Cbs 2s Steve Langford spoke with witnesses in elizabeth. Reporter with brutal force a manhole cover propelled skyward by a powerful explosion in this Business District wednesday in elizabeth. Underground electrical wires once again proving to be an incendiary mix with salt and rain and snow sparking one blast after the other here mid morning near elizabeth avenue and 7th street. Its looking like flames they come, the flames maybe about 6foot high and the smoke. A lot of smoke. Reporter the first came in at 10 10 a. M. After this manhole exploded, just as fire units were pulling up this manhole cover blasted into the air i stepped out of the vehicle and a manhole probably 20, 25 feet away shot right up in the air. It was a massive explosion. Reporter First Responders cleared people way quickly and evacuated some 20 buildings because of the real danger of getting killed by one of these. The Manhole Covers that were lifting off. Reporter whats more, Carbon Monoxide was detected forcing the urgent ventilation of many basements. Emergency utility workers out in force scrambling to ensure safety make repairs and get the power back on. Local businesses suffered. You see. Reporter no pedestrians or drivers were at or near these Manhole Covers when they detonated with such frightening force in elizabeth, new jersey, Steve Langford, cbs 2 news. The sentencing of a driver who killed a child as he walked to school is being called a slap on the wrist. The judge said he had no choice. Cbs 2s Carolyn Gusoff was in mineola with victims tearful parents. Its not enough. Its not enough. Six months is not enough. Reporter a sixmonth sentence for driving without a license, a misdemeanor, even though austin sal dano killed the mother told the judge laws must change. So her 12yearold son did not die in vain. Just came down to, you know, somebody being killed and that happened to be my son. He was great. [ crying ] he was great. Had the smile that lit up the room. Reporter the 7th grader struck and killed while walking to school in valley stream. The defendant license suspended after dangerous crimes. A 2011 conviction for dwi and unlicensed driving. A 2013 arrest for reckless driving, fleeing police, crashing into a troopers car. In 2014, running red lights driving drunk fleeing police hitting cars. His license then suspended but soldano drove again. His terrible decisions and driving led to the death. Prosecutors for stiffer penalties. The d. A. Would make it a felony punishable up to 7 years. The fact that we can get justice is sad. The penalties are minuscule. Reporter but the bill failed last year in the assembly. Soldano said nothing to reporters but in court, there are no words that can express how sorry i am, if i knew how to turn this into good, i would. I didnt believe it for one minute. Reporter the judge agreed the sentence is inadequate but included five years probation and an ignition lock to prevent drunk driving. Soldano could be out of jail and eligible to drive again in a year. In mineola, long island, Carolyn Gusoff, cbs 2 news. He was sentenced for a year in jail for a prior dwi. Where was her mother . Thats the question tonight in the case of a 2yearold Girl Found Dead in a house fire in brooklyn. The mother faces serious charges and investigators say she may have been out partying. Cbs 2s alice gainer live at reporter thats right, maurice. We are currently awaiting her arraignment. Neighbors say that 20yearold leila aquino worked as a stripper but she was not at work the other night. She was out partying with friends when the fire occurred. We have also learned that the administration for Childrens Services was alerted to aquino leaving her daughter home alone last week when she was out working. A disheveled looking woman says nothing and keeps her eyes and head down as she is led out of the 81st precinct in handcuffs charged with endangering the welfare of a child and Reckless Endangerment after her daughter, 2yearold kalenah muldrow, was found dead, alone under a bed in her charred home. Thats a sign of being scared right there. You found underneath your bed you didnt know whats going on. I can imagine the first thing she was looking for was her mother when she woke up. Wheres my mom . Reporter neighbors are shocked outside a growing memorial for the little girl. She looked like a happy mother. Reporter and judging by looked like a happy child. Happy birthday to you reporter this is video posted of the toddlers second birthday. But early Tuesday Morning hours after firefighters put out the flames at 755 monroe street in bedstuy, a hysterical aquino showed up looking for her child. Thats when they went back inside and found her body. Didnt know to look for anyone at the time. Then when she showed up, they went back inside and really searched further. Reporter aquino originally told police she left