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Residents in the tristate area. The very latest on the accu Weather Forecast for meteorologist jeff smith. Jeff . Reporter the main impact will be late tomorrow through 6 00 on monday for nassau county, western Suffolk County on long island. We are expecting more snow, several inches at least of snow. A winter storm watch is in effect for the eastern part of Suffolk County right through 6 00 a. M. On monday. We have a system already sliding off to our south right there now. There could be a sprinkle over Southern Ocean county but this initial storm system will slide off to our south. The main show which comes in late tomorrow and tomorrow night is actually the more vigorous piece of the upper level. This will take a left hand turn up the coast, with a storm track like that, we are on the cold side of things just cold snow possibly mixed with a little bit of rain at the onset beginning late tomorrow afternoon and lasting right through tomorrow night. At this juncture we are expecting ar
Judge Merrick Garland a confirmation hearing . Will they even meet with him . We talked to new yorks senior u. S. Senator Charles Schumer, a member of the Senate Judiciary committee. Good morning, everyone, and welcome to upclose. Im bill ritter. President obama now setting the stage for a showdown with congress by nominating a Supreme Court justice, the president last week choosing 63yearold federal Appeals Court judge Merrick Garland to fill the seat vacated by the late justice antonin scalia, mr. Obama praising garland for his experience and ability to build a consensus. To suggest that someone as qualified and respected as Merrick Garland doesnt even deserve a hearing, let alone an up or down vote to join an institution as important as our Supreme Court when twothirds of americans believe otherwise . That would be unprecedented. Thank you, mr. President. [ voice breaking ] this is the greatest honor of my life. Other than lynn agreeing to marry me. The Republican Leaders, many to c
New jersey, into the city, into the hudson valley. Thats it. Theres a sharp cutoff in eastern pennsylvania. It should be out of here by 7 00 or 8 00. Things will continue to dry on out. A wet start early this morning. Clouds give way to clearing. By noontime, the wrongway temperatures today. We start out mild, 53. 43 by noon and into the 30s by the evening hours. Wetd roads. Lets see if there are early problems. On. On the bqe to the williamsburg bridge in the westbound direction. That shuts down the left lane. Its still passable. Heading over to new jersey, we have a water main break on route 46. This blocks the right lane. Otherwise the roads look pretty good. More weather and traffic on the 4s. Lauren, thank you. Now to decision 2016. Super tuesday brought a few surprises. But not enough to slow down the frontrunners on both sides. Donald trump took seven states. He did not win texas. But it may not matter. Hillary clinton was also the clear winner on the democratic side. She also t
Live radar shows weve got to get through this chunk of moisture in the morning commute. The first part of the morning commute, damp and wet out there. Puddles could be formed by the heavier downpours. You can see the areas of yellow and orange. Its moving steadily to the east. It shut down between 7 00 and 9 00 from west to east. Clearing for the afternoon. But it turns colder and windy dropping to the 40s and the 30s by days end. Well have the sevenday forecast on the 4s a little after 5 00 a. M. Let find out about the commute from lauren. Thanks, chris. A new problem. Route 9w shut down in both directions between oak tree road and the pald said isades parkway. It could take a while to clean up. We do have a water main break thats affecting route 46 in new jersey. Westbound out by beverwyck road it blocks the right lane. There are no delays just yet. More weather and traffic ahead on the 4s. Lauren, thanks very much. Now to the super tuesday the dust settled, the winners were clear. D