Nypd custody while enroute here to the first precinct. The escaped prisoner is back in custody this morning. Police say the accused shoplifter was picked up overnight after escaping from this nypd squad car just after 7 30 last night. The manhunt shut down Subway Service near franklin street and west broadway, turning off power to the the 1, 2 and 3 trains to search for the suspect they thought may be hiding in an underground tunnel. The suspect was arrested for allegedly steal, handcuffed by police who were driving him to the Police Station when he jumped out of the backseat and ran off. Last seen running into the subway station. Get a little nervous these days. Its like you never know what the deal is. Reporter this case is the sixth prisoner to have slipped out of nypd custody since june. Among them one suspect caught from detectives outn harlem. There was also detectives in harlem. One got away in the also in east harlem, one ran out of custody in manhattan hospital. And in october, one got away from an nypd sergeant and at least two officers had he ran off. Its really unfortunate that the police cant hang on toupee to on to people. Youre in handcuffs and you can get away. Thats a problem police have to deal with. Reporter as for the latest prisoner escapee, police have not yet released his name or any charges hes facing. Reporting live this morning, Andrea Grymes, cbs Andrea Grymes, cbs 2 news. Thank you. John is live at the Childrens Hospital for wbsfms yearend spectacular. Behind me. Grooving to christmas tunes. The wcbsfm yearend spectacular at Childrens Hospital. Sure raising a lot of money but raising smiles as well. We will tell you about the all star lineup in a bit. But lets line up the weathering for as we blow away the gray and wet and usher in cooler temperatures. Its warmer now than it will be this afternoon. A lot warmer than this time tomorrow. 56, wind out the west and the wind will help blow away the showers. And east. The bigger view on 2 shows the rain, the super soaker that we promised and delivered yesterday out of here. Deceptive. Warmer now than by lunchtime. Big drop between now and 8 00. A nifty 50 all the way through, maybe adding a degree, thats about it. Get ready for the big chill. I saw like six other cars on the way up here. So i had a smooth commute. I hope the same can be saiding for. Good morning to you, john. If you are traveling in bethlehem, its closed eastbound at exit 11 due to an accident with an overturned tractortrailer. Stick to 173 through the area and it will be a smoother riding for. And in jersey city, we have an accident blocking the lane on route 1 and 9 northbound at the river bridge. One lane is blocked southbound by emergency vehicles. Plan for that. And another alert, the bayonne bridge remains closed in both directions until 5 00. And alternate side of the Street Parking rules are in effect citywide. Today is a gridlock alert day. Mass transit may be the best option. And remember, be safe, dont text and drive. Chris, over to you. Thank you. Breaking news from the vatican this morning. Pope francis has approved a decree making Mother Teresa a saint. It comes two decades aafter her death. She decades after her death. The Nobel Peace Prize winner its not clear when she will be acanonized but its speculated it will be in september. After repeated calls for action, mayor de blasio announces sweeping changes to get the homeless off the streets. City says as many as 4,000 people live on the streets. Under the new program, Rapid Response teams will canvas every block every day. Theyll respond within one hour to reports of homeless or homeless encampments and the city will add 100 extra cops to help. Every single street homeless person had their own path to the street. If we do our job right, every single one of them will have their own path away from the street. Well Police Commissioner bill bratton says hes optimistic and he calls the Homeless Population service resistant. We are hearing from a man who was slashed at a subway his attacker. Still in a state of shock. Reporter a long bandage covers the gash in his neck. He doesnt want us to use his last name or show his face because his attacker hasnt been caught. About eight to 10 stitches. About an inch more, he would have hit an artery. Reporter a stranger slashed him around 11 00 wednesday night inside the subway stop near fulton street in brooklyn. John says he had just gotten off the a train and was walking up the stairs with people he was attacked from behind. Just a bump. Something on my face. And then initially didnt think nothing of it. But people started say, had he cut you, youre bleeding. Reporter john says he didnt get a good look at the attacker who ran off. Riders say it scares them to know it was a random assault. I think its crazy. They need more police in the station. Wow. I dont even understand why. Reporter john says he doesnt know why this happened to him but it wont stop him from riding the trains as he has for the last 30 years. Thankful to be alive but other than that, like i said, this is new york. In a way, its surprising but at the same time, its not that surprising. Its surprising that its actually you. Reporter witnesses were only able to give police a suspect. Call police if you have any information. Reporting in brooklyn, valerie castro, cbs 2 news. President barack obama heads to california to meet privately with the families of victims of the San Bernardino terror attack. It left 14 people dead and 21 wounded this month. Yesterday he reassured the nation theres no specific credible threat of another attack in the u. S. But he did urge everyone to stay vigilant during the holidays. The neighbor is accused of supplying assault rifles to the killers Syed Rizwan Farook and they died in a shootout with police. He is the former neighbor. He faces up to 35 years in prison if convicted. A Virginia School district has closed all schools today after concerns over what officials call the tone and content of calls and emails. This all happening as many parents objected to a High School Geography assignment involving arabic calligraphy. Officials say no specific threat was made but the closure was recommended by Law Enforcement out of an abundance of caution. Defense secretary ash carter is apologizing for using a personal email account up until a few months ago. I have to hold myself to absolutely strict standards in terms of Cyber Security and doing things that are appropriate. I didnt in this case. The its a mistake. And its entirely my own. Carter used the account even email scandal and after the white house expressed concern. He maintains he never sent anything classified. After years of anticipation, star wars the force awakens has finally hit the big screen. The force, its all to you. The fans are going allout, dressing up in costume and buying tickets the second they went on tickets the second they went on sale. But the biggest concern, spoilers. We have a blanket no spoiler policy where people start having discussion, oh, oh, guys, lets just chill on, you know, revealing details. If you spoil this for me, i will kill you. So this latest installment has already broken records with more than 100 million in presales. The movie is expected to break International BoxOffice Records this weekend. Im afraid to go on twitter. I read a few things. Dont say a word i shouldnt have looked. Its 4 39. Hitting the theaters this weekend. There are other movies . The day 911 responders have been fighting for. The measure that will insure Health Funding for 57 years. And whats in a name . The reason for the double meaning behind the street names in a Staten Island development. All right, spoiler alert, chris, its going to get cold they are weekend so make sure youre ready for that. Saying goodbye to the rain. And im concerned about fog out there this morning so be mindful of that but get ready, the numbers are dropping. Were going to drop back bying the 2s coming up. Rocken around the Christmas Tree later well have some pumpkin pie and do some caroling it all goes down. 56 degrees. John elliott live at the cbsfm yearend spectacular. Great to see you, john. I thank you, mary. Good morning, chris. Good morning. I love brenda lee. Thats great. Heres the deal. We are going to see changes. Lets talk about this dynamic weather pattern that were in. All of that rain yesterday sure a benefit but i know it was a headache getting around. Drier winds blow today but blowing in the cooler air. 56 in the city right now. 37 in monticello. Thats the cool spot. But hanging on to nice numbers. Well above what you would expect this time of year. In fact, its three degrees warmer than it was. But you get the sense of the cooler air creeping in. Radar and satellite shows the changing kind of fortune that were dealing with. The wet weather to the south and east. Theres a possibility of an instability shower early but with lower dew points and the odds will go down. And we will leave the chance for a shower south and east. And that cool air just waiting to take over. A chill returns tomorrow. Really the worst of it is going and you cant rule out the possibility of a burst of snow north and west. Not a major feature just so unusual this year, we have to bring it up. Sunday still going to be cold and brisk but the worst will be tomorrow with the wind, 30 Miles Per Hour gusts so wind chills even in the city could be in the low 30s. And north and west, wind chills in the 20s. Teens to 30s into the hudson valley. Your day today shapes up this way, wait a minute, its warmer now than its going to be this afternoon. Yeah, thats the deal. Its an upside down day, 51 this afternoon. And feeling colder than that. We want to stress that. The realfeel numbers more of a player. 32, possibility of a shower north and west tonight and tomorrow. So watch out for slick spots if you get a brief burst 40 tomorrow and wind chills colder. And the sevenday forecast, you will see changes. Its a big turn around. No white christmas. Were already up to 65 by thursday. Actionpacked run down here. We have holiday express, stew leonard is going to appear. Maybe a dance number. Oh, who is this fella . Harry connick, jr. Will join us as well. We will talk more about it. But i want if joe can follow me, theyre setting up, this is performance area. It . Chairs up. These kids that deal with so much every day of the year are going to the join us this morning for some fun. Its a Big Fund Raiser and we want to raise some fun and see a lot of smiles. We will tell you how you can help later in the show. Great Online Auction going on right now. And of course, we will be here live all morning as well. Right now though, lets get you where you got to go, heres alex denis. Thanks, john. If you are traveling though, lets help you out. We have changing for. In bethlehem township, route 78 an accident with an overturned tractortrailer. Stick with route 173 through the area, it will be a smoother riding for. And jersey city, an accident blocking two lanes, at the river bridge. And we have a lane blocked southbound with emergency vehicles as well. And also in queen action a live look at the l. I. E. Some construction blocking two lanes in both directions at the Grand Central parkway but delay free through the area. And alternate side of the Street Parking rules are in effect citywide. And today is a gridlock alert day. Mass transit may be your best option. And remember, be safe, dont text and drive. Mary, back to you. Thank you. If youre just waking up, heres a look at some of the stories making news. On capitol hill, the senate is expected to approve a 1. 