i'm andrea grymes. >> and i'm diane macedo. first meteorologist vanessa >> i do have a nice big warm up. temperatures will be almost 20 degrees warmer today than they were yesterday. and there won't be that windchill to combat either. it will be breezy. when the air is so warm, don't need to discuss windchills. let's take a look at where we stand right now. warming up to 41 in toms river. 34 in sussex. central park, 39. compared to the numbers of yesterday morning, on average 10 degrees above the norm. or rather above where we were yesterday, anyway. toad today's highs will be 15 degrees above normal. as we look at the vortex satellite and radar picture. there are clouds. they're on the thin side. they're obscuring the sunshine a bit. today. it will be unseasonably warm. at noon it is 52. by 3:00 this afternoon your high is 60. south shore of long island. temperatures will be cooler i'll have your full forecast temperatures that drop off and we'll talk about some potential for snow in the week ahead. >> thank you. >>> we have b

i'm diane macedo. temperatures are expected to bottom out in the single digits. some areas even crossing the sub zero mark. protecting yourself in the extreme cold is key. frostbite can happen in a matter of minutes so can hypothermia. the national weather service says 1,300 people die each year from hyperthermia. get warm but do it safely. the fdny is warning people not to use stoves. it is the second leading cause of house fires during the winter time. let's head over to vanessa murdock with a look at the forecast. >> it is obviously not looking good for today. 21 in the city. 17 in andover and the hamptons. feels like 11 in central park and three in white plains. monticello starting the day off with the sub zero windchill and again, the numbers will just drop through out the day. the winds will be picking up so it will start feeling so much worse as you make your way into the afternoon. winds this afternoon could gust 40, 45 miles an hour. it is possible during the day today, windchills generally ze

in greenpoint brooklyn, diane macedo, cbs 2 news. two of the residents are unaccounted for, but they are believed to be at work. >>> magdalena joins us live with details at noon. >> employees here say they've had power outages before. but never like this. this is going for over two hours now, as they try to figure out where it has been rerouted. internal leak. and they're working to fix that leak. and figure out what caused these power outages. they say local bakers and shops here are concerned about what is happening now that power is out, refrigerator is out. they may be losing a lot that way as well. >> the power just all of a 10:00 maybe? and we have been just waiting on. now they're saying just for safety reasons to exit and then they'll let us know maybe. they don't know for sure when it's really going to come back on. train safely, being that it was so dark? there's there was nobody down there. we just followed the crowd. there was a few lights but mostly just really dark. >> reporter: no pain trains are -- no trains are runni

diane macedo cbs 2 news. >> apple will appeal the court order. interestingly enough cook and miller say the issue should go before congress. >>> now to campaign 2016 the nevada caucuses begin tonight and marco rubio gaining steam. the florida senator has received establishment money and support and ted cruz and donald trump is hoping to lock in another win in nevada. >> forget the word wackoes. just go out and vote okay? >> set on endorsements. >> i'm supporting rubio. >> and he's arguing it's time for republicans to rally behind him as the alternative to trump before it's too late. >> if we nominate someone that half of the republican party hates we are going to be fighting against each other we will never win that way. >> donald trump's blows are firmly trained on ted cruz. >> this guy is sick. something wrong with him. >> hours before voters cast their ballots in nevada. >> it is las vegas. it's a little tricky. >> cruz was still trying to nix the narrative his campaign plays dirty. >> cruz lies more than any other human being i have ever deal

diane macedo cbs 2 news. >>> a new jersey woman and long killed in a massive pile up. bridge water new jersey and kenneth were pronounced dead at the scene saturday morning in bethel town ship on interstate 78, 75 miles north of philadelphia. dozens were injured after the massive chain reaction crash. passing snow squalls and white out conditions played a significant role in the crash. >>> a former israeli prime minister is behind bars to serve 19 months for bribery and obey instruction of justice years before he became prime minister in 2006. he's the first prime minister to serve time in prison. >>> reconsider a proposal to cut funding of counter- terrorism programs. >> this was a huge mistake and will not stand. the president in general has been good on terror funding but through a very serious mistake that must, must, must be reversed. >> schumer says the move would slash funding for urban area security from $600 million to $300 million. it helps respond to and recover from attacks. the money is crucial for new york city to use the funds for counter-terrorism progr

