meg baker, cbs 2 news. >>> some relief for people still dealing with the reliefs of superstorm sandy. the government will not try to get back payments made in error if it's under $20,000. thousands have asked for reviews believing they were shortchanged by insurers. >>> police are asking for your help to find two suspects who stole $80,000 from a woman in queens. they approached the 80-year-old and asked for help cashing the lottery ticket. when she brought them to her home they took off with the money. >>> linden, new jersey police are examining video of a high school football game to see if a player should face criminal charges. the tigers were on the practice field yesterday minus number 1, fritz moncion. he was suspended after a friday night video showing him fighting on the field with david hoffman. he ends up with hoffman's helmet in his hands and swings and hits him on the head. linden players have shocked at the bad behavior of one of their football players. >> he should know better than that to do that. >> there's no place for that on the field. >> hoffman is a junior. he nee

cbs2's meg baker explains. >> reporter: have a new york state license? will you be grounded? >> i think people need to know if they are not going to be able to board. >> reporter: you may not be able to fly domestically in the u.s. with just a new york state i.d. why? >> whatever the current requirements ar to get a driver's license, it's insufficient as far as the department of homeland security is concerned to be able to battle against terrorists possibly getting fraudulent i.d.es and getting on the planes. >> reporter: the u.s. department of homeland security says new york state licenses are among those in four states that do not meet federal standards. for the real i.d. act set to go in effect in 2016. >> well, then, what would you use to get on? you would have to carry a passport? >> reporter: a valid passport is always accepted. or you need to visit your local dmv in person. the state has offered enhanced driver's licenses or edls. they cost 30 extra dollars on top of what you already pay for a standard license. the new york state tent of motor vehicles has asked an ext

cbs 2's meg baker has more on the investigation live from the east side. meg. >>reporter: chris and mary, we're outside the mexican consulate on 39th street between madison and park avenue. and you can see behind me a small group of people who are protesting the mexican president who is in town for the u.n. general assembly. now, overnight, like you said, two men were caught on camera throwing paint at the consulate and police have now stepped up security. red paint is splattered on the front of the mexican consulate, the sidewalk and scaffolding. >> approximately, oh, 3:30 this morning, there was two males that approached from the opposite side of the street with a cup of red paint, ran up, threw it onto the mission and then ran eastbound. >>reporter: the vandals' actions caught on camera. >> there's security cameras. >> everything was caught on video and the detectives are pulling the video and reviewing it as we speak. >>reporter: ambassador sandra funt es says it happened as security was changing guard and she worries it may have been protesters from yester

in new jersey, meg baker, cbs 2 news. >> and meg reached out to dunkin' donuts but so far no comment. >>> let's check in with lonnie quinn because it's a really nice wednesday out there. not humid, lovely temperatures. >> i heard some folks say it sounds like humidity is up. if it was up, it was not much. when you have temperatures in the 80s and you have relative humidity in the mid-30s, 30 percentile range, it feels good. a little higher humidity than yesterday, higher temperatures, as well. right now your temperatures, you know, you're in the 80s throughout the area. i have a 77 around long beach. this is brian who is -- what do you have to say there, brian? it's another great day. kudos to you, brian. you're right. it's a great day. i know for some of how are looking to get more of that crisp september feel, this was not a crisp september anything. it was a hot one out there. 83 right now. sunny sky overhead. taking a peek at my headlines it looks like this. temperatures today up at 88 degrees for a high in new york city. you're way above the average. average temperature should be

meg baker, cbs 2 news. >> it's hoped an expansion project will relieve the problem. idling trains will be the main problems at teaneck's town council meeting tonight. >>> fellow lawmakers are now taking aim at mayor de blasio's new york. governor chris christie and former mayor rudy giuliani both slammed de blasio's ability to fight crime and homelessness. cbs 2 political reporter marcia kramer with more. >> we have had the safest summer in over 20 years. >> reporter: maybe mayor de blasio should fire his scheduler. up next after the mayor and his wife on a morning cable show was someone who wasn't buying the mayor's act at all! >> i'm just stunned as are most people who live in this area that this has been the safest summer in new york! no one else believes that except for the two people who were just on your set. i guarantee you this. this guy don't believe it. >> reporter: new jersey governor chris christie referring to the tragic incident at the west indian day parade where cuomo aide carey gabay was hitted in head by a stray bullet among gang gunfire. >> we didn

