Transcripts For WCBS CBS 2 News This Morning 20160315

Poll has trump at 44, ted cruz, 24, rubio, 21, kasich, 9. For the republicans, ohio is another big contest. Ohio Governor John Kasich hoping to win his home state as part of an effort to keep trump from winning enough delegates to prevent a floor fight. There is the theory that every little bit helps and kasich campaigned with mitt romney. I want to be president , but i will not take the low road to the highest office in the land in order to get there. Reporter trump canceled a stop in florida. Instead, he was on kasichs home turf in youngstown, along with new jersey governor Chris Christie. Trump needled kasich for losing new hampshire. Even governor Chris Christie was there. I hated to do that, but i had to make my point. We have to beat trump at the ballot box. Reporter polls show Hillary Clinton ahad in florida and ohio. Bernie sanders ahead by a nose North Carolina and missouri also vote. At the end of the day, love always trumps hatred. I am so worried about our country and what could happen if we dont band together. Reporter this election is so important in florida that already over 2 million voters cast their ballots either absentee or making use of floridas early voting program. In miami, im Marcia Kramer, cbs 2 news. 4 32 now. Time for traffic and weather on the 2s. This has been an exciting morning. So far. Heres the deal. We are going to see changes today and then we are going to spring right back to spring temperatures, even though its technically still winter, but its raw out there. Its windy, its wet. 45. Wind out of the northeast at 22 miles per hour. Relative humidity at 86 percent. Rain, theres a little bit of rain left. The totals, more significant east end of long island, even Power Outages reported. About wrapping this storm up and then we will see nicer numbers this afternoon. We will try to squeeze in a little sun. 52, the high today, above normal. You bets. Then flirting with 60 wednesday into thursday. Hopefully youre flirting with a better commute than you saw yesterday. Kyle is in for alex. Hi, kyla. Reporter good morning. We have a few issues hanging over from yesterday. We start in hoboken. A major water main break has first street still closed in the vicinity of grand street and willow avenue. Be careful there. In jersey city, the covered roadway is closed for roadwork between jersey and tunley avenue. Look out for that. And the bayonne bridge is closed in both directions and thats for roadwork until 5 00 a. M. Stick with the goethals as an alternate until then. Alternate side parking is in effect citywide. New plan to improve safety at city homeless shelters. Security staff will be retrained and a Police Management team will develop security upgrades. They will implement new procedures in reporting claims to take place in shelters. We will have more on the plan in the next half hour. A bizarre mystery continues this morning, concerning a new jersey mother who vanished. She disappeared four months after being shot eight times in her car. Cbs 2s Jessica Snyder spoke to her mother, whos been driven to tears fearing the worst. Reporter the julius family spent six agonizing days wondering where the 41yearold mother of two teens is. She met up with a female friend last tuesday and hasnt been heard from since. I knew something was wrong when she didnt come home. Shes always home. Reporter shes had a traumatic past few months. At the end of november, she was inside this car when police say a man wearing a mask walked up and fired several shots into several times and grazing her teenage daughter. Now, juliuss mother fears this is connected to her disappearance. The shooter hasnt been found. If anybodys holding her, let her come home. She have a family and the kids who want her home. Reporter julius friend tells her family that she went to lunch with julius on tuesday and then dropped her off here station. The only problem is, Lyndon Police say theyve gone through the Surveillance Video and theyve seen no sign of tyrita or her friends. Police tell the julietis family the last ping from her cell phone was near the train station, but the phone is now going straight to voicemail and all credit cards were left at home. Shes a loving person and just blows my mind that this is even happening to her. Reporter Tyrita Julius was wearing this shirt when she disappeared and police are concerned because shes already therapy for the Bullet Wounds in her shoulder. Jessica schneider, cbs 2 news. Developing news out of russia. Starting today, the nation is withdrawing forces from syria. The president says russia will keep some troops and its naval base in syria. This happened the same day as peace talks resumed in geneva. There was a military campaign in support of the regime. And in North Carolina north korea, kim jung un will test warheads soon. According to the korean central news agency, its possible he is reacting to ongoing annual military drills by seoul and washington. North korea has reportedly mastered a Crucial Technology needed to develop a missile capable of striking the u. S. Mainland. Three Police Officers are hurt and a suspect is dead after a shootout in chicago. Officials say the officers were investigating drug activity acting suspiciously. Police say the man ran off and began shooting. They say one of the officers fired back and killed him. Custody. The officers are all expected to be okay. And new information on the shooting death of an undercover Maryland Police officer shot and killed outside a Police Station sunday. Authorities say the death was due to friendly fire. The station was the target of a random ambush. The gunman, a 22yearold, was arrested. His two brother were also arrested and charged after being caught making a video recording of the attack. A financial settlement for the family of a student killed by a pleasantville Police Officer. He was shot as he drove away from a disturbance outside a bar in 2010. The officer was hit by the car and wound up on the hood. He fired through the windshield. Henrys family is now accepted a 6 million settlement from the village and officer aaron hess, now retired. The body of harry hernandez, the third victim of saturdays deadly tugboat crash near the Tappan Zee Bridge has been located. Divers say its inside the sunken boat in the hudson river. Were told a commercial maritime Salvage Company will begin trying to raise the boat as early as today. A new jersey family is mourning the death of three family members following a devastating house fire. 10 members of the may family were asleep. A 2yearold and 7yearold died. A 52yearold was also killed. Several relatives were injured. Now, the family says the firefighters were slow to respond. They came late and when they got here, they did not go in. Me and my husband tried to go through the back. There wasnt no firefighters back there. What i know now is that three minutes after receiving the call, the Fire Department was on the scene. Reporter the mayor says he this morning, residents in parts of hoboken are advised to boil their water following yesterdays water main break. On top of the flooded streets, the break also opened up a sinkhole that swallowed up this car. That happened at 1st street near willow and clinton. Some who live in hoboken say water main breaks are constant problems. City leaders say a deal with provider sewage water leaves little money aside for infrastructure upgrades. The city is looking to renegotiate or bid out a new contract. 4 39. Still to come, honor for a fallen new york city Police Officer. Will we see a casino at the meadowlands, the pros and cons, weighing in this fall. And they once held the statutes top legislative positions and both convicted of political corruption. Sheldon silver and dean skillas are about to have Something Else in common. Changes today. Then the clouds will thin out. Afternoon. Dont take off. Coming up. At 4 42, how about we get to john elliott. Hes ready to go this morning. What is going on . Whats gotten into you this morning . Weve got greg on camera, too, this morning. This guy, during the break, he actually leads us in calisthenics. Thats how much he cares heres the deal. I got to give it up to my weather watchers here. First off, anthony, 43. Still a little wet in cedar grove. Youve got puddles there, but hes celebrating 1972, the movie the godfather opened. There you go. Theres your cannoli reference right there. And this is interesting from jean, the weather machine. Dade is National Everything you think is wrong day. And thank you, les, beware the ides of march. Watch your step and i like this from charlie, too. This is the upper Delaware National park eagle observation area. Did you know that even was there . Great way to kind of spy in the sky and check out some eagles. Lets check out the skies right now. Cloudy and 45. Winds out of the northeast, 13 to 22 miles an hour. So you actually have to do the math and do wind chills for you. I know,you dont want to hear that anymore. Any white plains and greenwich. 46 in edison and babylon. 45 in belmar and the city. A lot of shared readings there. And with limited exception, you know, its about 4 or 5 degrees cooler than it was yesterday. So, when you factor in the wind, we have wind chills as low as 33 degrees and trust me, Walking Around the city this morning, it feels like 39, 37 here on the west side, where were no. In parts of connecticut into the twin forks. Were wrapping this up, but still misty out there. You still have pockets of fog. So, yeah, its a little damp and dreary. Were going to see a lot more in the way of clouds today than sun, in fact, futurecast wraps up the rain for the most part, between now and 9 00. A little bit of drizzle possible, absolutely. I think the intermitten wipers get a parkout once or twice today. And into the afternoon we go, how about the late sunset, 4 oclock, its still more clouds than sun. Wednesday shapes up, brightens up, we have to leave the possibility of a shower in the forecast for your thursday afternoon. Just a chance right now. Not a washout, but i know thats a big fun day, st. Patricks day, both days warmer, but unsettled late in the day and in the afternoon, as well. And then cooler into the weekend. Shes cool and shes collected and shes ready to go. Heres kyla. Thank you. What an introduction, john. Good morning, everybody. Brooklyn. We have 79th street closed eastbound between 4th and 5th avenues due to a water main break. Thats in the headlines today yet again. And avenue u is closed in both directions for another water main break, between Ocean Parkway and east 9th street. Looking live outside, there is a 45mileperhour speed restriction at the Tappan Zee Bridge due to the wet Road Conditions this morning, so, definitely want to use caution on all of those elevated roadways. Alternate side parking is in effect citywide. Thank you, kyla. Heres a look at the stories making news around the tristate area. Mayor de blasio heads to washington, d. C. Today. He will testify before a subcommittee and urge lawmakers not to cut security funding for new york and other major cities. The mayor will also meet with new yorks congressional delegation. Sentencing for former new York State Senate majority leader dean silas is april 18th. Thats the same day sentencing for former Assembly Speaker they were both convicted of corruption last year. And tonight, the First Official date of the ncaa tournament. Farrelly dickinson takes on ohio. The winner advances to play the number one seed, North Carolina, in raleigh. On moneywatch, stock futures are down this morning after a mixed performance on monday, Falling Oil Prices pulled companies lower, while hotels and travelrelated companies rose. The dow rose 15 points, the nasdaq added just under 2. The s p rose 2 and a half. Tinder is