long island. an inch and causing street flooding. clouds cling between we have a big blast. back to you for now. >> thank you. >>> you can keep an eye on radar and track the rain 24-7. download the free accutrack weather alert app. >>> with homelessness reaching a fever pitch and the issue a political liability for mayor de blasio, he unveiled a new plan to tackle the crisis. outreach teams to monitor the homeless. political reporter dave evans is at city hall. >> reporter: every night there are 50,000 men, women and children living in new york city shelters. the mayor is not talking so much about them but the 3 to 4,000 people that live on the street and panhandle. the experts say there are probably more than that but they praised the mayor for finally addressing the problem. the homeless situation in new york has gone from bad to worse this year. in the last few weeks police dismantled about 30 homeless encampments. he is spending millions on homeless housing with on site social services and he

heather's looking at it right now. >> the fog is bad on long island, south jersey. i was looking at some of those cameras. this is the west shore expressway, staten island, and this is right near victory boulevard. here's the exit for victory boulevard. you can see everybody is being diverted off the west shore expressway. the vehicle fire has been extinguished but now they have to clear the fire. may have been a fuel spill. it's a gridlock alert day. leave the car at home. mass transit is doing great. street cleaning rules are in effect. >>> thank you. 5:23 and still ahead on eyewitness news this morning, add one more thing to the list of items you can't take on a plane. airlines banding together to ban one popular new holiday toy from taking flight. >> and before you book your next trip, you may want to wait until sunday. what makes this simple salad the best simple salad ever? heart healthy california walnuts. the best simple veggie dish ever? heart healthy california walnuts. the best simple dinner ever? heart healthy california walnuts. great tasting, heart heal

two long island men face called a real garbage move. michael heefy and christopher schmidt are accused of snatching holiday tips intended for sanitation workers in suffolk county. they grabbed a money-filled envelope sitting on a garbage can yesterday morning. police are looking at whether they're committed similar crimes. >>> just ahead on eyewitness news this morning, a suspect is in custody after a normal day at a mall in long island turned into a series of event. we are live at the mall as we await the identity of the shooter. >> you'll need to leave yourself some extra time on your morning commute. dense fog is creating hazardous conditions. rain is on the way. meteorologist bill evans has stay with us. that sound. like nails on a chalkboard. but listen to this: (family talking) that's a different kind of sound. the sound of the weekend. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. it's always worth remembering... is a privilege not a right. unleash the power of dough. . >>> this is new york's number 1 news, channel 7 eyewitness news

two problems on long island still being cleared. southern state west near the wantagh and sunrise highway east near horton avenue, another accident being cleared. the bell parkway going east crash. you can see delays getting into area. as you go up here on to the fdr drive going southbound we had an earlier disabled vehicle, they've cleared that away. garden state parkway going north, exit 98. if there is some beach traffic heading home from the beach you delay. it's 5 minutes george washington bridge, the lincoln is 15. the holland is a 10 minute delay. then we still have 1st avenue closed down north after 57th brick incident. 63rd street closed between york avenue and 2nd avenue. street cleaning rules are in effect for today. shirleen, ken over to you. it's 6:17. facebook adding a new feature that allows people to use the site when there is no internet access. >> inned to's tech bytes, bad connection, no problem. >> facebook is launching new technology that would allow users to access their news feed and post comments even with a

to put a smile on his face and make his biggest dream come true. >> santa claus hits the ice on long island in order to make their families have a very merry christmas. >> weather-wise, as quiet as can be. temperatures around 50. we're looking for an even warmer second half to your weekend. how long will this docile december stretch continue? it's the holidays. and of course, everyone wants to get online at once. to watch things. buy things. but slow internet makes it hard. that's why it's time to get fios. it has the fastest internet and wifi available. with speeds from 50 to 500 megs. and with a 2 year agreement, we'll give you all the premium movie channels for a year. plus, 400 dollars back. so go online or call now. >>> today on long island santa claus abandoned his sleigh and reindeer to celebrate the holidays with active members of st. nick opted for blaring lights and sirens as he rolled in to an ice rink on a fire in addition to presents was free. being away from family this holidays, you get to have fun with other military personnel and celebrate this wonderful day and spend time

reporter kala rama live in rockland county and we'll begin with dray clark in nassau county in long island where they got snow. >> reporter: good morning david. we had snow earlier this morning but right now it's the lane. this is the heaviest we've seen it ribbing all morning long here so let's talk about the snow and show you the picture here. night going into early this morning not a lot of accumulation but nonetheless we did have our first taste of winter snow earlier this morning and it covered the roads and cars but eventually when that rain moves in it all melted away but this is what so many people have been waiting for finally getting snow deep into december. meanwhile there was bad news that there was an accident last night because of the slippery road conditions and the driver of this vehicle lost control on the ramp on to sunrise highway there and you can see the car completely flipped over but the good news is the driver only sustaining minor injuries so we did have our first taste of winter weather and now this morning that snow has gone away but we have that rain so when you

