the busiest fire department in rockland county. two calls in a matter of minutes. then an overnight training drill for this all-volunteer force. but there's no amount of training that can prepare them dangers. day. >> we got in. this whole basement was cop converted. it was set up into illegal bedrooms. >> rack shackle homes are being >> they charge sometimes $500 a room. >> this was a boarding house? >> it was a boarding house, yes. >> they slice up the houses into virtual tenements for undocumented workers desperate for day jobs. he's a volunteer firefighter and a citizen lived in one of those homes with his parents. >> you're looking for somewhere to live, not sleep in the street. you try to do as much as you can with the little bit you have. >> the fire did get behind us when we were inside there. >> this was a single family home last year converted into an illegal dormitory for religious students. incredibly, everyone got out safely. >> they're putting our lives at risk, the residents' lives at risk. it's not if. it's just going to be a matter of time when, wh

rockland county, janelle burrell, cbs 2 news. to breaking news the search is on in the bronx. >> cbs 2 joins us live from the scene with more. >> chris and mary, cameras caught the impact that moment that that woman was left critically injured in the middle of the street. the same moment that the driver continued to speed off. >> this was the scene last night as police combed williams bridge road searching for evidence that would lead them to the personbehind the wheel who just kept going. we've obtained recorded surveillance video of the crash. the woman is crossing williams bridge road at around 10:30. she heads out and manages to get to the middle of the street stopping for passing cars in front of her. that's when the victim is clipped from behind by the older model white sedan. it is unclear if the driver knew they hit a pedestrian her belongings strewn across the road. >> police are still searching for the driver of that white sedan as for the victim the 47- year-old woman is in critical condition at jacobi hospital. cbs 2

. >>> it looked like rockland county was under siege. scores of fbi agents and local police raiding locations looking for evidence in an ongoing fraud investigation. are they still going on right now? >> reporter: at our location the raid wrapped up in just the last 40 minutes. i want to take you across the street here and show you where it was going on. this private home right here, fbi agents were here for hours upon hours pulling out boxes with evidence. and the raids were happening all over rockland county. chopper 4 was in the air and captured images from multiple locations. the agents hauling out boxes of evidence. the fbi confirms they have conducted sweeping raids at more than a dozen locations including they have removed boxes of paperwork and equipment from both private homes and businesses as well. it is part of an ongoing corruption investigation in predominantly orthodox jewish communities. the fbi won't say what the nature of those investigations are. but it involves the misappropriation of federal money that is supposed to

. >>> federal agents spreading out through rockland county raiding dozens of homes and businesses in a massive fraud investigation. >> reporter: the raid at this particular location has been going on all afternoon. take a look at the house behind me here. fbi agents have been bringing boxes out of that house for hours now. they have assistance from the police as well. chopper 4 was in the air hours ago and captured similar images from multiple locations in the area. the fbi confirmed they have conducted sweeping raids at more than a dozen locations here in rockland county. they have removed boxes of paperwork and equipment from private homes and businesses as investigation in predominantly orthodox jewish neighborhoods. it involves the misappropriation of federal money that is supposed to be used to buy technological equipment. the program is looking into whether locals have been misappropriating money collected through that program. sources tell us they don't expect any ray rests arrests today. >>> president obama announced his pick to replace the late antonin scalia on the supreme

at this time there are no exposures of concern in rockland county. there is no risk of further spread of meningitis to local residents. >> if i get a call and i was on this plane with this person how concerned should i be? >> you shouldn't be. casual contact is not how it's picked up. it's with direct contact withsa saliva, mucus, people that live with someone that really are intimate with them and provide close care to that person. >> reporter: at this point the cdc won't say what airline route or airport the victim may have used here, but we are told that people at rookland county who came into contact with him are getting medication as a precaution. >>> wisconsin governor scott walker is expected to endorse ted cruz for president tomorrow. donald trump says he does not expect to get walker's endorsement. wisconsin tomorrow. both cruz and clinton campaigned there today. >> no idea how to keep america safe from radical islamic terrorists. anind so instead he threatens lawsuits and attacks their wives. >> he started it. if he didn't start it nothing

. >>> the show must go on tonight in rockland county but a high school version of "the producers" will be missing something. the swastikas have been cut from the satirical musical about hitler. cbs 2's tony aiello. >> reporter: if someone scrawled a swastika on a desk at tappan zee high school it would be treated as a which explains why this stage will be devoid of swastikas when high school presents the mel brooks musical the the call made by superintendent bob pritchard. >> there is no context in a public high school where a -- a -- a swastika is -- is appropriate. >> reporter: the controversy erupted as these things so often do on social media. after someone posted a picture of swastikas on this stage on their facebook page. [ music ] >> reporter: this 2009 video from ardsley high school gives you an idea of what was planned. swastikas on nazi flags and arm band during springtime for hitler, the satirical show within a show that ridicules the german mad man. a handful of parents found the swastikas offensive and complained. after checking out the stage, the superintendent agreed. >>