1 trillion spending package today. It includes the zadroga act. First responders who got sick after working in the pile at ground zero will receive lifetime medical care. Bond this morning after pleading not guilty to security fraud charges. They are not connected to the huge drug hike price. The former sitcom star who played on saved by the bell will start a four hadmonth jail term next month. The 38yearold was sentenced in june for stabbing a man during a Christmas Day bar fight in wisconsin. Well, now to money watch. Stock futures are trending down ahead of the market open yesterday. The Dow Jones Industrial average dropped 253 points. The s p 500 fell 31 points. Well starting next year, pandora and other Music Streaming Services will have to labels. A panel of judges raised the rate for free streaming cents. Its welcomed news for artists concerned about getting paid for their work. Balanced. New jersey voters will have a say on whether two the new northern part of the state. Yesterday they added this to next years ballot. They would have to be at least 57 miles away from Atlantic City and 35 of the profit would be used to help revitalize Atlantic City. Developers of a residential complex on Staten Island are suing the borough president. They claim he is delaying construction by choosing unappealing street names. More on the street fight from hazel sanchez. Reporter residents who move into the townhouse complex slated to be built on this proper thety on Staten Island could be living with an address on accusedity drive. You look and see cupid but its not love, it means something else. Reporter turns out accusedity is an excessive desire for money. They have lived across the street from the property for 40 years and say the names are maybe they tell a story of what happened here. Money talks and thats the bottom line. Reporter the borough president picked those names. Its his responsibility. He has been an opponent and he sided with residents that wanted to the save the retreat that stood here for more than 100 years. It was a beautiful place. 103 years old. Look at it. Just for money and greed on Staten Island. Reporter now he is being sued by the developers who cant receive Building Permits until they have street names. I think there was an intention and spitefulness that we found inappropriate and that violated, i think, the spirit of the courts order and clearly was an abuse of the discretion. Reporter he couldnt comment because the judge hasnt ruled. The City Law Department says he has done nothing wrong. So for now, the fate remains unknown until a judge makes a decision and both sides can hazel sanchez, cbs 2 news. All right. Still to come, we will head back to Childrens Hospital for more on their big yearend spectacular. And tina fey and amy polar have the task of going up against star wars the force awakens. 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A surge of mild air into the christmas week. Its a big roller coaster. Quickly around the area, yeah, somewhat deceiving. In the mid50s now. Cooler than that this afternoon. So i just saw joe show up. So were getting the Team Together and want to encourage you, listen in all morning, cbsfm 101. 1. Theres louis louis. Great waying for to help. Want to make sure you get there safely and ontime . I know the perfect person for the job. Thanks, john. Traveling in bethlehem township, we have changing for. Route 78 is closed eastbound at exit 11 due to an accident with an overturned tractortrailer. Stick with route 173, it will be a smoother riding for and jersey city, we have a smoother riding for through the area. And jersey city, we have a crash at the river bridge, one lane blocked southbound with emergency vehicles as well. And the bayonne bridge remains closed until 5 00 this morning in both directions. Plan for that. A lot of other green on the major thoroughfares so thats a smoother riding for. Alternate side of the Street Parking rules are in effect citywide. And dried day. And remember, be safe, dont text and drive. And today is a gridlock alert day. Mass transit may be a better option today. And remember, be safe, dont text and drive. Well, lebron james delivered a crushing blow last night in oklahoma. It was to a fan. Check out this court side collision. King james goes leaping for a loose ball and lands on to elle day, the wife of the pga champion jason day who was seated next to her in the black cap. His wife was carried out and taken to the local hospital. She will be okay. James apologized for the crash on twitter and said, hope you guys come back to another game soon. Not clear if the next game will but you know, he is a big guys, talking about close to 260 pounds and she gave birth about a month ago. I know. That was a tough collision. And no place to go. Shes going to be okay though. In the next half hour, why a deaf woman is suing the nypd. And a young boy with autism goes missing from his new jersey school. He was found safe but the parents are demanding answers. And the biggest movie of the year but there are other options if you dont want to see star wars. We have a sneak peek. When we come back. Catch holidaycookie cheer on the tip of your tongue with Dunkin Donuts holiday cookieflavored coffees. From 2 00 to 6 00 p. M. , enjoy any medium latte or macchiato for 1. 99. Meet the moores were the moore family, and were always looking for ways to enjoy more. So we called Time Warner Cable and got even more than we expected. More speed, like 300 meg. More tv shows and movies on demand. More places to make more unlimited calls. They even made it easy to switch with a one hour arrival window. For 89. 99 a month, youll get 100 meg internet, tv, phone and more. Plus for a limited time, get a free trial of showtime for one year. And ask how you could get a 300 reward card. Call now. Piano music. Im glad you finally made it, dad. You have to experience this city. Thats what you always say. You were right about the food. Spent the day with an astronaut. One more. Its beautiful, isnt it . How about a baseball game next time . Done done. Book priceless experiences around the globe with. Your world mastercard. Only at priceless. Com. Every sip. The taste uniquely dunkin. Each cup uniquely you. Brewed fresh because its not just any coffee. Its your coffee, your dunkin. America runs on dunkin. Star wars fans are already flocking to see the 7th inning stallment in the series. The force Awakens Takes place 30 years after the last one. Theyre saying about 50 to 55 if youre in the mood for comedy this weekend, tina fey sisters. They have to throw a friend for chaotic. And also, alvin and his brothers are back in the road trip. This time they hit the road to stop dave from proposing to his new girlfriend. They have three days to get to miami to avoid a terrible, terrible stepbrother. Of course, star wars is sold out so you have choices there. You do. Wheres john . Yeah, up at blythedale. We will check in. Really Great Charity this morning. Still ahead, following breaking news. An escaped prisoner back in custody after hours on the road. And james corden gets into the holiday spirit. How he was presented the 12 days of christmas. And we will head back out live to check in with john at the cbsfm yearend spectacular. Seconds. It is 5 00, 56 degrees on this friday, december 18th. A drier day today, cooler tomorrow but it is looking like more and more like we will see a warm christmas. Traffic and weather on the 2s in a moment. I cannot believe some of the about already. Im chris wragge. And i am mary calvi. We begin with breaking news. A handcuffed prisoner who escaped from manhattan last night has now been captured. Police commissioner bill bratton has called the series of escapes this year an embarrassment Andrea Grymes is live with more. Reporter well, chris and mary, the prisoner was on his way here to the first precinct when he escaped. Police picked him up around 12 30 this morning in brooklyn. The escaped prisoner is back in custody this morning. Police say the accused shoplifter was picked up overnight after escaping from this nypd squad car just after 7 30 last night. The manhunt shut down Subway Service near franklin street and west broadway, turning off power to the 1, 2 and 3 trains to search for the suspect they underground tunnel. Looks like a vacant lot. Arrested at a nearby gap store for allegedly steal, handcuffed by Police Driving him to the first precinct when he jumped out of the backseat and ran off, last seen running into the subway station. Getting nervous these days. Its kind of like you never know what the deal is. Reporter this case is the sixth prisoner to have slipped out of nypd custody since june. Among them one caught on video bolting from detectives outside a precinct in harlem. And there was author collins when escaped in east harlem in july. And Austin Stevenson who got away in east harlem also. And Tiffany Newman who ran out of custody in manhattan hospital. And in october, Gerald Brooks who got away from an nypd sergeant and at least two officers when he ran off. Its really unfortunate that the police cant hang on the to youre in handcuffs and all of a sudden, youre in custody and you can get away. So thats a problem the police have to deal with. A story we will continue to weather on the 2s. John, live from blythedale Childrens Hospital this morning. Good morning once again. Reporter hey, good morning chris and mary. Hi everybody. Childrens hospital with over 120 years of experience of vital work in the area. Chris, you talk about the temperature, youre right. Mid50s right now. A west wind blowing in. And the wind is going to intensify. And we dropped a degree, 55. Real quick check of the radar and satellite. So long soggy, hello frigid. Not so much today but you get a southern that this afternoon. Theres the front. Instability showers south and east possible. By in large though, we see some brightening by the afternoon but the numbers actually turn around, hovering right around 50. Static temperature, more wind, much more of a chill this weekend. We will talk more about that. And hey, get something to write with. I have something i want you to right now, listen to alex denis, hi alex. Hey, john, good morning everyone. Traveling in bethlehem township, we have changing for. A stretch of red on the live drive map. Its route 78 closed eastbound at exit 11 due to an accident involving an overturned tractor trailer. Stick to route 173 for the alternative, its a smoother ride in the area. Ricky gervais Single Digits city, an accident at the Hackensack River bridge. We have a lane blocked southbound by emergency vehicles as well. And a live look showing the George Washington bridge. Delayfree at the toll plaza and the lincoln and holland are flowing freelying for also. Alternate side of the Street Parking rules are in effect citywide. Today is a gridlock alert day. Mass transit may be a better option today. And remember, be safe, dont text and drive. Mary and chris, back to you. Thank you. Breaking news this morning from a violent Home Invasion on long island, Police Say Two armed men followed a woman into her home in bay shore last night and then allegedly tide and another woman and a 12year old boy. Police say the men spent three hours ransacking the home before they made off with money. The woman and her boyfriend are being treated for injuries. Janelle burrell is on the way to the scene and we will have a live report cooling up shortly. We are hearing from a man slashed at a subway station. John who doesnt want to use his last name or show his face still has a large bandage covering the gash from wednesday nights attack. He says he had just gotten off the a train was and walking up the stairs with a crowd of people when the stranger attacked him from behind. Just feel a bump. Felt something on my face. People started saying to me, he cut you, youre bleeding. And i felt my face and there was blood. Doctors told him the slasher was about an inch from hitting an artery. John says he didnt get a good look at the attacker who ran down the train tracks. Police say the brooklyn slashing is not linked to video shows a man running behind a 16yearold Exchange Student from china as she walked to school in white stone. He cut her face and neck before running away. Her injuries were not life threatening. The u. S. Senate is expected to approve a 1. 