alison: gorgeous day to be out in northport. steve: it's really great stuff. 57 right now. it was noticeably warmer today than it was yesterday. nick: what's noticeable is how happy everybody is. alison: we love it. nick: except the ski resort owners. unbelievable temperatures, in the high 50s for the high. our high should be 45. we did better than that. morning. 45, 34 is the average split. that's not happening soon. 70 for the record high in 1946. it was 3 on this date in 1876. right now in new york, we're still enjoying a nice evening. it's 57. the humidity at 57 percent. winds out of the south. pressure 9.94. it's levelled off and is rising. as we look at fox 5 sky guardian, no precipitation to find. it's a dry forecast as we head right into the upcoming weekend. next chance of rain is likely to hold off until monday. it did break 60 in parts of the area. newark, 61. belmar, the same. lower 60s into central and south jersey. 59 sussex towards poughkeepsie. 52 monticello. touching 60 as you moved across long island. bridgeport, 56. right now the temperatures disappeared.

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. >> reporter: at the john engeman theatre in northport, new york, actor and singer kevin mcguire iskringle in the musical adaptation of "miracle on 34th street, where his sweet baritone and rosy cheeks are on full display. ♪ it's beginning to look a lot like christmas ♪ >> reporter: but that ruddy complexion was an outward sign of a serious problem inside his body, one he couldn't put a name to. >> my skin was very red and very purple and i started getting joint pain. a lot of joint pain. >> reporter: and trouble singing? >> definitely. >> reporter: were you worried about your career? >> of course. when your vocal chords are in that kind of distress and you don't know why, that's terrifying. >> reporter: in may 2012, a blood test showed sky-high iron levels and a doctor finally figured out the cause. >> he said, "kevin you had something called hemochromeitosis." >> reporter: what did he say was the problem? >> he said you're rusting from the inside out. >> reporter: the disorder is caused by a genetic reflex that allows to much iron to be absorbed and eventually overloads tissues an

phil in northport, florida, you are on the air with judith miller. >> caller: yes, thank you for taking my call. i have a couple of questions. during the 1980s war between iraq and iran, did not saddam hussein use limited chemical weapons in iran, killing thousands of them? and if you go back a few years earlier than that, didn't the israeli air force fly that great mission and take out a nuclear development site right outside of baghdad? and did anyone ever check syria? >> guest: yes. >> caller: for, you know, the weapons of mass -- did saddam hussein possibly take them over the border into syria who then didn't assad use them recently? is this all possible? and if you're the president of the united states -- >> host: all right, that's a lot, phil. >> guest: that's a lot of questions. >> host: we're going to leave it there, thank you. judith miller. >> guest: let me just say, absolutely, the israelis did bomb the iraqi nuclear facility, and they destroyed it, and in so doing they destroyed the nuclear program really which was never able to get up and running again, though saddam tried.

northport at 61. 69 at newark. and we will easily get up to 70. that will keep working its way northward. showers today. the temperature goes to 74. gets to 75 and ties the all- time record high. grab an umbrella, in for a wild ride on this christmas eve and christmas day as far as the weather. more coming up. >>> how's it going in the traffic center? >> good morning. we take a ride and see what's happening. to the web cam, i want to show you the fdr driver. still moving slowly through the 90s and through the 70s. the problem is, an accident in the 90s and then down in the 70s, it's construction. that's why traffic is busy here. try the west side instead. and to the chart and tell you what's happening on the a train right now. uptown delays with ongoing signal problems on the a train. again, the 59th street bridge into queen, construction and the fdr drive, double trouble in the 90s. and then the 70s, that ongoing construction. and watch for a problem right now to the northern state parkway. westbound at 106, a collision reported. alternate side o

. >>> in health news this afternoon, this is a live look at the northport of the white house. there you see the big red ribbon hanging to commemorate the 27th annual world aids day. here in d.c. which has the highest hiv/aids rate in the country, the mayor will sign a commitment to promoting holmes equity in the hiv community >>it adds flavor to your food but too much salt can be bad for your heart and your bones. starting today, men use at chain restaurants will feature a salt shaker emblem on dishes high in sodium. reporter: these emblems are now popping up on chain menus across new york city. they're to highlight dishes with more than the recommended daily limit of sodium. that's about a teaspoon. >> we feel like these icons are something that can help consumers that choose to make decisions about the amount of salt in their diet. reporter: that's because many people don't realize how much salt they're eating. a chilly's large beef that which a has 4300 milligrams of salt. >> i will definitely pay attention to it. reporter: health officials stress the elevated risk of heart

an abandoned northport farm they hope to turn into a bucolic vineyard following a family's tradition. >> my family has been making wine for hundreds of years in italy. >> reporter: they want to turn this old farmhouse into a wine tasting room surrounded by ten acres of grapevines. >> it is preserving a greenbelt that will be here for we're hoping for many years to come. >> we thought a quaint vineyard would be a nice addition to a community like this. it looks like a catering hall. >> reporter: neighbors have a bad taste already. the land sits next door to the norwood avenue elementary school. >> a lot of people, you know, just take one or two sips. >> these people are not going to be completely sober probably. >> reporter: the law bans a business with a liquor license less than 200 feet from a school. this building is further away but still this person fears for the safety of children, traffic and noise from parties. >> this is a residential neighborhood. and this is zoned for residential living. and not for commercialization. >> reporter: hundreds have signed an online petition call

