-- valentine avenue and east 180th street. this started in a multi-family home and quickly spread to five other buildings on this block. meaning a lot of people have been displaced this morning. all of this the started just before midnight last night and quickly spread. and we spoke with some residents who described waking up to the sounds of sirens and screams. >> my land lady knocked on the door screaming fire, fire. i ran out, no glasses, no asthma medicine, nothing. >> we just got up in time. thank god for. that just got out in time. >> reporter: and from our vantage point, it looks like most of the homes that were burning here last night are completely destroyed. here devastate looking their belongings. there were three minor injury, one civilian and two firefighters. again, dozens of people displaced here in this fire here on valentine avenue overnight. as soon as we get more details, of course, we will bring them to you. for now we are reporting live from the treemont section of bronx, janelle burrell, cbs 2 news. >> thank you. time for traffic and weather on the 2s. john, good morning. >> good morning. hello everybody. it is friday and it is going to feel like spring. it's going to feel like april today. calendar says december. right now, 53, partly cloudy, however the fog, that's nasty. visibility less than a mile for parts of long island. make sure you're ready for that. it's low clouds, never ring leader real marked or pronounced feature because it's the lowest of clouds but it's going to slow you down to the east. pockets of fog around the area and maybe drizzle. minor mali is around 45. well, we're -- high normally is around 48. and we are already above. that and will likely see some records tied or broken over the next few days. the covered roadway is closed for construction. also the bayonne bridge remained until 5:00 a.m. stick with the goethals. and manhattan, 1st avenue remains closed due to falling bricks from monday night. and construction blocks two the lanes under the apartments at the george washington bridge, heavy across the span but no delays at the tolls. and alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect city-wide. and today is a gridlock alert today. another building evacuated days after falling bricks close all 16 tenants at 346 east 63rd street were told by the department of buildings they had to leave over concerns that bricks from a building next door could come crashing through the wood frame building. the department of buildings plans to install protective netting to catch anything that may fall. for now, it's shut down. it's causing traffic and noise in the neighborhood. >> what good do they think they're doing honking that way? >> we're all going to be deaf. >> the department of buildings say it's unclear how long the streets will be closed. they want to be certain the area is safe before it's re- opened. federal investigators are investigating a scaffolding collapse. the workers were replacing a roof when they tumbled 35 feet to the ground. three teenage boys and a 20- year-old are being questioned inside central park. police say a man was punched and had his iphone stolen last night near 37th street. and four suspects ran away. the group is suspected of involvement in two robberies in central park this week. happening today, a bail hearing for former police chief james burke. he has been indicted on federal civil rights charges. he is accused of beating a man who stole sex toys and pornography videos from his suv and then forcing officers to cover up the crime. prosecutors say burke should be denied bail because he is a danger for a community for a long running pattern of behavior. and the mass shooting in san bernardino. this morning divers will continue to search a lake about three miles from the scene. investigators say the husband and wife team responsible for the attack visited the lake the day of the shooting. police believe they may have tossed evidence including a hard drive into the water. ask the first funeral for a victim of the shooting has been held. the 27-year-old was one of 14 people killed. she was due to receive a gold badge officially recognizing her as a health inspector. mayor de blasio is having surgery for a hernia. a spokeswoman says it developed recently. she is expected to have a quick recovery and plans to return to city hall on monday. a man on an anti-muslim tirade faces charges after his incident turns violent. >> reporter: the 26-year-old was charged with a hate crime after this profanity-laced violent outburst in midtown manhattan. it happened tuesday night at the salt and pepper restaurant on west 33rd street. workers say he appeared to be drunk and spew hate-filled words. customers about their religious beliefs and then the turned his aggression towards the worker and hit him in the head. >> what's your religion? you're muslim. >> reporter: he says he tried to stay calm. >> if i do not stop him, he's going to attack me again. >> reporter: in the video, you can see him and another employee force the man out of the store but he comes back inside and picks up three chairs, throwing each one into the food counter, smashing the glass case. a customer called police. >> feel so sad that that night i can't sleep. >> reporter: statistics show hate crimes against muslims are down, 13 this year compared to 23 last year, however those numbers were collected before both the shootings in san bernardino and donald trump's he is charged with hate crimes. reporting in manhattan, cbs 2 news. a bill to fund health care for anyone eleven first responders is expected to be approved by congress next week. the zadroga act expired last month. for approved, those who got sick -- month. >> this country has an on location. it has an obligation, it has a debt to those who we want toward the danger and stayed in danger. >> lawmakers say they're close to the deal. here we go. here we government for a second, i thought they were leaving. >> jon stewart paid a surprise visit to "the late show" last night to rally support for the zadroga act. boring on the serious pitch. he gave stewart a wig and apply dust to his cheeks and -- applied dust to his cheeks and then stewart started again. >> tweet to your congressman with the #worstresponders. pull up your american pants and make america great. pass the zadroga act. or i will dip congress in gold and wear them around my neck. >> and stewart popped up on the daily show monday night to call attention to the health care bill. it is 4:39. still to come, testing the limits, the new recommendations from the state task force on common core. and five years later, the push to find the killer response for the gilgo beach murders. you will do anything for your kid. and when your hands are tied and you're not able to grant simple requests, it's devastating. >> a father's desperate plea to the boy fell ill overseas and needs a medical transport back to new jersey. not as much fog as in new york as in new jersey. more 60s today. and records ahead. you will want to stick around. coming up. every coconut has a dream. to come out of its shell. to show all the world its true, inner beauty. and then, in an ironic twist, get covered up by chocolate and almonds. almond joy mounds. what every coconut wants. i'm not a fan of putting my personal info in these online shopping forms. hellloooo??? i don't have time to be filling out my address, i need to be buying a dress. that's why i use masterpass. less typing, more dancing. como te llamas? yo soy camarones. dip me. the easier way to shop online. masterpass from mastercard and your bank. it's the shortcut to priceless. welcome back to cbs 2 news this morning. there's the temperature, 53 degrees. wait till you hear what john has to say about how hot it's going to get today. >> yesterday we hit 60. we will do that again today, if not 61 or 62 around the area. we do have issues with visibilities, cooler temperatures to the east. and beautiful pictures coming in. this, i have not confirmed this yet, tony says he's got 39 degrees and today is national ugly christmas sweater day. i think it might be next week. but if it is, doesn't matter, wear an ugly christmas sweater today for fun. and going to confirm this too, bob has 45 in toms river and i like this, cbs kennedy center honoree is 84 today. what a classy later and looking forward to the show right here on cbs right after christmas. and there's bruce lighting menorah, pretty pink, signs of the season there. just gorgeous too. i love those skies. very nice. thank you, charlie. we are going to see another nice day today once we mix away the morning gray and then the numbers continue to climb day by day, a degree or two, peaking on sunday. partly cloudy and 53, winds west at 5 miles per hour right now, light wind and cooler temperatures keeping more fog. issues with visibility, cooler there on sparta. 37 in monticello. and 45 for gren and i have the jersey shore. that's -- greenwich and for the jersey shore. the numbers are cooler today. that means a more dynamic day today with more of a warm-up this afternoon. as promised yesterday, we thought we would start with the clouds and we will mix them away for the devine december sky this afternoon. take a look at this, it's out of here. and then we see relatively quiet conditions and the models hint at drizzle saturday night. remember that. if that's a party night or a work night, if you're working a weekend shift and then sunday warm but more clouds. it's not going the to be as pretty of a day but the wind will be warmer so you will see the possibility of tying or breaking records on sunday. and then you've got the rain coming in monday afternoon. so it's going to be busy too. 62, feeling like april today. overnight tonight, very mild. it's december. and the morning low is going to be right around 50. peak heat on sunday with the clouds filling in. when we see the possibility of a soaking rain. notice though numbers staying above normal for a good part of next week as well. i'll tell you more costume changes than cher, here she is, meg baker. >> good morning everyone. the covered roadway is closed between jersey avenue and tonnelle avenue for construction. and now a live look in brooklyn, the inbound brooklyn bridge is closed until 6:00 a.m. best to stick with the manhattan or williamsburg bridges. and mass transit, all is on or close to schedule on metro north, p.a.t.h. trains and the new jersey transit and lirr. and today say gridlock alert day. and alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect city-wide. a quick look at some of the stories making headlines this morning. five years ago human remains were found at gilgo beach. 