It is 6 00 on this saturday, january 30th. Im andrea grymes. And im diane macedo. First Vanessa Murdock is here with a look at the forecast. Today is going to be chilly. Seasonably chilly. Itll be in the upper 30s. We have temperatures in the 20s and it is feeling even colder than that. Overall not a bad start to your weekend. Just not a warm one. 28 in the city. 22 in somerville. 26 in white plains. Feels even colder than that. The windchill in white plains, 18. Feels like 19 in the hampton. In the satellite radar picture, skies are mainly clear. It is looking beautiful overhead. Today through the midday hour well see a few more clouds. Maybe a stray snow flake well north and west of the city. Just a decent start to your weekend. By noon, 36. Feels like 32 under mainly sunny skies. Well feel like 35. Partly cloudy and 36. Feeling like 33. Coming up in your full forecast. Well talk a major warm up into the workweek. Now to our top story, the man accused of trying to lure a child in queens is under arrest. Police say he targeted the girl as she walked to school. Lana gold is live with more. Reporter Police Tracked down the suspect late last night telling us someone recognized his clothing. Police say theyve nabbed the man captured on this Surveillance Video, telling us hes 29yearold haminton car are ella. Motioning to a 10yearold girl from across 81st street. When she ignored the stranger he followed her. The video alarming for parents in the neighborhood. Its a very sad for a mom. Nobody wants that my kid is in trouble. Reporter the nypd says the little girl screamed and ran for help. She ended up at the intersection of 81st street and 37th avenue. The crossing guard confronted the luring suspect. Plastered warning posters. The alleged incident terrifying. She has an 8yearold daughter. I always pick her up. But it made me feel bad. So your daughter doesnt walk alone . No, never. Reporter shes taught her what to do if shes ever in this situation. Run away and say help. Community is thankful detectives tracked down this suspect. They are still shaken over the accusations. I feel scared for the kids who live in this neighborhood. Reporter police say theres no indication that carela may have targeted other kids in this area. Hes charged with acting in a manner injurious to a child. Thank you. New this morning, police say theyre on the hunt for a hit and run driver who left a woman padly injured. The woman had been trying to hail a cab when she was sideswiped. This happened near midnight. The victim is in Critical Condition at bellevue hospital. Campaign 2016. Two days until the Iowa Caucuses and the candidates are in full court press mode to win over voters. Live from des moines with more. Reporter the very First White House is just around the corner. And candidates are busy campaigning and criticizing. Just days before the Iowa Caucuses, republican president ial candidates saved their sharpest jabs for Democratic Front runner hillary clinton. This after revelations the private home server she used while serving as secretary of the state contained close to two dozen top secret emails. Classified top secret because revealing it in public could pose a grave threat to the National Security of this country. Anyone who does Something Like that, who lies can never be commander in chief. Top secret is one of the highest levels of classification. If if released would cause exceptionally grave damage to the National Security. Clintons camp described the news as overclassification run amuck. Bernie sanders who is trailing closely behind her in the polls also brushed off the issue. Contender in the race, Bernie Sanders is drawing much of his support from millennials who make up nearly a third of voters. Jacob mckay, a sanders supporter will vote for the first time during monday nights caucuses. He attended a whats a caucus event at Drake University where students simulated the political frenzy of the caucus experience. Ive gotten to see a lot of candidates talk and i havent gotten the process down yet. In a process that takes several hours, caucus goers on both sides will take to schools, gyms and other locations to choose a candidate. And ill be here at the Iowa Caucuses media center where more than 1600 reporters and crews from around the world will be staked out on caucus night getting live updates from this l. E. D. Wall behind me. Thank you. Some passengers from a flight from newark to vancouver air canada flight 549 was forced to divert to toronto. A passenger posted this picture on twitter of the oxygen masks coming down saying the pilot had to quickly descend from 36,000 feet to 10,000 feet. The passenger credited the crew for doing a great job in the emergency. The plane landed safely. The city is stepping up security after a deadly stabbing inside a manhattan homeless shelter. The department of Homeless Services police terrificked all residents and frisked all residents and searched all rooms. Deven black was almost decapitated at the facility. Police suspect his roommate Anthony White is responsible. The victim was a former new york city schoolteacher and librarian. His son is calling for Better Mental Health treatment