It happen at midnight at 245 jolle. By the time firefighters got here, the conditions were too dangerous to go inside. They couldnt make their way past the smoke and fire, and they tried their hardest to try to get up to the second floor where they thought there were some people, but they couldnt get there until the fire trucks got on scene, and they put the fire out as quickly as they could. Reporter we can confirm at least one person is dead and we are hearing there may be multiple victims. We will bring you the latest as we get it from long branch, new jersey, Janelle Burrell, cbs 2 news. We will continue to follow this story all morning long here on cbs 2. John, good morning to you. We did to it. Yesterday in the park for a minute and a half, the change in the park will keep us as warm today. In the city, looking pretty, doesnt feel that bad. Winds are calm. High pressure is still in control, and it is going to be yet another hot one today. Relief coming possibly late thursday into your friday, and hopefully you dont need too much morning relief getting around. Whats going on, alex . Traveling this morning in west niacc, two lanes are closed from exit 11 to the tappen zee bridge. Plan for that as you make your way through the span for lingering construction. On Staten Island lingering construction between route 440, and bradley avenue there. Theres also two lanes westbound. To the George Washington bridge, happy to say construction has cleared earlier than it did yesterday. Alternateside parking rules in effect citywide, and remember, be safe, dont text and drive. A developing story. Stock futures are up this morning, following another severe drop on wall street. Yesterday they suffered the third biggest loss of the year. The dow was down 469 points, and it even dipped below 16,000 earlier in the session. The s p fell 58, and the tumble followings new worries about chinas economy. You hate to see it slow down, but it is slowing down. Tuesdays losses bring the market back into correction territory meaning they have dropped more than 10 from recent highs. Cbs 2s Jessica Schneider spoke to a woman about her time on the run. I really need someone to help me. Reporter 23yearold Tiffany Neumann claiming she is the victim after breaking out of Police Custody. Did you steal a womans credit card, too . I didnt steal it. She left if in the bar for me, and i used it. Reporter neumann beelined for the bar after walking out of the hospital where a now suspended cop left her alone when he went to the bathroom. She stole the cell phone and credit cards of a she defriended. I bought cigarettes and food. Reporter police finally nabbed neumann on Tuesday Morning when she showed up at her aunts home. Shes fourth suspect to escape custody since june. Stephanie neumann is now facing escape, grant larceny, and possession of stolen property. An officer was gunned down yesterday morning 50 miles northwest of chicago, and helicopters and over 100 officers are searching doorto door for the gunman. Charles glenowitz was found shot after getting into the a foot chase with the victims, and his gun was taken. Authorities are urging people stay home. Authorities say he was married with children. This 33yearold woman was followed to her apartment and attacked. She fought back and managed to get inside and lock the door. Former wrestling star, jimmy snuka, has been charged with murdering his girlfriend from 30 years ago. She was found in alantown, washington, 30 years ago. Police built their case partly on statements for snukas autobiography. Hes 72 and said to be in Failing Health now. Two day care workers are out of a job facing disturbing allegations a of a day care fight club. Its alleged that the two former day care workers are accused of urging children to fight and recording the fighting on video, and then they posted them online. A dozen children between the ages of 4 and 6, just fighting. Throwing each other to the ground, hitting each other. What we would like to focus on, a all the children are safe. Thats our number one priority. Reporter erica kenny and Chanese White are facing charges. Star actor allen was a real life hero after getting his family out of their high rise. He tried to save his neighbor. When firefighters arrived they found the woman in the apartment, and shes in serious condition. Still to come this morning, officers thought they were saving a child from a hot car, but they found Something Else instead. How about an egg mcmuffin for dinner . Mcdonalds is announcing the start date for the allday breakfast. We are still dealing with hot air today. Numbers above normal. Heat persists, and we could see showers. Definitely the case thursday into friday morning, but will that set us up for the weekend win . Traffic and weather on the 2s, coming up. [excited yelling] ah, yes you cant stop it aww. Your mom liked my post. Youre friends with my mother . Whoa. Another episode . Definitely. We all use it differently. So why should we get it all the same way . Call Time Warner Cable to get the Internet Speed you need. Are you guys texting each other . Whether its 3 megs or 300 megs. Yeah. For the right price. From 14. 99 Everyday Low Price internet, to 300 meg ultrafast internet, we have you covered. Even with wifi at home and on the go. Plans start at 14. 