every weekend, television for serious readers. >> now to trenton, new jersey. delivering his annual state of the state address. he focuses on the creation, education and repeal of the state tax. this is just under an hour. [applause] >> thank you very much. [applause] [applause] >> thank you. thank you. thank you very much. good to be home. governor, speaker, mr. president. members of the legislature, family and my fellow new jersey in. the six, have delivered my annual report on the condition of our state required by the constitution of the state of new jersey. i received a number of warnings. i was warned not to come here and waste my time talking about real reform, weight over deliver. warned not to pick thousand special interests and only pick the fights that i knew i could definitely when the matter what. i was told not to raise expectations because new jersey was basically ungovernable. new jersey was broke and we were failing. turned our state into an economic basket case. ground zero net private sector jobs, zero. you're dead in the water. a years before i became governor th

to the tri- state area. new this morning a blizzard warning has been issued for new york, new jersey an long island. >> and one of the areas expected to get a one-two punch, the jersey shore. areas still recovering from superstorm sandy will have to endure heavy snow and dangerous coastal flooding. and good morning, i'm lori stokes. >> and i'm ken rosato. cities and counties all across the area now bracing for the storm. if there's any good news, it's coming on a weekend which means a minimal impact for commuters and schools. >> and even still, though, new york city has issued a hazardous travel advisory beginning tomorrow when the blizzard warning takes effect. >> alternate side parking will be suspended tomorrow to allow new york's strongest to keep the city streets clear. >> port authority is also preparing with hundreds of pieces of equipment deployed at >> we have team coverage this morning to help you prepare. we begin with meteorologist amy freeze in for bill evans. you. this friday turns out to be the calm before the storm. we'll have sunshine here as daybreak happens, sun will

heads over to new jersey, where the ramp from route 3 eastbound to the eastern spur is shut down with a tractor trailer accident. otherwise, the roads look good. we'll look at the george washington bridge on the inbound side. things moving nicely into the tolls on both levels. we will have more weather and traffic coming up on the 4s. >> thank you so much, lauren. >>> it's 5:02 right now. as chris has been mentioning, the wind with this storm will stop you in your tracks. that's causing major flooding fears along the coast. tracie strahan is in belmar in monmouth county. >> reporter: good morning. we're hearing from governor christie's office. he says new jersey is fully prepared and ready to deal with any impact from the storm, but the governor remains on the presidential campaign trail. he's in new hampshire while all what's ahead. this is a drone camera video of the dunes on the beach. they're about 12 to 18 feet. they stretch from south to north. you can see them here. the crews have also reinforced emergencies berms on the beach, prepare ing for maximum impact from high wind

at 10:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span3. >>> new jersey governor and republican presidential candidate chris christie delivered his annual state of the state address tuesday at the state capitol in trenton. topics included the creation of new drug programs and improvements in public education. his remarks are 50 minutes. >>> thank you. thank you. thank you very much. [ applause ] thank you. thank you. thank you very much. it's good to be home. lou tint governor, mr. speaker, mr. president, members of the state legislature, friends and family, and my fellow new jerseyans, this is now the sixth time that i have delivered my annual report on the condition of our state as required by the constitution of the state of new jersey. before my first visit to the chamber as governor, i received a number of warnings from across our state's political class. i was warned not to come here and waste my time talking about real reform. i was told to underpromise as a way to overdeliver or at least break even. i was warned by the chattering class not to pick battles with special interests and t

. hardest hit will be southern and central new jersey. expect snow and flooding. up to a foot of snow in and around the new york city area and higher amounts south and west. here's the snowfall forecast around the area. again, we're still in this band of the three to six-inch range north of the city, and then to a foot of snow, closer into philadelphia a foot and a half. here's the next seven hours. temperatures will be in the 20s in most spots, so staying below freezing tawd, and we'll watch for the storm until then. it's not even on the accuweather track. we've got plenty of time here, heather. traffic and weather together as we kick off this friday. hope it's a good one for you. >>reporter: it's a good one so far. tomorrow just does not sound like it's going to be a nice day at all. >> i know. >>reporter: we have manhattan- bound trains skipping seven of the nine stations in brooklyn until next year. now, all of our other mass transit is doing fine. minor delays across the border at our hudson river crossings. some construction at the lincoln tunnel. you have the brooklyn bridge inbou

, 23 minute drive times in the green. headed southbound, in new jersey trying to get to the delaware memorial bridge you'll see 64 miles per hour average speed there. so everybody's moving along from the 42 freeway. looking good there, we have construction, though, on the white horse pike one lane is open in each direction between spring garden and fleming pike scheduled out there until about may so watch for crew on the scene. for the rest of the drive time, going to head to the philadelphia area. in center city on the schuylkill expressway eastbound from the blue route to the vine, 12 minutes at 62 miles per hour. 95 no problems yet even through the work zone and the blue route okay southbound from the schuylkill to 95. i'll be back in the next 10 minutes or so with a check on your area bridges. >> thank you, jessica. we are tracking the chances of scattered snow showers later today. katy zachry is live for us in south philadelphia. penn dot crews are preparing for the snow. good morning, katy. >> reporter: good morning. you see this salt piled high. penn dot will be active later t

