ask your doctor about xarelto . a scare at a new jersey mall. shoppers forced out of the building and law enforcement rushed to the scene on a busy shopping day. smoke billows inside a post office garage in manhattan. get ready for possibly warm weather today and record breaking. how much longer will it last? cbs 2 news this morning starts right now. good morning. 6:00 a.m. on sunday december 13. i'm diane. >> i'm andrea grymes. let's get to vanessa murdock with a look at the forecast. i don't know what to say about the weather. it's so warm out there. >> it is. yesterday we broke four records

central park and jfk we did not but today we think it's going to break a record. more record warmth today. in the low to mid 60s for most of us yesterday. yesterday for areas along the new jersey shore it was 70s. it won't be that warm today but 60s will prevail and cloudy. it's 60 in central park, 50 in sparta. i laugh because it's almost absurd to be 60 in mid december at 6:00 a.m. it's 54 in cranberry. we have fog this morning just as we have the past couple of days so that trend continues. cloudy skies, a few passing showers or passing sprinkles today for sure. then as we go into the afternoon we'll be warming up nicely into the 60s. here's the deal.

a.m., by noon 63, mostly cloudy with some breaks of sun today but for the most part warm cloudy and just not feeling like december. coming up we talk about how back to you. >> thanks so much. it does as vanessa mentioned look like it's going to be a sunday like we've never seen before. people are wishing for winter white while others are enjoying going outside. i la na in the park. >> no i'm not bundled up. it feels great out here and bryant park is going to be packed today going to the holiday market and taking advantage of this beautiful weather. it could reach 65 degrees today and that's a record for december 13. 60-degree temperatures hitting new york city for the fourth

of 65 could be set. >> it feels like spring. >> it's nice but it's bizarre. >> unseasonably warm december weather bringing crowds to the park and motivating many to get out and exercise. >> this is a treat. it's wonderful to see christmas lights and bike at the same time. >> and venture to places they normally wouldn't go this time of year. >> i'm going to the beach actually tomorrow. >> what are you going to do there? >> i'm going to take a nice walk up to breezy point because i know it's going to be nice. >> in a t-shirt, very pleasant. not cold at all. >> scott is digging out his golf clubs, his sunday plans teeing off in a t-shirt. >> i'm a golfer so i can do without the winter all year. jersey is bustling. >> i like this weather a lot. it feels like i moved out of new jersey. >> stephanie says she doesn't

>> i'm kind of sweating honestly. >> some say the warm december weather is making it difficult to get into the holiday spirit. >> we listened to white christmas, the song i'm hoping it knows for christmas and i'm like it's crazy and definitely definitely not going to snow. >> they hope it only lasts for a few days. >> it's definitely strange around christmas time not having snow. >> it's not unusual to see 60- december. it was actually 62 degrees on christmas last year. we are live in bryant park this morning cbs 2 news. >> all right thanks so much. new this morning an overnight fire at a postal facility in chelsea has damaged six postal vehicle easement the fire broke out around 10:30 last night on 11th avenue. dozens of firefighters responded. we'll get you that video coming up. the trucks were on a third floor of a parking garage.

mail was damaged and exactly what caused the fire. also new this morning police are investigating a shooting at a walmart store in pennsylvania. someone entered the store in east strasburg near the pennsylvania new jersey border with what was described as an guns. the person shot was the gunman. not clear who killed him. a bomb scare put a busy shopping day on hold. shoppers were forced to evacuate the mall in hackensack after a bomb threat was found on a note in the bathroom. it happened yesterday afternoon just after 1. while employees and customers waited outside the bomb squad swept the building. >> we just pulled in and police all over the place and told everybody to get out. the mall was closed. >> it's awful that you can't go shopping for christmas without

after three hours. a new jersey man is behind bars accused killing two people inside their home. raymond yesterday. authorities have not identified the victims. they made the gruesome discovery friday afternoon. the medical examiner will determine the cause of death. bail. a 23-year-old man has been arrested for setting fire to a mosque. he has been arrested on hate and arson charges. plans on the islamic center of palm springs. no one was hurt. the mosque is 70 miles from san bernardino the site of the second radical shooting. some fists did go flying leaving one man injured and another under arrest. this cell phone video from 29 29th street and broadway shows

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these people. >> interesting. good work. time now 6:07. six days and counting since falling bricks shut down several blocks on the upper east side. relief may be on the way for citizens. tipping but how much do you give? we answer your questions. and dancers putting a spin on a holiday classic in our studio with the preview of the hip-hop nut cracker. >> here's vanessa with the forecast. >> a whole a lot of warmth to round out the weekend. when does the 60s end and the snow start? do we have some on the forecast? we'll have that coming up but first a look at the community calendar from cbs 2 and cbs new york.com.