1 trillion spending package after yesterdays approval by the house that includes a better tax break for commuters next year. Workers will be able to deduct up to 225 in transit passes. Thats up from the current 130 a month. The package also includes the zadroga 9 11 health and compensation reauthorization act. First responders that got sick at ground zero will now receive free lifetime medical care. President barack obama heads to california to meet privately with the families of the victims of the San Bernardino terror attack. It left 14 people dead and 21 people wounded this month. Yesterday he reassured the nation theres no specific attack many the u. S. He did urge everyone to stay vigilant during the holidays. Jason rezaian is accused of supplying assault rifles to the killers Syed Rizwan Farook and his wife tashfeen malik. They died in a shootout with police. He is their former neighbor. He faces up to 35 years in prison if convicted. New this morning, police in Suffolk County are searching for a burglary suspect who they say skipped out on arraignment yesterday. She and her husband were arrested last month. Police say the couple posed as landscapers and lured a 93year old to her backyard. And they he went inside the home and stole several items. A deaf woman is suing the nypd over her treatment when she was arrested. The 35yearold says she was never given a sign language interpreter. In september, she was charged with violating a protection at first, she was handcuffed so there was no way to show she used sign language but later, she says one officer understood. In sign, he said the sign for deaf. And im nodded my head and repeated, yes, im deaf. Please get me an interpreter. But no one listened to me. She says the police violated the americans with disabilities act. The nypd has not commented on the lawsuit. Time is now 5 08. Still to come, the the special Holiday Celebration this morning on the late late show. Plus this the special needs children, theyre special. And they need to be watched. Parents in one new jersey city furious their autistic son was able to get out of school. The changes they are now demanding. And he delivers more than just the mail, a postal worker in the right place at the right time. Johnny oh, i love that. Hey, listening to billy joel right now. Were going to tell you whats going on at blythedale Childrens Hospital. And of course, we will have the chilly forecast too coming up. 86 million americans have prediabetes. A serious condition that increases the risk for type 2 diabetes, you could be one of them. Small Lifestyle Changes can help you avoid diabetes related problems like heart attack, stroke, blindness and kidney failure. Ask your doctor about a simple blood test for prediabetes. Sponsored by naccd with support from the centers for Disease Control and prevention visit cdc. Gov prediabetes i just want the most wonderful holiday ever. You should get holiday scratchoffs from the new york lottery. You can talk . Come on, brian. Theres more chances to win than ever. wife who are you talking to . Nobody new holiday scratchoff games from the new york lottery. Piano music. Wow. Im glad you finally made it, dad. You have to experience this city. Thats what you always say. You were right about the food. Yeah . Welcome. Only in new york, right . I guess so. And a real astronaut. That was something. Hi john. Hey kevin. One more. Didnt you want to be an astronaut . Be an astronaut . Yes, i did. Theres still time. Ahhhh its beautiful, isnt it . How about a baseball game next time . Done book priceless experiences around the globe with. Your world mastercard. Only at priceless. Com have a Holly Jolly Christmas oh by golly have a Holly Jolly Christmas this year thats right, the one week count down begins right now. Christmas music each and every day as we get you know, i cant believe john said its going to be potentially 56 degrees on Christmas Day. Whats going on here . 5 12. Time for traffic and weather on the 2s. John is at the cbsfm yearend spectacular at blythedale Childrens Hospital. And you know, if the its one week count down, we have to the start. We have to like actually get some stuff done. Get on it. Full weekend ahead. Full weekend. While everyone is watching star war, ill be at the mall. Yeah. For that weekend though, the big news, the big chill. Lets talk some specificsing for quickly. Take care of your changing some specificsing for quickly. Take care of your changing weather. Look at that 37 in monroe. Cooler air starting to creep in. Yes, thats going to be the case. Warmer now than it will be this afternoon. Into the futurecast, you can and instability shower cant be ruled out southeast through midday. And then we out south and east through midday. And then you see it. Dont you . We have some snow, possibility of a little burst of snow. And then you can see its going to be cool. I think the coldest day is going to be saturday with those winds gusting to 30 Miles Per Hour. Sunday theres improvement. And then ill tell you what, chris said it, its going to warm up. But remember with the wind, those realfeel or wind chills could be as low as 15 to 30 Degrees North and west. Again, that cold air in place, any moisture that hits it would fall in flame form late friday into your day tomorrow. 51 today, thats cooler than now and you will feel it and see temperatures continue to dive tonight, 32. And then that cold day tomorrow. A high somewhat accidental or i should say academic. 40, wont feel like it. And then the big warmup into the first part of next week. Could be dealing with records. We are setting records and setting the record straight. Not going to let a little thing like retirement keep us away from the kids. Lena is the retired director of media and Community Relations for blythedale Childrens Hospital. How many years doing this fund raiser . 23. Wouldnt miss it. Here i am. Yeah. Why is this so important for the hospital and the community . I think the best thing i could say is the awareness it brings to the hospital and our also children we serve. And also the money we raise, were a notforprofit. Most fragile children so the ability to raise funds and to make people more aware of what serve. And some of the kids are in yes, they are. They come with respiratory issue, traumatic brain injury, all kinds of disabilities and we provide everything they need the minute they walk through the door. Every therapy they need. We have a schoolhouse on campus. When you think about it, theres no better place. So here bright and early and managed to put up with Scott Shannon for decades. We will talk to scott later and tell you how you can help still today with the big auction thats fun as well. Right now, we want to get you on your way, maybe with somebody to hug. If youre traveling in bethlehem, nothing joyful on the roadways. An overturned tractortrailer, two lanes blocked on 78 eastbound at exit 11. Stick with route 173, its a smoother riding for. And jersey city, an accident, two lanes blocked on route 1 and 9 northbound at the Hackensack River bridge. A lot of other green if in the area which is a good sign but not in queens. We have some late running construction, two the lanes are westbound side of the l. I. E. To the southbound bqe. This is scheduled until about 8 00 this morning. So could cause delays. We will update you on this alert. And alternate side of the Street Parking rules are in effect citywide. And today is a gridlock alert day. Mass transit may be a better option today. And remember, be safe, dont text and drive. Mary and chris, back to you. Thank you. Pickup time at school and a child with autism cannot be found. And its raising questions, some serious questions about safety procedures at a newark school. Tony aiello spoke with the boys parents. I was beating on my car. I was devastated. I mean, i couldnt understand, where was my child . Reporter understandable anxiety wednesday afternoon. Her autistic 9yearold was missing from school at pickup time at the Afterschool Program and no one seemed to know where he is. Im trying to hold it together myself because somebody has to be rational. We know a little boy said, building. Reporter the parents say they flashed back to new york city 2013 and the sad case of the 14yearold autistic boy who wandered out of a school in queens and was found dead three months later. The special needs children, theyre special and they need to be watched. Reporter they say they learned a school aide failed to escort him to the Afterschool Program that was on the schedule. He said the aide asked him, what do you want to do . Get on the bus and go home . I told her last night, hes not able to make decisions for himself. And that wasnt proper procedure or protocol. Reporter the parents say he spent an hour on the bus as the driver stopped repeatedly at their complex where no one was home to collect the boy. And he was upset but okay when they reunited. Somebody got to be held accountable for this. Reporter the parents say the principal took full responsibility, apologized and promised to put procedures in place to make sure it wont happen again. In newark, tony aiello, cbs 2 news. Schools will work with the little boys family to investigate and make the necessary corrections. New video shows the moment a masked man with a shotgun burst into a duchess county gas station and demands cash. The owner threw a shoe at the the door. There was a struggle outside. The gunman fired a shot at the owners feet but he was not hurt. The gunman is still on the loose this morning. He ran off empty handed. A new jersey woman delivered an early holiday gift to a postal worker. She got a chance to say thank you to the east orange mail carrier who saved her fathers life. He was delivering mail on his route in october when he heard her scream for help. Her father, an 87yearold, wasnt responding to phone calls and the door was locked. She wrote a poem calling the worker her hero. He did one push and it was open and we ran in and my dad i didnt do anything more than anybody else would have. God just put me in the right place at the right time. And he is a trained emt and performed cpr. Her father is now recovering. Still to come, the ugly uniforms make a return to thursday night football. You dont like them, huh . Theyre awful. Only the late late show these 12 days of christmas. And another check of traffic and weather on the 2s aafter hi, im stationed here in germany and i work at the medical center. Foreign language ]. Whlesoonel ha a t f . At nfu unasthpor dgh welcome to friday, we have 55 degrees at 5 22. Traffic and weather on the 2s and lets get it started with john elliott. Good morning, john. Thank you, mary. Hi everybody. We are at blythedale Childrens Hospital. I asked you to get something to write with. Cbsfm. Com blythedale. Great auction items up for bid including a hockey game with joel. And you could be johnny weather for a day. That would be me. And scott has agreed to let you do the weather on cbsfm. So go to the website and bid on those auction items. And dont forget a kentucky its going to be colder this forget a coat. Afternoon than it is right now. 30s already into sullivan and orange county. Mid50s for long island. Thats going to change. Chance of a shower south and east. Odds of that low as that drier air pulls in. Numbers though start to turn around, 55 now. Not this afternoon. Just 51. Your afternoon high still technically above normal but thats going to the turn around. Sunset at 4 30, should look and feel refreshing and then tomorrow, get ready for it. Likely tomorrow will be the only day that we may see all month below normal. We will talk more about that and talk about rainfall records from yesterday. You were not imagine things. And here we are negotiating with the Scott Shannon people to talk with scott. Thats come up later. But right now, lets save you time with alex denis. If you dont win the negotiation, you got a lot of explaining to do. Traveling this morning, valley, an accident with injuries. A lane blocked on the southbound side of the taconic at highway 301. And also in bethlehem township, an overturned tractortrailer. Two lanes are blocked on route 78 eastbound at exit 11. But if you stick to route 173, its going to be a smoother riding for. And queen, a look at one of the hundreds of the cameras. Two lanes blocked from the southbound l. I. E. To the bqe. And alternate side of the Street Parking rules are in effect citywide. And today is a gridlock alert day. Mass transit may be a better option today. And remember, be safe, dont text and drive. Chris, over to you. Thank you. Time for the cbs 