brooklyn bridge northeast. fire extinguished and all lanes closed down and you have delays at least back to the brooklyn battery tunnel until you get to this spot. brooklyn bound or outbound traffic will use manhattan bound trains. jamaica center and briarwood and three trains suspended between new lox and 148th street. mass transit, new jersey transit, long island railroad, metro-north are doing just fine. some construction left over at the hudson river crossings. but we do have minor delays and the good news is the george washington bridge inbound lower level has been fully reopened. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect. lori over to you. >>> all right heather thank you. it's 4:47. a heart-breaking gun violence story out of chicago and a fourth grader gunned down near his grandmother's home. police are now trying to figure out if he was targeted. 9-year-old thai ty--tyshawn lee was killed on monday. an argument was taking place when gunshots rang out. lee was shot several times in his head

i used to live in harlem, and i would never go to brooklyn. now i live in brooklyn. i still come to harlem sometimes, but the -- >> you are such a new yorker. [ both laugh ] >> but this -- you know, when the harlem uprising took place in 1964 in response to the killing of a young black child, there was a solidarity demonstration in bed-stuy. right? the harlem chapter of the congress of racial equality, which was harlem core, worked oftentimes in close relations with the brooklyn chapter of core, and the brooklyn chapter of core was the one that invited malcolm to come down when they were protesting the building of suny downstate, which was kind of based on a similar protest that took place in harlem for the building of harlem hospital to make sure that the building trades were desegregated, and so there's this continuum of people, of movement of activists from one place to the next, and it's important for us to understand that when we think of the civil rights movement or the activism of the civil rights movement, it wasn't just a southern thing. it was also happenin

we're in brooklyn at the brooklyn academy of music. our guest is none other than jajay z. i want to get a little bit of sports business out of the way because you are a sports agent. are you enjoying doing that? >> incredible. >> jimmy: seems like a huge pain in the ass to me. >> it is. it is. but it's great. you know, because all these some deserve it. but because of how they handle their finances. anand no onever talks about the agent. oh, the dumb athlete. you know, agent goes on and, you know, goes about their business. but it's also the agent's responsibilility to ta care of these kids. they're 21, 18 years old. you know -- >> jimmy: they think they're going to play fofor 15 yea, a lot of t guys and then they don't. >> exactly. the first second they buy a big house. and someone needs to advise them. they're kids. they're children. >> jimmy: will you advdvise yoen cespedes, who is one of your clients, to stay with the new york mets next season? [ cheers and applause ] >> well, that's not up to me. that's up to the mets. >> jimmy: put in a good word. is that weird to yo

we're body from brooklyn. we body love beyonce. [ laughter ] the only difference between us is he was a drug dealer when he was a kid. me in outfits that matched hers. [ laughter ] other than that, i look happy in that picture because i was too young to understand what was jay z is headlining a huge concert down the block tonight called tidal x. we're going to join that live from barclays. all the big names will be there, nas, usher, beyonce, nicki minaj, the pizza rap, you name it, they will be there. one of his big songs is "99 problems for one person to have. if you have that many problems you should probably get help. in honor of jay z's appearance on our show tonight we went out on the street today here in brooklyn and asked people what's your problem, 99 times. >> what's your problem? >> rent is too high in new york. >> weather. >> money. >> the train. traffic. >> my daughter. >> parking tickets. >> my 8:00 a.m. class. >> commuting in the cold. >> boyfriend problems as usual. >> right now i think it's sk

brooklyn. did you know that brooklyn was not part of new york city? brooklyn would be the fourth largest city in the country. brooklyn is a borough that is filled with dozens of neighborhoods. over 50 cuisines, hip nightlife fashion architecture and yes, tranquility. >> one of the great things about brooklyn is you feel like you're living in the place. head to coffeeshop sit down and read a book, meet other people. reporter: filipe gives five tours are brooklyn lasting between three and five hours. he started his business three years ago. >> business is booming especially with the nice weather now but her plan has gotten super popular. we are averaging 10 tours a week , private and public tours. reporter: on this day his group was from australia and holland. >> i think it's about beer t-gen bakeries -- artesian bakeries. reporter: what would you think so far? >> amazing. no better person to ask than former senator of new york as well. former police platoon commander. you have walks almost every

we are live in brooklyn. and police release a new picture overnight of the man who they say attacked a person in a wheelchair. >>> and crews are ripping up a street right now in the bronx after an overnight water main break. good morning, i'm ken rosato. >> and i'm lori stokes, thanks for starting your morning with us, it's wednesday, november 4th. you're never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic. and bill. >> look at this beautiful sunrise from our camera over brooklyn looking to wall street and lower manhattan. the being being. all this -- brooklyn-battery tunnel. all this looking really good. one world trade. an absolutely gorgeous morning here and it's going to be a great day. we're going to have temperatures once again betting to 07. a light north wind 58 degrees and 41 at brick, new jersey and long ranch is 52 and sayreville through -- middlesex and hunterton. somerset county about 46, 48 degrees. 39 out toward poughkeepsie. going to be a beautiful day today. 68 and warm and noon and e