i'm diane macedo. >> and i'm andrea grymes. first, vanessa murdock has the forecast. >> reporter: yesterday it was gorgeous. today, more clouds, and showers will follow into the afternoon. temperatures right now in the city anyway they are crazy warm. look at this. 51 right now in central park. much cooler to the west of the city. 30 in andover, and 29 in somerville. 29 in white plains. we look at the 24-hour temperature change, and you will notice there's a big difference across the board. 8 below in andover going through the day today. temperatures warming up a bit. we will be in the mid-50s today. full forecast coming up. >> get some water, vanessa, thank you. >>> we are following breaking news on long island. small plane crash in suffolk county. the search continuing for at least one person who remains missing. the plane went down in the port jefferson harbor last night they are -- three people were rescued in the crash. >>> police arrested a 45-year- old suspect just after midnight in downtown kalamazoo, and they said he s

live, diane macedo cbs 2 news. >> thank you. a man convicted of an attempted officer is expected to be sentenced. in july of 2012 he shot sergeant craig byron in jamaica queens on patrol as part of an anti gang unit who tried to stop thomas on a bike. he shot byron as he approached. the 15 year veteran cop has recovered. >>> donald trump again leads the latest polling before today's republican caucuses in the state of nevada senators marco rubio and ted cruz are battling for second place. the next contest is friday in south carolina where hilary clinton appears to have a wide lead over bernie sanders. >>> lawyers for gun makers and families square off in a connecticut courtroom. the families filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the patient company of bush master firearms makers of the ar-15 assault rifle used during a killing spree in december of 2012. the family says a rifle is a military weapon that kills many >> he chose the ar-15 because he was aware of how many shots was. >> congress has expressed it's clear intention tha

i'm diane macedo. >> and i'm andrea grymes. the top stories are straight ahead, but first, vanessa murdock has the forecast for it's a beautiful start, but it will get cloudy as the day adds advances. rain on the way later, later into the day. for the first two-thirds of today it will be warm with the highs in the 50s, looking good. right now, it's 50 in central park, but it's just 30 in morristown, and 46 in, let's see, napeague. i'm from long island, and i have actually never heard of napeague. my apologies to all of you from there. i will have to look up how you say that. it's 10 degrees colder this morning. on the satellite and radar picture, a beautiful beginning, and the clouds will thicken throughout the day. by 3:00, mostly sunny and 54. at that point in time, we see by 4:00 or 5:00, showers move in, and they are steadier stuff moving through the overnight hours with rain. overall, as i mentioned, i think the first two-thirds of sunday, looking great. the full forecast coming up. major storm system moving through midwee

i'm diane macedo. >> and i'm andrea grymes. our top story is the forecast. let's get right to meteorologist vanessa murdock. our temperature down below showing zero degrees. >> it almost looks like a mistake when you look at it. >> almost does. >> it is a mistake. it's 1 below right now. >> fantastic. how does that improve the situation? all right, yes. it is frigid outside this morning. thankfully the cold, the extreme cold does not last long. it's today and then we're warming on up. right now brutally cold. 1 below in central park. zero in madison. the windchill feels like 33 below in waldon. franklin feeling 15 below.

i'm diane macedo. >> and i'm andrea grymes. the day's top stories are vanessa murdock is here with a looing at the forecast. guess whose birthday it is today. >> hmm. could it be the lady in red's birthday? >> it is. [ laughter ] >> me? happy birthday diane. >> thank you very much. i got an adorable gift from one of our stage guys. you can't see it at this angle. it's a wine glass with frank on it. >> and mother nature knew you wanted a warm day so that's what we have in store. >> thank you. i will take it. >> i called her up and i said diane hates the cold, please can we raise the temperature. 20 degrees is how much she's going to up the ante. we're going to be pushing 60 degrees this afternoon. it is going to be a beautiful end to your weekend. let's take a look at where we are right now. 38 in the city. 26 in somerville. temperatures are going to climb to nearly 60. since yesterday morning at this time, 11 degrees warmer in the city. 14 degrees warmer in andover. in bridgeport it's 12 degrees warmer. we do see clouds to the

