Im michael gargiulo. We want to get to chris cimino o who is tracking the storm as everybody is getting to work and school. This is smackdab in the middle of a commute in the week. The big difference is we wont see anything like the snow totals from the blizzard. A messy morning out there. Messy, wet and slushy. The snow is filling in. The back edge around new jersey. Lighter conditions anticipated. The snow is picking up in intensity across long island. Especially thats where the heavier accumulations will be. Winter weather advisories in effect until noon. Southwest connecticut, a good chunk of new jersey. A winter storm warning until 3 00. The reason there, the snow lasts longer. A slush hi 1 to 3. In the city on the cusp of rount in queens, nassau county, 3 to 5 slushy inches. Out east, more across Suffolk County with 5 to 8 inches or more. Some areas around the westhampton area, the lower end of south fork, there could be in excess of 8 inches. Well keep an eye on that as it evolves. The day planner, plan on the snow through the morning hours. Shutting down by noonish in the city. A little later out east and clearing skies heading into the evening hours. Little after 4 30 in the morning, lets find out how folks are handling it. Couple of accidents out there. Our first one in new jersey to report on. Lets head over to 78 where eastbound, just before exit 33, there is an accident there. So do be careful as you head out that way. Over on the Southern State parkway, two accidents this morning. One cleared already and one eastbound by exit 13 Central Avenue in the right lane. Changes on the subways. Ill have the details coming up on the 4s. Lauren, thanks very much. On long island, the snow is already sticking. Making it pretty slick. Katherine creag is in huntingdon. Kat . Michael, as one taxi driver put it, he doesnt mind the cold at all, but its the snow making the roads slick. He doesnt like that part at least. What weve been seeing is the taxicabs at the lirr station. You can see the snow accumulating on them. At least the mta workers that weve seen, they treated the platforms, the walkways so people dont slip. We want to turn our camera over here also. This parking lot right here getting covered. It started to snow a little bit after 3 30 this morning. You can barely see the lines in this parking lot. We want to show you our drive through nassau county. It was slick. We saw the signs and i think lauren mentioned there were neon signs on the highway saying slippery road conditions, to be careful. Its not good out there if youre behind the wheel. As far as the local, the ground shots that weve been seeing at the lirr station in huntington. It was a little bit rainy. It started out about 3 00 in the morning. When the snow started to come down. As you can see, its getting thick. One taxi driver we just talked with, he said he doesnt mind picking up people. But he wants people to be careful on the roads. Hes trying to be careful as well. Take a listen. The roads are getting a bit slippery. Some areas its got the hills, you got to be extra cautious. All i can recommend is drive slow and be very, very cautious out here. Reporter and here at the lirr station, as you can see, you might have seen that driver passing by. A couple people getting dropped off here to catch their train. Were on the new york side. So were seeing a train, i believe its parked right there. As far as the train schedule goes, at least darlene and michael, theyre on time. The trains are on time. But its the getting here. As that taxi driver said, the roads are so slippery already. Back to you. Amazing scene out there. Kat, thank you so much. Again, this morning were on the roads as well with our live drive camera. The passenger seat in new jersey on the garden state parkway. Good morning. Reporter thank you. Were out here on the garden state parkway southbound. We just passed the exit for the pnc bank center to give you an idea of where we are. Of course, conditions have deteriorated a little bit. You can see out the windshield, the heavy snowflakes are falling now and a light coating of snow is sticking on the overpasses now in a couple areas. Its just getting a little bit slick out here. We saw reduced speed signs along the garden state parkway as well. 45 miles per hour. Traffic is moving along, though. Weve seen plenty of the salt spreaders and plow trucks out making sure that the roads dont get too slick. We definitely have reduced visibility on the garden state parkway because of the heavy snow falling and its starting to pile up on the grassy surfaces on the medians and on the side roads. Were starting to see a little bit of a light slushy coating. Erica, thank you very much. Quite the scene. You can see its different wherever you are. It really is. On long island. Chris, thats where you said it would be. Here in the city not as much. Just sort of wet roads. Especially in manhattan in particular, you wont see much on the ground. The ground is very warm. For the most part, the snow will come down in the city. But it will not stick very much other than grassy areas. Once you get east and to the south and portions of new jersey, youre going to see a couple lapgs and slush buildup on the roads. Thats why when we get deeper into the commute, it will be treacherous. Its start to go go downhill in some spots. You can see the brighter white snowing heavy snow across Suffolk County, eastern nassau county. Bands of bright white in ocean county as well. Its moving to the north and east. Were in this for close to another eight hours or so, at least in the city. May last longer out east. Temperatures in our favor a little bit and sliding down. Still above freezing. City island 35. Jackson heights 34. 