New York City fell to 30 degrees on Wednesday, but this week we could hit 80! On average, in the past 30 years, the last freeze has happened on March 29. So, we are 10 days late this year. 

Temperature roller coaster

It has been a temperature roller coaster this spring; the city already recorded three days in the 80s. In fact, our first 80 this year was on March 10, making it the earliest 80 degrees on record.

So far this spring, our warm spells have not lasted long, just a few days, but that is about to change this week. The forecast calls for a persistent warm pattern to last all of this week with temperatures climbing into the 70s and 80s.

The average high temperature for middle of April is only in the lower 60s; this will put us 15 to 20 degrees above normal.

Abnormally dry conditions

With warm weather, we will have to dodge a few April showers, but no major rain is forecast.

With the lack of rain, the Tri-State Area has been placed under Abnormally Dry conditions by the U.S. Drought Monitor.

Sussex, Passaic and Morris counties in New Jersey are under a Moderate Drought.

Year to date, New York City is more than 3 inches below normal for precipitation.

Weekend forecast

A Special Weather Statement is in place on Saturday for all of New York City, Long Island and the Hudson Valley due to an elevated risk of wildfire development. With very low humidity levels and wind gusts between 25-35 mph, any fires that break out will be able to spread easily and rapidly.

Brilliantly blue skies made for a simply stunning Saturday. Even with breezy conditions, it still felt wonderful.

For tonight, the clear skies will remain in place, but the winds will gradually decrease overnight. The combination of clear skies and lighter winds will make for a chilly night, with lows ranging from the 30s across the suburbs, to the low 40s in the city.

Some frost is possible, especially for the most outlying suburbs. Even though we are now in mid-April, frost development is still a fairly common occurrence.

A Frost Advisory in place from midnight through 9 a.m. Sunday for eastern Suffolk and northwestern Westchester, counties, along with Passaic, Bergen and Rockland counties.

For Sunday, the risk of wildfire development decreases, as an onshore flow brings up relative humidity values. With breezy conditions returning late in the day, there still is a slight risk of wildfire development, though. The other result of the onshore flow will be cooler daytime temperatures, with highs getting stuck in the 50s for most locations.

Bright skies in the morning will give way to more clouds by the afternoon hours. A stray shower is possible, but mainly north of the city. The cooler readings will be short-lived.

Beginning Monday, and lasting through most of this week, a summer-like weather pattern featuring highs in the 70s and 80s will take over the Eastern Seaboard. It's even possible that some record highs get set. Some inland locations may reach 90 degrees. 

The NYPD said officers encountered the armed man on the 4/5/6 subway platform at Grand Central-42nd Street at around 9:40 a.m. after a civilian alerted them and they found a slashing victim.

The man, identified as 44-year-old Anthony Griffin, was armed with a large knife described as a machete and "behaving erratically, repeatedly stating that he was 'Lucifer,'" NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said. 

Griffin refused numerous orders to drop the knife and advanced toward the officers before one officer shot him twice, Tisch said. He was pronounced dead at Bellevue Hospital. 

"The individual refused to comply with at least 20 orders to drop the knife. Officers also attempted to deescalate and offer assistance, saying, 'We are going to get you help,'" the commissioner said.

Police said Griffin had three prior arrests.

The slashings appeared to be random, according to investigators.    

Tisch said Griffin boarded a Manhattan-bound 7 train at Vernon Boulevard in Queens at around 9:30 a.m. When the train arrived at Grand Central, he slashed an 84-year-old man on the platform and then went upstairs to the 4/5/6 platform, where he slashed a 65-year-old man and a 70-year-old woman, she said.

The victims were hospitalized with serious injuries, but they were not expected to be life-threatening. One victim suffered a skull fracture and severe lacerations, Tisch said.

Officials believe the victims were attacked at random and did not know each other.

The NYPD issued an alert to avoid the area around Grand Central and the MTA said 4, 5, 6 and 7 trains were bypassing the station due to the investigation. Passengers were given bus vouchers.

"It's a little panic under there," one subway rider visiting from Montreal said.

"We get out and all of a sudden, we're herded down the aisles. There's police. There's dogs," said another subway rider visiting from Utah.

Subway service at Grand Central has since resumed.

"No officers were injured in this incident and the whole incident was captured on body-worn camera. This remains an active investigation and we will provide additional information as it becomes available," Tisch said.

The NYPD commissioner said the seemingly random attack is " exactly why we recently increased our presence in the transit system."

"We recently added more than 175 additional officers to subway patrol," Tisch said.

Transit advocate Charlton D'Souza, with Passengers United, said more mental health resources should be present at transit hubs.

