two lawsuits challenge the nypd of spying on muslims in religious centers.ement restores some of the outside oversight that was eliminated during the september 11 attacks. >> what the nypd wanted to do to my organization clearly laid it out in a secret document -- they wanted to recruit a confidential informant to sit on my board. they were going into our restaurants and acting as clients in our organization. to have someone who'd be a deciding figure on my it creates psychological warfare in our community. i supposed to know if the nypd was successful in that community is in a position right now where how to we know if the guy praying next to me in the mosque? for those people who know arabs, we love to talk about politics. our families came to the united states so we could practice their religion freely. now the nypd wants to know what our sentiment is, people probably don't want to share their sentiment. when i was in college, i wanted my events to be as political as possible. i wanted to figure out how to make them controversial. our students can't do th

callers claim they're representing the nypd. susan hello, i'm calling on behalf of the nypd and we're collecting donations for officers that retired. having been a victim of fraud twice, brooklyn resident stephan keyes knew right away the call was a scam. i know the nypd wouldn't call for a donation for their retirement. sure enough, the nypd tells us the police department never solicits money over the phone. although keyes didn't fall for the scam, she says her sister and co- worker both received the same call which spurred her to warn new yorkers. he tells a nice story and you'll feel sorry for him and you mightve him your information and there you have it you're a victim of fraud. if you get a call claiming to raise money for the police department, the nypd encourages you to report the call to the new york city police department internal affairs bureau at212- 741-8401. all calls will be kept confidential. if you are interested in maki ng a contribution to the nypd you can reach out to the new york city police foundation. the

here's advice from this veteran of the department retired nypd detective sergeant joseph giacalone. >> don't have your head buried in the phone. avoid ambushes. >> reporter: officers are always told and trained to exercise extreme caution. this latest threat a reminder of that. in harlem, dave carlin, cbs 2 news. >>> restaurant and night life workers packed a venue in the village today for an active shooting training program. attendees learned how to prepare, respond and assist police. attacks in paris and san bernardino, there's been an increase in requests for training sessions here. today's course was voluntary and free. >> kind of let everybody we want into our venue so we have no idea who is coming in and who is planning what so think the more information that we canyons and passes get out to, to the venues and the operators, the safer new york city is going to be. >> people are concerned and they have written in and they have called and that's why we're out doing things like this. >> the nypd is urging restaurant and club owners to have plans in place and to conduct drills with

nypd still on scene investigating both roadways open no traffic problems. back to you. >> what a day on wall street. when we say day we mean bad day. the dow plunged as much as 565 points before ending up at 15,766. if you have stocks you got to be thinking what is this doing to my money. we'll ask gus rosendale. >> as for your money the experts say no fast or sudden moves advice that's hard to follow when the market continues to swing. watching the dow these days is like watching money disappear >> about 55 to 47 in the last 30 days. not fun. >> they are keeping a close eye on wall street ups and downs. they are a long way from retirement but their investments are up close and personal. >> we have recently inherited a little bit and so it was in the market so i've been more interested than i had in the past just kind of checking on a daily basis. >> we're watching our 401(k)s drops thousands of dollars. >> wall street jitters fueled by two big factors china's economy showing no signs of picking up steam and slumping oil prices. good deal of the gas pump in

indicated isis, not the phone call to philadelphia but rather the phone call to new york. >>> the nypd knows who this person is and put out a safety alert. >>> earlier this month, hartnet was ambushed, recovering after getting shot in the arm. the suspect ed archer told he pledged allegiance to isis, the fbi and pd claim archer was part of a large terror plot and that the threat to police was notover. the nypd says the investigation details just yet. >> that is why this was an alert put out to police officers as opposed to the public at large. >>> to recap two phone calls oneto the philadelphia police department the other to the nypd. at this stage they are looking to talk with this person there is no probably cause yet for an arrest. they are not releasing his name. and also a warning for members to be on alert. cbs 2 news. >>> thank you. we are getting a little relief with the temperatures not as cold as windy but people on the upper west side are still bundled up. just how much will we get? let's turn it over to john elliot. >>> thank you mary. good afternoon and hello to you, we ar

we asked the nypd if the cops did the right thing. in a statement they said, police officer haves the authority to authorize discretion or take enforcement or any violations. >> we showed the tape to people walking the streets. >> what did you think of that? >> it wasn't the safest thing to do. >> i'm all for obeying an honoring the law but i wish i was able to do it. >> we asked the mayor about the tape. he didn't like what he heard. >> that does not sound like a particularly safe thing from my point of view. i think the nypd has done a great job being out here making sure that people are safe. i would urge people to not go on a joyride that could >> well, the video has half a million hits. by the way, the same guys did this in the storm of 2014. >> well, you know. >> they were having a good time. >> take your life in your own hands. don't expect us to clean it up. >>> time is now 4:27. still ahead, after the storm team coverage continues. >> we look at that nightmare at la guardia last night and why people were stuck for hours tryin

