there can be issues eastern half of long island for the monday morning commute. maybe snows on the road and snowfalling reducing visibilities and that moves off shore by 10:30 snow has cleared the east end of the island and we begin to see sunshine in and around the city. this. the city and mainly on grassy surfaces, probably not on the roads. wet street this is and around manhattan. 1 to 3 inches south and east of new york city. western parts of long island into southwestern connecticut. 3 to 6 inches the eastern half of long island. now north and west of the city are farther away from the storm so a coating to an inch at the most in northwest new jersey and little to none along and north of i-84. accuweather forecast snow accumulating 1 to 3 inches. close tore the 1 inch mark on grassy surfaces. at 7:00 in the morning it's cloudy and still can be lingering snowfall over connecticut and eastern long island. temperature around freezing. clouds give way to sun with chilly wind tomorrow afternoon and getting up to 49. that snowfall will melt quickly. a moon hit clea

upper 40s across eastern long island. a.m. began sat 46. pretty much between 45 to 50 across the island. low 50s in the city. the coldest spots we can find, morristown and bridgewater, in the 30s. sussex 39. poughkeepsie, 51. newburgh 46. milder than yesterday morning at this time. clouds thicker. we're starting to see it clear out. more degrees. as you go further west of this clear line, there's more cloud cover across this area. eventually eventually, the showers will get in here overnight tonight. more clouds after a sunny start. look at the high temperature of 72 degrees. a southwest wind, though. notice the shading in blue here across long island. south facing shorelines of connecticut. wind off the water. chillier temperatures. 50s and low 60s. turns damp later tonight. i think the evening is relatively rain-free. upper 50s for a low temperature. tomorrow another warm day but a soggier day. day one of april comes in with a high of 74 degrees. that part is good. there will be plenty of april showers to go around. a couple of rounds comi

a little longer on the eastern end of long island. so temperatures around 36 at noontime to 42 this afternoon, but it's very windy with winds of 30 miles an hour. up to an inch of snow here really from central jersey northward. eastern long island down the jersey shore maybe one to two, as mallory was showing. and at the bus stop, kiddos, snowflakes this morning, 32 degrees. dress warmly like the huckleberries here. they'll even be there after temperature will be 38, windy, it'll feel like the 20s, dress with your warm gear. weather then heather every seven minutes. how's it going out there? >>reporter: this is the staten island side of the verrazano bridge. we are going to find some major trouble spots getting onto the span. let's go to the maps first. i can tell you if you're going to the george washington bridge it's about a 60 to 90-minute delay, especially to the upper level. earlier disabled vehicle cleared away. lincoln and holland 10 minutes apiece and then the f and the g trains signal problems at fourth avenue, 9th street, s

long island railroad. not normal. there is a broken rail. is this in mineola, the broken rail. new jersey transit is doing just fine. speaking of new jersey transit, what is your contingency plan if there is a strike? you can go to the ramsey root 17 rail station. metro park rail station. pnc or hamilton rail station if you have a rail pass. you can go on to a bus, they will cross honor the bus passes. let's go over to our maps again subway service running on or close to service. the new jersey turnpike at exit 8a. we have the street cleaning rules in effect for today. michelle and ken over to you. >> it is 5:19, a strange twist to a shooting in idaho that left secret service agents caugh attention parents: before school this september all kids entering 7th and 12th grades must get the meningococcal vaccine. it protects against serious and sometimes deadly diseases call your health care provider today. . >>> it is five:# two. the man -- 5:22. the man accused of shooting and wounding an idaho police officer

, especially for eastern long island. later today, though, nice recovery in store. >>> you are never more than 7 minutes away, amy freeze in for bill evans with the accuweather forecast. >>> good morning to to the both of you, we are about the freezing point at 33. brisk conditions with the wind as well so we'll continue to see cold conditions at least through the early part of the morning. here is a look at the wind chills we're in the mid-20s for monticello, 28 in central park. 22, and we are having the most impact from the snow eastern long island. maybe 3 to 6 inches possible in some of those areas out on the fork. in effect until 10 a.m. over all we'll see the snow wrapping up by about mid- morning. again wet snow in and around the city, south jersey also parts of connecticuit but we get snow that sticks for long island. the next seven hours above freezing by 5 a.m., temperatures in the mid-30s by 10 a.m., 11 a.m., and a high of 49. that's a look at weather right now in for weather is debby. >>> good morning thank yo

unfortunately on long island, you'll probably be staying in especially the east end of the island. whereas areas south and west of the city do get up to 60 you have to head down to baltimore and washington though to repeat the 70s that we had yesterday. the radar satellite showing some cloud cover across the area. there will be limited sunshine during the day today. 48 at 8:00 in the morning. 52 by noon and 54 by 4:00. you see that east wind? coming in off of the cooler waters of the atlantic and that's why we are going to be cooler during the day today. we're going to send it over to heather o'rourke right now with a look another the commute. >>> all right and we are going to talk about what's going on here as you travel through yonkers. henry hudson parkway northbound side near mclean avenue. that is an accident that is being cleared and then we have a problem on the taconic state parkway through yorktown south. another collision being cleared from the roadway. subway service is running on or close to schedule. new jersey transit, doing just fine. here is a look at the belt parkw

