a trains, signal problems at howard beach. long island metro north doing okay. the delta flights grounded everywhere. if you are going to newark, jfk, to fly another airline, never a bad idea. >>> heather and i are going to volunteer let's look outside, we got sunshine, a pretty morning, the humidities are low, temperatures 72, a great day, starting the the mid-70s around the 5 bureaus. staten island 68. looking at 88 tomorrow, 83 wednesday when the humidity comes back with the thunderstorms. really great days today and tomorrow. that's the news for now. i'm shirleen allicot. >> i'm lori stokes, thank you >>> good morning, america. breaking news as we come on the air a massive computer outage grounds delta air line flights all over the globe. frustrated travelers hours. what is taking down these systems worldwide. >>> tragedy at a water park. a 10-year-old killed going down the tallest waterslide in the world. the park family speaking out about the incident as investigators try to determine what went wrong. >>> donald trump tries to get back on track. the abc ne

that is the latest from howard beach. some things that to both of you. father all the time and the one she decides not to. >> bill bratton announced that he is stepping down as the new york top cop. >> his last day on the job will be in september but his successor has been picked. liz doll and has more. >> i love being this cop and i love being in this uniform and what it stands for.> he has been promoted to the police commissioner. he is a native ne being born and raised in brooklyn starting his career as a transient cop in 1983 patrolling the subways. he credits his mother for helping him rise through the ranks. >> she taught me what good cops shouldaspire to. i learned that we should change the world . it's more than just us ? it's about all of us. >> he hasmade changes in the department to improve policing . >> knowing who your police officers are and you have their phone number at your disposal. it's one way to bridge the divide divide. >> despite the fact that he has a record in community police affairs, what does that mean and how will it be insti

. >>> first, breaking news in howard beach. the body of what appears to be a 30-year-old woman has been found near a missing after going for a jog. her body was found about four hours later. cbs 2's janelle burrell joins us live from howard beach with more this morning. janelle. >>reporter: well, chris, right now detectives are here on scene trying to piece together what happened in the moments leading up to that woman's death. if you take a look behind me, you can see there is a police van in this grassy area here at 161st avenue and 78th street. that 30-year-old woman's family didn't return home from jogging. she was found in this grassy area near a bike path around four hours later, around 11:15 last night, just a few blocks from her home, and she was pronounced dead here at the scene. now, investigators say that her death does appear to be suspicious and this brush area where she was found is just across the street from a residential neighborhood where residents this morning say they know, ??you see so close by, it really a

helen's catholic church here in howard beach. live in queens, andrea grymes cbs2 news. >>> new surveillance video this morning of a suspect i it happened early last saturday at 10th street and 5th avenue in greenwich village. the attacker grabbed a 20-year- old woman, put her in a bear hug, tried to remove her clothing but the victim fought back and he ran off. >>> a plane crash landed on to a highway narrowly missing several drivers. the ghl cargo plane was coming from paris when it overshot the runway at an airport in northern italy about an hour outside of milan. investigators say the plane skidded off the runway and slammed through an airport nose of the aircraft barreled into the barrier. no one was hurt including the pilot and first officer. >>> seven people are hospitalized this morning after an explosion destroys this home in northern connecticut. it happened yesterday afternoon in the town of vernon just east of hartford. two adults, a teenager and a 7- year-old boy who was the most seriously hurt, had to be rescued from

they said this is a quiet section of howard beach. they say this thing doesn't happen here for the clichc but that's what we are told. i'm not from here but this is what we learn. we hope we will learn more about that. the path and how far it extends. it's altogether extending questions. back to you in the studio. >> we will check accent. let us know if anything develops. police commissioner bill bratton has decided that he will step down as an index top cop. his final day will be in september but his successor has been chosen. liz has more on the story. i love this uniform and i love what it stands for. he has been promoted to the nypd pic he started his career as a transit cop in 1983 patrolling the subway and credits his mother for helping him rise through the ranks. >> she was the one who taught me the ideals of what good cops should aspire to. because of her and learn that we can change the world into what we want to be in life is much more it's about all of us. >> knowing who your police officers are and what their names are ?yo

live in howard beach, back to you. juliet: president obama has commuted sentences of 214 federal inmates, 67 of serving life sentences. theresa: they were serving time for nonviolent drug crimes. the president has cut short the sentences of 562 federal inmates, more than the previous 9 presidents combined. juliet: federal official denying they paid ranson to iran for the release of detained americans, the wall street journal reported currency arrived in iran the same day 5 americans were released, the state department says it was the first payment in $1.7 billion settlement to iran over failed 1979 arms deal. the obama administration says it disclosed the settlement in january a day after both countries enacted -- labeling as a ransom payment. >> it for the hostages. may have been a separate agreement, negotiated in technical details by separate people is a big deal. >> any suggestion it had anything to do with ransom is utterly false. these were two processes run by two separate teams. >> reporter: that was the state

