>> january knell burrell has the latest, >> reporter: the governor spoke the family earlier today and at this point he says it's not looking good. as the governor put it. he embodies the american dream going from a housing project to multiple degrees from harvard. this afternoon all of that is on hold as he remains here on life support. his family is keeping vigil by the hospital bedside. the 43-year-old is in very critical condition after being shot in the head by a stray bullet. >> this brings it home for me in a personal way. >> reporter: the governor spoke about gabay earlier today. his accomplished career is now at a halt. monday morning gabay and his brother and friends were

montgomery streets ahead of the parade in brooklyn. two rival gangs started shooting at each other. they ducked and a bullet still managed to hit him. >> it appears there were two groups of people shooting back and forth. >> reporter: police recovered a pistol similar to this. at least 16 shots were fired. he worked for governor cuomo since 2011, a career he chose so he could give back. >> he grew up in the public housing projects in the bronx. he could have done anything with that education. he chose to be in state service because he wanted to use his skills to help others. he made a fraction of what he could have earned. >> reporter: as police continue their hunt for the suspects, cuomo is calling for legislation that will prevent illegal weapons from getting into the wrong hands. >> yes, we have laws on the

books to protect people but the guns are coming in from other states. >> reporter: police have been poring over surveillance video trying to identify the shooters. they are offering a $12,500 reward for the information leading to an arrest. janelle burrell, cbs 2 news. a pilot is forced to land in the water. we have an interview with the pilot. >> reporter: the pilot managed to avoid a play ground, docks, and houses not far from the ferry to fire island when he came down in the bay. this is the pilot who walked away. >> it's a very good day. i'm alive. >> reporter: a bay port neighbor is credited with the rescue. >> nose straight down. i rannen out of the house and

>> reporter: the pilot was alive. williams had never seen a sea plane take off from this part of the great south bay crash landing right before his eyes. >> it's crazy and you wake up and try to clear your eyes and i'm looking out the window and saying that's a plane. what the hell is going on here? so it was pretty crazy and then i realized there's somebody in trouble. and that's when i just jumped into action. >> reporter: the pilot looked dazed standing on one of two damaged pontoons in bay port. the faa said the pilot called in engine trouble and police immediately responded along with peter williams. the pilot said he was uninjured and described his amateur built aircraft as experimental with retractable wings.

>> i tried to get a line to him and he was trying to tell me how to do it. >> reporter: the pilot tried to remain stoic following the brush with death. emotional sentiments from the pilot. he declined to be transported to the hospital. the experimental plane has been towed away for inspection. jennifer mclogan, cbs 2 news. tens of thousands of bus riders dealing with changes. dozens of gates have been rearranged and there could be a lot of confusion. alana gold explains. >> reporter: new gates at the bus terminal. >> reporter: the message has been loud and clear at the bus terminal warning everyone that 40 gates had been relocated. this impacts 30,000 passengers. >> reporter: how confusing was it? >> i was stressed out.

i got to be somewhere at 9:00. >> reporter: he had a rough morning trying to catch a bus to work. >> i missed the first one. >> reporter: are you late to work now. >> i don't know i got a couple more minutes. >> reporter: most bus lines will be grouped together so the building runs more efficiently. new jersey transit buses are on the 3rd floor. rockland houstons on the fourth level. >> we're trying to improve the quality of customers' commute. it should reduce the crowding conditions and improve the on time performance of the bus. >> reporter: the new gate changes could cause confusion in the evening rush hour. >> reporter: what are you expecting? >> chaos pretty much. >> reporter: most commuters have used the same gate for years. >> it's just a matter of remembering where to go at the

end of the day. >> reporter: the goal -- that bus riders make it to their final destination. >> ambassadors will be on hand to help passengers find their gates. port authority starting warning commuters about the changes last week. thousands of refugees clashed with police on the serbia hungary border. many hope to settle in western european nations but they don't know what's next once they are there. >> in the future i'm go to have school. the first school will be at the university. and i'm going to get a car, yeah, in a couple of years. >> the european commission is expected to announce projected numbers per country to distribute 120,000 migrants against 28 nations.

drone strike has killed three islamic fighters in syria, including two british physicians. the strike killed -- seen in a prop gardai video. this was first -- it was called an act of self-defense because he was allegedly planning armed attacks on the u.k. there's much more ahead. major changes in the catholic church for people wants to get an annulment. kim davis wants out of jail. will a judge go along? we are live as the late show with stephen colbert is about to make a debut. er with this close to

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today to give their support including richard blumenthal. a vote much come before the september 17th deadline. pope francis is rewriting the rules for catholics who want to end a marriage. weijia jiang reports. >> reporter: pope francis is making it easier for catholics to annul a marriage. the pope is introducing a fast track process to allow bishops to review applications if neither is contesting. >> the process of healing the people has been at the heart of everything he's done. >> reporter: he's making it free so the faithful can find justice. annulments are granted if the couple -- it's a process where the church can offer

people's stories because no two stories are the same. >> reporter: catholics must get an annulment if they want to remarry in the church. those who want to marry in civil court are considered sinners. >> i have an annulment with the old way but i hope the new will bring people back to the church. >> the pope says marriage should never be broken but it's motivated by the salvation of souls. >> the annulment process will be free of charge. and he's asking bishops to be more welcoming to divorced and separated catholics. the pope arrives september 24th. look for live coverage on cbs.

jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses is expecting high profile visitors. ted cruz and mike huckabee have plans to visit her. she is held without bail for violating court orders. her lawyers filed appeals in an effort to force her release. the minnesota dentist who killed a lion in zimbabwe returned to work for the first time today. demonstrators call for the him to face trial for the killing of cecil the lion. he believe he acted legally and did not know his team killed a protected animal. what critics are saying about late night tv and stephen colbert's first guests.

