we have been discussing the campaign in westchester county to help college-bound latino students apply for much-needed financial aid, and we've been talking this morning to the westchester country executive, rob astorino. shirley acevedo buontempo is the founder and executive director of latino u college access. and i know you guys have already lined up to start off your fafsa first campaign and the boot camps. walk me through the campaign and the boot camps. >> absolutely. fafsa first is a community coalition of partners, including westchester county government, the white plains public library, college goal new york, and 11 community organizations that have joined together to ensure that we increase fafsa completion among latino youth in westchester county. >> and your first boot camp -- is that what you're calling it? -- is scheduled for -- we're looking at january 17th at 100 martine avenue -- that's the white plains library -- 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. information, you can go to collegegoalny.org. more on that in just a second. but if we show up at the boot camp, what happens there? >> so,

let's go outside right now. over westchester county right now. you can see sun mixed with a couple clouds. and the hudsontriver coming into the picture. 42 on the thermometer. showers for the commute as we head through the late afternoon. some slick spots overnight and into tomorrow morning when we start going again. but the big story, milder temperatures. how about it? stay with those mild temperatures for quite a while. morning lows, let's talk about how we start out of versus where we are right now. 21 in new berg is what it was when we woke up t s morning. 19 inq&e monticello. and close to 40 in new york city. watch now, 10 in morris town. a 31-degree swing and dramatic swings through much of the area. comfortable out there if you get a chance to go out. so the storm tracker shows a couple ight howers pop through the area and flordrry action to utside the city. we have another dose of precipitation coming right now pushing through central pennsylvania. the showers going to work their way in. let's put it all on the map for you. now what we're

>> what may be the most >>> a man is under arrest in westchester county charged in the brutal murder of his wife. dr. robin goldman, pediatrician with mont fury-- montfury hospital. this is the first murder in scarsdale since 1977. >>> new at 6:00, new yorkers might be tightening their family budget belts but the city government is loosening its budget a notch or 2 billion. >> mayor de blasio is offering his newest budget, $82 million, and spending is up. >> that means more money for the homeless, for ambulances, for safety on the streets and in the parks. >> here's political reporter dave evans. >> reporter: the mayor admits his budget does not have a lot of drama. he wants it that way and admits he's worried about times it's better to be boring. >> the slowdown and growth in some of the other economies is much more pronounced than what we're seeing a year ago so there's a lot to be concerned about. >> reporter: but the mayor is earmarking about 900 million to ease overcrowded classrooms, $50 million on trying to fix the homeless problem and $50 million on ambulance times. response

we checked in on the westchester county airport as well. of the flights in and out have been canceled and there is no word on exactly when things will get up and running. they are hoping to get things back to normal tomorrow. but bottom line, conditions are improving somewhat here in westchester county, but it is still treacherous travel. we have been averaging maybe 20 miles per hour even on the highways and the parkways. so best bet, stay off the roads, stay indoors, and stick with cbs2. guys, reporting from mobile 2, brian coneybear. >> thank you very much. >>> we have pictures posted to our facebook page. let's check this out. this is the bronx. doesn't look like the bronx. buried on a side street. that was sent by william rogers. >> and we have two of many children. look at them enjoying the snow. their mom says they are trying to smile, but their faces are a little frozen. >> they are wearing hats. that matter -- >> that's right. >> maybe an ear muff. 'tis the season for snow in spots wood, new jersey. a wreath covered in snow. somebo

we're in westchester county, lou young, cbs 2 news. >> in westchester county foreclosures not being maintained are costing $9.2 million a year to taxpayers. >>> a state of emergency? virginia, washington, dc and west virginia. it's been a rough ride in the nation's capital. an inch of snow yesterday but there were major problems. roads iced over an spinouts, with drivers stuck in their cars. the district is preparing sand and salt trucks in hopes of being better prepared for the bigger storm this weekend. >> our city has a responsibility to residents and visitors to deliver essential services every, and last night we didn't meet those goals. for that, we are very sorry. chances. this picture shows lines at a costco in suburban d.c. and this whole foods shoppers were shelves empty. >> one inch snow? >> but i think it was the ice that was the major issue there. >> put that salt down. >> mm-hm. cars. that's how bad it was. dc may get the worst of it but we'll feel the next one. >> yes. lonnie quinn here to tell us how. >> okay, guys. the picture you just showed of dc where they are one inch with

westchester county bound accident near the tarrytown tolls. that is causing a bit of a the cross bronx eastbound delays are starting to pick up as you go east at jerome avenue. we have an accident being cleared away. a and c trains mechanical repaired. 2 and 3 had problems at 96 that are repaired. 2 and 5 trains speeds down between simpson and freeman. expect delays there. effect today. over to you. >> heather, thank you. >>> as heather has been telling us, beginning at 9:00 a.m. southbound lanes of the bronx river parkway will be closed again. the closure will allow crews to repair the guardrail damaged in saturday night. southbound traffic will be diverted between scarsdale and desmond avenue. >>> still ahead on "eyewitness news this morning," improving safety for thousands of new yorkers in public housing. the multimillion dollar effort taking shape today. >> who let the dogs out? out in s 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

