[applause] >> thank you, marcia as well. i beg to ask a few questions and then i will throw the floor open to all of you because i'm sure you will have questions as well. as i said parallel systems between the two books. i want to ask each of them some of the same questions. one of them is for any book really with a sweep of history which both of these books do, let's begin with a germ or a cebit than flowers into something larger. i wanted to ask the two of the writers what was it that drew them to do stories about what was the germ for the book that later expanded into something much bigger and much more historical. marcia. >> i had a very simple way of getting into the book. i was advising on a defense in our graduate program. one of the students was talking, devoting her thesis to the current endeavor to try to image the black hole in the center of our milky way. this was around 2010, 2011. as i was advising her, it suddenly hit her as we were discussing the role of general relativity at the hundredth anniversary was jus

tony aiello with the democrats and marcia kramer with the republican. steve langford has been talking to frustrated voters. >> reporter: amid widespread reports of people having trouble voting today, the city controller wants to know why is it alleged that $125,000 people removed from the voter rolls? why did 60,000 voters get notices that didn't have the proper primary date on them? why have people been told they were voting in the wrong place? finally were some polling places locked? gentleman there's no other agency like the board of elections in the world or in the united states where politicians from both parties come together and run it likes it's a back hall political club. we are going to have huge turnout in november and they know how they will handle a general election. >> reporter: a statement late this afternoon from mayor de blasio saying in part, quote, we support the comptroller's audit and urge its completion well in advance of the june election so corrective action can be taken. these errors today indicate that additional major reforms

even though i know how it ends. >> reporter: marcia clark was a star in the l.a. prosecutor's office when she was asked to lead the double-murder case against o.j. simpson. but it didn't go as planned. >> i wasn't sure i was going to be able to watch it to be honest with you. >> we're taking him to trial. >> reporter: but she has and says sarah paulson's portrayal captures not only what happened but how she felt. looking back, clark says the sexism is obvious. >> you anticipate that we can hear what she has to say in one day? >> i would expect so, your honor, barring any acts of god or further child care crisises from ms. clark. >> reporter: in the film they have you crying in the office one night. >> i'm not a public personality. this isn't what i do. >> reporter: is that a scene that really happened? >> i didn't go up and exactly slide down the wall and cry, but i felt like it about every day. >> reporter: clark says from the start, the issue of race hung over the courtroom. >> the jury was not subtle. i could tell that they were resisting everything we were doi

he went with marcia clark. he's to blame. heather: not only did he say she wasn't his first choice, he went on to criticize her. >> and it's valid for the system. did marcia clark blow the case? absolutely she blew the case. i thought she was inept, over try the case, made poor judgments, failed to properly prepare key witnesses. it didn't help that there you see chris darden on the right-hand corner, hurco prosecutor. i also went to law school with him and the famous gaffe was havingo.j. simpson try on the bloodied glove. that was darden's decision. the law school now how not to prosecute a case and the use that as an example. heather: also the jury. the jury selection cause problems you think . >> garcetti talks about that now in criticism of marcia clark.she picked eight black women for the jury apparently because she thought she did really well in past cases with black women kind of connected with them. i've got news for you marcia. this is a wholly unique and different case. this is a race case. you didn't have other rac

district attorney is now saying about prosecutor marcia clark. you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" >>> the wildly popular fx miniseries the people versus o.j. simpson" is sparking fresh dialogue about a trial that two decades later still has people sharply divided. >> one of the show's critics, former los angeles district attorney gil garcetti is opening up about prosecutor marcia clark. abc's gio benitez has the story. >> absolutely 100% not guilty. >> reporter: for millions of viewers, the star-studded mini series the people versus o.j. simpson" brought the so-called trial of the century back to life. >> not guilty. >> reporter: for the real life cast of characters, the show bringing up memories and new chances to tell their stories. >> if it doesn't fit, you must acquit. >> reporter: now, former l.a. district attorney gil garcetti speaking about the prosecution of simpson. telling saying she wasn't my choice. telling the post clark ca lobbied hard it take the lead in the case and he had con tem played to give the i

