marcia kramer has the story. >> reporter: the anti-terror preparedness drill started as the nypd, the department of homeland security, the office of emergency management and fdny prepared to cope with the unthinkable. >> we replicated things that occurred in san bernardino, in bataclan in paris, france and in australia to name a few. >> reporter: sources tell cbs 2 that drills like that one in brooklyn three months ago would cease to happen and other terror fighting programs passes an urban area security bill that includes $180 million for new york city. >> if congress doesn't act there are going to be a lot of happy terrorists because they will have a chance to come at as you with less of our defenses up. >> reporter: police officials were coy about just what programs would be cut. after all, they certainly don't want to give our enemies a blueprint of potential weaknesses but in the past the federal funds have been used for wide variety of counter- terrorism assets from specially armed and trained cops, explosives, and a huge nerve center that traces suspicious activity. frustrated

live in the newsroom, i'm marcia kramer, cbs 2 news. >>> efforts to renovate the aging laguardia airport are under way. crews have started to tear down one of the parking garages. chopper 2 was over the lot this morning. the demolition is one of the first steps in a $4 billion project to improve the airport that will include new state-of- the-art terminal b. conditioning units in one new jersey community. >> plus, a little bit of good news about the syrian boy whose image has become a symbol of the cruelty of war. >> broadway dreams dashed. what one producer is accused of doing that cost innocent investors thousands of dollars! >> many people tear down history. i wanted to preserve it. >> this long island man didn't even know the history behind this home until he bought it. why he spent a decade restoring this even while battling there, it's a beautiful afternoon. so bring on the weekend! will the weekend be rain-free? we'll talk about that in just a fios is not cable. we're wired differently. so we wired the wagner's house with 100 meg internet. which means that in the time it takes mr.

today he told marcia kramer his remarks were out of context. >> it would be impossible for me to forget about september 11th, 2009. i think of it every day. >> juliani also mentioned he referred to 911 earlier in the speech. >>> we had some wicked storms! >> you could hear the thunder from the building of the building -- middle of the building. [ laughter ] >> did it clear out of sneer but it just literally set up shop on top of us. let's go right to it. one more time. [ laughter ] >> all right, what do i have? biggest number recorded, yonkers. it was a fast-moving storm came through, over half inch of rain for yonkers. smaller amount, greenwood lake, 0.04. new york city, what it looks like outside, muggy out there! 82, feels like 88 degrees. high temp was 87. typical of this time of year is 83. 4 degrees above the average. and if you look at what the hottest reading was in our laguardia, 91. both of those spots now have their sixth straight day of 90-plus heat. so the heat wave continues for you. take a look at radar picture. vortex satellite and radar showing out goes one big system,

in manhattan, i'm marcia kramer, cbs 2 news. >>> the sanitation commissioner says it has been difficult to educate residents about the change in pickups. she wants new yorkers to know that trucks come back at night to get the garbage missed in the morning. and we also reached out to the mayor's office, which referred us back to their sanitation department. >>> now to the search for an armed robber targeting cell phone stores in brooklyn and queens. cbs 2 scott rapaport has more on the man police >> reporter: nypd surveillance video shows an aggressive gunman bursting into a cell phone store in east new york, weapon drawn, and pointing it at an employee, and demanding cash. >> seeing this right now, i'm scared of going in any shop. anything can happen. >> police say it happened yesterday. at this metro pcs, on 416 new lots avenue. >> he could have shot the person by mistake. and just because. counter and he took everything from the cashier. >> cops say it is part of a city-wide robbery pattern involving six different cell phone stores in brooklyn and queens since mid june. five of them m

