Drains cleared of debris. The impact of Superstorm Sandy shaping the response to the forecast across the jersey shore. The last time, pow, baby. And it wasnt pretty. Reporter including further south. I think the more that they do to get us prepared, the better off we are because we still remember sandy. Reporter and we saw bulldozers creating berms on the beach and water being pumped out of a lake that floods. We help mitigate against flooding into the homes that surround it. So we have hundreds of families that are right now scared. Reporter in atlantic city, rescue vehicles and boats have been made ready for severe weather. Crews removed trash cans and objects that can float away or fly off during high winds. And on the Upper East Side of manhattan, there was an emergency prep Training Session last night where residents went home with emergency bags. Backpacks are ready. Reporter youre not messing . No, disaster can happen any time. And with that, time now for traffic and weather on the 2s. John, quite a busy morning already. Got to remember, before joaquin, we still have a stationary front thats going to bring in rain friday. And a change in the wind that will bring the risk of coastal flooding today. They are related but remember, joaquin, thats sunday into monday. Lets take care of today. The it will be cooler today. There will be a little bit of rainout there but for the most part north and west, you stay dry. The stationary front taps into the moisture to the south. Heres joaquin, a category three storm now, very well dethe fined. And dress for the chill today. Its going to be breezy and cooler. Highs in the low 60s. Some rain in the area and for neighbors along the coast, the next high tide cycle, you could she loves her job so much, she dreams about it every night. We have route 218 closed in both directions between cornwall. Route 9 is going to be a better alternate. And in bronx, two lanes blocked on the westbound side of the expressway. And plains road and bronx river the George Washington bridge where the inbound lower level closed for construction until 6 00 this morning and you are delayfree, not only near the lincoln and holland as well. Alternate side of the Street Parking rules are in effect citywide. And be safe, dont text and drive. Thank you. A 19yearold man was shot and killed in the park chester section of bronx last night. Police say they responded to a 911 call that someone had been assaulted on glover street. They found the victim with a gunshot wound and took him to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. The Times Square Task force releases its final report on dealing with painted ladies and the costume characters. Theyll not call for banning of the characters or ladies. But the report will recommend an increased police presence. The nypd now as a dedicated times square unit, it will bump up to 107 officers and moving forward to try to make times square a safer place. And the panel wants to restrict the ladies and characters to certain areas. Hour. And also happening today, the Police Commission area nypd. According to the new york time, there will be guidelines for using and documenting force. And officers will have to detail every instance when force is used during an arrest public. And he will update the latest crime figures later today. The latest legionnaires outbreak in bronx has turned deadly. One patient has died. The victim reportedly had Underlying Health problems and. The number of cases has been raised to 13. 15 cooling towers in the mars park section have test thed positive for the bacteria. They are to under go immediate cleaning. The source has not been found. Long island is now dealing with a scare of its own. The potentially deadly bacteria has been found at smith town east and smith town west high schools. The district sent a letter home to parents saying that the towers had been cleaned and are back up and running safely. There have been no reports of legionnaires disease at any district schools. A shocking attack on an elderly woman caught on camera. The 96yearold was shoved to the ground and seriously hurt. We talked to womans family in this report. Reporter Surveillance Video she is violently pushed to the ground. She is now in the hospital where her son says shes suffering from a broken hip and needs surgery. He says shes not doing very well. The push happened september 28th. In the video, you can see her walk to the front door with her cane and step just outside. She appears to Say Something to a 24yearold who is sitting on the stoop. He tries to come inside but she raises her cane to stop him. Its unclear why. She appears to try to shut the door on him who blocks it with his foot. And she spokes him with her cane. And he flings over the door and appears to push her to the ground. Her son seen here quickly runs to the building and tells him hes going to call the police. She say so me somebody push her. Reporter the woman in the video wearing orange pants holds the door open for paramedics while they wheel her out. Building refers to her as grandma. Its sad. I feel sad about her because shes nice. Reporter the man arrested in this case does not live in this building but was here to visit a friend. Heads been charged with he has been charged with Second Degree assault. Cbs 2 news. Police are investigate investigating an accident that saw a cab jump a curb