99 per month. Call 1855want twc to switch today. Time warner cable. Enjoy better. Good morning. On this wednesday morning, we have got 75 degrees, and another hot one for you. Today we will check with john elliott in a moment to see what you can expected. If you check google this morning, you can see the new logo. Its been changed as the Company Becomes part of the new holding company, called alphabet. Theres slightly different colors and type face. Its the most significant logo change since 1999 when they dropped the exclamation point from their name. In new jersey, the reservoirs serving bergen and hudson counties are now at only 45 , and they are asking people conserve water or there may be mandatory restrictions. We are asking that households stop watering their lawns. Reporter usage in august was up over 10 from last year. Time for traffic and weather on the 2s. John, any relief in sight . Yes, but we need it. We need a nice, soaking rain. The front rolling in wednesday into thursday morning, and we will look at the future cast in a second, and the weather watchers watching the nice numbers. This is the dynamic duo. Mike and will linda, they have 60 degrees, and we are watching in the hudson valley. I want to check in with tony. Tony has 70, and i found another heat lover. Bring it on. Tony will be happy today. Others weary of the heat. Theres more of it today and tomorrow, too. We should see a break brake from the big numbers friday into saturday, and that will usher in the chance nor rain as welt. They are connected, and we are connected to you. Guy from sparta said 72 in belmar, and the city hanging on to the heat, but 4 degrees cooler than this time yesterday. Dew point is still high, and its still a sticky situation, and flirting with 90 means it will feel like it again today with the humidity. Relatively dry day today, with the plans, heres what is going on. Giant ridge of High Pressure still dominating, and theres a little hint of a change there looking at the upper lakes into the midwest, and models, not very bullish on rain today at all. You will see a few clouds this afternoon, and then thursday, oh, some evidence thursday afternoon of the front, and so if thats your getaway period, and youre headed north or west, theres a chance you will see a shower. Models being a little more lax and keeping the chance of rain on friday as well. Thats my concern, and i know thats more of a getaway day for folks into the weekend, and then we should see an improvement by friday night into saturday day and sunday day looking good as well, and its still a little full thursday into friday. Its still hot and humid today, 89. Winds are calm. A south wind, and you can feel it. Relief for the south shore, and that will actually cool the surf temperatures a bit for the jersey shore. Mild, becoming calm tonight. Tomorrow, watch for increasing clouds. More lift in the atmosphere, and then the chance for a late day or evening shower into your friday as well. Remember, friday a little unsettled now with the slow mover, but what we do see, cooler numbers, numbers closer to where they should b and then you will notice the big uptick sunday into labor day monday as well. Interesting changes. How many lanes are we changing right now, alex . A come, john. A you make your way out here, good morning to you. Thank you for waking up with us. In hackensack we have at least one of the local lanes on 80 blocked here. We will continue to update you on this, and lingering construction on Staten Island, blocking two lanes on the eastbound Staten Island expressway from route 440 to bradley avenue, and theres two lanes westbound from slawson out. Switch problems at 149th street with 2 freezing rains running with delays in both directions. Because of the delays on the j. Trains they are running with delay as well. Good morning f youre just waking up, heres the stories making headlines this morning. A judge sentenced a former White South Carolina Police chief to 1 year of probation, but no prison time. Yesterday richard combs pled guilty. A landmark move by pope francis, he announced it will be a year of mercy to forgive abortion for a year beginning in december. A powdered caffeine has been issued a warning label from the fda as a risk of death. You may want to check your freezer for packaged corn. 9,000 cases could be contaminated withless teary. The product was in four different brand names with willwood super sweet corn and bountiful whole harvest cut corn, and west creek frozen vegetables cut corn. You can return the products for a refund. It looks like the Breakfast Menu will stay up all day at mcdonalds. Franchises just voted to offer allday breakfast starting august 6th. The menu will not include all items but pancakes and breakfast sandwiches are expected to be on the list. The blue angels will be performing for the first time in over a decade, but one act was just pulled out following an accident. Reporter this scene at an air show on sunday shows the pilot lose control and crash near the crowd of 500 spectator. The pilot died, but no one else was injured. On friday a pilot practicing for the new york air show crashed and died near a runway. In england a week earlier a vintage plane went down at a show, killing 11 people. Every type of entertainment will have some kind of risk. Reporter the atlanta air show last year drew in 700,000 spectators. Theres stringent rule heres in canada and the United States with regards to show lines and areas as to where they can fly, energy being directed towards the crowd that the european standards are not near as strict as what we have in the United States. Reporter we flew with the blue angels as they prepared for this weeks show in new york city where the squadron will be headlining the event. There we go. Reporter after a pilot died at South Carolina air show in 2007, the blue angels implemented new safety measures. Egg harbor township, new jersey. Vladimir looked very comfortable there. One of the safety ideas is to have just one show around the country instead of changing it. Where you can get australian flavor right here in the city. And officers attempted to save a child from a car, but what they found was not a child at all. Traffic and weather on the 2s, next. Tt0w tx g 4 [ tt0w tx g el q , tt0w tx g ed w h tt0w tx g 8h7 4 tt0w tx g kzh 0h tt0w tx g nh yd tt0w tx g 0pha\ tt0w tx g shql< tt0w tx g uehr. L emergency crews trying to rescue a baby locked in a car in california got a strange but relieving surprise. Rescuers responded quickly after Oakland Police got a report about a baby trapped in a car. Once inside they discovered it was just a very realistic looking doll in a car seat. Its not clear why it was placed there, and police have not said if they have talked to the own, but something tells me they will. 4 52. Thats odd. Do you think