a former man accused of the death of a bronx man inside an elevator overreacted. 57-year-old joaquin feliciano faces manslaughter charges. putting the man in a choke hold. unconscious in the elevator. feliciano told investigators that "it was not suppose to happen that way." he is being held on $50,000 cash bail. >>> concerned citizens would help sink a plan to anchor barges. cbs2 reported yesterday on the proposal by the upstate company that sparked outrage. jersey city mayor phillips says that more than 5,000 people signed a petition against the barge stationed in the hudson. the company will now look for another location. >> there is much more ahead here at noon. new clues in a mass murderer of the ohio family that is leading police to the international drug cartel. >>> plus this 7-year-old topples into a weld 50 feet deep. how they were able to get him out, plus this. >> 9/11 shocker, a choir stopped from singing the national anthem. >>> well, we've got a very interesting weather day underway. we will see all kinds of is there for some stormy skies as well. you. >>> dramatic rescue of the

investigators have charged joaquin feliciano. the two men were arguing over the elevator's use. >>> a new jersey family is mourning the loss of a boy. avery le branch duz playing in front of his home yesterday in paterson. his family said he suddenly ran into the street and was hit and killed. the driver was a 69-year-old woman heading home from church. she stayed on the scene. >>> more severe weather heading for the midwest. this severe hail hit kansas last night along i-35. some drivers took refuge underneath an overpass to wait it out. the hail reportedly the size of quarters. the national weather service is surveying an area where a mobile home was destroyed by high winds. >>> coming up on 5:34. checking weather and traffic on this monday morning starting with chris. good morning. >> much gentler weather pattern out here for this morning and the bulk of the day today. 53 in chelsea. 52 in city island and jackson heights. 51 in staten island. hoboken at 53. low 50s in the five boroughs. low 40s across eastern long island, inte

>>> a court appearance for a former marine accused in the death of a bronx man. 57-year-old joaquin feliciano is charged with manslaughter. police say he got into a fight with a neighbor yesterday afternoon inside their kingsbridge apartment building. investigators say feliciano placed 74-year-old felix rodriguez in a chokehold. rodriguez was found unconscious in the elevator. >> he was such a nice guy, you know? he didn't deserve that. >> he was a very generous spirit. yeah. i don't want to talk about it. >> reporter: the medical examiner will determine the cause of death. >>> emotions ran high as an nypd officer took the stand against a teenager accused of killing her partner in coney island. officer rosa rodriguez relived the horrifying moments when she lost her partner, dennis guerra, back in 2014. guerra's family was in tears as the courtroom was shown surveillance video showing the officers overcome by thick black smoke. prosecutors say 18-year-old marcell dockery started the fire, he could face 25 years to life in prison. >>> campaign 2016, donald trump doubling down on ted cruz and jo

investigators have charged joaquin feliciano. the use of the elevator. >>> avery lebrange was playing in front of his home yesterday afternoon in paterson when he suddenly ran into the street and hit by a car and killed. the driver was a 69 yield woman heading home from church. she stayed on the scene. she has not been charged. >>> the midwest bracing for even more severe weather a bit later this week. parts of kansas hit with large hail yesterday night. this was along interstate 135 north of wichita. some drivers took refuge underfeith an over ss to try to wait this out. the hail reportedly the size of quarters. one mobile home was destroyed by high winds. the national weather service is surveying that area today. >> time for weather and traffic on the fours. look at the weather picture around here. >> a lot quieter this morning. part of that system will be a player in our weather tonight and tomorrow. it's a mild morning out there. lots of 40s and 50s in most locations. and sunshine. have that s therly wind today. if you're along the south-facing shoreline, the winds come off the wa

