cbs 2's meg baker live to explain the problem and we hope the solution. meg. >> reporter: beautiful weather outside in the park but you can see something is very wrong here. i'm actually standing in the bench because i can't sit down on it. there is no seat. and i found about a dozen other benches here all along the allen mall that are also broken. they have been like this for two years. walking down the mall between three lansi and -- between delancey and broom it's hard to find a place to sit. >> it's not inviting. that's just saying we don't really care about the community enough to be able to fix the benches. >> reporter: one bench after the other broken, missing slats of wood. a mess since 2013. >> everybody is unfinished. i mean they started something and they did nothing to fix it. like i mean, they threw in some bright colored chairs, what's in it? >> >> reporter: daniel is referring to a reconstruction project started by the new york city parks department in 2012. he says fixing the benches is way past due. >> if i want to sit down, just relax acr

cbs 2's meg baker shows us why improvements are so needed. >> reporter: 48,000 commuters ride the long island rail road's ronkokoma line each weekday. and commuters say at times, it hasn't been a pleasant ride. >> it gets crowded at the end of the day and everyone is pushing. >> reporter: today the long island rail road announced an upgrade to improve service. >> this line was built 170 years ago. but it wasn't until 1988 that it was actually electrified. and the intervening time, the ridership on this branch has double. >> reporter: now 27 years later, rolling out a $388 million double track project to add an 18-mile line of track to the busy ronkokoma branch. >> it's something that's long overdue. >> reporter: currently there's only one track between farmingdale and ronkokoma which means if a train is disabled or something goes wrong on the tracks there is no alternate route. all other trains both east and west have no way around the problem causing major delays. joe experienced it. >> one time where we were thinking they had to take a bus maybe because it got stuck somewhere or ther

the last time we checked with meg baker, so was the ride. an accident in queens is blocking at least one lane of the southbound bqe. in jersey city, route 109 is closed in both directions between jersey avenue and kennedy boulevard for construction. you want to stick with newark avenue. >>> in cliffside park, anderson avenue is closed in both direction at walton avenue. a reminder, alternate-side parking rules in effect citywide. >> thank you. >>> if you're just waking up, here's the top stories. >>> a psychological firm is under fire for cutting screenings for baltimore police officers. the firm evaluated the officer who was charged in the freddie gray case. >>> crews have just discovered more plane debris off an island in france. there's conflicting reports it's believed to be from malaysia airlines right? 370. the prime minister said it's from the aircraft, but australia who is leading the search said that's not necessarily true. >>> blue bell issued a national recall after their ice cream was linked to ten listeria illnesses including de

at the federal courthouse in brooklyn, meg baker, cbs 2 news. >>> added pressure tonight on governor cuomo to positive a new tunnel under the hudson river. it follows massive delays in the existing tunnel shared by amtrak and new jersey transit. cbs 2 political reporter marcia kramer with the latest on the cross hudson connection. >> reporter: there are some cases when it might be better to write a letter than send t take governor andrew cuomo's letter to the "new york times" taking issue with its demand he get on board construction of a new rail tunnel under the hudson river. cuomo insisted he supports the tunnel but the primary obstacle is the federal commitment to fund it, he wrote, adding that washington's only offer so far of a partial loan is not a viable financing plan. the let provoked a strong response the feds saying cuomo is wrong several sources saying cuomo was promised both grant money and low-interest loans. the grant money which would be billions could come from the government's new starts program among others, sources say. cuomo fired back in the late afternoon phone

cbs 2's meg baker hit the road on long island with the story tonight. >> reporter: here on willis avenue in rosalyn you can barely make out the exit to the northern state parkway. take a look at this road sign. it's completely blocked by this telephone pole. and the foliage. we found about a handful of other signs that are also obscured. if you can't read the sign, how do you know which way to turn? >> we're either looking to see the sign risking getting into an accident, or we just have no idea where we're going at all. >> reporter: using gps, sam is guiding his father as they drop off dry-cleaning to clients. he says they waste way too much time making wrong turns because of signs blocked by tree branches and other growth. >> i don't know which way i'm going north, south, right or left. >> reporter: we drove on the northern state parkway to see for ourselves. on the eastbound side, exit after exit signs were partially blocked. >> you don't know your way around very well, it can be very upsetting and dangerous leading to perhaps a last- minute maneuver. >> reporter: aaa says the departm

