. >> why is columbus famous? because he sailed over to puerto rico and we have a lot of puerto ricans here. >> what? >> i know. >> he was a guy credited uncorrectly with discovering the united states, and he didn't. fiddle sticks, rubbish. >> no! >> do you know columbus' nationality? >> indian. i don't know what he was. >> he was -- portuguese. >> french. >> what was columbus' nationality? >> from england. >> i don't know, pilgrim. >> he was american? >> i believe he was -- ahh -- >> what are you thinking about? >> italian. >> what year did columbus discover america? >> 19 -- i don't know. >> 1800s, around there. >> you're off by a couple hundred years. when did columbus discover america? >> 1776. >> 1860? >> 1805? >> 1492. in yo face! ♪ >> that's better. now, where did columbus land when he got here? >> rockaway, all day. >> why couldn't i think of something lake that? >> florida. >> georgia. >> plymouth rock. >> it wasn't the mainland, i don't think. it was some island. >> it was in the caribbean. >> the cari

. >> it's the first ever columbus day parade. scott is live. happy columbus day, scott. >> reporter: and to you. good afternoon, guys. they say everybody loves a parade and if you're a new yorker you know this is as good as it gets. it's the columbus day parade up 5th avenue with all the pomp and pageantry that comes with it. >> [singing] >> italian pride on display. >> let's go. columbus day parade. >> it's the world's largest celebration of italian-american new york institution since 1929. the annual columbus day parade featuring 35,000 marchers, more marching bands. >> parading up 5th avenue from 47th street to 72nd street before an estimated 40 million spectators. >> how would we describe your >> elaborate. >> here to honor their past , present and future, a day of smiles and joy for the young and the young at heart. >> it's part of our heritage. i brought my grandson with me and showed him the italian spirit. >> what often goes unmentioned that is this the mission of the parade put on by the columbus's citizen foundation is to provide scho

it is going to be laureates on this columbus day. rosanna: we will tell you the ups and downs of columbus day here. look at this sunrise. greg: a shooting just a few hours ago outside a nightclub in the flatiron district. three women were shot. one fatally. rosanna: one of them died, by the way. the two others should survive. government. greg: broke his leg. he will be there tonight at citi field. this is how he does business, apparently. rosanna: 30. their teeth. they are could be some revenge tonight. eli manning. a touchdown. it was a beautiful moment. giants when it. greg: the columbus day parade. it should be a lot of fun. we celebrate i tell you americans. let's talk about chris columbus. he discovered america. he was trying to find india, of. late. who is that? shall be my next favorite. rosanna: mario cuomo. my family will be here. we will be making food. we will talk about that. greg: very nice. playoff at citi field. rosanna: talking about some revenge. not happy. space. mike: happy columbus day. anyhow. it looks like a rea

chicago also held its 63rd annual columbus day parade, celebrating christopher columbus' historic voyage to america, and italian american culture. but a growing number of cities have established an alternative holiday to honor native american cities. this year they include seattle, st. paul, minnesota, and portland, oregon. courtney keeley takes a look at the movement. >> reporter: christopher columbus has long been described as discovering the new world some 500-plus years ago. but indigenous activist say that is impossible. others call columbus is pie rot who's actions lead to the murder of many people. >> i personally felt it myself growing up, and it's just time to change it, so they can be proud of themselves and not honor a man that murder their families. >> reporter: in 1492 columbus arrived on the island that today is split between haiti and the dominican republic. his own journal describes the n enslaving and extermination of the local people. but the italians say columbus was an explorer. >> italian americans everywhere are intensely offended. >> reporter: the city of seattle i

the annual columbus ceremony at columbus circle, but not everybody thinks it's a good idea. i'll have the story coming up. >>> developing now, downtown collision. an officer collides with people on bicycles and news 4 is live at the scene. >>> right now at 5:00, a family's search for a loved one comes to a tragic end after police find his body in a park in prince george's county. >> the 80-year-old disappeared at a field trip at the park. news 4's tracee wilkins is in largo where she just spoke to the family. >> this is a heartbreaking turn of events, the family just wrapped up a press conference just a few hours ago and during this press conference, the attorney said that this is a homicide, that the assisted care facility that was responsible for this man is implicated in this homicide. coming up on news 4 at 5:00, why they believe this is the case. we'll have that in just a bit. back to you in the studio. >> a police officer and pedestrian are in the hospital after an accident on connecticut avenue northwest near l street. it's a busy intersection and news 4's jackie bens

