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let's go! everybody get out! >> forensic moments for firefighters on staten island. smoke and flames spread to seven homes. crews prepare for a long night. two of the olympic swimmers in trouble are back at the airport and ready to head home to the u.s. this as we get a appears to tell a very different story about their wild night in rio. >> maurice and kristine are off tonight. >> it started out as a confusing story of robbery but police revealed that was a liechl even though ryan lock seback in the u.s. safe from brazilian authority, he is not safe from the court of public
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this is the frnt page of the new york post, saying lochte's actions validate the stereotypes of ugly americans. brazilian authorities pieced together what really happened that night. [ speaking foreign language ] >> we have the evidence that demonstrates it is very, very improbable that the incident was a robbery situation. >> reporter: a gas station owner says the americans damaged a bathroom door and urinated in got involved. the video shows the swimmers at the gas station getting into is a taxi. minutes later, a security guard with a gun orders the group out of the car. one swimmer appears to remove his wallet. another briefly raises his hands. from another angle, we see what happens next. a third party stepped in to translate as they're told to sit on the curb. swimmers paid $50 to repair the
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pointeda at them -- at them. >> heacocked it, put it to my forehead, he said get down. >> reporter: now listen to the spokesman of the rio olympics who brushed this story off. >> they had fun, they made a mistake. it's part of willful. >> reporter: the member was swim team could be dpiertd false reporting of a crime that comes with a fine and community service. the police chief thinks there could be another resolution. >> it would be very novel for t to the city of rio. >> the fourth swim serstill in brazil revising his statement. a fire quickly engulfed a row of homes in staten island,
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>> reporter: this was a massive fire tent. it forced 42 people from their homes. 21 adult, 21 kids. a lot of them told me they felt helpless, as they could do nothing but watch firefighters try to get this thing under control. that he finally did -- they finally did about an hour and a half ago. trucks lilt up an entire stat i neighborhood where firefighters were forced to cut power after a fire turned the sky orange and black hours earlier. >> everybody get out! >> reporter: frantic calls from firefighters could be heard as engulfed home are in danger of collapsing. chopper 2 first overhead capturing the chaotic scene. nearby residents could be seen running from their homes
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out. [ crying ] >> reporter: she believes the fire started on her porch. >> my daughter grabbed her little sister, i grabbed the three day boys, and is we started running down the steps, out the door. >> reporter: and onto this crowded street corner where neighbors watched and worried their homes were next. >> i heard an explosion, and i thought police don't let it be my house >> reporter: the fire damaged or destroy intense it melted the siding off buildings across the street. the smoke was a worry all night. >> it's debilitating on the trier, debilitating on the residents. >> reporter: we saw several people covering their noses and mouths. >> it's hard to breathe >> reporter: and hard to handle this. >> i do not know where to go. >> reporter: latoya is counting her blessings, her r knowing her
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>> reporter: firefighters left some folks into their homes to retrieve some belongings. unfortunately there are some injuries to tell you about. one person rushed to a hospital with serious respiratory issues. another with minor injuries, and ten firefighter who is suffered heat comhaufgz tonight again -- exhaustion tonight again battling this for 4-plus hours. the fire right now is under going anywhere tonight. they'll be here all night and into is tomorrow trying to figure out what started this and now what to do with that block of homes. on the upper west side, the search for a slasher. a canine dog was brought in to track the suspect in riverside park. just a new block s awayfrom the crime scene. the suspect argued with a
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broadway. a -- 79th and broadway. a good samaritan tried to intervene and was slashed with a knife. heartbroken residents gathered to share their grief following a deadly hit and run. angel and samantha were hit by a van saturday night. heas condition. the driver is shown in a video. new questions tonight about whether president obama told the whole truth about how four iranian hostages were released. brian conybeare is live in our newsroom with new information. >> for the first time today, the state department admitted a $400 million payment to iran earlier this year was contingent
