CBS announces midseason changes, adds 3 rookies

CBS announces midseason changes, adds 3 rookies
LOS ANGELES -- Prime-time leader CBS is tweaking its schedule to bring midseason shows aboard. Joining the CBS lineup is spinoff series "Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior," which will debut Feb. 16. Other newcomers are the comedy "Mad Love," debuting Feb. 21, and the spy drama "Chaos" starting April 1. As part of the shuffle, the Tom Selleck police drama "Blue Bloods" will move to 10 p.m. ET Wednesday for four weeks beginning Jan. 19, then return to its 10 p.m. ET Friday home in February. "Rules...

'The Matrix' star lands Lifetime pilot
Carrie-Anne Moss is to play the lead role in a new drama pilot for Lifetime. Deadline reports that The Matrix star will play celebrity psychologist Ann Brown in the project. Desperate for a new start, Brown will leave town and reconnect with her sister, the Dean at a teaching Hospital, while taking over as Chief of Staff at the institute's psych ward. Moss is known for playing Trinity in The Matrix film series. Her last regular television role was in CBS drama F/X: The Series from 1996 to 1997. ...

Top Nielsen programs for Dec. 13-19
Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by the Nielsen Co. for Dec. 13-19. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership. 1. NFL Football: Green Bay at New England, NBC, 24.17 million. 2. "NCIS," CBS, 19.87 million. 3. "60 Minutes," CBS, 18.73 million. 4. "Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick," NBC, 17.11 million. 5. "NCIS: Los Angeles," CBS, 16.82 million. 6. "Two and a Half Men," CBS, 13.95 million. 7. "Criminal Minds," CBS, 13.77 million. 8. "Survivor: Nicaragua Finale," CBS, 13.59 million. 9. "The ...

Tonys Table: Pasta Fagioli
NEW YORK (CBS 2) - Ooo baby, it’s cold outside! Which is the perfect time for a nice, hearty Pasta Fagioli. CBS 2′s Tony Tantillo has a delicious, easy-to-make recipe that will have your family cheer. 4 oz. chopped onions 4 oz. chopped clery - Add bowtie pasta to pot of salted boiling water. Cook for about 7-8 minutes, drain and set aside. - Drain the beans and allow them to fully dry. - Saute celery, garlic, and onions until all are fully translucent. - Add beans to pan and sa...

Tonys Table: Stuffed Artichoke and Bacala ala Natale
NEW YORK (CBS 2) - A few new recipes for your family dinner from CBS 2′s Tony Tantillo. Globe artichoke 30 count, trimmed as on television. Breadcrumbs seasoned with anchovy and garlic (sautéed in extra virgin oil). Salt, pepper, parsley, grated Parmigianino cheese, touch of oregano. Stuffed lightly between leaves. Place in pot snuggly, sprinkle with extra virgin Olive Oil, add water to allow steaming. Cover. Steam until cooked approximately 1/2 hour. check. Keep the kids entert...

Family Decries Sentence In Bronx Grandmothers Murder
NEW YORK (CBS 2) — The family of a 91-year-old Bronx grandmother says the sentence handed down to one of the elderly woman’s killers is not enough. Family members of Nellie Hocutt were consoling themselves in the courtroom Tuesday after hearing the sentence of 25 years to life for defendant Nadine Panton. “It’s not enough,” the Victim’s granddaughter Sonique Graham told CBS 2′s John Slattery, “if she could have got life that would have been a lot b...

NY Times Wedding Announcement Causes Quite The Buzz
NEW YORK (CBS 2) — A Wedding announcement is one of the biggest events of a woman’s life — especially if it’s featured in the New York Times. But as CBS 2′s Scott Rapoport explains, sometimes there can be a little too much information and the results can be shocking. It’s the place to turn to see who’s getting hitched — the Wedding announcements in the Times’ Sunday Styles section. But did you see the one in the vows column this weekend? The ...

Police Believe Theyve Found Body Of Missing L.I. Mom
NEW YORK (1010 WINS/CBS 2) - After specially trained police dogs searched through the woods for 31-year-old Nicole Tessa, police have found a body believed to be that of the Long Island mother. Tessa, 31, of Patchogue, has been missing since Friday night, and her friends and family said they feared the worst. Police questioned Tessa’s husband Joseph Jones, who said he didn’t have a clue about his wife’s disappearance, 1010 WINS’ Carol D’Auria re...

