let's head over to erika martinez for the strangest christmas forecast, at least in our lifetime. >> conditions are above normal. we are seeing a high of 66 today. that's what we topped out at. yesterday 72 degrees. weather watchers thank you for participating. everyone is impressed by how warm these temperatures have been. steve reports 57 degrees. i'm sure he has merry christmas wishes for everybody across the area. we always appreciate your input. a live shot outside cameras showing the clouds thick and soupy. we are socked in all due to a stationary boundary. we have showers light at best. conditions are still warm and balmy 60 degrees. winds east northeasterly 3 miles per hour. danbury 60. morris town 59. red bank 65 along with trenton. middle town in the mid 50s. there is your cold front. that colder air sliding on in. ottawa 46. detroit 47. all of that cold air filtering in, so cooler temperatures in the forecast by tomorrow. vortex radar picking up on a few clouds as we seen on the live camera. keep in mind these clouds are at the lower level. fog and those light rain showers

good afternoon, i'm erika von tiehl. 640,000 children are home from school today after a threat forces all public and charter schools in los angeles to close. chris martinez has the very latest on this developing situation. >> reporter: we are closing all district campuses today due to a threat that has come. >> reporter: calls like this one went out to parents in los angeles this morning, as authorities closed down the entire los angeles unified school district over an unspecified electronic threat made to quote many schools. >> some of the details talked about back packs, talked about other packages. >> police are investigating the threat and did not provide further details. but officials said they are taking the precaution based on race and terror attacks in san bernadino and overseas. >> i as superintendent a.m. not going to take the chance with a life after student. >> the superintendent ordered authorities to inspect every school by the end of the day. >> i want every school searched to make sure that it is safe for children and safe for staff to be thereon wednesday. >> student who are already at school were supervise in outside area until they wer

erika von tiehl. this noon, hearing more about the people who were close to the husband and wife team accused of caring out the attack. cbs news correspondent chris martinez with more from san bernardino, california. >> federal investigators, are examining items taken from the home of syed farook's childhood friends marquez, assault rifles used in the attack had been trace today mark quest, but authorities have not been able to interview him. the 29 year old reportedly checked into a mental health facility after the shooting. >> he would go with syed and work on the cars, they were hey, they joke around, could you see them laughing. >> investigate verse interviewed hundreds of people trying to determine why farook and his wife tashfeen malik opened fire on his co-workers during a holiday party last week. farook's father told cbs news his sun spoke about tensions at the san bernardino health department. investigators say malik pledged her allegiance to isis on facebook. fbi is investigating the shooting aster or isay tack. >> the building where the shooting happened remains closed but thousands of san bernardino county employees returned to work today. >>