this happened rites after midnight we hit 66 degrees, and yesterday of course we had the warmest christmas eve in the lower 70s. right now we're struggling a little bit around 60, still super mild. it's because of some of the fog around. 66 the warmest christmas. last year was mild as well, 62. we had a little rainfall. the fog rolled in, a bank came into lower manhattan. visibility is down a little bit and holding temperatures in place, especially city and coast. we're around 60. i think we could get 3, maybe 4 more degrees, probably not back to 66. we are in belmar, wrightstown is 65. we're seeing more sunshine off to the north. pretty incredible, how about zero visibility at jfk, yet 8 miles at laguardia and unlimited at white plains. you can see how the low visibilities are really confined to the coastline, and then we're starting to see nicer weather inland. there's another 2 or 3 hours where the clouds can thin out, and then rainfall is moving in from the south and west. i think it could be here by the

look at the planner for central park, showing rainfall after 5 or 6:00 into the early evening hours. the umbrella and raincoat for christmas dinner. you can see on the futurecast south of i-78 by 5:00, a decent rainfall during the early evening hours before it pushes away. we'll look at the weekend there's any more record warmth in it, then a little winter chill down the road. thanks lee. cleanup is underway for many who survived this week's deadly storms in the south and midwest. unseasonably warm weather helped spawn two dozen tornadoes that swept across seven states. 14 people were killed in mississippi, tennessee and arkansas. the line of storms continued east dumping rain that flooded roads in georgia and alabama. now to christmas 2015, so many christmas activities here and around the world. we're going to begin here in new york city. for some in our area christmas morning a jammed st. patrick's cathedral at midnight where new

york cardinal tim dolan led mass this morning as well. our mallory hoff was there. >> thousands attended christmas morning mass at st. patrick's cathedral, cardinal timothy dolan quoted a holiday favorite. >> it's a wonderful life. i think of that legendary christmas movie with jimmy stewart, and i say to you it's a wonderful life. >> visitors took in the christmas moment. >> the cathedral is breathtaking. >> it's magnificent. >> it is so beautiful. >> a police presence surrounded the cathedral as people of all ages made their way inside. for some christmas mass at st. pats is an old tradition, for others a new one. >> me my girlfriend woke up really early like 5:00 in the morning to get down here, and you know we're just really glad that we got to see it. it was great. >> hours earlier more than 2,000 people attended midnight mass. cardinal timothy dolan welcomed refugees to the service but did not identify them. he welcomed siblings from el

salvador and a muslim family from ivory coast. >> i think you would unite with me as we celebrate this night when jesus was born away from home into a family that would soon flee as refugees for safety from an oppressive king into egypt, i think you would join me in welcoming those two families. [ applause ] >> today people came from near and far. >> we came from nigeria in africa. >> where did you visit from? >> i'm from philippines. >> our kids gave up their christmas presents to come to new york. so we're from tampa florida. it's pretty special to us they did that. >> because family's more than presents. >> are you having a good time? >> yes. >> a sentiment shared by so many. >> it was really peaceful and quiet and it was nice to spend the first part of christmas here. >> a christmas experience that won't soon be forgotten. at st. patrick's cathedral mallory hoff channel 7 eyewitness news.

>> a message of peace on earth during his annual address at the vatican. pope francis urged catholics to spread the church's message of mercy in a world torn by what he called murderous evil, war and poverty. he also issued a prayer for a quick peace process for syria and libya and that suffering of people from both nations soon comes to an end. he also denounced ongoing conflicts in africa, the middle east and ukraine. in the united kingdom, queen elizabeth and the royal family attended a traditional christmas day church service. people lined up before dawn outside st. mary mag delean church to get a glimpse of the queen. prince william and his wife kate were also there but their young children george and charlotte stayed home. the queen later delivered a christmas message. giving back a big theme to so many people on this day. mayor de blasio of new york city helping dish out food and toys for the national action network's christmas day

festivities for people in need. stacey sager at the event in harlem for us. >> reporter: hey, bill, we are insides national action network here in harlem. mayor de blasio actually just stepped up to the podium to talk, to address this crowd. you can see the reverend al sharpton standing next to him. this is always packed, alms plenty of children along with their families at this toy give away and celebration. you know, this year the reverend al sharpton is here serving up his annual christmas meal to those less fortunate. joining him is the mayor. earlier this morning we sat down. we spoke to many of the guests they're all ages. it really helps you put things in perspective because they are all so grateful despite endured. >> i was in a car accident, and it happened about like four years ago, and, you know, i'm just grateful to be alive you

