Morning Brief: December 2

Temperatures are supposed to drop down a bit today. It's a bit of a change from the warmer-than-expected first of December we had yesterday. But don't let the coming cold get you down--there are good things about winter too, like Ice Skating in Central Park. So the opportunities to make the best of the season are out there waiting for you. 

NEED TO KNOW

Putin Takes Rare Diplomatic Defeat  [New York Times]

Obama Reveals Police Body-Camera Plan  [MSNBC]

De Blasio Promises More City Aid for Inmate Mental Health  [New York Times]

Broadway Earns Big on Thanksgiving Ticket Sales  [Crains New York]

De Blasio Unveils Horse-Drawn Carriage Plan  [New York Times]

SPORTS

Last Night

The Rangers fell to Tampa Bay, 6-3

The Jets lost to the Dolphins, 16-13

Tonight

The Nets and Knicks play in a inter-borough matchup at 7:30

The Islanders take on Ottawa at 7

The Devils skate against Pittsburgh at 7

WEATHER

Cloudy with a good chance of rain today, highs around 40 degrees. Tonight, it's going to rain with a low also around 40. 

ON STAGE TONIGHT

Bob Dylan And His Band @ the Beacon Theatre

Michael McDonald @ the Mayo Performing Arts Center

The Pat Metheny Unity Group @ the Blue Note

The Head And The Heart with Phox @ the Hammerstein Ballroom at the Manhattan Center

Langhorne Slim @ City Winery

Flogging Molly (with The Mighty Stef and The Pasadena Band) @ the Capitol Theatre

TODAY IN HISTORY

Today in 1804, Napoleon Bonaparte crowns himself as the Emperor of France.