i'm chris wragge. cbs this morning is next. have a great day. >>> good morning. it is tuesday, february 23rd, 2016. welcome to "cbs this morning." ted cruz fires his spokesman over a video involving marco rubio. donald trump intensifies his attacks ahead of today's nevada caucuses. >>> an uber driver admits to the shooting spree that killed six in michigan. the 14-year-old miracle survivor shows signs of progress. >>> artificial hearts keep thousands of people alive. the new technology that could replace transplants. >>> but we begin this morning with a look at today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. >> and we're going to keep winning, winning, winning. and i love you. we're going to win. go out tomorrow and vote! >> trump aimed for another win in nevada. 40% to 50% of our party can't stand, we are going to lose. >> trump and rubio don't want to defend their records. they scream liar, liar, liar. >> meanwhile the democrats are gearing up for south carolina. >> secretary clinton seems to be adop

i'm chris wragge. >> i'm mary calvi. the crane fell as thousands of people were heading to work in tribeca. >> the impact of the moment records in a nearby building you see the crane swing in the air and quickly topple right down to the street. >> cbs 2 steve langford was the first reporter on the scene has steve. >> the crane 565 feet tall was in the process of being lowered amid concerns about wind speeds because of the snow storm when it all came crashing down. >> when the crane started to >> the disaster caught on slow motion watch as the massive crane inched lower and finally collapsed at 8:20 this morning. >> it's falling it's falling. . >> it didn't crash. it somersaulted. earthquake. very bad. it bounced off two buildings that block. >> the scope of the crash on worth street in tribeca spanning two city blocks one person killed identified as a 38-year-old man three others injured at least one person transported to bellview hospital in serious condition. >> the person who was killed upon impact and the other peopl

good morning, i'm chris wragge. >>> i'm mary calvi. new york city always considered a terror target and happening today, city and state officials fight back against a proposed funding. >> cbs 2's janelle burrell live from police headquarters janelle? >> reporter: mary, one new york lawmaker calling this proposal a major punch in the gut. this would slash the budget for next year, one of the counterterrorism budgets for new york city and other major million to $330 million. now, the funding is part of what's called the urban area security initiative, which helps cities prepare for terror attacks with training for police and firefighters. it also helps fund extra patrols at area transit hubs and waterways. city leaders say continuing this level of funding is critical. later today, mayor de blasio and the city's police and fire commissioners will be joining senator charles schumer to call for the white house to reconsider the proposal and reverse the proposed cuts. >> this couldn't come at a worse time, as terror threats are increasing, a

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i'm chris wragge. >> i'm mary calvi. traffic and weather on the 2's in a moment but first the mta expects to have power restored by this morning. >> this was the scene yesterday when plunging into darkness. >> good morning to you chris we are waiting to find out if power has been restored to the terminal and if trains will be running on time today after going completely dark yesterday. the lights back on in grand centrals upper level overnight as police blocked access to the lower level which was still without lights after a rarity for the historic station. >> lights are out. atm, ticket machines. everything out. >> a partial power outage as an off site pipe six inches in diameter flooded a transformer around 9:30 monday morning. lower level train tracks restaurants bathrooms and shops all closed as a result. >> i've never seen it except for the black out night in 2003. >> continuing upper level and the more than 60 retailers the outage meant a loss in business and spoiled food. >> a good amount of product especially for

good morning i'm chris wragge. >> i'm mary calvi. thanks for waking up with us. >> that huge fire is in a warehouse in new jersey. >> broke out yesterday in an industrial park. andrea grymes has more. >> chris and mary since the last time we checked in with you we moved location. you can see part of the scope of what we are talking about here. it's hard to grasp exactly how wide this fire spreads. if you could pan from the left you can see they are still putting water on it. there are flames still burning more than 12 hours after the start and smoke just shooting we saw it when we turned a bend less than ten minutes out from this fire so you could still see it even though it's dark out this morning. so far no word on the injuries or the cause. >> the flames sparked before 3: 00 yesterday afternoon sending huge plumes of smoke into the sky. >> i'm going to request you dispatch multiple ladder trucks to this. >> it started at 152 route 206 in industrial park and spread to neighboring buildings. you can see the wide spread fire lighting