yellow showing up over eastern long island. that could be coming down hard for a time and right through about 6:00 in the morning we get snow here in the city. by 7:15 a.m. it really starts to taper off. by daybreak the snow is coming for an end new york city and still going strong over eastern parts of long island. 1 to 3 inches in general, 3 to long island. don't despair, check out the warm up we have by the middle of the week. 60s your forecast by wednesday. cloudy with snow at times, accumulating 1 to 3 inches tonight. down to 32 degrees. an early exit of the snowfall over the island tomorrow morning, and then clouds give way to sunshine. getting up to 47 so snow melting quickly over the afternoon. how about 52 tuesday, 64 on wednesday? pair of 6s on thursday night into friday morning and back down into the 50s for next weekend. we have warm weather coming up. going to be a nice week after we get through the snow. >> midweek you were just kind of showing off. >> that's right. that is what i do. >>> it is never too early to

through eastern long island. that's the major impact, slushy conditions just a rude start to the first monday of spring. all going to push out of here and the day itself is not all lost on this wintery-like mix that starts today instead we see nice improvements and a high in new york city. coming up i'll have the accuweather seven day forecast and get this debby, promises of week is out. >> that makes us very happy. >> let's see what's happening good morning everybody, we'll start off on the island, a look at the l.i.e. here, nassau county the roads are wet so please take it slowly, also a look at the southern snowy surfaces on the side of the road. let's go to our 4 train and tell you what's happening with signal problems in the bronx, lirr, metro north new jersey transit, east in monroe, exit 130 alternate side parking rules are suspended metered parking rules are in effect. back to you lori, ken. >>> 6:32 as roads are slick, salt spreaders were treating roads before the morning commute. a dozen schools will de

moreover long island. any snowfall over long island ending by around midmorning we'll say. tomorrow night a moonlit clear sky. here's your accu-weather 7-day forecast. tuesday 52. how about 64 on wednesday. a pair of sixes on thursday. main showers coming in thursday night into friday and then we clear things out in time for >>> new information now on a story we mentioned a few minutes ago. the school bus that overturned carrying a basketball team to a game. a driver lost control after spilling a drink and then ran into the bus. the roll over happened yesterday along interstate 65. all 127 passengers, 21 students and six adults were taken to nearby hospitals. the school district says all were treated and released except for a coach who remains in stable condition. >> i saw a bus start to go off the road and eventually flip over. kids were jumping out of the back of the bus some coming out the side windows. >> authorities said the investigation is ongoing. no one has been ticketed or charged. the team was on the way to a game which will likely be rescheduled. >> thank goodne

only in the 50s most of long island. south facing shorelines, connecticut, even the immediate coastal areas, you may get to 70s or so. knocked down to the 50s and 60s. friday, more of an on shore breeze. mild at 63 degrees. a couple of leftover early morning showers and see sunshine break on out. the bulk of the weekend is looking dry right now. pretty nice on saturday, we think in the lower 60s. by sunday, a few showers move in later in the day. again, not a bad looking weekend either. the next couple of days, it's pretty good. 75 today. 76 tomorrow. if we reach the temperatures, that would be two record setters in a row. watch for showers tomorrow night and early in the morning. clocks go forward an hour sunday 2:00 a.m. better chance for the steadiest rain is on monday. back to the 50s by tuesday of next week. back to lauren scala. find out about the commute. how is it treating us so far? >> seems pretty nice. delays on the cross bronx expressway. in the distance, things are slowing down a bit westbound. two lanes clo

let's take a live look at the long island expressway by the grand central parkway. it's getting a little congested out there. things are moving nicely. we have some reports of flooding southbound on the cross island. so just be careful out there. mosh weather and traffic coming up on the 4s. >> lauren, thank you very much. >>> the plows and the salt spreaders, they've been out all night to stop the roads from becoming a snowy, slushy mess. katherine creag is on long island in medford. kat, you've been out there in the snow all morning. how is it going now? >> reporter: yeah. 2:00 in the morning, wee got out on the roads, michael. you know what, as one driver the greatest driving conditions whether you're behind the wheel of a truck right here or if you're driving a car on the l.i.e. there were some parts of it covered with snow. we want to show you this video in fact on the long island expressway eastbound near exit 63. this was our video as we saw it. the far left lanes covered with snow. no driver wanted to get on them. the snow is sticking to the roadways, grassy

new jersey transit, long island railroad, metro north doing just fine. in new jersey as you go onto 78 west right near exit 33 we have an overturned vehicle, all lanes are subject to closure. in effect for today. lori and ken, over to you. >> all right, heather, thank you. >>> new video this morning of a robbery spree across two boroughs. the similarities between the crimes and what the thieves are after. >>> less than two weeks after a shooting rampage in michigan, we have an encouraging update about the condition of the youngest victim. nld and see where some wild weather turned a tr i do everything on the internet. but, it's kind of slow. my friends say i should get fios because it's the fastest. i just downloaded 600 photos in 60 seconds. that's seriously better. (husband) we're out of 2%! i wonder what else could be better around here? (husband) i heard that. switching to better internet is now easier than ever. only fios has the fastest internet available, with uploads up to 5x faster than cable. get 100 meg upload and download speeds. >>> 6:15. ne

