Tragedy. I want to start with Ashley Johnson. Ashley, what do you got for us . What caused the deadliest fire in new york citys history in more than 25 years. Heartbreaking. Do you think this is such a tragedy. How could it happen so close to new years . It breaks your heart. Then, those poor kids died. The racing fire in the bronx apartment complex near 180th and prospect avenue took the lives of four men, four women, four children as young as one years old. Friday, investigators say the fire started from a threeyearold boy the snow. Official say the boy alerted his mom with both of her children and made the fatal mistake of keeping the door open. A man who lives in the building describes frantly getting the children out one by one. They put their lives, you know . One after the other. The fire in the bottom floor and quickly escalated to the top telling people on all four floors. We were told the boy had a history of playing with the burners and turning them on, then, before, before
Weather that happened over the past year. I am bill spadea. This is chasing news. Bill a big question in new jersey as governor elect bill murphy gets set and whether he will be able to make good on the Campaign Promise to make Recreational Use of marijuana legal across the board. He is already fighting some resistance from the democrats and the republicans some members of the state senate say hold on governor elect, not so fast. Now some Council Members in the city of linden pushing back saying we got a lot of questions first. Ashley johnson has the full story. Ashley, a do you got for us. Reporter new jersey governor elect bill murphy has n not said much since the election about the Campaign Promise to helloize Recreational Marijuana in the first 100 days in office they are seaing out and number of concerns. I spoke to longtime state senator ron rice in newark who said, there needs to be more research on the effects recreational mr mr has had in place writs is legal. Linden councilma
Dan. Bill, it has ready to bnletuck w freezing for about 00 hours now. We have more days. The frigid temperatures, the biting windchills, i dont see d until early next week, monday the 8thment now we do get a day in thursday. Highs will be around 30 degrees. Part of south above freezing. We do have some snow to talk about for thursday morning as though, by the end of the week, friday into saturday. Some of the coldest weather of se only in the teens, windchills will be below zero pretty much we talk more about the cold and especially the impending snow threaten the completming up a l. Bill . Bill we gat big show for you tonight including the to riff the bronx fire that we brought you last week. Deadliest fire in new york city in nearly three decades. Now, a lot of questions are being raised about the toddler who was playing with the stove. Neighbors are upset and understandably angry. But first deadly shooting on new years eve at the hands of a 16yearold boy what has autism. A family l
Through the five burroughs of new york and the Hudson Valley. Winter weather advisory to the northwest and see a couple of inches of snow. The morning commute is going tab mess not because of the snow but because of the wind i will have a detailed look at the within try forecast coming up later on. Bill . Bill thank you, dan. All right. I with president to check win Ashley Johnson who is at the Salt Mountain in new jersey. Salt crews get ready to make the roads passible. Ashley, what do you got for us . Reporter bill, just look at this mountain of salt behind me. The ocean county Road Department says here out of the river garage. 4,000 tons of rock salt on hand which is expected to be put to god use with the massive winter storm known as a bomb cyclone on the way. The National Weather service issued a winter storm warning from 9 00 p. M. Wednesday through 7 00 p. M. Thursday and for coastal new jersey and eastern long island with the half foot of snow or more in the forecast. Ocean cou
Like . Temperatures overnight in many places the Single Digits the worst is here. We have another commute coming up. I am bill spadea, this is chasing news. Bill we got a weather alert for you tonight on chasing news. What a huge storm we had to endure today. A foot of snow in some cases and with the wind and the freezing temperatures, it aint over yet. We got team chairs coverage for you, but, lets start with meteorologist dan zarrow with details. Dan, what do you got for us. Reporter this was winter storm. 17 inches of snow. 60plus Miles Per Hour wind gusts along the south shore of long island. The bomb cyclone the thing intensified so rapidly we saw the blizzard like conditions for the day. Now the storm system moving in. They will have to deal with the 60plus Miles Per Hour wind gusts and the snow as it moves away us. The threat of blowing snow through the overnight hours and we have to deal with the free freeze the slush on the roads may become ice and buy early tomorrow morning.