Next to his father, this letter threatening his family. Police and the fbi swarming the residents of eric trump, the building known as trump park east, sources say a threatening letter was sent to Donald Trumps middle son who is 32 years old. Investigators say the letter post parked from massachusetts was opened by his wife lara last night. Sources say a white powder was found inside of the envelope. Trumps wife called the police triggering the response. A source close to the investigation says preliminary tests show the white substance does not appear to be hazardous, sources say the letter enclosed if donald trump does not drop out of the president ial race his children the letter and white substance was sent to a laboratory for further testing. Cbs news reached out to trumps campaign, this morning we are still awaiting a response. Janelle burrell, cbs 2 news. A man waiting for a haircut is shot and police are investigating a person of interest, the victim was shot in the barbershop on amsterdam avenue. Police say there was a dispute before the gunman open fire. Lets get to traffic and weather on the 2s. I just checked it is friday, for early commuters there are pedestrians doing all kinds of crazy things out there. Be mindful of that. We have got chillier air settle in. Clear and 50. Winds variable at 5. We are staying in the 50s and the wind going to be a rather brisk day this afternoon. There is a front draped across the top of your tv screen that will fire up the possibility of a shower or two this afternoon. Increasing clouds, we see that wind and rain chance this afternoon stopping in the mid50s and well miss that this weekend, ill talk more about that in just a bit. Speaking of early commuters. Alex is off, kyla is in. We have the gothels bridge closed for construction, stick with the bayon bridge, that will be your alternate. Check other east River Crossing one tube is shut down, the other taking two way traffic. The George Washington traffic, its early. The lower level is easy pass until 6 a. M. , have the easy pass visible. Lincoln or holland tunnel. A big scare for passengers as flight was heading into la guardia airport. The plane was hit by lightning. There was a tremendous bang. It is the sound passengers least expected to hear as their flight headed to la guardia thursday night. There was a flash of light outside the first window on the lefthand side of the plane and a tremendous bang it just let up blue inside the plane. The flight was detoured after lightning struck the flight. Rebecca says the lightning hit the plane somewhere over manhattan. We knew immediately was it was. We just got hit by lightning. Is everything okay . Yeah. Dont send us through there the plane landed safely a few minutes after 6 00. Passengers showed emergency crews on the tarmac. There was fire trucks and police around the plane, wearing hazmat suits. No injuries were reported but one of the wings was damaged. From jfk airport in queens. Cbs 2 news. For a second time this week a student in jamaica queens is accused of bringing a loaded gun to school. Police say a 15yearold boy brought this gun to class. Sources say the teen was arguing with a group of students when he open his backpack and revealed the weapon. Police were called and the boy was arrested Parents Say School security must be tightnd. There isnt enough security at the front, you know, the entrance of the premise. Feel kind of scared and could have came into unfortunately my classroom and feel angry and took out the gun and the next thing you know were all on the floor dead. On wednesday police say an 11yearold boy brought this loaded gun into ps40 his grandfather owns the weapon is facing charges. A babysitter identified a crucial piece of evidence in the trial of a mother murdering her son. Michelle charged with killing timmy in 1991. Yesterday the boys former babysitter testified the blanket found near his remains was the same she saw at his house, she first claimed she turned her back to get a soda and the 5yearold boy vanishened. A man has been arraigned in connection with the string of name salon robberies. Francisco was charged with four break ins but police say he could be responsible for as many as 16 burglaries dating back to september. The boy tampered with the locks the most recent happened Early Saturday Morning at rainbow salon. He pleaded not guilty. Courses say north korea fired a missile into the sea. Traveled 500miles before crashing, north korea mastered a technology for a missilestrikeel the land. And spoking to supportest ahead of next weeks primary in missouri he was nearly tied with hillary clinton, losing the race by less than half of one . The republican race in missouri remains too close to call between donald trump and ted cruz. Meanwhile South Carolina one of the 16 president ial candidates last year he became a target who gave out a cell phone number. And the ferry tale ending for march madness, the latest answers. , a reoccurring theme last night, dumping it into time and time again. He made a living in the paint. He had 21 points 16 boards. The defense was on Isaiah Thomas. They held the star to just 10 points. Winning 6852. Kentucky wildcats bringing this to an end. Shot just 18 in the first half. Thats not going to get it done, something you dont want to do against this under rated four seed kentucky. For the first 10 minutes in the second half. Kentucky blows out stony brooke 8567. Stay with us for continuing coverage who in their right mind is picking syracuse taking on dayton at 12 15 this afternoon right here on cbs 2. It is 4 39 a nation wild recall of a popular brand of tuna. And is this okay to take the money . And where you can watch a pair of bald eagles streaming live here is the deal, a few spot drops this afternoon, then it turns cooler and were talking about some sunday snow coming up. A florida man is hospitalized after a school stunt goes wrong, he was performing a fire breathing act when he accident set himself on fire. People used fire extinguishers to put out the flames he suffered burns but is in Good Condition. The accident remains under investigation. 4 42. Time for traffic and weather on the 2s. Wow, thats brutal we have a hint of cooler air. Gene has 39. Readings in the 30s also thats charlie. Mid40s there through the hudson valley. 44 here, 47. You know what, lets have fun with pictures because i like this. Because yesterday charlie called in had some big thunderstorms rumbling through north and west, the stormy bush you can see the down daft bush you can see the down daft and storms that rumbles and bumbled through. Yesterday convertibles, today, were getting the coat back on sunday we are shoveling. The pictures kind of tell the story. We basically had four seasons in two and a half days and were not done with it. And how ironic this is the weekend where we say so long for a season and usher in spring. Here is the deal. 50 in the city with clear skies winds are variable at 5 Miles Per Hour. Around the area there are readings in the 30s, predominantly it is the mid40s. Somewhat of an aberration around the hamptons cooler that be yesterday. In the city we are actually warmer than we were this time yesterday. Relatively benign. Well see sun give way to clouds and a passing shower this afternoon. Because thats affiliated with a front, draped from the x all the way through minneapolis. Behind that the cold air, a key component to the possibility of timing it out for you, well stop this afternoon with the possibility of a stray shower. Now you know weve been dealing with thunderstorms the last few days you had that lift in the atmosphere and cold air aloft. It was more of a cold front, you cant rule out the possibility of a thunderstorm. One model hinting at a shower saturday, it stays cool during the day. Lets time out your sunday. Runners Half Marathon in the city may be dodging a few flakes can you believe it . As early as 7 30 in the morning we see snow rolling in from the south. Between say 7 and 1 00 in the afternoon we start to see some snow falling and it is mixing in from monmouth and ocean county, a little element of icing. It changes over to rain flirting with the city and the south shore. You have a better chance for accumulating snow. This is whats going on over night messing with your monday morning commute. Where does the line set up . Accumulating snow the likely parts of the area. It is going to be a messy monday morning drive. You go from the 30s right back to the 40s right back to numbers above normal midweek. How busy are those roads right now . Say it isnt snow, john. Say it isnt snow. Thats all i can say. We dont have to worry about this morning but we have construction. The bridge is closed until 5 00 a. M. Stick with the outer bridge crossing as your alternate. Lets take a live look outside, construction is blocking two northbound lanes on the fdr drive on 79th street. No delays so far. Checking mass transit everything is on or close to schedule in metro north new Jersey Transit alternate parking is in effect city wide. Some of the stories making headlines. Eric garland making to the hill. Met with senator patrick lee. And republicans are refusing to consider a replacement for scalia until the next president takes office. A new york city will be in, urging the senate to fight the epidemic. Require the cdc do issue guidelines for the safe prescribing of opioids for pain. And this blue diamond ring has an estimate of 25 to 35 million. A gift from her father. Finished with gains on thursday. Higher commodity price. The industrial average added 155 points the nasdaq up by 11, s p up by 13. A company says tuna might have been contaminated during the process. For more head to cbsnewyork. Com. Twitter made a major change for time line hoping to attract users, recap tweets based uponan algarithym. And after money flu out of an armored truck right on to the highway taking some of ha reporter a sea of green as 20dollar bills litters during the morning rush. Check to see if you see a