long island it will linger a little longer. again, this is not a heavy -- the roads stay wet for the most part. an inch or two on grassy areas. especially suffolk county, eastern nassau county and connecticut too. the snow is winding down. the storm will be a bigger hit in southeast new england. temperatures low 30s by noon. should get windy and breezy out there. the sun breaks out through the clouds too. a fairly sunny -- temperatures in the upper 40s. the rest of the week acts like spring. >> a couple of more hours. you'll miss this whole thing. >> okay. >> alternate side of the street suspended in the city? >> we do. all the snow removal. yeah. >> you know, enjoy that. >> as far as -- we do have weekend track work out on the 7 train. we're just a few minutes longer. no service between manhattan and queens. again, this will be wrapped up in a few minutes. stay home and then head out. it will be back in service. >> as far as speed restrictions go, on the staten island crossings. 35 miles per hour out there. take it easy. >> th

the atlantic waters and long island sound are at 45 degrees. much cooler. to our west is the front to the rain, we're talking about showers will be out ahead of that tonight and we'll be looking at rain for tomorrow. by 9:00, we're at 54. this afternoon we'll be around 68, 70 degrees. way warm, and then tonight, some of these sprinkles come in. the temperatures are in the low 60s. but tomorrow, we start the day in the low 60s with rain. we're up to around the model is showing 73 and a thunderstorm by 5:00 tomorrow afternoon. so, let's mow the lawn today, shall we? kid does at the bus stop, jackets, sweater, that sort of thing. i give it an a plus. 70 degrees. 15 degrees warmer than normal. it is a beauty with that breeze spotty shower tonight, very mild, 71 again tomorrow. 58 around the south facing shores. windy warm, maybe a thunderstorm tomorrow. then saturday, we have a cooler day. 61, still above normal. there might be a passing shower and it's likely on sunday between saturday night and sunday there will be wet snow to the north and a spr

central sections of long island. maybe nor out to the east. again with thames as they have been lately, doesn't look like it will hang out for long. high temp up to 48. gradual clearing for the day. keep it pretty much dry through majority of the week. rain coming back as we head into friday. as well as sunday next weekend. we could have more wet weather out there. let's bring in ines rosanna to see what we have with the commute this morning. it es wet outside. >> roads or roaches. which do you want? >> bridges. >> roaches and all of that. talk about the commute. route 35 this morning accident has all lanes closed between harding and new brunswick avenue. as far as your commute, rockland, westchester county looks good. let's go to the cam ha to see how the lie is doing by harding. police activity up in the shoulder westbound. not really affecting the commute. watch out for that. george washington bridges are fine upper and lower level. patients across the country have spoken. they recently rated their care experience at over 3,500 hospitals nat

we are live on long island. harry c i skrchlt cicma. >> reporter: the travel advisory hours, take a look at the henry hudson parkway behind me here. you can see that traffic is actually moving very nicely here, although the roads are starting to get slick. i wouldn't say icy, but definitely damp as we have the snow flurries beginning to fall. they've been falling maybe about an hour at this point. but the reason there is no accumulation, of course, is because there has been salters around the neighborhood all evening. they've been doing a diligent job salting all the main roadways and side roads as well. and the ground temperature is still pretty high. so when the snow hits the ground, it is melting, which is a good thing. but the concern is that won't continue to happen throughout thnge night and perhaps when you get up in the morning to get in your car and head to work, we really could see some slick conditions. we could see some black ice. that's all within the realm of possibility. so officials are asking fo

and 3 to 6 inches over eastern parts of long island. in the city itself, roads should remain mainly wet, because temperatures are going to be marginal. but it could be a different story east of the city. we'll get into many more details, including a detailed snowfall accumulation map coming up on your full accu- weather forecast in just a few minutes. >>> developing right now in new stealing a tractor trailer led police on a chase in new jersey that came to a wild end in irvington. >> now one officer is hurt and the driver is under arrest. stefan kim is live at the scene with the latest details. stefan in. >> reporter: joe and laurie there was a wild scene. eyewitnesses described an out of control tractor trailer cab came barreling down this street here, smashing into several cars and turning here before being penned in by police. look at this visit showing the view from above. the man behind the wheel had stolen the tractor trailer cab and was being followed by its owner, who called police. eyewitness news learned the tractor trailer w

hear from the -- on long island. hear from the dad that made a split-second decision that certainly at least saved two lives. >>> plus the move by mayor (maintenance guy) is that a hammock made out of ethernet cables? (it guy) yup, it's our entire network. (maintenance guy) should you be doing that? (it guy) nope! (maintenance guy) well, you could play a new york lottery scratch-off game. that's how i break the routine around here without making our entire network collapse. (it guy) good point. can i have one? (maintenance guy) sure. (avo) take a break from the expected. >>> it's 5:12. welcome back. on long island we have new video to show you of a plane that paracommuted to safety. stop and look at this. the small propeller plane came down in an office park in hauppauge. imagine seeing that in your back yard. the father and daughter on board both survived with barely a scratch. the dad with a nick on his forehead. the pilot radioed when his plane came to a stop, but it to deploy the chute. >> we had to put it out, h

