and right now, over to alex denis. >>> it's busy already out there. in woodland park, an accident on route 80 westbound at exit 56. and another accident at exit 52 in fairfield. both causing delays. the southbound side of the new jersey turnpike truck lanes are closed. if you stick with the car lane, it's a smoother ride. and a live look outside, we've been discussing the rain, the sleet, here it is. raindrops on the camera at the george washington bridge. however, you are delay-free at all of the tolls to the hudson tappan zee bridge, 45 speed restriction because of the slick conditions. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect city-wide. and remember, be safe, don't text and drive. back to you. >> thank you. >>> westchesterer residents can expect icy road conditions when they head out the door for the morning commute. >> we are live with a look at the conditions there. >> reporter: well, i have to tell you, it's the first time that i had to break out the gloves this season because of the precipitation that we're experiencing here in

let's listen to alex denis. >> hey, john. >>> traveling this morning, let's help you out. we have an accident that has cleared on the 495 approach to the lincoln tunnel. however, still seeing some heavy delays back to the new jersey turnpike. it's adding still about a 40 minute delay time to get through the area. once you get past here, it's a smooth ride at the lincoln tunnel helix tunnel, and george washington as well. and a disabled vehicle blocking a lane on the brooklyn-bound upper-level of the the verrazano bridge. and also in brooklyn, an accident blocks two lanes on the eastbound side of the belt parkway. delays here back to flat bush avenue. and alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect city-wide. today is a gridlock alert day. mass transit may be a better option today. and remember, be safe, don't text and drive. mary and chris, back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> a deaf woman is suing the she was arrested. the 52-year-old opal gordan says she was never given a sign language interpreter. she was charged with violating a child protection order

time now for a check of traffic with alex denis. >> thank you. >>> good morning everyone. already a couple problems. beginning in clifton, an accident with an overturned vehicle blocking two lanes on the eastbound side of route 3 at grove street. and it has the ramp from grove street closed as well. here in times square, the new year's eve street closures have begun and include central park south down to 42nd street from 8th avenue to avenue of the americas and you can find out all of this information on our facebook page, facebook.com/cbsnewyork. and alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect city-wide. and remember, be safe, don't text and drive. back to you. >> thank you. >>> if you're just wake up, a quick look at some of the stories making news this morning. the mayor of chicago has revealed a plan to try to reduce deadly police shootings. rahm emanuel says every patrol car will be equipped with a tazer. he is under intense criticism, especially after a video was released showing a white police officer shooting a black teenager 16 times. >>> the mother o

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 toys but has seen a season of controversy. on thursday a safety alert warns hover boards as car go without following hazardous material regulations is illegal. >> this follows as some colleges are banning hover boards on campus over safety concerns. >> they are the hottest gift of the holiday season and now they are literally the hottest because they also explode. >> they have become the butt of but some of these top-selling toys may pose a real danger. >> holy cow. cell phone videos like this one claim to show hover boards burning, here in a washington state mall. a rider from alabama posted this video saying his hover board just caught fire. >> the battery just shot out. >> the consumer products launched an investigateinvesti

i'm alex denis. elyse finch will have your forecast in just a moment but first breaking news one person has died another still unaccounted for in brooklyn. the fire ripped through a three story building on richard street. one firefighter suffered injuries and people have been displaced. firefighters worked to get the flames under control. the cause is under investigation. the suspect in a shooting and botched robbery will be in court in in that case you county. accused of entering a luxury watch store last week and demanding watches from the clerk. a security guard stepped in to help and the two struggled firing off a shot hitting a nearby employee in his shoulder. >>> and several people were hurt after a bus collided in brooklyn last night. it was stopped avenue n in mid wood when a van slammed into it. two people on the bus and one person in the van were taken to area hospitals with minor injuries. here's elyse finch with your forecast. >> things are definitely cooler today by some people's standar

let's plan your commute with alex denis. >>> are changes here. let's begin with the live drive map in shirley. sunrise highway is closed westbound at exit 58 due to a head-on collision. stick with the highway as an alternate. and william floyd parkway closed northbound as well. and we have a crash blocking the southbound side of the saw mill at exit 21. stick with the through way. and you can see the alert on the tappan zee bridge, 45 speed restriction in place. limited visibility because of the fog that john has been telling you about. and construction blocking a lane on the northbound side of the van wyck expressway at main street. delays here back to jfk. and service road is a better road. and alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect city-wide. and today is a gridlock alert day. mass transit may be a better option today. and remember, be safe, don't text and drive. chris and mary, back to you. >> fog is fog. >> i thought. >>> an update to a story we reported this month about a store that took a financial hit because of an mta c

