Morning Brief: February 19th
Here's what you need to know for today.
Weather
Today, cloudy with rain showers expected in the afternoon, high of 44, and tomorrow, partly cloudy with a low of 31. [Full Forecast]
Need to Know
Rock salt, needed to clear streets of snow and ice, is struggling to get to New Jersey. [NY Times]
New Jersey Representative Rush Holt will not seek re-election. [Politico]
This is New York City's second-snowiest February. [NBC New York]
Sports
The New York Knicks are in New Orleans at 8.
The Brooklyn Nets are in Utah at 9.
Today in History
In 1878, Thomas Edison patents the phonograph.