a toddler shot in the face in jersey city while sitting in the car with his family. police are searching for the shooter. cars smashed and over turned, churches leveled after a tornado ripped through texas a day after christmas. >> extra cash could be coming your way. a key deadline for some cell phone customers but you have to act fast. cbs 2 this morning continues right now. good morning. coming up on 7:00 a.m. on sunday december 27 i'm diane macedo. >> i'm andrea grymes. first let's get to vanessa murdock with a look at the forecast.

this morning. >> it is very damp. we'll start to dry out a little and temperatures are going to sky rocket to record levels. dense fog this morning, record warmth this afternoon. a lot happening in this forecast. first the dense fog advisory in effect until 10:00 a.m. this morning. half mile visibilities for westville, the worst of it down to a third of a mile visibility. very foggy and damp. it's 48 in the city, 44 in hamburg but much warmer east and south of the city. here's a look at the vortex satellite and radar picture. plenty of clouds and fog this morning. showers mainly together north at this point in time but this afternoon through this evening showers are back in the mix. 9:00 a.m., 53 degrees plenty of fog maybe a stray shower. noon 62 degrees.

and at 3, 65 with some sun and then expect showers overnight and maybe a rumble of thunder. coming up we'll talk about a wintery storm headed our way to start the work week. >> thanks vanessa. now to our top story. police in new jersey are searching for a gunman who shot a toddler in the face. >> the one and a half-year-old was rushed to jersey city medical center. the bullet struck him while he sat a few feet away from his father. ilana gold is live with more on his condition. >> we talked to the toddler's uncle and he says the child is going to be recovering here for the next few days. when he was shot a bullet got lodged in his cheek. the victim's family wants to know who did this and why. >> this is a photo of the child at jersey city medical center with a swollen lip and cheek. he released the image and

>> somebody come with the gun and then they leave. running. >> he had been sitting in this car at the corner of bergen and harrison avenues. a bullet struck the back wind shield and one of them hit the toddler. >> 12 times in a few seconds. >> the five-year-old sister was in the back seat next to him when this happened. their father michael also in the car behind the wheel. they were sitting in the vehicle waiting to pick up the children's mother at the post office. she walked out to find her son shot and crying uncontrollably before rushing him to the hospital. >> bleeding everywhere on his face. >> people couldn't ignore the sound of gunshots. >> i saw it and i ran inside and locked the door. >> the shooter took off and

>> he was walking normally and then started running so he saw him from this way. >> they don't believe the family was the intended target and need police to track down whoever did this. >> i don't understand why you take the gun and then you go. >> so right now police are trying to figure out who the gunman is and the motive behind the shooting. if you have information they are urging you to come forward. live in jersey city, ilana gold cbs 2 news. >> new this morning at least 8 people are dead after tornadoes and other storms ripped through parts of north texas. >> it's massive. >> oh my gosh it's big. >> that was a tornado caught on camera in a dallas suburb, the hardest hit area. dozens of homes and businesses were leveled. this church was completely torn apart. five people were also killed when another one blew cars right off the road. 11 tornadoes touched down late

new this morning the pentagon says the u.s. came down hard on isis this christmas. 17 air born strikes hit islamic state group targets in iraq and syria. the strikes part of operation inherent resolve carried out by a combination of fighter jets bombers and drones. the pentagon says all u.s. aircraft returned safely. the bureau of alcohol tobacco and firearms joined the investigation into a fire in a houston texas mosque. friday's fire was suspicious because there were multiple points of origin meaning an accelerant may have been used. members hope surveillance video will help track down a suspect. police in new jersey have identified a man killed in a christmas day hit-and-run. 59-year-old steven was hit by a car at cedar lane and garrison avenue friday night and was taken to the university hospital where he died from his injuries.

scene and so far no arrests. investigators in new jersey are trying to determine a motive in a murder suicide that left three people including an eight-year-old girl dead in edgewater. 53-year-old michael shot and killed his 49-year-old wife and their daughter before pulling the trigger on himself. investigators believe the murder suicide took place two or three days before christmas. the mother and daughter had been in their pajamas. >> we believe the shootings took place while they were laying in bed. >> edgewater police came to the scene on christmas after getting a call from a man in missouri who said his sister and her family did not show up for the holidays. >> hate crime detectives have launched an investigation after someone put flyers promoting the kkk on cars at brookhaven memorial hospital and a nearby apartment complex on christmas.