hard for me because i lost my mother last week, so, you know, it was hard for me but i wanted to make sure in the midst of my loss that these families here can have something they can look forward to. >> to spend time with your family and enjoy the holidays. >> what do you hope to get here today? >> i don't know. >> no, it doesn't. it doesn't really matter at >> and we're back here live where you see the mayor addressing the crowd now. as i said hundreds and hundreds of people inside here in harlem, it is a day about blessings. we talked to so many of those kids who weren't picky. they were just happy. they're happy to be here, happy to be with their families enjoying this special day. we're live in harlem, i'm stacey sager channel 7 eyewitness news. stacy, thank you. now to the other news this christmas day. we're going to begin with what appears to be some kind of gang violence.

it was deadly, the victim a teenager in the bronx. police say 16-year-old justin morris shot at least twice in the back last night at jerome avenue in the university heights section. he was part of two groups that got into some kind of argument. morris died at the scene. a 19-year-old recovering from three gunshot wounds. mr. is are still searching for the shooter. a mother and her two daughters in the hospital right now, two of them fighting for their lives after they were run over last night on long island. they were crossing the street in nassau county in the hamlet of hicksville. kala rama with the latest on their conditions. >> reporter: a mom and her two daughters are spending christmas day in the hospital recovering after being hit by a car. we're told that mom and her 4- year-old daughter are in critical condition. her 11-year-old in serious condition. we're told that the three were crossing old country road when they were hit by a gray honda accord headed south on new bridge road. the victims were apparently crossing near the intersection

when the crash happened just before 10 christmas eve. the driver who lives nearby did stop at the scene after this tragic crash and was being interviewed by police. the 43-year-old mom and her two kids were rushed to the hospital while police remapped the accident and closed off the streets for several hours. at this time no charges have been filed. police say they consider this a tragic christmas eve accident. in hicksville, kala rama channel 7 eyewitness news. it was decades ago the iranian hostage situation but now americans held hostage will be compensated. a look at how much the u.s. government is giving them. >> and it's typically the day to open all your gifts. what if you need to make some returns.

what you should do meet the moore's! we're the moore family, and as you can see, we need an internet that can do more. we do more games, and more streaming. so we need more speed. that's why we switched to time warner cable. you can too. call now. now we can connect more devices, at the same time. the wifi in this house is amazing. so is my guacamole. hi grandma and grandpa! ha, look at that! [laughs] time warner cable even has an internet plan for us.

from 3 megs to ultra fast 300 megs they even made it easy to switch with a one-hour arrival window. why settle for less, when you can get more! get 50 meg internet for $39.99 per month. call now. you could get free installation, no data cap, and access to over 400,000 twc wifi hotspots with select plans.

a painful anniversary this christmas day in jersey city. ten years ago tonight two cops killed in a tragic accident. shawn carson and robert wen died when their cruiser plunged off an open drawbridge and fell into the hackensack river. the officers crossing what was then known as the lincoln highway bridge responding to a call on christmas night 2005. they had no idea the bridge wasn't up and wasn't working. the bridge later renamed in their honor. christmas eve turned shopping -- christmas eve shopping turned deadly at a mall in north carolina. an off-duty police officer shot and killed a teenager there after authorities say the teen pointed a gun at the officer. police say the shooting happened after two groups of people began fighting at the mall in charlotte. shots were fired during the fight sending shoppers running into nearby stores. the officers who shot the 18- year-old was placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation.

tragedy overseas killing more than 100 people who just wanted to cook christmas dinner. a tanker truck exploded at the gas plant in nigeria. most of the victims people who wanted to fill their cylinders to cook for the holiday. eyewitnesses say a tanker truck ignited the blast when it left the plant without waiting after discharging fresh gas. the plant filled with thick black smoke, it took hours to get the fire under control. americans held hostage in iran decades ago now finally getting compensated. 53 americans were taken when an angry mob stormed the u.s. embassy in teheran back in 1979 as the world watched they were held for 444 days, released not coincidentally on the day for the first time. as part of the budget bill, each former hostage will get up to 4 1/2 million dollars. it's about $10,000 for each day of their captivity. the big ballpark in the

