Moisture at the surface, we are waking up to problems with dense fog and limited visibility. So 30s and 40s off to the north and west. So they werent included in the dense fog advisory but were checking the visibilities here this morning, even poughkeepsie their official reporting station a less than a mile. Bridgeport less than a mile. Morristown, visibility totally out of the question right now. Very dense fog in that area. Less than a mile visibility for belmar and toms river. We will be shower free and as the sun comes up, by 9 00 a. M. We start to see that fog burn after and temperatures soar into the 60s. A high of 64degrees in new york city today. Ill have the accuweather seven day forecast coming up. Right now Debbie Duhaime with the look at your commute this morning. Actually were going to go straight to ken. To debbie right after this because of the magnitude of this story. Thank you very much. Appreciate that. It is 6 01 and we begin with a developing story that could affect
Recent Mass Shootings in california and paris attributed to islamic terrorists coupled with a Politicians Campaign proposal to keep muslims from entering the u. S. Has left many in the Islamic Community bracing for backlash. Joining us today to give us some insight on this important issue is aisha aladawiya, the c. E. O. And founder of women in islam, and iman boukadoum, director of Community Partnerships for the Interfaith Center of new york. Thank you both for being here, and thank you for allowing me to nearly butcher your names. I apologize. Thank you for having us. We so appreciate your taking the time to talk about this with us. Like for you both to address is donald trump and his continued as many people have described it hateful rhetoric basically insisting that muslims not be allowed into the country. Just your reaction to hearing that, and how do you basically drown out that voice . Well, first of all. Mr. Trump is really a very huge indication of the level lack of knowledge
Meteorologists covering this cold. Jeff smiths in astoria. We begin with lee goldberg outside our studios on the Upper West Side all bundled up. The core of the cold was right during the morning commute. Yes, its very cold now. Its just not as brutal because the wind has certainly backed off. A benefit of the cold were making snow again in the ski areas. Check out Mountain Creek in vernon new jersey, were ready for some skiing. Here are the frozen facts. This is the coldest morning since february 24th. A windchill of 4 below in new york city earlier today. It feels like 19 below in monticello. The first subfreezing day since early march. Now were climbing out of the icebox. The lows this morning anywhere from 0 to 15 or so. Right now were at 27 degrees. Were just as cold last night at this time. We didnt have the wind. We had the 30 Miles Per Hour gusts last night, now its calm. So the actual feellike readings are the same as the temperature, at least within a few degrees. Feels like 1
Police arrested rice and charged him with assault on a police officer, menacing, and criminal possession of a weapon. Were going to turn to the weather and weather making headlines tonight. Bitter cold temperatures and our first taste of snow. And by taste, we mean not even an appetizer. One flake for every 100 people. Temps dropping 30 degrees since yesterday. Some of us will be seeing a few flakes. Meteorologist lee goldberg studios. Its a good thing the snow didnt come in right now because its very cold and would stick in a hurry. Tomorrow evening it its about this biting wind. Everybody walking down the sidewalk is just cringing and the chilly wind gusting over 20, bridges and overpasses getting a little backs off this evening. Were feels 25 degrees colder than we were yesterday at this time. What a volatile 24 hours. The wind chills now anywhere from 10 to 20 so its a bitterly cold evening. Only about half the stations reporting gusts right now. Thats a good sign as we head in to
Heads. They decided what to do next, and the consensus was clear. The committee advised that the microcephaly and other neurological complications constitute an extraordinary event and a Public Health threat to other parts of the world. Reporter World Health Organization director dr. Margaret chan says the possible link is strongly suspected, though not yet scientifically proven. Even the causes of microcephaly alone is sufficient to declare because of this heavy burden on parents, on mothers, and on the community and society. Reporter w. H. O. Officials say it could be six to nine months before science proves or disproves any connection but with the possibility of 4 million cases of the virus turning up in the americas in can you imagine do all this work now, and wait until the Scientific Evidence comes out, then people will say that why didnt you take action. Reporter this emergency does not call for a travel ban. They found no public justification for that restriction. Public women