just a little bit of background about staten island, is populated largely over the south side of the by people from south brooklyn that went there as a result of white flight. so you have a tension there between the people on the south side of the island and the people in the north side of the island. eric garner was killed on the north side of the island. most of the minority are located on the north side of the island. however, three out of every five new york city police officers island.n staten and so when you look at ,ituations where daniel donovan the da at the time, getting promoted now to congress and he runs this entire race without mentioning eric garner hardly at all, we are looking at situations where on that island now dust because politically, you want to appease the police officers that reside there, you know, they have been endorsing , at theahon, the new da same time while you have pat lynch, the president of the police benevolent association, police union, endorsing the same man -- it is an incestuous a desk kind of a cover-up and double dealings. the democrats on s

why this staten island man says he's stuck in the middle of a blame game. cameras roll and fists fly in an after school program. and crime fighting reflexes, action to keep a robber out. >>> an after school fight between two 7th graders in water. nothing. marcus cruz, who was supposed to be supervising the children has been fired, and is now under investigation. >> it's very unacceptable. you're a grown man. you're supposed to be a role model for these kids. >> the department of easycation says cruz was not employeed by the doe, but for a company that is subcontracted out. >>> new at 11:00, a staten island man says a sinkhole that was cased by a broken pipe is threatening his home. but the city says it's not their problem. now he's fighting to figure out cbs 2's tracee carrasco has the story. >> reporter: water gushes through morris's staten island backyard. it's caused the pavement to crumble, and create this sinkhole, creeping dangerously close to his home. >> it's eroding the soil all around here, including the foundation wall. the slab is starting to ti

staten island is expected to get hit. midland beach where the wind is blowing hard and they have several inches on the ground. >> well yes. i apologize it's challenging to look directly at the camera because i'm being pelted in the face by snow. winds gusting 40 miles per hour. we are sustaining blizzard conditions and the snow is coming down very quickly. keep in mind we are early in the storm and yes you can joke about our handy dandy yard stick but in these types of storms they are a meteorologist best tool. take a look. measurement here about five inches but if we take you to the drifts meg was talking about drifts up to a foot already maybe even higher than that so this is what's going to be happening today on staten island across the region. drifting snow, powerful winds, coastal flooding also a concern nearly as significant effects expected as they are down along the jersey shore. i want to mention one of the reasons we are here on staten island is because we are expecting some of the highest snow fall totals withi

the last boroughs to get cleaned up. >> reporter: last year staten island led all the boroughs when it came to snow removal complaints to the city. this blizzard we drove all across the island and we found roads and responses that are surprising to many. those sounds echoing across staten island as new yorkers dig out. the most snow fell right here, 31.3 inches in port richmond. finishing up his driveway herbert gives the city high marks for clean streets less than two days after a record blizzard. to bay terrace. >> for the first work storm in our lifetime, i think things could be a lot more problematic. although there are some problems with tertiary streets, ultimately the city did a fairly good job. >> reporter: from midland beach, the tight turns, nooks and crannies cleared. >> i have absolutely no complaints of what sanitation did down here. >> t gohe entire block worked hand in hand with the department of sanitation. >> the driver came by, made a dozen passes along the street here and took everything away. i don't know where he put it. i don't care where he put it. >> reporter:

eye on the storm coverage this morning taking a live look from mobile 2 in castle ton corners on staten island. 22 degrees. we have about 45 minutes before the travel ban in long island and new york city is lifted. right now after the snow of course comes the big clean up. >> vanessa murdock joins us live with more on the conditions there. vanessa? >> big might be an under statement ladies. i think it might be considered mammoth in this case. take a look at this car completely plowed in and this is a mini-van so at least three feet deep of heavy compacted snow thanks to plows but they did not make it all the way down this road. i'd like to show you this--you is this, the plow has completely stopped here and there's about 3 feet of snow. a gentleman took three hours to completely dig out his car. >> i like it. i like it the first day. i have to go to work though. >> how long have you been out here. >> i've been out here about 40 minutes right now. >> what's the end goal? >> the goal is to clear my driveway so that i can get out to go to work on monday morning. >> how long do you think it's goin

you guys on staten island have been around for quite some time, right? >> yes, el centro was founded in 1997, and we are working with immigrants and their families, providing all they need. >> mm-hmm. in this regard, with the recent crackdown, you're launching some initiatives about "know your rights." tell me about that. >> yes, that's correct. "know your rights," or "conozca sus derechos" -- it's a series of workshops that el centro is organizing and it's providing. >> we are doing at least 15 workshops per week. >> mm-hmm. and have you seen an increase -- and, barbara and lenni, i'll get to you in a second -- an increase in the number of people looking to know their rights in light of what's been happening with the federal government? >> yes, that's correct. we have a very, very huge population of latinos in staten island, and, after january 1st, they are very, very interested about know their own rights, and that's what we are working on. >> yes. barbara, have you seen that same spike in the number of door-knocks and the phone calls that are coming t

