Next half hour or 15 minutes or so. This is the lull in Suffolk County. Theres heavier band. Look where they are. Its not snowing in Eastern Suffolk county. Theyll get into the band from the south and southwest. The day planner today, sloppy this morning with wet snow out there. In terms of accumulation, a coating to a couple of inches at worst case. Low 30s low the wind picks up. Expect highs back into the upper 40s this afternoon. Warmer days ahead. Well talk about that. Lauren scala has the latest on a monday morning commute. Thanks, chris. Good morning everyone. The goethals bridge you can head that way. We still have an accident out there on route 35 southbound. All lanes shut down between harding avenue and New Brunswick avenue. Thats all because of an accident with downed poles like i said. A live look outside. Most of the roadways will look like this. Things moving along just fine on them. Although the roads are wet. Heres the Grand Central parkway by laguardia airport. Things doing fine. Queens is in good shape. That accident its still early. More weather and traffic on the 4s. Lauren, thanks very much. We saw school delays. People out in Suffolk County actually have to get a shovel ready. Katherine creag hitting the road a little bit earlier. This morning shes in medford right now. How is it looking out there . Reporter kerry, michael, it looks quite scenic if youre looking at it from your kitchen. Looking out the window, it looks lovely. If yourealehind the wheel of your car, not as lovely. Its enough snow that you can see the lawn is covered with snow. As one driver put it, its he had to clear his driveway, covered with snow. Drivers had to clear off their cars because theres that much accumulation. On the l. I. E. Eastbound near exit 63, this was about 3 00 this morning. The far left lane is covered with snow. No driver dared to get on them. The snow is sticking to the roadways. Salt spreaders are on the move. Clearing roadways. At one point, we were behind eight trucks on the l. I. E. Going about 30 Miles Per Hour. Drivers told us they certainly appreciate their work. The fellow we talked about, he sar ys hes on the roads early. I wasnt looking forward to this. I was looking forward to the warm weather. I guess reporter probably had to clean off your car, covered with snow . Not too much. But enough to be annoying. Reporter that word begin, kerry and michael. Annoying. That driver we were talking with, he said its not a terribly heavy snowfall, but its enough that his driveway, again, covered with snow. At least the side roads that you see here, the service roads theyre clear. Back to you. Kat, thanks so much. We want to go to Brian Thompson now in new jersey. Hes in Wall Township with a look. We have a walkway covered behind you there. Reporter yeah. It looks pretty, actually. Theres still a good amount of it hasnt slackened off. You can say theres not a lot of bite to this storm. But early this morning, we did see a lot of it accumulating on cars. This is the kind of storm where theres more snow on cars because they can be so cold than there is on the roads because they have the warmth of the earth. With the temperature of roughly around 34 degrees when i was driving here to the rest stop, it certainly was not going to stay on the roads especially with all the salt on there. Even getting it off of the cars is going to be py easy. Windshield wipers will do it in front, maybe a brush with your hand or a glove on the side of yorvur cars. Youll be on the road and be fine. The question is, how much is accumulating . For that, michael, we have the trusty Brian Thompson ruler here. I thought it was gone for the whole winter much lets see what we have here at the rest stop. Its white on the ground. Inch if you kind of push it dow a little bit. Nothing too bad. As i say, its only on these surfaces. Nowhere on the roads that we can see here in new jersey anyway. You know, if its that, i dont think theres going to be a problem with the morning commute. Back eo you two. Brian, does that ruler go back to the National Museum of broadcasting or are you allowed to bring it home . Reporter not until i retire, michael. Which may be sooner than i want bept cause i use it so much. I dont know what the boss would say. Maybe well send it to the newseum down there or Something Like that. Well deserved. Winter is complete on this first day of spring. Brian thompson has gotten the ruler out. Been waiting all year for it. I dont know where he was in january, but he needed a yardstick for that. As he pointed out, mainly on grassy areas. Dont walk on the grass, youll be fine. North babylon at the freezing mark. Morristown, sussex and bridgewater at freezing. Low 30s doing it. The ground, again, relatively warm at this time of the year. Any sun from the past couple of warm. This is an indication of the intensity of the snowfall. City. Thats one of the lowest visibilities we can find. Two miles in white plains. Showing the tenmile visibilities, theres no snow. That means its shut down completely. On storm tracker, it continues to get closer and closer. Still snowing from where brian was along the jersey shore. But that band is going to slowly pivot off to the east and the northeast with a break in the action. Portions of Eastern Suffolk county, your snow will pick up again in a little bit. Were talking about a coating to maybe a couple of inches on grassy areas east of the city. Light snow now. 32 degrees. That snow winds down shortly. And into the 40s with a gusty wind this afternoon. 