and plow into a group of people. Four children between the ages of 5 and 11 were hurt. Some seriously. Along with a 33yearold woman. The gas pedal was stuck. Thats how it sounded to me. When we ran to the car, the car was still accelerated. Now video shows the crowd trying to lift the toyota camry off of a mother and her child pinned underneath. Police are trying to figure out if driver error was to blame. Time has run out after a grid Lock Congress failed to extend the 9 11 health care program. It expire at midnight. More than 70,000 people were enrolled. The federally funded Program Provides medical screenings and treatment for people exposed after the 9 11 attacks. The program will be phased out by october 2016. Russias foreign minister is set to hold a News Conference at the u. N. U. N. Today a day after russia launched air strikes in syria for the first time. U. S. Officials say the air strikes targeted areas not controlled by the islamic state. And now they are concerned that the real aim is to support the syrian president , a close alley. Funeral services will be held today for a new jersey quarterback who lost his life on the field. Yesterday, classmates and opposing players came out to say goodbye. The 17yearold Football Player died after a direct hit during the medical examiner said he had an enlarged spleen that ruptured after the blow. Evan was a great kid. Carrying kid. I know my daughters got a picture of him at football camp with my 6yearold grandson. Warren Hills Regional High School will be closed today so students can attend murrays funeral. One Winning Ticket will claim the entire 310 million power ball jackpot. The winner bought the tick the et in michigan. No one claimed the power ball jack sot since august 1st. In case you won a lesser prize here are the numbers, 21, 39, 40, 55, 59, 17. The next jackpot falls to around 40 million. When i dont win the big prize forget it. Michigan, 190 million if you want the big check after taxes. Congratulations. Were happy for you. Are we . Another state is getting into the marijuana business. Plus this if we dont get this, it will become more our responsibility. Big credit card changes take effect today. Some stores are ready and others are not. And check out this video of a bear in new jersey. This doesnt look real. Why some say the animal is walking up right. No. I dont even want to believe. That hes probably got a power ball ticket too. And heres the deal, we have got some changes underway. Its a cooler, blustery day today. Coastal concerns due to flooding. We will talk about that and our eye is on joaquin. Traffic and weather on the 2s coming up. So how ya doing . Enough pressure in here for ya . Ugh. My sinuses are killing me. Im gonna take Mucinex Sinusmax. Too late, were about to take off. These dissolve fast. Theyre new liquid gels. And youre coming with me. Wait, what . you realize i have gold status . Do i still get the miles . New Mucinex Sinusmax liquid gels. Dissolves fast to unleash max strength medicine. Art the relief. Ditch the misery. 4 42. Just checking with my weather watchers, seeing what theyre watching. A lot of wind. Windy conditions all night last night. And numbers are cooler. 50s dominate the board as folks dutifully send in their observations. This is nice, this is tony and its 54 in river edge. He has this plea, please bring back the warmer folks. Folks are going to miss it already. And tomorrow likely just in up ther 50s. And wanted to share this with adam, hes got 51. And this comment, use caution when driving this morning due to the wet fallen leaves. Good call. Real quick picture, i love this from charlie. Beautiful there. Yeah, the change is underway. Youve got leaves. Youve got wind. Youve got coastal concerns due to flooding today during the next tide cycle. Make sure youre ready for that. And in the city, were just waiting. Much of the city stays dry today north and west. Tomorrow we see the front back into the area. And that will enhance our chance for some rain. And 52347 the city with clouds overhead. And winds north, northeast at and gusty winds today. And guy from sparta called in and hes complaining about the Cool Temperatures as well. Extra hot cocoa to go. 13 degrees cooler than yesterday in the hamptons. Big drop in the numbers. And also, lower dew points. So again, atmosphere not that conducive to rain. The passing chance of a shower in the forecast. And best bet to the south. And the coastal advisory in effect until 6 00 a. M. This is not joaquin. This is a front that pushed through. High pressure to the north. Low pressure to the south. So you have that pileup effect. So we are concerned about coastal flooding. As far as the radar goes, relatively quiet. Theres some light rain to the south through ocean and farther to the south. And bigger view on 2 shows joaquin. Joaquin intensifying overnight. And now a category three storm. We will wait and watch to see what that will do. And today we have the chance for a shower to the south. Theres not a lot of wet weather out there. Just a cooler, blustery gray day. And cooler still friday and the front backs in. We see a better chance for saturday. And then, its sunday night into monday where we see the powerful hurricane. Joaquin now winds at 120 Miles Per Hour moving west, southwest at 5 Miles Per Hour. But that path will quickly change and still theres great agreement