scarves at home today. we have record warm weather but how long will it last. cbs 2 news continues right now. good morning. coming up on 8:00 a.m. on sunday december 13 i'm diane. >> and i'm andrea grymes. one of our top stories is the weather so first up vanessa murdock has a look at the forecast you would never guess it is the middle of december today. >> thank god nobody is asking us what month it is because we are way off more than 20 degrees off where we should be. today more records will be broken. we won't see a ton of sun but you'll see some and a great end to the weekend. if you are longing for colder weather it's in the extended forecast not in the near future. it's 59 in the city, 46 in chatham and 53 as well.

have the lingering fog the case for the duration of your day. this morning plenty of clouds of green. passing drizzle also a possibility today but ultimately i think it's lovely. 12: 00 at 63 degrees by 3 this afternoon the high at 65. if we happens which we say it will we have set a new record at central park. the current record at 64 and i don't think central park will be the only spot breaking records today. iceland has broken records for a couple of days straight now. we talk more about when things cool down get back to normal in my full forecast. back to you. >> thank you. the weather is our top story as we could set a record high for the day. >> while some are wishing for wintery wet weather instead many people will be enjoying the out doors. you look very comfortable out there today. >> diane, very comfortable. i have nothing to complain

it is going to be a busy day here at bryant park. people are already out here taking advantage of this beautiful weather. this morning we've been talking to visitors from out of state and they tell us this is not the weather they were expecting in december and some even say it's too warm. 60-degree temperatures hitting new york city for the fourth day in a row and today a record of 65 could be set. how does it feel out here? >> it's absolutely amazing. it's such a gift this time of year to be able to walk around outside with no coat on. >> unseasonably warm december weather bringing crowds to the parks the conditions 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 tomorrow actually. >> what are you going to do there? >> take a long walk at reese park up towards breezy point because i know it's going to be ninnies. >> and no chill in the air

winter coat. >> in a t-shirt very pleasant not cold at all. >> scott is digging out his golf clubs. >> i'm a golfer so i could do without the winter every year. >> in new jersey it's bustling. >> i like this weather a lot. feels like i moved out of new jersey. >> stephanie says she doesn't need a coat or even long sleeves. honestly. >> but some say the warm december weather is making it difficult to get into the holiday spirit. >> we listen to white christmas like the song where i'm hoping it knows for christmas and i was like this is crazy it's definitely not going to snow. >> they want to see some sign of winter to go along with the christmas decorations but hope it lasts for only a few days. >> my wife is disappointed. i'm really excited to not have to be bundled in a coat with two screaming children complaining how cold it is. >> definitely don't have to

it's so nice it's difficult to imagine snow right now. this is the first time in 14 years that temperatures have been above 60 degrees for four days in a row. we are live at bryant park this morning cbs 2 news. >> hopefully that man doesn't have screaming children because they are too hot today. thank you so much. new this morning an overnight fire at a postal facility in chelsea left six postal vehicles damaged. the fire broke out around 10:30 at the facility on 11th avenue. dozens of firefighters responded. they got it under control around midnight. the trucks were on the third floor of a parking garage. no reported injuries. unclear if any mail was damaged or exactly what started the fire. also new an investigation under way in brooklyn after a man was shot and killed overnight on lexing ton avenue. police say the 27-year-old man was shot several times but it's unknown what led to that incident or who shot him. the man has not been identified

hospital where doctors pronounced him dead. police are investigating a shooting at a walmart store in pennsylvania. someone entered the store with an assault rifle and several hand guns. there were reports the person shot was the gunman. it's not clear who shot him. back here at home a 29-year- old man is fighting for his life at a hospital after he was hit by a car on the upper east side. the impact sent the victim into a tree. the victim had been riding a scooter at the time just after 3:00 a.m. on fifth avenue and east 85th street. a second person was hurt in the accident but is expected to be okay. >> police are investigating after a new jersey mall was evacuated due to a bomb scare on a busy holiday shopping day. shoppers were forced to leave the riverside square mall after a bomb threat was found on a note in a bathroom just after 1:00 while employees and

