as it left the station at fordham, it hit a bicycle on the tracks. we don't know if the bicycle was tossed on to the tracks or left there but the train did hit the bike before it left the tracks. at that point obviously the train stopped. what you are seeing now is that bicycle underneath the train. it appears that perhaps it was sprayed with a fire retardant out. we are told there are about 200 passengers on that train. [ indiscernible ] no one was injured. train traffic is running with delays, 10 to 15 minutes on both the harlem line and the new haven lines. local trains again running on express track. what we are told is that workers will attempt to remove the train from the top of that bicycle. at that point, they will be able to get a closer look at that third rail. they can tell us whether or not the third rail is damaged and have to be repaired. that's the latest from the fordham section of the bronx and keep you updated. sandra bookman in the bronx. back to you guys in the studio. >> thank you. >>> the big question, how did did the bicycle ge

it happened late last night on east fordham in the belmont section. eyewitness news reporter kemberly richardson has the story. >> i think it's terrible. i live down the street and it's terrifying. >> reporter: put everyone at rose hill campus on high alert. i showed this group the e-mail blast that went out to students, faculty, staff and guests today. the bulletin details what a 19- year-old says happened to her here in this alleyway, a place rebecca only walks through during the day. >> i have never seen what it looks like at night. >> reporter: the victim told police around 10:00 saturday night two men hanging in this alley sexually assaulted her. she goes to fordham and just left campus here through the walsh gate. she was alone when she got totally. one man held her arms behind her back while the second suspect groped her breasts and behind. then she said one man was unzipping his pants but was startled by a group of people walking toward them. the suspects took off, police say, on east fordham road. >> i walk on the main road where there are mo

happened around 10:00 in the evening near fordham road. authorities say one man groped a girl's chest while another attempted to expose himself before running off due to oncoming students. >>> i don't walk around alone at night, over all it is a pretty safe area, i usually go running outside, nothing has ever happened to me. >>> the victim had just left campus at walsh hall and ally which many students use add a shortcut. she immediately filed a police report following the assault and fordham university leaders students. >> it said she was walking alone and one guy approached her and kind of held her. >> there is lighting and some security cameras but i know there has been some recent about it. >> we are back live now you're looking at one of the surveillance cameras there are at least two back here facing directly on this ally, we're told police have obtained the video also i saw an nypd officer handing out these personal safety tip. >>> to a developing story police need help in finding two toddlers who disappeared in brooklyn. 12-year-ol

it happened around 10 in the evening saturday near fordham road in the bronx. authorities say one man groped the teenager while another attempted to, post himself before being scared off by oncoming students. >> everyone is horrified about sad. >> reporter: the victim, police say, had just left campus at walsh hall and crossed the street into the alley. it's unclear where she was going, but students say it's a popular shortcut. she immediately filed a police report following the assault. and fordham university leaders sent out a safety alert to students. >> it's 10:00 at night. i had been there an hour that night. it was surprising. i have been told before not to go through the alleyway at >> reporter: multiple surveillance cameras may have captured the incident. police have not released any video. we saw dunkin' donuts employees upgrading lights in the alley. always been lit, but now will be through. >> overall, it's a pretty safe area. i go running at 8:00 at night around the outside. not inside the gate. nothing has ever happened to me. >> reporter: extremel

. >> we are back with tina fordham. we want to turn to russia.mir putin will meet barack obama on monday, the first face -to-face gathering in a year. putin requested this meeting. does obama have the upper hand? >> that is what the white house would like us to think, about how talking they disagree. russia wants to talk about syria. the white house wants to talk about ukraine. we have some indication that the white house is letting us know that putin is not setting the agenda. joe: what is russia's economic situation, interest rates spiking, currency a mess. how does this affect the meeting? >> we think it undermines his leverage more than it does. we in the developed world, united states, see all developments through an economic lens. >> russia doesn't? >> putin has time and does not have to worry about elections in terms of when they happen. furthermore, if you look at the sources of public support, lots of emphasis on his skyhigh approval rating. when you look at why that is, is major driver is how he perceived to restore russia's place in th

it happened on east kingsbridge road in the fordham section. kemberly richardson is at the scene with the details. kemberly? everybody out here heard the loud bang, the screams and moons and ran to -- moans and ran to help. that black car, that is where it plowed into a group of kids and parents. you can see the front end damage to the car is severe. hurt in all of this, an -year-old, 5-year-old brother, 7-year-old, 11-year-old and a parent, a mother just trying to get her kids off to school safely. >> all the children come to get the bus right there, right in there. >> they couldn't believe what they were seeing. this cell phone video captures the chaoticking a nicing scene this morning when witnesses say the driver of this black car lost control as he traveled down valentine avenue. he plowed into a group of people standing at a bus stop. parents and kids starting their day. he immediately ran to help one of the injured, a little boy. she held his hand trying to calm him down. >> i said look at me, miguel, don't close your eyes, please. tell