the child with a babysitter but later admitted the child was left alone with the tv on. Sources say that just last week, it was reported to the administration for Childrens Services that aquino was at work stripping and left her daughter at home alone. Police say she has four prior arrests dating back to 2011 for robbery with a weapon, false reporting of an incident and criminal possession of stolen property. Still under investigation. Sources tell us the fdny is conducting their own investigation as to why firefighters did not initially check under the beds. Its common practice for them to check under beds for children. Again, were waiting her arraignment. As soon as it happens, well bring you the very latest. Live tonight in downtown brooklyn, alice gainer, cbs 2 news. Such a tragedy, alice. Thank you. New at 5 00 now, a volunteer wrestling coach is accused of sexually assaulting a teenaged boy. Now police in three counties want to know if there are other victims. Cbs 2s dave carlin reports from Rockland County. Reporter parents are being asked to find out if their children had any suspicious alone time with 18yearold volunteer wrestling coach Marcus Stroud of nyack. You see him in this video wearing black and orange. From his Time High School wrestling in east ramapo p police say he sexually abused a young teenaged boy in a youth wrestling program. Police are careful to not inadvertently identify the young victim by giving his age he was in. Its alleged that the 18 yearold male suspect had basically, um, lured a young male into sexual acts through social media snapchat as well as some other forms of social media. Reporter stroud participated in programs with kids not only in rockland but also in westchester and bergen counties. Parents noticed messages dating back to months and went to police. Stroud is charged with felony criminal acts and several other charges and endangering the welfare of a child misdemeanor. Police say there are no signs of a prior criminal record perhaps nothing to red flag stroud before he was hired coaching kids. Its just very scary, you dont know who to trust. Theres not pump parents can do, you know . I mean, you know, they try to do the best to guide their kids the right way and watch over em, but theyre not in the locker room. They dont know they cant be standing behind their kid looking over their shoulder 24 hours a day. As a parent to really stay on top of what kind of social media activity your child is engaging in. Reporter bail for stroud was set at 100,000. He is in the Rockland County jail and due back in court friday morning. In clarkstown, Rockland County, dave carlin, cbs 2 news. Politics now. Despite growing opposition on capitol hill from senate republicans, president obama says he intends to fulfill his student duties and find a replacement for the Late Supreme Court justice antonin scalia. The president said today it would be difficult for Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell to explain his decision not to the consider a nominee without appearing politically motivated. Sources say the white house is now vetting republican Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval as a possible nominee. Campaign 2016. New details on Donald Trumps blowout victory in nevada. A record 75,000 people took part in last nights caucuses. Thats more than twice the 33,000 who turned out in 2012. 84,000 who showed up for the democratic caucuses last saturday but that contest always draws more people in nevada. Cbs 2s dick brennan joins us now with more on the president ial race. Dick. Reporter kristine, trump of course broadened his front runner grip on the race. Polls said he even won the latino vote over marco rubio and ted cruz. But does very the momentum now to go all the way . We won with highly educated. We won with poorly educated i love the poorly educated reporter donald trump was so confident today after a big win in nevada last night he is now talking about who would be best for his vice president. I do want somebody thats political because i want to get lots of great legislation that we all want passed thats just sitting there including proper healthcare. Reporter the demanding victory by trump raises questions about whether anyone can stop him now. But second place finisher marco rubio says, the race is far from over. I think its important to take a deep breath here. First of all, the republican nomination is decided by delegates. Its over 1200 delegates you need to have. Were nowhere near that reporter trump has 81 delegates so far with rubio and cruz at 17 each. But super tuesday is the big prize, 595 delegates at stake. And cruz is hoping to carry his home state of texas. The governor endorsed him today. Its an honor to stand together with the governor of texas saying we got six days to lead in texas to lead the country so lets get