cramer now with the story. president obama made one thing perfectly clear at the united nations, he'll not accept a new tough guy approach vat vladimir putin. >> if that happens without consequence, in ukraine, it could happen to any nation gathered here today. the president also took issue with russia's now involvement in syria, supplying armed and materials to syrian dictator bashar al-assad. >> after so much bloodshed, so much carnage a return to the pre-war status. also requires a managed transition away from al-assad and new leader. put odds with putin with 60 minutes charlie rose. said the fight against

terrorist groups like isis should be a top priority and not trying to depose the leader bashar al-assad. rendering them help in fighting terrorism. >> all that should make for some uncomfortable moments when obama and putin meet for the first time in a year. the russian president's recently in western syria seen in images blindsided officials which feared bloodshed. >> the risk of having russia involved in syria not justbecomes a regional problem but a great power. the president says he is willing to -- in the meanwhile the secretary general called for the situation in syria to be referred to the international criminal court he claims innocent syrians are

and there should be no impunity time. and expect gridlocks and delays around manhattan what streets to avoid, janelle live on the east side, janelle. >> reporter: yeah, mary. we are just above street level from the united nations but even up here you can see the police barricades here behind me. those secret service agents blocking access to the path way down to the u.n. people who live in this area are used to this level of security during the meeting of the general assembly, this year it is some of the tightest they've ever seen. diplomats motorcades taking over lanes of an already- congested second avenue. as they chauffeur world leaders around the united nations, with officers and secret service on almost every corner if you thought having the pope in town was bad for traffic how about a row. >> it's a little hectic.

sanitation trucks usually used to spread salt acting as make-shift barriers almost create ago -- access to the u.n. >> imagine this with a double stroller. id checkpoints and closure if 42nd between 49th street between first and second avenues and as far west as madison & in some places one lane open to traffic. >> it is good to be in new york. all though i do apologize this week is rough for you guys. >> there are some who say they are benefiting. >> there's been fantastic, you know, so i can tell you we got an increase in business of and saturday. even with all the closures.

>> blue olive market capitollizing on all the foot traffic as people count the days until they can have the neighborhood back. >> we're resigned to it. happens every year. back live another look at the u.n., you can expect many of those street closures to be in effect throughout the day throughout friday i should say for a full list of all those closures head to our website cbsnewyork.com. reporting live, janelle, cbs 2 news. thank you. and this just in, nasa says there is flowing water on mars, according to scientists images from the rover confirmed that liquid salt water flowing down mars slopes is seen on the surface, scientists say the discovery could lead to a break through in the search for life

there, past or present. parts of west 30th street were closed to traffic as crews cleared a construction, a huge truck tipped over onto a van completely blocking streets investigators say it happened near 9:00 near sixth avenue, nobody was hurt. the former up state new york prison worker who helped two killers escape was sentenced joyce mitchell apologized before the judge ordered to spend two to a third to 7 years behind bars, admitted to giving tools to richard matt and david sweat from their escape from the correctional facility. matt was killed sweat wounded and captured. police are on the hunt for the gunman who killed a man iqueens over night, shots rang after 4:00 outside a hookah bar on 20th avenue. the victim was shot in the chest and died a short time later the gunman jumped into a car and sped auto. female students in the

bronx on guard today after student was sexually assaulted, police are still searching for the suspects. cbs 2 emily smith is live in the bronx with more, emily. sexual assault happened right here in this ally, it is a popular shortcut for students going to and from campus. nypd detectives walked around the scene while looking for two men believed to be in their 20s who they say sexually assaulted a 19-year-old fordham student in the bronx saturday. happened around 10:00 in the evening near fordham road. authorities say one man groped a girl's chest while another attempted to expose himself before running off due to oncoming students. i don't walk around alone at night, over all it is a pretty safe area, i usually go running outside, nothing has ever happened to me. the victim had just left campus at walsh hall and

ally which many students use add a shortcut. she immediately filed a police report following the assault and fordham university leaders students. >> it said she was walking alone and one guy approached her and kind of held her. >> there is lighting and some security cameras but i know there has been some recent about it. >> we are back live now you're looking at one of the surveillance cameras there are at least two back here facing directly on this ally, we're told police have obtained the video also i saw an nypd officer handing out these personal safety tip. to a developing story police need help in finding two toddlers who disappeared in brooklyn. 12-year-old tia and 3-year-old destiny mccoughey were last seen on saturday morning on the corner of pennsylvania and sutter avenues in brownsville,

their foster parents dropped off the sisters for a court ordered visitation with their biological mother. she was supposed to return the children five hours later but she never did. firefighters battle a raging fire at a nursery in west chester the cell phone video shows how intense the flames were in spring brooke nursery. shows firefighters on the scene took about 50 firefighters from several departments about four hours to get the fire under control. no word what cause ed the fire. students returned to the class since the death of a stand out student athlete, evan murray died after being injured friday night in a varsity football game murray's funeral will be held in washington township. well ahead of expected commercial travels, jetblue, adding a second charter flight from jfk to havana. the new nonstop flight will

december first under new rules initiated by be the president obama they are allowed to fly without the need from the treasury department, also a civil aviation agreement. pope francis is back after his first ever trip to the united states, the plane landed in rome this morning, yesterday in philadelphia, last day in the u.s. he met with survivors by sex abuse by priests, saying those are guilty of wrong doing and was surprised by the warm welcome he received in the u.s., he calls his reception in new york beyond all limits. coming up next, trump makes a big announcement. >> it reduces or eliminates most of the deductions and loopholes, in other words it is going to cost me a fortune. would you have to pay more or less you should donald trump's new tax plan? an unusual get away vehicle on long island, the search for a robber who pointed a gun at a

clerk and demanded money before taking off in an atv. new findings about lung cancer we'll tell you about the good news and bad news. it is going to be a busier week with a good chance for rain, could see a soaking rain,

