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WCBS CBS 2 News At 5 October 14, 2015

Castillo died after falling down an elevator shaft in the building. Action. More. Reporter they have been making preparations all day. They have taken the teens memorial and moved it to the corner here. It had been growing along the fence outside of the front of casselton avenue. You can see they have closed off the sidewalk. They have orange cones all neighbors say its about time. Heavy machinery is here. Place. And other prep work is being finalized to tear down the old Staten Island hospital. I think its a disgrace, they had to wait for a kid to die, you know, in order for reporter 16yearold Marcos Castillo died last friday after falling 7 stories down an elevator shaft inside. But neighbors along casselton avenue say he is hardly the first kid to venture inside at band on the building. After all the complaints we coming down, someone had to die. Breaks my heart every time i city. I called up plenty of times and reported it. They used to go in there and low rocks off the throw rocks off the roof at people. Its a danger zone. Reporter the building has been abandoned for decades since 1979. It sat here. The Citys Department of buildings says the site is owned privately by a Company Called Shore Holdings uk which lists a Staten Island law firm as its address. Yesterday cbs 2 asked the Staten Island borough president about why nothing had been done all this time. I can tell you that there was a building that had a demolition order issued by the city months ago that was still open and this young man died. Reporter the permit was finally approved last night and a sign on the fence now reads, the owner as new York City Housing Preservation and development. Seeing all the Construction Equipment now is a welcome but frustrating sight for many. Long time ago. Reporter that sign also says demolition should be completed by this coming december. A funeral for the teen is set for tomorrow. Live in the thompkinsville section of Staten Island, alice gainer, cbs 2 news. Alice, thank you. New at 5 00 now, an overpopulation problem. Deer are seemingly everywhere and causing trouble in some parts of westchester county. Cbs 2s lou young has the story. Reporter oh, dear plans have been nibbled and protective fences are in place. The residence in this upscale section of rye have constant company. There were six one night, another time five, little ones, big ones. There are now 8 to 10 deer basis. They run up and down the streets in herds in the wintertime 20 to 30 in a group. Reporter nothing works, not even the gnome. I put the gnome. If you pass, he makes noise. He talks to you. Everybody gets scared. The darn deer dont reporter even when you dont see them, theres evidence of the deer all over the place along the sighted of this residential road where it appears to be a trail. Im no daniel boone. Tracks. Residents traced those footprints in the lawn to the nearby 147acre county marshland conservancy. They were expecting some relief this hunting season. Allow bowhunting in the preserve. Reporter you that i will solve it . I think that will help. Reporter its a common solution for deer overpopulation and bowhunting is permitted in county parks up county. West of has said no westchester has said no so far to this one. If we were to do it only on one property the deer would go to an adjacent property. Reporter westchester first wants to see plans for controlling deer in areas outside the park. Were on our own at this point. Probably work with our neighbors to see what we can do. Reporter you think the county to take care of their oh, absolutely. Reporter in the meantime, in rye, lou young, cbs 2 news. Critics of bowhunting worry that wounded animals would find their way into adjoining neighborhoods and then have to be killed by police or wildlife officers video of a wild crash in brooklyn. A speeding car plowed into two pedestrians and then crashed into a storefront in borough park this morning. One man did manage to get up but the other had more serious injuries. Police say the driver lost control and then veered on to the sidewalk after hitting an mta bus. Both victims were rushed to the hospital and the investigation is ongoing. In queens, a woman is dead and a truck driver is behind bars after a terrible crash this morning. As cbs 2s diane macedo reports, people in the area say that they are afraid it might happen again. Reporter this intersection in maspeth is no stranger to truckers and cyclists but today that was a deadly combination as a tractor trailer and woman on a bike police say the truck was traveling westbound on 56th road and making a right on 48th street when he hit the cyclist. Emergency responders rushed the victim to elmhurst an hour later. Meanwhile, Police Arrested the driver for allegedly driving with a revoked license. Other drivers who work in the area say thats a serious violation a. Deserves driving without a license. Its probably why he what happened to this woman happened. He didnt know how to drive it properly. Reporter as a truck violation is that . Big violation, big. He is in a lot of trouble. That just dont care, just want to put up dollars in their pockets and do what they have to do, its sad, you know, that you have to just kill somebody. He will never drive again so, about those things. Your license get revoked then you stay off the road. Reporter they also say this area is particularly dangerous. Its extremely chaotic here in the morning. Everybody speeding through the lights here. You got the trucks that are coming through