to work. Reporter trumps family has taken center stage during the campaign and his wife told nbc they dont always see eye to eye. Do i agree all the time . Mmhm. With him . Mmhm. No, i dont. And i tell him that. I tell him my opinions. I tell him what i think. Sometimes he listens, sometimes he dont. Reporter ted cruz is leading in texas but trump is very close and could end up winning as many delegates as cruz there. Democrats vote in their South Carolina primary on saturday. Up next, well check back in with lonnie on the extremely windy weather were seeing tonight. Also tonight, other news, should kennedy cousin Michael Skakel go back to prison for a murder 40 years ago . The fight today in court. Video you have to see to believe. Why did this mans pockets suddenly explode . Health threat at the hospital how you are or a Family Member can avoid infections. I finished my masters degree five years ago and figured that was it. Yeah. Not. Parents being forced back to with homework connecticuts miest court is getting ready to weigh in on Michael Skakel goes free or goes back to prison for the murder of a teenaged neighbor in 1975. Cbs 2s lou young was in hartford in court when both sides made their cases. Reporter chasing a kennedy cousin on a cold connecticut sidewalk in time to see a hug from a wellwisher and fire off a quick question. Are you happy . But seems relieved at the end of an hour of arguments before the state Supreme Court here in hartford. Prosecutors want to put him back in prison for the murder they say he committed as a teenager the 1975 bludgeoning death of Martha Moxley in greenwich. He was convicted in 2002, 27 years after the fact, and freed from prison in 2015, on the grounds his celebrity lawyer Mickey Sherman botched his defense. The new Attorney Says he should have offered the defendants brother as an alternate killer of the teenaged neighbor both boys were interested in. The evidence that was before the habeas court leads to the inescapable conclusion that the probable killer was tommy skakel. Now, my client doesnt really want me to say that. Its his brother. Reporter the state scoffs at the idea that 1. 7 million in legal fees was wasted. This was a well planned, well thought out professional defense. Reporter the victims mother is equally unmoved. I am sure that michael is the young man who swung the golf club. Theres no doubt in my mind about that. Reporter not thomas. No. I dont i just i dont believe that, no. Reporter the states highest court can void the Lower Court Ruling and send Michael Skakel back to prison or uphold it and allow him to remain free, at which point prosecutors have to decide if they want to try him again 41 years after the Martha Moxley a heavy lift with diminishing chances of success. In hartford, connecticut, lou young, cbs 2 news. Thomas skakel the older brother was the original suspect in the case but Greenwich Police were never able to get an arrest warrant to prove it. The states attorney said not enough evidence. Some terrifying moments caught on camera. Surveillance video showing the man buying a snack at a gas station in kentucky and right there his right pocket suddenly bursts into flames he then runs outside trying to put out the fire. The store worker sprayed him with a fire extinguisher. The man says that the battery in his ecigarette exploded. He did have seconddegree burns on his legs. That was one of those videos youre like what . liar, liar . [ laughter ] is it that kind of thing . Pants on fire, right . Hes okay, right . Seconddegree burns so nuts. Whew. How about . shall we talk about spring training . Baseball in florida big day for the yankees as their full squad reported to work including Alex Rodriguez showing up with a whole lot less fanfare this year. Otis livingston live in those stories and more tonight at 6 00. Strange, right, o . Reporter yeah, certainly is. Because it seems like arod is the lightning rod normally. The weather is looking good but when i woke up this morning i was saying so much looking forward to the day with high hopes. Its when the position players show up to meet the pitchers and catchers, but early this morning, Mother Nature certainly threw us a curve ball. Rain, rain, go away. Why did you have to show up on yankee full squad report day . Not even the morning downpour could dampen the spirits of the bronx bombers. Its always fun coming back the first couple of days and getting to see everybody. But, you know, this is where it starts. Our goal is to win a world series and when we get down here theres all the excitement, everybody comes back in great shape. We are ready to get started. Reporter there was an Alex Rodriguez citing. Cbs 2 first on the scene at 6 45 and then at 8 22, he shows up. Later seen taking batting practice indoors. He didnt speak to the media. That will happen tomorrow. But he