. >>> police officers in northport, florida, were out in full force, pulling over folks for traffic violationst instead of tickets, they gave out a little holiday cheer. while pretending to write tickets, they asked the drivers what they were looking to buy for christmas. meanwhile, they relayed the items to officers inside and they came back out to the driver with the actual gifts. >> i love that. >> the department gave out more than $1,000 in holiday presents. to pull that off, i mean, they have to work quickly. that's so cool. >> they had 11 cars altogether that they pulled over. >> the reaction on the face says it all. >> yes. >> layer up if you're about to head out and do some shopping, just enough time to get me your gift. temperatures in the 40s later this afternoon. bundle up. >> don't forget to be kind when you're in the parking lot trying you're in the parking lot trying to find a it's the holidays, which means a house full of people, who all want to get online. so hurry and get verizon fios. only fios has the fastest internet and wi-fi available, with speeds from 50 to 500 megs. and

> > dr jon lapook, cbs news, northport, new york 3 "weather on the ones brought 3 light snow will linger light snow 3 world"you by window 3 world" 3 light snow will linger into the morning hours through the area. by afternoon, most of the area will see overcast skies with a high of 22. another band of light snow will move in overnight and linger into the morning hours tomorrow as well. expect no more than 1/2 to 1" of additional snow.the rest of the day tomorrow will see overcast skies and a high of 20.look for a very cold day on thursday with mostly cloudy skies and a high of 16 with the chance of a light flurry or two. the rest of the week and into the weekend will see a warm up and sunny skies. 3 3 3 sunny skies.3 3 3 3 time for a trip to the sunrise watercooler...take a look at this fuzzy little guy... rescued by australian emergency crews after massive brush fires over the weekend.this koala was taken in by police in victoria and it looks like it's doing just fine... enjoying a little water break courtesy of his new best friend. 3 3 coming up in your 6 o'clock hour... a growing onli

and the east wind that comes in out here through northport where it's 42 degrees. 38 here toward bridgeport. and the clouds will per exist what will happen is with the easterly flow coming in, this will combine to make sure as we go into the evening. around 7:00, 8:00, enough moisture comes in and the wave goes by and that creates some dynamic that will produce a few showers. and notice tomorrow at 9:00 a.m., the sun is out and we will have a great day on new year's eve day as far as sunshine. temperatures this evening will be in the 40s so around 50 with the rain. and by afternoon, looking at 50, 51, 52 for the city. east and south, upper 40s. and a beautiful evening as we go into the nighttime tomorrow night on new year's eve. as a matter of fact, as we head toward, tomorrow night, about 43 degrees new year's eve and dropping to a low of about 37 and 45 with sunshine on new year's day. so absolute gorgeous weather. cloudy with showers late this evening. overnight, early rain, cloudy overnight and breaks up and sunshine tomorrow. a great last day of 2015. 43 degrees at midnight when the ba

the owner of the east northport iga supermarket amounced today. he will cover the bus fair for seniors. the $6 round trip will be detucted from each a grocery belt. >> the mets' pitcher steven mass went out today to visit young cancer map is at stony brook hospital while they got a chance to brighten their day. i was touching moment for him, too. >> as much as the impact it has for them. it has that much of an impact for me as well and how blessed i am to see the kids and smile at this time in their life, it is really cool. >> that is your new york minute. >> we wap to remind you to check out the fox 5ny weather app that has daily and hourly forecast the live radar to track storms where you are and get weather headline and storm alert and warnings when lightning is nearby. download the free app today. >> shop others giving retallers a big hit for the holidays if. new report showing 8% between black friday and christmas eve. ecommerce companies with a big big winners and on-line sales throwing 20% from the same time last year and amazon benefiting

