right now the bitter blast returns and there's snow in the forecast. >> a search called off for a missing woman in new jersey after her car was found in the pasaic river. cbs 2 news this morning continues right now. >> live from studio 46, this is cbs 2 news this morning.

coming up on 8:00 a.m. on january 18th let's get to meteorologist vanessa murdock who has a lot going on in the forecast for us. >> first off there could be some patchy black ice for us. please be careful on the roads. other wise it's a pretty nice temperatures close to that 30 degree mark. we won't be moving much. right now it's 35 in the city, 28 in madison. the clouds now quickly thickening from the south and that's because an area of low pressure will bring some wintery precipitation to us later today. feeling like 34. after the noon hour mainly south and east of the city we have a chance of our

best bet during daylight showers for snow is south and west of the over night snow showers north of the city it could be a snow squall. that means it could mooif move quickly. including arctic air. >> thank you. we have breaking news this we learned four americans imprisoned in iran have left if country. >> the prisoner swap was laid out yesterday. don champion is following developments. >> reporter: good morning. a send your official just con confirmed that the freed

left iranian air space headed to germany. iran's president said his country has now opened up a new chapter in relations with the world. >> it was just such an amazing moment. >> the long wait is finally over for the wife of american pastor saeed abidini. she told her children their father would be coming home. >> it's 7:30 on the morning in a weekend and usually they're like leave us alone. >> washington post reporter jason risen, a former marine and american businessman were all being held in iran and being set free. >> iranian state television announced saturday that the americans were being swapped for seven iranians held or charge in

was also released as part of a separate street. they were was part of the nuclear deal. over night iran's president doubt ed ed the nuclear deal during an address to his country's parliament. >> all the parties from happy with the exception of designists and the warmongers. >> reporter: iran's president called it a historic moment for his country. some said iran has not ended its nuclear ambitions. don champion, cbs 2 news. >> thank you. now people in new jersey

woman who vanished on thursday. it came to anded yesterday. >> it happened right here. you can still see the damage to the the 22-year-old from pasaic. >> it is in fact the vehicle that has been missing and there was a person in the vehicle. >> devastating news from if searchers.

police are looking for this man who was caught on camera holding up a clerk. this happened at the store friday on a dark gray toyota camry. tomorrow 9 train stations will be closed for renovations. the n train's manhattan pound platforms won't open until 2017. they have to transfer at another station. a beauty bandit on the run. the crime this man is suspected of. >> i think it's ridiculous. what has this world come to ?

is a good deed. >> do you have the winter blues? we have some tips over how to perk up what some consider the most depressing day of the year. >> i hope the forecast cheers you up a bit. it's going to get cold but we have some snow on the way. first a check on the community calendar from cbs 2 w4r57 -- and cbsnewyork.com. to treat their aches and pains more people reach for advil.

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president obama has declared an emergency in flint michigan in the water crisis. this clears the way for federal aid. flint's 100,000 residents haven't had safe water since 2014 when the water was found to be contaminated with led. singer cher has taken an interest in this and donated 180,000 bottles of water. an american is among the 28 people killed in an attack in west africa. michael rittering was a missionary. the siege ended yesterday morning when special forces entered the hotel an al-qaeda linked terrorist group is claiming responsibility. the

weeks away and donald trump and ted cruz are stepping up their criticism. trump lobbed a series of tweets against the texas senator yesterday. he questioned whether cruz is eligible to be president and blasted him for his ties to wall street. >> we should have someone that's not springing out of bed to tweet in a frantic response to the latest polls. >> a lot of people don't like ted. he finally went off the wagon and went crazy. >> when cruz went to crime out of an elevator that got stuck he

hilary sanders and bernie sanders will talk on face the nation this morning. bernie sanders is having a surge moment and they're going to go at at it. >> reporter: who can be the alternative to trump and cruz. we're going to talk to marco rubio and john kasich. we will talk about how the races are shaping up and the latest news of iran. >> john, i don't know if you heard but ted cruz did not make week. that? >> reporter: he can do without

him build friends in iowa. he raised questions. the notion of new york values came from trump's own mouth. he said he ain't one of us. that's something that donald trump has been doing for a while now. >> it's getting good, john. thank you. remember you can catch john in a full hour of face the nation out 10:30. time to check in with have necessary have murdock. a chilly forecast in some areas. >> we have some snow on the way. first thing this morning some black ice, generally speaking it's a decent start to

what it looks lik afternoon light snow possible mainly south and east of the city. we could a dusting to an inch. over night an arctic front moves through. that means bitterly cold air monday and tuesday. along with that some passing snow showers. north and west of the city we could have some localized snow squalls. those are fast-moving snow showers that dumped heavy snow leaving low visibility but a little bit of accumulation on the ground. generally speaking over the next 24 to 36 hours some of us will get a dusting to an inch of snow but not everybody will see accumulation. the clouds are thickening from the south. an area of low pressure moving off the coast

