Thanks so much for joining us. Want to start where that breaking news out of jersey city. A 1 1 2yearold boy injured in that shooting. The baby was inside a car that was hit by bullets. Will this happened at harrison and bergen avenues. Michael george is there with these late breaking developments. Reporter well, if youre wondering who would shoot a baby, Police Believe that baby and the father are not the intended target. The shots rang out just behind me earlier this afternoon. The baby was hit either with a bullet or with broken glass. Right now the shooter is still on the loose. Look at the broken windows on this car. A father and baby were sitting inside when bullets started flying. Sound rang out, you could hear the six pops. Six gunshots . Yeah. The 1 1 2yearold baby was injured on his cheek. Fortunately not life threatening. By a bullet or if he was hit by broken glass. Sgle he didnt look too bad. I think he got hurt in his face because of the window glass. Reporter family members of the victim wouldnt comment as they took the car away, but witnesses who live and work here are worried because the shooter is still on the run. Its very scary, very scary. Reporter and right now police have not released a description of the shooter. And were told some of the witnesses are not cooperating with police. Were live in jersey city, michael george, news 4 new york. Want to go now to more breaking news. This out of albany where a suspicious device delayed the start of the Albany Devils game. Youre seeing pictures here. The Times Union Center arena was evacuated after the device was found under a car in the box Office Parking lot. You see the fans standing outside. The caution tape. Police surrounding that area. Now, according to the teams twitter page, state trooper just we hit the air on this newscast. The building is back open. The game set to start here in just about 0 20 minutes. New at 6 00, scary moments for passengers and screw on board a Spirit Airlines plane issues. Flight 197 was supposed to take off from la guardia for ft. Lauderdale at 11 00 a. M. But it never made it off the ground. People noticed sparks and smoke from the planes exterior. It was immediately evacuated. You see some of the chaos here taken from cellphone video. One described the scene saying, quote, my brother pointed out the smoke to me. It was heavy outside the window. And then we heard a Flight Attendant say somethings wrong. And then the engine turned off second. Started again. Turns on ultimate that issue came from a generator that provides electricity to the plane when its on the ground. The plane took off right away a fiery crash killed two men in plainfield, new jersey. Witnesses say the driver and the passenger of the car slammed into a tree early this morning on east 2nd street. The vehicle flipped over, burst into flames. We have a look at what is left of the charred wreckage there. Neighbors heard the loud crash, the boom. They rushed to rescue the two people inside, but they just cooperate help them. We were of a that they would burn up in the car. Then he tried to open the doors to let the passengers out, but we couldnt see anything because it was so dark out. And we couldnt get the doors open to the car. Police believe speed might have played a role in that accident. Theyre looking in to the exact cause. We want to turn now to the busy holiday weekend. Youve hope opened your gifts, i did wlad to keep or not to keep. Next comes the trip back into the stores. Shoppers were out in full force in on those postholiday sales. Ray villeda was among them. Reporter the parking lot is packed, sale signs are up. I bought a little chair, some valentine items. And when the holidays come in the 2016, im ready to go. Reporter you heard right, joanne is already thinking about the next holiday. Sgl valentines day for my new baby. Reporter shoppers looking to make the exchanges, get the deals and head the road. I did great. The stores are great. Theres no lines and im leaving in five minutes. Reporter as far as sales go, roxanne did notice a huge difference compared to the days leading up to christmas, but no complaints here. Buy one get 50 off the second. Thats about the sale i have. Do you think it was better before christmas . No. No. Its the same. Reporter a lot of folks got to new jersey malls quickly to that was the case outside New Port Center mall. It seems a little empty. Normally it takes at least 25 minutes to find parking. And how soon between you find a spot . Probably less than five minutes. All right reporter retail experts say today is just as busy as black friday if not more so. A lot of folks taking advantage of the sales to buy gifts for themselves and gifts for next christmas. From the shops at riverside, im ray villeda, news 4 new york. And as ray mentioned, shopping for next christmas now is pretty smart if you want to snag the best bargains. You might want to stock up on those Holiday Themed products specifically. Youll score the deep discounts on wrapping paper, gar lands, ornaments, you might also want to splurge on a new wardrobe because experts say you can snag up to 40 off on some clothes. Expect major it is counts on discounts on audio equipment, as well, but you electronics and jewelry if you dont need them. You could find better bar fwips s gains on these items over thanksgiving weekend. People across the country are dealing with wild weather. Youve seen the tornadoes and wildfires and the record temperatures were experiencing in the east. This christmas weekend wont soon be forgotten. Chris pollone reporting. Reporter the cleanup is under way in birmingham, alabama, a christmas night tornado blasted through a neighborhood on the citys southwest side destroying a handful of homes, leaving four with minor injuries. When they tell you take cover, take cover. Reporter the ef2 twister packed winds up to 130 miles per hour, but everyone survived. The