in mount vernon, steve langford, cbs 2 news. >> steve. thanks one suspect was shot, two suspects are in custody. >>> police say they are looking at breaking news we are following in texas where police say they have made an arrest in the case of a deputy that was shot near the houston area. the 30-year-old has been charged now with capital murder. police released a picture of the suspect today. harris county deputy darren goforth shot and killed while filling up his patrol car at a chevron gas station last night. the 47-year-old was in his uniform when a man approached him from behind. he fired multiple shots. >> calculated. cold-blooded. assassination of police officers happened. this rhetoric has gotten out of control. >> we have heard black lives matter. all lives matter. cop's lives matter too. why don't we just drop the qualifier and say lives matter. >> goforth was 10-year veteran on the force and leaves behind a wife and two children. >>> and a quiet morning turns into chaos after a car crashed into a produce stand pinning one perso

steve langford is live with the latest for us. steve. >> reporter: the earth opening up in a major way about 7:00 this morning here at the corner of 64th street and 5th avenue in brooklyn. the sunny hole measuring about 20 feet by 20 feet and 20 feet deep. exactly the kind of crater into which a pedestrian or driver could have plunged. thankfully no injuries here today. just about ever local agency and utility here on the scene working on this. the cause likely a leak in a 48 inch cast iron water main here. >> it appears to be some sort of water leak that undermined the road, washed away the earth and that's why the street gave way. >> reporter: now right now neighbors say they have electricity but no water. some have been complaining about the possibility of this kind of thing happening for years and had no response from the city. the dep said it has no guarantees it will complete the work on this by today. steve langford, cbs 2 news. >>> in lower manhattan two people were hurt when a wall collapsed during a building renovation.

steve langford, cbs 2 news. >>> a mother faces criminal charges tonight after forgetting her baby in a grocery store shopping cart but that mom says it could happen to anyone and tonight she's defending herself. >> i'm a good mom who made a horrible mistake. >> reporter: cherish peterson was pretty emotional when she sat down to talk about what happened. the 27-year-old mom makes no excuses for accidentally forgetting her 2-month-old baby boy in front of an arizona grocery store monday. >> i got in to my car and normally i put my cart away but i didn't need to because i parked at the front of the store and i never park there. and i drove away. >> reporter: peterson said she had to run to the store with her four small children to buy some candy for a nephew's birthday and simply lost track of the baby. an off duty phoenix police officer almost immediately spoted the infant and took him to a nearby hair salon. the child was not hurt but it didn't take long for the story to spread on social media with people calling cherish a drug addict and terrible mom. she returned looking for her ba

cbs 2's steve langford to covering that demonstration. >> reporter: about 100 people gathered here in union square late this afternoon to remember a young unarmed black man who died at the hands of a white today. a thousand miles from here in ferguson, missouri. the modest turnout acknowledged by some who pointed to marches and demonstrations that continue in ferguson, versus this, new york city, home to 8.5 million people in the city alone. be that as it may, those who alive the memory of michael later. in union square, steve langford, cbs 2 news. >> and there were similar demonstrations in brooklyn and in harlem. >>> now to the bronx outbreak of legionnaires' disease. the health department upped the numbers of diagnosed cases to 1-0 nine. towers again today. they have hit well over 100 buildings. the city has added dozens more towers to its list of those needing inspection. the governor promises the work is being done quickly and thoroughly. >> it's a combination of testing and treating the towers. we feel like we are making good progress. i don't care if it's the south bronx, new y

on the upper west side, steve langford, cbs 2 news. >>> this just in now. a self assault near rutgers university in new brunswick. investigators say a man touched a woman just before 3:00 this morning near the intersection of richardson and wyckoff streets. the suspect allegedly followed the victim in a backyard where she was attacked. we are told the victim is affiliated with the school. the suspect is still on the run. >>> we have new information on a homicide in the suburbs. the new jersey landlord is now accused of murdering his tenant after a dispute. prosecutors say 83-year-old hasbrouck heights homeowner john went vise shot and killed 58-year-old john bilardi jr. during an argument yesterday. the argument was reported and the man was found with a handgun. he has been charged with aggravated manslaughter. bilardi listens down stairs in the home. and one man who has not wanted to be identified saying he was sick over the past two months. >> he was a weak man. in need of a lot of help. when i heard he shot somebody, i couldn't believe it. because he was

