and yes, he'd run as a democrat against de blasio. >> i like bill de blasio. he's a likable person. i -- he is -- i considered him a friend. i still do. he and i just disagree on the direction we're taking the city. >> interesting way to be a friend. [ laughter ] he -- >> reporter: de blasio didn't seem worried at all. today he broke grounds on a new 154 unit apartment for low income seniors. >> i'm going to run on the issues. and anyone who wants to run against me god bless them. and i'd like to see what they want to put up in comparison to that. so come one come all. >> reporter: possiblies is leaning towards running and he'll make a decision for sure in about a year but he says the leadership at city hall has got to change. >> there's a crisis of confidence in the major's leadership. what we see is that people do not believe the mayor's qualified to lead the city. >> reporter: well, mayor de blasio's biggest support in all the polling comes from mostly black new york, but peebles could thing that since he is -- change that since he is african- american. again, peebles' decision c

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in a sunday op ed in the daily news, de blasio proclaimed new york city is as strong as it's ever been, saying the quality of life issues like homelessness and times square panhandling and near nudity have been overblown by hopper bolic pundits and right wing politicians with an ideological axe to grind. excerpts obtained by the new york post show kelly slamming de blasio's tactics and abandonment of stop and frisk crime fighting. he wrote he shrugged and walked away from a routine and useful policing tool, continuing, i personally resent the implications of de blasio's false narrative. i knew the truth that our policies targeted reported crimes. we didn't target people based on their skin color. some agree de blasio's new york hasn't lived up to the progress of his progressive policies. >> i don't feel it as a city employee. i don't get any sick days, i don't get maternity leave. i don't really see the changes that he claims he's made. >> reporter: the op ed boasts several accomplishments like universal pre-k, unemployment rates dropping to 5.7%, expanded paid sick leave and crime rat

but new yorkers are telling a tale of two de blasios, depending on who you ask. the racial divide in new york city persists. black voters support m or de blasio. 64% of black voters approving of his performance. 24% disapprove. but ask white voters what they think, it's a whole different story. just 32% approve of the mayor's performance, while a majority, %, disapprove. what does this mean for the mayor's re-election prospects, if anything? well, right noweoverall 47% of new york city voters say the mayor oes not deserve re-election. 41% say he does. one thing that could spell some antrouble for the mayor in this quinnipiac poll, the mayor's appr al ratings are 14 points lower than governor andrew cuomo's. cuomo is up to 58% from a recent slump, whiot some have attributed to all the corruption investigations in albany. from the mayor's pe pecto e, the disparity in these two numbers may hurt a little more, because, of course, the mayor has been feuding with cuomo publicly in recent months. now a spokesman for mayor e blasio said the mayor isn't focused on politic

. >> nypd officer assigned to mayor bill de blasio security detail suffered minor injuries last night when she was shot with a pellet gun. two suspects later taken into custody near gracy mansion. we will have the latest . >> investors are watching markets really closely this morning. as -- there's a bug selloff last week. asian stocks tumbled by biggest margin in eight years. not good. >> hundreds of topless women yesterday. nearly naked ladies were demonstrate their right to bear their breasts in public. >> naked men too. >> nearly naked. hello good morning everybody i'm juliet huddy. >> and i'm robert moses you have one more hour until you can see ben simmoneau he grow a beard on vacation we presume he shaved it off. beard looks awesome. >> do we have any sightings -- do we know he looks really good. really good i bet alini likes it. >> shaved it off but scruff looks awe? >> we support the scruff. >> okay. [laughter] good morning everyone. it is monday morning tie to get you back to it here. you have to get up. got to shave do all of the right thingings. anyhow we have with showers

. >>> nypd bill broughten is defending mayor de blasio from stinging accusations from a performancer top cop. ray kelly claims the mayor's opposition to stop-and-frisk arrests endangers lives. >> reporter: when bill de blasio ran for mayor he called it a tale of two cities. the former commissioner ray kelly charging that de blasio's decision to limit stop question and frisk was an amazing surrender. it happened him win election. the present police commissioner offering nothing but praise for his boss contending that crime has continued to go down even with the dramatic reduction in stop, question, and frisk. >> the belief that crime was correct. >> reporter: bratton didn't top there. he said. >> it was creating a very significant rift, if you will, between people of color in the department. and that's unfortunate. >> reporter: in his book, vigilance my life serving america and protecting the 'em peer city, he charges that de blasio sought to replace michael bloomington by running against the police. he charged in reducing stop question and frisk de blasio, quote, shrugged and walked

i'm not going to tolerate it. >> don't count mayor de blasio as a fan. often appropriately referred to gulls nude us, the spanish work for naked they believe this is not artist but panhandleers using their bodies to squeeze paw buckings out of you. >> we have begun to recognize all a of the tools available here. but you know, this is a situation that i don't accept. >> he did say situation is complicated. toplessness is legal in new york. but aggressive panhandling isn't. so the city might be able to restrict how, when and where these women operate and those in times square say they often operate day and night. cozying up to unsuspecting tourist or new yorkers on their way to and from work. stares from children and a utter shock from their parents. >> i'm a bit shocked inappropriate. young kids around and religious people around. i think it is really, really inappropriate. >> but for every tourist embarrassed is another support. >> drawing people in. that's it. it is tour sm just an attraction that's all it is. >> that's how sierra nicole sees it and doe

