>> reporter: at lexington avenue this morning nypd officers walked down the street clearing people seemingly passed out on benches. residents say that is not the only problem here in harlem. >> this is every day they're out here smoking k2, looking like zombies. >> reporter: the huge issue here, people high on synthetic marijuana, k2. lisa gonzalez murphy said she'd rather take the train than walk past the people. >> i feel like i'm in a movie, zombieland. >> reporter: ilana gold found men openly smoking it. >> you're speaking k2? >> yes. >> reporter: it is popular with the city's homeless population. in this video from the nypd department a naked homeless man said to be high on synthetic marijuana blocks a school safety vehicle. the commissioner spoke about the problem earlier this week. >> these individuals, many of

them under the influence of this drug totally crazy. super-human strength, impervious to pain. some of the normal takedowns we would use are not going to work. >> some say this is a problem for years. but it has gotten worse over the last 12 months in harlem. >> do you think the city and authorities are doing enough? >> yes, police are in and out of here all the time. but as quick as they run them off they come back. >> absolutely not. this wouldn't happen if they were doing enough. >> reporter: it is illegal to sell k2 but legal to smoke it. they have been raiding the stores selling the drug and promising a crackdown. >> police say as fast as they're able to identify the chemicals in the k2 the producers change the recipe: the homeless

problem is worse according a poll. panhandlers are asking for money. a third of new yorkers say the quality of life is good or very good. investigators are trying to pig out how a manhole cover was found in the floor of a bus. it happened noon tuesday at 10 seventh street and inwood avenue in the bronx. according to the transit workers union the driver said he heard a screaming. the manhole belongs to the city department of environmental protection. according to the agency the driver likely rolled over the cover, dislodging it and shooting it right into the bus. now to a developing story in sandy hook, new jersey, yes where the search continues for a swimmer who disappeared in the sonia. >> that search has gone from a rescue to a recovery effort this

afternoon. officials searched for this missing swimmer for three hours last night. they have been searching four hours so far today and so far no sign of the missing young man who went swimming with his girlfriend in an area officials say they should have never been swimming. >> reporter: a state police helicopter is in the air and monmouth county divers are in the water. the 25-year-old man disappeared in the rough surf. officials say at this point it is looking grim. >> we're in a tough situation here. >> reporter: lifeguards went back on duty this morning and people are back on the beach but say this is a sad reminder. >> there is rip currents all over the jersey shore. lifeguards will might have v move you down to a different spot if the area is bad. >> i've seen them come out to get someone who wasn't listening to them to come in closer. >> the man was swimming in an unprotected area which is off

limits to swimming because of the endangered species here. the lifeguards in the nearest protected area were done for the day. rose russ said lately the rip currents were especially bad. >> the whole summer has been rough with the water. it is exhausting. you have to be a good swimmer. >> the national recreation area officials say you should only swim in a protected area. >> you always need someone to look out for what is going on. >> the rip currents made it an especially busy season for lifeguards both on and off duty along the jersey shore and long island. they have been making lots of rescues because of the dangerous rip currents. the search will continue for the swimmer who is missing. we know he is 25 years old and from monmouth county. the legionnaire's disease is getting worse.

the number of cases climbed to 97. all of the deceased individuals were older adults who had underlying health problems. they found it in five buildings. the man who attacked movie goers in a nashville theater had a history of mental illness. cbs 2 reports. >> reporter: nashville metro police said vincente montano entered the theater wednesday. >> he pulled out a hatch ket and a gun and we all ran out of the theater. >> reporter: he clouded the area with pepper spray before swinging the blade at this man and his daughter. >> all the citizens around us helped me and my daughter when we were pepper-sprayed. that gives me more faith in humanity again. >> reporter: when montano tried to leave, he was met by a s.w.a.t. team. >> there was a noise made by that gun.

it was then that the officer fired. >> reporter: a witness captured the loud gunshots heard during the s.w.a.t. team's takedown. >> the 29-year-old attacker died at the scene. two days before the attack, his mother filed a missing person's report with murfreesboro police. he was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in 2006. his mother hasn't seen her son since 2013. >> the safety of our guests and employees is and always will be our industry's highest priority, said the national association of theater owners. three people were injured in the attack. one man was cut on the shoulder with the ax and the others were treated for pepper spray. robert sims was one of 10

men who pleaded guilty of pulling a driver from his suv and attacking him two years ago. he was tried with another. the 34-year-old former undercover officer was convicted in june of second degree assault but not guilty of gang assault. it shows him smashing the back window of the vehicle. morup dates in the malaysia missing plane mystery. a team found a plane window and more debris off of a french island. it will be sent to investigators in australia. the wreck age last week found is from the flight 370. the investigators leading the search are not going that far. they're saying it is only highly likely it is from that jet. despite an executive order from the president, jon stewart is signing off for the last time. >> today is the final taping of the daily show. scott rapaport outside of the studio where fans were camped out since 2:00 this morning.

