Snow and thats 322 miles that right there is nine to ten inches of snow. The predictions as far as snowfall in our area if the whole thick fills in im going numbers. Right now its ragged in spots, i think new york city falls in 8 to 12. But notice, a foot or more is possible in the southern boroughs like Staten Island you could see over a foot. Less. I have one thing i want to leave you with right now. And im going to be coming back throughout the newscast. This is my super bowl right . But check this out. Look at this. Look at these numbers. Okay . Heres the nam putting 28. 9, 37. 2 in sparta. Not my forecast. Even my news director is asking me, is it possible . Is it possible . It would be like thread 13ing ill see you in a few minutes with more. Crews along the jersey shore built reinforcements ahead of the storm. Drone video shows dunes in belmar here. The main concerns flooding and loss of power. Christine sloan has the story live in union beach. Reporter hubs of bucket trucks and hundreds of bucket trucks and crews will be is working 16 hour shifts. Ing this going to be a storm with high winds and flooding. Residents not taking any chances. I put boards on the wall and everything up out of the yard. You have taken precautions . Yes. I have my sandbags. All the furniture goes in. Reporter a rush against the clock in new jersey. We have couches, we have chairs. We have desks. Business is moving this is all made from seaglass that found and the gallery owner said come get your stuff. When we took the space over we had the thought this might happen. And its better to take these products out than risk losing them. Reporter sandbags in front of stores in a vulnerable town that sits between the ocean and Shrewsbury River hoping these dunes protect residents from flooding. Restaurant owner Alice Gaffney is afraid. Its nerveracking. I live in town and i take care of my nana who is 100. Reporter jersey Central Power and light in emergency mode with extra hazard crews. Protections at substations, but all that no guarantee there wont be Power Outages. We cannot put our linemen in a bucket with winds over 40 reporter so be prepared. Have water and supplies, flashlights, batteries, radios. Reporter jcp l uses trucks like these for wires. They are warning customers to stay away from downed power lines even those that are near branches and call police immediately. Were live in union beach, new jersey, sloan cbs 2 news. After criticism governor christie says he spends too much time campaigning he tweeted he is on the way to new jersey. He was in New Hampshire and scheduled to stay there through the weekend. Earlier he tweeted, im sorry, New Hampshire, but i got to go home. We got snow coming. He also touched on it during a town hall meeting. I want to make sure that the people of my state feel safe and secure and know that despite the fact that i have been on the phone, you know, seven or eight times in the past two days to get updates from the National Weather service and to lay out the christie may not stay for long though. He said depending on conditions, he may return to New Hampshire on sunday. On Staten Island bulldozers are building barriers along the beach. Flooding is a threat there. From Gerritsen Beach in brooklyn are more. The waterfront. From me at the bulkheading. Heres the deal. Coastal flooding is expected to cause problems here in gerrit son beach. We expect water levels to be over the bulkhead into basements. People are preparing. Plug in there blocking it. Thats just the beginning. Reporter he says flooding comes up through the sewers through the walls. Reporter he homes the town is spared but he is already set up to stop water from moving in and remove it if necessary. Le this will go out to the bottom of the door. And pump it out. If it surges over 6 feet then this whole basement fills up. Reporter the city has issued a Winter Weather emergency. Mayor de blasio says any unnecessary driving should be avoided. Get done what you have to get done today. Do not bring your vehicle out tomorrow. And any vehicle thats blocking a roadway tomorrow, thats making it impossible for our snowplows to get through, will be towed. Reporter sanitation commissioner Katherine Garcia says sanitation is at full force. We will stay full force through the duration of this storm and through the cleanup he was. We have thousands of tons of salt. Storm citymeals on wheels is working overtime. We are bringing a box of extra to make sure. Reporter we joined them this morning as they delivered extra meals in emergency boxes to elderly new yorkers to ensure they have enough need to get through the weekend. Its security for them. And they are 80, 90, we are fielding over 300 people who are 100 years old or over, feeding that many people. They wont leave their apartments tomorrow and they need the food. Reporter this