bill de blasio creÓ un comando para detenerlas. periodista: con la simple pintura que cubre sucesos mÁs de 10 mujeres recorren la concurrida plaza de times square tomÁndose fotos con turistas a cambio de dinero. >> deben expresarse de manera que sea, pero donde hay tantos niÑos y tantas personas deberÍan estar un poco atrapadas. periodista: el alcalde bill de blasio y andrew cuomo han prometido tomar acciÓn contra estas mujeres. cuomo considera que lo que hacen es ilegal y afecta a los negocios del Área, daÑando tambiÉn la imagen de la ciudad. estÁ concejal municipal dice que las autoridades deben buscar la manera de regular la situaciÓn que se vive allÍ. >> hay tanta gente ahÍ, posiblemente unas pocas personas, con permiso, licencia, lo que haya para estar en cierta Área. periodista: estas mujeres piensen que no estÁn actuando indebidamente. >> es algo que no lo veo mal, todo estÁ bien, no sÉ por qué polÉmica. periodista: este neoyorquino considera que la prohibiciÓn afectarÍa la industria del turismo en nueva

de blasio has. >> i don't think it matters. ultimately what will happen is the governor will win the battle because he has the power. people forget that. what will happen is de blasio will remove himself from battles he cannot manage, which is his great ability as a politician. and ultimately someone will say, "by the way, when they poll, is it important to you that the governor and the mayor don't get along?", and they'll yawn and say, "oh, by the way, it's what always happens in new york politics." >> does it hurt new yorkers? we have about 30 seconds left. does it hurt new yorkers when this doesn't happen, when they don't get along? >> yeah, i mean, i think it does to a certain extent, and i think a big question's gonna be who controls the state senate. i mean, if democrats could take the state senate, the mayor may get more than we think. >> interesting. >> we'll see. count the governor in. why? 'cause the constitution of the state of new york gives him the power. >> he has the power. okay. hank and jeanne, thanks again. se

de blasio is anti-student and anti-cop. didn't neil get the scoop first? >> i think it's a sign to these politicians that placating to the left and dividing the rest of their communities, whether it be the nation or the city, bill de blasio campaigned on a tale of two cities. what has he done? >> are you going to run then? are you a new yorker now? >> i'm giving strong consideration to it. >> you're giving strong consideration to challenging bill de blasio? >> absolutely. >> what would tip it for you? >> well, look, i think if he doesn't do more to bring the city together, if he doesn't do more to bring more people out of poverty, we have a city in new york where 49% of the residents live in poverty. that's unacceptable. >> you thought about this -- >> you would run not as a fellow republican. >> no. >> but you hope to bridge those two divides. >> but i would look to build bridges between independents and republicans because everybody is a new yorker and the job of the mayor of new york is to serve the people of new york. t

i don't believe he is up for the job and i proved that for the first two years. >> reporter: de blasio ran on a tale of two cities theme but peebles says instead of inspiring people, he has created a sour atmosphere of division. >> he has divided the city along economic lines. he has divided the city on racial lines. all to his political advantage. >> reporter: like many entrepreneurs, peebles has made headlines with bold proposals, buying the nba clippers, or long island college hospital. both deals fell through. peebles saidist serious about this possible challenge -- peebles said he is serious about this possible challenge focusing on a positive message of creating economic opportunity. >> what's the most frustrating is the policies i see bill de blasio implementing are going to further impede the upward mobility of people who need it. >> reporter: fueling the early talk about 2015, 2017 -- >> de blasio managed to tick off the governor, the clintons and a lot of people who, you know, worry about new york city falling back into old bad habits. >> reporter: today the mayor pointed to

de blasio. lico so if you are at home and you think this lady is great when we show you her feet -- youtube videos give her some life because who doesn't need advice about quitting smoking curing a hangover snagging a man. marriage. >> sex. >> nice. >> party. >> love it. >> how about just like? >> love it. >> he shot down is drawn out of the air with a shotgun taking pictures of a friend's property. forbidden love behind bars. what went down between an inmate and her counseloÑ? >> and new jersey volunteer firefighter was so eager to start his work with the skyway that he allegedly made six, 911 call to gain experience. 18-year-old justin tran was arrested and charged with 14 counts of causing public alarm. he just started with the volunteer fire department earlier this summer so i think they -- >> once i was lucky enough to join facebook they tried out the brand-new howitzer. a generous gun used in the army's arsenal in the national guard. >> we help execute their fire plan and replied for the