the car owner will talk to the police, too . I wonder what is going on there. Today will be almost as hot, and part of the area will be hotter today with a south wind, and we are feeling it. The heat and humidity today, and a few degrees warmer for thursday before welcomed relief. In time for the holiday weekend, and we could pick up rain late tomorrow into friday morning as well. Remember that, and then we will warm up and look good for the holiday weekend, and still below 90 sunday into monday, and fog a problem for the east end, and parts of monmouth and ocean county. Air quality sufferers again today, the air quality alert 11 to 11. You know the drill. Big ridge of High Pressure here. Wet weather for the pacific northwest, but much of the country will continue to bake. A lot of heat, north to south. Not going to feel that much better sneed. No. Thank you. Lets get to traffic. Just trying. If youre traveling this morning, not a great ride, either in hackensack, new jersey a crash is blocking at least one of the local lanes on the westbound side of route 88 before 66. If you stick with the express lanes through the area, you should have an okay ride. We have subway problems at 149th street and jfk because of that, 2 and j trains running with delays in both directions, alternateside parking rules in effect citywide. Remember, be safe, dont text and drive. Alex, thank you so much. In the next half an hour, defying the courts a kentucky clerk is standing by her faith going against the courts. You dont have to go down under to get great dining deals. Thats coming up next. Every cup has a story. Dunkin kcup packs in my life were a good fit. A single serving for myself, its pretty special. It is like having a dunkin store in my home which is what ive always dreamed of. Bring home delicious dunkin kcup packs today. Your coffee, your dunkin. For adventurous diners in need of exploring cuisine, we have just the place for you. Tony tantillo has the traditional dishes. Upper east side is getting a taste of the cuisine from berk and willis. Theres plenty of influence from my home country of australia. Reporter it stands for two explorers, and theres a true taste of the outback. Sit at the bar and enjoy the small plates or a full dinner while you dine under the glass canopy. Reporter your dishes are amazing. One of the most popular australian meats is one i have never tried before. This is kangaroo. The loin of the kangaroo. Reporter so tender. Very tender, yeah. Reporter the exotic meat was well worth trying it for 19. Reporter and the chops . Grassfed lamb chops with stuffed zucchini blossom this is tasmania. Reporter this is served with water melon, and heirloom tomatoes, and a nice influence on the plate. This is octopus with braised crispy pork belly. Reporter this is tender, very, very tender. Thank you so much tony. I was waiting for the veggies. You remember my cousins for australia, thats all they talk about. All the australians love that. Thats knife. Enough with the crocodile dundee. Thats how we describe chris; beautiful and tender. So kind. What do we have . Hot and steamy. Thats how they describe me. Pace yourself again today. Problems in new jersey and lingering construction. John and i are not the wealth of good news this morning. Bookends of bad news. Still ahead, the days top stories including a fatal fire in long branch, new jersey, and we are live from the the scene. Beer with your trash . Sanitation workers accused of making demands at one new jersey bar, and its all caught on camera. Who could say no to Melissa Mccarthy. Wait until you hear what she seconds. Its 5 00 a. M. And 75 degrees on this wednesday, september 2nd. Any relief in sight . John elliott with the forecast coming up for you. Good morning, im mary calvi. And im chris wragge. We will have weather and traffic on the 2s in a moment, but first, heres what is new this morning. A fatal fire sweeps through a home on joleen avenue, killing several people we are live from the scene. Did you steal a womans credit card, too . I didnt steal it. She left it at the bar for me. Reporter during the time Tiffany Neumann was missing, she stole credit cards and a cell phone, and thats how Police Tracked her down. My personal life started to get a little crazy. Over 30 years later, jimny snuka is accused of killing his girlfriend. She was found dead in a hotel pennsylvania. Three suspects are accused of killing a Police Officer in illinois. Hes the 26th officer killed by gunfire this year according to the officer down memorial page. A lawsuit in california could change the way uber operates saying they are wrongly classified as independent contractors and not the employees. The judges decision that could have uber taking action. I went out, smoke everywhere, and i told my wife to get out. The drama bake real for dillon baker when a fire broke out at his apartment building. How he attempted to save his neighbor. Thank you, mary, hi, everybody. We have variety this morning, and that means some fog for the island and the jersey shore. 75 and fog free in the city right now, basic snapshot is, it has not changed. Youre under the influence of this big dome of High Pressure, and numbers will be higher than they should b. Around 90 in the city. Thermometer may stop at 89, but its feeling warmer than that. Dew points in the mid60 range. Pace yourself. Some variety around the area. Cooler for the south shore, and we are still cooking. Shes not cooking right now, but shes an excellent cook. Right now shes doing traffic. Heres alex. Things are heating up here on the southbound freeway. We will let you know when it it clear outs, but you can see the map calculating the hesitation as you make your way through the area. A live look in hackensack, new jersey, the crash has been moved to the should over the local lanes of westbound route 80, and its just before exit 60. If you choose to go through the area, delays are easing out and the express lanes could be an option for you if you want to take an alternate. Construction blocks two lanes traveling here, in s