Because of a trade embargo. Henna daniels, cbs 2 news. Well, facilities that have animals for 24 hours now have to be equipped with automatic fire sprinklers. The bill was passed to into law after several incidents of where they were trapped in burning buildings. One lawsuit cited the financial burden tennessee puts on business owners. The education commissioner say was the the city is working for options for schools who have no lowe testing rates. Geno smith is recover afghanistan having surgery on his broken jaw. Doctors at the local area hospital put plates and screws into his jaw. Ik enemkpali was released immediately. He was picked up by another teem. I apologize it should have never happened. I would have walked away from the situation. It was never my intention to hurt anybody. Reporter he also thanked nfl coach rex ryan for giving him a chance. The on the first series, the lions carved them up. Golden state is untouched for the first team of the jets defense. Genos replace zillionth ryan fitzpatrick. He snows chan gail replace. Is ryan fitzpatrick. He snows the chan gailey offense, but he has more to learn. The top changes coming. Why the new job for the former city School Chancellor will not be an easy one. A weather pattern that could mean a few rough months nationwide for the weather. Weather is nice for your friday. In the words of buster poindexter, its going to be hot, hot, hot this years el nino is shaping up to be one of the biggest weather changers of the last 65 years. The current el nino is already the second largest. For us a powerful el nino could mean a warmer but wetter winter. John, what does this mean . We dont want to use a hyperbole. We dont want people to have a plan or anything. We just want to talk about godzilla. The flooding is too much of a good something. Speaking of what is ahead. 55 with barry here. Its a winter flashback. At hes we are not shoveling anything with the heat that is on. 69, cruel in little nec hot. Hopefully not as hot as the mets are, and this is fun. I like this history this is charley hoffman. Good god old professor hoffman this is the an kerry of woodstock coming up. I like that. Pretty skies, too. North and west, we could see a shower with the futurecast. In the stud right now, winds are calm. Relative humidity at 52 . Guy from sparta called in, and he was taking hook keys last night. Theres variety ahead, and you look at total, and the observation stations are cool r than they were this time yesterday. But its the trend into the could end. 87 until the city. Humidity creeping up later today, and you will feel it into this weekend. Ulster view for you, bigger view showing its pushing through it will weaken a lot and leave the chance for a passing shower tonight well north and west, and then another chance saturday afternoon. Much of the area is sunny, dry, and hot. Another chance later saturday and into sunday as well. However, the front will lose a lot of its energy, and theres not going to be much available energy. A stray shower, and as much a biproduct of the heat and humidity as much as anything else it will be sunny. You need the sunscreen, and think fluids this weekend. 72 overnight, and then, pace yourself, get ready. The summer sizzler potential for a heat wave as well as we work our way into the first part of next week. Wow, you to get to work early. 44 50, whats going on, alex . John, theres blocking the one lane at the Construction Zone as you make were way westbound at 128th street. Is closed. The offramp from the major deegan southbound to vancourt is closed. One overhunts of cameras on the one of hundreds of cameras on the van wyck. Alternateside parking rules in effect. Back to you. A team of specialists now in the chinese port of tangin, at least 50 people were killed and dozens are unaccounted for. The cause of the explosions are not known. 11 men on connecticuts death row will not die by the states hand. The court can no longer impose the Death Penalty calling it punishment. A beam from 9 11 has arrived too late Kennedy Space memorial. Stocks ended the day mixed, and the nasdaq lost nearly 12, and the s p fell by nearly 12. More problems for a p. The company is responding to employee complaints. It will be easier to go from one party city to another. Spirit Airlines Adding Flights to and from las vegas every day. Educators are taking action to revamp one of the most troubled School Districts in new york state. Now a former new York City School lance lore has been reported monitor the situation around the School District and report back to albany. Its been pretty good. [ cheers ] reporter another proposed fix for the east rampo School District where children attend school that is ran by taxpayers who are sending their children to another place. The actions are not best prosieved for the children. Reporter now the former School Chancellor is the new district leader for the cool district. The District Needs more than cheer leading. The best placement courses are music programs, being eliminated 3 years ago, and we reported on the pocket it could cut kindergarten. This recent graduate says shes lucky she made it out. All the funding is gone. Reporter you think they need a state monitor . Reporter critics wanted a state monitor with veto power, but they didnt get it the board is feeling the heat and says they will cooperate. Reporter are you okay with the monitoring idea . We hope to work closely with them. The commissioner was clear, and i have been cheer. If they dont Work Together w we have to take over the district. Reporter they are rending Public Education in east rampo. Im lou young, cbs 2 nudes. 20,000 attend private schools, and School Board Members have been elected by calm majorities to keep the property taxes low. Also this morning, lost and found. House a priceless picasso stolen is headed back to where it belongs. Another check on traffic and weather on the 2ss, right after this. On the 2s, right after this. Every cup has a story. Dunkin kcup packs in my life were a good fit. A single serving for myself, its pretty special. It is like having a dunkin store in my home which is what ive always dreamed of. Bring home delicious dunkin kcup packs today. Your coffee, your dunkin. Welcome back on this friday, 4 51 here, and its Crystal Clear outside right now. Get ready for the weekend, and starting this fall, you have to pay to get to see sesame street. The iconic letters will be brought to you by hbo. Can you tell me how to get to sesame street they announced yesterday they will team up with hbo for the the next 5 seasons. They will run exclusively on hbo for the next 5 months and then they will be made available to pbs, the longtime station of the show. As long as elmo is there. I love grover. The Richter Scale was put to use this morning. If you felt something, give us a call or tweet us. More information later today, and coming up during the dayday. Your weather day looking like it will shape up to be a warm and sunny one. Hot and humid over the weekend and saturday, could see a heat wave. The best chance is tuesday into wednesday. The commute for this friday. An accident within one of the zones, and that blocks a lane on the Grand Central parkway at 168th street, and also the eastbound Jackie Robinson is closed jamaica avenue to the van wyck. The offramp from the major deegan southbound is closed due to emergency utility repairs. And construction blocks two lanes eastbound if youre traveling here on victory boulevard, and unfortunately delays are back to 440. Remember b safe, and dont text and drive. Chris, back to you. Residents in new jersey could soon play lotto without having to leave the home. The assembly passed the legislation in june, and now it will head to the governors desk. A stolen picasso was seized from a shipping container in newark last december after officials were tipped off. Do you see the hairdresser in it . I really dont. The time now, 4 54. The warning from nj transit. What you can expect when it comes to the popes visit next month. Straight out of compton, we have a meek peek on cbs 2 news this morning. Sneak peek on cbs 2 news this morning. We gave the people a voice. Thats right a sneak peek at the much anticipated group of nwa, straight out of compton is in theaters this weekend. It follows the rappers for compton to the top of the charts. The movie is rated r. We recently discovered an International Criminal organization with an atom bomb, and we have no choice but to work on this. The story of a via agent who has to team up with another agent stop plans. Even more bad news for the fantastic four. I know, it didnt do well at all. Mission impossible still going strong. And man from superman. I know, we will see what happened. Still ahead, the days top stories including the historic day for cubans. A live report coming up. They worked all summer, but they were left broke. Why the owners of a local charity are facing charges. We saw it yesterday, parents busting their daughter we will bring you more. Its 5 00 on this july 15th. Good morning im mary calvi. And im chris wragge. We will have traffic and weather on the 2s in a moment, but first, heres what is new this morning. Police are searching for a gunman who opened fire last night, killing one and injuring two others. The shot Spotter Technology got the police to the scene quickly. A few hours the American Flag will fly over havana for the first time in over 50 years, just another step in the new relationship with the u. S. And cuba. Not everyone is happy about it. We will tell you what castro had to say about it. He was yelling down the turnpike telling a driver to get his pants down. The woman who helped a driver on the turnpike crash earlier this week. Why she says she sprung into action. We are not worried about people getting into the event, but the return will likely be in darkness. Preparations being made in the city and philadelphia making sure everyone is able to get to the events planned for the holy father. I want to apologize to the Jets Organization, fans, and teammates. And gee mow smith is waking up in a new jersey hospital following surgery on his broken jaw. What a the frozen director is saying to the king and queens, and why the princesses are related to another disney character. Chris, just let it go we are starting to warm things up. Warmer than it was yesterday, and clear seven oclock 0 in the city, and winds are calm. 50s north and west, and that kind of variety will give away to a more warm and humid weekend. A front to the north and west, and theres the possibility of a stray shower late this afternoon into tonight. Similar scenario for saturday and sunday. Pop upshowers and storms are possible with warmer air in place. 