searching for this man, again, still on the run. authorities -- he is wanted for several outstanding warrants for domestic assault and driving with an expired license. as the prisoner's hands were cuffed behind his back, he pushed the officer to the ground and ran off. and this thunder sleet is the fifth time since january that a nypd prisoner has escaped custody. and after the last incident in august, chief bratton said he is not going to be to tolerate continued escapes while in police custody. in all the previous incident, the suspects were caught. now this escapee was last seen wearing a blue shirt. and he may still have his hands cuffed behind his back. and he was seen running northbound down georgia avenue. we are live in east new york, brooklyn, meg baker, cbs 2 news. dozens are out of their homes had afternoon as fire

overnight a raging fire ripped through a building under construction in chelsea. ilana gold is live at west 17th street with the latest. >> reporter: chris, firefighters are keeping a close eye on this building. they have this entire area blocked off because they question if it's going to collapse. take a look at the scene. you can see right now, crews are dousing it with water and you can see how charred this building is on the top levels. right now, the department of buildings is also out here looking at the structure to see if it's a danger to the public. witnesses in chelsea recorded the fire on west 17th street between 7th and 8th avenues at 3:00 this morning. the flames spread fast as they shot up 0 feet from -- shot up 20 feet from the building. >> the flames kicked up into high gear. >> reporter: chopper 2 flew over the scene where crews battled the flames for four hours. the thick smothering smoke poured from the building all morning and filled this neighborhood.

describe what you woke up to. >> it was enough smoke to make your eyes hurt. and that was just inside. >> reporter: the fire didn't cause any injury, only a watchman was at this empty building when it started. it's being renovated for a luxury condo project. the fire chief says the water used to fight the fire made the structure unstable and a risk to the public. >> at this time, the building is in major danger of collapse. >> reporter: so residents from four buildings ai don't the street were forced to evacuate. -- buildings across the street were forced to evacuate. families grabbed the essentials and then ran out and stood in the cold and watched the scene. >> you see flames coming out of the window -- coming out of the window es and cracking and falling -- windows and cracking and falling out. >> it's incredibly scary. you don't want know what's going to happen. >> reporter: and back out here live, crews are still putting

out hot spots on west 17th street after a massive fire this morning. the fire chief says it could be days before the residents across the street are allowed back in their homes and the cause of the fire is still under investigation. we're live in chelsea, ilana gold, cbs 2 news. >> thank you. new information in a deadly wrong-way crash on long island overnight. a driver may have been running from police. janelle burrell has more on what led up to the head-on collision. >> reporter: smoldering metal wreckage, all that's left of this suv, one of two vehicles involved in the wrong-way crash. a head-on collision investigators say between a suspect trying to evade police and an innocent driver, both killed from the fire and impact. chopper 2 over the scene this morning hours after the crash along a northern state parkway between exits 41 and 42 in dix hills where the other car was burned beyond recognition. investigators say it began as a

they say the female driver refused to cooperate with the officer and drove off. >> when fleeing from the scene, she almost struck the police officer at the scene. the police officer then engaged in a police pursuit. >> reporter: that chase led the driver on to the northern state parkway around 2:40 a.m. >> the suspect vehicle was going in the wrong direction, westbound in the eastbound lanes. when it struck a 2011 honda accord. >> reporter: as accident investigators work the scene, that the stretch of the northern state was closed for hours, re-opening around 9:30. so far, police have not released names of the man and the woman killed. investigators referred us to their policy on police pursuits which clearly states that police should not pursue a vehicle if it's putting the public in danger. it also states that police should only chase a vehicle under ex10 ewe -- under extreme

circumstance, not for routine traffic stops. janelle burrell, cbs 2 news. >> police say the initial stop was for suspicion of dwi and a stolen vehicle. well police have released new pictures and a sketch of a suspect who attacked a woman in union square over the weekend. investigators say they are looking for a homeless man who has a bite mark on his hand. police say he attacked a 63- year-old woman in the stall of a public bathroom sunday afternoon. and the woman bit the man on his left hand and he ran off. the nypd is on the hunt for an armed robber who struck twice within a half hour period over the weekend. cameras captured the man accused of following the woman early saturday morning. just 15 minutes earlier, police say he got out of a light colored suv on east 9th street and then threatened an 18-year- old man with his gun before he ran off with his cellphone. now to the mets championship chase. the team is in chicago for tonight's game three of the

national league championship series. >> and excited fans will cheer them at the game and here at home as well. and we are live if the upper west side. plenty of excitement -- live from the upper west side. plenty of excitement. >> reporter: and welcome to mini new york city in the middle of the children's museum of manhattan where they are teaching the littlest new yorkers how to root for their favorite team and right now, it's the new york mets. you can see the flags behind me. and -- see the flags behind me. and fans both big and small are getting excited for tonight's game. america's favorite past time is even a hit for future fan, mets fans to be specific. >> go mets! >> reporter: here at the children's museum of manhattan, it's nothing short of amazing with blue and orange flags marking the road to the national league pennant. >> mets fans are little people too and they are boys and they are girls and they are grandparents.