rainbow anywhere around, the pot of gold is on the roadway. Paul was checking the lot around 8 30. We see a boat load of money just flying down the highway here. Police say an armored car was carrying the money. The door open, the money flew out and i believe the word was poof. He and other coworkers helped the armed guards pick up the money, took about 30 minutes to do it. I think i counted 10 of the wrappers, estimate from 20,000 up. While Police Say Many people stopped to help pick up the cash and return it there may have been a few who pocketed some bills. Were you tempted to pocket any of the money . No, not at all. It is not worth it. Karma, saint pattys day. Thing will bring him the luck of the irish, if not the green. Cbs 2 news. Charged with theft whatve happened to Finders Keepers . That is tempting isnt it . Coming up maybe a good weekend to go to the movies a preview including what happens when the into unknown territory. The Saint Patricks day parade brought out nearly a Million People, 150 marching bands took part, this was the first year mayor deblasio took part. It is an eagle eye view of glued to a webcam, streaming live video nicknamed president and the first lady. You can see the beak of a baby eagle poking out of its shell right there. Now lets go to a live look at the nest these are live picture, the family lives inside a tree inside the u. S. National arboretum. Were going to stay on this until it hatches. No were not. Might take a little while. How about we bring in john elliot. Talk about a shell game. There we go, i think thats great. The birds really dont know or care. Clear and 50 in the city. Here is the deal, morning sun will give way for a few showers, were cold, thats it, were cold that cold air, thats saturdays job so to speak your job on sunday, potential snowstorm on sunday into early monday. Right now, quiet. Low here it is right there and guess what, it is going to meet another low and usher in that cold air. So sunday is the day to watch. The highway is the thing to watch here to help us. We are keeping an eye on everything, doing pretty well. The bridge is chosed for construction until 5 a. M. , for now stick with the bayon bridge. Taking a look at the east River Crossings, we are moving well on the Southern State park way as we take a live look at beth page. So far so good this morning chris and mary back to you. Famous last words. How Gps Technology helped track down a missing woman and child. And pushing to change the traffic situation after a deadly limo crash. When we return, spoiler preview coming up next. In theaters this week, in allegiant, they leave the only city and family theyve ever known and go beyond the wall. They learn there is a battle brewing that threatens all humanity. They must decide who to trust rated pg13. What life is like . Holiday. My very first holiday is off to a perfect start i dont think jeff daniel is on he is leaving his tiny town of fairville. Joe stars as his road trip buddy, their trip takes them on unsuspected wrong turns the holiday is out both in theaters and on netflix. He has not aged a bit i just have to say. He looks exactly the same. I thought he went to the alamo. Didnt he go to look for his bike in the first movie . Not that im a big peewee fan. Today, you know, shower activity in the afternoon, tomorrow is cold and then monday morning if you are flying to the alamo. Thats going to be the really tricky time. Horse back. Were looking good so far. We have construction and i have to say i feel like we have a lot of people still in the city from yesterday, curious to see how it develops. Pulling an all nighter. Manhattan the home of Donald Trumps son find out what he received in the mail that caused quite a scare. A little girl goes missing with a family friend, how investigators usedded modern technology to track them down. Be careful what apps to download, why some could leave your information vulnerable to thieves. Ty routine secret starts in the shower. Discover the latest innovation from amop\. The new pedi perfect wet dry. Now get effortless hard skin removal on dry or wet skin. Plus, it has 2 speeds and its rechargeable. The easy way for touchably soft feet. Suits me and my new shoes. New amop\ pedi perfect wet dry. Amop\. Live from studio 46. This is cbs 2 news this morning. 5 a. M. , 50 degrees, rain and cooler temperatures today in the forecast this sunday into monday all eyes are on the radar there is potential for good amount of snow. Well have traffic and weather on the 2s in a moment. Good morning everybody. Thanks for starting your morning with us. Police and the fbi swarm the manhattan home of the son of donald trump. Called in after a suspicious piece of mail arrived. We are joined with more on this, janelle good morning. Reporter good morning to you chris and mary, you can see this nypd patrol car which has been parked outside the trump residents as additional security it is where Donald Trumps second son eric lives with his wife and she was the one who opened up that police and the fbi swarming the residents of eric trump. 100 Central Park South the building known as trump park east, where sources tell cbs news that a lettening letter was sent to Donald Trumps middle son who was 32 years old. Investigators say the letter postmarked from massachusetts was opened by his wife lara last night. Sources tell cbs a white powder was found inside of the envelope. Trumps wife calledded police after 7 p. M. Triggering the response by the fbi, nypd, and fdny. A source close to the investigation says preliminary tests show the white substance does not appear to be hazardous, warning if donald trump does not drop out of the president ial race, his children could be harmed. Now that letter and that powder, they were sent to a laboratory for additional we did reach out to Donald Trumps campaign were still waiting a response here this morning. Reporting live from midtown, cbs 2 news. Thank you breaking news in harlem, a 23yearold victim was shot in the neck in the barber shot in amsterdam. Police say there was some kind of dispute before the gunman open fire. Traffic and weather on the 2s, john. We have a cooler day today and even colder day tomorrow and that messy day on sunday. Lets get you ready maybe youre a little tired, in the city right now down a degree 49 clear skies. Going to be windy, 30, 40 Miles Per Hour winds, going to be a cool breeze blowing there is a cold front draped through up state new york and into new england all the way back, thats the leading edge of the cold air that we need for that snow event on sunday. Watch for clouds to fill in up quiet through lunchtime there is a stray shower possible. It is going to be windy. That 54 wont feel that warm. A jacket in back and you have to wrap your head and changing weather. I think were sleeping in because were doing pretty well. Lets take a look at northern new jersey. All clear on route 80, you can see were looking good the Garden State Park way lots of green out there. A live look outside, shows all we have no delays here, the lincoln tunnel moving just fine there. And George Washington bridge delay free as well. We had had to queens and look at the Grand Central park way, la guardia airport, no delays, eastbound to the long island expressway, chris and mary over we are following a developing story in queens, a High School Student was caught with a loaded gun on campus. Cbs 2 Andrea Grymes joins us in jamaica queens with more. Reporter that 15yearold student is being held at the 103 precinct station house, facing charges as a juvenile including criminal possession of a weapon. Police say the entire ordear is terrifying. Disappointed, im fearful. A range of emotions from parents and students after police say a 15yearold classmate brought a loaded. 38 caliber gun to the academy in jamaica. Made me scared and uncomfortable, what if the kid would have came in unfortunately my classroom and felt angry and took out the gun all on the floor dead. Sources say the teen got into an argument with a group of students and opened up his backpack and flashed the weapon. One of the students alerted a School Security guard. Students were kept in their classrooms until police arrived. Lock the door and the teachers were coming around to make sure we were okay. This is the second time in three days that a student in queens has brought a gun to school. On tuesday police say an 11 yearold boy brought a loaded 9 millimeter to ps40. His father faces charges. And School Safety officers released a statement asking what is the administration waiting for. A gun to go off before its realizes that School Safety might come first . They are the same students we want to protect. The department of education says it is quote working that all students and staff are safe providing Additional Resources to support the School Community. No word where that 15year old got the gun later this morning at city hall the Group Families for Excellent Schools is expected to release new statistics on weapons in new york city Public Schools. Reporting live in jamaica queens, Andrea Grymes. A Court Appearance for a teenager who recently pled guilty in a drag race attack in 2014. 19yearold cory glow arrested after a traffic stop charged with possession of marijuana and a knife last night he pled to 6 months behind bars for a crash that killed five of his friends. The da may seek the original request of 5 to 15 years. Satellite Technology Leads police to a missing new jersey girl and a family friend. Old kayla smith in east orange Tuesday Morning heading the Kennedy Airport and vanished for 30 hours, tracked down in queens thanks to a gps locater in the cadillac. Activated by the dealership where she bought it the womans family says she suffers from early onset alzheimers disease. She was just a little disoriented, just road around just understanding a lot of times these types of situations dont turn out as well as this one dead we are grateful that it did. The two were found yesterday afternoon at a mcdonalds in woodside. To campaign 2016 as the president ial campaign moves to three western states, primaries are caucuses are being held. Bernie sanders addressed supporters in flagstaff after losing three days ago hopes for better results out west. A little bit friendlier for us. We think we have a path towards victory. Yesterday sanders conceded to hillary clinton, said he wont ask for a recount. The republican race in missouri is still too close to call. And South Carolina lindsey graham, one of the original 16 republican candidates in the race last summer he became a target of donald trump who gave out grahams personal cell phone number. 