diana rocco is in howard beach this evening. diana. family remembered karina in services early today, they described her as a bright light with an energy and presence that would fill a room. they are remembering her life and police are searching for whoever is responsible for her death. >> everyone is going to be thinking of her and, you know, it's -- it's -- it's just sad. >> reporter: the church bells toll as the casket of the 30- friends remember the woman raised in howard beach with a zeal for life. >> as many of you know, karina was a woman of many words. she had a blog that she described as a collection of conversations, contradictions and poetic conflicts. >> reporter: even those who didn't know her gathered to listen and pray. the priest described her as and through her blog encouraged those around her to love. >> pay my respects even though i didn't know her. living in such a tight knit community, you feel like you did. it's just horrible. >> i felt like she was my sister in a way. and my deepest sympathy and respect go out to

we are live some howard beach this -- in howard beach this morning. >>> place not to be. crossbronx expressway. two problems, news copter 7 above the first one. eastbound near webster avenue. two tractor trailers involved, police have finally showed up. the second one eastbound on the alexander hamilton bridge that george washington bridge. 25 minutes or less lower level. lincoln 25, holland 40 minutes. route 4 right at the intersection before the george washington bridge you have this very large pothole. btrains issues there. other mass transit doing okay. >> wow. >>> thank you. >>> thanks heather. >>> some of the nicest weather of the entire summer coming up in the next couple of days. patchy, dense fog in the suburbs that will be burning off du hour or so. visibility down near zero at newburg, -- so give yourselves extra time. mugier friday, maybe storms, and hotter by saturday. there you go. >>> thank you. >>> and that is the news for now, i'm ken rosato. >>> good morning, america. breaking news as we come on the air. crash landing. the giant plume of smoke engulfing

kareen may have been sexually -- >> she was in howard beach. reporter stacy sager is at the scene with our lead story this afternoon. stacy. >>reporter: liz, it's a shocking murder and now there's a massive search for evidence underway here in howard beach. it's a search for forensic evidence and digital evidence investigators will be looking carefully at kareen's cell phone which was found about 50 feet away from her body. >> normally this part of howard beach is a peaceful and closely dmit community, not a massive crime scene. >> what types of things are they trained for. >> anything would be important. any evidence that appears to be out of the ordinary. >> the murder of 30-year-old tonight >> parents are scared to send their children out. >> this woman didn't return home from her 5:00 p.m. run along an unpaved path in spring park. >> he asked her not to run that path not without him. so she -- if you're a runner, you understand that you run every night. it's apart of your routine. >> hours later, police followed a ping on her pne worse. >>

helen church in howard beach regarding the investigation. during her evening jog on tuesday, 30-year-old woman was beaten, sexually assaulted and strangled in an area of spring creek park in howard beach, a national park. >> the agencies need to do a better job as well, the brush here could p should have been >> she tried to fight off the killer, during the struggle her teeth were cracked and the fists were clinched. >> the whole entire world knows what a pathetic, puny, weak piece of fillth that you are. >> shuttering with anger, the mother delivered this blistering message to her daughter's killer yesterday afternoon. >> i a guarantee you, i guarantee you (bleep), that you will be reckoning with that force for the rest of your pathetic life but for the rest >> a pain no mother should ever have to feel. the meeting will be held at st. helen's church here in howard beach and the same church where the funeral service was held. >> thank you the city has lots of secludes trails where the joggers may feel uncomfortable. we have safety tip coming

murdering a jogger in howard beach. >> let's get out to liz. she is live in howard beach. what a horrible story. find out more details about the family and the father finding her.> yes. all of that is really hard to hear about. her passing. she was killed while out jogging on tuesday evening and worked at the restaurant nearby. it's just down the street here. the owner of the restaurant decided to close it down and welcome people from the community to help come here last night to remember this is not supposed to happen.this is routine for many. paternal and her father, the retired firefighter jogged the path together regularly.uesday at 5:00 pm, the injury prevented him from going with karina and she went alone riends and family remember the father and daughter as being inseparable. >> very close. i don't know what phil is going through. they say karina was exchanging messages with friends but suddenly stopped. she did not pick up. she was reported missing helicopters moved in the not long after karina's dad along with police discovered her body. she was 15 feet away from

howard beach 65. 68 for murray little. long island has a temperature right now reading 60 degrees and montauk 67 across the into connecticut. just loved it, so, so gorgeous. when you get a weather pattern like this, where you are not worried about any kind of shower activity, it becomes really a picture perfect forecast again today. tomorrow is a really fine finish. friday turns out to be okay. we'll see the flow coming from the southwest, that will increase humidity. let's check out earl, these are the wind barbs or the flow of around there category i hurricane. the real threat of this storm is torrential rainfall, a foot of rain possible in some places as this continues to move westward. winds still 75, reading from this. but just so much water to contend with. the projection for this is right across mexico, places like vera cruz going to get hit real hard with this making it mexico. but for us around here, i think we got one day of real chance for soaking rain on saturday. a 60% chance. if you are wondering about the we