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a new chapter in late night television as stephen colbert makes a debut. >> there are big stars lined up. we have a live report from the

>> reporter: it's the dawn of a new era with the stephen colbert show. he's taking over for david letterman. that marquee has been dark since may 20th when the theater closed its doors. and now viewers are getting ready for the big debut. george clooney will be one of the first to appear on the show. >> he's not only a gifted actor and director, but he works hard about things he cares about. and that's an interesting thing to talk about. george clooney is a great talk show guest. >> reporter: clooney and the other guests will keep viewers tuning in. >> he's very smartly putting together a very eclectic lineup of people which if he does it right be demonstrate the breadth of knowledge and range he has.

>> reporter: jeb bush is also slated to appear and a musical performance by jon batiste and his group stay human. >> happy valentine's day, nation. i love you so much i got you this show. >> reporter: there's been speculation on who stephen colbert really is. >> i hope they'll find out pretty quickly that the guy they saw for 10 years was my sense of humor. >> reporter: he shared some of his vision with cbs sunday morning. >> the goal is to have fun with my friends and that means sometimes talking about things you care about. >> tomorrow night -- and later in the wet. toby keith, amy schumer and right now there's actually a lottery taking place.

they'll be giving out tickets to the show. jill nicolini, back to you. the late show premieres tonight at 11:35 right after cbs 2 news at 11:00. kendrick lamar is the first musical guest. it will be a good week. and time now for the exclusively forecast. boy is it hot outside. >> waiting in line. >> it's air-conditioned. good afternoon mary and chris and good afternoon to you. hello weather watchers. this is 88 and this is dr. frankie and he has kind words to say about stephen. 88degrees there. i like this from john. this is some passion. staten island john says enough of the boring weather. how about some t storms and rain? i think you'll get your wish. and annie has 90 in white

plains and hiding from the fashion police wearing white sandals and bermuda shorts. it's sour secret. it's 92 already in the city. we are in record territory and some in the area already tied. winds out of the west at three. relative humidity is 39%. and a sampling of a few other numbers. 89 in babylon. and 86 in the hamptons. and 91 in white plains, and 92 in the city -- that's 4 degrees warmer than yesterday. and dew points are 64. dew points for long island already in the 70s. so heat index values are already around 95 for parts of the area. and 94 would break the old record set in 1919. we've tweaked that. sun sets at 7:17 and between now and sunset a few more records.

i think we'll be able to beat that forecasting 97. central park -- we'll likely break that. and la guardia and islip have tied their records. they'll likely break their records today. a sign of the season, this is not very nice. that pollen count is way up there today, tonight, and tomorrow. this is new from this morning. not surprised. air quality alert due to elevated ground ozone. this is what's going on right now. the composite. clouds at times overhead. and by wednesday afternoon, some prefrontal showers with an isolated thunderstorm for john in staten island. and thursday morning to thursday afternoon we see a better chance for showers, could be heavy at times, possibly localized flooding.

a leftover shower friday. pace yourself if you're going to the beach. moderate rip current risk. a new -- that you might not know about. >> my mother made it all the time and my father would bring it home. they made a lot of different recipes. >> maybe not like this. this is a popular recipe. fava beans have an earthy flavor. what pairs better than sugar snap peas? i want to archbishop the fava beans, you select them similar to sugar snap peas. another you're probably not going to be eating this, it's holding the beans inside, and you'll see mother nature gave it a little bit of padding.

and just blanch them and take them out and quickly saute them, not too much cooking. and add in the pasta. >> what kind of pasta? >> any shortcut pasta will do. any fun cut you want to try. i think it's better to choose an artesianal pasta. when you have a high quality pasta and you add in the pasta water it brings out the starches. and there's some mint in but for fun i'll put a little bit of fresh mint on top. >> i was eating the pasta. did you see that? [ laughter ]

this. coming up tonight at 5:00, the lack of rain we're seeing could affect fall favorites. how it could change apple and pumpkin crops. and using your smartphone to get money out of the atm? it's the wave of the future. but is it safe? a recent discovery at stonehenge may indicate that the prehistoric site is much

bigger than originally thought. stone monuments were located less than 2 miles away. 90 stones are buried underground. the new site is five times larger than the original iconic stone circle. the new stones are believed to be 4500 years old. >> and they are calling it super henge. >> thanks for joining us, i'm chris wragge. >> and i'm mary calvi.