Reporter the decision came down less than an hour ago. Vincent asaro was acquitted in the legendary heist at jfk. The 6 million Armed Robbery was considered the largest in u. S. History. 80yearold redskin sent asaro walked out of court a free Vincent Asaro walked out of court a free man. The reputed member of the bonanno crime family kept a low profile for decades. His cousin came forward recently naming him in a robbery portrayed in the movie goodfellas. Prosecutors said he collected at least 500,000 from the robbery, a key piece of evidence for the government, secret recordings of asaro complaining he didnt get his fair share of the money from the lufthansa heist. Prosecutors said he had a gambling problem and lost his cut at the racetrack. This afternoon, his lawyers didnt seem to want to let him speak but he had a few words at the microphone. I just want to repeat, i like to thank my two lawyers. I would like to thank you for treating me great. Now i think mr. Asaro intends to go home and spend thanksgiving with his family. I got two years here and im dying to get home. Lets go. What are you going to do . What am i planning to do . Have a good meal. See my family. What are you going to have . Reporter prosecutors painted him as a Bonanno Family loyalist whose father and grandfather were members of the crime family. The assistant u. S. Attorney said he was born into that life and he fully embraced it. But asaros lawyers argued he was framed by mob turncoats looking for leniency in their own cases. Thank you. We have some breaking news. Right now in manhattan, part of the Flatiron District locked down as Police Search for a burglary suspect. Cbs 2s Valerie Castro reports live from the scene where a person was just taken into custody. Reporter police just took a suspect into custody within the last 20 minutes after a twohour search inside a building here along fifth avenue. Behind me, you can see the nypd is still here on the scene wrapping up their investigation. Right now, i want to go to some video of the man in custody. You can see as he is brought out of the building in handcuffs, after police found him inside, no word if he was armed at the time that he was taken into custody. This all started around 2 45 this afternoon after police got word that someone had broken into a building near fifth and 28th. For the next two hours, there was an ongoing exhaustive manhunt for that suspect. Police then got word he might have been barricaded inside 261 fifth avenue. We were there when we saw officers in s. W. A. T. Gear going inside the building while other officers stood watch out front. There are several businesses inside that tall building. Some people we spoke with say they simply left earlier for lunch today and then when they returned, they found a very Large Police Presence and their building blocked off. Apparently, theres some individual inside who may be armed. So reporter were you in the building . I was out to lunch and when i came back, we werent allowed to go back inside. Reporter and everyone else you work with is staying put . Theyre staying put. They have been told not to leave. Yeah. Reporter what do you make of all this . Hopefully its nothing too serious and hopefully they will resolve it quickly and everybody is safe. Reporter again, no word on where exactly police found that suspect inside the building here at 261 fifth avenue but tonight, he is in custody. Reporting live in the Flatiron District, Valerie Castro, cbs 2 news. Powerful storm system that pummeled the midwest is moving east now. It dropped a tornado outside of des moines, iowa, and slammed the state with heavy rains and strong winds. The storm system also set off lightning strikes over chicago and dumped more than a foot of snow in parts of the rockies. Now, that same storm system is headed our way. Lonnie quinn looking at what its going to do to our forecast. Lets take a peek at what it looks like as of right now. The center of circulation of that big storm right there on the northern fringes. Great lakes. Bigtime precipitation in the midwest. Thats not the way i see it here. The big stuff goes in order of us. We are going to get clipped by this little leg here in central pennsylvania. So were going to see a little bit of rain. So here how it works out. The first thing we experience a little passing shower tonight, just that, a passing shower. The second thing we experience the skies will be clearing while youre sleeping. Third thing, the winds then enter our area. They are going to kick in and finally, youre talking colder air combined with those gusts. I mean, wind chills will be a factor out there. Heres whats going on. All right . Low pressure system up around the northern fringes of the great lakes generating all these winds. Big wind advisories in portions of the midwest n our area right now we are expecting gusts to 30 to 40 Miles Per Hour or more. There are no Wind Warnings or wind advisories. But as soon as they get issued if they do, i will be the first to let you know about it. Maurice and kristine, back to you guys. Thank you. New at 5 00 now, an ohio man accused of supporting islamic terrorists and using social media to solicit the murders of military members. Terrence oneil of akron was arrested this morning. Prosecutors said he posted names and addresses of dozens of Service Members and asked his followers to kill them. Federal prosecutors also say mcneil suggested a car bombing in front of a church, a school or a mall, as well. U. S. Warplanes are backing kurdish troops in a new offensive to retake sinjar. The strategic city is in northern iraq. Military Officials Say the u. S. Launched at least 20 air strikes against isis this morning. They are hoping to cut off one of its most active supply lines. It runs through the sinjar region to isis strongholds in syria and northern iraq. And developing now, at least 43 people have been killed almost 200 injured in the twin suicide