180 million to nearly half that. The loss of this funding would be quite crippling. Its not just important. Its an absolute necessity. Reporter the mayor says cuts would make new york vulnerable to terrorists. They want to take us down and we need every tool to protect ourselves. Reporter the funding is needed for radiation detectors, and extra patrols at major transportation hubs. Many commuters say the Law Enforcement presence is a must. Were a target. Its a target. Newyork, you know, is a target. So, you know, the cut is disturbing. If any money should be invested it should be in that. Look at what happened at 9 11. Schumer is pledging to cut the funding restored. Reporter schumer reached out to officials within the and they say the cuts are justified because theres leftover money from last years budget. Schumer says that the budget will likely be voted on in committee sometime this spring and they have until october to get the funding restored. Janelle burrell, cbs 2 news. Apple is
Schumer taking aim at the white house, slamming the president s proposal to cut funding for counterterrorism for new york and other cities, gutting the current 600 million budget. Its been slashed nearly in half to 330 330 million and this couldnt come at a worse time. As terror threats are increasing, as the danger from isis increases, as we hear about loan wolves from one end of the country to the other. Reporter schumer will be joined by the mayor and police and fire commissioners later this morning, calling on the white house to reconsider the proposal for 2017. They say the urban Area Initiative helps with training attacks for police and firefighters. It also helps fund extra patrols. They say the money is neithered to ensure the same needed to ensure the same level of security is maintained. The president in general and were here to tell the bher bureaucrats in washington this will not stand. Go back to the drawing board. Reporter the meeting with city leaders and senator schumer
This is what we like. Happy friday. We have an accident on the roads. Just blocking one lane earlier. Earlier it was blocking two. This is at 116th street. The left lane is still shut down there. Delays are minor heading through the area. Outside, better news. The new jersey turnpike by Newark Liberty airport, in great shape as you head out the door. The next weather and traffic update on the 4s. Lauren, thank you very much. It was a dramatic scene inside a brook lip courtroom. A now former nypd officer convicted of manslaughter for shooting an unarmed man. Today in new yorks Katherine Creag is in East New York where the shooting happened. A shooting that the officer claimed in court was a terrible accident. Reporter he always maintained that, michael, that it was an accident. As for the verdict, residents, some of them here at the pink houses where that shooting happened, they expressed surprise. As you mentioned, michael, peter liang buried his face in his hands. The jury convicted h
What last nights wins and losses mean for the come weeks. Im pat battle. Im gus rosendale. 52 degrees. Lets find out how high it will go. Raphael miranda is here from the weather center. Not much higher. Were in the midnd0s for february. Not too sha cy at all. You can see on storm tracker. Dealing with clouds rolling in. An trying to dim that sunshine. Its a great start to the second half of your weekend. That will change over the next few hours. 55 now at jfk 52 mill basin. Temperatures approaching the 50s in staten island. Were in the 50s in city island and floral park looking at 53 degrees already early on this sunday. Now, we had cold spots to west of town. Already back to the 40s. 48in in sussex. You start out with 20s this morning. Thats a big improvement there. 48 in danbury and near 50 already in white plains. Lots of 50s across long island. Stays mild throughout the todays high, 54 degrees. A touch cooler than yesterday. Were watching out for a few showers later on this aftern
It is sunday, the 7th of fb. Glad to have you with us. Im pat battle. Im gus rosendale. Our meteorologist Raphael Miranda is here keeping an eye on the weather. The chance for snow in the next couple days. Nice quiet morning. Mostly clear skies and it is cold temperatures down to the 30s in the city. We have 20s north and west of tonewn. At 34 in central park. Even Staten Island, 27 degrees. Watching out for patchy black ice in places like floral park where its 26. Take a wider view, we have teens and 20s in danbury, poughkeepsie, chilly in monticello with 19 degrees and also 19 as you start your day in morristown. It does warm up nicely today. In fact, milder than yesterday. You can see were at 34 right now. Back to 43 by lunchtime. Todays High Temperature, well above average. 46 degrees. The sunshine does start to fade thay. The clouds build this evening. Then the snow arrives. Later on tonight into tom long will it last . Ill tell you coming up in the storm team 4 sevenday forecast