10 sets were found between december of 2010 and april of were women in their 20s who were prostitutes. protests continue in chicago over last year's fatal shooting of a black teenager by a white police officer. demonstrators say an agency created to investigate complaints against police officers has rarely ruled against them. they want mayor rahm emanuel to resign. and a task force created by governor cuomo to review the common core curriculum is recommending a total overhaul. the task force says standards should bed with public input and shorter, more concise tests. stock futures are higher this morning after wall street broke a three-day loses streak on thursday. energy companies climbed back after big losses. the dow the jones industrial average gained 82 points. and the nasdaq composite add 22. the s&p 500 rose by 4. fiat chrysler has been hit with a $70 million fine for failing to report safety information about crashes. because of the failure, by the national highway transportation safety administration. automakers are required to report information about accidents so regulator cans determine if a vehicle has a defect that needs to be repaired through a recall. you will now be able to eat a grand slam breakfast in dubai. denny's has now opened two restaurants in dubai. part of a planned expansion over the next 10 years. a spokesperson says there's a young population in the region that loves to dine out. >> yet another reason to go to dubai. >> there you go. a father makes a desperate plea for help. his son has a debilitating disease and is trapped more than 4,000 miles away. >> reporter: sweet faced with a charming grin, always active and ready to take the field, that's the 13-year-old friends and family know and love. >> he is very chatty. and that's the tragedy here is that, you know, he is such a >> reporter: that's why his pains him to see his son like this, bedridden on a breathing machine and stuck in a hospital in finland, thousands of miles from home in new jersey. >> he wants to come home. and i want him to come home. >> reporter: he says in september, his wife if finland flew to her home country seeking treatment for him after doctors in new jersey couldn't figure out why his tongue was swelling. >> on the fourth day there, they went out to eat and he started choking. so they rushed him to the emergency room. and right away, they put him in icu. >> reporter: doctors have since diagnosed him with a motor neuroon disease that's destroying his ability to walk, speak, eat and swallow, the condition so delicate, he can only return to the u.s. by a full ambulatory flight. he hopes to raise more than $100,000 to pay for the transport which isn't covered by insurance. >> you will do the anything for your kid. you're not able to grant simple requests. it's devastating. >> reporter: they have received a great outpouring of support from the community, including donation teachers and students at his school. >> i'm amazed at how he stays upbeat throughout this whole thing. i mean, he's my hero. >> reporter: and this determined dad says he will do everything in his power to bring his hero home. in new jersey, hazel sanchez, cbs 2 news. >> if you would like to contribute to the go fund me page, you can find a link on cbsnewyork.com. >> that's a lot of money and hard to believe insurance doesn't cover that. still to come here, the new movies hitting theaters this weekend. and shining bright at yankee stadium, a look at 10 environmentally friendly change happening in bronx. and another check of traffic and weather on the 2s news. good morning. welcome back to cbs 2 news here at 4:52. in related news, an injured bald eagle in new jersey this morning. the eagle spent three days in a tree in huntington county in a backyard there. his leg was hurt. wildlife experts tried to lure him down with food but he didn't take the bait. yesterday they able to grab the eagle when he tried to fly off. he is strong and alert but will need surgery. >> awe, help the little guy out. >> at least they got him. >> beautiful animals. saw a fox this morning. gorgeous fox. a lot of fox in our neighborhood. >> really? >> you live in a nice neighborhood. >> hey. in the city, no problems with visibility. that's a concern for parts of long island. dense fog there. did you see that, just dropped to 52. serving up a string of 60- degree afternoons over the next few days. temperatures peak on sunday. and then monday, showers. dry here and there is some wet weather going through the great lakes and around the country. more unsettled weather for the pacific northwest and california as well. let's get to the commute. >> a few closures. we will start in jersey city. the covered roadway is closed between jersey and tonnelle avenues for construction. and the bayonne bridge remains closed for road work until 5:00 a.m. stick with the goethals. and westbound cross bronx expressway, it's heavy due to construction clearing on the outbound gw bridge. delay approaching jerome avenue. and alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect city-wide. and today is a gridlock alert day. >> thank you. exclusive look at yankee chopper 2 got a firsthand look at the 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>> yeah, can't wait the to see that. >> 2008 bernie madoff arrested too. it's all coming back. and dense fog for long island. watch out for that. >> i thought you were going the say summer's coming back. >> well, it is but the fog too. today is a gridlock alert day and we have construction. we continue to follow breaking news. a massive fire in bronx, six building affected. we are live on the scene. and also this morning, suing the metropolitan museum of art, why one man says a depiction of baby jesus is racist. and staying safe while celebrating the spirit of the season. seconds. it's 5:00. 53 degrees on this friday, december 11th. the unseasonably warm weather continues today. temperatures rising into the 60s. it's going to be warm they are weekend. we will have traffic and weather on the 2s nay momenting for. good morning. i'm chris wragge. >> and i'm mary calvi. welcome to cbs 2 news this morning. we are following breaking news in bronx. fire hits a multi-family house and spreads to neighboring buildings. >> a number of people are displaced this morning. tremont section. >> reporter: yeah, the height of the fire nearly half of this block was burning and some five hours later, you can see crews are still out here putting water on the buildings. about six buildings were up in flames here last night. were occupieded. so as you mentioned, dozens of people are displaced. a lot of them out here on the street still at this hour watching as firefighters continue to address the hot spots that remain. again, five of the six buildings were burning. all of this started around midnight on valentine avenue and east 180th street in bronx. they say it started in one building and then quickly spread to other homes nearby. we spoke with one man whose home was burning and helped a neighbor escapement take a listen. >> i heard banging. i heard people screaming there's a fire. and you know, so i got up. the door was locked, kicked the door down and made sure it was open. had to wake the lady up and basically get out of there. life is precious. life is important. the rest you can get back. so it's, you know, the rest you can buy. >> reporter: the good news in all of this, only minor injuries that we can report so far, three minor injury, one civilian and two firefighters. we are waiting to get official word from firefighters here on the scene as to what caused overnight. but again, still a very active scene as they try to address the hot spots that remain. we are seeing dozens of people displaced. the red cross is out here assisting a lot of those residents at this hour. reporting live this morning from the tremont section of bronx, janelle burrell, cbs 2 news. thank you. time now for traffic and weather on the 2s. john, take eightway. >> mild conditions will continue right through the weekend -- take it away. continue right through the weekend. factoring that in, if you're coming in from the east and you make the trek to the west, you will need to leave extra time. 52 in the city. wow, calm winds also don't help to mix away the fog. we will see a gradual clearing during the course of the day today. and wet weather holds off. and a stray shower late saturday night into the hudson valley. and then a more pronounced and widespread rain event welcomed and needed monday afternoon. your afternoon today, right around 62 degrees. so you have the fog to deal with road-wise, what else is going on, meg? >> thank you. a few issues. first in jersey city, the covered roadway is closed between jersey and central avenues. that's for construction. and now let's take a live look. the hudson river crossing, the lincoln is moving well. no delays at the holland or george washington bridge. and now a live look in queens. the belt parkway at jfk airport southern state parkway and westbound to the gowanus. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect city-wide. and today is a gridlock alert day. and a developing story, get ready for another day of heavy horn honking and possible evacuations on the upper east side. >> nearly a week after falling bricks shut down roads, new areas are in jeopardy of being hit. andrea grymes is live from the upper east side. >> reporter: well, chris and mary, those bricks fell monday night. here we are friday morning, 1st avenue as you can see is still shut down. more people have been evacuated and many in this neighborhood are fed up. >> horrible. coming home from work, look what i have to go through. [ horns honking ] >> reporter: expect another day of backed up traffic and blocked off street, now four days and counting since bricks fell from the facade of this high-rise at 340 east 64th street. while crews continue to try to city department of buildings ordered tenants to leave in neighboring 346 east 63rd street, worried that more bricks could fall, crashing into their billing. >> i got called by the building department that they're going to evacuate the building over tenants are out. >> reporter: over the last few day, the buildings department says workers put up scaffolding so an inspector could investigate and the closer they have gotten, the more problems they discovered. a spokesperson says the plan now is to put a protective netting to catch anything else that may fall, a temporary fix until the facade wall is rebuilt. for driver, pedestrians and residents in this neighborhood near the busy 59th street bridge, a permanent fix cannot come soon enough. >> traffic is backed up for blocks and blocks and blocks. >> it is what it is, i just wish it would hurry up and be over. live, you can see where those bricks fell off the top of this building. now 1st avenue is still shut down from 60th to the 64th street. traffic has you can imagine at this hour is not too bad but it will pick up as the rush hour goes on. the