i think the world was an extraordinarily different place when queen elizabeth became the queen. homosexuality was illegal. we were not governed in the trade union movement was huge. modern life has changed so extraordinarily under her reign. she has been such a firm fixture. when she does finally go, i think that it will be very interesting to see what will happen because the next one off will be the first of a new age. >> prime minister's comment go but the queen stays. -- prime ministers, and go, but the queen stays. >> in the second world war, the royal family particularly was phenomenally important to the country and give a sense of support and dignity and went up there and visited the areas that had been blitzed. they try to become involved and my mother -- she was just like one of our family, one of our family. >> it's extraordinary that representation because the queen and the mother -- they have to be a figurehead for the entire nation and their subjects. as times change underneath them the queen very rarely expresses opinions. with the scottish independence thing she re

this is where this is right now on queens road. mark davenport, wbtv on your side. >> john: we want to remind you about school closing and delays because of the weather. aavery mitchell and bought ga closed. ashe on three hour delay. alleghany on two-hour delay. several schools are closed because of power outages. chapel grove elementary, sleep middle. gamewell and west caldwell high school are closed because of power outages. >>> you're never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic on wbtv news this morning. >> al: snow and wind continue in the mountains. most of the schools closed up there, different story, the hd tower cam looking good but we have quite a bit of wind out there and that will be with us plenty of sunshine less wind, 53, saturday a good looking day, plenty of sunshine to go around with afternoon temperatures expect to get back to t 55 degrees. high over the weekend to rebound. well in the 60s, close to 70 next week, very little chance for any rain. seven day forecast looking good, chris what about the

>> hinojosa: in 1978 she became the first american-born queen of an arab country. for the last three decades, she's been a world-famous advocate of cross-cultural dialogue and global peace. her majesty, queen noor of jordan. i'm maria hinojosa. this is one on one. your majesty queen noor, what an honor to have you here. >> oh, i'm delighted. thank you. >> hinojosa: there's something quite beautiful. you know, most people now, when i was telling people that i was going to interview you, and i'd say, "i'm interviewing queen noor," they'd say, "oh, we love here, we love queen noor," this feeling of love. but people around the world know you as queen noor. >> mm-hmm. >> hinojosa: they don't know you as lisa halaby, the woman who you were. you were growing up as an american girl, and i think one of the things that people are fascinated by about you is the fact that you actually... you could make this decision to say, "i was lisa... i am, or was lisa halaby, an american girl, but i could also be this, i could also be royalty of someplace else." this ability to basically

think the world was an extraordinarily different place when queen elizabeth became the queen. homosexuality was illegal. we were not governed in the trade union movement was huge. modern life has changed so extraordinarily under her r eign. she has been such a firm fixture. go, ihe does finally think that it will be very interesting to see what will happen because the next one off will be the first of a new age. >> prime minister's comment go but the queen stays. and go, butisters, the queen stays. >> in the second world war, the royal family particularly was phenomenally important to the country and give a sense of support and dignity and went up there and visited the areas that had been blitzed. they try to become involved and my mother -- she was just like one of our family, one of our family. that's extraordinary representation because the queen and the mother -- they have to be a figurehead for the entire nation and their subjects. as times change underneath them the queen very rarely expresses opinions. with the scottish independence thing she refused to get involved. re

the carolina queen ran a ground this morning. between 5 to 7 crew members needed to be rescued from the boat which was listing. it was not known why the ship ran a ground. a coast guard vessel also ended up over turning as you can see, a lot of firefighters right here. it looks like someone hoisting down to try to help with the efforts and we could see firefighters that were right there. it looks like they were working to try to help end the rescue efforts. five coast guard members were able to get to the beach uninjured and they're being treated and that is is why we saw all of the firefighters right. there we'll stay on top pictures and new information right here on daybreak. >>> 6:39 right now. new this morning, a passenger filed a first lawsuit against royal caribbean after its decision to sail a ship near the north carolina coast despite a winter storm early this month. bruce simpson says when the ship began to rock and tilt violently, he was thrown nearly 18 feet against the cabin door. he was knocked out. simpson adds ther

. >> reporter: that's council member jimmy van bramer from queens indicating that while there may have been support from the council to pass this measure support of many, many more of the horse and carriage drivers and council member bramer said it's time for the mayor and city hall to move beyond this issue which has been politically charged for two years now. mayor de blasio said he is focused on lots of other things, but that this issue is important to him, too, and he's still looking for a way forward. that's the latest live from city hall, andrew siff, news 4, new york. >> thank you. stay with that. >>> happening now, police said from the outset that a girl stabbed repeatedly in her own home knew her attacker and they're questioning her stepfather. this happened on lake street in spring valley in rockland county. the girl who is 15 did survive that brutal attack. she underwent surgery and is recovering at a local hospital. >>> we are hearing from the partner of peter liang charged with killing a man in a stairwell two years ago. >> reporter: the final witness r the prosecution has