cbs 2's meg baker shows us how it works. >> reporter: window shopping is about to get more interesting. >> i can shop 24/7 and i don't have to be online. sounds like a good idea. >> reporter: now you can buy this nicole miller dress without stepping foot in the store. >> scan this code. >> reporter: customers can buy it directly from their smartphones with a click. here's how it works. if you see something you like in a window display, even if that store is closed, you can buy it. and have it sent to your home. that means no waiting in line and no carrying bags. when you scan the code the color, sizes and prices pop up. >> see it, like it, buy it. >> i'm a shopaholic so i would say so. just to walk by and scan and have it shipped to me that's great. >> reporter: once inside the store the app recognizes the sound coming from the speakers and can pull up special deals. >> i think it's great. i would love to see something like this. >> reporter: other companies are using technology to revolutionize the shopping experience. >> if i pick up this soap i get the price. >> reporter: he found t

here to help you, meg baker is in for alex. >> thank you, john. here's what you are getting into. starting your commute in queens. the eastbound l.i.e., and the delays are back to 74th street, and now in carmel, accident eastbound at exit 19 on 84, and there's no major delay there is. chris will have more on the closures from yesterday in a minute. alternate-side rules in effect citywide today. chris and mary? >>> traffic is back to normal on the new jersey turnpike after yesterday's massive delays. a dump truck caught on fire after hitting the overpass in linden around 10:30 in the morning. sadly the driver was killed. the accident closed the highway in both directions for several hours, backing up traffic for miles, and some drivers passed the time by getting a tan, and some were tossing the football to help pass the time, and others turned to golf, practicing their putter stroke. >> it's a streak accident, unfortunate, but like everyone, we have to deal with it. just be patient, and get to where we are going safely. >> turnpike reopened last night 12 hours after accident. >>> n

right now, meg baker is in for alex. >>> all right. mike is live in chopper 2 over the george washington bridge. >> all right. help has finally arrived. the right lane is blocked off. the four-way flashers on the vehicle. behind the vehicle, a tow truck has arrived on-the-scene and may push it across the bridge. if you are headed to the george, upper level a much better ride for you. delays are heavy. >> parking is in effect alternate sides in effect city iar. >> meg. >>> yesterday morning another drove site -- drone sighting at jfk airport. >> the location, please? >> on friday afternoon, the federal aviation administration said delta and jetblue pilots reported sighting a drone. the f.a.a. police are investigating. >>> jersey city police officer is in critical condition this morning after a chain reaction crash that injured a dozen people. police are saying it was caused bay a driver speeding. the police are live in jersey city with more. cbs 2news' janelle burrell is live with more. >> reporter: police officers across the state of n

live in penn station meg baker cbs 2 news. >> meg thank you. new laws in it effect to help fight legionares disease requiring landlords to register inspect and regularly clean cooling towers. they need to be inspected quarterly and get an annual certification. those who do not comply face up to $5,000. 12 people have died in the out break. >>> new information in the deadly terrorist attack in thailand. police believe a man set off an explosion that killed 22 people. meanwhile another explosion rocked the capital today. jonathan reports. >> police say the bomb was hurled off a bridge towards a busy pier in bangkok but the explosive fell into the water injuring no one. the bomber was not seen in 41 footage. he is the man in the yellow t- shirt seen taking off his backpack and walking away without it. cell phone video shows the explosion from what police say was a pipe bomb. the blast tore through crowds of tourists and local people visiting the popular shrine. 22 people were killed and more than 100 injured. thailand's prime minister called it th

. >> cbs2's meg baker has the story. >> reporter: city bike is supposed to be all about convenience. >> sometimes, and? one of those times, nothing worked in the dock. >> reporter: even with recent upgrades, riders are still wheeling into problems with the bike share program. tom is frustrated. he checked the city bike app on his phone which showed five working bikes, but when he put his city bike key into those docks none of the bikes worked. all locked in place for repairs. >> a mismatch. sometimes they are empty. sometimes they are packed. that forces me to ditch a bike or be somewhere fast. >> reporter: multiple people all had the same issue. they reached a docking station like this only to find that every bike had a red light on. >> sometimes you come to the station and they will be lit and don't know why. some of the bikes look like they work, but you don't have access. >> reporter: according to city bike this is a well used system. bikes and docks get damaged. it is our commitment to fix them quickly and effectively. city bike says the average response time for broken docks an