look at staten island. southern tip of staten island, you're closer to that storm. i think you could be in that 8 to 12. then it's a foot or more as you move south of our area, d.c. and places like that. there are the numbers for you, and i don't think temperatures is what anybody is going to be talking about. it's the storm for us. >> and wind as you said. >> listen, regardless of the path of the storm, wind is going to be an issue. >> might have some power >> otis living stone, -- livingston here with a look at sports. >> still could face the wrath of major league baseball. and now, governor cuomo's task force is doing what's right. state tests don't unfairly count against students. and test scores won't be used in teacher evaluations. less testing. greater focus on learning. that's a start, but there's more to do. let's work together to support sensible and fair learning standards that help every child -- in every neighborhood -- succeed. >>> next at 11:00, is another mets star about to sign with their arch rivals? otis has that. then after the news on the late s

we are on highland boulevard on staten island and it's pretty busy for a snowy saturday morning. we are under that visibility reduced. plenty of people driving around. no major spin outs and people are taking it at a moderate pace here. staten island as far as the city goes will be one of the hardest hit areas anticipating a foot and a half to two inches we've got seven inches on the ground. one that i don't think is enjoyable. i look forward to enjoying the snow tomorrow once the winds settle down but in the meantime many people are choosing to be out and about in this weather. so far so good. no word of major issues. we've seen plenty of plows around. we saw them earlier plowing the boardwalk in case of emergencies there with regards to coastal flooding but that didn't look to be an issue and tonight we could look out for that again. seven inches with many more to go. we could see as much as two feet. >> two things to take away from seeing those shots. a, the people on the roads are doing it with four wheel drive and you can still see a little black top for the time being on th

. >>> also, on staten island, health concerns at an elementary school. a dozen students at ps 58 space shuttle columbia school may have norovirus. the city health department is looking into the illnesses. patients with norovirus often have stomach pain and nausea. the department of education says the school will be thoroughly disinfected over this weekend. >>> a 12-year-old boy helping his father at the family business is confronted by a and now he is talking about being face to face with gunmen. cbs 2's lou young with the story in yonkers. >> reporter: security video shows the men entering the elm street meat market thursday night. they weren't shopping. >> people just came in the store and put your hands up. it seemed like a joke. then i turned back i saw two people with two guns. >> reporter: they say it gets very dicey after dark on this stretch. the store was closed. the robbers stood out front here looking inside and spotted the owner and his son cleaning up getting ready to leave. and they made their move. >> i told them don't touch my son. take w

crashed into a store a few hours ago on bay street in staten island. mallory hoff is live there in the clifton section. good morning. >> reporter: michelle, good morning. you can only imagine this must have been a scary moment for this officer. we are told he is doing okay this morning. i want to show you what we are looking at. you can see where this cruiser plowed into the building this morning. we are learning according to nypd that this officer, a sergeant with the force, was driving this morning when some type of medical condition lead him to pass out at the wheel. by the time he woke up, well, as you can see, it was clearly too late. he had plowed into this flower shop. the airbag deployed. he is part of nypd's newly created strategic response team. again this morning he is being treated. you have to take a look here. there are actually two flower shop. we are told the people who live there, well, they heard the morning. they immediately came downstairs very nervous. they learned the officer would be okay. they opted to leave the area for the nig

pictures of huge snow piles in staten island 1 to 2 feet along the island. heavy snow will continue right now. they are going to be wayning. through 7:00 we'll see this and then we'll see diminished snow intensities that wind down between midnight and 2:00 a.m. up to 30 inches in new jersey. meteorologist jeff him in a moment. they are getting hit with big winds. heavy snow and wind gusting over 30 miles per hour we have blizzard conditions all day. 1 to 2 feet covering a huge part of the area, mixing in new jersey. they are getting hit hour after hour. big time difference north of i-85, 6 to 12 inches and even 3 to 6 to a dusting in the hudson valley. we haven't got an official update from central park. i think we're pushing 20 inches in new york city. we're about to approach the blizzard of 1996 and i think we'll end up in the top three of new york city snowstorms. new jersey just updated their amounts, 21.5 in blarestown. difference we've seen, starting to see a break. jeff smith is going to explain this tool we've been using all day long. meteorologist j

staten island expressway moving okay now on the staten island expressway. at the goethals bridge overnight construction completely cleared out of the way. alternate sides are suspended through next monday. back to you, ken, lori. >> all right, debbie, thank you. >>> still ahead on "eyewitness news this morning," help is pouring in to flint michigan as the city struggles to deal with a toxic water crisis. who is stepping in to help. >>> naacp leaders presented a 15 point plan to help flint, michigan as the city recovers leaders crafted the plan with flint residents and presented it to governor schneider yesterday. that list calls for free home inspections and repeal of michigan's emergency manager law. the naacp said the law gave emergency managers authorities to switch flint's water supply. flint continues to receive generous donations of water from across the country. walmart and several beverage companies are set to deliver 6.5 million bottles of water to the city. this donation will be specifically for schoolchildren and pregnant women. >>> new york real

