Of the people affected in our area. I am carry drew in for juliet today. Ben i am ben simmoneau. January. We are already ready to leave january behind. Do you like the snow . Some of our biggest blizzards that have an in february and march. I dont want to jinx it. I made a prediction two winters ago and i have to tell you it feels like i just dont see eating that cold again. It will be in the 50s next week. I dont see a big storm in the near future. It means that winter is almost over. We are definitely on the upswing. Next week we will find out from the expert on. We start out with relatively temperatures at this hour. 340 out at newark and 37 is the current reading in central park. We keep in mind that the average high for this time of year is at 990. We are already close to that at this early hour. Temperatures are above average is afternoon. Area wide, we are milder than we were yesterday. Well stay above average for the next few days. Windsor, across most locations but they will pick up and speed as they turned blustery this afternoon. We expect wind gusts up to 30 mph today. Look at the satellite and radar and we see clouds in place with no rain or snow showers yet. There is a disturbance that we are watching to the west. It helps to ignite the snow showers across parts of western new york and pennsylvania. We see the lake affects now into the tristate area later this afternoon. We will see snow showers. We are not expecting cumulation. Temperatures will rise in the mid30s so we will see rain mix and across the area. Tomorrow is drier and cooler air in the 30s and 40s. 500 expected by monday. We will stay well above average as we go into the beginning of next week. Lets see how good it is on the roads. We do have a couple of issues out there with some stuff out there. Lets take a look at staten island. We see areas in the fridge lets go outside and take a live look at the expressway. You could see there is more than it should be. There is construction on the bridge so you might just want to keep that in mind. We will see the Grand Central with an accident at the westbound side. One lane is getting by here. Its on the westbound side of the road eventually backed up. Its not looking terrible. Not too much rubbernecking going on. It will be in both directions because of an unauthorized person reporting on the tracks. Will continue to keep you uptodate on that. The parking rules are suspended but you start to put money in the meters. Thank you, christina. Ben who came out the winner . Thats the question this morning . Carrie was a donald trump who held his own rally . Happened. Robert leave it to donald trump to overshadow the proceedings and he wasnt even there. Ted cruz was in the crosshairs. If you editing it doubt about what a huge personality has, just watch the debate without him. Lets address the elephant not in the room tonight. [laughter] that elephant, named donald trump, was in a different room a few miles away at a fundraiser for veterans. He skipped the fox news debate because he did not think the moderator treated him fairly at the first debate last summer. Fox has been extremely nice and in the next few hours. They wanted me there and they said, how about now . You have to stick up for treated badly you have to stick up for your rights. Back on the stage, the elephant not in the room is actually very much in the room. I am a maniac. Everyone on the stage is stupid, fat and ugly and ben, you are a terrible surgeon. Now that we got donald trump out of the way. Donald trump is an entertaining guy. Greatest show on earth. This campaign is about the greatest show in the world. He was a teddy bear to me. We had such a loving relationship. I kind of miss the tweets. At last, he wasnt so the debate moved on to other matters Like National security and immigration. Ted cruz was accused of flipflopping. He is the king of saying, you are for amnesty. Everyone is for amnesty except for ted cruz but its a falseness. Its an authenticity problem. This is a lie that teds michael made the choice to go the direction to support amnesty because he thought it was advantageous. Chris christie had just about had it. We have to stop the washington bowl and get angst on. Now, back to the matter of trump. Fox released a statement saying, trump offered to appear at the debate upon the condition that they contribute 5 million to his charities. We explained it was impossible and we cannot engage in a quick pro quote nor could any change hands for any reason. In the last 48 hours, we kept two issues at the forefront that we would never compromise our journalistic standards and we would always stand by kelly. Trump contemplated jumping in and that wouldve made television. It did not happen. Robert moses on the debate. Thank you. Ben the 20yearold who vanished in indiana. The fbi and local officials rated a home in the town of martinsville. Its about 30 miles south of indianapolis. Sources say the fox affiliate in indianapolis say a person there could be connected to the disappearance of two