the city. city officials say it is a good smart and not just fast. live in mineola mark price eyewitness news nine. >>> central florida gearing to host another major sporting event, this one has world ties. >> leaders of the indexes games committee in orlando preparing for the month of may event. the paralympic sporting event was created by prince harry and held at the espn wide world of sports complex at disney world. the games are the only international adaptive sporting events for injured active duty and veteran service members.>> we want this to become a celebration of what they achieved and what better place family which is disney. >> more than 400 participants to compete. a man who they say attacked a 70-year-old woman who is walking her dog. this afternoon along atlantic avenue just after 12:30 pm. the attacker came up behind her and hitter on the head with something and ran away. whoever was didn't say a word and in and try to rub her.>>> something as forcing oviedo vo: know you have a dedicated advisor and team who understand where you come from. we didn't

right now we're standing at the mineola train with strong winds on the platform. that's making conditions worse. we're seeing commuters sitting inside the waiting area doing what they can to avoid this brutal cold. >> frigid temperatures blasting the tri-state area. >> how are you holding up? >> right now my hand is not working. it's too cold. >> temperatures feel like zee ro or below. the wind making matters even worse, especially when you have to stand on the outside platforms waiting for the train. >> it's freezing out here. it was nothing like this a couple days ago. >> you can't help by shiver trying to catch a bus. it requires many layers of edge tra clothing. >> it's been so warm so this feels cold. >> long johns, basketball shorts, sweat pants. >> there's not much relief underground either. >> i thought i was outside. >> that's how cold it is ? >> yeah, it's really cold. issue too on the bronx river parkway. only one lane is open after four accidents involving 14 cars between scarsdale road and desmond avenue on monday. >> the commuting by car isn't an opt

at the mineola train station people tried to stay warm in waiting areas or their cars. delays on the ronkonkoma and port jefferson due to a broken rail near westbury. at our forecast. >> it's a give and take. wind chills up and are down. down -- are up and down. we're at 13 degrees. slightly stronger winds. the wind chill in the city is back blow zero. a wind chill of 2 below in the park. if you're city watching you come around the corner and it's just an insult to your face. only 29 for a high today with less wind than we saw yesterday with very cold air in place. one day deal tomorrow. stay warm today. >> thank you so much. >>> new this morning, it's surveillance video of the man police are searching for after a mcdonalds. adam garcia got into an argument with a homeless man. he escorted him out and the man pull add knife and stabbed garcia in the neck and chest. he was rushed to the hospital where he died. >>> happening today, giants general manager, newly resigned coach tom coughlin will hold a news conference at the facility. the giants were 6-10 this season. even m

burkett rode the rails posting this update on twitter. he's in mineola. main line of the lirr in mineola and yes, the railroad has just announced that full service will be restored across the entire system, all of the branches in time for the morning rush hour. but some riders will be skeptical after what they went through today. before piling on to trains, still simmering about their morning commute. >> they knew at that point that they weren't going to be operable at 5 a.m. so they should have informed us. >> reporter: few would have expected it. main line commuters huddled like arctic penguins in the cold, waiting for trains that were slow to arrive despite promises of an uneventful commute. in a press railroad officials seemed to leave little doubt. seven of the lirr's 12 branches representing the majority of lirr service, officials said, would be fully operational by 5 a.m. monday. but the blizzard left much of the railroad's fleet and infrastructure snowed in. despite round the clockwork, it was a promise the railroad could not deliver. even as train

the first u.s. air mail flight launched bound for nearby mineola. the distance between the two villages just a couple of miles did not give the pilot enough time to land. so the first u.s. air mail was thoroughly dropped from this plane on the roof of the mineola post office. the new goal, preserve these cherished memories and the lands they once occupied. future generations learning from the greatest generation. from the cradle of aviation museum in garden city, jennifer mclogan, cbs 2 news. >> new york politicians on both sides of the aisle say they back the national aviation bill. >> so much history on so many it and you don't even think of it. it good to be reminded. >> profound. >> drop the mail. >> coming down! olaf laugh. >>> coming up next, we saw a lot of drivers doing it today. texting at red lights. now there's a push to make that illegal. we'll explain. >> also first responders in pain and uncovered. the new medical conditions helped on 9/11. look, the wolf was huffing and puffing. like you do sometimes, grandpa? well, when you have copd,

. >> railroad crews were shoveling up some rough patches at the mineola long island railroad station, gearing up for the return of trains and commuters monday morning. >> but it's good, i think just for the safety. safety of the people and everything. >> reporter: snow clearing equipment has been running on the tracks all day. the frozen switches delayed them from getting to some areas in need. other tracks were impeded by stranded trains. the mta also used stranded snow blowers. done by hand and rail yards that were buried in 2 feet of snow. >> you also have the practical problem of opening up the stations themselves, the parking lots, the staircases, et cetera. it's a tremendous amount of work. >> reporter: 7 of the lirr's 12 branches will be fully operational. port washington, jefferson bay, huntington, babylon, and green port. there will also be partial service on the montauk bridge. which is good news for queens resident, germane pebbles who needs the lirr to visit his son, who is hospitalized in mineola. >> i had to wait this morning to get a cab and they charged me extra bucks