87 this afternoon in the city. The heat is on. We will make sure youre on time. Here to help, alex denis. Youre traveling in queens a couple of alerts for you. An accident is blocking the lean as you make your way to the westbound side of the Grand Central parkway and the eastbound Jackie Robinson is closed here. The outbound lower level here closed until 6 00. No delay as you make your way to the the toms. On Staten Island, construction blocks two lane here at victory boulevard, and the delays stretch back to route 440. Remember, be safe, dont text and drive. Breaking news out of new jersey right now a2. 5 magnitude quake has been reported. This is the first earthquake in new jersey for 5 years. Much more coming up later in the broadcast. In brooklyn, bullets fly in blownsville. One man is dead and the hunt is on for the gunman. Janelle burrell is live with more. Reporter chris, no word yet on a motive, but certainly a busy night and you can see them busy behind me, collecting evidence building 807. The three men were hanging out when the shots were fired last night. The three men were friends, and a 21yearold man was shot in the chest and died late last night. An 18yearold man and 20year old man shot in the arm. I spoke with the mother of the 20yearold this morning, just after she visited him in the hospital, and she asked we not identify her, but she says the three men grew up together in this neighborhood. She says her son this morning is devastated. Hes alive, but the other young man didnt make it. It saddens me, and hes upset he lost a boy. Theres a lot of nypd cameras in the area, and they are hoping some of the video may give them someically give them some clue as to who is responsible for the shooting. They have not released the name of the person who died. One in east flatbush, and one in east buckwick, and both are in stable condition this morning. Police are still out here this morning, still an active investigation as they try to locate the gunman responsible. Reporting live this morning with brownsville, brooklyn, janelle burrell, cbs 2 news. A man is under arrest for trying to rape a woman on the 4 train wednesday afternoon. He exposed and touched himself endearingen station just before 2 00 p. M. , and when the victim tried to get away, he pulled her to the ground. The victim screamed, and a Good Samaritan in the next car rushed over to help. The pentagon believe the islamic militants used chemical weapons in iraq. In a statement yesterday, the German DefenseMinistry Said 60 fighters suffer nod breathing difficulties because of the attack. None of the solders training the kerds were in danger. Happening today, history will be made in cuba when john kerry helps to raise the u. S. Flag for the first anytime 50 years. And as Andrea Grymes reports, not everyone will be cheering. [music] reporter a run through for the real thing, set to get underway a few hours from now, and yesterday, the ceremony rehearsal took place, raising the American Flag at newly reopened u. S. Embassy in cuba. John kerry will be on hand to do the honors. The head of the embassy says he and his staff are taking part in history. Its a privilege to be part of this and part of the administration that has made a courageous decision to make the change. Reporter its the first time the u. S. Embassy has opened its doors in the communist countries in 50 years. Back in november the president and fidel castro announced they are be improving human conditions. We will be right there with an ambassador, in an embassy, able to engage with the people of cuba. Reporter president obama said he will make it easier for american citizens to travel and do business there. Castro celebrated his birthday yesterday and said the u. S. Owes cuba millions of dollars of damages caused by the embargo, and the u. S. Wants to nine resolve property claims, and Robert Menendez has strongly opposed normalizing relations. Its a fallacy to believe that cuba will reform because an american president opens his hands and the castro brothers will suddenly unclinch their fists, but many people welcome the relations. We should have done this awhile ago this man says. If we are neighbors, why are we always fighting . This is a tanker truck on the new jersey turnpike. Jackie service visiting her brother who lives in maplewood. They were on the turnpike when the trucks collided. Thats jackie racing to dale miller. Hes racing around the turnpike with his pants on fire. I was saying get your pants down, and its causing a big stir back home because hes an aussie yelling to get your pants down. What a scene there incredible ahead, why fish are suddenly dying in a queens park. You may want to consider a staycation. Stay put. The popes visit could be a time to stay off the rails. Why the pilgrimage is creating a challenge. They worked to help a charity and earn cash. The owners of one local known profit are facing challenging times and not paying them. This is cbs 2 news this morning. [excited yelling] ah, yes you cant stop it aww. Your mom liked my post. Youre friends with my mother . Whoa. Another episode . Definitely. We all use it differently. So why should we get it all the same way . Call Time Warner Cable to get the Internet Speed you need. Are you guys texting each other . Whether its 3 megs or 300 megs. Yeah. For the right price. From 14. 99 Everyday Low Price internet, to 300 meg ultrafast internet, we have you covered. Even with wifi at home and on the go. Plans start at 14. 99 per month. Call 1855want twc to switch today. Time warner cable. Enjoy better. 12 minutes past the hour. We have got traffic and weather on the 2s for you. This weekend. All right its about time. Good beach weather. Good pool weather. Remember, force the fluids. The 90s, more humidity. Dont forget your sunscreen, and uv forecast will be up there. Safe this weekend. In the city right now, it sure is pretty, very comfortable, too. We are looking at 70 here, and we will show you the readings around the area. Somerset, middlesex, and jersey county. Howell is at 55. Spotswood at 58 right now, and its cool in the Hudson Valley as well. Middletown, 54. Warmer in huntington. 60 around quogue and the hamptons. In the city today, numbers above normal. 83, and thats the normal high, and we will see that by lunchtime. 87 in the afternoon. The humidity values dont start to get out of control, they are never out of control, but they will be higher as we work our way into the weekend. Its a toasty finish. One of the reasons, the change in the wind. The area of High Pressure camped out on top of us. Theres a stray shower late today and tonight. Sullivan, ulster, and maybe dutchess county, and then enough available moisture, and we could see an isolated shower or thunderstorm. I have to tell you, theres not going to be a lot of coverage for the storms. Go ahead with your plans, Hudson Valley, northwest, new jersey, keep your eye to the sky for a passing shower, but not a deal breaker at all. Its going to be so hot, we couldnt even put the g next to cooking, and its going to be that hot and humid as well that will continue into monday, too. Its an extended peer, i know. If youre not an ac lover, sorry about that. Its definitely ac weather. 