joe: tina fordham, thank you so much, fantastic stuff.et: you will be getting an address tomorrow with jack markell at the u.n.. we will be back. ♪ scarlet: don't miss personal income and personal spending numbers on monday, august numbers, what impact will market turmoil have on these numbers? joe: this sunday, the vote for regional elections in catalonia, a quasi-independence vote, part of deterioration, separation of politics. close vote. thank you for watching. scarlet: have a great weekend, everyone. ♪ announcer: from our studios in new york city, this is "charlie rose." erik: good evening. i am erik schatzker filling in for charlie rose. we begin the program with ongoing to the elements of volkswagen. the german carmaker admitted it provided false emission test results and united states. shares of the company plunged by 36% in two days. transport minister suggested today that european cars could be affected as well. volkswagen's ceo martin winterkorn

joe: that was tina fordham.et: breaking news, chesapeake energy is cutting 50% of its jobs. , 50%re just figuring out of jobs would be about a hundred 25 people based on -- 825 people, based on how many people they have. we will keep an eye on it. the right back. ♪ scarlet: don't miss this. breaking news, ralph lauren is stepping down as ceo of his own comfy. former eight and m executive stephan larson will take over. if you take a look inside of my terminal, you can see that investors like this in news. a bit of a pop in the afternoon. a 3.5%, this move is on the headline. the president of ralph lauren just stepped down last november. joe: tomorrow we get the employment change, a preview to the jobs report. everyone w >> google is firing back with two new phones. , in for emilyon chang, and this is bloomberg west. creating "gool yo 90," but can they really compete with finance no fine and snapch? a car company

matt kozar reports from the fordham section of the bronx. from the 188th street overpass onto the metro-north tracks. a train leaving the fordham station for grand central smashed into it causing damage to the third rail. passengers elaina and murray say everyone exited on to the platform through the last car i. was afraid, you know. it was very risky. >> we did not know what was happening. >> reporter: the mta says no passengers were hurt, but the train's engineer walked to to an ambulance. he did not appear to be seriously hurt. as would, to repair the third rail, commuters entered an exit for southbound trains. the mta says train and track vandalism is unacceptable and police are working to catch the perpetrators. this past year there has been a slew of vandalism on the tracks. in april, police say a gang of vandals caused an electrical explosion on a brooklyn subway line after placing a piece of metal on the tracks. >> what do you think someone, why did they do that? >> they didn't think about others. >> reporter: at the fordham station

from fordham university, liz dahlem, fox 5 news. ernie: all right. thank you very much for that. let's continue talking about this. joining me tonight is father thomas burg, professor of moral theology at st. joseph. thank you for being here. >> great to be with you. ernie: the changes we're seeing, the annulment process, is that part of the new vision the pope has? >> one of the great themes is the pope's idea that we have to do a better job of accompanying each other. he's given us a mandate that we have to do a better job of getting into the nitty-gritty, the difficulties -- ernie: he's really strong on that. >> very much so. i see this is part and parcel with that message in simplifying the annulment process as it will be. this is a gesture in the direction of that message of we want to be close. we want to accompany. we want to make this somewhat easier maybe than it has been. ernie: when we talked before we went on the air, you described box. he is so different. >> absolutely. every time you try to put him into a box, he gets out of it. so i think -- you know, two, we're al

jim dolan at the scene in the west fordham section with surprising new information in this case. >> it is a remarkable development. we learned tonight that jennifer berry spent two years working at acs as a child protection specialist, a child welfare specialist. it's not clear if she quit or was fired. what's clear is tonight she is charged with the murder of her own baby girl. >> reporter: 33-year-old jennifer berry was led from the 52nd precinct tonight charged with the murder of her own newborn baby girl. a baby born and murdered within minutes or seconds, a horrifying crime that left neighbors struggling to >> it's real repulsive. there could have been other ways that could have been handled. >> reporter: the building super whose wife found the baby's body in the courtyard behind their building did not want to talk tonight and some who saw berry taken from the murder scene yesterday made their own judgments about her. >> i don't know if she really even know what she did. the look on her face was like the devil was in her. i'm sorry but that's what it was. >> there's people out her

live in the fordham section of the bronx, kemberly richardson, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> kim, thank you. >>> the first death in the latest legionnaires outbreak in new york city. the bronx a kind of ground zero for the disease. 13 confirmed cases. cooling towers testing positive. ores towers that were cleaned but apparently not tested. so, what is going on. all this hang in the morris park section. marcus solis is there. >> reporter: bill, the city points out that there are hundreds of cases of legionnaires each year and that this cluster is smaller than the outbreak over the summer limited to the 10461 zip code. with the new cases and another fatality, some are wondering what is going on in the bronx. >> this was not expected. this is the last thing i expected to hear. >> reporter: councilman james vaca after hearing about the legionnaires. >> we had this happen twice in the two to three months. we need explanations. >> reporter: new figures released by the health department shows the number of cases is 13. there is one fatality. the number of cooling towers that have tested positi