department of buildings says they are working to get this stabilized so no word yet when first avenue will re-open. reporting live on the upper east side, andrea grymes, cbs 2 news. >> all right. thank you. a third new jersey man has pleaded guilty to providing support to isis after he tried to travel to syria to join the terror group and prosecutors say before being arrested in jordan, the 20-year-old and his brother planned attacks on both times square and one world trade center. along with technical schools in queens. now he and six others were arrested in august. three of the six have now pleaded guilty. maybe a troubled flight stayed in vegas. jetblue flight to jfk were detained after getting into an inflight fight. that was after a passenger was being too drunk. law enforcement took them off the plane when it landed at jfk along with the liquor they had reportedly brought onboard. the jury begins the second day of deliberations at the trial of former new york state his son acome. he is accused of strong arming companies into giving his son consulting fees and a no-show job. it appears there will not be a quick verdict. yesterday jurors asked to review the testimony of nine witnesses. >> no matter how painful it may seem, it urge everyone to speak up about abuse. don't keep silent and think it will make it better. >> a new jersey man who killed his alleged molester made an emotional apology yesterday. he says he endured years of sexual abuse when he was a child. age of 8 by a former corrections officers and boy scout master dennis pegg. pegg was stabbed to death inside his home. he confessed to the stabbing and said his childhood was stolen by pegg. >> i saw pegg in the company of a young boy months before the attack and iter to something in me. i don't recommend anyone to follow my steps or the path i chose. >> whether it's a lynch mob, an individual, carrying out what they believe to be their form of justice is never good. >> the sentence includes time served in jail. he could be pa roamed late next year. dennis pegg's family says they'll never know the absolute truth. the momentum continues for republican donald trump. the latest poll shows 35% of gop primary voters support trump as the party's nominee, up 13 points since october. and ted cruz moved into second ben carson fell from first in october to third with 13%. and in a nationwide survey, voters were asked how they felt about front runner, 64% say they would be concerned if donald trump was elected president. 57% said they would be concerned if hillary rodham clinton won the white house. a street naming ceremony in queens village today for an nypd officer killed in the line of duty. it will be named for officer brian moore. detective moore was killed may 2nd while sitting in an unmarked squad car. the street is outside the 105th precinct where detective moore was stationed. the 35-year-old is charged in the killing. well time is now 5:09. still to come, plenty more here we will be back after this. prediabetes is a serious medical condition that increases the risk for developing type 2 diabetes. more than 1 in 3 adults has prediabetes, but 90% don't know it. you could be one of them. talk to your doctor about small lifestyle changes that can prevent you from getting type 2 diabetes. sponsored by naccd with support from the centers for disease control and prevention visit cdc.gov/prediabetes i'm not a fan of putting my personal info in these online shopping forms. hellloooo??? i don't have time to be filling out my address, i need to be buying a dress. that's why i use masterpass. less typing, more dancing. sfx: tango music como te llamas? yo soy camarones. dip me. the easier way to shop online. masterpass from mastercard and your bank. i'm not a fan of putting my personal info in these online shopping forms. hellloooo??? i don't have time to be filling out my address, i need to be buying a dress. that's why i use masterpass. less typing, more dancing. sfx: tango music como te llamas? yo soy camarones. dip me. the easier way to shop online. masterpass from mastercard and your bank. time for traffic and weather on the 2s on this friday morning. >> i don't like doing this but i'm big enough to admit when i may have made a mistake. >> what? >> i reported last half hour that today is in fact ugly multiple sources say it's the 18th. >> yeah, that's what i thought too. >> and mary was, you know, mary took me aside and said, john, you got to man up. >> to get ready to wear it onset. >> but today is ugly candy cane on your tie day. >> it. is if you look closely, i have that. and i apologize for the outfit which doesn't work. speaking of outfit, exciting plans for today, mike? >> yes. >> absolutely. because you know, you want to get out there with the kids and have funt. going -- have some fun. 52 out the door on the island. and due to that fog, to the at these numbers. 35, 37, even 43 down to monroe. cooler readings out the door compared to yesterday the county. that's where we're concerned about dense fog. and also ocean fog. effect until 10:00 a.m. and in the p.m. hour, look at this, normal high is 44. record 64. don't think we will hit that. but in the neighborhood though. around the neighborhood, the low 60s. sun up at 7:10. and then sets at 4:28. the same scenario, you see the clouds and think of a bummer but it mixes away and it's pleasant. how many 60-degree days have we seen in december in years past? let's see, not too long ago, 2013 was a rather warm december. and then we remember what happened after that. feeling like april today. w that wind out of the southwest. and we've got a weak front tomorrow. so no real concern. get outside, it's very mild for your saturday. and warmest as that push out of the south and southwest is reenforced and it will be sunday and then we see the rain coming in monday which we desperately need. it's monday afternoon with a chance of more showers and a part of next week. and about a quarter after 5:00, she would look good in an ugly christmas sweat, here's meg baker. staten island, a vehicle fire has two lanes blocked on route 440. one lane blocked on the northbound side with emergency vehicles. only minor delays that the time. and now to a lye -- delays at this time. and now southbound new england through way, delays past exit 16. and checking mass transiting for, all on or close to schedule on metro north, p.a.t.h. train and new jersey transit and lirr. and alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect city-wide. and today say gridlock alert day. >> thank you. an air traffic controller trusted with flights carrying first lady michelle obama and flights around the tri-state area is behind bars this morning. guns. >> reporter: a veteran air traffic controller and assigned here since september was arrested after work on this street corner during a traffic stop in a car with illegally tinted windows as he headed to a local hotel for the night. police say the 52-year-old breen peck admitted to officers he had two unlicensed loaded hand guns in the car. they also found a stash of what is believed to be crystal meth in his pants pocket. >> we believe that he is an active substance abuser. and the police department may have averted an air disaster in the skies by arresting this defendant. >> reporter: the faa would not confirm he's the same controller response for near misses in skies over washington, d.c. but sources tell us that he was made to undergo extensive retraining in 2011 after he directed a white house plane carrying the first president into potentially dangerous turbulence of a military jet. >> contact approach 139. >> reporter: that landing at andrews air force base had to be aborted. and sources say he allowed a air bus carrying a u.s. congressman to come within 15 sex of colliding with a smaller jet. >> if he had a checkered background, they should not have trained him. >> reporter: the faa say he was not on duty because he failed his testing. peck is assigned to the training program at new york terminal radar approaching. the faa is investigating. peck who maintains his innocence was not represented by a union lawyer. a judge held him on $25,000 bond. cbs 2 news. new york attorney general eric schneiderman is taking over a case. they sped up to yonkers. the driver turned around and began driving the wrong way on the parkway. they crashed into several vehicles and one ran into the park where he was chased by the officer and shot. >> whether he ran from the cops or not, it doesn't justify the fact that he got to get shot. doesn't the justify that. >> the attorney general has the authority to investigate deaths of unarmed civilians by police under an executive order from governor cuomo. shoppers filling busy mall parking lots this time of year can find they'll as a rule -- can find themselves vulnerable to crimes. your cellphone can be a valuable tool if you feel threatened. >> when you're coming to the car, exiting the mall, feeling unsafe at all, dial 911 on your phone and just have your thumb ready to press send. the phone for distracting calls while walking to the car. pay attention to your surroundings instead. the time is now 5:19. coming up next, the knicks go down to the wire on the west coast. and it's one thing to have an opinion about art but it's another to sue over it. and another check of greetings from spain. happy hollywoods to my brother william richards in new york city. >> merry christmas and happy new year. we love you. despite budget problems that threatened to cancel a tree lighting, it will take place in the belmont section of bronx. it was originally canceled after the business improvement district said that funds for the ceremony were diverted to hire a security guard to deal with a panhandling problem. but the money was found and it takes place at 4:00 this afternoon at the the park. >> looking forward to that. let's get you to traffic and weather on the 2s. kind of warm out there, john. >> it's going to be so mild for that too. i mean, looking at the 60s on arthur avenue, how sweet it is. partly cloudy and 52 in the city right now. dense fog advisory. hate to harp on it but it's going the slow you down. nassau and suffolk county and parts of ocean county, limited visibility. mild, 26 the high. upper 50s, low 60s. not a record for the city but we have them in our sights for the weekend. mild and quiet, 4:28, your hanukkah sunset time at 59. and get ready, the warm temperatures continue. and let's continue to help you save some time with meg baker. >> thank you. first a look on staten island, route 440 closed southbound at victory boulevard. no major delays. one lane is blocked on the northbound side with emergency vehicles. now a live look as john has mentioned, the fog on long island is there. and here's a live look on the southern state parkway. you can see the difficult