Transcripts For WCBS CBS 2 News At 5 20160209 : comparemela.

Transcripts For WCBS CBS 2 News At 5 20160209

Jersey, christine sloan, cbs 2 news. Thank you. A commuter alert now for long island rail road righters. There are simple wide delays and cancellations for rush hour. Lirr Officials Say that there is a signal problem that forced the closure of one of the three east river tunnels. Developing right now, the fate of an nypd officer is in the hands of a jury. As deliberations are under way in the case of a deadly shooting of an unarmed man, cbs 2s lou young live in downtown brooklyn right now. Lou. Reporter it was fatally Flawed Police work but was it also a crime . The jury has now begun deliberating the case of akai gurleys death at the hands of a new York City Police officer here in brooklyn. The manhattan d. A. And the grand jury says it was manslaughter. The defense says it was an accident. A young cops life hangs in the balance. One day after his tearful testimony, Police Officer peter liang listens to his attorney sum up the death of akai gurley as an unfortunate accident. Tragedy, a terrible tragedy. But not a crime. Reporter the rookie cop fired a single shot down a Housing Project stairwell killing the unarmed man, with his girlfriend. Earlier the man and his partner rode to the top floor of the pink houses in the elevator and began a vertical patrol dangerous duty. This is the stairway as it looked 14 months ago. He didnt turn around. He did go hide. He opened the door and he went through the door. And with that comes danger. And unfortunately, he got startled and we wound up here. Reporter the prosecution says liang should never have had his finger on the guns trigger coming into that stairwell on routine patrol in a place where people live. If he had his finger outside the trigger guard there would have been no shot. No matter what what what sudden movement, right, no matter getting bumped, no matter what eventuality, my finger stays here. Reporter the officers gun finger to be on the trigger before it fired. It has extra heavy pull. The shot that he fired hit off the wall. Its no accident that it hit off the wall steps away from where akai gurley stood. Its no accident that that bullet ripped through his heart and killed him. Reporter liang didnt offer aid to the injured man and seemed to falter when it came time to call in the gunshot to his dispatcher. The charges including reckless manslaughter, assault and official misconduct. It began the trial began two weeks ago yesterday. The courtroom packed every day with supporters on both sides. Lots of people for the family of the victim and the girlfriend who tried so desperately to save him in that stairwell as the officer who shot him stood by and fellow officers who were standing with peter liang as one of their own as accused of manslaughter for an onduty shooting. This deliberation continues brooklyn lou young, cbs 2 news. Coastal communities are bracing for another round of storms. Beaches in our area are taking a beating. Bulldozers and heavy machinery were out in the jersey shore this morning trying to build up sand barriers to build up the shoreline. Lonnie quinn, have you heard this before, tracking that one from the weather center. Here we go. Seemed like winter took a long time to get started but now were dealing with one storm after the other after the other. No more warnings. Because the National Weather Service Starting to, like, pull in the horses, scale it back as far as, you know, just how strong this next system is going to be. Remember yesterday ocean county under a winter storm warning . Its now a Winter Weather advisory. We dont see as much available moisture in our area. Lets move forward and show you the vortex satellite and radar it. We are seeing light snow showers around hunterdon lets time it out. Into new york and in about 2 hours or so. Look, youre going to see some heavier bands at time and flurries. There may be a little stronger snow showers. You cant accumulate the snow quickly. A coating to 2. 3plus looks like philadelphia and areas west of that. Watch. We still have some coastal flood warnings out there for places like mom not county into Middlesex County as well advisories elsewhere. Thats long island seems to be bearing the brunt of our winter storms and now with the convergence of tides and moons, coastal communities are dealing with flooding. Cbs 2s Jennifer Mclogan live reporter good evening. Riverhead seems to be living up to its name the taconic overflowing its banks. So sidewalks, parking lots and streets are being blocked off by police. It was difficult for cars to safely negotiate riverhead streets so rodney tried riding a bicycle past the banks of the taconic. This is going to ice up. And its really going to be inconvenient for bicycles, walkers and cars. Reporter hours after high, is it too deep out there . Yes. Very, extremely. I dont want to swim. Too cold. Reporter in lindenhurst, code officers monitored streets, blocks from the bay that never usually flood. Even school buses were turned away. Off the south shore the surge of saltwater affected by winds and low pressure, high tides and new moons, overflowed canals. It came up through storm drains. Every time at high tide, a full moon, high tide, and the reporter theres a growing call for immediate federal and state funding for an army corps of engineers back waters bay water flow study. Right now, the state has federal money that it should be releasing to our areas and its time to cut through that red tape. Reporter without help, this is often the struggle in freeport wading to work. Carl angler covered his shoes with plastic bags, maria lopez taped them over her boots. A humvee rescue on guy lombardo avenue, adjacent from School Playgrounds and bleacher seats for the birds. Trying to get out and go to work and all the things you need to do when everything is flooded and youre not sure if your car is going to make it through lake. These roads ar horrible. Reporter theres a need to strengthen our infrastructure saying the safety of residents and their homes are at stake. Jennifer mclogan, cbs 2 news. 7 people remain in Critical Condition following a chatter bus crash on a snow covered highway. Whats the address . A 911 call captured the moments after the crash. 