They should expect nothing in return. Reporter u. S. Attorney Preet Bharara who has put a long list of corruption politicians in jail including Assembly SpeakerSheldon Silver and Senate Majority leader dean skelos is making it clear he will continue looking for public corruption in albany and the city, the mayor and the governor. Executive offices in government are far from immune from a creeping show me money culture thats been pervading new york for some time now. Putting crooked politicians in prison may be necessary but it will never be sufficient. Reporter de blasios lawyer didnt return calls. He said he is the mayors appointee to the Lincoln Center board and also the mayors fund to advance new york. Its chair first Lady Chirlane mccray and sources say that the feds are continuing to question high ranking members of the nypd. Head of patrol from manhattan north is reassigned to administrative duty pending further review. Investigators are reportedly asking whether capul took a paid trip to las vegas to attend a super bowl party. He is the first member of the nypds top brass removed from his post as part of the wide ek investigation. Now to campaign 2016. And the New York Primary is now 6 days away tonight people are gathering in Washington Square park for a Bernie Sanders rally. Chopper 2 was over the scene moments ago. Democrats are battling for Union Support. Cbs 2s tony aiello reports from the village. Reporter you can see the security behind me. They are screening people on the way into the Washington Square park. Brooklyn native Bernie Sanders is down in the polls but enthusiasm and he is hoping 9yearold connor is feeling sanders. I dont want connor growing up when he is 18 going to war. Washington square park will draw thousands of sanders supporters including these high schoolers, too, young to vote. I like how he is looking the future. So that pertains to us. Reporter he talked about a plan to make college free or more affordable . Yeah. So that is really, like, pleasing to us. Reporter earlier sanders picked up the endorsement of the transit workers union. We have to stand together, take on the big money interests, and make it clear that our Government Works for all of us, not just the 1 . Reporter Hillary Clinton also has major Union Support including what some consider new yorks most power of the labor group, seiu local 119 9. Today at Union Headquarters endorsement from an immigrants rights group. I would create the First Ever Office of immigrant Affairs Building on the work of the Obama Administration task force. Reporter eight years he lost the black vote in new york to barack obama. This year she is counting on strong minority support to boost her over sanders. She told al sharptons National Action network, americas long struggle with racism is far from finished. We are called to come together to break down all the barriers that still hold africanamericans back. Reporter a number of clinton supporters are showing up at the sanders rally. I want a woman to be president because other countries have had heads of state, why not us . Reporter the most recent poll shows clinton with an 18 point lead among new York Democratic women and a 2 1 lead with blacks. Sanders face off in a big debate tomorrow night in brooklyn. Live in greenwich village, tony aiello, cbs 2 news. Thank you. On the republican side, the candidates are looking beyond new york. John kasich spent part of his day in maryland which holds its primary on the tvth and ted cruz wrapped up a rally on pennsylvania. He joked about the ugliness of the race. If you look at the roots of the word politics, it has two parts. Poly, mean many, and ticks, meaning blood sucking parasites. Frontrunner donald trump met this morning with fox news anchor megyn kelly. The reason remains a secret but they have been feuding off and on as you know since the summer. A planned appearance by trump at a long island fundraiser is provoking strong backlash. Thats supposed to happen tomorrow night that rally. Protestors say the location is sacred ground to immigrants. And no place for trumps anti cbs 2s Carolyn Gusoff has more from patchogue. Trump, youre out of here reporter immigrant groups demanding suffolk republicans cancel a patchogue fundraiser featuring donald trump because of this venue choice. Three blocks from a shocking hate crime ecuadorean native Marcelo Lucero was murdered in 2008 by teens on the hunt for immigrants. Protestors say inviting trump here opens old wounds. The message fans the flames of bigotry that led to the violence. Reporter luceros murder a flashpoint in the nations largest suburban immigrant community. Years of healing have created an inclusive patchogue community but the council gop leader says the event will not be canceled or moved. Reporter the fundraiser was scheduled months ago at a location thats a frequent gop venue. No insensitivity was intended. Any insinuation and connection between having a candidate for president of the community and a tragedy that happened almost a decade ago is absolutely ludicrous reporter local Trump Supporters weighed in. Its freedom of speech. Its unfortunate where the person was killed. He can go anywhere he wants just like all of us. Reporter Police Expect 1,000 inside the fundraiser, others outside, amid street closures and police presence. Here we respect each other, we treat each other with respect and dignity and we can peacefully express ourselves in an orderly peaceful manner. Reporter immigrants say their protests will be peaceful. They are also planning events before, during and after trumps appearance, a vigil and fundraiser for lucero. Carolyn gusoff, cbs 2 news. Suffolk county republican chairman endorsed trump last week. At 5 p. M. Miss are looking for a person connected police are looking for a person connected to more than a dozen burglaries in squeeze. To a victim and has more on the suspect and who he may be targeting. They broke the lock and window. Reporter this woman is shaken after her home on 80th street in Glen Oaks Queen was blaze add. She described what happened. Everybody was upsidedown, everything top to bottom. Reporter the entire family went out in