Reporter things are slowing down on the roads because a record 100 million americans are expected to drive home during the holiday weekend, according to aaa. Many mote ated by gas prices. We called up with this woman as she made a drive from new jersey to virginia from her kids. Her strategy was to avoid the peek travel time. You left earlier than most people did. We left about 6 00 this morning. Reporter people flying arent faring much better. Four hours, five hours late. Yeah, but thats pretty good. Ifan we didnt get on this flight we would have be flying tomorrow. Reporter at penn statio many train riders were staying optimist optimistic. Chris told us she doesnt mind an hour or two of delay is. E you going to make it on time . Reporter flights at jfk are delayed about an hour. La guardia u its two and a half hours. Newark, three and a half hours. Things just keep getting worse as the night ntinues. Coming up at 6 00 well talk to some of the stranded passengers. Were live in ridgefield, new rsey. It looks like the rain is getting heavy, too. Use our nbc new york app for the latest weather alerts and travel alerts. Now, lets get you caught up on the shooting in long islands Roosevelt Field mall. Gun shots went off, sending shoppers running i fear. Tonight were learning exactly how a retired nypd sergeant kept this from getting wors we are in garden city with new information. Andrew . Reporter it is a miserable night weather wise but a sunny outlook among most of the shoppers we spoke to and those among Law Enforcement who recounted the heroic story of a man who fired a un shot inside this mall, allegedly with a semi automatic weapon. Handcuffed and excellent, 21yearold oliver lee is on his way to a jail cell. Hes accused of pulling this gun trying to rob a rolex store. Defiant shoppers tonight were back in force. The guys a coward. How dare you do that. Reporter authorities praised the quick thinking of a retired nypd sergeant who was working security at the watch store and disarmed the gunman by intentionally jamming his i wpon only a single shot could be fired. Whats inspiring to see what he did, its, humbling to see the action. Reporter that single shot, wounded ad67yearold mall worker. He posted on facebook, say a shot in the shoulder and bullet is still lodged in neck. Today, cell phone video shows a crowded but calm mall. A w major contrast to yesterdays frantic hours. As hundreds of shoppers ducked for cover in stores. Fearful of a gunman on the loose. More than 400 people called 911. 30 to 50 times more than normal call volume at that time of day. Recorter all of this unfolding at one of the largest malls in the nation days before christma s. A hub so popular, authorities have used Roosevelt Field as a practice area for active shooter drills. We train for these exercises. We hope for the best. But we prepare for the worst. Reporter now we told you about that gun. I want to show you something, take a look at this, nasa they say that un was posted on the suspects Facebook Page two days the question was was he trying to signal his friends that he was planning something. Well take a look at that possibility and what Authorities Say you can do about it coming up at 6 00. Live outside of Roosevelt Field mall tonight, andrew siff. An alleged drunk driver claimed the life of a 57yearold man on long island. His vehicle slammed head on, killing the man early this morning. Mr. Obrien was traveling the wrong way on sunrise highway. As to why he was traveling the wrong way, i do not know. But at the scene, responding officers observed intoxication. Police are looking into exactly how high obriens alcohol level was at the time of the crash. He suffe d a oken rib and expected to be released from the hospital within the next few days. A woman was found stabbed to death in an apartment. Investigators did not release the victims name. Or any details about a potential suspect. Any moment now we could learn if the suspension of giants s . Ar ply ayer Odell Beckham will be overturned. He appealed a ruling today. Were keeping a close eye on this. What do you know right no as i left the giants lockerroom, there was an awful lot of buzz. Two reports have surfaced that beckhams beckhams suspension is overturned. Nothing official from the nfl, from the giants or from beckhams representatives that suggest thats the case. We sit and wait. Giants star wide receiver eft he pedquarters ts afternoon about 90 minutes after arriving. The league determined he should vikings after scuffled led to a lmet on helmet targeting sundhi. He wasnt ejected fro the game and surely argued that point today. Today, he did strongly suggest he was provoked by panthers players waving a baseball bat. To depict this as beckham being wrong and the only one wrong, its not right. This is not the way it s. If youre naive enough to think that way, then you better do some soul searching yourself. Beckham certainly was wrong. And we said he was wrong from day one. The fact of the matter is, if you know that the situation pregame with the baseball bat. If you know what occ red at that very beginning of the game, you can understand that, you know, there was two sides to this, and not just one. To that point, josh norman from the panthers could be dust up with beckham on sunday. A witness said he heard threats coming from panthers players. Back to you. Ly thank you. Its a political pairing that might