliet -- greg: for if i wanted coffee this morning, you asked me if i wanted coffee. she is coming back to the studio. it is a very quiet morning on the roadway. into monmouth and ocean county things looking good on the parkway, route 70 up to speed in all directions, things are looking decent, the bronx parkway not good in this area besides typical volume which is

this is traffic towards the gospels bridge. it was at a standstill but they lifted that traffic hold, traffic is moving toward the bridge. the next life picture is of grand central by laguardia. here is the alexander hamilton bridge off of the george washington bridge, no delay at all. alternate side in effect today. juliet: tests are being done, donald trump's and eric received the powdery substance. ben: he has four children, donald junior, eric, even on, robert moses is on central park south in midtown. he has five children.

loan nypd car, there was a far larger emergency response last night. this is the latest strange twist in a presidential race unlike any we have ever seen. police confirmed a suspicious letter containing powder arrived at numb 100 central park south. cops responded at 7:15, authorities removed the letter and were testing it. they cannot confirm the recipient of the letter but reports say it was measured -- mailed to eric trump. the letter reportedly threatened harm to donald trump's children if trump does not withdraw from the presidential race. nobody was hurt. the suspicious letter arrived the same day the hacker group anonymous claims to have released donald trump's cell

the group posted this video on youtube. >> donald trump set his ambitions on the white house to promote an agenda of fascism and the enough phobia and the religious persecution of muslims through totalitarian policies. >> reporter: threats against trump coming a week after violence at a canceled trump rally in chicago and after a man rushed trump during a speech in ohio. security personnel surrounded trump and re-stained the man. trump remains the republican front runner and suggested there would be right if a brokered convention attempts to take the nomination away from him. >> tough guys, i want to make sure i end up winning. i would like to get to the finish line. >> reporter: bernie sanders said that won't happen. >> the american people will not elect donald trump president. they understand that the history of this country, the best part of this country is bringing people together. >> reporter: the fight for the

lindsey graham endorsed ted cruz. mike leavitt through his support behind john kasich. president obama told a group of democratic donors that the party must unite behind hillary clinton. no response from the trump campaign on the letter that was sent to eric trump's building. statement on that hacking incident that law enforcement authorities are seeking the arrest of those responsible. that is the latest from outside numb 100 central park south. juliet: moving on, american airlines flight from north carolina was forced to make an emergency landing after being struck by lightning. it was supposed to land at laguardia when it was hit at 6:00 pm. passengers described a big bang, flash of light and explosion

here is the audio from the pilot and control tower. >> don't do that again. it was pretty bad. let's land at jfk. juliet: sounds so cool. jfk. passengers, four crewmembers. it landed safely, no injuries investigating. ben: a student brought a loaded gun to class in jamaica, queens. school officials found the gun in a schoolbag after a fellow student turned him in, that possession of a weapon. 11-year-old boy had his grandfather's loaded gun, the grandfather was arrested. the boy was not charged. juliet: testing for lead levels for students in newark is going

ben: high levels of lead were found in public school drinking water. thousands of children will be tested across the city. teresa has reaction. >> reporter: registration forms are stacked, needles are ready, a roll of smiley stickers awaits, parents and children of newark public schools. the voluntary testing continues for students who may have been exposed to toxic levels of lead in the water at school. >> you hear something. >> reporter: 17,000 students are eligible for blood testing. the state is starting with ages one through 6, those most susceptible to contamination. the problem came to light after unusually high lead levels in half of district schools, reports that some children have gotten sick with lead poisoning but unclear if it came from the water at school.