the assault happened near fordham road on saturday night. police say the 19-year-old wand when she was grabbed. police say one man groped her while another attempted to eggs post him -- expose himself. they were scared off when people approached. students say this is a popular shortcut. >> everyone is horrified about what happened. it's really sad. >> i have been told before not to go through the alleyway at night. >> investigators are viewing surveillance video to see if cameras caught the alleged attack. >>> there is new information in the corruption case against new jersey senator robert menendez. a federal judge has dismissed four of 22 counts in the case. two of them were against menendez. the other two against florida eye doctor soloman melgen. menendez is accused much accepting gifts in exchange for political favors. the trial is set to take place in new jersey. the senator wanted to moved to washington. >>> new at six new york senator charles schumer is joining the fight to keep cyber scalpers from beating fans to the best seats. thi

happened saturday in an alley near the dunkin' donuts on east fordham road. one suspect allegedly held the student's arm behind her back while the other man groped her. women on campus understandably alarmed by the news. >> it's an easy cut through to campus, and it really could have been anyone. itdi makes me realize maybe i sh aould be with somebody else. i have to be more careful of my surroundings.mo i need to be ready to expect the unexpected. >> we're told the victim was not hurt. they heard people walking by. police are now loo sng at surveillance video, hoping to find those suspects. >>> relatives are stunned that a long island man was gunned down while vacationing in colombia. this happened friday in what's considered a safe neighborhood. john mariani was shot to death when his taxi was stopped by an apparent robber on a motorcycle, but the gunman never got his wallet or any other valuables. >> my brother is a very liked person. he's a decent man. he had a heart. he would do anything for anybody. >> we're told police in colombia are offering a reward

she's in fordham with the exclusive interview. >> chuck, sibilia we want to the scene. as you said, five people were injured in this crash and four of them children and i spoke to that man behind the wheel of the cab who says it was all an accident. shortly after being released from the hospital, 11-year-old said the last thing he remembers is a car coming at him. >> when the car was, was going for me and other children. >> reporter: he was walking to school with his grandfather. he rescued the boy. his shirt still soaked in blood. the cuts on the boy's forehead are minor compared to others hurt. news 4 obtained this exclusive video of the cab speeding down the street, jumping the curb at east 194th street. george perez witnessed it happened. >> the gas pedal or something was stuck. so, i witnessed when he jumped through the curb, jumped across and ran into the people and then, you know, everybody started screaming. people were flying everywhere. >> reporter: pinned underneath, 8-year-old kamil camilla, a group of men tried to lift the car off of her but couldn't. we ta

they may have run away westbound on east fordham road. many students use the alley as a shortcut. >> i have a few times and tons of kids do. >> probably once a day because i live on the other side of the street. >> reporter: but the convenience may come at a cost, one that senior engineering student jenna cosas says she'll reconsider. >> i was talking to my friends this morning and said we're going to be walking through it. >> police canvass this area for evidence and surveillance video. it's unclear if those cameras captured any images of the reporting in the belmont section of the bronx, valerie castro, cbs 2 news. on the funeral plans for new jersey high school football player. services will be held on friday for 17-year-old evan murray. the warren hills high school quarterback died after being injured in a game friday night. the funeral take place at 11 a.m. at faith discovery church in washington township. visitation will be held the day before on wednesday from noon to 9 p.m. at the church as well. murray's cause of death has not ye

that's the latest from the fordham section of the bronx. i'm lidia curanaj, fox 5 news. back to you. jennifer: new york city has been picked to test a pilot program to help cut down on traffic injuries, congestion and car pollution. the u.s. department of transportation says brooklyn and manhattan will receive up to $20 million to add new technology for up to 10,000 cars, buses and other vehicles. it alerts drivers to potential dangers and traffic-related issues. the program will upgrade traffic signals. steve: commuters getting a good look at the new 7 train station at 34th street. that's the first new subway station in more than two decades. the 7 line extension, a 1-1/2 mile long, it's the only line south of 59th street to provide service west of 9th avenue. it's expected to bring more than 30,000 riders to the javits center, high line and hudson river park. it office nearly 2-1/2 billion. >> a park used for a dumping ground for toxic materials has the all clear. steve: jodi goldberg tells us when it's expected to reopen. >> reporter: the sign reads active cleanup, no

fordham's president calls the actions quote beyond the pale.an 41 women claim they were victims of sexual misconduct. >>> a kremlin spokesman says vladimir putin called the singer after it was revealed a prank happened against elton john. >> hey, elton, it's me, vlad. i have a call coming in. i'm sorry. >>> 19 minutes after the hour. the death toll rising dramatically in the stampede near mecca. a new investigation has been launched. we have new details after the break. >>> the death toll rising in saudi arabia. more than 700 people killed in a stampede in the pilgrimage to on mecca. the saudi arabian king salomon demanding the protocols. let's get the latest from correspondent arwa damon. arwa, the saudi officials have worked for years at crowd control just to prevent this kind of tragedy. what went wrong here? >> reporter: that's what they're trying to figure out at this stage. some sort of surge caused this stampede to take place at one of the intersections of two of the narrower roads inside the city of mena. that is not too far away from t