officer assigned to mayor de blasio security shot with a bb or pellet gun near gracy mansion. fox 5 teresa priolo there for us this morning she's live outside gracy mansion on the upper east side. teresa, good morning to you. trming good morning to you. from what we understand this happened along side gracy mansion on 88th street from what we understand from talking to police, they are questioning two individuals a 20-year-old, and a 19-year-old. they say that 20-year-old, they believe is the one that fired the pelt gun. the other was the person that wasly accomplice the one intending to distract police as he was trying to mac his getaway. [silence] >> female officer who happened to be a member of mayor de blasio's security deill tay was getting out of her car when she felt something hit her lower back. she didn't know what it was at first but realized she was hit with a bb or pellet gun they were able to take her to lenoxville hospital her injuries are kiered minor. they were able to go into one of the nearby apartment buildings and they happened to find this individual and h

there appears to be a disconnect in the de blasio administration as to whether, in fact, homelessness is a growing problem. news 4 affairs reporter melissa russo has exclusive details, new tonight. >> reporter: city officials insist street homelessness is not on the rise. >> no, we're not seeing more people on the streets. >> reporter: but a lot of new yorkers are. take a walk through midtown, people claiming to be homeless on almost every corner. and 73rd and broadway, upper west siders feel their family-filled neighbor is under siege. >> i feel these guys in the weeds, and the police don't do anything. it's despicable. it's awful. i mean, i feel like i'm in like in the bathroom. >> reporter: today the commanding officer of the nypd's homeless outreach unit said what city homeless officials have been denying. >> we're seeing a large increase of homeless out on the street, throughout the city. >> reporter: captain phil wishniak discussed what he believed to be an uptick in street homelessness as the de blasio administration invited news 4 to observe their outreach efforts today. >> th

de blasio. lico so if you are at home and you think this lady is great when we show you her feet -- youtube videos give her some life because who doesn't need advice about quitting smoking curing a hangover snagging a man. >> sex. >> nice. >> party. >> love it. >> how about just like? >> love it. >> he shot down is drawn out of the air with a shotgun taking pictures of a friend's property. forbidden love behind bars. what went down between an inmate and her counselor n ah, yes! you can't stop it! aww...your mom liked my post. you're friends with my mother? whoa. another episode? definitely. we all use it differently. so why should we get it all the same way? call time warner cable to get the internet speed you need. are you guys texting each other? whether it's 3 megs or 300 megs. yeah. for the right price. from $14.99 everyday low price internet, to 300 meg ultra-fast internet, we have you covered. even with wifi at home and on the go. plans start at $14.99 per month. call 1-855-want twc to swi

i have no idea why bill de blasio. i don't know if the police commissioner has anything to do with this. why they are allowing the homeless epidemic to start spregd across new york again? i've had a lot of friends saying they're going to move out if this continues. >> like you, i am a part-time resident of new york city, but even to my eye, you can see the changes in the atmosphere and the conditions on the street over the past six or seven months. our full time new york city residential correspondence is mr. willie dpieft. what have you foyed? >> if you live here every day, no question about it. we seem them around our neighborhood, our building. this has come up for the administration the last couple of weeks. they say it's because of the previous administration's cuts to the homeless budget, but if you anecdotally you didn't see it on the street in the way you saw it in the plume berg years. so something has changed. >> that's just a lie. by the way, unemployment is down. this isn't like 1933. this isn't like 2009.

both mayor de blasio and his wife have said their parents suffered from mental health issues. the mayor's father committed suicide. and he today insisted the city's approach must be compassionate. the plan will cost an additional re-train police on how they treat the homeless, which this news 4 is not well. matter, we're not human. no dignity. >> mayor de blasio says he hopes to break the cycle of repeat offenses committed by untreated mentally ill who could potentially pose a public risk. >> there is a huge intersection criminal offending. so treating the homeless like criminals is actually the wrong thing to do. treating the homeless and finding out whether homeless individuals have mental health issues is exactly the right thing to do. >> homeless advocates and city officials agree a very small percentage of homeless new yorkers are actually violent. since many street homeless also avoid shelters because they fear they're unsafe, city hall is also planning to put extra security in shelters over the next few months. chuck? >> coming up next, news 4 continues, and an update o

but we have a great maintenance programs where we clean the towers twice a year. >> reporter: de blasio tells us as we speak officials are trying to go over and make new guidelines of how they keep track of the cooling you towers and how and when they are cleaned. we have more on our website at 7online.com. reporting live at emergency management headquarters here in brooklyn renee stoll, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> we also have breaking news in manhattan. a man is in critical condition after stabbing and attempted robbery. it happened on west 141st street at hamilton place in hamilton heights. eyewitness news reporter lucy yang is at the scene with details. lucy. >> reporter: sandra, we are on west 104th street in hamilton place where you see on the south side of the intersection is a festive block party. on the north side of this intersection was a crime scene. detectives were called to the area this afternoon, according to one eyewitness news. a man was stabbed in the chest with an ice pick. he was rushed to the hospital. we are waiting for more word on his condition. i could could