of wintery precipitation later today. over night this front moves through and it's an arctic colted front. right cold front. right now international fall 15 below. daytime wind chills will be in the single digits and teens. the forecast hour by hour now. mainly cloudy for the rest of your day with a little bit of wintery precipitation. past 4:00 a little bit of snow. over night snow possible for everyone. expect passing now showers over night through the day tomorrow and roadways could be slick. as far as wind chills go feels like the 30s and 20s. that front moves through and the cold air dives in and winds ramp up.

35 will feel like 11 in city and 2 in sparta. tuesday will be the most frigid of the forecast. winds gusting to 40, 45. feels like 3 in the city. sub zero wind chills. 37 degrees your high. very mild for today. seasonably chilly. tomorrow and tuesday absolutely frigid with high ins the 20s. it will feel like single digits and teens with that. don't forget those passing snow showers over night through the day tomorrow. wednesday and thursday your forecast is dry. mid 30s,seasonal. friday, saturday even into sunday the potential for more significant snow that may bring us accumulating snow. that's your forecast. diane over to you. >> vanessa, thank you.

the bills you rack eded up may have you feeling down you're not alone. tomorrow is coined blue monday, the most depressing day of the year. blue monday sounds a like gimmicky. >> there's not much science behind it. they claim it's the most depressing day of the year. between the winter blues we have the colder days, the shorter days. three weeks into january all your credit card bills come in from the holidays. our news year's resolutions come and go. this could be a saturday time. >> may not be monday specifically but it's generally this time of year that can be tough on people. >> yes. >> what can people do to avoid this? >> we can all be happier, whether it's blue monday or any day of the year.

we want to think about is do we have things to look forward to. we look forward to friends, family, all the good food but now what do we have to look forward to? you want to set vacation time or special events with friends and family. >> this is around the time of year that people start slipping up on those new year's resolutions. any suggestions for starting to get back on the wagon? >> set some realistic exspeck speck -- -- exations. -- expectations. only do one or two goal s at a time and make sure puck establish them. make sure

>> more specific than i'll eventually get to this point. >> maybe it will be i'll lose 2 pounds this week and i'm going to drink more water. just making one smael change can make a huge difference in your goal. >> what about for people feeling lonely now that the holidays are over, the family is gone? >> that's a big factor. the number one factor for len loneliness making sure you get out there, make those plans, make sure you have community even if it's your low socialize. a lot of us like to stay in when it's cold and dark. make sure you have events be friends and family that make you feel good. whatever it is, even a movie, going out for dinner, doesn't have to be anything big

>> what about daily activities. we did a story about the benefits of meditation. >> mindfulness meditation is great. one of the best way to clear your head is to walk. if we can walk four t results as we can with an antidepressant. if we can do it outside we can get all the benefits of being out doors. >> thank you so much. for more information go to our website, cbsnewyork.com. >> a reason to be blue tomorrow. thank you. coming up a message in a bottle travels the distance. >> i can't believe it that it went all the way to france. >> find out about this bottle

after its owners toss it out to see while on the jersey shore. >> a car crashes into the front of a gas station. the shocking ending. this is cbs 2 news sunday morning.

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right now a bit of a change in the weather that includes some snow. an alert from the city as temperatures are expected to dip below freezing. the frigid forecast. >> four americans held prisoner in iran are free. >> a message in a bottle sent from the jersey shore discovered away. news this morning. >> good morning. it's 8:30 on this sunday, january 17th. i'm andrea grymes. >> i'm diane m ma se em -- diane vanessa murdock has a look at the weather. >> winds will be gusting 30 to

temperatures will be in the 20s. today we're in the 30s for the most part, plenty of clouds out there. 35 in the city. the coldest spot on the map is otisville at 27. on the satellite and radar picture we can watch as the south. that will be the general clouds follows. that wet weather will be in the form of some snow. the best bet for snow will be south and east of the city. we could a dusting, isolated inch in spots. over night through the day tomorrow snow showers are possible for all of us. temperatures will be holding steady in the low and mid 30s today. it's monday and tuesday bitter air i'll have details coming up. >> thank you. we've been following breaking news

four americans imprisoned in iran have now reportedly left the country. >> the prisoner swap was announced before the u.n. certified this have met nuclear deals. don champion is reporting from the news room. >> reporter: they confirmed to the associated press that the freed americans are now on plane and left iranian air space. they are believed to be headed to germany. over night iran's president said his country has now opened up a new chapter in relations with the world. >> it was just such an amazing moment. >> the long wait is finally over for the wait of american pastor syed abidini. she told her children their father would be coming home.

