dubois. mule deer from senior officials -- and you'll hear from senior officials at the department of justice and you also hear from the advocates and activists who are using the freedom of information act to lay bare what they see as excessive government surveillance. you hear from technologists and you'll her from leading scholars in the fields of law, anthropology, and other fields. so i'm particularly proud that this conference strikes up on some of strengths as a faculty. criminal law, and the law practice, civil rights and privacy and surveillance law. recently we made a concerted effort at georgetown to offer hands-on technology intensive courses. so what georgetown our law students are literally building apps, learning how to code in python and working in teams with engineers to draft privacy laws. we think this technological technical background expand their legal toolkit if you will to address public interest focus that is at the center of our legal education. i think this conferenc

dubois and spingarden. that a black man in a grotesque sense made possible a white man whose professional life was encased in negro phobia may remind us that the great pursuers, the inquisitions, victor hugo's, the barea are overwhelming -- are driven by dark pathologies. hoover, especially, for as they well connected loving may have learned, the fbi director was rumored to black, creole ancestry from new orleans, that he was in 1937 the sole exception to his own requirement of a birth certificate on file. anthony summers and gore vidal found darkly significant if youl'll pardon the pun. a few words about max jurgen. he was one of the most remarkable people on the left. 1892 to 1975. educated. from north carolina. educated at shaw. early on he entered the ymca and was sent to africa as the only african-american person of color to do y work in south africa. he was a great success there. though somewhat disappointed with the limitations of his mandate. he returned and was awarded the 1933 spin guard metal by

in the council dubois was asked to serve on the special oversight committee.he did and in doing so, a letter of blackmail to the major supporter on the council of african affairs surfaced into the major supporter was frederick vanderbilt who called himself a leftist. his wife apparently had an affair with max yorgin that resulted in the rupture of the marriage command of this anonymous letter was the former mrs. field and it seemed to request money. dubois went to the post office police for identification of the handwriting, and it was firmly determined that max yorgin was the author of the letter. they turned this information over to the fbi and assumed they were rid of yorgin and assumed that justice would be done but nothing happened. and the library of congress is an interesting diary by the well-known african-american historian who taught for years at harvard. one evening in november 16th, 1947, max traveled to washington and dined with logan. you may place african-americans could get a good meal in those days in the segregated days was washington union s

i'm maurice dubois. >> and welcome back. you can call him the nail polish perpetrator. >> he has a liking finish one brand but they are not sure why. raegan medgie has the story at 5:30. >> reporter: take a look at this surveillance picture. this man is on a nail polish removing spree of sorts, stealing hundreds of nail polish. all the polish has 1 thing in common. it's all made by essie. >> i was shocked. i wondered if he was planning to go into business. >> reporter: in the flagship salon, judy comes once a week to get the nails condition and she, with police, are wondering why steal only the nail polish? >> when i read the amount he had stolen, it was incredible. >> reporter: employees here noticed 200 bottles of essi targeted this salon, taking 350 bottles. two weeks ago, he went back to the first store in midtown and stole 200 more. one bottle of nail polish cost $8.50 at duane reed. policesay that the polish perpetrator walked off with $9,000 worth of bottles, and that means he has more than 1000 bottles on hand. why y

dubois and hunten went to the post office, police, for aught the authentication of the handwriting and it was firmly determined max was the author of the letter. they turned this information over to the fbi. soon they were rid of him and justice would be done and nothing happened. in the library of congress is an interesting diary by logan, a well-known african-american historian who taught many years at howard. one evening, in november 16, 1947, max journeyed to washington and dined with logan. the only place that african-americans really could get a good meal in those days, segregated days, was washington, union station. there, in his diary, he records that he said, logan, the left is going to lose, the fire is too great, i'm turning in. and, indeed, that is what he did. he went back to manhattan, reported to the fbi and became one of its most crucial assistants as his telephone tapped to the leadership of the cpua was invaluable to the fbi. hoover was delighted, considered him one of the greatest assets. indeed, he volunteers max to the attorney, district attorney in the southern di

i'm ma -- -- maurice dubois. >> and i'm alice gainer. >> hazel sanchez spoke with the stunned residents in the bronx. >> reporter: police say this man attempted to rain a woman as she walked home in the kings bridge section of the bronx, unsettling news. >> gotta be rough. you got to be careful. you got to always pay attention and keep your eyes open. >> reporter: police say when the victim reached this corner, police say that the suspect approached her from behind, tried to pull her pants down but she fought him off and the this video of the suspect shows him in a neighborhood restaurant, dressed in the bold outfit she was wearing -- he was wearing in the attack. his bright red vest and shoes are hard to mis. we showed the suspect's picture to women at the crime scene. >> crazy and dangerous and we need help getting people like that off the street. >> what is happening now, it's disgusting, you know. they should take him to jail. >> reporter: the victim's scream and punches scared the attacker away, and the incident is leaving residents on edge. >> scared. i try not to walk by myself n

