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
No injuries involved by law enforcement, it was the best ending we could possibly have under the circumstances. Reporter police say deslongchamps faces charges that include reckless conduct, false imprisonment and endangering the welfare of a child. Shes expected to be in court tomorrow. Im andy hershberger. Jennifer a new durham neighborhood is on alert tonight after an 11yearold police say it first happened back on the 5th and then again nine days later the boy saw the s. U. V. Again. He says when he stepped off the side of the road to let the vehicle pass it instead followed him back to his house. Police say there are several trouble l aspects to this drivers behavior. The driver pulled the hoodie that he was wearing up around reporter neighbors will be keeping an extra close watch on the boy and this will us an extra Police Patrols in the area. Tom tonight a ware man is behind bars, accusedded of using a computer to meet up with an underage girl. It started with an ad on craigslist
It happen at midnight at 245 jolle. By the time firefighters got here, the conditions were too dangerous to go inside. They couldnt make their way past the smoke and fire, and they tried their hardest to try to get up to the second floor where they thought there were some people, but they couldnt get there until the fire trucks got on scene, and they put the fire out as quickly as they could. Reporter we can confirm at least one person is dead and we are hearing there may be multiple victims. We will bring you the latest as we get it from long branch, new jersey, Janelle Burrell, cbs 2 news. We will continue to follow this story all morning long here on cbs 2. John, good morning to you. We did to it. Yesterday in the park for a minute and a half, the change in the park will keep us as warm today. In the city, looking pretty, doesnt feel that bad. Winds are calm. High pressure is still in control, and it is going to be yet another hot one today. Relief coming possibly late thursday into
Support and protect womens right to choose. Heavy shelling in ukraine south. President zelenskyy has welcomed this as a positive development but he has also cautioned take hat trust remainw between russia and ukraine. Live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster. It is wednesday, august 3, 9 00 a. M. Here in london, 4 00 a. M. In washington, 4 00 p. M. In taiwan where u. S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is making a defiant show of support despite threats of retaliation from china and a soaring tensions between the u. S. And beijing. Pelosi met with taiwanese president even as china ramps up its rhetoric and launches military exercises around taiwan. Pelosi is now the highest ranking u. S. Official to visit taiwan in 25 years. And has been given taiwans highest civilian order as well. Earlier the u. S. House speaker said her visit with the congressional delegation was intended to make it clear that the u. S. Will not abandon its commitment to taiwan. Taiwan has been an island of
Tension in your crate. Im guessing momentum. Tom is tested it out to all that you can go toe to the us that gets to join katie at the site and an eu Foreign Ministers meeting in paris with the russian Nation Council is also set to discuss ukraine is that the talks in brussels and in another development the organization for security and cooperation in europe has confirmed that it is sending a team of mimicry of service to ukraine. Now on to moscow says it can do anything to prevent done to the crimea it consists of milk and fill in the local Russian Forces there. The russian flag flies along the crimean one over the government building in sin terrible. Under the watchful eye of soviet leader lenin. Theres a sense of normalcy and of the Russian Occupation people read in the newspaper brothers did not shoot each other. What many russian speaking residents here think of the new government in kiev can be seen on this sign. My knee and is against nazis everything will be peace on midweek rat