significant now, 20 degrees c older in new york city than yesterday at this point in time. toms river still taking the c ake, 23 degrees colder right now. on the vortex satellite and radar picture, we have clouds on the east end of long island right now and coastal new jersey. but what is going to happen today, a bright, beautiful day, high pressure will build in. we are anticipating mostly sunny skies with temperatures warming into the low and mid- 50s for most of us. but on the east end of long island, you can anticipate cooler temperatures there, more likely in the mid- and upper 40s. coming up in the full forecast, we will talk easter sunday and another look at some nearly 70- degree warmth. back to you. all right. well, new this morning, the nypd is investigating another slashing in the city. police say a 19-year-old was attacked by a group of men on the upper west side. with more. >> reporter: well, it happened

right by the subway. it's on west 96th street and broadway. just after midnight, a 19-year- old man was walking h ere. he was a -- he was approached by four people he did not know who tried to rob him of his cellphone. he was slashed across the head, hands and is back. this comes after the nypd police commissioner and mayor have announced that they are taking new strides in stopping s lashings that are popping up across the city. this attack is reminiscent of what they are seeing going on here. this is following a pattern. >> our analysis so far has shown that there's a number of slashings and stabbings and about one-fifth occur late on friday night into saturday m orning and saturday night into sunday mornings.

to 4:00 a.m. on friday and saturdays. >> reporter: more patrols will head out around neighborhoods where slashings are on the rise. and police will be patrolling around nightclubs and bars, a reas where the slashings happen during the overnight hours. in this case, police are still in this slashing. live on the upper west side, cbs 2 news. >> thank you. now also new this morning, firefighters battled a raging fire in hamilton heights overnight. the flames broke out just after midnight on 151st street and broadway. two firefighters and two residentses were hurt including one man who was hospitalized for smoke inhalation. officials say the fire was located between sixth floor and the roof of the building. the fire is now under control but no word on the cause. security officials are conducting raids throughout brussels linked to this week's bombings, including a suspected new plot in france. >> on belgium's last official day of mourn, thousands of

raise the national flag and release balloons. secretary of state john kerry paid his respects and laid a wreath at the airport. >> during a raid yesterday, police shot a man in the leg who they say was carrying a suspicious package at a brussels tram spot. now they are searching for more suspects. >> reporter: as the days pass, the memorial for the more than 30 people killed grows and belgians struggle to get back to normal. >> better day after day. >> reporter: an arrest in france has led to raids throughout brussels. french police stopped a potential disaster when they arrested reda kriket. he was allegedly in the advanced stages of planning another attack. raids have netted six suspects including this man on friday. he was found at a train station with a suspicious package, snot the leg and arrested. still more suspects are a t-

officials say he played a key role in the attacks. his dna was found in one of the bomb-making factories in b elgium. two men in the airport are out there as well. they were last seen standing along side the isis attackers before the explosions. america has made some strides against isis. the group that claimed responsibility for the attacks. an air strike over syria has killed a top official in the isis leadership. >> now we have taken out the leader who overcease all the funding for isil's operations. hurting their ability to pay fighters and hire recruits rose back in brussel, belgians are adjusting to a new outlook under a heightened terror alert. >> it can happen anywhere. and at any moment. >> and we just learned, belgium prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant.

possible the man seeing b russels' airport after two accomplices blew themselves up. the death toll from a explosion in a soccer stadium in iraq has climbed. new video shows the moment the bomb went off. >> investigators say a man w earing a suicide belt walked into the stadium yesterday south of baghdad and blew himself up. at least 41 people were killed. another 105 spectators were h urt. isis claimed responsibility and said it was target mely sha men. although islamic state leaders were killed in recent air s trike, it is not enough to weaken the group. the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff says he will meet with president barack obama to discuss ways to increase u.s. military support for iraq's ground fight against the islamic state. here at home, a freak

highway leaves a teenage boy seriously hurt. >> scott rapoport spoke with the boy's father about their t errifying ride. >> reporter: the large gash in the seat of this sedan only begins to tell the story of the father and son's frightening brush with death. >> worst case scenario. we could have died. >> reporter: while driving on route 1, he noticed a large piece of metal just laying in the middle of the road. >> we couldn't avoid i. >> reporter: and ran over it at 55 miles per hour. >> i heard this loud sound. i thought my tire went flat but within a split second, i heard my son scream. >> reporter: he says the object pierced through the undercarriage of his car and ripped through the passenger seat where his 15-year-old son was sitting. and into his leg. >> it just pierced right

