of edgewater says is the son of rachel noerdlinger is charged with ago gravated manslaughter. he stabbed and killed a man in front of an edgewater home. >> she lives two doors down from the noerdlingers. her bedroom window sits above the crime scene where blood still covers the sidewalk monday night. >> i'm a very light sleeper. i didn't hear a thing. >> reporter: the victim identified as savion lewallen and four others seen here traveled with plans to rob noerdlinger. sources say the plot involved drugs, but during the altercation lewallen was fatally stabbed in the thigh. >> this is beyond strange. killing here in this town, only surpassed by noerdlinger's alleged involvement. this, not the first time the teen has been in trouble with the law. noerdlinger herself drew heat for failing to disclose tt cit a y officials that her live-in boyfriend is a convicted kideer. noerdlinger could not be reached for comment about her son's terest monday but her neighbors can't stop talking, still reeling from the violence that played out in the usually quiet city. the city's mayor ants pe

tonight he's arrested for manslaughter. 19-year-old carkhari noerdlinger -- 19-year-old khari noerdlinger fighting off an armed robber with a knife. lucy yang in edge water, new jersey. >> the violent stabbing of a teenager in this quiet borough of edge water, new jersey is shocking enough but tonight we're learning it has a >> reporter: 19-year-old car --khari noerdlinger now stands accused of killing a 16-year-old boy sunday night. khari is the son of rachel noerdlinger. khari noerdlinger is now charged with aggravated manslaughter, possession of a weapon and hindering apprehension. >> i'm shocked. i live here because it's a safe neighborhood. for this to happen, it just goes to show no place is safe. >> reporter: according to police, five people, mostly teenagers from the nyack spring valley area came in to edge water sunday night with the nent nent -- with the intent to rob. we're told they confronted noerdlinger. a fight broke out. they believe that's when noerdlinger fatally stabs one of the teens in the leg. was noerdlinger a victim acting in self-defense, or is there more to his i

that's how prosecutors painted khari noerdlinger today. they said he's simply a college student having to defend his own life. >> reporter: 19-year-old khari noerdlinger pleaded not guilty during a first appearance in a new jersey courtroom today, even as prosecutors laid out evidence indicating he not only knew the 16-year-old he's accused of >> the evidence will show that they also shared a business together. the evidence showed and does show that they in fact were drug dealers and specifically the evidence shows that sl worked with khari noerdlinger. >> reporter: investigators say the victim, savion and four others. when the confrontation turned violent, prosecutors say noerdlinger stabbed lewellen and tried to cover it up. defense attorneys today refuted the prosecution's claims, insisting noerdlinger was the victim. >> he was jumped. he was attacked. and he probably saved his own life. >> reporter: the son of rachel noerdlinger, the former aide forced to step down after a she was at the the courthouse today but did not enter the court

khari is the son of rachel noerdlinger. khari noerdlinger is now charged with aggravated manslaughter, possession of a weapon and hindering apprehension. >> i'm shocked. i live here because it's a safe neighborhood. for this to happen, it just goes to show no place is safe. >> reporter: according to police, five people, mostly teenagers from the nyack spring valley area came in to edge water sunday night with the nent nent -- with the intent to rob. we're told they confronted noerdlinger. a fight broke out. when noerdlinger fatally stabs one of the teens in the leg. was noerdlinger a victim acting in self-defense, or is there more to his involvement? according to his attorney, quote, he fought them off and gets rewarded with a manslaughter charge. >> i've never had a problem. i don't see anybody fighting. it's a qui et neighborhood. it's a great place to live. >> reporter: rachel noerdlinger had a bumpy ride as first lady. she was dating a convicted killer then and her son was arrested at 17. rachel noerdlinger would eventu

noerdlinger lives in this edgewater apartment building with his mother, rachel noerdlinger, a former aide to new york city first lady chirlane mccray. they say it's where khari was confronted by a group of young adults sunday night. noerdlinger apparently tried to fight off his alleged attackers, including 16-year- old sauvignon lewallen of new york. investigators say noerdlinger stabbed lewallen in the leg, severing an artery. he later died in the hospital. and four others are under arrest accused of trying to hide evidence after the altercation. >> i work two days seven days a week to live here because it's a safe neighborhood. place is safe. >> reporter: elaine lives next door to the noerdlingers. in 2014, khari noerdlinger was arrested for criminal trespass. later that year, his mother stepped down from her job, she said in part to spend more time with her son. >> it's shocking. . i just can't imagine. >> reporter: noerdlinger is being held on half a million dollars bail, but the judge is not allowing him to post 10 percent in order to get out. as for the other four suspects who