. >> i'm chris wragge. great day. >> it's the 88th academy awards, which means this whole no black nominee thing has happened at least 71 other times. >> we are going to win so big. you know, we are leading in every single state? >> is he unstoppable? >> there is no doubt that if donald steamrolls through super tuesday and wins everywhere with big margins that he may well be unstoppable. >> have you seen his hands? they are like this. you know what they say about men with small hands? >> tomorrow, this campaign goes national! >> senator, a disappointing loss in south carolina? >> i won't tell thaw we didn't get beaten and beaten very badly. >> hamilton accused of killing a police officer in virginia will appear in court. >> she was sworn in the day >> otto warmbier detained in north korea begs for forgiveness. >> save my life! >> a rampage on a religious festival and luckily no one hurt during the festivities. >> all that. >> he hit the shot out of the water in his boxer breven. >> what is going on over the

chris wragge will take on a role as dad. chris and his wife announced the newest baby will be born in august. we are so happy for you. >> thank you. i'll tell you so excited and so scared at the same time. >> when are you going to move back buddy. you need a yard. >> everybody was tweeting me. such an overwhelming show of support not only here but on a baby t bird maybe. >> and i've got you covered on hand me downs. we've got good stuff to share. >> and our love to sarah. >> thank you sarah. >> just guessing from that short video it will be an attractive baby too. >> for sure. >> and behind the scenes fun yesterday saying all he's got to do is play for the giants. that's all he's got to do. >> hoping he comes out with cleets and a number 10 jersey. >> trying to get free tickets. morning rain south. fine for the commute but before noon even rain or snow and then messy and slippery for the afternoon drive. do exercise caution. factor that into your plans and changes to rain problem is it's heavy rain overnight tonight and could

i'm chris wragge. >> i'm mary calvi. welcome to cbs 2 this morning. traffic and weather on the 2's coming up but first traffic cop due in court. >> he's reportedly considering a plea deal. janelle burrell has more from federal court. >>> this was the last time we saw the former police chief in public. f.b.i. agents arresting james burke him to assault prisoner chrystler lobe and coerce other officers to help him keep the crime a secret. >> he repeatedly met with those who saw to agree on ways to keep your stories straight. >> he admitted to stealing the chief's police duffel bag. inside that bag were the chief's police belt and ammunition insisting he found pornography and sex toys. burke himself showed up at lobe's home to confront him and while he was later chained burke sought revery long repeatedly beating him. >> when i asked for a lawyer i got hit, choked, slapped, punched, kicked. >> he is a danger to the community with a long history of coercion, corruption and conspiracy. admits to the charges against him. >> no

chris wragge. no cupcakes for you. see you in a few minutes. >> oh you haven't seen what we have in craft services then. >> oh okay. >> lovely cupcakes. >>> what you need to know that's next. 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. enfyatrn anunveri. the e e ndofitybos,e afmeofomrc >>> here's what you need to know before you go. on long island in suffolk county a possible police- involved shooting in fed forth. a -- medford. officer wasn't injured by gunfire and two suspects are >>> a 16-year-old girl is dead and now the hunt is on for the driver police say mowed her down and took off. it happened overnight on francis louis boulevard in the rose dale section and police say they're searching for a brown van. >> this man is suspected in a sex assault and robbery on the upper east side. last weekend gregory anderson is accused of attacking a woman between second and third avenues ated 4th street. he -- at 9

. >> i'm chris wragge. cbs this morning is next have a great monday. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. it is monday, february 8th, 2016. welcome to "cbs this morning." >>> the denver broncos are super bowl champions. will peyton manning decide to go out on top? >> donald trump tries to hold off marco rubio ahead of tomorrow's high stakes primary. we will talk to them both from >>> naussa is going back to mars. only on cbs, a look at the red planet. we begin this morning with a look at today's "eye opener." your world in 90 seconds. >>> the denver broncos have taken super bowl 50. >> this one is for pat! >> denver takes home their third super bowl title. >> we call ourselves the grinder and we grind it one more time to a championship. >> is this it? will you ever step foot on the field again? >> i want to go celebrate with my family and teammates and i'm going to drink lye beer tonight, jim. budweiser. von miller is buying. >> how does it feel to hold that thing up? >> it feels good. amazing. i wanted to do that my whole life. >> just by gettin

i'm chris wragge. >> i'm mary calvi. traffic and weather on the 2s in a moment. >> but first new this morning a raging fire in brooklyn is under control but not before causing major damage. take a look at these images from social media. the flames began last night on diamond street and took three hours to contain has firefighters also battled the five residents have been displaced. the can you see cause of the fire remains under investigation. >>> a former new york governor drought e brought down by a sex scandal. >> elliot spitzer is accused of attacking a woman in a hotel. >> the former governor may have another scandal on his hands working to determine if those allegations are true. >> crime scene investigators parked across the street from the hotel sunday night after allegations from a woman in her 20s that former new york her. the woman claims she and he had been friends for two years. the alleged altercation began saturday night because she was planning to return to her the woman claims the verbal argument turned

