And new this morning, the nypd releasing video of a suspected slasher attacking an israeli tourist. It happened at a subway station and we have this report. Reporter good morning. Police were over here at the bleaker street station overnight. They were patrolling in the Early Morning hours. For some, that is not enough to convince them that this subway station is safe after a friday morning slashing. But police have an image of the suspect. This surveillance illustrates the struggle between the man Police Identify as the suspect in this violent robbery and his victim. You can see the israeli tourist whose identity has been concealed fighting to escape the man in the orange sweatshirt. Pressed on the 6 train platform. The victim, dressed in hasidic garb, he got lost, he sat down to look through a map and dozed off. Say the man woke up to the robber cutting through his pockets, stealing cash and slashing him in the face, hands, and neck. The suspect then ran out of the station. The victim taken to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition. This Morning Police are patrolling the 6 train platform. Even with the heightened security some neighbors are staying away. Im just not doing it. Youre not going to ride . No, not going to. Reporter this is the second slashing at the bleaker street station this year. In january, a 71yearold grandmother was slashed in the face. I take the subway station twice a day, three days a week, its not the best thing you want to hear. Reporter and were hearing about incidents thought the city. Theres been 1,000 slashings this year, knife attacks up 24 compared to last year, leaving some to consider what theyd do in an im confident in my martial arts background. But for my loved ones, i do. Reporter the motive in this incident was robbery, believe police. Theyre not classifying this as a hate crime. The israeli consulate has been in touch with the victim who should be released later today. Word this morning, a federal corruption probe aimed at the nypd is expanding to city hall. Investigators are now examining the mayors fundraising. New york city mayor bill de blasio. Reporter boos at the opening of the mets baseball season as the feds look into his fundraising. Sources say the United StatesAttorneys Office has started asking questions of members of the Real Estate Industry about donations it appears to be an offshot of the corruption probe. The phones of two businessmen were tapped. The businessmen who also served under blas iaios inaugural campaign, is reichberg and rechnitz. Ponied up 102,000 z 102,000 to get control of the state senate. A spokesman said we are fully confident that the campaign is conducted itself legally and appropriately at all times. This is not a particularly good day for the department the Police Senior men to command posts. Two lost their badges and gun. Deputy inspector james grant demoted from Commanding Officer of the 19th precinct to working a desk in the medical division. Michael harrington from executive officer of the brooklyn Housing Division to a desk job in transit. Erik rodriguez demoted as executive officer of brooklyn south to handling fleet repairs and logging in property confiscated during arrests. Colome will no longer be the officer of the brooklyn Housing Units and work on prisoner transfers. Its something we must do. Reporter all this digging has led investigators back to city hall. I spoke to ross offinger, mayor bill de Blasio Campaign treasurer and hes not allowed to speak on the record. A spokesman for the mayor says theyre not going to accept any money from the two businessmen Going Forward and in fact theyre going to return all the money theyve received so far. The search for a 13yearold boy missing for nearly a week has intensified on long island. Nassau county police say amari young was seen leaving his home on monday morning. He was placed at a park and middle school in westbury. His mother said he packed a bag the night before. Investigators have searched social media sites for possible clues in hopes of locating him. Some travelers returning to Laguardia Airport are discovering damage to their vehicles. This is happening at level 4 of terminal b. A waxy liquid is dripping from the ceiling on the vehicles. The substance is calcium lime. Building. The car and windshield. I tried to brush it off, but it rebecca zeeger says it cost her 150 to have the substance professionally removed. The Port Authority didnt say whats causing the calcium deposits but said the garage will be demolished for an airport renovation project. A new jersey man takes his love for donald trump to new rights. Hes the best things since the American Apple pie was invented. Why his political pride to land him in trouble with the law and even land him in jail. Plus this smoke and flames cause a wall to crash to the ground when a Fire Destroys part of a jersey store downtown. [ music ]. And brooklyn rolls out the red hall of fame. Thats deep purple performing snow on the water. And snow in the forecast. Rain as well, it will be a bleak start to your weekend. Details are straight ahead. First a check on the Community Calendar from cbs 2 and cbs new t mt ard twk. Nogesurst00eginrn tanphe cbsnewyork. Com. New this morning, bull january authorities have arrested a sixth person in connection to the brussels bombings, it comes as prosecutors try to determine whether theyve caught the socalled man in the hat. That suspect is mohammed abrini, he was one of five people captured in raids yesterday. Its unclear if he is the same man seen in the video of the airport bombing. Prosecutors have revealed former House Speaker dennis hastard aagreed to pay 3. 