noerdlinger is the 19-year-old son of rachel noerdlinger. she was the chief of staff up until about year or so ago. what we found out today confirmed what we first reported last night. the state saying, yes, this was a drug deal gone bad. that noerdlinger had a preexisting relationship with the victim, a 16-year-old from spring valley, who was according to the state working for noerdlinger has a drug dealer. that he called on the way down noerdlinger was aware of this, that he was armed with a knife when they came there. they got into an argument. this all according to the state. and that noerdlinger then stabbed his victim with a knife 7 inches into his leg. his defense attorney says this is all about self-defense. >> he was jumped. he was attacked. he probably saved his own life by taking the actions that he did. i think that's fairly clear. there's nothing that the prosecutor said that's inconsistent with what i'm saying right now. >> reporter: now according to the prosecutor, noerdlinger went back to his home, told somebody in the home t

khari noerdlinger is the set of rachel noerdlinger, a former top aide to bill de blasio's wife. in 2014 he was arrested for criminal trespass. that same year, rachel noerdlinger resigned from her job at city hall in part she said to spend more time with her then 17-year-old son. >> it's all a shock to me. >> reporter: lane reno lives >> never had issues with them. no. >> reporter: jeffrey lichtman is an attorney who represents both rachel and khari noerdlinger. he tells cbs2 news that he's very disappointed in these charges and claims that khari noerdlinger was the victim in all of this. mayor de blasio and his wife issued a brief statement saying their hearts go out to everyone involved. reporting live at edgewater, brian connie ware, cbs2 news. >>> breaking news where five firefighters have been hurt, fighting a fire at a home on sinclair avenue. tracee carrasco has more. >> reporter: the fire started here around 9:00 tonight at this house behind me at 1053 sinclair avenue. in the huguenot section of staten island, started in the basement and quickly spread. fire chief on scen

take a look at the video of khari noerdlinger who seemed very nervous, looking around the courtroom for his mother and others who had gathered in the courtroom to support him. of course, noerdlinger is charged with stabbing to death one of four people who police say attempted to rob him in edge water the other night, but prosecutors were explaining today, as you said shirleen, that it now appears the younger noerdlinger knew the victim. they explained, the prosecutor did, why it is that she's asking for that $500,000 bail with no option to post the customary 10%. >> he had a pre-existing relationship with the victim who we'll continue to identify as l. sam. they also shared a business together. the evidence does show that they, in fact, were drug dealers. >> reporter: now, the prosecutor also said today in court, accused noerdlinger of going back to the scene of that stabbing and taking away evidence. the prosecutor also said he was assisted by another person, although they did not say who the person is. pleaded not guilty. his attorneys say they are hoping to get him out on bail the ne

we're told there was a fight and noerdlinger stabbed one of them in the leg. that 16-year-old suspect died. >> i'm a light sleeper, i can't hear a thing. >> in edgewater this is beyond strange. >> police said noerdlinger tried to get rid of the knife after the stabbing. >>> on staten island, five of new york's bravest were hurt battling a fire in st. clair avenue two fell through the floor inside. all five are in stable condition recovering in a hospital right now. no word yet on how the fire started. >>> parents and students from three charter schools in manhattan are taking their fight for funding up to albany. in the fourth annual charter school advocacy day. organizers expect more than 1,000 people to attend. they're calling for changes which they say short changes charter schools. >>> on this tuesday morning, just ahead, why an historic horse carriage vote may not hahzppen anytihx soon. >>> plus this morning, we're getting a look at the moment an amtrak train went off the tracks. >>> and storm team 4 tracking the february warmup. weather and traffic on th

noerdlinger's mother was the chief of staff for the city's first lady. >>> would you support breathalyzer tests at school even for elementary students? the idea is getting mixed reaction where parents weighed in on the policy that could become a reality. we're with chuckey with details. >> reporter: administrators they safety. they want this to beto deterrent for kids to use alcohol, but and frisk. >> you don't have to do this. this is a wrong stop to do. is the next stop to conduct urine tests, blood tests? >> reporter: one after another, parents speak out against a plan that could put their children through a very grownup test. >> i don't see the purpose in doing these breathalyzers. >> reporter: a school board table for months would allow teachers and administrators in the district to give breathalyzer tests to students suspected at drinking at all schools in the district and at school events. tuesday at the district's board meeting there was virtually no public support for the plan that would make it the first in the county to do so. >> it's not because we don't trust you. it's becaus

aide to the mayor's wife is behind bars charged with manslaughter in new jersey. 19-year-old khari noerdlinger fatally stabbed someone. four more are facing charges including armed robbery. >>> five firefighters were hurt. the fire started around 9:00 officials say the flames were so intense it burned through 12 beams. a firefighter fell through the floor and into the fire. he suffered burns. other firefighters were treated for minor injuries. the cause is still under investigation. >>> police are looking for a subway flasher. they say that shortly after 7:30 thursday morning, this man exposed himself to a female passenger. they say he boarded an adjacent train and did the same thing to another woman. you see the images of him there. >>> we are looking at gorgeous skies. great for us, unless you're into the whole groundhog thing. 39, winds are variable. it's a big drop from yesterday. kingsston at 24. down about 10 from yesterday, normal. it's going to be a pretty day today. tomorrow is a busier day, gusty winds, and then you have this front pushing through that will turn soggy. very busy in t