fact that i will because i just did. now new jersey is counting on all of us to make good things happen. stop the bad ones in their tracks. so let's talk now about the other priorities we need to focus on in the year ahead. let's roll up our sleeves and put the public interest ahead of the special interest in the status quo. there are three other big challenges i want to work together on and that will allow us to continue delivering results. dramatic results for the people of new jersey. first, we need to continue our work to help the most wonderful members of our society. i believe we have what it takes to deliver a legacy of a legacy of greatness for state in this area. the true measure of greatness is found in the strength of our compassion. today i am asking you for to join me to double down on our states fight against drug addiction. there are few things that were taught on his governor and i believe strongly. drug addiction, just like cancer is an illness. it can strike anyone, for any station in life. were talking about people who could be my son or daughter, people who co

roads. in new jersey, some cities like passaic have begun to spread salt today. >> along the jersey shore concerns over snow are coupled with fears union beach has high water military trucks at the ready in case of coastal million dollars. snow and flooding is a concern on the shores of long island. we have several reports covering it. we begin with meteorologist lee goldberg tracking the storm. >> about 36 hours away from the first snowflakes. feels like it should be imminent. we have to wait until the predawn hours saturday, maybe late friday night over central and southern new jersey. cold air in place. lots of sunshine. no sign of a storm yet. wind is gusty. a look downtown, a lot of sunshine. we are at 34. are in the mid- to upper-20s. the wind is lighter in the park. it will feel brisk into the early evening hours. a blizzard watch is up for parts of the area. new york city, long island, northeastern new jersey, central and southern new jersey. a winter storm watch for the northwest suburbs. a blizzard warning to the d.c. area. that message is the same. that is where the heart

it's the new jersey governor chris christie three at yesterday of yesterday delivered his state of the state address in trenton. [applause] [applause] [applause] >> thank you very much. [applause] to be home. lieutenant governor from a speaker, mr. president, members of the state to switch her, friends and family, and my fellow new jersey and data database is now the sixth time that i delivered my annual report on the condition of the state as required by the constitution in the state of new jersey. before my first visit to the chamber i received a number from across the state's political class. i was warned not to come here and waste my time talking about real reform. as a way to over deliver or at least break even by those sworn by the class not to pick battles of special interest and to only pick the fights that i knew i could definitely win no matter what. i was told not to raise expectations of actually governing because new jersey i was told was basically ungovernable. when i arrived here what did i find? new jersey was broke, depressed and we were failing. decades of governing t

passing hour, details are being ironed out. >> a winter storm watch is in effect for new jersey, an advisory that will likely extend to much of our area in the coming days. >> it does appear more and more that the tri-state will be hit with snow, whipping wind, and the potential for significant coastal flooding. >> news 4's dave price is here with the two likely scenarios. >> it's problematic that combination of all of the different factors determining the weather over the weekend. here is the energy right now. it's going to go down to the gulf, pick up moisture there. work its way up the eastern midatlantic coast. and then it becomes a nor'easter. we anticipate at this point that this storm is going to come close to shore. here is what we do know. major snow is coming friday night most likely. that arrival in southern jersey. early saturday morning in the metropolitan area. details most likely will change once again. but we're watching it hour by hour. saturday, the worst weather. as you mentioned at the top of the program, winter storm watches are in place for much of new jersey.

trenton, new jersey, lawmakers awaiting chris christie. he'll be delivering the state of the state address today in new jersey. before he arrives we'll take a preview of the state of the union address from today's "washington journal." >> the next guest is henry cuellar of texas. good morning. >> good morning. >> as far as the state of the union tonight what do you want to hear from the president and what's the most important issue he can address at least in your mind? >> first of all, i think the president is just going to do a recap of what he's done the last seven years and maybe talk in general terms about the future, the traditional state of the union address where the president goes in to specific proposals, i don't think he's going to go into that or maybe very little, because it's the last year and as you know his relationship with congress has not been the best. but under the circumstances there's been victories in the past and he'll talk about those victoes. >> one of the things that is going to take place as far as the issues are concerned is the empty chair that we've h

. >>> breaking news in new jersey. that's where firefighters are battling a huge business fire. it's happening right now on florence avenue in irvington. certainly is not helping. "today in new york's" acie strahan is there now. once again, a situation where the cold is a challenge for firefighters there. >> reporter: absolutely, michael. and it's not just the flames, it's these icing conditions. very severe. we keep looking at these irvington firefighters, this one in particular, who's covered in ice at this point, all because of all the water it took to try and get a handle on this fire on florence avenue. you see them packing up the hosing right now. the ladders have been put away as well. possibly a good sign, but not enough to save the businesses and apartments on top of it. let's show you how severe this fire was around 1:30 this morning. this video was given to us by a viewer who are live li ves in the area. he says he took it from the vantage point of headquarters bar and grill. that's what he saw burning the most. neighbors say it quickly spread to a couple restaurants, a barbershop i

