Reporter trapped on the second floor, several people in 109 washington avenue in little ferry were saved by firefighters and police around 11 30 last night when the building caught fire. Driving down the road, and as i was passing this house, i heard a big pop. It was some type of explosion. Not sure if it came from the garage or the cars parked in the driveway, then the whole house was engulfed in flames. Reporter lieutenant chris bowles says when he he could see was black smoke engulfing the building an he ran to help. Just started trying to break some windows and victims just start jumping out windows and pulled several people out of the building. Reporter you can see dozens of neighbors standing in panic as victims are taken away on stretchers. The lieutenant says fathers were dropping children down to him from the second floor window. Got a ladder to the second floor, and we were able to pull control by arn 1 30 this morning, but water is still flowing to the big to keep it cool.
Attempted murder. Julius was the mother of two teens. Her family very emotional. It hurt. It hurt. Reporter as for a motive, the Prosecutor Says that too will be revealed in court. A lot of Unanswered Questions in this case. Live in long branch, meg baker, cbs 2 news. Meg, thank you. A rape investigation is going on in brooklyn tonight. A woman says she was followed off the subway then attacked at knifepoint by a stranger who threatened to kill her. Cbs 2s Dave Carlin Bushwick with the newest information from police for us tonight. Dave. Reporter jessica, rapes on the rise in the area and shortly after this latest case on dekalb avenue an officer saw a man matching the suspect description and brought him in here for questioning. The robbery and rape of a 27 yearold woman happened on this quiet block of dekalb avenue in bushwick. The knifepoint attack Early Morning tooth was in front of a residential building was caught on security video thats now with police but is not being made publi
After it started all comeing to an end three hours after it start. The daring climber claimed he was on a mission to speak with donald trump, but after the threehour ordeal, the only meeting he got was one with police. I reached out, i took hold of his hand, and i said, sir, you need to come with me. Reporter the spectacle beginning around 3 30 wednesday afternoon, gripping tense moments, hundreds watching below from the ground as the 19 trump tower. He began his ascent a few hours from this outdoor terrace using suction cups used to continue inching his way. From this video taken from inside the tower, you can actually hear the sound of the powerful suctions as they attached to the glass. I think hes probably a nut job trying to get to the top. Reporter police trying to corner him, cutting open windows. Others lowered in large buckets to surround him, attempting to reason with him unsuccessfully. So what was his motive . Earlier this week directed to donald trump. The reason i climb t
Im worried. Im scary asked that guy liked like me. Im scared to go in the mosque now. Reporter as the trial begins the imams family says no matter the outcome, their lyes are forever change lives are forever changed. Its a broken house. Reporter morel faces murder and weapons charges today and Police Expect that hit and run charges may follow. Mayor de blasio sis as for security the nypd will be providing extra patrols around mosques in the area. Live at queens crim courthousing magdalena doris, gosh courthouse, maryland courthouse, magdalena doris, cbs2 news. A shooting in park slope. It involved an offduty Police Officer and attempted robbery and a man with a gunshot wound. Cbs2s Christine Sloan is live at the scene with more for us this noon. Christine . Reporter a crime scene spanning several blocks behind me and this quiet brooklyn neighborhood, police say it allstateed at a bar on this all started at a bar on this Police Officer tried to defend himself during a robbery. Markers s
Precinct. 35yearold oscar morel said nothing and gave no explanations for the murders of the Imam Maulama Akonjee and his assistant tharam uddin. Both men were buried yesterday. Mourners at the funerals say they know why the friends were killed. And they want justice. Two people just got murdered and nypd is saying this might not be a hate crime. What is it then . Come on then, somebody coming up behind and shooting for no reason an imam and his assistant, come common sense. Reporter the top brass says they have strong evidence to back up the charges starting with what happened before the double homicide. At 1 350 saturday afternoon a hit and run witness and Surveillance Video placed morels car at the scene of the crash. Moments later, three miles away police say they found surveillance sophomore else getting into that of morel getting into that same car after fatally shooting the two men. We have looked at the two cars and they were identical. We have looked at the stickers windshield