New yorks a very human place, so i hope they can somehow, you know, get a grip on this. The suspect fleeing the scene as exasperation with this season of the slashing spree mounts. Need more, you know, more surveillance, more police presence, you know, to be monitoring all of this. Somethings got to be done. The suspect here described as a male about 58, a black shirt and blue jeans. Live in Lower Manhattan, Steve Langford cbs2 news. New information, a woman who claims she was slashed in the face yesterday near broadway street in Lower Manhattan has recanted her story. Was a lie. The 20yearold woman says a man called her a terrorist and slashed her. The woman was selfinflicted. Shes at bellevue for a psychiatric evaluation. Lead found in newarks school buildings, 30 had tested positive for high lead levels. Janelle burrell has more from one of the latest schools affected. Many Newark School parents frustrated and baffled. How long have officials known lead was in the water and how long
Which is over the legal limit. Court papers also reveal he was tested again 15 minutes later and allegedly blew a. 091. According to the complaint, murphy said the results must have been caused by the gum that he was chewing, a likely witness fort prosecution is murphys copilot for the two flights that day who told investigators both times murphy was drinking an unknown beverage from a cup. Murphy, who lives here with his wife in ramsey, new jersey was released on a 50,000 bond. Passengers at Kennedy Airport dont like hearing any of this. Thats crazy. Thats insane. Very reckless and irresponsiblement reporter jetblue says it has a zero tolerance drug and alcohol policy an confirmed murphy no longer works there, saying he resigned. The federal Aviation Administration says 225 commercial Airline Pilots tested above the legal blood alcohol limit since 1995. To know that they should not reporter we spoke on the phone with aviation attorney and pilot daniel rose who says the problem is like
Of the fire doing herlonry across the street, doing her laundry across the street. Her girls, ages 2 and 18 months may have been left alone as the fire erupted inside the third floor apartment. I was in here, and i heard the baby crying, and i thought somebody was in there with them. Reporter witnesses describe the moment the mother, across the street, doing the laundry realizes the fire is coming from her apartment. The mother came running from across the street, saying, you know, looking and was, like, my babies, my babies. Reporter this man, still shaken, saw the little victims department. Horrifying. Like a movie. Reporter Authorities Say incense had been left burning in the apartment unattended. Shantee foi who lives on the floor above the fire scene says she often smelled the strong scent and spoke to the mother about it recently. I just thought it was could happen. Reporter and investigators say there were no working smoke the time of the fire. Live in the clairmont section of t
To back up with people checking out the accident. As we saw from chopper 2, already a 12mile backup, if you can take an alternate route and avoid the area. Live tonight in mobile weather lab, Tracee Carrasco, cbs 2 news. Turning now to campaign 2016, every president ial contender is here in new york tonight but not all are being welcomed with open arms, as the democrats get set to debate in about, the republicans are headed to a gala in midtown. Carolyn gusoff is live in patchogue long island where donald trump will first be attending a fundraiser at a location thats drawing controversy. Carolyn. Maurice. Donald trump just arrived. But his supporters and his hours. Emporium, thats the venue behind me. And the way police have it set a block away and then down the block opposite the venue are trump detractors. Immigrants. They are separated by the police to keep the peace. But its not just donald trump suburban voters. John kasich also on long island today and then tonight all of the gop
They should expect nothing in return. Reporter u. S. Attorney Preet Bharara who has put a long list of corruption politicians in jail including Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Senate Majority leader dean skelos is making it clear he will continue looking for public corruption in albany and the city, the mayor and the governor. Executive offices in government are far from immune from a creeping show me money culture thats been pervading new york for some time now. Putting crooked politicians in prison may be necessary but it will never be sufficient. Reporter de blasios lawyer didnt return calls. He said he is the mayors appointee to the Lincoln Center board and also the mayors fund to advance new york. Its chair first Lady Chirlane mccray and sources say that the feds are continuing to question high ranking members of the nypd. Head of patrol from manhattan north is reassigned to administrative duty pending further review. Investigators are reportedly asking whether capul took a pa