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contradict president obama's public statements. >> we of course wanted to see maximum leverage in this case. >> reporter: state department spokesman john kirby confirming a $400 million payment to at a raun was directly linked to the release of four jailed americans. on january 17th, they were flown out of iran, the same day a plane load of cash was flown in. 2 weeks ago, president obama said this. >> we do no we didn't here and we won't in the future precisely because if we did, wield start encouraging americans to be targeteded >> reporter: >> reporter: other state department says the $400 million in iranian funds was held by the u.s. since a failed 19 '70s arms deal and a tribunal ruled they had to pay it back. >> given that iran wasn't completely trust worth nethe
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roop -- wouldn't have been urresponsible of us to hold not hold it up until we made sure we had our americans back. >> reporter: trump said obama lied. >> he said we don't pay ransom but we did. he lied about the hostages openly and blatantly. >> reporter: no comment from hillary clinton upjustice. after criticism about her family foundation accepting donations from foreign governments and at confirmed the clinton foundation will end that practice if she's elected in november. trump dramatically changed his tone, admitting he's been wrong at times. >> sometimes in the heat of debate and speaking on a multitude of issue, you don't
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done that. believe it or not i regret it. >> tonight trump campaign chairman fell deeper into scandal. he secretly lobed inside the u.s. on behalf of ukraine's ruling political party party. police say h to the crime. the body of his mother was found on the ground yesterday at the home in lloyd harbor. police say the murder was pred seeded by -- preceded by an argument about his medication. >> put her in a headlock, went to the shower and the pool with her in the headlock. cbs 2 demands answers about road conditions.
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from perilous potholes to rough roads, new yorkers have had enough. >> roads in new york city are horrible. >> i've been hoar for over 40 year, and i've never seen the streets thatad something. >> dave carlin took your complaints to the department of transportation commissioner. >> we know people get frustrated. at a certain point we will come back and resurface and we will come back and reconstruct the street. >> you would say this is acceptable? >> i would say i wish this road were in better condition. >> along with heavy everyday use, the city's 6,000 miles of roads get torn up by
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repairs. the commissioner says the d.o.t. repafshed 1 -- repaved 1,300 miles of roadway lanes last year. a decades old debate over an annoying habit. cracking your knuckles is actually good for you. researchers looked at ultrasounds of 400 knuckles. those who cracked had more flexibility. scientists believe it is just pressure leaving the joints. >> i hope my she gives me such a hard time! >> is it still anothing though? >> it's probably arc noticing. [ laughter ] a little boy in the bronx gets the surprise of a lifetime. >> the tragic loss of his mother last year. tracy has the story. ?? [ music ] ? ? >> reporter: tyrone lowe
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afternoon, dwreeted by mickey and mini-mouse. the smiling little boy wearing an nypd t-shirt had no idea why he was there. >> today is a day of celebration to honor this i think man with his bravery. >> reporter: captain keith walton and officers with the 49 have taken a special interest in tyrone since the murder/suicide of his parents last december. the young boy was in the apartment when his his mother. the officers stepped in and have become his big brothers and is sisters. >> we just wanted to put a smile on his face, make him happy. we're not in the business of providing a short-term solution to a long-term problem. we wanted to invest in his future. >> reporter: officers collected donations, held fundraisers, raffles, and repsycheld cans to create a college scholarship. they presented the boy with a
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surprise trip to disneyworld. >> dreams do come true. >> >> despite the hard circumstances he had to go through, forever a survivor of domestic violence. and domestic violence homicide. to know he still has that spark in his eye, there's nothing better to say. >> reporter: officers say their k continuing to raise money for tyrone's college scholarship. >> super cute. >> wore that hat well. >> tyrone lives with his aunt. she'll be with him on trip to disneyworldful don't eggs for the college fund are still being accepted. >> let's talk about the weather. quite a turn. and i have to say, it seems like a
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>> you're vying for mvp. [ laughter ] >> starting off this morning, cloud cover was in place. broke through, turned into a pretty good day. and there is a little rain out thereof right now. let's go turnover brooklyn. elenna is telling us, lots of cloudy and gray morning. 79 degrees, feels like 83. where are the showers go something your weekend forecast, and the possibility for fall-like temperatures before the 7-day forecast is over. it's a possibility.