5 08 still to come led testing underway in newark and we were there as the students get checked out. And a limo crash that killed four women. The stars of Monmouth University basketball, meeting the bench warmers who have gone viral all season long. Okay. So we are seeing stars right we see a passing shower possible this afternoon. The problem is this is going to be cooler, grab the coat and shades too. Coming up. Welcome back to cbs 2 news this morning, it is 5 12. Lets bring in shawn elliot. It is exciting you know it is going to be a big day if lonnie quinn is haunting the halls of cbs. The television in his office is so load. I dont think it is a Saint Patricks day party. Were not going to take it. Well be dealing with colder temperatures and we see that messy scenario on sunday. Well take an early stab at projected totals. What happens is we have the cold air in. Today there is evidence of that. 49 with clear skies wind out of the west, thats it, thats the fine print that gets you, the air in place for your sunday. 36, cooler on the hamptons. Just want to expand the view, taking the temperatures so to speak, of the great lakes down into the ohio valleyly and then compare. Were at 49, and that compared to yesterday, actually 3 degrees warmer. Look at the cool down thats already begun. 10 to 15 degrees colder. It will pivot in along this front we see a few showers this afternoon but then the set up is there for the cold air on saturday, 50 for today, hanging onto another day above normal as we get ready to say so long to winter. 77 and 7 your records after you get your car serviced. Suns up at 7 02. This is what im talking about. If you drive in up state, there is a chance of the showers holding together. Dont anticipate the kind of coverage or new energy. This area of low pressure sliding to the south. That cold air met with more emergency as they merge and converge. Today it is a cooler round of showers possible. So long winter, tomorrow bright skies giving way to clouds, wind chills in the 20s i think for many. Here comes that low and the closer it hugs the coast the better chance you have for some accumulating snow. There is a lot of variation, showing a bit of a pivot off to the north and east but even three to six in and around and flirting with town. This is through monday, will be numbers back above normal by midweek, here is kyla. Ill tell you, we are above normal with our traffic this morning lets take an over view of queens and ill show you this. We have lots of green on the map, no delays on the long island, the bqu, the van wyck, checking our east River Crossings we have one tube shut for construction, the other is taking two way traffic, starting to see two way traffic, everything is on or close to schedule. No delays on metro north. New Jersey Transit and Long Island Railroad looking good. Alternate side parking is in effect city wide. Long islands north fork is bringing in lots of tourists. Lawmakers and locals saying as this increase. A new Traffic Signals is the site of last julys limousine crash thatkilled four friends and critically injured four others. The clerk is not satisfied with the changes. Ive had several people going straight through the green light because they didnt have a green arrow indicater. Without a left turn arrow, it still may feel awkward to make a uturn. They want the grand jury to look into the legality with large stretch limousines their work is not yet finished, going to continue to take testimony concerning the issue of limousine safety and road safety. Says phase one of the investigation is over charging pick up truck driver with dwi, a misdemeanor and the limo the limo driver was at fault. Four young girls are gone. The roads werent like this when we were younger, we had safe roads and now as people enjoy this area more there is more traffic and we have to upgrade the roads. Locals want leaders to commission a study of north fork traffic congestion, the scene has exploded to 43 producers than a handful in the 1970s. The police recently added an additional Highway Patrol officer to the one already on duty. Hundreds of students have been tested for exposure to led as many as 17,000 children will be checked for led poisening in the days ahead. The schools have been found to have elevated levels of aging pipes and fixtures parents welcome to testing. Yes i am pleased at the end of the day they are helping out us. Im just glad to get free will be all right. It is known to affect the childs development. Led has not been found in the citys water supply. Lawmakers grilled michigans governor and the head of the Environmental Protection agency about flints water crisis. The panel called upon the chief to resign members said if rick snyder ran a corporation the way he handled the crisis, he would face charges flints water became contaminated in 2014. Governor snyder said he didnt know about it until a year later. As soon as i learned there was a led issue we started issuing filtering, doing blood testing. Deniability only works when it is plausible. You have to look how the law works. You know what and it failed, the head of the epa blamed michigan and the governor and other officials were responsible for handle the water crisis. Up next how workers helped a mother recover a precious item that she thought was gone for good. And this has gone viral how a team spirit is inspiring others. Egntne. A hug to two mechanics who found her Golden Diamond bracelet went through the sewer grade. They found the bracelet a Birthday Gift for her husband after a 20 minute search. Way to go time for traffic and weather on the 2s. I like happy stories like that. Morning rush stays dry well be stick in the 50s, breezy as well. Cooler than the last few days a few showers possible this afternoon, mainly dry by early evening remember saturday dry and cold, sunday is going to be messy. Tell you what, it is not that messy this morning right kyla . We are doing just fine. Lets take a look at the queens midtown tunnel. One one tube shut for construction the other is taking two way traffic no in the bronx no delays on the cross bronx isnt that great at the Alexander Alexandra hamilton bridge. And number 16 seed falling to the number 11 seed. Now the pirates had no answers for the big man, under four to go, he just lived in the paint all night long. Even more impressive than 16 boards and 21 points the defense put the hammer on Isaiah Thomas all night long had 10 points and zero for 10 from downtown. Winning 5862. Here is your wfan sports update. Coming up, saint johns women called the red storm in the first ncaa tournament. Iowa state, they get blown away by the cyclones, iowa state took advantage of any mistake. Hung around town 7. Got a technical foul for trash talking and lose 9481. And stony brooke shot 18 in the first half turned that 18 arent, he they shot at 81 , easy. 8557 the final. Im Ottis Livingston thats your cbs 2 sports update. All four locals are out. Thats a big upset. No one wants to sit on the bench, especially during march madness. Basketball players may not be scoring points but may be getting other pointing. Reporter Monmouth UniversityBasketball Team had been the bench that put them on the map. Greg and dan are the unofficial leaders a bit of sideline theater to get the team and the crowd going. The bench is never known as a cool place to be. Werevolutionized it it is okay to be on the bench to support their team. They play off current events, pop culture and sometimes a little bit of history during their victory in december over georgetown they unvailed what they called the cystine chapel. What do your teammates say about it. They love it. If they look at the bench and see they are energizing trying to feed energy to them, be in it . Basketball teams picked up on their antics High School Teams and nba players copied their celebrations. Coach king rice. I really preach having fun, especially to my guys you should have fun. Doing what they love while changing attitudes. Cbs news West Long Branch new jersey. They should have gotten in a tournament for that alone. Way to go guys. Still ahead Governor Cuomo unvailed a plan to combat the zika virus. A threatening letter with suspicious powder sent to a son of donald trump. Well have a live report coming up. A 15yearold student is facing charges accused of bringing a loaded gun to school. This is the second time Something Like this has happened this week at a jamaica school. Away your private information without your knowledge what you coming back after this. This is cbs 2 news this morning. 