. >> coming up, it is round two in the fight between uber and mayor de blasio. this time it's isabout taxes and whether the app is paying its fa wir share. >>> and how can you get a refund when an emergency forces you to cancel a flight? better get baquero. next, i'll show how you can get your money back. >>> but first, our social pic of the day. this is the sun rise view from father cap dano boulevard from chess sure cat 666. >> i love that. very pretty. if you have an interesting picture, send it to our website, nbcnewyork.com or use the #nbc4ny when posting to twitter or instagram and it may be selected as the social pic of the day. hey terry stop! they have a special! so, what did you guys ink of the test drive? i oklove the jetta. but what about a deal? terry,top! it's quite alright... you know what? we want to make a deal with you. we're twins, so co d you rive us two for the pce of one? come on, give us a deal. look at how old i am. do you come here often? he works here, terry! you work here, right? yes... ok let's get to the point. we're going to take th

>>> governor cuomo and mayor de blasio have finally found some common ground. they both want topless performers kicked out of times square. the women wear body paint and not much else, if you haven't seen them. then they pose for photos and ask for tips. supporters say it's all in good fun, and the women are just trying to make a living. but today governor cuomo told new york one that they are undermining the efforts to keep that area family-friendly. >> i believe this activity is illegal. i believe it is infringing on legitimate businesses. i think it is infringing on the investment that the state and the city made in the 42nd area and i think it has to be stopped. >> yesterday, mayor de blasio called the situation unacceptable and promised to take action. for now the entertainers can stay where they are. police say there is little they can do since being topless in new york is not a crime. thanks for watching. stay with us. the news continues here at 6:00. >>> live, from studio 3c in rockefeller center, this is news 4 new york. >>> now at 6:00, an arrest in t

. >> reporter: the police commissioner and mayor de blasio tried to send a message. despite the violence we've seen lately, the city is safer. >> look at the facts and stop the hysteria. >> reporter: the nypa says overall crime is down 6% but murder is up 9%. the commissioner believes it's events like these that are crucial to improving reducing crime. also. we cannot do it without you. >> reporter: parents told us they were grateful to police for providing a safe, fun night out for them and their kids. >> it's great and wonderful what they did. >> reporter: if this were a normal night, no police around, would you take your kids out? >> yeah, but not here. >> reporter: more crime stats. we compiled the number of shootings is comparable to what we've seen last year. the majority of recent violence has taken place in the bronx and brooklyn. michael george, news 4 new york. >>> new surveillance video of the moments a massive sink hole opened in brooklyn. you can see people walking near the intersection when the pavement begins to give way. this happened around 8:00 this

. >> reporter: sibilia, mayor de blasio has been clear, he wants to shut down those bare-chested women or maybe at least get them to put on a shirt. he was not prepared to suggest solving this problem by ripping out the entire pedestrian plaza, but yesterday his police commissioner did publicly suggest that, prompting pushback from pedestrians and even some of the mayor's predecessors. just another afternoon with the characters of times square. the naked cowgirl, fun-loving tourists, some loving snowmen. >> just people trying to make a buck. >> reporter: but with a huge police presence today -- >> the nypd presence will be felt deeply. >> reporter: there was no sign of the painted, bare-chested women who have captured the city's attention. >> i don't like it, there is a task force created. >> he doesn't need a task force. >> reporter: rudy guiliani credited with cleaning up times square says he originally shared police commissioner bratton's feeling, that pedestrian plazas like this one are just a magnet for bad behavior. but then he changed his mind, until de blasio took over. >> thou

mayor de blasio will be addressing the public today. what is the alarming drug that has people so concerned? we will tell you in a live report. >>> it sounded like nothing i have heard before. it's undescribable really. >> a storm left a path of destruction across long island, and we will look at the damage coming up. >>> it's been stop and go, really more stop than go. >> chaos and frustration on the new jersey turnpike after a deadly crash backs up traffic for more than 6 hours, and this morning, traffic is finally moving again. >>> testimony revealed, what tom brady said under oath is now available to the public, and coming up, what he had to say about the tampering of footballs to roger goodell. >>> a health scare for sandra lee. published reports say the 49- year-old celebrity chef was rushed to the hospital last night. [music ] >>> that's right you need a house in hackensack. billy joel brought down the curtain before undergoing a total renovation, and we will have more coming up in a couple of moments. >> 5:02, traffic and weathe

major story in the "new york times" about mayor de blasio two years in, messes pile up for de blasio in second year in office. >> basically look at some of the problems. they say they're piling up. the most recent happened on friday. >> talked to a lot of his allies, advisors and current and former city officials showed widespread befuddlement how mayor de blasio allowed so many self-inflicted seemingly preventible headaches to come up. she is at gracie mansion. >> reporter: problems ament for mayor de blasio. seems every time he turns around somebody somewhere is criticizing his handling after major city issue but as greg mentioned the key right now a lot of negative feedback is coming from his fellow democrats. at least if you believe what "the new york times" is reporting. take, to, the situation unfolded on friday. mayor de blasio spent an hour and 1/2 working out at his park slope y, while new york's bravest and finest, were working on a man that shot somebody and barricaded. why was the mayor there? couldn't his weight wait? the mayor responded to that here is his response as w