5 million to a man who says he was abused as a young person. Its the first time prosecutors to three our young people have accused him of sexual abuse. 14 delegates are up for grabs in todays wyoming democratic caucuses. The president ial candidates are stumping here in our area this morning. Bernie sanders will host a block party in harlem. Yesterday he campaigned in brooklyn. He stopped in greenpoint last night. Earlier in the day he was in flatbush the neighborhood where he grew up. Sanders announced he will travel to the vatican next week for a papal conference on social justice. Hillary Clintons Campaign is holding an organizing event in brooklyn tonight. She spends her friday in the western part of the state. She held a rally in rochester, she stopped in buffalo and answered questions from voters in a medical center. John kasich will attend town rochel rochelle. Yesterday ted cruz won 21 delegates. The texas senator is appearing in texas on monday. Donald trump is appearing in rochester tomorrow. A former firefighter in nurj is being new jersey is being flagged. He was told to take the flags down. The new jersey primary is in june and the flags are political signs which cant be displayed until 30 days before the election. Im going to keep on flying my flag at all costs. If they have to put me in jail. Because im expressing my freedom, ill do the jail time. He could face up to a 2,000 fine hes do you in court april 20th. Bar clay center was alive with the sounds of rock n roll [ music ]. Thats the roots performing a tribute to the late rocker david bowie at the 31st annual rock n roll hall inductee program. It includes 1970s era rock acts, cheap trick, deep purple, and steve miller. Some of my favorite groups. Speaking of deep purple. Who is wearing deep purple this morning. Hey, it might look blue on your deep purple today. Well be seeing blue and green snow and rain en route. Tomorrow things are looking brighter, just still on the cold side. Live outside right now, lets take a look, the clouds have thickened this morning, 42 degrees, northeast winds at 10. The winds will be ramping up through the day. Your headlines, rain and snow arrives through the midmorning hours well start to see, brunt of it, this afternoon. Steadiest wet weather, to the south and west of the city. And then it will be another cold night. Tonight were talking about freeze warnings in effect and possibly record breaking cold. That freeze warning is going to impact the region through the overnight hours with temperatures dropping into the 20s, maybe teens overnight. On the radar picture, clouds are creeping up, the snow that seems to be reaching western new jersey isnt it will fill in as the day progresses and as this area of low pressure dives on down and three. It is an arctic blast as we make our way overnight into tomorrow morning. Hour by hour, your forecast, cloudy skies this morning, giving way to wet weather. 10 30 most of us are still dry. As we go into the afternoon it does make an impact. Snow mainly to the west of the city as the models have been changing this morning, were seeing it become more and more of a rain event for most of us. But of course, snow going to be mainly to the west and south. Rain for the rest of us with wet snow mixing in. Dont anticipate a 100 snow event from this for most of us. Of sun and clouds and chilly with highs in the 40s. We should be close to 60 right now on average. An inch, but there is a pocket through the midsection of new jersey where 1 to 2 inches may be an exceptional 3 inches is possible. Degrees. Stuff south and west of the city. Winds strongest overnight with winds gusting as high as 40. Cheering the city, the record stands at 28. Feel like low 40ss tomorrow. Very unsettled monday and tuesday, showers on monday, 58, very soggy tuesday, 57. After that we finally get to a more stable, sunfilled pattern with seasonable highs close to 60. Now for a consumer ahert, a recalls, still waiting for repairs. The death of a 17yearold in texas last week brings the number of deaths linked to the defective airbags to 11. It can explode with too much force blowing apart sending shards into drivers and passengers. 29 million cars need replacement parts, only 7. 5 million have been repaired so far. Recall letters sent to car owners say the needed parts are not available at this time. I called up to see if they had the airbags and when that would happen and they told me, the dealership said the summer. More than 100 people have been hurt by the faulty airbags. The price of postage is going down. Consumers are welcoming the savings. We have this report. Reporter customers streamed in and out of this post office gleeful from 49 cents to 47 cents. I think it will be break. Were not going to have to pay as much for our stamps and we mail a lot. Clients, something or we sent letters out. Whoa, thats great. Reporter the stamps on post cards and International Letters are part of a clawback from the nickel increase. In response the Postal Service issued this statement about shaving back