Fire. That little girl was trapped on that balcony that you can see here right behind us. Out of that, the girl was able to take that leap of faith into the arms of the three officers who saved her. The fiery scene even scary for most adults, but this, Mahwah Police say, was no ordinary little girl. Very calm, cool, collected. Not your average 9yearold girl. Reporter as officers went doortodoor getting residents out of the complex tuesday afternoon, neighbors alerted them to this third floor balcony, the girl forced out of her apartment by the heavy smoke and flames. The officers quickly realized shed have to jump. I was concerned we would have to do a lot of convincing. Its difficult to get somebody to jump off a third floor balcony. Reporter it is about a 25 they say it didnt take much coaxing. I called for her to jump, she just released herself and fell backwards into our arms. Reporter one thought racing through their minds. Just dont miss. The young girl jumped into the arms of angels. Reporter firefighters say the flames started in the apartment of an elderly neighbor. It destroyed six units in the complex but no one, including the 9yearold was hurt. The officers brushing off the praise, saying it was this little girl who was the brave one. I really think she deserves the most credit because of the way she reacted. Reporter certainly, a remarkable little girl there. As for the six families whose homes burned in that fire, a lot of them are staying with relatives. That girl and her family, were told, are staying at an area hotel. She is all right. Reporting live from mahwah, new to you. What a story. Incredible maneuver by the cops. And the little girl, too. Thats a brave kid. Weatherwise, we are going to see wet weather take over. You have been watching, and many delightfully so, all of the snow melt. Still, there are areas where we are limited in our drainage, and you could see flooding with this rain this afternoon. Very mild, 44 right now. You see the line there. Many of us will be able to get where were going dry this morning. North and west, you can see the showers in the commute. The busiest period will still be this afternoon. Thats where we could even see an isolated thunderstorm when you have readings like this. Upper 50s to around 60 for a high. Remember, it gets busy this afternoon. So even if its dry right now, make sure you have it and you are ready to go because this will come in handy. She comes in handy every morning. All lanes are currently closed between the northern split and so stick with the eastern spur around this. Construction two lanes blocked on the southbound side of the fdr drive. Its at 90th street. No major delays quite yet. To those hudson river crossings, George Washington bridge, no issues to report. Meantime, as far as delays, you are delay free here lincoln and holland tunnel here. Chris, back to you. A News Conference will be held with the mayor today to discuss the latest crime figures. Killings are down 25 . There are growing fears about subway slashings. There was another attack just yesterday. Many riders are calling for more Police Protections in the well hear from jessica snyder. Reporter riders on edge. A man police say a schizophrenic followed a 30 yearold male passenger onto the train car and sliced him across the chin with a folding knife. We had to commute, and we dont have much. As you can see, there are no police around. Reporter riders gripe they are not seeing police on trains or many on platforms. Needing extra eyes on subways are a good thing. Thats what we want. Reporter the Guardian Angels are promising to patrol until the slashings stop. There have been 365 slashings or stabbings citywide since the beginning of the year. For the same time last year, it was 305 so an increase this year of 20 . Were living in fear of being slashed on the subway. Reporter the mta boost call there are ups and downs on subway crimes. Three slashes reported this time last year, this year, seven. They are looking from banning career criminals from the subways altogether. Some of the career recidivists use the subways to prey on people. Reporter the mta board is working with the nypd to step up security measures to bring this crime down. Jessica snyder, cbs 2 news. Police in brooklyn are searching for a man who allegedly choked a woman during a robbery. This is during last months blizzard. He allegedly grabbed a 24year old woman and choked her until she passed out and stole her purse containing 200. Sentencing for a man convicted of shooting a new he was found guilty on all charges. In august 2012, the officer was shot twice in the leg during the chase in jamaica plains. And a pharmaceutical ceo turned fraud suspect is accused of stealing millions from the company he ran to cover losses for investors in his hedge fund. He has hired highprofile attorney ben gentlemanman min bratman benjamin bratman. An investigation is under way into the death of an elevator repairman in ambiguitien, new jersey. First it was reported he fell 17 stories down the elevator shaft. Now its been report he was actually dragged up while performing routine maintenance. Elevators are sometimes malfunctioning, but most are renovated. They are all new elevators. So Something Like this was kind of unfathomable. He was employed by slade investigators to determine the reason for the accident. Campaign 2016. The voters are in the granite state. God bless the great state of new jersey. Ted cruz is looking for a second win in a row after his surprise victory in the iowa caucuses. Donald trump says his decision to skip last months debate may have hurt him. Hes tweeting restore reality, iowa is meaningless, keep pushing forward. Also pushing forward is hillary clinton, but by the smallest margin in state history. We under taye fight to the finish about whether or not we are going to build on the progress we have made or watch it get ripped away. Sanders raised money raking in about 3 million in 24 hours, the biggest oneday haul of his campaign. Alarming new concerns about the zika virus. What is the very first case of a patient contract the virus through intercourse. Zika is usually spread