cbs2 political reporter marcia kramer is live with more. marcia? the complaint that started it all off. a complaint that demanded a probe into mayor de blasio's fundraising actions. but the man behind the probe is demanding more. calling on mayor de blasio to remove all city hall staffers, all campaign workers who are on the payroll right now. he wants them to be put on leave until that probe is over. >> can you say to pay to play. like i said in 2014 that this was a shake down by mayor bill de blasio on business owners in new york city. >> reporter: the senator also had praises for cbs2, which first broke the story on october 30 of 2014. >> it's something that has been going on for a long time. it is a very normal thing to provide support for party organizations. >> they say it is great? >> it is not. there is nothing new here for years and years that people have supported the organizations. >> reporter: and two years >> reporter: now the senator is so concerned about this situation that he is already introducing a new bill that would expand penal

cbs 2 political reporter marcia kramer live at trump tower. marcia. >> reporter: we're on fifth avenue outside trump tower where it's all about the big d for the republican front- runner. the d stands for delegates. donald trump wants to win it all here in new york. he wants to completely shut out his two opponents. >> who are you voting for? >> easy decision. voted at the central synagogue on the east side accompanied by a secret service agents. he was probably praying for divine intervention to run the table. >> i think i'm going to do well. i mean, we'll see. who knows? it's politics, right? you know that better than i do but i think we'll do really well. it feels legally good. great support. you see the people over there all positive. no hecklers, no nothing. >> mr. trump. >> so i think we're going to do really well. >> reporter: to avoid a floor fight at the convention he needs to get it back and after losing the last four contests to ted cruz, he needs to boost his delegate count. new york's 95 delegates would help. the big question is c

cbs2's political reporter marcia kramer live in midtown now. marsha? >> reporter: maurice, new york republicans retreated -- were treated to an embarrassment of riches tonight as all the candidates for president came to their dinner and they came to plead for support. >> why don't we just to rock paper scissors and get this over with? [ laughter ] i think that's a pretty good idea. >> reporter: susanna martinez may have been the guest of honor at the new york state republican committee dinner, but her solution for picking the party's presidential nominee wasn't all that popular in a state where the main leading in >> donald j trump. [ applause ] here are the facts about him. native new yorker. >> reporter: no rock paper scissors for donald trump, no sir. not since he wants new york voters to help him since the nomination. to do that he took a huge a swipe at ted cruz who has attacked the new york values that trump prizes. new york values that trump says will make the country great again. >> what are new york values? number 1, honesty and straight talki

cbs 2 political reporter marcia kramer here now with the latest on the campaign. marcia. >> reporter: well, maurice and kristine, it's very unusual but the new york primary has three new yorkers or people who lay claim to the empire state. republican donald trump was born and bred here. democrat hillary clinton is an adopted daughter. and vermont's bernie sanders was born in brooklyn and still speaks like he never left. trump is getting a huge welcome home tonight. what can you say about people who show up 8 hours early for a political rally? actually, it's what they can say. >> trump, trump, trump, trump, trump! >> reporter: yes, armed with their blazing red glittered signs, these long island supporters came to bethpage for trump's welcome home rally tonight hoping for a front row seat. undeterred by the security and the barricades. >> i think he is a strong leader. >> i have been waiting forever excited, tweeting, it is so great to be back home. looking forward to a great rally tonight in bethpage, long island. trump also welcomed home by a new poll that gives h

thank you, marcia. >>> delivery destruction! battered boxes and items broken. what a furious fedex customer caught a worker doing on camera. >> plus, construction projects that grinds to a halted for nesting season. the complex that will have to wait until the pair of bald eagles and their babies move out. >> well, light rain out there but not everybody. there are some few moderately heavy downpours out there. more coming up. >> coming up on the "cbs evening news," a bomb scare at a maryland tv station. scott pelley joins us now live with a look ahead. hi, scott. >> maurice, kristine, great to be with you. this was a very strange one. a man walked into a baltimore tv station said he had a bomb and then shortly thereafter he walked out. and the police surrounded him and he was shot by a police sniper. the straggest part is he was -- the strangest part is he was wearing a suit that made him look like a panda. that and the rest of the world news" at 6:30. hey what are you here for? you getting poked, prodded or pinched?? uhhh yeah, colon cancer screening. hey me t

