Bit of a transition into nassau county. T we still have more in the ne of snow and sleet moving through the area. Right along the jersey shore we do see some rain beginning to move on in w as we put the maps in motion and take a look at temperature and precipitation, watch what happens. Temperatures climb into the mid 30s right along the shorelines. But to the north and west we stay below the freezing mark. Thats tonight at 9 00. Still, theres plenty new these evalleye and ydrs of Higher Elevation where its going to take a lot longer for the ground to warm up. So its going to be slick straight through tomorrow morning when much of the area starts to dry out. But we have heavy rains ahead for us. Well talk more about that in just a couple of minutes. On the jersey shore right now the snow already turning to rain. For once, flooding not the biggest concern. Less than an hour ago governor christie tweeted a message asking people to stay off the roads. Reporter conditions are still treacherous in spots because of icy patches that still remain. But for the most part, the rain that is falling now is helping to watch away a lot of the snow that fell earlier, the temperatures now on the rise. President s day gave this 11yearold a day off from school. But he still ended up with a homework assignment, clearing ice and snow away. Little bit so i can work a little bit. He said, okay, papa, lets do it. Its really soft now so its not that hard to shovel. Reporter as snow changes to an icy mix, some streets became extremely slick. And 14th street in lakewood was one of a half dozen crashes reported today in that community. One person was hurt. I worry about the roads. Reporter she decided to shovel her driveway in little leg harbor township before it turned into a sloppy mess. Its getting wet. If youre going to shovel, youre better off just pushing it. Reporter cape may saw some of the earlier snowfall with an inch or so by late morning. My husband and i came overnight for valentines day and i enjoy shopping and walking in this weather. I love cape may. Reporter and while Brian Oneills wife shopped inside, he volunteered to clear off the sidewalk outside. Im not a shopper. I felt like i needed something to do. I picked up the broom and started sweeping. Reporter youd rathentsweep than shop . Absolutely. Or shovel. In there. Authorities tell me they are concerned about the chance of flooding from heavy rain tomorrow. And they say there could be more runoff than usual because the ground is still frozen. The president s day holiday means on the roads its lighter commute than usual. But the wintery weather is causing trouble for anyone trying to get home tonight. In fairfield, new jersey, the streets are slick from the light snow thats been falling all day long. Theres only about a quarter mile of visibility. If you have to hit the road tonight, your best bet is to take it slow. Stay connected with the nbc 4 new york app. Tough conditions for firefighters dealing with the frigid temperatures while trying to knock down an intense one in the bronx. The flames shot through the roof section. They also gutted a vacant deli on the ground floor. It was crazy. A lot of smoke. People live there, you know. So thank good nothing happened. Only material stuff. Indeed. The apartments were vacant as well. Two firefighters were hurt. Theyre going to be okay. Investigates investigators dont hnow what caused the fire. N jury selection begins tonight in a mother on trial for killing her fiveyearold son. She claims her son was abducted from a carnival in 1991. The boys body was found a year later several miles away. Prosecutors plan to zero in on the blanket found near the boys Family Member as a blanket he ce used. On Long Island Police are asking for your help to find a missing 15yearold girl. Brianna brianna brie an anna is missing. Police say you should call 911 if you know where she is or the Suffolk County police. In the bronx an nypd officer has shot a suspect. Weve got new information just minutes away in a life report. A flight from london to new york turned around because of a laser strike. 4 investigates the stunning rise in this potentially dangerous problem. From studio 3b well be reporting on a volatile day in the race for president. The battle for who chooses the next Supreme Court justice is and jeb bush has entered the campaign fray. A new study raising troubling questions about heartburn question medicines. Can they raise your risk for having dementia. In new york state, we believe tomorrow starts today. All across the state the economy with creative new business incentives, and the lowest taxes in decades, attracting the talent and companies of tomorrow. Like in the hudson valley, with world class biotech. And on long island, where great universities are creating next generation technologies. Let us help grow your comp anys tomorrow, today back now with a live look at our Storm Tracker radar. You can see the snow beginning to move out. Most of the tri state under a winter storm advisory until midnight. Dave price will be back in just a few moments with an update on the morning commute. Police shot a suspect in the arm after a confrontation at a housing complex in the bronx. Reporter well, weve learned in the last half hour that of the three officers who responded to the scene here in the bronx, two of them fired their gun, one of them hitting that suspect. A