through mosquito bites but its been linked to birth defects. Cosby and his lawyers return to court in suburban philadelphia trying to get a criminal case against the comedian tossed out. He is accused of drugging and choking a former Temple University employee. Cosby was allegedly granted lifetime immunity in the case. The d. A. Says theres no record of any such promise. And whether Stephanie Seymour should go to rehab following drunk driving charges. She applied for the alcohol and rehabilitation program. She was arrested last month on i95 in greenwich after allege lid backing her range rove near another vehicle and left the miles away. The judge will decide if seymour is eligible for the program in april. Uber is getting a new look. Well tell you whats behind the Ride Sharing Services new logo. Also this morning, a leaky roof leading to a mold problem in suburban high school putting students at risk. And proof that its never too late to reconnect. A mother and daughter reunited after more than 80 years. Oh, how sweet is that . Alex and i cant wait for that story. The waits over. It will get wet. The morning rush is not too bad. Its the afternoon where you will see the super soggy weather. Coming up. It is 4 42. Time for traffic and weather on. Twos. Johnnie . Its going to be a wet one. Its going to be mild, pouring this afternoon. I know its exactly what you want to hear. You, 45, Staten Island on the this is adam. Adam has 41 in middletown. He said i didnt need the groundhog to tell me about spring. I saw an ant outside yesterday. Ooh, and i dont think she was related. So you know what that means. Its been crazy. Tony 35 in river edge. 2008 new york giants upset the new england patriots, right . We have more of those, folks. Look at michael sending in pictures. You get the idea. I do like this from danielle. From daniel. Hes been sending in pictures of mounds of snow. Well accelerate that process with the rain this afternoon. On average, about an inch of rain out of this. Wind out of the east atp will change relative to humidity at 70 . 40 in the hamptons. You compare these numbers to yesterday. Yeah, thats right, with limited exception, its warmer. 3, 4, 510 degrees warmer out the door. That south wind starts cranking, and the numbers continue to climb. Some light rain trying to push into and through the area connected with this front, but it feeds in from the south. So you have this kind of heavy rain. We had at least six tornadoes last night affiliated with it to the south. Obviously not that dynamic, but it does feed in. By 9 00, we have a few showers that will be scattered in nature. Then the line fills in. By early afternoon, you are dealing with periods of heavy rain and that line possibly with an embedded rare february thunderstorm. That will push through, pull together and then you are dealing with rain as late as 9 00 or 10 00 tonight and leftover showers early for your thursday morning. There is a system trying to flirt with the area on friday morning as well. So make sure well be watching that. Though, and its going to drive the numbers up, bring the rain down half an inch to over an inch of rain. So flooding is a concern. Then cooler air behind that. Then we bounce back a bit friday into saturday. Cooler still next week. Potential for another little storm coming in on tuesday. So yeah, it is going to be interesting. Traffic is always interesting. Whats going on now, alex . A lot of construction to deal with beginning with the goethals bridge thats closed in both directions. Stick with the band bridge or outer bridge crossing as an alternate. The queens and midtown tunnel, the other two was taking the twoway traffic so far so good, though. Really no delays reported through the area. Again, construction the culprit, two lanes blocked at 90th street. No major issues. Well let you know when that changes. Alternate side parking, well, its in effect city wide. Do remember to be safe. Dont text and drive. Stories making news this morning. Michigan Governor Rick Snyder is expected to propose that the state provide 30 million to help residents of flint pay their water bills. Residents are angry theyve been paying for lead contaminated water for more than a year. It is unfit for drinking, cooking, and bathing. Los Angeles Police officers allegedly were justified when they fatally shot an unarmed homeless man on skid row last year. The man tried to grab the rookie officers gun after ignoring commands and becoming combative. Lawyers are urging a federal judge to throw out cases. Lawyers say closing exit lanes to the George Washington bridge was not a civil rights violation as prosecutors allege. Futures are down after another major drop on wall street tuesday. Experts say another steep drop in the price of oil was partly the Dow Jones Industrial average lost 295 points. The nasdaq composite dropped 103. Uber has unveiled a new company logo. Instead of a stylized white and black you, it features an image it calls the adam and bit. The company ceo is an attempt to bring out the human side of uber. The new logo will be used worldwide with a different color scheme in each of the 68 countries where uber operates. A leaky roof at one Rockland County school is concerned about mold. Cbs 2s meg baker reports. Reporter you may not be able to tell from the outside, but from the inside looking up, this high school in Rockland County has a big problem. I am nervous for the General Health of the student population. You can smell it throughout the entire hallway. Reporter parents, students and staff are worried about a they are even more concerned about what they described as a stench. One teachers description . Mold, mildew. Reporter district monitor Dennis Walcott says mold has not been found yet, but an air test has been conducted, and they are waiting on results. I know the district has done some patchwork, but unfortunately with the heavy snow, the patchwork has not held upp are. A representative for the district says so far, two rooms have been isolated, but students and staff here say a hallway that has the same issues is open to walk. This isnt a new issue you. The state department of labor cited the school in 2013 for mold and vermin. I didnt want to be there when i was there. It was really dirty. Reporter now state senator car lucci is calling for medical funds to fix the problem. An medical situation comes up. They just dont have the cash flow to make the necessary repairs. Reporter to replace the entire roof, the district to replace the leaky section, 1. 