Around 6 a. M. We have evidence that demonstrate that is very, very improbable that the incident is a robbery situation. Police say the americans including ryan lochte damaged a bathroom door and urinated in an alley, which is why security got involved. This video shows the swimmers at a gas station getting into a taxi, but minutes later a Security Guard with a gun orders the group out of one swimmer appears to remove his wallet. Another briefly raises his hands. From another angle we see what happens next. A thirdparty steps in to translate as the athletes are told to sit on a curb. Police say the swimmers handed over money to repair a bathroom door. They also say a gun was pointed at the swimmers. So part of lochtes story checks out. I put my hands up. This is the front page of the u. S. Post. Theyre making the point that lochtes validates the stereotype. They had fun. They made a mistake. The members of the swim team could be indicted for false reporting of a crime, which comes with a fine and community service. The police chief says there could be another resolution if they apologize. Chris and andrea. Time now 4 32. Time for traffic and weather on the 2s. Vanessa is in for john elliott. The day is here and its going to look pretty good. Well have partly cloudy skies today. There is a shower skimming the coastline of new jersey, otherwise a few clouds ahead. As we get into the afternoon hours, we will note more clouds 87 at 2 00 will feel like 89. At that point in time, partly cloudy skies, possibly a stray shower. 5 00, 83, feels like 85 and still that chance of a stray shower around. Again, just increasing clouds for today. Maybe youll be dealing with a little bit of wet weather. Coming up well talk about best chances for wet weather as we make our way through the weekend. Thank you. If youre traveling in paramus we have route 17 closed and detoured northbound between avenue. Two lanes are blocked on the southbound side for an ongoing construction project through the area. In newark theres an accident. Police are on scene investigating. It has washington street closed in both directions between University Avenue and west kin knee street. In brooklyn hamilton avenue is closed southbound due to an overturned tractortrailer. Alternate side is effect city wide. Be safe, dont text and drive. Nearly two dozen firefighters are hurt battling a fire on Staten Island. Injured when the fire tore through two homes and damaged five others in the st. George section. Cbs2s ali bauman joins us live from the scene. Reporter residents standing here last night said they felt helpless as they watched hundreds of firefighters try to save their homes for more than three hours. Tearing through wood and clouding the streets of this Staten Island neighborhood on were covering their nose and mouth as flames ripped through seven buildings destroying two of them. I see all the medical care smoke. It took them three hours to get under control and left 42 people homeless. These houses are so connected together and the landlords are putting so many people in these houses theres no room. Firefighters were forced to cut power as these engulfed Latoya Samuels believed it started on her porch around 6 p. M. My daughter grabbed her little sister. I grabbed the three boys and we started running down the streps. With power lines close by and smoke heavy, 21 of the 250 responding firefighters were injured. Debilitating on our firefighters. Very debilitating on the residents. Its hard to breathe. Today investigators still trying to determine what caused this fire, but right now t suspicious. Were live in the st. George section of Staten Island, ali bauman cbs2 news. A long island woman is set to be arraigned on animal torture charges after one of her dogs died from heat exposure. Louise hanitz left her two dogs in the sun on her balcony. Someone noticed the dogs on monday and called police. One of the dogs died. Its unclear how long the dogs were left outside. Police on the hunt for a officers with a k9 dog were trying to track the man down yesterday in riverside park. Thats a few blocks from the crime scene. Police say a Good Samaritan was slashed in the arm when he tried to break up a fight between the suspect and a father with a small child. The victims injury was not serious. To campaign 2016 now, donald trump appears at a rally in michigan a day after dramatically changing his tone on the campaign trail, admitting hes been sometimes in the heat of debate and speaking on a multitude of issues, you dont choose the right words or you say the wrong thing. I have done that. Believe it or not, i regret it. Also, Trump Campaign manager scandal. Failing to disclose such activities is against federal law. Hillary clinton met with Law Enforcement officers here in new york yesterday saying that the nation needs to repair rifts between Police Officers and the communities they serve. New questions this morning about a 400 million u. S. Payment to iran. The state department now admits the payment was directly linked to release of four american that appears to contradict the cash belonged to iran and had been held by the u. S. Since the 1970s. An International Tribunal ruled the u. S. Had to pay it back. Given the fact that iran hadnt proved completely trustworthy in the past, it would have been imprudent and irresponsible to not since we knew this payment was coming and coming soon to not hold it up until we made sure we had our americans out. Republican president ial candidate donald trump says payment. Theres been no comment yet from the Hillary Clinton campaign. It is a startling image making waves around the world, Syrian Opposition activists release new video of a 5year old boy. His Apartment Building in aleppo was partially destroyed in an air strike. He and his family were rescued but eight of their neighbors did not survivor. The boy was rushed to the hospital in an ambulance looking confused and rubbing his blood soaked face. He hospital. Third