so what ever became of the old brooklyn atlantic dynasty? 869, all the players were amateurs. two years later, the national association of professional base ball players was formed. but the atlantics couldn't afford the cost of the new league, so they didn't join. some of their best players took a walk and signed up with pro teams. i don't get to walk. i got to hit the ball. all right. let's send one down the pike. let's see what you got. oh. i'm jamie colby for "strange inheritance." and remember -- you can't take it with you. >> it stands in the way. >> it's just her house in the middle of the block. >> she won't sell out. >> the 84-year-old seen here turned down $1 million payout. >> he's caught in the middle. >> i promised her that i wouldn't let them take her away. >> that's a really big promise. >> what's "up" with that? >> people from all over the country and even around the world have stopped by this house. >> they put balloons on the house, and that's how it became the "up" house. >> it is amazing. i can't believe that she held out.

do you know the brooklyn store? that's the one in brooklyn, isn't it? i rewired that store six months ago. you know that,and i know that.now forget it. what's going on? lionel, you know the brooklyn store? we went through that. what happened to the brooklyn store? it burned down. how? fire. thanks, pop. what caused the fire? the wiring. i put in that wiring myself. i told youto forget about that. that wiring was not faulty. faulty is such a harsh word, son. you just put it in wrong, that's all. look, who said the wiring was faulty? just the fire marshal. oh. you need thatmore than i do. lionel, don't blame yourself. look, they've been studyin'electricity for years. nobody knowshow the hell it works. why would theyexpect you to? i'm telling you, that wiring was not faulty. you don't believe me. of course i do. a father alwaysbelieves his son. look, i know a guyin the passport bureau. i'll get youout of the countrybefore midnight. everythingwill be all right. i'm not filingno insurance claim. what? george, you lost a building,equipment, inventory. how muc

northeast the ramp to the brooklyn bridge, unauthorized tractor-trailer. and then farther north as you travel northeast on the bqe, the ramp to the eastbound side of the l.i.e., separated tractor-trailer still being cleared away, so we do have that ramp closed down until they can get that clear. in copiague, sunrise highway an accident. all lanes are closed down with this ongoing accident investigation. mallory hoff is on the scene. she'll be back to give us some more information. icing condition and an accident on 684 as you head southbound right near exit 6a so use some caution as you're out traveling this morning. minor delays george washington lincoln, the holland also a 10 to 15-minute delay. street cleaning rules are in effect. lori and ken, over to you. >> thank you very much, heather. >>> 6:18. still ahead on eyewitness news this morning, a suspected rapist on the run in the bronx. new video of the man who police want to find. >>> also high price pieces of fashion has theft after theft, thief after thief and he's got some help doing it. >>> in today

so what ever became of the old brooklyn atlantic dynasty? ere amateurs. two years later, the national association of professional base ball players was formed. but the atlantics couldn't afford the cost of the new league, so they didn't join. some of their best players took a walk and signed up with pro teams. i don't get to walk. i got to hit the ball. all right. let's send one down the pike. let's see what you got. oh. i'm jamie colby for "strange inheritance." and remember -- you can't take it with you. >> it stands in the way. >> it's just her house in the middle of the block. >> she won't sell out. >> the 84-year-old seen here turned down $1 million payout. >> he's caught in the middle. >> i promised her that i wouldn't let them take her away. >> that's a really big promise. >> what's "up" with that? >> people from all over the country and even around the world have stopped by this house. >> they put balloons on the house, and that's how it became the "up" house. >> it is amazing. i can't believe that she held out. [ door creaks ] [ wind

bqe northeast, that ramp to the brooklyn bridge unauthorized tractor-trailer. then as you head farther north up the bqe going northeast, the ramp to the l.i.e. is subject to closure. this is a separated tractor- trailer on that ramp. going to copage, sunrise highway east at great neck road an accident, all lanes closed down. mallory hoff is headed to the scene of that. and we have our street cleaning rules in effect. lori, over to you. >> all right, heather, thank you. >>> breaking news on long island. three people were ejected from a pickup truck that slammed into a pole in suffolk county. eyewitness news reporter mallory hoff is live in copage with more for us. mallory. >>reporter: lori, good morning. an i do want to get you straight to the scene right now. as you can see suffolk county police have blocked off this area eastbound sunrise highway is shut down right now. i do want to show you some video of how the scene looked immediately following this accident. at 3:01 this morning, we're told suffolk police received a call for a vehicle swerving and driving e

bqe and the brooklyn bridge. a smoother ride. also a disabled truck blocking the ramp to the lie. alternate side parking is in effect city wide and do remember to be safe don't text and drive. chris and mary back to you. >>> the annual count of the homeless. >> ilana gold went along with two volunteers on what's known as the hope count. >> thousands of volunteers hit the streets for a federally man tate dated yearly homeless count. >> i care. i see a lot of homeless on the street and it breaks my heart to see that. >> we followed as they documented the homeless in 28- degree temperatures. they found this woman staying in the subway and offered her help finding a shelter. >> what did she say? >> she said no she prefers to go and sit in a dunkin donuts some place where she can have coffee and stay the night. >> that's a common problem plaguing the city and mayor de he spent an hour near midtown and recorded two dozen homeless people. it's the first time he's been part of the count. he's faced heavy criticism for how