right now, let's get you to work with alex denis. >> thanks, john. >>> in newark, we have a lane onblocked on the southbound side of route 1 and 9 due to a water main break. plan for that. and also the bay i don't even bridge closed in both directions for construction until 6:00. stick with the goethals and you will have a smoother ride. we have mass transit, downtown a trains are running express- only to canal street. and downtown trains express only to canal street. and remember, be safe, don't text and drive. >>> donald trump wans to ban all muslims from entering the united states. >> the gop presidential front runner's controversial announcement is being condemned by muslim leaders, democrats and even his own party. >> reporter: donald trump isn't back down from the latest propose saul calling for a tote and will complete ban on muslims coming into the u.s. at a rally in south carolina monday night, the republican presidential front runner tried making his case. coming into the country. or hate us. >> reporter: the country's largest muslim several rights organization quickly fired back

alex denis, cbs 2 new. >> oh, my gosh. >> my dog is so spoiled. i don't think he needs any more gifts. but according to the american pedestrian products association the pet industry is one of the few retail sectors which has proved to be recession-proof. >> people love their pets. >> they do. >>> that's all for the news at 5:00. the news at 6:00 start right now. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >>> live tonight at st. patrick's cathedral where catholics are gathering for the christmas eve vigil and mass to celebrate the birth of jesus christ. >> plus -- >> that's different. a new jersey church is retelling the story of christmas with the help of "star wars." why some people actually choose to wait they say it's tradition. >> good evening. on this christmas eve we begin with this unbelievably warm weather. >> by smashed the record. joggers ran in tank tops and shorts. know not what you usually see on christmas eve. >> skaters in bryant park left their jackets at home, too. be careful. erika martin reports. >> unseasonably

alex denis cbs. >> what? >> $12 million for a foul mouth? high quality stuff. >>> lonnie quinn. i'm speechless. >> no kidding. >> the guy said he watches the videogames and just swears? that's worth $12 million? >> apparently. >> i do like carpool karaoke. we should try that sometime. >> all right. guys. we are going to talk about a bit of a change of weather moving into the area. outside now, a little spooky looking, those low clouds it's a cloudy sky. 45 degrees on the thermometer. your overnight hours. it's a dry new year's eve. better than last year. take a look at how this new year's eve breaks down. let's get you outside say 9 p.m. tomorrow night. decent looking sky out there. brisk not terrible 43 degrees. the ball is dropping at 40 not much wind out there. get to 2 a.m. drop. a cold watch home 36 degrees at 2 a.m. for new york city. yet i'm saying this. much better than what you had last year. if you were in times square last year, you remember, because 28 degrees with some good wind out there feeling like 23. a lot colder last year so a big difference from this new year

>> as cbs 2's alex denis shows us, when some four-legged friends are diagnosed with cancer, their owners are willing to nearly go broke. south dakota they put the dog on a bed to map the snout for radiation cancer. another team tests 14-year-old arnold for a similar problem. they run a "ct" scan to check for a nasal tumor. each week 120 pets come to the cancer institute on the upper east side. they receive the most advanced cancer care similar to museums. >> it's the only cancer center certainly in new york for, um, for veterinary cancer where we treat animals with chemotherapy, radiation therm and other therapy. >> reporter: 50% of dogs over 10 develop cancer. 9-year-old lola is getting chemotherapy for a form of pancreatic cancer. after six months of treatment she is cancer-free. >> if i hadn't gone through whatever i went through for her, she probably had only a few months left. >> reporter: it's a costly investment. more pet owners are make the investment. high-end animal cancer treatments are now available in vet clinics across the country. treatment can run into the insurance. it t

look who's -- i just saw alex denis. welcome back. >> thanks, john. >>> thank you for waking up with us. we have changing for on the bayonne bridge. it's currently closed in both directions. we have lingering construction out there until about 5:00. stick with goethals. and one of the cameras in queen, construction, two lanes blocked in both directions on the l.i.e. at the grand central parkway. delays are starting to build past the van wyck. and construction on the fdr drive at 73rd street. you will come across some cones and barriers. and alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect city-wide. and remember, be safe, don't text and drive. >> thank you. >>> new this morning a morning, a scaffolding collapse in greenwich village this morning. police say no one was hurt but three cars were damaged by the debris. >>> five protesters are arrested near the rockefeller center christmas tree. according to police, they had been demonstrating the police shooting in chicago. the officer appeared to be struggling to res