it's 5:02, and breaking news on long island. two men have been shot in a home invasion, and the shooter is still on the run. scene. >> reporter: good morning again, lori, what investigators are trying to determine is if this was a random home invasion or if it was targeted. i want you to see how large this is. this is the home in question and you can zoo where the crime scene expands across the street and several homes over. we know at this point, 1:00 this morning, on casino street here in freeport, one or more suspects made their way into the home and shot two of the men inside, and i have seen detectives talking to two people. we know the victims were taken to south nassau communities hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. i have seen flash flights behind the home, leadingtous believe the investigators are also conducting a search of the perimeter at the back of the no word on the shooter or who police are looking for. darla miles, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you very much, and the red cross is assisting four fam

goes to 50 some of the suburbs across long island. down the shore, long branch about 49. the clouds give way to sun. brisk, cold, tonight. 20s north and west of town. with a gusty wind out of the west, northwest, it's going to start out quite chilly. upper 40s today. after that, 60s by the middle of the week as the wind is more southwest and stays mainly dry. a couple of shower chances. we'll show that in the seven n day. windy, upper 40s. cold tonight. warming up wednesday to 67. close to 60 on thursday. could be showers later in the day. maybe showers or even a thunderstorm friday afternoon with a cold front. cooler saturday in low 50s. easter sunday looks mainly dry. temperatures back to the upper 50s. out the door early on a commute, what are folks looking at, lauren? >> overall, wet roads. you can see lots of green behind me on the maps much we have speed restrictions out there. >> on the goethals bridge, some roadwork out there. that will be there for another 12 minutes or so. there's a little bit of a delay in that area. on route 35, this is an update. all lanes sh

as you mentioned, long island could get the worst of the storm. brian is live at the mobile weather lab. hi, brian. >> reporter: hey, cindy. we've got some big wet snow flakes coming down right now. it's been kind of on and off throughout the evening. the mobile weather lab, of course, monitoring the conditions for us out here with its high-tech gear. 33.8 degrees right now, 100% humidity, and it certainly doesn't feel like the first day of spring. this is what spring looks like on long island tonight, and the think warm thoughts. >> you could tell by the snow flakes falling on my bald head, it's too cold out here. >> reporter: earlier in the day, we found signs of spring popping up all over suffolk county. daffodils and other colorful flowers blooming, sparrows returning to backyards, the trees budding. what does spring mean to you? >> spring means basically blooming life again, but i guess mother nature has something else in mind. >> reporter: with 4-8" snow possible overnight in some areas, people like linda carlsson of farmingdale had to get t

new jersey transit and also long island rail road. alternate side parking is in effect today, citywide. back to you. >> thank you, kyla. >>> in this morning's healthwatch, air pollution could be linked to premature deaths -- births, excuse me. researchers at nyu medical enter say pollution produces toxic chemicals in the blood that led to thousands of premature babies. this also means longer hospital stays. long-term medication, and even lost productivity. researchers say it's costing more than 4 $4 billion a year >>> eczema, rosacea, acne, wrinkles, could the key be a remedy for indigestion. >> christine johnson explores inside out beauty. many people swear by it. >> i've tried everything on the market. >> reporter: by his mid-20s, john james mueller says his acne was worse than ever. >> nothing worked. >> nothing until he started taking probiotics. in it changed drastically. >> reporter: they're found foods like yogurt and often recommended to aid the digestive system. >> they help to regulate the balance in the micro environment of

r, 10:00 on long island, and then the sun will break out at lunch. look how the temperature just drops throughout the afternoon. and with the wind it's going to feel like the 30s, so kiddoes, after school you need the warm gear. it'll be around 40 after school, but the temperatures will feel like 30 with that cold wind out there. so be ready for that for after- school sports. it's weather and traffic together every seven minutes. how's it going out there, heather? >>reporter: not going so badly at this point. this is the lincoln tunnel. this is the helicks, right before you get tot bend, you can see the lincoln tunnel is doing just fine. and as we look at our chart for the hudson river crossings, you have a minor delay at the lincoln, the holland looks great. george washington bridge no major problems. all of the construction has been picked up and put away for the time being. 6 trains you have switch street. so uptown service is running new jersey transit, long island railroad, metro north, they're doing just fine, no major issues to report. and the

cooler along the coast especially for long island. that's going to be the trend over the next few days. you're not going to see the temperatures in the 70s like the rest of us will. as you head away from the water, looking great. 58 in long branch. later on today, 57 degrees in hamburg. temperatures are in the 20s there. down to 47 for a low in the city. 41 in rye brook. look at this temperature trend. 64 tomorrow. less breezy there. wednesday is the pick of the week. 72 and sunshine. even thursday with showers approaching stays mild. 70 degrees. cooler on friday, still above average heading into next weekend. great looking forecast. let's see if there's a great looking commute. emily west has that. >> not too bad so far. starting off pretty nice for your monday morning. garden state parkway in woodbridge where the ride looks very nice. a couple cars moving along. no big delays. heading to queens, the l.i.e., right at the grand central parkway. westbound trip comes towards us. that is moving very well. also a check of the alexander th