2 wfan sports update. Thursday night football last night st. Louis. The rams, they were in control most of the game. Oh, going downtown and got him. Its a 60yard touchdown pass right there. Rams up 140. And the 3rd, and tampa tried to come back little too little, little too late. Okay rams win it 2123. Otis livingston now. Come up tonight, the knicks go down the turnpike the sixers while the nets will face the pacers on the road. And the rangers will be in winnipeg. Last night, they got whopped in minnesota. Scary moment. Gets hit square in the helmet. His night was done and left trailing 10. And got lit up for four goals. He had two on the night and the wilds 52 victory. The devils have alternate wins and losses for 11 straight games. Last night called for a loss. 51 the final from the rock. Meanwhile, the islanders have been on a high of late trying to make it 810 in colorado. Tied at 11, colorado slipped in the gamewinner with three minutes left. The isles fall short. The late late show with james corden. What did you get me . No big deal, just 12 drummers drumming. What . [ applause ] [ drumming ] james from the 12 days of chris m they were there. Even the french hens christmas, they were all there. Even the french hens. I got you a gift card for home depot. Well, no, it should be a partridge in a pear tree. Why would aa partridge be in a pear tree . Christmas. January 4th. Wheres the partridge . I dont know but why would you put nit a pear tree . Overnight, police were able to track down another prisoner who escaped from nypd custody. Ill have a live report coming up. Ouch, lebron james crashes into a fan, injuring the wife of a famous golfer. And thats right, the force awakens in theatres today. We caught up with some excited fans. Cbs 2 news this morning continues right after this. Hurricane patricia. Hurricane patricia. And manzanillo, mexico, on october 23. Yeah. But no major damage was done. And, as you can see, everything is. Exactly as it should be. And to show that there are no hard feelings, mexico invited the good patricias to come and soak it up. A lot. Of good patricias. Who do you think names the hurricanes anyway . Reservation for patricia. Patricias this weeks activities boat tour, sightseeing, and horseback riding. Wait a minute has anyone seen patricia . Music my kcup filter is back. Now you can make anything, even a piece of home. The single servemakeallyourfavorites exactlyhowyoulikeit machine. Its 5 30, 55 degrees on this friday, december 18th. Get ready for a cool weekend. Looks like the temperatures are good morning. Im chris wragge. And im mary calvi. Welcome to cbs 2 news this morning. Traffic and weather on the 2s in a moment. But first, breaking news on long island this morning. A violent Home Invasion overnight in bay shore. Police say two men armed held a family hostage for hours. Janelle burrell is live with more on this breaking news story. Reporter well, chris, you can see Suffolk County police have this section of woodvine avenue blocked off as they continue the investigation. All began around 9 30 last night. A 35yearold woman, the owner of this home at 19 woodvine avenue was returning home when two men police say, two armed men followed had her inside. They say the men tied up that woman and three other people who were already inside the home including her 12yearold son, tying them all up with zip ties. They say the intruders then ransacked the home for about three hour, stealing cash from the womans purse before taking off. Now those people who were inside somehow managed to alert police. They say that the 35yearold woman did have some facial injuries. She right now is in stable condition at an area hospital. Her boyfriend were told had minor injuries on hiss face as well. For the womans on his face as well. For the womans son and another person tide up inside, injured during the according the to investigators, they were not injured during this attack. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Suffolk County police. Reporting live from long island, janelle burrell, cbs 2 news. Thank you. Suffolk county police have arrested a man they say scammed multiple people out of money. He is charged with taking rental deposits for a room in his home and then never letting them move in. He was first arrested in september but police say he continued scamming people, resulting in the second arrest. Time for traffic and weather on the 2s. John elliott is spending the morning at blythedale Childrens Hospital with the cbsfm morning team. Hi, john. Good morning chris and mary from our team to your team to the cbs team, trying to raise about 100,000 for blythedale Childrens Hospital. They need it. Great way to help c bsfm. Com blythedale. Delicate little john, i say its going to be cold. Outside right now, numbers are starting to slide. Were at 55, wind. Wind intensifies and plays a crucial role this weekend, gusting to 30plus. Rain is out of here for the most part. We have some records to report from yesterday. We will share those in a bit. And you will get a sense of the front pushing through. And numbers will push down. It will be cooler by 8 00. And then staying right around 50 at noon. 51, make it a degree back in the afternoon but a big cool down even after work and school. Tell you what, we are going to go live with scott in just a bit. Thats joel nolan right there. He is part of our team. And hes just one of the many facets in the traffic sphere of the cbs tiffany network. So lets send it to misin this case. Thank you, john. Well done. Traveling this morning in putnam valley, you have some changing for. Injuries. Southbound side of the taconic at highway 301. No major delays but you will coming across flashing lights. And theres an overturned tractortrailer on route 78 eastbound at exit 11. Smoother ride. And a live look at cameras. Well. Not only here, the George Washington bridge and holland as well are delayfree. And alternate side of the Street Parking rules are in today is a gridlock alert day. Option today. And remember, be safe, dont text and drive. Chris and mary, back to you. Thank you. A handcuffed prisoner who got away from Police Last Night is back in custody this morning. Its the late nest a series of prisoner escapes to embarrass the nypd. Andrea grymes has more live. Reporter chris and mary, police were able to track down this latest escaped prisoner overnight around 12 30 this morning at a group home on 42nd street in sunset park, brooklyn. Night. The escaped prisoner is back in custody this morning. Price say the accused shoplifter was picked up overnight after escaping just after 7 30 last night. The manhunt shut down Subway Service near Franklin Service and west broadway, turning off power to 1, 2 and 3 trains to search for the suspect they thought may be hiding in an under ground tunnel. Sources say the prisoner was arrested at a nearby gap store for allegedly steal, happened cuffed by police who were driving him to the Police Station when he jumped out of the backseat and ran off. Last seen running into subway station. Getting nervous these days. Its like you never really know what the deal is. Reporter this case is the sixth prisoner to have slipped out of nypd custody since june. Among one caught on video bolting from detectives outside a precinct in harlem. Collins who escaped from east harlem in july. And awe tin stevenson also got away in east harlem. And Tiffany Newman who ran out of custody in manhattan hospital. And in october, Gerald Brooks who got away from an nypd sergeant and at least two officers when he ran off. Its really unfortunate that the police cant hang on to people. Youre in handcuffs and all of a sudden, youre in custody and you can get away. So thats a problem the police have to deal with. Reporter forker the latest man who escaped custody, he is for the latest man who escaped custody, he is facing larceny charges. Finally under pressure, mayor de blasio claims to have a plan to help thousands of Homeless People living on city streets. Marcia kramer breaks down reporter mayor de blasio is finally doing something about the street homeless. The 3,000 to 4,000 people who have upset new yorkers by living in parks and train station, even like this man, bathing in the foundation in columbus circle. For months and months, cbs 2 news has confronted the mayor showing him pictures like this, a woman and her pets begging near a Upper West Side movie theater. Every single street homeless person had their own path to the street. If we do our job right, every single one of them will have their own path away from the street. Reporter the mayors plan called home stat would establish Rapid Response teams that will canvas every block from canal street to 145th street in manhattan every day. Theyll respond within one hour to reports of homeless or homeless encampments made to 311. It will add 100 cops to make arrest for illegal activity and help the response team. Bill bratton says hes optimistic the new program will help officials makeway with the population he calls service resistant, he says theyll strengthen laws going after people who beg. You cannot beg within 10 feet of a bank or atm. And now theyre outnumbered by the many atms. So if you limit it within 10 feet of a bank atm, why not within 10 feet of any atm. Reporter a former commissioner of Homeless Services says de blasios home stat program might work. Right now the present system is not working. Recent statistics show that the outreach teams made 333 contacts but only four placements. The miser says other changes are being consider the commissioner says other changes are being considered. And at 6 00 a. M. , we go Laguardia Airport and our cameras uncover a bigger problem, people bathing in bathroom sinks. Mother teresa will be elevated to sainthood. Her missionaries of charity ran nearly 600 orphanages and shelter around the world. Its not yet clear when and where she will be canonized. She was 87 years old when she die thed in 1987. Many have todo list. Plus, a judges decision on flu shots. Will your preschooler have to get one . And watch out, lebron james crashes into a spectator. Oh, the wife of a golfing star is taken out on a stretcher. You know what, ill tell you, its going to get cold so just hug a patty steel. Thats how you stay warm. Were going to talk to the theres whipped cream here and how you can help blythedale Childrens Hospital. Dont go away. All right. You might want to respond to that whipped cream thing. You can do it on facebook and twitter. You can connect during the show and all morning long. We posted an update on the facebook page. And you can follow us on twitter, cbsnewyork. Catch holidaycookie cheer on the tip of your tongue with Dunkin Donuts holiday cookieflavored coffees. From 2 00 to 6 00 p. M. , enjoy any medium latte there are over 15,000 ways to take your coffee at dunkin. Every cup as unique as you. We take pride in every cup, but only one is your coffee, your dunkin. America runs on dunkin. Traffic and weather on the 2s at 5 42. Look who we found at the blythedale Children Hospitals big spectacular, the cbs 2 news familiar yearend spectacular. Ill tell you what, if its a radio event, its already a party. It doesnt matter that its not 6 00. Yeah first off, lets celebrate rain yesterday. I apologize for the headaches and the slowgoing, did need the rain. And its out of here. Talk about the big chill headed your way. In the city, were at 55. Pair of 4s in sparta. 46 in summit. And 54, thats a good move, joe. Scanning the skies. We want to show you, its out of here. The front pushing out. Instability shower cant be ruled out today. And the rain yesterday, central park, 1. 21. All these others, these are records. Record rainfall jfk, newark, islip, all in excess of an inch. Problem is, a lot of flooding. Thats going the to clear up today and the numbers come down. Warmer this afternoon than right now. And tonight its going to be cold. W the wind, 32 cold, with the wind. 32, wont feel like it. Wind chills already in the 20s. And yeah, tomorrow wind chills could be in the teens north and west. And a snow shower, brief one, cant be ruled out north and west. And then we have a big warmup next week. To the 60s. Talk about this should warm your heart up, ladies and gentlemen, i have radio legend Scott Shannon and traffic legend joel nolan live at blythedale Childrens Hospital. Scott, how many years you been doing this . 