Next. A Winter Weather warning. Road crews preparing for a mix of snow, sleet, and rain tonight. Were tracking what could bring a messy commute to the tri state area. Good evening, im alice gainer. Im dick brennan. Maurice and kristine are off tonight. Also seeing sled and freezing rain in the east village, and this is just the beginning. Lonnie quinn big concerns for the morning commute. The morning commute is going to be a messy one. The National Weather service is saying its a Winter Weather advisory for those areas north and to the west of new york city, shaded in the purple there. The biggest concern is going to take a look at vortex peak. A little burst of snow showers, from sussex county, into northern passe county. Wherever you see this pink or sort of that purple color, thats the icing were worried about. You go up to monticello right now, where i showed you the snow showers pushing through, its 36 degrees. 39 now in belmar. Look what thats temperatures will do as you move forward. This 35degree reading for new york city is the coldest reading youre going to get. Theyre on the rise. By the time you get to 2 30, youre looking at a pretty good rain out there. Its widespread, and starting to push through the north. Still holding onto sleet, north of the city. Thats why we feel that the icing condition, noters and to be a problem. Winter weather advisevy is in facet until 2 00 p. M. Our weather team will be tracking this overnight. Turn on cbs 2 news this morning, beginning at 4 30 a. M. New details about a bear attack in new jersey. They come from 911 tapes when a scout master was being mauled and the boys with him called for help. Reporter it ended with a rescue. Scout leader Chris Petronino bundled onto a stretcher. 911, where is the emergency . Were at split rock reservoir. Me and two other scouts went hiking. My scout master went into a cave and a bear was in the cave with him. Three scouts watched in hourer, as a bear pulled him into a carve. The bear is on top of him . Yes. Reporter the scouts showed they could be prepared in an emergency. First leaving sandwiches near the cave entrances to draw the bear out, then taking action to help rescuers locate them. The scouts are making the team a fire right now. Well keep it contained and well make it a lot of smoke. Reporter as the rescuers closed in, this poignant comment from one of the scouts. Hell make it out of this alive. I love you guys. Reporter meanwhile, scout leader petronino manages to escape the bear by hitting it on the nose with a rock hammer. Im sorry about all of this. No, no, listen. Theres nothing to be sorry about. Lets just get you taken care of, okay . Where are you bleeding . Your leg, arm . Left arm, left leg, neck, and head. Reporter new Jersey Wildlife officials estimate petronino spent more than an hour inside the cave with the bear, hes truly lully to be alive. The boy scouts say hes recovering, and even cracking jokes. Two hikers trapped on a ledge in rockland county. Three people have been stuck, but a man climbed down and called for help. Firefighters came in to rescue the woman who had been stuck for almost 3 hours. Nobody was hurt. All three will be issued tickets for not staying on the park hail. Just last monday, a hiker was injured, and rescued in the a jersey city toddler shot the hospital. Cbs 2s Valerie Castro spoke with his relieved family. 18monthold nina bisshet is reporter nina was injured when a stray bullet hit his familys car. The little boy was sitting in the car with his father and sister while his mother picked up a package at the post office. After surgery, mena was finally released. After the shooting, the boys father demanded justice. I need answers, and i need improvement. Reporter there were 86 shootings this year, compared to 77 last year. The jersey city mayor gave anticipate. Since last year. The shootings and homicide last three years. Reporter tonight, the father says he got the answers him at home. He promised me its going to be more safe and hes going to hire more officers. Reporter as for mena, hes recovery. Jersey city police have still not made an arrest in this case. Theyre asking anyone with information to begin them a call. In jersey city, Valerie Castro, cbs 2 news. A surveillance camera caught the whole thing early this morning in midwood. You can see someone jumped and beat a 60yearold man. Another man joins the attack, going through the victims pants pockets, stealing a cell phone and cash. The victim needed more than 70 stitches to his head. In our community here in midwood, that someone would be so maliciously viciously attacked, its just like what kind of people are capable of doing this . A 4,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest. This just into the cbs 2 newsroom. Ethan couch has apparently been reporting couch and his mother were stopped near porta villarte. Hes expected to be turned over to u. S. Marshals. Pouring rain didnt stop protesters in cleveland, where Police Officers wont face charges for killing a 10year old boy who he was holding a toy gun. Demonstrators marched through puddles to show their outrage. Earlier today, prosecutors announced that a grand jury decided not to indict the officers in the shooting of tamir rice. Mistakes and miscommunications by all involved, that day. The evidence did not indicate criminal conduct by police. There was an expectation that this would be the outcome of the grand jury process. But theres nothing like knowing its real now. And they have to live with that. Authorities also showed newly enhanced video. For the toy. Even though he was probably trying to show the gun was not real. A flag draped coffin arrived at Stewart Air National guard brace. The 45yearold was among six u. S. Service members killed last week. Lemms grieving widow, children, and patients attended the service. Joseph lemms funeral is wednesday