Seven minutes away from weather and traffic. And meteorologist bill evans with the exclusive accuweather forecast. Well, weve got sunshine coming your way for today. After all that rain yesterday, we had about an inch of rain and now we have temperatures that are pretty mild start of the day. 61 with a temperature going to be dropping this morning as we go into the day. And newburg 55. 57around belmar. But i said the front is moving eastward a couple of leftover showers from Shelter Island out to the hamptons and gardeners island and right there at orient point. Then the wind flow brings in some cooler numbers. See the temperature kind of drops on down a bit during the day. Into the low 50s but by afternoon, were going hit about 56, 57 degreesful well talk about the rest of the weekend coming up and heather is looking at the commute. Weather then heather every seven minutes. We are busy. Ill tell you whats going on on the connecticut turnpike northbound exits 28 to 29, jackknifed tractortrailer. We have two lanes closed down as a result. Subway status, d. And f. Switching problems at 34th street. 5 trains debris on the tracks at one hill road. 7 train signal problems at Queensboro Plaza. Metronorth, long island railroad, and new Jersey Transit doing okay and the cross bronx heading west near third avenue thats an accident. We have alternate side of the Street Parking rules in effect. Ken over to you. Heather thank you. We have breaking news at this early hour, the u. S. Embassy says gunmen stormed a hotel in the african nation of mali. And theyre now Holding Dozens of guests and staff hostage. A radisson spokesperson says there are 170 people locked inside the hotel in bom aco. Theres believed to be two hostage takers involved in the attack right now. Authorities say they are armed with guns and grenades. Its not clear that anyone may have been hurt. The u. S. Embassy telling americans they should shelter in place islamic extremists are scattered throughout the northern part of mali after a french led military intervention two years ago. We will keep you updated on this bronze as we breaking news as we learn more. Now isis issues another threat, this time their message is directed right at the white house. Eyewitness News Reporter dray clark is live in times square with more on security and surveillance efforts. Dflay. Reporter good morning share clean, no doubt i sis is a prop began dash shirleen. No doubt isis is a no doubt isis is a propaganda machine. But now it seems the group is focusing on a different target. Our highest priority is and will remain the security of our homeland and safety of all americans. Reporter three isis videos in two days. The latest promising to turn the white house black with fire. The director of the fbi says theres no sign of a real threat. And videos from isis he says are not credible intelligence. The threat here focuses primarily on troubled souls in america who are being inspired or enabled online to do something violent for isil. Reporter still, from moscow to manhattan, everyone is ratcheting up security. At the vatican, the Christmas Tree is up. And so is armed surveillance after isis threatened the conquest of rome. [ speaking Foreign Language ] in the search across europe for Salah Abdeslam remains intense. He is the man who led the cafe shootings last friday. There have been sightings of him in france, belgium and possibly the netherlands. At sea, the usa s corsage launched jets for the first time First Mission over iraq the french are also intensifying their air strikes on isis in syria as well as iraq. And the u. S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter says the u. S. Is prepared to change its he said eventually isis will be defeated. Were live in times square this morning, dray clark, channel 7 Eyewitness News. Thank you. Stay with Eyewitness News for breaking updates on the paris acabs can continue to bring attacks and continue to bring you new details at abcny7 as well as the facebook and twit ere pages. Twitter pages. Developing a small plane vanished from radar, rescuers are waiting for the fog to clear to resume their. They believe it went down at danbury. Eyewitness News Reporter kala rama is live in north salem with more. Kala . Reporter shirleen, good morning. According to Danbury Municipal Airport in connecticut, that pilot made contact and was cleared to land but that was the last transmission. Short hi after that that plane disappeared off the radar. Now it was then when witnesses reported around 4 00 in the afternoon seeing a small plane go down in the area. Crews out into the reservoir. Dozens fanned out across the area including new York State Police and dep police. Thus far they havent found anything. In sign of the no sign of the aircraft they were tracking, the search was suspended just after 1 00 in the morning because of the thick fog but search rues are expect crews are expected back out here at 6 00 in the morning. This will be their base to launch out from here and search boats will be coming in again again hopefully when the sun comes up. Were live here in by the pit cast reservoir, kala rama, channel 7 Eyewitness News. A somber anniversary today for the family of akai gurley. An innocent man who was shot and killed by a new york police officer. They plan to meet with the da today before attending a vigil. Thats set for tonight in brooklyn at the pink houses complex where he was shot. He had committed no crime and was shot by officer peter liang in the stairwell of a Housing Project in brooklyn. The new jersey pastor accused of lying about being tied up and beaten has his First Court Appearance today. Last month, officers found somewhere ron pena inside a somerset church. His hands and legs were tied and a cross was stuffed in his mouth and a plastic bag was over his head. He claim he was beaten by three attackers but detectives say the story