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In and around forest hills may have been deliberately set. Janelle burrell is live in forest hills with more this morning. Reporter well, chris and mary, police are looking into a half dozen fires this morning including the one that burned down this construction site on 66th avenue. Theyre trying to see if they were all started by an axel rant and they are try axel rant and they are trying to determine who is responsible. Cellphone video showing the towering flames shooting from the construction site tuesday. The location where police say they have video of a man going into the building right before the fire erupts. Its the latest of six fires since october 20th that police say may have been deliberately set. Including in that investigation, this fire on 112th street and also a home under construction. People nearby say it looked like a massive fire ball. It we want up really quickly and it started to hitting other buildings. So it was horrendous. Like never seen Something Like this in my life. Reporter two other buildings were soon burning as well. Police now working to determine if theyre all connected. Police have now taken over this investigation. Theyre asking anyone who may have seen anything suspicious in any of the areas where the fires started to give the nypd a call. Reporting live from forest hill, queen, janelle burrell, cbs 2 news. Thank you. Time for traffic and weather on the 2s. Good morning. Good morning and happy friday to you. And mary and chris, we are going to see changes underway. To the east, the last little bit of rain. In the city, look at that, the wind has changed. Northwest now at 7 miles per hour. That will lower dew points and one of those the days. Heavy rain leaving and left over light showers for parts of the south. The High Pressure noses in for the day today and much of saturday as well. And look at that, oh, boy, its snowing. We are going to see a little bit of wet weather late saturday into the first part of sunday. And the day today, cooler, breezy and bright. Theres a reason i have santa on my tie. Maybe alex denis can tell you why. Thank you. Seeing santa tonight . It is in honor of that . He will have the answer coming up. But i think i know. In bronx, two lanes blocked on the cross bronx at 3rd avenue. Delays back to white plains road. Expect a hesitation. And also jersey city, an accident investigation involving a jackknifed tractor trailer with a fuel spill. It has all lanes blocked at route 7 at charlotte circle. And just a reminder that the bayonne bridge is closed until 5 00. Stick with the goethals instead. First day of the transit alert there as you make your way for the Holiday Weekend travel. Plan for that. And alternate side of the Street Parking rules are in effect citywide. And remember, be safe, dont text and drive. Mary, back to you. We are following breaking news. Reports of gunfire at a hotel in the capitol. The u. S. Embassy has asked citizens to seek shelter as they monitor the ongoing active shooter operation. Right now, its not clear if its a terror attack. This past march, gunmen stormed a popular restaurant in the capitol and killed five people. Attacks. The International Manhunt continues for another key suspect connected to last weeks terror as fears of another isisinspired attacks are spreading around the world. Reporter Police Across europe are now focused on hunting down suspected terrorist Salah Abdeslam who escaped after the attacks in paris one week ago. On thursday, french authorities confirmed the apparent ring leader Abdelhamid Abaaoud is dead. This woman captured scenes from the raid that killed him on her cellphone. She says she saw Abdelhamid Abaaoud socializing on the streets of the paris suburb of sandra da knee just a day after the attacks. My sister said, isnt that guy . I cannot believe he was just here. Reporter french intelligence officials thought Abdelhamid Abaaoud informs syria until they received a tip off days after the attack that he was back in france. As the hunt for the terrorist continues, isis has released new videos threatening several attacks in france, italy and the u. S. The fbi says its not aware of any credible threat of a parisstyle attack. We are acting aggressively and vigorously investigating and prosecuting those who seek to harm the american people. Reporter in malaysia, president barack obama arrived overnight, amid heightened security. Authorities in the country issued an alert thursday warning at least 10 suicide bombers affiliated with Abdelhamid Abaaoud are where the president is meeting with asian leaders today. Leaders of the terror group have pledged alliance to isis. Authorities believe Salah Abdeslam is connected to four other failed attacks this year. On capitol hill, the republicanled house approved legislation that requires new screening requirements for refugees from syria and iraq before they can enter the u. S. 47 democrats defied the veto threat and backed the bill, enough to override a president ial veto. The bill required the fbi, Homeland Security and the National Intelligence director to certify that none of the refugees are dangerous. Theres a real possibility that a terrorist, particularly one from or claiming to be from syria or iraq will attempt to gain access to the United States as a refugee. It slams the door on desperate mothers and children fleeing isis unspeakable violence. The measure faces an uncertain future in the senate. The minority leader says the bill wont make it to president Barack Obamas desk. The former spy will be released from a federal prison in North Carolina this morning. The former Navy Intelligence analyst has served 30 years for selling secrets to israel. He is expected to settle in the new york area while he spends the next five years on parole. He is barred from traveling outside the country without permission. A former u. S. Army reservist accused of stealing weapons from an armory will face a judge today. The fbi agents arrested him wednesday. Today he will appear in federal court for an extradition hearing. Investigators say saturday night he entered the armory through a kitchen window used a power saw to get to the gun vaults. He stole six assault rifles and 10 pistols. Neighbors say they are concerned he spent more than five hours without setting off alarms in what is supposed to be a secure facility. Its very disconcerting actually to the think that someone can get in here and do Something Like that. This year, he was charged with child rape. He has to wear a gps monitoring belt. Records show he cut off the bracelet after the burglary. Happening today, a rally and vigil on the oneyear anniversary of the Police Shooting death of the unarmed 28yearold man shot by a Rookie Police officer at brooklyns pink houses a year ago. Today family members will attend the rally and are set to meet with the district attorney. Three men are facing murder charges in the death of a new jersey teacher three years ago. Police say tips led them the two. The two men and a third suspect are accused of killing the victim in her apartment in 2009. The offenders had intended to break into one apartment but chose the wrong one. They chose hers. And once they encountered her, they brutally murdered her. Her children loved her in the school. We loved her. She was my baby sister. She was a teacher at Red Bank Regional high. Many new yorkers are struggling financially. According to the poll, 51 of new yorkers said they are barely getting by. One in five said its been a struggle to buy food or pay for housing over the last year but that 33 said their borough is Getting Better as a place to live. Mayor de blasio promised to improve the citys Economic Outlook during his 2013 campaign. Still to come, why your next salmon dinner could be coming from a lab instead of a river. Latest string of violence in israel takes the life of an american. Details of the attack that left a student dead. And stopping crimes like this. The new delivery options helping Online Shoppers make sure thieves dont walk off with their packages. We will deliver changes today. So long rain, hello sun. But cooling off for the weekend and feeling more like november should. Coming up. Lets get you to traffic and weather on the 2s. Much different day today, john. Oh, yesterday super soaker as prommed and delivered. Today youre right, mary, going to be cooler and crisp and that air quality, oh, ill tell you what, that sunset today and then looking at the lights tonight, super. Okay, 58 in bayonne. Lets check in with les. My plans,. 92, almost an inch of liquid gold. And floor director Jennifer Jones loves hedge hogs so he september one. I thought that was adorable. Cooler for barry. And i cant help myself. If barry is nice enough to send this picture in, maybe that will give you a smile. The twins are adorable. And theyll be cooler today. And you see the cooler readings in the 40s. And youre going to see 20s over the weekend. And yeah, the streams are up. Trout streams are up. Maybe thats your second home or maybe youre going there for the weekend. Skies, oh, theyre pretty in the city. Theyre still wet to the the east. Parts of suffolk county. 61, winds out of the northwest at 7 miles per hour. And 62 in babylon. And 60 in the hamptons. Who knew . 58 in edison. You know, these numbers, if you were to average them, they are similar to where we were yesterday but unlike yesterday, not going to have the south, southeast wind. So it wont warm up as much. In fact, you will see numbers cooler this afternoon. So we will dip through the sunrise hour and then eke our way back up to 57 which is above normal but its 61 right now. So its actually going to be cooler this afternoon than it is right now. Take a jacket. And theres the wet weather wet. You can see exiting the island right now. And it will continue to exit over the next hour or so. And that northwest wind really does help as far as brightening up the skies and drying everything out. And High Pressure today and tomorrow, now this is interesting, i want to race ahead and show you friday into the afternoon is fine, lots of sun. Yesterday the models were bringing in quite a bit of moisture late saturday into the first part of your sunday. And now look at this thing, like totally missing us. My concern is, when theres that much variation from run to run, you still have to leave the chance of a shower in the forecast early on sunday and then its cold, sunday into monday. The coolest days before its a bit of a warmup for your travel getaway into thanksgiving. If you have to travel away, today its a grid lock alert day, thats why santa is here. I was going to tell everyone. If youre traveling, we have subway changes for you although mass transit is still the better option. Service is suspended between east 188th street and east chester avenue in both directions. And also signal problems, seven trains suspended in both directions between Queens Borough plaza and 34th street. And uptown d trains on the a line from west 4th street to columbus circumstance. And uptown f train thes on the e line from west 4th street and thats to 36th street and queens. But everything if you are taking metro north, path trains and lirr is on or close to schedule. And as john said the first of the grid lock alert days. Alternate side of the Street Parking rules are in effect citywide. And remember, be safe, dont text and drive. Chris, over to you. Thank you. A quick look at some of the stories making headlines this morning. A teenager from massachusetts was among five People Killed in two terror attacks in israel yesterday. The military says the palestinian man fired shots and then crashed the car into pedestrians in tell areceive. Jared fogle has been sentenced to more than 15 years in prison. He pled guilty to sex acts with minors. Lawyers for the former new York Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver are asking the judge to acquit their clients on all accounts. The trial is set the to resume on monday. On money watch, stock futures are higher after markets were little changed in thursdays trade. The. The Dow Jones Industrial average lost four points and. The nasdaq composite lost 1. 