yes, darlene, it's possible. tell you about that. >>> a live performance from leann rimes and katie holmes will be here when we get started on a tuesday morning although when i woke up i was convinced it was wednesday. >> it's tuesday. >> heard it here first. >> i was saying it was monday. you're doing better than i am, savannah. have a great show, guys. >> see you next week. >> all right. coming up, we're going to check in with chris and see how long this dreary, damp weather is sticking around. >>> welcome back now. an update on the breaking news in the bronx. a woman found fatally shot inside her apartment. >> "today in new york's" cath ren creag is in the van nest section. you just got new information. >> reporter: indeed, michael and darlene. there was a little boy, a child, a 6-year-old boy inside this house when this shooting happened. police tell us that that little boy, his mother was the one who was shot and killed. to a hospital to be checked out. according to cops, the suspected gunman is the victim's

back to you, darlene. >> katherine creag. thank you. >>> time to check the weather and traffic on the 4s. let's check with storm team 4's chris cimino. everyone back to school and work on this tuesday. >> a fair amount of clouds. we're missing out on this. the storm system with the rain is moving to southeast new england. maybe clipping extreme northeast long island. a brief spritz or sprinkle. it stays off shore the entire time. it's shrinking in coverage. what is increasing in coverage is the clearing line. clouds to the west southwest. northwest suburbs early this morning, things take longer east of the city. then we'll have intervals. clouds getting in the way, occasional sunshine, breezy. talking 50s and potentially 60 in our seven day forecast. we'll talk about that in a bit. let's get over to lauren scala. >> we have a couple of bus detours. m 11, m 15 and m 15 select bus service. we have the closures in manhattan that katherine craig's ryn erine creag's talking about. that will cause detours as well. take a look outsi

darlene and kerry, they have not yet charged the students. they have released them back to their students. all five students have been suspended. back to you. >> fifth grade. unbelievable, lori. thank you. >>> 5:08 right now. in switzerland, two more fifa officials were arrested in predawn raids. the two fifa vice presidents re arrested at the same hotel where 14 soccer and marketing officials wese arr.ted back in may. we should learn more about the corruption case against them lateyotoday. justice department is expected to unseal indictments in the case. >>> new this morning, australian officials say they believe they're now searching in the right area for the missing malaysian airliner. there's new data that suggests that plane is probably in the southern portion of the indian ocean. malaysia airlines flight 370 vanished last year with 39 people on board. in july, searchers found a wing flap that had washed up on reunion island that's right off the coast of madagascar. >>> we're learning the two u.s. army pilots were killed when their helic

hey, chris. >> good morning, pat and darlene. temperatures a little chillier in the suburbs to the north. mid-40s in and around the city. different story around rhinebeck at 30. the sky is nice and clear. it stays that way. a lot of blue sky throughout the day today with plenty of sunshine too. temperatures slowly climb back to the upper 40s by noon. we're forecasting a high of 52 degrees. not too bad for our friday. let's see if the commute is not too bad for our friday. >> the turnpike, it's a little bad. there's an accident here now southbound on the eastern spur

i'm darlene rodriguez. >> i'm michael gargiulo. chris, the temps plunging down to the 60s. >> hope you can handle it. it's brutal. temperatures cooled into the 50s. places like rhinebeck, 54. la grange, 57. well above average. 63 in the city. we did make it up to 68 earlier this morning. that broke a record for the date. some upper 50s north and west. these temperatures will probably slide down another three, four, five degrees before the morning is through. 61 by noon. gets pretty breezy with clouds and sun forecasting a high again well above normal at 62 degrees. if you're heading out the door, rolling along. >> just to let you know if you're traveling on the southern state, the cross island, the ramp has cleared. that should help you out. another accident on the cross island northbound. if you are heading to the white stone, still have the restriction on the tappan zee. the crash on the through way northbound. le palisades is off to the north side. >>> right now police are looking for a murderer in brooklyn. an elderly woman app

darlene? >> all right, micha pe gargiulo in san bernardino withth the latest on the investigation.oumichael, thankpyou. >>> we now know the names, the identities of all 14 people who were killed during that shooting spree. the co-workers were in the midst of a holiday party when the gunfire started. "today in new york's" katherine creag is in the newsroom with their stories. . >> the 14 people killed, different ages, different backgrounds, but we're learning they shared a common calling, to improve their communities. they worked as county health inspectors, environmental specialists who did everything from making sure restaurants had proper inspections. they had to make sure people had safe drinking water. portraits emerge of dedicated wontrkers who also loved their families. michael wetzel, a father of ser young children, coached kids' soccer. damian meins played santa claus and nicholas thalasinos worked in the health department. he also lived in jackson, new jersey, for quite a while workin