among the victims, 31 year old staff sargent from long island and 45 year old retire m.d. y pee dee detective joseph limb from westchester county. >>> well christmas shopping at the mall of america near minneapolis brought to a halt after protest erupted at the nations largest mall. a number of stores closed down during a black lives matter demonstration yesterday. the protesters were calling attention to a deadly police shooting in the region last month. the group then headed to the airport where demonstrators temporarily blocked access to a terminal. police made several arrests. >>> now to campaign 2016, heading into the christmas holiday weekend with a solid lead in the race for the republican nomination as one of his rivals lashes out, the washington post ended up retracting this animated children as trained monkeys after attacking the paper he turned the incident into a fund raising opportunity and meantime trump is defending his use of a word to describe hillary clinton's democratic loss in 2008 and later said it's a common word in politics. >> she was favored to win

long island railroad new timetables in effect for today. jfk air train is suspended until about 2 p.m. this afternoon. new jersey transit is doing okay. no major problems there. new jersey turnpike has a speed restriction between the delaware bridge getting up into 7a because of the fog. street cleaning rules are in effect. >>> 4:32. a woman is fighting to survive this morning after shoving her young niece out of the path of a hit and run driver in queens. this morning we're also learning more about the driver who police say has several prior arrests. kristin thorne is live now at jamaica hospital with more for us. >> reporter: 21-year-old urabia nelson is recovering here at jamaica hospital. she is in critical condition having suffered a severe head injury and a broken leg. this is the mustang allegedly being driven by 23-year-old denzel watson. police say watsons driving on beach 19 street in far rockaway when he hit nelson who was walking across the street with her 5-year-old niece. nelson pushed child out of the way so the child would n

maybe not until tomorrow evening on eastern long island. for the most part we will see some breaks of sun, upper 40s to around 50. by saturday morning, a couple of flurries with this coldest air. a lot of places will be in the freezing in new york city, recovering to 40 or so. again a mix of sun and clouds, very gusty winds, stale flurry possible north and west. mostly cloudy at 7:15 at sunrise, 48 degrees. patchy fog left over in long island and connecticut. gusty breezes as the afternoon goes up. maybe a shower east. tomorrow night about 34. windchills in the 20s. so back to twhairnt coat tomorrow night. as we look at the seven-day forecast, look at the windchills even in the 20s and lower 30s with that 40- degree high with sun and clouds. on sunday not as harsh after a cold morning. pretty nice for panthers and against. 44 at kickoff. on monday, 54. tuesday, rainy day, mild, and look at wednesday and christmas eve. we're back in the middle, perhaps even upper 60s. we're making a run at a record. although it may be slightly cooler i still

and i would like to say thank you to everyone. >> from valley stream, long island, liz dahlem, fox 5 news. >> of us struggle with finding our true identities. at sea john camp in "bulls & bears"town, new jersey -- blarestown, new jersey, korean adoptees come together to feel a oneness that can't be found anywhere else. christina park has that story. >> of these children are on a very important journey, discovering who they are. the camp in blarestown, new jersey, is a national camp where korean adoptees can do just that and feel a oneness with kids just like themselves. >> a lot of these kids talk about feeling like camp is the and to think that only happens for one week out of an entire year, it can be kind of emotional. >> a former camper and now counselor says the camp helps fill a place in his heart where something was always missing. >> i didn't find my way until my late teens, but once i did, it helped me become more whole about who i am. >> we talked about adoption and stuff like that, so, yeah, that was cool. >> it gives me a nice chance to see that there's a lot more people

long island, long island, jersey shore here. we'll have breaks of sun coming through these clouds. high pressure to our west coming in is what makes it so windy today. you see on our futurecast overnight tonight and tomorrow with this cold air crashing down, there could actually be some snow showers, see that up to the north and west, particularly the catskills, the poconos, look saturday morning, maybe some flurries in northern new jersey. there comes a batch in the afternoon saturday. that makes it all the way to passaic, bergen and maybe to the bronx before it dries out. you can't rule out flurries in this blustery very cold air mass tomorrow. you'll see by 2:00 today the temperatures down into the 40s. tonight we're down into the 30s. tomorrow we start the day in the 30s. with the wind it feels like the 20s. tomorrow afternoon it's only around 41 degrees. we're going to be looking at real feels in the 30s all day long on saturday. grab a jacket or sweater kiddos, after school it's about 46. will feel like the 30s with the wind. saturday the coldest day we've had all fall. winte

and then steady over long island and connecticut. a soaking rain until 6:00. 8:00 for eastern long island. we have .50 to 1.25 and that's causing street flooding and puddles around the area. and for tomorrow, the front is not moving away. and then we talk about wintry chill that we haven't seen in quite a while. for now, we will help you navigate through the pouring rain. another update is a few minutes away. >> thank you. >>> well a judge ruled today that new york city cannot require all children to get a flu shot to enter preschool. the state judge sided with a group of mothers who sued last month. the decision is now being cheered by some parenting groups but some say it puts children at risk. >> reporter: well, liz, the city health commissioner says the lawsuit was completely misguided. this was supposed to go into effect in two weeks. kids in preschool and day care required to be vaccinated against flu, but yes, tonight the regulation has been down. several parents joined with victory. they sued the city claiming only the the st