times the chair for usain bolt, and more medal wins for the u. S. At the 2016 olympics. And we demand answers about the condition of new york city streets. This is disgusting, you know. Its outrageous. It really is. Parents on edge as Police Search for the man driving around exposing himself to children. The clue that could help catch your headlines, it will be a little bit humid out there. Chances for rain ahead. Well talk about how they increase those chances as we make our way through the weekend. Oh, dishwasher, why dont you dry my dishes . . Jetdry . In the rinse aid compartment. Its there for a reason. It dries much better than detergent alone. Sorry dishwasher. Finish . Jetdry . For drier, shinier dishes. Fios is not cable. Were wired differently. So we wired the wagners house with 100 meg internet. Which means that in the time it takes mr. Wagner to pour a 20 oz. Cup of coffee, tommy can download 30 songs, and jan can upload 120 photos. 12 seconds. Thats the power of fiber optics. D and dowloads speeds, tv and phone for just 69. 99 per month online. Cable cant offer internet speeds this fast at a price this good. Welcome back, at the rio olympics jamaicas usain bolt has won his Third Straight gold medal in the 200 meters. He was disappointed because he finished about a half second short of his own world record. A light drizzle may have contributed to his lower time. He only won by five lengths. I know. Goodness. American ashton eaten won the decathlon for the second olympic record set in 2004. Eaten closed out the victory with a surge allowing him to beat kevin mayer of france. The decathlon winner the best athlete in the world. Team usa has hit a notable benchmark, exactly 100 medals. Thats almost as many as china and Great Britain combined. 35 gold, 32 silver and 32 bronze. Its spectacular. Its great weve done so well in gymnastics and track and field. Basketball, yeah. Shot put. Basketball yet to come. Lots going on. Time for traffic and weather on the 2s. Lets get over to Vanessa Murdock. Good morning everybody. Hope your day is off to a fantastic start. Weatherwise its cooperating. Lets check in with our weather watchers. They have some nice reports. Temperatures for the most part in the low and mid70s this morning. First 75 degrees, this report skies skies, relative humidity at 86 . 77 degrees, clear skies and 77 in brooklyn. Left us this comment, just love when the sky is the azure blue color, Mother Nature at her best. Those beautiful blue skies finally showed themselves yesterday afternoon. Its going to be a partly cloudy day but ultimately not a bad one with a slight chance for showers this afternoon. Live outside, clear, 75, wednesday, temperatures range from 64 in monticello and the hamptons up to 76 for sparta and edison. So a nice stretch there across the region. Dew points, we love to show you these to give you an idea of how much moisture is in the atmosphere. The higher the dew point, the more moisture. As we get into the mid and upper 60s thats when we start to feel it. In the low 70s that gets into the oppressive range. Today it will be humid out there. We may see these numbers drop afternoon. Nonetheless, getting a little bit more sticky. On the vortex satellite and radar picture, a few clouds overhead. A little shower activity for Southern Ocean county. As we roll through the day, expect a chance for showers, but heres going to be the main event for your weekend. This cold front out to the west rolls through late sunday into monday. Very likely late sunday youll be dealing with showers and thunderstorms, but by monday the payoff is big time. This is a huge area of High Pressure with much cooler and the midweek forecast, in fact, the early week forecast now looking sensational. Hour by hour, heres what you can expect. A few more clouds this afternoon, and a very slight chance of a stray shower. Overnight skies partially clear. Then tomorrow with more of an onshore flow. Theres a slightly better bet for showers and storms tomorrow. Sunday it is not going to be a complete washout, but certainly a very cloudy day overall, and monday. Now your forecast for today, a high of 87 feeling more like 90 out there. 20 chance of a shower. Tomorrow a 30 chance, risk with, again, feeling like 90. Sunday it is 85. Showers and storms moving through the day into the early monday morning hours, and then the payoff is lovely. Low humidity, low and mid80s. Lets check in with now with alex denis. The accident here has closed the westbound l. I slow as you make your way through this area. Its construction blocking two lanes on the southbound side of the bqe between the l. I. E. And the coo sure coe bridge thats causing congestion. Two lanes are blocked on the southbound side the mass transit opening on good newt, alternate side parking is in effect city wide. Be safe, dont text and drive. Thank you. Morning update. The u. S. Olympic committee is apologizing for the distracting ordeal involving olympic swimmer Roy Yan Lochte and three teammates. They claimed they were robbed at gunpoint in rio. Brazilian police say the swimmers vandalized a gas station bathroom and were not robbed. A Staten Island fire has destroyed two homes and damaged five others. It happened last night in the st. George section. Two residents were hurt when seriously 21 firefighters also well. The search continues for a slasher on the upper west side. Officers a k9 were trying to track the man down yesterday in riverside park. A Good Samaritan was slashed in the arm when he tried to break up a fight between the suspect and another man. The injury was not serious. On money watch, stock futures lower this morning after shares posted modest gains on thursday. A continuing rebound in oil prices gave Energy Companies a lift. The Dow Jones Industrial composite added eleven. New yorkers say they have had enough of the dangerous potholes and rough roads. People want to know why they have to put up with third world streets. The roads here