queens road, different story, trees blocking a portion of queens road as you make your way mark davenport has been live on the scene there this morning, he will keep us updated aces they bring outas theybring out the chain saws to clear that massive tree. >> christine: thank you, chris. >> john: new schools could be on the way in mecklenburg county. >> christine: what we are learning about cms construction plan all new at 5:30. be back in three >> reporter: a lot of debris and damage left from yesterday's storms here around charlotte. i'm ashton pellom, coming up in a live report at 5:30 i'll tell you when you can expect this to be cleaned up a and what you can expect for the morning commute. >> christine: could charlotte-mecklenburg schools the mayor who wants his town to split from cms. >> john: thank you for waking up with wbtv news this morning, it is now 5:30 i'm john carter. >> christine: i'm christine sperow, good morning, on your side with school closings this morning. avery, mitchell and watauga county schools are closed today. here are the delays. ashe county schools on three-ho

to the queen's palace! ( gunfire ) i've been waiting for this moment my entire life. ( squelches ) today, i, dr. doo doo, will make the great axe cop poop himself to death! - what the bloody heck? - ( growling ) i don't understand?! why aren't you pooping?! my body is 100% efficient - and uses everything i eaea - what?! i don't poop. ( whistles ) ( laughing ) you let your own dinosaur light you on fire. axe cop: i am not concerned with fire. it just turns me into axe cop fire! - queen: help! - no-ooo i hope you like being dead, dr. doo doo. ( stomps ) - ( gasps ) - ( all cheering ) flute cop, we're switching boots. - ( cheering ) - axe cop has saved london, england, where we all live. - ( moans ) - totohow my royal appreciation, i grant axe cop one new wish. i wish for all poop to go into space well, maybe that's unnecessary. i enjoy a good poop. ( theme music playing ) ( theme e sic playing ) (ugh.) does your carpet ever feel rough and dirty? don't avoid it, resolve it. our formula with a special condition

it would get up to queens. it's the mayor's brainchild. he has come up with this idea and says it could save commuters 18 minutes on their daily trip. >> the brooklyn queens connector would look something like this. the futuristic streetcar line would cruise along the 16 mile route connecting sunset park to queens. it would run above ground on public streets right next to cars on the road. the cost to build is 2.5 billion and taxpayers money. the mayor believes it connects commuters to areas isolated from the subway. in a statement saying , it goes without equity renovation. net neighborhood together and open up opportunity for the people. the cruise will speed at 11 miles per hour. a trip from long island to brooklyn take 40 minutes. it would be the same cost as a single ride metro car making a reality is far off. construction doesn't start until 2019. after lengthy studies in a community approval process. service is not available until 2024 . it would connect commuters to 15 subways and 30 bus routes. the mayor is expected to unveil his

- homecoming queen of usc. (audience laughing) you see, he's a little worried nip and tuck might win it. - nip and tuck. boss? charlie again, forget what i said about the wife being ok. they both belong in the same fruitcake. if i ain't back in an hour, come and get me. - oh hello, where's mr. burns? - i don't know he went out. - oh gosh, i hope i can find him. look i'm harry von zell, his announcer, if he comes back will you tell him i'm looking for him, to give him back these cigars? tell him it was all a mistake. - a mistake? - i thought they were shoes trimmed with rhinestones. (audience laughing) - i don't guess i'm gonna tell him that. - hello, george. oh, george. i didn't expect to see you. although i should've, i was looking for you to bring these back. these, i was bringing them back... now, boss don't look at me like that. honest, i didn't know they were your's. - harry, i'm surprised at ya. it's bad enough you steal the first box but to come back and take this one too. - first box? george, i didn't s

i believe the queen's choice has just, rushed in. (laughter) ladies and gentlemen, i would consider it a great honor if a classmate whose friendship i deeply treasure would consent to be my choice for the queen's waltz. - betty i'm sorry, i... - may i have this dance? (applause) [doorbell buzzes] oh, hi, matilda. hazel! am i glad i caught you home. how did you get here? i didn't see you out front? oh, i took the kids' shortcut through the backyard. i just had to rush right over. oh, well, you just wasted your time if you was rushing over to sell me a sweepstakes ticket. well, how did you know, hazel? oh, that barney hatfield. well, i've only got one ticket left, and as long as he didn't want it, i thought of you. i've got a feeling it's a winner. well, i got a feeling it won't be 'cause it ain't my day. what's the matter, hazel? you look like you just burnt a roast. it can't be that bad. oh, can't it? this is mr. b's birthday, and them initial golf balls i ordered for him ain't come. that's how bad it is. oh. well, okay. as long as y

there was a rift in the pack, the queen had to bring in expert to sort it all out. correspondent mark phillips tells us who let the dogs out at buckingham palace. >> normally as far as they could manage it, what happens in the palace stays in the palace. but the special 90th queen's birthday issue of the high society town and country magazine contains the spectacular revelation of a family risk of such vicious infight that a psychologist had to be called in. rift between the queen's dog breed she is fame lustily fond of. >> fights between the dogs let alone between the family. >> between the dogs. >> between the dogs. >> pet psychology, roger, calmed the corgis down, a lot like the way the royals work, and he discovered a possible reason for the doggy dis course. they were at each other's throats at the same time as the royal family were at each other's throats, over the break-down of princess diana and prince charles' marriage. >> when you're distracted by the affairs of state, and other things going on within the family, as they were at that time, princess diana s

