Island . All this snow. Reporter canceling school again for the kids, making getting to work treacherous. We traveled on Ocean Parkway to sunrise highway. Whiteout conditions and cars and plows kicked up ice and slush. What are some of the things youve seen driving around the hamptons. Multiple cars sliding off the roadways. A lot of februaryer benders, and accidents with injuries. Tell us the most difficult thing in the hampton. The traffic, the traffic. People dont know what theyre doing. If you go to back up, theyre in the way. Reporter this is a complete sheet of ice. No dot about that. If youre driving cautiously, you can be safe. But if you can avoid being out there, you should. Reporter beach erosion and high tides. Roads but not too bad. And as the waters recede. Well be opening the roads. The snow seems to be tapering off. And were hearing bouts of snow, and stiff winds on the way. Something many of these east enders say they would gladly do without. Jennifer mclogan. Cbs 2 news. Ronnie quinn is tracking from the weather center. To the here and now, right now. Sure enough, a winter storm warning remains in effect for that portion of Suffolk County. And around ocean county, that winter storm warning for you in ocean county starts tonight at midnight. And goes throughout the day tomorrow. Taking a peek at where the snow is now. Its in Suffolk County and and we still have decent snow shower popping up. The Bigger Picture will show you what is at play. Were going to watch this system. This low pressure system will be creeping into the area from the south moving to the north. The south areas south of the city will have a tougher time than areas north of the city. Its possible that ocean county could see 3 inches up to a half foot of snow. It would be a trace or 3 inches for places north. So this is another thing to talk about. For tonight, coastal flood warnings in effect for ocean county, monmouth, Broad Channel. Also for the next high tide cycle. There could be more problems. And my colleague is in Broad Channel with the latest. I have to tell you, this mornings flood water obviously receding. Is an area where people are still rebuilding after superstorm sandy. And this mornings flooding was unwelcome. A couple of people were concerned with the dropping temperatures and how much snow it would bring that they were surprised by how significant the flooding is. Her car is a total loss after flood waters soaked it for hours in Broad Channel. It rushed in and awful we could do was watch from the window. And now all she can do is clear her personal belongings out and wait for a tow truck. Cortez and her husband were two of many whose cars were destroyed. And water poured into peoples homes. James mcginns basement flooded. I lost my burners, i believe. Reporter the intense area of low pressure generated and the water was 1 1 2 to 2 feet above astronomical flood levels. This was worse than the blizzard. In my garage i had only an inch of water in it. Today a foot of water in there. Reporter scenes like this were repeated in coastal communities across our area. Streets were streams in union beach, new jersey. And flooded streets were slow to drain on long island in places like freeport and island park. Residents we spoke to are worried about what the next high tide will bring. I am concerned about tonight and tomorrow morning. Weve needed help for a long time. It needs to get done as soon as possible. This cant happen every single time. Its a major, major storm. Reporter the help cortez is referring to is a Capital Infrastructure project to streets by several feet and replace drainage. It wont be complete for at least another year. Elise finch, cbs 2 news. And keep track of all the changes with the weather teams weather app. And check live radar and send us your weather pictures and video. Its free in the itunes store. The nypd officer on trial accused of killing an unarmed man broke down on the witness stand. Reporter nypd officer peter walked in to take the stand in his own defense and cameras were not allowed inside. Hes charged in the shooting death of an unarmed 28yearold in east new york. He was doing a vertical patrol in a darkened stairwell with his gun drawn and he was startled by a sudden noise. He says it was an accident but admitted he did not radio for help right away. I thought the bullet just hit the wall and that was it. At one point he sobbed on the stand and had to take a break from describing the bloody scene. I couldnt believe someone was hit. I was in shock. He admitted he did not help the girlfriend do cpr. He did not call 911 for help. He did not perform cpr. He did nothing at all to try and save his life that night. Reporter his heartbroken mother had a message outside the courthouse. His death was no accident. You murdered my son. I need justice for my song. I need a conviction. Reporter after the officer rested their cases. The