It is literally the calm before the storm on this Friday.
We've got trouble in the form of a decent snow maker. Will time it out for you coming up
and break out those shovels.
We'll share how people across the state
are preparing ahead of this weekend's snowstorm.
Also, we'll have more on efforts to help tenants not get evicted from their homes.
We'll have more on a bill. Congresswoman Rosa Delora wants to get past
Fox 61. Connecticut's new station begins with a weather watch alert.
You mentioned get the shovels ready. Hopefully you got a snow blower if you can, but
maybe some uh snow throwers and lighter ones might
not be able to handle what we have coming.
Not that it's a huge amount but it could be really wet snow this weekend.
Good morning, everybody. I'm Tim Lamers and I'm Synthony Privett.
Good morning sunshine.
Also, Tim, uh, did you notice a little snowflakes right here? Nice, start to the day.
Well, let's go ahead and get you up to speed with me.
Meteorologist Matt Scott for more on what we can expect with this weather watch.
Hey, Matt, we should explain. Those are not real symphony. The real stuff is coming.
I know a
lot of, a lot more than that
on the
way.
So don't let that be an indication of just how intense this is gonna be.
Could be a very impressive Saturday night into Sunday.
First things first, noticeably colder Friday,
here comes the snow tomorrow evening, hanging out through Sunday
and some of the totals may be impressive.
Uh Here's what we've got now. Nothing, just a flake or two coming in.
Uh trying to hold together off towards the west over the Albany P
uh Poughkeepsie region.
Your temperature is noticeably lower 24 this morning in Hartford,
New Haven in Groton.
The winds out of the north and west 5 to 10 takes it down
to the upper teens
across much of the state. Although Norwich
Romantic Putnam at 11 Groton at 11 as well. So, yes, awfully chilly at the bus stop 23.
Now kids get off the bus later on. Still sunny for today. There's no worries. Today.
It's tomorrow that we're looking for some potential trouble.
So here's your weather, watch alert information again.
6 to 9 o'clock tomorrow night is when it begins and goes until Sunday morning.
It's gonna be tough travels
Saturday night into Sunday and here are the impressive numbers.
The potential does exist for some higher elevations, getting a foot of snow.
I think it's gonna be lower at the shore, but even 3 to 6, believe it or not.
That's more
than what a lot of shoreline folks saw last year in terms of any individual snowfall.
We'll talk about it all time it out for you. Coming up in a few minutes.
Let's check the roads which are snow free symphony. Yes, at this point.
All right.
Let's, uh,
get you up to speed with what's happening out there and just the last
couple of minutes here before we start at the six o'clock hour ct dot
uh, putting an alert in for two crashes along the shoreline this morning.
Uh, first up in Stratford,
there's a two vehicle wreck on 95 southbound between exits 31 and 30.
The right lane is closed right now and in Greenwich there is
a crash on 90 five southbound between exits three and two,
the left lane is closed in that area.
So you might see a bit of a delay.
However,
here in the capital city things moving smoothly this morning
as we check out I 84 through downtown Hartford.
No major delays to report on 9184 or route two and down in New Haven.
Smooth sailing out there,
we are seeing our usual slowdown heading from New Haven to Bridgeport.
Uh, you'll get there in just under 30 minutes
and today it is a busy day for crews across the
state preparing for this weekend's first real snowfall of the season.
Yeah,
department of Transportation crews are going to be
out treating highways and roads across Connecticut.
Fox. 60 one's Lindsay Kin joins us live now from A dot Lot in East Hartford.
It's about time some of them had this work to do Lindsay.
Hi, good morning. Well, it is still dark and early this morning.
But for snow prep crews,
there is plenty of work that needs to be done
before the first flakes are set to fall tomorrow evening.
And of course, as you said,
this is work that they are excited to do because it has
been a long time since they had to pull out this year.
Now again, we are expecting around 6 to 12 inches of snow.
That's why cities and towns across our state are starting the leg work of what
likely be a long weekend
will head out with their sand and salt to pre treat the roads today,
especially hills overpasses interstate and frequently traveled main roads.
While snow crews across the state are preparing, households are too.
Officials are asking people to take their normal snow precautions to
make sure you have enough food for at least 72 hours.
If you have a generator,
make sure it's working properly and make sure you have flashlights and gas and
car in case you lose power and need to charge a device.
People today will also flock to hardware stores
for snow supplies like salt and sand shovels,
snow blowers, generators and more.
It's been again, nearly a year since the last plow
snowfall for many.
So it's time to restock their supplies.