part of the tradition of the nypd. do our job professionally. these police officers did just that but there is also another tradition, a tradition of passing this job from father to son, mother to daughter, we saw that in this case. father on the job, son on the job, a brother as a traffic agent in the nypd and more in the pipeline that come and follow that great traditions. calm under chaos, tradition of service within our family of the nypd. >>> we are open for a few questions i understand, this is still preliminary try to put it together we anticipate there may be more arrests as the day goes forward. >> was this part of a social club? describe as a jump up party, not a license premise, the number of people we estimate anywhere from 100 to 200 at that location. >>> could you spell the officer's first name for us? >> yes, it's the officer's name, sherrod. >> >>> stuart. >>> is this a gang fight between two gangs? >> the motive is still under investigation as to what happened as we've indicated multiple stabbings that in which we believe occurr

i think the nypd has done a great job being out there. i would urge people to not go on a joyride that could cause them some real harm. >> the video has 500,000. the you've guys did this same thing a few years ago. >> i remember covering the storm in 1996, a person on a snowmobile on fifth avenue. thank you. >>> we're watching another potential storm. lonnie quinn. all right. >> let's get started. it's a good-looking sky. you have high clouds overhead. 35 degrees. headlines look like this -- the el nino track is in place and that means you get these coastal lows that develop and grow as they move into our area. next possibility would be thursday. >> here's how it would work out. this we mo move up the store -- this low would move up the shore. a little too close to discount the thing. we have one low to the north. wait for the low to come up to the shore. that's it right there. now it keeps us as of lunchtime on thursday in this channel pretty clear air. are you gonna discount that and that when it's that close. we keep our eyes peeled on

that officer comes from a proud nypd family. his father is on leave because he's serving in the military. he has a brother who is a traffic agent. this morning officer sherrod stuart is surrounded by family. we're told he's expected to be okay. at this hospital we also know five other stabbings victims are here as a result of this large fight. police continues to investigate the suspect in this shoot out. we're told he is in serious condition. he was released from court last night at 11:00 and out on the streets shooting at an officer in this street fight. >> good to see that image of the officer giving a thumbs up. >> really. that's good news. hope the rest of those folks recover as well. >>> raphael, we've got wind, rain -- >> all coming. it's going to be a very busy weekend and even back to work next week. lots of changes coming day by day. today is a lull in the action. if you want to take down those holiday decorations, today would be a good day to do that. warm enough for rain, no snow expected this time around. we have be

nypd inspector general philip eure -- inspector general for the nypd. i should add that to correct the title. thank you both for being with us this afternoon. >> thank you. it's good to be here. >> now, this report looked at >> mm-hmm. >> ...cases that had already gone to the civilian complaint review board. is that correct? >> that's right. what we did, what the inspector general's office did, is they polled 179 cases that had process to look at the life of those cases and to see whether, "a," the investigations were properly done and, "b," whether, in fact, when there was excessive force, there was appropriate discipline. >> mm-hmm. and tell me what your most surprising findings were. >> i would say that the most surprising finding was that the new york city police department did not have a protocol in place to collect data on use-of-force encounters between officers and citizens. this is something that's been around in many major police departments for more than a decade, and so the fact that this came up during our investigation, when we're trying t

the nypd will enforce the travel ban. it's very important that people clear to roads so sanitation can do its work and get this city back on its feet in the next day or two. of course we need to have freedom for the first responders to get to anyone in danger. nypd made clear by chief o'neil before that no one wants to have to take any measures necessary to keep our roads clear in the middle of this emergency. you'll see some images that are starting to go out on social media of the nypd in action with people. this is a warning given clearly, if you want to avoid these enforcement actions get off the street now. it's also important to recognize that because of what's happened with our mass transit it's all the more reason that if someone needs to get somewhere they need to go immediately of course now. not only are the mta buses are no longer running but subways that are above now have now been suspended. under ground subways continue. the state made the decision and we're very happy about that decision to keep the underg

. >> reporter: pat abd gus, i just talked with an nypd detective who said the investigators are still in the process of contacting the relatives of the man who died here at ts apartment building. he was only 36 years old. we don't yet know him name. when firefighters arrived here, on that man's floor, the third familiar, there was so much smoke. this is east 230th street near white plains road. this all took place before 3:00 a.m. ed e second and third floors of this apartment building were burning, and it was smokey. a resident was trapped and tragically that 36-year-old man died. residents also told us there was used the fire escapes to get to safety. we also talked with a family, a couple and a young child, who at this very moment are still in their car. it is too smokey in their apartment, and they're wondering when they can go back inside to their home. >> from 3e, where the incident took place, i'm 2e below. all the other apartments seem to be okay. >> but you don't want to go in? >> no, the smell of smoke and everything. >> reporter: that family, th fully expected to be in thei