i'm diane macedo. >> i'm andrea grymes. today's top stories are straight ahead, but first meteorologist vanessa murdock is here with a look at the forecast. good morning. >> good morning. we mentioned snow. it's not going to snow nonstop for days on end. but we will have fernandez of snow monday -- periods of snow monday through wednesday. we're heading for the mid-40s out there under sunshine early, clouds moving in late. 35 in the city now. 27 in north field. new rochelle at 25. on the vortex satellite and radar picture, it looks awfully clear. it will be a beautiful start to your day, but an approaching storm will toss clouds in our direction as we move into the afternoon. by noon it's 43 degrees. feeling like 42. still lots of sun by then. 3:00clouds start to move in, that is our high for today. then by 6:00 tonight, 42 and mostly cloudy here at home. time, 71 degrees. it is going to be a beautiful day for super bowl l. we'll talk more about that snow forecast. >>> thanks. the countdown is on now until super bowl l. >>

i'm diane macedo. we're following breaking news, two plain clothes officers and a suspect are in the hospital after a shoot out this morning. nypd spokesman says the suspect opened fire and the officers shot back. it's not clear what led to the shooting. the suspect is in serious condition at the hospital. one of the officers was shot in the back, the other in the chest. they're both at kings county hospital where they are expected to survive. >>> to a commuter alert, bayon construction. it shut down at 9:00 last night for the roadway raising project. it will stay closed until five monday morning. similar closures in place from monday february 29th. traffic will be diverted. >>> let's head over to vanessa alfano. >> it will be 20 degrees warmer this afternoon than it was yesterday. and right now 43 degrees. this is the normal daytime high. so we are going to be well above seasonable today. 33 in summerville. 42 white plains. the 24-hour temperature change, 25 degrees warmer now in while 32 degrees warm

i'm diane macedo. this morning investigators are on the scene of a deadly crane collapse in tribeca. cameras caught the 56 story crane crash down to the streets. david wichs was killed instantly as he was walking along the street. the crane had just been installed last saturday. the collapse happened when the crane was being lowered because of wind approaching 20 miles >>> the nypd has released video of a suspect accused of stabbing a woman with a needle on a subway platform. the man bumped into her wednesday night at the 49th street and 7th avenue station. the woman felt a sharp pain in her arm and later noticed a puncture wound. doctors have prescribed her anti virals for illnesses. now let's head over to vanessa murdock for the forecast. >> forecast is looking good although it is cold to start off. the city feels like the 20s. 25 in northville. 15 in river head this morning. it's cold. we'll be warming up nicely. 43 degrees today. mainly sunny. we did see the high thin clouds. that's what we expect

i'm diane macedo. we have new information this morning on why yoko ono had to be rushed to a hospital. ono who turned 83 earlier this month has been hospitalized for flu like symptoms her son tweeted his mom is fine. ono was brought to the west hospital. the same hospital where her husband, john lennon died after being shot in 1980. her representative says she should be released sometime today. >>> the nypd is crediting alert officers in the arrest of a murder suspect. police say 33-year-old euzebelin abellard was arrested thursday coney island subway platform. they recognized him from a wanted poster they pulled up on the department issued smart phones. he is facing numerous charges including murder and criminal use of a firearm in the shooting of a 51-year-old man in east flatbush back in november. >>> let's head turnover to vanessa murdock with a look at your weather for. >> it is going to be a beautiful day but cold and that is where we start things off. 27 right now in the city. 18 ina. >>> we hav

diane macedo, cbs 2 news. >>> scott kelly is getting ready to come home after a year in space. scientists could study space travel on the human body. he's spent the most cumulative astronaut. >> following him on twitter, the pictures are unbelievable. >> and he can throw a football all the way to the super bowl. >> that was pretty amazing. >>> up next, secrets from the afterparties, including the star couple who showed up separately and caused a stir. >>> how vandals have hurt a charity that hands out healthy food to the needy. >>> the irs admits that the much higher. >>> and how you could get beauty treatments delivered to your doorstep. >>> tomorrow the sun is going to stick around. bit. hey, have you heard? heard what? before school starts in september, have to get the meningococcal vaccine. it protects against diseases like meningitis. that can be serious, even deadly. yeah, that's why they can't start school without it. something to share? (giggling) actually, yes! talk to your health care provider. even kids who've had one shot governor andrew cuomo: there is an unhealthy