good evening, i'm kristine johnson. >> i'm maurice dubois. dana tyler is off tonight. >>> we begin with that breaking news on long island. copiague started with a house fire that quickly spread to 3 other homes and before it was over, the smoke could be seen for miles. >> and this is a live look interest chopper 2 right now. you can see the fire has been contained. but a burned-out shell of the home is all that remains. jennifer mclogan reports. >> reporter: swift action from hundreds of firefighters kept this blaze from getting worse. they descended here on the explosive scene on east santa barbara road in copiague. three homes at the end of this street appear damage or destroyed. two others can be salvage. windy conditions and dust. flames jumped across the canal

i'm maurice dubois. many people cast their balance for today's state primaries or they tried to. it hasn't been exactly smooth sailing in many spots. the controller says hundreds of thousands of voters may be dealing with polling problems and now he says he is going to audit the board of elections. cbs 2's steve langford is live at a polling place in lower manhattan to explain today's events. steve. >> reporter: city comptroller scott stringer wants the city's board of election to get its act together amid widespread reports of voters not getting the right information today or being unable to vote. stringer emphasizing he has subpoena power as part of his audit. 125,000 people have been removed from the voter rolls? why did 60,000 people receive notices to vote that didn't have the primary date? why were people told that they were in the wrong polling place time and time again? the next president of the united states could very easily be decided tonight and yet the incompetence of the board of elections puts a cloud over these results. >> reporter: mayor de blasio also adding his

i'm maurice dubois. >> i'm john boehner. we continue alice gainer. four soldiers were injured when their military vehicle overturned southbound near exit 8a on the turnpike. major traffic problems and side streets. traffic is moving again though after the crash in the southbound lanes but only one lane is open. >>> you could be a victim and not even know it. we are going to continue actually to look at those live pictures from chopper 2 over there. [ indiscernible ] >>> we could be a victim and not even know it "upskirting" snapping photos up a woman's skirt. this time of year police say it's happening more and more. cbs 2's ali bauman reports on who is watching you. up a woman's skirt is a felony called "upskirting." when hemlines rise with the temperatures, so do "upskirting" arrests. there are five in new york city during the unseasonably warm week last month. like at the 8th avenue and 14th street station where alvarez was arrested for using his phone to report up a woman's skirt while walking behind her. >> i have heard horror stories that it ha

i'm maurice dubois. that postal employee kareem baker is suing the force and looking for a $100 million apology from the nypd. here's hazel sanchez. >> reporter: the 26-year-old says he feels police have been out to get him after he happened to give street directions to cop killer ishmael brinsley in 2014. >> a life of terror just in fear, living in fear. >> reporter: he says in december 2014, ishmael brinsley a total stranger approached him asking for directions to the marcy houses in brooklyn just before he went on to kill nypd detectives rafael ramos and wenjian liu in the location. baker said since that tragic day, police have seemingly been seeking revenge against him by harassing him and his family. he says the worst of last year when he claims two nypd detectives stopped him for an alleged parking violation and viciously beat him. >> at that moment, i was just thinking, i want to live. i want to be here. i didn't do nothing but get in my car. >> reporter: a 31-year-old detective and a 29-year-old

i'm maurice dubois. the parking lot sits under the busy van wyck expressway and near a popular rec center. >> people say they want to see the long overdue repairs happen. cbs 2's elise finch has the story. >> reporter: is this concrete and metal is all anybody visiting the flushing meadows center can talk about looking like it fell from under the van wyck into this parking lot steps from the swim center's entrance. >> this is now dangerous. >> you can see it. this is not the first time cement has fallen. if you look at the cracks. >> reporter: shortly after noon on tuesday, park advocate jeffrey croft got calls from people in the area said this chunk fell 30 feet narrowly missing cars. weighs more than 200 pounds probably. 24 hours later, it's still here. >> these are the cones holding up the van wyck. it's not just the parking lot. the state needs to do their job. >> this is not a new issue. what's surprising is that someone hasn't been seriously injured or killed. >> reporter: a spokesman for the state

good evening, i'm kristine johnson. >> i'm maurice dubois. dana tyler is off tonight. >>> we begin with that taped confession you saw played in court today. a teenager admitting he set a deadly fire that killed a police officer. it raises questions about the defendant's past behavior. cbs 2's scott rapoport has the new information. >> i didn't mean for the whole fire to come. just for a second, just because i was bored like just wanted something to do instead of sitting in the hallway. >> reporter: a potentially damning confession in the murder trial of 18-year-old marcell dockery. the teenager is charged with coney island public housing building in 2014 that killed nypd housing officer dennis guerra and seriously injured his partner officer rosa rodriguez. >> i lit the edge of the mattress. >> how? >> with a lighter. i set it on fire a little bit, i thought i could have sworn i blew it out. went just like this. [ blowing ] >> reporter: that's dockery in a 2014 videotaped statement to cops and prosecutors admitting to setting the fire but say