at 10 00 a. M. At st. Patricks cathedral in midtown. And the funeral for Louis Bonacasa is at 11 00 a. M. Prince of basketball has died. [ music ] for 24 years, Meadowlark Lemon reined on the court with the harlem globetrotters. Lemon died yesterday in he was 83 years old. Donald trump takes aim at governor chris christie. Still ahead, what hes bringing up about the new jersey governors past that he doesnt want voters to forget. Plus, are new york City Apartments shrinking . Why thousands are fighting over 300 square feet. Never sit on hold again. New technology that makes those Customer Service calls for you. Once i opened up the box i realized there was no playstation in there. A Christmas Morning mishap. A little boys unpleasant surprise when he opened his present. We continue to keep our eye on the storm, bringing rain, snow, and sleet. For you when we come back. We continue to keep our eye on the storm. This is new video out of ramsey, new jersey, where you can see freezing rain already falling on the ground. Lonnie quinn has your full forecast coming up. Away. A restaurant in long branch may need to change its name at this hour, its unclear if weather there were no reports of any injuries. Campaign 2016, republican front runner donald trump takes aim at new jersey governor, chris christie. Trump questioned whether christie was involved in bridge gate. If he did know about it, its a big problem. Its a bigger problem. Trump was referring to the closing of access lanes from fort lee to the George Washington bridge that caused massive delays. We contacted governor Christies Office for comment, but they have not responded, all that was inside the box was a piece of wood, and a nasty message. Christmas crying in his room. When christmas was over, the boys parents took the playstation back to the target where they bought it. Were the only one that with a wooden block. The store not only gave the boy a new ps4, but they gave him a 100 gift card, and a free game. When you think about things you dread. How high on your list is waiting on hold with Customer Service, or dealing with automated voice prompts . A recent survey found many people just hang up in frustration. As Jessica Schneider found out, theres new hightech assistance to help you get help. Reporter karen dreaded the thought of getting stuck on hold with the cable company. Instead, she decided to try this app called owner listens. She looked up the company she was trying to reach, and asked a question. The app relays customer questions, and zaps their responses back to users phones. Within two hours i got back cable company. It was a long message that listed all of the details, answering all that i had asked. Not wanting to wait on hold to get answers is what experts say contributes to a growing number of similar apps and websites. The future of Customer Service is everything at your fingertips. People want things to be immediate. Reporter apps like get human show ways to get through the companys automated phone person. The lucy phone app waits on hold for you, calling you back when the company answers. Press 1 to be called back at this number, or 2 for a different number. Reporter you can instant message some companies through facebooks instant messenger app. This Major Department stores website, and its app lets you tweet with a Customer Service the days of consumers getting all their problems taken care of by sitting on quickly fading. Reporter she was comfortable using the app, and got answers quickly. It was the best service i had, when it came to Customer Service. Reporter just like any other app you download, make sure to check the ratings and its privacy policies first. Jessica schneider, cbs 2 news. Other apps we found like the best buy app let shoppers text, or email a Customer Service rep while their in the store. The big apples first building of microapartments is about to only in gramercy park. Thousands of people applied to live on carmel place. Units are 300 square feet. But they come with a variety of features that save on space. For a microapartment . You get little chairs. Welcome to new york. We are tracking some Stormy Weather moving our way. Its already here. Already out there for some folks. I think its going to be a tough commute. I think there could be icy spots out there. In fact, more than just spopts for some of you. Take a peek here at the weather watchers. This is really where you guys are worth your weight in gold to me. You gave me the readings as far as rainfall, or snowfall, or sleet fall. Heres adam up in middle town, new york, telling us its 28 degrees and sleet, theres lots of it. Stay in if you can. Adam sent a picture as well. This is the shot of the sleet that has fallen in middle town, new york. 01 of an inch of sleet on the grounds right now. Again, i know he zoomed in on that picture, but thats pretty good coverage. In new york city, right now, there is your picture. Precipitation. 35degrees. Winds are out of the north, 9 to 17 miles per hour. Winds are an issue as well. How do we see this thing all playing out . For new york city, points south, its going to be that wintery mix that we had. I went out for dinner at 6 30, 6 45 and there was sleet in the city. You go just to the north of the city. Start off with snow showers, transitioning to sleet right now. Its going to eventually make its way over to rain. Then you go well north, duchess county, its snow, sort of that icy mix. You may never get a big wash of rain that comes over you. Could see some rain, i just dont think youre going to see near as much as anybody else. How much snow . If you catch snow, its in the areas north of the city. Were thinking 1 to 2 inches for some folks. Now the maps are saying, new york city could see a tenth of an inch. As of right now, the first trace of snow has fallen officially for the season in new york. Central park