bomb squad swept the building. >> we just pulled in and police all over the place and they told everybody to get out. the mall was closed. >> it's awful. you can't even go shopping for christmas without being concerned that something awful might happen. >> police gave the all clear after about three hours. >> police have released surveillance pictures after they continue to investigate an attempted kidnapping at a kohls store on long island. the woman seen here tried to abduct a one-year-old at the store on valley stream. the incident happened in a first floor bathroom on thursday. the suspect began by saying the baby was beautiful then said "give me the baby" while grabbing the child ass's arm. the--child's arm. the suspect left the store in a cab. the ride sharing company uber is asking drivers for the

agreement two days after a california class action lawsuit against the company. the agreement will only go for drivers who started after the initial clause. crews are working to get a section of first avenue open in time for tomorrow morning's morning rush. first avenue between 60th and 64th streets has been closed since a large section of the high rise came crashing to the ground on monday night. the department of buildings has been removing unsafe bricks one by one by hand to prevent them from falling without jen dieing itself. >> a big project there. time now 8:07. dozens of world leaders reach a climate change deal. ahead what they agreed on and why protestors are against it. plus getting the perfect picture isn't always a snap.

looking good again today with record breaking warmth but it does end by midweek. we talk about what you can expect moving forward and colder air plunging on in in my full forecast.

wel veoullhereummoe anlsor yr.lu 40doarba. soo li oca n.t t t pt.etio . welcome back to cbs 2 news sunday morning as we give you a peek inside our control room. it's 59 degrees outside at 8:11. vanessa will have the warm forecast coming up. a 23-year-old california man is jailed this morning accused of setting fire to a mosque. police in riverside county say james junior of palm desert on hate crime and arson charges. flames were reported in the islamic center of palm springs. no one was hurt. the mosque is 75 miles of the site of the december 2 shooting

a georgia school is apologized after a teacher asked a muslim student if she had a bomb in her backpack. the school's principal later offered an apology. other parents were disturbed to hear about the comment. >> it's prejudice. >> i don't think they should have asked her that because of her religion. i don't think that was fair. >> they say they spoke with the teacher and determined there was no ill will. a spokesperson says the comment came as a teacher was urging students to put away their backpacks. they are working with the teacher on the issue. president obama is hailing the climate agreement reached in paris yesterday as the best chance to save the planet. nearly 200 countries agreed to fight global warming by limiting greenhouse gas emissions. they pledged to switch to clean and renewable energy sources like solar power.

attack does not go far enough and republicans in congress plan to fight the deal. now let's see what's coming up this morning on face the nation. >> john has a preview. >> good morning. this morning we are going to talk to secretary john kerry about that big climate deal. it's lack of enforcement but why he thinks it's going to work anyway. then we are going to talk to frank who had a really fascinating discussion with a group of donald trump voters. these are the people who keep supporting him despite controversy after controversy. then one of trump's rivals governor john kasich and then the san bernardino shootings with senator richard berr the intelligence committee chairman. what have they learned. and then we have a political panel to talk about all of the political news. >> sounds like an interesting show as always. thanks so much and remember you

of face the nation later this morning at 10:30 right here on cbs 2. if the holiday crept up on you and you haven't had a chance to take a family photo. >> cbs 2 has expert advice on how to get it done. >> to get pictures like these you have to go through a lot of this. >> these are so beautiful. >> professional photographer let us tag along on a holiday shoot. forget the idea of getting the perfect picture and if you keep yelling smile or cheese you get the fake smile so just have fun. >> i want attitude. there you go. yes like that. >> i say funny things to them. i jump around and capture them when they are reacting to the moment. >> keep the heads and bodies close together for the best family shots. >> put your head a little bit closer and capture what they are feeling in their faces when they are holding their child. what makes you happy and anything can make it funny. kids like being goofy.

