cbs 2's hazel sanchez is live in howard beach with that story here for hazel, good afternoon. >>reporter: yeah, karina vetrano's killer is still out there somewhere. her father is convinced that someone knows something that will lead to an arrest. he is hoping that a cash reward will encourage people to come forward. so far police have doubled their reward to $20,000, but today mr. vertrano announced an effort to raise money for a award of $100,000. discovered his daughter carrina's body in a nearby state park after she'd gone for an early evening run. police are still searching for her killer. vertrano says he wants to increase the reward to $100,000 for information leading to an arrest. family friends have set up a go fund me page, asking for donations. >> i'm pleading with the public, with the country, $5, $10, whatever, we need to raise a lot we can get this person out. somebody knows something, somebody's gotta say something, and with this amount of money, maybe they will. >>reporter: vertrano has visited the crime scene everyday since his daughter's murder to speak with

-- no bail for a man accused of killing a mom -- the families of both men came to the couho >> hazel sanchez has more. >> he said he came to the court to see the men accused of killing his father -- and his dear friend. >> he didn't get the answer they wanted. >> my father was a good man -- i don't know why you would want to kill him. i want justice. >> oscar morel still wearing his uniform for the school charges against him. while searching his home police found this gun and clothing that matched the descriptions of the witnesses stashed behind a wall. prosecutors say ballistics prove it was the gun used in the murders. his attorney said -- >> he's upset that he's here. he said he didn't do anything. >> many in the muslim community want to know why the murders are not considered a hate it. >> two people he killed at one time. it is a hate crime. >> many muslims living in this neighborhood are relieved to see more police presence as the mayor promised at the funeral on monday. some are concerned the extra security will disappear now that a suspect is under arrest. >> the district attorney's

on the west side, hazel sanchez, cbs2 news. >> the city says the department of transportation issued more than 60,000 violations last year to companies doing street work without a permit or working beyond or before their allotted time. violations which often took away traffic lanes from public use. >>> now to a commuter alert. terminal will be moving to new gates during the even rush. to cut back on crowding 12 routes will be moved. the change starts september 3. to find out if this impacts your ride home, just check out our website, cbsnewyork.com. >>> now turning to our weather and another gorgeous day outside. cbs 2's lonnie quinn is enjoying it in columbus circle with the mobile weather lab. hey, lonnie. >> reporter: how can you not enjoy it, kj? it's just beautiful out here. it's another day like you said comfortable look at that. 80 degrees on the thermometer. nice air overhead in terms of dry and low humidity. look at that blue sky. i'll talk about how long that's going to be lasting. we are live in columbus circle with the mobile weather lab. back to you. >> thank you. >>> so

live in howard beach, hazel sanchez, cbs 2 news. >>> we turn now to big news in the world of sports. alex rodriguez is career. the 41-year-old choked back tears today as he announced his retirement, and he looked back on his career of accomplishments and setbacks, and mark morgan is here with a- rod's message to fans, and mark, it was pretty emotional out there today. >> reporter: it was. a lot of different feelings running through the room. i attended the news conference, and they are ready for the next phase in the relationship. after 12 seasons in the bronx, alex will take the final stadium as his playing career comes to an end as the yankees face tampa bay. it was not easy for him to announce he's hanging it up. >> this is a tough day. i love this game. and i love this team. , and today i am saying good- bye too both. >> reporter: he will be released as a player on friday night, and he will move into special adviser and instructor for young players. hal steinbrenner was approached with the idea earlier this week. he said it was not forced. >> based on listening to both of them, m

cbs 2's hazel sanchez is live in newark with more. hazel. >>reporter: newark police and fire are continuing their search for that escaped suspect right here on division street in downtown newark. you can see there is an active scene right behind me. but the focus today continues to be the sewer system. we've been watching as they have been going down into the manholes, searching for any sign of the suspect. we watched as crews sent down a camera into the sewer system, one of the possible escape routes the suspect may have stop, and then ran off, jumping into the passaic river. fire boats spotted him holding onto pilings and then swimming into a new york sewage basin. that was the last they saw of him, and it's believed he may have made his way into the sewer tunnels that go right into the city. police sent in a special robot camera into the tunnels, but they say they didn't see anything, then high tide rolled in, filling those tunnels with water and the search was push >> we're going to continue to check the storage system. we have to wait.