in upper grandview, meg baker, cbs 2 news. >>> a commuter alert for the port authority bus terminal. when everybody is back to work on tuesday, officials say they are reassigning some gates to cut down on delays and overcrowding. what this means most new jersey transit gates will be moved to the third floor while most coach usa gates will be moved to the fourth floor. the changes starting tuesday will impact more than 30,000 weekday commuters. new signs will be posted around the terminal to help guide commuters to the new gates. >>> a new pilot program until the city tracks how you drive, when you drive, how fast you drive and how much gas you use. the department of transportation says it will help fix street problems others saying it's like big brother watching. cbs 2 political reporter marcia kramer with the story. >> reporter: it's a tiny black box about the size of a pack of gum installed under the steering wheel that will allow city officials under a pilot program called drive smart to collect and access data about how you drive. if you drive like a maniac, if you're mr. or mrs.

cbs 2's meg baker reports from east harlem. >> reporter: the papal visit to new york city is sure to be a whirlwind experience with many hoping for a chance just to see the pope. >> we think this is his most important trip to be with those immigrants and refugees that catholic charities is privileged to serve. >> reporter: today at st. see celia on 106th street the monsignor head of catholic charities announced the selected mothers, children and others who will receive the papal blessing. >> i feel excited to meet the pope. >> reporter: martha castro along with a dozen others will be blessed by pope francis at our lady queen of angels school in east harlem on september 25th. >> to give them hope that they mean something that they are important so i think they really amazing. >> i think this will be a huge experience for me. >> having this be the place where he comes to not only meet the diverse community but also embrace the challenges that exist in communities like ours, um, is really touching and humbling. >> reporter: representatives from catholic charities say the pope's actions

cbs 2 meg baker shows us will is confusion over the way some are wheeling around the city. >> reporter: they are taking over the streets. but are they a danger to pedestrians at speeds of up to 18 miles per hour. >> i joke around that it is like flying. it feels like a hover craft or something. because you're going so fast and the wind is blowing. it feels great. >> right now i'm standing on a motorized uni-cycle, new technology hitting new york streets about but are they allowed? >> not ad, e-boards, segways, electric books and scooters and we spoke to all sorts of authorities who are supposed to enforce this rule and they seem confused. >> you don't know? >> a new technology, i don't know. >> are they allowed in the park? >> yes. >> they are allowed? >> yes. >> according to the department of transportation, motorized self balancing devices such as segways and other personal transporters are prohibited in new york city. but it is up to the nypd to enforce. william kenyan created the jetson wheel. an electric personal transport device he sells for $900. he says he can ride it anywhere.

talk about mostly sunny, that's the disposition that best describes meg baker, in for alex. >> in new jersey, the northbound lanes the spur are closed 15 to 15w. now taking a look in queens, the westbound westbound yankee robinson is closed. now to the good morning washington bridge. a 10 minute wait for the tolls, and outbound is closed for construction. no delays for the lincoln or holland tunnels. >>> now to the long island railroad, it's expected to here's a live look from new cassell. a freight strain derailed west of hicksville on tuesday. it's blocking one of two tracks on the port jefferson lines. hopefully you're going to have a smooter commute on the l.i.r.r. >> reporter: governor cuomo's office is in mourning after losing an aide to gun violence. carey gabay was taken off life support. he was caught in the cross fire of a gang gun battle. governor cuomo said in part "carey was the epitome of an he chose to better the lives of others." >>> the nation of chile reeling from an earthquake that struck last night. it issued a magnitude of 8.3 and sunt people screaming and running

