Reporter sleeping on her side may have helped save stephanie. The tree did not crush vital organs. I do remember them falling and chopping. They put blanket over my head to prevent dust from going into my eyes and i had an oxygen mask. Reporter she said she will never take anything for granted. No broken bones. Stephanie may even be able to play College Lacrosse this year. Meantime, the family home is uninhabitable. We were just there. The family will be with relatives for now. Outside long islands north Shore University hospital in manhassett, jennifer mclogan, cbs 2 news. Just incredible. Jennifer, thank you so much. In other news a woman in the west village violated as she slept. Police say a man scaled her building, broke into her apartment, and groped her. Cbs 2s ilana gold has more from the west village. Reporter the crime happened here on 10th street and as you can imagine people in the neighborhood are very nervous because police say the suspect broke into the victims apartment
Another robbery in central park. This morning, police are looking for a man accused in the violent attack. Cbs 2ilana gold joins us live from the park with an update. Ilana . Andrea and diane, police say the victim is a 53yearold man. He was walking here on the upper west side. When the suspect asked him for money. And then he strangled him and stole everything he had. The nypd just released a sketch of this suspect. They say he is responsible for a violent robbery in central park, in the rammable section by 72nd street and west drive. It happened at 10 00 thursday night. It is terrible. And it is frightening. Police say he approached a 53yearold man walking by. He said he was hungry and needed money. But when the man told him no and walked away, the suspect followed, and then put him in a choke hold until he passed out. The victim woke up 30 minutes later and his wallet and backpack filled with cash, jewelry and keys were gone. It is very concerning. This is our park. We should be fre
It could be anywhere. It could be anywhere. How do we know . Reporter Health Officials say they became aware of the first case around july 10. People with the disease live in highbridge, mont haven and hunts point. And the source has not been found. More than two dozen buildings were checked for the legionella bacteria which grows in warm water. The testing focused on cooling towers and the results came back positive for the concourse mall on 161st street, Lincoln Hospital, the Opera House Hotel and two more buildings. And this building that houses a plastics building and the building that the Health Department says includes offices for verizon. All are disinfected. We will see what happens in a affects anybody else. Symptoms include fever, cough, chills and muscle aches. Contagious. So it is not spread from person to person. People get sick after breathing water vapor from faucet, showers and whirlpools or cooling towers. And people middle aged and older are at highest risk especially
We have a developing story on long island. Two swimmers caught in a dangerous rip tide. See the dramatic search and rescue. But first, a growing health scare in the bronx. The legionnaires disease spread to more people and more buildings and growing more deadly. Good evening. Im diane macedo in for cindy hsu. The number of legionnaires cases has jumped in the last 24 hours. 65 people are infected from the disease, up from 57 cases last night. The death toll has risen from three to four and test results show five buildings are now affected. Cbs 2 news dave carlin tells us how investigators are trying to stop the outbreak. Reporter bronx residents worried and they want answers after new cases and new locations including this verizon office building. Scary. I have a little one that i have to worry about. And got to take precaution. I didnt know it was so close to home. Reporter the Health Department confirmed a fourth death from an outbreak of legionnaires disease in the south bronx. 65 c
Feels like 79. Noon 83, feels like 85 and mostly sunny. By 3 00, 88 will feel like 87 because there will be a breeze then helping to make it feel cooler. Skies will be mostly sunny. Coming up, we will talk an increase in humidity and opportunity for storms as we make our way into the workweek. Vanessa, thank you. Now to breaking news. Nearly a dozen people are hurt after gunfire erupted at a party in brooklyn. Cbs 2s ilana gold joins us more with more on the story from East New York, ilana. Reporter a total of nine people were shot on stanley avenue by crescent street. Police have been out here all morning. We have seen them talking to witnesses and they are going door to door to get more information on who fired the gunshots. This is what we know. Police say a fight broke out in a backyard at 2 00 this morning. Thats when a group of men opened fire during a house party. Nine people were shot. The victims are men and women, ages 19 to 38. Bullets hit them in the arms, leg and neck. Inj