NYPD Investigates Fatal Shooting At Laundromat
NEW YORK (CBS 2) — Police were investigating a deadly attempted Robbery at a laundromat in Brooklyn Tuesday, Jay Dow reports. A source familiar with the investigation told CBS 2 the Victim was an attendant who worked at the site. Police were called in around midnight, as the site was about to close. Officers found a 45-year-old man shot twice, once in leg, and once in midsection. The Victim was transported to Kings County Hospital where he was pronounced dead. No arrests have been made. Ne...

How To Use 1 Black Dress In 4 Ways
NEW YORK (CBS 2) - With the Holiday Season comes great holiday parties. But many are left wondering what to wear. The answer, though, can be a lot simpler than many imagine, CBS 2’s Kristine Johnson reports. It can be as easy as just one little black dress that can take you from party to party. “Nobody has the time or the money to shop for a variety of different dresses for a variety of different occasions and we came up with the perfect solution at Life and Style Weekly,”...

Kids Help Kids Less Fortunate Keep Warm During Winter
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (CBS 2) - As the temperatures drop, families will need to keep their Children warm so a group on Long Island is encouraging Children to do just that and help other kids. This year, the Kids Helping Kids program, along with the town of Hempstead, will hand out more than 3,000 coats around Long Island, reports CBS 2′s Don Dahler. The coats are all brand new — a fact that the program director said helps send a message. “We felt like children, especially ...

Researchers Optimistic Over Experimental Lung Cancer Vaccine
NEW YORK (CBS 2) - Researchers at New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center have discovered a breakthrough experimental treatment for Lung Cancer. The treatment is part of a lung Cancer Vaccine that exposes the body to a protein that the lung Cancer produces. This protein production helps the body build up protection against the Cancer that’s attacking it. “It’s huge because it proves the concept of engaging the immune system in the fight against Cancer and I can...

200 Cemetery Headstones Toppled In Brooklyn
NEW YORK (CBS 2/AP) — Police are investigating the Vandalism of 200 headstones at a Jewish cemetery in Brooklyn. Police say the toppled headstones were found at the Washington Cemetery in the Borough Park section on Sunday morning as grounds keepers showed up for work. “Headstones were apparently pushed down and some of them cracked,” cemetery manager Marisa Tarantino told CBS 2′s John Slattery. According to Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, this was the second large-scale d...

What Triggers Adult Temper Tantrums?
So why do adults often act like Children and throw wild temper tantrums? Some psychiatrists have some theories. (Photo: CBS 2) NEW YORK (CBS 2) — With the Holiday Season in full swing-so are angry meltdowns. You may have already witnessed one or two at a Department Store or the airport. And while it’s true that the holidays can be stressful for many, what is it that really makes people snap this and other times of the year? CBS 2′s Kristine Johnson explores “adult t...

HealthWatch: Super Glue And Brain Malformation
NEW YORK (CBS 2) — This past summer, CBS 2 first told you the amazing story of a baby girl, was born with a potentially lethal brain malformation, who was saved when doctors injected a special type of super glue into her brain. Dr. Max Gomez wanted to find out how little Joely Finkelstein is doing. Joely was born with a malformation of blood vessels in her brain, which led to hydrocephalus or water on the brain, which caused her head to grow unusually large. The Chicago family came to New ...

Never Have Your Photo Taken With a Sex Doll, and Other Lessons from Edward Kleiner, Allegedly Pervy Long Island Doc
Kleiner, via CBS/Law Firm Leeds, Morelli & Brown, PC ​Three former employees of Dr. Edward Kleiner, a doctor who runs Beach and Surf Medical in Long Beach, Long Island, have filed complaints against him with the New York State Division of Human Rights for allegedly pervy actions that put the P in Pervy (and the W in What Not to Do) -- including offering them gynecological exams, talking about his penis size, stalking them when they were with their boyfriends, and sending them "sexts" con...

Residents Turn Dyker Heights Into Winter Wonderland
NEW YORK (1010 WINS/CBS 2) — It’s become a New York tradition to see the over-the-top Christmas lights extravaganza in Dyker Heights. For more than 20 years the Brooklyn display on six square blocks between 83rd and 86th streets and 11th to 13th avenues has become the go-to holiday attraction. “You have a 16-foot tall Santa, who is being flanked by…30-foot toy Soldiers. There are carousels that are moving. There are deer on the porch that move back and forth,” one r...