meg baker is live this morning with more. meg. >> reporter: you can see behind me, the crime scene tape is still up. investigators on-the-scene. we are on 28th avenue here in astoria. and investigators are looking for answers after a man was shot and killed here outside of a hubka bar. down the block a bit after 4:00 white cones mark where more the street. car and sped off. bedroom what had happened. >> i thought someone was back. light. >> how many shots. >> the sounded like six, seven shots. >> reporter: now, police are saying they still are looking the street, again, saw speed off in his car. we're live in astoria, meg baker, cbs 2news this morning. >> thank you. >>> happening today, the pope may be back in rome, but president barack obama and other world leaders will be at the u.n. this morning. >> that means massive traffic problems in manhattan. cbs 2news' janelle burrell is live. hi. >> reporter: good morning to you. chris and mary. awhole lot of traffic and gridlock once again here on the east side this morning. first

meg baker, cbs 2 news. >> police have recovered the paint can that was used and they are processing it as evidence. >>> long island parents celebrate a medical milestone. susan and michael faith of floral park became alarmed three months ago when they noticed both their newborn twin sons liam and gavin had deformed ears. they were facing surgery but instead chose the relatively new procedure of ear molding. the molds are held in place with silicon clips and only need to be worn for several weeks to reshape the ear's cartilage and surrounding skin. >> i thought if we can prevent possible future teasing or the boys being insecure about a physical trait of theirs, it seems like the best thing to do. >> today they celebrated the adorable infants' 3-month birthday with a little cake. doctors say the ear molds do not affect the child's hearing and work best when inserted shortly after birth. >> adorable is the right word. >>> we all remember the devastating flooding after superstorm sandy. last thing anything wants is that to happen more often. >> the findings of a new study say that's exact

cbs2's meg baker has the story now from brooklyn. >> reporter: they try to visit their brother as much as they can. when they showed up to the home where a caretaker takes after him, this eviction notice was on the door. >> he that is been missing 14 days. we found out four days ago. the caretaker never informed us or the police department. >> reporter: the caretaker is paid by the state to care for the men. the family is so worried because ortiz suffers from schizophrenia. >> being that he is off his medication for 14 days, he is now in the state of talking to himself. he hears voices and he can become aggressive. >> reporter: family members say the caretaker told them he brought ortiz to hotel lux on atlantic avenue. when i went inside to speak to management they say ortiz was not with the group of men. >> i didn't see him. we saw him on the -- he went out. >> he never came into the hotel? >> no. >> reporter: the caretaker is sherman graham. we attempted to speak to him at the address where he now resides and called him. he didn't wish to speak with us. >> the police can't press char

meg meg shows -- meg baker shows us there's confusion on how some are wheeling around the city. >> reporter: they are taking but are they a danger to pedestrians at speeds of up to 18 miles per hour? >> i joke around is that it feels like you're flying. >> right now i'm standing on a motorized you know -- a motorized unicycle. >> reporter: not legal are motorized segways, electric scooters. we spoke to those who are supposed to enforce the rules. they seemed confused. >> are they allowed? >> yeah. >> according to the department of transportation, motorized self-balancing devices such as segways and other personal transporters are prohibited in new york city. but it's up to the nypd to enforce. william kenyon created the jetsen wheel, he says he can ride it anywhere. >> are there any rules to riding them on the streets and sidewalk? >> sidewalk, no problem. >> reporter: he said he even sold a few to police officers in the neighborhood for personal use. >> i sold a couple, maybe like 30 police officers already. >> reporter: according to nypd, the personal transport devices can not be register

in the forest hills section of queens, meg baker, cbs 2 news. >> new york was the first state to pass a law protecting a mother's right to breast- feed in public. a woman may breast-feed her child in public with or without a cover. >>> that's all the news we have today at 5:00. i will see you again tonight at 11:00. news at 6:00 starts right now. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >>> rolling out the red carpet for pope francis. it's the star treatment in washington for the leader of the catholic church. i'm dana tyler. tonight we begin our countdown to the papal visit here in new york. the clock that you're about to see on the right corner of your screen shows you we are 47 hours from his thursday arrival in new york. but first, excitement across the country as pope francis steps on to u.s. soil. the pope arriving in washington, dc about two hours ago coming off his trip to cuba. and shortly after, crowds of children greeted him at the vatican embassy in washington. this is where the 78-year-old pontiff will stay while in the nation's capital. cbs 2 with live

