And also the issue of synthetic marijuana. Its known as k2 and spice, and its creating a Public Health crisis. The homeless can buy it at bodega for 1 a packet. I thought i was having a heart attack. Reporter ma man ask this man asked us to hide his face, and he says the drug has a violent reaction, and you can see it here with the reaction from this naked man. Arresting the people becomes dangerous. The individuals on the drug are crazy. They have superhuman strength and are impervious to pain, and the normal takedowns will not work. Reporter the city released the latest Crime Statistics, and according to the numbers, overall crime is down by more than 10 , but homicides have gone up from last year, and thats something we asked mayor de blasio about. Reporter some people look at the statistics and some say the city is going downhill. What do you say . I would say look at the facts and stop the hysteria. Reporter ilana gold, cbs 2 news. Thank you, ilana. Time for traffic and weather on the 2s, right over to john. Reporter happy wednesday. Pretty skies over the city. Relatively comfortable conditions today. Breezy at times, and a drier wind is blowing. In the city right now, 74. The northwest wind is filling in later today, and blowing the gray away, a mix of sun and clouds. Yesterday, a passing shower north and west, and you have to remember, dew points overall will be lower, and that means it will feel more comfortable, much more seasonal. 86 in the city, feeling like 86, and today you can enjoy it, or for our friends to the east, another day to cleanup, and 5 33, and meg baker is in for alex. Good morning, john, good morning, everyone. An update on the issues occurring yesterday. 5th avenue remains closed in both directions at 64th street due to yesterdays sink hole, and you want to stick with 4th avenue through the area, and now checking the gw bridge, the inbound lower level is closed for construction, and you want to stick with the upper level. The new jersey turnpike is once again moving smooth through newark. Chris will have more on yesterdays closures in a moment. A reminder, alternateside parking rules in effect citywide. Meg, thank you. Now right back to the traffic, back to normal after yesterdays massive delays. A dump truck caught on fire near exit 13a in linden. The accident closed the a highway in both directions, backing up traffic for miles, and some drivers passed the time by getting a tan, tossing a football, and some brought out the putter to practice golf with the time to wait. Its a freak accident. Its unfortunate, but like everyone, we have to deal with it, just be patient, and get to where we are going safely. The turnpike reopened last night 12 hours after the accident. Thousands are still without power on long island this morning after powerful storms hit the area. The storm centered on Suffolk Countys north shore last night, the wild weather toppling trees with many falling on homes and cars. You can see this tree crashed through a homes skylight, and another landed on the roof. At one point, pse g said 80,000 customers didnt have power. It was like a tornado. I stepped outside, and there was a sheet of ice on the forge august. Crews are working now to clear the debris. A live report in the next half an hour. New this morning, an apparent health scare for sandra lee. Governor cuomos longtime girlfriend is in the hospital now. She was rushed to the hospital last night where she is expected to be monitored for a few days after suffering from a fluid buildup. She was diagnosed with Early Stage Breast Cancer in march and had a double mastectomy in may. Police released these images a man accuse odd attacking a woman in manhattan. It happened yesterday on motfs street. Police said she was treated at the hospital and released. This Surveillance Video has just been released of a suspect getting into a car and then driving off after shooting two men on tuesday afternoon, one victim was shot in the leg, and the other was shot in the leg and the arm. New information on the shooting in redhook, brooklyn. Police are looking for 19year old request frederick. He allegedly opened fire wounding five people, and four are believed to be innocent bystanders, and the victims include a pregnant 19yearold who lost her child. It was in retaliation of an earlier shooting. Residents came together last night with Law Enforcement in brownsville, brooklyn. The purpose was to instill a feeling of community, and some dont believe the mayor when he says crime is down. Its up. I can tell you that you have to live in it. There needs to be something done about it i have lost other family members as well. Hes