Reporter they were coming at him from behind. Lemar was seeing stars and stumbled toward the vestibule where surveillance cameras picked up the rest of the pummeling. The scientist was hospitalized and underwent emergency facial surgery. And then they wire trapped my jaws and i couldnt even speak for three weeks. Reporter for three weeks . Yes. Reporter police were called to the private community. The entire group of suspects had fled. Residents here complained to us, security is lax. Gates in the open position. It looks like security. But it provides no security at all. Reporter Atlantic Point management did put up the crime alert poster. Details on the figured out we havent figured it out. Comments. Reporter his jaw wired shut for three weeks. The victim can still not eat investigators here call the down. Headquarters in yaphank, Jennifer Mclogan cbs 2 news. Now to stranger danger on the streets of brooklyn. Police say a man tried to lure a young girl as she was on her way walking home from school. Police say the man was caught on Home Security video shortly after grabbing on to the 14 yearold girls arm and saying, come here, come here and would not let go. It happened on the Seventh Avenue near avenue r yesterday afternoon. The suspect took off after a staffer from a nearby school spotted him. He is still on the loose. A new jersey doctor has been charged for allegedly assaulting a 12yearold boy on a ski slope. Police say that dr. Samuel dr. Kra Samuel Caruthers punched the child in the mouth when he ran into him and his son on at some point he hit him with the ski pole. There was injury and pain. He had blood on his nose. The attorney for caruthers said the doctor had no intention of harming the boy. A criminal conviction could affect the Doctors Medical license. Local leaders are united tonight against president obamas decision to slash funds to fight terrorism. Democrats are calling on congress to overrule the commanderinchief. Cbs 2 political reporter Marcia Kramer has more. Reporter you dont usually hear mayor de blasio and senator Charles Schumer criticizing president obama. But they say his decision to cut counterterrorism funds will jeopardize their ability to protect new yorkers from isis, al qaeda and others who want to harm us. Were gonna fight these cuts. We wont stand for them. I was shocked disappointed, chagrinned, to half. A 90 million cut is unconscionable. Reporter president obama called on the carpet by new york citys democratic establishment for an almost inexplicable decision in this age of isis terror attacks and beheadings to cut the nations counterterrorism budget from 600 million to 330 million meaning the city will also get a 50 or 90 million cut. Funds needed for critical counterterrorism programs in a city thats admittedly the number one terror target in the country. The city so intent on reversing the decision, the Police Commissioner led reporters an on unusual tour of some of the citys Counter Terrorism assets from specially armed and trained cops, dogs that sniff out explosives, and a huge nerve center that tracks suspicious activity. Almost 9,000 cameras, thousands of license plates scanners, thousands of Radiation Detection devices, were going to need funds to expand that to maintain that. Reporter Officials Say the cuts will cripple the citys information to the police force through smartphone technology. Those grants get cut in half, that jeopardizes the entire program that we have spent the past few years developing. Reporter the move will also mean cuts to the Fire Department counterterrorism programs and could wipe out the budget for the citys office of emergency management. We would have to almost close our doors if this was cut. They want to try and take us down and we need every tool we can to protect ourselves. In an unusual move and extraordinary move, the white house slammed Chuck Schumer for attacking the president. White House Press Secretary josh ernest said that schumer is wrong and called on his credibility on Homeland Security into question because he voted no on the iran nuclear treaty. Thank you. Campaign 2016, the road to the white house looking like it would have giant hurdles from michael bloomberg. A poll out today shows the former mayor getting only 16 of the vote in a matchup with bloomberg is expressing interest in running as a Third Party Candidate particularly if the main parties dont nominate Hillary Clinton and a republican but not donald trump. He will decide next month. Donald trump has lost the support from peter king. The congressman from long island explained why this afternoon on cnn. Until recently, i thought that he would be able to galvanize reagan democrats and some of his foolish remarks more like quirks with john mccain that these were statements he made but when i saw what he did over the weekend that was the finale for me what he was when he lied about george bush about 9 11 about weapons of mass destruction. And king went on to say if trump habit been lying, then he is dumb. On a topic of donald trump a failed