smile too. >> if you can't get everyone together for the picture create a photo collage shooting profiles and back-to-back shots can make it easier if you are dealing with people who don't like to pose for pictures. if you want shots to work for round. >> you don't do something that's christmas themed. you wear regular clothes. >> they went with just a little burgundy in each out fit. jacquelyn and on olivia tell me this was a fun shoot especially since mom backed off the hair. >> it has to be perfect. you have to comb the hair and right when you are about to take a photo. >> wait fix the hair. >> it's fun to think out of the box. shoot a holiday picture just about anywhere. >> she gets better lighting shooting out doors potential on a cloudy day. too much sun can ruin the pictures. photograph near a window and let your natural personality

cindy hsu cbs 2 news. >> look at that one of cindy and rosy. reverse psychology works. take a few without them and warm them up to it. we did a photo shoot on the beach and they did really posed sessions and the last one we just asked them to take one more and everyone bunched up and did a great big hug and that was the best picture of the bunch. >> those pictures of rosy and cindy last year were at a photo shoot and it was stiff and they went into the hall and took their own pictures. moment. >> really nice thank you. murdock. a lot of people can take temperatures. >> we have sun out there right now which is lovely and record warmth today a high of 65 in expected today. record high up to this point 64

out. off. sunshine i love it. 59 degrees. calm winds. things looking good. what can you expect. record warmth continues today. lots of cloud cover. dry for most a few passing sprinkles and sunshine can not be ruled out either. mild rain arrives tomorrow. we will still be in the 60s tomorrow but showers possible through the morning and afternoon hours and it's really in the evening the main event rolls on through. cooler temperatures later this week. seasonable levels but not until saturday. above normal. record breaking for today central park newark laguardia and will set new records. most of us high to low 60s a couple in the upper 50s. on the vortex plenty of cloud cover out there right now. a few specks of green and sprinkles to the north of the city. high pressure still to our south but it is the stationary boundary that is really

today and also brucking in a slight opportunity for a little bit of wet weather. i'd like to show you what it looks like now hour by hour in the forecast. clouds dominate a little bit of sun and wet weather. overnight tonight mainly cloudy skies and mild. of us. tomorrow a mainly cloudstart, the fog still around and showers possible too. showers possible through the day but here in the evening the most likely time we see wet weather tomorrow. this is courtesy of a cold front out of here by tuesday morning as we go through your day on tuesday skies clearing but monday and tuesday will be breezy. today high ease at 65 in the city, 66 in freeholt, 66 for montauk. 63 in sea side heights. overnight mostly cloudy with fog and drizzle 55 degrees. very mild. our normal day time high is 44. tomorrow at 62. rain showers possible.

sticking around. it will get breezy tomorrow as that front gets closer us so expect some winds. as you make your way into tuesday it's breezy sunshine 59 and clearing. then for wednesday beautiful bright blue skies and 55. clouds. wet weather moving on in. it likely lingers into early friday and if the moisture can stay around long enough for the cold air to begin diving in some of us may see a little bit of snow it's trending dryer for friday. it's looking less likely that's going to happen and i have to admit i'm disappointed because i think it's time to see a little bit of snow and next saturday at 44 degrees where we should be. >> amazing record breaking warmth and possibly snow in the same week. >> we'll keep you posted. >> i'm not explaining but we all know that. --explaining--complaining but

they are watching cbs 2 right now before they go out and play. >> thanks vanessa. in sports this morning another tough loss for the rangers scoring a 4-1 deficit against the calgary flames but lost it in over time 5-4. carmello anthony 37 points helped the knicks beat the trail blazers 112-110. here's steve overmyer with the sports update. >> let me start things off with a 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 at the barclays center is more remarkable considering their win total this whole year is 7 taking on the clippers who's ability to score points in the paint appears effortless. jordan has been throwing them down at a league best 68% this year.

fourth and suddenly get their act together. thadous young isn't getting the credit he deserves this year averaging nearly a double double per game 16 points nine boards in this one. nets down two with three minutes left but came up short down the stretch. griffin beating them from the inside then the outside. the nets drop to 7-16 this year 105-100. the islanders have turned it around after a slow start to the season 5-1 over the last six games. in columbus the blue jackets forcing new york's fifth straight over time game. wayne gret sk y says the over time effort is the best thing we agree. kyle wins it for the islanders 3-2 the final from columbus.

