right now breaking news in queens. another house fire in forest hills. the seventh suspicious fire in weeks. we are live with a new clue about a possible suspect. >> i heard the windows crashing. the garage door being torn. >> the fbi raids a house linked to the couple behind the san bernardino massacre and isis sends a message about the attack. >> plus president obama prepares to address the country about the war on terror as the president of a university urges students to take the controversy surrounding guns into their own hands. cbs 2 news sunday morning starts right now. good morning. coming up on 7:00 a.m.

i'm diane macedo. >> and i'm andrea grymes. first meteorologist elise finch is here with a look at the first. >> it is a good morning. we've had a couple of really good mornings. now a little cold to start but we warmed up nicely yesterday, we will do it again today. a little scary. 22 for qualm. 24 for hamburg. of course central park the hot spot at 41 degrees. at least we are at the freezing mark for crestgill. your vortex satellite and radar shows why we having this cold morning. no insulating clouds to keep things a little warmer over night. but that will make for some nice, clear, and sunny skies as we head into this afternoon. here's a look at your hour by

should be around 43 degrees. look for a high of 56. that will put us ten degrees where we should be and we have at least one more mild day heading our way. i'll have those details coming up. we begin with breaking news this morning. another home in queens goes up if in flames. police say it is the seventh suspicious fire since october. >> investigators have new details on a person of interest. cbs 2 alana gold is joining us from the scene. >> reporter:s latest fire -- the latest fire was set over night. you can see the frame work is completely charred and all morning police have been guarding this property. they say there is no question the same person is responsible for all of the fires around here and right now they are trying to track down a person of interest. the nypd looking for this person of interest. they say the man on the motorcycle with glasses, a

be linked to a series of arson fires. the most recent blaze at 12:30 this morning on 69th road mere the grand central parkway at a home under construction. neighbors couldn't miss the orange glow, the flames shooting out of the roof. >> my wife saw it first. she said that house is on fire now. and we were just getting ready to go to bed and looked out the window and it was fully ablazed. >> the fire so intense you could see it for miles away. witnesses told them they saw that man on the motorcycle peel away from the scene seconds after the fire started. alarmed. the same home was set on fire a few weeks ago. >> it's hard to believe that with everybody watching, that again. that somebody would be able to fire. >> seven sites in this neighborhood have been set on fire in the last month and a half. someone torched four homes

an empty building and storage facility. >> what is interesting here, there is no for accelerant. >> reporter: police tell us one fire on 67th drive the arsonist left a note with a name on it. >> we talked to this person at great length. he doesn't have anything to do with it. for >> reporter: the serial arsonist pointed authorities in the wrong direction. so neighbors are definitely concerned. they question if this a list will come back. right now place are offering $10,000 for deal leeing to an address.

comes a day after fbi agents raided the home of farook's friends home. the fbi has not yet spoken to him but they did say he is not a suspect. and he checked himself into a mental hospital following wednesday's attack. >> fbi agents are looking into the shooters ties to terrorists groups. sources claim farook had some kind of contact with the radical shabaab group in somalia. >> president obama has been closely following the developments from the situation room. he will address the country tonight at 8:00. marking just his third address from the oval office. he is expected to cover the steps being taken to keep americans safe. cbs 2 will have live coverage of the president's address.

have reignited a debate over gun control. the new york times took a stand yesterday with a rare front page editorial calling for a ban on assault weapons and stricter gun control. that cbs 2 dave carlin shows us it was immediately dismissed by republicans on the campaign trail. >> america's latest mass shooting is reigniting and amplifying gun control. stating it is a moral outrage and national disgrace that civilians can legally purchase weapons designed to kill people efficiency. and certain weapons must be outlawed for civilian >> it's typical crap prosecute new york times. i don't know what gun control laws are going to stop terrorists from attacking us. >> i think it would have been a lot better if there were guns

>> you don't stop the bad guys by taking away our guns. you stop the bad guys by using our guns. >> we have a pattern of mass shootings in this country that has no parallel anywhere else in the world. >> president obama is disappointed two measures were blocked on capitol hill thursday. one to keep those on the no fly list from buying guns. another expanding background checks for guns purchased online. republicans pointed out the guns used in california were bought legally and new background checks would not have changed that. they say the focus should be on enhanced government surveillance. congressman peter king agrees but also says some legislation on guns can help. >> any legislation i support will protect the second amendment. a learn who has a history of