5. The s p 500 fell by two. One of the Largest Health insurance providers is warning from the Health Care Exchange in two years. United health group says they have taken a big hit. It could force 500,000 americans to find coverage from another company. A diamond discovery boosted the value of a Mining Company by 30 . This is the worlds second biggest diamond weighing in at 1100carats. It was found in a mine owned by the company. The company says it uncovered two other large white diamonds in the same mine. The stone is worth tens of millions of dollars. How would you wear that on the hand . Thats incredible. Oh, i would wear it. Need a forklift. A little heavy. Hold it up. As the holidays approach, many people are ordering gifts online. But gifts left in mailrooms or apartment buildings are easy targets for thieves. Vanessa murdock checked out the new way theyre keeping track of packages. Reporter this thief walked in and walked out with a package that was bigger than him. Its a scene that repeats itself. She says she doesnt take chances. I cant depend on it being at the door in brooklyn. Reporter she uses amazon locker, opt for delivery and an email holds the code. And enter it, and the door holding your package pops open. So easy. I love it. Reporter the lockers live in more than 30 7elevens throughout the city. The manager says its a matter of convenience. Guests can come in after work, 24 hours a day and pick up a package. Reporter ups says its striving for convenience too with access point. You can sign up for it online. You can opt to have your package delivered to a nearby shoe store, a Convenience Store this pharmacy here in midtown started accepting packages for neighbors about three months ago. Pick up your prescriptions and packages at the same time. So perhaps trying a new means of shipping this season will lessen the likelihood the grinch will strike again. Vanessa murdock, cbs 2 news. Amazon locker cans be found in some grocery stores. Access point is free for the consumers and the store owners get paid 50 cents per package. The new movie hitting heat they are weekend. Next, science in the kitchen. The new rules when it comes to genetically engineered fish. And we will get you another the 2s when we come back. Im chris bosh. When i was sidelined with blood clots in my lung, it was serious. Fortunately, my doctor had a game plan. Treatment with xarelto. Hey guys hey, finally, somebody i can look up to. Besides arnie. Xarelto is proven to treat and help reduce the risk of dvt and pe blood clots. Xarelto is also proven to reduce the risk of stroke in people with afib, not caused by a heart valve problem. For people with afib currently well managed on warfarin, theres limited information on how xarelto and warfarin compare in reducing the risk of stroke. You know, i tried warfarin, but the blood testing and dietary restrictions. Dont get me started on that. I didnt have to. We started on xarelto. Nice pass. Safety first. Like all blood thinners, dont stop taking xarelto without talking to your doctor, as this may increase your risk of a blood clot or stroke. While taking, you may bruise more easily and it may take longer for bleeding to stop. Xarelto may increase your sk of bleeding if you take certain medicines. Xarelto can cause serious, and in rare cases, fatal bleeding. Get help right away for unexpected bleeding, unusual bruising, or tingling. If you have had spinal anesthesia while on xarelto , watch for back pain or any nerve or muscle related signs or symptoms. Do not take xarelto if you have an artificial heart valve or abnormal bleeding. Tell your doctor before all planned medical or dental procedures. Before starting xarelto , tell your doctor about any kidney, liver, or bleeding problems. You know xarelto is the 1 prescribed blood thinner in its class. Thats a big win. It is for me. With xarelto there is no regular blood monitoring and no known dietary strictions. Treatment with xarelto. Was the right move for us. Ask your doctor about xarelto. We welcome you back at 4 51. A live look outside on this friday morning, the 20th of november. Fish created in a lab may soon end up on american dinner tables. The fda has approved genetically modified salmon as safe for human consumption. It grows twice as fast as normal salmon and could be sold in two years but opponents are threatening to sue over health concerns. Were concerned they didnt look hard enough when it comes things like that. Just a small issue. Sellers will not be required to label the salmon so you wont know if youre eating the real thing or the big ones. Really . They say look for wild on the packaging for your own wild and enormous. Yeah, exactly. They say its good for you. Salmon, great for you. Traffic and weather on the 2s. We are going to see drier conditions today and tomorrow. A little bit of wet weather possible early sunday. In the city right now, not bad, 58 degrees. A degree warmer than we anticipate this afternoon. So long to the rain. The soaker yesterday slowed you down. Hello sunshine. And cooler, seasonal, over the weekend, looks like monday could be the coldest day yet before elissa rivas cover with nice numbers for the before we recover for your get away wednesday. Theres a system in the plains but looks like that energy is going to pull to the north. Just leave that chance in early sunday for showers. Okay. Thank you. Lets get to the commute this morning. Already changes. In the bronx, an accident on the westbound side of the cross bronx at 3rd avenue. Delays are back to white plains road. And jersey city, police are onscene investigating an accident involving a jackknifed tractortrailer as well as a fuel spill. All lanes are blocked in both directions. This on route 7 at charlotte circle. Alternate side of the Street Parking rules are in effect citywide. And remember, be safe, dont text and drive. Back to you. Thank you so much. As we all wrap up for the busy holiday season, theres an important consumer warn, your personal information may be at risk. Everything from your email and home address and all thieves need is a Smart Phone App and a bar code you leave behind. Used to be just products and now every piece of information that we have for almost everything we do in life. With a little digging by the right person, they can reset the password to the account. Find out how to avoid becoming a victim of bar code bandits. Thats tonight only on cbs 2 news at 11 00. All right. Thats discouraging. I know. Time now is 4 54. The comments the Police Commissioner made that has people talking. Plus, what a state trooper cost his badge and freedom every sip. The taste uniquely dunkin. Each cup uniquely you. Brewed fresh because its not just any coffee. Its your coffee, your dunkin. There are over 15,000 ways to take your coffee at dunkin. Every cup as unique as you. Always fresh with that signature smooth taste. We take pride in every cup, but only one is your coffee, your dunkin. We all have one enemy. If you end all of this, our lives, they mean something. The last of the hunger games saga is now in theaters. In mocking jay part 2, Katniss Everdeen takes on the evil president snow but shes not just fighting for her survival of the games. She is also fighting for the freedom of the 13 districts. Its rated pg13. Maybe we go about this as officially. Weve got to find this guy before. Julia roberts is a mother out for revenge in the crime thriller the secret in their eyes. She plays an fbi agent whose daughter is murdered. When the killer disappear, she is more than determined than ever to hunt him down. The secret in their eyes is rated pg13. I think we sold those pretty well. I was trying. The hunger games is the one not spectre out . For sure. Stories. Including a rash of fires in queens. Why police now believe they were intentionally set. And we have heard of planes being targeted by raisers but now its happened on a bus. An mta bus driver says he may have been permanantly injured by one. Now you can bring the taste of the city to your door. Seconds. Its 5 00. 61 degrees on this friday, november 20th. A drier day today, turning colder for the weekend. We will have traffic and weather on the 2s in a moment. Good morning. Im chris wragge. And im mary calvi. Welcome to cbs 2 news this morning. And we are following breaking news in mali. At least 170 people are being held hostage at rad son blu hotel in the capitol bamako. The hostages include 130 guests and 30 employees the. Company that runs the ahotel hotel with grenades the. U. S. Embassy in mali have asked u. S. Citizens to seek shelter. A frenchled military intervened a year later. We have more breaking news now. Crews will be back out this morning searching for a plane that suddenly went missing in northern westchester. The search overnight was called off due to fog. Andrea grymes is live now in north salem with more. Reporter well, chris and mary, thats right, the search is suspended for now here in the reservoir behind me but its expected to resume late they are morning. Lets show you video from just a few hours ago where you can see state and local authorities were on the water looking for the small plane that is believed to have gone down here in the water. The York Town Heights Fire Department wrote on its Facebook Page that it was aiding in the search for the plane that went missing on approach to danberry airport. We are unsure at this time how many people were onboard and where it originated from. This reservoir is in northeast Westchester County, a single basin reservoir, about two miles long and helps supply water to new york city. But again, authorities will be out here again searching for that small plane that went down on approach to the airport. Salem, Westchester County, andrea grymes, cbs 2 news. And now traffic and weather on the 2s. Heres john. Hi everybody. For your friday, change, absolutely the wind out of the northwest so the air will be dryer and the skies brighter but temperatures cooler. So long 60s, hello 50s. Upper 50s. In fact, so long where you are right now. It will be cooler in the afternoon, wind out of the northwest at 7 miles per hour. Its breezy as the High Pressure fills in. And showers exiting. You can get a sense of that on the local radar. But a nice ridge of High Pressure for the day today and tomorrow. And a lot of sun, breezy, highs 56 at lunchtime. And 57 the afternoon high. And cooler after work and after school. And youre not done with work and school yet. You got to get there. Heres alex denis. And its challenging, john. In the bronx, an accident blocking two lanes on the westbound side of the cross bronx at 3rd avenue. But delays are back to castle hill avenue already. Accident. Police are onscene investigating a jackknifed tractortrailer as well as a fuel spill. And all lanes blocked in both directions. Circle. And a live look, the George Washington bridge inbound lower 6 00. River crossings. And today is the first of the holiday grid lock alert days. Alternate side of the street citywide. And remember, be safe, dont text and drive. Chris, back the to you. Thank you. Breaking news now. Israel says an american arrested three decades ago for turning over classified information to the jewish state has been released from prison. The 61yearold jonathan poll a sentence in North Carolina. Reporter its a case that divided Public Opinion and relations between israel and its closest ally, until the mid 1980s, he was a Navy Intelligence analysts who had access to secret documents relating to israel and the arab neighbors. Over a course of a few year, he passed a huge amount of u. S. Intelligence data and secrets to israel. Reporter in 1986, he pleaded guilty to espionage charges and received a