small box is a big deal for this person. Thank you. Thats our job. Reporter so quite a lot going on around the city as you can imagine. Here in Gerritsen Beach they prefer snow over flooding. High tide happens at 7 a. M. Tomorrow and 7 30 p. M. Tomorrow night. Thank you, vanessa. In long island, snow and flooding are also major concerns. Carolyn. Reporter good evening. Its people who live in houses like those behind me across long islands south shore on its bay, on its canals, those are the people most concerned about this storm because at high tide we could see those tides three to four feet above normal. Its here in bellmore its across into western suffolk, in areas like lindenhurst, they usually flood. The folks know who they are. And today we found those people moving cars, clearing out garages and basements. And municipalities as well, they have been cleaning out storm drains and they are also readying their arsenal of snow clearing equipment. Them people to stay off the roads to stay home. And thats why many municipalities here on long island already declaring snow emergencies. While there have been no anything could still change. We advise our residents and those who live in the flood zone need to be very sensitive to the weather pattern thats confronting them. The forecast shows flooding. Youre looking at high tides in particular where were very concerned and then that full moon high tide of most concern. So were not advising you have to leave your home now but if you live there, you understand water comes up. You should monitor that and if you feel theres a threat to your home or we become concerned enough to call an evacuation, we shall do so. Reporter this first storm of the winter a test for pseg long island. Their first major blizzard. They say they are ready for anything. But they ask folks to be patient because as you heard in the height of the storm they are not going to be able to go up in a pole but they have improved tree trimming and they have been working to improve communications. So they say they are ready. Reporting live from bellmore, cbs 2 news. If you are scheduled to fly tonight or this weekend, you must check with your carrier. Heres a live look at newark airport. Dozens of flights are delayed or canceled for tonight at newark, laguardia and jfk. More than 2400 flights along the east coast were canceled today. Most were in charlotte and raleigh, North Carolina stranding hundreds of passengers. Another 2400 flights are canceled for tomorrow. Philadelphias airports scrapped all its arrivals and departures for tomorrow, as well. New York City Transit wants to make sure the buses will keep rolling in the snow. Workers are spending the day putting chains on tires. The mta says more than half of the buses already have all season tires that provide additional traction. Adding chains will help especially if snow totals are as high as predicted. And the Transit System has added more third rail heaters and also snow melting equipment for subway tracks. The long island rail road says suspend service if ten inches of snow falls and or winds exceed 39 miles an hour. For metronorth commuters, snowfall is heavy. There could be Service Suspensions and disruptions. And new Jersey Transit says that is it will crosshonor tickets systemwide starting at midnight. Right now, another live look at the white house. It sure does look pretty. Doesnt it . It does. But predictions for this area, the bulls eye of this storm, and this will be one for the history books. Time will tell. In the meantime, we have a reminder that you can get the latest information on our website along with School Closings at cbsnewyork. Com schoolclosings. You dont want to be on the roads in washington. Its rough there. They definitely want to stay inside in that area. Still ahead here tonight, bail denied in a mansion murder. A man appears in court after allegedly stabbing his wife 21 times. The new clues from the scene and what police say happened right after the attack. Plus an american student arrested and detained overseas. The crime he is accused of he has other cows to play with. A lifestyle change for a cow caught on camera wandering city streets. And a live look at our vortex radar. Lonnie quinn will be back with a comparison of the weather will see outside your window. Im Neil Patrick Harris and new york is my home. No place has more world class culture. Come winter, i cant wait to visit our mustsee collections of art and superb photography and film. New york has beautifully restored theaters, that are now important centers for the performing arts. Winter in new york state means more great things to do than ever. Plan your trip at iloveny. Com theres something for everyone. Every insurance policy has a number. But not every Insurance Company understands the life behind it. For those whove served and the families