back online after an outage that left some users unhappy about being unmatched. The glitch accidentally deleted match thats were in the works. The company advised users to log out and back in to have the matches restored, but there were also reports of missing message histories, as well. Michael jacksons estate has sold its share of a massive music catalog. Sony bought jacksons share for the catalog includes the works of legendary artists like the beetles and bob dylan. It doesnt include Michael Jacksons master recordings or songs that he wrote. The beneficiaries are his mother and his children. That was considered quite the deal back then, when he got the rights to all that music. The garden states are ready to roll the dice on opening casinos in north jersey. A referendum will be on the ballot in november, making the final decision yours. Valerie castro has more from east rutherford. Id probably vote yes. Definitely no. Reporter the debate will come down to the wire in november. The resolution allows for two casinos in separate counties at least 72 miles from Atlantic City. Some of the revenue would have to go to Atlantic City. This proposal for a possible meadowlands location was unveiled last year. Complete with Retail Stores,a rock and roll museum and not to more traffic, more congestion, you know very enough already. And i mean, it failed in south jersey, why succeed in northern new jersey . Reporter some say the new jobs and added tax revenue would be a good bet. I think it would be good for the area. I think the area would get rejuvenated. Wed get tax money. Reporter others argue the failure of Atlantic City is the answer to why not. I dont see that i want that up here. I dont need it. It hasnt been a successful thing. So, no, people go and spend their money and they cant afford to. Reporter lawmakers who spoke to news radio 880 are also divided. The state of new jersey needs revenues. Were also sending a substantial amount of revenues back to Atlantic City to invest in Atlantic City in the non gaming. Opening new casinos only shuffles the deck. This is not north versus south. This is the state hurting itself. Reporter voters say yes, in place a few months after the vote in november. Valerie castro, cbs 2 news. Thank you, valerie. We will see what happens. 4 49 now. Still to come, the feathered friend keeping watch over a local Police Station. And the creator of . Hamilton goes freestyle at the white house. Another check of traffic and weather on the 2s coming up next. Morning. 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Police commissioner bratton calls him a fearless warrior. Traffic and weather on the 2s now. John . Good morning, mary. Hi, everybody. Its a damp and dreary one out there now. We have light rain and drizzle to deal with still this morning. Wind out of the northeast. That accentuates the feel. We will have drier conditions this afternoon. Rain chances linger this week, on and off later wednesday, and a little thursday afternoon. I tell you what, we stay 5 to 15 degrees above normal before we cool things down just in time for spring this weekend. Hey, youre just in time to save some time with kyla, in for alex. Thats right. And we do have things to work out this morning and get around. In hoboken, a major water main break still has 1st street willow avenue. We have good news, checking mass transit, everything is on or close to schedule on metro north, path trains, new Jersey Transit looking good and long island rail road, as well. Alternate side parking is in effect citywide. Back to you. Thank you, kyla. The red tail hawk that calls a local Police Station home now has a name. The Clarkstown Police department in Rockland County guardian. They picked the name from suggestions made online using the hashtag namethathawk. He uses the outdoor camera as his own personal perch. And hundreds of dolphins racing through the waters in california. Experts call it a dolphin stampede and says its the fastest mode of travel for dolphins, allowing them to move at speeds of up to 25 miles per hour. It was a whale watch. Would you consider it a success if you didnt see the whales but saw the dolphins. Id like that better, actually. In our next half hour, the stunning acknowledgment from the nfl about the health of its players. And this morning, cracking down on burglars in Nassau County. The new team getting the dangerous criminals off the streets. And next, a new beat in the rose garden, what happens when president obama and the for musical fun. Immigrants we got the job done this is so fun its the oval office, i cant believe im there Opportunity Knocks and i cant stop im here with the president and my pops and yo the mic drops. Hit hamilton going offscript at the white house last night. President obama, you saw him holding up flash cards with various topics. Then freestyling about everything from immigration to the constitution and, of course, innovation. Hes just brilliant, isnt he . I could listen to him read the phone book. Its awesome. Its the definition of cool. Genius. Theyve had a great relationship over the last few years. I wonder what nixon would have done. What he so good, the rhythm. How we doing today, johnny . Were not exactly singing the blues, but gray skies are today. I like the sound of that. We have water main issues still going on, can you believe it . I will tell you that is and how to avoid it. What a scene yesterday with the car in the sinkhole. Time now is 4 57. Stale head, the new plan to safer. And preview of todays primary showdown. Or tablet making you sick . The surprising allergies people are getting from Electronic Devices. And from pancakes to noise, to keeping the room neat. The new innovations that could be making their way into your home. Cbs 2 newscbs 2 news this seconds. Its 5 00. We had 45 degrees on this tuesday, march 15th. Li no, sir lingering showers should be moving out and drier. Warmer temperatures ahead. We will have traffic and weather ahead in a moment. Six candidates for president , but will there be the same number at the end of the day . We preview the important primaries being decided today. March madness comes to four local college campuses. We break down how local fans are getting ready to tip off for the big dance. Good morning, im chris wragge. Im mary calvi. Thanks for joining us. Our top story, reducing violence at the citys homeless shelters. Mayor de blasio will unveil a plan today to overhaul security at the shelters. Janelle burrell has more now live in east harlem this morning. Hi, janelle. Reporter hi there, chris and mary. Were outside the boulevard shelter here in east harlem. Back in january, a man was actually murdered inside of this shelter as he slept. The mayor hopes that by investing more in the citys shelter system in terms of difference in terms of preventing violence. Immediately after the murder of devin black inside of the boulevard shelter back in january, there was a visible presence of nypd officers and security on patrol. The former teacher nearly decapitated by another man in the shelter. It lets us know that theyre concerned with our well being. Reporter from murdered and assaults to the couldnt occasion of dangerous weapons, like these, recovered from five brooklyn shelters in just one day. Mayor de blasio has now ordered the nypd to oversee Safety Measures in the shelters. Among the changes, the nypd will begin retraining all department of Homeless Services security staff. The city will reestablish a Domestic Violence program in shelters and the administration has a new comprehensive way of tracking and reporting Critical Incidents. Teamsters president Gregory Floyd represents the security and he says change is needed. We are under seige. Reporter earlier this month, steve banks spoke with cbs 2 about the millions better prepare security staff. Were going to be providing them with additional training and designating particular Police Officers to have tasers where needed. Reporter the Mayors Office says theyre investing 35 percent more in shelter security than the previous administration. We expect to hear more about the plans from the nypd later this week. Reporting live this morning from east harlem, Janelle Burrell, cbs 2 news. Thank you, janelle. 5 02 now. Time for traffic and weather on the 2s. John, youre up. Tell you what, light rain, northeast wind. Its a damp, chilly feel to the air now. We will warm you up again over the next few days. Hovering around 60 on average. Not now. 45 with clouds. Want to remind you, coastal flood advisory, area beaches, we think a little bit of concern along the coast. Looking at the green on the screen to the west, a lot of that dries out, could see a little additional light rain or drizzle to start your day. And then i think clouds rule, but the winds will shift so its going to be warmer. In fact, a high in the upper 5, around 50s, around 58 in the city this afternoon. Kyla is in for alex this morning. Hi, kyla. Reporter good morning. We have on the roads, jersey city, the covered roadway is closed for roadwork between jersey and tunley avenues. In hoboken, a water main break. We talked about that yesterday. It has 1st strooelt closed in the vicinity of grand street and willow avenue. Take it easy over there. And looking live outside, we have new delays at the George Washington bridge, but notice well got the raindrops on the camera. Not a bad idea to slow down a little bit. Inbound lower level is ez pass only until 6 00 a. M. , but holland tunnels this morning. Alternate side parking is in effect citywide. Back to you. Thank you. To campaign 2016 now. And one of the most important days in the president ial race. Voting in five states could determine if front runners trump and clinton move toward clinching the partys nomination or face more difficult parts ahead. Don champion reports from miami. Reporter Bernie Sanders riled up supporters last night in chicago. Urging them to take him to victim rainfall. Let us see this great state help lead the country into a political revolution. Reporter hoping to slow clintons momentum, sanders is looking for upsets in illinois, ohio and missouri today. But the vermont senator faces an uphill battle in florida and North Carolina. Clinton holds a sizeable lead there. I am asking for your support. I would be honored to receive it. Reporter millions of votes have already been cast here in the oner take all state of on the republican side, donald trump leads marco rubio 2 1 in polls. A trump win here will likely spell the end for rubios campaign. We have to vote tomorrow. Dont stay home. Make sure no one stays home. Reporter and thrust the billionaire candidate closer to looking up the republican nomination. He wont clinch, but hell have a commanding lead in delegates and be in a commanding position to get the rest that he needs. Kasich with k not make America Great again. Cant do it. Reporter in the winner take all state of ohio, trump is neck in neck with kasich. Give me a vote so i can continue to run for president of the united states. In new jersey, ted cruz is fighting trump for delegates. In illinois, the latest poll has cruz within striking distance. Don champion, cbs news, miami. And our Marcia Kramer is also in florida covering todays vote. Look for her live reports beginning today, coming up at noon. Happening today, progress leaders, Nassau County executive delivers his state of the county address tonight at a museum in old bethpage. And the newark mayor delivers his state of the city address tonight at the new jersey performing arts center. The Mayors Office says hell talk about accomplishments in Economic Development and Public Safety. No word on if the led water problems in city schools will be addressed. For the first time, an nfl official acknowledged a link between football and the brain disease cte. The Senior