jury was warned to avoid Media Coverage and closing arguments will be held tomorrow morning. If convicted, the officer faces up to 15 years in prison. It was all red on wall street. The dow dropped 400 points. The session was down 177 by the end of the day. The drop followed another fall in oil prices. New crane safety restrictions took effect. The rules call for cranes to be placed in safety mode in windy conditions, and more sidewalk protection. A giant crane toppled friday in tribeca. Two lanes have reopened on west broadway but worth street trouble at Indian Point Nuclear power plant. Radioactive material thats supposed to be inside the reactor building has been found outside and the plant operators are not sure how it got there. An inspector from the Nuclear Regulatory condition this week. One of the big domes on the power plant site in northern westchester were tritium was detected. The problem is you cannot separate it. You can never clean the water. Tritium is considered fairly benign and not dangerous to humans unless ingested which is why the presence in ground water is a concern. Critics admit its not a Public Health threat but a bad indication of things to come. I think theyll have to they have no choice. And the levels are climbing. Two years ago. Measuring how they measure the radiation. And up substantially at 900,000 pci, jumping this year to 8 million pci radiation from Nuclear Fission prompting Governor Cuomo to demand more information. I dont trust the energy company. An independent authority has to find out what happened. And make sure that indian point takes steps so it will never happen. This has not reached any sort of Drinking Water source. This is something were looking to deal with onsite. How do you mitigate it . It depends on the source. It came from and then take corrective actions to prevent anything like that from occurring again. But we dont know right now. Exactly. Reporter they are requesting a 20year license and the Cuomo Administration is vehemently opposed. Just a short time ago. A spokesman called us to say that the Company Believes the radioactive water spilled during a routine shutdown for refueling. The knicks fire derek fisher after the team lost a 5th consecutive game. Theyre slipping further back in the eastern conference playoff race. The firing coming midway through the second season. Gray has been named interim coach. Cam newton was it poor sportsmanship or a players understandable frustration . Tossing and turning, what you dont want to use to describe a cruise. Where passengers are headed next after a rough start to a trip. I dont understand why Something Like this would happen. Slashed by a stranger while minding her own business. She didnt realize what was happening until it was too late. The mad dash for votes. Run or not . Ive been a turkey farmer my whole life. And i raise turkey for shady brook farms. We dont use growthpromoting antibiotics, thats just the way things should be done. Thats important to me. My name is glenn, and im an independent turkey farmer. female announcer shady brook farms. No growthpromoting antibiotics, not your typical vacation videos and pictures you see here. Passengers on a cruise ship forced to return to new jersey are documenting the drama on social media. Rough waves pounded the ship as it was headed for florida. Oh, my god. Windows on the anthem of the seas. It knocked around the cruise ship and damaged anything on board not bolted down. Video and pictures from passengers show massive broken vases, overturned tables and chairs and pieces of a ceiling that fell. Im on the 7th floor and had waves up to the deck. Reporter they were told to stay in their cabins which he did for 12 hours. Help yourself to the minibar and well give you free movies. Other passengers tweeted about the live experience. Forecasters reported Hurricane Force winds of more than 100 Miles Per Hour with waves up to 30 feet. When we first boarded the ship the captain said well try to outrun the storm. Its a decision hes angry about. Royal caribbean apologized to passengers explaining that conditions, with wind speeds higher than forecast. And also the ship has sustained some damage to the public areas and guest state rooms which in no way affect the seaworthiness of the ship. The ship may be able to continue but the uncomfortable passengers are not. Its headed back to new jersey and theyll arrive saturday. The final destination was supposed to be the bahamas. Four guests have reported minor injuries and each guest gets a full refund and 50 off a future cruise. That is, if they want to take a cruise again. A bombshell on the eve of the New Hampshire primaries to report. Former mayor Mike Bloomberg said hes considered a third party run for president. Hes found the campaign to be so far an outrage and an insult acknowledgements that hes been thinking about running. The candidates are fighting for every