the staten island railway still seeing delays as well. cancellations at the airports over 200 alone at newark airport. 287 eastbound an accident exit 11 into port chester. back to you, ken, lori. >>> we have new video from california where authorities are evacuating homes on the brink literally of falling into storms fueled by el nino have eaten way at the sandy cliff in pacifica. now there is no choice but to get people out of their homes on the cliffside before they go over the edge or the edge vanishes beneath them. the city manager in pacifica has declared a state of emergency in hopes of getting state and federal funding. >> >> they could be subject to arrest. yes. this is a difficult situation for everybody involved. that's why we are working with the residents to let them know that this could be possibly coming if that cliff eroded to the point that it was dangerous. >> and what he is talking about, he is talking about a driver who was on the streets in something that looked like a rolling igloo. what happened was something unexpec

that winning ticket was bought on staten island. eyewitness news reporter aj store. aj. >> reporter: this unassuming deli here on staten island proved to be a hidden gem for one lucky winner who won the big $165 million mega millions ticket purchased right here. breaking powerball jackpot people hope lightning will strike twice. >> one on the top, one on the bottom. >> reporter: $900 million, figures so astronomical it can literally change someone's world. >> hopefully we'll win tonight and change our lives. >> reporter: which is why so many people are buying powerball tickets with just a couple dollars and a dream of becoming overnight millionaires. call it farfetched. but many here on staten island are now believers after someone hit the big $165 million mega millions drawing friday with a ticket bought right here inside this local deli. >> we got [ indiscernible ] lottery at 7 a.m. and we sold the winning ticket $165 million. >> i'm excited for who won her earlier. that's awesome. >> reporter: john knows better than most what it's like to win the big one after he

. >>> breakgog news on staten island where police cars went out of control. it's happening on bay street in clifton. "today in new york's" tracie strahan is there. trpeacie, dramatic pictures of >> r i'eporter: now we see the gaping hole that was left behind because that cruiser was towed away on a flatbed just moments ago. l of this happening around 1:00 this morning and caused by an officer that simply passed out. show you video ow of the hole and that c anruiser ingide of it. this is at flowers by ricky on bad.y street here in the clifton section. according to police, that police officer had a medical emergency. apparently high blood pressure caused him to pass out. right now he's at richmond university medical center being treated not for injuries sustained here but because of that medical emergency he had. there is a vacate order on this apartments on top of it. all of those people hav gotten themselves to safety. no one being allowed back in and no other people were injured in this, michae back to you. >> tracie, thank ou very much. >>> new this morning

. >> remember these scenes from staten island after last year's january storm? unplowed side streets that stayed that way for days. news 4 gaits took a look at where the most snow plow complaints were made to 311 last winter and what's being done improve service this year. storm team 4 has what we found out. >> reporter: this is one of thadose neighborhoods that made the most 311 call complaints last year. needless to say they are not looking forward to the snowstorm this weekend. when snow falls in the city there are pockets that don't get plowed as often as folks would like. board well avenue in front of ps 30 was one area. >> kids were falling, sliding every where especially that corner over there. kid were falling, tripping. slipping, sliding, it was bad. >> reporter: 4 gaits took a look at 311 snow complaints from fall of 2013 to spring 2015. and found the highest number of snow calls came from park slope, forest hills and from three different neighborhoods on staten island. with this zip code logging a total of 302 complaints. >> the driving is not good. t

staten island in particular. skyfoxhd. jim smith will tell you all about it. >> this is all happening on the outbound side of the gowanus expressway. take a look at that vehicle. hit from behind by the truck. the other car was on top of it. one person was removed from the vehicle. they were conscious and alert. that outbound gowanus all close down. dude lays back to 38th street. most of the traffic going onto the belt parkway. the downsides, the hov lane has been close. inbound. watch out for that. southbound. rockland county. in new jersey, bergen county, there is an accident. let's go to our cameras. take a look at staten island. heading towards the verrazano bridge. traffic crawling. trains. running on or close. greg: take a look at this. a woman slashed for no reason. >> 5:30 a.m. in the morning. she was seriously injured. totally unprovoked. >> the third slashing and the greg: let's go to robert moses. >> good morning to you. that suspect is here at that we are expecting police will walk them out at 9:00 o'clock this

what do you mean, staten island? what i patrick got into a beef with one of the other cons inside the halfway house? or someone outside the halfway house. good thinking, partner;f ca. baker: where were you? urgent police business. i've bee weingall over for you. we've been trying to cover... thank you, baker. carry on. where have you been? mrs. reagan. you've gained some weight. you left without teln looknyone. i went out. i can do that, you know, garrett. not without your detail, you cant. i looked both ways before crossing the street, and i didn't talk to strangers. ling a where's your pin? in my pocket. frank? your spin is not necessary here. my spin is not all i'm good for, frank. i know that. look, you're talking to a guy who's on wife number three. i know how the start of an affair can be logistically challenging. boy. i never could get one past you. i can help you. going forward, i can put out your schedule in ways that won't raise any questions. thanks, garrett, but i'm not sure it is going forward. oh, sorry