34 in staten island. The western suburbs generally in the low to mid30s across long island. Still above freezing in the hudson valley. That will keep a lot of the snowmelting as it hits the ground. We have nearby suburbs and southwest connecticut and a winter storm warning for Suffolk County. You could see in excess of half a foot of snow. 1 to 3 west of the city. What we measure in terms of accumulations in particular areas, not necessarily on your driveway or the walkways. I dont think at any one time ground. Nonetheless, the total accumulations come up 1 to 5. As much as 5 to 8 inches possible or more across eastern sections of Suffolk County. Wet snow, heavy at times. Tapers off by midday and temperatures generally in the upper 30s to 40 degrees. Youre going to be busy. Lauren, whats the latest . A couple of problems that weve had have cleared out. Service changes on the 4 train. On the buses, the detours that we have right now are the b 24 and bx 32. 196 and 197 on the bus routes. Plenty of overnight track work. The ones listed here are affected. Expect delays and Service Changes on those lines. Alternate side of the Street Parking rules are suspended. Later on snow removal. Meter rules still apply. 4 38. Right now, two nypd officers in the hocht. A man shot them while they patrolled a build not guilty the bronx. Tracie strahan is at Lincoln Hospital where the officers are recovering. Tracie . Reporter a busy and frightening night for the nypd. Several people are in custody at this hour having been questioned throughout the night. The man who pulled the trigger on the two Police Officers here at Lincoln Hospital ended up shooting and killing himself. That was a wild scene at the Melrose Houses last night on three Police Officers were on patrol patrol when they came face to face with men in the stairwell. One has been identified as malik chavis. Pulled out a gun and opened fire. Then he ran inside of an apartment on the seventh floor. He reportedly yelled, i shot a cop, i cant go back to jail and took his own life. All of this happening as mayor de blasio was delivering his state of the city address just blocks away. He came to the hospital moments afterwards. Thank god, so far in both cases their condition is good. We have more that has to play out this evening. Pleased to say both officers have been alert and communicating. We are praying for the best here and, of course, our hearts and our prayers are with their families. Reporter now, female officer underwent surgery overnight for a gunshot wound to the torso. The male officer was grazed by a both have been on the force for about two years. The good news, theyre expected to make a full recovery. A shotgun and a semiautomatic weapon were recovered from the scene. Police told me that the person inside of the stairwell when the shots rang out is currently being questioned as well but not yet been charged. Back to you. Tracie strahan in the bronx. Tracie, thank you. The nypd officer accused of fatally shooting a man in a brooklyn stairwell is expected to testify on monday. Before resting yesterday, the prosecution presented the bullet fired from the officers gun. Then the defense began by putting officers who had responded to that shooting on the stand. They told the court that liang was distraught and weeping after he fired the shot that killed akai gurley two years ago. A new jersey man is expected in court today. Police say he flew the drone that slammed into the empire state building. Officers say it crashed into the 40th floor of the building, then fell to a 35th floor landing shawn nifen riddle was arrested at the scene and expected to face criminal charges. Mayor de blasio wants to bring improvements to three underserved areas of the city. His annual state of the city address. He outlined plans on issues and topics that were already known or previously announced. Like a special Police Task Force targeting illegal guns and a streetcar linking brooklyn and queens. Then he also spoke specifically about three city neighborhoods he says are in need of help. South bronx, the far rockaway in queens and brownsville in brooklyn. We know that with the right support and strong faith in the neighborhood brownsville can and will rise. Mayor also announced a Free Wifi Program known as link nyc. He says its going to start on third avenue in a matter of weeks. But the website shows its up and running already. Happening today, new york city councilmembers will be voting on a hefty pay raise. They make a little over 112,000 if it passes, they get a 32 increase meaning they make more than 138,000. However, it would limit outside income. They havent had a raise in ten years. Its 4 42. Just ahead, a rare look at the massive security effort for super bowl 50. Plus, three thieves caught on camera in brooklyn. Whats left behind could help police track them down. It is getting ugly on the roads in new jersey. This is a live look at the garden state parkway. Well have weather and traffic on the 4s coming up. Youre watching today in new welcome back. 34 degrees out. Erica grow driving through new jersey with our live view camera there. Well check in with her in a bit. Meanwhile, 4 44 now. Well check in