Transcripts For WCBS CBS 2 News This Morning 20151201 : vima

Transcripts For WCBS CBS 2 News This Morning 20151201

As he awaits his sentencing. Just disappointed. Reporter disappointment and few words from a defeated Sheldon Silver. A fall from power, a stunning fall from one of the most influential positions in albany. And now 71yearold faces the possibility of spending the rest of his life in jail. I believe after we file the legal challenge, we will have a different result. Reporter the stonefaced silver promising an appeal after a jury found him guilty on all seven counts. Four could wants of Honest Services fraud and two counts of extortion and one count of money laundererring. Prosecutors alleging that he used his power accepting bribes and kick backs of nearly 4 million as part of a corruption scheme. The u. S. Attorney saying after mondays verdict, today Sheldon Silver got justice and at long but his Attorney Says theres reason for the verdict to be overturned. We will be filing challenges in the District Court and we will continue the legal fight. Reporter now Governor Cuomo will have to call for a special election to fill silvers Assembly Seat. For now, he remains out on bond until his sentencing is scheduled. Reporting live, janelle burrell, cbs 2 news. Thank you. Time for traffic and weather on the 2s. Good morning chris and mary. And you heard the raindrops right there. Its going to be a damp day the today but a milder one. Were going to warm up today into tomorrow. Light rain in the city. Hours will bringing in warmer air. We see this as a twoday deal. 52 this afternoon. Almost 50 at lunchtime. And then youre going to stay above normal into the after school and after work hours and mild overnight as well. But its messy out there. A lot of accidents and better listen up because heres alex denis. Thank you. The rain is doing damage out there. We have a jackknifed tractor trailer onblocking a lane on route 80 jersey city, closed southbound for construction between county road and manhattan avenue until 6 00 this morning. If you stick with kennedy avenue, it will be a smother ride. The George Washington bridge, you can see the hazes. Ez pass only until 6 00. Delayfree here at the lincoln and holland. Alternate side of the Street Parking rules are in effect citywide. And remember, be safe, dont text and drive. Thank you. Thank you. Police are on the hunt for a gunman. The nypd released this video of the suspect. They say around 3 00 p. M. Yesterday, a 27yearold woman was sitting inside a chevy astro van parked on westchester avenue when the gunman approached the van and shot her in the arm. Investigators say the shooter took off with several other men, noble a black car. You can see the car backing into a parked vehicle before speeding off. It had people in the area taking cover. Just running. I saw like gunshots. Price stay 18yearold driver of the van was hit if the face with flying debris. New this morning, be ware where you swipe your debit or credit card. The nypd is reporting dozens of three men are wanted with three incidents. Police say they installed card devices. Two other men are linked to thefts in brooklyn and queens. A resident is in Critical Condition following an attack sunday morning that could turn out to be a hate crime. Reporter in street language, it was a curb stop, a vicious assault with the victim already down where the street and sidewalk meet. The 35yearold was taken to the hospital, barely alive. He was dressed as a woman, familiar to neighbors. I just know that hes one of the guys that are living around here. Reporter and dress as women . Yes. We have a lot of neighbors like that. Reporter were told some of the renters in the neighborhood gather late at night under the seven train l. Sometimes like 1 00, 2 00, i see them. Reporter walking the streets . Yeah. Talk about it on camera. Like, you know, they like to get some drunk guys, you know. Reporter he followed his victim home to this the gate on 93rd street which leads to a small basement apartment. The attack was as quick as it was violent. Everyone is different the. Their feelings against certain type of people like this. Reporter so youre worried yeah. Reporter neighbors say its only the latest of activities. Lou young, cbs 2 news. One of the College Fraternity brothers charged in the death of a young pledge while on retreat says he and the other four defendants tried to, quote, cover it all up he says they met weeks after the death to decide what the to tell police. The brothers are charged with 2013 incident. New this morning, a Police Involved shooting in atlanta overnight and the gunfire was all caught on camera. [ gunshots ] [ sirens ] Atlanta Police say an officer attemped to stop a jeep from traveling the wrong way. They say it sped up, hit a bus and then a pole. The passenger ran behind a hotel and exchanged gunfire with the officers. The cops actually only just maybe a hundred yards in front of us were hiding behind the cars with guns. We didnt have as much cover as them. Police say the gunman was found dead at the scene. They found a duffel bag of marijuana in the jeep along with other weapons. A newly released email showing the personal side of Hillary Rodham clinton. The latest batch of private communications was released yesterday under an Ongoing Court order. They show clinton dealing with world crisis. Videos on how to do a fish tail bun hair style and struggling to locate show time on her