>> reporter: out of firefighters on scene, one firefighter suffered a minor injury and will be okay. the arson squad is here looking in to a cause of the fire. the only thing they could tell us at this point that they believe it started on the first florida we're live in brooklyn channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you. let's turn to the weather and a part of our area could see that wintery mix overnight. all part of the system that brought blizzard conditions on tornadoes in the nation's mid-section here in our area as we would take a live look outside at the department of sanitation that just issued their first snow alert of the season. bill evans is in the weather center. >> let's take a look at that shall we? we have sunshine at noontime. these are the temperatures on board at this time of the year, so here we are with the cold air and the warm moisture cold air. so we were going to be looking at a mix of rain and sleet. as we go in to the nighttime tonight is when they will take hold. that is north of the county. then here around fairfield as we should say ready around new haven over towards bridge port and fairfield county and westchester and rockland county. the cold air keeps coming out of the north. and then the warm part of this comes to us, which looks like it will make it interesting for the first snow alert and rain and sleet and nevertheless what we're looking at tomorrow morning at 5:00 a.m. is looking at sleet. period of time in rain at 5:00 a.m. on the computer model and long island down the jersey shore with rain. and above i-80, above i-84, the parkway here in connecticut in fairfield county. and it will warm up to the 50s, nothing left over like any ice or anything like that. the temperatures will be around 4:00 a.m. to the north where you see the coldest temperatures, where it will be. and we will talk about that and what to expect for new year's eve. that we are just talking about that this system is ripping through the south of the country's mid-section where they have died since wednesday. illinois and where flooding is the main problem, swept away just east of st. louis. missouri also hit hard by the flooding. just look at this dam in lake st. louis and pouring right over it. tornado outbreak. lauren lister is in dallas with the story. >> tornado on the ground. >> reporter: overnight twisters ripping through arkansas. this after a string of tornadoes blasted through a 40- mile swath of texas this weekend. carving a path as white as a football field. and police saying that at least 11 were killed. >> that's it. that's the tornado. >> reporter: the tornado on saturday night is bringing winds up to 180 miles per hour. >> that is big. >> reporter: descending on to interstate 80 where eight were >> reporter: hundreds of homes were damaged. >> but as far as the roof and that all of this is gone. just grateful that there were likes. >> reporter: in the midwest it's the rain. historically heavy downpours, producing the flash flooding, killing at least 15. and the state of emergency would declare in missouri on sunday after the floodwaters engulfed homes. >> oh my gosh. >> swept away the rvs, shutting down the major highways. >> that's the worst that anyone has seen it. >> reporter: they are claiming the life of five including two children after their cars were swept away. >> it makes us pretty sick to our stomach and that we wish it couldn't have happened, especially the holiday weekend. and ice is covering the roads and the trees. weather is still having a big impact with almost 690 flights canceled across the country today. as authorities here in texas, they surveyed the damage today, could take months to rebuild all that was destroyed. channel 7 eyewitness news texas. >> thank you, lauren. the baby in new jersey that was shot while sitting in a parked car could be released this afternoon. the little boy has been in the hospital since saturday as they flew in to the car while the mother was in the post office. toni yates is live from jeer see city with more. >> and in the meantime the person that inspired the shots are still on the loose now. this baby, their family showed us the injuries that they suffered. bruising their face with the bullet that hit them in the cheek as this happened saturday just before 3:00 in the the baby was in the car and that they were parked when someone nearby began firing that gun. it is not believed that this family was a target, but that did not keep the baby out of harm's way. his father spoke to us. >> we have begun, it is easy. i didn't know. nobody touching them. nobody. now they did release a statement over the weekend condemning the violence, but again no suspects have been captured. for now we're live channel 7 eyewitness news. >> all right, toni, thank you. police in long island are trying to figure out who threw a brick from the highway overpass. two people were traveling in the car below injured in union dale. it smashed through the and front seat passenger. the driver suffered bruising to the right shoulder. the 22-year-old passenger suffered the injury to the left eye and other bruises on her face. a major blow to isis militants today. they have retaken the strategic group, raising the flag over the government buildings, celebrating the city that has been occupied since may. the efforts to recapture them began in november. the ousting of the forces is the first major victory for the iraq army since much of the military collapsed 18 months ago. >> well the body of the nypd detective in afghanistan will return. joseph lim will take place in west harrison. hawthorne. visitation who is from long island and will be on thursday and friday afternoon. surfaces will be held at the funeral on saturday at new beginnings. and the burial will follow at the national cemetery. they were killed alongside four other service members during the suicide bombing last week in