mayor bill de blasio under intense pressure to improve quality of life issues in the city is talking tough. >> i'm not going to tolerate it. we're going to change things. >> reporter: but he offered no firm solution or timetable. >> city officials are working with the times square alliance, discussing three proposals. >> reporter: including parkland status for times square, allowing a band, requiring licenses and i.d.s of all performers and new zones. >> limit areas so people walking through times square have the option of whether or not they want to interact with them. >> doesn't bother me. no. i like the naked cowboy best. >> reporter: all characters are warned the sun may be setting on their time here. dave carlin, cbs 2 news. >> the times square alliance estimates as many as 30 painted women are working in shifts along with their handlers who do the painting and hold the cash. >>> an update now to a story that we've been following. mayor de blasio is responding to criticism over his reaction to an armed standoff on staten island where a firefighter was shot. lieutenant james haye

now that we have de blasio that is a different story. differently than there? i think that has to be addressed. charles: what is it. >> political mack nation of old world, i hate to say this democratic political machine that refuses to change. charles: you hate to say it because you are a democrat. >> yes. charles: it is battle. >> it is baltimore, ferguson and sheriff joe arpaio -- chicago, interesting it is not whic chare where there are families of faith. you have those issues, i think that is key in these cities. charles: put it down in a nutshell, i think it begins with, count billy, you have public officia officials to tele who use the gun, say it is not your fault, it because your great, great grandfather was a slave, that is why you killed your brother, that is making it worse. >> social media is a problem. chief kiev is a gangster with a million twitter followers. charles: i have been listening to chief kiev songs 5 years now, i know that, he is a symbol of his community, not the cause of this. >> i'm not saying he is a cause. charles: why don't the li

mayor de blasio also signed a law today to regulate the cooling towers where the disease breeds. melissa russo is here with more. >> it didn't take long for more than 100 people to get sick with legionnaires'. mayor bill de blasio signed onto a long-term battle against the bacteria that's sickened scores of bronx residents this summer. >> when it comes to new yorkers' health, we won't take any chances. >> reporter: the city's new legionnaires' law requires cooling towers to be registered and inspected quarterly and disinfected. city health officials estimate bacteria build up in cooling towers is responsible for 60% of the city's cases. >> they represent a source of particular concern because they are outdoors and can spread legionella to an entire community. >> reporter: the south bronx outbreak has affected 127 people. a dozen have died. 102 have now gone home from the hospital. beyond the bronx, the process begins of scouring the rest of the city to identify all cooling towers. >> yes, it is a huge undertaking. it is going to require hundreds and hundreds of city workers. >> r

. >>> mayor de blasio is promising to do something about the painted ladies of times square. they ask to get paid after posing for photos wearing nothing but a thong, body paint, and smile. times square visitors we spoke to said the painted ladies should leave. >> naked women should not be running around times square. >> it's not the most appropriate thing for kids, tourists with kids, walking around times square, i don't. >> we will address it in an aggressive manner. >> we will have more in the next half an hour. >>> jared fogle will be needing guilty to -- will be pleaded guilty to child pornography charges. subway said they no longer have a relationship with jared fogle. >>> happening today, tom brady's appeal to his suspension of 4 games continues today in court. he is fighting back against the charges of knowing that they were playing with slightly underinflated footballs no word if brady will be in attendance today. >>> men have the blue pill, and now women have the pink one. the female viagra is called addy, the first pill designed to boost sexual desire in women. the

. >>> tonight, mayor de blasio under fire for what he was doing during that standoff. apparently, getting a workout in at the gym, as all this drama unfolded. michael george is live at city hall. >> reporter: clearly, the mayor wasn't happy about getting that question. he says he was on top of the situation by phone all morning. some say this is an example of a mayor whose priorities are in the right place. others feel this is a big fuss about nothing. was the mayor out of line? reports came out that after de blasio was briefed about a firefighter shot in the standoff, he went to the gym before heading to the hospital. the mayor brushed off the question when news 4 asked him about it. >> we're briefing you on a serious situation, and that's not a serious question. >> reporter: critics of mayor said it showed disrespect to the wounded firefighter. >> the mayor should have immediately issued a statement, going to the hospital to be with the victim's family. >> reporter: the president of the sergeant's benevolent association echoed. de blasio left at 11:15 friday morning

mayor de blasio now pouring millions of dollars in to try to tackle the problem. here is stacey sager. >> reporter: 10:30 this morning on east 125th and lex where an emotionally disturbed homeless man is restrained by police. they wait for medical help. ask anyone in east harlem, he is one of many that the homeless situation has exploded here in recent weeks largely because of k 2, a synthetic marijuana causing some to lash out. this woman, a recovering addict herself explaining the problem. >> they don't want to go in the shelter because they want to smoke the k 2 constantly. >> it is making it that much worse. >> over 700 visits to emergency rooms in the city were occurring over the past several months. >> we are very focused on the k 2 problem. >> reporter: mayor de blasio and his administration a few hours later at a round table at city hall hoping to mention the homeless problem as little as possible. the mayor is unveiling a brand- new initiative called nyc safe. the purpose, to get more help and treatment for mentally ill who are inclined to turn violent. h