diane macedo explains. >low oil prices have led to big savings at the gas pump. "i'm thrilled" "it's nice when i can fill up for 20 bucks." but what's good news for millions of american drivers is bad news for recycling centers. (wayne defeo/defeo associates) "all recycling is impacted by low energy costs, plastic in particular because plastic is made from oil." and with oil prices so low - plastic makers are finding it cheaper to make new plastic from oil instead of recyclables. (tom outerbridge/gm, sims municipal recycling) "we have to sell it for less" tom outerbridge is general manager of sims municipal recycling in brooklyn, new york.. which handles 18- thousand tons of recyclables a month. he says it's harder to find lowe grade items.. like plastic bags. (diane) "and so what happens if you can't find a market for this stuff." (tom outerbridge) "plastic bags will we send to a landfill if we can't find a home." environmental consultant wayne defeo says the price drop is costing recycling centers around the nation billions of dollars. but he says everyone shou

diane macedo cbs 2 news. >> diane thank you. nassau county investigators with a home invasion in baldwin. two men in their 20s were armed with a hand gun when they knocked on the door and they pushed their way inside. they fought with the man and ended up taking his wallet including cash and credit cards. the two fled and the victim refused medical attention. >>> another court appearance for a man charged in a deadly stabbing rampage at a staten island hotel last week. he pled not guilty to murder on sunday. he killed his girlfriend 26- year-old rebecca cutler and two and four months. a third daughter survived and remains in critical condition. >>> new information on the story cbs 2 broke on nassau county executive ed mangano and the claims he's a victim in a sexting understandal. he alleges his phone was hacked and sexual messages were posted on a public relations consultant. he interviewed mangano for his blog. >> you are an amazing guy and i've been inspired by you. how do you have time for personal life? >> well no doubt thi

i'm diane macedo. >> i'm andrea grymes. meteorologist vanessa murdock is here looking at the forecast. we're talking about a warm up but not this morning. >> not this morning or this afternoon. it is tomorrow that the warm up is really here. don't expect to walk outside in your shorts and t-shirts today because i don't think you'll be quite comfortable if that is the let's go ahead, shall we, 27 in the city right now. 22 in babylon. 19 in susex. as we look at the windchills, they're slight. eight in liberty. and in thomas river, feeling like 16 degrees. on the vortex satellite and radar picture it doesn't do a great job of picking up on the thin clouds we have out there this morning. nonetheless, today will be a very sun filled start to your weekend. by noon it is 37, feeling like 32. by noon, 42 will feel like 36. the reason being for the windchill, generally on average. winds will be out of the west. blowing at 10 to 15 miles an hour, gusts could be as high as 25. your forecast is coming up and we'll talk more specifics a

i'm andrea grymes and i'm diane macedo. forecast. >> a much warmer day today. 15 degree above normal saturday. >> we'll take it. >> i think many will be happy to feel the change out there. cool start. it is right now 43 in the city. that's the normal daytime high. 34 in the hamptons, 34 monticello and summerville. now note how much warmer it is than yesterday. 18 degrees warmer in the city, 37 degrees warmer in the hamptons. lots of drizzle and then north of the city, north of 84 this morning please keep in mind there could be some slick spots because it's a wintery mix. some slick roadways possible early this morning. by this afternoon it's going to be a very pleasant 53 degrees and partly sunny. feeling 58 at 3:00 and then at 9:0047. i'll have details on what's coming up for the rest of your weekend and your work week >> thank you. >>> in brooklyn two police officers were shot during a sthoot out with a suspect. >> ilana gold is live from the scene. what's the latest? >> reporter: right now the two officers are at the hos

