westbury said the great compromise had to be reflected into redistricting. that principle in westbury was exactly the principle that then the court adopted in reynolds. what the court said in reynolds, it was westbury that clearly established the fundamental principle of representative government in this country as one of equal representation for equal numbers of people without regard to race, sex, economic discuss or place of residence within the state. so it is precisely that same principle from westbury which looked at the, looked at the framing and looked at the discussion of, calculation of representatives at the framing, which looked at the drafting of the 14th amendment and took that history -- >> you making the argument that voters are irrelevant? >> your honor, i don't think that our argument is voters are irrelevant. first, of course, the question here is when texas has chosen to use total population, is that permissible? we think that clearly is. second, we don't think voters are irrelevant for the reasons that i've said. what reynolds did was --

emily smith takes us on a tour in old westbury. >>reporter: it's a home on hidden pond road, called the polo ranch, a stone hampton- style house on two acres of pristinely manicured property. sean elliot with sean elliot luxury homes and estates gave us the tour >> this is a front-to-back entrance. just take a look at that view. >> you have to take a look at this ceiling. it is all mahogany. >>reporter: you can easily accommodate 24 people in the dining room. floors hardwood oak with a hering bone pattern. in the library we met the homeowner and builder, robert beer >> originally i built it for myself, but then i saw the market place, what it was doing in the area and as a builder, i decided to put it on the market. i've grabbed inspiration from all over the place. this room actually reminds me of the polo bar. >>reporter: the library has mahogany wall with a high-gloss shine and some pricey furniture ralph lauren. >>reporter: of course. >>reporter: the great room opens to the outdoors and seamlessly blends with the kitchen. >> you

pristinely manicured property in old westbury. sean elliott gives us the tour. >> this is a front-to-back the view. >> you have to take a look at the ceiling. it is all mahogany. great attention to detail. >> reporter: you can easily accommodate 24 people in the dining room, floors, hardwood oak. in the library we met the homeowner and builder. >> originally built it for myself. then i saw what the marketplace was doing so i decided to put it on the market. i grabbed inspiration from all over the place. this room reminds me of the polo bar. >> reporter: the library has mahogany walls with a high gloss shine and pricy furniture. >> ralph lauren. >> of course. >> reporter: the great room opens to the outdoors and seamlessly blends with the kitchen. >> you have carrera ra marble. you have the highest end appliances possible. >> reporter: the kitchen >> it's made by alison eden a very famous artist. >> reporter: a three floor spiral staircase brings you to all levels. >> we are going into the master. >> reporter: okay. it's a large ro

. >>> westbury residents have waited for a year and now the $17 million ellison bridge is back open. long island rail road representatives joined ed mangano and other leaders for today's ribbon-cutting. workers took down the signs and traffic flowed. the new state-of-the-art bridge replaces the old overpass that stood for 120 years atop westbury station. lirr says its workers finished on time and on budget. >>> trouble on a flight from new york. a plane forced to make an emergency landing because of a windshield that shattered in the sky. >> coffee packed with more than caffeine. the surprising ingredient that was hidden in one bag. >> also ahead this year's fdny calendar is twice as hot with men and women. promoting "diversity, team work and inclusion." >> if you look at our vortex satellite and radar, a big high pressure is in control, this high pressure is going to move a little bit. i'll tell you how that will affect things in just a bit. >> coming up on the "cbs evening news," two earthquakes in japan. scott pelley joins us now with a look ahead. >> reporter: japan jolted again

investigators say witnesses placed him at a park and a middle school in westbury. police say they've also searched social media sites for possible clues in hopes of locating the teen. >>> now to vanessa murdock with a check of the forecast. hi, vanessa. >> good morning, tony. good morning, everybody. going to be kind of a raw and damp day out there. here's the deal. the clouds are thickening, the wet weather not far away now. by mi morning we start to see some -- mid morning we start to see some action and the rest of the weather impacts your afternoon forecast. it will be snow mainly through the mid section of new jersey. rain elsewhere with a little so here's how we see the totals stacking up, trace to an inch for most of us. but through that mid section we're talking through middlesex, somerset, hunterdon counties, that's where we would see the highest totals, one to two inches, maybe three at most. so for today we are looking at temperatures in the 40s with snow, freeze warning tonight. it's going to get frigid. tony >> thanks, vanessa. continues in just a bit.