bqe northeast at ramp to the brooklyn bridge is closed down and the brooklyn bridge is closed inbound until 6:00 a.m. that of course is because of overnight construction. george washington bridge, lincoln. holland all have minor delays. now if you are planning on going to the bayonne bridge it's closed both ways and shortly. alternate side of the street parking rules in effect. lori and ken over to you. >>> all right heather thank you. breaking news this morning, police shot a suspected robber in new jersey. >> and in the last 15 minutes, we got a better look inside the gas station where it all went down. eyewitness news reporter kala rama is live on the scene now in newark. kala? >> reporter: lori, ken, good morning. we have two suspects here. one who was shot, the other under arrest after an officer stopped a robbery in progress here at the 24/7 food mart. okay? take a look inside. the two cashiers told me just moments ago that two robbers came in. one warmed a -- armed with a gun wearing a masks, the other appeared to be a lockout. one of the gas station workers was able to flag do

bqe northeast the ramp to the brooklyn bridge closed down and then the brooklyn bridge going into the city. that remains closed down until 6:00 a.m. that of course is because of overnight construction and then as you go over here onto the grand central parkway eastbound, kew gardens into 168th street you do have two lanes shut down. we're going to look at our alternate side of the street parking rules now. and i can tell you they are in effect. ken over to you. >>> there you go. thank you heather, if you are chewing your breakfast right now. just pause swallow and just wait 30 seconds okay? all right, you've been warned in rockland county this is not the kind of delivery you want waiting at the doorstep. health officials are investigating a claim now it's a claim, that someone urinated on a delivered pizza. the pizza was delivered from a pizza hut on route 9 w in has beener straw. it was allegedly urinated on after the customer had a dispute with a worker other thered. if -- over the order. the proven true investigators say that would be a criminal case. >>> 4:57. we are closing in on

allard, i'm the president and dean of brooklyn law school. last night at the gala i was introduced as nick allred. so since this is a book festival, i'll take that as a clever pun or a compliment or both. [laughter] i think that was really apt, and i actually appreciated that introduction. brooklyn law school is enormously proud to once again be supporting and participating with the incredible signature brooklyn book festival which has grown to be, in a very short period of time even though we're observing the tenth anniversary, to be the largest public, free book festival in the city of new york. and i suspect in the united states, if not the galaxy. [laughter] which reminds me, welcome to the best law school in brooklyn. finish. [laughter] finish. [applause] now, i suspect that most of you know that we're the only law school in brooklyn. but, you know, we're the best law school and the biggest, most vibrant borough in the big apple of the incredible empire state in the greatest nation on the planet, so we've got that going for us. we dream

of the brooklyn bridge closed until 6:00 a.m. on the george washington bridge, heading over here both way ops the upper level that construction is clearing and aphemia november delays at the hudson river crossings. -- you have minor delays at the hudson river crossings. in bridgewater, new jersey 287 south, this is an accident involving a tractor-trailer and a car. let's take a look at a web cam and i'll show you that construction i was talking about. here's the fdr drive going southbound. you can see that the right lane is closed down and we have quite a backup as a result. and then the northbound side. that's traffic coming towards us only the left lane is getting by. we have street cleaning rules in effect for today. ken over to you. >>> all right heather thank you. developing right now, we've just learned that police nave located -- may have located the bus that killed a woman in queens. a bus similar to the one that was found in the crash was stopped late last night in madison, connecticut. it appears the driver of the touri

the bqe northbound just past the brooklyn bridge. delays stretch back to if gowanus. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect city-wide. and remember, be safe, don't text and drive. chris and mary, back to you. >> all right. thank you. >>> a quick at some of the stories making headlines. ohio has voted against legalizing recreational and medical marijuana. it would have allowed licenses individuals to grow up to eight ounces of pot and allowed anyone over age 21 to possess it up to an ounce. >>> u.s. auto regulators have fined the company $70 million over its handling of the air bag recalls. >>> volkswagon says an internal investigation found new problems, what it calls unexplained inconsistency in emissions from 800,000 vehicles. some are gasoline-powered. they are reeling from emission test cheating. >>> on money watch, stock futures are higher after a rally by energy companies held gains for a second straight day. the dow jones industrial average rose 89 points on tuesday. and the nasdaq composite adjust under 1. a