same number across long island. bridgeport, 58. all the way up to the north where it's 60 in poughkeepsie. long branch, 59 degrees. morristown, 61. cooler air trying to push in through north and west. it will eventually work its way temperatures in the mid 50s. temperature change in the last 24 hours, 5 to 10 degrees warmer than yesterday and yesterday was warm enough. low pressure wrapping up in eastern canada. cold front came through. zoom in here and you can see the narrow band that came through. some folks got stuck in the squall but it's broken up and a couple of light sprinkles off to the west. we may have a couple of spritz or sprinkles in the next couple of hours. this is noontime. a few more clouds north and west. more sun from the city south and east. into tonight, patchy cloudiness. quiet. during the day tomorrow, pretty good shape. start to bring in clouds tomorrow night and maybe a little drizzle towards morning as the wind turns in off the water. watch what happens during the day thursday. heavier showers and thunders

>> hot spots out there long island though not too bad nassau county fine on l.i.e. approaching jericho turnpike and approach glen cove road. new jersey commute 80, 287 good. no problem with 284 or 80. see thingings moving on staten island. by bradley avenue no problem eastbound to the verrazano. , though, you have traffic slowing down a bit. george washington bridge upper level, 40 minutes into the city lower level it is about a 30 minute delay. you want to take holland tunnel from one and nine a ten minute delay. from the turnpike an accident on newark bay extension. stalled truck i got an update on that so you have traffic 20 minutes from turnpike as you approach holland tunnel. greg and rosanna back to you. rosanna: holiday fight some residents are very upset after town leaders were moved to minute. >> town they removed after one resident threatened to sue if they didn't also put up a nativity scene. but now a jewish resident is threatening to sue if the minox ra is not put back right away. >> one thing they should be standing up for us and they don't care about t

long island railroad, new jersey transit, metro north doing just fine. our subway service is also running on or close. you want to contact your carrier today if you are flying this problem cleared as you go on to the new york state thruway south exit 13. street cleaning rules are in effect. don't forget it's a gridlock alert day today, leave the car at home. >>> thank you. it's 6:02. we should learn more today ab the gunman behind a robbery that triggered a panic at the roosevelt field mall on long island. one man was taken into custody and is expected to face formal charges after a struggle ended a mall employee shot. kala rama live in garden city with the story. >> reporter: that mall employee who was shot is still in the hospital this morning after he was shot in the shoulder with a bullet possibly lodged in his neck still this morning. as you mentioned that suspect is in custody. take a look, he was walked out of tourneau jewelry store in cuffs after police say this man tried to steal a rolex. when the security guard tried to stop him, they got into

operated on at long island jewish. a source close to the girl and her family says they are just traumatized. the source tells eyewitness news she may indeed have issues with full facial recovery movement of her face. we will be following that. police are asking for your help on this. remember, she was slashed twice from the ear to the center of her throat. police are asking anyone with information on this case to call crimestoppers, 1-800-577- tips. live in whitestone, queens, stacey sager, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> just terrible, thank you. >>> now to breaking news. a small protest in baltimore where after a third day of deliberations a hung jury in the first trial in the freddie gray. as protestors outside the courthouse chant no justice, no peace the mayor calling for unity and respect. eyewitness news reporter sandra bookman is following developments from the newsroom. sandra. >> reporter: outside the courthouse there was heavy security in place in advantage of a court -- advance of a court decision. we take a

not too bad across the hudson valley or long island. so i think the fog will become less and less as a problem as the air mix wills up. meantime temperatures north and west of town in the low to mid-30s. some near the freezing mark. so if there is any left overmoisture on roadways, could be a patch or two of plaque ice. not black ice. not the case in the city. a few thin spots in the clouds, but we don't expect to see much in the way of sunshine today. and then we have another batch so future tracker shows that. a lot of clouds throughout the day. could be a spritz here or there, but not a big deal. by 6:00, we see a few more showers especially to the west of town. nothing heavy. and then during the overnight hours, a little batch of rain moves through. and then after midnight, things start to dry out. tomorrow we will break out in sunshine to the afternoon. so a nice finish to 2015 and that's the way we will start the new year, as well. so take a high of about 49. mid and upper fourth 40s north and west. a lot of clouds throughout the

you know it's hard to tell right now but we did have snow on the ground here in long island not too long ago but now here on the nassau such oak county border it has become a rainy bit with the rain coming down but take a look at the video. this is how it looked late last night into early this morning with the snow coming down pretty heavy for a moment. not a lot of accumulation but enough to cover the roads and cars this morning but again after that happened we had that rain move in and washed that snow right away here. there was at least one accident this picture the driver of this car losing control and flipping his car over there on the ramp to sunrise highway. luckily though that driver only had minor injuries but again we're having our first real taste of winter weather so late in the season if you will some drivers kind of taken by surprise if you will. now back here live along the lie right now traffic moving pretty good so far but we're expecting later on this morning as we get into the morning rush that traffic will back up some but you still have to be careful because even tho