we're right by the brooklyn bridge and this is the area where you could see a streetcar and although a lot of people think this is a great idea. some people just aren't buying it. j street in brooklyn near wilby street looks like this today and years from now it could look like this if a proposal to construct a street car between brooklyn and queens is approved. >> i think people would ride it, but at the same time it will cause more traffic. >> reporter: mayor de blasio is expected to talk about the proposed idea tonight in his state of the city speech. 16 miles between sunset park brooklyn and the story the queen, it would hug the waterfront and cost $2.5 billion, less than building a new underground subway train according to the city. so far we've found mixed reaction from subway and bus riders and drivers. >> i would love to ride it. it would be a great experience because i shop in queens, and i would love to take it from here back to queens. >> as a truck driver i worry about parking because right now it's already hard for me to find parking. >> if there is an obstruction to pull

not to armed thugs they belong to the people of brooklyn. theresa: the group planned and shared their shootings on social media. a 60-year-old woman was paralyzed in a 25 man was dead . let's turn our attention to the weather. mike woods is tracking something . what is this something? mike: the area of low pressure is coming as tomorrow morning. that looks interesting. could bring us some snow to parts of the tri-state. what we have now is cloudy skies with 580. the showers are here at this moment with sprinkles and it's very warm in this region. up to the northwest there is a lot more of that cold air drying into the tri-state region. that's what changes things up . this morning , looks like it's in the central sections of long island and that's what it would find the wet weather. there is a low-pressure along the coast keeps the today, it looks like there is rainfall. a rain and snow mix is there again. don't forget the weather at from fox 5 ny weather app . downloaded for free today. let's bring in ines and see what we have on the roads an

way down there the brooklyn bridge and we're looking south toward the battery. looking kien of calm on the east river this morning as we look over the watch tower building down in lower manhattan. we do have on the east river here it looks like glass here as we look over to the roosevelt island, over to the fdr, that's way over there. so we got low clouz and some flurries, an then temperature right at the freezing mark at 33 degrees. and it will be a day where we see these temperatures climbing to near 40 degrees which won't be too bad. today we'll be looking at what will be temperatures that will tomorrow and we get on to the end of the week. as a matter of fact, we'll be looking at cloudy skies and a few flurries this morning. off to our west, there will be a few flurries that glide on by, no real accumulations, but there might be slick spots on roadways and that sort of thing. in the afternoon temperatures get to near 40. you see the sun is going to break out as we get to later on today. and as we go into tonight, that's when we start to see the

back to you. >> the violent assault against a mail carrier in brooklyn. he was working when he dropped off a package at the wrong address and was attacked by a resident. when he went back to retrieve the package she kicked him and her english bulldog attacking him as well. she had a different story though. >> i told him wait i'm going to bring the box out to you. i closed that door to get my dog to go back and he opened the door and walked in to do it himself into my house and that's when my dog went after him. my dog didn't hurt him just scared him away. >> did you go inside that house. >> no i didn't. and throw things at you? >> chen was rat allied but not injured after getting both sides of the story police did not arrest or charge anyone but once they see this video that could change. >>> a potential nightmare for new jersey transit riders. transit unions set a possible strike date as talks continue. vanessa murdock spoke to concerned commuters. >> it happened in 83 last and now a new jersey transit train strike could happen again on march 12 if an agr

leave it behind as we look at the brooklyn bridge. you're watching "today in new >>> it's 5:44 on a thursday morning. temperatures in the 50s, upper 50s. holding at 58 in the city so far. roads are damp but drying out. times square, things moving along okay. we'll dry things out as we go through the late morning and afternoon. still a few sprinkles around. showers across suffolk county. you've got steadier rain. it will be winding down in the next hour or so. 58 variable wind right now. mostly cloudy sky. the weather headlines, couple of sprinkles and showers scattered around this morning mainly east of the city. then a break in the middle of the day. rain will arrive tonight. that goes over to some wet snow late tonight into tomorrow morning. but the weekend looks on track to be nice for this time of year. sunshine anticipated. partial sunshine both days. temperatures well into the 40s. we're well into the 50s most areas. out east, again, a lot of low 50s in the hudson valley. mid-50s at this hour. newburgh and poughkeepsie at 55. inc

the brooklyn judge denied his request for a mistrial saying closing arguments made by the assistant da was inflammatory and they have swayed the jury. >> then accused him of intentional crimes . for that reason, we ask that this be declared a mistrial. >> it's a 20 14 shooting of girly that took place in pink houses