. >> found dead in howard beach after jogging and never returned. karina last seen at about 5:00 yesterday. >> donald trump battling everyone from a cry baby to the to people in his own party to people in his own party who are supporting people in other parties. hillary clinton campaign is in colorado. >> cuomo rolled out a plan to kill off mosquitoes in the subway system. >> we talk often on the show about words that we don't like, moist, steamy. larva. moves to top of my list. juliet forecast. >> an lil woody. [laughter] happy hump day. all right let's show you what's happening out there. everies starting off not bad at all but cooler than normal. 66 central park, newark you've got 65. 61 in belmar. and only 55 degrees in monticello so some pretty cool temps about four to five degrees dew points are low as well. dew points between 55 to 60 coming in low 60s for you out there but that puts you in a pretty kivel range are altogether when it comes to what it feels like dew point being as low as it is and temps where they are. qoar good so another nic

cbs2's andrea grymes is live in howard beach with more. andrea. >> reporter: well, mary, this very active search continues at this hour. let's show you some video that we shot from chopper 2. as you can see where they mowed down and cut through the expansive brush in this area doing their methodical grid search looking for clues. police have ruled out friends and family as suspects worki that a stranger strangled karina vetrano. >> the nypd in the air and on the ground. this morning investigators once again suited up in special gear heading back into the vast weeds and marsh searching for any evidence that could help solve the murder mystery that has rocked howard beach. >> we're all frightened now. we don't know what to expect. we don't feel safe in our neighborhood any longer. police do not think 30-year-old karina vetrano knew her killer. nypd chief of detectives robert boyce spoke yesterday afternoon. >> we believe there's a severe community threat. right now we think it's random so we don't believe it's anybody in her life that's crea

live in holly howard beach, back to you. >>juliet: you don't see mothers coming out in a situation like this and being so intense. typically you see a solemn response. this woman is a tough woman. thanks very much liz, we will check back later. a day of fun turning a waterpark in kansas, it's a famous waterpark grid it happened at the schlitterbahn waterpark in kansas city. caleb schwab, the son of a state lawmaker was writing the world's largest waterslide, called verruckt. it's 168 feet tall, german for crazy or insane. park officials say writers can go as fast as 70 miles per hour we honestly don't know what's happened. that's why an investigation is necessary. we have to understand what happened. >>juliet: just last week usa best waterpark rides in the country. the park will be closed today. let's talk business >>carrie: joining us is lauren tim and eddie . >> good morning, how are you. >>carrie: talking about disney. >> we can't forget in june when that two-year-old boy was snatched and killed by an alligator, he was va

cbs 2's andrea grymes is in howard beach with more. are testing trash found near the scene to see if it'll lead them to their killer. they also have in their possession karina vetrano's cell phone and also some surveillance video as they continue to work this scene, as you can see behind me, trying to find out who murdered this 30-year-old jogger. >>reporter: grief-stricken loved ones and howard beach residents lit candles, consoling each other into the night, some who knew 30-year- old karina vetrano, others who outraged by her murder. >> this girl was a beautiful girl in the prime of her life, you know, taken down by an animal. >>reporter: investigators put up reward posters in the neighbor, hoping for any tips that could lead to vertrano's killer. vertrano, an avid runner left her home around fierveg p.m. on tuesday for a jog nearby -- around 5:00 p.m. on a jog nearby in the spring creek federal park land near the belt parkway. police say she usually went with her father. but this time an injury kept not answer his calls. >> at some

howard beach good morning 64 degrees there. down the jersey shore, 61 for belmar and then 50s for monticello. really have to search lie and low. and as far as rain goes, we are again, dry on the east coast. looking great for the northeast, and we hold showers- free really right through tomorrow afternoon. and then by saturday we could be dodging some showers and thunderstorms. your day planner for today, upper 60s by 7:00. by noon 78. a high today of 81 degrees with a light southeast wind. coming up the accu-weather 7- day forecast we'll talk the best half of the weekend and weekend is out. >> i'm okay with that. >>> me too. >>> something i'm not okay with is this. this is the george washington bridge as you move across the upper level you are bumper to bumper. lower level looks a lot better all because of late running construction. webster avenue into the sheridan. 30 minutes inbound george washington bridge lincoln and holland doing okay. verrazano bridge brooklyn-bound police activity. the activity has been cleared away, the

helen's church in howard beach. hundreds crowd the sidewalk to say a final farewell to the 30 friends say had a passion for life. even those who didn't know her gathered outside to pray. she was an avid runner who loved rainbows. through her blog encouraged those around her to love and respect themselves. >> pay my respects even though i didn't know her. living in such a tight knit community, you feel like you did. it's horrible. >> i felt like she was my to her family. >> reporter: karina was killed tuesday while out for a jog in howard beach. when she didn't return home, her father called police and went looking for her. she was found later that night off the running trail face down. she was strangled and possibly sexually assaulted. a vigil was held earlier in the week. and friday night, hundreds came to pay their respects. karina's killer has not been caught. but her story has dominated national headlines and sent a small queens neighborhood where so many had felt so safe. >> i feel for her family. who wouldn't?