>> governor christie says the better solution is expanding mental health services and allowing law-abiding americans to arm themselves. and you can see more of governor christie's interview with john dickerson this morning on face the nation. that is at 10:30 on cbs 2. >> while many are calling if for more gun control, the president of the university of liberty is asking his students to carry more guns on campus. >> if more good people had conceal carry permits, then we can end those muslims before they walk in and kill us. >> jerry foul junior insists the muslims he was referring to there were farook and malik. he wants students to get a permit to carry concealed weapons to counterany copy cat

we are following developing news this london. scotland yard made an arrest in what they call a terrorist incident. a man was threatening people with a knife in east london. investigators say three people were hurt. one of them seriously. british newspapers reported witnesses heard the suspect screaming his is for syria. a blackout in parts of new york. what caused more than 50,000 homes to go dark for several hours last night. >> do you think it's silly to fight over this stuff? >> yeah. >> a holiday feud in new jersey. why one lawmaker almost resigned over a christmas tree. >> and picking the perfect christmas tree. what to look for before making that purchase and how to keep your tree looking fresh. >> things are actually looking already very good this morning. still a little cold in certain

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port authority are going up. easy pass users will pay $12.50 during peak hours and $10.50 off peak. cash customers will pay $15 up $1. the truck drivers will have to hand over $126. the jewish celebration of hanukkah begins tonight at sun down. also known as the festival of lights. the eight day holiday celebrates the rededication of the holy temple in jerusalem. each night of the holiday is marked by lighting a menorah, gift giving, and eating traditional foods. luckily everybody celebrating tonight it looks leak they have great weather. >> we still know the song. we can still eat the latkes. it sounds like nice weather for any outdoors activities. it really is. methought sure you can ask -- i'm not sure you can ask for a better day. temperatures will be a little warmer today than they were yesterday.

means ten degrees above where we should be for this day in the year. let's take a live look outside. beautiful. looking good out there. we really have a pretty gorgeous morning. it is cold in some locations. let's not be confused about that. that is in manhattan. nice and warm there with those calm winds. however we have a cold start to the day for pretty much everybody else. so it is cold out the door this morning no matter where you are heading. just know you want to bundle up. we have lots of sunshine and we expect temperatures to rise this afternoon. a mild afternoon. we're talking about above normal temperatures as we head into the week ahead and even warmer for next weekend. it's a possibility. we'll be flirting with 60 degrees several times over the next seven days. we'll do it today. 56 is our forecast high. that puts us a full ten degrees above average we consider normal for this day in the

71 is the record. we hit that back in 2001. we're not looking to set any records but it will be incredibly mild. you can see the impact of high pressure. there is not a lot going on. >> we turn on your future cast. we will have a little bit of wispy cloud cover. as we head into monday, still a nice day. still mild. still lots of sunshine. this is the system that we thought might give us some rain on tuesday. but you can see it's going to stay pretty far to the south. so this really isn't our rain. we will get cloud cover for it. and when this wrap around

couple rain drops especially as you head to eastern long island. for us this does not become our storm. today what we have is our sunshine. here's the highs around the area today. 52 for monticello. 53 for white plains. 54 for montauk and seaside heights. sunset 4:28 p.m.. that is when hanukkah begins. tonight temperature a little warmer than what last nights temperature was. clear and calm. 42 degrees. not quite as cold as we head into tomorrow. still looking good. similar story. 54 degrees although we will add late clouds to the mix. here's a look at your seven-day forecast. it looks good. today is a nice balmy almost for december. 56 degrees. tons of sunshine for tomorrow. we do dip to 48 degrees as we watch the area of low pressure pass us by.