it was number one, the brooklyn bridge. at the time brooklyn and new york were separate cities. he showed the strength of the bridge by leading 21 elephants across it. question two. the co-inventor of the modern day cotton candy machine had what profession? his name was william j. morrison. he was a popular children's author and helped create a chemical process to purify drinking water. but he went to school for dentistry. yes. in 1897 he helped invent the electric candy machine which they called fairy floss. who walked a tight rope between the world trade center towers? the art of walking a tight rope can be traced all the way back to ancient greece where they number three is is the answer here. it's felipe petit in 1974. on a wire with no net. a quarter of a mile in the sky. question four. ringling brothers and barnum & bailey presents legends features what type of elephants? they have the largest herd of these elephants in the western hemisphere. they are number one the asian elephants. you can tell them apart from other elephants because they have smaller ears and the ears ar

the cops have that blocked off. you'll have to use 278 to brooklyn bridge. heading to the bqe to the l.i.e., also on the ramp there, subjt t to closure. a tractor trailer separated there. the back is here. the front here. you can see a little delay heading into this area. let's talk about this closure on sunrise highway. eastbound shut down by an accident investigation out by bayview avenue. this happened a while ago. alternate side parking rules in effect. >>> right now, connecticut state police are trying to figure out what caused a charter bus loaded with people to overturn on i-95. that bus was headed to mohegan sun casino from north city when it crashed on exit 61 near madison. cell phone video shows the people trying to escape from a roof hatch. 4 of them critically injured. one passenger says a bus passed them during the crash. >> passed us. he had had to be going 50, 60 miles an hour. >> the bus is out of flushing queens, the same bus was cited for equipment problems last year. >> the nypd wants your help finding a man who sex robbed and sexually assa

to the maps first problem out by the brooklyn bridge. an unauthorized tractor trailer is shutting down the ramp from the bqe into the brooklyn bridge. if you need to get into manhattan, use manhattan or williamsburg bridge. lanes, all lanes shut down. another tractor trailer problem. this one san accident though. you can see minor delays heading through this area. we'll have more weather and traffic ahead on the 4s. >>> breaking news in long island, suffolk police investigating a crash that sent three people to the hospital. right now, there are few details about this crash in copier. however, the firlye department said three people were ejected from the pickup truck. one of them was hit by another car. that person was airlifted to a dnearby hospital. there is word that the crash may have started with a possible police pursuit but that has not been confirmed. >>> we want to update you on breaking news, two trains slammed head on to each other in a remote part of germany. so far, german news agency reports four people were killed. police a

the accidents were across the area. brooklyn, the bronx and manhattan. >>> a fire race you had through it happened just after 11:30. it took hours to put the fire out. we're told everyone made it out safely. the cause of the fire is unclear. >>> firefighters are praising the good samaritan who rushed into a burning build to go save a stranger in newark. the fire broke out in the house on west runion street at 9:00 last night. it quickly spread to two nearby homes. a woman running from the house as lked a passerby for help saying her husband was trapped in the flames. >> when i ran inside, the whole kitsch ep was on fire. he was standing in the kitchen. he didn't want to leave out of the kitchen. so when i was pulling him out of kitchen, he said no, my wife. but your wife is already downstairs. she's the one told me you was upstairs. i drogd dragged him, put him over my shoulder and dragged him out of the house. >> that's a heroic move for a firefighter to do let alone a civilian. >> at least 20 people have been dicasplaced. that

a total brooklyn girl. >> i grew up in the '30s and '40s so in brooklyn, great years. >> yes, yes. yes. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. any other nonbrooklyn question? >> i'd like to know what favorite story -- >> my mother, my goodness. that is a difficult question. well, the james bond story is one of them because she didn't even say, hi, she said, you have to read this book when i walked in the door. that's one of my favorites. she was a fun mother. i didn't see her all the time, but when i saw her, which was always on summer vacation, christmas, and big holidays, it was total fun. that was the good part. yes? >> can you come to the microphone? >> the microphone is off. >> it's on now. >> a long way to go. besides james bon what was your nature's -- >> she loved reading history, especially french history. she knew everything about the queens of france. she loved that. and she was a voracious reader because she always felt she was uneducated because her mother took her out of school and put her in the cotton club, and everybody around her was so bright, she felt, and she was

the teenager who claims she was raped at gunpoint by five boys at a park in brooklyn recanting. and the new details we've learned tonight are shocking. prosecutors now say she had sex with her father in the park. einiger in the brownsville section. >> as distasteful and really hard to believe as all these new details are, there really is one bottom line that came out of the brooklyn da's office tonight. there's nothing this 18-year-old woman did against her will in the park behind me. and as a result, those five teens accused of rape are now free. >> reporter: they were paraded in front of cameras as the face of a crime that made national news, but five teens all of the sudden in last month for a gang rape are now free after prosecutors determined the shocking crime never even happened. abdullah green represents one of the boys. >> you can only imagine the trauma that would go along with a charge like this hanging over a young child's head. >> you cannot rape a young lady in our community and think you're going to get away with it. >> reporter: the pressure was intense as they de