whove supported them, we offer our best service in return. Usaa. We know what it means to serve. Get an insurance quote and see why a mother trying to protect her daughter was shot during a robbery in a Hotel Parking lot near Kennedy Airport. The two were checking in when they were attacked. As cbs 2s Steve Langford reports, the daughter was set to fly to south africa for a semester abroad. Reporter the vehicle belonging to a mother and daughter checking into the Hampton Inn Hotel near Kennedy Airport thursday night. They were targeted by men in this white volkswagen. Suspects arrived at 8 15. Woman came screaming someone was shot. Reporter this woman spoke to the vick film in the lobby just before the the victim in the lobby just before the woman a 53yearold woman from Hotel Parking lot by one of the suspects robbing her and her 20yearold daughter who had been sitting in the car waiting for her mother. She was leaving and i was checking in. And a second few minutes later her daughter came in screaming hysterically. Reporter when andrea comes back out of the hotel she confronts the suspect sitting in her car. The suspect demand her purse. She refuses. She screams. The suspect then hits her with a gun. She fights back, thats when she gets shot. The violent encounter had begun with a suspect jumping into the drivers seat of the victims car yelling at the daughter in the passenger seat, quote, give me all your money. Then grabbing her rings and hitting the woman in the head with his gun adding if your mother doesnt have any money, im going to shoot you. Hotel guests and neighbors heard the savagery unfold. Its bad. Its bad. Its getting worse in this neighborhood. Reporter Surveillance Video shows the apparent into the volkswagen and fleeing with his partner. Hilton hotels which owns hampton inn had no comment. The gunshot victim at jamaica hospital is in critical but stable condition. Her daughter at her side. In jamaica, queens Steve Langford, cbs 2 news. Shocking knew details about the murder of a pediatrician in her scarsdale home. The suspect her estranged husband was denied bail. Cbs 2s tony aiello tells us why. Reporter accused killer jules reich will spend his 62nd birthday in a few days behind bars. The judge refused to grant him bail for allegedly killing his wife, dr. Robin goldman, at their scarsdale home on wednesday. He is extremely upset about what happened to his wife and the situation he is in right now. Reporter his defense attorney argued reich was not a danger to the community or a flight risk. But prosecutor john orourke strongly disagreed saying, shower, stabbing her 21 times. Quote, then he walked way leaving a trail of blood, went to the kitchen, lit up a cigarette and eventually called 911. The d. A. Says reich has millions stashed overseas and friends with private jets that could whisk him away. The family rabbi asked he not be released so did the three adult children. The judge made him sign orders of protection. He cant contact them. Children are afraid, congregants of young israel are afraid the. I think the judge did right today to make sure that he doesnt flee. Reporter reich had filed for divorce in august. Things apparently were applicable until a few weeks ago. The d. A. Says goldman grew fearful, changed the locks on the door of the house and talked about getting an order of protection against reich. He had a bandage on his right hand. Police say he suffered an injury during the attack on his wife. Two of his sisters were in they have left saying it is impossible to reconcile these shocking allegations with the man that they know. At the courthouse in white plains, tony aiello, cbs 2 news. North korea says its arrested an american student for what it calls a hostile act. The state media says the man entered north korea disguised as a tourist and that he plotted to destroy north korea under the manipulation of the u. S. Government. The university of virginia student was in the country with a tour company thats based in china. The state Department Says its aware of the detention. Back to our eye on the storm coverage now. An incredible photo from nasa. Yes. The satellite snapped this image of the approaching blizzard around 2 35 this morning. The storm bearing down on the south before moving in our direction, which brings us to lonnie quinn has been very busy for the last couple of days it seems and now its thats right. The storm is here. Not quite into our area yet. But its close enough now that theres no turning back. Clouds are starting to fill in. Current temperature comes in at 29 degrees. Lets get right to the new information. I had told you early on that we are going to get the storm and again, its beyond that latitude where it could have missed us. Its now coming to town. Totals were bumped up because now its forecast to progress a little further to the north