cbs 2's hazel sanchez has more from wayne. >> reporter: a person takes a run with hi mountain park in passaic county nearly every day. he is sickened to find out someone has been placing booby- traps on trails used by hikers, mountain bikers and pets clearly with the intention to do harm. >> people go to these trails to seek peace and solitude way from the urban environments. people who do that are horrible. >> reporter: a frequent hiker least and dirt, barbed wire strung across trails and broken bottles on trails. >> i think someone is sick to take the time to walk through those tracks and put things that would destroy people or their property. that person needs to be accountable, held accountable. >> reporter: police say they are depending on the countless people who frequent the park to find who is responsible. >> what we're looking for is if anybody saw anything suspicious, people carrying things in >> i can't imagine that someone would want to hurt people or in this case it looks more like animals. >> reporter: lewis walden and his dogs take weekly hikes in high mountain park but

cbs 2's hazel sanchez live at the scene where police continue to search for clues. hazel. >> reporter: dana, karina social media that her passion for running was an instant love affair. so it came as no surprise that she would still make her daily run in the state park hijacked me despite the fact that -- behind me despite the fact that her running partner dad was too injured to join her. now tonight there are dozens of investigators in this area trying to find her killer. karina vetrano was beautiful and admired in life. a stark contrast to the way she died. police believe the 30-year-old spring creek state park land just a few blocks away from her howard beach home. her lifeless body was discovered by her father. >> it's so sad. it's killing the neighborhood, all of us. [ crying ] >> reporter: police say around 5:00 tuesday afternoon, vetrano left home for her jog on this path through the park that borders her neighborhood near 161st avenue and78th street a route she normally ran with her father but a back injury kept her at this path, not without him. >> reporter

in ozone park, queens, hazel sanchez, cbs2 news. >>> up next, a crime spree. the virgin mary and st. anthony vanish. the religious statues disappearing from people's yards and the clue that could stop the thief in his tracks. >> overgrown weeds for a two- mile stretch bringing mice and rats into suburban backyards. who is to blame? that's coming up. >> plus no such thing sugar high? new research claims parents may overestimate the effects of sweet treats on their kids. lonnie keep that in mind the next time you turn down the gummi bears. [ laughter ] >> got a sweet spot for them. listen, right now, we are doing so much better outside. lower humidity, sunshine out there. you may need the umbrella for tomorrow. i want to explain that in just we love the new york state fair! two words.. piglet races! wine slushees. bonding time. fried everything! there's so many bands. the bands! those pigs are just so cute! cheesecake, on a stick. just got greater. with all new fairgrounds, more rides and more fun. from august 25th to september 5th in syracuse, new york. order t

cbs2 hazel sanchez has more including the nypd's response today. fought back tears reliving an altercation he had with police. >> when you work as hard as i do for my community. and to be treated the way that i was on saturday, you don't know how it feels. >> reporter: blake who represents the south bronx says that on saturday afternoon he was enjoying the neighborhood family event at the morris house's. when he claimed that the nypd neighborhood coordinating officer or nto used excessive >> i shouldn't have to use my title to get justice. >> reporter: he was speaking to two police officers near this courtyard when he noticed a woman getting handcuffed by cops in the distance. he said as he was approaching the situation to find out what was going on, an officer grabbed him from behind and slammed him into this gate. >> and within seconds i was in a bear hug and to my left tossed to the gate that is the closest to the wall. >> reporter: a superior officer police say that the officer considered blake a threat after he allegedly saw the assemblyman pu

officers from several cbs 2's hazel sanchez reports. >> reporter: there was a police response inside the bergenfield home of the family of 5-year-old child. >> teaneck, tenafly, various plays. they came out of everywhere. >> we are so blessed we got all these people to come together for my son when there's no guarantee he will even see it. >> reporter: dozens of officers from 6 bergen county police departments answering the call for a little boy who heroes. after a two-year battle with stage 4 neuroblastoma, a crippling nerve cancer,rj sy is at home in hospice care. venturing outside to be surrounded by bergen county's finest was a dream come true. >> i know he feels all the love because we all did. >> reporter: rj's obsession with police began while he was having cancer treatment in manhattan last fall a chance meeting with a woman who had nypd connections led to a james o'neill. he has visited and been visited by countless officers and has patches from all of them to prove it and now his very own badge. >> after that time, you know, whenever we see lights, you know, police lights o

