temperatures on the island ronkonkoma to merrick. weather watcher there said two feet of snow. hudson valley coming in in the 20s. all below freezing unless you're in belmar, 36. there will be icy roads tomorrow morning. take it extra snow. allow more minutes to get to work. clouds will be increasing. i can see a shower in the afternoon hours, maybe it southwest. that's helping us even coming in. still low to mid clouds around right now, partly cloudy skies. they'll thin out a little bit to the west and there's your shower threat for later in the day. luckily this area of snowfall with this system bypassing us to the north and west. just a little weak front is dragged through the area. futurecast showing the clouds increasing tomorrow but lower 40s. front is slow to get offshore. wouldn't be surprised if there's still a rain shower on the east end. and then the sunshine will come back on wednesday. partly cloudy. icy roads tomorrow morning leaning toward mostly cloudy skies. up to 42. a few spotty afternoon showers and then tomorrow night couple showers, clouds, and watch the pa

and the long island railroad ronkonkoma branch remains suspended because of an earlier accident and now there's a stalled train, so between ronkonkoma and farmingdale you have no be service. the rest of mass transit running on our close. teresa and greg. >> it looks like we're going to be holed up inside for a long time potentially with all this the good people of -- [inaudible] magazine have a list of things we should do while we're inside. >> so i get these, greg. >> number one, e-mail. >> catch up on e-mail. >> tax stuff. i guess april 15th is the date. watch tv, we could do that. exercise? yeah, we --? nah. >> sure, good idea. hair. >> that's that? why would you stay home and do your hair? >> don't you women come up -- they're saying do it -- >> only when you're trying to blow somebody off. [laughter] >> i heard somehow that is a p.c. excuse, no bay in the world -- guy in the world would buy it. here are some options. consider this, what would miss usa do? blond. miss oklahoma, now miss usa joining us in a little bit. dunkin' donuts' unbelievable selection of breakfast sandwiches an

we have signal problems on the subways, long island railroad a track condition on the ronkonkoma branch. street cleaning rules in effect. ken and michelle, over to you. >> thank you, heather. >>> still ahead, stocks tumbled whether or not the markets are in for a rebound today. this price can't be right... that's the right price! it's that low. what other things on this list can't be right?" looks like a list of can't be right's." seriously? at stop&shop, prices are down. savings are up. my stop&shop. what if the sweet stevia leaf was discovered... ...before the sugarcane. and everything had fewer calories. truvia. life with less sugar is just as sweet. i'm neil patrick harris and new york is my home. no place has more world class culture. come winter, i can't wait to visit our must-see collections of art and superb photography and film. new york has beautifully restored theaters, and museums that preserve the glories of the past. winter in new york state means more great things to do than ever. plan your trip at iloveny.com there's something for everyone. meet the moore's! we're the mo

the super bowl. elaine quijano, cbs news.. >>> long island railroad ronkonkoma branch, a train hit a car that was stuck on the tracks around 6:30 this morning after a search. they found the driver who safely escaped before the train hit. his gps erroneously placed him on the tracks. lirr service was suspended in both directions between a few hours today. >>> back to our eye on the storm coverage. information for drivers, officials urged to stay off the road. if you must drive, here are some tips. leave early, avoid cruise control, leave at least 3 to 4 seconds following distance between you and the vehicle ahead of you. here is how you should respond to escape. look in the direction you want to travel, steer in that direction, avoid slamming on the brakes, because that will make the vehicle harder to control. let's get an update on the storm's pass. john elliott has been tracking it all throughout today. adaptive braking and cruise control where the car will to the breaking for you. the key is leave lots of extra space. and to avoid cruise control so that feature is turned off. i know you've got to thi

with brown eyes and black hair. >>> and police want to catch the vandals who desecrated an ed d an history in long island. at the ronkonkoma cemetery. th e'sg $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. >>> in this morning's cnbc morning report. present obama wants to make it when he issues his budget plan next month. he's going to announce a plan to expand access to accounts. and it would require employers to enroll workers in iras in change for a tax credit. >>> and governor christie, hear what he has to say when someone asked why the vernor was back on the campaign trail instead of with the cleanup. >>> you're look at the hamilton br yesterday in westhampton. 11 degrees warmer in bee ont. 20 degrees warmer than it was yesterday at this point. of course, new jersey pretty much the status quo for the hudson valley. a little milder, really, with that southerly wind and soleuth-southwest wind off the water that's where the temperatures are so much warmer. a dramatic change. 44 in westhampton. 42 in montauk. 40 in islip. danbury's in the teens. bridgewater, same thing. 11 in sussex. farther north in poughkeepsie, dow