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bananas and ice cream. >> i love it. >> the dessert you are making with a little bit of butter and brown sugar is fabulous but a 80% yellow. a little green on the stem is okay but not too green all the way through. in areas where it's cold the bananas turn brown so keep them

with a little brown spots to them when the sugar comes out and they are the best. so-- >> which is a great variety to cook with. we carmelizeed these ball carrier manas. butter and dark brown sugar coming to a boil lower the heat and add in the bananas and cook them only for a minute and a half in the pan because they get a little bit firm and are not overly gooey. >> you still of course want to taste banana. i'm going to put these on the plate. can you please accompany this. >> we are using vanilla ge la to which is great. >> i'm going to need that. >> you want it on the side? >> right next to it. go ahead and scoop that there. >> okay. >> with this dessert i think melted chocolate would be an idea if you have something crunchy which we don't.

chips right there and dance around the plate with it. >> more banana are a great idea. put them on the other side. >> perfect look how beautiful. >> use the carmel sauce too. >> thank you bella. >> thank you dad. >> i'm hungry. we have play time right now. we are having a wonderful time with our furry friends. this is pip. he's six months old just a puppy which means he needs so much love. you want to give a kiss? no just smelling me. hope i smell good. he is loving and loyal. he is a little bit shy but he needs a lot of love and walks so that he can be trained just like any puppy needs to be.

year-old mini dauchsan who loves to give kisses. >> trying to make me jealous? >> she's very sweet and playful. she's great with dogs and kids. she's house broken but not a huge fan of cats so probably best to not bring her into a home with cats but other than that just about everybody. she's very snuggley. >> you guys match. >> i know. >> beautiful pets looking for beautiful homes. for more information look up our furry friend finder on the best of new york section on cbs new york.com. enrollment ends december 15th feel a cold sore coming on? only abreva can heal it in as few as two and a half days when used at the first sign. it penetrates deep and starts to work immediately

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soo li oca n.t t t pt.etio firefighters race to put out flames after several mail trucks catch fire inside a manhattan post office garage. plus nearly a week since falling bricks shut down a block on the upper east side. they are trying to get it ready for the morning rush. record warm weather in december so how long is it going to last. cbs 2 news sunday morning continues right now. good morning. it is 8:30 on sunday december 13. i'm andrea grymes. >> we have to say happy birthday to our stage manager's wife turning a whopping 29 years old and we know what you are getting. it's going to be a happy birthday for you. >> it is.

news for a lot of people. >> exactly the mid 60s in the middle of december. some are weeping thinking i'm supposed to be drinking hot cocoa not iced tea. we'll get there. later this week cool air does dive in back to seasonable levels but for the rest of your weekend and much of the next seven days it's going to be well above normal. 59 in central park, 46 in madison 54 in ridge field and 53 in river head. fog is still an issue and will continue to be not just tonight but tomorrow. a little bit of sun and clouds and passing drizzle maybe. most of us stay dry today. most of us see plenty of sun today and it will be warm for us all. 3: 00 this afternoon. we hit 65 degrees. the record as of present is 64 in central park so we see how things shape up today. i hope you enjoy this beautiful end to this weekend. we talk about seasonable

back to you. >> vanessa thanks. no surprise the weather is our top story today. those mild temperatures have some people missing the white winter weather. >> others are happy to take in all of the warmth they can get and take advantage of all of it. ilana gold joins us live with more. >> we weren't complaining about this warm weather. it feels incredible out here and bryant park is going to be parked today. people are getting out early to enjoy this warm weather. this morning we've been talking to visitors from across the world and they are so surprised showing up in new york prepared to be bundled up in the cold. >> 60-degree temperatures hitting new york city for the fourth day in a row and today a record of 65 could be set. >> how does it feel. >> it's amazing, such a gift this time of year to be able to walk around outside with no

