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THAT ICE IS WHAT CAUSES ALL THE
PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER LINES
AND SLIDING OUT ON THE ROAD.
I SAID THAT THE MAYOR WAS A KEY
FIGURE IN THIS.
HE HAS A LOT OF EXPLAINING TO DO
BECAUSE OF THE DECISION TO KEEP
THE SCHOOLS OPEN.
BEING SECOND-GUESSED FROM
POLITICIANS TO A CERTAIN FAMOUS
WEATHER MAN.
THE PRESIDENT OF THE CITY'S
TEACHER'S UNION SAID BILL
DEBLAZIO'S DECISION WAS A
MISTAKE.
THEY CALLED ON WITH THEIR
CRITICISM AS WELL.
THE MAYOR DIDN'T GIVE ANY
GROUND.
>> WE ALWAYS EMPHASIZE, WE THINK
ABOUT 1.1 MILLION KIDS DEPEND ON
THE SCHOOLS AS A PLACE FOR THEIR
KIDS TO BE DURING THE DAY.
THEY ARE SAFE FROM THE ELEMENTS.
SO MANY FAMILIES HAVE TO GO TO
WORK.
THEY NEED A SAFE OPTION FOR THE
KIDS.
>> A LITTLE BIT OF A TWITTER WAR
GOING ON.
HE DOESN'T AGREE WITH THE MAYOR.
AL ROKER SAID HOW DARE THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE AND THE SCHOOLS
THROW THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE UNDER THE SCHOOL BUS.
FORECAST WAS ON TIME AND ON THE
MONEY.
ALSO I KNEW THIS MORNING THAT
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE WOULD CLOSE
SCHOOLS.
TALK ABOUT A BAD PREDICTION.
LONG RANGE DEBLASIO FORECAST,
ONE TERM.
THE MAYOR FIRED BACK WITH THIS.
>> I RESPECT AL ROKER A LOT.
WATCHED HIM ON TV FOR MANY, MANY
YEARS.
IT'S A DIFFERENT THING TO RUN A
CITY THAN TO GIVE THE WEATHER ON
TV.
SO I AM COMFORTABLE WITH OUR
DECISION MAKING.