long island reporter kristin thorne is at the courthouse in mineola with much more. >> back in 2013 dismissed the charges against james ryan for that exact region saying he was not driving the car which ultimately killed police officer joseph olivieri. >> reporter: eyewitness news has obtained video taken by investigators. it shows james ryan's toyota camry smashed in and next to it a black escalade. officer joseph olivieri. he was in court today on several charges including aggravated vehicular homicide. prosecutors say ryan should be held responsible for olivieri's death because he started the chain collision crash which olivieri was responding to. >> our feeling is authorities jumped to conclusions, blamed the only person they thought they could blame which is james ryan because there had been evidence of his drinking. >> reporter: prosecutors say ryan had been drinking and driving on the l.i.e. in october 2012 when he hit a car. they say ryan fled the scene and was involved in another accident. officer olivieri responded and was walking across the l.i.e. to get to ryan's car when he was s

the mineola school split her students up by eye color, those with blue eyes treated nice and given treats. children with brown eyes treated any treats at all. the principal says a teacher sent out a letter to parents about the lesson but not until after it happened. >> the letter should've went home before this experiment was going to happen so that parents had a voice to even opt in or out their children, maybe asked questions about it, it shouldn't have happened at all however. >> right now the school is trying to decide if the teacher should be punished. >>> the orlando magic treated their fans to an exciting overtime finish last night. coming up, find out if the magic slump. >>> and this viral video could cause this neurology resident from miami her job. >>> a miami doctor in danger of losing her job after a viral internet of punching and kicking an uber driver. anjali ramkissoon tried to get in the car of the uber driver but the car was requested by someone else. that's when a fight happened. she not only attacked the driver, but also three things out of his car. >> call 911, please.

numbers for that and we will have that ahead and men with a right outside, lake county, 34 in the villages, 39 mineola, clermont and the citrus tower, 30 degrees pit swinging back to seminole county, 40 longwood and ultima springs lake mary toward sanford midway temperatures running in the 30s this morning send me your temperatures are finding on twitter instagram and facebook. looking at what to expect. 66 in the afternoon. we will have a lot of sunshine. it's going to be rather nice later today, once temperatures bounce up. here is a look at where we end up today for our highs. 65 titusville 67 melbourne, northern tier palm coast, 60. 64 in ocala and the villages. coming up we are going to break down friday's storm system moving in and how much colder it is going to get for the weekend. 5:10 am. checking the drive with deneige. construction pulling up the beach line camera. you have one lane blocked off east while they are working to clear the spot of construction. no issues. another one and i-4 colonial you can see they do have you may not be able to see it since we are covering a piece of it but y

the disease. meg baker is live in mineola at the nassau health department headquarters. meg? >> reporter: chris and mary, positive for the meek mosquito- born zika virus. two of the patients are said to be in new york city, one in monroe county, one in orange county and one here in nassau county. the zika virus has been linked to a birth defect where babies are born with small heads. it's being spread by mosquitos throughout latin america. so far, it's not been found in any mosquitos in the u.s., but the types of mosquitos that could potentially carry the virus are found in this country. in fact, in warmer months, those mosquitos can be found in regions where 60 percent of americans live. that's about 2 hundred million people. nyu's dr. tara says doctors here are bracing for the likelihood of more cases. >> out of five women, only one exhibits symptoms so the other four don't have symptoms and may still have been exposed and may still develop defects in the fetuses and the the fetus, we think, is relatively high. >> reporter: she says some people infected with zika virus have

. >>> in a lake county a massive development that could double the size of mineola has cyclist concert it could hurt and attraction in the city. sugarloaf mountain worldwide knowingly that's known as great cycling with hills abuse makes it a cycling destination. if developers have a way and build a 2500 home community in the area, cyclist they cars will make the roads too dangerous. >>> we love the hills and we safe to ride. i was 100s or thousands of more in the hills every weekend. >> city leaders say they plan to work with both sides in order to come up with a plan that works for everyone. >>> osceola county commissioners want to look at rules and regulations for e- cigarette at this point there's nothing in writing the commissioners talked about exploring restrictions on who can by e-cigarette's. similar to rules on regular tobacco. commissioners plan to address the issue at an upcoming workshop. >>> solano county has decided to get out trash cans to reduce their encounters in the neighborhood. only certain residents can get them. 64 gallon bear proof trash cans like these cost $18

. >> the public hearing will be held january 12th in mineola. the public comment period on all of the options end this month. >>> a developing story right congressman steven israel not running for reelection saying it's time to pass the torch. israel represents new york state's 3rd congressional district which includes part of the island and queens. for several years he also headed the democratic congressional campaign committee helping to get other democrats elected to congress. steven israel took office in 2001. >>> skill, determination and a special operation are helping a new jersey girl do things she never thought possible. she's a student, a basketball player, who refuses to be sidelined despite immense physical challenges. cbs 2's steve overmyer with the inspiring story tonight in ramsay. >> i feel like i have to impress everybody and i feel like that i have to work harder than everybody else. >> reporter: hard work is nothing new to 11-year-old marina palichiari, especially why do you like doing this so much? >> it's like my passion and j