michael and darlene, it remains unclear if he was injured. we do know that that off duty officer was treated at a local hospital. send it back to you in the studio. >> tracie strahan in springfield garden. thank you. >>> this morning bricks are littering several streets in one upper east side neighborhood. the area is closed so crews can clean the mess and make sure no other bricks will fall. what streets are closed, kat? >> reporter: so many, east 63rd street, east 61 is closed and through first avenue up to east 64th street. it's one of those new york city nightmares. as you might imagine, you're passing by a high rise, all of a sudden bricks start falling from it. we want to show you what exactly this building that we're talking about, 340 east 64th street is the building that we're showing you there. the entrance is on 64th street. it's towards the back of the bricks came from. there is a rooftop swimming pool there, penthouse apartments there as well. all of this happening about 10:00 at night. bricks and debris rained down on 61st stree

i'm darlene rodriguez. i'm rob schmitt in for michael gargiulo. >> first day of winter hasn't felt like it. we're looking at wet weather moving in our direction. looks like the main push of the steadiest and heaviest rains going to pass to the west. we get into the showers into the morning. zooming in closer we've seen spri unless and around the area. taking along the umbrella. gray skies and the shower threat will increase. upper 50s about noontime. forecasting a high still very mild at 60 degrees. all right. so some of the roaws aren't too wet. let's see if there are any problems out there for the drivers. >> there are two problems out there, otherwise you can see lots of green. we'll head over to the pally li isades parkway. you can get by though because they are detouring things. you'll be detoured off the road. we'll keep you posted throughout the morning. bqe, overturned tractor-trailer which was just uprighted but it shuts down the lanes. we'll have more weather and traffic coming up on the 4s. >>> 5

darlene speaks for me. >> michael, you want to jump in here? >> darlene has your proxy? >> she issued a proxy vote for me. >> we're out of time, michael, thanks. darlene took all the time. >> i do think it's going to be black lives matter. >> yeah? okay. >> very strong choices this year. >> well, we know. >> we know. >> can't tell you. >> it's an interesting choice. we'll see what happens. also, martha stewart, who is not the person of the year, is going to be here with projects to help light up your holidays as we get started on a wednesday morning here on "today." >> michael says thank you. all right. see you soon. michael said have a good show. >>> up next, chris is going to tell us when some sprinkles could be headed our way. >> i'm sorry. discover unexpected treasures, pfor the people who least expect it. find thoughtful gifts at amazing prices everyday at t.j.maxx, marshalls and homegoods. >>> now to breaking news just moments ago suffolk county's former police chief turned himself in to authorities. >> "today in new york's" katherine creag is in melville >> report

darlene? >> tracie potts in washington. thank you. >>> and coming up on the "today" show, a live interview with donald trump. that's ahead at 7:00 a.m. >>> tina fey and amy poehler took the stage to host "saturday night live" together this weekend. of course, they brought back some of their most famous skits. >> hillary from 2008. >> hello, hillary. >> hello, hillary. >> in a dream, hillary clinton meets up with herself and a famous political rival. >> we ran for president together. oh, you poor thing. i heard that a er you lost, you had to become a secretary. >> of state. >> oh, god. i was paired up with that cute little john mccain fella. may he rest in peace, i'm guessing. >> the two returned to the weekend update desk as well. they also showcased some musical talent and brought in plenty of special guests. cameos included maya rudolph and even sir paul mccartney, who played with bruce springsteen. "snl" returns live on january 16th. >> they 'te the best. always deliver. >>> all right. 5:20 right now. coming up next, new

i'm darlene rodriguez. >> i'm michael gargiulo. storm team 4's chris cimino here with the forecast. chris, like an october forecast. >> it really is. temperatures starting out in the 50s this hour of the morning. we're talking low to mid-50s in and around the city. not only here but even in the suburbs it's mild. showers coming on through. the area is shrinking in coverage on its approach. it's moving through the city now, into rockland, westchester county. nothing really heavy. the back edge of it kind of not too far away. it's in and out in probably about 15 minutes or so. they're light in nature. they'll be gone by 7:00, 8:00. clouds going to linger for a while and break for system sunshine in the afternoon. 55 at noontime. 58 the expected high this afternoon. warmer days ahead. we'll talk about that in a little bit. >> tough on the cross bronx due to a crash eastbound at webster avenue. you can see the delays go back to the ramp. also a couple road work projects. harlem river drive southbound at 155th. and from 71st to 63rd, a

darlene? >> all right, carey barrett in new jersey. thank you. >>> and this morning, we are seeing very clear video of a robbery at a cell phone store. here you see two gunmen inside a t-mobile store on 1st avenue sunday. they forced two employees and a customer into the back room. if you recognize these men, call police. >>> all right. 6:04 right now. time for a check of weather and traffic on the 4s. we should point out, we're still enjoying a nice stretch, even if we don't get to what we had yesterday. >> yeah, expecting 60s every day in december might be a little greedy. just a wee bit. but we're heading back close to 50 at least this afternoon or low 50s. we're in the 40s right now. a mix of clouds and sunshine today. to erode from the city on east. midday sunshine will give way to clouds later in the day. it's cooler than it's been but still above normal. spotty drizzle could develop by tonight. probably up to 7:00 or 8:00, especially near the coast. right now, 48 and clear. maybe 47 by 8:00 a.m. 51 at 3:00. not a big bounceback

