>>reporter: but remember elizabeth cullen as a kind neighbor and mother. what was she like? >> lovely. lovely. >>reporter: good mother? >> yeah, great mom. great mom. >>reporter: cullen's defense attorney says he does have a history of mental illness. authorities say he has no criminal history, but if found guilty he faces 25 years to life in state prison. we're live in the suffolk county courthouse, ali bauman, cbs 2 news. >> ali, thank you. >>> breaking news this noon in the ryan lochte investigation. robbed at gunpoint appear to be false. according to a brazilian police official. cbs 2's meg baker is following the latest developments live in the newsroom. meg. >>reporter: andrea, new details just revealed, a brazilian official investigating the olympians' claims says that the swimmers broke down a bathroom door at a gas station, a security guard did approach them. he confronted them. the official says the guard was armed with a pistol, but he never took that pistol out or ai airport where jack conger and gunnar bentz were pulled off their u.s.-bound plane and briefly detai

it was here yesterday police found 63-year-old elizabeth cullen. she was dead when they arrived on the family's property yesterday and this morning 23- year-old dennis cullen jr., her son, is in police custody. he was arrested at the family's home a short time after his mother was found. police say just before 4:00 drowned in the family swimming pool at 70 white hill road. when they arrived they found her body near the pool house. cullen's son was not home at the time but it appears this morning he did contact a family member, possibly his sister, and tell her what he had done. he returned to the residence a short time later and was immediately arrested by police. >> when we were processing the scene, again, we arrived approximately 4:15 p.m. while we were processing the scene, that is when he returned and we placed him under arrest immediately. that was at approximately 5:50 p.m. >> reporter: cullen has been in police custody since last night. police say it is not clear why he may have killed his mother. he is now charged with second degree murder.

yesterday and found elizabeth cullen's body outside. the suffolk county homicide department was called in to investigate and less than two hours later police arrested elizabeth's son, scene, again, we arrived approximately 4:15 p.m. while we were processing the scene, that's when he returned to the scene, and we placed him under arrest immediately and that was at approximately 5:50 p.m. it was his own indication that he resisted arrest. >>reporter: police say both mother and son lived in this home, but last night dennis spent the night in the precinct, and he's expected to be arraigned later today n. lloyd harbor, new york, ali bauman, cbs 2 news >> ali, thank you. time for traffic and weather on the 2s. let's get with vanessa murdock right now and talk about, well, these temperatures, mid-80s sounds good, but then you hear about the humid ilt. >> but not as bad as the weekend you're saying, last weekend? >> not as bad as last weekend or as bad as this weekend will be. so today it's going to be more sticky when you step outside than it w

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

was taken into police custody, arrested at the family's home hours after 63-year-old elizabeth cullen was found on family property yesterday afternoon. the victim does come from a military family. bothler father and brother were news learned. police say cullen was intentionally drowned in the family's backyard swimming pool here at 70 white hall road. when they arrived yesterday they found her body near the pool house. cullen's son was not home at the time but it does appear he did contact a family member to confess. he returned to the house last night and was immediately arrested. >> police received a call about a possible intentional drowning, and found the cullen, in the backyard. >> reporter: police have not said what cullen's motive was here. they are still investigating all of this, but cullen has been charge with second degree murder this morning. live in cold spring harbor, diana rocco channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> 5:04. the latest developments in rio de janeiro. three swimmers are set to speak with police today in the claims that they were robbed gunpoint. video from overnig

murder of his mother in lloyd harbor. 23-year-old dennis cullen is accused drowning 63-year-old elizabeth cullen in her back yard pool at 70 white hill road. cullen spent the night in the precinct and is expected to be arraigned later today. >>> the hunt is on for a man who robbed an off-duty cop in the bronx last night near crotona park. police say the thief grabbed some necklaces the officer was wearing of the the officer fired one shot during the struggle. the robber was not hit and got away. >>> the state has closed a popular pizzeria. sixth avenue grimalledi, inc. was seized by new york's finance. the officials say the chelsea restaurant next to the old limelight failed to pay nearly $122,000 in overdue sales tax. the tax liens date back to 2014. >>> now let's get over to vanessa murdock for your forecast. vanessa. >> gray out there right now with some showers moving on through, but by mid morning we'll start to see more breaks in the clouds. we'll see some sun. in the meantime showers are making their way east. i think by 8:00 they're all east of the city, and then they'll be lingering eas