in rockland county, lou young, cbs 2 news. >> merlin entertainment says it's also looking at possible sites in orange county and northern new jersey. >>> in just a moment they risked their lives to save animals in danger. >> as i opened the door i was hit in the face with this big cloud of black smoke. >> hear from the heroes who saved a dozen dogs from a burning shelter. >> and some big changes to the s.a.t.s. children are about to take the >> and a little bit of snow today. i'll go over those snow totals in a bit and look at this. weekend. i'll talk about that coming up. >> coming up on the "cbs evening news," new pipes are being installed in flint, >> scott pelley is here now hi, scott. >> reporter: kristine and maurice, great to be with you. we have been following the water disaster in flint, michigan for many weeks now. of course, the lead poisoning and more 100 children there because of problems with the water. we are going to follow up today on how those kids are doing and show you how flint is trying to fix its problem. we'll have that and all the political news coming right u

marcus nolas explains. >> it was a news about tax delinquents and the money that rockland county should be collecting. >> we're talking $3.3 million total. that's the money that the good people of this county that pay their taxes on time are supporting. it's wrong. >> the location was tell ing. next to a wooded area called patrick farm at the heart of the one controversial proposed developments in the county. >> open space, trees, wildlife gone forever if this happens. >> this is video from a community group called roso that's suing to stop the project. the 208-acre property was purchased by a developer who plans to build over 400 units of housing. the town has approved zoning. opponents fear this untouched open space that's part wetland will turn into a community. >> we're talking about multifamily housing with 7 to 10 bedrooms per unit, which is not what most people consider a townhouse. about extremely large population. >> suzanne shapiro is a lawyer suing the developer. her home over looks the property. >> they want to pave over and flatten the majority of the property. >> the count

. >>> also happening now, search for a missing 10-year-old girl in rockland county. kelly rivera-pillco was last seen at a bus stop yesterday morning on bethune boulevard in spring valley. police say she never boarded a bus and she never arrived at school. anyone with information is asked to call spring valley police. >>> today with very little time to spare, new jersey transit negotiations resume. this morning some are criticizing governor christie. tracie strahan is at newark penn station. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. no stranger to controversy, but a possible transit strike and governor christie is going on vacation. the governor announced that he and his wife would be heading out of state to celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary. he says he will be gone three to four days, well before the strike deadline of sunday. it comes as new jersey transit and their 11 rail unions are trying to hammer out a deal that avoids a strike. there are already fears about new jersey transit's plan b, extra bus service at hubs in north and central new jersey. that will

ines: checking in on westchester, things are fine as you make your way into rockland county. middlesex county looks good on the turnpike. let's go to the cameras. have a look at the commute on staten island expressway and victory boulevard. looks good heading towards the bridge eastbound. westbound. there's construction leaving to lanes open on that's about a 10 15 minute wait . it's a better option with good on the 495. ben, back to you. >> he and his family will stay in washington. he finishes his second term. i've seen this coming for a while.his daughter will finish high school without having to transfer. it's how long he plans to remain in washington. week after he graduates, we will be out there. >> you have two years left obama will be the first president to stay in washington after its terms since woodrow wilson. i believe juliet that woodrow wilson is the only president who is buried in washington d.c. >> he is buried there?>> i believe he is the only one buried in washington d.c. >> he must have a love affair with washington d.c.? >> let's get over to . >> my parents didn't c

and rockland county -- in rocket the search continues -- in rockland county the search continue force a girl who disappeared at a bus stop. 10-year-old kelly riveira pillco was last seen at a bus stop in spring valley. eyewitness news reporter mallory hoff is there live this morning. >>reporter: ken, good morning. an we're standing at that bus stop now where she was last seen yesterday at 8:15 in the morning. she never made it onto the bus and then she never showedded up at school. i do want you to take a very good look now at this photo. this is the 10-year-old chiel, kelly riveira pillco. she was last seen wearing a black jacket, blue overall type skirt and brown ugg boots. she's 5'2", 118 pounds. investigators believe she may in fact be in danger. spring valley police with the help of hubberrine volunteer group focused on the area of the bus stop near the corner of bethune boulevard an ben wild row. that's where they set up a command post. this morning that investigation we do want to encourage you to go to our website, abc7ny. there's a photo of this little girl posted on there. t

police in rockland county, need your help. this young girl went missing yesterday morning kelly pilco. seen at bus stop in spring valley. she never made it to school. >> former mayor bloomberg will not be president of the united states. he talked about a vice-presidential pick. was very close to getting in. decided not to do. his reasons coming up. >> governor chris christie is going on vacation today, celebrating his 30th wedding anniversary with mary pat. there is a transit strike deadline a few days away, sunday night, i believe. governor christie said he will provide leadership while he is off sell it braking. a lot of folks we're talking tooto at the train station in newark, are you serious, going away on tuesday in middle. week and all that is going on and all the time you spent away from new jersey last year? >> people get it. will not be in the middle of negotiations. those people will be with and he will being on the phone. >> for a lot of people it's bit much. what else? >> if you love travel and looking for a career