among them is 18-year-old brooklyn day who arrived in savannah nearly two weeks earlier. she and her boyfriend planned a romantic weekend. the only keepsakes they have of this trip are mug shots. >> i came down for the weekend to tybee just to have fun. i was expecting to get back to school that monday and didn't ever think this would happen to me. i'm the youngest one in here i think and it's scary. i can't sleep at night like people scream in their rooms. it's really scary. >> inmate day is young. there are a lot of females here that have been in and out of this facility. and it's become more of a way of life for them. she is not one of those inmates, at least not in this point in time and i'm sure she feels intimidated by them. >> i should not be in a place like this. it's not where i want to be. >> where your food at? >> i don't know. >> why you didn't eat? >> i didn't like the bread. i didn't like the sauce. >> you have to eat something. >> i know. >> she looks innocent and my heart goes out to her. she is acting nervous. i know she is scared. so much can be going on

janelle burrell is live in downtown brooklyn. people are already lining up. >> reporter: yeah, that's right, chris. you can see several hundred right now packed in here on 4th street outside of this mcdon the aldeas rallying. these -- this mcdonald's rallying. for months, minimum wage employees have been rallying a $15 an hour wage and in new york city that will become law in 2018. and it will take effect statewide by 2021. but these protesters want the same benefit all across the country they chose to have the rally today november 10th for a reason because today marks one year from the presidential election so they'll be having protests acity halls in key -- protests in city halls in key battleground states hoping that presidential candidates will recognize that the 16 million americans who make less than $15 as a key voting block in the up. coming elections. >> $10 an hour can't do anything. $15 an hour will go a good way. >> reporter: what do you say to the business owners who say they can't keep their doors open? >> i mean, l

still have delays getting into the area of the brooklyn bridge. we had an earlier accident out there. they're still in the process of clearing construction. we have a new accident out by mcguinness. that shuts down two lanes. here are the delays getting into this area. this is back by meth poll ropolitan avenue. also, cedar avenue between norwood and pinewood is closed. here's a live look at the inbound side of the lincoln tunnel. things still moving nicely around the helix. the george washington bridge and holland tunnel are also in good shape. the bqe is the big trouble spot. alternate side of the street parking rules in effect today. >> lauren, thanks very much. >>> 5:48 right now. are outraged over the delay of the 2nd avenue subway project. the mta slashed a billion dollars from the budget and says construction for the stations above 96th street will not start until the year 2020. the agency is not blaming the delays on the cash. instead, they're blaming the tunnel boring machine. the three stations on the upper east side are still expected t

. >>> right now at 6:00, a security scare on brooklyn bridge. >> she was going to get a newspaper, this he retired nypd officer killed in the middle of an alleged hit-and- run. where a gunman locked in a standoff with police at a planned parenthood. good evening, i'm dana tyler. >>> all that's ahead tonight. we'll started though with breaking news in new jersey. and word just in that two people died after their boat capsized in the atlantic. cbs 2's christine sloan live at the scene with more. >>> that's right. two people confirmed dead. now, it was such a beautiful day here that so many people out here can't imagine something so awful like this happening but state police say the currents in manasquan inlet was so strong it caused the pontoon to capsize. >> one wave came up behind it and almost tipped it. and as soon as it hit, it just kind of sat there and the next wave came up right behind it and tipped it over the rest of the way and it looks like there were about 7 people in the watered. >> reporter: dozens of people watching as the coast guard uses a helicopter to rescue 7 people w

to brooklyn law islanders and the devils, third period. with the 1-0 lead in come the devils on the power play. burying the rebound tied at one. tied at one, good things happen when you go to the net and banging their rebounds, and 2-1, what do you think of those jerseys? black and white jerseys? do you like those? ben: they are okay. duke: doug hollanders feel. victor cruz has been clear for practice, he was with the dell beckham jr. as fashion designers of america of the fashion fun award. talked about his return to the field on the red carpet. >> recovery is going well. i will be practicing this week. i have an m r i today, everything going the right direction. i will be practicing and we will see what happens. duke: derek jeter is engaged to the she confirmed in a very unusual way. was writing about his dog on his sports web site, players tribune and mentioned the dog was a christmas gift from his fiancee, longtime girlfriend had davis going around town supporting a huge engagement ring. no word on the wedding date. juliet: isn't that

getting into the brooklyn bridge right now. overall a fantastic tuesday morning commute. >>> 5:26 right now. a roadside is driving controversy in utah. tell us what you think. some drivers think it's tasteless. the state hopes it will save lives. it reads, get your head out of the apps. some say it missed the mark. the department of transportation doesn't mind the controversy and say the attention getting sign is part of their campaign. >> beautiful scenery. >> beautiful. i've never lived in utah. i know in new york it would not even raise an eyebrow. >> no. there it is. >>> still to come, chris christie not taking any chances on atlantic city's struggling casinos. his big budget decision good for schools but bad for the business. >> reporter: and crews still have their hands full on the scene of a five alarm fire here at the armory in patterson, new jersey. i'm tracie strahan live from the scene with an update on what's happening here and how this could affect schools in the area. >>> if you're about to head out the door, take

