Traffic coming up on the 4s. Lauren, thank you so much. Happening now in brooklyn, police are searching for a suspect who pointed a gun at police officers. This happened along avenue b in brownsville near 92nd street. Police say officers were responding to reports of gunfire. Thats when they came across two men, one pointing a gun at them. One officer fired at least one shot. They dont believe anyone was hit. Police sources tell news 4 one person right now is being questioned. Happening today, mayor de blasio plans to push for the renewal of the zadroga act at a City Council Committee meeting. Were learning congress may be close to making a deal on extending the Health Care Program for 9 11 responders. It will run out of money next year if congress does not act soon. Its 5 01. Today thousands of people are going to gather just outside our building for a holiday tradition. Its the Rockefeller CenterTree Lighting. Security is tight. There are some strict rules in place. Still should be a fun time for everybody. Today in new yorks tree correspondent Tracie Strahan is youre an arborist. Few people know that. Reporter just call me spruce. Spruce beck. Reporter just like that 78foot thing behind me. Spruce beck is good. Very funny. A lot of fun times expected to be had out here. Im holding this umbrella now because of the elements. People coming here tonight will not be able to do the same. Thats something to keep in mind as you get through these street closures and keep an extra eye on security. So many people are expected to be here to see acts like mark mcgrath and mary j. Blige, but theyre also being told to get here early and take mass transit. Thats something youve heard plenty of times before. The city is shutting down streets from 48th to 51th streets between 5th and 6th avenues. Anyone coming to the Tree Lighting is being told umbrellas, backpacks, and large bags are prohibited. You will not be able to bring them and be amongst the crowd. Theres no specific security threat, but Police Commissioner what they can expect to see. What they should expect to see is a heightened police presence. Certainly more of the Hercules Team type of officers with the long guns and helmets. Reporter that 78foot spruce will be ill mum nated by tens of thousands of lights. It will be lit from 5 30 in the morning until 11 30 at night until january every day. On christmas day, it will be lit up for a full 24 hours. Again, people are being urged to use mass transit and forgood good reason. We talked about the barricades earlier. Theyre still going up, not just throughout rockefeller plaza, but 6th avenue, 51st street. Something to keep in mind. Get your spot early. Back to you. Tracie, thank you for holding my spot. I appreciate it. It will be a long day. An alist group of performers on tap for tonights show. Sting, james taylor, mary j. Blige, Andrea Bocelli are some of the headliners who will help ring in the holiday spirit. You definitely dont want to miss any of the show tonight. Watch the Tree Lighting here on nbc 4. Our coverage begins at 7 00 p. M. The show itself is such a great celebration of the holidays. The whole thing is fun. Absolutely. Looking forward to it. 5 04 right now. Weather and traffic on the 4s. We first have to get through the morning in general. More damp rain coming our way. On and off throughout the day today. The difference, at least the temperatures get milder in the afternoon. For december, mid50s isnt too bad. Damp and drizzly to start. Heavier showers move in mid to late afternoon. The showers could linger into the Tree Lighting time. There may be some breaks in between where its not raining at all during the show. Hopefully the showers either hold off or theyre out of here by the time we flip the switch to light the tree. Meantime, were not bad in the its a raining lightly. It will continue to do that throughout the day. As i said, heavier showers may start to slip in later this afternoon. A High Temperature of 56ing did. Almost 5 05. Lauren is standing by with your commute. Whats the latest . Lets talk about that mass transit weve been encouraging you to take today. Some of the bus detours have cleared, but we still have a few out there. If youre getting on the subways or major commuter lines, no delays or Service Changes right now. We can enjoy that. Alternate side of the Street Parking rules in effect today. Lauren, thank you. Its 5 05. Right now were leerning more about the man in custody accused of stabbing his wife and setting off an amber alert. It started with the attack in the bronx. It ended in Passaic County when police found the man and his young daughter in clifton. Today in new yorks Katherine Creag is in the bronx where the victim is being held. There were amber alerts going out all throughout the city yesterday. Reporter right, mobile the alert is sounded. People realized there was a 3yearold girl that had been abducted, according to police. That childs mother had been stabbed. She is here at this hospital, st. Barnabus, in critical but stable condition. The womans child, a 3yearold girl named rebecca, is safe, according to investigators. The childs father, though, diomedes valenzuela, according to police, took the girl after stabbing his wife, the childs mother, in the bronx. He then fled to new jersey in a minivan but was captured and arrested in clifton. The child being taken set off an amber alert. Valenzuela, the suspect, had been described as armed and dangerous. He was tracked down off the garden state parkway. A friend of the couple says she never saw any problems with them. Ive never seen anything as far as physical or domestic violence. I have never