kiddos dressed warmly. it's going to be around 42 to 47 around, but after school it's around 50 and it's into the mid-50s i'm just checking, it is it is december? >> don't say that three times. it's like beetlejuice. it might show up. >> it's december, it's december, it's december. >> stop it. we'll talk about what's going on at the throgs neck bridge. we have this accident going good bronx. one lane open as a result. delays are bumper-to-bumper on the clear view expressway, northbound cross island parkways heavy getting into that spot. subway status, 2, 3, and 4, trains track work at grand army plaza has been completed. all of our subways are doing okay. looks like all of our other mass transit systems are doing fine. it's a gridlock alert day today. leave the car at home. we do have street cleaning rules in effect. i was telling you about that accident on the throgs neck bridge, why don't we go up to news copter 7 and get a bird's eye view. good morning once again john. >> reporter: good morning heather.

so what the kiddos need to wear, your warm jacket for now. just a sweater and jeans for later on today. temperatures mostly in the 30s here early this morning. so it's a chilly one. recess only gets a b because of the clouds, but temperatures will be in the low to mid-50s once again. >>> just hearing that canal road might be shut down both directions because of a car fire. we'll get more information on that for you. also inner loop at braddock road is looking better than it did before. a little slowdown here outer loop as you're approaching 95. taking a look at 395 south at duke street, still have the disabled vehicle there on the right shoulder. as we fly in there on 66, looking good fairfax county parkway to the beltway. listen to wtop 103.5 when you hop in your car. canal road blocked each way because of a car fire. more in just a minute. >>> 4:42. new information in on the san bernardino shootings, what lawmakers now know and what to expect next on capitol hill. >>> plus the cookie wrapper trail that may lead the fbi to a serial robber. w

kiddos after school is when it's going to feel cold. dress warmly like the huckleberries here where we're at 46 after school, it will feel almost like in the 30s. we'll talk about that blustery coldest day tomorrow coming up. heather's looking at your commute, weather then heather. itst a gridlock alert day so i'm locking up my griddle. >> just a gridlock. keep that griddle going. waffles and everybody. as you travel from the l.i.e. getting on to the bqe we have some late running construction there. we'll head to our maps. it's the l.i.e. going west, that lower level ramp to the bqe construction until 8 a.m. mass transit's doing great. no major problems with the basement 495 east, the ramp to tonnele avenue an accident, and just past that near pleasant avenue you have a day care truck. street cleaning rules are in effect. -- you have a disabled truck. street cleaning rules are in effect. >>> we're gathering information on a developing story in long island. two armed men bust into a home and rob the family inside. the search is on for th

at the bus stop here are the kiddos, the lug nuts are there. they're always there. 52 degrees at the bus stop this morning warming to 62 this afternoon. all right kids have fun at school. be very safe. >> you know what, you can always depend on us. we're always there. >> we're like the sunrise and >> we're always here for you. lets go over to a webcam. you know what else is there for you. if you're headed out the door and you travel through long island, here is the southern state parkway. this is suffolk county. if you're traveling through nassau county different story, but lots of traffic. lets go right over to our maps and i'll tell you that the southern state parkway westbound near the wantagh an accident. sunrise highway east at horton avenue another accident. you are on or close to schedule, new jersey transit, metro north, long island railroad, subway status. that subway service is running on or close to schedule. on the bell parkway you have an accident. then you have the fdr drive very slow southbound getting into 63rd street. that is a

a little cooler at the bus stops this morning kiddos. later on today it gets way warm. 52, clouds and cool in the five boroughs, still about 42 north and west. be on the lookout for the enforcer. she's extra tough on fridays. >> that's right. >> when it's a gridlock alert day. >> leave the car at home today if you can. let's go right over to our webcams and show you that the l.i.e. right near hawkins avenue, you could still see lots of fog out there. then we still have a problem as you travel on to staten island as you go on to the west shore expressway. as you see that on the left side of your screen, that's the southbound side of the west shore expressway. you can see at the top of your screen, all traffic is being diverted at victory boulevard. i'll explain where it is, vehicle fire extinguished. still waiting for that to get cleared away. our street cleaning rules are in effect for today. ken, shirleen over to you. >>> thank you. it is 5:40, and still ahead, the military with growing families. the big changes ahead for maternity leav

after school today kiddos, very mild. 54 degrees, cloudy skies. the jet stream retreats to canada. christmas eve and day, we'll set a record high. tonight around 50 degrees, cloudy and mild. wednesday night another round of rain. clouds and a passing shower. 71 degrees thursday. christmas day sunshine and then the weekend, temperatures are about 15 to 20 degrees these for christmas. >> they are glowing. the holidays. >> max i can't hear you. could you bark a little louder? >> you have a great christmas. >> oh sweetie. >> there you go, you guys. >>> over to heather. >>> all right. let's go right over to our subway status. our b trains, problems here because of switching problems. news can'ter 7 still above the here it is the stall we are talking about. it is right on the bridge itself. we have heavy delays. in fact delays go back to route 78. traveling east getting onto the extension bridge you are going to deal with this delay. so big time mess there for commuters. back over to our plans, we have new jersey transit doing just fine. onto the grand central parkway east, the ramp is c

