Tainted by a very untruthful version. Reporter what adds to the story is this isnt the first time lochte has been in trouble. In 2010 he was arrested for Disorderly Conduct and in 2005, public urination and trespass. It seems like there are two versions to this story. Somehow the truth will fall in the middle. It makes you wonder why they wouldnt stick to the original story if they kicked down this bathroom door thats not the world. Just expanding upon them to make themselves victims. A lot of times its the coverup. More to come clearly. Embarrassing. Absolutely. Thank you. The state department appears to contradict president obama claim about the release of iranian hostages. Lets go straight to cbs 2s Brian Conybeare live in the newsroom with more on this story. Brian. Reporter the admission that the payment made back in january was contingent on the release of a group of american pay a ransom to free those americans from iran. On january 17, four u. S. Citizens jailed by tehran were
Around 6 a. M. We have evidence that demonstrate that is very, very improbable that the incident is a robbery situation. Police say the americans including ryan lochte damaged a bathroom door and urinated in an alley, which is why security got involved. This video shows the swimmers at a gas station getting into a taxi, but minutes later a Security Guard with a gun orders the group out of one swimmer appears to remove his wallet. Another briefly raises his hands. From another angle we see what happens next. A thirdparty steps in to translate as the athletes are told to sit on a curb. Police say the swimmers handed over money to repair a bathroom door. They also say a gun was pointed at the swimmers. So part of lochtes story checks out. I put my hands up. This is the front page of the u. S. Post. Theyre making the point that lochtes validates the stereotype. They had fun. They made a mistake. The members of the swim team could be indicted for false reporting of a crime, which comes with
Consulate and then hes followed by a young woman. Police say that they got inside just after 1 00 on monday morning. They broke into the consulate general of the republic of indonesia here on east 68th street between fifth and madison avenues, opening an unlocked door, taking their pickup, whatever was inside. In the surveillance, you can see the suspects walking through the building, and when they walked out just after 1 00 monday morning, they walked out with bottles of vodka, a a 2004 tan Honda Odyssey minivan. They used that as their get away car according to police. Now, one of the functions of the consulate here is to issue visas to indonesiaian citizens. No word if there was any Sensitive Information on that tablet that was stolen, but police say the 2004 Honda Odyssey van that they were traveling in an used as a get away car has diplomatic plates. Van, and, of course, these two suspects this morning. Live on the upper eefs, Magdalena Doris, cbs 2 news. Thank you. An xray techni
This morning. All eastbound lanes were shut down while crews removed it. John elliott is here with the latest. I tell you, it is all tied together when you look at the peak winds. This is the view, gray and wet, 53 degrees with light rain. It is mild because of the south wind. In 2 last hourandahalf we have seen in the last hour andahalf we have seen winds well in excess of 45 Miles Per Hour. Look at these numbers, la guardia has 43mile per hour winds. And i think you will see stronger winds in parts of long island as the storm is anticipated. It is all streaming out of the south, so it is mild but very damp. City. Bergen, essex county and passaic, and more heavy rain waiting to fill in. This line with bright colors through parts of delaware and pushes through. We are concerned about adding half an inch to an inchanda half of additional rain, so we are concerned about street flooding. Also with that push out of the south, also mindful of the risk of coastal flooding, as 1 00 to 6 00 p.
Cbs 2s Steve Langford spoke with witnesses in elizabeth. Reporter with brutal force a manhole cover propelled skyward by a powerful explosion in this Business District wednesday in elizabeth. Underground electrical wires once again proving to be an incendiary mix with salt and rain and snow sparking one blast after the other here mid morning near elizabeth avenue and 7th street. Its looking like flames they come, the flames maybe about 6foot high and the smoke. A lot of smoke. Reporter the first came in at 10 10 a. M. After this manhole exploded, just as fire units were pulling up this manhole cover blasted into the air i stepped out of the vehicle and a manhole probably 20, 25 feet away shot right up in the air. It was a massive explosion. Reporter First Responders cleared people way quickly and evacuated some 20 buildings because of the real danger of getting killed by one of these. The Manhole Covers that were lifting off. Reporter whats more, Carbon Monoxide was detected forcing th