Reporter sleeping on her side may have helped save stephanie. The tree did not crush vital organs. I do remember them falling and chopping. They put blanket over my head to prevent dust from going into my eyes and i had an oxygen mask. Reporter she said she will never take anything for granted. No broken bones. Stephanie may even be able to play College Lacrosse this year. Meantime, the family home is uninhabitable. We were just there. The family will be with relatives for now. Outside long islands north Shore University hospital in manhassett, jennifer mclogan, cbs 2 news. Just incredible. Jennifer, thank you so much. In other news a woman in the west village violated as she slept. Police say a man scaled her building, broke into her apartment, and groped her. Cbs 2s ilana gold has more from the west village. Reporter the crime happened here on 10th street and as you can imagine people in the neighborhood are very nervous because police say the suspect broke into the victims apartment
Broke yesterday so i got a new one. Thats the good news. Once you get out of this neighborhood theres gas and stuff. Reporter getting out is not easy. North shore roads in Suffolk County are littered with massive trees. Wrapped around lines pulling down poles. Traffic jams are miles long. If there was an emergency it would be big trouble. Reporter the storm cut a 50mile s. W. A. T. From smithtown to southold. My kids thought it was the end of the world. Reporter the town supervisor called pse g to the carpet late yesterday complaining response was slow of the now he sees thousands of crew members on the job. In its defense pse g said it had 87,000 out at the storms heighted. 82 restored this morning. We stayed at a local hotel. Reporter the mann family of setauket counting their blessings. Uprooted trees buried in the deck sticking to their skylights. I hope we get our power back soon. I dont know, i have my doubts. Reporter above us you clearly see the sheared treetops from the danger
Reporter the plan unveiled today is part of a Larger Program to deal with the mentally ill. Arrival date sometimes in the fall. At city hall, im marcia kramer, cbs 2 news. Many new yorkers think the quality of life in the city is not good. They feel its getting worse. And more on that quinnipiac poll. 53 of voters say they are seeing more Homeless People on the streets than they did a few years ago. 49 say they have encountered panhandlers asking for money. And 48 of voters think the quality of life in new york is going down. Our reporting on k2 is leading to a heartbreaking discovery for one family. After seeing our story a viewer reached out because he recognized his son in the video. The once smiling happy brother now strung out on synthetic marijuana living on the streets. Well have that at 6 00. New at 5 00 Queens Police are looking for men who viciously beat a man with a bat just to steal his cell phone. Cbs 2s Hazel Sanchez spoke with the victim. Reporter 20 stitches on his head
By the demon of drug use that started 15 years ago. He is what he is now because of his addictions. Reporter he is particularly worried about his son using synthetic marijuana, which can permanently damage body and brain. These drugs can make these people very violent, very unpredictable. The way i saw them today reporter he said he tried many times to get his son help and even tried to get tough. I went to the police station. 34 years old. Theres nothing we can do. We cannot hold him. More than 72 hours. Reporter he says he feels for all the families of these troubled souls who are in the grips of a dangerous drug. Tony aiello cbs 2 news. More information now on k2 from the citys Health Department. Despite it being illegal to sell k2 in new york state, Officials Say synthetic marijuana is often sold as incense, herbal mixtures, plant food or potpourri. In new york city, men make up to 90 of k2 users who end up in the emergency rooms. And most of those patients are over 18 years old. T
This morning inside this Apartment Building in richmond hill. Police say a threeweekold boy discovered dead in a courtyard here. Neighbors aghast. Oh, my god, thats horrible. Thats terrible. Reporter police say it happened around 4 a. M. Here on 115th street and myrtle avenue. The infant who lived with his family on the fourth floor of the building. There was blood everywhere. Reporter she heard a noise outside her window this morning, went to the courtyard and made the discovery. Shaken, she called 911. They told me to go back in and do cpr. I cant, im sorry. Reporter cops are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death. Police sources tell us that the infant was thrown from his fourth floor apartment window. I was just shocked. Reporter sources say the infants father mohammed ahmed, his mother and two other adults and children were in the apartment when it happened. All were taken here to the 102 precinct for questioning. Sent a chill up my spine,its awful. Reporter the inf