for the homeless. For the suspect. A strike at the ports of new york and new jersey is now over. More than 1000 long shoremen have been ordered back to work by their union. They walked off the job yesterday morning in a reported dispute with the water front commission. Chopper 2 was over Port Elizabeth during the walk out that left a long line of truckers at a standstill. Port authority says operations will resume as normal on monday. Time is 6 08. On fire and out of control, a burning truck rolls backwards down a highway. Only cbs 2 speaks with the driver. A local family tricked into thinking their daughter had been kidnapped and held for ransom. It was all a hoax. How your Facebook Page could be helping cons. Time to dine. It is Restaurant Week in new york. We have a chef preparing one of the three course offerings and find out how you can get a free meal. First herself Vanessa Murdock with your forecast. The forecast is going to be pretty decent. We have a nice big warm up to discuss. Ill have details coming up in my full forecast. Calendar from cbs 2. So, what moves me . Its the journey. Its making choices for a healthier me, a healthier us. Im on my path and i love it. The path to a healthier you starts with natures path pumpkin flax granola. Crunchy clusters of delicious organic oats, flax and pumpkin seeds, with all the goodness to nourish you and your family. Natures path granola. Drivers using just about anything to save Street Parking spaces after the snowstorm. Police say the parking wars have got to stop. Jessica schneider has more. Reporter it looks like a garage sale gone bad. Card tables, folding chairs, living room furniture and baby stroller boxes all carefully marking the spots these homeowners have worked to preserve. Frozen fingers. How long did it take . Half. Reporter tina washington knows its technically illegal to save these spots but with multifamily homes lining the streets and limited places to park she says people in these towns have no choice. You know, theres not much over here theres no one to park. Reporter one week post blizzard police are promising a crackdown. Lodi police putting up this notice. Roadway is illegal and is subject to removal and or fine. And in neighboring garfield, drews from the department of public works will be making the rounds monday. Removing all these markers. Thats illegal. No ifs, ands or buts. No. Her handicap spot was never plowed out so she needs another place to park. The debate is raging on social media. One response, i would rather pay a fine than park two blocks away to the nearest open parking spot. Lodi has some nerve posting this. You have to shovel your own parking spot. Uber says its giving new york customers a break. Want the company cut fares by 15 . From 3 to 2. 55 with the per mile rate going to 1. 75. While customers are happy, im definitely feel like were going to get busy, were going to get whatever money well need. I wont do it. Youre going to quit . Im going to quit. What are you going to do . Back to my yellow. The fare reduction will mean more work for drivers. A lot of customers happy when they got that email. 15 is a lot. I bet. Hopefully the drivers are able to still make what they need to, of course. Absolutely. Time now is 6 14. Its getting easier to move around. A lot of the snow is melting. Lets check with meteorologist Vanessa Murdock. Big warm up on the way. Do you have a folding Table Holding your parking spot . I dont. We have small carport in front of our house. Were lucky in that regard. My goodness, it is a challenge to park on those tight streets. We do have an incredible warm up to look forward to to melt the rest of the snow away. That snow has been melting at a rapid pace. First lets take you live outside. 28 degrees. It is a cold start. Windchills down to 22 degrees in the city. Teens elsewhere. Winds out of the west at 8 miles per hour. As we look at your headlines, this morning if youre heading out early with temperatures still well below freezing, watch out for icy spots. Its a nice weekend ahead. Today, upper 30s. Tomorrow, upper 40s. Pushing 50. Then we will talk about pushing 60. Into the midweek forecast. Unfortunately that particular rain. Nonetheless, take a look. Here we go. Its been chilly the past few days. Today a high of 39 is where we should be. Tomorrow, 38. Monday, 52. By wednesday were talking upper 50s. Of course the snow melt will continue. It has been rapid. In central park, last saturday, 26. 