afghanistan. well now to 2016, the candidates are back on the campaign trail after the holiday break. wasting no time going on the offenses. he's taking aim at hillary clinton threatening to dig up their old scandals if he campaigns for his wife. however they suggest that he is underestimating the appeal of the former president. >> he is playing that woman left and right and more upset about it than anything else including most men. any candidate on the other side of the aisle would raise bill clinton, the negative to their apparel. >> and clinton will come after the former secretary of the state accusing them of the pension for sexism. >> well he combined the basketball skills to make people smile. coming up at noon, we remember the clown prince of the harlem globetrotters. and a massive outcry after people in chicago. the embattled city it's 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 wi-fi available, with speeds from 50 to 500 megs. and 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mental health cases. the groups are calling for the investigation for the arson fire at the mosque in california. they had say that they sparked and at the islamic center over the weekend. fortunately no one was injured in the fire. now members of the community, they want them to investigate the incident as a hate crime. right now what is known as good riddens day is underway. the 9th annual event is in times square for the next half hour. people are invited to go there, write down any bad memories they would have from last year. they will be shredded and used 2016. meanwhile the times square crystals. >> yes. coming up on eyewitness at noon a key figure is stolen from the nativity scene up of several houses of worship. shattering the record left and right. we'll tell you about the new milestone that her album has reached. timing out the wet weather and the exclusive accu weather forecast. a message from those in the military that cannot be home for the holidays. >> hello, this is kim johnson with my husband john john johnson. we want to wish our city kina benson, her husband, dan, hello. i'm happy to be here. yes, we do as we have done it all day long. the temperature will be a little warmer this afternoon. this is our camera here on the roof looking through the building. we're looking at the reservoir as it will be a little warmer with the temperatures 42 degrees. expecting the high up to 41. strong high pressure that will now. well, we'll be much closer to normal, which is 40 for this time of the year with the headlines. maybe the onset in new york city, mostly that type of event with freezing rain and the sleet north and west. tomorrow morning above i-287 and then we'll talk about that location and where it will be in to the lunchtime tomorrow looking at 41 and white stone. we're looking at 34 down the shore here as they are warm keep you cool with a couple of clouds around. but the storm that we're talking about is back to your west as we have it for that sleet and that it is really, you know, cold air coming from the north to meet the moisture from the south and where they meet is when we will see sleet in the beginning. the warm air coming up to the south, that they will be overrunning everything to wind out essentially . 2:00 a.m. some sleet in warren county, northern county west. but notice that quickly as we get to 5:00 a.m., you really need to get above the parkway here to get in to the sleet. that's where you will be. the rain will start to rain out here on our computer guidance and then everybody is over to rain by 11:00 and then it is out of here. but they could get a lot of flooding rains during the morning commute to create ponding on the roadway and that kind of things as temperatures will be warm overnight. south. 40 here at kentucky as you need to get to the higher elevations for the sleet to really take effect as it could be the slippery roads tomorrow morning 50s. hey how about new year's eve? it will be about 43 degrees where the ball will drop at midnight. should be nice, not anything expected for the new year. tonight the rain will start late mixing in with the sleet. west. then tomorrow rain in the city. but then everybody goes to rain afternoon. but there will be a possibility that the winter mix could create the roadways. that'll be nice to where the ball will drop with the temperatures in the 40s. highs for 40 degrees. but no snow. >> that's good. >> you know, chilly blend. that is delicious. >> i could make you one of those. i'll wait for friday for that. >> thank you, dale. still ahead on eyewitness news. the woman who survived a deadly shooting of the tv news group in virginia, they would talk about the terrifying and one big milestone meet the moore's! we're the moore family, and as you can see, we need an internet that can do more. we do more games, and more streaming. so we need more speed. that's why we switched to time warner cable. you can too. call now. now we can connect more devices, at 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distracted. when they opened fire that it is still very difficult to comprehend what was happening as it was something that one does not expect. >> the gardener was shopped in the back recovering. the first time in the new year. and the study in the journal of pediatrics would find the percentage of children with the disease that fell to just over 8% in 2013. that's after peaking at more than 9% a few years earlier. the rates are a big more harder than the children of color and those more than 10 years old. >> it is something missing outside several churches in new jersey. just ahead on eyewitness news at noon, police are looking for a christmas time thief with the eye for the important religious figure. >> also a star on the basketball court who would dazzle fans of the skills has afternoon. neighbors heard the explosion the baby who was shot in jersey city could be