>>reporter: an accident cleared in queens on the van wyck expressway. looks like it involves two cars. truck on the scene of this. we'll head over to this map right over here and i can tell you that the van wyck north at queens boulevard, that's where the accident is. so you want to look out for that. long island railroad, metro north, new jersey transit doing okay. subway service is running on or close to schedule. then the bqe south on the bridge an accident. let's go to a webcam and i'll show you how that looks as you travel onto the southbound side. you're just bumper to bumper getting into that spot with that accident in the process of being cleared away. that's where all the accident activity is. we have alternate side of the but the metered rules are in effect. ken, lori, over to you. >> all right, heather, thank you. >>> still ahead on eyewitness news this morning at 6:09. where there's smoke, there isn't always a fire. many of you taking to facebook and twitter because of the sight above 1 world trade. so what caused it? >>> one week after his

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a live look at queens road one of several roads that remains blocked this morning. ashton pellom and mark davenport will join us live with a check of trouble spots we found overnight. >>> kristen miranda live in the alert center. >> kristen: john, keeping an eye on the power outage numbers for you. show you the numbers for some folks better, for some folks staying the same i'll get you caught up from the alert center. >> john: good morning, welcome to wbtv news this morning on thursday, february 25th, 6:00 a.m., i'm john carter. >> christine: glad you're watching i'm christine sperow. several school closures and delays for this morning. avery mitchell and watauga county schools are closed. and these are the delays. ashe county schools on three-hour delay. alleghany on two-hour delay. let's begin our team weather experienced morning meteorologist, al conklin. >> al: near blizzard conditions in the mountains, we'll talk about the mountains this morning, right now we'll talk more about the wind. here in charlotte we have wind that is blowing. you can see partly cloudy

also in queens a live look outside. there's a crash blocking at least a lane on the northbound side of the van wyck expressway at the kew gardens interchange. heavy traffic now backed to rockaway boulevard and not a great alternate for the person that just tweeted me. hudson river crossings are just minor delays. alternate side is suspended today for ash wednesday. meter rules are in effect and be safe. don't text and drive. chris and mary, back to you. >>> okay thank you. new this morning, police released the name and photo of a suspect in a manhattan assault and robbery. cbs2's andrea grymes has more andrea? >> reporter: well, chris and mary, police sources say this attacker actually told his victim have a nice day after the crime that took place over the weekend as you mentioned around 5:00 in the morning. now police say they know exactly who they are looking for. the any maryland says it's searching for this man. 32-year-old greg aanderson about -- gregory anderson. he's wanted for allegedly robbing and sexually ass

con edison has 5,000 outages in westchester, the bronx and queens. >>> in queens, the wind is likely for bringing town a piece of a building. it nearly crushed a car and left a big mess in the street. it's on broadway in elmhurst. chunks starting falling. storm team 4's kat creag is there. what's the latest. >> reporter: we talked with a couple of taxi drivers who mentioned they saw traffic lights out. they're dark. they believe the storm caused outages in the areas where the traffic lights aren't working. they also saw this and couldn't believe what they saw. you see an officer driving up there. on the other side of that car, there is debris on ground. we want to show you this video. because it's as if a huge sheet of bricks peeled off of the building and fell to the ground. this is vietor avenue at broadway. it came off of the building. the verizon building here on the corner. the bricks damaged at least as far as we can see. people are blaming the fierce weather, the winds and rain from causing this. police officers tell us they will be here for quite some time. we want to show yo

part of queen's road is blocked by this downed tree. joe? >>reporter: yes, stephanie, this will take awhile to clear. check out how massive this tree is. it is stretching across queen's road here heading towards southpark. a major effort to restore power is impacted the huntersville

breaking news in queens. the search is on for a hit and >>> straight ahead, we'll go back to michael gargiulo who is live in new hampshire. >>> more than a million lamps sold at ikea are being recalled. they are the high buy kreel lamps. >> a recall related to the defective airbags made by takata. recalling more than 700,000 vehicles. >>> time for weather and traffic on the 4s. we're dealing with a chilly morning. not brutally cold. not that will be the case through the morning hours. not amounting to very much. could create a couple of slippery spots. that's about it. most of the roads stayed damp. it clears out towards the end of the week. it gets sharply colder, arctic blast headed our way in time for the weekend. no big storms with it. temperatures probably the coldest we've seen in quite some time. certainly for this winter. a coastal flood advisory in effect through the late morning and early afternoon hours. facing shorelines, long island and long island sound, we could see tides of a foot, foot and a