87, overnight tonight, comfortable, but it will start to get more humid, and then you will feel it hazy, hot and humid for saturday, sunday, is monday into tuesday as well. Theres a chance for a shower or thunderstorm north and west. Its just hazy sun and heat. We have had a few heat waves around the area, but we could see 92 on monday, hanging on to the heat on tuesday, but we are seeing a hint of some showers and thunderstorm activity tuesday into wednesday, and until then, enjoy it you enjoy the ride, alex . Not all places, john. Unfortunately we have a lane in the Construction Zone on the westbound side of the Grand Central parkway at 168th street, and the eastbound side of the yankee robinson, closed for construction to the is a van wyck. In brooklyn, the bqe is already heavy northbound, and its due to the construction project blocking two lanes in the area. On Staten Island, its construction as well, giving you a headache. Blocking two lanes eastbound on the Staten Island expressway at victory boulevard, and the delays stretch back to 240. Alex, thank you. Many are hoping to celebrate mass with pope francis next month when he visits. But its warned some may have to walk miles, and others are urged to stay home. Reporter pope francis will be busy thursday and friday on september 24th and 25th. Mass at Madison Square garden and speak together united nations. New Jersey Transit sending a warning to regular commuters. You may want to consider a staycation. Nj transit recently had problems on the tracks causing delays and cancellations, but the agency is ready with extra bus and rail service, especially for the holy fathers friday mass at the garden. We have 30,000 rail seats going in and out between 4 and 7 00 p. M. Reporter but officials focusing on the main event during the u. S. Trip. A public mass sunday in philadelphia. 2Million People are expected. The ben franklin bridge connecting new jersey to philadelphia will close friday night and will not reopen until monday. If youre driving, leave no later than thursday morning. Make sure you have sleeping arrangements in advance, and this is not woodstock. Reporter it might feel like it. Some will be hoofing it from 11 miles away according to this map. No warming for cars in camden, the city at the tip of ben franklin. We are not so worried about people get together event. Its the return that will likely be in darkness. Reporter and officials warn any bus going to the philadelphia event a local parish event or charter bus, they must be registered before the event. Transportation Officials Say almost half of the people going to the popes philadelphia event are senior citizens. Pope francis will be in new york september 24th through the 26th. He will attend a service at the 9 11 Memorial Museum and hold mass at Madison Square garden, and we will bring you believe coverage here on cbs 2. Many students may be the victims of a charity scam. The kids were recruited by a local nonprofit to work the concessions at jones beach theater. They were promised 9 an hour, but they were never paid. Faculty at the high school learned of the scam and it led to the arrest of two people. In freeport alone, state of the unions were owed 25,000 in compensation. They held a meeting and were told not to alert any adults, and some were give an 36 money order for their summer salary. Highlights or lowlights of the jets coming up next. Makayla, are you crazy . Its a video see 2 million times in 2 days. More from the creator on why this is so important to him. Another check on weather and traffic on the 2s right after this. Dont forget you can connect all morning long, follow us on facebook and twitter cbsnewyork. In brooklyn in 1907, four courageous ladies saw the despair of the poor, old, and sick and founded what would become mjhs. Today mjhs provides quality home care, rehabilitation and skilled nursing, and advanced hospice and Palliative Care for adults and children, but the values of the brooklyn ladies still guide us. Mjhs. Caring every minute, every day. Its 5 22. Time for traffic and weather on the 2s. John, you have a big smile on your face this morning. Lets review. Today is not a that bad. Its warmer, but notice the south wind will give the south shore a temperature variety there, and enjoy. Its going to be on those summer streets tomorrow, car free and having fun. Plan on heat and up to 88 by 9 00. Going to the beach this weekend lucky you. I wonder if youll have company. Numbers are warm, air temperature high. 20 chance of a stray shower in the afternoon, and a better chance for one of the showers saturday afternoon, in the mountains, and overall, good weather. Traffic has been busy on this friday. It continues, john in queens, an accident is blocking the Construction Zone on the westbound side of the construction parkway at 168th street, causing minor delays for you, and also the eastbound side of the Jackie Robinson is closed to the van wyck. The bqe is stacked northbound into the Brooklyn Bridge, and its due to the lingering construction project blocking two lanes, and i know it always gives you a headache, but its out there today, and on Staten Island, construction blocks two eastbound lanes on the expressway at victory boulevard. The delays are back to 440, and remember b safe and dont text and drive. Chris and mary, back to you. 5 23 right now and the jets take the field for the first time, the mets take the sweep, and the yankees avoid one. Tonight the giants will have their first preseason game of the year and the yankees will start a big series against the bluejays, and mccann and drew and garner getting into action on the National Lefties day. The 86 win in cleveland, and the mets keep on rolling, and granderson and johnson helping the mets pound out 12 runs to complete the 4game sweep over the rockies, and they are 11 games over 500 for the first time in 4 years. The offense here with 6 first downs, and the defense with double digits and missed tackles, the lions outscore them, 233, and im Otis Livingston and im steve overmyer, and thats your sports update. The disney connection this morning and another viral rid owe. Yesterday we showed you the social experiment involving teenage girl with consent from their parents, online star meeting up with teens. Makayla are you crazy . Whats wrong with you . The video caught the attention of local Police Departments and organizations that fight crime. We met up with person who explains why he thinks it hits home for so many parents and teens. You see a news report about it, but youre watching this at the first person angle. Reporter persin is following up with a video about the dangers to boys. I said it yesterday, the nightmares the kids makayla that scared me for god sakes. Its terrifying to think your child would walk off. The royals of frozen may be related to the king of the jungle. The director of frozen has provided more proof that anna and elsa are tarzans big sisters. There was a ship wreck, but the parents didnt die at sea. The mother gave birth on the boat, and they washed up on shore, on a juggle island, but the parents were killed by a leopard once they arrived there, but the gorilla ended up raising the baby boy. What is all this i hear . A sequel it was traveling this way and this way, and then the baby and the gorilla. Of course we are not letting it go i was thinking that as i watched the movie. Theres going to be a number two. Dont give yourself that much credit. Thank you, alex, so much. Up next, the days top stories including an earthquake reported in new jersey overnight. Police in brooklyn are accused of shooting three men, accused of killing one of them. A live report from the scene coming up. This is not your typical schwin. The new bicycle right after this. Good morning. 5 30 on this friday, august 14th. We are looking at warm temperatures, and its going to go up and up and up. Nice stuff. Im chris wragge. And im mary calvi. An earthquake has been reported in new jersey, the first in five years, and we have a reporter headed to the scene. More later in the newscast. A gunman on the loose after a deadly shooting. Janelle burrell is live in brownsville with more. Whats the update . Reporter chris, we just got off the phone with police, and they said it appears to be a gangrelated shooting. The investigation focused on 807 saratoga avenue. The man came up and fired several times with a 21year old man shot in the chest and killed. An 18yearold and 20yearold were shot as well. One mother asked we not identify her, but she said her son is very badly shaken up after watching his friend killed in front of him. Reporter do you know why anyone would come up and do this . Thats what i hope the police in can find out. I hope thats what they can find out considering they have the camera there and i dont know what happened. I live around the corner, and someone came and told me my son was one of the victims. Reporter her son is expected to make a full recovery, and police have not yet released the man of the man who was killed here last night, and they are still searching for the shooter, but they say theres a number surveillance cameras and nypd cameras in the neighborhood and outside of the building. They are hoping it will lend some clues as the investigation continues. Janelle burrell, cbs 2 news. Janelle, thank you. Time for traffic and weather on the 2s here at 5 32 on this friday. John . Its a pretty friday morning. Cool north and west, and we are going to see numbers around the area get closer to 90 for the weekend. 