and get here earlier, as well. I think late tonight you could start to see snow falling around there making waking up to some on the ground in new york city but still looks like most of it will be tomorrow. I think toughest hours 10 a. M. To about 7 p. M. Tomorrow. That sort of time frame. There will be a sharp cutoff where the snow is and isnt north of new york city. Wind gusts up to 60 miles an hour. Coastal flood warnings. Suffolk county not under the coastal flood warning. Thats a mistake. I think well see big wind gusts there. Look at how the models are work. You get to, say, 8 30 tomorrow 50plusmileperhour winds on the jersey shore. Montauk gets up to 67mileper hour gust. Thats going to give you problems on our shoreline. We are talking about coastal erosion and surf at the jersey shore 8 to 12 feet. Youre talking about the south shore with four to eight feet. Offshore some of the buoy data is suggesting 25footers well offshore sobiech erosion is going to be a problem. Its a big part of this storm. Back to you. Thank you. Meantime, theres growing concern about the homeless during the storm. Coming up, a first for mayor de blasio. And a celebrity who is urging new yorkers to take action. I guess i could say the word is cowardice. A teenager without arms targeted by a group of thieves but he is not letting criminals get the best of him. The debate over diversity. Well be right back. Hi, everybody from control room 46. Im dana tyler. Coming up at 6 00, well continue our eye on the storm coverage. Well have lonnie quinn with the latest uptodate forecast information. Also tonight at 6 00 we have our team of reporters continuing to give us the latest on preparations and conditions getting ready for tomorrows snow. Snowstorm of the season so its time to get the shovels out and its worth always hearing again. We have advice on how to keep you safe when you shovel. And oil prices are down but why is the cost of gasoline in manhattan still so high . Well see you tonight at 6 00 on cbs 2 news. Now to this next story. A group on Staten Island actually robbed a teenager born with no arms. Now police have identified three suspects in the case. Cbs 2s dave carlin spoke to the victim. I just feel like i was at the wrong place at the wrong time. Reporter 18yearold carlos simon was alone on forest avenue in Port Richmond on the evening of november 30 when a group of people assaulted and robbed him. He says they were after his phone. No doubt, after noticing the creative way he uses it. How does it work, show me . Well, be i pick it up. Touchscreen. Reporter born without arms he says often strangers can help him get things out of his pockets that he needs but he could tell right away with these men seen in photos released by police he was in trouble. They cornered me and surrounded me trying to make as much noise as i could so hopefully someone nearby house could, you know, turn on the lights. Reporter he got his chance to get away when a resident got close to the group and that caused the suspects to back off. Police say anonymous tips from the public led to arrests including a 13yearold boy and 15yearold girl and more recently 20yearold vincent popolardo. They say he is the ringleader and faces charges of robbery and criminal possession of stolen property. Thats cowardly to use that number of people on someone who cant fight back. Reporter he didnt get his stolen phone back so its a brandnew one you can see him kicking over to his friend. He vows to go where he wants of being a professional artist and therapist. In Port Richmond, Staten Island, dave carlin, cbs 2 news. Some stories make you go, oh, right. People. Ill tell ya. The Storm Team Coverage continues in just a moment. Heres a live look at the conditions in nashville currently. That city is shut down. Lonnie quinn has a warning for people who live near the coast. Coming up, meet the family of elmont to took the gross railroad store by storm in order to prepare weekend delicacies for the blizzard. Then later tom brady and eli manning could face off one last time this weekend. From Favorite Movies to off the field. 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. Let us help grow your companys tomorrow, today at business. Ny. Gov ye pasm,ue wt . Maiea owanweehanginlilelo bie thntnefa eugfo erne t os right now watching and waiting for a possible blizzard thats few hours away. People in a race against time to stock up before the snow starts falling. Good evening, im chris wragge. Welcome back to the broadcast. Im kristine johnson. We could have upwards of a foot of snow on the ground by sunday morning. The snow is already started falling outside the white house and washington, d. C. The whole area is expected to bear the brunt of the storm. Lonnie quinn is in the Weather Center. Sleeves are up right now, you know what, you have a blizzard warning