8 inches. Over two feet fell. Whats left, less than an inch of snow a week later. This is incredible. You get the deal. Its been melting. It will continue to melt. It will be chilly out there. Tomorrow, even more so. Wednesday with nearly 60 and rain. Shocked to see anything left at all despite the huge piles of snow in the parking lots. Thats probably all well see left after wednesday. On the vortex, we see mainly clear skies. Overhead, a disturbance sweeping in from the west. Well see a few more clouds through the midday hour. Maybe a stray snow flake well north and west of the city. Generally a pleasant start to your weekend as High Pressure starts to build in later today. And that will stay in place tomorrow. Hour by hour, heres what it looks like. This morning, lots of sun. Through the midday hours, a few more clouds. Maybe a stray snow flake. We any its possible. Overnight, a few clouds. Temperatures dropping off into the freezing mark. Then tomorrow a mix of sunshine and clouds. As we make our way into monday, a cold front moves through. Givens a slight chance of a few nothing significant. They will be in the form of rain. Keep in mind, temperatures will be well above freezing on monday. Today, margally above that mark. 39 degrees is your high. Mixture of sunshine and clouds. West winds becoming sweer at 5 to 10. Overnight, well see clouds. Just a few of them. 34 in the city. 29 in waynesville. Could see icy patches tomorrow morning. Partly sunny to end your weekend. Southwest winds at 5 to 10. Extended forecast here. It is 52 degrees with that front crossing. Expect more clouds, maybe a shower. Tuesday, groundhog day. 50 degrees. Looking lovely for your tuesday. Then wednesday as we push 60 degrees, it will be wet and windy on wednesday. Rain will be falling. So certainly not going to be able to really enjoy that warmth. Youll notice it. Then for thursday, mostly sunny and 44. Friday, were talking about another opportunity for a so nearly 60 degrees on wednesday. Yes. And its very possible some spots will hit 60. Absolutely. Im totally okay with that. Yes. Just need the umbrella. Thank you. The nets face off against their former all star Darren Williams and the mavericks. And Carmelo Anthony scored big in his return to the lineup against the phoenix suns. Heres Otis Livingston with your update. Welcome back. Carmelo anthony the lineup after missing thursday nights game. Knicks trying to snap their streak. To melo to lopez. Notice the ball never touched the floor. The suns turn the ball over nine times in the first six minutes. Nine times. Good look up the floor by melo. Knicks got out to a 204 lead. Finished the half in style. Count it at the buzzer. The knicks hit the break with a 5840 lead. Weve seen this a lot. Kp 6 with the signature put back dunk. Take a look at the effort of the 20yearold. 7 points and 7 boards. Back to melo. Almost had a triple double. Knicks coast to a 10284 victory. Former net all star Darren Williams as dallas hosted brooklyn. Started the game 1 of 7 from the field. Then he started to find his way to the rim. Net fans are asking where was that the last couple years. Brooklyn trailed by as many as 18 in the first half. They put up a mild rally out of the break. Only down 7 in the third. Game high 2812. Brooklyns bench was outscored by 32. Beats the buzzer. Wheres that been . Whatever. J. J. In the fourth. Nets drop. Livingston. Tip of the day is bananas. The number one selling produce item or one of the number one selling items in the whole store is bananas. Let me tell you, because theyre a super food and great for us, but selection and storage is very important. Especially this time of year. Gets a little bit cold. If you store them where its too cold, they become gray. So lets talk about selection. When you buy a little bit of green is okay. Make sure its primarily yellow. About 75 yellow. Its got to look nice and clean just like this does here. When you bring them home, never put them where its cold. Keep it on the counter and store on the counter. Once the green will start to go away, maybe a little bit of brown specks, thats the sugar coming out. Thats when bananas are at their best. A super food. Theyre fantastic. Bananas this time of year like any time of year, theyre always great and great for your diet just about every day. Eat fresh and stay healthy. Thats a beautiful hand of bananas. Time now 6 20. Are super markets becoming a thing of the past . The new trend catching on. Living large in a water front home. Where picasso takes center neighbor. Takes us to a home that has an Art Collection more valuable than the entire sale price of the house. Wow. They also call billy joel their neighbor. Oyster bay. Reporter this home at 1 steam boat landing has a nautical theme. Built on oyster behar boar. Colisting with molly grossman. Reporter giant floor to ceiling windows look to billy joels Center Island home. Making him your across the water neighbor. It has the modern feeling of space and height and light. I think its very contemporary. What they had in mind was to house their Art Collection. Reporter every piece is prominent. You caught it. Reporter the homeowner has a two story office. What is all this . Leather. Were on our way to my favorite and this has phenomenal views of the water front. Reporter the chefs kitsch season minimalist with granite floors. We tour the upstairs where youll find seven bedrooms including the master suite. Everything was blue to remind them of the water. Beautiful, beautiful deck to enjoy the sound. Want to see the sitting room . Lets see the sitting room. Skylights above. Just adding extra light. Over here we have a gym. They also have a beautiful sauna. I could sure use this. Reporter the lower level has a home theater specifically designed to look like radio city music hall, including a mini stage. And a wine tasting room that connects with a temperature controlled wine cellar. To live large in Oyster Bay Cove it will cost you 14. 