we have local problems in the oak wanted section of staten island. this accident is right in front of monsignor farrell high school. it involved an overturned vehicle happening during the overnight hours. police are still on the scene. in the last two minutes they uprighted the vehicle. you can see it hooked up. they got it back up on its wheels. this is amboy road, again in front of monsignor farrell high school. you can see police are on the scene. the southbound lanes are shut down. reopened so traffic can pass through. >> thank you, john. we will take a look at what is happening commuting via subway. service on or close to schedule. want this local problem in summit morris avenue in new jersey closed between mountain and sayre street with an ongoing water main break. today. shirleen, lori, over to you. >>> still ahead, a new case of ebola discovered in west africa, a day after the world health organization said the region was ebola free. >> goldman sachs agrees to pay a huge settlement for its role how cert sometimes, we all need a little help. t

i am on staten island which may be the luckiest place.hethe lottery created 33 millionaires on staten island since 2010 which according to new york state lottery officials is the most out of any borough. no 11 saturday night's drawing raising the total for wednesday night's drawing, lottery sales hit $3.3 million per hour of sale saturday night before the drawing. the frenzy of ticket sales, there was one savvy staten island or who had a different approach and prayed -- played the mega millions. that person won the jackpot, $165 million here on friday night. i #going on right now, #i did not win the lottery. ii spoke with some people inside and got there answers. >> am going to play again. >> i did not win the lottery but. >> i spoke to the manager here. he told me about the excitement about the powerball being over billion dollars. >> going like crazy. about five or 6,000. >> i urge a little caution. lottery is often considered an unfair tax on the very poor. people who make less than $30,000 spent 9 percent of the take him in, lottery s

staten island at 30. 20s around the northwestern suburbs and hudson valley. partly cloudy right now. that's the way the day is going to play out. more clouds as we go through the day. not so cold this morning. afternoon. we'll see a little rain later tonight, probably after 10:00 or 11:00. right now, not bad. a few clouds out there. upper 30s by 8:00. mid-40s by noon. getting close to 50 by 3:00 this afternoon. we'll talk more about the rain and changeable forecast in a little bit. >> a pretty quiet go. we have overnight track work on ten different subway lines. if you're getting on the buses, some service changes on the b-35, b-70, m-15 and m-79. alternate side of the street parking rules in effect. >> all right, lauren. thank you very much. >>> happening now, the nypd is looking for a man wanted for a shooting in the bronx. they're asking for your help to find him. going to show you the suspect, 31-year-old juan rivera. investigators say on december 30th, he walked up to a man in the fordham heights section, shot him in the jaw and the back. hospital in sta

let's look at the commute on staten island. heading towards the bridge eastbound, you have lanes open and there is no problems westbound . in the george washington bridge in the upper or lower levels heading towards lincoln tunnel looking good as well as the holly. three trains in the staten island roadway expect the winter advisory. northbound and local during times square. the staten island railway expect delays . we like the warm weather. >> thank you. you decide. hillary clinton has a lead and it continues to shrink at 49%. that is down from 54% two weeks ago. remember, one year ago she was at 90 something. there was no doubt.bernie dropped by two points and martin o'malley is still in the race at 1% of the vote . 10% is undecided and 2% earlier this month. sanders is way ahead in new hampshire. juliet: speaking of, bernie sanders faced off with it was the last meeting before the iowa caucus. it was nice traditional debate but the candidate fates is a tough question. there is very different visions, different values, differ

what do you mean, staten island? what if carl patrick got into a beef with one of the other cons inside the halfway house? or someone outside the halfway house. good thinking, partner; we should go. baker: where were you? urgent police business. i've been looking all over for you. we've been trying to cover... thank you, baker. carry on. where have you been? mrs. reagan. you've gained some weight. you left without telling anyone. i went out. not without your detail, you cant. i looked both ways before crossing the street, and i didn't talk to strangers. where's your pin? in my pocket. frank? your spin is not necessary here. my spin is not all i'm good for, frank. i know that. look, you're talking to a guy who's on wife number three. i know how the start of an affair can be logistically challenging. boy. i never could get one past you. i can help you. going forward, i can put out your schedule in ways that won't raise any questions. thanks, garrett, but i'm not sure it is going forward. oh, sorry to hear that. what ca