. >> i'm maurice dubois. let's update you now on the it has to do with the metro- north train in westchester county. it crashed into a vehicle. >> metro-north train collided with that car leaving a trail of destruction setting off delays of over an hour for riders on the harlem line. cbs 2's lou young is live on the scene in bedford hills. what's the latest? >> reporter: those passengers are also stranded on the train for a good 90 minutes or more. if you see right now the relief train has since taken the passengers away 20 minutes ago and the wrecked car that was under the fifth car of the train there was also removed. this happened about 3:30 this afternoon, a woman driving a car started across there at the crossing gate and apparently told witnesses that the car stalled. she realized she was in a bad spot and she got out along with her passenger. the northbound train then clipped the front of the car, degreing it up under the train -- dragging it up under the train as it passed and ended up and you the fif

. >> reporter: amanda dubois went to school with the man where he was in trouble with the law previously. >> it is sad. i wish the best for him. i don't wish any harm. but it's sad that it is what he had to go through. >> reporter: he lived with his grandparents. they were actively looking for him. >> and that he went looking for them. and the grandma wouldn't let them in the house. >> reporter: police will not say why he was allegedly wanted. but the neighbors say that they went to the back door. the prosecutor's office says that they can confirm that the incident occurred. that the 23-year-old was shot up to four times in his chest and torso. >> he is still alive, but you never know that his condition is critical. his grandmother was clearly distraught. >> she was on her knees crying inside. she was crying. >> reporter: and eyewitness news is also learning that the man has been previously arrested for burglary and even lead police on the foot chase through the neighborhood. reporting live, tim fletcher eyewitness news. >> thank you. >>> police have identified the man killed after a col

good evening, i'm maurice dubois. >> i'm kristine johnson. dana tyler is off tonight. >>> we begin with that bombshell scandal at the nypd! the fbi investigation revealed accusations of corruption. cbs 2 political reporter marcia kramer spoke with commissioner bratton today and he says he is taking disciplinary action against four of his most senior commanders. marcia. >> reporter: that's right. as the police commissioner told me, it's not a particularly good day for the nypd. not a good day for the men and women in blue who have to uphold the highest standards of integrity. >> these are not easy press conferences to do. but it's, um, something that we must do. >> reporter: police commissioner william bratton briefed by the fbi today about an ongoing corruption probe he knew that what he must do immediately is take action against four of his most senior commanders. >> the public has an expectation of a high degree of trust and integrity in its police department. >> reporter: bratton confirming that the probe involves both present and former p

good evening, i'm maurice dubois. >> i'm kristine johnson. dana tyler is off again tonight. we begin with breaking news. >>> another slashing attack in the city. >> this latest victim was attacked near penn station. cbs 2's lou young there now with what happened. lou. >> reporter: yeah, this happened about 3 hours ago on the subway platform to the 1, 2 and 3 lines at penn station. this is where police confirm a 51-year-old man who got himself to the hospital after being cut in the back as attempted to board a southbound train. he was treated and released at the hospital. the victim told cops he believes one of the two panhandlers he saw at the station are responsible for cutting him. since this is the second slashing on the subway system today, it's a hot topic according to one police source and they sent a number of detectives town here comb the homebound commuters though don't seem worried. many new yorkers reacting the way they usually do. listen. >> cost of living here. >> reporter: yeah? >> if it never happens to you, it never happens to you. if it does, then it's a pro

good evening, i'm kristine johnson. >> i'm maurice dubois. dana tyler is off tonight. >>> their job is to protect children but they are now accused of crimes against them. a teacher and a bus driver are among more than a dozen people facing charges in a sweeping child porn bust. cbs 2's meg baker has the story new at 6:00. >> reporter: these 16 men are now facing ten to 15 years in prison for child pornography. arrested over the past two months in operation safeguard, by federal and state law enforcement. >> this operation specifically targeted file sharing networks that are popular with those who download and share these aberrant videos. >> reporter: two of the men worked with children. thomas guzzi worked with fifth grade teachers in vineland taught in the district for 12 years. >> he had over 100 files of child pornography on his personal computer.