70 in the city, and the relative humidity stick comfortable. High pressure is still in troll, and the front through care owe, stirring up our skies this afternoon. And odds are low, and it will be north and west, and 87 will feel like it today, but 90 feeling warmer with more humidity. Thats the case into the middle part of next week, and i bet its the first part of your commute. Lets go to the latest with alex. John f youre traveling in queens, a disabled truck at the lower level of the ed koch Queens Borough bridge. If youre traveling on the Jackie Robinson parkway t closed. The bqe is heavy, and stacked traffic making your way northbound to the Brooklyn Bridge, and luckily youre moving a sad bit, new does not help you with the delays back to atlantic avenue, and Staten Island as well. Construction is blocking two eastbound lanes traveling on the Staten Island expressway at victory boulevard, the delays are back past 440 now. Remember, be safe, dont text and drive. Alex, thank you. Happening today, john kerry will lead a historic flag raising ceremony to reopen the u. S. Embassy in havana. Henna daniels reports. Reporter in just a few hours the American Flag will fly over the u. S. Embassy in years. Three u. S. Service members took part in a rear is sal ceremony on thursday as the members of the community looked on. The change in diplomatic relations is something this woman is looking forward to. When it comes to politics, she say shes doesnt care, not when positive things could happen for cubans young and old, and others like lewis shepter are skeptical. The family farm was taking during the revolution, and her family fled the country. It if we have relations, we shouldnt have them without classifications. Reporter now that both sides from taken steps to reestablish the diplomatic ties, president obama called on congress to lift the embargo. We dont have to be imprisoned by the past. If something is not working, we can and will change. Reporter many are calling on cuba to improve their human rights practices before a trade embargo is lifted. New this morning, police are looking for a man they say has been threatening Dunkin Donuts clerk in the upper manhattan and the bronx and make off with their dough. He has hit up to 5 shots all in an 8mile radium august 4th to the 7th. He shows the store clerk a razor and demands they give him money. He made off with just over 1,000 in total. A School Bus Driver says brakes failed leading it a crash yesterday morning. 11 children and two adults were hurt. The bus is scene going through the red light, hitting an suv and smashing into a liquor store on springfield avenue. They were treated for scrapes, bruises, and broken bones. Investigators are looking into mechanical failure as the reason for the crash. 12 people have died from legionnaires, and yesterday Council Members passed a bill requiring the inspection and cleaning of all cooling towers, and it was just as city officials confirmed the outbreak in the bronx is contained. From the army of disease detectives who interviewed patients to the stap who climbed up on the rooftops to look for cooling towers and when they found them to test them. Thanks to all of them, we detected the outbreak properly. Its been 10 days with no newly diagnosed cases. We are seeing wild video of an explosion rocking a warehouse in china it houses hazardous materials, and fire balls were so big, they registered as earthquakes. Many people posted pictures on social media, but they were deleted. We are not doing much, but the police are trying to stop us from shooting this is what it is like to cover a store in china. The stunning images show the skeletal remains of buildings burned to their shells. 50 are dead, but the number is expected to rise. Individual schools could lose funding if schools opt out of stan alreadyize testing. The state education commissioner says her expect is working on a plan for possible sachss for districts with high optout rates, and 1. 1 Million Students were eligible to take the exams this year. New york state is honoring a Nassau CountyPolice Officer killed in the line of duty. The jerraco turnpike bridge will be known as arthur lopez memorial bridge. The bridge spans the cross island parkway near exit 27e in bellrose on the nassau queens border where lopez was shot in 2012. He was just 29 years old. Still to come at 5 38, we are hearing from the man who decked geno smith for the first time, plus this. I have been here for 25 years and never seen this kind of devastation. A sudden fish kill in queens park, and we will tell you what is behind the environmental mess and who wanted to fix it. Benches without seats, and they have been this way for 2 years. Why cant the city finish the restoration . Keep it light today. 87 for a high, and sunscreen and shade, you need them as well. We will talk about the heat with traffic and weather on the 2s, coming up. Good morning. What a way to starlet off the weekend. Its friday, august 14th, and its 70 degrees. 5 41 right now, and the sun will begin to rise on this friday. Geno smith recovering after having surgery on his broken jaw. Doctors at new jersey area hospital implanted plates and screws yesterday, but its not wired shut. Ik enemkpali released after he socked smith sidelining him for 10 weeks. He apologized for the incident yesterday. I want to apologize to the Jets Organization and the fans and my teammates and the coaches, and i apologize for what happened should have never happened. I should walked away from the situation, and it was never my intentions to hurt anybody. Reporter he also thanked rex ryan for the second chance, and the one person he did not say he was sorry to was geno smith, and there may be more on that later. He could be disciplined for violating the special conduct policy. We will see. Lets get to traffic and weather on 29s. Here comes the heat. Absolutely. You can feel it today, and you can really sense it through the weekend, and what are the weather watchers watching . I have to be careful because they are closer together. Cherie in little falls has 57. Shes not a big heat fan, and she says this morning it is actually a little chilly. The ac is off, and folks are liking it. If i hit this just right it should be lynn brown, and this could get me in trouble. Lynn has an open invitation f you happen to be in verona, join them at at the boat house for a beautiful walk. I like this, chris is our resident historian. Remember in 2003 the big new york city blackout . 50Million People lost power. That today. That said, be mindful of the stress that the added heat and humidity will put on the power grid this weekend. And the light from above, bathing us in pink. Winds are calm, and theres a change in the wind, south, southwest wind will warm us up. 52 in otisville, and theres the spread and it is 57 in brick. And 60 in bronxsville and mt. Kisco as well. Warmer than yesterday and warmer than before. Sun is setting at 7 56, and the uv forecast is up there. Its an 8. Burn time, 15 to 25 minutes, and the dew points do not start to rise too dramatically. 90 tomorrow feeling warmer with the higher dew point, and it is building with the heat. The jet stream, relaxing to the north, and the heat from the Central States will build in, push in, and state over, and it will also serve for the most part to deflect the moisture. Theres a front that is straight through ontario to the midwest, and theres enough energy for the stray shower north and west tomorrow, and again, not a lot of coverage, just the highway and humidity. 87 today, and feeling warmer saturday, and warmer monday, and staying hot tuesday as well. Lets always pace ourselves on the busy roadways. Yes, john. We have a disabled truck on the inbound lower level of the ed koch Queens Borough bridge, and no major delays, a but a second alert is major delays, but a second alert here on the van wyck. At least one lane blocked as you travel southbound. The delays stroke watch to rockaway boulevard. We will update this alert, and Staten Island construction is causing all of these problems its blocking two lanes eastbound on the Staten Island expressway at victory boulevard, and the delays unfortunately not a great alternate, stretching past 440. Alternate side in effect citywide. Remember, be safe, dont text and drive. A disturbing sight at a queens park. A lake full of dead fish. People started to notice the dead and struggling fish on wednesday morning, and the departments of parks says its low in oxygen likely after this weeks heavy rain. They have been pumping fresh water into the rain, which seems to be helping, but the dead fish have people upset. They were dragging the fish out and dropping them in the garbage pails. I have been here for 25 years and never seen this devastation. Reporter park officials will be back today to see how the fish are doing. A multimillion dollar Park Restoration project overlooked a major detail. Benches. The benches are broken and missing slats, and that was after 6 million were spent on a restoration proposition. The original slats were defective, improperly treated and not from an approved supplier. Everything is unfinished. They threw in brightcolored chairs, and thats about it. The Parks Department said the repairs are expected to be finished next month. Singles are snacking more, and you need more change for chipolte. Yesterday the dow finished about 6 points higher, and the nasdaq was down 11. Americans opened up their wallet last month, and the Congress Department says retail sales jumped. 6 in july after staying flat in june. Americans spent less in Department Stores and electronics. General motors is recalling 73,000 chevy cobalts. Improper wiring could prevent the air bags for deploying in the crash. It affects the models for 2010. Get ready to pay more in chipolte. Steak burritos, bowls, and salads will be raised by 46 . Its because beef prices are going up. And single people like their snacks, and a new study from npd group finds the growth of snack foods at meal times is the result of smaller households and people eating alone, and one reason, snacks some in singleshare packages. Im sorry, mary, were you saying something . Share, jill, share. Enough for everyone next time, please. You will soon be able to catch the sesame street gang on hbo can you tell me how to get to sesame street the new half an hour shows will run on the hbo platform for 9 months and then they will run again on pbs. Parents are saying only half an hour . We need the hour, please a Daring Rescue on the new jersey turnpike. Also this morning a bike for the 21st century. We will look at all the bells and whistles on the hightech bicycle. The jets get beat after the lions win it, and the yankees with their 5game losing streak with the win in cleveland, and the mets sweep the rockies, leading by 4. 