address. >>> saying nypd is winning the war on crime, he wrote in this speech of the state of the nypd. police commissioner bill bratton is hitting back at critics, he says if you believe voices on the right crime is out of control in street stops, they are criminalizing citizens with too many stops and arrests quote between these two gross exaggerations stands the truth, the police department i run is continuing to manage and control crime, simultaneously we have cutback on enforcement encounters with citizen. on the first two years of office there has been a 6% decline in over all crime while murder was up nearly 6% in 2015, bratton points out that's compared with a 58 year record low the year before. he adds in 2015 the nypd reported a million fewer enforcement encounters compared with the highs of the previous bratton has faced criticism for many in the minority community who wanted to do away with broken windows policing, cracking down on minor crimes to stop larger crimes from happen. this comes a few weeks after a public feud with former police commissioner ray kelly, kelly accu

the three women were on their way to the airport to fly home after a volunteer mission. 12 h o the nypd is set to increase the number of officers wearing body cameras - but the public has never seen any of the footage captured in its pilot program. that's when the nypd first rolled out its body camera pilot program, the idea was increased transparency and accountability. but last spring when ny1 requested five weeks worth of footage under the state's freedom of information law, known as foil, the nypd said it would cost ny1 $36,000 so that an officer could first review and edit the video, to address privacy and other concerns. "it's pretty clear to us that they come up with this figure and this hurdle as a way of kind of deterring us, to say, 'alright, we don't reallywe're not going to follow through. we don't really care.' but we do care, and we want to see how it works." so, after a subsequent appeal was denied, ny1 this week filed a lawsuit in state court, accusing the nypd of violating foil, which doesn't allow government agencies to charge for locating and reviewing records. the de

he was officially appointed to the nypd exactly four years ago today. from the south bronx, "fox 5 news". >> the suspect and thursday philadelphia law officer was charged today with attempted murder. 30-year-old edward archer confessed to the shooting and believed there are laws that are contrary to islam. he pledged his allegiance to isis. officer jesse suffered a broken arm and nerve damage after the suspect fired at him 13 times. it is the largest jackpot in history. the $900 million jackpot prizes feeling fueling the frenzy of many. we spoke to some hopeful new yorkers who are looking forward to living the good life. >> reporter: leclerc here said the powerball tickets are not selling anymore. the lines were out the door earlier. some have a dollar and a dream and others say they are just in it for the height. just want to be part of something big. it's $900 million. millionaire. >> i played powerball and i bought my two granddaughters and >> reporter: the previous record of $656 million was one in 2012. now in 2016, the price is bigger and the exci

now the nypd is on alert. cbs 2's jessica schneider live in times square with details. >> reporter: after this frantic call to philadelphia police dispatch -- bleeding heavily! >> reporter: the surveillance photos police say show 30-year- old edward archer firing into officer jesse hartnett back here in new york the nypd is alert. this afternoon all commands received a memo from the nypd chief of counter-terrorism reminding them there is a of service face from individuals seeking to start law enforcement personnel for a variety of reasons including terrorist motivations. it was about a year ago that officers wenjian liu and rafael ramos were shot and killed inside their patrol car in brooklyn by ishmael brinsley. he took the bus from baltimore on december 20th, 2014, vowing to kill officers as revenge for eric garner's death and in paris thursday a man armed with a knife lunged at police there before he was shot and killed. after police in philadelphia caught gunman edward archer, he swore his allegiance to is

she did what the nypd teaches her to do. >> reporter: the nypd says action was taken against adones because it's the last day her probation could be extended. >>> the busiest subway system tried to lose the label as one of the most outdated. it's not about renovating the sagging transportation. we're on the upper west side in manhattan. >> reporter: bill, the governor is not giving the mta all of a sudden a bunch of new money. there's no fair hike and no new taxes. this is all going for in the budget. this has people thinking this heard a lot about before. a lot of projects done in two, three, four years will be done much more faster. >> at 145th street on the subway line this subway stop is certainly seeing better days. but it's not make over. the department now wants to redo 30 stations. >> they need to. it's been overdue. i've been taking this train with my grandmother since i was a little girl and it's looked the same since i was a little girl. >> reporter: instead of a metro card we could eventually pay with our smart phone. the governor wants count down clocks everywhere much sooner t

now officer stuart today is his 4 year anniversary of his appointment to the nypd. >>> already has a very, very impressive career in terms of the work he's done getting to the crime unit, he had distinguished himself already and in this situation he distinguished himself further with quick thinking and brave actions. >>> you see a photograph there bratton and officer sharrod stuart in his hospital bed, shot in the right ankle he is expected to recover, coming from an nypd family his father on the job a detective currently on active duty in the u.s. army. that suspect in custody 19-year- old christopher rice. eyewitness news. >> certainly glad he is okay. you can stay with eyewitness news for the latest on this breaking news remember you can get breaking news alerts on your smartphone or on your tablet download the free eyewitness news app in the google play and the apple app stores. >>> we turn to another officer shot in philadelphia we're learning more about how close a call this was for the officer who shot by a man pledging allegiance to isis. that officer some how abc is on the s