we're live in howard beach, and man and woman were arrested. officers went to the home just after 4:00 in the morning as part of an ongoing investigation and found two people hiding in a crawl space and two officers had to crawl into that tight space and another had to break open the wall in order to get the suspect out. >>> now to the race for the white house and donald trump's rough ride since the conventions continue. donald trump and hillary clinton speaking just a short while ago. dave evans is following it all for us. dave. trump. he has continued his clash with the family of an american soldier killed in iraq. trump is now 15 points behind hillary clinton. despite the numbers hillary clinton continues to go after trump and his businesses. >> he has cheated contractors. i take that personally. >> reporter: hillary clinton on the attack in las vegas, accusing trump of ripping off workers and people who have supplied their casinos. >> i have met people who were has done, not what he says. >> reporter: at the same time, donald trump was in m

helens in howard beach. >> justice will be served. that's why we have the pd. that's why we have god. justice will be served. >> reporter: police have recovered possible dna evidence from the scene, this has also generated a lot of unrest here in this howard beach community, a small close knit community where usually people very safe. there will be a community helens church at 7:00 tonight to give people information on the investigation. >>> actor donny wahlberg paid a tribute sharing this selfi of them on twitter along with the message, i met thousands of amazing new yorkers while filming blue bloods, none as kind as careerna, they met on the set of his tv show blue new york city. >>> manhattan police are investigate fating two violent robberies inside and near central park. a man said a man slashed and robbed him yesterday. thieves stole $50. the victim had cuts on his face and treated at the hospital. in the park near west drive and 106th street, a thief came up behind a man and put him in a off. >>> the health department is continuing the push to prevent th

. >> reporter: you can't go far in howard beach without seeing these white ribbons. they're in honor and in memory of karina vetrano. and tonight inside this church, it was standing room only. folks filled it not just to mourn karina, but to ask police for safety, justice, and for answers. inside saint helen's packed church, a roomful of neighbors, family and leaders, a room full of questions. >> that's the question. >> i would like somebody to explain to me the process of the dna. >> it's ridiculous out there. it's like where's patrols? >> reporter: concern growing as a police investigation widens. the search is on for the killer of karina vetrano. she was on a run at 5:00 in the evening. so far the nypd says it's gotten 30 crime stoppers tips, interviewed hundreds, and >> we all have a right to be concerned until they catch the person. >> reporter: this community is reeling. one mother stood up and shared a similar story, telling the room her daughter was raped in nearby rockaway beach a couple of weeks ago. still she has no answers about the case. >> she's depress

liz is in howard beach with the latest . >>reporter: good morning carrie and juliet. pit has been six days since karina vetrano's death and it's been a tough time for police here, still trying to secure any leads as they continue to search thispark. karina's mother has been silent up until last now but she has a chilling message for her daughter's killer . >> the whole entire worldknow piece of filth that you are. the whole world knows that. and soon, i know they're all going to know your face. >>reporter: powerful words from a mother to her daughter's killer. kathy vetrano and her family speaking out for the first time saint helen's church for karina's funeral. >> look into my eyes everybody because i'm going to address the coward. whoever you are, whether you are on, whether you are 10, i'm going to just use singular. but i'm here to remind you in case you don't already know that now it's the whole world against you. >>reporter: last tuesday around 5 pm vetrano went jogging in spring creek park but never came home. the 30-

gotti's home in howard beach, the home his grandfather lived in for years. >> why this arrest is so significant. stephen. >> reporter: david is liz, these arrests are part of a larger fbi investigation dubbed operation beach party. they are accused of running a drug ring. but more notable is who is accused. john gotti, the grandson of the late mob boss. a judge. suspected of dealing oxycodone and other prescription pills in howard beach and ozone park over the past year. the 23-year-old grandson of the late mob boss and others under arrest i don't the mob still has its fingers into what goes on along with narcotics. they are not the influence they once were, car tells superseded them, particularly with narcotics, but the mob still has its fingers in so many things in new york city. seized the suspects' cars and raided gotti's business in ozone park, along with his home, which is the same house that belonged to the late john gotti. this is a photo of the mob boss taken back in 1987 in front of the howard beach property, where his grandson was arrested this morning, marking the first time law enf

kristen thorn is live at the scene in howard beach. kristen. >> reporter: good morning ken and lori. the body found in these marshlands, police are telling be taking another look. police here on the scene around 161st avenue. the female jogger, 30 years old, we're told, went jogging around 5:00 yesterday. she lives in the howard beach area. she went jogging around spring creek park. her family called police two hours later. they went to the marshes to look for her. her body was discovered shortly before midnight. bike path. police are not yet telling us whether her death is considered suspicious. live in howard beach this morning, channel 9 eyewitness news. >> kristen, thank you. at 5:03, new details in a deadly shooting that happenedded in a popular beauty salon. julio was shot multiple times last night. police say lebron got into an argument about money and two men followed him inside that shot lebron. >>> six women have been saved from rushing waters after their boats capsized in new jersey. now this happened at the double trouble s

