upper west side manhattan. bill: a very special guest, one man meeting across the country poll after poll look it will be the next president of the united states. >> getting tattoos. >> you are chasing the story >> we were always super hyper aware of our surroundings. now el nio of all things breathing down our necks. that is something else to look out for. i am in brooklyn where a mucous leaning maniac is on the loose. they have been developed over a dozen attacks including at this intersection. it someone clad, approached a woman at the center section of flatbush and lincoln. what about the sanitary effects? the effects could be >> mucous, contain pathogens. the flu virus for common cold but is very rare. a man and child with saliva which raises the question how it affected people's mindset. >> the other day, they're may be a whole society. refuge inside this coffee shop behind me. granted to a local board member. >> you and me both. >> time to add that to your list. >> when it comes to spotting this guy brea

we're on the upper west side in manhattan. >> reporter: bill, the governor is not giving the mta all of a sudden a bunch of new money. there's no fair hike and no new taxes. this is all going for in the budget. this has people thinking this heard a lot about before. a lot of projects done in two, three, four years will be done much more faster. >> at 145th street on the subway line this subway stop is certainly seeing better days. but it's not make over. the department now wants to redo 30 stations. >> they need to. it's been overdue. i've been taking this train with my grandmother since i was a little girl and it's looked the same since i was a little girl. >> reporter: instead of a metro card we could eventually pay with our smart phone. the governor wants count down clocks everywhere much sooner than planned. cell service by the end of next year. lots of changes for all of us. >> we want them to have the make that ride more pleasant, faster, more expeditious. >> reporter: but the ability to use your phone on the subway is that such a big deal? oh yeah, especially for younger peopl

only from tums >>> this live scene outside of our studios here in new york city, the upper west side of manhattan. the big apple's millions of residents and visitors can get around the city this morning but there's plenty of snow around as you can tell. just on have to watch where you're stepping. >> these aerial videos taken by the new york city police department that's the case all over the city. official travel restrictions were lifted. but as we said, yep, plenty of snow. and once it warms up the roads in the east will be slippery, drivers should be very careful roads likely to be wet? the midwest. >> if you're flying today, delays are likeliest in minneapolis and chicago. >>> an intense is under way escaped from jail. >> the orange county sheriff department said they managed to get tools and cut through steel bars, they got to the roof and rappeled down. one mom appealed to her son to turn himself in. >> i want my son back, please. >> the sheriff's office says all three men are considered dangerous. the award for their and church has grown to $50,000. >>> an update at the man at the center o

only from tums >>> this live scene outside of our studios here in new york city, the upper west side of manhattan. here in lincoln center. the big apple's millions of residents and visitors can get around the city this morning but there's still plenty of snow around as you can tell. just have to watch where you're stepping. >> as you can see in these aerial videos taken by the new york city police department, that's the case all over the city. the official travel restrictions were lifted. mass transit was rolling. but as we said, yep, plenty of snow. and once it warms up the roads in the east will be slippery, careful in the upper midwest. roads likely to be wet in the ohio valley and snow-covered in the rockies. >> and if you're flying today, delays are likeliest in minneapolis and chicago. >>> in southern california, an intense manhunt is under way after three dangerous inmates escaped from jail. >> the orange county sheriff departme says the three men managed to get tools and cut through steel bars, they then n goto the roof and rappeled do. right now, the mom of the youngest inmate appealed t

. >>> an elderly man now in the hospital after being hit by a motorcycle on the upper west side of manhattan. police say the 73-year-old man was crossing the intersection at 96th street and amsterdam avenue when he was hit. the man was out of the crosswalk, the motorcyclist had the right-of-way. the man was taken to the hospital with head injuries and is in critical condition. this area, though, has had a history of serious accidents. residents say they've been pushing for tougher traffic laws for years. >> a lot of very reckless and horrible driving around here. i'm not sure what could be done about disturbing, especially since i >> that motorcyclist was also taken to the hospital with injuries. so far, he's not facing any charges. >>> 4:36 right now. the iowa caucuses are just 17 days away. with pressure mounting, last night's republican hard punches. president biggest battle was between donald trump and ted cruz. trump once again questioned cruz's ability to run because cruz was born in canada. cruz countered by saying trump embodies new york values. >> the values in new york city are soc

