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WCBS CBS 2 News This Morning April 21, 2016

First a terrifying ordeal for a woman jogging in brooklyn. She says a man tried to rape her at knifepoint inside Prospect Park. Now police say the hunt is on for her attacker. Cbs 2s Janelle Burrell joins us live from the scene with more. Janelle. Reporter chris, the good news in this case is that police collected more ef trying to pinpoint where that man is exactly leading to his arrest. It was near this entrance to Prospect Park that that woman was jogging alone. The man attempted to attack her, but she fought back. Surveillance cameras capturing this video of the man they are looking for. You can see him first walking, looking over his shoulder before running from the area near Prospect Park close to the time of the attack. Police released this sketch giving a better snapshot of what he may look like. Investigators say it was around 5 15 wednesday morning that the man zeroed in on a 23yearold woman who was jogging alone near the garfield place in Prospect Park west entrance. From behind, throwing her to the ground and then with a knife in his hand told the woman he was going to rape her. This isnt even a secluded area, you know . It isnt even like she was in the woods. Scary. Reporter police say she tried to fight him off, struggling with her attacker until he eventually gave up an ran away. Hes describe as a black man between 510, six feet tall, 180 to 190 pounds with short hair and a goatee, last seen wearing a black tshirt and black pants with white letters. Police spent part of wednesday isolating the crime scene as families played nearby. Its hard to believe this happened, actually, because i feel very safe. Reporter Brooklyn Borough president eric adams now urging the community to do their part as investigators look to find this wouldbe rapist. We want to have a very swift and aggressive response, not only from the Police Department, but from civic and Community Groups to catch this reporter now, investigators say that the woman did cut her finger on that knife during the struggle, but she is expected to make a fug recovery. In the meantime, police have extra patrols in and around Prospect Park until they find the man they are looking for. Reporting live this morning from brooklyn, Janelle Burrell, cbs 2 news. All right, janelle, thank you. Time now 4 throovment time for traffic and weather on the 2s. Lets get over to john this morning. Hi, john. Hi, chris, good morning, everybody. Its chilly out there. In fact, a little bit of patchy frost north of the city. I know, were still dealing with that. It will be warmer thatch with a change in the wind. Nifty 50 in the city with clear skies. Beautiful moon overhead. Its taking off right now. Winds are variable at 5. You can see on the radar an satellite were fine today, but clouds will be on the increase later today. Its pretty mild today, and then we have that chance of some much needed rain on friday. Were not going to get a lot, but itll definitely be a change in the pattern. 67 at lunchtime, 74 your high for the day, but i think its a little earlier in the day, and little bit more of a role later in the day and overnight tonight. But its not nighttime yet. I had a helix headache this morning. What else is going on, kyla . Reporter a helix headache, interesting. Lets start with whats and tomorrow. Weve got first avenue thats going to be closed from 42nd street to 48th street. This is also cross street from Second Avenue to first avenue in the area this. Is all due to the signing of the paris climate agreement at the United Nations. So you want to expect those closures today and tomorrow. Lets head to pleasantville, the Saw Mill River parkway, it is closed in both directions. This is an ongoing construction project. Exits 29 and 27, thats where the area between that is going to have that construction project, so theyll be routing you around that. Subway issues this morning, in the bronx, due to a Police Investigation, there are no 6 trains running between Pelham Bay Park and hunts point avenue in both directions. So just watch out for that as well. Alternate side parking is in effect today citywide. Chris, over to you thank you. New this morning, police in stabbing of a cab driver during a robbery. It happened overnight on cedar place. Police say the cabbie was found in the street. He was rushed to Jacoby Medical Center in the bronx. No word on his condition. The hunt is on for his attacker. A fire sends clouds of smoke billowing into the air in Suffolk County. It started in one home and turned into this massive brush fire. Flames spread so quickly crews were battling them from the ground, rooftops and even in the water. This morning the flames are finally under control, but crews will be keeping a close eye on the area. Cbs 2s lou young record from lindenhurst. Reporter at its worst, the air was filld smoke and embers in a brisk changeable wind. Five homes went up and a wildlife refuge across a canal was a wall of flames it was intense down here. It was like the ashes. The wind changed direction so fast that the ashes that the island was on fire, went through the neighborhood and just started lighting stuff up. Reporter this is american access to great south bay, the nexus of an hourslong fight to keep a fullblown disaster from developing nine Fire Departments, all the Fire Departments in town from babylon, nassau county, Suffolk County Marine Bureau came, fire boats from all the Fire Departments came. Reporter it started at a house on east Santa Barbara road, an air conditioner. A woman in the home grabbed her child and ran for their lives all of a sudden she yelled its out of control. At that point i lifted my head and just saw the whole back yard up in flames. We just wanted to protect the ajoining houses for exposures. Reporter you can see the heat was very intense. It melted this fence, set both houses next door on fire. In this house this, is where keith bush lives. Listen to what he found when he went inside. I went in to get my phone charger of all things and saw the smoke coming through the walls. Reporter he ran for his life. Many got out ahead of the flames. Many of the homes here are still being restored from Superstorm Sandy damage. Spots at sunset, the people in relief this is tragic, but it could have been a lot worse. Seriously injured. For smoke inhalation. Police on Staten Island say the socalled ninja burglar has confessd to a decadesold crime spree and is expected to plead guilty to charges today. 