visibility. so please take it slow. and alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect city-wide. and today say gridlock alert day. chris -- >> thank you. time now for the cbs 2 wfan sports update. and the knicks trying to shake off a blowout in salt lake city in sacramento last night. to pull within three points. baseline for the slam there. we slowed it downing for because it was that good. and the knicks would answer. they cut tie two-point game. and then another chance. four seconds up for the win, no good! he would finish with 23 but could not hit the big shot in the end. the kings hold on to win 99-97. and thursday night football. the vikings visiting arizona. a see battle all night. in the 3rd, palmer hits floyd. and cards take a seven-point lead. in the 4th, here come the vikings, 3rd and goal, hits the wide open wallace. tie game. time running down, bridgewater hoping for a miracle. gets sacked and you see. cards hold on for the 23-20 win. >> nothing like a strip sack to end the game. a manhattan author is suing the metropolitan museum. >> he has a complaint about we spoke with the man offended by art. >> i think it's a serious issue. >> reporter: justin joseph filed a federal lawsuit hoping to force the museum of art the to take down some classic oil paintings that depict jesus as a white man. >> calling it whites-only art. that shouldn't be in a museum just like whites-only seating shouldn't be in a restaurant. >> reporter: the paintings, some 500 years old show image of a blond, fair skinned jesus as a child, with his disciples. the museum says they often depicted their subjects in the image of their audience, in this case, the baby jesus. art lovers outside had plenty to say. >> nonsense. it's horrible. >> what a shame that he can't be more open minded with everything and our world that we're going through. accurate but i think to take this down, we would miss it. >> i'm sure that jesus wasn't white but there's no need for a lawsuit either. >> reporter: joseph calls the art racist propaganda and dismisses accusations the lawsuit is frivolous, citing millions in taxpayer funds that supports the met. >> the government can't engage in racist speech. >> reporter: is it art or racism and a judge may have to decide. on -- or racism? a judge may have to decide. breaking news, police arrest fourteens in connection with two armed robberies in central park. several homes burn overnight in bronx. and this morning, dozens of people are displaced from their homes. we will have a live report from the scene coming up. more people have been evacuated days after bricks fell from a building on the upper east side. i'll have the latest coming up also, dangerous 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(wife) who are you talking to? nobody! new holiday scratch-off games from the new york lottery. whlesoonel ha a t f?at nfu unasthpor dgh it is 5:30. 52 degrees on this friday. how about it. we ready to go? december 11th. it's going to feel like april today. incredible. >> but fist, we begin with breaking news. a massive fire in bronx. good morning. i'm mary calvi. >> and i'm chris wragge. >> fire rips through a multi- family house and spreads to adjoining homes. >> a number of people have been displacedded. janelle burrell is live in tremont. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you once again chris and mary. we just got an update from the chief here on the scene and he tells us that nine buildings here on valentine avenue were affected. you can see them still dousing the hot spots. almost the entire block was burning at the height of the fire. about 90 people were displaced. five of the homes completely destroyed. all this happening just after 11:30 last night on valentine the chief says it appears to have started in one home and quickly spread to the other nearby buildings. he says the buildings were made of wood which helped feed the flames and made the flames spread faster. it took about 200 firefighters three hours to get this under control. we spoke with some of the residents who were inside at the time and tell us they woke up to the sound of screaming. >> my land lady knocked on the door screaming fire, fire. i ran out, grabbed my phone, no asthma pump, no glasses, nothing. freezing. >> the whole block was nothing but flames and fire. we just got up in time. thank god for that, we just got out in time. >> reporter: and the chief just gave us an update on the injury count. nine people were hurt, six firefighter, three civilians. it's a large san scene as -- large scene. the entire block blocked off a lot being helped by the red cross and others have gone to relatives' homes. but devastating to this fire so close to the holidays. reporting live, janelle burrell, cbs 2 news. >> thank you. more breaking news now. four people are dead after a medical helicopter crashes in central california. the pilot, a nurse, a paramedic and patient onboard all died. officials say the chopper crashed on private property on a remote field late last night while headed to the hospital in bakersfield. it was rainy and was foggy at time. find the aircraft. let's get to traffic and weather on the 2s. >> no. today we are close. record today. more records likely, hmm, fall the next few. 52, winds are calm and relative humidity at 72%. fog is an issue east of the city for parts of the jersey shore as well. that will slow you down. get there ontime and safely so factor in the fog. and then i'll tell you what, wear your flip flop, 62 your high this afternoon. and it's even warmer n into the weekend. -- warmer into the weekend. >> i took your advice, got them on already. >> look at you. >> i know, ready to go. i'm going to reiterate what john is say, fog is out there, take your time on the roads. visibility is not so good. a vehicle fire has route 440 completely closed southbound at victory boulevard. no delays as traffic is being diverted off the service road. and one lane is blocked on the northbound side with the emergency vehicles. and now a live look as john mentioned, the fog, it's a slow- go at crooked hill road in brentwood. and lincoln tunnel new york city hudson river delays at all and it's a gridlock alert day. chris and mary -- >> thank you. three teenage boys and a 20- year-old are under arrest for at least two armed robberies inside central park. police say a man was punched and had his iphone stolen yesterday evening near east 73rd street and four suspects then ran away. they are expected of two previous robberies this week. and police are investigating two other robberies in and around the park in recent days. and now a developing story on the upper east side. concern over more crumbling bricks has officials shutting down street. >> andrea grymes is live from the upper east side with more on this. >> reporter: chris and mary, more people have been evacuated just a few days after the bricks fell on monday night. let step out of the way and you can see that 1st avenue is still shut down this morning and many people in this neighborhood are fed up. >> horrible. what i have to go through. [ horns honking ] >> reporter: expect another day of backed up traffic and blocked off streets. now four days and counting since bricks fell from the facade of this high-rise at 340 east 64th street. while crews continue to try to stabilize the situation, the city department of buildings ordered tenants to leave in neighboring 346 east 63rd street, worried that more bricks could fall, crashing into their building. geno is the super. >> i got called by the building department that they're going to evacuate the building and they needed me over here to make sure all the tenants are out. >> reporter: over the last few day, the building's department says workers put up scaffolding so an inspector could investigate the crumbling facade. and the closer they have gotten, the more problems they discovered. a spokesperson says the plan now is to put up protective netting to catch anything else that may fall. a temporary fix until the for drivers, pedestrians and residentses in this neighborhood near the busy 59th street bridge, a permanent fix cannot come soon enough. >> traffic is backed up for blocks and blocks and blocks. >> you know, it is what it is. i just wish it would hurry up and be over. >> reporter: back out here live, you can see where those bricks fell off the building. no one was injured in this on monday night but 1st avenue remains shut down from 60th to 64th streets. department of buildings says they are working on this and they don't know when the street will re-open. reporting live this morning on the upper east side, andrea grymes, cbs 2 news. >> thank you. happening today, a bail hearing for former suffolk county police chief james burke. he has been indicted on federal civil rights charges. he is accused of beating a man who stole sex toys and videos from his suv and then forcing officers to cover up the crime. denied bail because he's a danger to the community. five years ago today, the first human remains were found at gilgo beach in suffolk county and now the fbi is joining the investigation. 10 sets to of human remains were found. at least four victims were women in their 20s who were prostitutes. authorities have released very few details in the case. no arrests have been made and police have never identified potential suspects. a verdict will be announced this morning in the trial of a nassau county police officer charged with beating a man during a traffic stop last year. prosecutors say the officer was captured on surveillance video using his fist, knees and a flashlight to hit kyle howell at least 18 times during a traffic stop. police say he initiated the violence by kicking the officers when they allegedly tried to stop him from eating some marijuana. new this morning, police have released video of a suspect in an office burglary in bronx. it happened november 28 just police say the suspect forced open the front door at a series of commercial billings. once inside, he entered a law firm and taking two laptops. diver thes will continue to search a lake about three miles from the scene of the december 2nd massacre. investigators say the husband and wife team responsible for the attack visited the lake the day of the shooting. police believe they may have tossed evidence including a hard drive into the water. they say the search could still take several more days. divers searched a lake in san bernardino as the investigation into last week's mass shooting continues. and the first funeral taking place as well. 14 victims in that shooting. and we will continue to follow all of these as the first funeral is held for one of the 14 people killed in that shooting. and more americans fear terrorists will strike again here in it's. in a new cbs news poll, 44% sayen the attack is likely. since right after the september 11th terror attacks. 