big football game over the holiday weekend. yankee stadium hosts the 6th annual pinstripe bowl. duke and indiana will do battle for the george m. steinbrenner trophy. here's a look at the stadium via twitter a few hours ago. you can watch the game right here on channel 7 tomorrow afternoon starting at 3:30. >> still to come, packages not morning. the changes fedex is now making to you today. >> also the unarmed and killed by chicago police, what newly released audio recordings reveal about moments before the shooting. >> we take you outside our studios on the upper west side of manhattan, kind of a hazy fog in the air, but it is record warmth as well. it's says 60 degrees there, breaking a record from the 1980s early on. meteorologist lee goldberg, never a broken record talking about broken records. >> but first here's a message

can't be home for the holidays. >> hello this is kim johnson with my husband john johnson we are wanting to wish my mom and

tri-state ford

dealers thank you for helping protect our children. abominable. >> snow man. >> helping drivers get to and from grandma's house this holiday season, olaf is on the job outside bingen tom new york. that's gas station attendant dressed as the disney character frozen. he's served customers dressed up as santa and as an elf. >> what's a snowman to do in this weather. you have to find other work. >> he was always worried -- they were worried about him melting. >> that would happen now. >> you've only seen it 30,000 times. >> i have heard it in the backseat of cars on the ipad about 100,000 times. not that i would issue get tired of if. >> maybe we'll be able to make a little snow in the ski areas maybe into next week, we'll see what happens. no long-term cold just yet. boy has it been something else. a record warmth yesterday,

today, yesterday almost felt tropical, today slightly cooler. still really mild. we'll go outside where, you know, we've been plagued by low cloudiness. it's so localized right near the ground, just above it it's partly sunny in many locations away from the coast right now, new york city in some of the fog. even when you look, i'm just going to put a closeup camera on columbus avenue. it looks bright out. this is with a really low sun angle. the sun comes through from time to time. this little drizzle over parts are thicker. a northwest wind with a westerly component may be enough dry that we can get a few more degrees out of this. i don't think we're getting back to 66 this afternoon. there's the high right there. the record low was 1 below in 1980s. look at these normals which we've been nowhere near over the past couple of weeks. 40 over 29. we haven't even been below freezing the entire season in new york city. look at our temperatures in the hudson valley, 62 doing well in white plains with partial

sunshine. 64 belmar good visibility. 59 in islip, drizzle reported at newark at the top of the hour. think we'll be dry for the most part in new york city until we get to early evening, then some rainfall is moving in. i can't rule out a touch of drizzle at times if the fog comes in and out. i also think there are thin spots in the clouds. this is the area cloudiness through staten island and monmouth t. is moving eastward. we have a window of a couple of hours before this next batch of rain off to starts to close in to southern new jersey. that would be after let's say 4:00 or so and rain could be approaching the five boroughs by 5 or 6:00 after sunset. let's see what the futurecast looks like. look at some heavier rainfall trying to get in by 3:00. be careful with your travel if you're headed to christmas dinner or out for the evening hours. you will get wet. best chance to see lighter rains would be north of new york city. the good news here is it looks like this tries to move out after midnight, and we see some

clear out like this futurecast says, not sure about that, probably be partly to mostly cloudy. we should have dry weather to start. the big thing you'll notice is how chilly it is only getting into the low 50s, a resurgence of showers late in the day. it's a merry mild christmas in the low and middle 60s. rain comes back tonight. probably a window where it's drier and occasional rain could come in late in the day. big story tomorrow is cooler, less emphasis now on the damp based on new information i'm looking at. fog at the coast. otherwise breaks of sun, a little rain coming in, especially south later in the day. it it a period of rain, and mostly cloudy. for tomorrow 52, much cooler and rain especially later in the day. i don't think it's a washout by any means. sunday we bump it back up to record highs again. i don't think there's much rain until later in the day coming in from the north and west. big drop on monday, rain on tuesday, could start out as an

we bounce back to 50 next week. to normal. december 26th. my goodness. >> there was a reference to icy mix. >> kind of in denial. all right, thanks lee. >> is it a lawmaker's christmas mistake. coming up why a politician is recorded. unwrapped.

