let's check in with meteorologist dan zarrow all of the details. dan? dan: will wednesday's winter storm played out as expected t. the know was not the big issue. it was wintry mix leading to slush and ice which made for miserable driving condition force the day. storm system exiting now. clearing skies overnight. temperatures fool the freezing mark. 32 degrees in the city. i colder than the suburbs. be aware of the refreeze. that slush, some puddles probably turning to solid ice and may be slippery out there for thursday morning's commute. then coming days, we have a cooldown. a warm-up, our next storm system to talk about. details on that and our local weather forecast coming up in a little bit. bill? bill: tragedy in queens. an11-year-old boy dies trying to save his friend. his 12-year-old friend had fallen through the ice. the little boy was successful in saving the friend but medical professionals could not save the 11-year-old hero. nate rogers has the full story. nate? nate: bill, tonight, anthony perez is being celebrated as a hero throughout th

joos le chechen with dan zarrow the freezing forecast. dan? dan: with near record rainfall and near record high temperatures this weekend and then almost felt like mother mature lost track of the call end der and felt like april than february we have take and step back so things are cooler much more typical of february as we get into untoast day high pressure sitting right on top of us that is a cool dry air mass and so we'll see plenty of sunshine and a seasonably cool tuesday morning then a seasonably chilly afternoon high temperatures will be around 40 degrees. beyond that we'll find ourselves right on the edge of cold and warm air. not a terrible place to be. but it does mean temperatures are going to to be a bit temper amal. we see a warming trend for wednesday and thursday. then, early friday then cold air will return with a vengeance by the time we get to the weekend so there will be train drops along the way as well. tonight, just plain cold. lows in the lower to mid 20's and have to watch out for the refreeze if there is anything look

he aim meteorologist dan zarrow. >> don't go epp where. a lot more "chasing news" coming up four tonight including george kozlowski's supports report cheer lay big game on sunday night. not without contro visor off the field this time in bill: welcome back to "chasing news." i am bill spadea. some of you may have watched the football game sunday might. if you did you may have noticed an ad full of controversy causing a bit of a backlash. >> wonderful. reck my. ram's truck used forces of martin luther king speech to sell trucks now it doesn't seem that far off the march and let's face it. these guys will do about anything to get to you pay attention to their ads and they had about it of a captive audience a the super bowl and george kozlowski has the full story. there was football game yesterday and we go to minnesota and mvp with a play of the game late second and fourth in goal just in side of the two. there is the trick hey. sells it. he catched it. made it it 22-12 for thoughles made it to the win and very brief. you know, we played thi

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let's check in with meteorologist dan zarrow the weather? dan. hi, there, meteorologist dan zarrow here with many other meteorologists. we'll make this fast. we're looking great headed to this weekend and showers remain and temperatures will be before normal for the next couple of days. overnight tonight. those thermometers don't go anywhere in the lower 40's give or take, it is mostly dry and patchy dense fog. lacks look the drier day of the weekend mostly clud. jennifer: assistance a few shower around and not come. ly dre. high temperatures in the 50's then sunday looks like the wetter day of the weekend with periods of rain and it could be a break in the rainfall if that happens we'll make it to 60 degrees if not stuck in the 50's once again and good news with this forecast, we got dry weather on the way for monday, tuesday and wednesday. so have yourself a great weekend we will and -- >> thankthank you, dn and griffin. we got a lot more show coming up four tonight including al the headlines. we'll see you exploding manhole covers you don't wa

bill: check in with meteorologist dan zarrow, with your weather forecast. >> two big weather stories in next 24 hours, first is a welcome but brief warm up, highs in 40s on thursday, i like when we were under an arrow that says miler, to the west our next storm system comes in weather story two, that will start to impact us thursday afternoon to thursday night to friday morning. this one looks messy, will start as rain, then transition to wintry mix then a brief hit of snow friday morning. snow accumulation will be limited, we could see a slushy inch or two from northwestern new jersey to catskills maybe part of hudson valley, for us, icy, dicey, sloppy, slippery, overnight, quiet. chilly, increasing clouds, upper 20s to 30, thursday, clouds mild, mid to upper 40s, first rain drops and snow makes thursday afternoon to evening, friday morning watch commute, it could get slippery, show showers taper off -- snow showers taper off, then from 30s to the 20s. a cold start to weekend, then watch our next storm system. that will be sunday to monday as you watch big game on tv. we could have

am meteorologist dan zarrow. bill: all right. let's check out the headlines we're chasing for you tonight. r one day after president trump's daughter-in-law, police in washington, d.c. are investigating following reports that a white powdery substance was found in a letter delivered to the building where former president has office. the building is owned by the wildlife fund the letter addressed to that fund and not obama. officials reporting a six-year-old north bergen kindergartens the second fatal case. superintendent said lincoln he'll me tary school underwent after hernandez died. on monday, new york officials corn firmed the death of a brooklyn girl was linked to the flu. a fourth pediatric case in new york city this season. new orleans two-week carnival season culminated tuesday. people of all ages lining up to watch float and acrobats wine wind through the streets. mardi gras is traditionle of eating rich fatty foot foods in preparation of lept which begins wednesday f. those are headlines we are chasing tonight. bill: 50

