Sond like a stand falling down and glass shattering. This hep pooing that shoppers heard was gunfire inside of the Roosevelt Field mall. I looked at my right and we saw 5 to 600 people running the scared. Nassau county police say the suspect seen here in handcuffs attempted to rob a highend jewelry store. The subject entity of the section of what we believe to be the store. Reporter police say security tried to stop the suspect there was struggle and his gun fired. During that robbery, the perpetrator fired one shot that shot injured a mall employee, shot in the shoulder area. The 67yearold mall employee who when that corridor outside of the store is in serious condition. The mall was filled with people shopping for christmas. It was about 1 00 in the afternoon. Some left their wallet and merchandise at the registers and took off running. I left everything there. All my clothes, i cashed out on. The cashier started running. Cover hiding in scores and closets. This man helped a mother and daughter stay calm. Everyone huddled around the woman with the baby and almost like, you know, if anyone is going to get shot, is me not this little girl. We told her we were playing hide and seek she didnt know what was going on and i was telling her. Am great at hideandseek. That was some very quick thinking by that man there. I am sure he provides a lot of calm for that mother and daughter. Now meantime, there happened to be a Police Inspector the nypd. He was shopping here doing Christmas Shopping because he was offduty at the time. He heard the gunshots. He respond then able to help another cop and two Security Officers arrests that suspect. For now, that is the latest from here. Back to both of you in the studio. Thankthank you, linda. Well, around my Sergeant Bowe bergdahl appeared in ft. Bragg in a room there today and faces charges of desertion and he did not end are the plea the 29yearold disappear interested three post in afghanistan in 2009 and held by the taliban for five years. It was later determined that bergdahl walked away are the base and could get life in prison if convict and the next court date is january 12th. So tonight, with are learning more about the nypd detecthism the deck tective was one of six servicemembers killed in a suicide bomb attack yesterday. Arthur chien told us how he is being remembered. Reporter detectives life was one of service to his city as a member of the squad out of the 50th precinct in the bronx be a the job to hunt cripplele nas to get them off the street and to the country as a member of the Air National Guard on the second deployment in afghanistan in addition to the tour of dut tin iraq. The family, wife, two children, previous reunion captured by news 12 westchester will not be repeated. This is this time of year, it makes it even more, even more for reporter lemm is one of six americanp toos killed when a motorcycle, suicide bomber rammed into the patrol. The taliban using credit set to devastate the bronx present he worked out of drawing a show of support and respect from firefighters in the neighborhood. All new yorkers should say the loss of a hero like detective. Tonight the Police Commissioner issuing a statement saying he served 15 years asking for nothing in return. His safe return was likely the only gift of his family would have hoped for Holiday Season. Arthur chien, fox 5 news. And the Second Service member from our area was also killed in yesterdays attacks. 31yearold of corn, long island, he was serving the Fourth Military tour in afghanistan and a Staff Sergeant with the Air National Guard. He leaves behind a wife and 5yearold daughter. The woman accused of driving into a crowd on the vegas strip is facing some serious charges tonight. 25yearold holloway was charged with one count of murder, child abuse, today. She is being held in rail without bail. Authorities say holloway repeatedly plowed the vehicle into the crowd on those vegas strip. As a result. One person was killed. Dozens more were injured. And police say, her 3yearold daughter was in the car at the time. Fortunately, she was not hurt. Prosecutors say they are are canning more charges. Well, soon, we know the face of the walmart truck driver who police say crashed into comedian Tracy Morgans limo last year. A new jersey grand jury will decide whether to indict kevin roper and could come as early as tomorrow. Roper was charged in the crash but the attorney asked the judge to dismiss those charges. Police i he slammed into the limo on the jersey turnpike killing one man and severely injuring more gn and two others. South Jemaah Kay Queen is marking a milestone. The neighborhood is celebrating 365 days would you tell violent gun. Amazing accomplishment. Success is owed in part to a Grassroots Group of volunteers who were working to make the streets safer. The organization has made huge difference. We have brothers, who have went to jail for murder and came home. We have people who lost their children to gun violent and come together to work on the streets to reduce gun violence to change the lives of young people. And one local coupe sillman says the dramatic drop in crime is already having a positive effect on Property Values in that community. A Salvation Army bell ringer who is legally blind was the victim of a vicious attack in westchester. As Lidia Curanaj tells us, it bea ima in with an argument over a spot in line. Reporter despite the tears and plea pleas, 21yearold audrey anna yielded no sympathy during the bail hearing today. The young moth, he along with her friends, juan rod regeez, accused of man at a bigger in white plains. Greenberg police chief says the couple thought the victim had cut the line. En qez concluded the assault by picking up the victim of the Salvation Army money kettle and throwing it at the victim striking him on the right side of the head. He is accused of kicking the blind man on the ground. The 