Inside a burning building. What may have sparked the flames. A christmastime wave of Severe Weather as a tornado touches down in alabama. We have an update on injuries as cleanup gets underway. Good morning, everybody. Taking a look at a live shot at Lower Manhattan on another mild december morning. It is saturday, december 26th, the day after christmas. Thank you for tuning in and being with us. Look who is with me. Good morning. Good morning. I hope michelle is a sleep right now. And that the kids are not waking up early to play with whatever gifts they got. Yeah. Thanks for being here. And amy is also off this weekend and enjoying time with the family so jeff smith was kind enough to step in and has weather that we have. Yeah. Two days of recordbreaking warmth. Were not going to have that today. Were going to skip a day of recordbreaking warmth and then back tomorrow. Today closer to reality but 10 degrees above average for this time of year. The stationary front off to the south, with that, a lot of cloud cover around. With the front off to the south, the wind has shifted into a northeasterly direction. Could be drizzle at times during the afternoon. A dreary looking day out there. And temperatures will be a good yesterday. Little waves of low pressure moving along this front will eventually provide us with rain 52 in the park. You have temperatures in the city. If anything, temperatures might dip down to 50 by 8 00 a. M. And rise slowly into the low could be spotty drizzle but a cloudy day. Record warmth tomorrow. And some parts could see wintery weather next week. Rob, back to you. What is wintery weather . We are following a developing story out of new jersey this morning. The bodies of three people were discovered in a highrise apartment. Mallory has more details on the horrific story. Reporter rob, the family lived on the 17th floor of this Apartment Building. Now police camped outside, trying to figure out what could have led to this incredibly gruesome crime. Take a look at this video from yesterday. Edgewater police say that evidence suggests 53yearold michael sausco hot and killed his wife and daughter before they believe that melissa and eli were killed with a. 45 caliber weapon. All three family members were found in the couples bed. The police got a call from a man who was worried that his sister had not arrived for a visit on Christmas Day so officers did a welfare check on the apartment. What they found was devastating. They believe the shots were fired on the evening of the 22nd or the morning of the 23rd. A towel may have used in front of the weapon investigators say and music may have been playing. Neighbors didnt hear the shots. Inside the apartment, unopened presents under a tree. One always has to wonder what would possess anyone to do that. An innocent 8yearold girl. And im hopeful that we will find out the reason because she deserves at least the public to understand what happened here. Its always troubling. Reporter investigators are still working to determine a motive in this case. Possible mother and daughter may have been shot while they were sleeping. Live in edgewater, new jersey, mallory hoff, channel 7 Eyewitness News. Horrible. Thank you, mallory. New this morning, a long island woman is charged with drunk driving after a nasty crash that left two young girls hurt, one of them seriously. Police say the 25yearold tanya had her 8yearold daughter and 6yearold niece in her car when she crashed into a utility pole and two parked cars as well. It happened last night in bayshore. The 6yearold was thrown from the car in the crash and now serious cannily hurt. She is now facing charged foreign dangering the welfare of a child. Also in new jersey, police are investigating a hit and run that injured a pedestrian. Bergen county town. The man is in the hospital. We do not know his condition for the vehicle that hit him. A dramatic rescue in westchester county. Firefighters rescue a teenage girl trapped in a burning building. Smoke poured out of an apartment yesterday with a 16 yearold girl hanging out of the window. Two firefighters crawled past the flames to reach the rear bedroom she was in. Got back to the bedroom. She was still hanging out of the window at this point. I grabbed her, threw my mask on her and grabbed her out of the apartment past the main body of fire again. Brought her down to the lobby. Another unit was down there to give her medical attention. He was cut on his hand but both he and the girl were also treated for mostly cloudy inhalation. Investigators believe it was caused by a lit candle with flames spreading to a sofa and christmas tree. Thousands of catholics attending mass at the tri states best known cathedral, st. Patricks on Christmas Day. 