Thank you very much. To the class of 2016, congratulations. [applause] this is a big moment in your life and no matter how much fun you will have tonight, you are bound to remember some of it. [laughter] , no bigorget the speech loss. I will get over it eventually. Remember the people who got you here. There is an old saying i might have made up a few minutes ago. Marriage is for the couple and the wedding is for the family. I think of your graduation the same way. It is their achievement just as much as it is yours. They have gladly given you all of the credit. If your brother or your sister or grandparents or cousins get a little tearyeyed, or they break down and sob, thank and appreciate them. They love you more than you will ever know. To all the faculty and families, i want to say, job well done. Fantastic. This is what gives us all hope for the future of the country and the community. It was basically 10 years ago since i spoke at this Convention Last time and the last time i was
Stocking up. Next, woo el have the michelle . Developing right now, investigators have recovered one of the flight recorders from that fiery plane crash in southern florida. All 62 people on board were killed in the crash. The boeing 737 was operating by budget airline. The area was hit by strong wind gusts at the time. A pokes person at light radar 24 says the plane missed its approach and circled the airport for two hours before it tried to land when it clipped a wing on the ground, exploded, and caught fire. Lauren . Police are searching for the cab driver involved in a deadly hit and run at 17th street and first avenue about 4 30 this morning. Police say a 44yearold woman hit by a cab. The driver kept going, leaving her in the street. A cane was found nearby and may belong to the victim. She was rushed to the hospital where she died. Parents are anxious in new jersey as lead testing continues in the new work School District as high levels of the toxin in the water at 30 schools. To
Christmas is mariah. The pop superstar sharing the story behind her holiday classic. All right here on a very special christmas on gma. Caroling all the season here words of good cheer from everywhere filling the air grazing the sound joy gaily walking singing songs of cheer christmas is here. Merry, merry, merry, Merry Christmas good morning, america and Merry Christmas to everyone at home celebrating. Were really not here. Were at home too. This is all on tape. We wanted to be i had a baby. [ laughter ] its a christmas miracle. We went back in. We are spending the holidays with our family this glorious but we wanted to be here with you too. Yeah, on a very special holiday show ahead. The baby is watching at home and while you here the singers here singing all morning long. Our friend, emeril is with us with some great ways to help you celebrate. Hell show us some holiday hors doeuvres and deserts. Now a check of the news and weather from cecilia vega. Good morning, and a very Merry C
Holiday will shape up. Lee goldberg is in for bill evans and his accuweather forecast straight ahead. Good morning on this Christmas Morning, im Lauren Glassberg and im bill ritter. Were all in for ken, lori, bill and heather. We are not a law firm. Just sound like one. First we get a check on the accuweather forecast from meteorologist lee goldberg. Good morning lee. Speak for yourself. I have a nice clientele after all these years. Merry Christmas Everyone. Great to be in for bill this morning. Its one to remember, our temperatures have been through the roof. If you werent with us last night, check this out, Christmas Eve was only 3 degrees cooler than july 4th. Pretty unbelievable, and now as of 12 31 this morning, the warmest christmas on record at 66 degrees. Pretty amazing. Last year was pretty mild too, 66 and a little bit of rain. The George Washington bridge, 61 degrees right now at 7 18 in the morning on christmas. Chill in the northwest suburbs, sussex 44, 61 in the park. Vi
Look at the planner for central park, showing rainfall after 5 or 6 00 into the early evening hours. The umbrella and raincoat for christmas dinner. You can see on the futurecast south of i78 by 5 00, a decent rainfall during the early evening hours before it pushes away. Well look at the weekend theres any more record warmth in it, then a little winter chill down the road. Thanks lee. Cleanup is underway for many who survived this weeks deadly storms in the south and midwest. Unseasonably warm weather helped spawn two dozen tornadoes that swept across seven states. 14 people were killed in mississippi, tennessee and arkansas. The line of storms continued east dumping rain that flooded roads in georgia and alabama. Now to christmas 2015, so many christmas activities here and around the world. Were going to begin here in new york city. For some in our area Christmas Morning a jammed st. Patricks cathedral at midnight where new york Cardinal Tim Dolan led mass this morning as well. Our m