victor mooney came onshore in brooklyn fried. he rode across the atlantic as a tribute to his late brother who died of aids more than 30 years ago. he made it through shark infested waters and lost 80 pounds and he was even robbed along the way. today he will celebrate his voyage with a ceremony at the brooklyn bridge. >>> it is 5:51. this morning we're following developments on the hoboken after a water main break broke for the second time in two weeks. this is a live look at all of the work under way. >>> also ahead meteorologist bill evans will return with a the next round of introducing kisses deluxe chocolates. with a whole-roasted hazelnut, delicate crisps, and layers of rich, creamy chocolate, they're twice the size of the kisses chocolates you love. say more with new kisses deluxe. i've smoked a lot and quit a lot, but ended up nowhere. now i use this. the nicoderm cq patch, with unique extended release technology, helps prevent the urge to smoke all day. i want this time to be my last time. that's why i choose now, you'r

i love having a professional sports team in brooklyn.o i want the sports sold to an untapped audience. my hood. what advice do you give to clutter bug? >> i don't know. clutter bug, i don't know. i like it, clutter bug! >> did you guys notice the new york islanders hockey team own the stadium? >> i didn't know that. how do you get black people interested in hockey? >> the cheerleaders. getting in on the ice, skating. >> oh, (bleep)! i love it! that's how you do that! clutter bug! that's like an insult. get out of here, you clutter bug. >> clutter buck! oh, clutter buck! >> it won't be easy. before i get him to help my people, there is a thing or two i need to learn about his world. let me ask you, what is hockey? >> it's one of the coolest sports out there. >> ice is frozen water. half of us can't swim, you know what i'm saying. how do you get us to get interested in this? >> you get to run people through the line. >> oh! those things there, you get to hit people into that and there's no charges or knotting? >> no charges. ops show up? .

we're live if brooklyn, cam -- live in brooklyn, kala rama, eyewitness news. >> gwb problems? >>> the upper level of the george washington bridge the closed down underneath the apartments but as you can see when you look at the upper level. you can see cars coming across the span. those are the cars exiting for west side highway again cars an hour and a half up stairs and 60 minutes downstairs. >> all right heather thank you. everything you got. here's a look from the camera at asbury park, it's been raining tow for about three hours this drizzle rain and continues to -- continues to keep moving knotward. there's the rain on into the city and the five boroughs and long island and south shore and coming on northward in an hour or so up the hudson valley. 60 degrees today. rain this afternoon and tonight. a leftover sprinkle in the morning and then sunshine for veterans day. peeking through the clouds and shot at some rain on thursday. that's out of the way by football time thursday night and a nice weekend is coming up. >> all right. thank you bill. and that will do it for us,

if you are traveling on the bqe all lanes are closed at the brooklyn bridge. let's go to that camera shot, garbage truck caught fire in the construction zone as you approach the brooklyn bridge closing all lanes these bound, that tractor-trailer has been there a while waiting for the while because the truck fire, the car that caught fire still here trying to clear things up, tow truck on scene but you see the roadways very oily so they have to do a bit lot of cleanup, lincoln tunnel problems inbound this morning as far as the van whig, looking good to the queue gardens interchange. juliet: hollywood director quentin tarantino says he will not be intimidated by the threat to boycott his upcoming film. ben: he spoke out after his original comments on police brutality upset a lot of people including members of his own family. robert moses joins us with the latest on this controversy. >> reporter: good morning, clinton tarantino says his original comments were misrepresented. he said he has many fans who are police officers, some a boycott is next movie but says h

here at the port authority and drove it to brooklyn. he said nothing as police officers walked him out of the 78th station house in park slope last night. >> did you tell police you were going to steal a plane next? >> reporter: police sources say he told detectives he planned to steal a plane next but before that could happen, investigators busted him for allegedly stealing this greyhound bus. police say he took the latest joyride yesterday, hopping on the bus after it aarrived at the port authority at 11:00 a.m. from philadelphia. it was supposed to leave for virginia around 2:15 p.m. but investigators say around 1:30, a greyhound supervisor noticed the bus was missing and notified headquarters in texas which pinged it in brooklyn. a spokesperson says, quote, because all of our coaches are aequipped with gps tracking mechanisms, the bus was recovered quickly. counterterrorism shield and id. no one else was onboard. this is far from his first brush with the law. this video is from just one of his prior arrests. he's got more than two d

then 61-year-old john salderen of brooklyn was killed. he popped out between two cars and was hit by a lincoln suburban. the 22-year-old driver was arrested for having a suspended license. now back to that hit and run in this area, there may be some red light cameras that police are reviewing that hopefully caught the car and can give them a better leave. cala rama, end >> thank you. -- channel 7, eyewitness news. >>> this morning a look outside shows that we have cloudy skies. temperatures are really mild. clouds just keep dropping on down. pretty soon the top of that cloud cover will be right there at the top of the new york light building. it's already covering up the top of the empire state building and one world trade. it will be cloudy and windy and rainy today. rain gets here around 11:00. we get through much of our day without that rain. sunshine returning on friday. cooler on saturday, a great day. clouds and cooler sunday into monday but we warm back up just in time for thanksgiving. so much to be thankful about. how is your day