that's what's >>> breaking news at 4:30. flames rip through a row of stores in new jersey giving crews a tough time. >> the first bit of winter blasts through the area dropping a little bit of snow out there. now the focus shifts to strong winds. >> and the jackpot just keeps climbing. billionaire hopefuls place their bets and continue to grab powerball tickets ahead of tonight's record drawing. good morning, i'm lori stokes. >> thanks for being with us, i'm rob nelson filling in for ken rosato. its presence felt in the tri- state overnight. this is video from suffolk county. sparks were flying in selden before a power line came down. downed trees knocked out power. more than 800 customers are without power in nassau and suffolk county. >> you are never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic and meteorologist bill evans. >> the wind will be the tough thing today. no doubt about it. take a look outside, clear skies and 24 degrees. that would feel nice if you didn't have the wind. 18 hopatcong. 25 poughkeepsie. you see we are looking at 23 miles per hour winds at new

would have abolished capital punishment in the state. new jersey abolished the death penalty in 2007. in pennsylvania, governor tom wolf issued a moratorium on executions last year. he's waiting for a report from a task force that he appointed to look into the issue. those in favor of the death penalty are fighting the moratorium in court. >>> it's 4:32 and 24 degrees in allentown and happening today embattled allentown mayor ed pawlowski will give his state of the city address. the speech comes a little more than a week after allentown city council voted to call for the may mayor's resignation. pawlowski has not been charged or indicted and denies any wrong doing. >>> turning now to decision 2016 and final republican debate before the iowa caucuses. the gop candidates took the stage last night in des moines but there was one familiar face absent from the event. nbc 10's matt delucia is live in our digital operations center. the debate took a different tone without republican front-runner donald trump for sure. >> it did. will trump's boycott help or hurt with the voters? analysts2agreed

as 10 inches that have fallen anywhere from new jersey to long island down the shore. >> why is it kicking so much? is it the cold? you see lightning offshore it is just exploding offshore, it is just a tremendous set up temperatures that are in the mid-40s so that's adding a lot of heat and energy, very dynamic situation. outside we go where the wind is blowing this is the upper west side we'll see amy in just a second right now snow covered probably up to about 4 or 5 inches in central park waiting for the official first set from the weather service that should come in anytime, 25 degrees wind gusts to 35 and wind gusts of 35 you talk about blizzard conditions with quarter mile or less, there are blizzard conditions happening around the area. . >>> and what a difference is, dusting in places, putnam county, then you have heavy amounts along the connecticuit coast as well. if we start pushing 20 inches of snow, which is a possibility getting across the top new york city snowstorms of all time. we have blizzard warnings coastal flood warnings winter storm warnings to the north, the

powerball. in new jersey a one million dollar ticket was sold and two million dollar ticket was sold. three stores in connecticut and five million dollar tickets sold in new york state, one in nassau county, three in queens county and one in rockland county. now, lotto winnings in california are from state tax so perhaps something else to celebrate there. now, as for our location this morning, the winner, that one million dollar winner yet to stop by here but i discussed it with our crew, if they do, the coffee will be on them. >> the biggest coffee you can find. thank you, mallory. >> you can find the winning nuns and how the jackpot will be divided. check it out on our web site, abc7ny. >>> turning to breaking news in indonesia, police say attackers in jakarta have initiated the terror attack imitated the terror attacks in paris. at least seven people are dead including five attackers. three bombers reportedly detonated the devices at a starbucks cafe. starbucks is closing the stores in jakarta until further notice. two other attackers were shot at a nearby police station and were

jack markell would have signed the measure if it had reached his desk. >> new jersey abolished the death penalty in 2007 you might remember. governor tom wolf issued a moratorium on executions last year. he's waiting to are a report from a task force that he appointed to look into the issue. those in favor of the death penalty are fighting that moratorium in court. >>> 5:36. investigators have ruled the death of a man who fought with a septa police officer as accidental. according toed mel cal examiner's office, omar lopez died of a drug overdose. he died minutes after being tased by an officer. lopez later died at the hospital. >>> the citizens crime commission is now offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the vandals who damaged a catholic church in lindenwold earlier this month. this is a look at what they did at st. lawrence church of our lady of gaup -- guadalupe parish.ç >>> lawyers for bill cosby filed a motion asking for a sex assault charge against the comedian to be dismissed or for the prosecutor to be removed from the case. the motion was filed yesterday.

the onset of snow. friday evening in sections of new jersey and saturday morning as we head into the immediate met toll ropolitan area. we'll talk more about it in a few minutes with a full rundown of expectations. in the meantime, if you're walking out the door, don't go anywhere yet. >> thank you, dave. good morning, everyone. not too many problems out there. if you commute via route 17, we have a water main break out there. the repairs take out the right lane. this is northbound at linwood avenue. it also blocks the off-ramp. that accident that we just had westbound by exit 36 cleared. and we still have this emergency construction heading to the outbound upper level of the george washington bridge been two lanes shut down under the apartments, but no delays out there. we'll have more weather and traffic ahead on the 4s. >> lauren, thanks very much. >>> as dave just said, a blizzard watch goes into effect saturday morning. not just snow but flooding is a major concern with this storm. "today in new york's" tracie strahan is in hoboken. this is a really big concern because this