eyewitness news reporter mallory hoff is live in spring valley in rockland county. mallory, good morning to you. >>reporter: michelle, good morning. we actually put the alert out initially on our abc7ny news app. what we've learned about this little girl, she was actually yesterday morning at her bus stop in spring valley. after that we're told she never got on that bus and she never made it to school. i do want you to take a good look now at this 72. this is the 10-year-old girl, kelly riveira pillco. she was last seen wearing a black jacket, blue overtype skirt and brown ugg boots. we're told she's 5'2", 118 pounds. investigators believe she may in fact be in danger. spring valley police with the help of has beenerrine volunteer organization searched until late last night. they focus on the area near the bus stop at the corner of bethune boulevard and ben wiel row. that's where they had a command post set up. last night we're told this investigation will now continue as well as search efforts. it is important to point out that the hours after a child disappears, t

rockland county police hopes all recognize this 10-year-old and help find her. take a closer look . the threat of a new jersey transit strike will not derail governor chris christie's plan to go on vacation today for his wedding anniversary. we will have a live report . >> he needs to get out of new jersey because he spent so much time there. michael bloomberg says he the reasoning behind the decision. it's pretty interesting. they even commissioned a test commercial. >> was pretty good. it's convincing. >> that morning. >> thank you for joining us. march eighth it is! it's about the time that the weather starts getting nice. >> it is! we will make the switch over to the astronomical spring coming up for us here. why not . why not get a chase of what's to come. >> the last couple seem like they had been above average.>> a little lackluster. you how mark likes to turn into february.>> we don't want that.>> i don't think that is the case. we will see what's happening here. what we had yesterday was definitely a nice one. we made it up to 64 for a high. look at allentown showing out. 6

rockland county police hopes all recognize this 10-year-old and help find her. take a closer look . the threat of a new jersey transit strike will not derail governor chris christie's plan to go on vacation today for his wedding anniversary. we will have a live report . >> he needs to get out of new jersey because he spent so much time there. michael bloomberg says he

tappan zee bridge up into rockland county, we have an accident there. and going to the southern state, west exit 15, an accident. street cleaning rules are suspended, metered rules are in effect. rob, lori, over to you. >>> still ahead on eyewitness news attendant accused of ditching a bag full of cocaine and making a cross-country escape is back in kurt. court. details coming up. >>> and a religious leader is pulling off a controversial stunt this easter weekend. why he's getting inside a coffin to deliver a message. >>> plus,a man with an overdue movie rental ends up in handcuffs. how he was caught years after dodging a late fee. >>> and be sure to watch our auto show special called "in the fast lane" tomorrow night at 7:00 right here on channel 7. you can share pictures of your favorite rides from the auto show with us. and also in new york state, we believe tomorrow starts today. all across the state, the economy is growing, with creative new business incentives, the lowest taxes in decades, and new infrastructure for a new generation attracting the

let's head up to rockland county, pearl river. over the river we go to greenberg around white plains and up to new rochelle. sections of fairfield county still seeing some scattered shower activity. heaviest rain now in suffolk county out to southampton. wind gusts, 26 in the city, 25 and in the teens, all way up to 36 miles an hour gusts down in long branch in the last 60 minutes. the wind coming from the south and west is going to push some of that water into the bay areas. keep in mind, we have a coastal flooding advisory overnight in sections of nassau, queens, southern westchester and fairfield county. heading through the next several days i think we're going finally see temperatures moderate into the 60s. st. patrick's day we're looking at showers. first day of spring is on sunday. we're watching some coastal activity, believe it or not. we'll talk more about that as the days progress. stay tuned. >>> bruce beck up next. we've got march madness. >> the ncaa tournament is here this week and four local teams are dancing. dance

problems in rockland county on the freeway northbound. you definitely have an accent on the freeway over by exit 15. one lane is closed. the commute is looking good. let's check out the lie. westbound moving fine and in the cross bronx, on the no issues there and the train is running on or close to schedule. three cleaning rules are in effect . >> it's super tuesday today. are you going to out and celebrate? >> i don't know. juliet: we could see some presidential candidates drop out of the race today. >> donald trump is looking for a huge win. he will knock out either rubio or ted cruz. if he wins in either of those states it will be bad news. the latest on the race from our newsroom. >> good morning to you. for more of this campaign , spray tans and sweat and small hands have occupied our attention but today it's all about delegates. by the end of the day, donald trump and hillary clinton could be well on their way. campaign. the eve of super tuesday proved to be another topsy-turvy day on the trail as donald trump disemboweled david duk

new jersey transit trains do run in rockland county and today the mta said that connect to access buses at hariman and middletown. >> many of the new jersey transit customers come into penn station or other locations and access our system with a metro card so we will have additional staff on hand to be able to handle that. >> transit workers have authorized a strike for 12:01 on sunday morning. screw one person who will be noticeably absent from those negotiations, governor chris christie. christie is going on a vacation anniversary. he says he will be take calls and giving directions and instructions while he is away. christie says it's not the governor's job to negotiate. he did add that if key be helpful to the negotiations, he'll join the bargaining table. >>> it's another big day in the race for the white house. voters in four states heading to the polls today as the candidates make their last- mirnt pitches for support, this as a new abc news washington post poll comes out. ted cruz closing the gap on donald trump. on the democratic side, hillary clinton leads bernie sanders 49 to