here on the upper west side of manhattan no snow up the hudson but certainly the coldest air of the season. will be short-lived. we'll see wind chills that will be again in the teens and 20s but then warming up. let's talk about the west coast. we have several storms lining up. had a hard-hitting storm come through on tuesday. wednesday similar timing with heavy rain from san francisco down to san diego and more waves of moisture coming in thursday, iday, and saturday. rob marciano, abc news, new york. >>> and breaking news this morning. north korea claims it has tested its own hydrogen bomb. there's no confirmation from other countries, but a strong seismic event was detected about five miles from the north korean nuclear test site. an hour later north korean state tv announced the test, saying it needs to protect itself from the evil threat of america. the national security council says the u.s. cannot accept north korea as a nuclear state. >>> another highly controversial move by president obama is threatening to further divide the nation over gun control. making an impassioned plea for

cops say this man grabbed a 12- year-old girl by the wrist inside the shake shack on the upper west side of manhattan. after she managed to get away cops say he walked up to a 13- year-old girl, hugged and kissed her. she pulled away. the suspect ran away. >>> new video tonight of one of new york city's most wanted. a murder suspect who is now back behind bars. i'm innocent. >> the 23-year-old declared his innocence as he was led away by police. video allegedly shows him shooting and killing a man in the bronx. he is accused of another shooting on new year's eve in manhattan. >>> new details in a deadly hit-and-run on the fdr. cops say they have now caught a run' way driver. the 34-year-old is now charged accident, this as the victim is finally identified as 29- year-old anthony pham. police say he was struck on the northbound lanes of the fdr and left for dead by the driver. >>> an international situation. iran now holding 10 u.s. sailors and two of their boats found in iran's territorial waters in the persian gun. iranians suggest the sailors were snooping. all this at a crucial time in the iranian

look at the snow piles on the upper west side of manhattan. new york city sanitation doing a great job in parts of the say e-- in parts of the city. the temperature is 35. because of a snow pack, it will help to keep temperatures a little cooler the next couple of days. cooler than they would be had there not been a snow pack. because it acts as a refrigerator in the atmosphere. watch for black ice the next will get melting during the day and then temperatures go back to freezing overnight. a shower could show up in the forecast by late tuesday. that's a pretty weak front moving on by. if that's all we have to talk about, that's not a bad accuweather forecast compared to temperatures going a few degrees above freezing north and west of new york city. still at 27 in monticello. 32 on the island. 28 at tom's river. a little batch of clouds moving through right now. we will call it a mix of clear skies overnight with an upper level disturbance moving by. there's the storm. good-bye to that as it moves into the open waters of the atlantic ocean. h

they attended the service at the riverside memorial championshippal on manhattan's upper west side. family members remembered how he grew up in the great depression. the godfather theme was played after the service. >>> more than 30 cases discovered in the u.s. a massive show for support of american troops, the grass roots effort to send care packages to soldiers overseas. >>> tonight seems like a humble opinion. temperatures got up to -- at least as mild to begin the work in new york state, we believe tomorrow starts today. all across the state the economy is growing, with creative new business incentives, the lowest taxes in decades, and university partnerships, attracting the talent and companies of tomorrow. like in utica, where a new kind of workforce is being trained. and in albany, the nanotechnology capital of the world. at business.ny.gov we are hours away from the iowa caucuses. they're crisscrossing the state, making their final campaign pitches. dave evans is in iowa as well, keeping tabs on the last minute campaigning. iowa with all the candidates here this weekend, cri

here on the upper west side of manhattan no snow up the hudson the season. will be short-lived. we'll see wind chills that will be again in the teens and 20s but then warming up. let's talk about the west coast. we have several storms lining up. through on tuesday. heavy rain from san francisco down to san diego and more waves friday, and saturday. york. morning. north korea claims it has tested its own hydrogen bomb. there's no confirmation from other countries, but a strong about five miles from the north tv announced the test, saying it needs to protect itself from the evil threat of america. the national security council says the u.s. cannot accept north korea as a nuclear state. >>> another highly controversial move by president obama is threatening to further divide the nation over gun control. making an impassioned plea for a national sense of urgency, the president broke into tears while recalling mass shootings including newtown, connecticut. his plan bypasses congress. he says it will make it harder for criminals to get their hands on guns. >> and from every family who