49 degrees on this friday march 18th temperatures going to take a little bit of a dip today and some showers later on this afternoon. The snow coming our way that has all eyes on the radar traffic and weather on the 2s in just a moment. A scare at the manhattan home of donald trump, Police Called to the scene what he received in the mail that prompted immediate action. First we begin with a developing story police say another student was caught with a loaded gun in a city school. Thanks for waking up with us. Police say this is the second time a queens student brought a loaded gun into his school. Andrea grymes joins us live with more, andrea. Chris and mary, the latest on a 15yearold student now facing numerous charges including control possession of a weapon, being held here at the 103 precinct station house, the entire thing is horrifying to think about. A range of emotions from parents and students after police say a 15yearold classmate brought a loaded caliber gun to the academy in jamaica. Made me scared and uncomfortable, what if a kid came in my classroom and feel angry for some reason and take out the gun next thing you know were on the floor dead. Sources say teens got into an argument and opened up his backpack and flashed the weapon. One of the classmates who saw the gun alerted a School Security guard. Students were kept in their classrooms until police arrived. I locked the door and the teachers were coming around to make sure we were okay. This is the second time in three days a student brought a gun to school on tuesday police a loaded 9millimeter to ps40. After yesterdays incident the union released a statement asking what is the administration waiting for a gun to go off before it realizes that School SafetyMust Come First . The very students that fears will be offended having to go through metal detectors are the students we want to protect. The department of education says it is working closely with nypd providing students resources to protect the School Community. There is no word where the 15yearold got the gun the families for Excellent Schools is expected to release new data on weapons recovered at new york city schools. Andrea grymes. Lets get to john with the weather were talking snow coming our way . Sunday during the day starts early sunday starts to accumulate there is mixing and monday so by the way, spring rolls in this weekend too. Here is the deal as you get rolling, were at 49 with clear skies wind out of the west at 16, winds 30 to 35 Miles Per Hour this with afternoon. There is a chance for a stray shower, we dont anticipate the kind of coverage we saw wednesday and thursday. Mid50s, feeling cooler and cold well talk about that coming up. Sunday is the First Official day of spring . What timing. Ive got better news were looking good on the roads. I think everybody is sleeping in still quiet. Lets take a live look at the new jersey turnpike you can see at newark liberty, were also clear on route 1 and 9 and route 78. We also have no major delays at good way to start your friday. Washington bridge are also clear as of this hour. In queens the van wyck, it is interchange. Alternate side parking is in affect city wide, i like this friday so far chris and mary lets keep it that way. Weekend. Now to the trump scare, investigating a suspicious piece of name. Sources say it arrived at the building where eric trump lives. Janelle burrell joins us live with more. Reporter chris and mary there has been a car parked outside the building on Central Park South as additional security, eric trump is the third of Donald Trumps 5 children he has been very visible on the campaign trail often standing right next to his father and the letter was police and the fbi swarming the residents of eric trump. 100 Central Park South the building known as trump park east is where sources tell cbs that a threatening letter was sent to Donald Trumps middle son who was 32 years old. Investigators say the letter postmarked from massachusetts was opened by his wife last night. Sources tell cbs that a white powder was found inside of the envelope. Trumps wife called police after 7 p. M. Triggering the response by the fbi, nypd. Preliminary test show the white substance does not appear to be hazardous, sources say the enclosed letter warned that if donald trump does not dropped of the president ial race, his children could be harmed. Reporter now that letter and white substance they were sent to a laboratory for we did reach out to the Trump Campaign for comment on this incident, so far we have not gotten a response back. Janelle burrell, cbs 2 news. Quite a scare of a flight heading into la guardia, the plane was hit by lightning. Passengers say there was a flash of blue light and a bang. The pilot radioed for help. We got hit by lightning. Dont send us through there. Lets head to jfk. Made a landing after Kennedy Airport. 55 passengers and Board Members were not hurt. One of the wings was damage. And calling for strictlimits on prescription, joined by the nassau da urging the senate to fight the abuse epidemic by passing the the cdc to issue guidelines for the safe prescribes for pain. And unveiling a new plan to combat the zika virus. Reporter there are 49 confirmed cases of zika in new york about half of them are in the city. The state is preparing for many more come mosquito season this spring and summer. Some of the speculation or expectations are you could have a significant number of people affected we want to make sure were ahead of it. The governor and state Health Department had a plan. Howard says it will have tablets for standing water and encourage people to get rid of standing water. Toys and plastic containers and clogged gutters. Withmosquito testing offering kits for pregnant women. Deploy Rapid Response teams require local control plans and launch a Public Awareness campaign. This would collect thousands for testing there are about 70 types in new york one can carry zika. He says that species makes up 3 to 5 of the mosquitoes in new york. It shows counties and well monitor in the northwardcounties as well for spread of this mosquito. As much as the state is anticipating and preparing for the arrival of zika carrying mosquitoes here in new york, the state Health Department and cdc are advising pregnant women to not travel to countries where zika is present. Production for growing demand like bug spray. The chief of staff says a missile traveled 500miles before crashing. That violates nuclear activity. North korea aparticipantly mastered a technology for a missile capable of striking the u. S. Mainland. And the first visit to capitol hill. Guard land met with patrick of vermont. The top democrat on the judiciary committee. The republicans are refusing to consider a replacement for scalia until the next president takes office. Time is 5 39 coming up a shocking recall from ikea. You can take an uber just about anywhere now over the border into mexico well explain how the new service works. View of cuba as the u. S. Eases up on travel restrictions to the island nation. You can connect with us all morning long follow us on individually. Eyes, toes, noses. Hormones know too. Dogs know. Kids know. Kids who think theyre dogs know. howling sound . Time for traffic and weather on the 2s this friday. It is friday maybe youre a little tired had a little fun, parade was okay passing showers a bit of a bummer, lets check 37 because our 22nd and 24th president Grover Cleveland on the 1,002 bill, he was born on my block. I have to check in with michael, michael has 48 in Staten Island and this question, can i wash my car today . I just, youre going to be a passing shower, sunday is really messy. If it is dirty not a bad idea. 38 for chris. 1961, popping fresh pillsbery dough boy was introduced. We are serving upstars we are getting ready for the big change. Stronger winds, 30s north and west, cool readings around the hamptons and 29, 32. There for the jersey shore, want to just dive into the future cast this is how the models are handing the next few days this afternoon, this is why see you wash your car and get a little shower thats all there is not a lot of coverage evidence of cold air filtering is dry, cold, though, sunday morning sunday morning 8 00 the cold air is in place you see snow watch this line wait watch where you are headed or where home is this will push to the north. An element of icing by midday so that makes travel challenging, you have the Half Marathon. Look at the green on the screen. Models hinting at cold air returning so it switches back over before it wraps up. Still there is a lot of variety as far as model output for potential snow gfs has about an inch and puts the bullseye to the south where has the nam is pushing more to the east, they have 5 inches into the city. There is going to be where that period where it is tapped down with the change over. It is a dynamic situation, by monday afternoon in memory and all right time to warm up the car, got to go to work. All though you wonder if some people arent going to work because we have a nice drive going on, taking a live look at our speed map if you take the l. I. E. Westbound to the queens midtown tunnel. Taking the bqe from the belt merge to the bridge that will take 2 minutes everything is on or close to schedule and lets take a live look at one of our many cameras East Rutherford new jersey, route 3 moving well to the lincoln tunnel where we are also delay free. How about that alternate side parking is in affect city wide chris and mary back to you. A recall from ikea because how much do we spend on our pets . Wall streets rally continues sending the dow into the positive territory, jumps 155 points the nasdaq finishedded higher. A deal involved mechanic licensing on the streaming service and unpaid royalties forpublishers and song writers. 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That is right. What has not been a hit . Good point. You are looking at havana cuba from the view of a drone. Apply it to promote tourism. They are virtually nonexistent in cuba and the government has banned them. Tourists reported having been confiscated when they arrived but the government gave the okay to get a birds eye view of what it looks like these days. Obama Administration Made it easier to travel to cuba. Cuba has been removed from a list of countries with insufficient port security, clear and cruise ships, cargoes and fairies to travel between us and cuba and trips ships that have travel will not have to wait for the coast guard inspection. The coast guard will do random checks. 