. >> i am maurice dubois. >>> charges against a brooklyn man accused of bribing officers. marcia kramer is live in lower marcia. >> reporter: kristine and maurice, the head count stands at nine members of the nypd and one civilian. ongoing federal corruption probe. three of the nypd officers were removed from their post. the civilian was arraigned minutes ago. lichtenstein is in the center of the latest shoe to drop in the probe. the guns are sold to people who might not have gotten them otherwise. he is charged with offering $6000 per license and selling them for 18,000. he reportedly bragged he used nypd connections to obtain 150 permits. 150 permits at $6000 meant he paid an estimated $900,000 in bribes. on the recorded conversation, alex lichtenstein said i want to repeat myself. i am not bribing you. the officer responded shaya of course you are bribing me. let's be frank and honest here. this talks about a sargent who worked at the licensing division for over a decade and was friendly with an unidentified commander who did not work in licensing but spent considerable

. >>> i'm maurice dubois. kristine is off. cbs2's dave carlin is following this breaking story. live in the clairemont section of the bronx tonight. dave? >> reporter: ariz, we learned very sad news from investigators that the 18-month- old girl and her two-year-old sister did not survive this fire in this 21 story building that we're going to show you right now. investigators looking into witness claims that those little girls were left all alone in the burning apartment. this third-floor apartment in the butler houses is where two children believed to be just one and two years old were surrounded by flames and thick smoke, unable to escape. >> we heard kids crying but it was too black. we couldn't breathe. situation was too red-hot. visibility was zero. and he had to retreat. a family in the apartment next door put wet towels under their firefighters. >> when i opened the door, i saw black smoke. >> reporter: witnesses believe at the time. and said they saw this one ambulance come running out of this laundromat across webster avenue yelling that her kids were trapped inside. >

maurice dubois talks with two up and coming broadway babies. and more, but first, the headlines for this "sunday morning" the 24th of april, 2016. obama arrived in germany for two-day visit. earlier caused controversy when he urged britain not to leave the european union. north korea claims yesterday's test firing of a holistic missile on the submarine was great success. u.s. official called the test provocative but no immediate threat. authorities are still looking for whoever killed eight members of a family at different locations in rural ohio. execution style early friday. friends gathered at prince's home in suburban minneapolis to celebrate his life. his remains have been cremated. slower powered plane has crossed the pacific ocean complete can the most dangerous leg of a trip around the world. aircraft arrived in san francisco yesterday and about to cross the country. now the weather, storms threaten the nation's heartland today. with strong winds and hail. snow and rain are expected over the plains and northwest. but good day for yard w

i'm maurice dubois. >> and i'm kristine johnson. thousands of people attended tonight's campaign stop in bethpage, lou young is live with the latest. >> reporter: at this place where they used to build warplanes, a different kind of run tonight, the full throated cry of american politics in a new york primary that mattered. let's take a look. >> usa! >> reporter: high decibel national politics on south oyster bay, anti-and pro-trump demonstrators shout past a line of police horses. all of it taking place as a packed pro-trump rally wrapped up in part of the old facility here in bethpage. >> i love these people. these are my people. bringing his presidential campaign to a home state audience that knew what he wanted to hear. >> we are going to have a we are going to build the wall. >> reporter: chance of build that wall filled the air as police -- police kept the indoor crowd to just under 10,000 some of whom waited all day to see the candidate. is woman could not stand up anymore. what do you like about him? >> everything. build a w

i'm maurice dubois. . crews will be keeping a close eye on the area overnight. cbs2's lou young is live now latest. lou? >> reporter: this is where it began, the house completely consumed where it started and then the fire spread in a widening circle of destruction, strong winds and dry conditions threatening the entire community. at its worst, the air was filled with smoke and embers swirling in a brisk changeable wind. five homes went up and it wildlife refuge across a canal was a wall of flames. >> it was intense down here, the air, the wind changed direction so vast that the island was on fire. start letting stuff up. >> reporter: this is american venice on the lindenhurst line, canal access to great south bay, the nexus of a flight -- blown fire from developing. >> all the fire departments, suffolk county, marin broken, they all came. >> reporter: it started in a house on east santa barbara, electrical short in a wall mounted air conditioner. a woman grabbed her child and ran for their lives. >> all of a sudden they yelled it's out of control. at that point

. >> i am maurice dubois. federal prosecutors say the former assembly speaker had affairs with two women. tony aiello has more. >> reporter: the feds say sheldon silver was cheating on several fronts. collecting kickbacks and having affairs. a judge released the information friday. heavily redacted documents out lining two extramarital affairs. he was prepared to enter as evidence in silver's construction case under certain conditions. he had an affair with a woman who specifically lobbies the defendant and often is hired in part to lobby the defendant directly on behalf of her clients who have business before the state. a second affair with a woman hired for a state job, quote, in part due to silver's recommendation and follow-up requests. allegations that silver's patronage disappointed assemblyman republican. >> he was a very corrupt individual who used his position not only to enrich himself, but also to use for political favors for allies of his. feels betrayed. >> reporter: a woman running for his seat w

i'm maurice dubois. >> and i'm kristine johnson. valerie castro has more on the growing new york city scandal. she's live in lower manhattan with the latest. valerie? >> reporter: kristine, the fallout continues from the federal corruption probe into the nypd. now nine members of the police department have been named in the scandal. today one civilian faced federal charges as part of the ongoing investigation. alex lichtenstein left the federal courthouse looking for a light for his cigarette after bribery and corruption. bond. he's accused of paying out gun permits without proper background checks. the licenses were allegedly sold for $18,000 apiece. to people who might not have gotten them otherwise. on a tape recorded conversation, lichtenstein reportedly bragged that he had used his nypd connections to obtain 150 permits. at $6000 apiece, it's believed he paid out $900,000 in bribes. on the recorded conversation, lichtenstein reportedly said, i want to repeat myself, i'm not bribing you. the officer's response? shaya, of course

