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Transcripts For WCBS CBS 2 News At 5 20160223

Well as at the coast. It took hours for steady grass. Streets and sidewalks remain too warm and remain clear as we speak. Schools let out early along westchesterputnam line. But this is as bad as it gets. This go home early today. But this is a piece of cake deal. Not bad now but in case it gets icy, there still would have been another 15, 20 minutes before the younger ones would have been dismissed. So reporter just playing it safe . Absolutely. Reporter you got plenty of snow days, dont you . We do. Reporter they got plenty. Its still snowing but the streets are clear. They are worried about temperatures dipping tonight and if that happens the trucks but they are not out yet. The dpw looked at the forecast and decided to wait. At the end of any other winter this would be a day we might not notice it snowing but its been mild. So here we are snow in the winter. Its the news. Live in yorktown, upper westchester county, lou young, cbs 2 news. It is going to be a very active week. This is just the beginning. Keep the forecast in the palm of your hand with a cbs new york weather app free in the itunes store and google play for android. High drama at the Tallest Hotel in the u. S. The marriott at 54th and broadway two window washers got stuck this afternoon 62 stories up. Cbs 2s Tracee Carrasco reports from the scene. Reporter kristine, the men are safe and not hurt after being stuck 62 floors above us here at the marriott. A coworker who was helping with the rescue says for these window washers, though, its just another day on the job. With wind and rain, they in the cold on scaffolding outside a 62nd story window of the marriott and courtyard at 1717 broadway. The fdny secured them with ropes before breaking a window to get them safely inside. Lewis merced a mechanic with r r scaffolding says the equipment malfunctioned but the workers are okay. How are the guys doing . Theyre fine. There was no immediate danger. They just couldnt move. They came off the rig laughing. They were laughing, joking and so that means its not that serious. They were not hurt. Nothing was wrong with them. Reporter once they were inside, the scaffolding was brought up to the roof. Tourists and others just trying to get through west 54th street which was shut down could only watch. Just trying to get back to my room, get my car and cant go anywhere so waiting it out. Reporter the hotel is 750 feet high with 68 stories. It opened in late 2013 and claims to be the tallest single use Hotel Building in today those on the ground just thankful that two workers are safe. Its scary. Anybody who does that has a lot of guts. Reporter now, the new York State Department of labor was on scene investigating along with the department of buildings. Live tonight from midtown manhattan, Tracee Carrasco, cbs 2 news. Now to a tragic Early Morning house fire in brooklyn. Firefighters found the body of a 2yearold girl inside hours after the fire was first reported. Cbs 2s dave carlin reports police are now questioning the childs mother. Happy birthday to you reporter the happy girl in this online video seen here celebrating her second birthday was killed in the earlymorning fire that ravaged this threestory home on monroe street in bedford stuyvesant. The fire started around 6 30 a. M. And after firefighters brought it under control about an hour and a half later, they initially and wrongly concluded no one had died. Named kaleenahs tiny body was unseen on the top floor under a bed. Her mother identified as leila aquino burst in on firefighters in a panic because her girl was missing. They checked the fire scene were confirmed. Heres kaleenahs cousin lisa robinson. She was a beautiful 2year old girl. Reporter what investigators need to know is why the 2 nearly died alone. Where was the supervision and where was her mother . Aquino was questioned at a Police Precinct stationhouse. No criminal charges as Police Determine who should have been watching the girl. Its sad a little girl like that you know. I have a young kid myself so it touches the heart to hear Something Like that. Reporter kaleenahs family members couldnt account for aquinos earlymorning whereabouts. Neighbors shocked by the death say they feared the whole block might be destroyed and gave credit to the firefighters for containing it to the one building. I woke up to fire trucks down my block. Reporter more than one noticing the fire. Fire investigators have not confirmed that or established an official cause. In bedfordstuyvesant, brooklyn, dave carlin, cbs 2 news. It was a tip from Crime Stoppers that helped lead to the arrest of a flashing suspect in Greenwich Village. Investigators say the 16year old was caught on Surveillance Video near silver spurs restaurant in Greenwich Village last week. He slashed a bus boy with a box cutter after the employee asked him to leave. The arrest comes as the nypd and the mayor tried to assure is the public the city is safe despite a spike in stabbings and slashings. What has really gripped new yorkers is could it be randomly something that happens to me . Thank god the answer is its very, very rare and in the few cases the mayor and Police Commissioner say only a small percentage of attacks are random. A woman is arrested after a threeblock joyride with a scare for the mta and it wasnt the first time she cbs 2s Magdalena Doris has more from east harlem. She may be looking for work. [ laughter ] reporter a former mta bus operator back in the drivers seat this time illegally. The woman from the bronx took the m101 for a threeblock joyride this morning. She did some work there. When i see the bus, the school bus not driving normally. Reporter the mta says around 7 a. M. A bus driver asked headley to stop smoking or get off the m101. She refused and at the next corner at 9 7th and third, the driver transferred