other people. After he did, not nothing was found. He is jailed on a indecent exposure case. Spears mother spoke with fox 59 about the search for her daughter. I do believe we will find line one day. Its hard. With each passing year , you just have to give it over to the powers that be. There is a bigger power than me and hopefully we will find her. She vanished into thousand and 11 after drinking with friends at a she had had just finished her sophomore year. The man accused of slashing a woman with a machete is under arrest. The latest turn of events comes as Police Commissioner took a ride on the train to show that it is safe. Lets go to teresa borello. Good morning carrie and ben. This comes in the wake of what seems to be a very disturbing perception. Rise. Late last night, police say they arrested a 37yearold man and charged him with slashing a woman. My music is off when i ride the train because i dont know what will happen. There is concerns that the subway is unsafe. Thats fueled by a recent slashing. This man is the same guy who slashed a womans hand on the train near the he told his 29yearold vic them, i will chop you up on this train. On monday, this man, damon knowles, slashed a 71yearold grandmother on the d train. There has been a dozen flashings around the city since december. Some of them involve people who are bipolar and schizophrenic. They are selfmedicating at home. Many of these people need to be in institutions where they can receive fulltime care. Its a seemingly random nature of these crimes and instability of the assignment assailant that has writers concerned. The random ones are of greatest concern because they come out of nowhere. The renowned forensic pathologist was the chief the subway slasher, joseph christopher, murder for people in one day. He says the recent string, however troubling, is not a sign that the bad days are here again. Random acts that weve seen on the subway , there is no evidence that there was intent to kill. According to the nypd, there are officers assigned to transit to patrol the system. They are training 5500 more to deal with the mentally ill. That is the latest from brooklyn this morning. Thank you, teresa. Concerns over the spread of the zika virus are spreading. One of the people who contracted it is a pregnant woman and that is a scary thing. Officials say seven people have been diagnosed with the fire linked to severe birth defects. It includes three here in traveled abroad. They insist that new yorkers should not panic. Mosquitoes are not active in the winter months. Here in new york city , there is no risk of transmission. Its not here. Its the big thing. A lot of people in the western hemisphere dont have immunity to it. It was centered in africa and it doesnt have a longterm effects for adults. These pregnant women and the infants it can be folks could get some rain showers. Right now, temperatures at 370 and we will go few degrees for the afternoon high with when picking up and speed. They get dusty so be aware of that. Check Dunkin Donuts unbelievable selection of breakfast sandwiches freshly made all day and now you can enjoy two english muffin egg and cheese breakfast sandwiches for 4. Patients across the country have spoken. They recently rated their Care Experience at over 3,500 hospitals nationwide in a survey conducted for the centers for medicare and medicaid services. T fewer than 6 received 5 stars. R among them was Cancer Treatment centers of ramerica in philadelphia. T learn more at p cancercenter. Com slash eastern. Cancer Treatment Centers of america. Care that never quits. The National Oceanic weekend blizzard is the fifth most powerful in the northeast. They announce the storms ranking on the impact scale and it calculates inches of snowfall. The storm people. Is a lot of people up and down the coast. It miles. It was a big one. It was. I think for a lot of people, it was fun. It hit the weekend and it seemed like people stayed home. It wouldve been a bigger issue if it happened during the week. I know you are a fan of the warm weather. Its nice to get one with a doozy. I was thrilled. This is what we were saying its been so warm this week that it was gone. My friend is in the suburbs. They are seeing piles of snow everywhere. Temperatures will stay above the freezing mark and above average as we go into next week. 500 in many locations. We are starting off three nice. 370 in the city and 33 in bridgeport. In the 20s in poughkeepsie and up towards monticello. Of new jersey in the 20s and 30s here. Pinebrook checking in at 29. Montclair is at 34 and so is westfield. 