i am meteorologist dan zarrow. bill: all right. check out the headlines we're chasing for you tonight. >> cdc saying a number of people seeking care for flu-like symptoms has not been this high in ten years acting director says flu levels are much higher than usual this time of year. >> we recommend antiviral med since for people who come in with severe symptoms. for people whole have reason to be at higher risks for complications. >> the report showing that in the last week, one out of every 13 doctor visit's in the such was for fever, cov where are other flu systems to a rate not seen since the swine flu pandemic. >> hopefully he will have a great career ahead of him. was very sad when we heard about it. >> president trump coming under fire for praising rob port are accused he of dragging one ex-wife and punching another in the face. the president telling reporters was good work are and witnesser him well. he resooned this week as allegation spossal abows went public. check thought individual grow memphis, tennessee. drivers ins

and your weather, dan zarrow will have the forecast and it may feel like spring now. just wait. i am bill spadea, this is "chasing news." front page of the daily news today, an accusation of ram pant sex and alcohol parties all at the office of the bronx d.a. john has the story. jop, a is going on in the bronx? yeah. bill, the scene out of the movie animal house and the drinking and having sexual relations work allegedly at the bronx da's office. key word, allegedly. here ishere is what is going on. a $15 million law sites being filed against the city that claims bronx da is running the office that is quote ripe with employee in gaging serious misconduct and ethical practices. a woman's filing the suit of crime analyst in the d.a.'s office and a woman named crystal rivera claims she hasness withed drinking in the office parties where employees would go off and have sex and say she's hasness withed a brawl and other scandalous activity t. now important to pint out, rivera is currently suss spenned for professional misconduct steaming from the relationships with her boyfriend and

i am meteorologist dan zarrow. bill: just whether commuting in and out of manhattan you thought could not get worse, the l-train is about to close for 15 months for repairs. we have the detail, john. reporter: maybe new yorker one day will tell their bosses sorry i am late i got stuck to the pontoon, this idea borne out of nightmare come us for ltrain riders, the alternative bridge, it is being loaded to help the 200,000 people who commute between brooklyn and manhattan every day. here is what happening, shutting down tunnel that connects bury s in -- boroughs in april. they have exploring transit options like rerouting other subway lines, and adds buts and hovlanes. a kickstarter is trying to gather support for a pontoon, a bloafloating bring, a $1 toll wl cover the cost no word from the mta or coast guard, one thing that is happening, affects on band c line, 3 subway stations, one in washington heights will close in coming weeks for repair. station are wouldn't 110, 86, >> and protection will take about 5 months.

let's check win dan zarrow to break it down for us. dan, what is coming our way. dan: well, bill, this winter storm, as manfully, a matter of timing and temperatures t. the first snowflakes moved in in the 7:00 to 8:00 hour on wednesday morning. if you commute early, you may be ok. later on, things are going to get messy. the big concern here, not really the snow, the freezing rain scenario. we could see few inches of snow from northern new jersey to the catskills in the hudson valley, but for the south along the shore, it is rain and in the middle there. central jersey and a period of freezing rain mack things very slippery throughout the day tomorrow. >> what do you expect. and below freezing and the slick roads for the morning but the afternoon commute. >> yeah through the morning it is going to hover around freezing and the weather is different depending on whether it is 31-32 or 33. now there is a piece of good news here. temperatures will warm above freezing so it goes all rain across the entire area and in times photograph the evening commute on wednesday.

i am meteorologist dan zarrow. bill: don't go anywhere. we got a lot more "chasing news" coming up four after the break. we'll be chasing al the headline for you tonight including s.u.v. to ram the national security agency building in maryland. there were shots fired and injury. mrs., the dog show. who is a good dog? wait until you see the winner. ♪ you need to survive much more than the cold to be a polar bear plunger. it takes courage, bravery and heart. each year these winter warriors jump to frozen glory to raise money for special olympics pennsylvania athletes and with nine locations statewide you're never far from a polar plunge in your area. join us... the many, the brave... the ones who are "freezin' for a reason." bill: welcome back. including an suvnal security agency building in maryland. shotshere are area in race. plus, the westminster dog show. who is a good dog.amaro at the center of a for ry crash on listening island that ck an oilve people delivery truck between other vehicles. one of the vehicles killing the four occupa

i am meteorologist dan zarrow. ok. check out headlines we are chasing tonight. >> a child has died after being diagnosed with the flu. the third suspect in new jersey this season and unclear if the virus was the factor in the child's death according to a report from superintendent, the new jersey department of health is investigating. the teenage demonstrator laid down in front of the white house on monday. that left 17 dead at the high school. funerals have begun for the parkland victims many seeing this opportunity to make the voices heard. >> then, at the end of the day. you are with us or against us. >> police are investigating how the debris that fell from a fire escape the building in new york killed a 58-year-old long islander. on friday with life threatening injuries around 2:00 p.m. the building inspected a the time of the accident. inspector on the fire escape when the step collapsed and plunged several stories and fell through to piracy but able to pull herself to safety. those are headlines we're chasing to