released from the hospital later today. the little toddler has been window. mother nature is hounding the northwest as they cause a major problem since wednesday. at least 43 people have died. meteorologist bill evans will be back in a few minutes to pinpoint the path of that storm, i'm david novarro. >> i'm lori stokes in for shirleen allicot. they are left with few clues after statues of baby jesus were stolen from nativity scenes in new jersey. >> five churches in four neighboring towns have had their statues stolen, which happened over the last three eyewitness news reporter dray clark has more from clifton. >> reporter: someone is going from town to town stealing statues of the baby jesus. right now police have no clue. it may very well be a joke, but no one here at catholic church in clifton is they've become number five on >> this is a catholic parish. don't be so selfish and think of what you're doing to other people as well. >> reporter: parishioners are hurt, but also hopeful that someone will return their baby jesus statue. they can't understand how someone could walk in to a symbolic church display and steal someone sacred. >> the parishioners love the idea, and they put their heart and soul in to this project. >> this year the parishioners pulled their money together and purchased the nativity scene week. before sunday morning services yesterday, someone noticed that the baby was missing. >> that's the thing that you shouldn't be doing. that is baby jesus. >> reporter: the five churches, they have now had their baby jesus statues stolen. they've asked the police for help in getting the statues back and finding the thieves. in a statement they say, "it that this is taking place at this time of the year. more than a prank. we are hoping that the police this. >> sometimes they return these things without any consequences, but at least they would get it back here, right? >> reporter: right now they cannot say if any fact thefts are connected, but the best and the easiest thing to do is to simply return them. in clifton dray clark channel 7 eyewitness news. >> newly released video shows the vicious assault and robbery on the man in brooklyn. watch closely as the man is knocked to the ground. about 1:00 on sunday morning. and that is when one of the attackers lifts them up, a basketball legend and star of the globetrotter has died. he played for 24 years, appearing in more than 60,000 games in more than 100 countries. they move and big personality made him a fan favorite in the 60s and the 70s. he died yesterday at the age of 83. >> peyton manning is firing back in a report accusing him of using banned substances. a document accuses the nfl quarterback of using human growth hormones years ago while recovered from a neck injury. abc elizabeth herr is in new york with more. >> reporter: peyton manning says that the report is absolutely not true, accusing of defamation and even explaning that he never met the guy who accused him of doping achievement. >> reporter: the nfl star is furious and fighting back after this documentary made explosive allegations against him. the documentary called the dark side shows charles sly who claims to be a pharmacist at the institute of indianapolis. assisting manning and other pro athletes to get performance enhancing drugs. he is the same institute that helped the super bowl champ rehab after breaking his neck playing for the indianapolis colts in 2011. and claims that he was sent human growth hormone a performance enhancing drug banned from the nfl under his wife's name. >> all the time we'll be sending ashley manning drugs, like the gross hormone all the time everywhere, florida. >> it would never be under his name, always under her name. >> it is completely fabricated, complete trash, garbage, makes >> in a video posted online, sly is now fully recanting his story, claiming that he was just testing the reporter. >> and the statements on any recordings or the communications that they plan to air are absolutely false. >> it is whoever this guy would cut corners, breaking the nfl rules in order to get healthy is a freaking joke. >> reporter: the guy that is instituting is adding that he's an unpaid intern, at a time when manning was no longer being treated. and the investigative reporter responded that manage doesn't including how much growth hormone was shipped to his home. the date and how much was spent on the drugs. for channel 7 eyewitness the jets will need one win for their first playoff births since 2010 and that it may turn out to be the biggest moment of their season heading in to the overtime against new england at toss, but elected to kick the ball to the jets, which meant that they would win the game and a little more than two minutes in, ryan fitzpatrick did it. the final 26-20. now it is off to buffalo for a win and the game against rex ryan and the bills. the man hit when that suv crashed in to their store is doing well after surgery. family. take a look at the video though as you can see he appears to park outside their store, but that is when she hits the gas crashing through the front door. he underwent surgery this ankle. the driver is not hurt and not facing charges at this time. >> well, we have sun and clouds and then we'll start to see some precipitation starting to move in here. dropping in to the 30s tonight. then midnight, we let the games begin with the rain and some sleet in to the morning commute tomorrow morning. sleet north of the winter city, in effect until 7:30 in the morning. we'll talk about that next in your accu weather forecast. back to you. coming up the terrifying deadly accident and the man paying more attention to his cell phone, than where he was standing, falls from the cliff. >> and the thieves, they will it was a very dangerous holiday weekend on the roads of kentucky as they responded to 460 accidents between wednesday and last night. police also