consider this john elliot's christmas present to you. live at bryant park today. >> and the wink too. thanks so much. we've smashed the high temperature records for the day. so john how warm will it get? we got people who want pools today. >> i'm thinking how am i going to wrap this gift because this is my gift for you right now temperatures ranging from 59 to above normal. we are shooting for 74. as noted we have already smashed the record of 63 set back in 96. 74 makes it feel like a may day. we are not alone. new records. central park, laguardia. it is going to be a sweet day. how long do the temperatures stick around? we'll talk about that and maybe a little rain for santa. that's coming up next. >>> people who want to put off their christmas shopping are scrambling to find gifts and deal with the last minute rush. live at macy's in harold square with more, i la na. >> if you still have to buy christmas presents you are definitely not alone. 6:00 this morning expecting a huge rush of last minute shoppers and people have been on chris

john elliot has an eye on the coverage this noon. >> the national weather service did allow dense fog to expire but there are still pockets of dense fog. visibility improving. still nasty fog in western parts of chester and fairfield county and new jersey. let's switch gears and talk about that getting worse part affiliated with this area of low pressure trailing front. it's a really nasty day in the upper lakes dealing with ice and snow. between now and 17 or 8 it's light rain and it will be warmer with the push out of the south but by 9 tonight we see bands of showers pushing through and heavy rain is going to be the case on again off again. isolated thunderstorm possible too as we work our way into your first part of your tuesday and the wind will fill in. brighter conditions and a lot cooler. in a bit. >> okay john thank you. >>> police officers in bergen county opened fire. it happened in the park. ilana gold joins us. >> there are so many questions why police shot this suspect all right by route 17. take a look at the scene. police are out here trying to get some answers. the pr

john elliot. >> that was encouraging, andrea's live shot we're getting a break from the rain in the city but there is more rain from the west, there is a lot of available moisture, it is going to ride in from west to east but individual showers will ride up from southwest to northeast we're also dealing with visibility concerns still widespread fog for parts of long island those conditions have improved into parts of the hudson valley. between now and the commute showers, brief heavy rain, this is some good news. we could get a break as the big tree comes to life right around 8 to 9. we just are dealing with scattered showers and then the front pushes through and we could actually see a flake or two north and west we'll talk about those changes in a bit. >>> thanks so much. the man accused of stabbing his wife in the bronx and taking off with their young daughter is in a new jersey jail this afternoon, vanizuela was escorted, now waiting for extradition to new york. >>> neighbors of the family like yeni relieved and grateful this afternoon. >> i was praying because i know the little girl

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governor cuomo and the legislature are working to change that. >>> here's john elliot with your forecast. john. >> thank you, cindy. what a pretty view. isn't this great? those clouds aren't going be whipping as much today. some nice skies, too. mix of sun and clouds. still a chilly 44. as 31 for parts of the island around the hamptons. cool for you, but you'll see a nice warmup. it's going to be quiet today, less wind, on the chilly side, but you know, it's supposed to be in the 40s and we're going to be warmer than that today. warmer than that tomorrow. sun soaked for your saturday. still very nice on sunday. sunday in the mid to upper 50s for parts of the area. some folks about 10 degrees above normal. still a breeze today. it's northwest wind 5 to 10. overnight tonight, chilly, 39. that's for the city. it will be cooler for the suburbs. you would expect that. you can look forward to a nice weekend. low 50s on saturday. 56 on sunday. staying in the 50s monday. >> sounds good. thank you very much. we're back with another local update in 25 minutes. just a moment. i'm not a fan of putti