in the area my sleeves will be up every time. Right now, the Northern Tier of this storm very healthy with that snow now making its way into pennsylvania around delaware, as well. Nipping at cape may. Southern portion of the storm, not as healthy. All right . Its just not. Look, you can see a bunch of dry slots here, all over the place. You catch a dry slot moving over the area you dont get the 20 of snow. You will be more in line with, like, you know, an 8 to 12 rain because theres still a lot of snow involved. Well see bright white colors. Thats where you find an inch an hour where you find that light gray color. Its throughout the day saturday starting tonight but into the morning and the afternoon hours it ramps up. Temperatures 29 right now. Look at what the future temperatures will be during the heating of your day tomorrow, warmest we get up so cold enough for this to be frozen. Basically throughout. Shoreline areas may get mixing involved but we can talk more about the totals i think youre going to be look at 8 to 12 for new york city. National Weather Service has that blizzard warning in effect for the borrows for long island and southern and Central Jersey and those are the numbers im dealing with. More than a foot possible. Dc and virginia 20 or more. One model saying three feet of snow along the blue ridge in virginia. Over to you. Thank you. If you havent stocked up on needed weekend supplies it may be too late. Store shelves are basically bare. Cbs 2s Jennifer Mclogan hit the groceries aisles to take the pulse of shoppers and their plans for a weekend comfort food. Reporter shoppers dodged delivery trucks as they made their way into an out of grocery stores. Harried homeowners snatching up what they could loading their trunks with lastminute essentials. You had days to prepare for this. It looks like youre bringing in extra supplies. Absolutely. We talk to our vendors and have enough in stock. Reporter the shoppers are going crazy. Yes. Were ready for them. Reporter when the snow is flying and wind is blowing . Pot roast bottom round. Cupcakes and cookies. Reporter macaroni and cheese with cheddar. Yes. We are going to make a baked soup in a big pot. Im making spaghetti and meatballs and apple crisp. Reporter shoppers emptied the shelves. Batteries were delivered and extra rock salt. I got the shovelready for tomorrow morning. Reporter Valerie Fauquier and her daughter vanessa from he will month filled their minivan with goodies for the weekend hungry mouths to feed threeyearold triplets cant wait for the snow. Cooking dimentioned with a special rice stew. What else cooking commenced with a special rice stew. What else . A good soup. To keep you warm. Its a delicacy. Learning to like spicy. Beef, chicken, i mix everything together. I put kale. Spinach. String beans. Im coming for dinner. [ laughter ] reporter once the storm hits, mom and grandma say the fauquier triplets will be eating pancakes, fried eggs and turkey bacon. Not a bad item on the menu there. This storm could rank near the top 10 among the worst winter storms to ever hit the eastern u. S. A state of emergency has been declared in tennessee, North Carolina, virginia, maryland, washington, dc and pennsylvania. Cbs 2s Craig Boswell has the latest from the nations capital. Reporter a monster storm created treacherous driving conditions during the morning commute from georgia to virginia. People used snow blowers and small introduce clear the sidewalks in North Carolina. We have a forecast that i dont think we have had in 90 years. Reporter this satellite enormous the historic blizzard is from space. Its expected to sit over washington, dc for the next 36 hours dumping up to 2. 5 feet of wet heavy snow. Officials are concerned about 50mileperhour winds toppling trees on roofs and power lines. This is a lifethreatening type of storm. Reporter with the potential of three inches of snow an hour district officials are making main roads and snow evacuation routes a priority. Get off the streets. You know, be safe. Let us handle our business out here. Reporter air travel is challenging. A United Airlines plane skidded off the runway at ohare in chicago. No one was injured. But other airports in the east are suspending service as a precaution. Craig boswell, cbs news, washington. Closer to home citibike system will close at 11 tonight ahead of the storm. No bikes can be rented. The company says its to protect the safety of riders and staff and allow for plowing. However, bikes can still be once citibike determines its safe to reopen it will post the information on its facebook and twitter page,. All s. A. T. Tests administered by the department of education in the city and parts of westchester are also canceled for the weekend. Makeup dates will be offered beginning march 5. Parents and students can check the s. A. T. Website for updates. Any student who signed up to take the test directly through the College Board should check that website for the latest information on the test location. Kind of a drag. I know. All tutored up and ready to go and now its you have to wait six weeks. Sheesh. A held alert for parents. Coming up, protein supplements could be dangerous for children. Ahead a cow has a new home and some new friends after a close call in queens yesterday. See how his life has now changed for the better. And today in history, it was 8 years ago that actor heath ledger was found dead of a Drug Overdose in manhattan. He won a posehumous oscar for the dark knight. 