i'm maurice dubois. >> and i'm kristine johnson. marcia kramer has details on the scandal rocking the department. >> reporter: police commissioner william bratton at the waldorf tonight as a cloud of corruption hangs over his department. >> these are not easy press conferences to do, but it's something that we must do. >> reporter: bratton saying that after being briefed by the fbi, he knew what he must do immediately was to take administrative action against four of his most senior commanders. >> the public has an expectation of a high degree of trust and integrity in its police department. the probe involves present and former police officers. that an apparent reference to former chief of department for the banks who has reportedly been investigated for his ties to two businessman, jeremy reischman and jonah >> referee: on the right. reportedly looking at banks' financial dealings as well as trips and hotel accommodations he may have received. sources telling cbs2 that wiretaps on the businessmen's phones turned up questions of in

ink him i'm maurice dubois. christie is off. we have team coverage, we have mark -- we have marcia kramer in midtown but we begin with brawny can -- brian conybeare with democrats. >> reporter: 247's delegates in the new york primary on tuesday. bernie sanders wants to pull an update -- upset, hillary clinton wants to stop his momentum. both were aggressive and outspoken much like new york city itself. hillary clinton and bernie sanders shake hands and came out swinging at the brooklyn navy yard starting with the role of wall street money in the campaign. >> do we really feel confident about a candidate saying that she's going to bring change in america, when she is so dependent on big money interests? i don't think so. is designed to raise questions when there is no evidence or support. >> what started as a civil campaign among friendly rivals turned nasty as the race tightened. sanders backed away from his claims in -- clinton is not qualified but added a new jet. >> does secretary vincent has the experience and intelligence?

i'm maurice dubois. >> i'm kristine johnson. dana tyler is off tonight. born prince rogers nelson, in minneapolis, minnesota, the legendary singer went on to international fame. >> icon, visionary, show man just some of the word used today to describe him. in times square they are honoring prince at the hard rock cafe where a pair of his famous boots are on display. >> and fans are gathering tonight at the apollo theater where prince made several appearances throughout his career. cbs 2's lou young is there, as well. lou. >> reporter: prince was found unresponsive in an elevator of his suburban minneapolis compound late this morning. he was pronounced dead around 11:00 our time. he had been sick with the flu but there was no indication that the illness was life- threatening. his loss is a very sudden, attracting fans and mourners to 125th street the apollo when i got the news this afternoon, i immediately stopped and asked the first person i saw for their reaction. and this is what a security card did when i asked him about prince. >> purple rain purple r

good evening, i am maurice dubois. >> i am kristine johnson. tracee carrasco is live at the scene of the investigation. >> reporter: that envelope was found here in a mail room on the 5th floor of trump tower, opened around 8:00 tonight. a massive response out here on 5th avenue earlier to investigate. police sources tell us a male intern opened a letter addressed to donald trump in an office on the 5th floor for the trump campaign, where volunteers make calls and open mail. secret service was notified by trump security and then the nypd called into the building immediately. the intern, along with 2 other decontaminated as a precaution. just last month police and the fbi investigated a suspicious piece of mail that was sent to donald trump's son, eric, a white powder along with a letter calling on trump to drop out of the presidential race, opened by trump's son's wife. that substance turned out to be nonhazardous. back out here live, police are testing the substance. there is no indication right now that it is dangerous, but we are waiting for

i'm maurice dubois. >> and i'm kristine johnson. as we mentioned, donald trump took all five states in tonight's primary. it is now mathematically impossible for ted cruz to win the republican nomination ahead of the convention. >> on the democratic side, clinton won all states except for rhode island where bernie sanders claimed victory. tony aiello has the latest on campaign 2016, following all news room tonight. >> reporter: with the big win tonight, hillary clinton presented herself as the de facto democratic nominee. and donald trump told reporters he should be considered presumptive nominee for the gop. at a gala tuesday night, donald trump was on the red carpet talking about sweeping all five contests. >> the numbers weren't great, i would be home saying, well, let's see but the numbers are far beyond even the polls. >> reporter: indeed, voters in rhode island, connecticut, pennsylvania delaware and maryland gave trump convincing wins. but ted cruz isn't convinced trump has the nomination wrapped up. >> i've got good news for

i'm maurice dubois. >> and i'm kristine johnson. only cbs2's brian conybeare spoke with the victim tonight, live in prospect heights with the story. ryan? >> reporter: guys, the suspect himself is 66 years old. he was questioned for several hours by police. investigators say he targeted the most vulnerable victims he could find, women in their 70s, 80s, even in their 90s. tonight we spoke exclusively with one of the victims who attack slow her down. >> i hope he's done, i hope they don't let him out again. >> reporter: 83-year-old erin fence kendall of brooklyn is talking about clarence jones, the 66-year-old suspect walked out of the booking -- brooklyn robbery squad headquarters accused in a violent robberies targeting mostly elderly women in brooklyn, queens and the bronx. >> he hit me in the face. with a gun. >> reporter: she still takes was assaulted last month when she says the suspect followed her into her building after grocery shopping. after the attacker broke her nose and gave her to severely blackened eyes. >> police rel