like any other pipes in the city. they should be checking on that. comes after newark officials released a trove of data dating back to 2012 showing 12% of collected samples were above the federal lead levels. a districtwide memo sent in 2014 telling custodians to to flush fountains and sinks for 30 seconds a day but the epa 10 minutes. that shows lead in newark has been a concern for years. the mayor released a statement saying in part it is obvious the state-controlled newark public schools have known about the lead problem for at least 12 years if not more. we don't believe the nps deliberately hid the problem but we think it was a poor decision not to inform the public. juliet: more in a little bit. as we get closer to mosquito

cuomo is making plans to stop the zika virus from spreading, it will target mosquito breeding grounds, analyzing traps in high risk areas and watching the airport. if a trap tests positive the surrounding area will be sprayed. key concerns are birth defects and how it is transmitted. >> zika may cause a rare disorder which can cause temporary paralysis or death. >> 49 cases so far in the state of new york. we expect the number to go up. how high we don't know. juliet: plans include bug spray and condoms. ben: distracted walking, using your cell phone, could be illegal in new jersey. i do it all the time. when i am running they don't

walked down the sidewalk in a weird pattern. >> meteorologist: most everyone does do it. let's show you what is happening, 49 , sun and clouds coming today and a stray shower popping up, not out of the question, not as much as the last couple days but a few clouds possible and it will be warmer than normal out there again today. 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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something look what we have on sunday, 34 , it will be officially spring but doesn't look like it, wet snow on sunday with minor accumulation for many of us. more on that shortly. 49 and clear sky at central park, winss 15 miles an hour, 40 in albany, 43 in williamsport. clouds to the north as the cold front is approaching from the north dropping into the tri-state bringing more cool air and also along with that comes a small chance of showers, future cast pops up a few spotty rain showers as we head into the afternoon and evening commute but that pushed of cool air sets the stage for what is coming in monday.

mix, that particular forecast model says there will be rain in wet snow. with a few spotty rain showers. wet snow coming through sunday into monday. spring snow, a few inches, three inches on average, pretty much getting out of here as temperatures go up. let's bring in christina with the latest info on what is going on. christina: not going on, pretty quiet. let's look at new jersey, route 24 looking good, 78, 22, garden

up to speed. if you are traveling on the staten island expressway, people are tapping the brakes, things are moving well, the bqe not much going on as far as incidents and volume running up to speed. in the area of 73rd not much going on. the next picture is the tappan zee bridge, rockland and westchester moving at a steady base, not bad on the throughway around the tappan zee bridge. we are seeing a decent ride. traffic moving across the george washington bridge, metro-north, new jersey transit running on or close to schedule and alternate side in effect.

lanes are impossible to see. it is a disaster. you know what it is like, a new study found new yorkers spend 73 hours a year sitting in traffic but that is the fifth worst total behind houston, san francisco and los angeles where you spend 81 hours a year in traffic. i think it is higher. i lived there and it is a disaster. congestion on the rise with more people moving back to the suburbs. ben: how many times a day do you see somebody doing this? walking right into somebody with their phone.

juliet: that is -- and could be illegal walking like this. in the tri-state area people are on their phones bumping into each other. new jersey assemblywoman pamela lambert sponsoring a bill that distracted driving is a growing problem with accidents jumping 35% in the last six years. someone she knew was killed so it was time to change people's behavior. the bill would treat people using their phones in crosswalks the same as jaywalkers. in addition to the $50 fine, violators could get 15 days in jail. >> when i look up i almost walked into people. >> you should be safe but that law is a little drastic. >> out of 21,000 pedestrians

electronic device. those pedestrians pose a danger to others so there is a need for this legislation. ben: i agree. legislation may be a bit much but as a society we should get a handle on it because it could be a danger to that individual and others. >> reporter: in the city people

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ben: direct mail between the united states and cuba has resumes. one of the first letters was from resident obama sent to a 76-year-old woman who had written inviting him for a cup of coffee. he will be in cuba sunday. no word if she will -- if he will take her up. first time in 50 years mail service has gone between the united states and cuba. mail carriers were on hand to receive the packages once they arrived. juliet: willy wonka, charlie and the chocolate factory scared me. it was tripy. ben: a good movie. juliet: i wanted to jump in the chocolate river. willy wonka is coming to broadway next year. it will be in the spring,

ben: people love it unlike you. juliet: i like it but when i was a little kid it scared me. the johnny depp version and inspiration. charlie has been running on the west end since 2013. i didn't realize it was charlie and the chocolate factory. it will be directed by jack o'brien, three time tony award winner. this is the best. i use to do this. slurpys, how delicious are they? if you are looking for a cold refreshing treat today bring a cup into 7-11 and have your favorite slurpie. ben: bring your own cup event. don't add juliet's ingredients. you can bring everything that resembles a cup and fill it up numb $1.50 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the slurpie. the cup has to be clean and it

