A look at the wild weather were experiencing this holiday season. Good morning. Welcome to today in new york on this saturday. Its the 26th of december, the day after christmas. I hope you all had a wonderful holiday. Im in for Gus Rosendale this morning. Hell be back next weekend. Good morning and Merry Christmas to you both. Its a little bit mild to start the day, but nowhere near as mild as it was yesterday. Widening the view, not a lot of cold temperatures here. Its 41 in monticello but thats the exception. On Storm Tracker satellite and radar, most of this activity isnt going to reach the ground. Possibility of a sprinkle or shower. Right now 54. Were going to see temperatures drop a little bit as we head on into the day. 49 degrees at 6 00 with mostly cloudy skies continuing. Rain tonight. Wintery weather possible in the seven day forecast. We begin this morning with new information on the tragic deaths of a family in bergen county. Police discovers the bodies in edgewater. Mrs. Staccos brother called police after they didnt show up we dont know really what was perhaps going through his mind. Investigators believe the murders happened as early as tuesday. Police say theres no known history of domestic abuse. Police are opening a Security Camera video will lead to the men who opened fire on people inside a car in brooklyn. The man pulls the gun out of his pocket as he approached this vehicle. He pauses a few seconds and then fires. Another man seen walking on the other side of the street. Police say the victims, a man and a woman, did survive. They were rushed to the hospital. Joey was asleep, his wife was driving. But a loud boom jolted him awake. Thats when he saw a car flipped over on the cross bronx expressway. Inside. He tells us his first instinct was to jump in help. We all grabbed her, pulled her to safety to the side of the road. And then i ran back to check if there was any kids or family members in the car. Amazingly, that woman was not injured. She actually refused medical attention. He and his wife were on their way from boston to visit friends for christmas. Cleanup continues in the south where severe storms devastated. More rough weather could be on the way. Nbcs mark potter has our story. Reporter in high springs, mississippi, families spent Christmas Day trying to salvage what they could. Speak of the grinch that but spared our lives. Reporter giving takes on a new meaning in this community with donations pouring in. A lot better because we came out with the clothes we had on our backs. We all come together and make sure everybody is taken care of. Reporter as many as 20 homes are gone around clarksdale. It hurts me to see them suffer. Reporter so far 14 people are confirmed dead across three states. The youngest was a mississippi. Max and ellen, together for 30 years, died together. In tennessee, 70yearold antonio and his 69yearold wife three teenagers also died in that state. The warm weather system that spawned these twisters is blamed for torrential rain. Meanwhile, the holidays in the city left a lot of folks here wishing for a white christmas. The only places to find ice were skating rinks like the one here at Rockefeller Center. The high for christmas, a record breaking 66 degrees. Some people love this warm weather. Others, not so much. Im very sad about it. Its a lot colder than it is in florida, thats for sure. Thats good enough for me. If you plan to be one of the many that are still out shopping, we think youll be deals on some hats and scarves today. A lot of good deals on coats too. Reporter inside the new york city rescue mission, the coats fill the table. The volunteers are prepared to help. On this Christmas Day they are giving the gift of warmth. Whats it mean to you . I been down the road homeless and what not. I appreciate certain agencies bringing stuff in. Reporter the organization has collected 60,000 coasts since last month. Theyre handed out to the homeless every year. For those who showed up on this warm winter day, the gift is priceless. It meant toefrg me because my hood was ripped. For free and see the Mission Giving back. Reporter coats are still being collected at various locations, including all police locations around the city. We want to make sure that by the time the weather turns cold that every new yorker who needs one has a warm coat on their back. Reporter the goal is to reach 100,000 coats. So the coat drive continues throughout the winter. The Winter Weather is still on its way despite it being so warm today. Winter will get her one day. Of course nbc new york is a proud sponsor of that annual event. Were going to show you some other ways people across our were going to show you how certain parts of the country sell celebrated a white christmas. Ladies its hard to believe our average temperature for this time of year is 40 degrees. We have the possibility of another record high ahead coming live look there at the early on a saturday morning, this day after christmas. Hope you all had a merry one. Hope everyone is healthy and all is well in your household. While record breaking warm temperatures hit our area on Christmas Day, vegas got some unusual weather. Theres santa on the skis. Thats where he was. The city got some flurries mixed the rain showers. Northwest of vegas, heavy snow. Las vegas now has had more snow this winter than new york city. Isnt that insane . Im getting scared. A little bit worrisome. Meanwhile there are folks in one city in colorado that spent Christmas Day digging out after record snowfall. Grand junction says a total of 4. 2 inches piled up there. Temperatures there are expected to drop into the single digits. When you hear record breaking snow, you think its going to be some astronomical number. However, we do have the potential for some wipt ntery precipitation. Before we get there, we have another potential record High Temperature. So up and down we go. Heres a live look outside. Right now it is cloudy and 54 degrees outside in central park. Its not going to be as mild today as it was yesterday but still milder than average. Showers arrive late tonight, a warm front lifting through. That means the milder temperatures are on the way. Were going to see warm weather today is the brief cooldown. Then we are going to see those temperatures on the rise once again. In redding, its 47 degrees. 