55 people were on board the dahlia tour bus yesterday when it flipped over on 95 north just past exit 61 in madison. It was headed to queens as a band of snow swept across connecticut. The driver told state police he was merging into the right lane when he lost control and then slid off the road. 36 people were hurt. A few hours to go on this primary day in New Hampshire cbs 2 political reporter Marcia Kramer live for us tonight in manchester. Reporter well, maurice, i think a lot of local voters are going to be pretty lonely once the polls close tonight. And the candidates move on to South Carolina nevada and other states and drop them like the hot potato. Once the polls close, the party is over. Maam, who did you vote for . I vote for bernie sanders. It was a tough decision but in the end it was christie and, um, rereason in a. Bernie sanders. Donald trump. Reporter as being wooed for months happened voters went to the polls. But none had the experience of brian, who had a record setting facetoface meeting with 15 of the 16 candidates. He has the pictures to prove it. When you look at the candidate and youre only one person in the eye and ask a direct question, its invaluable. Reporter this as an election day controversy broke out. I wouldnt do it but he did. You know, its kind of amazing to be in a race where someone will say things more direct than i do. But you know, i dont think its the kind of thing that a president ial candidate says. Reporter governor Chris Christie going after rival donald trump for repeating a vulgar and offensive word a woman yelled at his rally last night and used to describe texas senator ted cruz. She just said a terrible thing. [ laughter ] you know what she said . Shout it out because i dont want to say it. She said he is [ censored ] terrible. Reporter how do you feel about what mr. Trump said last night using the p word . I dont think that thats appropriate for a candidate running for president. Reporter its not clear to any of the candidate attacks and counterattacks would matter much especially to trump supporters. I voted for donald trump. Reporter why . Saying all the right things that everybody wants to say but they are afraid to. Reporter he voted at the Webster School in manchester something of atraditional Campaign Stop on primary day. Your thoughts today . I feel great. Reporter after a strong finish in iowa rubio became a target in New Hampshire waiting for his arrival was robot rubio. Im tired of the bs. Im tired of the talking points. I want these guys to get real and Start Talking about the things that matter. Reporter now, you probably are wondering who brian voted for after all of that. But i can tell you try as i might and you know im pretty good at that, i couldnt get him to tell me. But what i can tell you is that the one person he didnt meet with was mike huckabee. Reporting live in manchester, New Hampshire, outside San Francisco a polling place, im Marcia Kramer, cbs 2 news. Very creative. Yes. Minions from the movie. Didnt think of that. Very funny. They are a couple accused of thieving with expensive tastes. Still ahead the illegal shopping spree focused on furs and other luxury items. I aint got no more tears to cry. Obviously i had a lot of time to think about it. Cam newton addressing his postsuper bowl News Conference and the furor surrounding it. He had no apologies. Hear what else he had to say today. The new procedure to help dentists regrow the gums around your teeth. Pizza or bagel . Pizza. Coming up. Cam newton answered his critics over the post super bowl News Conference. He is not apologizing. Otis livingston has more. Reporter he doesnt think he should. He is being cam newton. If he continues on this path so he better get used to being critiqued. Going into the super bowl it was about his dances, celebration. Coming out its about how he planned his Postgame Press conference. During the session he seemed perplexed, at a loss for words, short answers. People are calling him a sore loser for leaving the podium earlier. As he and his teammate cleaned out the locker, he explained. I had no more tears to cry. I have had a lot of time to think about it. I have seen so much, you know, blown out proportion. But, you know, at the end of the day, um, when you spend so much time and sacrifice so much and things dont go as planned, um, i think emotions take over. Im human. Im not perfect. We got all these person thats condemning and saying oh, man he should have did this, that and the third but what makes i have been on record to say im a sore loser. Who likes to lose . You show me a good loser and i show you a loser. We have never been in cam newtons position before. I dont know how i would feel or react. But we love for cam to sit there and answer every question. Would we . I dont know. Hm. A lot of people were bringing up that point. That very point. That is that he was speaking the truth of how he felt. He was giving answers. He wasnt doing like Marshawn Lynch when he said im only here because i dont want to get fined. Next question. Did he shake hands with Peyton Manning at the 50yard line. Which peyton didnt do after he lost the super bowl in 2010 but when they lost to Russell Wilson two years ago there he was at so people can learn. People can grow. Absolutely. Of course. Leave it right there for now. Maturation process. Thank you. For fans of the carnegie deli. After 10 months they reopened. They shut down back in april after coned crews found the deli had been improperly siphoning natural gas for the previous six years. The