a robber broke into restaurants and he has struck three times on staten island. the big question today what is the face of this man? tom coughlin. will he stay as the giants team leader or will he ride into the sunset? ben: many a head coach is fired ! we are not smiling about that they could make things interesting. juliet: does my hair look bad? ben: i think it looks nice . does my hair look bad? juliet: it looks good. ben: your shirt is like it's got cores underneath whatever. you have another two weeks. this guy says he won't go out on new year's eve and square. juliet: he knows everyone so he said he might go to dinner or times square. you have to show us pictures when you have a second. above high temperatures here. , colder stuff is on the way. 45 degrees is the high-end central park . 46 degrees in bridgeport and 47 and montauk . here is where we stand. it's colder but not ridiculous.the air is spilling into the tri-state region. 28 degrees in sussex and the wind is coming in from not northwest making it feel colder. we don't have a wind chill advisory we

so we are live in graniteville, staten island. kristin thorne. >> forget the exclusive interview, get some money from him if he wins. forget about the interview. >> thank you, kristin. >>> now even though nobody matched all of the numbers, you still may have won some money. though i'm sure you saw this at 11:00 last night. 16, 19, 32, 34, 57, powerball 13. and, you know you can see wednesday's night winning numbers live right here on channel 7 before eyewitness news at 11:00. all over the country, 18 million tickets sold yesterday. >> wow. >> unreal. unreal. >>> new this morning the police arrested a man accused of setting a fire inside of a manhattan church. a picture shows the damage that was left behind after police say he set fire to pew cushions inside of the church of heavenly rest on east 90th street. the suspect told them it was, a, quote, new year's fire. he was caught trying to escape arrived. >>> a new jersey man faces on christmas. overnight we learned 62-year-old turned himself over to police surveillance pictures fro

. << (cathy dunn, staten island university hospital) "so when we put super sam on your iv, his superpowers come into you and make you all better." sure sounds good to 6- year-old erik carmona of willowbrook, who just had his appendix removed here at northwell health's staten island university hospital. (erik carmona, 6-year-old patient) "it hurts over here, over here." but things can change when suddenly you got "superpower status." (erik carmona, 6-year-old patient) "this one looks like superman." actually it is super sam, one of 10 i-v "heroes" created by molloy college junior bobby lenahan here in rockville centre. (bobby lenahan, created superhero iv bags) "and it is a simple paper sleeve that transforms the hospital room into an opportunity to get superpowers." like shadow control to hide if (bobby lenahan, created superhero iv bags) "impervious to anything, she can turn her skin into diamond, make the kids feel strong." especially if they're more seriously ill than erik. he's the ninth pediatric patient to try i-v heroes at this hospital. the others all had cancer or blood disorders,

let's go to staten island. second. you heard possibly over weekend a group of restaurant workers in jersey they all thought they won the powerball for about 15 minutes. they were celebrating. what happened, rosanna. >> apparently looking at numbers from the wrong day. it was so funny because everybody came out of the kitchen. they were throwing down their aprons. i'm out taher. they were winners a few minutes. >> guy called his wife, you better check numbers again. they did. oh, boy, we're looking at old numbers from wednesday's drawing. dan bowens has more. >> 63 yes. powerball, 17. >> reporter: it is what euphoria looks like. $940 million worth of pure bliss. >> it was unbelievable. my legs were shaking. >> reporter: at least that's what the staff at the restaurant in inglewood cliffs new jersey thought. >> 20 minute millionaires. >> everybody at the restaurant >> reporter: five or 10 or 20 minutes was just amazing. saturday night bartender charles got a text listing what he thought was winning numbers. that is him o

coastal flooding from the winter storm is always a major concern for residents on staten island. plow workers spent much of the morning fort identify ify the sand dunes. memories of flooding from super storm sandy are all too vivid. >> mother nature is a fickle little woman so it's hard to say what's for sure. i'm expecting the worst and hoping for the best. just like goi through life. >> staten island ferry service expected to operate on schedule but riders do allow time for weather related delays. >> west chester county is fully preparing for the storm. even as we speak they held a news conference today and he extra police patrols on the parkway. warming centers will open but some residents say they're not too worried about the snow. >> i'm looking forward to it. i hope it's not that bad. we still have transportation. we still have mail but all in all, i love the wintertime, you know. that's living in the north is all about. >> and rob says westchester is ready to pitch in if other areas need some help. >> well, unfornlt tunately david there's always people that try to take adv

two in queens and one on staten island. nearly one dozen others died in >> you always hear that every storm. >>> college athletes in pennsylvania got more team bonding than they expected after being stranded on a highway for 13 hours. the parking lot conditions covered roughly five miles on the pennsylvania turnpike. hundreds of drivers passed the time by eating, snacking and watching movies. my three favorite exercises. members of the national goord came to the rescue along with much needed construction equipment to begin digging all of those cars out. 13 hours on the road? and in kentucky 35 miles of a backup. >> awful. >>> we are continuing our coverage this morning. here a live picture from north carolina, your home state, where the snow snarled roads and especially air traffic down 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, that are