cbs2's steve langford is live in howard beach with new information from the victims family. steve? >> reporter: a serious deployment of police personnel at the scene of the crime just a half-mile from the vetrano home where the family offered a support and appreciation for the police and unmitigated rage for the killer. >> i'm going to address the coward. >> reporter: cathy vetrano has a few things she wants her daughter's killer to know in no uncertain terms. whoever it was who sexually assaulted and strangled 30-year- old karina vetrano, who police say fought back ferociously against her attacker. be reckoned with. and i guarantee you, i guarantee you, you mother [ bleep ], that you will be reckoning with that force, not only for the rest of your pathetic life, but for the rest of eternity as you [ bleep ] burn in hell. >> reporter: phi family at high noon outside their howard beach home, to address the media and the unknown killer about 10 blocks away from where their daughter's body was found tuesday night. the family also expressing great thanks to the police for their tireles

we're live in howard beach. news 4, new york. >> if you have any information on this death, you're asked to call crime stoppers, 800-577-tips or submit a tip online. >>> new at noon, we're getting another look at the man who police believe tried to rape a woman on staten island. the nypd released this picture of 42-year-old verara. security guard into the lady's room at our lady of mt. caramel church. he grabbed her by the throat and unbuttoned his pants. that young woman was able to fight him off. >> now in new jersey, police are investigatesing a bear attack. this happened when residents startled the animal on his back deck. news 4's reporter is on the you see me take off running, you'll know y but in all seriousness. i'm watching my photographer's back and he's watching mine. we're on county road 627. i'm standing in front of the house where the bear sighting happened. you're seeing the crews taking pictures as they are several agencies right now searching in and around the area for this bear. our news 4 chop

just as determined as the detectives working the command post in howard beach. a search that could end with a single phone call. >> we need to find her killer. >> reporter: phil vetrano convinced that someone knows something. that someone march knows exactly who killed his daughter. in an eyewitness news interview, phil revealed that coo cringe avetrano put up a fierce struggle before she was sexually assaulted and strangled exactly ten days ago tonight. >> somebody saw someone come home with scratches, with a bruise because karina fought back. >> reporter: the body was found in the weeds in the park blocks from her home in howard beach, queens. she had left her home barely an phil says her daughter had run through the park at least once before alone and without incident. >> my daughter was a magical being. she had so much persona. she had so much power. and she still has. >> reporter: since the murder, the outpouring has been extraordinary. phil established a gofundme page that has raised more than enough to offer a $100,000 reward. >> it is a force we can even

michael george is live in howard beach with michael? >> reporter: sibila, chuck, she went for a jog on this trail behind me. she never came home. despite national attention, police have very few leads so tojt korrina's parents made a plea to the murder saying he can get the reward murder. >> turn yourself in. i will make sure that reward money goes to the person of your choice. your sister, your brother, your mother. you will be caught so take advantage of that. >> reporter: phil and kathy are speaking to the killer of 30-year-old karina, a man who is still on the loose. >> we will get you. it's just a matter of time. >> reporter: on the two-week anniversary of karina's death, her parents organized a march along the park where she was attacked. >> what do we all want? >> justice for karina! >> reporter: more than 1,000 people showed up and leading the group kathy va traun know, un unimaginable grief. >> it's evident to everyone the power that my daughter had. >> reporter: karina's parents have made this her mission, keeping public atten

the younger gotti lives in the same howard beach home as his grandfather. this was the first time that law enforcement agents were for the public's help to help find the killer of a jogger in queens. a $10,000 reward is now being offered. 30-year-old katrina was sexually assaulted and strangled tuesday evening while on her daily jog in a secluded section of spring creek park in howard beach. lucy is there with the latest. lucy. >> reporter: liz, among the police are looking for we're told the woman's ear bud and sneaker. the jogger was only at 30 years old and at the peak of fitness. police believe that she fought with every ounce of muscle she had. she fought until she couldn't anymore. >> this woman put up a ferocious fight right to the end. so she was beaten quite severely. >> reporter: tragically in the as her sexually violated and strangled body was left face down in these marshes. tonight teams of search crews continue to tackle the dense weaveds -- weeds 300 feet at a time with machetes. they don't want to damage any possible clues as they clear the