number of Police Officers here on tinton avenue. Im told theyre just waiting for the crime scene unit to get here. Actually they havent been able to touch the gun until they get here. That is the gun they say this man, 29 years old was waving in street alerts three comes on patrol to help. Two officers fired their guns. One of them hit that man in the shoulder. He was sent to lincoln hospital. Were told he is expected to be okay. None of the officers are injured. The tragic end to the cargo ship el faro will be the focus of a coast guard ship tomorrow. The ship sank, killing all 33 members on board. A coast guard Investigative Unit will now look into what caused the ship to sink, including possibly misconduct and ne gligence. One mans mile with uber turned into 170 fiasco. What you can do so that it doesnt happen to you. And better bet baquero is expanding, all to help you. Tonight a closer look at our new Consumer Investigative Center and the Team Responding to every [ male announcer ] 20 minutes after you quit smoking your Blood Pressure decreases. After 2 days your chance of heart attack drops. And 1 year after you quit your risk of Heart Disease is cut in half. But right now. [ flatline ]. Youre a heart attack waits g to happen. Evasery cigarette ma es you sick. Quit smoking today. [ siren wailing ] new tonight, the Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic where three people were killed has reopened three months after the shootings. But reports from Colorado Springs say the building is still pockmarked with bullet holes and partially covers with plywood. The man arrested for the massacre is facing murder charges and questions about his men al take a look at the photos. It says the driver of the suv bypassed care barricades and cones set up around a water main break. That suv ended up in a sinkhole. The driver was issued a ticket. Police say this is a good reminder not to drive on closed roads. Dave, were in it for the next few hours. We are. Not so fast, thats a word to the wise if youre on the roads tonight as well. Why . It is going to be slippery out there. First we get the cold temperatures now we oet the warm temperatures but we get lots of rain and mixed precip. Huge temperature rebound from yesterday to tomorrow. Were going to go up 55 degrees. A stormy tuesday ahead for us, though. Lets get to the meat of the forecast right now and take a look. 28 degrees right now. The temperatures continues to climb. Warmer in the 30s right now you head inland and up to the no wrth and west, thats where we have the cooler conditions and the higher accumulations with respect to snow over the next several hours. Yo au can already see it turning to rain along the jersey shore. A little bit of mixed precip through brooklyn and queens into nassau and suffolk. It is still snowing moderately in new york city. Is is a closer look as you head up the jersey shore. We are going to see rain. But if you push inland into areas like hamilton and edison, theres still plenty of snow. Do awn into ocean county, all rain right along the shorelines. Were expecting upwards of two to four inches plus icy conditions to the knot and north and west. Just a coating to rain quickly as weve already seen on that live radar picture through Suffolk County and down to the jersey shore. But everyone could see icy conditions on the roads. Youve really got to be careful sidewalks are so cold because of that hyper freeze that we saw over t e last 24 hours. We have delays at la guardia and jfk and newark because of deicing conditions. Slows everything down. Lets go to a live picture of newark airport. You can see limited visibility. They have to clear the runways and the taxiways and they have to deice all that equipment. Its going to be a slow go for people coming back into the city and leaving after the holiday weekend. Were going to see temperatures rapidly rising, actually rising more rapidly right along the shoreline. Slower as we head up to the north and west. Temperatures are going to climb quickly tomorrow up to about 50 degrees. Windy and its going to be like springtime rain, heavy rain after 2 00 tomorrow afternoon. So thats what we need to prepare for, heavy rain and thunderstorms, gusts up to 45 miles per hour. Up to an inch and a quarter of rain and localized street flooding. After that things get a lot better. Wednesday, thursday and friday temperatures well above normal. 55 next saturday with a slight risk of a shower. A lot of people use uber to get home late at night. But be careful not to fall asleep in the car. You could end up like this washington, d. C. Man. He requested an uber x car to take him one mile to his home. But he fell asleep in the back seat. He woke up two hours later with a 171 bill. It turns out the uber driver drove 71 miles until the guy finally woke up. This dude literally just like took me on a ride. Anything could have happened. I definitely dont think wow. Uber did end up refunding the man his money. But it also released a statement saying, uber expects riders and standard for respect and accountability during rides. It is a big night for better get baquero. Say it ten times fast because its going to help you the consumer. News 4 consumer reporter Linda Baquero is going to explain to us now the new help thats available to make sure everyone gets the answers they want and deserve. Were really excited. We aim to respond