5 million. A guest house and a private dock. I have to say, a little disappointed about the billy joel neighbor thing. I was planning. Go over, borrow some sugar. You can swim there. Now hes all the way across the water. Have to look for another house. You will. Time now is 6 25. Up next, todays top stories. The nypd has tracked down the man accused of trying to lure a 10yearold girl out of her school. Who is under arrest and how police found him. See the special reunion between a long island woman and her hero. How some quick thinking saved morning. I dngomhi. Ne me nddtfoalyo vis . sootoe ck thanks man. Imagine if the things you bought every day. Earned you miles to get to the places you really want to go. With the united mileageplus explorer card, youll get a free checked bag. Two united club passes. Priority boarding. And 30,000 bonus miles. Everything you need for an unforgettable vacation. The united mileageplus explorer card. New this morning, police have arrested a man accused of trying to lure a 10yearold girl on her way to school in queens. Hear the latest on the investigation. Fire on the highway. Police officers run for their lives after a burning truck rolled straight towards them. Marry from the truck driver who leaped to safety seconds before. Its a cbs 2 news exclusive. Off to a brisk start to the weekend. Warmer temperatures are on the way. Cbs 2 news saturday morning starts right now. Good morning. It is 6 30 on this saturday, january 30th. Im diane macedo. And im andrea grymes. Murdock is here with a look at the forecast. We just took a look outside. What a stunning sunrise. Almost surreal. It is happen, folks. Chilly today. So seasonably chilly with a high of 39 this afternoon. Well see plenty of sunshine. Some clouds. Maybe a stray snow flake. Overall its looking pretty good. Lets go ahead and start things off with those temperatures. Most of us in the 20s. 28 in central park. 23 in sussex. Feels like 22 in montauk. On the vortex satellite and radar picture. Skies are mainly clear. As we go through the midday hours, well likely see a few more clouds as a disturbance squeezes on through. 36 at noon. Feels like 32. A few more clouds then. 3 00 this afternoon. It is partly sunny and 39. That is when we might see a few stray snow flakes out there through the midday hours. Full forecast coming up. Well talk about a major warm up as you move into sunday and especially into the midweek. It will be 20 degrees warmer by midweek. Back to you. Thank you. Our top story this morning, police have arrested the man accused of trying to lure a child in queens. Investigators say he targeted the girl as she walked to school. Cbs 2s ilana gold is live with more on this. Reporter police spent all night questioning the suspect at this precinct. He is now under arrest. Investigators tell us that surveillance cameras really did help then crack this case. Someone recognized his clothing from the video. Take a look. Police say they nabbed the man captured on this Surveillance Video at 7 30 friday morning in jackson heights, queens. Hes haminto n corella. Motioning to a 10yearold girl as she walked to school. Investigators say when she ignored the stranger, corella crossed the road and followed her. Then reached out to grab her. The video alarming for parents. Its very sad for a mom. So no, nobody that my kid is in trouble. Reporter the nypd says the girl screamed and ran for help. She ended up at 81st and 37th. She found a crossing guard who stepped in and confronted the luring suspect who took off immediately. Police plastered these wanted posters across the area showing his picture and warning families to be on high alert. The incident terrifying. She has an 8yearold daughter. I always pick her up. It made me feel pretty bad. Reporter so your daughter doesnt walk alone . No, never. Reporter but shes taught her what to do if shes ever in this situation. Reporter right now the community is just thankful detectives tracked down this suspect. They are still shaken over the accusations. I feel scared for the kids who live in this neighborhood. Reporter corella could face a judge later today. Hes charged with acting in a manner injurious to a child. Thank you. A Staten Island family says they were the target of a frightening hoax likely tied to social media. They called police on wednesday after receiving a call that a man who knew details about their daughter was holding her for ransom. Turns out to be a virtual kidnapping hoax from a caller in mexico. The girl was safe at school. Scammers though make threats more reamistic by gathering personal details from social media sites and demand money for their release. They often demand immediate payment via wire transfer. Turns out the raccoon that attacked a new jersey boy did the test results were announced yesterday. Arian gavali was released thursday night. The raccoon attacked the 6year old while he was on his way to school with his mom on wednesday. A Good Samaritan helped rescue the boy and killed the animal. Were hearing from the driver who was behind the wheel as his