5 games. Some sculptors work with clay or stone, but at the iowa state fair, they are all edible and spreadable. They are made of butter. The highfat creations are a fan favorite, especially the big butter cow, and theres sculptures based on monopoly, marking the 80th anniversary of the board game. I dont know, can you eat that after its done . I cant believe its not butter. I dont think you can eat it. I covered the iowa state fair once and the artistry is amazing. Today is worldwide art day. Make some saturday yourself, and celebrate it 52 in otisville, and 72 in the city right now, and warm and pleasant this afternoon, and a little bit of temperature variation, and cooler for the south shore, and 87 in the city. 88 or 90. Warmer than we were yesterday, and warming trend continues into the weekend. So far just seven 90degree days so far. We havent had a heat wave in the city. The last was back in july 2013. Lets see what you can have on road right now. If youre traveling this friday a disabled truck on the inbound lower level of the ed koch Queens Borough bridge. No major delays, and the eastbound Jackie Robinson is closed to the van wyck, and the bqe here, heavy northbound, the gowanus to the Brooklyn Bridge, and the earlier yous construction has cleared, and theres an accident blocking at least a lane on the southbound side of the van wyck at the entrance of jfk airport, and delays here are back to rockaway boulevard, and construction is blocking two eastbound lanes on the Staten Island expressway, and thats if you were traveling eastbound and the delays are past 440, and not a great alternate for anything here. Remember, be safe and dont text and drive. Autistic traits can lead to better ideas, according to researchers in new england, and people with the high levels produce unusually higher creative ideas. Those with autistic tastes have less quantity but greater quality of ideas. Researchers are weighing in on the best way to drop the bounds. Smart phone apps and wearable sensors can help you make healthier choice, but the group says the effectiveness for limiting stroke and Heart Disease is limited. One in five americans now use technology to track data and count steps,like chris wragge, to try to lose weight. It tracks your sleep, too. It tells me i dont sleep enough. Me, too, im sure. Ford is rolling out a high tech ride, but theres no doors or even a hood. Weijia jiang with how. Reporter the latest ford is coming on two wheels. L. E. D. Lighting on the front and rear. Reporter bruce ford created the electric or e. Bike. Its a battery, and you can take it with you. Reporter theres a battery to help the riders pedal, and it works with a smart phone. If a car gets too close, the handles vibrate. The bike is charging in the back of your car, and the phone is docked, and it tells you about the remainder of your ride, and youre on your way. Reporter ford manufactured three of these e. Bikes so far, using them to gauge if people want to see them on the market. Reporter dominic roe found it compelling. I think you could use cities that dont have as good of a Public Transportation system. Reporter the company is testing a Ride Sharing Program that will allow the ford owners to rent their vehicles like an air b b for cars. The world is changing, and people need different ways for transportation and different ways to get from a to b. Reporter one of the ways could be an e bike. Weijia jiang, cbs 2 news, new york. It looks like a great idea. I love it. How much . A lot it is not cheap the battery takes 3 hours to charge for an hour and a half ride. The manufacturer is Still Deciding if they should manufacture the e. Bikes. Its good for congested places like this, but bad when you want to work out a bit and pedal. Do you . You do im like eh especially on the hills. Cool little vespa. How did we do with the weather . We will worry about the e. Bike in january. Just remember, pedaling and sweating this weekend in the low 90s. A lot of different areas, going through the problem areas coming up. Maybe you can upgrade your bike. Why it pays to live near a trader joes. Could Hillary Clinton get company from an old friend . Lets just say he used to be her husbands right hands. We are following breaking news in new jersey where an earth wake has been reported in burnersville. Thats at 6 00. Hoist . Itass od ngtutis plt u d yoai its 6 00. 70degrees on this friday, august 14th. Plenty of warmth and sunshine headed into the weekend. Good morning. Im mary calvi. That is good news there. Good morning. Im chris wragge. In new jersey in bermadsville, residents are waking up after an earthquake. And a triple shooting has left one dead. Coming up, hear from one victims mother. For the first time in 50 years, the u. S. Will officially open an embassy in cuba. You may want to consider a staycati on to stay put. Stay away if you can, but it you cant, bring your walking shoes o. Officials are urging those who are going to see pope francis to be patient. It will accommodate riders, and a third are expected to pass through new jersey. Making a comeback, Robert Thicke has his newest video back together. A few more clouds into the Hudson Valley. The jet stream is ushering in some heat as well, and the numbers will be above normal starting today. Nice little retreat this hour, and we are down to 67 in the area, and not only in the Hudson Valley, but we have seen the 50s through new jersey as well, and nice sunny skies to its blocked by the High Pressure, and stray shower cannot be ruled out tomorrow or by an isolated thunderstorm today. We will start to warm things up, and lets get you started on the right foot with alex denis. The roads. An accident is blocking the southbound side of the fdr drive at 116th street, and delays are back to 135th in the area, and theres a disabled truck on the inbound lower level of the ed koch Queens Borough bridge. No major delays yet, but just know you will come across that. In queens, an accident is blocking two lanes on the southbound van wyck, and the delays are back to rockaway boulevard, and Staten Island, actually worse. Construction broking two eastbound lanes on the Staten Island expressway at victory boulevard, and remember, be safe, dont text and drive. Alex, thank you so much. Breaking news out of new jersey where the ground shook overnight. And there was a 2. 5 mag any tide earthquake was reported in bernadsville. What do you know at this point, jeffrey . Reporter we received calls about 3 40 from about seven municipalities. 50 callers reporting their house was shaking and some reporting an explosion. Our 911 operators fell the shake as well. We know from the Geological Society is that near bernardsville, we dont have any structural damage. Anyone follow up on the explosion one caller mentioned . Its all related to the explosion . We have had not any related explosion calls yet. What kind of a radius . From randolph, mars township, medndeboro row, and in that concentrated area, but we did have about 50 calls, and at the same time our 911 operators did experience the shake as well there no damage and no injuries at this time . Thats correct. Again that was a 2. 5 magnitude earthquake felt this morning at 3 31. We will keep you updated of course. Bullets fly, leaving one man dead and the gunman is on the loose this morning. Janelle burrell has more this morning. Reporter defectives have been here for the last 10 hours, trying to piece it together, and you can see them in action behind me, and they are telling us this appears to be gangrelated and the investigation is focusing outside of this building. Three friends were hanging out around the stoop, the man came up, firing multiple shots, and the nypds shot detection system alerted police, and when they got to the scene, the shoot her taken off, but they found a 21yearold man shot in the chest, and he would later die at the hospital, but an 18 yearold man and 20yearold man shot in the arm survived. I spoke to the mother of the 20 yearold victim, asking we not identify her, but her son is devastated after watching his friend killed in front of him. Hes alive, but the other young man didnt make it, and that saddens me. Hes upset. He lost a friend. Reporter police have not released the name of the man who was killed her last night, but they are asking anyone with information to give them a call. They have one outside of this building, and they are hoping it will offer clues into who is responsible for this shooting, and we should note there were two other victim shootings last night. Two men injured in those shooting, but the shooter in this case in brownsville, still on the run this morning, and police still on the scene piecing it all together, and thats the latest live this morning in brownsville, brooklyn, janelle burrell, cbs 2 news. New this morning, police are looking