television. The roughly 7800 pages of emails were released. In the republican race, Chris Christie has become Donald Trumps latest target. The two candidates spark over trumps claim that thousands of people in new jersey were seen celebrating the 9 11 attacks. He must be careful with what he says. Be careful what i say is fascinating. Donald is used to intimidating folks but i have no reason to engage with him. His facts are wrong. I know that. He knows it too. Yesterday trump met with members of the coalition of africanamerican ministers but he did not win endorsements. Chris christie was endorsed by new jerseys biggest newspaper. Startling today, it will be hardener the city to shake off the salt intake. To roll out new menus highlighting high sodium items. Theyll have the image of a saltshaker next to them. When you see this warning label, you know that that item has more than the total amount of sodium that you should consume in a single day. This is something that people that have love affairs with saltshakers are exceeding on a regular basis. The maximum recommended amount of assault is 2300 milligrams. Well, still come this morning, why a ride on the fdr is going to be smoother a lot sooner than we thought. The planned parent hood shooting suspect faces a judge for the first time. And no christmas on arthur avenue. Why the annual Tree Lighting was scrapped. Okay, we are going to be dealing with rain today and tomorrow. So gear up for that. Umbrellas up and ready to go but the sun returns to wrap up the week. Coming up. It seems that every year, we have to watch out for different types of germs. Which is why its important for your wipes to kill a Broad Spectrum of germs. Lysol wipes kill 99. 9 of germs, including 8 different types of cold and flu viruses. To help protect your family. 44 degrees at 4 42. So the plain states getting early days of true Winter Weather. School canceled as a snowstorm moved across. 4 to 6 inches fell in the minneapolis area. The concern now, its headed our way. We shop not. Do not miss those memory, cars for tailing in the roads. Cars fish tailing in the roads. Theres a number of folks watching right now that captain wait for it. There will be snow on the map north and west as we wrap up the system. Making our way through the red here. We have the 40s in and around the city with fog. I like the cooler numbers. And this comment too, this is why we do the weather watcher, light rain but not freezing rain even though parts of Hudson Valley under an advisory right now. And 34 from tony. And also appreciate your take. And today is Civil Air Patrol today. There you go. Civil air patrol. Hats off to the hard work you folks do. And i like this from les on the island, we have red here but he has a blue poinsettia. In the city right now, its light rain and fog and on going and off again rain during the course of the day. 44, not bad. Wind out of the east. Thats a moisturerich wind. So theres the variety. Mid30s to almost 50. 52 in fact in bellmar. And 14 degrees warmer than it was this time yesterday. However, even though theres warmer air in place, remember the system coming up out of the south still dealing with the freezing rain advisory. Now but be mindful of that. A degree or two can make a lot of difference. And you could see slippery spots in duchess county. You get a sense of it. Its on again off again rain. For the most part, light rain. More of a soaking rain into and through the city. And then a break. And then more rain. And then a break and then more rain. Were got knot going to be done until wednesday night. Your day today starts wet. Its wet for the ride in. And then we have on again off again showers through lunchtime. And periods of heavy rain possible this afternoon. And then tonight, evening activity, you could see some wet weather, maybe a broadway show, one of the 7 00 shows. Youve got the possibility of rain. And to the west, we could see heavy rain. And tomorrow, starts with relatively quiet conditions but we start to see light rain fill in. And during the day, theres more rain. Tomorrow actually will probably be more in the way of coverage of the rain and maybe more pushes through and we dry things out. But north and west, they could tap into snow. That would be early thursday. And cooler air starts to filter in. Until then, almost 60 tomorrow. And staying wet. And then drier and cooler. And we see seasonal numbers as we work into the first weekend in december. All right, its a busy trip to work right now, right . John, thank you, yes. Already the rain causing issues in paterson. Lets begin there. A jackknifed tractortrailer blocks one lane on route 80 westbound between exit 60 and 58. And jersey city, closed southbound between county road and manhattan avenue until 6 00. Stick with kennedy boulevard, the be a smoother riding for. And hundreds of cameras showing the cross bronx at the the hamilton bridge. Moving well to the George Washington bridge. And alternate side of the Street Parking rules are in effect citywide. And remember, be safe, dont text and drive. Mary, back to you. Thank you. A quick look at some of the stories making headlines this the accused gunman in the Colorado Springs planned parent hood attack went before a judge yesterday. He will face first degree murder charges in the deaths of three People Killed in fridays standoff with police. And u. S. House majority leader is warning president barack obama not to commit taxpayer money to any deals