Bad as it is now. Reporter trottenberg says the department of transportation repaved 1300 lane miles last year and will fix about the same amount in 2016. So why do road problems seem worse to some . She says the answer is literally earth shaking. [ jackhammer ] reporter a construction boom in the city means more streets and roads are ripped up. Contractors are required to fix rough surfaces. The chief for manhattan. Do they do that enough . We better job. We have some other contractors who could use a little ruler to the wrist. Fix it, do something reporter road is your face can be wildly subjective. For example, one of the citys recent ones found that we have 70 , quote, good roads and that does not really hold true of different independent washington, dc that puts that figure for good conditions at about 9 . [ yelling in the background ] reporter live on the west side, dave carlin, cbs 2 news. Thank you, dave. If you are facing a lot of bumpy rides and would you like to tell us abou
In shirley sunday morning and lost control of his car, crossed the median and went airborne. The impact killed the driver, his 27yearold sister and his 10yearold son, christopher. Patricias 3yearold daughter was injured but survived. Their car landed on top of 29 yearold Scott Martella and his fiancie. The crash killing martella. According to their wedding web site, they were set to be Suffolk County executive released a statement honoring martella, his Communications Director. The hundreds of people scott has worked with over the years. Governor cuomo said he was up for any challenge, deeply respected for a strong work eitheric, candor and fighting spirit. Long island is a better place overnight, an 81yearold died of his injuries. He was one of four people inside think blue car crushed during the crash. His wife is in Critical Condition. Magdalena doris, cbs 2 news. All three cars have been impounded by the county police to determine what condition they were in before the crash. Its n
News. U. S. Olympic swimmers jack conger and gunnar bentz were pulled off of flights that would have brought them home to the u. S. This evening by authorities in rio de janeiro. The swimmers along with champion ryan lochte are under investigation for a report they made to brazilian authorities that alleged they were robbed at gunpoint after partying early sunday morning in rio. Tonight outrage in brazil after police cast doubt on the swimmers story. Reporter at the center of it all is u. S. Olympic swimmer winner in the olympics, and the belief of many in brazil that he lied to police in rio about being robbed at gunpoint as he was returning to the Olympic Village with three teammates. The guy pulled out his gun. He talked it. Put it to my forehead and said get down. And i was like i put my hands up. I was like whatever. Reporter it is just that cavalier attitude the judge talked about and the fact that Video Evidence shows him returning much later than he told police that has Police
The synagogue Governor Cuomo was set to be married in april. The addisons were on a way to a weathering in new jersey. They were suppose today go with their friend bernie, shes distraught today. Isador and helen as supposed to come with us and at the late minute they changed and i ended upbringing a different couple with and we made it and they did not. We know that at least three other people are still recovering a 3year old girl. Investigators are trying to figt if the little girls uncle was speeding. Kristin thorn, Eyewitness News. Three major fire in new york half. Destroyed. 35 people injured and nearly 100 displaced. And all of the fires had one thing in common. They were started by children. With more on the warning from the fire commissioner, Eyewitness News reporter mallory hoff joins us from queens village. Mallory. Reporter joe, this is the site of what the nydy is calling fires. Continued work is going on this afternoon. This is the commissioner a parents to start a convers
Only purchase fur from certified trappers who are strictly relegated. A rep for amy schumer tells tmz the situation was unfortunate and the jacket was a gift that the trainwreck star ditched after learning about the allegations against the company. While the trainwreck star knows how to crash a party, she didnt expect protesters to crash hers. Well see who gets the last laugh. Thanks for watching abc news. Joining to us Good Morning America tomorrow. And as always w abcnews. Com and our nightline new at 11 00, after the chaos and pandemonium, Eyewitness News uncovers a false shots fired call at jfk airport. We begin with breaking news. Two u. S. Olympic swimmers late tonight yanked off a plane home from rio by brazilian cops who apparently really want to know what happened the night they and ryan lochte claim they were robbed at gunpoint. Now an international incident. Jim dolan here with the breaking news. U. S. Olympic swimmers jack conger and gunnar bentz were pulled off of flights