carey tunnel, tormer the brooklyn battery tunnel. taking on two-way traffic. >>> thanks, lauren. police are searching for the man who -- customers watched. katherine creag is in greenwich village with more. >> reporter: good morning, darlene. horrifying to learn that the victim received 120 stitches to his face. he was slashed across the face and he has been treated and released from a hospital. around 8:00 last night, this is the silver spurs restaurant. this is where police were called to after the victim was brutally slashed. the attracter got away. this happened at 8:00 last night. a man walked into this restaurant on laguardia place and houston street, close to the nyu campus. he was asking customers and workers for money. a manager asked him to leave, the suspect became angry and slashed a victim, a waiter in the face. numerous police officers were rushing to the scene. >> i saw a lot of undercover cops came in vans and trucks. 20 police and ambulances over here. i think they were looking for someone. they were checking the video cameras to see if they could see the guy who

. >>> now to stranger danger on the streets of brooklyn. police say a man tried to lure a young girl as she was on her way walking home from school. police say the man was caught on home security video shortly after grabbing on to the 14- year-old girl's arm and saying, come here, come here! and would not let go. it happened on the seventh avenue near avenue r yesterday afternoon. the suspect took off after a staffer from a nearby school spotted him. he is still on the loose. >>> a new jersey doctor has been charged for allegedly assaulting a 12-year-old boy on a ski slope. police say that dr. samuel dr. kra samuel caruthers punched the child in the mouth when he ran into him and his son on >> at some point he hit him with the ski pole. there was injury and pain. he had blood on his nose. >> the attorney for caruthers said the doctor had no intention of harming the boy. a criminal conviction could affect the doctors' medical license. >>> local leaders are united tonight against president obama's decision to slash funds to fight terrorism. de

the cloud cover is pretty much uniform. 9 here in the park. 15 down toward brooklyn. so there is a little bit of windchill this morning. the real feel looking at 37 in the park. grab a jacket, coats and sweaters, that sort of thing. this is snow, these are clouds. i'll take the clouds off. along 95 to the mare parkway up one little batch coming by. then you see clouds. these are very high clouds to the west. so we'll get breaks of sunshine through that. by the time we get to afternoon today, we're looking at low to mid-40s. we'll be looking at colder air pouring in tonight. tomorrow night's temperatures will be right at normal. in the afternoon tomorrow we're in the mid and upper 30s. so a chilly day tomorrow with below normal temperatures and start off with a fry in the teens and low and mid-20s. clouds and sun, a breezy day today. we're at 45. tonight, partly cloudy and chilly. tomorrow, there's a nice day. it's a little brisk and chilly. it will be a pretty day at 37. check out the weekend. look at saturday. we're talking about stuff like april here. sunshine, windy

two police officers and a suspect rushed to the hospital after a shooting in brooklyn. we're live on the scene. >> plus on investigation launched at buffalo state college after a senior from brooklyn dies. why police think his death may be related to hazing. >> get ready for a warm weekend. temperatures are expected in the upper 50s and top 60s in some places. >> cbs 2 news saturday morning starts right now. >> live from studio 46, this is cbs 2 news this morning. >>> good morning. it's 6:00 on this saturday, february 20th. i'm andrea grymes and i'm diane macedo. forecast. >> a much warmer day today. 15 degree above normal saturday. >> we'll take it. >> i think many will be happy to feel the change out there. cool start. it is right now 43 in the city. that's the normal daytime high. 34 in the hamptons, 34 monticello and summerville. now note how much warmer it is than yesterday. 18 degrees warmer in the city, 37 degrees warmer in the hamptons. lots of drizzle and then north of the city, north of 84 this morning please keep in mind there could be some slick spots because

officially this bridge, the brooklyn bridge, is structural deficient. sounds like a 6th grader's report card. rosanna: they are saying it is safe but the flaws need to be fixed in the near future. >> greg: 59,000 bridges in the country are falling apart, this is in washington dc. they have made this finding. now to liz on the manhattan side of the brooklyn bridge. how is it looking to you? there always working on it and rosanna: don't they close it at night? >> reporter: there is always work being done here. a lot of the times is down to one lane because of to repairs. this bridge was built back in 1883, more than 134,000 vehicles cross the bridge every day, people walk over it, drive over it, it is always crowded and the federal officials saying it is structural deficient and more than one of the key elements, deck or structure is considered to be in poor condition. the bridges are safe to drive ore according to the report, that's a group that releases the report of 59,000 bridges across the country that has flaws to be repaired and there are a number o