in manhattan on the upper west side. the mosaic of a portrait and share their dreams and thoughts about dr. king's legacy. as part of museum special programming for the martin luther king jr. holiday weekend. they will continue tomorrow and monday. christina: steve harvey is opening up about the miss universe debacle. antwan: it's been a month since he announced the wrong winner of miss columbia instead of the correct winner miss philippines. with his mistake by sitting down with both miss columbia and miss universe. harvey says while he lost sleep over his mistake he felt worse for what he did to the two ladies. he also says he is concerned for the safety of his family. >> people don't understand the damage of social media. your kids go through this in your wife goes through this. death threats and your family. i can't let my kids go anywhere that's very difficult. at one point hard to get emotional talking about it. antwan: a family tragedy for celine dion days after the singer's husband passed away from cancer her bro

manhattan. $2.89 on the upper west side and this station in hell's gas in the city now $3.59. making out-of-towners do a double-take. >> i don't like it a whole lot. but you know, you don't have much choice. >> reporter: but seasoned city drivers have the same complaint. >> you don't have options. you have to pay. >> reporter: blame humanity rent but manager alberto rodriguez says this gas station doesn't have many options either when it comes to suppliers. >> our prices are high. we barely can stay in business. we are not swimming in money. it's hard to stay in business. >> reporter: which is why the gas stations are disappearing in manhattan. this corner of 14th street under the high line used to have the most expensive gas in the city. now none. developers have big plans for this former gas station in chelsea and this one on 45th and tenth recently closed. aaa's robert sinclair says there are only 7 gas stations left below 59th street. >> without competition without three guys on the same corner selling gas and racing to the bottom as far as prices are concerned, you see hi

an exclusive apartment building on manhattan's upper west side. >> when we drove up to the dakota there was a man standing in the street pointing into the archway saying that is the man doing the shooting. we got out of the car. we approach the archway on each side of it. looked in and saw a man with his hands up. >> five shots have been fired. all but one found their target. >> so i grabbed the guy around the neck. the doorman, jose, said he is the one, he is the only one, he shot john lennon. i was totally in shock. i threw him up against the wall and i said you did what? >> former beatle john lennon has been shot with four hollow point .38 caliber bullets at close range. police officers rush lennon to nearby roosevelt hospital. but it is too late. shortly after 11:00 p.m., the emergency room doctor pronounced john lennon dead. >> former beatle john lennon was gunned down in front of his exclusive apartment. >> where he was gunned down. >> the news ripped through the air in shock waves. john lennon shot and killed in the dakota apartment building. >> it was really shocking. 40 years o

>> new at 4:00, a search now underway for a man who tried to assault two young girls on manhattan's upper west side. police say the suspect in this surveillance video grabbed a 12- year-old girl by the wrist avenue yesterday. she managed to get away. investigators say he then walked up to a 13-year-old girl, right outside and asked her name. they say he hugged the teenager and kissed her on the cheek. ed teenager pulled away. the suspect ran away. >>> a suicide bombing attack in turkey kills ten people and leaves at least 15 more hurt. it happened in an historic part. most of the dead are german tourists. the attacker, a 28-year-old foreign national is connected to isis. the prime minister also pledged a continued fight against the islamic state. >>> well, in just a few hours from now, president obama will deliver his final state of the union address. many expect him to use this final opportunity to reflect on his years in office, but also push critical pieces of his agenda to the forefront before he leaves the white house. boozy conanine is on capitol hill with the speech. >> reporter: the preside

the nypd searching tonight for the man who targeted two young girls on manhattan's upper west side. 12-year-old girl by the wrist inside shake shack on columbus avenue yesterday. she got away, and then the suspect walked up to a 13-year- old girl outside. investigators say he hugged her and kissed her on the cheek. the victim pulled away. >>> the bronx father charged with killing his pregnant daughter was back in court today. william lawyer requested a mental health evaluation to see if he has the ability to stand trial. police arrested him after the body of andrea caruth was inside the home. she was five months pregnant. >>> deadly suicide attack in an area of turkey that is very popular with tourists. a 28-year-old with ties to isis detonated a bomb in istanbul very near the blue mosque. ten people were killed. another 15 hurt. most of the dead were german nationals. turkey's prime minister says the nation will not backtrack in the fight against the islamic state. preparing for the final state of the union address tonight. he's expected to frame the choices facing america to sect his