and long island railroad, all branches are okay. metro north doing okay. 1st avenue closed north, 57th street up to 65th street because of monday's brick incident. and 63rd street. street cleaning rules are in effect for today. over to you. >> thank you. >>> it's 4:39. still ahead, the suspected planned parent hood shooter has a series of courtroom outbursts. hear what he yelled to the >>> today marks five years since the beach murders. what authorities are doing today to bring a fresh look to the investigation. >>> kermit, miss piggy, they are being blocked from young >>> welcome back. well, this is not exactly a good way to begin or end your day. strong winds send a huge tree through middle of a family's home outside portland. it happened while everybody was asleep. the homeowner said it basically cut the building in half. one person got hit in the head by a branch but is expected to be okay. everybody else escaped unscathed. if it we want to the left or the right, think about how much more damage it could have done. >> pretty pre

another hour or two for long island. some of the heavy rain caused minor street flooding. be aware of that. take it slow on area roadways. a lag because the front stalls but a winter wind is about 24 hours away. a few snowflakes in the forecast and record warmth down the road ahead in accuweather. bill and liz, back to you for now. >> people are ready for winter. >>> a big set back for health advocates and medical experts that insist flu shots are important. a new york judge overturning new york city rule that young kids have to get flu vaccines before they enroll in child care, preschool or pre-k. n.j. burkett is in brooklyn. >> reporter: preschool parents vaccinate your kids or keep them home. it was supposed to go into effect in two weeks. now it won't happen because the regulation has been struck down. the ruling means that parents in new york city will have the choice, vaccinate your child against the flu or don't. >> no one is being prevented from getting a flu shot. every parent can get one. they are not required to do so. >> reporter: michelle carol is one of sever

. >>> the leader of a long island mosque is calling on private detectives from within the muslim community to report on radicals. the goal, to identify and arrest suspects before there's any violence. cbs 2's jennifer mclogan reports from nassau county. >> reporter: as muslims across our area gathered in prayer to condemn the san bernardino mass shooting, the iman of a roosevelt mosque suggests more drastic steps to root out extremists. >> we can no longer sit back and say, you know, i condemn this thing. it's just not enough anymore. we have to make a step -- another step, um, beyond that now and begin to become activists within our own community. >> reporter: this imam's first order of business, to engage private detectives to investigate any members who exhibit troubling behavior. agree say it's unconscionable to see vulnerable muslims their age disconnect turn their backs on their religion and get swept up in the movement. >> if you don't know the prophet mohammad you don't know what moslem is. he is a really good person. he helps people. we are not supposed to be killing innocent peop

. >>> new at 5:30. methe long island teenager who went on a tirade about mac and cheese is getting a chance to keep his criminal record clean. in court today, a judge granted uconn student gotti special probation. he was caught on camera beraiding food service workers and demanding mac and cheese when they refused to serve him because he had been drinking. >>> a connecticut man accused of firing shots at a mosque will remain in federal custody. prosecutors argued that 48-year-old ted was a danger and should be held without bond. he is facing hate crime charges stemming from a november 14th he is accused of firing four shots at the mosque next door to his home. this was shortly after the terrorist attacks in paris. nobody was injured in the shooting. >>> to decision 2016. a field of republican candidates running for president narrowed a bit today with senator lindsey graham suspending his campaign. donald trump claims he is the victim of lies by hillary clinton. v eduard lawrence reports. >> reporter: senator lindsey graham calls it quits on his dream to be president. he could not gai

. >>> over to long island now, where bail was denied for the former suffolk county police chief. james burke is accused of beating a burglary suspect and then coercing his officers to cover it up. the suspect was accused of stealing pornography and other items from burke's suv. a federal judge said the allegations against burke are, quote, shocking and says he is a danger to the community. burke was arrested wednesday and pleaded not guilty to the federal charges. department back in october. >>> flights into and out of westchester county airport had to be stopped for about two hours this morning after a small plane skidded off the runway. this photo from the scene shows a tow truck pulling the the airport says the plane landed but then did not stop. the visibility was poor. no one on the plane was injured. >>> an appeals court has granted an emergency stay that will allow draftkings and fan l0duel to continue business in new york. it comes just hours after a judge blocked the fantasy sports sites from offering contests in new york. state supreme court justice manuel mendez issued

still range good across long island still. this -- still raining good across long island still. it's moving rapidly out. 6:30 you can see the wet weather east of the city only at this point in time by 7:30 maybe some lingering showers on long island after that, some partial clearing. little bit of passing drizzle through the overnight hours. this has been an exceptional day for us with regards to rain. we needed rain. the deficit was over 11." take a look at the totals so in bridgeport nearly 1.25." well as trenton. eastern long island has more to come. you will probably end up around that inch, as well. that is very good news. we need the rain. tonight. drizzle. we'll talk more about 40- degree highs moving into the weekend coming up in my full forecast. >> thank you. >>> still ahead a confusing crime. why would anyone trash a church days before christmas? >> plus, a cheap way to get cosmetics. we need an internet that can do more. we do more games, and more streaming. so we need more speed. that's why we switched to time warner cable. now we can connect more devices, at the sa