seen anything, you know, that way. Reporter and investigators say this all started when the childs parents began arguing also, the mta says the 47yearold suspect is employed as a driver for the agency. At this point, darlene, charges are pending in new york city against this suspect, but he remains behind bars in new jersey for now. Back to you. Thank you so much, Katherine Creag. Happening today, Opening Statements expected to begin in the trial for the first Baltimore Police officer accused in the death of freddie gray. The jury in william porters trial expected to be seated later today. He faces a top charge of manslaughter. Prosecutors allege he failed to give aid to gray when he asked for medical help. So far, about 150 potential jurors have been questioned. The crash that seriously injured comedian tracy morgan on the new jersey turnpike will be the focus of a new safety study in washington. Federal lawmakers want to know more about how longer commutes affect truck drives. A Previous Report by the National Transportation safety board found the walmart truck driver who caused the crash had its coming up on 5 08. Police just released photos of suspects in a Home Invasion robbery in the bronx. They say the victim heard a knock on the door of his apartment, saw his mother through the peephole, but when he opened the door, the robbers forced their way inside. Were told one of the men beat the 29yearold son. The other went through the home and stole a tv and a cell phone. A manhattan teenager is a accused of a deadly stabbing in Rockland County. Police say the 19yearold ran out of a home calling for people to yell 911. Police found a 66yearold dead. The relationship between the two men is not clear. Police say his last known address is a manhattan shelter for troubled teenagers. Police are hoping youll help them find a dangerous thief. They say this woman tried to hold up two livery cab drivers at knife point. It happened last friday morning in Port Richmond in Staten Island. Her 20s. In one case, she and the driver got into a scuffle. The driver slashed on the hand. On Staten Island, one group is launching a petition hoping to save the boroughs deer from hunters. Officials are currently reviewing a wide range of methods, including hunting, to manage the deers growing population. The group ny class posted a petition online calling for more humane ways. 5 09 now. In this mornings cnbc money report, Facebook Ceo Mark Zuckerberg celebrating the birth of his daughter in a big way. In a surprise announcement yesterday, zuckerberg and his wife pledged to donate 99 of their facebook shares to charity. Whats that add up to . 45 billion. Its one of the largest pledges in history. The pledge announced in an open letter to their newborn daughter max born just last week. The new parents say theyre manage that money. This is something weve seen with philanthropists and many billionaires, deciding the bulk of their fortune should be given away. And they want it to go to private organization where is they know there will be control over where it goes. Interesting, though. As soon as it happened looking on social media, there was immediate backlash. Like, why would he give it to this . Make sure he gives it to this company, this organization. It really is an amazing gesture. Absolutely. 5 10 right now. Just ahead this morning, a very special signing. Meet the nruewest knick. A Staten Island boy getting to live out a dream. Plus, a leisurely game of golf skbrupt interrupted. And storm team 4 tracking its 5 13. This Morning Police are pointed a gun at police. Officers opened fire on the man. They dont believe he was hit. The suspect and another person ran off. Today, new York City Council will talk about Bicycle Safety. Today you can give some feedback on your commute during your commute. The Port Authority is holding a community meting inside the bus terminal. They will answer questions and take suggests on how to improve. That meeting begins at 4 30. Port authority is just perfect. The building, that is. And tonight, live pictures here from the annual Rockefeller CenterChristmas Tree. The lighting will take place. Its going to be lit tonight. It will be lit during the days, during certain times. Continuously on christmas day. The coverage begins at 7 00. Huge show coming up. Its always festive. There will be a little rain. You cant bring an umbrella, but you can bring a raincoat. Maiden of the mist. 5 14 right now. Weather and traffic on the 4s. Hey, chris. Itll feel like that at times. People are going to be out there for hours. I think the hood is the best thing to do. Water repellant, obviously. We have onandoff rain drizzle throughout the day today. The Tree Lighting still looks like it will be damp around that time. Finally it turns dry as we head into this upcoming weekend. Good stretch of weather coming up. A lot of mid40s out there. Not a big spread in temperatures. Floral park, 46. Melville, 45. Down the jersey shore, a little milder at 52. In town, were at 47. A little chillier through the hudson valley. This is the area of rain were concerned about heading our way for the afternoon. Its a cold front slowly moving eastward. A wave of low pressure along that front that will enhance right now in were seeing light rain pushing across parts of the area. The back edge of it moving east of the city. Future tracker, weve put it all together. This is 8 00 a. M. A lot of the rain just offshore. In between, theres drizzle and a little shower activity up towards the north and west. Then it fills in a bit for time around noon, 1 00, especially north and west of the city. The main push of rain looks to be about 3 00, 4 00, 5 00. Right in there. You see it come across the city. Theres actually a little bit of a lull in the action. At this point, it still could be drizzling. Could be a little mist in the air. The actual cold front about 9 00, 10 00 pushes through with another shower. Thats the one im concerned about around Tree Lighting time. If the computer model is off by an hour, there may be a dry window. Well watch it for you. For the Tree Lighting, we break it down this way. This afternoon, about 3 00, 56. It is relatively mild, but it will be raining. Showers are likely even at 6 00. Still some leftover showers at 9 00. For today, a high of 56. Thats above normal. A showery day. Into tonight, showers taper down after about 10 00, 11 00. An overnight low in the low and mid40s. Tomorrow, back to partial sunshine. A High Temperature of 51. 