. >> political reporter marcia kramer has the mayor's response to the growing corruption scandal. >> reporter: mayor deblasio rushing to the defense of his advisors and aides and campaign funds for the 2014 senate races. >> a lot of very good people are having their names dragged through the mud over the last few weeks, a lot of people i respect greatly and have worked with for years. that's not right. that's not fair. >> reporter: the mayor hired a lawyer, laurence laufer, who fired off an angry letter to sugar, the chief enforcement council to the state board of elections who charged in a scathing report that team deblasio violented state election laws when it allegedly went to circumvent campaign rules. donors can give only $10300 directly to a candidate but $102,300 to an individual committee. the u.s. attorney and manhattan whether the immediate transfer of funds was legal. >> we obviously received a letter from miss sugarman and the matter is under investigation. >> reporter: laufer's response to the report is it's blatantly political and reflects a shocking lack of understandi

marcia said earlier everyone need to take a chill pill. while democracy is messy, and the process is messy. there is an ultimate goal. to take back the white house and stabilize the numbers in the senate and the house. that way you can push back what's happening over the last two years. trump and cruz, the 0 two outsiders will get together and be a president and vice president. and i also agree that 40-b is not going to be change the an hour before the convention because they will control the delegate process. >> you are saying hillary clinton is uniting people making these threats? >> i apologize if i misspoke. the uniting force will be hillary clinton being the nominee. the violence is completely unacceptable. >> there have been many people like myself in the anti-trump movement where we would say anything to disagree with trump on policy or talk about how he's not a conservative. the response from trump supporters would to be threaten us, and make pictures of us being led into a gas chamber and threatening to rape our children. i don't

cbs 2 political reporter marcia kramer with the latest. >> reporter: if there's one thing the new york primary has made clear to donald trump, it's that he could have a convention fight on his hands and so he is manning upbringing on veteran republican strategist paul manafort to be in charge of convention preparations and organizing delegates. if there is a contested convention. >> that there comes a time when winning isn't enough. it's how you win and how much you win. and he recognized this was a time he felt i could help him. >> reporter: this as john kasich running a distant second in new york according to polls is trying to cut into the trump voter base. >> you have only one choice! one choice that will stop the clinton political machine! john kasich. >> reporter: kasich was trying to convince new yorkers that he, not trump, harris the mojo to stop hillary clinton -- has clinton. in connecticut today he tried to stir up anti-clinton sentiment by talking about her congressman chris shays. >> he was one of the most reasonable people that you could ever find intellectually honest. g

marcia kramer is live in lower marcia. >> reporter: kristine and maurice, the head count stands at nine members of the nypd and one civilian. ongoing federal corruption probe. three of the nypd officers were removed from their post. the civilian was arraigned minutes ago. lichtenstein is in the center of the latest shoe to drop in the probe. the guns are sold to people who might not have gotten them otherwise. he is charged with offering $6000 per license and selling them for 18,000. he reportedly bragged he used nypd connections to obtain 150 permits. 150 permits at $6000 meant he paid an estimated $900,000 in bribes. on the recorded conversation, alex lichtenstein said i want to repeat myself. i am not bribing you. the officer responded shaya of course you are bribing me. let's be frank and honest here. this talks about a sargent who worked at the licensing division for over a decade and was friendly with an unidentified commander who did not work in licensing but spent considerable time there with the sargent. the commander allegedly brought him to the division and introduced him to

cbs2 political reporter marcia scandal. >>> he was former police commissioner lawyer in the federal fraud case. now barry berke is representing mayor de blasio. as the fed's pros -- probe how he raised funds. the mayor disclosing that he asked her to represent his 2013 campaign and -- >> reach out to the u.s. attorney's office. and offer any assistance we could provide. and let them know we're happy to work with him in any way that would be helpful. >> reporter: the mayor sought burke's help after cbs2 reported the feds are questioning members of the real estate industry about donations solicited by team de blasio. including former campaign treasurer ross offinger. the mayor said he wanted berke to find out what's going on since the feds have not called him. >> there's been no outreach of any kind. >> reporter: fundraising probe part of a wide-ranging corruption investigation centered on two businessmen with ties to the mayor and their interaction with high- ranking members of the nypd. some 20 members of the department have reportedly be including andrew capital, patrol borough manhattan