subway service on or close to schedule, and new jersey transit, and long island railroad doing just fine. everything is on or close as far as that is concerned. l.i.e. into the grand central, and that construction is being cleared away, and the street cleaning rules are in effect. >> reporter: it's 6:01, breaking news from the vatican, and we just found this on our news app. pope francis just signed a decree to make mother teresa a saint. her canonization ceremony has been set for early september. she came from a millionaire family, and she left all that behind to work with the poor, and she received a noble peace prize in 2003. >>> now to a developing story on long island, a robbery inside of a nassau county home, and two people have been hurt. we know at least one person was shot, and eyewitness news reporter, darla miles is live from freeport with the investigation. darla? >> ken, i just spoke to one neighbor who says he didn't hear any gun shots, but he did hear the massive response from the freeport police, all the patrol cars speeding to the home. i want to show you what it looked

again only 40s over eastern long island. and we're talking 60 degrees south and west so a big temperature range aross the area. we send it over to heather o'rourke right now. she's going to look at traffic. >>> you can see behind me i have some flashing lights and this is the l.i.e.. the westbound side. it's an accidents this right near exit 28 which is ocean that street. as you travel westbound on the l.i.e. let's go over to the maps and talk to you about what's happening here as you travel onto routes 1 and 9. it's the local lanes south the ramp to route 78 going west. there's a downed tree which is rather odd. there aren't a lot of trees in the spot. the ramp to route 78. here's a look at the new jersey turnpike. as you travel in front of newark airport. not a bad ride for you there at all. we have new jersey transit, long island railroad and met renorth all running on or close to schedule. you have subway service also running on or close to schedule and then as you travel onto the taconic going southbound right near rout

new this morning, double trouble for a driver on long island. state police pulled over nicholas maggi oof seaford for going 90 going 90 miles per hour on the parkway. that's when a trooper noticed a strong odor of alcohol. when he saw that maggio's car was fireworks, he now faces a felony, dwi charge an being charged with possession of fireworks as well. >>> 6:53. and we are watching a major >> newscopter 7 is live over the cross island parkway. another check on your commute and the springtime warmup coming in the accuweathe 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. everything nature's promise is so wholesome... and it doesn't take the whole paycheck. stop & shop's exclusive nature's promise. eat well for less. my stop & shop. >>> 6:56. an update now on breaking news in queens. an overturned car leading to lane closures and huge delays on the cross island parkway. >> john del

parts of long island. it is a big ridge so we've got big numbers 69 in lunchtime 74 your high later this hour how many records will likely fall and we don't need to fly to florida it is flying to us. i'll explain. let's listen in, kyla is in for alex with traffic. >>> we're having a busy morning so far let's go to the map in brooklyn an accident blocking one lane on the southbound bqe pass williamsburg bridge. wilson avenue is closed in both directions between flushing and dekalb avenues due to an officer involved shooting. janelle burrell is live on the scene we'll have more on that in just a moment. avoid that area. also problems on the long i rand railroad we have customers on jefferson, oyster bay branches, allow extra travel time. because of a broken rail at mineola, alternate side parking is in effect city wide we'll send it over to chris and mary. >>> now to the shooting of an nypd officer in brooklyn, he was struck in the shoulder during a drug bust. >>> this is a live look at the scene where inves

a check of long island. sunrise highway both ways, still closed between the seaford oyster bay to washington avenue. merrick road or the southern state will be good options to the 7 train, main street sm ains -- alternate side in effect today. more weather and traffic on the 4s. >> thanks so much. >>> a prominent catholic nuna known to mnl ions of americans s died. you may know her as the founder of ewtn. it's a spiritual channel said to be the world's largest. she launched her channel from alabama 35 years ago with no broadcast experience and little money. she died on easter sunday at age 92. >>> in emgland, two people facing criminal charges for an ster weekend festival accidenp that killeh a lnitle girl. the 7-,ear-old died after one of those inflatable bounts i downs i castle attractions was swept up about the length of a football field before it crashed to the ground. the operators of that attraction are now charged with manslaughter. >>> in presidential politics, bernie sanders is coming off a into the

more like three to six over eastern long island. i think the roads will transition from wet at the beginning when the snow is coming down and the temperatures above freezing. snow covered late tomorrow night as that temperature falls to 31 to 32 degrees. down to 27 at monticello. 41 at both islip and at montauk. we do have the winter weather advisory through 6:00 a.m. western suffolk county. there's a winter storm watch in anticipation of even more snow over eastern parts of suffolk monday. day today. southern parts of ocean county got in on a few rain showers it. this more vigorous piece of energy over iowa is going to be diving off to the south and east, then off to the northeast. that puts it off of our coastline by late tomorrow night into very early monday morning. the air just cold enough to support some snowfall. this is what we're looking for. a general one to three-inch snowfall from the city and points east including the jersey shore, including all the way up into southwestern parts of connecticut. more like a three to six

