Major corridor in hoboken. Good morning. Welcome to today in new york at 10 00. Im pat battle. Im gus rosendale. Were now at 2 degrees. A heat wave. Raphael mirat a is here in the weather center. This is still going to stretchd out for a couple of hours in terms ofs dangerous cold. Dangerous cold in effect. The advisories until noon. We have a couple more hours to get through with the cold and the wind much thats the key to the forecast. You can see on storm tracker, very quiet. Lots of sunshine. But it is a frigid, painful sunshine and in fact, this is what it feels like or these are the actual temperatures right now. Back up to 2. We were as cold as 1 below zero in central park. The records go back to the 1800s. Up to 6 in jfk. But still breezy. When you factor in the wind, it feels like 11 below. Felt like 19 below a couple of hours ago. This is an improvement. Were seeing gradually improving conditions like danbury, newburgh, very cold and dangerous. The extreme cold a little bit. Feels like 11 below now. By lunchtime, 5 below and the winds subside throughout the afternoon by this evening. If you have valentines plans for dinner, not as harsh and ngerous. Feels like 5 above zero. Were tracking snow, freezing in and a wintry mess on the way. Well time that out for you in the full forecast coming up in a few. Pat and gus, over to you. Raphael, thank you. The mayor is going to update the citys response to the record temperatures in a few hours. You saw him live. He was urging people to stay indoors and appears a lot of people have heeded that advice. Katherine creag joining us now from Columbus Circle where crowd have been, well, needless to say, sparse this sunday morning. Reporter yeah. Some groups of tourists just right there, pat and gus. But we have been talking with a few people. One guy in particular. He had been walking for 35 minutes, pat and gus, walking to the subway station looking forward to getting home. In his eyes, he was numb. Look at central park. Its a little bit odd to see it so kind of desolate because we havent seen a whole lot of people. We want to show you this video. We have been here in the Columbus Circle area since 5 00 a. M. We havent seen a lot of people out and about. Some dog owners walking their pups. Park is. Its too cold for so many people to be outside. As pat and gus mentioned, mayor de blasio, health officials, the city asking people to stay home saying it is too dangerous to be outside. But of course, people are walking home from work. One guy wanted to go jogging. We talked to some people. Take a listen. 35 minutes walk. Youve been walking. My legs a numb. Im dealing with it. New yorkw you got to do what you got to do. No problem. Keep running, keep warm. Cover your face and keep can go to work. Reporter also, the city is saying report any heat and hot water problems by calling the citys 311 line. Such an important number. Also we want to give you a live look. The city also saying if you are going to be outdoors. The city says limit your time outside. Again, just a few people right here where we are Columbus Circle. Just gives you an idea of how cold it is by how few people are outside. Back to you, pat and gus. Okay. Thank you, katherine. You can track the cold with the news 4 new york app. Tap the news 4 logo in the corner and select the weather tab. The nation is now mourning the loss of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. He was known for his fiery conservative comments in and out of the courtroom. This is video of the body riving in el paso, texas. He passed away yesterday while on a hunting trip in west texas. President obama expressed condolences in california and that scalias death presents. I plan to fulfill my Constitutional Responsibilities to nominate a successor in due time. From the white house to the capitol, flags are flying at halfstaff this morning in scalias honor. He was 79 years old. His death took center stage at the gop debate in south tarolina last night. The six remaining republican candidate observed a moment of silence for him. When the debate got under way, it wasnt long before the fireworks erupted. They had exchanged jabs following wins in New Hampshire. It w s trump and jeb bush who got into the most heated exchange. Obviously the war in iraq is a big fat mistake. They lied. They said there were weapons of mass destruction. That. I could care less about the insults that donald trump gives to me, but i am sick and tired of him going after my family. A reality tv show, my brother was building a Security Apparatus to keep us safe. Im proud of what he did. Marco rubio, who admitted he did not do well in the New Hampshire debate tried to bounce back last night. He and other candidate agreed that president obama should not name a replacement for