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the weekend. new evidence that police are hoping will lead to answers in brooklyn. also forced back to port early for the second time this month. the potential storm only one of the big problems on board for anthem of the seas, cruise ship. >>> good morning everyone. i'm chris wragge. >> i'm mary calvi. police in park slope are reviewing surveillance video in a fatal hit and run. cbs 2 janelle burrell is there live with more. janelle? >> reporter: well mary police are still searching for the five drivers connected to all of those incidents over the weekend. all of those crashes happening within a four hour period leaving three people dead. one of them happening here at this intersection where ku see police up this electronic sign urging anyone who may have seen something to contact the nypd. overnight they did release new surveillance video of the car that they are locking for in the incident where we are at fifth avenue and ninth street police describe it as a tan four door nissan altima with extreme front passenger damage. that happened around 5:00 investigators sa

we have this closure of the hugh kerry brooklyn battery tunnel. there is traffic there until and the bayonne bridge is closed until 5:00 a.m., again, because of construction. they're not doing the traffic hold over by the goethals bridge. the george washington bridge is a minor delay. lincoln has construction, holland has construction. so, minor delays coming inbound, but just think about the construction work they have going on there. 46 heading west near van houghton avenue in clifton, a fallen tree was taken care of. it's been removed from the roadway. now somebody has extra firewood. "n" trains, track work is completed. looking at the queens midtown tunnel, you can see the cones is the up. everyone is forced over to one tube. street cleaning rules in effect today. back to you. >> thank you, heather. >>> webster hall is saying it is investigating a massive brawl that broke out on stage during a hip-hop concert over the weekend. a concert gore sent us these videos by a rapper. skate and his fans brawled with security guards. no reports of any arr

the city. we're live in downtown brooklyn, news 4 new york. >> this deadly shooting left a profound impression on gurley's neighbors. his death was one of involving black men and police officers in 2010. >> the verdict wasn't going our way. so thank god, this time we got one going our way. >> you're not fit to be in the rough streets of new york or brooklyn or east new york, wherever you're at that you got to command post at, then you shouldn't be a cop, you know? >> outrage sparked the black lives matter movement. liang is the first new york city officer to be convicted in one >>> mayor de blasio also made a statement. we hope today's outcome brings some closure to the gurley family after this painful event. >> and we are continuing to following the conviction of the officer peter liang. you can continue to watch the verdict being read on nbc new york.com. >>> the fight continues against a fire in new jersey. crews battling flames in brutal cold for nearly eight hours now. that fire erupted just after 3:00 this afternoon in an industrial park in hills breaux borough hillsborough. >> reporter:

as we look at the brooklyn bridge. you're watching "today in new >>> welcome back. 6:44 on a chilly thursday morning. we've been talking about the ups and downs we've had. we started out with december being the warmest. january was a couple of degrees above normal. for the first 17 days of february, actually normal. celebrate. we're normal. that doesn't last very long. the next couple of days below normal temperatures will follow by above normal readings. the month. 28 in hoboken and staten island. long island, north and west, a little chillier. newburgh at 23. sussex down to 24. breezes stirring up from time to time. there. you can see patchy clouds across new jersey. portions of connecticut and long island. but these are really breaking up and thinning out as high pressure sinks in. that means the clouds go away. simply put, it's bright and sunny this afternoon. this is 2:00 in the afternoon. looking good. this evening, we're fine too. cold tonight. 20s in the city. teens in the suburbs. sunny start tomorrow. notice c

we will go outside to the brooklyn bridge which is not looking terrible. the bqe is the alternate side of the street and that is in effect today. then in cary, back to you. >> the remaining passengers are on the anthem of the seas. the cruise cannot wait to get back on land. let's get back to robert >> manning cary good morning to you. stole my thunder. we want to show you just how enormous the ship is. it's nearly as long as the empire state building is tall. it's just how powerful the storm really was. the cruise line, royal caribbean, is apologizing for sailing into the storm saying, we need to do better. one passenger who disembarked last night summed up the feelings of many when he shouted , free at last! >> as the anthem of the seas glided into the port , they glimpsed solid, dragline ground and boy did it look good. it was really scary. i don't think anyone has been this happy getting off a cruise before to home. the passengers had hoped for a memorable , relaxing trip to the bahamas. memorable? you bet. relaxing? hardly. the ship left on saturday bu

it is absolutely jammed moving eastbound side of the brooklyn bridge we have a crash. we have some debris on the roadway. let's go outside to the garden state parkway. northbound side moving away from me. your next shot will be the lincoln tunnel. thirty, 40 minutes. we are also seeing a pretty heavy delay. just to get into the toll plaza, greg and rosanna, back to you. >> before reality tv. the trial of o.j. simpson. the whole country is assessed with it. rosanna: we've watched him for a highway. greg: american crime the new caramel macchiato from dunkin' donuts. uplift your mood with hand-crafted layers of espresso, milk, and a caramel-flavored swirl. dd perks members, indulge in a medium hot or iced latte or macchiato for $1.99. pone of the cool perks of this place pis you can eat as much cereal as you want. it' s like i' m going to work to get some. alrighty. we just like cereal. we make it, eat it, love it, live it. rosanna: happy birthday carole king. rosanna: i pet her office building was right near there. greg: she did a lot of her work in new jersey. talking a