steve langford, cbs2 news. >> so far no arrests have been made in those car thefts. the nypd is reviewing security at gracie mansion after an upper east side teenager allegedly shot a member of the police -- mayor's police detail on the street outside the mayor's residence. cbs2's political reporter marcia kramer has more on these new concerns. >> reporter: what? me worry? not a chance. not with the nypd on the job. that from mayor de blasio after a member of his security detail was shot in the back by a pellet rifle on the street outside gracie mansion where he lives with his family. >> i have tremendous faith in the nypd and i think my security being handled well. >> reporter: while the nypd doesn't talk about specific plans, sources stel cbs2 that security to guard de blasio, his wife and two children is robust, to say the least. the mayor saying that while he was worried about the officer, he had no concerns for his own safety, even though there were several tall buildings that overlook the home. >> we understand what we signed up for. and obviously my family is

steve langford, cbs 2 news. >>> we have new information now. the mother of a newborn baby boy found dead outside a queens apartment building has been charged in his death. according to police sources, rashida choudhury confessed to throwing her 19-day-old son out of a fourth story window believing he was possessed. investigators say the child was alive during the fall. a neighbor found his dead body then called 911. choudhury is now facing second- degree murder charges. >>> now to a developing story. there is a search going on in dutchess county for a missing kayaker. the sheriff's office says a man and woman were kayaking in the hudson river near historic mills mansion in staatsburg this morning. the woman made it to store. the man didn't. >>> a brooklyn couple is facing charges after reportedly leaving their children locked in a car while they gambles. cbs 2's dave carlin is live outside the queens casino with the details. dave. >> reporter: diane, police say it's in here that these parents chose gambling over their daughters' welfare. and no

cbs 2's steve langford in new milford with the story. >> reporter: some slashing spree here. whoever did it had a maniacal work ethic slashing dozens of tires on this block. >> definitely a shock for the residents to find this. >> reporter: a quiet summer morning in new milford shattered by a serial slasher overnight target, the tires of vehicle after vehicle up and down the streets here. >> a lot of damage. a lot of damage. >> reporter: flat fires on about 20 cars and suvs in some cases all four tires on vehicles. lacerated. the destruction sparking an unwanted long weekend here. >> my wife basically knocked on the bathroom door as i was getting ready and said i don't think you're going to work today. >> reporter: tow trucks everywhere in this normally quiet neighborhood now seething with anger at the unknown suspects. >> bunch of stupid wild kids, what else? >> reporter: alarm adding out aggravation that something on such a scale could be carried out here in the middle of the night. >> have no idea why someone would do such a heinous thing. >> reporter: even this trailer pa

cbs 2's steve langford with the story from mount eden. >> reporter: so you get a seat on the bx11 bus here in the bronx. the bus is at the corner of inwood and 170th when the manhole cover explodes into the bottom of the bus injuring a rider. this is how the mta bus looks after a manhole cover shot up right through the floor scaring the living daylights out of the woman sitting here. >> i hears a boom. >> reporter: up and down the street they could hear the sound of a manhole hitting the bus. >> boom! i see a bus stop and bam fire shooting up and people start running down the street. >> reporter: michael parker thought it was a bottom, he says, until he saw the manhole cover fly. >> shot up through the bus straight up through the bus. >> reporter: one witness says he noticed the manhole cover was loose in recent days. the city's department of environmental protection says it has no record of any problem with the manhole. and no reason to believe that gas played a role here. the death. p telling cbs 2, quote, heavy -- dep telling cbs 2 heavy vehicles could damage manhole castings and t

there were also tributes and calls for action in our area, and steve langford has more. >> reporter: 1,000 miles for ferguson, missouri a diein at the barclays center in memory of an unarmed man killed by a police officer a year ago today. >> what's his name? >> michael brown. >> what is his name? >> michael brown! >> reporter: michael brown not forgotten in new york city as protemperaturessers made their point across the city. >> turn up to turn down. >> we are doing this for mike brown! >> reporter: the 18-year-old's death is still sad shorthand nation wyoming for -- nationwide for the shootings of young black men. >> it's hard for me because, you know, i have like two young sons, and i don't want them to grow up in this kind of an environment, with the police attacking the african american community. >> look the the face, girls and boys. >>> a rally in union square to remember michael brown and so many others, including this man's son killed by a police bullet in 1994. >> i have been out here on the streets protesting and rallying for the last 21 years for justice for my son, 13-y