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 youre trying to quit smoking, you may need a little help. Medications to help you stop smoking. Including nicotine patches, gum and other medicines, to medicaid members. Call your doctor today to get the help you need to quit smoking. So you can always be there for her. New york city may still be dig out from this weekends snowstorm on monday. But that wont stop a head living on the streets. Its the annual task undertaken by the city with thousands of volunteers. As cbs 2 political reporter Marcia Kramer tells us coming over snowbanks will not be a deterrent. Reporter the homeless men living in encampment in broadway in midtown have evaded outreach workers for weeks. They will be included in the official count in the Homeless Population by monday night. We want to get a sense of how many individuals are actually on the street. We also want to continue a dialogue with Homeless Individuals making them aware of the services the city provides with the hope of moving them off the streets. Reporter spurred on by zoo lander star ben stiller are you enjoying a home now . Thousands of others cant. Reporter who did a Public Service announcement seeking volunteers some 750 teams of four will canvass streets in all five boroughs to count the homeless joined by mayor de blasio, the first time a mayor has participated in the annual january head count. Be moments to learn and deeper our knowledge and understanding of the problem. I think thats why we see mayor wanting to go out on this count. Reporter they will go to the end of every subway line to count the homeless still on the trains but experts say theres a problem with that because they wont be going to individual subway stations where many homeless hang out. Some Homeless People stay in subway stations. Thats true. Reporter they miss them. They miss them. Reporter another question is whether the volunteers miss decoys just as Homeless People placed on the street to test the accuracy of the count. The decoys are overlooked, the count is adjusted. The strong points is you get some sort of idea of how big the problem. The weak points are its not 100 accurate. Reporter last year volunteers found over 3100. Officials think that number could rise this year. Im Marcia Kramer, cbs 2 news. Big news involving the oscars today. Inside the academys plan to increase diversity. Another live look at the vortex radar. Lonnie quinn has an updated timeline coming up. And dana tyler has a look at whats coming up at 6 00. Reporter of course lonnie will be joining us at 6 00 our eye on the Storm Team Coverage continues. Well have preparations in the city and on the shorelines. Live reports at 6 00. Also, before you get the shoveling out some advice to keep you safe while you dig out before you get the shovels out. Three people in new york state infected with the zika virus. Well see you tonight at 6 00. How do you stay on top of your health . Ahh. Ahh. Cigna customers have plan choices and tools to take control. So theyre more engaged, with fewer high health risks and lower medical costs. Take control of your health at cigna dot com slash take control. Ive been blind since birth. I go through periods where its hard to sleep at night, and stay awake during the day. Learn about non24 by calling 8448442424. Or visit my24info. Com. The common core rollout was a disaster. Parents knew it. Teachers knew it. And now, governor cuomos task force is doing whats right. State tests dont unfairly count against students. And test scores wont be used in teacher evaluations. Lets Work Together to support sensible and fair learning standards that help every child in every neighborhood succeed. Welcome back to cbs 2 news here at 5 00. Live pictures from newark delaware. The snow falling down in a rapid pace. Lonnie quinn back in just a few moments with an update on the storm for our area. In the meantime, protein supplements have been popular amongst athletes and now more kids are taking them. But too much protein may actually do more harm than good. Doctors say protein requirements depend on the childs weight, age and activity level. On average, children 9 to 13 need about 34 grams of protein daily. 