that's why i'm living here. >> this young man from india met up with the i team in queens last year, to tell us the story of his american dream gone awry. >> that's why, you know. >> john came to the u.s. with a game plan to get a green card. an arrangement to pay for a shortcut. >> why did you come here? >> good life, good future. >> gaming the system would cost john and his family a lot of >> it's not the right way, you know know. >> the way john describes the arrangement, it's kind of like paying tolls on a little known road to citizenship. that road originating in india, where some of his family members first paid $40,000 to agents who smuggled him illegally across the mexican border. >> $40,000? how does your family afford that? >> my sisters, my sister-in-law all helping me. >> so that you could come here? >> yes. >> my future -- no good money. >> john's pathway to a better life continues north to the sikh community of queens. >> why family court? under federal law only the family court can grant special shortcut to citizenship for an undocumented person under the age of 21 who

. >>> the whipping wind may also be to blame for this in queens. "today in new york" starts now. >>> good morning everyone. it's thursday morning, february 25th. i'm darlene rodriguez. >>> i'm michael gargiulo. the storms hit hard last night. this morning, many people will wake up and be surveying the damage. >> we have team coverage beginning with torm team 4's chris cimino. good morning. >> messy morning out there. things calming down weatherwise. but the damage was done late last night. a line of showers and thunderstorms, some with gusts approaching 60 miles an hour. you can see on this long radar, this is during the day yesterday. lighter showers. look at the late night hours towards midnight. that nasty line comes on through the city and through good portion of the tri-state. most of the showers will stay west of us, but one or two the worst is over. the wind will turn breezy during the afternoon. no way what we experienced late last night. again, quiet now. a couple of sprinkles. temperatures, mid and upper 50s in and around the city. still

people have compared his tour for asked me to compare it to a queens to a queens and kings in called progress is. queens would go on the road with 60, 70, 80 retainers and drop-in at somebody's castle and say, you know, take care. you fit the bill. that was the way of basically keeping the queens treasury full and also remind in the local lord who was boss. washington announced at the beginning of the tour that he would only stay at public tavern and that he would not take the hospitality of any private individual. he said there were two reasons for this. one is that he was an employee of us, the american people and if he was going to represent us, we should pay for us. it was not the business of private people to come forward. sackett and brilliantly, he recognized if you are in georgia or new hampshire and you were the local grand the wealthiest merchant and he stayed at the house, the next day you know what would happen. the person with say i have a special deal. turn it into a political at vantage. he did not want to be a source of causing faction. he wanted to go on the faction

we have a new problem, in queens. check out the cross island parkway. good morning, john. >> reporter: good morning, heather. first live pictures as we drift up here on the cross island parkway. down here, another overturned vehicle on the northbound side near exit 27. just before the exit for jamaica avenue. you see the car on its side. that car was actually all the way up on that jersey divider and into the grass. the tow truck working to get and out of the way. as you can see, all lanes are shut northbound cross island parkway right at belmont racetrack before exit 27. heather. >> everybody, slow it down, no reason to rush. we are going back to our maps to tell you that newscopter 7 was just over this, willis avenue bridge to the deegan. tractor trailer dropped its container. bronx river parkway near the zoo, accident being cleared away. problem on route 3 east at meadowland parkway. overturned vehicle cleared away. ten minutes inbound george washington bridge. 20 lincoln. holland 15 machined delay -- minute delay. alternate side of the street parkin

over to you. >>> we are staying on top of breaking news in queens. this is a live picture from rockaway beach where several coast guard members are wet but alive after their boat overturned. >> they were on their way to help a fishing vessel that ran aground. rob nelson just arrived on the scene. we'll get you a live report on the scene. >> also, new video of the damage left behind from a line i always heard fios was a lot faster. but i thought it'd be a hassle to switch. turns out it wasn't. it's true. it is better. i'm here to mow the lawn. it's february, curtis. maybe i should change some other things around here. switching is easy with our switchers guarantee. we'll arrive when promised and set up your devices to your new wi-fi. switch now and get 100 meg speeds, plus tv and phone for just $69.99 a month online. switch to better. switch to fios. >>> we're following breaking newses. while on its way to save a fishing boat that capsized. >> reporter: let me give you a glimpse of dramatic scene unfolding behind me. the fishing boat that you see ran

ed koch 59th street bridge going into queens. mass transit is okay and the belt parkway west at rockaway boulevard accident cleared away. street cleaning rules are in effect. lori, ken, over to you. >>> 6:3 and following breaking news in jersey city. several injured children in an early morning fire. >> we just arrived on the scene within the last hour. "eyewitness news" reporter mallory hoff is live with an update with an investigation. mallory? >> reporter: lori, ken, good morning. those injured include a 7- month-old burned child. all of the injured, though, we're learning are expected to be okay. here to show you what we're looking at. fire crews have the area blocked off after this difficult firefight. the fire moved quickly. this is irving street in jersey city as fire crews work to get the fire under control, they have to keep it from moving to the homes next door. it could have been much worse. there were tense moments fighting the fire. one firefighter transmitted a may day but then reported he was out of the house and u