little closer for tuesday and wednesday. but then we are back into the 50s as we head toward next weekend. christmas is almost here and many people are heading out to pick up their christmas trees. here are tips to help you choose a tree and keep it looking good. >> reporter: 'tis the season for christmas trees. customers say they know exactly what they are looking for. >> something fresh. >> i always want to make sure the base is nice and straight. >> try to get a full one. >> a nice full tree with most of the branches still there. particularly around the bottom. >> reporter: next up check the needles. >> run your finger over the needle branches themselves it shouldn't come off. if they are raining off, that is a tree you don't want. >> reporter: experts say you might see brown needles at the bottom of the tree or deep inside near the trunk. but if you see brown need les on the outside of the tree,

won't last long indoors. plant food can help a tree look its best far month or longer but adequate water is what really matters. before customers take a tree off his lot they make a fresh cut on bottom of his lot so it can absorb water. >> there are mold on the pine needle. the molds may double and one out of seven of us have mold allergies. >> reporter: he says hosing a tree down and drying it off before bringing it inside will reduce mold spores on the tree. if that is not an option, he says consider keeping the tree for seven days or less. it will let you enjoy the look and smell of a real tree while i voiding irritation -- while avoiding irritation. >> make sure you place your tree away from heat sources and you want to water it often so it will last through christmas day. >> i saw so many people with the trees on their cars. >> mines already up.

allergies at all because it comes right out. it's one, two, three. it's got the lights on it already. plug it in and put on ornaments. >> our allergist tells us if they are not packed away correctly accumulate dust mites. >> packed away? you leave it up all year. >> make sure you dust that before you put it back out. it can also be a source for allergies. i learned a lot with that guy. >> yeah he has great information. so you are fake and i need to have a real tree. you have a fake one; right? >> methought allowed to call it -- i'm not allowed to call it a tree. it's a holiday ornament dislay. eggnog, apple cider, champagne. we'll show you how to make a healthy mix minus all of those calories. when i was 35

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things we can focus on to make everybody love them. when you see brussel sprouts in stores, you will notice there is a lot of different size differences. why does this matter? when you see a big one like this, it will have a more mild flavor to it. a small one this will be very intense. this will resemble more of a mild cabbage. so keep that in mind depending on your flavor preferences. the smaller ones will be a little better to cook with because they have the more intense flavor. when you bring brussel sprouts home, store them in the refringe raptor. when it comes to use them you can roast them, saute them, or when you have a big one like this shave it and use it in a raw salad. and of course you can mix up your usage that is really fun to do in the kitchen. i'm stephanie tantillo with your tip of the day. >> i used to hate brussel sprouts and now they are one of my favorite vegetables.

>> just cook them in bacon they are delicious. frank sinatra would have been 100 years old. >> moe raca takes a look at the life and career of frank sinatra. when i was 35 it was a very good year >> i don't know anyone else who felt things as deeply and took things to heart the way he did. >> reporter: and from the beginning she says her father to pain. >> when he was a big baby and they had to deliver him with forsips which are like salad tongs and cut his eardrum. >> reporter: he had scars. could you see them? >> oh yeah. he preferred always to be photographed from the right side and not the left.

could hold him back. in a career spanning 63 years, city that track was a super star. on the radio, to the movies, and in concert. as the guy who knew how to swing and might very well take a swing at you sinatra defined the limits of cool on stage and off. your father was a really big tipper wasn't he? >> huge. >> reporter: like how much? >> one parking guy i think he gave him $200. and the guy said thank you mr. sinatra, that is the biggest tip i've ever had in my life. the other biggest tip was $100. he said what cheap scape gave you that? he said you did. [ laughter ] >> frank sinatra the man and

the sentry it's all on cbs sunday morning beginning at 9:00. >> my blue-eyed bunny rabbit is named after frank sinatra. we might have to get a party hat. >> my father has had new york, new york as his ring tone for years. time is 7:27. up next today's top story queens. >> another home in forest hills queens set on fire over night. it's the seventh time something like this has happened here in a month and a half. and right now police are looking for a person of interest. >> they were lost once. i didn't want to chance it again. >> how the spirit of giving inspired one man to go to the distance literally for a veteran. with dunkin' donuts' holiday- cookie-flavored coffees. from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m., enjoy any medium latte

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giants. good morning. it's 7:30 on this sunday, december 6th i'm andrea grymes. >> elise finch is here with a look at your forecast. >> the forecast looks really good. this has been a stellar weekend i would say for anything you needed to do outdoors. we had mild temperatures. they were mild yesterday. they will be even milder today. let's go ahead and take a look. we do have a couple of snags especially this morning. a dense fog advisory for oleaster and duchess county. fog is an issue there. also it is a slow warmup. take a look at some of the temps. we are talking 22-degrees in sayville. 24 in franklin. and 25 in madison. so it is slow to warmup. but trust me we actually get a significant warmup today. because high pressure is dominating, we will see clear skies which means lots of sunshine.

