Face was almost completely covered. Police tape now among the Christmas Decorations on quiet streets of white stone queens. Its a shock that this happened. Reporter people in this tight knit neighborhood hoping for a break as police hunt for this man. Home security video capturing the alleged attacker as he runs up behind the 16yearold girl walking alone to school around 8 30 wednesday morning. He turns her around and then slashes her across the face and throat. Slashed in her face twice. Once from ear to her throat, to the middle of the throat and another part of the face as well. Reporter the suspect who appears to have been wearing a hood sweatshirt, surgical mask and gloves runs away. The girl an Exchange Student from china then runs off as well, confused and bleeding from the wounds. The attack happened on 147th street between 19 avenue and the cross island Parkway Service road, a block from teens home. I got grandkids. We dont let them out on the street on the block. They dont go in the street unless were with them. Thats the world we live in. Reporter the teen hurt is a student at nearby White Stone Academy and is expected to recover from her injuries. To to have Something Like that happen here is crazy. Reporter the teen had surgery yesterday but again, her injuries are nonlife threatening. Police asking anyone who may recognize the suspect or may have information about the attack to contact them. Janelle burrell, cbs 2 news. Thank you. Time now for traffic and weather on the 2s. John elliott first with the forecast. Tell you what, its not smoke on the water. Youre seeing a little bit of fog roll in. And we are going to see fog, light rain and then a break and then more of a rain event this afternoon. Cloudy and 53 right now. Winds south at 7 miles per hour. That south wind, yeah, thats going to warm us up today. Light rain pushed through the city around midnight and now its in connecticut, over the sound. And we will see more though. Its west virginia, parts of virginia, kentucky, thats the genesis, so to speak, of the days rain. That will roll in later today. This afternoon. Fog and light rain to start. With 60. But busier and more widespread this afternoon and could see pockets of heavy rain. Could be slow this afternoon. How slow is it right now alex denis . Thanks, john. If you are traveling in jersey city, we have changing for. The covered roadway is in closed in both directions for construction. Something to anticipate there. And the bayonne bridge remains closed until 5 00. But if you use the goethals, thats a good option but be aware that one lane is blocked Staten Islandbound for emergency construction there. And construction clearing on the George Washington bridge upperlevel. Heavier than normal traffic crossing the span. Stick to the lower level, thats a smoother ride. But ez pass only until 6 00. And alternate side of the Street Parking rules are in effect citywide. And today is a gridlock alert day, so mass transit may be the best option. And remember, be safe, dont text and drive. Chris, over to you. Thank you. New on long island, the Suffolk CountyPolice Hate Crimes unit is investigating the vandalism of a church. Someone broke in early tuesday. Glass displays and statues were damage. We will have more on the story in the next half hour. Were damaged. We will have more on the story in the next half hour. Jacob sabbath was taken into custody in brooklyn. The official charge is Sexual Misconduct against a child but so far the Police Department happen provided further details. Now to a developing story. A night of mostly peaceful protest in baltimore after a mistrial was declare m. D. The case of a Police Officer charged in the death of freddie gray. Last night, there was a prayer and unity gathering at the intersection that was the center of the unrest following grays death in april. Prosecutors argued that William Porter did not secure gray in the back of a police van after the arrest and didnt call for medical help when gray asked but a jury could not reach a verdict. After the mistrial, grays family called for calm. We are not at all upset with them and night should the public be upset. The we believe in justice, we must have respect for the outcome of the judicial process. Prosecutors and Defense Attorneys will meet in court today about a possible retrial. Chicago Police OfficerJason Van Dyke is now formally indicted for the shooting death of laquan mcdonald. Van dyke is free on bail and due back in court tomorrow. A queens mother is recovering from a severe leg injury after she was hit by a cement truck while crossing the street with her two children. She reportedly needs surgery on the injured leg. Her 5yearold daughter and 3 yearold son were slightly hurt but are expected to be okay. It happened yesterday in elmhurst. The accident is under investigation. Well we now know the name of the driver killed in a crash on the van wyck expressway in queens. Police say the 45yearold slammed his acura into the back of the tractortrailer at a high rate of speed just after 5 00 yesterday morning in the southbound lanes. