cbs 2's dave carlin has the story of dr. dog's new job and heroics -- has the story of this dog's new job and heroics. >> reporter: he beamed as he was presented with his k-9 companion. the former firefighter and 9/11 responder was one of 15 people is he ceremony getting dogs. he fractured his neck and back responding to a fire in brooklyn. >> when i was going from the steps gave out and i fell. >> reporter: he had five spinal surgeries and will find comfort in the dog who has her own history of saving lives. this dog rescued family members from a burning pennsylvania home,. >> she saved our life last year in a fire. we didn't know we were in a fire but she woke up our daughter and our son. >> reporter: she had the dog for training as a canine come pan colorado the fire started in the middle of the the fire started in the middle of the night and the dog barked and woke up the son. >> i didn't smell anything so i assumed everything was fine. she went in sane in her crate and she never did. >> reporter: in all 10 people inside

cbs2's dave carlin has that story new at 6. >> 15-year-old edwin androtti was using this na as a shortcut. it was late friday night and his family says he knew better than to be in such a remote place by himself, so he had a 15-year-old friend with him. before they made it out of the woods and on to michigan avenue where androtti lives both boys were attacked by a suspect who had a blade. the teenagers slashed repeatedly all over their bodies. neighbors are shocked by the burst of violence in an area they consider safe and quiet. >> that makes my heart hurt because that's a kid. >> the two teenagers are here at stony brook university hospital listed in serious condition. >> very bad on his hand and legs, like they tried to kill him. it is very weird, you know, the way it happened. >> family friend jose hernandez says he doesn't know why anyone would want to hurt the teenagers. we spoke to androtti's parent who is did not want to go on camera. they are not able to get details about the attack from their son who just underwent surgery. did not recover a weapon or release a description of th

cbs 2's dave carlin reports. >> reporter: this woodhaven, queens, homeowner wiped away tears as she was escorted to an ambulance after coming face to face with a stranger. the suspect is white, skinny, 6'2", may have seen the woman's husband leave for work. place say he used a back -- police say he used a and put a knife to a woman's throat and put her in the closet. she was there as he left the house and he bumped into a neighbor. the neighbor said the man ran through the gate with his head held low. >> i'm trying to see his face. glasses, sunglasses, he had the hoodie on. and then whoo, took off. >> reporter: the family says it appears nothing was taken. the victim did not want to be taken to the hospital. later in the day we talked to her. hello, ma'am. are you okay? that. neighbors say it scares them the criminal was so brazen in daylight hours on a block with foot traffic for a public library and park. >> very frightening. very frightening. good thing he didn't hurt her. >> reporter: even though it appears the home invader didn't take any personal property, those who know the famil

cbs 2's dave carlin "demanding answers" from the city's transportation commissioner. >> reporter: some drivers get heated seeing dozens of new citibike docking stations popping up above west 85th the upper west side. this is a residential neighborhood and it's ruining everything. >> reporter: making parking spaces disappear overnight. >> this is residential. that is a business venture! it should be on a business street, not on a residential street. >> reporter: we demanded answers from city transportation commissioner polytrottenberg. residents angry about the loss of parking about the double parking. at what point do you decide to do something to ease their pain? >> look, i -- i -- i -- i there are always people who are going to be unhappy when you have to make trade-offs. >> reporter: in upper manhattan, 28 brand-new docking stations by the end of the year citywide 600 of these. people who live in this building closest to the new docking station at west 87th street say they were surprised by the plan and just as they were starting to circulate petitions to try to stop it, this was in

cbs 2's dave carlin has the story. >> reporter: a mother osprey circling above gardner's bay in east hampton minus one of her two chicks. the missing baby here recovering at a wildlife refuge center after being d >> i have wedged that ladder in between those two -- >> reporter: he and his friend grabbed a ladder from the truck to rescue the osprey after a fisherman saw it tangled in a net. their first rescue effort nearly pulled them out to sea. >> the current from the beach into the channel was too strong and it sucked the ladder in and it was pulling us in. so we had to aboard the rescue. >> reporter: -- abort the rescue. >> reporter: they decided to way for low tide and try again. down in probably chest high water while i climbed up about 35 feet and started untangling the line from the chick. >> reporter: he says the osprey did not try to peck at him as he untangled the line. he pushed the injured osprey out of the nest. >> i looked up and i saw the bird come off the edge of the nest, flapped its wings a couple times and did a nosedive into the water. >> reporter: despite the osp