"You need clinicians, you need psychologists, and you need them down there to help them," he said. "Once passengers have that traumatic experience, they don't wanna come down to the subway system anymore."

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said in a statement, "I'm grateful to the NYPD for their quick response and for preventing additional violence ... The NYPD is conducting an internal investigation and will release body-worn camera footage, as it does in all incidents involving the discharge of an officer's firearm."

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said she was also briefed on the incident and "grateful to our brave officers who acted quickly to stop the suspect."

Officers responded to reports of a shooting just after 8:45 p.m. at the restaurant on Route 22 near Gelb Avenue.

A man who said his girlfriend works at the restaurant told CBS News New York she said a group of men came into the store and went directly behind the counter, where they fired multiple shots.

A family member of another employee said there was some sort of altercation and that employees were injured in the violence.

Police have not confirmed any details regarding the incident at this time.

There was a large police presence at the scene late Saturday. Officers and employees could be seen inside the restaurant, and additional officers could be seen canvassing the parking lot.

The investigation is ongoing.

Stay with CBS News New York for the latest on this developing story.

NJFFS said ground and air crews, including a plane that is capable of dropping 600 gallons of water, wer able to completely contain the wildfire after it burned 160 acres.

The fire broke out in the area of Red Bank and Hessian avenues in West Deptford. The smoke can be seen from several miles away.

Residents across South Jersey have reported ash and debris falling from the sky onto their properties Saturday afternoon.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

The Stars were already locked into a first‑round matchup with the Minnesota Wild. They secured the No. 2 spot late in the third period when the Wild lost in regulation to the Nashville Predators.

Robertson put Dallas ahead when he collected the rebound of Matt Duchene's shot and lifted a backhander past Igor Shesterkin with 7:11 remaining. Robertson now has 44 goals, two shy of his career high set three seasons ago.

Duchene assisted on both goals.

It was Oettinger's 34th win of the season. He was on the U.S. men's team that Rangers coach Mike Sullivan led to gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics.

Shesterkin stopped 17 shots and took only his second regulation loss in 10 career decisions against Dallas.

The Rangers opened a season‑ending three‑game road trip. They sit last in the Eastern Conference and will miss the playoffs for the second straight year after winning the Presidents' Trophy in 2024.

New York, which has the league's second‑best road power play, went 0 for 5 with the man advantage, including 1:02 of 5‑on‑3 time late in the second period.

Both teams play on the road Monday — the Rangers at Florida and the Stars at Toronto.

The Democrat represented parts of Westchester County and the north Bronx in the House of Representatives for over 30 years from 1989-2021. 

Engel's family said he died peacefully and surrounded by family "in the borough that raised him: The Bronx."

"During his over 44 years in public service, Eliot Engel fought tirelessly for his constituents at home and for peace and security around the world," the family said. "We love and miss him dearly."

Gov. Kathy Hochul said flags will be flown at half-staff across New York state on Sunday in Engel's honor.

Engel was first elected to Congress in 1988, defeating a 10-term incumbent. In 2020, he was defeated in the Democratic primary by Jamaal Bowman, who went on to serve two terms. 

Engel served as ranking member and chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee in the final years of his tenure.

"Throughout his career, Congressman Engel was a fierce advocate for his constituents in Westchester and the Bronx. He was a champion of human rights and ... helped shape U.S. policy on the global stage," Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins said in a statement. "His legacy is one of commitment, conviction and service."

U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres said Engel "was a giant of New York politics and one of the greatest champions the Bronx has ever had in Congress," in a statement on social media.  

"He served for more than three decades with unyielding dedication, fighting for his constituents and standing up for democracy around the world," Torres said. "He was a trailblazer for the Bronx in Washington, and a fierce advocate for Kosovo and the Albanian community at a time when few others were paying attention. My deepest condolences go to his family and all who loved him."

Hochul said Engel "brought the best of the Bronx to Congress."

"I had the honor of serving alongside Eliot, who fought tirelessly for the people he served. I'm keeping his family and loved ones in my thoughts today," the governor said. 

Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler credited Engel as "somebody who was always there, always present, and really engaged on the issues." 

"It's a tremendous loss," he told CBS News New York. "Growing up, he was my congressman. He represented a good portion of Rockland County in the early 2000s, right after 9/11."

Engel was a member of the New York State Assembly for over 10 years before he became a congressman.

Detroit extended the league's longest active postseason drought, dating to the 2016 season when the franchise earned a berth for the 25th consecutive season in what was a remarkable run that included four Stanley Cup championships.

The Red Wings were in a playoff position for 148 days of the season, according to Sportradar, to raise expectations higher than they've been since the hockey-crazed state has experienced the playoffs a long time ago.

They went ahead against New Jersey in the first, second and third periods — and lost every lead.