. >> he spoke to cbs 2 political reporter marcia kramer about how it will be different under his successor. marcia. >>reporter: mary and chris, bill bratton put in his walking papers yesterday with mayor de blasio facing re-election and poll numbers showing he's not very popular. the strategy was to hand over the baton smooth, the transition seamless. i was surprised at the commissioner's answer when i asked if the department would change under his successor. will be different in that jimmy is prepared with his neighborhood policing plan the ability of the department to address the racial divide. jimmy, i think, is going to have significant gains on dealing with the racial tension in this city. >>reporter: police commissioner bill bratton in a frank assessment of how the department's mission and focus will change once james o'neill takes up the reigns of power at the nypd. bratton says o'neill will have -- >> the resources to do t. he has the leadership to do it, he >>reporter: bratton's remarks showing how the world of policing has changed in the 31 months since he assume command of the n

lasted three days a nearly 200 were injured and $1 million in property damage -- in crown heights, marcia kramer cbs2 news. >> this festival is scheduled commemoration ceremony. >> a frightening discovery -- video shows strangers begin into their house while they were sleeping. drivers beware -- a city strapped for cash is considered a -- considering a ticket blitz. >> devastation in louisiana and california -- live with more -- good evening, scott. >> good evening. the fires in california are remarkable to see. hundreds of people at least one of the fires investigators believe was started intentionally. >> then the floods in louisiana -- historic -- at least 10 people have died. we'll take you to both of the scenes tonight on the cbs evening news at 6:30. >> tonight -- >> >>> 4>> isaac hou has mastered gravity defying moves to amaze his audience. great show. here you go. now he's added a new routine. making depositing a check seem so effortless. easy to use chase technology, for whatever you're trying to master. isaac, are you ready? yeah. brazen burglars are on the loose in nassau sunday -- fo

marcia kramer with the story. >> reporter: it took them five months, but to answer the question. human members of the de blasio administration did it take to mess up and mistakenly allow nursing home to be developed into the luxury condos despite city deed restrictions? >> reporter: in total reviewed by no fewer than 40 administration officials including three agency heads and three deputy mayors. >> reporter: the stunning findings about the house deal the state attorney general are also probing how high level people at city hall knew about proposal and they did nothing to stop it. they pointed out that the first deputy was getting the reports about the deal. stating that the department of city wide administration services were going to remove their deed restrictions, limiting the use of the nursing home. >> and he did not recall having read them. >> reporter: and under the deal, the developer would call the group headed by joel landow to buy that property million, paying them $16 million. three months later they were sold for $116 million. a $72 million profit. they did not inte

marcia kramer, cbs 2 news. >> the nypd reported that during the first three months of this year, washington each had two arrests for grand larceny and the nypd made no drug arrests in washington square park during that same time. >>> a wake is being held right now for the queens woman who was murdered while out on her evening run. karina vetrano's family and friends are gathered at a funeral home as police try to uncover clues that will lead to her killer. cbs 2's jessica layton live in ozork >> reporter: dana, this has been the scene of so much pain and knowing that karina vetrano's killer is still out there is not bringing any peace of mind to the hundreds who have been here today to support the family that this beautiful woman leaves behind. with heartbroken hugs, friends and relatives of the vetrano family embraced one another outside of the funeral home in ozone park. there, they began their painful good-byes to karina vetrano while trying to come >> i said to the father, i don't know what to say. for the first time in my life i have nothing to say. >> all you could say is how sorry i

yesterday giuliani told our marcia kramer his remarks were taken out of context. >> it would be impossible for me to forget about september 11th, 2001. i think of it everyday. >> giuliani also pointed out that he referred to 9/11 earlier in his speech. >>> time now is 4:38. a major highway shutdown and thousands told to evacuate as powerful wildfire raging out west. >>> and the death toll climbs following historic flooding in louisiana, but is the threat over for residents as they begin to assess the damage? >>> my mother was disgusted. it's just not fair to her. crown heights. now controversy on how the anniversary is being commemorated. >>> after some stormy weather overnight, we're starting to see things calm down, but then we're going to warm up. stray shower early, and then falling humidity. still toasty numbers coming up traffic and weather on the 2s fios is not cable. we're wired differently. so we wired the wagner's house with 100 meg internet. which means that in the time it takes mr. wagner to pour a 20 oz. cup of coffee, and right now you can get 100 meg internet with equal uplo