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>> from fox 5 news this is "good day wake-up". ben: temperatures in the 50s today. we will go down big hill tomorrow and sunday. talking snow on sunday, a couple inches likely. mike woods tells us how much. juliet: alarming situation for donald trump and his family, reportedly being threatened. a suspicious letter was sent to donald's son compared -- containing light powder. ben: high level of lead were found in many of the city's schools drinking systems. juliet: madonna has people talking this morning. i cannot believe she did this was a fan walked up on stage,

she could be open for a lawsuit on this one. juliet: ben: i have no idea what happened. juliet: she is going through major trouble right now. ben: maybe she should step back from the professional stuff. juliet: one of the hardest workers ever. ben: she can afford to take a step back and people would understand. it is march 18th, friday morning. i am been simoneau. she lives onn simoneau. she lives on the upper east side. we know people who have seen her, alex, she has been there two or three times, she would probably outshine everybody.

ben: they play madonna songs. >> meteorologist: maybe she gives him a look. let's get going, the last few days of winter coming up, two more days until the vernal equinox at 12:30 more days until the vernal equinox at 12:30 in the morning sunday, march 20th. it has been pretty nice, we only have one monster storm out there and that was it. 49 with clear sky at central park, winds from the west at 15. a lot of 40s, one spot in the 30s, montclair 47, same in westfield, 49 in hoboken with partly cloudy to mainly clear sky. mainly clear in the tri-state, temperatures pretty mild but a cold front dropping in that will do a couple things. later this afternoon it will try

showers, not a lot of moisture to work with but a few spotty showers pop up and look like a drop in temperatures and we will later on. temperature 59 , light rain showers later this afternoon. as we go through the next 7 days, high of 59, 45 tomorrow, the wet snow we are speaking of three inches in the tri-state. let's bring in christina, good morning, it is friday. greg: for one minor issue popping up. we will talk about that. southbound in the area where we

causing minor delays, we do have emergency activity on the scene tending to that already. if you are traveling on the west speed. bqe typical volume right now. no incidents. the southern state parkway, in both directions things are looking good, exit 35, the next picture is long island expressway. we don't have an incident here but definitely a little congested. metro north, lirr, up to speed. expect delays on the world trade line because of police activity. they won't tell us how long the delay is but expect delays.

race for president taking a nastier turn. juliet: a letter containing a white powder and threatening message sent to the manhattan home of donald trump's son eric. robert moses on central park south, good morning. >> reporter: this is where the letter arrived. you can see a police car parked in front of 100 central park south this morning. there was a larger response last night, police responded at 7:15 p.m.. cops confirmed a suspicious letter with a powdery sentence arrived here. they would not confirm its recipient, multiple reports say it was mailed from massachusetts and was addressed to eric trump. it threatened donald trump's children if trump does not quit the presidential race.

of this incident, no one required medical attention and contents of the letter are being tested. the arrival of the letter came the same day the hacker group anonymous claimed to have released donald trump's social security number and cell phone number. the group posted an ominous looking video on youtube. the trump campaign said law enforcement authorities are seeking the arrest of those responsible for that hacking. that is the latest from central park south. back to you. juliet: merrick garland, president obama's nominee for supreme court justice visited a divided capitol hill. the senate minority leader harry reid and patrick leahy, top democrat on the senate judiciary committee, got rave reviews from both of them, spoke by phone to republican opponents but leaders

not hold hearings or a confirmation vote during a lame-duck session of congress. sort of lame-duck. it is not lame-duck until after the election. they say the next judge should be chosen by whoever becomes the next president. juliet: maybe they will hold onto merrick as a possibility. ben: they could if they think it will be hillary clinton as president. juliet: north korea fired two ballistic missiles, one went 500 miles before hitting the sea off of the east coast. that the fence official tells fox news both are believed to be medium-range missiles. of confirmed it would mark the first time north korea tested such a rocket. the us and south korea conduct military training drills like they do this time of year, the largest ever in response to the nuclear test in january. ben: voluntary blood tests for students underway in the work. >> a lead problem was found in the school water.

