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Owner and chef Melba Wilson says she was "born, bred and buttered in Harlem."



Long Island

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The best part about it getting dark so early is that you can see all the holiday lights when you drive. Yes. And even when it's cloudy and raining like it was this weekend, I had my Christmas lights on yesterday at like two o'clock in the afternoon. Just to enjoy. It's just a short time of year. And if you spread it out, you know, a little joy every day. Hopefully. And out there today, Jen, after all the rain that we had from Friday to Saturday, Sunday. How about sunshine returns on our Monday? Yeah, back to school, back to work and we have sunshine today. The blue sky is out there, the dry weather conditions, morning sunshine, afternoon clouds high today will be in the lower fifties. Notice this evening, cloudy skies leaving work today, you're going to be looking at temperatures in the forties, skies will clear overnight. We have a weak weather feature moving through tonight and that's going to lead to some colder weather by tomorrow. Sunny skies out for today. We're looking at this afternoon, the clouds coming in highs are in the fifties dry for the evening rush hour. Now, the first part of our evening temperatures are in the forties with clouds. Overnight, skies clear. You wake up on your Tuesday morning with temperatures in the thirties. So it will be colder sunshine. Tuesday morning clouds Tuesday afternoon, temperatures, Tuesday afternoon only around 40 to 45. So it will be cold colder on your Tuesday and same day on Wednesday, some sunshine in the morning, take a look here. Temperatures will be in the thirties. Wednesday morning, clouds coming in Wednesday afternoon with temperatures only in the lower forties and then going towards the weekend, tracking some wet weather by Sunday afternoon, could have some steady rain. Sunday afternoon through Sunday evening. Highs today are in the fifties morning, sunshine, afternoon clouds tonight, lows are in the thirties, clouds to start then clearing skies. Your extended forecast shows you here 54 today, it's colder tomorrow at 45 colder on Wednesday, 42 dry for the start of Hanukkah, dry Friday, Saturday. Watching that we weather Sunday into Monday and don't forget tonight at 730 winter weather ready, we're going to let you know what we think will happen this winter season. Will it snow coming your way tonight? All right, I'll be

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We often see people just like filming with their phones. Well, now you don't need to, right, because we can just go to theaters and get a do over. Now, we're talking of weather and we're noticing that, you know, temperatures are going to feel relatively mild once again for today, Newark, 51 degrees and notice our weather icons here. So we start off more sunshine than not. But that of course changes heading into the afternoon time frame, the clouds will build, collect and linger with us and approximately nine o'clock at night, that's when things get better also with our skies. So it's a sunny morning, cloudy afternoon tomorrow. We are expecting temperatures to take a bigger tumble and subfreezing mornings are also going to be back into place. So we need all the layers for the days ahead. Now, for today, I think you just need your sunglasses because of that sunny start. But another weekend and a possible signal for a stronger storm system ushers in by Sunday that we're tracking here at a weather center. So 44 as you're heading out the door to the school bus and then towards the afternoon, the mild temperatures will be persistent once again for a 2nd and 3rd day across our state. Now, the active winds will also be filled in some drier conditions and they will continue to swivel towards the north. And that's what's also going to help the colder air mass and just airflow also encompass the entire tri state. It's nice and quiet. Right now, our satellite and radar hasn't much to detail. And as we walk you through the morning, the forties heading back into the fifties. As we progress into the afternoon, the clouds thicken, stay and linger with us. We have this 10 day coming up.

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Brooklyn

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To today's weather. What are we shaping up to have on tap? Is it warm? Is it going to be, it's going to be warmer? And with El Nino getting stronger into this winter, we were mentioning that winter weather ready special. We're going to have more details on how it will affect our winter. But before we get to that, we're talking about a temperature roller coaster. Of course, we love the cyclone, especially during the summer, not quite summer temperatures. In fact, we're going the wrong way. We are getting a whole lot colder by midweek, only thirties for highs and it also could come with a couple of snowflakes mixed in. So let's take a look at our latest feature cast tomorrow morning quite a bit colder. Look at those thirties from flatlands down towards Bensonhurst, taking Bay Parkway down, let's say towards uh Bay Ridge, it's going to be only about 38 degrees, not much warming up because the clouds will be moving in into the afternoon. We're going to temperatures mostly in the middle of forties. That's it. So back to reality here, back to December feel forties basically all afternoon long. So it's going to be colder. You definitely want to bundle up out there into the afternoon and evening, then into Wednesday. Similar story colder even in fact, barely getting to 40 here across our borough, Futurecast does not quite show those snowflakes overhead a little bit better of a chance. In fact, heading into Thursday again, a lot of messy weather, a lot of disorganized area of low pressure, not necessarily going to give us rain on Wednesday, but take a look at Thursday clipper system could bring a couple of snowflakes, which is why I have that one little snowflake there on the 10 day forecast. But as we head into the 10 day forecast, bigger storm system likely though by next Sunday. All right, Alan.