i am chris wragge. after this. >>> british astronaut tim peek took this time lapse video from the international space station of lightning strikes on earth. pretty, right? the space station was traveling over north america and turkey at russia at the time. he is serving a six-month tour in space. looks nice. >>> welcome back to "cbs this morning." coming up in this half hour, a closer look at how female voters turned to bernie sanders instead of hillary clinton in new hampshire's primary and jeb bush is fighting to survive after a fourth place finish. he joins us to respond to donald trump's tough talks and the insult involving his mother. >> reporter: genetic testing for cancer spresksprevention is a profitable business but does it tell the whole story? time to show you some of the morning's headlines from around the globe. the supreme court temporarily blocking president obama's plan to cut emissions. he wants to cut emissions to flight global warming. yesterday the court halt enforcement of the plan

good morning i'm chris wragge. >> i'm mary calvi. welcome to cbs 2 but first a rash of slashings that some of manhattan's nicest neighborhoods are leaving new yorkers terrified. >> janelle burrell joins us from the scene much the latest incident. >> the latest happening just after 5 last night. a man recovering after being columbus and west 88th street. it was a teenager who lunged at him before taking off with his kindle and head phones. and in the bronx 137 stitches now sewp in after a sickening attack where he was working as a bus boy. his girlfriend rushing to the hospital to be by his side. >> i heard all of the screaming like they were doing the stitches as i came but i didn't really want to go in the room because i was afraid of what i was going to see. >> the 25-year-old was asking this teen seen in this police image to leave the restaurant wednesday night because he was harassing diners inside going table to table raising money for a basketball team. >> he just asked him to please leave. he said i'll be back. >> police say h

i'm chris wragge. thanks for watching. cbs this morning is up next have a great day. from donald trump. we'll talk to jeb bush. >>> teachers accused of thanking, shoving, even luring kids for sex. how are they finding new jobs in the classroom. >>> kendrick lamar makes powerful statement and taylor swift makes history with the grammys. >>> but we begin today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. >> you have to be very careful. he's very unstable. >> the gop race gets ugly in south carolina. >> just going on about how i'm the most horrible person in the the things he says. >> how does it feel to have the band back together? >> george w. busch trying to turn the tide for his brother. >> i want to remind you what our good dad told us one time. labels are for soup cans. >> the supreme court concerns everything you are concerned about. >> if you go for it the other way, you can see the second amendment being wiped off the face of the earth. >>> the 58th annual grammy awards. >> kendrick lamar delivering

>> john thanks so much i'm chris wragge. we're back with another local update in 25 minutes cbs this this. (wfts.ecl) >>> good morning. it is monday, february 1st, 2016. welcome back to "cbs this morning." there is more real news ahead, including the countdown to tonight's caucuses. presidential candidates make their final pushes in iowa in the first voting and campaign in 2016. first, here's a look at today's "eye opener" at 8:00. >> 130 volunteers from 31 states have come to iowa to campaign and mobilize voters for ted cruz. will be the big loser tonight. >> hard for even iowans to believe the day is finally here. take a look at the front page of "the des moines register." two things you do in caucus day here in iowa. one, turn our your voters. two, manage your expectations. >> the weather forecast i say, the blizzard won't get here until after the caucuses so don't be deterred. we want everybody to come out and be a part of this. >> brazil is hardest hit by the zika virus and hit in 2014 and until then, it's exploded. >>

good morning i'm chris wragge. >> i'm mary calvi. morning. >>> but first happening today the search will continue for a man still missing after the weekend crash of a small plane into the long island sound. >> cbs 2 is live in port jefferson with the very latest on this. dianne? >> reporter: chris and mary, four men had gone to massachusetts for the day. they were on their way back to republic airport in farmingdale late saturday night when they were forced to land in setauket harbour. three men were rescued but a fourth is still missing. the search will resume this morning. >> i want him to show up. >> yvette is hoping her son will return home alive but right now, 23-year-old is the only missing passenger after a small plane crashed in the long island sound saturday night. >> when they came to my house, i didn't know anything. >> you're hoping they will find him? >> i hope so. i just wanted to see him again. this went down after 11:00 p.m. in setauket harbour in port jefferson. his friends 25-year-old austricio ramirez, nelson gomez