investigation in september of last year after ku klux klan flyers were found in west babylon and shirley. christmas is over and the headache of shopping should be too but that was not the case in new jersey one day after the holiday. this was the frustrating scene. a long line of cars waiting to get in and out as shoppers returning gifts or taking advantage of discounts and sales. shoppers waited up to four hours just to find a place to park and even longer just to exit the parking garage. happening today preparations are set to begin on the new years eve ball in times square. workers are adding 288 new water ford crystals to the ball square. it will be covered with 2400 crystals and celebrate the wonder design. the african american

the week long celebration honoring african american culture began yesterday. it's a term meaning first roots. each of the seven days is dedicated to the seven core principals and ends january 1 with a feast and gifts. >> who doesn't like that? >> i know right? >> everyone should get involved. a shopping mall shut down. shoppers take off after a scare at a kentucky mall. what happened that caused management to close early. and they smell good but they not be good for your health. the growing concern surrounding certain candles. and holiday cookies don't have to take a toll on your fitness goals. we have tips to get back on track for the new year. >> i need to hear that. it's been a cookie over dose for me. this morning we are over dosing on visibility dropping. we have serious fog to deal with and also some serious weather on the way. we'll talk about a wintery

us when we come back. some terrifying moments for shoppers at a kentucky mall after a riot broke out. between 1 and 2,000 teenagers were hanging out when several fights started. up to 50 officers responded. the mall was forced to close more than an hour early.

back here at home a scare at the mall on long island shows panicked shoppers running for the exited after a fight broke out in the food court. no one was hurt or arrested but earlier this week there was a shooting at that mall. everyone knows candles can be a fire hazard but some are not known of the health concerns. >> she didn't think she was doing anything wrong last thursday when she lit two large scented candles. >> i didn't think anything of it. i had them burning six or seven hours. >> but the next morning she noticed black specks in her nose. >> and i noticed inside of the baby's noses right lane it was all black. >> this is what the baby's nose

suctioned it and rinsed with saline. >> the candle said don't burn more than three hours. >> it's a pretty common mistake. >> have you heard of this issue with candles producing soot? >> yes definitely. patients come in all of the the time not necessarily putting things together. i go through a check list is there anything about the environment you are doing differently and this time of year yes we are burning candles. >> there are ways to reduce it. keep the wick trimmed to an eighth of an inch above the wax and never burn in a drafty air. if you do see soot put the candle out immediately. the national candle association also says that candles containing too much fragrance or fragrances not approved for candles can burn unsafely so make sure you are buying from a

she says she'll be paying close attention to warnings from now on. >> the amount of soot produced by a properly made and used candle is not harmful. baby. so cute. time now 7:14. let's head over to vanessa murdock with a rainy and foggy start to our sunday. >> very damp but through the day drying out a bit with showers returning through the afternoon and evening hours. record warmth followed by wintery weather monday night into tuesday. it's an interesting swing. let's take you live outside right now. show you what's going on. that's a lot of places. a dense fog advisory in effect until 10:00 a.m. it's 48 degrees in central park. south southeast winds at 3 miles per hour. record warmth today low to mid

40s so a 20-degree swing between today and tomorrow and a wintery mix will change to rain monday night into tuesday. tuesday is going to be a very records again. right now record at 63 degrees in central park in 1949. today's forecast 65 65 degrees so much warmth later on today. right now 40s for most of us. plenty of clouds and fog as well. most of the shower activity to today. the cold front will bring showers later on towards sunset and through the evening hours when we are most likely going to see the rain. in the meantime a record finish for today, a little sun this afternoon will warm us up into the 60s. then tomorrow high pressure temporal builds in. winds out of the north only warm into the 40s and a storm

major problems for places like texas, oklahoma, new mexico. blizzard conditions and tornadoes will transition into a wintery mess late monday night and tuesday starting as snow changing to a mix rapidly so midnight a wintery mix. by 6:00 a.m. it's a messy tuesday morning commute. something to keep in mind. snow fall totals in the city a tenth of an inch. north of the city maybe an inch to two inches. so everywhere but way up here it will get washed away because it will all transition to rain by the time it's said and done late tuesday. as for today not that soggy. 64 degrees. we see clouds and sun by this afternoon and showers late this afternoon. when the jets take on the patriots i think it's a good day for football. your extended forecast 65 degrees mainly cloudy until this afternoon with sun.