he is being charged with second degree murder in his death of his mother, 63-year-old elizabeth cullen. it happened at their home in cold spring harbor yesterday afternoon. about 20 minutes this morning. >> spoke to him for a couple of minutes. he is pretty calm. and as i indicated, he hasn't been convicted of anything, so he is not sorry at this point. he hasn't said i'm sorry. >> reporter: and we've also learned more about the victim here, elizabeth cullen, comes from a high ranking military family her brother, the former army chief of staff george casey. her father, the late general a helicopter crash during vietnam. cullen is being held on $8 million bail. we are live in central islip, kristen thorn channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> long island railroad service is back up and running after a train fatally struck a person. for several hours three branches experienced delays because of the tragedy. commuters riding the branches all forced to search for alternatives or simply wait for up and running. >> we had to jump on another bus and take another route to work. a little hectic, but we

he intentionally droined 63-year-old elizabeth cullen in her pool. the police found her around 4:00 yesterday afternoon. they had gone to the home after receiving an earlier request for a welfare check. >>> new this morning we learn police say a man with a knife assaulted a woman near a subway stochlt jen maxfield has more this morning. jen. >> reporter: the suspect in this case is a registered sex offender and he's wanted for sexually assaulting and robbing a 27-year-old woman earlier this week. but it's how he was identified that has the nypd praising their officers. we're going to show you the tweets now that the 83rd precinct tweeted out last night. a call from, get this, wanted rapist. they spoke with king and got the perp. get this. the perp called to get a ride. we gave him one. thanks, svu. the suspect is a 52-year-old man. he sexually assaulted a 27-year-old woman at knifepoint in brooklyn. police have also charged him it is unclear why mann called police in the first place. he's here expected to be arraigned later. that's the latest live fr

officers were asked to check on elizabeth cullen at her home in cold spring harbor. they found her body in the backyard. no word on where she was killed or killed a 5-year-old girl in little ferry. her grand mother as also died now. the flames raced through several homes on washington avenue overnight. more might have died if not for a police lieutenant who happened to be driving by. >>> a twist in the disappearance of a mother from new jersey. her friend and accomplice are now charged with murder. police found the body of theresa in the backyard of four months after surviving a shooting in lyndon. jennifer sweeney and andre harris were arraigned this afternoon. the suspects will also be charged in the 2015 shooting. >>> donald trump is hoping the third time is the charm but insisting he's not second guessing himself. >> today trump reshuffled his campaign staff again. his third management neem eight weeks. >> reporter: trump debuted the new campaign team during a roundtable at trump tower. is campaign manager kely anne conway. >> my own view of the pivot is substanc

officers found 63-year-old elizabeth cullen dead at her home last week. suffolk county prosecutors say they are son confessed to grabbing her in a head lock and dragging her into the deep end of the family pool and drowning her. that killing started as an his medication. >>> charges for allegedly sexually assaulting two patients. larry jones assaulted both women while they were undergoing x-rays. he's worked there for more than a decade. the hospital released a statement saying we are committed to the safety of our patients, have zero tolerance for such behavior. our hospital police acted swiftly in response to the immediately terminated that individual. >>> a sixth life has been claimed after a crash. 71-year-old he had ellison passed away at stony brook hospital. her husband died sunday night. police are investigating whether speed was a factor in that crash. three members one family and a former aide to governor cuomo, scott martell a. >>> president obama is going to close up look at the state's deadly flooding. the white house says he'll meet with fam

the 63-year-old victim, elizabeth cullen, is the sister of george casey. prosecutors say cullen admitted to fighting with his mother yesterday after she scolded and poked him for not taking his medication. >> he hasn't been convicted of anything, so, he's not sorry at this point. he hasn't said i'm sorry. >> reporter: cullen entered a plea of not guilty. if convicted, he faces 25 years to life in david? >> linsey davis with us tonight. thank you. >>> when we come back here, the breaking zika headline developing at this hour. that virus spreading here in the u.s. we'll tell you where. >>> also tonight, the celebrated nfl player, sentenced today to 18 years behind bars for what he did to women this several states. we'll have more on that in just a moment. >>> and then, the scare onboard the passenger jet when one of the engines bursts into flames. we'll be right back. you inherit lots of traits from your family. and aunt susan was a a world champion. i inherited their can-do spirit. and their double chin. now, i'm going to do something about it. kybella? is t

a homicide scene, where police believe 63-year-old elizabeth cullen was intentionally drowned in her own pool. an aerial view of the home shows a pool on the sprawling property. police say they found cullen's lifeless body in her backyard around 4:00 p.m. when they went there to look in on the victim. they had received an earlier request to do a welfare check. investigators combed the area for clues. police have not given any information at this point about a possible suspect. we expect to hear more in the morning. in lloyd harbor, checkey beckford, news 4 new york. >>> in the bronx tonight, an attempted mugging ended in gunfire when the crook messed with the wrong guy. ray villeda explains the mugger's target was an offduty nypd officer. >> reporter: right now east 175th and clinton avenue is blocked off by yellow an investigation unfolding. you can see the evidence markers on the ground. just past the yellow tape on the other side, a park. shots fired as children played outside. >> i was close by. it was pretty loud. >> reporter: children's play disrupted in the early evening hours