. >>> it is 4:30 on this columbus day, monday, october 12th. the temperature reads i think that says 58 degrees. couldn't be more perfect for the holiday. lots of sun. temperatures rising into the 70s. i'm dick brennan in for chris wragge. >> welcome to cbs 2 news this morning. i'm mary calvi. we'll have weather and traffic on the 2s in a minute. >>> first, the mets play game three against los angeles tonight. >> one of the dodgers has been chase utley's aggressive attempt to break up a double play left ruben tejada with a broken leg and left utley with a two-game suspension. janelle burrell is live from citi field. >> reporter: good morning to you dick and mary. with that appeal pending chase utley could very well be playing here at citi field later tonight. if he does he can expect lots of boos and taunting from mets fans with the series now tied 1-1. >> tejada is down, the game is tied and now we check on tejada. >> it's the replay that has many mets fans cringing ruben tejada down after what many say was an ugly move by chase utley. >> an u

columbus. history tonight. [applause] and the intersection of our future of arts and culture in the black community, the rehabilitation that rejuvenation, the re-creation of this lincoln district in the process. history in the future, the intersection. wil haygood who was raised in columbus, went to east high school, played basketball. everything he learned in life he learned it here in the city of columbus. [applause] his values, his skill, his inspiration and in fact his first writing job was for the post which was located right around the corner in this very neighborhood. wil haygood as someone who never forgot about our city even though he has gone on to win awards, written multiple books, great books. one of his books turned into a movie. someone who cares deeply about his past, deeply about the city of columbus and he is now one if not the premier, great american biographers in our country. someone we are proud of in the city of columbus. [applause] wil haygood, somebody needs to tell the

of columbus. the italian embassy presented one of dozens of wreaths to honor the 19492 explorer that opened it up to european settlements. >> the founding of our nation and founding of the new world with christopher columbus. >> reporter: today as in other years, was there a small protest of those objecting to praise for an explorer that e mroited as much as he explored. >> just trying to raise awareness of the other side of the conversation that's often left out. >> i'm no expert on the topic, but i feel that columbus day as a federal holiday is misplaced. >> even the ceremony itself acknowledged the downside of the columbus explorations. >> and as we pay tribute to the ways that columbus pursued vicious goals, we often recognize suffering inflicted on native americans. >> only about half of the states recognize the federal columbus day as the state holiday and some jurisdictions have honored native americans. in the district, tom sherwood, news 4. an 8 on-year-old man, the emotional statement fr

spee2 it is is monday morning, october 12, columbus day. did you have a nice weekend. >> juliet: i did, i cooked, i stayed home. and i bought you another mirror. it opens up, i broke i broke his mirror so i got him a large mirror. i know you need this. >> ben: you are using the old one when you broke it. >> juliet: it's not like i looked at it and it broke. >> mike: wow. youz doesn't look like a lot of rain. high high temps today will be 74 degrees. seventy-one tomorrow, late showers on tuesday and wednesday. let's bring in i now and take a peek at what it is like for folks on this columbus day. >> ines: street cleaning rules are suspended. you have to feed them or meters. a little delay but not bad at all. if you're traveling on the no problems on the platonic. victory boulevard is no problem. long island expressway you have a traffic jam this morning. slower than normal. traffic is at a crawl, an accident on ten eighth street. trains are fine. >> juliet: thank you ines. an overnight shooting at in the flatiron district leaves three immens

eight cities have now changed the name of the columbus day parade, and i'm not sure americans link columbus with saluting italian-americans. it's almost two different things in some ways, right? >> well, columbus discovered america and was an italian. and so this columbus day has been around since the 1800s, and we respect everyone in the country to decide what they want to do. but we wish they would come to new york city and join us at this incredible parade and see what italian-americans are all about and what we're really celebrating. we're celebrating our culture, our heritage, and great people like alberto cribiore. >> and we're gonna have it right here on channel 7. just to remind people, we have tomorrow, monday, ken rosato and michelle charlesworth will have live coverage of the columbus day parade tomorrow starting at noon right here on channel 7. angelo and alberto, you're great spokesmen for this organization, and thank you. good luck. good luck at the parade. it's gonna be a great one. >> thank you for having us. >> thank you. >> our honor, of course, to broadcast it. and that's