we hope to bring you the very latest later, for now, live in cypress hill, hazel sanchez, cbs 2 news. >> hazel, kha?eu. >>> thank you. >>> this just in. cbs 2 has learned what set off the panic at kennedy airport and caused people to believe shots were fired inside. surveillance cameras found some people being extremely disruptive while watching the olympics and a chain reaction with people believing there was gunfire. no shots were fired. the chaos forced people to evacuate two terminals. >> unbelievable. >>> another day of stifling temperatures and high humidity. >> people had their umbrellas out today, too. but not for the rain, for shade. the cbs 2 weather team, covering the heat and humidity, for us, elise finch is out with the mobile weather lab and let's start first with lonnie quinn in the weather center. with the latest. >>> here is a picture outside. it looks pretty good but it is not. not as bad as it has been. it is 89. feels like 90. lieu weiss says not as bad, with the and there is a northerly wind once they shifted and it made it feel a while bit better. it is going to

hazel sanchez has more now. >> reporter: police say the 30- year-old woman fought for her life before her attacker strangled and sexually assaulted her. kathy says she has a warning for her daughter's killer. >> my daughter was a force to be reckoned with and i

magdalena doris hazel sanchez, cbs 2 news. >> the paterson police department says they are actively searching for the robbers and are in the process system. >>> a broadway producer is accused of quite the performance by tricking seven investors into giving him tens of thousands of dollars for a fraudulent play. 41-year-old roland scahill allegedly said he had signed on oscar winner to star as kathleen battle in a new show in one of the theaters. helen hayes theater on lie. that schemed investors out of $165,000. now the only ticket scahill has is one to jail. court documents show he blew the money on stocks, credit card payments, rent, food, alcohol and entertainment. it was the booth theater. pardon me. >>> a health alert tonight. men appearing to get greater pain relief from smoking marijuana than women. columbia university researchers looked at data from 42 recreational pot users and in the study placed a hand in cold water and they could no longer tolerate it. men reported a significant decrease in pain sensitivity, women did not. this study appears in the online publication, drug and alc

hazel sanchez with more on the steps taken to keep those mosquitoes out of new york. >> governor cuomo headed under ground to get to the root of the mosquito borne zika crisis before it has a chance to plant itself here. >> we have dealt with enough way to deal with crisis is to prevent it and get ahead of it. >> how do you feel about that, thinking it might come to new york? >> kind of scary. >> reporter: on any given day, 13 million gallons of water can be found within the city subway system, tracks leading to a perfect breeding ground for mosquitoes. for the first time at the governor's direction the state department of health and the mta will be using larva side tablets in subway system to stop the gestation of water, we will apply the larva cide. >> this is the most aggressive approach to combat mosquitoes in the subway system. it is finding some insecticide aren't working. >> it could be because some mosquitoes are resistant. >> new york health commissioner says the one the state is using is effective and safe. >> it is a bacteria and the bacteria ends up killing the >> reporter:

live in howard beach, hazel sanchez, cbs2 news. >>> controversy tonight over a new graduation requirement for new jersey high school students. in the future, starting in 2021 students need to pass a standardized test to get the diploma. but that requirement may be against the law. cbs 2's meg baker with more on the exam outrage. >> reporter: it's all fun and games for jersey kids this summer. but when school reopens, they face a serious reality. pass a parcc test or you don't graduate. parcc stands for partnership for assessments of readiness for college and careers. and the state board of education with governor christie's support says every, single student has to make the grade. parents are upset. >> i'm concerned that this test score doesn't reflect kids' learning. >> reporter: today the state decided there will be no more opting out. >> i'm pleased to report that positive gains in math and english language arts. >> reporter: but still more than 50% did not score high enough to get a diploma. >> i'm saying to the governor, please, stop this crusade for parcc. give your children fairnes