business project turned undeveloped state park has sparked a fight over naming rights. Some lawmakers want his name removed from a state park. Lou young with the story now reporter welcome to donald trump state park where theres a little of everything, tennis courts, clubhouse, Swimming Pool ice rink and Obstacle Court combo, weeds, wildlife, plans for a golf course that was never built and former owners name prominently displayed out front and on highway signs along the nearby taconic state parkway. His price for donating the place, avoiding property taxes. Locals say its annoying. It annoys me more now that he is running for president. Reporter the political phenomenon has it less desirable. Some state lawmakers want to lose the Association Even with an unused park. I have legislation to change the name of this park. The names of state parks should reflect the values of our state. It should be an honor for someone who the state wants to acknowledge. Thats not the case here at all. This is a gigantic billboard especially for a park where theres not much to do. Critics are saying even if the property itself has to remain named after donald j trump, is this really necessary . Theres no good reason to have them. Reporter George Pataki named it after trump. Its not in the deep so it may not be binding. To make the change . Absolutely, please now. Reporter not everyone is sure. His name is on it for whatever reasons. Whats going on in politics should not take his name off that sign. Reporter the big sign on the highway at least is easily taken down with all of 16 bolts and a flatbed truck it could be gone in short order. In yorktown heights, lou young, cbs 2 news. The original request to name the park after trump was made in a letter from his lawyer. Governor pataki says he trump is on record saying he will take the property back if the state doesnt want it. Former new York State Senate majority leader dean skelos is convicted on corruption charges but still gets his pension. He is due to receive roughly 96,000 a year, 17,000 more than disgraced former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver who is also convicted on corruption charges. Next, here at 6 00, when turkeys attack its crazy. They are attacking and biting the trucks and everything. A 911 call after a mail carrier is surrounded by wild turkey. Bike lane battle why plans to install one on a busy new jersey street is dividing the city. And were taking ai look at the radar. Look at this. Could there be snow in the forecast . Lets talk about that after the break. Coming up on the cbs evening news its apple versus the fbi. Scott pelley is here live. Reporter great to be with this is a case that may define privacy for a generation. Apple has refuse a court order to hack into the telephones of the San Bernardino terrorists apple says that it would set a terrible precedent. The fbi says they have to have the information. It took Joel Silverman years to become a master dog trainer. But only a few commands to master depositing checks at chase atms. Technology designed for you. Residents in hoboken are buzzing about bikes. The city council is less than an hour away from considering plans that could add bike lanes to a busy street and residents are divided. Elise finch has the story. Reporter on any given day, you will find most of the bike riders on washington street using the sidewalk with pedestrians. They say otherwise biking on hobokens main street is it too dangerous. You see me on sidewalk, its because im afraid to go on the street. Reporter miguel applauds the citys efforts to add bike lanes. Anything thats safer for the people who ride bikes, i support it. Reporter armando luis is an avid cyclist but he says adding bike lanes in this business owner. Washington street will become a one lane street that will be paralyzed every time someone has to park, pull out deliveries come in, restaurants, pickups, if theres no possibility of double parking or leave a little leeway, its going to kill local businesses. Reporter people who live and work in hoboken seem to be as divided as the bikers and Business Owners when it comes to adding bike lanes to washington street. I dont think there are really enough bikers in hoboken that its necessary. I think its necessary but i think the priority should be getting rid of the potholes making it safe to ride. The streets are already congested and narrow. I dont see where they would be able to fit in the a bike lane. Reporter i think its just, you know, nobody likes change. I would love it but i dont know if its practical for hoboken. Reporter plans initially involved protected bike lanes between parked cars and the curb but opposition was so strong its off the table for now. A new plan with modified bike lanes is expected to be introduced at Tonights City Council meeting. In hoboken, elise finch, cbs 2 news. And if approved the washington street redesign in hoboken complete with bike lanes would cost about 15 we want to take you love to juarez, mexico, where pope francis will soon be saying mass near