did check in with his manager, joe girardi. He is doing what he loves to do and hes back and theres not all the questions that he had to answer last year. So i thought he came in, you know, he looked really relaxed. Looked good, too. So does cc sabathia who his teammates as he battles alcoholism, which sidelined him late last season. They say they have his back. Thats a teammate. I have to support to him, hopefully the moment that he went through i believe he dont want to go through again because it was a tough moment for him and his family. Everybody is cited to see him in the clubhouse see that smile on his face and yeah, looking forward to, you know, playing behind him. We were just caring about each other as more than just as a teammate but as a friend. I think, you know, cc is is the model for that and he career so, you know, its little bit. Reporter yeah. Everyone rooting for cc sabathia who by all accounts is a consummate team player. Speak tomorrow. We are going to have that covered for you coming up at 6 00 much more here from tampa and also, what kind of wheels were Yoenis Cespedes arriving in to mets camp today . Aha. Well be sticking around. Yup. Something like a batmobile . Thank you. Weather picture around here, the wind, the rain and a cooldown on its way. Lets check back in with lonnie, shall we, lonnie . Okay, look. The cooldown is going to get here but right now temperatures are going up. Take a look. You dont see too much here at all. Were just sort of socked in those raindrops are as big as basketballs 54 degrees right now. Heres what you should expect. A stormy night, mild night out there with the temperatures, i mean, youre 55 right now in the city. The heaviest activity, rain, would be after 7 00 tonight into the early overnight hours. Very windy, 40, 50mileper hour wind gusts some gusts Even Stronger than that. Street flooding a pocket. Also limbs going down possibly affecting power lines out there. Its all being fueled by this sudden surge in temperatures. I mean, here we are, almost 60 degrees right now in edison. 54 in the city. 55 belmar. 56 babylon. Greenwich 50. As far north as white plains right now 57 degrees. We are seeing the wet weather, all right, its spotty. Day and starting to see some bouts of some moderate rain. The heavier stuff still to come. Bigger picture shows you where it is. It is storming now in the chesapeake. This low pressure system will be moving other the area. 8 0the big rainout knocking on our doorstep. Some leading activity at 7 p. M. 10 p. M. With us still raining heavy 11 30 p. M. Still with u. Back to you. Up next a story youll more than just like. Facebook makes a big change to let you express yourself better. Also, could this be the new key to finding comfort in coach . Well be right back. Look at health care through our eyes and youll see healthcare differently too. Across 21 hospitals and over 450 community and research facilities, were 61,000 people looking to not just raise our standard but raise the standard of health care. North shorelij is now northwell health. Thats what you get. Remember her . The woman who made headlines as the quote, unquote hot dog hooker, is offering a new service on long island. Coming up at 6 00, hear from her and her furious neighbors. 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But designers in london hope to ease that pain with a new twist on economy seating. Check out the twister. This is a seat designed to shift with your every movement. Came up with this prototype. The end result is a chair that adjusts to your body and is more comfortable to sit and even sleep in for long stretches at a time. Just like your body. You have this spine so you do this, and the seat does this. Hm. Several airlines have already shown interest in the twister that takes up the same space as a typical economy seat. They hope the new design will take off within a couple of years. I give it that wow emoji very cool. [ laughter ] thumbs up. Very cool is right. Still to come right here at 5 00, some serious questions about training at the nypd. Are rookie cops ready to give cpr . The new investigation. Also, not your everyday prowler. The couple claiming wild turkeys tried to break into their home. Banned from the airport. The new action that could one local airport. Smoking causes 16 different types of cancer. Ones that can kill you fast. Ones that can kill you slower. Ones that can change how you see yourself. Ones that can leave you almost speechless. Ones that can take away there are 16 different types of cancer caused by smoking. You have one clear way to reduce your risk. You can quit smoking. Talk with your doctor. Broadcast. Im kristine johnson. The nypd is launching an Police Received inadequate training in lifesaving techniques. Couple hoses asthmatic daughter died when a cop told them he didnt do cpr. Cbs 2 