it has an 8-centimeter gash. >> reporter: eight pierce to be steel, welded together in an x three feet. he says he has no idea where the metal object came from but that he will never forget his son's pain and anguish. >> it was just a horrific scream. you don't want to see any children scream, especially your own. >> reporter: still, he tells me his son is going to be okay and that he is thankful. >> and i'm just blessed that going to go home. >> reporter: thankful that it wasn't any worse. scott rapoport, cbs 2 news. >> authorities say the object might have been a support beam for a truck's spare tire. the nypd confirms it is now reviewing an incident between police and a postal worker in brooklyn. cellphone video captured the confrontation between the 27- year-old glenn graves and four plained clothes officer. graves claims he was making deliveries when an unmarked police car nearly ran him over.

officers who stopped and d emanded identification. he ended up handcuffed and p laced in the back of the u nmarked police car. a daring brooklyn woman battled a burglar on a fire escape after he had broke into her apartment. she had just walked into her bedroom in williamsburg on wednesday when she saw a man halfway out the window and on the fire escape. the 27-year-old says she managed to wrestle her laptop out of his hands. >> i asked him, are you kidding me and he looked at me and smiled and froze. so in that moment, i thought, well, if he was dangerous, he should have done something. i don't think he expected me to reach forward because when i grabbed it, the hands let loose for a second. >> the burglar got away with her cellphone and jewelry. police are investigating if this is part of a bigger pattern involving 17 other break-ins since february. easter sunday is now just one day away.

observed good friday yesterday. [ chanting ] >> pope francis led the faith nfl the way of the cross procession in rome. the solemn ceremony represents the path jesus took as he carried a cross to his crucifixion and death in the bible. and last night, there was a good friday procession carrying crosses and statues through the streets. holy week culminates on easter sunday. time now is 9:09. the political feud between donald trump and ted cruz is heath up. which candidate is reportedly accusing the other about having an affair. plus, why a new port authority plan is good news for people who live in new jersey, even if you don't commute. and what ben affleck is saying about the new batman verses superman and the other big movies hitting theaters this weekend. but first, a look at the

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now to campaign 2016. the battle for the republican presidential nomination is g rowing bitter and personal. a tabloid reported ted cruz cheated on his wife with multiple women. >> the texas senator claims rival donald trump planted that story to try and bring him down. >> reporter: as the knock heads in a political campaign, cruz verses trump is getting very, very personal. >> when he's scared and losing, his first and natural resort is to go to sleaze and slime. >> reporter: the texas senator

planting a story in "the national enquirer" which p ublished shocking claims that cruz has cheated on his wife with five different women. >> it is complete and utter l ies. it is a tabloid smear. and it is a smear that has come from donald trump and his henchmen. >> reporter: trump released a statement, quote, i had absolutely nothing to do with the story. while the magazine was right about o.j. simpson, john edwards and others, i certainly hope they are not right about lying ted cruz. complicating the story, one of the alleged cruz is katrina pierceson, a paid spokeswoman for the trump campaign. she called the claim false and stupidity. another woman alleged to be involved with cruz, amanda carpenter when a trump surrogate confronted her on cnn. >> ted cruz allegedly had affairs with five, including you have been named amanda. >> what is out there is tab the

if someone wants to comment on it, they can talk to my lawyer. it is false. >> reporter: the cruz campaign points out the owner of the national enquirer is good f riends with donald trump and the tabloid has endorsed trump for president. in the newsroom,. republicans do not head to the polls again until a pril 5th in wisconsin. new york's primary takes place april 19th. it was a rock 'n' roll take over in cuba just days after president barack obama's historic trip to the island. >> the rolling stones performed at a free concert for hundreds of thousands of fans last night.

from cuban radio for decades. they are the first major international group to play in the island nation since the cuban revolution. >> free is nice too. a superhero match-up is d rawing big bucks. >> batman verses superman nabbed just $28 million with just preview screenings this week. we have a look at the double dose of comic book charisma. >> god verses man. >> reporter: batman verses superman shows the man of steel and the dark knight battling like never seen before. although reviews have been m ixed. ben affleck stars as the caped crusader. >> something that i could share with my kids and they could be into. >> batman is terrific. so is wonder woman. superman is good but the problem is, a lot of people want a more fun superman. this superman is angrier. and he's mean. >> he is not the finished product who we know and love if the comic books. he is still in development s tage.