live in howard beach this morning. send things back over it you excuse me tried rape a 20-year-old woman in gren itch swirl is lag. police put out surveillance video here it is do you recognize this guy? it's pretty decent video actually he grabbed a woman near 10th street and fifth saturday night and sexually assaulted her. and taken to hospital for ofertion. suspect is between 25 to 35 years old about 5'8" around 170 pounds seen wearing dark baseball cap if you have information call crime stopperses 1-800-577-tips. >> hit-and-run in the bronx left a man in serious condition. surveillance video shows a big red truck side swiping a white van 38-year-old victim stands next to it. it was in the parking lot of the supermarket at grace avenue and east 233rd street in the section. if you have any information please call crime stoppers, -s. another subject the road to the white house. >> a new poll showing hillary clinton with a significant lead over donald trump. we're talking well north of ten points, in some cases maybe 1

these are live pictures now from news copter 7 over howard beach. if you take a look there closely, you can see new york city police officers are on the scene in the brush looking for clues in the death of a 30-year- old jogger. karina vetrano's body was found two days ago. she was strangled and possibly sexually assaulted. she was an avid runner, a traveler. this morning we asked the information. >> working with minimal information at this time. looking for the public's help. we have a lot of resources working on it. hopefully, we will get information that will help us solve it very quickly to reduce the fear in that >> people attended a vigil in howard beach to remember here. i'm lori stokes in for david novarro. >> i'm shirleen allicot. new details in the fight against zika. the health department will be on staten island for another round of mosquito spray. >> meanwhile, in miami, the virus is spreading and people are running to get tested. ray romundi has more. >> reporter: the good news on this thursday is that the state has reported no new cas

two weeks ago tonight to be karina vetrano as she jogged in howard beach. friends and family tonight marching, looking for answers, while cops are looking for the killer. eyewitness news reporter carolina leid at the scene with the latest. >> hundreds of people walked in vetrano's memory, reminding the public that her killer still walks freely. >> reporter: two weeks and still no suspects. this howard beach community refuses to give up, drawing hundreds for a walk to keep the attention on finding k vetrano's killer. neighbors, family, and close friends walked alongside what is now called the trail the park where vetrano was murdered. her parents urged people with information to call police. >> if you know him, and if you have any idea or thoughts who it might be, you are equally as guilty of harboring him. >> reporter: vetrano was 2nd. she was alone. her body was found in spring creek park several hours later. the area is now patrolled by mounted police. >> i hope they catch that guy because we all have daughters and we support the family. >> reporter: many

live doll and live in howard beach, queens where the retraced their daughters final steps. what is the total amount for the reward money? >> reporter: it is $125,000, $25,000 reward offered by the nypd on top of $100,000 added by the family and they think that will be the right amount to have someone come forward with any information leading to an arrest but so far no one has come forward with any information but last night a lot of family members, neighbors, people family is calling the trail of tears because this is where karina vetrano spend their final minutes, being not forgotten we will continue to fight and continue this investigation until you are caught. >> the vermin, the weakling, the ignorant person that be caught. >> reporter: karina vetrano led 700 people on a walk, the mother is desperate to keep attention on the investigation to find her daughter, karina's killer. the family is promising to give out $125,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. her father pleading with the public to speak up. >> turn your self in. i will make sure that reward money g

helen catholic church in howard beach at 7:00 tonight, at the meeting they will update residents about this particular case and will tell them about what is being done to make this federal >>> update in the death of a west chester toddler, the child's mother is now facing a felony manslaughter charge. prosecutors say barta admitted hitting 15-month-old u.s. ef several times. police found the toddler's lifeless body inside her washington avenue apartment friday morning after her up at called 911. investigators say the little girl may have been dead for issued on behalf of the two other children. the judge set bail at $50,000. >>> to campaign 2016s another new poll shows hilary clinton with a double digit lead over donald trump. >> same poll found voters are less excited about the election now dan a year ago. alice gainer is here with more. >> the poll shows clinton with a 12 point lead over trump, before the conventions, sh today, both candidates hit the trail with trump giving details about updated plan as he tries to inject life in to his campaign. >> it's almost 40% -- >> reporter: t

last week the young woman killed in howard beach. they say at this point in time there is no reason and nothing to suggest that the two cases are connected. in chelsea, sandra bookman, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> we'll have more on that howard beach murder in a second. >>> want to tell you that eyewitness news reporter jim dolan right now headed to princeton, massachusetts. his reports there begin on eyewitness news tonight at 11:00. we'll also have any updates immediately on our social media sites and our website, abc7ny. >>> now to the howard beach crime. in less than an hour, the nypd, community leaders, and elected officials will meet with residents in the queens was found murdered. karina vetrano's parents meeting with detectives at a police command post today. tonight the cops will discuss the investigation in to vetrano's murder. they'll also try to restore a sense of security in the worried neighborhood. >> there's more police presence here now than ever and they should not be concerned. they should be alert. they should no

her father became worried two hours later when she didn't return to their howard beach home. so he quickly called police. karina's body was found that night along a path at spring creek park about 14 blocks away from her 84th street home. >> i hope they catch the animal that did it. this happened in our own backyard, our neighborhood. the neighborhood is tight. and the whole community is going come together right now. >> karina would normally run with her father, but that night he could not. he was not feeling well. several people in the neighborhood were asking why she ran alone in that area. other neighbors pointed out it's something that many people do because they believed that it was safe there. reporting live in howard beach, i'm carolina leid, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> new at 11:00, a suspect shot in court. police say a woman monitoring a nanny cam from her office noticed felix perez in her home in maspeth monday and called 911. during a struggle with police, perez was shot in the groin. cell phone video shows him running away but police caught up with him. tonigh