the latest on this story. >> reporter: this document is a plan for testing newark schools. this childhood development center is the location where parents bring their children to receive the blood test. they are concerned the most vulnerable might be poisoned by lead in the water. the registration forms are stacked, needles are ready, a roll of smiley stickers awaits. parents and children, the voluntary testing continues of exposed to toxic levels of lead in the water. >> you send your daughter to school to study and you heard >> reporter: 17,000 students are eligible for blood testing, they are starting with those numb one susceptible to contamination.

routine testing showed unusually high lead levels in half of district schools. there are reports that some children have gotten sick with lead poisoning but it is unclear if it came from the water at school. >> they knew a long time ago the pipes were like any other in the city. they should be checking that every six mints. >> reporter: newark officials released a trove of data dating back to 2012 showing 12% of collected samples were above the federal lead levels. a district wide memo sent in 2014 telling custodians to flush the fountain then sinks for 30 seconds a day but the epa recommends that process be about 10 minutes. all of this goes to show lead in newark has been a concern for years. mayor released a statement saying it is obvious the state-controlled newark public schools have known about the lead problem for 12 years if not more.

it was a poor decision not to inform the public. parents will see the results of those tests in the next four days. at this point lead has not been found in the city water supply. however, there was an announcement yesterday that all public housing complex hes will be tested for lead in the water. the reason is there is a federal investigation into environmental concerns at the public housing complex hes and homeless shelters. maybe this problem is bigger than anybody had been mentioning or investigating initially. back to both of you. juliet: folks in newark are not happy about this. on a much happier note a happy end searching in california, toby is a pooch born with two

ben: the dog narrowly escaped death after he was found wandering the streets of fresno, california and taken to a pound. thank to oppose from an animal shelter he was adopted before he was put down. he lives with two other dogs. interesting. juliet: is it beneficial in any way do you think? ben: your sense of smell is even stronger? juliet: the sheriff's department should hire him. ben: fresno, california. >> meteorologist: not far, springfield. >> meteorologist: a lot of farms around their.

at central park, 36 in sussex, 36 in poughkeepsie, more clouds to the north but those are not a big problem, winds from the west southwest at 6 to 14 mph and looks like a pretty quiet start to the day but things may be changing, cloudiness and showers to the north, cold front in the tri-state region will try to kick a few isolated showers, high temperature 59 later on with a few showers out there, not a lot of rain but a little bit. clear skies, 45 , rain/snow chance sunday into monday with minor accumulations. quickly into tuesday, look how warm it gets, temperatures in the upper 50s to lower 60s, daily and hourly forecasts,

store, won't cost you anything. christina is in for ines. christina: let's look at the lingering issue, southbound side where an accident happen but we have emergency activity on the scene in both directions getting very congested. we are getting word of an accident on the fdr drive blocking one lane. delays in the 40s, northbound side is definitely going to be much heavier than usual and hope it gets cleared away soon. i am going to bring you to the garden state parkway, by exit numb 135 the parkway looking good and route 3 not looking bad. this is the area of the meadowlands going east or west,

speed. metro-north, new jersey transit running up to speed, this issue on the path trains, expect delays because of police activity. juliet: no one is available to get coffee this morning. ben: friday morning. juliet: here is lucas graham. they are hitting big as i