editor tells me that the film is already the highest ticket s eller for all superhero movies on their website. >> $27.7 million in thursday night previews which tops the agingers, and the dark knight. >> who says a woman has to be married? >> you. >> reporter: also opening today, my big fat greek wedding 2 and yes, the original cast is back. >> the cast truly is very close to their characters. and when they say either line, it seems like they have just made them up. >> what is great about this is that especially on a holiday weekend when you're together with your families, your big dysfunctional family, this is the kind of film you want to go to. >> reporter: i saw the light is a hank williams bio pick about the country singer's highs and lows in life. >> i took the responsibility seriously. you're playing somebody who is much loved by the american people. and by fans of music. >> reporter: warner brothers will release at least 10 more

next five years and marvel studios will do the same. in midtown,. >> cbs 2 news. >> some insiders are predicting it will win the box office this week wednesday a take of nearly $200 million. an awful lot of money. >> it. is i want to see my big fat greek wedding too. more my speed. we love the first one. we were talking about it. actually, the weather, is it good movie weather? not really. >> i would say no. it's going to be beautiful. just not as warm as yesterday. but still in the mid-50s for the most part which is lovely weekend overall. we will start off live outside where to start off, it is not warm yet. it was very cold this morning. temperatures are starting to warm up. let's take you live outside. beautiful live picture across the city skyline there, 41 degrees. northeast winds at 12 miles per hour. and that is a general wind direction for today.

close to the water and the winds are off the water. more like mid- and upper 40s for long island but elsewhere, low and mid-50s. seasonal for us, lots of sunshine today. and tomorrow, more cloud cover. but still looking dry for easter sunday. overall, i think it's a really nice weekend, of course you guys are going to be headed to the movie theatre, i know that they'll be making big bucks a9 the box office but overall, the weekend looks great. yesterday, it was a very warm 72 degrees. nearly 20 degrees above the normal. and now today, we're right back where we should be, 54 degrees the high. tomorrow, 55. for monday, 59. but i'm talking by about this coming thursday, back to nearly 70 degrees again. on the vortex satellite and radar picture, we see mainly clear skies. but note the clouds hugging the coastline. this is still a result of a front that's kind of lingering off the coast.

again, the clouds likely l ingering longer near the shoreline. as we look at the big picture, high pressure is the dominate feature in your weekend f orecast. winds out of the northeast. tomorrow more easterly and with the flow tomorrow, we will see an influx of clouds. and late sunday into monday, a storm system to the west right now does bring rain for the entirety of the day on monday. in fact, looks like the monday morning commute could be a messy one. and let's show you what it looks like hour-by-hour for today. lovely again, a few more clouds near the coast. 7:30 this even, skies are mostly clear and overnight, the clouds build back in. partly cloudy and then partly sunny by sunday morning for sunrise service. it will be chilly and partly cloudy. and then as we make our way into the afternoon, more sunshine for your easter sunday by afternoon. but on average, we're calling for a partly sunny end to the weekend. monday morning, 3:00 a.m., note the showers have begun.

roadways as you step out to make your way to work. and then leaving, between the hours of say 8:00 and 9:00 right now, looks like this could cause real problems. of course, we're still a ways away. but it's noteworthy that the morning commute monday could be impact by rain. today, 54 degreeses. falling to 40 overnight. 30 in the suburbs. and easter sunday, looking good, 55 and partly sunny. beyond the weekend, monday, showers, maybe some thunderstorms, 59 and breezy. and tuesday and wednesday, it's beautiful in the mid-50s with sun. very much like this weekend. thursday, 68. that's the day we will be p ushing 70 in spots. chance for showers late. and lingering chance on friday but still mild at 65. >> a little warm-up tomorrow morning would have been nice. >> yeah. >> but no rain in the forecast.

sunrise services and the easter egg hunts. by afternoon, you should be able to go without the coat. >> thank you. the weather cooperated for kids on long island as they get a head start on the easter egg hunting yesterday. kids of all ages came out running friday morning, participating in the annual egg hunt. families competed against one another to pick up as many decorated eggs as possible. tradition is one of the largest of its kind on long island. and it certainly looks like fun. >> yeah, definitely does. i wonder what is in the eggs. very nice. >> hopefully money or candy. >> money is nice for the adults, right? time now is 9:21. his name was not even on the ballot but this long island official still got re-elected. how did it happen? for women by women. the new ride sharing service