. >> i'm diane macedo. first we have a look at the forecast. good morning. >> good morning. it is going to be a beautiful weekend but black ice could definitely be a problem this morning. temperatures are below freezing for everybody. it is cold and melting could be refrozen. so black ice look out for it. temperatures 31 in the city, 19 in sparta, 14 in babylon. it is cold out there and we do have a wind chill for some. as we look at the vortex satellite and radar picture this morning skies are beautifully clear. it is spectacular out there if you are bundled up. we see some snow off to the north and do have potential for snow in our future but not this weekend. 9:00 a.m., 31 feels like 30. by noon feeling like 32. then at 3 our afternoon high of 43 feeling like the 30s with plenty of sunshine. coming up in your full forecast we will talk about the potential for snow moving into the work week. back to you. >> thank you vanessa. now to the deadly crane collapse in tribeca. investigators are still searching for answers. >> the 56 story crane came crashing down killing one pers

i'm diane macedo. >> and i'm andrea grymes. our top story is the forecast. let's get right to meteorologist vanessa murdock. our temperature down below showing zero degrees. >> it almost looks like a mistake when you look at it. >> almost does. >> it is a mistake. it's 1 below right now. >> fantastic. how does that improve the situation? all right, yes. it is frigid outside this morning. thankfully the cold, the extreme cold does not last long. it's today and then we're warming on up. right now brutally cold. 1 below in central park. zero in madison. the windchill feels like 33 below in waldon. franklin feeling 15 below. you need to know. we'll have plenty of sun. the winds will calm as we get into the afternoon as temperatures warm up. feeling better by this afternoon. 3:00, 17. feels like 3 coming up we'll talk snow then rain. much warmer temps. >> thanks. >>> to top off those extremely cold temperatures, we could have snow on the way. >> people across our area will have to deal with another brutally cold day. of course today the snow tomorrow. ilana gold

in downtown brooklyn diane macedo cbs 2 news. >>> thank you. about 4500 cruise ship passengers are on their way back after sailing through a terrifying storm. chairs and tables were over turned. one passenger was stuck in his room for 12 hours. he's questioning the company's decision to sail into hurricane force winds. >> when we first boarded the ship the captain said we are going to put the ship full the storm. >> they apologize to passengers and say wind speeds were higher than forecasted. four people on board were hurt. the ship is expected to dock at cape liberty tomorrow. >>> on long island police are investigating a man with his family driving on the long island expressway yesterday afternoon when another driver pointed a gun at him before driving away. the suspect is described as a white male in his late 20s with red hair driving a 2009 black honda civic with tinted windows and yates sticker on the back window. >>> things are back to normal in harlem after a truck accident last night that got wedged under the over pass. metro north trai

i am diane macedo. >> and i'm andrea grymes. the days top stories are straight ahead. meteorologist vanessa murdock is here. we've broken a record. the cold is kind of short lives. >> it's ending today. wrapping up. tomorrow we're in the 30s. tuesday in the 50s. so big changes on the way. this morning, yes, we set a new record. we broke a record set 100 years ago. just find that incredibly interesting. it's frigid out there. that new record now 1 degree. 13 below in monticello. this is what it actually feels like outside right now. nearly 20 below in the city. 25 below in sparta. in the hamptons the windchill at 26 below zero. we do have wind chill warnings and advisories in effect until 1:00 this afternoon. we go through the day, we'll be subsiding. temperature temperatures will be warming up. it'll feel so much better by 9:00 a.m., 2 degrees. by noon, 8, feels like 7 below. our high of 17 will feel like 3 degrees. climbing. the windchills just keep on climbing from there. as for sky conditions, lots of sun. the winds subside into the afternoon. your full forecast is

live in midtown manhattan, diane macedo, cbs 2 news. >>> as attorneys battle for a second day to get sex crime charges dismissed strong arguments are made in the case against bill cosby. a pennsylvania d.a. argued that his predecessor had no authority to make a deal with cosby's legal team that he would never be prosecuted in the case. cosby's lawyers maintain the agreement that was never put in writing prevents current prosecutors from filing charges. the comedian is charged with drugging and violating former temple university employee andrea constant in 2004. >>> the man to raised an hiv drug by 5,000% was in court today t martin shkreli is charged with securities fraud in a separate case. he was in court over his $5 million bail. will be a topic on capitol hill tomorrow. he has been subpoenaed to appear before a house committee to face questions about the drug pricing. shkreli's attorney says, don't expect any answers. >> on the advice of counsel, mr. shkreli will be invoking his fifth amendment privilege against self-incrimination and not answering any questions. >> shkreli's com

hello i'm diane macedo. thing could make these people pleasant to live near. how bad did it get? the family who live next door, they live in fear.