how slow is it right now alex denis? >> thanks, john. >>> if you are traveling in jersey city, we have changing for. the covered roadway is in closed in both directions for construction. something to anticipate there. and the bayonne bridge remains closed until 5:00. but if you use the goethals, that's a good option but be aware that one lane is blocked staten island-bound for emergency construction there. and construction clearing on the george washington bridge upper-level. heavier than normal traffic crossing the span. stick to the lower level, that's a smoother ride. but ez pass only until 6:00. and alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect city-wide. and today is a gridlock alert day, so mass transit may be the best option. and remember, be safe, don't text and drive. chris, over to you. >> thank you. >>> new on long island, the suffolk county police hate crimes unit is investigating the vandalism of a church. someone broke in early tuesday. glass displays and statues were damage. we will have more on

here's alex denis. >> thank you. >>> we have a reasonable amount of delays. route 27 is closed in both direction at henderson road due the to an accident with a downed pole and wires. if you stick to route 1, you will have a smoother ride. and in queen, construction clearing on the northbound side of the bqe approaching the l.i.e. still heavy, kind of lingering delays. mass transit on or close to schedule if you're taking metro north, path trains and lirr. and alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect city-wide. and be remember, be safe, don't text and drive. back to you. >> thank you. >>> the new york city council has approved $20 million for private security guards at schools. the guards will not be armed. they'll be stationed at schools critics say taxpayer money should not go to the private institutions. the council speaker says it's about keeping children safe. >>> the latest outbreak of illness tied to a restaurant may involve the virus spread by a sick employee. at least 80 boston college students became ill this weekend, including eight

alex denis and john elliott with traffic and weather on the 2s. but first, here's what's new this morning. >>> breaking news in 2 bronx where police say a woman has died after being shot in the head. police are on the scene in park chester. we will have a live report coming up. >>> more breaking news. this time in queens village. a car hits two people before slamming into the side of a crown fried chicken on springfield boulevard. police say the driver fled on foot and now the search is on for that person. >>> we will be filing challenges in the district court. and we will continue the legal fight. >> the lawyers for former state assembly speaker sheldon silver are not giving up after he was found guilty on corruption charges. and with that, he is officially out of office and facing dozens of years in prison but what does it mean for his seat in albany? >>> more than hundreds of residents protested. >>> we are not the food police. we are interested in transparency and letting the consumer make informed decisions. >> and when it comes to salt, tran

here's alex denis with more. >> a who? so reality queen kim kardashian crashed the apple store app with her new e. coli emojis. they couldn't -- with her new emojis. they couldn't keep up. they feature all things kim. so many people tried to download it that it temporarily crashed apple's app store. the mother of two tweeted, i entire app store in apple. i'm so sorry i broke your store. according to forbe, there were as many as 9,000 downloads per millisecond yesterday trying to get the emojis. there's a picture. >> we had to blur one by the way. >> and we could only apologize to society. >> i believe. my goodness. >>> another story people are talking about. you may have seen jerry seinfeld's series comedians in cars getting coffee. well his first passenger for season seven isn't a comedian at all but it's someone you may have heard of. >> white house? >> yes, may i speak with the president, please? >> speaking. >> that's right. president barack obama joins jerry for a ride in a 1963 corvette sting ray. they headed to a ba

. >> i'm alex denis. we start with breaking news in brooklyn. one person is dead and one firefighter is hurt and a firefighter in williamsberg -- should i say in a fire in williamsburg this morning. >> they are still trying to get that fire under control. janelle is on the scene with more. good morning, janelle. >> reporter: we just got an update from the chief here. he says they just got the fire under control. right now i can see crews outside of this building 30 richardson street. what we are doing right now is trying to locate a person who is believed to be inside who is unaccounted for this morning. the fire chief telling us that this started about 1:30. they received several calls. by the time that crews got here, it was out of control. flames were pouring out of this building here. they say this is a three-story building with about six units. again, one person was found dead inside. we spoke with a neighbor nearby who described for us what they saw when they arrived on the scene. >> i heard a massive explosion. i don't know if it ways bom