that'ses what staten islanders are saying. customers lining up as well as others throughout the city hoping that their luck won't run out before want to's powerball drawing. in the trash and hit a world record an now wot and estimated it's so large electronic signs aren't made for it so happened written signs are in the city. no ticket holder had all six winning numbers in sarld night 949 million so it swelled over past few days. new yorkers are hoping their luck will help them live our their dream. very, very good god willing i get a beautiful horse, -- >> where part of ab office pool your chance of winning are slim. one in 292 million. >> you within, you'll have to choose how to take the prize. annuity or lump sum payment right now. but a winner in new york city could attack home smallest prize thanks to high taxes city state tax and city texas on top of the 25% withholdings tax. left 579 million if they take the cash payout option. i can imagine that too, the drawing tbrs from the florida lottery studios in tallahassee and

bronx 33 the park 33 with real feel. 35 staten island. that's the real feel this morning. 23 monticello. dress warmly. we have a few clouds breaks of sun later clouds keep pushing eastward and these grayer clouds you see the gray coat? those are higher thinner clouds. we'll see the clouds breaking up and the sun will be coming through today and about 5:00 a.m., looking at 40 to 39 by 9:00 and then we have temperatures in the mid 40s low and mid- 40s for this afternoon. we're back to around 32 tonight and then probably mostly 20s in the suburbs north and west. low 40s so really a nice weekend coming up for the first weekend of 2016. 45 breezy breaks today. 42 tomorrow. 43 on sunday. really a nice first weekend of 2016. little breezy today. so dress warmly. sunset is 4:39 and clear and chilly tonight. 42 in the suburbs and 32 in the five boroughs lots of sun and seasonably chilly. we have 43 on sunday and monday, we start to get this colder air pouring in out of canada and check out tuesday. the cold air yet with a high of 21. that means it

for a lot of staten island residents like ellen, they brace themselves when they hear a >> fickle old woman, it's hard to say what's for sure. so, i'm expecting the worst and hoping for the best, just like i go through life. >> reporter: major flooding after superstorm sandy. living so close to the water in midland beach, residents in this area hope these dunes, that stretch for miles, will prevent any coastal flooding. mayor de blasio appearing on cnn this morning, assured residents -- >> a lot of the major areas that bore the brunt of sandy has been reinforced as sand dunes and other measures have been nut place to protect those communities permanently. >> reporter: the mayor sails mass transit will continue running. city buss will get chains and snow tires ahead of the snowfall. the mta says express trains will run on local tracks beginning tonight. some trains will be stored underground on the express tracks to keep them dry. for metro north, customers if the snowfall reaches ten inches, it: can shut down service. reaction remains mixed when it comes to looking forward to the snow

the victims are from queens, staten island, and long island. the heavy snow also caused a roof to collapse in westchester county. this is what it looked like after the inflatable roof in mount vernon collapsed. fortunately there were no injuries. >> we're going to stay in westchester county and head to eyewitness news reporter kemberly richardson. she is in yonkers. >> reporter: sandra and joe, in the last couple of hours things have significantly calmed down here in yonkers. we're not seeing that many cars on the road or people walking around, but in terms of the snow drifts and the wind, we're still not out of >> it's treacherous. very treacherous. >> reporter: in a city known for its hills, tonight the hills here in yonkers are winning. >> we just had three separate calls where our apparatus got stuck. so we're -- it's going to be a problem tonight. we're starting to see the plows get out there and they're clearing the roads. >> reporter: by sundown the plows were making their way through downtown. >> just give us time. everybody stay in the

could be a starts especially over staten island, brooklyn. four to eight inches during the day saturday. 2 to 4 saturday night. there's where you get your 6 to 12-inch amounts. i still have the city closer to the 6-inch amount with the door open for 12 inches. higher amounts, these could even be higher in this pink band. could be a foot and a half of snow whereas this is a very tough area to forecast, 3 to 6-inch amounts. i did put a little bit more of eastern half of westchester and fairfield in the 3 to 6 the way the storm is departing. could still get pretty hefty amounts in long island, parts of connecticut. much lighter amounts as you go north of i-84. we may miss the storm completely. mostly clear and cold at 7:15 in the morning. 23. tomorrow, 34. fading sunshine. snow develops from south to north toward daybreak. about 25 degrees should do it. here's your 7-day accuweather forecast. calm day here. another thing i want to highlight saturday, the big time winds that could gust. that means the potential for major coastal flooding. it will