Vice President for health and safety was questioned on capitol hill. You asked the question, whether i thought there was a link, and i thought certainly based on the doctors research, theres a link. She found cte in a number of retired football players. I think the broader point and the one that your question gets to is what that necessarily means and where do we gro here with that information. Weve seen it in 90 out of 94 nfl players. Reporter the nfls doctor found cte in the brains of 90 the tristate area has march madness fever. Several are all in the big tournament. The toast of the town is stony brook, going to the big dance for the First Time Ever. Heres more on their ride to the big dance. Theyve got a chance in the big dance and the stony brook c wolves are ready to prove theyve earned their spot. The chip on our shoulder, proving people wrong. They go out swinging. Squeezing in a last home practice before hitting the road to iowa to face the wildcats thursday. Stony brook knows what theyre up against and therz ready for the challenge. We cant reinvent the wheel, but we go with a good game plan and i think our guys are excited about the opportunity play the best. Reporter long islanders just as excited as the team to fill in their brackets with the local school. Its nice that long island is finally going to get its place on the big board. In rooting for the home team. The seton hall pirates defeat villanova. Reporter seton halls impressive performance in the big east, taking the pirates from new jersey to denver, colorado to face gonzaga thursday. Another jersey team, farrelly Dickinson University knights are the 16th seed. The third Youngest Team in the country of the theyre up against Florida Gulf Coast university tonight. Even though we are the Youngest Team, we have a killer instinct. Reporter the ionia gills will leave new rochelle to face off against iowa state thursday in colorado. Anybody, theyre going to fight hard. I promise. Reporter back at home, well be cheering. Watch all the madness starting thursday here on cbs 2. Head to cbsnewyork. Com for the bracket challenge. You can take on all of us. Its amazing during the announcements, all the kids are just like this. Them. 5 09. Why some Electronic Devices pose an allergy risk to some people. And this morning, a rash of burglaries across Nassau County. The new Police Effort aimed at keeping residents safe and secure. And some of new jerseys Senior Citizens told they need to raise their homes in order to qualify for flood insurance. Many say its a nowin situation for them. A little bit of coastal flooding possible this morning. Wont be widespread. You still need a coat. Small umbrella will do, because you can lose it later. Back. 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, attracting the talent and companies of tomorrow. Like in rochester, with worldclass botox. And in buffalo, where medicine meets the future. Let us help grow your companys tomorrow welcome back to cbs 2 news this morning and weve got 45 degrees but a little better than yesterday, right, john . Just a little bit. Whats the matter . During the break, chris reminded me of how old i am. Wow i did not. You dont need me to remind you. [ laughter ] oh thats just mean. I will be lucky to get through the show. And you look fantastic. [ laughter ] he has metamucil in the morning. Fiber, fiber. Trust me, you kids wait. You mock me now, but jen and i know beware the ides of march. At 2, wragge, weve got light rain, low clouds and fog. You can see the drops on the lens. Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom. Dew pointesare high. Its a great way to start the day. Numbers close together because of the regulating effect of the clouds from 41 in middletown, all the towns in the area are at 41. Mid40s for the island. 44 at red bank. The expanded view, look at this, its warmer, in fact, our numbers compared to yesterday are down through the ohio valley. Its warmer and working our way. Upper 50s today, hovering around 60 for wednesday and thursday. Some actual rain and a few more, well, a little bit of drizzle, maybe a passing shower and thats about it. We will wrap this up. I do want to remind you, its a coastal flood advisory, north shore and then westchester, coastal connecticut and jersey shore, this is until 6 00 a. M. So, blaifj the morning high tide, a little bit of minor flooding. Look out for that. You know the drill. Damp morning, absolutely. The area of low pressure is that northeast wind. A leftover shower here and there. And then a chance of a shower tomorrow. A 30 percent chance of an afternoon shower on wednesday. And then we could see another shower thursday afternoon and another one friday. Its kind of a persistent pattern. Youre just a little unlucky with that passing shower possible because i know youve got all the fun things planned. Today, its a great day. There will be late clearing, that will get the numbers up and its that shift in the wind as well. And then we hover around 60. Low 60s wednesday and thursday, friday into saturday, though, hello spring, it will feel cold. Were going to see numbers start to dip and well see cooler conditions into the weekend. All right, its about a quarter after 5 00. Hopefully youve got a nice ride waiting for you. Whats going on, kyla . Were plagued by water main breaks. You know the big one in hoboken yesterday, well, its still causing problems. It has 1st street closed in the vicinity of grand street and willow avenue. And in brooklyn, problems this 79th street is closed eastbound between 4th and 5th avenues, due to a water main break. And one more to tell you about. Avenue u is closed in both directions for yet another water main break between Ocean Parkway and east 9th street. Hopefully we get it straightened out soon. Alternate side parking is in effect citywide. Back to you. U. S. Officials are investigating the surrender of an american who may have been fighting with isis. He surrendered yesterday in northern iraq. The 26yearold was unarmed, but was found with his virginia drivers license. The fbi is trying to piece together the mans travel history. A new jersey family is asking for help finding a mother of two disappeared just months after she was shot. Tyrita julius was last seen tuesday after a friend says she dropped her off at the long branch train station after having lunch. In november, the 41yearold was inside a car when police say a man wearing a mask walked up and fired several shots into the front seat. A bullet grazed her 15yearold daughter, as well. Police say the shooting was target aid. Julius mother fears it could be connected to her disappearance. If anybodys holding her, let her come home. She have a family and kids who want her home. Linden police say they pored through the Surveillance Video from the train station and found no footage of julius or her friend. A big jump in burglaries in Nassau County prompts the creation of a new police task force. Police say the breakins are fueled by drug addictions. Jennifer mclogan reports. Reporter these exclusive photos show the aftermath of a recent frightening home burglary, the victims feeling helpless. My wife and i were gone two hours to our sons basketball game and didnt activate the alarm. Detectives say the crook was probably in and out in less than seven minutes. Neighbors didnt see the thief move firewood under a window to gain entrance. This is part of a disturbing 28 Nassau County. Its really scary. I was out, you know, after work and i came home and the gate and the door was open. And your heart starts to race. I ran the other way. Reporter the second precinct seeing the biggest increase. Residential breakins here up 57 percent. My door was kicked in. I walked into my room and my room was a complete mess. It was turned upside down and it was something that, you know, i felt violated. It wasnt a good feeling at all. Reporter last year at this time, 134 residential burglaries in nassau. So far this year, 174. Thats prompted the creation of a new task force. The burglary pattern team, aimed at stemming the crime outbreak. When you hear of a burglary on your break, a lot of people think, i hope im not next. We get that. We understand it. About it. Weve put this team in place and i can honestly tell you there are four great detectives and a supervisor who work with with the village detectives, as well. Reporter the team scored big, arresting this man who worked as a waiter in manhattan and charged him with 17 nassau burglaries. Experts fear the motivation is drugfueled. There is no doubt in my mind that the heroin crisis, its whats driving the increase in crime here in Nassau County. This is a community thats locked in the grip of addiction not treated appropriately. Reporter in most cases, burglars are striking at homes that are unoccupied, unlocked, without alarms, in the early evening to the midday. Jennifer mclogan, cbs 2 news. Police say the burglaries are also being committed by gang members and people passing themselves off at utility workers. Up next, the new rule on metro north and the lirr. Ahead of the st. Patricks day parade. And sudden rashes popping up out of nowhere. Why fitness bands and other Electronic Devices could be to blame. And we will get you another check of your traffic this. Egntne swcho tt. Swcho os great performance last night by panic at the disco. High energy. On the late late show with james cordon. The commuter rails will be dry on st. Patricks day. Police will confiscate alcohol from riders on trains and in stations. The ban will last from thursday through 5 00 a. M. On friday. Bar carts at Grand Central terminal and penn station will be shut down. Time now, 5 22. Time for traffic and weather on the 2s. He always panics at the disco. Has how i keep my thats how i keep my shape. Its cool and gray, damp outside, 45, wind out of the northeast. Numbers close to 40 to 45 across the board. Theres not a big temperature spread out there. Little bit of light rain to the east. We will see drizzle this morning, then more clouds than sun, but not as chilly. 58 for a high. Myth e mid to upper 60s. For st. Patricks day, cloudy, all right, youre hanging on to the wheel not now, but you will be. Heres kyla. Good morning, everyone. In hoboken, yesterdays major water main break has 1st street closed in the vicinity of grand street and willow avenue. And 79th street is closed eastbound between 4th and 5th avenues. Thats due a water main break. And, yes, one more, avenue u is closed in both directions, also for a water main break between Ocean Parkway and east 9th street. Due to the wet and windy weather, there is a 45mileper hour speed restriction at the Tappan Zee Bridge this morning. Taking a live look, you can see the traffic starting to get going there. Be careful on the he very wellate wellated elevated roadways. Alternate side parking is in effect citywide. Back to you. Thank you, kyla. In sports, the devils with a late start in california and this was not pretty. The ducks beat up on new jersey 71. Heres Otis Livingston with the rest of good morning, everyone. Coming up tonight, college hoops, Farrelly Dickinson plays for the ncaas tournament. The nets host the 76ers and the islanders in pittsburgh. Last night, hosting the panthers, down a pair of goals in the third until they scored two in the span of 1 22. Then with less than two minutes to go, cal with the game winner. 