CBS Sunday Morning Mocks Bush's Bestselling Book
My wife and I are big fans of the CBS Sunday Morning show. Lots of interesting stories and they don't usually contain much of a political slant. However, they were caught in either a pretty bad screw-up or a blatant insult to George W. Bush: Like so many CBS "Sunday Morning" pieces over the past 30 years, the one on book covers this past weekend seemed gentle, fair and snark-free. Unless you took a really close look. When a series of book covers flashed by on-screen, former President George W. ...

Police Confirm Body Found Is Missing Patchogue Mom
NEW YORK (1010 WINS/CBS 2) - After specially trained police dogs searched through the woods for 31-year-old Nicole Tessa, police confirmed late Tuesday they have found the body of the Long Island mother. Tessa, 31, of Patchogue, had been missing since Friday night, and her friends and family said they feared the worst. Suffolk County police said her body was found near her home on Prince Street. At the home of Tessa’s twin sister Tuesday night, the family kept their thoughts to thems...

Oprah Opens Up About Ending Her Show
Oprah Winfrey in a recent "Early Show" interview with Julie Chen. (CBS) She connects with fans and runs with some of the world's Most Powerful people. (CBS) The Kennedy Center Honors is the quintessential American award for a lifetime of artistic excellence. On Wednesday morning, "The Early Show" kicked off a series profiling this year's honorees. Among this year's honorees is the one and only Oprah Winfrey, who recently sat down with our Julie Chen for an exclusive interview. Winfrey, named ...

Chicago Firefighters Rescued after Roof Collapse
Like this Story? Share it: (CBS) Chicago (CBS) - Three Firefighters were rescued after being trapped by a roof cave-in in a fire in an abandoned commercial building in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood, reports Chicago's CBS 2-TV. Their rescue may have resulted in injuries for up to 10 firefighters. Their conditions range from "really bad" to serious, Fire Media Affairs Director Larry Langford said. A witness told CBS 2 the injured Firefighters were on a ladder, and when the roof caved in, t...

CBS lies about Bush again
The CBS show, Sunday Morning, is supposed to be apolitical. On Sunday it showed some book covers with the best-selling book in America — George Bush’s memoir — altered with the title: “Desision Points: How I Managed to Go Eight Years without Making One Good Decision.” Someone at the top should be fired. This is why CBS News is in CNN place among the 3 broadcast nightly newscasts. Verne Gay of Newsday caught it and spoke out. Hooray! From Verne Gay: “CBS News...

N.J. Carjacking Suspect Heads To Court Wednesday
St. Mark AME Church (credit: CBS 2) Newark, N.J. (CBS 2) - A Carjacking suspect accused of killing a church trustee is due in Essex County court Wednesday. Jamal Silvera, 21, was accused of stealing a municipal vehicle from the Lakeside Street Municipal Garage in West Orange last Friday. Officers spotted the Ford Explorer and followed it into East Orange. Prosecutors said Silvera struck 63-year-old James Callaway as he was leaving St. Mark’s AME Church and headed to his car. Members ...

2 Firefighters Die In South Side Blaze
An ambulance transports an injured Firefighter to Northwestern Memorial Hospital from the scene of a fire in the South Shore neighborhood. (Credit: CBS) Chicago (CBS/WBBM) - Two firefighters are dead, and a total of 16 were injured, in an extra-alarm blaze Wednesday morning in the South Shore neighborhood. Sources tell CBS 2′s Suzanne Le Mignot that two firefighters were pronounced dead at area hospitals after being rescued from the fire at 1744 E. 75th St. The Cook County Medical E...

Battle of the Blue Bloods: Mrs. Astor's Park Ave Duplex Goes for More Than Half-Off
It's difficult to imagine Brooke Astor rifling through the discount bin in white satin gloves. What then would the refined Socialite and philanthropist think now that her Park Avenue prize just sold for half-off? Astor cherished the 15th-floor duplex in one of the city's most coveted co-ops—but then who wouldn't love six terraces and five wood-burning fireplaces? Following her death in 2007, the estate, headed by her son, Anthony Marshall, listed the spread for a princely $46 million in ...