and alex denis a little under the warm weather. and meg baker in for traffic. >> thank you. >>> let's get you to where you brooklyn, the eastbound belt parkway, delays back to coney island avenue. and a map, an accident investigation has the left lane blocked on the southbound garden state parkway at exit 98. delays back to exit 100. and now a live look outside at the holland tunnel. still minor delays at all three hudson river crosses. and alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect city-wide. and today say gridlock alert day. chris and mary -- >> thank you. >>> we are following breaking news in bronx this morning. fire hits ai multi-family house and quickly spreads to neighboring buildings. >> janelle burrell is live if the tremont section of bronx. >> reporter: yeah, about 90 people out of their homes. certainly a tough night for them here. and you can see that firefighters are still here on the scene and they have been at it for about seven hours here. right now, they are continuing to put water on some of the hot

i'm alex denis. new this morning, a new york city police officer is under arrest charged with having sexual contact with a minor. he was off duty at the time of the arrest. he is 33 years old and was taken into custody in brooklyn. the official charge is sexual conduct against a child but so far, the department hasn't proven -- the department hasn't provided further details. >>> new this morning, on long island, the suffolk county police hate crimes unit is investigating the vandalism of a church. someone broke into the cradle shrine at st. jude church early tuesday. glass displays and statues were damaged and more on the story in another half hour. >>> happening today, the judge hernandez, excuse me, will rule on his defense motions. hernandez is charged with the murder in 1979. the 6-year-old boy vanished as he walked to a school bus stop. the first hernandez trial ended way hung jury and mistrial in may. the defense is now asking the present evidence about a neighborhood handy man with a basement

about 20 to 25 additional cases. >>> and over to alex denis right now. a final check of traffic. >> an accident on the white stone expressway. the it's causing delays that stone bridge into bronx. stick with the frogs neck here. and to the george washington bridge, a fuel spill, contributing to rush hour delays on the inbound upper- level ramp to 179th street. at least a 45 minute delay to up ther and lower level tolls. expect a 15 minute delay on new jersey transit buses to the george washington bridge terminal. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect city-wide. and remember, be safe, don't text and drive. >>> but what's miss, don't see the rain and no fog out there. it's going to be a blustery day today though. dry, brighter, 51 will feel cool we are the winds out of the west and then northwest. and very chilly tonight. and then less wind, pretty fine friday at 50. and then even warmer as we work our way into and through the weekend. >> thank you. >>> another check of news and weather in 25 minutes. >> thanks for watching. >> i'm mary

. >> well, tell you what, following up on what alex denis is talking about, weather is not helping you get around. in the city, it's light rain but there's heavier rain to the west. and there's fogashes slowing down air travel. and more rain through middlesex, somerset, ocean counties to the south. and then a break and then more rain. timing it outing for, relatively quiet with the hit and miss light showers. and then by the afternoon, steadier rain, periods of heavier rain and evening active, more coverage of the rain and then tomorrow morning, again, it's light rain. through in the afternoon. that's when it gets busy. flip side of, that cold enough for snow north and west before we see things dry out. and brightening up thursday and friday. >> thank you so much. >>> we're back with another local update in about 25 minutes. "cbs this morning" back after this. sfx: piano music. wow. i'm glad you finally made it, dad. you have to experience this city. you were right about the food. yeah? welcome. only in new york, right? i guess so. and a real astronaut. that was something. hi john. hey

e-zpass users will have to dish >>> let's get over to alex denis. we have a major accident here, a tractor-trailer blocking two lanes on the cross bronx eastbound at jerome avenue causing heavy delays, about an hour and a half at the george washington bridge. you are stacked at the upper and lower levels. the holland tunnel there's a 15 minute wait. a half hour delay at the lincoln. alternate side is in effect city wide. >>> paula in poughkeepsie has frost on her car windows. there's a little bit of frost out there. cool readers circling the city will slow you down a bit. then get ready, 54 today, clouds and cooler tuesday, but the trend this week calls for warmer temps. >> thanks so much. we'll have another check of news and weather coming up in 25 minutes. >> thanks for watching, i'm mary calvi. >> and i'm chris wragge.