the front pushes by. >>> an experimental airplane crashed and mineola county. the ultralight plane dropped about 500 feet and crashed into a field. the pilot suffered multiple injuries and was airlifted to the hospital. he is listed in stable condition. neighbors rushed to the scene to help. >> i was going to work on my truck and i hear chopper coming don't hear chopper that big around here so i knew something was up. >> first responders say the plane took off from nearby gator airport. the name of the pilot has not been released. >>> an accused rapist caught. earlier tonight volusia county investigators were able to track down terrel williamson. he raped a woman three times in when we get done -- at gunpoint. channel nines julie salomone went in front of a judge today. >> bond set at $100,000. >> d area hills lot -- hills eyes lit up when she heard her bond. she is charged with sexual battery and false imprisonment. the sheriff's office said he'll help 18-year-old terrel williamson raped a woman three times in the past week. >> he retrieved a gun out of pointed

it is cold right now. 41 degrees in the villages, 45 in mineola, 49 clermont so across lake county and backed leesburg, highland lakes temperatures in the upper 30s low 40s. with a . of patchy frost swinging back to seminole county. some 40s, 48 and altamonte springs. dress warmly this morning. it is going to be one of those days by the afternoon with more sunshine we will be up to 74 tomorrow's storms and the big chill this weekend. 5:40 am deneige. >> a couple of crashes and brevard county to talk about and one of them could possibly end up needing an alternate depending on how they are able to clear all of this out. looking at 408 eastbound heading toward downtown orlando at 441, they have blocked off one right lane of traffic. for construction. a1a southbound, poinsettia street, they do have southbound lanes blocked off if you need an alternate i will update you with information in the next 10 minutes. jamie? >>> weeks away from super bowl 50. federal agencies are preparing for the worst. coming up the potential attacks in and around the stadium that they are not prepared for. >> a

numbers in the 40s, 49 mineola, 46 by visitors tower as we swing back toward lake mary, longwood in altamonte springs. upper 40s to near 50 so you in the 60s for today, coming up we will track a threat with future track. 5:10 am. deneige. >> i 4, ivanhoe. i pulled this up because we had construction here in the westbound traffic but we don't have that anymore. you look good in both directions on i 4 at this point. in volusia county we have a spot of construction, i-95 north on us 1 you do have one right lane blocked for now i will certainly get -- let you know the changes. we don't have any crashes i will let you know the changes. jamie? >>> of them it was a john rush to safety when a room in the home caught fire. a christmas present they say is to blame. >>> the public demands police are making a volusia county to get more money. >>> more changes in security out of disney world it the next inin t thihis line of work ononlyly t the freshest iningredients mamakeke t the cut itit's's i important to meme to know eveverery y dish i serve isis t thehe best it can be. esespepecicially for this fofo

below zero in rochester and parts of pennsylvania. >>> we are in the 40s here. >> we have a florida winter. >> okay. [laughter] >>> 46 mineola lake county 43 in the villages. the chill is on and, yes, jacket whether this morning through lake county as you get toward south clermont . temperatures in the 40 for 40 longwood sable point of 46 lake mary swinging back to a veto in a llama was all running in the 40s. today, comfortably cool weather. mid 60s for a lot mix of sun and clouds over all if you have your life jacket or swisher comfortable. with extra clouds we are still dry. dry tomorrow and tomorrow night, we could see showers filtering in. friday, a better chance of rain and thunderstorms. 60 percent chance some could be strong. download our free weather app. search wftv in your store. it has an alerts tab so you can toggle on and off warnings as you choose and get alerts sent we will track friday's storm threats and the changes we will see this weekend. 6:39 am. deneige >>> a crash in volusia county. i-95, southbound after may town road in oak hill. does not look like it is portioning -- blocking the commute. move over

let's take live look at the mineola administration. lirr customers on the port jefferson need to anticipate delays and seasonlations because of a broken rail nail. it's effecting your ride through the area. no j or z trains between crescent and jamaica center. alternate side parking rules is in effect city wide and remember to be safe, don't text and drive. >> thank you. >>> the nets and devils in last action last night and big changes for big blue. >> otis livingston has the sports update. >> tonight the knicks will be in atlanta while the rangers host the stars. off season come cough listen resigns after 12 years, 3 division titles and two super bowls for big blue. he released a statement. there will be a 10:30 press conference with coughlin and the upper management this morning. >>> marcus martin with the brilliant move. they still lose. >>> i'm otis livingston and that's your cbs 2 sports date update. >>> jayden smith shows us his feminine side. >> but first the rock has some fun. over to alice dennis. >> that '96 show bay watch did

oftentimes the virus can mimic west nile or dengue fever. in mineola, meg baker, cbs2 news. >>> health experts say those who are not pregnant will feel some symptoms. time is running out for presidential candidates to make their appeals to voters in iowa. tonight, most public and hopefuls will make their pitch during the last debate before the caucuses. weijia jiang reports from the morning. hold their last debate four days before the iowa caucuses. without front-runner donald trump. trump says megyn kelly was unfair to him when she moderated the last fox news debate. >> i got a very unfair question. we don't even talk about that. we don't talk about that. i refuse to talk about that. >> reporter: nearly 40% of ohioans say they could change their mind before monday and trump's opponents will be reaching out to those voters at the debate. >> what does it say when donald tells the men and women of iowa, my time is more important than yours? >> reporter: donald trump will be here at drake university where he will hold his own event, park rally and part fu