rain after school today kiddos it's 59 degrees. might rain out some afterschool sports and your weekend is cold. saturday the blustery and the coldest day. so rain this afternoon 59. we've got rain ending about 7:00. 8:00 is this evening then cloudy overnight and mild. but tomorrow the wind picks up out of the northwest and 49 for the high tomorrow. will feel like 39 and look at saturday, yikes could be a few flakes up to the north but it will feel very cold like 20s and 30s. we warm back up look at that 65 and a little heads-up. 67 for christmas eve. for christmas eve service. you can just -- come tough golf course and go right to the evening service. >> all right. >> this you go. >> thank you bill. >>> all right. let's check in with debbie duhaime now. >> sounds like a plan. good morning lori, rob, bill. good morning everybody. right over the new jersey transit and on the northeast corridor, westbound delays metro park to trenton is all due to switching problems with amtrak. lirr metro-north on time. over on the l.i.e. west at 11

and avoid touching your eyes, mouth or nose -- same goes for you kiddos, get their hands out of their mouths and most important -- wash your hands. at least 20 seconds under warm water with plenty of soap should do the trick a stress free christmas at the movies how many of you spent the holiday in theaters plus the latest films to grace the big screen and a young star wars fan freaks out after seeing the film's trailer her adorable reaction .. caught its a christmas day tradition for many -- going to the movies we're going to see star wars. it's a christmas tradition for the last decade, we've been going to a movie on christmas morning. "they didn't have the chipmunks playing, so star wars it is. this is a great movie, we wanted to go see something as a family, so going to the movie on christmas day is a activity. theaters across the valley had several sold out showings on friday. some fans checking out new releases -- while others opted to catch the new star wars film... for some, it was their second or third time -- seeing the flick ... which has us asking .. can anything stop the

kiddos having a good time waiting for santa claus and, yes, it was pretty warm with those high temperatureset's talk a little bit about the pattern. we're talking about that jet stream well to the north so by christmas day, we could be talking about near record temperatures approaching 70 degrees again. ultimate doppler trying to show a double showers moving into central southern sections of delaware maybe even an overnight rumble of thunder but the storm system that brought us the rainfall a couple days ago that's going to stall to our south and then lift back toward our area for christmas day. so, we're not out of the woods just yet as far as those showers so don't put away the rain gear just yet either. that holiday forecast for christmas day itself, look at the temperatures. 9:00 a.m., 63 degrees. we'll be tracking some patchy fog so it is going to be kind of a partly sunny to mostly cloudy day. upper 60's, 68 degrees in the afternoon. that would tie the record for christmas day which, by the way, is 68 degrees set back in 1964. and then take a look at 5 o'clock. we're introducing the t

so this morning kiddos you'll need a jacket or sweater for school. after school, wow, quite mild still. it's going to get colder. we'll talk about that coming up in your accuweather seven-day forecast. debbie duhaime is in for heather. >> ferry's running on or close to schedule bill. some delays downtown with signal problems at 145th. new jersey transit, metro north, lirr on time. if you're going to be taking a ride over to the eastbound belt right on that ramp to the southern state, watch out for an accident right ant ramp. george, lincoln and the holland still moving okay. on the tappan zee bridge speeds down to 45 miles an hour and the northbound thruway accident off on the shoulder. the l.i.e. westbound slowly through the construction zone at the grand central. alternate side parking rules are in effect for today city wide. back to you. >>> thank you. still ahead on eyewitness news this morning, the program underway this holiday season to prevent deadly pedestrian accidents just as tragedy strikes once again. we're live at the scene of an >> a pa

after school today kiddos, some of you get out early. some of you have a full day, and we're at 62 degrees. christmas eve 74. record is 63. it's going to be a little saturday it's damp and cool. rain on sunday. even sunday's high could break the record high. fog and quite mild, periods of rain this afternoon. early rain, fog tonight, low 61. tomorrow we're at 74. that's record warmth. we could hit 75 and that would tie the all time record high for december set back in 1998, and then christmas day you see we've got sun and clouds 66. a little rain on saturday, still mild on sunday, and then next week we're still into the 50s. so no harsh cold and no snow is on the way anytime soon. >> so based on this trend, you're saying that january it will be in the 80s, which is great. we like that. >> you are out of your mind. in florida it will be. >> okay. >> yes, it will be the 80s somewhere. so that's true, but not here. >> hopefully not here. >> okay. all right, we have a webcam to look at. we had some earlier construction on the fdr drive as yo

where kiddos are fast asleep. we caught up with stacey knott over at norad... who has been tracking santa's deliveries all morning. ((stacy knott: santa is an awesome aviator, so he hasn't run into to many problems tonight, despite the weather and we have a full moon tonight to help him on his journey. )) ((patrick walker)) santa has made stops all across asia... and the middle east... and you can watch santa on his journey with your kids, we have a link to the norad santa tracker at las vegas now dot com, under links we mentioned./// ((patrick walker)) > and after tomorrow... don't just toss your christmas tree to the curb... recycle it. unlv and community partners have set up 30 drop off locations to make it easy for you to turn your tree into much needed mulch. the program runs from december 26th to january 15th. we will have those locations on our website./// ((patrick walker)) > and just one week from today... we will countdown to the new year... and you don't have to brave the crowds, we will bring the party right to you. we'll start our new year's eve co