patchy low clouds across long island. they've dissipated pretty dramatically in the last couple of hours. we anticipate a good deal of sunshine. temperatures rapidly rising. forecasting a high of 65. cooler along the shorelines. details on the forecast coming up. if you're heading out, how does it look, lauren? >> not too bad for 6:00 a.m. an accident on 280 heading eastbound by exit 14. dr. martin luther king, jr. boulevard. that blocks the left lane. as far as the rails go, lirr commuters, there is a broke ep rail in mineola. expect delays and cancellations at oyster bay and ronkonkoma branches. more coming up on the 4s. >>> breaking news in manhattan. there was a stabbing outside of the opus lounge, a dance club in inwood. a man was stabbed in the chest. he's now in{ critical condition. police are talking to a second man, details still sketchy. we'll follow this story as it unfolds. >>> right now, an nypd officer is in the hospital with a gunshot wound. police say he was hit during a the gunfire erupted near the corner

this is a live look at the scene in long island city. >> several people hurt and amtrak train derailed overnight. we have new video mr. from the scene. >> -- from the scene. >> and you'll need your rain boots and umbrella all day long. it will be a raw, windy, and rainy day. and good morning, i'm lori stokes. >> i'm ken rosato. today is monday, march 14th. you're never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic. we begin with meteorologist bill evans and your accuweather forecast. >> morning commute, evening commute and even tomorrow morning, you'll need your rain gear. here is what is going on this morning. 48 degrees. it will be the 6:00 temperature. temperature will has been dropping. 48 islip. 48, 47 along the ocean counties. we have waves of rain. eastern long island, river head on out. you'll get your rain later on. rain coming up fair field county. rain off and on through the day and windy. see the rain picks up at noon today. it will go to 30 miles an hour today so it will be rainy, windy and raw. we'll talk about that in the accuweather forecast. when will it stop?

new jersey transit is on or close, same with long island rail road, but this afternoon, long island rail road will be providing extra service for those heading out. and our street cleaning rules are suspended. metered rules are in effect. back to you. >> thank you, heather. >>> turning now to the big story overseas, six people have now been detained overnight in raids in brussels linked to this week's attacks on the city's airport and metro police stormed two central brussels neighborhoods and took six people into custody. neighbors did say they heard explosions in the area. prosecutors meantime say they will decide later today on possible charges. >>> also, a suspected terrorist who was arrested in france may have been in the advanced stages of planning a new attack. the french national was arrested during a raid in a suburb of paris yesterday. officials say he was part of a terror network planning a high level attack in france. >>> /we are learning new details about the victims of tuesday's attacks in brussels, including siblings with ties here in new york. eyewitness news reporter dia

after that for parts of long island. we don't have any watches or warnings with these but be ready for a brief heavy downpour, lightning, and maybe small hail. >>> our other big story, criminal charges in the limo crash on long island. >> four young women were killed last july. tonight the driver of their limousine as well as an accused drunk driver both being charged. >> n.j. burkett first broke the story today. he's live in central islip with more information. >> one investigator i spoke with today described this as a couldn't see, he was turning in to oncoming traffic because his view was blocked. but he turned anyway and four young women were killed. >> reporter: carlos pino left the courthouse this afternoon and said nothing. prosecutors say he has no one to blame but himself for the horrific limousine crash in long island wine country last summer. >> the person who was criminally response for this crash is carlos pino. and carlos pino alone. >> reporter: prosecutors say pino drove his limousine directly in to the p

developing on long island. police officers chased after one of their own vehicles after it was stolen by a suspect. >> eyewitness news reporter with more. good morning, darla. there will be big questions within the free port police department to figure out how the suspect managed to drive away in a squad car. it started at 11:00 when they took a suspect into custody. some how the suspect managed to get into the front seat of the estimated 70 miles an hour. turned here on babylon road which is a dead end street in merrick, crashed into four cars. he was rearrested and taken to the hospital for his injuries. it is not clear why he was first arrested. his name has not been released. darla miles, channel 7, eyewitness news. >> thank you. 6:58. 41 miles is how long we -- 41 hours is how long until we reach the strike deadline. both sides sit down in newark. management notified the upones that health insurance and other benefits will be suspended during a strike. they call that move counter productive. new jersey tra

of long island. here's what's going on. 34 degrees in the park. winds are light. that's something that we're watching for during the race. so northeast winds up to 12, 15 miles an hour. we have had a few gusts and i think that settles down as we get into the race itself. there's the winter storm warning that goes until tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. that's where we can see the heaviest accumulations. suffolk county get ready. a winter weather advisory until 6:00 tonight, and that's more for the middle part of the island. right now, we have temperatures in the teens and 20s. we've got just above freezing are cold. 31 for bridgeport. spring snow here, as we get going. the calendar doesn't always cooperate with mother nature. there's snow mixed with rain at times, late this afternoon. changing to snow in the evening hours, and accumulationings 1 to 3 -- accumulations, 1 to 3 inches. snow that sticking on grass surfaces. slick travel in spots, and long island will have the accumulations. there's the low

across long island. that's why you'll see the higher snow totals and bigger impacts for commute. >>> snow tapers off and melts by tomorrow mornifg. hicgh of 48 degrees. not much left by tuesday. back in the 50s, 63 on wednesday. that's more like it heading into the first full week of spring. you want to stay up to date with the news 4 app. yo'ru scroll down and select the weather tab. you can see the latest forecast, ubmit your own weather video. it's available in the app store rir ghf now. pat and gus, over to you. >> raph, thanks. >>> a new play explores much more than life in the big ring. >> it is inspired by the life of african-american prize fighter jack johnson. no one takes a hit in this play. tracie strahan thkes a look at this in today's episode of positively black. >> battles in the boxing ring are framed against the struggles of early 20th century racism in the new broadway play, the royale. it's loosely based on the life of african-american boxer jack johnson. but instead of punches, it uses

