Been in ongoing labor dispute with the waterfront commission. The Port Authority urged the workers to return to their jobs. Now, newark is just one of six locations operated by the port of new york and new jersey. It is the largest on the east coast. Some goods shipped into the port include beverages, machinery, appliances, furniture, fruits and vegetables. Through october of 2015, more than 3 million containers have gone through ports generating more than 2 billion in local and state tax revenue each year. Shocking details about a killing at a homeless shelter and advice to mayor de blasio on improving safety. Cbs 2 political reporter Marcia Kramer has exclusive details. Reporter nypd officers outside the boulevard homeless shelter in east harlem today trying to piece together a horrifying crime. How this man, 22yearold Anthony White, killed and nearly decapitated his black a former teacher. I knew both of them. Reporter kenneth knew them and lived down the hall and the things he saw
Right now, were learning more about the indiana property thats now an active fbi scene. Agents are searching it in connection with the disappearance of lauren spirer. Katherine creag is in the newsroom with the story. Kat, what happened here . We are also hearing from the mother of lauren speerer about the developments. Agents are sifting through dirt. They took photos in and around a house and barn in martinsville, indiana. Its the area where she was last seen. The i. U. Student was 20 years old when she vanished. She would have turned 25 last week. The property theyre searching was once the residence of justin wagers wagers, a registered sex owe fep der. As for her mother. There have been so many hear. That never said it was related to justin wagers is currently in jail. Hes awaiting trial in a public indecency case. The fbi hasnt said yet how wagers could be connected to lauren spooirer. We expect to learn more from the fbi later today. Theyre only saying the property theyre searchi
Woman with a machete leaving a gash in her hand. In the last month, several people have begun the victims of these types of attacks. The Police Commissioner says its not the work of copycats. There is not a motive that unfortunately some of the victims dealing with. Theyre off their meds. Reporter the nypd says there have been 286 flashings or stabings since last year. The increase doesnt mean its trending. Some of the individuals, they take them at the crimes, theyre repeat offenders and need to be taken off the street. Reporter whatever the case, most victims say each time the attack was a complete surprise. He pretended fell. Slashed my face. Reporter personal security expert david boem says be aware of your surroundings. Put a scare into them, also. Thinking this person is looking me over now. Reporter one Victim Told Police the suspect bumped into her sister, there woman argument and then the attack happened. Back to you. The suspect in mondays attack will face a judge today on an
Moving away from us. What were dealing with instead is a cold front. There are some snow showers that will work in here, possibly mixed with raindrops in the late morning, early afternoon hours. Some clouds. 20s in the suburbs. Look for brief mixed rain and snow showers from late morning until midday or so. Then a gradual clearing trend. It will turn windier later in the day with a high of 40 degrees. Emily west on this friday morning. Tell us about the first check on the commute. Hi everyone. We have trouble in queens. Lets take a live look at the Grand Central parkway westbound just past the l. I. E. You can see an accident here. Several emergency vehicles. Only the left lane is open. The two right lanes are closed. Well keep an eye on it. If you can go with the l. I. E. Instead, thats your better bet. More weather and traffic on the 4s. Emily, thank you so much. New this morning, were getting a look at the man who police say threatened and cut a woman on a brooklyn subway train. Tra
Live from the cbs Broadcast Center in new york city this is cbs 2 news at 11 00. Football team in trouble, rutgers athletes accused of drugs, robbery, even assault. This just in, the nypd investigating after a drone goes down in the middle of a u. S. Open. But first a developing story, a plane in pieces crashes in Bergen County after barely missing a soccer field filled with children. Were hearing the panic calls from the pilot. Cbs 2s Valerie Castro is live tonight in cresskill of. Reporter that is cresskill. Reporter that is where the plane crash landed near the trees. Investigators have been spending the last several hours taking pictures of the plane. Clunks of metal and debris is all that is left of a small cessna airplane that crashed in a new jersey soccer field thursday evening. Two people were inside. Reported losing engine completely. Reporter chopper 2 was over the scene before 5 00 tonight. You can see emergency workers carry one person away on a stretcher after being carri