possibly weeks before fans learn what took away music icon prince at the age of 57. >> we'll be talking to people that are close to him. we'll be gathering some medical records. and taking a look at those between us and the, um, medical examiner's office. and, um, working off of it from there. >> reporter: the sudden death of the man born prince rogers nelson is only beginning to be accepted as reality to those who loved him and his work. >> it is my loss. [ crying ] >> it is all of our loss. but it's my loss. i feel it a lot. >> reporter: you felt that connected to him? >> yes. >> yes. [ crying ] >> reporter: longing to stay connected to the legendary pop star fans are gathering outside the apollo theater. >> coming out here all the fans i feel happy when i'm around them because we like a family and we all got love for him. >> reporter: the love for prince being felt around the world especially outside paisley park, his home and recording studio in minnesota,

>> in mourning like everyone else. he was so beautiful and alive and then all of a sudden he is gone. >> reporter: he was a legend who inspired legends like stevie wonder. >> as far as, um, him saying that i influenced him, i feel honored. but he influenced me, too,. >> reporter: there have been countless celebrity tributes to the grammy and oscar winner from purple lights on the set of "the late show with stephen colbert to the cast of the color purple on broadway who had a full house belting out purple rain. [ music ] he. >> reporter: these cast of hamilton closed thursday night's shows dancing to "let's go crazy." >> truly electrifying! investigators say they cannot confirm that prince was on any medication at the time of his death. the medical examiner completed the autopsy on prince today. but it could take weeks before we get the findings. still so many unanswered questions. >> yes.

before starting his day today in london, president obama says he listened to prince's music. >> it so happens our ambassador has a turntable and so, uhm, this morning we played, um, purple rain and delirious just to get warmed up before we, um, left the house for important bilateral meetings like this. [ laughter ] >> the president also talked about prince's performance at a private party he and the first lady hosted last june at the white house. we of course will have much more on prince's impact coming up in our next half-hour including his unique talents and the one performance that will likely go down in history. in other headlines now, to a developing story. eight family members found shot to death in four different houses in ohio. cbs 2's lou young is live in the newsroom for us with more. >> reporter: police just provided an update where they

adults and the 8th was a teenager, all were shot execution-style. the crime scenes are houses in the pikeston area a rural part of the state east of cincinnati. crime scene investigators have converged on the homes where the bodies were found. the roads leading to the homes are closed because many neighbors have been trying to get a closer look tow what's going on. police have not ruled out the possibility that the killer is among the dead. no suspects are named. the motive is a mystery. three children survived. live in the newsroom, lou young, cbs 2 news. an accidents at the holland tunnel. joe biermann has the latest live from chopper 2. >> reporter: that's a moving picture, believe it or not. there's a major traffic problem at the outbound holland tunnel that starts on the manhattan side. you sit in the traffic, come

accident here in the covered roadway outbound in jersey city. everybody knows you come out of the tunnel and it goes up and you can go over to 109 or the turnpike. this leg of the road takes to you route 1 and 9. authorities say at least a one-hour delay outbound at the holland tunnel. think about going to the lincoln tunnel, it's a 30- minute day. if you are stuck here at the holland tunnel once you get on the jersey side, swing to the right lanes there and take the new jersey turnpike extension out. that will save you some time. live in chopper 2, joe biermann, cbs 2 news. other news now. attacked from behind. hit in the face with a rock and beaten. now police in queens are searching for suspects behind two violent muggings. cbs 2's steve langford has more on the attacks from ozone park. >> reporter: this 32-year-old man just steps from home sunday night before midnight when he is attacked by three men. one of them smashes him in the