the bill. a lot of people talking about this today in brooklyn. this transit idea that would cost billions of dollars connecting millions of people. the proposed route map shows the streetcar would travel between senate park all the way up to astoria. the mayor's office announced today the project would span 16 miles. it would save travelers about 18 minutes on their commute. an we talked to some folks to find out what they think. >> it would be fantastic. i remember it back in the '60s my mom used to ride it. >> it's so hard to get around now with all these little islands, bicycle lanes. now truck drivers have to deal with trolleys? >> reporter: a live shot here from brooklyn heights. the big question, who pays for the multibillion dollar plan? property value along this route will go upmostly most upmost. the mayor is society et to speak about this in his address to the city tonight. >>> coming up, residents are complaining at a mysterious odor. exposing incredible allegations of abuse at our city jails of the women who come to visit their friends

from the perspective of the brooklyn bridge. you know what we like rosanna what is it about the book? no text here. smg no pressure to read. take a good look here a little bit closer if you can. this isable 235th avenue quite a club scene. you can see people on the roof. : you party. a very cool place. >> been there, been a whiles but a cool thing a lot of bouncers watch "good day new york." their hours are very conducive you know what i mean in so you shop at a club you get hooked up. i like it. thank you so much for watching, be live on our facebook page. watch it. caring for someone with alzheimer's means i am a lot of things. i am his guardian. i am his voice. so i asked about adding once-daily namenda xr to his current treatment for moderate to severe alzheimer's. it works differently. when added to another alzheimer's treatment, it may improve overall function and cognition. p vo: namenda xr doesn't change how the disease progresses. p it shouldn't be taken by anyone allergic to memantine, or who's had a bad reaction tto na

and david, behind me, the brooklyn bridge, as we said, on the list of bridges needing repair. but at this rate, we're told it would take 21 years to repair or replace all of america's deficient bridges. david? >> millions still driving over those bridges. gio, thank you. tonight, the global headline involve the pope and what he said about contraception. >>> also breaking tonight, bill cosby and his criminal case. what he is now demanding of the alleged victim. he wants to be paid back.usiness with passion. but i keep it growing by making every dollar count. that's why i have the spark cash card from capital one. i earn unlimited 2% cash back on everything i buy for my studio. and that unlimited 2% cash back from spark means thousands of dollars each year going back into my business... that's huge for my bottom line. what's in your wallet? before i had the shooting, burning, pins-and-needles of diabetic nerve pain, these feet served my country, carried the weight of a family, and walked a daughter down the aisle. but i couldn't bear my diabetic nerve pain any longer. so i talke

combing for evidence trying to piece together the events leading up to the wild shootout on the streets of brooklyn. now, those officers tonight are lucky to be alive. more than 25 shots fired in all. thank you for joining us. >>> i'm rob schmitt, they are city cops shot in the line of duty this year. >> and we're learning much more about the suspects and officers, one of the men, andrew yurkiw is now recovering. police are investigating if they were hit by friendly fire. the suspect has a long rap sheet dating back 20 years. >> this started all the way back on lexington avenue, michael george has more. >> reporter: well, rob, that gunfight exploded right here on sa this street corner. and tonight, three people are recovering from gunshot wounds. two of them, nypd officers. >> officer down! >> officers raced to the scene to help two of their own shot in the line of duty. lewis and quincy for the officer down at the location. >> it all started at about 3:30 m. they saw jamal funes point this revolver at them, then there was a chase. police responded and the suspect fired, multiple officers fired bac

among them, the brooklyn bridge, memorial bridge in washington, d.c. and heavily traveled bridges on interstate 405 in los angeles, several on i-95 in philadelphia. for many of them, the problem is age. of the 250 most heavily traveled bridges, 85% were built before 1970. we've seen disasters in recent years. >> a catastrophic event, would not be an understatement. >> reporter: in 2007, 13 people died when a minneapolis bridge collapsed during rush hour. >> look at the rust. >> reporter: in 2013, "20/20's" debra deborah roberts went to one bridge once called the most new york's tappan zee. >> that looks creaky. >> reporter: that bridge being replaced. and david, behind me, the brooklyn bridge, as we said, on the list of bridges needing repair. but at this rate, we're told it would take 21 years to repair or replace all of america's deficient bridges. david? >> millions still driving over those bridges. gio, thank you. >>> when we come back here tonight, the global headline involve the pope and what he said about contraception. >>> also breaking tonight,