threatening to chop her up is in court today. ben: any people from new jersey to connecticut .they felt the earth move but it was not a earthquake , it was a sonic boom from a navy jet . carrie: i am carrie drew ben: and i am ben simmoneau . juliet huddy is off today . let's check the forecast . >> when you went outside this morning, it felt nice out there. temperatures are feeling pretty good across the tri-state area. starting out in the 30s with central park at 370. i slip at 33 and 30 down the shore in bellmawr. newark is checking in at 35. in the 20s and suffix in poughkeepsie checking in at 300.the numbers are running more mild than they were yesterday. temperatures hovered near the upper 30s. winds are light so windchill is not a factor. look at satellite. temperatures change as we go into our friday. snow showers are coming through western kenya and coming into the mountains of west virginia. you can see the snow showers rotating and you are single lake effect snow showers across western york . this is all headed into our direction so we are anticipating snow showers today but we ar

and weather on the 2's in a moment for you. first, breaking news in essex county new jersey. >>> gusty winds and bitter cold making it cold for firefighters. janelle burrell joins us live from irvington. >>> you can see this entire row of businesses on florence avenue gutted by flames as well as most of those apartments above. right now firefighters are just working to pour water on some of the hot spots that remain, as you mentioned, what makes this fire even more difficult are facing at this hour, it is frigid cold out here and because it is so cold, the water as soon as it hits surfaces that's on the ground as well, it starts to freeze. it is very, very slick for firefighters here right now, we want to show you some video shot earlier of what this scene looks like earlier all of this starting about 2:00 this morning, flames pouring from the building here on florence avenue, the fire chief i just spoke with him a couple of minutes ago, he tells me that all of the residents who live above these businesses were able to self-evacuate at this time he tells us that there are only a few mi

>> meteorologist jeff smith is in franklin, new jersey, where it just started snowing as you can see. and we're going to begin with meteorologist lee goldberg. >> a little bit of flurry activity in new york city. fine sleet, a couple rain drops. we thosed the wind kicking -- noticed the wind kicking up. we're starting to get colder. we're going to be okay as we head into the evening commute with nothing more than wet spots any city. another picture in the hudson valley, near red hook, we're coating the ground there. we get north of i-84. you get north of i-80 in new jersey. that's where you see snowfall, and then even look a little higher inmanhattan with this light mix. we're at 43 right now. too warm for snow, and even if we get any precipitation, roadways are going to be wet in and around new york city. marginal temperatures near cold monticello. we have seen accumulations, same thing across northwest new jersey, 31 in andover and there are a few rain drops. this tool we use on the accu drop, steady snow coming down. sin value lake -- sylvan lake, and whites near patterson and

new jersey shore with homes and businesses, flooded, dunes eroded, look at that, all of that flooding, and, people are kind of frustrated, that governor christie, is not realizing how serious a problem is, in south jersey. well, he is out campaigning for the presidency. >> it is more than just that. they directly asked him while he was out campaigning in new hampshire and it was his answer steve keeley that has people upset. >> well, hi, steve. >> reporter: mike, you know, we showed that massive beach erosion in north wildwood, and mr. christie may not be so concerned about that, the bigger erosion is to his reputation right now. a as we show you some of the damage, that he a apparently does than the know about or hasn't been told about we had north wildwood's mayor on yesterday as i stood on that dune after it was four times higher then me and being eroded. he called the mayor of north wildwood who supported him in both elections, by the way, governor christie backer long time, he has hung out with him, interacted with him, always talked with him, always on good terms with him. he ca

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be sentenced to 25 years in a new jersey state prison. sentencing is scheduled for february 5. >> happening today drivers for uber black hand to hold a protest at the headquarters. the drivers demanding that the ride sharing service lower its commissions. they are also upset that they are forced to com beat uber x, a lower cost alternative. >> unarmed guards will soon be on duty inside schools in the coatesville district. the school board approved the cost after a threat of try lens was posted on social media in november. four guards will start in about a week at the high school campus. the school board president is pursuing a more permanent security measure nor the schools. >> keyless ignition is a standard feature in many new cars but a crucial mistake is costing some their lives. what a pennsylvania senator wants to change. still dreaming of the beach. despite failed plans stockton university has new designs for the school at the shore. >> 4:36 the tixt it's cold outside. 20 degrees at nbc 10 but much of the area is running colder. your neighborhood by neighborhood forecast

customers already without power in new jersey. most of them in ocean county. >> state's ewe tile utilities have them -- >> the today show is going to air but going to air on cozi tv, our cable channel. stay tuned to us or tune over to the today show and we'll keep you posted on this storm as it develops. we want to take you now to our meteorologist. >> good morning, guys. the snow showed up early and hitting us hard now. blizzard conditions possible all over the county. here's a look at storm tracker four live radar. tracking snow streaming in on the heavier snow bans. the snow dives down in intensity and picks up again. that forecast has changed with the latest information we have. i think we'll stay with it solid. let's take a look at the spots the roadways in all spots. jersey city, union city, you're seeing the higher snow fall rates now tracking the intensity. this is one to two inches per hour. that's the ban moving on shore right now. that's going to last for another hour or so. quickly picking up 1-2 inches in central park and also as we head towards carney. another patch of dry ai

finding that we have construction still with us to the 60s. two lanes are closed down. new jersey transit long island railroad, metro north doing fine. brooklyn bridge is completely reopened into manhattan. street cleaning rules are in effect today. lori, over to you. >> heather, thank you. >>> a volunteer mission to help poor people in honduras ended tragically when a bus crashed and fell into a ravine. two students from columbia university and barnard college as well as a u.s. health care worker were killed. 12 other americans were injured. eight are in critical condition. eyewitness news reporter dray clark is live in morningside heights. dray? >> reporter: good morning, lori. both columbia and barnard college are both out on winter break. classes resume next week. these are some of the students that decided to spend part of their break doing goodwill. suddenly on the way back home it was a mission of mercy that ended in tragedy. two student volunteers and u.s. health care worker in honduras to help the poor were killed in a bus crash now blamed on mechanical failure. the ride to the a