. >>> the search for a missing 10- year-old girl from rockland county ended with police finding her in manhattan this afternoon. now detectives are interviewing her to try to determine what exactly happened to her. >> she appears to be physically fine. we are going to find out what transpired over the last 24 hours, if she was in any kind of danger or abuse situation. >> reporter: kelley rivera peco was last seen at her bus stop in spring valley monday morning. police say she had been posting on social media as family and friends searched for her. those posts helped investigators track her down. >>> traffic is flowing again along route 206 in new jersey. the highway was closed for several hours after a tanker truck overturned. businesses in the area were evacuated. authorities said it was safe, but combustible liquid managed the driver of the truck suffered minor injuries. >>> talks are continuing between labor unions and new jersey transit as they try to avert a road vic. the two sides met today in newark four days before the unions have authorized a system wide strike. wages and heal

here is rockland county with things fine on either side of the tappan zee bridge. there is one problem northbound with an accident having one lane closed. here is all the activity going on so you do have as for the george washington bridge, it's a look at the lower level doing fine. with the subways and one train suspended both direction between 14th and south ferry is because something is going on. that to you >> divers stop searching for a man who is still missing after he told crash near terry new york. divers will be on the scene this morning to determine how to remove the wreckage. teresa perillo has more . >> it's improbable and they were hoping there was a different outcome. >> governor, delivered news from the banks of the hudson. cruise had save those on board the tugboat specialist.i have now switch gears. they are moving from fresh to salvage. >> visibility is so poor >> they did access areas of the vessel that they could reach safely. >> he is pushing a barge from albany to germany jersey city. it hit a stationary barge used for the tappan zee bridge co

remember the rockland county girl? she disappeared on the way to school but this morning, she is safe. she was found days in washington heights . she was last seen in a cab into new york city where she was reunited with her mother. police are still investigating why she came into the city and where she spent monday night. it's a big tuesday night for donald trump. he dominated the republican contest winning three out of four. >> the victory if you saw coming as bernie sanders in michigan. for his campaign. he hopes to keep the momentum going . what this campaign is about is doing something radical. we are telling the american people the truth! >> bernie sanders is coming a tuesday night contest with the upset of the year beating hillary clinton in michigan. clinton's blowout win in mississippi means she will walk away with more delegates than sanders. on the republican side, the winning the primaries in michigan , mississippi , hawaii. trump says the recent attack ads aren't stopping him. >> anything i've ever had so m

the search for a 10-year-old rockland county girl missing since yesterday morning. family members say she was last seen around 8:15 walking to her school bus stop in spring valley but police say people who were at the stop said they never saw her. last night, at least three law enforcement agencies were canvassing neighborhoods looking for her. investigators say she has no history of running away. she was wearing a black jacket, white shirt, a blue overall skirt and ugg boots. resume today between railroad unions and new jersey transit. trains could stop running when the clock strikes midnight saturday night. yesterday talks ended with no agreement. and new jersey transit says the plan will only accommodate about 35% of rider. many local communities are making their own contingency plans. >>> and now over to john for the forecast. really warm right now. >> it's going to be comfortable in the city to start and all the way through. it's a little chilly north and west but i like this. you get this, that little beam of light. just beckenning to you. more clouds than yes

over towards bergen county and rockland county. it does not look like it is going to produce a whole lot here at generally speaking, a partly cloudy skies did things are pretty uniform. thirty-nine right now in monticello. wind is light and variable. rockland into northern westchester county. some quick showers will roll by. it should not be a big deal. you have loose granular conditions. it is all kind of junk heap. anyhow, here is your planner for the day. shower chances pick up this afternoon. an impressive 65 degrees. dryer and cooler for you on saturday. then there is the rain / snow mix. the fox5 ny whether apple has daily and hourly forecasts on it. download it for free today. another birthday shout out to jacob. happy birthday. let's bring in ines. see what is happening. >> problem spots here and there. traffic a little stop and go. no major issues. let's take a look at our commute. traffic moving fine westbound and eastbound. heading into the city. 495, heading towards the lincoln tunnel. greg and rosanna. >> thank you ver

last year here in rockland county there were 8. live in valley cottage, lou young, cbs 2 news. >>> the former nypd officer who shot and killed an unarmed man has apologized to the victim's fiancee. that meeting took place to express regret over the shooting which liang claims was accidental. he was convicted of manslaughter but the d.a. doesn't want him to go to jail. and that is a source of controversy. cbs 2's tony aiello reports. >> reporter: protestors outside the office of brooklyn d.a. ken thompson taking his decision personally. >> you hurt us. gurley spoke for the family one day after the d.a. asked that former cop peter liang be sentenced to home confinement and probation. no jail time for discharging his gun while patrolling the pink houses complex. the bullet ricocheted off a wall and killed gurley who was walking in the stairwell. like gurley, the d.a. is black. but assemblyman charles barron argues in this case justice should not be color-blind. >> a black man that we put in a high position, how dare you get a convicti