i'm diane macedo. >> happy birthday to the birthday girl. i'm andrea grymes been the day's top stories are straight ahead. meteorologist vanessa murdock. a lot of people wondering about the forecast. >> i'll take it. >> warmer weather. >> i will take it. >> going to be lovely today. 60 degrees in the city. for the south shore of long island. expect temperatures to be cooler because winds will be in off the water. more like low and mid50s. nonetheless a gorgeous day with a chilly start. 39 right now in the city. it's 26 in somerville. we have 37 in the hamptons. as we look at the past 24 hour temperature change, it's impressive. 15 degrees warmer than yesterday at this time. 12 degrees warmer. this afternoon i expect it to stay almost 20 degrees warmer than it was yesterday. as we look at the vortex satellite and radar picture. we don't have pristine blue skies. we do anticipate lots of sun today. 52 by noon. at 3:00 this afternoon a high of 60 degrees. there will be a breeze today. winds out of the southwest will warm us up so nicely. of a l

in mineola, diane macedo, cbs wo news. >>> a fast-moving fire is under investigation. firefighters say it started around 9:00 in a home in west runnion street. and quickly spread to other interestinglies. the american red cross was on scene to help the other people who have been displaced. >>> candidates are making one last big push before super tuesday. republican contenders is at an all-time high. marcia kramer joins us now with the latest. >> reporter: chris and mary, when one candidate starts questioning the size of another's manhood, you've probably gone as low as you can in a political campaign. yet that's where we are today. one day before super tuesday, and marco rubio and ted cruz desperate. >> he doesn't sweat because of the chunk of spray tan he uses. >> marco rubio hitting below the belt. >> he's always calling me little marco. and i'll admit, he's taller than me, 6'2," which i don't understand why his hands are the size of someone 5'2." have you seen his hands you know what they say about men with small hands -- you can't trust them. you can't trust them.

diane macedo riding around with the babylon department of works with a look at how the crews are battling the storm. >> reporter: i am here with one of about a hundred crew members of the department of public works of babylon working to stay ahead of the storm. and they're doing a good job here but nick is explaining that it can be extra challenging in this kind of a storm because the snow is especially wet and as a result, it's especially heavy. scott is one of many long islanders who takes snow in stride. >> january wasn't too bad. par for the course, i think. blizzard-like conditions expected, even he admits he's concerned. >> the snow weighs down the power lines. and loose lines on the ground. >> reporter: the back don department of works says the worries well founded since the snow is particularly wet and heavy. >> we already have snow on some limbs and now we will have more snow on the limbs. so the weight of the snow is probably going to make more trees -- if they were damaged in the friday storm, today they may finish off and snap off the branches. >> reporter: and the slush is di

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i'm andrea grymes. >> i'm diane macedo. today's top stories are straight ahead but first forecast. a lot of kids crossing fingers week. >> i don't think it's going to happen. we have several opportunities for snow but i don't know that there's going to be enough for the schools to call it quits for the days so we'll talk about that in my full forecast. first let's focus on the sunshine. the beautiful warmth we'll experience this weekend. maybe not as balmy as you might like but none the less temperatures slightly above the normal this weekend. starting off in the 30s and 20s, 27 in summit, 33 in central park. on the vortex and satellite radar picture this morning overall still going to be a beautiful day. cool and quiet to start our weekend. a little bit of a breeze. tomorrow 47 degrees. we expect morning sun with clouds moving in by afternoon. now we are going to fast forward to tomorrow evening for super bowl 50 the golden game in santa clara california, 71 trees and mostly sunny. again that is not here. we are not going

diane macedo,. >> thank you. >>> now the first head to head tonight with the entire country watching and waiting. cbs 4 news marcia kramer has more. >> reporter: well, mary, because it's a caucus and people can change their minds biting time. the first votes of campaign 2016 cast as the latest poll out today gives donald trump a decisive lead. he is now seven points ahead of cruz. and bernie sanders is now beating hillary rodham clinton by three points with iowa voters but it's within the margin of error. and now candidates making their final push in both parties. >> one last thing. >> reporter: an early wake-up call on caucus day. even donald trump is anxious. little bit nervous and you know, i like to win and i want to win for the country. i don't want to win for myself. election night. >> reporter: marco rubio stopped at a des moines cracker barrel with his kids this morning. you tonight. >> thank you very much. >> reporter: ted cruz is counting on an army of supporters to pull off an upset. >> the strength of this campaign is over 12,000 volunteers here in the state of iowa. >> r

