Latest on the busy stretch of i95 backed up following a fiery crash. Will it be back to normal by the morning commute . We have breaking news. Plus, no getting back to normal for thousands of families on long island hit by storms. Theyre told tonight they could be spending days in the dark. Good evening. Im sade baderinwa. Some of the people could be without power till friday. The towns of smithtown and suffolk county. Eyewitness News Reporter josh einiger. You talk about people getting their power back, folks who live in this neighborhood just want to go down their street and access their homes right now. You can see this is the corner of christian avenue and triangle drive. Several trees, maybe a dozen trees are down that have knocked downpour lines making this treacherous and completely impassible. This is another street where several dozen people live in this direction. People just want to be able to get down their street but it looks 24 hours after this storm like it just passed t
Area. Its not clear what caused the flight to crash nearly 17 months ago. This confirmation, however tragic and painful, will at least bring certainty to the families and loved ones of the 239 people on board. Experts say the main body of the plane likely sank, lightweight pieces of the wing and tail may be floating or washed ashore. Crews are working to restore Water Service after a huge crane accident in Cliffside Park, new jersey. A lot of that area is suffering from problems as a result of that accident and could still take hours to get the crane moved. Eyewitness News Reporter carolina leid is there with more. Reporter there are people in this immediate area who do not have water. Here is why. Take a live look. You can see here the crane is still here and that is why there is that boil water advisory for Cliffside Park, fort lee and englewood cliffs. Keep in mind it will take between 8 to the crane out of here and then utility workers can do their jobs. The pressing question is, d
78 by noontime. 83 later on this afternoon. Did you say long island . I did. Lets go to a webcam. Look closely at this webcam. Problems. Look at this over here. This is a tractor trailer. Tractor trailer overturned on the l. I. E. This is the westbound side of the leigh near 49 which is route 110. Overturned track completely on its side. Police on the scene. Barely any lanes getting through. Van wyck south at the belt parkway an accident. L. I. E. West at queens boulevard b. Q. E. Going south or west on the kosciuszko bridge a disabled vehicle. B. Q. E. Northbound, eastbound, the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge is just about reopened. The Staten Island expressway echt south avenue into victory boulevard, two lanes are closed down. Shortly. Routes 1 and 9 between ton nilly and liberty avenue, it has been cleared away. Alternate side of the Street Parking rules are in effect. Over to you. Thank you. The search is resumed at this hour for a swimmer missing off the jersey shore. It has been ne
And also the issue of synthetic marijuana. Its known as k2 and spice, and its creating a Public Health crisis. The homeless can buy it at bodega for 1 a packet. I thought i was having a heart attack. Reporter ma man ask this man asked us to hide his face, and he says the drug has a violent reaction, and you can see it here with the reaction from this naked man. Arresting the people becomes dangerous. The individuals on the drug are crazy. They have superhuman strength and are impervious to pain, and the normal takedowns will not work. Reporter the city released the latest Crime Statistics, and according to the numbers, overall crime is down by more than 10 , but homicides have gone up from last year, and thats something we asked mayor de blasio about. Reporter some people look at the statistics and some say the city is going downhill. What do you say . I would say look at the facts and stop the hysteria. Reporter ilana gold, cbs 2 news. Thank you, ilana. Time for traffic and weather on
Homeless and the danger is obvious. People are falling over [ indiscernible ] we had to call 911 for four people because they were having problems from it from k2. Reporter the substance can trigger a violent reaction. The nypd released this video that shows a naked homeless man under the influence in the street blocking a School Safety vehicle in brooklyn. Witnesses to the unpredictable behavior describe it as frightening. Every time i get off this train, i got to worry about being harassed by people that use this k2. Reporter how do you know they are using it . Acting. You can see they are violent in nature. Reporter another issue the homeless can buy it for as little as a dollar from bodegas illegally selling it. Just last week investigators seized 10,000 packets. These individuals many of them under the influence of this drug totally crazy that, um, super human strength, impervious to pain. Reporter today we asked police why they doesnt stop this use out in the open since we spotte