for tomorrow 44 degrees. sun to start, increasing clouds for your day and overnight monday into tuesday wintery storm headed our way. around midnight wet weather begins to fall as snow and mixes to transition to rain much of tuesday. it will be rainy windy and wet. one maybe in some spots one and a half inches of rain will fall. 50 degrees. we hold steady back to seasonable levels in the low 40s next week. >> so no sleigh weather riding on tuesday. >> unless you want to head north of the city and a little bit of snow will stick around but elsewhere a mess. we are talking sleet, ice and then most of us will see rain by the time it's done. >> careful on the roadways. >> sports this morning bad news for giants fans. the redskins clench the division beating the eagles 38- 24. >> that of course means for the fourth straight year the giants have failed to make it to the

here's steve overmyer with the sports update. >> there's a long history of politics in sports so it should come as no surprise at all a basketball player is hitting the campaign trail so to speak. carmello anthony is not in the starting line up but he's in the twitter campaign to increase his votes hoping his fans will come through. he's averaging 21 points a game this year the lowest total he's had in 11 seasons. his ankle is fine after sitting out wednesday against the cavs. he finished with a team high 18. knicks actually shot 66% in the opening half but they only had a three point lead to show for it and the law of averages suggested atlanta was eventually going to catch up and they did. the hawks win by 19. the knicks are 4-17 on the season. as for the nets they have the second worst record in the nba

they were trying to climb the wall against the wizards but john wall poured in 22 points and 13 assists against the nets. brooklyn kept it close and even took the lead in the third but turn overs ended up being the real issue for the nets, 19 to be exact. it's an 18 point game in the fourth but the nets lose by 15. 111-96 from barclays center. i'm steve overmyer. have a great day. hey everybody. so in the pintoer time--winter time we definitely see a decrease in the fruits at the marketplace in this area but this is the time of citrus and the mother of it is lemon in my opinion because there's so many different kinds and the flavor is outstanding. of course we are all familiar with lemons so let's talk about

when you see one in the marketplace it should be nice and bright, a slight give on the remind but not--rind but not too much. you don't want it mushy. and lemons are heavy for their size macked with a lot of juice and also no knicks or cuts because the rind is an important part so store the lemons on the counter. i don't like storing them in the fridge because it won't be as juicy and fresh. so store them on the counter and take good care of them and before you use them always wash them. i know we tend to just use the inside of it you want to get out the barn coating that's sitting on the fruit and i'm stephanie tantillo with your tip of the day. didn't get what you wanted for christmas? try a taste of the rainbow. the sweet deal for some that did not make it on the nice list. and speaking of lists if getting fit is a new years

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you are probably making your new years resolutions this week and the number one resolution is to get healthy and fit. to help you achieve that goal we are joining physical

thanks so much for being on. obviously making the resolution is the easy part but how do you keep it? >> you definitely need to stick to your plan. you are focused so much on your body so remember bod. be realistic, out line your plan and don't beat yourself up. don't set a goal that's unattainable like losing 20 pounds in a month. slow and steady wins the race is what i tell my clients. write down the steps. out line your plan. it helps you achieve your goals and if you miss a work out or eat poorly just get back on track immediately. >> rather than saying i blew it it's over. and what are tools that you can use to help you do all of that. >> there's great--when you get up in the morning if you can get into your work out gear right away that's one of the things that sets you off on the