vote on the eve of the New Hampshire primary. Marcia kramer interviewed the candidates from our area who want to be president. In just a few hours, donald trump is going to get a huge get out the vote rally in the verizon center. With the polls showing him far ahead he told me he was quietly optimistic. Weve known each other a long time. Forever. A long time. For billionaire donald trump theres more at stake than just winning. The results could thin the herd and make low performers drop out. Yes, there will be some people dropping out. Its obvious he would like jeb is a stiff. He couldnt get a job if he werent a politician. Last name. Weve worked hard in New Hampshire and people have gotten to know me well. Reporter you have signs everywhere. We do. We have people and volunteers. Reporter and he had an another candidate. This is very minute supreme. Bernie sanders has a double digit lead over hillary clinton. We have come long way in the last nine months. Hillary clinton is not ready to concede. Im asking people to really consider this a job interview. Who is ready to do the job on day one . There are two questions on as you can see, theyre worried about the effect the snow will have on voter turnout tomorrow. And second, they are wondering what the voters of dixville notch, New Hampshire are doing. They vote at midnight. And theyre wondering what effect their vote will have. Im marcia kramer, cbs 2 news. And then theres the online battle for votes. It gets nasty at times. Donald trump tweeted an attack about the super bowl ads bought by bushs super pac. Bush fired back and said youre not just a loser, youre a liar and a whiner. Social media has changed the landscape. Its brought it out to the open. More hits than in the super bowl. Last week a certain ground hog assured us of an early spring. How do you like us now, ground hogs . All the ground hogs were saying early spring. And spring may get here before the typical start time. But now were in the throes of winter. Mostly cloudy and 32 degrees. And the biggest numbers out east. Its tough to talk snowfall numbers. These are the official readings. Last time they measured was at 1 38 in the afternoon. Thats number is going up 5. 5. And norwalk, connecticut i expect yours will go up at 2 1 2 inches. Central park, just a trace of snow. Taking a peek at whats out there. Heres the exiting system and here comes the approaching system which will have a bigger impact. This is exerting pressure and sucking this to the west. Find there are portions of our area that are seeing a snowflake for the first time of the day today. Take a peek at oleaster county. What you should be expecting, the next high tide cycle will lead to flooding. The worst is south of new york city around ocean county. We have Warnings Issued for ocean county. And as far as the next high tide cycle. Its basically for all of the south shore, including brooklyn and queens. And the high tide cycle will be a problem for many. Thank you for the update. Who would want to believe intentionally abducted. People are paying money to be attacked, stuffed in trunks, and held for ran some. Maybe theyre handcuffed to a pipe or duct taped into a closet. Entertainment. We go inside extreme kidnapping, the game. Up next at 5 00. Parents fighting to get their kids a safe ride to school. And they are too sick to take them on their own. Why cant they get hope from the district . Its a cbs 2 news exclusive. Tired of the same old breakfast every day . Tasty ideas could help your burn calories all day long. Start your morning with cbs anfi t pfe st ri. Esarthhas pne bos,e afmeofomrc coming up tonight at 6 00, a disturbing attack on the upper east side. A woman targeted on her way to work. And now police are looking for the predator who robbed and sexually assaulted her. Its back to the drawing board in albany for a bill to provide buses for children whose parents are too sick to take them to school. Supporters say its a no brainer, so why does it get kicked to the curb . My disease is severe. Reporter she battles a rare reporter and fighting with her School District for bus service. Undergoing a stem cell transplant she couldnt walk or drive her children. And they were not entitled to busing. The School District turned her down. If there was an exception for one child that it would have to be for other students as well. Reporter finally, she prevailed and granted a rare exception. Shes still fighting to spare parents with young children. A bill to authorize districts to make busing exceptions has gone nowhere for years. I thought it was a special thing. If someone needed busing, it would be provided. Reporter amy lived two houses too close to the school for her 5yearold to get the bus. Shes trying to right a wrong. And School Districts cite the director of the School Board Association asks where will funding come from . And what is the liability if another. Extensive