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darlene, michael? >> all right, tracie potts. >>> hillary clinton took a serious turn when she was asked about donald trump and the growing controversy. >> i have to say, seth, i no longer think he's funny. >> yes. i will say i started feeling that. >> well, that was hillary clintong on "late night" with seth meyers. she did add that trump's talk of banning muslims is dangerous, and she claims i would feed into the hands of isis. morning for more on this new showdown between trump and ted cruz. that's at 7:00 a.m. of course, right after "today in new york." >>> just north of the border, canadaas prime minister is distancing himself from trump's talk of banning muslim immigrants. last night he prepareonto welcome a plane load of syrian refugees to toronto's airport. he said canadians are opening their country a their hearts to those who are fleeing terror. m163 syrians are expected to arrive there tomorrow. >>> some new polls suggest that net.w jersey governor chris christie is losing support at home ev

thanks, darlene. right now, staten island ferry commuters, this just came in. they're operating on a modified still delays on 3 th street hudson yard bound trains. also delays on downtown d trains. if you're headed to the airport, there are 40-minute delays at laguardia. no reported delays at newark or jfk, still check in with your carrier. >>> we'll be right back with chris' forecast. a what you won't findmaround here, is any freezing, flavoring, or concentrating. which brings us to our end product. simply orange. honestly simple. that's just the night watchman. sfx: owl >>> fog the issue this morning. visibility low. much of new jersey, quartser of a mile or less. take it slow. picks up first half of tonight. upper 50s overnight. record setting high tomorrow. clouds and sun. christmas day, partly sunny. more showers into the weekend >>> chris, thank you. on the "today" show, mind your manners this holiday season with an etiquette lesson from an expert. >>> you should see what hoda is doing right now

i'm darlene rodriguez. >> i'm michael gargiulo. chris cimino here with the forecast. it's not all-out rain, but it's just there. >> it's a nuisance. as darlene said, i think inconvenient is a nice word to describe it. it's not going to cause any flooding problems or things like that. it's just damp and stays that way throughout the day today. a little bit of light rain overhead right now. steadier showers and heavier showers sitting to the south and afternoon and close to tree lighting festivity time. plan on needing the umbrella throughout the day today. it's a gray sky as well. a little milder than yesterday. low 50s by noon, forecasting a high of 56. more of the forecast coming up. almost 5:31. how about the commute, lauren? >> the roads are certainly wet out there, but we have two problems that you could potentially run into. one of them on 95 heading northbound just before the north avenue, cedar street exit. an accident involving a jackknifed tractor trailer and minivan. delays are pretty heavy. pretty much stopped traffic ba

>> reporter: indeed, darlene and michael. quite a big gathering of religious leaders, member of the clergy will take place here at nypd headquarters. this after president obama's address from the oval office regarding terrorism and also religious tolerance. some political analysts saying the president offered words of support regarding the attack in san bernardino but didn't give any policy changes when it comes to terrorism. the president defended his strategy to fight isis as part of an international coalition. he called on congress to authorize the use of military force against isis but not a some remarks from police commissioner bratton here at one police plaza regarding what president obama said. back to you. >> kat, thank you very much. >>> new jersey's bear hunt does begin today. this year the hunt expanded into areas of passaic and mercer counties. state holds the annual six-day hunt to thin the growing black bear population. the protesters say the hunt is inhumane and unnecessary. >>> new york city's kindergarten app

i'm darlene rodriguez. >> just about 5:30. i'm kerry barrett. michael off today, he'll be back tomorrow. >> chris is off this morning. dave price is here. >> nice to see you. advisory in effect for sections of new jersey. foggy start for a lot of folks regardless of where you are. 53 degrees on the thermometer right now. clouds and rain, clouds for the most part during the day. rain i think rolls in a little later on during the early evening. we could see some thundershowers as well and heavy rain tonight before it all wraps up in the middle of the night. 6:00 p.m., it's going to be sloppy out there. as far as the dense fog advisory, keep it in mind if you're traveling through sections of new jersey from sussex all the way down to ocean county and as far out west as warren and hunterdon counties as well. keep it in mind as you get in the car that the visibility may be under a mile. the wet stuff comes a little later on today. to get you where you need to go we say hello to emily. >> good morning. with the "l" train, service is suspended both way

darlene, would you like to start? [inaudible] likely have to pass a short-term cr. i know them so back and forth about this in the briefing yesterday. could you be more clear about whether the president would sign legislation like that, give them another day to work through the weekend? >> we have been clear that its members of congress get an extra day or two in order to pass legislation, that the president

i'm michael gargiulo. >> i'm darlene rodriguez. storm team 4's chris cimino here with the forecast. >> good morning, guys. not a bad morning out there. temperatures in the low 40s in the city. back to the 20s this morning in the suburbs.