dance skin now is a great affordable and functional fitness line that you can wear that honestly gets you right into my to do list. i have to get to the gym. >> wake up in the morning and get right in your fitness gear to eliminate one excuse from the list. >> exactly. >> and you talk about injuries. sometimes people say i can't work out because my knee hurts or something else hurts or you have a condition. what do you do with patients who have that? is that a barrier? >> no we use other tools at active care physical therapy. it's a precut tape that helps with minor aches and pains and it's drug free and helps en- -enhance muscle act observation. >> what about the sleeves that you can see? >> they can be used, absolutely. anything that keeps you on your game. be smart about your body. listen to it. don't go where the pain is

have questions contact your local physical therapist. >> and of course you have to eat well too. sometimes that's harder than the work out part. any tips to help keep that side of the bargain? >> you need protein after you work out. there are a couple of ways to get protein. so power bar has a new reduced sugar protein plus bar that has 20-grams of protein and a fraction of the sugar. you also have to hydrate. i ask my patients if they are drinking enough water. so get your protein as you hydrate. you are killing two birds with one stone. this you buy at amazon and the best way is when you finally sit down and relax and eat your vegetables because we are on this health kick what better way to pair your vegetables

people pair them with ranch. they have a new ranch hummus that's a limited batch edition on shelves now and it tastes delicious. >> so look for protein in other things you might not think would have it and fitness trackers can motivate you a little bit. >> fitness trackers are great. they do activity tracking, sleep monitoring all tracking your heart rate and now they will do smart notifications so they are great because they inspire you to work. >> it's like a video game. >> absolutely. >> thank you so much. we love talking to you. and for more information on these tips head to our website cbs new york.com. a christmas day mission for the pentagon. what the government is saying about it's latest effort to plus this. police are looking for a gunman who shot a one and a

we have information from the victim's family. time is running out for some cell phone customers.

this is cbs 2 sunday morning. a toddler remains in the hospital this morning after she was shot in the face in jersey city. the search is on for the gunman. >> holiday shoppers made a mad dash while drivers were trapped in the parking lots for hours. >> plus stepping in for santa. some people who were less than satisfied with their gifts are getting a sweet deal in exchange. cbs 2 sunday morning continues right now. good morning it is 7:30 on sunday december 27. i'm andrea grymes. >> i'm diane macedo.

murdock has a look at the forecast. at a quick glance it looks like the screen isn't working behind you but it's just that foggy. >> yes it is. visibilities down to a quarter of a mile or less in some isolated spots so yes this is truly what you see this morning. cloudy skies, fog at the surface. it's damp but it is warm. in fact we are going to see record warmth today. right now 49 in the city up to 56, 44 for franklin, 47 in. on the vortex satellite and radar picture a little bit of sun well to the south of the city. rain to the north for today some breaks of sun into the afternoon. dense fog advisory gives way at 10 as we head into the late afternoon towards sunset and beyond showers are back in the mix so 9:00 a.m. 53 degrees by noon 65. mostly cloudy out there. maybe a stray shower. 3: 00, 65. regard warmth mostly cloudy

through, al degrees then. record warmth today but a big drop in temperature tomorrow and a wintery storm on the way as we make our way into early tuesday. lots to talk about in my full forecast. andrea and diane back to you. >> vanessa thanks. police are searching for a gunman who shot a toddler in the face. >> the one and a half-year-old was rushed to the medical center, the bullet struck him while he salt a few feet away from his father. ilana gold has more on his condition. ilana? >> andrea the boy had surgery overnight. a bullet was lodged in his cheek. his family has been here at the hospital the entire time. a few of his relatives spoke with us and say he's expected to be o'clock but they are outraged. this is a photo of a swollen lip and cheek. his uncle took it right before the boy's surgery to remove a

he released the image and talk to us about the scare. >> somebody come with the gun and they leave running. >> he had been sitting in this car at the corner of bergen and harrison avenues when a gunman opened fire yesterday a bullet shattered the back wind shield and one of them struck the toddler. >> imagine shooting 12 bullets in a few seconds. >> the five-year-old sister seen in this christmas picture was in the back seat next to him when this happened. their father michael also in the car behind the wheel. they were sitting in the vehicle waiting to pick up the children's mother. she walked out to find her son shot and crying uncontrollably before getting rushed to the hospital. >> bleeding everywhere on his face. >> people in the neighborhood couldn't ignore the gunshots. >> i saw it but i ran inside and locked the door. >> the shooter took off in a matter of seconds.