across long island, between an inch to two inches, montauk, 2.3 inches. thunder and lightning in the 2 and a third inches for bridgeport. for the city, 1 1/2 inches is all good because we need the rain. 1.38, 1.6, we're all trying to travel and get out and about and do more last minute shopping. more than an inch and a half in teterboro. quite a soaking across the area. visibility reduced in a few spots like white plains and islip, down to half a mile, due to fog and rain. that will get- a little bit better in the morning. 60s across the board. a few areas in the 50s. the temperatures are warming up everywhere. we have 60s across long island. 50s in west port. jersey shore, toms river, 66. it is 68 in princeton right now. north of the city, the temperatures are in the 50s. it is warming up from the sou and west. trenton at 68. temperatures will continue to climb as we go through the night. look at philadelphia at 69 degrees. and the city will probably be there before the sun comes up. the severe weather is diminishing a little bit over still seeing lots o

eastern long island may be extreme. seeing a couple of light sprinkles this morning, that's about it. the cloud cover around it starting to erode on the western fringe. that's why we think we'll have clouds to start the day and then we'll start to see more in the way of sunshine as we go through the late morning and afternoon. it's a chilly breeze in the city, 41. a lot of clouds in the suburbs. today will not be a warmer day. chillier than the last few have. 47 by 3:00. we should see a high today of 48 degrees. we'll be right back to warming things up. talk about that in the seven day straight ahead. let's talk about the commute right now. lauren scala. >> hey, chris, good morning. england through ewway. this is a bit of slow going. that will be down into the new row shell tolls. we will take a look outside live at the major deegan. we have a truck blocking the right lane. this is past the cross bronx expressway. a bit of a slow ride getting into this area. i'll let you know when that clears out. alternate side of the

metro north, long island railroad, new jersey transit doing okay. our subways, no major problems to report. everything is running on or close to schedule. new jersey turnpike, newark bay extension west near exit 14c you have an accident, and then 78 as you go on to the still have this overturned tractor-trailer. only one lane is open. it was carrying some paper products. you do have pretty heavy delays. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect for today. once again if you haven't heard me say it it's a gridlock alert day. >>> still ahead on eyewitness news this morning, heavy snow and downpours causing big problems on the roads outside now with dropping son, the holiday season's just like football season... you got your big games... ...cheese plates, turkey, appetizers. and regular games. get it all at a great price... ...and the holiday season is won. that's my boy! fill your cart with everything you need this season, all at one place. my stop & shop. with so many different types of germs to watch out for... it's important for your

metro north, long island to schedule. close. and if you're going to the airport today, to pick somebody up or catch a flight yourself, contact your individual carrier before you head out the door because i'm sure there are going to be some delays. and now let's go over here to the outer bridge crossings. speeds down to 25 miles per hour because of the weather. keep your speeds down this way. you're going to arrive where you're going safely. it's a gridlock alert today so mass transit is a great idea. and plus we have street cleaning rules in effect for today. over to you. >> thank you very much. >>> well the police officer who cleveland last year, they say that he continued to yell show me your hand, show me hands before firing the the fatal shot. he gave a signed statement to prosecutors on tuesday. he said that rice didn't obey commands and that the officer saw the boy reaching to pull a weapon out of the waistband. it turned out rice was carrying a pellet gun. a grand jury will decide whether he or the other officer involved

we're following breaking news as well on long island at 5:28. daughters in critical condition, a terrible christmas morning story after they were another young daughter in >>> now new york's number 1 news channel 7 eyewitness news this morning. >> on this christmas morning we have sad breaking news on long island. we're at the hospital this morning where a mother and her two young daughters are getting treated, two of them in critical condition after they were all hit by a car. >> and we are live at st. patrick's cathedral where 2,000 people were fortunate enough to get tickets to midnight mass celebrated by cardinal timothy dolan. >> and if you like records, not broken records, well, yeah, broken records, this is a broken record,ed warmest christmas ever in new york city. lee goldberg has it all coming up in his accuweather forecast. good morning, everyone. and merry christmas. i'm bill ritter. >> and i'm lauren lauren glassberg. i do like broken records when are it means 66 degrees. >> not when i sound like a broken record. >> you never sound

not just long island we want to point out. the roads can be all over. er>> there was accumulation in north county. katherine creag in nyack. how was the drive? >> reporter: not great. thanks for asking. 25 miles an hour on the palisades parkway. i don't remember a time when i ever went 25 miles an hour on the palisades parkway. no traffic but we were going 25 miles per hour because there was heavy fog a it was raining. the snow right now might be nice drivers that we talked with admit that it is something that they really weren't prepared for. it's been slushy. itis's been a little bit icy where they've been traveling around nyack around the palisades parkway. we were going 25 miles an hour around the gloucester area because there was fog, raining. visibility was terrible. a lot of the towns in our area had the salt spreaded treat local streets and highways beginning yesterday afternoon and last night to help drivers as the precipitation came down too help with the morning commute. we talked with a south nyack resident who's h