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donald trump says he is an expert on america's tax code, today unvailed his own plan to make the system much simpler, craig boswell has the detail. donald trump unvailed his tax plan to the world in the lobby of the trump towers in new york city. >> this is my wheelhouse, that's what i do well. the economy is what i do well. >> under the plan, single people making less than $25,000 a year and married couples making less than 50 will pay no taxes everyone else will fall under one of the other four tax rates with top earners paying 25%. the corporate tax rate gets cut from 35% to 15%. >> my economy will expand so rapidly we're going to take jobs back from other countries and be able to pay for it. trump plans to eliminate tax credits and deductions which would result in raising

the list of reasons many republican voters will support him. nobody knows the tax code better than i do. i'm like a student, you're running a big business, it is a very important expense. the latest nbc news wall street journal poll shows trump is in a virtual tie with ben carson. marco rubio and carley fiorina are tied for third. cbs news, washington. has already received the endorsement from the head of america, tax reform conservative group. police are looking for the gas station robber who used an atv as his get away vehicle, police say the thief was caught on surveillance camera wore a helmet as he entered a shell gas station last month pulled out what appeared to be a handgun and demanded cash the clerk gave him the money and the robber drove away in a dark green atv with light colors.

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in the sky, a super moon lunar eclipse the full moon was at its closest point in its orbet, it was lined up with the sun and moon creating the lunar eclipse the first time we saw this in more than 30 years will not happen again until 2033. have to put that on my calendar. cbs 2, really gorgeous. the weather over the weekend the weather last week, the weather this week, oh! perfect if you're a thirsty flower. we've got rain in the forecast and the potential for a lot of rain as well. our weather watchers on call and phoning in the numbers, yeah we've got the upper 60s, low 70s lot of variety around here 73 in brooklyn. tony says yeah, keep the warm weather coming! i like the warm weather too, it is interesting not all the weather watchers agree. 76, and you know what, it is muggy out, he is ready for

wow! real quick, signs of the season alana there, lori took before and after pictures of her garden she is dry, pretty fall colors there, clouds as well. i like this for mary ellen, you know i like dog pictures look at how dry the lawn is. we do need the rain. so chance for rain today stray shower possible. tuesday, well now it looks like it is going to be a little later we could see a soaking rain into wednesday, wednesday appears to be the busiest day of the week, 74, partly sunny, it is muggy 72, monticello, white planes,edisons, 7 parts for parts, we'll keep adding on 79 in the a record definitely above normal sunsets at 6:43. right now to be on track to be the warmest september evidence. rain wednesday and thursday will help for the pollen count, wet weather parts of the island

a slow mover it will meet and greet that moisture in the southeast and that's why we're concerned about the potential for flooding rain we want the rain not a whole lot this afternoon and tuesday as passing shower but it is tuesday night you start to see some evidence of that system coming through early wednesday morning, that's when you see that rain clears out wednesday into thursday, there is another system tropical system that could bring more rain late friday into saturday, models still very bullish on this system one to possibly 4 inches of rain and it is tropical depression, 11, that's something we're going to factor into the forecast possibly as early as friday. so it is definitely going to be a busier week, remember, cooler by week's end, but we say the busiest of the week. okay today's health watch,

60 don't get better when prescribed antidepresent, researchers say they found differences between smokers and nonsmokers who develop lung cancer, nonsmoking patients are more likely women, less likely to suffer from heart disease and cancer of the larynx, and suffer longer after diagnosis. whole foods is cutting 1500 jobs saying many of the cuts will come threw some workers will find other jobs from open positions within the company a few months ago found that whole foods over charged customers saying it will seek to lower prices over the next few months. working for the perfect paul fruit? today's tip of the day is

go back in the fall and come back again. very important. when you buy them, red all the way around is important, that means the seeds are loaded with juice, bursting through, and when you bring them home, set them on the counter. they really are. let me tell you the best way to cut them up, open it up, inside the water. what happens is all the seeds will go to the bottom and go to the top and just get a calendar scoop up the seeds. it's simple. a super fruit, great for us too, i'm your fresh grocer, always remember to eat fresh. and juice on the kitchen

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we'll be right back. . this just in we have just learned that all has been cleared up for the 87-year-old woman who was mistaking le declared dead by the city. all of her benefits are now

getting reimbursed thanks to office. beginning at 5:00, could one test help breast cancer patients avoid chemotherapy disease? the break through research. a possible break in a cold case the man accused of killing his daughter-in-law and disappearing into the woods, the case of a grandfather on the run for three years, those stories and much more tonight on cbs news beginning at 5:00. that's going to do it for us at noon, thanks so much for joining us i'm chris wragge. i'm mary calvi. cbs news is back at 5:00, we'll