they were jumping and dances. -- and dances. >> a u.s. post report er and three others were held in iran and being set free. iranian state television announced the americans were being swapped for 7 iranians. student matthew trevic was released also. they certified that iran has met commitments that were part of the nuclear deal. president obama signed an executive order lifts u.s. sanctions. >> over night iran's president touted the nuclear deal during an address to his country's parliament.

with the exception of the warmongers. >> reporter: it's important to note that the u.s. sanctions can be put in place if iran does not give up on nuclear developments. don champion, cbs 2 news. a little boy walking with his mom along busy route 27 was killed. this happened near columbia street and highland witnesses say the boy looked to be 3 years old. a car hit a concrete container holding a trash can and sent the trash can flying at the boy. >> we heard a big bang. we saw a car across the street. four people got out of the >> the boy was ju

because of the sabbath. police are looking for a man who gave himself a five finger discount on 200 bottles of nail polish. he's used of stealing them from a duane reed from 5th avenue. a new jersey woman is in trouble after taking in a couple of abandoned squirrels. she said she took in two baby squirrels after their mother abandoned them over the summer. george and lola were loved by the family but the plan was to get these animals back to the wild. maria said before that could happen two officers were at her front door and took the squirrels. she thought it was over until she got a summons.

to 6 months in jail. we teach our children to be find and compassionate and end up in the court system. history was made in the bronx. darcel clark is the the d.a. yesterday she planned to bring lasting change to the borough and promised to tackle government corruption and gun violence. do you have all your paperwork together for your taxes. we'll tell you about the common deductions taxpayers miss out on.

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>> the macabee's are paying tribute to martin luther king, junior. they joined with naturally seven and covered james taylor's shed a light. >> they do. >> tomorrow is a federal holiday as the nation remembers dr. king. all federal offices and post offices will be closed. as for transit, subways will run on a regular weekday schedule. the long island railroad, metro north will have extra trains. new jersey transit is operating on a holiday schedule. we're just two days away from the start of tax season and the irs expecting more than 150

while you have until april 18th to file this is the time to gather important documents. jeffery levine is here to help us get ready. every year i say i'm going to get this done so early and every year i end up asking for an extension. when is the past time to file? >> first off about 70% of taxpayers are expected to get refunds. if someone has your social security number one of the top scams out there is they will actually file a tax return for you. they're not nice criminals. they don't file a tax return to pay your taxes, they pay them to claim a big refund that goes to them. you only find out when you file your real tax return. you could actually get a bill from the irs saying you owe us back this

refund. >> so you want to beat them. sdmrsz beat them to the punch >> beat them to the punch. >> most people file tron electronically. is that the best way? >> it is the best way. it's safer, more secure and help ing you get a speedier refund. >> even if you have a lot of work? you osama bin laden need that -- you only need that for a back up. today the irs audits few returns. if you've got got records and good receipts you're good. >> when you say keep receipts it sounds overwhelming. what receipts should people be saving and does that even apply to everyone? >> it does apply to everyone because pretty much everyone has deductions. if you go to a if

that's a receipt you should keep. in you give a dollar to a charity, keep it. it adds up at the end of the year. people who underestimate because they don't want to get in trouble. >> there's no safe way? >> if you're not sure take a big folder with sides and throw everything in there. i'd rather go through that than not have it. >> what are some common mistakes that people make when filing? >> there's a number of them. forgetting to sign your rurp, return, input errors.

file electronically so this removes a lot of errors. incorrect social security numbers is one of the big ones that people mistakes on. today we look at forms like 1099 that not only you get a copy of buzz the irs get as copy of those. let's say you have three or four and you don't include would you you're going to get a nice call from the irs saying you own us money, interest and penalties. >> it's hard to know what you what are some common things that people miss? >> there are a lot of them unfortunately. so, again, failing to include carry over losses from last year. when we start with this year's return we look back at last year, see what you had. did you have any carry over losses from last year. number two on the screen is one

but something that people miss. other stating your income is the same thing as not taking a deduction. a lot of people have mutual funds or some other stock where every time they get a dividend it buys more but they don't include that in their cost basis. when they go to sell that can security they actually have a basis that's artificially low. it should be much higher. the difference is what you pay taxes on. you want to add that each year to get that cost basis higher to pay as little tax as possible. >> thank you so much for being here. we really appreciate it. it's a lot of information but we have more on our website so you can always go back there and double check at cbsnewyork.com. andrea, over to you. >> thank you. a big surprise for two friends who tossed a message in a bottle in the waters off the new jersey shore expecting to never see it again. tommy and

write us about your good fortunes. they didn't think about it until they got a message that the bottle was found by a man from france, 3,000 miles away. >> it says something about how the world can connect with one another. >> thanks to social media the senders and the receiver of the message in the bottle are now connected. they say they didn't even leave their name, they left their dorm address. the university contacted those two to say the bottle had been found. >> good job on the school's part too. let's check in with vanessa. >> my thought was plastic wouldn't work. bitter blast on the way monday into tuesday. today seasonably chilly in the 30s with some snow on the way. we'll check in with our weather watchers right now.