simpson," you know, that sarah paulson stars as marcia clark and as lara said, she embodies marcia clark and she sits down with deborah roberts to talk about it. >> the truth came out. toughen up, cochran. this is a smoker's lounge. day care is on the first floor. >> wow. sizzle. she's tough. >> she is a toughie. she is. >> did you change your feeling or your thinking about marcia clark in any way? >> you know, i did. i really had a very particular that i think most americans had which is she was a strident, aggressive [ bleep ] for lack of an articulate way of putting it and the scripts themselves. i came to realize that was so, so far from the truth. >> get back to work. >> you had a chance to meet her. you met her later on in the filmmaking. >> we were practically done when i met her. it was an incredibly painful time in her life to have it all brought back up and in some form of entertainment. i think it was probably really scary for her and i felt very protective. >> did she apologize for the hair? >> she did. when she sat down she said, i just want to say sorry for the hair. i thou

s fate speaking out about why he says marcia clark was not the right choice to go up against the dream team. >>> but first the "nightline 5." >> if your family outing is magical for all the wrong reasons, you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec for powerful allergy relief. it's different from claritin because it starts working faster on the first day you take it. try zyrtec, muddle no more. >>> my bladder leak made me feel like i couldn't be the father i wanted to be. with depend i can move the way i want. >>> good evening. thank you for joining us. it was a minor traffic accident that turned deadly. was it a case of road rage that quickly escalated into gunfire and ended with the death of a beloved super bowl champion? police say the men were total strangers but as abc's ryan smith reports, some say there may be an eerie coincidence. >> reporter: tonight police piecing together the story behind the shooting death of a former nfl star. >> will smith will get carson palmer -- >> reporter: known for wreaking havoc on the field, will smith, new orleans saint defensive end, helpi

marcia kramer, cbs2 news. >>> new tonight now, the power is back on at penn station. commuters near the one, two, and three subway lines found themselves in the dark. the outage started just after 5:00 and lasted 2.5 hours. the problem is likely an internal building issue. >>> a student in queens under arrest tonight accused of threatening a classmate with an unusual weapon. investigators say a 16-year-old brought a dagger to newtown high school in elmhurst yesterday, the boy allegedly placed the knife against a girl's throat and threatened to slash her. the boy is charged with criminal possession of a weapon. >>> some parents and students are suing the department of education for claiming it failed to protect children from bullying. 11 families filed a class- action lawsuit today against the doe, they demand better training of school teachers and employees when it comes to dealing with bullying. monet cintron says it has been going on for years without consequences. >> this kid was behind me and he was playing with scissors. and he cut my hair. >> what happened to hi

marcia kramer, cbs 2 news. >>> hillary clinton prefers to finally lock things up. she and bernie sanders are debating tonight. cbs 2's brian conybeare reports. >> reporter: people are arriving here already at the brooklyn navy yard some very festive but if you don't have one of the tickets handed out by democrats you won't see sanders and clinton make their case to win over new york. >> reporter: al sharpton welcomed vermont senator bernie sanders to the national action network convention in midtown manhattan thursday one day after hillary clinton addressed the group. sanders talked about the fight against inequality with a focus on economic opportunities and a legacy of dr. martin luther king, jr. >> of course, you have to open up opportunity for all people. but then he said, what does it matter if you desegregate a lunch counter, but you don't have at money to buy the damn hamburger! held an organizing event in co- op city in the bronx wednesday night and asked her supporters generally older more women and more minorities for their help fending off sanders next t

of marcia clark, she wasn't my pick. saying she lobbied hard for the post. the former district attorney saying, marcia is a very good lawyers, but one of the things with her was that she didn't heed the advice of our trial consultant who told her not to pick african-american woman, particularly black mothers for that jury. she didn't listen and once she did that, there was no chance the emotional clark was no match for simpson's high-powered dream team. the wildly successful fx series sparked new interest in the case and gave new insight into prosecutor marcia clark including sara paulson who played her on the small screen. >> she's a toughie. >> she is. i had a particular image and picture of her which i think most americans had. through all the research i did, i came to realize that was so far from the truth. >> reporter: as for marcia clark she recently told "the view" that the show was a painful reminder. >> for me it's reliving a nightmare. it's just awful. it's hard for me. >> reporter: and garcetti remembering advice from former president jimmy carter