meg baker joined families on the upper east side as some faced their first day fears. day for this 4-year-old. >> this is my first day. >> reporter: the first day of pre-k at ella baker school on the upper east side. >> maya. >> reporter: she has her backpack ready shoes on and her dad is making sure she has a healthy breakfast. >> sugar is not healthy. >> reporter: this family has three children ready to get ready. backpack on, a high five for the doorman. >> thank you. >> enjoy. >> reporter: and a final good- bye to her older sister. >> maya is my first born daughter. not my wife's but mine. the day she was born, in fact, the moment i held her in my arms for the first time, i told my wife, you know, someday i'm going to lose her. >> reporter: they were off. dad carrying maya until they got close. but maya must have felt her dad's heartbreak. >> dad, i can't walk that fast! >> reporter: he had his two little ones back in his arms. >> i love you, daddy. >> i have been dreading each step that leads to separation, you know, i want to see her grow up, very happy to see he

in midtown it meg baker, cbs 2 news. >> very important issue. get out there in the open. >> you bet. >>> it's been months since outrage first erupted over conditions at nail salons. well, what's been done in new york since then? we demand answers as a new protection plan comes to light. >> pistol-whipped and dragged along the ground. why the owner of this game store says that this brutal robbery makes no sense. >> and the extra charge amtrak riders are about to see. across america, people like basketball hall of famer dominique wilkins... ...are taking charge of their type 2 diabetes... ...with non-insulin victoza . for a while, i took a pill to lower my blood sugar. but it didn't get me to my goal. so i asked my doctor about victoza . he said victoza works differently than pills. and comes in a pen. victoza is proven to lower blood sugar and a1c. it's taken once a day, any time. victoza is not for weight loss, but it may help you lose some weight. victoza is an injectable prescription medicine that may improve blood sugar in adults with type 2

meg baker checked out the taxi battle to see what works. >> reporter: raising your arm to hail a cab may be the thing of a past. now drivers have a new app to help them compete against other forms of transportation. >> there's been a sharp drop in the number of people riding yellow taxis because of uber, lyft. this is a good move by the tlc. let's hope the public uses it and it really levels the playing field. >> reporter: like uber, lyft, via and get, yellow taxis now have an app for customers to catch a ride called arrow. today is day one. but does it work? >> you should be my first request if it comes through properly. >> reporter: i tried to use the new app several times to no avail. i walked over to arnold singleton to see if he was the cab i requested. >> i think it's not working properly. >> reporter: he downloaded the app on his meter system. it reads e hail enabled. but when i requested a taxi while sitting next to him, the app directed a cab a few blocks away to meet me. >> i'm the closest and pick up another one about two blocks away. >> arrow says today was a soft launch

on the upper west side, meg baker, cbs 2 news. >>> as meg just mentioned some companies sell the devices as self balancing cycles others call it scooters, it is against the law to have a self balancing device in the city >>> still ahead, they are more than just pets. >> he saved my life, that's the best way to put it. i don't know where i'd be without him. >>> why three men are hoping a very long walk with their dogs will bring help to veterans. >>> the every day salad ingredient being pulled off store shelves because of a deadly outbreak. >>> coming up, it is not even labor day, but it is actually the time to start thinking about your winter holiday plans we'll tell you about the specific days to book on thanksgiving. >>> first not feeling like winter out there vanessa murdock has the forecast. >>> it is going to be awhile we have temperatures at or above 80 and into the 90s in the forecast i'll have details coming up. but remember, rain or shine you can access the forecast anytime with the cbs new york weather app you can also check live radar and send us your weather tt2watx#`o4 p bt@