46yearold Robert Costanzo admitted to roughly 150 break 2005. Police say the convicted rapist is also linked to dollar crimes york and connecticut. He detailed how he targeted homes between 6 30 p. M. And 7 00 a. M. Under the cover of darkness and checked to see there werent any outside alarms or sirens. And theyre standing, facing me and there standing me facing me was a ninja, a guy dressed up as a ninja. Costanzo is charged with only three of the crimes because a statute of limitations expired on the now to campaign 2016. All five president ial candidates will be out on the trail today. Theyre looking for support in a slew of northeastern States Holding primaries next week. Cbs 2s henna daniels reports. Reporter after delivering a toned down victory speech in new york, donald trump return to his outspoken rhetoric in maryland wednesday night. We got liin ted, we have crooked hillary. I wont go over the others because theyre now defeated. Reporter just 393 delegates shy of clinching the gop nomination, trump has vowed to become more president ial. Part of that strategy reportedly involves hiring a speech writer, using a teleprompter and building unity with the republican establishment. Ted cruz still hopes to sway Party Leaders at a contested republican convention. At that point it is going to be about to see who can earn the support of a majority of the delegates elected by the people. We had a really, really good reporter after scoring a decisive win over Bernie Sanders in new york, Democrat Hillary Clinton campaigned in pennsylvania, saving her toughest jobs for her republican rivals. When i hear donald trump and ted cruz talk about international issues, i mean, what they say is not only offensive, its down right dangerous. Reporter the stakes are high for sanders in pennsylvania where polls show he trails clinton by 13 . Going forward, the vermont senator would need to win 73 of the remaining delegates to capture the democratic nomination. York. Prosecutors are seeking a lengthy prison term for disgraced former Assembly Speaker sheldon silver. In papers filed yesterday, u. S. Attorney asked that silver be sentenced to at least 15 years in prison and that would be a record for any new york state legislator. Silver was convicted last corruption stemming from bribe ire and kickbacks. His sentencing is set for may 3rd. Time now 4 39. Still ahead here, guns and ammunition taken off the street. But thats not all. The nypd makes a major bust in brooklyn. Well show you what else they discovered. Decision is made. Reporter and are you going to love it or are you going to list it . Well, they put their home in the hands of a popular tv show. Now they have filed a lawsuit. What this couple says went wrong after the break. Consider me your fixer upper. We are going to see the numbers up a bit today. The 70s return. Were dry today, but not for long. Well talk about those changes coming up. Right around the bend. At 4 42, traffic an weather on the toll plaza. Right now heres john good morning, mary. Hi, everybody. Weve got some cool readings and also, you know, not only do we have 37, this is chrissy, a good point here, im calling this a mini drought. Yeah. We are going to look at the potential for some rain chrissy. And i know we are very dry up north. Cool through yonkers there at 48. 48 here too. This is brian, and i like this picture, really pretty skies. I like that in long beach yesterday. Youll see some clouds fill in today. A few more pictures because elaine sent in high five day. Its high five day. Thats right. So, yeah, its also high five day is used to learn about cancer fundraisers as well, kind of taking on that fun old tradition. I know andy has already been out running with gracey the dog under those moonlit skies. In the city right now, moon glow, well, giving way to just plain starlit skies. We are going to see sun. Then we see the clouds, and then weve got a little bit of wet weather for your friday afternoon in particular. 50 with winds variable at 5. You know, it is still fire weather, even though there are no fire advisories, with that shift in the wind and low dewpoints, you gotta be safe. 44 in the hamptons, 34 in 43 in white plains, 47 in greenwich, 37 in edison. Thats 6 degrees cooler than it was yesterday. Its another one of these kind of upside down days. Youre cooler in the morning, but youll actually be warmer in the afternoon with the 70s returning. By lunchtime in the city 67, a mix of sun and clouds. And therell be more clouds filling in. Hit your high for the day a little early at 2 00 right around 74 degrees. This is radar and satellite data. You see the wet weather working its way through the lakes. A break right now for houston, but look at that, Central Texas risk of Severe Weather with torrential rain pushing through off to the south and east. In our area futurecast shows a dry day today with clouds filling in. An then tomorrow morning, you know, even before lunchtime there could be a