50 for friday. 49, saturday. 52, sunday. All featuring sunshine. Some clouds on monday. Watch for some showers returning on tuesday. Lauren scala returning right now with the latest for your commute. A couple problems starting to pop up out there. Visibility is not great. Wet roads this morning. Lets head over to 95 where northbound before you get to the north avenue cedar street, exit 16, there is an accident blocking a couple lanes. We just saw by the red on the maps its pretty backed up. Lets head to the van wyck expressway. Heavy delays heading southbound. Thats out by the kew gardens interchange. We have reports of a minor accident. Also some road work out there. That could be contributing to this. Ill definitely keep you posted. Tunnel, things moving along nicely at all of your hudson river crossings, both inbound and outbound. Take it easy with the wet roads. Today is a gridlock alert day. We encourage you to take mass transit. So far, no problems. Well have more weather and traffic coming up on the 4s. Thank you so much, lauren. Chicagos top officer is out. Now theres new pressure for the mayor to step down as well. New accusations suggest mayor rahm emanuel may have taken part in a coverup. Many critics say video of the shooting that killed Laquan Mcdonald was suppressed for a year because the mayor feared it would keep him from being reelected. Emanuel fired Police Superintendent garry mccarthy, who faced Harsh Criticism for his handling of the shooting. But emanuel insists releasing the video earlier would have hampered the investigation. Mr. Mccarthy had become a distraction. There are a lot of questions in this room about you and your office. Have you become a distraction as well . Youll make that judgment. I think im doing my job, and i try to do it every day and do it a judge will rule next week on the release of another video showing Chicago Police shooting and killing 25yearold Ronald Johnson a year ago. Police say he had a gun, but his family insists he was unarmed. Florida golfers ran into an unusual hazard on a course near sarasota. Two huge alligators caught on camera were battling it out right on the green. A couple golfers grabbed their cameras and snapped pictures while the two giant reptiles duked it out. Every game on that course came to a standstill. They were rolling around, biting each other, flipping each other. It was amazing. There were some fellas down there waiting to tee off. Of course, they had to hold up until they finished their shenanigans. Oh, my god. Wait until the alligators are finished fighting. They rolled around for about ten minutes before the small gator, long, actually limped off. The larger one, thats 14 feet long, known as goliath, is actually well known on the golf course. You just cant break that fight up. Come on, guys. All right. 5 19. Tiger woods says he has no idea when he will return to golf. The golf star spoke to reporters at a News Conference in the bahamas yesterday while promoting the hero world challenge. Woods says he doesnt know when his surgically repaired back will heal. Hes gone through three procedures in the same spot on his back in the last 19 months. There is no timetable. So thats the hardest part. Thats the hardest part for me. Theres really nothing i can look forward to, nothing i can build towards. Literally just taking it day by day, week by week. Woods hasnt played golf since a tie for tenth in the wyndom championship in august. Tonight the knicks will have their latest rookie and his the Staten Island native is only 11 years old. Eddie will be at center court at the garden getting his very own practice jersey signed by the entire team. Thats after he put the finishing touches on his contract. He was diagnosed with leukemia at the age of 5. The knicks signed eddie to a twoday deal for msgs garden of dreams foundation. Ive done a lot of work with the guard ochb arden of dreams foundation. They do a lot of work with make a wish. Theyre amazing and do wonderful things for children all the time. Fantastic. Theyve done it for eddie already. Good luck to him too. Still ahead, the holiday gift thats perfect if youre a scifi fan with a sweet tooth. And the Movie Theater thats really ready for the new star wars movie. Pson, the Holiday Seasons just like football season. You got your big games. Cheese plates, turkey, appetizers. And regular games. Get it all at a great price. And the Holiday Season is won. Thats my boy fill your cart with everything you need this s eason, 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. Welcome back. 47 degrees. Its wednesday morning. Wet wednesday. A brooklyn ice cream maker is hoping to appeal to star wars fans with a sweet tooth. Ample l hills creamery created star wars themed ice cream. The dark side is ultra dark chocolate. You can buy a four pa