32 isles. They trail the rangers by a point. Red hot spring continues for flores. Three more hits, score both mets runs, but they lost to the tigers. Im Otis Livingston. Thats your cbs 2 sports update. Many electronic dwis, you may be allergic to it. Dr. Max gomez says nickel is causing more than a tickle. Reporter itchy, red and irritated. This is what sues arm looks like when she wears her electronic fitness tracker. I was very surprised that i developed a rash. Suspected it would trigger a nickel allergy. Something dermatologistesare seeing more often. Traditionally theyve been in places like earrings and belt buckles, but now a lot on the wrist from electronic fitness trackers. Reporter one popular model was recalled after thousands complained of skin irritation, later linked to nickel in the casing. Now are giving users heads up, that some contain traces of nickel and some people may have allergies. The reactions range from a local rash, infections of the skin, it can impact on sleep. It can certainly impact someones occupation. Reporter but its not just the fitness devices. A new bullet in says some Electronic Devices, including cell phones, laptops and tablets, may contain nickel. People really sensitive break out from exposure to even stainless steel because of the amount of nickel that gets released is enough to make them a rash. What you eat could cause a problem. If youre extremely sensitive to nickel, avoid soy products, as well as licorice, buck wheat, cocoa powder, clams, cashews and figs. Some companies are working with dermatologists to milwaukee s make to make them with less nickel. Coming up a new plan to take effect for the nypd to oversee the citys homeless shelters system. We will explain coming up. Get ready to ditch the measuring cup for a blender with an app. Its changing the way we live. Just about 5 30. 45 degrees on this tuesday, march 15th. The rain is moving out. Going to warm up a little bit and we may see the sun out there. Traffic and weather on the 2s coming your way in a moment. Citys top cops respond to reports of low morale among new york Police Officers. Why bratton is not surprised. Stepping up to improve safety at homeless shelters around the city. Good morning, im chris wragge. Im mary calvi. Thanks for starting your day with us. Our top story, a security overhaul for the citys homeless shelters. A plan will be unveiled today to reduce violence. Janelle burrell has more live from east harlem. Hi, janelle. Reporter hi, chris and mary. You recall a couple of months ago, back in january, a man was murdered inside one of the citys homeless shelters. Well, now the mayor is investing more money, more resources and more manpower, hoping to stop the violence in the shelter system. Immediately after the murder of devon black in the boulevard shelter back in january, there was a visible presence of nypd officers and security on patrol. The former teacher nearly decapitated by another man in the shelter. For murders and assaults to the womens like these, recovered weapons like these, recovered from five brooklyn shelters in just one day. The mayor ordered the nypd to oversee Safety Measures in the shelters. Among the changes, the nypd will begin retraining all department of Homeless Services security staff. The city will reestablish a Domestic Violence program in shelters and the administration has a new comprehensive way of tracking and reporting Critical Incidents. The teamsters president represents the security guards who work in the shelters and he says change is needed. We are really under seige. Reporter earlier this month, city Human Resources commissioner steve banks spoke with cbs 2 about the plans to better prepare security staff. Were going to be providing them with additional training and designating particular peace officers to have tasers where needed. As part of this overhaul, the de Blasio Administration percent more in terms of Financial Investments in this system than the previous administration. Were expecting to hear more about this plan from the nypd later this week. Reporting live this morning from east harlem, Janelle Burrell, cbs 2 news. Thank you, janelle. 5 32 now. Traffic and weather on the 2s. Getting better today, though, right . A little rainy, wet and windy this morning. Yes. And change in the wind is going to bring in warmer temperatures. So, well be in the upper 50s, again, above normal. And well hover in the upper 50s, low 60s over the next few days, but its damp now. Northeast wind, a bit of drizzle, a bit of spitting going on. 45 in the city right now. You can see some green on the screen. Thats off to the east. A little bit of drizzle possible. Passing shower cant be ruled out by and large, though, we are drier this afternoon. And warmer. Focusing more on clouds than sun, though. Some breaks and that change in the wind will get us in the upper 50s, may even see a thermometer here and there hit couple more days, right . Technically. Thanks, john. How about the commute this morning . Well, and technically we have water main breaks. They wont go way. We have a big problem in hoboken. Yesterdays major water main break has 1st street closed in the vicinity of grand street and willow avenue. And 79th street is closed eastbound between 4th and 5th avenues due to a water main break. And one more, avenue u closed in both directions for another water main break between Ocean Parkway and east 9th street. Alternate side parking is in effect citywide. Chris . Thank you, kyla. Now to campaign 2016. One of the most important days in the president ial race. Voting takes place in five states, and could end up narrowing the republican contest. Among the democrats, senator Bernie Sanders looking for upsets in illinois, ohio and missouri. Hillary clinton is ahead in florida and North Carolina. On the republican side, marco rubio is fighting a battle to hes the frontrunner behind donald trump in his home state of florida. Dont stay home. Make sure no one stays home. We dont know how close this is going to be. Kasich cannot make America Great again. Cant do it. Governor john kasich faces a do or die situation and suggested hell drop out if he loses the primary in his home state. Marcia kramer reports from florida coming up in our next half hour. The body of a third victim of a tugboat crash near the Tappan Zee Bridge was located but not yet recovered. The remains of harry american details are inside the sunken boat in the hudson river. A company will begin trying to raise the boat as early as today. The tugboat slammed into a barge early saturday morning. New information on the alleged gunman in last months driveby shootings in kalamazoo, michigan. Hes accused of shooting, killing six. He was driving for uber that police say he told them he was being controlled by the uber app on his phone at the time of the rampage. They released dash cam video showing his arrest. Happening today, the Patrolman Benevolent Association will release more information about a survey showing morale is low among nypd officers. The citys top cop and the mayor say theyre not surprised. Hazel sanchez has more. Reporter a new survey by the Benevolent Association show new yorks finest think the city is not as safe as it was before mayor de blasio took office. I dont put a lot of stock in the survey. What i hear from the pba is complaints, not constructive suggestions or after effort to work for all. Reporter the police union surveyed more than 6,000 members and found 87 percent found the city has become less safe since 2014. 55 percent say a lot less safe. On a scale of 1 to 10, morale among officers was 2. 49. It echoes the survey that we conducted that we shared with you back in 2014. The police commissioner, bill bratton, is referring to an nypd study from 2014, finding half of the department was negative about the job because of public perception. The new pba survey echoes that. 96 percent feeling police and Public Relations have worseened. 70 percent say greatly worseened. And 96 percent agree that suspects are now likely to resist arrest. The pba president released a statement, saying the survey illustrates the current Public Safety policies arent working and Police Officers risk their lives to protect their communities from real crime and mayhem. And now they live in constant fear of lawsuits, public complaints and are not supported by either the elected officials or the public. The training, their equipment, their leadership, those are the tools they work with. Im working very hard and i do very hard to meet those needs. A cinderella story for stony brook university. Magdelana joins us live with more. Reporter yes, theyre heading to depoint, iowa. This is a great chapter in the cinderella story. Theyve got a chance in the big dance and the stony brook sea wolves are ready to prove theyve earned their spot. We have a chip on our shoulder to prove people wrong. Going out swinging. Reporter the 13th seed squeezeening a home practice before hitting the road to iowa to face the wildcats thursday. Stony brook knows what theyre up against and theyre ready for the challenge. We cant reinvent the wheel, but have a good game plan. Our guys are excited to play the best. Just as excited as the team to fill in their brackets with the local school. Its nice that long island is finally going to get its place on the big board. And theyre not alone in rooting for the home team. The seton hall pirates defeat villanova. Reporter taking the pirates from south orange, new jersey, to denver, colorado, to face gonzaga thursday. Another jersey team, Farrelly Dickinson new jersey frights the 16th seed. The third Youngest Team in the country. Theyre up against Florida Gulf Coast university tonight. Even though we are the Youngest Team, we still play with a killer instinct. The ionia gills number 13 seed will face off against 4 seed iowa state thursday in colorado. Back at home, well be cheering. And this is the First Time Ever that the sea wolves will be in the ncaa tournament. Campus right now. But im telling you, when the basketball players get on the buses this afternoon, it will be electric here. Live in long island, magdaleena doris, cbs 2 news. Thank you. 5 39. Still ahead, life after sandy. When a group of seniors thought the worst was over, more bad news. More backlash against forever 21 against this t shirt. This morning, how the company is responding. And two officers jump into action to save a baby as life. Its caught on camera on the side of the highway. Connect with us during the show and all morning long. Facebook and on twitter. I have asthma. One of many pieces in my life. So when my asthma symptoms kept coming back on my longterm control medicine, i talked to my doctor and found a missing piece in my asthma treatment. Oncedaily breo prevents asthma symptoms. Breo is for adults with asthma not well controlled on a longterm asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid. Breo wont replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing problems. 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We start with gray skies, a little bit of coastal flooding, watch out, that morning high tide cycle, and then we see changes. But lets take a look back. How much rain . Tile you what, parts of the island, almost two inches of rain. East hampton, 1. 90. Shirley, an inch and a half. Montauk, 1. 34. Islip, 1. 27. Its interesting to watch the bands hold together and push through, belmar,. 182. The bigger numbers to the east and some for the jersey shore, about threequarters of an inch. In the city now, light rain and drizzle out there. Drive through it and its not a big feature today. To kind of reinforce the morning chill. 44 in westbury now. Mahwah at 45. 43 in madison. Look at this, 37 in walden. 45 in costcot. We have to do the wind chills. Enough of a breeze and the direction of that wind, reinforces that. Feels like 40 in the city, even though the thermometers warmer than that. Wind chills in the 30s around the area. Look at that, madison up to franklin, feels like 37 to 36. So its chilly. Need the coat this morning. Maybe something that will wake way the moisture, a passing shower cant be ruled out. The bulk of the rain is clearly out of here and there are things with brightening and a change in the wind. The numbers will start to climb, as well. Morning drizzle, late clearing, 58. Thats in the city. Parts of the island staying cooler. Maybe a 60degree reading to the west, but it will be the exception, not the rule today. Returns, 49, then warmer conditions working into the middle part of the week. In fact, a milder day tomorrow. About a 30 percent chance of an afternoon or evening shower. 