doing all right. Im not saying its perfect, but its better than it was. Mayor de blasio was there for the event last night. Reporter sink holes seem to be happening all over the summer, and it happened earlier this morning on a side street in brooklyn. Steve langford reports some local residents say they have been fearing this day for awhile. Reporter this sink hole is 20 feet by 20 feet and 20 feet deep. A quickthinking civilian first own the scene undoubtedly prevented the injuries or worse. It appears to be a water leak that underminded the road and washed away the road, and it gave away. Reporter the sink hole discovered about 7 00 a. M. By this man who kept motorists and pedestrians from plunging into the abyss. Reporter you stopped flask. Yeah, i saw the smoke and thought something may happen to the people. Reporter Law Enforcement and city agency the rushing to the scene. Its a 48inch line that is there. Reporter this neighbor asked not to be identified but said neighbors have been calling for ages. Theres a lot of agencies that have been involved or contacted, and none of them want to take any action. Reporter some neighbors here say the corner looks like its been sinking for some time, especially after a rainstorm. I noticed it was lower and lower every time i drove over the corner, but i never thought it would be Something Like this. Reporter city officials are not making any promises about having the giant sink hole fixed today. Campaign 2016, governor christie made the cut for the first republican president ial debate. He ranked ninth in the polls, and he informs a threeway race with kasich and perry, and perry did not make the cut. Donald trump will be positioned at the center of the stage as the front runner. The new poll shows trump at 24 , 11 points ahead of his latest competitor, jeb bush. A special delivery at a p. A. T. H. Station, but its not what you think. Why expectant parents may be applying for jobs with netflix. A womans window shattered during rush hour traffic. How witnesses said it happened. Less humid and comfortably warm, and models are trending drier . We will explain. Traffic and weather on the 2s, coming up. Busy day, huh . Yup. Our annual clearance event really brings em in. I can barely keep up by myself. 0 apr financing. Tons of amazing inventory. Only happens once a year. Hmm, hologram number 17 seems to have gone rogue. Im the real jan now 0 0 at our annual clearance event, get 0 apr financing on a 2015rav 4, offer ends september 8th. For great deals on other toyotas, visit toyota. Com. Its all yours. Thanks, jan. Toyota. Lets go places. 4 42. A lot calmer this morning, john. When you consider what we were dealing with at this time yesterday, High Pressure building in, and its very comfortable. Evidence of the change, and look at that in jackson, new jersey. 62degrees. 74, south shore, and we have 73 right here, and this is les, and he is enjoying the beautiful skies, and nice conditions, and david, this is interesting. David taylor with 73 in bayonne, and hes celebrating risky business, and thats kind of interesting. Good old charlie, 76. This is the beautiful cobalt blue skies. You wont need as much air conditioning today with lower dew points. In the city right now, feeling great, so comfortable with the lower dew point, 74, winds are calm. Relative humidity, a nifty 50, 1 . 55 in monticello. Guy from sparta, hot cocoa this morning, and 59. Look at that. 69 in the hamptons, without exception, its a few or quite a few degrees cooler than it was this time yesterday, and so we have, you know, a hint of moisture north and west this afternoon, and this morning, bone dry, and thats nice. So comfortable to get the paper, let the dogs out or head into work, catching a ride with a buddy. Your futurecast, models are still hinting at the midlevel moisture this afternoon, and a passing shower cannot be ruled out. If its the day for play or showers or fun, its in and out quickly if the lowest levels of the atmosphere can support this. The last two model runs are pushing this to the south, where it stays, and i think thats a little optimistic, and we have to leave the chance of a shower in the forecast, and its definitely trending drier. A stray shower is possible north and west, and the wind out of the northwest mitigates that with lower dew points, and thats 67 in the city, and you know its going to be cooler. A few more readings in the north and west tonight, and tomorrow, pleasant, and watch for increasing clouds later in the day, and a shift in the winds, and we are going to leave the chance of a shower in the forecast for friday into saturday morning, and its trending drier. Remember, thats the busier period, and numbers are up a bit as we anticipate a bit more sun. Youre up with us, and we appreciate it. Meg is in for alex. Its been a quiet morning so far, but subway issues due to fdny at wall street. 