all is clear on route 80 in par sip knee, the cross bronx expressway still clear at the alex denis alexander hamilton bridge alternate side parking is in effect city wide. >>> an emotional sunday for the nypd as they honor two officers killed in the line of duty one year ago. >> you don't have to speak chinese to grasp the gut wrenching grief of father new york city police officer wenjian liu is expressing in a sacramento, his son and detective rafael ramos one year after they were ambushed shot and killed in their patrol car in bed sty brooklyn. again. >> an equally heartbreaking translation at the officer's father's comments provided by liu's inconsolable widow as everyone from the police officers and the murdered officer's colleagues are present to honor the sacrifice of these two men. >> as we dedicate these plaques in honor of detective ramos and detective liu let's rededicate ourselves to being as good as they were, to being a city >> the family of detective ramos not speaking publicly at sunday's ceremony. earlier this week his widow announced the creation of a foundation in her late

all right, we've got meg baker in for alex denis. how buzz you is is it? >> not cars delaying you this morning but the fog you're talking about so take your time out there. now first we'll check the airports many delays last night due to weather and rain and fog so expect residual delays today. you'll want to check with your carrier before you head out as janelle was telling us. outside the george washington bridge all clear at this hour but again yesterdays weather may have delayed some drivers and expect traffic to build throughout the morning. now we'll take a live look at mass transit, regular schedule this morning for new jersey transit, long island railroad and pass trains. new jersey transit will run additional early get away trains, that's starting at 1:00 p.m. but check your bus schedule due to lighter ridership, certain bus routes will not run and christmas day trains will operate on the weekend holiday schedule. holiday buses schedules vary by route. and as a minder alternate side parking is in effect today. >>> police searching for the woman re

. >> i feel fine but our beloved alex denis i believe it was a cold so if you're watching and she can't take any medicine, just go back to sleep. have tom make you chicken soup. it's excellent. partly cloudy and 53 winds out of the west 8-18 miles an hour numbers around the area not bad, kingston is at 43. how many people say man still. 52 in huntington, a little bit of light rain here and there, not a whole lot so let's get ready for school early showers and then quiet, clouds give way to sun and going to go for an days. alex is out, meg is in. hi meg. >> and we hope she feels much much better. first we have major issues in the bronx an overturned tractor trailer has one lane blocked on the common ramp to the westbound cross bronx. this is causing about a four mile delay on the south bound major degan stretching back to yonkers avenue. stick with the bronx river parkway if you can. now to a map in clifton new jersey route 46 is closed eastbound at the garden state parkway due to an accident heavy delays back to route 3. and alternate side parking is in effect city wide. chris? >>> okay

alex is heading home. he told his mother that his leave had been denied and she was pretty sad that all of her family wouldn't be together for the holidays, but -- >> mom, love you. don't hate me. >> he's walking up to the door and he's going to give it the old knock-knock. >> he looks nervous. >> for a marine. >> even big bad marines are a little nervous when mama comes around. this is so much fun. >> mom takes off running down the hallway. >> hey mom, you're running the wrong way. then she comes back. oh, oh, oh. >> there's a lot of people in her house to tell, break the news to. >> it was the greatest gift she could get this christmas. >> he knew she was going to flip out. that's why he had the camera rolling, perfect. >> the camera is rolling on this lovely lady. this is sarah. she's hanging out at outback with her partner's mom and has no idea that he's about to walk >> smile. >> say cheese. >> oh, my god! >> surprise. >> what else is there except hug and kiss and be merry. >> surprise. >>> all too often on this show when we see high performance cars we're like, take it to the track. this time these guys

denies it. they always talk about how hard they worked. there are no shortcuts. nobody worked harder than mark mcguire or barry bonds or worked harder than alex rodriguez. it doesn't mean you don't work hard. it means it gives you an edge to getting over an injury. >> we should consider the source. the pharmacist tintern not know either for their documentaries or sports coverage. they are going after an icon of sport for a headline here. there's no proof other than a guy who e recanted his story later on. the tough part is 2011 vs a big comeback year for peyton manning. could barely grip the football. they have no proof other than a guy undercover spewing information. >> they have ashley manning, why would he get a prescription for the clinic and she get this drug. this guy does not deny she didn't dpet it. roger clemens' wife was mailed things under her name and he threw her under the bus for a period of time for using drugs that he was accused of using. >> here's the other piece of this. it's becoming so common place. how much do the fans even care about this? do they care a lot because it's setting an example for our children or say everyb