i mean, it's all over brooklyn. even on benson avenue too. they drive -- like they go through lights. >> reporter: and after that first woman was struck down, about 10:00 at night police say a 61-year-old man was crossing the street. he was simply in front of his home on bay parkway near benson avenue when he was hit by a livery cab, according to police. he also died. and a 21-year-old livery cab driver was arrested. he's been charged for driving with a suspended license. as you know, this is happening during a ten-day crackdown. the nypd trying to get reckless >> kat, thanks very much. >>> 4:40 right now. the man who police say led them on a wild chase in brooklyn is waking up in the hospital this morning. police say they spotted the 24-year-old speeding. when they tried to pull him over, he took off, eventually crashing into an mta bus and truck. the man ran from the wreck with a gun. police chased him for three blocks before he fell and dropped his weapon. they say when reached for it, an officer shot him twice in the stomach. witnesses ar

>> reporter: but from brooklyn it spells -- >> oy. >> oy. >> reporter: as in? >> an expression of exasperation. >> reporter: the artist says he was inspired to put her twist on the 1962 painting of the word oof. >> it came to me, oy. it was up in my gallery. and a friend of mine said, i passed by and i saw the painting. the reflection said yo. and i said, i think i should paint that. >> reporter: and she did. and she wanted to see them together and in 3d so she created the sculpture. she was commissioned to create this aluminum version. it was put up on monday and it's already a hit. but typical of life, what your perspective is. >> i think it's a good conservation piece. >> reporter: she says it doesn't matter which side you see the sculpture from, she just hopes people identify with they are artwork. >> that's what we want out of our culture and what we want out of art and what we want out of the world around us, to see ourselves. >> reporter: the sculpture will be on display at brooklyn bridge park through august. cbs 2 news. >> love that. i say oy. >> i'm a

it's an incredibly slow ride as you make your way in brooklyn. jim smith is in chopper 2 above good morning, jim. >> good morning alex. the left lane is blocked off the inbound side approaching 38th street multiple vehicles were involved and also two trucks involved there are delays bumper to bumper traffic, live in chopper 2 jim smith cbs 2 news. >> it's not the only slow area as you make your way this morning we also have an the lie westbound between exits 41 and 40 delays are building and extend back to exit 49 if you stick with the northern state parkway as an alternate it will be a much better ride. alternate side is in effect city wide and remember to be safe don't text and drive. >>> alex thank you. the fbi agreed to help the russian government investigate what caused a russian jetliner to crash in egypt. a memorial service was held with st. petersburg with mourners lighting candles and praying for the 224 people investigators will determine if a bomb exploded on the october 31 metro jet flight. new york senator charles schumer says he was

brooklyn, slow traffic northbound on the bqe due to construction blocking two lanes. delays back the to the gowanus expressway. and mass transit, everything on or close to schedule if you are taking metro north, path trains and lirr and new jersey transit. and alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect city-wide. and remember, be safe, don't text and drive. mary, back to you. >> thank you. >>> the ntsb is investigating a helicopter crash that left two people dead. watch as the whicher spins out of control north of san diego and it then bursts into flames. it happened yesterday afternoon at the airport. the identities of the victims have not yet been released. >>> jersey city is trying out a new emergency response system that uses cellphones and a team of volunteers. the united rescue program was developed in israel 10 years ago when. when an emergency call comes in, volunteers nearby are contacted through the app. if they accept the assignment, dispatchers track their progress using gps. they undergo 60 hours of training before they can start. >> they ar

we still have the bqe shut down by the brooklyn bridge. also, until 5:00 a.m., no e trains between jamaica center and briarwood. you can pick up the shuttle buses instead. a whole bunch of overnight track work, including a couple suspensions. the 3 train and g train have no service in some spots. we'll have your next weather and traffic update on the 4s. >>> an ems worker slashed out of nowhere, and the attacker is still on the run right now. tracie strahan is live. even the borough president here believes this is a hate crime. >> reporter: that's right. that's going to be the focus of a news conference by eric adams this afternoon. alitthough, so far the nypd is not categorize that way. >> i've been stabbed. >> reporter: that was a call made around 8:30 last night. the victim works for a group of volunteer emergency responders serving predominantly jewish communities. he actually had his radio on him at the time. authorities swarmed this area immediately after he reported feeling pain in his upper right shoulder as he was walking on the p

it happened in the red hook section of brooklyn. the man was taken to methodist hospital. >>> and the very latest out of paris, an international manhunt is underway for two men right there on your screen. one is believed to have been in paris during the attacks. the other is the alleged mastermind who could currently be in syria. one of the attackers at the bataclan theater was known to french authorities. he was indicted back in 2002 for involvement with terrorist activity. also today, the city's main tourist avaction, the eiffel tower and other museums and public. >>> and a tuberculosis scare at a school in the bronx. diagnosed with tb. >> both the health and education departments are now working to try to contain it. sandra book man has the story -- bookman has the story. >> reporter: within the last hour, a meeting wrapped up here at ps-12 in the broncs. involved in the meet -- nat bronx. involves in the meeting, staff, united federation of teachers councilman who represents this area. again, the main topic of that meeting, thos