scene. >> he was walking normally and then he started running so that told me he saw him from this way. >> the victim's relatives don't believe the family was the intended target and need police to track down whoever did this. >> i don't understand people. why you take a gun and then go. >> there are so many questions about why this even happened. the victim's family says it's not exactly sure what his recovery will be like but they tell us he's going to be here at the hospital for the next few days. live in jersey city ilana gold cbs 2 news. >> thank you. new this morning the pentagon says the u.s. came down hard on isis on christmas day. islamic state group starts in iraq and syria were hit with 17 air born strikes which were carried out by fighter aircraft bombers and drones. all u.s. aircraft returned safely.

now identified the man killed in a christmas day hit-and-run. 59-year-old steven was hit by a car at cedar lane and garrison avenue on friday night taken to hackensack university hospital where he died from his injuries. the driver of the car fled the scene and police haven't made any arrests. investigators are trying to determine the motive in the murder suicide that left three people including an eight-year- old girl dead in edgewater. 53-year-old michael shot and killed his 49-year-old wife and their young daughter before pulling the gun on himself. investigators believe the murder suicide took place two or three days before christmas. edgewater police came to the scene on christmas after getting a call from a man in missouri who said his sister and her family did not show up for the holidays. shoppers got a scare at the mall on long island yesterday. video shows people running for the exits after a fight broke out near the food court.

they didn't make any arrests but the mall was briefly put on lock down. many shoppers went running fearing for their safety. >> i think it's pretty scary in this day and age you never know what's going to happen and you always got to keep your eyes open and your guard up. >> keep in mind there was a shooting at the mall on tuesday. a security guard was injured during an attempted robbery. the suspect was later arrested. sprint and verizon customers have to act fast if they want to claim refunds for unauthorized text messages. current subscribers who paid for text messages have until december 31. they were charged for sports scores that were buried in bills known as cramming. both wireless carriers have agreed to pay $158 million to settle claims.

pawn shop in downtown toronto. customers can bring in their unwanted gifts in exchange for skittles candy. they are donating the items to the good will reuse center in toronto. that opens wednesday. >> that's kind of sweet but i liked all of my gifts. >> kind of sweet. >> i'm such a comedian. from romance to a real fire. john has the most memorable new years eve. here's vanessa murdock with your forecast. >> foggy to start, very damp as well and record warmth this afternoon. snow on the bay for some by tuesday morning. your full forecast is coming up. catch holiday-cookie cheer on the tip of your tongue with dunkin' donuts' holiday- cookie-flavored coffees.

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new years eve is just days away a chance to usher in the next year with big celebrations and can make for crazy stories. >> so what was your most memorable new years eve. john is on the move to find out. >> 34 years ago i asked my wife to marry me. >> we drove to with some friends. >> i had a party in my house and as we come downstairs we smell smoke. the table was up on fire and the party was starting within a half hour. >> you are asking the wrong person. i'm usually in bed before the ball drops. >> it's really more of a catch up holiday for me. i go and visit friends and hang. >> you are 21. you. so your big new years eve was >> probably. >> all my friends knew. >> that you were going to pop the question. >> they thought i was cocky. how do you know she was going

>> your house is about to burn down but it's new years eve and we are going to party. >> people were almost there already. >> how long was the hang over. >> two or three. >> a three day hang over? >> maybe. when you are that young, yeah. >> how did you get home? >> don't remember. >> crazy tollbooths. >> absolutely. >> this was before ez pass you had to throw the money. >> oh yeah. >> everybody came in and said what happened but we continued with the party and had a good time and a burned table. >> for cbs 2 news john montone. happy new year. >> happy new year. >> so when you give her the kiss it's with extra meaning. >> it's a peck on the cheek because it's been 34 years. no just joking. >> i threw what i thought was going to be a small new years get together one year and 60 people showed up so we all turned to our friend dave and everyone had the same idea to move to a different place but