bombings in beirut. Isis claiming responsibility for one of the deadliest attacks in recent years in lebanon. The area is a stronghold for the Shiite Hezbollah Group and has seen violence connected to the conflict in syria. Newark police are searching for two gunmen posing as Police Officers. The suspects allegedly drove up and pulled over an offduty Postal Police officer. It happened at 18 and wynans avenue this morning. Investigators say there was a struggle and one of the suspects opened fire shooting the officer in the hand. This is a rarity for our Postal Police officers. It seems like a random act. Nothing happens on the block. I was surprised to see that. Witnesses say they saw the two suspects running from the scene. The wounded Postal Police officer was treated at a local hospital and released. Its going to be a big night for thursday night football here on cbs 2 as the jets take on the bills. Now, this is the first time rex ryan has returned to Metlife Stadium to face his old team. Steve overmyer is outside the stadium right now with fans. Steve . Reporter we are at the famous l7 tailgating party which is where really where the best jets fans come to play, if you will. They love their players and their coach. It doesnt matter if its a quiet guy like todd bowles or someone more boisterous likes to get jets tatoos like their former coach and current bills coach, rex ryan. I like to focus on clemson. These are a little small. [ laughter ] out there. Reporter rex ryan is nothing if not colorful. Will he be remembered fondly tonight . Ill always remember how he changed the culture of the new york jets. Those first years were amazing. But rex has a limited shelf life. He is ra, ra can only go so far. Its a given. Reporter never afraid to make a statement he made another one to the jets by naming a memorable captain of this game. The ma n who punched geno smith. Made of, um, you know, of eye kay being the guy. It turned me off. So its he made his own bed on this one. I think the fans will probably give him some the bronx cheers. Reporter this is jets social media central. The tailgate experience is the baby of the jets fans. Today we have someone from england and france. They have heard about us on twitter and this is the tailgate they are going to come to, which is just awesome. Comfortable and a great location. Its the best in the business. Reporter tailgating like no other place because you never know who you might run into here. Former players, the team owner . Its mindblowing. You start this tailgate 5 1 2 years ago. Its going to be like 10 people, 20 people hanging out and then you have woody johnson. This is the one he shows up to of all the ones he could go to. Reporter great people, great food, great conversation out here at the l7 tailgate. Every jets fan coming into the stadium will get a car flag in this kelly green uniform color that they are going to be wearing tonight. But, of course, out here at the l7 tailgate location, it is always jet green. Back to you. They should suit up and take on rex themselves. I think that that would be nice to watch. Well, once again, the jets do take on the bills on thursday night football. Watch our live pregame special beginning at 7 30 followed by the game right here on cbs 2 and by the way, if football isnt your thing and youre looking for our normal cbs prime time programming, you can find it on wlny tv 10 55. Something for everybody. As we continue here at 5 00, an entire restaurant stops to save of a life. I think if we were anyplace else, those people wouldnt have been there. And i wouldnt be here. Meet the team of people who brought him back from the dead. And if you are never going to believe you will never believe the twists and turns this story takes. Also, a local College Student mysteriously dies. Now a warning for people she may have come in contact with. And spin classes, you know how popular theyve become. Could they be hurting your body . The damage doctors are seeing. It took the rockettes years to master the kick line. But only a few moves to master paying bills on chase. Com technology designed for you. So you can easily master the way you bank. Star light star bright, i wish i may, i wish i might, have the wish i wish tonight wishes do come true. The lincoln wish list event is on. Right now get exceptional offers on the entire lincoln family. For a limited time your choice of mkc, mkz gas or hybrid for 369 a month a lifeordeath situation as a man has a heart attack in the middle of a busy bar in connecticut. Hero. Cbs 2s lou young was there as lifesavers. Just like turning off a light switch. You dont exist and you turn it back on. Restaurant in downtown one moment finishing a pleasant meal, the next he was completely out. Out. I dont think he is going to make it. Seattle. The diner just got the check and tells his wife, i think she thinks he is joking. He slumped forward. Sheaf calls 911. He falls to the floor. He is gone. Floor. Reporter the bartender took a summer cpr course at bridgeport hospital. He and a customer, who is a nurses aide, go to work. He turned pale and as i was giving him compressions and blood was circulating through his body, then the blood came back to the skin. Reporter they have a full audience for the save. I just went to my customers and i said please, just let put our prayers together and we are all praying and praying. Thats when he, um, came back and gasped for air. People were cheering when the emts went out. People were saying prayers. I was like, he is doing okay, he is doing okay. Reporter the Ambulance Team got there about 10 minutes after john simon went down, took over cpr and used a defibrillator to stabilize his heartbeat. The bartender recognized one of the men, the instructor who taught him cpr. Im there doing real compression. He walks in and i notice him and im like oh, theres my teacher. Fantastic. I think i give him an a for this one. They deserve all the credit. They