the commute. >> big problem. long island railroad ronkonkoma is suspended between ronkonkoma and farmingdale. vehicle hit east of the pylon station. customers can hop on the montague or port jefferson as an alternate. westbound at third avenue you have an accident. farther west under the apartments going to the upper level you have emergency construction, two lanes closed down. minor delay inbound at the george washington bridge. lincoln 20, holland 15-minute delay. brooklyn bridge inbound disabled vehicle. verrazano lower level a disabled vehicle. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect today. >> thank you. >>> get your running shoes ready. starting today you can submit an application to take part in the new york city marathon. runners with a guaranteed spot must fill out an application. a drawing in march determines who gets the other spots. the marathon will be held november 6th broadcast live on channel 7. >>> up next, a tiger goes on the attack and a zookeeper i'm neil patrick harris and new york is my home. no place has more world class culture. come winter, i can't wait

island expressway fine, though, no problems heading to verrazano. but there's a stall on bqe as you approach hamilton avenue blocking a lane. moving fine with the trains problems, with long island railroad, ronkonkoma brnch and port jefferson a 40 minute delay because of a broken rail. everything else on or close to scmg. schedule. ben and juliet how's that studying going? >> all right. starting today -- tuba playing a way to get the lottery seats for hamilton. >> at the box office it is caused problems producer decided to sell them online to get them you have to go to hamilton winners notified by e mate -- e-mails and one hour to pay for the tickets. "american idol" it is time to say good-bye. fair we also season begins tomorrow. they get a sneak peek at the last ever top 24. allows to click, drag, rotate to see every that made the cut. host ryan seacrest will be back to judge jennifer lopez and harry connick junior but there are rumors that paula abdul. randy jackson and simon cowell will mac a surprise appearance or appearances. fair we also season premiers tomorrow night at 8:00 on fox 5. announced a lineup and it's a pretty good one. ice cuba there they are guns and roses reunion sortses first

the first nj transit train to roll out since friday. there was a similar scene at grand central involving metro north. so what about long island railroad? news 4's ida siegal is live at the ronkonkoma station. any idea if trains are running for monday's commute? >> reporter: that's the question of the hour and the answer is we simply don't know yet. we are waiting for the e-mail to more answers for us. in the meantime, we have one train sitting on the tracks here in ronkonkoma. folks are asking, can the mta get the trains moving by the morning? crews were out in the ronkonkoma railway salting over and around the tracks today as part of a major effort to get the lirr back on its feet in time for the monday morning commute. the commuter rail shut down during the storm and has stayed that way since leaving folks like bonnie and her folks stranded in manhattan. >> we got snowed in like everybody else. and there with no trains coming back so we just spent the night and had to take a car out to jfk to rent a car to come back home. >> reporter: this man got a call from his daughter, a doctor stranded in brooklyn. so he drove from west chester to pick her up and drove her all the way home

the long island railroad situation. heather o'rourke has the latest commute. >> we were told that long island railroad was restored and even more recently we were told it's suspended once again, the ronkonkoma line because of a vehicle that was hit east of the pinelawn stations. crews are inspecting the third rail. new jersey transit doing okay. take the montauk or the port jefferson branch. f and m trains track work at west 4th street repaired. expect delays. street cleaning rules are in effect. ken, over to you. >> thank you. meteorologist amy freeze is in >> it's cold outside. temperatures are in the upper 20s. factor in the winds and it feels like the teens and low 20s. windchill factor will be the main factor out the door. be sure you are bundled up. teens and 20s are the feels like through the afternoon. we won't give up on the wind and the cold temperatures even though there is a lot of sunshine. blizzard watch has been issued for saturday into sunday. this is one that will be during the snowstorm, areas in bright green under the blizzard watch. areas in blue under the winter storm watch. accuweather seven-day forecast shows the snow mainly during the day on saturday. >> thank you, a