other than said the didnt know about the illegal tapping and paid coned more than 40,000 for the gas. Today harper said she is thrilled to be back in business and to see her employees once again. Its wonderful that they are able to work and theyre back. They very happy amend im happy to have the carnegie family back with me. Tenants to lived above the deli spent months without gas for heating or cooking while repairs were made. Heat was finally restored just a few weeks ago. Todays double treat around here. Not only is it National Bagel day its also National Pizza day. So which one is king in new york . Cbs 2s emily smith has the story. Reporter its National Bagel day celebrating a beloved bread product originating in poland in the 1800s it came to new york one of the first bagel places to open on long island. Bagel bar. Whats the best selling bagel . Plain. Cant keep one it. Reporter he says it costs about 30 cents to make it homemade here in Roslyn Heights and they sell it for 1. 25. Lox, tomato, cream cheese. Toasted and i take the extra bread out. I dont toast it. I like it just the way it is. Sliced. Slice the. Reporter if its National Bagel and National Pizza day in the same day, doesnt it make it National Pizza bagel day too . Can they share the date in harmony . I didnt know it. National who day . Reporter joseph owns a pizza joint in massapequa. He says this is how you make a pie after 43 years in the business. It starts out with the tomatoes from italy, cheese from wisconsin. Reporter it sells for 2. 25. He can vouch for lombardis on spring street in manhattan being the first pizzeria in america established in the early 1900s. They had a great calzone and slice of pizza. And they are they really are the original and the first. Reporter brooklyns spumone any gardens opened in 1939 the fourth generation owner says people travel from all around the world to have a square. Put the cheese on it. Sauce is a little different style. Reporter but what is king in new york . I did both for a long time. In new york. Bagels definitely. I eat the pizza. I like the pizza. Reporter however you slice it, bite it or top it, theres clearly room for both. Emily smith, cbs 2 news. I dont. Absolutely. I go for pizza. Well because you can see have pizza for breakfast and you can have it for dinner. Both for dinner and a nightcap for bagels. I went to college out of state first thing i would do when i land pizza and a bagel not necessarily in that order. A pizzabagel. You go outside this area, bagels, not happening. No. Not so much. Im with you on that part. So lonnie. Yes, dear . What about the weather . [ laughter ] lets talk about the weather, why not. Lets get right to it, kj and mauricio. Clouds are out there now. Its 35 degrees. Now, you know, they are saying okay some cold some snow. The whole ball of wax is what were dealing with. Now, we 35 now. Temperature today. So a little below average but not dramatically so. Average is 40 degrees. 4 degrees off the mark. Vortex satellite and radar, we are watching a few little snow showers coming through. Now, more breaks right now than snow around the area. And you may even see a little for a few folks. Could be sleet mixed in for tomorrow as you get these their way through, you have a High Temperature around 38, 39 degrees. Could even be a little bit of rain mixed in at times. Then you go out west. Hm. Lets talk about this. You need to put the satellite picture on to show you whats really going on in the atmosphere. A little moisture there. But for the weekend its all about this dip in the jet stream. So often i talk about the dip in the jet stream moving in temperatures cold. Just look at this. This is not a dip. This is like a roller coaster dropoff. This is some really cold air thats going to get here just upon ar example talking morning lows over the weekend like around 6, 7 degrees. Very close to some record cold. For tonight, some light snow is possible out there. 30 degrees accumulations not going to be huge but there will be a little bit out there so be careful as you make your drive in the morning for some slippery spots. Thank you. Still ahead, hidden danger of laguardia surprise as two passengers try to get razors past a checkpoint. Plus a hidden message or critics too sensitive . Beyonce halftime show. Morning ted scott ready to hit some balls . Ooh hey buddy, whats up . This is what it can be like to have shingles. Oh, man. A painful, blistering rash. If you had chickenpox, 1 in 3 people will get shingles in their lifetime. After almost 3 weeks, i just really wanted to give it a shot. You know, im not feeling it today. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist today about a vaccine that can help prevent shingles. Tonight, thieves targeting drivers and leaving them stranded hitting 100 times on long island stealing rims and tires. You might be at risk tonight. And in the battle over bedbugs, no one is immune. They are showing up in upscale hotels, what travelers need to know coming up at 6 00. Over beyonces appearance during the super bowl. She wowed fans at halftime but now some say that superstars performance was an attack on Police Officers. Dick brennan reports. [ music ] halftime show featured coldplay and bruno mars but it was beyonce who caused the biggest sensation. [ music ] reporter while some enjoyed her music and dance skills, others say heavy handed politics. Dancers were wearing black berets a nod to black panthers. One formation acknowledged malcolm x and another had dancers with fists in the air i thought it was outrageous that she used it as a platform to attack Police Officers the people who protect her and protect us. Reporter congressman peter king says the nfl should not have let the show go on. I found the entire show objectionable in that it was, number one, extolling the black panthers, who are a terrorist organization,

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