the victim's cell phone and wallet stolen. >> help me, help me. >> reporter: the violent attack on 77th street near liberty avenue in ozone park where witnesses came running to help. >> then they run away. >> reporter: two nights before right around the corner here, the same m.o. three suspects, one victim the 25-year-old man punched and kicked and robbed. >> oh, my god! this is scary. >> reporter: the late friday night attack here netting the same take, a wallet and cell phone. the violence here especially striking for neighbors haunted by the video. >> oh!! >> reporter: the scene of these two nearly identical muggings next to the subway line here where some say smartphones are helping to make people particularly soft targets. >> we have to stop being on the phone right now because we have to be more attention to walk see something coming from behind us. >> reporter: the victim with fractures and cuts from the beatings. both men recovering. the psychic wounds to the

deep. in ozone park, queens, steve langford, cbs 2 news. turning now to our forecast, look at this. today felt like a lot more like summer instead of spring. people were spotted all over the city, no jackets, short sleeves. we could be seeing some rain tonight, though. lonnie quinn has details. >> a lot of folks over the 80- degree mark. as of now you will notice clouds have arrived in new york city. it's 77 degrees outside. wet weather, very spotty. not too much to zoom in on but we have this one right here. just to the east of tuxedo, moving in the direction right now like around harriman state park pushing into highlands and cortland in just a bit and then down into, say, middlesex county. we had a strong cell move over east -- west windsor but it is now just a light shower around old bridge. you will see spotty showers. every drop of rain there's a dry slot right next to it so you will see some showers here and there.

that's what we call for tonight. very scattered in nature. 59 degrees. i don't think those storms are going to increase in intensity because the sun is going down tomorrow. a high temperatur of 70. this one is not exactly music to the ears of drivers. an idea to put some tolls on some of the interstates. it the would generate money to fix the roads but already it's already generating anger. new at 5:00 now, cbs 2's raegan medgie shows us what drivers think about the plan. >> reporter: each day tens of thousands of people commute on interstates 78 and 80. over time, the roads are showing wear and tear. but the dollars to fix those roads and fund future large- scale transportation projects in the state are about to run out. one idea to fill a growing deficit is to add tolls to interstate 78 and 80. >> i think they should look at trying to use the money they have more efficiently and not trying to get more money from us. >> i like tolls.

governor chris christie says someone recently pitched the idea his way. >> it's possible there are legal impediments to doing some of that because of the federal funneling of those roads and there would have to be all kinds of things to be done. it's possible. do i advocate for it? i do not. >> reporter: according to the federal highway administration, tolls can be added to the interstate. but a proposal must be submitted to them for review. a spokesman says no plans to add tolls to interstates 78 and 80 have been submitted. new jersey state assemblyman scott romana also part of the transportation committee is in favor of looking into the possibility of adding tolls to interstate 78 and 80 as a way to get money for the transportation trust fund. >> i think we have had so many years of overburden and taxes, all sorts, and if they are going to put any type of tax on, you know, the average

be a negative for the state. >> i just think that they should more than likely just bring up the gas tax. >> watch where you're spending your money and use it more efficiently. think. >> reporter: the assemblyman says if the transportation fund is not replenished by july first, they may not have enough money for future road projects. in new jersey, raegan medgie, cbs 2 news. >> an alternative to new tolls officials say would be to raise the state's gas tax. and from highway tolls we take you to bridge tolls. drivers crossing the tappan zee bridge will no longer get slowed down at the toll plaza. a cashless tolling system goes online on the rockland side of the bridge at 12:01 a.m. that's saturday night into sunday. sensors over the thruway will read drivers' e-zpasss. those without cameras will capture the vehicle license plates and a bill will be mailed to the owners. the launch of the new toll system was pushed back a day

a giant leap this earth day towards saving the planet! 171 world leaders gathered at the united nations to sign the paris agreement on climate change. representing the united states, secretary of state john kerry, who had pen in one hand and his granddaughter in the other. actor and activist leonardo dicaprio was also there in support of the agreement. it is supposed to take effect in 2020. but it may start to kick in even sooner. also, citibike invited new yorkers to go green by going blue today. the bicycle rental company celebrated the city's first- ever car-free earth day by offering a day of free bike rides. new yorkers were urged to leave their cars at home and commute to work another way. organizers partnered up with city leaders and rallied in times square saying that they are working on plans to make new york a car-freetown. >> the mayor's one new york plan has focused all of us in his administration on the