21 or 22. We lose track after a while. And joe, why do you do it . For the kids. We just come up here every year and do this. We make a locality of money for the hospital we make a lot of money for the hospital. The building youre in is named after this guy. What does it feel like when you see the kids, the smiles but the struggles. The thing about it, the its such a shame when you see here and you see the little wheelchairs in the hall and the little beds. But they have a smile on their face. Who do we have this year . Harry connick, jr. And rob joel band and the incredible holiday expressway. Yeah,. Joe, why are you holding on to whipped cream . This is a goofy road bit were going to do later. The pie face game. And it throws the whipped cream in your face. No, no. Do not who did you have to bribe to get the game . Well, its sold everywhere but we had a couple listeners send us a couple versions. I think the kids will get a great kick out of seeing you play the game. Thats not going to happen. But you can bid on auction items including joe and scott and john, cbsfm. Com blythedale. Send things if you dare back to alex to get you on your way. Keep it over there. Traveling this morning in putnam valley, an accident with injuries. Serious news here, one lane highway 301 on the southbound side. And in bethlehem township, an overturned tractortrailer, two lanes are blocked on 78 eastbound. Stick to route 173, it will be a smoother ride. And a live look now in queen, we have late running construction out there until about 8 00. Two lanes are blocked on the ramp from the westbound side of the l. I. E. To the southbound bqe, already heavy traffic there. And alternate side of the Street Parking rules are in effect citywide. And today is a gridlock alert day. Mass transit may be a better option today. And remember, be safe, dont text and drive. Chris, back to you. Thank you. A Pharmaceutical Company ceo is free on 5 million bond securities fraud. He left Brooklyn Federal court the rain. Prosecutors say he defrauded hundreds of investors when he ran a hedge fund. Its not connected to the price hike. Health Department Policy that would have taken effect december 3 1st. Children ages six months to five years would not have been allowed to public child care programs if they were not immunized from the flu. But the city cannot impose the requirement without approval from the state legislature. City health if i recalls say they plan to appeal. Health Officials Say they plan to appeal. Theres a true winner in holiday Online Shopping this season. Reporter good morning. Happy friday, guys. Wall streets threeday winning streak ended on thursday as a drop in Energy Stocks fueled a lateday selloff. The Dow Jones Industrial average dropped 253. The nasdaq composite finished down 68 points. Think about the the presents you bought this Holiday Season. Did any come from amazon . According to newly released stat, 39 of all money spent by americans online is spent at paypal is spent at amazon. Paypal is boosting the sick leave. Moms and dads will be able to the take eight weeks of paid leave and moms can take another eight weeks of bonding time. Theyll offer eight weeks of paid family leave for employees to take care of a spouse, child or parent who is seriously ill. And one of the most popular toys this Holiday Season is a robot. The bb18 a hit with kids this winter. Its based on the new star wars movie. The hightech toy can move around the house and glide around corners. Chris and mary so cute. I like it. Ill take one. Good to see you. Have a great weekend. Still to come, heart break for adele fans. How some took to social media when concert tickets sold out quickly. It wasnt even worth it for most. Its finally here. Fans could be fans couldnt be more excited about the new star wars film. And we are spoilerfree. Yes. But first the morning scoreboard. The rams won 3123. The rangers 52. Piano music. Im glad you finally made it, dad. You have to experience this city. Thats what you always say. You were right about the food. Hi john. Hey kevin. Spent the day with an astronaut. One more. Its beautiful, isnt it . How about a baseball game next time . Done done. Book priceless experiences around the globe with. Say hi to snoopy if you go by macys today. Not too many days left for shop, many seven days we will welcome back to cbs 2 news this morning. Have you seen this . Court side seats may not be that great especially if lebron james is playing. James delivered a crushing blow to a court side fan. He landed on to ellie day. She is the wife of pga champ jason day who was sitting next to her. Hospital. She will be okay and james apologized on twitter and said hope you guys come back to another game soon. Not clear if the next game is on him. Yeah, jason is probably like, yeah, id love to come back. Hopefully shes okay now. Time for traffic and weather on the 2s. Right back to johnny. Yeah, i know john, i can tell, thats not good. Hes at blythedale Childrens Hospital, huge event with cbs 2 news familiar. That just looked painful. You know, this is great. Live radio show with scott and patty and joe and the whole gang, brad here too. Theyre doing sound checks quick update, you can drop off toys this morning at the Fire Department and also at the Marriott Hotel on white plains hotel. Another way to help. And speaking of number, auction numbers we want to go up. The temperature numbers are going to go down. New number, 54. We continue to slide. More readings in the 30s north and west. Get ready, around the area today, cooler this than right now. And that means just the low 50s if youre lucky. Breeze starts to build. And speaking of that breeze, dont forget, wind chills tomorrow in the teens north and west with a burst of snow possible. 20 to 30 for the city and then we are going to see the numbers recover sunday into monday. Waiting for some warmer temperatures midweek. We will talk about u. S. Travel in a bit. And we will talk about the great acts coming up and we will meet some of the kids and moms and dads. Look how huge my hair looks. Like that . Hey, theyre playing alex denis song. Baby its cold outside nice. Lets help you out. Love christmas tunes. In putnam valley, an accident with injuries. A lane blocked on the southbound side of the taconic at highway 301. And bethlehem town think, an overturned tractortrailer, two lanes blocked on route 78 eastbound at exit 11. Stick with 173, its a smoother ride. And queens, traffic is building westbound on the Grand Central parkway. Regular rush hour delays starting there. Alternate side of the Street Parking rules are in effect citywide. Today is a gridlock alert day. Mass transit may be a better option today. And remember, be safe, dont text and drive. When they arrested a man and woman. The fifth item on the todo list, shoplift. They are accused of swiping packages as they were dropped off from a delivery truck. Star wars is taking the nation by storm. Staffer wars the force awakens kicked off backtoback showingst last night and its set to break box Office Records. But the movie is much about the tradition as it is the story line. Reporter at just 4 years old, max jones is already a super star wars fan. Why do you Like Star Wars . Its cool. Reporter he dressed in his costume and waited in line for three hours. Jedis here. Reporter before he even got into the theater for the First Showing in times square. Nothing will stand in our way. Reporter star wars the force Awakens Marks the seventh film to be the released since 1977. Theater at age 5 and now its his 13yearold son adams turn. It amazes me that the series is getting attention of everyone and his generation. Reporter and this suspect just a movie, this is an event. People are camped out here and while amc wont allow face masks or face paint, they do encourage people to dress up. The first thing, how long did it take to do your hair . Only about 10 minutes. Its all fake. You just hook it on. Reporter fans passed the wait time, staging light saber fights while some waited outside in the rain. Thank you reporter well worth it, of course,. It was awesome. Reporter to be first to take in some movie history that spans generations. In times square, jessica schneider, cbs 2 news. Are you i know, hook on. Are you as excite as i am to see this thing . I cant wait. 600 million globally. Did you get tick the ets we tried. Didnt get adele tickets but i got star wars tickets. Shut out yesterday like a lot of people. Still ahead, we have breaking news. Frightening moments during a Home Invasion on long island. Plus, cbs 2 news goes undercover at Laguardia Airport. Homeless found bathing in a bathroom sink. And thats not tall. And changes thats not all. Disney theme parks. Meet the moores were the moore family, and as you can see, we need an internet that can do more. We do more games, and more streaming. So we need more speed. Thats why we switched to Time Warner Cable. Now we can connect more devices, at the same time. Hi grandma and grandpa ha, look at that [laughs] Time Warner Cable even has an internet plan for us. Get 50 meg internet for 39. 99 per month and ask about free installation. It is 6 00. Temperatures in the 50s for your friday, december 18th. Cooler today and this weekend but it wont last for long. More coming our way for next week. Good morning. Im mary calvi. And im chris wragge. Alex denis and john elliott with traffic and weather on the 2s in a moment but first Suffolk CountyPolice Say Two armed men followed a woman into her home and tied her up along with three others including a child. We are live on the scene with get a little nervous these day, its like you never really know what the deal is. A community on edge after a Prisoner Escapes Police Custody in lower manhattan. Police captured the man overnight but this is just the late nest a series of prisoner escapes. We will have a this is the latest in a series of prizer in escapes. We will have more live from tribeca. You can see an attack caught on camera. Everybody here is homeless. Homeless, living at laguardia. Cbs 2 news goes under cover and discovers a disturbing life style, sleeping by windows and just to survive. The exclusive report is coming up. President barack obama heads to San Bernardino today, the site of the terror attack that killed 14 people and wounded 21 others as mr. Obama reassures the nation theres no specific credible threat of another attack in the u. S. Yes, it is calling to you. Star wars the force Awakens Opens in theaters today officially. And wait until you see how Mark Zuckerberg celebrated with his little girl. So cute. 6 02, traffic and weather on the 2s in valhalla at the blythedale Childrens Hospital with special guests as well. Hey, john. Thats right. Mary, i dont have a wookie but i have santas little helper. Were going to the raise a lot of money for blythedale Childrens Hospital. Lets tell you what kind of ears you should be wearing. See what we did there . Cooler this afternoon. Right now in the city, we continue to slide, 54. Winds northwest at 7 Miles Per Hour. Relative humidity, thats going to drop too. Stray shower possible south and east of the city. Odds are low though that the front pushing through, actually some brighter beautiful skies north and west. We are going to see a little bit of sun mix in for even the city and long island later number, theyre going to be the smaller. In fact, cool they are afternoon and the wind starts to fill in. We will tell you more about what liz is up to and the rest of the gang here at blythedale Childrens Hospital. Right now, lets get out the door with alex denis. Thank you, john. Good morning everyone. Traveling in putnam valley, a look at the live drive map. An accident with injury, a lane onblocked on the southbound 301. Anticipate that. And bethlehem, an overturned eastbound. Its at exit 1 1. Stick to route 173, it will help you avoid this red traveling to that accident scene. And a live look at one of the hundreds of cameras. The lincoln delayfree at the tolls but getting here might be a challenge. Theres a disabled truck on the route 495 approach at park avenue. The George Washington and holland are smooth sailing for. And alternate side of the Street Parking rules are in effect citywide. And today is a gridlock alert day. Mass transit may be a better option today. And remember, be safe, dont text and drive. Mary and chris, back to you. Breaking news on long island this morning. A family held hostage for hours in their own home. Police say two armed men may their way in. Janelle burrell is live in Suffolk County with more this morning. Reporter yeah, chris, we still have detectives on the scene here on woodvine avenue. The investigation focused around this home, number 19. They say this all began around 9 30 last night when the 35 yearold female homeowner, she was returning home when Police Say Two armed men followed her inside. They say the men tied up the woman and three other people who were inside of that home, including her 12yearold son. All of them tied up with zip ties. Investigators say the intruders then ransacked the home for about three hour, stealing cash from the womans purse before taking off. Now they say the two suspects somehow managed to escape as the people inside called police. Have some facial injuries and she is in the hospital this morning in stable condition. Had her son and the others are doing okay this morning but police still looking for the suspects. