Damaging and dangerous, severe storms take down trees and flooded streets. Right now, traffic on our busiest bridge is at a standstill after winds were Strong Enough to flip a tractor trailer. Good evening, im kristine johnson. Im maurice dubois. Well have team coverage, but we want to get to lonnie quinn. Part of our area is under a tornado watch right now. Theyve extended that watch until 1 00 in the morning. Were talking where Morris County south through or she county until 1 00 a. M. , tornado watch. Not happening right now, but all the puzzle pieces are in mine and it could happen. Elsewhere, the areas shaded in all five boroughs riders of the city until 11 30. Severe thunderstorm warning means severe storms are taking speak. This is the worst the storm has to offer. Peek at this. This is probably the biggest thing i can share with you. We talked about tornado watches. No reports. However, look at all the rotation were seeing in the atmosphere. Radar indicated rotation. If you see
Across the tristate area. Im glad its over. Reporter well, she is glad its over but we know theres still much cleanup to be done. Now, pseg long island tells us at the height of the storm, more than 85,000 customers were without power as of last check just over 7,000 remaining without power this evening. And those power problems today did result in some School Closings nearby. Were live from great neck, long island, with the mobile weather lab, vanessa murdoch, cbs 2 news. The storm knocked down trees all over new jersey, as well. Cleanup began this morning in essex fells. Trees took down power lines overnight and large branches blocked some roads and in new milford more trouble when a giant tree snapped and crashed on a deck and part of a home. The homeowner says it sounded like the sky was falling. In queens the storm ripped off chunks of a building that crashed into the street and on parked cars below. The debris came from the verizon building on Broadway Police say 6 cars were dama
Issued an order to secure all cranes. New restrictions went into effect earlier this month after a crane collapsed in tribeca killing a pedestrian. Cranes are now required to go into safety mode when winds are forecast to hit 20 Miles Per Hour. Thats a manhole cover just exploding in elizabeth. The force propelled the metal cover several feet into the air missing people and cars on elizabeth avenue and 7th street. Firefighters called to the scene this morning as street salt set underground wires on fire. We have a serious potential due to the Manhole Covers that were lifting off. Its looking like flames they come, the flames maybe about maybe 6foot high and they start to smoke. A lot of smoke. Carbon monoxide was also detected forcing the ventilation of nearby basements. Restore power on the block. Now to breaking news. The st. George Ferry Terminal for the Staten Island ferry is shut down right now because of a suspicious package. Nypd is on the scene investigating. For the time being
Catering venue last year he announced a 100,000 reward. I feel good were going to catch him. And hopefully he will get what he has coming to him. Reporter today melius posted, im glad police have finally decided to release the Surveillance Video to the public. Hopefully it will prompt anyone who has information to come forward and shed new light into the investigation. Adding, recovering from being shot in the head was easier than dealing with the personal attacks. If this video could yield leads, why did police wait until now to release it . We have to start doing things a little differently in this investigation in order to move it along. Thats not to secondguess any decisions that have been made up to date. Its just that, listen, we dont have someone in custody so thats not acceptable. Reporter police hope between the body type and movement of the shooter and the car, someone will provide a tip. Until there is an arrest, the case is open and active. Suffolks new Police Commissioner
Breaking news. Multiple People Killed in a workplace shooting. Tonight, chilling details about how the gunman spent his final days before the massacre. Mild weather, high winds and plummeting temperatures. Tracking the weather change you want to be ready for by the morning. I got along with everybody. You get along with nobody. Another roughandtumble republican be debate tonight in texas. Im kristine johnson. The five candidates wasted no time attacking each other. Jessica schneider live in the newsroom for us with more. Jessica . Reporter all of these debates have been contentious. But this one showcased a lot of back and forth and a lot of crosstalk between the leading candidates. At stake in just five days, the tensions were definitely high. Welcome to texas. Reporter the debate in houston immediately transforming into a texas sized rumble. When i was leading the fight against the amnesty bill, where was donald . Firing Dennis Rodman on celebrity apprentice. You dont have one republ