initiatives that will help the city grow and ensure it remains just, equitable and sustainable. >> the mayor's one new york initiative hopes to reduce carbon emissions in the city 80% by 2050. also dozens of new yorkers rolled up their sleeves to help clean up crotona park in the bronx. kids, seniors, teens and adults all working together to pick up trash and lay some mull. in an effort to beautify the park with mulch. they hope to inspire other people around the city to keep the parks clean year round. passover begins at sundown tonight. 8-day holiday celebrates the ex-does of jews from egypt. the story is told on the first two nights during the meal. among the many traditions, avoiding leavened bread that symbolized the jews leaving in such a hurry they didn't have time to rise the bread. a disturbing discovery

a special surprise in these wafer sticks. the added ingredient worth thousands of dollars. >> now i'm just really mad because we did all that work for nothing. >> a school fundraising campaign sidelined by a roadblock. why the thousands of dollars they raised for a playground may go to waste. >> also ahead, a president and a queen. mr. and mrs. obama visit windsor castle and they didn't come empty-handed. >> and good news if you love pizza. researchers say avoiding fatty foods is bad for your health. but, of course, there is a catch.

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some new information to share on a plane crash in cresskill, new jersey. federal investigators say mechanical failure caused the plane to go down on a soccer field back in september. two people on the cessna were seriously hurt. the pilot did steer the plane

a woman is accused of smuggling cocaine at the airport by disguising it as candy. customs agents at jfk say they found cocaine stuffed inside candy containers. it happened while screening luggage of a woman arriving on a flight from mexico city. the x-ray showed a square object inside circular containers. and inside they found eight bricks of cocaine weighing 8 pounds. police say it had a street value of $175,000. the woman faces smuggling and new at 5:00 now, some elementary school children in northern new jersey do not have a playground. so they raised money for one and they even designed it. but now they may never get to play on it. cbs 2's meg baker is in fair lawn with reaction. >> we want a playground! we want a playground! >> reporter: these kids from rad burn elementary school in fair lawn, new jersey, won a playground and they thought today. playground? >> no. >> why?

land owned by the radburn association so all exterior plans must be voted on by the association. >> the radburn association has denied the application for this playground citing aesthetic issues. >> reporter: i spoke to david boston stock with the association. he says neighbors in the community were concerned about the location of the playground. >> they didn't give us another location or nothing. >> think it's sad in this age of technology our kids need someplace where they can go and unwind and be a child. >> reporter: the kids were bummed to say the least. >> i don't really like that there's no playground because recess is kind of boring. >> i would have went on the slide. >> it's horrible. >> reporter: all the kids at the school did things to raise money for the playground and antonio, what did you do? >> um, we did [ indiscernible ] ice tea and lemonade stands. >> we raised a lot of money for it and it's upsetting to hear that we're not going to get a playground when we did so much to raise money for it. >> reporter: the pta also held a 5k race and raised $60,000.

willing to meet with the school board to go over other locations for the playground. but for now, the kids are left to play on this dirt, grass and pavement. in fair lawn, new jersey, meg baker, cbs 2 news. >> and radburn was one of the first planned communities in the united states. president obama and the first lady are in london for a three-day visit in what is expected to be their last trip to britain in office. the president's helicopter touched down outside windsor castle friday just in time to lunch with the queen and her husband prince philip. the president and first lady michelle obama gave her majesty a custom photo album as a gift. mr. obama says part of the reason for the uk visit is to wish the queen a very happy birthday. >> she's an astonishing person and, um, a real, um, jewel to the world and not just to the united king tomorrow.