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nasa has a new tool that's providing the most detailed look yet of the red planet. experts say the space agency's gravity map allows a view of m ar's surface and also what lies beneath the surface. the map was created in part by tracking the gravitational pull on spacecraft over mars. interesting. >> amazing. i'm always amazed by what they can find out. sports now.

last night, four teams battled it out for their chance to move on. >> including syracuse. here's otis livingston. >> good morning everyone. all the favorites win by an average of 16 points. last night, four more teams t rying to punch their ticket to the elite 8. great one. zags big men worked around the defense. 23 and 19 a piece. syracuse down nine with six minutes left come back to take the lead. his own put back with 21 seconds left. they had two chances to retake the lead. they gave themselves a mull -- a muligan. this one blocked. syracuse on to the elite 8 as a 10 seed. they get the winner of iowa state and top seed virginia. on both ends of the court,

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right now, days after the city vows to tackle random slashing, another victim is attacked. the search for four men who slashed a teen during an attempted robbery. plus this -- >> i can't believe this. >> re-elected, even though he didn't run. the long island village official now rethinking his retirement. and it is bee season. how to protect your home from an expensive infestation. cbs 2 news saturday morning continues right now. good morning. it is coming up on 9:30 on this saturday, march 26th. i'm andrea grymes. >> and i'm brian conybeare. the day's top stories are straight ahead but first, let's check in with vanessa murdock with the cool holiday weekend forecast. >> yes.

in fact, it was cold this m orning. but nicely, temperatures are warming up with the sunrise. so seeing them climb. we're heading for the low and mid-50s for most of us today for eastern long island, you will probably be stuck in the mid- to upper 40s this afternoon. let's take a look. 41 in the city. 42 in islip. earlier this morning, that number was down below the 30- degree mark. 42 in bridgeport. warming things up this a fternoon. right now, a massive drop-off since yesterday morning at this time. 20 degrees colder right now in the city. 14 degrees colder in the h amptons. what happened yesterday, a cold front rolled through. cooler air moved in behind it so your week lend be significantly cooler than that 72-degree high of yesterday. on the vortex satellite and radar picture, beautiful, bright blue skies with more clouds east of the city. as you make your way through the day on the whole, we expect a mostly sunny start to the weekend.

afternoon. this afternoon, 54 with winds out of the northeast at about 5 to 15 miles per hour. coming up in the full forecast, of course, we will talk the forecast for easter sunday. and then we will talk about our next opportunity for 70-degree warm. back to you. >> sounds pretty good. all right. new this morning, the nypd is investigating another slashing here in the city. police say a 19-year-old was attacked by a group of men on the upper west side overnight. >> we are live from the scene with more. >> reporter: well, things are back to normal here at the 96th street station. as you can see, people are m oving in and out, able to get into the area. but here at the pedestrian walkway just after midnight, it was a scene of an attemped robbery and a slashing. a 19-year-old man was slashed in the head, hands and back while four people approached him.

cellphone before he was slashed. he was taken to st. luke's okay. this comes just days after the nypd commissioner and mayor safer. the commission saying more cops will be on the beat and n eighbors say they want to see it. >> we want more police in our community. because this is awful. they happen to this poor man. that's not nice. that can happen to anybody else. and this community, you know, they pay a lot of money for the rent. so we need a more protection in our community. do you hear me mr. de blasio? i know you. i know your wife. >> reporter: and the c ommissioner says that more police officers will be p atrolling areas where slashings are on the rise and they'll be patrolling near bars and nightclubs where slashings often happen after the evening hours, of course. but neighbors, again, they

for the four people who a roached the 19-year-old man and slashed him, police are still looking for them. on the upper west side, cbs 2 news. >> thank you. now a teenager shot in the head in east harlem is clinging to life this morning. family members identified the victim as a 16-year-old. he was shot yesterday afternoon near the johnson houses on 3rd avenue and 112th street. a relative said that he is a good kid. >> goes to school in harlem. and he was taking up like music and art and things like that. he liked to dance, and you know, he was into theater and stuff like that. just stop the violence. you know, senseless deaths. i mean, when you grow up, you realize that all this was nothing. and you're not letting yourself grow up. >> the teen underwent surgery last night. it's unknown if he was the intended target. police are searching for the gunman. a jetblue flight attendant