didnt add up. He lied because he was going through some personal issues police say. Police are searching for a killer after a father found his daughter dead in her bed in long island. Suzanne goldfarb was bound and gagged. She died from as fixuation. She turned down an inviscation vision from her parents invitation from her parents for dinner. Police say there are no signs of forced entry. And an mta bus driver was temporarily blinded when a passenger shined red laser in his eye. Kenneth johnson was able to pull over on wednesday. About two dozen passengers got off safely and unfortunately, so did the suspect. Johnson thought he had seen it all in his 24 years behind the wheel. Ive been assaulted before. And this is by far its startling because that somebody wouldnt even think about life to shoot laser pointer at an operator. Just a shame. Johnson was not seriously hurt. The 52yearold was driving a new model bus with the camera. Police are looking at that surveillance video. Its 4 38 and mayor bill de blasio and former mayor Michael Bloomberg joined today to celebrate the completion of the citys million tree program. Mayor bloomberg launched the program when he first entered city hall. Well todays celebratory planting will be in joyce clammier park in the bronx. It is 4 38 and never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic beginning with bill evans and the accuweather forecast. Here we go, we take a look from our camera there at four times square. We have a nice morning here this morning. Were going to be looking at you no things coo clear you know things clearing out and the temperature kind of dropping this morning. Its been in the upper 50s and low 60s. And so well be seeing the rain pushing to the east and as that heads out, High Pressure builds in from the west. So youll see well have a little bit of a northwest wind here. That has this little bubble of high slides eastward, another front here in the great lakes thats going to come down as we go into the weekend. Were looking at bright and breezy weather today. We are looking at very nice weather as we go into tomorrow which is really it will nice part of the weekend the nice part of the weekend on saturday. Lots going on around here on saturday. That and the rest of the weather and into the thanksgiving week well talk about in your weather in just a moment. Traffic traffic. Today is the first gridlock alert day of the season. Yay. Lets go over to a web cam and near playland parkway. Subway status. Suspended 7 trains between 34th street and Queensboro Plaza. We have the 1 train signal problems between right at mar have hill 225th vote. D. And f. Trains switching problems and 5 trains debris on the tracks at gun hill road. This is jackknifed tractor trailer. Connecticut turnpike northbound. We have our street cleaning rules are in effect for today. Ken and shirleen over to you. Heather thank you. 4 40 and still ahead on Eyewitness News this morning, a new jersey state trooper accused of drinking and driving and rear ending another car. Hear what that driver of that encounter. Also investigators believe its all because of its name. Plus, a homeless woman on a subway train with no shoes. One rider, stay with us. Now only ford offers 750 black friday bonus cash on select vehicles, on top of ford friends and neighbors pricing. That doesnt happen every day. Make black friday hasslefree with low prices on ford cars, trucks and suvs. And get 750 dollars black friday bonus cash on select ford vehicles, on top of all other offers. Its an inside deal, now for everyone. Hurry for a limited time, get 750 dollars black friday bonus cash on select vehicles, on top of all other low ford friends and neighbors offers. Welcome back. Take a look at some of the mess left behind by two tornadoes that hit the atlanta area this week. The storms brought down the goalposts at a High School Football field and nobody got hurt. Crews are still repairing power lines brought down by the twisters. 4 43 and its friday. Yeah. Thats good. Were happy about that. Pence beeps pence joins us meteorologist bill evans joins us now with the exclusive accuweather forecast for the weekend. Oh its going to be nice for the weekend. We start right now with some nice weather. Here we look on the fort lee side of the George Washington bridge across the hudson here and over toward harlem and were looking at a morning where we start out with clear skies now and our temperatures at 61 degrees. The humidity is 64 . So thats drying out. The winds are northwest at 7 and the pressure rising. So this points to a great day. Yesterdays high 64 degrees. And were looking at 54 right now up around kingston and poughkeepsie and 56 around armonk. In the five boroughs looking at boroughs looking at 61 in the park and 57 around belmar and wrightstown. The numbers will actually tap out as the High Temperature for the day. And it gets a bit cooler as we go into the day. And it will still be above normal for the temperatures today. We have a northwest wind here, need the jackets and sweaters and that sort of thing. Going to be looking at sunshine today. The last of the showers are here now just to the east of Shelter Island and out toward the hamptons to montauk. That will be sliding eastward and High Pressure builds in. Reinforcing shot of cool air is going to be coming in this weekend out of capita. We get canada. We get a break here and a nice day today and it will be breezy with this High Pressure ridge coming in. And then as we settle into that tomorrow, it calms down and then this front comes on sunday. So thats what were going to be looking at. The futurecast shows sunshine today and saturday a very nice day. And then you see a few clouds come in saturday night and thats going to be with this system that kind of comes in and gifts us a little spritz or sprinkle on sunday morning and by sunday afternoon you see weve got