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 house, and we should be able to do our job. >> but what a day it's b

has posted this video of a worker at a westchester county airport singing. you'll hear him and find out how he ended up on mr. bieber's plane. >> the bridges and overpasses a little easier to navigate in terms of the wind this evening but it's actually the stand still as you look at the traffic inbound on the george washington bridge. still chilly. temperatures at 28 . feels-like reading at 18. now we're watching a little snow here. could it be icy in spots tomorrow morning? >> before we go to break, we have a powerball question for you. lottery official says as of noon more than 85% of the possible number combinations had been selected. could that mean we're going to see a winner tonight? >> more than a billion tickets estimated to be sold for this drawing. that means a 97% chance of at least one winner. the big jackpot right here before eyewitness news tonight at 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

. >> reporter: the big dig continues in westchester county where. >> i ended up going away for the weekend. so i came back to all this snow. >> we just came about 15 minutes. >> reporter: he did a good job. >> yes. >> reporter: on day like this it helps to have a friend with a shovel. >> all day i look for the kids that came by and wanted $40, $50 just for my walk here from the driveway to here. >> reporter: as people start to dig out, a lot of folks are it helps them get out of the snowdrifts a little easier. they're pleading with people to park as parallel as you can to the curb. vanessa is navigating rough roads in mount vernon. it's cause for concern. >> reporter: how are the roads here? >> bad. terrible. >> reporter: plow trucks on the go 24/7 in places like yonkers means heavy wear and tear. >> the goal was to clear the primary roads first, which we've done that. yesterday and today we're focusing on the secondary and tertiary roads. >> i can skip the gym. >> reporter: in westchester county, gus rosendale, news 4 new york. >>> and on staten island a similar scene as people dig out th

everything is so cold. >>> we have accidents in westchester county. the n trains, no manhattan bound service until 2017 at seven of the nine stations in brooklyn. dray clark has more information about that. sawmill river parkway south at 2 7 multivehicle accidents. all lanes are closed down. fire department, ems on the scene. bronx river park bay scarsdale to desmond emergency work. they are inspecting the palmer overpass because of the earlier alternate side of the street parking rules are suspended. metered are in effect. >> thank you. >>> just ahead on eyewitness news, a robbery suspect shot by police. we learned it was an off duty nypd officer that fired his gun. a live report from the bronx coming up. >> tragedy near a sunni campus two students are found dead. okay. so right now, everyone is saying, "hurry! you gotta get fios." but why? well, because there's never been a better time to get a greatdeal from fios, the fastest internet and wi-fi available. only fios has speeds from 50 to 500 megs. because your devices run better on a better internet

dangerous, in fact, has now been reduced to a pile of a zombie home meets its apocalypse in westchester county today. this vacant, burned out abandoned house at 136 park avenue in mount vernon was badly damaged. the yard filled with trash, and neighbors gathered to watch it be torn down by the city, most welcoming the move. >> for property values, and safety reasons too. you know, somebody could get hurt. it could collapse. >> reporter: new mount vernon mayor, richard thomas, holding his children in front of the demolition site today is targeting zombie homes across the city, to help revitalize struggling neighborhoods. >> this house poses an imminent threat to public safety. >> reporter: it's not just a problem in this city. a new study shows there are 189 zombie homes in bank owned foreclosed homes across the county. their blights that cost neighbors an estimated $520 mount vernon is the hardest hit of those. yonkers has another 39 of the zombie properties that cost neighbors $5.2 million. >> this is something that we're not going to tail rate. if there are any zombie houses in this communit

together to support sensible and fair learning standards that help every child -- in >>> in westchester county, a dome sports facility collapsed in yesterday's storm. >> the owner expect to have the dome reinflated by next weekend p. sports underdome in mount vernon was taken down by about a foot of snow is what they got there in westchester county. it is the second complete collapse of the athletic collapse. the ice hutch which sit next door with stood the weight of the snow. nobody was inside the dome when it collapsed. >> the blizzard knocked out an nfl training facility. the wakt of the snow called the air-filled dome to go down. the facility is used by washington. the team said it'll be reinflated when the storm is cleared. >> now to bruce. >> and what happened with the other one? >> a heck of a day. for the 17th and perhaps final time, peyton manning and tom brady went toe to toe. broncos hosting patriots in afc championship game for the right to advance to super bowl 50. new england trailed by a touchdown late in the first quarter. when steven jackson punches it in from the 1-yard line.