king at the children's museum of manhattan on the upper west side. they made a mosaic at dr. king's portrait and shared their dreams and thoughts about his legacy. it was part of museum special programming or the martin luther king jr. holiday weekend. special events will continue tomorrow and monday. christina: do men really have a reason to whine when their sex? antwan: women can allegedly handle a cold weather than men can. i wonder what audrey has to say about it. audrey: i can hear a lot of the complaining. you will want cold weather, i think when are above average in colder weather is on the way. more winter like weather. up. beautiful paintings to capture the flavor of new york city. >> i wanted to keep personal history so you don't have the old-school like barbara streisand and neil diamond and the new ones like jay-z. >> you can be down but it's a way to make you feel good about yourself. reporter: he lives in a 90 square foot apartment. >> chores that rollout. okay. so right now, everyone is saying, "hurry! you gotta get fios." but why? well, because there's never b

i live in liberal upper west seidman hat tan. -- west side of manhattan his troops were out almost accostingu would vote for bernie sanders. i wonder how much of that is due to hillary's slippage and email and other controversies. >> chris wallace always refers to the "real clear politics" averages on sunday morning. let me do that hillary is up by 11 in iowa. bernie is up by five in new hampshire. he has been up all along in new hampshire. so if he wins new hampshire he will kept his lead. he is from neighboring state and hard to pick a state afterwards wherer is not down by 30 or 40. tucker carlson said florida is -- david: you're not answering question. i love you but you're not answering question. is his game because of his ground troops or because of hillary's slippage and emails. >> there is no evidence of gain in new hampshire david. he has been up all along. there is some polls, there have been really, go back and look at them n iowa she has been up all along. kind after bit -- david: nobody is the loser. nobody is ahead. nobody is behind. hadley, donald trump, i noticed something di

upper west side but a bright upper west side. it looks nice but the sunshine is deceptive and ineffective at warming things up. it's at 24 degrees. that is a cold location. lower manhattan to brooklyn, sunny skies. northwest wind gusting up to 29 miles per hour. i think we top out around 27 in the afternoon under the sunshine but the winds gusting above 30 at times. that drives windchills quickly down to the lower teens and single digits, down close to zero north and west of the city up by monticello. here is the regime we are in right now. harsh winds, temperatures 10 to 20 degrees below average. as we head into tomorrow and thursday, temperatures get closer to average. i think they remain below normal for this time of the year. at least the wind will have calmed down by tomorrow afternoon. then we talk about the snowstorm potential. the timing on this looks like friday for much of the mid- atlantic. we are talkinshgton, d.c., virginia, west virginia, southeastern parts of pennsylvania, delaware, southern new jersey. by late friday into friday night we will get the first flakes in new york city. then it overspreads the entire region friday into the day on saturday up t

upper manhattan. is the water safe to drink? also, we continue to use keep our eye on the storm. live pictures from mobile 2 on manhattan's west side. salt spreaders are out and lonnie quinn has hour by hour break. the common core rollout was a disaster. parents knew it. teachers knew it. 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 >>> welcome back to our eye on the storm coverage. later on the left, shot from our empire cam on the right. that massive storm blanketing the east coast. you can see it there in full color on our radar. listen to lonnie in a few minutes for the very latest. meantime, news headlines, a shocking murder. new details in court about the the suspect, her estranged husband, was denied bail. cbs 2's brian conybeare with more on the murder inside the mansion in scarsdale. >> reporter: a brutal murder inside his mansion has stunned residents. >> it

company's tomorrow, today >>> today in manhattan, dozens gathered to say goodbye to famed character actor abe vigoda. funeral services were held on the upper west side. he played phil fish on the tv in "the godfather." at 94 years old, his life ended decades after a false report announced his death, which led to a long-running joke over whether he was dead or alive. >> i still believe he died a while ago. i think he died 70 years ago. >> he's very special person. he was a great man. he's icon. he'll be remembered forever, i'm sure. >> vigoda, who spent decades on the stage, is being remembered as a true new yorker. as today's service ended, the theme from "the godfather: serenaded the crowd. >> he had such great timing, such a funny guy. >>> lester holt is in iowa tonight and joins us with what's ahead on nbc "nightly news." not too bad weather-wise. >> not too bad at all. 24 hours until the iowa caucuses. we're deployed throughout the state with the candidates' ground teams. plus what we're learning about the virginia tech college freshman who police say killed a 13-year-old girl. plus the unmistakable compassion shown toward refugees on the greek