tractor trailer went up in flames on a new jersey highway. A dash cam caught the whole incident on video and cbs 2s dave carlin has the interview. Reporter a delivery truck filled with snacks ablaze and youre about to see that wasnt even the worse of it. Just happened so quick. Very scary. Reporter just jumped out of the drivers seat. He pulled over southbound route 15 in sparta after realizing flames were coming from underneath. He thought he was watching from a safe distance but this made him jump. Came towards the police car. Sparta Police Officers scattered. As the truck barreled across several lanes of traffic. The officers trying to save their patrol cars. Right in the line of fire. Heres another view from inside Sergeant Joseph pensatos car. Just out of view of that dash cam, sergeant pensato making a split decision. Getting out of that patrol car, then diving out of the way of the burning snack truck. Somehow the truck just missed the police car and everything and went all the way to a left lane and ended up against the guardrail. And thats what stopped the truck pretty much. Reporter the sergeant has just minor injuries and the vivid memory of how much worse it could have been. In sparta, dave carlin. A long island heart attack survivor reunites with the Police Officer who saved her life. Gave each other a hearty embrace. Reyes raced to manganelos house. Reyes was carrying powerful new needles that deliver drugs directly to a persons heart. It goes right to the bone. Right into the marrow where we can introduce the medication and it circulates. He just appeared at my door and he was there to save me. Its unbelievable emts had tried cpr without success. Lucky the technology is available and he knew how to use it. She looks great too. Time now 6 36. We have a health alert for women. Hear how a lack of sleep could lead to chronic illness. Grocery stores may soon be 1st. Why many are struggling to survive and where shoppers are going instead. A baby on board, literally. But first lets check in with Vanessa Murdock for a check of the forecast. Oh my goodness. That is awesome. This weekend and we have discussing of a major warm up. Stick around to find out how hot it will get. Rain or shine you can have the forecast any time with the cbs new york app. Or video. 6 39. 28 degrees. Despite last minute gains yesterday, stocks ended the month with big losses. At its high for the session. The nasdaq also notched a triple digit gain. A drastic move meant to stimulate its economy. Up across the board. This marks the 100th anniversary of the selfservice fresh write store which evolved into the supermarket. Experts say traditional supermarkets may be in trouble. Reporter fresh produce, dairy and meats from local farms and branches making their way directly into the hands of customers. Thank you. Reporter our harvest, a farm to Table Service out cans out the middleman. Product hasnt been sitting in a warehouse for two weeks. Small family farms we can support and know that the product is coming from a specific farm with a specific quality. Reporter and at long islands first most of what seed is made fresh here. Not a lot of artificial ingredients. Not a lot of stuff people have to go crazy reading the label about. Reporter the farm fresh grocer is expanding. A p closed or sold nearly 300 stores last year. While Specialty Foods stores and internet Delivery Services thrive. Driven by changing tastes and lifestyle. Where does that leave traditional supermarkets . Its a troubled industry. I think its an industry where the strong will survive and the weak will perish. Reporter barry berman says driving the seismic shift, an organic and bilocal movement gone mainstream. Its no longer a niche market. Reporter the trend leaves some communities underserved. Its still a little bit better price at the supermarkets that are still there, but theres fewer of them. Reporter healthy does not mean costly, says the spokesman of whole foods. Their goal were trying to serve as bring whole foods market, healthy food options, natural food options to neighborhoods that dont have them currently. Reporter stop and shop which bought many of these closed stores tells cbs 2 the industry is evolving and their changing with it, adding more organic produce and pick up and Delivery Services. Retail experts say supermarkets that dont evolve could face extinction. On long island, carolyn gusoff. Whole foods is opening next year in newark. A health alert for women who have trouble sleeping. Theyre more likely to develop diabetes. Boston researchers say women who sleep less than six hours a night, have difficulty falling or staying asleep are at an increased risk for type ii diabetes. Sleep disorders are linked to hypertension made me want to take a nap. A lot of women have trouble sleeping for sure. Time to check in with meteorologist Vanessa Murdock who probably gets less than that a lot of times, especially when the weather gets crazy. So much more benign in the weather department. We are talking a big warm up and some chances for rain. So you get to sleep this week . Week. Im looking forward to a normal weekend. This weekend is certainly that. Its going to be pretty nice seasonable warmth today. Nice big jump up for your sunday. Weather watchers right now. See how things are for them. We are seeing temperatures maybely in the 20s. There are some outliars. 