. >> for kiddos want to be nice, they can leave santa money along with the cookies. it cannot hurt. jeff: coming up next, a deadly stretch of road. the new effort launched today to get people to pay more attention on one particular road. krystal: do not tell this guy about the new star wars movie. what he did when someone gave away a spoiler. star wars folks are serious. jeff: you saw how people reacted in the theater when the projector stopped. "mno!" and again, we will talk about the holiday brunch cleared it is hard sometimes for military familieso celebrate the holidays together. this family brought together for christmas. news three live at 12:30 is jeff: right now, a rash of deadly incidents. metro police and others gathering to talk about the need to improve safety along boulder highway. krystal: plus, extremist stop a bus with specific targets. the show of courage and compassion that saved so many people.

so kiddos you've got to have the rain gear. important than anything. that rain jacket and umbrella is going to be a cooler morning. this afternoon we get to 52 degrees. we'll talk more about sunshine returning for the end of the week and the weekend looking great. >> weather and traffic together every 7 minutes. >> we'll talk to you about mass transit which is doing just great and not a bad idea this morning. i can tell you that metro north, long island railroad, new jersey transit all running on or close. subway status, subway service is running on or close to schedule. we still have this problem on at exit 91 in brick, app accident involving a vehicle that went off the roadway. we have crews on the scene trying to get that cleared away. as you head up on to routes 1 and 9 south in jersey city, that's construction. all lanes are closed until 6 a.m. tappan zee bridge speeds are down to 45 miles per hour because of the weather. you definitely want to keep your speeds down. that is definitely for your safety. >> we have alternate side of the street parki

afterschool kiddos at the bus stop, make sure you got your rain gear. just like the huckleberries here. 59 after school with that rain. all right much colder weather coming and we talk about that next. it's weather then heather every seven minutes. this is debbie duhaime doing her heather o'rourke impression, a very good one i might add. >>> thank you. let's see what's happening and good morning bill and good morning to everybody. an issue right now at the the bridge into staten island some ongoing construction one lane is blocked it's causing heavy traffic on the new jersey turnpike. exiting at 13. subways running on or close to schedule. metro-north, long island railroad, and new jersey transit no problems to report. watch for the problem on morris avenue route 82 closed in union by salem road. accident with a downed pole and wires. and the van wyck northbound picking up a lot of volume getting up toward main street. approaching kew gardens with an accident being cleared so watch for delays there and also remember as we go over to our web cam, here's

come out and hand off these candy canes to all these people who are just smiling "" hi guys a& hi kiddo a& say merry christmas" christmas"it's phenomenal .. it's unexplainable ,, - it's those smiles and especially the reactions from especially the kids" kids""oh hello - - look mrs claus a& can we get a high five .. pat - pat - - alreight - hahahahaha .. yea"aaron and deb - say it's beautiful - but it's also about working with neighbors -- and seeing children happy for the holidays. " i just really love the enjoyment that so many people get out of it .. it's awesome. "" thank you a& glad you enjoyed it .. thank you .. merry christmas "celebrating christmas in the corridor - i'm matt hammill hammilla7 and coming up in sports -- another game down to the wire for the cyclones -- could the cardiac clones come from behind again -- find out next 2. making it to the rose bowl for the first time in 25 years is a great accomplishment and the hawkeyes are definately proud of that feat but getting to pasadena isn't what this team wants to be remembered by -- the hawks returned to practice this week

kiddos maybe a jacket or sweater this morning. after school we're at 63. we'll talk about how long this warm weather's going to last next. heather's looking at your commute. how's it going out there? >> let's look at a picture of the garden state parkway. this is up in irvington, and you can see that we do have a bit of a delay as you go on to the southbound side. we'll head to our maps and it looks like we have the garden state parkway south exit 143 an accident reported. out there according to that slowdown i was showing you. the new jersey turnpike speed restrictions between the delaware memorial bridge and exit 12 because of low visibility. bell parkway east right near ocean parkway unauthorized tractor-trailer wandered on to the parkway. deegan going south, the ramp to 138th street. you have a disabled truck causing some pretty heavy delays for you. mass transit is doing very well, no major problems yet and street cleaning rules are in effect. shirleen, lori over to you. >> thank you. still ahead on you eye this morning, an act of heroism to save a li