. >>> new at 5:00 now health concerns at a staten island school. a dozen students at ps 58 space shuttle columbia school may have norovirus. the health department is looking into it. the department of education officials say that the school will be thoroughly disinfected over the weekend. >>> just three days before the iowa caucuses new information about the hillary clinton email controversy. the obama administration now says clinton's unsecured home server contained secret material some needing the highest levels of classification. more emails from clinton's time as secretary of state are expected to be released later today. but seven email chains are reportedly being withheld for containing top secret information. >>> donald trump says he has no regrets for skipping last night's gop debate. trump spoke about his competing event a fundraiser for veterans with "face the nation" anchor john dickerson. >> we gave a tremendous performance with lots of veterans and we got great coverage because the debate was not as exciting as what we did. >> trump sa

lirr metro north and staten island railroad trains are suspended tonight. service on all above ground subways are suspended however those underground trains to remain in service. suspended. >> in new jersey bus and rail and light rail service suspended is here with the forecast. audrey: let's talk about the numbers from today. not talking about the snowfall numbers but the temperatures. central park today. we recorded that at 4:00 and numbers below average for the time of year. cold enough to sustain snow across the region. check out the snowfall 19.3 inches in the park. so far that breaks her previous daytime snowfall record which was 12.8 inches set in 1935. right now we are sitting at the high numbers 27 degrees greater wins coming out of the north north northeasterly and 21 miles per hour sustained with gusts even higher than that being reported across the region. 26 amatar. 27 the city 25 in newark and 23 in sussex as well as outdoors monticello. northeast winds coming in 15 to 25 miles an hour and average and gusts higher than that mostly into the 30-

on staten island, there is the expressway by bradley and no problem westbound. looking good on the be qe. yesterday was such a mess . no problems approaching the bridge. no problems on the be qe trains are running on time. ben: thank you ines. we are just hours away from the billion-dollar powerball jackpot . theresa: a lot of restaurant workers in new jersey thought they had one . victory celebration did not last very long. it's what euphoria looks like. $940 million worth of pure bliss. >> it was unbelievable! my legs were shaking. >> that's what the staff at the restaurant in new jersey thought. for those 20 minutes it was amazing. saturday night the bartender got a text of what he thought was a winning numbers. you can see him calling them out . two, 11, 47, one after another they were matching the ticket . >> they were high-fiving and laughing and crying. this is a nice feeling. we did not even think about employees took their aprons off. saying i am not watching any more dishes. 42 employees were all in on the pool. >> we would have each gotten 22 million.

we can see to staten island from our camera at 4 time's square and we are looking at a nice start to the day. but it will get cold, blustery and there is snow that is off sliding eastward. rochester. a clipper system that will cut up through new england. trailing front will come in. they do two things, 4r50eu9 amounts of snow, big wind and colder air behind it. that will happen later on this afternoon. so, expect the snow showers around 9:00, 10:00 and into the afternoon. then we will see the evening. weather and traffic every seven minutes how is it going? >>> this is the grand central parkway at 168 street. take a look at the maps. on the grand central westbound at the kew gardens interchange we have an accident. all lanes closed down as a result. that will cause big problems. 2 trains police activity near winthrop street. train service is suspended between franklin and flatbush. there is an unauthorized person on the train bed. goethals is doing a traffic hold both ways until 5:00 a.m. no traffic allowed over the goethals bridge until 5:00 a.m. street cleaning rules are suspended.

this was the scene today at cloves lake park on staten island. kids all bundled up to enjoy the winter weather. >> and as everyone bundled up for the snow, he dressed down. >> we are of course talking about the times square icon. is he an icon. >> if we say he is maybe. >> the naked cowboy. in spite of whipping winds, being pelted from snow, it seems from this instagram pic, >> he looked photo shopped to me. >> touched up. >> this will make you feel warm and fuzzy. look at the lower part of your screen. can you see it there? you will see a big message written on the snow on columbus circle. i heart lauren. we're assuming the correct lauren has seen this and knows she is loved. maybe it is for our laura behnke. >> coming up on eyewitness news at 6:00, we have the latest on the storms impact on the railroad. how long it will take to restore full service. >>> also ahead, shoveling the snow turns to a tragedy. how a mother and her little boy inside a car were killed by carbon monoxide. >>> and the massive effort to you like being picture perfect. you

staten island expressway right near richmond road, staten island expressway i am happy to see i'll keep it on here for a little for you, kudos i don't see anything on the staten island further east if you were the lower level to brooklyn is shut down, not sure how much longer that upper level is going to stay open we'll take a look at the energy turnpike the garden state park way the energy turnpike has speeds up to 30 miles per hour, also see speeds restrictions but look at the park way people are driving on the park way at this point. this is actually right down, i believe right by exit 109. tough that scene where you can't see the black top. long island railroad system wide 10 to 15 minute delays that could guess worse. we have new jersey transit trains buses, light rail suspended you have mta buses running local service only the subways are running but you can expect scattered delays seeing delays here and there, signal problems mechanic problems metro north i checked in with metro north running on or close to schedule that's a great thing, and path trains i saw 33rd line dealing wi