are the heroes. Reporter because of it, a heartbeats tonight in fairfield county. Lou young, cbs 2 news. Thank god. John simon has been through two surgeries and he is now undergoing rehab. Doctors say the type of heart attack he experienced has a roughly 3 survival rate. The death of an ithaca College Student is being investigated by new york States Health department. Shannon of mahwah, new jersey, was a junior. The school says she is died yesterday after a brief illness. Health Officials Say preliminary testing does not show a bacterial infection but drinking or eating utensils with her should see a doctor for antibiotics out of an abundance of caution College Students walked out of class this afternoon with demands for lower tuition and racial sensitivity. It happened at campus here and across the nation. Cbs 2s dave carlin reports now on the day of protest. Reporter in upstate new york at Ithaca College its a fall semester of fallout. Intense protesting aimed at toppling a College President for what demonstrators call his too timid a response to alleged racism. It dates back to a Panel Discussion where a black member of the alumni was nicknamed savage after she is merely told the crowd she had a savage hunger to succeed. Students are trying to get power. They are trying to get a voice on campus. It resolves around a lot of issues. Reporter tyler organized this march and rally at William Paterson university in wayne, new jersey. Education is a right reporter just one of dozens around our area sunni new paltz and around the country. Organizationers say there are social and Economic Issues reaching a boiling point so you will see more student demonstrations. He cant just sit around and talk about it. We need to actually propose actions and do something. I think students are protesting as they always will and they probably always should. I dont necessarily support this verbalizing of, um, distaste of the government. Reporter some observers describe some of the demonstrations as infantile publicity stunts. They dont deny the passions appear to influence thous stings of leaders at the university of missouri. William Paterson College professor Michelle Murphy wants protests to continue nationwide for safer more inclusive campuses. And affordable higher education. You cant just say go back to class. They are going to go back to class they probably cant pay for later . Reporter even if it means more campuses in chaos. In wayne, new jersey dave a retired army captain received a special honor for his valor in afghanistan. He was credited with tackling a suicide bomber in 2012. Four americans died in the attack. Countless others were saved. This is what you do every soldier would have done the same thing. I turned right back in right now. The bring my guys back. Groberg spent nearly three years recovering from injuries undergoing more than 30 surgeries. Todays ceremony is only the 10 there time a living serviceman received the medal of honor for action in afghanistan or iraq. Well deserved. So thankful for people like him in our armed forces. Front lines. You bet. All right. Lets turn now to our forecast. You know, when we checked in with steve earlier, it looked chilly. Could feel it through the screen. You could. Lonnie quinn is checking that out for us tonight, right . I was watching the live shot with steve, as well. Bit. Hair is really going to be blowing tomorrow. Its going to be windy tomorrow right into the weekend. Outside right now its cloudy as you look over our rooftops. 60 degrees on the thermometer. 60 is the warmest we have been 55 should be our high. That. Picked up a little bit of rain keyword there a little bit of rain. Most everyone less than a tenth. A little more than. 10 for montauk and poughkeepsie. I see a little bit more rain tonight but not a lot. The big rain is in upstate new eastnortheast. We are going to watch the tail end here. This little leg that extents from the pennsylvania new york border to williamsport. That would be our rain. So primarily the best bet to see some rain tonight is going to be north and west of the city but anybody could see a passing shower. Just that, a passing shower. Low pressure system is going to push the big rain up to the north but we are on the bottom side of it so we will get the strong winds starting to kick in. For the Football Game tonight could even be a passing shower. 53, southwest winds turning westerly 15 Miles Per Hour. Tomorrow wind gust will be that, 25 miles an hour or more. Its windy, its brighter tomorrow. The sun comes back to the picture. Well talk about that weekend forecast when is going to be really cold on saturday, a little bit later. Maurice and kristine, its all yours. Thank you. Still ahead in just a moment, a mother accused, police say she plowed her car kids inside. Tonight. Also it was a deal some doubted would happen. Thousands with their commute into manhattan. First, though, dana tyler has a look at whats coming up at 6 00. Reporter parking perks. They are talking about giving placards to women with difficult pregnancies to park in no parking zones. Also tonight, big night of football on cbs 2. The jets versus the bills. Rex is back in town. Otis livingston will have that at 6 00. A huge day for tens of thousands of transit riders and businesses along the northeast corridor. A deal has finally been struck to build two new tunnels under the hudson. Cbs 2 political reporter Marcia Kramer with more now on how this all came together. Reporter well, maurice and kristine, the boxing gloves are off. The quarrels are over. Everyone including amtrak, governors cuomo and christie and all the federal officials in the firmment are all aboard plans to build whats regarded as the single most important nation. Without it, Officials Say, the collapse. Within seven to 10 years the only tunnels that carry rails under the hudson could collapse. Then there would be a recession, hundreds of thousands will