2 million. If this problem continues and we dont get the proper repairs done, there will definitely be mold and cause Health Problems for students and teachers. Reporter in spring valley, new york, meg baker, cbs 2 news. Last year, they vote against the bond issue that would have covered the work in the district. It is up for a vote again coming up this spring. Up next, a special reunion between a mother and daughter eight decades in the making. Wait until you see this. Its incredible. Lady gaga will have a monster february. Well tell you where she will be performing coming up next. And weather on the twos next. [coughing] [coughing] [coughing] [coughing] [coughing] coughing disrupts everyones life. Thats why so ny people are turning to delsym for longer lasting cough relief. Delsym has an advanced time release formula that helps silence coughs for a full 12 hours. Thats three times longer than the leading cough liquid. All night. Or all day. A remarkable reunion as a 96yearold mother meets the years ago. It was an emotional meeting between nina on the right and betty morel. When pierce was 14, she gave birth to a daughter named eva may. Six months later, the state took her away staying she wasnt old enough to keep the infant. Her donted parents died in her 20s. After years of searching, she found her birth mothers name. And she was alive, my god. Ive been talking to her on the phone. It was like, its all gone. My life is complete at this point. A lot of times i worried about her and wondered where she was. After the reunion, morel returned to florida, but she and her mother plan to keep in touch. How nice is that to have that all captured on video, that reunion, the emotion. The young ladys adopted parents died when she was 24. Shes been alone for all of find her real mom. Time for traffic and weather on the twos. I know you love that story, john. It is so sweet. Bittersweet but still sweet. Could see flooding and heavier rain in the afternoon. Its going to be an extended period of heavy rain. Then we watch the coast thursday into friday. You can see a little bit of wet weather. The weekend looks pretty good, then next week turns cold. We have a flood watch that kicks in this afternoon. Remember, this is a little exclusive. There could be pockets of flooding around the area. Heaviest rain rolls in early this afternoon. Lets get you rolling right now. Alex . Thank you, john. Good morning, everyone. Its not too difficult, but if you are commuting to the goethals bridge, just know it is closed in both directions. Youll want to stick with the bayonne bridge as an alternate. The west side highway is flowing freely for you. Mass transit on or close to schedule. Alternate side parking is in effect city wide. Do remember to be safe. Dont text and drive. Chris, mary, back to you. Time is now 4 54. The item was owned by the madoff family thats now up for action. And quickthinking neighbors who sprang into action saving three long island boys. Two little kittens compete up. [music] lady gaga is sure to get lots of applause as she sings the National Anthem before the she will be joined by an actress who will sign it. Its rate here on cbs on february 15th. You can watch super bowl 50 right here this sunday starting at 6 30. Afterwards, stay tuned for the late show with stephen colbert. It will be an amazing month. An allstar lineup. Then the week after, you can see lady gaga on the grammies. The kitty bowl . It is so cute. Are you ready for this . I think so. Rob groncatski took part in the football game. You can see we put them on the the commissioner unlike in the super bowl, all of the kittens were winners as they have all been adopted. Thats the best part about it. So cute. Yes. One of the perks of being commissioner of the kitty league the purrs . Oh, i missed that one. It will be raining heavy pip didnt want to say raining cats and dogs. Still ahead, countdown to kickoff. The super bowl 50 coverage continues including the big business of the game. Well see how mom and pop shop owners cash in on the week long boom. We look at some of the timeless commercials that were still talking about today. Hey, kid, catch. Next, new at 5 00, a brand new way to pay for parking without having to feed the meter finally. Seconds. Captions by caption colorado, llc 800 7757838 e mail comments captioncolorado. Com its 5 00, 44 degrees on this wednesday, february 3rd. Were keeping our eye on the rainstorm headed into the area. Well have traffic and weather on the twos in a moment. Good morning, im chris wragge. Im mary calvi. Guess what, a whole new way to pay at city parking meters. Could be a couple of simple taps on the smartphone. Andrea . Good morning, chris and mary. There are 85,000 metered parking spots including here on Second Avenue where we are. By the end of this year, mayor de blasio says you can pay for each of them by using your cell phone and even get credit back for unused time. Forget the coins or credit cards, paying for parking at meters across new york city will become as easy as just tapping an app. Mayor de blasio is set to announce plans tomorrow night in his state of the city address that would let drivers pay by cell for all metered parking. The city says the new system will draw on the experience of a Pilot Program of the belmont section of the bronx. In 2013, we told you about how drivers there could sign up for an account by providing license they enter the location of the closest meter. Traffic police know if they have paid by running their license plate. At the time, the program was supposed to roll out city wide by 2015. Now the de Blasio Administration promises to make it happen with no additional cost to the city. The mayor says the department of transportation is working on an app through a nocost contract. Back out he