the shooting came exactly four years to the day that stuart became an nypd officer. eyewitness news reporter kim has details from the bronx. >> reporter: it was early this of people were partying in a space above that chase in bank. a fight broke out inside and spilled on the street and a cop was shot. >> he had distinguished himself already in this situation and further with his quick thinking and brave actions. >> reporter: mayor bill de blasio talking about nypd officer sherrod stuart a member of the anticrime unit shot in the right foot while responsibilitying to a chaotic scene on -- while responding to a chaotic scene in the bronx. this is a photo of the 25-year- old released by the nypd before heading into surgery. it was just after 2 a.m. when police say one to two hundred people began fighting with bats, knives and guns and what cops describe as a jumpup party not held at a licensed location. police say officer stuart was shot by 19-year-old christopher rice. the officer returned fire and struck him four times. >> this suspect has a criminal history of five

new questions involving messages sent by the nypd's former top cop. e-mails a judge ordered saved. >>> a freak accident, a man crushed to death by an elevator. his heroic act just before losing his life. good evening. >>> we want to begin with the fatal fire. the call came in as all hands on deck. when the smoke settled a man was dead. >> reporter: news 4's ida siegal is live in bed stuy with a closer look. >> reporter: the manager said it was odd and unusual but also fatal. tonight and investigators are focusing on trying to figure out how it started. firefighters did one last inspection of this empty and ashen brownstone to make sure the embers did not reignite. earlier in the afternoon, fire poured out of the windows and tore through three floors of the building. one man was person ched on the ledge outside the top floor apartment to escape the flames. >> i see a guy on the ledge, on the top floor tells everybody to get out the house, get out the house. >> reporter: fire officials say three people did get out, including the man on the ledge who was

the nypd alerted officers about the suspect after getting an anonymous tip claiming the man pledged his allegiance to isis and planning to shoot police officers. >> it's something that hasn't happened in the wealthy westchester town of scarsdale in nearly 40 years but today police are launching a homicide investigation after discovering a disturbing scene inside a home. news 4 michael george is at the scene in scarsdale with the story. michael? >> reporter: it's a very unusual sight to see a police car here. in fact they haven't had a homicide here since 1977 bus police officials tell me a woman was found dead in her home and the man being questioned is one who lives with her. a murder scene in a community that hasn't seen a murder in nearly 40 years. >> i'm really upset. this is a quiet, nice quiet street. >> reporter: this morning a man called 911 to report a woman badly injured. emergency responders arrived found a 58-year-old woman dead and 61-year-old man who called 911 is now in custody being questioned. their names haven't been released but neighbors tell us the married couple ha

we want to show you new pictures from the nypd. they say they recovered three other guns from the scene. this is one of them. they also found this knife. they are trying to figure out who they belong to. police also say they could make more arrests. live in the bronx this morning ilana gold cbs 2 news. >> ilana thank you. the nypd is also on alert after a philadelphia police officer was shot while on duty. to isis. the nypd chief of counter- terrorism sent out a memo urging officers on the force to exercise heightened vegetable lenses and also beef up patrols at key locations and large gatherings. that was the philadelphia officer that was shot yesterday. jessica snyder has more. >> the attack is at extremely close range. 30-year-old edward archer fired 11 times into that i police car and directly at the officer hitting him three times. >> shots fired. i'm shot. i'm bleeding heavily. >> officer hartnet called for help before getting out of his cruiser wounded and giving chase. the suspect was shot and taken into custody. his mother

now philly police also received the similar call and sent information to the nypd. right now police are working to substantiate the details, but they do warn law enforcement that the man in question is wanted on active warrants for other crimes. police urging everyone to use extreme caution and remain vigilant. >> we start an investigation, we do know who the individual is, and we're actively looking for him right now. but, at this point, we're only looking at looking for him to speak with him about this threat. this isn't a probable cause for arrest at this time. we just need to find him and have a conversation and then continue with the investigation. we're going to have much more for you coming up on news 4 at 5:00. we are live from the tremont section of the bronx, news 4 new york. >> mark, thank you. >>> right now a devastated family pleading for help finding the driver who hit and killed a brooklyn father and then took off. they talked to us about his tragic death this morning. news 4's katherine creag is in sheepshead bay with their story that's new at noon,

nypd handled this situation, guns. at lincoln hospital. i want to thank the ceo of the hospital's corporation, all the people at the hospital who have responded so well to help this officer and very much appreciating him and his good family tonight. thank you. >> and pat lynch, president of pba. pat? >> thank you, commissioner. we spent a lot of time concerned about terrorism and we should be. but while we're doing our job with terrorism, we're also still out there doing the dangerous work. this is happened today. went to a job that was an out of control situation. but our police officers went, being calm, handled the situation. there's also another tradition as well, a tradition of praszing ing passing this job from father to son. we saw that in this case, father brother as a traffic agent in the nypd. two great traditions, calm under chaos and tradition of service within our family of the nypd. >> we're open for a few questions. understand this is still preliminary. we are still trying to put it together. we anticipate more arrests as th