i'm darlene rodriguez. >> and i'm rob schmitt in for michael. >>> we're dealing with fog thi morning. not so much in the city the visibility is not bad. but you get outside of town, we're seeing the numbers come down, the numbers being the it's going to stay dense up until 9:00 or 10:00 in the morning. bridge water, near zero in belm were quarter of a mile in danbury and poughkeepsie. temperatures mild at 54 de ongrees. it will be a mild day but the rain is making a return especially during the early afternoon hours and continuing into the first half of tonight. more on the h iday forecast and record warmth heading our way. >>> good morning. we have a couple of problems out there on the roads. one of them on the new york throughway. out near the palisades park way there's an accident that shuts down two lanes. once you get past there we have speed restrictions out there because of the fog and low visibility. 45 miles per hour at the tappan e bridge. we'll have more weather aechb traffic coming up on the 4s. suspect in custody for a ooting in roosevelt mall. the gun fire happened durin

i'm darlene rodriguez. >> i'm michael gargiulo. chris is off, but we're thrilled to have raphael miranda with us for this warm forecast. >> warmer than yesterday. good morning, guys. happy friday. we have some fog outside right now. some low clouds as well. temperatures in the 50s. yeah, 53 degrees at this early hour. that's well above our high temperature average this time of year. we're up to 58 by lunchtime. mix of sunshine and clouds. absolutely lovely into the evening commute. 56 degrees. look at that high today, 62 degrees in central park. no sign of winterfir cold. there this morning. i'll show you the worst spots coming uh e g ing up. right now emily west is here with your commuter. >> hi, everyone. you're going to find overnight track work on these lines. let's take a live look at the george washington bridge, where you'll find roadwork in both directions. right now that's being picked up on the upper level inbound. same with the outbound. expect a heavy go. also, you're going to fin a commuter checklist this morning. more

i'm darlene rodriguez. >> i'm erry barrett. michael it in california this morning covering the mass shooting in san bernardino. he's going to be joining us live later. >> first, storm team 4's chris cimino is here with the forecast. >>e're in transition after the rain we had to deal with last night. chillier air is getting in here. not here yet though. we're still at 51 degrees in the city. you notice snow showers in western pennsylvania. that's indicative of colder air trying to push in. our temperatures will continue maybe get back to 50, 51 later this afternoon. the wind will be the main feature. a gusty wind that could exceed 30o and 35 miles an hour. we'll talk about the forecast coming up in a bit. first check on a thursday morning commute, here's lauren. >> we have one problem out there on the roads. it's a closure on 9w. it is shut down in both directions. otherwise, it's road work this morning. the verrazano bridge heading to staten island, lower level, two lanes shut down there. more weather and traffic ahead on the 4

i'm darlene rodriguez. >> i'm michael gargiulo. we want to welcome back storm team 4's chris cimino. it's hard to say. i changed it for television. >> a few vowels at the end. >> welcome back to myself and nice to see you guys. thought i would do that. i don't know if we ever got there. we've got some rain heading in our direction. rain right now is generally light. over the course of the day it will vary in intensity from light to moderate. the day with rain damp and chilly. to the north and west, close to the freezing mark. there may be pockets of rain in the low lying valleys. i'll show you who has the freezing rain advisory. the day planner, grab the umbrellas. rain is likely throughout the day. laura scala's here with the wet roads early this morning. early problems, lauren? >> we have two accidents in new jersey. we head over to route 80 westbound and then over on the garden state parkway northbound out there after exit 91. you do have an accident in the left lane there as well. neither of them causing major delays. still pre

i'm michael gargiulo. >> i'm darlene rodriguez. storm team 4's chris cimino here with the forecast. >> good morning. a little damp is what the tree

aisle i'm darlene rodriguez. >> i'm michael gargiulo. we want to start with a check of the weather and storm team 4's chris cimino. mid-50s in the city now but that's going to change. >> we've been losing about a degree an hour. we'll see our temperatures continue to drop through the morning, probably into the upper 40s before all is said and done. hovering along the coast, clouds. the rain is going to miss us, but the clouds will linger i think a little while longer through the morning hours. further north and west, you're going to get breaks in the cloud cover. look for a lot of clouds early today, then sunshine. the chillier trend, that's it in temperatures. not chilly yet at 54. to 51 by 58 km and mid-40s by 6:00. emily west here with an update on the commute. >> a couple obstacles trying to get into the lincoln tunnel. 495 eastbound, ramp to tonnelle avenue, a crash. holland might be the better way to go for you. we have this overturned truck. debris spill 78 eastbound between exit 7 to 11 in the left lane. more weather and traffic