. >> today channel nines marrow pry sat down with the principle of mineola elementary charter school. she says the teacher was never our students. >> yes, the principal says she did not even find out about this until the day after. she says she would have never given the teacher permission to do this type of lesson. >> the experiment should not have taken place. is not appropriate for first- grade. >> reporter: mineola elementary charter prince will sherry what says she was not happy when she learned that one of her first- grade teachers conducted an experimental lesson on race without her permission. >> this most of the should have been something that was in the lesson plans. >> reporter: it was taught tuesday following the martin luther king jr. holiday. the teacher had her kids watch a movie about doctor king and right in their journals about his life and then she decided to divide the students up based on their eyecolor. students with blue eyes were treated nicely a given treats pick students with brown eyes did not receive treats and were treated differently. after word spread ab

a security guard shot pierre fortimes and now -- four times and now recovering at the hospital in mineola. >>> a fourth man has been charged in the beating death of in new jersey. 33-year-old jenell melton taught at red bank middle school and was found dead in her neptune city apartment in 2009. investigators say robbers targeting a different apartment mistakenly entered hers. 38-year-old jerry sprawleddings faces charges including felony murder. he's serving an eight year sentence for an unrelated drug case and three other men are already charged in melton's death. >>> president obama proposes changes to unemployment insurance. the president wants to provide benefits for unemployed people who get a new job with lower pay. they'd be ohm jill a woker could make -- eligible a worker could make $50,000 a year or less. the benefit is limited. the president made the proposal during his weekly internet address. >> it's a way to give family some stability and en-- families some talk about reemployment. >> also wants to require states to make unemployment insurance available to many part-time and

charter school. for the way she tried to teach 6 years old about racism. it happened at lake mineola charter school. the teacher was trying to teach her students about martin luther king, jr., and discrimination. the principal says she did it by separating the kids by eye color. the blue-eyed children got contained and the brown eyed children did not get anything. the principal said it was a bad idea and the teacher faces disciplinary action. >> it was not appropriate action to do for the first grade out of the respect for the teacher i'm not going to into the disciplinary action but we are in that process, um, she's been spoken to about -- it's not an appropriate lesson for first grade at all. >> we tried to reach out to the parent who complained but they did not want to talk about all of this publicly. new reports shows florida unemployment rate is down compared to last year. the state's unemployment rate there are an estimated 487,000 people unemployed. this time year 67,000 people more people were jobless. the unemployment rate was 5.7% then. the state's lowest rate in monroe cou

that is the very latest from mineola, ida siegal, news 4, new york. >> thank you for those late details. >>> notorious drug lord known as el chapo might be coming to new york soon. federal prosecutors in brooklyn want first crack at joaquin guzman because he has been indicted here on drug, murder and money laundering charges. at the same time, mexican government officials say they now want to talk to actor sean penn as word spread that he met secretly with guzman in october to conduct an interview for a magazine. mexican officials say investigators were able to track guzman down because of the intercepted phone calls between >>> the big night is finally here, the red carpet is rolled now beverly hills for the 73rd annual golden globes. >> oh, my god. he is calling. >> why would he call? you guys just had sex. >> is probably a mistake. it is a mistake. >> he is butt dialing you. >> hello? >> hey there. >> this year, there is some fierce competition. among friends, amy schumer, up for best actress in a comedy against her best pal, jennifer lawrence, for her role in "joy" lawrence has two

the l.i.r.r.'s communication practices. we're in mineola tonight. >>> and path service between newark and journal scare quare and jersey city will remain shut down. >>> the snow removal emergency in queens, storm team 4 is in woodside with the latest out there. >> reporter: you keep hearing about queens streets that have yet to be touched. this is one of them. 59th street in woodside. there's still about a foot of snow here. residents say they are tired of waiting. >> it should be done because they know how these streets are. frustrated. his block, 59th street, just north of roosevelt avenue in woodside, still untouched by a plow. >> this is the side streets that go through ever freaking year. it's not like you're guessing at it. you see everybody helping. the main boulevards are done. but those here, we go through every year. >> reporter: he's not alone. this is 52nd avenue in elmhurst, one of the famous tertiary streets where residents are also waiting to be cleared. this woman said she was patient on sunday, the day after an historic sto

celebration and the bulk of really the attractions saw over 2 inches of rainfall. mineola almost 2 inches. here at the studios we saw that is impressive amount of rainfall especially since storms were traveling east and northeast at about 60 miles per hour. it dumped a lot of rain in a short period of time. watch for localized flooding. thing wills rapidly -- things are rapidly getting better. temperatures are actually decreeing for all of us. sanford will be at 62 at 4:00 with partly to mostly cloudy skies. we'll be looking at 59 at 4:00 with beach conditions. five minutes. >>> take a look at the sketch here at one of the suspect its. two men locked the woman in her bathroom while they looked around her home. neighbors saw them in the garage and chased them away. we kind of watch out for each other. >> reporter: during our interview that neighbor noticed this hammer you see here the burglars may have dropped. fingerprints. >>> thousands of trees will be homeowners. the forest service is giving away trees to help reduce electricity bills. one tree can provide the same cool

a brief -- the chill is on 39 villages 44 mineola 42. orange county, colonial town downtown orlando temperatures around 45 as we get to waterford lakes and ucf temperatures in the low 40s this morning 30s and apopka 70 is your temperatures find me on twitter instagram and facebook. i updated temperatures on facebook but send in your temperature at your home and i television and if you have frosty pictures. 63 today, and tonight we will see more patchy frost developing in the north western zones and we will track the chill on the way and storms back in forecast bit 5:10 am. here is the nation. >> construction and volusia county i-95 at the exit ramp. this is in port or so continue to the next exit to get off i- 95 orange county crash. keep in mind this direction john young pkwy., deerfield boulevard you will see troopers trying to get this completely out of the way. jamie? >>> we told you manatees were removed from and aged species list. officials considering changing things to make them safe. here in vineland, home of progresso, we figure