in our on the money segment this christmas day there could be a present waiting for you from your cell phone carrier. customers of sprint and verizon have one week to claim refund for unauthorized charges. the cash is part of a settlement for cramming, that's when a company charges you for premium text messages without your consent. fedex failed to make all of its christmas eve deliveries so today the shipping giant is delivering packages. its express offices are open so customers can pick up packages. fedex blames it on a last minute surge of online shopping. >> that's what happened to your present from me. >> it is. >> let's assume for the sake of argument that maybe you didn't like one or eight of the gifts

>> like the one i didn't get from you. >> you can always return it, but before you do, 7 on your side's nina pineda has seven rules for happy returns. >> happy returns rule number 1, organize your receipts. you'll cut down on your wait time for credit or cash back if you provide either a paper receipt. >> there's nothing worse than waiting in a long line of, you know, madness after the receipt. hassle. many stores require a valid driver's license for returns, and always review the store return policy first. it's printed on the back of your receipt. pay attention to any dates. >> you don't want to feel rushed or maybe even deal with the chaos after christmas, but if you wait too long you might full money back. >> number 4, do not get stuck paying a restocking fee. original packaging and don't open up any boxes of items you don't plan to keep.

to return them or you're going purchase price. >> if you're shipping something back, make sure you number 5, negotiate free shipping. >> i found that if you call customer service or you open a live chat, and them for a one- time courtesy to waive that return shipping fee. >> if an online retailer has a store near you you can usually take it back. >> number six what's in your wallet. if you're missing receipts, many cards offer extended return protection or pay to ship items back for you. lastly if you don't have a gift receipt or missed the return window, not all is lost. you can always exchange gifts craigslist. >> ebay is offering pop-up kiosks where you can bring holiday items you don't want or can't return or maybe items you replaced. cards.

shop around first for the best deal. gift card sites vary widely on how much they'll give you depending on demand. nina pineda channel 7 eyewitness news. >> really good tips, and if you don't like what i gave you, which you haven't gotten yet >> whatever. >> we have a lot more news in our next half hour, from the pope to the royal family, we'll take you around the world. it won't cost you a dime to show the christmas celebrations around the world. >> the nypd pulling people over, but the drivers riding away with smiled in of tickets. you'll see why. >> and a surprise announcement for the entertainer janet jackson. we'll tell you why she's having

right back as we look out meet the moore's! we're the moore family, and we're always looking for ways to enjoy more. so we called time warner cable and got even more than we expected. call now to get more. more speed. like, 300 meg. more tv shows and movies on demand. more places to make more unlimited calls. call now. for $89.99 a month, you'll get 100 meg ultra fast internet, hd channels included, and unlimited calling to international destinations. we find more good things every day! more ways to watch more shows. on more wifi connected devices in our house. time warner cable made switching easy with a one hour arrival window. they even made sure all of our connections were up and running before they left. why settle for less, when you can get more!

get free installation with a one hour arrival window. and ask how you could get a $300 reward card. call for more, now. you're watching new york's number 1 news, channel 7 eyewitness news at noon with david novarro, shirleen

allicot, and meteorologist bill now eyewitness news continues. our top stories this afternoon, christmas day a family hit by a car while walking across the street on long island, a mother and her two daughters hurt. the mom and 4-year-old now in critical condition. this happened last night in the hicksville. the driver has not been charged. it is christmas day, and it is in the 60s. the warm temperatures breaking a record. it's now the warmest christmas on record. patrick's cathedral overnight thousands showing up. cardinal dolan welcoming refugees to the service. good afternoon everyone, i'm bill evans. >> and i'm lauren glassberg. david and shirleen are off today. messages of piece, christmas in santas. world. the world celebrating christmas on this friday, different end with different perspectives. hopes for peace in so many places still an elusive dream. elizabeth hur with a look at

christmas around the world. christmas dips in cold lakes there are quite a few on this christmas day pope francis is asking the world to remember what's important. >> the pope sending a somber message calling on christians to act in a way that is simple and balanced [ speaking in foreign language ] palestinians to resume dialogue supporting the backing of peace agreements to end conflicts around the world. this before the thousands gathered at the vatican to celebrate the holy day. in the holy land there were fewer pilgrims this year with bethlehem at the center of the violence between israelis and palestinians, but it was quiet on this holiday. in war-torn syria, also a break from the guns and the conflict. instead, parades and presents. meanwhile, santas hit the waves and the land down under, a