darlene? >> raphi, thank you. >>> coming up on the "today" show, a picture of a huge pile of presents in front of a christmas tree. people wondering how much is too >>> k7:30 on this friday morning, december 11th, 2015. perfect day to do some holiday shopping. >> christmas shopping in shirt sleeves. >> i know. >> new concept. >> anyway, let's take a look at some of the stories making headlines. a mid kale helicopter crashed in central california overnight killing three crew members and a patient on board. the ntsb is investigating the cause, but there was dense fog and heavy rain in that area at the time of the crash. >> a sad end to tell but in the reality star kristin cavallari. 30-year-old michael cavallari's body was found in an isolated part of utah two weeks after his car was discovered in that same area, and authorities do not suspect foul play. >>> fbi agents are resuming eir search of a lake near the site of the san bernardino attack. investigators believe shooter syed farook and tash

>> darlene love. >> thank you. >> "it's a marshmallow world." >> introducing darlene love and you are on tour finishing up right now, is that right? >> i will be at bb king's tonight. >> okay. >> and i finish my month of christmas tour at bb king. >> congratulations on a great run. >> darlene love, pick up the al budgets, ladies and gentlemen. thank you all very much. this is "today" on nbc. >> thank you. announcer: one candidate tough enough to take on the bully... jeb bush: donald, you're not going to be able to insult your way to the presidency. that's not going to happen. (applause) announcer: one candidate tough enough to take on isis. jeb will destroy isis... and keep america safe. jeb bush: the united states should not delay in leading a global coalition to take out isis with overwhelming force. announcer: tested and proven leadership matters. jeb bush. >> oh, my. with jane. >> merry christmas! >> look at that the. >> thaour top story... a fort dodge man is facing charges after police say he threw hot grease on his dog. it happened back in november... and they say the dog went

darlene in kazakhstan. >> they might take issue with my s.a.t. scores. >> fantastic. >>> still to come, the drugs that researchers are linking to autism. >> plus, it is years away but even that might be ambitious. the new findings about a major project that will change the commute. you're watching "today in new >>> welcome back. 4:55. tuesday morning. look who showed up. >> i miss you, too. we were here and everything was fine but we missed you. i told him yesterday, i said, hello. >> then i hung up on him. >> it's a little weird besides this. the weather is weird. all of this is really nice. this is getting really strange. >> yeah. >> we're back. >> maybe, low 60s the afternoon high after we slip a few degrees. we're 64. we were at 68. we'll probably see the temperatures drop a little bit more. it will be a breezy to windy afternoon. a bit cooler. 43 the overnight low in the city. it will get a little chillier by the weekend. we'll talk about that in the 5:00 hour. >> emily, what's going on. i was gone yesterday. >> we need to update you. we do

>> darlene love. >> "it's a marshmallow world." >> introducing darlene love and you are on tour finishing up right now, is that right? >> i will be at bb king's tonight. >> okay. >> and i finish my month of christmas tour at bb king. >> congratulations on a great run. >> darlene love, pick up the al budgets, ladies and gentlemen. thank you all very much. >> thank you. >> oh, my. with jane. >> merry christmas! >> look at that the. >> the i think so. >> the and i had tom: good morning. kim and dana wagner have the day off. client tom hawley filling in. a metro police officer is ok after that officer was involved in a crash with another woman. police say it happened just after 1:00 a.m. at smoke ranch road and buffalo drive on the west side of the valley. officials say the officer and the woman were taken to local hospitals. the officer has been released. police say the woman suffered nonlife threatening injuries. they do not believe she was driving impaired. we are heading into the holiday weekend. a lot of people are concerned about how they will pull it off in terms of dress. what we have

i'm darlene rodriguez. >> i'm rob schmidt in for michael gargiulo. >> good morning, guys. first day of winter, 50 today, my true love gave to me. we have some showers heading our way. unlike yesterday which was a dry day, take along the umbrella. light sprinkles out across portions of new jersey right now. the shower activity will pick up a little bit later on this morning and on and off through the afternoon hours. starting off in the 50s. 56 in astoria, 53 in jersey city. 40s towards the north and west. this morning we're about on average 5 tos 0 degrees warmer than we were yesterday at this time. going one way, up. with t clouds and showers, upper 50s at noon. we should get close to 60 degrees during the afternoon hours. first check tn the morning commute and we say good morning to lauren scala. >> good morning. we have problems. head over to palisades parkway. southbound all lanes closed down. police activity out there. i'll continue to keep you posted. another issue off the bqe eastbound. this is coming off the bqe, the ramp to the lower level of the l.i.e. that is al