catch you off guard. Today mayor de blasio and Christine Quinn held an event together. The two of them teaming up to help the homeless. They were both here this afternoon, the mayor and christine reporter smiling children receiving hugs from a team that may cause some to do a double take. Mayor de blasio and Christine Quinn who said their friendship and passion to help the homeless transcends past political since i took this job seven weeks ago, i want to be clear and thank the mayor. Ive been given nothing but the highest level of access to every person that i need to talk to. Reporter quinn who is now ceo of women in need, says teaming up with the mayor makes sense, especially when it comes to combatting the new phenomenon of the working homeless. There are a lot of people who share the value that we need to help people. Particularly folks who have done everything right and find the economic reality not working for them anymore. Reporter the mayor today also saying hes doing more than just giving out presents. Hes also implemented a new program for his folks will be working oneonone with the street homeless. Hes going after landlords who refuse to work with homeless families. Were live tonight in brownsville, news 4 new york. Thank you. The new York City Health department has launched its online Registration System for marijuana. Patients need a certification from a registered doctor and have to apply for a registry id card using the online system. A photo id is required and documentation of state residency. Medical marijuana is going to be veil available in january. A truly unbelievable story, a man stabbed four times on the subway and he says he didnt even know until he got home. The search now for the person who did it. New at 5 30. And shes out. Reality tv star teresa jew deafenase is home from present. Its the mistake heard around the world, steve harvey announcing the wrong winner at the Miss Universe pageant. Guess what . Meet the moores were the moore family, and were always looking for ways to enjoy more. So we called Time Warner Cable and got even more than we expected. Call now to get more. More speed. Like, 300 meg. More tv shows and movies on demand. More plaowces to make more unlimited calls. Call now. 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Its the third gun found in that airport in less than a month. This is what they found in a backpack of a conveyier belt. They made the arrest and the suspect is from new jersey. He was flying to dallas. The woman accused of plowing her car into pedestrian in las vegas. Made her Court Appearance today. Lakeisha holloway did not enter a plea. Shes facing charges of murder and child abuse. The crash killed an arizona woman and injured two dozen other people. Her attorney told a judge his client is distraught and devastated. Transportation officials have confirmed an eighth death the national Highway Traffic Safety Administration says a teen driver died adfew days after a july crash near pittsburgh. So far 23 million takata air bag inflaters have been recalled since the potentially explosive air bags were discovered. Chipotle is making a few changes to its food preparation in the next few weekings s. Rock ilant row will be added to freshly cooked rice to allow it to get rid of bacteria. Customers got sick from e. Coli la te teas year. Miss universe host steve harvey may get together chance another chance. Harvey signed a multiyear contract to host the pageant he mistakenly named ms. Colombia as the winner. Theres no such thing as bad publicity, right . There you go. Janice, there certainly is such a thing as bad weather. Its a ess out there. A lot of people are on the roads trying to get out of town for the holiday. Rainfall has been light most of the day. It picked u over the city in the last hour or two. So weve seen heavier rain moldving in. So far, just over a half inch of rain in central park. Over. 75 in newark. Most locations seeing anywhere from a quarter in to half inch across parts of new jersey, as well. Eres more coming. Long island is seeing lighter amounts. Quarter of an inch in most spot. Like i said, theres more coming from the south and west of our area. Maybe even thunder rumbling through the area in the next couple of hours. Moves out, the temperatures start rising overnight. A record Christmas Eve and it looks like Christmas Day, too, for high tempertures. Right now, 40s and 50s across the area. Mild, below 60 right now. Islip, its 55. 54 in newburg. The first batch of heaesvy rain thats moving out of the city, moving away. Sprinkles there. All these thunderstorms around washington, d. C. And southern new jersey will be headed this way in the next couple of hours. Thats where we get the next batch of heavy rain. The last of the heaviest rain moving through. Whats moving away from the city is moving over yonkers and east chester and greenwich. Youre seeing steady rain in much of fairfield county. That will continue into central connecticut in the next couple of hours. Once the warm front lifts out of the area around 10 00 thats when well see the temperatures go up. 1 00 a. M. Its close to 70 in 7 00 a. M. , its almost 70 there. Its 70 in the city. 67. Mid 60s in as bury park. And across parts of long island. There will be more showers tomorrow. There will be mainly along the shower areas, maybe some thunderstorms around midday. That should be the only location seeing