cbs 2 news's carolyn gusoff has more from suffolk county. >> reporter: care free moments before tragedy, a chilling glimpse inside the eastbound car as patricia in sunglasses, her nephew, 10-year-old christopher, and carmelo pinales, behind the wheel headed to a water park, the fam lay sharing this because-- family sharing this not driving recklessly. >> he is not speeding. >> the shattered family, wondering if this bumps in the pavement between exit 68 and 69 were a factor. the driver lost control feet after passing the temporary steel plates in a construction zone that are marked with a warning sign. >> in there, maybe-- if the bump wasn't there, maybe he wouldn't die. >> air born over the median, slamming into 2 westbound cars, his sources tell cbs 2 news the accident scene suggests he was traveling 100 miles an hour. emergency respanders tell us the temporary bumps in the road didn't help matters. among the dead in 2 other cars, a west hampton couple, helen, and scott martella, driving with in 3 cars, only 4 survivors, including 3-year-old annalia ramirez. a spokesman for the new yo

cbs 2's carolyn gusoff reports from suffolk counties. this is a signature of the long island -- >> reporter: this is a signature of the long island landscape but a newly discovered tree disease could put it in peril. >> it's a big deal. oak wilt is a big deal. >> reporter: a big deal says the forrester of the new york state department of environmental conservation. oak wilt, a fungus that kills trees mainly in the south, has been confirmed for the first time on long island residents love their woods. >> it's heavily wooded around here. the name of the industry is all woods street. >> reporter: the discovery made by an alert arborist on private property on this block. four new plantings, red oaks planted from out of state died suddenly. they turn red off season. the diagnosis a fungus that chokes off water and nutrients causing bark to wilt. were removed. but to stop an isolated case from spreading by roots and insects, the dec says it must destroy all red oaks in a 150- foot radius. >> versus waiting and then we have to deal with thousan

cbs 2's carolyn gusoff reports. >> no casinos! >> reporter: a suspect time 9:00 on friday morning. islandia village trustees gathered to rule on what could be long island's first video slot machine casino. but if it was designed to fly under the radar, that didn't work. word got out and opponents packed in. >> i think it's ridiculous. most homeowners are at work. >> it was to do a sly deal behind the scenes and get it passed. >> they wanted to sneak it in so the anti-casino people wouldn't be there. >> reporter: residents like april meier took undetoured by the vote timing. the gaming with towers over lawns with no casino signs. >> i'm concerned for the people, the addiction, traffic. >> property values will go down. crime, drugs, prostitution. >> a mini casino already nixed in nassau county and brookhaven. the plan, 1,000 video lottery location is perfect inside a marriott hotel off the l.i.e. service road. and islandia's village board agreed approving the permit instantly. we tried to track down mayor alan doorman for comment. we would like to see the mayor, please. >> i'm sorry.

cbs 2's carolyn gusoff has the exclusive story. >> reporter: when he bought this old victorian, walter knew it was a fixer-upper but after unearthing this century old newspaper hidden behind a wall, he realized he had stumbled across an historic treasure. paneling and shag carpet he exposed century old plastic and douglas fir floors. he discovered this home was one of the first built in what's now south shore nassau county. >> you're looking at the fresh house. frisch house. >> reporter: constructed in hotel at what's now called jones beach. eisen heart a single dad battling cancer set out on a mission. he restored this solid oak bannister sandblasted cast iron radiators then filled the home with only period furniture. from brass beds to irish lace curtains, even the plumbing fixtures. >> completely restored it back to 1910. the sofa was sitting on the radiator behind us, mirror, light fixtures, from the early 1900s. >> reporter: now that labor of love earned him a designation as a town of hempstead historical landmark. >> you don't see a lot of houses like this anymore. >> reporter: t

in long island, carolyn gusoff, cbs 2 news. >> funeral services will be westhampton. they were killed in a third vehicle. >>> caught on camera here. north brunswick police posted this dashcam video on facebook. on friday the department says an officer was following a car going more than 90 miles an hour swerving lanes. you can see the car then loses control and slams into the median. the driver a 32-year-old woman was not seriously hurt. she was arrested and charged with dwi. >>> chopper 2 over a construction site in midtown where a work federal on a scaffold. at west 38th street. rescuers had to pull the man inside the building through a 16th floor window. we're told he is in serious condition tonight. there's no word on what caused the worker to fall. >>> and a [ indiscernible ] faces child porn charges in new jersey. police arrested the president of the dunellen board of education. he was investigated after a computer in his house was used in prison. >>> new information in florida's fight against the zika virus. it appears the virus is spreading! florida governor r