life sentence. In the decades ever since, detractor thes called him a traitor and supporters said he was unfairly punished for helping an american ally. He is now recognized widely in israel as somebody who could be looked at as a hero, although theres certainly a lot of crittism of him as well, somebody who has damaged countries. Reporter he even came up many times as a bargaining chip in the mideast peace process. And this year he became eligible for parole. He will be leaving prison behind and a friend he reportedly made there, madoff. And his wife is in israel. He wants to go there right now but the terms of his parole require him to live in the u. S. For at least five years. His lawyers say they have secured a job and housing for him in the new york area but would not provide details. The Paris Prosecutors Office says a third body was found overnight in an apartment raided by police. Meanwhile, an International Manhunt continues for another key suspect connected to the terror. Police across europe are looking for Salah Abdeslam who paris one week ago. On thursday, french authorities confirmed the apparent ring leader Abdelhamid Abaaoud is dead and isis has released new videos threatening attacks in france, italy and the u. S. We are acting aggressively to diffuse threats as e they emerge and we are prosecuting those who seek to harm the american people. President barack obama arrived in malaysia overnight amid heightened security. New information on a disturbing pattern of fires in queens. Sources tell cbs 2 news an arsonist may have set off at least a dozen fires in and around forest hills. Janelle burrell is live in forest hills with more. Reporter well, mary, we are right in front of one of the locations that police are investigating. You can see this home, it was under construction and its now boarded up after burning tuesday night. Fire investigators were able to determine that one of those six homes that were destroyed was started the fire was started by an accelerant and now they all of the fires are connected. Cellphone videos showing the flames shooting from the burning construction site on 66th avenue and forest hills tuesday. The location where police say they have video of a man going into is the building right before the fire erupt, spreading to the home next door. Its the latest of at least six fires across forest hills since october 20th that police say may have been deliberately set. Included in that investigation, this fire on 112th street, also a home under construction. People who live nearby say it looks like a massive fire ball. It we want up really quickly. So it was horrendous. Like never seen Something Like this in my life. Reporter two ajay sent buildings were two adjacent buildings were soon burning as well. And now as part of the investigation, police are trying to see if theres any additional Surveillance Video that may reveal clues about how the fires started. Anyone with information is urged to contact the nypd. Reporting live this morning from forest hill, queen, janelle burrell, cbs 2 news. Thank you. A new dash cam video shows the exchange between an officer and a new jersey state trooper arrested for drunk driving while on due thety. You all right . No, im fine. I just want to get home. All right. Fair enough. Whatever, ill pay for it. Okay. Authorities say michael roadside crashed his Police Cruiser into another car last many at a garden state parkway rest stop. Police records show he had a blood alcohol level twice the legal limits. He told the other officer he was not drunk and was recovering from a medical procedure. He was charged with dwi and having an open container in a motor vehicle. He is suspended without pay. The citys Homeless Population has indeed spiked and the de Blasio Administration should have acknowledged it. Those comments came from a surprising source, the new york city Police Commissioner. Police commissioner bill discussion. I think a mistake that the Administration Made early on was not, if you will, validating what we all were increasing. Bratton says that while the department was addressing the problem, he says police are constrained by Court Decisions protecting the rights of the streets. Still to come, the Facebook Post that landed a woman behind bars. And a bus driver blinded by a laser while on his route. Permanantly injured. Whlesoonel ha a t f . At nfu unasthpor dgh music thunder clatter by wild cub most weekends only last a couple of days. Some last a lifetime. Hampton. We go together. Always get the lowest price, time now 5 12. Time for traffic and weather on the 2s. John, good morning. Morning everybody. How about the rain yesterday . I know. Great napping weather, wasnt it . Was it for you . Man, i sat down and it was like the rain. Yes. It lulled you into a nice nap. Wow wee. Now today, a little bit breezy and bright. Day. The year. Are you leaving early next week to see the family . Do you have lots to do today . Weather overall is going to cooperate but gear up for it. You need the jacket. Starting the day over on cbs fm. And if you watch the last few hour, its dropped a lot. And cooler still this afternoon by a degree or two because of that northwest wind at 7 miles per hour. You have to read the fine print there. And still hanging on to 60. Still hanging on to the umbrella for parts of suffolk county. That will leave soon. Look how much cooler for the jersey shore. Hello buffalo. Remember this time yesterday in buffalo, it was 61 degrees 37 in pittsburgh. How about the motor city . That cool air is going the push through. Cincinnati at 29 degrees right now. Here goes the rain. Clearing out of here. You can see that. There goes the front. A few clouds overhead in parts of orange county. And theyll clear out. And big ridge of High Pressure, this hiccup in the plains bringing them snow and the chance for an Early Morning shower on sunday. And speaking of that kind of danbury, 1. 42. Somerville, 1. 3. 1. 25. Minimal flooding. I mean, big puddles. It was a slow drive yesterday. As far as the deficit for you, back now down well below 9, minus 8. 22 for the year. Helped out the november deficit though. And the sun is back today. The northwest wind is breezy and brighter. Numbers closer to where they should be. And colder tomorrow. A drop. Tomorrow youre just at 50. And then its overnight saturday into sunday. And you see that low, the bulk of the energy, the plain system is going to push off to the north. The chill will linger. And then another system keeps but sunday is more in play. Thats why theres a possibility of a shower. Overall, relatively dry. And then its for your travel next week, wednesday looks good. Thursday looks good. And even tuesday looks good. Just the cold day of the week is going to be on monday, likely the coldest of the next few. Hey f you want to go from cold to warm, look at alex. Or the roads. We have an accident on the westbound side of the cross bronx at 3rd avenue. Delays are back to castle hill avenue. You can see all of that red on the map. And jersey city, all lanes blocked in both directions on route 7. Its due to an accident investigation involving a jackknifed tractor trailer as well as a fuel spill at charlotte circle. And subway changes due to signal problems. 7 trains are suspended to the 34th street, hudson yard in both directions. And signal problems at marble hill the to 125th street. Because of that, uptown 1 are running with delays. And the rest of mass transit is and today is the fist of the holiday grid lock alert. And we have changes for the Port Authority. The executive director is stepping down. He was appointed in 2011. The position is scheduled to be eliminate when had the Port Authority fulfills the newly created post of ceo. He said he is not interested in the job and will leave in the next four months. An mta bus driver is recovering after he says he was nearly blinded by laser lights. And now the search is on for the passenger who took aim at him. It was like looking into a bright light, a red beam. Reporter nursing a headache with the mta veteran bus operator, ken johnson. He was working his bus route wednesday night when someone got on with a highpowered laser pointer. At the back, it started darting across the controls and windshield up front. He looked into the mirror and i was blinded by the light passenger. Reporter the bus screeched to a halt at east 183rd street and whoever did it was able to other riders. Bus riders want the person caught. That shouldnt be it will rated at all. Reporter johnson says hes eager to return to work. Right now, theyre waiting on results to see if theres more retina damage. Injured. Reporter the transport Workers Union says police have video camera footage from inside the bus. Its not being made public yet. The mta says the fleet of 5700 buses includes approximately 1600 with Security Camera systems. Im happy that my bus had video cameras and i believe all buses should have cameras as well. Its startling that somebody wouldnt even think about life to shoot a laser pointer. Reporter after similar incidents with green lasers for jet and helicopter pilots, Bus Operators worry a deadly extension is her in a flash. Cbs 2 news. A new jersey woman is accused of filing a false Police Report to avoid a dui and then suddenly boasting about the stunt on facebook. Investigators say she put officers in danger but they used her social media post to track her down. If 911 personnel are answering the call, Police Officers that should be doing other things that are now responding to a call thats false so you can drive away drunk . And then brag on social media of course, thats as dumb as it gets. They say she was drinking at grass hopper bar and grill monday morning when she called 911 to say a woman was being assaulted in the parking lot. When officers were dispatched to the false scene, she was able to leave the bar. Big news for the fans of the talk. The hit cbs show returns to new york next month. A lifesized rat delivered pizza with the letters nyc spelled out in pepperoni. The talk in new york will run from december 7th through the 11th. Wayne brady, Marsha Stewart are among the guests. The new hashtag thats hoping to put hundreds of wounded vets in homes they desperately need. And another check on the next. Morning. I can see where we will all jesus you start to believe welcome back to cbs 2 news. Last night on the late show, Stephen Colbert sitting at the piano with andrew loyd weber. They went through several other songs as well. Colbert once again showing all the talents on television. 5 22. John, boy you would love that opportunity. Not that song though. It would kill you. The range in that thing, oh. Our range, well, were going to stretch our weather muscles. Partly cloudy and 58, winds out but look here, youre in the 40s right now. Cooler temperatures during the course of the day. Still some 60s for part of the island. 64 the high today, no, we hit it earlier. 52 over the next few days. And in fact, below that sunday into monday, 57 this afternoon. And going to be breezy but bright. And another great singer is alex denis. Thanks. Nothing like that. Traveling this morning, you are singing the blues. An accident blocking two lanes on the westbound side of the cross bronx at 3rd avenue. And delays back to castle hill avenue. A lot of traffic through the area. Plan accordingly. And also, jersey city all lanes blocked on route 7 due to an accident investigation involving a jackknifed tractor trailer as well as a fuel spill at charlotte circle. And alternate side of the Street Parking rules are in effect citywide. And remember, be safe, dont text and drive. Chris, over to you. Thank you. Time for the cbs 2 wfan sports update. And thursday night football last night, the jags beat the titans in the awful uniforms, 19. 