here. On bikes as well like daniel, who says he often worries about his own safety. There are always cars not paying attention to you making turns when youre next to them, pulling into parking spots. Its terrifying. It could me be. Reporter police say charges depend it could be me. Reporter police say charges are pending. Diane macedo, cbs 2 news. The victim was a single mother with a young son. We are not identifying her at the moment because her family hasnt been notified. A developing story. More violence in israel as the government began deploying hundreds of soldiers to counter a wave of gun and knife attacks by young palestinians. Cbs 2 political reporter Marcia Kramer says new yorkers are traveling there to show support. Reporter Israeli Police fired tear gas at a group of stonethrowing palestinians in bethlehem as the rash of knife and gun attacks continues unabated. A 70yearold woman was stabbed outside jerusalems main bus station and israel deployed 300 soldiers to set up checkpoints to curb the rash of attacks that began following hotly denied rumors that israel wanted to take over some of jerusalems most sensitive holy sites that are sacred to jews and muslims alike. Yesterday marked the bloodiest than 24 hours. Surveillance video shows this palestinian driving his car into a crowded bus stop then cleaver. Israeli police now have more leeway to shoot suspected attackers like this Woman Holding a knife. But critics worry it will incite more violence. Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu tweeted, quote, the Israeli Security forces have my fullbacking to take Decisive Action to save lives and to protect themselves. Soldiers are being sent to secure buses, residency rights of those involved could be stripped, the homes of attackers could be demolished. Brooklyn assemblyman dov hikind left today on the a solidarity mission. People wake up in fact morning take a knife and say people wake up in the im going to find a man, woman, child, doesnt matter and im going to stick that knife into that person. Its beyond comprehension. Reporter could this lead to a third intifada . Its taking on life of its only. What worries me about the current violence is not just its character but the fact its not organized. Those carrying it out are not members of a group. Reporter the internal Security Member demanded that the body of palestinian attackers not be returned to their families for burials since the funerals turned into what he called an exhibition of support for terror and secretary of state john kerry says he wants a summit with israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority president mahmoud abbas. Thank you. Former nba star lamar odom is clinging to life at a las vegas hospital. The 35yearold reality tv personality was found unconscious yesterday at the love ranch brothel in nevada. Jesse jackson was at the hospital and says odom is on life support but his doctors believe his condition is improving. Brothel owner dennis hof says odom arrived there saturday and was taking a viagralike herbal supplement but denies he was using illegal drugs. He was in a good mood, wanted to have a good time, wanted a little piece and quiet to get away from the pressures of his life and hang out white house. Odoms exwife Khloe Kardashian is at the hospital. The two married in 2009 but separated in 2013. Their divorce was finalized this july. Up next here at 5 00 an issue thats dividing parents on the playground. I dont understand it at all. I dont see why it would hurt anything. Or hurt anyone. Public schools hiring coaches to teach kids how to play at recess. Yeah. I know that it looks like an octopus is attacking jackie on the table here. Im dr. Max gomez. What this really is, is the latest noninvasive laser way to melt fat. And clean up or pay up. The new plan to paining sure work crews to make sure work crews dont leave a rough road when they finish their work. Its been cloudy but sunshine is coming out. Will it stick around for the day tomorrow . In just a bit. Tite, at w. T m fs teettv phe arngt 9. Ant pl g 0 ckita oye aeent theres a coaching controversy in the city and its got a whole different kind of twist. Some schools have hired coaches to teach the kids how to play at recess. But cbs 2s meg baker explains, some parents have mixed feelings. Reporter basketball, soccer, kickball, these all look like normal activities to play at recess. I think kids definitely need to play. I dont know that they need to be taught how to play. I feel like they might know how to do that intrinsically. Reporter but they hired recess coaches to teach kids at some schools in new york city to teach kids how to play. Im stunned the city is paying money on these coaches. Reporter 425,000 in taxpayer money has been paid to a private company now working with five Elementary Schools. Ps 2 in chinatown, ps198 on the Upper East Side and in brooklyn, ps9 in prospect heights, ps11 in clinton hill and ps133 in park slope. The nonprofit says they address a variety of situations, bullying, exclusion, chaos, with solutions that carry over to the rest of the schoolday. Kids be creative. Reporter parenting coach cami gold thinks the coaches are a great idea. Just as much as we have physical education, we need to have emotional education. Children need to know communication skills. They need to know conflict skills. Reporter and some parents agree. Why not have extra help . I dont see why it would hurt anything or hurt anyone. Reporter most parents i spoke to all agree that whether theres a recess coach or not, the playground is meant to be a