. >> i'm maurice dubois. >> tonight we have live pictures from minneapolis where a massive crowd has gathered to mourn him in his home state. also tonight, multiple bridges for prince. >> back here in new york, brooklyn borough hall is lit up to honor the artist. at the famous apollo theater, the lyrics to purple rain are proudly displayed. that is where we find cbs2's lou young tonight. blue, so many fans paying their respects. >> reporter: it is winding down now but they always say you've never really appreciate what you have until it's gone. the people at the apology -- apollo theater feel that way tonight about prince but they are intensely grateful for the body of work he left behind. >> mourners knew all the words, recording of when doves cry seems especially relevant this night under the bright marquee on 125th street. a small, shy man with a flamboyant public persona, they say he taught them something. >> it's okay to be yourself as long as you bring a positivity in the world. >> he had fashion. >> he had love in the world with the peace sign on his guitar. he changed the wor

i'm maurice dubois. >> and i'm kristine johnson. prosecutors say he was flying drunk and put hundreds of passengers in nature. cbs2's dave carlin live in kennedy where the defendant had a different story tonight. dave? >> reporter: he did, maurice, prosecutors say the former pilot blamed his chewing gum for allegedly flaunting a breathalyzer given to him here at kennedy airport right after a flight. when dennis murphy, jr. came out of brooklyn federal court, cbs2's alice gainer demanded answers about charges he was drunk while piloting jetblue passengers. >> were you drinking on the >> no comment. >> no comment. >> reporter: it was april 21 of last year, 151 passengers on board a flight from orlando to kennedy airport. after it landed safely, murphy was picked for a random alcohol test. the criminal complaint states his blood-alcohol level was 0.111, over the legal limit. court papers revealed he was tested again 15 minutes later and allegedly 0.91. according to the complaint, the results must have been caused by the gum that he was

i'm maurice dubois. >> and i'm kristine johnson. lonnie quinn is tracking the cold temperatures. live in midtown with forecast. lonnie? >> reporter: i'll tell you, kj, it's a cold night out here. stationed right along fifth avenue and 59th right by the apple store which by the way i've got to tell you is a great place to go warm up because they are open 24 hours. i want to show you this, the fountain in the plaza is still operating and yet we have a freeze warning that goes into effect tonight, a hard freeze is possible. it would take something bigger is to freeze that fountain. but possibility, lo and behold right there, coolest vehicle in the world, my mobile weather lab is parked -- we are facing the wrong way. 37 degrees, all compliments of the equipment on the top of the vehicle and take a look at what the other readings are around the area, right now it is 20 degrees in the hamptons, 25 monticello, new york city at 37 which is what i'm picking up right here outside the park. future temps, 6:00 a.m. new york city at 29 degrees. liberty, monticello at 17. bellmore, 31. everyo

i'm maurice dubois. >> tracee carrasco is live from ozone park with the latest. >> reporter: maurice and christine, police are looking for three suspects. their mo in these two nearly identical attacks come up from behind, punch, rob their victims, leaving them badly beaten. the violent mugging caught on surveillance video, as the victim walks home from work late sunday night. one hooded suspect comes from behind and smashes a rock into his face, sending him flying to the ground. two more suspects join in, punching and kicking him before stealing his belongings. >> just came from work and the three are just, i don't know, just took my wallet and my cell phone and like $350. yeah, and my headphones. >> reporter: the 32-year-old shows us his badly beaten face with bruises, stitches and broken bones. he says the attack here on 77th out of nowhere. >> i didn't see nothing. it's like they hit in the front so it's unconscious. >> reporter: he says the three guys would have continued the beating, if not for two people coming to his rescue. >> victim says help me, help me. >> reporter: polic

i'm maurice dubois. lonnie quinn is live on the west side with the mobile weather lab right now, tracking the weather. lonnie? >> reporter: we're here at 47th street on the west side. notice there's not a spec of wind out here, not even being rustled a little bit. let's go to the radar picture and i believe this storm will clip us. national weather service has issued a freeze warning for out. there's a winter weather advisory that goes into effect tomorrow for hunterton county and mercer county from 8:00 a.m. we're not talking a lot of snow, but we are talking a snowfall potential. i'll have the numbers for you, also tell you why i think sunday morning could be the trickier problems weather-wise, coming up later. >>> a fire in monmouth county and the embers continue to burn tonight. dave carlin is live in keyport, new jersey with more. >> reporter: three buildings leveled. they brought in the heavy equipment to finish what this fire started. now this section of the center of town is a vacant lot. three b