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This warmth that we have had is a result of this whacky pattern causes snow in places like texas today. That is crazy. Its a whacky pattern. This will continue for a while. Thank you for giving us the good end of the deal. Yeah. Of the deal. Hopefully the other ball doesnt drop later in the month as the pattern changes. Lets check out what is going on this mild saturday morning after recordbreaking days. Got up to 72 on Christmas Eve. Mid 60s yesterday. Now we have cloudy skies out there. It will be a cooler day because we have a wind coming off of the water. Northeast wind gusting up to 22 miles per hour. That temperature 54. The high on the day, 59. And it got dipped down to 53 before had rose back up to 54. Cooler and cloudier today. With the wind coming in off of the Atlantic Ocean, it keeps it cooler than the past couple of days. Still 10 degrees above average. Typically this time of year we should be getting up around 40 for a high. Were still expecting temperatures into the low 50s today. Then back to record warmth as we head into the day on sunday. Were talking temperatures in the mid 60s. Were going for 65. The old record was 63. Thats assuming we get a few breaks of sun tomorrow. I think we will. Rain returns monday night. This is something new. Perhaps maybe icy mix northwest of new york city. Especially as you head farther outside of new york city. So our first significant wintery weather event. I dont even want to call it possible north and west of the city monday night. 45 in newbury. 54 at belmar and toms river. Here is the radar satellite showing a lot of cloud cover out there. Thats basically what you will be seeing all day today. Clouds and drizzle at times, especially during the afternoon. Again, because of the moist flow coming in off of the waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Temperatures really staying steady, right in the low 50s. If anything tonight temperatures will rise. Moves on in. And it can be a batch of steadier rain that moves in during the predawn hours of sunday morning. Think. We break out into sunshine in the afternoon, just enough so we get temperatures in the mid 60s from new york city and points south and west. That could be recordbreaking warmth as well. Not a completely dry day on sunday but a warm day nonetheless. Then wintery for some on monday night. Our west. Cold air seeping in from new england. Areas north and west of the city could bring this rainstorm and there could be wet travel monday night and Tuesday Morning. Here is the accuweather forecast for today. Cloudy and cooler. A bit of afternoon drizzle possible. The high getting up to 54. Occasional light rain and drizzle. A steady batch of rain after midnight. 49 early. Then temperatures steady or rising late into the 50s. We will call it variably cloudy tomorrow. It starts off cloudy and we break into sunshine in the midday hours. Its breezy and warmer. A couple of showers possible later in the day. 65 for a high. That would break the record. So sun to clouds on monday. 45. I think monday night, rain will be arriving. That can mix with ice well north and west of the city. Could be enough to make for a slick Tuesday Morning commute. Otherwise periods of rain no problems in and around the city. Sun to clouds on wednesday. Maybe showers wednesday night. 50. Then were in the low to mid 50s on thursday. Back down to 48 on friday. To be talking your coldest temperature is 45 for a high in late december, i dont think many people are complaining. I brought a scarf this morning. Its in the 50s. Super silly. No need. Were talking like floridians. Yeah. After 72, you know. Yeah. Thanks, jeff. All right. Well, straight ahead on Eyewitness News saturday morning, in a blow of forces against the government, a top rebel commander has been killed this morning. We are learning who is taking responsibility. Also, president obama and the first lady paid a special visit to Service Members and their families at the marine an piano music. Wow. You have to experience this city. Thats what you always say. You were right about the food. Yeah . Welcome. Only in new york, right . I guess so. And a real astronaut. That was something. Hi john. Hey kevin. One more. Didnt you want to be an astronaut . Be an astronaut . Yes, i did. Theres still time. Ahhhh its beautiful, isnt it . How about a baseball game next time . Done done. Book priceless experiences around the globe with. Welcome back. The first Family Spending the holidays in hawaii. But the president took time away from the celebrations to make a very special trip. President obama and the first lady spent Christmas Day with Service Members and their families at a nearby marine corps base. He talked about the six u. S. Troops killed in afghanistan in a suicide bombing earlier this week and thanked them for their service. We never take for granted what all of you do for the american people. You help keep us free. You help keep us strong. The visit to the base has become a christmas tradition for president obama during his holiday vacation in hawaii. Calling Service Members in every branch of the military to thank them for their service. The Washington Post journalist convicted of espionage spent time with her family for. He was jailed last year. Its unclear how long his sentence is for. The Washington Post denies the allegations. A key leader of the Syrian Rebels is dead after an airstrike carried out by the syrian army. The group controls large parts of the suburbs in the fight against the government of syrias president. His death comes a month before peace talks between the government and leaders. Investigators strongly suspect arson in a fire that it looks like that it was started intentionally at this time. The fire damage was contained to one room. 