14 to 18 and 46 for girls. Experts say too much protein could be bad on the liver and kidneys. For the average healthy adolescent and teenager, their protein needs can be met through diet. Supplements arent necessary. If your child wants to take protein supplements, read the labels and keep track of their total protein intake. Happy ending. Very happy to share this story that we told but yesterday. A cow that escaped from a slaughterhouse in queens is now at an Animal Sanctuary. Reporter a day after his dash through jamaica freddie the steer has a new name, home and friends at sky land Animal Sanctuary at wantage new jersey. When mike heard about the escape from the live meat market. Just hopped the truck and take the trailer and go. Reporter he got on the phone with the markets owner. I was trying to pitch the he seemed receptive at first. Reporter but a family had already paid for the steer. Im an hour into the ride so far. Im going to come out anyway. Reporter he got stuck in traffic and got to the market after it closed. So spent the night in the truck. Reporter and successfully convinced the owner that freddie deserved to be free. We are sitting in traffic last night trying to get there. This is a big relief. Reporter he brought him home and named him after Freddie Mercury since he came from queens. [ music ] and sings. Mooo. Reporter freddie has been checked out by a vet. Other than a small injury to his eye, he is healthy. But he is only about a year old and he still has a lot of growing left to do. Once he is full grown he could get up to 2600 pounds. The sky land sanctuary is used for educational tours. The animals here are never used for food. We didnt want to get too close to freddie since he had a stressful couple of days but many are rescues. Some earned their freedom like freddie did. I believe they shouldnt have to earn it. Reporter he says in the end he didnt pay anything. Donations have been coming in to help with freddies care. If all goes as planned he will live the rest of his natural life here. In wantage, new jersey, sonia rincon hazel sanchez, cbs 2 news. See what happens . Yeah. [ laughter ] good people. [ laughter ] out there. There are very good people out there. I have gotten more response about that story on all my media pages than i would say second to the storm. A lot of people hoping for good things for freddie. Freddie goes to the farm that we all hear about so much since we were kids. [ laughter ] it exists lets go to lonnie. The storm is here. In new jersey getting the first flakes flying around in the area. They are very light and thats what you will deal with here tonight. Right now in new york city, the cloud cover is starting to fill in and thicken up but we dont see the precipitation yet. Coming in at 29 degrees with those clouds. Headlines looking like this. You will start to see some light snow later tonight. Heavy bouts for your day tomorrow. Okay . And winds will be out there, as well. We talked about 40mileper hour gusts. 50mileperhour gusts. 60mileperhour gusts possible. Thats going to create a blizzard. A blizzard is all about limited visibility due to flying snow caused by those heavy winds for three hours or more. Thats why the National Weather service has a blizzard warning. They feel confident its going to happen within the next 24 hours. North of the area, its a winter storm warning. Then you go well north you get into, you know, orange county, Putnam County looking at winter storm watch. We just dont think its going to be as much of an issue as you get into that area and then north of that my real northern suburbs sullivan, ulster and dutchess, may not, be much of a storm for you at all. Know the shore like will get really hit hard with winds. Its all about snow bands versus dry slots. Thats the key to the amount of snow that you get at your house and if you catch one of these snow bands over your area these are not faint of heart. These are snow bands that exist or that spread out for about 100 miles. They are big. Youre going to get big snow totals if you get the snow band over your area. If you catch the dry slot, youre going to catch smaller numbers and thats what were starting to see. This is the radar picture. I wanted to take the satellite off because sometimes the cloud cover can mix in with the snow. Upper level snow flurries making their way into new jersey. The Bigger Picture shows you whats going on. Remember i said the snow band versus the dry slot . Snow bands are impressive. They extend for like 100 miles. But then you have you have so many dry slots right now. I just dont understand how some of these models that are dont pick up on this. Adjust. I will ring the alarm. High with these numbers. As long as these dry slots exist im going to stick with my numbers like around new york city 8 to 12. Higher. This is the other intangible