cbs 2 political reporter marcia kramer says investigators are examining the mayor's fund- raising. >> new york city mayor, bill de blasio. [ booing ] >> reporter: a queens cheer for opening of the mets baseball season, as the feds start looking into his fund-raising. sources telling cbs 2 the united states attorney's office has started asking questions of members of the real estate industry about donations solicited by team de blasio, including former campaign treasurer ross offinger. while looking at ties to former cheech of department banks, the phones of two businessmen were tapped. the business men who served on de blasio's inaugural committee are seen here in this picture. one gave $9100 to the mayor's 2013 campaign. he also gave $50,000 to de blasio's controversial nonprofit campaign for one new york that was used to raise money for his initiatives and ponied up $102,000 when de blasio asked for help to get the other man helped raise money for a fund-raiser that netted $35,000. a de blasio spokesman said we are fully confident the campaign has conducted itself legally and approp

playing marcia clark and she opens up to us this morning. >>> snack rescue. the popular kids so many enjoy that, oh, may not be as healthy as you think. we have better options. talk to her live coming up. >>> good morning, everyone, 8:27 right now on this tuesday, april 5th. i'm michelle charlesworth. topping headlines at this hour, new video of the man charged in the hit and run that killed a businessman in brooklyn. 24-year-old joshua cologne was moved to central booking overnight, accused of driving belonging to 63-year-old phil delagratzi. but del agratzi tried to get in the cab of the truck and end up on the -- ended up on street and was rolled over as the truck drove off. >>> the yankees will try to open their season today an the best advice for fans would be to dress in layers. yankee stadium will be packed for today's rematch of october's wildcard game against houston. it was 67 degrees, though, that night. by the way, yesterday's particulars are good for -- tickets are good for today. >>> all right. let's get a check often the commute with heather. h

playing marcia clark and she opens up to us this morning. >>> snack rescue. the popular kids so many enjoy that, oh, may not be as healthy as you think. we have better options. >>> and cameron diaz is here. talk to her live coming up. >> anchor: a cold morning out there. lets let's get a check of the weather with jacqui jeras. >> reporter: you'll need a heavier coat through the day, once again, feels like temperatures will be in the 20s and 30s most of the day. it will look good, though, lots of sunshine, winds will be strongest in the morning hours for today. another freeze warning goes into effect for tonight. warming up a little bit tomorrow on thursday but rain showers will be expected on thursday for the nats homeowner. the nats home opener. another blast of cold air pushes in just in time for the weekend. stay warm. >> reporter: we've got complications through arlington. we're still with the crash northbound 39 ra, as you approach the manage, blocking the right lane also with crash cleanup george washington parkway, southbound crash is reportedly closer

and they made marcia clark the hero. marcia clark was very committed, work very hard, made a lot of mist takes, but the reality i think is that there were absolutely no heroes in that treatment i covered t nobody was a hero. you know, what johnny -- listen, i loved johnnie cochran. he was a friends. i have problems with what he did. i also know he could read a jury better than anybody i ever met. did it two years after rodney king, and did he exploit it, and did he make this a referendum on the lapd. not on whether oj simpson killed somebody. but i'll tell you quick story, i went to johnny's funeral. and there were 5,000 people there. among them o.j. simpson, praising johnny for what amazing person and lawyer he was. and oj was sitting there applauding, everything else, and i think it was jessie jackson who got up, started talking about how important johnny as role was in the trial for the bigger issue. and o.j. is applauding, and jesse jackson look down at o.j. simpson in this crowd and said this is not about you, mr. s

we'll talk to marcia clark, the lead prosecutor in the case. first, here is nbc's joe fryer. >> we have sufficient evidence to convict catapulted into the shot light in 1994 when she was to prosecute the trial of the century. two decades later, the light still shines bright, with clark now played by actress sarah polson in the "the people versus o.j. simpson." >> could it be anyone else's dna? >> reporter: the real-life challenges clark faced are on full display. >> give me your impressions of clark? >> wouldn't want to be her boyfriend. >> shifty. >> reporter: child care issues, even her hair became fodder. >> good morning, ms. clark, i think. >> reporter: and in real life. >> on the record, what do you think of marcia's hairdo? >> she said it was naturally curly. >> reporter: recent episodes hinting between a romance with clark and her co-counsel. now, it's the attorney getting cross examined. >> we did take a trip to the bay area. >> you made out? >> it's going well. >> reporter: clark praised the series but says it is difficult to watch. >>