shooting targeting a member of mayor de blasio's security detail. that police officer struck in the lower back getting out of an unmarked car outside of gracie mansion. this officer was treated at the hospital and released. we're told the mayor was in brooklyn when it happened. lori bordonaro coming up in a half an hour. >>> happening now, police have pictures of five suspects they want you to see. it's being classified as a homicide in brooklyn. they punched and kicked michael brown. mugging happened in crown heights around from his home. brown refused medical attention at the scene and later died while at the hospital. >>> new this morning, the president of france is calling three american heroes an example to inspire us. this morning, the french leader, francois hollande gave the three men france's highest award, the legion of honor. spencer stone still shows signs of the serious injury he received while stong the suspect. he and his friends saw the suspect with an ak-47 assault rifle on a high-speed train. >> alec hit me on the shoulder and said

after the firefighter was shot, where was mayor de blasio? the answer? not there. cbs 2 political reporter marcia kramer has more. >> reporter: it was a spoof. a video released by the mayor himself showing him working out in a gym with the actor steve buschemi to train for his appearance at a political roast. >> labor contracts you need to sign, mr. mayor. >> reporter: but to some, the spoof was emblematic of gym. critics claim that on several occasions since de blasio took office gym took precedence. after the fire lieutenant james hayes was shot by an ex- con, the mayor decided that the a workout at his gym and ticketed. it didn't sit well with those who should have gone to staten island immediately to be the firefighter and his family. >> i think his priorities -- i think he should be with the family at the hospital. >> reporter: also not amused once again saddened for all new yorkers as to the lack of leadership from city hall. the mayor's spokesman insisted de blasio spoke with the police and fire commissioner several times about the incident which started at

. >>> a teenager charged with shooting a member of mayor de blasio's security detail with a pellet gun. new details about his past. >> a home goes up in flames in brooklyn, a 2-year-old boy rescued from inside. tonight hear from the firefighter who pulled him out. >> and the scandal is growing from the so-called ashley madison breech. how the company is fighting back against the hackers. >> i'm meteorologist lee goldberg. mid and upper 80s today. we're tracking thunderstorms off to the west. we'll track those join the millions who have already switched. we switched. and now, we're streaming netflix. who knew time warner cable's internet was so fast! mom switched. and now, we can watch our favorite shows together, on demand. i switched. so i can connect to the internet just about anywhere with my free twc wifi hotspots. join the millions who switched to time warner cable. for $89.99 a month, you'll get 100meg internet, and hundreds of hd channels. you'll also get unlimited calling to the us, mexico canada, china, and now india. call today. i switched. now i have a free app that lets me

police tell me at no point was mayor de blasio ever in danger. the mayor and the first lady of new york city were actually out of town this weekend. they brought their son dante to college. here's what we know about who's responsible for this pellet gunshotting incident outside gracie mansion. police say two 19-year-olds, a man and woman were taken into custody and are being questioned about this shooting. we're also told that they policy possibly live in the area possibly in the building across the street from gracie mansion. that is one of the things officers are supposed to be hashing out. we're life on the upper east side, kala rama eyewitness news. >>> the three americans and a british man who tackled a heavily armed man on a train speeding through belgium have received france's highest honor. the french president pinned the medal of honor. the gunman is being questioned by french counterterrorism police outside of paris we will have a full >>> time is 4:36. a fire in queens took a deadly toll killing the man and woman who became trapped in

. >>> mayor de blasio has an addition to his entourage. lewis c.k. followed the mayor around. he is working on a project about what mayors do all day. >> it will be interesting to get it from his perspective, that's for sure. >>> new details this morning on another robbery in central park. >> just weeks to go before the pope's historic visit to new york. time is running out to take part in one event. >> dramatic video of a high- speed chase with a 14-year-old behind the wheel. the spinning pinwheel of death. the disappearing wi-fi icon. the frozen download bar. you don't need a magician to fix these things. you need fios internet. get fios 50 meg internet, tv and phone now for $79.99 a month, price guaranteed for 2 years. or, double your speeds for just 10 dollars more a month. and only fios gives you uploads speeds as fast as your download speeds. the 100% fiber optics network is here. get out of the past, get fios. >>> a 14-year-old boy burning rubber with about 200 police officers behind him. police say the teens stole three vehicles at

we did reach out to mayor de blasio's office, and we have not heard back from them. that's the latest live on the east side, hazel sanchez, cbs 2 news. >>> all right, hazel, thank you. >>> the three men who overted a train massacre are opening up about the takedown today. their story plays out like a movie script, even with an ironic twist that brought them face-to-face with the dangerous suspect. now the men are being called american heroes. >> if it wasn't for them, i would have been dead. >> reporter: reunited at a press conference in paris along the u.s. ambassador to france, spencer stone, anthony sadler and alek skanatos talked about about their experience on the train. >> he was ready to fight until the end, and so were we. >> reporter: spencer stone says the gunman came at him with a box cutter before skanatos came in. >> alek came up, and he was pulling weapons left and right, and all three of us started to punch him in the middle of us. >> i feel our training mostly kicked in after the assailant was subdued. at the beginning, it was just instinct. >> report

