Almost 24 hours. They just got their power back thank goodness. At least been an excessive heat warning for all five boroughs. The tristate area, and officials warning people to stay indoors. Reporter the water and cooling bus brought in today after a resident says she backup generator is providing cooling in the common areas. Reporter the mayor responding from the office of Emergency Management where city officials sent out a warning about the heat. Reporter more than 500 cooling centers open for those those at home, city Officials Say keep thermostats at 78 degrees. No airconditioning on the platform only on the trains. You in are traveling on the buses or subway, make sure youre hydrated. Bring water with you, et cetera. Do what people are doing cool its super humid. Really thick hard to breathe. Check on the elderly neighbors because a lot of the elderly people keep their air conditioners on. We are following this breaking developing from dutchess county. Weatherrelated. A Lightnin
Cbs 2s Steve Langford spoke with witnesses in elizabeth. Reporter with brutal force a manhole cover propelled skyward by a powerful explosion in this Business District wednesday in elizabeth. Underground electrical wires once again proving to be an incendiary mix with salt and rain and snow sparking one blast after the other here mid morning near elizabeth avenue and 7th street. Its looking like flames they come, the flames maybe about 6foot high and the smoke. A lot of smoke. Reporter the first came in at 10 10 a. M. After this manhole exploded, just as fire units were pulling up this manhole cover blasted into the air i stepped out of the vehicle and a manhole probably 20, 25 feet away shot right up in the air. It was a massive explosion. Reporter First Responders cleared people way quickly and evacuated some 20 buildings because of the real danger of getting killed by one of these. The Manhole Covers that were lifting off. Reporter whats more, Carbon Monoxide was detected forcing th
They were clearing the scene and collecting evidence. The girl was crossing Francis Louis boulevard near sunrise highway about 12 15 this morning when a van struck her and just kept going. The 16yearold girl was rushed to jamaica hospital where she was in cardiac arrest and later died. So far police havent released the name of the victim but again at this time they are searching for a dark brown van. Anyone with any information urged to contact the nypd. Reporting live this morning from rose dale, queens, Janelle Burrell, cbs2 news. Thank you. New video this morning of what police say is the man breaking into a brooklyn liquor store through the ceiling. The t you can see him crawling over the counter and mr. Liquor on fullon street early thursday morning. The man stole 10,000 in cash and damaged several bottles of alcohol before leaving through the same opening in the ceiling. Pretty incredible video there. Okay, just before 4 32 here. Time for traffic and weather together on the 2s. W
The vehicle reading it to our vehicle. 27 degrees now. The winds calm at 6. 5 miles per hour. The wind chills just about 20 degrees. That means tomorrow night at this time it will feel about 40 degrees colder. Now, because of the extreme cold, the city has issued a code blue and no one will be denied shelter and mayor de blasio is asking new yorkers to take this weather very seriously. With temperatures about to bottom out in the single even subzero digits, its hats on across the city. Some are big. What do you call yourself when dressed like this . Bubble head. Reporter some bold but some are barely there. No hat, yeah. Im just roughing it. Reporter when i say to you 20 below zero, what comes to mind . I should be in florida. Reporter Kristin Williams wont be there. She will be here and willing to venture out even when wind chills make it feel a bone chilling 20 below zero. Will you wear a hat . I will find a hat. Reporter when i say to you mind, i cant say it on tv. I say oh alaska n
Morning, it could feel like 20 below zero. This weekend im staying home with my dog. Im cuddling up on the couch. Reporter if you opt outside, dressing the part will be a necessity. If you still need some goods, you know, hats, gloves, consider kaufmans armynavy. Manager jim corn says they carry a secret winter weapon. Super underwear. Reporter military issue super undies this has no weight, no bulk and its extremely warm. Reporter talk about warm. Thats how nick talbot would describe todays weather. Notice how differently were dressed. Talbot is and mountaineer and will going up everett in march to raise money for cystic fibrosis. I have been on the side of a mountain at 25,000 feet in a tent. And when the air falls like snow on your face. Reporter it shared tricks if you swing your arms like this, this is a mountaineering tip that pushes the blood into the extremes of your hands. Reporter it might look strange but it does the trick to warm those digits. If theyre still freezing . Put