meg baker has more. >> reporter: thank you, alex. service is suspended between spring valley ask hoboken here because of a train hitting a car near the westwood station. 110 people were on board of the train at the time, and no injuries to report. it's unknown how the car got of the fracks, and police are investigating. >>> more rail issues, 30 minute delays on the gladstone problems cause of downed wired. tickets will be cross honored for both branches. >>> alex? >> senator schumer wants drones to of stop selling drones at airports. the port authority wants them taken off the newsstands where they are being sold immediately. >>> scott stringer is looking for more than 1,000 workers collectively owed millions of dollars in unclaimed wages, and pay the wages. each are due $3,500, and some are owed more. his office is spreading the word with social media and flyers without the city. >>> a hint of sun out there, and you will get that and see more clouds than we saw yesterday. that's the hallmark of the day today. clouds and muggy. 80deg

meg baker explains the problem. >> reporter: a much needed project to repave the new jersey portion of the palisades parkway last year. a noticeably large number of road signs were installed at that time. some that are clearly misleading. >> approaching exit 1 southbound there is not one, not two but three different signs to alert drivers that the exit is a you turn but those three signs are completely wrong. as you see in this google maps 180 degrees. it should have indicated a forward. we went to the palisades parkway interstate park commission to demand answers. assistant superintendent says the same signs were used at each exhibit no matter the curve of the road. >> maybe exit one it doesn't apply but at other places it does make more of that full looping curve so exit 2 would be a better example where it does come down, make the full three-quarter degree revolution then out to the other adjoining roadway. >> but exit one does not. >> no. >> reporter: yet, there are three signs that indicate that is what the road does and it doesn't do that. >> you have to speak to the state diner

cbs 2's meg baker has been looking in to this. she joins us from penn station with more. >> federal railroad administration officials met with the long island railroad today. a preliminary meeting to discuss safety concerns and solutions to overcrowding. they say the long island railroad will take those options in to consideration. now a look at what some commuters have experienced. >> reporter: forced to sit on suitcases or even in the middle of the aisles, blocking stairs and emergency exits. >> very crowded. no seats. bumping in to each other. rudeness. >> it's all right. got to do what i got to do. >> reporter: we lurnld today that the regional safety manager for the federal railroad association met with the bp operations for the long island railroad to discuss these complaints. safety concerns related to overcrowding. they visited five stops along the lirr. in a statement the agency says the meeting was to discuss solutions of the problem of overcrowding, which can be a concern as it reelths to the ability of people to move f

meg baker, cbs 2 news. >> another car was also hit during the pursuit. the driver and passenger were taken to the hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. >>> today the sports world is mourning the loss of a legendary coach. al arbour the architect of the islanders dynasty that started in 1979 who coached the team to four straight stanley cup titles died today at the age of 82. steve overmyer with an extraordinary coach. >> reporter: absolutely because of the way he coached and how he treated his players. he was the kind of coach that fans and players both adored. it wasn't just because he won. and he did a lot of that. it was because he respected the game and every, single one of his players. and in return, he earned his respect. if not for arbour, the islanders may well have not cups. he is still the second history. he came back to the islanders in 2007 to coach his 1500th they won. 1979. he is a hall of famer. the islanders said, al will always be remembered as one of, if not the greatest coaches to ever stand behind the bench in the history of the

cbs 2's meg baker has more. >> reporter: how does a baby get locked in a safe? that is the question police in canada are trying to answer. i know the search is on for the family after they fled the howard johnson by the falls hotel in niagra falls once the infant was removed from the safe. >> it looked like the people that were renting the room may have been family members. >> reporter: police say the panicked parents alerted hotel cleaning staff that their baby was locked in the hotel safe in their room. a maintenance worker came into the room and was able to unlock the safe where the infant was alert and crying. >> we do know that they are from brooklyn, new york. we don't know where they are staying or going. >> reporter: according to investigators the vehicle registered with the room is a gray ford passenger van like this one with new jersey plates b31eub. police say the family is asian and did not speak much english. but little else is known about them including how the baby got in the safe which is 19" wide, 13" tall and 16" deep nearly identical to this o