the petition on change.org asks mayor nutter to remove the christopher columbus monuments. the petition's creator writes, "more and more people inside and outside of the philadelphia area are recognizing that christopher columbus raped, enslaved, murdered, and stole from countless indigenous peoples and ruined their lives." the petition has about 150 signatures. >>> cleanup continues this evening in montgomery county after the storms smacked parts of the area on friday. here's a look at those intense storms on radar. they packed strong winds and rain for about two hours straight, so this columbus day holiday has been anything but a day off for crews chopping trees and cleaning up debris. deanna durante takes you to damage. >> they've been doing it all weekend. >> reporter: the lucky ones are out checking out the damage. >> i was sitting out on the front porch, i didn't know it went by, we had a downpour. >> reporter: downed trees, smashed cables, and more in the front lawn. >> it shocked me at first. >> reporter: corn was sleeping inside his house. he didn't know his backya

do you think we have to ditch columbus day? >> that is like an isis hostage video. >> and he was trebling and saying something about imperial ism. >> he was showing the value of the teleprompter. >> yeah, he looked like his eyes were -- i thought it was like a seizure. no, i am not on this one. i am pro genocide. >> finally. i want the world to know. we see this for -- with people on stadiums. everyone was [bleep] to be honest. there was a point in which you have to cut people a certain amount of slack and say, you know, columbus probably not a good guy which is historically accurate. he was not a great guy. but you know, by what standards? >> by what standards. we are doing it by a 2015 standard? i don't know. bly the -- by the way the native people's day has been going on. berkly started it -- berkeley started it. it is an old thing. not a new thing. >> if you will blame columbus for coming to the new world, don't you blame the people who crossed the frozen tundra? >> now that you gave me the idea, maybe. colonialism brought

it is columbus day. it is columbus day. did you have a nice weekend. >> juliet: i did have a nice weekend. i did a little cooking. it's true, i don't really cook it's rare. but i publicized it to ines and michael. >> ben: there are still questions of whether it came out of the stouffers box. >> juliet: i a people who can back me up on it. boy oh boy. >> ben: there is no actual proof, mike that she actually >> ben: my mother actually took the video. >> juliet: sheet is very much alive and well my mother. she is a crazy cat woman actually. >> mike: maybe if we tasted it we would know. good morning everyone, hope you had a good weekend. let's talk about what happened with the weather over the weekend. sunday wasn't bad. it was 69 . not bad for. not bad for a high temp in central park. hot average highs around 65 degrees. temperature in bridgeport, 55 in montauk. this morning as milder as well. we have we have 57 in central park, 50 in newark, 41 in monticello and suffix. there is a decent amount of fall cover happening around

it was the 51st annual hispanic columbus day parade alpa raid -- parade. miss universe, paulina vega, from colombia was a special guest. >>> still to come on "today in new york," how turkey's military says it'll respond after bombings at a peace rally killed nearly 100 people. >>> and an intruder gets a surprise when he targets the wrong woman. >>> live look there at the grand central parkway by the l.i.e. you can tell it's a holiday commute. >>> in florida, dramatic video of a waterspout that got too close to dry land. cell phone video showing the spout just off the shore in st. petersburg. it crossed a bridge, tossed around a tractor trailer. fortunately, the driver was not hurt. when you see those things, you've got to take care. >> of course. when they move on to land, if they move off the water, is it a tornado at that point? >> at that point, they lose their energy source. they eventually kind of -- >> collapse. >> yeah. but if you're close to the water, you have problems. that's a little bit about waterspouts. closer to home, nothing like that. no c

. >> today is columbus day, but not every city in the u.s. is celebrating. how some are choosing to mark the holiday. >> zimbabwe announced it will not charge an american dentist for killing cecil the lion, saying there will be no charges because walter palmer obtained the proper permits for his hunting trip. the dentist has been criticized worldwide for killing the prized lion. he said he relied on his guides and had no idea the lion he killed was one of zimbabwe's treasured animals. california has banned the use of redskins by sports teams. public schools are barred from using the nickname. last year, a federal panel ruled that the trademark for the nfl's washington redskins should be canceled. the team is challenging the decision. >> it is columbus day here in the u.s., but controversy surrounds the holiday. a growing number of cities and states seek to abolish it. in albuquerque new mexico, the city recognizes native americans, instead. >> christopher columbus has long been described as discovering a new world from 500 plus years ago. indigenous activist

someone we are proud of in the city of columbus. [applause]. >> will hagood someone needs to tell the stories of our people. or they will be loss, and he does it in an eloquent way, in a way that is exciting and moving and inspiring for the future. for our children. i say we could never plan ahead unless we understand from where we come and will hagood has been that person that has explained where we come from, so that we can march onto the future and he has many more stories to tell. history and our future intersecting here tonight at lincoln theater. thurgood marshall. thurgood marshall visited columbus many times. we did some research on him. it was somewhere between nine and 13, 14 times he visited columbus. it goes all the way back to 1938. when he first came columbus, first recorded, he may have come before them. but, in 1938, he came to columbus five years after he graduated from howard law school. he came to our city to advocate, to participate, to speak and many times thereafter often at the naacp annual meeting in the city