i'm maurice dubois. >> and i'm kristine johnson. >> a freeze warning is in effect right now through the morning. let's get right to lonnie quinn for this bizarre april weather. lonnie? >> here we go. that freeze warning is in effect, all of long island, coastline of connecticut, south of the area. all of the counties that are not shaded, neither night -- neither light blue nor the purple color. your growing season and not begun yet. everybody starting at below the freezing mark. new york city, forecasting a starting point around 27 degrees. wreck of the heavy coat, it is going to be cold. skies clearing overnight but 27 when you factor in winds tomorrow morning, going to be feeling like 10 to 24 the book of the area, north of the city like 5 to 15 and you guys were hinting about how this cold air is not going anywhere. a repeat performance starting tomorrow night, they've already knots -- loss to talk about including 60 degree readings out there a little bit later. maurice? >> thanks so much. >>> starling video from those windstorms yesterday. watch as a police sergeant from new jersey

. >> and i'm maurice dubois. we go live to the newsroom to dave carlin. >>> you're about to see how donald trump managed a creative way to get around several hundred protesters in california who were trying to get in his face. protesters outside california's than just chant their disdain for the party's front runner donald trump. some also threw eggs, while others burned the american flag. they broke through barriers and tried to storm the hotel and officers held them back. around the same time, trump ditched his motorcade before it reached the parking lot. an unusual sight, as he and his security team members went the rest of the way on foot, walking in the back of the building and up to the stage. >> we went under a fence and through a fence and felt like i was crossing the border actually. >> reporter: also in california, republican john kasich at a town hall in san francisco. republican ted cruz campaigned in indiana, seen here with bakery workers in evansville. cruz hit back at former house speaker john boeh

. >> i'm maurice dubois. dana tyler is off tonight. >>> their job is to protect children but they are now accused of crimes against them. a teacher and a bus driver are among more than a dozen people facing charges in a sweeping child porn bust. cbs 2's meg baker has the story new at 6:00. >> reporter: these 16 men are now facing ten to 15 years in prison for child pornography. arrested over the past two months in operation safeguard, by federal and state law enforcement. >> this operation specifically targeted file sharing networks that are popular with those who download and share these aberrant videos. >> reporter: two of the men worked with children. thomas guzzi worked with fifth grade teachers in vineland taught in the district for 12 years. >> he had over 100 files of child pornography on his personal computer. productions, involving children at the school's drama club, as their adviser and stage manager. >> reporter: the next offender a bus driver for the sparta school district. eugene triston. >> eug

i'm maurice dubois. >> and i'm kristine johnson. big night for the front- runners, let's get right to the results, 85% of precincts reporting shown donald trump with a broad win tonight and 60% of the republican vote, he's followed by john kasich, ted cruz in third place, notice ben carson still on the ballot, because he withdrew from the race too late for his name to be removed. the delegates he receives will not count towards his suspended campaign. >> democratic race a bit closer. 85% of the precinct reporting. hillary clinton 57%. they declared winner. bernie sanders at 43%. cbs2 has team coverage on tonight's primary, we begin with marcia kramer outside donald trump's headquarters. marsha? >> reporter: good evening, donald trump claimed a huge victory and he is well on his way to winning most of the state's 95 delegates. but trump wants to win them all. whether he does or not is going to still take a little bit longer for them to compute. >> i can think of nowhere that i would rather have this victory. >> reporter: a jubilant d

i'm maurice dubois. this happened before sunday mass. >>> parishioners saw it happen and chased the suspect. meg baker has the story at 5:30. >> reporter: it was no ordinary sunday at newark church. >> a young man known to us who is mentally ill came into the church and attacked one of the priest who is he knows. >> reporter: father phil waters was in the church with father the man got aggressive and punched the previous. speed chase. i got a couple of my church people and followed him to broad street and he turned around and yelled but we kept our difference. >> reporter: they found a police officer and swinton, who suffers from mental illness, was arrested. >> he does not have any family support so in some cases this is the closest thing he has had to a family. >> reporter: he attended st. benedict's prep for a few years but did not graduate. the priest was brought to the hospital with minor injuries and is speaking out on mental health issues. >> there is a horrible challenge for people who problems o

dubois, richard wright, were producing work equal or superior to privileged white counterparts.hoseers and columnists, influential black newspapers were doing a better job of covering the race wars in america and papers like the washington post and new york times, but the color lines would for most of the first century of their existence. host: please accept this as a warning, many a compliment we will celebrate -- accomplishments we will celebrate were in the face of terror. some of that violence, including the horror of lynching my will be revisited tonight. you will hear race descriptions from history, such as color and negro, and yes, you will hear , as part of history. >> they are about white editorialists willing to be carried along the sea of change and that was hard for them to imagine, ac cresting with the courage and endurance and patriotism of african-americans. ladies and gentlemen, it is 1919. we begin, not in the south, but in the heartland -- omaha, nebraska. please greet the great southern historian ray arsenault and bob devon jones. [applause] >> good evening. w