5 52 am and lets get over to john for traffic and weather. It is great weather in cuba and not such great weather here on sunday. I am thinking the same thing. Not going to feel like you by ranchers ive got some explaining to do. A cooler breeze today, wind out of the northwest, up to 35 so 55 will feel quarter right. The wind subsided that but i want to run one of the potential windshield models that we are looking at. The numbers tomorrow morning are going to feel like the 20 your saturday. And then saturday stays quiet. Saturdays 45 but it is overnight saturday into sunday where we see the snow and then the rain and snow mixed into the first part of sunday so not cuba at all as we work into the weekend. Lets get you to work right now. We do have some travel. You know that it could not last all morning. We tried but we have an accident to tell you about. This one is blocking on lane on the fdr drive northbound, 61st street and that has caused delays back to 42nd street to the west side highway usual better option. A live look in queens, we are starting to get heavy on the van wick, northbound, delays stretching from linton boulevard up to hillside avenue. Lets go over to the tappan zee bridge, where you can see that we have got some people out there at this hour, moving counties. Parking is in effect citywide. New video of a heroic rescue at a Colorado Convenience store, worker notices something unusual as a mother carry the baby to work. He grabs the baby out of her hands and seconds later the mother falls to the ground either customers rushed to help and the mother is expected to be okay and is thinking the clerk for her quick actions. Using your telephone to make purchases is getting easier. If you are not careful your smartphone to make it easier for hackers to steal your personal data. There are steps you can take to keep hackers at bay. Typically when you use your telephone to buy things you need to use an app from a bank, credit card or thirdparty like paypal but according to the Consumer Federation of america, some apps store more information about you than you realize. 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You can track the snow, the morning is messy and then on and off during the course of the day. We could get a few inches. 3 inches until 6 inches. A positive spin on that, it is cottle weather this weekend. A good reason to snuggle up. Dont even think about it. We are doing pretty well on accident to tell everybody about so i will get that safely for friday. It is great out there. Yeah. Famous words. 5 56 am and a full flight of passengers forced to make an Emergency Landing after the plane was struck by lightning. Donald trump and his family on alert after hit a letter sent to his sons, manhattan contained a substance. Texting on walking, regular site but a new law could make continues right after this. Agn ga geramis rovgtici fvo a cor fr o cea. Y c le re. With ingredients like roasted hazelnuts and cocoa, to a whole new level. Make any day a pancake day with nutella. Spread the happy closed captioning on cbs 2 news is sponsored by your local try hyundai dealers. Is cbs 2 news this morning. It is 6 00, 49 degrees on this friday, march 18 on cooler but mild day. All of that could change later in the weekend. The spring storm coming our way, talking about possible snow. Good morning. You will have traffic and weather coming up in a moment but here is the morning news to go. Suspicious letter police and fbi are investigating a piece of mail sent to one of donald trump sons homes. Sources say that his wife opened it and found a white substance of a threatening note. We will have a live report. What if the kid would have come into like, unfortunately, my classroom, and for some reason took out the gum the gun and the next thing you know we are all on the floor. It happened again, another for bringing a gun to class. He is facing charges this morning. Right outside the first window on the lefthand side of the airplane and then a tremendous bang. It was pretty bad emergency. A scary scene above the skies in new york city, and airplane a full of passengers struck highlighting how the pilots Quick Response help avoid further danger. Testing underway in your work, a week after was announced that the schools Drinking Water had elevated lead levels. Todays were affected by school Officials Say that just because tests come back positive does is the source. Where is the poisoning coming from . Their heads are down. Attention. It is a silly thing with all worry about somebody walking down the street texting. Crackdown on texting and walking, a common practice for many of us. But using your phone and soon get you in trouble with the law. Plus this. Do i cover my mouth . Yeah. It is sort of like a spirit gone. So embarrassing. Broadway star hamilton starlin and at it again early this week, freestyle with president obama this time he is teaming up with emma watson. What topic did watson choose . That is coming up in this morning stalkers. 6 02 am and heres traffic and weather. How does he have time to do anything . He is doing eight shows a week and he has got to be exhausted. I hope you are not exhaustive but i know it is a friday after what i hope was a fun st. Patricks day. The weather today and is going to be kind of pivotal. We will see a change with cooler air starting to flood in. Clearing 40 act, wind out of the northwest at 60, west and northwest at 35 later today so you know how it works in the city. The canyons of steel just funneling and intensifying that it will feel colder today. A coat is a good idea to passing shower cannot be ruled out, the morningside gives way to midday class, 53 at lunchtime, 54 is the high today. The high today not feeling like 54 even though that is above normal and overnight tonight you are looking at numbers retreating to the freezing mark, with wind chills in the teens and 24 parts of the area before we see the Cold Saturday give way to sunday. Sunday morning is when we start to see some snow in the area. We will take a look at potential snow totals and also we will take a look at the march statistics, not march madness but how often do you see a march storm . Right now, starting to get busy. Everyone is waking up this morning and we have accident to tell you about, blocking on lane on the fdr drive, and that is northbound at 61st street and that is causing delays right back to 42nd street. West side highway is going to be a better option right now. Lets take a look at putnam accident, this one blocking on lane on the northbound to concord parkway at peekskill hollow road, meaning delay starting to see them on the map, right back to bryant pond road. We have good news this morning and if we take a look at the George Washington bridge, we have only minor delays, not bad, and all three hudson River Crossings. Parking is in effect citywide today. A major scare for the donald trump family this morning, police and fbi agents swarmed the home of one of his sons. They were called in after suspicious and threatening piece of mail arrived at the residents. Joining us live from midtown with more. John wendel this morning it is still not clear police and the fbi swarming the residents of eric trump. Building known as trump park east is where sources tell cbs 2 that a threatening letter was sent to donald trump middle son, who was 32 who is 32 years old. Investigators say that the letter postmarked from massachusetts was opened by his wife. Sources told cbs that a white powder was found inside of the envelope. His wife called police after 7 00 p. M. , triggering response by the fbi, and nypd and fdny. A source close to the investigation said the preliminary tests showed that the white substance does not appear to be hazardous. Sources say that the enclosed letter warned that if donald trump does not drop out of the president ial race his children could be harmed. Reporter that letter as well as the white powder, they were sent off to a laboratory for additional testing. We did reach out to the Trump Campaign for comment about the letter, about this incident so far they have not gotten back to us. Live this morning from midtown, cbs 2 news. To a developing story in queens, police a High School Student was caught with a not the first time this week that this has happened. Andrea. Reporter that 15yearold student is being held at the 103 precinct station house in jamaica facing numerous charges including criminal possession of a weapon. People that we spoke with at the school say that the whole thing is terrifying. Disappointed. I am fearful. Reporter a range of emotions from parents and students after police say that a 15yearold classmate brought a loaded 38 caliber gun to your Early College academy in jamaica. It makes me feel scared and uncomfortable because what if the kid would have liked come into the like unfortunately my classroom, and angry for some reason i took out the gun and the next thing you know, we are on the floor. Reporter sources say the teenager got in an argument yesterday with a group of students inside the school and the gun alerted a school the gun alerted a school out Lindsey Grahams personal cell phone number. Police have a clue in the search for a suspect to stabbed a man trying to sell a mattress why. They released a photograph of velasquez, investigators say that he attacked a 53yearold man on wednesday after an altercation. The victim was found bleeding on a train and later died at the hospital. The attack happened at central park North Station on lenox avenue and 110th street. 6 09 am and still have, taking action against led poisoning. Thousands of students will be tested after unsafe Drinking Water. The highlights from yesterdays march madness match ups, a tough night for our home teams. But a pretty tough night for all of us. No wagering. Im not saying anything like that. Lets get ready to go. No problems this morning, going to need umbrella later for parts of the area. A few showers here or there, breezes picking up and it is a lot cooler so make sure you have a jacket as well. We have got the whole forecast coming up so dont go anywhere. After the break. Thank you. Imagine if the things you bought every day. You really want to go. With the united mileageplus explorer card, youll get a free checked bag, two united club passes, priority boarding, and 30,000 bonus miles. Everything you need for an unforgettable vacation. The united mileageplus explorer card. Weather is powered by her local chevy dealer. Find new roads. 