Transcripts For WCBS CBS 2 News This Morning 20160216 : comp

Transcripts For WCBS CBS 2 News This Morning 20160216

We are waiting to find out if power has been restored to the terminal and if trains will be running on time today after going completely dark yesterday. The lights back on in Grand Centrals upper level overnight as police blocked access to the lower level which was still without lights after a rarity for the historic station. Lights are out. Atm, ticket machines. Everything out. A partial power outage as an off site pipe six inches in diameter flooded a transformer around 9 30 monday morning. Lower level train tracks restaurants bathrooms and shops all closed as a result. Ive never seen it except for the black out night in 2003. Continuing upper level and the more than 60 retailers the outage meant a loss in business and spoiled food. A good amount of product especially for all of the other businesses on the market too. Passengers just eager to get to their destinations. As long as the trains are running thats all i care about. Yesterday the trains were running on time and schedule but yesterday was a holiday so today will be the first test with a full week day to see if everything is back up and running. Janelle burrell cbs 2 news. Thanks so much. Time for our first check of traffic and weather on the 2s with john. Its a mess out there. If you can linger with us the longer you linger the better shape youll be in. Temperatures will continue to rise and surfaces will improve. Trust me, i drove through it. Its messy out there. I bet jen did too. Cloudy and 47. Heres the deal we are saying but those surfaces sloppy and slushy and then after a break we see another round of heavy rain roll in this afternoon. Gusty winds so this freezing rain advisory is going to expire in moments. Its hard for the municipalities to jugging the crews because the longer you wait the better the roads are going to get then this afternoon conditions deteriorate deteriorate. I like thats what comes to mind. If you are traveling we do have changes for you. Theres an accident a lane is blocked on the northbound side of the thruway exit 12 there. No delays but theres a 45 Miles Per Hour speed restriction as you make your way into and throughout rockland and westchester counties. Closed on the northbound side due to clean up and salting in the area. We are seeing fog as you cross the lincoln and holland tunnels also moving well. Alternate side parking and be safe dont text and drive. Chris over to you. New video shows a man in the bronx moments before hes shot by police at 3 yesterday afternoon the officer hit the man once in the shoulder. Hospitalized. Neighbors heard gunshots shortly before 7 last night. A 33yearold man was pronounced dead. Neither victim has been identified. Its unclear if the men knew Elliot Spitzers Attorney Says the assault allegations are false created by a woman with emotional difficulties. A 25yearold woman claimed spitzer choked her saturday night. Spitzer released a statement saying the woman is not his girlfriend but not clarify their relationship. The woman used a broken glass to cut her arm. She left for russia sunday night. She did not press charges. A woman accused of driving drunk crashing into street signs and driving off. A social studies teacher and an assistant coach and was driving a Volunteer Fire Department vehicle when he slammed into street signs. His colleagues dont know what to make of it. Im the one that got him in the firehouse and im very upset what happened and would really like to know the facts. While intoxicated and leaving the scene of an accident with Property Damage and is due in court in april. Beyonces super bowl performance after some say her act which is an apparent nod to the black panthers and barb Police Officers and others praise her for using her art for social justice. She appeared to speak to those critical of her performance. She said art is the unapologetic celebration of culture through celebration. Both protests kick off at 8 this morning. Now to campaign 2016 as the former president gets back on the campaign trail. Former president George W Bush joins his brother jeb last night. He expressed confidence in his brothers ability to do the job he held for eight years. Theres no doubt in my mind jeb bush has the experience and im so honored that my brother is here. His victory in South Carolina helped him go on to claim the republican nomination but jeb bush is in Single Digits in the latest polling. Donald trump leads those South Carolina polls and again criticized former president bush because his administration could have done more and is considering a lawsuit against ted cruz over his eligibility to run for the white house if he doesnt stop what he calls false attacks. Cruzs canadian birth makes him ineligible for the presidency. A brooklyn mother calls it a crime of hate. Her son was stabbed and she believes he was targeted because of his religion. She spoke to brian in an interview. The 25yearold remains hospitalized five days after a random knife attack in Crown Heights brooklyn. Hes in dre pain. Surgeries to repair a collapsed lung. He was attacked near albany avenue wednesday afternoon. He felt somebody very close to him like on his shoulders and turned around and saw a man and before he knew it the man had stabbed him in the back. Police released this Surveillance Video showing the suspect in a blue hoodie running away from the scene as brickman stumbled into a Check Cashing building for help. It was more than a dozen since the new year. The victim was walking home to his