carolyn gusoff reports. [ring ] >> reporter: they assault our senses and max out our stresses. >> i'm with [ indiscernible ] service. my name is judith. and they want to give you a few gifts. so press one now to take advantage of this today >> reporter: annoying robo calls a maddening medley that cell phones can't escape >> i definitely think it's every day is like there's more and more. and there's nothing you can do >> reporter: telemarketers ringi ng up a record number of calls with the federal trade commission swamped with 5 million complaints this year from folks like barbara, who is on the national "do not call" registry. >> and how effective is that? >> not at all >> reporter: most americans are on the registry. but that hasn't stopped millions of daily violations. to my phone, too,. >> this number is on the do the federal "do not call" registry. you shouldn't be calling it. so you're violating federal law by calling this number >> reporter: the registry created more than a decade ago could trace numb

i'm carolyn gusoff cbs2 news. >>> about 1,000 of the town's 20,000 eligible flood zone residence have opted so far to elevate their homes. >>> new information now on a fraud case stemming from sandy. unsealed today a 50-count indictment against matthew paplardo and his former employer high-rise engineering they are accused of cheating homeowners by altering engineering reports, used by the national flood insurance program to calculate reimbursements. the documents were changed by people who never visited the damaged properties and were not even licensed. >>> the nypd wants to find the suspect who hacked police radio frequencies and threaten today attack an nypd captain. cbs2 janelle burrell reports from midtown with the recording guard today outside the station house as they try to track down the man behind the violent threats. >> please be advised that there may be a stolen radio. please be cautious when responding to this incident. >> reporter: this going out over the police air waves over the weekend as the suspect managed to get on the police air waves, making the threats i'm out

police say they have a vidpe cbs 2's carolyn gusoff has new information on the case. >> reporter: a stoic dennis cullen en route to court showed no signs of a violent fight but prosecutors say the 23-year-old described in chilling detail be a desperate struggle as he drowned his mother elizabeth in the backyard pool in a rage after she yelled at him for not taking his medication. >> that argument escalated to the point where, um, she had poked him. walked from the shallow end of the pool with her in the headlock. >> reporter: and with a calm demeanor, prosecutors say cullen admitted he dragged her lifeless body out of the pool, then showered, swiped his mother's car keys, money and took a train to manhattan where he confessed his crime to his sister, who called police. the 59'2" interior decorate -- 5'2" interior decorar as win cullen lived are her husband in lloyd harbor. only a court-appointed attorney was in court as he was charged with intentional murder. >> at this stage there's a lot of work to be done. have to determine if he has a psychiatric background. have to determine if he is

in lloyd harbor, long island, carolyn gusoff, cbs 2 news. >> elizabeth cullen leaves three other children. no one at the house would comment today. >>> new at 6:00, also on long island, an islip man is charged after allegedly grabbing cash from more than a police say 25-year-old donald generelli terrorized clerks by stealing cash from registers. police say no weapon was displayed, no injuries but customers are relieved there's been an arrest. >> i think it's frightening. i think that people come for coffee and the employees are just trying to work and that's really scary that someone would come in and make them feel unsafe. >> the man is accused of hitting 14 stores in early june. >>> first flames now felonies. r victimized twice in the same week. on monday more than 100 people were forced out during a fire on carl avenue. firefighters had to remove all the apartment doors during the search for survivors and since then, thieves raided at least six apartments. a translator describing what was stolen from one of the apartments. [ speaking spanish ] his tv, shoes and clothes. >> the building

reporting live from stony brook, long island, carolyn gusoff, cbs 2 news. >> thank you. >>> 2 children poked with a syringe at a daycare, and anotherh thon playground. parents want answers. cbs 2 news's jessica jes-- jessica moore reports . >> breaking the parents to skyler dave ez, whose kid go to this daycare center on elizabeth avenue. >> that is terrible, i knew nothing about that. >> the daycare didn't tell you? alarming. that is ridiculous. >> thursday afternoon an ambulance picks up 2 young children from the center after police say a 5-year-old found a surange on the playground-- syringe on the playground and poked them. >> reporter: the daytop care is on-- daycare center is on the other side of this quick and fresh, it is common to see drug users out here any time, day or night. >> homeless people out here, people out here sleeping. lot of people out here, shooting up over there. >> you can look at the floors bottles and all that stuff below the floors. >> reporter: parents say the daycare is saying the needle was found outside the fence lineing the playground and the 5-year-ol

carolyn gusoff, cbs 2 news. >> the mta will continue to stay in contact with local officials about maintaining that area. >>> new at pizzeria was closed by the state. grimaldi was received by taxation and finance. the chelsea restaurant failed to pay nearly $122,000 in overdue sales taxes. >>> huma abedin is one of the most recognizable behind the scenes women in the world. rarely do we ever hear from hillary clinton's right hand woman. but in a new interview she is opening up about her life. always wondering what she is thinking, right? she is the vice chair of hillary clinton's 2016 presidential campaign. something of a fashion plate and the wife of scandal- plagued former congressman anthony weiner. she has remained quiet about herself but in a new interview with "vogue" magazine she opens up about her husband and his "sexting" scandal. >> reporter: the poised and photographed by famed photographer annie liebowitz at hillary clinton's campaign headquarters in brooklyn telling the magazine i have often thought if i weren't in politics i would work in fashion. known for her style, she is prob