6 12 am. Your we go. We have got a daytoday with a passing shower possible. It is tomorrow where it is cold back in on sunday where it is snowing so a lot of variety over the next few days and, again, getting the cold air in here is an important thing. Right now numbers are not better than average. Looking at the 40s and some readings in the 30s. That is got to be kimberly, tony, and i think charlie as well. I like brian, got 42 in summerville and he says this. Snow . That is coming this weekend. Skies. This from john on the jersey shore, and i tell you what, this looks like it may have been taken on a cell phone and when you change some of the filters, you can accentuate the variation in color. That is really beautiful. Of the stormy skies yesterday should not see a repeat today. It is a different mechanic, not much mixing. Theres a chance of a shower this afternoon but the odds of a thunderstorm go down today. The numbers go down as well. Over the last few days, you had readings in the 60s, lived in the atmosphere, mixing aloft and then results with the lighting that we saw. Today, we have got starlet skies giving way to sunny start, 48, wind out of the west at the tenants will 69 stronger disaster, quiller readings north and west, upper 30s and for the most part, the mid40s, 48 a bit of an exception in great neck as well. 54 today, still above normal but not as warm as it has been. That 54, remember, with the wind will feel colder and at 7 02 am and sets at 7 06 am. Spring, tick tock, it is only days away. The problem is this is what we are looking at, clear conditions, and then you have an area of low pressure, right there, and it is going to slide to the south, meets more moisture and then drive back up north into the cold air. A cooler round of showers possible today. Cold air takes over tomorrow. And then it is sunday, that is going to be the messy day. Some mixing along the coast, but we are anticipating accumulating snow and then by monday to tuesday, it will be a quick in and out storm about it is going to slow you down. We are not here to slow you down. We are here to get you going. That is right. We have traffic travel in manhattan to tell you about, jim smith in chopper 2 over the fdr drive and what can you see . Reporter we have problems on the northbound fdr drive, the 59th street ridge, an accident that for some time was leaving only one lane open and now as the tow trucks are moving around the scene, all lanes are currently closed, northbound fdr drive as you go underneath the 59th street bridge. Bumper duke to bumper delays into the 30s. Live in chopper 2. We will keep an eye on that and alternate side parking is in effect citywide. Back to you. Hundreds of students in newark are tested for exposure to let go. As many as 17,000 children will be checked for lead poisoning in the coming days. Reporter because theres newark prek center is federally funded, students must be tested for there before enrolling. Thursday, this room was equipped for another round of lead testing. Complete with lollipops and stickers to reward kids after their blood was drawn. Yes. At the end of the day, theyre helping us. Tested as high as 23 ppb, slightly above the epa action level of 15 ppb. Newark is offering lead testing to 17,000 students and 30 schools where Water Quality is a concern. State officials who run the schools say that the problem is not the water supply, but it is aging pipes and fixtures. Im glad that they are giving the free testing today and that hopefully the kids will be all right. Reporter children that test positive for local, experts say that you cannot assume they were exposed at school. Most lead poisoning happens at home. The amount in a tiny chip of lead paint is about double the highest level recorded in newark schools water. It is going to be probably from where they spend most of their time and could be from home with older buildings in the city. Reporter tested students get results in a few days. The city is not sure how many students will seek testing. Older kids who have shown no signs of lead poisoning might want to skip it. School Officials Say that they will follow up with every family of a student who tests positive to determine the source of the lead and newark, tony aiello, cbs 2 news. It yesterday the mayor slams state officials who run the schools, saying that they held back information about Water Quality problems for a decade and wants the state to fix the pipes and return control of schools to local leaders. In newark to flint michigan, lawmakers on capitol hill grilled the michigan government and head of the Environmental Protection agency about the flint water crisis. The panel called on epa chief to resign a member said that if had ran a Corporation Like he handled the crisis, he would flint water became contaminated in 2014 and Governor Snyder until about a year later. As soon as i learned there issuing filters, doing Water Testing and blood testing. I wish more my ability it only works not buying that you did not october 2015. You have to look at how the law works and we did you know what . It failed. You failed. The head of the epa blend michigan and said that the governor and other state officials were responsible for handling the water crisis. Long island man arraigned in connection with a string of nail salon robberies. 55yearold francisco is charged in four breakins, but police say could be responsible for as many as 16 burglaries dating back to september. Investigators say that he tampered with rocks to get inside the salon and steal cash, and the most recent happened early on saturday morning at the rainbow nail salon in farmingdale. He has pleaded not guilty. 6 18 am and coming up, is there a way to control how much food you eat . The new findings plus this. Perfect. Emma watson, busting a beat stock futures have turned higher after wall street finished with gave others a, Dow Jones Industrial average gained 155 point and the nasdaq was up 11 and the s p rose by 13. Is sponsored by ram trucks. The cbs 2 weather team. Expect more. Pidgins are flying high in england to help raise awareness about air pollution, birds are equipped with backpacks as part of the unique experiment to a pollution monitoring pack and gps to help measure nitrogen dioxide and ozone and other volatile gases. The researchers will also be able to tweak their readings ranging from moderate to extreme. Those little backpacks. Adorable. Putting the pages to work. Yeah. All right. [ laughter ] maybe. It is adorable. I will say as i was driving from the west, speaking of air quality, that rain yesterday, the air quality was spectacular this morning. The views were great. I know it is not pictured talk with you are a big fan of. The air quality was so nice as you get ready to take flight today. We are going to see a few more showers this afternoon, possible showers, and then were waiting for the change this weekend. And 48, wind out of the northwest at 60, cold fronts of the north, could serve to fire up a few drops and you are looking at the mid50s, feeling colder with gusty wind backs, 35 Miles Per Hour and guess what, that is going to result in cooler numbers on saturday in the 30s on sunday. Which is spring. It is spring. Are you kidding me . , on, john. No. The pressure is on. Lets get to the commute. We started off very well this morning but now we have trouble. We are going to jim smith and chopper 2 over fdr drive were an accident has caused a lot of problems. Back only one lane open on the northbound fdr in the upper 50s, and for some time, the highway was completely shut down but now once again we are seeing one lane open but as you can imagine, there are delays, bumpertobumper traffic, and delays begin at 23rd street. Live in chopper 2, jim smith. Obviously the highway is the better bet. Okay. So much for the fairytale ending up march madness for four local teams but they are out for the latest team sent packing if you can help expect the pirates had no answer. Wisely dumping it to him and the big man, made a living in the paint, 21 points and 16 boards of the bulldogs defense gave him a little breathing room they held a seton hall start to 10 points, and wins 68 52. Otis livingston with cbs 2 sports update. Reporter good morning. Coming up later today, st. Johns women also called of the red storm in the first round of ncaa tournament and opening round action. Yesterday trying to hang with iowa state but they get blown away. He had a gamehigh, 28, and i was they took advantage of every mistake you make, monty morris, 20 points, 8 assist and he hung around, down to 7 that he got a technical foul for trash talking towards the iowa state bench and they did not closer, 9481. Stony brook looking for an upside. They shot 18 the first half and you turn that around, at one point, 81 into the second half, easy close to the room, 8757 stony brook season is over. Otis livingston, cbs 2 update. Emma watson teams up with the start in another freeze topic first the grandpa has gone viral after a picture of him eating alone was posted on twitter. That grandfather ended up getting support from the rest of the world on twitter. It began with the oklahoma mans granddaughter tweeted to do with poppa, and he made 12 the others for all six grandkids and im the only one who showed up. 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Tgif, 40 degrees, little cooler today, another mild day but dont get used to it. Spring snowstorm coming our way this weekend. Traffic and weather on the 2s a teenager is in custody week to bring a loaded gun to school in queens. One of donald trump sons and has sent a suspicious piece of mail containing a white substance at a threat. Lets get more on that scare for the trump family. Outside the building in arrived. Reporter this morning, the fbi is still working to determine who sent that letter to this building. As a precaution this morning they still have an nypd patrol car out here for additional security reasons. This is the building where eric trump lives with his wife. Police and the fbi swarming the residents of eric trump. 