. >> reich, a lawyer, and tax expert is being held in the westchester county jail. he'll be in court tomorrow for a bail hearing. >>> an update now, a man accused of two slashings is in police custody. 28-year-old francis salud was out on bail saturday when police say he slashed a man's face in the east village. he was previously charged and jailed for a slashing that took place behind bellevue hospital in october. saturday's attack appears random. the prior one though, stemmed from a fight over a cigarette. in east harlem slammed into a woman on the sidewalk, pinning her against a wall. it happened in front of a laundromat on 102nd street and lexington avenue. the woman is in critical condition. an off duty officer hurt his ankle as well. it's unclear if he was hit by a car, or just injured trying to help the victim. >>> a worker inside the laundromat says that he too wanted to help, but the crash blocked his door. >> just i saw the car. it was almost to hit the girl. she was trying to escape, but she can't make it out and just they hit the girl. >> police say the

watching out for ice in westchester county. the morning commute, patchy black ice is the main concern. it's clear and cold. you need to bundle up. temperatures in the city in the teens and 20s north and west of new york city. coming up, we'll look at the weekend forecast. changes coming your way. emily west is here with a look at your commute. >>ey let's talk about the transit stops. overnight track work on these lines. actually wrap up in the next half hour. commuter checklist, everything is running on schedule. it's the buses that are seeing the detours and delays. m 9, m 103. still have a will the of delays for the newark buses. a little bit of jersey city but the newark buses are having quite a bit of problems. alternate side suspended. 4s. >> emily, thank you very much. >>> in new jersey, the 3-year-old girl hospitalized after being found unresponsive in a car. she was inside an idling car car with her mother and brother in passaic on friday while her father cleared snow from the car. some of the snow blocked the into the

tonight a community in westchester county coming another to salute him once more. the community center in yonkers holding its 30th annual celebration honoring dr. king. this year's theme, all lives will matter when black lives matter. meanwhile president obama and the first lady spending martin luther king day volunteering. they planted vegetable seeds at an elementary school as part of mrs. obama's initiative to stop childhood obesity. >> the force of the king day so powerful, mayor de blasio and governor cuomo even marched together. >>> turning now to weather, a lot of eyes are on the snow. >> especially the late week one. for you. i want to thank all our viewers for joining me on chat. we had a lot of fun with that. i hope we gave you insight to the reality of the the hype. we'll get in to some of the details now. the empire state building in red, black, day. west r lae -- 22. high shy of freezing for only the third time this season. average high, 38 degrees. our temperatures are huddled in the upper teens and low 20s in the hudson valley. couple flurries in uls

. >> reich will spend tonight in the westchester county jail. his lawyer has asked for a bail hearing. that is set for tomorrow afternoon. >>> coming up next on cbs 2 news at 6:00, the storm everybody is talking about. lonnie quinn keeping a close eye. >> that's all i have been doing the last few days. the timing hasn't changed much but the track we are seeing a forecasted change in the track of the storm. i'll tell you how that affects us in just a bit. >> we are not the only ones keeping an eye on the storm. scott pelley, you will have more on it tonight at 6:30. >> reporter: that's right, dana. down the coast from new york city, like in washington, dc, they could get as much as two feet of snow. we're following that and we're also looking at the lead poisoning emergency in flint, michigan. our correspondent is going to begin with and how the city is hoping to fix it. those stories coming up on the "cbs evening news" at 6:30. >> thank you. we'll be watching. see you then. >>> also, in our area, abandoned houses that not only look bad but cost

she's the college student from westchester county missing for five years. katherine creag is in the newsroom. what we've learned overnight on this cold case. >> the mother of lauren spear says the most important thing is to find her daughter. the fbi launched a new search connected to the disappearance of the young woman from westchester county. fbi agents as you see there sifted through dirt and had cadaver dogs go through the property in martinsville, illinois. it's near the i.u. campus the area where she was last seen. she was 20 years old when she vanished. she would have turned 25 last week. the property they were searching was once the residence of a registered sex offender, justin wagers. the fbi didn't say how he could be connected but he was known to peep into other residents' homes and talked openly about his >> he's a sex offender, but it wasn't me. >> it wasn't -- it wasn't me and i said, well, i'll tell you this, i said, if it wasn't you, it was your twin brother. i'll put it that way. >> justin wagers, again, who used to live in that house is

talking about the numbers into parts of westchester county. nassau staggering 29.6. nobody is playing golf today. 23-inches new hyde park 23 as well and even out all the way to iceland 25.9. a little more than that and bay shore 19-inches of snow. so definitely we are digging out. and then as soon as you get your driveway done a plow will come by and give you another two feet to clear out. it's cold. it's slippery. tomorrow not too bad but we'll see numbers stay above normal we've got rain on the way on tuesday so the concern there is in drainage areas that have been compromised by the storm you could see issues with a little bit of ponding and the melting is going to continue as well. peak heat of the week likely on that tuesday with a high of 45 staying mild wednesday and thursday. so as far as events go no more this week other than the chance of a shower or two but people really need to take care. a lot of little injuries and accidents happen the day after the storm and my concern when they lift the travel ban it's going to be pandemonium because everybody is goin