. >> what year did columbus discover america? >> i don't know. >> 18 -- >> where did columbus land when he got here? >> rock away all day. >> florida. >> georgia. >> plymouth rock. >> do you remember the names of the ships columbus came over in? >> anna maria. mayfield. >> mayflower. >>> the mayflower. they'll need help. go back to school. seven minutes before the top of the hour. airports violating a school dress code. should there be an exception for patriotism. your e-mails next. >> taylor swift's boyfriend, the legal action he's threatening over break-up rumors. you can't breathed. through your nose. suddenly, you're a mouthbreather. a mouthbreather! how can anyone sleep like that? well, just put on a breathe right strip and pow! it instantly opens your nose up to 38% more than cold medicine alone. so you can breathe and sleep. shut your mouth and say goodnight mouthbreathers. breathe right >>> before the leave the house, the man suspected of killing a memphis police officer is due in court. lorenzo clark, a convicted felon f

. >> coming up on al jazeera america today is columbus day. but not every city in the u.s. is celebrating. we're looking at how some are choosing and not choosing to mark the holiday. >> california the first state to ban the use of redskins by sports teams there. they're barred from using the name redskins for their teams. the trademark to the washington redskins here should be canceled and their team is challenging the decision. >>> a number of states are saying they should away with columbus day. al jazeera has more. >> christopher columbus has long been described as the new world 500 years ago. indigenous activists say that's impossible. people were already living there. he was called a pirate whose actions led to the murder of millions of native people. >> it internalizes genocide in our people. they can be proud of themselves and not honor a man who murdered their families. >> in 1492 columbus arrived between haiti and the dominican republic. his own journal described the extermination of the population. but italian americans say that the recognition of columbus as an

call it a columbus day conundrum. the reason why some cities say we should not be celebrating christopher columbus and the name that they would change this holiday to. >>> and it is the collision seen around the major leagues. ex-phills star chase utley officially suspended for bowling over a mets' player but utley is not sitting this one out quietly. we will tell you what is happening today that could happen back on the field tonight. >>> research has shown people who have a heart attack are more likely to become depressed, which puts them at risk for another heart attack. but there are some things you can do to improve postheart attack depression. first of all, if you smoke, quit. a study of more than 1100 patients found quitting smoking more than doubled the chance of improving this kind of depression. and if you workout even a little, you're less likely to be depressed. >>> new research shows a significant impact of using high-dose flu vaccines in nursing homes a study of more than 50,000 people living in nursing

the bond market is close for columbus day. right now we are heading over the mornings with maria with maria bartiromo. >> maria: happy columbus day to everybody. it is monday october 12th, with me this hour dagen mcdowell, mike murphy and jp morgan asset global stategist. perception that russian president vladimir putin is making obama look bad. here is what the president had to say. >> he is challenging your leadership, mr. president. >> i have to tell you that running the economy into the ground and having to send troops in in order to prop up, your only ally is leadership, then we have a different definition of leadership. >> maria: iran decision to test fire new generation missiles over the weekend is threatening implementation of the nuclear pack reached in july. national security resolution reached after the deal was announced and called on iran to avoid any activity relate today ballistic missile design today deliver nuclear weapons. southwest airlines warning major delays after technology issues, glitch causing massive

just a stunning columbus day. so my headlines today, pretty simple, folks, gorgeous day for your columbus day, however, we do have some showers expected on tuesday, and then a big cool down, coming our way next weekend. but not there yet. taking a live look at the temperatures currently 68 degrees in philadelphia, right nowment look at 70 in trenton, and as you can see atlantic city coming in at 71, so little bit of cool start, but boy it has been nice. wind relatively calm about 7-mile per hour winds here, just nice breeze, nothing much. just casino of keeps the air moving. but looking at storm scan3, see nice and clear now, but look off to the midwest, see the line of clouds, that is an indication after cold front that's coming our way. that's what's going to bring the showers tomorrow. late morning, early afternoon is the timing for. that will but today, no showers to worry about. 74 degrees as your high, few clouds if you head down the shore, high of 69. beautiful day in the poconos, 70 and sunshine to me that