right now that could bring about huge totals. This is a secondary low thats developing. You look at some of these numbers like the rpm and nam 20 to 30 inches in new york city. Is that a possibility . In order for that to happen it has to travel up the eastern seaboard and move parallel this little canal is the key. It has to be within 35mile wide canal. It can come onshore. It has to stay off the jersey shore and before it hits long island do a hard left turn and push into new york city. Is it possible . I showed you how its possible. Its not part of my forecast. Again if i see that developing, ill let you know that 8 to 12 around the city with the possibility of 12 or more maybe nipping at portions of the city as well and less as you go north. Back to you. I dont think my mic was on. You have been talking a lot. Working hard. Those arms. [ laughter ] the academy of Motion Picture arts of [ indiscernible ] double its number of minorities by 2020. It follows criticism over the all white acting nominees. Three new seats will be added to the board of governors and voting status will be limited to ten fierce years. The changes come after will smith and spike lee said they will boycott next months award show. Coming up a battle between quarterbacks. On and off the field. What you may not know about Peyton Manning and tom brady ahead of sundays championship game. And bracing for the storm. The city is it what you need to know with what you need to know ahead of the weekend snow. Across america, people like Basketball Hall of Famer Dominique wilkins. Are taking charge of their type 2 diabetes. With ninsulin victoza. For a while, i took a pill to lower my blood sugar. But it didnt get me to my goal. So i asked my doctor about victoza. He said victoza works differently than pills. And comes in a pen. 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But i wanted to share some more interesting facts out here on the streets in quiz form. Which quarterback says his Favorite Movie is National Lampoons vacation. Reporter Peyton Manning. It is. Do you remember this movie . Classic. Who has a bigger house. I want to say tom brady. Reporter why do you think so . I dont know. He seems a little more flashy younger. Who has the bigger house . Peyton manning. Why do you say so . I mean, their paycheck doesnt lie. It would be brady. Reporter it would be brady. 20,000 square feet. His servants quarters are bigger than his house. Which quarterback has the most super bowl mvps . Reporter manning has a couple of kids choice awards. Does that make a difference . I could talk blank all day. I cant say it on tv. [ laughter ] fish . [ laughter ] reporter he is a foodie. He could talk food all day. Me, too. Could you . So far you and tom brady have a lot in common. Whats his favorite cereal, cocoa puffs. It should be. Because he [ indiscernible ] they are puffed up. Reporter honey nut cheerios. Who owns 21 pizza franchises . Thats [ indiscernible ] he made this choice in 2012 when colorado made some laws that would allow for more people to have the munchies so i guess that why he got into the pizza business. [ laughter ] thats right. Of course you can watch the sunday starting at 3 p. M. Here on cbs 2. Any predictions . Yeah. You know, im going with tom brady on this one. Yeah. Not to leave the other manning out. Eli manning named to the pro bowl today. Really . Very good. Thats it for us the a5 00. See you later at 11 00. The news at 6 00 starts right now. Captions by caption colorado comments captioncolorado. Com a winters weather emergency the tristate area bracing for a major storm thats leaving behind massive amounts of snow and Power Outages in its wake. The forecast for heavy snow and coastal flooding in new jersey bring governor christie home from the campaign trail. And mayor de blasios request for residents as new york city prepares for the possibility plus tonight, new information on the mansion murder. A Westchester County man accused of stabbing his wife faces a judge. Good evening, im dana tyler. Its almost here the first major snowstorm of the season. Snow already sticking to the ground in cape may, new jersey. We have eye on the Storm Team Coverage for you reporters in the tristate area. We start with the latest, lonnie quinn with the snow totals. He is ready in the Weather Center sleeves rolled up. Lonnie. The difference between a watch and warning, could happen may not happen. Blizzard warning its imminent within 24 hours. We have a blizzard warning right now for all five boroughs of the city. All of long island, central and southern jersey. A lot of wind involved here. 40mileperhour gusts up to 60mileperhour gusts. The area shaded in pink we have a winter storm warning just north of the city and then these areas in blue, rockland county, orange county, Putnam County, youre thats where were not so certain