central park, and all of this is the longst stretch on record that we have seen some of the snow drought. we haven t seen an inch of snow in new york city. the previous record 383 days sorks we have doubled that record so far. the last time central park has gotten more than an inch of snow was nearly two years ago. back in february of 2022. thanks very much. international diplomats to keep the war in gaza contained. still ahead, high level talks get underway aiming to prevent the conflict from spreading. plus more political fallout from blasts in iran and lebanon. that stotory when wewe return.