in north yonkers. accident investigators here said it was a 44 foot plunge down into this construction pit here. the driver managed to survive avmz. -- survive amazing ly ly. the doors pried over to get the drive out described only as an adult female of a car had been leaving the apartment building garage on war burton avenue. she flew through the chain link fence and off into that pit with enough momentum the clear a wall of metal rebar. first responders scene. they had to drove down to the metro north station and take away the woman listed in serious condition with serious conditions but alive. one construction worker witnessed the crash and was taken away to speak with investigators. neighbors tell me this is the

second similar accident involving a car and this construction pit recently. listen. >> it happened a few weeks ago because they had this knocked down, the bus was down and she went there and that they just put that big brick wall to keep them from going over the embankment. >> this is not the first time this happened? >> no, this is not the first time this happened. second time. it's dangerous. previous accident we're told involved a car that blew through the corner avenue. that concrete barrier was put in place but there's no concrete barrier where the car blew through. investigators are taking their measurements trying to figure out what went wrong, why she was going so fast, did she lose control, a medical emergency. we have one person with serious injuries, a driver

pit in north yonkers. lou young, cbs 2 news. >> thank you. the cause of a deadly crash in new jersey is under investigation. a 10-year-old girl riding with her family was killed when a car slammed into their minivan. christine sloan is live in plainfield with the details for us. christine. >> reporter: the accident happened right next to plainfield high school at this intersection. as you said, a 10-year-old girl in a minivan heading to school was killed. >> i heard a loud collision, a lot of banging. like a big crash. >> neighbors heard the loud crash on arlington avenue in plainfield, new jersey. the car going east on arlington hitting the minivan. the minivan heading south on west 8th, a 10-year-old girl in the minivan was killed. >> having three small children of my own here it's real sad. >> police say five other children were in the minivan

were all taken to the hospital. rescuers workers had to cut the the victims out. residents in this historic district say it's cars speed by the high school. >> one thing, it's a school zone. you would think that people would slow down, 25 miles per hour. >> the sight of this child's booster seat on the road chilling for some students at the high school. >> breaks your heart. >> yeah, it's dangerous around here. stufrnts -- students walk to school. >> it's kay -- it's crazy. you come here and hear a girl died and stuff and it's crazy. er the cause of the -- >> reporter: the cause of the accident is still under information. christine sloan, cbs 2 news. the nypd said tests show a gun found in the east river is the weapon used to shoot an nypd officer last week.

of officer randolph holder will say their final farewells this his fiance sat down with cbs 2 news to talk about his legacy. janelle burrell with the exclusive interview. >> their live was the american dream. mary mohamed and officer randolph holder high school sweethearts that came to the u.s. from their native and succeeded. >> i said, randy, you are one of the people that came to this country and did what you were you understand you accomplished so much. i'm so proud of you. >> a shared future filled with plans. they were raising mohamed's 12-year-old daughter together and wanted to have more children of their own. >> we were closing on a house next week. we were happy. we planned to get married. >> those hopes all ending when the 33-year-old was shot and killed on duty while in east harlem. >> we were told he was in surgery and then a few minutes after we were told by the commissioner he didn't make it.

>> sunday nypd drivers uncovered a gun in the harlem river believed to be used by tyrone howard. >> we did it for them. >> you don't stand alone. >> chashg p clark pena is a community leader organizing one of several rallies with police planned in officer holder's memory. >> we have to work together and live together. >> officer holder had just interviewed with a position with the nypd warrant squad and wanted to become a sergeant. >> i just wish i had more time. i'm thankful for the time i did have with him. >> community leader and police are stand outside of precinct station houses tonight at 7:00 for a total of 37 minutes. 33 minutes for each year of officer holder's life and an additional 4 minutes for all four nypd officers killed in the line of