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Suffolk County police. Reporting live from bay shore, long island, janelle burrell, cbs 2 news. Thank you. Now to a developing story. New charges this morning for a handcuffed prisoner who escaped from Police Custody in manhattan last night. Now he is captured. Its just the latest in a series of escapes this year. Andrea grymes has more live from tribeca. Reporter well chris and mary, police are expected to bring the prisoner here to central booking within the next few minutes. Police are telling us that they have his name as cruz magsio, 30 years old. He escaped while in a squad car on the way to the precinct last night here in tribeca. Custody this morning. Police say the accused shoplifter was picked up overnight after escaping from this nypd squad car just after 7 30 last night. The manhunt shut down Subway Service near franklin street and west broadway, turn thing off power to the 1, 2 and 3 trains to search for the suspect they thought may be hiding in an underground tunnel. Sources say the prisoner was arrested at a nearby gap store for allegedly stealing, handcuffed by police who were driving him to the first precinct in tribeca when he jumped out of the backseat and ran off. Last seen running into the subway station. Getting nervous these days. Its like you never really know what the deal is. Reporter this case is the sixth prisoner to slipped out of nypd custody since june. Among them, one caught on video in handcuffs, bolting from detectives outside a precinct in harlem. And there was Arthur Collins who escaped a holding cell in and Austin Stevenson who also he says he had just gotten off the a train and was walking up the stairs when a stranger attacked him from behind. Felt something on my face. And didnt think nothing of it but people started say, he cut you, youre bleeding. And i felt my face and all this. Doctors told him the slasher was about an inch from hitting an artery. He says he didnt get a good look at the attacker who ran down the train tracks. The u. S. Senate is expected to approve a 1. 1 trillion spending package that includes a better tax break for commuters next year. Workers can deduct up to 225 a month in transit passes. And it includes the zadroga 9 11 health and compensation reauthorization act. First shortstoppers who got sick after working on the pile at ground zero will now receive free lifetime medical care. Come up, the new findings that could change the way plus, cbs 2 news undercover at laguardia, Homeless People everywhere. And a terrifying moment for any parent. A mother arrives to pick up her autistic child from school and no one know where is he is. Make sure your kids are ready for a chilly after school period. Numbers will drop during the course of the day. Could see snow too. The big chill this weekend and warm your heart from blythedale Childrens Hospital. This is the one place were not afraid to fail. Some of these experiments may not work. But a few might shape the future. Like turning algae into biofuel. New technology for capturing co2 emissions. And cars twice as efficient as the average car today. Ideas exxonmobil scientists are working on to make energy go further. No matter how many tries it takes. Welcome back to cbs 2 news this morning. It is 6 12. Theres a cool down and then a warmup. Lets check in with john e lliott. He has got some explaining to do. He is live from blythedale Childrens Hospital. Good morning. Yeah, plan on the cool temperature thes. We are at blythedale Childrens Hospital. And its all about kids. You hear children but its teens too. I want you to meet this brave young man, jonas. I got it right, didnt i . Yes, you did. So you came in here in a wheelchair but youre goes to the walk out when youre finally done, right . Yeah. What is your therapy like here . Well, i have physical therapy, occupational therapy, pool therapy and then i have a Standing Program and a bike program. And what are the folks like here at blythedale . They are really nice and welcoming. They dont, like, ive been away from home for more than three months so its been hard but they made it as easy as possible. I was talking to him and he has been here since september. And going to take a holiday break and then right back because what youre doing is hard work, right . Yeah, it is. And lets not forget, youre 17 years old so theres that little thing called school, right . Yeah, because now im applying to colleges and its tough because im not really in the atmosphere i would be in to apply. So yeah, its been a little like its been a little struggling. Well, you are an inspiration, a lot of kids dont realize the kind of work youre going through. And i apologize because i got him out of bed. Im sorry. Enjoy the show, buddy. Thank you. And have a Merry Christmas and a great holiday. And we want to talk to you though and make sure your little ones are ready for the chilly day today. Mary wants me to explain, its the northwest wind. 54 now in the city. But 30s north and west. And a cool one today. And we are going to be dealing with the chance of a shower south and east. The odds are low. And then more clouds and sun to start. And then we see more sun mix in. Tomorrow, its bright but its going to be brutal. Wind chills in the teens. Its just such a turn around. Basically normal numbers. But its the wind. Still brisk on your sunday. And then the turn around, next week, were going to see a big warmup. We will talk about travel concerns if youre making a trip next week, into the midwest or south. But make sure before you make your trip that youre ready for the chill and as always, make sure you listen to alex denis. Shes standing by with the latest traffic. Hey, john. Good morning to you. Yeah, changes this morning. Theres a disabled truck approach to the lincoln tunnel. Delays back to the new jersey turnpike. Maybe a headache. If you go out of your way, so far the holland and George Washington are moving well. And putnam valley, an accident with injury, a lane blocked on the southbound side of the taconic at highway 301. And mass transit on or close to schedule which is good news because today is a gridlock alert day. Mass transit may be a better option today. And alternate side of the Street Parking rules are in effect citywide. And remember, be safe, dont text and drive. Chris, mary, back to you. Thank you. Now to a cbs 2 news exclusive. Mayor de blasio unvailed a new Homeless Program as we found more desperate people in need of help. They sleep on the floor and bathe in public bathrooms and they have been doing it a lot longer than you might think. Meg baker report, people are living at Laguardia Airport. Reporter its the busy travel season and if you go to Laguardia Airport, you may be surprised to see this under to the Christmas Tree, Homeless People living at the airport. This is 2 00 a. M. , you see a person asleep in a wheelchair people sleeping on window ledge, camped out in sleeping bags and people bathing in the public bathroom, cleaning themselves and their clothing in full public view. Yeah, ive been saying here for a while. Most everybody here is homeless. Reporter a 68yearold man who told us he has been saying here for years and he began talking to me in terminal b. He prefers the airport because he feels safe, pointing out security cameras. Much safer here than in a shelter. I could have lice, bed bugs. Im 68, i dont need the hassle. Reporter he says the others around him have been here just as long. Down further, right, and people, theyre camped out. I mean, a lot of people. Reporter how many people do you think stay here . Maybe a hundred. Reporter at 2 30 a. M. , we counted more than 50 people asleep in the food court near tucked away near bathrooms and noticed an overwhelming smell when they gather, using the bathrooms to groom themselves, this man bathing in the sink. People are working and living from paycheck to paycheck. You know, theyre one paycheck away from sitting where im sitting isnt that sad . Reporter others not as friendly like these two people with cats. And this concerns passengers for early flights. Kind of forget that people are living like this every single day. Not good for the tourism either, for the people to see when they get here that in the the Airport Port Authority police say they dont really bother us to or nothing like. As long as youre not a knucklehead. Reporter during the day, he goes to the meat packing district to panhandle and get food but always come wax to his seat in front of the tv at the airport comes back to his seat in front of the tv at the airport. Its eyeopening. Come up now, 6 17. A new jersey waitress goes above and beyond. And wait until you hear what the customers did in return. Plus this hello, how are you some of the fans arent doing that well. The outcry on social media after tick the ets went on sale. And stock futures trending down. The Dow Jones Industrial average dropped the 253 points. The s p 500 lost over 31. Piano music. Wow. Im glad you finally made it, dad. You have to experience this city. Thats what you always say. You were right about the food. Yeah . Welcome. Only in new york, right . Hi john. Hey kevin. One more. Didnt you want to be an astronaut . Be an astronaut . Yes, i did. Theres still time. Ahhhh its beautiful, isnt it . How about a baseball game next time . Done done. Book priceless experiences around the globe with. I dont want a lot for christmas there is just one thing i need i dont care about the present underneath the Christmas Tree i dont need an endless stocking good morning. Welcome back to cbs 2 news this morning. Morning. A little mariah careying for. Its 6 21. If you havent had a chance to see her christmas spectacular, i highly recommend it. There are tickets available. Get over there and check it out. Other news, the vatican has announced Mother Teresa will be elevated to sainthood. She spent most of her life caring for poorest of the poor. Her charity ran nearly 600 orphanages and charities around the world. The age of 87 years old. Heavy snow is causing dangerous driving conditions in parts of washington state. The snow fall is heaviest along interstate 90 in the cascade mountains. Officials say a layer of ice over snowcovered roads will make driving difficult through tonight. Time is now 6 22. Time for traffic and weather on the 2s. No such sight here with with the snow. Thats for sure. John is at blythedales Children Hospital with cbsfm for their yearend spectacular. Reporter good morning. Its a hospital but its so much more. Im here with laura. Marnie. Daniel. Reporter educator, these guys working with kids, little tiny kids, right . Yes,. Reporter and you work with . The prescullers so many physical needs but Educational Needs too and