australia. in germany these members of the berlin s.e.a.l.es call this dip. the santas in south korea convened in the national gifts. finally, in britain crowds braved the rain and waited hours to catch a glimpse of the service. this another royal tradition on the morning before queen elizabeth delivers her annual christmas message. >> there's an old saying that it is better to light a candle than curse the darkness. >> and here in the u.s., president obama is calling on americans to take the time to pay tribute to the troops, the veterans and military families to say thank you for their sacrifice today and every day. i'm elizabeth hur for channel 7 eyewitness news. dozens of homeless men and women received the gift of a warm coat this christmas. volunteers with new york --

distributed coats to 150 people this morning. the 27th annual coat drive was held at the new york city rescue mission in chinatown. recipients tried on coats and received help picking them out. >> full stomachs for those who cannot get their own food. volunteers putting meals together and setting them out for delivery. the meals are for the home bound and elderly. meals are also about offering companionship. >> it means human contact. it means as everybody who ever does it knows it gives -- it gives back more than it takes. >> this is the tenth year for this program. an arrest in the sexual assault in brooklyn. the man arrested not a man but a boy, 14 years old. police say his name is kevonte davis of westchester. he's the one seen in this surveillance video the night of december 16th.

the video taken shortly after a 33-year-old woman was sexually assaulted and robbed in her apartment building in east flatbush. the search is on for a woman accused of using a taser on a target employee on long island. police say victoria deon attacked a worker who tried to detain her for shoplifting yesterday afternoon. it happened in riverhead. the 33-year-old pictured right there is accused of tasing the target employee with a stun gun and taking off. the worker was treated at a nearby hospital. now to the weather. call it topsyturvy. >> go ahead. >> record warmth in our area and the snow, tons of it out west. >> meanwhile in the south flooding and cleanup after deadly tornadoes. meteorologist lee goldberg tracking it all. he's in the weather center. >> bill and lauren, we're very fortunate to be on the benign balmy side of this weather pattern. the battle zone going on in the middle of the country, look at the past 48 hours. what i put on are some of the storm reports, hundreds of them including 40 tornado reports just from wednesday. today we're looking at flooding

here's a look at some of the damage this christmas week. >> the christmas day cleanup, after a series of rare december tornadoes from arkansas to michigan. >> monster tornado. >> gwendolyn jones and her granddaughter lost their home in holly springs mississippi, at least eleven others lost their lives as more than 24 reported tornadoes barreled through this week. those communities now coming together on the holiday. donations pouring into this warehouse for families like the jones'. >> christmas, whether i have presents or not, that's not going to change christmas for me. >> the flood watches continue on this holiday for parts of the south. in georgia and alabama forced evacuations. >> we woke up to civil defense pounding on our door telling us we had about 20 minutes to leave our homes. >> a mud slide after the heavy rain stalled christmas eve traffic on the main highway in georgia. >> it's dangerous out here. people get crazy when you get to an exit. >> no white christmas along the east coast this year where

occurred from florida to vermont meaning more jogging >> loving it. everyone should have a hot holiday. i don't have to go to california or florida. i'm fine right here. >> on christmas morning here in the nation's capitol, the monuments snuggled in a blanket of fog. >> this is classic el nino, warm in the east. we gradually get closer to normal with cold later in the season. just some flooding rains, not major severe weather in the south. if you look at tomorrow from north texas to the ohio valley, severe storms, even big snows in west texas and some snow north of new england by the way tomorrow. the cold air is not far away. we get a shot of it into early next week. we'll have more on that in the seven day accuweather forecast. >> he did say snow in new england right? >> that was close,. >> very close. >> still to come, a fantasy sports website now fighting back. the sites are banned here in new york. we know that. another state also trying to get rid of them, but will that work. >> and a lawmaker under fire

not for the christmas video he

the fantasy sports website draft kings is suing the attorney general of illinois after she declared daily fantasy sports betting illegal in the state. illinois' attorney general said

draft kings and fanduel clearly constitute gambling. draft kings asked the court to declare that fantasy games do not constitute gambling in illinois and to nullify the attorney general's opinion. janet jackson postponing her current world tour because she says she's having surgery. the five-time grammy winner tweeting about the cancellation but not offering details about her surgery or what it's for. she says ticketholders including the february shows in newark and brooklyn will be honored in her words special way when the new schedule is announced. some kind of christmas present for the actor robert downey junior, jerry brown giving him a pardon for his drug conviction in 1996. he was convicted of felony drug possession after authorities found, heroin, cocaine and a gun in his car. since then the iron man star has gone on to become one of hollywood's highest paid actors. many lawmakers offer video holiday messages but one is