diane macedo has more this noon. >> chris and mary defense attorney robert brown is still giving his closing arguments. i had to leave the courtroom to come do this live shot. he's talking for almost two hours trying to hammer the point that the officer shot akai gurley because of an accident not recklessness. it was reasonable for him to and did everything he reasonably could to save gurley and all of this to an absolutely packed courtroom. he arrived around 9:45 this prosecutors and friends and family of him and gurley. one big point the defense attorney tries to hammer home was how dark the stair well was in east new york when all of this happened in november of 2014 and he tried to ask the jury is it really unreasonable for an officer to have his gun out when it's this dark in this kind of environment known to be dangerous. another issue is whether or not he had his hand on the trigger as he entered that stair well. the defense attorney tried to show that even as holding the gun with his hand on the frame that it's easy for him to have been startled and pull the trigger again as

i'm diane macedo. >> i'm andrea grymes. meteorologist vanessa murdock is here with the forecast. good super bowl watching weather, right? >> it will be a beautiful day, and think goodness super bowl is at 6:30. it's dark out. you will have enjoyed a gorgeous sunday and it's time to step inside and watch the action. it's cold this morning, but we have lots of sunshine to expect, sunrise just after 7:00. 34 in the city. 26 scarsdale. beautiful start to the day. we're going to see lots of sun early. the clouds thicken late. 9:00a.m., 37. feels like 35. by noon 43. feels like 42. 3:00this afternoon our high of 47, feeling like 46. mostly cloudy skies by 9:00 tonight. 40 degrees then. coming up in my full forecast we'll talk about the potential for snow, those clouds that are thickening through the day today is in advance of a system that looks to bring us snow through the day tomorrow. i'll have details on what we can expect coming up in my full forecast. back to you. >>> thank you. super bowl l is just hours away and everyone is pretty excited about this. >> to say the least. fans o

diane macedo, cbs 2 news. >> you look good as a blonde. >> mary's hair looks great on me. >>> today is a horrible hair day because there's so much moisture out there. the concern is yeah, we'll be dealing with some heavy rains, gusty winds and with saturated vulnerable trees. corm it will get busier this afternoon and tonight. some keen observations -- remember it will get busier today and tonight. some keen observations, concerns about coastal flooding? yeah because you've got a full moon and south wind. so watch that afternoon and evening high tide cycle. this is interesting from steve, 41, and he's got fog, yes, and then he's got horizontal rain. that should obliterate the fog, but it doesn't. it impacts visibility, so visibility is suffering. also sherry north and west is talking about still some issues with ice and i appreciate this from elaine, this is what we're learned about in poor drainage areas. you're going to see major puddles. be careful as you're driving through because hydroplaning, it doesn't matter whatever kind of traction system you have, hydroplaning can talk major

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hello i'm diane macedo. this is inside edition weekend. we have terrifying video of a during the match, then being tossed back in to life. >> a high school volleyball game inside atlanta. the game intense, but friendly. then a moment of utter horror. a senior suddenly collapses. you can actually hear the thud as she hits the hardwood floor. she lied there lifeless as everyone runs to her side. the teen is in full cardiac arrest. one coach performs cpr, but it's not working. it's looking grim for 17-year- old claire crawford. then somebody rushes in with a defibrillator. there it is, it's in the black box. sure enough you can see claire's body jolt from the electric charge. julie sermons is the quick- thinking school administrator who used the defibrillator. her and it was wonderful to see. >> and this is claire today. it's a miracle. claire says she was feeling fine during the volleyball play. just seconds before she passed out the ball came her way and she gives it a good whack. but then something goes wrong. she's in distress and clutche

i'm diane macedo. >> and i'm andrea grymes. the top stories straight ahead. the top story is the weather. vanessa murdock is here with a look at the freezing forecast. >> cold out there right now but it is going to ge worse. >> no sugar coating. >> let's not sugar coat this at all. the good news is if you want to know how long this lasts, it will be very brief. we'll be dealing with the incredibly cold temperatures. 21 in the city. 19 in linden, 18 in babylon. factor in the winds, right now. it feels like three below in liberty. susex feels like five and central park feels like 11. so it is the warmest now than it will be all day. in addition to temperatures dropping, the winds will be ramping up. so let's look at the feels like temperatures. at nine it feels like five. by noon it feels like two degrees and then we go below zero. 3:00 this afternoon, feels like four below, by six, feels like eight below. nine tonight, feeling like 12 below. we could have passing snow showers but of course, the big story is the extreme windchill so coming up in my full forecas