celebration of her upcoming wedding and returned to a once locked door open. There was a lot of julie and things we had for the jewelry and things we had for the bride and groom sides. Reporter something similar happened in january. John called the police when his neighbors home was ransacked while they were on vacation. They took out the air conditioner and stole everything. Reporter police connected 16 burglaries all following the same pattern all in the 105th precinct since january surveillance photos, they have an idea who theyre looking for. Police say this woman targets homes typically entering through windows or unlocked back doors grabbing cash and small valuables specifically jewelry. Neighbors believe there may be a common tie. [ indiscernible ] people keep a lot of gold at home. Reporter they dont know if its racial but they know the suspect is driving around in this van. I think they are studying the block who goes where and what time they come out. Reporter police want to catch this woman who they say is a driving factor in the 18 uptick of burglaries in the neighborhood. In glen oaks, queens, madalena doris, cbs 2 news. New information now, police in newark arrest a man in the murder of a Rutgers University student. He is 25yearold marcus feliz. A 21yearold person was found shot to death sunday night near central and halsey. A former nypd officer who shot two unarmed men in Westchester County is heading to prison. A judge today sentenced 28 yearold Brendan Cronin to nine years in prison. He admitted to firing his Service Weapon 14 times at a red light in pelham two years ago. He was off duty at the time and had been drinking after two days of police training. One of the victims, the two victims who were shot several times, says he is still trying to make sense of it all. I think the combination of his training, his failure to deescalate from the training, and his drunkenness led to the shooting. He was convict of murder, dwi and assault. He has been fired from the nypd. A principal tells her side i couldnt believe that person i was reading about in the newspaper was me. A woman cleared in a great fixing scandal. Not everyone thinks she is innocent. Also ahead the metrocard era is ending. So whats next for the millions who ride the buses . And what a Beautiful Day out there today and its going to get better. Ill talk about why i dont think theres cloud cover thats going to have too much to say about our weather. Ill tell you why coming up. And coming up on the cbs evening news, tonight more troubling news about the zika virus in this country. Scott pelley joins us live. Reporter great to be with you. The zika virus borne by mosquitos is coming to the United StatesHealth Authorities believe that. Today we got confirmation from the cdc that theres no doubt now that zika virus causes birth defects well have dr. John lapook here to explain it all to us news at 6 30. A suspended Brooklyn High School principal accused in a massive grade fixing scandal gets cleared of all charges. But as cbs 2s Brian Conybeare reports, some say she got off on a technicality. I dont care there is any recovery. Reporter kathleen says her reputation was ruined by allegations she fixed grades high school in gravesend, brooklyn. She was accused of using bogus classes with no work, even showing students movies in classrooms to help struggling students get they have credits to graduate. She was suspended last july but now a department of education arbitrator has cleared her of misconduct charges because the department of education itself actually approved all the allegedly bogus classes. I think that i am, um, living evidence of what character assassination is, misrepresentation, half truths, misinformation, repeated over and over and over again. Reporter some teachers say elvin got off on a technicality. He taught there for nearly 20 years and calls it a whitewash to protect a corrupt system to raise graduation rates. The improvements he says were all on account of grade fixing. No comment from the schools questions about the scandal last year but the Department Said despite the arbitrators rule students we talked to here at dewy high school dont want the principal back or the el paso program. Thats not fair. They are not getting educated. Youre going to go to college and be dumb. Reporter this former teacher says kids at dewey and other city high schools are cheated. These students have not received the education they deserve. Reporter and he says similar Credit Recovery programs are still going on. In brooklyn, Brian Conybeare, cbs 2 news. And at this point it doesnt appear principal elvin will return to that high school. Bomb threats that forced evacuations in more than a dozen schools in new jersey turned out to be false. Thousands of students had to schools in passaic and bergen counties received automated calls about suspicious backpacks. Searches by officers with bomb sniffing dogs turned up nothing. It is the latest hoax in recent months now being investigated by the Bergen County prosecutors office. The metrocard may go away. It wants to move in the direction of paying for trains and buses without direct contact using smart cards or mobile devices instead. Such a program would be similar to the one they use on the london underground. Commuters there use a contactless payment card as they call it to get through turnstiles and also to pay for the bus or tram. The new method wont be up and running until 2021. Lonnie quinn is here. There are people who dont even know what a token was. Right. Saying you have to get on the subway and use your token . He was born here. I was here during the time of the token without a doubt. This is nice weather. Its going to get pretty. The shot is great. The temperatures are going to be going up. And look, its not going to be like one of these sweltering like oh, im forecasting 85 degrees. Nothing like that. But im going to get you into those temperatures that just sing springtime. 56 your current reading. Sunny skies. 