system also brought torrential rain, more than 6 inches in some birmingham suburbs suburbs. Dozens had to be rescued from the flash floods. The states governor said nearly were closed because of flooding and drown owned trees. Its part of the same system that left at least 15 dead across the south. A pattern of unusual december weather which spawned wildfires in ventura, california, engulfing 1200 acres. It was pushed by heavy Strong Authority north winds. Reporter snow nine and he will began to fly in minneapolis overnight, the twin cities had been enjoying an unusually mild winter so far this year. But in p of the hes, the warmth persist. Several cities from columbia to new york central park set new record highs. Never think this. Reporter meet greiss teorologists say it can be blamed on el nino, unusually warm water in the pacific ocean. Perhaps the easiest thing to predict is how unpregiktable e dictable it can be. Were here at home in for were here at home in for big changes. The wild weather with the temperature ups and do you understand. We have another surge and the another record High Temperature ahead in the storm team 4 7day forecast. Ands ahead, new information coming out tonight revealing how police made the gruesome discovery that a local father had taken the life of his wife, child and then himself. And a horrific crash with a mother and two kids. Why the mother now faces criminal charges tonight. Plus christmas baby times two. Meet the baby who is following in his big brothers foot steps. What are the odds . Horrific details are emerging tonight about an apparent murdersuicide in bergen county. Edgewater police say a man shot and killed his wife and young daughter before turning the gun on himself. The victims are 49yearold Melissa Stasko and 8yearold mellie. They believe he killed them while they were sleeping. They were supposed to come for christmas to missouri, but they never showed up. New information tonight on the manhunt for a bronx husband wanted for the Christmas Day shooting of his wife. Police believe Rafael Herrara might be heading to mexico right the 37yearold allegedly shot his wife while their two Young Children were upstairs. Shed had ed had asked for a divorce two weeks ago. A mother charged with dui in an accident that put her and her two children in the hospital. The 25yearold lost control of the car and slammed into a utility pole. Two parked car. And then flipped over in bay shore. You can see the video there. Her 6yearold niese was thrown from the vehicle and critically injured. The driver and her 8yearold daughter were not seriously hurt. Leandros law imposes tougher penalties on drivers who put children in darpg while driving under the influence. And a man killed in a hit and run crash last night. Suffolk county police are looking for the drive their hit and killed Emanuel Jesus cruz. Police say he was kroz road when he was hit. He was pronounced dead at the hospital. Witnesses say that car was a dark colored sedan. Coming up here on news 4 new york tonight, the crosscountry trip on a city bike. We first told you about the journey this summer. Tonight an update. Did he ever make to california . Plus were in for another possible record breaking day, then some big changes in our forecast. Could we see snow . Erica has the details when we sick of his job and in desperate need of a change of pace in life, one new yorker set out on a crosscountry journey on the mode of transportation that brought him joy. This is jeffrey, he traveled 2700 miles to california on a city bike. We first brought you this story when he left back in august. Well, now were 4 1 2 months later and cycling through bad weather and rides in the dark, hes finally on the last leg of his trip. On a bike its been and ive had to go slow, so ive been able to stop in places that i normally travelers wouldnt normally stop. Because theyre in a car. Right now hes just past arizona. His goal is los angeles and plans to get there by the end of january. As for the city bike, though, if youre wondering about that, he already paid a 1200 late fee for it. But in the spirit of bike sharing, he does want to return it when he comes back. Wonder how much he will owe then. Exactly. Kristen welker with a look at what is ahead on nightly news. And were starting with devastating flooding. Deadly severe weather. Thats right. And coming up tonight on nightly news, we will look at that natalie weather, the threat of flooding as parts ever the south start to recover from days plus deny dozen ozens of hopes in the path of a brush fire. And how one map saved a factory that makes a famous american guitar when we see you on nightly news. That last story is really great. Looking forward to it. Thanks for joining us. Were talking about a christmas miracle here coming up. The faster meet are in floral park and theyre rejoicing take at the birth of their second son born on Christmas Day. Two years ago, care karen and victor welcomed anthony into their lives. This baby a new baby on the very same day. Meet little nicholas. Both babies were delivered after their due date and both are blessings. You usually are eeshl with the second one, but as i went past my due date, i said this was meant to be. Its got to be on christmas. It was just a tremendous coincidence. Blessed and fortunate to have our very own christmas story. They named their second son nicholas after, you guessed it, good old saint nick. The boys are not only sharing the same birthday, theyre sharing the same outfit. Look at that. Nicks orlando brother wore that red and white jumper when he was born in 2013. What a blessing. They are just too adorable. And i hope that they grow to appreciate having the same birthday and it doesnt cause any sibling rivalry. Thats true. And cooler again. Up and down, up and down. Maybe break another record and now it could be snow . Yes, temperature roller coaster continues. Here is a live look out at the plaza where it is 50 and cloudy at the moment. 