mayor de blasio feuding with the car service u ber. first the mayor wanted to cap number of u ber car on roads saying they caused congestion and met with protest by u ber and mayor decided to wait on a cab. rpg now mayor is going after service for not paying fair share in taxes to support new york infrastructure. that is what it said last week on the brian lare show. >> who has a 5 or higher vehicle should pay appropriate taxes because we have to provide things that make their work possible. and we have to support the mta which is in interest of all of that. that happens through a certain number of our taxis but not through ebber for example. >> striking back with a letter sent to the mayor claiming pays more in taxes to the city than yellow cabs. joining us now is u ber general manager for new york josh moore. >> thank you for having me. >> true you don't pay taxes? >> that is not true so on a per ride basis ride reverse paying ber car because there's a sales tax versus a flat 50 cent tax on yellow side. average u tax. >> wait a secon

what those women are doing is called public nuisance. >> the de blasio administration says their police and child welfare workers have been vigilant in checking out complaints about the women to the child abuse hot line. we're told that the 2 month old boy is home with his father in brooklyn brooklyn, as the child welfare investigation continues. >>> the woman arrested tonight was released. the judge ordered her to stay away from her child. her lawyer says arresting moms is not the answer in these cases. if you have something you think the news 4 i-team should look into it. give us a call. >>> close encounters between a hiker and a black bear, and it was all caught on video. >> unlike anything i've ever experienced before, so i didn't know how to react or respond. i kind of just stayed as calm as i could, and it seemed to work. i got out alive. >> stephanie spotted the bear while hiking the burlington trails in connecticut. you can see the tag slowly walking nearby. it gets dangerously close a few times. at one point, another bear approaches in the distance. thankfully, she was not hurt

. >> the last day someone became sick with legionnaires was august 3.en >> reporter: mayor bill de blasio and his team of health ofdicials trying t assure new yorkers the unprecedented legionnaires outbreak is on the decline and there was no way to predict or prepare for it. >> there was no handbook or playbook previously provided by the federal government, state government or city government, because we had no such previous outbreak of this nature. we've all had to work together. >> reporter: but are the city and state working together? today, as the citydounced le pslation to regulate cooli towers, which we n know are bacteria breeding grounds, governor andrew cuomo seemed aware of the city's plans, while announcing his own. >> i don't know what the city is proposing. i ng want to have a statewide protocol. >> reporter: governor cuomo, whose relationship with the mayor has been tense for months, s implied there was a need for leadership from the state on legionnaires, but when asked if the governor was dismissing him, mayor de blasio dismissed those questions. >> we're going toass laws

. >>> mayor de blasio says the deadly legionnaires outbreak has peaked in new york city. health officials passed out fliers in the south bronx with tips about how to avoid the disease. for some it's too late. a 67-year-old died sunday. his stepdaughter talked to jim dolan. >> reporter: she was with her husband 43 years. now she and her family sit in a darkened bronx apartment wondering what happened. suddenly on thursday, carmelo was too weak to answer the door of his home. >> at the door maybe 7 minutes when i told my brother he had to go downstairs and get someone to open the door for us. when they finally came up, he was on the floor. >> reporter: he was taken to montefiore medical center where he died. he had a number of preexisting conditions like asthma and diabetes. the ideal host for the disease to rage unchecked. but the family blames the city. >> in a way they were negligent because the first time that they found out about it, they could have done something bit before letting it spread throughout the bronx. >> this is not the time to let an older member of your

mayor de blasio just toured the school and updated us. inspectors are looking at the safety of the building. we'll of course monitor everything overnight on tv and at abc7ny. rob. >>> new at 11:00, parking problems in one local neighborhood. residents say the parking spots on their streets are being taken up by people who don't live there. and they want something done about it. eyewitness news reporter, josh ineger has more. >> reporter: they live so close to jfk, they can practically touch the parade of inbound planes. here in the place locals call old howard beach, the noise is the farthest thing from their minds. >> it's hell. it's plain hell. >> it's been more than a decade since the air tran started running, but far from a convenience, locals say it's been more than a blight with airport workers taking advantage of free street parking and leaving none for people who actually live here. so anthony pays insurance on a car he never drives. >> i park it here. >> that's it? to hold this spot here. >> i get home from work, i have to drive

there was me and bratton, there was my brain, his people. >> reporter: mayor de blasio's spokeswoman shot back, saying we want to thank former mayor guiliani for his brain. however, instead of getting rid of people, mayor de blasio wants to implement long-term solutions to homelessness. building new shelters, providing supportive services. and insuring the mentally ill homeless receive the care they need. mayor guiliani told me he's not sure whether the nypd gave his complaint any special treatment. he says all he does know is that the homeless guy hasn't been seen since. >> thank god for mayor guiliani for doing it. >> reporter: since mayor guiliani went in to complain, what's the difference? >> i haven't -- i don't think he's been around. >> tell him not to hold his breath. >> reporter: and across the park, where homeless are visible everywhere, some west siders wonder why guiliani's block should get a quick fix. >> who is he, and why should they remove him out of his neighborhood and not somebody else's neighborhood. >> reporter: melissa russo, news 4 new york. >>> and coming up a