the first train going through mineola, they were completely smashed together like sardines and a lot of people could not get on that train. why? it is because of over night unexpected refreezing on the third rail and if we take a look the icy under carriage, it just was a big mess so once it is a go, it will be slow don't get your expectations up and commuters already so frustrated could not get home over the weekend, they were stranded here in long island and the city and penn station and now finally we are having lirr representatives coming around and informing people that partial service is getting restored if you don't mind me asking, you are headed i imagine to the station. >>> i missed the station it was jam packed, no way to get on service, they can't tell us where the next train is coming through just to wait so we are waiting. >>> do we blame the lirr or blame mother nature? >> it is a combination of both snow came down and froze on sunday, but i don't think it is a first snowstorm that they'll have to deal it they should be able to get us in and out of the city for what we p

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right now 30 minutes on 275 from the ronald reagan to cvg. anywhere near mineola and cvg, you will start to see the snow-covered roadways. randi: we are not talking about a huge snowfall. it comes one everybody is on the roads. right now we' re not seeing huge issues. snow showers over spreading our area. this be with us throughout the morning. the heaviest bands through the heart of the morning commute. deeper blue along the 75 corridor and into parsons of pendleton county. expects them snow-covered snow-covered roads for the morning rush. by lunchtime the snow is coming to an end. mark: it was a day of smiles and one-liners for pete rose. lisa: how the hit king is finally on his way to the hall of fame. mark: we' re checking the weather conditions as the weather falls. it is another cold morning. lisa: we are in double digits. let' s celebrate. mark: stay with us. all the news and information you mark: good morning. the snow begins to fall in our area. you. the reds are stepping up to the plate after pete rose was turned away from cooperstown last month. lisa: t

four people in the new york state area have been diagnosed each of these four counties, monroe, nassau, orange and suffolk. in mineola health officials are tray trying to ease concerns. >> reporter: here at the nassau county health department the message today was a simple one, don't panic. still we heard growing concerns about zika in the story of a nassau county couple who actually cancelled their travel plans because of the virus. they're expecting their first child in june and were to leave this weekend on a cruise, one last vacation before the baby's arrival. but the outbreak with its threat to pregnant moms led the nassau county couple to cancel their plans. >> this is our first time around. i don't want anything to happen to put the child at risk. >> reporter: the smiths told the story as nassau county officials tried to educate the public so far one of new york's eight zika cases has been confirmed here. >> the disease as a whole is very mild. the risk at this point really exists only in pregnant women. >> reporter: pregnant women infected with the virus can give birth to children with brain defects. most are

the cost? are just hoping we get a train now. >>> roads in mineola were impassable due to scores of passengers being dropped off. huntington commuters sat in the station waiting for hours for information. >> it is a joke, you know. they tell us 6:15 is coming then it is canceled. >> we're going, we're trying we're doing as best we can. >> if i miss this train i'll get the next one if i miss a couple hours hours my boss will understand. >>> it feels they should have sut down sooner and hope to have the remaining lines tomorrow so all 12 branches are fully operating for the morning rush. cbs 2 news. >>> it's been a around the clock effort, workers digging out of the historic snowfall, 700 flights were canceled. more than 12,000 flights have been canceled since friday. >>> a gruesome discovery inhackensack as a body was found in the car covered with snow. parked in a lot of a burger king. witnesses say workers spotted the body no word on the identity of the deceased. >>> many students in new jersey are getting a couple of days off as counties struggle with snow removal. vanessa murdock has the sto

the first two trains were delayed about 10 minutes. >> they just said that they were on time and now we came here and obviously they're not on time. >> mineola was better than yesterday when riders packed the nightmare commute. everybody was pushing every. >> everyone has a response. ter. >> i don't want to be critical. they have a tough job to do . 27 inch social security a lot. going on. >> we have very aggressive communication. we do realtime if you look on twitter it will give you train by train delays if you follow @lirr. sign up for the e-mails and text alert. >> those commuters who caught on time trains hope they will find the same type of service tonight when they have to head home. andrea grymes, cbs 2 news. >>> it is crunch time on the presidential campaign trail with only six day to go until the first votes are cast in the iowa caucuses. the latest polls show donald trump has regained his lead in iowa. ted cruz is within the margin of error. the democratic side just as tight. polls show hillary clinton and bernie sanders in a tie but sanders has been gaining ground. the democrats spoke at a forum last night. >> i think we are touc

the afternoon commute be like. long island reporter kristin thorn is live in mineola. >> we don't know about that just yet. what i can tell you is that the delays are now down to 10 minutes which is great new as you mentioned, a lot of confusion this morning. people got here around five in the morning hoping to get on the trains. this platform began to fill with people. if you take the train and don't like crowds, today would have been one of the days to work from home. >> you've been waiting how long? >> about an hour. >> wow. >> the other train was packed. >> we couldn't get on. >> the larr says it would be back and running by 5:00 this morning but when 5:00 a.m. came around, the railroad said it wouldn't be until some trains got through but quickly the delays started to build with trains sometimes zooming by, already packed with riders. >> how long have you been waiting? >> not too long. >> the delays grew to an hour on some lines creating packed station houses, platforms and trains. >> i think it will do us a better service by telling us we're not running. and drive by treacherous service. i see people