Justice Scalia and that decision should be made by the next president. On the other side of the aisle, both Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders weighed in on the republican calls to leave a vacancy on the Supreme Court. Apparently, they believe that the constitutional does not allow a democratic president to bring forth a nominee to replace Justice Scalia. I strongly disagree with that. It is outrageous that republicans in the senate and on the campaign trail have already pledged to block any replacement the president has a responsibility to nominate a new justice, and the senate has aresponsibility to vote. Justice scalia was appointed to the Supreme Court where you see th e, flags at halfstaff, in 1986 by president reagan. Scalia of course dominating the conversation in washington. Thats where Nbcs Chuck Todd joins us with a preview of meet the press. Good morning, gus. Obviously, those looped in and follow politics are immersed in this right now. In terms of the broader picture for anyone watching this at home, how big of a game changer is this for the election . I do think is makes candidate have been talking about for months at the Supreme Court, the direction of the Supreme Court is on the ballot in november. But i think voters never really prioritize that in their heads and in their votes. I think this will force a prioritization that the Supreme Court and the direction of it, the ballot in november. I can tell you this, gus, i think there will be a near term impact. I think the government will grind to a halt. I think it will be ashowdown between the Senate Democrats aat republicans that will make government shut down showdowns em lple patty cake. This is only going to add a new chapter to the polarization wars between the two parties and look, i think there are unintended consequences on this elgction that both parties dont havent anticipated if we go down this road. Is it possible that the esident, who said he was going to fulfill his rhsponsibilities could pick a middle of the road candidate. Is that something that exists in this day and age the way washington moves these days . I dont know. There is a candidate or two that has gotten a lot of republican vote 24s during confirmation when they were put up for nomination next level down from the Supreme Court, the circuit level. He could go there. There is certainly one man by the name of Merrick Garland who ined previous vacancies president obamas team has always viewed him as the nominee they would put up if there were a Republican Senate because hed have the best shot at getting republican votes. Hes not as liberal as sotomayor or kagan. If you see the president go down that road and he names him, thats his attempt of trying to put up a confirmable guy in a Republican Senate. But he may choose to do something more that excites the liberal base and wants the partisan fight and wants it for the election. I think well learn a lot where the president wants to go by the type of candidate he picks. Thank you, chuck. I know youll be talking about the horse race too. Well see you in a few minutes here. You got it. Stick around for meet the press after today in new york. His guests on the screen there, marco rubio, donald trump, john kasich. Scalia situation and the latest on the sanders and clinton campaigns. In other news, the man accused of a triple murder in Staten Island is behind bars. Michael sykes charged with murder, attempted murder and robbery. U. S. Marshals picked him up in queens yesterday after getting a tip from a friend of his. He was knocking on the door. Hes accused of stabbing Rebecca Cutler and her three little children at the ramada inn in willowbrook. The only survivor, a 2yearold girl. It was never easy to be a firefighter. It was especially hard last night as firefighters battle the elements along with flames in a fire that damaged a hoboken apartment building. It was a big one. Our viewers sent this video of flames shooting from the building at 5th and washington happening at 10 00 last night. Also, new information, reports that some firefighters suffered frostbite. Confirmed. But according to the all residents escaped safely. Firefighters had to rescue this little guy. Hiding. Imagine his owner was pretty scared about the situation. But responders were able to find frankie and r nite him with his family. A new york state trooper rescued a dog on the ice and fell through it. The dog was behind jfk high school and as the trooper was bringing it back to safety, the ice krablgd and they both fell through. Another officer re both officers and the dog are doing fine. Our busy news morning continues. Am coming up, the kind of car trouble that may make you cringe. How the rising rat population is taking a toll on drivers. Weve got dangerous record cold out there this morning. But our next concern, snow and ice. When will that affect you and 10 13. 