30 outside the door and we do have some clouds in place. Its dry right now with no rain to speak of yet. We are watching the snow showers coming off the great lakes. They look pretty intense across when certain pennsylvania. As they make their way towards the tristate they will weekend as they we are anticipating snow showers but no accumulation expect it. Heres a look at the future costs. Peaks of sun once it rises and after 11 00 am we will see the snow showers pop up north and west of the city. We will see snow showers coming through around 2 00 and they will be some rain shower 70 warming up into the 30s. Tomorrow we wake up with plenty of sunshine that stays with us for saturday and sunday. Clouds mix and from time to time it but we will stay dry. We go through the rest of the day with temperatures in the 30s and at 400 with scattered showers. Christina. O is here. Lets get right to it. We have a couple of things going on right now. You are traveling in new jersey and route 23 southbound with oak ridge rd. Taking out one lane. You want to look out for spot. We had delays at 84 e. Down to 312. Looks like it overheated and took out one lane. We are seeing snow moving traffic. Lets move into the area of 42. You could see in both directions not too much going on here. He will bring it to the Grand Central pkwy. And we are looking at this issue on the westbound area of the lie. We are still seeing delays here at westbound at the lie. These downside is not looking bad with temperatures looking on the new york trade center. We are seeing signal failure on the amtrak bridge. The transit will honor your tickets at 33rd st. This will go on until further notice. He stopped to put money in the meters. Thank you very much, brooklyn residents are not happy. They are fuming over the possibility that the l train could shut down. They just want to fuel the frustration. The plan is to release it to the public and everyone knows that we need to make repairs along the l line. We are looking for a plan for this. Its not enough the mta says they know dont know what to do. They are talking about to completely shut down the l line between brooklyn and manhattan between 18 months or close one at a time meaning there will be delays. Its not a great situation. People might end up moving. People rely on the subway every day. The problem is , if you live in those areas of brooklyn and greenpoint in williamsburg, even in East New York its the only transit option you have. Its not close to any other lines. We will keep you posted. Barbie is getting real. They gave the iconic call a body makeover. She now comes in all see shapes and sizes. Shes the 11 inch bombshell changing with the times. She debuted her look with different skin tones and colors. She will have a new body three to choose from. Tall, petite or curvy. Its an issue for some people. 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Losing more than 1 million every year and it will be remodeled to become an event space called the ballroom. Is expected to open next the time now is 5 26 am. We have all the stories coming out plus weather and traffic. This is violet. Shes been waiting for a moment other kids wouldnt think twice about. Her first bowl of cheerios. Because now that cheerios are gluten free, violet, and many others we are looking at a mild start to the morning with temperatures in the 30s. We may also see some snow showers. Beautiful shot. Its the statue of liberty in the distance. We have all the details in the forecast. The man accused of slashing a woman with a machete and threatening to drop her up is under arrest. He is scheduled to make his First Court Appearance today. Many people thought they felt the earth move but it was not an earthquake. We will have an explanation thank you so much for being with us on this friday. Tgif friday, 29 january. Audrey is in with mike wood. We were happy to have a heated discussion about the camera in the city. At least they say we were discussing it. We are walkers. Audrey says you should not be speeding so pay the ticket. My beef is i know way to prove what they say is true. I think you have a point. I generally walk city. Ive no way to prove that i was not doing what they said. She is not happy. She is thinking about it. I am trying to refrain from a colorful language. Ben i do agree with you. Theres a lot of street. I am a walker in the city and i constantly see people break the rules. Blend ben, you are a rule breaker. Now you learn. You are debating the ongoing application of the cameras to catch you speeding. You are justifying this meeting because you said why you justified the speeding. There is no justification. And you admit they were speeding up to catch the light which is another reason i get annoyed. Tell us how you really feel. 370 in central park. Ready to in islip and 29 in poughkeepsie. 25 in sussex. Its the same number you are waking up to in monticello. Ben is influencing me. The winds will be picking up and speed as we go into the afternoon and evening up to 30 mph making for a bit of a chill. Lots of clouds are in place. Once the sun rises, you will see some peaks from time to time but we will go mostly cloudy for much of the day. We are watching a disturbance in the great lakes and throwing it into western new york in western pennsylvania in the storm showers. As they worked their way towards the tristate , they will weaken and break up. We are just expecting scattered showers with no accumulation expect it. There could be some rain showers with temperatures warming in the 30s this afternoon. 