>> reporter: the fanfare has mets faithful checking on fares as in flight prices to chicago. last-minute flights today were going for less than $200. a season ticketholder said he couldn't pass it up. >> i saw $140 round-trip. that became a no brainer at that point. >> reporter: and right now, stubhub has plenty of standing room for tuesday night's game in the mid-$100 game with seats for not much more. and for those staying right here in new york, there's plenty of excitement without heading to the windy city. >> the city is more arrive right now. people walking -- is more alive right now. people walking down the street screaming, no go mets. >> reporter: there's a traffic jam -- screaming go mets. >> reporter: and there's a traffic jam right here. game time tonight 8:07. and i'm sure the big mets fans are hoping that the little mets fans are fast asleep before then.

i'm going to catch a cab now. thanks. great to see you. stay with cbs 2 news and cbsnewyork.com for continuing coverage of the met's championship chase. otis livingston reports lye from chicago tonight on cbs 2 news at 5:00 and 6:00. an investigation is underway to track down the individual behind the hacked email 9 cans of two top national security initials. they confirmed the breach in the cia director and the department of homeland security secretary. the alleged hacker who claims to be a teenager bragged about the attack. officials do not believe any classified information was accessed. voters in canada have thrown out their long-time conservative prime minister. the liberal leader will take over after yesterday's crushing win. >> canadians from all across this great country sent a clear message tonight, it's the time for a change in this country,

my friends. a real change! >> he promises new government spending after nine years of tax cuts and budget restraints. he is the son of the former prime minister that led canada from the mid 1960s to the 1980s. still much more ahead here on cbs 2 news, israel taking drastic steps to stop more than a month-long wave in killings. this lady was screaming. >> inflight fight. what happened aboard a southwest flight that caused a pilot to make an emergency landing. some weather watchers reporting a 30-degree jump.

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people stick with it. more people stick with humana medicare advantage. because we stick with them. humana medicare advantage. the plan people stick with. israeli's military says a pal stan i didn't know man stabbed a man this morning. it's just the latest episode in growing violence between israelis and palestinians. >> reporter: clashes yesterday at a check point were another guarantee that this country will remain on edge but the real dread is about random murder. an attacker killed a soldier sunday before being killed. an innocent african man was also shot by authorities and then beaten by israelis who thought he was a terrorist. and he died later at a hospital. the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu criticized

beating, no one he said should take the law into their own hands. palestinian and jewish neighborhoods are often side by side. police are now putting in ever more barricades inners to keep them apart. and on the palestinian side, retired school administrator -- >> they think they can make a wall here but i think this will not succeed. >> reporter: same area, the israeli side where she lives next to palestinians and she is unnerved by the new violence. >> it's not good for us. it's not good for them. it's not a way to live. >> reporter: and now isis is egging the palestinian, releasing a video saying that the palestinians should escalate by doing such things as setting israelis on fire. cbs news, jerusalem. >> the u.n. secretary called for calm during a surprise visit today ahead of meetings

with israeli and palestinian leaders. the former olympic runner is home this morning after being released from the south african prison. he will be under house arrest for the remainder of his five- year sentence for manslaughter he shot and killed his girlfriend in 2013. he spent just a year behind bars. the prosecutors are appealing the conviction. they want it changed to murder which would send him back tabriz. you get an email from your mom forwarding a warning about ruthless car jackers making the rounds or your friend up loads an important message from police about the latest gang craze. are the posts legitimate? or the latest urban legends to make the rounds on the internet? tonight at 11:00 on cbs 2 news, we explore, real or rumor. stale head at noon, inflight fight. >> declaring an emergency. >> a woman says she was attacked and choked. what sparked the altercation on the passenger jet. and get ready to ditch the

scarfs and the hats.