2 degrees and feeling colder wherever you go. This new video just in to the newsroom. This is the hudson river from the jersey side. Is steam the accurate ord to describe this . My dad toon a similar photo on long beach, long island. Theres no water the tristate is warmer than the air above it. Cold extreme cold air cant hold the moisture. It holds very little moisture. It condenses in terms of the steam. Wow. Rarely do we see this cold. Thats why its called a record multiple records around the area. Central park the coldest weve seen in many years. Now, sincetho many records around my head, i cant remember. Escoldesmat february day since 1963. I remember that one. The coldest valentines day on record. 11 below. Thats what it feels like. As that is still dangerous, its still nothing like what we saw earlknr this morning. Everything is gradually Getting Better as the hours go by. You can see in your weather headlines, still dangerously cold this morning. Better in the afternoon. Sunshine will help the cause and the wind diminishing will be the big difference as we go throughout the day. It will be wintry for tomorrow, r president s day. Snow, rain and ice and everything in between. Now, heres a good sign. Take a look at the winter warnings and advisories. All the county have been dropped from the dangerous wind and cold alerts. Western new jersey starting to see big improvements in terms of thefe windchills. Still the advisory in effect for new york city and the warnings in effect for the Hudson Valley until seon. Its not quite time to let you your guard down in terms of the dangerous cold. Storm tracker, nic and dry. Sunshine and High Pressure in control. Here comes the next storm moving across the center of the country. This one, unlike past storms wont be a coastal low. Will track to the west. To end up on the warm side of this one. Meaning a lot of rain and not a lot of snow. Maybe snow in the beginning. Ill explain in a minute. Wind are blustery but not as intense as they were. A gust of 29 Miles Per Hour in bridgeport. Current windchills, still cold. 11 bel p in new york city. 18 below in danbury. But these are 10 degrees warmer than they were a couple of hours ago. This is a record for valentines day. 1 below zero. It looks like thats going to be the official record. E old record was back in 1916. That was 2 degrees. The last time we were this cold was 1994. So many years ago. You can see on future tracker, 7 00 tomorrow morning. This is monday. Its a quiet commute. Not much going on. Then were waiting for the snow to arrive. It arrives just after lunchtime. Ecthankfully, its a holiday. A lot of folks are staying in. Dont have to be on the road. The roads will get messy. Theyre very cold. Frozen ground out there. Not like were going into the storm warm. Were going into it very cold and snow. 6 00, 7 00 from new york city north and west. Tracking that rain snow line. Around 10 00, 11 oclock. Pushes into the city. By tuesday morning, temperatures are milder and the rain continues on and on throughout the day on tuesday. A couple of tricky commutes to get through with all of the cold air in place. It starts tomorrow night. The it will be snowy and icy. To the south of town, a lot of rain. But still to the north, watching by tuesday evening. Its not snow or ice were worried about. Heavy rain causing flooding. Also the ground is frozen. Cannot absorb the rain the way it normally would. High of 51 degrees by tuesday. Stay up to date with the news 4 new york app. Tap the logo in the corner, scroll down, you can see the latest forecast, interactive weather video. Its available in the app storr ri. Ht now. Pat and gus, over to you. It is a kind of car trouble that couldkruin your sfiemt if youre parked in the city, a rise in the rat population may cost you at the mechanic shop. Seems they dont just eat pizza. Peisze cheng explains in an exclusive. I saw the check engine light blinking. His prize lexus was six months old. He thought it was strange to see the check engine light. Whenshe brhught it to the dealer, he was nwt prepared for this response. It was rats living in my car. As in good old new york city rats. Lee, who parked his car in the streets of chinatown, often arednd Columbus Park was in disbelief. He brought his car to his trusted mechanic of 20 years. Very common. Sam pulled open the engine cover to show us proof of rat en wires. Just like this. The whole thing. Right now, its gone completely. Its completely chewed through. To the chewed up remnants of foam that lines the engine cover. They love the engine, its warm. They stay warm, especially in the winter time. Lee has lived in chinatown fo or 40 years