Now, if you do have to head out to shop,
make sure your list is complete before the snow starts to fall.
Officials say you should not be out driving tomorrow night if you don't have to.
And if you must be out in the snow,
take it slow on the roads and keep a
safe driving distance from other cars and snowplows,
crowding, snowplows can be dangerous.
And the drivers really need to focus on clearing the roads and they
should not have to worry about cars being too close to their equipment.
Of course,
you can stick with Fox 61 for everything
you need to know about this weekend's snowfall.
You can
watch us on air online and of course, stay with us on Fox 61 plus as well.
Live in East Hartford this morning, Lindsay, Kin, Fox 61 Connecticut New Station.
All right, Lindsay. Thank you. Well, we know we're getting snow.
Of course, those totals could fluctuate. Maybe we'll see,
uh, the forecast totals change a little bit.
So stay with us here ahead of the winter storm.
You'll get the latest on air online and
always through the Fox 61 news and weather apps
605. Now, the man charged in a deadly shooting in Bloomfield will be arranged today.
Devote
sui
was recently extradited back to Connecticut from Arizona.
He's accused of shooting Timothy Ross on December 4th on Cottage Grove Road,
police say he left the state and went back to Arizona where he lives,
sui is charged with murder and several gun crimes.
New Milford police had a car hit and killed a
man who was trying to cross a divided highway.
They said it happened last night on Danbury road, right near New Milford High School
and that's a four lane road.
They haven't released the man's name yet nor
have they said anything about the driver.
But police are still investigating.
And today state leaders will introduce legislation that they say
could prevent people from being evicted in many circumstances.
Yeah,
the measure would build on to some rules
that are already in place here in Connecticut.
Now, Fox 60 one's Brooke Griffin is live at the Capitol Brook.
I guess this is an attempt to try to curb a growing problem.
Yeah,
that growing problem is of course rising evictions
but also leading to homelessness as well.
Now,
we did see a survey that showed back in 2022
nearly 23,000 people were facing evictions here in Connecticut.
But now Congressman Rosa de La
is looking to expand the options that people have
when they're facing this sort of situation that the law
is expected to announce this eviction Prevention Act
in New Haven later this morning.
Now she calls it an extension of the right to
counsel programs that already exist here in our state.
Those programs would be given more funding.
So state and local governments can
provide attorneys to represent low income tenants
in eviction proceedings.
The original right to counsel program was funded by $20 million
from the American rescue plan.
Delore tells us this legislation needs to be passed
because the growing number of people without a home
is going up nationwide.
Now, according to our office,
nearly 5 million Americans lose their home every year
putting families under extreme physical and emotional stress.
And on top of that,
the eviction process often takes a long time and costs quite a bit of money.
Court is the only way to resolve the differences between landlord.
There's no other system. It costs a fortune for the landlord and lost rent.
Got to hire most of the time you got to hire a lawyer, unfortunately.
Um
so it adds to the cost of the system too by having to have lawyers involved.
And again, that announcement is scheduled for later this morning in New Haven.
We do have a reporter that is planning on covering that
and we'll bring you more details about this proposal later this evening,
live in Harford Brook in Fox 61 Connecticut's new station
already. Stay warm Brook. Thank you.
As more people struggle to find affordable homes in Connecticut,
New Haven leaders hoping to add more options for at
least 30,000 families looking for a place to call home.
They're pushing for the board of Olds to approve a new ordinance
to lift restrictions and allow more accessory dwelling units to exist.
As of now, owners of the dwellings are mandated to live on the property.
Also, the units must be built in an existing structure
like a detached garage or basement.
The more that we can streamline and remove
barriers to the process that all contributes to
the owner being able to rent that property at a
at a lower rate.
Now, if the proposal is passed,
a total of 4000 new parcels could be created throughout the city of New Haven
and especially given what symphony just said,
an effort to fight homelessness in New Haven
is on the verge of getting derailed. And boy, would that be a shame?
These six tiny homes that were built in a backyard on Rosette Street might
have to be taken down if volunteers can't get them heat and electricity soon.
They were built back in October by a local nonprofit, the Amistad Catholic Worker.
It's also known as the Rosette neighborhood village,
but the city said the homes are not up to code
and the village has got notices to take them down,
but work is underway to get a plan to get approval
from both the State and New Haven's board of zoning appeals.
Right now.
We have, you know,
tall people living in somebody's backyard and it's gonna be cold and,
and you're trying to figure it out
and
uh I don't think it's something you should just put in the bottom of the pile.
Now, while the timeline for a potential approval is still unclear,
both sides said they are working towards finding a solution.