let's head over top vanessa murdock. we have a brief bout with winter this weekend. >> that is right. yesterday and today that is it. christmas eve. 68 degrees. is crazy. >> i know. if you like the cool air, the seasonal feel, get out and enjoy it today. let's take you live outside. sunrise is at 7:16. just four minutes from now and this shot is a stunner this morning. absolutely blue skies. 36 degrees. winds calming down and that is the general trend for today. for today another chilly one but not for long. warming up and also unselled for the week ahead. we are talking rain chances chance is wednesday into thursday so travel plans could be impeded by that. but record warmth likely for christmas eve and it will be very warm wednesday as well. here's the temperature trend. yesterday we topped out at 40. felt more like 30. today 44 will feel probably about 40 degrease. and then tomorrow 54. tuesday 59. wednesday, thursday we are in warmest december we are just completely blowing the old records out of the water. average t

first let's get to meteorologist vanessa murdock. she has a look at the forecast. these temperatures have been going up and down. >> yeah for today they are down and then we just go up and up in we reach record warmth on christmas eve. so enjoy the cold while it lasts. feeling more like the 20s. let's take it to the numbers. 35 in central park. 32 in newton. 32 in bedford. 27 is the windchill in chatham. 20 in liberty and spring like your windchill is 24. we do have a few clouds. mainly north and west of the city. but beautiful blue skies as well for so many this morning. it's going to be a mostly sunny end to your weekend. 37 at 9:00 a.m.. we will feel more like 32. by noon 40 will feel like 36. and then high today is 44 degrees. with a little bit of breeze it will feel like 40. i want to say the winds are substantially calmer. generally they will be out of the southwest at 5-10 miles an hour. but the windchill not nearly as significant today as it was yesterday. as i mentioned, it's the last of the seasonably chilly air today. temperatures will climb and quite dr

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 w

. >> first meteorologist vanessa murdock was here with the forecast. it was christmas and i was in a t-shirt. how long is it going to last. >> today is going to be 15 degrees cooler but tomorrow record warmth again so it's not over by any stretch. it will still be 12 degrees above normal. very mild yet again. won't be a sunny day. degrees. central park at 54. 52 in edison and greenwich. so very mild. temperatures will not move. most of us in the low 50s. plenty of cloud cover, a few showers making their way closer towards us. showers possible. won't be an all day wash out but not a bright beginning by this weekend. 52 degrees, still mainly cloudy out there. we still have plenty of clouds. 3: 00 will feel like 49. still well above seasonable today but not record breaking. tomorrow is a different story. we talk about that and the chance for some snow in the extended forecast. back to you. >> vanessa thanks. now to a developing story. new jersey police found a family dead inside an apartment calling a murder suicide. he killed his eight-year-old daughter

vanessa murdock is in for lonnie quinn tonight. burrrr, vanessa! >> that's right. time to bundle up if you're heading out tonight or tomorrow morning. it is going to be frigid. teens and 20s to start things off tomorrow. in the afternoon, feeling like the 20s and 30s for most of us. quite a significant change from what we've become accustomed to this december, with temperatures soaring above seasonable every day so far this month. of course that changes this weekend. let's check in with our weather watchers right now. most of us in the 30s, but windchills already down into the 20s. 37 from ernie. plenty of clouds out there for him. for others, skies are on the relatively clear side this evening. winds are also picking up. heading up to the north here, checking in at 39 degrees as we look to stan in greenwich, connecticut. winds are 10 miles per hour. sustained winds tomorrow will be at 15 miles per hour. gusts will be as high as 30 miles per hour. we take you live outside in central park. temperatures are falling. it's 39. it feels like 35. we're heading to 32 degr

vanessa murdock is standing by with your forecast, but we upper west side. >> reporter: what we see all syncing up. holiday decorations and temperatures we would expect to find after winter, not now. on the coney island board walk, people strolling along wonder, did we skip winter and go straight to spring? >> feels too good to be true. last year was way colder. now we've got 60-degree weather. >> reporter: a columbus circle pop-up shop is selling life's a beach ornaments. not exactly a tropical beach, but warm enough for shoppers to bear biceps. >> going to walk around and maybe i'll wear shorts tomorrow! >> reporter: which is what central park visitors wore earlier in the day. this man remembers last year it was cold enough for a dusting of snow. >> very unusual for december. very fortunate, i'm retired. i can be out here as long as i want. >> i think it's kind of weird. it's a little strange. i was expecting snow. >> reporter: clarice lamb says she wishes it would be colder, better for her business selling hot chocolate. some talk about the pressure, knowing they want to make perfect