nypd has make clear that no one wants to have to arrest people but nypd will take any measure necessary to keep our roads clear in the middle of this emergency. >> reporter: nypd confirmed there were no arrests. there were a number of summons issue. also confirmed three fatalities. apparently weather related and most likely due to people shoveling on their bodies just cannot take it. back to you. >> jennifer: it is always important to check in on people as well. how about your neighbor. >> steve: you do need to help your neighbor. robert moses is in brooklyn prospect heights. it looks like he's in front of a church or something. >> reporter: good morning, heights would be the operative word here. i'm standing in a big pile of snow at the side of the road. i can almost touch the top of the sign, that's how high it is. ashland. they are covered in a cocoon of cold. hopefully i don't crash and burn here as i get down off this pile. i want to walk over to flatbush avenue, this is one of the thoroughfare here in brooklyn by atlantic terminal. the reason we are here is because we want to upda

the settlement reached reached between the nypd and others. the nypd maintains it did nothing wrong when it cam to surveillance of muslims post-9/11. in fact they say the settlement does little to change their day-to-day surveillance practices. what will change is the supervision of its investigations. here are the key points from the new guidelines the nypd will follow. the guidelines will specifically ban investigations based on race, religion or ethnicity. it does away with open ended investigations and requires the installation of a civilian representative who can report any civil rights concerns to the mayor or the court. nypd officials say they wholeheartedly embrace the new guidelines as a way to strengthen ties with the community. we heard from several of the plaintiffs in this case. statement say, this settlement religious freedom and mark as new chapter for my city and for me. >> it gives us a level of oversight and transparency that we didn't have yesterday in terms of enhancing public confidence that we are doing it the way we're s

an urgent call for help from the nypd. the violent murder suspect they want off the streets tonight. >> an out of control driver in new jersey barrels in to a process runs down two officers inside . behind the wheel, a suspected drunk driver. fortunately those officers are okay tonight. >> the force of the crash bad enough to send the officers flying but destite being hit they still manage to capture the driver. >> tim fleischer with the story. >> you can't take your eyes off that video. the driver comes driving right through the center. the front door right there and right at these two officers. >> with thundering crash and glass flying everywhere the video of this vintage buick is jolting enough as it comes to rest in a wallington 7-eleven. not until you see these second view as you realize those are two police officers being struck by the out of control driver. >> it's very disturbing and the time we live in nowadays, you don't know if it's someone who's doing that purposeful or if it >> reporter: sergeant thomas kruk a

thank you, laura. >>> an nypd officer wounded in a wild gun battle. a party turns into a shootout, and an officer bravely enters the fray. an update on his condition. >>> a big warning tonight for parents about a disturbing and growing trend. thieves ripping off cars with children still inside. apparently the engineers who designed the ford f-150 have been burning the candle at all ends. cuz' check out their latest brainstorm: pro trailer backup assist. just turn this little knob on the dash and it helps steer your trailer exactly where you want it to go. it's just one more bit of brilliance you can't get on any other truck. freakish. this is the ford f-150. >>> here's a look at tonight's top stories. police are looking for a group of -- suspected in a gang rape in brooklyn. the five men in this video are accused of threaten ago man with a gun and raping his 18- year-old darn a park in brownsville thursday night. >>> a report in rolling stone magazine states mexican drug lord joaquin he will chap poe guzman met with actor sean penn in his hideout mont

bill: coming up next, a snowball fight with the nypd. who one? [laughter] it's not about hugging trees. it's not about being wasteful either. you just gotta find that balance. where taking care of yourself takes care of more than just yourself. lease a 2016 lincoln mkz for $289 a month only at your lincoln dealer. video that the nypd posted to twitter. >> that is right. and epic snowball fight. police say that they are saddened to say that they did lose to the kid. i don't really think that they lost. bill: you are chasing a story about the latest technology. cannot grow a diamond. >> they are girls best friend and likely her best kept secret. man-made diamonds are taking the jewelry industry by storm. these diamonds cost a lot less to call your own. >> it is placed in a chamber, hydrogen and methane gases are added,, you have a diamond reddick >> woodbridge new jersey to get the scoop. these diamonds are created at a factory in singapore, each taking about 12 weeks to produce and selling for 30 to 40 percent less. currently sold nationwide. the

it's a combination of traffic control from port authority and nypd. we're going to show you the traffic jam. these are all the internal roadways here at laguardia airport. grand central 94th street. once you get into the internal roadways, you can see nothing is moving. this is definitely the definition of gridlock. the entire area around laguardia airport is just gridlocked. port authority, nypd have shut down a lot of the access roads in and out of laguardia. so some of these folks, as you say, they've tweeted out. they've been in these delays anywhere from 2 to 5 hours. imagine, it's 11:00 at night, and there's this kind much gridlock. live in chopper 2, joe biermann, cbs 2 news. >> i can't imagine, joe. thank you. we'll keep everyone up-to-date on this. >>> complains continue from queens tonight. residents buried by the blizzard say their streets still haven't been plowed. tony aiello is live in middle >> reporter: kristine, this is 80th street in. there are ruts that allow traffic on the roads. then to the side streets, we'll bring the camera on

