Across the tristate area. Im glad its over. Reporter well, she is glad its over but we know theres still much cleanup to be done. Now, pseg long island tells us at the height of the storm, more than 85,000 customers were without power as of last check just over 7,000 remaining without power this evening. And those power problems today did result in some School Closings nearby. Were live from great neck, long island, with the mobile weather lab, vanessa murdoch, cbs 2 news. The storm knocked down trees all over new jersey, as well. Cleanup began this morning in essex fells. Trees took down power lines overnight and large branches blocked some roads and in new milford more trouble when a giant tree snapped and crashed on a deck and part of a home. The homeowner says it sounded like the sky was falling. In queens the storm ripped off chunks of a building that crashed into the street and on parked cars below. The debris came from the verizon building on Broadway Police say 6 cars were dama
Together a missing 18 minutes in their timeline from december 2 and they think the iphone could help establish where they went and who they contacted. Maurice and kristine . Thank you. A new jersey doctor facing serious charges tonight after police say he attacked a 12 yearold boy on a ski slope. The doctor allegedly went know a rage when the boy bumped into him and his son. Cbs 2s tony aiello has more on the ski slope assault. Reporter it can get snarled asciiers and snowboarders as skiers and snowboarders compete for space. In new jersey it got ugly. Dr. Samuel carothers, a Morris County anesthesiologist is charged with assaulting a young snowboarder. Mr. Caruthers ran into an snowboarder and assaulted him. Reporter Vernon Police say it started as caruthers was skiing with his own son. Snowboarder and then an alleged assault. Caruthers accused of punching the 12yearold in the mouth and at some point he struck him with his ski pole. There were visible signs of injuries and complaints
Winds are on the calm side so we are measuring a wind chill of about 2 degrees. As we look across the region though you will see those wind chills drop on off. Temperatures across the region right now in the teens and 20s. But the wind chills are in the singling digits and teens and we know the temperature is only going to go down from here. Those wind chills will feel like 20 below zero. By tomorrow night in some could feel as cold as 50 below zero. Prepare for it. As a result of the incredibly cold temperatures, the city has issued a code blue. The mayor is asking for new yorkers to take this weather very seriously. The fdny will check the hydrants at department of sanitation has salt trucks ready to go in case icing is a problem. We have been talking to new individual we spoke to is looking forward to the upcoming bitter blast. My friends in town so we are trying to make the best of it. Its going to be 40 degrees colder tomorrow at this time. I dont want to hear that. I think we are
Issued an order to secure all cranes. New restrictions went into effect earlier this month after a crane collapsed in tribeca killing a pedestrian. Cranes are now required to go into safety mode when winds are forecast to hit 20 Miles Per Hour. Thats a manhole cover just exploding in elizabeth. The force propelled the metal cover several feet into the air missing people and cars on elizabeth avenue and 7th street. Firefighters called to the scene this morning as street salt set underground wires on fire. We have a serious potential due to the Manhole Covers that were lifting off. Its looking like flames they come, the flames maybe about maybe 6foot high and they start to smoke. A lot of smoke. Carbon monoxide was also detected forcing the ventilation of nearby basements. Restore power on the block. Now to breaking news. The st. George Ferry Terminal for the Staten Island ferry is shut down right now because of a suspicious package. Nypd is on the scene investigating. For the time being
Be a turning point working together they say is always better. In mineola, long island, carolyn gusoff, cbs 2 news. Long islands joint Heroin Task Force starts immediately. Tonight another slashing victim in soho at 2 p. M. In front of the supreme Clothing Store near prince and lafayette streets. Police believe the victim cut in line and thats what caused the violence. The 21yearold victims injuries are not said to be lifethreatening. Police are still looking for the suspect and weapon. Police also searching for a teen who slashed a restaurant worker in the face just a few blocks away from the other incident. Investigators released a picture of the suspect taken by a surveillance camera. Police say the teen was asking customers at silver spurs diner in the village for money for a basketball game. Bobby barbeau a bus boy asked the teen to leave. He did but then police say he it took more than 100 stitches to close the wound. 130 on the outside and 7 on the inside of his cheek. I just pa