lidia is joining from queens. >> reporter: i was in queens an ago and what a difference a week makes. the snow drifts were up to may waist. the snow melted. 50 degrees. but check out this guy. this is one here, he's got a little digging to do. alternate parking rules are in effect. he's got until 9:20 dig out. most people did dig out. mother natured cooperated and the weather was actually warm. mayor deblasio said let mother nature melt the snow. people actually died in the blizzard from a heart attack because of the shovelling going on. the blizzard was horrendous. we spoke to some of the drivers here and they are happy, take a listen. >> i did dig out my car a few times. there are space for the cars. weather? >> it is warm. it is good. >> how long did you leave your car? >> i have to move it monday. two days of the storm i had to use the car. i had no choice. we had to dig out three times. no choice. >> reporter: and if you heard right there at the end. the birds are chirping. i birds didn't get to memo to go to florida and they are staying in new york city. this car has an hour bef

a new proposal in brooklyn and queens but we are not talking about a new subway line. wait until you see this. >>> and speaking of the subway downsides off. a warning to those who fall asleep. >> and why the social media site claims the pages violate facebook's policy. right after this. beyond natural grain free pet food is committed to truth on the label. it is always number one. we leave out poultry by-product meal, corn, wheat and soy. and, we own where our dry food is made - 100%. can other brands say all that? for grain-free nutrition you can trust, does your food go beyond? . >>> it is 6:00, 58 degrees on this thursday february 4. the rain clears out this morning. we could see some snow after the spring like weather today. >> incredible. >> strange day. good morning i'm mary calvi. >> i'm chris wragge. here's what's new this morning. >> we leave almost 50% of the involves sleeping passengers. >> stay awake and alert the message from bill bratton. now the search is on for a man who targeted a sleeping passenger. we'll have details on a live report. >> taking a loo

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the long island expressway in queens, same story here. things moving along. now to the brooklyn bridge where we have no roadwork on either side of the span. the bqe doing just fine for the morning commute. later on, i'm sure it's going to change with more people on the roads. alternate side of the street parking rules in effect. grab your umbrella, move your car ziefrm the driver charged in the deadly crash on the new jersey turnpike is due in court today. show you exclusive video of that crash aftermath on monday in jersey city. scott hahn rear ended timothy o'donnell's van that caused a chain reaction crash that killed o'donnell and his 5-year-old daughter. his wife, a cancer survivor had the difficult task of telling >> i'm struggling with how did i survive cancer to have my life ripped apart from me. >> 4 investigates looked into hahn's driving records. he had 28 license suspensions. he was found guilty for unsafe operation of a vehicle twice. police are now looking at speed as a factor in this crash. >>> a 16-year-old being charged as an adult in the sla

breaking news in queens. police say a dark van hit a 16-year-old at francis lewis boulevard and sunrise highway just after midnight. >>> the results are in for the new hampshire primary. michael gargiulo is in new hampshire with what the results mean for chris christie. >>> more than a million lamps sold at ikea are being recalled. they're the high buy and lock the clips that secure the glass shade can break causing them to tall. you can return them to ikea for a full refund. >>> mercedes, the latest automaker to issue a recall related to the defective airbags made by takata. recalling more than 700,000 vehicles. >>> 4:44. time for weather and traffic on the 4s. looking at a morning that starts out cloudy and light snow around. each mist and drizzle. nothing heavy or substantial anticipated for today. a few snow flurries. i'll show you where they are. we could clear out finally. get out of the cloud cover by the end of the week. you're not going to like what follows. an arctic blast, the coldest air of the se

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the roads a bit damp and a parkway in queens. the roads a bit damp and a little bit of fog as you head out for your morning commute this morning. at last check in new jersey where we were showing you images of 15,000 customers still without power this morning. reporting live from mobile 2 janelle burrell cbs 2 news. >>> thank you. happening today a passenger who was abhorred that new jersey cruise ship sailing through a violent storm is filing a lawsuit against the cruise line. screaming winds and 30 to 40- foot waves sent passengers dumb baling. he says he was knocked unconscious. after the nightmare passengers received a cruise refund and some are never getting on the ship again. >>> a man accused of robbing an apartment in the bronx. investigators released images on the suspect back on february 12 at 1:30 in the afternoon. he broke into the apartment and made off with electronic equipment. >>> coming up a warning about a youth wrestling coach who has volunteered in three counties. >>> plus lock your windows. the search for a s

