cbs 2 news' steve langford is live in crown heights. he has an update on this story at noon. >>> 7 robberies or attempted robberies of food delivery workers within a few blocks of here over a two week period, the most recent here on st. marks avenue where it happened twice. we have surveillance video of two of the suspects believed to be involved in at least one of the attacks. the food delivery workers sprayed with an unknown chemical and one case having a gun pointed at them, they have been robbed of cash, of cell phones, wallets, one bicycle even 7 pizzas taken in one case. the 77 police precinct headquarters is just a block and a half from here. the robbery suspect, 7 incidents so far. those suspects are at large. live in crown heights brooklyn, steve langford cbs 2 news. >>> a harlem woman was ki neighborhood wants to know where the weapons are coming from. >> let's stop this violence. >> 61-year-old odessa sims was watching a card game late saturday night next to a playground on lenox avenue when a bullet hit her neck. police say

cbs2's steve langford is live in howard beach with new information from the victims family. steve? >> reporter: a serious deployment of police personnel at the scene of the crime just a half-mile from the vetrano home where the family offered a support and appreciation for the police and unmitigated rage for the killer. >> i'm going to address the coward. >> reporter: cathy vetrano has a few things she wants her daughter's killer to know in no uncertain terms. whoever it was who sexually assaulted and strangled 30-year- old karina vetrano, who police say fought back ferociously against her attacker. be reckoned with. and i guarantee you, i guarantee you, you mother [ bleep ], that you will be reckoning with that force, not only for the rest of your pathetic life, but for the rest of eternity as you [ bleep ] burn in hell. >> reporter: phi family at high noon outside their howard beach home, to address the media and the unknown killer about 10 blocks away from where their daughter's body was found tuesday night. the family also expressing great thanks to the police for their tireles

cbs 2's steve langford reports. >>reporter: a party for young people inside this storefront church tuesday night when the shooting started about 11:30 here on communepaw avenue at park street >> some girls are crying, people are screaming. >>reporter: this witness who doesn't want to be ti >> i saw three ambulances pull up. i didn't -- i saw one person being carted away on a gurney. >>reporter: one young man died of his gunshot weuns in here, two young -- wounds in here, two young teenaged girls were wounded. >> an individual entered the party last night. he shot the victim twice in the head. it was targeted, and we have leads on the shooter as well. >> i'm just shocked that it >>reporter: neighbors around here say the church hall has had its share of trouble recently. >> they should have checked and pat these kids down -- patted these kids down, because their mother shouldn't have to go through this right now. >>reporter: the suspected shooter is still at large. in jersey city, steve langford, cbs 2 news. >>> a ple

cbs2's steve langford has the story. >> suddenly having to worry change everyone here believes in. >> it's too much. they should let people park for free. >> sections of 3rd and 4th avenues along with some spaces on side streets here are now subject to muny meter parking. >> there's no more free anything. everything is taken away from us. >> some business owners like the new paid parking because it means more customers can find a spot. >> more turnover because before the muni meters i couldn't >> an online petition is demanding the new paid parking spots be removed or alternative free parking be provided for local residents. some here seem resigned to it. >> if i could get away with not paying it, you know, but what's -- what's got to be has got to be. >> the local city councilman said he's made a request that some of these new paid spots be set free once again. in bay ridge brooklyn, steve langford cbs2 news. >>> two city council members notification before making free parking spaces subject to muni if meters. >>> donald trump is trying to move on from a tough week on the campaign tr

cbs2's steve langford is live in the claremont section where he spoke to the victim. >> reporter: 12:00 noon yesterday here at the park east and an older gentleman is returning home here heading the stairs followed by a suspect who was unusually violent and slick. the suspect in blue, suddenly turns around and pushes the 74- year-old man. groceries and cane in hand, down the stairs. then rifled through the victim's pockets before kicking him and leaving. the day after, he says his head and shoulder are hurting. but otherwise, he is in good spirits. >> he didn't take any money or >> he was screaming super but the suspect was also calling superintendenter. >> reporter: the building superintendent is seen on video running into the fleeing suspect who's pretending to call for help for the victim. >> he -- he kind of tricked me into thinking that the old man fell. >> reporter: the suspect then ran as the super rushed up the stairs to check on the victim. but surveillance cameras caught a clear straight on shot of the suspect's face. and the building has just suspect. police describe him as

in the claremont section of the bronx, steve langford, cbs 2 news. >>> campaign 2016. and hillary clinton released her tax returns today. donald trump is not but did have more to say about comments he made about the president and the founding of isis. cbs 2's dana tyler in the >> reporter: maurice, donald trump's message today the media is taking him too seriously. now the candidate is saying he didn't mean what he said about president obama's ties to terrorism. yet donald trump is still reinforcing the idea. >> obviously, i'm being sarcastic. but not that sarcastic to be honest. >> reporter: donald trump all over the map today with his claims that president obama founded isis. trump began changing his tune read, ratings challenged cnn reports so seriously that i call obama the founder of isis and mvp? they don't get sarcasm? >> go home to mama. [ laughter ] [ applause and cheers ] >> reporter: there was some more obvious sarcasm this afternoon at a trump rally in erie, pennsylvania. >> and your mother is voting for trump! she is voting for trump! >> reporter: security