political reporter Marcia Kramer reports. Reporter the Police Commissioner ordered a full investigation only after officer peter liang found guilty this month in the death of akai gurley testified he hadnt been properly trained in cpr. But the nypd has been warned for years. Were constantly knocking on the doors and no one hears us. I feel lost in translation. Reporter the frustrating battle she and her husband have waged for six years to get the nypd to adequately train its cops in lifesaving this is something we need. We need this. [ crying ] our daughter passed. Reporter they say they asked a cop for help when their then 11yearold daughter bryanna was having an asthma attack. The Police Officer that my wife and my daughter encountered said he didnt know cpr, he didnt do cpr. Reporter they say bryanna would have survived if she had cpr in time. Now when they pray at the shrine to her outside their home, they also pray for the nypd to train every cop in cpr. Thats why they closely followed the murder trial of Police Officer peter liang convicted in the shooting death of akai gurley in the stairwell of a brooklyn housing project. Both liang and his partner said they didnt give him cpr after he was hit by a ricocheting bullet because they werent properly trained in the police academy. Immediately upon that statement being made we initiated an internal affairs investigation. Reporter liang testified he had little training and the that the instructors gave the students the answers to the multiple choice first aid test. Cbs 2 asked the nypd for details of the cpr training students in a class and number of instructors, the length of the classes and how many test dummies were available to practice on. Under no circumstances will we tolerate any instructor in the new York City Police department shortcircuiting the process of testing to validate that the officer has the skills necessary to safely patrol this city. Reporter and nypd Spokesman Says cpr training lasts a full day and the student to instructor ratio is one to three to one to six and there are 78 training mannequins. The commissioner said that every member of liangs class in the academy will be questioned to see if his testimony jibes with their experience. Maurice, kristine . All right. Thank you, marcia. Other details tonight on a crash that killed a father and his 6yearold daughter on the new jersey turnpike. The suspect scott hahn had a Court Hearing by teleconference today. The prosecutor told the judge hahn was going between 50 and 70 miles an hour when he at the 14c toll plaza. He also said hahn admitted to being on drugs. The accident occurred monday afternoon. He had not slept since 1 p. M. Sunday and had consumed 10 adderall tablets in which he had no prescription. The victims car was pushed into oncoming eastbound traffic where it was then hit by a van. Hahn previously had his license suspended more than 20 times and is charged with manslaughter. Newark puts the brakes on uber and lyft. The Rideshare Companies are now banned at the airport and also at newark penn station. Cbs 2s meg baker spoke to the mayor who explains why. Reporter click and go. Requesting a ride in newark is officially a no go. It doesnt cost a lot. Its less than getting a limo to the airport. Newark says Companies Like uber and lyft will no longer be able to operate at Newark Airport or newark penn station. The ban which was put on hold meeting of Newark City Council tuesday. Taxis and auto cabs they have to have a particular license, commercial license. They have to be, you know, investigated fingerprint and more importantly you have to have a medallion and they have to pay the city. Reporter background checks are run on all drivers to check criminal history, Motor Vehicle history and the National Sex Offender database but the mayor says the Rideshare Companies violate a City Ordinance requiring all commercial vehicles to pay to have licenses. The reality is, there are thousands of cabdrivers mostly immigrants by the way, this is their only source of income that are in this city that have been driving back and forth for years using this money to take care of themselves and their family. We have created and regulated these drivers not just in newark but all over the state of new jersey. These drivers are regulated and they pay a handsome sum of money to get medallions and insurance to get cars. Reporter the uber driver wants to keep his job, too. He says he comes to newark all off. At one point i had a Police Officer in newark come to my car and try to hassle me and the customer refused to get out. Reporter according to uber, more than 2,000 drivers are newark residents. In a statement they say we hope that newark will follow the lead of Port Authority and support the riders and drivers who use the uber platform at Newark Airport. Now, the mayor points out the