. >> we start with the terrible murder of the jogger in howard beach. they had reached people there, one goal of $100,000. now they set another, $200,000 reward all in hopes of catching vetrano, killed last week, says he can't rest until his daughter's murderer is caught. he hopes the reward will compel someone to talk. >> here's stacey sager. >> we need to raise this money and raise it quickly. >> reporter: he's hoping the money talks. the father of karina vetrano exponentially increasing the reward money. he did it through a gofundme page as police continue to search for tangible leads as to who strangled and sexually she went out for a run in spring creek park on august 2nd. >> we're tracking everything down but what we need, we need for someone to say hello, i know the guy. that's what we're looking for. >> reporter: the case has also sparked fear in the howard beach community because residents have voiced concerned over this area known as the weeds for years. it's federal land, which means red tape. >> got to repair all the holes in the fences. all

helen roman catholic church in howard beach. tony aiello, cbs 2 news. >> thank you. >>> we're following now a developing story in new jersey. part of i-287 shut down after a truck crashed. joe biermann live in chopper 2 over the scene. exactly where are you, joe? >> reporter: well, dana, we're up in bergen county. this is oakland southbound 287 right by exit right above route 202. tractor-trailer plows into the guardrail, catches fire. now they are working on clearing everything out of the back of that tractor-trailer to make sure the fire is completely out. southbound delays of 8 miles, northbound rubbernecking delays of 5 miles. tough commute for anybody up near bergen county. live in chopper 2, joe >>> now to the latest on the fight against zika. researchers now looking to start human trials for three vaccines that protected monkeys against infection from the virus. air spraying began today in a miami neighborhood where at least 15 cases of locally transmitted zika have been reported. late today the florida governor said a po

last tuesday inside a howard beach park. kathy vetrano issued a warning for her daughter's killer. >> my daughter was a force to be reckoned with. and i guarantee you, i guarantee you, you mother [ bleep ], that you will be reckoning with that force for the rest of -- not only for the rest of your pathetic life, but for the rest of [ bleep ] burn in hell. >> tonight's community meeting will take place at 7:00 at st. helen catholic church in howard beach. >>> now to campaign 2016. donald trump delivers an address on economic issues in detroit today. hillary clinton campaigns in st. petersburg, florida. sunday, a new poll shows clintons opened up an 8 point lead over trump. the "washington post" suggests it comes amid rising support among women, catholics and college-educated voters. poll out sunday shows clinton with a significant lead in the key state of virginia. she's leading trump 49 percent to 37 percent. they're neck in neck in arizona and nevada. hillary clinton delivers her own economic speech in detroit on thursday.

her body found just blocks from her home in howard beach. 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 wi

news 4's michael george is in howard beach, where hundreds gathered for michael? >> reporter: well, david, all across the neighborhood you'll see flyers like these. police asking for help identifying the killer of karina vitrano and tonight at a vigil in her memory we saw both anger and heartbreak. >> howard beach is in mourning. we are totally in mourning. >> her life taken out because she went for a jog in the afternoon, doesn't make sense. >> reporter: she was loved and if you need proof of that, you only need to look at the remembering her life. . she was in the prime of her life. >> reporter: karina loved to jog. yesterday she was jogging on a path through this marsh near the belt parkway. it was 5:00 p.m., the sun was still out. she never came home, and it was her father who found her body face down hours later. friends tell us karina and her dad were best friends. >> very, very close, very, very close. i just don't know what phil's going through, but our thoughts and our prayers are killer is still out there, his identity unknown. it's unclear if she was mu

is there a connection to the murder in howard beach? what police are saying coming up. >>> but, first, breaking news in the bronx. a wild shootout inside a bodega, a suspect grabs a police officer's gun and kills a deli worker. >>> good morning, i'm chris wragge. >> and i'm mary calvi. thanks for waking up with us. >>> and breaking news this morning out of the bronx, a bronx deli clerk is dead, killed after police struggled with a suspect who grabbed an during the scuffle. now he's in police custody. cbs 2's magdalena doris joins us live from bedford park with more this morning. magdalena. >>reporter: good morning, chris and mary. the nypd says the responding officers were lucky that they did not get shot themselves as they were trying to shield the store employees and customers from over a dozen bullets that rang out inside of this deli at around 1:00 this morning. got into a physical altercation inside of the deli on the corner of east 189th and valentine avenue, and when cops tried to take guzman out of the store, with one pull, he w