live on fifth avenue in union square, meg baker, cbs 2news. >> meg, thank you. >>> in the bronx, six firefighters hurt while fighting a fire in the inwell section. the fire started around 8:30 this morning. chopper 2 over the scene, seeing flames and thick gray smoke. it took 145 firefighters to bring this one under control. the six hurt had minor injuries. >>> well, stocks are in the middle of a rally today after yesterday's sharp drop. right now, the dow looks good, up over 300 right now, in positive territory. but many investors are still concerned. cbs 2 goes outside the stock exchange in lower manhattan with more. janelle? >> reporter: when you talk with people with 401(k)s, especially those close to retirement, rattled by the sell-off. we spoke with a number of traders on their way into the stock exchange this morning. a the lot of them said they were confident the market would bounce back and they are pleased an encouraged by what they have seen so far. >> it's coming back today. >> reporter: some investors, optimistic, even ahead of the opening bell. [ cheers & applause ] >>

cbs 2's meg baker reports on a new survey that says cell phones are changing the way we interact. >> reporter: 82% of adults says using cell phones hurts conversations in face-to-face social gatherings this according to a pew research center survey. >> i don't like having dinner with people who check their cell phones. i'm like my grandmother that way. >> reporter: the olden family tries to set some rules. >> no phones at the dinner table. >> reporter: just as you many who believe in cell phone etiquette admit to using their phones at their most recent gathering. 89% for texting, talking and taking pictures. >> i think there are a lot of people who like to blame the millennials for this but the fact, grandmas are just as guilty. >> reporter: mr. manner thomas farley says technology is disrupting normal face-to-face human interaction. one major no, no is using your phone in a movie theater. while it may be okay to have your head down texting while on mass transit. but he has another opinion if airlines allow cell service. >> these seats are tight enough. i don't want to hear your conv

meg baker bass there as police searched for the criminals. >> reporter: rutgers students are picking up books and moving into their dorms and apartments. a lot of commotion going on. >> reporter: brian lives six blocks from campus' main drag, college ave. he heard what he thought was a fight outside his window around 12:30 in the morning on sunday. this is the corner of hamilton and hartwell where police say a shooting took place just as students were moving back into their off-campus housing. >> it was eye opening because here. obviously, you see the risk is cheaper -- >> he ran outside to see what was going on. after hearing two gunshots the inside. a female student was hit in the left arm by what police call an unknown projectile that came from a dark colored older model sedan with four men inside. >> i do feel unsafe in relation to college avenue. >> reporter: police say a female rutgers student was sexually assaulted near richardson and wyckoff street. gina lives down the street and says her parents are extremely worried. >> it was actually right here, which is scary for me. i l

meg baker is live. >> we're on the corner of heartwell street and hamilton street about six blocks from ruckers man drag of college avenue. this is the corner where police say a shooting took place as students were moving back into their apartments. >> the students returned for the fall semester to campus over the weekend. >> just like, loud voices and stuff going on. >> brian heard what he thought was a fight outside his window on heart well street, where a female student was injured in a shooting. >> it was definitely eye- opening, because really cheap to live down here, surprise, surprise, and so, lived down here obviously you see the risk it is cheaper, but life is on the line a little bit. >> police say the woman was hit in the left arm by an unknown project time that came from a dark-colored older model sedan with four men inside. >> i am nervous, it is a false sense of security. >> not long after the shooting police say a female student was sexually assaulted near richardson and students rent houses. she lives down the street and says her parents are extremely worried. >> it was

meg baker has the details. >> reporter: the big question is how a baby got locked in the safe in the first place. now police are looking for the family possibly from brooklyn after they left the hotel. >> an infant rescued from a locked safe. this all took place at the howard johnson hotel by the falls in niagra falls early tuesday morning. >> the panicked parents alerted safe their child was locked in the safe. a maintenance worker came in and was able to unlock the safe. the baby was alert and crying when the safe was opened. >> it's unknown how long the baby had been locked in the safe. police believe the baby is less than a year old and small enough to fit in the safe that's about 19 inches wide, 13 inches hall and 16 inches deep. >> once hotel staff realized how serious this was they contacted police. by then the parents left with the baby. >> police now do not know where they are. >> people like that should be locked in a safe like they locked their baby in a safe. it's sickening. >> according to police the room was registered to a person with an address from brooklyn, driving