hazel sanchez reports from elmhurst >> reporter: clear lines are boulevard. residents either like it or they don't.. . >> they may not be on queens boulevard right now because they may not consider it safe >> reporter: she is an avid cyclist. she supports the city's three phase improvement plan to add bike lanes, ramps and other safety upgrades on queens boulevard from roosevelt in sunnyside to union turnpike in rego park. phase one is complete but face two between 74th street and eliot avenue just began. the manager at the italian charities of america on queens boulevard and van loon street says he and neighbors aren't happy. valuable parking along the median outside his building is now gone and replaced by bike lanes. how long does it take you to find parking then? >> now it's very hard. maybe could be 20 minutes, maybe half-hour to find parking. but before it's easy >> reporter: the local but mayor de blasio pushed the plan forward anyway saying, quote, i respect those who disagree with us but in the end, the safety of our neighbors and our children is the

hazel sanchez has new information on the investigation, and she is live outside of stony brook university hospital where the injured victims are being treated tonight. hazel? >> yeah, we just received word on another fatality, and we will bring you more of that at the end of the story, and i victims that remain hospitalized are in serious condition at this hour. emergency responders said the weather conditions this morning were actually dry when the accident happened, and investigators are trying to figure out what caused a driver to lose control of his car, leading to the devastating crash. >> reporter: 29-year-old scott martello was set to marry his high school sweet heart when their plan of spending the rest of their lives together was brought to a devti this, missouri he -- this morning. he was on the expressway driving westbound, and 26-year- old carmelo pinellas was speeding in the opposite direction when he lost control of his gray car, crossed over the grassy median, and went airborne, landing on top of the car and damaging another. the victim from hicksville, his all dieing from

hazel sanchez with the radio threats. >> reporter: it appears the unknown hack was on the nypd frequentsies to get under the -- frequencies to get under the skin of one captain. who he is. >> reporter: the relentless taunts began at 6:00 on saturday afternoon. the man accessed the nypd radio frequencies and was harassing the midtown precincts and one of its captains. >> [ inaudible ] >> reporter: the man never says who he is during his communication with police, but he implies he's no stranger to the singled out captain, addressing him directly with jail? i'm out now, and i'm coming to put a bullet in your head. >> reporter: police have not said if they identified the frequency hacker. they sed the threats are not credible, but they are continuing to investigate. >> i will put a bullet in your mother, too, son. >> reporter: police say other people have infiltrated the nypd radio frequencies in the past. they don't know how this man did it. no other threats were made >>> now to an attempted rape at a church gym on staten island. police say last sunday at our lady of mount caramel church this

hazel sanchez has more. >> reporter: still overwhelmed with grief, coming to queens criminal court to see the man accused of killing his father and his close friend and assistant. >> he wants to ask why did you kill my innocent father? >> what his father did wrong to the shooter. >> the 35 year old of brooklyn was arrested monday and is now police say on saturday afternoon, surveillance cameras captured him as he approached from behind and shot both men in the head. prosecutors say he did admit he is the person seen on surveillance video that connects him to the murders but he pleaded not guilty in court today. his family had no comment after arraignment but historian had this to say. >> i am upset that he >> reporter: police found this gun and clothing that matched witness descriptions. prosecutors say ballistic evidence proves it was the weapon used in the deadly shooting. police have not classified murders as a hate crime. the muslim community want to they still have many unanswered questions. >> he was a good guy. [ audio problems ] >> historian says his client plans to jury augus

hazel sanchez, cbs 2 news. >> boy do we need some rain around here. >> we did get some the other day. what matters is the total. >> exactly. >> lonnie quinn is standing by with more. >>> it doesn't look like we will see any big rains. i think the next time maybe saturday, friday possibly. until then it is calm out there in the rain bucket which needs some water. there is still a four inch deficit from where we should be. let's go down south, south of the city, 75 from walter in bradley beach. walt is telling me there is a nice breeze at the shore. walt, did you touch upon something key to this forecast. the sea breezes again are really helping with the day you have had if you want to avoid rain and sea breezes are beating down the showers. you see the clouds out there. it is 74 degrees. what we will touch upon over the next two minutes is some helpful winds. we'll also talk about the sun returning to our area but so does the the heat. i am talking 90-degree potential. 79 was the the best we could do today in central park. 84 would be typical so you are five degrees cooler than you sho