dave carlin, cbs 2 news. >> the surgeons are volunteering their skills to the family saying no child in that condition is ever turned away. >>> lonnie quinn is here. what a story. >> it up lifts everything. >> irt does. >> every digit crossed. >> yes. >> let me show you what we have outside. the day will be better looking. right now we have quite a bit of cloud cover. i still think you have to classify the sky as mostly cloudy, 74 degrees. your high temp didn't find 80 today. it is five degrees cooler than it should be. what we will talk about is tropical storm earl. the e storm is out there. improving but also expect temperatures to be increasing. it will be getting down right hot again. this is earl. you see it right here about 450 miles to the east of belize, not posing a threat to the united states. but it does look like it will be making landfall late tomorrow, maybe thursday morning as a strong tropical storm. right now 50-mile per hour winds could be almost hurricane strength as it makes landfall with 70-mile per hour winds and sort of pushing across yucatan peninsula into the

dave carlin, cbs 2 news. >> nearly 200 people were injured during the crown heights riots, and police cars were set on fire, and the area suffered about $1 million in property damage. >>> the swimming scandal involving ryan lochte and three teammates. the u.s. olympic committee will in fact take action, but they declined to give specifics, and ryan lochte said his group was robbed at gunpoint after a night of partying. brazilian police then revealed the americans were confronted by armed security guards after the swimmers vandalized a gas station bathroom. >> they let down our athletes. they let down americans, and job, and we feel very badly about that. >> ryan lochte has since apologized for overexaggerating his version of the story. >> coming up at 11, zika in the u.s. health officials revealing where the virus may be head next. why they are concerned the outbreak could spread outside of florida. >>> plus, hope amid the heart ache, and new developments in the fight against a massive wild fire burning through californ school. the irs is warning about a new scam. and also ahead. >> t

dave carlin, cbs 2 news. >> perhaps even more remarkable, wh commands she was never taught to detect fire. that is one smart and lovable life saving pup. >> they were meant to be those two. >> i love the story. >> me too. >>> two pedestrians run down in brooklyn. >> he wasn't trying to stop. >> the search for the driver in a hit and run that injured two people. >>> and a crime spree that is summer day. the search for a band of ice cream thieves. >>> air conditioners running and power outages. how neighbors are getting creative to stay cool in a live report. your moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. be the you who ows up in that dress. who hugs a friend. who is done with treatments that don't give you clearer skin. be the you who controls your psoriasis with stelara? just 4 doses a year after 2 starter doses. stelara? may lower your ability to fight infections and may increase your risk of infections and cancer. before treatment, get tested for tuberculosis. before starting stelara? tell your doctor if you think you have an infection or have symptoms such as: fever, sweats, chills, mu

dave carlin reports. the service was about unity, boycotted the event. >> reporter: observing the vibrant presence of crown heights, brooklyn. >> crown heights is a wonderful place. >> reporter: and looking back at racially-fueled violence and lawlessness that the neighborhood endured 25 years ago. >> today is a day of reflection. >> reporter: this anniversary gathering included carmel cato. >> i appreciate all the good things with the people. cato's 7-year-old son gavin was clashes during which 29-year- old yankel rosenbaum was stabbed to death. a quarter century later, cato's dad and rosenbaum's brother share hopes for peace. rosenbaum was a no-show. he was not here for speeches, candles and a march on kingston avenue. . >> we are now to broward park for an anniversary festival designed to provide fun and unity. >> reporter: it is the festival rosenbaum bristling. >> just totally inappropriate. inappropriate. he stayed home to avoid playing games and arts and crafts. >> this is not a time for cotton can

cbs 2's dave carlin bushwick with the newest information from police for us tonight. dave. >> reporter: jessica, rapes on the rise in the area and shortly after this latest case on dekalb avenue an officer saw a man matching the suspect description and brought him in here for questioning. the robbery and rape of a 27- year-old woman happened on this quiet block of dekalb avenue in bushwick. the knifepoint attack early morning tooth was in front of a residential building -- was caught on security video that's now with police but is not being made public. police say it shows a man they believe followed the victim after she got off a j train around 2:30 a.m. here at the kosciusko street subway station. she was stalk for three blocks then the attack two blocks shy of where she lives. the man forced her into a dark corner notebooks a parking lot, stole -- next to a parking lot, stole her phone and cash police say the victim said, don't tell police or i will kill you according to the suspect, then gave her, her phone and kept the money and fled. the nypd confirms rapes in bu