at a trace of frozen precipitation. Ice is going to be the big problem. We talked about this at the top of the newscast, this is the concern. Anytime you put a tenth of an inch of ice or sleet on the road, you could have a problem. Rain, these numbers are decent. New york city about an inch. That really looks like its holding true to be the swath of the heaviest rainfall. Satellite and radar. More precipitation to come. Direction. Face. Youre going to watch them change from the snow, to now that will continue to make its push to the north. The future cast will show us, morning commute, wet weather out there. Still icy well north. You go north of 287, thats where the icy spots will be. 11 00a. M. , spots of heavy rain move through the area. Its all done by the time you get to your evening commute tomorrow. For travel tomorrow, its the extra caution. Its the morning commute that will be a problem out there. Wednesday, youre 52 degrees. Looking pretty good out there. Keep in mind, even tomorrow afternoon, youre at 51 degrees. The temperatures will be warming up. Its been a good run. Got it while we could. Thanks lonnie. One of new yorks bravest goes to the head of the class. David real asked his girlfriend, a Kindergarten Teacher to marry him. He had natalie suit up in his gear. She put on his boots, pants and helmet. There was a surprise in one of the gloves. There was a ring. He dropped to one knee and asked the question. The class erupted and screamed in excitement as she said yes. Otis is here with a look at sports. Theyre off to a blazing start. Theyre not road war youers, but the nets took their talents to south beach to try to beat the heat. Firepower to the back end of the bullpen. Make that a lot of firepower. Are you curious . Do you wonder why things work . Do you look at things and say i can make that better . These questions, these curiosities then lead to discoveries. And those discoveries are going to lead to the Energy Solutions for the next 50 years. We have big, big challenges. One challenge is to capture the co2 before its released into the atmosphere. We captured more than 6 million tons in 2014 alone. Thats the equivalent of eliminating the annual emissions of more than one million cars. In the longer term, we are working on the ultimate objective is to be able to put it into an existing car, to not have to redo the engine. That could be one of the very important parts of the Energy Equation in the future. We want to drive our scientists, we want to drive our engineers, to never be satisfied with where we are today. Because there are always better ways to do things. Im vijay swarup, the yankees pick up a new pitcher. Can you imagine a bullpen that includes a scenario, where miller who turns it over to aroldis chapman. They trade for the left hand thrower chapman, who through the fastest pitches, some upwards of 103 miles per hour. A deal to send champman to the dodgers earlier, after reports of domestic violence. We thought this was a Good Opportunity for us to add an arm to our bullpen. We will acquire him, knowing there are some unresolved issues. We will wait for that to be completed at a date in the future. Im not sure any team in town is looking forward to the end of december, more than the rangers. Cup contender. First stop, the home of the grand ole opry. Nashville. Rangers down a goal in the 2nd, when defenseman dan girardi fires it in. Nashville would answer right back on the rush. James neal with one of two goals he would score on the night. Nashville opened it up in the third, 22 on the power play. This beats the king who did pull then, the rangers fall 5 3. Time for us to step aside for a minute. When we return, the nets try to beat the heat and well head to the home of the tampa bay lightning, and a moment on the weekend that would melt the ice. We work weekends here. Because it works for our patients. Here, at Cancer Treatment centers of america in make appointments that fit their schedules, even on weekends. Because we believe in being here when our patients need us, so they can keep living their busy lives. Weekend appointments are now available here. Welcome back everyone. The road is not where the nets were hoping to end 2015. One of the worst in the league away from the barclays center. Just 212. They finish on a three game roady. The heat finish thanks to shots like this on the fast break. Dwyane wade throwing it down. Season, its better to give than to receive. He throws the alley oop. The nets down 14 at the break. Theres plenty of fight in brooklyn though. The nets have a one point lead after 3. Ellington averages just 5. 2 points a game. 7 of 9 from threepoint range. The nets win it, 111105. Finally tonight, they shoot and miss, but somehow they still come out winners. Intermission at the columbus, tampa bay game saturday. Three sisters got a chance to shoot through one of the slots in the goal. Thats extremely hard. But when they dropped the board, he found their father. Home on leave from bahrain. So they got an even better prize than shooting it through that slot. Thats real sweet. He was prepared. Just beat the bills and you qualify for the postseason, or lose in pittsburgh, lose, and who is that guy . He rears his head again in the jets playoff plans. Do you think hes sitting there asking, why does the season have to end this way for me . I think he wants that shot. Uswi ayr reen fi gesou40ba,d l e emm vi chne f aea gonner llowr isre oer lets get a final check on your wakeup weather. I think its going to be a mess out there. Watch the white around orange county, that shows you where the snow was, it turns over to that pink color. Its becoming sleet and ice right now. I anticipate that pushing further to the north. A Winter Weather advisory to the east and east of the city. The eye on the storm starts tomorrow at 4 30 on cbs 2. Guests tonight, michael willmore