prouding on the trains and in parking lots as commuters from the still suspended lines come to these major hubs hoping to catch a train. live in mineola. >> thank you. >>> if you're commuting on long get a look at the conditions out there. >> mobile 2 in suffolk county with more. good morning. [ inaudible ] >> good morning, chris. right now we're on the l.i.e. headed west. great shape. the lanes are clear of snow. they're dry in spots. we haven't seen any drivers having any problems. we're not expecting many issues during the morning commute. but we did run into a slight problem. this is on the parkway in comac perform for the most part the lanes were clear, we noticed. if you take a look to the right of your screen you can see that snow is covering the entire shoulder and at some points the snow was even covering the right lanes. so that's something to keep in mind if you're heading out this morning. that could definitely slow down but again, from what we've seen out here this morning, the highways across long island are in good shape. they're mostly dry. the lanes are for the most part clear of snow. it's important to note that in s

. >> reporter: trains are running here in mineola and service was restored this afternoon on the porlt washington port washington branch. the railroad is dealing with delays system wide tonight and there remains no service on four branches, hempstead, west hempstead and far rockaway. brianna was trying to get to her job in manhattan when we found her standing on a platform in hicksville waiting for a train she wasn't sure would really come. frustration was a common emotion amongst l.i.r.r. riders. >> we hoped to restore service on seven of the lirr branches, of third railings refreeze overnight. >> reporter: 65 trains were canal ed cancelled, 77 ran late. >> i was here yesterday. the trains weren't running. today the trains weren't running. it's crazy. >> reporter: this is the problem, mountains of snow still covering tracks and switches. we found crews working to clear that snow and ice here in hempstead. >> long island railroad hempstead branch service is currently suspended. >> reporter: the more than 33,000 commuter who is usually ride those lines had to find another way to their d

thousands of commuters who were counting on the long island railroad to be running this morning were very disappointed. dari: jodi goldberg is live in mineola to explain what in the world happened. hi. >> reporter: hi. knowing the workweek would have a shaky start, many commuters got here at 5:00 this morning to only find out the trains hadn't been restored. for countless commuters, monday morning was a tedious game of hurry up and wait for a train that may or may not come. >> it's been around 170 years now. so why are things not working? >> reporter: that's the question mark and hundreds are asking. the long island railroad originally planned to restore 80 percent of the service starting at 5:00 monday morning. more than a day after the storm, that wasn't the case. >> i usually take an 844 out of the service was suspended. >> service to penn station has been suspended. >> reporter: if you wanted to take a train from long beach, you were out of luck. ice and snow covered the third rail. several trains sat at the station. in island park, well more than a foot of snow remained on the tracks. the same story in ocean side. the parking lot was e

county by county, spots in lake county, the villages roland park sorrento mount dora altoona mineola clermont groveland a mix of 30s and 40s. back through orlando toward independence, all of the temperatures in the 40s. 7 two-year, apopka, 38 and it feels colder but the winds. staying cool today, 63+ tonight, another round of patchy frost on the way. we will track the cold weather tonight it could be colder in spots and strong storms now in the outlook. 610, deneige? >> crashes. the first one is turnpike northbound where you pass the 417 exit. this is not blocking the road. they haven't moved off but checking in along the 417 in a different spot, southbound university. they have been able to get the minutes ago. looking good both northbound and southbound along the 417. >>> jamie? >>> a major breakthrough in the fight against cancer. a procedure that could help protect donors trying to make the test of reality. >>> a dangerous jet fuel spill at oia. a warning for orange county here in vineland, home of progresso, we love all kinds of chicken soups... but just one kind of chicken. whit

the lirr from floral park to hicksville. earlier plans displaced 200 homes. this time 20 homes within a mile of mineola would lose five feet of back yard land. homeowners would be compensated. 30 businesses would have the option of paid relocation. >> i think a third track would definitely help with the bottleneck. >> is it going to be a fair eminent domain? >>reporter: you sound skeptical. >> yeah, i am. >>reporter: well, governor cuomo has other transportation plans, including wanting to add customs to long island macarthur airport to open it up to international travel. station, we, of course, will learn more later today. reporting live at penn station this morning, andrea grimes, cbs 2 news. >> andrea, thank you. >>> new developments in the case of a murdered west county socialite in november. 83-year-old lois collie was found beaten to death at her estate in north salem at her estate called wind swept farm. now a twist in the case. police say the investigation has letted to the arrest of two men who worked there. they're accused of stealing $thrirtsz worth of hay and selling it. police say there's

that it will ultimately emerge here and without a specific vaccine, the threat to pregnant women will be potentially serious. live in mineola, long island, n.j. burkett, channel 7 eyewitness >>> an officer gets dragged during a traffic stop. a suspect gets shot and an the city. the wild chain of events happened before 12:45 a.m. when officers tried to question the driver of a stolen car and the driver sped off. an officer got dragged by the vehicle injuring his foot. he was able to fire a shot hitting the driver in the head. the suspect is being treated at jersey city medical center for a nonlife-threatening injury. >>> new information on a wrong way crash. police arrested 43-year-old stephen hennessy from florida for driving while intoxicated. police say he drove west in the eastbound lanes of sunrise police cruiser. suffered minor injuries. the hospital. >>> we want to turn to the weather and after a chilly afternoon, we could see snowflakes tomorrow. >> oh, boy. let's check in with the >> not going to be bad. it will be a nuisance. it may slippery up the roads during the morning commute. at noontime, a barge, a pumper ma