the upper west side eighth graders took to the streets in king's honor. where shiba russell is here with more on that. >> at manhattan country school now in its 28 t year they plan everything. they pick the route for the frch, weate the spenches and choose the theme, which this year was inspired by dr. king's nobel peace prize acceptance speech. >> rep rter: singing freedom songs and toting signs of peace and equality. these eighth graders from manhattan country school could have slept in, taken the day off like others on this mlk day, but, instead, they bundled up, braced the freezing temperatures all to hawner the late martin luther king jr. >> we have merely redesigned it. >> reporutr: students' speeches on everything from gender and race to the prison system lined the three-hour march. four stops in upper manhattan including frederick douglas circle and harriet tubman statue. >> they found a clip from dr. truth will ultimately bring us peace. that idea of unarming the truth and looking beyond the misconception of the truth would really help us to move forward in terms of any different civil right issues they were

manhattan. police say this man grabbed a 12-year-old girl by the risk inside the shake shack on the upper west side monday. after she managed to get away, police say he walked up to a 13- year-old girl outside, hugged and kissed her on the cheek. she pulled away. >>> mexican officials are keeping drug lord joaquin el chan po guzman moving while he is being locked up. he is being shifted from cell to cell inside a prison. this is the same jail he escaped from in july. officials are looking into his october meeting with actors sean penn and kate del castillo. >>> a pretrial hearing is giving us details about the murder of college student hannah graham. jesse matthew junior is charged with killing the university of virginia student. police blood hound found traces of hannah, police say, in matthews apartment and car. and at an industrial site where graham may have been attacked. prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. >>> the director of national intelligence is the latest high to a teenage hacker. james clapper's office confirmed his personal accounts were targeted by the same hacker said to be a

manhattan. >>> the nypd says this man grabbed a 12-year-old girl by the wrist inside a restaurant on the upper west side monday. she got away but police say the man walked up to a 13-year-old girl outside, hugged her and she pulled away. >>> plans to bring casino gambling to the belmont park racetrack getting thumbs down from a lot of residents. the off-track betting corporation wants to install 1,000 video lottery machines at belmont. the revenue would help close a county budget gap. some long island residents say a casino could lead to a surge in traffic and crime. >> this is not a ambulance for gambling. this is a neighborhood. we respect belmont park as place for horse racing. no casino. >> 92 days they have horse racing at belmont park. that is different than 20 hours a day, 365 days a year of blt gambling which is the most addictive form of gambling there is out there. >> you saw the mayor there. the mayor says he plans to sue to try to stop the project. >>> president obama heads to nebraska today and louisiana tomorrow in the post state of the union tour. in the final state of the union to elect

from brooklyn over to lower manhattan because it is like the shades are pulled down over the tops of building because of this reduced visibility. here on the upper west side we see at least a lull in the rain right now. 50 degrees, expecting a high of tie a record from the 1800s. winds are calm here, i got a tweet in from the south-facing shores of long island where the winds have been picking up above 40 miles an hour. it is a change of the winds that is going to increase the strength of the winds, as well. it is also responsible for the huge temperature fluctuation we have. so there coastal flood advisory. low lying, flood prone areas will have trouble with the rain. it should improve rapidly. coastal flooding is the combination of water, waves being pushed along the shoreline and also the high tide. those will be the issues. you see we're start to go break up on the accutrack with the showers and the system will continue to push off to the north and east. we'll see this improvement here as far as the rain goes, but that doesn't mean all of the so still be vigilant with the ponding and puddling. the hope is that after we have gotten one or two inches of

manhattan enlisting a convoy of nearly 1800 snowplows to help dig this city out. >> give us time. >> reporter: they're doing a pretty good job of that. corner stone of the upper west side. the roadways at least are starting to clear out. we're broke a record for the but for a storm total we're .1 away from an all-time record. incredibly amount of snow falling here in new york. much more than we forecast. let's say that we nailed the forecast down south and d.c. but in this area, new york city, this one overachieved, to say the least. >> the atmosphere can always surprise us. no question about that. the roads are remarkably clear given the amount of snow we received. rob, great job out there. we'll come back to you in just a minute. >>> we want to move on now to the nation's capital. the blizzard blasting the beltway and major monuments covered. dangerous snow, so deep in washington, even fire trucks and ambulances needed help. and abc's david kerley joining us right now. good morning, dave. >> reporter: look at this army of trucks here in washington, d.c., to head out in the next couple of minutes to do battle feets of snow to move and remove. overnight, the plows didn