in long island, saw a little bit on my car. it was easy. >> maybe last gasp of winter. >> kind of although on the eastern part of the island it's a little rough. mike gives us the lowdown on weather coming up. >> historic trip for president obama. he wakes up in cuba. he is the first president to visit the country in almost 90 years since calvin coolidge went in 1928. >> donald trump is expected to meet with influential republicans. we hope we could be at that meeting. it will be hilarious. he is trying to improve his relationships with the gop establishment. >> a lot of work to do with that

this is in brentwood, long island, south 5th and 1st avenues. it as broke apart another tree on nassau street. and damaged power lines on a home in deer park. another tree fell on top of a parked car in elmwood avenue. these trees came down on three cars, south 11th street in mt. vernon. and in yonkers, another tree uprooted and actually crashed th me top of an suv parked next to it. this is just west of yonkers. and the wind knocked out several other trees in both cities. and in brooklyn, a person walking by a construction site in sunset park was hit by a piece of flying wood. and in marine park that wind caused a tree to fall over on power lines near 27th street. nobody was hurt. no outages were reported there, but, boy, that wind was enough to keep you awake last night, wasn't it? >> it was, it was gusty and loud. and sounded a little scary, chris. >> we were talking about that yesterday, anytime you can get gusts of 50 miles an hour, it can take down a tree. you have to be cognizant of everything, unlike a squall line where those occur, this

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when it's all said and done we expect the highest snowfall around long island. we could see around 5 inches for some areas but inland who want see much of anything at all. that also includes the hudson valley were were expecting less than an inch of snow. snow in the area overnight. we will have cold temperatures that are dropping through the 20s. tomorrow we will rise back up in the 40s and start out with clouds in the morning across long island peer we will see clearing from west to east. by noon we should break into son. i will be a little bit and you should bundle up. with the wind it will feel more like the 40s. 60 degrees readings returned for wednesday. then we will see our next chance it will be in the form of rain and not snow because temperatures will be well above the freezing mark by then. we could see a snowy start across sections of long island. >> back and forth temperatures as well as rain and snow. that's the season.u! >> inc. you. still to come another another wild weekend at the box office. this price can't be right... that's the right price!

we're getting a new look at an incredible crash landing on long island. first of 4:00, surveillance video shows the small plane coming down saturday. look at that, a father and daughter had engine trouble while coming ohm from a college visit in rhode island. the plane is a cirissr-22 and comes with a parachute for situations like this the owner of the training center on long island said this technology already saved 125 lives. >>> we have some dramatic video of the a robber who opened fire inside a brooklyn bodega while the violent robbery caught by cameras inside giselle's grocery on east new york avenue on saturday. the thief pulls out a gun. the shop is filled with shoppers. he puts one of the customers in a chokehold. the customer then collapses. the store clerk threw men at the gunman and he got away with $400. >>> in brooklyn, prosecutors say apple has unlocked a phone before, however a federal magistrate ruled that the federal government was overstepping its authority. an appeal may have an impact on the san bernardino terror case. the fbi is tryin

i had an opportunity to speak with a couple folks here on long island. here's what they hadeto say about the weather. >> i don't want the snow no more. i'm done with t snow, man, i'm over it. i'm over it, that's it. >> i didn't even know about the weather until now. i stepped outside for a break and saw the though, and i'm like, dang. >> reporter: the first day of spring a surprise. especially on long island where we are expected to get the brunt force of this storm. you can see there some of the watch your step if you're yot side in the coming hours here in new york. i'm harry cicma, back to you. >>> in the city tonight, a travel advisory is in effect. and alternate side parking is suspended for tomorrow. ida siegal is in the riverdale section of the bronx. >> reporter: here in riverdale we've had flurry, light flurries, for a solid two to three hours now. and the result is, the roads are starting to get damp and slick. slippery, not so sure, but definitely slick out there on the roads. that's the henry hudson parkway behind me. we don't have accumulati

a few upper 20s in the pine eastern long island 27 this hour in westhampton and 46 in long branch. a bit of a spread in temperatures. look at pittsburgh and cleveland, still in the mid 50s already at this hour of the morning. so warmer air to the south and west pushing our direction. we have some clouds to contend with today, but no rain. thin spots allowing for sunshine at times. should clear out for a time tonight. patchy clouds drifting through from time to time. tomorrow back into the sunshine and warmer temperatures with a southwesterly flow of air. temperatures getting to between 70 and 75 degrees it will stay warm into thursday. most of the showers thursday pass just to the north. can't rule one north and west of town. more clouds in the offing on thursday, it stays mild again. we start to transition as we go towards the weekend to cool it down. 66 the expected high in the city. again, most areas north and west between 65 and 70. shout- temperatures likely in the 50s. mild night again tonight, close to 50 in town. 40s in the suburbs. taking the 30s out of the mix. the warmin