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. >> i'm diane macedo. today's top stories are straight ahead, but first meteorologist vanessa murdock weather forecast. >> the forecast today is looking great. granted, temperatures here will be 20 plus degrees cooler than out in california for super bowl l. you still have time, i if you choose. otherwise, enjoy what i think will be a beautiful day here at home. temperatures now 35 in the city. it's 20 in madison. 25 new rochelle. great neck in the 30s. clear skies overhead. clouds are getting closer and closer. today sunshine in the morning hours. clouds thickening in the afternoon. by noon, 43. feeling like 42. 3:00this afternoon, 48 feeling we have snow to discuss. i'll have details coming up in my full forecast. back to you. >>> thank you. super bowl l is just hours away and the excitement has reached a fever pitch. >> fans are eager to take in the big game. local fans are sure to have their eye on new jersey native, greg olson. otis livingston joins us live from super bowl city with more on that. >> r

i'm diane macedo. >> i'm andrea grymes. let's get first to meteorologist vanessa murdock who has been tracking the forecast. looks like a nice morning. >> it's a beautiful morning. today will be another nice one. just not as nice as yesterday. here is the deal. very mild for today. most of us in the low and mid- 50s. we will however see more clouds as the day progresses and we also have rain moving in by this evening. first let's take you live outside. what a beautiful picture that is from high atop the empire state building. we've got blue skies. 51 degrees and partly cloudy. west-northwest winds at 13 miles per hour right now. moving forward for today, a mild day. increasing clouds as i mentioned. then this evening i think after 4:00 we'll start to see showers, becomes more steady close to 6:00, especially south and east of the city. the system will be moving out close to midnight tonight. as that happens we may see a few passing snowflakes before it's completely out of here. overnight slick roadways are by your morning c

but as reporter diane macedo shows us... some industries are the recycling business. 3 supers::12 - :18 wayne defeo/defeo associates:43 - :48 tom outerbridge/gm, sims municipal recyclingtrt - 1:11 pkg low oil pricic have led to big savings at the gas pump. (mos)"i'm thrilled" (mos-) "it's nice when i can fill up for 20 bucks." but what's good news for millions of american drivers is bad news for recycling centers. (sot-wayne defeo/defeo associates)"all recycling is impacted by low energy costs, plastic in particular because plastic is made from oil." and with oil prices so low - plastic makers are finding it cheaper to make new plastic from oil instead of recyclables. (sot-tom outerbridge/gm, sims municipal recycling)"we have to sell it for less" tom outerbridge is general manager of sims municipal recycling in brooklyn, new york. which handles 18-thousand tons of recyclables a month.he says it's harder to find plastic buyers especially for lowe grade items.. like plastic bags. (sot)(diane)"and so what happens if you can't f

diane macedo joins us live here in the studio with the latest. diane? >> reporter: chris and mary, haven't heard from the sanders party in response to the claiming victory from the clinton campaign, but both parties math history in oahu -- in iowa last night. for the democrats, the closest some had ever seen. there were 12 republican iowa, but it turned into a three-way fight between ted cruz, donald trump and florida senator marco rubio with ben carson at a distant fourth. >> god bless the great state of iowa. >> we finished second and i want to tell you something. i'm just honored. i'm really honored and i want to congratulate ted. >> reporter: on the democratic side, things are less clear. >> it looks like we're in a virtual tie. >> the iowa democratic party put out a statement saying the contest was the closest in iowa democratic caucus history. they gave hillary clinton 49.9 percent of the state delegate equivalent, compared to 49.6 percent for bernie sanders with one precinct outstanding. while the party has not declared a winner yet, the clinton