in hell's kitchen, dave carlin, cbs 2 news. >> mosquitos prefer some people over others because of also may attract more mosquitos than others. >> i think i'm one of those. [ laughter ] >> they come at me. >>> all right. we'll check your weekend forecast with lonnie up next. >> also, today in history, in 1892, andrew and abby borden were axed to death in their massachusetts home. their daughter lizzy borden was accused of the killings and acquitted. the case is so well known, her i work 'round the clock. i want my blood sugar to stay in control. so i asked about tresiba?. ? tresiba? ready ? tresiba? is a once-daily, long-acting insulin that lasts even longer than 24 hours. i want to trim my a1c. ? tresiba? ready ? w and steady. works like your body's insulin. when my schedule changes... i want something that delivers. ? tresiba? ready ? i can take tresiba? any time of day. so if i miss or delay a dose, i take it when i remember, as long as there's at least 8 hours between doses. once in use, it lasts 8 weeks without refrigeration... twice as long as lantus?, which lasts 4 weeks. tresiba

good conditions at about 9%. [ yelling in the background ] >> reporter: live on the west side, dave carlin, cbs 2 news. >>> thank you, dave. if you are facing a lot of bumpy rides and would you like to tell us about those streets, post that information on our facebook page at facebook.com/cbsnewyork. >>> a developing story right now at 6:00. police search for a suspect who slashed a good samaritan on the upper this happened around 1:30 this afternoon at 79th and broadway. police say the suspect got into an argument with a man and his child. and when another man tried to intervene, he was cut with a knife and the suspect ran into riverside park. >> i guess that's the thing about new york. you're one step away from danger all the time. >> police brought a k-9 but he >>> a warning for new jersey parents. police say a serial flasher is trying to lure children into his car. cbs 2's scott rapoport reports from union county. >> reporter: fear and concern tonight on the streets of roselle park. >> this is disgusting! this is outrageous, really is. >> reporter: police say a man has been driving aro

dave carlin, cbs 2 news, crown heights. >> along with the rosenbaum's death, nearly 200 people were injured during the crown heights riots. police cars were set on fire million in property damage. >>> the race for the white house is taking a bit of a break this sunday. donald trump's campaign is pausing before comments on proposed policies, and hillary clinton pushed for more sent across massachusetts. now, we're learning that some polls are starting to even out. >> on november 8, you have to get up and vote, right? >> reporter: donald trump is back on track after a series of controversies, say many. maturity and never run for public office. >> thank you. >> reporter: polls tell the trail of a trump campaign that faltered. hillary clinton is leading trump nationally by at least five points. a cbs news battleground tracker poll shows clinton has extended her lead in ohio to 6 points, improving two points since july. in iowa, the candidates are even at 40% apiece. the only thing with recent polling that doesn't show clinton leading. trump's new campaign manager focused candidate. >> this is t

. >> dave carlin took your complaints to the department of transportation commissioner. >> we know people get frustrated. at a certain point we will come back and resurface and we will come back and reconstruct the street. >> you would say this is acceptable? >> i would say i wish this road were in better condition. >> along with heavy everyday use, the city's 6,000 miles of roads get torn up by repairs. the commissioner says the d.o.t. repafshed 1 -- repaved 1,300 miles of roadway lanes last year. >>> a decades old debate over an annoying habit. cracking your knuckles is actually good for you. researchers looked at ultrasounds of 400 knuckles. those who cracked had more flexibility. scientists believe it is just pressure leaving the joints. >> i hope my she gives me such a hard time! >> is it still anothing though? >> it's probably arc noticing. [ laughter ] >>> a little boy in the bronx gets the surprise of a lifetime. >> the tragic loss of his mother last year. tracy has the story. ?? [ music ] ? ? >> reporter: tyrone lowe afternoon, dwreeted by mickey and mini-mouse. the smiling littl