medical documentation will guard against abuses. Its making sure that the kids arrive safely at home understanding that not everybody is equally equipped to get them there. We need to make sure that they are safe and secure. Shell fight on for consistency and compassion. The bill did pass in the new York State Senate last year. And not the assembly. A new version is under consideration this year. Up next, a confusing crime. I honestly just want to know why he did it and our grapes or just plain disappointment . What did you think of cam newtons post behavior . In new york state, we believe tomorrow starts today. All across the state the economy is growing, with creative new business incentives, the lowest taxes in decades, and university partnerships, attracting the talent and companies of tomorrow. Like in utica, where a new kind of workforce is being trained. And in albany, the nanotechnology capital of the world. Let us help grow your companys tomorrow, today is cbs 2 news. And good evening once again. Im maurice dubois. Heart felt and compelling words from the victim of an unthinkable slashing over the weekend. Tonight shes talking to scott rap port. The nasty gash on her leg only begins to tell the story of her frightening attack, slashed by a stranger in broad daylight. I was honestly very shocked. Reporter she was walking to her car on 25th avenue and 79th street by the lady of pho tee ma church. A jogger came up and brushed up against her and sliced her thigh open with an unknown on and kept on running. All of a sudden, he starts pain in my leg and i looked down and i was bleeding. Reporter perhaps more than anything, theres that nagging question. I honestly just want to know why he did it. She never got a good look at gray hoody. Shes aware of the recent spate of slashings. They dont think theres enough repercussions. They dont think theyre going to get caught. Reporter but she refuses to live her life afraid. Im not going to let this stop me from going to work and school and enjoying my life. Reporter shes going to try to be more aware of her surroundings. And shes studying criminology at st. Johns, and hopes to one day become a police detective. Publics help in finding a 12 yearold girl from brooklyn. She was last seen at 7 30 last night. In brownsville. She is 5 feet tall and wears 100 pounds. Super bowl l is in the books. Broncos beat the panthers, but its the quarterbacks reaction thats getting a lot of attention. Here with more on the saga is steve overmyer. And cam newton is no stranger to criticism. But his actions have left some questioning if im an africanamerican quarterback and that may scare a lot of people. They havent seen nothing that they can compare me to. Hes known for his dancing, style, and smile. After the super bowl loss, we saw the polar opposite. Is there a reason why . Got outplayed. After only a handful of when you can control how your heart reacts under pressure. You gain control over how your mind reactions. A sports psychologist who specializes in managing anxiety. Cam newton was having difficulty connecting and he essentially withdrew. Reporter he has always worn his emotion on his sleeve. And his performance earned him the leagues mvp. And its why he won over an entire generation of young fans that watch his actions and see him sulking. The reaction has been intense. 49 times before this there was a quarterback who lost the super bowl and handled themselves with more dignity and grace. Eric said wow, he just got abused in the super bowl and denver was celebrating in the other room. Give the kid a break. Reporter hes said he wanted to be a leader. But he may have lost a golden opportunity. Leadership, greatness and the success we all crave comes from how we react to our most talk about thing moments and difficult. He does an impressive amount of charity work. And manning called him the future of the league. And maybe thats why his actions are a little bit more closely scrutinized. And the good news is the kid is 26. Lets hope he learns from this. And has another opportunity to be in the super bowl. And its all a learning experience. Im kind of on the side of give him a little bit of a break. You can see both sides of it. And as the sports psychologist passionate. A reminder, were all human. Thank goodness there was no internet back then. So true. Steve, thank you. For the first time, new york city Public Schools were closed today to honor the Chinese Lunar new year. And kids took full advantage of that at a fire cracker ceremony in chinatown. Hundreds of thousands of fireworks were set off. This is the year of the monkey. Fire crackers are believed to ward off bad spirits. Dont try that at home. No bad spirits around that area. Coming up next, new help could ease the financial burden and how children could get paid for their history. Tonight in history you break my heart. Stop in the name of love. In 