fordham and he has been accused of drugging them and sexually assaulting them. fordham and marquette say it's the first time they've reskriblded an honorary degree. >>> it's one, two, three -- baby born at a ball park. a baby boy born at petco park, the first in the ballpark's 11-season history. firefighters were called to help there, but the park's own medical system actually ended up delivering the baby. the petraeus even tweeted the new addition. great crowd of 31,137. of course, that doesn't include the baby boy that was born at petco park around the third inning. >> very cool. congratulations to them. what an interesting game. >> coming up on 6:41. your "weather & traffic on the 1s", and isn't that nice when the sun starts to come up. >> that is a pretty picture. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell with the forecast. looking heidicey. >> that poor kid at the ballpark. doesn't even have a ticket. look at all the rain from norfolk and richmond to the carolinas. all that rain bottled up and most of our day will be dry. temperatures are now in the upper 50s,

fordham and marquette universities rescinded his degrees last week. >>> paul walker's daughter is filing a lawsuit against porsche. it claims the street legal car he died in lacked proper stability control and safety features to protect occupants and keep it from catching fire. he was riding in the passenger seat when it slicollided in a pr pole. >>> amazing discovery that has the science world talking. nasa confirms for the first time, yes, liquid water flows on or near the surface of mars. scientists speculated the dark streaks on the planet's surface were caused by water. flowing water. now nasa says it has found evidence the streaks are in fact seasonal flows of water. could this salty water support life? that will be the object of further study. there are a lot of folks at nasa who are so excited about this discovery. >> who knows, there could be life lurking behind the shadows. >>> and trevor noah's debut on "the daily show." his rise to family and how that is not surprising his family. >>> "the daily show" is back with a new host. trevor noah got to work. the south african comedia

fordham and marquette. both fordham and marquette say this is the first time they've ever rescinded an honorary degree. >>> new this morning another resignation over the olympics in japan. japan is deciding on a new plan for wouch the main venues and there are now concerns that it will not be done in time. today japan's education minister says he takes responsibility for the issue. he won't leave his post, thoerks until somebody new is elected. >>> "weather & traffic on the 1s" coming your way now as we start off another cool day and anticipate some raindrops. >> it is friday. did we mention that? it seems like it's been such a busy week. let's head on over to storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. >> don't neglect to mention the fact it's friday, erika, right? that's the most important fact. your weekend is just around the corner. east and northwesterly winds are pushing the dry air down and it's eating up most of the rain drops. look at all the moirlt bottled up to our south. rain chases will be higher th

. >> a campus on high alert as the search is on for two men sexually assaulting a fordham university student. it happened in a dark alley students use as a short cut. >>> ( speaking foreign language families, and the broader family of society. >> pope francis i is back in rome this morning, not before making one final request to the american people. the pontiff's travel from washington, d.c. to new york and he was greeted by millions of followers. and cbs 2news this morning was with him every step of the way. [ music ] >>> and why is this grandmother so excited? you can see her in a taylor swift shirt. wait until you see who joins swift on-stage. >>> traffic and weather on the 2s. >> the pope? >> yes. mcjaeger. >> we have clouds overhead and needed rain. later today, tuesday and wednesday and sticking around for the 1st of october. and then a wet pattern into the weekend. in the city, 65 degrees. the clouds overhead. winds are light and variable. we have a concern that we have this slow moving front so it really gets things going later today and tonight, and then on wednesday. wednes

can you give us a zones of the build up at fordham for this. >> absolutely. the universities, the ones that are in the jesuit tradition. colleges and universities, they are involved in the apressurive reception of the catholic faith, it's where the catholic church does a lot of thinking. event like this give it a lot of fodder for conversations at home. >> sure. we'll take a break and be back with more of the festival of families in philadelphia. as pope francis continues his visit to america, after this. >>> we are back with more coverage of pope francis in america. there has been continuing testimonial. one of the testimonials. >> there are others around us, but this is an uphill struggle. at the beginning of our marriage, we waited for fruits of the union. we prayed for fruits of the union. this one the same period for two reasons. one, people that were so much pressure from extended family and a community, for us to have children. secondly, we found out that our differences are quite we are having issues with differences in personality and the way it is.