check in here. 36 degrees says michael on staten island. they have some clouds moving in and that's the case for all of us this morning. right now 31 degrees as we look to daniel in green wood lake. 72% is humidity there under cloudy skies. the clouds have been thickening throughout the morning. increasing clouds and north winds at 8. for today seasonably chilly, a few in. west bet for snow south and east of the city. through the day tomorrow snow showers responsible for all of us. air. seasonably chilly and thickening clouds. the clouds in advance of this, an area of low pressure off the coast. the

over land, especially as it continues to make its way closer to us. we'll see the snow mainly south and east of the city. tonight this cold front moves on through. it's an arctic cold front with frigid air. how does 23 below sound? that's in international falls. it won't get that cold here. but tuesday morning and monday morning we could see 4 degrees for some well north and west of the city. hour by hour we take you through the forecast. this morning mainly cloudy, this afternoon some snow moves in. again, best bet south and east of the city. over night some snow showers for all of us. over night we could see snow squalls. those are quickly moving snow showers that dump a lot of snow quickly. they can make for reduced visibility and quick accumulations. a dusting

us of the next 36 hours. monday very cold and windy. today 37 degrees, increasing clouds. snow showers through the night and day tomorrow. it will be a dusting to an inch for us as we make our way through the day. that's it. tuesday so cold it feels like single digits and teens with a high of 29. wednesday into thursday the mid 30s and dry. friday into saturday our best chance for some snow. . >> -- some snow. >> thank you. coming up comfort cooking to get you through this bitter blast of cold air.

morning. as vanessa has been telling us it's going to get cold this week which means it's a great time for comfort food. >> here to share with us from upland restaurant is justin smiley. >> thank you for having me. >> you were born in new jersey but grew up in new york. >> right. >> tell us about your influence. >> professionally it was ie tan ie tal -- it was italian. the garden

little because my mother had one so we want to keep it fresh. >> walk us through. >> we have a sal ad with some seeds, some red ball radish and we have some an anchovies. what we want to cook today will be the black garlic. >> love skirt steak. get us started with this because you brought some to show us how you make it. >> we buy outside skirt steaks. >> is there a secret to making the right steak? >> i like heavier steak. we rub it with garlic. >> you have it on high heat? >> so high heat.

to get that super christie exterior. it's crispy and juicy that's the goal. >> can you walk us through how you prepared these other dishes. >> the salad is easy. it's some chopped anchovies, vinaigrette and olive oil. the porket ta is the pork wrapped around the loin. >> this looks fan tsa i.tastic looks fantastic. >> tell us about your new book, slow fries. >> it's about cooking slow and getting the taste out.

slow? >> if you want to share a meal with friends and family you should take your time. >> it's only 15 minutes. >> 15 minutes to start the process. >> this restaurant on park avenue south this is the first restaurant that you own, right? >> correct. >> tell us about that restaurant and what people can suspect? >> the same threat of cooking like the last part of my career. when steven and i started talking about opening upland we wanted it to be simple pleasures. >> so what's on the menu there? >> this is a very simple pleasure. >> tell us what's on the menu at upland. >> it's a seasonal restaurant. we'll change four times a year and follow the rhythm of what's happening in union square and up state. we try to celebrate art. >> it's delicious. it's so moist.

do you let it be in there? >> we're going to sir it on high for 3 and a half, 4 minutes until we get the trust and then flip it. >> do you marinate it for a while? >> we marijuana nate it with black garlic. >> how did you find that? i've never heard of it. >> korean markets issue japanese markets will carry it. >> how long do you put it on before you put the steak on the grill? >> about 24 hours. the thing is you what about want to allow it time to dry out. -- potatoes. >> we're going to steak

steak but first it's time to see what's coming up on cbs news >> good morning, charles. >> reporter: good morning. this morning we'll talk about food and what's in it. we will talk about the debate of gmo's. we will travel to it -- to italy to talk to singing monks. we will head to broadway to catch all of that and a lot more on sunday morning coming up. thank you. the forecast. >> snow south and east from the afternoon. then snow showers for everybody over night through tomorrow. morning.

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