northport, 46. it's 52 down the jersey shore. way warm for this time of the year. we should be at 39 degrees and about 29 to the north and west. and we have clouds that will keep coming across and with the warm air, kind of mixing in here, we will see the temperature 47 to 52 this afternoon. tonight, as we get into the evening hour, we're going to see the temperature at midnight around 40, 41 degrees. and that's really mild for this time of the year. 51 is was back in 1965. the last two years it's been in teens. so we're going to get a break from that. and that will be welcomed because tonight at midnight, partly cloudy sky, 41 degrees, and rather comfortable. and 43 on. and those are warmer than normal for this time of the year. this afternoon, 48 to 50. tonight, 41 at midnight and 37 overnight. 45 degrees. 43 on sunday. so far comes on monday. it will be brisk and colder and 34. it will be below freezing for the real-feel all day long. but then notice that it warms right back up next week. it's going to get to 45 degrees by wednesday. so that's going to feel good

and northport, 52. 53 islip. that little shower is cutting up throughputtal and northern westchester county now the through fairfield. and that's that. the sun is going to be coming out. check this out, 56 at noon and 58 this afternoon. and normal is 45. so we will run 15 to 20 degrees warmer than normal from this we will talk about the weekend coming up. >>> let's go over what shannon was showing us. what a mess on to the major deegan. and now the delay begins up. and continuing southbound into the cross bronx expressway, you have an accident over here at fordham road but it doesn't matter you're you're stuck this the delay anyway. and that takes to you the deegan, the common ramps to the hamilton bridge where the overturned garage hauler and that's not spelled correctly but it's being cleared away. we have a debris spill on the ramp. this is what happens when you're trying to get the maps done quickly for a report. 63rd closed between york avenue and 2nd. this is definitely causing delays across the ed koch 959

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. >>> hey there, northport, new york, this is major nisa with shoutout to my mom and dad, come on in pop pop. happy birthday. i just had a heart attack... and now i have a choice. for her. for them. and him. a choice to take brilinta. a prescription for people who've been hospitalized for a heart attack. i take brilinta with a baby aspirin ...no more than 100 mg. as it affects how well it works. it's such an important thing to do to help protect against another heart attack. brilinta worked better than plavix. and even reduced the chances of dying from another one. since stopping it too soon increases your risk of clots in your stent, heart attack, stroke, and even death. brilinta may cause bruising or bleeding more easily or serious, sometimes fatal bleeding. don't take brilinta if you have bleeding, like stomach ulcers. a history of bleeding in the brain, or severe liver problems. tell your doctor about bleeding, new or unexpected shortness of breath, any planned surgery and all medicines you take. i will take brilinta today. tomorrow. and every day for as long as my doctor tells m

to northport, 53. now the rain will knock the fog down where you can get some rain. you see this batch to the west is cutting more off to the north. a.m. south, a few tenths and tonight. lee goldberg will have more on that. and the front plows through, snow and rain mix to lake michigan chicago. that's headed for detroit. that will come in this evening and tonight. we will get to 5:00, showers around, a few showers this evening. and then eventually the front is going to plow through and that's good news because we see the sun is shine returning tomorrow. but you can see by the clouds on the futurecast, the sloping northwest wind carrying the clouds across tomorrow. and that means windy with clearing skies and sunshine as the high comes across into friday. and we get the center of the high, we're at 51 on friday. and that will feel great. and the wins come around the southwest. and we warm into the mid-50s by sunday. and foggy, damp, rain and drizzle this afternoon. tonight, we've got a period of rain, tapers off to showers and then ends this 10:00, 11:00, closer to t

i had a special dinner for the two cap is ahead into the northport in the arctic ocean. i tried to find the captain of the soviet november class submarine who went to the north bowl in 1962. the one who did it in 63. this is 1997 -- i found out to my horror that both had died. believed to be of radiation november class submarine who went to the north bowl in 1962. the one who did it in 63. this is 1997 -- i found out to my horror that both had died. believed to be of radiation poisoning. now, we have an idea that most of those crew died because, in the rush to see nine of these, the soviets sacrificed shielding , less weight, more speed. they got much more of a gamma dose than they should have. most of those crew are gone, as well. the first ballistic missile submarines were up there. they diesel one, three ballistic missiles. hotel class, first nuclear missile submarine, three house in the sail. 80 submarine warfare vessels. -- anti-submarine. the nuclear icebreaker. it had fun charging over the ocean, making lots of noise and crunching up ice. of no intelligence value,

and we've already broken the record high, just keeps getting warmer. 62 in northport. 64 toms river. look at white plain, a zero visibility. three tenths of a mile at jfk. so spots with a 10-mile to three tenths -- three tenths. in spots, it's a problem. showers to the south and west. and you could run into one of those today and the warm air that goes up to about 7 4 degrees. all right, there's some issues out there this morning. how's it going? >>> good morning. tell you about the issues right now to the l.i.e. over on the l.i.e. westbound right at jericho turnpike, an accident blocking two lanes. again, kind of foggy on the and route 1 southbound at new road, flooding problems continue. and 35, it's a broken water main. speeds down at the goethals bridge and outer bridge crossing. tappan zee bridge speeds reduced as well. george, lincoln and holland, no problems to report. and airports back or close to schedule. and keep in mind, subways running on time. and let's show you the l.i.e. here's the l.i.e. getting out toward the oyster bay. remember over by jericho turnpike, that accid