drugs will remain behind bars even though a brooklyn judge granted her bail. sketches showed her in court this week. tsa agents atlas international airport say they caught her with 70 poundsover cocaine in her carry-on bag last week. they say she took off running when she was stopped at a check point. she was later arrested here in new york. a judge in la wants her to stay in jail and appear at a hearing in california on april 7th. the victims of the deadly east village explosion are being remembered at a ceremony today. one year after the blast. two people were killed and three billings on 2nd avenue were leveled. the blast was blamed on the illegal tampering of a gas line. the city council is pushing legislation aimed at preventing another disaster. the counselwoman, a lead sponsor of the bill will be onhand when the ceremony gets

afternoon at east 7th street and 2nd avenue. good news for commuters, could be even better news for some homeowners. the port authority approved a project to the speed up the ride into the city for some new jersey transit commuters but it could increase the values of the homes in the area also. >> attention, customers. >> reporter: for thousands of new jersey transit commuters on the lines, a one-seat ride into manhattan has been nothing but a distant dream. but with the port authority v oting to move forward on the gateway project, it may finally become a reality in places. >> it's a great thing and it's long overdue. >> reporter: the estimated $20 billion project includes new rail tunnels under the hudson river to replace the tunnels damaged by superstorm sandy and a connection at penn station. because they would no longer have to transfer train, some

along the main lines could actually be in for a bonus because of the project. >> real estate prices will rise from this. >> reporter: he is the vice president at a mortgage company. he says a shorter commute is a major selling point for home b uyers. >> it's the most important t hing. i think you will see the closer they are to the city or the easier the commute to the city that the more they're willing to pay. >> reporter: and history backs that up. in 1996, when the new jersey transit started the midtown direct service, a regional plan association study showed homes within a half mile of the facted train station rose an average of $34,000. but homeowners and commuters have to be patient. the planning process will take another three years before construction on the new train tunnel can even begin. well speaking of commuting, we have an alert for you. the bayonne bridge will remain open throughout the holiday weekend. it's usually closed on weekends

diverted to the goethals. work crews are raising the bridge's roadways so bigger s hips can make their way t hrough. a long island man was about to retire to spend more time with his wife and 15 grandkids and then something unexpected happened. now in his 70s, he ended up getting re-elected to another term as a trustee in the v illage. he didn't even run for r e- election. his name was not on the ballot but he received so many write- in votes that he actually won an open seat. >> wow, that they thought highly enough to come out, vote and give me a vote of confidence that hey, we like you, we need you, we want you and you're serving the community. and i said, that's unbelievable. so i was shocked. >> now after more than a decade on the board of trustees there, he has a big decision to make, stay for another term or really retire. he has until april 30th to decide.

community, clearly works hard at home too. >> you see him doing the dishes. >> his wife says it's his decision whether to go back. >> we will see. time now is 9:37. a wheelchair-bound student slammed to the ground on the school bus. why parents say it's part of pay dangerous pattern. and a health alert for you on long island. arab i had raccoon has people taking extra precautions. beautiful but chilly start to your weekend. coming up, we will talk about just how warm temperatures will get as we make our way through easter weekend and then rain on the way that may impact your monday commutes. blinds to go faux wood blinds combines the warmth of natural wood with modern durability to make any room beautiful for years to come. spruce up your home today with up to 30% savings on hundreds of styles and colors. spring is here.

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new video thoracic outlet morning shows a 7-year-old in a wheelchair getting slammed on to the floor of her school bus. she was on her way to school in kent, washington when the wheelchair tipped over. the video was taken earlier this year. the girl cannot speak for herself so at first her parent did say not realize how seriously she had been hurt. the school said it was a m istake. >> evidently we had a bus driver who was responsible for securing students in wheelchairs. and just did not approximately secure that student. >> unlike my son who can walk and talk, she is 100% v ulnerable. it's like i'm handing them an infant. >> her mom says the district has repeatedly failed to protect her daughter and provide her with a proper education. an alert for homeowners after animal control officers there capture a rapid raccoon.

case of rabies in nassau county in nine years. and now they are making sure their pets have an up to date booster shot. >> walking around in circle, staying isolated in the same spot in the backyard, behaving aggressively towards other animals. >> doctors say to protect yourself and your pets. make sure to keep your garbage cans covered and keep your pets on a leash or in view. and an unseasonably warm winter has helped bring out bees this spring. >> and beekeepers say they're expecting a lot of swarming this season. we found out what you should do if you see bees in or around your home. >> reporter: flowers are b looming. and that means the bees are b uzzing around trees and even in the ground. those aren't ant hill, they're ground bee habitats. >> the pollen and nectar are starting to push. that's a great inspiration for