vanessa murdock has a look at the forecast. opening shot just fog everywhere. >> dense fog in effect through this morning. it will take some time before it lifts up a little bit and this afternoon we are heading for record warmth. i think we will see a little sun but it will take some time hour. so starting things off 53 degrees in the city. 44 in kong. on the vortex not only dense fog but pretty thick cloud cover as well. showers are well to our north right now. dense fog advisory in effect until 10:00 a.m. and later today what's going to happen will get a little sun this afternoon but this evening after sunset showers return to the forecast. best bet for those between 5 and 8:00 p.m. between now and then. we'll be dealing with the fog maybe a stray shower but in warming to 65 degrees. 3: 00 it is 65. mostly cloudy skies at that point. record warmth today. a big chill tomorrow and a wintery storm on the way. i'll tell you what it means for your tuesday morning commute in my full forecast. diane and andrea back to you. >> vanes

vanessa murdock will tell us how long this warm stretch is going to last in a few minutes. what happens at the office stay there. >> uh oh. >> so john set out to find out years past. >> good gifts. >> a few hilarious moments. rollers. >> lots of drinks. [laughter] >> a lot of things go on. go oh sorry. >> a few sinly things going on. >> breaking of commandments. >> we had one girl at work that was very quiet until she got a few drinks in her and she was dancing on the tables. >> one guy got up and said to the boss i've been meaning to tell you to kiss my buns. >> though he probably didn't say buns. >> was she singing too? >> nope just dancing. >> exactly. >> he gets back to work on >> people say are you crazy and other people are like do you still have a job. >> absolutely. >> do you have a strategy. >> easy on the drinks and stay away from the women. >> when we were younger holiday parties were wild. >> yes indeed. >> now they are not as crazy. >> too many cameras and who is looking. you got to go into a bathroom and hope there's no cameras in the bathroom. >> for cbs 2 ne

vanessa murdock is up first. >> good morning. a mild start for some but for others, we are at the freezing mark. please be aware, patchy black ice is possible. otherwise, we are looking good and we will see the sun today. at present, clouds overhead, 45 degrees and winds are out of the west at 3 miles per hour. a look at visibility down to a half mile in sparta. and down to one mile in babylon so still some patchy fog out there but otherwise, the trend is for clearing skies, drying out, a beautiful end to 2015. by noon, it is 49 degrees. seeing lots of sun, 2:00, 50 degrees in city. that's 11 degrees above normal. and then at 9:00 tonight, 42 degrees and partly cloudy. if you're wondering what it will be at the stroke of midnight, 40, partly cloudy and feeling like 34. >> feeling like 34 -- >> okay. >> but not like negative 22. >> i was going to say, when you better about the 34. >> it is a delight. normal daytime high is 39. think about it. very lucky. >> we will enjoy that. >> thank you. >>> alex, how do the roads look? >> here

. >>> and now over to vanessa murdock with a check on the final forecast of 2015. >> i know, the last day and it's looking good. from high atop the empire state build, still clouds out there right now. 46 degrees, variable winds at 3 miles per hour. year's record, the deal, the warmest was 58 in 192. the coldest, 1 degree in 1917 but consider the wind chill, it was 21 below in 1997. for us, this evening at midnight, 40 degrees, partly cloudy, feeling like 34, the forecast is great. and today though, sun and clouds, 50 degrees. overnight we bottom out at 35. and for the first day of the new year, temperatures in the mid-40s. >> all right. thank you. >>> i'm andrea grymes. we're back with another local update in about 25 minutes. right after this. >> 5-4-3-2-1! happy new year! >> they do have to make sure this works which is why they do rehearsals. times square underwent last-minute checkup on wednesday. i wonder if people get confused when they are in that area. you don't know what time it is, whatever else. the ball weighs about six tons and put in 32,000 l.e.d. lights and millions of

some areas got into the low vanessa murdock is standing by. >> reporter: here at westchester's winter wonderland in valhalla, the skaters have been out in full force, and they're trying to get into the holiday spirit, even though there's no winter weather to be found. winter fest at westchester county has a different feel this year. yes, there are the traditional rides, ice skating, and the christmas tree with all the trimmings, but the record warm weather has some people scratching their heads. >> it's amazing. >> the weather is wonderful. >> reporter: joanne smith of white plains and her family were out, trying to get into the holiday spirit, despite no signs of wintery weather. >> it just doesn't feel like winter. >> no, it doesn't, but at least we get to hang out, and have fun. >> reporter: earlier in the day, families flocked to riverside park near 116th street in manhattan, pushing children in strollers, and some little ones even going barefoot. >> it's been great for us to get outside with the kids, and take walks. some tennis. >> reporter: and golf courses around the region th