accused wisconsin state representative scott allen made some remarks convert to christianity. >> for those who may watch this who are not christians, i invite you to consider the hope offered by the prince of peace. >> in addition to the message itself, critics say that he should not have used state owned equipment to record the video and e-mail it to his constituents. when asked whether this was an issue of separation of church and state, allen said he's not quite sure but that his church was not involved in the production of the video. police in massachusetts say they have caught a grinch, green handed. officers say they found the grinch, oh, look at that, literally stealing christmas right in dartmouth. the green faced thief was taken to the police station, had his mug shot taken. this was all in good fun. police in dartmouth created this holiday themed parody of the tv show cops and post it had on youtube.

service in jefferson new hampshire. it was all a parody. >> things are quiet in new hampshire if they're doing >> very. >> when thewhen will the cold return. >> also another twist in the shooting of an unarmed black

your tri-state ford dealers thank you for helping protect our children. new details about the death of laquan mcdonald, the teen who died after being shot 16 times by police in chicago. audio recordings from the day he died were released and radio conversations show that officers searched for a taser shortly before shooting mcdonald. >> walking away knife in hand. >> anybody have a taser, is anybody else closer with a taser, eastbound on 40th street. again, armed with knife. let me know when he's in custody guys.

fired by the police. >> you guys okay? >> everything's fine. ambulance over here. >> officers were not wearing body cameras. that's something chicago is adding to its force. meanwhile protestors demanding policing changes disrupted last minute shopping in chicago. >> wow. >> for many people christmas is a time for movies. >> right, before the chinese food or maybe after the chinese food. >> or both maybe. >> exactly. today two new movies make their debuts, joy and daddy's home. >> our entertainment reporter sandy kenyon with his christmas day reviews. >> lauren, bill on a day when so many say joy to the world, it gives me no satisfaction to tell you the movie called joy is such a disappoint. . their latest collaboration falling for a short of that

triumph [ music ] too bad because i wanted this movie to be better, wanted the hole to be better than the one part that really clicks, the all too brief period when jennifer lawrence and bradley cooper share the screen. >> i believe ordinary meets the extraordinary every single day. >> in another one of her luminous performances, lawrence plays a housewife from long island who's a born inventor, and like the real woman who inspired her, joy finds fame on qvc, the home shopping channel where her miracle mop makes her rich. >> i have to do things myself once and for all. >> unfortunately my eyes had glazed over by the time joy triumphs because i'd spent so much time getting to know her fractured family. >> like a gas leak, we don't see you, we don't smell you but you're silently killing us all. >> even robert de niro couldn't stop me from getting tired of

their efforts to stop a woman so obviously talented. i'd heard the director was trying to find his film in the editing room, trust me he never did. >> cool mark wahlberg returns to claim his family from a nerdy stepfather played by will ferrell in daddy's home and just the prospect of seeing these two had me giggling. >> if this guy was my wife's exi'd put a bullet in my >> i only wish the entire movie was as funny as the best gag in it. >> oh, my god >> okay, that's hilarious, but the ratio of funny to stupid isn't high enough, and is it just me or are the hollywood brats in these movies becoming even more obnoxious. okay, parents, here's an idea, take your kids to see this one and make sure they know this is how not to behave. lauren, bill. >> or we could just watch the god father again.

[ laughter ] >> before we get to lee, let me just say thank you all so much, hundreds of you who wrote in this morning, our holiday e- mails with your thoughts and wishes for the new year. it was really great. once again for the 15th year. >> read e-mails this morning, a nice tradition. >> really great. >> it's a super experience, very rewarding. >> it is. and thank you for writing. a new tradition wearing a bathing suit on christmas. >> no doubt about it, although now saw a couple of umbrellas going up. vs. variable. bright for a minute, a little drizzle coming down. it's still very mild. visibility at the george washington bridge is a little better than it is downtown, but still clouds and fog right now, so be aware of that as you head out this afternoon, we're at 60, a cloudy sky for the most part. west. warmest christmas ever. we're not going to get back to that 66 this afternoon. we did it just after midnight. last year was pretty mild. had some flurries back in 2012, 2013.