columbus day, skies are clear. we'll see lots of sunshine, sunrise after 7:00 this morning. 52 degrees. humidity is up there, we've seen a few spots of fog but most of the area is in the clear this morning. after a chilly start we'll see a quick warm-up. sunshine, bright today. it's tomorrow that we'll see the return of clouds and the chance of showers. not as chilly compared to yesterday. while philadelphia is 52, there's plenty of schoare cool. look at cape may in the 40s. 46 degrees now in cape may. chillier woodbine at 38 degrees. we'll see clear skies and sunshine today. the radar is clear this morning, but you can see what's on the way for tomorrow. showers are moving through canada, north dakota, minnesota, a long way from us but that will be moving in tomorrow morning. we'll start off dry. by 9:00 we could see showers for lancaster, reading, sweeping through philadelphia by 11:00 tomorrow morning. we should get a quick tenth of an inch or more, .13 rain in philadelphia. by 1:00 the showers are moving to the

we're looking at a beautiful day on this columbus day. columbus sailed on three ships. >> you know the song. >> i know the song. >> we sing it all day. the nina pineda, the santa maria. >> thank you bill. >> that's actually an old joke, right? the nina pineda yes it is. >> i want to tell you what's happening at the throgs neck bridge if that's the bridge you usually take you have an accident being cleared away. you may want to head to the whitestone bridged in. we also have the l.i.e. west at 108th street. an accident still being cleared away. delays coming into the kew gardens interchange. as a result some pretty heavy delays. hue kari, brooklyn battery tunnel. there's a stall going inbound. subway status e and f trains, 1 train signal problems at south ferry. r trains signal problems at prospect avenue. long island railroad, new jersey transit doing okay, and you heard shannon sohn say new jersey turnpike southbound western spur getting into exit 16w that overturned vehicle. street cleaning rules are suspended. lori and shirleen, over t

to columbus. he may have come before them but in 1938 he came to columbus five years after he graduated from howard law school. he came to our city to advocate, to participate, to speak and many times thereafter often at the naacp annual meeting in the city of columbus. he probably stayed at st. clair hotel, which is right around the corner on garfield because back in those days black folks couldn't stay at the motel's downtown. they couldn't go to the theaters downtown so they came to this area of our community, the harlem of the midwest. i can envision thurgood marshall walking up and down the streets of mt. vernon avenue going to our churches, walking up and down the streets. i can envision thurgood marshall being in this user at some point in time because everybody came to this theater on longstreet during that period of time. so this is an intersection between history and our future. and with thurgood marshall, thurgood marshall helped set the path for the future of our country in many ways.

today is columbus day, the federal holiday to commemorate the arrival of christopher columbus to the so-called new world in 1492, but a growing number of cities are recognizing today as indigenous people's day instead. we'll have more on that later in the broadcast. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. as many as 128 people died in turkey saturday when nearly simultaneous explosions ripped through a pro-peace rally in the country's capital of ankara. more than 245 people were injured. the bombs went off just as a large group of kurdish groups, trade unions, and leftist organizations were preparing to begin a march protesting the resumption of fighting between the turkish state and kurdish militants. video from the rally shows activists peacefully chanting and holding signs in the moments before the explosions. amy: it is the deadliest terror attack in the history of the turkish republic. eyewitnesses described the horrific aftermath of the bombings. >> we heard the sound of an explosion from where th

greg: and celebrating christopher columbus. rosanna: you shall at the big dinner where she sang. special. it was nice to be there. rosanna: and you were sitting next to governor cuomo. where is the photo? greg: they are great dining partners. there is chris columbus. the late great mario cuomo. rosanna: yes, rest in peace. greg: remember the speech? rosanna: we were so proud when he made that speech. beautiful, emotional. greg: we are talking about the 1994 speech. he was amazing. how about a prominent italian american. take a look. hey. rosanna: thank you so much. is that is only one. john travolta. rosanna: he's a great actor. greg grek how about the role in saturday night fever? rosanna: at the time, i didn't know about it. rosanna: yeah. greg: stefanie. rosanna: yes. greg: there is a major parade up 5th avenue. rosanna: by the way, a million people are expected to line the sidewalks to celebrate the parade. 4,000 are marching in the parade. it is at 11:30 this morning until 3:00 in the afternoon. greg: we marched in the st.