chilly start to the day. 36 degrees at 6:10 this morning but vanessa murdock says it won't be as cold as yesterday. now to campaign 2016 the final presidential debate of 2016 took an unexpected turn last night. >> bernie sanders apologized to >> reporter: bernie sanders quickly put the data breach scandal behind him during the democratic presidential debate in new hampshire. sanders staff improperly accessed valuable information compiled by hillary clinton's campaign. >> i want to apologize to my supporters. this is not the type of campaign we run. >> reporter: clinton accepted his apology. sanders also claims this is the second time that dnc released private data. the first was two months ago and his campaign immediately reported the problem. with the san bernardino mass shooting still fresh on voters minds the candidates debated national security and fighting terrorism. >> the first line of defense against radicalization is in the muslim-american community. >> secretary clinton changes her position on this every one position in 2000 and then campaigning against president obama sayin

one of our top stories is the weather so first up vanessa murdock has a look at the forecast you would never guess it is the middle of december today. >> thank god nobody is asking us what month it is because we are way off more than 20 degrees off where we should be. today more records will be broken. we won't see a ton of sun but you'll see some and a great end to the weekend. if you are longing for colder weather it's in the extended forecast not in the near future. it's 59 in the city, 46 in chatham and 53 as well. have the lingering fog the case for the duration of your day. this morning plenty of clouds of green. passing drizzle also a possibility today but ultimately i think it's lovely. 12: 00 at 63 degrees by 3 this afternoon the high at 65. if we happens which we say it will we have set a new record at central park. the current record at 64 and i don't think central park will be the only spot breaking records today. iceland has broken records for a couple of days straight now. we talk more about when things cool down get back to normal in my full forecast. back to you. >> tha

it's unclear how the snake got onboard. >>> right now to vanessa murdock with a check of the >> well, it's going to be a cold one out there. right now, 35 degrees in the city. 32 in lakewood. feels colder than that. winds gusting today up to 30 miles per hour. mainly clear skies for many of us and snow showers still possible for areas north and west of the city today. but it will be fast moving and won't really leave a mark. here's the deal, today, chilly afternoon. it will feel like the low 30s with the winds very brisk out of the west at 15 to 20 miles per hours, and gusts as high as 30 miles per hour. overnight, clear sky, temperatures dropping to 32 in the city. 20s in the suburb, winds subsiding overnight so tomorrow morning, wind chills won't be as significant. tomorrow afternoon, 45 degrees and mostly sunny and not as winy. cindy, back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> we will have another update in half an hour. i'm cindy hsu. cbs 2 news saturday continues -- i'm cindy hsu. continues in a bit. piano music. wow. i'm glad you finally made it, dad. you have to experience this c

let's get to vanessa murdock with a look at the forecast. i don't know what to say about the weather. it's so warm out there. >> it is. yesterday we broke four records central park and jfk we did not but today we think it's going to break a record. more record warmth today. in the low to mid 60s for most of us yesterday. yesterday for areas along the new jersey shore it was 70s. it won't be that warm today but 60s will prevail and cloudy. it's 60 in central park, 50 in sparta. i laugh because it's almost absurd to be 60 in mid december at 6:00 a.m. it's 54 in cranberry. we have fog this morning just as we have the past couple of days so that trend continues. cloudy skies, a few passing showers or passing sprinkles today for sure. then as we go into the afternoon we'll be warming up nicely into the 60s. here's the deal. a.m., by noon 63, mostly cloudy with some breaks of sun today but for the most part warm cloudy and just not feeling like december. coming up we talk about how back to you. >> thanks so much. it does as vanessa mentioned look

. >>> vanessa murdock here now with our fabulous forecast. >> tomorrow we'll still be in the 60s. we're going to see a little bit more in the way of cloud cover tomorrow, and there is soom rain in tomorrow's forecast, but most of it is late in the day. i think you'll be able to enjoy much of tomorrow just as we did today. let's check in with our weather watcher, and see what our highs were around the region. i cannot tell you the unbelievable number of 70- that we have received from our weather watchers. it's impressive. michael in millington, new jersey, 73 degrees. east brunswick, 70. 72 in new milford. 73, where was that? in hanover, new jersey. you get the point. it was warm today. our normal high, 44 degrees was shattered. we blew it out of the water. we set five of six new records today, and tomorrow we may set a few more. but germy tomorrow will be cooler than today, still though, in the 60s. east-northeast winds at 7 miles per hour. as we make our way through. more records are broken today. overnight, more cloudy, more fog, maybe a little drizzle. then tomorrow, most of th

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. >>> vanessa murdock in for lonnie quinn tonight. >> those craving some cold air, it's moving in. right now, i'd like to check in with our weather watchers. it is a very mild, and damp night out there. many of us in the 50s. 56 says robert norville. he's in queens. a few clouds, relative humidity at 97%. really, one is about the average. and what we received with this system. this is nancy oswald in east islip. she got nearly 1.5 inches of rain. a soggy day, but moving forward, the forecast the is much drier and colder. west-northwest winds at 9 miles per hour. as far as the headlines go, the rain is all done. we'll see some fog overnight, maybe a little bit of drizzle, otherwise, the majority of the wet weather is moving out. dry weather will be making its way on. colder air is making its way in for the weekend. next week, we'll be warming up again. we're talking 60s for your forecast. today's high was 59. the normal high is 42. well above normal today. tomorrow, a high of 51. this will happen early, then temperatures will drop through the afternoon, setting the stage for a very