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A fresh cracked egg, canadian bacon and an english muffin with real butter. Mcdonalds all Day Breakfast menu. Time now for sports with anthony johnson. And good morning, everybody. The knicks and nets will be on the court later today. Which nba team has played the most christmas game days, the answer, the knicks with 49. Before the league decide today dump them this year, but we got a rematch of the nba finals on Christmas Day. That means mvp steph curry and the Golden State Warriors hosting lebron james and the cavaliers. Curry was forced to leave in the first half with a calf injury but would return. And boy did he return. First he finds green for the flying slam. Green leads them with 22 points. Then curry does it himself. The warriors begin to pull away. Lebron kept the cavs close going hard to the basket. He finished with 25 points. In the end curry and the the warriors win 8983 to raise their record to 281. Earlier in miami, santa his age. And its the heat and the pelicans. Dwyane wade also looking young with this play. He drives to the hoop for 2 of his 19 points. This one in overtime where chris boss took over two of his heat win. Miami raises their Christmas Day record 102, the best in the nba. Next up, Oklahoma City where at least it looked a little bit like christmas yesterday. The bulls and thunder end the the first 1st quarter. Jimmy butler lets it fly from inside mid court h it comes down, nothing but net. Give you one more look. This one is going to bring rain down, folks. So high but the perfect. Bulls win 10596. So now we have come to that critical weekend in the nfl just two games to go and the jets take on the patriots in a meadow lands. Make it into the post season. And there is optimism with green. The jets played the patriots tough earlier in the season, keeping the game close. Before fading in the 4th. They need to find a way to shut down brady and company down the stretch. Its about defense executing. I dont think its too much about the offense doing a lot. Its about the defense executing and doing the things that they need to do. We have made mistakes late in the game and they capitalized on them. Its good that we have a Second Chance to hopefully change the outcome of this game. As for the giants, they may already be oust the playoff hunt by the time they take to the field against if they are still alive, they will need to win over the vikings to stay in the hunt. The offense will look different. Now others have to step it up. I know a lot of responsibility holds on the core with him being out. So we have to make sure that were all on the same page, knowing what were doing and have a great game. Any time that the opportunity comes, you have to take full advantage of it. I was always when Opportunity Knocks on the door, you have to answer. Im answering. And thats it in sports, everybody. Have a great saturday morning. Thank you, a. J. All right. Theres much more ahead on Eyewitness News saturday morning, including a live look at todays top stories. Investigators believe a man shot his 8yearold daughter and wife before turning the gun on himself. What led investigators to this gruesome discovery ahead. Thank you, mallory. Also ahead in california transit officer is shot and a welcome back, everybody to Eyewitness News saturday morning. Early on this december 26th, the day after christmas. Sun will be up soon. Another mild day ahead. Nice stretch of weather continues. Thanks for being with us and spending your weekend with us. Hope you had a nice holiday. Certainly weather cooperated. Could not ask for more. Unless you wanted ai white christmas. We were really far from that. Some people were like it doesnt feel like the holidays unless its cold out. Im not one of those people. Rob and i are on the same ticket on this. We would prefer the warm stuff. Thank you, jeff smith. Youre probably one of the ones who wants the white christmas. It would make things interesting in the weather office. Just for the sake of interest, right . For professional reasons you like the snow. What is interesting, though, look at this map here. Were a lock to get the warmest december on record. 13. 6 degrees above average so far this month for new york city. Were not the only ones in the country experiencing warmth. Check out chicago 11. 9 degrees above normal. Buffalo nearly 13 degrees above normal so far this month. Today wont be a record breaking day. But still mild nonetheless. Temperatures 10 to 15 degrees above normal out there. We have a wind coming in off of the water. It will be breezy at times and a touch of drizzle during the afternoon. Theres a little wave of low pressure that will be moving off to our north overnight tonight. And that might provide some steadier rain tonight and into early tomorrow morning as little waves of low pressure move along this stationary front off to the south. The front lifts off to the north tomorrow and we get back into the warmth. Back into record warmth territory tomorrow afternoon. 50 in down to 41 at monticello. The average time of year to put things into perspective is 40 degrees. Were already 54. We might dip down to 50 by 8 00 in the morning. Its a cloudy day out there. Northwest wind coming in at 4 to 6 miles per hour. And there could be a touch of drizzle during the afternoon. That should be about it. Mainly dry out there. Cooler than it has been the past couple of days but mild nonetheless. Record warmth tomorrow. And we talk about the first wintery event coming up early next week. We will talk about that the full accuweather forecast coming up. Rob. Thank you, jeff. And we are following a horrific story out of new jersey this morning. Police have discovered the bodies of three peop