the suffolk county police. no motive, no known suspects tonight. live tonight, ronkonkoma, long island, n.j. burkett, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> the man accused of a slashing of a woman's face on the street in chelsea is being connected to other crimes including a slashing of a woman's face in the bronx. police are talking to kari bazemore. they say he's the man captured in chelsea yesterday on surveillance video and it turns out he's been arrested 32 times since 1997. police say as cut a woman's face with a razor blade in the bronx. bazemore's other charges include assault, grand larceny, and forcible touching. >>> an arrest tonight in the stabbing death of a mcdonald's manager outside the restaurant's parking lot in the bronx. a homeless man is now charged in the murder. he turned himself in to police yesterday. investigators say he stabbed a 28-year-old man named adam garcia outside the kingsbridge mcdonald's early monday morning after following garcia in to the parking lot. garcia died from multiple stab wounds. >>> there was a brief court appearance today for the father accused of ki

the investigation. they have not yet determined if this is a crime. but they say it's a very active investigation. people could have died here. in ronkonkoma, long island, carolyn gusoff, cbs 2 news. >> no one was injured. but the house is now uninhabitable. >>> an update tonight about the slashing attack caught on camera in chelsea. police say the suspect is under arrest and now the victim is speaking out as her alleged attacker sits in jail. cbs 2's dave carlin live at the 13th precinct in gramercy park. dave. >> reporter: inside this precinct stationhouse the suspect is being put in line- ups for other potential victims. while that was happening we were talking to the victim in the chelsea case. >> apparently he had 32 owe peninsula before this. 32. >> reporter: in pain, with her face stitched, 24-year-old amanda morris says she is angry the man police say attacked her 41-year-old career criminal kari bazemore has a rap sheet with dozens of in trouble with the law for allegedly attacking others before she encountered a stranger with a razor. her attack is on this surveillance video from 23rd street and chelsea early- morning wednesday. at first the

we hope to hear more from the suffolk police later this afternoon. live in ronkonkoma, long island, n.j. burkett, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you, n.j. >>> we have new details on a fatal police shooting in paris. the incident prompting prosecutors to open a terrorism investigation. officers shot and killed a man carrying a knife and yelling in arabic outside of a police station this morning. investigators say he was wearing a suspicious vest that was a fake bomb. police found a note on his body that had an isis emblem. the attack coming one year and almost to the minute after the attack in the charlie hebdo offices. today they placed a wreath at the memorial. two islamic extremists burst into the magazine killing a over the next two days an accomplice shot a police woman and a kosher supermarket killing four hostages. >>> we want to turn to the miners rescued in upstate new york. a total of 17 miners were trapped nearly 80 stories underground. they were trapped in an elevator that stopped working at a salt mine in lansing. marci gonzales joins us with >> reporter: officials

the case with long island railroad. we're trying to figure out some kind of time estimate there. we've been told they have so much to remove in terms of snow at the train yards, ronkonkoma, and other places, that there is no timetable yet on when long island railroad will resume service. that's the latest reporting from downtown brooklyn, where the travel ban has been lifted. andrew siff, news 4 new york. >> andrew, thank you. they've got to get the trains out first and get the tracks clear as well. the sun is up now. residents getting a look at just >> ray villeda joining us from belmar, new jersey, where an awful lot of snow fell there. >> reporter: the sun is out, and it feels like a completely different place 24 hours after the blizzard hit here in belmar. you can see now that the sun is out just how much snow is on the ground. what a great job dpw crews have done cleaning up these roads. we're on ocean avenue near 9th avenue. the roads are pretty clear. in some spots you can see the black top. we're also starting to see folks coming out to shovel all that snow. the nearest it snowfall total we've gotten, the official snowfall total we've gotten for this area is abo

he got out of the vehicle before a long island rail road train hit it. there was a suspension on the ronkonkoma branch. full service has since resumed. >>> we have been dealing with them since the height of the financial collapse seven year, these zombie homes still causing problems in all neighborhoods. >> especially an issue in suburbia. cbs 2's lou young has the story from westchester county. >> reporter: the home on purchase street in upscale harrison has seen better days since its famous former owner walked away from his mortgage. latrelle sprewell left belongings behind but his mansion remains. perhaps the grandest zombie home in suburbia. >> the banks or owners are very difficult to track down. >> reporter:they dot the landscape in various stages of foreclosure dropping down property values. towns and cities have been them up. >> we deal with zombie properties on a weekly basis. >> reporter: it's hard to miss an eyesore like this if you are looking to buy a new home. they suck the value out of everything around them. it's estimated $20 million in home equity has vanished in westchester c