>> unseasonably warm december weather bringing crowds to the park motivating many to get out and exercise. >> it's a treat, 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 tomorrow actually. >> what are you going to do there? >> take a long walk to reese park and breezy point because i know it's going to be nice. >> no chill in the air means ditching the layers and winter coat. >> in a t-shirt very pleasant not cold at all. >> scott bernstein is digging out his golf clubs and teeing off in a t-shirt. >> i'm a golfer so i could do without the winter all year. >> in new jersey out door seating that's usually empty this time of year is bustling. >> i lick this weather a lot. it feels like--like this weather a lot. it feels like i moved out of new jersey. >> stephanie doesn't need a coat or even long sleeves. >> i'm kind of sweating honestly. >> the warm december weather is making it difficult to get in the holiday spirit.

colder but it feels like summer to me. >> they want to see some sign of winter to go along with the christmas decorations but hope it lasts for a few days. >> my wife is disappointed for christmas. i'm excited to not have to be bundled in a coat with two screaming children explaining how cold it is. >> it's not unusual to see 60- degree temperatures in december. in fact last year it was 62 degrees on christmas. live in bryant park this morning ilana gold. thank you so much. an investigation is now under way in new jersey after a bomb scare put a busy holiday shopping day on hold. shoppers were forced to evacuate the riverside square mall in hackensack after a bomb threat was found in on a note

while employees and customers waited outside the bergen county bomb squad swept the building and gave the all clear after three hours. police released the surveillance video of the woman seen? these images may have tried to abduct a one-year-old girl. the baby's mother tells police the incident happened in a first floor bathroom on thursday. the suspect started by saying the baby was beautiful but then said give me the baby while grabbing the child's arm. the suspect left the store in a black liberty cab. an investigation under way in brooklyn after a man was shot and killed overnight just after midnight on lexington avenue in bedsty. a 27-year-old man was shot several times though it's unknown what led to the incident or who shot him. the man who has not been identified yet was taken to wood hole hospital where he died. postal officials are assessing the damage after a fire that left six vehicles damaged.

last night on a postal facility on 11th avenue in chelsea. several departments responded. the fire was under control around midnight. the trucks were on the third floor of a parking garage. no reported injuries or if any mail ball carrier damaged or what caused the fire. police investigating a shooting at a walmart store in pennsylvania. someone entered the store in east strasburg near the pennsylvania new jersey border with an assault rifle and several handguns. the person who was shot was the gunman. not clear who shot him. ape 29-year-old man--a 29- year-old man is fighting for his life in a hospital after he was hit by a car on the upper side. the impact hit him into a tree. he was riding a scooter at the time on east 85th street. a second person was hurt but is expected to be okay. crews are working around the clock to try to get a closed section of first avenue

morning rush. first avenue between 60th and 64th street has been closed since a high rise facade came crashing to the ground on monday. one by one by hand in order to prevent them from falling without jen dieing the stability of the building itself. >> hopefully it's up and running tomorrow morning. they are more than just man's best friend. they also go into battle together. how a brooklyn neighborhood is helping military dogs over seas. and we'll have to wait a while longer to see the first woman on a dollar bill. ahead what's on the delay. first vanessa with a forecast. >> another warm one 20 plus degrees above seasonable levels. how many records will we break and when does the warm trend break?