the students and our emphasis at fordham prepare because you're a jesuit school is on service.o it's inspiring our students to do service hours with a little more zeal and encouragement and underring this is part of the message of the gospel. we'll go out and help people, visit those who are sick, we're going to feed the hungry. all the messages of jesus. >> for people who are maybe protestants or other religions or not religious that's correct difference between a catholic and a jesuit. >> great question. so, jesuits are an order of the catholic church. they're an order of priests and brothers, founded in the 16th 16th century by ignatius loyola and 0 most of our work is education. so we have 62 high schools in the country, 28 jesuit universities and colleges, and our message is that we want our students to become men and women for others. we want them to take the gifts that god has given them and go out and help people. so, whether they have a career in media, business, whatever they do, whether they're in the creative arts, they're going to take the gifts and talents and use

for now live in the fordham section of the bronx, kemberly richardson, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> kemberly, thank you. >>> russia claiming it began air strikes in syria targeting isis fighters but u.s. officials are casting doubts on the motives. jets struck near the city of holmes. ash carter said the russian air strikes didn't appear to be targeting areas held by isis forces and instead they believe the motive is to strengthen the hand of bashar as said. >>> today palestinian president declared that palestinians are no longer bound by agreements signed with israel. abbas told the u.n. general assembly that israel violated the agreements and there is no reason any reason for palestinians to follow them. he stopped short of giving any specifics. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu denounced the speech. >>> moments ago the house passed legislation to prevent a government shut down. the senate overwhelmingly approved the legislation. that keeps the government funded until december 11th. the president said he will sign it. some republicans say -- they refuse to pass an agreemen

this goes back to the ignatius loyola, the founder of fordham.amazing about the homily at madison square garden is how this principle wasex exemplified in the urban theology, through the smog of the city we breathe the fresh air and when we see people on the street who are in need whether they are the undocumented or the uncared for or the elderly, the infirm, that those people we ought to see jesus in them and bring them in to the life of the church. and so that jesuit principle of finding god in all things, even in the nitty-gritty and -- remember, he's above penn station saying this. >> yes. talk about nitty-gritty. >> even in the nitty-gritty of life to find god in all things. >> that's a wonderful explanation. you wrapped that up very quickly. with regard to your takeaway for this week what has surprised you if anything, or something that will be most profound in your memory of the last couple days in new york? >> there's been a lot. i think i'll grab on to one, which is how much he's talked about great american catholic women. it's been ama

for now reporting live from the west fordham section of the bronx, jim dolan, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> boy, just so sad. jim, thank you. >>> now the mta bus driver arraigned today on several charges including reckless endangerment and drunk driving. this for taking a city bus on a joyride. but in an exclusive interview today he denied being drunk and blamed his condition on other medical problems. eyewitness news reporter kristin thorne at the courthouse in hempstead in long island with the latest. kristin. >> reporter: alexander copeland tells me simply he doesn't remember anything that happened that day including going from his home in suffolk county to the bus depot in queens on a day he wasn't even supposed to be working. >> don't remember the trip in, don't remember being at the depot, don't remember leaving with a bus. don't remember the stops. >> reporter: alexander copeland says all he knows about what happened the afternoon of sunday, september 13th, is what his coworkers tell him. >> i was told i showed up at work, said what day it was, was told it was a different day, bu

. >>> for fordham university has recinded an honorary degree because of sexual assault. >>> a utah family's crews dream vacation came to a dramatic end when the mother gave birth out at sea. hayden was ready to make his appearance in the world. the ship was 14 hours out from port when emily went into labor. hayden was born 30 minutes later. emily describes his small features. his body length is 13 inches long. hayden who is considered a micro preemy is given a good prognosis because his lungs are fully developed despite his small size. >>> philadelphia is rolling out the red carpet for the pontiff. >>> details on the bucks county company responsible for making the runner pope francis will walk on when he steps off the plane. >> reporter: very warm, high of 79 degrees, tonight, 62 comfortable with clouds increase as we head toward the weekend. i'll have the day planner forecast and get you through the day hour by hour and let you know how to dress the kids. that's coming up. ñÑ >> philadelphia is literally rolling out the red carpet for pope francis. the langhorne carpet company in bucks cou

fordham and markette universities also rescinded honorary degrees. >>> they say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. winchester couple ralph and dana knew how to flatter. they dressed their 4-month-old daughter quinn in papal attire for the parade in if i fill. they held up baby quinn just as pope francis was riding by and sure enough the pontiff spotted her among the crowd. one of the papal security guards immediately scooped up quinn and took her over to receive a kiss from the smiling pontiff. >>> flooding tonight could forget the evening commute. howard is up next with when and where those storms could hit. howard? >> it's one of those situations, andre yarks if you leave -- andrea, if you leave work a little earlier you'll get ahead of it. we have a bunch of light showers in southern maryland coming out of king george county heading toward us. we'll have the latest on tropical storm joaquin, what that could do to us later in the weekend be a. nutritionists recommend eliminating potato chips and replacing them with whole grains and nuts. too many people replace saturated fats w

reporting live from the fordham >>> on long island wind an rain brought a massive tree down. branches and electrical wires landed on a parked car. >> more damage in new jersey. heavy rains may have caused this situation. a live wires pitched precariously. >> rain, rain, with a potential hurricane headed our way. this could be a preview of what could be to come. steve langford on the jersey shore. we begin with john elliott. >> we want to show you what's going on right now. we have some light rain through the city into parts of nassau county. another batch to the north and west. you have some light rain in sullivan and dutchess county. that front will usher in a few more showers and then it stalls so it's a pathway for off-and- on showers for your thursday and friday. then our attention will shift to joaquin. joaquin. new numbers for you. now at 80 miles an hour. it's a category 1 storm. between the models that we are going to see a strengthening storm. could be a category 3 storm early saturday off the coast of the carolinas. and then more model agreement that it is heading m

also tonight, fordham beats army and the college football season is underway. isn't that great? >> surprised brady went public on this? >> friday night heading into a holiday weekend at 10:00 at night, perfect time to do it.