49 in white plains. Morristown, 50. 53 in islip. A wider view, just a couple light sprinkles moving through pennsylvania. Nothing big. That will slowly progress toward us but doesnt look like were going to get much rain out of that. As we widen the view, you can see the really bone chilling air off to the west, the trough that is giving us the really warm temperatures, the compensating ridge on the other side, that trough on the backside is producing single digit and just teens for some of the temperatures in places like Salt Lake City and denver. The warmth remains on our side futurer tracker er er er er showing a little bit more rain during the overnight hours. Most of us will be in bed when this is happening. Another round of showers arrives late on sunday. Monday were looking for much cooler temperatures to make their approach. Thats when were looking for the potential for some wintery weather. Were going to keep it dry through the daylight hours. Tonight a few showers approaching with a low of 48 degrees. Monday night into tuesday we could have enough cold air locked in place before a complete changeover to rain. Doesnt look like were going to have any problems on the roads monday night into tuesday morning. But look at these temperatures, up and down. Back into the 40s monday and tuesday. Stay up to date with the news 4 app any time. The news 4 new york app is available in the app store right now. On this day after christmas, the focus is likely to be on all those returns and maybe catching some post christmas sales. As the hustle and bustle starts to slow just a little bit heading into the new year, lets take a moment to relax and focus on how the holidays differ for so many others in new york city. Reporter new york is the city of contrasts, the glitter and bustle of Rockefeller Center and fifth avenue. People walking past saks laden with gifts. The Salvation Army seeking contributions, a busy, happy tableau. But a contrasting scene, two miles to the south, the church of the holy apostles on 28th street and 9th avenue. People line up five mornings a week for a male eal, turkey and mashed potatoes on this day. An army of volunteers serving 1,000 meals. And among the guests, as the pastor calls them, are people thrive striving to make ends meet. One man mourns what he calls christmas as it used to be. The sad part is when you see hundreds of people lined up on a friday night busting to get into it has nothing to do with the savior. The spirit of christ will still dwell within the hearts of some humans, because they will not let people go hungry. If that aint the spirit of christ, i dont know what is. Tamara recalls celebrating hanukkah with her parents a long time ago. Uh think this place may be the one place where they have a feeling of getting together like what used to be the family holiday meal. So many people who are homeless and hungry in the heart of new york. The pastor of holy apostle says to open up the church to the poor and homeless is his faith. We serve food but much more than that. This is a place of compassion. Christmas, 2015. And a reminder for all of us what this holiday should truly be out. Bill de blasio served meals with the reverent al sharpton. He handed out gifts to children, telling them christmas is not about what you get, its about learning that you can always give more. Thousands of new yorkers enjoyed a warm holiday meal thanks to the kindness of strangers. They were up before the sun cooking a feast for more than 10,000 home bound seniors and disabled residents around new york city. Its an important reminder. I saw a billboard yesterday that said, if you dont have christmas in your heart, youll tree to satisfy that need. Something to that effect. Thats true. Coming up after the break, hotel for the holidays . Why so many chose to get a room when visiting family for the holidays. Hey everybody. There are five big movies opening this holiday weekend. The big short, concussion, joy, point break and daddys home. Which movie is perfect for you . Lets break it down. The big short is an infuriating look at the banking collapse of 2008. Steve carrell and ryan gosling give terrific performances. Also opening this week is concussion. This is a true life drama starring will smith as the doctor who took on the nfl for by pro football players. Next up is joy. This is a fact based story of the entrepreneur behind inventions like the miracle mop. Its a fast paced film with an incredible supporting cast including Bradley Cooper and robert de niro. Also opening this week is point break, a remake of the action film from the 90s. See this one in 3d if you can. And finally we have daddys home. This is a goofy comedy starring will ferrell. Mark wahlberg is equally funny as the scheming dad. I especially loved the movies now lets see what our fans are buzzing about on fanticipation. So thats whats going on at the Hotels Across the nation are pretty busy this holiday season. Theres a new survey that suggests 61 of people traveling for the holidays would rather stay at a hotel than a family members home. The top reason is they want their own space. Other reasons include travelers would rather not share a bathroom and they want to be able to watch tv alone. I can understand that. Its nice for everybody to be together, but at a certain point, especially lining up for the bathrooms or whatever. Thats funny. Its a big weekend for both the jets and the giants. It is. Holiday weekend. The jets and giants are still in the hunt for the playoffs. Every game is a mustwin situation. The jets have a 95 record which is good enough for second place in the afc east. But they are still on the outside looking in for the final afc wild card spot. Kansas city and pittsburgh have the advantage in a tiebreaker situation over new york. The jets battle the patriots sunday at metlife stadium. New york has already lost to the patriots once this year. But after winning their last four games the jets