from fox 5 news this is "good day early call". juliet: happy thursday. after all but allegations of the past couple years against the man you are seeing, bill cosby, has been arraigned on sexual assault charges in pennsylvania. the accusations surrounding an encounter at his home more than ten years ago. we will bring you the update. getting ready for new year's eve in times square. the ball is going to be dropping, the drop test happen, street closures, security, what else is going on? we will tell you is everybody prepares to head times square. speaking, of times square that was our store, where did this come from? it is done.

i am juliet huddy at 4:30 on december 31st, thanks for joining us. bent is lollygagging again. he has been doing the double shift. they gave him a little time. >> meteorologist: you can sleep one time, half an hour, don't ask again. good morning, happy new year's eve, almost time for the big celebration. looks like the weather will cooperate. it is going to be cooler out side but we had some showers yesterday. at least we are not dealing with the rainfall, that is one break we are catching. let's show you what we have, 45 degrees central park as well as islip, 50 degrees in montauk, 46 in newark, 37 in monticello, 38 in poughkeepsie so not bad at all. take a look at the fog, visibility numbers down to half a mile in monticello as well as

few spots mainly through new jersey ending higher elevations you have had the fog out there. no dense fog advisories this morning but patchy morning fog and then it should be burning off later on. other than that there are the showers the game yesterday. taking into south jersey. through long island into connecticut but most of that in the late evening and overnight hours and not pulling away from everyone in the tristate, we saw some clouds for the morning and some fog but that should be breaking up as time goes on, we will gradually clear your skies out, take you to 50 for a high, ringing in the new year on a cool but dry note as our lows drop to the mid 30s of what will be chilly out there but with all the sunshine in 2016, the is how we started off. ready for it. let's bring in christina stoffo

i am kinking new year's eve not much. hopefully. ines: we start with an accident and it is in new jersey. route 3, eastbound in the area of broad street and accident happened involved in an overturned vehicle causing the debris still believe there's a down pole on the roadway so we are definitely seeing only one lane open through the area. something to keep in mind on the east downside but elsewhere in the area things not looking so bad on the garden state parkway read 17 comedy, written 4 on the new jersey turnpike everything moving well. at a live look pretty hard drive looking good, at a live shot by a the area of 30th street not much going on, grand central both will be the next live shot is looking pretty good bye and the guardia airport, you can see things are very good in both directions, the parkway in the area of canada you will see no debate is up and down, things looking good at this time. as of right now metro-north and the new jersey transit, pass trains on or close to schedule,

alternate site and affected day. juliet: the thrill seekers fell to his death in midtown late last night, apparently it 24-year-old comedy and a buddy climbed the scaffolding at the back of the four seasons hotel on east 57th street, he jumped or fell nine stories landing on one of the lower roof tops of the luxury hotel. and have been trying to take pictures because he had photography equipment with him. the victim was not a guest of the hotel and is yet to be identified. police are questioning his friends. we will bring you an update on that. good by 2015, hello 2016. that is how waterworks. we are less than 24 hours from ringing in the new year and times square in getting ready to party, people start heading out there at what time usually? and 11:00? 12:00? >> reporter: we start to see people with the morning early afternoon and that is when

i will tell you what, whether is comfortable so if it stays like this for tennessee, people are in really good shape. preparations have already started here, parts of seventh avenue and broadway of already close to traffic this morning. the is where we a treaty attention tonight car right up there, countdown to the countdown is on. >> 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, happy new your! >> reporter: since 1 or 2 or 1 billion people will be watching the ball or rises and falls in navy organizers of the party wanted to send it on a test run to ensure it is up to the task, we are happy to report it performed beautifully. the ball is 12 feet in diameter, weighs 12,000 pounds, is covered in 2,600 crystal triangles and the colors in kaleidoscopic

will see its splendor in person. >> 1 billion people will watch the times square ball as it drops in times square. >> reporter: the ball will rise to its position of prominence at 6:00 tonight and a who's who of entertainers will begin performing as the countdown to midnight begins. >> kerri underwood, luke brian, uso show true band our headline performers jesse will be performing the big hit price tag, domino, bank banque and as we come to get it she will sing masterpiece followed by imagine. >> street in times square have close to traffic beginning at 1:30 this afternoon more widespread closures going to affect. pay attention. their seventh avenue from 41st to 59th street, broadway 47 to

street from 6 to to aide dennis the don't even think about driving and did you come remember not to bring backpacks, large bags and booze. but by all means bring your hopes and dreams for good things in 2016. we always tell you to take mass transit today and that is true but keep this in mind, beginning at 7:00 tonight subway goose in this area will at times west of which will remain in effect until festivities conclude at 12:15 or so tomorrow morning and also keep in mind security tonight is going to be incredibly tight, nearly 6,000 officers will be guarding this event. that is the latest live from times square this morning. that to you. juliet: we have to have tens of security all-around world. speaking of, and new year's eve fireworks display in belgium has been cancelled due to threats of a possible terror attack.