marcia kramer is joining us and all the back story too. >> reporter: dana, it was out with the old and in with the new. bill bratton quitting chief of department and james o'neill stepping into his shoes. while mayor de blasio lamented the departure, it is apparent he also saw the political up side as well. >> he is the architect of our neighborhood policing strategy. >> reporter: the words bill de blasio used to describe jimmy that helped catapult him to reelection because replacing bill bratton who has become a something of a lightning rod with a man with a squeaky clean reputation and no baggage and respect among cops in communities they police will bring the mayor support in the minority communities that provided a good deal of votes in the last election. a political consultant said "the mayor's minority voter approval numbers will rise and the rest of the city will

largest police department in the nation will be very >> bratton spoke to cbs 2 political reporter marcia kramer today. she joins us with more. >> reporter: well, dick and kristine, james o'neil might have been hand-picked by bill bratton, but he is not a bratton clone. his accent is east flatbush, not boston. while the mayor sought to portray the change as a seamless handing off of the baton, bratton sees a change in focus that might bring more harmony to the relationship with city hall. when i asked police under his successor james o'neil, i expected him to say it would be a continuation of the bratton reign. instead -- >> it will be different. jimmy is prepared with his neighborhood policing plan, the ability of the department to address the racial divide. jimmy, i think, is going to have significant gains on dealing with the racial tension in this city. >> reporter: if that happens it would be a major store with his boss, mayor de blasio, who has made reforming department one of his major initiatives, a big deal for a mayor facing a bumpy re- election campaign next year and because of that,

cbs marcia kramer has that story. >> reporter: mayor de blasio appeared to be in high spirits when he arrived at saint mary's park in the south bronx to announce new funds for green spaces. he high fived local kids and smiled. he had a mood change however when minutes later i tried to get clarification about the allocation of funds for a park at the old fresh kills landfill. it was my third question and the mayor tried and failed to on to others? >> how long will it take before you can turn it into a park. >> reporter: when another reporter asked a third question on the very topic the mayor invoked a new rule for his encounters with the press. >> i'm going to take this one, say to all of you, you have like one question and a follow but if everyone is doing i like to three part questions is becomes a three-part problem. >> reporter: it was deja vu all over again. eight months ago the mayor, who admittedly won office by vowing a new era of official transparency rene. >> we're not taking questions in here today. >> reporter: after that between me and then press secretary karen hinton, ci

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. >> a new report from the comptroller and marcia kramer has the story. >>reporter: it took controller scott stringer five months but he was finally able to answer the question how many members of the diblasio administration did it take to mess up and mistakenly allow the nursing home to be developed into luxury condos despite city deed restrictions. >> in total the matter was reviewed by no fewer than 40 administration officials, including three agency heads and three deputy mayors. >> the stunning finding comes and schneiderman are probing how high-level people at city hall knew about the proposal and did nothing to stop it stringer pointed out that first deputy mayor was getting reports about the deal stating that the department of citywide administrative purposes was going to remove deed restrictions limiting the use of the property to nursing home. >> but he does not recall having read them. >> the award group joel landau, he bought the property for $20 million and paid the city $60 million to move the deed restrictions and three months later it was

bratton spoke to cbs 2 political reporter marcia kramer. >>reporter: when i asked police commissioner bill bratton if the department would change under his successor james o'neill, i expected him to say it would be a continuation of the bratton reign. instead -- >> actually, the department will be different in that jimmy is prepared with his neighborhood policing plan. the ability of to address the racial divide, jimmy, i think is going to have significant gains on dealing with the racial tension in this city. >>reporter: if that happens, it would be a major score with his boss, mayor de blasio who has made forming the police department one of his major initiatives, a big deal for a mayor facing a possibly bumpy re-election campaign next year, and because of that bratton said o'neill would have -- >> the resources to do it. >>reporter: while o'neill was consider, his nickname in the department is jpo for jimmy police. he rides a harley, a motorcycle buff and he's weathered a corruption scandal. in 2008 he lost his job as commander of the na