in new york city are horrible. Ive lived here 40 years and ive never seen the streets as bad as they are now. Dave carlin took your complaints to the department of transportation commissioner polly trottenburg. We know frustrated. At a certain point we will come back and e resurface. Would you say this is acceptable . I would say i wish this road were in better condition. Along with heavy everyday use, the citys 6,000 miles of road get torn up by construction projects, Construction Contractors are required to make repairs. Still commissioner trottenberg says the d. O. T. Repaved 1300 miles of roadway lanes last year and will fix about the same amount this year. A warning for new Jersey Police say a serial flasher is trying to lure children into his car. Scott rappaport reports from union county. Fear and concern on the streets of roselle park. This is disgusting, you know. Its outrageous. Police say a man has been driving around and exposing himself to young children. They say the first incident happened here in the area of warren avenue. A man driving up to two females seven and nine years ld and exposing himself. Cops say it happened again in the area of amsterdam avenue. This after a man called eleven yearold female to the car. Police say in each case the children ran away. Thats sick. Thats horrific. Thats traumatizing to a young girl to see that. Thats horrible. Roselle park police say the incidents are similar to to others in the sunny side a 20yearold white or hispanic male. They describe the car as a black four door vehicle with a dark interior. The police chief says juveniles should not be allowed to walk around unaccompanied by an adult. In roselle park, Scott Rappaport cbs2 news. Police say since may there have been a total of eight lewd incidents in the two communities. Six in linden and two in roselle park. Time is now bad. A new study that could have you questioning what you were told growing up. Plus they came all the way from california. Kids are flocking to the bronx zoo to meet two adorable sea lion pups. And another check of traffic and weather on the 2s coming fios is not cable. Were wired differently. So we wired the wagners house with 100 meg internet. Which means that in the time it takes mr. Wagner to pour a 20 oz. Cup of coffee, tommy can download 30 songs, and jan can upload 120 photos. 12 seconds. Thats the power of fiber optics. And right now you can get 100 meg internet with equal upload and dowloads speeds, tv and phone for just 69. 99 per month online. A decades old debate over an annoying habit may be settled. A new study found cracking your knuckles may be good. Scientists believe the cracking sound is pressure leaving the joints. I am so happy we got to the bottom of this study. For so many years you were told if you keep doing that. Its like nails on a chalkboard. Dont even think about it. Time now is 4 52. Time for traffic and weather on the 2s. Lets get over to vanessa. Are you a knuckle cracker or no. No, and i think youre probably going to bother andrea with that all morning long just to get at her. Listen, i think to be a very pleasant day overall, so loading into the weekend here things are looking okay. Mid and upper 80s for highs today going to feel closer to 90. 87 your high in the city, 86 in sparta, 84 out in montauk. Partly cloudy skies and cant rule out a stray shower. Your rain chances as we roll into the weekend do increase. Today its about a 20 chance. Tomorrow a 30 chance. Most likely wet weather on sunday with a cold front roadways with alex denis. Some changes for your morning ride as you make your way through queens. The l. I. E. Is closed. This is the westbound side of the l. I. E. At maurice avenue. We have a lane blocked on the eastbound side as well due to a crash. In brooklyn hamilton avenue is closed southbound at 3rd avenue due to an overturned tractor trailer. Also in paramus, route 17 closed as its been throughout the better portion of the week. It is detoured northbound between century road and midland avenue. Two lanes are blocked on the southbound side lingering construction, alternate side parking is in effect city wide. Be safe, dont text and drive. Thank you. Time now 4 53. In our next half hour, the mta going hightech making it easier for you to buy tickets on its Commuter Rail lines. And a husband killed his wife left for dead, the Community Comes together to remember the couple. And crimes among the ashes, a devastating fire in yonkers our daughter, libby, is convinced that the washing machine will eat her buddy antonio. So when its time for his much needed bath. Antonio hides from me. But, when i do find antonio, i wash him with tide and downy. We only trust tide to get rid of the weekold stains and tide and downy. Great on their own, even better together. Your heart loves omega3s. But the omega3s in fish oil differ from megared krill oil. Unlike fish oil, megared is easily absorbed by your body. Megared. A candlelight vigil last night in marine Park Brooklyn for two victims of a hit and run. A husband killed, his wife critically injured. The driver who struck them is still on the loose. More now from. The loss of a father and brother, Angel Sagardia is the kind of man everybody looked up to. He got this tattoo of a cross in his brothers name right after sagardia and samantha were struck by a van on flatbush avenue friday night. Samantha left in critical condition, sagardia himself killed. I never knew how much love he had until this tragedy i see all his friends, theyre like family. In a surveillance picture, you can see the driver of the van fleeing the scene. That van discovered august 13th, the next day after a tip Police Setting up these signs as they look for the driver i asked wilson sagardia if theres anything he wants to say to the person who killed his brother. Im not putting myself in that space right now. I believe in karma, and you know, i have faith in the police department, and i know, you know, that hell eventually get h