are looking for revenge against new england this weekend. I dont know if were different or better. Weve grown and theyre playing together more and they trust each other and they have better chemistry. That comes with the season going forward. During this time, you know, late in the season, usually you and weve managed to be successful. You know, this past month and the month of november. The 68 giants visit minnesota for a showdown with the vikings. Adrian peterson was back on the practice field friday and says he will play on sunday despite having a sprained ankle. The jets still have a chance of winning the nfc east title. Of course, new york will be missing their star wide receiver, Odell Beckham junior has he served a onegame suspension. Tonight all eyes will be on the giants Division Rivals washington and philadelphia. If washington beats the eagles, big blue is officially out of the postseason. Sunday night football beginning at 7 00 p. M. With football night in america. The nets and knicks both had the holiday off, but the christmas with a full slate of games. The warriors hosting the cavs. Former Knick Jr Smith gets the three to fall, cutting the lead in half. Curry with the crossover. He lays it in putting the defending champs up by five. Curry finished with 19. 7 rebounds, seven assists. Golden state stays a perfect 140 this season. Later today the nets host the wizards in brooklyn. Enjoy the rest of your saturday, everyone. Next at 6 30 on today in new york a christmas hero, a firefighter who rescued a building speak out about the dramatic moment. Yesterdays record High Temperature bumped us up to an average of 52 for the month. Welcome back to today in new york on this saturday morning. So good to have you in this morning. So good to have you in. I know. I havent seen you in ages. They spratd eparated us. For good reason. We do miss our gus. Hope you have a Great Holiday wherever you are, mr. Rosendale. Good morning. I hope you guys had a lovely christmas. Now its kind of back to the grind eventually but definitely folks today. We dont have that fog out there like we have had for the past couple mornings. Thats some good news. 52 in city island. 4 48 in sussex. Our average High Temperature this time of year is 40 degrees and were already well above that. Plenty of clouds here. You can see a couple sprinkles approaching. Not a lot of this is even reaching the ground though. Were starting out in the mid 50s. Most of the day is cloudy, much cooler than yesterday but still above average. High temperatures today will remain in those low to middle 50s. Well tell you just how warm it will get coming up in the seven day forecast. We have new information this morning about a christmas night police discovered the bodies in their home in a luxury highrise in edgewater. They found their bodies last night. Investigators tell us the father shot his wife and eightyearold daughter while they were in bed before he turned the gun on himself. Relatives called police after the family failed to show up in missouri for christmas. We do not know at this point in time why we believe he shot both his wife and daughter. We know that it occurred at least a day and a half ago. The family recently moved from new york to new jersey. He worked from home for a company that specializes in making watches for law enforcement. On long island, police say the driver in a Christmas Day crash that injured two children is now facing drunk driving charges. Yesterday afternoon in baywood. The 25yearold had two children in her car when she slammed into that utility pole there. She hit a parked car. Her niece was thrown from the car and seriously hurt. She has now been charged with dui under the anders law which of course is aimed at protecting children when people are driving under the influence. A firefighter spotted the girl hanging out of a third floor window of this building on bronx river road yesterday. She was screaming for help, trapped by flames and smoke. They found her in a bedroom. Inhalulation in indiana in inhale inhaleation. I threw the mask on her and dragged her out. The young girl is recovering and shes expected to be okay. Were told the fire started near a sofa and spread to the christmas tree. Meanwhile investigators are trying to figure out if a stove caused the fire in this home in secaucus secaucus. One of the residents there told news four that he just got home about an hour before the fire started. Then i smelled smoke and the rest is history. Went downstairs. There was more smoke. Went down in the basement, there was flames. And in houston, texas, federal investigators believe mosque there was set deliberately. That fire spread through the mosque yesterday afternoon, the flames so intense that firefighters had to stay outside, fearing that the roof would collapse. Inside, all thats left is charred debris. Investigators say they found multiple points of origin in this fire indicating this is an arson. Just hours before the fire the mosque was packed with 200 worshippers. In china 18 miners are trapped after a mine collapsed. Officials believe that seven of them could be in danger. They say crews are having quite a bit of trouble locating them and making contact with them. The president and the first lady visited with u. S. Troops in hawaii and thanked them for their service. We never take for grant what had all of you do for the american people. You help keep us strong. And whatever service youre in, whatever branch, we are extraordinarily grateful for everything that you do every single day. The president also paid tribute to six servicemen members killed in an attack in afghanistan last week. Still to come on this saturday morning, storm team 4 returns with a check of the forecast. No way. Savor an egg mcmuffin any time you like. A fresh cracked egg, canadian bacon and an english muffin with real butter. Mcdonalds all Day Breakfast menu. Hello. How are you . Welcome back. And to you. Thank you. Hope you had a good holiday. I did. It was a little bit cooler but it was really, really pleasant. We went outside, you know. We cooked out yesterday. Should do a christmas barbecue instead of ou