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. >>> but first a family tragedy in brooklyn. a fire tears through a home and kills an elderly couple. hello everyone i'm joe torres. >>> and i'm sandra bookman investigators determined the >> it started just after 5:30 this morning. and quickly spread through the three story building. octavia and her husband couldn't escape the flames. >> eyewitness news reporters are in brooklyn with details. >> reporter: early northering residents heard screams for help coming from the second floor of the home there. witnesses say neighbors and even total strangers, they tried to say everyone inside before firefighters arrived but tragically the flames were too much to handle. >> i can't even describe what she said. i was still in the state of sleep. >> it was around 5:30 this morning when neighbors say they were woken up by cries for help coming from the second floor window of this home on east 49th street in east flat bush brooklyn. the sell cell phone video showing the flames raging out of control. the woman who lives here was parents still

that's how i felt traveling from ireland to brooklyn. back in the 1950s. >> dear rose, i miss you and mother. and think about you every day. the most important news is that i have a job and i'm in a boardinghouse. >> reporter: but she suffers from home subness. >> we need irish girls in brooklyn. >> i wish i could stop feeling that want to be an -- i want to be an irish girl in brooklyn. >> reporter: the feelings mirrored those the star who -- of the star. >> the journey that she takes >> reporter: life and art merge. and can the result is -- the result and a luminous performance, good enough to spark oscar buzz for an actress who, after all earned an oscar nomination for "atonement" when she was just 13 years old. having now turned 21, ronin proves ready for adult roles and takes her place among the greats. >> i miss somebody -- met somebody an italian fella. >> reporter: just when she finds love and love here in the city, a tragedy draws her back home when she's caught between two countries and two fellas. >> i want to you stay here wi

we'll head to the brooklyn bridge. the manhattan bound side of the span is shut down with ongoing construction. that should be wrapped up at about 6:00 a.m. >> great to have you back with with us. >> good to be back. >> a little under the weather. >> yes. >> well, you look fabulous. >> thank you. thank goodness for makeup. >> all right. 4:56 right now. a metro north assistant conductor who suffered permanent injuries in a 2013 crash in the bronx will now get a payout. she settled with the agency. it is not clear how much she settled for. four people died, dozens were injured in the crash after the conductor fell asleep at the controls. >>> a woman is in custody this morning after some very frightening moments on a british airways flight. authorities say the woman was drunk when she tried to force open the exit door midflight over the atlantic. the unruly passenger was restrained, handed over to police. they were waiting on the ground when that plane landed. officials say there is no link to terrorism. >>> the screeners

and you're from brooklyn, right? >> yes, i am. >> shoutout to brooklyn. >> right. >> give us a sense of how did you get started dancing? >> i started dancing at my june i don't know high school. >> which one? >> learning center 113. and i met a lovely woman. and she introduced me to a gentleman who is the artistic and i stay there had and joined the the company later. and then a couple years after, i joined the american dance theatre in 2013. >> what is it liking for to be on the stage? >> it's healing. and it's amazing. coming from brooklyn, it's example. and there are so many fighters york already. so i think it's exciting and it's a healing process. >> and you're from wisconsin. >> yes. >> so tell me, what is your advice to a little girl who might be watching and says, man, i want to be like her when i grow up? >> well, no matter what your dream is, always chase it. especially in dance, you have to aim really high and work very hard. and you have to not stop working. and just believe in yourself and know that you

this is the camera in brooklyn. we are trying to look from we can't even find the blown bridge barely. we can -- the brooklyn bridge barely. fog is the sign of a stable atmosphere. it's the warm air surging up and over hours. temperature 58. normally we should be about 45. we are looking at a southerly wind creating dense sea fog. we have clear skies back to the great lakes. we will have sunshine today. we got this fog through the morning hours then this afternoon the temperatures will get to around 70 degrees. seven minutes. you got fog everywhere out there. >> when i was traveling down the helix to get to the lincoln tunnel, it was as if manhattan crazy. turnpike. this is near exit 9. you can see -- well, you can barely see, i should say, lots of fog out there. let's go to the maps and i will tell you on the new jersey turnpike between exits 12 and molly pitcher service area, speeds are reduced to 45 miles per hour because of the fog. mass transit times, new jersey transit, long island railroad, metro north, path