bowing to find their daughter's killer and say justice will be served area that my friend lives in howard beach and says people there are enraged and really want this guy. latest. >>reporter: good morning. things are still tense in this community because we still don't know who the person

michael george is in howard beach with all of it. michael? >> reporter: david, behind me, police have their command center set up. tomorrow morning they're going to start once again. now, tonight they are giving us new details about the murder at a time when there's a growing fear in this neighborhood. fear that the killer is still on the loose. >> she went jogging. it was broad day light. she didn't come home. that's pretty much what we know at this point. >> reporter: after a massive two-day search, no strong leads. in howard beach, there's unease among neighbors and heartbreak for 30-year-old karina vetrano. the thought of her being in there like that, you know. it's just awful. >> reporter: karina was jogging alone in spring creek park tuesday when she was sexually assaulted, beaten, and strangled. detectives noted the brutality of the murder. >> i just honestly hope he gets caught before the people around here catch him. >> reporter: police say they've ruled out karina's boyfriend. they believe the crime was random, but they don't have a

diana rocco is live in howard beach. diana? >> reporter: lori, police continue to follow-up on every lead. they are now asking for voluntary dna samples. meanwhile fresh roses have been left here at the command post a few feet from where karina's body was found. her parents are hoping someone will come forward with information. $160,000 donated to it. european that was murdered last tuesday while out for an evening jog in spring creek park here in howard beach a few blocks from her home. her body was found a short time later off the trail, face down. police believe her murder was random and they are now asking some of the homeless in the area for voluntary dna samples. karina's parents say they will not rest until her ki found. >> we need for someone to say hello, i know the guy. that is what we are looking for. if i wake up and there is nothing for plea to do that is when the bottom is going to drop out. i have to stay involved every day in every way. today it is this. this is keeping me alive today. >> reporter: the money fro

howard beach at 68 degrees. warm spot is in white stone. looking out on to long island, we have 60 for montauk. number goes to monticello. yesterday started at 50s, ended up in the low 80s. that's what we're looking for in the northeast. wall to wall sunshine through the afternoon. and increase in humidity is expected, mainly for the second half of the day into the evening hours. and so that should make 84 degrees in new york city feel pretty decent. a light southerly wind, nice breeze through the afternoon as well. i will have the exclusive accuweather forecast, and we will look at the entire weekend here's health, she has your drive and ride this morning. >> that sounds like a perfect day today. >>> route 280 this weekend will be closed down near exit 14 in both direction, 10:00 p.m. tonight until 5:00 a.m. on monday. doing a big construction project. fdr drive will be closed 1:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. tomorrow. and overnight closure expected sunday into monday. all of mass transit is doing well. and alternate side of the street parking rules

katherine creag is in howard beach with the latest. an emotional day yesterday. >> reporter: certainly was strong. the message from the mother and father, darlene, of karina vetrano, we are here at crime scene. you can see how police continue to have a strong visible presence here as well. there's a tent there. the nypd with officers and investigators on the scene. nearby at the family's home there was a press took off her sunglasses and told reporters look into my eyes. she addressed the killer saying he will be found soon and the entire world will know who killed her daughter. investigators continued their work in trying to figure out who killed 30-year-old karina vetrano who went out for a jog last tuesday evening in this area of howard beach, 8th street and 161st avenue. she had been strangled and vetrano's mother had this powerful message. >> 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. >> and something we've been letting

her body turned up august 3rd in howard beach. there's still no word of any suspects. >>> a grand jury is reviewing evidence in a murder case on long island. a man accused of killing his own mother. the 23-year-old was in court today. police say he drowned his mother in the pool of her home in lloyd harbor last week. authorities say he confessed to killing her. face in williamsburg by a stranger asking for directions to a synagogue. the anti-defamation league says this is happening far too often and it is causing concern. ray villeda is there. >> reporter: that hasidic man was walking down the street when he was approached by another man. as he started to give directions, he was knocked, punched down to the ground. it happened sunday the attacker asked where's the synagogue on hughes street. the victim started to explain. then the attacker punched him on the left side of his face. the hasidic man from rockland county fell to the ground hurting his knee and face. he wasn't seriously hurt. to give you some perspective, according to

mj is joining us from howard beach. >> reporter: that's right. we're in queens where the search for the killer has become a marathon. yes, they have evidence, even dna evidence. what they ne now, diana, is a tip. karina's father says he is convinced it's coming. >> she wants us to find the person or persons responsible for doing this. that's what she wants. >> reporter: phil is determined tonight, determined to make sure that his daughter's killer is caught. >> somebody saw somebody come home with scratches, with a bruise. because karina fought back. there are bruise snooze down leads for ten straight days. ever since her body was found in the weeds in spring creek park, just blocks from her home in howard beach, queens. she had left her home less than an hour earlier for her evening run at 5:00. in an eyewitness news interview this afternoon, phil says his daughter often ran with him. although she chose to run alone that evening. and that she had run through the park at least once before murder, the outpouring has been extraordinary. phil establ