while he attends the u. N. Climate summit in france. He says the house will not support the expenditure. Today is the annual mets holiday warmup coat drive. The drive goes from 10 00 a. M. Until 5 00 p. M. On the stock watch money watch this morning, stock futurers higher today. The Dow Jones Industrial average fell by 78 points. The nasdaq composite dropped by 18. The s p 500 lost over 9. At t customers lucky enough plans will have to pay more. It will cost another 5 a month. They stopped offering uncapped data plans in 2010 but people who signed up before the plans were banished have been able to keep them. The company said the price hike will start in february. And following the shopping frenzy of black friday and cyber monday, a different theme for today, its become known as giving tuesday. The national day of giving was launched four years ago. More than 30,000 organizations in 68 countries now participate. Theres information on how to participate at g ivingtuesday. Org. Arthur avenue in bronx is known for traditional italian favorites and now controversy is on the menu after the annual Tree Lighting ceremony was called because of funding. People in the neighborhood say the fight is not over. Thats one thing you shouldnt mess with, tradition. The annul Christmas Tree the Lighting Ceremony has been canceled and longtime residents say its killing their holiday spirit. Im not sad. Im perturbed. Its a shame. Reporter the Business District told merchants and residents recently the funds for the ceremony are now being used to pay a Security Guard to deal with a panhandling problem in the popular little italy section. I dont get it. I dont see the need. I i think theres more need to embrace the holidays. Reporter an Italian Grocery owner and others say the call for more security is hurting business. I think the neighborhood is better now than ever before. When they hear we have to hire security, i think people will be afraid to come down and shop. Reporter we reached out to the Business District multiple times since saturday but no one has responded to our request for comment. Today the new Security Guard nypd were patrolling the area. You patrol every day . Yes. Reporter we were here on arthur avenue for several hours and didnt see any panhandlers. Some Business Owners say there are more present during the Weekend Hours and its the owners that say theyre happy to see more security to help customers feel more comfortable. But a majority we spoke with want to save the Tree Lighting ceremony and may raise their own funds to bring it back. Mayor de blasio says after inquiring about the cancellation, he was told the problem came down to three homeless individuals. Still to come, changing the color of the world to a shade of pink. The new job for the pop singer. And also this morning, your chance for a dream activity with an alist celebrity. And we will get another check of traffic and weather on the 2s. Thats next. Morning. Todays the day. 4 52. 44 degrees. A little bit of rain. And yes, you can call her ambassador pink. The grammyaward winner is now working with unicef on a new initiative called kid power. The goal is to encourage kids to be more activity. Time for traffic and weather on the 2s. We like to keep you active. Thats why we keep you active every day. By the way, breaking news, they were on sale yesterday so i upgraded. But i understand santa might be bringing it to me. I hope you had a great way to kickoff your week. And on giving tuesday, you know, think of others. Right now, 44 in the city with light rain and fog. December starts with wet days. A warming trend though. 10 degrees above normal on average today. And then seasonal sunshine for the second half of the week. And more rain into nassau county. And up into Orange County as well. So on again off again showers today and tomorrow. So just wrap your wet head around that and you will be okay. Not enjoyable to wake up this morning walkout side. But its great sleeping weather. I would rather wet than white. Yeah, ill take it. Its causing issuing for in paterson. We have a jackknifed tractor trailer on route 80 westbound between exit 60 and 58. And jersey city, its closed southbound between county road and manhattan avenue until 6 00 this morning. But stick with kennedy avenue, its a smoother riding for. Tappan zee bridge, no delays into or out of the county. And did you know this is one of new yorks busiest roadways. And notice its facelift. Being completed ahead of schedule for the First Time Since it was built in 1966, the fdr drive has been repaved from end to pave. Thank goodness. Crews started the project in july and theyre set to be done this the week. Mayor de blasio says voters consider road surfacing a top priority. Constantly being jostled in the cars and the f government could do one thing, they want us to repave the roads right. So we are focused on getting it right all over the city. Its part of a larger 1. 6 billion effort to resurface roads all over the city in the next decade. And we welcome that. It was smooth but there was traffic of course. Come to the west side, neighbors. Come to the west side. The next half hour, some lirr riders outraged over and a High School Principal accused of changing grades to pass his students. This is cbs 2 news this morning. Catch holidaycookie cheer on the tip of your tongue with Dunkin Donuts holiday cookieflavored coffees. From 2 00 to 6 00 p. 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