. >> we are live from long island westchester county the city and jersey shore. john elliot is here with us today. hi john. till the lingering cancellations today so call ahead, check, go on line. good morning. i know a lot of church services just can't get there. there's too much snow. extra time with the family but i know you are going to be spending time outside dealing with this in the city do watch your step as you try to navigate these streets. roadways in much better shape but some of those sidewalks still a little challenging so a bit of a left over blizzard ballet. 20 it's cooler this hour and winds west at 13 running a perfect ten far from it. single digits dominate into the hudson valley. snow totals not as great but still very cold and any wind over that snow pack is still going to feel even colder. there goes the low. it's out of here. brilliant sun will shine. you need sunglasses or a hip new tinted ski goggle what all of the kids are wearing. damage done. 15 to 30-inches for a good part of the area around a foot into parts of the hudson valley and

reich is being held without bail at westchester county jail. police say he may face additional charges. cefaan kim, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> just a little bit of snow caused a big mess on the roads in washington, d.c., virginia, and maryland. the combination of the light snowfall and untreated roadways led to a lot of accidents last night and this morning. commuters around the area endured gridlock and some were stuck in their cars for hours. even president obama was affected. the weather grounded his helicopter and the motorcade couldn't avoid snarled traffic. >>> we kind of have to remind ourselves, this is the first snowfall of the season. we've got to be careful because we're just not used to it. we think we are because it's mid to late january here. we have to be careful. >> i know, and that's a great point because we stress for the be in the afternoon saturday. look what happens when that initial burst comes in, coats the roads and hasn't been if you don't have to travel on saturday morning, don't try to shoe horn in an errand satur

it's cold in westchester county and rockland county. we have a little breeze going on taking the windchills down. it feels like 28 right now. that's how you need to dress as the temperatures up in fairfield county also at or just below freezing. 30 in stamford. temperatures generally in the low 30s in danbury. this is what you need to dress for, windchills in the 20s, teens. no wind in sussex so it's a little warmer there. feels like 23 at this hour in danbury. here's a look at storm tracker. not much going on. it's another high pressure scenario on this saturday. sunshine beginning to fade away in nassau county as clouds creep in. the clouds are going to try to hang around throughout the morning but they should be fading by the afternoon. no rain or snow to worry about. if anything, a flurry north and west of town. tomorrow, lots of sunshine. breezy and cool again, temperatures in the 40s. the hats, gloves and scarves, you will need those early next week. temperatures will be around 40. you're waking up to similar the 20s. temperatures

we're in scarsdale, westchester county, cbs 2 news. >>> u.s. stocks recovered from a plunge as the dow jones industrial average is down 249 closing at 15,766. it was down as much as 56 "5 pointz" earlier today. the standard & poor's closed 22 points down at 1,859. its worst one-day drop since september. what does this mean? >> reporter: energy companies took a beating and that means more trouble for an industry already hit by layoffs, bankruptcy and cutbacks but americans are getting a huge break at the gas pump. ride. stocks sinking through the day before recovering a bit later on. >> this is the new normal. >> reporter: and once again it was driven by a collapse in oil prices. the price of crude fell below $27 a barrel. the lowest since 2003. and a far cry from the $100 a barrel back in 2014. greater supply and less demand means lower prices at the pump. the national average is below $2 a gallon but americans who taking a hit. their jobs or make less. now, the place they buy their shoes isn't selling shoes. the place they buy a car isn't sell

reporting live in white plains westchester county andrea grymes cbs 2 news. >>> time now is 5:32 time for traffic and weather on the 2s talking about things warming up it's still 32 degrees trout. >> it's cold out there right now. some single digit readings in hudson valley so chilly out the door you'll need the coat and gloves and sunglasses for parts of the area too. 32 wind out of the west at five around the area. it's quiet. we'll see clouds fill in today and tomorrow. there is a slow moving system that brings a chance of light today though, not a bad one. you're in the low to mid 40s across the area around 40 at lunch time in the city, 45 for your high and then yes, staying in the comfortable mid 40s after work and after school before we see a major warm up in the works for the weekend. >> john thank you. >>> let's get to the commute. >> it's actually a really smooth ride. we have changes but nothing causing delays a live look at the hudson river crossings, the george washington bridge specifically if traveling here again like i was saying delay free not only here in lincoln and

julius reich is being held without bail at the westchester county jail. he is accused of killing his wife, doctor robin goldman who was murdered yesterday in the shower of their $3 million car still home. they say he stabbed goldman to death and they have three children together. police say they have no record of the couple ever being violent . >> going back to 1994, we have no mystic violence history , no criminal activity. only a few calls for routine false burglar alarms. reich is charged with second-degree murder. his next scheduled court date is tuesday. rescue groups are trying to save a cow. >> they led police on a in merrick boulevard. apple did through the streets. a surprise a lot of people when was caught on hundred 50 35th st. . they tweeted photos out of the capture ending his short chase of freedom. >> the animal was running! ben: he knew what was in store. he was out of there! the cow will be slaughtered today. they are hoping to take it to a farm sanctuary upstate. the cow showed ingenuity. shouldn't that be awarded? juliet: and fear . i k