with chris right now. Indeed, the weather is going downhill. The snow is picking up in especially along the jersey coastline and east of the city. Even in the city, well start to see heavier bands of wet snow move in. Winter weather advisory covers the city, most of new jersey, hudson valley, southwest connecticut until noon today. Suffolk county, a winter storm warning until 3 00 this afternoon. Snow will last longer there and be heavier in terms of accumulation. The transition now has taken hold. The colder air pressing into the circulation of this storm. The snow beginning to pick up in intensity. Notice the brighter whites in ocean county. Thats moving into Monmouth County across Suffolk County. Heavier bands there too. Occasionally a little bit of rain trying to mix in. Thats the story through the morning. Very sloppy storm. Not your classic type of noreaster. Its going to be sloppy and wet. When the snow falls heavily, thats when it will be able to coat the roadways. When it gets lighter, the roads get wet again. 34 in the park, 34 in brooklyn. A lot of places still above freezing mark. Same thing in long island, in the low to mid30s connecticut, low and mid30s early on. Snowing across the area right now. Still little bit of rain eastern long island. It will transition to snow. This is 8 00 in the morning. Notice the darker bands. These are where there will be moderate to heavy bursts of snow. As we work into the afternoon, by noontime, the city is pretty much shutting down to a few flurries. Still heavier snow across eastern long island. Then we move through 4 00 in the afternoon and its done. Moves on out pretty quickly and the skies start to clear. In terms of accumulations. 1 to 3 slushy inches, mainly grassy areas. Coating from time to time on the roadways and walkways. Coastal areas may be 3 or 4 in new jersey. The city around a slushy 3. On the ground, most of the time particularly in manhattan not going to get much in the way of snow coverage. Avier bursts. Suffolk county, well be seeing anywhere from 5 to 8 inches or more. I think an area along here from the lower area here, westhampton, may see more snow, maybe 8 inches when its said and done. Its a messy morning commute. Up every 30s do it. Clears on out tonight. Upper 20s. Refreeze of any of the slush out there. Tomorrow we see a fair amount of sun. High temperature of 43 degrees. A look ahead gets interesting. After a nice quiet weekend, there could be another storm impacting later monday into tuesday. The heaviest off to the shore. There could still be snow next week. 39 today after a messy commute this morning. More melting this afternoon. Then refreezing tonight. Weekend looks good and looks like later monday night into tuesday, another period of snow possible and its cold and dry wednesday and thursday. Lets see the impact on the commute. More on the the new jersey turnpike and garden state parkway, 45 miles per hour. Take it easy. Erica grow is on the roads in new jersey showing us those conditions. Im going to tell you whats going to get in your way. Garden state parkway, theres reports of a car off the road into the median. Very slick roads this morning. While thats not affecting the main roadway, its an example of what conditions youll be driving in this morning. Also, an overturned tractortrailer on 78 eastbound at Liberty Corner road. Thats on the left shoulder. No delay yet but something to take note of. Flooding out there also. The black wells mills road shut down between canal and millstone river road. The griggs town cause way closed down because of flooding still. Otherwise the roads are just wet. Alternate side of the Street Parking rules suspended today but meter rules in effect. The next weather and traffic update on the 4s. Thanks, lauren. Its 4 48 right now. Side of an an airplane shortly after takeoff at the capital of somalia. Explosive residue was found. A high ranking diplomat tells nbc news that was likely a bomb. Officials identified and found the body of the person killed after being sucked out of the plane. They dont believe he was the bomber. Poland has reopened an investigation into the 2010 plane crash in russia that killed 96 people, including the polish president at the time. Polands defense minister now says the crash may have been caused by an explosion. Three prior investigations blame the crash on poorly trained pilots, dense fog and errors by russian air traffic controllers. Thieves left their shoes at the scene of a break inin brooklyn. This was a week ago. They confronted a 50yearold woman while she was sleeping. She was able to fight them off. Not clear why they left their shoes behind. 