more of the royal family in the afternoon including princes william and harry and princess kate. look at this. are you kidding me? >> nice jacket. >> this kid gets more adorable by the day. >> it's a robe. >> it is. like a smoking jacket? >> prince george. the adorable prince thanked the president for his rocking horse as a gift given to him after he was born there. but yes, it was right before bedtime apparently and he was able to stay up a little bit later and meet mr. and mrs. obama. >> he had already had his bath and story time and i know, priceless. >> i can't get over it. >> he has a little robe on. >> i know. [ laughter ] >> he is what we would call "living large." >> right. >> did he have slippers on? i didn't notice it. >> didn't see that far down. >> pretty good. >> i can't -- i just want to see it again. >> it's a good life. i know. all right. let's change gears here and talk about some top honors today for several of our cbs 2 colleagues. our very own mary calvi and dick brennan cohosted -- looks like they had jokes there --

woodbury long island. awards sponsored by the fair media council honors the best in long island reporting there's our jennifer mclogan receiving four awards including one for environmental reporting and carolyn gusoff picked up two folios herself as well as richard rose for reports on our sister station, tv 10/55. wlny. congrats to them. >> very, very proud to be able to work with those people. warm weather today. but what about the weekend? >> all-important weekend. lonnie quinn looking ahead right now. hey, lon. >> i think we're going to do okay for the weekend. let me show you what's happening out there right now. we talk about how those clouds have made their way into the area. it's 77. but still not quite getting the raindrops in manhattan. the high temperature was 79 today. think about this! 79, typical is 64. all right? 15 degrees above the average. kingston well north of the city, up to 84 degrees. it's a real warm air mass out there and as of now the hottest spot i can find would be edison at 79. cool spot the hamptons at 6 degrees.

influence this time of year. cool spot the hamptons at 62 degrees. what you see right here on the rockland-westchester line that's not just a little shower, that's a heavy downpour. its so isolated. there's not much of it. the wider picture will show you storms overnight and beginning of the day on saturday. put the futurecast into motion. here we are 11 p.m., weather wet chance spotty in nature. then you get into your morning hours 7 a.m. offshore. you're left with clouds and trailing activity and clears by the latter portion of the tomorrow morning better than the afternoon. -- excuse me, the afternoon will be better. sunday looks great. we'll have more coming up. >> thank you. still ahead right here at 5:00, talking about trash. litter piling up on the side of major roads. why the problem is especially bad this time of the year and

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coming up at clock, where are his cars? a long island man says three classics just disappeared from his garage! and he is blaming his town. >> they have signs, t-shirts and even a theme song. >> o when the saints go marching out >> who they want to resign and why. >> all that straight ahead at 6:00. but right now, military moms and moms-to-be were honored today with a special baby shower. >> yes. most of these women have husbands deployed overseas and really have no other family in the area. steve overmyer has more on how the yankees organization is showing them some support. >> reporter: it's not a full day unless there's laughter and tears. >> she just wants mom to hold her, huh? >> reporter: both are familiar to every mother or expecting moms.

baby shower for 75 very grateful military moms like jessica jacob out of joint base mcguire dix lakehurst. she is 8 months pregnant and her husband is about to be deployed. >> i'll do everything in the week and he will give me a break on the weekends. >> reporter: it's hosted by military wives. >> we don't get the recognition that everyone sees like the finished product but they don't see all the hard work that goes in behind it. these events is just like a special day at the spa. you just need that day. you deserve it. >> reporter: it's a day to celebrate their roles as mothers with a little financial relief. [ laughter ] >> it's like oprah geared to moms. >> i don't have to go shopping anymore because we need clothes it's like so hard and this is like you do the hard work for me. >> reporter: you can never have enough diapers. why do you need so many blankets? >> spit up.