custody after being hurt in a shooting in westchester county. he is accused of pointing a gun at a detective during the chase. an officer fired a single shot at smith hitting him in the leg. he is expected to survive and is facing weapons charges. >> an australian zookeeper is recovering after being scratched by a tiger. he says the tiger was just frustrated. that's one way to look at it. a frustrated tiger. he was claude by the tiger. this video posted on twitter by steve irvin's widow terry. >>> the potential mess for this weekend's storm that could whip up and down the east coast. this weekend, check with your airline for potential changes. several carriers are offering travel waivers and refunds for anyone traveling to or from the areas expected to be hit by snow. some airlines are waiving the fee to change the dates of your flight. >>> meteorologist amy freeze is in for bill evans with the all- important accuweather forecast. >> >> beautiful look at the chrysler building. beautiful looking thursday afternoon with temperatures in the mid-30s

out to call verton, stafford, lacy, freehold, middletown and as we head up to westchester, over to fairfield county, whereas early this morning the numbers were lower. now expecting six to 12. look at how narrow the band is. somers, northern westchester, warwick with, hampton, port jervis two to six inch answer it dries out after that. a trace to two inches of snow. temperatures are cool, wind gusts are picking up. that means you are going to see plenty of snow flying in. 36 mile an hour gusts as you 52 asbury park, 55 barn gachlt 62 by the time you get to 10:00 a.m. 57 asbury park and 37 hampton bays. this is why we are so concerned early tomorrow morning about flooding along the shorelines. that and high tide. so we will watch it. look at those sustained, strong wind gusts, straight through early sunday morning. now, what can we expect along the south shore of long island? watch the first high tide, second high tide tomorrow night. 12 to 16-foot waves and gusts to 55 miles an hour. as you head to the north shore, minor to moderate flooding, four to six foot waves, 45 mile an hour gusts. coastal n

so 8 to 12 just north of the city rockland and westchester counties. in the city there will be variations from the bronx down to staten island. they could see 18 or over 18- inches of snow but a foot on average. a pretty good tally to shoot for for many in the city and i'll tell you what it's the rate and the wind that's into the risk of coastal flooding too. >> and we'll be keeping an eye on it thank you. >>> cbs this morning is next. >> we'll be here all morning long with our reporters around the tristate area. i'm diane macedo. >> i'm andrea grymes. stay safe. sometimes, we all need a little help. today, you helped her plant a garden, and you want to be there to help her with all her tomorrows. if you're trying to quit smoking, you may need a little help. medications to help you stop smoking... including nicotine patches, gum and other medicines, are available to medicaid members. call your doctor today to quit smoking...

of that changes to sprinkles at the coast, maybe a little rain mixed in across rockland and westchester county 38, 39 degrees. a little above freezing. above 287 and i-80 you see snow showers. nassau county a couple of sprinkles. heavy on monmouth and ocean on the garden state parkway. watch out for areas where we will see snow showers for the afternoon. you will see on futurecast might create slippery roads and sidewalks for a few more hours, until 3:00, 4:00 this afternoon then it will get windy and cold tonight. we will talk about the weekend in the forecast. hang on and i will have that for you in a few minutes. back to you, dave and shirleen. >>> fears surrounding the zika virus outbreak growing after dozens of cases have been detected including new york city. the cdc says there are 31 cases of the mosquito-borne illness in 11 states and washington, d.c. three people are battling the virus in new york city including a pregnant woman. >> they will monitor her developing baby to see if the baby is affected. once the baby is born they will to see if the baby has been damaged. we don't know h

lou young has more from westchester county. >> police! >> reporter: at the county police academy where elite units practice active shooter drills and cadets train to become cops, a state-of-the-art crime lab has been built to carry suburban policing well into the 21st century. to say they are proud of it is an understatement. >> i would say this is csi westchester. >> reporter: the professionals rarely seek comparison with tv crime shows but this place is closing the gap. a full ballistics lab with computers linked to a national database. a digital annal little sis unit -- analysis unit. as well as a crime scene investigation unit. jurisdictions within westchester county as well as the state police, federal law enforcement, and new york city dep. >> reporter: many of these techniques have been around for years and will be finally in one place but some of the stuff is the really like tv csi. this 3-d crime scene camera rotates all the way around and can bring police, suspects, witness, everyone back to the crime scene and see it the way it

a couple snow showers moving across portions of northern westchester county. we may see that move to fairfield county in the next hour. i think a break then maybe another snow shower later this afternoon. future tracker shows that through the morning hours. the snow flurries dissipate. there's one more band that comes through between about 4:00 and 7:00. after that, it really clears on out. but it's cold and it stays windy right through tomorrow despite the fact tomorrow we see a good deal of sunshine back in the picture. temperatures will not be getting above freezing until probably wednesday. dropping into the 20s and staying there today as the winds pick up out of the north and west. windchills near zero at times, at least in the lower single numbers. it's bright, bitter, and blustery tomorrow. temperatures no better than the upper 20s in the afternoon. future cast feels-like temperatures, watch what happens to these numbers. that's what it's going to feel like through the afternoon. by the evening and overnight, zero to 5 above just about anywhere you go. s

