will feel like 52 because we have nice light winds. you'll probably love what's coming sunday. we're expecting even warmer temperatures for tomorrow. i'll have those details coming up in your full forecast but for now, ladies, i send it back to you. >> thank you. new this morning police are investigating another armed robbery in suffolk county. it is the latest in a string of them on long island and the crimes could be linked. >> investigators say at least a dozen stores have been targeted in the last few months. we're live in huntington station with the details. >> reporter: police tell us this tanning salon was head up last night and we want to show take a look. you can see police surrounding beach bum tanning around 8:30. they say the suspect showed up with a gun. then demanded workers to go to the back of the store and tied up both of the women. seconds later we'red to he took money from the drawers and fortunately no one was injured. police tell us the same suspect robberies since august.

the rest in suffolk county, including a rainbow clothing store and pier one imports. the tactics in all of these cases are the same. the suspect binds the coworkers together with duct tape, rope and wrist ties. then he threatens them. he's also targeting stores that cater to women where customer and clerks are mostly female. police need to track down the suspect who is targeting these stores. the most recent target beach bum tanning. there's a $5,000 reward for any information that will lead to an arrest. we're live in hundredsington station -- huntington station, this morning, cbs 2 news. we have new details into the investigation into the mass shooting in san bernardino, california. police say tashfeen malik and her husband syed farook carried out the deadly attack after she pledged allegiance to isis on a social media post. >> reporter: the f.b.i. has classified the san

cbs learned just before the attack, 2-year-old tashfeen malik used'' 28-year-old tashfeen malik used an aless on facebook to pledge her support to isis but it appears they acted on their own. >> we have no indication these killers are part of an organized larger group or cell. >> reporter: there's no indication that isis directed or ordered the couple to ambush and kill 14 people inside a social services building on wednesday. meanwhile survivors are starting to tell their stories. adrenaline kicks in. >> i saw before i went under my table people going under their tables throughout the room. searching through electronic evidence for a possible motive, including the couple's two dumpster. a look inside their home on friday revealed half eaten bedding. farook's family said they had no idea about the attack and as quiet.

brother deserves to be forgiven? >> that's a hard question. i don't even know if i would forgive him just because of what he did. >> reporter: last night hundreds gathered to pray for the victims at a nearby church. the vigil was an emotional one for ryan reyes who honored his boyfriend daniel kaufman who was killed in the attack. >>it's been very, very difficult and very, very trying. i know that once it all officially sinks in, it's really going to hit him. >> there was another scare in that community yesterday. the bomb squad had to investigation a suspicious package that was being sent to the gunmen's home. a worker at ups noticed the address and the facility was evacuated. it turns out it was not a danger to the public. new york city's muslim community is sending a message that it condemns terrorism and it got some high profile help from the mayor. mayor de blasio visited the jamaican muslim center in queens for the first time ever last night. many listened in hopes he could help erase a stigma against their faith.

because of the contributions of that is a fact. >> it's up to us to set the right image, to set the noun daition and tell other -- the foundation and tell other people muslims in general are peace loving. >> mayor urged muslim leaders to work with police to report hate crimes. he called for people to work society. there's been a renewed call for greater gun control in the wake of the shootings. the white house is working on a way to side step congress and tighten rules for gun sales. the senate voted against expanding background checks for purchases online. most republicans voted against the legislation. the background check proposal was the same one put forward months after the sandy hook massacre. officials say the guns used in san bernardino were bought legally. for the first time in more than 90 years, "the new york times" is using its front page today to call for greater gun regulation.

reducing the number of firearms and eliminating some large ammunition. the publisher said the paper made the move to, quote, deliver a strong statement of frustration and age gish about our country's inability to come [indiscernible] -- of guns. a reichers guard is recovering after sources say a gang member attacked him. the department of corrections says the inmate punched the officer in the face several times last night. sources say the attack was unproprotectioned and part of -- unprovoked and part after gang scheme. investigators say a captain officer. the nypd is looking for three people accused in a bizarre assault in the bronx. two women seen in this sawferredz were -- surveillance video were with a man when they knocked on the door after man in castle hill last week. they told the mother and son inside they lost an iphone and had tracked it to the house. the family told them they didn't have it. the mother and son were able to get the trio out of the home, but when they tried to take down the license plate number

group assaulted them and took off. a commuter alert to tell you about. get ready for a toll hike at the hudson river. starring tomorrow morning, it will cost you more to cross the port authority's bridges and tunnels between new york and new jersey. e-zpass users will pay $12.50 during peak hours. $10.50 off peak, an increase of 75 cents. cash customers will pay $15, up $1. truck drivers using cash get hit the hardest. they'll have to hand over $126. expensive ride. time now 9:06. it's an easy way to light up your house but it may also pose a danger to pilots. a warning from the faa about laser christmas lights. adults. the toy insider mom is here with toys parents can play while their children are sleeping. >> first here's your forecast. >> things are looking about today. we've got clear skies. a little slow to warm-up in some locations so we've got a bit of a cold morning out there