new bride having just gotten married two weeks ago and his mother says he was attacked for one very specific reason. I believe this was a hate crime and he stabbed him because hes a jewish boy. Police are investigating as a hate crime but the suspect has been caught and that has obviously its a scary situation knowing the suspect is loose. And brickman says her son wants to send one message to nypd investigators. He is so afraid if god forbid we do not find him then there will be another person out there who will get attacked very soon. No one wants to see this scene repeated. In Crown Heights Brooklyn Brian conybear cbs 2 news. They are offering a 5,000 reward in this case. More American Automakers are expanding recalls for air bags. Also ahead the recap of the winners and big performances from last nights Grammy Awards. And pulled from the ice a heroic effort a local trooper made to save a dog in trouble. Its a different kind of ice, slushy and messy this morning so a tricky rush. 30 cease warmer and watch out for the rain and wind this so much to talk about. Coming up. [ music ] james bay and tory kelly a pair of the new artists who were night. Meghan trainor took home the new artist award. More on the grammys in just a moment. Shes so sweet. Really special moment for Meghan Trainor. 4 42 traffic and weather. She thanked her mom and dad. Kids let that be a lesson to you if you want to win a grammy. Lets talk weather with our weather watchers. The 40s, the 30s and folks jean has got this snow covered encrusted area. And its slippery. Be careful walking. Our own be loved right on 57th 57th street getting out of the car because you hit a piece of ice. Its sloppy like that. Roadways are okay but its still slushy. Just like that the city appeared before you. Did you see that . Crazy like that. Weve got 47 in the city clouds over head. Relative humidity of course its way up there. Numbers 48 in the hamptons, 37 in greenwitch, just for kicks these numbers compared to yesterday it is 55 degrees warmer in the hamptons than it was this time yesterday. 55 degrees warmer on average than it was for your monday. So wild swings. Of course warm rare air over cooler surfaces. Theres fog and they could post one. Its a little more pronounced into parts of the hudson valley. As we scan the skies round one is on its way. Round two is waiting in the western wing. Weve already reviewed that warm air is surging so it is going to fall in liquid form. The problem is theres a lot of available moisture. This has been a devastating line of showers with embedded severe weather. Tornadoes a feature yesterday. So as we walk our way through the day for the rush if you can wait it will improve and by mid day we start to see scattered showers heavy at times and look at the middle part of the afternoon getting the kids out of school. Its going to be pouring then the line holds together. Inducted intensifies to wrap up and see relatively quiet conditions with cooler air filling in after your day today up to 56. 10degree drop to wednesday. Coolest for the remainder of the week will be thursday but take the rain gear and just watch out its sloppy and slushy right now. What else is going on alex. Several alerts as you make your way in. The lane is blocked arrogance of aaron the northbound side. Its at exit 12. No delays yet through the area but theres a 45 Miles Per Hour speed restriction in place as you make your way in throughout westchester and rockland counties. Also in brooklyn the hov lane is closed on the northbound side due to clean up and salting following an earlier accident and a current accident blocks the left lane at bay parkway. Alternate side is in effect city wide and dont text and drive. Over to you. Heres a look at some of the stories making news. City after a day long trip. He denounced the century old exploitation and exclusion of mexicos Indigenous People and visits a region plagued by gang violence. Mr. Obama told the Prime Minister he accepts an invitation to visit the area. South korea is defending its move. The north conducted a nuclear test last month and a rocket launch this morning. On money watch stock futures are sharply higher. Promising numbers as wall street gets set to reopen following a break for president s day. Dow was up 313 points. Nasdaq up by 70. Several automakers are expanding their recall list including volkswagon and bmw to add 1. 7 million more vehicles to the so far total 24 million u. S. Vehicles have been recalled due to the tecada scandal. Ford will release four new suvs and no new plans to eliminate any models. Fords Vice President made the announcement at the chicago auto show. From taylor swift to lady gaga, Stevie Wonder and more took the stage last night. Danielle noting ham is in with the highlights. Bruno mars walked away with album of the year. Taylor swift kicked off the Kendrick Lamar won best rap album and confronted racial issues during his performance. They post lost song of the year to thinking out loud. Thank you very much. , adele returned to the grammy stage for the first time in four years. The show was heavy on emotion this year as the grammys paid tribute to several music legends that passed away recently. Looking like ziggy star dust twin sister lady gaga wowed the crowd with the david bowie medley. Stevie wonder saluted earth wind and fires maurice white. Bonny rate helped honor bb king. [ music ] Jackson Brown and the remaining eagles remembered and the grammys got a taste of broadway courtesy of hamilton. Danielle notingham cbs news los angeles. Taylor swift became the first woman to win album of the year twice and joins Stevie Wonder frank sinatra, paul simon and u2. Rihanna had to miss it due to bronchitis. Kind of big news. Still a great show. James corden gets a special passenger to sit shotgun to and from the grammys. And a dog wanders on thin ice. The heroic effort to bring their pet safely back to shore. And well get you the weather and traffic on the 2s morning. 