the commute with heather o'rourke. >> hello, michelle. mass transit, long island railroad, 20-minute delays on the port jefferson and ronkonkoma branch because of a broken rail near west bury. new jersey transit, metro north okay. j and z signal problems 121st and van siclen. >>> this bitter cold is tough people that must work in the conditions. con ed workers under lettered up in manhattan. if the warm temperatures made us forget what the winter is like, remember your gloves, scarf z and dig out your -- scarves and dig out your hats. time's square is nearly empty as they rush to get inside out of the cold. nypd took 30 homeless people off the streets. four went to hospitals. governor cuomo's executive order went into effect. it requires hospitality across the new york state to put people in housing. >>> police are searching for two suspects after a violent robbery in brooklyn. surveillance video shows two men attacking 45-year-old woman on bleecker street in bushwick. police say the victim was thrown to the grown and they took other bag with $600 in it. >>> when will the of a influence even zoo teen comb home? ice ice baby >>> we want to sh

the long island railroad train was heading from ronkonkoma to penn station when it struck a car at east little neck parkway. it appears no one was inside the car at the time. there are no reports of any injuries to any passengers. let's look at the rest of the morning commute. >> since that suspension just came in again, just a reminder that it is suspended in both directions between farmingdale and ronkonkoma, head over to the montauk branch, babylon or port jefferson. if you're getting on the roads, this accident was cleared on route 9a southbound after chappaqua roads. delays have not changed. back to you. >> thank you. mostly sunny, high of 35. tonight, cloudy, quiet. 23. tomorrow, clouds build with snow arriving late, 33 is the high. saturday, snow expected for most of the day, anywhere from 6 to 12 inches in the city. >>> coming up on the "today" show, behind the scenes at >>> it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, death of the department store. how some major retailers are shifting strategy to win back your business. >>> hotel tell-all. an insider reveals secrets of the hotel industry.

the six train, southbound express service. long island railroad, 20 minute delay. this is the port jefferson and the ronkonkoma branch. some of the trains have been canceled. all of the trains running on or close. greg: when it is this cold day and you do not have a place to the governor signed an executive order. getting the homeless off the street anytime it gets below a certain degree. rosanna: to me, it makes no sense. greg: they have some guidelines going way back. you call emergency services. they will send somebody. there may be a big polluter coal moment to all of this. let's go to to resell priolo. >> reporter: good morning. you can see in the distance, there is a person that is sleeping outside. it is unclear why it went to try to talk to that person. they were not answering any of there is amtrak police here, as well as nypd. taking this person off the street and putting him or her into a shelter. a public health crisis. the city is not really seeing this. >> how come you are not in a shelter tonight? >> i have heard bad things about shelters. i do not touch them. >> reporter: this man's name is karo. >> it

the belt parkway. j and z trains signal problems at 121st street. long island railroad broken rail port jefferson branch and ronkonkoma branches are affected. new jersey transit, metro north on or close to schedule. l.i.e. ramp west to the b.q.e. southwest an accident. all lanes are closed as a result. l trains switching problems at broadway junction. 5 trains signal problems at dyre. on the new york state thruway, that accident cleared at 15-a. tappan zee speeds are reduced because of the wind. we have street cleaning rules in effect today. >> all right, heather. still ahead on "eyewitness news this morning," a heart-breaking discovery in oklahoma. the body of a missing country singer has been discovered days after his disappearance. our cosmetics line was a hit. the orders were rushing in. i could feel our deadlines racing towards us. we didn't need a loan. we needed short-term funding fast. building 18 homes in 4 months? that was a leap. but i knew i could rely on american express to help me buy those building materials. amex helped me buy the inventory i needed. our amex helped us fill the orders. just like that. another step on the jour