and if you're out toward the eastern end of long island, in islip temperatures today that will slowly go through the 50s and later on today we start to about how long this warm air lasts. >> if you use the subway you're in luck. e and f trains mechanical problems are repaired and switching problems have been repaired. we're also taking a look at what's happening on the garden state parkway south exit 144. we still have that accident being cleared away. really heavy delays. let's go check out a webcam. i can show you how heavy that is as you go on to the southbound side of the garden state parkway with that accident being cleared away. we have alternate side of the street parking rules in effect for today. shirleen, over to you. >>> 6:26. new this morning, five people were killed when a fire broke out inside an abandoned home in california. neighbors say they could hear screams as flames engulfed the boarded up home in fresno yesterday. the victims were found inside a bedroom where it appears they were trying to break a window to escape. there are reports the victims were inside the ho

new jersey transit, long island railroad, metro north doing just fine. the southbound side of the fdr 1st avenue remains closed down. that incident that occurred on monday, and you can expect delays to and from the ed koch 59th street bridge as a result of that closure at 1st avenue. street cleaning rules are back in effect for today. >>> thank you. 4:32. we are following breaking news right now. police are on the hunt for a driver who hit and killed a teenager, that teen walking home from a funeral at the time. this happening at northern and junction boulevards. eyewitness news reporter kala rama is live in corona. she just spoke with the victim's family early this morning. >> reporter: as you can imagine, that family is beyond grief stricken, and they want this driver found: police are now looking for the driver of a black toyota camry they say hit that 17-year-old right here in the crosswalk, and we've just learned that the teen ovidio heramlo lived down the block. i just talked to the grandson was walking home when he was hit just before 11 last nigh

worst for staten island and the south shore and long island and jersey shore as well. 54 around the area. cooler in jersey city. fog across the river, 52 staten island. laguardia better visibility than jfk. and 45 the cool spot on the map many monticello but the cool readings for long island, 41 rather in the hamptons. that's 13 degrees cooler than yesterday. that's where we're seeing more fog. visibility on average about half a mile for long island. it's a little bit better around white plains but bad north and west and for the jersey shore. and 62, over 20 degrees above normal. and sun's up at 7:17. sets at 4:32. and right now, running about 12 degrees above normal and as far as warmest decembers ever, we are leading the pack. 550.6, well above the warmest on the books of 2001 by about five to six degrees. the rain is now starting to push into ocean county affiliated with a bigger system that will usher in rain midday. could be heavy at times. and don't forget the risk of severe weather continues in the central plains. we have showers, heavy rain, isolated thunderstorm tonight into you

and then you see thick cloud cover on the east end of long island. not everybody under clear skies right now. we expect today to be a mainly sunny sort of day, however, we will likely hold on to the clouds on the east end of long island as temperatures struggle to warm to 40 degrees. feel like 28. at 3:00, the high of 40 feel like 35 degrees. winds today gusting up to 30 miles per hour. yes, feeling like december but the feeling does not last. we will talk about near record warmth in the full forecast. >> thank you. >>> today thousands will brave the cold and hit the stores for super saturday. >> many retailers are ready for the rush of last-minute christmas shoppers. ilana gold is live in queens with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. packed today. many of the stores here are opening several hours early to deal with the holiday rush. and now super saturday is always a huge shopping day and this year the discounts could be even better. the christmas count down is on and people across the tri-state area will flood the stores on this super

even 60 on long island. temperatures cooler, if you can call it that. 55 up toward newberg. here's the radar picture right now, showing a couple of light showers moving across parts of new jersey along i-80, also a few over the mid-hudson valley. there's a more significant batch of rain over pennsylvania. that will be translating off to the east during the next several hours. definitely grab your umbrella to dinner through 8:00 or 9:00 this evening, because there will be a batch of showers moving on by. that's where the cold front is. behind the front, much cooler tonight and tomorrow morning. down to 40 by 7:00 in the morning. closer to freezing north and west. temperatures don't go anywhere during the day, probably staying in the low 40s, close to normal for this time of year for a change, staying in the 30s north and west. we'll start with some sunshine, then clouds increase. dry during the daylight hours of tomorrow. i think by midnight tomorrow night there's a wintry mix of precipitation already developing areas west and north of new york city. but in the city and along