. >> reporter: police arrested joaquin feliciano, a 57-year- old former marine and father of a 3-year-old boy. both the suspect and the victim accordsto police and witnesses, he was holding the elevator for julio estella. when he walked in his apartment, rodriguez allegedly began shouting at feliciano. >> i felt bad at the beginning but i was coming with groceries, so how can i feel bad about it? i feel bad for both parties. >> reporter: police say that the fighting wont for sometime, ending when feliciano strangled rodriguez. >> the man was killed. he knew he was anything to kill him when he punched him. he knew it. he is a trained marine. >> reporter: and this small but meaningful memorial is a testament to the kind of person he was said torres. >> he had a generous spirit. >> reporter: police say that feliciano has nine prior arrests, mostly involving drugs, and no one answered the but they are believing justice will be served. emily smith, cbs 2news. >> feliciano is charged with manslaughter. >>> a massive fire damaged a church in brooklyn. residents sifted through the rubble looking

-year-old felix rodriguez unconscious on the floor of the elevator and hospital. 57-year-old joaquin feliciano was charged with manslaughter. >>> the board of directions accusing mayor deblasio's campaign team of breaking the law, and it's all about politics. in a strongly worded letter, the response coming from a report from the new york state of elections. laurence laufer accused the board of, quote, a am shocking lack of understanding. the letter came two days after a memo suggested that the mayor's team side stepped campaign finance laws to support certain democrats for the state senate. it says that money donated directly to political committees who in turn contributory candidates. this violates specific campaign rules. $11,000 in donations. the mayor's campaign lawyer insists laws broken but that the extra is common writing, quote, there is nothing novel about the 2014 democratic party campaign to electric democratic candidates to the state senate other than your attempt to selectively criminalize it. this investigation came after complaints, and some republican leaders believe that the

accused of killing his neighbor in a bronx elevator told investigators he overreacted. 57-year-old joaquin feliciano is charged with first-degree manslaughter. investigators say that the two got into a fight on monday over holding the elevator. when police arrived, the victim was upconscious and later died. feliciano told investigators it was, quote, not supposed to happen that way. >>> new information. cbs news has learned that investigators are looking into the possibility that members of a mexican drug cartel executed an ohio family. the bodies were found friday and so far, no arrests but there are new theories about the motive. source confirms to cbs news that 200 marijuana plants were found in an indoor operation in the homes where eight members of the rhoden family were executed. law enforcement estimates that the street value of the marijuana plants is nearly half a million. of think that could have been a factor? >> we have no idea. we are rung the leads out. >> reporter: more than 60 people have been interviewed by investigators. isaiah jones said he was detained at gunpoint in a traffic st

he was arguing with joaquin feliciano. rodriguez died at the hospital. feliciano is charged with manslaughter. tough questions about allegations of improper fund- raising. eyewitness news reporter dray clark has the latest drama from city hall. dray? >> reporter: good morning. mayor de blasio welcomes any investigation because he has done nothing wrong and nothing to hide. the ails are so serious that the mayor can't afford to keep quiet. he has to defend himself. mayor de blasio's campaign lawyer firing back at the corruption allegations in an eight page board of elections memo obtained by the daily news. it suggests the mayor and his team broke laws to help upstate democrats in a failed bid to take control of the new york senate. the lawyer says there is nothing novel about the campaign to elect democratic candidates to the state senate other than your attempt to selectively criminalize it. highly prejudicial and perhaps politically motivated act. the memo questions whether de blasio's deem broke campaign finance laws to support specific democrats and

police say felix rodriguez was arguing with his neighbor, joaquin feliciano over an elevator in kingsbridge heights. by the time police got there rod rotted was on the elevator floor unconscious. he was pronounced dead at the hospital. feliciano facing manslaughter charges. >>> a case of road rage is under investigation. police say two drivers got in a fight on east 61st street. one stabbed the other one multiple times then fled. the 45-year-old victim tried to drive himself to the hospital but crashed near east 76th and madison avenue. no word on his condition. investigators say that they are searching for a man with dreadlocks believed to be driving a bluford with rhode island plates. >> one day before primary day in maryland and the city of year to the riots that followed the death of freddie gray while he was in police custody. a sunday unity march moved through the same neighborhood where rioters burned down a vc -- cvs which has since been rebuilt. >>> also happening today, police officer rosa rod rotted is set to testify about the hallway mattress fire that killed her partner two yea