. >> meg baker spoke with the riders. >> jerica hill rode in strong. >> staying active keeps your lungs clear. the biggest problem with people with cystic fibrosis, the lungs get clogged up with mucus. exercise is important. >> reporter: he had a double lung transplant 3 1/2 years ago and finished a 500-mile bike ride from maine to new york presbyterian columbia in the name of cystic fibrosis. the bike to breath event encourages people with cf and their families to stay active and exercise. >> in 1993 my son gunner was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. we are celebrating the accomplishments of jerica hill, a man with a double lung transplant that completed his second 500-mile bike tour. >> his riding partner, emily shalor started exercising in 2007. she was sick of being sick. >> raised awareness for those patients but everyone we met on the way we were able to share our stories and raise funds. >> reporter: the duo was surrounded by doctors at the finish line. >> he is promoting sports as sort of a significant part of cf care. performed the transplant. a few months after ran a 5k race wi

cbs 2's meg baker working on think story for our news at 6:00. then this is a lot of money, meg. >> hundreds of thousands of dollars and i sat down with this woman from new jersey who has injuries that go way beyond burns from hot coffee. >> reporter: meg will have thank you. i have type 2 diabetes. i started with pills. and now i take a long-acting insulin at night. i take mine in the morning. i was trying to eat right, stay active. but i wasn't reaching my a1c goal anymore. man: my doctor says diabetes changes over time. it gets harder to control blood sugar spikes after i eat and get to goal. my doctor added novolog at mealtime for additional control. now i know. novolog is a fast-acting, injectable insulin and it works together with my long-acting insulin. proven effective. the mealtime insulin doctors prescribe most. available in flexpen . vo: novolog is used to control high blood sugar in adults and children with diabetes. take novolog as directed. eat a meal within 5 to 10 minutes after injection. check your blood sugar levels. do not take

meg baker shows us there's confusion over the way some are wheeling around the city. >> they are taking over the streets, but are they a danger to pedestrians at speeds of 18 miles an hour? >> i joke around it's like flying like a hovercraft or something. the wind is blowing, and it feels great. >> this is is a motorized unicycle. this is new technology hitting the streets, but are they allowed? according to the nypd not legal are the motorized e bikes and electric scooters, but we spoke to all kinds of authorities who are supposed to enforce the rule, and they seem confused. you don't know? >> it's a new technology. >> reporter: they are allowed in the park? >> yeah. >> reporter: are they allowed? >> yeah. >> reporter: according to the department of transportation, motorized self-balancing devices are prohibited in new york city, but it's up to the nypd to enforce. william kenyon created the jetson wheel, a personal device he sells for $900 and says he can ride it anywhere. any rules to riding them on the sidewalk? >> no problem. >>> he says he sold a few to police officers in the neig

the caretaker says he brought ortiz and several other patients to a hotel, but the clerk told meg baker ortiz never stayed there. >> he just went separate out. >> reporter: he never came into the hotel? >> he never came in. >> he has been off his medication for 14 days, and he's now in the state of talking to himself. he does hear voices. >> reporter: how are you? >> i'm fine. >> reporter: the caretaker had no comment when cbs 2 reached him by phone. >>> a united airlined flight was diverted as a woman became unrulely and belligerent. she's the flight crew was trying to calm her down when she hit another passenger and a worker. she is facing criminal disruption of a flight. >>> the kentucky clerk who refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses made an emotional plea as she went back to work. >> i don't want to be a whipping post, i just want to serve my neighbors with a good conscious. >> the documents were edited remove her name, title, and authorization. kentucky's governor says the licenses are still valid and the judge overseeing davis' case has not raised any objections to them. >>

that's what it's like, our meg baker is a good 14, 13 blocks away from us right now but the people are going to get a chance to see him if only from a little distance, meg what do you have? [ no audio ] >> reporter: kristine and maurice, no denying the energy here along fifth avenue. we are between 53rd and 52nd street. this is within the ticketed area and many of these people have been here since 11:00 a.m. they lined up first to get through security and now to get through the black fence and now all pushed up along the barrier. the mood, everyone is very calm. very complete they're letting the young ones get up close and letting the elderly get up close just to get a look at the pope. now earlier before we knew the pope was in new york city most people were on the ground. now you can see everyone is on their feet and as soon as we hear cheers further down -- everyone is on their tiptoes. so i'll introduce you to some friends i made fear from jersey city, this is stewart and luke. and so you guys are expecting that the pope might get out of his vehicle. >> yeah. i'm really hoping he s