County park where brush burned intensely for hours due to the tall grass and reeds. Black thick smoke turned white. A few firefighters suffered smoke inhalation but homeowners made it out safely worried about their pets. We feel bad for the neighbors that have this problem. We are a block over. We came over to see if we could help anybody. Your house may be affected . Yeah. I got a call at work from somebody who used to live nearby and my house is burned to the ground. You know, i left work and worried about my cats. I live alone. Youre able to speak to me . Im trying to get down there. Please go and let us know if theres anything we can do to help. Reporter a brave young man we feel for him a brush fire that came one of the worst in wonderful action by first responders. Contained this so homeowners here who suffered so horribly in sandy were not victimized anymore. Again, five houses damaged or destroyed. We are live in copiague tonight. Jennifer mclogan, cbs 2 news. Thank you. The co
Daughter sheila, killed when the two were hit by an suv as they walked to school. In obvious pain as she left the hospital tuesday night after being admitted a second time for injuries caused by the collision. The accident happened monday morning. The Surveillance Video caught the driver getting out of the car after the impact looking at what he did and then leaving the scene. Police announced the arrest of Fabian Rodriguez calles and his girlfriend Joanna Rosas Alvarez earlier today. We were able to impound the car. We had enough evidence to place them under arrest. Reporter not long after, alvarez reported her car stolen but Police Believe it was a coverup and found the car around midnight. Near the home the couple shares. Javier pichardo spoke out about the arrest, breaking down into tears several times. Im heartbroken i lost my daughter. Reporter his message to for the man that did this, i do not wish him any harm. God bless him. I hold no anger toward him. Reporter the memorial si
Former Stock Exchange where that memorial continues to grow. Hundreds of people gathering here singing songs, playing music, laying down candles and flowers all of this, of course, in honor and memory of all the victims in yesterdays attacks. Overall, though, this city still very much somber and on edge as a massive manhunt remains under way. A crowd gathered in brussels beside a memorial to the bombing victims a day after the attacks where 31 died and 250 were injured. The citys spirit is unbroken. Its a shocker. Reporter Daniel Palumbo and dina are visiting from buffalo, new york. They left the rail station yesterday about 20 minutes before the bombing. I think we need to be patient, give it some time and, you know, when the airport opens, we need to look at leaving then. Reporter those in four men are responsible for carrying out tuesdays attacks. Three died after detonating bombings. This include Ibrahim El Bakraoui seen in this picture with a man in black who also died. Elbakraoui
New information about the belgium attacks. Cbs2 news sunday morning starts right now. Live from studio 46 this is cbs2 news this morning. Good morning. Its 7 a. M. On this sunday, march 27. Early easter. Happy easter. Happy easter to everyone watching. I am andrea grymes. The days top stories are straight ahead. First meteorologist Vanessa Murdock is here with a look at our Easter Sunday forecast. Good morning. Looking seasonal with some sun especially later today. I think overall nice day. Dry. Maybe just not as bright and warm as some might prefer as you head out early for services. Lets go ahead, shall we . Take a look at where we stand right now. I will say this. It is warmer this morning than yesterday. 43 in the city. Waldon 36. 38 in westbury. Radar picture plenty of low hanging clouds out there. They stay put for quite some time. This afternoon we see some breaks of sun. By noon 49 and mostly cloudy. Feeling like 47. By three our high is 55 degrees this afternoon. Thats pretty
Hazel sanchez, cbs2 news. A brush fire burning in morris county, new jersey. Chopper 2 so far head. Joe biermann with this birds eye view. Joe. Reporter hello, maurice. The first of the warm weather means the first of the brush fires. Now, this is a large area. The big picture is its between route 280 and route 10. It is about 5 acres that, um, the Fire Department says is on fire. Its mostly contained in that area. Some of the local streets, troy and melanie, as we widen out you will see homes at the bottom of your screen. Thats the primary concern. The Fire Department has set up defensive operations. They have controlled burns trying to burn it away from homes. Joe biermann, cbs 2 news. Thank you, joe. Some new information now on the search for a missing tenyearold girl in rockland county. Kelly pillco was found safe in harlem this afternoon. She is on the way home. She never made it to school. Police say she took a cab from Spring Valley to the city. A Business Owner in manhattan fou