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above the average possible. some below average temps are rooming out there. one lone shower comes over, northern manhattan into the bronx. not too much of anything. and closer to philadelphia, stretching down to delaware, storms out there, a little of this activity could clip ocean county. it's kind of ragged. a stationary front around up around -- valley. up around minnesota, wisconsin. a challenge saturday, but more so sunday. tho that front comes through. even into early monday. monday looks ago. tuesday you tap into this air mass, and that is how you spell relief! fiona still out there, 45 miles per hour. it's gonna move to the
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bermuda then make a big turn to the north, northeast. a slight rain chance for saturday. more likely some rain on sunday. for the most part, temperatures in the mid to upper 80s. partly sunny skies throughout. later sunday is when you could see some rain that will usher in some more comfortable air. monday's high is 85. a leftover rain chance. then tuesday, sunshine, low humidity! 80 degrees. and it still looks like some focus north and west of the city may not get above 78, 79 degrees. >> wow. >> nice, comfortable!
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steve joins us with some mets news. >> they're on the west coast. they did get some good news. help is on the way for the mets. cespedes and cabrera will be coming off the disabled his and return on friday. tonight's game was billed as a pitcher's duel. pull garner 2nd in the e.r.a. degrom 4th. bumgarner getting himself in a small jam. ahundred thousand dollar a leadoff walk goshth a strikeout is it & is a double play. jose reyes. more trouble for degrom in the 3rd. gave up a walk. pitched his way out of it again. belted grounds out. we're scoreless right now.
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out. >> oh, my. right now is when gold medallists should be cashing in on endorsement deals. ryan lochte is just trying to maintain his public image. this is the cover of the new york post publicly shaming him for lying abouting robbed at gunpoint. today brazilian police revealed video that showed he was not robbed but money was exchanged and a gun was swimmer satisfying a gas station owner after vandalizing his bathroom. >> they make mistake! they were probably under alcoholic beverages, and is thing hike this. and the excuse they need to provide, it's not to the police but really to the city of rio that had its name tainted by a very unreal untruthful version.
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we told you how the mets had bases loaded, and i was making fun of the fact they can't move with runners in scoring position. just hit a grand slam. mets up 4-0 on the giants. eli manning will be making his pab daytona beach satury they'll still be missing a pro bowler for the first time in regular season. he will be suspended for one week because of a domestic violence arrest. the incident happened last year when he and his ex-wife argued. she tried to make a call when he grabbed her wrist. the state dropped charges five days later. >> my main concern is my kids. that's the last thing you want
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you can see the jets' second preseason game tomorrow night at 7:30 on cbs2. otis livingston will have sideline interferes. jets and redskins only on cbs2. in rio tonight, the u.s. women's basketball team's winning streak continues. they beat france by they'll play spain for gold on saturday. snooe ashton eaton wins gold for the second time in the decathlon. and usain bolt did it again. his third straight gold medal in the 200 meter. he has won gold in the 100 and 200 in three straight olympics. we'll go for a record ninth in the 4
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>> stephen: good evening. before we begin the show tonight, i need to address a controversy. last night's republican national convention keynote speaker melania trump has been accused of plagiarizing portions of her speech from michelle obama's appearance at the 2008 democratic convention. now, personally, i don't think this is mrs. trump's to fault at al i think her speechwriters are to blame, and yet no one has lost their jobs. if only there was someone in the trump campaign who enjoyed firing people. ( laughter ) ( applause ) now, i don't talk about this a i don't talk about this a lot, but donald and melania and i are friends. which is why tonight, "the late show" has secured the first
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