13. Trying to extend to a 10game win streak. Down 13 in the 3rd, shoots, scores, the back of the net. Ties it in one. And over a minute to go, rangers on the power play and here come the lightning. Scores on the short handed goal. Oh, the difference right there. The rangers first regulation loss since october 15th. The win streak ends at 9. 21 the final score last night. A new social Media Campaign sweeping the nation, enlistme. The goal to help injured Service Members to get their independence back by building smart homes. Reporter stars and senators stepped up. Cbs own Stephen Colbert too. Each individual you see on social media with hands positioned like this, the American Sign Language symbol for house has enlisted his or injured Service Members from this waiting list. We have a book full of young kids waiting for the call. Reporter frank, the cea of the tunnels to the Tower Foundation says more than 200 are on it. I was deployed to afghanistan. Triple, quadruple amputees that paid a big price for our freedom. Reporter smart homes like this one. Built on Staten Island for Army Sergeant brian. He lost both his legs and his left arm when an ied exploded in afghanistan in 2011. Its been a long journey but he is now home. Tunnel to towers handed him the keys. Theres an elevator, everything is computerized. Its amazing. Theres nothing i cant do. Reporter he hopes enlist me hopes to continue to thrive and donation pour in. We come back from extended injuries and we need help. Nothing is ever going to be easy in life, you know, being injured like this, but it is an ease on the mind. A house like this, it makes it that much easier on me, my family. Reporter gmc started the campaign and shared this statement. Too many severely injured servicemen and women are returning to homes that dont meet the needs of their individual conditions. Home for me means comfort. Dignity. Independence. Reporter could a simple hashtag make so much possible . The gmc, tunnel to towers and more than 200 Service Members hope so. Cbs 2 news. So each home cost more than 500,000 to build. About 75,000 of that is spent on the smart technology. Makes all the difference in the world. We have been reporting on this, do. These guys are so disservicing. The wait list is too long. Up next, the days top stories. A search is expected to resume this morn for you ismail plane that went down in Westchester County. Ill have a live report coming up. 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And im chris wragge. The small plane went down in a Westchester County reservoir. Andrea grymes is live with more this morning. Reporter well, chris and mary, we are about 45 miles north of new york city right now. The search has stopped for now late they are morning here in the reservoir behind me. And lets show you video from just a few hours ago where you can see state and local authorities searching the waters. The York Town Heights Fire Department wrote on facebook it was participating in this search for a plane. We believe its a small plane that went missing on approach to danbury airport. Its believed to have gone down here in this reservoir. Its unclear though at this point exactly how many people were onboard. And now the reservoir is in the northeastern corner of Westchester County, a single basin reservoir. Its about two miles long and it does help supply water to new york city. But again, the search for that small plane is expected to resume here in this reservoir later this morning. For now reporting live in north salem, Westchester County, andrea grymes, cbs 2 news. And following breaking news out of mali. At least 170 people are being officials at the Radisson Blu Hotel in bamako say gunmen stormed the hotel with grenades. The hostages include 140 guests and 30 employees. The u. S. Embassy in mali has asked citizens to seek shelter. Three years ago, islamic extremist took control of northern mali in a military coupe. And more breaking news, former spy Jonathan Pollard just released from a federal prison in North Carolina. He served 30 years for selling secrets to israel. He is expected to set until the new york area while he spends the next five years on parole. And he is barred from traveling outside the country without permission. It is now 5 32. Out with the rain and in with the cold. Yeah, gradually cooling down. Today were still above normal. And yesterday, almost tropical. A little bit of exaggeration there. You can see some thin clouds into the central Hudson Valley and some showers exiting the island right now. And High Pressure is the order of the weather today. And that will bring in the sun. Its breezy at times. Youre actually close to what the high is right now. So its one of those the days that it will go down in the books as 64 but that was closer to midnight. And we will see cooler temperatures overnight tonight into your saturday as well. All right. Getting cool. Thank you. Lets get to the commute this morning. Already busy. We have subway changes beginning due to signal problems. For service between queens and manhattan, use the n train. And this bronxing an accident on the westbound side of the cross bronx at 3rd avenue. Delays back to the bruckner interchange and growing. A live look at one of hundreds of cameras. At the lincoln, all of the hudson river crosses, you are delayfree. But this is the first of the holiday grid lock delays. Mass transit is the best option. And alternate side of the Street Parking rules are in effect citywide. And remember, be safe, dont text and drive. Chris and mary, back to you. Thank you. New information on a string of fires in queens. Sources tell cbs 2 news a disturbing pattern in and around forest hills may have been deliberately set. Janelle burrell is live in forest hills with more. Reporter well, mary, in two of the cases that police are looking at this morning, the homes were actually under construction including this one here behind us. This actually is now boarded up but it burned down tuesday. Scaring dozens and dozens of residents who live in the area. And police this morning say they believe that six of the fires here in forest hills may be all connected. Cellphone video showing the tower flames shooting from the burning construction site on of 66th avenue in forest hills tuesday, the location where police say they have video of a man going into the building right before the fire erupts, spreading to the home next its the latest of at least six fires across forest hills since october 20th that police say may have been deliberately set. Included in that investigation, this fire on 112th street and also a home under construction. And people who live nearby say it looks like a massive fire ball. It went up really quickly. And in a few minutes, it started in the other buildings. So it was horrendous. Like never seen Something Like in in my life. Reporter two adjacent buildings were soon burning as well, police now working to determine if theyre all connected. And police are going door to door in this neighborhoods where the fires started, seeing if they can gather anymore clues, any additional Surveillance Video to see if the same person is responsible. Reporting live this morning from forest hill, janelle burrell, cbs 2 news. Thank you. An update on the attacks in paris. The Paris Prosecutors Office says a third body was foundover night in an apartment raided by police, searching for suspects in last weeks attacks. Meanwhile, an International Man hunting continues for another key suspect connected to the terror. Police across europe are looking for Salah Abdeslam who escaped after the attacks in paris one week ago. On thursday, french authorities confirmed apparent ring leader Abdelhamid Abaaoud is dead and isis has released new videos threatening attacks in france, italy and the u. S. Were acting aggressively to diffuse threats as they emerge and we are vigorously investigating and prosecuting those who seek harm the american people. President barack obama arrived in malaysia overnight amid heightened security. Authorities there issued a warning about suicide bombers in the capitol from a group thats pledged allegiance to isis. A former u. S. Army reservist accused of stealing weapons in a massachusetts armory will face a judge today. Today he will appear in federal court for an extradition hearing. Investigators say saturday night he entered through a kitchen window and used a power saw to get to the gun vaults. He stole six assault rifles and 10 pistols. Neighbors say they are concerned he spent more than five hours without setting off alarms in what is supposed to be a secure facility. Its very disconcerting actually to think that someone can get in here and do Something Like that. This year, he was charged with child rape. The 34yearold has had to wear a gps monitoring bracelet. And records show he cut off the bracelet after the burglary. The search for burglar who broke into a church in the south bronx monday. Police released video of the suspect. They say he got into the church through a basement window. He made off with 60 in cash, a bass guitar and two heaters. Three men are facing murder charges in the death of a new jersey teacher three years ago. Police say tips led them to the three. Two appeared in court yesterday. The two men and a third suspect are accused of killing the teacher in her Red Bank Apartment back in 2009. The offenders had intended to break into one apartment but chose the wrong one. And once they encountered her, they brutally murdered her. Her children loved her in we loved her. She was my baby sister. She was a teacher at Red Bank Regional high school. Happening today, a rally and vigil on the oneyear anniversary of the Police Shooting death of the unarmed Rookie Police officer at ago today. And family members will attend the rally and are set to meet today. They say theyll push for the thorough prosecution of the officer who is charged with manslaughter and other crimes. Also today, a Progress Report on School Security since the disappearance and death of a 14yearold. He walked out of his Queens High School in october 2013. River. Last year, a law was passed which led to the installation schools. Its now 5 39. Obamacare. Why hundreds of thousands of coverage. And a wild ride, a stolen school bus plows through two businesses and police are looking for the driver. And just because the relationship is over doesnt mean you have to defriend your ex. A new feature that is easing the heart break. And you can connect with us during the show and all morning long on facebook and follow us on twitter, cbsnewyork. Every sip. The taste uniquely dunkin. Each cup uniquely you. Brewed fresh because its not just any coffee. Its your coffee, your dunkin. Every cup as unique as you. Always fresh with that signature smooth taste. We take pride in every cup, but only one is your coffee, your dunkin. America runs on dunkin. Traffic and weather on the 2s, john we have variety right now. Proof of that, weather watchers reporting for duty and chiming in with 60 degrees here. This is steve in riverhead. So he has 60. Head up into the Hudson Valley, 49, 51. This is ed, another interesting note, ed for the event. 65 inches of rain. And farther to the south, john had about. 50. And more readings in 50s. Jersey pride here, jean has 55 in North Plainfield and go jersey. In 1789, new jersey becomes the first state to ratify the bill of rights. And tony just got in from a walk and wanted to report it was a great walk and everything worked out for toby and it feels like fall should. It is over the weekend, in fact, below normal for sunday and monday. In the city right now, yeah, no issues with visibility. And most puddles receding like my hair. And a few big ones on 495 and as i hopped off 3 this morning. So watch out, but again, thats just going to get better and better. 