had a very happy new year. >> you always get a lot of people at your party. >> it was like a new years parade. >> no fires. the party continued. let's head over to vanessa murdock. we've had warm weather. imagine it's freezing on ewe years eve now. >> it won't be freezing on new years eve. that's not going to happen. we'll probably be in the 40s at the stroke of midnight. >> it will feel like freezing in comparison. >> it will feel bone chilling because today we are going to see record warmth and tomorrow down into the 40s a 20-degree drop late monday into tuesday. a wintery storm will bring a messy mix early and rain for much of tuesday. so we've got a lot to discuss. first let's start things off with weather watchers. everybody reporting fog this morning. a dense fog advisory in effect until 10:00 a.m. 46 degrees right now. we've got fog, total rainfall there overnight. just about a tenth of an inch

we move up here to 44 degrees. this from thompkins cove also reporting fog closer to a quarter of an inch north of the city. it is damp. we will see sunshine today and will feel the warmth later on. live outside our cbs broadcast center we can see the roadway here. 50 degrees, southeast winds at 3 miles per hour. on the vortex plenty of clouds over head. of course the fog at the surface but note on this picture very challenging and a few specks to the north. much of today we won't see a lot in the way of rain but this afternoon late and after sunset here's what's happening. very mild winds out of the south west. later today this cold front will make it's way on through. as that happens we see a little bit of rain. yes after the sunset hours most

starts to build in temporarily this storm system causing major problems through texas, oklahoma, missouri through the great lakes region this is a big mess. it's going to be making it's way in the northeasterly direction. this is our storm that brings wintery weather. here's the path of that track that makes it's way towards us. the high pressure system providing the cold. this storm will start off as an icy mix for most of us and will change to rain as we make our way into the day on tuesday. i think the wet weather starts around midnight monday night and around 6:00 a.m. it will really start transitioning to rain. so again your tuesday morning commute could be quite messy. here's why we see things shaping out in the green starts as a mix but becomes all rain as around 6:00 a.m. on tuesday morning. starting as snow just due north and west the city will transition into a wintery mix in the early morning hours and becoming rain probably closer

and well north of the city we talk about it starting as snow and it will change to a bit of an icy mix but we think well north of the city places like sullivan and duchess county we'll see a little bit of precipitation left on the ground one to two inches of snow and icy mix. well to the north of the city whatever falls gets washed away by the rain. 65 degrees. clouds and fog to start. breaks of sun this afternoon. and early this evening rain moves back in most likely hours between 5 and 8. tonight 42 degrees giving way to late day clouds. overnight monday the wintery mix begins ending as rain on tuesday windy and warmer at 50, 52 for wednesday still rainy. 53 on thursday rain early for new years eve and friday looks to be dry in the 40s. >> thank you.

hamptons that looks like a european castle. >> emily smith takes us on a tour. [ music ] >> on a lush piece of prime real estate sits a 15,000 square foot medieval castle. a draw bridge leads you to the front door and that's where we met the homeowner a banking tycoon. >> hi i'm emily. >> sir ivan. >> absolutely. we are in a castle. >> this was built by my brother and i. it has dragons, griffins and a dungon. everything including knights in shining armor. >> i'm scared. >> don't be. i'm a knight in shining armor. >> this room is a dance floor. >> the video lounge satisfies

that's why i built the castle because i was a robin hood fan when i was a kid. >> there's a hot tub room. >> this holds a lot of people. at least 10 or 12 comfortably. >> and in his spare time he plays medieval madness. >> you are like a grown up child. i love it. >> the first thing you see is a giant diamond window and water views. >> robin's island. >> we walked a long hallway with an art collection to a special china collection that opens to one of two master suites. the other one has a cherry wood bed from indonesia. even the dog plays along wearing a cape to honor the peace man foundation, his charity. we stepped out to the pool an infinity edge with tile.