63 for wednesday. And for the parade, a passing shower in the afternoon, not a washout, but have to leave it in the forecast. I know its a busy day. Some folks celebrating st. Patricks day, sneaking away heading into the city. Remember, maybe something to keep you a little dry. Numbers are going to be nice through thursday, then start to slide on friday. Notice saturday, as we spring into spring, numbers are actually going to retreat and sunday right now turns messy with rain in the area. I bet its the first part of your commute right now. Lets check in with the very excited kyla. Good morning, everybody. In hoboken, yesterdays major water main break we told you about has 1st street closed in the vicinity of Willow Street and grand avenue. And avenue u is closed in both directions for a third water main break, believe it or not, between Ocean Parkway and east 9th street. Now looking live outside. I have some good news for you. No delays now on the bronx river parkway. You can see everything moving nicely at the Alexander Hamilton bridge, moving well westbound to the George Washington bridge and eastbound to the bruckner interchange. Alternate side parking is in effect citywide. Chris and mary, back to you. Thank you, clay. In moneywatch this morning, imagine being able to pay for a purchase with a wick and a smile. And were live at the New York Stock Exchange with more. Hi, hannah. Reporter good morning, chris and may. It was quite a day here on wall street. Reserve meeting. Avon is cutting 2500 jobs and moving headquarters from new york to great britain. The cosmetics will still be incorporated in the u. S. It will help avon save 50 million this year alone. The lodging web site, air b b plans to give the neighbors of property rented on its web site a place to offer feedback. Neighbors have complained of party houses that attract rowdy crowds during major sporting events. First in japan, neighbors will be able to visit a forum to comment and air b b will take action when necessary. Online retail giant amazon filed a patent for selfie pay. Shoppers will be able to authorize a purchase with a selfie photo instead of a password. Amazon says facial Recognition Technology is more secure than a password or a pin number. Back to you. Clothing retailer forever 21 is apologizing for a backlash over a tshirt. The shirt features the slogan . Dont say maybe if you want to say no. Consumers took to twitter condemning the words. One wrote this is not fashion, it promotes rape culture. Do yourself and everyone else a favor and stop selling it. The group tweeted 1 1 start start now to life after sandy and a group of Senior Citizens in new jersey being told to elevate their homes. Officials are telling homeowners in sea view village to lift houses that were affected in the storm. Residents say raising the homes isnt practical. Years and i know what it takes to do this. You have to gut the whole house. There was nobody thats going to raise their house because we dont have the money to do it on our own. If were not financed, its not going to happen. Homeowners have two years to complete an appeals process. Coming up, selena gomez oneups her bestie, taylor swift. And keeping kids clothes organized. And devils get routed by the panthers, 32. Eyes, toes, noses. Hormones know too. Dogs know. Kids know. Kids who think theyre dogs know. howling sound cant keep my hands to myself still dark out there, huh . Welcome back to cbs 2 news this morning. Youre listening to selena gomez. Hands to myself. She surpassed thank youor swift as the most followed person on instagram. Thats sending a few our way, huh . Wow. The stars of allegiant walked the red carpet for the movies world premier. They were on the red carpet, showing off the third installment of the blockbuster series. They leave the only city and family theyve ever known. They have to decide who they flares up outside of chicago. It opens nationwide this friday. Time now is 5 52. Time for traffic and weather on the 2s. Johnny . It s there like a rule that jeff daniels has to be in every movie made now . He and Morgan Freeman have to be in every movie. We had a city shot seconds ago, very dark. The problem is, you know, some impacted visibility. That could slow down air travel a bit this morning. Conditions improve. As far as the ceiling later in the day, but its low right now. 45, winds out of the northeast at 18. Light rain possible, a little bit of drizzle to start your day. Dont forget that coastal flood advisory, its now trimmed a bit, but north shore and connecticut shore through parts of westchester, as well. Drier half of the day. Thats this afternoon. It will be relatively mild for march standards. In fact, mid to upper 50s. 58 in the city. Could see a reading around 60. Definitely more clouds than sun, but overall, a more comfortable day than we saw yesterday. Hopefully a more comfortable whats going on, kyla . Im seeing c for chris because hes up next. In hoboken, yesterdays water main break has 1st street closed in the vicinity of grand street and willow avenue. Can you believe it . Also in brooklyn, yet another one, 79th strooelt is closed eastbound between 4th and 5th avenues. And avenue u is closed in both directions for a third water main break between Ocean Parkway and east 9th street. On mass transit, everything is on or close to schedule. On metro north, path trains, new Jersey Transit and long island rail road. Alternate side parking is in effect citywide. Chris . Police officers in illinois made a mad dash to save a toddler who stopped breathing. Its caught on video. You can see the officers running out of their squad cars. An 18monthold girl was apparently choking on her mucus and stopped breathing. The officers performed the hospital and she made a full recovery. The International Home and housewares show wrapped up in chicago. Cbs 2s cindy hsu checked out the latest gadgets and appliance. Reporter want a blender with an app that eliminates the need to measure ingredients . Or a machine that pulls Drinking Water from the air . How about a way to make that flat, white espresso drink in your own kitchen . If its something you want for your home or didnt know you needed, chances are it will appear here first at the International Home and housewares show. Its the largest of its kind in the world. 2200 vendors from 47 countries crowd the floor, exhibiting the trends of today and tomorrow. This is a lightup lollie pop. This mug keeps coffee hotter for longer. Reporter for independent inventors, its a chance to hawk creations. In 90 days you will see it in the stores. This is a way to keep clothes neat. Night, you pick out your clothes for the next day and kids rifle through clothes and throw clean things on the floor. My husband is an engineer. I said, fix this. He did. The familys invention is already getting interest in major retailers. As is the ohso creative pancakemaking machine. To draw pancakes in almost any shape imaginable. Back to you. I like that pancake machine. On it yeah. And the clothes wrapping thing. Thats clever. Great idea. Its a lot of work. Its what i do. And with the band on top . I dont have the band, but i just roll. Then you have to have a lot of bands. I need a lot of bands. Can i make it quick . Just a quick suggestion, if youre packing, thats the way to pack a suitcase. Roll it up. Thats right. I sit on it. I roll up my underwear and put it in my shoes. I put it in my shoes. The information we learn here. Yes why in the world dwi that . It saves time. Quote unquote, i roll up my underwear. Thats all i heard. Shades today, john . No. No. There there will be more clouds than sun, but it will be milder than it was yesterday. But tomorrow and tomorrow, i think we see more sun. Finally. And im kind of a broken record with the water main breaks today, but we have three of them going on. You know, since yesterday, remember, we talked about the picture of the car that fell in the sinkhole, so, ill get you ahead of that, too. Were proud to report, we have nothing in our shoes. 5 56 now. Still ahead, the battle for the nomination. Can marco rubio win his home state . Numbers in florida this morning as voters head to the polls. And overbudget and behind schedule. Its daily headache for commuters. Cbs 2 investigates whats taking so long to finish construction on the van wyck expressway. And children earning big cash prizes by playing video games. Continues right after this. Todays the day oh look creepy gloves for my feet. See when i was a kid there was a handle. And a face. And does it come in a california king . Getting roid rage. Hemorrhoid. These are the worst, right . Im gonna buy them. Boom. Ill take them. Impulse buy. Ommmmmmmmmmm. American express presents the blue cash everyday card with no annual fee. Its all happening. Cash back on purchases. Here we go 6 00, 45 degrees on this tuesday, march 15th. Gray skies are going to clear up and temperatures are going to climb with highs in the 50s today. Good morning. Im mary calvi. Im chris wragge. Weve got traffic and weather on the 2s coming up in a moment. First, heres your morning news to go. This state will elect 99 delegates to 1 person. I want it to be me and i need you help it to be me. Can marco rubio take his home state of florida . 99 delegates are up for grabs. That isnt the only state voting today in a third round of super tuesday. What about the democratic side . More campaign 2016 coverage still ahead. A new plan to improve the safety at city homeless shelters. Mayor de blasio is expected unveil a plan involving the nypd. We will have the details in a live report. Hurry up and fix it. Its taken too long. Commuters outraged after drivers caught every day on the van wyck expressway. The project is nearly 2 years behind schedule and more than 9 million over budget. Whats taking so long . It failed in south jersey, why succeed in northern new jersey . I think it would be a good thing for the area. I think the area would get rejuvenated. Mixed reviews over a proposal to bring casinos to north new jersey. The final decision is up to the voters. And as you heard, not dice. You asked a question, whether i thought there was a link and i think baseth on the research, theres a link. For the first time, a top nfl official acknowledges a link between footballrelateth head trauma and the brain disease cte. We will take a closer look at the research coming up. Everyone rushing the court. We won. Jimmy having a career high. It was insane to see like were going to the tournament for the after a comefrombehind victory, stony brook is going to the big dance for the first time and everyone is feeling the fever with team colors everywhere of the were live this morning as the team gets interested leave for the first big game in the ncaa tournament. How about traffic and weather on the 2s . Over to john. I like that wave. That was very nice. Heres the deal. We have gray skies now, we have damp weather out there and a bit of wet weather to the east. By and large, though, you should be able to get the dogs out today. It will be easier than yesterday. Wink wink. Cloudy and 45. Winds out of the northeast at 7. I think the area of wet weather to the west will basically atin atinnate before it hits our area. Then more clouds than sun, but with a change in the wind, we will see more heat, as well. It will be warmer today. In fact, even by lunchtime, flirting with 50. And with a little brightening, mid to upper 50s this trend we will see through into your wednesday and thursday, as well. I tell you what, youve got to see your way around some big messes, right, kyla . Yes, we have a lot of problems this morning. And well start in brooklyn. Weve got two water main breaks. 