going to be hot and humid, and it will have a few more popup storms later this afternoon. 6:03, meg baker is in for alex denis. a lot to deal with, right, meg? >> reporter: here's what you are getting into this morning. woodbridge, new jersey, an accident blocking three lanes on the northbound garden state parkway at 132, delays back to 130. you will want to stick with the new jersey turn bike as an alternate. in brooklyn, an overturned truck get by on the northbound bqe, and delays are back past flushing avenue. it's extremely heavy on the southbound side with the emergency vehicles with delays back it's a the l.i.e. the long island railroad issues this morning, expect delays on the westbound port jefferson trains due to a downed tree and power lines on the tracks, and alternate-side parking rules in effect citywide. chris and mary? >> breaking news now, the severe weather causing power problems, and as many as 30,000 people on long island are without power, and that's according to the utility pse&g. the heavy rain poured down at times, and this is video of the lightning shot by ilana go

meg baker with that part of our coverage this morning. meg? >>> an alert for the commuters on the long island. port jefferson branch is suspended in boat directions from port jefferson to stony brook because of downed wires. smithtown to huntington and ronkonkoma make all local stops for ronkonkoma and deer park through gamey. a. >>> now over to john -- through jamaica. >> now over to john elliott. >> reporter: variable winds at 6. southwest wind later today, and you can see the light rain out of monmouth and ocean county clearing out. the severe thunderstorm is getting off the tv screen, and it was the wind. the 70-mile an hour wind affiliated with the storm. today is a repeat day. like yesterday, we will be around 90. notice the drop in the temperatures, and also less humidity. today, northwest wind, and it's drier wednesday into thursday, and the change will come with the arrival of a front, and then the area of low pressure on friday, and it looks like it's trending to the north. rain in the forecast, and we could see the soaking rain out

pace yourself once again you have to avoid things after yesterday's rain, right, meg baker? >> that's right, whether you're riding the trains or taking the car into work, in scotchplains, new jersey, only the shoulder is open eastbound between west field road and harding road due to emergency repairs for yesterday's flooding, and andrea grymes is live on the scene with more in a moment. now a life look to the george washington bridge. no delays on the three hudson river crossing at this time, and now there's new jersey transit troubles. service suspended in both directions on the gladstone branch between gladstone and summit because of downed power lines. new jersey transit buss will be cross honoring for you. alternate-side parking rules in effect citywide. >>> meg, thank you. >>> the cleanup is underway after the powerful thunderstorm drenched new jersey yesterday. and andrea grymes has more, live from scotchplains. andrea, good morning. >> reporter: you can see the road work being done behind me, and only the shoulder is getting by here on eastbound route 22 in scotchplai

cbs 2's meg baker has the exclusive story. >> reporter: does this look safe to you? >> it's like gladiator to get on the train. >> reporter: i road the long island railroad where dozens of commuters jam packed into the train cars, sitting in kyles, blocking stairs, and emergency exits. kim hall had to sit on the floor from penn station to montauk on friday. >> people can't pass, and in an evacuation situation. it it's unsafe. >> reporter: she's not alone. >> just trying to get through the aisle, everyone is aggressive. >> reporter: the friday 4:00 p.m. cannon ball train has 12 train caw cars, three of which -- train cars, three of which are reserved seating only. leaving 1046 seats, is and on friday there were 1540 customers on board. that's 494 people left standing divided between nine cars, about 55 extra people in each car. it's not just the riders concerned about safety. cbs 2 has exclusively learned that the federal railroad administration will meet withed l.i.r.r.'s head of administrations tuesday afternoon. the meeting is to discuss solutions to the problem of