. >> all right, dave carlin in the newsroom for us. thank you. you're looking at a live picture of city hall where de bratton's resignation officially. we'll bring the announcement live and as soon as it happens here on this broadcast. >>> to health concerns over the zika outbreak. issues authorized a travel warning to miami where mosquitoes are suspected of transmitting the zika virus. pregnant women are especially advised to avoid that area. 14 people have been tested positive for the illness. cbs2 janelle burrell joins us live from la guardia airport. unprecedented for health officials to issue this type of warning within the united states. but after that recent outbreak in miami, they're now urging people traveling to that region to take extra precautions. natalie and sarah are heading back to miami from la guardia airport today. she knows the risk. >> i don't want to get sick. i don't think anyone does. it's pretty bad. >> reporter: the centers for disease control and the new york city health department issuing the warning to people travelin

. >> dave carlin took your complaints to the department of transportation commissioner polly trottenburg. >> we know frustrated. at a certain point we will come back and e resurface. >> would you say this is acceptable? >> i would say i wish this road were in better condition. >> along with heavy everyday use, the city's 6,000 miles of road get torn up by construction projects, construction contractors are required to make repairs. still commissioner trottenberg says the d.o.t. repaved 1300 miles of roadway lanes last year and will fix about the same amount this year. >>> a warning for new jersey police say a serial flasher is trying to lure children into his car. scott rappaport reports from union county. >> fear and concern on the streets of roselle park. >> this is disgusting, you know. it's outrageous. >> police say a man has been driving around and exposing himself to young children. they say the first incident happened here in the area of warren avenue. a man driving up to two females seven and nine years ld and exposing himself. cops say it happened again in the area of amsterdam

why somebody shoot him, i don't know. >> that was dave carlin reporting. >> new york's mayor quickly bill de blasio issued a statement saying, while we do not yet know the motivation for the murders, we do know our muslim communities are in the perpetual crosshairs of bigotry. >> it remains critical that we work to bridge the divides that threaten to undermine the gre greatness of our city and country. >>> two years after massive demonstrations in hong kong, the protest leaders learn their punishment. the details ahead. be the you who doesn't cover your moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. be the you who shows up in that dress. who hugs a friend. who is done with treatments that don't give you clearer skin. be the you who controls your psoriasis with stelara® just 4 doses a year after 2 starter doses. stelara® may lower your ability to fight infections and may increase your risk of infections and cancer. some serious infections require hospitalization. before treatment, get tested for tuberculosis. before starting stelara® tell your doctor if you think you have an infection or have s

she spoke briefly with dave carlin. >> reporter: hello, ma'am r you okay? >> i'm okay. >> reporter: i'm glad to hear that. >> good thing he didn't hurt her. i mean he could have hurt her and took everything. very frighten. very, very frighten. >> the woman was not injured, and nothing was taken, and no arrests have been made until the case. >>> a quick-thinking store owner tried to turn the table on a pair of robbers, but they managed to escape after a slow response by police in new jersey. armed robbers are seen entering the cell phone store on wednesday. tommy torres says he ran out a back door and locked it, and he closed the store's front gate trapping the robbers. police arrived 18 minutes shoplifting, and police were dispatched after a third call. >> the word gun was used and at that point within 11 seconds, the priority is changed in the system, and police cars are on the scene. >> i got him, but the cops never showed up. >> because of the delay, the suspects had had time to find the tools and cut their way out of the store. >>> two members rochelle

. >> dave carlin reports on a new hope for a child with a life threatening tumor. >> sandy is hours from a life saving surgery. we have detailed the five hour operation that will save her life. >> we hope you can join us for those stories and more at 6:00. >>> right now in tonight's living large we are going to long island's northshore gold without leaving home. emily smith takes us on a tour. >> reporter: at the end of a long private driveway on bridal path court you will find a classic brick home. sean elliot gave us the tour with sean elliot luxury estates. >> it is as good as it gets. you are not going to believe it. >> reporter: inside a transition a the style made of 10,000 square feet. the floors are solid mahogany. >> extremely expensive but clearly worth it. >> look at the moldings. i love the three patterns. >> reporter: ceilings that are 20 feet high. >> from the empty floor to the left we've got the dining room. >> reporter: it is done in a dark navy for a royal feel. everything in the kitchen is restaurant grade. >> they're as good as they get. refrigeration. >> i like it. >