john's welcome coming up in just a moment i'm chris wragge. firefighters have a blaze under control. earlier flames punched right through the structure in the olmstead avenue. the building was evacuated and no injuries reported. a raging fire in brooklyn is under control but not before causing major damages there. the flames began last night on diamond street in the green point action at about 10:30. firefighters battled the bone chilling cold temperatures. police are investigating an assault allegation against elliot spitzer who claims he choked her saturday night. she was treated to self- inflicted wounds to her wrist. cooperating. prostitution scandal. johnny? >> thankfully chris it's a holiday because this afternoon is going to be messy so that does mitigate the impact on the area as far as the afternoon commute. cold start to the day. 17 feels like colder than that. let's dive right in. these numbers compared to yesterday 17 degrees warmer than this time yesterday so it was zero this time yesterday but wind chills still some sub zero wind

calvi. >> i'm chris wragge. alex denis and john elliott are standing by but first here is your morning news to go. >>> he was trying to walk back towards the hall and it happened while he was crossing the street back. >> a son loses his father in a hit and run accident in the bronx just one of a string and hit and run crashes over the weekend. police are still looking for the driver in this case and four others and this morning new video in one of those investigations we're live with the details in just a moment. >>> a suspect in custody after another deadly hit and run from over the weekend that claim the life of an nypd officer the details on this case still ahead. >>> well just so you understand i don't know anything about what you're even talking about with white supreme esay or white supremecist. >> donald trump denying any knowledge of a controversial endorsement all this comes ahead of super tuesday. responding. >>> more train trouble for the lirr. the trains were late more often last yes, sir than any ot

i'm chris wragge. john elliot will have the forecast coming up but first an announcement involving a blast in a second avenue building in march. two people died and 20 injured. no word on the details of announcement. it's scheduled for 11:00 a.m. at a manhattan da's office. >>> the royal caribbean is back after violent and extreme weather. thousands of passengers decided to stay on board and will soon depart that ship. >>> a strike threat looms for new jersey transit. strike if the agency doesn't improve on an offer that would increase health premiums by hundreds of dollars a month. more than a dozen unions have authorized a potential strike. the deadline for that walk out is march 13. new jersey transit back in 1983. >> when you go back bitterly cold i know it says 12 on your screen but it is bone chilling. >> we are stuck in a little less wind tomorrow but still in the 20s. beautiful sun. you need the sunglasses and layers. 23 feels like 14. 9. that's 14 for the park too. chris talking about the west

i'm chris wragge. and i'm kristine johnson. we begin with a global emergency. that's what the world health organization is calling the around the world. >> the number of cases could reach 4 million by next year. what does this all mean to us? >> reporter: while zika is spreading rapidly in other parts of the world. but the u.s. expects limited outbreaks at home. governor cuomo announced free testing for symptomatic individuals who have traveled to countries affected by the virus. the virus is spreading throughout latin america and the caribbean that it's been declared a global health emergency. the primary concern is that the virus is linked to a serious birth effect called microcephaly. >> the occurrence of microcephaly and other neurological conditions threat to other parts of the world. >> reporter: microcephaly causes babies to be born with underdeveloped brains and small heads. while the link is still not scientifically proven, there seems to be a strong relationship. >> all agree on the urgent need to coordinate international efforts, so investigate and u

with high flood waters and snow fall. >> a fresh layer of snow coated the roads in white. >> i'm chris wragge. >> i'm mary calvi. flooding. >> janelle burrell joins us live from sea bright with an update on conditions there. hi janelle. >> good morning to you chris and mary. you can really hear the wind and the waves whipping here behind us where we are along the board right in sea bright new new jersey. this is one of the flood prone areas bracing for high tide around 8 or 9 this morning expected to bring waves two to four feet higher than urine usual so with that means the possibility of flooding and that was definitely the case yesterday including bell mar. the same in union new jersey as well as neptune where you see the streets with water yesterday afternoon. other communities across the tristate area including broad channel queens had their share of flooding as well. many areas rebuilding from superstorm sandy. the water did eventually recede last night people hoping today that the tide isn't as bad. again the high tide here in sea bright expected around 8 or 9 this morning. they did ha

i'm chris wragge. cbs this morning returns right after this. don't forget to follow us on cbsnewyork.com. hesa its tt. d nnt urevesoyo n wfiefe avanyoev he eflibittoanl th e rs30ay- tho rlteinio e.eturesofrev:10meinrn ps a onfoju $.9amoh li. l tho nu ctrt.goo tfs.m cl1.8.t.os it tbeerswch fs. >> that is new england quarterback tom brady recreating a classic "lion king" moment to welcome his new puppy to the family. brady got the pup named fluffy from an animal shelter in los angeles. >> so cute! >> he is a stream of light coming down on the puppy. >> very cute. kind of a different picture than what we saw gronk doing yesterday. sort of a contrast. >> a different kind of fun. >>> a new documentary on michael jackson looks at a major turning point for the king of pop. the man behind that documentary, in studio 57. how he believes hollywood can take on the diversity issue with this week's oscars under fire. that is ahead. >>> time to show you some of the morning's headlines from around the globe. the cleveland plain dealer reports on the nation's