once on board, many were sitting on suitcases in the middle of the aisles. >> meg meg baker with the exclusive story. >> reporter: does this look safe to you? >> it's like gladiator to get on the train. >> reporter: i road the l.i.r.r. where dozens of commuters jam packed the train cars, sitting in aisles on top of the suitcases, blocking stairs and emergency exits. kim hall had to sit on the floor from penn station to montauk on friday. people cannot pass, and in an evacuation situation, it's unsafe. >> reporter: she is certainly not alone. >> just trying to get through the aisle, everyone is aggressive. >> reporter: the 4:00 p.m. friday cannon ball train has 12 train cars, three were reserved seating only, leaving 1046 seats in the unreserved section, and according to the l.i.r.r., on friday, august 7th, there were 1540 customers on board, and if you dot math, that's 494 people left standing, divided between nine cars, about 55 extra people in each car. it's not just the riders concerned about safety, cbs 2 exclusively learned that the federal railroad administration will meet with

in riverhead, meg baker, cbs2 news. >> and that hearing will be held at brookhaven town hall. the state pine barrens commission is expected to issue a ruling next month. >>> 80 wildfires. washington. out of control fires destroyed 50 lakeside homes and other buildings and forced 1,500 residents to flee. firefighters are attacking the flames on the ground and using water from nearby lakes to attack from the air. flames are surrounding homes. >> there is just a tremendous drain on the system right now it is. >> the nation is in preparedness level 5. the competition for resources is great. >> as severe drought and scorching heat have turned the world series in a tinderbox. when she fell while trying to evacuate. >>> this time of year is expensive for parents. coming up, we will show you ways supplies. >> speaking of back to school, see one mother's very unusual way to wake up her daughter on the first day of school. >> surprise! >>> today in history, in 1992 actor director woody allen, then 57, admit he was romantically involved with 21-year-old soon-ni previn. the two married in

cbs 2's meg baker has the hidden costs. >> reporter: college a step towards independence but at what cost? >> i think that young boys and girls should learn a sense of responsibility. >> reporter: kids may be out of the house but many are still financially dependent on their parents asking for things beyond the necessities of housing, food and books for luxuries. >> the conversation about sort of what the needs are, what the expectations are, what parents are willing to support or not, um, it's a good place to start. >> reporter: some of the latest add-on,s debit cards for off campus restaurants, meal delivery, an app for earned running and private gym memberships. >> i know kids who go to planet fitness. i just use the free school gym. >> reporter: walking on the campus of stevens institute of technology in hoboken i met a mix of students some that work for their extra spending money and others who get an allowance from their parents. this person gets $500 a month for what she calls extra things including having someone else do her laundry. then, um, like -- $20. admissions expert s

meg baker with details. >> reporter: in melville, we will take a live look. the l.i.e. is closed westbound due to an overturned tractor trailer at route 110. traffic is being pushed on to the service road there, and delays are back to exit 51 and growing quickly. if you're in a passenger car, stick with the northern state parkway as an alternate, and alternate-side parking rules in effect citywide. >> yeah, big mess we will continue to update there on cbs 2. >>> the search for a missing swimmer off the coast of sandy hook is expected to resume right now. the 25-year-old was with a group of others when he started to have trouble in the water around 7:30 last night. we will have another update in about half an hour from now. >>> new this morning, two 19- year-olds have been charged with attempted murderer in connection with the drive by murder in brooklyn. the two injured five people including a pregnant woman who lost her baby after being shot. >>> like we mentioned a beautiful thursday, but johnny has an update on that. >> reporter: scanning the skies, more clouds filli

but that's not what meg baker found today. >> do you see something wrong with this? i'm standing in a bench and not sitting on a bench here in a lower east side park and there are many more just like it. whose bright idea was this?! >> also tonight at 6:00, how far would you walk to see the pope during his visit to our area next month? 11 miles? cbs 2's christine sloan with the department of transportation's traffic and security plan. we'll see you at 6:00. >>> pablo picasso painting headed back to france where it belongs. the hairdresser painting was reported missing by paris national museum in modern art in 2001. i.c.e. investigators discovered it a decade later in a shipment passing through newark last december. the shipping label described its contents as a low value handicraft valued at 30 euros. it had a paining valued at 15 -- painting valued at $15 million. >>> lots of folks are hoping to see the perseid meteor showers. it's the final time this year to see the big show in the sky. at the planetarium in centreport entire families are excited about scanning the