. >>> raid across rockland county. what the fbi and local police were searching for. >>> mayor de blasio's plans to bring back a transportation network that the city hasn't seen in more than a century. >>> and the long awaited trial of a mother suspected of killing her five-year-old son more than 24 years ago begins. >>> first, though, we're thunderstorms across the area. >> rafael, what's come what's coming our way now? >> around the city we've seen these storms off to the north and west of town. these storms do have a history of producing gusty winds up to 30 miles per hour. lots of lightning which you could see here and even some small hail. it's best to stay indoors while these storms are moving through. moving through berkeley heights in about ten minutes. as we head into middlesex county, lots of lightning with that one. perth amboy in the next 16 minutes. northern new jersey, another cell producing lots of lightning moving towards wayne and jacksonville. new york city has been dry for now but these storms are no

a number of law enforcement 0.agencies are now activity investigating building corruption in rockland county at various levels. sources tell us there could be many more arrested in upcoming months. today's arrest is connected to this address in munsey. the council man man approved multiple variances variances variances. local firefighters and community advocates tell the i-team this burgeoning problem. in general what the attitude here is, they'd rather seek forgiveness than permission. they'll put this up. oh, we didn't know. then they'll come back, fines and the courts. it's criminal what the assault is on this neighborhood. >> a state assemblyman is calling it local political chaos chaos. and says there moub -- >>> the fight against the zika outbreak takes an interesting turn. >>> plus a swimming pool surprise. ok at this. up next hear from the couple who found this gator t ing a dip in their back yard. incentives, and the lowest taxes in decades, attracting the talent and companies of tomorrow. like in buffalo, where the largest solar gigafactory in the western hemisphere will soon energ

. investigation gets results after we showed you concerns with insufficient fire equipment in rockland county. >>> and a time square kiss cam promoting love. some say perhaps too close for comfort. >>> happy tuesday, and welcome to "new york live." thanks for spending a little time with us today. we have a fun show planned for you today. >> that's right. coming up, there's nothing quite like it on broad way. find out why audiences are raving about the curious incident of the dog in the nighttime. >> and he's navigating the strange world of hollywood in his own unique way. we're getting the scoop on a

wake up tomorrow morning, 11 in rockland county. 15 in the city and 14 in north port and 20 as you head down to the jersey shore. things begin to subside through the afternoon hours tomorrow. but then we see things clouding up. satellite and radar picture looks good right now, we're looking at this system that is going to roll on through and what happens still remains a question. we imagine e are going to see some snow rolling through the area on friday. how much, again, still at issue. but we are tracking it all for you and we'll have much more information tonight when janice and i see you at 5:00. in the meantime, we watch the snow. weekend looks uneventful. look at that warmup next week to 70 degrees or close to it. how about that? we just have to get through this. >> yeah, we will. we always do, dave. >> always a caveat. >>> "new york live" is coming up next at 12:30. >> here's sara and jacque with what's ahead. >> almost 70 degrees that's exciting. coming up right here, looking for something original for lunch? we'll take you on a tour of the world's best street food and they can a

a rockland county official says the problem is just a cosmetic one. >> if i didn't shave for two days or brush my hair, i would look pretty bad. doesn't mean i can't do my job. >> it's a little shaky but so far standing up, keep our fingers crossed and hope to get the new one built as quickly as possible. >> the current schedule has the first span opening next year. >>> new video tonight shows a woman getting her purse snatched while holding her grandson on her lap. it happened on an mta bus in the bronx. the thief grabbed the bag when the bus stopped at commonwealth avenue in east tremont. the purse contained the >>> new tonight a growing number of taxpayers getting phone calls and emails saying they owe money. the agents warn if people don't pay up, there will be serious consequences. as cbs2's dick brennan warns, they are actually imposters on the other end of the line. >> when she answered her cell phone recently she received some shocking news. >> the irs is filing a lawsuit against you. and you need to call this number. >> reporter: the call was a recorded message and went on to

as we head towards rockland county, there is a lane blocked in a misplaced tractor-trailer here are not found weaver street. it's blocking a lane and let's take a look at the parkway over by corona avenue. the accident has been cleared away westbound close to exit 14. it's close to corona avenue. one lane is blocked while they turn on the vehicle. as for the cross rocks, you hamilton and is doing fine with trains running on are close. early getaways in case you leave town early. back to you. >> a mother and son are dead after a troubleshooting on staten island. >> the killer opened fire outside the mirror harbor house. it may have started as an argument over a car for sale. the gunmen shot the 21-year-old anthony rivera three times in the face and his mother heard the shots as she rushed outside . that's when the gunmen shot her in the face. he also shot on the manlike before racing from the scene and a dark-colored monday accent. he was wearing a gray hoodie. if you have any information, call crimestoppers at one 800 577 tips. >> liberty cabdriver is fighting for his life. christian an