a train headed to grand central terminal hit the bike as the train pulled out of the fordham station causing damage to the third rail. no passenger was hurt. off the train. mta crews worked through the day to make repairs. metro-north service now back on schedule tonight. >>> with just ten days before the papal visit, law enforcement agencies are gearing up for the greatest security challenge the city has ever seen. more than 50 agencies, including the nypd, fdny and u.s. secret service have joined forces. today they conducted a top drill at police headquarters to make sure they are ready in the event of any situation. pope francis , his visit coincides with the u.n. general assembly, which means 170 diplomats making up 90% of the world's leaders will be in new york city at the same time as the pope. >>> and even if you don't see he the pope in person when he is here in new york, you can be engaged by using your sense of humor. cbs2's mark morgan explains. >> reporter: joke with the pope.org is where you can go to test out your humor and submit a funny joke or story. you can choose o

fordham and marquette universities also rescinded honorary degrees. >> during his visit the pope highlighted the sex abuse allegations against the catholic church. >> but some advocates say he didn't go far enough. sunday pope francis promised that predatory priests and enablers will face discipline. the pope met and prayed with victims of clergy sex assault. we spoke to a philadelphia victims advocate who challenged charles chaput to help keep the pope's promise. >> he needs to take action, he needs to remove the perpetrators, he needs to let them be tried. >> i don't know what more we can do and we might -- we might fail sometimes but in terms of sincerity and commitment we are doing all that can reasonably be done. >> pope francis said god weeps for the sexual abuse of children. >> a college is getting federal government. the u.s. department of education awarding cumberland college $524,000 part of a multi-million-dollar award to hispanic institutions. it will go to expanding educational opportunities. >> this from the south jersey bureau. american water workers show off at the park at th

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headed to grand central station this morning hit a bicycle that was thrown on to the tracks in the fordham section in the bronx. the passengers were able to safely get off the train while crews worked through the day to repair the damaged third rail. service is back to normal for the morning commute. >>> donald trump's tone is getting a lot of scrutiny. listen to what he said and how he said it tonight at a rally in dallas. >> i like carly, and i like ben, and i like many of the people that i'm running against, but nobody's going to be able to do the job that i'm going to do. nobody! they won't. [ cheers ] >> well a new cbs news poll gives trump 36% of the vote in south carolina, and 40% in new hampshire, but in iowa, the picture has changed a bit, and support from evangelicals has boosted ben carson to 25%, 4% of trump, which is within the poll's margin of error. >>> new information on the murder of a professor at delta state university in mississippi. police have spoken to the suspected gunman by phone, and he told them he is not going to jail. he is now identified as 45-year- old shanno

. >> reporter: earsic proud of the work he does in the rotc department at fordham university. an extension of his service in the army. the same branch his father also bravely served. >> all of a sudden one morning my niece was at the house checking on him and he wasn't waking up. >> reporter: eric's dad pased away in may at the age of 78. he thought he would do the right thing by immediately notifying social security. >> i hear the horror stories and people keeping money longer than they have to. they asked me full name, date of birth and social security number. >> reporter: so, eric h.deravin iii gave his father's name, eric h. deravin jr. a few weeks later received two letters. >> first one was addressed to me, but his name, jr. and so i opened it and it said, yeah, we got the information. thank you. the next one was addressed to me telling me that i was passed away. i'm looking at this saying, you have got to be kidding me. he found his health and benefits cut off. >> is it possible you gave the wrong social security number? >> let me put it this way, i know my father's soc

last week fordham and marquette also rescinded honorary degrees. >> memorial services were held yesterdayfor the florida deputy shot and killed last week. at least 60 agencies from across the country attended the memorial for bill miers. he was shot in the back of the head after issuing a restraining order. a fellow deputy commented on the sacrifice meyers made. >> remember that we schoos this fight against the dark. if you doubt that resolve and this fight ask who would you send in your stead. >> the fallen officer was said to be well love and devoted not only to his work but also his family. >>> joyce mitchell, the woman who helped the two convicted killers escape from a prison in upstate new york will be spending time in prison herself now. yesterday a judge sentenced the former prison seamstress to up to seven years in prison. mitchell admitted to smuggling tools to the two convicted murderers to help them cut and tunnel out of the prison. a tearful apology did not soften the judge. >> but i'm hoping you will have mercy on me, your honor. no words can explain how deeply sorry i am. >>