it would be 16 miles between sunset park to astoria queens. it would be very close to the waterfront. if this gets approved, it would cost $2.5 billion to construct. we're told it would be cheaper than creating a new underground subway station. the group, friends of the brooklyn-queens connectors says it would pass by ferry stops and bus stops and the goal is to have it rolling by the year 2024. one truck driver we talked with said this. take a listen. >> it's so hard to get around now with all the little island, bicycle lanes. now truckdrivers got to deal >> streetcars. >> with streetcars. it's like how how are you going to get your merchandise into the city? >> from streetcars to solar energy, something else mayor de blasio will be talking about tonight. solar panels. on 88 additional buildings in the city, including bellevue hospital, queens museum and several others. but a lot of people talking about streetcars, again. one of the stops here on j street. back to you, darlene. >> katherine creag, thank you. >>> mayor de blasio's also expecte

the dahlia group has locations in flushing queens and massachusetts. now according to the federal motor carrier buses remg sterd have acquired 35 violations that includes three violations for drldivers caught speeding, one violation caught with alcoh while on duty and eight violations for records related to sleep and break time for drivers. of course connecticut state possible factors that might have contributed to this crash, mechanical factor, driver's history and the snowy conditions on i-95 this afternoon. we sho d also phint out back in 2003 two passengers were killed after a queens casino bus operating under the name dahlia travel and tours skid off the slushy garden state parkway. that ne on the way to atlantic city. back to you. >>> well all winter storm rnings and winter weather advisori tes for our area just about to end but coastal flood warnings are still in efct. >> this was the scene at rockaway queens. a news 4 viewer captured the street flooding on a cell phone. it could happen again soon. storm temple 4 storm team 4 meteorologist janic

queens midtown tunnel, one lane open both ways with construction. let's look at the webcam and the battery tunnel. construction is set up. lots of cones out there. we have our street cleaning rules in effect for today. over to you. >> all right. heather, thank you. 5:31. terrifying moments caught on camera in the bronx when a 26- year-old woman becomes the latest victim in a string of stabings and slashings across eyewitness news reporter toni yates is live at the scene in williamsbridge with new video of the attackers that police >> reporter: yes, three stabbing incidents in one day, on a saturday. two of them in the morning. one in the afternoon. the same general area of the bronx, one of them, as you said, captured on video, so this morning, there are four people recovering from their wounds. we want to start with the last stabbing, 5:20 in the afternoon on saturday, it happened on holland avenue. you can see the two men jumped out of a car, they seem to taunt a couple of people walking down the sidewalk, then zero in on that woman, a 26- year-ol

(queen with corgis) ... the queen's corgis... the dog breed she is famously fond of.(sot dr roger mugford)there were a number of fights. mp: between the dogs... rm:...between the dogs...mp: let alone between the family 14:29:22 rm: (laughs) between the dogs.(sign of dog on analyst's couch/mugford feeding treats to dogs)pet- psychologist, roger mugford, calmed the corgis down by sorting out the hierarchy. a lot like the way the royals work. and he discovered a possible reason for the doggy- discord. (glum charles and diana)the corgis were at each others throats at the same time as the royal family were at each others throats over diana and prince charles' marriage.(sot)particularly when you're distracted by the affairs of state and other things going on within the family, as they were at that time with princess diana's situatation.(royal corgis in royal situations -- moving or stills)the royal dogs' life does seem a lot like the royal family's life.... pampered... and they eat off good crockery. (sot mugford)the bowls are leftovers from the palace kitchens, i presume.

even sprinkles staten island, brooklyn, queens. the actual low is leaving florida and heading to the carolinas. it's almost like being in a batting cage. if the low is the ball right here it's getting pitched high offshore and jet stream to the west. we're on the western edge of it. that's why the forecast has changed so dramatically. the heavy snow potential was always there but now the storm is backing up a little bit more west. instead of east end of long island, much of the area. rain south and east during the evening hours. then it starts getting heavy and the changeover starts happening. that's even with snow in the morning, parts of bergen and passaic county. it will shift to the coastline between 9:00 and 10:00 in the morning. snow sticking then leaving the scene by 9:00 or 10:00 in the late morning hours. so i'm looking for 3 to 6 inches of snow. i think in this band there's going to be locally higher amounts like 8-inch amounts. i've also seen some indications that maybe there's a heavier band that goes through putnam cou

a pekingese dog dressed up for queens on saturday. and now two friends, a veterinarian technician and a police officer are trying to find her owner. it has been trending on our website with tens of thousands of views on facebook. look at the little guy, little girl. if you recognize her, let us know on facebook, twitter or head to our web site. we hope somebody out there can help our wonderful viewers. >> make the connection. absolutely. >>> there's a community battle brewing in queens, pittsing residents against a big developer who wants to put up a new high rise. >> at issue, a plan that would eliminate restaurant row. >> reporter: big city redevelopment is moving into forest hills and could bulldoze restaurant row, the heartbeat of their queens community. >> it's devastation for all of us. >> reporter: he owns the grill and just found out his landlord is working with a developer to build this, a largely commercial space on the ground floor, rate on top of restaurant row, he says the landlord assured him nothing like this would happ