56 degrees should hit that right around 3:00. it will be a beauty and it doesn't end there. i'll have details coming up in your full forecast. we begin with breaking news. investigators at the scene of a house fire in queens. it is the second time that home has gone up in flames in weeks. now police say it's also the seventh suspicious fire in forest hills since october. >> investigators have new details on a possible suspect. alana gold is joining us from the scene. >> reporter: we are standing on 69th road. over night someone walked on to on fire. it was under construction and you can see the frame work is charred and the fire also burned part of the home next door. this morning police are trying interest. they want to talk to this man and see if he is behind all of these crimes.

scarf could be linked to a series of arson fires. the most recent breeze at 12:30 think morning. neighbors couldn't miss the orange glow the flames shooting out of the roof and thick smoke pouring from the structure. >> my wife saw it first. she said that house is on fire. we were just getting ready to go to bed and looked out the window and it was fully ablaze. >> reporter: fire so intense you could see it from a mile away. witnesses say they saw the man on the motorcycle peel away from the scene seconds after the fire started. people who live around here are alarmed the same home was set on fire a few weeks ago. >> it's hard to believe that with everybody watching that the thing could catch fire again.

and set it on fire. >> reporter: investigators say all of the crimes are linked. >> what is interesting here is there is no accelerant. it's combustible materials found at the scene. >> reporter: police tell us that one fire on 67th drive the arsonist left a note with a name behind. when investigators to lowed that lead. >> we sat down. we talked to this person at great length. he doesn't appear to have anything to do with it. >> reporter: the serial arsonist pointed authorities in the wrong direction. and here's another live look at the aftermath of the latest arson fire in forest hills. the neighbors are so fed up with this they say they are going to have an emergency meeting this morning. it will be at 9:00 at the jewish community center. we are live in forest hills betweens this morning alana gold cbs 2 news. >> thank you. a christmas tree has caused

a council woman almost resigned tree. >> people are being offended christmas. well, i feel offended when you tell me holiday. >> i disagree strongly. i don't think i have seen merry christmas. >> reporter: they cannot agree on what to call this tree. >> it's been the holiday tree for 20 years. >> i decided to change it to christmas tree. >> reporter: this week they voted to rename the holiday tree lighting ceremony in this park a christmas tree lighting. so council woman story submitted her resignation. citing separation of church and community. >> i think if you are using municipal funds you have to be careful. >> reporter: but saturday she

agreed to chair a diversity community. >> we will get different backgrounds from different people. >> reporter: residents say it's all a little crazy. >> it looks exactly like a christmas tree but i guess you can call it whatever you want. >> reporter: do you think it's silly to fight over this stuff? >> yeah. >> reporter: there are already some lights strung on the tree here at michael maury park but on december 11th when they are it will, council member story says she won't be here. she will be on the new diversity committee to determine what this ceremony should be called next year. retiring police inspector on his second to last tour ended up making a very big arrest with the help of his son. deputy inspector jack lewis joined his son john who is a police officer on the left and john's partner yesterday morning. the three men responded to a shooting outside of brooklyn cafe. a witness led them to the suspects. the officers cornered two men

to arrest them without incident. mayor de blasio will rayly at the trade center to push congress to pass a full extension of the drill go virginia act. there is also a new proposition to put a cap on the money and limit it to expire in five years. now to a cbs 2 exclusive. a local veteran was reunited with his lost military dog tags in brooklyn after a journey of about 800 miles. brian drove all the way from chicago to hand them to veteran josh gelles. >> i was upset when i lost them. and you just got to deal with it. and so it was amazing when he

>> he mentioned something about i refused. i couldn't bring myself to put them in an envelope. they were lost once. again. >> and it turns out the two men met each other briefly through in 2008. >> he says he didn't know how he lost them but he thinks when friends house. time is 7:38. special delivery for the kardashian clan. >> plus the best place for holiday shopping in our area and it's not the city. >> hanukkah begins at sun down. john is on the move with a tasty latke debuting. >> we'll show you how to mix and mingle with your favorite friends without the extra