1 at 79th street, closed eastbound between 4th and 5th avenue. So you want to get around that if you can. And avenue u is closed in both directions for another one. Thats between Ocean Parkway and east 9th street. Now to hoboken, we told you about this big water main break yesterday. This is the third one this morning. It has 1st street closed in the vicinity of grand street and willow avenue. Again, tough getting around that. Taking a live look further west in clinton, new jersey, we have an accident that you can see right here on live camera. Blocking two lanes on eastbound route 78 at exit 16. Heavy delays back to 13. Alternate side parking is in effect citywide. Back to you. Thank you. A critical day in campaign 2016. Polls today and the results could make or break several campaigns. Marcia kramer reports from florida, where senator marco rubio is desperate for a home state win. Dont stay home. Make sure no one stays home. We dont know how close this is going to be. Reporter marco rubio giving it his all, hoping to win his home state of florida. A new cbs Battleground Tracker poll has trump at 44, ted cruz, 24, rubio, 21, kasich, 9. For the republicans, ohio is another big contest. John kasich hoping to win his home state as parts of an effort to stop donald trump from winning enough delegates to prevent a Convention Floor fight. Kasich and trump are in a dead heat. Kasich campaigned with mitt romney. I want to be president. But i will not take the low road to the highest office in the land in order to get there. Trump canceled a stop in he was on kasichs home turf in youngstown. Even more than Chris Christie he was there. I hated to do that, but i had to make my point. The way to beat donald trump is beat him at the ballot box, which is what we have been doing. Reporter on the democratic side, polls show Hillary Clinton ahead in florida and ohio. Bernie sanders ahead by a nose in illinois. North carolina and missouri also vote. At the end of the day, love always trumps hatred. Im so worried about our country and what could happen if we dont band together. Reporter this election is so important in florida that already over 2 million voters cast their ballots, either absentee or making use of floridas early voting program. In miami, im Marcia Kramer. Cbs 2 news. New this morning, police in Nassau County say at least three more vehicles have been damaged by bb guns in east meadow, bringing the total number to 17 across the county. Vandals shot out the windows of parked cars in several towns. Detectives are searching for a white suv, possibly a chevrolet that was seen at one of the incidents. The mayor will announce a plan today to overhaul security at the citys homeless shelters. It follows a spike in violation. Janelle burrell is live with more in east harlem. Hi, janelle. Reporter hi, chris. Were just outside a shelter where back in january, a man was attacked and killed inside by a former resident. Now this morning, just on the other side of that door, there are two nypd officers there for additional security presence and the mayor is hoping this new plan will enable similar security across the shelter system. Immediately after the murder of devin black inside of the boulevard shelter back in january, there was a visible presence of nypd officers and security on patrol. It lets us know that theyre concerned with our well being. From murders and assaults to the confiscation of dangerous weapons like these, recovered from five brooklyn shelters in just one day. The mayor has now ordered the nypd to oversee Safety Measures in the shelters. Among the changes, the nypd will begin retraining all department of Homeless Services security staff. The city will reestablish a Domestic Violence program in shelters and the administration has a next comprehensive way of tracking and reporting Critical Incidents. The teamsters president represents the security guards who work in the sheltershand says change is needed. We are really under seige. Reporter earlier this month, steve banks spoke with cbs 2 about the plans to better prepare security staff. Were going to be providing them with additional training and designating particular peace officers to have tasers where needed. Reporter now, the de Blasio Administration says that this is a major financial investment, as well. They say they are investing 35 35 percent more in shelter security than the previous administration. We expect to learn more this week. Janelle burrell, cbs 2 news. Thank you, janelle. U. S. Officials are investigating the surrender of an american who may have been fighting with isis militants. The man surrendered yesterday in the city in northern iraq. The 26yearold was unharmed, but was found with a virginia drivers license. The fbi is trying to piece together the mans travel history. Also happening today, progress reports from two political leaders. Nassau county executive delivers the state address tonight in old bethpage. And newarks mayor delivers his second state of the city address tonight at the new jersey performing arts the Mayors Office says he will talk about accomplishments in Economic Development and Public Safety. No word on if the lead water problems will be addressed, as well. 9 minutes after the hour now. Coming up,a spike in burglaries on long island. What police are doing to stop it. And a daily nightmare for drivers. Whats taking so long to finish construction on the van wyck. What is drake up to at this basketball game. Theyre trying to help his favorite team. And getting the kids up and ready for another exciting day of school. Gray skies, slowly brightened, but we are going to warm things up. 40s now. 50s later. We will talk about that and a jolly, old elf. Coming up. It took Joel Silverman years to become a master dog trainer. But only a few commands to master depositing checks at chase atms. Technology designed for you. Breaking news from the vatican. The pope Just Announced Mother Teresa will be granted sainthood later this year. The announcement was made during a meeting of cardinals last september. The pope cleared the way for the celebration. The ceremony will be held september 4th. Mother teresa, who was nobel peace laureate, died in 1997 at the age of 87. Time for weather and traffic on the 2s. Lets get to john. I tell you what, interesting observations from a lot of folks in the 40 to 45 degree range. A few slightly cooler readings into the hudson valley. But not really. The clouds keeping the numbers close together. Lets have a little fun. Bruce at 42. And this fun fact in 1954, cbs debuted the morning show and our version of that coming up at 7 00 this morning. Lets see now, i think this is ron with 45. Yesterday what he worried about ball practice. 1. 1 inches of rain. So they did cancel baseball practice and it was a raw day yesterday. Also celebrating mike love who has a birthday. A beach boy favorite. And john has this, 45 degrees. The American Legion founded in paris this time of the year. Great history there. Not going to make history inside. To the going to see records, normal. The raindrops arent falling on your head. Winds out of the northeast at 7. Around the area, 37. I knew wed see a few readings in the 30s. When you throw in the wind, wind chills for quite a few of us in the upper 30s. Even great neck, a wind chill of 38. 38 is the real feel in riverhead. Its a raw, damp way to start the day. But we will see warmer temperatures later. You can still get drizzle and mist, you have to be ready for that. Its a damp morning. The area of low pressure pulling in the wind out of the northeast. It looseens its grip. We see lower 60s. Chance of a shower in the afternoon, but again, stuck with that rut. St. Patricks day, as well. Not a washout. Both days unsettled. Friday into the weekend, it turns cooler on facebook. Folks talking about sunday. Sunday could be messy and not very springlike at all. You better get springing, youve got a lot to watch out for, right, kyla . Yes,you may need extra time this morning. We start in hoboken with a big water main break. 1st strooelt is closed in the vicinity of grand street and willow avenue. Lets look live, further west in clinton, new jersey. This is at exit 16. Not a great alternate in this area. So take extra time heading this way. And heading now to a live look at queens. Look at that traffic. This is at cross bay boulevard. Delays back to the van wyck. Alternate side parking is in effect citywide. Chris and mary, back to you. Okay. If youre driving on the van wyck expressway in queens this morning, you may wonder why construction is taking so long. The project is nearly two years behind schedule and 9 million over budget. We report from mobile 2, trying to figure out whats taking so long. Reporter bumpertobumper traffic in the middle of a rainy afternoon. But the weather isnt the problem. Its the ongoing construction on the van wyck. After five and a half years, drivers have had enough. Terrible. Horrible. Its a big problem. The van wyck, forget about it. Reporter sharon gee of corona says the shifts and confusing signs are dangerous and she does all she can to avoid the area. Hurry up and fix it. Its taking too long. The state department of transportation is spending nearly 3 hundred 300 million to replace the overpasses and rehab four more while widening it to improve traffic flow. They admit one of the projects going on since 2010 is now 22 months behind schedule and more the traffic is jammed. This is a livery cabdriver who is always stuck on his way to jfk, delaying passengers, some even missing their flights. One of the things that makes this such a nightmare is its not just the van wyck expressway here. The Jackie Robinson parkway, the Grand Central parkway and union turnpike all meet at the kew gardens interchange. And half a million vehicles try to squeeze through be here every single day. Today, cbs 2 asked the state whats taking so long. The response . Its a complicated project, broken into three projects, and the initial contract was awarded later than anticipated. There were complications because of super storm sandy and a challenging schedule designed lessen the impact on all users. Many say the work has to be done. Its a little bit congestion, but in the long run, worth it. Phase i should be done by the end of the year, phase ii in 2017. And phase iii . Thank you, brian. D. O. T. Says phase ii of that project is actually slightly ahead of schedule and could wind up under budget. Phase iii wont start until this summer. And a spike in burglaries in Nassau County prompts the creation of a new police task force. A 28 percent jump in breakins over last year. Drug addiction is probably to blame as thieves look to steal items to sell for heroin and other drugs. A suspect has been arrested in 17 burglaries. He worked as a waiter in manhattan. Jpmorgan chase has to reinforce a whistleblower fired for raising concerns that the firm didnt properly report finances to the government. The Occupational Safety and health Administration Says the Company Fired the lone delivery Operations Manager in july of 2014. Osha says in addition to raising concerns about financial transactions, he also refuseth to lie about the bank failing a compliance test. The feds ordered the firm to medical expenses and compensatory damages. 