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Westchester

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Though this morning to check in again with meteorologist Matt Hammer looking outside in Tarrytown, a pretty nice day, Matt. Yeah, it was a gorgeous sunrise this morning and we really had the partly cloudy skies that will just give way to more clouds into the afternoon. So enjoy this image because as we get into the afternoon, it will be mostly cloudy today. So that's the only change really that happens through the day and temperatures will get up to around 50 pretty much everywhere, everywhere as well. But notice that around 12 o'clock, noon time today, a lot of gray, a lot of clouds overall, it's a dry day. If anything, a Sprinkle in spots, especially north of I 84 that's really the worst case scenario though today and it's not that bad. So as we get into this evening, that's when temperatures will start to fall back through the forties. Eventually we'll get some partial clearing after around eight or nine o'clock tonight and there will be even more clearing after midnight for a few hours that will help temperatures to drop back into the lower thirties and it will still be a little bit breezy with winds at around 5 to 15 MPH overnight. And it's early tomorrow morning. So I could easily take temperatures in the low to mid thirties and make them feel like the upper twenties at times into tomorrow morning. Similar day tomorrow, in terms of sky conditions where we start off with breaks of sun, have a nice sunrise and then more clouds will filter it into the afternoon. It will be a colder feel for tomorrow and actually the next couple of days after today thumbs up on the mood casts today. It's a dry day overall, mostly cloudy skies though are moving in into the afternoon with high, close to around 50 degrees before some partial clearing overnight tonight with lows mostly in the lower to middle thirties. Here's a look ahead, increasing clouds after early sun tomorrow and Wednesday same on Thursday too. Next three days after today will be quite chilly in the lower forties. Four temperatures recover nicely Friday and into the weekend, Saturday, the better half of the weekend, partly sunny, 53 more rain showers by Sunday before a dry start to next week with highs in the forties.

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For the kids. All right. So we're checking back in with Alan. So Alan, if the kids want to play after school today outside, what are the chances for something like that? Oh, easily, no problem. Just make sure you have that typical winter attire. It's going to be typical early December weather near 50 degrees. But we're about to go on a temperature roller coaster first. The downswing take a look at how high temperatures from fifties this afternoon, forties and thirties by midweek, it is going to be quite cold by midweek and then we rebound in a big way. But that will come with rain. We'll talk about all that in just a sec, but let's get through the next couple of days again this afternoon. Not bad. Lots of clouds into the overnight hours, the clouds clear that's going to allow us to cool on down, back into the thirties. So tomorrow morning's commute, you definitely want that heavier winter jacket out the door then into the afternoon. Notice those clouds return and that's going to keep us even colder. How about just 43 during the afternoon? Yeah. So instead of 53 like this afternoon, only about 43 into tomorrow afternoon. Quite a bit colder. You're going to notice that difference gets even colder into Wednesday. Sure. We'll clear some of the clouds out, but it's still looking quite unsettled. I wouldn't roll out an isolated Sprinkle or two. this particular model has it out towards Long Island, but I could see a rogue Sprinkle here across the city heading into Wednesday and taking big picture. You can see there's a lot of unsettled energy everywhere across the northeast so that storm system could easily get to right over us a little bit better of a chance on Thursday though. Take a look at that Clipper system, another sign that it's winter out there and it's showing a few festive flakes getting pretty close to the city by Thursday afternoon. So that's why can't rule out on a couple of those flurries on Thursday. But at least that's going to be the bottom of our temperature roller coaster gets a whole lot warmer, but a big storm system is possible by next Sunday. Oh, ok. So what are we talking here? It could be quite a bit of rain. Of course, it's, it's Sunday. Today is only Monday. We have lots of time to track it, but I wanted to highlight that for you with that yellow highlight because it's a possibility move your plans for Saturday, that's for sure. Keeping our eye out for that. Thank you so much. Well, if you've been feeling a little off, you.