prices. Despite strong growth in package dhifrys they record unsustainable losses and we continue to seek legislative reform. They have to fund the Pension System for a certain amount over years which is one of the only systems that does that or requires by law they do that. About congress forcing the Postal Service to orfund its Pension System. But the tens of thousands of employees in the Postal Service union fear any change in funding could threaten pension retirement. Enjoy the price cut while you can. Buy stamps now before it goes up. Take advantage of the two cents because its not lasting long. Reporter the lower stamp price takes effect this coming sunday. The Postal Service says it just saw its first profitable quarter since 2011 earning 307 million. Time is 9 19. Bad news about your water service, how much more youll be paying on your water bill, possibly next year. Plus, shared on social media for all to see, teens in new jersey captured playing a popular drinking game, hitting jews against nazis. And this is cbs 2 news saturday morning. E you agaisoon. Just gotta get the check. Almost there. I cant reach it. If you have alligator arms, you avoid picking up the check. What . Its what you do. I got this. Thanks, dennis if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. Growwwlph. Its what you do. Oh that is good crispy duck. If youre doing everything right but find it harder and harder to get by, youre not alone. While our people work longer hours for lower wages, almost all new income goes to the top 1 . My plan make wall street banks and the ultrarich pay their fair share of taxes, provide living wages for working people, ensure equal pay for women. Im Bernie Sanders. I approve this message because together, we can make a Political Revolution and create an economy and democracy that works for all. New information on that crazy thursday car crash through los angeles. Police say the suspect behind the wheel was a trained tactical driver for the u. S. Military. Reynolds served two years in the two days ago he head cops on a chase that took two hours. Police are cracking down on distracted driving. Theyre making sure people are looking at the road and not their phones. Since 2011 the number of tickets issued for people texting while driving has increased 840 . Police say fewer people are being pulled over for talking on their cell phones. No texting while anchoring. No, never. In sports, a jet star makes a career changing decision after watching a will smith movie. The mets own the phillies in the home opener at city field. We have your sports update. Mets manager was happy that the opening day was over and done it. Page. A permanent place mark in mets or last season. We have a new year, new goals, new expectations like degroms wife who any minute. He heft early but not because of the baby, because of tightness in his back. New yorks big inning happened when they scored four in the 7th. Walker had a couple of hits, no surprise here, the mets hammer the phils in front of their home field 72 the final. Yankees visiting the tigers for their home opener in detroit and severino wasnt hit hard but he was hit often. The tigers got to him for three runs and 10 hits in five innings. And the yankees just gifted zimmermann a win. A guy who couldnt ask for a better start with his new team. Hits. New yorks bullpen caved in the 7th. There is no shame, though, when you give up a home run to cabrera. Thats happened before. 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We start checking in with mtle Vanessa Murdoch who has a mixed bag in the forecast. I really do. I have rain, snow, and cold across the board. It is not going to be warm today, on the soggy side. Tomorrow we brighten things up but do not warm them up. Radar picture we can start as wet weather city, heavy rain in the southern portions of ocean county, and the hint that snow is falling west of the city in places like morin and sussex. Here is the deal. It is not reaching the ground as substantially as it looks on the radar just yet but it will start to fill in as the day progresses, 30 in montcello, 42 in the city, 41 in the hamptons. As we go through the day, by 10 30 the wet weather is making an impact. This afternoon, this is a rain and snow, a mix expected to be a messy mix for most of us today. But through the midsection of new jersey, even in the models say we expect rain there, we think it will be mainly a snow event for places like somerset, middlesex. Your full forecast is coming up, well talk about totals and brighter skies in the future. New this morning, police have released video of a suspect involved in a slashing excuse me, video police have released video of a suspect slashing an israeli tourist on a subway platform. We are live with more. Reporter police are hoping that this video will help them catch the suspect who was last seen running out of this bleaker street subway station. He left a man bleeding with gashes to his face, neck, and hands behind. This surveillance illustrates the struggle between the man Police Identify as the suspect in this violent robbery and his victim. You can see the israeli tourist whose identity has been concealed fighting to escape the man in the orange sweatshirt. Was on his way to visit friends in diamond district, when he got lost, sat down to look through a map and dozed off. After 3 fr