a holiday tradition that has returned to our area, specifically returned to jones beach state park. it's the annual holiday light spectacular, which will brighten the beach starting at dusk through 10:00 p.m. every night. visitors can drive through 2 the cost, $20 per vehicle on weeknights, $25 on the weekend. the synchronized light display continues through january 3. >>> what i have for you right now, the here and the now, a picture that looks like this. skies are nice, it's 47. temperatures have been dropping outside. 64 was your high temp. lower 60s. new york city had one of the warmest readings anywhere. that was at 12:58 in the morning. still, a dozen degrees above the average, not that way into the weekend. a much cooler weekend. slight shower risk, what maurice was asking about. mild holiday time, not just thanksgiving, but actually the travel day ahead. i don't see any problems from our area. for the weekend, saturday, 50 degrees. sunday, 49. saturday night going into sunday, that's where you could see a little bit of moisture out there. it shouldn't be too much. then to yo

holiday tradition back to jones beach. the will holiday lights spectacular. visitors can drive-through light displace over two and a half miles. the holiday lights spectacular made a comeback last year. incident was shut down in 2007 due to state budget cuts. >>> a check of the weather now. windy, lots of sun, 55 for the high. tonight, mostly clear, 38. tomorrow, a few clouds, high of 50. sunday, chance for a early showers, 51. monday, 45. tuesday stays sunny. it's going to be 50 degrees outside. next the "today" show, a festive makeup trends for the holidays. jomein us at noon, all day on nbcnewyork.com and tomorrow morning on "today in new york". >>> i love that. >> it iss is tryday friday and it is all relative. you get close to the brush and close >> it is going right aoioss. hey i'm here on the red carpet where our next arrival is... whoa! toenail fungus!? fight it! with jublia. jublia is a prescription medicine used to treat toenail fungus. use jublia as instructed by your doctor. are you getting this?! most common side effects include ingrown hienail,

on this friday morning, jones beach getting ready to get into the holiday spirit. tonight with the return of the holiday light spectacular. the light display was a long-time favorite until state budget cuts forced it to shut down back in 2007. the event made a comeback last year. this year's spectacular includes more than 150 light displays. it's stretched out over more than 2 1/2 miles. there's also a holiday village, and you can take a picture there with, of course, santa. >> that's beautiful. >> or billy joel if it's on long island. he may come dressed as santa. >> he may just be hanging around. >> piano man with his christmas piano. >> or lirr employees. >> great to see that back. great thing for families. you get the kids, hot chocolate. it's a nice night out. it's going to feel more and more like that holiday season as we go through this weekend with the chillier temperatures making a comeback. nothing brutally cold. again, getting back to where we should be to maybe a little below normal by the start of next week. right now, still not bad. 57 degrees. skies

holiday lights are returning to jones beach for a second year. governor cuomo announced today that the two-and a half mile drive is coming back later this month. this will include santa and an ice skating rink. it returns november 20th and will be on display until sunday, january 3rd. >>> still ahead -- the new parent tal -- parental policy at amazon. >>> and why some were turned away from a fraternity party. >>> and notice anything different behind twitter today. >>> comfortable days. manhattan looks better. empire state building, election day, great night for a walk. temperature around 69 degrees. the only thing we're watching right now is some action down on the coast and crowd and rain here-- and clouds woman: my mom and i have the same hands. same eyes. same laugh. and since she's had moderate alzheimer's disease, i've discovered we have the same fighting spirit, too. that's why i asked her doctor about new once-a-day namzaric . vo: new namzaric is approved for moderate to severe alzheimer's disease in patients who are currently taking, and

the holiday lights are coming back to jones beach for a second straight year. governor cuomo announced the drive is coming back later this month. the holiday village in the park will also include santa and an ice skating rink. the tradition unlimed returns -- long island returns november 20th and will be on display until sunday, january 3rd. >>> they are often emotional moments during sporting events and i'm sure you've seen them. the salute to the troops. but now a new investigation reveals dozens of professional sports teams are paid for these so-called acts of patriotism and now, some members of congress are looking to ban the practice. abc's megan use has the story. >> reporter: whether a teem is winning or losing there's one sure way to get sports fans on their feet. give them a patriotic moment honoring our nation's troops. >> it's the most popular thing aside from the kiss cam i think out there. >> reporter: but a congressional investigation has uncovered several examples of the pentagon paying major league teams for these patriotic moments. it's a defen

he fatally shot 31-year-old cory jones in palm beach gardens. the city put out a statement saying an independent criminal investigation into the officer-involved shooting is ongoing. on october 18th jones was stopped on the side of the road waiting for a tow truck after performing at a show. the officer, not in uniform, stopped to vet the vehicle. we don't know all the details. the law for jones' family was told by the state attorney that raja did not show his badge. jones was shot three times, and the gun jones was carrying was never fired. his death struck protests with the family demanding answers as to why jones was dropped. as for raj ape's determination the family said: the police union says they are disappointed at the term in addition a, the head of the union saying the city did not get all the facts before firing the officer >>> the university of missouri has new leadership. the school-named law professor michael middleton as president. middleton is one of the law school's first back graduates and promised cases of harassment will be dea