duty this past year. janelle burrell, cbs 2 news . >> his fiance plans to start a foundation in his honor. the wake is tuesday at the greater ame in jamaica queens. the funeral is on wednesday at 3:00. his body will be flown to his native for burial. the hunt is on for two suspects who approached who men early yesterday morning on 43rd avenue in long island city and tried to grab a gold chain from one of them. during a struggle one of the suspects took out a gun and shot the man with the chain twice and once towards his friend and missed. parts of south asia are dealing with widespread disaster after a massive earthquake ripped through northern afghanistan. people are sifting through the rubble looking for sign of survivors. the 7.5 magnitude quake rocked the region killing more than 100 people and forcing thousands out of their homes. officials are

warning of after shocks and urging people to stay outside. the woman accused of driving into a crowd at saturday's oklahoma university's parade is due in court today. she's charged with four counts of second degree murder and dui. her attorney believes she suffers from mental illness. 17 people are still in the hospital, five of them in critical condition. the family of a missing man is asking for the public's help. he disappeared over the weekend after making a routine trip to volunteer in queens. emily smith is live in elmhurst with more. emily. >> reporter: mary , this is julio gonzales. the last time anybody saw him he was pretty much standing here. that's his senior center across the street. a security guard told him they were closed and he walked away. that's the last time anybody saw him.

his assisted living west 46th street apartment in manhattan as part of his normal routine saturday morning. he regularly takes the 7 train to volunteer at the elmhurst senior center in queens. >> his son, jeffery, said he wasn't supposed to volunteer on saturday but seem today have his days mixed up. >> it was closed so they returned him back to the train. a gentleman you walked over to him and he said, wait, your father, i saw him on saturday. he saw him at about 10:00 a.m. on the 7 train heading back to manhattan. >> the gonzales family hopes posters in the queens subway along with dozens of senior citizens passing out fliers will gonzales also using the same train at 74th and broadway and then walks a half a block to his senior sister. center. everyone knows him. >> family tells us gonzales goes to the senior center five days a week and was diagnosed

with a low level of dementia. he's also diabetic and takes medication. >> at this point he's probably not taking them so it doesn't help. >> gonzales is described as a approximately 5 foot 4, weighing 120 pounds, a thin builds, brown eyes and gray hair. he was last seen we'ring a brown blazer, gray pants and black dress shoes. >> reporter: gonzales has three children and eight grandchildren. anyone with information is asked to call police. we are live from elmhurst queens, emily smith, cbs 2 news. >> thank you. coming up, think you're the biggest mets fan, wait until you meet this couple. >> i thought that was a dream come true to get married at the stadium. >> from their wed together her fingernails a couple in love with the mets. >> it ended upturning into a fairy tale. >> how a teenager sets out to complete her bucket list.

>> mary, it's definitely a chilly start to the work week. we've got tons of sunshine but it is definitely on the cool things warm up but we have a soaking rain heading our way. the full

new video of a whale watching boat sinking off the coast of canada. it slipped

into the sea yesterday after a may day call. five people were killed, one person is still missing. smaller boats in the area went back and forth helping ferry survivors to shore. it is unclear what caused that boat to sink. team work helped save a whale trapped off the california coast. rescuers from the coast guard, sea world and local lifeguards spent hours yesterday working to untangle the hump back. it was caught in lines attached to a lobster trap and literally anchored in place. rescuers say the whale likely would have struggled for hours and died without intervention. chase stadium may be long gone but a couple got the best picture. >> i can't even describe it. it's 31 years ago . >> wedding belling range for 1984. for a couple who loves the mets as much as they do there was only one place to reception.