. >>> an alarming tuberculosis scare at two rockland county schools. health officials say they've already identified those at risk and advise them to undergo testing. all other parents were told their kids were not exposed and tb is spread when an infected person sneezes or coughs. >>> an online fund-raising page has been set up for the family of a new jersey police officer who died this week. the go fund me page has already raised more than $61,000. on monday kurtz's body was found in sayerville. funeral services were held earlier today. >>> when we return, a changing presence at local airports after the attacks in brussels. >>> bomb sniffing dogs just one way the port authority is ramping up security. >>> do you see these temperatures behind me? we were stuck in the 50s today in the tri-state. it got to near 80 degrees in d.c. today. when does the warmer weather arrive here? stay tuned. >>> lester holt has a look at what he's working on. >>> ahead for us, evidence the brothers involved in the brussels attacks had an even more devious plot in mind >>>

. >>> a health scare for students out of rockland county. middle school students exposed to tuberculosis. >> the source? a school bus patron. it happened -- matron. it happened at two schools in the village of nyack. here's our reporter mark solis. >> i don't know enough about it, but it's always a concern when you hear tb. >> reporter: dozens of students have been exposed to tuberculosis. eyewitness news learned a school bus monitor who may have contracted the potentially fatal infection while out of the country fell ill two weeks ago. >> the patient became sick enough that someone else had the person evaluated by medical staff and the person was admitted to the hospital. >> reporter: the health department sent a letter to parents of students saying exposure was limited because it did not occur on school grounds. while juggling privacy concerns the vague wording has left parents wondering. >> we don't know, was it a student or staff member. so i'm a little concerned about that, not knowing. >> reporter: tb requires symptoms include cough, w

. >>> in other news tonight, it took four fire departments to put out a house fire in rockland county. that fire started at a home in the village of chestnut ridge. everybody in the house was fortunately able to get out okay and nobody was hurt. >>> coming up as news 4 at 6:00 continues, it's still ten months from opening but already the msa says it's planning to extend the 2nd avenue subway line. >>> and it is one of the most polluted rivers in the country. today the environmental protection agency announced its plans to clean up the passaic i hope we have a buyer for the house. me too! what are the neighbors doing here? bill! hey! come in, come in! i didn't know your home wifi the same time. dad, it's time warner cable. 300 megs. crazy-fast. and we were right across the street the whole time. the whole time. make your home as connected as possible with time warner cable. with speeds up to ultra-fast 300pnmegs. p get 50 meg internet for $39.99 per month. call now. would anybody like to see the kitchen? anybody? dad! you can get wifi all over this place. switching is easy. i know, rig

. >>> we do have breaking news out of rockland county. authorities have issued an alert for a missing 10-year-old girl. right now police are searching along bethune boulevard in spring valley for kelly rivera pillco. that is where she was last seen at her bus stop. sources tell us that she never showed up for school or boarded the bus. if you have seen her, police want to hear from you. >>> $55 million. that's how much a jury has awarded sportscaster erin andrews over secretly recorded video of her undressing. how did the juror apportion the blame? ray villeda in the newsroom with reaction. >> reporter: tonight erin andrews thanked the court and the jury. she was awarded some bit of monetary justice in a crime that will live forever on the internet. hotel shared the blame. >> did the defendant windsor capital incorporated to be at fault? answer 12, yes. >> reporter: a huge decision awarding sportscaster erin andrews $55 million. >> i think she's been validated. i think this was a travesty. it was an invasion of her privacy. >> reporter: a

. >>> a rockland county high school student is recovering tonight after being stabbed at school. this happened around 1:00 this afternoon at spring valley high school. one student stabbed another several times in the head. student used in the stabbing, school officials say it was not a knife though. the victim was taken to the hospital with superficial wounds and is expected to be okay. >>> an offduty police officer was found shot to death in his car in the parking lot of a vacant movie theater complex. the discovery was made this morning off the garden state parkway. the prosecutor has not released many details including the officer's name. we do know he was a 9-year veteran of the police department and that he suffered one or more gunshot wounds and at this point suicide has not been ruled out. >>> and tonight we are hearing from the adopted son of a long island man accused of sexually abusing at least seven special needs kids in his care. that victim is in his 30s and asked not to be identified. he told us that he and other kids were under constant threat of sexual, physical a

. >>> happening now, it's the search for missing 10-year-old girl in rockland county. kelly rivera-pillco was last seen at a bus stop yesterday morning on bethune boulevard. she never boarded a bus and never showed up at school. >>> police searching for a bronx nurse who has been missing for nearly three months. investigators dug up the front yard of this home on east 198th street as part of the effort to find 30-year-old muhfuza rahman. the nurse at bellevue hospital was not seen since this past december. police say her husband told the hospital she went back to bangladesh for a family emergency. she never returned and that worried co-workers who reported her missing. i've been here for a year. haven't had any problem. >> we were really scared because you really don't know no one until something happens. >> police do say that travel records reveal rahman's husband and daughter have left the country. >>> new this morning, an investigation is planned today at the scene of a terrifying commuter train derailment in california. the train was heading from san jose to the sa