steve langford, cbs 2 news. >> ask the pigeon. >>> time is 8:37. he calls himself the red light >> i'm not angry. cause. >> he dismanned also speed cameras and -- dismantles speed cameras and shows the public how to do it. i need everything on this list so my kids will be ready for school. they'll be 110% ready. folders, rulers, crayons? 15 , 35 , 50 . good, no detail ever gets past me. wait, where are my kids? those aren't mine. make low prices happen. make 110% ready happen. staples. make more happen. >>> another beautiful summer morning out there to start the 8:40. 73 degrees. thanks for waking up with us. >>> the big island of hawaii is bracing for a hurricane. the high winds, heavy rains and battering surf is expected to hit as early as tomorrow morning. the winds could reach tropical storm force of 39 miles per hour. >>> now to what is left of tropical storm erica. the storm weakened yesterday after leaving a path of death and destruction in the caribbean. it has been downgraded to a low pressure system as it passes over cuba. earlier on the

cbs 2's steve langford joins us live from the airport with more on what happened. steve. >> reporter: jetblue flight 960 from kingston, jamaica, land here at jfk at 8:30 a.m. as the plane is taxiing toward the terminal. two women get into a fight. the 61-year-old pulled out a small blade and slashed her seat mate. the 53 brings out pepper spray. both women are under arrest. 7 people were treated for breathing difficulties. the tsa does not handle security outside this country. jetblue says the jamaicans are responsible for checking for weapons at kingston airport. the identities of the two suspects 61-year-old jean valentine of brooklyn and 52- year-old mary kennedy of linden, new jersey. steve langford, cbs 2 news. >>> as a vote on the nuclear deal with iran approaches, demonstrators are stepping up the pressure on congress. from both sides. on one side holocaust survivors and local lawmakers rallying against the deal. outside congressman jerry nadler's manhattan office, they are calling on him to change his mind and voted against the deal. >> we are begging you,

live in cliffside park, new jersey, steve langford, cbs 2 news. >>> a developing story now. the plane part found near madagascar did in fact come from malaysia airlines flight 370. investigators confirmed the news this afternoon and they are planning further study of the wreckage saying it could provide clues as to why the jetliner crashed. the plane vanished from radar thousands of miles away in march the last year. and so far, this is the first piece of evidence of its fate. >> it is my hope that this confirmation, however tragic and painful, will at least bring certainty to the families and loved ones of the 239 people on board. >> investigators say it is likely that other pieces of the plane floated off rather than sinking to the bottom of the ocean. >>> a man has been charged with -- and two others and now they are in custody in connection with monday night's shooting in red hook, brooklyn. police say the men opened fire in front of an apartment building from a jeep. 5 people were hurt including a pregnant 19-year-old who lost her baby. police have charged a 19-year- ol

we sent steve langford to check it out. >> it looks like another episode of alfred hitchcock "the birds." it's scary. >> reporter: the scene on parsons boulevard in flushing evoking comparisons to a horror movie and other "foul" concerns. >> i had unfortunate experience of being hit by them once. >> reporter: pigeons every day neighbors complain crowding power line in front of one home. [ inaudible ] >> reporter: no bird's-eye view from a woman apparently living here who then suddenly waxes philosophic. >> i think every living being has a right to live. >> reporter: but do they all have to live here some locals ask? >> this thing is disgusting because it smells especially when it's hot and humid. it smells. >> reporter: the sidewalk practically repaved with complaints to the occupant have not gone well, this neighbor says. >> they call the police. police? >> the police. >> reporter: we left for a few minutes. when we time back we found that somebody had dumped a bunch of rice here on the are you feeding the pigeons? >> no. pigeons? >> no. i said no. >> reporter: as for the pidgeon dropp

live in cliffside park, steve langford, cbs2 news. >> steve, thank you. >>> after it comes the clean-up on long island and towns on the north shore are now sorting through mounds of debris after yesterday's powerful storms and they were hit hard and nearly 13,000 customers are still without power. cbs2's andrea grymes shows thus damage. >> reporter: driving through receive talk it this morning and -- setauket this morning. here on quaker path in stony brook cars and trucks took turns navigating. a common sight in the area. >> it's horrible. it's horrible. if there was an emergency it would be big trouble. >> reporter: yesterday morning's freak storm blew through with straightline winds at near tropical storm levels. pseg long island says nearly 900 workers are trying to get electricity back up and running with help from surrounding utility companies. from the grounds to high in the sky over the man's home in setauket crews worked to clear debris from the massive trees that came crashing down. >> it's quite a sight. isn't it? >> reporter: we first introduced you to barbara man and her hu