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He was probably in the water maybe 30 seconds. Another minute or two and he could have gone under. The trooper was treated and released. The vet checked out the lab and he did not need any treatment. The Fire Department pulls a couple people from the lake every winter. Its up to individuals to gauge the conditions. 4 52. Traffic and weather on the 2s. Theres major melting going on today. Its going to be mild and wild but its icy and slushy this morning then that soaking wind swept rain later. Also a blessing that can dry out all of those roadways and sidewalks. That will help. Clearing tonight is cooler wind chills in the 20s and 30s. Temperatures closer to normal of the work week. With the big push out of the south not only mindful of the risk of flooding from rain and watching the waves too a Coastal Flood Advisory for the south facing beaches and twin forks on long island. Lets get you to or from long island with alex. Thank you john. Theres an accident a lane blocked on the northbound side of the new york state thruway at exit 12. No real delays quite yet but the second alert is a speed restriction 45 Miles Per Hour as you make your way across due to slippery conditions reported into and out of westchester and rockland counties. Also the hov lane closed at third avenue. Clean up still under way following an earlier accident. Theres another accident at bay parkway so take it easy. Alternate side in effect city wide and dont text and drive. Back to you. Everything old is new again from barney new york. The new store on 7th avenue between 16th and 17th streets. The company was originally founded on that same block. The 55,000 square foot building has five floors mobile apps in beauty and Shopping Services as well. Coming up next our new information about a possible sexting scandal involving the Nassau County executive. And a scare on one University Campus that has some students headed back to mom and dad. All dressed up but needed someone to car pool with. This is definitely one of his cbs 2 news this morning. Ive got a map of l. A. Im just going to have to start the show in the car. Thats late late show james corden and Justin Beiber going through their grammy goodie bag and doing car pool karaoke. He will have another guest tonight. Keep looking for that rolex. You keep waiting for those to go. That was a good one. Abecause he can sing. Its actual music. Its a great franchise. I hope he keeps it up. Time now 4 57. Still to come more from the grammys. And also ahead protests for and against beyonce. Why people are taking sides outside the new York City Office building. And one day after the will the lights be back on in Grand Central. And five common cents things you can do now to help you lose weight. Experts say its easier than you think. Cbs 2 news this morning begins in 90 seconds. Looking great and stepping out with confidence includes having beautiful feet. My newest beauty routine secret starts in the shower. Discover the latest innovation from amop\. The new pedi perfect wet dry. Now get effortless hard skin removal on dry or wet skin. Plus, it has 2 speeds and its rechargeable. The easy way for touchably soft feet. New amop\ pedi perfect wet dry. Available at walmart in the foot care aisle or near the registers. It is 5 00 and just take a moment and take a look at that 47 degrees on tuesday february 16. It may be wet but weve had a 50degree temperature swing in the last two days. There are School Delays as well. Check cbsnewyork. Com School Closings for a full list. Traffic and weather on the 2s in a moment. So you are saying its spring . Just for today. Im chris wragge. Im mary calvi. We begin with a commuter alert. Mta expects to have power restored in the next 30 minutes. That level went dark after a pipe burst. Janelle burrell has more this morning. Hi janelle. Hi there chris. At one point it was completely dark inside of Grand Central so we are waiting for the doors to open up this morning to see whether or not power has been completely restored but in the meantime overnight the mta did issue a warning to commuters saying that trains could be 20 to 30 minutes behind schedule. Centrals upper level overnight as police blocked access to the train terminals lower level which was still without lights after a rarity for the historic station. The lights are out. Everything is out. Atm, ticket machines, all of that. A partial power outage darkening the passage ways after an off site pipe six inches in diameter flooded a transformer around 9 30 monday morning. Lower level train tracks restaurants bathrooms and shops all closed as a result. Ive never seen a dark terminal except for the black out night in 2003 so its reminiscent of the black out. Transportation continues on time without cancellations but for retailers it meant a loss in business and spoiled food. Amount of product especially for all of the other businesses too. As long as the trains are running thats what i care about. The mta this morning warning commuters there could be delays because of possible lingering outage problems on the lower level of Grand Central terminal so buil

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