trend in the forecast. a jetliner makes a u-turn after an inflight altercation. a man flew into a rage when the

woman in front of him reclined her seat. >> it was pandemonium. i thought it was a terrorist. i didn't know what was happening. people were going crazy. >> reporter: mark was on the flight from los angeles to san francisco forced to turn around after an inflight altercation. >> this lady was screaming, he choked me, he choked me. and she wouldn't get up. she staid down. she sat in her seat, she said, he choked me and the dude the was just sitting there. >> reporter: passengerrers say a man seen here in video taken onboard the flight began choking a female passenger after she reclined her seat. you can hear the woman as flight attendants urged her to press charges. >> reporter: when attendants reported the incident to the pilot, he decided to turn around and return to l.a. >> we have two passengers that

we need to get turned around back to lax. >> and the man was taken off the plane by fbi agents. as of now, not facing any criminal charges. the other passengers finally got to san francisco about five hours later. let's bring in john elliott for your exclusive cbs 2 news forecast. a little cold yesterday. but really warming up now. >> it's comfortable right now. we have a southwest wind. and then even warmer tomorrow. wednesday and thursday both days be in the 70s. and weather watchers loving the warm-up as well. and got a lot of reports coming in, 62 north shore. and 62 in stick. and we want to head up north. this was -- in staten island. and we want to head up north. he had a 30-degree warm-up. a lot of stations over 20 degrees warmer compared to yesterday. and then a neighbor, mike has 56. and also, this beautiful picture, i love that. beautiful fall scene there,

seeing more colors and. then one other picture i want to share because i think it's great the way he titled this. he calls this a survivor. hopefully your garden survived the cold. and more comfortable tonight for october. and then another mild night wednesday into thursday. and for your tuesday lunchtime view, it's mostly sunny and 60. and wind west 9 to 17 miles per hour. and some what of an aberration, the southwest wind is likely what we will see for the remainder of the day. and that's why we can serve up more in the way of 60s. 64 in edison. that's the hot spot. and compared to yesterday, 13 to 23 degrees warmer from day- to-day. you really feel it. 69 the above normal high this afternoon. and 80 and 31 your records. sunsets at 6:00.

what's missing is some needed rain. rain well to the north but high pressure serves as a blocking agent today. and we see a mix of sun and and clouds and the nice numbers with the southwest wind, 69. yeah, the work cut out for us. and let's play ball in chicago, about 64 as we get the game underway at 8:00 p.m. and again, a 20% chance of a shower. and overnight for us, 55. winds are going to diminish, it's milder. and tomorrow, 73. it's going to feel like september tomorrow. enjoy it because through thursday with that southwest wind, we have the mild conditions and then there's a big cool down in the works for friday. in fact, you will go from the 70s tomorrow and thursday to struggling to even hit 60 on friday. so feeling more like fall as we work our way into the weekend. nice break the next few days. >> does feel better. thank you. so pasta is the perfect quick meal.

and very often, you can make a tasty dish with what you have onhand. >> here's stephanie and tony tantillo with more. >> the mushroom, they taste so good. and mixed with pasta, even better. >> a brown butter and mushroom pasta. great flavors together. it's warm feeling. >> it is. a quick tip on the beautiful mushroom, light brown all the way around. and very, very important. and when you squeeze them, just a little bit of a give. and free from any cracking. and check the stem. and the membrane nice and full. when you bring them home or before, brown paper bag, right? >> never store in plastic. >> that way they can breathe in the refrigerator and last four to five days. and they have the pasta going here. >> i did. >> and may i serve now? >> you may serve. >> tell me what you did. >> we added the brown butter

and i put in the whole wheat pasta. i like the feeling of whole wheat more than regular white pasta. and a touch of the water to bring out the starches and makes this beautiful cream sauce with everything involved. >> would you look at that. that is beautiful. >> smells like fall, right? >> smells like fall. that's good. it does smell like fall. if fall had a smell, that's it. thank you so much. >> you're welcome so much. coming up, the student arrested after a teacher

visits the white house. coming up on cbs 2 news tonight at 5:00, when should you get amammogram? one major group is changing their minds on the matter. why they're telling some women to wait. and at 6:00, students turned hackers. teenagers charged with changing grades on long island and that's not all, what police say they did to hundreds of other students. those stories on cbs 2 news beginning at 5:00. the stars came out at the white house.

one special guest, the young scientist whose controversial clock invention made news worldwide. he and the president met last night. they spoke about his latest project, the generator he hopes could be used in space some day. and that's it for us at noon. for john and the entire cbs 2 news team, thanks for joining us, i am mary calvi pgh and i am chris wragge.

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