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kim kardashian and kanye west are parents to a baby boy. they announced their sons birth on her website and app yesterday. no word on the babies name but the couple said they want to go in a new direction. their two-year-old daughters name is north west. i wonder if they are playing on words. the holiday shopping season is well under way and for many it means hitting up your favorite stores. smart asset says one of the best cities for holiday shopping is right here in our area. they say elizabeth new jersey is a hidden gem. it's new jersey's largest urban enterprise zone which means many retailers can charge 3.5% sales tax. which is half the state rate. and in new jersey there is no sales tax on clothing. elizabeth is home to the states largest outlet mall. mills at jersey gardens and furniture giant ikea.

tomorrow night the seventh annual latke festival take place in chelsey. >> we have a preview of one chef's creative take on the pancake potato. >> we decided to make a classic latke with a twist. >> so where are the potatoes? >> we are going with a casa baa. which is similar to a potato. you put it in a bowl. i add the onion juice. a sprinkle of corn starch. a little bit of salt and pepper. mix all together. take a piece of your formed casa baas and you want to make little patties. once you have your latkes formed, you are ready to start frying. >> the significance of the oil? >> it's really to have the fried oil. >> this was a one day supply of oil which it will up the temple

>> you know your hanukkah history. >> when the edges start to turn brown, you are ready to flip. >> if this was a golf tournament someone would whisper it's the flipping of the latkes. >> this latke is ready to go. put them on something to drain off some of the oil. now it's ready for the toppings. there are many different spices in here. after that we will do coconut cream yogurt. and to finish you have city ran track. go for it. yeah. >> really, really good. for cbs 2 news john mon tone. so we are not locked and loaded but we are -- >> latke loaded. [ laughter ] >> her reaction is priceless. for that recipe and a bonus sweet potato and latke recipe

>> no excuses for cbs viewers not to have really good recipes for latkes. recipes. if you are heading out tonight elise finch is here with a look at the forecast. it doesn't feel like december out there. >> it does at the moment. we've got a few locations that are struggling to get above the freezing mark this morning. so it feels like december now. feeling a little spring like later. let's check with our weather watchers and see what kind of numbers we are seeing right now. one of the warmest temps we are getting at the moment 37 degrees. we are looking at a few 35- degree temps as we head out to long island. bruce says it's 35 in north port. but we have very chilly temperatures. the city. fog is an issue.

no fog in the city. this is manhattan. we looking at from our camera. high on top of the empire state building. 41 degrees calm winds. it is gorgeous. in manhattan. because we are already warming up pretty significantly. we have a cold start for most of the tristate area. everyone gets a mild afternoon and things stay quiet. by that i mean dry through monday. your satellite and radar featuring the area of high pressure. dominating our weather yesterday. today we are pulling in milder air. temperatures today will be mild and warmer than yesterday. we are talking ten degrees above where they should be. today is a superb sunday. we get lots of sunshine. mild temps. even at sunset when we say hello to hanukkah, beautiful conditions. tomorrow another winter. we are still dealing with mild temperatures. we will still have lots of sunshine although we see a little bit of increased cloud cover late on monday. but high pressure starts to shift off so that will make way

cover as an area of low pressure passes to the south on tuesday. we will see more clouds on tuesday. we will see a few rain drops wrapping around a bit. however, temperature wise it's not bad at all. mostly sunny skies today. we've got the mild conditions. 56 degrees that is our forecast high today. if we hit it, it will be a full ten degrees. we should be around 54 degrees. clear skies, mild conditions. as we head into the over night hours, we are still cold. 29 for new paul. but 36 in the oranges. 38 for march rick. 42 over night in the city. it looks like we will be

in december so things are looking good. andrea. >> it is great weather for football later today. there is a huge show down at met life stadium. the jets verses the giants. in addition to bragging rights on the line, there were also playoff implications. amy is joining us live in studio to talk about this huge matchup. welcome. >> good morning. >> jets and giants. talk about the playoff implications. this is a big game for tans always for four years. >> there islyoff implications from both teams. the yet jets are in the thick of the wild card hunt and the giants try as they might to have given this division away several times this year. the giants are atop the division tide with washington. and that division is going to go down to the wire. >> and players for both teams are like we just need a w. this is another game we want to win. they are not making much about the rivalry. but as you just mentioned,

only a few weeks left of the season. >> and players attention will be on securing the win for playoff hopes. not on the rivalry itself. it's always nice to win the one in your backyard and our very own boomer was the last jets quarterback to beat bill sims. >> that was awhile ago. >> darrell reeves is out with a concussion. >> injuries happen. and there are matchups we all look forward to in games throughout the season. and having revis on the field is an important piece for the jets. but look, injuries are part of this game. >> talk a little bit about the quarterback matchup. ryan fitzpatrick and eli manning. fitzpatrick has been up and down this season. manning, the theme with the giants it seems this year has been let's lose the game in the last few minutes. who do you think comes out on