made the decision after consulting with government officials, that news follows the the arrest of two terror suspects this week believed to have been plotting attacks in brussels during the holidays. fd years of allegations bill cosby has been arraigned on charges of sexual assault. those charges were brought by prosecutors in pennsylvania. he has been accused in several states but pennsylvania is where charges initially are being brought, teresa priolo is here to tell us more he was so beloved for 7 years and is quite a fall. >> when you talk about hollywood icons the top of the list for a lot of people. it is the site many people thought they would never see, the mug shot of 70-year-old bill cosby, a comedic legend, a hollywood icon charged with sexually abusing a woman who rejected his advances. he is waking up in his pennsylvania home all on $1 million bond and awaiting his next court appearance.

wearing one of his trademarks what is the man once considered america's favorite tv dad walks into a pennsylvania court house accused of sexually abusing a woman 12 years ago. >> reopening this case was not a question. rather reopening this case was our duty as law enforcement officers with a sworn obligation to uphold a reconstitutions and uphold the law. >> reporter: this dramatic scene, his face now my mother shot, the result of a decision by a montgomery county prosecutor to reopen its case last summer. the victim, former temple university employee andrea constant alleges bill cosby incapacitated and sexually assaulted her and his home in 2004. in 2005 led the decline to seek charges against the legendary comic citing insufficient evidence. in 2009 confidential settlement was reached.

that the two had sex but he claimed it was consensual. this past july '80 judge unsealed those depositions and this dna decided to give the case another look. bill cosby's attorneys called the charges unjustified and have vowed to vigorously defend the hollywood legend. this case involves a woman and a man who had a consensual adult relationship over time. that is established in everything that is already out there in the media and what i am hoping at least from this process is the media will take a cold hard look at the facts and not these swept into a kind of romanticizing the issue because of the mini baseless allegations out there. >> this move coming days before the statute of limitations will expire. she is the first of 51 and who have accused bill cosby of indecent sexual advances and assault. >> for many of my 29 clients who

cosby, seeing him criminally charged and having to face a trial is the best christmas present they have ever conceived. >> still unclear what will the impact is criminal case will have on the settlement that was reached in the civil suit, is believed she received financial palace so her attorney says the won't and said that question. bill cosby do picking course, as a condition of his release he had to surrender his passport. >> he has he been in ill health? he seems feeble? >> reporter: not the nobody is almost 80. >> mexican officials a split up the so-called affluenza king and his mom. he won't be returned to the u.s. for a while, ethan couch became infamous after his lawyers said he is too rich and coddled to know right from wrong following a drunken driving accident two

seeking an end his mom workout monday at a seaside resort, tanya couch is in the u.s. she could get ten years behind bars for helping her son skip out on his probation. still ahead on "good day" early all my kids you know use the forecast, we don't have snow in the forecast which would mean there would be no snow before january 1st which means i would win the bet. we will hear what he has to send and why the same toys r us in times square has closed its

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>> let's get you going on last day of 2015. take a look back, time to celebrate. still gloating at the note snow thing. here is what we made it up to, above normal temperatures yesterday, 48 in central park, 54 in belmar, 48 at newark, 40 in poughkeepsie. a lot a high-temperatures came late in the day, took awhile for warmer air to arrive, but the rain is out of here. and 50 in montauk, 40 in bridgeport, and in allentown,

we look out for some fog, there have been reports of it, 3-quarters of a mile visibility, half a mile in new jersey. higher elevations you have that fog, half a mile visibility in islip as well. keep an eye out for it but there is that potential for the morning commute and will pick up early on. pretty much out of here and we are looking at a dry sky even though we have cloudiness around, will not bring additional precip, skies will clear out as we head through the day here so that is good news, high temperature to 50 today, happy new year bringing it in on a dry note out there and we stay nice and dry and sunny into wednesday, the myfoxny.com weather apps as daily and hourly forecasts that the apple itunes store in google play store ended is free, check out.