>> reporter: the beekeeper mickey says he is getting calls from concerned homeowners and he expects more calls in a few w eeks when the bees start to swarm. >> nature's way for bees to repopulate is swarm season. and which is basically when the queen bee from a colony takes half the bees with her, will lay new queen cells so a new queen will emerge in the old hive and a new hive and colony will start somewhere else. >> reporter: experts say bees are most active on sunny days when it's 75 degrees or warmer but strong, mature bees will venture out as long as it's over 50 degreeses and and that's what we're seeing now. >> a bee problem in the b asement. that kind of freaked me out. >> if i saw one many the house, i wouldn't go after it. >> they're necessary. >> reporter: bee removal e xpertings say if you're seeing bees in and around your home, don't swat or step on them.

they are defense and i have will sting if provoked. if you see dead bees, take pictures or save them in a jar so professionals know what kind you have. and don't attempt to kill them yourself. it's hard to do properly and surviving bees will move to another part of the home. >> they have cock roach and mice and going after the food source. >> reporter: and once the problem is resolved, plug any possible entry point, especially around windows. experts say it provides easy access for busy bees. cbs 2 news. >> bee removal professionals charge roughly $100 an hour to remove active hives from inside a home so be prepared to spend anywhere from $500 to $1,200 f orker a typical job. but outside the house, many free. new information on a new jersey woman's lawsuit over

a court says the case does not qualify for class action status. she is claiming consumer fraud because menus did not list drink prices and people were getting charged different amounts d epending on where they sat. the court says other customers are not entitled to join the suit if they did not look at the menus or ask about prices. the restaurant declined to comment yesterday. ride sharing services are convenient and more popular than ever these days but how safe are they for women? a new massachusetts-based company will offer rides to women and children passengers only. called chariot for women. it's similar to uber and lift but only female drivers will be allowed. the idea came from a former uber driver who says, he worked a lot of late nights. >> women would just jump into my car that weren't even my passenger. so as a father of two daughters, that scared me. and i said there has to be a

women safe. >> it will launch nationwide on april 19th. well spring may be in the air later this week maybe. but apparently flu season is still lingering. the cdc reports flu activity has just now start declining. and they say this year's flu season peaked this month. it normally peaks in february. doctors suggest everyone should still be taking precautions like washing hands and staying home when you're sick. they also recommend the flu vaccine for everyone six months and older. doesn't feel like spring this morning, right? >> not really. a little chilly. let's get to meteorologist vanessa murdock with the holiday weekend weather. >> yes, chilly might be an under statement. it was below freezing for some this morning. thankfully though, since the sun has come up, temperatures are warming up. what you would like to do is check in with our weather w atchers. we have beautiful shots of just how pristine the skies are this morning.

start things off. from charlie, beautiful s unshine. note to the north of the city, few clouds. but we will look closer to the city here, anthony sends us this photo and his comment was, these are the bluest blue skies he has scene in quite some time. what a great way to start off the weekend. live outside right now, we take a look at the rink. some people out there ice s kating this morning. that is perfectly suited for these temperatures close to the freezing mark. in the city now, we are above the 40-degree mark. 41 degrees, northeast winds at 12 miles per hour. so the wind chill closer to the mid-30s. we look ahead in the forecast, seasonable temperatures this weekend. that means low and mid-50s. mostly sunny skies today. tomorrow, more clouds in the m ix. but still i believe a beautiful end to the weekend. rainy start to your work week. talking about potentially big impacts for your monday morning

monday evening commute as rain moves through. today, tomorrow, no rain in forecast, just looking good for today. mostly sunny skies and more clouds to the east right now. and down toward coastal new jersey. as we roll through the day, high pressure dominates, sunshine. those winds will continue to be out of the northeast. and then later on, they become more easterly and stay that way tomorrow. that will help bring in more moisture and that will enhance the cloud cover for easter sunday. sunday into monday, a storm system out west moves toward us. and clouds thicken overnight sunday into monday. and the rain arrives very early monday morning. for today though, it's looking good out there. i love this weekend forecast. it's not warm but it is still bright. so looking good today. tomorrow, stays dry. again, more cloud in play. and then for monday, it will be a soggy start to your work week. i expect some problems for the