again, the nypd confirmed stewart was hit by friendly fire. this here is a photo of police commissioner bratton alongside officer stewart's hospital bed shortly after the shooting. we hope to hear more from the police commissioner later today and have that for you on eyewitness news at 11:00. we should point out not only did investigators recover a 380 semiautomatic gun at the scene but in the exchange of gunfire officer stewart hit the male suspect four times. 19-year-old christopher rice police arrested rice and charged him with assault on a police officer, menacing, and criminal possession of a weapon. >>> we're going to turn to the weather and weather making headlines tonight. bitter cold temperatures and our first taste of snow. and by taste, we mean not even an appetizer. >> one flake for every 100 people. temps dropping 30 degrees since yesterday. some of us will be seeing a few flakes. >> meteorologist lee goldberg studios. >> it's a good thing the snow didn't come in right now because it's very cold and would stick in a hurry. tomorro

the nypd has a different story. cbs 2's dave carlin has more on the taser take down. >> i can't sleep at night. thinking about what they've done to me. >> reporter: it was in the tiny kitchen of his crown heights brooklyn apartment that john antoine came face-to-face with nypd officers who were summoned there, but it was for a 23-year- old believed to be the boyfriend of his granddaughter, not for this senior citizen. it brought officers up to three flights and to his apartment, which was wide open, because he thought his wife was coming up. instead, officers came down the hall to his narrow kitchen where he was making soup, and used a taser on him. >> twice. second time here on the right side, leg. >> where did you fall? >> right here. forward on the ground. they kick me in the stomach. >> reporter: police say antoine had a large kitchen knife he would not drop and commend the officer for using what is called intelligent restraint. no comment on the alleged mistaken identity. listen to the initial call made by an o

. >>> thousands of sanitation workers will be on the clock in addition to first responders like nypd special ops. this morning they showed us some of their zodiac boats and other equipment they'll use for potential water rescue. the nypd says additional patrol officers in flood-prone precincts received special training to use it. >> based upon the tides, you know, you could have water that again comes into those low lying areas where maybe somebody tries to go through some water with a car. >> the nypd has four-wheel drive trucks to help get through heavy snow. >> the nypd says they definitely learned lessons from hurricane sandy that's why they are prepared for this year's hurricane storm. >>> the storm has alreadystarted to bring snow and ice to the south, north carolina getting hit experiencing snow and freezing rain that wreaked havoc on road. and the second busiest subway system will shut down this afternoon. >> i've lived in d.c. most of my life, i don't know if i have lived through a forecast like this. workers in maryland and virginia also started treating roads with salt thi

. >>> meanwhile, the nypd is searching for a gunman who they say is on a deadly crime spree. police are searching for a 23 year old gang member considered armed and dangerous and detectives are afraid he will strike again. he shot and killed david novarro in november as part of the ongoing dispute with the victim, and he jumped into a van parked on sherwood avenue, pulled a gun on the driver that night and forced the man to drive him to a location where he opened fire on another man and then stole his bag. >>> the man accused of shooting an nypd officer in the bronx has christopher rice faces assault on a police officer menacing, and assault charges. prosecutors say the 19 year old stewart was respond to go a large street fight. the officer returned fire, shooting rice four times. rice was officially charged at the hospital this morning: a report out this afternoon found governor cuomo did not commit a federal crime by shutting down a new york anti-corruption commission. a u.s. prosecutor says there's insufficient evidence to show that cuomo enter feared with the operation --

steve: the nypd on alert after someone called police and threatened to shoot officers. dari: fox 5's antwan lewis on the upper east with the latest on this investigation. hi. good evening. good evening, everyone. the possibility of lone wolf style attacks is very real and something all police departments must take very seriously. the nypd says they received an anonymous call tuesday night, someone making a threat to shoot a police officer. the nypd told fox 5 someone connected with the threat has turned himself in, but did not identify him as the threat maker. the concern comes after a police officer was ambushed in philadelphia earlier this month by a man using a stolen gun. philadelphia received another threat shortly before the nypd. >> one of the phone calls indicated isis. not the call to philadelphia, but the phone call to new york. we are taking it serious based on what happened in philadelphia a couple of weeks ago. the nypd address this morning, bill bratton emphasized the officers have to be safe. >> there's no higher priority for me than officer safety. >> re

the nypd has released a photo of the gray bmw. yesterday near rodney street and williamsburg. the woman is in critical condition. she is still at belvieu hospital. >>> over in the bronx police are searching for a man accused of a string of store robberies. police say he last hit on monday at a clothing store in west chester avenue in park chester where he allegedly made away with cash. he also is accused in the robbery of a cell phone store and attempted robbery of another clothing store. >>> a new jersey community is in mourning after the death of a four-year-old boy who fell from a window. this happened yesterday afternoon at the summit plaza apartments on newark avenue in jersey city. the boy somehow fell from a fifth floor window to the concrete parking lot below. neighbors tell cbs 2 his death could have been prevented. >> no windows over here have safety bars. >> that is a dangerous >> it definitely is. i think so. if you let a woman move into an apartment with a small child that high, you should have some windows. >> we called summit plaza management company for comment

