cbs 2's ali bauman has more live from lloyd harbor this morning. ali. >>reporter: well, it's a quiet million dollar neighborhood on long island, but it was just in this back yard that police found one mother dead and now the main suspect her son. take a look. you can see 23-year-old dennis collins charged with second- degree mur after police found his mother dead, believed to be intentionally drowned in her own back yard pool. hill road at 4:00 p.m. yesterday and foup the body of its resident, 63-year-old elizabeth cullen outside. the suffolk county homicide department was called in to investigate and less than two hours later police arrest elizabeth's son, dennis. >> when we were processing the scene, again, we arrived approximately 4:15 p.m. while we were processing the scene, that's when he returned to the scene and we placed him unarrest meal and approximately 5:50 p.m. it was his own indication that he resisted arrest. >>reporter: dennis cullen spent the night in the precinct and is expected to be arraigned later today. we're live in loi harbor, ne

. >> reporter: in lloyd harbor where crime is almost unheard of, a family murder. in the crime charging dennis cullen with intentionally drowning his 63-year-old mother according to police. >> this is a son who killed his mother. um, and -- and the way he killed herbs the way he describes, um, how it was done is chilling. >> reporter: prosecutors say the 23-year-old confessed on videotape detailing an argument that escalated after elizabeth cullen confronted her son about not taking his medication and allegedly poked him. he admits he then put her into the backyard pool. >> he said she struggled violently and he was very surprised that a woman of her stature could struggle as much as she did. >> reporter: then he says he dragged her lifeless body out of the pool showered, swiped his mother's car keys and money and headed to his sister's in manhattan and confessed. she notified police. only an appointed attorney was in court on his behalf. >> he is pretty calm. and, um, as i indicated, he >> reporter: an interior decorator known as win cullen the victim lived with h

that's when they found her dead in the back yard. >> at approximately 3:45 lloyd harbor respond ised to the scene -- responded to the scene and found the deceased who was later determined to be elizabeth cullen in the back yard. the evidence suggested that she the call indicated. >>reporter: investigators believe elizabeth drown in her back yard pool, hidden behind bushes and fence on the three- acre property. the suffolk county homicide department was called in an not two hours later dennis cullen returned home where he lived with his mother and put under arrest. >> while we were processing the scene, that's when he returned to the scene and we placed him unarrest meal, and that was at approximately 5:50 p.m. >>reporter: in an affluent neighborhood with houses spread across grassy acres, neighbors were hesitant to comment. >> it's tragic and i'm going to talk. >>reporter: but remember elizabeth cullen as a kind neighbor and mother. what was she like? >> lovely. lovely. >>reporter: good mother? >> yeah, great mom. great mom. >>reporter: cullen's defense attorney says he does have a h

now, the home is located in an area known as lloyd harbor, dotted with multimillion dollar homes. violent crime in this neighborhood is basically unheard of, but today police say a woman was murdered at her own home. suffolk county investigation units descended on white h road, driving past the yellow tape blocking off the dark street leading to the home that's now become a crime scene. a homicide scene, where police believe 63-year-old elizabeth cullen was intentionally drowned in her own pool. an aerial view of the home shows a pool on the sprawling property. police say they found cullen's lifeless body in her backyard around 4:00 p.m. when they went there to look in on the victim. they had received an earlier request to do a welfare check. investigators combed the area for clues. police have not given any information at this point about a possible suspect. we expect to hear more in the morning. in lloyd harbor, checkey beckford, news 4 new york. >>> in the bronx tonight, an attempted mugging ended in gunfire when the crook messed with the wrong guy. ray villeda explains the mug

her body was discovered yesterday in the village of lloyd harbor. police say they have a vidpe cbs 2's carolyn gusoff has new information on the case. >> reporter: a stoic dennis cullen en route to court showed no signs of a violent fight but prosecutors say the 23-year-old described in chilling detail be a desperate struggle as he drowned his mother elizabeth in the backyard pool in a rage after she yelled at him for not taking his medication. >> that argument escalated to the point where, um, she had poked him. walked from the shallow end of the pool with her in the headlock. >> reporter: and with a calm demeanor, prosecutors say cullen admitted he dragged her lifeless body out of the pool, then showered, swiped his mother's car keys, money and took a train to manhattan where he confessed his crime to his sister, who called police. the 59'2" interior decorate -- 5'2" interior decorar as win cullen lived are her husband in lloyd harbor. only a court-appointed attorney was in court as he was charged with intentional murder. >> at this stage there's

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

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 the anti-defamation anti-semitic attacks in new york city. >>> according to the city's office of the inspector general, the department's intelligence division continued surveillance after the date nypd officials say the inspector general's complaints only involve technica

the body of his mother was found on the ground yesterday at the home in lloyd harbor. police say the murder was pred seeded by -- preceded by an argument about his medication. >> put her in a headlock, went to the shower and the pool with her in the headlock. >>> cbs 2 demands answers about road conditions. acceptable? >> and a big surprise for a little boy. >> could cracking your knuckles be a good thing? >> wake up and get the news you need to know. the biggest headlines from around the world. traffic with john and alex tomorrow morning. ? ? ? award winning interface. award winning design. award winning engine. the volvo xc90. >>> from perilous potholes to rough roads, new yorkers have had enough. >> roads in new york city are horrible. >> i've been hoar for over 40 year, and i've never seen the streets thatad something. >> dave carlin took your complaints to the department of transportation commissioner. >> we know people get frustrated. at a certain point we will come back and resurface and we will come back and reconstruct the street. >> you would say this is acce

cbs 2's ali bauman has more live from lloyd harbor this morning. ali. >>reporter: well, it's a quiet million dollar neighborhood on long island, but it was just in this back yard that police found one mother dead and now the main suspect her son. take a look. you can see 23-year-old dennis collins charged with second- degree mur after police found his mother dead, believed to be intentionally drowned in her own back yard pool.