80 will be the high tomorrow and is dry for saturday and sunday. Check out the temperatures. 500 as we get into the. There is a crash in one line is blocked. Its moving slowly. The van wyck expressway was right by rockaway boulevard. On the southbound side, we have a bad accident. It looks like only one lane is getting by here. Is jammed up so you want to keep that in mind. Its the southbound side in the northbound side seems the earlier issue on the parkway near the lie, away. Train issues here as service is suspended. The World Trade Center line between Journal Square looks to be signal failure on the amtrak. This will be going on until further notice. 2 33rd st. Parking rules are suspended at you have to put money in the meters. Start something. Wow okay 5 35 am. Just this time. Back on the campaign trail. The republican candidates today. Donald held a rally while everyone else had a debate. Will trumps noshow hurt him in the caucus . Robert moses joins us now with more. Trump almost showed up at the 11th hour but it did not happen. He held this fundraiser about 5 miles away to benefit veterans. He skipped the debate because he did not think the moderator, megyn kelly, treated him fairly. Fox stood by and trump decided to forgo the gallery. Fox has been nice at the last few hours. [laughter] they wanted me there and they said, how about now . I said, hasnt already started . You have to stick up for your rights. When you are treated badly stick up for your rights. Even though trump was not on the stage, the elephant not in the room seemed very much in the room. Everyone on the stage is stupid, fat and ugly. Then, you are a terrible surgeon. Now that we got the donald trump portion out of the way its not about donald trump. He is entertaining and he is the greatest show on earth but this campaign is about the greatest country in the world. Donald anna were okay. He was a teddy bear to me. I miss him and i wish he was here. Jeb bush is funny. We missed him. They shed a light on what happened. Trump offered to appear at the debate upon the condition that fox contributed 5 million to his charity. We explained it was not possible and we cannot engage in a quick bro . Oh nor could any money change hands for any reason. Our journalistic standards and we would stand by our journalist megyn kelly. I promise there was substantives issues suggest at the debate and we will discuss those hour. We spend a lot of time talking about immigration again. We will look at national security. Ted cruz was drawing the i have many candidates because he is the next closest challenger. Cruz was the one who was in the crosshairs and we will show you how he responded. Thank you, robert. Carrie a man accused of slashing a woman on a subway is under arrest. Ben bill bratton shows the train is safe by taking a ride. Good morning, teresa. Theresa the Police Commissioner dispels the fear that there is a what start with the individual arrested overnight. His name is not to wreak. According to police, they say he slashed a 25yearold woman. He told her, i will chop you up on this train. This is the latest case in what appears to be a late trend of subway slashing. A dozen flashings have occurred. They are training additional 5500 officers to deal with the mentally ill. Thats with the 2800 patrolling the metro they are set medicating at home. Many of these people need to be in the institutions where they can receive fulltime care, not on the streets teresa, thank you. Is a pretty warm morning. Lets check the forecast once again. We will feel more springlike. Today we are still in winter. Lots of clouds in place with precipitation in the form of snow. We come in from the west and right now we are watching the lake effect snow coming across pennsylvania. They make their approach in the tristate area and they will fizzle out. We will see some snow showers with no accumulation expected. Up to 11 00 we will just the city. At lunchtime we will start to see the snow showers and were seated rain showers off to the south. Sunday looks to be the same with a mix of sun and clouds. We will see some dry days next week. Temperatures rise into the 40s and 50s. Wins pickup from the northwest gusting at 30 miles per hour. Tomorrow, looks like we will see plenty of sunshine with clouds in the afternoon. 