cbs 2's steve langford has the story now from the bronx. >> reporter: 22-year-old woman in sweatpants escorted into court wednesday accused of letting her severely autistic uncle die of starvation in the bronx apartment. >> not guilty. >> reporter: not guilty the plea from this home healthcare aide who prosecutors said not only allowed her uncle to starve to death but allegedly took most of the man's social security payments and other funds for her own benefit. >> this woman seized thousands of dollars for mr. thompson's food and housing. of that, [ indiscernible ] she spent $562 on mr. thompson. >> reporter: normal had taken over managing her uncle's affairs after his mother went to a home. in 2010 thompson weighed 145 pounds. prosecutors say by the time he died of neglect he weighed 70 pounds. when police were finally called here by the suspect in june of 2012, the apartment here was filthy and uninhabitable prosecutors say and james thompson was found on the floor starved to death. norman tried to leave the scene that day without talking to police according to prosecutors who say s

live in staten island, steve langford, cbs 2 news. >>> it was a question on many people's minds. 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 t

steve langford, from our sister station cbs2 report. >> state officials leaving month fear medical center in the bronx saturday with a test acceptable from one of the hospital's cooling towers. as part of a blitz of the borough to stop the spread of legionnaire's disease, crews race to go test more than 40 buildings by the end of the weekends. >> the state effort folk cents g on testing towers and five sections of the bronze, fordham, mount eaten, hunts point, moth haven and hybrid. >> i want to be clear. we are here today to help manage this process, we're in constant communication with all levels of government including the sit. >> i the governor and mayor's offices are teaming to up fight the outbreak, despite growing tensions and concerns over who was in charge, just hours after the governor deployed 150 state workers to the bronx, mayor de blasio held a news conference. >> we have con front dollars reality this outbreak that new york city has never seen before. >> the mayor revealing five new sites in the bronx where legionnaire's, bacteria, has been found including a verizon facilit

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that will we always will. >> that was cbs2 steve langford reporting. more buildings will be inspected and disinfected today. >> japan observing the 70 anniversary of the bombing of nagasaki. spoke at somber ceremony honoring the victims today saying he will continue to push to get rid of nuclear weapons. the blast together with the bombing in hero osha led to the ends of worlds war two after japan surrender more than 70,000 people died in the nagasaki attack, and also subsequent radiation sickness. still to come this morning on "eyewitness news", massive typhoon leaves a wake of destruction in taiwan. and is now hitting china. the damage and casualties the storm has caused. that's neck. -- next. >> north gorgeous day expected today. changes coming in the work week, kyla has a check of the forecast. portland mechanic refuses to give up on his passion, even after losing his vision. how he's working on cars with ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ geico motorcycle, great rates for great rides. >> 3,000 firefighters still battling that blaze. >> and massive typhoon, that move

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steve langford, cbs 2 news. >>> garland tyree has a long criminal history. according to investigators, he has 18 prior arrests and had been in and out of prison. he had been on probation since last summer. a newspaper clip he posted on instagram shows he was arrested in the 1990s for the shooting death of a neighborhood rival but was convicted on a lesser charge. >>> and that firefighter injured in the shooting is recovering at richmond university medical center on staten island. that's where cbs 2's christine sloan joins us live. christine. >> reporter: that's right. the lieutenant firefighter is here at this hospital listed in stable condition. this is the first time in 21 years that a new york city firefighter has been shot in the line of duty. both the mayor and commissioner at richmond university medical center visit fire lieutenant jim hayes shot by the suspect, who barricaded himself in the home on staten island. the mayor calling hayes a hero. >> lieutenant hayes very, very impressive guy. cool, calm, collected, making light of his injuries, thank go