the u. S. mexico border. Thousands lined the street to catch a glimpse. Tonight will highlight the plight of immigrants. Cattily, parishes on both sides of the border received tickets to assist at mass which cull minutes natures his fiveday trip to mexico. Around here most unholy situation. We have new information on the turkey trouble in a new jersey town. We first told but it last night. Wild turkeys on the attack in hillsdale. The mail carrier was trapped by a group of birds. The postmaster had to call the police to rescue him. Okay. Youre not going to believe this but i got a carrier thats being attacked by wild turkeys wont let him deliver the mail. This is going on. Its crazy. They are attacking, biting, they chase the trucks, everything. Wow. Almost sounded apologetic. Scene they sounded a siren and that caused the birds to scatter, thus saving the mailman. They are aggressive. They are lucky its not november around here, right . What i was training right, i know. When i was training the marathon. I live out in the boonies but yeah, i would see them and like turn around and run the other way. Theyre not nice. Lonnie quinn is standing by with our forecast now. Never know what theyre going to do. Im right there with you. I like what maurice said. Its not november. How do you scare away the turkeys . Show them a little cranbury sauce outside right now, theres your picture. The clouds are in place. Youre dealing with a temperature right now in the upper 30s. 37 the High Temperature in new york city today. It was 39. You had some sunshine to start off your morning but then those clouds thickened up and you had them all day long. Didnt get enough radiational heating out there. Next week is there possibly another coastal Storm Brewing . Theres a warm weekend well get before we deal with any storm next week. Temperatures going back to the 50s. Couple of cooler days today, tomorrow, the next day and even some flurries out there tonight. Cloud cover in place nipping at the northern fringes there with sullivan county, getting close now couple of snow flurries. They extend back towards binghamton, albany and a couple of flurries. I dont think they are going to really hold themselves together and make their way through the area but north and west of the city, could see a little bit, a little bit of a snow showery activity out there. Even the more aggressive models arent picking up on anything maybe twotenths of snowstorm. Flurries here or there. Then we talk about next week. Wednesday or thursday. Sometime during that threeday time period we are looking at right now the elements coming together to create a coastal storm. Is this going to be rain for us . Is it more for the wintry mix . Is it snow . You have to watch where this storm is going to set up. To get a better handle on t three days out you have more time to figure out where its going. It gives us more time to start to finetune it. The time frame tuesday or wednesday next week. The bugger picture is a pocket of cold air behind it. You will start off tomorrow morning some of you in the teens, new york city in the 20s. And not a warm day. Staying in the 30s for highs about 37 tomorrow. So its a chilly one but the sunshine is back. And i have had some people on my twitter page saying i could take the cold as long as i have the sun to go with it. Remember when it was minus one . But heres the deal. It would be 37 and you will have Steve Overmyer is laughing. It will be 37 for a high tomorrow. Then through your week you will be 40 on friday. Friday night into saturday early is a chance for a little precipitation out there. Again not a big system. Sunday a lot of sunshine at 52. The time frame for next weeks questionable storm tuesday, wednesday or thursday. All right. Well watch. Thank you. Popular retailer is rolling out a new type of shopping cart designed for children with special needs. Target announced it will begin carrying carolines carts at all of its Stores Starting next month. The new cart allows families and care givers to shop without having to maneuver a cart and wheelchair at the same time. Targeted calls the specially designed carts a game changer and parents agree. These carts are changing everything for us. She is enjoying it. She likes to be in view of everything. Carolines cart is named after the inventors daughter who has a nervous system disorder. Target looked into the carts at the suggestion of a an employee who also has a special needs child. Nice to know theyre listening. Great idea. You bet. Otis livingston heading to florida for spring training. Steve overmyer is in tonight for sports. Steve. Well, the sounds of air. The mets pitchers and catchers are reporting today. Neil walker is a new met. Finding out what he is looking forward to not seeing, next in sports. Listen up new york. Theres a new drug out there. And its trying to destroy our generation. Its called synthetics. So, some guy thought it might be a good idea to spray poison on some herbs, and then sell it to you. No, its not marijuana. It goes by names like