be sure to watch out for the kiddos in the congested area that are running back and forth across the road way but once the park gets too full - officials are setting up a check point and you'll only be able to get in when people exit the park. capt: we'll eventually deny access because itll be so populated with people in here that it's just not safe and the ambulances and fire crews and emergency vehicles cant get through it. but if you do make it this holiday weekend - most people at the park say its worth the wait. amanda fuller: it's just a really special time. just because it is our tradition and we get to spend a lot of time together making memories, taking photos and we're always talking about our past experiences and its just a lot of fun for us. and with the heavy snow - captain harris said they're expecting heavy traffic through for many people .. getting home for the holiday is a challenge in itself. that's where good people like the ones at a-m-r come in. the american medical response team is making sure people with serious medical needs are able to spend the holidays with

be sure to watch out for the kiddos in the congested area that are running back and forth across the road way but once the park gets too full - officials are setting up a check point and you'll only be able to get in when people exit the park. capt: we'll eventually deny access because itll be so populated with people in here that it's just not safe and the ambulances and fire crews and emergency vehicles cant get through it. but if you do make it this holiday weekend - most people at the park say its worth the wait. amanda fuller: it's just a really special time. just because it is our tradition and we get to spend a lot of time together making memories, taking photos and we're always talking just a lot of fun for us. and lee canyon offers plenty of different ways to have fun in the snow. that includes skiing snow boarding and tubing. coaches are also availble for beginners in any of these activities. live in the studio abby theodros fox5news local las vegas. lee canyon also lee canyon also has a day lodge and more than 400 acres of hiking terrain. the holiday season is a time for p

and of course, one of the best gifts for the kiddos - santa made a stop at von maur. the holiday season - is also a time - to help those - - - putting food on the tatae.night - lion** bridge brewing - in the czech - village - held a - squash ** hunger - event.some of the top chefs - from the area - offered their best - butter-nut squash - creations - using local** - rganic - ingredients.a portion of the proceeds - go to - feed** iowa first. it's just part of the effort - to help families - all year round. next on ten at ten, shohong off their stuff.the iowa state cyclones head back to the hardwood after a big buzzer- beating win over iowa.how they fared against another hot cocoetitior in ames. on cbs 2 this morning for a look a athe kind of technology terror groups are using to communicate. communicate.how the government is responding and why it's not cbs 2 this morning. it wasn't pretty -- but a wins a win -- coming up in sports -- how iowa state stayed perfect even though they didn't play like it -- next on cbs 2. 2."cbs 2 news connects with you.call us at 1-800-222

up the recent snowfall made seratoma park the place to be after school today, we'll catch up with kiddo's who broke out their sleds today after the break... (fred) the snow will end, but the wind will not. there is sunshine ahead, though! your forecast is next! tim: wahhhhhhhwoooooo oweee!!!! children both young and old got the opportunity to get out their sleds and hit the hills, these were some of the sledders down at seratoma and grandview parks today. youngsters say they couldn't wait afternoon. "it's really fun." "how fast are going you down you think?" "i don't know, it's hard to comprehend how fast... i don't we're going pretty fast but yeah i love it. it's pretty fun so yeah it's worth doing it again." says 13 year old solomon gordon. tim: and it's been snowing slightly here in sioux city today, fred's at the desk to tell us more about the forecast. tim (tim) fred, how much more snow is coming? (fred) up to a half inch for some of us. fred hexom fhexom@kcautv.c c om (fred) a winter weather advisory remains in effect only in the west until 12 am. other warnings and advisories have

have a truck, neice out of turnersville, they packed this pick-up truck filled with stuff for the kiddos, yes. >> i'll go walk on over there. look at this great stuff they brought here. >> fantastic, and they still have more toys coming out of the truck. how about this, guys, just fantastic. and if you would like to swing by, we will be here out in the parking lot until 8:00 tonight to collect toys for children, just really such arrange every children, get that present on christmas day, so we here are for you 1555 hamilton street. katie and i have been here since 3:00. we'll take little break. but jessica, ukee the whole gang will be here to greet you. so once again, have them come on down here, love to see up, let's list never to the beautiful singers as they sing carols to our break. >> absolutely. guys, let's put some of these toys on the truck, what do you think? >> sure. >> ♪ >> once again 2015 "joy of sharing" toyfest here at cbs-3 helping make the holidays brighter for a child in need benefitting the salvation army, uso, the boys and girls club. hope you can stop by with a new unw