. >> cbs2 steve langford reports that the child was hit by a thrown bottle. >> reporter: this 3-year-old morning when an argument between two strangers claimed the child as an unintended target. chopper 2 capturing some of the chaos and aftermath from above. >> it was probably what we had seen, we don't describe that. oh my baby, my baby. >> reporter: the little boy's extended family still at scene after he was rushed to lutheran hospital with a gash above his eye as one man flung a bottle at another and missed. >> it is very bad. >> reporter: e then spilled out onto the sidewalk where the bottle went flying. >> i just see glass on the floor and blood and i see all that blood and stuff. >> reporter: neighbors say that the suspect often hangs out and causes trouble. >> all the time the guy is fighting over here and over here. >> reporter: the 3-year-old boy in stable condition. officials say as a police helicopter over the scene hours later continues the search for the suspect, accused of in sunset park, brooklyn steve langford cbs2 news. >> sources tell us that the suspect has been ident

cbs 2's steve langford reports. >> reporter: two sundays, two elderly victims mugged on or and safety of their iconic neighborhood shattered. 81-year-old laura passero showing what happened to her. her face obscured at the request of her children. are you okay? >> um -- i'm -- [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: she is scared to go out anymore. she adds in italian. surveillance video showing out the attack began a suspect lurking outside her building as she struggles with a bag of fruit. the man then pounces, once inside grabbing her necklace from behind, ripping it off her neck then kicking her to the floor in the vestibule. >> he didn't taker money? >> no, no. >> reporter: he just took the necklace? >> the necklace. >> reporter: a necklace give to her by her family with the birthstones of all eight of her grandchildren. three blocks away, the sunday before, 90-year-old frances robbed too under similar circumstances as she returned >> just give me your money. >> reporter: her attacker also taking a precious necklace, dear to the memory of her late husband. we have spoken once again with a

live in harlem, steve langford, cbs 2 news. >> and we thank you. >>> and before the riots 25 years later, today people in crown heights came together to mark a dark chapter in that city's history. and -- a member who boycotted the event. >> reporter: observing the vibrant present of crown heights, brooklyn. >> crown heights is a wonderful place. >> reporter: and also looking back at the racial issues this neighborhood endured 25 years ago. >> today is a day of reflection. >> reporter: this anniversary gathering included carnal cato. >> i appreciate all of it. >> reporter: cato's seven-year- old son gavin was struck and killed motorcade sparking clashes during which the 29-year-old -- [ indiscernible ] was stabbed to death. a quarter century later, cato's dad and rosenbaum's brother norman are bonded by tragedy and share hopes for peace. at today's anniversary event, rosenbaum was a conspicuous no show. he was not here for speeches, candles, and a march on kingston avenue. that march brought them here to park place next to brewer park for an anniversary festival unity. it's the festival p

in west new york, new jersey, steve langford, cbs 2 news. new york announced its intention to drop its ban at food at funeral homes. >>> the death toll of the devastating floods in southern louisiana has climbed to six. and some of the water is receding and residents are starting to assess the damage, more rain is in the forecast. cbs 2 don champion is live from baton rouge with the latest. don? >> reporter: good evening, all day today, in many hard-hit neighborhoods like the one i'm standing in, the party has been receding at a pret -- the water good pace. and people have been getting in boats and heading to flooded- out homes and one man here, you can see is doing that right now. people south of here are told to be vigilant as the flood water heads that way. >> the flood water is receding in baton rouge, but the problems are just beginning for flood victims. kimberly tried to salvage what little she could from her home. >> i'm devastated. i've cried all day. my whole life savings, many here. more than 20 inches of rain drenched south louis

cbs 2 news's steve langford reports. >> a heart breaking fare well against a back drop of collective sorrow, anger, and fear. the service heard over outdoor speakers. >> our city is gathered here in prayer, grief over the loss of karina. >> 4 days a a killer still on the loose,ther criminal undertone of the funeral does not go unspoken. >> it is time to love, and stop hate. >> father francis. >> one animal, who will face god. >> an overflow crowd at st. helen's church, some standing hear. her father, phillip, speaking in almost a whisper of his beloved daughter. the mother speaking of her daughter's love of rainbows and the wizards of oz. only a few blocks away, police continue to devote major resources of a murder who just wanted to go for a run near her home late tuesday afternoon. as her pallbearer rubs his hands on a coffin, another, inconsolable. her friend, anna. >> i will remember her as a fun, caring person, not the way she went. >> sentiments expressed by the victim, herself, on a prayer card who once wrote "i would like the tears of those who grieve to dry before the sun, o