police say an argument escalated at their home and cullen put 63-year-old elizabeth cullen into a head lock and dragged her to the deep end of their pool. cullen is charged with second- anniversary of the crown heights riot. tensions lasted for three days in brooklyn before it erupted in deadly violence. eric adams remembered the riots yesterday as he pushed up for stepped up safety measures. he wants the city to spend more money on cameras, that can be used by the nypd to investigate crimes. >> we have this, property and those who are in manhattan district, brooklyn wants its own and it will cost pennys on the dollars of what we're paying for the ring of steel in manhattan. >> adams says a robbery on tuesday in crown heights was captured by cameras maintained by the local community council and that helped lead to an arrest. >> 4:38. you are never more than 7 minutes away from weather and >> all the way down to one world trade, staten island is in the distance. good visibility, great morning outside. we look across midtown, temperature 75 degrees. that's nice and comfortable. no shower

of killing his own mother is due back in court. 23-year-old dennis officers found 63-year-old elizabeth cullen dead at her lloyd harbor home last week. prosecutors say her son confessed to grabbing her in a head lock and dragging her to the deep end of the pool and drowning her. the killing started as an argument over whether cullen was taking his medication. >>> 6:38. presidential politics to get to. hillary clinton pushing back on republican claims that her health is failing. she insists she's trying to this and then i have to sort of step into the alternative reality. you know, answer questions about am i alive. >> clinton told host jimmy kimmel that she doesn't question donald trump's health. clinton called the presidential campaign an alternative universe not focusing on the important issues. meanwhile, her personal e-mail controversy is growing. congressional republicans sent subpoena companies that handled her server the state department says it's vetting nearly 15,000 clinton e-mails and will release them. >>> donald trump is demanding that a special prosecutor investigate hillary clin

police were doing a welfare check and they found the body of 63-year-old elizabeth cullen. >>> we are now seeing a picture off-duty officer in the bronx. this happened last night. the officer fired his gun when the man tried to take several chains off his neck. it is not clear if the suspect was hit, but he got away with . >>> meteorologist bill evans with the exclusive accu-weather forecast. >> reporter: cloudy skies, sun breaking through later. for now a couple of showers around, 73 degrees. jersey shore, 73 degrees, 74 coast alarcon con. the last of the showers are cutting across coastal connecticut to suffolk county, long island. a few sprinkles around the urban areas of new jersey. sun starts breaking out at 11:00. temperature gets to 85. >>> back to warm and humid for tomorrow and saturday. sunday we have sun and clouds, high 84. going to be a couple of thunderstorms around probably bill. that is the news for now. stick around, live with cellically coming up in ? welcome to my house ? >>> that was the moment. lebron james and the cleveland cavali cavaliers ended the city's champ

police say 23-year-old dennis cullen intentionally drowned elizabeth cullen in her own pool. police found the 63-year-old's body yesterday afternoon. they went to the home after receiving a question to check on her. >>> t m police officer's gun to kill a bodega worker in the bronx is due in course today. please were removing elf ram guzman, when he allegedly grabbed a gun from a police officer's holster. police say he fired 15 shots, killing one man. he had worked across the street and came over to warn people he history. >>> steven regatta is still undergoing a psychiatric he evaluation. >>> lauren scala has the commute. >> limited service has been restored, but all westbound trains will be making all local stops. the oyster bay branch, that remains suspended. but they are making process. dd and watch out for a accident. >>> let's check the weather. light rain. 85 is the high. tomorrow humid with thunderstorms, a high of 87. >>> coming up on the "today" show mast and al learn a thing or two about fashion from a couple of brazil's top models. ?? ?? >> we're back now. 8:30 on

cullen jr. got into an argument with his mother about taking his psychiatric medication of the they say he put 63-year-old elizabeth a headlock while swimming at their home in lloyd harbor. prosecutors he then dragged her to the deepened of the pool and drowned her. her body was found behind a shed in the backyard. >>> coming up at 5:00, we'll tell you what prosecutors say cullen did after the killing. >>> mystified, that is how mayor bill de blasio is describing new yorkers as police continue to look into a motive for the killing of an imam and his associate. meanwhile, religious leaders hate crime. eyewitness news reporter nj burkett is live in the garden section of queens with details. nj? >> reporter: that's right. the mayor says people are mystified and he is absolutely right. no one more so than the city's muslim community. there is no known connection between the alleged killer and the victims. police say they have answered virtually every question about this case, except one. the motive. on the steps of city hall this the victims demanded to know why not. why can't prosecutors charge oscar morel with hate c

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