talking about this coming with wesh 2 news at watch travels on the turnpike and kissimmee to kenansville. steady rain pulling on it. mineola about an inch of rain. s creek approaching an inch. he' s in orange county, the slug pushing through. the actual old friend -- cold front will begin, -- that at that juncture i think there is a good bet daytona beach will have passed the all-time january record for rainfall. we are only an inch away. melbourne .75 inch away . ocala 63, mildred presently 70 degrees. s in ocala. finally we get sunshine, remember sunglasses? we will need them tomorrow. it will be less human, afternoon highs in the five to seven degrees below normal. we' ll be in the mid 60' s. saturday low humidity, sunny skies, little more humidity, a few clouds. what should you the rolex 24, just let me show you the rolex 24. updated seven-day forecast, great stretch of weather coming with isolated showers west on monday. big storm going from -- story going from 60' s to 80' s next week. stewart: the ak-47 is the popular assault rifle in the world. now its manufacturer, will start assembling them in florida. meredith:

mineola. >> thank you. that's the news for now. i'm ken rosato. >> i'm lori stokes. make it >>> good morning, america. donald trump standing his ground overnight firing back at fox. >> i was not treated well by fox. you know, how much of this do you take? >> and megyn kelly. >> i think she's highly overrated. >> ted cruz taunts trump daring him to a one-on-one debate offering more than a million dollars to charity. tonight's debate stage now set. trump still promises he won't be on it. >>> state of crisis, the dangerous zika virus spreading. scientists now warning it could become an explosive pandemic. more than 20 cases already in the u.s. as the world health organization holds an emergency meeting and we talk to one of the nation's top health officials, are we on the verge of an outbreak? >>> breaking overnight, new as three escaped inmates remain at large. now an exclusive look inside the maximum security jail, the fugitives sawed through it to break free. authorities now warn they could be anywhere. you like me now >>> super bowl bound quarterback cam newton crit

tomorrow, as we get toward quail valley and mineola and clermont, 70 on the button winds out of southeast at 5-15. most of us up 3060s, to near 70 degrees. tracking changes five-day forecast, with that we can always in view, the 70 tomorrow and sunday a cool start and mix of 40s and 50s. we will be warmer on sunday, up next week, we heat up further before the next front rows and hit 78 monday, 80 tuesday. chance of a couple of showers early next week. better chance by wednesday, that is when we can see the next front of we will talk about the el nio-like front coming up in the next half- hour. jamie? >>> the i-4 ultimate project is intruding on some local neighborhoods. 9 investigates what the state is doing about it. and the reason the government has a warning for you if you need to renew your passport and a local pediatrician lost his license over accusations he was drinking and taking drugs while the state has taken away a pediatricians license. 9 investigates found complaints november lasser claiming doctor norbert falasco was under the influence while treating children. velasco is do

he is the man suspected of trying to take a baby from a woman in woodmere we told you about this morning even following her to a home. eyewitness news reporter lucy yang is in mineola with lucy? >> reporter: michelle, two bizarre and troubling incidents have been connected here in nassau county. one involving an attempted baby snatching and the other involving a naked man found sleeping on a couch in a morning. i know, it sounds crazy. this morning a woman arrived at her office in hewlett to find a naked man sleeping on the police were called. were connected. around noontime yesterday a baby-sitter claims a homeless man approached her and said she was, quote, in the stroller. hurried home with the 20-month- old toddler. the man then broke into her house demanding the deed dead baby. police were called but by then he had run off. detectives found surveillance video at a nearby pizza parlor that they believe shows the homeless man. now they have arrested him and linked him with the two incidents. nassau county police just held a news conference that broke up a few minutes ago. let's hear what they had to say. >> the sitter in this case did a phenomenal job. when she

the alternate. into lake county now, no significant slowdowns with crashes and mineola, fruitland park, eustis, live traffic tracker, 27 and 50, 50 looks great. >>> drones a popular gift for christmas. headed to washington dc. >> reporter: brevard county deputies have 3 armed suspects trapped in the woods. why they are wanted and why deputies said it is too dangerous to arrest them welcome aboard my starship. ahoy, mateys! it's full of things i love... like me brave crew... and my fellow space adventures and free of things i don't. like aliens. just like eye patches. and when it's time to refuel, i eat chex cereal. it's full of stuff we pirates need. no artificial flavors, and it's gluten-free. excelsior! eat up, me hearties! keep it down! i'm exploring the galaxy. arrrr, that's not even 6:44 am. updating you on a breaking situation in melbourne, 2 suspects are still on the run. police say they raced away from the scene of a home invasion and from law enforcement officers this morning kimberly eiten is lightweight police said they have the men trapped at the end of the i need a causeway. they cannot