brooklyn borough president adams is proposing emergency drills at large entertainment venues in brooklyn, the drills to prepare for attacks like the ones seen in the city of light. >> i'm bringing in my catering halls, my concert venues, my stadiums to find out, one, do they have an active shooting plan. >> reporter: new york, new jersey and the united states prepare, securing and enforcing its largest venues hours after an unprecedented series of attacks in paris. >> the house all day they have to get out and support, you know, showing that we are out here and, you know, can withstand anything. >> reporter: i have to tell you, we have been hearing that same sentiment over and over again from fans outside the stadium and throughout new york city state police reminding us of that familiar adage we all know, if you see something, say stadium in east rutherford new jersey, news 4, new york. >> thanks. >>> as we head to break, tributes to paris fr around starts. >>> new yorkers are paying tribute to the victims of the attacks, we have a look at the memorial at the french consulate, the candl

simulated explosions will take place tonight at brooklyn navy yard in fort green. marc santia is on the east side with what you can expect to see and hear. >> those simulated explosions will take place across the river in brooklyn, but you'll be able to see them from here in manhattan. again, their controlled explosions. they're not a threat, not a danger to the public, and tonight these explosions are for a tv show. tucked away behind the walls of the brooklyn navy yard, crews are working to make a fiery scene for the small screen. tonight's stunt may be witnessed by residents on both sides of the east river. >> especially if they're large, i think it will scare the hell out of people. >> with large coverage of the terrorist attacks, guns and explosions dominating the airways, folks in the five bur bur -- boroughs are on edge. >> it makes me wonder how they're reaching people. >> reporter: here's one way this tweet from nyc went out to citizens, stressing the nypd and fire department will be on scene. they also work with community leaders to spread the word. with

greyhound called their headquarters in texas, and it was quickly located in brooklyn. a spokesperson said because all the coaches are occupied with gps tracking mechanisms, the bus was recovered quickly. he was found driving the bus near 3rd avenue and union street. no passengers were on board. he has seemingly had a criminal fascination with all modes of transportation since he was a teen, racking up multiple arrests, and in 2004, for attempted theft for a long island railroad train, in 2008 for impersonating a transit workerring and in 2010, he was arrested for stealing a trailsway bus from a depot in hoboken new jersey. police say mccallum was wearing a fake badge when he was placed under arrest. his attorneys for previous court appearances said he suffers from a high-functioning form of autism. he's facing a list of charges including grand larceny and impersonating a police officer. live tonight in park slope, brooklyn, jessica schneider, cbs 2 news. >> thank you, jessica. >>> new tonight, the latest case of people pointing lasers at aircraft hits close to home. th

coming up, nets were good to the >>> the brooklyn nets have won road. lebron james and the cavs haven't lost at home. so as you penciled tonight in as a nets' loss, okay, i get it. but here were the nets, making a game of it. down just three with 16 seconds left. the inbounds goes to jeh johnson, johnson leads, jr ducks, and enough contact to draw the whistle. johnson hits all three free throws. smith, flashback to the nba finals. tied at 88, lebron james, five seconds, gets the screen, gets the lane, and gets the go ahead runner. ball game, right? there's one second left. jared jack will heave it and his prayer -- oh, it's nearly answered. tough, tough loss for the nets, 26 points for lebron has he leads the cavs to a 90-88 win. college football winding down the regular season. number two alabama beat auburn. clemson stayed perfect beating alabama. and ninth ranked stanford just beat notre dame. the last saturday in november, also being ohio state/michigan rivalry nation. and the eighth ranked buckeyes on the road and on the rebound. ezekial scoring fo

and we're live in crown heights, brooklyn, n.j. burkett, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you. >>> we are following some breaking news also in brooklyn. a child and an adult were taken to the hospital after being hit by a vehicle. the incident happened about an hour ago at 67th street and 11th avenue in the diker heights section. we're told the victims' injuries are very minor and the driver stayed at the scene. no charges are expected. >>> a city bus driver expected in court today to face charges in the list and run crash that hill -- hit and run crash that killed a woman crossing the street. 48-year-old paul roper of brooklyn charged with leaving the scene of an accident and failure to yield to a pedestrian. police say roper was driving the b-15 bus that struck 70- year-old carol bell as she crossed the street tuesday morning in ocean hill, brooklyn with that walker. authorities say roper stopped the bus briefly but then kept going. >>> new at noon, a truck gets stuck in the bronx and causes some serious issues on the roadways