19 degrees being reported in east brunswick. Winds are relatively calm. Thats a good thing. In some spots the windchills are significant. Valley stream. 25 degrees. Clear skies. Relative humidity. Comfortable at 60 . Weve had some beautiful pictures this morning. Sunrise is at 7 08 and it will be stunning. 28, mostly clear. This is the reading out of central park. Winds out of the west. The windchill now is at 22 degrees. Elsewhere, windchills are down to the teens and even some Single Digits this morning. What can you expect . You saw the grid. Temperatures are well below freezing. Expect slick spots again this morning on the roadways. Seasonable chill today. A high of 39. Packly where we should be. Then tomorrow the warmer half of your weekend. Well jump up by 10 degrees with highs pushing 50 tomorrow. Then a big warm up by midweek. Talking temperatures 20 degrees warmer than where we are today. As we head into the midweek forecast. Mainly on wednesday were talking this big push of warm air with winds cranking out of the southwest. Ushering in that warm air. Temperatures will be so to 20 degrees 10 to 20 degrees above normal. The trend starts tomorrow. Warmest day looks to be wednesday. For today out there right now, skies are looking lovely. Mainly clear. Well track this disturbance pushing in an easterly direction. A few more clouds to the midday hours. Maybe a stray snow flake for a few of us. No big deal. Just want to mention it. As we look at the bigger picture, the dominant feature is High Pressure. Right now its to our south. Winds will generally be out of the west. It starts to migrate off the coast tomorrow. That changes things up. For today, winds generally out of the west. High pressure in control. A seasonable chill. Looking lovely. Tomorrow the milder half of your weekend. As that High Pressure system moves off the coast. Winds will be out of the southwest. Rusherring in some warmer air. Highs pushing 50 tomorrow. Monday, heres the deal. We have a cold front that will sweep through. Bright us a slight chance for showers. Itll be mild on monday. Today, 39 your high in the city. Well feel more like the mid50s. Generally a lot of sun with a few more clouds through the midday hours. Partly cloudy, chilly and quiet. 34 in the city. For the suburbs, temperatures will again be below the freezing mark. With lots of melting expected again today, we will see more slick spots tomorrow morning. By tomorrow afternoon, 48. Partly sunny and continuing to warm up as we move into your workweek. For monday, its 52 degrees. Showers possible. For groundhog day. 50. Looking good. I think hes not going to see his shadow. Just saying. All right. Then as we make our way into wednesday. 58. Rainy and windy. That will continue to melt the snow and clean that disgusting mess thats out there up. 44 for thursday. Mostly sunny. Friday, another chance for snow for some of us. Come on, phil. Get out r your sha do me lets do this. Thank you. The countdown to super bowl 50 is on. From the Denver Broncos taking on the Carolina Panthers in San Francisco. Security preparations, as you can imagine, are in full swing. The fbi has set up a joint Operation Center at a secret location to monitor threats. The center will also coordinate response to all nflsanctioned events in the San Francisco and santa clara areas. While no threats are known, officers have been training for any possible incidents. We dont want to be overbearing. Youre not going to see officers hovering over people with rifles, but we are going to be present and were not going to be too far away from any large crowds or anything that could be threatening. K 9 units will check for explosives. The faa will also watch for rogue drones operating in closed air space. You can watch super bowl 50 right here on cbs 2 next sunday starting at 6 30. Afterwards stay tuned for the will ferrell, margot robbie. Big weekend. Sometimes you forget how much work goes into keeping those events safe. Youre never too young to shred it up. Check out 14monthold sloan hitting the slopes in park city, utah this week. The to the is just tearing it up. Sloans father Zach Henderson says hes just so proud of his little girl. So am i. Thats amazing. Look at her go. Amazing balance for 14 months old. You know whats great. Nay have zero fear and theyre so close to the ground if they do fall it doesnt hurt. So true. She bounces right back up. Shes really good. Time now is 6 48. Calling all food dis. After the break, were helping chef prepare one of the dishes for Restaurant Week. The bayonne bridge will be motorists use the gothels bridge as an alternate. The Brooklyn Bridge will be closed for repairs. Traffic can use the brooklyn battery tunnel. Traffic report. I love me a good dining deal and it is Restaurant Week here in new york. That means hundreds of restaurants will be giving you of the normal price. John o is here to talk more about Restaurant Week and show us a few dishes being offered. Welcome. Thank