50s and 60s this week. Well tell you when in a little bit. Lets find out more about the commute from lauren scala. No major problems for the commute despite the weather. Its still pretty quiet out there. Take it easy. For buses, nj transit bus route 196 is not operating on skyline drive this morning. Thats because of the weather. Ill let you know if that changes. Otherwise, buses look good. Same for the rams. All the track work wrapped up on the weekend. Lirr, nj transit and path all running on or close to schedule. Alternate side of the street park pag rules are suspended today. Meter rules in effect. The next weather and traffic update on the 4s. Thank you very much. In new york city, theres a travel advisory. The department of sanitation has been out all night trying to get the roads ready. Tracie strahan on the west side with a look at their effort there. Tracie, you thought you had won the snow derby between brian, kat and yourself. Do you still feel that way . Reporter no. Because its finally starting to slow down here and thats a good when it komts to comes to travel during the commute. Not a lot of snow on the sidewalks. We saw someone jogging on the west side highway. Also the sidewalk. The streets, thats a different matter. Thats why the Sanitation Department has been out throughout the night. We have video of what it looked like when we arrived. There were a lot of trucks already getting filled up. The plows have not been down. They havent had to be deployed so far. We did some digging. I looked up the snow budgets in new york city. Because that mound you see back there really hasnt been touched. According to scott stringers office, the borough president , they base the snow and ice removal budget on the previous five years. If you remember, this year wasnt so bad, the year before, well, it was. So it remains to be seen what theyre going to do with the remaining salt here and all of the overtime and all of the things that theyve had to do as a result of this snow. As i said, theyve been on around the clock. They havent had to do this a lot this year. Back to the west side highway and show you how its still falling. All right. Tracie strahan there on the west side of the well try to get back in touch with her throughout the morning. Download the nbc new york app to stay on top of the weather any time. You can see the radar where you live. Download it on the Apple App Store or on google play. There you go. Its 5 09. President obama is paying an historic visit to cuba. Jay gray has the latest on their trip. After a visit to old havana late yesterday, including a stop at the famous cathedral of the city with first Lady Michelle and daughters sasha and malia. President obamas focus will shift from tourist to the business of a renewed relationship between his country and cuba. The president will lay a wreath the cuban poet honored in his role for his countrys fight for freedom. There will be a welcome from raul castro and a bilateral meeting between the two leaders. The white house says the president will be, quote, candid about areas of disagreement including human rights practices. For many here, the topic isnt nearly as important as the fact the two sides are talking again. Translator yes, its interesting that its an historic trip. Its 50 years without relations. She hopes the president will take a close look at the country shes so proud of. Translator id like that he gets to know our country, our story, our country, hugh beautiful it is. Its tourist attraction, so he can share it with everyone else. Reporter a beauty and culture hidden from most americans for 50 years. Issue tourist visas. The trade embargo is still in place. Many see this historic visit as the First Step Towards easing restrictions and relations between the two countries. In havana, cuba, im jay gray. Back to you now. Authorities in europe say a suspect in the massacre in paris was planning another attack in belgium. They arrested abdeslam during a raid in brussels. The 26yearold was an alleged member of the tourist cell that killed 130 people in november. Hes confessed to plotting a new attack. Authorities fear hes already recruited a Large Network of accomplices. More on that story. Meanwhile, at 5 11 right now. The event that will bring nearly all president ial candidates to the same place today. Plus, a bunny brawl inside a local mall. The wild video youve got to see this morning. Storm team 4 has been tracking this spring snow. Weather and traffic on the 4s coming up. Youre watching today in new since 1961, Pearle Vision has with expert eye care. That was dr. Stanley pearles vision and we still proudly carry on his legacy. Today, doctors like Lisa Hamilton perform eye exams that can help detect diabetes. Because we care for you. And your eyes. This is genuine eye care, in your neighborhood. This is Pearle Vision. 5 14. Its a monday morning. First full day of spring. Its acting a little wiptry early on this morning. Thats winding down and tapering off. Sun in here. Back into the 50s. By tomorrow and even warmer by wednesday of this week. You could be seeing temperatures into the 60s again. 33 in city island. Chelsea at the freezing mark as it is in green ridge. All at the freezing mark. Islip and bridge forth. Colder danbury at 30 right now. Everybody dealing with a little bit of light snow. New jersey as well. The back end of the snow getting closer to the city. The last few flakes in the city. That will be gone probably before 6 00 a. M. One last batch moving across Nassau County and portis of Suffolk County. Probably going to go up into connecticut. Things are improving from west to east. Expect basically a coating of snow to an inch or snow in a couple of areas. Morning we move forward in time. By 9 00 a. M. , nothing left but a few flurries. Central long island and its moving east of even the twin forks at that point. Still clouds around but the clouds break up. In the afternoon, we should see a fair amount of sunshine. It gets windy. You can see on the streaks of the clouds. It does get windier in the afternoon. It will be a chilly night. Temperatures n the 30s and 20s and windchills lower than that inoi some cases. Tomorrow morning, 7 00 a. M. , its bright and sunny. Its a cold start with a full day of