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it may be about 60 degrees out there but they are already out ice skating at bryant park

camera at the top of the empire state building. vanessa murdock will have the warm forecast in a few minutes. texas dealing with major issues this morning. the sheriff's in this case says a tornado touched down in willis. a local fabrication company along with a restaurant and several trailer homes were damaged. police say no one was hurt. time now for your exclusive cbs 2 forecast. wild weather. maybe a little drizzle. >> maybe passing drizzle but most of us stay dry today. what's notable is the record breaking warmth to continue to impact the region today. weekend. we talk about crashing numbers by the end of this coming week forecast. but right now let's reflect upon the what's happening right now share some photos with our weather watchers because they are beautiful.

bit cloudy is stunning, absolutely beautiful this morning and very mild. most of us enjoying temperatures in the 50s but another cloudy sky shot from anthony looking are the great and one more from adam heater, loving these pictures. a little sun, more clouds and shedding the coats yet again. we'll see more shorts and tank tops out there. 65 degrees the forecast at high of central park today. live outside looking good. mostly cloudy and 59. calm winds at this point in time. as we go through the day and beyond here's what to expect your headlines more records likely. yesterday we broke four records set four new ones and today expect a similar number. temperatures most of us warming into the low to mid 60s. clouds will dominate. some sun but more clouds and passing drizzle. then tomorrow temperatures remain in the 60s but we have a better chance for rain tomorrow especially late in the day as

once we get into the darkness. as we look at the temperature trend it's been 15 to 20 plus degrees above normal. friday 61, yesterday 66. still not a record. yesterday the record in central park was 68. today the record stands at 64 so we are going to break that record with a high of 65. tomorrow 62 and numbers continue to drop off towards next weekend. the normal high is 44 degrees so where is the snow? there's the slightest chance a few of us might see snow early friday morning. it's looking less likely as we get closer to that day. normally today we've had an inch and a half and haven't had a trace yet in central park. we are counting down to winter eight days until we officially enter the season and eight days away is looking for seasonable than today and the next several days are looking. plenty of clouds a few specks

that's it not expecting heavy stuff for today. the instability is associated with the stationary front sitting nearby so we've got more clouds a little bit of a chance for wet weather but ultimately it's going to be a december delight with highs in the 60s for us. as we go into the day tomorrow things are changing. low pressure system finally makes it's approach with the associated cold front. chance for showers early as the cold front gets closer to us later in the day a much better shot in the day for rain and heavy pocket a's for some of us getting a half an inch of rain out of this. dryer cooler air is moving in. it will be sunny and breezy by tuesday afternoon. tomorrow will also be very breezy as the front gets closer to us. today mainly cloudy with record warmth 65 degrees winds on the calm side today. this evening for the last night of hanukah very mild at 4: 29 sunset at 61 degrees with

overnight lows well above where they should be. 55 in the city, 48 in wayne, for your day tomorrow 62 degrees increasing winds rain showers all possible as we start the work week. now your extended forecast, and breezy. 55 on wednesday, beautiful out thursday and friday wet weather is moving on in. it is friday the cold air begins to dive in. if it does so before the wet weather moves out maybe a few people see a little bit of snow mainly areas north and west of the city and saturday it is finally seasonable at 43 degrees. >> i know it's early for that forecast but a lot of people see the weather now and say no way there's a white christmas. it's city possible right? >> oh it's still possible but we need cold air to stay in place before christmas to get that official white christmas. we'll see. >> plenty of time left. a week and a half. >> your welcome. police say a suspected

his work in plain sight using a border patrol vehicle. the difference is undetectable to the untrained eye but a border patrol agent became suspicious and pulled it over fake. a dozen migrants were detained and the driver arrested. >> good eye for the agent. the woman won't be gracing the new $10 bill until at least the treasury department is sorting through all of the public feed back about the currency redesign. the treasury secretary said the new bill will be out by the end of the year. among the popular contenders harriet tubman elno roi and rosa parks. a store in brooklyn is also remembering another battle group on the front lines. >> some of the most perilous

dogs who sniff out danger, dive into trouble, and even jump out of planes to keep the troops safe but now folks half a world away have the backs of dogs of war. >> we were looking for a holiday fundraiser and thought this would be a cool thing. >> they are accepting donations and preparing care packages for the brave animals caught in the fight over seas. >> those are paw towels. >> what else. >> these are toys for the dogs. >> big treats and happy tails. nicely said right? >> dog lovers think it's a great idea. >> it's amazing. i love when people get together and do things that are great for not just where we live but for abroad. it's amazing. >> especially for dogs. >> always for dogs. >> if you donate to folks here make sure you get over there. >> we gather it uche and ship it over and they distribute it.