rockland county executive ed day whose county is on the west end of the crossing has also noticed the rust spread and said he has been assured what we're seeing is cosmetic. >> the reality is if i didn't shave for two days or brush my hair i would look pretty bad. didn't mean i can't did my job. this is like t the superficial parts of the bridge. >> reporter: the new york state thruway authority in fact says the old bridge is in better shape than four years ago. the state spent $145 million redoing the deck where the cars drive because it was so bad you could look down and that's no longer the case. but looking up now and seeing rust is not exactly a confident builder. >> it's a little shaky it seems, but so far it's standing up. hope they get the new one built as quickly as possible. >> reporter: this is what the new bridge will look like. you can see it's really starting to take shape. the centerrers to are rising. the massive blue i beams are beginning to support pieces of the highway as traffic moves by on the old bridge. the current schedule has the first span opening up next yea

a foreign national visiting rockland county has died from bacterial meningitis. the man from argentina felt sick and checked himself into the hospital where he then died. the cdc will not say which airline, airport or the route reaching out to fellow passengers. rockland officials say there's no cause for alarm and people in close contact with him are being treated with medication. >>> and every single school throughout the state with recent testing found 30 schools there had high levels of lead in the drinking water. and that prompted lawmakers to propose a bill that would require testing twice a year and provide water filters if they find lead. >>> and today workers plan to speak out in hartford. nearly 2,000 government jobs will be eliminated to help close a $220 million a year deficit in this year's state budget. >>> we're expected to learn about a health problem that could keep the mets pitcher matt harvey from throwing. they say it's unrelated to his throwing arm but they won't say from the spring training game. >>> cameras capture a sweet reunion for cupca

. >> and finally here at 6:00, police mystery solved in rockland county. the clarkston pd has announced a flame for the red-tailed hawk and it is, thank you, owe tition 'tis, guardian. it uses the outdoor camera as the personal perch and the police picked the name from suggestions made online using the #name that hawk. >> i would have said hawk eye but my vote doesn't count. is coming up next. alexander hamilton is at the white house. >> pelley: on the eve of the high-stakes primaries, getting out the vote and tossing out the protestors. >> get 'em out of here. get 'em out of here. >> the rhetoric he uses is irresponsible. >> that's a toxic environment. it's not healthy. >> pelley: also tonight, what has isis done with two million people? holly williams speaks to survivors of a city cut off from the world. a tornado carves through a midwest community. and mr. hamilton goes to washington. broadway makes history at the white house. alexander hamilton captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: we're coming up on t

. >>> a health scare at a school district in rockland county to report. investigators say that dozens of students at nyack middle school and liberty elementary school have been exposed to tuberculosis bacteria. the students are being tested but no other children are at risk according to officials. >> there has been no exposure on school grounds in our buildings, um, whatsoever. >> tb is one of the major killers in the world still today. and most of the cases, yes, that we see in america at this point are brought in from those who have lived or traveled abroad. >> the students were in school bus worker. >>> on angry protests in brooklyn over the district attorney's recommendation of no jail time for a former police officer who killed an unarmed man. the demonstrators gathered outside the offices of district attorney ken thompson. he suggested former officer peter liang should receive home confinement and probation for killing akai gurley. liang's gun went off in a dark stairwell in the pink houses projects. he was convicted of manslaughter. some say d.a. t

i'm pat battle with that breaking news we've been following out of rockland county. we are learning of a boating accident near the tappan zee bridge. reports say a tug boat has overturned. helicopters overhead and boat patrol in the water. at least one person has been pulled from the hudson river. two others, though, may still be in the water. we do have a crew in the way. we hope to have a live report at the top of the 8:30 newscast. the tug boat struck a barge and sank with three people aboard. >>> new york state police are stepping up patrols against drunk driving ahead of st. patrick's day. starting today you will see an increased number of troopers on the roads as well as more sobriety checkpoints. also looking for underage drinkers. that crackdown will be in place is thursday. >>> and raphael is here with the look at the weather. >> looking at 60s you can see in the seven-day forecast. lots of 50s and 60s through the next few days. today is a fantastic spring day. chilly outside right now. raw and rainy on monday. >> very nice. thank you raphael. thank you for

you can see on storm tracker, there's a dry morningi n orange county, rockland county from new rk city south down the jersey shore. that's where we're expecting the coating to maybe around an aninch. no major accumulations, but still, it could be enough to make things slick on this morning. temperature. light snow tapers off. it does stay windy throughout the day. we're looking forward to a major warmup. temperatures in the 60s and maybe even 70s in the seven-day forecast. we'll look at that in a few. lauren scala is here with a look at the commute. >> good morning everyone. let's talk aleut track work. the ones listed here, they should wrap up at 5:00 a.m. on the buses, one detour. the b-62. on the roads, we have an accident on the manhattan bridge. the manhattan bound upper level the lower 4re68 in the meantime. alternate side of the street parking rules are suspended. you do not have to move your cars. we ather and traffic on the 4s. >> lauren, thank you. happening today, the staten island man convicted of murdering three brooklyn shop keepers is expected to be sentenced. he's facin