you for being here so early. Its a little outside my hours but its okay. Youve been up late. Welcome. For people who have never been to your restaurant, tell us about it. Were located at 14th and 9th in the meat packing restaurant. Classic italian and new american entrees a bit, but also staying true to italian flavors. Sounds great to me. Explain about the event itself for people who have never participated in Restaurant Week. Restaurant week is an opportunity for any diner to come in to a restaurant where typically they cant really afford. Right now our guest average is a little less than half of what it normally is. We really appreciate it because we reach out to more people. And spread the word. Its going on through friday. For lunch i know you have to check with the restaurant to see what theyre offering. How much and dinner is how much . 25 and dinner is 38. You guys are serving dinner. You brought something to show us. Preferably taste. I see a lot of great stuff. Lets talk about food. A few of our dishes. We have our raw yellow tail. Pickled red onions. You have the familiar sushi flavors with it. Right next to that our coconut pana cotta. Thats carmellized pineapple with a guava soup and our famous spaghetti behind it. Youll show us how you put this together; right . We start off with a base of plum tomatoes and cook that down and mash it up with a potato masher. The reason we do that is when you get that tomato sauce and its pasty and you pour it out of the can and its gross and it looks like it was pureed. In this case you have nice chunks, it looks like actual beautiful sauce with that. Right in front of that we have our oil weve infused with garlic and basil. After its all out, we incorporate it together and thats where all the magic happens. Oh yeah. That smells amazing right there. I think anything you put in there is going to taste fantastic. You put it in the dish. Right before that you just mixed it all together . We go with a little fresh basil, a little peperincino and parmesan cheese. This looks delicious. Tell us you you got your start. You went to the french culinary institute. After moving from chicago i thought it was time for a change from the corporate world so i wanted to cook. I cant really sit in front of a computer all day so i really wanted to do something else. I decided to come to new york, went to french culinary institute. I started off at august restaurant and after that it was all history. All history. Making the pasta itself . Everything is made in house. Even the pasta. Hes not telling us the secret of how he makes it. But ill happily eat it anyway. What do you have to do to book a reservation for Restaurant Week or just normally . Call the restaurant or go to opentable. Com. Those will give you our availability. Is it tough to get a spot for Restaurant Week . Scarpeta, its tough to get a spot. Book now. Also there is a contest going on for this years Restaurant Week. So if you do participate, take a photo of your meal. If you post it on instagram the organizers will be giving the lucky winner a 50 gift card. Nycrestaurantweek. Thank you for coming in. Restaurant week runs until friday. For more information or to make your reservations now, you can head to our website. Now is time to see whats coming up on cbs this morning saturday. Even it wasnt, wed toss to we want to eat. Good morning. Coming up well have the days headlines. Inside the expedition that captured the biggest piece of the earths crust ever found. The new film the finest hours tells the story of the greatest small boat coast guard rescue ever. Whats rising at sundance . See how the streaming services are taking the Film Festival by storm. All that plus your eye opener, the dish and music in our saturday session just ahead on cbs this morning saturday. You guys arent the only ones who can eat on saturday morning. Does yours come with a tait . Cant process there will be any left. Lets get a final look at our weather. Its going to be a nice weekend. Certainly a 180 from the blizzard last weekend. So expect a decent start to the day, chilly though. We could have slick spots on then we warm into the upper 30s and low 40s this afternoon. 39 this afternoon in central park. 40 in morristown. 40 fortops river. Well see plenty of sun. Overnight tonight, expect refreezing. Slick spots could be expected tomorrow morning. As we make our way through your sunday, it is warping up. 48 degrees the high tomorrow. Calling for partly sunny skies. Monday, 52 degrees. Maybe some passing showers. For groundhog day on tuesday. 58 degrees. Looking lovely. Wednesday a high of 58 degrees. Unfortunately the warmth comes with wet weather in the form of rain and also wind and then we cool things down. 44 on thursday and mostly sunny. For friday it is 38 and were tracking the potential for more snow. Sounds like a good Weather Forecast to curl up with some pasta. Thank you for coming in. The soda companys plan to open a new colathemed restaurant. Well check on the days top stories ahead when cbs 2 news saturday morning returns at 9 00. See you then. Sowih bte wh rstff er. Rothinrn pvir nk hheinusmesasfti bj. Por. It tbeerswchoos