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the suspect began by saying the baby was beautiful. then she said give me the baby while grabbing the child's arm. the suspect left the store in a black liberty cab. crews are working around the clock to get a closed section of first avenue open in time for the monday morning rush. bricks crashed to the street after becoming loose. first avenue at 60th and 64 64th street has been closed ever since. the holiday season is in full swing meaning a lot of holiday tipping. >> many of us are confused. guidelines to consider. >> lots of questions about who gets what. >> do you tip your mailman, your babysitter, your bus driver if you take public transportation into the city every day. >> if you love your bus driver a small gift or card is appropriate. your mail carrier cannot accept cash but you can leave a gift up to $20. as far as a babysitter one

same with a housekeeper and dog walker. ashley thomas just moved into the building in august. >> we have an idea of the super what to do but the gentlemen at the desk do we do $100 or $50. >> i'm so looking forward to getting to know you better. thank you so much with a smaller sum is totally fine. >> as far as a guide supers normally get from 50 to $200. each door man $20 to $100. sanitation worker $25. garage attendant 20 to $50. your hairdresser manicurist and personal trainer the cost of one visit. schools have restrictions on giving gifts to teachers so make sure you ask but a card from your child is always a good idea. >> maybe the child write a personal note. do you that on top of whatever the class is doing. >> i think a nice note is

teaches your children at an early age to show appreciation for all of the hard work. >> a personal note should go with anything and be specific. >> when you did that for me that one time it always stayed with me. that's how people connect and that's what it's about. >> as far as when to tip a lot of people rely on the money to buy their gifts so the earlier in december the better. cindy hsu cbs 2 news. >> thank you cindy. time to check in with vanessa and a warm december forecast. >> yet another. we won't see a ton of sun today but we will feel the warmth. record breaking temperatures again today. let's start things off live outside. and feel the warmth. can you feel it through screen? here's the deal. it is 60 right now in signal park. mostly cloudy, east winds at 3 miles per hour.

the clouds dominate the forecast and passing drizzle not out of the question. rain in the forecast showers early with the main event late in the evening. as far as will today be a record breaker we do believe it will be for central park. the record stands at 64, forecasting 65. newark as well the forecast- -the record stands at 63 forecasting 64. laguardia breaking records as well. jfk and bridge port you'll come close. we'll see how things shake out today. regardless it's incrediblely warm. normal high is 44 degrees. we'll be more than 20 degrees above that. sunrise at at 7:11, sunset at 4: 45 this evening. specks of green north of the city so spotty drizzle moving through and fog just as we have been the past couple of days

but still looking lovely and warm out there. very mild, high pressure here. winds generally out of the south west but with this front situation as it is winds out of the east so that's going to bring in just a little bit more moisture. regardless it's a december delight. love this mild weather. we have colder weather in the forecast too. if this is enough is enough for you. then tomorrow low pressure makes it's approach. we will see mild rain showers. temperatures still in the 60s. the cold front pushes through late in the day and we'll see significant rainfall. some of us could get a half an inch. it's not enough. we'll need more but tomorrow will not be the day to bust the drought. we are talking about the need for rain but we are not going to get a ton making your way through the day tomorrow. it will be breezy and warm. cooler down to the 50s. how about that. still well above where we should be. warmth. 65 degrees and passing drizzle

tonight very mild at sunset 4: 29 for the last night of hanukah, 61 degrees. bottoming out at 55. mostly cloudy skies fog and drizzle again. then tomorrow 62 degrees showers breezy lots of sun. wednesday sunshine 55. wet weather moving into thursday and friday. 40s out there 43 on saturday early friday a possibility of a little snow for some. diane and andrea back to you. >> another warm week ahead. in sports it was another tough loss for the rangers. new york scored three goals in the third to over come a 4-1 deficit against the flames but they lost in ot5-5. car melo anthony helped the knicks.

>> let me start things off with a little quiz, in the past month which eastern conference team do you think had the best home record. if you said the nets you are right. their 6-1 record is more remarkable considering their win total this whole year is 7. taking on the clippers who's ability to score in the paint appears effortless. jordan has been throwing them down at a league best 68% this year. the nets were down by 18 in the fourth and suddenly get their act together. thadous joining is averaging a nearly double double per game. 16 points 9 boards in this one. nets down 2 with three minutes left but they came up short down the stretch. blake griffin beating them from the inside and outside. the nets drop to 7-16 this year, 105-100.

their last six games and the blue jackets forcing new york's fifth straight over time game. wayne get skye says it's the best thing that's happened in 20 years. we agree. kyle aposo wins this for the islanders 3-2. i'm steve overmyer. have a great day. time now 6:19. will smith is starring in what some are calling the best performance of his career. >> i really don't want to be that guy. >> the actor shares what bothered him the most about his role in concussion. [ music ] it's not a combination you see often. the nae nae and the nut cracker. the dancers are putting a twist on a christmas classic and they are in our studio next.

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what do you get when you miss the famous score with a group of all star dancers an electical violinist and a d.j. you bet this an explosive holiday show like none other. it returns to newark this weekend. with us this morning to give us a preview jennifer weber. thank you so much for being here. >> thank you for having me.

>> i was thinking that this sort of classic tech of theater are always updated so it would be cool to update the classic dance and what's more famous than the nut cracker. >> tell us about what people can expect to see. >> you are going to hear the music and see really explosive hip-hop dance. >> tell me about it because this is not just a local event. you guys are on tour. nj peck is a producer. tell us about where you are performing. >> we just came back from miami. we are going to the bloomennational in north carolina and after that we are going to moscow bringing the nut cracker back to it's roots. >> very nice. and you brought dancers. >> yes they are going to show you part of the party scene from the hip-hop nut cracker. >> really nice. to find out more information about the show head to our

>> let's do it.

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