there is a staten island railway and the new york city buses could be a >> thank you, ines. did you have a good weekend? >> lots of eating. a lot of train commuters go on the end line and they will not be happy as they tried to find a new way to get to the city. robert: i will be more than a year before all the work is done. reporter: this announcement memory. it's a struggle that awaits them today. what can i do about it? >> the train is now without nine crucial stations on the manhattan # shut down for 14 months. how bad will impact the daily commute? freezing cold. >> the century-old station is between eighth in sunset park and 86 street and bensonhurst. they include 86 street avenue you , kings highway, 20th ave., 18th avenue and fort hamilton parkway and eighth avenue. the 400 million renovation will provide a facelift , new platforms, new stairways, handrails and upgraded communication systems. eighth avenue stop will be with 2 wheelchair avenue stops . there will have four elevators. >> there is no accommodations to assist writers and that is outrageous.it doesn't app

let's have the commute this morning as you head into the staten island the staten island expressway and the upper and lower level doing fine. let's go to queens and the lie by grand central pkwy., no problems westbound in east construction set up but no delays at the moment. trains have everything running back to schedule. juliet: police have made an arrest in the slashing of . we told you about that damon walls has been charged with the random attack. he/the 71-year-old grandmother and the train and that's at broadway and lafayette station. she had to get 20 stitches inches expected to be okay. it's the 10th random/in the city since october.this is big news. donald trump has threatened and everyone says no. he will not take part in the gop debate on thursday night which will be hosted by fox. >> i wonder if he wonders that he doesn't have much to lose. he wanted fox to replace megyn kelly. patricia stark has the story. >> donald trump will be a no-show at the final debate. megyn kelly will be one of the moderators of the debate which has been hosted >> i am not a fan of a megyn kelly.

here's another close look at where thatuilding is in clifton on staten island. owners of the flower shop say it will be closed for a few days. a bronx apartment building leaving dozens of people homeless tonight. you can see the smoke billowing from the rooftop tonight. this fire started on the ground floor of the building. it took firefighters about two hours to knock down the flames. several people were treored for minor injuries. not clear yet what caused this fire. >>> we're hearing from a young woman believed to be the first medical marijuana patient in new york's history. 27-year-old brittany barger suffers from a nervous disorder. barger made her first visit to vireo health intwhite plains, the dispensery, on the opening day there. today she shares her experience to encourage more people to sign up. >> i didn't expect to see, like, marijuana plants or anythini like that. it's more like just going to the doctor's office. it's like a taboo, it's like no on ke wants to talk about it. help people, why not. >> the one fwh in white plains is one of eight expect

this delay will stretch back across the bridge into staten island. out and it already is. >> we can actually look at a webcam and i can show you how it's looking traveling on to the belt parkway. those of you who travel in this area, on to the outbound side of the gowanus expressway toward the verrazano bridge it splits off. the gowanus to the left, the belt parkway to the right. here is how the belt parkway looks traveling into the verrazano bridge. the only problem outbound you will find rubbernecking delays on the gowanus. coming off the verrazano bridge, if you can get here and go around the bend that would be the best bet. let's go to the maps and pinpoint where the accident is. here is the accident. it's between where the gowanus is and the belt parkway splits off over here. if you can come up over this direction and get yourself on the gowanus heading into the city, that's the way to go. the outbound side is going to pick up a lot of volume and coming off the verrazano bridge as well. we do have street cleaning rules in effect today. we hope t

staten island, the neighborhood that i'm driving through right now, very bad. the roads unplowed. what you'd expect to see piled up on either side, smack dab in the middle. now this is castleton corners. we are at mark, and we're having a hard time making it through here. luckily, mobile 2 is very heavy and we are actually navigating fairly well. but, neighbors here not happy. they have reached out to us and on social media, we've seen the hashtag, disappointed. you why people are concerned that they would have this situation for so long today. in eltingville, video of an ambulance having a difficult time making it down the street and then got stuck. neighbors came out and pushed it. you'll see them trying to get it on the move. i can tell you that eventually they did. back here in castleton corners, look up that street. look up actually, craig, the man behind the camera, take a look out this way. i'm going to open the window so we can get a view of what it looks like down there. this is something we have seen in previous snowstorms on staten island and we do often get people tell

, i said wow. >> reporter: staten island is also covered bisecting to. but the system has been tested to these parts of the queens. garcia vows to get to the everywhere. >> maybe we did something designed it in a way that they didn't actually complete it in two hours. >> reporter: queens also ended up with some of the highest snowfall totals. in woodside, sonia rincon, cbs 2 news. >> leonardo dicaprio goes one- on-one with pope francis. >> but they didn't talk about move visits the big issue they discussed and what the oscar nominee revealed about his childhood. plus. >> we are in a two-story penthouse in west chelsea. this epitomizes indoor/outdoor living with doors and walls that just slide open. we can't wait to show new "living large." >> right now, dana tyler has a look at what's coming up at 6:00. >> reporter: tonight at 6:00 we're following the breaking news in new jersey. the sonic boom that targeted fears of an earthquake this afternoon. we'll have the very latest. also, a wrong-way crash on long island the police officer dragged and a man facin