two different worlds, a baseball wife and a military wife. can still find some common ground. >> absolutely. we have to learn to be the handyman and chef and baseball pitcher. pitch to my kid. there's a lot of things we have to figure out that we do by ourselves and we make it work. >> the total value of the box of baby supplies is around $700. and if you want to nominate somebody for a nearby shower or if you want to donate, go to the website at cbsnewyork.com. you will find more information about operationshower.org. >> it was a fun day. >> did you feel like you were one of the few men in the room? >> no. actually there were a lot of military guys, some of the husbands were there and i don't think the women appreciated how competitive these guys were when they were raffling off some surprising. you had these guys yelling out, develop very teen rabbit! green eggs and ham! it was outstanding. > it's spitup, of course! [ laughter ]

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avoiding a parking ticket is harder than it looks in the meters. dubois. >> welcome back to the broadcast. i'm kristine johnson. the malfunctioning meters of morris park are causing headaches for both drivers and business owners alike. cbs 2's sonia rincon has the story new at 5:30. >> reporter: the muni meters on this commercial stretch of white plains roads are testing everyone's patience. >> just told me it didn't charge me that the transaction was aborted. same thing last week on the other side of the street but when i checked my bank account it charged me. >> you go to the next muni- meter and it's the same problem. so or a different problem. >> reporter: while drivers are looking for one that works -- well, now what happens. >> it doesn't help the business district at all. >> reporter: at this family owned diner they hear the

>> there was only two meters working in three blocks. >> reporter: and they believe it's driving away customers. >> if you're going to ticket for the meter, $115 for double parking and not give them a chance they won't come back. >> reporter: this meter kept us waiting four minutes before canceling the transaction. this one didn't like my card. this one did. you can see someone took out some frustration on this meter. this one doesn't take credit cards. or cash. the quarter slot is jammed. out of eight meters we tried here only 2 worked completely. transportation commissioner polly trottenberg says the department gets complaints. >> we send repair teams out to fix them. we have thousands of meters in the city so we do our best to stay on top of them and if people have complaints, they can call department of transportation or 311. >> reporter: but drivers here say calling 311 takes longer than finding another meter. >> then they transfer you somewhere. >> reporter: i asked david edelstein if he knew the 311 app is an option. >> great for tech savvy people but not possible for the

>> reporter: the city will soon start testing out an app to pay the meter. >> i think we have once we have pay by cell that will be easier for new yorkers. >> reporter: in the meantime drivers have cash and credit. in the bronx, sonia rincon, cbs 2 news. there's a roadblock in the tentative $10 million deal between newark and uber. newark allowed a proposal to pay a $10 million fee over 10 years to continue operating out of newark liberty airport. but the port authority of new york and new jersey which leases the land from the city says it has concerns. details of those concerns weren't given but we're told that the port authority plans to discuss the matter with the city hoping to find a resolution. today is earth day but that's not why you will see crews out in force cleaning the roads on long island. as carolyn gusoff reports the two-week effort was spurred by

winter long. >> people can start pollution, people can stop it. >> reporter: it was this 19 71 litterbugs. trash out indiscriminately. it's disgusting. >> horrible. >> reporter: the litter piling up on long island roads is worse than it's been in years. >> noticing a lot of litter this year with increased economic activity because of the winter ending early. >> reporter: so for two weeks department of transportation crews are out on the l.i.e. and parkways hoping the spring clean-up will remind drivers who is paying for this work. 2.5 million taxpayer dollars per year to clean long island state roads. above and beyond the private money for highway programs. >> we want people to have the sense of ownership and appreciation that we have spent this kind of effort to keep the roads clean. >> people are driving in their cars and throw it out the