. >> reporter: it's a sweet treat for these kiddos. but staring into led television, computers, tablets and cell phones can cause problems. >> especially from birth to age 3, the chrystal lens in their eyes are not fully develop sod it cause as lot more damage. >> reporter: the american academy advices limiting children older than 2 to a maximum of 2 hours a day on media devices. but even optometrist shownley says in today's age limiting exposure is not >> what we would like to add is when the children are on devices it's important for them to wear eye protection. >> can be warn as a coding on glasses and sunglasses prescription. >> they can continue to do what they do, you can get a pair of glasses like this, harmful blue light. >> reporter: shown li says some shades of blue are beneficial because they help us sleep but the glare from screens is at the dangerous end of the color spectrum where the blue rays can lead to macular degeneration. the second leading cause of blindness. insurance partially covers the coating as an upgrade lik

it only gets warmer after school each day kiddos right into the weekend. your weekend by the way, 60s saturday, 64 on sunday could tie the record high set back in 1923 as our temperatures getting into the weekend are 15 and 20 degrees warmer than normal for this time of the year. clouds and sun, 52, partly cloudy with a stray shower to our north overnight. milder day. the high is 58. your accuweather seven-day forecast. we're looking at sunshine and warmer temperatures, 60 on friday and saturday. really the only trouble spot might be a shower thursday morning. then the sun comes back out. we're at 64 on sunday, which could tie or even break the record high. >> [ barking ] >> max like it is. >> he's asking for his cue. >> cue the dog. >> my buddy maximus is here. how are you buddy? bells for me. >> oh, man. >> isn't he great? >> sing jingle bells. give us some love. good. too much. you want to feed him? you can feed him. i feed him every day. look what happens. >> right, exactly. thank you bill. >> you guys have a great day. >> over to heather now with a ch

temperatures at the bus stop kiddos, for those that have school today. 54 degrees. after 40s this morning, and this week near record warmth all week long, record highs on christmas eve thursday. we'll talk more about that. heather, how is it going out there? >>> over to hoboken. we have construction on 14th street near willow avenue. only one lane open. also this problem in toms river, route 9 is closed between clayton avenue and church road, utility pole repairs, and this occurred in sunday's accident. all the night side of the street parking rules in effect well. michelle over to you. >>> thank you heather. >>> police are searching for the thieves cho stole several peaces of jewelry from a madison avenue store. the couple hit a links of london. eight pieces of jewelry were stolen while the man she was with blocked the employee's view. the value of the jewelry is not known. >>> we are closing in on 5:00. just ahead on eyewitness news this morning, developments in las vegas after a car plows into a crowd on the strip, killing a person and injuring dozens of others.

it will be great for the kiddos on their winter break right now. they can get out and enjoy this winter weather before heading back to school. another good thing is you get to enjoy some coffee. i actually spoke with a young woman who was walking out of the dunkin' donuts with a big ice it's snowing out. she said, look, it's ice coffee. i drink it year round. i can't get over it. it leaves me to ask you guys, what do you do in the winter time? hot coffee, is it ice coffee, is it both? >> >> i do hot. and kris, i have decided that if you grew up in new england, because any photographers who are from here, i think this is what they do. i did a poll on twitter. right now 60% of people say ice coffee. 40% say hot. >> nancy: you know. i don't care if it's ice, if it's warm, if it's lukewarm and gross and cold, as long as it has caffeine, i'm good. >> sarah: that's how she makes it through the day. all right. thanks, kris. thanks so much. >> nancy: and remember you can track this storm with our 7 weather app. just go to your app store and download it for

so kiddos ad the bus stop -- at the bus stop, you know dress a little warmly today. the reason being is well it's going to be that wind out there that makes it feel a little cooler today but also at the bus stopwatch out for this child right here, always right there when the doors open. crazy. >> yep. >> it's crazy. >> see? i have to be there first. >> that's your job. >> yes. >> and that's why i put you on the graphic. [ laughter ] how's it going heather? >>> let's go over -- newscopter 7 is up above john del giorno mess -- of the mess at the george washington bridge as you come inbound. the ramp to 178th street is shut down because of this right here, this is a tractor-trailer so we have police fire department and everybody on the scene. and as a result even though it's just the ramp to 178th you if you're going to the west side highway. heading onto the deegan and on the harlem river drive and you can see that just jam-packed delay coming across the bridge. over to the maps and i can tell you the lincoln at this point building up to about ten minutes now and the h

there may be an isolated shower after lunchtime tomorrow but certainly for the kiddos that have school probably getting off the bus stop tomorrow, they'll have rain. they may have outdoor recess because i don't know if there will be rain showers but they have the rain gear, temperatures tomorrow afternoon 53-58. boston 55. dartmouth at 58. first part of the day then we'll see the rain show up between 1:00 and 3:00 probably in these locations and it may hold off until after 3:00 out on the cape. provincetown 56 and chatham at 56. tomorrow's were system has more moisture. so a little more rain on the way tomorrow. the rainfall out there the rainfall report from folks on twitter, e-mail between a third to a half inch of rain but tomorrow i think a little bit more. three quarters to perhaps as much as an inch on the way. the rain is coming from the middle atlantic states so there will be rainy conditions up and down the 95 corridor. northern new england stays dry for much of the day light hours. into the holiday weekend itself looks good for travel conditions. speaking of looking good if y