stray shower north and west of the city. Then what happens, its into the afternoon and at night where we see the possibility of an isolated thunderstorm. Were not talking about a lot of rain. Could be a leftover shower early on your saturday east of as far as potential totals, again, youre not looking at a lot, maybe a quarter to half an inch of rain. Thats coming in on friday. Weekend, though, shaping up nicely. Hows the drive shaping up right now. Whats going on, kyla . Reporter hey, good morning, john. Not too bad so far this morning. I dont have any accidents to tell you about. I do have closures. Well start with today and friday in manhattan. Weve got first avenue closed from 42nd to 48th street, as well second to first avenue in the area this. Is due to the signing of the paris climate agreement happening at the United Nations. So watch out for that today and tomorrow. Subway issues, in the bronx, we have a Police Investigation and that means there are no 6 trains running between Pelham Bay Park and hunts point avenue that. Is in both directions. Alternate side parking is in effect today citywide. Chris, over to you kyla, thank you. If youre just waking up, heres a look at the stories were following today. A Suffolk County man will be arraigned today for allegedly vandalizing a shrine. Was arrested yesterday. He damaged glass displays at st. Judes church last december. Two new York City Police detectives are indicted on assault charges. Theyre accused of beating a postal worker in corona, queens last october. Careem baker was hurt. He says he was targeted for unwittingly giving directions to a gunman who murdered two new York City Police officers. A coalition of groups, car free nyc partners will rally in times square today. Theyre asking new yorkers to leave their car home tomorrow, earth day and find another way to commute. Police say a tip about illegal credit card skimmers led them to a stash of guns in 47. Cbs 2s trace carasco got a glimpse of just how dangerous the weapons can be. Reporter a sheepshead bay, brooklyn apartment, the site of a credit card operation busted by the nypd early tuesday morning. More than 100 forged credit cards and skimming devices, five illegal handguns and rounds of ammunition. Most alarming, police found a loaded ak47. What make this is rifle so dangerous is the select fire, the ability to shoot full automatically. As long as you hold the trigger back, the gun will fire. Reporter the nypd arrest a man and two women and say theyre seeing more and more of these financial criminals with a stash of dangerous weapons. It is drug cartels, theres organized crime, you know. The way they can smuggle in drugs, they can smuggle in illegal guns. Reporter nypd detective robert gasberry from the firearms and tactics section says these Deadly Weapons in the wrong hans can be devastating. This is a threat not only to the police, who are responding to the scene, even to the neighborhood itself. It could go right through a building into someones bedroom, someones dining room, a kitchen. Its a very powerful weapon. [ gunshot ] reporter in an exclusive demonstration at broadmans fire and range in the bronx, we these ak47s can cause and how powerful they are. [ gunfire ] reporter they can shoot dozens of rounds in a matter of seconds, even from far distances. Take a look as detective gasberry fires at this piece of steel. The ak47 pierces right through it. [ bunter ] reporter a critical job as the nypd works to get these illegal assault rifles off the streets. All three people arrested here face a number of charges for the weapons, forgery devices and stolen property. Reporting from sheepshead bay, brooklyn, tracey carrasco, cbs 2 news. Money watch, stock futures higher today after gains on wall street yesterday. Financial and Energy Companies led the way, giving the stock market its third positive session in a row. The Dow Jones Industrial average was up 42 points, the nasdaq composite added 7. The s p rose by over one. A popular home renovation show is being sued by a couple dina murphy and tim sullivan said they turnd to love it or list it when the couple decided toification fix up their home. They say the remodeling was diastrous and used to create a stage set for the television series. We took out a substantial loan for this, and put in some of our own money. For the homeowners here this, is a renovation project, and for big coat its a tv show. What we allege is that big coat hired contractors who did substandard work. The couples lawsuit also claims the subcontractor only received about 85,000 an that the Production Company pocket the rest. Toronto bays big coat production said it completed more than 250 renovations without any issue and that the claim is in no way supported by any of the facts in the case. Time now 4 49. Still ahead we head to chelsea for this weeks dining deal. First, Queen Elizabeth celebrating her 90th birthday. What royal fans are doing today thats next. Well get you another check of traffic and weather on thats next. Am we welcome you back on this thursday, april 21st. It is 50 degrees out there at 4 51. Going to be another nice day as we show you a little times square to welcome you back to the broadcast this morning. Well, today Queen Elizabeth is celebrating a major milestone. It is her 90th birthday. Buckingham palace has issued three portraits by photographer Andy Lebowitz to mark the occasion. One shows the queen surrounded by seven grandchildren and great grandchildren, including 11monthold Princess Charlotte who she holds in her arms. Another shows the queen walking the grounds of Windsor Castle with four of her beloved dogs. The fourth features her with her daughter anne, the prince

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