sun and clouds and it will be nice. It will be a little chilly but chilly air starts to really pour in here for monday. So its bright and breezy today. Were at 56. Tomorrow this High Pressure ridge slides eastward and were at 52 degrees. Thats the best day of the weekend as the low comes by with this front that could give us wet snow to the north and west up above i84. But were going to be looking at you know chilly air coming in sunday and into monday before we warm back up next week. So sunny with a gusty breeze today. Were at 56. Tonight, clouds and chilly. To in the suburb 30 in the suburbs and 50 around the five boroughs. Tomorrow sun and clouds and seasonal temperatures meaning 52 is the high. 44 is the low. A great day on saturday. Sunday we have that shower in the morning. And then were at 52 in the afternoon. Kind of windy and this cold air pours in here sunday night. Look at that 34 for the low. Well monday going to be the coldest day of the next seven. To warm back up and look at thursday. Look at thursday. Ken you want to share that with the rest of the class . No. Look at thursday. Its going to be 56 on thanksgiving. You are awesome bill. I has been 26 on twig. Thanksgiving. Lets remember that. The marchers and the ballooners, ballooners is that what you call them . All going to be so happy. All going to be happy. Thats a good point. And heather happy on the traffic front . The blues will be happy also. You will be very happy on the traffic front if you use mass transit to see the parade. Day . Thats the friday before thanksgiving. Okay. Okay. Thats how they name it and speaking of mass transit, we are just discussing that you should use mass transit as we head to the maps the 7 trains plaza and 7th street. At 34th street affecting the d. And f. Trains and 1 train problems at the hill. 225th street. Then if youre going on the connecticut turnpike we have this jackknifed tractortrailer northbound exit 28 to 29. This is in bridgeport. So no major delays yet. But well keep our eye on that of course. Cross bronx going west near third avenue. Thats another accident thats being cleared and metronorth, long island railroad, and new Jersey Transit they are running on or close to schedule and again today is the first gridlock alert day of the Holiday Season. We have construction just about clears at the George Washington bridge. Lincoln and holland, delays are nigh more and you should be okay in that spot. Then on the bqe northeast that ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge closed until 6 00 a. M. And that is because of overnight construction. We have alternate side of the Street Parking rules in effect. Ken over to you. All right heather thank you. 4 47. For the first time a new jersey woman is speaking is publicly about her frightening encounter with state trooper. He is accused of driving drunk. It shows on duty Sergeant First Class michael rodeside. Thats his name. With a fellow officer. Its just after rodeside allegedly rear ended kim wilson in the township. Wilson says he was drunk and also says he offered her cash to keep quiet. He goes i just bought my brother a house. He said ill write you a check right now for cash. 1,000. And i said either you call this in or im calling it in. Sergeant rodeside told the responding officer his appearance was due to anesthesia from a recent surgery. Authorities say the sergeants blood alcohol level was. 16. Thats twice the legal limit. And internal investigation is underway. Wow. The postal worker will delivered himself to the front capitol will plead guilty today. Douglas hughes flew as a protest against wealthy special interests. He faces three years in prison as part of a plea deal. His Attorney Says hughes will keep fighting corruption in government. A denver bookstore named isis thats the name of the bookstore has been vandalized. The store has nothing to do with the terror group but was named well before the terror group but someone threw a brick at the store sign. I dont know if somebody walking down the street just saw our name on the sign and kind of lost it for a moment and threw a rock through it. Or if it was an ignorant person who actually thought this was an a bookstore for terrorists. This is the fourth time the business has been vandalized in the past few months and for claritys sake the store was named 35 years ago in honor of the egyptian goddess isis. Yeah, this isis is an acronym nothing to dod with that isis. To do with that isis. Yeah. We are less than a week away from thanksgiving and were talking about that a few minutes ago and a manhattan woman knows firsthand how important it is to give back this time of year. This is such an awesome story. She is hoping her generosity will inspire others. Her name is kay brown and she was on the number 3 train in times square monday night when she saw a homeless woman had no shoes. Kay quietly approached the woman and offered her the boots off her own feet. The woman accepted them and she was crying and they were a perfect fit. Wouldnt you want somebody to show some compassion to you and not walk by you or scoff . I wanted to share some like positive energy. Youre a special lady. Her random act of kindness is already having a ripple effect. After she was shoeless a man on the train offered her another pair of socks that he happened home and not be barefoot herself. Her facebook experience is going viral as thousands share her story with the world. I dont know if theres another story today that can compete with that. What a great story around the thanksgiving table. Coming up on Eyewitness News this morning, convicted spy has spent more than 30 years in prison and now hes getting a change of scenery. Also ahead at 5 00, the very latest on the small plane that went off radar in westchester county. Were going to have a live youre never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic here on Eyewitnes