58 degrees here. And theres more of that variety, 40s north into the Hudson Valley. And still the low 60s for the island. Were saying goodbye to the last of the rain right now. And High Pressure builds in. And another system to the west. Ill tell you what, looks like the energy is going to miss us. We will show you the futurecast. First off, the first feature, you see the rain exiting and its a quiet day. Its bright and breezy at times and a northwest wind so it will feel cooler. Feeling more like fall should. And saturday at time, sun and clouds and then sunday morning, early, you see a chance of a and then into the first half of your day, could see a stray shower. Dont anticipate a lot of coverage. The low basically off to the north. And now the jet stream is going to dive to the south this weekend. So we are going to have cooler, more seasonal temperatures. And looks like monday could be the coldest yet. But its another one of these oneday deals where you see that number and then about a fiveplus degree recovery tuesday into wednesday. And right now, they look relatively quiet. And we are going to see just that chance late saturday into early sunday if youre planning a midweek trip, just be mindful of that. And cooler first part of next week. And maybe the first part of the commute, lets see whats going on. Really busy. Subways due to signal problem, 7 trains are suspended iferred for the entire length between flushing main street and 4th street in both directions. So as an alternate, between queens and manhattan, use the e, f, j, m, n, q or r trains as alternates and. Shuttle bus service is now available at 34th street. In the bronx an accident the on the westbound side of the cross bronx at 3rd avenue. Delays back to the bruckner interchange. And today is first of the holiday grid lock alert days. Mass transit is the best option. And alternate side of the Street Parking rules are in effect citywide. And remember, be safe, dont text and drive. Chris, back to you. Thank you. Former Subway Restaurant spokeman jared fog is headed to fogle is headed to prison after blaming his diet for his crimes. He received a 15year sentence yesterday. A psychiatrist testified that his weight loss caused a brain disorder. Police in pennsylvania are looking for whoever stole a school bus and crashed it into a strip mall. It was stolen from a School Bus Garage and it slammed through pittsburgh and badly damaged a restaurant. Perhaps ironically named smashburg templet owner saw no humor in all of it. Smash burger. The owner saw no humor in it at all. I have hopeful that maybe some of his teeth were stuck to the Steering Wheel of the bus. And in fact, police have yet to figure out who was driving or why they stole the bus. It does not appear the motive was to steal items from the businesses. Nine people are in custody including to alleged leaders. Including two alleged leaders. They are accused of selling millions of dollars worth of heroin. For years, just steps away from a high school and playground. And agents are searching for six other suspects in the ring. Good news on the unemployment front and some love on wall street for a new player. Yeah. Hena daniels live at the new reporter good good morning. Happy friday. U. S. Stocks fell slightly yesterday. The nasdaq composite fell nearly two points. Yesterdays ipo went off better than expected. Stocks for the group that consists of okay cupid and match. Com closed up. Fewer people applied for unemployment last week. The Labor Department Weekly Applications for jobless benefits fell by 5,000 last week. Anything below 300,000 is seen as a positive signal. The good news, the gender gap will be erased. The bad news, its going to take about 118 years. Ladies, you might have to wait until 2133 to make as much as your male colleagues. They released the Global Gender Gap report. And in the u. S. , women earn about twothirds of what men make for similar work. And facebook wants to ease the pain of breaking up. The u. S. Designed for people who want to be screened from seeing their expartners posts and pictures. After changing the status, you can remove your name from past quotes linking you to your ex. Its designed for people who dont want to make the final move of blocking an elover from their Facebook Page. All right. Thank you very much. Good to see you. Have a good weekend. For the busy holiday season, theres important consumer warningsing for. Your personal information may be at risk from your email and home address to future travel plans and all the thieves need is a free Smart Phone App and a bar code you leave behind. It used to be just products and now its every piece of information that we have for almost everything we do in life. With a little digging by the right person, they can reset the pass word to the account. Find our how to avoid code bandits. And your Favorite Foods from anywhere in the world delivered to your doorstep. The new business thats taking over the culinary industry. But first, the requests fan scoreboard, the rangers win streak is over at nine. Whlesoonel ha a t f . At nfu unasthpor dgh very scary words, mary, when someone says, i know what you did last summer. Welcome back to cbs 2 news. This is the month that smokers are encouraged to quit. To provide inspiration, students had fun with cold turkies that they used as bowling balls. It was organized by the Great American smokeout. All right. A stretch there but i get what theyre going with. Time for traffic and weather on the 2s. Cold turkey. That is genius. Dont forget, turkey ride, montclair bike this weekend. And a lot of churches and civil synagogues collecting turkies this weekend as well. And where was the new years eve ball, i just saw it, 41 days until. Nothing gets by pete in the booth. Whoever is zooming in on that, that looked great. In the city, 58, partly cloudy. Around the area, whoa, this is new, 37 and now readings of 37 to 62, exiting front. Well, we will settle on 52347 the on 57 in the city. Tonight, valerie fund thanksgiving ball, no excuses. Nice and dry ask cool tattoo. And for weekend cool too. And for the weekend, cool on saturday and sunday and could see a stray shower early sunday morning. So john, we have changing for. Subway problem, major here due to signal problems. Seven trains suspended between flushing main street 34th street in both directions. As an alternate, use the e, f, j, m, n, q or r trains. Shuttle bus service is available at 34th street. An accident blocking the left lane, panning around to see how much damage is being done here westbound on the l. I. E. At the cross island parkway and the delays back to lakeville road. And today is the first of our holiday grid lock alert days so mass transnd transit is the best option. Alternate side of the Street Parking rules are in effect citywide. And remember, be safe, dont text and drive. Chris, other to you. Thank you. Hundreds of thousands of people are covered under the lose coverage. United health group says they may stop offering coverage after the company took a financial hit. It would force over 500,000 people to find coverage elsewhere. The company says it will reassess the services next year to decide if theyll continue in 2017. Weekend . Why not crab cakes straight pizza from chicago . Rage. And according to expert, they are expected to grow to between next 10 years. I got a chance to taste the famous foods that can be yours overnight. I welcome you to the real little italy. Reporter if youre hungry, this is the placing for, everything italian can be found here. Eat well, live well. But what if arthur avenue is meet ken. Food is my life. Reporter from new jersey, he helped launch the website foodie direct. What are the most famous foods . Theres so many but aisle give you a few. Smoked fish and bagels, wings from buffalo, deep dish pizza from chicago and some of the memphis. Theres a caramel pecan apple pie from the place in missouri called the blue owl that has 18 granny smith apples in every pie. Reporter and a number of websites including the appetizer store and send a meal now cater to mail order foods. Many come frozen, for example, deep dish pizza direct from chicago for the weekend party. If you want to send italian across the country, mikes deli offers food overnight. Ive eaten so much. This is how it arrives. Whole pasta for the holidays and with a little work, you can get a beautiful display. There we go. Anywhere. Reporter iconic foods from iconic locations. So i wanted to bring it in but it was so gone. Delicious really. This i brought you ice cream overnight from chicago. It was named one of the best scoops in america. What do you think . Really good. Mines like holiday. Yes, eggnog. Do you like it . Yes. Cheers. The food has taken off. Its huge. Mega huge. I mean its incredible that you could get deep dish pizza from chicago for your party tomorrow night. So totally safe. Youre not, i mean, its kept on how do they keep it cold . It comes froze and you prepare it at home. Even the apple pie will come frozen. You mush it up a little bit and so delicious. And ice cream for today. Thank you, mary. Mary should do more of those stories. Its not exactly ice cream weather. Its going to be colder but have some flown in from, i dont know, some place warm. Sounds good. And my waistline says dont but my heart says, yes, please. That cheese was delicious. On the subway, we have issues on seven trains. We will go through the changes. Were okay. Were already so much food. All right. Time now is 5 57. Following several breaking stories. Talk about that. And a former spy just released. Jonathan pollard out of prison way. And the search for a missing plane in Westchester County. We are live if the scene with that. And a child diagnose from cancer finds a girlfriend before its too late. Cbs 2 news returns after this. Music another sunny day by belle and sebastian such a shame its labeled a getaway. Life should always feel like this. Hampton. We go together. Always get the lowest price, it is 6 00, 58 degrees on this friday, november 20th. Tgif. The rain is gone and the sun good morning. Im mary calvi. And i am chris wragge. Alex denis and john elliott but first, right now theres no 7 service in either direction because of signal problems. Much more coming up. And now to breaking news. Former spy Jonathan Pollard was released from a federal prison in North Carolina this morning. The former intelligence analysts served 30 years for secrets to israel. He is expected to settle in the new york area while on parole. Mali. At least 170 people are being held hostage at the Radisson Blu Hotel in bamako. The company that runs the hotel says 10 attackers storm the hotel and we will have more details in a moment. The search for a plane that suddenly went missing. Crews will be back out this morning looking for the aircraft. The nypd is investigating a disturbing pattern of residential fires in and around queens. Six fires may have been deliberately set. Officials say they have video building right before a fire erupts but they never see him leave. Were acting aggressively to diffuse threats as they emerge and we are vigorously investigating and prosecuting those who seek to harm the american people. Isis continues to make threats against u. S. And other places around the world as the Paris Prosecutors Office says a third body was found overnight. Time is now 6 02. And lets get to john elliott for traffic and weather on the 2s. Thank you, chris. Hi, everybody. Over my shoulder, blue, you can see on the screen, and clouds as well. And air quality will be great today with the rain yesterday. 1. 