1965, the supremes love. One hits. Me hanging on. Millions of Americans Care for the elderly or disabled parents or relatives at their homes. And it can take a financial and emotional toll. Caregivers often have to quit working to care for relatives. And now some people may actually get paid for their work. The need is huge. Friends and families of people with alzheimers provided 18 billion hours of unpaid home care last year. And thats just alzheimers. Much more is provided to millions of elderly or disabled people. And now a little known law means the caregivers may get compensated for care. This modest apartment is pringle and his wife maria. Melvin is retired from the nypd is is blind from glaucoma. They live with a niece, an attorney who served as a judge and an ordained minister. She was the fulltime caregiver for a year and a half. It was quite limiting because everything that i had the care required that i take care of them first. And cynthia had to step down as the first female latino judge to care for her aunt and uncle. She became aware of a part of the medicaid law. The elderly loved one can have a caregiver that i am happy with, that i know and trust. And i would like this person to be assigned to taking care of they chose a deacon from church. And the rate runs 10 to 12 an hour. Nobody is going to get rich. But its a steppingstone to try to make care giving and the families involved, their lives just a little bit easier. It has made a major difference. I can now continue practicing law and continue doing the work required of me in terms of ministering and providing pastoral care. And not to mention that the relatives are cared for. The person must qualify for medicaid and those requirements vary from state to state. And theres an exemption for parents. So difficult. It really is. Still ahead, lonnie is going to break down the next round of winter weather. And whats behind it. Its as dark as it could part of the internet you never knew existed. How the murder is trying to go inside the dark web to shut it down. New information on last weeks deadly crane collapse. How the rules could be changing. And local students head to New Hampshire. On the campaign trail. Team starts practice today. Coach called to see how i was doing. I blew out my knee last year. Just as College Football programs began calling me. I didnt realize id get hooked on the pain pills the doctor gave me. I never thought my life could change so fast. For now at least, football and college are going to have to wait. Im Neil Patrick Harris and new york is my home. No place has more world class culture. Come winter, i cant wait to visit our mustsee collections of art and superb photography and film. New york has beautifully restored theaters, that are now important centers for the performing arts. And museums that preserve the glories of the past. Winter in new york state means more great things to do than ever. Plan your trip at iloveny. Com most of us live a significant portion of our lives on the internet. And theres another part of the web where untraceable, sinister things are taking place. Whats inside the dark web . Reporter i think its as dark as you could possibly imagine it. Reporter in the deep recesses of the internet, drugs are for sale. Identities are bought and sold. And murder for the hire is there for a price. Its somewhat what the name implies. Everything that you would find and think about in the dark, in the shadows. Reporter Cyber Security expert ian mar low has seen the ahead of the law. Everything from inside trader information. Its an elicit marketplace. All untraceable. Its not anything that we can find where they are communicating from. Reporter you can descend into the dark web with a perfectly legal download that hides you browsing trail. But the fbi is there too. What were focused on are the top vendors and the most dangerous actors that are buying and selling and trafficking contraband online. Jay kramer is a special agent for the bureau who says staying ahead of the technology is challenging but necessary. It does provide a level of anonymity, its not perfect. We have had notable successes in taking down the dark net markets. Reporter the dark web was initially created in the mid 1990s in part to protect intent was to provide a secure and free platform for individuals to speak about issues that were unpopular in areas where they may suffer retaliation. And wired magazine in the face of all the sordid activities, preserving anonymity is necessary. And its an important privacy tool in an area where surveillance is more pervasive than ever. And our lives are more and more on track. And the tracking tools pervade the internet. What might brought it to peoples attention was accusations of murder for the hire. The ring leader is serving life behind bars. In my neck of the woods, we had nothing. Not a thick. We had a little bit. With more on the forecast. And im a little farther north of everybody. Central park got a trace. Some of the boroughs picked up 2 inches. I saw 26 east of the city. This is john and john telling us 3 inches, snow is still falling and a layer of ice under the snow. Be safe. We saw a report from Jennifer Mclogan showing the layer of ice underneath everything. In the city, theres the sky line and 32 degrees of right now. Updated snowfall totals have just come in. Plain view in Nassau County 3 1 2 inches. 