35% of voters think an attack is somewhat likely. the survey was conducted after the san bernardino, california massacre. well the time is now 5:39. coming up, the dangerous side of cheer leading. plus, passengers frightened for their lives. a boston train takes off without an operator. how did that happen? and everyone can make their dream come true >> and the first lady shows off her rap skills in a new viral video aimed at teens. and you can connect with us during the show and all morning long. follow us on facebook and twitter, @cbsnewyork. catch holiday-cookie cheer on the tip of your tongue with dunkin' donuts' holiday- cookie-flavored coffees. from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m., enjoy any medium latte wel veoullhereummoe anlsor yr.lu 40doarba. soo li oca n.t t t pt.etio there are over 15,000 ways to take your coffee at dunkin'. always fresh with that signature smooth taste. we take pride in every cup, but only one is your coffee, your dunkin'. america runs on dunkin'. rain continues to fall in the pacific northwest and mud slide warnings were borne out as rain-soaked hillsides collapsed the on the main highway. and snow blanketed the mountains overnight. just what california needs to help the historic drought. at least 20 feet of snow is expected to fall -- at least 2 feet of snow is expected to fall. we're not seeing that. >> but that say christmas present for the west. and rain in the valleys and along the coast and snow for the mountain which is is great for california. unfortunately, it's just unrelenting in the pacific northwest. and lonnie is going to be on the big show as well. this is steve, he has some fog there out in riverhead. bad through suffolk county. this is richard. richard, 48 in bell harbor. and he says, i need one more day to get the lights up. almost done. and guess what, weather is going to cooperate. nice work around the walkway. and then for some perspective, our historian chris has 43 in rock hill. and do you remember this? 1992 a nor'easter hits doing a billion dollars worth of damage. we have quiet weather but for the folks that are just itching to hit the slope, not good for the resorts this weekend. not even cold enough to make snow. and then at the vent next week is rain -- the event next week is rain. so that's going to be tough through the resorts. visibility not an issue. partly cloudy and 52. humidity at 72%. parts of suffolk county, less than quarter mile visibility. that kind of morning. dew points high enough and the slightly cooler morning temperatures. you're seeing the fog. a snapshot, well, some wet weather well to the north. we are high and dry today. and a little bit of fog to start. we mix it away and we see numbers like this. 62, feeling like april mr. wizard? absolutely. 62 well above the normal of 44. just shy of the record of 64. and sun's up at 7:10 marred by gray. and later today, sunsets at 4:28. that's pretty. that's 62, absolutely. that's the normal high for the 20th of april. and it has been mild. 12 of the last 14 days are above normal. and today, tomorrow, sunday, monday, tuesday, probably wednesday and thursday, all above normal. can't break the pattern. so if you're buying somebody a snow blower for hanukkah or christmas, you're going to be saving on gas. this weekend, big area of high pressure, the flow around that high keeping the temperatures 15 to 25 degrees above normal. will likely see tied or broken record highs into the weekend, peak heat on sunday. and don't forget, monday afternoon, that's when we see the return of that needed wet weather in our area. hey, let's get around the area, megs in for alex denis. there's a lot of fog the so be careful this morning. staten island, a vehicle fire has route 440 closed southbound at victory boulevard. and traffic is being diverted to the service road. delays back to meredith avenue and an accident on the southbound den state parkway at exit 98. and delays are back to exit 100. and checking mass transit. today is a gridlock alert day so mass transit is best bet. all is on or close to schedule trains and new jersey transit and the lirr. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect city-wide. >> all right. thank you. if you feels like there are more people riding the subways than ever before, it's true. the system broke a record this fall. the mta says more than 6.2 million people rode on october 29th, that's about 50,000 more people than the same day before the year before. the previous record which approached 6.2 million people 2014. transit officials in boston are trying to figure out how a train took off without an operator. the run-away train left braintree station with no one at the controls yesterday. the pain train passed through four stations before power was cut and it came to a stop. a passenger says panic set in after passengers realized what was going on. >> some people were trying to break the windows. most of the people were trying to open the doors and some other people just trying to call and see what's going on. >> the investigation focusing to properly secure the braking system before leaving the train. an update on new regulations aimed at 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their three- day losing streak thursday, the dow jumped 82 points. the nasdaq composite finished 22 points higher. general motors has now paid out nearly $600 million to settle hundreds of claims related to the botched recall of faulty ignition switches. the fund created to compensate victims issued the final report yesterday. in the end, about 9% of the roughly 4300 claims were deemed eligible for payments. 124 deaths are now linked to those switches. one of the hottest gifts this holiday season is too hot to fly. delta, united and american airlines are joining the growing list of airlines banning hoverboards in checked or carried-on luggage. there's concern that the scooters could start a fire. and here's your chance to win a free starbucks drink every day for the next 30 years. the second starbucks for life sweepstakes is now underway. log on to mystarbucks rewards for a chance to win. last year's winner says she's become popular at the office. good deal. >> they don't the sleep at all. >> so you get to buy the other people that you know as well. >> yeah. >> one drink a day. there you go. thank you. traffic and weather on the 2s. >> can't believe it. >> i was excited too since i was able to find the jazz album fantastic. in the city right now, we don't have issues with fog but just across the river, even queens and then all the way out, dealing with real nasty fog. wading river, a pair of 4sing for. from wading river. and you can barely see 50, 60- yards. 46 in hampton bays. so that's where the worst of the fog is. it's starting to settle in for the jersey shore, 45 there. and i mean overall, serving up another day in the 60s. and that's going to continue through the weekend. and temperatures will peak on. and likely a new record on sunday. and showers hold off until early next week. and monday afternoon will get busy again. >> thanks. on your way on staten island. a vehicle fire has route 440 completely closed. that's southbound at victory boulevard. and traffic is being diverted to the service road. delays are now back to meredith avenue. and an accident investigation has the left lane blocked on the southbound garden state parkway at exit 98. delays back to exit 100. and a live look, southern state parkway at exit 36 in west babylon, foggy conditions so drive carefully. alternate side of the street and today say gridlock alert day. >> thank you. on christmas, when you look up in the sky, you're usually looker for santa but this year he might be eclipsed by the moon. this will be the first time since 1977 that there will be a christmas day full moon. the next time you will see a full moon on christmas is 2034. let's get to the holidays and the hazards. while decorations can be fun, simple mistakes could put your family in harm's way. >> and meg once again back with ways to stay safe. >> reporter: tis the season to decorate for the holidays and a lot involve electricity and candles and other hazards. but there are steps you can take to stay safe. when you are decking the halls, be mindful of potential dangers. last year, the safety commission estimates 14,500 americans were sent to emergency rooms stemming from problems with holiday the cpssc says some injuries were so severe, 12 people lost their lives. to keep and you your family safe, they warn two holiday staple, candles and tree, can cause fire risks. look at this menorah, candles too close to drapes and other fabric can cause fire in seconds. >> we never want to see unattended candles or too close to the tree or decorations or a tree close to a heat source. >> reporter: not watering a christmas tree also poses a danger, especially if it's decorated with lights. >> make sure there's no exposed wires. any of the sockets are not improperly -- anything that looks funny, just throw them out and get a new set. >> reporter: watch what happens with a simple spark on a dry tree. it cannot only cause the tree to burn but within 30 second, it could spread throughout your house. and parents be mindful of young kids. place small ornaments out of their reach. and keep an eye on fragile or breaks can cause cuts and scratches. experts say to make sure to keep the dangers out of the reach of pets. and check all the lights and extension chords for damage and don't connect more than three strands of lights. >> we hear this every year and we need to make sure to take those warnings to heart. >> a good friend of mine woke up to a loud bang, 3:00 a.m., tree down on the ground, lights spilled, water spilled. >> what happened? the cat up the tree? >> i think it was too heavy. >> bad installation. >> too many ornaments on one side. >> exactly. >> don't decorate the backside. no one sees it. decorating outside, today, it's great weather. >> yeah. >> 60s this weekend. >> wow. how about that. >> all right. driving has been iffy due to the fog. >> thank you. still ahead, breaking news if the bronx, a multi-family home up in flames. we will have a live report from the 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are top of that. packers tossed off a flight from las vegas. we will have the details still ahead. if you cannot fly due to being on a government watch list, you should not be able to purchase a firearm. >> connecticut governor takes matters into his own hands after he says congress isn't doing enough when it comes to gun control. how president barack obama is taking action as well. he wants to come home and i want him to come home. >> a once vibrant teenager from new jersey is now bed rid lightning another country. he collapsed on vacation and the family is struggling to get him home. we're offering this simple phrase >> from who james? for fans >> how about that, a star wars themed christmas song. duet on "the late late show" but that wasn't the only guest appearance. wait till you see who stole the top of the show. let's get to traffic and weather on the 2s. here's john. >> i think mel torme wrote that song. we are going to see numbers above normal but out the door, there's fog. just sitting around, the dense fog advisory in effect until 10:00, east and south of the city and it's going to slow you down. there's variety, north and west already, those clouds thinning out, just like my hair. and we will see some nice december sun this afternoon. some tweets coming in, folk missing the cold. well, you will miss it today because numbers above normal right now. it's above normal for the average high for the day. that's only 44. 