we'll talk more about that and the school day forecast and the kiddos. that's up to you, melissa? >> top of the beltway, i-95, b.w. parkway, everything looking good. we had a problem earlier. that has now cleared out of the way after 100. 66 inbound at 123 still have that disabled vehicle there right on the shoulder. just a warning for you there. inner loop and outer loop looking quite good. going to be wet later this morning. you're going to have to work the windshield cameras. and at shirlington, no issues there. i'll see you in ten minutes. >> melissa, thank you. it's 4:32. wi continue to the detailing out of baltimore. >> we're hopeful that miss mosley will retry officer porter as soon as possible and that his next jury will reach a verdict. >> this is just a temporary bump on the road to justice. it happens. it's part of how the system works. >> now, the family echoed city leaders' request for calm and patience as the legal process continues. today community leaders will hold a press conference in baltimore. they will encourage people to express their frustrations over the po

be sure to watch out for the kiddos in the congested area that are running back and forth across the road way but once the park gets too full - officials are setting up a check point and you'll only be able to get in when people exit the park. capt: we'll eventually deny access because itll be so populated with people in here that it's just not safe and the ambulances and fire crews and emergency vehicles cant get through it. but if you do make it this holiday weekend - most people at the park say its worth the wait. amanda fuller: it's just a really special time. just because it is our tradition and we get to spend a lot of time together making memories, taking photos and we're always talking about our past experiences and its lee canyon also lee canyon also has a day lodge and more than 400 acres of hiking terrain. among all of the family christmas traditions -- one of our favorites is going to the movies! we're going to see star wars. it's a christmas tradition for the last decade, we've been going to a movie on christmas morning. "they didn't have the chipmunks playing, so star w

you put your kiddos in teams. >> let's see how this works. dim on the lights. >> yes. >> oh, yeah. >> and look at everything. glow in the dark light sticks and lights and wands all through your house, and they gather them, use their flashlights. you want to make sure you put it in the safe part of your house, and the winner is the one who gets the most glow sticks in their bag. >> if they've worked up an appetite, what have you got for them? >> we have to feed our hungry guests, and we can do that with a walking taco. i love anything that has the word "taco" in it and that they can make themselves. you take a snack size doritos, crunch it up. >> such a cute idea. >> lettuce, tomatoes. and they eat out of their bag. so when they're done, you eat it and they can make their own. and throw it away. it's no mess. i love it. >> delicious. >> i want itt bad. >> hi, honey. feed some snacks. >> we want snacks, but you don't want to fillup on snacks all night long. make a buff day and give them their own container and tray. >> put whatever you want in

kiddos home from school anyway. it may slow down the morning commute. guys? >> announcer: and now time for 7 sports. >> before getting down to business on sunday in new york, the patriots taking care of some business off the field. back on the 53-man roster. the team releasing hankerson to free up the agent spot. amendola is expected to sit out sunday's game, according to reports. amendola tweaking his knee in last week's win against tennessee. devin mccourter still recovering from a high ankle sprain. there's some encouraging news on dante hightower who is expected to play against the jets. for more on the game, we toss to alex corddry live at met life with more. >> reporter: the patriots looking to sweep the season series from the jets and locking up the top seed in the afc in the process. the new england has won the last eight of nine meetings. the last five meetings decided by five points or fewer. coming down to the wire in week seven, the patriots needing a rally, down one to start the fourth, but two tom brady touchdowns did the trick, lead tool 30-23

sweater and sunglasses for later on today as the kiddos get out and enjoy recess. areas of fog this morning with temperatures in the 30s. that won't last long. it will be a beauty of the day. this is the tip proverbial iceberg. >> no reports of any problems at all and we're doing good as far as moving along at posted speeds. if you're traveling into the district, inbound on the 14th street bridge. you can see things are moving quite well for you. down to the beltway, everything is moving at posted speeds. nothing to get in your way. remember, you get in your car, tune into wtop 103.5 f.m. for an update on traffic on the 8s. >>> coming up, a police officer in the spotlight, but not for the reasons you might expect. >>> more controversy on the campaign trail. how both sides of the aisle are responding to donald trump's >>> just in, oscar pistorius will appeal his murder conviction. we have video of pistorius leaving court just a little while ago. he was there for a bail hearing on a new murder conviction. a court reversed its original manslaughter conviction and foun

sorry, kiddo, but, uh, with you away, my chaperoning needs reside here, or are you forgetting what happenede left her alone? so she... had a little party. there were lime shards embedded in the walls. it was cinco de mayo. exactly. (bach's "toccata and fugue in d minor" ringtone plays) i hear dead people. (beep) who was murdered, and was it gruesome? (esposito) one victim-- donald kendall, 18. he was a senior at redding prep. (ryan) someone's gonna miss prom night. (beckett) redding prep? private school on park avenue. no trust fund baby left behind. what's he doing in the boat? no idea. dr. parish, how are you doing? feet are cold. so what do you got for me? single g.s.w. to the chest, fairly large caliber. and from the lack of blood inside the boat, i'd say he wasn't killed at sea. somebody moved him. he's got dirt and grass all on his chucky t's. other than the postmortem voyage, looks like a pop and drop. i'm guessing sometime late last night. well, somebody dragged him here. he couldn't have come from very far. let's get uniforms down here to do a perimeter walk. get 'em to go from the