stopped 40 people who are accused of driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol in the state. a wild boat chase that is caught on camera. the boat stolen from fort meyers beach in florida and that they would lead them on the pursuit for nearly a day. hundreds of miles before they were finally caught. we have the story. >> reporter: three suspects in custody after leading the authorities on the 20-hour boat chase across the gulf of mexico. >> they were not going to quit >> reporter: when these three men stole the boat from the dock in florida. authorities say that the thieves, defeating several anti- theft devices before taking the officials spanning over 300 miles. even trying to ram that sheriff's boat. saying it was something out of the james bond movie. >> luckily enough we were able to get out of the way right at the last minute. >> the small boat and a cutter to chase the men through the open waters where they finally apprehended them early christmas morning just 70 miles off the coast. >> we'll go the extra mile. >> reporter: boat theft is a growing concern in the area as they even investigated the organized boat theft ring nearby at the time of the incident. news, new york. police say that the man distracted by the cell phone fell off the cliff to his death. this happened in san diego that the man they say was visiting the area was trying to take the pictures of the view as they say that when he lost his footing at that point, over the edge of the claim the others nearby, they would rush in to try to help. >> and i heard the guy that fell yelling help. please god save me. and my mom ran out and then someone yelled at her and pointed at her can you please call 911. >> and bystanders, they were eventually able to reach the man, but it was too late at that point. well, if you decide to get divorce or sorry wrong story. during a trip to new york city, that accidentally gave the other woman the crown. she posted on instagram about being grateful for her new title. she also wrote that she and posting the fans fighting about what happened, they should stop. host steve harvey accidentally told miss columbia that she had won and minutes later the mistake was corrected. another hoverboard bursted in to flames in new jersey, but not the only reason they are causing concerns. coming up on eyewitness news at noon, numerous safety issues surrounding the hot new toy. another reported hoverboard fire investigation is being reported. it is what's left of the hoverboard after bursting in to flames, happening yesterday in a home of ocean county. no one was hurt. cautioning hoverboard companies many have happened while the knock-off boards are recharging. something to keep in mind. hoverboards were popular gifts over the holidays. also one of the most dangerous. owes. >> as many reveal what they got for christmas, one of the hottest gift is leaving many in the hospital. dan uggla hitting the ground. and to show off their injuries. the safety commission, investigating them across the country, if you got a hoverboard for christmas, you might want one of these. major airlines are banning them on flights in fear of the batteries catching fire. i didn't think that i would get injured that badly. >> he falls twice. bloodying his knee. they have received dozens of reports of injuries, expecting that number to grow. if you want to be someone taking care of yourself, get wrist guards and helmets. >> and to have all the stuff around you and everything. have you been on one of those? >> i have. you can hurt yourself on the skate board. you need to use sense. but if you are falling backwards and you step on it to try to brace yourself. >> yes. i had someone holding my hand i was scared to death about it, underneath the bridge. the normal temperatures for this time of the year as it will be really warm, the first part of winter here and it is, normal temperatures, so you know we set a record high and all these numbers are pretty warm that it should be at about 30 to the north. and what will meet that is the so if you're up early and out early on i-287 and i-80 in northern jersey, this bringing in the warm air in the south. the higher elevations where they will be higher it'll be sleep, but it is some of that rain, talking about the sleet, that i think will be the real issue. there will be this sleet, but it doesn't last that long. so you know you'll be looking at the sleet making roadways slippery, all changing to rain warming up for you tomorrow. 44, a little windy, then the midnight. and sleet above i-287. that we will see the wintery mix coming up when it is 53 on new year's then chillier weather where it will be dry and no snow any time soon. >> all right, thank you, bill. well adele is saying hello to another record after selling over a million copies of her albums. she has sold more than seven album. shattering the record for most sales in a week when they would debut selling more than three alone. the music industry. >> wow. >> really doing fantastic. we'll be right back. first a look at what's coming up next on the chew. >> hey guys today we're showing you how to upgrade your 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help them fulfill the christmas wish of the 4-year- old boy. their obsession with the garbage collection, they began two years ago. the toddler started waving at garbage trucks as they went by and then they began to bring in their parents trash can. before long, he was rolling in the garbage up the garbage too. whatever, i would love to have him as a neighbor, now up to 17 but this year he took his love of trash a step further by christmas list. >> anything else that you want for christmas? >> yes, trash cans. >> he loves all things garbage. >> it warms my heart, it is just amazing. he was overjoyed when the garbage truck came in to drop it off and a few other toys.

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