notes. >> you can certainly come right here to the north slope vet. they are on 6th avenue and union street here in park slope and if you can't get here reach out to the u.s. war dogs association that could use your help. >> makes you feel happy you are doing something for a good cause. >> are you hoping for a response from the soldiers. >> i hope so. it's nice to see how the impact has come into real life. >> doing the best they can for man's best friend. >> cbs 2 news. >> for nor information on how you can help head to cbs new york.com. so important to remember our troops and furry friends. >> absolutely. time now 8:48. we have tips on how to host in style this holiday season. >> this is cbs 2 sunday morning. i'm from new jersey.

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soo li oca n.t t t pt.etio well holiday entertaining can be really fun but also a daunting task. not if you have the right menu to bow your guests with. >> joining us this morning the head chefs of the wine bar in the kitchen here to show us dishes you'll be proud to

steve and giovani thank you so much for being here. >> thank you for having us. >> you brought delicious looking food. what's the one thing you tell people to keep in mind when cooking for the holidays. >> because it's so stressful keep it simple. we don't need to do a lot to have a really great menu. keep it simple and fresh and have a lot of color. >> i love throwing a good dinner party but i find more and more people find they have allergies to different things more so than you used to see years ago. you said everything you made here is gluten free. is that difficult to do. >> not at all. everything here is gluten free so really the way that giovani cooks is gluten free authentic authentically because it's gluten free by default. way. >> take us through it. >> perfect the first thing to

pesto on top of it, very easy and looks beautiful. it's eye catching so when someone walks by they are going to want to have one. the next thing we have is cranberry and sausage. >> can you make this ahead of >> you can. stick it in the fridge, microwave it and you are good. >> it's better when you let it sit overnight. >> the flavor is together. >> making a dish like this is so great to make on the day you can get ahead. these look awesome. these are duck tacos. >> this is our duck taco and there's a rub on the duck and a delicious. >> diane and i are fighting to try it. >> we have to try one of these.

it's a traditional graduate malla food for the holidays. we put pork, olives, red peppers and green peppers. make them sweet. it's a fun eye catching dish and very family style. when i used to do this with my parents they'd get all of us in the line and do a food processing thing. >> they seem intimidating. >> an hour and a half you are done. it always seems intimidating but once you get it it's easy. >> these tacos are delicious. >> there's beans in here. >> absolutely. >> this is actually we serve this at our restaurant. it's actually deep fried plantain with black bean puree and a drizzle on the bottom. it's delicious and typical in graduate malla. >> you hear beans you think it's sweet. >> the cinnamon and sugar

>> you have a little bit of powdered sugar. >> and the carmel sauce on the bottom. >> and no party is complete it. >> this is a rum punch. we didn't put any rum because >> cheers. >> you can have it later. >> and in the winter time when it's really cold you can go ahead and put rum in and heat it up and the house is going to smell good. >> this is delicious. in the meantime we have to see what's coming up on cbs sunday morning. good morning charles. >> good morning. this morning we'll tell you how your body language can speak volumes and even determine success in life. we'll talk with composer andrew lloyd weber. we'll sample a sweet holiday treat known as the kringle.

about big short movie and catch up with actor will smith all of that and lots more on sunday morning coming up. >> sounds great charles thank you. >> vanessa has one more check on the forecast. >> i certainly will. listen it is going to be warm today. 65 degrees. we anticipate a new record in central park. elsewhere low to mid 60s. 56 degrees a high of 59 in white plains. expect plenty of clouds a little sunshine and winds on the calm side. tomorrow windy and wet 62 degrees. and. >> thank you so much boat of you for coming in. the drink is delicious and for more information go to our website at cbs new york.com. thank you for joining us our next newscast is on at 6:30 and 11.

for video nessa and the news team. >> i'm andrea grymes. a final performance from the mack abeats have a great sunday.

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