cell phone video showing the scene at fordham manor with good samaritans desperately trying to lift the mangled black toyota camry off the woman and a child pinned under it before rescuers got there. the car lost control along valentine avenue and slammed into the victims as they walked to school this morning. >> it sounded like the gas pedal was stuck, to me. because when we ran to the car and we got to the car, the car was still accelerating. >> >> police are still trying to figure out what caused the crash. the encouraging news here, though, the injuries are nonlife-threatening injuries. >>> new at 6:00, a long island man is shaken up after his car windshield is smashed by rocks thrown from a bridge. cbs 2's jennifer mclogan talks to this driver about this anonymous assault with deadly potential. >> the consequences could be dire. >> if it was intended as a prank, christopher longhito isn't laughing. leaving work in port washington at 6 p.m., heading south on roslyn road when rocks hurled off the railroad bridge overpass struck his car. >> i saw a rock fall and heard it hit the front

. >>> happening now, a silent sexual assault has fordham university on alert. police are looking for two men who attacked a student near campus. it happened saturday in an alley near the dunkin' donuts. one student allegedly held the student's arms behind her back while the other man groped her. women on campus say they're alarmed by this news. >> it's an easy cut through to campus. it really could have been anyone. it makes me realize maybe i should be with somebody else. i have to be more careful of my surroundings. i need to be ready to expect the unexpected. >> we're told the victim was not injured. she says the suspects did flee when they heard people walking by. police are now looking at the surveillance video to find the suspects. >>> happening right now, a search for a hit-and-run driver who critically injured a man in queens. a burgundy colored jeep according to police struck a 30-year-old man crossing union turnpike just before 10:00 last night. it happened in forest hills near wood haven boulevard. some people who live and work in the area say that p

last week fordham, and marquette university, both rest ended honorary degrees a mid cosby's sex assault allegations. he has admitted to having extra-marital relationships with some of the women accusing him of sexual assault. >> cosby has not been charged with any crime. >> a baby important with part of his brain and skull missing reaches incredible milestone. >> this miracle baby just celebrated his first birthday. jackson was born with a rare condition that has no cure. his parent say doctors predicted he would only live a few days past his birth. instead, though, jackson continues to beat the odds, and even do normal baby things. >> he says mama, and dada which sounds like at or atie. he is learning to crawl. he stoops forward. mostly just gets irritated. but he does know how to scoot forward. >> go fund me page for little jackson has already raised more than $80,000 to help pay for his medical expenses. just a miracle. >> sure is. most beautiful child. >> well first lady michelle obama jokes with stephen colbert during her first appearance on the late show. mrs. obama saying that sh

. >>> new tonight, a message of hate found at fordham university in the bronx. the student found the racial slur etched on to his dorm room door yesterday at the residents' hall. the student wasn't home for most of the day so it is unclear when the slur was written and the nypd now treating it as a possible bias crime. >>> why two pilots lost control of this plane that ended up on a sports field in new jersey. the ntsb said the engine of the small aircraft stopped producing power about 2,000 feet above the hudson river. the pilots of the coast guard auxiliary plane were on patrol. they managed to steer the plane away from people in the park and both pilots were seriously injured. one is still in the hospital tonight. >>> an update now on decision 2016 with the next republican presidential debate just days away, surgeon ben carson is climbing in the polls. at the same time on the democratic side, hillary clinton appears to be digging herself out of a hole. eduard lawrence joins us from washington with threat last

the bike did not have a rider when it was struck by a train near the fordham station in the bronx. authorities suspect someone threw the bike onto the tracks. the damage to the train and tracks caused delays on the harlem line for several hours. there were no injuries. >>> criminal charges tonight against three dozen fraternity members in the death of a baruch college student during a hazing incident. 19-year-old michael dang died during a fraternity hazing ritual in the poconos back in 2013. five students have been charged with homicide, charges against the others include assault, hazing and criminal conspiracy. police say members of the pi delta si fraternity pushed dang during a hazing ritual while he was blindfolded and wearing a backpack of 20 pounds of sand. dang's family just released a statement saying fraternities and their members must be held accountable and this step by one. >>> with the pope's visit to week away, security tonight. the nypd held a major drill today not only for the pope's visit but also the start of the u.n. general assembly which will bring leaders fro

fordham university, i did love going there. truck route 1 and 9 southbound in jersey city, watch out for a an accident in the right lane. in better news, a live look at the holland tunnel. things moving along nicely, no delays into the tolls from either of the approaches. overall, the roads are still moving nicely. we have a few minor problems. >>> lauren, thanks very much. news for your health. the surgeon general of the nation wants america to get on their feet. calling for a national campaign focusing on walking for health. it's to combat chronic disease and obesity. they will partner with schools, nonprofit organizations just to promote walking programs. >>> more free tickets to see pope francis in philadelphia will be available online. they may go quickly. in philadelphia, 10,000 free tickets to see his address were snapped up within two minutes of going online yesterday. some of those tickets then began popping up on e-bay and craigslist for as much as $1,000. >>> we have created a special section on our website with ever