marcia kramer is live in lower marcia. >> reporter: kristine and maurice, the head count stands at nine members of the nypd and one civilian. ongoing federal corruption probe. three of the nypd officers were removed from their post. the civilian was arraigned minutes ago. lichtenstein is in the center of the latest shoe to drop in the probe. the guns are sold to people who might not have gotten them otherwise. he is charged with offering $6000 per license and selling them for 18,000.

reporting live outside trump tower in midtown manhattan, marcia kramer, cbs2 news. >> thank you. >>> now to the democrats, hillary clinton shattered bernie sanders winds could tonight. >> tony aiello live in clinton headquarters in midtown where the candidates spoke just a few minutes ago. tony? mixture of excitement and relief here at the sheraton new york, mayor de blasio said that new york did something wonderful for america tonight. governor cuomo said, new york delivered for hillary clinton and hillary clinton pointed out she has won in every region of the country but said this victory is particularly sweet. >> let's hear it for new york. >> reporter: new york does it again, boosting hillary clinton with a big win on primary night. >> today, you proved once again there's no place like home. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: her margin over senator sanders looks to be enough to put a recent rough patch behind her when she lost seven of eight contests since march 22. >> new yorkers, you've always had my back. [ cheering ] and i've always [ cheering ] today, together, we did it

playing marcia clark and she opens up to us this morning. >>> snack rescue. the popular kids so many enjoy that, oh, may not be as healthy as you think. we have better options. >>> and cameron diaz is here. talk to her live coming up. >> ♪ >> good morning. it's 8:27 on this tuesday april 5th. i'm matt o'donnell. let's see what's going on on i-95 with karen rogers. >> we're tracking these snow showers. look at this, matt. this is i-95 and highland avenue in delaware county. you can see the northbound traffic is at a standstill and the snow shower coming down steadily. reducing visibility a touch at this point and you can see more than just nurse. it's a real snow shower coming down currently kind of blowing across the camera screen and along i night. as we switch our camera view this is the blue route right now near the route one media bypass. a few minutes ago we caught a real snow shower coming down here as well and also reducing visibility. i'm posting a video of that on my facebook page. just a minute later we see sunshine so that's the story of the day.

joining me to discuss congressman marcia blackburn. i was going to make you a senator. representativ -- representativen you have dealt with the notion that it's an outside outsider'. you still insist everything is okay? >> i think things are just fine. ted cruz should have said, see, this is what i'm talking about. this is what i'm dealing with. he should have owned it. 62% of the american people don't see the republican party as a negative. look at the millions that have come in. they see the establishment with the negative. i think that's where it's coming from. ed the under pinning of a strong national defense and making certain we preserve the constitution. >> i think to a degree ted cruz tried 0 own it. he lumped this with harry reid, boehner. they all despise him because he went down to washington, d.c. to shake things up. >> i think that's a tactic, the best card that i's got to play right now. everybody will make fun of john boehner. the hashtag lucifer meets ted cruz. but his delegates and the gop grassroots that will be at the convention. they do not like john

>> marcia, absolutely not. this is something that -- this is exactly what's wrong with politics. said that at the very least they should be put on leave until the probe is complete. >> you can say pay to play? like i said in 2014, this was a shake down by mayor deblasio on business owners in new york city. >> reporter: deblasio steadfastly is refusing. his spokeswoman saying that no action will be taken and referring cbs 2 to comments made by the mayor yesterday. >> a lot of very good people are having their names dragged through the mud in the last two weeks. that's not right and that's not fair. >> reporter: murphy said that the practice hasn't stopped and $50,000 was funneled in a reportedly questionable contribution to democrat todd kaminsky who narrowly won the seat varlie kateed by dean skelos. >> he was a prosecutor for the u.s. attorney general's office. this is what he ran on. >> reporter: kaminsky's avs y -- offense said it went to the that says committee. but murphy aides say that they suspect that deblasio is still at it, and consultants close to deblasio are working