>> some people have been lined up here since 2:00 in the morning to see this final show. we've actually seen people sleeping outside on the pavement, outside the studio. all this to witness jon stewart's historic daily show swan song. >> this is the daily show with jon stewart. >> reporter: hard to believe it was 16 years ago. >> i'll be here for you every night. >> reporter: that an impossibly looking jon stewart merging comedy and news and changing the television and landscape. >> he always said we're a comedy show, this is not the news. >> reporter: but the heady mixture drew many indelible memorable moments. his famously aser bic sit-down on crossfire in 2004 showed us this was more than just a comedian. >> right now you're helping the politicians. >> reporter: stewart used his anchor chair to lob bombs at the

media and politicians alike, like donald rumsfeld. >> let me just deflate the tension right off the bat. apology accepted. >> reporter: as his popularity grew so has his influence. he appeared at or near the top of polls as the most trusted voice in america. >> the world is demonstrably worse than when i started. have i caused this? >> reporter: his guests are the biggest of the big. president obama has been on the daily show seven times including two weeks ago. >> i'm issuing a new executive order, that jon stewart cannot leave the show. >> reporter: but leaving he is, one last show tonight and his fans on-line can't wait to see it. >> you came from atlanta for this. >> yes. >> why? >> because i love jon stewart and this is a historic moment. >> the daily show is an important part of how i grew up and how i was exposed to

politics and satire. >> now as for the final guests for tonight's show, nothing official, but the big rumor from fans waiting on-line and this is just the buzz, this is what we're hearing, wait for it, bruce springsteen? with a question mark or exclamation point. we shall see. live at hell's kitchen this afternoon, scott rapaport, cbs 2 news. >> that would be pretty good, looking forward to that. coming up next, the gop candidates getting ready for the first debate tonight. >> jeb will be poor as a president, no energy. >> what will donald say? a preview of the showdown. plus this... >> i'm laughing in the face of casualties. >> he might not have been a particularity but founding father takes broadway. >> a violin worth millions missing for decades and how it was finally found. musically our blue skies have been replaced by some gray. clouds are on the move. we'll tell you what they mean

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cleveland tonight for the first presidential debate. >> they're probably a little nervous. this is the first debate. everybody is wondering what the dynamics will be like. >> all eyes are going to be on the front runner donald trump. >> you have to be prepared for donald trump to say or do just about anything, i suppose. >> reporter: but other candidates are prepared to come on strong. >> i like to mix it up so my staff is saying oh, no, we need to be cautious and i like to mix it up. i plan on getting into it with the other candidates. >> the debate will last two hours. in order to save time for more time for more questions, the candidates will not give opening statements. >> the other candidates that didn't make the cut will have a debate on their own. >> i'm sure somebody from the happy hour debate will be in the top contenders ranks before it is over.

>> jeb bush plans to attend mass with his wife, while mike huckabee will spend the day at rock-and-roll hall of fame. >> debate begins tonight 9:00 p.m. eastern. musical love of one of our founding fathers opens on broadway. >> i'm not thinking past tomorrow. >> hamilton is a take on alexander hamilton's take on his life. it incorporates hip-hop. it has been a hit off broadway. president obama and first lady have already seen the show. the next 70 years later, japan remembers the atomic bombing of the hiroshima. a violin worth $5 million shows up after being stolen more than three decades ago.

japan remembers the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of hiroshima. it was the first time a nuclear weapon was used. the bomb called little boy

killed 40,000 people. the mayor called world leaders including president obama to ban nuclear weapons worldwide. here a lost and found story. the new york district attorney is set to announce the return of a rare instrument stolen. this stradivarius violin went missing in 1980 after a violinist, from roman totenberg. it is worth $5 million. it will be returned to the late owner's daughter. >> 35 years. let's get to the forecast. no dog days of august these days, john. >> this is the dog days of summer. it was in the 70s for a lot of the weather watchers. good afternoon, mary and chris. good afternoon to you, as well. we have clouds creeping in. some pictures to show that as well. just show you some of the observations. 77 in the north shore. bruce has a new picture. look at that. there is your summer bruce right

there in north port. again, he's just enjoying hom hazy sun right now. thin clouds moving in. parts of the area seeing more in the way of cloud cover. mary ellen has 79. she's concerned about a storm this weekend. there is a better chance you'll see some showers, parts of monmouth, ocean county, than we will in the city or connecticut into the hudson valley or north and west. readings, though, still in the 70s. but as you look in the picture, more clouds are starting to fill in. mike sent in a picture of the dolphin as well. we're in all over the stories weather-watcher wise. in the city you see the clouds overhead, too. some breaks of blue here and there. not the cobalt blue we enjoyed yesterday. isn't that nice for lunchtime? winds variable at three. numbers around the aeshg the spread, it is about 10 degrees. 70 to 80 or 81 for the jersey shore. these numbers without exception

four to say nine degrees cooler than yesterday. we're below normal. after 19 consecutive days above, we'll turn that above. it will be below normal in the next few days. sun sets at 8:06. and even with the clouds, the time of the year, the uv forecast still an eight. if it is a long afternoon, round of golf, or cleaning up on the north shore, sun screen is a good idea. more clouds there on the state line north and west and there is our big mess to the south. this thing is going to push through. look what the models do with it, though. they keep the clouds in but the rain to the south, boy, only one model wants to even have it anywhere near us, so we'll leave the chance of a stray shower in the forecast overnight tonight and tomorrow south of the city and then we have a better chance for rain and thunderstorms monday into tuesday of next week. >> just doesn't look or feel like august. all right. johnny, thank you. voters putting their two

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while they're not great to eat out of hand, in a salad, but the fried green tomato is the best way to enjoy it. throw it in egg wash, put flour on there or bread crumbs and fry it up. they hold up great in the heat and a fabulous snack to have. i'm stephanie tantillo with your tip of the day. coming up next, the prospect park zoo has a new exhibit. it is the first time ever. pigs are on display.

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it is the smallest breed of miniature pigs. they weigh less than 65 pounds. the pigs are known for their curiosity, and i didn't realize this, but their intelligence as well. very smart. >> okay. we'll check it out. that is it for us for john and the entire wcbs news team. >> i'm mary calvi. we'll see you tomorrow morning, beginning at 4:30. have a great afternoon. it is going to be nice out there.

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