. >>> now to a developing story on long island. a big scare for more than 1300 students at west babylon high school from something described as caustic in the air. 35 students had to be taken to the hospital. dozens more treated on the school's front lawn. 60 students complained they were having trouble breathing after first smelling a strong gas or some kind of chemical odor. >> everybody was, like, you have to get out. everybody was coughing and there was like a bad smell. and my throat was getting strapped. everybody's throat was scratched. >> investigators are checking to find out and figure out where that unidentified odor came from. tonight whether to open tomorrow. >>> a threat that has since been determined a hoax shut down los angeles schools today. new york city received the same threat but saw right through it and didn't flinch. why such drastically different responses? cbs 2's dick brennan here now to explain. dick. >> reporter: it appears to be a lot of explaining to do. we are learning now that when los angeles closed

we swing it out to long island. looking at temperatures generally in the 30s there. down the jersey shore we go. we find temperatures from 34 in long branch to 35 in seaside park. inland, just a couple degrees cooler. princetoer 35. to the north and west, a few upper 20s. hunter at 28. saddle river coming in at 31 degrees. there's some patchy clouds working their way through early this morning. not going to be a big problem. not the type of cloud cover that produces any type of precipitation. there's breaks in the cloud cover. that's why we expect intervals of clouds and sunshine for today. that'll be the story really over the next couple days. you can see on future tracker, that's what's going on today. this is 2:00 in the afternoon. more clouds ease, breaks over the city, more clouds north and west. clouds for all of us overnight tonight. a couple sprinkles and light showers go on by. the steadier stuff stays well to the south. then the clouds tomorrow morning will thin out in the amp. we get back at system sunshine. even milder temperatures tomorrow. we start out w

in farmington, long island, n.j. burkett, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> the family of a woman struck and killed on the sidewalk in brooklyn demanding justice for traffic violence. the family held a candlelight vigil where their loved one was killed earlier this month where a man driving with a suspended license jumped the curb to avoid a bus. he was charged with two misdemeanors. >> an example has to be made at some point when a driver decides to not hit a bus, but hit a person. >> the victim's mother called on state lawmakers to help make brooklyn streets safe. >>> a settlement tonight for not much money in allot against the estate of the mother of the of the mother of the newtown massacre gunman. the families will split $1.5 million, nothing compared to the lives of their children. they sued claiming nancy lanza failed to secure her rifle. her 20-year-old son adam used it to kill 20 children and six educators at sandy hook elementary school three years ago this month. lanza also killed his mother and then himself.

most of it has focused out in long island. not too long from now. 52 degrees and islip. fifty-five out at central park. keeps pulling up that warmer air. sunshine. it is a cloudy day. the heavier stuff is down two hours southwest. there is a area of low pressure. lifting up this way. showers and so on. and into the evening commute. write to the afternoon into the evening rush. the colder air is dumping down across from canada. upstate new york. that colder air will be here along with windier conditions tomorrow, too. today, cloudy skies. as we go to the next seven days, a high affinity for you tomorrow. a little windy for you over the weekend. especially saturday. let's take you to ines rosales. ines: a lot of problems this morning. southbound traffic jammed. traffic backed up to the spring broke. late running construction in staten island. has the right lane blocked. traffic moving fine. you do have some delays. let's get to long island. at least one lane closed westbound. we have a mild delay their. met joe -- it is a gridlock alert days. ben: thank you. a young girl w

lewis of long island serving his fourth military tour in afghanistan. he was a staff sergeant with the air national guard. and he leaves behind a wife and five-year-old daughter. he was just four months away from returning home. six troops including an nypd detective were killed when their patrol was attacked by a suicide bomber. >> u now to a much happier story. member of the army expected to be away through the holidays came home to give his sister this surprise of a lifetime. [applause] oh -- her brother joseph hernandez at robert frost middle school that's in deere park. this is yesterday. he's been inspout korea since his deployment in march and not expected home until next year. >> i said i try to make it home for the holidays. original plan and then decided to surprise her. everybody else knew xepght for her. they thought it would be a nice surprise for her since she's the baby of the family. >> gracious says seeing her brother is best christmas gift she could have asked for. >> now we can say thank you for your service and hernandez home or not

right now it's in the mid 50s across eastern long island to the hamptons. very mild out there. montauk at 56. it's 54 in white plains. in the 40s inland, new jersey. the visibility is downmone in a couple spots. down below 5 miles in bridgewater. patchy fog in spots. overall, the visibility is good. there are some high clouds streaming in overhead. and we're picking up some thicker clouds back around chicago and cincinnati. those clouds will be in here on sunday, but despite that, we're still going to expect record high temperatures as the warm air just surges in anyway. we'll have a pretty sunny day on saturday, especially the first part of the day. some clouds will stream by in re afternoon. and also overnight into sunday morning. and it looks like it's going to be rather cloudy most of the day on sunday, maybe a peak of sun early here and there. i doubt that most of those green spots will actually be reaching the ground. this is when we're going to get the rain. it's coming in monday evening, and it may be heavy at times. and even when the rain comes and the front passes thr

new details on a hit-and-run crash on long island.