i'm chris wragge. >> i'm mary calvi. welcome to cbs 2 news this morning we'll have traffic and weather on the 2s in a moment but we begin with the very first voting of the 2016 presidential election. >> caucus goers in iowa will have their say with a very tight race for candidates. moines with a preview of what's going on. good morning. >> reporter: good morning chris and mary. for the first time to night voters will have their say in the very first contest in the race for the presidency. and candidates will campaign until the very last moment. hoping to dampen donald trump's momentum texas senator ted cruz made his final pitch to iowa voters sunday. >> if everyone here brings nine other people to the caucus tomorrow night we will win the caucuses tomorrow. we will win the nomination and we will win the general election in november 2016. >> during an event, trump pushed back, this time labeling cruz's dishonest and deceptive for sending out this flier. >> voter violation, and it's like an official document being sent to

good morning, i'm chris wragge. >> i'm mary calvi. >>> a dramatic rescue in new jersey. a young girl leaps into the arms of officers to escape a burning third floor balcony. >> the fire ripped through the building. janelle? >> reporter: chris, it fire. that little girl was trapped on that balcony that you can see here right behind us. out of that, the girl was able to take that leap of faith into the arms of the three officers who saved her. the fiery scene even scary for most adults, but this, mahwah police say, was no ordinary little girl. >> very calm, cool, collected. not your average 9-year-old girl. >> reporter: as officers went door-to-door getting residents out of the complex tuesday afternoon, neighbors alerted them to this third floor balcony, the girl forced out of her apartment by the heavy smoke and flames. the officers quickly realized she'd have to jump. >> i was concerned we would have to do a lot of convincing. it's difficult to get somebody to jump off a third floor balcony. >> reporter: it is about a 25- they say it didn't take much coaxing. >> i called

good morning everyone i'm chris wragge. parts of long island could see a half a foot of snow. andrea grymes joins us live from the lirr station in miniola. andrea. >> good morning chris it's been snowing non stop for the last several hours. everything here is on time but we are starting to see delays away lines this morning. here a dusting of snow. they've been working to keep the platforms salted and shoveled but we are starting to see delays on the babylon and far rock away lines. andrea grymes cbs 2 news. >>> two police officers are recovering after being shot at the melrose houses in the south bronx last night. they are identified at 29-year- old patrick in the cheek and 24- year-old officer cruz hit in the abdomen. both are listed in stable condition. the gunman ran into an apartment and killed himself. mayor de blasio praised them in a news conference last night. john has a look at the forecast. >> here's our street with enough mixing and friction from the roadway vehicles staying wet but just off the road getting slippery even in the city at 32 degrees. you could be deal

i'm chris wragge. that forecast with john in just a moment but first police released this surveillance video of the stabbing and robbery on the upper west side. the suspect stabbed a 33-year- old man in the back before running away with his tablet at 88th and columbus yesterday. this was the third random attack in a 24 hour period. >>> sentencing today for 18- year-old franklin reyes in the hit-and-run death of a four- year-old girl. he was speeding away from a police traffic stop when he slammed into russo who was walking with her grandmother and prosecutors reyes pled guilty to manslaughter and three to nine years in prison. >>> the city's zero campaign is going multi culture thanks to a boost from the city council. your choices matter billboards and bus signs are going up in three languages and also ads on television and radio. press conference set for this morning in washington heights aiming at decreasing car crashes and pedestrian deaths. let's get over to john for the forecast. >> variety over t

i'm chris wragge. three officers in mahwah, new jersey have been hailed heroes after rescuing a 9-year-old trapped on the third floor of a burning building. the three officers coaxed the young girl to jump into their arms three stories up. no injuries in the fire. nice job, guys. prison in louisiana. he's expected to admit that so he can be transferred in california so he could be tried for killing his wife. he was suspected of murdering a anybody and his wife in the '80s. >>> after several heated debates a bike lane will be added. standing room only meeting had the design created by the department of transportation taking away one of four traffic lanes to eliminate parking spots and increase congestion and noise. supporters say it's necessary after several pedestrian deaths. >>> let's get to john for the forecast. lots of rain on the way, huh? >> absolutely. parts of area dealing with rain in the city. not yet, but it's just a matter of time. clouds and 48. very mild. about 10 degrees above normal alr