>> reporter: this biker rides along litter-strewn service roads maintained by nassau county. the county collects nearly 300 bags of litter a month. the state department of transportation says it's topped 10 tons just this week. >> et aesthetically it's nasty. >> reporter: road litter ends up in waterways killing marine life. >> everything thinks it goes down the storm drain to some magic place and get taken care of but that magic place is the bay or long island sound if you are hospital in north shore. >> reporter: part of the problem, long island roads have the highest traffic volume in th state, a million cars each day. transportation officials say clearly not everyone is littering, but those who are, are repeat offenders. crews report finding the same type of discarded cups in the same place every day. in jericho, long island, carolyn gusoff, cbs 2 news. up next, remembering a music icon. prince's impact on music goes far beyond singing. a look back at his talents and

could go down in history. >> also ahead, from behind the camera to center stage, an intern for stephen colbert gets his moment in the spotlight. >> and today in history, in 1964 president lyndon john opened the new york world's fair. 51million people came to flushing to see exhibits like it's a small world and high- tech innovations like picture

[ laughter ] many the shocking death of prince is still sinking in for many. >> he was one of the most prolific musicians of our time. anthony mason takes a look at one performance in particular that stands out above the rest. [ music ] >> reporter: with the sound that danceed between rock, soul and funk, he had become one of the '80s' most influence absolutely artists. with his grinch like grin he seduced his audience and

an audacious performer he flaunted his androgeny. daring anyone to define him. >> reporter: musicianship was astounding. a self taught virtuoso on guitar, keyboards and drums. he played all 27 instruments on his debut album. [ music ] >> after honing his sound at minneapolis' first avenue nightclub, prince broke through in 1979 with i want to be your lover. >> prince! [ applause ] >> reporter: four years later >> reporter: four years later he had become one of the first black artists to get regular play on mtv with this song. [ music ] >> reporter: it was off the album 1999. the record which made prince a superstar. [ music ] >> but his follow-up took him into the stratosphere. [ music ] purple rain

sell more than 20 million copies worldwide and become one of the defining albums of the decade. [ music ] >> reporter: restlessly prolific, prince wrote hits for himself and other artists. [ music ] >> nothing compares to you ] sinead o'connor ] >> like sinead o'connor. >> nothing compares now >> reporter: in 2004, in his first year of eligibility, he was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame. [ music ] >> reporter: his performance later that night on george harrison's while my guitar gently weeps is considered one of the epic guitar solos of all time. [ music ] as alicia keys said in her induction speech then, there have been many kings. >> there's only one prince. >> wow. >> that performance that anthony just mentioned the guitar solo, he actually bent

he went back up again didn't miss a beat. just kept playing that unbelievable solo. >> vintage prince, right? >> oh, gosh. >> as we go from the initial shock yesterday i'm really enjoying the memory lane part of this? it's whistful, you know? sort of melancholy but really joyous at the same time. >> mm-h. as it should be. >> all those great songs that will live forever. >> what a gift for us. >> i know. no kidding. all right. let's change gears talk about the weather. big changes coming for the weekend. lonnie is tracking some scattered storms out there. >> plus, go ahead, have another slice. researchers reveal why pizza and other fatty foods shouldn't be eliminated from your diet. >> then at 6:00 -- >> pretty disturbing to have someone filming you while you're in your own backyard. >> a family finds security cameras pointed at their backyard.

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imagine being a teenager with dozens of epileptic seizures. a boy in ohio had experimental surgery.

burned part of his brain causing the seizures. >> reporter: 18-year-old colin may was having dozens of seizures a day. >> at night i would have the seizures and i wouldn't get a lot of sleep at all and then i would wake up and i would be tired which would give me more seizures and go to school and >> reporter: medicines weren't working. >> there were time periods zombie. i had to come to the realization that my son as i knew him was literally gone. it was troubling. kneeling at the bedside every night just weeping and it was rough. >> reporter: collin and his family sought help at cleveland clinic. they pinpointed the spot in his brain that was causing the seizures. then they used a kind of brain gps, a tiny laser probe was inserted into that area. >> we produced a lesion that's