. that's actually on the new jersey tornado pike southbound. in the outer lanes around 195, exit 7a. either direction, we're still in the green. the right lane is blocked. traffic is still getting through the area nicely. the jackknifed tractor-trailer probably approaching some slippery spots. that's what we've seen a common trend of this entire week after the storm. 95 right around cottman avenue, no problems. both directions looking great. we have a 13-minute drive time from woodhaven road to the vine street expressway and still in the 60s this morning. i did just check in with the offings as well. 5:05. expect days there on the burlington bristol. the betsy ross is clear. >>> the blizzard of 2016 ranks as the fourth worst snowstorm to hit the northeast since 1950. the national oceanic and atmospheric administration made that announcement yesterday. the agency classified the storm as a category 4 which means it had a crippling impact. nearly 24 million people saw at least 20. >>s of snow. >>> right now we're still feeling the effects of the blizzard of 2016. nbc 10's deanna durant

the greater philadelphia area, the i-95 corridor and into portions of western new jersey. so take a look at the storm finally starting to see it loosen up a little bit. we talked about how after five or 6 o'clock we would start to see snowfall rates lessen and breaks in the action. this dry slot has been persistent we had it this morning. it filled back in and redeveloped. your totals will be lower over south jersey and interior delaware. they've taken that snow and thrown it is up towards the lehigh valley, berks county where the snow totals are overachieving over 2 feet in many locations there. i want to show you philadelphia at the moment. again we'll head back to the radar here and show you a closeup zoom of what's happening in the moment. again you can see this line of heavy snow right about here moving across i-95 at the moment, northern new castle county in delaware, southern delaware county pushing into camden and gloucester counties. this is some of the heaviest snow we've seen since overnight last night and it's continuing to come down steadily through the next hour or two

that's an going something you want to plan into your morning commute. for new jersey out on the white horse pike around cross keys road in berlin, everybody moving along. we'll jump to wilmington to watch for construction there on route 261. between silver side grood and grub road. >> we're following this breaking news. 10 are dead and 15 hurt in an explosion. state run television says the blast was likely caused by a suicide bomber. germany issued a warning to avoid crowds outside tourist attractions in istanbul. you can count on nbc 10 to follow breaking news all morning long. we'll bring you new information as we get it on air and on the news app. sky force 10 is over breaking news locally. crews are still on the scene of a car. the damage, flames reported around 1:00 a.m. the smalling stone home was built in the 1800s. records show it was up for sale. there are no injuries, still not clear what caused the fire. >> new jersey governor chris christie is home, he will deliver thinks state of the state this afternoon, matt delucia is live in trenton with what we can expect from the pr

-breaking. the tides along the jersey shores and delaware coasts, ing new highs as the storm continues to pound the mid atlantic region and the northeastern region as well. nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer joins us from hard-hit washington, d.c. miguel, what's the latest there? >> reporter: hey, richard, good evening. we've had blinding snow here, nearly the entire day. we're now in our 30th hour of steady snowfall. on a clear day, you'd see the capital behind me. there's no chance that's going to happen tonight. here in washington, d.c., we've had about two feet of this thick, fluffy snow, but it's also very dangerous. and it's not just washington, d.c. that's getting hit tonight, so are many other cities. this is what they feared and so much more. historic snow, crippling ice, severe flooding. bringing much of the east coast to its knees. >> it's like getting sand blasted out here. >> tonight the roads are dangerous and deadly. 16 killed across the region, most in car accidents. in kentucky, 3,000 cars stranded, some for 13 hours on i-75. >> no food, water, bathroom facilit

duty in new jersey getting a very special honor today. a ribbon cutting ceremony was held to rename the west district police station in jersey city for detective melvin santiago. santiago was shot and killed while responding to a call at a walgreen's. this happened in july 2014. the mayor says santiago had the attitude that all officers should have. >> aspired to be a police officer in the west district like his family members from the time he was very, and he wanted to serve in one of the most challenging areas in the entire city. i think that love and belief for jersey city. >> a time capsule filled with personal items from detective santiago and notes from jersey city school children will be placed in the station. it will be opened 100 years from now. >>> medical marijuana now available in new york. coming up on eyewitness news, we're at one of the first locations to prescribe it. >> a local high school student accused of being anti-israeli even called in to the principal's office. what happened when she took to twitter with her story. >> plus, dreaming big. the powerball jack po