hazel sanchez looks into the problem. and the jets play later metlife with a preview. see you at 6:00 >>> i missed the red memo >> i know. great minds think alike. got to catch up >> include me in next time >>> meryl streep is making a household name out of florence jenkins. she was a socialite turned opera singer now the subject of the oscar winner's latest film. jill nicolini has more on the real woman of who inspired the movie. [opera ] >> she is remarkable, isn't she? >> she is a little flat >> reporter: this is from the new movie florence foster jenkins starring streep and hugh grant. she thinks she can sing. the only problem is she can't. the real life jenkins seen here somehow managed to perform for a sold-out crowd at carnegie hall in 1944 fascinating fascinating concerts at carnegie hal. at 76 she booked the hall hall and couldn't sing >> reporter: the director of archives at carnegie hall says jenkins was a child prodigy pianist who later contracted syphilis which may have affected her hearing. on carnegie hall's blog post they share one of her original recor

hazel sanchez has more now. >> reporter: police say the 30- year-old woman fought for her life before her attacker strangled and sexually assaulted her. kathy says she has a warning for her daughter's killer. >> my daughter was a force to be reckoned with and i you mother [ bleep ] that you will be reckoning with that force not only for the rest of your life, but for the rest of eternity as you [ bleep ] burn in hell. >> reporter: they spoke with the media out outside their howard beach home, just a few blocks af ran with his daughter and where he discovered her body tuesday night. he expressed his gratitude for police working around the clock to solve katrina's murder. >> myself and my family owe everything to the nypd and hope to bring justice to my daughter, katrina, through them and their hard work. >> reporter: neighbor tony fought back tears thinking hurting. >> hang them like they did with musillini. >> my daughter was a big believer of karma. and as you can see, she's magical. the whole world knows she's magical and i guarantee you, you will pay forever. >> tonight's community

hazel sanchez has more including the nypd's response. >> reporter: new york assemblyman michael blake fought back tears reliving an altercation he had with police. >> when you work as hard as i do for my community, and to be treated the way i was on saturday, you don't know how it feels. >> reporter: blake, who represents the south bronx, s enjoying a neighborhood family event at the morris houses in morrisania when he claims he used excessive force to restrain him. >> i shouldn't have to use my title to get justice. >> he said he was speaking with two police officers when he noticed a woman getting handcuffed by cops in the distance. he said as he was approaching the situation to find out what was going on, an officer grabbed >> within seconds i was in a bear hug and to my left tossed to the gate that is closest to the wall. >> reporter: a superior officer recognized blake and ordered the officer to release him. police said the officer considered blake a threat after he allegedly saw the assemblyman putting his hand on another officer's shoulder. blake says that never happened. the c

hazel sanchez, cbs 2 news. >>> police continue to search for a man who allegedly raped a female security guard in manhattan. this man attacked the guard during a church gym party. the other guards were outside at the time trying to break up a fight, and the priest told us they try to make sure every during the events. >> the doors are locked, and they have to enter and be patted down by a security guard. they check the invitation. hoe should have been an invited person or the friend of an invited person. >> they believe the suspect is a guest at the party. >>> suspects are hoping to force down the shut down of millions march nyc. resignation of bill bratton and money from new york city's budget to be redirected to minority communities. the group will meet at city hall the this morning. >>> severe storms turn deadly after flash flooding claimed the lives of two people. a group of strangers turned into real life superheroes. >> reporter: a flash flood left a trail of ev path. two people are killed, and at every turn, entire roadways were washed away by the storms. >> this is like our katri

in midtown, hazel sanchez, cbs 2 news. >> the governor is encouraging all new yorkers to do their part to eliminate standing water on their property. the state is also distributing larvaeicide tablets to any homeowner who requests them. >>> an update now on the nightmare drivers have been facing in new jersey's motor vehicle services offices. computer issues and other problems have forced customers to wait in long lines. cbs 2's christine sloan asked governor christie abou he says new technology isn't working well with the state's older computer system. >> we're so modernized and invested more, it was not catching up to the state's main frame. the state main frame is older. >>reporter: why is it taking so long? >> the legislature and the executive president have to step up to the plate and invest more in our computer technology. >> the governor says he's appointed a new technology drer director and wants to see a plan by next month to see what it will cost to modernize new jersey's computer system. along the east and west sides. several new bike stations opened yesterday north of 85th