350 50 is well above our average high. But it is going to come to an end as we head further along in in the forecast. But in your weather headline, we a warm front lifting through. As the warm front lifts through, red High Temperatures return to the forecast, but then another big temperature drop on monday. Right now lots of 50s out here, 50 in emerson, secaucus and sheepshead bay. Pretty consistent temperatures across the map. Newburgh at 46, same in sussex. You can see very light sprinkles and showers, a lot of this just barely dampening the roadways. As we broaden the picture, you can see the heavier slug of rain approaching. This is what were anticipating for its arrival overnight tonight. And youll see that here on future tracker. So here comes the warm front. It starts to bring rain by about midnight throughout the entire tristate. Lifting to the north toward the Morning Hours on sunday. But we cant rule out an early sprinkle. And then this the cold front of our system starts to approach. By 6 00, its raining throughout the tristate again. And that clears out on monday morning. System approaches and with cold air wedged in here, looks like we could have some snow in the cats skill, freezing rain and sleet in the suburbs. I think the immediate metro area will be safe. Tomorrow and on and off shower, but a record high of 66. Average high is only 40. The record for this date is 63 degrees. So well be above that. In the 7day forecast, that cooler weather arriving on monday. A high of only 46. And then that storm system will bring a wintry mix followed by some rain. So if you do have the fortune of having this week off, you wont have to venture out in that, but it could cause travel delays tuesday morning. A good time to get the weather app. So many changes going on. Thats right. And well be right back with its the holidays, which means a house full of people, so hurry and get only fios has the Fastest Internet and wifi available, with speeds from 50 to 500 megs. And right now, for only 79. 99 a month online, internet, tv and phone for your first year. Plus, with a 2year agreement, fios gives you 400 back, and all the premium movie channels for a year. So go online or call now for this great offer. Catskills. Catskills. Catskills. Catskills. We start with football this time tomorrow, well know a lot more about the playoff picture for both the jets and the giants. The jets welcome the patriots to Metlife Stadium tomorrow afternoon. The pats have already clinched the afc east title in a first round bye. The jets are 95, but currently seventh in the afc. Kansas city and pittsburgh have the advantage in the tie breaker over new york, so at this point every game is a must win for gang green. There is a chance they could go 115 and still miss the playoffs. The banged up pats would love nothing more than to knock off their vials. As for the giants, all eyes on tonights game between washington and philadelphia. It is simple, if washington the g men will be watching in minnesota as theyre said to take on the vikings on sunday night with a record of 68, they still have a shot to win the nfc east. But beating minnesota will not be easy. Especially without Odell Beckham jr. Hes serving a one game suspension. The giants meanwhile, their defense will also have to so that the leagues leading rusher, Adrian Peterson will play despite having a sprained ankle. Again, if washington wins tonight, none of this matters. And dont forget, you can watch the giants and vikings right here on nbc sunday night nbl 7 00 p. M. And the College Football playoff is less than one week away. The nations top four teams will battle on new years eve with a chance to get to the National Championship game and there are plenty of other bowl games. Right now at yankee stadium, indiana leads duke 3127 in the pinstripe bowl. In the st. Petersburg bowl. First quarter, ron johnson bounced outside and gets just inside the pylon to even the score. And the play was reviewed and you can count that as a touchdown. On to the Fourth Quarter, marshall up three with davis breaking out for a 41 yard run. And that led to marshalls third field goal of the game and a 6 point lead. Less than 30 seconds remaining, huskies needing a first down to keep the drive alive. The pass incomplete. Marshall holds on for the 1610 victory and connecticut finishes with a 67 record. As for basketball, Carmelo Anthony will return to the lineup tonight against the hawks. He missed wednesday nights loss with a sprained ankle. Derek fisher says anthony will be on the court in atlanta. And the nets hosting the wizards in brooklyn. It was just a nine point game late in the fourth when things of hand for the net. A nine point lead quickly turned in to 14. Just an ugly Fourth Quarter for the nets. They foul 1 all 11196. College basketball, number 16 louisville visiting number 12 kentucky. Kentucky led throughout the game, but the card that wills made a run behind damien lee. His three cuts the wildcats tleed one lead to one. Count this hoop and fall oul. Five seconds to go, down two, a chance to win or force overtime, the three off the mark. He lie detector mark. Kentucky holds on for the 7573 win. So a wild day in the world of sports. I only buy solid gold staples. Because, um, sometimes regular staples, they just dont capture the richness of what youre stapling. Like, um, like this illuminated page from medieval monks and this original sketch by leonardo da vincis. Gold staples see the gold staple, it just looks right. Probably worth more now. Rich person. Lotto. Making more new yorkers africanamericans of the city and elsewhere are celebrating the first day of kwanzaa. At the africa Burial GroundNational Monument in manhattan, observers placed one black in the center, three red and three green on the sides. The colors of african liberation. And theyre kicking off the