taxis and cabs often wait much longer to pick up passengers where uber can just cut the line. Uber has not told its drivers to stop coming to newark. At newark penn station, meg baker, cbs 2 news. Currently there are 13,000 new jersey residents driving with uber. There are more turkey troubles in new jersey. First you will recall wild turkeys attacked a mail carrier. Now a group of them is accused of trying to break into a house a couple living in East Brunswick says they heard loud banging and saw the wild turkeys trying to break through their glass sliding door. The homeowners took these their deck and said they chased them away. Last week, the post office in hillsdale called 911 to say turkey has turned on a mail carrier. Youre not going to believe this but i have a carrier being attacked by wild turkeys with someone delivering the mail. This is going on. Its crazy. They were actually attacking, biting, they chased the trucks, everything. Wow. The siren was sounded add and turkeys took off. No word on whether they are the same turkeys as last week. A license plate on those turkey. I wonder if its mating season or something going to n. Something in the air. Other than the water. [ laughter ] something going on. Superpowers arent just for comic books. No, no, no. Up next well introduce you to reallife people with extraordinary abilities. And today in history [ music ] killing me softly a little Music History for topped the billboard charts with killing me softly. 23 years later the song came back with the fujis and their [ music ] since 1961, Pearle Vision has provided the neighborhood with expert eye care. That was dr. Stanley pearles vision and we still proudly carry on his legacy. Today, doctors like Lisa Hamilton perform eye exams that can help detect diabetes. Because we care for you. And your eyes. This is genuine eye care, in your neighborhood. Superheros and superpowers. It is the stuff that movies are made of. But in the real world, there are people who have remarkable abilities the rest of us can only dream of. Cbs 2 explores these real life superpowers. God versus man. Reporter from superman to spiderman. Who hasnt looked at these characters and thought, what it would be like to have super human strength and reflexes and shape shifting . Reporter there are a few very real and very gifted people in this world. I got my first bicycle at the age of 6. Reporter now 50, daniel kish has biked all over the world and while that may not seem like such an accomplishment, kish is amazingly, he says he sees the same way bats do using a kind of sonar called Echo Location similar to the blind soup hero daredevil. Then at least Steven Wiltshire. His memory just like batman is so precise, he can draw an exact landscape after seeing it just once. Very proud of my work. Reporter others have what are considered super physical powers. Are you familiar with the super villain magvido . This mans body also act like a magnet. Or this marathoner who reminds us of forrest gump. Run, forrest, run reporter muscles never tire allowing him to run for days and nights without stopping. I can take an lp record, look at the grooves and i can identify the piece of music. [ music ] reporter arthur lynchin doesnt only listen to vinyl records. He is the only person in the on a record simply by looking at it. Its all brass and percussion there. Each of us is endowed with a certainly potential. Reporter but for those who have the seemingly superpowers, neurologist dr. Daniel ontanello says their brain is different. Some circuits of the brain may not have developed fully. This may allow other circuits to be hyperactive. Reporter and this overcompensation can result in that super human ability. The doctor also says that for a large number of people who have this capacity like Steven Wiltshire is often coupled with a neurological disorder like autism. I take issue with the doctor saying, we all have some kind of superpower. I dont know about that. One . Not one . I can tell you no. Definitively right here. Dig deep. I think you got something. Cool, though, right . Very cool. Amazing. In just a moment, wind and rain tonight. But what about the weekend . Lonnie quinn with a first glimpse in just a moment. Hospital for healing but infections create a potentially deadly risk. How to keep you and your family protected. But then at 6 00 a long time lawmakers push to lower the drinking age in new jerse to 18. Will colleagues get behind it . A string of robberies, the work of one man. Apartments. Earlier we had rain and now we have wind, as well. Lonnie quinn is working overtime in the Weather Office tonight. Wind and heavier rain tonight. So look, its not a nice combination for what we experience overnight. The picture right now, you can take a look, the shine out there on our streets. We have rain in new york city. Some fog, as well. Certainly cloud cover throughout. 