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The white house says president barack obama will travel to San Bernardino, california tomorrow. He will meet with survivors and families of the victims of this months mass shooting. And theres new information about the terror attack. The fbi now says husband and wife killers Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik never expressed public support for jihad on social media but they did in private communications. The department of Homeland Security has updated the terrorism advisory system. Previously there were two warning levels and now theres a new bulletin category to the better inform the public. The bulletin is the first change to the advisory system since it replaced the color coded system back in 2012. Well a fight at a hockey game caught on camera but not on the ice. Some say security at the Barclay Center overreacted and they claim its the symptom the of a larger issue. Tony ill has the report. Reporter the tony aiello has the report. Reporter a place to create memory, but not like this. Lets go. Blasting barclay security after a tuesday night us the sell. A. Guards scuffling with a woman and a man trying to move closer to the ice. This girl is saying something about a memorial for her father and they wouldnt let her take a picture. And then security decked her. Reporter we spoke via face time with a man who took this video of the altercation. Since the islanders moved to brooklyn, he feels the security is up tight and uncomfortable with hockey fans. Were loud, we love our team and we love the islanders and we are passionate. If they want to make it our home, they have to be more welcoming. Reporter fans took to social media to express similar views including barclays does not understand hockey culture. And its no fun to go to a game there. But one fan calls barclays great. And one incident last night doesnt change that. Last season the islanders filled the coliseum to an average 95 capacity but this season at the smaller Barclay Center, the crowds are just 80 chasity. We asked for comment about the concerns and the scuffle but barclays didnt respond. Tony aiello, cbs 2 news. Bursting bottles force a major recall for trader joes. Plus, 21 elephants crossing the Brooklyn Bridge to convince some people it was safe. And more than a century later, they using a new method. That would be a sight now. The remaining relicking recovered after the september 11th attacks are getting a new home. Still to come, their new place in history. We have some fog in the area right now. And also a little bit of light rain around town. And its later today when we see the wet weather pushing through. And we are pushing 60, mild. And then we tumble into the weekend. Weather on the 2s coming up. Catch holidaycookie cheer on the tip of your tongue with Dunkin Donuts holiday cookieflavored coffees. From 2 00 to 6 00 p. M. , enjoy any medium latte with so many different types of germs to watch out for. Its important for your wipes to kill a Broad Spectrum of germs. And lysol wipes kill 99. 9 of germs, including 8 different cold and flu viruses. To help protect. Lysol that. coughing coughing disrupts everyones life. Thats why theres delsym. Delsyms advanced time release formula helps silence coughs for a full 12 hours. All night. Well star force the force awakens held the european premier last night. In a rare move, the film is opening at the same time in the u. S. , canada and europe which could produce a Record Box Office haul. The first screenings at some theaters take place at midnight. Over 100 million advance tickets already. Over 250 billion this weekend. Are the Storm Trooper uniforms water proof . Under the arm, they leak. If you have to take one down, its a mess. Okay, you know what youre supposed to do today, im going to do this now. Youre up early. Weather watchers are loyal. Its 48 in northport. And you know what today is . Anybody know what today is . Today is national regifting day. Sow know are never going to the use that so give it in the spirit of the holiday, give it to somebody else to appreciate. And jean the weather machine is reminding us, its the anniversary of the First Successful flight of an aircraft. I love kitty hawk day or wright day. And i appreciate this, flowers here from daniel. Hes up in the hudson valley. This is beautiful bayonne. Appreciate that, david. And i like this, the city streets there as well. Love the pretty lights. And i want to the make sure youre ready for the wet weather. Its going to be wet, not white today. A little bit of fog to start the day. You get a sense of that over my shoulder and clouds are being reported at the park. Relative humidity at 79 . Theres variety, yeah, 41 in monticello. And 51 in babylon. The hot spot is 53. Yeah, its going to be warmer this afternoon. In fact, flirting with 60. Hourbyhour, you see by lunchtime, we are at 56. And we may just be seeing rain in the city by lunchtime. And it will be arriving sooner southwest. And 57 this afternoon and notice its one of the days where the high is later in the afternoon and you will hang on to that heat into the overnight hours. A quick snapshot of where we are right now. The light rain there for coastal connecticut. And you can see relatively quiet the exception of fog in the area. It area of low pressure rides along the front. And the models hinting at maybe. 50 of rain. By lunchtime, westchester, parts of nassau, Suffolk County, youre waiting for the rain buttest International Space station action passaic, youre already see rain but passaic, youre already seeing it. And wait a minute, wait a minute, wait one second. Some snow. There could be a flake or two on saturday and thats it. About one or two flakes because we will warm right back up, 62 by next wednesday. Cray cray. Thats right. Lets take a look at the live drive map. The covered roadway is closed in both directions for construction. Its between jersey avenue and tun and the tonnelle circle. One lane is blocked on the goethals for emergency construction. And the southbound side of the to connick parkway is closed. Stick with the detour. And alternate side of the Street Parking rules are in effect citywide. Its a gridlock alert day. Mass transit may be the best option. And