. speeds well into the 60s from route 1 to valley forge. amtrak, new jersey transit, patco, septa, a few of the trains are running with car shortages. you may have overcrowding on your train. d.a.r.t., route 8 still suspended this morning. tracy? >>> happening right now, kids are getting ready to go back to school. some of them may not be happy about it but it is the first day back for most students today, since the blizzard. that means you'll need to keep an eye out for kids at the bus stop, possibly behind those big piles of snow. deanna durante is live in manayunk this morning where there is still quite a bit of snow. >> reporter: take a look. these are the snow piles we're talking about. even though these aren't some the biggest ones, they are right here at the crosswalk where many children will be crossing the street this morning at umbria and hermitage. you watch as cars barely stop at all going through the stop sign. make sure you pay attention to that when you're on the road today. you may not see these kids crossing the street. what other people are dong with their roads, take a

new york city after ten. i think this evening, south and west in new jersey. snow arrives around midnight in new york city. main even a little bit before. we could have a few inches by dawn. already roads are snow recovered and dangerous. the brunt is 7:00 in the morning until 7:00 in the evening, so just in the heart of the day. snow ends by midnight sunday. the worst up to 7:00. close to a foot in new york city and long island, i can see higher amounts. and here's the final snowfall map leading up to the storm. again, a look at central new jersey, 12 to 18 locally 20. some of those higher amounts brooklyn, queens, and touching manhattan and parts of long island get big totals out of this. look to the north, more of a moderate storm, we have a lot to talk about. so many elements o. storm, timing for your neighborhood -- elements of the storm. timing for your neighborhood. we'll have it all. >>> mayor de blasio has declared a winter weather engineer starting at 8:00 -- emergency starting at 8:00 tomorrow morning. it does not mean there's a travel ban but the mayor is urge drivers

riding on the early states. new jersey governor chris christie and former florida governor jeb bush. first, governor christie, who has spent more time in new hampshire than any of the other republican candidates. governor, happy new year and welcome back. >> happy new year, and looking forward to getting back to new hampshire this afternoon. marco rubio this week, saying, dude, show up for work or quit, which brought a lot of heavy fire. check it out. >> chris christie is a funny guy, but he's never in new jersey. he's gone half the time. >> the people in new jersey want to throw him out of office. we're going to hell and the governor of is in new hampshire meetings. new jersey reporters have researched this. they say you've been away from new jersey for all or part of 72% of the time since you announced you were running for president. when you look at the total, over 200 days in 2015, which raises the question -- who are you to criticize? >> i'm on the job every day, chris. this is the difference between being a governor and being a senator. i'm on the job every day. senator rubio

nor'easter in new jersey. >> i think bring two mops. one to fix some place where the sun don't shine. >> reporter: the comment has struck a nerve in cape may couldn't along with another there was no reside you'll flood damage and comparisons to hurricane sandy. >> i heard one crazy mayor down south jersey say this is the worst thanned sandy. the one thing you want to know about that mayor his town didn't get hit by sandy. >> i think the governor was insensitive to the concerns of the residents and business owners here who experienced a lot of damage. >> patrick is that mayor, tells me he was personally disappointed and disagrees with the notion that sandy was a nonevent here. >> a lot of the same people who were flooded out this weekend had significant damage during hurricane sandy. >> reporter: he says the governor whom he supported for many years, called this morning to say he's sorry. >> it was a genuine apology. i accepted that. i believe that he genuinely feels he misspoke and perhaps said things he wished he had not said. >> reporter: he also told christie he felt the governor

new jersey. 13 people dead, nearly three feet of snow accumulating in washington, d.c. and parts of maryland. about 200,000 people are without power in 13 states. h heavy flooding in towns on the new jersey shore, a major concern is the heavy flooding and will it reach into new york state as well? in new york city, a complete travel ban is in effect. no cars, no taxis, no city buses. only police, ambulances and emergency vehicles are allowed. or team of reporters on the ground covering every angle of this for you tonight. chad myers, jason carroll in new york city. jennifer gray in washington, d.c. sarah ganum in philadelphia, ryan young in new jersey. but first, this hour, we are following breaking political news. with just nine days to go before the iowa caucuses, the editorial board at the influential paper "the des moines register" is announcing its endorsements for the democratic and republican presidential race. joining me now is lynn hicks, opinion editor for the "des moines register." thank you for joining me. >> thanks, poppy. >> break the news for us on the air. who have y

feeling it morning is a range of temperatures in the 20s. particularly northwest new jersey the cold spot. you jump into the city, above freezing at 37. then lower 30s, upper 20s across long island, down the jersey shore as well. a weak disturbance is headed our way. this is the storm we worried moving away from us. what we're dealing with instead is a cold front. there are some snow showers that will work in here, possibly mixed with raindrops in the late morning, early afternoon hours. some clouds. 20s in the suburbs. look for brief mixed rain and snow showers from late morning until midday or so. then a gradual clearing trend. it will turn windier later in the day with a high of 40 degrees. emily west on this friday morning. tell us about the first check on the commute. >> hi everyone. we have trouble in queens. let's take a live look at the grand central parkway westbound just past the l.i.e. you can see an accident here. several emergency vehicles. only the left lane is open. the two right lanes are closed. we'll keep an eye on it. if you can go with the l.i.e. instead, that's your b