she spoke briefly with dave carlin. >> reporter: hello, ma'am, are you okay? >> i'm okay. >> reporter: i'm glad to hear that. >> good thing he didn't hurt her. very frighten. -- very frightening. >>> a quick-thinking store owner tried to turn the table on a pair of homeowners, but they escaped after a slow police response in new jersey. >> reporter: armed robbers enter the cell phone store in paterson on wednesday. the store clerk, tommy torres says he ran out the back floor closed the front gate, trapping the robbers, and police arrived 18 minutes after the initial call because it was categorized as shoplifting. >> the word gun is used, and at that point, within 11 seconds, a car is dispatched, and the priority has changed in the system, and police cars are on the scene. >> because of the delayed police response, the burglars found tools and cut their way out of the store. they are still at large. >>> two members of the new rochelle police department got a special gift. two friends created a gofundme page and bought state of the art vests for the four-legged

cbs 2's dave carlin took that question to the transportation commissioner. dave, you're on the west side tonight. you have a response? >> reporter: we did get a response. you'll hear all of it. but now i want to show you an unfortunate example among many of the between tenth and 11th avenue. look at the uneven surfaces over here. then over this shoulder we'll show you all the busted concrete and numerous potholes up and down this street. mobile2 bumps, rattles across new york city's old and massive roadway network. streets a mess! rutted, potholes, scarred, even impassable. >> i mean, you know, it's everywhere. >> reporter: driving drivers department of transportation commissioner polytrottenberg. >> what can you say? >> new york city we have a massive street network, 6,000 miles of road and obviously, heavily used. >> reporter: we had examples for her from viewers who directed to us what they call the worst of the worst. mobile2 braved pockmarked east 119th street in east harlem. crumbling east 156th street in concourse village in the bronx, 80th in jackson

cbs 2's dave carlin reports, the life-saving surgery is answering this family's prayers. >>reporter: this corona queens girl with sparkling eyes is sadly too familiar with doctors' offices. sandy diaz was born this way last summer, repeated non- surgical efforts to shrink this giant mass on her face and chin kept failing. and risk anynext step. >> god willing she's going to be able to, you know, get rid of this. >> the malformation is all the way through and goes behind the airway. >>reporter: dr. teresa ohe and dr. milton wayne, the surgical dream team for removing the big cluster of lymphatic vessels and fluid. dr. wayneer is world renowned >> anatomically everything is distorted, the nerves are not in the right place. >>reporter: the surgery that will dramatically improve sandy's life involving pioneering medical techniques that weren't around 20 years ago. >> in the olden days, we have to wait for the patient to fully wake up and determine whether or not we've damaged anything irrepresent raably. >>reporter: now advanced electric monitoring shows doctors where the ner

dave carlin, cbs 2 news. >> the city council may hold hearings into how the city handles complaints. >>> time now for money watch. a slump in the fast food industry affecting sales growth. >> and it just got easier to get in touch with the white house. cbs 2's henna daniels is in for >>reporter: good morning, mary. good morning, chris. stocks on wall street finished lower following a selloff in energy companies. traders will be watching tomorrow's monthly retail sales numbers. the dow jones lost 37 points and the nasdaq lost 20. christmas may be bleak for bankers. wall street bonuses are reportedly dipping for both investment bankers and traders. a business consulting group says compensation could be down as much as 25% for some working in finance, with many wall streeters seeing a 5% to 15%. wendy's is the latest fast food restaurant to post disappointing sales numbers. second quarter growth was worse than expected,.4% and their ceo said the reason was that falling grocery prices had made it cheaper to eat at home. mcdonald's, burger king and dunkin' donuts also reported declining s

cbs 2's dave carlin is demanding answers from the city's transportation commissioner. >>reporter: some drivers get heated, seeing dozens of new citi bike docking stations popping up above west 85th street. >> we don't want more bike this is a residential neighborhood and it's ruining everything. >>reporter: making parking spaces disappear overnight. >> this is residential. that is a business venture. it should be on a business street, not on a residential street. >>reporter: we demanded answers from city transportation commissioner polly troutenberg. >> residents angry about the loss of parking, about the double parking, at what point do you decide to do something to ease their pain? tremendously popular and successful, but there are always people who are going to be unhappy when you have to make tradeoffs. >>reporter: in upper manhattan 28 brand new docking stations by the end of the year citywide, there will be 600 of these. people who live in this building closest to the new docking station at west 87th street say that they were surprised by the plans, and just as t