Mets championship chase beginning with highlights from Otis Livingston. Reporter it has been a long nine years since the mets were in the post season. A gut check 32 victory in los angeles lasted night. There isnt an mvp in the Division Series but if there was, it would be murphys law, taking home the hardware. The mets struck first. The catalyst was daniel murphy. First he drove in curtis grandson, with a double. This time he used his head and legs. Luke is due to walk. He sees the defensive shift to right field and runs all the way to third. It was key he scored on a no sac fly. Always trying to find an edge. Sometimes it doesnt work but tonight it worked. Murphy not done. Swing and a drive deep down the line. There it goes. Daniel murphy a homerun. I got a liter finally in the spot that i was looking for. And fortunately i didnt miss it. Describe it. Daniel murphy is riding some kind of story. 32 new york. That left 12 outs between the mets and the win. Reese got the final six. He struck him out. And the new york mets have won the series. The mets and the cubs in the National League championship series beginning on saturday night at citi field. Games one and two at citi if necessary game six and seven back at citi field next saturday and sunday. Should be a great one. Im Otis Livingston, cbs2 news. Chicago is my kind of town. Going to be great, well have reaction from the locker room and the fans in just a moment. First traffic and weather on the 2s. Hey john. Good morning. Reporter going to be cold for the games this weekend. Dry but definitely feeling more like november than october. Outside right now, doesnt feel that bad. We have clouds pushing through, affiliated with a weak front. 56 in the city, light rain possible north and west. Absolutely. Well take it. We need it. Showers likely fall apart and weaken by midday. And then we see yeah that cold air settle in. It is all just waiting. Waiting in the western wings to take over. Todays numbers really not too bad actually, a little bit above normal. Mid60s. Some folks may actually be in the upper 60s. The city right around 66 with clouds giving way to a mix of sun and clouds this afternoon. Get ready for the chill this weekend. I couldnt even get out oft lincoln tunnel. What else is going on meg baker . Still early a few changes to reported. Brooklyn the westbound belt parkway is closed for construction between flat bush avenue and nap street. Police investigation of a customer injury. Uptown 6 trains running from 138th street to park chester. Due to a train with mechanical problems downtown ftrains are street. Metro avenue trains terminate at bergen street and alternate side parking is in effect chris, mary. Players are scheduled to arrive back in new york around 6 00 this morning and set to hour later. Andrea grimes joins us live from the stadium. Andrea, good morning. Reporter good morning to you chris and mary. The team is in the air right now and it is a great morning for fans. Do you think they even slept last night . Totally debatable. They were not on the edge of their seats for this game five but pretty much out of their seats the whole game. Met fans went nuts last night. The new york mets have won the series. Reporter when their team finally clinched the National LeagueDivision Series. Amazing. Great. My heart was pounding the whole time. Reporter diehards found it hard to stay calm with the entire season on the line. It came down to a Decisive Game five on the road in los angeles. The mets came out on top with a razor close 32 win. Amazing. This is the greatest time of the year and the mets are wonderful. They have such a great team this whole season. The team went crazy in the locker room with their champagne celebration. Incredible. Incredible. You look at team wins and this win. This makes the whole process that much better and sweeter. It is tough not playing, but this makes up for it all. Reporter now it is on to the cubs tweeted last night, see you soon mets. Reporter so much is made about long suffering met fans. They are thrilled but the cubs have not won a world series, get this, since 1908. So a opportunity of fans thrilled on both sides. Game one of the championship series tomorrow night right here at citi field. Reporting live this morning from flushing, Andrea Grimes. Drought. As the mets continued to chase the world series championship, stay with cbs2. Well have live coverage as they take on the chicago cubs. The suspect in a double murder in jersey city is in custody this morning and in the hospital. He was shot last night in a confrontation with police. Janel has more. Reporter Jose Santos Alvarez underwent surgery and is expected to make a full recovery after the standoff with police. He is accused of killing his girlfriend and his own 4year old son. The weeklong manhunt for the double murder suspect ending at this hackensack home last night. Police surrounded the home just after 7 30 searching for Jose Santos Alvarez. They had an arrest warrant, they were advised no one was in the apartment but as they went further they realized someone was in the back and it was, in fact, the suspect. Reporter Santos Alvarez accused of strangling his estranged girlfriend monica 30 toes any act and his son christopher. The search led investigators to this home at 170 clay street cornered the 26yearold. Santos alvarez lunged at officers with a knife and that is when one of the officers drew their weapon and fired. There were a lot of Police Officers in a very small kitchen area one shot was fired to the abdomen area. Im told, at this time, it is a nonlifethreatening injuries. Reporter investigators say a knife roughly 8 to 9 inches long was found at the scene. Reporter Santos Alvarez is facing murder charges this