streets in ocean city, one of dozens of towns along the new jersey coastline with roads shut down by the storm. officials barnegat issued a mandatory evacuation. >> that's when i started getting like how much water are we getting in here? and that's kind of sort of getting into a little panic moke. >> reporter: mantoloking police chief worried high tides tonight is going to cause flooding. >> all of the water is going to dump into our side streets. >> reporter: how many homes are we talking could be impacted? >> probably 200. >> reporter: here in mantoloking, a 45-foot wall built after sandy is the only thing between this tremendous surf and these homes. >> honestly, we feel a form of post-traumatic stress. they've rebuilt, right. they've come back bigger and stronger and then you have another one at your door. >> reporter: governor chris christie, who declared a state of emergency friday night, made several stops throughout new jersey today. >> this is my 17th snow emergency in six years so we know how to do this. >> reporter: tonight, the road along the masasquan inlet is deserted.

signal problems at the park avenue tunnel. l.i.r.r., new jersey transit on time. watch out for a problem as well, 28 in rosedale park an accident with a downed traffic signal. inbound george washington bridge avoid the lower level. lower level they are doing emergency pothole repair. a lot of cars with flat tires. try the upper level. taconic, an accident in yorktown. subways on or close. the l.i.e. again westbound still moving slowly through little neck parkway into queens. alternate side parking rules are suspended. back to you, ken, lori. >>> new details and video of the man accused of slashing a brooklyn grandmother at random on a subway train. overnight we learned the identity of the 21-year-old suspect and the charges he will now face. eyewitness news reporter dray station in noho, dray. >> reporter: the suspect, damon knowles is in yale because his grandmother turned him in. he was arrested in brooklyn on tuesday afternoon. his grandmother recognized his distinctive red sweat pants and hat and called the police and told them i know exactly who you are looking for. now, kno

. >> that's right. we're watching the 42 freeway in new jersey right around runnemede around the new jersey turnpike, exit ramp northbound from 55 to the walt whitman bridge. average 59 miles per hour. it's northbound lanes headed into philadelphia to get to the walt whitman bridge no problems there. 295, construction there to watch out for. otherwise everything is doing great. we're open on the vine street expressway again for the second time this week, normally we're closed between broad street and the schuylkill expressway. no detours there. at least for this morning. can't say that for the rest of the week. the schuylkill expressway is doing great. you can see we're in the green there east, westbound, 13 minutes at the most into center city from the blue route to the vine street expressway. tracy. >> 4:02, the first alert weather team is tracking snow. it could affect your commute depending when and where they start falling. katy zachry is in south philadelphia, pen dot is getting ready. this will be the first time we've seen salt on the roads, right? >> reporter: it's a cold morning, you realiz

. mark: our first guest tonight is coming to us via satellite. governor chris christie of new jersey. thanks for making time for us. >> thank you. conflicts of saudi arabia and iran is much in the news. i want to ask you about that. i would to value a record of the last five years? >> i think it leaves something to be desired. but the fact is we have to work with them to continue to express our concerns about things that happen in the country. it should not be the dominant factor. we have larger issues to deal with. how we deal with syrian refugees. theirher issues including breaking off of diplomatic ties with iran. all of those of the significant factors the next president has to take into consideration. when you say leaves something to be desired, what is this a civic practices that you would characterize that way? i think generally what we find is that the treatment of women is not exactly what we would say here is acceptable. but there are other examples as well. the fact is we need to work with our friends to make sure we're trying to have a positive influence on their human rights rec

, almost all of new jersey, almost all of delaware, philadelphia area and surrounding counties to the north and west. the blizzard watch is because we expect areas of heavy snow and possibly a quarter mile visibility or less. these are whiteout conditions, especially when you combine those 55 mile an hour wind gusts we can see so outages are possible. if you're in the lehigh valley or the poconos, this is a watch. heavy storm expected, low visibility, wind gusts near 30 miles an hour here. outages possible in these kind of conditions. so the snow forecast, here it is. we haven't changed it too much but we have extended the 10 to 14 area into other parts of montgomery and bucks county. but 14 to 18 closer to parts of chester county, northern delaware and through the i-95 corridor. 14 to 18 inches there. 10 to 14 philadelphia up to trenton. much of interior new jersey, 6-10 a little closer to atlantic county and cape may county. closer to the shore where we could see mixing maybe two to six inches and that would be heavy, wet snow. and that would be, i think, one of the biggest problems

coverage in pennsylvania, new jersey and delaware. on the streets in your neighborhood as a major snowstorm barrels down on us. good evening. >> you are watching a special hour-long edition. tonight, the new jersey declared a state of emergency joining pennsylvania and delaware. live pictures from storm force 10 in cherry hill. wainwrigyne wright tells us the three inches of snow. >> while we were on the air this afternoon, people in delaware saw snow. you saw a car attempting to make a turn. this is our live camera in wilmingt wilmington. >> parts of chester county could see the largest snowfall. the plows doing a lot of work to clear the roads. >> we are in the thick of it. let's get a sense of the big picture. we begin with meteorologist sheena parveen. we have a long way to go. what are we seeing? >> what we are seeing is snow for everybody. even heavier areas of snow in new jersey and delaware now. those are moving up to the north. we are blanketed by snow. blizzard conditions still expected as we go through the day tomorrow. power outages expected. major coastal flooding exp