holiday lights are coming back to jones beach for a second straight year. governor cuomo announced the two and a half mile drive through holiday light spectacular coming back later this month. the holiday village in the park will also include santa and an the tradition -- ice skating rink. the tradition continues and will be on display until january 3rd. >> 'tis the time almost. >>> you're never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic and bill. >> well, this morning, we got clear skies. and yesterday, we hit a high of 72. so hey, why not do it all over again? shall we? we look southward here from our camera at four times square past one world trade looking at a pretty morning here. temperatures 57 degrees at 5:00 a.m. so that will be the temperature this hour. we might see the temperature drop one more degree but the normal high is 58. we're starting out near that. got a little bit of a northerly to northeast and will become a southeast wind today very light. right in the middle of the high pressure ridge. where when you're in the center of hi

jones beach going to get $65 million of renovations. they're going to overhaul the bath house there. $50 million set aside for niagara false. they'll get some new walkways, new landscaping and overlooks as well. that will be nice. >> yeah, absolutely. >>> 5:09. just ahead, president obama on broadway. what he told the crowd after a performance on the hottest ticket in town. >> you've seen them anywhere but is anyone paying attention? i think they are. new findings of the real impact of putting the calories on the men use. >>> plus, weather and traffic on the 4s. you're watching "today in new >>> 5:13 right now. four things to know this morning. an italian man l t seen crossing the finish line n the new york city marathon is missing.u34-year-old jean-claude yes morengo. he speaks only italian. katherine creag is following this story. we'll get an update in 15 minutes. >>> it is election day. polls open across our area in just about 45 minutes. you have until 8:00 to vote in new jersey and connecticut and until 9:00 in new york. >>> we ha

the police officer fatally shot corey jones in october in palm beach gardens. the city put out a statement saying that an independent criminal investigation into the officer-involved shooting is still ongoing. on october 18th, jones was stopped on the side of the road waiting for a tow truck after performing at a show. and officer raja, not in uniform, stopped to investigate the stopped vehicle, and we still don't know all of the details of that encounter, but the lawyer for jones' family said that they were told by the state attorney that raja did not show his badge when he approached jones. jones was shot three times, and the gun that jones was carrying was never fired, according to the attorney. his death sparked protests from the family. and the area, and sparking questions as to why jones was shot. they put out a statement saying that we are pleased that the city of palm beach gardens has terminated the employment of the officer who gunned down corey jones. the police union says that they're disappointed at the termination, and the head of the union saying

. >> reporter: in an exclusive interview with kcal 9 michelle jones, ben golden, the newport beach man beating an uber driver on this now viral video breaks his silence. >> it's not me in the video. you know? it's not me. and it was hard to watch and i'm ashamed, and what has taken me so long to talk to anybody is because i've been scared. >> reporter: police say it was golden who assaulted edward caban caban who told golden to get out of his car after golden couldn't give an address where he was going. we showed the video to edward caban. >> he says it's not him. it was him who had the first drink. it was him who made the decision to go out that night. it was him who made the decision to get into the uber. >> reporter: tonight, caban said any apology golden wants to offer isn't welcome. >> i don't trust him. because i am is not sure if he would feel the same way if this didn't go viral. i don't know if he is crying because he has been outed. >> reporter: golden is facing charges of assault and disorderly conduct and now is being sued by caban. caban told me he is afraid of golden. he

hundreds of people gathered in west palm beach, florida, saturday at the funeral for corey jones, a popular, african-american drummer shot dead by a palm beach gardens police officer last month. jones vehicle had broken down by the side of the road when officer nouman raja approached him in plainclothes, without a badge, in an unmarked van. jones had a gun but did not fire it. he also had a concealed carry permit which legally entitled , him to have the gun. jones' uncle steven banks remembered his nephew. is -- glory. that we will go to washington. we're going to washington. not until a bill is passed that will stop this brutality. that is my dream. i won't let it go until they swiped the pen and change is made. come on, y'all. this ain't no game. corey is dead. amy: black lives matter activists interrupted democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton friday as she spoke at the historically black atlanta clark university. the protesters chanted "black , lives matter," to which clinton responded, "yes, they do." the protesters also sang janelle monae's song, "hell you talmbout," which