for a man who been threatening Dunkin Donuts clerks and making off with their dough. He has hit up to five different shops with an 8mile radius, and police says he shows the clerk a razor and demands they open up the register giving him the money. Its believed he made off with just over 1,000 in totals. After more than 150 years, the u. S. Reopens embassy in cuba. John kerry is expected to deliver marks. Last month the cuban flag was raised over dc marking a historic change in the relations between the two countries. Now the sus launching u. S. Is launching air strikes just inside of turkey it maximizes the time spent accessing fighters. Defense Department Sources tell cbs news that reports of isis launching crude attacks using crude weapons such as mustard gas are credible. The Defense Ministry said 60 fighters suffered breathing difficulties as a result of an attack. The type of chemical weapons has not been specifically identified yet. 6 09. They worked hard all summer but didnt get the fruits of their labor. Someone has to know about the corporation that i they are not paying me. Why 100 teens were not paid for their work. Classic shot here. Here comes the sun. Nice ending to the workweek, and then get ready. Heat, heat, heat will be back. Hot and humid conditions over the weekend. Maybe a heat wave. Traffic and weather on the 2s, coming up. Time now is 6 12. Time for traffic and weather on the 2s. Theres the guy, johnny. Weather watchers watching the weather with 59 on the south shore and around river head as well. The 50s for the jersey shore, getting ready for the weekend of tank tops and flipflops as well this is refreshing for jean in north plainfield. More readings in the 50s, and 59 here for krissy, and she has this little comment. Chilly, but it feels refreshing before the humidity comes back. Nice enough for the pretty picture as well. Fog there, and pretty purple, too. Beautiful outside, and take a look. Soak it in. Theres magic in the air, and its also magic johnsons birthday today. Tim tebow with a birthday today, too. The shots have been impressive all morning long, and dillon has been singing through the commercial breaks, and its like we are going to call them the new bieber. Clear and 67, and winds are calm. Relative humidity, 67 , and if you ever meet dillon, you will not be able to tell him apart from bieber. Not too humid today, but that will change over the next few day, and this has not changed much. I wish i had better news for you, and get ready. Pollen will be high this weekend. Make sure youre geared up. If its a weekend to get out and play, you have the yard sale to get it done, and the pollen count will be high. Theres the front, and its draped across ontario and michigan. We will leave the chance of a shower practically out of our area, but if this is your destination, be mindful of that. If your plans have you north and west tomorrow, a better chance for a stray shower. Could see the clouds fill in over the city, and parts of Nassau County, and i just think the lowest levels of the atmosphere will not be too conducive to a shower. If we see any activity saturday night, its passing, meaning its not a deal buster at all. Theres going to be more humidity on saturday, and more clouds overhead, but basically more heat. Notice warmer sunday, and warmer still on monday, and paying for the heat into tuesday, and its late tuesday into wednesday, we will see a better chance for a few more thunderstorms, and 6 14 . No, its 6 15, and its busy, right, alex . If youre traveling in manhattan a live look blocking at least a lane on the fdr drive southbound, and its at 116th street, and you can see the flashing lights on the center of your screen, and delays stretching back to 115th street, and the west side highway is moving better, and those are smoother options for you, the inbound lower level of the ed koch Queens Borough bridge. The upper level is is a much better ride in queens, the crash blocks two lanes on the southbound van wyck at the entrance of jfk airport. And unfortunately not a great alternate traveling on Staten Island this morning, construction blocking two lanes on the eastbound expressway, and delays stretching past 440. Remember, be safe, and dont text and drive. Chris, back to you. Now to the papal visit. Philadelphia will create traffic boxes throughout the city when pope francis visits next month. The secret service will send participants of downtown into the vehiclefree zones, and the pope will arrive for the world meeting of families, and in new jersey, transit officials are warning those headed to philadelphia to wear comfortable shoes. The ben franklin bridge will close to all traffic friday september 25th to the 27th, and pedestrians can walk across the bridge. If youre driving, leave no later than thursday morning, and make sure you have sleeping arrangements in advance this is not woodstock. 2 Million People are expected to attend the popes public mass that sunday. Pope francis will be in new york september 24th through the 26th, addressing the un, attending the 9 11 memorial and museum, visit our lady queen of Angels School in harlem and have mass at Madison Square garden. We will have full coverage here on cbs 2. Kids were recruited by a local nonprofit to work concession at jones beach theater at citi field. They were promised 9 an hour but never paid. Faculty at free port high learned of the scam and contacted an attorney. The investigation pled to the arrest of two men. In free port alone, students were owed 25,000 in compensation. Court papers claim the suspects held a meeting, threatening students not to alert any adults about working for free, and some were give an 36 money order as their summer salary. Not going to do it. Now reports that al gore may be jumping into the race for the white house. A spokesperson for gore says its not true. Hes focused as the chairman of the nonprofit he is associated with. Nbc has officially dumped trump. Celebrity apprentice will not return next season, but they will return at some point, but without trump. Back to breaking news in new jersey where the ground shook overnight. Andrea grymes is live in bernardsville. Reporter its a confirmed 2. 5 earthquake that struck in bernardsville, Somerset County. No reports of injuries or damage, and people here are not the only ones who got this wakeup call this morning. Officials in Morris County say they got calls for morristown, randolph, and other areas where they felt their home shake this morning. Morris county is reporting no injuries or structural injuries there. Confirmed 2. 5 magnitude earthquake that hit just north of bernardsville. We are live this morning, Andrea Grymes, cbs 2 news. Carb verses fats, which one to cut out to lose the most weight . That story is coming up. It took Joel Silverman years to become a master dog trainer. But only a few commands to master depositing checks at chase atms. Technology designed for you. So you can easily master the way you bank. Its 6 22. We are going to get to weather and traffic on the 2s for you right now. Real summer weather out there. Absolutely. Summer, we are not done with it yet. I love it its going to be warmer, tomorrow through monday into tuesday where youre going to see the 90s with more humidity. You will feel it. Pretty sunrise underway now. Look at that i think its pretty. Just seeing the reflection, beckoning you to lather up the sunscreen and get out and play. Clear six oclock 7 with calm winds. Later today, warm and pleasant, cooler for the south shore, but not much. Relatively homogenous temperatures. Notice storm, wrapping up the summer fun on the streets of the city, youre looking at 88, but its great to see the pedestrians out. Flirting with 90 along the coast, and the jersey shore for sure, and cooler for long island, and the popup storm possible in the afternoon, and the warm finish into the weekend, and the ocean temperatures, 70 to 78, and theres a better chance for isolated storms on saturday, headed to the catskills or the poconos. The water temperatures looking dynamite. We could use a good commute for this friday. Unfortunately i cant give it to you. One lane on the fdr drive southbound blocked. Heavy delays back to 145th street, making your way past the scene. Imagine what it looks like farther north of here this is if youre traveling southbound, and the west side highway is clear for you. A disabled truck blocking the inbound lower level of the ed koch Queens Borough bridge. If you stick to the upper level that is a better ride. The southbound van wyck, heavy delays back, and they are growing. Construction locking the two eastbound lanes on the Staten Island expressway at victory boulevard, and i wanted to end with good news but a the major delays have since cleared out. Alternateside parking rules in effect citywide. Remember, be safe, dont text and drive. In todays health watch a Study Suggests cutting fat in your diet can lead to greater weight loss. A study the u. S. National institutes of health examines the adulthoods during the 2 week periods, and its good for reducing insulin and fat burning. High fat toppings can cost anywhere from 5 to 10, and mustard even has its own store on the upper west side. Its a good place to be, and experts say the highend comments are part of the Specialty Products like craft beers and designer donuts that are Specialty Products as well. The jets take the field for the first time