an off-duty nypd offlyer turned the tables on three attackers. shooting one and the other two ran away. >> it was frightening. >> reporter: richie heard calls for help so he did. sdl call the police, call the police. so i call tti police immediately. >> reporter: the off-duty nypd sergeant was heading to see his fami?. three men tried to rob him and took the officer's cell phone and noticed he had a shield and then one robber encouraged the others to shoot. the officer had a quicker draw tand fired his weapon hitting one of the men. >> he was then screaming, i need assistance. i'll a police officer. call the police, i'm a police officer and i was in communication with him from the window. i stayed on the phone with the 911 operator. on the phone c with 911. >> i gave him a description through the window while he was out there. >> reporter: lewis ran downstairs and kept the officer calm. later investigators went door-to-door looking for evidence and any signs pointing to the two fugitives considered armed and dangerous. back here live, this is sti

the isis inspired attacked night at philadelphia, every single nypd officer is on alert. good evening, i'm kristine johnson. maurice is off. cbs 2's jessica schneider has more on the officer ambushed and is in times square with concern for officers here. >> reporter: the nypd says it but with that philadelphia suspect pledging allegiance to isis, nypd's chief of counterterrorism sent out this memo today, urging officers in the forced to exercise heightened vigilance. so tonight, especially armed hercules teams are out and ready here in times square. the attack is brazen and at extremely close range. police say 30-year-old edward archer fired 11 times into this police car and directly at officer jesse hartnett, hitting him three times. >> i'm shot, i'm bleeding heavily! >> reporter: officer hartmut called for help before getting out of his cruiser wounded and giving chase. the suspect was shot and taken into custody. his mother says he was a devout muslim and told targeted by police. after being caught he allegedly for his allegiance to isis. >> it's a terrible. and it doe

an off duty nypd officer shoots robbery. >> this happened in tremont. mallory hoff is there with the latest. mallory. >> reporter: we know this is in fact an off duty housing division sergeant walking home from his shift early this morning. this is a look at the scene, how things look looked in the tremont section of the bronx after 4:00 this morning. what we know, three men approached this off-duty officer, attempted to rob him. that's when the officer fired one shot hitting one of the suspects. that suspect then fell to the ground and hit in the torso, transported to st. barnabas hospital. he is expected to be okay. back out live, we know the other two men involved, we are told they took off in different directions. one wearing a black jacket, another wearing a red jacket. they are said to be armed and dangerous. investigators now saying people in this area this morning do need to be careful. >> mallory, thank you. commuters that rely on the n train will have to find another way to manhattan. nine stops are closed for repairs. those platforms will be

as tim fleischer ways to observe and patrol by police, he is spending this new year's eve with the nypd in midtown. >> reporter: bill, 6,000 officers, nypd's man power on this night is very, very strong and more ready at staging areas like this one. tonight eyewitness news got a television exclusive, a look at several operations we don't normally see. >> you might hear the nypd's aviation unit and even camp a glimpse hovering over a million rel-loves but eyewitness news-- revelers but eyewitness news saw how they will handle it. officer charles is the tactical flight officer planning the overhead patrol. >> patrolling different boroughs. >> they will pay close attention to sensitive sights like the george washington bridge like staten island. they have a greater perspective. place, anything that doesn't belong. >> they also will fly the better part of the night, they are patrolling over times square allows them a tactical advantage in the event of trouble. one unit you will not see are the officers with emergency services, they keep an eye above the crowd and don't disclose their locati

an nypd officer is shot after a huge fight breaks out on the live. >> the officer was shot around 2 this morning. the scene extends for several blocks. dozens of officers are out here investigating and trying to figure out exactly what happened. police say there was a big fight out here between a group of men. reports of multiple injuries you can see a knife on one of the street corners. an officer wearing plainclothes drove up to the disturbance, got out of her car and was shot in the ankle. another officer then opened fire. they shot and injured the perpetrator. so the man accused of injuring the officer is in lincoln hospital and so is the injured officer. he's now in surgery and expected to be okay. his name has not been released. the mayor and police commissioner are at the hospital as well and are getting ready to give us a here. we should be hearing from them in the next few minutes on this breaking story and will get you know what they have to say. live in this section of the bronx this morning ilana gold cbs 2 news. >>> the nypd is also on alert after a philadelphia officer was