tissue in this laser. we're talking about a small lesion caused by this laser probe maybe one cubic centimeter. very small. but very well precise and placed. >> reporter: then the probe is removed and the incision closed with a single stitch. colin hasn't had a seizure since his surgery and he is taking advantage of his new freedom. >> i'm riding a motorcycle a lot. i'm looking forward to actually joining the marines now that i'm able to hang out with friends, going out and doing things. a lot of things i couldn't do before. >> now, this type of laser surgery is only for what's called focal epilepsy where the seizures originate in a small localized brain area. the recovery was home rest for a week and then back to school and normal activities for him. it has completely changed his life. >> amazing. >> thank you. well, if you are taking a day off from your diet, with the slice of pizza, at least no need to feel guilty

now how we feel about studies around here. this one finds taking a [ indiscernible ] may help you stick to your healthy eating regiments. researchers found dieters who took sundays off didn't see a significant change in their weight loss. but they were happier and more motivated to continue toward their weight loss the rest of the week. i like this one. i'm going to go with this one as good. does it have to be sunday? can it be a saturday? or a tuesday? >> any day. >> sunday, monday and tuesday? >> or wednesday, thursday, friday? [ laughter ] >> how about seven days? >> one day sounds like a good thing. >> absolutely! i'm a firm believer on cheat days. >> especially for pizza. >> yes. and ice cream and cookies. the whole thing. >> i was just talking about this yesterday. do you ever take a cheat day? i said saturday and sunday. [ laughter ] >> the whole weekend is a cheat day at my house. >> cheat weekend! >> why not? >> there you go. >> all right. >> we are going to start -- >> let's go with the weather.

cheat during your weekend. that's got loaded meanings to it! outside now, there's your shot. it's not such a nice picture. a lot more clouds that rolled n kind of feels like rain. it's been so dry around here. it feels like rain. not falling currently over central park. we have some showers in just a moment. temperatures it's the story. think about it. we hit a high in central park at 79. normal is 64. you're above average. 79? not the warmest day this week. you were 82 on monday. down to 73 on tuesday. 69 on wednesday. 73 on thursday. there's your 79 saturday. 65 on sunday. 70 on saturday. clouds out there now. you will have the clouds to finish the day today into your nighttime hours clouds to start the weekend.

to be some rain not big rain totals. tonight, a half inch or so. it will make a dent but not a huge dent. the vortex satellite and radar, shows us we have one lone cell right here now in northern westchester county. that's really got some heavy downpours to it. that one lone cell pushing right through the area. it will be out of here. more scattered activity overnight. so, you know, yankees game tonight will they play? i think they can play in this but this could be a situation where you have the tarp ready to roll out in case. that upon the then pushes through. clear by saturday afternoon. saturday 70 degrees a better second than first half. sunday 65 degrees. more sunshine. perfect weather for the march for babies and on monday 73. clouds will come in late on

chance on tuesday. another rain chance sort of later in the week, as well. so look, you know, temperatures aren't terrible there if you consider that our average is about 64. you know, we're right about there or above for next week. so you're sprinkling in some more rain here and there. >> i love today by the way. >> nice out there. >> summertime in the city. >> people out in t-shirts all over the place. >> and shorts. >> thank you. well, a local comedian takes the stage tonight on the "the late show with stephen colbert" where he meets a familiar face from his humble beginnings. cbs 2's scott rapoport has more. >> reporter: did you hear the one about the guy who used to be stephen colbert's intern spending endless hours -- >> getting coffee, his sandwiches, he loves falafelling doing intern stuff. >> reporter: dream of perform before a huge national audience. >> perfect. >> reporter: sam morrell was that intern. >> and the funny thing is, this story is no joke.