as we go through the early evening hours, this particular planner is depicting some showers after 6:00. our degree with that is going to be a very close call. some of our northern suburbs may escape the rain. you go to bradley beach and you'd be raining before that. maybe it's after 5:00 tonight. radar and satellite, clouds and thin spots north, a few sprinkles. ocean county, a little bit of everything here. then we're watching this big batch of rain, which it's going to be a close call. the northern edge is going to come right at new york city. it could stay at the south or get into new york city. it's going to be close. we'll have some rain in new york city, best chance, queens and staten island versus the bronx. if you'll watch this futurecast, milder in the afternoon hours, and notice how the rain, it gets close to staten island, and then this futurecast is depicting it to the south. i think it may be a little farther north than that. the steadier rains are monmouth and ocean county, south shore of long island as well. minimal rainfall, maybe a little bit of light showers in the northern suburbs.

much of the day not as damp as earlier thought. itst definitely cooler. the rain is probably likely to come in tomorrow night rather than during the day. there might be a passing shower from time to time tomorrow. now sunday, yes, we're talking about big time warmth but it will start gloomy with rainfall in the wee hours of the morning. then it clears out. we might have limited sunshine on sunday. the mid and upper 60s, the record high, 63 will fall. we'll go to 65 to 67. here's your seven-day accuweather forecast. so not as much emphasis on the cooler. mild. go back to record warmth. kickoff for patriots, jets should be about 64 degrees. i can't rule out some drizzle, especially second half. doesn't look terribly wet though. as we go into monday, a lot cooler despite sun. rain on tuesday. a decent rain and if it becomes -- back to some chill earlier >> thanks lee. >> you got it. we will be right back, but first here's a look at what's

coming up next on the chew. >> hey, guys, today we are bringing you a classic chew holiday spectacular. carla's whipping up a quick and easy dessert and getting a dance lesson and mario's in the kitchen with the amazing olivia newton there is a place where the cold melts away the hustle and bustle dies down and the only thing left is what's truly important. the radio city christmas spectacular presented by chase. you bring the family, we bring the joy.

meet the moore's! we're the moore family, and as you can see,

we do more games, and more streaming. so we need more speed. that's why we switched to time warner cable. you can too. call now. now we can connect more devices, at the same time. the wifi in this house is amazing. so is my guacamole. hi grandma and grandpa! ha, look at that! [laughs] time warner cable even has an internet plan for us. get the internet speed that's right for you. from 3 megs to ultra fast 300 megs they even made it easy to switch with a one-hour arrival window. why settle for less, when you can get more! get 50 meg internet for $39.99 per month. call now. you could get free installation, no data cap, and access to over 400,000 twc wifi hotspots with select plans.

a popular christmas toy is helping a police department connect with its community on social media. >> sarge, the elf on the shelf, the newest officer sworn into the west man manheim, the goal is to get more followers online. >> and after christmas sarge will be heading back to the north pole, obviously. >> mission accomplished. speaking of police, the nypd playing santa and a long way from giving out tickets. instead they're giving away toys. >> so awesome. police officers doing something great for others. here is eyewitness news reporter a. j. ross. >> flashing lights in a rearview mirror is enough to make any heart skip a beat, but this was a traffic stop with a

>> do you know why i pulled you over. >> no,. >> because you're driving with little girl in the back. >> no reindeer and sleigh were needed for these special santa's helpers representing new york's kindest in the bronx as dozens of officers took to the streets thursday handing unsuspecting kids and families. >> you're driving with a little girl in the back without a present. it's the holidays. do you mind if i give your daughter a present. >> as you've seen throughout the country and the city, you police, community, and traction, and this is another way of saying, listen, here's one way the police are helping. >> protecting, serving and countless kids' faces. the toys were actually extra at the precinct prompting officers to not only hit the streets but also a few buses to spread some holiday cheer. these are some of the candid photos the nypd posted to twitter. >> i thought i was getting

look, i can't even talk. >> it's all right. merry christmas. >> thank you so much. >> merry christmas. >> do you like wrestling. >> yes. >> merry christmas, merry christmas. >> i'm a. j. ross, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> is that the story of the day or what? >> love it. >> and on that note, that's it for us for now. thanks for watching today and spending all morning with us. i'm bill ritter. >> i'm lauren glassberg.