dana, back to you. >> ilana, thank you. >>> mayor de blasio's popularity slip is showing. a new poll finds the mayor with his worst ratings ever. he is now been below 50% for an entire year. the latest quinnipiac university poll finding 44% of voters approve of the job the mayor is doing compared to the city comptroller scott stringer's 54% approval rating. governor cuomo has 58% approval. worse news for mayor de blasio, only 41% of voters want to see him re-elected. 47% saying they have had enough. >>> after the storm comes the clean-up for people on the north shore of suffolk county the high winds that blasted the area yesterday leaving behind a tangled mess of downed trees power lines and a lot of damage. cbs 2's jennifer mclogan reports. >> reporter: this is what we have seen repeated over and over in the path of the storm. there will be no enjoyment anytime soon for the family and their backyard patio or their swimming pool now filled with their maple tree. >> this is worse than hurricane sandy. we lost six trees up there that are about 200 years old. and it's a mess.

and this -- they were not nice to mayor de blasio. lots of boos for him as he walked in the dominican day parade yesterday, this as a poll indicates that new yorkers view the quality of life in new york at its lowest level in 18 years. hostile reception for the mayor. rosanna is still at the beach, good for her. we'll see her tomorrow. >> she's working on her tan. >> welcome, teresa. >> thank you for having me. >> donald trump dominated the wow. and after that controversial performance in the debate, it looks like he's doing even better in the polls, up slightly, he now has a double-digit lead in the republican side of things. if the primary were held today, he'd win by ten points. >> he is on fire. >> he's been after megyn kelly, he says she asked him far too aggressive questions in the debate. he went on nearly all the sunday talk shows yesterday. here's a little bit. >> i will be phenomenal to the women. i mean, i want to help women. what jeb bush said last week, i feel, was totally out of order. then he came back a day later and s

mayor de blasio was commissioned a city task force. he's promising a crackdown. some say that w en have the right to be topless if men do. state senator rueben diaz is proposing a different solution. >> to force everyone, men and women, to cover up. >> another proep sam getting mixed reviews is to get rid of the pedestrian plaza and let traffic move through times square once again. >> hundreds of protesters went shirt-free in manhattan. a few bare chested women as well walked from columbus circle to bryant park for world go topless day. the event was planned well before this controversy over the painted women in times square. marchers say toplessness is an issue of gender equality. >> i think it's silly. if you're going to say it, everybody -- it needs to be equal. if men couldn't do it, i probably wouldn't fight it so hard. >> it's legal for women to go topless in new york city since 1992. >>> let's talk sports now. it was andy pettitte day. the yankees retired his number 46 in monument park. he is the third member mo, of course, to have his number retired. on s

mayor de blasio just toured the school and updated us. inspectors are looking at the safety of the building. we'll of course monitor everything overnight on tv and rob. >>> new at 11:00, parking neighborhood. residents say the parking spots on their streets are being taken up by people who don't live there. and they want something done about it. eyewitness news reporter, josh ineger has more. >> reporter: they live so close to jfk, they can practically touch the parade of inbound planes. here in the place locals call old howard beach, the noise is the farthest thing from their minds. >> it's hell. it's plain hell. >> it's been more than a decade since the air tran started running, but far from a convenience, locals say it's been more than a blight with airport workers taking advantage of free street parking and leaving none for people who actually live here. so anthony pays insurance on a car he never drives. >> i park it here. >> that's it? to hold this spot here. >> i get home from work, i have to drive around for an hour to get a parki

arantxa: bill de blasio dijo que autoridades prosiguen con la intenciÓn de decenas de edificios en el bronx para controlar el brote de una bacteria que produce la enfermedad del legionario que ha cobrado la vida de 10 personas e infectado a 108. bill de blasio informÓ que se vale mencionar los edificios que puedan tener una torre de refrigeraciÓn. la bacteria denominada come carne ha provocado la muerte de la florida de mÁs de la mitad de quienes han sido contaminados. pertenece la familia del germen que causa el cÓlera y suele encontrarse en aguas cÁlidas, aunque tambiÉn en mariscos crudos. un experto hizo varias recomendaciones para evitar ser vÍctima de esta enfermedad. danney: no hay manera de verla pero cuando ataca lo hace de manera silenciosa, se trata de la denominada bacteria carnÍvora que continÚa cobrando vidas en el estado de la florida. se reportaron 19 contagios en el aÑo, 10 resultaron fatales. en 2013 se registraron 41 infectados y 12 muertes. en 2014 32 casos, siete fallecieron. a pesar de que esta bacteria vive en el mar, los expertos dicen que los baÑista