hit the roads, a lot of folks work today. just take -- get your money. christina: we have one issue on the roads, 54, overturned vehicles taking out multiple lanes, one lane open, the debris still is involved ended down pole on a roadway, inside of route 3 a place to avoid a few can but the parkway looking good. the turnpike also if you want to stick with 80 or route 4, 280 looking up to speed, long island looking good on the northern state or the lie after sunrise highway, everything running along the late 3. on victory boulevard real quiet in both directions the entire length, running up to speed.

through the toll plaza, lincoln and holland looking good, alternate side of the street parking rules looking good. heather: ben will be at 5:00. will you on team juliet? christina: whoever was with no snow. juliet: plus r us has rung up its final sale after a decade at the iconic location closed for good because the rent in that area is too high. lidia curanaj was here when they close the doors for the last time. >> reporter: if you are visiting new york city, you beg to it come to the plus r as in times square but after 14 years it shut its doors for good. >> times square will be closing in exactly 10 minutes. >> reporter: and then just like that, they shut down forever at 6:00 wednesday night. this was our us in times square was one of the happiest places on earth.

tour? >> mostly because there is the fairest we'll. >> love the toys you can get. legos, hot wheels. >> reporter: times square passed its new year's eve preparations as thousands rushed into toys r us for a last glimpse of the giant, 110,000 square foot flagship store. the store at closing follows the july shattering of another iconic new york city toy store. >> the 7 train in times square, ride the ferris wheel. there is everything here. >> reporter: facing another rental increase plus are as decided not to renew its lease. the rent has doubled since its first lease signing since 2001. bottom for a loan was costing the store $2,500. >> unfortunately, an icon like

>> reporter: for toys r us a spokesman said the order pursuing a midtown location. because this location is so large several tenants will occupy the space. they already signed leases. reporting for times square, lidia curanaj, fox 5 news. juliet: the latest on the shooting of clay anthony, "good day early call" coming right

>> meteorologist: we have some cloud cover, fog too but that is it, temperatures not bad but as we head into tomorrow it gets cooler, the first of 2016 but 45 not a bad number, central park, fill the 50, 51 in d.c. you still seem mild air to the south of oz, mild temperatures coming at us today, not relevant just yet, but colder air back behind this area of low pressure, the cold front that has passed by off shore, the colder air will work its way in but not much

through the day we get to 50 degrees, skies clear out and then we will see a clear day tomorrow, high temperature of 44 degrees as we ring in the happy new year. juliet: i.t. was having a chat with duke castiglione about how famous might is when he walks pretty unbelievable. it was a bionic experiment. duke: rangers in tampa snapping and nine game roads kid. rangers of 2-1. former ranger brian boyle checking in. controversy on the power play, forming ranger jabs the puck and the whistle and the puck went into the net. every time it passed that they review and call it a goal.

domenic more makes the amazing effort. devils up in ottawa, 1-0, blasts in for the goal, second of the game, and doubles bill on to shut it out. a shooting involving -- if you were watching yesterday morning we learned anthony early was shot in the knee after leaving a strip club and was robbed with a woman when it was blocked in by three other cars, sources tell fox 5 as many as six. jumped out and rob the early and the woman and early was shot in the leg after they gave up their valuables. this is the second time in two

targeted when concerns grow from player safety, carmelo anthony, the best for early. >> for his family. and most importantly him and his family, circumstances, it could be a lot worse and talking about this in a different way. >> police traced early's on iphone to a location in brooklyn and mobile let that hit early went through the leg and did not get stuck. in orlando, magic at second period, brook lopez, jumpers, skid to a fourth, mats down two of of jerry jackson's turnover,

77. down to the wire, the fourth, not one, lopez course, two more, 24 points, and that's the three, they can't get it done and they find to buy as harris going on to win 193 football, the first story line, they are in the playoffs, led by former jets coach rex ryan, ryan was fired after failing to make it to the post-season, the last four seasons of the sixth season, the bill's miss the post season for the sixteenth straight year, jets 10-5 thanks to the overtime win with patriots replacement year. how are the ducks looking? duke: i was at the game the of the day, they look great. juliet: very exciting, thanks very much, we are a few minutes

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