100 Central Park South, the east is where sources tell cbs 2 that a threatening letter was son who is 32 years old. Investigators say that the letter postmarked from massachusetts was opened by his wife last night. Sources tell cbs that a white powder was found inside of the envelope. Trump wife called police after 7 pm, triggered response by fbi, nypd and fdny. A source close to the investigation says that preliminary tests show that the white substance does not appear to be hazardous. Sources say that the enclosed letter warned that if donald trump does not drop out of the president ial race, his children it could be harmed. We did reach out to Donald Trumps campaign for a comment and so far they have not responded to our request, but we can tell you that that letter as well as the powder has been sent to a laboratory for additional testing. Live this morning from midtown, cbs 2 news. New this morning, a man of interest. The victim was shot in the neck last night at the beauty salon and barbershop on amsterdam avenue. He is in Critical Condition of police say there was a dispute before the gunman opened fire. Lets go to traffic and weather on the 2s. John, here we go. Some snow you think . You should hear what some people are saying about me online. I have used this word and i know that people are bummed about it. It is something that is going to happen late on saturday to sunday, the cold air, getting underway today so in the city right now, awfully pretty but chilly, 48. One of the reasons if the wind out of the west and 16 and winds could exceed 35 Miles Per Hour this afternoon so you know it is going to feel cool and a coat definitely, the order of the day today, cold front, snow upstate. The resorts are going to dig it. They have been dealing with 53 at lunchtime, 54 for a high but remember that it feels cooler with the wind. We will take a look at the weekend coming up in a bid for right now lets get you out the door if you have got to go. We unfortunately have a slowdown going on on the east side of town, manhattan, accident blocks two lanes on the fdr drive northbound at 61st street and the delays all the way back to 23rd streets of the west side highway asia better option this morning. In putnam valley, we have an accident, blocking on lane on the northbound parkway at peekskill hollow road and delays are back to bryant pond road. Taking a live look at the hudson river crosses, not that of the lincoln tunnel, 20 minutes delay, gw bridge and the holland is minor delays. Parking is in effect citywide. And if you are going to the airport, all is on or close to schedule. Jfk, laguardia and newark liberty. Developing could come up with a High School Student was caught with a loaded gun. Not the first time that this has happened in the borough this week alone. Joining us live in jamaica queens with more. Andrea. Reporter that student was being held at the one of three precinct station house behind charges, including criminal possession of a weapon in. Take a look. This is the picture of the 38 caliber gun that student, 15 years old, accused of bringing to your Early College academy in jamaica queens. Sources say that he got in an argument yesterday with a group of students, opened his backpack, and flashed the gun. A classmate alerted a schools Security Officer and students we spoke with status terrifying to think about what could have happened. But it makes me feel kind of scared and a comfortable because what if the kid would have came into, like, unfortunately my classroom and he wasnt angry for some reason and took out the gun and the next thing you know, we are all on the floor dead. Reporter this is the second time in three days that a student in jamaica Wayne Simmonds has brought a gun to school. On tuesday police say an 11 to ps 40 and his grandfather is now facing charges. Yesterday the Union RepresentingSchool Safety officers released a statement asking the city for more Safety Resources in schools the City Department of education says it is providing Additional Resources to the School Community and later this morning a group called families for Excellent Schools is expected to release new data about weapons recovered in Public Schools in the city. Reporting live in jamaica queens, Andrea Grymes, cbs 2 news. A plane operated by american going to Laguardia Airport last night, hit by lightning and the passenger said there was a flash of blue light and tremendous bang and the pilot radioed for help. Hit by lightning. Spiky effort it is pretty bad. Lets go ahead and divert to jfk. The plane made a safe Emergency Landing at Kennedy Airport after 6 00. 55 passengers and four crew members were on board. It originated in Raleigh North Carolina no one was hurt but new york senator kirsten jello brand will be on long island calling for limits on opioid prescriptions. She will be in massapequa, joined by nasa county va urging the sender to fight the epidemic by passing legislation that would require the cdc to issue guidelines for the safe prescribing of opioids for pain. Old couric well, farmingdale long island will be back in last week he agreed to a plea deal for just six months behind bars for a deadly drag racing crash in 2014. Five of his friends were killed. After a traffic stop and charged with possession of in light of his new arrest, the d. A they now seek the original to continue. Piece of evidence in the trial of a mother accused of murder percent 25 years ago. Killing to me will see in 1991. Yesterday the boys former babysitter testified the blanket found near his remains was the same blanket that she saw at his house. She first claimed that she turned her back to get a soda at a carnival in sayreville and the fiveyearold boy vanished. His remains were found in a creek. Beware if you are making a Tuna Sandwich for lunch but a nationwide recall of a popular brand is underway. More than 31,000 cans of bumblebee chunk light tuna may be spoiled. The company says that the tuna might have been contaminated during sterilization process. For more information go to the website, cbsnewyork. Com. 1 Million People lined fifth avenue for the st. Patricks day parade. [ music ] more than 20,000 participants and about 150 yesterday. It is the largest st. Patricks Day Celebration in the country. With some parade goers. New york city st. Patricks coming back. Farm and you get a look at the dropdead. I am too old i can still look. [ laughter ] reporter this was the first the parade is gay activist that included. It was lovely to see that seeing those firefighters. 6 38 am and coming up next, a New Discovery that could help control your eating habits. A scary scene in the middle of a school pep rally, flames send students to the hospital. New york announces its plan to stop the spread of the zika virus. Could make it a crime. Cbs 2 news is streaming live. What a start to friday. Just kind of airbrush that building right in the middle out 6 41 am and welcome back to cbs 2 news this morning. A florida man is recovering this morning after a school stoned goes horribly wrong. 53yearold was performing a firebreathing act when he accidentally set himself on fire. It happened yesterday morning at a High School Gym and delray beach injuring a pep rally. People use fire extinguishers to put out the flames and the performer suffered burns, listed in Good Condition at a local hospital this morning. The district says that fire are an eagle eye view of mother nature, people around the world have been glued to a washington dc web cam, the American Eagle foundation streaming live video of bald eagles and named mister president and the first lady. If you look closely, you can see the beat of a baby eagle poking out of it shall. Lets go live. A look at the nest. The family lives in a tree inside the u. S. National arboretum. It has not changed since earlier. [ laughter ] the same picture. We are expecting real action. We thought for a moment of going without a shot for 2 1 2 straight hours. Exactly. Think how relaxing that would be a. Speaking of mothers, something to do today that i do National Forgive Mom and dad day but i dont have anything to forgive them for because i love them so. Forgive mom and dad taser everybody is not i have got to call my mom. Maybe not that you dont have to forgive your mom and dad. No. We have got pretty skies, and 48 in clear, wind out of the west, 10 until 16 and in canada, relative humidity at 42. Scanning the skies, we showed you the live shot, nice Crystal Clear skies and here is the front, that is a cold front. An area of low pressure dives to the south, returns with more moisture into the cold air. Lets time it out for you. You are find today, passing shower in the afternoon. Not the coverage or intensity that we saw yesterday. Saturdays cold, sunday morning it starts with snow at 7 00 in the morning. Then we see a little bit of warmer air pivoting up into parts of the jersey shore, mixing for long island, Half Marathon is messy. Then we see a little changeover sunday night but watch what happens as it exits. You see a little bit more snow. Monday morning drive should wrap up early monday. You are looking at a inches, a lot of variation because of that mixing, bulls eye more likely to the north. We do have a march storms since 1869. 