62 this afternoon. and alex denis a little under the warm weather. and meg baker in for traffic. >> thank you. let's get you to where you brooklyn, the eastbound belt parkway, delays back to coney island avenue. and a map, an accident investigation has the left lane blocked on the southbound garden state parkway at exit 98. delays back to exit 100. and now a live look outside at the holland tunnel. still minor delays at all three hudson river crosses. and alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect city-wide. and today say gridlock alert day. chris and mary -- >> thank you. we are following breaking news in bronx this morning. fire hits ai multi-family house and quickly spreads to neighboring buildings. >> janelle burrell is live if the tremont section of bronx. >> reporter: yeah, about 90 people out of their homes. certainly a tough night for them here. and you can see that firefighters are still here on the scene and they have been at it for about seven hours here. right now, they are continuing to put water on some of the hot spots that remain. about nine buildings were burning at the height of the fire. they say five of those homes all of this unfolding around 11:30 last night on valentine avenue and east 180th street. the chief says it appears to have started in one home and quickly spread to the nearby buildings. it took about 200 firefighters three hours to get this under control. and i asked the chief what caused the fire to spread so quickly and he says it was the building construction that fed the flames, making it difficult to get a handle. >> one of the problems with a wood frame building is that it's purely combustible. so everything burn, the furniture burn, the structure burn, the roofing burns. >> and now we have to wait and see, you know, i don't have any id on me, i have no money. i have to wait and see what they're going to tell us. >> reporter: again, 90 people displaced so obviously difficult for them as they work to find other places to stay this morning. we can tell you that nine people were injured according to the chief. civilians. the cause still under morning. but they anticipate being here for the remainder of the day as they continue to address the hot spots that remain. reporting live this morning from the tremont section of news. >> thank you. and now to breaking news. three teenage boys and a 20- year-old are under arrest for at least two armed robberies inside central park. police say a man was punched and had his iphone stolen yesterday evening near east 73rd street. four suspects then ran away. the group is suspected of being involved in two previous central park robberies this week. and police are also investigating two other robberies in and around the park in recent days. now to a developing story. get ready for another day of heavy horn honking and rerouteing and possible evacuations on the upper east side. >> nearly a week after falling bricks shut down roads, new areas are in jeopardy of being hit. andrea grymes is live from the upper east side now. >> reporter: chris and mayor, is -- chris and mary, one driver just told me the this is a mess. 1st avenue is still shut down and more people have been evacuated and people who live in the neighborhood say they're fed up. >> horrible. and coming home from work, look what i have to go through. >> reporter: expect another day of backed up traffic and blocked off streets. now four days and counting since bricks fell from the facade of this high-rise at 340 east 64th street. while crews continue to try to stabilize the situation, the city department of buildings ordered tenants to leave in neighboring 346 east 63rd street, worried that more bricks called fall, crashing into their building. gino fenech is the super. >> they immediated me here to make sure the tenants are out. scaffolding so an inspector could investigate the crumbling travel to syria to join the terror group. and prosecutors say before being arrested in jordan, the 20-year-old and his brother plotted attacks on both times square and one world trade center. along with a technical school in queens. he and six others were arrested in august. three of the six have now pleaded guilty. police in harlem release video of a suspect in a wednesday night rape attempt. they say around 7:45 at night, a man entered an apartment billing on east 131st street and approached a 60-year-old woman. they say he covered her mouth and attempted to sexually assault her before fleeing. the victim was treated for cuts and 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mow their lawns but you're saving on heating cost at the end of the year. and they sent in a picture of the cat by the tree which is watch out. and i like this from brian, beautiful beach day. and chris was talking about a beach weekend earlier in the week, why not? you're going to see mixed skies but dive right in. i mean, you're not actually going to dive in because the ocean temperature is cold but you can enjoy it. and you won't be fighting crowds. partly cloudy and 51. winds are calm and humidity at 74%. 30s north and west. these numbers are cooler than this time yesterday. and that's why we're seeing more fog. and already skies trying to brighten up north and west. to the south and east, that's where the worst of the fog is. that dense fog advisory in effect until 10:00 a.m. and throughout the day, you will see a mix of sun and clouds. and this afternoon, more sun, westchester, fairfield county, jersey shore, more clouds this afternoon west but it's going to be a quiet and warm day today. and saturday afternoon, super. i believe tomorrow is wreaths across america day. so maybe folks putting up the wreaths and then a shower or two possible saturday night. by in large, it's dry right through sunday into monday morning. by monday afternoon, that's when we see the rain and do we ever need it. 10-61 inches below normal for the year. hoping for that rain event on there, it's going to be a rain event. not a snow event. you are hanging on to the 60s on monday. one, two, three, four more days in the 60s and then you're above normal tuesday, wednesday and thursday of next week as well. all right, fog slowing you down and other things too, right meg? >> that's right, john. first in brooklyn, an accident blocking the right lane on the eastbound belt parkway at nap street. delays back to coney island avenue. and an accident investigation has the left lane blocked on the southbound garden state parkway at exit 98. delays back to exit 100. and a live look, that fog. here's a live look at pine air drive. very low visibility. and alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect city-wide. and today is a gridlock alert day. chris and mary -- >> thank you. if congress won't act on gun control, the white house says it will. president barack obama's advisers are finalizing a powers to expand background checks on gun sales. >> and the connecticut governor says he wants to be the first governor to ban people on the terror watch list from buying guns in his state. more from marcia kramer. >> reporter: the terror attacks in paris and san bernardino, california have driven connecticut governor malloy to act. he says he will sign a first in the nation executive order that would ban people on federal terrorism watch lists from buying guns in his state. >> like all american, i have been horrified by the terrorist attack in california and paris. this should be a wake-up call for all of us. this is a moment to seize. and today i am here to say that, connecticut, we are seizing this moment. >> reporter: following the massacre at the sandy hook elementary school where 20 school children and six staffers were murdered in a hail of bullet, connecticut enacted some of the toughest gun laws in the nation. >> it is incumbent upon leaders to protect its citizenry. >> reporter: data shows 233 people on the terror watch list tried to buy guns. they succeeded more than 90% of the time. the federal government will have to give the connecticut state police access to the no fly and terror watch lists. if they get approval, he will empower to use it for background checks required to buy guns and ammunition. assault weapons are already outlawed in connecticut. he says he's acting because lawmakers in washington, d.c. have not. >> i have previously written to congress on this matter. inaction is not an option here. so in connecticut, we shall be acting. if you cannot fly due to being on a government watch list, you should not be able to purchase a firearm. >> the move prompted the assembly man of manhattan to call on new york governor cuomo cuomo was said to be weighing his options. a veteran air traffic controller who once directed flights above the tri-state area is behind bars. he was pulled over for driving a car with illegally tinted officers found a stash of what they believe to be crystal meth guns. he was coming from work when he was stopped. >> we are believe he is an active substance abuser. the police department may have averted an air disaster by arresting this defendant? >> 2012, he had to undergo retraining after sources say he directed a white house plane carrying the first lady and the wife of the vice president into potentially dangerous turbulence of a massive military jet. he was currently working at the training facility and not directing flights. he is being held on $25,000 bond. the port authority approved incentives to bring in two high profile tenants to number two world trade center. they are considering leases in the building. money from new york state and tax credits totaling around $25 million though the funds would be repaid. well the time is now 6:19. in the next half hour, a recall on iced tea plus this -- let it go let it go >> when we return, fans can't seem to let it go. wait till you see the frozen themed home. wall treat broke a three- day losing streak. the nasdaq composite added over 22. the s&p 500 rose by 4. i'm sergeant lazada from new jersey. happy holidays to my family back home. i'll be home soon. that's it. i'm not a fan of putting my personal info in these online shopping forms. hellloooo??? i don't have time to be filling out my address, i need to be buying a dress. that's why i use masterpass. less typing, more dancing. sfx: tango music como te llamas? yo soy camarones. dip me. the easier way to shop online. masterpass from mastercard and your bank. it's the shortcut to priceless. i'm not a fan of putting my personal info in these online shopping forms. hellloooo??? i 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you believe it? normal high is 44. >> okay is. >> looking at temperatures already above normal. and looking at some maps. we are not alone. much of the northeast going to be experiencing record warmth over the next few days. great news for many. bad news if you own a snowplow or a ski resort. it's been tough. it's too warm to even make snow. 51 in the city right now. the concerning for out the door is fog. south. lunchtime. 