k2, spice, rocks. Causes hallucinations, rapid heartbeat. Vomiting, seizures. And it can kill you the first time you smoke it. This is our future. And the future of new york is saying no to synthetics go to oasas. Ny. Gov, or call or text the hopeline. Es teetvaab thpldsp 5faerth cle t 0 g lo a dnldspds usv d onfoju 9. Aon oinwi n nu ctrt. Swcho tt. Swcho os so, what moves me . Its the journey. The feeling of doing. Its making choices for a healthier me, a healthier us. Im on my path and i love it. The path to a healthier you crunchy clusters of delicious organic oats, flax and pumpkin seeds, with all the goodness to nourish you and your family. Natures path granola. The sweet smell of grass pitchers and catchers, steve is in for otis who is making his way to spring training right now. Can you believe its time for baseball once again . Its only been a little more than three months since the mets were in the world series and here we are at baseballs most optimistic day, report day for pitchers and catchers. Although truth be told it was a lot more than just pitchers and catchers reporting at port st. Lucie today. Familiar friends and new teammates rejoicing in the hope that always comes with this day. One of them is new second baseman neil walker, has the duty of replacing longtime met and postseason superstar daniel murphy. Real excited to get in the clubhouse to, you know, meet the staff and meet the players obviously knowing a lot of them over the years but to really get in there and kind of settle in is exciting. The top thing on my list of not having to face this pitching staff. We know what theyre capable after of of and im happy to be part of it. Our Otis Livingston will be in florida for the next week and a half providing comprehensive coverage of the mets and yankees spring training. He will file his first report tomorrow. You are looking at the new practice home of the brooklyn nets. The hss Training Center opened today. It is the 70,000squarefoot stateoftheart facility in brooklyn sunset park. The nets have actually been drank in new jersey all this time. But this move finally cuts the teams ties to the garden state and they are now in every aspect a brooklyn team. This is my 8th season with the nets. Moving to prudential, getting to barclays were all in brooklyn. So we can say hello brooklyn and mean it. Rangers hosting chicago tonight after missing four games with a concussion the the oscars are just around the corner but watch number 64 in the devils gear. Thats joseph blandisi. Just a little added drama to a slashing penalty. The head goes back. He was actually called for embellishment and had to sit for two minutes. The nhl is trying to crack down on this embellishment. Just a warning for him right there. But he did release on twitter afterwards how apologetic he was that he [ laughter ] thats a wrestling move. It is. Thats wwf. Thats soccer, thats not hockey. Come on. By the way, brook lopez isnt he like rumored to be traded . Trading deadline is at 4 00 coming up tomorrow. So you know, that is a big question. Carmelo anthony could possibly be on the block. There could be some movement for both new york teams come tomorrow. Well see. Thanks, steve. I love that move. [ laughter ] in just a moment, top dog the city by storm. Coming up tonight on cbs to put their lives on the line to have a baby. The illegal sale with dangerous consequence. Black market ivf, cbs 2 investigates. That and more tonight on cbs 2 news at 11 00. Finally here, every dog really does have his day and this was a big one for cj the german shorthaired pointer. The winner of best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show. Cj hads day on the town lunching at sardis. He was even treated to a snack at the theater district restaurant there. Instead of having the traditional steak meal, the dissterning 3yearold chose chicken instead. He also made a special visit to the empire state building. Watching his cholesterol, or Something Like that. Got to keep that coat shiny. Looking especially good. Up next on the cbs evening news with scott pelley, criminal Hackers Holding a hospitals Computer System hostage. Thanks for joining us here at 6 00. Well see you in a little bit at 11 00 tonight. Until then have a good evening. Comments captioncolorado. Com pelley the battle lines of privacy are drawn. Apple refuses a court order to hack the phone of the San Bernardino terrorists. Also tonight, criminal hackers have seized a hospitals Computer System, and theyre holding it for ransom. Trump talks up torture to fight terror. Torture works, okay, folks. Pelley and a veteran who saw so much death get the gift of life. Probably the best wakeup call in the history of wakeup calls. Pelley so why wont the v. A. Pay for the treatment . Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley the war on terror and the right to privacy have collided tonight. The f. B. I. Got a court order requiring apple to help investigators hack the iphone of one of the terrorists behind
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