. >>> vanessa murdock has the record breakers. >> reporter: several records broken today, and more will be broken tomorrow. before today, islip's record was 60. central park, 68. looking to laguardia, 62. and bridgeport, 58. today we broke four records. islip setting a record at 68 degrees, and louisiana guard y66. that's the new record. jfk, the new record, and in bridgeport, the new record is now at 61. central park and newark, the two spots where we did not break a record today, tomorrow, i think that changes, and that'sst least for central park. this day last year, we were nearly 30 degrees colder, and it was 38 for the high last year on this day, and today, 66 park, and that is more than 20 degrees above normal. and right now, it is 63 degrees in central park, and as dave said, it's just crazy. 63degrees, so far above where we should be. 53 in white plains, and 52 in babylon, and passing clouds, maybe a stray sprinkle tonight. going to be very mild. 56degrees, and as low as it goes in the city, it will, of course be cooler for the suburbs. cindy, back to you. >> vanessa, back to yo

now a check on the forecast with vanessa murdock. >> good morning everybody. today is going to be mild but cooler than yesterday. highs today are going to be where they are right now. 54 degrees as warm as it gets in the city. we are going to stay in the low to mid 50s for today. a little cooler to the north and west. plenty of clouds today as we have out there a few passing showers as well. we see that happening too. not going to be a complete wash out. today 52 degrees this afternoon. clouds around slight chance of wet weather. cooler for today but tomorrow a big warm up. overnight 49 degrees a low starting to warm overnight and tomorrow record warmth high of 65. showers possible again tomorrow late in the day. alex? >> vanessa thank you. we will have another update in a half hour. i'm alex denis. just a bit. have a great day. music my k-cup filter is back. now you can make anything, even a piece of home. the single serve-make-all-your-favorites exactly-how-you-like-it machine. >>> welcome back to "cbs this morning saturday." one of the holiday's hottest toy

vanessa murdock is here. does not feel like christmas at all. >> no. two more weekends to shop. what better weather to get out and do so. 60s this weekend. mid 60s for the most part. a little bit of sun and clouds but it is looking lovely for your weekend. temperatures chilly for some 57 degrees as we start off your saturday morning. it's 41 in booten, 50 in stanford. on the vortex you see clouds moving through and specks of green if you look all the way to the left of your screen towards williams port. today there's a slight chance for showers in sullivan, and duchess well north of the city where you see any potential for showers today and it is just going to be mild for all of us with temperatures about 20 degrees above normal. partly sunny skies and wipeds on the calmer side. i'll have your full forecast coming up. we'll talk about your sunday and how things will change or will they stay exactly the same. expect records to be broken today and tomorrow. andrea and cindy. back to you. >> 20 degrees above normal. thank you. feeling like spring in december as the city gets anothe

. >>> let's head to vanessa murdock for a check in the forecast. >> we have a dense fog advisory 41 degrees, calm winds relative humidity at 86%. today mainly dry, maybe a stray shower around noon and mild. 50 degrees the high for today that's 11 above the norm. we have late rain in the forecast, this evening through the over night hours we have rain and then it will be clearing out tomorrow. so over night early rain 43 degrees as you start your day tomorrow maybe a lingering shower but much of the day is good. local update in 25 minutes. it is my story this is my song all the day long thisis my story >> gospel music legend with a beautiful tribute to another legend actress cicely tyson that it included a children's choir from the cicely tyson school performing in fine arts, as well as jazz musician terrance blanchard. can you see the emotion in the audience. the 91-year-old honoree was clearly delighted and overwhelmed by that performance. she had an extraordinary interview with gayle king the other day that aired, if you missed it. >> she talked about how that made such a difference. >> s

vanessa murdock is up first. >>> dense fog advisory until 10:00 this morning a mild start but freezing areas north and west, patchy black ice is also possible. right now is central park, 41 degrees with calm winds, relative humidity 86%. as you can see from this picture the one we showed you it is cloudy out there, and it will be a mainly cloudy sort of richmond as well. big picture 32 in sparta that's the freezing mark 38 in the hamptons and 43 in belmar. plenty of clouds over head, that dense fog through central new jersey while it is chilly for some to start we're heading for 50 degrees as the high mainly cloudy possible passing showers around the midday best for wet weather this evening. >>> should have that umbrella when you head out. the evening drive could be other things. >>> fog affecting the roads. >> we have several major alerts causing delays through the area let's begin with a live look at one of our hundreds of cameras, this is an accident with an over turned truck all lanes currently closed westbound, at exit 60 that's that long line traveling towards the accident scene