dubois, perhaps the greatest black editorialist of the 20th century, a scholar and writer who in an alternateverse might have won a handful of pulitzer prizes, wrote this in 1919. >> this is the country to which we soldiers of democracy return. this is the fatherland for which we fought. but it is our fatherland. it was right for us to fight. the faults of our country are our faults. under similar circumstances we would fight again. but by the god of heaven, we are cowards if now that the war is over, we do not usher every part of our brain to fight a sterner, longer, more unending battle against the forces of hell in our own land. we return, we return from fighting. we return fighting. make way for democracy. we have saved it in france and by the great jehovah we will save it in the united states of america or know the reason why. >> 1920, because of political corruption, labor unrest, and racial scapegoating, the city of omaha, nebraska would experience one of the darkest moments in american history. a mob of as many as 12,000 would attack and burn the courthouse. their target was a 40-year

i'm maurice dubois. dana tiler is off tonight. >>> we begin at 6:00 with a stung vow of silence from mayor deblasio saying he will no longer talk about a widening federal corruption investigation. more now on the nypd scandal. sealed and not with a kiss but akin to a kiss off. >> i will not speak on this after today. >> reporter: the mayor talking a vow of silence about the corruption probe that has forced the police commissioner to take action against five cops, four of them top commanders and is looking at how team deblasio raised funds. it's a drip, drip, drip to the story. i wonder if there was something you would lake to say to new yorkers? >> i hold myself and my administration to the highest standards of integrity. we are very, very careful about doing things in a legal and appropriate manner and very careful about disclosing the support that we get. we disclose it and welcome questions about it.

dubois argued a long time ago, the slaves struggle for freedom and human dignity. far from being an extremist formulation with no relevance to national politics and the important events of the day, abolitionists political project, the overthrow of the slavery based of the 19th century american republic was at the vanguard of anti-slavery. some abolitionists became disenchanted with the country and government, while others sought to harness the part of its blade -- state legislator. the history is an idea of how a radical social movement generate engines of political change. as they do at all social movements, questions of principle, experience he, giving rise to divisions over tactic. abolitionists debated the culpability of the church, state and society, as well as their ability to change. society could be transformed through political action, and whether the state was an arena of conflict of the slave power. it is a mistake to equate slaveholders political power with modern state formation. for good reason. the conservative political tradition of american slaveho

. >> i am maurice dubois. >>> charges against a brooklyn man accused of bribing officers. marcia kramer is live in lower marcia. >> reporter: kristine and maurice, the head count stands at nine members of the nypd and one civilian. ongoing federal corruption probe. three of the nypd officers were removed from their post. the civilian was arraigned minutes ago. lichtenstein is in the center of the latest shoe to drop in the probe. the guns are sold to people who might not have gotten them otherwise. he is charged with offering $6000 per license and selling them for 18,000.

dubois. >> welcome back to the broadcast. i'm kristine johnson. the malfunctioning meters of morris park are causing headaches for both drivers and business owners alike. cbs 2's sonia rincon has the story new at 5:30. >> reporter: the muni meters on this commercial stretch of white plains roads are testing everyone's patience. >> just told me it didn't charge me that the transaction was aborted. same thing last week on the other side of the street but when i checked my bank account it charged me. >> you go to the next muni- meter and it's the same problem. so or a different problem. >> reporter: while drivers are looking for one that works -- well, now what happens. >> it doesn't help the business district at all. >> reporter: at this family owned diner they hear the >> there was only two meters working in three blocks. >> reporter: and they believe it's driving away customers. >> if you're going to ticket for the meter, $115 for double parking and not give them a chance they won't come back. >> reporter: this meter kept us waiting four minutes b

good evening, i'm maurice dubois. >> i'm kristine johnson. dana tyler is off tonight. right now at 6:00, two different sides of a the victims say they were attacked but the suspect says it was a misunderstanding. cbs 2's meg baker reports on out road rage arrest. >> reporter: it was their typical route home from the doctor's office through roselle park but rosemary iglesias and mary ella castro got a scare tuesday night. >> i was standing here and she was the driver. we were just stopping. >> reporter: she says at about 5:30 p.m. a man got out of his black suv and started yelling at them saying they cut him off. he then ran over to the minivan. it was near this intersection where the women say they got the surprise punch. >> he stand right there and just punch the window. >> reporter: she was covered in broken glass from the driver's side window and has cuts on her hands, face and eye. here's what the window looked like after the rage. they have since gotten it fixed. >> we borrowed some money because i'm getting paid on saturday so, you know, it is what it is we have