On an odd-man rush, Bratt scored the go-ahead goal from the left circle off a perfect pass from Jack Hughes in the right circle with John Gibson flailing around in an attempt to stop the puck. Dawson Mercer added an empty-net goal with a minute left.

Gibson had 27 saves for the Red Wings and Jake Allen stopped 25 shots for the Devils.

Detroit's Justin Faulk broke a scoreless tie midway through the opening period.

Olympic hero Hughes, playing about 25 miles from where he skated in high school at USA Hockey Arena, scored his 27th goal of the season a minute later.

The Red Wings went back ahead on David Perron's goal with 8:01 left in the second period, but failed to keep the lead again. Bratt scored a game-tying goal, giving him at least 21 for a fifth straight season.

Emmitt Finnie scored a tiebreaking goal seven minutes into the third to put the Red Wings ahead again, but Cody Glass pulled the Devils into another tie midway through the period.

Up next

Devils: Host Ottawa on Sunday.

Red Wings: At Tampa Bay on Monday.

New video from the National Latino Evangelical Coalition shows Yeison Cortes Vasquez leaving ICE's Delaney Hall Detention Facility in Newark.

Cortes Vasquez is a pastor at The Gathering Place Church in Elizabeth. Church members said he was detained on March 20 while working his day job in food delivery.

A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said Cortes Vasquez entered the U.S. from Colombia and knowingly overstayed his tourist visa, which expired in July 2016.

"Vasquez has been released on bond with a GPS monitor while he undergoes further removal proceedings. He will receive full due process," DHS said in a statement, in part, on Saturday.

The National Latino Evangelical Coalition (NaLEC) previously said Cortes Vasquez has no criminal record and was ministering to other detainees at Delaney Hall while in custody.

"He's never been detained. He's never been arrested. He doesn't have a criminal record. He pays his taxes. He's hardworking. He's a pastor," said Rev. Dr. Gabriel Salguero, NaLEC president and The Gathering Place senior pastor. "So we're not just frustrated, we're incredibly disappointed in these indiscriminate enforcement actions."

According to the coalition, Cortes Vasquez is married and has three daughters.

The FDNY said firefighters forced their way into the burning building on 130th Street between 20th and 22nd avenues in College Point after it started around 7:30 p.m.

No one was found inside, but the firefighters were forced to pull back due to the heavy flames. 

"They went in, initially stretched a hose line in to extinguish the fire. The high volume of fire and the large amount of fuel limited their ability to put that fire out," an FDNY official said at the scene. 

Crews were still dousing the building with water Saturday morning, but there were no more visible flames. 

The building is home to a lumber yard and cabinetry business, and houses flammable materials. The surrounding area is mostly industrial, with car lots, warehouses and auto shops.

The FDNY advised people nearby to keep their windows closed to avoid smoke exposure.  

The building was destroyed, but no one was injured, the FDNY said. 

"I was, like, shocked ... We never seen fire like this, big buildings like that," one person said.

"That whole area, it's just black smoke ... It's very dense. You know, what is it? It's hard to breathe in that area," another man said.

"This is one of the worst fires I've ever seen. This is really, it's been going on for a long time," another resident said.

The cause of the fire is unknown at this time.

Helene Orce and her husband found over 20 sketches by artist Marcel Roux, a member of the French Resistance, preserved in a satchel inside a closet at their Westchester County home after moving in over 30 years ago. 

The raw images depict what life was like during the Holocaust across three concentration camps.   

"Over the years, we would show them to different people who came to the house. And a lot of people wouldn't finish looking at them," Orce said. 

The Orces were told to hold onto the sketches after asking the previous homeowner, Ruth Epstein, and her caretaker at the time about them. 

The sketches have the words "To my dear friend, Captain Epstein," written on them in French. Roux sent them to Epstein's husband, Dr. William Epstein, a liberator during the Holocaust who later became a doctor in New York. 

Roux had been imprisoned during the Holocaust, and was eventually freed. Now, his sketches are on display to the public in an exhibit fittingly called "Lost Stories of the Holocaust."

"What's specifically really unique about Roux, is how quickly he did this in such a short time," said Dr. Mehnaz Afridi, director of religious studies at Manhattan University. 

Afridi added, "I think it's more important that non-Jews learn this story, and that they understand that not only Jews were victims."

The university is expecting to receive another sketch by Roux in the near future.

"I had a woman contact me who also possesses a sketch because her father, who had a sketch from Marcel Roux when he was also in a field hospital," Afridi said. 

Orce's husband, Ken, a retired lawyer, is now living with Alzheimer's. She wishes he could see the exhibit at his alma mater. 

"I hope somewhere up there, he's getting the message," she said.