let's get over to john elliot. >> good morning. for your friday, a little less wind and beautiful view of lady liberty right there. much as we say in english. 43 mostly clear. winds out of west at 6. scanning the skies, we have beautiful star lit skies, dutches, westchester, fair field county, a few thin clouds for parts of new jersey. but the ally we have, high pressure building in today and for the weekend. numbers, it's december, so it's chilly out the door, but not bad this afternoon. shooting for a high around 50 middle part of your afternoon. first part of your commute, i know who can help. >> thank you, john. good morning, everyone. overall, smooth ride. if you're traveling just be aware that the upper level to staten island is closed for construction as well as the lower level into brooklyn. anticipate that. let's take a look at one of our hundreds cameras. you are delay-free as you make your way here. you are also clear at the holland as well as the george washington bridge. into queens, that trend continues. the l.i.e. st

erica martin in for john elliot. erica. >> conditions were warm and that drop top was perfect for that ride. of course, the alternative sleigh, as you mentioned, we topped out at 72 degrees yesterday and today we're seeing 60s in the forecast. so another warm day in the forecast. so just in time for, well, christmas. enjoy it? across the area, we're not getting any numbers right now, but next time we will get those live shot outside across the empire state building. conditions, we are seeing a couple clouds out there. otherwise, it's a mild start to the day. current temperatures in the 60s, easterly is 3 miles per hour. and we are tracking another day with temperatures above normal. start in the forecast. fog advisory has been issued by the national weather service and it looks like we could break another record for today as temperatures are expected to top out in the mid 60s. record watch, newark, 69. it looks like we may see mid to upper 60s for today and central park, we just may break that record. fortex radar pi

here is john elliot. >> we have news out of the weather department. the fog in the area, we have fog in the city and now a change in the national weather service, we saw this coming, has expanded and extended the dense fog advisory. including the city and long island. limited visibility at the airports all morning long. now into the hudson valley as well. reporting stations right about quarter of a mile. down. you drive in and out of it, mindful of that. the other chapter today comes in the form of heavy rain possible overnight tonight into round of showers. >> thank you very much. our next newscast is at noon. always on cbsnewyork.com. have a great day. i'm not a fan of putting my personal info in these online shopping forms. hellloooo??? i don't have time to be filling out my address, i need to be buying a dress. that's why i use masterpass. less typing, more dancing. sfx: tango music como te llamas? yo soy camarones. dip me. the easier way to shop online. masterpass from mastercard and your bank. it's the shortcut to priceless. i'm not a fan of put

elise finch is in for john elliot. >> i am. make sure that you know where your coat is today. you will need it. things are already getting cold out there and when we add winds to the mix, well, it's going to feel even colder. partly cloudy skies. 40 degrees right now. winds variable at 3 miles per hour. we have had more significant gusts in other parts of the city. radar showing the rain from yesterday. that's gone. right now we have light clouds out there but we will start to see more significant cloud cover as the day goes on until the next batch of moisture moves in. when it does, it coincides with colder temperatures. tonight we are expecting winter precipitation. a look at your hour by hour forecast. out the door for most people 8 a.m., 39 degrees but feeling colder. a high of only 41. that's basically where we should be. it will feel more like 31 degrees. >> it's cold. 20 degrees colder today than it was yesterday. >> it wakes you up. >> it's brisk. >> and refreshing. >> brisk and refreshing. >> as elise was saying, it's going to get messy out there. if you have errands

. >>> rain drops on your wednesday morning, traffic and weather together on the 2's, here is john elliot. >> thought you were going to break into these are a few of my favorite things because so far there, hoping for another point 6, don't know if you'll see another whole .6, you have another day of rain to look forward to. 45, numbers close together. claire has this to say, another dreary, drizely day ahead, the garden is so happy it is going to be this little blast of green on the scene. tony has 38 i like this tony, special education day to my wife and all the special ed teachers thank you. obviously responding to that. going to see more issues with fog and during the course of the day proof of that our city shot this is a camera mounted high a-top. what is fog, but a low cloud, it is enough to slow you down. 46 winds are calm relative humidity 89%, don't help to blow away the gray you need to mix it into the atmosphere, little warmer for the jersey shore, 39 in monticello these numbers compared to yesterday a little warmer. it will be a little warmer this afternoon visibilityconcerns

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