he was placed at a park and middle school in westbury. his mother said he packed a bag the night before. investigators have searched social media sites for possible clues in hopes of locating him. >>> some travelers returning to laguardia airport are discovering damage to their vehicles. this is happening at level 4 of terminal b. a waxy liquid is dripping from the ceiling on the vehicles. the substance is calcium lime. building. the car and windshield. i tried to brush it off, but it >> rebecca zeeger says it cost her $150 to have the substance professionally removed. the port authority didn't say what's causing the calcium deposits but said the garage will be demolished for an airport renovation project. >>> a new jersey man takes his love for donald trump to new rights. >> he's the best things since the american apple pie was invented. why his political pride to land him in trouble with the law and even land him in jail. >>> plus this: >> smoke and flames cause a wall to crash to the ground when a fire destroys part of a jersey store d

young was last seen at home in westbury on sunday night. mother report him missing as a morning. he's been found and he is safe. >>> a massive fire broke out at a hindu temple in india, killing 100 and injuring 200 more. we'll learn more about the events that led to the deadly fire. >>> meteorologist amy freeze tracking changes coming your way. the freeze warning will lift at 10 a.m. this morning, but more good morning, this is your captain speaking. it's a beautiful day with sunny skies and a light tailwind out of the northeast. blue skies smiling at me nothing but blue skies do i see the new jetblue card. it's like having jetblue with you wherever you go. get three times points on jetblue purchases, two times at restaurants and grocery stores, and one time on all other purchases. . >>> this story developing still out of india. celebration quickly turned to tragedy after a massive fire killed more than 100 people at a hindu temple. an unauthorized fireworks show ignited a whole separate set of fireworks that were stored in the temp m complex. thousands were packed inside at the

you can expect that this is going to be shut down for quite some time, taking it over to westbury avenue gets you around this without a problem but the details around the accident are shannon sohn, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> keep us updated. >>> new at 5:00, a school board member in new jersey now admits to his role in bilking the district out of $137,000. former mount olive township school board member robert mania pled guilty today to wire fraud. prosecutors say he schemed with others to increase commissions paid by the district's health insurance carrier. part of the commission was allegedly diverted to mania and others. he faces up to 20 years in prison when he's sentenced in july. >>> mitsubishi motors in japan was raided after the company reported fuel efficiency tests were rigged. the company apologized and said employees manipulated data on more than 620,000 vehicles. tests would show mitsubishi's lying of mini cars got much better gas mileage than they actually do. the cars have been produced since 2013 and are popular for >>> the fbi paid more than $1 million to a help hacki

. >> reporter: in westbury, long island, lucy yang, channel 7 "eyewitness news." >>> coming up on "eyewitness news" saturday morning, with a big number of delegates up for grabs on both sides of the aisle, all sides of campaigning in our area ahead of what's turning out to be a critical primary on the 19th. we'll have the latest on the >> reporter: also ahead, brussels remains under elevated terror alert even after several people have been arrested even five men linked to the brussels bombing. >> and coming up here in accuweather, we're looking at potential for snow and very cold temperatures. looks like the rain under way for south jersey, but we could see showers moving through the city by 11:00 a.m. does not get out until later tonight. more on the timing and how fios is not cable. we're wired differently. in the last 10 years our competitors have received a few awards. but we've received a few more, including jd power who ranked us highest in customer satisfaction for the third year in a row. only fios has the fastest internet on the most awarded network. now get super-fast 100 meg intern