55 degrees. Its 55 degrees. Its 5 47 in the evening. And 55 degrees is the warmest reading we have had all day well above the average of 44. First hit it at 4 00 and Holding Steady there. Temperatures will not be cold tonight. It going to be mild throughout. 45 to 55 degrees like this. Thats aing about part of bringing instability to the thats a big part of bringing instability to the atmosphere. The amount of rain in the area thus far a quarter inch in montauk to an inch in bridgeport, connecticut. Well add to that bigger numbers. Some people could see an inch on top of what youve already gotten. The rain were currently having is light. You will little specks of yellow so they are spotty with some moderately strong downpours but look at this lineback here. Lets time this out. This is moving in the direction of new york city and our entire area. When i time that out, it puts it into new york. Okay . Around 8 03. Heres the deal. I think this is a generalization. Theres going to be some lead activity ahead of that earlier and remember this could pick up a little speed or slow down. Good general idea of whats going to happen. You start getting that first round of heavier rain that will make its way in and behind it we have this secondary line and now the than the leading line of activity and its because of these two in conjunction. We have tornado watches around warnings all throughout the midatlantic even in our area. Its not in our direct viewing area but just outside of it. Mercer county and trenton new jersey, you have 24 miles from Staten Island and you have a tornado watch right now this. Could very well move north and encompass more of our viewing area. We are calling for increasing winds. 40, 50 to 60mileperhour gusts. Theres midnight or so on thursday. You get into thursday afternoon winds still with us but not nearly as strong as overnight. The way i see it out there for your day tomorrow, High Temperature 54 degrees. Its blustery. But its mild out there. And a spot shower chance as you get into your afternoon tomorrow. Into the like you have been having today. 39 degrees on friday but its cold out there especially to start off the morning. Plenty of you will be subfreezing and then for the weekend 40 on saturday but 50 on sunday. Sunday looks to be the better okay, latest at 6 00, lonnie, thank you. Looking for a new job . Well, your search starts right here. We have pulled the data to identify who is hiring in which industries and for how much. You look at by type of job, we are showing huge gains in this big cluster they call managerial professional creative. Whether youre just out of school recently laid off or reinventing your career, finding a job doesnt have to be difficult and overwhelming. Tonight at 11, cbs 2 has where the jobs are and how you can land one. Health news now. Every year tens of thousands of americans die from infections that they pick up at hospitals. But there are times when you have to go to the hospital. Cbs 2s dr. Max gomez here now to tell us how to protect yourself and your loved ones on your next visit. Doc. Reporter you know, the ironic part is the hospital is a place where you go to get better. But where you can also get much sicker if you get an infection. The germs you find in a bad guys they have survived all the disinfection a hospital does. Heres how you can protect yourself. Heather brighton had a Knee Replacement in 2013. Two days later, she knew something was terribly wrong. I started to have bouts and attacks of diarrhea and it just wasnt going i was in the bathroom every two minutes. Reporter she picked up a lifethreatening intestinal infection called c. Diff. While recovering in the hospital. Youre not eating. Youre dehydrated and losing tremendous amounts of weight. Reporter its estimated 1 in 25 patients contract an infection from the hospital and thousands die from them every year. Betsy mccoy founded the committee to reduce infection deaths. She said patients need to be proactive. Make sure everyone visitors, doctors, nurse, techs, watch their hands before coming near you. Its hard to do. Patients are intimidated by those white coats and those nurses uniforms. But you could be saving your bring a canister of bleach wipes. Reporter Research Shows wiping down surfaces around the hospital bed can reduce some infections by as much as 80 . Pull them out and wipe the high touch surfaces. By that i mean the bed rails, the over the bed table, the call button, the television clicker. Reporter another ignored potential infection spreader the stethoscope. Several studies have found them to be loaded with germs even when doctors and nurses wipe them between patients. Thats led a Company Called steth guard to develop a disposable sleeve for stethoscopes like using gloves even after washing hands. I think hospitals try to