island's macarthur airport an international hub. the governor says he wants to provide $6 million for a federal customs inspection facility at the airport in ronkonkoma. that would allow international flights to use the terminal. the governor says the move will spur economic development on >>> 4:38 now. presidential politics. donald trump is questioning whether one of his opponents, senator ted cruz, can legally assume the office of president. trump telling interviewers, cruz could end up in court if he's nominated by the republicans to run, and that's because ted cruz was born in canada, raising certain constitutional issues. cruz answered on twitter by pointing to a seen on "happy days" where fonzi jumps the shark. >>> president obama likely faces a challenge in the courts and congress despite his tearful appeal to toughen gun laws. yesterday he became emotional when he recalled the young victims of connecticut's sandy hook massacre. the president was announced his expected move to expand background checks on gun buyers, but some republicans were quick to criticize his executive orders. >> because gun violence is committed by criminals. criminals d

the morning commute. let's check in with heather o'rourke. >> we do have partial service on long island will road -- will rowed. oyster bay, ronkonkoma, huntington, babylon and montauk. you can stand at the station. some people standing there for one hour. a train could come in and pass you by. and it is empty. it is very frustrating for long island railroad commuter's. and long beach -- expect service changes. and delays as far as the subways go. alternate side of the street, parking rules suspended. metered rules are in effect. back to you lori stokes. >> thank you. let's check in with amy freeze. >> lots of sunshine outside throughout the afternoon today. the wind will be turning out of the south. also we have warmer temperatures -- freezing for much of the afternoon. that will help with the melting. it is a gradual process throughout the week. temperatures are cooperating. about 35 up to the low 40s expected. a chance for showers tomorrow. these are spotty and light. i don't think they will make major problems for us. down the stretch, watching a coastal storm for friday. temperatures in the 40s over the weekend. have a great day

. >>> a long island railroad service is back on track after a train hit a car in suffolk county. service on the ronkonkoma branch was suspended twice earlier. a car became disabled on the tracks east of the pinelawn station. after the car was moved, crews had to inspect the tracks for damage. only minor injuries were reported. woman murdered in scarsdale. she was officially identified moments ago as robin goldman, a pediatrician in the bronx. her husband, julius reich was arrested for her death. he went before a judge last night. he is due back in court on tuesday. this killing is the first homicide in scarsdale in nearly four decades. >>> a 28-year-old man is in custody after being hurt in a police-involved shooting in westchester county. it happened on north 5th avenue and mount vernon while officers were chasing the suspect for a nearby burglary. noel smith is accused of pointing a gun at a detective during the chase. an officer fired a single shot hitting him in the leg. he is expected to survive and is facing weapons charges. >>> a second day of jury selection is underway in the manslaughter trial of

and one option traverses the heart of long island, extending amtrak's high speed rail line from floral park east to 0 ronkonkoma, then north to port jefferson, continuing through a new long island sound rail tunnel. 75 trains per day, linking long island to boston. the 160 mile per hour trains would require new tracks and the report mentions a new network of tunnels and embankments, elevated tracks and trenches. one section right here along garden city's famed stewart avenue. time is running out for public >> what are you talking about? i never heard of this before. >> the public is really going to have a screaming fit. >> there's a lot of local governments that are going to be caught blindsided. >> of course it's feasible. they do this all over europe. the chinese are doing it all over china. >>reporter: long island's one and only public hearing is next week and federal planners say nothing yet is etched in stone. >> we want to hear what's most important. what are the deal breakers? what are the things that matter the most? >>reporter: a preferred option will be selected by springtime. in garden city, long isl

the bronx. >>> meantime, governor cuomo also wants to make long island's macarthur airport an international hub. the governor says he wants to provide $6 million for a federal customs inspection facility at the airport in ronkonkoma. that would allow international flights to use that terminal. >>> 5:38 right now. donald trump once questioned whether president obama was born in the united states. now he's turning that argument on a republican opponent. trump is pointing out to interviewers that ted cruz was born in canada, and that could raise questions as to whether cruz could legally serve as president. cruz answered by tweeting this out. it's a scene from "happy days" where fonzi jumps the shark. >>> president obama's tearful appeal yesterday to end gun violence could face a new challenge in congress and in the courts as well. yesterday he was emotional as he recalled the young victims of the connecticut's sandy hook elementary school massacre. the president was announcing his background checks on gun buyers. some republicans say the executive order is misguided. >> because gun violence is committed by criminals. criminals are don't care what the law is. >> if there's an issue related to federal gun laws, he ou