remember, be safe, dont text and drive. Mary, back to you. If youre just waking up, a quick look at some of the stories maybing news this morning. The pentagon says defense secretary ash carter used a personal email account to do government business during his first months on the job. His press secretary declined to the say if it was a violation of policies. On capitol hill, the majority leader says the senate may reopen debate on National Security agency wiretapping citing the terror attacks here and abroad. And many Financial Advisers are telling people not to panic over the first Interest Rate increase in nine years. Yesterday the central bank raised the key rate by. 25. Small impact on new home loans and credit cards. This action marks the end of an extraordinary sevenyear period during which the federal funds rate was held near zero to support the recovery of the economy from the worst financial crisis and recession since the great depression. Higher Interest Rates mean more expensive car loans but it also means that savers will slowly start to earn more money and its expected to make the u. S. Dollar a bit stronger. And now the Interest Rate hike is seen as a vote of confidence. The Dow Jones Industrial average average gained 224. The nasdaq composite add 75. The s p 500 rose by 29. Stock futures are down right now ahead of todays market open. And trader joes issues a nationwide recall on a specialty soda. The recall apecks all product codes and lots. Customers are urged to dispose of the boats outside. So far, no injuries have been reported. The strength of a new bridge in bronx is being put to the test by firefighters. Some resident thes are concerned about the safety of the temporary bridge. Reporter theres no fire so the fire trucks are moving slowly. Thats because theyre being used to test the integrity of a temporary bridge after the same bridge failed before. This temporary bridge is not going to be substantial enough or shaped in the proper way to handle the kind of traffic thats common. Reporter the old bridge was opened july 4th, 1901. Less than 20 years after the Brooklyn Bridge. Back then, elephants were brought to the bridge to prove to residents it was safe to cross. And now the city Island Bridge will be knocked down for replacement but until then, a temporary bridge will be used if its stable enough. Already, theres been one collapse and were worried it might happen again. The steel buckled from weight as a truck was paving. People are sceptical given whats happened in the past and the failure but we just did the tests and hopefully it puts some peoples minds at ease. And again, we have to move forward because we are going to need a new bridge. You dont know whats going to happen. And you know, there doesnt seem to be or we dont the know of a backup plan. Reporter you dont own a boat, theres only one way on and one way off city island and residents are particularly concerned about the summer months when cars sit in stand still traffic on the bridge. There was a pavement truck. That caused the bridge to fail in the first place. And a lot more confidence if thats what they put up this time. Reporter the department of transportation did not have a spokesperson onsite to speak to residents after the test but satisfactory. 2 news. Time now 4 49. Be going down. The capitol deal that may save plus, everyones new bae. The 4monthold panda club made his National Debut at the zoo. The cub will be moved to china where he will be expected to meat to preserve the population. Hey bei bei. Look at that smile. Now all the kids in my neighborhood will want one for camera. If you want a good look, you need a bay window. The times john fog in the area right now and light rain. And light rain scat, scattered showers for the morning commute and wont see a lot of coverage, 53. Going to be a mild day today. But after the morning rush, we see the steadier soaking rain fill in for the afternoon drive. And going to cool down tomorrow. And models backing away from the rain on friday. Cold biting winds on saturday. So from 58 today to wind chills below freezing on saturday. Hmm. Yeah, its going to be a big drop. And then warms up again. Next week, mid60s. No kidding . Really . Christmas week . Warning to santa, shed a layer. Really, or some weight. Hey just a layer i said. Leave santa alone. If you are traveling this morning in union, morris avenue closed in both directions at salem road. And in jersey city, the covered roadway closed in both directions for construction at tonnelle circle. And a lane blocked on the goethals bridge for emergency construction but alternate side of the Street Parking rules are in effect citywide. And todays a gridlock alert day. And remember, be safe, dont text and drive. I think im officially on the naughty list now. Be careful. In the next half hour, the ntsb releases several documents and photos from last years metro crash. Plus, subway cars and other pieces of history hauled away. A look at the new homes for the nine level artifacts. Artifacts. Piano music. Im glad you finally made it, dad. You have to experience this city. Thats what you always say. You were right about the food. Hi john. Hey kevin. Spent the day with an astronaut. One more. Its beautiful, isnt it . How about a baseball game next time . Done done. Book priceless experiences around the globe with. Hey, are you coming to the 9am . Im on the phone with the cable company. We at Time Warner Cable need to apologize to you. We no longer offer you an excuse to avoid that meeting. Were making a bunch of changes at Time Warner Cable. If you need to reach us, you dont even have to call. 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