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a school in westchester county evacuated because of a gas leak. these are live pictures from newscopter 7. the building in tarrytown is leased out to a group for special children. there are approximately 50 to 60 students and 20 to 30 staff members evacuated as a precaution. good news, no one has been injured. some special needs students are among those being evacuated. >>> also breaking, reports of an active shooting at a naval medical center in san diego. a navy official says they received the report someone who claimed they heard three gunshots fired in the i vin night at the of building 26. at this point, there are no reports of any injuries. >>> other top stories, the snow cleanup continuing across the tri-state area. crews are working hard to clean streets in queens and the warmer temperatures are starting to help melt the snow. >>> in newark schools are closed for a second straight day. the mayor says sanitation crews are focusing on streets schools so students can go back to class as soon as possible. >> the l.i.r.r. is back to normal toda

i also contacted the westchester county dpw. that office is responsible for maintaining and clearing the bronx river parkway. was also closed. i also e-mailed the commissioner of the dpw. the commissioner and he e-mail yet. so hopefully we will get answers, steve. back to you. >> very good. thank you,ly di a. some riders need a new way to get around. starting today, nine stations between the avenue will be closed for the next 14 months. it is for major ren vagueses that include include platforms, overpass, new tareways and handrail and upgrade communication services. once work is complete, the coney island-bound platforms will then close. >> new york honored dr. martin luther king jr. today. they marched together with a crowd of union workers calling for raising the minimum wage to $1 a 5an hour. the mayor says today's demonstrations with appropriate between the last crew said before he was assassinated in memphis was dealing with wage and larob rights of union members. wee certainly smile on the fact in the city, and increasing

starting out in the city to westchester county, coastal fairfield county, stamford, ricin suffolk county here's what you're expecting coastal flooding with three high tide cycles winds gusting between 50 and 60 miles per hour. winds peak on saturday afternoon. there's the potential for mixed precipitation right along the facing shore of long island and high tide concerns continue even into sunday. how about the swrercy shore place like seaside park, asbury park as well you can see these are your storm impacts winds between 50 and 60 miles per hour. that surf eight to 12 feet and storm surge of two to four feet moderate tidal flooding expected and expecting mixing as well. sleet maybe rain during the height of the storm. as you head inland to new jersey, compton lakes, high point, you will see mainly snow. very little mixing here and that's where we're expecting the heaviest accumulations, eight to 12 inches in many spots. wind still howling. 40 to 50 miles per hour an hour. power outages are possible inland new jersey. same story in the hudson valley. this is the main snow difference as

westchester county, putnam county. here's a closer look at the radar picture. it was raining an hour ago. now it's dry in math nhattan and jersey city. it's still wet in the hamptons. moving through from west to east. most are above freezing. we're not worrying about ice this morning, just plain old wet roadways. 39 in poughkeepsie and 34 in monticello. we're drying things out by 11:00. the rain is basically done. and we start to get sunshine, peeks of sunshine through the afternoon. it's a mild afternoon. that's going to be key when you see what's coming our way. definitely plan on spending some time outdoors. if you have dinner plans, nice and dry there, no umbrellas needed. maybe a few snow flurries sunday night into monday. a snowshower or is possible there. 44 degrees, breezy at 7:00. notice it stays dry throughout the evening. temperatures are getting cooler look at that high, 49 degrees. that's your high. well above average. any showers tapering off probably by 11:00 even as you head east of town. major temperature changes day by day. blustery and cold f

it has come by through westchester county as well. now going through other counties out there, some slick spots for sure. clear skies central park, 27 degrees. other tabs across the region cold stuff, 2020 in albany, 23 in philly, 14 williamsport with partly cloudy skies. it gets in and out fairly quickly and all it does is put out a quick layer but that's all it takes to make for slick traveling conditions. be aware aware of that, is coming through westchester into fairfield and heading toward the city. some minor accumulation as possible out there. the high temp is getting up to 29 degrees later this afternoon. it will it will be windy the next few days. the temps will be in a deep freeze as well. we come back back up to 35 by wednesday. more snow chance by friday and could be a problem for us. let's bring in ines and take a look at the roads. >> ines: street cleaning rules are suspended, meters remain in effect. the. the bronx world parkway and saw mill we have video from an accident that occurred last night. it was four separate a

sunshine into westchester county as well. it's going to be chilly today, but that's a typical january feel. today we're going to be just around the average. maybe one or two degrees higher. but overall just a day to wear a jacket. and thankfully we'll be dry and rain free. you can see on future tracker, this is 1:00 today. sunshine continues to dominate our day. high pressure staying with us through the evening. if you have dinner plans tonight, no problems here. it's not wet but a little chilly. grab the jacket. sunday morning at 9:00 a.m., day starts out dry. and the clouds roll in as the pretty cloudy day especially by the afternoon. but a big difference temperaturewise. tomorrow we're well into the 40s, maybe even 50 in some spots. not today though. 40 degrees is the high temperature. overnight, down to 35 for the low. not as cold as recent nights. get a bit of a break there. look at the forecast, not a lot of cold there at all. tomorrow we're near 50. chance for some showers on monday with a high of 51 degrees. tuesday w

so the whole thing was almost surreal. >> reporter: in westchester county, lidia curanaj, fox 5 news. dari: all right. well, in fox 5 health news, a task force has weighed the pros and cons and is confirming that mammography is an important cancer screening tool for women starting at 40. steve: joining us, fox 5 medical they raised the age. a lot of people thought that was a bizarre move. now they're confirming 40 is when you should think about it. >> exactly. there's confusion because of the test. it's not a perfect test. mammograms are like photographs where you're looking at the tissue, but you're not looking at it under a microscope. it's hard to know if something is a cancer or not. in that age group of 40 to 50, the problem is the breast tissue consistency is different. it's hard for people to tell if there's cancer or not. between 50 and 74, it's a lot easier to tell. pretty much every task force has recommended that people get mammograms during that age for regular screening. now the 40 to 50 group, the reason it's variable is because what i mentioned, you know, that there cou