, new jersey wondering if it will happen again. for about a week, the area has been plagued by loud booming sounds. the problem is, no one knows where the sound is coming from. here is cbs 2's dave carlin. >> reporter: we were , like, looking at each other like, what was that? in the past week to daniel mcmanus and their family. while inside their home at a usually quite fair lawn neighborhood, things went bump in the night. >> if we did not know any better it almost sounds like a cannon. echoing. >> reporter: elsewhere in the neighborhood along the passaic river, residents say they have 6:00 p.m. and as late as 2:00 in the morning. >> it was like, grr, grr, boom. >> i come out here, sometimes people dump garbage. it sounded like a garbage truck. >> reporter: police search for the source of the noise up and down the passaic including on the patterson side. initially they thought the noises were coming from this pse&g plant in patterson across the river from communities were noises are being reported. construction is going on, but a neighbor closest to the plant says the booms are no

public shelters. we're very happy about that. we also are happy to report that our new jersey transit system will be back up and running around noon today. bus, light and rail, and rail. we had fewer than 300 accidents across the entire state, which is a very, very small number. that's again a testimony to the folks staying off the roadways. we had a high yesterday of about 94,000 power outages across the state. we're down to about 25,000 this morning. the bulk of those are in cape may county, about 18,000. in those folks, you will have about 90% restored by the end of we have about 3,000 up in bergen county. new jersey. the 4,000 folks in central new jersey should be restored by the afternoon, this afternoon. we'll see up in bergen county, i would assume the end of the day today. the high tide this morning was survived very well by the people in cape may county. only minor to moderate flooding, only street flooding. we don't see any significant property damage happening in cape may county. folks did have to leave because of lack of power in those barrier islands. they went and shelte

assemblyman. [applause] a plasma physicist, the tightest race in new jersey. he will serve alongside republican assemblyman. >> we now know. appeared on good day new york. >> say something or do something. >> back for the 3rd annual state of the state red carpet. never in the history of the world have we seen anything like what we're getting ready for, the greatest war in history. and russia will be there, ezekiel 38 and 39, china will be there, revelation 16:12 and is the one that leads this horrendous battle i just mentioned at the euphrates river where isis is now. watch jack van impe presents. ♪ >> michelle. a fire broke out sunday night. >> the building is on fire. >> i got my three kids and we bounced out. >> not today. >> back for the 3rd annual state of the state. i'm jillian. this is going to be a big day. >> it is not just about the state of the state of new jersey. on our government today. >> for now he will toss over. was that president christy or governor christie? >> one thing is clear. new jersey got its leader back. >> he was in favor of a 10 percent sales tax? okay

hudson. public schools there will be closed in newark along with about 60 other schools in new jersey. >> the nation's capitol will see its second straight snow day. federal buildings are closed in washington as the district tries to thaw out. >> you are never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic beginning with meteorologist bill evans and >> yes, my son is at american university. they made a washington monument snow replica. with enough snow it's the same size as the actually washington monument. 3 feet of snow there. 40 there and a lot of the snow will melt across the d.c. area up to the tri-state and hudson river valley except once we get to the overnight hours, this. temperatures below freezing in the teens to 20 to 18 to 19. that means black ice freezing on roadways above i 80 above the merritt parkway, 287 to the north. to the south we have a situation where it's warm. more melting sunny breaks into the afternoon. then we get rain. you may need your rain gear late in the day today. we will talk about that. debbie duhaime is in the traffic center for heather. what do you

start time in terms of the light snow. midnight already in parts of extreme southern new jersey so as it moves quicker we're expecting it to start sooner in the city. so we're saying right around midnight or so. also the snow titles increased in terms of what we are predicting and travel is not advised at all unless it's an extreme emergency on saturday because conditions will continue to deteriorate. the blizzard warning is now in effect for all of long island, the five boroughs central and southern new jersey. winter tomorrow conditions, extreme conditions for westchester county to war iran now. now putnam and orange county are under a watch. almost all of our counts. here's a storm now. you can see a low pressure here coast and that's what we're expecting to happen tonight where that intense storm will intensify along coastal sections. the snow is already in cape may new jersey and it's only a matter of hours before it reaches our area. southern new jersey starting to see the snow now but we'll move over the city toward midnight, north and east by 6:00 a.m. tomorrow. now dave price

effect. metro north, lirr, new jersey transit, and path train runs on a saturday schedule for today. alternate side is suspended. more weather and traffic coming up. >>> new this morning, a tragedy on the lower east side. a man died just after midnight. it appears to be some sort of elevator accident. first responders rushed to that scene at 131 broome street. they could not save the man. katherine creag is there with what we're learning about the building and everything that happened. >> reporter: indeed. this apartment building has a history of elevator problems. elevators skipping floors, not working. now we've learned someone has died. a young man from an elevator that malfunctioned, according to police. midnight. a 25-year-old man was in an he was about to step off the elevator with them when the elevator malfunctioned. according to investigators, it began to descend. people outside of the elevator tried pulling the victim from the elevator, but he was trapped. 911 was called. firefighters and paramedics arrived and were able to free the victim, but he died at a hospital. the i