57 your high. 2degrees cooler than you should be. Couldnt get to 59. Morning lows starting off. 22, 25, 27. Vernon new jersey, 28. Central park started off at 40. Tomorrow morning, another cold start. I dont think its going to be quite as cold but we have a some areas north of the city. You started this morning at 40 degrees in manhattan. Same tomorrow. When i talk about temperatures 43 for newberry to liberty. This morning you were in the 20s so a possibility for a hard freeze. For tomorrow afternoon 60 degrees. Warmer than today. Plenty of sunshine. Thats about what you should be at this time of the year. Vortex satellite and radar looks just fine. You will notice these clouds starting to creep in. Theres a nice High Pressure system in control over the area. Its not allowing this to sort of bust into the area. I mean, yes, youre going to get clouds that will float in but any of that rain around florida, memphis, out west, i dont see it breaking through this high. The high will exert too much pressure and keep it at bay and we look good out there. So by the time you get to the weekend it looks better. And look at some of the numbers. A lot of sunshine 70 degrees on sunday. Tonight chilly 40. Tomorrow high 60. 61. Otis livingston is in the house. 61 for the high on friday. 65 on saturday. Beautiful. 72 sunday. Monday looks like 74. Then 70 tuesday. Tuesday more cloud and hinting at a rain chance on tuesday. 20 minutes and you got one degree warmer. Otis is here now talking sports. Welcome back. Thanks a lot, maurice. Its the start of the rangers playoff push and they begin in an unlikely role tonight in pittsburgh and Yoenis Cespedes wanted to get up close and personal with the fans using his foul ball an as excuse. Scary situation like the mets losing streak. Afternoon . Uh, hello geico . Yeah, i was just talking about your emergency Roadside Service and how its available 24 7 and then our car overheated. What are the chances . Can you send a tow truck please . Uh, the location . Youre not going to believe this but its um. Its in a tree. I wish i was joking, mate, but its literally stuck in a tree. car horn honking a chainsaw . No, no, all we really need is a tow truck. Day or night, otis is here with sports. Not quite time to panic. Not the start the mets were hoping for. They were 25 very little run support for the highly touted pitching staff. Mustering just 6 runs and 20 hits during the fourgame losing streak. Flores making his first career start at first base. Looks like a natural backing up logan who made a solid start in place of jacob degrom today. 6 scoreless innings. But the mets offense was also scoreless for 6 innings. In the 7th comes through in the clutch. Yoenis cespedes on this foul ball. He has been questioned about his effort on defense. Not here though. He is making some friends with the fans. Doesnt make the catch but gives the fans something to talk about. Came out of it okay. Five out save, the mets finish the rough home stand with a 2 it was huge. I think its quite obvious how we finished the game. I thought it was a huge game for us. Yankees in toronto for game two of their series tonight. Postseason gets under way for the rangers and it will be a role reversal for the blue shirts. Past couple seasons were viewed as the team to beat in the eastern conference making it to the stanley cup finals in 2014 before falling to the kings in five but they began round one in pittsburgh tonight as the underdog and thats okay with them. I dont think a lot of people are picking us right now which is fine and dandy and well score and play. Best time of the year right now. Im looking at the previews of the playoffs yesterday on tv giving me like goosebumps. You know, i think we are ready to play them. And the islanders get their postseason under way tomorrow night in florida. It could be a history making night in the nba. Two events in california at the same time. Golden state warriors boldly going where no other team has record 73 wins in a season at home against the Memphis Grizzlies they tied the 1995 1996 Chicago Bulls 72winon sunday. Kobe bryant will play the final game of his hall of fame 20 year career. 5 nba titles, two time finals mvp, 18 all star game appearances, 4 time all star game mvp, 2008 nba mvp and so much more. I dont have time. It ends tonight in l. A. He wouldnt want it any other place. Means everything. I grew up a diehard laker fan. Its like eye dream come true for a kid to grow up and play for his Favorite Team and play for 20 years his entire career. I have seen the city grow and develop and vice versa. Theres no place id rather end my career. Average price to get into the Staples Center 1,800 tonight. Whoa. Thats the average. In honor of the 18 all star years. Yeah. [ laughter ] so what would you watch . Kobe or golden state . Two tvs. Well be right back. There are those who say we cannot defeat a corrupt political system and fix a rigged economy. But i believe we need to lift our vision above the obstacles in place and look to the american horizon. To a nation where every child where quality healthcare will be a birthright of every citizen. Where a good job is not a wish, but a reality. Where women receive equal pay and a living wage is paid to all. An america where after a lifetime of labor, there is time for rest and grandchildren. A nation that defends our people and our values, but no longer carries so much of that burden alone. I know we can create that america if we listen to our conscience and our hearts and not to the pundits and the naysayers. Im Bernie Sanders. I approve this message, coming up at 11 00, stress for students and parents as tuition skyrockets for college. Its becoming a heavy burden on families. Tonight ways to cut costs on college or even get an education for free. The ultimate School Savings revealed tonight on cbs 2 news at 11 00. Dont forget the news on wlny tv 10 55 at 9 00 tonight. First though, up next on the cbs evening news with scott pelley, cbs news investigates the role of doctors in the painkiller epidemic. Thanks so much for joining us here at 6 00. See you at 11 00. Have a great evening. Pelley shades of the cold war. Russian warplanes buzz a u. S. Navy destroyer over and over. Also tonight, zika virus no longer just a suspect in birth defects. The c. D. C. Today confirmed it is the cause