The vehicle reading it to our vehicle. 27 degrees now. The winds calm at 6. 5 miles per hour. The wind chills just about 20 degrees. That means tomorrow night at this time it will feel about 40 degrees colder. Now, because of the extreme cold, the city has issued a code blue and no one will be denied shelter and mayor de blasio is asking new yorkers to take this weather very seriously. With temperatures about to bottom out in the single even subzero digits, its hats on across the city. Some are big. What do you call yourself when dressed like this . Bubble head. Reporter some bold but some are barely there. No hat, yeah. Im just roughing it. Reporter when i say to you 20 below zero, what comes to mind . I should be in florida. Reporter Kristin Williams wont be there. She will be here and willing to venture out even when wind chills make it feel a bone chilling 20 below zero. Will you wear a hat . I will find a hat. Reporter when i say to you mind, i cant say it on tv. I say oh alaska n
As far back as 1916. Your full forecast in your area straight through the weekend coming up in just a little bit. Well see you in a bit. Meanwhile, people are already bundling up. A lot of the people we spoke with say theyre not ready for it to get worse. Hi, cat. Reporter i have a down coat under a down coat. I have so many feathers on, i might take flight. I feel okay because i have layers on. Weve been talking with people around here, theyre out and about, we saw people going to work. Theyre fine with being outside today because they plan on being indoors this weekend. If you think its cold today i feel like its very cold and i need to have a hat on, but i dont because i forgot it. Reporter it will be even chillier this weekend. This mornings temperatures gave new yorkers a preview of whats ahead. So for people outside, traffic waitin for the bus, bundle up and think warm thoughts like going to south america. I leave saturday night, come back the following friday. Its about, you kno
This man, who hits the water every weekend, will have to change his plans. I was going to go sailing. Reporter now you have to cancel . Im going to cancel becse i donwant to freeze my posterior off. Reporter people Walking Around the city in full winter ar from head to toe, already a slow day for the horse carriages and morrows ice festival cancelled due to extreme temperatures and it wont be reheduled. Others wilbrave the cold. Are you cancelling your plans for the weekend . Due to the coldweather . Absolutely no reporter what are your plans . I hav to work. On sunday, i dont know. My boyfriend is going to surprise me. Were still on. Its just cold. Thats all. You just snuggle and make it warm. Im not scared of the cold. Reporter what are your plans . I dont really kn yet. Gog he going out. Reporter a blast ting a toll on peoples wallets. Losing out on two work days. Indoors or outdoors, stay warm and enjoy the long weekend. In the upper east side, im Jessica Formoso steve the code blu
We are live in yaphank, im kristin thorne, channel 7 Eyewitness News. Thank you. Following breaking news right now. Newscopter 7 is over an overturned truck on the northbound new jersey turnpike in secaucus. This is on the eastern spur near exit 16e, the toll plaza there. President quite sure yet on traffic situations that are happening. We are going to continue to monitor the situation. Newscopter 7 is pulling out. Not looking very good. Bringing you any information as soon as new information as soon as we get it. Also following developing news, also happening in new jersey, seven workers have been injured when a scaffolding came crashing down 35 feet. It happened at Apartment Building at the brookdale apartment complex in hackensack. Two of the victims are in Critical Condition tonight at Hackensack University medical center, five are now in serious condition. Now to those tough new gun control laws in connecticut. Governor dan malloy saying you will issue an executive order with a s
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