41yearold victim whose name police withholding is working at the nearby westchester wine warehouse as Salvation Army bell ringer when he went to the smash burger for lunch saturday afternoon. Absolutely brutal and vicious assault and both suspects. And assault charge and rodriguez was on parole and arrested eight times before. Police say the victims sisbly handicapped and had no idea he was being attacked. Very dedicated. He has been doing this for several years. He works with him every year. He got there in the elements to raise money for the poor. Broken nose and fractured eye socket after he was discharged were the hospital. He was back on the job the next day. Meantime, the suspects remain behind bars, rodriguez on the 25,000 bail with now 20,000. Around the Holiday Season, everyone should be there in a happy spirit, happy mood, and upsetting to hear this any time of the year. People need god. They need god. Christmas is about jesus. If people remember that, am sure they would not be doing what they are doing. Reporter in greenberg, Lidia Curanaj, fox 5 news. A fight over a mall parking spot quickly turned rye lent after a woman was hit in the head with a 15inch metal pipe. Yes. King is facing activate aid Assault Charges for allege allegedly brashing 18yearold over the head after an argument in a park garage of the Garden State Plaza on saturday. Police say that Nicholas King drove off after that attack. Real housewifes star will be coming home for sheets out tomorrow and jailed back in january for fraud and being early. She will spend the next few mon on home confinement followed by supervised release. Her husband, joe, expected to begin serving in prison sentence in february. So we should all forget about what were feeling outside. Indeed, today, the first day of winter. Yes. Temperatures are actually going to be going up for winter. Not down. The third week we have been saying this about how nice it has been in december. Nick, i mean, this is meteorologist well, one day where we have been below average. That tells you the store there. Way above average and looking forward to this week. You can see what is coming. Todays temperature was 62 in the park so the record a couple of years ago. Predicting 62 and record 66. Christmas eve, that is when we smashed the record. We go to 73. The record is 63 set in day, we tie the record that was set in 1982 of 64 degrees. As we look at temperatures this time of year. Still at 59 in midtown. 57 at the jersey shore. About 50 at islip. 59 in montauk. Upper 40s the average high should be 4041 in the city. 30s in the suburbs. Way off the mark. No rain throughout. Quiet. We have breaks in the cloud door this have appeared fou. We talked about this earlier. Happen but doesnt look like they are going to last pret deal, there is more moisture are the south and well watch out for the areas of dense fog overnight and get backing to the rain and tomorrows forecast. Take a look. You will see the clouds coming back in. Not much rain first part of the morning but there will be fog then the rain gets going late morning. The heaviest would be later on in the afternoon to tomorrow night. Then we bust to the warm air on Christmas Eve. Then breaks in the cloud cover and a couple of showers, too. Look i said, a warm, not a White Christmas this year. Yes. And we wanted to get to the bottom of it. Plain what is behind the walkie weather. Yeah. Why is it so warm . Is hell el minnow or the seasons actually flipflopping. We take a look. And this. A longawaited reunion the soldier who gives a christmas surprise from remember. Plus this look, daddy. Look at this. Every time a bell rings, an angel get his wish. Is a wonderful life. It is this the best holiday movie of all time. Find out where it is a wonderful life stacks up and new yorkers must watch christmas. All right. It has been so warm these days, it is balmy like winter doesnt want to get started. Yeah, i mow. Are the seasons shift org is Something Else going on . Want about this weather. It is not snowing. I feel look i can make it to work ontime pause the subway is running like it normally does. It is not freezing cold. My face doesnt feel liability is going to fall off. Just dont call it a crease. It is tall lay science term. When the since bleed into eacher and become longer or shorter. As we get ready for a potentially record warm christmas. You might think that is what this is. Fall has crept right into winter and weather consultant says no. Basically, what is happening right now is the effects from el nino,s are, a very strong polar vortex is are we are seeing such a warm weather pattern for stems ber. That is how it has been across most of the u. S. And even in places like buff lo, where snow is no stranger this time of year and this was the latest december snowfall in recorded history. And according to noah, this month, set a total of 6,000 warm nationwide. Experts say, praise yourselves because when december ends, so will the break from boots and scarves. Most hookly the first week of jn a, i they will start to get a lot colder, then as we move through january, february, going to get stormy and pretty active around here. Look out for a lot of snowfall on the way. If you are expecting next december to look like this. Dont hold your breath which by the way you will be able to see when those seasonal temperatures get back to normal next winter. A lot of people have short memories see what is happening here is influences from el nino, la nina, when we cont have those type of year we have traditional transition from spring to fall. Summer, so on, so forth. In reality, this is, this is par for the course. This is what weather is. This is meteorology. He says while Global Warming does have something to do with unusual weather patterns like this happened since they began keeping well, starbucks is betting on record gift card sales this Holiday Season. Last minute shopper expected to brew up big business at the coffee chain on crist pass eve by buying last minute gift cards, you know as stocking stuffers. Last year, 2. 