last night, and the yankees a i void a sweep. Steve overmyer with your sports update. The giants visit the ben gals, and the yankees start the series against the bluejays, and a big night for the lefties on the yankees. Mccann and drew, and garner getting into action on the National Lefties day. The 86 win in cleveland to stop the 5game skid for the yankees, and granderson and johnson help the mets pound out 12 runs for the 4game sweep over the rockies. The jets first preseason game was a tough one to watch. The fence only had 6 first downs, and the defense had double digits and missed tackles, and the lions outscore them, 233. Im Otis Livingston, and thats your sports update. And Dustin Johnson leading the first round of the pga tour. A prince from the 90s makes a comeback, and so does a popular singer. Robert thicke has enlisted serious backup for his comeback. [music] so nicki minaj joined him for back together. Thicke singing about how he wants a certain Love Interest who tore him apart to help put him back together. No names. A flip sitcom may be getting a modern reboot. The fresh for instance of bel air may be coming back to the air. Smiths Production Company is in the early stages of delivering a presentday fresh prince presentation. Will smiths acting career ended for 6 seasons were ending in 1996. It would be great to see Dj Jazzy Jeff work again. I mean will took off but poor dj didnt. Carlton. I can see it always fun. We are following two breaking news stories, reports of a firefighter being shot on Staten Island, and we will bring you the latest on that. A 2. 5 earthquake felt by residents in bernardsville. A report live after the break. Every cup has a story. Dunkin kcup packs in my life were a good fit. A single serving for myself, its pretty special. It is like having a dunkin store in my home which is what ive always dreamed of. Bring home delicious dunkin kcup packs today. Your coffee, your dunkin. In our house, imagination runs wild. But at my table, i keep the food real. Like country crocks new recipe. Made with real simple ingredients and no artificial flavors or preservatives. Real Country Fresh taste from real ingredients. Welcome to crock country. It is 6 30 on this friday, august 14th. And we have breaking news with jim smith on two shootings. Reporter this is the area of Destiny Court and harbor road. A person barricaded themselves in the home, and there was a shooting that broke out. The Fire Department response, and a firefighter was shot twice, the firefighter was shot twice in the leg, and at this point the condition of the firefighter is not known, and its also not known as to whether the fire itself has been extinguished or if police have the person in custody, an unfolding situation near Staten Island, the area of Destiny Court and harbor road. The police were attempting to apprehend the suspect, and the firefighters were shot at upon arriving on the scene. If we could also can ask you, we are awaiting word of the season of the firefighter and the shooter as well . Destiny court and harbor road, and thats where chopper 2 hd was over the scene right now. We will update the situation that is breaking when we find out the condition of the firefighter, which is the most important thing in the coming moments. Now breaking news in new jersey where the ground shook overnight. Somerset county residents say they were jolted awake by an earthquake, and Andrea Grymes is live from bernardsville. Reporter quite the wakeup call for the residents of at least two counties here in new jersey a confirmed 2. 50 magnitude earthquake that struck 2 miles north of where we are in bernardsville according to the u. S. Geological survey. Police received several calls from residents this morning, hitting around 3 30, and no reports of injuries of r damage, and they are not the only ones who fell felt it. Officials in Morris County got calls for folks in the area reporting they felt their home shake this morning. No injuries or structural damage in that county as well. A confirmed 2. 5 quake hitting north of bernardsville this morning. Andrea, thank you. Now to john elliott for the friday forecast. Reporter pretty out there right now, and we will see the nice conditions today. The heat and humidity saturday into sunday, and in the city right now, down to 67, and thats nice. Winds are calm, a warm interest wind taking over. Thats how we will say it in english. You can see the High Pressure is in control. 87 for the high today, not as much humidity as we will be dealing with over the weekend, and the readings around 90 will be feeling warmer, pace yourself with water on standby, and shes on standby to help you. Reporter its been a busy roadway here in manhattan. An accident on the fdr drive making your way southbound at 116th street this is a look as you pass the accident. All the heavy traffic stretching back to 145th street. The west side highway is better option for you if youre trying to travel southbound and the inbound lower level, the ed koch Queens Borough bridge, and we are seeing delays as you approach this area. Upper level was a better option for a good portion of the morning, and now both are heavy in queens, an accident is blocking two lanes on the southbound van wyck at jfk airport, and the delays are are back to jamaica avenue. Theres a 10 minute wait as you make your way around the helix portion to the tunnel. Minor delays for the George Washington and the holland. Remember, be safe, and dont text and drive. If youre traveling to the airport, so far, everything is on or close to schedule at jfk, laguardia, and newark liberty. The hunt is on for a gunman who killed one man and wounded two others in brownsville. Police responded just after 8 00 last night, and they found three men with gun shot wounds, and one was pronounced dead later at the hospital. Janelle burrell spoke to the mother of one of the other wounded men and she did not want to be identified. Reporter do you know why anyone would want to do this . Not sure. I hope the police can find out. I really hope they find out. I deponent know what happened. I live around the corner and someone came and told me that my son was one of the victims. Reporter the gunfire was reported by the new shot detector system. Inappropriately touching a woman on the n. Train. Grabbing a womans backside after she fell asleep on the train last monday afternoon. The witness woke her and said what happened, and the suspect got off the train in brooklyn. The search continues far man who sexually abused a woman on the northbound platform at the 23rd street station in the platiron district. The suspect groped a 23year old woman on the platform and ran off. Police made an arrest on an attempted rape on the 3 line yesterday afternoon. It was just before 2 00, and when the victim tried to get away, alvero grabbed and pulled her to the ground. A Good Samaritan rushed over to help from the next car. A minibus slammed into a building in irvington new jersey, yesterday morning. Surveillance video shows the bus running a red light, hitting an suv, and smashing into the a store. They are investigating if mechanical failure was the cause of the crash. Yesterday Council Members passed a bill requiring the inspection and cleaning of all cooling towers, and officials said its been 10 days without a newly diagnosed case. A government report released yesterday shows most deaths for legionnaires are linked to showers, and over 2 years five people died in outbreaks linked to outdoor cooling towers or fountains, but there were also deaths linked to showerses mostly from hospitals or nursing homes. A report prepared for the department of corrections from a federal monitor finds dozens of Violations Including lack of fire exits and sprinkler alarms for new york city jails. These are people going to work every day as Correctional Officers or inmates we have to protect and house safely. The job of government is to keep everyone safe, school children, senior citizens, or even yes, people serving time at rikers island. The d. O. C. Said they are committed to making sure staff and prisoners are not at risk. Former new york state School Chancellor has been appointed to monitor the east ramapo schools. I have been clear, they have to Work Together. If not, we will take steps to take over the district. Residents in new jersey may soon be able to play lotto without having to leave their home. The assembly passed a similar bill in june, and now it will head to governor christies desk. Water so dangerous, fish are dying. This is just a horrible thing going on here. The fight to save those still surviving, and whats in the water that is killing them off . The search for survivors in china following the deadly explosion when we come back. Welcome back to cbs 2 news this morning. We are following breaking news in Staten Island. Lets go to jim smith over the scene right now. A quick layout of what is going on here, jim. Reporter chris, looking at at area of harbor road and Destiny Court, we understand that police were attempting to apprehend someone who barricaded themselves in the home, and set fire to the home. The Fire Department responded, and a firefighter was shot twice in the leg. The condition of the firefighter is not known at this time, and its not known whether police have the person in custody at this time, and its an ongoing situation in Staten Island, again the area of harbor road and Destiny Court. Jim smith, cbs 2 news. The fire is under control at this hour, jim . Chris, we are not seeing any smoke from the area, and we do not have an official status of the fire itself, but we have not seen smoke that would indicate its knocked down at this point, but an ongoing situation here for Staten Island. We will continue to follow it. Jim, the suspected shooter we believe is still inside of the building from the ors we are hearing, but we will continue to follow it jim, thank you so much. Traffic and weather on the 2s. 6 42 right now. Its sure pretty out there right now, getting ready for the nice summer weekend. You have to be more humid. Pace yourself. Number in the low 90s, but with the dew points up there, feeling nicer than that a lot of water, seek shake, sunscreen, and have fun, too. Its august, smackdab in the middle of august. All kinds of stuff going on around the area. All kinds of festivals here and there and everywhere. Winds are calm, relative humidity, 69 . I got a call in the Weather Office this morning, going up to mystic, connecticut, the ferry should be nice, and 68 right now in fresh meadows. 