rain tomorrow. Look at the highs, 70s, up to danbury danbury, monticlo. Were still in the 60s. The record for Christmas Day is 64. Were expecting a high ofge 64. Of course, tomorrow, 72 degrees is what were anticipating with a record of 63. Tonights low temperatures upper 50s. Even upper 60s. These temperatures will actually not reflect the lows. Theyll be the low temperatures, but theyll happen very, very early on. The temperatures will continue climbing as we go through the night as that warm air comes in. Just be prepared for a little bit of heat across t area for this time of the year. Sinc records have been kept in central park. 72 is the high for tomorrow. On friday. That ties the record for the date. We cant leave out Christmas Day, either. There might be a shower here and there, but were looking at dry weather for christmas, too. Theres a slight chance for a couple showers on saturday. Mid 50s and on sunday, mid 60s. There will be a cool down between friday and sunday and cool again monday. Overall, the temperatures remain above moerage. Well look more into that coming up at 5 30. Well talk about the delays around the area. Back to you. Thank you very much. While were talking about the effect the weather is having. Summer hot spots like the jersey show would normally be cleared out. Thats not the case this year. Business is still booming and the signs a little unusual. We head to the shore to give you a look. Reporter a steady rain still couldnt keep shoppers away from sure they needed umbrellas, but not heavy coats. C tc you felt like maybe youre in florida or something. The victorian seaside resort is decked out for christmas. With temperatures above 60s it felt more like spring than a season for snow. We love to have a white christmas. Everyone does. But in terms of just being out d enjoying the out doors and being outside, its a nice change of pace. I guess i could have brought my shorts. Its so warm outside and my wind breaker. I brought a coat thinking it was going to be you know, im kind of overdressed. Reporter shes here from chicago. Congress hall does christmas in a big way. But weeks of mild weather have made this Holiday Season even busier than usual. For those that werent booked in advance, the warm weather will drive last minute pickup of rooms. Weve seen the town really fill a nice change of pace from what were used to. Reporter in atlantic city, trap tropicana is gearing up for crowds. Local Business Leaders say ltheyre seeing a spike o folks planning winter get aways at the shore tha s to mother nature. Were booking rounds of golf. Thats not traditional for december. Reporter one Hotel Operator says theyre enjoying bar or iwed time because old man winter will show up eventually. This christmas theyre truly counting their blessings. In atlantic city, im ted greenburg. Theres a silver lining. Much more ahead as we continue. Reality tv star Teresa Giudice returns in prison. Her message from her oldest daughter tonight. Thats next. Coming up at 6 00. What classified as a gun crime . The former nypd top cop speaks out against brattons theres redefinition going on its the holidays, which means a house full of people, who all want to get online. So hurry and get verizon fios. Only fios has the Fastest Internet and wifi available, with speeds from 50 to 500 megs. And right now, for only 79. 99 a month online, u get 50 meg fios internet, tv and phone for your first year. Plus, with a 2year agreement, fios gives you 400 back, and all the premium movie channels for a year. So go online or call now for this great offer. Reality tv star Teresa Giudice is back home with her family. Many are e reacting to her release, including her oldest daughter. She sent out this tweet writing welcome back. We have more on giudices release. Reporter she arrived home to hand written signs on her front door and brandnew lexus in her driveway. Once inside, an emotional reunion with her husband, joe, and four daughters. Shes safe and sound in her own home. Shes very happy to be here. Shes very much looking forward to a nice quiet low key holiday with her family. Attorney picked her up at federal prison in danbury about 5 00 this morning. During the hour and a half ride home she asked for a cappuccino and listened to holiday music. She was upbeat. She was calling home. She asked me to put on christmas music. Reporter the 43yearold served nearly a year of her 15 month prison sentence. She and her husband, joe, pleaded guilty to multiple counts of bankruptcy fraud. He also pleaded guilty to failing to pay taxes and will begin serving a 41 month sentence in march. Teresa will be on home confinement until february 5th. Theres a good chance well see her back on the tv screen in the new year. Shes able to work, able to do Different Things with permission from her probation officer. Reporter and teresas Attorney Says she plans to spend a quiet christmas at home and is nights sleep. All right. Were here with a look at whats coming up new at 5 30. A man attacks a stranger on a subway. We have video police want you to see. New details in the killing of a two month old baby boy as the father, the accused killer faces a judge for the first time. A controversial over christmas in one school. Why santa showed up in person to spread holiday cheer. Plus. It is a christmas miracle of sorts. A year after meeting pope francis, a new jersey girl finds out shes cancer free