good morning i'm mary calvi. >> i'm chris wragge. here's what's new this morning. >> we leave almost 50% of the involves sleeping passengers. >> stay awake and alert the message from bill bratton. now the search is on for a man who targeted a sleeping passenger. we'll have details on a live report. >> taking a look at what could be a ride between brooklyn and queens. street cars one of the many plans the mayor has. we'll take a look at the state of the city address. >>> all i said is can't be a moderate one day or a progressive the other day. >> he's set himself up for the gate keeper on who is a progressive. >> hilary clinton and bernie sanders throwing political punches. the drama isn't just with democrats what donald trump had to say coming up. >>> new jersey transit riders worried about a potential strike that could disrupt their daily commute. there hasn't been one in three decades. what would cause them to strike coming up. walked into my house. >> a mail delivery turns dangerous. a violent assault against a postal worker caugh

i'm chris wragge. >> i'm mary calvi. welcome to cbs 2 news in the morning. traffic and weather coming up but thousands of cruise jersey. >> they arrived last night. janelle burrell joins us live from the cruise ship terminal with more. >> you can see the ship in the background here behind me there. are 3,000 people who chose to stay on the ship overnight but many others say they could not after their horrible experience. >> the royal caribbean anthem of the seas pulling into port to cheers after the experienced passenger says it was anything but a vacation. >> hell. we've been on the high seas. we were trapped in a room for 17 hours like a roller coast you you can't get off of and you weren't strapped in. >> passengers kissing the ground. >> worst vacation ever. >> the ship that left saturday was forced to turn around monday after sailing right into a winter storm off the coast of north carolina sending massive waves crashing right up against them. >> 150 miles per hour winds, 40- foot waves. we didn't think we would mak

good morning i'm mary calvi. >> i'm chris wragge. here's your morning news to go. >> a breaking news situation in queens where the fishing boat has run aground and turned into an emergency as well. five coast guard members were sent into the water when the vessel over turned. they all made it out safely and there were several fishing crew members on the boat. so far no word of injuries. >>> powerful winds snapping trees, power lines down and tens of thousands of customers a downed wire caused a car to burst into flames. the heavy wisheds knocked over a tractor trailer on the george washington bridge and has left some roads flooded and closed. live with team coverage in just a moment. >> he can go back to normalcy in his life. >> charges dismissed against five teenagers accused of raping a woman in a park after the alleged victim admits she lied. >>> at least one cruise ship passenger is fighting back this morning after a terrifying journey on the high seas. the royal caribbean boat sailed through a violent storm. others could soon jo

i'm chris wragge. back with another local update in 25 minutes. after this. >>> saturday's republican debate weekend off the rails at about the negative one-minute park when 43% of the candidates failed the important presidential race, can you walk successfully to a podium, a task routinely mastered by laboratory mice and frightened 4-year-old ss on "tierras." there's three empty podiums. even if one is for elijah, there's still two empty podiums. >> go, samantha. cheering samantha bee. that was last night's debut. it's called -- i like this title stoo it's on tbs. we like tbs too. >>> liquid biopsies could be part of cancer detection. is the medicine keeping up with the marketing? jim axelrod talks with the company's ceo in a cbs news investigation. >>> could the zika virus appear at the mardi gras. >>> time to show you some of this morn's headlines. "the new york times" says unsafe tap water could turn up in cities across the nation, not just flint, michigan. old pipes in up to 10 million homes can l

good morning, i'm chris wragge. >> i'm mary calvi. we will have traffic and weather on the 2s in a moment. but we begin with the vote in iowa. lots of unexpected developments overnight. a virtual tie on the democratic side. >> and republican caucus goers boost two of trump's rivals. good morning, marley. >> reporter: chris and mary, good morning. hillary clinton's campaign says it is not a tie on the the former secretary of state has declared victory this morning in a very tight race. the democratic contest in iowa remains unresolved this morning with hillary clinton and bernie sanders still locked in a draw. both candidates addressed their supporters late last night as the numbers were being counted. >> i will keep standing up for you, i will keep fighting for you. >> we're going to create an economy that works for working families, not just the billionaire class. >> reporter: the virtual tie means both will likely leave iowa with the same number of pundits. >> this was a must-win night for bernie and a tie is probably not going to c

good morning everyone i'm chris wragge. >> i'm mary calvi. traffic and weather on the 2's in a moment but first the mta expects to have power restored by this morning. >> this was the scene yesterday when plunging into darkness. >> good morning to you chris