25 in the city. And many location, over an inch. And rain is exiting as we speak. A few clouds playfully floating by overhead. Winds out of the west at 7 miles per hour. And relative humidity at 6 iv. Look at Westchester County, putnam and duchess, a line of clouds pushing through but High Pressure is nudging in today. And nobody knows High Pressure like the cbs 2 news weather team. We will see numbers closer to where they should be so cooler this afternoon. Hey, a challenging morning behind the wheel and on the rails too, right . Yeah. I dont want to pressure you out the door but get that way. In bronx, an accident on the westbound side of the cross bronx at 3rd avenue. The delays are back to the bruckner interchange. If this is a portion of your ride, it will be there for a better portion of the morning ride. And subway changes at seven trains here. Suspended the entire length between flushing, main street and 4th street in both directions. For service between queens and manhattan, alternates. And Shuttle Bus Service is available at 34th street. Today, yeah, its the first day of the holiday grid lock alert days so mass transit will be the best option. And alternate side of the Street Parking rules are in effect citywide. And remember, be safe, dont text and drive. Back to you. Thank you. Now the breaking news in mali. Army leaders say 20 hostages have been freed from a hotel seized by gunmen. Officials at the Radisson Blu Hotel in bamako say 10 gunmen fired at guards and stormed the hotel with grenades and took at least 140 guests and 30 employees hostage. News outlets in turkey say six personnel are among the hostages. The u. S. Embassy in mali has asked u. S. Citizens to seek shelter. Three years ago, there was a military coup. And now more breaking news, israel says an american arrested three decades ago for turning over classified information to the jewish state has just been released from prison here in the u. S. 61year old Jonathan Pollard was serving a life sentence in North Carolina but this year he became eligible for parole. Reporter its an espionage case that divided Public Opinion and relations between in the mid1980s, he was a Navy Intelligence analyst who had access to secret documents relating to israel. He passed an enormous amount of u. S. Intelligence data and secrets to israel. Reporter in 1986, pollard pleaded guilty to espionage sentence. In the decades since, detractors called him a traitor and supporters said he was unfairly punished for helping an american ally. He is now recognized widely in israel as somebody who could be looked at as a hero although theres certainly a lot of crittism of him as well, somebody who has damage criticism of him as well. Reporter and he came up as a bargaining chip in the mideast peace process. This year he will leave prison behind and a friend he reportedly made there, convicted fraudster bernie madoff. His wife is in israel and he wants to go there but the terms of the parole require him to live in the u. S. For at least five years. His lawyers say they have secured a job and housing for him here in the new york area. More breaking news, the search for a small plane that went down in Westchester County. Andrea grymes is live with more on this. Reporter well, mary, crews are expected to resume the search shortly. It did stop overnight as local and state authorities were looking for this small plane that they believe went down here in the reservoir behind me. And lets show you the video shot just a few hours ago as crews combed through water, searching for any sign of the wreckage or any sign of the people onboard. It is unclear how many were on that plane. The Fire Department wrote on its Facebook Page that it was aiding in the search for the plane that went missing on approach to danbury airport. And its unclear where the plane originated from. This reservoir is about 45 miles outside of new york city in northeast Westchester County, about two miles long and it does help supply water to new york city. But again, searches will resume late they are morning, shortly as a matter of fact, for the small plane that is believed to have gone down in this reservoir. Reporting live, andrea grymes, cbs 2 news. Thank you. Now an update on the attacks on paris. The Paris Prosecutors Office says a third body was found overnight in the apartment raided by Police Searching for suspects in last weeks attacks. And meanwhile, an International Manhunt continues for another key suspect from paris. Heres the story. Reporter Police Across europe are now focused on hunting down suspected terrorist Salah Abdeslam who escaped after the attacks in paris one week ago. On thursday, french authorities confirmed Abdelhamid Abaaoud is dead. French intelligence officials thought Abdelhamid Abaaoud was tipoff days after the attack that he was back in france. As the hunt for the terrorist continues, isis has released new videos threatening several attacks in france, italy and the u. S. In malaysia, president barack obama arrived overnight amid heightened security. Authorities in the country issued an alert thursday warning at least 10 suicide bombers affiliated with a group are in town where the president is meeting with asian leaders today. Leaders of the terror group have pledged allegiance to isis. Cbs news, paris. On capitol hill, the republicanled house overwhelming approved legislation to intensify the process of screening refugees from syria and iraq. 47 democrats defied president Barack Obamas veto threat and backed the bill. It requires the fbi, Homeland Security and National Intelligence directors to certify that each refugee poses no security risk. The bill now goes to the senate future. Taxpayers helped foot the bill but now some Affordable Housing residents are accused of using their housing for profit. Plus, an arson investigation in queens. Six builds up in flames. Meet the turkey that will from the president. Nothing fowl about that. Its university childrens day so children, lets get that cool. No big warmup today. School activities. Nothing but bright skies. Who do i want you to hug today . And then on sunday, ill coming up. There you have it, here at 6 12, there are a couple of early risers out there on the ice, getting in that morning skate. Yeah, great skate too. Look at that space out there. Weve got some great movers and shakers. Was that a solcow i just saw . When i was a kid, i skated into a tree. Nicely done. How do the you skate into a tree . Why was there a tree in the mid to feel pond . I had to have surgery. What happened to you, son . I skated into a tree. Okay, heres the deal. Around the area, i had weather watchers with cool readings up north, a little bit of fog. And do i need the snow blower . No, snow. But you could get the snow blower looked at, drop it off off at the shop so its to go. New jersey, a nice breeze and 49. The jersey shore, the cooler air is starting to settle in. I think this is francis, hes got beautiful star lit skies. And this is dr. Frankie. There are a lot of wet levers on the roads this morning. They are very slippery on sidewalks too. So make sure you watch out for that. And this is just the weekend you could get the gutters done and do some of that raking. And it is globally organized hug a runner day. Go hard and run get it . So hug a runner. Yeah. Everybody on the floor is like, nah, i will pass on that deal. Partly cloudy and 57. If you are a runner, you can you can run tomorrow. You can even run a little later on sunday. And numbers around the area, theres variety, 40s, 50s, still a 60degree reading here and there. But the high today going down as 64. But atypical in the sense that it was around 1 00 a. M. Closer to 57 this afternoon, above normal but cooler. Suns up at 6 48. And sets at 4 44. Thats pretty too. And so much of this month, 19 days so far, 16 of them above northwest Wind Massachusetts on average, 6. Above normal and on average 6. 4 degrees. Theres a front in the plains. Most of the energy affiliated with the developing low will misses to the north and that sunday. And suns back today. Its breezy and its bright. Upper 50s. 40s. Thats right to just around 50. And then, we have that little hiccup sunday morning, rain should stay east. The chill will linger. And its back in the 40s for highs and monday even cooler. So hug a hundreder today and hug hug a runner today and hug a biker. The turkey ride now up to 200 riders. Theyll pick up turkeys and then drop them off at the shelter in monday claire in montclair. 200 rider, they could use more. 57 your high today. And then overnight tonight, its cool and it stays that way. Cooler still, coldest day looks like monday just 46. A lot of problems not only behind the wheel but problems on the trains, right . Youre right. So in bronx, we have an accident investigation blocking two lanes on the westbound side of the cross bronx at 3rd avenue. And delays are back to the bruckner interchange. And not a great alternate. And we will update you on this alert. And also in jersey city, all lanes are blocked in both accident investigation as well. And it involves a jackknifed tractortrailer as well as a fuel spill at charlotte circle. And better news for 7 train rider, service is only suspended for one stop between 42nd street, times square and 43rd street but thats both directions and. Queen, an accident blocking the westbound side of the l. I. E. At the cross island parkway. These day lays are back to glencoe road. And mass transit is the better option. Alternate side of the Street Parking rules are in effect citywide. And remember, be safe, dont text and drive. Chris and mary, back to you. Thank you. New information on a disturbing pattern of fires in queens. Sources tell cbs 2 news an arsonist may have set at least a half dozen in and around forest hills. Janelle burrell reports from forest hills. Reporter cellphone video showing the tower flames on 66th avenue in forest hills tuesday. The location where police say they have video of a man going into the building right before the fire erupts, spreading to the home next door. Its the latest of at least six fires across forest hills since october 20th that police say may have been deliberately set. Included in that investigation, this fire on 112th street, also a home under construction. People near say it looks like a massive fire ball. It went up really quickly. In a few minute, it start taking the other buildings. So it was horrendous. Like never seen Something Like in in my life. Reporter two adjacent buildings were soon burning as well. Police now working to determine if theyre all connected. Janelle burrell, cbs 2 news. Some tenants whose rent is subsidized by taxpayers have been caught listing their apartments on rental apps. Their apartments for up to 500 a night. The ads are breaking the law and putting their leases in jeopardy. We are not going to use taxpayer dollars to allow someone to falsely get into a affording housing complex and try to trip it for profit. One of those posters would not speak with us on camera but they said they were hoping to make extra money around the holidays when they went away for the thanksgiving break. The executive director of the Port Authority is stepping down. His position is scheduled to be eliminate when had the Port Authority fills the newly created post of ceo. He said he is not interested in that job and will leave in next four months. 18 minutes past the hour. And still ahead, the highly anticipated finale to the hunger games movie, its hitting theaters this weekend. We will have a previewing for. And your next plate of fish could be grown in a lab. Stock futures are higher after markets were little changed in thursdays trading the. Dow jones industrial average lost four points and the nasdaq composite lost 1. 