2 trains running on the 5 line from 148th street to nevin street in both directions. The inbound Brooklyn Bridge is closed until 6 00 a. M. , and you want to stick with the battery tunnel or the williamsburg or battery bridges. The Southern State parkway is moving well at nassau road and roosevelt. Also clear on the wonton and sunrise highway. Chris . Meg, thank you. If youre just waking up, heres the stories making headlines this morning the New Hampshire fire marshal is investigating the collapse of a circus opportunity. The fire marshal says its unclear why the circus continued with the show after warnings of impending Severe Weather were alarmed. The fbi is looking into clintons emails while she was secretary of state. Benjamin netanyahu went online to call the Iran Nuclear Deal very dangerous. Today president obama will begin a major push to build support for it in congress. Now for money watch, stock futures are trending up. Yesterday, stocks ended the day down across the board. The dow lost 47 points and the nasdaq fell 10, and s p fell almost 5. Apple has lost its shine. They saw the stock price drop for a fifth straight day yesterday. The apple shares are down 14 since the record high in february, and the decline wipes out more than 96 billion in market value, and the tech giant is under worries about an economic slowdown in china. Netflix will now allow parents up to a year of paid time off, and netflix says it will help to retain talented employees, and it applies to mothers and fathers of newborns and adoptees. This photo shows a child clinging to her mother following a road rage incident that left her entire back window smashed. It was around 5 00 monday evening in the midst of rush hour traffic, ending with the driver of the white van taking off. This Street Vendor saw the female driver and her child crying. Reporter you heard yelling . Yes, and saw the police and a small baby. Reporter at 57th and 5th. Apparently the woman driver would not let the driver of the white van get in front of her, and he followed her east. The woman had two other adults in her vehicle along with her 4 yearold daughter and infant son in her backseat. She turned left on to park and right to 59th street where her back window suddenly shattered. Its believed the driver of the white van may have thrown something. She has young kids and you want to empathize with her, but she probably instigated it and set him off. She should have known better especially with little kids in the car. Reporter the cops have not resalesed the Surveillance Video yet, but its one more clue as police look for the driver of the white van. Anyone with information should call police. Emily smith, cbs 2 news. None of the passengers in the car were hospitalized. The little girl had minor injuries on her leg from the broken glass. Its 4 49. Coming up, want to eat healthy but craving a burger . We have a deal for you. Im always craving a burger. Officer who helped to bring this baby girl into the world. Another check on traffic and weather on the 2s, next. Welcome back here at 4 51 on this wednesday, the 5th of august, and another nice day. 74degrees, and it will not be as hazy, hot, and humid today. Temperatures will be a bit cooler tonight. Its nice. So shes a little commuter with a big debut this healthy baby girl was delivered by Police Officer brian mcgraw, and it happened just after 2 30 on the p. A. T. H. Concourse. Mom, dad, and big brothertobe were headed to the hospital, but baby wouldnt way. Way to go officer mcgraw. Yeah, big smile there. Cute traffic and weather on the 2s. And if they work for netflix, a year off how about that . You will be able to enjoy the weather today, and we will leave the possibility of a shower in effect. Much of the area seeing heat and humidity relief today. Tomorrow, possibly the coolest day since midjuly, and the models are trending drier for friday into saturday. Its an area of low pressure, and it looks like now it will be going south. Wet weather well south of the area. Some Stormy Weather in the central plains, and a little bit of humidity in northern california, and they could use more of that. Heat is still on for the central plains, and thats the dog days for the neighbors to the west. 86 for us, feeling like 8 6, and nice humidity relief for the north and west. In the city, at lunchtime, serving up 84. 