the passengers to a new bus for their safety. Katherine headley a former bus driver herself [ indiscernible ] fired for extended absent got back to work on her own time. He left the keys in the bus knowing that he had to be something mentally wrong wow. Reporter police say headley traveled north on third three blocks later stopped by 100th street. Screen you can see the bus driving by caught on Surveillance Video. It was two buses, one was in front of other stopping the other one from going. Reporter thats when the Police Showed up. Theres about four or five of them i noticed they had lady in the car. Reporter the woman was taken to Metropolitan Hospital for an evaluation. She is now facing a charge of unauthorized use of a vehicle. In east harlem, Magdalena Doris, cbs 2 news. And the suspect headley faces up to a year in jail if the convicted. Tears and handshakes as dozens of Police Officers and firefighters gathered for a big welcome. [ applause and cheers ] [ sirens ] officer William Reddin and his family welcomed the show of support with gracious smiles. Reddin suffered a gunshot wound to his hip saturday morning. Police arrested Fred Jamal Funes after he allegedly pointed a gun at officers drove away and then crashed into a patrol car in bedstuy. In his bulletproof vest was released from the hospital yesterday. President obama today laid out plans to close the guantanomo bay detention center. The proposal involves transferring about 3 dozen of the remaining detainees to other countries and moving the rest to the united states. The white house says it will cost up to 475 million to move them and renovate or build a new facility. But it will save some 85 million a year in operating costs. We can ensure our security, uphold our highest values around the world and save american taxpayers a lot of money in the process. The administration is looking at 13 different locations including existing prisons in south carolina, kansas and colorado. The plan must be approved by congress. Republican leaders say congress will not change the law to allow terrorists on american soil. Campaign 2016. Donald trump is on the verge. The last major poll ahead of tonights caucuses gives trump 45 of the vote. That means the real battle now is for second place and the bragging rights it brings. Marco rubio and ted cruz are in a tight race both candidates spent the day trying to win voters. The democrats know i will win. They spend more money attacking me than any other republican. Now its our time. Yeah. The men and women of nevada will decide. 30 delegates are up for grabs in the caucuses and they will be awarded proportionately. The caucuses begin at 5 p. M. Nevada time which is 8 00 our time. Complete coverage on cbs 2 news at 11 00. Who is the man in the hoodie seen poking around the home of a murder victim . Thats what the police want to know. Coming up. [ coughing ] a very familiar sound this is it a cold or something serious . Dr. Max helps us decipher your cough. The 9yearold girl taking ring. And derek jeter is playing yankees team. Well explain how live from its next. New information tonight on the zika virus. The centers for Disease Control reports more than a dozen infections that may have been sexually transmitted. Health Officials Say the 14 cases involve men who visited areas with zika outbreaks and may have then infected their female partners. Zika is confirmed in two pregnant women. So far there are 82 zika infections in the united states. Well, it is a familiar sound this time of year, that hacking cough. Colds, congestion and something worse can take over in the winter months but as cbs 2s dr. Max tells us not all can coughs are the same and their treatment can be very different. Dr. Max. Reporter thats right. Right now they can be hard to shake. Theres one going around called the 100day cough. They have to run their course usually. Antibiotics wont help. But others need medical attention. [ coughing ] reporter mariel felix has had it with her nagging cough. I have been, um, ill for a week or so now and i havent gotten any better. Bronchitis. Reporter so what exactly does your cough mean . Mount sinai urgent care doctor says this time of year most patients have a cold and cough from postnasal drip. What starts out as Something Like a cold with nasal congestion and a mild cough gets deeper into the upper part of the chest and reporter if a person has a dry cough that ends in a rat tell may be asthma. Sometimes a dry cough can be eased with an over the counter mucous out of the lung. Something that prompts someone to go to a doctor early is coughs associate with difficulty breathing. Reporter a dry cough that gets worse when someone lies down or eats can mean acid reflux and a severe hacking cough followed by a high pitched whoop could be pertussis. If you are coughing up blood or experiencing pain when trying to breathe, you need immediate medical attention. Mariel suffers from asthma, a chest xray ruled out pneumonia and determines she has bronchitis. Unfortunately, thats not uncommon for bronchitis that typically lasts two to four weeks. Reporter he recommended an asthma medication to open her passageways and dark honey to soothe her throat and cough. Another reason coughs can last a long time is coughing irritates the windpipe and breathing tubes of the lungs. Irritated airways make you cough so coughing leads to more coughing even long after and if it goes on for a long time a course of steroids might be needed to bring down Natural Healing take place. And it irritates everybody elses ears by the way. That too. Germs, right . Theyre, like, get away from me thank you, dr. Max. Lets turn to spring baseball in florida where the 2016 yankees continue to prepare for the new season and we hear theres been a jeter sighting. Some yankees legends showing up in camp. Otis livingston at yank camp to explain. Reporter this training complex in tampa is Yankee