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welcome back to cbs 2 news saturday morning. a live look outside from our camera on top of the emspire state building. a little chilly but elise says we're in for a beautiful weekend. she'll have the forecast coming up. now to campaign 2016. republican presidential candidate donald trump is now alone at the top with more than one in three republicans backing him. a new cnn poll gives trump 36% of the vote. his closest competitor is ted cruz with 16%. new jersey governor chris christie has risen to fifth place with 4%. 52% of people polled say trump would have the best shot at winning the general election. the new york mets say the general manager has cancer. the team put out a statement saying it's a very treatable form of cancer and the 68-year- old g.m. will soon begin chemotherapy. they also say doctors are optimistic about his full recovery. he'll undergo eight to 12 weeks of chemo and continue his work as general manager.

of cancer alderson has. a court appointed trust tree has -- [indiscernible] victims. the latest payout will mean his former clients received $9.16 billion so far. next week marks the seventh anniversary of may dover's arrest for one of the biggest ponzi -- madoff's arrest for one of the biggest ponzi schemes in history. he's serving a 150-year prison term. on wall street yesterday the stock market surged to its biggest gain since early september after the government reported another solid month of job gains. stocks ended the day yesterday up across the board. the nasdaq rose nearly 105 and rose 170 points. the faa says new laser christmas lights displays can be dangerous to pilots. on thursday night the faa says an american airlines boeing 737

police traced the beam back to a laser light decorated home nearby. experts say if you buy laser light displays, make sure they're pointed at the house and not at the sky. christmas decorations or holiday decorations last weekend, this weekend looks outside. >> let's check in with elise she has your forecast. >> it's a good weekend to anything. including focus the lights at your house. i kind of thought the point was to put them on the house but i digress. this is a good weekend to do that and pretty much anything else you want to do. we definitely have a really nice weekend. mild temperatures. might have been a little bit deceiving if you stepped out the past hour or so because things have been chilly but they're starting to warm up. we have blue skies and it is just a really gorgeous 42 degrees at 9:12 in the morning with calm winds.

interesting to note it's 42 degrees at 9:12 because that's close to where we should be for a high for the day but we'll go beyond that. thanks to high pressure we have bright sunny skies, above normal temperatures today and we'll do it again tomorrow. 47 degrees. that is the average or normal temperature for this day of the year. we're already at 42 degrees on our way to 52. so we're talking nice 5 degrees above the norm. and 10 degrees warmer than where we are right now. it's not a record. the record is 70 but remember, folks, it's december and we're talking about a stretch of 50- degree days. vortex satellite and radar showing this. pressure. this is what dominates our weather over the next few days. it keeps things dry for us. lots of sunshine. makes for a beautiful weekend. so today we'll just call this one a december delight. day. day. aim not sure you can complain about this no matter what it is you're trying to do it. temperatures. tomorrow even warmer as we head

we're talking about a beautiful sunday. temperatures in the upper 50s. close to 60 degrees believe it or not. and things stay nice on your monday. then as we head into late monday, we start to see an increase in clouds as the system approaches. right now looks like that system is going to go to our south. still could give us some clouds for sure and possibly some raindrops. so today we've got bright skies, light winds, 52 degrees. you definitely want to get out and enjoy it. tonight will be another cold one but still we're looking at temperatures that will be warmer tonight than what they were last night and early this morning. we had a lot of 20s out there. we'll have fewer 20s tonight than we did last night. as we head into tomorrow, we're talking about even warmer temperatures. 52 today. 57 tomorrow. i said close to 60 and there you have it. but take a look at what happens. it's still nice on your monday, 54 degrees. we get that with some sunshine. then we'll start to see some increasing clouds as the day goes on. that system approaches on tuesday so cooler temperatures. we'll see more clouds. still a chance to see some

but then we bounce back pretty nicely. we're back into the low 50s. by wednesday we stay there through the end of the week. week. >> hard to complain about that. >> really nice, elise. thank you so much. time now 9:15. nicki minaj's brother arrested on long island. we'll tell you about the facing. >> hard to hear that. >> why some say this was so disrespectful it had to be taken down.