the queen's the only one who pulls the trigger. sir, i found a thing. see, i took height and weight measurements and i crossed with known related offenders who specialize in bank jobs and home burglaries-- yes. show me. these are brothers chris and oliver stratton. they are petty thieves from philly, turned bank robbers in jersey. they were put in jail for two years after an attempted heist went sour, and they were released two months before the first face card robbery, and their measurements are a match. when didn't the ncic database connect them? because the brothers have never used third partner, and shooting people is not part of their m.o. it looks like they weren't very successful criminals. reid: the woman chose a different type of victim eh time. it's not just the security guard. it's been a mother, a manager, and a young child. she shoots them in the gut. they bleed out while they rob the bank. she's sadistic. she gets off on her victims' pain and the fear it incites in those around her. move him out of here. [couing] stay with me, olly. where'

>> when bees find a new queen, they may end up killing it. i had a new hive ann had to -- and i had to cage the queen until they get oust used to it. who thinks to steal a behave? >> where do you put it? a pillow low case in your back seat. >> you know you have to be completely covered. >> you have to be careful because they're going to get you. >> oh, yeah. >> they should find the guy with all the welts. >> for a link to all these video, let us know if there is a topic that you think should be trending. >>> no surprise that many people don't get enough sleep. >>> now we are learning where the most sleep-deprived people are. what new data says about the south >>> and the eve of the crucial south carolina primary, there is a flurry of last-minute -- campaigning throughout the state. >>> and a with at&t the choice is yours. you only pay for the services you need to make your bundle work for you. call now to get high speed internet for 12 months with a e-argrme.. w, pne oir h 99.reit an ocahi fo m onar..wndtvhoner e everigit. um ge cbu aers yo n

he has a detail on the queens and brooklyn connector. >> connecting brooklyn to queens and it runs above ground on rails fix on public street next to cars. the cost to build it is 2.5 billion and taxpayers money. the mayor believes it will connect commuters to areas otherwise isolated from the subway. this is about equity and innovation. admits the neighborhoods together and opens up real opportunity. >> 11 miles per hour. excerpt from a lion city minutes. it makes the idea a reality in its far-off. construction will not start until 2019 after a lengthy study that a community approval process. service would not be available until 2002 for . another possible stabbing on the subway but not a knife. they say it was a needle. 37-year-old woman said she was going into the station at 49th and seven avenue in midtown my man bumped into her and she felt a sharp pain. her husband saw the wound and called police. she was taken to the hospital police are looking for a male in his 40s . the nypd is beefing up security. nine instances in january and to this month. the nypd says there will be trains.

kayla: strong wind and heavy rain hit the queen city. this video was taken at the union in uptown charlotte and will mark a tree on top of a car. that was just one of several scenes where trees came down on the city. to get the latest on where things stand now let's head straight over to chief meteorologist brian basham. >> good evening everybody. this was a major player in our area today. here's the good news is moved on and move off the coast of the atlantic and everywhere north carolina doing much better than it was earlier in the day. we may still see a few drops. i was driving around around 9:00 lisa rein. the wind continues to blow have going to be our biggest issue as we get into tomorrow in the following day. we are under a wind advisory tonight until midnight and we will be looking at winds at 20 to 30 miles an hour. czars steady wins, not gus and gusts of 24255 miles an hour. there's there is not a wind advisory for thursday but the weather service is contemplating another one so this is lingering through tomorrow as well. i wi

use et queens midtown tunnel. alternate side in effect city wide. be safe don't text and drive. >> i love that sun but take the sunglasses. going to be a bright day today. the sunglasses will keep your eyeballs warm. wind chills in the 20s for many up to 35 for many with the nice sun shining. hiccup friday night into saturday a passing snow or rain shower and we see more rain to wrap up the weekend into monday. coastal law watching that--low watching that tuesday into wednesday. enjoy more sun today. >> we'll have another look in 25 minutes. >> thanks for watching i'm mary calvi. >> i'm chris wragge. have a great thursday. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. it is thursday, february 18th, 2016. welcome to "cbs this morning." >>> ted cruz dares donald trump to sue him over an attack ad. we reveal the results of a new national cbs news poll. >>> google backs rival apple in its fight against the fbi over unlocking a terrorist's cell phone. >>> how about this? seven marathon on seven continents in seven days! a single mom who is the first america