make an effort about keeping hospitals as sterile as possible. I think more needs to be done. Reporter now, other steps to take, do a Little Research and choose a hospital and surgeon with low infection rate and days before surgery bathe with color ra hex dean bacteria you might carry on your skin. Surprisingly the skin is the source of germs that lead to surgical infections so they scrub you down where do we get this soap . That actually used to be phisohex. Now you need a prescription thank you. Up next here at 5 00. Some parents heading back to school and its all to keep up with their kids and homework. The special classes set up to help. And then at 6 00 cutting down on your commute by moving closer to work. You to do it. Your daughter wants to stay organic. Your husband wants to stay free from artificial ingredients. You want to stay free from artificial preservatives. And your debit card wants to stay on a diet. Fill your cart with Small Victories like stop shops natures promise brand. Great prices on over 800 items. Eat well for less. Only at my stop shop. 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Did you ever think you would have to go back to school to help your kids with school . No i finished my masters degree like five years ago and i figured that was it. Reporter its not just learning, the technology. Parents need a refresher because reading and math are being taught differently. What do they call the things with the circles and the bonds . The number of bonds. Reporter the School Started the classes to help parents learn more about the common core curriculum which sets National Standards for english and math. But now they touch on a variety of topics. Were trying to reach out to parents to say the standard way that we learned is no longer that way so we need to bring you in with us, bring you into the fold and help you so that youre successful at reporter thats why parents are prepared to continue their education. If they are moving at the pace theyre moving now at kindergarten i can only imagine what its going to be like second, third, fourth grade. Reporter as their children are meeting the challenge, the parents are determined to, as well. Jamie yuccas, cbs news, north bellmore, new york. Its the worst feeling. Terrible. When you dont have the answer. Were useless. Poor little kid. The biggest difference in teaching, technology and how students now learn visually, neither are likely to go away so we just have to deal with it. I respect those parents getting that done. Great idea. Thats it for the news at 5 00. The news at 6 00 start right now. Captions by caption colorado comments captioncolorado. Com your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. A manhole probably 20, 25 feet away shot right up in the air. It was a massive explosion. Manholes flying through the dangerous slick roads and a tornado watch for part of new jersey. Lonnie quinn has his eye on the storm. Thats what you get. She is an absolute disgrace to our community. She is back the woman known has the hot dog hooker has a new gig and her neighbors on long island are not amused. A local lawmaker wants 18 yearolds to drink up. The new legislation aimed at lowering the drinking age. And cutting down on the commute. Why some companies are now paying their workers to live close to the office. Good evening, im kristine johnson. Im maurice dubois. Dana tyler is off tonight. We begin with the weather. Strong wind heavy rain and a tornado watch for parts of new jersey. Lets go to lonnie quinn. He is in the Weather Center with the latest. Lonnie. Well, guys, a tornado possibility is a slight chance for us anyway anytime of the year and yet today here it is february and we have it very close to our viewing area. Were into Mercer County right now. So places like trenton, new and this is all being enhanced by, yes, we have this moisture being pumped up from the south. All right . Theres a warm front moving through but then we have this flow coming in off the water. Its a really bad combination because this flow that comes in off the water, water temperature right now in the 40s, low 40s actually. Your land temperature, i mean, right now youre 55 in new york city. You know, edison, new jersey is almost 60 degrees. That colder air comes in and percolates over the relatively warmer land and rises and extra fast and in combination with that warm front, it just there. Starting to see herrier showers around warren county. Nothing compared to whats to come. Heres the line that we watch. Whether you get that Tornado Warning issued further north or not and ill let you know if thats issued by the National Weather service we are calling for heavy winds. Wind advisory in effect wind gusts up to 50 miles an hour coast. Whether were under the advisory well all feel the winds pick up. Thank you. With the wild weather the