>> reporter: tonight the 29- year-old professional comic makes his network debut right here on the famed stage of the ed sullivan theater home of "the late show with stephen colbert. his ex-boss, the big time. >> it's a cool mark in my career. >> reporter: morrell interned for colbert nine years ago at the colbert report on comedy central. >> what was he like to work for? >> awesome. he would do pranks in the office. one time he got on the intercom and yelled, everyone is fired! >> reporter: for the last year he has been honing his dopplers at various comedy clubs around the city and the country doing killer standout. >> some guys like to propose creative. inventive ways. that's more fun to me. i'll hand the girl a broken working. i'll say like, exactly. >> reporter: much of it here at the comedy cellar in

and manager has watched sam go from newbie to headliner. >> he approaches edgy, brave, in your face type of thing. >> reporter: it's all heady stuff for morrell who has done his share of nationally televised gigs but this one -- >> this one is a special one on cbs on the colbert stage. >> my next guest is a very funny comedian and it turns out nine years ago he was one of my interns. please welcome, sam morrell! >> reporter: that's a sneak peek from tonight's show with morrell, the former intern who has come a long way from getting coffee and making copies. scott rapoport, cbs 2 news. >> hm. >> you can watch the "the late show with stephen colbert" right here on cbs 2 every week night right after cbs 2 news at 11:00. i was just asking to confirm this but i remember the clips when we saw david letterman come out when johnny carson was hosting the show. um, his late show. so there might be, yeah, you never know. a future. >> that's right. we knew you when. all right. in just a moment, too, sexy

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high school prom season means students are spending big bucks. what's fashionable is sometimes inappropriate. cbs 2's dave carlin shows us what parents can do to guide their children away from prom dress problems. >> reporter: long flowing skirts with a hint of midriff. brittney of passaic valley high considers it prom perfection. >> for me i had just recently lost a lot of weight so i figured i wanted to show off my body. >> reporter: and her dress covers enough to make it mom and grandma approved. >> very, very nice. >> reporter: but this season, there will be many other dresses considered too low in the front and too high on the leg. brittney's mother liz had none of that. >> we steer her the other way. >> i think that the dress is

sexy. >> reporter: child and parenting psychologist susan bartell says, gone are the demure dresses of our grandparents' proms. >> i had a wonderful time. >> reporter: now, girls teeter ever closer to the barely there red carpet shockers of risk-taking celebrities like j- lo. dr. bartell says parents must say no to any prom fashion that goes too far. >> the slit is too high. way too high. part of your job is to teach your daughter how to dress appropriately and how to value herself. >> reporter: parents are advised lay down ground rules before coming in a store. set the stage so you can wind up with something classy and comfortable. lynn primavera owns this prom special boutique in maywood, new jersey. >> they want up to the minute trends and that's what we're giving them but also making sure it's in line with their body, with their age. >> reporter: she says she will add extra fabric and support. >> i do like to add straps for them even when they tell me no straps.

kids on comfort with dresses they can dance in without fear of ridicule or wardrobe malfunction. making sure it's a look the prom-goer and the parent can love. in maywood, new jersey, dave carlin, cbs 2 news. >> and that's all for the news at 5:00. the news at 6:00 starts right now. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >> who do you think is going to pick up the tab for all of this? we are. not them. >> calls for a town supervisor to resign. he is facing federal charges and now citizens are taking their fight to the street. >> the search for answers, new information on the death of prince. what investigators reveal today. >> vanishing vintage cars. three classics gone from a man's garage. now he is suing his town. >> pretty disturbing to have someone filming you while you're outside in your own backyard. >> security cameras pointed at their driveway and even the backyard?

their neighbor has gone way too far. but can they do anything to stop it? good evening. dana tyler is off tonight. a town supervisor under federal indictment but he refuses to leave office and now growing calls for him to step down. >> residents are raising their voices even painting their lawns to protest. cbs 2's tony aiello has the story new at 6:00. >> reporter: they are a handful of ramapo's 130,000 residents. >> no more corruption. >> reporter: but these protestors claim to speak for the majority in demanding the resignation of supervisor christopher st. lawrence. >> be a man. have a little sense of dignity left in your body. and resign. >> reporter: she has protested every day since the fbi arrested st. lawrence on april 14. he is accused of lying about the time's finances so ramapo could sell bonds for his pet projects including a minor league ballpark.