86 the high. Should see a nice sunset as well. Sunsets have actually been beautiful the last couple of nights in the city. Thanks for that, john. How is the commute, meg . So far, quietier than yesterday, so far, but i dont want to speak too soon. Fdny activity on wall street. 12 trains are delayed in both directions. A slow ride on the eastbound Staten Island expressway, and construction has one lane blocked from route 440 out to victory boulevard, and now into new jersey, route 287 is moving well at route 124 in morristown, and also clear on route 24 in that area, and alternateside parking rules in effect citywide. Chris and mary . Thank you. Tom bradys testimony for the deflategate scandal is made public. What he said under oath. Craving burgers but trying to eat smart . This weeks dining deal is coming up. So we know you love the burgers but hate the calories and carbs, but you may be able to have your burger and eat it, too. Wait what . Tony tantillo has this weeks dining deal. Reporter this playful eatery has an extensive menu with organic exotic burgers. We have grassfed beef, bison, duck, and turkey. Reporter one of my favorite creations is this. This is the matador, so thats a bison patty, quack mole lee, pic o. Reporter its all on a roll. This is a cured duck, and its really tasty. Cheese and a fried egg. Reporter one bite, and youre hooked. The flavors are incredible. I couldnt wait for this. This is the blue elk. Country bacon andamish blue cheese. This is the guacamole, pickled onion, and jalapenos. Reporter its simple and delicious. This is a nacho hybrid, and theres ranch and jalapeno cheese in there. Thank you for having always. Thanks for coming. Any time. Reporter i have to tell you, im a big man. You have seen them popping up all over the place. 30 locations all over the city of long island. The burgers looking dynamite. Still ahead, the days top stories including restoring power over long island. New video of a man on a fire escape in midtown manhattan. What police say he is up to, and why they want to catch him. The summer of separation . The breakup you wont believe. We will be back in 90 seconds. And also a muppet story as well. Your coffee, your dunkin. Switch now, new york and get installed as early as today. Mom switched. We switched. I switched to Time Warner Cable and knew exactly when they were coming. Thanks to their 1 hour appointment window. For 89. 99 a month, youll get 100 meg internet, hundreds of hd channels, and unlimited calling to the u. S. , puerto rico, canada, mexico, china and india. And for a limited time, you could get a 300 reward card call 18003419716. Its five oclock, and its 74 degrees on this wednesday, august 5th. And Mother Nature turning down the heat a bit, the temperature in the 80s, but its going to be a lot less humid. Good morning im mary calvi. Its about time she turned it down a bit. [ laughter ] im chris wragge. Traffic and weather on 29s, but heres what on the 2s, but heres what is new this morning. A new drug that police say is making people violent and dangerous. Mayor de blasio will be addressing the public today. What is the alarming drug that has people so concerned . We will tell you in a live report. It sounded like nothing i have heard before. Its undescribable really. A storm left a path of destruction across long island, and we will look at the damage coming up. Its been stop and go, really more stop than go. Chaos and frustration on the new jersey turnpike after a deadly crash backs up traffic for more than 6 hours, and this morning, traffic is finally moving again. Testimony revealed, what tom brady said under oath is now available to the public, and coming up, what he had to say about the tampering of footballs to Roger Goodell. A health scare for sandra lee. Published reports say the 49 yearold celebrity chef was rushed to the hospital last night. [music ] thats right you need a house in hackensack. Billy joel brought down the curtain before undergoing a total renovation, and we will have more coming up in a couple of moments. 5 02, traffic and weather on the 2s. Hackensack . My birthplace. Do you see the hint of blue . Its right over there. Isnt that nice . I tell you, we will see brighter, more welcoming skies today. A renegade shower this afternoon, best candidates north and west, and in the city right now, no drive, calm winds, relative humidity, comfortable. It will be a comfortable way to start the day. The hint of moisture north and west, and the operative word there, a little bit. This afternoon, i think the city and the jersey shore, long island, you should be spared. 86 will feel like 86, and nice humidity relief. Low to mid80s around the area. Its the 101st annivers