marcia kramer has been following this story since the beginning. we have more on the developments and the new york city corruption scandal. >> mention that -- -- manhattan district attorney cyrus vance has his hands on a report. i have reason to believe a violation has taken place. the state board of elections chief enforcement council -- the violations discovered by the investigation can only be described as "woelfel and flagrant". centered on whether bill de blasio violated the law by finding big bucks concert -- contributions in a scheme. the money was sent to local county committees which almost immediately gave the money to the candidates. the move circumvented contribution limits. $10,300 was the contribution limit to candidates. $102,300 -- the damage -- donation sealing for county committees. the boys investigation came after complaints came after the practices. the practice resource that to be done in erie and monroe county. we first told you about the story 18 months ago, in 2014, when the republican candidate for the senate demanded a fe

marcia kramer, cbs2 news. >>> and one u.s. attorney is also probing corruption involving contributions to mayor bill de blasio and has issued numerous subpoenas. >>> friends and family celebrated prince's life at a secret their money and minnesota. the singer was cremated yesterday. his remains will be stored at a private location. >> as bigger crowds gathered outside the state of prince, close friends and loved ones arrived saturday to hold a memorial. his publicist said it was a "private beautiful ceremony to say loving goodbye". >> prince's girlfriend of brooklyn and close friend handed out mementos to france -- to fans. the boxes contained event hits to or memorabilia. no box was the same. >> it is a booklet. to me, this fits my personality so well. >> what did you get in your box? >> it is amazing. i have a tank top. i pursue bodybuilding and weight lifting. it is like a personal gift. for him to give me a tank top that is amazing. >> on your birthday. >> prince rogers nelson died thursday. his body was cremated friday sh

>> one election at a time, marcia. >> i guess so. >> too much action. thank you. >>> tonight's healthwatch now. more evidence that long-term use of certain heartburn medications leads to kidney disease. new research finds people on proton pump inhibitors or pbis have a 28% higher risk of developing kidney problems. i medications include prilosec and nexium and prevacid. the advice if you take the i, talk to your doctor if you have concerns. the study appears in the journal of the american >>> federal health officials are debating extraordinary steps to stop the spread of the zika virus in the u.s. at issue is should doctors tell women in certain parts of the country to not get pregnant? >> this is a very politically and ethically charged question. and making such a recommendation that women avoid pregnancy would be entirely unprecedented in the united states. never before have our federal officials told women in particular regions of the united states not to get pregnant. >> there are 358 confirmed cases of travel-related zika in the u.s. including 31 p

attendant accused of trying to smuggle 70 pounds of cocaine the judge in california today said that marcia gay renoylds may be a flight risk. tsa officials say that she dropped a bag full of cocaine and ran when she was pulled -- pulled aside for the random screening. >>> and when suddenly the pit bull would attack. the child was bitten while in her stroller. coming up next at 11:00, you'll hear from the neighbor that >>> just receiving new video from the nypd in manhattan as they believe that the suspect they are searching for is a homeless man. it happened on bleaker street this morning. the citizen of israel that fell subway station when they woke up, it was the suspect trying to rob them. and taking them to the hospital in stable condition. >>> we told you about it yesterday and with the convertible doing donuts, going for whiles, in just three tires that they will turn out that the burglary suspect that lead them on the chase was the trained tactical driver for the marines. >>> and tonight we are hearing from the courageous neighbor that would pull that attacking pit bull off the girl

marcia. >> reporter: that's right. as the police commissioner told me, it's not a particularly good day for the nypd. not a good day for the men and women in blue who have to uphold the highest standards of integrity. >> these are not easy press conferences to do. but it's, um, something that we must do. >> reporter: police commissioner william bratton briefed by the fbi today about an ongoing corruption probe he knew that what he must do immediately is take action against four of his most senior commanders. >> the public has an expectation of a high degree of trust and integrity in its police department. >> reporter: bratton confirming that the probe involves both present and former police officers. that an apparent reference to form of chief of department phillip banks who is reportedly being investigated for his ties two businessmen, jeremy reichberg on the left at a dinner with banks and another on the right. the fed are reportedly looking at banks' financial dealings as well as trips and hotel accommodations he ma