and kiddos do not worry, no reindeer are injured.he animals in the aquarium are also just fine. >>> have you heard of mary lee speaking of water animals? >> she's a great white shark that travels up and down the east coast very popular down the shore. >> while the shark has a tracking device you can log on to website and see exactly where she is, a lot of people checking up op her. fox 29's bill anderson joins us now. bill it look like mary lee is back in our area. >> yes, she is and people are talking about it. now, rarely have we seen the concern about sharks in our area that we saw this past summer and one particular great white shark as you said mary lee she even generate add major social media following. mary lee apparently likes our area because this past weekend trackers say she was back at the jersey shore. ♪ >> reporter:. >>> she's back! after several months of swimming up and down the coast, mary lee the great white shark with internet follow of nearly 100,000 people was recently tracked about 30 miles off the shore here in

i think it's because the kiddos are out of school. as you pass the gas tank on the expressway, you're slowing down. you start to hit the brakes around granite avenue, but before that you're fine. from the split slit into boston expressway 23 minutes. south of town looking good. 95 you're slowing down a little bit as you approach 128. no major delays, though, the pike out the fam, wide open, all green there. 93 southbound fine. into town route 1 from 128 into boston, no delays either. let's take a look at those drive times if you're getting ready to head out the door. your longest drive is the expressway. 20 minutes from the split slit into boston. if you are taking the tee, we still have those minor delays on the red line. >> sarah: all right, danielle, thank you. a messy mix of snow, sleet and rain will bring headaches and hazardous travel conditions into new england. >> christa: a winter weather advisory goes into effect later today. authorities say now is the time to prepare for this winter weather before the first flakes start to

kiddos wear the warmer jackets today. your last week before holiday break!/// back to you! ((kirsten joyce)) > closing today... for the first officer on trial in the freddie gray case. a total of 6 officers are facing charges... after gray died due to injuries he suffered while being taken into custody. ruling by wednesday or thursday./// ((kirsten joyce)) morning? demetria obilor construction has started on volunteer boulevard. volunteer will be widened between executive airport drive and las vegas boulevard. drainage improvements are also part of the plan. next month, crews will start repaving work on racetrack road. < > back to you! talking about this weekend's big ufc fight in las vegas.... that was so short you could watch the whole thing and some on instagram. conor mcgregor took on undisputed featherweight champ jose aldo in the main event at the mgm grand garden arena. it took just 13 seconds for the irishman to win.. he k-o'ed aldo with his first punch. in the co- main event.. middleweight champion chris weidman tried to remain undefeated .. but lost to luke rockho

should be a pretty good day and after school 52 kiddos. heather's looking at your commute for you right now. how do you feel about ben the bachelor? >> i think ben the bachelor is going to be just great. [ laughter ] that's my feeling. very creative. >> thank you. >> let's go over to our mass transit chart which is another thing that is just great right now. let's hope it stays this way. new jersey transit, long island railroad metro north doing fine. subway service is also running on or close to schedule. 1st avenue closed down 59th to 66th street because of that falling brick incident from monday. street parking rules in effect for today. ken, lori. over to you. >> thank you heather. it is 5:22. 5:23. there's nothing hot and cold about it, forbes releases its year's list of the world's highest paid musicians, so which singer landed on top. >> also ahead on eyewitness news this morning, the government announces big changes to its car safety ratings, you get a cold. you can't breathe through your nose. suddenly, you're a mouthbreather. wel

at the bus stop kiddos, grab the umbrella, the raincoat. you'll need the rain gear. the temperatures are mild. there will be a few showers in spots this morning in some areas north and west of the city for the start of the day and after school it's 56 with a couple showers. weather and traffic together every 7 minutes. morning. >> we are very busy. let's go over to a webcam and the bqe. they have uprighted the tractor- trailer and they have moved the tractor-trailer off the bqe. here's a map. we'll talk about the bqe northeast ramp to the l.i.e. east, that lower level. that ramp is still closed down. that overturned tractor-trailer has been cleared away. subway status g and d trains we had some earlier issues. care of that. palisades parkway south exit 2, police activity. all lanes are closed. street cleaning rules are in effect. ken, michelle over to you. >> still ahead one eye this tuesday morning, iranian hackers break into a computer system in westchester county. hear what they did. >> also ahead a punishment handed do that sound. like nails on a chalkboard. but

you need your warm gear this morning kiddos at the bus stop. after school is going to feel really great. give it an a heather what do you give the traffic and the commute. >> why don't i do this report and then you can tell me. let's go right over to a map and we'll talk about the subways. we have an issue with some track work, the 2 and 4 trains at grand army plaza. you can expect delays and changes there. throgs neck bridge bronx bound, you have an accident heading into the bronx manhattan. as you take the fdr drive south in the 70s, we have that construction clearing away. it is a gridlock alert day today. leave the car where it is. utilize mass transit. street cleaning rules are in effect. eyewitness news this morning, the temperatures we're getting a setting a record in upstate. what this season's snowfall totals mean for one city. >> also ahead people forced out what if the holidays were about people again? and the four-letter word that defined the season was l-o-v-e, and not s-a-l-e. that's the world t.j.maxx, marshalls and homegoods sto