that it will strengthen again up to a category four. And then make the turn. Weaken somewhat off the coast of South Carolina and weaken still as it heads our way. Our concern on this side of the storm is we will see more coastal issues with the potential for storm surge, flooding and some rain. And that again would be sunday into monday, possibly feeling the effects of the storm as late as tuesday. So remember pushed back a bit. Its sunday into monday but its going to be busy enough until then. So make sure youre ready for it and on your game. And on your case to get out the door. In orange county, we have 218 closed in both directions due to a weather related slide hazard in the area. Stick with route 9w as an alternate. And queen, the Jackie Robinson parkway closed eastbound. We have lingering construction. Thats from jamaica avenue to the van wick. And the strong wind is causing delays already at the airports. So at newark liberty, theres an hour delay on arriving flights. Jk and laguardia, about 30 minutes on arrivals. Call your airline before you head out the door. Alternate side of the Street Parking rules are in effect citywide. And dont text and drive. Mary, back to you. Thank you. If youre just waking up, heres a quick look at some of the stories making news this morning. Congress votes to avert a government shut down just hours before the med night deadline. President barack obama quickly signed the stop gap funding. Congressional negotiators and president have about 10 weeks Caitlyn Jenner will not be charged for her role in a deadly fourcar accident this year in california. Prosecutors say they could not prove her driving was negligent. The la Sheriffs Department recommended jenner be charged with manslaughter. Starting today, oregon will allow Recreational Marijuana sales. Anyone 21 and older can buy from medical dispensaries. On the money watch, stock futures higher today after stocks rose on wednesday. And that ended the worst quarter for stocks in four years. The Dow Jones Industrial average gained 235 points yesterday. The nasdaq the added 102. The s p 500 rose by over 35. Happening today, the deadline for retailers to upgrade their Payment Systems for the new chip enhanced credit and debit cards. But only about a quarter of businesses nationwide have the new machines that they need. And many users dont have the new cards in the wallets yet. Around half of consumers are waiting for them. And we have more now on the credit card confusion. Reporter check your cards. This is the chip updating them to become more secure. It just came in august with the chip on it. Reporter with susans updated card, no more swiping. And now dipping into new point of sale terminal where is the card stays until the transaction is complete. But more than half of us dont yet have the new cards. You still dont have the new chip . Yeah, debit. Still waiting. Reporter luckily for customer, the new machines take both kinds of cards but merchants are under pressure. Thursday is the deadline for installation which big retailers like target and walmart have done but Smaller Stores are not ready. We have not gotten anything yet. Reporter he could now be held liable for frond lent purchases, paying out of pocket what banks used to cover. Say someone buys this caned based on one this candle with a counterfeit card. If we dont get this, it will become more our responsibility. Overall, theres a lot of confusion. Reporter matt shultz say the new terminals cost anywhere from a few hundred dollars to is 1,000 each. And many businesses wont convert until next year. Some wont bother with it because they dont think that its worth their money, even with the risk of being liable for credit card fraud. Reporter he says before the Holiday Shopping season, he will have the new dip the chip technology. Cbs 2 news. If you havent received the chip enhanced card, call your bank and ask, where is it . Pressure is on the retailers 49 00. Coming retailers. 4 49. And also the story behind this bear walk on two legs. Why some believe its staying reason. Today you can do everything in just one click, even keep your toilet clean and fresh. Introducing lysol click gel. Click it in to enjoy clean freshness with every flush. Lysol. Start healthing. Yeah, click this is mineral build up it collects leaving gross germridden stains. 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Dealing with a front and an area of low pressure and then joaquin. Joaquin is sunday into monday. So clouds for all. Showers for some. Best bet south and east. We have a strong onshore flow which means coastal flooding concerns start today. We have seen a little bit of flooding the last few days and then the front stalls and rain returns friday night into saturday. And then joaquin is sunday into monday. And the coastal flood advisories until 6 00 a. M. Friday. And then a coastal flood watch that kicks in the tomorrow. And then we will see more kicks in tomorrow. And then we will see a high wind watch tomorrow. So take advantage of the day today to plan on and prepare for what is going to be a busy weekend, particularly sunday night into monday. Thank you. Busy on the roads . Already yes. So some minor delays through the area. Conditions. They are now leading to the flight delays. Expect delay on arrivals at newark, jfk and laguardia. 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