lake county, the villages of 43 through sorrento milder uses lake mack and peasley. low 40s and patchy frost. 46 mineola and 47 in clermont. some clouds mix if they a few more clouds but overall comfortable with mid 60s. chance of rain will increase thursday night into friday. thunderstorms on friday. we will highlight that in another system on sunday and the next cool down is insight 5:40 am. here is deneige. >> a few crashes . the first one at westwood boulevard. the first one at westwood blvd., orange county is blocking the war 2 lanes at central florida pkwy. you can get around but keep in mind troopers will redirect you if you have to add the -- to the area. volusia county, off to the side, i-4 eastbound before derksen drive leaving st. john's river bridge. hit-and-run crash. troopers have been out there for some time. keep in mind and move over. >>> a very busy here for the space coast. launches scheduled to go up. >>> details about the notorious drug lord el chapo. changes could come to orange wowow,w, y you changed my olold bedroom. wiwithth a a little help from a a havertys designer. hehe h hel

the villages 32, in the 30 sorrento mount dora eustis lake mack paisley lake katherine mineola 39 and 36 now in clermont bundle up. it will be nice this afternoon. cold now. 30s and 40s and seminole county. 40 longwood and sable point. send me temperatures we will pass them along in the next half-hour. more temperatures along to the next half-hour. finance twitter, instagram and post them on facebook as well. today 66 and plenty of sunshine throughout the day. a nice afternoon with the 60s. deland up to 64, comfortably cool. coming up, friday's storm system will move in and bring us a big chill by the weekend. 6:10 am deneige? . >> a few crashes starting and club -- volusia county. shall road, they have not -- side but they are working to clear it out. this is causing a partial road block fortune road, troopers updated the location that says blocking part of fortune road. working to find out if you will need an alternate in the area. poinciana seminole street at monterey road, there is a crash that popped up. they have not said if it will block of your commute. >> one day makes a diff

mineola. >> only one in four women who have trouble sleeping even tells her doctor according to the poll. so the problem is likely to be much greater than thought. >> reporter: these two secretarying in great neck full time mothers and sleep deprived, two secretaries. asleep because you're trying to put the day to bed. you're trying to make sure that you have accomplished everything you needed to at the end of the day and then you're also now worrying about tomorrow. >> reporter: she says she has anxiety about developing illness. >> you got homework, you got to make dinner, get them up in the morning and in between when you're trying to sleep, feel like by 12:00 midnight, i'm still wide awake. >> lack of sleep can also lead to help youer tension, to difficulty -- to hypertension, difficulty losing weight and depression besides diabetes. >> reporter: if you have insomnia, frequent snoring, less than 6 hours of sleep, sleep apnea and rotating shift work, changer sleep habits. don't fall asleep with a tv and computer on. don't read or eat or text in bed. make eight hours of quiet sleep prior

accident reported 275, near mineola, and one in warsaw, hopple at 75, report of a broken down blocking a couple of lanes, as we look at the interstates, typical, i-71-75, starting to see heavy traffic near kyle. use caution on bridges and overpasses this morning of as you do look at the daniel carter bridge, you canny traffic moving along okay, though. let's go out and get a live look on the roads. adam clements on spring road avenue, adam how are things looking in the north side area or wherever you are? >> i think we're making our way toward saint bernard, things are dry roads, no real slick spots. you did mention bridges and overpasses, of course, you want to be careful of those, whatever fell last night, not last night yesterday morning that may have created a little wetness, and if it wasn't clear or salted it could have frozen over. those are the spots that you want to watch out for. really the big issue you are dealing with is the cold. that is where you want to be prepared this morning. make sure your car is prepared, bottle of water, blankets, just in case, you never know. dead battery, flat tire, you always want

cops arrested him with crack cocaine but the priest revealing to cops he has a tragic reason for using it. eyewitness news reporter stacey sager is in mineola with new details released by police today. >> he is a roman catholic priest. he was busted with crack cocaine this morning. but what he tells investigators is that much more shocking. complaint in this case, the priest tries to explain his alleged crack habit and said it all started after his sister was brutally murdered. >> reporter: nassau police were staking out this motel in bethpage this morning on one case when suddenly they stumbled on another. an alleged drug deal between two men but one of them turns out to be a catholic priest. 63-year-old robert lubrano and his alleged drug of choice -- >> a substance believed to be crack cocaine and a silver colored metal pipe with what appeared to be crack cocaine residue was recovered at the scene. >> reporter: what's really disturbing is according to the criminal complaint, lubrano tells police he had been smoking crack ever since his sister was murdered. it was back in october of 2014. 66-year-old patricia ward was decapitated by her o

mineola would lose 5 feet of backyard land. homeowners will be compensated. some businesses are offered paid relocation. >> i think it is the future of long island. >> reporter: the governor also wants a custom inspection allowing it to have international travel and to spend 6 million on a feasibility study. is a bridge from bayville to westchester pie in the sky? how about an automobile tunnel from port jefferson to connecticut? according to the rouch foundation job index all this means? >> it increases the commerce for our region. >> reporter: soon door knocking phone calls and e- mails will inform home and business owners their land may abut a new third track. noise abatement will be offered and safety improvements to grade crossings like this. jennifer mclogan, cbs 2 news. >> the governor will submit these proposals during his budget address to lawmakers january 13th. the spending plan would likely top $140 billion. >>> new information now, the mother of the so-called affluenza teen is headed back tanya couch is charged with hindering the apprehension of a felon. she and her son fled to mexico last month after video sur