and looking at another inch or rain today. 46 northport. 52 to 44 down the shore. these numbers are way warm. got that wind shifting around now to the south and the southeast. and that will keep it warm and make it warmer and milder. you see the big batch of rain to the west. that comes to us later today. and then eventually look at the cold front, some snow showers around chicago. that will keep coming across lake michigan. that's the cooler air making it and rain totals for the 36 hours since the rain began. .30 around the park, .25 around the jersey shore and another batch of rain today. the futurecast is showing that big batch of rain getting here about 9:00. lunchtime, very heavy. into the evening, heavy batch of rain. and into tonight, 7:30, 8:00, a tree lighting in rockefeller center, it will and 57 today. very mild. normal high temperatures about 49. rain today and then we got the wind out of the northwest. the wind tomorrow will be at 25 miles per hour sustained. wind gusts to 30 miles per hour. so that's going to make it feel like the 40s tomorrow. cloudy

for the rest of december. 46 around northport. we're looking at 40 to 43 degrees, 50 in the park. 49 up to the north. a calm wind to a light wind this morning mostly out of the north. that's not going to be the much of a factor today. however there, are clouds over us. just very thin clouds. those will go away. this front that's to the west will come in with some rain tomorrow. and on the futurecast, a lot of sun is shine today. see coming in off the ocean which gives us a sprinkle. and then the front approaching from the west on thursday. you see by 1:00, that's when the rain gets steady. heavy through the evening commute into thursday night. and then we clear out thursday night. and we're off to the races to a december weekend for a change. so temperatures by afternoon are around 50 degrees to 52. that's about 10 degrees above normal. and then overnight tonight and tomorrow morning, we will have sprinkles. you will need the rain gear tomorrow morning and particular ring leader for tomorrow the evening and tomorrow night. but tem

yesterdays high was 46 and on long island, 36 northport and looking at 40 toward the eastern end. we are looking at these temperatures this morning to continue to warm from south to north so the farther north you'll go white plains 31, 33 andover, bridgeport now 34 so here in the northern suburbs, the northwest suburbs those freezing temperatures down to the jersey shore it's already 48 so winter weather advisory until 8:00 in the lower part of the hudson river valley the 11:00 where it's colder and that sleet hangs on a little bit longer so here is our rain/snow line we call that the pink shades of sleet and that's right there above i80, a little spot of snow around andover, and a little snow popping up here along 91 toward hartford but mostly it's sleet and the blue area you'll see those areas are rain. it's rainy across long island, very heavy rain in central southern jersey and have to be on the look out for that because it can create flooding issues so overnight about a quarter of an inch in most spots but on our futurecast our computer model here is that rain/snow line acros

feels like 52 in northport. this is tomorrow after lunch. the sun is out early in the day, then the clouds roll in. a wind shift to the southwest. that's the beginning of a warming trend. football forecast for today. no warm but chilly. it will be bright. 44, bring your shades if you're watching the panthers take on the giants at 1:00. later on today, high temperature of 43. seasonably chilly. not as blustery as yesterday because the winds are lighter. overnight tonight, down to 37 for your low. mostly clear skies. another chilly night ahead. we've been hinting at these focus on tuesday through thursday. that's when temperatures really rocket into the upper 50s and low 60s. the record that looks to be most in jep opardy jeopardy, that's your christmas eve thursday with a high of 67 degrees. that would smash the old record, which was the low to mid-60s. we're kool cooling down a little by christmas day. sunshine and still well above average at 57 degrees. stay up to date with the news 4 new york app. you can see the latest forecast, use our i

it's 48 in northport. and you know what today is? anybody know what today is? today is national regifting day. sow know are never going to the use that so give it in the spirit of the holiday, give it to somebody else to appreciate. and jean the weather machine is reminding us, it's the anniversary of the first successful flight of an aircraft. i love kitty hawk day or wright day. and i appreciate this, flowers here from daniel. he's up in the hudson valley. this is beautiful bayonne. appreciate that, david. and i like this, the city streets there as well. love the pretty lights. and i want to the make sure you're ready for the wet weather. it's going to be wet, not white today. a little bit of fog to start the day . you get a sense of that over my shoulder and clouds are being reported at the park. relative humidity at 79%. there's variety, yeah, 41 in monticello. and 51 in babylon. the hot spot is 53. yeah, it's going to be warmer this afternoon. in fact, flirting with 60. hour-by-hour, you see by lunchtime, we are at 56. and we may just be seeing rain in the