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elise finch says it is going to warm up. we'll have your forecast coming up in just a moment. first, new this morning, one of rapper nicki minaj's brothers was arrested on child rape charges on long island. he is seen here with his famous sister during his wedding this summer. he was charged with raping a child under the age of 13. nassau county court documents alleged he engaged in intercourse with that child for at least three months. he's currently out of jail on $100,000 bail. there's a bit of a battle brewing in new jersey over patriotism and holiday spirit. lights were recently strung from a flag pole in rutherford to look like a christmas tree. but the mayor ordered them taken down. he says if the flag were lowered to half staff, it would have touched the lights violating federal law. >> the flag should not be touching anything. the ground, water, any merchandise. >> we talked to veterans to make sure everything was okay with the lights being across the pole. and they said they used to decorate the flag poles on

out to sea. >> the landscapers who hung the display insist the flag could have been lowered without touching the lights. the jets and giantses face off at metlife stadium yesterday and the interstadium rivalry has playoff implications. the basketball court. who runs this town, the nets or the knicks? here's your sports update. everything is talking about the jets and giants game on york. don't forget the knicks and nets met for the first time last night at the garden. first brothers to play against each other since the king brothers albert and bernard. there was no brotherly love last night, especially coming from robin lopez' side. the home team went for the early k-o and they were swinging from deep. points. up to 31. here? fundamentals. putback.

would brooklyn make it a game or not? not really. 19 points, ten boards for chris. the knicks win by 17 to improve to 10-10 this season. nets drop to 5-14 with the loss. devils and flyers, jersey boys down a goal in the final minutes of the game. enough time for mike with the equalizer with a minute and a half left sending the game to overtime where the flyers took care of business. that's a goal. that's a game winner. overtime 4-3. the islanders were 4-0-1 after the last five games after taking on the rangers wednesday night. another shootout game against the st. louis blues who were singing the blues after this shutout in a shootout as the islanders skate away with a win. 2-1 was the final. for cbs 2 news, i'm otis livingston. have a great saturday. time is 9:20. the toy insider mom is back with more toys. this time it's all about the big kids.

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lori is back with a few toys we can all enjoy. >> when we put the kids to inner child. pull these from the closet. the kids are going to love it spirograph. >> this takes me back. >> we put the gears and wheels together. this comes with instructions. every gear and wheel has a number and instructions. you can make the most intricate designs. adults are going to love it. >> i never knew that. >> games, classics. >> sorry. >> and sorry from winning moves, these are retrogames, the same ones we played so you can reminisce, have a great time playing the games. fun with the kids but also great to play with your friends. raise your hand if you were waiting for a ferrari for christmas. >> i wish. i didn't even bother putting it on the list. >> you can have one or more than one. this is a cool remote control car. it goes forwards and backwards, fully functional. we have our lights that go on on the front and the back. comes in three different colors

you can buy one or more. >> very nice. >> and speakers. we know that the collectors are going crazy for all star wars toys but this is the ihome hero vehicle speakers. you can stream your music into this over 30 feet away. but if you were to push the button on top, listen to the sound. >> i know a lot of big kids who would probably really like that. >> does it fly around the house? >> this is just speakers but we're going to use these all the time so that's awesome. >> very cool. very nice. >> you might remember the game boy. kids have a way cooler device these days, the new nintendo 3- d xxl. one of them is a touch screen. the graphics, it's 3-d graphics. they're stable and awesome. people can take their figures and actually tap them right into the game so they with

why are adults going to love it? because they love video games, too and you're playing with your favorite mario characters. this is the smallest helicopter in the world. us think this is for extra small. this is just a little over 2 >> oh, wow. it does fly in the air. >> it does fly. it's really cute. it is an indoor toy. outside. when the wind hit it is, it flies. -- hits it, it flies. it's a great little helicopter. this is the landing pad and the storage case. you charge it right on here. lots of fun. we're going to jump on the razor dlx. everyone has been talking about the hoverboards. if you just turn it on-- >> diane is the brave one to do this on live television. i'm going to watch. >> okay. i've got it on, step one. step one successful. let's see the rest of this.

to go and off we go. so these are amazing. there are jury row scopes at the -- giroscopes at the bottom. they're awesome. >> very nice. >> what do you think? >> i feel like a figure skater here. >> you look like one. >> these are tons of fun. all the kids are riding these. they're loving them. >> how much are those? >> this one is $699. but look how much fun they are. you can go forwards, backwards. >> very nice. thank you so much. we so appreciate it. for more information on all -- [ laughter]-- >> you can head to our website web week. you want to -- cbsnewyork.com. you want to read the prompter. >> our next newscast is at 11:00. >> you can catch the day's top stories all day long on cbsnewyork.com.

news team, i'm andrea grymes. have a great saturday, everyone.