once you get out to long island, 2 to 4 inches. possibly a little more in eastern long island. we'll talk more about the timing of this system and another rundown of how much you can expect coming up in your full seven-day forecast. >> erica, thank you. track the storm any time with the nbc 4 new york app. download it from the apple app store or on google play. >>> a couple found dead in what appears to be a murder suicide at a home in bergenfield, engine. the couple's 11-year-old son called 911 and said his parents were not breathing. when officers arrived at the home on west clinton avenue they found the weather the father was found dead in the basement possibly with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. a neighbor was just shocked. >> i can't believe that. >> police are still investigating exactly what led up to the deaths. that child is with police. >>> also new tonight at 7 6:00 -- a suspect is in custody after stealing a tractor. he crashed into several cars, including a police cruiser. you are seeing one of the smashed cars there. one officer was hospitalized with minor injuri

long island railroad. fort jefferson branch, they have delays metro north, new jersey transit is doing okay. van wick heading north. an accident. and then you have this problem on the southern state. west at 18, an accident. not seeing a lot of delays there. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect for today. michelle, ken, back to you. a developing story for the search for multiple murder suspect over. the man accused should have hey what are you here for? you getting poked, prodded or pinched?? uhhh yeah, colon cancer screening. hey me too, second time. it's a piece of cake! that sounds good right now. it's no big deal. that's what everyone tells me. today there is more than one way to screen for colon cancer and it's easier than ever. if you're 50 or older talk with your healthcare provider and choose the best test for you! if you're 50 or older we have breaking news -- 6:41. we have breaking news to show you. a building explosion injured nine firefighters. this is in seattle. witnesses

there might be more over connecticut and long island, but even in these ranges i would like the lower end. we'll look at new information and your latest snowfall map, your seven-day accuweather forecast a few minutes away. >>> we're following breaking news now, another slashing and stabbing in manhattan, this time a deliveryman in midtown about 8:30 tonight near 31st street and eighth avenue. the deliveryman is in bellevue hospital expected to survive. police are looking for the attacker and trying to put together what led to this >>> more breaking news in russia, a plane from dubai went down in southern russia. 61 people were killed. it happened as the fly dubai plane was landing. as we get more information, we'll bring it to you on both stories. >>> an accidental shooting on long island end with one friend dead and the other under arrest. both were just teen-agers. where did the gun come from and how did this happen? eyewitness news reporter josh einiger is in copiague where hundreds of people came together tonight. josh? >> reporter: it was a gathering that grew on social media and

out east, the southwest wind the highs across long island -- across inland areas. same thing happens again tomorrow. tomorrow will be a rainier day. we'll need the umbrellas from time to time. 60 on saturday. colder, windy at night. very strong winds sunday morning. could cause damage. keep an eye on that. in the 40s. a rain/snow mix by monday. emily west in for lauren this morning. >> a lot of roadwork is what we're dealing with. especially in the bronx. a cross bronx westbound, the bronx river parkway to the into the bruckner interchange. roadwork at the lower level of the george washington bridge. it's not too much of a delay. that lower level will be closed with construction until 5:00, the next few moments. also, this is the brooklyn bridge. traffic is moving along toward the cadman plaza. construction at the bridge and a look at the l.i.e. that westbound ride comes towards us and looks like that's moving along too. couple other construction spots. lincoln tunnel near tonnelle avenue, you'll find roadwork there, especially jersey avenue to tonnelle avenue, dea

a little later here out on eastern long island. look at this afternoon, lots of sunshine, but the winds pick up as the storm leaves and the wind goes out of the northwest and that's going to make it feel very cold. soar we at a 42, it will -- we're at 42. it'll feel like the 20s with this wind. tonight it's clear, brisk and cold, 20s in the suburb, 29 in the city. tomorrow we got sunshine. late tomorrow night there could be some flurries rkz but that's just really quick. we're at 43 on saturday. and you'll see in our accuweather seven-day forecast on sunday we're at 45, 46 degrees which is normal for this time of the year. by wednesday. >> good that something's normal. god knows i'm not. >> anyone want to argue? >> i like it when it's confession time. >> right. >> at this stage in my life, no sense in trying to hide it. >>reporter: put there. >> he's not normal, but he's our not normal. >> right. and we love him for that. >> that's right. >>> let's go to heather now. >>reporter: and we're back to normal with the a and the e trains.

western long island sound, you get the southwest wind. that is going to be the line as to where they will be. 70-degree temperatures and 60 island. this high pressure ridge is all the way back to the great lakes. it will last a couple of days. this afternoon, we're around 77. tomorrow morning, we start off in the mid and upper 50s. we'll talk about tomorrow, high and rain tomorrow night. accuweather seven-day forecast. back to you. >>> a developing story in yonkers. police shut down a section of the road when someone spotted a suspicious item inside a car. joe torres is live. >>reporter:. it looked real. that is the description from the yonkers police commissioner today regarding the suspicious device found by a woman inside her car here in yonkers. she quickly alerted authorities and the response was overwhelming. the yonkers police department, the westchester county bomb squad and even the fbi. take a look. the bomb squad rolled out the robot today to examine and even try to open a small suv parked here on high street and yonkers. when