. >> how are the kiddos? >> the cutest little pumpkins, little mila hager, she is a nut. >> what does she want for christmas? >> she took a picture and didn't cry. >> with santa? >> yes, she took a picture with santa and didn't cry. she's like poppy, sit on santa's lap and be brave. and poppy's like who am i? where am i? she's only three months. and i said mila, what do you and she goes purple. she just wants the color purple. innocent. >> i hope he brings her purple. >> i hope mila's not watching, but santa might be bringing the book "purpleicious." >> how many tasks do you think you perform as a mom every single day. not tasks that are related to anything but being a mom. they did the average, and the average is 59. >> that's crazy. >> 59 tasks. >> and it does make sense, because the truth is i have a new baby, and i, you can't think about your day. you can't count how many things you will do a day because you would drive yourself crazy. geez, just this morning, taking care of the bottles, i've left a note,

shanda (shonda) twitty has an autistic child too and says she knows the "it's too much stimulation for kiddos and so this is more quiet and relaxed " so for the past several years, she and other volunteers make sure families of special needs children get that visit with santa. shanda twitty, sensory santa organizer "we just adjust to them" through 20 minute sessions, the children do crafts and play and make their way to santa at their own pace. missy graham, connor's mother "he doesn't communicate a lot but his eyes just sparkle and they light up so you know that he is really enjoying himself" while creating memories as a family. missy graham, connor's mother "they try all kinds of tricks and techniques to get him to look at the camera so that we can have that perfect picture that keepsake that we so want" deanne stein, reporting this is the third year for the event and they hope to get more donations to make it even bigger and better next year./// ((denise valdez)) > we are just days way from the christmas holiday. ((paul joncich)) > and the spirit of the season can be seen and heard with so

but those kiddos better bundle up right greg? cold air continues to seep in off the back half of low pressure now on its way to the central plains. temperatures today still hover within the upper 40s but winds have dies down to our normal 5-15 mph range. wind chills for the valley will range between 38 and 45 degrees this afternoon so bundling up is still warranted. mainly sunny to partly sunny skies will be common. morning lows today and tomorrow will be at or below freezing. hard freeze warnings have been issued for indian springs, sandy valley this morning until 8am and the potential for another warning tomorrow morning is likely. the good news is that a warming trend is surging out of the south with some warm moist air filtering out of mexico. a front to the pacific northwest is pulling in the air which will allow us to increase temperatures to the upper 50s and low 60s by friday the weekend. however this front is tracking east/southeast and will increase clouds and wind into saturday and sunday. potential rain for the valley

and of course, one of the best gifts for the kiddos - the holiday season - is also a time - to help those - - who might have a tough time - putting food on the table. table.tonight - lion** bridge brewing - in the czech - village - held a - squash ** hunger - event.some of the top chefs - from the area - offered their best - butter-nut squash - creations - using local** - organic - ingredients.a portion of the proceeds - go to - feed** iowa first. it's just part of the effort - to help families - all year round. "i think the only way that we can feed iowa first, is, we our coummunity, we are going to have to do it" it"those who attended the squash** hunger event - - also walked away with prizes - - including growlers - and - meow-lers - of lion bridge beer. coming up on your fox 28 news at nine, tornado touch down. down.where storms hit - amid some very warm - december** temperatures. and, later, bad santa?a big, warning from police. caught on camera, a tornado touched down in the texas panhandle. mclean, about 75 miles east of amarillo. 50 homes were damaged as severe storms raced across

come out and hand off these e ndy canes to allllthese people who are just smiling "" hi guys a& hi kiddo a& say merry christmas" christmas"it's phenomenal .. it's unexplainable ,, - it's those smiles and especially the reactions from especially the kids" kids""oh hello - - look candy canes .. hi santa .. hi mrs claus a& can we get a high five .. pat - pat - - alreight - hahahahaha .. yea"aaron and deb - say it's beautiful - but it's also about working with neighbors -- and seeing " i just really love the enjoyment that so many people get out of it .. it's awesome. "" thank you a& glad you enjod it .. thank you .. merry christmas "celebrating christmas in the corridor - i'm matt hammill hammilla7 to see other light displays right here in the corridor, head to our ebsite, cbs 2 iowa-dot com. if you're just getting up, good morning -- it's now still to come... come...the heart warming moment when one family realized they'll be together for the holidada. hohodays.you're watching c-b-s 2 this morning -- covering the