5. The s p 500 fell by two. Every sip. The taste uniquely dunkin. Each cup uniquely you. Brewed fresh because its not just any coffee. Its your coffee, your dunkin. There are over 15,000 ways to take your coffee at dunkin. Every cup as unique as you. Always fresh with that signature smooth taste. We take pride in every cup, but only one is your coffee, your dunkin. America runs on dunkin. Nice skiing for. Welcome back to cbs 2 news this morning. So this is one lucky turkey, he the president ial pardon. He will leave his flight in North Carolina and board a flight called turkey one. After the white house ceremony with president barack obama, he will be sent to live the rest of his life in virginia. Even secret service is there. Got to protect him. Once he hops onboard the plane, its then turkey one. I believe this started with Abraham Lincoln. I think youre right. I remember reading that. But they did not put a turkey on the plane after president lincoln pardoned the turkey. I think they just sent it to maryland. Let it fly on its own. By the way, fun fact, Staten Island, you know, northern jersey, these wild turkeys, they are nasty birds. Yeah, they are. Theyll chase you. So just and theyre out there. We live in a wild game preserve. I like that, the video of the big happy. Heres the deal. Code language. Look there. We managed to find a turkey cloud. What are the odds . Thats one of those Staten Island wild turkies. See how mean it is . Im going to get you. All right, so weve got these blue sky, partly cloudy and 57. Northwest wind at 6 miles per hour. 40s on the map already. Yeah, the rain is out of here. And looking good mid to upper 50s which is actually above normal. And look at the slide from 64 yesterday with that super soaker, staying in the 40s on sunday. Even cooler on monday. So feeling more novemberesque. Was that a little cheek almost there. Wasnt i . Marvelous. All right. Lets get to information in traffic because theres so many problems. Yeah, already. Its a grid lock alert day. But lets begin in queens, an accident on the left lane of the l. I. E. Westbound. Delays back to shelter rock road. And a second accident as well. And we have been following this alert for subway riders as well. Jim smith is in chopper 2 above one subway station that was affected. Reporter yeah, we are looking at the Queensboro Plaza station, the 7 train now pulling into the station. And now earlier there was a large suspension on the 7 train. Rite now, its suspended between 34th street and 42nd street. You can see farther east on the queens side, trains are running once again. Live in chopper 2, jim smith, cbs 2 news. Thank you. First to the holiday grid lock alert day, mass transit is your best option. And alternate side of the Street Parking rules are in effect citywide. And remember, be safe, dont text and drive. Mary and chris, back to you. Thank you. Time now for the cbs 2 wfan sports update. How about we start with the rangers in tampa last night looking to extend their winning streak to 10 games now. 10 in the 3rd, the loose puck and shoots, score, the back of the net. His second of the year and tide at 11. And just over a minute to go, rangers on the power play. And scores on the short handed goal. Oh, beat him. Hes like, ugh thats the difference. The rangers first regulation loss since october 15th. The win streak ends at nine. And titans down by three in the 3rd quarter. And he hit the sideline and dives in for the 23yard touchdown. Titans take the lead and then jaguars. Whats up with the colors . Color rush. Short pass to thomas for the five yard touchdown and the jags retake the lead. And last chance for the titan, five seconds left, dropped. Yep. Jags win it 1913. Sorry, i was caught up in the uniforms. Really, the color rush thing. Two thursdays in a row, they are a disaster. Awful looking. All right, this mornings 2 talkers. The hunger games if ial lie, thats one. And a cast member for the school of rock is getting a lot of attention. Lets bring back with alex denis with this mornings 2 talkers. That broadway musical, its in previews right now and one of the Young Musicians was showing off his talent on the late show last night. You look like youre 12. 12. Reporter incredible, right . Island native. He says he started playing guitar when he was just a ago. When his dad bought him a cheap by the despair he says now he has gotten better gear. And he thinks hes getting a little better. I think were saying hes fantastic. Reporter sounds wonderful. And one of the most successful going out with a bang. We are all have one enemy if you end all of this, our lives, they mean something. Hunger games saga is now in theaters. Katniss everdeen takes on the evil president snow but shes not just fighting for her survival in the game, shes also fighting for the freedom of the 13 district. Going to be the top of the box office. Thank you. Coming up, following breaking news in mali where theres an attack there, at least three people are now dead and hundreds of people have been taken hostage at a hotel. And the search for a plane after it goes mying in Westchester County. We are live with the details on that. And the new jersey trooper arrested for dwi while on the job. See the new dash cam video car. It is 6 30 and 57 degrees on this friday, november 20th. A sunny but cooler day on tap. Traffic and weather on the 2s coming up in a moment. But first, we are following breaking news this morning. Terror in mali. At least three people are dead and more than a hundred people are held hostage as gunmen armed with grenade storm the Radisson Blu Hotel in malis capitol. And freedom for spy Jonathan Pollard. Now the man convicted of giving u. S. Secrets to israel is on his way here. Good morning. Mary calvi. Out of mali. Ive hostage situation and now we are hearing three people are dead. Don champion is the live with the latest on this. Reporter mary and chris, efforts are underway right now the to free the hostages. We are told more than 170 people were taken hostage when hotel. All of this happening in the capitol of mali. Officials say 10 gunmen armed with guns and grenades stormed the hotel around 4 30 new york time. Great in arabic. And now these are some of new photos that were just getting in from outside of the hotel. You can see what looks to be police or military officials safety. We are told some guests were able to escape out of the hotel. The u. S. And french embassies meantime not far away have been put on lockdown with staff americans living in the area have also been urged to contact their families. The breaking news at this hour, a massive hostage situation underway right now at a capitol. At least three People Killed, gunmen. We will continue to follow developments but for now, live in the news room, don champion, cbs 2 news. Thank you. Time now 6 32. The 2s. John, take it away. Thank you. We have a prettier sky to look forward to today. Right now. And around the area, more sun than clouds, definitely today. And winds northwest 579 miles per hour. And relative humidity 64 . And numbers relatively stackic. Close to static. Close to what you will see for afternoon high temperatures. The high for the day was earlier today, hanging on to the 60s. High pressure builds in. As an approaching area of High Pressure takes over, wind will its a northwest wind, its breezy at times and then you will climb back to 57 around 2 00 p. M. And mid50s for after school activities. I may have misspoke, perhaps it wasnt lincoln. We will look into the troubling turkey stats in a bit. Right now though, some troubling traffic stats, right . Youre right. We have problems in queens on the l. I. E. Jim smith is in chopper 2 above the scene with more on the details for usful. Reporter good morning. Looking at the westbound side of the l. I. E. , this is right at New Hyde Park road. With an accident. A lot of Emergency Activity on the scene as well. One person was injured and as we take a look at the delicious bumper to bumper traffic back towards the area of jericho turnpike. You still have an accident on island parkway. Thank you. Not the only area with delays. Moving into jersey city, all due to an accident with an investigation involving a jackknifed tractortrailer as well as a fuel spill. And today is the first of the holiday grid lock alert days so mass transit is your west option. And alternate side of the Street Parking rules are in effect citywide. And remember, be safe, dont text and drive. And if your travels take to you the airport, so far, everything is on or close to schedule. Chris and mary. Thank you. And breaking news in west herrer. A small plane in westchester. A small plane went down near a reservoir. Reporter well, chris and mary, the skies here are just starting to brighten which of course will help crews when they resume the search here at the reservoir this morning. Lets show you some video from just a few hours ago in the dark when local and state authorities were combing this water, looking for any sign of this small plane that is believed to have gone down here in the reservoir. This is about 45 miles north of new york city in the Northeast Corner of Westchester County. The Fire Department wrote that the plane that went missing on approach to danbury airport. Its unclear how many people were onboard that plane and where this plane originated from. This reservoir is in northeast Westchester County, its about two miles long and it helps supply water to new york city and crews will be back here in the water this morning to resume their search for that plane. Reporting live this morning in north salem, Westchester County, andrea grymes, cbs 2 news. Thank you. More breaking news now. Former spy Jonathan Pollard has been released from a federal prison in North Carolina. The former Navy Intelligence analysts served 30 years for selling u. S. Intelligence secrets to israel. He is expected to the set until the new york area while he spends five years on parole. He is barred from traveling outside the country without and new information on a string of fires in queens. Source tell cbs 2 news six fires in and around forest hills may have been deliberately set since october. Cellphone video shows the tower flames shooting from the burning construction site on 66th avenue in forest hills tuesday. Officials say they have video of a man going into the billing right before a fire erupts and they never see him leave. New dash cam video shows the exchange between an officers and a new jersey state trooper arrested for drunk driving while on due thety. You all right . No, im fine. I just want to get home. All right. Fair enough. Whatever happens with the car, i will pay for it. Okay. Authorities say he crashed the Police Cruiser into another car last month at a rest stop. Police records show he had a blood alcohol he will twice the legal limit but told the other officer he was not drunk but was recovering from a medical procedure. He was charged with dwi, careless driving and having an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle. He is suspended without pay. Citys Homeless Population has indeed spiked and the de Blasio Administration should have acknowledged it, those comments came from the new york Police Commissioner. He was part of the panel talking about the quality of life issues before the conserve at this manhattan institute. I think a mistake that the Administration Made early on was not, if you will, validating what we all were seeing. The problem was increasing. Bratton said while the department was addressing the problem, he says police are constrained by Court Decisions protecting the right of the homeless to remain on the streets. An update on the attacks on paris. Officials say a third body was found overnight in the apartment raided by police on wednesday. And when while, an International Manhunt continues for another key suspect. Police across europe are looking for Salah Abdeslam who escaped after the attacks in paris one week ago. On thursday, french authorities confirmed apparent ring leader Abdelhamid Abaaoud is now dead and isis has released new videos threatening attacks in france, italy and the u. S. We are act aggressively to diffuse threats as they emerge investigating and prosecuting those who seek to harm the american people. President barack obama arrived in malaysia overnight. Authorities there issued a warning about suicide bombers in the capitol. The republican led house overwhelming approved legislation to intensify the process of screening refugees from syria and iraq. 47 democrats defied the veto threat and backed the bill. It requires the fbi, Homeland Security and the National Intelligence director to certify that each refugee poses no security risk. The bill now goes the senate where it faces an uncertain