there's a statue of columbus there. representatives from the embassies of italy and spain will place items at the foot of the statue in a few minutes we'll talk about the other side of the holiday and why they want it changed. >>> local schools call for a different lesson. they call for more parents to get involved with students. plus all eyes are on las vegas. we're getting ready for a first in the race for president. even though one big question still >>> we're working to learn more about a british military helicopter that crashed in kabul in afghanistan. five people, all nato personnel died. investigator believe the crash was not hostile. this is a security balloon falling to the ground there. some witnesses say the helicopter may have hit it before it crashed. however until an investigation is done, we can't know for sure that that's what happened. >>> any minute now donald trump will take the stage in new hampshire speaking with seven other presidential candidates. former senator joe lieberman is introducing him. r

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this columbus day morning. but it will not feel like the middle of october by this afternoon, if you like the heat. we got some good news for you. it is monday, october 12th, i i'm erika von tiehl. outside to kyla, inside to meisha, a i wonder from a coat on, do you have a coat on out there? >> yes, i do. good morning, yes, kyla, feeling chilly out, there and looking at the roadways, so calm out there. i forget it is a holiday, but nice and calm on the roadways. >> that's good news, we are going to warm up to beautiful temperature today. high of 74 degrees, but right now, little chilly out here. not bad. little warmer than we were this time yesterday. take a live look here, you can see, we are sitting at 52 degrees in center city. the winds out of the west, but nice and calm. i think that really helps when you walk out the door and it is really chilly. plenty chill any allentown, 43 millville, and you can see wildwood at about 46 degrees, little warmer for you, storm scan3, shows, we are going to see gorgeous b

will it fall on our columbus day holiday? i'll have the answer coming up in your eyewitness weather. >> ♪ >> welcome back. south carolina flood waters reach new heights a week after historic record setting rainfall. more rain fell across the state today. cbs news correspondent david bedno has more. >> reporter: on the shores of what is highway 41, volunteers were loading up a relief flotilla with food water and essentials. >> by vote, by humvee, helicopter, whatever it takes we'll get to them. >> reporter: robert stamper is the assistant fire chief in the town of andrews. today he was also a boat captain along the way we passed flooded homes a railroad crossing and even a stranded rooster. as the boat reached the shore people were waiting. stephanie rim hoped to unload supplies. >> we're land locked pretty much here besides going through on a boat. >> reporter: items were distributed as quickly as they arrived. brittany needed diapers and got them. >> this is so helpful. this is good that people get together and do this for

late on columbus day, a chance to introduce some showers. could see rain tuesday, definitely have the clouds tuesday, and temperatures go back to the 60s. >> 60s, but i'm seeing that 59 on saturday. >> you caught that? >> i see you're trying to gloss on it but i'm watching you. and remember get the weather updates by downloading the cbs 2 weather app, get the forecast, check live radar, and send your weather pictures and video. it's free and available in the app store. >>> new tonight long island firefighters made today's big play at the homecoming day, rescuing two coaches stranded in a bucket lift. they were calling plays during the game when the trucks hydraulics failed. the firefighters used their lift truck to get them down. >>> meanwhile, some comic book heroes are taking over new york for comic-con 2015. plenty of costumed characters were seen around town today. the show, which started thursday is expected to draw more than 150,000 people, and nearly 1,000 exhibitors. it comes to a close tomorrow at 5:00 p.m. >>> still ahead, the late

it's honor to be part of starting the tradition again here at columbus. off the field it is has been a difficult year for mauricio his mother marilyn is terminally ill diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer, bone cancer and a brain tumor. i think about when i play anytime i do a good play or something i think about her and just want to make her proud. it has been a difficult time so it has been a welcome joy. the community of columbus junction has rallied around the ramerez family and dollars at a fund raiser. and even put a new roof on the family's house. my community is great they carry our family on their backs i can't say anything except for thank you. the good wishes, the visits the incredible gifts don't stop coming. we are really blessed to be in this community. despite her illness marilyn hasn't missed any of mauricio's games. i get very excited. i can't talk all game but when he is going towards that touchdown i start to come unglued. he is an inspiration. they will have another fundraiser for the ramirez family this saturday at the las vegas club in

so awesome for our columbus day. clouds are on the increase, boston, pretty mild temperatures 69 at logan airport, was 70 degrees in the 50s. those dew points will take a tumble over night tonight into to move in. the wind look at that from the south right now, sustained at 26 miles per hour, gusting even higher than that. so it's that wind that's dragging in the mild air, and we could stay dry for the rest of the afternoon, timing for the evening but that's when we see showers downpours work in, gusty wind will continue and 9 p.m. 62 degrees with pockets of rain that will still be around. you can see it all still to our west, some of it starting to move into the brookshire right now. steadier rain to our north too, there have been downpours in southern new hampshire. it is that area of rain to our west that's a cold front going to approach by the time we get to the evening hours. so out there we've actually had a little bit of sunshine notice some of the showers starting to bubble up now, and these will continue to