delays go back to long island, grand strayling strap parkway exiting delays off the cross island. show you george washington bridge. upper level traffic slow. you can see after toll plaza a accident. so couple of lanes are closed. 20 minute delay but that's building, lower level it's it be 10 to 15 if you're taking the lincoln tunnel tough to see with the l. but you can see eastern spur taillights a 40 minute delay. holland 15. tina cervasio is here with a hey. >> rangers had a fantastic scene but a three game skid they try to write their ship a high scoring affair, and that's >> plus the latest entertainment news coming up this morning. >> plus the batman very good day coming right back. every coconut has a dream. to come out of its shell. to show all the world its true, inner beauty. and then, in an ironic twist, get covered up by chocolate and almonds. almond joy mounds. what every coconut wants. >> all right, tuesday morning approach 6:45. former state assembly speaker sheldon silver convicted felon on federal corruption charges yesterday guilty in all counts and nows possibil

. >>> and, see what happens when the long island medium connects "big bang's" jim parsons with a loved one who passed. >> it was very intense, very moving. >>> then the stars we lost in 2015. >> frank has lived a life of great dignity. >> kathie lee's after the loss of her husband. >> their co-stars remember. >> they had a good, long life. >> now in our 35th season, this is "entertainment tonight." >> kathie lee's strength after the loss of her beloved husband, frank gifford and the tragic death of bobby christina. looking back at the stars we lost in 2015. >>> but our top story, gwen and blake, country christmas. >> gwen and blake are definitely taking things to the next level. they spent christmas together and they had their first football date where they packed on the pda. >> the holiday timeline picked up december 23rd for this last-minute shopping in oklahoma. the couple spent the next few days at blake's home there. yesterday the 27th, the love birds flew to arizona for a cardinal game. gwen wore camo and the couple poised for photos before boarding a private jet. >> at the game

two big problems for long island railroad commuters. westbound service is temporarily suspended on the babylon branch because of signal problems in freeport. on the ronkonkoma branch, a truck hit a vehicle near the bethpage station there. commuters should expect disruptions there as well. we received a someone on board the train struck. no injuries to report. we are continuing to monitor the situation and we will keep you posted on the delays. >>> now the terror threats against the school system of new york and los angeles. lots of second guessing of officials in l.a. that got virtually the same e- mail as officials in new york threatening an attack on the schools but it was apparently a hoax. the nypd figured that out early on. mayor de blasio criticizing the man that succeeded him as chief of the lapd. >> it's very easy in hindsight to criticize a decision based on results that the decider could never have known. it's easy to criticize a decision when you have no responsibility for the out come of that decision. >> to be sure, new yor

. >> long island railway is under construction now due to open in 2022.s is part of the ventilation system underneath park avenue. >> as a woman as she was walking in the sidewalk which he thought about it and would she wear her heels? >> his saves time, it definitely would risk it. who wants to fall downtown? >> a lot of women wear high heels. i know it's not the first priority. >> what you wear sensible shoes? >> you don't wear heels. you don't know what it's like to you don't know what it's like to be hashtag a lady. >> a woman can do anything in high heels. my take is long island railroad will be going to grand central station. it opens ask seth -- access to these other people want to get north of the city so take metro north. >> it costs money to do infrastructure changes. >> it cost money to do anything. >> i started crying and going crazy. i called the state. >> you are chasing a story that impacts several thousand new jerseyans who are disabled and they were like on temporary housing. they will potentially lose all that very soon. >> for the last

in north amityville, long island, carolyn gusoff, cbs 2 news. >> prosecutors on long island continue to fight for stiffer penalties for leaving the scene of a fatal crash. they are seeking to more than double the sentence from 7 to 15 years. >>> caught on camera. a daring burglar breaks into a home in a quiet long island town. the security video shows the suspect rummaging through the house on hilltop lane in levittown around 6:00 on saturday evening. police say the suspect broke into the house through a side door and took off with jewelry and personal papers. the homeowners were not home at the time. and there were no injuries. >>> the widow of an nypd detective is speaking out for the first time since her husband was killed in the line of duty. nearly a year after his death, mrs. ramos says she is keeping her husband's memory alive by creating the detective rafael ramos foundation. he and his partner detective wenjian liu were executed in their patrol car in brooklyn last december. the foundation's goal is to help build a better relationship between the police and community. >> pre

the way. >> joy from long island. now a super star. she dropped by "good day new york" recently. i'm so proud to be here. rosanna: we are honored to have you here. >> i feel like i'm home. rosanna: listen, we are so proud of you. all your inventions have done well. long island lady. >> there you go. >> where'd you grow up? island and built the business there. >> and now a movie with your name, joy. >> i am honored inspire an amazing movie. it is going to inspire millions of people. >> i was aware of you. >> you were? >> yes, and the mop. >> and the hangers. >> this movie works. everyone is loving it. it is a surprise to me and you that it happened. >> i didn't necessarily want a movie made about me, but someone called me, joy, i have such and such and such in the room and we are going to make a movie about your story. i was like okay, fine. talk to me tomorrow. hence, thereafter, david o' russel bril i can't want writer of hours on the phone with him. >> and jennifer lawrence is playing you? >> yes, my life inspired t