. >> good morning i'm chris wragge. >> i'm mary calvi. we want to start with the weather. >> the system changes over to snow and is going to stay that way. >> we have eye on the storm team coverage checking conditions but first john elliot has the forecast. >> hey hi everybody. for more of the area minute by minute as you see the filter air come in and take over in the city right now. still light roadways here and to the west. that's the pattern and the concern this morning, 34 degrees. every now and then we'll see a lingering pocket of rain and the snow is going to win and the cold being pulled down and the northeast wind as ewell. the darker blue, central sussex where we do see more significant totals between now and 7:00 a.m. and 7 to 10 when we likely see the heaviest snow east of the city and i know that's key commuting time and 10-1 is when the snow tapers off and it's going to wrap up again. 4-6-inches possible. that dark purple is where you are going to see the big totals >> yes john. we have speed restrictions in place because of

i'm chris wragge. back with another local update in 25 minutes. after this. >>> i thought i would never live to get in the white house. >> well, you are here! >> and i tell you. >> you are here! >> i am so happy. >> we are happy to have you. >> a black president. >> look at him! right there. >> a black wife. >> that's me. >> and i'm here to celebrate like history. >> virginia mclaurin is her name and knows how to move at the ripe old at at 106 and she was dancing with excitement when she met the president and first lady this weekend. mclauren says her secret to staying on her feet at 106 is she literally ran to them and the president said, slow down, slow down! >> 106, and still going strong. >> she looks good. >> yes. >>> welcome back to "cbs this morning." >>> growing police backlash over beyonce's super bowl halftime performance and what this could mean for security at the singer's upcoming concerts across the united states. >>> legal expert rikki klieman shows us the latest legal setback for comedian bill cosby as his wife lost her battle to s

i'm chris wragge. >> i'm mary calvi. welcome to cbs 2 news this morning. many are left cleaning up. >> fires erupting. this morning near 40,000 households are without power many in nassau county. >> 15,000 without power in new jersey. in new millford a free crashed into a--tree crashed into a home. >> and high winds knocked over a tractor trailer on the upper level of the george washington bridge.

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we'll stay mostly dry today but we are tracking some storm later in the week good morning i'm chris wragge. >> i'm mary calvi. welcome to cbs 2 news this morning, but first the search resumes later this morning for a man still missing after a small plane crashed into the long island sound saturday night. >> cbs 2 valerie castro spoke with the missing mans mother. >> reporter: she's hoping her son will return home alive but right now 23-year-old jershan is the only missing passenger

good morning i'm chris wragge. >> and i'm mary calvi. welcome to cbs 2 news this morning we'll have traffic and weather on the 2s but first, new this morning, new evidence in a hit and run accident in brooklyn over the weekend. >> it was one of five such accidents over the weekend and there are calls to get dangerous drivers off the streets. cbs 2 janelle burrell is live janelle? >> reporter: well chris police this morning are still searching for all five drivers from those accidents all across the city over this weekend. one of the incidents happening

i'm chris wragge. >> and i'm mary calvi. have a great afternoon. 'll be en . go! steve kroft from "60 minutes." yo, how you doin'? what did you mean by that? mr. president, what do you know? that's a very good question. i know it is. >> dylan: patty wanted to warn me. that's why she broke out of fairview the night of the fire. she wanted to warn me. and when i asked her what it was that she wanted to tell me, if it had something to do with why she killed dr. anderson -- >> paul: d-dylan, look, i appreciate you looking for some reasonable explanation for what happened. but patty's beyond reason. she's beyond logic. she doesn't even remember being in dr. anderson's office. >> dylan: okay. all right. but if patty had a reason to be worried or frightened -- >> paul: she's always frightened. listen, her mind, her brain, has been attacking her for years, torturing her, turning her in to this person who does these horrible things. >> dylan: [ sighs ] >> paul: i have been where you are, trying to make sense of it, and, trust me, it cannot be done. so save yourself the mis

i am chris wragge. john has your forecast in a moment. an update on a fatal fire in brooklyn. the mother of a two-year-old girl is under arrest after the child died. the little girl was said to have been alone at the time of the fire. there are three hours after it broke out unaccounted with the mother leila aquino alerted investigators that her daughter was missing. there is no word what caused the fire. >>> new this morning a man was stabbed in the neck after an argument on the m train in brooklyn. it happened after 11 last night. police took the suspect in custody at the myrtle avenue in bed-sty. >>> happening today prosecutors in connecticut are expected to court asking the judge to put michael is skikel back in jail. he was freed after 11 years. in 2012 a judge granted him a new trial. he is still awaiting that trial. >> this is it. it is grey, drizzly out there. right now. 38 with an east wind. feels cooler than that. they are celebrating in montvale because jenna miller is turning 18. in mahwah 3

. >> i'm chris wragge. >> i'm mary calvi. welcome to cbs 2 news highway than. first we want to get to john elliot. >> good morning guys. it's all about the numbers and they are bitter. the wind down a little bit today overall to help the feel but it's still very cold.