showers will already be moving in by 3:00 a.m. and then we could have heavier closer to the main commuting window between 7:00 and 9:00. for today, mostly sunny, seasonable, 54. and winds now out of the northeast and they'll become more easterly as your day progresses at 5 to 15 miles per hour. overnight tonight, it gets chilly again. skies become partly cloudy, 40 overnight low in the city. 46 in wayne. these will be the numbers for the sunrise services tomorrow morning so you will want to bundle up and be prepared ifer a crisp start to easter. by tomorrow afternoon, highs in the mid-50s under partly sunny skies. monday, 59 degrees. rainy start to your work week. after that, back to seasonable with sun. mid-50s tuesday and wednesday. and thursday we jump up, 68 degrees. i think some of us will hit low 70s that day. and chance for showers late in the day. friday lingering chances for

and very mild still at 65. >> pretty nice. >> yeah. >> i think. it's a decent stretch. monday could be a doozy but we need the spring rains. >> this is true. thank you. well sports this morning, of course check your march madness brackets. if you haven't already. several teams battled it out last night. >> everybody's brach set a mess. >> totally busted. >> here's live li. >> -- here's otis livingston. thursday night, sweet 16 action saw all the favorites win by an average of 16 points. last night, for more -- more teams trying to punch their tickets. the big man worked around the defense. bonus, 23 and 19 a piece. i must break you. syracuse down nine with six minutes left. back to take the lead. he put his own put back, 21 seconds left. two chances to retake the lead. blew this call. should have been syracuse's

of bounds. here we go. and it's a blocked shot. ball don't lie. and neither does the shot. virginia calves with a cavalier effort on both ends. averaging 82 points a game c oming in but ran into a brick wall, 28-3. look at this, the tumble block. he threw down 18 more off the bench. virginia's 26 assist, most since 2001. and also scored 52 in the paint. back in e elite eight for the first time in 21 years. move on to the east region and philly. they took march madness to another level. wisconsin with the jumper, up three with 26 seconds left. and a luck of the irish, down one, jackson, look at this, with the steal. lay-up for the lead. fast forward, up three now. and look at this, jackson with

in 13 seconds for wisconsin. notre dame closes out the run. they face north carolina. night. east. a point ahead of the lightning. montreal. and speaking of the lightning, isle and tampa, the first wild card spot, you've got that same lightning scoring twice. how about six times. ver. islanders lose 7-4. devils and capitols. where? at the rock. a win would have left the jersey boys four points out but they try to lock in. devils do maintain one point in this one because they took to it overtime but lost the one- timer for the win. 1-0 overtime loser loss for the devils. i'm otis livingston. have a great saturday. time now is 9:52. we will check on forecast and your top stories coming up here

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cbs 2 news is back with your top stories. police searching for four men accused of slashing a 19-year- old on the upper west side. the teen was waiting at the bus stop outside this subway station just after midnight. right at the pedestrian plaza on 96th street and broadway. investigators say that's when

steal his cellphone and then slashed him across the head, hands and back. he was taken to st. luke's hospital where he is thankfully expected to be okay. today hillary rodham clinton and bernie sanders will battle it out again when democrats hold caucuses in alaska, hawaii and washington state. republicans don't head to the polls again until april 5th when wisconsin holds its primary for both parties. new york's primary takes place april 19th. coney island's luna park opens today for the 2016 season. the park is offering free rides on the famous cyclone roller coaster but only for the first 100 guests to get there today. the city's largest amusement park will also be open tomorrow on easter sunday. the doors open at 11:30 this morning. the latest and possibly youngest internet star can whip her hair back and forth freely. the 2-month-old was born with a full head full of perfect

her mom posted the picture on facebook and instagram last week and she has been the main attraction ever since. her parents say they don't use product. she just wakes up looking perfect. almost looks like a wig, so c ute. >> there's going to be an endorse there. at some point. no question about it. the main attraction, i like t hat. >> good writing there. >> cute smile too. final check of the weather. >> yes, so for the opening ceremonies today, it's going to be a little chilly along the water front. but we will be warming into the low and mid-others. islip 49. and then in the city, 54. 55 for morristown. 51 for toms river. and lots of sunshine today and tonight. tonight, 40, we start off easter sunday at 40, and by the afternoon, 55. >> they have an easter egg hunt today. >> going to be beautiful for that. >> nice.

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