narrator: next, her solo show in the u.s., a fantastic journey. >> the fact that brooklyn is the centerverses in so many ways in the past decade, in terms of multiplicities of communities, in terms of the world traveling through, touching down here in some form or another, and i would say in that sense that wangechi is absolutely representative of brooklyn and is a brooklyn artist. narrator: wangechi mutu's first solar show, "a fantastic journey" came to the brooklyn museum in 2013. it was a popular one. >> she was always on the top of our list of artist to speak to feminism, social issues, social politics, and the meaning of -- in the 21st century, and wangechi represents brooklyn, the world, the art world, and she makes work that speaks globally, and yet incorporates an incredible formal sophistication that people just love looking at. narrator: wangechi's first animation was commissioned for "a fantastic journey." it was created with fellow brooklyn artist, the singer santigold. >> we love to take things, rework them, and put it in front of people. it becomes the linkage with which t

they will take the stage at the brooklyn bowl on saturday night. the very popular local alternative rock band rusty maples is wrapping up a mini-residency at the bunkhouse saloon in downtown las vegas. every thursday night, he band performs along with other local bands. the lineup for next thursday includes same sex mary, dark black, hidden levels and ryan pardey. the music starts at 9 p- m and it is only five dollars to get in. it isn't all about music though in this week's thirteen weeks. we also have information about black history month festival, a free exhibition by the sin city roller girls, and a bicycle ride down las vegas boulevard. if you want to see the full list, just head to k-t-n-v dot com. i'm megan telles. when dancing with the stars returns next month, a familiar be missing. it's topping our stories, now trending. julianne hough tells people magazine she won't be on the panel next season. she quote "has a lot of exciting stuff coming." she adds it won't be goodbye forever. she promises you'll see her in the ballroom again. philly po

bill evans and the accuweather forecast. camera in brooklyn. just to the right, it's the offramp, and that's all we can see other than the clock there. got issues with fog. that's going to be a problem. here we are with a common view of what's happening around. that is wet streets, drizzle, and fog. this will last until about 9:00. 56 degrees right now and really warm. 20 degrees warmer than normal. rain out toward eastern long island. then there's this batch of rain that we'll be watching all day long. it gets here tonight that will create a myriad of problems. we're 55 with cloudy skies and the fog goes away. temperature drops like a rock. at the bus stop, say high to the huckleberries. 54 after school. say hue to the sassy ones. >>> so this fog is no joke at all. this accident is off on the shoulder. it's so foggy there have been so many accidents. let's go to the maps to talk about the southern state parkway westbound near exit 28 in massapequa. we also have troubles on the m train, signal problems so expect delays. contact your carrier if y

has been promoted to the interim head coach.phil jackson talked about how he came to the difficult decision. >> brooklyn gave us another game with a seven point lead in the second quarter. we lost the lead in the fourth quarter. those are things that were standing out with a look and doing things they don't want to do. they practice doing what they want to do and you have to do things you don't want to do. >> the next played host to denver. they went down to the wire with seconds down in the game. denver had karen marine down to the driving lane. denver is up by two. just seconds left. for a win. it's 105/104. metropolitan matchup at the garden. the rangers play host to the devils. kevin kline pays with a broken thumb. he gets it down here and they take a 1/0 lead. jt miller with a quick shot. miller is on fire with the rangers winning 2/1 in the final score. peyton manning celebrated his vic three by plugging disneyland. he was the guest of honor yesterday. the special guest for his kids. after they beat the panthers in super bowl 50, payton says he was happy to celebrate the big win . may retire soon.

. >> the brooklyn da said he is dismissing all charges against five teens accused of gang raping a woman last month. here's more on questions about very beginning. the initial allegations in this case were simply shocking. an 18-year-old woman said she had been gang raped at gunpoint by five boys inside this park in brooklyn. over over the week, her story kept changing. she is no longer cooperating with investigators and he is dropping these very serious charges. case whatsoever. i believe this had not happen if the truth had been told originally. >> she represents one of five teenage boys accused of raping a woman. she described the moment her client found out the charges had been dropped. >> they're very pleased that he can go back to some normalcy in his life. he is only 15. the trauma he experienced in the embarrassment, the boys were all charged as adults with first-degree rape. the park with her father's drinking alcohol as the boys approached. the woman was allegedly having sex in the park with her own father. the woman quote recanted her allegation of forcible sexual assault and

don't forget the brooklyn bridge opens at nine. the coleman bridge opens at noon on cell apparently lucy is my blood pressure but her blood loss during a screening or forget the right sized and one party of low blood pressure with three kids like the nile rises from the inner fat i love that my answers right now i'm not loving mid twenties of nowhere even chili or inland we're going to see a lot of sunshine today there will be a system that likely produces and snow tomorrow afternoon we'll be watching that thirty six for the holiday inn as we go through the weekend colder air settling in again i have >>> good morning, america.