. >>> in westchester county, people are also grabbing their shovels and putting their snow-blowers to work. most of the main streets are cleared in yonkers. in mt. vernon residents are working to clear the mountains of snow from their driveways and sidewalks. some kids are cashing in on business opportunities from those who don't want to deal with the cleanup themselves. >> we did three houses. we made okay money. >> officials say as people dig out, they should remember to avoid parking at an angle. plows and emergency officials can't get through. >>> new information now on a breaking story. snow in new jersey. police say some middle school children found the 64-year-old in front of her car and that she had a shovel in her hand. police believe she collapsed and died trying to dig her car out of the snow. >>> coming up, the blizzard is gone. >> that means with temperatures going below freezing in some areas, tonight we're going to get more dangerous ice to walk through and commute through tomorrow morning. week's end? >>> plus, the high profile trial begins. the defendant, a new york c

. >>> in westchester county the search is on for a man who stole from saint joseph's church. he stole $2,000 from a collection bag on new year's eve. >>> stock features higher today concerns about a slow down in china's economy led to a sell off. the dow lost 276, the nasdaq 104, the s&p 500 lost 31. >>> new york state wants to help graduates with student loans. the program would pay 2 years of student loan bills. you must live in new york state, earn less than $50,000 a year and graduated after 2015 from a college or university in the state. it only effects federal loans, not loans from private lenders. >>> the epa and government is suing volkswagen. volkswagen has admitted its diesel cars had illegal software to cheat emissions tests. >>> police are on the hunt for the person who killed an orange county volunteer firefighter. >> justin spaith was stabbed to death after trying to break up a we spoke with the young man's mother. >> my son did not deserve this at all. >> the mother of justin spaith, stabbed to death after a new year's eve party in crawford. >> he lived his lif

. >> we continue to work with the westchester county district attorney's office as this investigation continues. >> reporter: the westchester county district attorney's office says they found her stabbed to death in the shower. he is the one who called 911. >> respond to 50 lincoln road. a female has been hurt seriously. >> reporter: according to the clerk's office, the couple was scheduled to appear in court on monday. they have no record of the couple who had three children together ever being violent. >> we have no domestic violence history at the house, no criminal activity. only a few calls for routine >> reporter: as neighbors reel from what happened -- >> very upsetting. really terrible thing that has happened. >> it's scary. >> you don't expect it to happen in these upscale neighborhoods. but they do. >> reporter: he remains behind bars on no bail. >> it's sad and scary. they were in a $3 million home. money doesn't buy safety unfortunately. >> reporter: he's right. so the last murder here in scarsdale was in 1977. so i asked the d.a.'s office when was the last murder before t

more than a dozen cars colliding in westchester county. good morning, i'm lori stokes. >> i'm ken rosato. thank you for joining us. today is monday, january 18th. we are waking up to brutally cold temperatures in some spots. snow was falling into the early morning. this is what it looked like in yonkers overnight. >> you are never more than seven minutes you are never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic and meteorologist amy freeze in for bill. >> it feels like 15 outside. cold temperatures. brutal wind. that will be with us the next two days. don't expect a warm up any time soon. bundle up as you head out. make sure you have the scarf, gloves, hat. peak wind gusts above 35 miles per hour just in the boroughs. 23 miles per hour winds for white plains. factor that in with the cold temperatures and it feels like feel like temperature is the warmest it will be because we will have temperatures in the single digits. colder tomorrow. passing 287 is a snow shower. these areas, be careful in ramapo and the connecticut state line

house in westchester county has been told to clean up its act. the county says the cinema is in infested with bugs and vermin. cbs 2's lou young with the story in white plains. >> reporter: the upscale 15 theater multiplex sits at the center of downtown white plains. it's a popular date night destination that suddenly is beset with a very down scale problem. >> it's nice inside. but they need to take better care. >> reporter: the white plains building department issued its notice of violation this week for lice mice and bedbugs in some of the movie viewing areas, that after facebook complaints from parents who said their kids came home from the movies with bite marks on their arms! now, there's no formal penalty or fine. the movie theater has 30 days to correct it. >> that's gross! i wouldn't go there. >> that's disgusting! >> reporter: national amusements, the theater owners point out they have not been formally cited for a violation and say that private inspectors their hired place a clean bill of the health. the very idea though of critters in