i'm darlene rodriguez. >> i'm michael gargiulo. chris cimino is here with th forecast. i'd like to add my own input here. it is one of the warmest mornings i remember tn a while. >> the deeper into december we go, the warmer it's getting. temperatures this morning are in the 50s. wewi have a couple showers. we've had a few come on through. there's one last batch here working its way into central portions of new jersey. through the early morning hours, there will be a few hit-or-miss showers. we're starting out in the mid-50s. 50s this afternoon. we have 60-degree days in our forecast. we'll get to that in a bit. here's emily west with the commute. >> good morning, everyone. ride not too bad at all. there is some construction still wrapping up at the george washington bridge. let's take live look. the upper level. lower level is e-z pass only until bout 6:00. also, shuttle bus air train. >>> con ed still digging around >> sing for the source of a gas leak in borough park in brooklyn. >> four buildings still evacuated. they've been evacuated since last night, leaving fami

and set one-day records, darlene, in both norway and sweden. >> there you go. all right. police officer was seduced by the dark side of the force during a traffic stop. >> where y'all headed to? >> police just outside of houston posted this dash cam video online. you can see chewbacca and darth vader were in the car. the officer then jumps in the car with them. after they leave, another alien appears to make off with his police cruiser. just a prank. >>> coming up on 5:00 a.m., if you're about to head out the door, take with us you. >> keep watching "today in new york" by downloading the news 4 new york app on your mobile twice. our next hour starts right now. >>> breaking news overnight, a suspect captured again. the man got away from police first last night. we'll tell you where officers tracked him down. >>> more breaking news on long island. a violent home invasion. armed men terrorize a family for hours, including a 12-year-old boy. we are live.

i'm darlene rodriguez. >> and i'm rob schmitt in for michael gargiulo. >> rob who? >> don't ask. >> look at him. >> good to see you, bud. in and around the city, we're in the low 40s. 28 in morristown. 26 in danbury. it's coat wearing weather there. the chill over the weekend is gr ually going to ease again as we're heading toward another warming trend. the warm air is pushing cloud cover our way. that milder feel by noon, about 51. forecasting a high today of 54. just only the beginning. another stranger has returned this morning. it's lauren scala. >> good morning. we have just a couple problems on the roads already. on long island, an accident on the southern state parkway eastbound by exit 39. then heading down to toms river, we have a closure. this is leftover from an accident yesterday. a utility pole in the road. route 9 shut down in both directions. >> lauren, thank you. >>> happening now, we're waiting for charges to be filed against a woman who police say intentionally ran down pedestrians on the vegas strip. police say the woman had her 3-year-old child i

darlene. >> chris, thank you. coming up on the "today" show, "time" magazine reveals its person of the year. we'll have another local update in a half hour. >>> 7:30 now on this wednesday morning, the 9th of december, 2015. a great crowd out on our plaza. holiday crowd enjoying the scene and the tree in the background. back inside studio 1a. a look at stories making news. law enforcement sources tell nbc news that the san bernardino shooter syed farook may have discussed staging an attack in california as early as 2012. that would have been long before he met his wife. >> fallout growing over donald trump's controversial plan to u.s. while he's standing firm behind his proposal. several mayors who oppose the idea claim they are ban trump from their cities. >> and a number of boston college students suffering from stomach problems after eating at a number of chipotle restaurants has jumped to at least 80. health officials believe the problems are due it a norovirus not to the e. coli scare out west last month. >> a

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i'm darlene rodriguez. several streets are closed this morning around the upper east side building where bricks fell 35 stories to the ground. news 4's katherine creag joins us from the scene with the latest. kat? >> reporter: darlene, traffic is awful. south of 60th street on first avenue. first avenue between 60 and 64 is closed off to traffic. what we're doing right now, panning up to or tilting up to that building there. where it looks like a different color. that is where bricks are missing. two stories high. 100 feet across this. all happened about 10:00 last night. bricks came from that building. 340 east 64th street. facade work is being done on that building. bricks and debris lay scattered on the ground as city investigation, darlene, is under way. >> thanks so much. commute with lauren scala. >> thank you, darlene. trains by passing nassau avenue. much better than the suspension earlier. we also have a disabled vehicle on the goethals bridge to staten island and we have an accident northbound on

>> darlene love. >> thank you. >> "it's a marshmallow world." >> introducing darlene love and you arei'm ... we're tracking breaking news above the bay are >>> good wednesday morning. it's account 9:56. we continue to track breaking news in the skies where a southwest plane is preparing to make an emergency landing at oakland international airport any minute now. that plane was headed for chicago med way this morning. this this is a live feed from oakland international, though it's not clear if that southwest plane which looks to be taking off is the plane that we're tracking. it's he's flight 2547. it started the flight this morning at about 6:00 in the morning only to stop within the first 15 minutes or are so once the captain in command realized that there was some sort of issue with the landing gear. so the plane has spent the last three hours circling over the central valley before just before the last 10 or 15 minutes starting to change its course and come back to oakland. it's been burning fuel this entire time. we're watching and waiting to see about that emergency landing at