bronx, police say this video shows one of the men they're looking for in a jewelry store robbery in fordham. the men used a ladder to get to the roof of the store. the men cut a hole in the roof to get inside and took off with $40,000 in cash and jewelry. >>> investigators are trying to figure out what caused an engine to catch fire on a plane filled with passengers in las vegas. british air yeas flight 2276 just about to take off when the fire broke out. passengers were startled to see flames and smoke through the plane's windows. within minutes, the plane's emergency slides were deployed. >> as soon as the crew heard passengers saying there was a fire, there was no hesitation from them whatsoever. the exit doors were open, they were literally -- it was like clockwork for them, to be honest. >> all 157 passengers and 13 yu members were able to get off the plane. 14 people are treated for minor injuries. >>> there's a turner at the top of united airlines. it, may be related to a local federal investigation. united's ceo stepping down. it happened as prosecutors looking into united's dealing

fordham university and marquette university have also rescinded honors previously given to cos cosby.secutors have never charged him. >>> a pivotal evening for five candidates looking to become' philly's next mayor. jim kenney, melissa bury baylor... they'll take the stage in about 45 minutes. three more debates are schedule for next month all ahead of the general election on november 3rd. >> group of utility workers from new jersey making sure a park in camden gets a whole lot of love. about 150 employees with new jersey american water volunteered their time today getting their hands little dirty in the process. together they planted dozens of trees and shrubs at reverend evers park across the street. more of the same almost dozen new trees and 20 news shrubs are in the ground at creative arts morganville hatch academy. all of it made possible from a camden city park res sr. race project. >> big char will the football game at the linc today. brought familiar faces on to the field. >> that was good day's alex holley getting tackled but she bounces right back up much she's young. see t

two suspects were caught on camera inside a jewelry store on fordham road. the thieves cut a hole in the roof to get into the store and cut a hole to get bo the safe. they took more than $100,000 in jewelry and cash. investigators say it appears that the thieves knew what they were after. they took only gold and left theo silver behind. >>> hollywood actor went into action in manhattan. you may recognize him. dylan baker. he's a great character actor from anchorman and others. he raced to help a neighbor in a highrise fire. flames broke out on the building about 4:30. mr. baker just returned home when he heard an alarm and saw smoke coming from her apartment. >> banged her door and shouted her name. i was surprised to find the door open. there was flames everywhere and smoke coming out at me. i had to slam the door. >> baker called 9-1-1. when firefighters arrived, they pulled the woman from her burning apartment. last check, she was in serious condition. >>> police are looking for an intruder who attacked a 15-year-old boy in his new jersey home. here's a s

fordham has voted to rescind his honorary debris. fordham cited his 2005 deposition where he admitted to giving women drugs before sex. nyu removed cosby's name from its future filmmakers workshop. >>> a former texas high school football coach says he never told two players to attack an official during a game. the news came as his attorney announced mack has resigned as an assistant in san antonio. in a statement, he insists football official robert watts used a racial slur toward one of jon jay's players. watts denied the accusation. >>> you are never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic and bill evans with the forecast. >> temperatures are comfortable. 67 to elizabeth, new jersey. there is a little wind out of the northeast that will build to about 8 to 16 miles per hour wind. humidities are dry, nice ride on the ferries. we are talking about taking mass transit, jersey city, brooklyn, all those looking good and coming back and forth across from bridgeport to port jeff. kids, mild later on. grab a jacket or sweater

. >> police in the bronx are searching for two men who sexually assaulted a fordham university student. authorities say the 19-year-old woman was attacked walking down an alley in the belmont area saturday night. one of the men held her arms while the other groped her. she managed to get away when the suspects were startled by a group of people. police are checking surrounding video for the suspects. >>> there will be heave security, sentencing for joyce mitchell. she is the prison worker who pled guilty to help murderers richard matt and david sweat matt was killed and sweat was recaptured after a massive manhunt. mitchell is likely to be sentenced to two and a third to seven years in state prison with a $5,000 fine. >>> closing in on 5:00. we are following developments in queens. the search is on for a driver >>> good morning. a developing story in queens at 5:00 a.m. police need your help finding a driver who hit a pedestrian leaving him in critical condition. >> pope francis can finally get some rest at home after his first trip to the united states. he finally arrived back in rome

remarkable example of the sorts of things, not to brag, but we try to and strive to teach our students at fordham. this is so familiar to anyone familiar with jesuit education it's remarkable. >> you do see that the crowds and the way they were talking, they have picked up on this. they are kind of trying to emulate it. they were saying, you know, people were hugging each other and they were taking care of each other's children and everything. they are trying to be like the pope. there is something that is compelling about the way he behaves that makes you want to be a better person. >> i think the people is trying to be like jesus. so if they are trying to be like the pope and the pope is trying to be like jesus that works out really well. >> more that, there is what i -- in addition to that there is what i might describe as a public relations message that's catholic church and maybe jesuits, but the cat lick church is trying on get -- catholic church is trying to get across with the messages that the pope has provided to american people and all the events that he has appeared at. if you are the