47 on sunday and 50 on monday. We will see precipitation in the form of rain and not snow. Theres a couple of things going on. The issue in jersey is side. They rub her neck and people want to see whats going on. It doesnt really affect the roadway that much. Lets bring it to the Southern State parkway. Here is a live look central avenue. Crowded but moving on the eastbound side. Its not looking so bad. The next shot will be the van wyck. Its a very big accident on the southbound side at rockaway boulevard. Flashing lights in only one lead to squeeze by. Its causing a heavy delay. Take a positive out of this at least the northbound side isnt looking too bad but the southbound will be something you want to avoid. Allow yourself some extra time. The bridge is going on right now. Notice. The line is suspended as the transit is cross honoring your tickets at 33rd st. The Street Parking rules are suspended but you have to put money in the meters. The curtain of distraction its out in find out who is again r again again again again . Again again General Mills is removing artificial flavors and colors from our cereals. So you can love cereal. Home in rural indiana in connection with the disappearance of lawrence beer. She is the westchester native vanished after finishing her sophomore year at indiana university. Yesterday. They are said to question at the home one of the people in new york who has the zika virus is a pregnant woman. Seven people have been diagnosed with the virus which may be links to severe birth defects. Boomers battle with yellow taxi will save you money starting at 10 00 this morning. They will cut its rates. A trip to midtown and laguardia will be six dollars less than before. People in new jersey and long island felt the earth move under their feet. It felt like an earthquake to a lot of people but it was not an earthquake yesterday afternoon. It was a sonic boom. It was caused by navy jet. Supersonic testing off east coast. The jet was moving faster at 760 miles per hour. It sent out shockwaves surprising everyone on the ground below. I was inside the house. I heard the rumble. My husband was in the room and he came running out. He says to me, the whole bedroom just shook. Its almost daily in the same area. The most sonic booms are not on land. They say certain atmospheric conditions are there although it wasnt that cold yesterday. They play a role in how far the effects travel. Its interesting. It could become a lot tougher to get rid of bedbugs. They developed a resistance to the main septa size used they blame the overuse the last couple of years. They are searching for new nonchemical methods to eradicate them including the use of heat and steam. They represent a thorough cleaning of household items. Duke is off so we have a look at sports. 0 5 without mellow. He is out with a sore knee. They kept it close with lance getting the go. New york is down by one but toronto had more with three minutes left to play. Toronto wins the franchise but. 10th game in a row and the next fall 103 93 for the final. Comedy in College Basketball last night. Arizona state hosted or gone in a packed 12 matchup. Is a comedy here. They take place in the curtain of distraction. Its none other than the olympic gold medalist, the distraction work as he missed the first shot. They reset for the second shot and this time , he pulls off his pants. He is standing there in just a speedo. Its the second shot and he also misses. 86 68 at the big talk of the night as michael. Ben he is out there training for the summer games coming up. He spent some time in ann arbor when i was a student there. He was a really nice guy its cold in ann arbor. Its not much colder than it is here youd be surprised. People love to eat wings during football games. Ben americans are expected to eat 1. 3 billion wings. Carrie thats a lot of wings. Ben comes out to be 162 thats for wings apiece. I love wings ben i do like wings. A close shot of the guy in the buffalo sauce. [laughter] it was probably not necessary. You eat fish . Yes. The fourth wings per person he hands them to someone else. I do like the wings. Hard to eat. They are so good. I really like them. 32 in islip in 33 in 370 in central park. 29 in poughkeepsie. Temperatures are 250 and its the same number we find at belmar at 280. Lots of clouds in place. We will see the sun breaking through early in the morning but it looks like will have the clouds taken up in advance of the system. Its currently bringing some lake effect snow showers across new york in western pennsylvania. They slowly worked their way towards the tristate and they fizzle out. We are expecting scattered showers by 11 00 this morning. By the middle part we have rain showers popping up but no major consequence. No accumulating snow but some bursts from time to time. Everything exits quickly. The winds picked up in speed and you will feel the difference this afternoon as they cost up to 30. Tomorrow, we wake up with sunshine with clouds working in and we see more of the same on sunday. We have a mix of sun and clouds in the second half of the day. We are out for a mild trend. The windsor picking up from the northwest and temperatures will be in the 70s. 380 for tomorrow and 47 for sunday. 500 on monday and we are close to that on tuesday. The next chance of precipitation will be on wednesday but because the temperatures will be above the freezing mark, we are expecting rain and not snow in the forecast. A quick happy birthday. We will get her in the next hour. We do have an accident on the garden state parkway. Its on the southbound side exit 135. 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