morning, Police Telling us two during that incident. They allegedly lied to police, telling them that no one was time. When the suspect was in fact inside. Cbs2 news. A bronx mother is charged with murder after police say she tossed her baby out of the 27yearold Tanisha Farren dangled were 6monthold out of the window in fordham heights and neighbors watched in horror as she dropped the baby girl six stories. The baby was rushed to saint pronounced dead. I just heard a thump. Started screaming no, no, no, no. And screamed. They were yelling at her dont do it. Reporter two other children, girls and a boy, ranging in age from 4 to 10 were inside the apartment at the time. The mother was taken to the hospital for psychiatric evaluations and later booked. Developing now the california Highway Patrol says it could take most of today to reopen parts of an interstate swamped by mudslides in Southern California. A river of mud flowed down a hillside 60 new orleans north of downtown l. A. The murder poured through local streets. On interstate 5, several hundred vehicles were left, authorities shut down a 30mile stretch of the highway where the mud was up to five feet deep. One of joe bidens top political advisors says biden will soon decide on whether he will run for president. Former senator ted kaufman sent a letter to senators saying biden will need their help if he does launch a bid for the oval office but his familys welfare is his top concern. The aide said Economic Issues would be a top issue, helping the middle class restore its ability to get ahead. Soon it could cost more to send packages. Find out which Delivery Service is raising rates. The cost of commuting to college can get expensive. How the federal government plans to pitch in. Inspired by a true story a cold war drama shows what it was like to spy on our enemies decades ago of the john . Im getting other film recommendations. So many great movies out there. We have morning showers, then switch to sun and clouds. Autumn chill this weekend, and possibly a few flakes. What . 2s, coming up. 4 42. Good morning once again. John elliott, take it away. Reporter hey everybody. It is a friday morning. Going to feel like a little bit of winter over the weekend, so savor your friday. Friday not too bad. Weather watchers climbing in with cool readings. 40s, 50s. Yeah a lot of 40s. This is 53. Interesting, fun facts too. 53 in little neck. Did you know john elliott is the best meteorologist on channel 2 at 4 42. Im the only one on, so i appreciate that. But that is in honor of National Boss day. Dont forget your boss. 43 chilly degrees with jean the weather machine. Also National Dictionary day in honor of noah websters birthday. Yonkers claire has 53 when and tomorrow is national there and tomorrow is National Pasta day. In the city, clouds, 56 to the north and west a little bit of wet weather. Cool readings . Oh yeah, more readings in the 40s. 45 in sparta. Turn it around. 54 in white plains. 50s dominate for long island. Look at edison though. Usually a cool spot there. 40, one degree cooler than yesterday. On average you are a few degrees warmer with the exception of the hamptons. I think well be where we were yesterday. Then a mix of sun and clouds, and still numbers a little bit above normal. The rain, right now is light in nature in parts of sullivan, ulcer and and all of this cool air waiting to come on down, will push through starting tonight. You really feel it saturday, the things kind of fall apart between now and say 9 00. Much of the commute is dry and then youll see yeah maybe a late shower tonight. Models introducing a chance of a flake or two into sullivan count thank youty and even county and even a stray shower possible in the weekend on sunday afternoon. It is going to be interesting. We are going to be watching the cooler temperatures and very dry overall. A chance for a shower saturday and a stray shower sunday. I think the big talker is how cold it is going to be into and through the weekend. Lets get you to work right now with meg baker. A few trouble spots. Inbound Brooklyn Bridge is closed until 6 00 a. M. Use the brooklyn battery tunnel. Now the Grand Central parkway is moving well at this hour, past la guardia and queens. We have a few subway issues you due to a Police Investigation. Uptown six trains are running express from 138th street to park chester. Due to a train with mechanical problems, downtown ftrains are running express from jay street, metro tech to church avenue and downtown gtrains terminate at bergen street. Alternate side parking is in effect citywide. Heres a quick look at some of the stories making news this morning. President obama has abandoned his plan to withdraw all troops from afghanistan. The president announced u. S. Troop strength will remain at 9800 until late 2016 or early 2017. Former House SpeakerDennis Hastert has pleaded guilty or is expected to later this morning in a case stemming from allegations of sexual misconduct. It is unclear if the deal with prosecutors calls for prison time. In may he was charged with trying to hide large cash transactions as part of a payoff scheme and lying about it to the fbi. Air force Airman Spencer Stone out of a california hospital. Stone was stabbed in a sacramento street brawl last stopped an attack on a train in france. Stock futures are mixed today after big gains on wall street yesterday. Strong Earnings Report from Companies Like citigroup. The dow rose 217, the nasdaq added 87, the s p 500 rose by over 29. In the Housing Market average fixed Mortgage Rates up slightly but still remain below 4 for the twelfth week. It is about. 