62 the high this afternoon with the mix of sun and clouds and very mild into the afternoon and evening hours. and coming in to see the tree, it's going to be nice. >> any rumor that there's a rockefeller center? i'm wearing swimming trunks right now. >> jump in, the water's warm. fog seems like suffolk careful. belt parkway. avenue. and mass transit, today is a gridlock alert day so leaving the car at home is the best bet. all is on or close to schedule on metro north, p.a.t.h. lirr. and alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect city-wide. mary -- >> thank you so much. time now for the cbs 2 wfan sports update. and the knicks trying to shake off a blowout in salt lake city in sacramento last night. >> the knicks overcame an early deficit to come within three points. kings up five but the knicks answer with the three. and the knicks cut it to a two- point deficit. and he would have another chance, four seconds left for the win, no good! and he would fin wish 23 but it was not enough. the kings win it 99-97. thursday night football. vikings visiting arizona. a seesaw battle all night. hits floyd and cards take a seven-point lead. the viking, 3ed and goal, bridgewater hits the wide open wallace, tie game here. the cards get a field goal to take the lead. time running down. and bridgewater hoping for a miracle and gets sack there had. cards hold on for the 23-20 win. and this morning's two talkers. a disney favorite lighting up a holiday house. >> but first, james corden outdone by a car pool karaoke pal. >> give it up for your host, the one, the only james corden! >> that's not james corden. that's justin bieber. came out to kick-off "the late late show" last night. he started to do the opening monologue when the real james corden had something to say about it. >> whoa, what the hell -- why did you start the music? >> you told me to play the music and that's what we did. >> no, that's not me! >> bieber has been a frequent guest on car pool karaoke and told corden he always wanted to host his own late night talk show. >> and see that neck there. >> new tattoos. >> he's got wings on the back of his neck. >> showing it off. >> on queue. interesting. it may have been released more than two years ago. >> but this holiday season, people still can't seem to let it go. looks like i'm the queen the wind is howling like this swirling storm inside couldn't keep it in, heaven knows i tried >> i still love it. >> oh, yeah. it's incredible. everybody still talking about it. and imcredible to see how many people are still watching it when ever they can. >> i went to college with the director and writer of frozen. >> i know, so exciting. >> everybody is waiting for the sequel. and coming up, following breaking news in bronx. flames shooting out of a multi- family home. nine people injured, dozens displaced, an update live from the scene plus this -- look what i have to go through. >> yeah, it's a traffic mess on the upper east side. new concerns as more people are put in danger. and tossed off a flight. why officers had to escort six people off a jetblue flight at jfk. catch holiday-cookie cheer on the tip of your tongue with dunkin' donuts' holiday- cookie-flavored coffees. from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m., enjoy any medium latte every sip. the taste uniquely dunkin'. each cup uniquely you. brewed fresh because it's not just any coffee. it's your coffee, your dunkin'. 51 degrees on this friday, december 11th. fog advisories in the area this morning but we could see record temperatures this weekend. traffic and weather on the 2s in a moment. but first, breaking news in bronx. flames shooting from the roof of a multi-family home. >> firefighters worked overnight to get the fire under control. good morning. i'm chris wragge. >> and i'm mary calvi. and right to janelle burrell live in the tremont section of bronx. >> reporter: yeah, mary, at the height of the fire, more than half of the block was burning. and you can see firefighters still on the scene here. they have been out here all night. those ladders putting water on the hot spots that remain. nine buildings were burning at one point. five of those buildings were occupied so about 90 people were forced out of their homes overnight here on valentine avenue and east 180th street. and all of this happening just after 11:30 last night. the chief says it appears to have started in one home and then quickly spread to the other buildings. it took about 200 firefighters three hours to get this under control and we spoke with some of the residents who were inside when that fire started who say they woke up to the sound of screaming. >> my land lady knocked on the door screaming fire, fire. i ran out, grabbed my phone, no asthma pump, no glasses. nothing. freezing. >> one of the problems with the wood frame building is that it's purely combustible, it's completely combustible to everything burns. the structure members burn. the roofing burns. >> reporter: now the chief went on to tell us that there were nine injury, all of them minor, six firefighters and three civilians. but again, 90 people were displaced in this massive fire overnight. some were helped by the red cross and others have gone to stay with relatives but obviously a tough time for those people as this fire happened right before the holidays and a lot of them lost everything here overnight. the chief telling us that the cause of the fire still under investigation at this hour. reporting live from the tremont section of bronx, janelle burrell, cbs 2 news. >> thank you. now 63:00 2 . traffic and here's john. >> one benefit of the mild weather pattern, it's easier on the firefighters battling a blaze like that with these kind of temperatures. it's warmer than you would expect it to be this afternoon, 51 in the city. partly cloudy, does not tell the whole tale. we have dense fog for nassau and parts of ocean county as well. and watch out for that. rain-wise, dry. a mix of sun and clouds once with you mix away the morning low clouds. 57 by lunchtime in the city. 62 for the afternoon break. and after work and school, still flirting with 60. some clouds west but it's relatively quiet. just staying mild. hey, let's stay in your lane and see what's going on. here's meg -- >> thank you. an accident blocks the right lane on the eastbound belt parkway at nap street. delays back to coney island avenue. and wall township, an accident investigation has the left lane blocked on the southbound garden state parkway at exit 98. delays are back to exit 100. and in mat hat, an accident blocking two lanes on the southbound west side highway. you can see it at 57th street. and delays back to 86th street. and the lirr is experiencing delays arching 10 minutes in both directions on the port broken crossing gate near westbury station. and alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect city-wide. and today is say gridlock alert day. and if you're headed to the airport, all is on or close at jfk, laguardia and newark liberty. >> thank you. a developing story on the upper east side. concern from more falling bricks from a crumbling families sit is leaving residents frustrated. >> andrea grymes joins us live with more. >> reporter: chris and mary, that's right, another building was evacuated. and 1st avenue near the busy 59th street bridge continue to be shut down for several blocks. all of this after the bricks fell from the building on monday night. the high-rise at 340 east 64th street. while crews continue to try to stabilize the situation, the city department of buildings ordered tenants to leave in neighboring 346 east 63rd street worried that more bricks could fall, crashing into their building. over the last few day, the workers put up scaffolding so an inspector could investigate the facade. a spokesperson says the plan now is to put up protective netting to catch anything else that may fall. a temporary fix until the wall is rebuilt. but people in the neighborhood just hope a permanent fix comes soon. >> horrible. and coming home from work, look what i have to go through. >> you know, it is what it is. i just wish that it would hurry and be over. >> reporter: and back out here live, looking athe building where the bricks fell. luckily no one was injured on monday night. for 1st avenue, it remains shut down from 60th to 64th street with no word on when it will re- open. reporting live on the upper east side, andrea grymes, cbs 2 news. >> thank you. six passengers aboard a jetblue flight from jfk to las vegas were detained after allegedly getting into an inflight fight after a passenger was removed for being law enforcement took the fighting passengers off along brought onboard. and new this morning, police have released images of a female suspect wanted for a series of knife point robberies on the upper east side. police say the suspect approached a 33-year-old woman, showed a knife and demanded a purse but fled empty handed. the same woman is wanted for two similar incidents in january and february. a new jersey man who killed his alleged monthester makes an emotional apology in court. >> no matter how painful, i urge everyone to speak up about abuse. >> he says he endured years of sexual abuse as a child. he told investigators he was first molested at the age of 8 by a former corrections officers and boy scout master. he confessed to the killing and >> i saw him in the company of a young boy months before the attack and iter to something open in me. i don't recommend to to follow my steps or the path i chose. >> whether it's a lynch mob carrying out their form of justice is never good. >> the sentence includes time served in jail. he could be from passengers roled next year. three teenage boys and a 20- year-old are under arrest for at least two armed robberies inside central park. police say a man was punched and had his