5 millions cards were purchased on december 24th alone. That is 1700 cards per minute. Wow. Get ready for some comfort food and donalds up the fastfood chain cheese. Meal options at a restaurant in cleveland, ohio. In cause are wondering, mcdonalds mac and cheese has 190 call lor i haves not too bad, that is the same as the fourpiece mcnugget meal that cost an extra car that 1. 75. Not even hello kitties safe. Hello kitty web site was hacked last weekend exposing the info of more than 3 million adults and children. The company that makes hello at this time kitt ty does not store social numbers but it does safe home addresses and also birthdays and email addresses and rio has fixed security flaw and recommends users change the passwords. Nu unhe were a lot more protection. U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service has add one to in the dangered species list. The second breed is destnated as threatened and in the works for year and was expedited after cecil the lie was killed buy a minnesota denies triggering outrage all over the world. Somer,ers say, they are less than 30,000 lions left in of a ga in there. Holiday traver little will have new fourlegged companions. United sending more than 200 comfort dogs to seven of the busiests to help passengers deal with stress. The dogs mostly golden retrievers like that one there will be scattered throughout the airports. Manilow cated at the travelers after they there. The airline started the holiday pet stress year. It was special surprise for a teen. It is so sweet. Her brother who has been serving overseas in the army made it home in time another holidays. Here is baruch shemtov. Reporter business came early this year for 12 year old grace hernandez. The army service member, private first class returned home for the First Time Since being deployed to south korea in march. I didnt even know he was coming home. Because everybody was telling me, that he may not come home. After she and her classmates were told they were having a special visitor at the robert middle school. Case from couldnt believe it when that special visitor was her brother. The present that comes after some very difficult months. It is very hard because he was gone for so long and i could only phone. That is really good feeling after being away for so long. But through the challenges hernandezs family has supported im. Very proud and to like have somebody in the military. It is difficult. You know, right out of high school. Was gone. It is hard. He is still your baby. Buy is a soldier. So he is doing the right thing. Since march, hernandez has been serving as part of the first brigade, a signal company. Just help get the mission done every day. This time, he and the family had entirely different mission as they worked hard to keep his visit a secret from grace. They thought it would be a nice surprise just for her. A baby of the family. Having him come home, having him surprised was part of. I we watched the reunions on tv be a we cry all the time so it was great to see it. And as this mission was clearly accomplished there is only one thing left to do. A great christmas. And another family is so lucky and tammy ter man dez did say her heart guess hit to families not able to Welcome Service members home for the holidays. But it was such a little to see the ji on the fis and you could not have expected a bet rear action. Unbelievable. She did cheer for a few years. It looks like id paid off there. Yeah. Exactly. Yeah. All right. Thank you. Thank you. Happy holidays. You as well a. M. Well, puppies are a popular gift at time of year. Well, chances are, people will be going for a designer dog. Why they are so popular and why the trend also as you can imagine has a downside. Paid parental leave for new york city workers. This the new policy that is going to impact thousands. Hi, i am commander of the Mission Support group at the air base in japan. Wee like to say happy holiday and seasons greetings to our friends england area and my in bristol, connecti some of the most popular dog breeds now have the funniest combo names. Right the labradoodle, the designer of mixed breeds are the rage but as Stacey Delikat explains, they could come with a downside. Poo, the pick a niece chihuahua, the ever popular Golden Doodle ap the personal favorite shih tzu. The list guess on and on. Ehoo i about eth bren none got the maltese yorky five years ago. I knew people who had great experience. They are am abouting mer and more popular. American kennel on the upper east side. The storeowner estimates about a quarter of the dog are did he sooner breed and says many are part poodle which eliminate shedding. People love purebreds but dont like some things like shedding or certain behavior or sometimes a mixed breed is just, just healthier in the long run. Well, ix ming two breeds could mean a larger pool less pren to genet ek defects and not always the case says dr. Boaz a neurologist at the veterinarian partners. See a lot of them with the breed that they can have and so, medically, i done think it is a huge advantage. Some organizations look the kennel club of the uk voice concern that breeders may be breeding designer dogs for financial profit rather than the health and welfare of the dogs in mind. Every time there is a trend involved and money involved. Others worry that picking out designer dog based on trend ignores the countless animals languishing in shelters . For looking for acalled designer dog or mixed pred, dont have to go to a pet store, in pack, many mixed bred dogs are available now at local shelters and all of them mean good homes. On the upper east side, Stacey Delikat, back to you. Big changes could becoming to jersey gun laws that. Why the new proposals ar