telling police in vivid detail how he drowned his 63-year-old mother in the backyard pool of their lloyd harbor home. >> mrs. cullin was one of the nicest ladies i ever enun the whole thing is a tragedy. >> reporter: two family friends say cullin jr had a long history of mental illness. when he stopped taking his medication, prosecutors say, his mom confronted him on wednesday, prompting the alleged attack. >> he put her in a head lock, walked from the shallow end of the pool with her in a head lock to the deep end all the time while she was struggling. >> reporter: the prosecutor says that water struggle was violent. surprised him because his mom was only about 5'2". he dumped her body by a shed. >> he hasn't been convicted of anything. he hasn't said "i'm sorry." >> cullin jr's lawyer entered a not guilty plea for the young man who lived with his parents on this sprawling property. neither his father or three sisters appeared with him in court. >> this is a son who killed his mother and the way he killed her, was done is chilling. >> reporter: cullin jr was ordered held on $8 million bond. hi

telling police in vivid detail how he drowned his 63-year-old mother in the backyard pool of their lloyd harbor home. >> mrs. cullin was one of the nicest ladies i ever enun the whole thing is a tragedy. >> reporter: two family friends say cullin jr had a long history of mental illness. when he stopped taking his medication, prosecutors say, his mom confronted him on wednesday, prompting the alleged attack. >> he put her in a head lock, walked from the shallow end of the pool with her in a head lock to the deep end all the time while she was struggling. >> reporter: the prosecutor says that water struggle was violent.

long island man accused of dennis collin killed his mother elizabeth in the pool of her home in lloyd harbor last week. they believe an argment over the failure to take his medication caused that violence. he accused him of taking money and her credit cards before leaving the house. >>> police are trying to arrest the suspect who broke into the indonesian consulate. they got in an unlocked side they sold a computer tablet, a case of vodka and a suitcase full of clothes. >> of course, we're very disturbed that this happened to us. it's just my third year here and nothing like this happened before. so we are very surprised and disturbed. so i hope that the police can find the culprits swiftly. >> the consulate general will ramp up security to make sure this never happens again. >>> now to the bronx where station. the suspect made off with hundreds of dollars. katherine craig has more from the scene in the high bridge section. >> natalie, co-workers of the victim tell us he'll be back on the job tonight. they are concerned about their safety but also angry that this happened to such a hard-work

and trees knocked down in lloyd harbor around 7:45 this evening. but all is quiet now. however, more will pop up tomorrow. with all this heat and intense tropical moisture, it's likely to happen. it always happens. it's like florida weather where they pop up at random in the afternoon. with all this heat, these storms that's what we've been seeing over the past several days. tomorrow in the hudson valley and northwestern new jersey, they'll pop up again around 1:00, 2:00, and they will continue on and off throughout about 6:00 or 7:00 in the evening. so keep an eye on the sky. when you hear thunder, move indoors in a shelter immediately away from the storm because lightning can strike from a distance. sunday evening, same thing around 6:00 we'll see some more popping up. the heat warning will remain in effect through sunday because of the intensity of the heat and city summer streets again tomorrow along park avenue. it's closed down from central park to the brooklyn bridge. the temperatures will go from 80 at 7:00 a.m. to 94 by 1:00. it's going to feel like 100 and the

. >>> this morning's living large, we are going to a home in lloyd harbor on long island's north shore. >> the homeowners had it built to look like royalty. emily smith with the tour. >> reporter: the inspiration behind the home came from northern france, and it looks like a century old castle from the outside. >> who is it? >> emily smith from cbs. >> you know the password, emily? >> living large. >> great, you can come in. estates gave us the tour. inside it's formal, and every home faces mill pond that leads to huntington harbor. >> there's boating in the pond, and it's a spectacular face. >> reporter: the high ceilings grab your attention. >> what i want to point out, the glass. it's all hand blown. >> reporter: this brings you to a large formal dining room, and it's into the kitchen. the floors in here came from a barn in >> welcome to the great room. >> reporter: very cool. feels like a log cabin. the lights are imported from england, all antique. the master is all the way on the end? >> it is. >> reporter: it's one of seven bedrooms, and the master suite starts with a sitting ro

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

the body of his 63-year-old mother was found wednesday in the backyard of their lloyd harbor home. police say she had scolded him for not taking his medication. >> she had poked him. then he -- after she poked him, he put her in a head lock, walked from the shallow end of the pool with her in the head lock. >> neighbors say cullen has been battling mental illness sincil degree murder. >>> sliding glass door and two windows blown out of a house in clark, new jersey. the homeowner says he was drying clothes yesterday when the rear of the drier exploded. he was treated for burns to his arms. no word on what caused the blast. utility crews were looking for a possible gas leak. >>> this morning, police are searching for a suspect who slashed a good samaritan on the upper west side. it happened around 1:30 yesterday afternoon at 79th and broadway. police say the suspect got into an argument with a man and his intervene, he was cut with a knife. the suspect then ran into riverside park. >>> time now is 6:08. still ahead, big changes coming to twitter. what it's doing to try and prevent yo

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