let's bring you to the brooklyn bridge. looking good as you had in mind. you can look at the bqe and it's crowded but moving at a steady pace. the bridge is looking pretty good. ben: 5:45 am on monday morning. let's check the headlines. volunteers check homeless people. it's the annual count , two months after they launched the new homeless outreach program. transport workers union asks them to move into the central park horse carriage plan. the daily news says in a calls it a relentless quest to kill the industry. it's the lunar new year. the chinese capital city of beijing ushers in the year of the monkey with a traditional bellringing ceremony. celebrations continue for two weeks. people are born in the year of the monkey and they are believed to be curious, innovative and mischievous. >> it's very interesting. will peyton manning retire? >> the defense when it for them. he did not lose either. super bowl 50 is in the books. the broncos beat the panthers and this is the end for peyton manning i think it is. broncos defense is so strong. von miller sex ca

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i decided to use the brooklyn botanical garden. it'scherry, jasmine. >> reporter: she creates all of the products on her own. >> you can give it a smell as well. it's really -- r>>orter: that's great. >> -- really mild. >> reporter: customers come from all over the city and there's been orders from as far away as but the biggest fans are in brooklyn. >> they say this does smell like park slope. this really does smell like prospect heights. there's a big sense of pride. i have to take care of brooklyn. >> reporter: aense of brooklyn pride to go along with her brooklyn scents. kerry drew, fox 5 news. steve: all right. tough to tell the difference between identical twins regass hleow old they are. imagine how difficult it is for a baby. >> who is that? >> da da. dari: that is so cute. that's 16 -month-old dad's and uncle. her real dad is on the left. he posted this video on facebook on his page. it's already been shared more than 200,000 times. never think from the baby's perspective. smell. i wonder if because they're identical twins,

we're standing in one of the most congested areas in brooklyn. the mayor says his goal is to ease up transportation. the projected costs to do that, $2.5 billion. i want you to take a look right now at these renderings. it shows where we are standing. this is what the proposed streetcar line would look like. because the project would operate on city streets, it's not expected to need state approval, meaning it would not require the blessing of and west and this would provide a north/south. this connector would run from sunset park to astoria, queens. it would run along the east river connecting the subways, ferries, bus routes and city bike stations. the three cars would travel 12 miles per hour, a trip between there and brooklyn would take 27 minutes. from what we understand, the project will wrap up in 2024. the mayor will make his pitch tonight. mallory hoff, channel 7 "eyewitness news." >>> an eighth grade student from new jersey claims undercover police officers roughed him up for no reason and dislocated his shoulder. 14-year-old jamod watki

this will cause delays for the reverse commute from manhattan to brooklyn. right lane shut down while police are out there. swing to the manhattan bridge or brooklyn bridge as your alternates. both moving without a problem. >> if you commute by 4 or 5 trains, signal problems 86th street. 7 trains problem at vernon. f trains track work between 21st and 71st avenue. bronx river parkway south of the bronx zoo, all lanes are subject to closure. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect. ken and lori, over to you. >> thank you. >>> a deadly discovery on long island. details on a suspected murder- suicide inside a suffolk county home ahead in the next half hour. cruise ship from new jersey. smoking causes 16 different types of cancer. you have one clear way to reduce your risk. you can quit smoking. (avo) take a break from the expected. play jackpot party or any of the new scratch-off games from the new york lottery. >>> the death toll is rising following back to back bombings in baghdad. 112 people are in the hospital. i sis has claimed responsibili

at 5:32, new video of the car that struck and killed a person in brooklyn. the driver never stopped. eyewitness news reporter dray clark is live in park slope. this is one of five on sunday alone. a very bad weekend for the nypd investigating a series of deadly accidents. behind me you can see the billboard from crimestoppers asking for any information that might lead them to the driver responsible for the hit and run that happened at this intersection early sunday morning. overnight the police released this video showing the driver running a red light and hitting the 41-year-old victim as he crossed 5th avenue and 9th street riding his bicycle in park slope early sunday morning. the victim later died at the hospital. as you said a moment ago, this is one of five hit and runs that happened across the city sunday morning. in all, three people were killed and two injured in hit and run accidents that happened in brooklyn, the bronx, queens as well as manhattan. there are two surviving victims. the first is a 30-year-old man then a 22-year-old woman hit by a sil

he realized he lost the wallet after a night out in brooklyn. then he received this mysterious letter that had his credit card and a note. he said he kept his cash in order to buy marijuana. he kept the metro card that was in there because the fare just too cool to give back. >> the ironic thing really is that you know, we could have been good friends. we both like wilco and like indy music, same taste in wallets. he or she tried to, you know, make what was of any currency of any value. >> flaherty says he was happy that some of what was lost was returned. >> you said somebody took your wallet once. >> yes. they returned everything in it. >> you called them out on the air. >> i did. we had video of them stealing my wallet. >> don't steal lori stokes' wallet. >>> new this morning, recall >> and a young boy it took joel silverman years to become a master dog trainer. but only a few commands to master depositing checks at chase atms. technology designed for you. so you can easily master the way you bank. i always heard fios was a lot faster. but, i