to each and every one of you. Heres a look at how were going to do that. Better get baquero just got bigger. This is our new Consumer Investigative Center, a team committed to answering your questions, every single one. The team will be here to respond to your phone calls and emails and will do that with the help of people like laura. What were going to do is to listen. First of all, i believe that you have to listen to what people are saying. We want to help all our viewers who reach out to us. Your office. I called Linda Baquero. Thats how i got it corrected. Thank you to Linda Baquero and the team for all the hard work they did for us. We are so grateful. But we get many requests for help that cant always make it to your screen. Now, though, things will be different. Sarah is manager of our Consumer Investigative Center. Whats different now . The biggest difference is were going to respond to every single call, email. It a might just be thank you for letting us know. It might be thank you for the tip, well look into it. And it might be this isnt a story, but heres an agency that can help you. Sarah will monitor reports from other stations around the cos untry to alert you, our consumers here in the tri state. To alert you to scams or different ways people are being taken advantage of. Get ready with your concerns, because were here to respond to each problem from all of you who say better get baquero. I am used to talking to pe voplecaod i think they like talking to me. Hopefully youll hear from laura soon. The Consumer Investigative Center is ready to hear your voicemails and read your email messages right now. Are there cases we cant help . If there he is s a lawyer involved in a case we cant step in. A lot of ground to cover. Looking forward to that. Send that email to bettergetbaquero at nbcnew york. Com. A dangerous problem on the se and the numbers are stunning. Up next, a 4 investigates after plane from london to new york is forced to turn around because of a laser strike. And chuck is here with a look at whats new at 6 00. Crash that killed a Yonkers Police detect. Whdy did he collide with a fire truck. Plus the little boy haerlt eart broken because his best friend charlie disappeared and his passengers are finally starting to make their way back to new york after their flight was forced to turn around after plane. 4 inves gates the disturbing trend is skyrocketing. Reporter this flight turned back to london when a laser struck the cockpit disabling one of the pilots. They decided this is the safe thing to do. Its also something that is increasing at ln alarming rate. A little bit stressful. Reporter nicole has just gotten comfortable for her flight to new york when the plane turned around. They made an announcement. They said this is an unusual case. We were hit by a laser. Reporter the flight had just passed over ireland when it suddenly headed back to london. A laser incident left one of the pi dolots feeling il you could tell something was ing on because of the tone in his voice. It was quite scary. O everything was bugging out. Reporter the faa provided 4 investigates with laser incident numbers and the jump is through december 11th more than 7,000 events were reported. Nearly double the year before. Dave smith is a Virgin Atlantic pilot. These laser attacks are very very serious. They have the potential to skauz cause an aircraft accident. I just glad everyones safe. Reporter that pilot did not need further medical attention. He just became ill and he and his copilot decided this was the best thing to do for the safety of the passengers on board. Those 252 passengers now are making their way back to new york on flights throughout the rest of the night. That will do it for us. We thank you for watching. Stay with us as the news continues at 6 00. Live from studio 3c in rockefeller center, this is news 4 new york. Slippery mess as a winter storm drops snow, freezing rain and more across our area. Plus, how did it happen . The investigate into a collision with a firetruck that killed a Yonkers Police detective. And the investigation into sexting. The tri state st is getting hit with some messy winter weather. This is what it looks like in long island. Across our area this is going to start changing over to freezing rain. Janice huff is tracking the storm for us. It is changing rapidly. Were starting to see it changing over to freezing rain down around philadelphia and parts of central new jersey. Freezing rain is rain that freezes on impact with very cold surfaces. And all the surfaces extremely cold still from the last few days. Bit of a changeover, a little bit of rain even. From the city northward we are seeing all snow. Still snowing but that rainsnow line is coming very close to the boroughs now and well start to see a bit of changeover to the city in a matter of hours. Slippery messy travel out there tonight. A winter storm advisory is in effect until midnight for all counties. Were going to be tracking temperatures. Theyre going to be warming up over the next 24 hours and we may even have a bit of thunder and lightning in the area tomorrow. The weekends frigid mperatures may give some petosle a false sense of security about the strength of lake ice. Kids were out on many lakes and ponds today. But the warming temperatures promise to make many of them hazardous
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