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things are heating up for donald trump and his family. and threatening message sent to donald trump's son eric. several reports say the envelope had a massachusetts postmark and was addressed to his apartment on central park south. ben: north korea has fired two ballistic missiles as the united states and south korea conduct military training drills, the largest ever in response to the north's nuclear test from january. juliet: american airlines flight made an emergency landing at jfk

flight 4223 was headed for la guardia, no injuries. ben: changing the rules about bringing children to the movies. and r rating means children under 17 must be accompanied by a parent or adult guardian. most theaters ban kids under 6 after 6:00 pm. really? regal cinema is taking it a step further saying kids under 6 are never allowed to see the movie. the company positioned it as a way to improve the movie watching experience for adults. moviegoers welcomed that move. >> don't think they are prepared to hear that type of language and all of that stuff. >> awkward to have a little kid sitting next to you when you are seeing an inappropriate film. ben: i thought we were talking all films, that makes sense. real entertainment did not respond to our request for

i have a 4-year-old, no way she would be ready to see an r-rated movie. i was little when my parents took me to the exorcist. they thought i was too young to get what was going on but i remember it to this day. it affected me greatly. ben: not surprised. juliet: thousands wore their emerald green but the colors of the rainbow were represented in the st. patrick's day parade. the usual bagpipes, i can't even believe that number but for the first time ever organizes allowed members of the irish lb gt community to march under their own banner. >> we have been denied that gift, extended welcome to us, we

>> first time as an adult i get to march representing the totality of who i am. ben: after boycotting the event, bill diblasio attended the event. seton hall taking on -- ben: the 11th ranked. >> stony brook beat the seawolves, please correct me. a loss to iowa state 94-81. ben: henrik lundquist and the rangers. juliet: their third straight when, kinks win in overtime.

ben: i would need approval from people to get juliet coffee. >> meteorologist: i would definitely mess that order up. hand it straight to him. out the door do you want ice coffee or real coffee? either one is good. ice coffee is fine on a day like today. this weekend, spring snow coming our way, it will become cloudy with light wet snow developing and sunday afternoon it will be breezy and cold with temperatures near freezing, snow sticking to grassy surfaces, wrote wet roadways, it will stick even more in the overnight

here by monday morning. it is not a huge deal, 49 at central park, the cold front dropping into town will bring light rain at first, 59, 49 tomorrow, wet snow, 3 inches on average, it will go away quickly because temperatures are pretty warm. the commute has only a few problems. christina: we are dealing with this issue causing delays into the 40s. if you are traveling on the throughway, the palisades running up to speed, not too bad if you are traveling on the parkway around this area, 684 everything running along good in this spot.

bring you -- juliet: coffee? christina: no coffee on this roadway. we have an issue, 495 towards lincoln. flashing lights, the incidence, not sure if it is an accident or star but we have police activity blocking one lane and it is crowded. towards the inbound lincoln, once you pass that, pretty much wide open past this hotspot.

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ben: the big tease, madonna keeps making headlines on her rebel heart tour. juliet: she brought a fan on stage and pulled his shirt down. we don't have the video, trust me on this. she is standing there, she pools on her shirt, pulled her tank top down, the woman's breast was exposed, she told the crowd sorry, sexual harassment. she has shown up dramatically late, been accused of being under the influence, saying strange things. this woman could make some

hope she is doing okay. larry drake has passed away. >> best known playing benny on la law. he was found in his los angeles home by another friend. the cause of death is not known. he suffered health problems. larry drake just 66 years old. looks like clark kent does not need a pair of glasses to hide his identity as superman in the new york. juliet: the most perfect man on earth. henry cavil who plays the man of steel in the upcoming movie proved that in time square. he wore a superman t-shirt, snapping photos at different locations including huge billboards showing him in costume and in true clark kent fashion he was unrecognized. that is hilarious. juliet:

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>> yeah, yeah, yeah it's like what? 49 degrees out. it's decent out. but it's the big -- question what is going to happen this weekend with the snow situation? mike is watching this for us very carefully. he has details coming up. >> a letter containing unknown white powder with sent to the home of donald trump. that's him in the pink tie testing that powder to determine if it is dames. >> lightning strike forces a plane to land at jfk luckily no one was hurt. tell you what happened there. >> new york city has the fifth worst, fifth worst traffic in the nation . four cities out there if you can