iphone stolen yesterday evening near east 73rd street. the group is expected of being involved in two previous robberies this year. and police are investigating two other robberies in and around the park in recent days. connecticut governor malloy says he will sign an executive order bang people on federal buying guns in his state. >> i have previously written to congress on this matter about inaction, it's not an option. so in connecticut, we shall be acting. if you cannot fly due to being on a government watch list, you should not be able to purchase a firearm. >> before he can act, the federal government will have to give connecticut officials access to the no-fly and terror watch lists. the governor will be on "cbs this morning" coming up at 7:00 a.m. now to campaign 2016. as momentum continues for donald trump, the latest cbs news poll shows 35% of gop primary voters support trump as the party's nominee, up 13 points since october. ted cruz moved into second place with 16%. ben carson fell from first in october to third with 13%. in a nationwide survey, voters were asked how they felt about the front runners. donald trump won. and 57% said they would be concerned if hillary rodham clinton won the white house. syrian refugees have start add receiving in canada. there were cheers when two families sponsored by an agency arrived in toronto yesterday. canada has pledged to resettle 25,000 syrian refugees by the end of february. the time is now 6:39. a father's desperate plea. >> you will do anything for your kid and when your hands are tied -- >> the debilitating disease trapping a new jersey teen overseas. yankee fans, get ready to watch the game in a whole new light. the new technology you will notice at home as well. and a warning before you drink your morning tea, more that's coming up next. time is now 6:42 on this friday morning. 51 degrees. i know we keep talking about it, but it's great news, the 60s this weekend. >> tomorrow is international gingerbread house decorating day. normal it's cold -- >> you may have to put air conditioning in the house. >> yeah, you will have the ac this weekend. and also national 12 hour fresh breath day. something we celebrate here every day at channel 2. and the day of the horse. how do you wrap a horse? you know, our own alex denis by the way is a little hoarse so he's off today. partly cloudy and 51. and if you're watching alex, get some rest. cooler in staten island. more fogging for. cooler in bay ridge, fog there. through jfk ask all the way out. that's the worst of the fog around the hamptons and suffolk county. guy in sparta says 36. the ac on right now. 10 degrees cooler than yesterday this time in sparta. those cooler temperatures contributing to the fog. that's why the worst is suffolk county, ocean county and also white plains. miserable fogging for even though you're not under the advisory. starting with the fog and then chris said it, it's going to be mild this afternoon, 6 2 . peak heat sunday, clouds start to fill in. and then the rain we need. that's monday. look at that. look at the string of 60s could break the record set back in in december. a lot going on out there on the roads. new jersey, wall township, an accident investigation has the left lane blocked on the southbound garden state barkway. manhattan, an accident blocking two lanes on the southbound west side highway at 57th street. delays back to 86th street. and we have subway issues. delays in both directions on the 1 train because of signal problems at van courtland park. and lirr is experiencing delays arching 10 minutes in both directions on the port jefferson branch due tie broken crossing gate near westbury station. and alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect city-wide. and today is a gridlock alert day. >> okay. thank you so much. yankee fans are about to see the ball games in a whole new light. >> a look at new technology at the stadium and how it will change your view of the game both in person and at home. >> reporter: in just the last look at the stadium at night with the field showing brand new led lights. in the light of day, they look like this, small square panels, nearly 1400 around the edge. operations says it will upgrade the viewing experience at the game and on your tv with a truer, more natural looking light. >> the color of the grass, the green will be the true green. the white uniforms will pop. >> reporter: and he says the lights are saving 40% more energy than the old ones. >> enough to power up about 45 homes every day. >> reporter: it's not just yankee fans near the stands and watching at home that will notice the different leaguing. if you come for a concert, you might see the panels dancing with you. they can be choreographed to music. the company behind the upgrade showed us this demonstration of what the light cans do. you can see the field is ready for the pinstripe bowl where the lights will make the debut. it's the second major league baseball stadium to switch to led field lights. it went incredibly well. their feedback was tremendous from the fan, player, broadcasters, the good news for us is we've had a little bit of time to improve on the technology that they have. >> reporter: each of the panels is pointed and positioned for precision, that means less glare which is neighbors might appreciate. >> the light did you want escape on the way down. it goes where it's intended to go. >> reporter: and next month, the blue lettered signs go led, staying bright through the winter. at yankee stadium, cbs 2 news. >> and the company behind the conversion says the job like this cost roughly $1.5 million. >> final leader deanly those greens will look green. transit officials in boston are trying to figure out how a train took off without the conductor. it left the braintree station yesterday with no one at the controls. >> some people are trying to break the windows and most trying to open the doors. and some other people just trying to call and see what's going on. >> 50 people were on the train. the train passed through four it to a stop. the agency says operator error is currently the focus of the investigation. more than a million bottles of sweet leaf iced tea are being pulled off the shelf. the company is recalling six flavors in 16-ounce glass bottles. the concern is glass fragments may have made it into the product. so far there, have been four cop plains. no injuries. it's a popular item on wish lists this holiday season but airlines are saying leave the new motorized boards at home. american, delta and united all announce they are banning the devices in both checked and carry-on luggage. the concern is batteries. they are investigating at least 10 reports of fires. several smaller airlines have joined the ban as well. well, time is now 6:47. a once vibrant outgoing teen from new jersey now stuck in a hospital in another country. threating. but first, otis livingston has this morning's sports update. >> the nets beat the 76ers 100- 91 avoiding joining the layers as the only team to lose to philly in the first 23 games the delayses host the red wings at the rock. i absolutely love my new york apartment, but the rent is outrageous. good thing geico offers affordable renters insurance. with great coverage it protects my personal belongings should they get damaged, stolen or destroyed. 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that's right. there's the frozen-themed holiday decorations we have been telling you about. the lights lights are synced to her singing. the neighbors love it. it's on a continuous loop 12 hours a day. an injured balanced eagle is safe after personning himself in a backyard with an injured leg. he attemped to fly off yesterday but animal workers caught up with it. and he was taken to the rehab center for treatment before returning to the wild. >> and i want to know how they were able to catch up with the eagle. and let's check in with "cbs this morning" with gayle king. good morning. >> good morning. we're at a san bernardino lake with the ongoing search for more evidence from the terror attack. plus, where isis gets its millions. >> and connecticut governor joins us with his plan to ban people on federal watch lists from getting guns in his state. >> and peter greenburg on what record airline profits mean for airfares also known as your wallet. the news is back in the morning. we will see new a few minutes >> we didn't know. >> who else is in the studio, lonnie quinn. >> yeah. before you go up next. i'm not a fan of putting my personal info in these online shopping forms. hellloooo??? i don't have time to be filling out my address, i need to be buying a dress. that's why i use masterpass. less typing, more dancing. sfx: tango music como te llamas? yo soy camarones. dip me. the easier way to shop online. masterpass from mastercard and your bank. what you need to know before you go. dozens of people are displaced after a fire spread to nine billings in bronx. it happened overnight if the tremont section no. word yet on what started the fire. 16 tenants on the upper east side are out of their homes over concerns that bricks from a building next door could come crashing through their wood framed building. the concern comes four days after the crumbling facade forced the city to close 1st avenue from 60th to 64th street. a verdict will be announced in the trial of a nassau county police officer charged with beating a man during a traffic stop. police say the driver initiated the violence. the jury begins a second day of deliberations this morning at the trial of former new york senate leader dean skelos and his son adam. skelos is accused of strong arming companies into giving his son a no-show job. and over the meg baker. >> we will get you on your way here first in brooklyn, an accident on the westbound belt delays back to the drawbridge. and checking mass transit, 10 minute delays on the port jefferson branches on the the lirr due to a broken crossing gate near westbury station. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect city-wide. and today is a gridlock alert day. john, going to you. and we have some fog to deal with. and we will mix it away. winds are calm but as temperatures rise and the temperature dew points spread increases, you are going to see the skies brighten and the numbers are going to increase, 62 not a record today but close. and fog redevelops overnight into your saturday morning and saturday just delightful. 63 unless you're looking for flakes and none of that. sunday would be a new record at 65. and then monday, still very mild, a warm wind blows and some welcomed rain rolls in in the afternoon. have a great weekend. >> thank you so much. another check of traffic in news and weather in 25 minutes. >> thanks for watching. i'm mary calvi. >> and i'm chris wragge. have a great morning and enjoy