they are preschoolers and so many were going to be here all morning. Yeah, maybe a cute hat on because its going to be cold this afternoon. Numbers will drop during the course of the day and they have started to drop. We are now down to 51. Whoa, the numbers are dropping. This afternoon, it will be right around 51. Its one of those days where youre done with the high and then dont forget, its the winds tomorrow that will drive the realfeel numbers down to the teens. Real quickly, i want to you know, you look at a chair like this, this is for kids that have issues with their core and their spine and these little kids will be showing is up later too. A lot of smiles though. A great way to help out blythedale Childrens Hospital. Right now, lets help you out and get you there on time with alex denis. John, thank you. Good morning everyone. A busy morning. An accident blocking the lane as ayou approach the lincoln tunnel on as you approach the lincoln tunnel on 495, and delays are growing back to the new jersey turnpike. George washington, it will be a smoother ride. And a live look in brooklyn. An accident blocking two lanes on the eastbound side of the belt parkway. Delays back to pennsylvania avenue. And in queen, late running construction that should be out there until about 8 00 that has two lanes blocked on the ramp from the l. I. E. Westbound to the southbound bqe. Thats causing heavier than normal volume of traffic there. And alternate side of the Street Parking rules are in effect citywide. Today is a gridlock alert day. Mass transit may be a better option today. And remember, be safe, dont text and drive. Chris and mary, back to the you. Gridlock alert, yesterday with the rain, it was so smooth, seemless getting from block to block. Nothing was moving. Holy cow. I dont know how you do anything around here. Time for the cbs 2 wfan sports update. Thursday night football in st. Louis. The rams had control pretty much all game. Up top, 60yard touchdown pass there. The rams up 140 in the awful, awful uniforms. I mean, what do they look like . The nfl should be embarrassed. Tampa tried to come back but too little too late. Didnt happen. And rams win it. And now Otis Livingston with the rest of the cbs 2 wfan sports update. Good morning everyone. Coming up tonight, the knicks go down the turnpike to the sixers while the nets will face the pacers on the road. And the rangers will be in winnipeg. Last night they got whopped in minnesota. Scary moment. Gets hit square in the helmet. The night was done for him and he left trailing 10. The last, he had two on the night in the wilds 52 victory. The devils have alternated wins and losses for 11 straight games and last night called for a loss. 51 the final. And meanwhile, the islanders have been on a high of late trying to make it 810 of in colorado. Tied late in the 3rd when colorado slipped in the game winner. The isles fall short. Im Otis Livingston. I hate to be hard on the uniform but the color rush kills me. Etrenning picture shows one baby a trending picture shows one baby has the force. And good luck trying to get tickets to one concert. Reporter i know chris this applies to you. Adeles album keeps breaking records and now her tour is breaking hearts. Hello from the other side i must have called a thousand times reporter thats right, adele fans say they tried a thousand times to get tickets for her north american tour but seats sold out in no time. Fans coming up with own versions of song lyrics tweeting, hello from the ticket line, i clicked refresh. They told you not to do that, you go to the back. Really . Yep. Reporter and hell from the outside, at least i can say i tried. The tickets are available on resell sites like stubhub but the most expensive i saw here would be los angeles, 375 is what they start. Here Madison Square garden 275 starting per ticket. Yeah, you wont be able to see. No, like the very action very last row. So i dont have to tell you that star wars the force awakens is already trending on social media but probably not how you would expect. [ star wars theme music [. Yesterday facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg shared this photo of his new little daughter dressed as a jedi. He captioned the photo, the force is strong with this little one. I wonder if he got any likes . Literally, top trend right there. Thanks. Coming up, a violent Home Invasion on long island. Four people are tied up including a child. We will have a live update coming up. Another prisoner back in we are live with details and the new charges. And does is changing the way it greet and disney is changing the way it greets park goers. Catch holidaycookie cheer on the tip of your tongue with Dunkin Donuts holiday cookieflavored coffees. From 2 00 to 6 00 p. M. , enjoy any medium latte kids dont stay little forever. So help them get the opportunity they need. Its never too early or too late to save for college. You can open a ny 529 account with just 25. And you may get tax benefits if you pay income tax in new york state. Someday youll look back and be glad you got started. Nys 529 College Savings program. Every sip. The taste uniquely dunkin. Each cup uniquely you. Brewed fresh because its not just any coffee. Its your coffee, your dunkin. It is 6 30. 54 degrees for this friday, december 18th. There is a cool down on the way for the next several days but another warm up after that. Traffic and weather on the 2s in a moment. A violent Home Invasion in Suffolk County. Police say two armed men followed woman into her home and tied her up along with three others including a child. Good morning. Im mary calvi. And im chris wragge. It was a terrifying night for a family many bay shore. Janelle burrell is live with more. Reporter good morning to you. Police say no one was seriously hurt but certainly some frightening moments for the family tied up inside of this home behind us, 19 woodvine avenue here in bay shore. Police telling us this all unfolded around 9 30 last night. They say the 35yearold homeowner, she was returning home when two armed men followed her inside, tying her with zip ties. They say that the two men then three hour, stealing cash traffic lights the homeowners purse before taking off. And police tell us that the 35 yearold woman did have some facial injuries. An area hospital. Her boyfriend had some minor injuries to the face as well. We spoke with her next door neighbor who said he really had no idea what had transpired. This morning. You live right next door. I mean, kind of surprised. Nothing like this ever really happens. I mean, kind of just surprised, yeah. Reporter and you didnt even hear anything going on last night . Nope, i was sleeping. Reporter and now police at this hour still looking for those two armed men. Anyone with information urged to contact Suffolk County police. Reporting live this morning from bay shore, long island, janelle burrell, cbs 2 news. Thank you. Maybe a little bit of a cool down coming our way but we are in the spirit. Lets get to john elliott for traffic and weather on the 2s. John you said it, mary, listening to some carol toes right now from nicole cocoa. She is one of the live perfumers we have. And we have robber performers we have. And performers we have. And numbers are going down. We just keep dropping. And thats going to be the case. Were going to see numbers hover right around 51. Weve hit the high for the day, it will probably be 51 this afternoon. W a stronger wind. Afternoon with a stronger wind. And we will clear things out. Numbers this afternoon, cold and then even colder for your saturday. You see that front pushing through. Your day today stacks up this way, not that much change temperaturewise. But we will see cooler temperatures tomorrow. Coming up, this is a future little weather man. Were going to tell you a very sweet story about who he is standing in for today. We will explain from blythedale Childrens Hospital in a bit. Right now, lets sing things back to alex denis for traffic. John, thank you. He is precious. And she sounds beautiful. If you are traveling this morning, you do have a slow ride. Theres an accident blocking a lane on the 495 approach to the lincoln tunnel at park avenue. We are seeing some delays that stretch back to the new jersey turnpike. Lets see if we can show you. It cause costs you about 40 minutes to get through the area. Smooth ride to the helix and hudson river crossings. Live look in brook. . Ecl lynn where theres an accident blocking two lanes on the eastbound side of the belt parkway. And delays back to pennsylvania avenue. And queen, laterunning construction until 8 00 that has two the lanes blocked on the westbound side of the l. I. E. Heavy back to queens. And alternate side of the Street Parking rules are in effect citywide. And today is a gridlock alert day. And remember, be safe, dont text and drive. And if you are traveling to the airport, so far, everything is on or close to schedule at jfk, laguardia and newark liberty. New charges expected to be the filed against a prisoner who escaped last night. He was captured early this morning. Andrea grymes has more live from tribeca. Reporter chris mary, police have identified chris and mary, police have identified the escaped prisoner as a 20 yearold. I want to get to video we just shot moments ago because Police Quickly escorted him out of the first precinct station house here in tribeca into a waiting squad car to go to central booking. He had his head down and a Police Officer in the backseat with him. And cops were able to recapture him around 12 30 this morning, about five hours after he escaped on his way to this station in tribeca. They found him overnight at a group home in sunset park. Custody this morning. Police say the accused shoplifter was picked up overnight after escaping from this nypd squad car just after 7 30 last night. The manhunt shut down Subway Service near franklin street and west broadway, turning off power to the 1, 2 and 3 trains to search for the suspect they thought may be hiding in an under ground tunnel. It looks like a vacant lot. Reporter sources say the prisoner was arrested at a nearby gap store for allegedly stealing. He jumped out of the backseat of the police car and ran off. Last seen running into the subway station. Getting nervous these days. Its kind of like you never really know what the deal is. Reporter this is the sixth prisoner to have slipped out of nypd custody since june, among them one caught on video in handcuffs, bolting from detectives outside a precinct in harlem. There was also Arthur Collins who escaped a holding cell in july. Got away in east harlem. And Tiffany Newman ran out of custody in manhattan hospital. And in october, Gerald Brooks got away from an nypd sergeant and at least two officers when he ran off. Its really unfortunate that people. You know, youre in handcuffs. All of a sudden, youre in custody and you can get away. So thats a problem the police have to deal with. Reporter after brooks escaped, Police Commissioner bill bratton called it an embarrassment not only for the officers involved but for the department as a whole. As for the suspect today, he is facing charges for escaping and petty larceny. He is expected to be arraigned later today. Andrea grymes, cbs 2 news. Thank you. Happening today, sentencing for a bronx man caught on video jump kicking a woman in the back as she held her 3month old son. It happened in november of last year. The 18yearold stole the the woman and her baby were not seriously hurt. Some scary moments for a family in newark when their autistic child went missing from school. Wednesday afternoon, the 9year old Anthony Brown went missing from the Afterschool Program. And no one seemed to know where he was. I was beating on my car. I was devastated. I mean, i couldnt understand, where was my child . The family said they learned that a school aide failed to escort him to the Afterschool Program on his schedule. The boy spent about an hour on the school bus before being reunited with his family. The school apologized and is investigating what happened. Happening today, president barack obama heads to california to meet privately with the families of victims of the San Bernardino terror attack. The mass shooting left 14 people dead and 21 wounded earlier this month. Yesterday president barack obama reassured the nation theres no specific credible threat of another attack in the u. S. But he did urge everyone Jason Rezaian is now facing terrorism related charges in the San Bernardino attack. He is accused of supplying assault rifles to the killers Syed Rizwan Farook and his wife tashfeen malik. He is their former neighbor. He faces up to 35 years in prison if convicted. Time is now 6 39. Up next, a new look at factors could lead to some forms of cancer. And metal detectors at disney . The reason security is going to be the tightest its ever been at happiest place on earth. And other places as well. And an act of kindness that went viral. How some new jersey firefighters paid back the favor to a waitress who found herself in need. Im here in honduras. Christmas greetings to my mom, my children. Year. Youd be surprised how easy it is to get a good lowcost health plan you might even get help paying for it go to nystateofhealth. Ny. Gov or call 18553555777 deadline extended to decemeber 19th layover. 