place for creativity and fun. The department of education says each school can use funds however it wants but for the recess coach program. Meg baker, cbs 2 news. Play works is currently in 900 schools in 23 u. S. Cities. We have a consumer alert to pass along now. Dole is recalling bagged spinach over salmonella contamination. The recalled bags have an enjoy by date of october 15th. For more information go to cbsnewyork. Com. The latest controversy over citibikes has to do with new yorkers who say its a blight on their neighborhoods. Cbs 2s Hazel Sanchez reports from the Upper West Side. Put the bike with the strap no parking for residents. Reporter theres fighting in the street over the virtual explosion of citibike racks in manhattan most recently on the racks set up to hold 60 bikes have taken up prime real estate on riverside drive, west 87th and 76th streets to name a few. Its an atrocity. Theres no reason why you should have 60 stations when in the last week alone, the most that i have seen of bicycles on these stations are 10. Reporter according to the citibike website, station locations are based on population and Transit Needs and were selected through a participatory public input process. But People Living along riverside boulevard on the Upper West Side say they had little to no warning at all about this citibike rack off 67th street installed in the last week. I had no clue they were coming. Reporter do you feel like you had a say on this no, there was no say. We were just notified. Reporter a new york state assemblywoman who represents the Upper West Side says residents were given many opportunities to be heard. Department of transportation did do meetings and some hearings and got input from people. However, people need to feel being listened to and that didnt happen, um, at all this time. People are really emotional about this. But at the end of the day, they dont listen. Reporter Public Opinion has made a difference for some stations like this one on west 76th street. It was originally planned to be on west 78th street but locals were so adamant that they didnt want it, that it was placed here instead. The next stop is harlem where public hearings are planned. So perhaps the squeaky wheels there could get the grease. On the Upper West Side, Hazel Sanchez, cbs2 news. The department of transportation denied our request for an oncamera interview to respond to residents complaints. It did send us a written statement saying it held many meetings in the community to hear feedback and concerns. A first look at the weather, lonnie quinn has our first forecast. I think the chill is going to get chillier as we look ahead. Right now, kind of an encouraging picture because we had a lot of cloud cover out there today but clouds have broken up. We are seeing more sunshine. Its 66 degrees. Your High Temperature today was 69. Typical 65. So, you know, 4 degrees above average but pretty much right where you expect to be. Look at your morning low. 57 degrees. That morning low is going to be going down as we get into the next few days so get ready for that but heres where i see outside. Thicker clouds offshore still lingering out around the east end of long island. And look at a couple of showers trying to nip at the northern fringes of sullivan county. I dont think rain is a big part of this forecast tonight. 50 degrees leftover clouds still with us but they continue to thin out. Its even cooler. We hit 50 overnight. Last night you were 57. Suburbs into the 40s. I want you to stick around for the sevenday forecast because i think some of you could find the 20s for morning lows before we finish out the next seven days. Tomorrow, lets get you through the next 24 hours, seasonable sunshine, averages 65. Im going 65, 80 sunshine and out there but for the most part a goodlooking day. The extended forecast coming up. Thank you. Actress Jennifer Lawrence makes a statement that even has Oprah Winfrey weighing in. Why she is playing herself for getting paid less than men in movies. And the lesson she wants other women to learn. Raised in the u. S. But sent to china before reaching your dinner plate . The bizarre journey chickens could be taking. It took Joel Silverman years to become a master dog trainer. 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[ rooster crows ] reporter because the department o ing a culture just agreed to let large agriculture just agreed to let large chicken processors send chickens to china for processing and then back to the u. S. For sale. In the u. S. The average wage for a poultry prosser about 11 an hour. In china, its less than 2. Labor is cheaper. And the regulation, frankly, virtually nonexistent. Reporter which has food Safety Experts concerned. The chinese food Safety System is in no way equivalent to ours and shouldnt be treated as such. Reporter he points to chinas track record with several largescale food contamination scandals. Chinese farms have a checkered history of using human waste. Not just what they are putting in their crops. Melamine spiked reporter the usda told cbs 2 it is establishing a three part system to ensure all chickens sent to china for processing will be handled the same way it would in the u. S. And added, all products will undergo reinspection at u. S. Ports of entry. Food has been commoditized over the last few decades. The only thing that matters is price. Reporter but the cofounder small food company that distributes the goods of 50 local farmers including chicken says this plan regardless of how much money it save

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