. >>> all new at 5:00, a man killed in a house fire in westchester county. thanks to good samaritans they're recovering tonight. a crew picking up spotted the fire this morning. it broke out at a house in mount cisco. they rescued a woman, but rescuers were not able to reach the 29-year-old man trapped in a different basement apartment. look at two americans since their release from custody in iran. former washington post jason rezaian and his wife. former marine amir hekmati is getting treatment at the hospital. >>> prosecutors say bill cosby is seeking special treatment by trying to have the sexual assault charges against him in pennsylvania thrown out before the first evidence hearing. causeby's lawyers claim he had an agreement with prosecutors that his deposition testimony in a 2005 lawsuit would not be used to criminally charge him but the district attorney says there was never such an agreement. a hearing on the motion to dismiss the charges is set for february 2nd. >>> the governor of michigan has filed an appeal tonight to without the aid, the state

. >>> a westchester county school was evacuated today after people started smelling a natural gas odor. a backhoe ruptured a gas line. students a staff were taken to another school building while crews worked to repair the rupt ed tine. no word of any injuries and school officials hope to have tappen hill open as usual tomorrow. donations pouring in to flint, michigan, where residents are struggling with a tainted water problem. several companies have announced they will donate bottled water to schools in flint. madonna, jimmy fallon and others are digging in deep to help s those affected by lead contamination. >>> why some think the fight on legalized mixed martial arts in new york state may have reached >> uber has a plan to catch any potentially dangerous drivers that could be putting your safety at risk. >>> scattered showers rolling through the area, we have witm temperatures which aren't far behind. we'll talk about your seven-day forecast coming up. >>> lester holt has a look at what he's working on for 6:30. >> six days until the vote in iowa. we're tracking a dramatic reversal

vernon, westchester county, workers cleared the top of a sports dome to prevent a collapse. even the great white way is dark. all saturday matinee and evening performances on broadway were cancelled. >> twins emily and kayla were supposed to see the show, school of rock to celebrate they're 18th birthdays. >> are you disappoint evidence it's cancelled. >> yes. >> how long have you planned this? >> a couple months. >> but other new yorkers relished the weather. lulu got a chance to good sliding. >> she loves sledding so much hill. >> time for snow selfies and other ping tours -- pictures to remember the storm of the ages. >> good to see the lighter sites of things. violators of the travel ban could have been fined up to $300. >> slopes hosting a very special event, special olympics kentucky will be holding winter games there. more than 100 athletes will compete in alpine skiing and snow-shoeing events, opening ceremonies are tonight at 6:30 with parade of athletes, a special olympics oath and the lighting of the caldron. competition continues through tuesday. >>> a local grou

. >> three people who were shoveling in new york city died of heart attacks and in westchester county, they cleared the stone to prevent a collapse. >> all saturday matinee and evening performances here on broadway were cancelled. >> twins were sold to see the celebrate their 18th birthdays. >> are you disappointed it's cancelled cancelled? >> yes. >> how long have you planned it? >> a couple of months actually. >> lulu got to go sledding. >> she loved it so much that she will knock other kids down off the hill. >> it's a storm for all ages and the travel ban will be lifted sunday morning as life without a blanket resumes. >> if you are out this weekend, you can stay on top of the storm with the first alert weather app and customize it to get live radar updates and conditions where you are. >>> to our other top story today. we heard from the new cavaliers head coach. seems like a nice guy. >> yeah, all of the players love him. one of the issues we heard from that blat was not strong enough for lebron. i don't want to say too strong but there is a strength needed with nba super stars.

westchester county and mt. pleasant have also been named as defendants. >>> donald trump making headlines from the campaign trail again this afternoon. his campaign calling fox debate moderator megyn kelly obsesse sd with bringing trump down. after watch ffling several days, trt'ump announced he will not take part in fox's broadcast of the gop debate tomorrow night. fox lashed back stay saying he has a map to replace his cabinet with twitter followers. >> f someone did that, didn't show up at the interview, you know what you'd say? you're fired. >> well, right there, the other frneontrunner ted cruz is now challenging trump to a one-on-one debate. bernie sanders and president obama are in a private meeting at the white house. that meeting takes place in the oval office. sanders hopes to occupies. there's no word on what they're discussing. we're only b being told that the meeting's been in the works since last month. recently, the president offered words of praise for hillary clinton although he did not endorse

a guy cross-country skiing right through downtown westchester county today. much easier than walking, definitely easier than driving through a blizzard. nbc 10 has been on the air since 4:00 this morning, in fact, bringing you complete first alert blizzard coverage. >> and we're not finished yet. you can see snow coming down as we take a look at i-95 in philadelphia. a live report from camden county plus our team of meteorologist are back with when this storm will move out. >> announcer: this nbc 10 first alert winter weather update is brought to you by buckmans, your cold weather experts. >>> live at philadelphia market and 8th street. this east coast blizzard is deadly. 17 people total -- 17 lives claimed as a result of this storm, including one we mentioned at the top of the newscast in our area, driving home died. how dangerous it can be in a blizzard like this. >> and a different image of the snow. snow falling at high speeds here. time lapse video in gloucester county. when sunrises the street is coated by a thick blanket. nbc 10 south jersey bureau rep