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Long Islanders with family in Ukraine anxiously watched Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy plead to the U.S. Congress for more aid.

President Joe Biden answered by sending more anti-aircraft and drones to the country that is facing Russian invasion.

Lyuba Penchenyuk and her son Michael, of Riverhead, are Ukrainian Americans who have family living in Ukraine.

They say they wish more could be done and that a no-fly zone was put in place, but they understand the political line that the United States must walk.

"I believe we all do the best that we can," Lyuba Penchenyuk says. "So is America."

Others in Riverhead say that they think Biden should do more to help while others don't want to do anything to further war across the world.

Lyuba Penchenyuk and her son say they are praying for peace, and that their country can stand for freedom all over.

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Hopefully you can enjoy it. Check out the sunrise this morning doesn't exactly look cold, but it was a cold start to the day. Still quite a few people out on the boardwalk, enjoying the nice weather and the fresh air that was by Andre Navarro. A fantastic photo. What you can expect overnight is temperatures near 30 degrees. It's cold but it's quiet. Tomorrow, we get up to about 41 some sun in the morning. A couple of clouds in the afternoon just with the cold air in place. A storm is passing to our south that might bring in a very brief Sprinkle or flurry. I think the best chance for that is around the east end. So most of you will end up staying dry and the cold will kind of settle in for the next two days. So 6 1535 Glen Cove, 36 in Medford. You see through the day, we kind of a hard time getting to 40 degrees. We'll do it briefly. Skies will clear at night. Thursday, we'll start off with some sun again. We are in the twenties to near 30 but not much of a wind. So it won't feel that bad. And in the afternoon trying to get up to 40 you do see that extra cloud cover around with the cold air. Now, by Friday skies are clearing, we get more of a southwest wind and temperatures begin to warm up. So Friday afternoon will be nice and seasonable. We hit about 50 Saturday sunny skies around the tri state temperatures in the low to mid fifties. So definitely that mild feel and then our weather will change late Sunday. So the good news is now that most of Sunday will be dry. The rain is trending later in the day. This is four o'clock rains on our doorstep. Most of this wet weather is not going to come through um until even after eight o'clock. So this is more of a Sunday evening, Sunday night thing and the rain will clear by Monday morning. So it's fast moving, but when the front passes by, it will be windy. So just kind of keep that in mind if you're going to be traveling. So cold weather will settle in for tomorrow and Thursday temp me 4050 sat uh Friday, Saturday looks amazing. There's that rain on Sunday with highs near 60 will clear out and get back to cooler weather for next week.

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Long Islanders with family in Ukraine hopeful that US is doing enough to help

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a concerned nation, anxious world watching the Ukraine's president impassioned plea had President biden's response of more aid but was the president's answer enough new stars? Danielle Campbell continues our team coverage with the reaction that was my sister and her son luba Poncino and her son Michael are Ukrainian americans who have family living in Ukraine among the bombing and bloodshed. I believe we all do the best work we can. So is America the mother and son from Riverhead, holding back tears and setting aside their fears as they watch President biden's speech, The president announcing today another 800 million in military aid for Ukraine transport Armed patrol. It's definitely been inspiring. They've definitely seems like they pulled out all the stops. I will say thank you so much for all help. What we got from President, from regular people from kids from yeah, United States, people from people all over the world. We also spoke to long Islanders here in Riverhead who had mixed reactions about the american response. It's a country that we should really help. We can't just be the world's policeman. I honestly don't know. I pray for peace every day. Just no other way. A prayer for peace that Michael and luba Poncino cope will be answered very soon. I see Our country is standing for freedom, not just for our country. It's for all over in riverhead. Danielle Campbell News 12 Long Island and at ST john the baptist Ukrainian catholic church in Riverhead? They are currently collecting medical supplies for Ukraine. So what do you think of the US involvement in Ukraine when we asked in a poll on Twitter here are the results so far? A little more than 20% of you say institute a no fly zone Of 28% say send more weapons, 19% humanitarian aid only and 32% say stay out completely. Well, there is still time for you to weigh in on this. The poll is live right now. So just go to news 12 Long Island Twitter to cast your vote.

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