4 lower than it was this time last year. Deliveries on ups, raising rates by 5 of the prices for Freight Delivery will go up later this month. Rates for ground and air shipping will rise after the holiday delivery season on the 28th of december. The Company Needs to cover rising labor and equipment costs. Ups will boost fuel surcharges, even though lower gas prices have benefited the companys bottom line. For the First Time Ever way for College Students who commute to school. Carolyn reports from long island. When you calculate the cost of an education, millions of students have to factor in the cost of commuting. 300 a month for some on long island. Add in tuition, books and food, Natasha Farren had to take out a loan just for our l i. R. R tickets. It is expensive. Reporter saddled with loans students make tough choices. I take the money and i could spend it on food and books but i have to spend it on the train and the bus. I have to cut back on food. I just bring food from home. Reporter a proposal to give commuters a lift. Mass transit discounts nationwide. Senator charles shumber dubs his proposal u trip. Would get increased federal funding. The cost . 250million a year, paid for, suggests shumber, by taxing companies that keep profits overseas. The results, he says, cars off the road, greener mass transit ride enters more college grads. The future of america is a well educated group of young people. If we dont have them we are not going to stay the greatest country in the world. Reporter the mta already provides discounts for new York City School kids and seniors. A Spokesman Says any additional discounts would create a new financial dilemma unless they were reimbursed from other sources. But federal dollars for college commuting, expect a debate in congress by years cbs2 news. The bill would award the extra funding only agencies that provide a College Discount of 25 or more. Man who lost his fingers play golf again and do so much more. Trouble with the law a california man has a new outlook on life after getting a 23yearold moses ceremony is one of three people in the world to get a new hand. He lost four fingers in an accident in mexico three years ago. He can do 90 of what he could before losing his fingers. He dances as well. Incredible. 4 52. Lets get to traffic and weather on the twos. Good for him. Weatherwise, cold over the weekend. Interesting today, a front pushing through. That is basically leading the charge of this cold air. Show you that on the radar and satellite in just a bit. As you work your way through the weekend. A few pesky showers roll through early. It might she you down but we need the rain. Coldest nights yet, and temperatures bounce back next week, and we are flirting with 70 again. A big swing. Sullivan, Orange County a risk of showers this morning, a reinforcing blast of cold air could bring in a shower overnight tonight. Rain through the Tennessee Valley and more rain in Southern California. More rain flirting with south florida, so it is a busier weather day and you see that cooler air. See that, around the lakes . All of that waiting to take over. So enjoy today. Looking and feeling a little bit better, and actually a little warmer than it was yesterday. Didnt tony once say it never rains in Southern California . Yes. Guess what . It pours. If you are getting out early a few changes on the first we take a look in brick lynn. The westbound beltway parkway is closed for construction. Traffic diverted to the eastbound lanes. Now for subway issues. Due to a police investigate, uptown 6 trains are running express from third avenue, 138th street to park chester. Due to a train with mechanical problems. Document ftrains are running express from jstreet and g trains terminate at main street. A warning about a crawling bug invading our area you need to stay away from. Plus this. Proceed with caution. Beware of the house on next. Pumpkin excitement is back at dunkin. Pick up your favorite pumpkinflavored baked treats and beverages, like the new pumpkin macchiato is. Goosebumps comes to life on the big screen today, after the monsters in the book are intentionally set free, it is rated pg. Has anyone died in this house . Specific deaths . Violent deaths . Proceed with caution. Oh my. Crimson peak, a young newlywed moves into her husbands manor, the house filled with terror of her past and darkness of her future. Crimson peak is rated r. The russians want their man back before he cracks. We want you to negotiate the swap. Im an insurance lawyer. Oscar winners tom hanks and Steven Spielberg join forces for the cold war drama, bridge of spies. Hanks plays an attorney drafted by the cia to help broker a prison swap. It is rated pg13. I may be in the minority here but spielberg and hanks together i dont know if it is a formula that works. Yeah. Both of them, rookies. No, i cannot wait to see that. Really really good. I dont know what comes out on top this weekend . Goosebumps. Because the kids go to movies. I grew up reading goosebumps. I had goosebumps when i was a kid. And the weather is perfect for movies. It is going to be cold because you wanted to be in a nice heated stadium. How are we doing with traffic . Ill have an update of the roads and rails a few issues on the subways for you. Thanks mike. 4 58. Todays top stories including the mets big win last night. We have the post game celebrations. Also, changing the lines the proposal that has parents furious over which school their child could attend. An idea for a halloween costume, the top five choices seconds. It is 5 00. Temperatures in the 50s on this friday, october 16th. Another Beautiful Day and temperatures in the 60s but you might need to bundle up this weekend. Good morning im mary calvi. And im chris wragge. Weather on the twos in just a moment. But first heres whats new this morning. And the n