now not everybody has school, for some it is a columbus day holiday. so enjoy it what are you doing up this early if you are off but i don't know. we're glad you are with us. ultimate almost doppler, nothing going on there we have 53 degrees to start. we will be close to 07 by lunchtime. 75 degrees, and then as we sang earlier, a lovely day this of course will not last. we will talk about the the weather changes coming up in the new and improved seven day forecast we have just ahead. bob kelly, good to see you. >> good to see you back in action all wide eyed and bushy tailed during weeks vacation. you will need a nap later this afternoon. >> big time. >> 4:31. back to work and school. maybe some schools have the day off with columbus day, a holiday today. crews are still working at route 202 northbound heading up into route 401. live look here at route 70 and 73 over there in cherry hill, new jersey. cherry hill, mount laurel, no problems at all, nice quiet start on the new jersey side. no problems heading southbound on i-95 out of the northeast philad

indulge now people day recognizing native members who were here weapon columbus arrived in 1492 and berkeley is thought to be the first to adopt the holiday in 1992. others mark the holiday for the first time this year including albuquerque, new mexico, and portland, oregan, and st. paul, minnesota. supporters of columbus say it is centuries of cultural exchange between america and europe. >> bad news for social security recipients millions will not see an increase to the gives next year. >> rockstar versus a legislation and what arrow smith front man steven tyler is demanding from donald trump. >> a look at the toll plaza with >> a look at the toll plaza with weather and traffic through the >> a look at the toll plaza with weather and traffic through the it'll be here before you know it. hello, halloween. it's the one night when everybody dresses up. and that includes dinner. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. it's always worth remembering... that icing the cinnamon rolls is a privilege not a right. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. >> santa clara, san francisco, e

no breaks on this columbus day. bucks county route one northbound we have an accident out there at route 213 which is maple avenue. you can see they're taking the vehicle away on a flatbed truck right now. we did see someone removed from the vehicle on a stretcher and put into an ambulance and you can also see we've got a really close look at the vehicle and there the air bags were deployed so once that clears out of there we expect that delay to nim anybody. taking a look at speeds across the region, we are in the teens and the 10 miles per hour you can see on the schuylkill expressway in the eastbound lanes. we do have an accident there on the schuylkill around gulph mills. it has been cleared to the side. very slow go on those northbound lanes of the blue route from 95 up through media swarthmore so we're seeing the typical monday afternoon commute right now. few incidents, this is the one we were speaking about eastbound that has been moved off to the side at gulph mills but again slowing you down there as you a

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. >>> happy columbus day. let's quickly check in on u.s. markets and futures are indicating not much. we are coming off the best week for the s&p in the year in 2015. the dow also seeing the best week since early february so, yes, we are on a bit of a role. we're going to be up a point or so for the s&p 500. the dow jones lawyer by 1.5 points. nasdaq down. not much movement so far. let's quickly check in on european markets, shall we, and what's happening across europe. we are close to the one-month highs. the german dax seen gains by 1/2 a percent. the cac 40 here in france by 1/3 and the ftse mib. carolyn, we do have japanese markets closed for holidays. some asian pacific action this week. >> the holidays are a pretty interesting one. it's the health and sports day. they have the best holidays. we should do that in europe. asian markets, we're on a tear. shanghai comp up by 3.3%. that's in part because of more stimulus news. also the vice president of the boc saying that the stock market correction is almost over. the kospi up by 0.1%. h

recover nicely for the columbus day weekend. into columbus day on monday. saturday, one of the events coming through. we have the taste of d.c. temperatures only in the mid-to-upper 60's. wear the coats there for the taste of d.c. it is going to be chilly. the army ten-miler going on sunday. sunny skies. the army ten-miler. i'm told that it starts in the 40's and gets in the 50's. gorgeous weather coming for you then. fantastic columbus day. mid-70's for the highs. that is the latest on the weekend forecast. we could get the latest on the wet roads north with robert altman. robert: we have wet roads coming in. frederick county, washington county. heading to the area very soon. we have big problems on 95. the pavement is dry but the traffic is slow. northbound 95. live look near 198. the overturned just ahead between 198 and 216 blocking the two left lanes. slow traffic to power mill. we are headed to the beltway with the delay. the beltway, inner loop. it's intermittent to silver springs. back at it through college park and green belt through 202 and landov