when he stopped by the car of 31-year-old corey jones, who was waiting for a tow truck at about 3:00 in the morning. his r had brok down. the palm beach gardens police chief says jones confronted officer raja, who was not in uniform. the officer then fired six shots, killing jones. police say jones had a registered gun, which was never fired. city officials say a criminal investigation is ongoing. in news from the campaign trail, republican presidential candidate donald trump has issued a scathing 95-minute critique of his rival ben carson during a speech in iowa. trump seized on passages from carson's autobiography, in which the retired neurosurgeon describes himself as pathological. >> if you are pathological, there is no cure for that, folks. ok? there is no cure for that. one of the shows today, and i don't want to say what i said, but i will tell you anyway. if you are a child molester, a sick puppy, you are a child molester, there's no cure for that. there's only one cure. we don't want to talk about that cure. that is the ultimate cure. well, there is death and the other thing. molester, are a child there's no cure. they can't

as for raja's termination jones' family put out a statement saying we are pleased that the city of palm beachdens has terminated the employment of the officer who gunned down korey jones. we maintain that the officer in question also must be criminally liable for the reckless actions that night. the police union says they are disappointed at the termination, the head of the union saying that the city did not get all the facts before firing the officer. and i'm al jazeera miami. >>> alleged monster is free this morning, 80-year-old vincent walking out of a brooklyn courtroom after a mob trial decades in the making and guilty of the movie good fellas and we have the details. >> reporter: it's the organized crime caper in martin's good fellas. >> these are the guys that jimmy put together for what turned out to be the biggest heist in american history. >> reporter: but on wednesday nearly 40 years after that infamous job the only person to stand trial for it was acquitted and aging alleged wise guy invent lasoro. >> a hold up of historic proporti proportions. >> reporter: and not less than on th

jones has been fired. officer raja has been put oned a ministrative heave from the palm beach gardens police department after he fatally shot jones last month. jones had been waiting for help for his broken down car on a south florida highway. jones' family still is calling for criminal charges against the officer. >>> a same sex couple in utah is fighting for the right to adopt a little girl. they've been caring for her after she was removed from their home. a juvenile court judge in utah is being asked to reconsider his ruling after removing a 1- year-old girl and sending her to quote a more traditional home. april and becky were approved as foster parents after undergoing inspections and background checks and are already parents to pierce's biological children. >>> you may be able to cruise the web faster on your next flight. in-flight wi-fi provider go-go launching new technology that will boost speeds. go to says travelers should be able to stream movies finally. you can also do e-mailing and browse the web in midair. the first planes will start using the technology by the end of this year but most of t

. >>> west palm beach cop has been fired for fatally shot shooting an armed man waiting next to his disabled suv. jones was waiting for a tow truck. officials say raja fired six shots at jones hitting him three times. the family and civil rights activists have been demanding answers. new videos show a moment a house exploded in new jersey. you can see parts of the home suddenly burst into the air. the blast leveled a home and left one man dead and two people are still in critical condition. investigators have not pinpointed exactly what caused the explosion but city officials believe a gas leak could be to blame. >>> whether or not you are ready for the snow, maryland says it's ready. how it is prepared for winter weather is after the break. >> you ever use that hotel safe in your room when you travel? it might not be all that >>> on h street in dc a streetcar making a practice run got into some trouble. it was clipped by a metro bus. metro says the bus driver swerved to avoid hitk a car that had stopped in front of him. no one was hurt. damage to both vehicles was minor. >>> montgomery county police r

jones. mark potter is following the latest from miami. >> kate, the city of palm beach gardens fired 38-year-oldt didn't announce until this afternoon. he joined the force in april, he was still win the one-year probationary period which made it easier than normal for him to be fired. the city gave no specific reason for the dismissal but in a statement this afternoon said, quote, the independent criminal investigation into the officer-involved shooting that occurred october 18, 2015, is ongoing and the city there continue to cooperate with all agencies involved. the shooting of corey jones, who police said was carrying a weapon, as he was broken down on the highway at 3:00 a.m. along i-95 as been controversial with his family and others demanding answers and accountable. today his family issued a statement, saying in part, quote, while we are pleased the city of palm beach gardens has terminated the employment of the officer who gunned down corey jones, we maintain that the officer in question also must be criminally liable, must be held crimely liable for reckless actions that night, end quote

beach. she said i have a raccoon in my attic. what are you going to do about it? didn't know that was the description of the governor? i said mrs. joneser her name was, she says she has a raccoon in her attic. what are you going to do about it. and by noon that raccoon was out. i also learned that there's a lot of hardship going on. i will never forget an e-mail i got from a woman that was upset that child support arrangements but the court made a fort or to receive support from her child because her former husband had left the very first monkey was supposed to pay he didn't do it and i got another one and another one and the result was i created inside the department of revenue a service if you will a woman named karen whose job it was to make sure that children got the support they deserve to. we apply technology, we change how we went about things. i will cover when you talk that i think but i think you have to first listen to people and when you learn from the challenges and learn from the challenges you apply the things you know how to do to fix things and i did that related education, child welfare across the board. florida was