and cant remember the last time hes seen so many rats in his neighborhood. His neighbors seem to agree. The iteam did digging and found that 311 complaints about rodents in the area are up by 140 . For more than 2 theyre up citywide as well but a slimmer margin. They will gnaw on the wires. Its sort of a behavior that they exhibit. Theyre programmed to do that. Urban eye biologist mike has studied them for years. Diseases like e. Coli, tuberculosis and even the plague. He and dr. Mike parsons are looking for ways to control rat population through contraceptives. They took us for a tour around Columbus Park known for the infestation problem. The burrows may go down two or three feet or spread out. We really dont know. We didnt have to look long to see critters. Even before tusk, they were darting out from holes in the ground, scampering behind rocks and sniffing around shrubs. Theyre safe from themselves because thd es so much food here that the rats dont turn on one another. Last year the city vowed to crackdown on rats across the city. The Health Department says theyre currently deploying a multiprong strategy to leverage our resources to control rat activity at the site through our rat Reservoir Program which has shown tremendous success in reducing rat sightings in new yojork city. Failing to control it vermin. He wants them to for his car and filed a request with the city comptrollers office. They should have removed these rats. Ive never seen such a rat infested neighborhood. Theyre reviewing lees complaint. Meanwhile, there are repellents you can purchase to put inside the engine cover to prevent them from nesting. Eggs experts say this. Once theyve nested in their car, its likely theyll come back because they know they can burrow in there and likely left a scent trail behind that can make most people uneasy. In chinatown, peisze cheng, news 4 new york. Lovely. If you have a story for us to check out, call the news 4 iteam tip line at 866news244. Look for more information on that rat reservoir on our website. Up next, the pope owes youre watching today in new part of the cliff collapsed in knew zealand after an earthquake hit there. Cameras hit part of the shaking near the city of christchurch. Theyre still assessing the damage. Five years ago there was a quake that badly damaged that city. Pope francis plans to emphasize his commitments to justice an hope today in a mexico city suburb plagued with violence. The pope spent several minutes kissing children and blessing them and blessing other people in the crowd last night. Todays mass wilo be his largest in mexico. It comes a day after the pope Church Leaders to combat corruption and dhug violence there. Shaky cell phone video captures drivers in china encountering unusual road hazard. A Wild Elephant escaped from a nature reserve and went on april rampage damaging more than a dozen vehicles. Why . Heres why. The local government says the male elephant lost a battle for the affections of a female elephant and was moody. Weve all been there. The elephant was loose for 20 minute before he returned to the nature reserve. No one was hurt. Dont want a repeat. Theres always next valentines day. Were coming bac brk with a final check of the forecast. The winds are Getting Better or worse and when do we see a warmup . Theyre Getting Better. Felt like 19 below earlier. Were slowly climbing out of the deep freezer. 16 is your high today. Stuck in the teens throughout the day. After lunchtime is when you notice a big difference that the wind are lighter and its much less harsh. You need the layers still. Let talk about tomorrow. We have an interesting storm tomorrow. Snow on the move. Tomorrow evenings commute will be hopefully not busy because its a holiday. It will be snowy and slippery, especially from the city north and west. Snow changing over to ice and then eventually to rain. But even by tuesday morning, we could still have slippery spots from the city north and then everyone changes over to rain throughout t go day on tuesday. Watch out. Weve got two tricky commutes coming our way starting tomorrow night and wednesday its quiet again. All right. Whats not on that sevenday forecast. Im telling you. Thats true. Wish you all love this valentines day. Our next newscast is at 6 00. Meet the press is next. Thanks for havinmpus in for this sunday morning, the sudden death of Justice Antonin Scalia and the rarest of events, a vacancy on the Supreme Court in the middle of a president ial election. How the fight over his replacement could paralyze the senate and all of washington. Well hear from four republican presf ential candidates, donald trump, ted cruz, marco rubio and john kasich. Plus, that wild Republican Debate last night. 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