pretty nice stuff for columbus day. nice and warm today. enjoy it. we'll talk more about the changes coming up. let's get you out to the roads. hopefully we're light out there with the holiday. olessa: that's what it looks like, cindy. no problems to report the pike. allston/brighton looks great. that's easts bound moving toward the bottom of the screen. let's check out the rest of your ride as you travel into town. we do have one disabled car northbound on expressway. but the volume is so light it's not impacting the ride too much. the pike looks good 128 issue free. if you're traveling down from new hampshire everybody there getting by at the speed limit. all the overnight construction was knocked out because of the holiday. lighter for us out there in that aspect as well. trains and buses running on schedule. emily: thank you. breaking overnight. five nato troops are dead after a helicopter crash in afghanistan. a security guard says the chopper appeared to hit the cable of an observation balloon before it crashed landed at nato headquarters in ka

columbus day will be a stunner. weak disturbance on tuesday. that will bring some showers our way. then much cooler scenario by the time we get into next weekend. the winds is nice and calm out there, just want to gave you a look, so even though starting offer chilly, you know what it, helps when the winds isn't making you in the faiths too. we are little chill any spots. allentown, one of them, 42 degrees, lancaster also at 42, 43 millville, 52 in philadelphia, so the warmest spot on the map that we see here. storm scan3 shows you nice and clear when the sun comes up today it will be gorgeous blue skies yet again as i zoom out you see little disturbance to the south. that will will stay off shore. should not be a problem for us. but we do have some rain tracking toward us tomorrow. but let's talk about today first 74 degrees for our high. as you are at philadelphia, 69 degrees down the shore, afternoon clouds in there. and in the poconos, about 70 degrees, absolutely beautiful, today, if you are going for hike maybe great weather. we do have to say good-bye to high pressure, you n

. >> good morning and thanks for join us on monday, columbus day. >> i am matt keller here for eric thomas. >> i am kristen sze. we will check with meteorologist mike nicco and find how the weather looks like. >> just absolutely nothing going on right now and nothing to worry about from live doppler hd. no i would, no cloud, no drizzle, no rain, you can see on sutro tower, we are cooler at 48 to 60 and when the sun comes you, get ready we are going to be 70s to 82 by noon. at 72 at coast to 92 inland, and this is not our hottest day, that will be tomorrow when we set the records. enjoy a confidentable evening at the coast at 66 and stuffy inland at 86. so tar we have a holiday light condition and here is the bay bridge toll plaza on this columbus day morning. we have some cars trickling in and a line of cars wait to way cash in the far right hand lane and they have checked through and they are now in san francisco so the rest of the drive is clear and here is a move over to san mateo bridge with the drive move along fine with a little bit of construction as you leave 880 to make it to high

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enjoy your columbus day. it's a cool start. sunny and warm this afternoon with a southwesterly swind. it will be near 70 degrees on the cape. otherwise as warm as 77 across the area today. so we are in great shape. enjoy it. tomorrow you're heading back to work, back to school. it's a mild day as you saw. but notice first thing in the morning a lot of clouds around. there could be a few showers here in southeastern massachusetts. and then we get towards the early afternoon. most of us are dry with mostly cloudy skies. but notice a few showers here off to the west. as it presses in towards late in the afternoon and the evening, we could see a couple of showers out of that. no heavy rain expected and nothing widespread but at least a threat for a shower coming in on tuesday. behind that front cooler for weds we. lots of sunshine on thursday. and then showers coming in on friday. that is a potent cold front. it is going to bring in much cooler temperatures. this upcoming weekend, of course, the head of the charles is is happening.

>> david, karen and tam, happy columbus day. >> reporter: matt, thank you. it's a chilly start on columbus day, we have clear skies and the promise of pleasant of sunshine. high pressure in control and winds are light. temperatures are cool, you probably feel this as you step outside. a little bit chilly than last week. 52 in philadelphia. allentown, 42. 48 in trenton. almost 50 in wilmington and slipping into the 40s at the airport in atlantic city and millville and dover, as well. winds are on the light side. at the but not a lot of breeze, but mainly clear and chilly. 50 degrees by 6:00 a.m. 51 by 8:00 a.m. sweatshirts not a bad idea, a couple of layers early. as we go into the afternoon we can she shed it layers. 51 by 8:00 a.m. 69 by noon, 3:00 p.m., 75. nice and warm degrees probably