. >> in rockland county, dozens of fbi agents raided homes and businesses in a reported fraud case. the raids took place in muncie, air monk, a ram poe. while many are staying tight-lipped, the investigation may involve misappropriation of millions of dollars in federal money. law enforcement sources tell us no arrests were made. >>> it's 4:50. the driver accused in the shooting rampage in kalamazoo michigan is suing uber. jason dalton is asking for $10 million in punitive damages. among his claims, he says, "devil head appeared in his uber app and took control of him on the day of the shootings." saying, "it's hard to know how to respond to someone who refuses to take responsibility for his own actions." >>> connecticut governor dannel malloy is ordering new budget cuts to address the state's $220 million deficit. the $65 million in cuts cover more than 40 departments and agencies. among those being hit the hardest, the department of developmental services with $17 million in cuts and mental health and addiction services with $7 million in cuts. the budget cuts will take effect apr

. >>> scores of fbi agents descending upon rockland county, seizing boxes of items from homes and businesses all across the area. authorities won't say exactly what they're investigating, but reports say that it may involve possibly misappropriating millions of dollars in federal money that is meant for schools sources tell us that investigators took records and computers from airmont, spring valley and other villages, but though one has been arrested. >>> also, do you recognize this man? investigators say he walked into the starbucks on west 225th street in marble hill. this was last wednesday night. pulled out a gun and ran out with money from the register. police say this same guy committed two similar armed robberies last month in the kings bridge section of the bronx. one at a little caesar's, the other at a kentucky fried chicken. if you recognize him please all the nypd. >>> tomorrow president obama's pick for supreme court justice will begin meeting with senators on capitol hill. the president nominated federal appeals court judge merrick garland to replace the late justice antonin s

. >>> in rockland county, some parents are warned of a tuberculosis scare. several students at nyack and liberty elementary school may have been exposed to a person with the infectious disease. they've advised them to undergo testing. all of their parents were told their children were not exposed. testing not needed. >>> unexpected problem for the man to turn the department of newly appointed commissioner michael ba michael -- he says that he recently learned that he's two courses short of earning the degree in public affairs from the university of connecticut and he is looking to rectify that issue. >>> a new solar farm will provide power for the thrilling rides at six flags great adventure in jackson, new jersey. the theme park won approval to cut down 15,000 trees. that's to make room for the megawatt -- they want the panels built in the parking lot. it will have a devastating effect on the environment. great adventure plans to replant the trees. >>> on long island now. there's a new push to keep long island out of hands of developers. it sits off of long

moving into portions of orange county into rockland county and westchester county as well. another one sitting right here. in the philly area. that's going to move to central so. the city and long island going to see lighter rain. a break in the action here. the main low pressure system is still sitting back here in the tennessee valley. that will wobble in our direction in the next 48 hours or so. future tracker shows through the morning, spotty light rain, drizzle. nothing dramatically heavy. this is 1:00 in the afternoon. same scenario. into the evening it fills in a little bit. the evening commute could see steady rain in and around the city. that will continue overnight. tomorrow morning, 7:00, 8:00 a.m., leftover showers especially from the city on east. just a lot of clouds touring during the day tomorrow. a couple of spripg nkles here or there. temperatures milder on wednesday. notice breaks in the cloud cover as we go into wednesday afternoon. for today, falling temperatures. it comes out of the northeast into the mid-40s. upper 40s. that's where we hover for a tim

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rockland county sheriff's department, west chester county police and the nypd harbor and scuba units were notified. it is a very active scene here near the again, the search for the two missing people who were in a tug. this was a tug that was called or is called the specialist. the tug specialist. it is unclear whether or not this was actually a tug working as part of a construction unit on the bridge or a tug that was coming up the hudson that hit some of the construction equipment that is in place here. again, around 5:20, the tugboat strikes a barge. four people in the water. two removed from river. one dies en route to the west chester medical center. the search continues for those two missing individuals. "eyewitness news." >> good morning, amy. >> good morning. we've got a chill yell start for some of the suburbs with temperatures actually below freezing in some spots. check out monticello just 27 degrees right now below well. 28 for sussex and temperatures in morristown are at 30 degrees. tom's river currently at 33. closer to the city and temperatures are warmer. right now,

rockland county now has an aggressive approach. one of the biggest offenders of more than [inaudible] marcus explains. reporter: it was anus conference about tax and the money that the county should be collecting. >> we're talking $1.3 million total and that's the money that the good people of the county are supporting. reporter: but the location was telling, next to a wooded area called patrick farm which is at the heart of where you know of most controversial proposed development in the county. >> open space, trees, wild life, gone forever if this happens. reporter: this is video from a community ever community group which is suing to stop the project. in 2001, the land was purchased. over the years, the town approved zoning that could would clear the way for homes. [inaudible] >> we're talking about with, you know, 7 to 10 bedrooms per unit which is not what most people consider a townhouse. so we're talking about extremely large population. reporter: suzanne is a lawyer suing the developer. >> her home over looks the property. >