good morning i'm chris wragge. >> i'm mary calvi. welcome to cbs 2 this morning. traffic and weather on the 2's coming up but first traffic cop due in court. >> he's reportedly considering a plea deal. janelle burrell has more from federal court. >>> this was the last time we saw the former police chief in public. f.b.i. agents arresting james burke

i am chris wragge. >> and i am mary calvi. we will see you back here at 5:00. have a good afternoon. we'll begin tonight with breaking news. go! steve kroft from "60 minutes." yo, how you doin'? what did you mean by that? mr. president, what do you know? that's a very good question. i know it is. >> neil: [ groans ] >> devon: hey. >> neil: hey. >> devon: are you all right? >> neil: no, i just, uh -- yeah. i-i lost my balance. that's all. >> devon: are you sure? >> neil: yeah. >> devon: have you been drinking? >> neil: no. no. of course not. not tonight. no. listen, you're embarrassing me. don't make a scene. go back to hilary and let me dust off my pride in peace. okay? go. >> jack: hey. >> neil: hey. oh, jack. yeah, you, uh -- [ chuckles ] you missed the floor show. >> jack: how much have you had to drink? >> natalie: this day is supposed to be about feeling the love, right? [ chuckles ] that guy looks miserable. and she doesn't look like she's getting what she wants. your date bailed. and your date is late as in might not show up. [ chuckles ] so much for cel

. >> and i'm chris wragge. cbs is back at 4:00. we'll see you tomorrow morning. until then, have a great afternoon. we'll begin tonight with breaking news. go! steve kroft from "60 minutes." yo, how you doin'? what did you mean by that? mr. president, what do you know? that's a very good question. i know it is. >> neil: wow. >> lily: yeah, i've sampled them both, so let's go with the 2008 vintage over the 2012. okay. thank you. >> neil: hey. >> lily: hi. >> neil: wow. you really pulled this place together fast. talk about a-a nice transformation. >> lily: yeah, thanks. you don't think it's too reserved? >> neil: oh, no, no. i think it's absolutely perfect. so, why'd you, uh -- why'd you need my help with any of this? >> lily: um...i don't. >> neil: you don't? but your text -- >> lily: yeah, i-i asked you to come here because devon told me what happened at the lab yesterday. >> neil: i was having a bad day.

good morning, i'm chris wragge. >> i'm mary calvi. welcome to cbs 2 this morning. traffic and weather in a moment. first, starting today, with new york a terror target, officials fighting back against a proposed cut in anti-terror funding. >> this is part of the new proposed budget. janelle burrell joins us live from police headquarters in lower manhattan this morning. janelle? >> reporter: we're talking about tens of millions of dollars that's used for counterterrorism programs and some lawmakers are describing this proposal as a punch in the gut against terror funding. >> this was a huge mistake and

i'm chris wragge. >> and i'm mary calvi. welcome to cbs 2 news this morning we want to start with the weather and possibility of several inches of snow before the day is over. let's get right over to john elliott and the eye on the storm forecast john? >> good morning mary and chris. oh, everybody a little tired maybe up a little late last night? here is the deal. where we'll see those accumulating snows and it's pretty well challenging for parts of suffolk county. the city right now we have cloudy skies and 38 degrees winds out of the east and wind is a menace today gusting to 25 right now. it's an impressive big storm, slowly backing into our area. somewhat reminiscent of friday's storm, a lot of the moisture will miss us to the south but we are going to see that change between now and 6:00 a.m. snow start to roll in mainly south and east to the city. 6-11 more snow will fill in but it's a slow mover as far as the move from east to west, 11-2:00 we'll see tapering off and a few snow showers from 2:00-8:00 and then after to

. >> i'm chris wragge. cbs 2 news is back at 5. we'll see you tomorrow morning at 4:30. afternoon. >> victoria: dad, you held a gun on luca santori. oh, my goodness. >> victor: sweetheart, i had to make a point. and i did. okay? sometimes that's the only way. and adam had to make sure that luca left town. >> victoria: do you have any idea how this makes me look? i had defended you to nick and sharon and everyone. i insisted that you had a reason for dealing with noah the way you did. >> victor: my sweet girl, i appreciate your loyalty, but i don't need defending. >> victoria: why? because you'd do it all over again exactly the same way -- is that what you're saying? >> victor: i do not deal in hypotheticals. i only deal in realities. >> victoria: you make threats. you inflict terror. >> victor: listen, that luca -- that pompous ass -- needed to understand what's going on. the same thing happened to natalie. she needed to know what's at