2. 7 for jfk at 1. 6. Taking a look at the vortex and satellite. And its quiet for many people. And i talked about how it was not even a flake and still a few leftover snow showers and not the heavy stuff. Out on the east end. A diagonal to dutchess county. Bigger broader county shows what is at play. This will make its way to our area after midnight. And its liking like late tomorrow to wednesday. The advisories will go into effect at midnight. And then this is going to be a huge story and im not talking snow for the weekend. Im talking arctic air. Sunday for example i think some of you will not even find 20 degrees for a high temperature. Kj its going to be really cold. Im telling you. You betcha. Take a look at the future cast. 5 30 we could see the snow showers around ocean county and then through the day on tuesday as late tuesday night to wednesday. 2 00 in the morning, the second event is starting to take place. Notice its hit or miss. Hit or miss. And thats the type of snow shower that we see. 6p. M. Wednesday, still with us and winding down a bit. Snowfall amounts south of the city. We have a winter storm warning and 3 to 6 inches and north of that zero to three. What you should be expecting. The next high tide will lead to flooding. Its on again, off again snow showers. The worst system will be south and west of new york city. And advisories and warnings have been issued. Ocean county, a winter storm warning. And thats the on the ground winter storm warning that we have. Everyone else is under an advisory. And the extended forecast we keep a snow chance in for tuesday, wednesday, and thursday. And friday now we start getting to the cold air. Sundays high temp in new york city is oftentimes one of the warmest areas, 22 degrees for the high. Sorry, we thought they cut your mike off. Imagine doing that. Thanks, lonnie. Super bowl flashback. Cindy crawford recreated the famous pepsi commercial. [ music ] and i felt so in love. Absolutely no shame. Hard to believe that this commercial the original one aired 24 years ago. And Cindy Crawford looks better than ever. She really does. The images on the left disturb me. In just a moment, call it a why billy joel opened up to high school kids. And this fly at a High School Hockey game. Attacking a ref. [ male announcer ] one year after you quit smoking your risk of Heart Disease is cut in half. But right now. Youre a heart attack waiting to happen. Every cigarette makes you sick. A command performance for billy joel object long island. Hundreds of students were fighting to keep their school open. [ applause ] reporter thunderous applause for billy joel in brook dale. Hundreds were overjoyed for the donation hes making to keep the Long Island High School for the arts from shutting its doors. First things to cut are the music programs. Reporter he felt he had to do something when he learned that the Long Island High School for the arts would have to close. Raise your voice any which way you can in protest if they are going to shut down an arts program thats vital to young people. Reporter last fall, managers at the 40yearold millions of dollars. The School Districts were not willing to pay the tuition. We would like to see 75 to 100 students enrolled and that would go a long way to keeping us open. Reporter billy joels generous donation will not be ink. And students are lobbying School Superintendents to put extra money in the budgets so students with big talents can pursue their dreams. Joel called on students to spread the word. Homefully, in a few months time well see enrollment numbers. And School Officials will know in a few months if the billy joel factor helped keep the arts alive. And joel said that school can change lives, adding it was a High School Music teacher who convinced him to become a musician. It worked out well. For the news at 5 00. The news at 6 00 starts right now. Live from studio 46, this is cbs 2 news at 6 00. A bus on its side and dozens of passengers hurt. What caused the crash on a snowy highway. New information on the deadly train collapse. And why the rules could be changing for crane operators. Some new jersey parents are accused of attacking a referee at a High School Hockey game. Good evening. Im kristine johnson. And im maurice dubois. A woman was grabbed from behind and slammed to the ground. We have the details on the attack and new video of the suspect. The attack happened on this and third avenue