on another stabbing in brooklyn. subway riders attacked by a man with a razor blade. tonight one of the victims describes the harrowing experience on a manhattan- bound c train. jim. >> reporter: the c-train was pretty crowded. most people coming back from work, but matthew was heading to work when one of the passengers pulled a box cutter and slashed another passenger within seconds. matthew -- matthew rupp tried to get away. both men were taken to a hospital. one said, i was just on my way to work and the guy seemed like any other dude on the subway, then he pulled a box someone. i tried to escape to the next subway car but he got on top of pee and cut a gash in my head. the man left the scene but police say he was arrested a short time later with the box cutter in his hand. he says he will be okay and could be released as early as tomorrow. police arrested 29-year-old stanley gray. he was charged with saw. police say he has a history of emotional issues and some violence in his background. matthew says' in a lot o

a brooklyn mom, the city has a new regulation. kids in preschool have to get flu shots by december 31st. that is the rule. a group of moms of kids in the public pregame program are suing the city. juliet: they're fighting the mandate of public students under 5 have to get this vaccine, linda schmidt has more on the case. >> the flu representing huge threat to children under 5 years of age. >> reporter: pediatrician says the flu can be deadly for preschoolers. >> highest death rate of any age group is in the pediatric population under 5 years of age. >> reporter: he is a former supporter of flu vaccine between the ages of 6 months and 5 years, michael bloomberg, the city health department has a rule mandating flu vaccines if preschoolers attend school programs. five mothers are fighting that rule and don't want their children to receive a flu vaccine, they are suing the city claiming their rule is illegal because the city health department passed it, not state lawmakers in albany. >> it is a personal choice. every parent has their

when greyhound realized the bus was gone, it was able to track it down on third avenue in brooklyn. police pulled him over where he flashed a fake security badge and a fake id to go with it. when taken in for questioning at the 78th precinct, police sources tell news 4 he admitted his next move was to steal a plane. mccollum has quite the history he has been arrested for crimes involving trains and buses nearly three dozen times. get this. at the young age of 15, mccollum operated an e-train from 34th street to the world trade center without anyone noticing. charges were dropped in that case back in the early '80s. during the early 90s he was arrested for stealing buses and two years ago he worked out a plea deal for driving a stolen trailways bus. he was captured on the highway leading to kennedy airport. he has been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and has admitted he loves mass transit. wednesday night his transportation an nypd cruiser to jail. in a statement, greyhound tells us it has gps on all of its bus. that's how it was able to track this one so quickly. tonight the

you will celebrate his return at the brooklyn bridge tomorrow. wow. >> that is an amazing story. >> it is. >> and the cause for which he is doing it -- that is great. >> that is the vessel. look at that. >> 21 months -- can you imagine? >> no. >> i hope it is a great party for him. >> yes. >>> let's check back in -- with meteorologist amy freeze. live in lincoln square. a preview of tomorrow's winter's eve. >> good morning. >> reporter: hello from across the way. it is a chilly start this morning. i am at dante park which is not far from the studios on the upper west side. it is all about winter's eve. a preview of what will be happening on the upper west side. a free opportunity to celebrate the holidays with us. it is fantastic. lincoln square. a night where you can bring the family. try the restaurants in the neighborhood. they have food samples. thirty-six restaurants participating. more than 20 live music acts. turns out to be a phenomenal evening. it is from 4:00 p.m. until early evening, 8:00 or 9:00. the tree lighting will be live right h

assistant brooklyn d.a. is used to being in the spotlight as a winning high-profile prosecutor in high-profile murder cases. but today she was the one answering the tough questions about her conduct in the prosecution of 32-year-old john duka, convicted in the 2003 shooting of football star mark fisher. >> do you believe that you have a lot at stake professionally? >> again, i don't look at it i look at it that this family, the fishers, are sitting here again all these years later. i believe in the case. i believe that it was tried justly. >> his attorney was trying to show that nicolozzi failed to turn over critical information about the star witness a bipolar career criminal. last week vito testified during the court hearing that he made up the claim that he confessed to him whether the two were in jail. in a recent exclusive interview with me from prison before the hearing, he claimed he never talked to avito about the murder. >> he admits that today. >> do you agree that he lied during the trial? >> are

. >> near the canadian border, a new jailhouse interview in a sensational 12-year-old brooklyn murder case, next. >>> plus, city council speaker responds to reports councilmembers want to give themselves a 70% raise. will the sunshine on friday? >> it will. thete sun will return. with that, blustery conditions. very strong winds expected over the next 24 hours. i'll tell you more about that in the forecast, coming up next. gu find over 1,000 special stories at hospital for specl surgery. meet the moore's! we're the moore family, and we're always looking for ways to enjoy more. so we called time warner cable and got even more than we expected. more speed, like 300 meg. more tv shows and movies on demand. e, more places to make mo re unlimited calls. they even made it easy to switch with a one hour arrival window. for $89.99 a month, you'll get 100 meg inte et, tv, phone and more. plus for a limited time, get a free trial of showtime for one year. and ask how you could get a $300 reward card. >>> a funding agreement has been reached to pay for the rail tunnels under the hudson river. th