6 19 now. In the next half hour, quitting smoking is never easy, but which method could be the best for kicking the habit. Coming up, a glitch with tinder sends many into an uproar. How many responded when the the long island rail road will confiscate alcohol from riders and at stations. It lasts from thursday until 5 00 a. M. On friday. Bar carts will also be shut down. Lets get to traffic and weather here at 6 22. Turn it right over to john. Heres the deal. For the parade, i think temperatures are going to be great for st. Patricks day parade, but theres a chance of a passing shower. I dont think theyll notice. I think youre right. I think everybodys going to have a good time. Everyone is going to have a great time. A little soggy, but watch out. Heres the deal. Thats what were looking forward to. Some of the changes get under way today. In the city now, yeah, its foggy. Its damp, you can play misty for me. I wont mind. Mid50s to around 60. So, yeah, compared to yesterday, with the rain, just it wouldnt stop. It was light but wouldnt stop. 58 today. Days hovering around 60. Moms and dads and teachers, you can have fun with this. You know whose birthday it is today . Santa claus. St. Nicholas was born on this day in the year 270. And the good thing, he never goes on Daylight Saving time because hes in the north pole. He doesnt have to. And youre celebrating, too. Yes, i have a christmas tie on. Not so jolly on the roads now. Things are heating up in clinton, new jersey. We have an accident thats blocking two lanes on eastbound route 78 at exit 16. Delays heavy back to exit 13. So avoid that area if you can. And looking live in queens. Weve had a disabled vehicle blocking the right lane on the westbound belt parkway. You can see the result here, delays back to the van wyck. Everything is on or close to schedule this morning. Effect citywide. Back to you. In sports, the devils with a late start in california and this was not pretty. The ducks beat up new jersey 71. Heres otis now with the rest of the morning sports update. Good morning, everyone. Coming up tonight, college hoops, Farrelly Dickinson playing Florida Gulf Coast. Meanwhile, the nets host the 76ers and the islanders in pittsburgh. Last night, hosting the panthers, down a pair of goals in the 3rd until they score two in the span of 1 22. Then the game winner. 32 isles. They trail the rangers by a point. And flores, three more hits scored both meth runs. But they lost to the tigers. Im Otis Livingston. Thats your cbs 2 sports update. Now for this mornings 2 talkers, a glitch causing heartbreak on social media. And drake taking his job as seriously. Get your hands up. Drake trying to help the cause. I think he was saying you used to call me on your cell phone. [ laughter ] it was a good game during the final minute of play. 25 seconds left in the game, managed to distract the bulls guard hes tried to inbound the ball. Holiday was called for a 5 second violation, but the high line rapper history efforts fell short. The bulls won 109107. The dating app tinder is back online after an outage that left users really unhappy about being unmatched. The glitch accidentally deleted matches in the works. The company slaefnlt eventually told users to log out and back in to have the matches restored. During the outage, there was 6 26. A martial arts teacher under arrest some queens. And water main break flooded streets and swamow a car. And a cinderella story on long island. Stony brook heading to the big dab for the first time in school history. And this otis is holding up the signs, im not done. Its the oval office, i cant believe it. President ial breakdown like never before. Hamilton at the white house. Egntne swcho tt. Swcho os coming up on 6 30. Ha 45 45 degrees on this tuesday, march 15th. Traffic and weather on the 2s in a moment. First, city homeless shelters and a series of attacks. And cutthroat competition. Look at whats taking over local movie theaters. Im chris wragge. Im mary calvi. Cbs 2s Janelle Burrell has more live from east harlem this morning. Hi, janelle. Reporter hi, chris. This overhaul is an investment, not only in money, but also resources and in manpower. On lexington avenue, in east harlem. This morning, two Police Officers just on the other side of the door. This is the shelter where a man, a resident, was killed by a fellow resident back in january. 62yearold devin black was nearly decapitated by the fellow shelter resident and there have been issues with residents showing up at shelters citywide with knives and other weapons. So, the mayors plan breaks down like this. The nypd will begin retraining all Homeless Services security staff. They plan to also reestablish Domestic Violence programs will also be a new im sorry, comprehensive way of tracking and reporting Critical Incidents within the shelters. We will provide them with additional training and designating particular peace officers to have tasers where needed. It letst us know that theyre concerned with our well being. Reporter and even at the shelter here in east harlem, some of the residents mentioned that since the officers have been stationed inside of the vestibule here, they have seen a noticeable difference inside of the shelter itself. The mayor saying hes hoping by making the events investments, there will be a decrease in violence within the shelter system citywide. Janelle burrell, cbs 2 news. Thank you, janelle. Breaking this morning on long island, one person shot, another injured in a home robbery in freeport. It happened around 12 30 this the hunt is on for the robber. Both people injured are expected to be okay. Time for traffic and weather on the 2s. Now over to you, john. Thank you, mary. Its gray out there. We have light rain and drizzle. Its more misty than anything. And the wind out of the northeast, reinforcing the Edgar Allen Poe feel to the morning. Cloudy and 45. We will see a change in the wind and a little bit of brightening. Its going to be cloudy today. But we will see better conditions overall than we saw yesterday. Numbers start to climb, in fact, almost 50 by lunchtime and then 53 around 2. After work and school. Should be in good shape. Mid to upper 50s and that trend continues, climbing a few degrees in the middle part of the week. Now youve got to climb to work and avoid a lot of stuff. Right, kyla . Yes, the water main break woes continue today. In hoboken, yesterdays major water main break has 1st street closed in the vicinity of grand morning. As we take a live look further west, go to clinton, new jersey. Two lanes are blocked at exit 16. Heavy delays, you can see the problems there right on back to exit 13. And then we head to queens. Taking a live look at a disabled vehicle blocking the right lane on the westbound belt parkway at cross bay boulevard. Delays back to the van wyck, big mess there. Alternate side parking is in effect citywide. And going to the airport, everything is currently on or close to schedule at jfk, laguardia and newark liberty. With the wet weather, call your airline before you head out the door. Thank you, clay. Pope francis Just Announced Mother Teresa will be granted saints hood later this year. The announcement was made during a meeting of cardinals this morning. Last december, the pope cleared the way for the elevation. The ceremony will be held september 4th. Laureate, died in 1997 at the age of 87. This morning, residents of hoboken are advised to boil water after yesterdays water main break. A sinkhole also swallowed a car. The city is looking to renegotiate or bid out a new contract. A new jersey family is mourning the death of three family members following a devastating house fire. 10 members of the may family were asleep inside their orange home when it became engulfed in flames. A 2yearold and 7yearold died. A 52yearold was also killed. Several relatives were injured. The family says firefighters were slow to respond. They came late and when they got here, they did not go in. Me and my husband tried to go through the back. When we got here, we went back firefighters. What i know now is three minutes after receiving the call, the Fire Department was on the scene. The mayor doesnt know if firefighters did enter the house. A former queens martial arts instructor remains in jail after being accused of sexually abusing four young female students. Prosecutors say the 26yearold forcibly touched the girls, two were ages 12 and two aged 14. The abuse allegedly happened while he was employed as an instructor at the united tae kwon do center in corona. Hes dwi in court next month. New information on the tugboat crash near the Tappan Zee Bridge. The body of the third victim, harry hernandez, has been located but not yet recovered. His remains are inside the sunken boat inside the hudson river. A Salvage Company and Police Divers will begin trying to raise the boat this morning. The tugboat slammed into a a financial settlement for the family of danroy henry. The Pace University student killed by a pleasantville Police Officer in gwen. He was shot as he drove away from a disturbance outside a bar. The officer was hit by a car and wound up on the hood. He fired through the windshield. Henrys family accepted a 6 6 million settlement from the village and the officer whos now retired. And opening casinos in north jersey. This resolution allows for two casinos in separate counties, at least 72 miles from Atlantic City. Some of the revenue will go to Atlantic City. A proposal for the meadowlands location includes Retail Stores and a rock and roll museum. Some say the new jobs and added tax revenue would be a good bet, but others argue the failure of Atlantic City proves its not a good idea. I think it would be a good thing for the area. Rejuvenated. Money. I dont see that i want that up here. I dont need it. Thing. So, no and people just go and spend their money and cant afford to. If approved, casinos could be in place just a few months after that november vote. Its a cinderella story for stony brook university. For the First Time Ever, the sea wolves are heading to the big dance. Magdalena doris joins us live from stony brook. Good morning. Reporter good morning, chris and mary. This is the arena where the sea wolves will be leaving later on today, boarding the buses to iowa. Its their first game in the ncaa tournament. Theyve got a chance in the big dance and the stony brook sea wolves are ready to prove theyve earned their spot. To have the chip on our shoulder, prove people wrong, they go out swinging. Squeezing in a last home practice before hitting the road to iowa to face kentucky wildcats thursday. Long islanders just as excited as the team to fill in its nice that long island is finally going to get its place on the big board. And theyre not alone in rooting for the home team. The seton hall pirates. Defeat villanova. Seton halls impressive performance in the big east, taking the pirates from south orange, new jersey to denver, colorado to face gonzaga thursday. Another jersey team, farrelly Dickinson University knights, are the 16th seed. The third Youngest Team in the country. Theyre up against Florida Gulf Coast university tonight. Even though we have we are the Youngest Team, we still play with a killer instinct. The ionia gills number 13 seed will be leaving new rochelle to face off against 4 seed iowa state thursday in colorado. Back at home, well be cheering. Stony brook has just two days before they make their debut in the tournament and sea wolves country is ready. Live in stony brook, long island, magdalena doris, cbs 2 big congratulations to them. 6 39. The findings of a new weight loss study. And a rescued baby, caught on dash cam video. A shocking admission from the nfl. What it could mean for the future of football. And this it could be intense, Like Fighting monsters. Kids taking over local movie theaters to play games. Lots of money up for grabs. Next. Turns out lemon juice doesnt cure pink eye. Hi. How are you doing today . Thats how i am. Red head fred. Ultra rare. I collect these too. Nah, these are for my dog because he can never decide which one he wants until