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Connecticut

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Great ideas from Janice and you can almost smell those greens when she was putting those together. Smells like Christmas. Smells like the holidays. Smells like winter season. But please. No snow. No, maybe a flurry or two but nothing like a Y to y to Christmas. Ok, I want that so bad but hey, I might be in the minority here but hey, you know, witch casting, I guess, but well, that leaves us to Scott Tinkoff giving us the weather forecast. So please. Yeah. No. Snowy Scott right now, we're just looking at dry, mild breezy weather for today, sunshine to start off the day, but then clouds are going to be increasing as we head into the afternoon. So all in all today is probably going to be the best day of the work week. As tomorrow, those temperatures are going to be taking a nosedive twenties and thirties could top off around 40 degrees Tuesday and we day but will be below freezing. Maybe a flurry or two Wednesday and Thursday. But then those temperatures rise up back Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Sunday though, that's why we have a chance for some rain coming across Western Connecticut. But that wind will be with us off and on throughout the next seven days, 15 to 25 mile per hour gusts to make sure just to secure those holiday decorations don't want the San inflatables flying all over the place, trash cans in the garage as well as we are seeing moisture being pushed on in from the Great Lakes Lake Erie Lake Ontario. That's what's going to give us our cloud cover later on a few raindrops and maybe even a flake or ice mix in with that rain over in the Litchfield County but nothing much if it comes down at all. We are looking at a lot more sunshine along and south of I 84 temperature is going to be into the forties. Maybe that rain drop or two here and there. But all in all looking pretty good forties to around 50 degrees later on with more of that precipitation chance along the north of 84 later on this evening after sunset. Then the cold air moves in giving us those temperatures right around or below freezing will be much colder for you, Tuesday, highs around 40 degrees tomorrow. So definitely bundle up as we go today. Might want to have that extra layer this afternoon. But honestly, it's not going to be that bad forties to around 50 degrees, 52 in orange, 47 in Warren, mostly the partly sunny breezy conditions that drop forties on your Tuesday 40 on Wednesday, maybe a flurry Wednesday and Thursday, it will be cold to light the first night of Hanukkah and then Menorah before the temperatures rise up with some rain. Chances for our Sunday.

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be Well: Legendary chef Melba Wilson shows you how to create her famous dishes 