27, big ones, but in the last 20 years they have been rare. We could see another rare on rare on this weekend. What will you see on the highway . Alex is off. Five on the east side of town, you will see a big mess a less positive to jim smith in chopper 2 in manhattan. How is it going . Reporter we are over the northbound side of the fdr drive, and for some time we had an accident in the 50s and on and off all lanes were closed. We can tell you that all of the vehicles involved are being very slowly driven off the highway but it does appear just about ready to get everything completely reopened again in the 50s with delays into the 20s. Live in chopper 2, jim smith, cbs 2 news. Scarsdale, we also have an accident to tell you about, on Hutchinson River parkway of marinette avenue and delays there are back to weaver street. Alternate side parking is in effect citywide. Governor cuomo and new York State Health commissioner have unveiled a plan to stop the spread of the zika virus. The state plans to destroy mosquito breeding sites and aggressively monitor and track the virus. New york will also provide free protection kits to pregnant women since the virus is linked to serious birth defects. We believe it is the most comprehensive and most aggressive plan that has been designed in the country. Hopefully we dont have to deploy the full extent the plan. So far 49 zika virus cases have been confirmed in newark stay, nearly all found in people who traveled to affected areas in central and south america and parts of asia and africa. It was raining cash in new jersey as a project day after thousands of dollars flew out of an armored truck onto the of scattered across route 46 after the door of an armored truck open. Workers from a car dealership help them collect the cash. Drivers also stopped their cars to pick up the bills. A few may have kept a little of that money. They could be charged with theft and it depends on how much money that they took. I think that i counted 10 of the rappers. So i would estimate anywhere from 20,000 and upwards. No word on how much money is still missing. We have all heard of distracted driving. Well, now, new jersey is cracking down on distracted walking. Texting while walking could soon be banned in the garden stay. More on this proposal. Reporter hey, new jersey, you may want to put the telephone down. A new bill would make texting and walking illegal. Pay attention to that what you are doing at that moment. Dont split your time with the telephone, with conversations, with anything else. It is a serious issue. Fatalities due to texting and walking near traffic. Since 2010 there has been a 35 increase nationally in the number of accidents related to distracted pedestrians. Who introduced the bill says that if a person on the presents a risk to others on the roadway there should be a law in place to dissuade and penalize risky behavior. Their heads are down and their texting and not paying attention to what they are doing. Reporter people i spoke to in toms river who may or may not have had the telephones out while walking on the sidewalk had mixed opinions on the issue. I think it is a silly thing with all the problems we have in the world, to worry about 70 walking down the street texting. Maybe some of these politicians should try to solve some real problems that we have a new jersey. Crossing the street and texted probably get penalize, a ticket for crossing the street and texting. Reporter you could be as a for a petition that jay walks. That includes a fine of up to 50, imprisonment for up to 15 days were both in toms river new jersey, make baker, cbs 2 news. My feeling is if you are dumb enough to do Something Like that, cross traffic while texting or walk into a founded you are dumb enough to do it. 6 48 am and a happy reunion for new jersey girl and her family thanks to technology that helps find her. This rare nine and you have carried blue diamond ring. Otis livingston has this morning sports update. Printer good morning. Stony brook, both losing in the first run, ncaa tournaments. They are over the coming up later today, more firstround action on the mens side and st. Johns lady red storm will be in action. They will face auburn in waco texas. You by audi. Miraclegro believes life has a few simple rules. Start things off right. In a loving environment and theyll end up just fine. Peppers or kids . Yes. Miraclegro. Life starts here. Hannahs recipe for a successful bistro. Feed the garden all year long. Feed people all year long. Hire cute waiters. Miraclegro. The cbs 2 weather team. Expect more. Settling the Technology Leads police to a missing new jersey girl and a family friend, 64yearold picking up eightyearold kayla smith in east orange on Tuesday Morning. They were going to Kennedy Airport to pick up a little girls mother. But then they vanished for about 30 hours. They were tracked down in queens thanks to a gps locator and the catalog. It was activated by the dealership where she bought it. The womans family told police that she suffers from early onset alzheimers disease. And just rolling around. She was just rolling around. A lot of times, these types of situations dont turn out as well as this one did and we were grateful that it did. They were found yesterday afternoon at a mcdonalds in woodside. Health watch, trying to say that your brain could help with portion control and researchers found a nurse over the brains of mice that seems to control their feeding behavior and tells them when to stop eating. If confirmed it could lead to a breakthrough in the fight against obesity in humans. Lets get through traffic and weather on the 2s on friday. Probably should put these cookies down. We have got some pretty skies right now but it is going to be cooler today, 48. Just the mid50s, shower chances this afternoon but it is a windy day, so it feels cooler than 54. Tracking this era of low pressure, track one, hugging the coast, meaning we are dealing with heavier snow and gusty wind max. Tracking 2, less snow and drier if it goes out to see but the more of the models are pulling it back in. We will have the seven day one more time before we leave but before you leave, alex is often at high laser to how. Im keeping an eye on some accidents that have been slowing things down this morning. We have an accident that is blocking the center lane, and actually lets go to jim smith in the chopper right now, keeping an eye on the east side of town and how are things looking . It looks like it is getting a little better . Reporter we moved up to the George Washington bridge and there is an accident on the inbound lowerlevel. You can see the center lane is blocked and we are seeing delays back to the toll plaza, but about 15 minutes to 20 minutes delays if you are trying to get through the tolls to the lower level of the George Washington bridge. We appreciate you keeping an eye on that for us. Alternate side parking is in effect citywide. Is going up for auction next manhattan. Take a look. Father. He paid just over 7000 for it that was back in 1940 Shirley Temple was 12 years old and the 25 million 35 million. The age of 85. That is going to be some auction. We have norah o and gayle king, joining us with a preview. That is pretty good. Did you say that Shirley Temples father gave her a 9 1 2 carried bring when she was 12 . Yeah. It is incredible. Beautiful blue diamond. Okay. Good morning. Some voters are leaning towards none of the above. Given those two candidates i cannot vote for either one of them. A new focus group with those who do not like a donald trump for a while when it comes to the candidates personal finance expert breaks down the candidates tax plans. How detroit is trying to join new york and chicago as one of americas great pizza cities. The news is back in the morning so we will see you guys in just a few minutes. It is going to top new york pizza. A good to see you. Have a good weekend. Before you go next. Egntne swcho tt. Swcho os news is sponsored by your local try honda dealers. Cbs 2 news at 5 00 and 11 00. Expect more. Heres what you need to know before you go, police and fbi missing a threatening letter sent to the home of donald trump son eric trump and offers a swarm takes a moment last night, letter postmarked from messages and sources tell cbs 2 a white powder was founded cyber a 15yearold boy accuser be able to go to school he was arguing students in york Early College academy yesterday when he opened his backpack and flash the gun. On tuesday police say an 11 yearold brought his grandfathers loaded gun to ps 40 in jamaica. Police questioning person of interest after last night shooting in a barbershop. In harlem. 23yearold man was shot in the neck. He is in Critical Condition. Police say there was a dispute before the gunman opened fire. Will be checked for the co poisoning. 30 schools have been found to have elevated lead levels due to aging pipes and fixtures. An update on traffic. Some traffic trouble to talk about, scarsdale, an accident blocking on lane on the north on Hutchinson River parkway at merrimac avenue, causing delays back to weaver street. We have an accident blocking the center lane on the inbound lowerlevel of the George Washington bridge. You can see the lights. There is a 20 minute delay right now at the toll plaza. Alternate side parking is in effect citywide. Pretty Traffic Cameras were off to a nice quiet start a but remember that it turns colder today, and we have a passing shower possible as well. Gusty wind max and those wins ushering in colder air and saturday morning wind chills could be a back tens and 20s is that is a busy day, starting snow and there is mixing but it is going to be challenging to wrap up the weekend. Thank you and will have another check of news and thank you for watching. But cbs this morning as next. Have a great day. Captioning funded by cbs good morning. It is friday, march 18th, 2016. Welcome to cbs this morning. A new threat targets Donald Trumps family. Police swarm his sons manhattan apartment. Voters say they are fed up with both president ial front runners. A new focus group reveals anger in a key swing state. Huge hail hammers texas and millions could be hit by a spring snowstorm. We begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Hopefully, there is time to still, you know, prevent a trump nomination which i think would fracture the party. The gop works to trip up trump. The best alternative to donald trump is stop him from getting 1,237 is ted cruz and