a pontoon bridge, wait until you see it, i am bill spadea, this is "chasing news." >> bill: a weather alert, wind, rain, storm surge, how bad? we check in with meteorologist dan zarrow. >> march is known for big storms here in northeast united states, mother nature delivering a weather mess from late thursday to friday, maybe saturday morning. rain is pretty much a guarantee, an inch or two may cause localize flooding, but snow is possible, temperatures drop on friday. could cause icy conditions, and to north and west of the city, higher elevations may see a few inches of snow acomm consolidation. -- accumulation, wind is a concern, down trees, power outages with 50 to 60 mile per hour gusts, that could cause coastal flooding concerns, 2 to 4 feet of sun surge could cause tidal flooding issues, we'll talk about the storm in just a little bit. >> deadly fire broke out in an apartment in brooklyn. two are dead, nate rodgers is on the scene, what do you got? reporter: a tragic day, fire department said it was caused by an unattended electric heater, this cell phone video captured part of