Americans are among those killed along with dutch siblings who lived in new york. In the newsroom, alice gainer, cbs 2 news. A new jersey man narrowly survived the brussels attacks. He was in the airport when the bomb went off. He described the experience to cbs 2s sonia rincon. Reporter this video taken by a cab driver at the Brussels Airport captures some of the panic gabriel chan experienced. He had just gotten his suitcase and was looking for his driver when he felt the blast. So strong that the glass came over me and threw me and many people to the ground. All i thought about was my family. Reporter it was a sudden feeling of clarity in the middle of a cloud of debris, confusion. My instincts were just to try to survive. Make sure i would get through it and the screaming and the crying just it was deafening. Reporter as soon as he could, he made sure his family knew he was safe. He said, i just went through a lot of things i should never saw in my whole experience because were ver
He stole akais life and stole mines, as well. [ indiscernible ] my life will no longer be the same. Reporter then we heard from liang, who looked directly at gurleys family and expressed his remorse. The shot was accidental. [ indiscernible ] i apologize to the [ indiscernible ] [ inaudible ] i wish i could undo what happened. Reporter a spokesman for liang says they are pleased with the sentence but liang still plans to appeal his guilty verdict. It is absolutely good news but most of the people in the Community Still think that he should not have been indicted. But under the circumstances, this is good news. Reporter brooklyn District Attorney ken thompson disagrees with the judges decision to reduce the jury verdict and says he will fight to reverse it on appeal. Live in downtown brooklyn, hazel sanchez, cbs2 news. Now to a developing story. Brush fires in new jersey that smoke was visible for miles even seen across the hudson river. Elise finch reports. Reporter Train Service is re
It wasnt paint, but it might be just as hard to remove. The big mess drivers discovered on their cars at a Public Parking garage. Cbs 2 news saturday morning starts right now. Good morning, it is 6 00 on this saturday, april 9th. Im an disree a grim es. Im tony iello. The days stories are straight ahead. First, meteorologist Vanessa Murdock a with a look at the forecast. A mixed bag, vanessa. Yeah. A little bit of a raw day out there. Were not just talking unseasonably cool temperatures, but rain and snow as well. So, yes, it is going to get messy out there. We expect the wet weather to begin about mid morning and it will be snow for some, but a wintery mix for most. Lets take it off to the radar right now so you can see whats happening out there. Rain to the south, but temperatures in and around the city, points east will be a little too warm for just snow. So heres how we see the day breaking down, 7 00 a. M. Out there, things are still dry. But heading towards mid morning, 11 00 a.
Two blocks of beverly roadblocked off. They just recovered a second smaller knife here at the scene. They are continuing to search for the suspect. The victim is in the hospital and is expected to be okay with nonlifethreatening injuries. Live in the Prospect Park south section of brooklyn, hazel sanchez, cbs2 news. Two joggers were also slashed near Prospect Park last night. Today, Police Arrested a suspect in that case. In a surprising twist, they found out he was responsible for a third slashing case. Well have more on that in a live report coming up at 5 30. Now to the incredibly mild weather around here. Spring is not even here yet but people are out in a big way loving the record warmth. They swapped heavy coats and scarves for shirts and even short sleeves not to mention some short pants. Many enjoyed lunch outside requesting sidewalk tables on the upper west side. Couldnt bryant park couldnt take the heat. Instead of skating people enjoyed the park. People stretched and limbere
Breaking news on manhattans east side. A pane of glass fell from a hotel hitting a person on the sidewalk. Valerie castro has more. Reporter maurice, we are here on 51st just east of lexington and the sidewalk below from where that glass fell is actually still closed right now. Its across the street. You can see where that section of glass fell from, its about 25 to 30 feet off the ground. Within the last hour, a worker was sweeping up the broken glass from the sidewalk. We know one person was hurt as they walked by and the glass fell. This happened around 3 30 this afternoon. Witnesses say the person was transported to the hospital with a cut on his face. They say it was a slash across the nose. They were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. The Fire Department responded and called for the department of buildings to investigate exactly how that piece of glass worked its way loose. Back out here live, you can see the glass is not part of a functioning window. Again, one person wa