Melba's restaurant is the go to place for delicious down home Southern cooking in New York City, an owner and chef Melba Wilson says that she was born, bred and buttered in Harlem. And she recently showed me how she puts her heart and soul into all of her dishes. Mel you are restaurant royalty here in New York, especially the Harlem area. And that's probably why the US Open asked to partner with you for the flavors of the open. So what can we expect? Well, first of all, I am super duper excited to partner with the US Open. This message sends a message of hope. It sends a message that you can start with humble beginnings just as I did right here in the village of Harlem. And you too can make it to the US Open. This is the event that everybody wants to cook at, but also there are gonna be over 700,000 attendees. It's a big audience. Lots of people. Yeah, because they're working out, they're building up the endurance and energy and you're gonna feed them along with some other celebrity chefs that are gonna be there. What are you gonna be making for. Oh, well, I am going to be making my creamy ris macaroni and cheese. That sounds good. And also my award winning Southern Fried chicken and waffle and guess what? I'm not doing a traditional waffle. Of course, I am bringing a love get it love uh Waffle cone to the US Open flavors of the open this year, as well as my fish sandwich and uh my spring rolls and you're making me so hungry. So let's make a spring roll because I wanted to see what we're gonna be putting into this because of course, that's not your usual spring roll is Melba. So what are we gonna do here? So what we're gonna do is I like to repurpose food. OK. What do I mean by that last night I made collard greens. I made peas and rice and of course, I made some short ribs of beef. So we're not gonna add the short ribs of beef here today, but we are gonna use the leftover collard greens. We're gonna put all this. So I'm gonna show you how to do it. We're gonna take the collard greens. We have our spring roll wrappers and a try reform with the triangle facing us. So you just follow right behind me. Come on, Shannon and this looks healthy too. We got our greens in here. We have our greens right, right, right in the corner, right in the corner facing you and then we have peas and rice. So we're gonna take our peas and rice and this actually looks like something fun. The kids would want to do with me like they're making their own spring rolls or getting their hands dirty. And you have three kids and I would love to see you and your kids be hearing this at home. It would be a lot. Well, we, we could do it. You know what? And messy is not bad. It's also gonna be fun. So you take that cheese, put a little cheese over there. OK? A little cheddar cheese, put some for me. And so I'm ready. You're a great sous chef and then we're gonna wrap and you know it is 50 years of hip hop, right? We gonna, we're gonna wrap a roll, we're gonna take it, bring it towards you and just wrap, wrap it, fold it down two times and then we have some egg wash here. We're gonna take your egg wash and egg wash is gonna seal it for us, right? You're just gonna put it on the edges, your egg wash over here. I'll put a little bit on your, you got it. You got it a little bit, right. It's gonna seal the deal for us, right? And then we're gonna take your corners, fold your corners in there we go. I literally could do this. I'm gonna, you got this. No, you're, you're really good and keep rolling, baby. Keep rolling. Bring that next tip towards you. Bam. Look at that. Look at that. Look at that spring. Yours is, your wife would be so proud. She's already proud. Your kids would really be proud, right? Ok. Now we're gonna drop them in the fryer. Drop them in the fryer at 3 50. We're gonna take the tongues out, drop it, drop it like it's hot like it. There we go. There we go. And that's gonna fry for, for about 4 to 6 minutes depending on the temperature. Well, while that's fine, I'm gonna ask you, you people are used to coming to you right here in Harlem, but you have some big news to share with all the breaking news right here with you right here with you. We will be opening a meal in Grand Central Station. All the traffic that comes through there with the trains. It is, it is huge. I mean, I started out as a cashier and a cook in this industry. So to have a meal here in Harlem for 18 years, a place in Central Park as well. That's been there for two years and now Grand Central and of course the US open. Um you know, it, it it's, it's my story. My story is the American dream story, Shannon. But more importantly, if I can, you can too and if I can, so can you. So that's the story that I like to extend and parlay to other people watching this is not just reserved for me, it's reserved for we. And I know that that's been one of your trademarks, the themes of your life. You're always looking back to help others to pull people up along with you. Why is that such an important aspect of your life to help others? Well, it's important to me because I stand on the shoulders of so many others who came before me, I stand on the shoulders of, of, of my ancestors. And you know, whenever I'm having a rough day, I go outside and when I look to my right, there's a monument to Frederick Douglass. And but if I look to my left there is Harriet Tubman who built an underground railroad. So when I'm having a bad day, I go over there and I say, guess what if Harriet Tubman can build an underground railroad, I can change my community or at least be a part of the change that I seek in my community. And hopefully the, the Harlem of the world, you know, she said every dream begins with a dreamer and I am a dreamer shouting, I'm enjoying talking to you so much. I almost forgot to show everybody out. But this is gonna look like once it's done, it looks amazing. We got green beans, green beans. Well, I wanna taste it and see if it's as good as it looks because what is a sauce on here as well? Oh, it's, it's a Thai chili sauce. You can use a duck sauce here at Melvins, a Thai chili sauce in honor of one of my dear friends and chefs. Uh Miss this is amazing. Thank you. I'm so glad I had a chance to come here to try this out and everyone can try this at the US open as well as so many other menu items are gonna have there and they can get tickets at www dot ticketmaster dot com on August 24th flavors will be open from 6 30 to 8:30 p.m. And if you miss it just come to me but y'all because you don't wanna miss this. It is delicious juices and love. Oh my gosh, it was so good and it's so inspiring. Well, that's the thing I love what she had to say. And also, I mean, you take a look at the spring rolls and you that yeah, that's, that's was pretty impressive. And you think you can make this with your kids. You could replicate that because it was pretty simple. You just roll and you're done and so put all the good stuff in there and she said you could switch it out. It doesn't have to be the greens and the rice. You could put other things in too and you can put some sauces on. She got her book out and all the recipes in there. So it was, it was amazing. It was a lot of fun. And we're gonna be seeing some of this stuff later in the future episode, some of the stuff we're gonna taste too. So she was so good. We had to feature her again. So stay tuned for that. I agree. And I wanna throw mine in the air fry.

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