residents are angry au steve langford reports. >> reporter: suddenly having to worry about feeding the meter on a few streets in bay ridge is not change everyone here believes in. >> it's too much. they should let people park for free. >> reporter: sections of third and fourth avenues along with some spaces on side streets here are now subject to muni- metered parking. >> there's no more free anything. everything is taken away from us. >> reporter: some business owners along here like the new spot. >> more turnover. before the muni meters i couldn't park. >> reporter: an online petition is demanding the new paid parking spots be removed or alternative free parking be provided for local residents. some here seem resigned to it. >> it's like you get away with not paying it, you know, but, um, what's -- what's got to be's got to be. >> reporter: the local city councilman said he made a request that some of these new paid spots be set free once a langford, cbs 2 news. >> and the city's department of transportation tells steve the metered parking along third and fourth avenues in bay ridge

live on arthur avenue in the bronx, steve langford, cbs 2 news. >>> now to a developing story, workers in serious condition after falling onto a scaffold in midtown. chopper 2 was over west 38th street just after rescuers pulled the 16th-floor window. it happened around 10:00 this morning at 1373 broadway. the building is under construction and covered in scaffolding. there is no wore on what cause the worker to fall. >>> a security breach at the indonesiaian consulate leaving the nypd puzzled. two robbers were able to break in with surprising ease. cbs 2's magdalena doris has the video that could lead to an arrest. >>reporter: these thieves took advantage of a prime opportunity. at 1:00 monday morning, one hour after the security guard indonesiaian consulate on east 68th street, police say they broke in and stole anything they could get their hands on. the robbers made their way down this alleyway, over this railing and through that unlocked door, all the while being filmed on security camera. when consulate general bennie sahan arrived at work, he used the tan van used for diplomatic

. >> reporter: he is not alone in harlem, steve langford, cbs 2 news. >> since the shooting, a man possession, but police believe the killer is on the run. >>> the storms we had this evening are finally moving out of the area. what's ahead for the new workweek? elise finch is in the weather center with the latest forecast. >> reporter: jessica, the good news is behind the system, there's an air mass i think most people will appreciate it. it's one we have not seen in awhile. it's dryer and cooler. right now, you're looking a the vortex satellite and radar, and it shows where we are. we have a few around new york city and eastern parts of our viewing area, and we are not system yet, and you can see here, certainly along the water, and in parts of westchester county and also into fairfield, and of course the system is not done with long island. it's clearing from west to east, and that's along the frontal boundary. the cold front is what this is all about. showers and thunderstorms there, and we do have a dryer, cooler air mass behind it, and right now well are at 75- degrees in central park. 6

in the crown heights section of brooklyn, steve langford, cbs 2 delivery worker off his motorized bike and took off with it. >>> as students in florida head to school for the first day of classes, officials are still struggling to fight the zika ziers as a second transmission-- virus as a second transmission zone was in miami-dade county, temperatures reaching 90s. 360,000 students were urged to wear long sleeves and pants to prevent mosquito bites, 36 people have been infected by department hopes to stay ahead of the spread. they laurened an online-- launched an online tool to show where mosquito control operations are happening. >> reporter: a new interactive map-based website can show you neighborhood by neighborhood across the 5 boroughs what the mosquito count is. >> someone can zoom in and get a sense of what has been happening the last week, wher responded to complaints, notices of violations for not addressing standing water, where we have applied water. >> they trap and test mosquitos and as of august 11 there are no mosquitos with zika. >> we don't have the mosquitos that tra

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steve langford reports. >> reporter: friends of odessa simms on the exact spot the mother and grandmother was shot and killed watching a car -- card game saturday at midnight next the playground on lenox avenue. >> i saw her expire. her last breath >> reporter: longtime friend charles cooke was sitting playing cutthroat pinochle when sitting. >> this happened because two fools with weapons chasing another guy and hits her >> this community is halted by the random cruelty of the killing of their friend. another victim is seemingly endless cycle of death. this was not the only recorded shooting in this section of lenox avenue. here. one young man hit by a bullet taken to the hospital in stable condition. the grieving husband odessa simms devastated that the marriage of 36 years ended with such sudden brutality. >> she was innocent. i don't understand. >>> since the shooting a man has been arrested for gun possession but police believe the killer is still on the run. >>> a field today for the bronx to the worker who got the -- accepted to excel in pepper park edward guzman was being escorted

langford, $100 billion in savings and senator flake, senator mccain inside the pentagon. so it's wonderful that the idea that senator coburn had proliferating among senators and congressman steve russell from oklahoma getting this out to the public because the more this gets publicized the easier just to keep making the case that something needs to be done about wasteful spending. the appropriators and the transportation committee loves to spend money and they need to be reminded there still ways. c-span: we will show you senator flake and moment that hears from his book. i will read one paragraph. u.s. air force contract with nascar totaling 1.6 million that included autograph sessions with aric almirola at an air force recruit in booth meet and greets and other appearances by richard petty and 20 richard petty driving experience right alongside. what is the government doing spending money on this? >> guest: that's an example of jeff flake and john mccain bringing up this kind of expenditure and not spending that money. this is one where they really looked at it and said why is the pentagon sponsoring events and it turned out senator mccain sometimes to have the pentagon come