>> darlene love. >> thank you. >> "it's a marshmallow world." >> introducing darlene love and you arehin', cousin joe. ♪ [cousin joe singing] ♪ oh gus, you're much too nice! [gus singing] ♪ a gift for uncle dave, and 1 for auntie jane ♪ ♪ mom and dad and grandpa zack all get a scratching game ♪ [everyone singing] ♪ oh, instant games! ♪ instant games! instant games for me! ♪ ♪ 6 new holiday instant games from the p.a. lottery ♪ keep on scratchin'! >> oh, my. with jane. >> merry christmas! >> look at that the. >> the i think so. >>> good morning, i'm rosemary connors. it's 9:56 on this wednesday morning. >> you will not have to shovel any snow. but rain. and fog. that's blue mountain. still fog on the ground with zero visibility. also in coatesville. starting to improve a little bit in wilmington. now the rain coming in. light rain showers will be on and off this morning, potential for heavier rainfall this afternoon. but the temperatures will be climbing. looking at 60s, low 60s during the day today. >>> jessica boyington has an update on the traffic for us. >> not much volume on the r

i'm darlene rodriguez. a group of elementary school students in new jersey are accused of hatching a plot to bomb a local high school. lori bordonaro has more details. >> reporter: darlene, police say those fifth graders planned to set off the bomb during a field trip to clifton high school, but school administrators got wind of the plan. they uncovered written details and called police. investigators found a nonpolice device made nonexplosive device made up of cinnamon and vinegar. they've all been suspended from school. >> let's look at the morning commute. >> lots of problems out there. still an accident on 287. first northbound by exit 55. the next by exit 58. eastbound after essex street. george washington bridge, the ramp coming off to 178th street finally open. >>> we'll be right back with chris' forecast. >>> gusty winds sending temperatures down to the 40s. 46 in murray hill. 47 in the park. 30s north and west. a few sprinkles north and west of town. northwest new jersey, perhaps a look for clouds

i'm darlene rodriguez. >>> right now, police wants you to see a newly released video of a person in a possible hate crime. lori bordonaro has more. >> reporter: police say the suspect may be a teenager or in his early 20s. take a look here at this newly released video. you can see that man there inside west side judea club. this is a bookstore. he was accused of threatening to kill jews outside the store claiming he is muslim and punching the store manager in the head. he took off on a razor scooter and police need your help in tracking hhe down. they're asking anyone with information toicome forward. >> lori bordonaro, thank you. let's look at the commute with emily west. >> darlene, this accident in queens is still there. eastbound on the ramp to the clearview. that takes up a lane. that earlier crash on the throgs still heavy delays. queensbridge heavy. also slowing in long island. great neck road and an accident in connecticut on the connecticut turnpike northbound near exit 23. it's off to the side. da

i'm darlene rodriguez. the nypd is mourning the loss of a veteran detective killed while serving in afghanistan. katherine creag has more from the section of the bronx. kat? >> reporter: he was well-respected and beloved by the police force and his family and friends. detective joseph lemm worked the streets in the bronx as a member of the warrant squad. it was overseas in afghanistan, a suicide bomber took the life of the well-respected detective. he was one of six american soldiers killed monday. in happier times he had a joyous reunion with his wife and two children when he returned home from war. westchester county, that was in 20 is 13, darlene. so many people honoring and remembering him this morning. back to you. >> kat, thank you. >>> lits look at the morning commute with lauren scala. >> still have delays on uptown a and c trains. lines for path commuters, but nj transit is cross honoring ckets. on the roads, 95 still jammed up because of an accident southbound. two lanes still closed in connecticu

back to you, darlene. >> katherine creag, thank you. let's look at the commute with emily west. >> darlene, we have subway delays. signal problems causing delays also the 7 delays. 34th street hudson yard bound trains. the kew downtown running to canal street storn state eastbound, crash causing delays. near flatbush avenue, accident in the right lane. >>> all right, emily, thank you. we'll be right back with chris' forecast. >>> just another unusually warm morning out there. 6 2 1 degrees in the city. we're seeing 50s and mid and north and west. that's well above normal. look for a mix of clouds and sunshine throughout the day. temperatures back to the low 60s this afternoon. little chillier tonight. low 50s tomorrow, plenty of sun. stormy thursday and thursday night. colder over the weekend with highs in the low and mid-40s. darlene. >>> thank you, chris. danger lurking on lakes and ponds. this ice. thin ice. kids don' t stay little forever. so help them get the opportunity they need. it' s never too early or too late to save for coll