meg baker, cbs 2 news. >>> now to wall street where a day that got off to a positive start ended with the market's biggest one day reversal since 2008! at the closing bell, the dow was down another 204 points. it had been up 441. the nasdaq also closed in the red down 19. the s&p lost 25. today's losses may not seem that bad on their own. but they do come on the heels of that 588-point drop for the dow yesterday and, um, let's see here, they mark a lot of 1700 points in the last four trading days. experts say for the near future, expect volatility. >> people need to bear in mind that we're entering a pretty volatile seasonal period for the markets, september october. >> the current turmoil can be traced to china where the economy is slowing and the government devalued its currency. >>> subway train operators are worried about their safety. cbs 2's dick brennan talked to at 5:00. >> i was dazed for a second. i'm like wow, he just hit me. >> reporter: this train operator never saw it coming. saturday night in the essex street station a passenger pushed in his cab door on his j train and

meg baker,. >> thank you, john. >>> take your time the out there. the manhattan span of the rfk bridge is closed until 5:00 a.m. due to construction. stick with the queens midtown tunnel. and also on the map, west 3rd street remains closed westbound between sullivan street and 6th avenue. and that's due to yesterday's water main break. and now take a look in cranberry, new jersey, south river road is closed in both directions at prospect plains road. that's due to an accident with a down thed pole and wires. and alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect city-wide. >> all right. thank you. >>> we begin with breaking news. a woman thrown traffic lights a vehicle and killed. >> and the driver has been taken into custody, suspected of driving while intoxicated. we are live from the police precinct where he is being held in brooklyn. good morning. >> reporter: well, chris and alex, police say this was a couple, a 29-year-old woman and a 35-year-old man. they had just left a bar or restaurant. he was behind the wheel and she was in the back

on the upper west side, meg baker, cbs2 news. >> is she texting? and talking? >> she is. >> and walking? >> and walking. >> yeah. and fcc proposal to allow cell phone use on airplaning still pending. i will say this. if someone is walking at me and they're texting and they're not looking up i will walk right into them. it drives me crazy. i'm not -- >> things to do. >> do it on the side. not in the middle obviously if street. >> i saw a guy delivering chinese food on a bike -- texting. middle of 57th and 10th he's pedaling away. here comes a dump truck this ought to be fun. >>> weather for a moment. >> just put the phone down and look up it's going to be nice. >> some delays on the george washington bridge inbound. >> up next the top stories today including the aftermath of the shooting in virginia. >> reporter: we're live this morning at @ television station where a news crew was killed in the middle of a live shot. this morning they are back on the air. >> and a costume crackdown at the crossroads of the world in those new patrols are also targeting other par

a more sun than clouds just ran into meg baker and she actually was tweeting out how much she loves this weather and we appreciate that meg. what a finish on friday. fine with some nice sunny skies and then though whoa, a little change saturday. so yeah you got a yard sale? you're going finally do that yard sale that garage sale? affinelily going to make a little kind of weekend get away? it's going to feel like summer and west wind is going to feel in. the heat is on and more humidity and more in the way of cloud cover as well. flirting with 90. sunday and monday. and i know we need the rain. but right now looks like we're staying dry. mary? >>> john thank you so much. we're back with another local cool update in about 25 minutes, "cbs this morning" returns after this. call 1-800-royal-caribbean or your travel agent today. >>> welcome back to "cbs this morning." coming up in this half hour, coloring books are growing up fast. see how adults are embracing a distraction from their digital lives by drawing inside the lines. >>> plus another colorful wonder if you can stand the stink. we're

in chelsea, meg baker, cbs 2 news. >>> the full lineup of the late show returning. every cup has a story. dunkin' k-cup packs in my life were a good fit. a single serving for myself, it's pretty special. it is like having a dunkin' store in my home which is what i've always dreamed of. bring home delicious dunkin' k-cup packs today. your coffee, your dunkin'. >>> uber's ceo will be one of the guests on stephen colbert's premier week, also there, george clooney, and amy schumer. with the guests comes a new sparkly new marquee. it was lit up yesterday. it debuts on september 8th after the news at 11 only on cbs 2. >>> 6:22, time for traffic and weather on the 2s. we had a chance to spend time with mr. colbert, wonderful man. >> we were laughing the entire time. >> charming and smart. >>> we will be watching, and they are watching in queens right now. appreciate you. in the city a muggy one. 86, feeling like 91. just for that, we have storms north, and a few more showers are tumbling through this afternoon. >> thank you, alex. >>> if you're traveling on the l.i.e. west