57 in hackensack, and look at that. Downtown at 69. 61 for Staten Island, and look at that. Sparta, 53. Poor guy 54 in edison. The weather watchers say they like the feeling in the morning, and on average, its a few degrees cooler than it was this time yesterday morning, but this afternoon, it will be warmer than we were on thursday. And thursday was great. Its a little warmer today, and that trend will continue with the higher dew points, too. The uv forecast an 8. The burn time, 15 to 20 minutes, and theres a front north and west. Will it usher in the shower . Yeah, well north and west. Toasty finish today. The front not successful in breaking through, and just a 20 chance of a shower outside of the area, and a really good chance, and you will feel the heat and be dealing with the humidity through the middle part of next week. Its been a busy friday morning, whats the latest, alex. The trend will continue in some areas. The bad news a disabled truck blocking the inbound lower level, the ed koch Queens Borough bridge, and that semithere, at one point saying lets stick to the upper level, but heavier traffic travelingen both decks, and in queens, an accident is blocking the southbound van wyck at the entrance of jfk, and heavy delays back to jamaica avenue, but they are moving better than this view we showed you. The lincoln tunnel f youre traveling here a10 minute wait for the George Washington bridge and the holland as well. New Jersey Transit all on or close to schedule. Mary, back to you. Alex, thank you. There may be new gender neutral bathrooms, but it will not affect multistall lavatories. It come was a it was revealed that transgender people experience harassment using the restrooms. A new law requires automatic fire sprinklers in businesses with animals. It comes after a fire in a building with animals. People started to notice these dead and struggling fish on wednesday morning, and the lake is low on oxygen, likely due to an algae bloom after the heavy rain. They have been pumping fresh water into the lake h appears to be helping but the fish has people upset. They were taking the nets and gagging the fish out and throwing them in the garbage pails. I have been here for 25 years and never seen this devastation. Reporter park officials will be back today to see how the fish are doing. Two of Hillary Clintons highprofile aides have agreed not to delete any emails, one includes the wife of anthony weiner. They were told to preserve the records as the fbi investigation into the private server Hillary Clinton used as secretary of state. A chemical warehouse fire happened wednesday night in china with 50 people killed, and dozens are unaccounted for. One firefighter was pulled alive from the rubble this morning. The cause of the explosions are still not known. Theres been a spike between the number of commercial flights and drone encounters. Theres been over 600 and there were only 238 in all of 2014. Flying a drone near an airplane can bring criminal charges and fines of up to 25,000. In new jersey, Somerset County residents said they were jolted away by an earthquake this morning. Reporter a confirmed 2. 5 magnitude earthquake, a small one that the u. S. Geological survey says hit 2 miles north of where we are standing in bernardsville in Somerset County. Police got several calls for residents who felt it, but they are not the only ones who felt it this morning. Officials in neighboring Morris County said they also got calls for people in morristown, randolph, and other areas reporting they also felt their home shake. Officials there say theres no reports of injuries or structural issues. Its not a new thing for the area in 2010 there were several small earthquakes in this area, and again, this morning, the 2. 5 magnitude earthquake hit. Reporting live in bernardsville, Andrea Grymes, cbs 2 news. We will continue to follow the other breaking nude, a breaking news, a firefighter shot responding to a fire. More coming up. The familiar face willing to put on a pair of kinky boots. But first, the sports update. Mets will take on the pirates and yesterday the mets finished up the 4game sweep of colorado, and the yankees ended their 5game skid. The jets lost their first preseason game 233, and tonight the giants will visit the bengals. U y ocod po ys. Zey icn d ococoinurta stfrtla. rorsctc y s std sfforll olelassa. Stt meerfrh i was not aware of how much acidity was in my diet. I was so focused on making good food choices, i had no idea that it was damaging the enamel of my teeth. I wanted to fix it, i wanted to fix it right away. My dentist recommended pronamel. He said that pronamel can make my teeth stronger, that it was important, that that is something i could do each day to help protect the enamel of my teeth. Pronamel is definitely helping me to lead the life that i want to live. Continuing following breaking news on Staten Island where a firefighter has been shot, and we have jim smith in chopper 2. Jim, whats the latest . Mary, its still not known whether the person that the police were attempting to apprehend have gotten him. The person barricaded themselves inside of the home, set fire to the home, and when the Fire Department arrived, fired shots at the firefighters. One firefighter was struck in the leg. Thatsen ongoing situation here on Staten Island. Jim smith, cbs 2 news. Jim, thank you for the update. We will continue to follow it. Now 6 52. Traffic and weather on it the 2s. Reporter hi, everybody. Beautiful over my shoulder and the city is refreshing, 68 degrees, relative humidity, in the city today, we will be warmer than we were yesterday. Yesterday, hitting 83. We will see that by lunchtime, but not too much humidity today. The numbers will be up, and the jet stream is relaxing. 6 53. Updating the roads. We have laterunning instruction, and one lane is blocked on the northbound fdr drive at houseton street, and delays are back past the Brooklyn Bridge this is one lane of the inbound lower level of the Queens Borough bridge, and at one point we said stick to the upper level, and both decks are heavy because of rush hour traffic, and plan accordingly there. Theres a 20 minute wait for the holland and lincoln tunnels, and remember, be safe, dont text and drive. Alex, thank you. Wayne brady will have big boots to fall this fall. He made a deal to lace up pumps in kinky boots. He previously was on broadway for chicago. I think the j. Is silent . I think . Hi, kristine. Good to see you. We know they are there. Can they hear me . An American Flag will rise over the u. S. Embassy this morning. What sesame streets deal means for childrens programming. And the increased security out of theaters straight out of compton. Is she . Isnt she . We visit the national zoo for the closer look at the evidence that one of the pandas there is pregnant. The news is back in the morning, and we will see you in a few minutes. We hope shes pregnant. Not me the pan day. I was going to say, what did we miss . Way to go, kristine congratulations youre welcome, kristine let the rumors begin. Thank you, ladies. What you need to know before you go, next. We are following two breaking news stories this morning, first on Staten Island. Reports a firefighter has been shot on Staten Island. Jim smith with an update for us. Reporter chris it started when a person attempted to be apprehended by the police barricaded himself in the home and fired shots at the firefighters when they arrived. One firefighter was shot twice, and their condition is unknown. Its unclear if the police have that person in custody or if they are barricaded in the home. Jim smith, cbs 2 news. Another breaking news story a2. 5 magnitude earthquake shaking up bernardsville, new jersey, overnight no damage has been reported. In is the first earthquake in 5 years for new jersey. Laterunning construction has one lane blocked for the northbound fdr drive at houseton street. Disabled at the ed koch Queens Borough bridge. Theres a 20 minute delay, not only here getting to the tolls, but remember, be safe and dont text and drive. If youre feeling lazy, hazy, or crazy, 87 today, and it will be hot and humid. Not widespread, but just get ready for the heat. John, thank you so much. Another check of news and weather in 25 minutes. Thank you for watching. Im mary calvi