future. A teenager from massachusetts was among five People Killed in two terror attacks in israel yesterday. The Israeli Military says a palestinian man fired shots from a car in the west bank hitting a van the teen was riding in. The gunmen then crashed into pedestrians. Another palestinian stabbed three people, killing to. Both were taken into custody killing two. Both were taken into custody. Fear spreading through our phones. Its concerning that my 12 yearold daughter doesnt want to see the christmas tree. Terror hoax cans seem beliefable but theres certain things to know before you family. What a new jersey woman arrested. And the food and Drug Administration gives the okay to food made in a lab, the fish plate. Thats up next. A new jersey woman is accused of filing a false report to avoid a dui and then boasting about the stunt on facebook. Investigators say they put officers in danger. But they used her social media post to track her down. You have 911 personnel answer the call and Police Officers that should be doing other things that are now responding to a call thats false so you can drive away drunk and then brag about it on social media of course. Thats as dumb as it gets. Police say he was drinking at a bar monday morning when she called 911 to say a woman was being assaulted in the parking lot. Detectives say when officers were dispatched to the false assault scene, she was able to leave the bar. Time for traffic and weather on the 2s. When you know the names of that many bar, there might be a problem. All right. I may be in trouble. I thought Abraham Lincoln was the first to pardon the turkey. I thought he was bigger. No, tiny fella. So lincoln did grant clemency but then they say it was truman but they say not really, it was reagan. I was only off by a century. Because that was there was that one story by lincoln. And truman says not really because they sent a turkey as a protest because the poultry industry wanted people to eat more the turkey. Interestingment i love list rhode island cloudy and 57. In and around the city, cooler for Staten Island. A little cooler in jersey city too, a pair of 5s there. North and west, chilly in monticello, 39. And 54 in white plains. And lets compare these numbers to yesterday. You get a sense of that cool air already working its way through. Temperature variation dayto day, more pronounced north and west. 64, no. That is technically the high but we hit it around 1 00 a. M. We will be closer to 57 this afternoon. And some clouds out there. Rain is out of here. And here comes the next system. It will warm up. It would be rain and a lot of it misses the area. Through your day the today, youre fine. On saturday. And its early sunday where theres the potential for a stray shower between 2 00 a. M. And maybe 10 00 a. M. Improve. Sunday into monday. And next time we talk, your Holiday Travel weather. And lets talk about your friday travel headaches. Youre right. And there are several here. Problems on the l. I. E. Jim smith has details above the scene for us. Reporter good morning. The westbound l. I. E. At New Hyde Park road, an accident still being worked on at the scene and we have at least one person that was injured. That is why the left lane is blocked off while the ambulance gets ready to take the person away to the hospital. And again, bumper to bumper delays back to the area of jericho turnpike. And once you get past the point, we did have a problem earlier by the cross island parkway. That seems to have been cleared up. Thank you. And delays through the area. And also were following a crash blocking a lane on the southbound side of the new york state thruway. Aapproaching the tappan zee bridge. Delays back to the garden state parkway. And today is the first of the holiday grid lock alert days so mass transit will be the best option. And alternate side of the Street Parking rules are in effect citywide. And remember, be safe, dont text and drive. Back to you. Thank you. Since the paris attacks, we have seen an increase in social media anxiety. Lou young takes a look at the spread of terror hoaxes on the internet. Reporter one false message warns about an attack on the new york city subway system. This week it says. Another says times square is the target. The warnings show up unsourced and unrequested on our smart phones and get pass add long. Yeah. Reporter will you spend it to somebody else . Yeah. I just sent it to my parents. Reporter you dont know if its real or not, do you . I dont. Reporter the hoax messages follow a familiar pattern. Someone texted me, a cousins friends father works with the fbi, someone spoke to a cop, the media wont report it because they are trying to avoid a panic. Experts tell us people tend to believe the messages and pass them on, in part because it gives them a sense of control. People want to be a part of the firsts. And if its online and on their friends social media page, they take it at face value. Reporter and one teen told me the mere presence of police in the city made the fake warnings seem more locally to be accurate. And like this fake Homeland Security memo outlining a bomb plot currently making the rounds. This woman told me, social media terror chatter has frightened her daughter. She is on social media so she sees this going on with her friends. And as a parent, its upsetting that my daughter doesnt want to see the christmas tree. Reporter a College Professor says she was alarmed by a version of this hoax been arrested in washington. It referenced a location that would have affected me personally so i started looking and i was thankful when i found out that the story was untrue but it was frustrating. Reporter but its precisely what you have to do to keep facts separated from fiction and the calmest people we met were the ones not staring at a smart phone. What am i going to worry about . My worry isnt going to change whats going happen. So i just live my life and aware and hope for the best. Reporter the lesson were told just because it could be true doesnt make it. So. Lou young, cbs 2 news. Make it so. Lou young, cbs 2 news. Police in pennsylvania are looking for whoever stole a school bus and crashed into a trip mall. It was stolen from a School Bus Garage and slammed through the walls of a vitamin store and badly damaged a restaurant. Perhaps ironically named smash burger. Police dont know what motivated the theft or what led to the crash. The latest laser light incident in our area involves not a pilot but 80 bus driver. Kenneth johnson is now dealing with head pain and impaired vision. A passenger shined aulasser in the rearview mirror. It was like looking into a bright light. A red beam. Blinded by the light soy couldnt identify who the passenger was that was shooting it. The passenger took off. Johnson says he looks forward to returning to work once cleared by the doctor. Coming up, the genetically engineered food that could end up on your plate. My heart. His heart tells him. My heart knows. Mine does too. And an 8yearold battling cancer has found true love. But first, Otis Livingston with the mornings sport update. Good morning. The rangers lost to the lightning 21 last night ending their ninegame winning streak. Tonight, the islanders host and the nets up in bean town. Soon end up on american tables. Yesterday the fda approved genetically modified salmon. Opponents are threatening to the sue over health concerns. Sellers will not be required to label the salmon as genetically modified. Time for traffic and weather on the 2s. The view in the city right now. A few clouds overhead and 57 degrees. And 57 the anticipated high today. Its dry and bright and breezy. Mid to upper 50s around the area. And for the weekend, cooler on saturday and high of 50. And morning showers sunday and then just 49. And lets get you out of town. Ill tell you what, looks like High Pressure is going to be one of the main features weatherwise. Particularly wednesday into your thanksgiving day. Wednesday, no local travel issues anticipated due to the. With i think you will like thanksgiving. And it look due to the weather. And its difficult in some areas. Queens, an accident on the westbound side of the l. I. E. At New Hyde Park road. We have heavy delays back to jericho turnpike. And not a great alternate through the area. And similar where a crash blocks the southbound side of the new york state thruway. Delays back to the garden state parkway. And today is the first of the holiday grid lock alert days so mass transit probably the best option. And alternate side of the Street Parking rules are in effect citywide. And remember, be safe, dont text and drive. A young couple, the 8year old is battle leukemia. The 7yearold is his girlfriend. They met on their first day of second grade but davids condition got worse and it wasnt long until he had to stop going to school. And now they are devoted to each other. So how do they know theyre really in love . My heart. His heart tells him. My heart knows. Mine does too. She knows whats coming. And she just wants him to be happy and the to smile as long as possible. Last weekend, they had their first date. They went bowling. They want to spend time together for as long as they can. Sweet story. Lets check in with Norah Odonnell and charlie rose with a preview of cbs this morning. Good morning. We are following this breaking news this morning overseas. More than 100 people taken hostage at a radisson in mali. We will get the latest. Threat from isis. White house. And we will talk with the former fbi special agent about the ongoing threat. Also, we are on capitol hill with the latest connable loophole. It alouse people on the terror weapons. There and i closer look at adeles decision not to stream her new album out this morning. The news is back in the morning. I guess that means we have to buy it. Yeah, thats right. And we will. Dont need prompting there. See you at 7 00. Have a great weekend. Before you go next. What you need to know. Former spy Jonathan Pollard is a free man after being released from a federal prison in North Carolina. The former intelligence analysts served 30 years for selling u. S. Intelligence secrets to israel. He is expected to settle here if new york. In westchester, the search will resume for a small plane that went down in a north salem reservoir. The search was called off overnight due to fog. The plane went missing on the approach to the airport yesterday afternoon. Today is the first gridlock alert day of the holiday season. Mass transit is highly recommended. And the drivethru Holiday Light spectacular gets underway tonight. It features more than 150 animated lighting displays. Its 20 per car to enter. A final look at trafficking for. You will want the take mass transit because its busy. A crash blocking a on the delays back to the garden state parkway. And in queen, an accident blocking the left leap on the l. I. E. Westbound at New Hyde Park road. And delays back to jericho turnpike. And not a great alternate. And alternate side of the Street Parking rules are in effect citywide. And remember, be safe, dont text and drive. John, over to you. The roads are dry. My concern is right outside your front door. If the leaves are blowing and the rain was coming down yesterday. And over an inch for many. And could be slippery for the first few steps but then, oh, a crisp day is waiting for. And numbers similar to where we are now, thats mid to upper 50s and more breezy and more sun this afternoon. Saturday, other. Oh, were going to continue to cool. And a hiccup overnight saturday into sunday. And could see additional rain for the first part of your sunday. And then cool sunday into monday. And setting you up for a relatively quiet week next week to get away to see your family wednesday into thursday. And numbers should be be in low 50s. All right. Another check of news and weather in 25 minutes. Thanks for watching. Im mary calvi. And i am chris wragge. Cbs this morning is next