steve langford is working on that story tonight at 6:00. steve? >> up and down the street, all four tires on a vehicle slashes. these people are angry. >> thank you. that story and more at 6:00. >>> there is warning about supplements that could lead to eating disorders in men. cbs 2's jessica schneider has the story. >> reporter: it's the ideal physique, six-pack abs, broad shoulders and bulging biceps. men hit the gym. but many admit working out is not all they do to bulk up. >> you work out and have a protein shake with some frozen strawberries. >> protein bars, yeah, i eat them. >> i have a protein shake. >> reporter: products like these are popular mom gym members to increase energy and build lean tissue mass sold everywhere. even at th gym but they are unregulated. 40% of menus protein bars, powders and pills. 22% of men surveyed said they were using them in place of meals. 8% have been told by doctors to cut back or stop them. with a healthy diet some supplements can be good for you but others not so much. >> there's nothing really inherentl

in long island city, queens, steve langford, cbs 2 news. >> and police say the attacker is described as a 30-year-old black man with a medium build about 5'7" tall dressed in a dark t-shirt, dark shorts and a close haircut. >>> new at 5:00 some big changes coming to a movie theater near you. a major u.s. theater chain has announced plans to start searching bags and backpacks. this follows shootings at national theaters. but the idea is getting mixed reviews. cbs 2's lou young reports from new rochelle. >> reporter: the sign on the multiplex tells potential customers it's all about safety. regal cinemas announcing its intent to search bags of arriving customers in its theaters nationwide just the way they do at some sporting events. regal plans to use its own employees in the searches in apparent reaction to recent movie theater shooters. >> i wouldn't have a problem. >> reporter: it with make you feel safer? >> definitely. >> reporter: regal cinemas has a complex in new rochelle. the police commissioner says it's theater at the theater. he tells me if you really are worried about sec

steve langford, cbs 2news this morning. >>> okay. coming up on cbs 2news this morning -- dieree ailonea aw,abndo,et te t wldit 10cari, ac yoaigrk 0.he a nddsf ass sckn. >>> a mother is facing forgetting her baby last week. patterson went to the store in arizona to four children to buy candy and lost track of her 2- month-old baby. her three-year-old asked about the baby? 40 minutes later she realized she was missing. and panic stricken, she went back to look for him. and the story has gone viral. he said it was an honest mistake. >> i'm a good mom. and made a horrible mistake. >> the infant was spotted by an off-duty phoenix police officer and the child was not hurt. >>> okay. time now is 5:22. and traffic and weather on the 2s. johnny. >> today, please, make sure that you know, kids, pe-- pets, anything, the cars will be hot today. 71 in wading river. and 73 in farmingville. around the area 64 in walden. 76 in madison. 76 for the jersey shore. sizzling sunshine, you bet. apop-up shower north and west. that low will feel warmer. yest

. >> reporter: steve langford, cbs news. >> so far no arrests have been made. >>> coming up, the countdown to colbert. the ed sullivan theater flipped the switch on a new display. >>> one new jersey girl is helping the victims of new jersey. >> we will get another check on weather and traffic on cbs 2 news this morning. >>> the billionaire ceo of uber will be one of the the first guests on the stephen colbert show. among the others, george clooney, jeb bush, toby keith, and amy schumer. >>> look at the late show marquee. it was lit up last night with the colbert sign. the late show with stephen colbert debuts right here on cbs 2. >> the cbs eye is dielated. whoa, can you see that? >> it's all an homage to what the theater was. there's humidity in the mix, and dress for that the sluggish frond will cup off the storms today. humidity falling tonight, -- the sluggish front will come off with the storms today. the humidity falling. dutchesss county, drizzle push through into brooklyn. welcomed news for southern california into the four corners area, and that's what is left of danny, and here c

steve langford reports some local residents say they have been fearing this day for awhile. >> reporter: this sink hole is 20 feet by 20 feet and 20 feet deep. a quick-thinking civilian first own the scene undoubtedly prevented the injuries or worse. >> it appears to be a water leak that underminded the road and washed away the road, and it gave away. >> reporter: the sink hole discovered about 7:00 a.m. by this man who kept motorists and pedestrians from plunging into the abyss. >> reporter: you stopped flask. >> yeah, i saw the smoke and thought something may happen to the people. >> reporter: law enforcement and city agency the rushing to the scene. >> it's a 48-inch line that is there. >> reporter: this neighbor asked not to be identified but said neighbors have been calling for ages. >> there's a lot of agencies that have been involved or contacted, and none of them want to take any action. >> reporter: some neighbors here say the corner looks like it's been sinking for some time, especially after a rainstorm. >> i noticed it was lower and lower every time i drove over the corner,