here's lauren scala. >> thanks, darlene. if you are headed to the outbound george washington bridge, we'll show you an accident on the alexander hamilton bridge causing delays. really jammed up. because of that. we have 95 a mess. the jack-knifed tractor-trailer clear but now we have a new accident on 95 northbound by exit 15. so delays continue out there. there's also a disabled vehicle northbound on the cross island by bell boulevard. and a dislabeled on the verrazano bridge. >>> we'll be right back with chris' forecast. >>> another gray and damp day. periods of rain. i think the steadier showers mid showers at the tree lighting. 46 as things dry out. 51 sun and clouds tomorrow. near 50 with sunny days friday, saturday, sunday and that carries on into the start of next week as well. darlene? >> all right, chris. thank you. coming up on the "today" show, a look at the major security breach affecting children's tech toys. another update in a half hour. see you then. my name is 208 ridge road. and i've... seen things. like th

darlene? >> thanks, chris. coming up on the "today" show, why some experts are saying the visual skin cancer screenings by dermatologists could be a waste of time. stay pund tuned. meet the new, 3rd generation nest learning thermostat. it's proven to save energy. and if you're a conedison customer, you could get $85 back. >>> 7:30 now on a tuesday morning. the 1st of december, 2015. 25 days till christmas. we're going to help ring in the season tomorrow night when we light that tree in the background there, the rockefeller center christmas tree. big monitors for, i don't know, several hundred, several hundred thousand people who will cram this area. >> the jumbotron, that's exciting. >> look forward to that every year. it happens tomorrow night. >> that's right. stories making headlines today. the chicago police officer charged with murder in the shooting of a black teenager is free on bond today. jason van dyke walked out of the cook county jail last night and did not speak to reporters. posted 10% of his $1.5

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. >> and i'm kerry barrett in for darlene. good to be with you. >>nghat's right. for the irst time we have team coverage of this winter weather. chris cimino. people seeing different things depending where they are. >> an introduction to the winter weather. dealing with mixed precipitation north of the city. city saw a little bit of sleet. that's pretty much gone. out across long island and south of that point. no hwest new jersey still some sleet, still some snow. even a pocket or two of freezing rain. the advisory in effect. in most cases between 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. it will expire. further north it lingers a li,ttle longer. the storm is making progress. the back edge of the rain approaching washington, d.c., moving north and east. that's prettygood. warmer air is starting to push in and working into the lower levels of the atmosphere. notice the area of green which means rain. the area of pink is where your frozen precipitation is. the green is making progress about to krosz the 287 line here. the further north you go especially up towards 84 may never tran

darlene darlene? >> thank you, emily. we'll take a quick break and be back with dave's forecast. >>> quick look at your forecast. 62 should be the high today. the fog gives way to louds some could be heavy at times. we're dipping down to 56 degrees. periods of heavy rain and thunder showers are possible. that's a quick look at your forecast. folks, back to you. >> dave, thank you. coming up on the "today" show, tina fey talks about her new movie sister and teaming up again with amy poehler. we'll have another local update in a half hour. >>> 7:30 now on this monday morning, december 14th, 2015, and it does not feel like it. it's an unseasonal warm day here in new york city and all across the eastern seaboard. we actually hit 67 on sunday, and that snapped a 92-year-old record. it felt pretty good. we're going to talk more about that with al in a investment more about stories making headlines. our new national nbc news/"wall street journal" poll shows ted lead in the republican presidential race, now just five point behind

i'm darlene rodriguez. the latest prisoner to escape the nypd is back in police custody this morning. we saw him leaving the station house with officers in tribeca about an hour ago. he managed to slip out of a squad car there last night after being arrested for shoplifting. he was found at a group home for troubled teens. he's the sixth person to escape custody since june. >>> here's emily west with a look at the commute. >> first stop he belt. a crash near exit 15. blocking two lanes. the l.i.e. accident at main street takes up a couple lanes. still the construction at the bqe. that lower level to the westbound. delays on 287 northbound near exit 13 at route 28. darlene? >>> thanks, emily. we'll be right back with chris' forecast. ere it is! [ gasps ] look, the sky's awake! that. was. epic! [ bark ] >>> some chillier air start to go work in from the north and west. the temperatures here across northwest new jersey down to 36 in walpack. 40 mine hill and hopatcong as well. the city, milder at 50. slipping

. >> i'm kerry barrett in for darlene this morning. >> chris cyst mi know here with the forecast. i think this is the first time this winter i've heard you use the term winter weather. >> we haven't had any winter weather advisories. this is the first go at it. it's mainly for our northwestern suburbs and really only for a few hours. from the city on south and east, this is mainly going to be a rainmaker. not a big problem. the day is quiet. much chillier morning out there. we'll get early breaks of sunshine. clouds will take over through the afternoon. temperatures near normal. e wipls will pick fp too. that temperature of 40 is going to feel quite chillier. some wind gusts out of the north antid northeast. it's coat-wearing weather. look for temperatures into the low 40s in the afternoon. we'll talk more about that storm potential moving in late tonight and tomorrow. let's talk early morning commute with lauren. hopefully still quiet. >> still quiet. you're in for a nice ride. one accident on the roads. we're going to head to the henry hudson parkway. accident blocking the right