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city cocktai cocktail. >> queen city cocktail. >> and you just double strain it into a glass. >> into a what. >> into a coop. >> typically used for champagne years ago. >> got you. >> and garnish with a lemon. >> and tell us about the other cocktails you have we won't mix them up now but they're on our web site and super bowl themed. >> this is. >> gold rush cocktail named after denver broncos. >> oh,. >> where's the payton manning head. >> sorry. >> where is the payton manning head. >> i know we need one for each side. >> and then this is the san francisco cocktail and it's cable car and done by tony abuganon and created for drake hotel in san francisco and tup super bowl is in san francisco we thought that might work and carolina brown water and basically great tailgating party or anything with carolin carolinas you need a great punch this goes awesome with any party. >> these are great. tell us where are you located. >> right in shaw 1841, 7th street northwest between s & t and it's close to metro. anybody drinking can have a safe ride home. >> before we drink talk about this. >> f

this tree fell on queen's road in charlotte. there are similar scenes across the charlotte area and pamela escobar joins us live from willmore neighborhood centuries down today and the next sound you hear could be chainsaws? >> that is right. you will need chainsaws for this tree on top of this car. the trunk did see chainsaws because it fell at 8:00 a.m. and neighbors tell me that they are not blaming the winds but saying all the rain that we've had has affected the ground. as you saw this massive tree in edgehill park fell at lunchtime on to queen's road. neighbors say no one was hurt and it did not hit a house burt it will take sometime to clear the debris. strong winds and weak roots caused other trees to fall and property was not spared. this house on west boulevard was the tree came out of the ground as the treetopled over. people love living in these areas but when the storms come through this can be the result. >> relived here 25 years ago that hugo came through and at that time i mean, they took out 100 trees like this.

he grew up a queens boy, he loved to say that he was an italian-american from queens. >> elmhurst, queens, very bright man. maybe you didn't agree with his politics or view of the world, but even his friends on the supreme court, he was a great guy. ruth bader ginsburg was his best friend in the world. >> i know, i order they used to go out together. all right, did you hear about this? nassau county executives say sexually suggestive text messages between himself and a woman who is a pr executive are fake. both he and the woman both are and there might be some proof to back them up. >> okay. i'm sure there is. we remember we heard some other politicians say they were hacked, and it turned out they weren't. at this time mangano, just the tone of his voice -- >> oh, he's angry. >> yeah. and he wants the police to get it resolved right away. look like he may be a victim here. donald trump, boy, what a debate that was on saturday night. said a lot of things, offended a lot of people but, hey, least been doing that for a long time, and it's been working for him. >> yeah. he went after jeb bush

. >> it's going to be the queen of clubs? >> good thinking. [ applause ] >> that's wonderful. >> that hour a day in school is paying off. >> yeah. [ laughter ] >> do you have favorite card trick? >> what is it? >> my favorite card would be the two of hearts. >> two of hearts. >> just say stop. >> you may stop now. >> before i get to the end. >> all right. stop. >> two of hearts. [ applause ] >> one minute to do anything. on this for doc? if we do this. would you hold on to that doc? the reason we're using these cards is because they arbitrarily selected them. you have the queen of clubs and i have the two of hearts, can you remember that? >> yes. >> don't hold it real tight, your thumb is turning white. you have the queen of clubs. i have the two of hearts. without looks at them what card do you think you have? >> the queen of clubs. >> and i have the two of hearts? >> yes. >> turn them over. [ applause ] >> well, there you are. that's dynamite. brian. brian gillis. thank you, marvelous stuff. >> we'll be right back. [ cheers

brooklyn, queens, probably hitting between 7:30 and 8:30 for high tide. this area, precip of the south, drifting more towards the north. turning it out to sea quicker, we'll keep an eye on that, that could bring a steadier snowflake out here. we do have an ldvisory that covers that area. light snow and flurries around today. ibe don't think it amounts to too much. then as we get to late afternoon and evening, south to north, some steadier snow could develop. we'll talk more about accumulations on the 4s. let's talk commute. lauren. >> we have two problems on the bqe. both pretty significant. to the maps first problem out by the brooklyn bridge. an unauthorized tractor trailer is shutting down the ramp from the bqe into the brooklyn bridge. if you need to get into manhattan, use manhattan or williamsburg bridge. lanes, all lanes shut down. another tractor trailer problem. this one san accident though. you can see minor delays heading through this area. we'll have more weather and traffic ahead on the 4s. >>> breaking news in long island, suffolk police inv

queens police say a speeding car slammed into this black suv. sonja ramirez was walking home as it happened. >> we all lock and realize there was a body and the car was running. >> the force killing the uber driver. investigators say the driver kept going. two hours before in jamaica queens police say a woman was critically injured us thin crosswalk of guy brewer boulevard and 118th road by another hit and run driver. the same thing in sohox at spring vote and 6th avenue a round 3:30:00 a.m. sunday. the victim a 30 year old man who survived. in the bronx around 1:30 sunday morning, jose contreras' son found him en the street outside of a catering hall where the family was celebrating a birthday. according to investigators the 63 year old was killed by a black suv getting on to the cross bronx expressway at webster avenue. >> he was trying to walk back towards the hall and it happened while he was crossing >> and mayor deblasio's office released a statement yesterday saying in part the nypd is aggressively pursuing all of the drivers in these cas