. >> reporter: in westbury, long island, lucy yang, channel 7 "eyewitness news." >> so sad. what they must be going through. >> i can't impatchen. >>> coming -- i can't imagine. >>> coming up, a strong number of delegates up for grabs on both sides of the aisle here in new york. all five presidential candidates are campaigning in our area ahead of our big primary on the 19th. we'll have the very latest on the race coming up. >> also ahead, brussels remains under elevated terror alert even after several people have been arrested, including five men accused of having links to the brussels bombings. this morning, how the latest arrests have raised new questions about one mystery suspect. >>> all right, it is another saturday you will need your coats and your gloves and your hat. even a scarf with this one. we've got a wintry mix of we'll see accumulations of snow in some spots, especially grassy surfaces. it gets out of here (vo) combine the right things. sprinkle in the details. and something amazing happens for everyone. that's our inspiration for fancy feast medleys. entr\es

it's still cool out there. 47 in westbury, pair of fours around sayreville. this is what we're talking about, rockland, westchester, putnam, great in connecticut, really pretty skies for you to start your day with that chill. but clouds already filling in in parts of new jersey. well in advance of a front that will usher in the chance for some rain for some of us by this afternoon. it's wet later today. front becomes almost stationary, so we leave a chance of some rain in the forecast for your friday. then it breaks through, high pressure wins out for the first half of the weekend. saturday the dryer half. clouds to start, then the sun overnight saturday into sunday. so sunday we see showers and the numbers are back down, so make your plans. saturday the better of the two weekend days. looks like monday wet as well. >> all right, johnny, thanks so much. >>> i'm chris wragge. we'll be back with another local update in 25 minutes. right after this. >>> ted cruz also thought he'd creep out the whole people of indiana, the hoosier ear state, lovers of basketball,

it's a little bit east of where we are just east of the old westbury area, so about four or five miles behind where we are now. >> lovely, okay. >> all right. jim, happy landings. it is jim, right? >> yes, it is. >> 7:30 in the morning, nice to have you with us on good day new york. audrey puente's in. good time charlie, have you heard from him? >> he did send out a picture saying how the weather was just fantastic, and i said it's just we didn't have to go to costa rica. >> no. or need a waterfall. i was at the fountain in bryant park. >> i think he has some come plex business interests. [laughter] he's got a lot going on. >> i think they just allow him to go sleeveless, and that's why he goes. we are expecting another nice day. of we're starting off with some clouds this morning, but they will pass over, and we expect mostly sunny skies. as the kids head out, you want to have a light jacket this morning. dress them in short sleeves because later this afternoon they'll be shedding that jacket as temperatures are warming up nicely. starting off in the 50s and 60s, and we will see the s

westbury 37. some of the cooler readings out on the east end. montauk this afternoon you're at 53. the city is at 60. that kind of variation sticks around, but we all warm up over the next few days. hey, let's get those motors warmed up and ready to go. what's going on, kyla? >>reporter: [ inaudible ] we start unfortunately with an accident and this involves a pedestrian. one lane block on route 287 northbound. that is at exit 12. so far no major delays because of this accident. also on this map in teksbury. another accident, this one blocking the center lane route 78 eastbound at exit 24. then we head to queens where i've got some better news. taking a live look. you can see the belt parkway is still moving well past jfk airport. no delays westbound out to the gowanus expressway or eastbound out to the southern state parkway. alternate side parking is in effect today citywide. chris. >> okay, kyla, thank you. >>> two widows of two nypd officers will be among those honored at this year's tunnel to towers climb at 1 world trade center. the two were shot in their patrol cars in bed-s

>> i will answer in three different ways first equal representation that originated in westbury but it continues and therefore for us to hold within the state's though legislatures to draw the al live in such a way to give voters a greater voice to be unconstitutional. every time they use is that phrase it is within the same sentence with the protection of voters. we see asking the question not answering. with that population without distinguishing but had we confirm that and here we are today. >> i thought burns says they proved a deviation? but they took great pains to say they could do that it seems to be the only case that you have but there was a tremendous military population. >> i believe not choose one way or the other but use that census to draw the district's the survey says you can protect eligible voters. and to talk about tradition if it were a rule that would come out the other way. so the court said so it doesn't trumpet those individual rights to be protected. we know from standing and that that is predicated on the right of the voter and it is unusual to say my one-per