24 hours. Hello, reykjavik. Oh, so thats how you spell it. What are you looking at . Oh, cool. Hungry. Fish, anyone . Hello, duck boat. Hello, sheep . Oh right itchy icelandic sweaters and no foreign transaction fees. Sweet. One last look. Ahh. Triple points. And were off. Whats next . Wherever the journey takes you, carry American Express gold. Its more than a card. Time for traffic and weather on the 2s. A lot of action. Look at this adorable santa next to you, john elliott. I got to tell you, this is a compelling story. This is is sam and christian lopez, right . Yeah. Who is this little guy . Keaton. And he is going to be a future weather caster. Yes. And this is the tough part. He is standing in for his twin brother. Where is his twin brother . Down stairs in his room. Why . Because he has hes hooked up to an oxygen machine because he has a tracheotomy. Hes had open heart, traik and six months old. Six months old. They were born prematurely. And dad, this is fun. The cute costume and this great guy. There he goes. Whats going on in our heart right now . I feel this hospital is a great hospital and i love the attention they give our children and the treatment they give us. Theyre awesome. He was here for two weeks. His brother has been here for three months and his progress has improved tremendously. You are an inspiration youre kids youre young but its got to be tough to have a baby in the hospital for christmas. Yeah. Since birth, yeah. God bless you, you guys. Thank you so much. Happy holidays. And his middle name is storm. I love that. Keaton storm, there you go. Thanks, you guys. Thank you. We dont have stormy weather, just chilly. Lets talk numbers and whats going on. 51 in the city right now. But 34 north and west. Yeah, were going to be the front pushing through. Rain is out of here. We are going to see the wind take over. Gusty winds tomorrow, making it feel a lot cooler and then weve got the little bounce back coming in on sunday. And then the numbers continue to warm middle part of next week. Tell me your name again . Theodore. Youre 10 . Yes. What are you doing here at blythedale . I have a southbound syndrome. Its an auto immune disease in my body, its attacking my nervous system. But youre getting a lot of help here, right . Yes. And im getting stronger. And youre going to walk out of here, right . Yeah. I love the spirit. And he said, hey, ill be on tv. Theodore, i love your name. And thanks mom. Story after story, we will fill the chairs up. Listen all morning long. Lets listen to alex denis. Hey, john. Traveling this morning, lets help you out. We have an accident that has cleared on the 495 approach to the lincoln tunnel. However, still seeing some heavy delays back to the new jersey turnpike. Its adding still about a 40 minute delay time to get through the area. Once you get past here, its a smooth ride at the lincoln tunnel helix tunnel, and George Washington as well. And a disabled vehicle blocking a lane on the brooklynbound upperlevel of the the verrazano bridge. And also in brooklyn, an accident blocks two lanes on the eastbound side of the belt parkway. Delays here back to flat bush avenue. And alternate side of the Street Parking rules are in effect citywide. Today is a gridlock alert day. Mass transit may be a better option today. And remember, be safe, dont text and drive. Mary and chris, back to you. Thank you very much. A deaf woman is suing the she was arrested. The 52yearold opal gordan says she was never given a sign language interpreter. She was charged with violating a Child Protection order in a custody case. And she was handcuffed and there was no way to sign that she was deaf and later an officer understood. I nodded, yes, im deaf, please get me an interpreter but no one listened to me. Gordan says the police violated the americans with disabilities act. The nypd has not commented on the lawsuit. Major security changes are now in place at disney theme parks. Does theny says they have added metal detectors and they are banning toy gun sales and will no longer allow them to be brought in. And guests ages 14 and over will not be allowed to enter wearing costumes. They say its part of the ongoing review of security procedures and not due to a specific threat. Avoid isable life stale choices have more to do with your risk of cancer than researchers. They found at least two thirdsover cancers are likely caused by external factors including diet, alcohol, cigarette use, sun burn, viruses and pollution. Researchers say the study could significantly change how cancer is prevented. A new jersey woman delivered an early holiday gift to a postal worker. Diane cook rock got a chance to say thank you to the east orange mail carrier who saved her fathers life. Garfield scott was delivering mail on his route in october when he heard her scream for help. Her father wasnt responding to phone calls and the door was locked. She wrote a poem calling the postal worker her hero. He did one and you are it was open. And we ran in and my dad was on the floor. I didnt do anything more than anything else would have done. God was making sure i was in had the right place at the right time. And he is a trained emt and performed cpr. Her father is now recovering. A court ruling that will preschooler needs a flu shot. And santa going to new depths to spread the holiday cheer. But first, Otis Livingston has the cbs this mornings sports update. Has this mornings sports update. Tonight, the knicks head down the turnpike to play the sixers and nets will face the pacers on the road and the rangers in winnipeg. Meet the moores were the moore family, and were always looking for ways to enjoy more. So we called Time Warner Cable and got even more than we expected. Call now to get more. More speed. Like, 300 meg. More tv shows and movies on demand. More places to make more unlimited calls. 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Young learned she started a gofundme page to pay for a Wheelchair Accessible van for her father, she wanted to pay her back. Yesterday a company donated a van to steve. He says he already knows where hes headed first. Star wars. This whole story has been about gratitude and paying it forward in any way that you can. Thats what its all about. The family says the gofundme contributions can now go towards medical costs. Very nice there. Not only from her at the beginning but then from the firefighters. Works both ways. Nice. Time for two two. Hi, john, good morning once again. Hey, good morning, chris, mary. Let get you ready for the day. Cooler, numbers lets get you ready for the day. Cooler, numbers continue to drop, that means the the low 50s. Gusty winds tomorrow. We will drive the wind chills down to the teens north and west. Could see a burst of snow. Next week around the country, dont forget, potential for some delays. A lot of snow in the middle part of the country and wet weather into the south. And i love it, so many folks helping out like this guy. His name is on his vest. Why do you come every year . Well, what could be better than come and support the blythedale with all the children. They do an amazing job. Yeah. And a personal reason for stu to be here and he is a real person. I love that. God bless. Have a great holiday. And we will have the sevenday at the end of the show. Market with alex. Thanks. A live look outside because we have problems for commuters. Trying to travel into brooklyn from Staten Island, theres a disabled vehicle on the brooklynbound upperlevel of the verrazano bridge. Once new brooklyn, now an accident blocking two lanes on the eastbound side of the belt parkway. Delays back to flat bush aver. And queen, a late running blocked from the westbound side of the l. I. E. To the southbound bqe causing delays back to the casino boulevard. And alternate side of the Street Parking rules are in effect citywide. You can see, today is a gridlock alert day. Mass transit may be a better option today. And remember, be safe, dont text and drive. Chris, over to you. Thank you. Santa claus is really getting into the swim of things. He did some skew da dying at the adaughter yum of americas in new orleans. He swam along side some sting rays. Were told hes a certified diver and will be doing feeding and Tank Cleaning while he is down there. Lets check in now with cbs this morning. Three people . Three people, charlie, slide over. See how special you guys are. Should i get out of the way . Apparently. Charlie, would you please leave. Not at all. This is what happens when christine come, bring out the big guns. I need all the support i can get. Targeting a Community College and drivers at rush hour. We will look at the chance just filed against a former neighbor of a San Bernardino attackers. Plus, reaction from the muslimamerican community to donald trump. The newest focus group. And this, a preview of the 60 minutes conversation with apples ceo tim cook. And a holiday treat, look at this. A special reading of twas the night before christmas by charlie. The news is back in the morning. We should put on our jammies and slippers. Still wearing half of it right now. You do smoother ride. Oh, yeah. You do . Oh, yeah. Lets get cozy for sure. Quite a sight. What you need to know thats coming up next. When heartburn hits fight back fast tums smoothies starts dissolving the instant it touches your tongue and neutralizes stomach acid at the source tum, tum, tum, tum piano music. Im glad you finally made it, dad. You have to experience this city. Thats what you always say. You were right about the food. Hi john. Hey kevin. Spent the day with an astronaut. One more. Its beautiful, isnt it . How about a baseball game next time . Done done. Book priceless experiences around the globe with. A violent Home Invasion on long island overnight. Two armed men follow a woman into her home and then tied her up along with her boyfriend, another woman and a 12yearold boy. A handcuffed prisoner who got away from police many tribeca last night is back in custody. He is an accused shoplifter and this morning. After years of anticipation, star wars the force awakens has finally hit the big screen. Its already broken records with more than 100 million in just presales. And alex denis now with a final look at traffic. Busy in queens. Late running construction has two lanes blocked on the westbound l. I. E. To the bqe. Delays are back to casino boulevard. And alternate side of the Street Parking rules are in effect citywide. And today is a gridlock alert day. Mass transit may be a better option today. And remember, be safe, dont text and drive. John great news, i checked with mrs. Clause, you and mary both on the nice list. Still working on chris. All right. Thank you, mrs. Clause. Thanks for showing umm. Make sure you have a nice hat on just like mrs. Clause. Going to be cool then the wind tomorrow. 51 thats it today. And then remember the wind chills tomorrow in teens. North and west could see a burst of snow before we warm up next week. Have a great weekend. Thanks, johnny. Appreciate it. Another check of news and