callers claim they're representing the nypd. susan hello, i'm calling we're collecting donations for officers that retired. having been a victim of fraud twice, brooklyn resident stephan keyes knew right away the call was a scam. i know the nypd wouldn't call for a donation for their retirement. sure enough, the nypd tells us the police department never solicits money over the phone. although keyes didn't fall for the scam, she says her sister and co- worker both received the same call which spurred her to warn new yorkers. he tells a nice story and you'll feel sorry for him and you mightve him your information and there you have it you're a victim of fraud. if you get a call claiming to raise money for the police department, the nypd encourages you to report the call to the new york city police department internal affairs bureau at212- 741-8401. all calls will be kept confidential. if you are interested in maki ng a contribution to the nypd you can reach out to the new york city police foundation. 555 fifth avenue, 15th floor a

slams into a store and nypd sergeant is in the hospital. wait until you hear what happened behind the wheel. >>> developing overnight a raging fire ripped through homes on long island. >> and an accuweather alert. snow is on the way. but will it stick? >> snow. >> good morning, everybody, i'm michelle charlesworth in for ken rosato. >> i'm lori stokes. today is tuesday, january 12th. >> you are never more than and traffic and meteorologist bill evans and the exclusive accuweather forecast. snow? >> stick? did you say stick? snow on a stick. >> what? >> it will stick around. i can guarantee you that. that's why we have an accuweather alert. it will be slippery later this evening and toe night. we are not looking at a lot of snow but periods of snow that will continue. we have periods of sunrise and a gorgeous morning. temperatures this morning starting out around 26 degrees. looking at winds that continue to be light to calm. the windchill is not big this morning at all. 19 to 23 around to 21 poughkeepsie and, so, today we are watching what

streets with nightly patrols. >> our main goal every day is to make a gun arrest. >> reporter: the nypd's elite anticrime team allows a camera to interview them in their undercover car. >> at the start of your day, you don't know what you're going to encounter that night. >> reporter: the officers say they have seen and confiscated it all. >> we have recovered from two- shot derringers to all different types of revolvers, semi-automatic firearms held together by duct tape. >> reporter: then it's back to many as 9,000 firearms were examined last year alone. >> it has that antique look to it. >> reporter: leading to more than 3,000 arrests. >> it's a narrow dichotomy. we want to do a good job and make gun arrests and we want to go home safely in one piece. >> reporter: which the officers admit is not always easy. alice gainer, cbs 2 news. >> there are 50 officers in the nypd's anticrime unit devoted to getting illegal guns off the streets. >>> next at 6:00, a wild crash on the gowanus expressway. a driver trapped under a car after a chain reaction crash causes this mess. how did he get out

you're asked to call nypd immediately. we're live in the east village, marc santia, nbc news new york. >> marc, thank you. 26tdegrees. you saw marc with the hat and heavy coat. you know it's frigid out there. it may stay below freezing all day long. storm team 4's raphael miranda is tracking it. >> that's right. the potential for ice today tomorrow we've got those slippery spots out therou we're at 25 in hoboken, temperatures in the 20s. city island, 26 as well. as we expand out wide, 19 degrees in monticello. making it cold. laguardia, wind gusts of 31. in fact, this is what it feels like a a this is what you need to dress for. 14 degrees in central park and we have windchills in the teens and newark as well. now, we're talking about the potential for more ice on the roadways. a little moisture is all it takes. with a low temperature of 19 degrees, it certainly will be a problem. overnight into your tuesday. we'll take a look at your gradual warmup and a potential snowstorm in the works for the weekend. we'll have all the

the nypd searched for months before finding avante's body near a lake. >> i don't want another family to experience this. i'm hoping that someone will have a heart and say, you know let's get this passed. >> reporter: berner township didn't wait for the feds to chip in they paid for the gear themselves and the chief says it was money well spent. >> this is only $6,000, if anything for the peace of mind. >> how does that feel. >> reporter: right now they're keeping track of 17 kids who's brent wilson who's mom signed him up to take advantage of a simple technology with a simpler goal. >> great they made that investment. >>> well it's been three weeks since christmas but all over are still piled up on the sidewalks. we saw trees all over the west side tonight. even though the city says curb side collection began 11 days ago. the sanitation department has extended its tree collection which was supposed to end today through tomorrow. the agency says it has already collected 368,000 trees those not collected by tomorrow will still be left curb side and will not receive a violation. >>> yes

a picture tweeted by the nypd h. nypd shows the new parents in the hospital with the officers who helped deliver their baby but they did not start out there. to a call of a woman in labor on the long island expressway, of all places, in queens, yesterday afternoon. he was able to deliver her baby service road. mom and her newborn are doing just fine. >> she was very cute. >> we like that. rain today. >> well, yeah, the rain has been morning. as people are waking up, i'm getting tweets this morning. bill in belmar, he has always all summer long is in charge of the lifeguards. he said there is a storm here. he said we got the waves, we got the wind. actually out on to long island the jersey shore will be one place that sees minor flooding but out to long island we can have 45 mile an hour gusts here. not only are we dealing with a system bringing rain it is also a twisting system that is changing the winds and so that we could potentially hit a record or tie a record of the 1600s. so we're watching those numbers. the r