sunshine anticipated by 2 00. Temperatures bounce back to the 50s tomorrow. More high clouds on wednesday. The high clouds with a push of warmer air moving in our direction. Temperatures in the 60s. Snowfall totals, basically a coating to under an inch to the areas shaded in white, including the city and the five boroughs. Maybe an inch or so on grassy ars. 1 to 2 portions of long island. Maybe a little bit of a 3inch raounge further east. Even that doesnt look likely. Feature after the snow ends. Clouds break up for sunshine. Its a cold night. You need to bundle up. 33 the low in the city. 20s in the suburbs. The windchills in the 20s as ll. A clear to partly cloudy sky. The cold start tomorrow. But the mild trend begins later in the afternoon. Winds more west to southwest. Temperatures are back into the mid50s at that point. Check out the sevenday. By the time we get to wednesday, its 67. Big warmup. Could be a brief shower in spots wednesday night. Then a break. Another round of showers perhaps later thursday. A couple of showers or a thunderstorm on friday. Could be a little showery. Cooler to start the weekend. Dry saturday, east e. Sunday, temperatures in the upper 50s. Lets check on the commute as we go out the door. Things looking good out there. Wet roads. So take it easy. A live look around the area. Starting with the inbound side of the lincoln tunnel. Its doing fine out there. Cars and trucks make their way no delays inbound or outbound at the hudson river crossings. Heading over to the belt parkway, out by lefferts boulevard, things doing fine here. No construction getting in your way on the belt today. Over on the cross bronx expressway, similar story there. Smooth sailing by the bronx river parkway. All the way to the George Washington bridge. No major problems. Alternate side of the Street Parking rules are suspended but meter rules are still in effect. More weather and traffic ahead on the 4s. Hope it stays that way, la huren. Moving on to decision 2016. Donald trump is expected to meet with Republican Leaders in washington, d. C. Trump with ted cruz and john kasich and Hillary Clinton, each of them are expected to speak at the American Israel Public AffairsCommittee Policy conference. All eyes will be on trump. Because that groups leader says trump has made ambiguous remarks about israel in the past. Also, there are new concerns Campaign Event and how his campaign and his security staff handled protesters. This video shows Trumps Campaign manager allegedly grabbing the collar of a protester at a rally in tucson, arizona. He was yanked away by his security personnel. But trump is strongly defending his team. The police were a little bit lax at the arena. They had signs up in that area that were horrendous. I will give him credit. This comes after a reporter from the conservative website, breitbart filed a complaint accusing him of assaulting her question. He has not been charged. Were getting a look at the big Shopping Mall brawl in jersey city where the easter bunny was the one throwing the punches. Oh, he stomped him. Allegedly shows a man dressed as the easter bunny taking off his costume gloves before trying to pummel someone inside the newport mall. No word yet as to whether theres been any arrests in this case. New this morning, Police Arrested the man who they say attacked three people with a machete in queens. Investigators say 20yearold Guillermo Torres slashed three men outside of this restaurant early yesterday after an argument. The victims are recovering but torres is charged with three counts of assault. New jersey Police Arrested a man for allegedly slashing a woman in brooklyn. Police in sayreville, new jersey, picked up this man. 25yearold Gregory Alfred yesterday. He attacked a 53yearold woman earlier this month in Prospect Park south. She is still recovering. 5 20 now. Ahead, a cement truck that leads police on a chase through a neighborhood. Wait until you find out who was it may not look like it, but this is the next great thrill ride. It is indeed. In this morning, cnbc money report, a little green bird marks its tenth birthday. A decade ago. A decade ago when twitter first since then, we see tweets from space, president obama, of course, pope francis. Not to mention countless posts, selfies, pictures. What theyre thinking, doing eating constantly. In los angeles, the newest attraction being put in place. The crews delivered the sky slide this weekend. Its a clear glass slide that will sit high above the street outside of the u. S. Bank tower. Eventually people will be able to slide from the 70th floor to the observation deck. Hes sliding. Its almost like hes sliding. A clear glass slide. Secret question. You can do whatever you want from there. Half fun. Hope it works out for you. I love the view they showed in the video. Smog all over. You see three blocks away. You can see the back edge of the snow in the city. Shut down by 6 00 a. M. If not sooner. Across long island, youre seeing the brighter banding in western Suffolk County. Accumulations across long island, a couple of inches on grassy areas still a possibility. Generally an inch or less in most areas. Its done west of the city and will be done in the city itself shortly. After that, clouds break up sun and its windy and chilly in the upper 40s. Colder night tonight, clear to partly cloudy. Low 30s in the city. Windchills downtown. After this, a nice rebound the rest of the week. No major problems on the roads. We like that. Theyre wet. But the only accident out there is on route 35. Southbound all lanes still shut down between harding avenue and brunswick avenue because of a downed pole. Theyre working on clearing that out. Metronorth, lirr, nj transit, path and subways all running without delays or Service Changes. Really not a bad commute so far. Not at all indeed. Talking about an unusual highspeed chase, this is in minnesota. Police pur