63 million lotto ticket in california is nothing but a worthless piece of paper now. The claim to get one man claims he won but officials rejected him because his ticket was too damaged. There is one winner in all of this. The money goes to california schools. New york offering free zika Virus Testing to pregnant women not showing symptoms. This is despite concern that hospital labs cant handle the increasing in blood testing thats come about. Its linked to severe birth defects. Theres 11 cases here in new york. Since the rio olympics are just 100 days away, brazil is spraying for mosquitoes. Theyre trying to kill as many as possible before millions arrive for carnivale. This is a test run for the olympics in august. Thats winter in brazil. Will be le active then. Tune in to the today show for much more on the countdown to rio, including a sitdown with american athletes trying to recapture olympic magic. Thats at 7 00 right after today in new york. Its 4 51. Final preparations under way in san francisco. Its going to be super bowl 50. Dozens of Law Enforcement agencies gearing up to keep the bay area safe. The fbi is leading some 60 agencies. Theyll be on the ground, on the sea and in the air. F15s will be over the stadium. The area will be filled with bomb sniffing dogs, police helicopters, Sharp Shooters on rooftops. Surveillance cameras recording nonstop images. Then out on the bay, coast guard crews keeping a close look on the bridges. Probably the most significant security presence at any event in the bay area for sure. More than a Million People expected to pour into the bay area this weekend for the big a half c rtury of super bowls. Are you in the office pool . I was locked out. Locked out because i hesitated and thus was lost. You may not win the 14. You may not win. Still to come, the local mayor turning to facebook to make the roads smoother. Well tell you who could be left without a spot. There are speed restrictions on the garden state parkway. A live look at the roads in Monmouth County. An update on the snow and the roads in weather and traffic on the 4s. Youre watching today in new [text message alert] [crashing] [sirens] live look at the George Washington bridge. Foggy in addition to areas of rain and snow. Were get tg all this morning. Little bit of everything. Its messy. Its a messy kind of wet type of system. For the most part, more wet than white so far. Going through the morning and conditions could go downhill. Breaking it down region by region. Long island and connecticut in particular where will be the hardest hit. A moderate impact on the roadways later on this morning. Its snowing now. Should end by 3 00. Roadways could get slushy. Any time between 7 00 and noon seems to be the worst Case Scenario for this area. Towards the city and the coast, it happens sooner. Maybe low to moderate in spots. End time around noon. Slushy when the snow picks up in intensity especially on secondary roads, tertiary roads and things like that. The worst time now through 10 00 or so in the morning. Meantime, look at the optimistic thing. The weekend planner. Sunshine is back. High of 43. Upper 40s on super bowl sunday with plenty of sunshine. By 11 00 or noon, its winding down in the city. Fantastic. Lauren, weve been watching the roads. Its been sort of dicey in some areas. Right. More and more things keep popping up right now. This is a pretty big problem. A closure on the gowanus expressway. Heading northbound, out by exit 21, third avenue, all lanes shut down with an accident there. Thats the only road closure. In better news, the commuter checklist. Metronorth, lirr, nj transit path should be wraupd up on the subways. Mass transit is a good option especially since the roads are going to be a mess. Exactly. Leave it to somebody else. While were getting more snow, all the trash that piled up along the city streets. 311 operators logged complaints about trash that has not been collected. Today a wrecking ball is going to move in with a blizzard two weeks ago left a new jersey supermarket in ruins. Well show you the scene at trader joes in west field. At 8 00 a. M. , demolition should begin. It means streets around that building, theyll be closed off. If you come across a pothole in mt. Vernon, the city wants to hear from you. Mt. Vernon mayor, richard thomas, put out a call for people to post pictures of potholes online with a pothole mv. The pictures will help the city locate potholes and identify the ones that urgently need fixing. The flint, michigan water crisis is prompting jersey city officials to take precautions and theyre going to begin testing the drinking water. Flint, michigan, residents cant use it because of contamination. Theyre hiring a thirdparty they have not found any contamination. A Serious Health alert issued in a new jersey town. State Officials Say the pit bull that bit three people tested positive for rabies and was not vaccinated. The pit bull has since died. A Monmouth County department of health is asking anyone who was bitten by the dog to contact them immediately. One victim will need rabies shots for several weeks. A new jersey boy attacked by a rabid raccoon and the man who saved him are reunited. The 6yearold and danny walls were honored by the city council. He was attacked by a raccoon while walking to school. Danny walls saw what was happening and jumped into action. He used a pole to kill the animal. People call me a hero. In actuality hes a hero. Hes really brave. This is something that i dont and actually have the spirit and also to be as calm as he was on the scene. Little arian suffered lacerations to his face, including a deep cut. You can see it there under his right eye. Theres a parking war on long island. You want to hear this. If you ride the long island railroad. Hempstead want to ban residents from most spaces at five hempstead train lots. They blame the tight parking on drivers in Suffolk County who come to hempstead for cheaper train tickets. The parking lots are either full or 90 capacity every day. Hard to find a spot when youre left trying to get to work. That raises the blood pressure. A little bit. Coming up on 5 00 a. M. Take us with you if youre headed out the door. Our next hour starts right now. Storm team 4 tracking a its going to make for a