he gets home, so. American express presents the blue cash everyday card with no annual fee. Cash back on purchases. My only concern is that this is where we put food. A dogs foot is cleaner than a humans mouth. Thats what they say. Is it . Cleaner than my mouth. A rare sight for a group of whale watchers in southern california. Hundreds of dolphins raising speeds off the coast. Experts call it a dolphin stampede and say its the fastest mode of travel for dolphins. Do they have another choice . Allowing them to move at speeds up to 25 miles per hour. Wow theyre going crazy. I never ive never seen that many of them together. Have you . Thats awesome. They were looking and talking with uber, but decided this is still faster. Thats the faster one. My aunt lives in dana point. Man, did she get to hit the lottery there. Looking at all that all the time . So weve got gray beaches in our area and a little mist out there. No matter how busy mrs. Ceaser is, Julius Ceaser every day. [ laughter ] beware the ides of march. Maybe thats what the kids are talking about at school today. You know what . You dont need to beware, but its going to be slow. We have fog out and r there and low clouds. Its cool, man. These numbers, compared to yesterday, you know, on average, two to three degrees cooler. With the wind, it feels cooler still. Wind chills in the 30s. Just to drive home the point, its cool to start, but warmer this afternoon. Almost 10 degrees warmer. Settling into the new sunrise, sunset time. 7 03 your sunset time. Now, in the city, made up a little bit on the deficit, but still almost an inch and a quarter below normal. Real quick update, pollen is a little better today, but its going to bounce back tomorrow. Not afternoon yet, you to get there. Kyla is in for alex to help. Yes, we will get you there. Trouble on the roads this morning and one of them has to do with the big water main break in hoboken yesterday. First street is closed in the vicinity of grand street and some better news further west in clinton, new jersey will looking live here. We had an accident. Thats now cleared on eastbound route 78 alt exit 16. So, all of those delays should start to ease up for you. Life in queens, its not a great ride at crosby boulevard. You can see the delays back to the van wyck. And lets take a live look at the hudson river crossings. Were looking at the lincoln tunnel, getting busy there, a 30minute wait, 20minute delay at the holland and gw bridge. Alternate side parking is in effect citywide. Chris, back to you. Thank you, kyla. Police officers in illinois made a mad dash to save a toddler who stopped breathing. The officers were running out of their squad car to the side of the road. Police say an 18monthold girl was apparently choking and stopped breathing. The officers performed the heimlich maneuver and cpr. She was rushed to the hospital and made a full recovery. The new York City School system is one of nationwide but a new study says the policy doesnt spur weight loss. The study by the National Academy of scientists found those labeled overweight or obese generally did not go to lose weights. In fact, some got heavier. At least 19 states have now instituted the report cards. For the first time in nfl official acknowledged a link between football and the brain disease cte. The Vice President for health and safety was questioned on capitol hill. You asked if i thought there was a link. Based on the research, theres a link. Shes found cte in a number of retired football players. I think that the broader point is what that necessarily means and where do we go from here with that information . Boston University Neuro pathologist anne mckee found cte in the brains of 90 former professional football players. Video game competitions are big business. There are thousands of participants, millions of dollars in prize money. Now kids are getting into Hazel Sanchez has more on e sports. You can take a big step this way. Reporter welcome to the new Little League. Not an athletic competition, but a sport just the same. These young video gamers lined up in farmingdale, many competing for the first time in inheater gaming. They have a big tv screen that you can see everybody from. Playing begins at 10 45. In theater gaming gives new meaning to the big screen. It allows each player to see what their own avatar or character is doing and every other players, as well. Sometimes it can be intense, Like Fighting monsters. These young gamers tried to build structures like volcanos, even as they kill off opponents. The scoreboard let as them track how theyre doing. Its wifi within the theater. The kids log in to the wifi, created there within the theater itself. The folks running the competitions say interest from we installed game systems in over 100 theaters in the u. S. And had our first event today in canada. Reporter 11yearold sarah says she loves the friendly competition. Youre active and talking to friends and socializing, not just laying around, watching tv. Sarahs dad says intheater gaming is escapism. It takes you to another world. You can its a fantasy, to kill zombies iraq be in the military. I try to help other teammates out. Reporter joanne says Little League gaming helped her son make friends. You get your friends and you get to talk to other people and meet other people, which is really cool. Reporter there is also a payoff for the video gamers. Local winners go on to national thousand 15,000 college scholarship. Hazel sanchez, cbs 2 news. It costs 80 to join the fourweek competitions. Parents can watch for free. For more information, check out the links and number section sectionst you know what i dont like about that . Its not outside. Yes, exactly. Get outside and run around a little bit. 6 48 now. Whats the most effective way to quit smoking . And this im freestyle and you know this. Freestyling with president obama and the hamilton star. Good morning, everyone. The islanders beat the panthers, 32. Tonight they face the penguins. Farrelly dickinson plays Florida Gulf Coast in the ncaa and the nets host the 76ers. Miraclegro believes life has a few simple rules. Start things off right. In a loving environment and theyll end up just fine. Peppers or kids . Yes. Miraclegro. Life starts here. Hannahs recipe for a successful bistro. Feed the garden all year long. Feed people all year long. Hire cute waiters. Miraclegro. Welcome back to cbs 2 news this morning. Taking a live look for you. 6 51. Weve got 45 degrees, but drying out today. Thats the good news. And this mornings healthwatch, if youre planning on kicking the cigarette habit, going cold turkey is best. A study finds quitters who stop most liked the idea of quitting gradually, but were more likely to quit in the uproot group. 6 52 now. Time for traffic and weather on the 2s. Good morning, chris. Weve got gray skies and drizzle out there. 45 degrees, winds out of the northeast at 7. As far as the rain goes, no rain, but its going to be misty and cool. Wind chills in the 30s for many, but second half of the day, its a drier half. 58 in the city. Lets jump ahead. 60 for st. Patricks day, mostly cloudy with a few showers. Weekend, again, folks talking about sunday. Sunday, spring has sprung, but its cool, its gray, its wet. And we are watching the possibility of cold air for the second half of the weekend, as well. First half of the weekend drive is going to be busy if you dont listen to kyla. We have people dealing with difficulties. Lets head to queens now. We have a disabled vehicle blocking the right lane on the westbound belt parkway, at look at the taillights, delays back to the van wyck. And a 45mileperhour speed restriction. Looking at the Tappan Zee Bridge, thats due to wet Road Conditions there. So take it ocean everybody. Lots of company there, too. Checking mass transit, everything on or close to schedule this morning. And were looking good on the long island rail road. Alternate side parking is in effect citywide. Back to you. Thank you, kyla. Cast of hamilton went offscript while performing at the white house yesterday. Immigrants we got the job done this is so fun its the oval office i cant believe im there its so much more intimidating Opportunity Knocks and i cant stop im here with the president and my pop and yo the mic drops. How good is that . You think thats going viral . Oh, yeah. You got that right flash cards with various topics. The musicals creator freestyled about everything from immigration to the constitution to innovation. There is nothing the man cannot do. Millions of views. Checking in with cbs this morning. Nora and charlie have a stretch. Good morning. Good morning. John dickerson is here with what to expect from todays primaries. And the political ads trying to stop gop front runner donald trump. We look at the impact they have in key states. And miami beach, with how spring break communities are struggling to keep young people under control. Also, comedic legends here in studio 57. The news is back in the morning. See you in about five minutes from now. Remember spring break . Oh, yeah, i still do spring break, just not the way i used to. [ laughter ] dont even pull that one. I suspect that something old is part of the new. With the same guy because im still with the same guy, me and my husband. Met at daytona beach. Makes it even better, doesnt it, chris . Thank you. And what you need to know next. Heres what you need to know before you go, mayor de blasio unveils a plan today to reduce violence at city shelters. Security staffers will be retrained and a Domestic Violence program in shelters. The pba expected to release more information today on the survey that found very low morale among nypd officers. Police commissioner bratton called the survey results not surprising. The mayor questions how the poll was conducted. This morning, Police Divers and commercial Salvage Company return to the site of the weekend tugboat accident near the tappan zee. The body of the third victim, harry hernandez, has been located. History remains are still inside the sunken tug bolt. They will attempt to raise it today. And now to kyla for a final look at traffic. Were still having trouble. Yesterdays major water break in hoboken has first street closed in the vicinity of grand street and willow avenue. Avoid that if you can. Taking a live look and checking here at the lincoln tunnel, a 30minute delay. Getting busy. 20 minutes at the holland and the George Washington bridge. Alternate side parking is in effect citywide. John . Theres a little fog, a little drizzle, its a gray way to start the day, but we see warmer conditions this afternoon of the we wont see a lot of sun, though. 58. Almost 10 degrees above normal. Warming trend continues. Low 60s wednesday and thursday. Both days, a 30 percent chance of a late day or evening shower. Another round of showers possible friday, so that unsettled pattern continues through the end of week. And for the weekend, you know when that thing called spring arrives . Its going to be quite a bit cooler. Were watching that, as well. Thank you, johnny. More weather and traffic coming up in 25 minutes. Im mary calvi. Im chris wragge. Have a great day. Good morning. It is tuesday, march 15th, 2015. Welcome to cbs this morning. A pivotal primary day. Donald trump hopes to knock out his rivals, and Hillary Clinton tries to expand her lead over Bernie Sanders. The worst flooding in more than 100 years threatens entire communities in the south. And were in miami beach with struggles to control the wild spring break parties. But we begin this morning with todays eye opener, your world in 90 skojds. This is the place i want to win. This is the place. I want to do it. Ohio is going to make America Great again. Trump fights for the gop nomination. When you are inciting mob violence, which is what trump is doing