>> when you are getting a home like this--first of all you are not getting a home like this unless you come up with 50 to $75 million. >> to rent it for a summer it will cost you $1 million. that's living large in a castle in water mill. >> insane. the giants are officially out of the play off contention thanks to the redskins win. the jets hopes are still alive and they face off against the patriots at metlife stadium. joining us this morning on the cbs sports network to talk a little football. welcome back. >> thanks a lot. i love being here. >> let's start with the jets. kind of a rematch because they lost earlier in the season. what are you thinking? >> this is a big game. it's almost a play off game. they've got to win to stay alive. the patriots already clenched a play off spot but the jets are so hot right now. ryan fitzpatrick is playing the

if you had said when gino smith went down the jets 9-5 with a chance to make the play offs no way you are crazy but they are sitting on a spot basically if they win this game they are still alive and could be in the play offs. >> and the last time they played it was a close game. and derrell revis was saying they learned from it and it's a rematch. >> they could play with the big boys and the patriots are banged up and the jets are riding high so these two teams are coming in here in different situations and i really like the jets chances with the momentum they are riding on. this game. >> do you think they are going to get into the play offs? >> they need help and they don't control their own destiny. they still need help. here's the play off situation. right now they are the same record as the steelers and the chiefs. they need one of those two teams to lose a game and the jets have to win in order for

>> so it's patriots today and the bills next week which should be fun. let's switch gears and talk about the giants. >> do we have to? >> unfortunately fans are waking up really disappointed total layout of play off contention. they take on the vikings tonight. it hasn't been a good season for the giants. >> it has been a match. it officially eliminated the giants from the play offs. tom coughlin hasn't had the best season. it's now the fourth year in a row they have not made the play offs. a lot of people are saying he might not have his job next season so he needs a strong performance tonight. odel beckham jr. is not going to play this game. he would have been the scapegoat if the giants needed this win a lot of blame could have been put on his shoulders so he's breathing a sigh of relief. he has been suspended this game

from last week so he is let off the hook. >> it goes out saying so many games this season they should have won. >> they had so many chances but i think last week just kind of summed up their season. odel beckham jr. >> and josh norman right. >> going at everybody on the field and he should have been thrown out. the head of the officials said they blew it and really should have done something to get control of that situation but you also have to look at the coaching staff. how do you let something like that happen every single play. it was a mess. >> really quickly what else do you have coming up on the show today? >> great show. we are going to break down the rest of the play offs and the mvp match up for cam newton and the undefeated team and fantasy championship week. i'll give you the sleepers if you need help. >> thank you so much. we appreciate you coming down and don't forget the pregame show kicks off at 9:00 a.m. and the jets take on the

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the count down to 2016 is on and time is running out to get the menus together for new years eve parties. brandon is here with a few ideas.

>> smells so good. >> it does indeed. it looks like we are making a grilled cheese which i'm very happy about so let's get right to it. >> lots of fun and we want to throw back to the grilled cheese so doing it classy. we are going to auto some prosciutto. really high quality ingredients but when they stink a little bit it's usually very tasty. >> it looks like ham. it's not ham? >> it's basically ham. it's cooked and then you give healthier touch. >> because we are clearly focused on the healthy part. >> that's for after new years. >> exactly. we coat our apple and we slice them like this and put a couple

it over i'm going to throw it on-- >> the little grill. do you put butter on the bread before? >> i do. >> both sides or just one? >> first the tops and then we have a sandwich going over here so let's grab that one and we can also cut that up and show you how to make this really cool thing. >> yum this looks so good. >> we also triangle them to give it a nice look. >> and also see the layers of the two different cheeses and the apples of course. >> so good. >> if we look to be healthy over here. >> i've never had them. >> they are so good. >> we are doing shrimp and really simple. >> i'm supposed to help you with this part. >> i love the apple in here.

>> no rules. have fun. i've got some crushed garlic and a whisk. whisk it up. it might get a little messy. >> yeah. okay. >> and over here put that right in here. >> and this is chicken? >> shrimp, scallops, tomatoes and basil. >> really simple. >> you want to let these marinate for an hour or two. >> in the fridge obviously. >> and it's perfect and is going to infuse. >> with the guar luck and this really--garlic and this probably cooks really quickly. >> it does. you only need like a minute. you hear them dancing? you only need like a minute. >> summer sizzle? no it's winter. we throw these down and when they are sizzling you know they are cooking. also want to make sure it's really hot so they don't stick.

really thin. when the shrimp are no longer trance louisent we are done. the break. thank you so much brandon.

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