>> my wife just happened to mention that her cousin works at the diamond club at chase. i said you're kidding me. i thought that was a dream come true to get married at chase stadium. >> there on the pitcher's mound the couple posed. >> we took a picture that day. >> they have plenty of memorabilia. other keepsakes like this with their children inside the old chase stadium. inside their closet, their favorite mets gear. even angela's fingernails are orange and blue. their daughter decked out in everything mets when she was just a baby. >> he got me into it years ago of it was contagious. my kids are goo it it became a family thing. >> joe and angela are such big fans they have this piece of steel in their yard from the old chase stadium. >> when the old stadium was

torn down the couple said it was heartbreaking. >> very sad. we went towards the end. >> now they're looking forward to a new happy memory at citi field. >> we got to go all the way. >> when the mets bring home the world series championship. valerie kras castro. >> share your mets photos and stories with us at facebook.com/cbsnewyork. the new warning about meat and cancer. are they as bad as cigarettes? >> he said, mom, this isn't fair, i'm not supposed to die yet. >> a teenager makes a bucket list after getting diagnosed

brought everyone to tears.

her to marry him and she said yes. >> she said mom, this isn't fair, i'm not supposed to die yet i'm supposed to get married one day and have kids. all i wanted was for her to look beautiful in front of her friends and family. that's all she wanted. it ended upturning into a fair reunion -- fairy tail. >> her wish es true sooner than planned. it's cool out there today. >> it is. we warmed up the day yesterday to end the weekend beautifully. it's a chilly start to the work week. let's see how cool it is around the area today. it's a crisp fall day we'll call it that. let's get started down the jersey shore. 54 degree reading from maureen. she's in neptune city. tons of u.s.. -- tons of sunshine. 51 from ralph in plain view. 51 degrees where he said and he said nice cool autumn day. that it is. i'm not sure you can complain about this one even though heading out this morning you

definitely needed that winter coat. one of the coldest spots this is charlie in narrowburg at 43 degrees. he said brilliant blue skies with a crisp autumn blue. it is a brilliant blew sky out there. it's gorgeous. it's a beautiful day . it is sunny, 52 degrees, the winds are variable at 6 miles per hour, that relative humidity is at 50%. take a look at these temperatures. it's 48 degrees right now in monticello. chilly there. 50 lows for everyone else on the map. 55 for edison and 58 is the forecast high for today so we don't get a lot warmer. 61 is where we should be, 58 is what we're expecting our high to max out at today. your vortex satellite and radar showing the impact of higher we did have the cloud yesterday. it started yesterday

with some clouds and some rain, cleared up nicely yesterday afternoon. we remain clear today. the clouds are well to our south. we're keeping our eye on this. this area of low pressure, this is what used to be hurricane patricia. right now it's just a huge rainmaker moving across parts of louisiana and pushing into georgia. this is what we're keeping an eye on. this will be the system that brings us some rain. this is how we see it playing out. we have nothing to talk about weather wise for your monday and even for tuesday. it's not the rain moves in early wednesday. morning commute is likely going as we move throughout the day we'll see pockets of moderate and heavy rain. can't rule out a few thunderstorms before the thursday morning. how much rain will we see? yesterday, it was liking like we'd see anywhere from an inch and a half and today it looks like one inch to two and a half inches if this old true.

your wednesday. today you don't need the rain gear, just a coat. mostly sunny and 58 degrees. it's definitely a cool one. here is a look at your 7 day. we warm up a bit on thursday. temperatures drop behind that system so we're cool for the weekend but right now it looks like it will be dry for halloween. >> that's good to hear. thank you so much . in today's health watch a warning about meat and cancer risks. the world health organization said that processed meat such as ham and sausage can lead to colon or other cancers. two slices of ham a day can 18%. however the risks are the organization defines processed meat as any type of meat that is salted, cured or smoked to enhance flavor or preserve it. so looking for a fall fruit, not all of them are in season. tony tantillo shows us how to spot just the right ones.

>> well, today's tip for the day will be with peaches in the market right now. they're like if you something like that one not in a you will be disappointed. this follow these directions carefully. when you buy them you want to make sure to have this beautiful color all the way around and not too soft. touch. when you bring them home stir them on the counter and with just a little bit of a give it's sweet. if it's crunchier it's not full like in the summertime peaches. they are pretty good for this time of year. if you wait until they're soft they will be mushy and that's disappointing. in the market still good but select as store them carefully. i'll tony tantillo your fresh grocer. remember to eat fresh and stay healthy. this one will be good

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