Everything. Millions gone in seconds. Good evening. And we begin tonight with those breaking developmentdevelopment alarming scene playing out during rush hour, right here in new york city. Police spotting the suspect, a man with a meat cleaver. As they respond, it turns dangerous. Gun fire erupting. Authorities saying at least two officers injured. And we are just now hearing from eyewitnesses. Abcs gee jeonio benitez leads. Reporter david, very much an active crime scene here in midtown manhattan. And you said it, that unusual weapon tonight, a meat cleaver. Tonight, that terrifying scene in the heart of new york citys tourist midtown area, leaving two officers injured. Police swarming to this area just after 5 00 p. M. During rush hour. Sirens blazing, as that suspect, armed with a meat cleaver, was from penn station. Officers telling a man to drop a weapon. What some witnesses described as a meat cleaver. When he didnt, the officers opened fire. Shots ringing out. The suspect struc
Theater cedar rapids is postponing its production of the play tribes. Spoke out against a casting cho. Choice. Cbs 2 news has been following the controversy for more than a week now. The play features a lead character who is deaf. Leaders at tcr chose a person who can hear to play the part when they say no deaf actors auditioned. After speaking with members of the Deaf Community the theatre said they could have done more and now theyre trying to reschedule the play. Developing right now we still dont know about the future of an iowa city home designed to look like kinnick stadium. Last night city leaders postponed a decision on the home until next week. The plans for the 75hundred square foot home have brick siding and a replica of the stadiums press box. In july neighbors filed an appeal complaining about the homes size saying it is a tailgating venue. Discussion about the home will continue next wednesday. Iowans against the Bakken Pipeline are now calling on president obama to stop
Welcome to cbs two this morning. Im kevin arry. Barry. And im kelly dambrosio. Dambrosio. Lets get a check of our cbs 2 weather first forecast. Developing story right now Cedar Rapids Police are still looking for a former substitute teacher accused of sexually exploiting a student. Right now Mary Beth Haglin is . Not in the linn county jail. Jail. A warrant was issued for her arrest after police say she violated a nocontact worked as a substitute teacher at Cedar Rapids Washington High School and admitted to having a sexual relationship with a student in a june interview with cbs 2 news. She says the school was trying to cover it up. Earlier this month she pleaded not cover it all up and earlier this month she plead not guilty to the Sexual Exploitation charges. Also developing in cedar rapids, authorities have released the names of the two Police Officers who shot and killed a stabbing suspect. The Iowa Division of investigation tells cbs 2 news officers Jeremiah White and ashleigh st
Intrustions into your family homes and farms. We are going to protest the renewable fuel standard, cornbased ehtanol, eliminate job killing regulations like the waters of the us rule and provide desperately needed tax relief. Relief. Keep in mind trump has iowa secretary of agriculture bill northey and Iowa Governor Terry Branstad on his team. The governors son eric is also trumps iowa state director. That night trump rolled out a plan thats a clear attempt to open up a group of voters he doesnt have a strong relationship with. In philadelphia he spoke about making childcare expenses tax deductable to help families. His daughter ivanka is the brains behind it. It. It would have 6 weeks of paid Maternity Leave paid for by what trump says would be cutting out fraud in unemployment insurance. It paternity leave. Leave. Childcare expenses would be treated like a deductable business expense with additional tax credits for people on the lower levels of the income scale who may not pay enough
Sunshine and less wind. Look at these afternoon temperatures, back up there into the 50s. So with the lighter winds and sunshine tomorrow looks to be iowa. Well tell what you to expect for the rest of the weekend, in a few minutes. Terry, thanks. Drivers headed north on i 380 had to deal with another slowdown today. The iowa state patrol tells cbs 2news crews had to retrieve a semi that rolled off the interstate near swisher last week during the snow. They shut down one lane of i 380, as crews finished the very this wind. The zika virus is officially in iowa. The states Public Health Department Says a woman over 60 years old has tested positive. Officials say she traveled to central america. They also say the public is not at risk of contracting the virus because the mosquitoes carrying it are not in iowa. They do encourage anyone from mosquito bites. We have placed five simple things you can do to prevent the zika virus on our website. Here is a look at the zika cases throughout the m