Stadium south. They are constant reminders of the yankee tradition and glory like Monument Park out front. I bumped into joe torre and ron guidry today. There are no bigger names in the tradition than derek jeter or yogi berra. Presence is constantly felt in the organization. Derek jeter is the epitome of what it means for yankee. He is retired but he is still providing wisdom for prospects recently surprising them during dinner at the end of captains camp. Its special. Everything they say about him is dead on. He is humble. He changed the game of baseball. He had good things to say and good advice. Theres a lot of experience that dj saw that he is able to impart so Great Respect and appreciation for him trying to help mold the yankees of the future. Reporter then theres the link to the storied past. This marks the first spring since the passing of the beloved yogi berra. The yankees are honoring the greatest winner in his history by stitching the number 8 on the jersey sleeve just a reminder of what he meant to the organization. Theres stories going on every day in here. His memory lives on. He is one of the most unique, um, yankees to ever put on a the sleeve but forever he is one of those guys i dont know how many pinstripes are in the uniform, one of them you can call yogis. Its very difficult the day he passed away the weeks and months after, and, you know, you get into your off season and, you know, you miss the call at thanksgiving, you miss the call at christmas. Its hard, you know . I think there was always that spring training or if he wasnt in spring training you would see him opening day. Thats changed but its nice to continue to honor yogi because i think he meant so much to this organization. Reporter you can certainly feel the emotion when everyone talks about yogi berra. He will be sorry missed. Coming up at 6 00, the yankees are still awaiting word from mlb as to whether their closer chapman will be suspended and Yoenis Cespedes arrives in that and more coming up in sports. Thank you. The weather picture now rain and snow not the end of Winter Weather just yet. Elise finch has a look at the forecast. This is round one. The next round is more of a soaker but take a look at this camera behind me. Light rain in the city and snow north and west. 36 degrees currently is our temperature. Visibility reduced down to two miles in white plains so fog remains an issue in addition to the wet weather that we have for this evening commute. 32 in sparta down to freezing. Monticello already at 28. So you are below freezing. Wind gusts, teen wind gusts from monticello to edison, 30 mileanhour gusts in new york city, 23 in the hamptons, 26 greenwich, 31 in babylon. Heres your vortex satellite and radar. Snow in northern new jersey. Everybody else seeing rain. Rain in long island. The lower Hudson Valley into the snow. But take a look. We have a huge break here into Sullivan County and ulster county. We have dry air moving in. This is system 1. This is system 2. This system is going to move in, its going to give us a soaking rain for wednesday into thursday and ill have more details about this system and the timing of it coming up in your full forecast. Thank you. Coming up next, a new york mayors proposal to let heroin addicts shoot up with supervision has some other lawmakers fighting back. Why Sarah Jessica parker and brodericks plans for a new home are creating neighbors. Ive been a turkey farmer my whole life. And i raise turkey for shady brook farms. We dont use growthpromoting antibiotics, thats just the way things should be done. Thats important to me. My name is glenn, and im an independent turkey farmer. female announcer shady brook farms. No growthpromoting antibiotics, coming up tonight at 6 00, Police Commissioner bratton loses his cool while being slashings. Oh, [ censored ] that [ censored ] is my response to that. Question that triggered that answer today. And inside the millennial mindset. A 25yearolds open letter to her boss goes viral and gets her fired. Now people are asking is she a victim of her generation . Tonight at 6 00. As we continue here at 5 00 an upstate mayor is proposing a firstofitskind heroin clinic where addicts could legally inject themselves. The mayor says that it would save lives. But opponents are lining up against the idea. Cbs 2s dick brennan explains. Reporter 28yearold ithaca mayor marric is asking the state Health Department to approve a heroin clinic where medical professionals would watch as addicts shoot upstanding at the ready to intervene if someone overdoses. Some clinics have worked in europe and canada do prevent addicts to shoot up alone where they wouldnt be helped if they were overdoseed. It kills families and kills communities. Its not safe under any circumstances and its destroying new york. Reporter on long island alone more than 160 people died in nassau and suffolk counties last year from heroin. Its why nassau and suffolk counties called this heroin summit last week to announce more money for police and treatment centers. Ed ross says that is a better approach than what ithacas mayor is suggesting. Have we ever really fully funded the treatment system and adequate beds . No matter where you are on long island, heroin is available and its cheap. Reporter residents are divided on the idea of a legal heroin clinic. I think thats a crazy idea. We should be helping addicts recover, not encourage their use regardless of whether its in a protected place. Not in favor of just people using the drugs. But something has to be done. So if thats going to help them, im for it. Reporter unless the state Health Department declares a Heroin Health Crisis in ithaca, the proposal would need state and federal approval. Dick brennan, cbs 2 news. Statewide, there were less than 200 deaths from heroin and other opiates just a decade ago. 1,000 deaths. Up next, acc

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