>> i think highly of eli manning. eli manning is a good quarterback. they've had some issues this year with respect to turnovers in last weeks game. but at the end of the day, he's a good quarterback. and if the pieces and parts around him. the giants suffered a big loss with jeff schwartz the guard being out. and watch for protection issues as well. >> let's talk about tom cough lin. there were a lot of questions. rumors and questions this week. basically if the giants don't make it to the playoffs this season, will he be the coach going forward? what do you think is going on? >> i worked for an owner al davis that was never shy about often made coaching changes when i thought that might not be the correct thing to do. we had pretty heated arguments about that.

very, very patient men. they are judicious. whatever they decide to do they will be judicious in their decision. the question i ask when someone suggests making a change of coach of quarterback is, and do what? you've got to be able to answer that question. and if a fan says to me, should the giants fire tom cough lin my response is and do what? >> jets and giants you can

wel veoullhereummoe anlsor yr.lu 40doarba. soo li oca n.t t t pt.etio making healthy decisions through the holidays is like a full time job. there is plenty of temptations and treats. >> this morning we are looking to help you make healthier decisions with at least one option to make the cocktails and drinks you are passing around a little more healthy for you. we have jenn ross joining us from be mixed a calorie free option so you don't have to feel guilty about tasting. jenn, thank you for being here.

>> talk about the company and your focus. >> be mixed is all natural and zero calorie cocktail mixers. i know how hard it is to find a cocktail without the sugar and calories. >> we have one right here. the one you have right here. tell us about this one. >> we have our version of a moscow mule. and a margarita can have calories. [ laughter ] >> ear muffs. >> this one has less than 100. so you are good to go. >> a lot of times when you hear calorie free or local re, the big question is artificial sweeteners. how do you make your recipe? >> we use a blend of all natural fruit extracts and all natural zero calorie sweeteners. the first one we will make is

when you are hosting it's nice to have a nonalcoholic treat for those that are not drinking. this starts with a rock glass with ice. our ginger lime. you just pour it in. >> that smells good. >> yeah. >> how much of this do you put? >> put in the whole thing. lemon juice. pour it all in. a pinch of smoked sea salt. >> sophisticated. this is going to be festive. >> it's not fancy -- it sounds fancy but it's very easy. club soda. add in rasp berries for color. you can stir with a little spoon. you don't have to put it in a mixer? >> honestly it's whatever you have. you can stir with any spoon a straw. and you can throw in rosemary for garnish.

>> and this looks really fancy but cheers. >> that is delicious. >> that is really goods. my issue with cocktails they are almost too sweet or too tart. this has a nice balance to it. >> we didn't want to make them too sweet. we know people like that balance of the alcohol or nonalcohol and something that is not sickly sweet. >> so for the holidays people love to be festive. there is nothing more festive than bubbly. we are making our be festive. and this one starts by muddling some mint in the shaper. >> there we go. >> which side do we use? >> either side. [ laughter ] >> it smells so good when you do it. >> that is perfect. you are going to add this just about a fourth of the bottle of our cucumber.

and fresh lime juice. >> you said a fourth of the bottle. >> you know what it doesn't really matter. >> all right. >> some bombay sapphire gin. some strawberries. >> we've got to do it quick. >> shake. [ laughter ] >> it's coming out. all right. >> any ways you can pour it into the flute. and top off with some -- >> champagne. >> yes. >> can you do something else other than gin? alcohol. you can really add your your own. >> very nice. we really appreciated some great options and great ideas for everybody. for more information on the zero calorie be mixed products you can enter our website at cbsnewyork.com. time 17:57. flowers can make someone's day especially if they are unexpected and free.

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